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DEMAND STUDENT REPRESENTATION ON BOARD OF REGENTS
Students work to pass amnesty bill
I LUNGING AAOUND
Two University of Wis-
consin-Madison students
are pushing to pass bills in
the Wisconsin state Assem-
bly and Senate, The Daily
Cardinal reported Monday.
The students, Morgan
Rae, Associated Students of
Madison legislative-affairs
chair, and Kaitlyn Novotny,
ASM vice chair, initiated
the Responsible Action bill
and the Student Regentbill,
respectively.
The Responsible Action
bill aims to create medi-
cal-amnesty legislation in
cases of underage drink-
ing that lessen penalties
for intoxicated minors who
seek medical attention,
while the Student Regent
bill looks to add two stu-
dent representatives on
that university's Board of
Regents.
Rae and Novotny tried to
push the bills this summer,
but have encountered set-
backs in working with state
legislators.
UCLA wide receiver
killed in traffic accident
University of California,
Los Angeles wide receiver
Nick Pasquale was fatally
struck by a Mercedes sedan
on Camino de los Mares at
1:27 a.m. Sunday, The Daily
Bruin reported.
The driver stopped
immediately and called
the police. There was no
evidence of drugs or alco-
hol, and the driver was not
arrested at the scene.
A candlelit vigil was held
at Pasquale's high school
football field Sunday night
for friends and family.
Bruins coach Jim Mora
spoke to the crowd about
Pasquale's time playing for
him.
"He was loved," said
Mora.
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LSA junior Allison Moody tries to beat the heat on Tuesday by
reading in the shade near the Law Quad.
CRIME NOTES
CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES
Watered down Stalker walker Tech sale
WHERE: 1000 block of
McIntyre
WHEN: Monday at about
2 p.m.
WHAT: A subject was
walking by the Community
Center when someone from
a passing vehicle tossed
a cup of water at her. The
vehicle was black and the
subject was not injured,
University policy reported.
Broken up
WHERE: 700 South
University
WHEN: Monday at about
9:45 p.m.
WHAT: A vehicle's rear
window was shattered dur-
ing a traffic stop, University
Police reported. The driver
said there was no appar-
ent reason for someone to
smash her window.
WHERE: Central Campus
area
WHEN: Monday at about
9:15 p.m.
WHAT: A student reported
unwanted contact from a
known subject, University
police reported. Multiple
officers asked the subject to
cease following the student.
He was later arrested and
jailed for stalking.
Take a flyer?
WHERE: 500th block of
Church St.
WHEN: Monday at about
10:30 am.
WHAT: University police
received a report of an
unknown female solicit-
ing near East Hall. Officers
were unable to locate her,
University police reported.
WHAT: The Computer
Showcase will hosta sale
with special prices on lap-
tops, tablets, software and
accessories. The sale will
run through Sept.13.
WHO: Information and
Technology Services
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Michigan Union
and Pierpont Commons
Harmon exhibit
WHAT: The famed #98
jersey of Michigan football
legend Tom Harmonwill be
"unretired" for a exhibit of
his life here in Ann Arbor.
A collection of artifacts
includes photos, documents
and other materials. Har-
mon was Michigan's first
Heisman winner.
WHO: Bentley Historical
Library
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Bentley Histori-
cal Library
Spanish
lunch break
WHAT: Join other Span-
ish enthusiasts for lunch
and conversation. People all
levels of proficiency are wel-
come to attend.
WHO: School of Nursing
WHEN: 12 p.m.
WHERE: Nick's Cafe, 300
N. Ingalls Building
Med School-
interview prep
WHAT: Learn what steps
you should take to prepare
for a medical school
interview.
WHO: The Career Center
WHEN: 6 p.m.
WHERE: 3200 Student
Activities Building
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THREE THINGS YOU
SHOULD KNOW TODAY
A new study by the World
Health Organization
shows women over 50
years old are living on average
3.5 years longer over the last
two decades, The New York
Times reports. Most of the
gains were made by women in
wealthier nations.
The Statement explores
campus perception of
9/11 and changes in
the Army ROTC program 12
years after the attacks.
" FOR MORE, SEE THE STATEMENT,
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President Barack
Obama has signalled
for Congress to push
back its vote on military
intervention in Syria fol-
lowing the Assad regime's
willingness to turn over its
chemical-weapon stockpile.
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SFederal officials to 'crush'
six tons of ivory in October
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President Barack Obama addresses the nation in alive televised speech from the East Room of the White House.
Obama delays Syria vote,
rempains 'ready to respond'
U.S. seeks to
eliminate $10-
billion illegal
industry
DENVER (AP) - Federal
wildlife officials plan to crush
more than 6 tons of ivory in
Denver as part of a new push
by the United States to com-
bat illegal wildlife trafficking
worldwide.
The ivory that is beingstored
in a warehouse near Denver
was seized around the country
in an effort to block imports
of tusks from elephants that
have been slaughtered for their
ivory. -
The seized items include
large balls of ivory delicately
carved in layers and whole
tusks that have been sculpted
into pagodas and scenes from
daily life.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service said publicly crush-
ing the expensive smuggled
tusks and carvings is part of
an effort to put an end to what
has become a $10 billion illegal
industry. Steve Oberholtzer,
the agency's Denver-based spe-
cial agent in charge, is lining up
rock-grinders to pulverize the
ivory in October.
