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Student Judiciary rules in favor of SSFC By Cheyenne Langkamp the daily cardinal
The Associated Students of Madison Student Judiciary ruled in favor of the Student Services Finance Committee Friday in two separate cases of alleged viewpoint neutrality violations during funding decisions made this fall. According to the ASM bylaws, all funding decisions must be made in a viewpointneutral manner, meaning student representatives may not take the mission of the group under consideration for funding into account when voting on budgets or grants. In one case, the Multicultural Student Coalition challenged SSFC’s December decision to minimally fund the group at $10,600 instead of approving the group’s $1.4 million budget request. MCSC representatives argued SSFC members used personal biases and value judgments in the decision, violating ASM bylaws of viewpoint neutrality. In a unanimous decision released Friday, the SJ ruled in favor of SSFC saying the nature of the funding process for student organizations necessitates “subjective judgements and variant interpretations” of the criteria by each SSFC member. The decision said individual SSFC members could
be held in violation if they did not remain consistent with their judgements and interpretations throughout the 2013-’14 funding period. However, there was no evidence this had occurred during the MCSC decision, according to the SJ ruling. The judiciary did find SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker committed a procedural error by failing to set the minimally funding level a week prior to the beginning of the budgeting period as stipulated in the ASM bylaws. According to the SJ rulling, Bruecker will send an apology to all student groups affected by the violation. In the second case Collegians For a Constructive Tomorrow appealed SSFC’s October decision to deny the group funding eligibility. The SJ ruled in favor of SSFC in what was CFACT’s second challenge of the decision. CFACT representatives argued SSFC committed a viewpoint neutrality violation by granting similar student organizations funding eligibility but denying CFACT eligibility. In the unanimous ruling released Friday, the SJ stated CFACT representatives did not provide sufficient evidence that it was “drastically similar” to a group that did receive funding eligibility.
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Lyle Anderson, who has worked for UW-Madison since 1986, plays the carillon in the UW-Madison carillon tower Sunday. + Photo by Grey Satterfield
Leaders react to chancellor candidates By Cheyenne Langkamp The Daily Cardinal
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SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker argued against alleged viewpoint neutrality violations in a hearing earlier this month.
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Following the announcement of the four finalists for the next University of WisconsinMadison chancellor Thursday, student leaders emphasized the importance for the next chancellor to understand the university’s unique culture, including its commitment to shared governance, diversity and equity. The four finalists are Dr. Rebecca Blank, Acting Secretary of the United States Department of Commerce; Dr. Nicholas Jones, dean of the school of engineering at Johns Hopkins University; Dr. Michael Schill, dean of the University of Chicago Law School; and Dr. Kim Wilcox, former Provost at Michigan State University. Associated Students of Madison Chair Andrew Bulovsky said it is important for the next chancellor to be transparent and open to discussion and collaboration with students on campus issues. Bulovsky said he is impressed with the finalists and feels they
are “a diverse group in terms of qualifications and credentials.” According to Bulovsky, ASM leadership plans to reach out to the finalists and will meet with the new chancellor in August. “We want to make sure they begin work on understanding and appreciating the culture that comes with shared governance,” Bulovsky said. Graduate student Ryan Adserias, who sits on the committee currently drafting the next campus diversity plan, said the next chancellor should be able to engage with faculty, staff and students and hold campus accountable to the new plan. According to Adserias, past diversity initiatives have not always worked and he hopes the university’s next leader will “reinvent the way the university views diversity.” However, Adserias said he was not entirely impressed with the group of finalists. “When I saw their names I had to Google them,” Adserias said. “I was really hoping we would get
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The White House released a state-by-state analysis of potential effects from the sequester, showing Wisconsin could suffer large reductions in funding areas ranging from education to healthcare and law enforcement if the federal government cannot pass an alternative deficit reduction plan by March 1. The sequester is a policy designed to reduce the federal debt by applying broad cuts to a variety of nationwide funding areas like education, health care and military spending. Wisconsin would face a funding reduction of approximately $8.5 million for primary and secondary education if the sequester takes effect, according to the White House report. Additionally, about 970 students would lose out on work-study program opportunities and federally supplied aid in higher education. Other funding reductions would include about $3.9 million less for pollution mitigation and approximately $661,000 for job training and placement. The sequester would also mandate automatic cuts to child care, public health and vaccines for children, among other areas.
