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MIU grants aim to make classes more accessible By Robert Taylor The Daily Cardinal

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The UW Athletic Board will discuss a proposed $3 increase to football ticket prices Friday.

Alvarez proposes $3 football ticket hike By Sam Berg The Daily Cardinal

Athletic Director Barry Alvarez announced a price increase proposal Tuesday for season football tickets. In a newsletter to UW-Madison football season ticket holders, Alvarez suggested a $3 price increase per game. The Athletic Department will present the proposed increase to the UW Athletic Board in a meeting Friday. Alvarez said in the newsletter he sees the increase as a necessary consequence of the current economic recession. “As we all know, however, the economic circumstances in our country over the past couple

years have been uncertain at best ... Our costs, however, for team travel, scholarships, facilities, equipment, supplies, etc., continue to rise,” Alvarez said. Alvarez acknowledged opposition to the increase but said that after the price increase, UW-Madison’s ticket prices will still only be the sixth most expensive of all Big Ten teams. “We have seven home football games this coming fall, so the football price adjustment will cost you an extra $21 per seat for the season,” he said. Some students see the proposed increase as only a minor annoyance. “I think if it was just three dollars, it wouldn’t matter to me much,” sophomore Kelly Bethke

City officials declare ‘heroin epidemic’ because of spike in heroin, opiate use By Allison Geyer The Daily Cardinal

Madison is at the center of what experts are calling a “heroin epidemic,” with a 400 percent increase in heroin use over the past two years, according to city officials. In 2009, Dane County reported 125 cases of heroin- or opiaterelated overdoses and 18 confirmed deaths. Already in 2010 there have been 14 overdoses and 5 deaths, according to Sgt. Gordon Disch of the Dane County Sheriff’s Office. This recent spike in the use of heroin and other opiates is widespread throughout the county and involves people of every age, ethnicity and income level, said Disch, who has encountered heroin addicts as young as 13 and as old as 65. Heroin addicts often first

experiment with marijuana or abuse prescription opiates such as OxyContin or Vicodin, according to Michael Florek, president of Tellurian UCAN, a drug addiction treatment agency. Once addicted, he said, people search for heroin as a cheaper and stronger drug that is readily available on the street. Tellurian only treats patients over 18 years old, but Florek said most young addicts begin using heroin at around age 15. “The problem with the younger heroin addicts is that they don’t understand how addictive it is and how fast you go downhill when you start using,” Florek said. “They start using heroin for

said. Regardless of whether the Athletic Department accepts the price increase, she said she is willing to buy tickets for the coming season. However, other students say the increase may turn out to be a harbinger of more significant price hikes in the future. “If they do it in little increments, it doesn’t seem like a big deal, but it adds up,” sophomore Tara Centeno said. Athletic Department spokesperson Justin Doherty declined comment until after the UW Athletic Board meeting. “After the Athletic Board’s meeting on Friday is when Coach Alvarez would be available to discuss it further,” he said.

UW-Madison committees overseeing the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates presented their recommendations to Chancellor Biddy Martin for a second round of appropriations Tuesday. Many projects were aimed at addressing “bottlenecks” within academic departments that result in long waitlists for classes. Improving access to classes has been a goal of the MIU since its inception, according to Martin. “We want students to learn with the best and to be taught by the best. We want our students to get through in four years,” she said. “At the same time, at the level of pedagogy, we want something transformative.” One project in particular, a proposed multimillion-dollar E-Learning Center, stood above the others in

terms of its ambition and scope. The center would be a collaboration among the libraries and engineering and language departments. The initial proposal for the center said it would cost $6.7 million, but more funds might be needed in the future. “The grander initiative behind it is really spectacular,” Martin said of the proposal. “This is really a game-changer.” According to the grant request, the E-Learning Center would bring together students from across the world using teleconference technology in virtual classrooms and allow UW-Madison students to converse with native speakers. The E-Learning Center also promises to offer a high-tech approach to teachmiu page 3

Protesters rally against uncapped corporate election spending By Ariel Shapiro The Daily Cardinal

Dozens of protesters marched from the Capitol to the federal courthouse Tuesday to rally against the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that lifts caps on political spending by corporations and unions. The ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission in January, which split the court on a 5-4 vote, decided that limits on campaign spending by corporations are a violation of the First Amendment. Those against the

court’s decision argue that corporate interests’ involvement in public elections undermines democracy. “As we look at what this ruling has done, it really has taken the guts out of democracy in this country, and we cannot simply sit by. We have to amend the Constitution,” local attorney and political activist Ed Garvey said. “We have got to tell the corporations that this is a country of people, not of corporate entities.” rally page 3

Nothing to fret about The Richard Hildner Trio performs as part of the Student Performance Committee’s Jazz Jam in the Memorial Union Rathskeller Tuesday night.

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ast week, the female-oriented cable network Oxygen decided that once a week was just not enough of “The Bad Girls Club,” so much to my delight, they ran a marathon. Episode after episode of sexually frustrated, trashy, drunk women. Quality entertainment. But then... I realized: “The Bad Girl’s Club” is pretty much my life on TV. It’s like someone has sneakily been watching me over the last 21 years and thought, “Wow. This kind of shit needs to be on TV!” And thus, the show was born. In reality, this doesn’t really upset me at all. I love “The Bad Girl’s Club” and aspire to be as classy as all of those ﬁne ladies. After I ﬁnish my two-year stint as a Teach For America corps member, educating children and leveling the equality gap in America, I’ll probably try out for the show. And I think anyone who has ever met me knows I’m pretty much guaranteed a spot (even though my “Real World”

audition didn’t work out so well). The first tip-off was when the ladies first entered their house and discovered that in the center of their living room was a pole. As in a pole used by professional ladies who dance for dollars. Not only were some of them quite skilled in their dancing abilities, but in a later episode, they hired one of the aforementioned ladies to come and show them more impressive and skilled maneuvers. It just so happens that I am also somewhat of a pole connoisseur myself. I am proudly in my second session of pole classes at Miss Pole and last week I learned my first upside-down trick. No big deal... I’m just saying that clearly, I would fit in with the current group of pole-loving Bad Girls. Following their pole shenanigans, the girls decided to have a fun night out on the town. They piled into their Oxygen-paid for limo and consumed massive quantities of Oxygen-paid for booze. Then they repeat. Over and over again, club after club, night after night. I don’t think that any fun-loving American girl could resist such an easy, alcohol-fueled life. Especially if they aren’t paying for any of it. I am fun-loving and American. I like alcohol, more

