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ASM finance group’s event grants run out By Paige Villiard The Daily Cardinal

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University of Wisconsin-Madison College Democrats watch Obama’s fifth State of the Union address at the Memorial Union Der Rathskeller Tuesday.

UW political group leaders clash over State of the Union address By Jack Casey The Daily CarDinal

President Barack Obama established a broad foundation of initiatives, ranging from education-based economic reform to gun control in his fifth State of the Union Address Tuesday, which drew mixed responses from University of WisconsinMadison’s two college party chairs. Obama touched on higher education early in the address, asking Congress to pursue initiatives to provide students and

families a ranking for how efficiently colleges are operating. The government will use these rankings to give those schools that have the best value the most federal aid. He said his administration would also compile the rankings in a “College Scorecard,” which would tell the students and families where they could “get the most bang for their buck.” “I ask Congress to change the Higher Education Act so that affordability and value are

included in determining which colleges receive certain types of federal aid,” Obama said. Chris Hoffman, chair of the UW-Madison College Democrats, said Obama’s higher education plans would help colleges and universities receive funding they deserve, and the president’s value ranking system would fit well with UW-Madison. “I think he talked specifically

The Associated Students of Madison Finance Committee allocated the remaining portion of its budget meant to fund student organizations’ event grant requests Tuesday to four of 12 student organizations that originally requested funding. The ASM Finance Committee allots money to smaller student groups on campus that request funding for planning events, as well as for travel and operation purposes, according to the ASM website. The Committee also maintains ASM’s internal fiscal budget. According to ASM Spokesperson David Gardner, the committee allocated the

funding in its budget to groups in the order they applied, and said all student organizations in the queue were warned of the committee’s limited amount of available funding. Finance Committee Chair Andrew Kidd said event grants do not usually have enough money to last an entire fiscal year. Additionally, he said there were more events this year than previous years, with more organizations requesting funding due to other financial sources on campus capping their funds. The committee was able to fund three events close

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New survey shows homeless rates up from summer 2012 The number of homeless citizens in Dane County increased nearly 14 percent over the last six months, with 718 people living in shelters and 99 people sleeping outside, according to a Jan. 30 survey. Social workers from the Community Development Block Grant conduct the survey twice a year–in January and July–at the request of the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Design, according Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4. These survey results are a leap from the July 2012 numbers of 554 people in shelters and 162 sleeping outside, according to the Isthmus newspaper. According to Verveer, the increasing problem of home-

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Disability coalition supports Walker’s workforce initiative A coalition of more than 30 Wisconsin disability organizations said in a statement Tuesday it supports Gov. Scott Walker’s recently proposed $132 million education and workforce initiative, which the group said could help improve employment training for citizens with disabilities. The Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations, plans to work with Walker’s initiatives to help people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities gain job experience, according to Beth Swedeen, executive director of the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities

and Survival Coalition co-chair. Swedeen said people with disabilities would have a better chance to avoid unemployment if Walker’s proposed initiatives are applied to apprenticeship programs and technical college employee training courses, which often do not involve people with disabilities. According to Swedeen, job centers around the state are not staffed with people who know how to assist these with disabilities when they are looking for jobs or training programs. Swedeen said she would like to see more job support put into the job centers to accommodate these needs.

“What we would like to see is that as these initiatives are rolled out, people with disabilities are intentionally included in them,” Swedeen said. Swedeen said it is important to include people with disabilities in the general workforce because it allows them to be selfsufficient instead of relying on publicly provided services. “[People with disabilities] just want to be included in the general opportunities anyone would be offered,” Swedeen said. “We’d like see the job growth for people with disabilities be just what the job growth is for the rest of the state.” —Jack Casey

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Homeless shelters, such as Porchlight Inc., 306 N. Brooks St., limit the number of days people are allowed to stay over night.

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All hail the public spill and remember those titans adam wolf howlin’ mad

Movie from your childhood that still kicks ass “Remember The Titans” (1999)—I’ve probably seen this movie somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 times, and for my money, there’s not a more enjoyable movie to re-enact when you’re sauced. Friendships have been strengthened by many a bro quoting dialogue from this movie with his other bro while under the influence. Whether it’s a timelyplaced “Left side! Strong side!” interjection or a terser “Attitude reflects leadership, captain,” you can’t possibly go wrong. I personally like to channel my inner Coach Yoast: “YOU BLITZ ALL NIGHT! You make sure they remember— FOREVER—the night they played the Titans!” Really gets the people going and allows them to overlook that you’re slurring your words and rapidly losing motor skills.

Shit that salvages an otherwise shitty day Throughout college, I’ve heard a lot of stories about people embarrassingly slipping on ice and fall-

ing in clear sight of several others. It seems like everybody’s due for at least one public slip-up during college—mine happened freshman year while passing time on Bascom. But I’ve always been pissed because I never had the fortune of witnessing the carnage happen, until about two weeks ago. I saw a guy wipe out on his bike, and it was pretty glorious. He was riding over a big patch of ice next to the Chazen, and just lost total control of the bike and went parallel to the ground, with a bunch of items falling out of his jacket in the process. He ended up checking out OK, but more importantly, I had visual confirmation of what I had only believed, but had never seen. It was as if God was proving his existence to me, through the unexpected disguise of a biker busting his shit. I took a moment to marvel at what I had just seen, then proceeded to Walgreen’s to buy some Doritos.

leted a goddamn salmon and stuck a lemon slice next to it. I have to ask: What exactly is the motivation here? Are we supposed to be impressed that you have such a refined palate compared to the rest of us slovenly college students? Are you in desperate need of validation from your cyberfriends that you’re a talented chef? Are you intentionally hoping to make others jealous to compensate for something else? Are my uses of anaphora an effective rhetorical device? No one gives a shit about what you ate for dinner, so stop posting pictures. Jesus, one of these days, I’m going to be a total troll and post a photo on someone’s wall of the nasty, grease-soaked Hot Pocket that I just blew up in the microwave. “Bon appetit, you guys.”

ly each of the five members of the band hooked up with one another at some point. Perhaps the most promiscuous of the lot was Stevie Nicks, the group’s often cocaineaddled lead vocalist. In addition to her passionate affairs with bandmates Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood, Nicks was also linked to The Eagles’ Don Henley and Joe Walsh, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and probably whatever roadie could facilitate her next drug score. It’s kind of a shame she subjected herself to so much public criticism right in the middle of her prime, because when she wasn’t aimlessly fellating every name that appeared in the pages of Rolling Stone in the 1970s, that woman could really sing.

