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New bills could intensify state OWI penalties By Meghan Chua the daily cardinal
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Numerous students turned out at Sellery Hall Monday to donate blood to the American Red Cross. Each participant donated approximately one pint of blood, enough to help up to three people in need of a blood transfusion. + Photo by Nithin Charlly
UW professor, ACLU sue over state Capitol protest permit rules By Meghan Chua the daily cardinal
A University of WisconsinMadison professor and the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin are suing the state Department of Administration over its requirement that demonstrators in the state Capitol obtain permits. The ACLU filed the lawsuit on behalf of Michael Kissick, an assistant professor
in the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, saying the policy violates the First Amendment, according to a news release on the organization’s website. Capitol Police began cracking down on protesters without permits in September, enforcing a pre-existing policy requiring groups to apply for a permit at least 72 hours before demonstrating in the Capitol.
The policy faced opposition from protestors and state Democrats for being unconstitutional even before it took effect in December 2011. At the time, DOA Deputy Secretary Chris Schoenherr said similar rules aimed at keeping the Capitol safe had already been in effect since 2006. The suit aims to end the per-
Penalties for Wisconsin drivers who operate a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants could become more severe if the state Legislature adopts bills a pair of Republicans introduced Monday. If passed, one of the new bills would allow judges to take a repeat offender’s vehicle away after a third offense. Another would impose a minimum penalty of 10 years if the offender is convicted of a homicide while operating under the influence and a minimum of six
felt was right. “It’s a bit surprising because it’s unprecedented in this time,” Hietpas said. “I think Pope Benedict shows humility in the sense that he’s recognizing his health is not allowing him to fulfill his duties.” Additionally, Austin Franke, a campus ministry trainee at St. Paul’s, said he was “saddened” by the pope’s decision to resign, but excited about the future of the church. Vice President of Badger Catholic Sean McNally said the catholic student group was grateful for the pope’s service and that Benedict did a “fantastic job” continuing Pope John Paul II’s legacy.
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OWI legislation Proposed bills: —Create a minimum sentence of 10 years if a drunk driver kills another person while operating under the influence, and create a minimum sentence of six months to three years if a drunk driver injures another person. —Allow judges to take repeat offenders’ vehicles away on a third or higher offense. —Require first time offenders to appear in court.
Under current law: —No minimum sentence. —Judges do not have the power to take away offenders’ vehicles. —In some counties, offenders can send their attorney to make the court appearance.
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Pope’s resignation surprises campus catholic community The Vatican surprised Catholics around the world, including those at the University of WisconsinMadison, when it announced Monday that Pope Benedict XVI would resign at the end February 2013, the first time an active pope has resigned since 1415. Benedict was elected in 2005 at the age of 78, but due to declining health and old age, the pope chose to step down from his current position. The cardinals are expected to announce the new pope during Easter mass. UW-Madison sophomore and member of St. Paul’s University Catholic Center Austin Hietpas said he was surprised by the pope’s resignation, but said Benedict showed courage by doing what the pope
months to three years if a person is injured. Under current Wisconsin law, those convicted of drunk driving offenses face a maximum penalty of 25-40 years in prison, but no minimum penalty. Judges will be able to give a sentence shorter than the proposed minimums if the person killed or injured was a passenger in the drunk driver’s car, according to state Rep. Jim Ott, R-Mequon, who introduced the bills. Ott said the purpose of the legislation is to deter drunk
Student Judiciary hears appeal of second SSFC funding decision
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SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker said Monday it is a student group’s responsibility to prove it is eligible for segregated fee funding.
Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow argued in an Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary hearing Monday that Student Services Finance Committee representatives showed inconsistencies in their decision to deny CFACT funding eligibility this fall. CFACT is a campus organization that advocates for free-market policies with limited regulation. Many SSFC members cited confusion over CFACT’s direct services in their decision. An organization must undergo eligibility hearings every two years and prove it spends a majority of its time providing “direct services,”
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Makin’ new besties on the bus jacklin bolduan a bold move
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his past weekend, I spent three glorious days in the newest, hottest vacation spot: Lansing, Mich. I was there for a conference, and oh my gosh, was it sort of fun! Conferences are fun because you get a ton of free things, like lime-green messenger bags and water bottles and T-shirts. That’s why they’re fun, and I’m sticking to that.
I’ve always thought that coach buses are like airplanes, only they’re on the ground, astoundingly less efficient and much more anger-inducing.
But the most incredible experiences really come from spending 1 zillion—or maybe 16—hours on a bus there and back. I’ve always thought that coach buses are like airplanes, only they’re on the ground, astoundingly less efficient and much more anger inducing. You might say, “Oh, Jackie! What could possibly be more fun than being on a bus with a whole group of best buddies and potential BFFs?” Well, I might then scream back at you, “Being on a bus with a bunch of strangers who maybe haven’t encountered a shower lately and just have the best voices and the best stories!” When I say “best,” I clearly mean another qualifying word, in case you are new to the art of sarcasm. Please, please, please.