so when it’s free. I’ll take some pretty extreme measures to get it. Signing up to be on one of the least respectable reality TV shows—yes, I think there is a hierarchy—why not? In these tough economic times we all have to make sacrifices. But here’s where the similarities become shockingly... similar. When these girls get trashed, they get very mean and very naked. So do I! While I don’t commonly find myself getting into physical altercations, when push comes to shove, I shove and grab a fistful of hair while I’m at it. And even though my arguments probably make no sense (I can’t really be sure because I rarely remember them), when I get tipsy, I LOVE to talk shit. It’s probably my favorite thing to do. It’s also probably the reason I can’t count my total number of friends on one hand. Whatever. To be fair, in regards to the nudity, I don’t ever really strip down to my birthday suit and hop into swimming pools, but after a couple shots of tequila and a gallon or so of beer, there’s nothing in the world I hate more than pants. So I take mine off. I’ve learned that this behavior is largely unavoidable, so I try to wear dresses or leggings in social situ-

ations where alcohol is present. But sometimes, you just can’t avoid it and it’s off with the pants! Or at least valiant attempts at removing them. It’s normally at that point in the evening that one of my [ﬁve] friends decides I’ve had enough and shoves me into a taxi. My roommate sophomore year was completely accustomed to waking up in the morning to me sprawled on our living room ﬂoor, bare ass up. Luckily this year my bedroom is actually closer to the front door than the living room so it’s much easier to stumble into an appropriate room. Separately, these might just seem like the tendencies of any shit-canned individual with no morals or dignity, but when you take it all into consideration—pole/stripper class, alcoholism, nudist tendencies, general bitchery— my rightful place in life is clearly on “The Bad Girls Club.” Keep your eyes on the Oxygen network... you’ll probably see me there real soon. If you are sick and tired of hearing about Jillian’s obsession with reality TV and wish she’d write something of substance and value, keep dreaming. Be more realistic and e-mail her compliments or your personal pole anecdotes at jlevy2@wisc.edu.

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the daily cardinal makes fun of you Sarah Brunnquell time to get my groove back... ﬁrst workout tonight, more to follow.

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Hometown: Saukville, WI Favorite TV Shows: The Ofﬁce, Friends, Glee, Dancing With the Stars, Ace of Cakes Favorite Movies: Grease, musicals in general, anything with Steve Carrell Favorite Music: my Pandora “motown” station, old ’90s music, Britney, anything I can shake ma’ booty to

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Interests: coloring myself with highlighters, chillin with my home dawgs, latest addiction i don’t have time for: hulu

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We know people love posting pictures with their friends, but couldn’t you have found a friend that’s more... er... alive?

Activities: making it through life alive, making a fool out of myself, but having fun while doing it!

Most Embarrassing Item: Well Sarah, we’re glad to see that you enjoy making a fool out of yourself... Now it’s our turn. With lines like “chillin with my home dawgs” and “songs I can shake ma’ booty to” in your information, we can safely assume you still believe that white girls talking in ebonics is funny. It isn’t, nor will it ever be funny again. You’ve also managed to complete the shitty female TV “Bermuda Triangle” with “Friends,” “Glee” and “Dancing with the Stars” all making your top shows list. On top of all that, you made the cardinal (excuse the pun) sin of being in a photograph with Ariel from “The Little Mermaid.” She is by far the hottest Disney character who is not named Jasmine, and you are only hurting yourself by being in her presence. Missed Opportunities: Just be glad that we didn’t pull out our stockpile of Disney puns when we saw you posing with Ariel from “The Little Mermaid.” Sebastian singing “Darling it’s better / Down where it’s wetter / Take it from me” in “Under the Sea” just seemed too obvious. For the record Corrections or clariﬁcations? Call The Daily Cardinal ofﬁce at 608-262-8000 or send an e-mail to edit@dailycardinal.com.

Saving Grace: Hey, we love old ’90s music as much as the next person. Speaking of the ’90s, maybe we came down on you too hard about the Ariel thing. We respect a girl who can go toeto-toe with the sexiest aquatic Disney lead.

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Finance committee County Board candidates gain alder endorsements passes high-speed rail line funding By Steven Rosenbaum The Daily Cardinal

The state Joint Committee on Finance approved state use of $822 million of federal funding for a regional rail line Tuesday. The high-speed rail line will use about $810 million of the funding to connect Madison to an existing line that runs between Milwaukee and Chicago. All 12 Democrats on the JFC approved the proposal, and all four Republicans on the committee voted against it.

“It’s going to be good for the economy and good for jobs.”

John Anderson spokesperson state Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona

Gov. Jim Doyle said he thinks the rail line will be beneficial to the state’s economy. “This project will create thousands of jobs in Wisconsin and invest in our long-term economic growth, connecting the major centers of commerce in Wisconsin and the Midwest,” he said in a statement. John Anderson, spokesperson for JFC co-chair Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona, said Miller was dissatis-

fied with the lack of bipartisan support for the funding. He also said former Republican governors began the initial process of applying for federal funding for the rail line. “Now that the application was successful, it has now become some sort of partisan issue, but it wasn’t before,” Anderson said. “We are disappointed, but we are going to move ahead and invest this money in Wisconsin, because it’s going to be good for the economy and good for jobs.” Republicans were hesitant to support the measure because they said the rail line would need extra funding from taxpayers to operate and maintain the service. Wisconsin Department of Transportation spokesperson Chris Klein said the state’s existing transportation funds will pay for operation and maintenance. “We [already] pay to operate the Hiawatha Line between Milwaukee and Chicago … and this is extending that service to Madison,” Klein said. The Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group on campus has shown support for the rail line. Alex Morganroth, coordinator of WISPIRG’s 21st Century Transportation campaign, said he is thrilled Wisconsin is receiving federal funding for regional transit. “I was pretty happy, because that was the last step to secure [federal funds], and now that we have, we can really go forward,” he said.

