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Sex Columnist Erica Andrist suggests ways to feel confident in the buff +PAGE TWO University of Wisconsin-Madison

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UW to review policies after sexual assault Chancellor David Ward asked campus officials to examine UW-Madison’s sexual assault reporting process and alcohol policies Wednesday, addressing gaps identified in a recent report that revealed sexual assault allegations against former associate athletic director John Chadima.

ASSAULT PROCESS By Alex DiTullio The Daily Cardinal

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Protesters and legislators react to Gov. Scott Walker’s State of the State Address at the state Capitol Wednesday.

Walker: ‘We are heading in the right direction’ Amid protests, governor focuses on economy, education By Tyler Nickerson The Daily Cardinal

Amid a contentious atmosphere and recall effort, Gov. Scott Walker delivered his State of the State Address at the Capitol Wednesday, calling for a continued effort to improve Wisconsin’s economy. The governor spoke about improving worker skills, easing government regulations to help spark economic growth, education reforms and making government less wasteful. But the major focus was on jobs.

At Wednesday’s address, Walker introduced his Wisconsin Working plan, designed to improve job skills and create more opportunities for veterans. “When I ran for Governor, I talked a great deal about the core principles I call ‘Brown Bag Common Sense,’” Walker said. “One of those principles is that people create jobs, not the government.” Walker and Republicans in the legislature have asserted fewer taxes, less government regulations and keeping a balanced budget will create a better business climate in Wisconsin and lead to more jobs. Opponents, however, disputed such claims at a Democratic response held shortly after Walker finished his speech. Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller, D-Monona, criticized policies Walker

and the Republican controlled legislature have passed. “Democrats believe everyone is part of the solution,” Miller said. “Government and the private sector should work together to create jobs. Democrats have and continue to push proposals that businesses and workers are asking for.” Walker also described “money saving reforms” he made in education. A major reason opponents targeted the governor for recall is legislation passed last year, which effectively ended collective bargaining rights for public employees, notably teachers. Walker defended that decision Wednesday. “We can have great schools and pro-

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Ordinance to curb house parties passes committee Opponents call rules unfair to student renters By David Jones The Daily Cardinal

Ordinance controlling house parties may unfairly target student renters. City officials passed a draft ordinance Wednesday to contain out-of-control house parties, but which opponents say unfairly target student renters.

This ordinance, passed by Madison’s Alcohol License Review Committee, establishes a set of seventeen guidelines that allow for law enforcement to identify a nuisance party and determine what course of action to take in response. After reviewing officer’s reports, police captains can decide whether or not a party falls under the guidelines qualifying it as a nuisance party. According to East District police captain Mary Schauf, a benefit of this ordinance is the involvement of the property

owners in the discussion about properties where many large parties occur. If found in violation of guidelines such as providing alcohol for minors or violating fire codes, tenants and property owners will be subjected to fines. Downtown landlords voiced strong opposition to some of the provisions in the ordinance. According to Curtis Brink, property owner, tenants are not included in discus-

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Despite saying they were satisfied overall with how athletic department supervisors handled a student employee’s alleged sexual assault, investigators recommend the university simplify its sexual assault reporting procedure for faculty. After viewing the report, Chancellor Ward called for university officials to investigate the campus sexual assault reportCHADIMA ing process because of reported confusion with the current policy. University legal services will lead the investigation, according to Vice Chancellor for University Relations Vince Sweeney.

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ALCOHOL POLICY By Alison Bauter The Daily Cardinal

In the wake of allegations against Chadima, UW officials are investigating the “lack of clarification” for off-campus alcohol policies and procedures, Vice Chancellor for University Relations Vince Sweeney said Wednesday. The policy examination push comes at the recommendation of investigators who reported on the allegations and called on the university to consider developing rules or guidelines regarding alcohol service to students. “University staff with whom we talked were unaware of any university regulations that would provide guidelines for such events at off-campus facilities,” investigators noted. The report, released Tuesday by an independent investigative team, said a long night of drinking at an annual party in Chadima’s hotel suite preceded the alleged incident of sexual assault. The athletic department used donor funds to purchase the drinks

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“…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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think the concept of having one true soulmate is entirely destructive. It may sell romance novels or self-help books, but when it comes to finding happiness in a relationship believing that there is only one person who can complete you and make you eternally happy is complete bullshit. I may be young, but even at my tender age I’ve already know three ladies I could imagine spending the rest of my life with. Unfortunately, none of the relationships have blossomed into the romance that I’d hoped for. First was Mary. I wasn’t even looking to find a girl. I was merely browsing the Craigslist classified ads looking for like-minded musicians to form a band. But then I found her: “Female singer influenced by Steelheart, Heart and Dokken looking for male lead guitarist to form 80s metal band and