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Continue on about how you have been to “exotic” places such as Africa, Peru and the Arctic Circle. Gosh golly me, it really does warm my heart to hear how you went there to help all those people who clearly would not have survived if you hadn’t made those bricks for them! All hail you and your savior self! Is this too harsh? Do I care? I’m not sure. I do know that, while I might be able to offer some “comments” on your story on stable land, I am unable to do that while we are two inches away from one another on a moving bus for the next seven hours. Also, you are wearing zebra Zubaz pants, and I just can’t handle it. OMG! Did you get those in Africa?! Supes cute!
This, my Cardinal sweethearts, is just one example of the super-fun times I’ve had on this bus so far. Does it help the tone of this article that I’m still on the bus as I write it, staring at this woman whose zebra pants glare in the dark of the bus? LOL. That’s all I can say, you guys. As I sit here with my laptop crammed in my crotch, my elbow slowly breaking every one of my seat-mate’s ribs, I become less angry, because I’m talking to you. Also, because I have “Love On Top” by Beyonce blasting through my headphones on repeat. Many of you likely know this agony all too well—and perhaps to an even greater extent. Maybe we can get together and
swap stories about new “friends” we made on buses and hug each other as we shudder to remember these “friends.” I usually really enjoy coach buses because I can put on music to look out the window and pretend I’m in a movie where I’ve just decided to leave the greatest love of my life, and now, I’m just really melancholy. But no such luck on this trip, y’all. Now, I turn to thoughts of my bed, where, hopefully, there are no zebra-pants-wearing, Africagoing ladies. Just wine and my stuffed Nala. Are you lookin’ for a new bus buddy for your next trip? Hit up Jackie at jacklin.bolduan@gmail. com so you can tell her all your stories from trips abroad.
Fight the battles that are worth fighting michael voloshin voloshin’s commotion
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n the past week, news came out that people are angered at the new Florida Business logo for using a tie as the “I” in the word “Florida.” In the past two weeks, people were angered by 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver’s anti-gay comments. In the past month, people were angered by the NECA toy company for making dolls based on the popular film “Django Unchained” because they were “slave dolls” and inherently racist. Huh? What we’re talking about here is a cartoon logo of a tie, an ignorant football player and a toy company making dolls from a movie that has made over $300 million worldwide. I can’t stress this enough: I am not here to make fun of feminism, homophobia or racism. I am here to tell people to pick their battles more wisely. All of these efforts are important, and we need strong leaders at the helm to make change. But are we so bored as a society that we’ll take offense at anything? Listen, we all get upset from
time to time, rationally or irrationally. Over the Super Bowl I got an email from a coupon company with the subject line of: “Ray Lewis would kill for this deal.” I was so distraught by this subject line that I emailed the service back voicing my displeasure. But here’s the thing, I have no right to be upset. I don’t know Ray Lewis personally; I don’t know whether he did or did not commit the crime (for those who don’t know, Ray Lewis was in court for a double-murder in 2000; he was sentenced to 12 months probation for obstruction of justice and that’s all). I’m not even a Ravens fan. However, that joke, to me, went over the line. In retrospect, it was kinda funny. But I took offense to something so insignificant that I wasted time sending an appropriate email response (just kidding; it just said, “That’s fucked up”) when I could’ve been making my famed taco dip. Is it really worth your time, citizens of Florida, to attack the new Florida Business logo (which was designed by a woman, by the way)? I get it. America is a nation built upon the right to protest. If we don’t like something, we say something. It’s in our nature to rebel and to make sure everyone has fair rights. But at some point
shouldn’t we reflect on what we’re looking at and say, “This is really silly”?
People, pick your battles because if you nitpick at every little thing that annoys you, nothing real will ever get done.
Here are some simple solutions to your problems: People don’t like the fact that a tie is in the logo, then women should start wearing ties. People don’t like the fact that Chris Culliver said anti-gay comments—Chris Culliver is a dope—then they should cheer for the Baltimore Ravens (more on this in a second). People who don’t like dolls based upon “Django Unchained,” then don’t support the movie and the company that makes the dolls—don’t buy the dolls. Just so everyone knows, NECA stopped production of these dolls after they made 1,000 of them. As a result, the dolls went from costing $80 to now costing $400. Because of this overreaction, the dolls are now a collectible, making them even more valuable. Instead of finding offense
in everything, we should look for the good and support that. Brendon Ayanbadejo is a linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens, is 36 years old, married to a woman and is an adamant supporter of the NOH8 Campaign. Guys like Ayanbadejo and Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe are all over the NFL, but instead we focus on the one guy that angers everyone. Ayanbadejo and Kluwe are heroes to the LGBT campaign. Complain when the issue is important. Is it outrageous that women still only get paid 77.4 percent as much as men? Yes. Is it outrageous that gay men and women still cannot get married? Yes. Is it outrageous that nine out of 10 stop-and-frisks in New York City are done to minorities? Yes. Is it an inane issue that a logo has a tie on it, an NFL player is antigay and toys made for a movie are inherently racist? Absolutely. People, pick your battles because if you nitpick at every little thing that annoys you, nothing real will ever get done. However, you can protest my article because this wasn’t very funny. What are your thoughts on these topics? What events should people care about? Not care about? Tell Voloshin about it at mvoloshin@wisc.edu.