Committee to present requests for increased building project funds The state’s Higher Education Subcommittee will present a request for increased funding for UW System facilities to the state’s Building Commission Wednesday. According to David Helbach, secretary of the commission, the Wisconsin Legislature already appropriated $1.4 billion for statewide maintenance and construction in the 2009-’11 biennial budget. “Seventy percent of that [funding] goes to the university system,” Helbach said. “It was [the state’s] priority to make sure we take care of infrastructure and the jobs that go along with it.” Increased gift funding for the Sterling Hall restoration project is included in the new request. A 2008 UW-Madison report estimated the cost of restoration at $17.5 million. The subcommittee will recommend increasing the scope and budget for Sterling Hall by about $1.2 million.

Sterling Hall may be the future home of the Plasma Dynamo Facility for studying plasma-generated magnetic fields, and the proposal includes a request for about $18.9 million in borrowed funds to support that project. The subcommittee will also propose to increase funding by $42,000 in building trust funds for the demolition of the A.W. Peterson Office Building and the Food Research Institute. The project will likely cost over $1.2 million, a nearly $200,000 increase from the original estimate. UW-Oshkosh and UW-Whitewater will also present proposals to the commission. UW-Oshkosh will ask to borrow over $31 million for a residence hall project, and UW-Whitewater will seek almost $2 million in additional funding to restore two buildings. Helbach said he expects these proposals to pass. —Alison Dirr

UW ranks high in licensing revenue survey UW-Madison was recently reported to be among the top 10 institutions in generating licensing revenue. According to a Chronicle of Higher Education survey, academic innovations spawned 543 university spinoff companies in the 2008 fiscal year. UW-Madison is ranked ninth of the 154 institutions in the survey, producing $54.1 million in licensing income in the 2008 fiscal year. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation aids UW-Madison researchers in patenting their findings and licens-

ing their technologies to companies all over the world. The Chronicle noted that only a small number of institutions have been making significant amounts of money by marketing their inventions. Northwestern University led the survey in licensing income with $824.4 million, followed by the University of California system and Columbia University. Aside from Northwestern and UW-Madison, the only other Big Ten institution in the top 10 rankings is the University of Minnesota.

Two current city alders and one former alder announced their endorsement of UW-Madison student Analiese Eicher for the Dane County Board of Supervisors Tuesday. Ald. Bryon Eagon, District 8, Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, and former Ald. Eli Judge, District 8, are all either current or former UW-Madison students. “I think she’s a very well-rounded candidate that will resonate well with the district and the population that she would represent,” Maniaci said. Eicher is running for the District 5 seat, which mostly represents students. The seat is currently held by Wyndham Manning.

miu from page 1 ing math and science. Some oversight committee members embraced the aims of the center but worried about the project’s substantial construction costs.

Eagon said Eicher would be an “effective voice” for students if elected, and Judge echoed that sentiment. “Analiese’s commitment toward countywide and local safety … demonstrates that she understands the most pressing needs of her future constituents,” Judge said in a statement. Eicher said she is honored to have the endorsements of Eagon, Maniaci and Judge because they have all made great contributions to the campus community. “I just hope I can continue in their tradition of representing students so well and being available and accessible to the campus community,” she said. Madison Area Technical College

student Michael Johnson is also running for the District 5 seat. Johnson said Ald. Shiva BidarSielaff, District 5, Ald. Marsha Rummel, District 6, and former Ald. Brenda Konkel, District 2, have endorsed him. “I think we’re both getting our fair share of endorsements,” he said. “At the end of the day, the only thing that really matters is what the voters decide and what you do on the ground.” Elections for the Board of Supervisors will be held April 6. —Grace Urban —Ryan Hebel contributed to this report.

“The question is, how we are going to define the Madison Initiative?” said Tyler Junger, head of the student oversight committee. “Should we use the Madison Initiative money to improve the classroom or to build the classroom?”

Much of the MIU funding will go toward new teaching faculty, and Martin stressed the need for oversight. “We need to hold these MIU programs accountable,” Martin said. “If we don’t, we are just hiring people for 40 years. We need consequences if these programs don’t meet their stated objectives.” Michel Wattiaux, a UW-Madison agricultural science professor, voiced his concern about evaluating the new faculty too harshly because of research burdens. “With the metrics we have in place as a premier research institution, we have to make sure that the new faculty we do bring in are evaluated in a proper context,” he said. Junger said in the end, the Madison Initiative is about students. “If after four years, students still can’t get out in four years because they need to take an extra semester, then it will have not succeeded and we will have wasted our time and money,” he said.

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Chancellor Biddy Martin discusses potential Madison Initiative programs, many aimed at improving class accessibility for students.

rally from page 1 Although the ruling could have major ramifications for the election process, especially for the upcoming 2010 midterm elections, Mike McCabe, executive director of the nonpartisan watchdog group Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, said pending legislation in the state Senate could increase regulation of contributions at the state level. McCabe said two pending Senate bills could be “a blow directly at the heart of the ‘advertocracy’ that this court is trying to create. It closes the single biggest loophole in Wisconsin’s campaign finance laws, and it pulls the cloak of the special interests that are contaminating our elections.” Lisa Graves, executive director of the Center for Media and Democracy, a nonprofit media research organization, said the justices who voted in favor of the ruling have a dangerous understanding of the Constitution.

heroin from page 1 recreation and can be addicted in a week or two.” Luis Yudice, Madison Metropolitan School District coordinator of school safety, said at this point heroin addiction is not a problem in the schools, but the district is prepared to face potential problems. “The primary drug of choice still appears to be marijuana,” Yudice said. “But as we see greater heroin use in the community it could

The central issues, according to Garvey, are the protection of individuals’ rights and legally distinguishing a person from a corporate entity.

“AT&T does not have a mother or father, Wal-Mart does not have a soul, corporations are not people and they do not have a special place in our society,” he said.

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Protesters marched from the Capitol to the federal courthouse to show their opposition to a recent Supreme Court decision.

make its way into our schools.” According to Florek, heavy heroin addiction can cost anywhere from $50 to $800 a day, and addicts often resort to stealing from family and friends to fund their habit. Madison police have also linked the heroin epidemic to an increase in petty theft, and a Madison Police Department report in November noted heroin addiction as a possible cause of a spike in robberies last year. Police have been working with

city leaders and health officials in an attempt to combat the rise of heroin use. Last August, nine heroin dealers were arrested in a sweep of south-central Wisconsin. The last of these dealers was sentenced Feb. 8. Sentences for the dealers range from two years to 12 years and seven months. “The dealers were all working together in a conspiracy based out of Chicago, but we have not been able to establish a source,” Disch said.