State sees 20,481 new privatesector jobs in yearlong period The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development released a report Friday announcing Wisconsin saw a 20,481 increase in private-sector jobs from September 2011 to September 2012. Despite showing a positive increase, the private-sector job growth is less than previous growths over a twelve-month period in the state. The same measurement saw increases of 35,379 jobs between June 2011 and June 2012 and an increase of 39,925 jobs over a twelve-month period ending March 2012. Private-sector growth became a high-profile statistic in Wisconsin after Walker said it was his goal to create 250,000 private-sector jobs in his first term as governor. The recent numbers represent data compiled from 96 percent of Wisconsin businesses and will be compiled into a full report on Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, which details nationwide employment changes. The QCEW allows for comparisons of specific job growth across all 50 states.
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Cunnilingus: your partner’s pussy and you, part I The uniqueness that every body offers is a Christmas miracle, so take advantage. These inner lips are filled with nerve endings, Alex Tucker so make sure to pay them the sex columnist attention they deserve. Now we have the vagina. You ating out. Going down. may have heard of it. It’s a tight, Giving head. Sucking moist orifice with a ton of pleaclit. Ah, the many terms sure points, most of which are for the lovely art of cunnilin- concentrated near the opening. gus, each appropriate in its own Aside from those yummy spots, way. What is it about tongu- the vagina has a secret, and that ing pussy that’s just so special? secret is the G-spot! We’ll come Many components go into the back to this one later, people, but act, and while there is no one remember that by having our right way to do it, some meth- female partner lie on her back, ods are certainly more effective we can insert two (lubey) fingers than others. Let’s discuss! and make a come-hither motion. The most important step to And finally, we’ve come to it. giving great oral is getting down The very best part of any body there. While the vulva (the at any time. What is this organ external sex organ of female- you speak of? The clitoris, of bodied people) can be intimi- course! And where do these dating, getting familiar with all accolades come from, you ask? of its working parts can make Well, since you asked, I’ll have it much more manageable and to tell you that the clit is the only sexy to the cunnilinger. part of any human body that Let’s pretend we’re all look- has the sole purpose of pleaing at a female-bodied person sure. So. Cool. lying on her back with her legs The clitoris, in its tiny little spread apart. Or one of those space, has twice as many nerve sex ed. sculptures that make endings as an entire penis! While no anatomical sense once the that makes the clitoris magical, it pieces fall off. Steve Carrell in also makes it sensitive to touch. “40-Year-Old Virgin,” anyone? Some people have more sensiLet’s break down the anato- tive clits than others, but almost my of the lovely lady parts. The every clit loves to be licked. fleshy lips on the outside of The tongue is gentle enough the vulva are called the to stimulate this little nub labia majora. Although without overwhelming it these are covered with like fingers can. the same kind of skin Now that we underthat encases the entire stand the female anatobody, the labia majora my a little better, we can are super sensitive! start thinking about the Take advantage by best way to make teasing the skin it feel fantastic. before delving There are lots into our next of different body part. techniques, The lips we but let’s begin see further into with the basics the vulva’s center for now. are known as the Once our face labia minora. Labia minois between our ra, like all body parts, come partner’s legs, begin in many shapes, sizes by lightly licking and pigments. And the whole vulva they’re all so pretty! graphic by dylan moriarty using that broad
