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Florida judge rules against health care law By Adam Wollner The Daily Cardinal

A federal judge in Florida ruled President Barack Obama’s health-care reform unconstitutional Monday because of its mandate requiring citizens to purchase health insurance or face a fine. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson ruled that the federal government does not have the right to require Americans to purchase health insurance, according to the Associated Press. Since the insurance mandate is a crucial part of the Affordable Care Act, Vinson decided to rule the entire law unconstitutional. Another federal judge in Virginia also ruled the law unconstitutional last December because of the individual insurance requirement, but only went

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Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, spoke about the “Save Mifflin” Facebook event that has aroused city-wide attention at the Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee meeting Monday. The Facebook event, which over 4,000 people are currently “attending,” aims to create an alternative to constructing an apartment building on the 400 block of West Mifflin Street. The creators of the event fear the building will set a precedent for the transformation of Mifflin Street from a reasonably-priced area into

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so far as to strike down that specific part of the law. Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesperson Graeme Zielinski said “health care reform is working” and people like Gov. Scott Walker are more of an immediate threat to it than the courts. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said he agrees with the judge’s decision and hopes the federal government chooses not to appeal. “I will continue our fight to defend the Constitution and protect the people of Wisconsin from this unconstitutional law,” Van Hollen said in a statement. Even though Vinson declared the law unconstitutional, he did not issue health care page 3

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one most students would not be able to afford. Verveer said he shares these fears, and thinks it could decrease student housing options by forcing students to live in apartments rather than houses. “I’d like to do everything I can to preserve the feel of the scale and character of the street,” Verveer said. The Madison Planning Commission is scheduled to discuss the future of the 400 block of Mifflin at a meeting Feb. 7. Verveer said he defended students when a developer insinuated a majority of the students who are verveer page 3

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In a show of bipartisan support for the Green Bay Packers the state capitol will be lit green and gold this week, leading up to the Packers’ Feb. 6 Super Bowl matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Joint Finance Committee approves bill to overhaul Department of Commerce By Patrick Tricker The Daily Cardinal

The Joint Finance Committee approved a bill Monday to create the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, which will take over economic development activities from the Department of Commerce. The corporation, technically an authority, is a public-private partnership that develops and implements economic programs to support businesses, according to a statement by Bob Lange, director of the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The organization would be run by a board of 13 directors composed of the governor, six governor

appointments and six legislative appointments, state Rep. Robin Vos, R-Racine, said. “While one bill is not the magic answer, this will help lay the foundation for a better business climate and get Wisconsin working again,” Vos said in an e-mail. “We know that Wisconsin is a great place to work, but we can make it even better.” State Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, and Rep. Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, voted against the bill. A spokesman for Taylor said she had serious concerns about the accountability of the organization and the lack of mandated funds for minority busi-

ness programs, which have been a part of the Commerce Department since 1990. “Those programs have created thousands of jobs,” the spokesman said. “They’ve created millions of dollars of investments into minority businesses. And to leave them out, we have serious concerns that they won’t be taken seriously. “Promises are fine, but we want it in writing.” Taylor plans to introduce an amendment to mandate funding for certain programs, including those that support minority businesses. The bill should be voted on in the Assembly this week, according to Vos.

Wisconsin, Pennsylvania parties make Super Bowl wager

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Alderman Mike Verveer discussed proposed Mifflin restructuring plans at ASM’s Legislative Affairs Committee meeting Monday.

In an act of bipartisanship, Wisconsin’s Republican and Democratic parties will join forces in a Super Bowl bet with the state parties of Pennsylvania. Republican National Committee and Republican Party of Wisconsin Chair Reince Priebus and Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate issued a joint statement announcing the terms of the bet on the Feb. 6 game. Wisconsin is wagering 10 pounds of cheddar cheese, six pounds

of bratwurst and one case of Sprecher Root Beer, while Pennsylvania is putting up four orders of pancakes, four sandwiches and one case of Iron City beer. “Just as President

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[Barack] Obama’s Bears learned, the Pittsburgh Steelers will soon find out what Wisconsinites are made of,” Priebus said. “Mike and I look forward to enjoying some of Pennsylvania’s finest suds and subs.” Gov. Scott Walker made a similar bet with Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn over the NFC Championship Game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. Quinn is expected to work at a Wisconsin soup kitchen in the upcoming weeks after the Packers won the game.

