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Voter ID stay stands

State, system relations tense

State Appeals Court declines to decide on law, injunction could hold in recalls Sean Kirkby State Politics Editor Voters may not have to present photo identification at the polls for the June recall elections after a court denied the state’s request to end a temporary injunction on the law Wednesday.

The voter ID law faces two challenges brought in two separate appeals courts, one brought by the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and the other by the Milwaukee Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Judges have imposed a temporary injunction in the NAACP case and a permanent injunction in the League of Women Voters case.

According to a court order in the NAACP case, since the matter is currently awaiting a decision by Judge David Flanagan, the court declined the Department of Justice request for an appeal, as well as the request to stay the temporary injunction.

“We are disappointed

in this decision,” DOJ spokesperson Dana Brueck said in an email to The Badger Herald.

“However, another injunction was entered in a separate action, and both injunctions would have to be stayed or overturned in order for the voter ID law to be in place for upcoming elections.”

Michael Hintze, Wisconsin state coordinator for the Tea Party Patriots, said the injunctions against the voter ID law should never have been issued in the first place.

He said presenting photo identification at the polls does not cause voters any hardship because the state pays for the identification.

He said this is a “oneman, one-vote” society, and that allowing people to vote multiple times without presenting voter ID could cancel out another’s vote.

“But it is what it is, and the election will move forward,” Hintze said.

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate said in a statement

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Report finds public feels more distant from universities Mike Kujak State Legislature Editor

of reinstating eligibility, nine against and four abstaining. During the session, each member voting on the eligibility decision was required to state for the record their support or denial for the move, as well as their reasoning.

Much of the debate centered on the group’s fulfillment of the eligibility requirement that more than 50 percent of their programs go toward direct services for students, as well as

During the university’s celebration of the Year of the Wisconsin Idea, experts are questioning the strength of the state’s relationship with the University of Wisconsin System and whether the public feels a growing distance from the higher education system.

In a report published last month, UW political science professor Kathy Walsh said while public opinion matters for the administration of public higher education, little is known about how members of the public perceive these institutions.

According to the report, after having in-depth conversations with people throughout the state about UW, Walsh found people still have a respect for the university system, but they make sense of it through a “lens of distance.”

To improve the public’s perception, Walsh said

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A member of MCSC breaks down the group’s direct services, which had been the center of debate. Members also said the ordeal has caused great strain.

Deadlocked Council deems MCSC eligible Chair Allie Gardner votes in favor to break tie, raises neutrality question Jackie Allen Campus Life Editor In the final move to end a months-long funding debate, members of the University of Wisconsin student government narrowly voted Wednesday to reinstate the Multicultural Student Coalition’s funding

eligibility for the next fiscal year.

Associated Students of Madison Chair Allie Gardner broke a tie with Student Council members by voting in favor of reinstating MCSC’s eligibility to receive funding. Gardner also spoke last semester in support of MCSC at a Student Services Finance Committee meeting, which immediately sparked questions of neutrality in the deciding process.

The final vote tally stood at 10 in support

Bidar-Sielaff aims for common agenda as Council President Leah Linschied City Life Editor A vocal official on city issues, Ald. Shiva BidarSielaff, District 5, recently secured the position of Madison’s City Council president by a unanimous vote. Bidar-Sielaff has

been a part of City Council since 2009 and served as the council president pro tem last year but has been actively involved in city affairs since her arrival to Madison in 1997.

In an interview with The Badger Herald, BidarSielaff talked about her

guiding agenda for the council’s next session and whether she plans to run for the city’s highest leadership position.

The Badger Herald: What are your personal connections to the city?

Shiva Bidar-Sielaff: I actually started my work

serving on city committees.

When I first moved to Madison, I had heard this was a city with a love of citizen engagement, and I wanted to make sure I was contributing in some way to the city. I served on the Public Health Commission at the time. My work has

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Incoming City Council President Shiva Bidar-Sielaff first became involved with ALRC when she felt student voices were not heard by Madison officials, and said quality housing is at the forefront for students issues.

City will audit Chaser’s, Logan’s bars for possible license violation Kaylie Duff y Herald Contributor Despite a city committee’s decision not to take immediate action on the issue, two downtown bars may face audits into the breakdown of their business model in the coming weeks, which could carry a penalty of being forced to shut down.

The Alcohol License Review Committee met Wednesday evening to discuss a request by the

Madison Police Department to have the city perform audits on Logan’s Madtown and Chaser’s Bar and Grille. The committee also voiced concerns about setting a specific deadline to complete the city’s audit process.

According to Madison Assistant City Attorney Jennifer Zilavy, both establishments hold operating licenses that require them to operate primarily as restaurants.

Running against the

provisions of their licenses, Logan’s and Chaser’s have operated primarily as bars.

A restaurant in Wisconsin is defined as having sales of alcohol beverages accounting for 50 percent or less of an establishment’s gross receipts.

MPD requested the audit to determine what percentage alcohol and food accounted for the establishments’ receipts.

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always been around social service advocacy, and I figured that continuing to being involved in city policy-making was an important piece of that.

I was also a member of the Police and Fire Commission for five years.

BH: As president, what are some specific goals you want to focus on?

Bidar-Sielaff: Developing a council agenda is one we’ve been talking about, coming up with two or three issues that the council wants to work toward as a whole, … like social services and issues with poverty, homelessness and housing in the city. It’s never been done before.

I also think continuing to provide the council with regular updates about discussions with the mayor.

That’s one of the main roles of the president, is to be the link between the legislative and executive branch.

BH: As an alder for Madison’s District 5 near the University of Wisconsin campus, what student issues have you addressed, and will those

issues take priority during your time as president?

Bidar-Sielaff: That was one of the reasons I ran for City Council. Having worked a lot with students, I found that oftentimes their voices weren’t being heard at the city level. I’ve served on the Alcohol License Review Committee, dealing with issues around finding a good balance between entertainment within our city for young people and finding ways to make sure we don’t have the kind of alcohol binge-drinking that leads to safety issues for our students. I’ve been also quite involved in the discussion of housing issues, whether it is the quality of housing, making sure students understand their rights and making sure that we have good policies in line for appropriate housing for students. One other issue that’s come up is this whole issue of ID requirements and what kind of IDs are required for entering alcohol

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UW alum seeks end to global poverty

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Still got it goin’ on

Globe Med project aims to break an international cycle of living in poverty.

There’s more to Fountains of Wayne than its biggest hit. The band performs this weekend in Madison.

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In early March, Sen. Jim Holperin, D-Conover, announced he would not seek re-election after serving more than 30 years as a representative, secretary of tourism and a senator.

Holperin has also faced two recall elections, one over tribal treaty rights when he served in the Assembly and the other in the Senate after leaving the state to delay a vote on a bill repealing collective bargaining rights for public employees. The Badger Herald sat down with Holperin to discuss his career.

The Badger Herald: Why are you leaving the Senate?

Sen. Jim Holperin: I gave this decision a lot of thought, and when I agreed to run for the Senate four years ago, I talked to my family about it. I had been in the Assembly for many years and I didn’t necessarily want to turn this into a second career, so we thought one term, maybe two, would be, especially at my age, sufficient.

And as the four years wore on, I just thought to myself, I wasn’t in a position to guarantee I could give 100 percent to the job for another four years. I thought to run would be unfair to everybody.

BH: You have the

reputation of being the only state legislator in American history to face two recall elections. How do you feel about that reputation?

JH: Well, it’s not something that I’m going to put on my resume, and since the recalls were when I was in two different houses and they were 21 years apart and one was a federal issue and one was a state issue, there was a lot that was different about them. I think it was as much coincidence and happenstance as anything else.

BH: How does it feel to face a recall election?

JH: I always viewed those recall elections as regular elections, because that’s what they are — they’re held the same way. You have two candidates. The voting always takes place the same way. I just viewed them as two more elections that needed to be run and won.

I approached the issues the same way. I campaigned the same way. I contacted voters and ran media campaigns the same way as if they were regular elections.

BH: Over your career, how have you pushed benefits to the University of Wisconsin System?

JH: I’ve tried to support the UW System in terms of its budget needs over the years. Obviously I believe strongly in our Wisconsin system of higher education, both the technical college system and the UW System.

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Wis. Sen. Jim Holperin, D-Conover, said he worked to keep state higher education institutions open during his tenure and focused on renewable energy.

And so I’ve tried to be supportive of all 26 campuses, keeping all of them and providing for the needs of the UW System.

BH: You mentioned keeping colleges open.

Could you elaborate?

JH: There have been consolidations and campus closings. I believe there was a two-year college in Medford, Wis., which was closed, and whenever you talk about the UW budget

and economizing, it seems somebody, somewhere along the line, suggests closing a two-year campus or maybe even a four-year campus.

BH: After your term ends in January, what issues does the Legislature need to address?