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First-World Hate of the week

“Rhiannon” (Fleetwood Mac, 1975) – My ex-aunt (Is that what you call your dad’s brother’s former wife?) named my cousin after this song, which might be the coolest thing anyone in my family has ever done because this song is phenomenal. Fleetwood Mac is a really interesting band, and not just because they created one of the greatest albums of all time (1977’s Rumours). My fascination stems from the fact that practical-

“alrite time to go snow blow while drinking a beer and smoking a cig thats what i call multitasking redneck style lmao pure talent” Using punctuation while expressing a thought, on the other hand, is one task that’s apparently beyond the realm of human achievement. Remember to email ajwolf2@wisc.edu to sympathize with his anger.

This week’s hate is reserved for people who Instagram their food on social media. Thanks to growing popularity of any number of Food Network or Travel Channel shows that ritually taunt us with their food porn, everybody and their cousin would have you believe that they’re the second coming of Rachael Ray just because they fil-

Celebrate Valentine’s Day the traditional way samy moskol sam yams

here’s nothing more romantic than sticking to tradition. So why not celebrate this years Valentines with your significant-other/ sexual-lover/life-long friend/self in a way that harkens back to traditions older than your Great Uncle Sal? Traditions older than Valentine’s Day? From February 13-15, ancient Romans celebrated the ancient holiday of Lupercalia, [loo/per/kay/lee/ah], to pray for fertility and ward off evil, sterile spirits. Scholars say it was dedicated to Lupa, the she-wolf goddess who suckled orphaned infants. Lupercalia began with a lavish ceremony in which two Luperci, or “brother of the wolf ” priests,

sacrificed one goat and one dog to the various fertility gods, after which they would walk to an alter where sacrificial blood was anointed upon their heads. After a feast, the luperci would cut thongs out of the victim goat, dress themselves in their thongs and nothing else. With extra hide in hand, they’d run about the streets whipping women in their path who were lined up outside. FERTILITATEM! INFANTES! AMENTUM CAPELLA! SEXUS! Being hit by the blessed hide ensured fertility and pleasurable childbirth. When women got smacked they rejoiced. Of all ancient Roman holidays it’s by far my favorite. I love it so much that I’ve created this abridged modern-day guide for you on how you can celebrate Lupercalia today, just 2,000 years after it became culturally irrelevant and socially unacceptable. So hey boy, lose the flowers,

drop the crap. Go to the nearest goat farm. Ask for the body of its most recently deceased because it’s baby-makin’ hour. After saying a prayer over the cadaver, look up “How to skin a goat” on WikiHow (because I don’t have those answers for you). It’s now time for you to get a little naked, wrap yourself in the dead goat skin and go find your lady. (If you don’t have a lady, uncrumple the crumpled photo you’ve had in your pocket for the last three years of Mila Kunis, Kate Upton or Joan Rivers.) At this moment, your lady is feeling biological urges that underlie all romantic thoughts she has had about you for the last three hours together. (All romantic and sexual feelings you will ever have are chemical reactions in your brain, telling you that you want to make your funny parts hug so that babies can exist later.)

After having wrapped the hide around your genitals up and down and all around, run around your lady in circles. Have her show you some forearm to get you more excited about all the babies you want her to bear for you. Remove the hide from your body and whip her slightly but hard enough to ensure the fertility blessing. This is not supposed to sound like softcore erotic-historical-fiction. I’m sorry. If these suggestions are too out there for either you or your partner, just remember that before there were Nazarines, there were Romans. Before there were clothes, there was nakedness. And before there was St. Valentine there was Lupa, the she-wolf goddess that I sometimes pray to on weekends. Like the American version better, or have an idea of your own? Send Samy your V-Day traditions at moskol@wisc.edu.

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Police to uphold glass ban at 2013 Mifflin block party

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Madison police will continue to ban glass containers from the Mifflin Street block party at the 2013 annual celebration being held May 4, the city public safety review committee established Tuesday. The decision is not surprising nor is the policy new, said Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, adding the Madison Police Department came up with the idea years ago as a preventative measure. “Before we banned glass containers the amount of broken glass was a real problem on the street,” Verveer said. “The huge numbers of people

that attend these events led to bottles being placed on the ground and [getting] accidentally kicked.” Although the city also prohibits glass containers at Freakfest, Verveer said Mifflin is especially dangerous because many students wear flip flops in the nice weather. According to Verveer, making Mifflin a glass-free zone solved the problem “over night,” and the penalty for carrying glass at Mifflin is considered a non-criminal ordinance violation with a fine of approximately $300.

Walker aims to enhance law enforcement Gov. Scott Walker announced in a statement Tuesday Wisconsin will invest $14 million of the upcoming biennial budget in law enforcement initiatives, including services for sexual assault victims. Walker said $4 million of the $14 million would help fund the Sexual Assault Victims Services grant program. The program would allow local providers of sexual

assault services to use funds to support sexual assault crisis response, victim advocacy and prevention efforts. Funds would also go toward preventing online child exploitation, including the addition of five full-time employees to the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, according to the statement. “By enacting these initiatives, Wisconsin will reaffirm its com-

mitment to public safety, protecting our children and helping crime victims,” Walker said in the statement. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen commended Walker’s budget proposal. “These proposals reflect my view that public safety should be the first priority of government and will help to make Wisconsin a safer place to live,” Van Hollen said in the statement.