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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Waking up Saturday morning

Today’s Sudoku

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

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ACROSS 1 Tree byproduct 6 “A Christmas Carol” cry 9 Nasal dividers (Var.) 14 Kind of eclipse or module 15 ___ Khan 16 Kitchen utensil 17 Prefix with “modern” 18 Chestnut case 19 Someone to keep closer 20 Significant other, in old slang 23 Health resort 24 Aussie coat of arms bird 25 Wisconsin’s capital 27 New faces on bases 32 Sleek cat 33 “Four score and seven years ___ ...” 34 Testimony spot 36 Idolater 39 What prisoners do 41 Bit of lampoonery 43 Alice and Flo’s workplace 44 On the say-so of 46 Like some depth finders 48 Scot’s “In a pig’s eye!” 49 Bitter drinks 51 Comprehensive, as a view 53 Bo’s’ns’ quarters

56 ___ Monte (fruit juice brand) 57 Take your pick 58 Garden gourd 64 News summary 66 Romanian monetary unit 67 Get the knot out of 68 Gets ready to drop? 69 Contribute to the conversation 70 Ancient Greek marketplace 71 Ranee’s garment 72 Wade opponent, in court 73 Ostracized one in the Bible DOWN Poverty-stricken area Luau dance “Trust” lead-in Argyle repair person “In Praise of Folly” writer Hindu gentleman Fever with chills Sultan’s women, collectively 9 Accelerate 10 Ending with “Ecuador” and “Caesar” 11 Celebrity promoter 12 Speed, in music 13 Indo-___ language group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

21 Call it ___ (give up) 22 Sound of a mosquito biting the dust 26 Islamic holy man 27 Pro ___ (proportionately) 28 Athena’s breastplate (Var.) 29 It’s good for curbside parking 30 “Lights out” bugle tune 31 Do detective work 35 Spanish lady’s title 37 Jai ___ (fast-moving sport) 38 Minute minute pt. 40 “Electro-Shock Blues” band 42 Comes across 45 Backslide 47 With the same legal standing 50 “Wait just a ___!” 52 Some necklines do this 53 Mustangs and such 54 Setting for an aria 55 Energy-saving panel 59 Change the furnishings of 60 In the buff 61 High over 62 “Your majesty” 63 Catch wind of 65 “... of the ___ of Aquarius”

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Mark doesn’t think Olympics are golden MARK RIECHERS jumping the mark

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On Gorilla Manor, Local Natives don’t try to create something brand new, but rather expand on something already great.

Natives go bananas on Gorilla By Jon Mitchell THE DAILY CARDINAL

In an age where music is as accessible as an “I’m feeling lucky” Google search and a quick click of the “download” button, it’s easy to get bogged down by the swarms of artists who claim to be worthy of your ears. Sometimes, though, a band comes along that simply cannot be ignored. Such is the case for Local Natives, whose debut album, Gorilla Manor is as balanced as it is catchy. From the opening guitar refrain of “Wide Eyes” to the rolling drums on “Sun Hands,” Local Natives demand attention and evoke the kind of grooves that gave Vampire Weekend their reputation. Just as notable as the upbeat elements present in Gorilla Manor, however, are the soft refrains and harmonies that offset them. Oftentimes, growing bands suffer from trying to do too many things in a single song; but on Gorilla Manor, the contrast between the pulsing ascents and

harmonious breakdowns sounds natural. nal primal screams—speaks to Local On “Sun Hands,” Local Natives seem Natives’ ability to take a simple idea to speak of their own dynamic abil- and create something composed, layity to move forward, reflecting on this ered and organic out of it. ability as they sing, “I climbed to the Local Natives don’t break down any top of a hill / But I had musical boundaries on CD REVIEW just missed the sun / And their debut album— although the descending nearly all the songs are arc was gone / Left behind pretty straightforward, were the traces that always four- to five-minute follow along.” rock pieces—but as The album itself moves the California-based progressively away from band explores Africanthe raucous and dynamic style drumming and Gorilla Manor territory of the opening English-accented Local Natives songs to the pleasant and vocals, it’s clear they do serene mood of the closnot limit themselves, as ing ones. On “Stranger Things,” the lin- their name may suggest. gering piano chords and birdlike guitar After a year in which Animal Collective, trills expose Local Natives’ lighter side. Dirty Projectors and even Lady Gaga domiOne of the most intriguing songs nated the airwaves, it may seem that music has on Gorilla Manor is “Warning Sign,” a gone the way of the extremely inventive and barely recognizable cover of the Talking experimental. But on Gorilla Manor, Local Heads’ song. This track—in which Natives don’t reinvent the wheel, they just three-part harmonies replace the origi- send it on an awesome ride.

New art gallery creates an enchanted world By Celia Donnelly THE DAILY CARDINAL

There is a point in everyone’s childhood when we are certain our toys come to life when our backs are turned. If we could have just abstained from that one blink or opened the toy box a moment faster, we would have caught a glimpse of a concealed, enchanted world in which our typically inanimate playthings have sprung to life. Watching the lifelike movement and charisma of the automata kinetic sculptures, now on display in the Mayer Gallery of the Chazen Museum of Art, may very well be the closest one could ever come to witnessing such a charmed world. “Automata: Contemporar y Mechanical Sculpture” features the work of 14 international artists and is comprised of around 20 kinetic sculptures. Automata, plural for automaton, are mechanized devices designed to perform various actions at the turn of a crank. The sculptures, which are aweinspiring even when motionless, are made of materials ranging from wood to tin to wire. The modestly sized devises, no taller

than 24 inches, wait motionless in glass cases around the small gallery. Wandering through the display, one finds a robot hovering over the marionette of a man, a princess at a standstill with a frog, a tiger poised at a typewriter, each sitting atop a bead of gears and ratchets. While the encased pieces can definitely be appreciated for their intricate design and detailed embellishments, their true charm is realized when the pieces are put in motion.

When put into action, the automata become remarkable and seemingly living works of art.