“…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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o, I did a dumb thing. First of all, let me tell you a little bit about Abilify. Abilify is a pharmaceutical used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. In very small doses, it can also be used to boost the effects of antidepressants. I use it for the last reason. However, the fact that Abilify is classified as an antipsychotic really makes me want to get off of it. Thus, I slowly weaned myself off of Abilify and succeeded in staying off for a week. It was a week that smothered me like a heavy grey blanket. Getting out of bed in the morning was difficult. Resisting bursting into sobs of despair was also difficult. After a little analysis, I decided that taking this drug was actually beneficial to me, and went back on it. This is where I do the dumb thing. Friday, my first night back on the drug, instead of chop-

ping one pill into little shards and ingesting only one of them, I took the whole two milligram pill. I felt badass when I was doing it. Who needs to slowly build up to the whole dosage over the course of many days? Not this girl. I’m better than that. The result of going from zero milligrams Abilify to two milligrams Abilify in one night: OMG. I find myself sitting in Coffeebytes trying to read for class with a couple friends. With every sentence I read, the likelihood that my heart will spontaneously burst increases. Any thought I have threatens me like the cold metal of a gun to my temple. The emotionlessness of everyone else in the establishment also terrifies me. I imagine the compassionless stares that would cross their faces if I make my pain public by bursting into tears or even simply walking across the room. Face contorted into a grimace of pain, I try to figure out what I can do to stop the feeling of imminent doom. All I know with certainty is that I don’t want to be alone. Eventually, I end up in my

friend Rebecca’s apartment. It is just the two of us. The metaphorical straightjacket in which I had put myself for my time in public loosens and falls off. I erupt into sobs. Rebecca hugs me and I bawl into her shoulder. I feel ashamed of needing attention like this, but externalizing the discomfort is so gorgeously relieving, like urination. I tell her the thoughts that scare me most, and she smiles and listens and responds with her own stories. We sit on her couch commiserating about the life of the mind, and even though our conversation concerns dark, nasty topics, I finally feel okay again. Rebecca Segal is an awesome friend. My day, having hit its low point, improves. Suddenly, I find myself laughing because Zach Galifianakis shot Robert Downey Jr. in the leg and proceeded to vomit on the wound. Then, there are pitchers of delicious beer. A very pretty boy working in the Rathskeller makes me a chicken caesar wrap, asks me if I’m working sound for the concert, and then gives me a long suggestive

stare. My friends and I wander over to Dobra Tea’s Festivus party, where we drink liquor out of tea cups. Then we stop by the Osaka House for sushi. As my father once told me, I live a life of luxury, like the nobles of old. However, the nobles of old didn’t have Abilify to fuck with their minds and thus make them more appreciative of moments of peace and sanity. Don’t worry; last night I only took one milligram, and woke up this afternoon feeling bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Please note: I have been seeing professionals on a mostly regular basis since I was 17. If you, dear reader, frequently (or even occasionally) experience the panic I have described here, and you have never seen a professional about it, do give it a try. I personally prefer confiding in friends, because I know they are emotionally invested in me. Our relationships are reciprocal. My psychotherapist never talks to me about her boyfriend’s professional poker playing anxieties. If only. You can e-mail Angelica at aengel@wisc.edu.

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ing sex on the back to our Lutheran high school. Guy in Fair Trade Coffeehouse: I think I’m becoming the person I told myself I would never be. The other night at that concert some kids started a mosh pit and I didn’t want to join. Random text message from creepy neighbor: Have you ever eaten pizza off of a naked body? Harder than you think.

Girl at a party, with New York accent: —Gettin’ Toppers tanight! Were rollin’ like Rockafellas! —I wanna look like Spidaman. —On “West Side Story”: Anita is a strong and can sing her own song. Maria is kind of a dumb fuck. —I didn’t invent the dinosau’s. I’m not responsible for their nature. Outside of Smith: Boy 1: Who gives a fuck about Oprah? Boy 2: I give a fuck about Oprah. She’s the most powerful woman in the world!

Guy to group of friends by the Natatorium: If it stays this cold, I’m gonna start putting handwarmers on my balls! Somebody who walked by in Humanities: Let’s talk about something cool—like how I had my arm in a wolf the other day! Girl outside Vilas Hall: I never thought I’d say this, but I’m sick of female orgasms. Girl in Vilas Hall: Yeah, some kid wore a shirt with two people hav-

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Two girls in line at the post office: Girl 1: I’m like so mad. I was walking to class today thinking, “Where was I a week ago... oh yeah, on the beach.” Girl 2: So didn’t you have any problems with classes or anything? Girl 1: Yeah, I missed a week. And my Arabic professor was being such a douche. He kept saying, “you need to register, you need to register!” I don’t have time to concern myself with that bullshit.

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Madison loses fiscal efficiency auditor to school district By Scott Girard The Daily Cardinal

Andrew Statz, the city of Madison’s first fiscal efficiency auditor, will leave his position to take over a similar job with the school district, according to Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz’s blog. The mayor praised Statz’s work for the city throughout his tenure in the position and said he will have a positive impact on the Madison School District. “We’ll miss Andrew around these parts, but we’re glad he’s bringing his expertise to the aid of our schools,” Cieslewicz said on his blog. “We look forward to finding someone with similar skills to keep this valuable city position saving money for our taxpayers.”