Red panda at Henry Vilas Zoo dies from health issues

UW professor honored for engineering contributions

A red panda at the Henry Vilas Zoo died this weekend due to health issues, according to a press release from Dane County Executive Joe Parisi. Chang Tan, a 12-year-old red panda, battled health problems over the years but exceeded his life expectancy with the help of Henry Vilas Zoo veterinarians, Parisi said. Since 2007, when Chang Tan became the first red panda to be displayed at the new Children’s Zoo, his exhibit raised community awareness about the threat of habitat loss facing red pandas, according to the release. “Chang Tan was a unique animal that won the hearts of so many people,” Parisi said. “He will truly be missed by the staff of the zoo and the countless visitors who came to see him every year.” Red panda keeper Jennifer Zuehlke said in the release Chang Tan’s legacy continues to promote awareness of the threatened red panda species. “Even through his death, Chang will continue to benefit captive and wild red pandas,” Zuehlke said in the release

University of Wisconsin-Madison professor emeritus David Gustafson was elected into the National Academy of Engineering Thursday along with 68 other new members and 11 foreign associates. Gustafson was inducted into the NAE for his industrial and systems engineering methods to improve care for older patients and people who suffer from lung cancer, severe asthma or drug addiction. The designation into the NAE is the highest professional distinction for an engineer and engineers can only become members by making significant contributions to engineering research and education, according to a statement released by the university. At UW-Madison, Gustafson is the director and founder of the UW-Madison Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies and the director of the Network for the Improvement of Treatment. Additionally, he is a fellow of the Association for Health Services Research, the American Medical Informatics Association and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and has over 200 printed publications along with several books.

obama from page 1 to UW being that we are one of the best values in education,” Hoffman said. But Jeff Snow, chair of the UW-Madison College Republicans, said Obama’s higher education initiatives would be ineffective, citing already high tuition costs under Obama’s tenure. “[Obama] has no credibility on the issue of higher education,” Snow said. “Tuition under him has increased steadily. [His administration doesn’t] address the problems and they can’t solve the problems of rising tuition costs at public universities like we are at right now.” The president also empha-

sized health care and implementing his Affordable Care Act as an important issue facing the country. But in Wisconsin, Walker has said he would choose not to receive any federal funds coming form Obamacare.

“I think he talked specifically to UW being that we are one of the best vales in education.” Chris Hoffman chair UW-Madison College Democrats

Snow said Walker’s decision was likely prompted by the that fact federal money often comes

with “a lot of strings attached” and can leave states responsible for payments if federal funds run out. However, Hoffman said he would wait to see if Walker would take a “hands off” stance on federal health care initiatives in the state. After pushing for clean energy, immigration reform and foreign policy moves, including a promise to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by the end of next year, Obama ended his speech on voting reform and gun control. He said Congress needs to pursue gun control initiatives, such as increased background checks with gun sales and the elimination of guns with “massive” ammunition magazines from city streets.

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Associated Students of Madison Financial Committee Chair Andrew Kidd allocates his group’s remaining funds.

asm from page 1 to the amounts each group requested, including the Theater and Drama Graduate Students Organization and The American Constitution Society. But Force For Freedom: An Abolitionist Movement, an undergraduate organization that aims to raise awareness and help fight to end modern-day slavery, was only funded with the remaining $95 in the event grants. Nathan Brown and Dan Mackett, members of Force For Freedom, said they asked for around $3,600 to help fund Freedom Week, a four-day event in April aimed at raising awareness on campus of the

homeless from page 1 lessness is not due solely to budgetary constraints, but to things like “running out of days” at homeless shelters. People can “run out of days” if they reach their limited allotment of stays per year. Arriving at a shelter after the doors close and not being allowed in due to behavioral issues also contribute to the problem, Verveer said. He also said funds for initiatives would cause budget cuts, but more shelters would not be enough to stop the rising problem.

reality of modern-day slavery. Mackett said the event will go on even though the group did not receive the requested amount of money they had hoped to and do not have other financial sources as of now. “Truthfully, it’s mostly going to come out of our pockets,” Mackett said. “But that’s our last option.” The Finance Committee’s Travel Grants also exhausted all of its money prior to winter break because the committee had already received applications for Spring 2013 travel grants. The committee will continue to fund groups’ requested travel and event grants in Fall 2013 under the new budgets. “[The solution is] not just providing additional beds at a homeless shelter.” Verveer said. “It’s providing employment and treatment and permanent, affordable housing.” Verveer acknowledged the statistical increase, but noted a small silver lining to the survey. “On the positive side there are some steps that have been taken, incrementally, to provide more housing for those in need of shelter,” Verveer said. “But that doesn’t diminish the main outcome.” — Erik Thiel

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Romantic reading for the rest of us Sean Reichard your raison d’être Happy Valentine’s Day Eve, Madison. I’d like to get right to it and talk about romance. Our culture seems to love it—we find it in the highest of our literature and the lowest of it, but we can’t seem to decide its worth. It’s a modern problem, and it’s got a modern solution, too. But, specifically, I want to talk about genre romance. What’s the difference between romance as a literary genre and romance as a literary function? Well, whereas a function fits into a work, and works with other functions— like a battery or a cog or a whirring chain—a genre is the end product, the whole, the assemblage of those functions. Usually, a genre—like romance or science fiction or horror—

makes one of its functions (plot, characterization, structure, setting, etc.) its point or its raison d’être. In the effort to make more sense of this comparison, your car is a genre and its engine is a function. A genre romance novel is about the romance in question— courtship, attraction, marriage, tragic separations, so on and so forth. That’s the idea anyway. It’s an interesting interplay, since as far as romance as a function goes in novels (as with engines in cars) it’s pretty static. Cars, meanwhile, can vary dramatically. You wouldn’t call a Subaru a Volvo, even if they both have internal combustion engines and take the same type of gasoline. It’s a trite comparison, but it’s one of the few ways I can make headway on such a diffuse discussion. Of course, there are plenty of books that are about love, about romance, that aren’t genre romances. But these books aren’t necessarily happy romance books, which is what

the romance genre implies, the crux being that live in a genre romance love works out in the end. The barriers fall by the wayside, the guy gets the girl and vice versa, or the guy/girl realizes that their true love had been by their side the whole time, masquerading as a platonic friend. A happily ever after.

Love is a perennial obsession, and of course, “love loves to love love,” as James Joyce wrote in “Ulysses.” And how apt he was.

That happy ending sentiment is a point of criticism of genre romance, that it’s overly idealized, or that it treats love and its cadre of associates as shallow and superficial. But can you have a genre romance that ends tragically? It’s a bit of a muddle.

