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Approximately 70 students gathered at a forum Monday as administrators explained the general goals of the New Badger Partnership and addressed students’ concerns with the proposed state relationship model. At the forum, which was hosted by the Associated Students of Madison, Chancellor Biddy Martin, Dean Lori Berquam and Director of State Relations and Assistant to the Chancellor Don Nelson outlined how the proposed model would change the university’s relations with state government. “The New Badger Partnership essentially argues that the University of Wisconsin-Madison needs more flexibility in order to operate more effectively and more efficiently and that with that flexibility, we can do more to help ourselves so that we can help the state of Wisconsin,” Martin said. Martin said both support and independence from the state in uni-

versity decisions are crucial when dealing with the success of a large university such as UW-Madison. “If we’re going to have to deal with declining state support, which we have been dealing with and will continue to deal with, help us help ourselves by giving us more management flexibility and more autonomy to manage our own affairs,” Martin said. Berquam said more autonomy from the state could take the power to set tuition from the state Legislature and give it to the university, which would increase the consideration of student input in tuition decisions. “I don’t think students are consulted when it comes to tuition. One of the things our chancellor, [Nelson] and others are committed to is the value of shared governance on our campus,” Berquam said. “It is what has built our campus to be the strong place that it is and I believe it is what will continue to see us through troubled time in the future.” In response to students’ con-

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cerns that the new model will lead to privatizing the university, Martin said UW-Madison would never become a private institution because of the ideals upon which the school was founded. “We haven’t asked, nor do we support, making UW-Madison a private university,” Martin said. “Financially, it would be unaffordable. Second, it would cut against the grain of what’s great about this particular university.” State funding directly affects tuition increases and the diversity of students on campus, Martin said. “By 2015, we need to have the campus be more diverse,” Martin said. “But the process of growing the enrollment so that we can accommodate more students from outside the country or state would have to be a slow one,” said Martin. “We’re working on increasing all of our revenue sources, so we will be working on this as an ongoing question on what we can afford.”

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Forward sophomore Brianna Decker helped out at youth clinic hosted by the UW women’s hockey team Tuesday night.

Johnson hopes for repeal of health-care law By Adam Wollner The Daily Cardinal

Less than a week after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal the new health-care reform passed in 2010, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., believes there is a chance the Senate may do the same. JOHNSON On “Upfront with Mike Gousha,” Johnson said the chances that the Senate will repeal healthcare reform are better than many people may think.

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Chancellor Biddy Martin outlined the goals of the New Badger Partnership state relationship model and addressed student concerns with the model at an ASM forum Monday.

“My guess is if we actually held a vote, we might be surprised how many Democrats just might join the Republicans and vote for repeal.” Ron Johnson R-Wisconsin U.S. Senate

Woman allegedly overdoses on heroin in library bathroom Madison Police found Madison resident Deborah Rangel, 50, unconscious in a bathroom stall Saturday at a Madison public library after she allegedly injected heroin. Officers and Madison Fire Department paramedics responded to a report of a woman unresponsive on the floor of the Lakeview Branch

of the Madison Public Library bathroom, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said. After finding evidence that suggested a possible heroin overdose, paramedics on the scene administered Rangel with Narcan, a drug that offsets heroin’s effects. Rangel regained consciousness

inside of the ambulance on the way to the hospital and was taken to jail after being checked out, DeSpain said. Rangel was arrested on charges of possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said. Officers recovered needles, suspected heroin and other evidence from Rangel’s purse.

“My guess is if we actually held a vote, we might be surprised how many Democrats just might join the Republicans and vote for repeal,” Johnson said on the show. Johnson said that as more negative information is released about the bill, more Democrats, espe-

cially those up for re-election in 2012, will consider siding with the Republicans in a vote for repeal. Ever since he first entered the Senate race in April, Johnson has spoken out against Congressional Democrats’ version of health-care reform. In the interview, he called the bill a “total mess,” saying it is expensive and lowers the quality of care. Johnson said he does support certain parts of the bill, such as health insurance companies being unable to deny coverage because of a pre-existing condition, but wants to see a free-market-based solution to the country’s healthcare problems. UW-Madison political science professor David Canon is not as optimistic for repeal as Johnson, saying that the bill has a “fairly low chance of being passed in the Senate.” “Even if it did pass, it wouldn’t really matter because Obama would veto it, and there’s no way [Republicans] have enough votes to override a veto,” Canon said. Canon said Democrats who are up for re-election in two years may be more likely to vote for repeal if they are from conservative or competitive states, but most would be reluctant to support complete repeal because there are many popular aspects of the bill. “If I had to guess right now, I doubt that it will even come up for a vote,” Canon said.