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Student government leaders continue push for Responsible Action, 18+ campaigns University of WisconsinMadison Chancellor David Ward and Dean of Students Lori Berquam expressed their support for a statewide alcohol policy initiative proposed by the Associated Students of Madison, ASM Legislative Affairs Chair Dan Statter said at a meeting Monday. Statter said ASM Chair Andrew Bulovsky and Vice Chair Maria Giannopoulos met Monday with the two university leaders who spoke about their support for ASM’s Responsible Action campaign. If passed, the Responsible Action Bill would protect underage drinkers from receiving
alcohol citations when reporting violent crimes or emergency situations to police. Student government leaders hope to produce a document signed by the chancellor in support of the bill to gain more support from state legislators, Statter added. Also at the meeting, Vice Chair of Legislative Affairs Rachel Lepak outlined plans to refocus the committee’s 18+ initiative, which seeks to provide more events around Madison aimed at 18- to 20-year-olds. Lepak’s new plan lobbies to allow all 18- to 20-year-olds into 21+ establishments, as long as
they are not served alcohol. “Alcohol in Madison always has its drawbacks and its positives between the students,” Lepak said. “But I think the city is more than willing to work with students on this issue and more than willing to come up with solutions.” Members of the committee also discussed lobbying strategies for the governor’s upcoming biennial budget and the Student Regent Campaign, which aims to provide student governments in the UW System a voice in deciding future Board of Regents student representatives. —Mara Jezior
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ASM Diversity Committee Chair Mia Akers said Monday First Wave focuses on similar issues the upcoming roundtable will address.
First Wave member to perform at ethnic studies roundtable The Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee announced Monday a First Wave member will perform at the committee’s upcoming ethnic studies requirement roundtable discussion. At the Feb. 18 event, students and staff will have the opportunity to hear about the history of the ethnic studies requirement, as well as the current restructuring of the university’s diversity plan. First Wave is a University of Wisconsin-Madison scholarship program created to encourage urban arts and performing among students. Diversity Committee Chair Mia Akers said First Wave’s ideals of multiculturalism and diversity “intertwine” with the ethnic studies requirement, and they hope to use the performance to address issues surrounding the requirement. “Ethnic studies comes from a place of addressing that there is inequality, racial inequality
specifically,” Akers said. “Those things need to be addressed and multiculturalism and understanding needs to be celebrated.” Following the performance, members of the Diversity Committee will facilitate roundtable discussions in which students will be invited to share suggestions on changes to the ethnic studies requirement and give input on the university’s new diversity plan. Members of the committee recognized that some people may want to leave the requirement as it is or may not want it at all, but according to Akers, the committee is looking for students to be honest and critical. “We really want the honesty portion and for students to really speak from their personal experiences,” Akers said. “That’s the only way that the university is going to be able to change the policy for the better.” —Sarah Olson
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a man with such humility, who has the courage to step down from a position of such power when he feels he could no longer fulfill his duties.” —Sam Cusick
“He was not the rock star that John Paul II was, he was more of a humble guy,” McNally said. “I think it’s inspiring to watch
hearing from page 1 or “requestable,” “educational” and “tailorable” services. In a hearing Monday, CFACT member Patrick Sullivan said SSFC members did not count CFACT advocacy training as a direct service, but SSFC members did count advocacy trainings as direct services for “similar” organizations, such as WISPIRG, which did receive eligibility. Sullivan argued the inconsistencies in the rulings violated viewpoint neutrality. The ASM bylaws state all funding decisions must be made in a viewpoint neutral manner, meaning student representatives may not take the mission of the group under consideration for funding
into account. However, SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker said it is the burden of every organization to demonstrate how its direct services meet the committee’s requirements and CFACT failed to do so. “The title ‘advocacy training’ does not automatically constitute a direct service,” Bruecker said. According to Bruecker, SSFC members have the ability to construct their own definition of what constitutes an “educational,” “tailorable” and “requestable” service as long as the definition remains consistent throughout all eligibility hearings. The Student Judiciary will deliberate and make a decision on the case within ten school days. —Megan Soebig
Campus flash mobs to raise awareness of sexual abuse
Student leaders name May 4 event ‘Revelry’
University of Wisconsin-Madison students will perform flash mobs Feb. 14 to raise awareness for One Billion Rising, a global campaign to end gendered and sexual violence against women. The campaign aims to draw attention to the more than one billion women around the world who have survived abuse, according to the campaign’s website. Students involved in the event are hosting a preparation session to plan the dances Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. in room 2653 in the Humanities building. The One Billion Rising campaign was created by activist and playwright Eve Ensler, known for her play “The Vagina Monologues,” to combat sexual and gendered abuse against women. The flash mobs will be held to “show solidarity and collective strength and call for an end to gendered and sexual violence everywhere,” according to the event’s Facebook page. More information about the flash mobs can be found on the Facebook page.