JH: We’ll see what the main issues are next session, but in terms of environmental initiatives, the pursuit of alternative sources of energy is very

important. I think the state ought to increase its required percentage of dependence on renewable sources of power. Right now, it’s 15 percent, this is the year goal for 2015.

I think utilities with state encouragement, maybe even with state requirement, will be able to meet those goals and it’ll produce a better environment for Wisconsin, a stronger economy, in my opinion, over time.

Changes in bus service to include 80 route Adjustments aimed at filling budget shortfall could also mean permits required to park on weekends, evenings Lauren Tubbs Reporter Proposed changes to transportation services offered by University of Wisconsin officials will make adjustments to the

current regulations on campus parking and the bus system.

Michelle Bacon, spokesperson for UW Transportation Services, said the main adjustments that will increase costs to

students are the changes to parking regulations on campus.

She said the price of most of the permits UW provides will increase by $45. The bus systems, she added, will remain free of charge for students.

Student Transportation Board member Laura Checovich said the major adjustments to the bus availability will be the cut of one bus in the 80 route, which will raise the expected wait time for the buses of that route from seven minutes to 12 minutes.

One bus from the 85 bus route will be cut as well, raising the expected wait time for that route from 10 minutes to about 20 minutes.

There will also be a new permit requirement for those parking on campus during the evening hours

of 4:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. and on weekends. UW will provide two options for evening parking: a permit for access to a specified parking garage each night for $40 per year and a permit for access to any of the parking lots or garages each night for $125 per year.

Bacon said the changes being made to the transportation offered, specifically the bus system, are meant to impact students as little as possible.

“We are proposing what we think is going to be the option that has the least impact,” Bacon said. “The only expected impact will be that the students will have to do more pre-planning [when using the bus system to travel].”

Bacon added the increased revenue gained from these changes will be used to cover anticipated revenue lost from parking lots and other spaces used by the Transportation Services that will be under construction.

In regards to the implementation process of these changes, Bacon said there are no added expenses expected in

making the proposed changes.

She said the only cost UW Transportation Services expects in following through with the adjustments is from communicating the changes to the Metro bus system, which will be a very minimal expense.

Checovich added she expects the changes to the bus system to have very little effect on students because during the popular commuting times, specifically 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., the same level of bus services will be maintained.

“Students have decided that [the bus system] is a priority, so we need to keep the service,” Checovich said.

She added the amount of hours the buses are in service is what will be reduced, while the overall hours the bus system is in operation will be kept the same.

Checovich said Transportation Services currently faces a structural deficit of more than $1 million, and that deficit is what the bus adjustments, as well as the increased price and necessity of parking permits, will help address.

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the ruling means Republican attempts to limit voter access will not be in effect for Gov. Scott Walker’s recall.

Tate said until Walker became governor, Wisconsin had always expanded voting rights, as it was the first state to ratify suffrage and to extend voting rights for young people.

“Once again, Wisconsin has been given a temporary reprieve from the efforts by Scott Walker and his Tea Party extremists to keep eligible voters from being able to exercise their franchise,” Tate said.

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Alum aims for ending poverty with education Program looks to build partnerships, rather than offer temporary relief Danielle Miller Herald Contributor A University of Wisconsin alum addressed campus last night about a global strategy to eliminate extreme poverty through sustainable assistance, rather than providing traditional aid.

While traveling around the country for the past two months, Daniel Skallman has spoken with students to empower them through education initiatives in efforts to fight global poverty.

The project is currently partnering with the Cambodian Organization for Women Support to advance social justice and health equity in impoverished communities.

Globe Med has raised $7,000 to further this cause thus far.

“We thought it was a powerful movement, and it’s a message that people at Madison could relate to,” Globe Med Project Co-Coordinator Lauren Thomas said. “It’s a good call to action that would be really beneficial to a lot of people.”

Skallman said his purpose for joining the project was based on his conviction that it is

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I certainly have been an advocate to make sure that we encourage all license establishments to accept a wide variety of

possible for there to be a world without extreme poverty. Extreme poverty is a “vastly complicated and multifaceted problem,” he said.

In Skallman’s presentation, he discussed issues of health care and education, and also related them to political origins.

He claimed a major problem is corruption within governments that take away natural resources that could be used to develop communities economically. “[Fighting poverty] is about using our relationships with government to give people a room to organize and get people to listen,” Skallman said.

In a video endorsed by the project, it was also said the United States’ economic growth is directly related to global growth.

Skallman emphasized one way to promote global economic growth is to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women.

Skallman said women account for three out of five impoverished people in the world and stressed making women a target for aid as future business owners and community leaders.

“Our impulse is to send them food and send them money, but in actuality, that puts farmers out of business, and once that food’s gone it’s gone,”

Skallman said. “What we need to focus on is sustainable assistance.”

Skallman said these strategies to fight poverty are affordable and can be done without traveling to impoverished nations.

He said fighting poverty begins at home where consumers have a say in the products they buy.

“I didn’t agree with [global trade affecting poverty] because I come from a background on environmentalism and sustainability,” UW junior Cherie Thunder said.

“It would seem better to educate them about gardening instead of global trade.”

Skallman encouraged audience members to demand products that are conflict free.

In Uganda armed groups are smuggling minerals out of the country and selling them to corporations. By telling companies consumers are willing to pay more for a fair trade product, Skallman said, companies will demand that same process from groups mining the resources.

Currently the project is focusing on securing a $100 million commitment from the government to fight extreme poverty.

“I think this is the first time we can say we have the knowledge, resources and tools to end abject poverty,” Skallman said. “I am optimistic that it can be achieved within our lifetime.”

IDs. BH: Would you ever consider running for mayor?

Bidar-Sielaff: At this point, it’s not something that I’ve considered seriously. I wouldn’t

say no, but I certainly wouldn’t say that’s my goal. It’s important to do whatever job you have, so instead of thinking about the next one, I’m thinking about my job as president of the Common Council.

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Prosser pushes for 4th recusal If justice steps down on ethics complaint, court could not hear allegation of choking Sean Kirkby State Politics Editor

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Carmen Hotvedt, a violence prevention specialist with UHS, said the new campaign update aims for increased student participation. It would be filmed in Madison to create more relatable situations for students.

UHS updates assault ed. program New video based on students’ feedback looks to drive conversation even before move-in Julia Skulstad Campus Editor University of Wisconsin Health Services officials held a forum to gather input on a new series of online programs aimed at preventing sexual assault and dating violence for incoming first-year students.

Carmen Hotvedt, the violence prevention specialist with University Health Services, led the meeting to discuss the logistics and deployment strategies of the sexual assault awareness video, which is set to be launched this August.

Violence Protection Services conducted a student forum last March to attain more information about students’ behaviors, and in response received 240 comments from an online survey regarding the new video, Hotvedt said.

Hotvedt said some of the challenges regarding the previous video were its 72-minute length and “cheesiness.”

She added they are using feedback received

from students regarding older than students, she their previous online said.

She added it is program to create a that the completely different important program that will provide program is written for more interactivity for and by students to involve students and student students.

One of the main reasons organizations on campus.

“We needed to do a for updating the program from the old video that program that looked and was released this past year felt like Madison … and featured things is aimed students would at raising expect to find participation here,” Hotvedt rates, which “It is something said. is something that speaks to Throughout UHS cannot students, saying this process, do without that because you Hotvedt said students, UHS has been campus and are a Badger, using forums community this is your as a way to get partners, updates and Hotvedt said. responsibility.” provide input “Nothing involve was overtly Olivia Moore to in wrong Student Project Assistant students every segment with the of this creative [previous] process. program,” Olivia Moore, a student Hotvedt said.

“It demonstrated objectives project assistant and UW and demonstrated that freshman, said she has students knew more about been involved with other the crimes than they did student forums, working to write the script for the before.”

The previous program new video and helping to was purchased and facilitate focus groups.

“I think people will produced by an outside third party and featured take this more seriously,” said.

“It is actors who were a little Moore

something that speaks to students, saying that because you are a Badger, this is your responsibility.”

Moore added because the new program will be filmed in Madison, students would hopefully be able to better connect with this new program.

“It feels great to work here and know you are making a difference,” Moore said.

Shira Rosenthal Phelps, a UHS violence prevention specialist, said all of the forums in the process have been extremely productive in talking about what will work and what will not.

Phelps said UHS also wants to begin talking to students and parents before they get to campus to alert them of the program and get them engaged with it. She added this will help to increase participation, while keeping in mind ways to effectively engage students during the launch and after it has finished.

“We need the whole campus to support and buy into this, and we cannot do it without the whole community,” Phelps said.

RELATIONS, from 1 it is essential for the university to listen and attempt to communicate with the public, rather than to market to the public like a corporation.

Walsh added those wishing to draw conclusions about the shape of public opinion toward higher education in general should read the results with some caution.