“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”

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et’s talk about neurotic anxiety. According to Freud, neurotic anxiety is caused by a frustrated libido. That means the Id says, “Let’s DO this,” and then the Superego says, “Omigod, NO!” and then the Ego says, “You guys! Stop fighting! You’re stressing me out!” but the Id and the Superego don’t stop fighting. The Ego hides in the corner and cries. According to Freud, the best way to deal with neurotic anxiety is creativity. Thus, I wrote a sonnet about a dude sauntering away down train tracks in the fog. He’s probably wearing his father’s old Coast Guard pea coat, but I didn’t mention that. I like sonnets because they have a lot of rules. All throughout yesterday evening, my phone caught at the corner of my eye like a loose knit sweater on a nail. Oops, snagged! Then, I would look directly at

my phone, which of course did nothing in response, so I pressed the little button under the screen. Then I felt sad, because I had no new text messages. I am one of those people who is attracted to men who abandon their phones in their coats at the doorway, and thus fail to respond to text messages in a timely manner. Yesterday, I learned from my text messages that Bob Dylan’s “Shelter from the Storm” is in a rare key. It does not require that clamp thingy (a “capo,” which sounds like the name of a drink or a Latin dance), but does require the retuning of “four outta six strings.”

All throughout yesterday evening, my phone caught at the corner of my eye like a loose knit sweater on a nail.

Wait a second. Couldn’t a person just put the capo on and then retune only two strings? Why wouldn’t that work? Whoops,

All my Id listens to is Lady Gaga’s “Love Game,” over and over and over.

I was thinking about this frickin’ boy as I entered a certain bathroom stall. I saw inscribed on the wall therein, “You deserve the BEST.” Why don’t you tell that to my Id, you snot! All my Id listens to is Lady Gaga’s “Love Game,” over and over and over. The word “ovaries” just popped into my head. But ovaries have nothing to do with love. Then I got a text, but it was from the wrong person. “It’s the wrong time and the wrong place./ Your face is charming, but it’s the wrong face.” Over the summer, I ended up at the first annual Betty

Boop Festival, or “Boop Fest” for short. This event occurred in the endearing little town of Wisconsin Rapids. At Boop Fest, someone sang the song “It’s Alright With Me,” which dates back to antiquity, that is, before God and I were born. A guy named Cole Porter wrote it. The lyrics: “It’s the wrong game with the wrong chips./Your lips are tempting but they’re the wrong lips./ They’re not his lips, but they’re such tempting lips, it’s alright with me.” I used to identify with this attitude, that any lovin’ is good lovin’, and I took what I could get. However, it is not, after all, that summer any more. It is also not October. Now, I insist my love affairs epitomize courtly perfection. I think it’s time to write another sonnet. Just kidding. What it’s actually time for is me receiving a text message from the badass heartthrob of my college career. The fucker. Know what Angelica’s talking about? Send any stories to aengel2@ wisc.edu.

Girl in Vilas Hall: Using Kleenex to blow your nose after using toilet paper is like a massage after you’ve been stabbed. Girl in Social Sciences: So, who is playing the Steelers in the Superbowl? Guy walking down Gilman Street: Dude. Maria. The Whiskey River can suck my balls. Come to the Madhatters. Everyone dances at the Madhatters. Yeah, I’m headed there now, you have to come! I really want to see you. I’ll meet you outside the bar soon, I’m walking down Langdon Street now. Guy on Pinckney Street: Next time an old person asks me what I’m going to do after college, I’m going to ask them what they’re going to do for their funeral.

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there I go, sending a second text message before my interlocutor has responded to the first one. I’m such a loser.

Professor in Humanities: —Remember, in this section of the play she is disguised as a gypsy—potentially... warty. And all that. —So, those guys are currently out of England. They can knock up as many girls as they want and then leave. The legacy of spring break.

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Guy in Library Mall: I’m headed to rehab tonight. Girl in Chipotle:

I can’t eat one of these burritos without thinking about mortality. Because all of a sudden you’re at the end of the biggest meal you’ll ever eat. It just... slipped through your fingers. People say the darndest shit, so submit your Overheards to vstatz@ dailycardinal.com or comment on this weeks’ submissions at dailycardinal.com/page-two.

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Mifflin proposal raises concerns By Jourdan Miller The Daily Cardinal

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With an approval from Common Council, Madison will be home to a new bike-sharing program. The program, B-Cycle, has already been established in cities such as Denver and Minneapolis.

Bike-sharing program given initial approval, money would come from city reserve fund By Maggie DeGroot The Daily Cardinal

Madison’s Board of Estimates unanimously approved an agreement to create a bike-sharing program in Madison Monday. The program, B-Cycle, would install and operate the bike-sharing stations. Trek Bike Corporation would donate the capital costs, which range at around $1 million, according to Director of Operations for B-Cycle Danielle Dejean. If the City Council accepts the proposal, Madison will subsidize the program for $100,000 a year for three years. The money would come from the contingency reserve fund, where money is mainly used for unexpected expenses. The proposal includes the installation of 35 stations and would bring

350 bikes to Madison in May. The tentative user fees range from $10 day passes to $65 annual passes, and there is a proposed student annual price of $45. Users would use credit or debit cards to pay for the passes. Chicago, Denver and some European cities are among those with bike sharing systems already installed. According to Dejean, in Denver the use of the rented bikes replaced 43 percent of car trips. “Bike sharing is synonymous with world-class cities,” Dejean said. According to Dejean, the city is getting a much better deal than in Denver, which received a discount, but nowhere near the amount proposed for Madison. “We want the system in our backyard here in Madison,” Dejean said, mentioning Trek’s headquar-

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ters are located in Waterloo. Ald. Tim Bruer, District 14, said he would normally oppose these types of programs, but said there are tremendous long-term benefits for the city. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, brought up the issue of the proposed advertisements located on the bike stations. According to Verveer, there is a Madison ordinance that prohibits fixed advertisements on landmarks such as bus terminals. The advertisement issue must be solved either through the amending of the ordinance or through B-Cycle changing the signs, before City Council can make the final approval. The proposal is expected to be heard at the City Council meeting Feb. 1.