Two small screens located at either end of the gallery allow museum-goers to witness what becomes of the sculptures when the gears begin to spin. At the turn of a crank, the whimsical humor of the pieces are revealed: A

once-motionless robot becomes an animated puppeteer who in turn gives life to a marionette. A princess succumbs to a frog’s beckon, revealing that he is actually a prince. A tiger even breaks his writer’s block when his head unhinges, revealing a fish swimming circles in his mind. When put into action, the automata become remarkable and seemingly living works of art. Their heads bob, their hips swivel, their eyes even shift in their sockets. What separates the movement of these sculptures from the hidden and mystic lives of our toys is, of course, their need for a human hand to turn the crank that brings them to life. After all, you know as well as any child that a toy would never go about its daily business in a human’s presence. But perhaps if you take one last look as you leave the Mayer Gallery, a crank will lose its hinge and a wooden man will breathe for just that second. “Automata: Contemporary Mechanical Sculture” is on display in the Mayer Gallery of the Chazen Museum of Art, located at 800 Univeristy Ave., until March 14. Admission is free.

epeats, repeats, repeats. What the hell? Apart from another brain-melting episode of “Lost,” my docket of TV shows has been completely pre-empted by some sort of world sporting event going on in a far-away place called “Canada.” Based on a commercial for vacationing in British Columbia, this “Canada” has plenty of celebrity spokespeople singing its praises, including Samantha from “Sex in the City” and Michael J. Fox. But frankly, I remain skeptical—I’ve never been one to hop on a bandwagon just because Teen Wolf says to. By the deluge of maple-leaf and curling jokes that flooded late-night monologues in nights past, I was able to piece together that the disruption occurring in the Great White North is the 2010 Winter Olympics, or the “Way Less Fun Olympics” as Kenneth Parcell aptly put it. And as the opening torches sort of lit (again, nice one Canada), I could feel the flame of my weekly TV routine flickering in the cold, merciless air of a forced midseason break. Is anyone really coming home after a long day at the office, sitting down with a cold beer and saying to themselves, “Man, I really hope all the good shows are on hiatus this week so I can catch that wicked luge final”? True, the opening ceremony pulled in 26.2 million viewers on Saturday night, the highest number for the Winter Games since 1994. But with no competition, we’ll never know if the games could take on a brand-new “Grey’s Anatomy” in a ratings battle royale. “But Mark,” the patriotic reader proclaims in disgust, “show some national pride! The Olympics are about celebrating a global community of athleticism and cooperation!” Wrong. The Olympics—like the Super Bowl, VMAs or the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show—are just another attention-grubbing cultural event that television allows us all to share. More correctly, they’re another event only weirdos like me seem to be completely okay ignoring.

Is anyone really coming home after a long day at the ofﬁce, sitting down with a cold beer and saying to themselves, “Man, I really hope all the good shows are on hiatus this week so I can catch that wicked luge ﬁnal”?

I wouldn’t complain if it wasn’t for the double standard. If I mention how excited I am that I ﬁgured out that Locke’s adding machine in Season 1 makes the same sounds as the Smoke Monster in later seasons, anyone who isn’t into “Lost” looks at me like I’m some sort of crazy person. But when I give the same look to someone who asks me if I watched last night’s speed skating qualiﬁers, they call me un-American for missing it. Bah! I had this same problem with the Super Bowl two weeks ago. Fortunately it only took over one night of TV, but I still took a lot of heat for simply re-watching old episodes of “Scrubs” in favor of catching even ten minutes of the game. But what can I say? The beauty of modern television is that between time shifting, online viewing and bottomless Instant Queues on Netflix, we don’t have to participate in global television events anymore—there’s always something else to watch to help you ignore the rest of the world. So maybe I’ll survive the week despite the inconvenience of the Olympics—at the very least, I can use the spare time to program a week of television for Summer 2012. Mark thinks departing from the mainstream is a sign of a creative and imaginative person. If you disagree, you clearly aren’t very cool. Get tips on how to improve via e-mail at mriechers@wisc.edu.

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no sympathy for brothers bar

e here at The Daily Cardinal are not big fans of eminent domain. On a case by case basis, some exceptions may seem reasonable for the public good. But the idea of the government seizing private property against citizens’ will is quite frightening, particularly if the private citizens feel taken advantage of. Brothers Bar and Grill, a large chain of Midwestern bars, is suing UW-Madison over its decision to use eminent domain to seize Brothers’ property on the corner of Lake Street and University Avenue. UW plans to build a $50 million music performance school on the property once Brothers is torn down. The Board of Regents has said they will pay Brothers $2.1 million, nearly $1 million more than the assessed market value. However, Brothers owners Marc and Eric Fortney say the $2.1 million offer is not enough to pay for moving costs after considering they spent nearly $2 million to buy the property. Building a public music performance hall is not an example of big government attempting to stamp out small businesses, as Brothers owners Marc and Eric Fortney have tried to argue. Both sides are acting in their own interest—the university wants to expand and needs land to do so, and the tavern owners want more money for the trouble and expense of the forced move. In direct response to the Brothers ﬁasco, thirteen state legislators are currently working on a bipartisan bill to limit the university’s ability to exercise eminent domain. The bill would require a three-fourths vote of approval by the state Joint Finance Committee to approve any exercise of eminent domain by the Board of Regents. However, even if the bill passes, the state Department of Transportation, county and city governments would still have the ability to exercise eminent domain. Even railroad, utilities and telecommunication companies can seize property through condemnation with government approval. It’s easy to portray Brothers as the poor, lowly underdog in this situation, but both sides are shaking up the other too much in this procedure. Brothers at least deserves money to compensate for loss of

business or cover moving expenses, in addition to the market value price. Even if they want to milk the university for more than their land is worth, that’s their prerogative. After all, they own the property, and they should be able to command whatever asking price they want. But the large chain is going about this the wrong way, just like the university. What bothers us is not the goal of either side, but the way this process has been conducted. The university should operate like any other community member, not a big kid on the block who can push anybody around at will.

The chain is going about this the wrong way, just like the university.

Brothers’ transgressions stem from unprofessional conduct. From a cheesy interview on Fox News to a barrage of ads in the student newspapers and the Onion, Brothers has taken their argument to the street in a very brash way. With the most recent stunt, full-page ads in three newspapers—including The Daily Cardinal—they crossed the line by calling out the anonymous donor contributing $15 million for the music hall project. If Brothers wants to criticize the donor, they are welcome to do so. But they can’t call out one of our university’s most generous benefactors and expect to maintain any sort of sympathy for their plight. The bar is not the “little guy,” they have attempted to portray themselves as. Brothers is a large chain with 15 locations throughout the Midwest. As a large business, the publicity blitz makes sense—they can try to attract more customers while pushing UW for more money. But Brothers must approach this process with more respect for outside actors, especially a university donor. Using mudslinging to accomplish your goals is just going to use up any goodwill you already have. Brothers, you have ofﬁcially used up all of yours.