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, echoed Cieslewicz’s praise of Statz. “The city’s loss is the school district’s gain,” Verveer said. Cieslewicz created the fiscal efficiency auditor position a few years ago to work directly with the mayor on watching the city’s budget. Statz worked closely with issues surrounding the Overture Center, analyzing the debt restructuring in 2005. Cieslewicz said the past few months of meetings and issues involving the center would not have been necessary had the City Council listened to Statz’s analysis. “The resolution of the debt that a different Council passed in December was made necessary because not enough people listened to Andrew Statz in 2005,”

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The Student Services Finance Committee moved to suspend its contract status process Monday, and heard the Associated Students of Madison’s internal budget proposal. Officially suspended by a 7-3 vote, contract status allows the committee to approve contract standing for certain student organizations. Contract standing allows important groups like the Rape Crisis Center to be exempt from the annual eligibility process most student groups must undergo to receive funding. In an e-mail last October, Chancellor Biddy Martin wrote she would not approve additional con-

tract status requests under the current process. Martin maintained that because the student government makes no independent determination of whether a service is necessary, it ends up paying for student services it has not determined to be needed. Because groups need Martin’s final vote to attain contract status, the chancellor’s veto effectively suspended the SSFC’s process months ago. “Contract status as written in our bylaws is effectively suspended until we can find something that works,” SSFC chair Matt Manes said. ASM Chair Brandon Williams also presented the student council

Cieslewicz said. Cieslewicz also mentioned two situations in which Statz was able to find holes in the city budget and saved $140,000 and $180,000.

“The city’s loss is the school district’s gain.”

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Statz also established management tools for the city such as Madison Measures, Neighborhood Indicators and The Natural Step environmental program.

SSFC suspends contract status bylaw, hears ASM budget By Alison Bauter

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budget at $1,179,338, an increase of approximately $1,000 from last year. Williams focused on the additions of a graduate technology assistant, tasked with helping improve ASM’s website, and a government relations advisor, who would act as a lobbyist to the state Legislature on students’ behalf. Additionally, SSFC Secretary Jason Smathers said he plans to step down this February. His seat will open after Feb. 11. A hearing for the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) hearing will take place Tuesday. The committee will make the ASM budget decision at its meeting Thursday.

Vice Provost of Diversity and Climate Damon Williams outlined his plans for an upcoming town hall meeting with students Monday.

Williams to hold town hall meeting on campus diversity By Alex DiTullio The Daily Cardinal

After a conference last May where UW-Madison students said they felt minorities are represented negatively on campus, Vice Provost of Diversity and Climate Damon Williams will hold a town hallstyle meeting Thursday for students to discuss campus climate and answered questions ahead of the meeting Monday night. The Feb. 3 meeting will have four focuses: Student academic success, campus climate and campus media, diversity and student government and students and campus partnership. “These are areas that have been

identified by the working group as key areas that they want to discuss,” Williams said. “What I really want is [to discuss] how we can come together as a community and have a very proactive and positive conversation about what some solutions might be.” He said students discussed their displeasure with the stereotypical portrayal of Native Americans and students dressed in blackface at a Badger hockey game on Halloween. Williams said he assured students that he would hold a meeting to discuss their concerns when students said there was not enough activity on campus to prevent such problems.

Guardian Angels intervene in alleged battery on State Street Sunday morning Police arrested two men early Sunday morning after Guardian Angels intervened in an alleged attack of a 24-year-old Verona man on State Street. According to the police report, the perpetrators attacked the victim following a dispute over a woman around 1:35 a.m. near the corner of State Street and North Frances Street. Samuel Schneider and Ryan Schwenn had allegedly kneed the victim in the groin, punched him

health care from page 1 an injunction for the government to stop implementing it. Since the case is still pending due to appeal, the government can continue to implement the law while the legal issues are sorted out. UW-Madison assistant law professor Andrew Coan said he thinks Congress will act on the law in the meantime, which may affect whether or not health care reform ends up before the Supreme Court. However,

verveer from page 1 “attending” the event are only doing so because they think it has to do with the annual block party. Also at the meeting, Verveer discussed the future of the city’s alcohol licensing policy, the Alcohol Licensing Density Ordinance. The policy, which is set to expire March 5, will likely be extended until June 5 in order for policy makers to determine the best course of action.

in the head and knocked him to the ground before the Guardian Angels subdued them. The Guardian Angels detained the two attackers until police arrived on the scene. Schneider, a 27-year-old Reedsburg resident, was arrested for substantial battery while Schwenn, 21, from Cottage Grove, was arrested as a party to the crime, according to police. The victim suffered a broken nose. he does not expect the Democrats to substantially change it because they “are not going to allow the Republicans to repeal the law in its entirety.” Coan also said Republicans might be unlikely to compromise, because they may eventually see a full repeal of the law through the courts. “I suspect that this case is of sufficiently great importance that the Supreme Court is likely to take the case, regardless of what happens in the court of appeals,” Coan said. Verveer said he would like to see broader requirements for entertainment licenses. Currently, if a bar has an entertainment license it can allow entrance to anyone older than 18. To get a license, alcohol-serving facilities can do something as simple as hire a DJ. Verveer said he wants to require these facilities to have more diverse forms of entertainment in order for them to allow people under the age of 21 to enter.