“Romeo and Juliet,” for instance, is a horrible genre romance. Two capricious kids from feuding families make goo-goo eyes at each other at a party, secretly get married and then they kill themselves in a crypt, having taken half the main cast and their parents’ happiness with them. It comes off as a little silly, and nothing works out for anyone. But “Romeo and Juliet” is still a romantic play. Shakespeare’s lines are ardent and fruitful, and would be a knockout in any other romance. Yet, “Romeo and Juliet” is less a tragedy of love than it is a tragedy of relations. The Capulets and Montagues feud for forgotten reasons, and it is Romeo and Juliet’s ignorance of the hate at hand that spurs the moribund rigmarole of their fall. Those kids may have felt irrepressibly attracted to one another, but it’d be a stretch to call them fated lovers. And a book like “A Farewell to Arms” is a romance between

a WWI soldier and his nurse, but it’s also a war story and a character study and rumination on the human condition and an interesting travelogue. And it does not end well at all. But the story of Harry and Catherine does not feel like a mere formality or a void in the story. It doesn’t make a fetish of romance. But is genre romance just a fetish piece? It’s hard to say. Love and romance will remain a distinctly complicated and tremulous experience, either until we get over all our hang-up or perfect telepathy is invented. But since those two events are unlikely at the moment, I leave you with this: Love is a perennial obsession, and of course, “love loves to love love,” as James Joyce wrote in “Ulysses.” And how apt he was. Happy Valentine’s Day. Got any romantic anecdotes to share with Sean? Or maybe even a Valentine to shoot his way? Send him an email at sreichard@wisc.edu.

“Warm Bodies” delivers a spirited night of the loving dead FILM REVIEW Warm Bodies Directed by Jonathan Levine By Kailee Andrew The Daily Cardinal

Released just in time for Valentine’s Day, director Jonathan Levine’s “Warm Bodies” introduces us to a fairly cookie-cutter post-apocalyptic world in which the undead have overrun society and the remaining humans are holed up in whatever fortified areas they can find, just trying to sustain themselves. Anyone hoping for an inventive backstory on the zombie epidemic will be disappointed, because, for better or worse, the film doesn’t offer one. Nope, no viruses running amok or unintended consequences of biological warfare for this film. “Warm Bodies” asks you to suspend disbelief with regards to its supernatural creatures so that it can zero in on the story it really seeks to tell straight away. You see, although “Warm Bodies” does contain kinetic action sequences, many moments of clever humor and even attempts at social commentary, it still remains, first and foremost, a romance. The key players of this histoire d’amour are R, our slowly decomposing protagonist, and Julie, the girl who wins his atrophied heart after he consumes the brain of her boyfriend, Perry, thereby gaining Perry’s memories. This basic concept of zombie falls for human has led some of the “Twilight” loathing populace to fall into despair at

what entertainment has come to. “Having run out of stories about vampires, werewolves, angels and mermaids, now we’re turning to ZOMBIES?” they exclaim. But fear not, my friends, even a quick viewing of the trailer will reveal that this film (thankfully) isn’t out to make corpses sexy. Its tongue is firmly in its cheek as it slyly mocks the notion of the dead being romantically appealing while simultaneously putting forth a cliched but nevertheless charming “love is all you need” message. Even though the world of “Warm Bodies” is somewhat thinly drawn, the film does seek to break new ground in other ways. After all, director Jonathan Levine has built a reputation for combining unlikely genres, his most well known project being “50/50,” a dramatic comedy centered on cancer. For example, R and some of the other zombies are able to speak (monosyllabically, but still), and R is even capable of thinking eloquently. Like many young people in love, it’s difficult for R to articulate his complex feelings to Julie, but this situation is comically intensified thanks to his zombified state. Much of the humor of the film comes from R’s humorous inner dialogue and imaginings, such as early in the film when he ruminates on how wonderful it must have been before the plague when people could “really connect.” We then flash to an amusing scene of the pre-zombie airport (which has since become a zombie base) in which everyone is bustling by, ironically transfixed with their smart phones. The film also diverges from “Twilight” and its ilk in its portrayal of Julie, who, despite

her sometimes illogical horror-movie decision-making, is shown to have a life outside of her romance and an ability to fight, unlike the simpering Bella Swan. Beyond her personal fondness for R she is also interested in the possibility he presents as a model for saving humanity. The film additionally mixes zombie mythology up a bit by including Boneys, zombies who have lost all humanity and become walking skeletons. They serve as the primary villains of the film, devoted to stopping Julie and R’s romance from reminding the fleshy, still-redeemable breed of zombies of the benefits of being alive. While the film only flirts with the horror genre, the fast-paced chase scenes involving the Boneys are always eerie and effective. ”Warm Bodies” is boosted by its appealing leads (Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer), its memorable side performances (particularly Analeigh Tipton as Julie’s straightforward best friend Nora) and its smooth genre blending. Though it does suffer from some problems with logic and general confusion about what exactly it seeks to criticize about modern society (Addiction to technology? Inability to connect? Giving up on dreams? Closemindedness?), the film is still definitely original and compelling enough to recommend for an uplifting college movie night, particularly with the sparse pickings this February. On the whole, “Warm Bodies” is an entertaining film capable of pleasing fans of romance, horror and comedy alike, even if it is not quite as clever or original as it aspires to be. Despite its wittiness, it’s a movie best appreciated when watched with the heart, not the head.