make love with in the back of a ’69 Chevrolet.” Okay the last part wasn’t true, but everything up to and most importantly Dokken was. I couldn’t believe her taste in music. It’s one thing when a girl says she likes Guns N’ Roses, but when she likes an obscure 80s band like Dokken it’s commendable. I immediately fell in love. Then I decided it would probably be a good idea to contact the e-mail address she placed in the ad. After doing so I began writing songs, envisioning our future together based on our shared loved of the past. In a matter of minutes the gods of soft core metal presented me with a gift entitled “Fighting for Love,” a power ballad about lovers who must overcome the forces of society that don’t want them to be united. I would not fully understand the irony of the song until a few e-mail exchanges later when I learned she was 12 years old. We never met, but at least I got a song out of it. Next was… Well, I don’t exactly remember her name. I was a security guard at a Mötley Crüe concert assigned to watch the front row seats and make sure only people

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with tickets got through. She had shitty lawn tickets. She also had a lot of persistence and a leopardskin mini skirt. For the longest time I held my ground and faithfully did my job; however, I eventually caved when she informed me if I let her through she would make it worth my while. I agreed, but to keep her honest I required that she give me her driver’s license and $20, which she could promptly redeem in the parking lot after the show. I had an enchanting 10 minutes or so with miss leopard skin mini skirt, although we never met again after our one night only spectacle. I think her old age may have played a factor. I regret never having checked out her license to learn her true age. Let’s just say like a lot of 80s hair metal, she hadn’t stood the test of time all that gracefully. Maybe I don’t regret not checking the license. Oh well, at least I got some action out of it—and she never asked for the 20 bucks back either. Most recently was Aimee. I met her at a party. We were introduced based on our shared love of 80s metal so we immediately hit it off. “What year did Def Leppard’s

Pyromania come out?” “What actress starred in both Whitesnake and Ratt videos?”—she knew all the answers in our trivia game and she played drums herself! Double Whammy (bar). Like with Mary, I envisioned our future together. However, unlike Mary I could verify that Aimee was both hot and not a preteen. I imagined Aimee in a leopard skin mini shirt and she looked just as I imagine miss leopard skin mini skirt would have looked had 20 years of drinking Bud Light at rock concerts not caught up with her. Aimee was perfect, but she was also unavailable—we’d been introduced by her boyfriend whom I’d known since high school. Somehow this kid who listened to gloomy grunge rock and wrote depressing poetry had managed to snag my perky, blonde party rock dream girl. Oh well, at least I got a column idea out of it. Maybe my future soul mate is reading it. Feelin’ like you may just be the soulmate Elliot has been looking for all his life? E-mail him at eignasiak@wisc. edu and make your case for why you two are a match made in Heaven.

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Conquering your fears: on being a never nude Erica andrist sex columnist Erica, This is not exactly a “sex” question per se, but I’m wondering if you have any advice for people who are shy about being naked with someone else. I don’t have specific reasons and I feel like I’m overall pretty comfortable with my body, but I just often feel anxious or nervous when I’m naked in front of [my partner]. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks! —Not Naked A common problem, Not Naked—I’ll bet pretty much everybody has had a moment or two of insecurity in front of their partner, even those of us who generally feel fly about ourselves and our figures. My strategies are somewhat contradictory to one another, but you can try both to see which works best for you. First, try being naked more often. Eat dinner naked. Sleep naked. Get ready for class naked. After awhile, being naked will seem like less of a big deal. Additionally, spend some time checking yourself out while you’re naked. I’m super glad to hear you usually feel comfortable with your body; that in and of itself is worth celebrating. Play up that confidence. What parts of your body are really spectacular? If you’ve taken a thorough stock of your awesomeness, it will be much easier to calm the nerves when they crop up. I’m not just suggesting checking yourself out visually,

though. How does your own skin feel under your fingers? How does the skin of your belly feel different than the skin of your face, or your feet? What does your breath sound like, and how does it change when you get excited about something? See if you can get to know yourself well enough to elevate yourself from feeling “comfortable” with your body to feeling “great” about it. I’m not trying to feed you BS about how every body is perfect just the way it is or whatever; however, I firmly believe that everyone has something (and usually multiple things) about themselves toward which they deserve to feel love and pride. The trick is finding those things, and then bringing them to the front and center of our self-image. As you start to find them and feel more confident, try hanging out naked more with your partner, even/especially in nonsexual settings. In time, you will likely become more comfortable being naked out of sheer necessity, but also out of slowly progressing self-confidence. However, building selfconfidence is an ongoing process that takes time. Sometimes a long-ass time. So until you get there, perhaps you could try the opposite tactic: not being naked. Sometimes, there’s this little voice that freaks out when absolutely everything is out on display. Sometimes it’s specific—OMG I HATE MY BUTT, OMG I FORGOT TO SHAVE—but sometimes it’s just OMG I’M NAKED. See if you can quiet that part