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Studying Beyond Bascom About 2,000 UW-Madison students study abroad each year, but for some, the experience comes with high costs Story by Devin Mullert • Graphics by Natasha Soglin

any students enter college with plans to study abroad as soon as they can fit it into their schedules. They picture themselves visiting exotic locations and immersing themselves in the native culture. Most do not expect that doing physical labor for five hours a day is part of the plan. “For the internship, I could put down what type of farm I wanted to work on, and I got the vineyard,” UW-Madison junior Shoshana Bernard-Donals said. “I had images of learning about the different types of grapes and wine in France [and] I had no idea that what I would actually be doing was mowing the vineyard rows with a tractor for five hours a day.”

“I had images of learning about the different types of grapes and wine in France.” Shoshana Bernard-Donals UW-Madison junior

Bernard-Donals, a student in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, studied abroad last summer in Angers, France

through a program that incorporated both classroom instruction and an internship. To her surprise, this experience did not end up providing her with many academic or practical lessons to apply to her major, but instead left her with valuable life lessons and advice for those who want to study abroad. Planning Ahead According to the Institute of International Education’s “Open Doors” 2008-09 institutional data report, about 2,000 students study abroad annually through any of the various administrative units on campus, such as International Academic Programs (IAP), School of Business, College of Engineering and College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Despite these figures, certain factors, such as a lack of applicable credits and the additional expense, still deter some students from taking advantage of the international programs offered on campus.

However, IAP Director Rob Howell explained that with foresight and organization students can avoid these issues.

“I figure when else in my life am I going to have a chance to do something like this?” Catherine Bresnahan UW-Madison sophomore

“With proper planning and sensible choice of courses abroad, students will always receive usable credit for work completed abroad,” Howell said. Bernard-Donals advises students to thoroughly research the programs in which they are interested because websites often only provide a basic overview. Also, “a red flag for a program is an advisor who really has never been [to visit the site] or who can’t get you in touch with people who are in your major and who enjoyed the experience,” BernardDonals said. The Costs of Studying Abroad There are many students at UW-Madison, like BernardDonals, who are certain they want to study abroad and will make it happen regardless of the possible pitfalls. However, there are others who are still weighing the pros and cons. UW-Madison sophomore Catherine Bresnahan wants to experience a new culture and to improve her language skills by studying abroad. However, as a chemical engineer, the rigid requirements of Bresnahan’s major make it difficult to study abroad for a full semester and still graduate in four years. “The extra expense of being in school for an additional semester is frustrating [but], I figure when else in my life am I going to have a chance to do something like this?” Bresnahan said.

Some students, like Bresnahan, may choose to enroll for an extra semester in exchange for a cultural experience or just to have a reason to stay in school longer and evade the precarious job market. For those students who want to avoid committing to an additional semester, there is the option to travel on a potentially less expensive and less lengthy summer program. The “Open Doors” 200809 report shows summer study abroad programs of two weeks or more have the second-highest number of participants. According to the report, 54 percent of participants chose to study abroad for a semester and 24 percent chose a summer program. Bernard-Donals is among the students who opted to study abroad for the summer. She said one of the reasons she chose a summer program was so that she could still graduate on time, even though the program credits did not directly apply to her major. A downside students might encounter when choosing to study abroad in the summer is the possibility of having to forfeit a summer job. Bernard-Donals said there were few options for her after the program. “It was really frustrating because there were not really any employment options for me after the program because no one wanted to hire me for four weeks,” Bernard-Donals said. However, Howell said that the IAP office tries to mitigate this timeframe issue. “With proper planning and sensible choice of courses abroad, students will always receive usable credit for work completed abroad” Rob Howell IAP Director UW-Madison

“We tend to place the summer programs in the earliest part of the summer so that students still have 10-12 weeks to work,” he said. Also, the IAP office offers four winter module programs as an alternative option to summer offerings.

Breaking the Language Barrier While timeframe may be an obstacle for some, the language barrier participants must confront in a foreign country can also discourage students from enrolling in an international program. Some students might want to study abroad, but feel their language skills are too weak to take part in university-level classes. UW-Madison sophomore Ann Coplan, who is hoping to study abroad this summer, said that attending university-level classes taught entirely in a foreign language is intimidating.