The student-led effort to host an end of the year music festival on May 4 will officially be called “Revelry,” according to Associated Students of Madison Vice Chair Maria Giannopoulos. The event, which would be held on the same day as the Mifflin Street Block Party, would be a music and arts festival held near Randall Avenue in the Union South area. Student leaders across campus have been planning the event since late November. Giannopoulos said the Executive Team of planners and student leaders wanted the name to reflect the “lively” nature of the event. “It really shows what we want to get across with the festival,” Giannopoulos said. “Giving it a lively tone will make it something [students] want to go to.” Giannopoulos also said the team is looking into potential funding sources, which could include corporate sponsorships in addition to university dollars. She added that currently less than 2 percent of the funding will come directly from student segregated fees.
owi from page 1 driving, which he said is “completely preventable.” “I would like to see the behavior change so that less people drive drunk … and ultimately [have] our roads be safer,” he said. The bills, also sponsored by state Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, include two that
lawsuit from page 1 mit requirement and stop police from punishing demonstrators who do not have a permit. According to the ACLU, protesters in the Capitol, including those that have never held a permit such as the “Solidarity Sing Along” group, “have been largely peaceful and non-disruptive.” Additionally, courts have historically protected “even potentially disruptive political speech” under the First Amendment, the ACLU said in the release. Kissick participated in demonstrations in the Capitol until the Capitol Police began citing demonstrators without permits, according to the release. However, Kissick has not done so since then, due to the fear of being ticketed or arrested. “I resent being treated as criminal for speaking freely in a public forum,” he said in the release. “This country was founded on dissent, so I view myself as a proud American exercising my rights to engage in the most protected of all speech.”
failed to pass during the last legislative session. One would make the third drunk driving offense a felony, making the degree of subsequent offenses a level more severe than under current law. The other would criminalize a first operating while intoxicated offense, which currently is often a civil offense resulting in
only a ticket, if the driver’s blood alcohol content is at or above .15. Wisconsin is the only state in which a first offense is not at least a criminal misdemeanor, according to Ott. “[The legislation is] to give people who do this one more reason to not get behind the wheel when they’re impaired,” he said.
Legal Director of the ACLU of Wisconsin Larry Dupuis said in the ACLU news release the permitting policy prevents citizens from expressing their views in a place where their political lead-
ers exercise power. “[It] burdens core political speech, which should receive the highest degree of First Amendment protection,” Dupuis said in the release.
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Thousands of protestors gathered in the Capitol in February 2011 to protest changes to collective bargaining rights.
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‘Falling Out’ from musical expectations Michael Penn II pen(n) game stressful
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es, they’re back and looking as undeniably emo as ever. Fall Out Boy has been on your mind—just admit it already. I know we share the memories of a blueshirted, chubby Patrick Stump screaming semi-unintelligibly on your MTV2-tuned television set, or perhaps the DSL-era front pic of Pete Wentz that had your slowloading Internet goin’ nuts. Maybe you are currently wiping your mouth from forcing yourself to upchuck at the notion that the poppunk messiahs you forced yourself to forget have resurfaced from three years worth of stalemate. By the way, 2 Chainz is the protagonist of their lead single’s video. He really did it. I cherish the burnt Memorex CD-R that sent 12-year-old Michael into another realm that extended past the dreadful MySpace CSS hacks and the MTV2 I mentioned
a bit earlier. That was the time From Under the Cork Tree was out and assaulting the earlobes of preteens nationwide. Well, except for suburban Prince George’s County, MD. I’m pretty sure we were outside of the blast radius and easily survived the incubation period. The population there is over 90-percent Black, and my 12-year-old self had some sort of penchant for guitar riffs despite my limited encounters with them. My friend Ronald gave me that CD-R and indirectly introduced me to the first rock band I actually identified with at all. Mind you, I had no eyeliner, the baggy clothes were still poppin’ and I didn’t encounter an emo/scene/punk/alt anything until the middle of high school several years after. But my Black-self felt some sort of liberation slithering in the current of my Walkman spinning on my pant leg. Was it a silent rebellion as well? Where I come from, Black kids and rock bands together weren’t a thing. Perhaps that’s why I was embarrassed and kept my affinity a slight secret. If you weren’t passing