by keeping just one little article on your body. Wear a shirt, or a sheet, or a bra, or a watch, or socks (whatever, it’s winter)—something that allows you to feel a little less OMG. If and when you start to feel more comfortable, perhaps let that coverage come off, or let your partner take it off for you. If it stays on the whole time, that’s okay too; sometimes leaving a little to your partner’s imagination can be sexier than baring it all. Finally, please take a moment to consider whether your anxiety truly stems from being naked. Is it possible

that it’s not the state of being naked which makes you uncomfortable, but rather the activities you and your partner are engaging in while naked? Have an honest check-in with your boundaries. If you feel like some of those boundaries are being crossed, or like there are some trust issues in your relationship even when you’re not naked, then it’s time to have a chat with your partner—fully clothed. Becoming Tobias Funke? E-mail Erica at sex@dailycardinal.com for tips on trampling your “never nude” predicament and learning to strut what your mama gave ya.

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Meeting on proposed ASM constitution sees low turnout By Anna Duffin The Daily Cardinal

Despite low attendance, the first informational meeting about the proposed new Associated Students of Madison constitution did not lack criticism. The two students who attended the meeting, both current graduate representatives on student council, asked why the committee that drafted the document did not let students know it was creating a new constitution.

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Speakers criticized a bill they say will lead to environmental degradation and grim longterm prospects at a protest Wednesday night outside the Capitol.

Mining bill sparks protest By Jacob Riederer The Daily Cardinal

Hundreds of citizens from around the state of Wisconsin gathered on the Capitol steps Wednesday to protest the Gogebic Taconite Iron Mining Bill, which would ease regulations and make it easier for companies to mine iron ore. The bill is intended to aid Gogebic Taconite, a Florida based mining company, in building a 22-mile iron mine in Ashland and Iron counties. Gogebic Taconite maintains that the mine itself will generate 700 new jobs while adding another 2,000 jobs in the transportation and service industries. But they will not proceed with their plans unless Wisconsin lawmakers change the current permit process, which places more restrictions

assault from page 1 The alleged incident occurred Dec. 31, when student “John Doe” reported to his supervisors that Chadima unfastened Doe’s pants and grabbed his genitals after a Rose Bowl party in Chadima’s hotel suite. Doe told his supervisors he did not want them to take action until their return to Madison for fear of disrupting the football team’s Rose Bowl preparations. Given this request, investigators felt the response process by the supervisors was “nearly a model” of how they would hope all such cases could be handled. But investigators also

policy from page 1 that Chadima, a UW official, then offered freely to student employees, many under 21. “Chadima’s parties, in effect, were university events,” the report stated. Using donor funds, rather than taxpayer dollars, is common practice when buying alcohol for university events, according to Sweeney. But due to what Sweeney termed the “lack of clarifica-

on mining iron ore. Those at Wednesday’s protest, however, said the mine would have harmful effects on the environment and water resources. “Once that hole is dug, and once those wetlands are gone, and the streams are running backwards into a cesspool of pollution, there’s no way to reverse it; there’s only a way to mitigate it,” Red Cliff Tribal Attorney Glenn Reynolds said. At the protest, Secretary of State Doug La Follette said mining proposals show Gov. Walker’s policies are moving Wisconsin in the wrong direction. “What used to be a progressive state that cared about the people of the state has now been hijacked by the Koch brothers and millions of dollars of money from out of state; the kind of money that sup-

ports this kind of mining,” La Follette said. But the Republican supported bill received praise from Gov. Walker at Wednesday’s State of the State Address, calling the mining legislation “a tremendous opportunity for job growth.” “We can pass legislation that will streamline the process for safe and environmentally sound mining,” Walker said. Provisions of the bill include eradicating hearings on proposed mining permits, reducing the number of public hearings, and eliminating regulations that make it easier for companies to dump waste into wetlands and divert water resources. The bill will likely pass when the State Assembly votes on it this Thursday but its fate in the senate is still uncertain.

noted the supervisors were uncertain how to immediately respond after Doe made the allegations. The investigative team reviewed reminders concerning proper sexual assault reporting procedure that university offices sent to faculty and staff last fall. While the large volume of information impressed investigators, they found it confusing at times, and suggest the university create a simplified reporting procedure for cases of sexual assault. Investigators also suggest the university clarify terms of confidentiality concerning parties involved with a sexual assault case. During their testimonies to various officials,

the supervisors reportedly became confused whether their names would be released publicly. Jacqueline O’Reilly, a representative from Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment and editor at The Daily Cardinal, said the group was pleased to see the complex situation handled well. “The way different [victims] handle their assault varies from case to case and ultimately what matters is that the people around them respect how they want to proceed,” O’Reilly said. “In the case of the student, that appears to be the case and that is very comforting to PAVE.”

tion of policies and procedures for alcohol off-campus,” it is unclear whether the parties violated university policy in other ways. Regardless of official policy, Sweeney said, the university “ought not be hosting a party that involves or encourages underage drinking.” Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell will lead the alcohol policy examination, Sweeney said, emphasizing that Bazzell will

be looking at policy campuswide, not only within the athletic department. The university is not “pointing the finger at athletics and saying, ‘You have to review your policies,’” Sweeney explained. “These are campus policies.” Currently, there is no deadline to complete the alcohol review process. Sweeney said the timeline depends on what officials “unearth” in the course of their examination.