“Only 40% of our programs require preparation in a language other than English.” Rob Howell IAP Director UW-Madison

“I personally would rather study in an environment where I spoke the same language,” Coplan said. “I want to have the possibility of complete communication with my professors and with those around me.” While students like Coplan understand there are benefits to studying in a foreign language, some still choose to study in a primarily English-speaking country. Howell said students should not be too concerned about language barriers. “Only 40 percent of our programs require preparation in a language other than English, so this is really not an issue at all,” he said. Despite the language barrier and other possible obstacles, Bernard-Donals said the advantages to studying abroad outweigh the disadvantages. Although her story shows the potential for plans to go awry, it also provides students with guidance and an ultimately encouraging perspective. “Even though my study abroad experience was not at all what I expected, because of the people I met, I made the best of it and do not regret it at all,” BernardDonals said.

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S FILM U FESTIVAL N D A N C E

This past Sunday marked the end of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. I attended the last half of the festival and saw 17 films spanning a wide variety of genres. Here are my thoughts on a few of the films that were the most hyped going into the festival, and a few that definitely deserve a look coming out of the festival:

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‘The Guard’ “The Guard” is a delightfully odd amalgamation of “Hot Fuzz” and “In Bruges.” The film plays out as an Irish take on the photo Courtesy Jonathon Hession buddy-cop genre, pairing up Sergeant Boyle of the Irish Garda (Brendan Gleeson) with American FBI agent Wendell Everette (Don Cheadle). The two are trying to stop a shipment of half a billion dollars of cocaine from being smuggled into the country and solve a murder mystery along the way. The script is filled with witty banter and Gleeson and Cheadle deliver top-notch performances. “The Guard” is easily one of my favorites of the festival and will likely end up being one of my favorite films of the year.

‘The Sound of My Voice’ “The Sound of My Voice” follows a couple who infiltrate a cult in suburban Los Angeles in the hopes of making a docphoto Courtesy Rachel Morrison umentary exposing the cult’s mysterious leader Anna (Brit Marling also in "Another Earth"), who claims she comes from the future, as a dangerous fraud. It makes use of an interesting chapter structure that writer-director Zal Batmanglij explained was inspired by his tendency to watch movies in segments via Netflix. Considering the shoestring-budget on which it was made, the film is phenomenal. Luckily, the director’s brother happens to be a member of Vampire Weekend and composed the score for the movie. The mastery of the script is that the story works equally well whether you buy into Anna’s claims that she comes from a future America ravaged by civil war in 2054 or you think she is a malicious con artist. “The Sound of My Voice” has the potential to develop a cult following among fans of J. J. Abrams-esque mysteries. Batmanglij and co-writer-producer Brit Marling have already promised to make the film into a trilogy through whatever avenue possible and I for one cannot wait to see the rest of the story.

‘The Cinema Hold Up’ ‘Martha Marcy “The Cinema Hold May Marlene’ Up” is an engaging real-

ist Mexican neo-noir that follows a group of lowerclass teens who decide to rob their local movie thephoto Courtesy Iria Gómez Concheiro ater. The film starts off slowly with meticulous character development, establishing each teen’s life, perspective and ultimately the reasons for their actions. The actual heist takes only 20 minutes of a two hour film, making it more about Mexican youth culture than a typical heist film. While the character development was interesting, the film ended up being longer than necessary and could use a re-cut. However, the most significant issue I had with the film was with its subtitles, which frequently disappeared before anyone could possibly finish reading them, were sometimes completely indistinguishable against lighter backgrounds, and were in dire need of a spell check. “The Cinema Hold Up” is a film that could find an audience if the right decisions are made to spruce it up.

“Martha Marcy May Marlene” is a different sort of cult film—far more sinister and disturbing than photo Courtesy Drew Innis the intriguing “The Sound of My Voice.” The film stars Elizabeth Olsen (the previously-unknown younger sister of the famous twins) in a breakout performance that already has some Oscar-buzzrumblings as Martha, a woman who escapes from a Manson-esque cult in rural upstate New York and struggles to reintegrate into society and reestablish normal human behavior. While under the care of her estranged sister Lucy (Sarah Paulson) and Lucy’s husband Martha is haunted by increasingly terrifying flashbacks to her life in the cult. The film is anchored by some terrific performances and by a pervasive sense of dread that simultaneously captivates and unsettles. Quite deservingly, firsttime director Sean Durkin picked up the Dramatic Directing Award for the film. “Martha Marcy May Marlene” stands as both an intriguing, suspenseful, and horrifying look into the darkness of cult life and the launching pad for Elizabeth Olsen, one of the most impressive acting debuts of the festival.