UW System spokesperson David Giroux said he does not believe the campus is experiencing a new dynamic with the public, but that the relationship between the two is being documented in a different way.

“The way Walsh

has documented this relationship is a unique approach,” Giroux said. “She’s taken an ethnographic and anthropological approach to public perception of the university. The technique she uses solicits feedback that you wouldn’t normally get in an online survey.”

According to Giroux, Walsh’s work has shown the university can strengthen communication with the state by focusing on more two-way dialogue, which he said might be able to happen through greater use of social media.

Giroux added the system’s understanding of the public’s perceptions could be improved even

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser requested another of his colleagues on the Supreme Court remove himself from a case involving an ethics complaint against Prosser on Wednesday, a move which calls into question whether he will face discipline for allegedly placing his hands around another justice’s neck last June.

In a motion filed with the court Wednesday, Prosser said Justice David Crooks, who did not witness the altercation between Justice Ann Walsh Bradley and him last June, should step aside in the case.

Prosser said the Wisconsin Judicial Commission, an independent state body bringing charges, has cited two counts against him, one which pertains to a separate incident which happened in February 2010 when Prosser allegedly referred to Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson as a “bitch.”

“Justice Crooks is likely to be called as a fact witness on this matter by the commission. … As a material witness and, in effect, an accuser of Justice Prosser, Justice Crooks cannot sit in judgment of Justice Prosser and thereby serve to judge the accuracy of his own accusations and testimony,” the motion said.

Earlier in the month, Prosser’s attorneys also sent a letter on April 17 asking Justice Patience Roggensack to recuse herself because she was a witness to the June incident. Prosser has also asked for the recusals of Abrahamson and Bradley.

Rick Esenberg, president and general counsel of the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, said if four out of the seven justices recuse themselves, the case cannot proceed because the state Constitution requires a quorum of four justices on the court.

more if a study was done to ask what people thought of the university closest to them, since people are usually closest to and more involved in the universities they live near.

“For example, if you live in northern Wisconsin but went to school at UW, public opinion in that area might not affect you,” Giroux said. “We have to compare it to the other campuses and how they might feel differently toward a university they live near or are involved in.“ Adam Gamoran, UW professor of educational policy studies and director of the Wisconsin Center for Education

He said the case would not even move forward in the disciplinary proceedings, even in the three-judge panel that makes recommendations on discipline cases that the Wisconsin Judicial Commission has requested.

Esenberg said people have suggested the justices should not recuse themselves because of the rule of necessity. According to the rule of necessity, a case can go forward even if the judges are partial if it is the only way the case can occur.

However, Esenberg said the rule of necessity is typically only used in cases in which a judge has an interest. He added this case may be different because many of the justices saw the event happen.

“I don’t see how those who witnessed the altercation can put aside their own version, and I don’t see anything useful coming from the process,” Esenberg said.

He also said the six justices at the event, including Prosser and Bradley, have given statements. Some have said Bradley should be disciplined while others have said Prosser should be disciplined, and some have said both. He said it is impossible for the judges to set aside their perceptions of the event and opinions on the case.

Executive Director of the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Mike McCabe said the recusal process underscores the problem of having the Supreme Court serving as the final arbitrator in Supreme Court ethic cases.

He said Prosser is likely planning to ask all members of the Court to step down, which means the case can not be heard if quorum cannot be reached. McCabe said the case shows the need for an independent body to hold Supreme Court justices accountable.

“In this case, the court is going to be paralyzed, meaning Prosser gets off the hook, which is just a travesty and a complete miscarriage of justice,” McCabe said.

Research, said he does not believe the relationship between the public and the UW System has weakened over the past year.

“It’s still one of great appreciation,” Gamoran said. “The demand for in-state families to send their kids here has not lessened. The recognition and contribution and science, technology, culture and arts continue.”

Gamoran added he understands if families are concerned about tuition and does not believe in an “anything goes” system, but for the most part he has not seen a diminishing relationship between the two groups.

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Study: Aid critical for targeting state poverty Researchers find Milwaukee Co. 1st in division between poor, rich citizens Leopoldo Rocha Reporter A new study by the University of Wisconsin’s Institute for Research on Poverty found although the nationwide recession led to a loss of jobs in Wisconsin, the poverty rate in Wisconsin was actually lower in 2010 than in 2009.

Using its own Wisconsin Poverty Measure, whose methodology and results differ from the official reports of the Census Bureau, the institute found Wisconsin’s poverty rate dropped from 11.1 to 10.3 percent from 2009 to 2010, in comparison to a rise reflected over the same time period by the Census Bureau from 12.4 to 13 percent.

The Census Bureau report counts mainly money resources such as income or government cash transfer programs, including unemployment insurance, welfare cash and Social Security.

However, WPM also includes tax credits and noncash benefits, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as well as “workrelated costs that reduce

MCSC, from 1 recent controversy over alleged policy violations in regard to hiring professional staff, which members of SSFC ruled Monday were intentional violations.

MCSC members contended the violations were a result of miscommunication and lack of training.

MCSC member Amberine Huda said they would never intentionally violate a policy, adding they have worked to heighten direct services despite struggles throughout the semester to reinstate funding.

“It’s been the most challenging year, to say the least, in terms of defining direct services,” Huda said.

“Staff members have been working around the clock to prepare for these meetings. ... It’s been taking a toll on our entire staff.”

MCSC member Cecilia Leon added the organization continuously spoke with ASM staff about the specific policy they were violating in their contracts to hire a professional staff member for training purposes.

Student Council Rep. Libby Wick-Bander, who voted in favor of restoring

available resources, like child care and health care costs.”

Among the report’s conclusions were that government safety net programs were very effective in reducing the poverty rate in Wisconsin.

The report also concluded the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, and tax credits have both been the most effective programs in reducing Wisconsin’s poverty rate.

“In times of need, a safety net that enhances low earnings for families with children, puts food on the table and encourages self-reliance — as Wisconsin’s safety net does — can make a difference in combating market-driven poverty,” the report said.

Although the safety net programs alleviated poverty in Wisconsin, they are not the ultimate solution, according to UW’s La Follette School of Public Affairs Professor Timothy Smeeding, one of the report’s authors.

“We need jobs. That is what the real solution to poverty is. Wisconsin has been pretty flat on jobs since the end of 2010,” Smeeding said.

Milwaukee County again showed the highest poverty rate in the state, although its poverty rate decreased from 18.7 percent in 2009 to 16.7 percent in 2010. The

the group’s eligibility, also cited concerns surrounding the question of intentionality, as well as the organization’s confusion over the violations.

MCSC members and student representatives who voted in support of restoring eligibility cheered when Gardner announced her vote, while Student Council Rep. and MCSC member Patrick Piazze-McMahon said “fuck you,” apparently directed at Rep. Maria Giannopoulos.

Gardner called on PiazzeMcMahon to apologize.

SSFC member Cale Plamann said the violations were clearly intentional, due to the group’s decision to continue with contracts and training sessions that were not approved

by ASM and lack of communication with ASM professional staff.

Vice Chair Andrew Bulovsky added, while he believed they met direct services, the organization should have done more to follow policy.

The Student Judiciary also released a decision Wednesday regarding an elections complaint against Giannopoulos and Rep. German Larrain, filed by Diversity Committee Chair Niko Magallon, which claimed

report mentions that there is “significant segregation of the poor and rich within that county,” shown by the 35.6 percent poverty rate in the central part of Milwaukee County and the 5.3 percent poverty rate in some of the City of Milwaukee’s wealthier surrounding suburbs.

Dane County’s poverty rate also decreased from 2009 to 2010, from 13.5 to 11.9 percent. Also, the 2009 poverty rate in Dane County was higher than the state average with the 2010 difference in poverty rate no longer being statistically significant, the report said.

Greta Hansen, executive director of the Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin, said her group is one of many that provides assistance to those who are struggling with finding housing or managing their budgets, among other resources.

According to Hansen, safety net programs help those who are poor move toward self sufficiency.

“If you read the news, you can tell that the pendulum is not exactly swinging in favor of helping people,” Hansen said. “Certainly, federal programs aren’t going to solve poverty; you need a social infrastructure where people have more opportunities. But without [those programs], it would be a whole lot worse.”

the members deceived and harassed the voting public.

Vice Chief Justice Nicholas Checker wrote in the decision the evidence was “weak and unsubstantiated,” and ruled the members to retain their seats for next year’s Student Council.

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Madison start-up aims to broaden stem cell work Company founded

by UW researcher works to make study more accessible Adrianna Viswanatha City Hall Editor A Madison-based research company is working in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin to bring the benefits of stem cell research to more people while advancing the field of medicine.

Jolene Rau, spokesperson for Cellular Dynamics International, said since the company’s founding in

2004 by Jamie Thompson, the intention has been to make stem cells more widely available to those in need through different institutions and companies.