“40,000 people can’t write a document.”

Alex Brousseau commitee chair ACC

Committee chair Alex Brousseau said if too many people were included in the drafting process, it would have been difficult for the committee to make progress. “40,000 people can’t write a document,” Brousseau said. Under the proposed constitution, student government

walker from page 1 tect taxpayers at the same time. We just have to spend our money more wisely,” Walker said. During the Democratic response, Miller criticized cuts made to the education budget, saying investment in education is essential for a strong economy. “Whether it is K-12, the

alrc from page 1 sions between law enforcement and property owners when a nuisance party occurs. “If you’re going to stop this, you have to bring...the landlord and the tenants together to discuss what it’s about,” Brink said. The Associated Students of Madison expressed similar concerns regarding tenantlandlord relations. “It’s hard enough to have a good relationship with your landlord, and we’re just worried that this will make that situation even

would consist of an executive, legislative, judicial and appropriations branch as opposed to the current model containing student council, Student Services Finance Committee and Student Judiciary. Current ASM Nominations Board Chair Zach DeQuattro said the committee’s plan to propose the constitution to student council on Feb. 29 does not give students and council members enough time to read and interpret the 70-page draft. “I haven’t read it, I’m not even talking about the merit of it. In the brief overview, some of the aspects that you’ve mentioned sound really strong on the surface,” DeQuattro said. “But without having the chance to comb through a document of that length, of that magnitude, with the largest student government in the country, in the world, it seems dangerous and malfeasant to push that kind of timeline.” Brousseau said the students who want to be involved will become involved and delaying the process would not help the committee gain student interest. The committee will hold more informational sessions nearly every weekday until Feb. 5. technical college system or our University of Wisconsin System, we know that investment in education keeps our workforce strong,” he said. Reflecting the passionate political fight that will undoubtedly envelope the state for months to come, a crowd of protesters chanting “Shame!” were outside waiting for Walker after his speech. worse,” ASM Legislative Affairs Committee member Hannah Somers, said. According to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, this ordinance will affect the Mifflin Street block party. According to Verveer, Madison’s Common Council “should have plenty of time to get this adopted... and enacted into law in time for the [Mifflin] block party.” The ordinance will move on to the Public Safety Review Committee for a vote on Feb. 14 before moving on to Madison’s Common Council for a final vote.

Judge grants officials extra 30 days to verify Walker recall signatures State election officials have an extra 30 days to verify the validity of 1.9 million signatures filed in the recall effort against Gov. Scott Walker, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and three other State Senators, after a Judge ruled Wednesday. Before recall elections can be made official, the Government

Accountability Board must declare that there were enough valid signatures to force an election. While the GAB was originally allowed only 31 days to complete the review process, a Dane County Judge permitted 30 more days given the large number of signatures. The deadline could be extended again, but it is not expected.

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By Jeremy Gartzke The Daily Cardinal

The sounds of dobro and mandolin will soon be wafting off the historical stage at the Majestic Theatre. Maybe wafting isn’t the right word, more like pounding. The name Greensky Bluegrass may sound like something your grandparents would listen to, but the show these gents put on is way more rockin’ than a Gene Autry sing-along. That is the aesthetic the band has been trying to cultivate, too, according to dobro player Anders Beck in a recent e-mail interview. (FYI: the dobro is a type of resonator guitar, typical to bluegrass music.)

“We have an amazing sound engineer and have just recently started traveling with our own lights and lighting director...” Anders Beck dobroist Greensky Bluegrass

“We’ve also been working on bringing in more of a rock and roll type production level for our shows over the last few months,” Beck said. “We have an amazing sound engineer and have just recently started traveling with our own lights and lighting director, which is really exciting for us.”