‘Another Earth’ “Another Earth” stars Brit Marling, one of the breakout stars of the festival who also co-wrote and produced the film, as Rhoda, a science whiz who ends up killing a man’s (William Mapother) wife and son in a drunken accident after photo Courtesy Mike Cahill celebrating her acceptance to MIT on the night a new planet is discovered. Four years later, she is released from prison and the new planet has been discovered to be another Earth—an exact duplicate of our planet. In an attempt to cope with her guilt, Rhoda poses as a cleaning service employee and begins cleaning the home of the man whose family she killed. Slowly they begin a relationship and the film explores themes of loss, regret and forgiveness amidst a clever, low-key sci-fi backdrop. “Another Earth” is far more drama than sci-fi, but it finds a combination that works and was awarded both the Alfred P. Sloan Award and a Special Jury Prize—with good reason.

‘The Ledge’ “The Ledge” is a romantic thriller that begins with a young man (Charlie photo Courtesy Cook Allender Hunnam) preparing to kill himself by jumping off the roof of a building to prevent someone he loves from dying, and traces back to what ultimately led him there. Patrick Wilson gives a standout performance as the extreme Christian fundamentalist husband of a woman (Liv Tyler) that Hunnam is trying to seduce both romantically and philosophically. The film ended up feeling schizophrenic—one part dark dramedy and one part “Phone Booth”-esque thriller. One of the most buzzed about movies leading into the fest, “The Ledge” ultimately did not live up to its hype.

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Declaring your own personal snow day

Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

Not for expectant mothers. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

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 Next to Godliness ACROSS

1 Work hard 5 Utility bill information 10 Wipe the floor with, so to speak 14 Coffeehouse vessels 15 Kind of colony 16 Boxer’s wear 17 Honey drink 18 Make a knot tighter 19 Methane’s lack 20 Fifth note of a diatonic scale 21 Confessing 23 Tapestry 25 Give out shares 26 Alternate road 28 What gnats do 30 Plant louse 31 Throw out, as a tenant 32 Little bit 35 Totter 36 Tummy to the ground 37 Winery buy, perhaps 38 Musket extension? 39 The Beatles inspired it 40 “___ Care of Business” (1974 hit) 41 Ran out of steam 42 Thin out 43 Milan’s La ___ opera house

45 Way from the old ticker 46 Over the hill 49 Item often caked in baby food 52 Solder component 53 Smidgens 54 Gully that’s usually dry 55 The Virgin Islands, e.g. (Abbr.) 56 Brownish gray 57 “___ just take a minute” 58 Thumb-and-forefinger sign 59 Ways out 60 You, to a Quaker DOWN

1 Product of some relief pitches? 2 Stackable cookie 3 Very agitated 4 Tripper’s drug 5 Turmoil 6 Gives the impression of being 7 On the con side 8 Put on a few pounds 9 A touch of class 10 In a wryly humorous way 11 One place to see clowns

12 Wolf pack member of WWII 13 Capital of Switzerland 21 Yucky deposit 22 Artery blockage 24 Stir up, as muddy water 26 Truth alternative? 27 Tool for a duel 28 Stay clear of 29 Simone of song 31 White-tailed bird of prey 32 Have a major financial setback 33 “In your dreams!” 34 Withhold, as permission 36 Tick or flea, e.g. 37 Vehicle for the course 39 “___ 18” (Leon Uris novel) 40 Diamond protector 41 Showy and cheap 42 Shakes awake 43 Streamlined, as a design 44 Santa ___, Calif. 45 Rewrite for Hollywood 46 Sax type 47 Elaborate fraud 48 Small toiletry case 50 Wait curbside, e.g. 51 Ill temper

54 Cleverness

Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

opinion Out-of-state tuition: unjust and illogical dailycardinal.com/opinion

miles kellerman opinion columnist

love the University of Wisconsin. The campus is beautiful, the academics are fantastic, the beer flows like a river and the people have introduced me to a Midwestern attitude unheard of in my native land of Los Angeles. All things considered, my relationship with the university has been one of joy and happiness. Lately however, I’m worried she’s only with me for my money. Now I’m not explicitly saying she’s a gold digger, but between you and me, she keeps asking me for cash on a regular basis. She calls it “tuition,” and normally I’d understand—she does provide an enormous amount of service to me. But my problem is that the Wisconsin and Minnesota kids are paying less than $11,000 while I’m stuck footing a $24,237 bill each semester. What gives? Why do non-Wisconsin residents have to pay over twice as much money for the same education? We non-residents make up 30 percent of the school’s population and, according to university admissions, on average we graduate faster than in-state students.

The university even goes as far as to celebrate the diversity we bring and praises our potential aid to the state’s workforce while stabbing us in the back and waiting for the coins to fall out of our pockets.

What it boils down to is that raising tuition for outof-state students is simply safer politically.

They say it’s about taxes. UW-Madison is a public institution, and thus Wisconsin taxpayer money contributes to the school’s endowment. So in a sense, lower tuition is a reward for contributing more to the state budget. But in a recent interview with the Cap Times, Biddy Martin said only 18 percent of the school’s current budget comes from state taxpayers. So, the $13,000 mark down in tuition for in-state students is meant to make up for the taxes they pay? An amount of which only 18 percent actually goes toward the university? Even if one were to include the cost of taxpayer dollars toward the public services we enjoy in Madison, it’s obvious that taxes alone do not justify the difference in tuition.