Mifflin residents debated the proposed 45-unit apartment building to be built on the lot of the old Planned Parenthood on West Mifflin Street Monday. The plan proposes the addition of a new four-story building located at the addresses of 416, 420 and 424 W. Mifflin Street. The lead developer on the project, Pat McCaughey of McCaughey Properties, addressed residents’ concerns about the changing face of the historic neighborhood. One UW-Madison student said he was concerned with the maintenance of West Mifflin Street’s character. He said the proposed building did not fit the atmosphere for students and building the complex out of the college area would be better. “There is always the dream that families will come in and fix the old houses,” McCaughey said. “People don’t like change, but after it happens things go on and get better.” Madison resident Peggy LeMahieu said she had hoped for something that blended better with the surrounding aesthetics of the neighborhood. McCaughy said the developers are trying to improve the West Mifflin neighborhood. “It’s a college community––it is what it is,” McCaughey said. “Many of the houses need to be

replaced and we’re trying to do it in the right way.” Architect John Bieno, of TJK Design Build, agreed with McCaughey. “It’s an underutilized piece of property,” Bieno said. “It’s a great opportunity to bring a new bright building to Madison.” Chair of the Mifflin West District Steering Committee at Capitol Neighborhoods Scott Kolar said the proposal is still a work in progress and not a done deal.

“People don’t like change, but after it happens things go on and get better.” Patrick McCaughey lead developer on project McCaughey Properties

The site is approximately 17,300 square feet and would be located on two lots, which currently hold two structures. These structures, including the vacant Planned Parenthood, would be demolished. The proposal also includes 24 underground parking stalls and has the ability to hold 60 bike or scooter parking stalls. The Urban Design Commission, the Plan Commission and the city council must approve the project. The Plan Commission is set to hear the proposal Feb. 7.

SSFC to focus on student communication During its first meeting of the semester, the Student Services Finance Committee discussed the coming semester, with a focus on communicating with the student body. The committee’s discussion highlighted plans to address the commencement speaker fund, wage policy and various grants. The committee also discussed non-allocables, which are funds for the Union, Recreational Sports and other programs over which SSFC has an advisory role as opposed to direct control. The new emphasis on communication stood out in Chairman Matt Manes’ discussion of non-allocables. The SSFC plans to use two meetings for informal question-and-

answer sessions to get input from students before passing judgment on the funds. “It’s really about communication,” Manes said of the sessions. “That’s what I really want to stress.” Also on SSFC’s agenda for this semester is revisiting the funding eligibility of Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group and Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow, two student organizations SSFC denied funding earlier last semester. WISPIRG will return for a second eligibility hearing this semester, while the SSFC plans to appeal CFACT’s case to the Student Judiciary. SSFC will address the commencement speaker fund Thursday. ––Alison Bauter

Study: Taverns not hurt by smoking ban The indoor smoking ban in Wisconsin has had no adverse effect on the hospitality industry, according to a new study. The report, which was issued by the UW-Madison Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center, looks at variables such as the rate of employment at restaurants and the number of citations for smoking violations at establishments with liquor licenses over the course of five years, from 2005-2009. Three citations were recorded in the report, including one in Appleton and two in Eau Claire. Although employment at taverns and restaurants saw a slight decline over the five-year period, researcher David Ahrens, who authored the report, attributes the decline to the recession. Ahrens added that the hos-

pitality industry actually fared much better than most others since the recession began. Additionally, the study found no difference in employment rates between taverns in areas that banned smoking indoors and those that did not.

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FAIR TR ADE By Mike Scanlan

ducing co-op that sells their products around the world to buyers such as Fair Trade USA. The organization offers a premium price for co-ops, but with certain requirements. To sell its coffee to Fair Trade USA, a co-op must pass Fair Trade’s inspection for working conditions and certain production process standards. On the demand end of this market are cafés and coffee distributors worldwide that sell coffee with the Fair Trade label. Sales from the distributors and cafés allow Fair Trade to pay the co-ops, which in turn pay the individual farmers.

Many daily coffee drinkers are aware of coffee-producing practices deemed “unfair” because of human rights violations in the industry. Enter Fair Trade USA, a new business model oriented toward A successful business with combating this issue by incorporating good work- a challenging mission Just over 12 years after it began, Fair ing conditions and high Trade USA’s Annual Reports signal financial production standards. success. The organization’s revenues have increased, with a large part of that funding However, even as interfrom donations. national demand for Fair coming In 2002, the organization brought in Trade coffee continues just over $1.1 million, including $465,843 to grow, its business in grants and donations, according to that year’s annual report. Maintaining model may not be feaconsistent growth since then, Fair Trade sible in the long run. USA generated over $9 million in 2008, How Fair Trade works