It is this rock aesthetic that pretty hard to recreate.” tion Beck named off Golden Gate leads to things like a bluegrass Though many solo sections Park in San Francisco and Town cover of Michael Jackson hit,“Beat in Greensky’s songs are pre- Park in Telluride, Col., but mainIt,” or the “Ghostbusters” melody planned, bigger jams still have tained that some of his favorite popping up in a solo section. Beck that organic vibe. shows to play were “in small dirty said the audirock clubs too ence can expect where the enerthe band to feed gy is just packed off of the venue into a tiny little and the crowd room and it’s for this weekjust raging.” end’s show. “It’s just Beck said mind-blowing they try to pull to be playing influences from music while everywhere literally surwhen they rounded on are playing, three sides even the music by 13,000 between sets. foot peaks,” “We had Beck said of played the the Colorado [Ghost Busters] venue. “Places tune in its like that are entirety at our where it hits Halloween show me how lucky Photo Courtesy Jamie Van Buhler this past year, I really am but not since From dobro to banjo, Greensky Bluegrass own their instruments. to get to do then,” Beck said. this. It’s like a “It’s stuff like that that keeps it fun “During those it sort of just dream sometimes.” for us. We were all cracking up on flows around the stage to whomBeck promised that this stage and it was all in good fun, ever is feeling it and fits in the musi- show will be different from their which is a good thing to me!” cal moment,” Beck said. “It’s actu- November 2011 performance in “As far as the cover of ‘Beat It,’ ally harder to describe than I would Madison, saying they try to play a that’s something we learned the day have expected.” different setlist every night. Michael Jackson died and we’ve Even more difficult for Beck than “We try to write one each night been playing every once in a while describing this improvisational vibe that takes into account what we since,” he said. “It lends itself to be was choosing a favorite venue he played the night before and maybe a great bluegrass song, though the has played. With an answer that the last time we were in that town, Eddie Van Halen solo in there is nearly managed to avoid the ques- so that it is mixed up from that,”

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he said. “We often just wing it, too, though, or write a setlist and deviate from it pretty quickly.” Beck’s parting statements should help convince anyone on the fence about the show that it is worth checking out. “Even if the word ‘bluegrass’ scares you off immediately, you should probably come to the show and check us out anyway,” Beck said. “While we play bluegrass instruments, it’s really more of a rock show.” “Also, a great band Strange Arrangement will be with us. They’re this badass psychedelic rock band. It might seem like a strange fit for a bill at first, but it makes sense to us. “ Grandparent band, eh? Unlikely.

The Skinny Who: Greensky Bluegrass with Strange Arrangement Where: The Majestic Theatre When: Saturday Jan. 28. Doors at 9 p.m., show at 10 p.m. Cost: $12 Advance, $14 Day of Show Why you should care: They usually cover Michael Jackson’s “Beat It.”

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Evil Bird

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Eatin’ Cake Classic

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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.

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48 It’s human to do it 49 Kind of school 51 “Aida” river 52 Org. that recommends flossing 53 Innovator 56 Remove confusion from 58 Dada co-founder Jean 59 “Aren’t ___ cute couple?” 60 Lennon’s wife 61 Erie Canal mule 62 Like God 68 Pilot’s guess 69 Stop worrying 70 Add fuel to, as a fire 71 “ ___ the ramparts ...” 72 Matter-of-factly 73 Sealed up, as a package DOWN 1 Attorney’s org. 2 151, on a monument 3 One mode of transportation 4 Softer, as a banana 5 Dunned amounts 6 One in the family, informally 7 Burdened beast 8 Dull thump 9 Concerning this, in legal speak

10 Manned the helm 11 Tropical fruit with green skin 12 Birdbrain 13 Roman commoners 18 Bony jabbers 23 Less straightforward 24 Sedan alternative 25 Tree with white bark 26 Celery unit 28 Overseas dollar 31 Theban King in myth 35 Desperate battlefield cry 37 Concealed 38 Metal to be recycled 40 Deserve 42 Soapmaking material 45 Away from the wind 47 Sharpest 50 Kitchen utensil 53 Toyota model 54 Much more than miffed 55 Morale-boosting meeting 57 One from the heart 63 Friend 64 Prefix with “sulfide” or 12-Down 65 Dandy dresser 66 It gets picked in Hawaii (Abbr.) 67 Took the initiative

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Ryan waal opinion columnist

he Republican Party is in disarray. For the first time ever, three different presidential candidates have won the first three primaries of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, and the GOP establishment has become worried that Former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-MA, whom they presume to be their most electable candidate, may not obtain the nomination. For the past year, primary voters have been resisting Romney by switching from one conservative alternative to another, including ridiculous fringe candidates like Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-MN, and Herman Cain. But these more conservative choices have all had serious faults making them unmarketable to independent voters. I haven’t the slightest inclination to support any Republican regardless of the

nominee, but speaking as one of the many obsessed followers of the Presidential election, I see one solution to this problem: broker a convention and draft someone else.

The Republicans have to select a candidate who both excites the base of their party and can compete in swing states.