Courvoisier or browsing to the DirecTV uncensored Rap Music Choice channel (I did both), then what the hell were you doing as a Black kid? The world was an oyster, but only for urban radio and a soundtrack on whatever sports game EA came out with that year. There was another dichotomy present as well: the notion that there is Black Music and White Music. Fall Out Boy was on the White side of the spectrum, thus I pondered if I fell there as well. I remember having to laugh awkwardly in faux-denial when my parents would laugh about how I like that “rock stuff.” Codeword: White stuff. When Infinity on High came out a few years after my introduction to Fall Out Boy, I had another awkward experience. I had the utmost intention to spend 15 dollars on a copy of the new album. This was back when people were still ripping CDs instead of using Google as the first resort. When my mom pulled up outside Circuit City (it still existed), I rushed in and glanced alone around the vast CD racks of yesteryear. I was Tom Clancy and this was Operation:
Buy White Music and Leave As Soon As Possible. I had to abort the mission; my stealth was no good here. I asked the clerk, a Black man, if he could help me find Infinity on High. “What?” he replied. He directed me to the CD. I speed-walked out of the store as quickly as humanly possible. I tore the shrink-wrap and swallowed my insecurity as I did it. 19-year-old Michael is thankfully not the same. As I grew, I learned to reject the notion of assigning racial identity to music because I have had the great opportunity of being exposed to so many people with expansive musical palettes. In response to this, I feel absolutely no shame in expanding my own. My favorite bands are Radiohead and Grizzly Bear now; at age 12, I hadn’t the slightest idea about what “Paranoid Android” was. But my reflection on the time periods where I would shove my rock sensibilities to the silent harbor of my earbuds and the sightline of my nightstand drawer, makes me much sadder now that I understand so many more Black kids like me are still
being brought up under the ideal that the authenticity of one’s identity can be challenged by what’s in an iTunes library. I wish I didn’t have to hear Pete Wentz’s background screeching in such a confined space. Thankfully, as I grew, I have also witnessed these notions being phased out as new generations turn to a renaissance of eclectic art that is more expressive, unrestrained and as broad as ever. Fall Out Boy’s return to poppunk Pope stature makes me smile no matter how much I question if the flair is still there. The 12-yearold me smiled from within, but then grew tearful once presentday me balked and didn’t buy a tour ticket after second-guessing whether or not their popularity would resonate with their teenybopper-turned-2 Chainz listener fan base. At least now, I can be as offkey as I want. She said she’s no good with words but I’m worse. Agree with Michael that there’s more to enjoying music than going along with those around you? Hit him up at mdpenn@wisc.edu.
Region still matters for artists even in information age Andy Holsteen A hol lot to say
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esterday, I ran a column that investigated the influences of the Internet on the music business. In a nutshell, I said that the Internet has interacted with how we consume music in ways that aren’t necessarily obvious. Unknown artists are now more than ever able to become megastars with the ever-growing prevalence of viral videos. And because of the Internet, it’s unclear if music consumers or producers play a more significant role in deciding what rises to the top of the relevance scale. However, despite this uncertainty regarding the popularization of some artists, the Internet has also led to a diversification in style and genre on the micro level. The Internet allows those without huge record contracts to have their music heard around the world, so even smaller artists can influence those willing to give their tracks a listen. This segues into another interesting point: Many artists still honor, whether it’s conscious or not, very distinct regional intricacies with their playing style. Even though pretty much everyone is connected via the Internet these days, artists in different locations still play in entirely different ways. These differences are blatantly noticeable within the U.S.—an area in which one might expect this diversification to be lessened due to the nation’s high Internet usage rate. I’m not just talking about the whole East Coast versus
West Coast days of Biggie and Tupac. Pretty much every nationally recognized genre in the U.S. is played differently based on location. In California, one can still find traces of surfer rock in many prominent artists. Tera Melos is a prime example of this phenomenon. When someone says surfer rock, the first group that comes to mind is usually The Beach Boys. The term also evokes thoughts of vocal harmonies, power chords and cowabunga in general. Tera Melos is just about the furthest thing from traditional surfer music. Guitarist Nick Reinhart is known for his excessive effect-pedal setup, which he literally runs across at times, and extremely technical odd-timed tapping riffs. But at the end of the day, I can’t listen to Tera Melos without hearing surf music—especially in the way Reinhart writes his melodies. Maybe it’s just in their roots. So although math music in the same general vein as Tera Melos is all over the U.S., the band still holds onto some of the regional sounds of those who came before them. I know this certainly holds true in my hometown of Chicago. It’s hard for me not to hear Cap’n Jazz’s sound incorporated into most Chicagoarea skramz, post-punk and emo artists of today. It’s a sound that’s unique to the city. There’s something about that that I find kind of cool. Even though we’re able to access any kind of music in existence, artists still somewhat stick to the styles of days past. These nuances become even more pronounced when moving between countries. I think the best example of this is Japan.