Even more frustrating is the reciprocity agreement between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Resident Viking fans, a hefty 10 percent of the school’s population, are granted permission to pay only slightly more than their cheesehead counterparts despite contributing nothing to Wisconsin’s tax revenue. Not only does this further devalue the tax justification, it raises a triumphant middle finger to the rest of us by implying that one foreign state deserves preferential treatment. What it boils down to is that raising the cost of tuition for outof-state students (not including Minnesota residents) is simply safer politically. Why significantly raise the cost of in-state prices, in turn angering students from Wisconsin and their voting parents, when we can throw the burden on the kids from Illinois, New York and California? Then again, it must be addressed that tuition prices are strategically set according to market demand. One must only look toward private residences like Lucky and Statesider to realize that there is a large population of rich out-of-state students more than willing to pay higher prices. Thus it becomes difficult to cry foul over a system in which we willingly participate. But what us coasties should really be worried about is Chancellor

Biddy Martin’s New Badger Partnership, which is a plan to gain more autonomy and independence from the state, giving the university more monetary flexibility. While the move would do wonders toward making UW-Madison more efficient, it also seeks to endow the university with the power to set its own tuition. Martin doesn’t hide the fact that this will lead to price increases, and has expressed a wish to raise costs to the levels of our Big Ten peers. Plenty of rage and frustration over increases to in-state tuition have been expressed, but little has been said about the burden such a move would place on those of us from outside Wisconsin.

Unfortunately for those of us not from Wisconsin or Minnesota, little hope lies for change.

And what will that burden be you may ask? Well here are a few examples of non-resident tuition costs for comparable universities throughout the nation (including average room and board): The University of Michigan: $48,331

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The University of Virginia: $46,219 UCLA: $52,561 UC Berkeley: $49,526 The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill: $43,402 We can all be proud that UW-Madison is among such titans of public education, but we can be even prouder that we are not among the upper echelons of tuition price. Unfortunately for those of us not from Wisconsin or Minnesota, little hope lies for change. Non-resident students will continue to be exploited for their place of birth, and any complaints will fall upon deaf ears. What we can do, however, is work toward preventing the situation from getting worse. The implementation of the Badger Partnership threatens to raise tuition prices to an astronomical amount, making the university financially out of reach for future generations of non-resident high school students. The University of Wisconsin should remain selective based on academics, not income, and by remaining aware of administrative changes and actively expressing our concerns, we can work to prevent the school we love from transitioning to the latter. Miles Kellerman is a sophomore with an undecided major. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Men’s Basketball

UW trying to bounce back against Purdue By Max Sternberg The Daily Cardinal

Tuesday marks the beginning of pivotal stretch for No.18 Wisconsin (5-3 Big Ten, 15-5 Overall) as No.10 Purdue (7-2, 18-4) visits the Kohl Center with the Badgers trying desperately to put Saturday’s disappointing loss at Penn State behind them. Despite losing senior forward and First Team All-Big Ten selection Robbie Hummel to a torn ACL in their first practice, the Boilermakers still have one of the most talented rosters in the conference and could very well be the most difficult home test for UW thus far this season. “They play good defense [and] they’ve got two first team AllAmerican guys,” head coach Bo Ryan said. “So they’re a good team, they’ve got a lot going for them.” In order for Wisconsin to avoid losing consecutive games for the first time since January 2009, they

must hold Purdue’s duo of seniors, E’Twaun Moore and JaJuan Johnson, in check. Much like UW’s own duo of junior guard Jordan Taylor and senior forward Jon Leuer, the two leading Boilermaker scorers have not only been a key source of production themselves (38.2 PPG and 13.5 RPG combined), but have also served as the catalysts for the Purdue offense. As with Leuer, Johnson’s four years have been marked by consistent individual growth within a system tailormade for his unique skill set. “JaJuan Johnson is shooting the three, he’s taking it in the post, puts it on the floor a little bit,” Ryan said. “So, you know, both of those guys are in programs where they’re allowed to expand their games and do things for the betterment of the team.” For the Badgers, senior forward Keaton Nankivil will look to make an impact against his favorite opponent. Both of Nankivil’s two career

20-point efforts have come against the Boilermakers, including his memorable seven three-pointers in last year’s 64-63 loss in West Lafayette. Having him as a third source of offense would be huge for a Badger offense that looked off kilter over the weekend. With Purdue, Michigan State and Ohio State set to visit Madison over the next two weeks, this four game stretch is perhaps the most important of Wisconsin’s 2011 Big Ten campaign. Purdue comes into Tuesday’s match-up just a game and a half ahead of the Badgers, but with the Boilers having already gone through Minneapolis and Columbus, it would appear that a Purdue win at the Kohl Center would make it all but impossible for UW to square things up in a battle with Purdue for the No.2 seed in the conference tournament. At 8-6, Purdue is the only Big Ten team with a winning record against Wisconsin during the Bo