According to the company’s website, Fair Trade USA formed in 1998 and seeks to increase the payments to producers of agricultural products, in addition to improving their working conditions. The nonprofit organization acts as an intermediary between farmers and distributors. In what is, theoretically, a mutually beneficial arrangement, Fair Trade guarantees farmers higher working standards while distributors sell their products at the higher price associated with the Fair Trade label. UW-Madison Professor of Agriculture and Applied Economics Brad Barham has studied small-scale agriculture in Central and South America for over 25 years. According to Barham, the process begins with the individual coffee farmers, most of whom own small family farms. Between 10 and 1,000 farms join a coffee-pro-

including over $3 million in grants and donations from its supporters. Whole Foods Market, Tiffany & Co. Foundation and Levi Strauss Foundation are among those recorded as having donated $25,000 or more. But while the company has prospered financially, whether or not it has accomplished its mission is debatable. The coffee market, like any other, is a bet. The producers, distributors and retailers spend time and money to harvest and supply coffee assuming that someone will buy it. Seeing unfairness in the producerside of the market, Fair Trade changed the rules. However, the organization has not yet accomplished its goal, as the demand for its products still falls short of its supply. The amount of compensation the farmers receive from Fair Trade depends on how much coffee their co-op sells to Fair Trade. And according to Barham, there is a serious problem of oversupply of Fair Trade coffee. “Let’s suppose you’re a co-op and 20 percent of your coffee you are able to sell through Fair Tr a d e

Companies thrive as farming co-ops get better deals, but without new buyers Fair Trade could be at risk.

channels. The other 80 percent you’re selling through regular channels,” he said. “That’s really quite common, especially in the larger co-ops.” A s demand for Fair Trade coffee fluctuates, so must Fair Trade’s buying price for co-ops. When the company’s offering price becomes lower than that of regular channels like Folgers, Barham said co-ops have no incentive to sell their coffee through Fair Trade. The simplest solution to a problem of oversupply is, of course, to increase demand. Starbucks has made a huge effort towards this end. In the past 15 years, Starbucks has seen its revenues increase twenty-fold. The company’s recorded revenues rose from $465 million in 1995 to $9.8 billion in 2009, according to the Starbucks website. In fact, even the company’s year-on-year marginal revenue has increased. Starbucks has been a major partner of Fair Trade USA since the organization’s founding in

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1998, and said in an e-mail that it is the world’s largest purchaser of Fair Trade coffee. “In 2008 we publicly shared another specific coffee purchasing goal: To double purchases of sold Fair Trade Certified coffee in 2009,” Starbucks said in an e-mail. “Last year we hit this target, with purchases increasing from 19 million pounds in 2008 to 39 million pounds in 2009. By the end of 2009, 100 percent of the espresso coffee sold in our stores in the U.K. and Ireland was Fair Trade certified.”

Fair Trade USA has not yet accomplished its goal, as the demand for its products still falls short of its supply. The Fair Trade–Starbucks partnership has challenged the assumption that low prices take precedence in consumer choice and instead demonstrated consumer preferences deeper than saving money on a cup of coffee.

“I also fear that it can kind of lull people to sleep” However, Fair Trade’s most important impact, according to Barham, is on awareness. According to Barham, a major benefit of Fair Trade is that it mainstreams their message: There is a human rights problem in the coffee industry. However, some negative effects persist. “I also fear that it can kind of lull people to sleep. Like, if I just buy some Fair Trade coffee and Fair Trade chocolate, I did my job for the day,” he said. As far as Fair Trade’s role in a broader context, it is “a small, very small, piece of the pie in terms of what we need to think about if we’re concerned about improving the wellbeing of people around us and people with less opportunities than we have,” Barham said.

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Folds to visit Madison’s ‘Lonely Avenues’ Thursday On tour promoting his latest album, singer-songwriter Ben Folds drops by the Overture Center to bring his live show from the suburbs to downtown Madison

By Mollie Olsem The Daily Cardinal

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Ben Folds is no stranger to the Madison music scene or the Overture Center, having performed at the venue just over a year ago in October 2009 the day before that year’s Freakfest.

Ben Folds will grace the stage of the Overture Center for the Arts at the end of the month and keep his promise to “rock the suburbs.” With the release of his latest album not far in the past, Folds’ show promises to be a fun experience. After putting out three albums with the Ben Folds Five from 1995 to 1999, he began producing albums on his own. The first to come was Rockin’ the Suburbs, which provided insight to Folds’ solo lyrical ability and musical talent. This continued through his next six records, ending the line thus far with Lonely Avenue, released in September of 2010. Each of his songs exhibit an emotional or anecdotal story painted with a varied musical pallet. His style ranges from ballads to pop songs to alt rock, even a soft rock cover of Dr Dre’s hit “Bitches Ain’t Shit.” In 2009, Ben Folds became one of the three judges on NBC’s “The Sing-Off,” in which a cappella groups perform and compete for a recording contract

with Sony. The runner-up team from this season, Street Corner Symphony, will be opening for Folds on this leg of the tour. The Street Corner Symphony, who describe themselves as “facemelting a cappella,” is centered in Nashville, Tenn., and has a rich background in gospel. Their repertoire is diverse and will be displayed on their first album, which is still in progress.

The styles of the songs fall in line with Folds’ repertoire and will not dissapoint an old fan.

On this tour, Folds is promoting Lonely Avenue, which is the brainchild of Folds’ musical expertise and Nick Hornby’s way with words. Hornby is an English writer best known for his novels “About A Boy,” “High Fidelity,” “Fever Pitch” and “How To Be Good.”