Japan is one of the most technologically advanced and connected nations in the world. However, Japanese artists still heavily root their music in pentatonic scales—a staple of their past. Even groups signed to American labels like the Zeuhl (avant-jazz-prog-what-
ever) rockers Koenji Hyakkei, utilize these quasi-parochial ideas. Their music is anything but traditional, yet adheres to one of their home’s most wellrecognized musical tendencies. I suppose the reason why I find this whole situation so fascinating is because despite
our ability to connect over long distances, we still value our regional musical differences. Hopefully this doesn’t fade with time. What do you think about regional differences in music? Think they should go away? Let Andy know at holsteen@wisc.edu.
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ournalism is struggling. People just don’t read like they used to—at least not in the same way. The rise and democratization of high-speed Internet access and new devices like iPads, smartphones and Kindles have revolutionized the way we consume information, communicate and, ultimately, the way we live our lives. I still have not-so-fond memories of waiting 30 minutes for my AOL Internet to dial up when I was a kid. While at work this summer, I almost had a heart attack when my phone struggled to load the live-stream HD video of Michael Phelps making his competitors look like fools at the Summer Olympics. And while technology has granted us access to previously unfathomable amounts of information, it has also exacted a toll on many industries, including journalism. With the rise
of devices like tablets, or simply smartphones, Americans increasingly consume their news online. The problem is, advertisements—which papers and magazines rely on to stay profitable—garner far fewer dollars on the Internet than in print. And with more and more Americans reading their news online, many publications are struggling to stay afloat. The iconic news magazine Newsweek announced late last year that it would discontinue its print edition at the end of 2012. Amid decreased revenues from advertising and its print circulation, The New York Times has repeatedly cut its newsroom. Last year, the Times-Picayune, New Orleans’ daily newspaper, reduced the number of days it prints from five to three. Overall, the newspaper industry has experienced 23 consecutive quarters of yearto-year revenue decline, raising questions about the long-term profitability, and viability, of journalism. The industry’s pivot to digital content may prove to be an existential threat. And yet, the pivot to digital content is
the only real move newspapers have to the future. Among the college-aged cohort, readers almost unanimously prefer online content. I, too, prefer reading news online, as I find newspapers cumbersome.
Overall, the newspaper industry has experienced 23 consecutive quarters of year-to-year revenue decline.
In addition to pivoting to a digital platform, many papers have pursued other avenues to offset losses. The New York Times Company, for instance, has sold many of its subsidiaries to bolster quarterly profits. The Washington Post Company, too, has managed its subsidiaries to offset the newspaper’s tepid revenues. Instead of shedding subsidiaries, though, The Post has used its subsidiaries—like its ownership of the for-profit company Kaplan College, for example—to offset losses from the paper itself.
24-hour news cycle damaging to American political opinions eli bovarnick opinion columnist
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onventional wisdom requires an individual to finish his or her dinner before dessert. Even if one must sift through green vegetables, rubbery chicken and bland potatoes, it is still better to eat these things before taking in tasty but empty calories. Today, in our world of sensationalized 24-hour news networks, countless Internet blogs and outrageous media pundits, too many people are filling up on dessert before they have had any dinner. What I mean by this is that many news organizations and pundits use an empty-calorie agenda to spread their message. News has become commentary backed by a personality providing an opinion rather than a report. Both Fox News and MSNBC, for example, have become the Republican and Democratic parties’ 24-hour nonstop spokesperson for divisive ideas. Like dessert, they fill us up with empty calories. However, dessert is not all bad. Although those who skip it are healthiest, if consumed in moderation, dessert can be a tasty treat that adds flavor to our lives. But as our mothers warned, it is best to
eat our dinner first. Rather than starting off with what commentators think about an issue, it is more nutritious to read a news story in the paper or some medium that is not specifically opinion oriented. Like dinner, searching for non opinion-driven information is more time consuming and less convenient than turning on Fox or MSNBC to fill up on a diet reinforcing your own opinions. Doing one’s own research on current issues from a variety of sources is the only way for an individual to form ideals that are not tainted by the big business of partisan politics. However, watching partisan shows or listening to sensationalized talk show hosts is not necessarily a bad thing. Free speech and the ability to allow all kinds of opinions in the media is what makes our country dynamic. However, the danger is when people blindly consume the opinions without curiosity about the facts those opinions are based on. For example, Real Time With Bill Maher on HBO is one of my favorite television programs. Maher is outspoken about being liberal and antiRepublican. While I agree with some of Maher’s beliefs, there are plenty of issues on which I disagree with him. I watch his
show not to see him regurgitate my own thinking, but rather to see a debate on current issues between guests with diverse opinions who allow me to test my views and gain perspective. Maher helps me examine ideas rather than having them spoon-fed to me.
News has become commentary backed by a personality providing an opinion rather than a report.