“The hype is often way off in the future with what we can do in curing diseases or injuries, that type of thing,” Rau said. “[Thompson’s] idea was stem cells can affect human health care and medicine now, and he formed CDI with that intent.”

CDI manufactures induced pluripotent stem cells, or IPSCs, which are created from adult tissues and can be turned into any cell in the body, Rau said. She said currently, CDI has developed heart and nerve cells but

has not yet fully launched its creation of liver cells.

She said most of the institutions interested in obtaining these stem cells are pharmaceutical companies, which can use the stem cells in testing experimental drugs.

“Eventually they get into clinical trials where the drugs are tested on humans,” Rau said. “They take cells from human cadavers or immortalized cells — cancer cells that proliferate indefinitely — but these do not show true human biology.

You’re using proxies.”

She said pharmaceutical drugs have in the past been found to have safety issues only after they get very far down the line of testing and

are released on the market.

Rau said by using stem cells that can be made “brand new” at any time, it is possible for pharmaceutical companies to catch deficiencies early while posing less risk.

Craig January, co-founder of CDI, said he became involved with the company because of his experience with cardiac biology, as CDI’s first products were heart cells.

“UW is one of the premier institutions of the country in the whole development of stem cell biology,” January said. “This research began with Jamie Thompson and has made big contributions nationally and worldwide.”

January said interest in commercializing stem

cell biology came from an agreement with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.

WARF spokesperson Janet Kelly said in an email to The Badger Herald several stem cell companies have disclosed license agreements with WARF, including CDI, Pfizer and others.

“Many of our licensees have been successful in marketing stem cells as research tools, but the FDA has not approved stem cell therapies for use in humans,” Kelly said. “Drugs can now be tested at the cellular level using human stem cells rather than on a patient or relying on results from animal testing.”

She said the use of stem

cells for drug testing can decrease dependence on animal testing, as well as improving the results in predicting effects of drugs on humans.

Rau said CDI has industrialized the manufacture of human cells, which is beneficial to researchers who need large quantities of pure and consistent cells to conduct their research with the least errors possible.

“The study of stem cells allows us to understand the beginnings of our biology, and this knowledge may one day help us in preventing disease before it happens, in addition to potentially treating or curing the disease,” Kelly said.

Dane County gets lukewarm grades on air quality test National advocacy group gives failing marks for particle air pollution measure Camille Albert Reporter A new report gave Dane County marginal reviews for air quality, although the county still ranked within national standards.

An annual report by the American Lung Association gave the country a failing grade for short-term particle pollution but awarded an A for ozone pollution, according to Wisconsin ALA spokesperson Dona Wininsky. Despite one failing grade in the report, Dane County passed

the year-round particle pollution test, she added.

Bart Sponseller, director for Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, said the county’s pollution level is still considered to be within the national pollution standard.

“If it measures at 35.5 [micrograms] or higher, it’s not attaining the standard,” Sponseller said of the county’s pollution level.

“The design value for Dane County was 31.”

The DNR disagreed with ALA’s assessment of Dane County’s pollution levels because it compared Madison to areas in California that are known to have higher pollution, Sponseller said.

He added the air pollution monitored by DNR in the state indicates that Madison

is meeting the standards and northern Wisconsin is doing even better.

Much of Wisconsin’s pollution derives from open burning, including fire pits and diesel emissions, according to Wininsky.

“Wisconsin is a state where people like to burn wood,” Wininsky said. “We like our outdoor fire pits, wood-burning stoves and outdoor wood boilers. The take-home message is to reduce the amount of open burning.”

Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment Director Tracey Holloway said pollution in Wisconsin can also be attributed to emissions from power plants, transportation and agriculture. She said coal is a major factor as well, as Wisconsin receives two-

thirds of its electricity from the substance.

According to Wininsky, Dane County’s grade has increased from past years.

She said most ozone pollution occurs by Lake Michigan where pollution travels up from Chicago and Milwaukee.

Wininsky added particle pollution was “all across the board” in different counties, and Milwaukee, Brown, Outagamie and Waukesha counties all received failing grades as well. Wisconsin’s best county received a B. Holloway said this report has proven to be helpful because it has brought attention to the issue of air pollution.

“No county wants to get a bad grade, but when you get a grade like this, it helps us think about how to make

House to vote on student debt package U.S. legislators expected to take up Republican plan to top federal loans rates from doubling Alan Fram Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In an escalating electionyear clash, the House will vote Friday on a $5.9 billion Republican bill preventing interest rates on federal student loans from doubling this summer, paid for by cutting money from President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law.

Wednesday’s abrupt announcement by House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, came with Obama and Democrats clamoring daily for congressional action to prevent the current 3.4 percent interest rate on subsidized Stafford student loans from automatically increasing to 6.8 percent July 1.

That increase, set by law unless Congress blocks it,

would affect 7.4 million students at a time when both parties are competing for the votes of young adults and their parents who must foot college tuitions.

Each is also trying to show voters that it knows best how to shield people from pain inflicted by the weak economy.

With Obama engaged in a series of campaign-style speeches in recent days about the need to block the interest rate boost, Republicans came under even greater pressure when Mitt Romney, the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee, announced Monday that he, too, favored the move.

Also taking the offensive were Senate Democrats, who introduced legislation Tuesday blocking the increase for a year. Senate Republicans said they backed the idea of freezing the interest rate but opposed a tax on some private corporations that Senate Democrats would use to pay for it. Until Boehner’s announcement of Friday’s vote, Republicans had nothing tangible they could vote for to demonstrate their support.

At a hurriedly-called news conference, Boehner told reporters that Obama has been “trying to invent a fight where there wasn’t and never has been one” and said, “We can and will fix the problem without a bunch of campaign-style theatrics.”

House Republicans would

pay for their one-year measure from a $17 billion prevention and public health fund Obama’s law created for immunization campaigns, research, screenings and wellness education. Republicans have dubbed it a “slush fund” and sought to cut it to finance a variety of projects they favor. There is $13.5 billion left in the fund for the coming decade, according to the administration.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the GOP had made “a dramatic reversal” because Republicans had pushed a federal budget through the House that would have let student interest rates double.

Pelosi has opposed eliminating the health care fund, which was already cut earlier this year to help pay for legislation preventing reductions in Medicare payments to doctors. But her statement stopped short of saying she would oppose the GOP bill on Friday.

“House Democrats will continue to work to ensure that seven million students and their families do not face this harmful interest rate hike,” she said.

House Democrats also introduced a bill keeping the interest rates from rising for a year and paid for by eliminating subsidies to large oil and gas companies.

Associated Press writers Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Jim Kuhnhenn contributed to this report.

things better,” Holloway said.

Sponseller said to help reduce air pollution in Dane County, the community created a volunteer program, “Cleaner Air Faster,” that works with members of the community and the university to find solutions to the pollution issue.

Holloway added there is a group in Dane County called the Clean Air Coalition, that helps with pollution by providing free buses on days in which air pollution is considered to be above normal.

According to Holloway, state and federal policies put in place to combat air pollution are seeing results.

There has been a steady decline of pollution since 1970, when regulation policies were put in place.

Dane County Air Pollution grades

A

Ozone

F

Particle pollution

HOW ARE THESE GRADES CALCULATED? The amount of pollution in the air is measured every day over the entire year and a weighted average is calculated, with more polluted days contributing more to the score.

SOURCE: American Lung Association Study

AUDIT, from 1 According to committee MPD Rep. Sue Williams, MPD Captain Carl Gloede formally made the request.

The potential audits could lead to a possible closure of the two bars, as has happened with other downtown bars in the past, Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said.

Because city audits of liquor establishments are so rare, there is no written procedure for how requests are handled, Verveer said.

The committee briefly discussed how to perform the potential audits of both establishments, which city department would perform them and how long the audits are expected to take.

Because several ALRC members expressed a sense of unfamiliarity with the auditing process, Verveer suggested that Madison’s finance office perform them in the event the committee would deem audits necessary.

ALRC member Tom Landgraf said a practical date to expect results of the potential audits would be May 16, when the committee votes to renew alcohol licenses of area establishments.

City Council President Shiva BidarSielaff expressed concern with providing a specific date for the audit results to be completed, citing members’ unfamiliarity with the issue.

“I really don’t feel

comfortable giving a timeline to our finance department, because I know for a fact these audits are very time consuming,” BidarSielaff said. “There is a huge level of discomfort on my part for not having them here and knowing their workload.

I don’t want to push it.”

Landgraf agreed with Bidar-Sielaff ’s sentiments, adding it was not the ALRC’s responsibility to delegate a timeline for the finance office to perform the audit.

Zilavy said city officials have not held discussions with the two establishments regarding potential audits.

City Alcohol Policy Coordinator Mark Woulf informed the committee that Mayor Paul Soglin has been aware of MPD’s request for audits and has had some preliminary discussions regarding potential solutions, including the enforcement of the definition of a restaurant.