Hornby’s works exhibit a slightly melancholy and depressed story, but with a large helping of humor. Music is not completely out of his element; before becoming a novelist he worked as a journalist and pop music critic for The New Yorker. Each song on Lonely Avenue is a masterful combination of narrative and song, coming together for a fun and relevant collaboration. Ben Folds interpreted the meaning of the songs perfectly to compose and convey the words in a bed of suited music. The styles of the songs fall in line with Folds’ repertoire and will not disappoint an old fan. The album is engaging, catchy, witty and emotional. Folds displays a wild amount of talent at every stop on his tour and engages the audience with every song played. He has a true following of fans that make up an amazing crowd and are always entertained by his performances. The show is on Thursday, January 27th at the Overture Center for the Arts. Tickets are $37.50 and the show begins at 7:30.

Sundance Film Festival provides launch pad for new film talent David Cottrell co-ttrell it on the mountain

he holidays have come and gone, leaving us with a gray slush that hardly resembles the fluffy white powder of winter wonderland fantasies. And the cinemascape isn’t much more appealing since January, February, and early March are the notorious dumping grounds for movies that studios know are flops and have been looking to dump quietly. In fact, that reputation for the post-holiday cinema season has become so engrained in movie culture that when the announcement came last fall that Universal was pushing back the alreadycompleted Matt Damon sci-fi flick “The Adjustment Bureau” from a September release all the way to March 4, it was instantly assumed that this was because the movie was a dud. But, while

mainstream cinema is on vacation, the indie film world is already thawed out and steaming hot. Every January, Park City, Utah, a small town outside Salt Lake City usually known for its ski resorts, hosts the largest independent film festival in the U.S.—Sundance.

Sundance 2009 may have been the defining moment in the life of one Madisonian– director of “(500) Days of Summer” Marc Webb.

Sundance 2010 showcased the impact the festival continues to have on film culture. Last year’s festival, my first in attendance, played host to the premiers of “The Kids Are All Right,” “Winter’s Bone,” “Blue Valentine,” “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” and “Waiting for Superman”—all films that have become Oscar contenders a year later.

Sundance 2009 held the premier of “(500) Days of Summer”, a movie that went on to screen at the Wisconsin Film Festival in the spring and culminated in becoming the indie smash of the summer. In fact, Sundance 2009 may prove to have been the defining moment in the life of one Madisonian—Marc Webb, director of “(500) Days of Summer”. Webb was raised in Madison, graduated from Madison West High School, and eventually graduated from UW-Madison with an English degree. Before Sundance 2009, Webb was primarily known for his work on music videos for bands like Brand New, My Chemical Romance, A.F.I. and Yellowcard. After receiving standing ovations at Sundance, the film went on to gross almost 10 times its budget for Fox Searchlight and launched Webb’s feature film career. Webb parlayed his Sundance success into a gig directing the new Spider-Man reboot starring Golden-Globe nominees Andrew Garfield of “The Social Network”

and Emma Stone of “Easy A.” The first Spider-Man film and its subsequent sequels transformed cult director Sam Raimi into a blockbuster commodity. And if the reboot is anywhere near as successful, Webb may just be the next iconic director who was ‘made’ at Sundance. Webb definitely won’t be the first, though. He’ll be getting in

Chances are, if there’s a great independent movie you are going to see this year, it’s going to screen at Sundance 2011.

line behind the likes of Steven Soderbergh, Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan, Kevin Smith, Richard Linklater, Darren Aronofsky and countless others. Chances are, if there’s a great independent movie you are going to see in 2011, it’s going to screen

at Sundance. And while most serious Oscar contenders may not start appearing until September, I can guarantee at least a few of them are making their debut right now, almost a year ahead of time. Which is why I’m heading to Park City Tuesday—to cover the second half of the festival for The Daily Cardinal. I hope to see somewhere between 15 and 20 films while I’m there. The problem is, there are so many films, and I have so little time. I’ll be posting live updates from the festival on Twitter @SundancinDave and on The Daily Cardinal’s arts blog Birdwatching. You can also expect more in-depth coverage of the festival’s hits and misses to grace the pages of The Daily Cardinal once I return. Have any suggestions for what films David should catch at Sundance? Skiing tips are also welcome, David needs something to do when he isn’t mingling with celebrities. Please send all advice to dcottrell@wisc.edu.

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Recent successful Sundance films include Oscar-contender “Winter’s Bone” (left), surprise hit “(500) Days of Summer” (center) and documentary “Waiting for Superman” (right)

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Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

I-cee it! The largest piece of ice to fall to earth was an ice block 6 meters (20 feet) across that fell in Scotland on Aug. 13, 1849.

dailycardinal.com/comics By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Hot Sauce

By Oliver Buchino buchino@wisc.edu

Solution, tips and computer program available at www.sudoku.com.

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.

