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Sunday, November 23, 2008
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Our presentation was about the modifications to chapter 17 of the Wisconsin System Policy. We are going to inform students about the pros and cons of the revisions. Let us know what you think!
It did not look like anyone had commented on your presentation/project yet so I figured I would go ahead and do so. I did enjoy your presentation on how the modifications to chapter 17 might affect us as students of the UW community. The presentation was funny and accurate. It was good to know that you will not be expelled for something as simple as a parking ticket, because if you did I would have been expelled a good 5 or 6 times by now! But the point was well taken that the modifications could affect people in other ways. I like your project because you are focusing on a relevant local issue, but likely one that people know very little about. I know I had never heard of the chapter 17 modifications, and had not even heard of it before. I wish you good luck, it looks like your project is off to a good start.
I think this project is a really great idea. This is a topic that hits very close to home for a lot of college students in Wisconsin. Although I understand why some students who commit serious crimes should be reconsidered for enrollment, I don't think the authorities are considering a lot of other factors. From my experience growing up in Milwaukee near the UW-Milwaukee campus, and having many of my best friends still in Milwaukee going to the university, the housing students are finding outside of the east side is much more unsafe. The east side of Milwaukee is an area where many upper-middle class families live. The neighborhoods surrounding campus are nice and much safer than housing found in Riverwest, or the west side of the Milwaukee river. If students are deterred from living on the east side because of a higher risk of negative academic consequences, many of them will end up in a much more dangerous part of town and quite far from campus. I know very few people who have lived in Riverwest and have not had to deal with crime such as violent muggings, break-ins, or even murder. In my opinion, UW authorities need to reconsider the indirect effects of this chapter in addition to the immediately obvious effects. There are implications that are not immediately obvious but are also extremely important and, at times, irreversible. I think it is important for your group to address some of these implications and include them in your project. It is these kinds of examples that can make authorities who know nothing of real campus life reconsider this chapter. I think it is also important for your project to avoid a defensive tone and giving examples of negative side effects is a productive way of doing so. I don't think anyone will really be expelled for a parking ticket so focusing on something like that as a reason not to pass the chapter will not deter authorities from implementing the chapter. They will just think, "Well, no one in charge will take it to that extreme because they'll know better" and move on. I think you guys should talk to friends in other UW schools and see how this chapter would directly effect their off campus lives and gather examples from different campuses. Good luck!
allyd If you don't really know me, don't worry I will introduce myself. My name is Ally. I pretty much always have a smile on my face and am a genuinely happy person...it's not just a game. I am a very independent girl and try to surround myself with only the best. I am a big dork and love finding out other people's quirks. My family is the most important thing in my life, and that will never change! Mani Waters will always be number one in my heart. If you have never been there, visit! I have been known to sleep with a hammer so don't try to wake me up. I don't think I could survive a test without mountain dew, and there is no speed other than fast on a boat.
Jessie It's hard to say who I am in just a few lines, as there is a lot to say about myself. I am a senior from new york who is a die hard Yankees fan,, so anyone from Boston who likes the Red Sox, I'm over you already ;). I am very family oriented and can have fun on any given day with them whether its going golfing or just lying out at the pool. I have an older sister who is my best friend and a cat who thinks she's a dog. I have a huge phobia of mushrooms (i know so weird), clowns, and anything involving needles or blood. Music is a huge passion of mine and while I dont play any instruments anymore (I used to play guitar and piano), I enjoy listening to all different kinds of music. I am pretty outgoing and as a new yorker, quite fast paced. I speak a mile a minute so if you don't understand what I'm saying, stop me and remind me to slow down. I love to travel, especially after spending a semester in Australia, which was like a 5 month vacation. What's better than going to the beach everyday. I can live off bagels and cream cheese if I had to ... a little secret is I partly came to Wisconsin cause I love cheese! I can probably quote any line from any movie I've seen, but more importantly can quote an entire episode from Friends.
Nam I'm a sophomore from Korea, and yes, I flew halfway around the world. I'm majoring in Econ but doing pre-Dental as well; at least for now. I love making new friends and I'm really all about the people I care although I might seem a bit hard to get along with at first. I am crazy about shopping and fine dining, and I cannot stand the cold weather AT ALL so it is actually a mystery how I'm surviving in school:) I'm a highheel-holic and I could walk in rain, snow, or on icy hills in my 3.5inch heels or even jog in them. And I recently figured, although I did not want to admit this for a very long time, that I am quite a girly girl-- My favorite color is pink, I love clothes with ruffles and ribbons, and I could never stand insects or horror movies and so much more but I'll just stop here.
Krista I am outgoing, outspoken and somewhat opinionated. I am an advocate for both, gender and women's issues and student issues. I work with my campus and statewide student governments helping to keep the voices of the students heard within the campus's and state's political systems. It truely has been a journey. My whole life I have been volunteering, and for the past two years I have been working with Habitat for Humanity. Through Habitat, I have helped build one home where I live and two homes in the Dominican Republic. Through my volunteer work and lifestyle I have come to believe and live by the feeling of equality. We are all created equal and nothing sets us apart from our neighbor. We are all here trying to do what is best for our families and friends.
2 comments:
It did not look like anyone had commented on your presentation/project yet so I figured I would go ahead and do so. I did enjoy your presentation on how the modifications to chapter 17 might affect us as students of the UW community. The presentation was funny and accurate. It was good to know that you will not be expelled for something as simple as a parking ticket, because if you did I would have been expelled a good 5 or 6 times by now! But the point was well taken that the modifications could affect people in other ways. I like your project because you are focusing on a relevant local issue, but likely one that people know very little about. I know I had never heard of the chapter 17 modifications, and had not even heard of it before. I wish you good luck, it looks like your project is off to a good start.
I think this project is a really great idea. This is a topic that hits very close to home for a lot of college students in Wisconsin. Although I understand why some students who commit serious crimes should be reconsidered for enrollment, I don't think the authorities are considering a lot of other factors. From my experience growing up in Milwaukee near the UW-Milwaukee campus, and having many of my best friends still in Milwaukee going to the university, the housing students are finding outside of the east side is much more unsafe. The east side of Milwaukee is an area where many upper-middle class families live. The neighborhoods surrounding campus are nice and much safer than housing found in Riverwest, or the west side of the Milwaukee river. If students are deterred from living on the east side because of a higher risk of negative academic consequences, many of them will end up in a much more dangerous part of town and quite far from campus. I know very few people who have lived in Riverwest and have not had to deal with crime such as violent muggings, break-ins, or even murder.
In my opinion, UW authorities need to reconsider the indirect effects of this chapter in addition to the immediately obvious effects. There are implications that are not immediately obvious but are also extremely important and, at times, irreversible.
I think it is important for your group to address some of these implications and include them in your project. It is these kinds of examples that can make authorities who know nothing of real campus life reconsider this chapter. I think it is also important for your project to avoid a defensive tone and giving examples of negative side effects is a productive way of doing so. I don't think anyone will really be expelled for a parking ticket so focusing on something like that as a reason not to pass the chapter will not deter authorities from implementing the chapter. They will just think, "Well, no one in charge will take it to that extreme because they'll know better" and move on. I think you guys should talk to friends in other UW schools and see how this chapter would directly effect their off campus lives and gather examples from different campuses.
Good luck!
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