Woulf added the issue would remain significant in future ALRC meetings.

“It is definitely something that needs to be defined as an agenda item for next time,” Woulf said.

Bidar-Sielaff said discussions on the matter should continue once ALRC has obtained more information on the process of auditing. The committee ultimately did not take action on the MPD request.

Editorial Page Editor Taylor Nye oped@badgerherald.com

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Opinion Status, not race should be basis of affirmative action Spencer Lindsay Columnist

Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

Rep. Tammy Baldwin will be vacating her District 2 seat, but the multitude of worthy candidates vying for it is disadvantageous for Democrats.

Plethora of Democratic candidates detrimental Taylor Nye Editorial Page Editor If there’s anything liberals have done over the past few months, it’s complain they don’t have good enough candidates.

Boo- hoo, Russ won’t run.

Falk panders to unions. A race with Barrett is just a re-do. Vinehout who? And the state Senate recalls are a veritable who’s who of obscure lawmakers. And, as found by a recent poll in the Daily Kos, they all seem to be tied up anyway.

Don’t get me wrong, the outcomes of these elections will hold the key to who controls our state over the next few years. It’s just that Wisconsin liberals are headed into the polls as if they are already up shit creek.

Although the Democratic field may be wide yet barren, there is one glimmer of hope: The seat held by Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, who is looking to replace Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., in Washington this November. Wisconsin’s 2nd congressional district has attracted not only the area’s progressive superstars, but also a fresh new face as well. I wish I could go back in time and give all of the candidates for District 2 this message: Divide and conquer. If each legislator had run for a different office, they might all have been elected.

Unfortunately, four capable politicians are all vying for the same seat, which will be to the detriment of constituents.

First, there’s Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison. A

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long-time proponent of women’s rights, Pocan was instrumental in passing the Compassionate Care for Rape Victims Act. Not only does Pocan fight for women’s health, he has also expanded health care for other marginalized groups within the health care system. Along with Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona, and the finance committee, Pocan worked, as The Badger Herald reports, “ [to] expand health care to 98 percent of the people in the state,” Pocan further said, “Every single child in Wisconsin and childless adults got benefits, and because of that, we are either number one or two

But what’s even more disappointing is the fact that all good candidates are trying for congressional District 2. It’s a bittersweet situation because although we’re sure to get a good representative out of the election, it also means three other good representatives will be out of Wisconsin politics for the next term. in the entire country for access.”

Rep. Kelda Helen Roys, D-Madison, is also a strong contender, especially considering her stances on health care. Like Pocan, she is a proponent of women’s health, being one of the most vocal opponents of Republicans’ move to limit women’s access to birth control, according to WisPolitics. She has also done commendable work

Appearing on the Opinion page on this day one year ago, then Editor-At-Large Signe Brewster opined on thenChancellor Biddy Martin’s Administrative Excellence initiative.

Alicia Yager labeled Representative Brett Hulsey as “that guy” that you try to avoid but inevitably run into.

The Editorial Board wrote that the Faculty Senate ought to needed to take a position on the proposed Badger Partnership.

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as part of the assembly committees on aging and long-term care and health and health care reform, as noted by her website.

Then there’s Dane County Treasurer Dave Worzala, who could be an asset while Wisconsin faces a tough budgetary climate.

Ever the pragmatist, Worzala’s website states that he wants to focus on jobs, taxes and the economy and, interestingly, refuses to fundraise.

Finally, there’s congress hopeful, Iraq war veteran and UW grad Matt Silverman. Although we do not know much about this newcomer yet, he has already garnered the support of his opponent, Roys. That speaks volumes to the character of the newly minted politician, who focuses on the “broken” nature of Washington politics and also only accepts money from individual donations.

For Wisconsin liberals, candidates for governor and state Senate are disappointing. But what’s even more disappointing is the fact that all the good candidates are trying for congressional District 2. It’s a bittersweet situation because although we’re sure to get a good representative out of the election, it also means three other good representatives will be out of Wisconsin politics for the next term. To borrow a concept from John Forbes Nash, the candidates for congress should have analyzed their outcomes and hedged their bets for continued political success and for the benefit of their constituents.

Taylor Nye (tnye@ badgerherald.com) is a junior majoring in Latin American studies, archaeology and human evolutionary biology.

In the news, Gov. Scott Walker proposed legislation making it more difficult for seniors to qulaify for SeniorCare, and a poll showed Wisconsinites were divided over whether Walker should be recalled.

In ArtsEtc., a column ran on an up-and-coming DJ named Avicii, who was set to play at the Segredo after releasing his hit “Bromance.”

But most importantly, the existential “Twenty Pound Baby” ran it’s 300th comic.

The Supreme Court of the United States is about to hear a case that may change the status quo on affirmative action.

Fisher v. the University of Texas at Austin is going to be heard this term and may cause constitutional interpretations to be changed such that any form of affirmative action is seen as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Race could cease to be a factor in college admissions and employment, as it currently is at countless universities and employers across the U.S., including the University of Wisconsin. While I believe that society may be far along enough to leave race in and of itself behind, I feel that rather than ending affirmative action, it should be adjusted to better fit the realities of society. Affirmative action should be focused on socioeconomic factors rather than race.

As reported by NPR, Abigail Fisher and Rachel Michalewicz, both white females, were rejected from the University of Texas in 2008. The two women filed suit because race was one of many factors that Texas considered in rejecting them. If these two women were rejected solely on the basis of race, this case is a clear violation of Equal Protection. However, there is more to it than that.

Under Grutter v.

Bollinger, universities

are allowed to employ affirmative action in the interest of diversity, as shown by the Legal Information Institute.

Points and quota systems have been ruled unconstitutional throughout the years.

Grutter also includes a sunset clause, meaning the decision will no longer be applicable in 2028.

Fisher v. The University of Texas may have Grutter v.

Bollinger completely over turned.

I hesitantly support an end to racial affirmative action because it approaches the issue from the wrong side. This is not to say that diversity is not something to be valued or that those who live under difficult circumstances should be punished for their disposition.

Affirmative action should be adjusted to better fit reality.

Race should not be the guiding factor; socioeconomic status should be. There is a good deal of correlation between race and poverty that should not be ignored.

Issues of poverty often stem from our nation’s stained history on issues of race. I do not believe that people of similar financial situations and upbringing should be distinguished on the basis of race.

It is, however, hard to make the case that a person who grew up in a gangridden, impoverished, underfunded inner city should not receive preferential treatment over someone who did not have to overcome those obstacles. It is also hard to make the case to perpetuate an undereducated working class, which likely and tragically will only extend generational poverty and inequality.

In my lifetime, I have

had the opportunity to meet and befriend people that have overcome such difficulty. I have many friends who are first generation immigrants and many friends who speak Spanish at home.

As a student, I could not comprehend overcoming a language barrier.

These friends have often overcome a great deal, and that should definitely be a factor in their admission decisions. The color of their skin should not.

While race remains an important issue in America today, affirmative action based on race is the wrong remedy for the issue. There is a strong case that affirmative action, as executed by this university and countless others across the nation, is a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.

However, one could make the case just as easily that not using socioeconomic status as a factor in college admissions is just as much a violation of the Equal Protection Clause because it denies people equal opportunity based on where and how they grew up.

Affirmative action programs should continue based on students’ socioeconomic backgrounds rather than on their race, and while there is a correlation between race and socioeconomic status, it should be applied equally to people of all ethnicities and races that have had to overcome a great deal.

Affirmative action as it stands oversimplifies a serious issue. I hope the Fisher v. the University of Texas case yields results that send America in the right direction.

Spencer Lindsay (sclindsay@wisc.edu) is a freshman majoring in political science.

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Fountains of Wayne talks new album, performance Madison show to feature hits, fresh material from ‘Sky Full of Holes’ Shannon Wallin ArtsEtc. Writer Fountains of Wayne has come a long way since its 2003 pop hit “Stacy’s Mom.” For many of us, the band may seem like a one-hit wonder that rocked our middle school dances, but after catching up with band member Chris Collingwood this past week, it is apparent these guys have not gone on hiatus, but instead have been on tour with bands like Matchbox 20 and The Smashing Pumpkins.

Excited for the band’s

show in Madison and in humble gratitude for his success thus far, Collingwood expressed his enthusiasm to get to know the crowd in Madison and go back to a venue the band has previously visited with a changed approach and new material. “ You can’t really aspire to get the same type of intimacy from a small venue of your own followers when you play for 60,000 fans at a shared headliner. Madison is a great town for music, so I’m thankful to be here.”

Fountains of Wayne’s show will be held at the High Noon Saloon Sunday night. The band is about to round out the first month of its summer tour here in the United States after coming back from a short stint of shows in Japan.

“Wherever we are, we just go to work. We play

sporadically, but it’s pretty easy to get your head down and do it. The hardest part is being on a van, or an airplane or sitting around.