A brokered convention, in which no candidate secures the needed majority of delegates and a special election is held to pick the nominee, is clearly attainable. Although the race is still young, the delegates are well spread across the four remaining candidates. Consider a scenario in which Former Speaker Newt Gingrich sweeps the South, Romney wins the Northeastern states thanks to his Massachusetts name identity, Former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-PA, gets a few wins

from blue-collar states, and Rep. Ron Paul, R-TX, grabs whatever delegates he can from the caucus states to which his campaign has devoted the rest of its resources to. When the numbers are crunched, a brokered convention seems within reach for the GOP. Those who remember the 2008 Democratic primary may recall “Operation Chaos,” a plan orchestrated by Rush Limbaugh wherein the popular radio host directed his listeners to vote for Hillary Clinton in the open primary elections to prolong the Democratic nomination process and weaken the Democrats. As impossible to coordinate as this may be, it’s not insane to suggest that the Republicans could try and deliberately divide the delegates to broker their convention. In fact, former Congressman and MSNBC host Joe Scarborough has suggested that Newt Gingrich’s victory in South Carolina is “a vessel… for a brokered convention.” While brokered conventions have made parties look disorganized and weak in past elections,

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it could be life-saving for the Republicans this time around. All four remaining candidates can detonate a ticket in their own ways. Mitt Romney may seem like a strong national competitor to Obama, but his awkward behavior leaves many cold and his shadowy past in venture capitalism makes him a prime target for the anger of the “99 percent” movement. Newt Gingrich’s bombastic grandiosity and high disapproval ratings from his time as speaker diminish his viability. Ron Paul’s extreme libertarian views alienate him from even the base of the Republican Party. A brief Google search will explain Rick Santorum’s lack of appeal. The Republicans have to select a candidate who both excites the base of their party and can compete in swing states. Plenty of these candidates are out there. Gov. Chris Christie, R-NJ, is probably the most obvious choice. Governor Mitch Daniels, R-IN, who delivered the response to President Obama’s State of the Union address on

Tuesday, has a strong record of fiscal conservatism and was among the most desired candidates for 2012. From Florida, Sen. Marco Rubio has a powerful life narrative and Tea Party support behind him, and Former Gov. Jeb Bush may be weakened by his last name, but his tenure as governor was highly popular. All of these choices, and many others, would be better than the selections currently available. And while the potential chaos that a brokered convention would makes it more likely that Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich will capitalize on their momentum and wrap the race up quickly, said chaos could shake up the race in their favor. Yes, sometimes brokered conventions lead to someone like Adlai Stevenson. But sometimes they lead to Franklin D. Roosevelt. For the extended version of this article, go to dailycardinal.com Ryan Waal is a sophomore majoring in English. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com

Disillusioned Americans lack faith in monotonous politics Miles kellerman opinion columnist

was recently sitting in an outdoor café in San Clemente, California, reading J.M. Coetzee’s “Waiting for the Barbarians” and smoking the rare cigarillo, when I overheard the following: “I hate politics. Politics and history, the two things I hate the most. Do you even know whose running for president? [Laughs] I mean it doesn’t matter; red, blue, it’s the same shit. Like, I wish we could just get back our old presidents, George Washington or something…Reagan was actually a really good president.” Upon returning from inside with a freshly filled cup of coffee I noticed that the girl who had offered such an erudite analysis was a college student from the University of California. The Reagan comment remains mysterious, but the sense of disillusionment

and indifference to political debate was all too familiar. It seems particularly fashionable to disregard any difference between red and blue, Republican and Democrat, thus rendering primary elections and the transfer of power meaningless. There is evidence to support this rational, yet at its foundation, it remains an all too comfortable sophism. One might point to President Obama’s hyper-neoconservative approach to foreign policy—or the continuation of invasive domestic surveillance legislation—as examples of this apparent meaningless. To this I would concede. Indeed the inevitable forfeit of conviction in the creation of federal law is disheartening. (Incidentally, disenchantment due to monotony coincides with disenchantment due to polarization). Yet the apparent blending of colors, as if the drapes remain the same despite the holder of the office, should not be interpreted verbatim. The babyboomers had plenty of opportunity to debate the justification of

drastically different political theories and institutional systems such as Marxism, Trotskyism, etc. With the evenements de quatre-vingt neuf, and Francis Fukuyama’s declaration of the end of history and the inevitable success of democratic capitalism, the current generation has been born and raised with a preestablished absolutism. Instead of debating the very structure and process of American government, one simply questions the allocation of resources and attention to specific parts of the same machine. A little less defense spending here, a tad more social security there, like the adjustment of bass and resonance in a recording studio.

But comfort in laziness is the death of critical thinking.