Today in The Soapbox, The Daily Cardinal’s new opinion blog, Todd Stevens weighs in on the AEPi incident. Check out more posts online at www.dailycardinal.com and click on “The Soapbox”

ANTHONY CEFALI opinion columnist

hen I first moved to Madison four years ago, all the upperclassmen I knew would consistently tell me that State Street just wasn’t what it used to be when they were freshmen. The UW alums I’ve met all say the same thing. State Street just isn’t the same. While the collective memory of a college town like Madison resets itself every four years, even from my limited vantage point I’m starting to see the same thing. It’s getting to be a predictable cycle—the degradation of Madison’s identity. Small businesses can’t pay rent, chain takes over the niche, and it becomes part of our increasingly homogenous Big Ten collegiate experience. So how does this hurt? What’s wrong with homogeneous experiences, especially if it involves something like Five Guys that most people find agreeable? The most obvious issue is that it mars the city’s identity. To define Madison based on restaurants like Fat Sandwich Company or clothing stores like Urban Outfitters is to say that all college towns are the same. The culture surrounding our education is an integral factor in shaping our overall collegiate experience, and to know that I could have similar experiences elsewhere is really unsatisfying. Fat Sandwich takes this idea further by offering identical menus at their three college town locations, all of them with a local twist. Madison’s identity is worth way more than just desultorily slapping the word ‘Badger’ onto a sandwich that has more calories than most people eat

in an entire week. In Fat Sandwich’s defense, their website says they only use the ﬁnest frozen ingredients that they can deep-fry, so they’ve at least got health concerns covered, and they’re honest. When you consider the idea that these places exist elsewhere in the U.S., particularly on college campuses, it becomes apparent that their inherent worth to the campus and the community is negligible. When corporate interests are involved, the community is rarely ever the focus.

Thinking locally has become a slogan associated with a counter-culture movement, whereas before it was just a way of life.

I’ve always heard the American Dream died long ago, but now it seems like we’ve forgotten that it ever existed. So where is the innovation? President Barack Obama sought to change this perspective during the State of the Union Address, pledging his dedication to small businesses. His statement had a nostalgic and largely symbolic tone to it, as if he was trying to help us remember the way things used to be done. The money being used to help jump-start small businesses will come from Wall Street, a stark reminder that endless growth and greed were not supposed to be part of the greater American identity. A lot has to do with the decentralization of our identity as a nation. Thinking locally has become a slogan associated with a counter-culture movement, whereas before it was just a way of life. Some of Madison’s

best local businesses get overlooked because they rely on the old business model. The Med Café doesn’t have an official website, but it is definitely the place to go for a quick lunch. It’s hard to keep up in this market with our current mentality—one that values instant gratification and an endless marketplace. But that brings into question what we see as the American Dream today. The American Dream still is about helping each other out, getting things done and being genuinely sympathetic when good people fall on bad times. The nation was founded by people who measured personal success along with the success of those around them. Our values haven’t changed, but the way in which we act on them has. We have to take responsibility for our actions and realize that we are part of a community, and to lose our identity as a community is one step closer to losing the human element. Madison already has the distinction of being the largest U.S. city on an isthmus, but even more so, it is known for asserting a unique and organic identity. This is why the community element refuses to die; it manifests itself in very particular places, filling in the niches carved out by more homogeneous competitors. Willy Street and Monroe Street are great examples of places that hold onto the community ideal. Big Red’s Steaks started as an idea, then added a cart and now is a late night favorite because of its atmosphere and cheese steak happy hour. Local businesses sell more than coffee and brewing supplies because the human experience isn’t defined by uniformity. The human experience is defined by our ideas and interactions. Anthony Cefali is a senior majoring in biology and English. Please send all responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Student success depends on campus climate By Bekah Blocker MULTICULTURAL STUDENT COALITION

When coming to UW-Madison, freshmen and transfer students look for new freedoms, new friends, networking and new opportunities. Unfortunately, many students are not prepared for the huge climate adjustment. And the reality hits much harder than the brutal Wisconsin winters. Minority students, including but not limited to people of color and international students, walk into a sea of white in more ways than one. Even majority students who come from very diverse cities are unprepared for Madison’s campus climate. “Campus climate” carries various connotations on the UW-Madison campus, because the atmosphere is perceived differently between majority and minority groups. For some minority students, campus climate is a buzzword because of the failed Plan 2008, while for some majority students it holds no negativity at all. To some, when thinking about Madison, the campus climate is liberal. One junior student in the First Wave Scholarship Program had this to say about Madison’s liberality: “We’re liberal, but we’re not open to change.” For this particular article I will deﬁne campus climate as the tone that the university’s environment gives to its students weighted by comfortability in classes, extra-

curriculars and leisure activities. Administrators and faculty are aware of this culture shock and have dedicated the new initiative, called “Inclusive Excellence,” to counteract the negative beliefs.

The university’s involvement in creating a more inclusive campus is essential to all students’ success.

Programs such as PEOPLE, Posse, the Academic Advancement Program (AAP), the Center for Educational Opportunity (CEO) and the Summer Collegiate Experience (SCE), help to support underrepresented students through this mass culture shock. These programs enable students to build smaller communities within Madison. But what about the rest of campus? All students have the privilege of attending lectures and discussion sections, however certain communities may feel conﬁned due to the racial disparities that exist on campus that can alter their focus. Knowing what campus climate is and how it looks on our campus, there is only one unanswered ques-

tion: Why is it so important? A study conducted by Jeffrey Milem completed at Harvard University explains just this: “Increased diversity is no guarantee for academic success for students of color, but that success depends on the adaptability of the institution to the needs of those students.” The university’s involvement in creating a more inclusive campus is essential to all students’ success. From this, it is important to note that a direct correlation between underrepresented students, this institution and success does exist. A program that can bridge the gap between, thus furthering their success is entitled Inclusive Excellence. Through frameworks such as Inclusive Excellence, UW-Madison has acknowledged this need. Programs fostered by the Office of Diversity and Climate and the Multicultural Student Center are designated to improve the campus climate to level the playing field, so to speak. As Chancellor Biddy Martin has made known, “excellence cannot exist without diversity,” and that’s what altering campus climate is all about, channelling excellence through diversity on campus. Bekah Blocker is a member of the MultiCultural Student Coalition. Please send any responses and inquiries to mcsc_exec@lists.wisc.edu