When it actually comes time to playing, all the stuff we have to do isn’t a big deal,” Collingwood said, modestly adding his secret to staying on top of the tour machine. “(Band mates) Jody [Porter] and Brian [Young] are the rock and roll element of the band, while Adam and I are the more serious of the bunch. With those guys, every day is a reckless adventure, and we are never sure what’s going to happen. They keep it all unpredictable, and that’s the great thing.”

For a band that has been together on-and-off for almost two decades, its members have always been

able to find their way back together. When asked how he has changed since the group’s last record, 2007’s Traffic and Weather, Collingwood explained the band’s evolution as well as his own.

Collingworth said proudly, “The band had a different trajectory when we were younger. We didn’t take things too seriously, but proceeding onward from 1996, we began to develop deeper instrumentation.

Dealing with tour exhaustion and alcoholism, I wasn’t able to contribute to [Traffic and Weather] like I would have wanted to. So, I got my shit together after. If anything is different from now and then, it is that I’m much more involved and I’m back to contributing half the material.”

With that deeper

instrumentation and inner metamorphosis, the band’s third album (following releases in 2003 and 2007), Sky Full of Holes, will drop August 2 through North Carolina-based indie label Yep Roc Records.

Recorded in New York City, Sky Full of Holes promises phenomenal lyrics and powerful vocals.

Unable to come up with a favorite track, Collingwood nonetheless expressed admiration for the song that holds the lyric to the new album’s name. “I think the one [track] that stood out while we were making the album is ‘Cemetery Guns.’ It’s a big departure from what we have done in the past, and anything different is good. I was once asked by a foreign journalist if our band ever felt the need to address more

serious issues, and this never occurred to me because we’ve always been so lighthearted in terms of music.

But after taking a step back, I thought why shouldn’t we write something that I think so deeply about.”

And thus, the track was written and cut. At first not based on any real experience, Collingwood said “Cemetery Guns” soon gained personal relevance. “About a year after the record was recorded, I went to my first military funeral. It was for my uncle, and right before my eyes, the song became part of my real life.”

Fountains of Wayne will appear at 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, at The High Noon Saloon with opener Nicole Atkins. Tickets are available for $20 at www.high-noon.com.

Emily Mills takes road less traveled to Madison art success Local freelancer urges students to explore different pathways Camille Albert News Reporter It is that time of year again at the University of Wisconsin.

Seniors are gearing up for graduation, looking for jobs and answering the age-old and eternally frustrating question: What are you doing after graduation? In an interview with The Badger Herald, Madison musician, artist and writer Emily Mills spoke of her own experience taking her life down a less-trodden path.

“I’m ultimately just a storyteller at heart. I really like telling stories about other people and what they’re doing and what’s going on in the world because I feel like that’s

the talent I was given. That’s the passion I was given, so I should put that out there for the world,” Mills said.

She said within her generation, there is not always a life-long career that aligns with a college major. Mills said she embraces this change and takes it as an opportunity to change direction often.

She emphasized that there is usually no way to predict what will happen in life, so it’s best to just “go with it.”

“I didn’t have money to do an ... unpaid internship, and I couldn’t afford the semester abroad stuff, which is a shame because I love traveling and I’ve done it on a shoestring since then. If you have the ability to do it, do it, but not everybody does, and I don’t think it should be the end of you if you can’t. It shouldn’t be all ‘Do you have a college degree? Do you have a masters?’ That’s not the path everyone should be taking,” Mills said.

After living in many states throughout the Midwest, Mills found her place in Madison, which has allowed her to pursue her artistic passions and talents.

Even though Mills has found happiness and purpose in Madison, she said that being an artist in the city presents challenges and struggles. Mills explained that Madison does not offer the best financial support for the arts, which has forced many talented artists to move elsewhere to make ends meet.

“There’s a lot of people here that do get it, appreciate it and support it, but it’s not enough,” Mills said. “Their heart is in the right place, but they haven’t figured out how to make it work.”

In addition to being an artist, Mills said she finds joy in being a “Civil War nerd,” and she stays informed on current political issues.

During the protests at the Capitol last year, Mills said she

had a significant involvement and attended the events almost every day.

Mills’s camera came with her, and she captured the historical events in both film and video. Someday, Mills said she hopes to put her collection of historical art together as a big project to document the big — and small — events that unfolded.

In addition to writing her first novel (“The Fix Up,” finished in 2009), Mills has written blogs for Dane 101 and Isthmus. While writing opinion blogs, Mills presented her side of many current political issues. One of the challenges, she said, was dealing with all of the online comments from other people.

“You get people that aren’t there to have a discussion; they’re there because they want to feel better about themselves by insulting you personally or ranting about something,” Mills said. “There are times you have to suck it

up or swallow your pride and just walk away. Do not feed the trolls.”

Mills also said she produces a lot of burlesque shows for the queer and artistic communities that are political as well.

“They’re just to be fun, to have a good time and to give people a place where they can go out, dress however they want and see some really amazing acts,” she said.

According to Mills, her family and friends have always encouraged and supported her artistic interests. She said her mother was in the church choir, played music in the house and got to express her crafty nature by being an elementary school teacher.

Mills lost her mother when she was 15 years old but said she has been inspired by her throughout her life and has even thought about pursuing teaching.

“My parents were big influences, too, just in terms of

how to treat other people and how to look at life,” Mills said.

“It’s like this balance between having a decent personality and doing creative works in the world.”

Mills said her sister also played a big role in her life, as she introduced her to the world of burlesque and drag shows when she was in her mid-teens. She said she performed a couple of shows with her sister and her sister’s friends. Mills said she has not planned anything in her life and has no “earthly clue” where she’ll be in 10 years. She said that she is happy with the way things have turned out so far, and in the future, she would love to continue what she’s doing but make more money doing it.

Mills described herself as “pretty damn happy, pretty damn lucky.” She said she has no regrets marching to the beat of her own drum and creating her own destiny each day.

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Sampling of this summer’s music festivals proves delectable Regen McCracken Paper Radio Columnist Summer is fast approaching, and that can only mean one thing: music festivals, music festivals and, wouldn’t you know it, music festivals. Of course, considering some of these festivals span days and boast acts with incredibly high pedigrees, it may be quite difficult on one’s pocketbook to attend all of them. Furthermore, with so many vying for the masses’ collective attention, it can be a challenge just to learn about all of them before they’ve already passed by.

What better way for you, the reader, to decide which festivals you’ll be attending than to read about three of the major ones in one convenient location?

Billed as the largest music festival in the world, it is no surprise that the 45th anniversary of Summerfest is shaping up to be quite the attraction. As usual, the famed grounds in Milwaukee will play host to an impressively varied lineup ranging from the classic heavy metal of Iron Maiden, to the contemporary country of Lady Antebellum and Rascal Flatts, to reggae’s crown prince Ziggy Marley, to seminal hip-hop greats The Roots, to classic acts such as The Beach Boys, Joe Walsh (of Eagles fame), Neil Diamond and Chicago.

Summerfest is an 11-day behemoth of a festival (June 27 to July 1 and July 3 to 8), and the full pass costs an astonishingly low $45 to

see up to 66 acts (though the more renowned artists [Iron Maiden, Zac Brown Band, Aerosmith, Tiësto, etc.] cost more and require individual tickets). For fans of a wide variety of music (or even families who want to watch Neil Diamond while their children enjoy the facemelting that is Iron Maiden), Summerfest 2012 seems like the place to be.

Nearly as well-known, and with a nearly equally stacked lineup, Chicago’s Lollapalooza looks poised to draw perhaps an even larger crowd than Summerfest 2012 (a younger crowd is assured). Apart from some major headliners, Lollapalooza showcases a smaller, more “underground” sect of artists. The major headliners, however, are massive: On the first of the festival’s three days (August 3), garage/indie rockers The Black Keys, gods of heavy metal Black Sabbath, professional wubber Bassnectar and indie all-stars The Shins will be driving crowds wild. The second day brings the tidings of The Red Hot Chili Peppers (sans mastermind John Frusciante), underground R&B darling The Weeknd, who will be crooning girls into ecstasy, Odd Future’s silky-smooth Frank Ocean and indie rock stalwarts Bloc Party (also of note, critics folk wet-dream The Tallest Man on Earth performs on this day). The third and final day brings back posthardcore legends At the Drive-In, who will be playing for some of their first crowds in 11 years, the strange yet charismatic frontman of The White Stripes, Jack White, lyrical genius Florence + The Machine, trippy, trance-y Sigur Rós and funnyman-turned-rapper Donald Glover a.k.a. Childish

Gambino.

If these two festivals aren’t extreme enough for your insatiable metal/hardcore thirst, Vans Warped Tour or Summer Slaughter should hopefully be enough to sate your palate. They both may only be one day (per city), but each more than makes up for its short duration (relatively speaking) in intensity.