The problem we face as a nation is not the quantity of opinion media. Rather, it is that too much of our population treats pundit opinions as a substitute for thinking critically about the news. The consequence of being uninformed on any particular day is not severe. A steady diet of empty-calorie media entertainment, however, lacking in substantive nutrition, is polarizing our society into a diabetic coma. How do you feel about the effects of a 24-hour news cycle? Do you think your opinions have been influenced and changed by the way you get your information? Tell us your thoughts! Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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At some point, though, there’s reason to believe the music will stop; newspapers will no longer be able sell off subsidiaries or continue to take on more losses. Ultimately the presses will stop. For major national newspapers like The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post, that scenario seems less likely, or at least far off. But make no mistake, these papers and others will have to decrease their newsroom staff, and not without consequences. Sometimes sunshine is the best disinfectant. And journalism shines light on the dark. It exposes waste, fraud and abuse. It holds elected officials accountable and, when done right, it gives a voice to the voiceless. But above all, it informs us. The founding fathers thought journalism was so important to a vibrant democracy they protected a free press with equal weight to our right to exercise religion or be free from unreasonable searches. Without journalism we would have never known that President Johnson’s administration lied not only to the American public,
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but also to Congress about the Vietnam War (Pentagon Papers) or that President Nixon’s reelection commission, under his direction, broke into the Democratic National Committee’s national headquarters to spy on them (Watergate). We also wouldn’t know about the conflict in Syria or the progress of the war in Afghanistan. Opinion journalism is easy: Everyone has an opinion on everything. But actually gathering information, crunching data and asking the right questions is hard—and it’s a public good that citizens benefit from regardless of whether or not they actually read the paper. For now, the future of journalism seems uncertain. It will surely survive. But to what extent? Do online news sources dominate how you get your information? Do you think the expansion of information availability is damaging to the journalism industry? Would the resurgence in the popularity of print newspapers influence American politics? Tell us your thoughts, we want to hear them! Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal. com, and visit our website, dailycardinal.com for more content.
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When it comes down to clutch time, nothing beats a buzzer beater matt masterson master’s degree
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s I sat in my apartment Saturday afternoon, having just watched Ben Brust’s half-court prayer send the Wisconsin-Michigan game into overtime, I tried to remember the last time I was this excited by a sporting event—any sporting event. When was the last time that a play literally made me jump out of my seat and start jumping up and down while yelling myself horse? I then had a sudden sense of déjà vu, like I had been in this moment before, and then it came to me. The last play to make me react that way was Christian Watford’s last-second threepointer to propel Indiana over No. 1 Kentucky last season.
If you think I am wrong, just go back and find the video of Brust’s shot. Better yet, find video from the student section and see how they react.
In the period between Watford’s three-pointer and Brust’s miracle, I watched Washington Capitals’ forward Joel Ward score a sudden-death overtime goal to win game seven and knock the defending-champion Boston Bruins out of the playoffs. I watched Freddie Freeman secure the Atlanta Braves a playoff spot with a walk-off homerun against Miami. I watched Russell Wilson take down the Packers with his last-second Hail (or, “Fail”) Mary pass to Golden Tate. None of these plays made me react the way Brust’s and Watford’s did, and that is why I am comfortable declaring the buzzer beater to be the best play in all of sports. No play can make
an entire fan base explode the way a last-second basket does. When watching KentuckyIndiana last year, I had no real rooting interest in the outcome one way or another, but that didn’t stop me—or anyone else in my apartment at the time—from leaping up and screaming about what we had just seen. There is something about the buzzer beater itself that is simply majestic. The collective deep breath taken by everyone in attendance. The dead silence from when the ball leaves the shooter’s hands to when it drops through the hoop, broken only by the sound of the buzzer itself. The ensuing madness that immediately grips everyone who just watched. All of it together makes the buzzer beater the biggest roller coaster of emotions in sports. If you think I am wrong, just go back and find the video of Brust’s shot. Better yet, find video from the student section and see how they react. The immediate shift from stillness to chaos makes it seem as though a 9.0 earthquake had just struck Madison. Think about the odds of a buzzer beater itself. A walk-off home run has hundreds of feet to land and still be a home run. A touchdown can end up anywhere in a 10x53 yard end zone and still count. A basketball player has to put a ball with a 29.5-inch circumference into a hoop with a circumference of 56.5-inches from, in Brust’s case, 40 feet away. If Wisconsin had beaten Michigan without the help of a buzzer beater, the court at the Kohl Center would not have been stormed and Mike Bruesewitz wouldn’t have taken the PA microphone to thank the fans for their support. Brust’s shot turned that game into something more—a classic—that will be remembered for years. That is why the buzzer beater is the best play in sports. Do you think there is a better play in all of sports than the buzzer beater? Let Matt know by sending him an email at sports@dailycardinal.com.