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ice-cream-lapping tongue. Warm your sweet thing’s sweet thing up with several licks like these ones before moving on to more stylin’ moves. Once our partner seems to be enjoying our broad moves enough to really get started, continue moving at the same pace but vary up your tongue flexations between lapping, pointing (like licking honey off a spoon) and flicking. Begin to focus more on the clitoris by sucking, flittering your tongue on it, circling it with your lips and tongue and even nibbling on it! As soon as you get comfortable with your motions, try varying speed to your partner’s desire. You can try super quick tongue flicks or tease your lady with slow, soft strokes. Remember the three Vs of vagina licking: variation, variation, variation. As we keep on keeping on, we should pay attention to our
partner’s verbal and physical responses. If a certain stroke makes them moan a little louder or squirm a little harder, we should repeat that same action! If we aren’t sure what they like, a sexy “You like that, baby?” should do the trick. If they don’t, change it up, and if they do, charge ahead. In no time, we should be pleasuring our partner to their heart’s content. Keep in mind that eating our special someone out can be the whole enchilada, super sexy foreplay or even a post-coitus activity. Don’t limit your pussy licking opportunities and make the most of each experience. Have a blasty blast, Badgers, and munch some bush. For advanced techniques and tricks, check out part two next Monday. Have a question in the meantime? Email sex@ dailycardinal.com for all of the juiciest answers!
Five tips to rock round one of midterms rachel schulze rache jam
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emember, the exam will be held a week from today in lecture. Make sure to bring a no. 2 pencil.” Say WHAT? That sentence can cause a wave of panic to sweep across a 200-person lecture hall in no time flat. But it’ll be OK, friends. Keep calm and carry a big stick, right? Isn’t that the saying? Anyhow, as we enter the first set of midterms, I offer five tips for making it through round one. Here they are:
Go to the review session
The review session will invariably be held at the most inopportune time at some obscure build-
ing I’ve never heard of before. I will go to it. It’s well worth trekking through the snow out to the basement of the Soils building on Saturday morning if for no other reason than to reap the benefits of Mr. Shameless Question Asker. He probably hasn’t looked at the syllabus and can’t tell you what color the textbook is. You want him to be there because he will get you the information you need. You didn’t read the Buel essay? Neither did he, and he is not afraid to ask an invaluable question, like “So, what were we supposed to, uh… take away… from the Buel essay?” Thanks, bro.
Don’t overcaffeinate
Too much caffeine will mess you up. I learned this lesson the hard way one night/day sophomore year following a particularly rough all nighter I pulled to finish a research paper. I finished the paper around 7
in the morning, but as the sun rose, I remembered I still had to study for a Spanish test coming up that day. Following hours of sipping coffee and Diet Coke, I decided it was time to break out the big guns, so I gulped down some espresso and an energy drink. Bad. Call. I spent the next two hours, spazzing out, yelling at myself in Spanish, not retaining anything. No bueno, Raquel.
Eat breakfast
If I don’t eat breakfast, I end up feeling a few monkeys shy of a barrel once the day gets going. So, my advice is to eat up. Seriously, breakfast food is tasty. Just do it. You want to be with it during the exam, and experts (right?) always say you need fuel to focus. So, fill that bowl up with Mini Wheats and go get ’em!
Never send this email
There’s a right way and a wrong way to send out an email
to the class. This is the wrong way: Hey guys! I was wondering if someone could lend me there notes for J666. I havent been to class in a few days, actually, not since like the first week LOL, and since the exam is Monday, i really need them. I had a really bad cold stomach virus. Please let me know if i could borrow yours for a little while. If i dont get them i might fail the class LOL!1!1
Dress for success
The key is being just put together enough to feel like an intelligent being. A nice big T-shirt and a loose sweatshirt make a comfy combo on top, but go with real pants on the bottom. You want to feel relaxed, but I draw the line at elastic waistband.
Got more tips? Email Rachel at rmschulze@dailycardinal.com. Maybe you can meet up at Soils.