The Republican candidate

promises jobs. The Democratic President promises they’re coming. One can understand the charm of indifference. But such temptation should be avoided, and antagonistic debate encouraged. Most have heard the adage that the truth lies not at the extreme but rather somewhere in between; the world is not black and white but rather a shade of gray (Christopher Hitchens, while observing a Civil War reenactment, noted that “those who wore the gray had been conditioned to think in terms of black and white”). And while there is truth in such maxims, and indeed the nature of our legislative process does induce compromise, the average is dependent upon the outliers. In other words, the scope and depth of political discussion determines the eventual compromise reached. But comfort in laziness is the death of critical thinking. The constant back and forth between politicians assumed to be uniform, and hence the motivation to become indifferent to this constant migration,

is rooted in the one-dimensional conception of political debate. When we evade the temptation of regularity and think critically about the design of American government, we expand the conversation into the threedimensional. There are numerous exterior forces that benefit from the existing scheme of things and would gladly keep the conversation simplistic. It is this simplicity, and the failure of television debate moderators to extract legitimate complexity from this simplicity, that nullifies the political conversation and inspires disenchantment during the primaries. Whether Reagan was a good president, as this college girl so claimed, I defer to Blake: “The prince’s robes and beggar’s rags/Are toadstools on the miser’s bags./A truth that’s told with bad intent/Beats all the lies you can invent.” For the extended version of this article, go to dailycardinal.com Miles Kellerman is a junior majoring in political science. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com

Letter: Proposed Nuisance Party Ordinance leaves ASM with concerns Dear Common Council Alders, ALRC members, and others receiving this letter, The ASM Legislative Affairs Committee has given serious consideration to the proposed Nuisance Party Ordinance. After much discussion and having many questions answered by Mark Woulf, we are in opposition to the proposed Nuisance Party Ordinance. We commend the creativity of this ordinance and believe that the general concept of making landlords more accountable and present with the tenants is great. We also agree that the actual qualifications for identifying a nuisance party are reasonable and provide a clear definition of such an event. However, we believe that in general, the legislation is too ambigu-

ous. We are particularly concerned that there are too many potential loopholes for landlords. Despite the clause in 6(b)iii that states “A premise owner shall be prohibited from delegating or otherwise assigning any forfeiture assessed against the premise owner under this section to any occupant/tenant of the premises where the violation occurred,” we are worried that landlords will find loopholes, or other ways to write clauses into their leases that would allow for the fines to be indirectly passed on to tenants or occupants. This particularly worries us in light of the passage of SB107. This legislation only adds to the loss of many tenant rights and creates more barriers to students understanding their rights, which is problematic given the fact that

most students do not currently comprehend their rights now. We understand the intent of this legislation is to target absent landlords. However, the absent landlords are generally the landlords that own huge property companies and can most likely afford to pay a Nuisance Party fine, or in the worst case scenario afford to lose a few tenants. We worry that this legislation will not accomplish its intent of making absent landlords more involved. However, if it were to make absent landlords more involved, we believe that involving the landlord in this type of situation, particularly landlords that are absent, will only contribute to a negative power dynamic between landlords and student renters. Many students

in Madison are new at renting and do not have relationships with their landlords at all, especially the ones uninvolved. The Nuisance Party Legislation could make fines and threats of eviction the only interaction between often absent landlords and student renters, worsening already negative relationships. In addition, there are no clear guidelines in the legislation that specifically outline the steps a landlord needs to take with a tenant to demonstrate he/she is in fact working with the occupant. Nor are there any clear guidelines demonstrating how the police force should execute this ordinance. Further, we believe that add-

ing on additional fines for essentially the same thing that police

fine for is excessive. A fine will hit most students hard. Increasing a fine will make it harder for the students to pay the fine off, but it is unclear whether this additional fine will actually deter students from having parties in the future. We understand that the statistics are difficult to come by, but we think that it is important to know the rates of reoccurring house parties. We do not believe that this legislation is in the best interest of students or the city. We ask that you vote against it. Sincerely, Legislative Affairs Committee, ASM David Gardner is the Chief of Staff for Associated Students of Madison. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Sports

Thursday January 26, 2012 DailyCardinal.com

Men’s Basketball

Streaking Badgers welcome Indiana By Max Sternberg The Daily Cardinal

It didn’t appear likely a few weeks ago, but the Wisconsin men’s basketball team (5-3 Big Ten, 16-5 overall) returns home on a four-game winning streak and just a half game out of the Big Ten conference lead. While it was certainly a welcomed sight Sunday when the Badgers beat Illinois for their first road win over a ranked opponent since 2008, Thursday’s return to the Kohl Center is no pushover as No. 16/17 Indiana (4-4, 16-4) looks to hand UW its fourth home loss for the first time since the 1995-96 season. Although the Hoosiers came into the season unranked, their return to national prominence after a three-year drought didn’t come as much of a surprise those who had

seen them both on the court and in the recruiting world. “They had a lot of talent returning,” sophomore guard Josh Gasser said of Indiana. “[Indiana freshman forward Cody] Zeller is a guy that came in and really boosted them over the top.” While Zeller has come in and immediately made an impact, averaging a team-high 15.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, it has been the three-point shooting of the Hoosiers that has led them to victories over No.1 Kentucky and No. 2 Ohio State. Indiana comes into Thursday shooting a Big Ten-best 44.9 percent from three-point range, bested on the national level only by Creighton’s 45.1 percent pace. But with the Badgers holding their opponents to a NCAAbest 35.9 percent from the field, something has to give.