Badgers’ Darrah, Brust both honored by Big Ten Conference Junior softball pitcher Cassandra Darrah and junior men’s basketball guard Ben Brust were both honored by the Big Ten Conference Monday. Darah earned the conference’s Pitcher of the Week award after helping the Badgers earn a sweep over Notre Dame. The Corydon, Iowa native pitched a fiveinning shutout in a 1-0 win over the Irish Saturday, before pitching a career-high 11 innings in a 6-5 victory to
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complete the sweep. It is her third Big Ten weekly honor of her career, having earned the same award two times last season. Brust was named the coBig Ten player of the week (along with Illinios senior guard D.J Richardson) after leading the team in points in their wins against both Iowa and No. 3 Michiagan. The Hawthorn Woods, Ill., native scored 18 points in UW’s double overtime win Wednesday before scoring 14—including a buzzer beating three pointer—in the team’s 65-62 win over the Wolverines. -matt masterson
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With their overtime win over Michigan Saturday, freshman forward Sam Dekker and the Badger men’s basketball team have put themselves one game out of first place in the Big Ten.
Badgers in position to make Big Ten title run By Max Sternberg the daily cardinal
Wisconsin was two lastsecond shots away from a winless week at the Kohl Center. But what was oh-so-close to the last nail in the Badgers’ coffin ended up becoming a home stand that just may mark the defining moment in a Big Ten title run. Two game-tying 3-point shots in the final seconds and two overtime wins later, Wisconsin is very much alive in a crazy Big Ten championship race. Before I go any further, let me comment on the rushing of the court Saturday. Yes, I did say in my column Friday that a storming was unjustified in UW’s case, but circumstances do indeed play a part. A game-tying, half-court shot at the buzzer is one of those circumstances. So this time, the Grateful Red gets a free pass. As crazy as the final seconds were, Saturday’s game was a classic from start to finish. After the Badgers jumped out to a 23-14 lead midway through the first half, neither team led by more than six the rest of the way. Wisconsin couldn’t find a way to slow down Michigan’s backcourt duo of sophomore guard Trey Burke and junior guard Tim Hardaway Jr., yet somehow found itself within a possession in the game’s final seconds. After 40 minutes, eight ties, 11 lead changes, and a half-court shot, the Badgers were even with the No. 3 team in the country. Michigan 60, Wisconsin 60. Overtime. This is what the 2012-’13 edition of Wisconsin basketball is all about. The Badgers committed 14 turnovers, allowed Michigan’s star guards to combine for 37 points and gave up 32 points in the paint. Looking at the statistics alone, UW had no business taking down a team as talented and efficient as Michigan, even in the
friendly confines of the Kohl Center. Somehow they found a way to do what looked to be all but impossible on paper. “We are just going to find a way to get it done,” redshirt senior forward Jared Berggren said. “It doesn’t matter what people perceive our talent level to be.” While this year has certainly taken it to a new level, scrappiness has been a hallmark of the Badger program since Dick Bennett turned UW into a legitimate Big Ten contender back in the late 1990s. As it has for the past 15 years, Wisconsin keeps itself within striking distance by playing tough defense no matter how poorly they are shooting the ball. Some may say that UW’s defensive statistics are simply a result of their slow-paced offense. Those people haven’t watched this team play.
“We’ve got a bunch of dudes who are gritty, tough and play the game the right way. I’ll play with these guys anywhere.” Mike Bruesewitz senior forward Wisconsin men’s basketball
The Wolverines entered play Saturday leading the Big Ten in practically every offensive statistic. Only Wisconsin turned the ball over fewer times than the Wolverines (that is no longer the case after a plus-7 margin for Michigan in Madison), and Michigan’s 50.3 percent field-goal percentage was tops in the conference as well. Even though Hardaway Jr. and Burke caught fire in the second half, UW held the Wolverines to just 39 percent shooting for the game. At times, Wisconsin is tough to watch. Badger basketball will always entertain me, but I totally understand those who
would rather watch paint dry than be stuck with two hours of slow-paced, low-scoring basketball. But whether you like it or not, the Badgers have a system that works and, when things click like they did on Saturday, it is fun to watch. More importantly, at least from a fan’s perspective, this Wisconsin team simply does not quit. Time and time again the Badgers have found themselves with their backs against the wall in the final moments, finding a way to get the job done seemingly every time. Even in a season that began with the loss of its starting point guard and continued with the fairly prolonged absence of an emotional leader, UW heads into the home stretch very much alive for a conference title and well within reach of a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament. “It feels good. I’m just so proud of these guys,” UW head coach Bo Ryan said. “This is a group that just finds different ways [to get the job done].” All of those who thought this would be the year Ryan failed to keep the Badgers inside the Big Ten’s top four are starting to retract their statements at a rapid clip. “We’ve got a bunch of dudes who are gritty, tough, and play the game the right way,” senior forward Mike Bruesewitz said. “I’ll play with these guys anywhere.” There is still plenty of basketball to be played before college hoops even reaches its postseason. As is has shown time and time again, this Badgers team could easily go out and lay an egg against Northwestern, Purdue, Nebraska or even Penn State. At the same time, it could just as easily take down the likes of Minnesota, Ohio State,or Michigan State, the combination of all three likely being enough to bring a Big Ten title to Madison for the first time since 2008.