Warped Tour makes its local stop in Milwaukee on August 1 on the very grounds that Summerfest will have trampled just a month before. Warped Tour has been edging toward heavier acts in the past years, but it still retains the punk/ska roots that put the festival on the map. This year’s highlights include punk rockers Rise Against and pop-punk familiars New Found Glory.Summer Slaughter opens up Hell at The Rave in Milwaukee on August 17 with the help of perhaps the greatest lineup in recent metal history.

Headliners Cannibal Corpse and Between the Buried and Me both bring what the heavy listeners so crave, yet they subscribe to completely different styles of metal: straight death metal and progressive, respectively.

The rest of the lineup continues the progressive theme with Sumerian Records’ cornerstone The Faceless (so named for their facemelting skills, perhaps), djent pioneers Periphery and groovier-than-thou Veil of Maya (coincidentally all members of Sumerian’s roster). The bill is rounded out by more straight death metal with awesomelynamed Job for a Cowboy, interestingly-named Goatwhore, old school death metal professors Exhumed and female-fronted Cerebral Bore. Bring your salt, holy

water and ’67 Impalas — the Rave could get messy.

Summer 2012 is shaping up to be excellent, no matter what type of music one enjoys.

Tickets for these festivals are selling like hotcakes,

particularly in Lollapalooza’s case; those who intend to go should act fast. These certainly aren’t the only festivals this summer; other great festivals — the probably pretentious Pitchfork, Slayer-fronted

Mayhem, Countryfest, Country Jam and more — are ripe for the picking. Go forth and destroy your ears!

Regen McCracken is a junior intending to major in journalism.

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Sports KORGER, from 12 Championship game with then-NFL fossil and Iron Man Brett Favre under center — have the No. 3 pick in the draft and look more clueless than Plaxico Burress reading a handgun safety pamphlet before 2009.

There are several options that the Vikings could employ.

The safest bet is most likely to take behemoth Matt Kalil, the 6-foot-6, 306-pound left tackle from USC. Why? Because when you go through quarterbacks like the Minnesota Vikings have recently, you need a top-tier offensive lineman protecting your signal caller’s blind side.

The Vikings have also expressed interest in drafting former LSU standout cornerback Morris Claiborne.

Just in case you missed it (and this information should’ve never gotten out in the first place), Claiborne joined an elite company of draft prospects with an anythingbut-wonderful Wonderlic score of four out of 50. That’s right; the guy got eight percent on a test, one of the lowest scores ever recorded from the predraft intelligence test.

A low test score can be interpreted two ways. In one sense, it can be a giant red flag that the player will struggle to learn and adjust to the strategy and complexity of the pro game. But, it can also be irrelevant, especially if the player is as talented as Claiborne. Frank Gore is just one example. The All-Pro running back recorded a six on his Wonderlic before going on to a successful career with the 49ers. Claiborne was able to master an almost NFLstyle defense in regards to complexity at LSU, so reading far into his test score may be stretching it. After all, the Vikings have to face receivers like Calvin Johnson, Greg Jennings and now Brandon Marshall twice a year. In a division with two elite passing

games in Detroit and Green Bay, it’s quite possible that Minnesota takes Claiborne instead of Kalil.

But then again, the Vikings may trade away the pick and wait to see if any of the other talented players fall down the board, as there is no major fallout in the depth of talent in the first round. Another team may want to sacrifice its first round pick and perhaps more to move to the Vikings’ spot for an opportunity to take Kalil, Claiborne or even standout running back Trent Richardson. But still, to this day, the Vikings have yet to trade away the pick, even after adamantly voicing their desire to trade down.

What it really comes down to for the Vikings is which player will give them the best shot against the opponents they face the most, mainly those in the division. If the team was in a position with Denver where the quarterback is already a proven starter — which Christian Ponder is not — then drafting elite protection for him would be the main concern. But, stuck in the rebuilt NFC North, a team that has potentially three playoff teams, the Vikings need to make the move that can make them competitive the fastest against division rivals.

The argument basically comes down to this. What’s more important to stop? The division’s elite pass rushers in Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers, or the division’s elite wide receivers? Which pick will turn out to be the best professional player and not become another hopeless bust?

And in that uncertainty, in those unanswered questions, lies the reason we can’t get enough of the NFL Draft.

Nick is a senior majoring in English and history. Have a surprise bust or star of the draft?

Let him know at nkorger@ badgerherald.com.

PEAKING, from 12 competitors.

“I think we are a different team [now] than we were then,” Bertha said. “Right now we’re playing a lot better, and all the guys were pretty young then too, so it took them a couple of matches to get used to college tennis.”

As a team that carries only two juniors on the roster and lacks any senior leadership, Wisconsin developed at a slower pace throughout the course of the season, partially because of the team’s youth.

The standard singles lineup contains both juniors but also three sophomores and a freshman.

Van Emburgh considers the team to still be in the rebuilding process after making an appearance in

POWELL, from 12 because I expect a lot of myself, as do my coaches,” Blackshear said. “That’s a play I should’ve been thinking ahead on and know better.”

The game got even more uncomfortable when Indiana State’s Alyssa Heller hit a two-run pinch hit homerun off Meghan McIntosh, cutting the Wisconsin lead to 9-7. But McIntosh was able to seal the deal in the end, grounding out the final Sycamore batter to first baseman Michelle Mueller.

WISCONSIN, from 12 Mueller paced the Badgers with four RBIs, while third baseman Shannel Blackshear tallied two more on her fourth home run of the season.

The second matchup took a similar course as the first game, with Wisconsin

the Round of Sixteen of the NCAA tournament two seasons ago with a squad that boasted three seniors.

He admits that the lack of experience was a disadvantage for Wisconsin, a drawback that could help the Badgers in seasons to come as players continue to develop.

“I just think we’re young and inexperienced and obviously if you do have a couple of seniors on the team, you’re going to get some more experience and guys who have kind of been through it and some more leadership,” Van Emburgh said.

In the last regular season match at Nebraska, the victories by both upperclassmen drove the team to a 4-3 victory.

Coincidentally, the Badgers

are matched up with the latest addition to the Big Ten in the first round of the conference tournament this Thursday.

Junior Alexander Kostanov, initially in a oneset hole, sealed the win as he pulled out a taxing threeset victory when the overall score was knotted at three apiece.

Kostanov was all smiles as he relished the moment, knowing his match determined his team’s overall result.

“The guy I played was a freshman, and I am [a] junior so I had some mental advantages,” Kostanov said.

“That’s why I turned it around. … It’s a great feeling.”

Although Wisconsin surrendered all three doubles matches to lose the opening mark, four singles victories

were just enough to put Nebraska away in the first conference meeting between the two programs.

Just as the Badgers celebrated a strong finish to its season, they must quickly regroup and hit the road to face the Cornhuskers a second time, but this time around the stakes are higher.

The winner of the match will challenge top-seeded Ohio State in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.

Van Emburgh understands that playing the same team in consecutive matches can present opposing perspectives.

“You can look at is at an advantage because we beat them, but then also you can look at it as a disadvantage because now they really know what to expect,” Van Emburgh said.

For Healy, it’s always better to struggle in nonconference games rather than against Big Ten foes, where there’s more leeway for mistakes.

“We were a play away from two run-rules, and I don’t know if that would have helped us as much,” Healy said. “This was actually a great learning experience for us. We’re still a young group and we still make some mistakes. This is why you play mid-week games, to hopefully get this out of your system when it won’t hurt us as much.”

While Blackshear’s error was the team’s lone fielding mistake in the doubleheader, the Badgers benefited from most of the other plays Blackshear made throughout the day. The third baseman displayed a gold glove by making one play from her knees and playing the hot corner with apparent ease.

“I really like [third base], I enjoy getting the ball,” Blackshear said. “I kind of get bored if I don’t really get it, so it’s nice because it keeps me in the game. I just really enjoy making good plays; it makes the game fun.”

With the Badgers preparing to face Purdue this weekend, the third-place team in the Big Ten, Healy is glad her team has the opportunity to learn while winning.

“Even in these games, you can’t lose these games,” Healy said. “I think today just showed how special it is what we’ve put together this far. If you lose your focus for even a second you can slip into old ways. It’s a good lesson for us to learn midweek, because when we face Purdue we can’t make mistakes like we did.”

jumping out to another eight-run lead through four innings. Starting pitcher McIntosh pitched those four innings to start before being pulled with the game seemingly in hand.

Just when the Badgers thought they had axed the Sycamores, Indiana State erupted for five runs

in the top of the fifth inning, cancelling the idea of a further shortened doubleheader.

“We let the door open when we had a chance to really close it,” head coach Yvette Healy said. “It just showed that we are a young team and if we take our foot off the gas at all, other teams will have the ability to come back.”

Relief pitcher Amanda Najdek was unable to finish the fifth inning, surrendering all five runs on one walk and four hits.