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Brunch while broke: Mermaid Cafe versus Sophia’s By Gethsemane HerronCoward the daily cardinal

One of the things I miss most about life on the East Coast, besides the ocean, the men (sorry, not sorry) and the hop-skip-jump mentality of travel on the East Coast (New York? $12) is the food. I’m talking jumbo slice pizza for four bucks, when a single slice is as big as a kite. I want to love Madison’s food like I love the East Coast. One of the traditions from the East Coast that has a presence in Madison is brunch. Frankly, I’ve been disappointed thus far. I went to this place near the capitol that had the audacity to charge me $13 for a crab scrambler with only TWO pieces of crab (egad), some burned potatoes that could make an Irish man weep and a glass of

orange juice that was $3 and holds the contents of a Soft Cup at best (Don’t know what a Soft Cup is, Google it. Thank me for the visual later.) Madison must have better. I enlisted the help of some of my graduate friends who know Madison’s food life with the intimacy only long-term relationships bring. I’m talking pop-a-back-zit intimacy. If anyone were to know the good brunches here, they would. My goal was to spend $5 for each trip. I went over this, but self-control is for suckers and those with salaries. I have neither, so I went all in and still got both meals for less than $10! We decided to check out East Madison first because one friend lives there and they have cafe’s of kind repute (see Urbanspoon). The first one was Mermaid Cafe

on Winnnebago. This roomy cafe is so cute, a puppy out there lost its Youtube celebrity status and is now howling a song of days past. One wall is chalkboard with pastels waiting for some toddler to draw sunshine and daisies on its walls. Plus, free wi-fi! The food—mehhhhh. I ordered an Oh Mighty Isis, an egg sandwich with cheddar, fresh tomato and a coconut curry aioli sauce. Read that again. Coconut. Curry. Aioli. On a breakfast sandwich. Between a croissant. Let that marinate. Despite all the sexiness in its title and description (who doesn’t like food named after a Kemetic goddess?) it just didn’t wow me. For $6 (cheapest thing on the menu that’s not a pastry) it was decent. The curry was bland and

didn’t add anything to the sandwich. In Washington D.C., curry has personality. It tastes like the people who make it—curry from a Trinidadian household is so different from a Jamaican household. This curry is homeless; this curry tasted like Whole Foods. Overall, it’s decent and I’d study here, but I wasn’t blown away. Next, was Sophia’s Bakery on East Johnson. Walk in: It’s all mugs and mirrors with wood frames and no room. It feels like a southern granny’s kitchen. Better yet, it feels like the kitchen I would have seen in “The Notebook” if I weren’t too busy gagging. It’s so cozy I felt like I knew all the intimate parts of its clientele when I left. (The girl at table one is going to law school and we’re so proud.) I usually hate pancakes in the

morning; too sweet and empty. These chocolate chip pancakes with an orange topping—I wept joyfully. I cheered when Noah and Allie got together. I went into sugar shock and ordered an egg with cheese for balance. It was $8.50—more than what I wanted to pay, but the pancakes made me a believer in love. It seems like there is hope for Madison’s brunch scene after all. Between the two, I prefer Sophia’s. I enjoyed my meal and left feeling like a happy ending as I walked into the freezing rain. That’s what food should feel like—like a partner reading to you, bringing you back to life from a dark place in your mind. Want to make Gethsemane into an avid believer in Madison’s brunch scene? Send restaurant recommendations at herron-coward@wisc.edu.

Mi amour: roasted veggie and goat cheese pizza for two By Rebecca Alt The daily cardinal

When it comes to romance, nothing plucks my heart strings like the scene from “Lady and the Tramp” when Tramp generously nudges his meatball across the plate for Lady’s enjoyment and the star-crossed lovers lock lips while polishing off a spaghetti noodle. Now that, my friends, is true love at its finest. You give me that last meatball and, honey, I’m all yours. If we swap spit while devouring the same plate of spaghetti, then we can skip the awkward, no waist-down-contact embraces at the end of the evening and avoid the moment of silence where we each ponder, “Should we neck or call it a night?” But alas, not all spaghetti entrees shared between two timid souls leads to such graceful encounters as those found in Disney classics. Perhaps the date ends in resentment over who took the last meatball without so much as a gesture of offering to the other person. Or the mere fact that humans tend to eat pasta with forks rather than devouring such a messy meal face-first limits the possibility of canoodling between noodles. One detail, however, that Disney did in fact nail was the indisputable fact that Italian cuisine spells romance. Sure other cultures know how to woo a loved one (or, at least, lusted after). But when I’m noshing on a spicy chicken burrito or attempting to properly use chopsticks to pick up my artfully crafted sushi, I am either focused on the chipotle pepper sauce scorching my taste buds, or remaining calm, cool and collected while I fail to keep the spider roll from slipping between my chopsticks time and time again. (Or, more importantly, deciding how to elegantly take that first bite into the spider roll with the deep-fried crab legs jutting out the top. I have yet to succeed, as I typically either jam the entire roll into my mouth or attempt a bite that results in the roll falling to pieces.) With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, an exquisite Italian-inspired dish is most definitely in order. Whether you’re cooking for your best mates or your main squeeze,

Valentine’s Day dinner should be shared with at least one other person you care about, be they a lover, friend, sister or pet dog. Rather than recommending a pasta dish so ubiquitous with Italian cuisine, I have chosen to give to my fellow readers another one of my unconventional pizza recipes. Pizzas are ideal for sharing and encourage those attending dinner to collaborate while assembling the final product. Not to mention the pizza dough provides the perfect opportunity to flex your creative muscle and prove your love for your dinner mate by rolling the dough into a heart shape. The recipe is inspired by my most admired food blogger, Naturally Ella, and can be tweaked to suit particular preferences in vegetables, cheeses and herbs. However, I highly recommend pairing the balsamic glaze with goat cheese—the sharp acidity from the balsamic vinegar cuts through the tanginess of the cheese and ensures a perfect harmony of flavors. If you choose to use a smoked cheese such as gouda, nix the balsamic; if using a milder cheese such as mozzarella, the balsamic will add another dimension of flavor and liven up the pizza. For those of you who have not acquired a taste for Brussels sprouts (poor saps), a number of vegetables would work nicely with the rest of the ingredients including (but not limited to) asparagus, broccoli, broccolini, eggplant, even potatoes! Whether you’re single (holla!), a playa, a hata, dating, married or in an “it’s complicated” relationship on Facebook, treat yourself to my latest take on pizza on this day of national love. If using the balsamic glaze, I highly recommend pairing the meal with an Italian red table wine, particularly those from Tuscany. Since they combine multiple grape varieties, they tend to be less dry and compliment the sharpness of the goat cheese and vinegar. Plus, what embodies romance more poignantly than a classy bottle of red wine from the cradle of love itself? Bon appetit. Got a recipe request or recommendation? Perhaps a mouth-watering dessert to pair with her Valentine’s Day meal? Send them to Rebecca at alt2@dailycardinal.com.

