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...University of Wisconsin (UW) at Madison's anti-sweatshop group may be called MASC--the Madison Anti-Sweatshop Coalition--but its most recent successes will make sure little is hidden in regard to sweatshop labor...
After the sit-in outside the Chancellor's office in February, which came after months of protests and press conferences by anti-sweatshop forces, UW Chancellor David Ward agreed to essentially all of protestors' demands...
Madison recently issued a report criticizing ROTC and the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. The administration then agreed to add a statement to the UW system's anti-discrimination policy acknowledging discrimination within ROTC...
...UW has also agreed to develop a leadership and scholarship program for students that would serve as an alternative to ROTC. Administrators are planning on soliciting alumni contributions to fund the project...
...ROTC is very valuable to some students, it just discriminates against others. We're trying to mitigate that," says UW Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs John D. Wiley...