When it comes to personalities in hockey, the NHL needs to lighten up Ryan Evans hay in the barn

layers in the National Hockey League have long adhered to an unwritten code of ethics. Step outside of the code and one of your fellow players is likely to call you out for it. Now, I can understand this for things like hits to the head, slew foots or other forms of cheap play on the ice. However, far too often players express problems with players that show personality on the ice. While pundits and players alike try to squash any expression of emotion on the ice, I think it’s about time that they not only accept it, but promote it as well. One example of a player who has been prosecuted for his personality this season is Montreal Canadiens’ rookie defenseman P.K. Subban. After Mike Richards’ Flyers lost to Subban and the Canadiens, Richards ripped Subban saying that Subban hasn’t earned respect in the league, yet believes he is better than a lot of people. Richards said players have to earn that respect, not come in as a rookie and play as cocky as he believed Subban was. Richards went on to say, “Hopefully someone on their team addresses it, because something might happen to him if he continues to be that cocky.”

Far too often players express problems with players that show personality on the ice.

Seems a bit rash to start throwing threats around because heaven forbid a professional athlete has a bit of swagger in his step. That’s certainly not something we see on a regular basis, definitely not something that we see on “SportsCenter” everyday. Subban came under a bit of fire

again a couple weeks ago after he netted the overtime winner in a 5-4 victory over the Calgary Flames. He unleashed a celebration where after he scored, he dropped to one knee and glided to center ice while doing a modified fist pump. That drew the ire of some hockey pundits, who debated whether he was showing up the other team or not by celebrating his goal the way he did. Even one of the faces of the league isn’t immune to such criticism. Capitals winger Alexander Ovechkin has come under fire from fellow players and media alike for the way he plays the game. Old school pundits like Don Cherry, Mike Milbury, who seem to be stuck in a 1940s mode of thinking, have chastised Ovechkin’s exuberant style of play, his wild celebrations and his passion for playing the game of hockey. Even fellow superstar Sidney Crosby has gone after Ovechkin for his on-ice antics. Or what about Linus Omark? After his dazzling, spin-o-rama shootout goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning, goalie Dan Ellis criticized Omark for being “disrespectful” and called the move “a joke.” Well guess what? That video has nearly 400,000 views on YouTube. The list goes on and on: Canadiens’ goalie Carey Price and his cross armed, gangster-esque pose and Penguin’s goalie Marc Andre Fleury mimicking it as a response comes to mind, but here is my question, why does the game of hockey frown upon these players who dare show emotion on the ice? What is so wrong with expressing a bit of passion for the game they love? The NHL and its players need to lighten their stance on the game’s distinctive personalities, especially when those personalities generate a huge amount of buzz for the league. Hockey would like nothing more than to have every player replicate Sidney Crosby: an emotionless hockey humanoid who spits out nothing but clichés and goes about his business the “professional” way. But come on, lets face it; exuberant players are entertaining to watch. They prove that athletes are more

than just paid, sports-playing robots. It’s cool to watch hockey games and realize that the players are having fun out there. I love nothing more than to watch Ovechkin jump into the boards after a big goal or a player drop to one knee and unleash a highlight worthy celebration. Players like Ovechkin and Subban are the type that fans want to watch. They are the NHL equivalents of LeBron James or Chad Ochocinco. Players like them make the game more entertaining to be a part of because they aren’t afraid to be themselves. Ovechkin’s jersey is always one of the best selling in the league, Subban has captured the hearts of fans in Montreal and Omark’s goal generated some great free publicity for the league. The fans love watching these players, so why doesn’t the NHL embrace them?

Players like Ovechkin and Subban are the type that fans want to watch.

We saw this in action this past weekend during the NHL All-Star festivites in Raleigh, N.C. During the breakaway challenge of the skills competition, Subban donned the jersey of Carolina Hurricanes player Jeff Skinner for his turn. The hometown crowd loved it and applauded him, but some saw it as just another act of unnecessary showmanship. Players with personalities are the ones that put fans in the seats, and isn’t that what the NHL really needs right now? In a league where there are a plethora of struggling markets, players who aren’t afraid to show emotion on the ice can help generate interest in the game and be a real marketing force for the NHL. It’s this type of players that are going to help the game survive and attract the casual sports fan. Do you think showmanship in sports should be discouraged? E-mail Ryan at rmevans2@dailycardinal.com

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After falling to Penn State on Sunday, Keaton Nankivil and the Badgers will try to rebound against Purdue in a key Big Ten matchup. Ryan era. But having taken care of business at home all season, UW must continue to do so over

this two-week stretch in order to remain in the conversation for the Big Ten regular season title.