Governments cooperating
with the efforts to stem the
slaughter of elephants already
have destroyed some of the
ivory seized from poachers,
U.S. Interior Secretary Sally
Jewell said Monday at a White
House forum where the initia-
tive was launched.
"The U.S. supports these
actions, and we want to make
sure we are doing the same,"
Jewell said.
President Barack Obama
issued an order July 1 to fight
the killing of protected wild-
life, stop the trafficking, and
reduce demand for illegal rhino
horns and ivory. Members of a
newly created advisory council
sketched a broad approach of
enlisting governments, compa-
nies and nonprofits worldwide,
the Denver Post reported Tues-
day (http://tinyurl.com/pzm-
cz9g).
U.S. officials said they will.
also give $10 million to help
fight poaching in Africa and
will try to persuade Asian gov-
ernments to outlaw trinkets
and other products made from
elephant ivory.
Tactics being considered
include using technology to
monitor elephants, a social
media campaign in China to
stigmatize the industry, and
cooperation with companies
such as eBayto curb commerce.
The National Wildlife Prop-
erty Repository at the Rocky
Mountain Arsenal National
Wildlife Refuge in Colorado
holds smuggled wildlife parts
seized atseaports,border cross-
ings and airports nationwide.
Other items seized include
leopard and tiger heads, bear
claws and crocodile boots.
Much of the ivory no longer
fits on shelves. Piles of tusks
and boxes full of bracelets and
decorations clutter the floor.
Forklifts are used to clear path-
ways between heavy pallets of
the plunder.
Some tusks are from young
elephants, representing gen-
erations lost because elephants
cannot reproduce until age 25,
and poachers usually kill ele-
phants before sawing off their
tusks.
U.S. authorities are prohibit-
ed from selling seized items but
have debated whether destroy-
ing them is the best approach.
Ivory selloffs in 2008 and 2010
supported by the 178-nation
Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species
of Wild Flora and Fauna proved
controversial.
Even if U.S. officials could
sell seized ivory, some say it
would not makea dent in illegal
market demand.
Grinding up all ivory in
October "will make more room
in our warehouse," repository
supervisor Bernadette Atencio
said, but she fears it will fill
again soon.
Pres. says Assad
threatens national
security, violates
international law
WASHINGTON (AP) - Presi-
dent Barack Obama said in a
nationally televised address
Tuesday night that recent diplo-
matic steps offer "the potential
to remove the threat of chemi-
cal weapons" inside Syria with-
out the use of force, but he also
insisted the U.S. military will
keep the pressure on President
Bashar Assad "and be ready to
respond" if other measures fail.
Speaking from the East Room
of the White House, Obama
said he had asked congressional'
leaders to postpone a vote on
legislation he has been seeking
to authorize the use of military
force against Syria.
Acknowledging the weariness
the nation feels after a decade
of war in Iraq and Afghanistan,
Obama said, "America is not the
world's policeman."
And yet, he added, "When
with modest effort and risk we
can stop children from being
gassed to death and thereby
make our own children safer
over the long run, I believe we
should act. That's what makes
America different. That's what
makes us exceptional."
"Our ideals and principles, as
well as our national security, are
at stake in Syria," he declared.
The speech capped a frenzied
10-day stretch of events that
began when he unexpectedly
announced he was stepping back
from a threatened military strike
and first asking Congress to pass
legislation authorizing the use of
force against Assad.
With public opinion polls con-
sistently showing widespread
opposition to American military
intervention, the White House
has struggled mightily to gener-
ate support among lawmakers
- liberal Democrats and conser-
vative Republicans alike - who
have expressed fears of involve-
ment in yet another war in the
Middle East and have questioned
whether U.S. national security
interests were at stake in Syria.
Obama had trouble, as well,
building international support
for a military attack designed to
degrade Assad's military.
Suddenly, though, events took
another unexpected turn this
week. First Russia and then Syria
reacted positively to a seemingly
off-hand remark from Secretary
of State John Kerry indicating
that the crisis could be defused
if Damascus agreed to put its
chemical weapons under inter-
national control.
The president said he was
sending Secretary of State John
Kerry to meet with Russian For-
eign Minister Sergey Lavrov on
Thursday, and he added, "I will
continue my own discussion"
with Russian President Vladimir
Putin.
At the same time, he said the
United States and its allies would
work with Russia and China
to present a resolution to the
United Nations Security Council
"requiring Assad to give up his
chemical weapons and to ulti-
mately destroy them under inter-
national control."
In a speech that lasted 16
minutes, Obama recounted the
events of the deadly chemical
weapons attack on Aug. 21 that
the United States blames on
Assad.
"When dictators commit
atrocities, they depend upon the
world to look the other way until
these horrifying pictures fade
from memory. But these things
happened. The facts cannot be
denied," he said.
The president said firmly that
Assad's alleged attack was "not
only a violation of international
law, it's also a danger to our secu-
rity."
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