| Written by Egla Negussie |
| Thursday, 31 March 2011 22:01 |
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The Arts and Sciences auditorium was a full house, and cheers mingled with boos and cat-calls during Ann Coulter's speech Thursday night.
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| protestors hold signs outside the Arts and Sciences building before Coulter’s speech. (Photo: Zach Spadt) |
Populated with a large number of older audience members, the crowd still had plenty of students who showed their support, and in most cases, dispute of Coulter.
Whether seen as belligerent or provocative, Ann Coulter, a Republican political analyst and commentator, was invited to UW to give a speech titled “Why the liberals are wrong about everything!”
After arriving almost an hour and 30 minutes late, Coulter’s speech focused on liberals and their foreign policy. Her humorous oratory skills easily captured the attention of her audience.
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| Written by Egla Negussie |
| Wednesday, 30 March 2011 21:35 |
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About 30 students attended an hour-long debate between two parties running for next year's ASUW presidential and vice presidential seats.
Presidential candidates Megan Degenfelder and Alex Sullivan-Brink along with vice presidential candidates Ty McNamee and Jaryd Unangst fielded questions from the ASUW election committees and from attending students.
Candidates were asked question regarding: different programs and services ASUW administers, their future strategies targeted at diligently representing UW students, the goals they have toward forming a strong relationship between the different campus RSO’s, a hypothetical question about what to do if they were given $5 million to spend as student government, and their view on smoking and health and safety related issues.
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| Written by Stephane Kirchherr |
| Tuesday, 29 March 2011 20:45 |
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The UW Women’s Center organized a panel on modern women in the Union Senate Chambers Monday.
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| (Left to right) Rachael Sherman, Zackie Salmon and Kalayla Hough listen in during this week’s panel discussion regarding women in today’s society. (Photo: Egla Negussie) |
Jan Schick served as a moderator, leading the discussion between Racheal Sherman, Zacky Salmon, Kalayla Hough and Liz Brown.
“It is a panel for every woman, to give them advice about leadership, about the skills they will need, the realities they will face in college and beyond,” Schick said.
The mission of the center is to help meet the needs of women at UW, promote their interests and acknowledge the diverse accomplishments through discussions, forums and information dissemination, according to the UW Women’s Center website.
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| Written by Andrea Knous |
| Tuesday, 29 March 2011 20:40 |
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A lawyer from the Students' Attorney Program spoke to a group of students about the importance of knowing their constitutional rights as they move forward in their college experience.
Betsy Goudey addressed issues of credit, contracts and underage drinking during a student right’s workshop sponsored by Multicultural Affairs.
Goudey talked about dealing with credit scores and signing contracts, saying, “This is scary stuff."
"So often, students who move off campus sign leases and contracts that they barely even look over, and there are some landlords that will take advantage of that," Goudey said.
The goal of the workshop was to stress to students the importance of being consciously aware of constitutional rights as citizens of the United States.
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| Written by Bob Kubichek |
| Friday, 25 March 2011 20:52 |
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The ASUW Primary election results were posted on Friday at 5:30pm. The following table displays the official results as were posted outside the ASUW office in the Union. Look for further analysis and news about the results in the Tuesday edition of the Branding Iron.
The top two tickets will proceed to a general election which will be held April 6-8.
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Ticket
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# of Voters
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Megan Degenfelder/Ty McNamee
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1106
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Alex Brink/Jaryd Unangst
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766
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Philip Abernathy/Joseph Chenchar
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262
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Zach Taylor/Lauren Reidy
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230
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Total Voter Participation
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1855
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Total Voter Eligibility
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9282
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Voter Turnout %
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19.89%
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| ASUW Primary Election 2011 |
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