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Chasing Gold

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Badger hockey greats past and present to watch at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Mark Johnson (1976-1979, head coach of Team USA women’s hockey) No matter what Team USA and Wisconsin women’s hockey coach Mark Johnson does at this year’s Olympic Games, it won’t beat what he did 30 years ago. In 1980, Johnson scored a pair of goals in the game many consider the best sports moment of the 20th Century: Team USA’s victory over the Soviet Union at the Lake Placid games, the “Miracle on Ice.” Three decades later, Johnson has moved behind the bench for this year’s Olympics as he coaches the U.S. national team that is expected to contend for gold in Vancouver. Johnson is joining his father, legendary Wisconsin coach “Badger” Bob Johnson, as the second member of the family to coach a U.S. Olympic team after Bob Johnson coached Team USA in 1976. Mark Johnson has been away from Madison for almost the entire 2009-’10

season while coaching the national team at the Qwest Tour, a series of exhibition matches across the country, including one game at the Kohl Center against the Badgers. The tour also included three games against Canada, the opponent Team USA could face in the gold medal game in Vancouver. Seven current or former Badgers joined Johnson on the U.S. national team, including goaltender Jessie Vetter, current Wisconsin players Meghan Duggan and Hilary Knight and 2008-’09 team captain forward Erika Lawler. Team USA is in Group B and off to a solid start with a 12-1 win over China and a 13-0 victory against Russia. Johnson and his team will take on Finland Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in a game that will air on MSNBC. —Nico Savidge

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Dany Heatley (1999-2001, Team Canada men’s hockey) Not every Badger will be representing the red, white and blue in Vancouver: Dany Heatley was born in Germany but grew up in Calgary, and is certain to be one of the top players on the Team Canada squad favored to win gold. As a freshman at UW in the 1999-’00 season, Heatley led the Badgers and was second in the WCHA with 28 goals. The next year, his 57 points was highest on the team, and Heatley decided to leave after two seasons for the greener pastures of the NHL. In the pros his career has been impressive, if controversial. Heatley recorded a pair of 50-goal seasons but has had rough exits from his previous two teams, Atlanta and Ottawa, where he demanded to be traded away from both cities. After a mediocre year with Ottawa, Heatley got the trade he was looking for last summer, and since settling in with San Jose he is playing one of the best seasons of his career.

Heading into the Olympic break he sits sixth in the NHL with 32 goals, and is racking up points on what some have called the league’s best line with forwards Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. Marleau, who has scored 38 goals, and Thornton, whose 75 points are fifth highest in the league, will join Heatley on a stacked Team Canada lineup, and there is talk of making the trio Canada’s top line. Spotted with superstars like Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews, Martin Brodeur and those three Sharks, Canada is the smart money for gold. They will have to contend with a talented Russian squad led by Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin who will probably be their biggest threat for the top spot on the podium. But if Canada doesn’t have problems creating chemistry between its top players and performers like Heatley, they should delight the home crowd and win gold in Vancouver. —Nico Savidge

Hilary Knight (2007-Present, Team USA women’s hockey)

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Brian Rafalski (1991-1995, Team USA men’s hockey) The most veteran member of team USA, defenseman Brian Rafalski has come a long way from his time as a Badger. The Michigan native fought his way into the NHL, playing four years in Sweden and Finland after college before finally making it to the big time. In nine-plus seasons with the New Jersey Devils and Detroit Red Wings, he became one of the more prolific scoring blueliners in the league and thrice saw his name inscribed on the Stanley Cup as a champion. He was selected to two all-star games and surpassed 45 points six times and 50 points four times. He played in Madison in the early 1990s and was a freshman on the 1992 NCAA runner-up squad. He made the tournament all four of his years in cardinal and white, but it was his senior season that perhaps stood out most. In 1994-’95 Rafalski was named FirstTeam All-American after finishing second on the team with 45 points, en route to winning the WCHA playoff title and earn-

ing the WCHA player of the year award. He assisted on four goals in the Badgers’ NCAA tournament run, but Wisconsin bowed out just before the Frozen Four with a 4-3 loss to Michigan. He finished with an even 100 points in 150 career games. At 36 years old, this will be Rafalski’s third try for gold. He earned a silver medal in 2002, but the Americans failed to place in 2006. He scored his lone goal of the 2002 tournament against Canada in the gold medal game, but the Americans only mustered one other tally in a 5-2 loss. He will be the oldest player on a U.S. squad that went younger and faster this year, retiring a number of veterans from the 2006 team in favor of younger talent like the Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane. Rafalski has said, however, that he believes his on-ice contributions will be more important than the experience and leadership he brings. —Ben Breiner

Her career is like a geographic pendulum, swinging back and forth from coast to coast: she grew up in California, moved to Chicago in her youth and then New England for high school. But then she went back to the Midwest to become a Badger, and finally returned to the West Coast, for the moment, to play the role of Olympian in Vancouver. It’s been a bit of a trip for junior and Team USA forward Hilary Knight. Knight has taken a year-long hiatus from the Wisconsin program after a pair of successful seasons including a national title. Those years featured a prolific debut year and a sophomore campaign in which she led the country in goals with 45 and points with 83. That second number represents the most points scored by a Badger in a single year and earned her All-American honors, the WCHA player of the year award and a finalist spot for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, her sport’s highest individual honor. As a member of the U.S. National team, she is expected to play a role similar to the one she had as a Badger: play in front of the net, disrupt the goalie’s vision and put the puck in the net from just outside the crease.