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ASM committee to host Walker education adviser Gov. Scott Walker’s Education Policy Assistant Michael Brickman will meet with student leaders Monday to discuss how the recently released state biennial budget would affect the University of Wisconsin-Madison. According to ASM Press Office Director David Gardner, Brickman will meet with students at the Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee meeting. Gardner said the discussion will give students an opportunity to directly engage with one of the
budget’s creators and hear more information about what the budget means for Wisconsin universities, which saw a significant decrease in funding in the last state budget. “Legislative Affairs’ duty is always to fight for students,” Gardner said. “A big component of that is looking at the state budget.” Gardner said students hope to discuss the budget’s implications for financial aid and tuition as Walker’s budget proposal would remove the current tuition cap, which limits tuition increases to 5.5 percent.
Poll: Wisconsin voters largely oppose mining bill A poll released Wednesday showed a large majority of state citizens oppose the loosened mining restrictions that would occur if the Republican-backed mining bill, passes. The report, produced by Public Policy Polling, showed a wide margin oppose the bill, with 62 percent voting opposing the bill and only 29 percent supporting it. The bill was also unpopular with Independents as the poll showed 69 percent oppose the legislation and 25 percent support it. The bill, which is scheduled for a Joint Finance Committee vote Monday, is designed to ease the state permitting process for mining companies and has been heavily criticized for its loosening of environmental standards. Republicans support the bill as a way to boost the state’s damaged northern economy, but Democrats say a mine resulting from the legislation would heav-
ily pollute an important area of the state. Opponents have specifically criticized a portion of the bill that would weaken wetland protections and allow mining companies to fill in existing wetlands. The poll found Wisconsin citizens overall oppose loosening the wetland laws, with 67 percent of respondents against changing existing laws and 24 percent supporting the change. Additionally, the survey found 77 percent of respondents were at least “somewhat concerned” with Gogebic Taconite, the company most likely to open a mine in northern Wisconsin, being allowed to help develop the bill. GTAC’s help drafting the bill sparked questions and criticism over allowing a company to have direct input on legislation. Republican legislators said they hope to see a full legislature vote on the bill in the coming weeks. —Jack Casey
Prominent actor James Cromwell charged in PETA protesting incident Police charged ‘Babe’ and went cochlear implant surger‘L.A. Confidential’ actor James ies, according to a video PETA Cromwell Friday with disor- released to The Daily Cardinal. derly conduct for interrupting a PETA’s accusations of aniUniversity of Wisconsin Board mal cruelty in UW-Madison of Regents meeting to research labs dates back protest the University of to Sept. 2012 Wisconsin-Madison’s use The State Journal of cats to conduct research, reported the protestors according to a Wisconsin originally faced possible State Journal article. jail time, but the charges People for the Ethical are now being considered Treatment of Animals civil ordinance violaaffiliate Cromwell, 73, and tions rather than criminal fellow 25-year-old PETA CROMWELL charges. The two men each activist Jeremy Beckham, face up to $1,000 in fines. shouted “Shame on UW!” at a Cromwell and Beckham Feb. 7 Board of Regents meet- will appear in court March 25, ing, while carrying signs display- according to the Wisconsin ing pictures of cats that under- State Journal.
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Senior Alex Sherman plans his next move during a climb at The Sett at Union South Sunday. + Photo by Grey Satterfield
State senator gains support for work-share bill State Sen. Julie Lassa’s, D-Stevens Point, version of a state work-share bill gained support from the Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council, an advising council to the Wisconsin Department for Workforce Development, according to a statement Friday from Lassa’s office. Lassa’s version of the bill is largely the same as a version proposed by two state
Republicans, state Sen. Paul Farrow, R-Pewaukee, and state Rep. Ed Brooks, R-Reedsburg. Both versions aim to help avoid worker layoffs by allowing employers struggling with limited funds to reduce the number of hours their employees work. But the main difference in Lassa’s version is that employers looking to reduce union workers’ hours would have to receive consent from union rep-
resentatives before reducing the hours. The Republican legislators, whose bill does not include such a provision, have drawn criticism from state Democrats who say the bill is an attempt to limit union workers’ collective bargaining rights. The idea of a work-share program has received endorsements from conservative and liberal organizations, according to the statement.