Eatin’ Cake

By Dylan Moriarty eatincake@gmail.com

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Crustaches

By Patrick Remington premington@wisc.edu

By Dan Tollefson dtollefson@wisc.edu

Hoop Dreams Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com On Broadway

ACROSS 1 Cul-de-___ 4 Didn’t get a seat 9 Rice cooked in broth 14 Bonfire aftermath 15 Baby buggy? 16 Walking ___ (elated) 17 “Up, up and away” defunct flier 18 Construction girder 19 Book-lined room 20 Landlord, once a month 23 Casbah setting 24 Bone-related 27 Answered a charge in court 28 Fancy water pitcher 31 Boat propellers 32 Word in many law firm names 35 “Rule, Britannia!” composer Thomas 37 Williams the baseball legend 38 Strong cleaning solution? 41 Sty resident 43 Algonquian-speaking tribe 44 Ancient animal shelter 45 Bits of work 47 “A __ formality!”

9 Greek vowel 4 53 Pharmacist’s tool 55 Hire, as a bus 58 Making distinctions of little importance 61 From stem to ___ 63 A grand instrument 64 “Bed-in” participant Yoko 65 Split evenly 66 Foreign 67 “Please, make yourself comfortable” 68 Conquered congers 69 By no means longwinded 70 Capital of Switzerland? DOWN

1 Small-time ruler 2 Additionally 3 Put on a clean shirt, e.g. 4 Cake serving 5 Diminutive drum 6 Ultimatum end 7 Shape of the president’s office 8 Agatha Christie’s title 9 Blog entries 10 All told 11 Nobel Prize winner, e.g. 12 Abet’s partner 13 Cook in a wok

1 Like some bores 2 22 Eyeball coat 25 Something I can’t use, but you can 26 Source of some hallucinations 29 Dare follower, sometimes 30 ___ on the side of caution 33 Where you’ll find “The Office” 34 Type of window 36 Acoustic organ 38 Off-white shade 39 Infinitesimal 40 Pants alternative 41 Cheerleader’s asset 42 Angry feeling 46 Deprive of sustenance 48 Napoleon’s cousin? 50 Serving no purpose 51 Davis Cup game 52 Specialized lingoes 54 Like a musical staff 56 Baryshnikov’s co-star in “White Nights” 57 Answer (for) 59 Went for the cuspidor 60 A hardhat might drive one 61 Pen, e.g. 62 ___ kwon do

Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

opinion

dailycardinal.com/opinion Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Editorial Cartoon

By John Liesveld opinion@dailycardinal.com

view Cardinal View editorials represent The Daily Cardinal’s organizational opinion. Each editorial is crafted independent of news coverage.

legal center deserves support

Eating healthy is as easy as one, two, tree Lydia Statz opinion columnist

usually make it a point to stray from New Year’s resolutions. What’s the point of spending three weeks on a treadmill when my self-discipline will run itself dry by February anyway? But for 2011 I made the decision to end this boycott and chose to make a “life resolution.” Starting this year, I am going to eat more real food. What does that mean? Real food is just that, food that you can look at and know instantaneously what link on the food chain it was snatched from. My new diet will consist of fresh and distinguishable ingredients that lack any added preservatives. This might mean the food is organic, local and sometimes prepared at home.

Even now, when the ground is frozen solid, there are still great ways to find real food on campus.

My conviction to abandon over-processed food has been growing for a long time now. Michael Pollan’s “In Defense of Food” opened my eyes to the horrors of the industrial food industry. After I watched the popular documentary “Food,

Inc.,” my opinion of processed food fell further downhill. But it was Barbara Kingsolver’s book “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle,” that sealed the deal. As soon as I finished the book I knew I could never be content with hormoneladen meat again. Most of you have heard the arguments: Eating local and organic is better for animal welfare, the local economy, the earth and the body. But what the majority of individuals don’t understand is that living on a pure diet can be incredibly easy. Madison is lucky to be rich in co-ops and surrounded by family farms and other dedicated food distributors. The Dane County Farmer’s Market is a great source for local produce, meats, dairy, eggs, honey and almost anything else you could have a craving for. Even now, when the ground is frozen solid, there are still great ways to find real food on campus. UW dining halls have made a commitment to serve more hyperlocal fare, with produce sometimes traveling only a few yards from a garden to Frank’s kitchen. Slow Food UW is a relatively new but a popular resource for students who are concerned about where their food comes from and what’s all in it. If you’re preparing your own food, Trader Joe’s and Fresh Madison Market have a varied selection of organic produce and meats. Though it’s true they are often more expensive than the traditional option, eating healthy doesn’t have to be a strain on your wallet. It can be as simple as spending an extra dollar to get organic apples today and bypassing the vending machine between

classes tomorrow. The beautiful thing is that you don’t have to completely turn into a health-conscious hippie to make a difference. There are many ways to make smart purchases without having to fill your kitchen with organic brands. Saving money on organic eggs and buying the cheaper cage-free option is a simple step toward living green. In the dairy aisle you’re usually hard-pressed to find cheese that comes from outside the state. Even Friday nights bring the opportunity to support the local economy with a hearty microbrew.

Eating local and organic is better for animal welfare, the local economy, the earth and the body.