Roasted Veggie and Goat Cheese Pizza Ingredients

Directions

12-inch pizza crust, bought or home made (search on allrecipes.com for homemade dough) 1-1 1/2 cups Brussels sprouts, halved or quartered 2 cups spinach, roughly chopped 1/4 of large red onion, sliced 6-8 oz goat cheese Olive oil 2-3 tbsp fresh or dried rosemary 2 cloves garlic, minced Salt and pepper to taste Pinch of red pepper flakes 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

1) Preheat oven to 450 degrees. 2) Brush pizza crust with olive oil. Bake for 2-3 minutes alone if you prefer crunchier crust. 3) Drizzle olive oil on Brussels sprouts and red onion. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, minced garlic and rosemary. Roast for 4-6 minutes, or until just starting to soften and shrink. Remove from oven. 4) Assemble Brussels sprouts, red onion, spinach and goat cheese atop the pizza crust. Drizzle a bit more olive oil and sprinkle a few dashes of salt, pepper and red pepper flakes (if you prefer a wee bit of a kick). 5) Bake for 7-10 minutes, or until vegetables are tender, the cheese starts to brown and the crust is a golden perfection. 5) While the pizza is baking, pour the balsamic vinegar into a small pot over the stove. Bring to a boil; then, reduce to a simmer. Continue simmering until the balsamic has reduced by half. Drizzle over the baked pizza.

Badger fitness: two steps to a lean, mean, fighting machine By Brett Bachman The daily cardinal

Hey, Badgers! I hope you’re enjoying your semester at the world’s best university, as ranked by yours truly. Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Brett, the guy who’s looking to add health and fitness to The Daily Cardinal’s Life & Style. I’m here to answer your questions and add anecdotal advice for ways to stay happy, healthy and fit in today’s fastpaced and stressful world. Now, I said anecdotal advice. At this point in time, I’m taking a class to get my Personal Trainer’s certification, but until I pass that test I’m just a regular guy with a passion for exercise and eating right. I am not a professional, and my advice is to be taken with a grain of salt— as if I were any of your other crazy friends who wake up early before class to sweat and occasionally walk around bowlegged because squats hurt so good. I’ve competed in football, baseball, basketball, marathons, triathlons, Crossfit and most any sport you can think of, but I have no scientific designation, which means I can give you ideas, not prescriptions. Moving on, I thought I’d use

my first column to give my two signature tips for people looking to improve their health:

while, I mean at least a couple times a day. You’ll be glad you did.

Substitution

One of the hardest things to do when starting a workout regimen is staying on track once you get back on the horse. I would first determine what sorts of exercise you enjoy. If running drives you nuts but you enjoy playing basketball, base your training plan around that. Play pick-up games a few times a week and lift with an emphasis on improving speed and jumping height. If you like to swim, go to the SERF pool (a beautiful facility, by the way) and, if you can, use your gym work to develop shoulder strength and mobility, among other things. By doing this, you’ll have a good reason, no matter how small, to hit the gym, and you’ll also be able to see the progress that you’re making in tangible ways. Being able to actually witness your own development is a huge motivator that will help you stay on track, even when the gym is packed and you’re stressed out about midterms. That’s all for this week, but staytuned for advice, workouts and tips on staying fit. Send your questions pertaining to health and/or fitness to bbachman@dailycardinal.com.

I’ve never heard this come from a professional’s mouth, but I firmly believe that the best way to eat healthier is simple substitution of better options in your current diet. Changing white to whole-wheat grains is the first thing I would do, if you haven’t already. Eat low or non-fat dairy products. Buy leaner cuts of the meats you’d eat anyway, like lean hamburger (or even better, ground turkey or chicken). Drink water instead of soda. Examples are everywhere. You don’t have to drastically change your diet, just use simple substitutes for the foods you’re already eating. For example, if you’re strapped for time and only possess the cooking skills to make hamburger helper, it’s not the end of the world. Using your substitution skills, buy the whole-wheat version and use lean meat. Now you’ve got a fairly healthy meal that’s easy and fast to make. One thing that substitution can’t solve is the fact that almost nobody is eating enough vegetables. I may sound like your mother, but buy some veggies every once in a while. And by every once in a

Figure out what you enjoy

Need tips on how to treat that special someone on a budget? Check out Kelsey Eichman’s guide to navigating Valentine’s Day plethora of gifts without bouncing any checks online at dailycardinal.com/lifestyles. No worries—gifts are not limited to star-crossed lovers, so your BFF won’t feel neglected. While you’re there, take a peak at Gethsemane’s longer brunch review.

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Tom Jensen opinion columnist

ose Canseco tweeted 9:03 Monday morning “What all does a Pope do?” Canseco asks an important question, and I don’t think he’s the only one who ponders for what purpose the pontificate exists. With Pope Benedict XVI’s recent retirement announcement, I thought this would be a good time to educate readers on who the pope is, how the office came to be and what exactly papal infallibility is all about. You can use this information to wow friends when the topic of cut-throat Vatican politics comes up, or you can just tuck it away for future use in crossword puzzles. We will start with the basics in a very brief overview of church hierarchy. The pope is, technically speaking, a bishop. Bishops are the highest authoritative figure in their diocese, e.g. Bishop Robert Morlino is in charge of the priests and other religious figures in the Diocese of Madison. Bishops are also in charge of ensuring Church doctrine is correctly taught and carried out and administer sacraments such as Confirmation and

Holy Orders (the sacrament that creates a priest). The next step up from bishop is archbishop, who is in charge of a particularly large diocese, called an archdiocese. Higher than the archbishop is the cardinal, all of whom together make up the College of Cardinals, which elects the pope’s successor. Cardinals can also concurrently hold the office of archbishop, (e.g. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who is also the Archbishop of New York). Finally, the highest rank of bishop is the Bishop of Rome, the pope. The pope is the recognized head of the Roman Catholic Church, and together with the College of Cardinals he enforces doctrine on a church-wide scale. Due to his place in the line of apostolic succession and therefore his special connection to God through the Holy Spirit, his is the final— earthly—word on Catholic faith and morals. At this point you might be wondering, “What is the big deal with Rome? Wasn’t Jesus from Nazareth? Shouldn’t the Bishop of Nazareth be the head honcho?” Good point. Let’s explore what happened. Flash yourself back to the district of Caesarea Philippi the year of Jesus’