The American team will look to break Canada’s 12-year stranglehold on the gold medal. In 2006 the U.S. squad failed to make the finals, getting upset by Sweden and current Minnesota-Duluth goalie Kim Martin. —Ben Breiner

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Olympics inspire border battle among Badgers Canadian Badgers are watching

Wisconsin players these Olympics with a soft spot for Team USA, normally Canada’s bigfrom Canada, U.S. gest rival. With seven current or former Wisconsin women’s hockey take part in friendly players wearing the red, white and blue along with head coach Mark Johnson, it’s easy to see why they are hockey rivalry By Nico Savidge THE DAILY CARDINAL

Like a lot of Canadians, sophomore forward Carolyne Prevost and junior forward Mallory Deluce feel a great sense of national pride during the Vancouver Olympics and want to see their country do well. Unlike a lot of their countrymen, however, Prevost and Deluce have some close ties to players on the other side of a border that divides two countries and creates one of the best rivalries in hockey. Prevost, Deluce, head coach Tracey DeKeyser and a number of

wishing their Badger teammates well at the games. At the end of the day, though, their allegiances rest firmly on the northern side of the border. “I want my teammates to do well, I’m hoping for a good Canada-USA final,” Prevost said. “But in the end I have to go with my country for sure.” Deluce, who has played alongside Prevost on Team Canada squads as recently as winter break, echoed that sentiment. “I wish the best to the Badger girls, but [I’m] deﬁnitely

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Canadians Mallory Deluce and Carolyne Prevost, left and right, take part in a good-natured rivalry with Americans like Brooke Ammerman, center, while some of their teammates play at the Vancouver Olympics. rooting for Canada,” Deluce said. When asked about who she will cheer for, DeKeyser jokingly gave her scripted, politically correct answer: “I hope the best team wins and there [are] no injuries.” But she admitted that no matter how many ties she or other Canadian players might have to the Americans, they will always root for the country they grew up watching. “You’re excited for coach Johnson, obviously, he’s like family to me and I

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probably know more of the Americans more closely, but when you’re born in a certain country ... it’s just who you are, it’s your heritage, it’s your roots,” she said. This year’s Canada-USA rivalry has been even more intense than normal. With the Olympics looming, the teams faced off in a number of heated, hard-fought exhibition contests in the past few months, one of which even erupted into a multi-player brawl a few months ago. Obviously, the rivalry has not been that intense between the Canadians and Americans at Wisconsin, but there has been some friendly back-and-forth between the players. When Prevost and Deluce walked out of the lockerroom with a Canadian ﬂag, for instance, freshman forward Brianna Decker jokingly suggested they burn it. “It’s all just for fun, obviously they’re going for the States,” Prevost said. “But if Canada wins I’ll be in their faces for sure.” DeKeyser said the border competition has been part of Badger hockey for years. “There’s an honest and friendly rivalry going on,” DeKeyser said. “That’s hockey—it’s always Canada-U.S. mixed, it’s always

been like that here at Wisconsin. “It’s fun and we’re encouraging them to watch it because it’s some of the best hockey players in the world.” For many of the players, part of the rivalry is the idea that, in four years, they could be taking part as well. Deluce said getting a chance to play in the Olympics would be a dream, while sophomore forward Brooke Ammerman, who has played with a number of Team USA squads at various age levels, and said she did not want to look quite that far into the future. “Whatever happens, happens,” Ammerman said. “Four years from now is a long ways away, so I just take it kind of in the moment and see what happens year by year.” No matter what side of the border the players fall on, all of them want to see their teammates do well at the games. Prevost joked about her dream gold medal scenario that would see her former teammates Hilary Knight, Meghan Duggan and Erika Lawler do well but ultimately fall to Canada. “If there could be a 109 game,” she said, “and Hilary, Duggan and Lawler score a hat trick and Canada wins 10-9, that’d be great.”

NHL, college sports set to beneﬁt if NFL, NBA lose 2011 season to lockout SCOTT KELLOGG the cereal box

ow that a couple weeks have passed since Super Bowl XLIV and the Saints’ victory is beginning to wear off around most of the country, much of the discussion around the NFL has revolved around a likely uncapped season in 2010, resulting in a lockout during the 2011 season. At the same time around the NBA, people are beginning to discuss the chances of a lockout, also beginning in the 2011 season once the collective bargaining agreement expires after next season. These developments could lead to an unprecedented phase in sports— two of the four major leagues engaged in work stoppages simultaneously. The details of why both these lockouts may happen is complicated and

a little dull. But I am curious about how the landscape of sports would be impacted without the NBA or the NFL in the fall and winter of 2011’12. Here’s how I think sports would be affected, and how the sports world would shape up. NFL doesn’t miss a beat Right now football is, by a decent margin, the country’s most popular sport. The Vikings-Saints contest drew the highest ratings for an NFC Championship game in 15 years, while the Saints-Colts Super Bowl rated out as the most-watched program in television history. NFL fans will be devastated with a work stoppage, but there’s no way anyone loses interest when the NFL returns the following fall. Despite the looming 2011 lockout, the league shouldn’t be overly worried about its future. NBA will suffer The NBA isn’t as immune as the NFL is. In a recent ESPN.

com podcast, commissioner David Stern declared the league currently in a golden age. Fans found the success of the San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons earlier in the decade boring, lacking ﬂashy superstars. Classic franchises like the Lakers and the Celtics are succeeding again, and fans love to watch Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. But a lockout would kill the momentum. Casual fans may gear their loyalty toward the college game, or perhaps even the NHL. Basketball just doesn’t have the status football does in this country right now. Spotlight on the NHL Hockey has always been a second citizen to football, baseball and basketball in this country. Sports coverage these days doesn’t even treat hockey as one of the four major sports in the U.S. Casual hockey fans never really pay attention to the NHL when its season starts each year because it overlaps with the middle of the NFL season.

By the time the NFL’s season wraps up, the NHL’s year is halfway over. Then the league still has to compete with the NBA, which basically runs parallel to the NHL’s schedule.

NFL fans will be devastated with a wok stoppage, but there’s no way anyone loses interest when the sport returns.

Throw away those two leagues, and all the sudden the NHL is standing alone as the only major professional sport from November to June. ESPN and other major networks are going to have to ﬁnd some sort of content to ﬁll space, so naturally the NHL’s coverage will skyrocket. Maybe all the NHL needs is some time in the limelight for fans to realize what a beautiful and exciting sport hockey is, and vault NHL back

into competition with the NBA. College sports benefit Obviously the college ranks cannot be hurt by the work stoppages, but football and basketball junkies who prefer the pro style will not turn to the college games for their fix. College football, for one season at least, won’t have to jam all its games on Saturday and can now spread them out over a full weekend. Maybe we’ll even see one year of NCAA “Monday Night Football.” MLB unaffected Obviously Major League Baseball won’t feel too many ramifications with its season largely running during the summer. The only time MLB conflicts is during its postseason in the fall, but MLB already tiptoed around the NFL schedule, thus its ratings were never really affected. How will the rest of the sports world be affected by a work stoppage? E-mail Scott at kellogg2@wisc.edu.