So at the risk of sounding like one of “those people,” I’d like to urge each and every one of you to make simple, smarter food choices and be conscious about your eating and purchasing habits. Every time you shop, try to add at least one item to your cart that’s a smart choice, whether it’s local, organic or simply has fewer preservatives. I’m not asking anyone to swear off Cheetos, Oreos or other such nectars of the Gods, but stop and think next time you microwave a bowl of noodles with artificial cheese powder and call it “food.” Lydia Statz is a junior majoring in journalism and international studies. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Hidden in the depths of the Student Activity Center, behind the door of Office No. 1, lies a location few people ever tread. It is a forlorn place of great potential but virtually no resources. This place is the Legal Information Center. Staffed entirely by volunteer law students and undergrads, the Legal Information Center seeks to fill a hole in the campus community by providing residents with the resources they need to deal with various legal difficulties that college students often encounter. While the Legal Information Center strives to provide the best services it can, it is still hamstrung by a series of crippling limitations. For one, there are the obvious difficulties of using an entire volunteer staff, which entails significant turnover and makes it difficult to ensure proper training for each staffer. But more importantly, the center is legally prohibited from dispensing legal advice. As no licensed attorneys work at the center, all it can provide are simple information on statutes and some basic legal forms. For any student with real legal troubles, the best the Legal Information Center can do is provide a referral. Thankfully, there may be a solution in play to provide the student body with legitimate legal resources. Student Council Chair Brandon Williams and Student Services Finance Committee Chair Matt Manes recently introduced a proposal endorsing a new Student Legal Services Center, which would be able to provide a much more expansive level of services than the current Legal Information Center.

The key difference is money. The Legal Information Center has long gone without funding from the General Student Services Fund due to poor leadership in the past. An ASM-endorsed Student Legal Services Center would not have such a problem. It would be provided with a budget to advertise its presence and properly staff itself with professional attorneys. This would be a vast improvement for students merely looking for some advice on how to handle a drinking ticket or deal with an obstinate landlord. Manes had previously mentioned a revamped legal center last semester when pushing the Campus Services Fund, and it is good to see that he and Williams are continuing to pursue such a project even after the CSF was shelved. Professional legal counsel is something that UW-Madison students sorely need, and it would come with a relatively small price tag. An increase in segregated fees of just $2 would be enough to pay one attorney’s salary, and there are plenty of unemployed graduates from the UW Law School alone who would consider this respectable pay. There has been some discussion over whether a committee is necessary to properly plan for the center, and as the proposal is in the early stages, a task force of some sort is probably a good idea. However, we urge ASM to push forward with the Student Legal Services Center as quickly as possible as students should not have to wait another year for such basic assistance. Because right now, the Legal Information Center just won’t do.

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Thompson’s decision making vindicated with trip to the Super Bowl

Men’s Hockey

Ryan Evans no, not that one

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Wisconsin men’s hockey head coach Mike Eaves credits Scott Gudmandson’s (left) recent outstanding play to the healthy competition he gets every day in practice from fellow goaltender Brett Bennett (right).

Badgers’ winning ways fueled by competition By Randall Cunningham The Daily Cardinal

On the heels of a series sweep of Minnesota State last week, Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves stressed the importance of maintaining momentum on the road this weekend against the Michigan Tech Huskies. But, while the Huskies currently sit in last place in the WCHA standings, Eaves will be making sure his team does not take the matchup lightly. Eaves harkened back to the 2002-’03 season saying he sympathized with Michigan Tech head coach Jamie Russell’s struggles. “We can look back to our first year here when we arrived, and it’s not fun,” Eaves said. But while Coach Eaves recognizes his opponent’s struggles this year, he is quick to point out the dangers of overlooking the Huskies. “They’re a wounded animal right now,” he said. “And they’re going to give us everything they have and if we sit back we’re going to have our hats handed to us.” At 17-8-3, Eaves said he is pleased with the growth he has seen in the Badgers thus far and hopes to see it continue as the year goes on. Eaves sees room for growth in his team, and hopes that

the best is yet to come. “By the end of the year we really want be really playing our best hockey,” he said. In order to achieve that result Eaves saud competitive team practices are instrumental. What excites Eaves most about his teams recent play has been their ability to implement what they worked on in practice and see it translate into success on the scoreboard. “We saw things in practice this weekend that we’re really excited about because we worked on them in practice and they’re executing it in games,” he said. “As a coach that really charges you up.” After working on several different aspects leading up to last weekends games against Minnesota State, Eaves said he saw that hard work paying dividends for his team. “The biggest thing was the ability to come out of our zone and have great support,” Eaves said, “you could really see the light go on.” Still seeing areas to work on, Eaves is looking for another good week of practice from the Badgers. “We’ll take a look at the video and go back to the drawing board, put ourselves in those situations in practice and say we need to make these plays at the moment of truth,” he said. Despite the recently solid play

from the Badgers skaters, however, Eaves gives a lot of credit to the stellar play he has gotten from senior goaltender Scott Gudmanson. “Scotty is playing as good as he ever has here,” Eaves said. But Eaves says his play is really another tribute to the work the team has done in practice. With fellow goaltender Brett Bennett working hard to find ice time, the two goaltenders have been pushed by the internal competition they see in practice. “One of the reason Scotty works so hard in practice is because Brett is pushing him,” Eaves said. This competition has made the Badgers goaltending corps stronger as a unit and Coach Eaves is pleased knowing that whatever goaltender he plays on a given night should have success. “As Brett said this weekend ‘I’ll be ready when you need me coach.’ So hat’s off to Brett for doing that.” With another week of practice ahead of them, the Badgers will look to continue their competitive practice habits and hope they translate to continued success down the road. “Where can we go? I’d like to say it’s unlimited,” he said, “Why put a tap on it?”