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death. Jesus and his disciples are walking, and he asks them some questions about his reputation. They respond with all the different theories people have about who he is. He then asks what the disciples themselves think about him. Peter boldly states, “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.” This is the answer Jesus wants to hear, because he then promises Peter that the Church will be built upon him, and that he will be given “the keys to the kingdom of heaven.” Peter’s receiving of the keys is symbolic of his authority over the other disciples, and after Jesus’ death he is seen as the leader of the Church in its beginning stages. Now, Peter also eventually became the Bishop of Rome, and here astute readers will connect the dots. Peter was the leader of the Church, and also the Bishop of Rome. His successor takes on this same position. Those who recognized the Bishop of Rome’s authority in this manner prevailed over most other variations of Christianity and made up what would become mainstream Roman Catholicism. Now that we have a general idea of Church hierarchy and its beginnings, we can turn to the other

aspect of the papal office that most people have heard about—the pope’s infallibility. Official papal infallibility is actually a relatively recent development in Church history. It became a doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church by means of the First Vatican Council, which lasted from 1869-’70 (and which is related to the Second Vatican Council only in terms of location). The council outlined that to teach infallibly the pope must be speaking specifically as the Bishop of Rome (i.e. the supreme pastor of the Church), addressing the whole Catholic Church, and touching on either faith or morals. Faith and morals cover a wide range of topics, but it should be noted that the pope’s infallible authority stays within the subject matter of Catholicism. A second way that an infallible statement may be made is when it is put forth by the Magisterium, the teaching body of the Catholic Church. The Magisterium is composed of the pope in communion with all the bishops. The Magisterium sees its fullest expression in ecumenical councils (e.g. the Council of Trent, Vatican I, Vatican II and so on). If the Magisterium proclaims doc-

trine that has to do with either faith or morals, that doctrine is considered infallible. So the pope is, in essence, a teacher who is in charge of the entire Roman Catholic Church. I hope this article has shed some light on the papal office and will help you understand the upcoming developments in Vatican City. The pope is an important figure for Catholics and non-Catholics alike, since his decisions and doctrines affect the lives of people we know (or even perhaps our own lives). I urge you to pay attention to these developments, and read up on the cardinals, one of whom will be the next pope. Business Insider has a great, and brief, article profiling the likely successors. Finally, I would love to keep covering Catholicism in this column. But if you have any questions about religion or a specific faith you would like me to cover next week, please email The Daily Cardinal and I’ll try my best to make it the subject of my column. Tom opines weekly on religious subjects and is always open to suggestions for his column. Please send all feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.

Letter: ASM finance committee balancing a thin budget Andrew Kidd ASM Finance Committee Chair

ot every registered student organization seeks funding from the Associated Students of Madison. If I were to list every group that did not receive funding from ASM the list would be incredibly long because it would include all the groups who did not apply for any of the Operations, Event or Travel grants that Finance Committee allocates as well as those denied funding, which is miniscule compared to the amount not requesting. There are over 800 RSOs on campus and many seek funding in other ways. As to why we are running out of Event Grant funds for the academic/fiscal year, it’s because we have nearly allocated all of it. We have had an exceptionally large number of grants this year because of certain changes outside our control. The MultiCultural Council changed its funding stream to limit how much it can grant to organizations. ASM Finance Committee changed its policies

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Andrew Kidd, chair of the Finance Committee, aims to set the record straight regarding the funding of RSOs through ASM Grants. He chaired last night’s final event grant allocation meeting. to help more groups access funding this past year and will continue to do it at the end of this academic year. Also, due to the construction of the new Union Theater, many groups who use this venue events had to contract with other, more expensive venues, including the Overture Center, which has refused to offer cheaper rates.

Finance Committee has done its best to allocate the funds we have in a fiscally responsible manner, taking into consideration the need of each RSO to successfully put on the event while also understanding some of the requests were excessive and needed to be properly amended to reflect the actual funds required. Some groups have also

not needed their entire allocation—there is no way we can get those monies back once they are allocated. ASM Event Grants have not gone to waste this year, though many groups were able to take advantage of the funding process. But, because we have a limited amount of funds each year, some groups are naturally unable to receive funding.

We had about $7,500 left to allocate in event grant funds and our final meeting regarding this was last night. I will also hold an Outreach session in the coming weeks to get feedback from RSOs in the allocation process, application, and policies and procedures we use to evaluate each grant. I understand the frustration groups have in the funding process through ASM, and we are working to make it more efficient and accessible in the future for more RSOs. Yet it should be equally understood that ASM funds are never a guarantee and it falls on the burden of each group to prove the need for funds to successfully put on their events. ASM Finance Committee is committed to a just and efficient use of student segregated fees and will continue to act in a way that supports this vision. If any RSO or individual wishes to contact me regarding the funding process or other ASM grant related questions, they may reach me by email at asmfinancechair@gmail.com.

Shovel your snow or I will hunt you down like a dog David Ruiz the last word

s an out-of-shape guy, who at 22 can say that I’ve been smoking cigarettes for 7 years, the absolute best part about picking up jogging over the past few months is telling all my friends about how great it is (it isn’t). What’s the worst part? The fact that maybe 50 percent of Madisonians don’t shovel their sidewalks at all. Better than those who aren’t even pretending are the people who just throw down some salt or sand. I

like to imagine homeowners doing this step sarcastically because I can’t really imagine someone expecting this strategy to work. A certain sorority house took the salt/sand technique to its disgusting extreme by opting to leave purple salt all over their sidewalk. The sidewalk shouldn’t look like an oompa loompa was just ritually sacrificed there; Madisonians, shovel your sidewalks. If it’s your landlord’s responsibility, make them do it or write to me so I can shame them publicly. If it’s your responsibility, then go out and shovel, or I will hunt you down. Hunt. You. Down.