The Badger lead was squeezed even tighter in the top of the sixth when McIntosh returned and surrendered a two-run home run to Alyssa Heller, leaving the score at 9-7.

McIntosh was able to sustain that score and work her way through the final two frames, picking up her fifth win of the season. A formidable combination of her various pitches proved to be all that was necessary for the junior pitcher.

“I just really worked on my off speed [pitches] and hitting locations, in and out,” McIntosh said. “I stretched the zone with the [screwball] and curve in order to roll ground balls to my defense and let them get the outs.”

It was McIntosh’s first victory in a game she started since March 2, adding another layer of pitching depth behind ace Darrah. In her multiple appearances of the day, McIntosh yielded just five total hits, striking out a total of nine. Healy was satisfied with how well she worked from batter to batter.

“She was hitting her spots well and spinning the ball,” Healy noted. “She was keeping the ball down, and that allowed her to have a couple of really nice innings.”

Amid the impressive pitching on display by Wisconsin Wednesday, the Badgers’ offense was never anything to scoff at.

With eight and nine runs, respectively, in the two matchups, the Badgers have now scored at least seven runs in 10 of their last 11 games.

When an offense that claims six hitters with at least a .300 batting average is clicking, runs are inevitable and a system Healy enjoys watching.

“Our offense definitely is carrying us right now,” Healy said. “It’s great and gives everyone a lot of confidence.

It is a lot of people doing things together, which is exciting.”

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Wisconsin buries ISU Badgers lay waste to Indiana State by enacting mercy rule in 1st game, winning 9-7 in game 2 Sean Zak Softball Writer It was a tale of two completely different games headlining the Wednesday doubleheader at Goodman Diamond between Wisconsin and Indiana State. Though at times it got dicey, the Badgers were able to triumph in both, winning each affair in contrasting fashion.

Wisconsin dominated in the

first game, with the Badgers controlling from start to finish and winning 8-0 in only five innings. Cassandra Darrah kept the Sycamores’ bats quiet as ever, relinquishing only two hits over four innings of work.

Meghan McIntosh followed by striking out a trio of Indiana State batters en route to working a perfect fifth inning.

The pitching was domineering, but enough excitement for an entire game

was provided from the bat of sophomore first baseman Michelle Mueller. With the score at 5-0 and runners on first and second, Mueller sent her first hit of the game over the centerfield wall for a walkoff home run.

Even though the game was already in the Badgers’ favor, Mueller’s shot put them over the edge of the mercy rule, ending the game in five innings. Until that point,

Mueller had left two runners on and failed to reach in either of her previous at-bats, but one adjustment proved to make all the difference.

“My second baseman [Whitney Massey] and I were talking, and she told me I was early and had to wait back,” Mueller recalled. “[After the home run], I could tell it worked out pretty well.”

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Kendall Grimm went 2-for-4 and batted in five runs in game two against Indiana State.

Powell peppers ISU with hits; UW sets team mark with 10th straight home win Nick Korger Associate Sports Editor The Wisconsin softball team was once again buoyed by the return of senior Karla Powell on Wednesday night as the 2011 First Team allBig Ten player returned to the starting lineup as the designated player for the

Badgers, going a combined 3-for-5 with two walks in a doubleheader sweep over Indiana State in 8-0 and 9-7 wins.

Powell, who has been gradually recovering from nagging injuries, gave Wisconsin a powerful punch in the middle of the lineup, batting at the No. 6 spot in the order behind hot-hitting Stephanie Peace.

It was evident early that Powell was seeking to make up for lost time, as the powerful slugger ripped balls all across Goodman Diamond with a determined glare in the

batter’s box.

“It’s great to be back in the box,” Powell said. “I’ve been working really hard with my swing. I got in a lot of extra cuts yesterday, I was hitting late at night. I want to be in the lineup, and I’m just trying to put leadership in the box and help this program progress.”

“Karla’s doing great,” Peace said. “We’re excited to have her back in the lineup. She’s really stepped up big the last few games. It’s just huge momentum for the whole team to get her back.”

Powell and the Badgers

also made history once again Tuesday night. With the two-game sweep, the team has now won 10 consecutive games at Goodman Diamond, a program record. With just 12 games remaining on the season and the team just one win away from its win total last year, Powell knows her senior year has already been special.

“It’s awesome,” Powell said.

“We really just want to change the culture in the program. Us doing all these great things and scoring runs is just a mark that I can say when I come back in 10 years, ‘I helped change this program.’”

UW ‘peaking’ at right time

Wisconsin battles adversity in game two The Badgers have been playing impressive softball as of late this season. Winners of 13 of its last 14 coming into Wednesday night’s doubleheader, Wisconsin hadn’t faced many challenges in the last week, as the team swept Penn State last weekend by a combined score of 21-1.

In game one against Indiana State, the Badgers’ run ruled their opponent for the third-straight game, winning 8-0 in five innings. It even looked like they would make

Men’s Tennis Writer As the Wisconsin men’s tennis team stumbled into its final five matches of the regular season, it seemed as though there was little hope for the bottom-feeder of the Big Ten to make a run at a conference championship.

However, after digging up a newly found sense of perseverance, the Badgers (12-11, 4-7) have propelled themselves squarely into the Big Ten conversation, winning four of their last five matches.

The first half of the conference schedule was expected to give Wisconsin the most challenging matchups, interspersed with a variety of formidable teams, including Ohio State, Michigan and Illinois, which are all currently ranked in the top 25 nationally.

With six straight losses to begin conference play, the Badgers had a slim chance to make an impact in the regular season. However, head coach Greg Van Emburgh thinks that the team is peaking at the right

time.

“I think that we’re playing better tennis overall,” Van Emburgh said. “I think our lineup has really kind of worked itself out. I think we’re strong down low, and I think we’re real hot and dangerous up top.”

Although the head coach had hoped the team’s success would have come earlier in the season, he is nevertheless pleased with its recent victories.

Junior captain Billy Bertha knew after a 1-6 beatdown at Northwestern and in the midst of being blown out in five straight matches Wisconsin had to rethink its strategy moving forward in Big Ten play.

“I think after the Northwestern match at one point, it was pretty bad conditions out there and we lost,” Bertha said. “We lost a close doubles point and got it handed to us in singles. ... We realized we were a better team than that and kind of went on a roll from there.”

The play of Bertha has been

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After dropping first 6 games of Big Ten play, Wisconsin wins 4 of last 5 matches Lee Gordon

it four in a row at the top of the fifth inning, as the Badgers took an 8-0 lead into the top of the frame, but the Sycamores had other plans.

Indiana State scored five runs on four hits off Wisconsin pitcher Amanda Najdek, as suddenly the Badgers found themselves only up 8-5. The Badger infield also committed a critical error in that inning, as third baseman Shannel Blackshear’s scoop to make the play at home sailed over catcher Maggie Strange’s head.

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As the conference tournament approaches, head coach Greg Van Emburgh believes his team is playing better tennis now than at the start of the season. a key reason for Wisconsin’s success as of late. The Whitefish Bay, Wis., native has won four straight matches at No. 6 singles since a back injury forced him out of the lineup.

Before a tough conference schedule even started, Wisconsin was thrown into a storm of talented opponents on the road. The Badgers faced

three teams nationally positioned in the top 30, winning a total of only three overall points during that stretch.

Although the young Wisconsin squad faced difficult obstacles early in the season, Bertha thinks the challenge helped the team against tough Big Ten

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The NFL Draft is every sports fan’s favorite lottery. Or it should be, at least.

Like a day in the life of Charlie Sheen, the NFL Draft is one of those things in life you’re never sure of until it actually happens. You can take all the advice and predictions you want from men like Mel Kiper, Jr., and their immaculate hair, but there is always that one name that throws every predicted draft order into chaos.

One example that comes to mind: “With the seventh pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Raiders select Darrius Heyward-Bey, wide receiver, Maryland.” But then again, there have also been surprises at the top, like in 2006, when the Houston Texans shocked the football world by passing on Heisman winner Reggie Bush and Vince Young to select Mario Williams with the

No. 1 overall pick. Years later, the Texans were the last ones laughing, as Williams turned out to be the best pro of the two.

Yes, the NFL Draft is like the “Wheel of Fortune,” as teams spin the wheel of chance, evaluating and selecting the talent they believe can contribute to their franchise more than the hundreds of other names on the board.

This year, as ESPN has already spoiled for everyone, Andrew Luck — the quarterback from Stanford who experts are convinced is destined to thrive in the NFL — will be selected as the No. 1 pick in the draft by the Indianapolis Colts. With Luck gone, the Washington Redskins will most likely select Robert Griffin III with the No. 2 pick, taking away any suspense of who will be selected first overall.

But what comes afterward?

There is no clear-cut, musthave star after these two bona fide former collegiate quarterbacks. The hapless Minnesota Vikings — just two years removed from their appearance in the NFC

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