or all the criticism he has taken the past few years, you have to hand it to Ted Thompson, the guy had a vision about how to construct a football team. And that vision has the Packers ready for a date with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl two weeks from now. Thompson has taken plenty of heat for his team-building strategy. His critics have bemoaned the lack of marquee free agent signings, they ripped him and the organization for the handling of the Brett Favre situation and they’ve questioned his heavy reliance on the NFL Draft. But say what you will because the team Thompson built is one win from the franchise’s fourth Lombardi Trophy. Let’s start with Favre. Thompson came in drafted a young quarterback out of Cal named Aaron Rodgers with the 24th pick in his first draft as GM. Favre suddenly had to confront the reality that the Packers were planning for life without him. Rodgers gets his shot, as well as the backing of Thompson and head coach Mike McCarthy. Then Favre wants back in, but Thompson says he has to earn his spot back. The media ripped him for pushing out a legend, asking, “how he could do this to a player who has meant so much to his franchise?” they said. He did it because he followed his vision. Rodgers was his quarterback, not Favre, and he believed that the kid from Cal would get his team to the Super Bowl, and like it or not, Favre just wasn’t part of that vision. That decision is looking pretty good right about now. Rodgers is emerging as one of the premier quarterbacks in the NFL, and during these playoffs he has been nothing short of spectacular. He has had a better first four playoff starts than any quarterback in history. Seems like he is doing a pretty good job of filling those Favresized Crocs to me. However, it’s not just the decision to go with Rodgers that Thompson should be lauded for. His work in

the draft and free agent signings are just as key to the Packers’ success as the brilliance of Rodgers’ right arm. When you rely on the draft as your primary source of building a team you have to be as close to flawless as it gets. Make too many mistakes and your going to find yourself out of a job very quickly. Fortunately for Thompson he has an amazing eye for NFL talent. In the 2005 draft, Thompson picked up safety Nick Collins in the second round, who was selected to his third straight Pro Bowl this year. From there he picked A.J. Hawk, Greg Jennings, Daryn Colledge (2006), Brandon Jackson, James Jones, Desmond Bishop, Mason Crosby (2007), Jordy Nelson, Jermichael Finley, Matt Flynn (2008), B.J. Raji and Clay Matthews (2009). And in this past year’s draft he snatched an unheralded running back from the University of Buffalo in the sixth round named James Starks, and might I ask where the Packers would be without him right now? But we don’t see Thompson’s scouting prowess in the draft alone, his work in free agency has resulted in players like Tramon Williams, Sam Shields, Charlie Peprah, Frank Zombo, Erik Walden and folk hero John Kuhn making the team. These guys are making GM’s around the league look foolish for passing them over. It’s thanks to the amazing depth provided by these unheralded players that the Packers were able to survive the numerous injuries they suffered this year and find themselves where they are now. And while most of Thompson’s free agency dealings are small in nature, when he sees the right fit he pounces, as was the case with players like Charles Woodson and Ryan Pickett. So let’s step back and give a hand to the architect of the 2010 NFC champion Green Bay Packers. While some of his decisions may not always be popular and his methods questioned, Thompson has delivered the Packers to the Super Bowl and in the end that is what is most important to the team’s loyal contingent of fans. Still proudly sporting your “Fire Ted Thompson” t-shirt? E-mail Ryan at rmevans2@dailycardinal.com

Women’s Hockey

Wisconsin women hope for a packed house this weekend against the Gophers By Nico Savidge The Daily Cardinal

A week after knocking off defending national champion Minnesota-Duluth, the road doesn’t get any easier for the Wisconsin women’s hockey team and head coach Mark Johnson. The Badgers will face off against rival Minnesota Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., taking on a Gopher squad Johnson said has been playing like “one of the hottest teams in the country” over the past few months. “I anticipate it to be a real high-energy, high-octane game,” he said. “They like to get up and down the ice real quick and create

a lot of opportunities.” Minnesota has not lost a game since Dec. 2, and enters Madison ranked No. 4 nationally. The Gophers are also one of just two teams to beat the Badgers this year, topping Wisconsin 7-5 in the teams’ first meeting Nov. 5 in Minneapolis. The Badgers will look for senior forward Meghan Duggan to continue her recent hot streak as Minnesota comes to town. Wisconsin’s captain is riding a 22-game point streak after scoring two goals and two assists in the series against Duluth, and is nearing Wisconsin’s career points record. “It seems when we need something good to happen on the ice she’s

involved,” Johnson said of Duggan. As the top-ranked Badgers look to defend their home ice this weekend, they should enjoy a larger Kohl Center crowd during Saturday’s series finale. Tickets for the game are all $1 as part of UW’s “Fill the Bowl” promotion, something Johnson said he hopes will attract more fans than Wisconsin normally sees. “Any time you put more people in your venue and watch your product it gives you the opportunity to showcase what women’s hockey is all about,” he said. “As people come Friday and Saturday night they’re going to see two of the best teams in college hockey right now on the women’s side.”

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Forward Meghan Duggan and the UW women’s hockey team are hoping that students will help “Fill the Bowl” this weekend against the Gophers.