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HOW ARE YOU DOING? ACROSS 1 Hobby, slangily 4 Prepare vegetables, say 9 English Channel harbor town 14 Wedding words 15 More than punctual 16 “Concerto for the Left Hand” composer 17 Palindromic exclamation 18 Good thing for a witness to go into? 20 Old computer dial-up device 22 Baddie’s blade 23 Yes men, in a sense 26 Cold symptom 31 Ninesome 33 Ocean-resort selling point 34 Pseudonym preceder 36 Bird of prey’s claw 38 Clasp tightly in distress, as one’s hands 39 Pawn to King’s Bishop 3, e.g. 41 Brisk 43 Common cookie 44 Word between “looks” and “everything” 46 Scare off 48 Flat-screen ancestor

9 Madrid madame 4 51 Jennifer Lopez title role of 1997 53 More mouthy 55 Italian side dish 58 Most Masters participants 60 Like some trigger fingers 61 Very attractive to the eye 67 Weeder’s tool 68 Advice to a sinner 69 Couch with no back 70 Commit a mistake 71 Coveted quality 72 Dance components 73 Abba hit DOWN 1 Ecological community 2 Committee type 3 “Oh my!” 4 Piece 5 Feather bed? 6 Before, in sonnets 7 A word to poor Yorick 8 Legendary tales 9 Early screening 10 Colt morsel 11 They grow when fertilized 12 Organic neckwear 13 Unfeathered wing? 19 Cacophonies 21 One billion years 24 Relatively safe military position

25 Dressing may make it better 27 Egyptian ruler’s favorite gambling game? 28 Some punt return strategies 29 Large ocean vessel 30 Grain fungus 32 Dimwits 34 Accumulate, as a fortune 35 This country has Seoul 37 Gunpowder ingredient 40 Grandkid of Adam 42 Where people pick lox 45 One of three siblings 47 Bows out 50 Prefix for “nautical” or “drome” 52 Word that’s often contracted 54 Crucifixes 56 Lead-in to “fare” 57 Court hearings 59 Short comical act 61 Air traffic agcy. 62 “Every dog has ___ day” 63 Votes against 64 67.5 deg. on the compass 65 “___ got an idea” 66 Rugrat’s break

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Mark Johnson has entrenched the Badgers as a top-flight women’s hockey program during nine seasons at the helm. After six Frozen Fours, four national titles and 200 WCHA wins, Johnson has the Badgers primed for another postseason run. Story by Rexford Sheild

t’s not a regular occurrence that an athletic department has—at its disposal, right in its own backyard—the type of coach and person Wisconsin women’s hockey head coach Mark Johnson currently is and has become since taking over the program in 2002 after his stint with the men’s hockey program. The Wisconsin athletic department had that luxury, and the women’s hockey program has not been the same since. When he met with the athletic board to discuss the prospective program opening, Johnson simply presented his plan for success, and the board would have been foolish to turn it down. “I got interviewed by five or six different people [at the time] on a committee that was in charge of [the hiring],” Johnson said. “I talked about my philosophy and what I could do with the program … I was able to convince them that if they were going to hire me, I would provide some of the things that I talked about in the interview process. When I did get the job, some of the things that I did

talk about I needed to follow through on.” From that point on, the rest is history. With Johnson at the helm, Wisconsin has won four NCAA national championships, four WCHA playoff titles and four regular season titles. In the process, Johnson has coached 16 All-Americans, 80 Academic All-WCHA selections and four Patty Kazmaier Award winners, an accolade given to the most outstanding player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey. Johnson’s most notable accomplishment to date is his 200th career WCHA win, which was achieved over the weekend in a 5-1 victory against St. Cloud State. Senior forward and team captain Brianna Decker put into perspective her coach’s recent monumental achievement after practice Tuesday. “I think that’s unbelievable—it shows a lot,” she said. “He’s a great

coach and everyone has a lot of respect for positive atmosphere and I think that’s carried him. He teaches out there and I think that’s the last 12 years he’s been coaching,” Friesen how he’s had teams be successful in said. “It’s been the same front of him … He is an awesome coach, when I was a player; he’s the and I’m going to miss him a lot.” same coach now that I’m a Decker has been one of many coach. Obviously, you grow outstanding hockey players in different areas, but overWisconsin during Johnson’s tenure, and all in that regard he’s the women’s hockey his instructions really aided in same and it’s been great.” average win total Decker’s development early on as Furthermore, Friesen with Johnson as a player, vaulting her to her curalluded to several key head coach. rent All-American status. ingredients that have led to “He gave me opportunities—I think Johnson’s success, includthat’s huge. My sophomore year I ing the way he conducts Average win total without Johnson had opportunities to play with Hilary himself on the ice. as head coach. Knight and Meghan Duggan, and those “I don’t think you can opportunities made me have to step up put it down as to one thing and play a bigger role,” Decker said. “I that makes him successful think that made my level of hockey increase … He brings a lot to the game. For one, his throughout the years.” demeanor—he’s a calm, collective coach. He’s Johnson has had not a yeller and a screamer,” Friesen said. “He All-American after All- gets right down to business and for the most American like Decker part, he is really encouraging and I think the funnel through his players feed off of that. He’s always positive, program, which has too, and it’s really important to have a positive played an instrumen- coach, especially coaching females.” tal role in helping the No matter what sport, whenever a proprogram achieve suc- gram achieves the amount of success that cess. So while some Johnson’s teams have, lucrative job offers will might think Johnson arise. In fact, the Penn State men’s hockhas altered his coach- ey team was reportedly interested in 2011 ing style throughout in making Johnson the Nittany Lions’ first the years to adapt to head coach in program history, according to his current teams, Andy Baggot of the Wisconsin State Journal. Wisconsin assis- Throughout the process, though, Johnson’s tant coach Jackie commitment to the Wisconsin women’s proFriesen has had a gram did not waver. first-hand experi“As I mentioned in the interview proence of Johnson cess, I think the program needed stabilstaying even-keeled ity,” Johnson said. “If I was going to leave as a coach, as she early on in the process, I was probably was a four-year let- going against my word.” ter winner for him Loyalty can go a far way in the colfrom 2001-’05. legiate coaching profession, and it’s paid “Overall, it’s just a off for Johnson.

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