“They have multiple guys who can shoot it, from their bigs to their guards,” Gasser said. “We just have to play to out strengths and keep them out of a rhythm.” Although seemingly unable to find the bottom of the basket at times, Wisconsin has more than held its own from beyond the arc as well. In 21 games this season, UW has shot 37.5 percent from three-point range, which is the third highest in the Big Ten. Perhaps more importantly, the Badgers are a perfect 14-0 this season when shooting a better percentage from the field than their opponent, something they will no doubt look to do against Indiana. For UW head coach Bo Ryan, accomplishing that goal is just as much about defensive execution as it is about knocking down shots. “If you are doing the best you can on [the defensive] end and you are trying to fight through slumps [offensively],” Ryan said, “then you have a chance.” One thing that is undeniable is the importance of knocking down free throws. Just one year after nearly setting an NCAA record last season by shooting free throws at an 81.8 percent clip, the Badgers have struggled mightily by their high standards. Yet, even after shooting just 60.9 percent over the first seven games of the season and starting Sunday’s win by missing seven of its first

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Mike Bruesewitz and the Badgers—winners of four straight— will be tested Thursday by a sharp-shooting Hoosiers team. nine attempts, UW has managed remain over the 70 percent mark from the charity stripe. More importantly, Wisconsin has made free throws consistently down the stretch, icing close games at the line in Champaign as well as in West Lafayette. In fact, during the

final five minutes of Big Ten games, the Badgers are shooting 78 percent at the line. “We have to get back on the free throw line and be confident,” junior forward Mike Bruesewitz said. “We still shoot the ball pretty well there but its not as good as it was last year.”

Athletic department deserves praise for its handling of Chadima scandal Nico savidge savidge nation

t some point in the early hours of Wednesday morning, as we pushed to the end of a hectic night at the Cardinal, I sat down and opened an e-mail from my mom with the subject line “I assume you’ve seen this.” It was a link to a National Public Radio story that began, “First came sexual-assault allegations against Jerry Sandusky, a former assistant football coach at Penn State. Then, molestation accusations against Bernie Fine, an assistant basketball coach at Syracuse. And now, new details about what led John Chadima, an associate athletic director at Wisconsin, to resign earlier this month.” Twenty-four days after a drunk John Chadima allegedly forced his hands down a student employees pants and threatened to fire the student if he reported it, 18 days after Chadima was placed on administrative leave and resigned from his position, and a few hours after the university released its report on the incident, there it was. Wisconsin had become the next stop on the shameful tour of sexual assault scandals in college athletics, the latest program to be bunched in with Penn State and Syracuse on the nation’s roll of imfamy. But amid all of the shock and

anger at someone like Chadima, who abused his power as a senior athletic department official to threaten his victims, Wisconsin students, fans and college sports observers in general should be relieved to see how the program has handled the allegations against Chadima. There was no years-long coverup, nor has anyone tried to discredit the allegations against Chadima, regrettable decisions we saw at Penn State and Syracuse. Instead, when that student reported the alleged assault, it was dealt with in a timely and professional manner that emphasized getting to the bottom of what happened. Of course, the athletic department will have to answer for why it allowed Chadima to host parties and drink with students, some of whom were under 21, for years. But while this doesn’t excuse it, giving booze to underage college students—when not connected to sexual assault, as it should be obvious—is not likely to raise too many eyebrows. I don’t praise the Wisconsin Athletic Department out of blind student loyalty, either. There have been times when the program has wrongly sought privacy over transparency in handling scandals, and perhaps when faced with wrongdoing by an even more prominent figure the university could fail itself and its fans. And, of course, there could be another shoe waiting to drop if this report

leads more students to come forward and say they were assaulted by Chadima or anyone else. But from where we stand today, the athletic department and univeristy handled the allegations in an honorable and refresing way. Wisconsin acted the way we would hope our institutions would act. Not long after the Penn State scandal began to subside last fall, I wrote about how something similar could happen at Wisconsin, or anywhere. The programs in State College and Madison aren’t all that different as institutions—they have brands to protect and public reaction to worry about, meaning they have the same incentives to cover up scandals rather than be transparent and forthright about them. Those incentives are still there, as is the reality that (no matter how much people like to pretend otherwise) this school and program we love is more than capable of being flawed and corrupt. That didn’t disappear overnight because Wisconsin did the right thing this time. But this week, as we recoil at what John Chadima allegedly did in a hotel room a few weeks ago and praise his victim for finding the courage to report the crime, we should recognize the university for its actions. We should thank the people in whom we invest our trust for showing they are worthy of it. How could Wisconsin better handle the John Chadima scandal? E-mail Nico at nicosavidge@gmail.com.