UW-Madison cows move into new Dairy Cattle Center Cows moved back onto the University of WisconsinMadison campus after the completion of the new Dairy Cattle Center, according to a university press release. Students, faculty and university staff use the facility for dairy science classes, veterinarian training and research projects. The release said the $3.5 million renovation project
improved animal care and comfort in the Dairy Cattle Center. Additionally, the facility now has a more efficient manurehandling system, new silos, a renovated public viewing area and water-chilled ventilation. Dairy Science Department Chair Kent Weigel said in the release having cows housed on campus “is a great recruiting tool.”
“We’re pretty proud of what we have here,” Weigel said in the release. Weigel and Kate VandenBosch, dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, will speak at a 9:30 a.m. dedication for the Dairy Cattle Center at 1815 Linden Dr. March 9, along with representatives of Wisconsin’s dairy industry.
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the Wisconsin Union Council, agreed with Adserias, saying Blank’s prestige and network make her an “interesting” candidate. She also said Schill stood out because of his commitment to college accessibility. Mathews said she hopes the next chancellor will actively engage with students, who are often seen by the university
merely as “data points,” and will be committed to fully integrating themselves into the university. Mathews encouraged students, especially upperclassmen who have experienced multiple chancellors, to engage with the candidates at upcoming public forums and let the student voice be heard as the process continues.
a group of higher-ed leaders who were immediately well-known.” Still, Adserias said he was impressed with Blank and felt her government connections and work on economic diversity could contribute well to the university. Sarah Mathews, president of
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The Daily Cardinal Presents The 85th Academy Awards Are the Oscars entertaining or poisonous?
Reflections on the 2013 Oscars Worst Speech: Jennifer Lawrence—“Silver Linings Playbook” It isn’t because she tripped. It isn’t because she wished a happy birthday to a random friend. It isn’t even because she didn’t deserve to win. She managed to screw up the opportunity to be gracious and adult by, well, pulling a Jennifer Lawrence. The young lady previously nominated for “Winter’s Bone” has become a well-respected facet of the Hollywood community for her talent behind a screen (and willingness to pick up the next sci-fi franchise), although her fellow actors always seem to forget she and Ke$ha have something in common; everything. They gave her an Oscar. She made a silly joke, thanked a few people and ran off the stage. Let’s cross our fingers that she will have been learned her lesson if this happens again. —Alex Tucker
Best Actor/Actress: Daniel Day-Lewis and Jennifer Lawrence In the two of the most deserved award wins of the night, best actor and actress found their rightful home. Against the best in their field and faced with serious competition, Daniel Day-Lewis and Jennifer Lawrence came out victorious. For Day-Lewis, this is his third win in five nominations, a new record for best actor wins. Day-Lewis first won in 1990 for “My Left Foot” and again in 2008 for “There Will Be Blood” and this year for “Lincoln.” Day-Lewis is far and away the best method actor I have ever seen, and quite possibly the best actor of the current generation, and his win was entirely deserved. Jennifer Lawrence took home the award for best actress with her incredibly moving and mercurial performance in “Silver Linings Playbook,” which was my second favorite movie of the year. Lawrence, only 22, has had an incredibly successful career to date, garnering a Best Actress nominee two years ago for “Winter’s Bone” before being cast as Katniss in “The Hunger Games.” While tonight may have provided us with some head scratching moments, neither of these two awards felt forced or undeserved.
—Brian Weidy
Seth MacFarlane—The funny and apt Oscars host Seth MacFarlane entered a lion’s den last night, a theater filled with people who he has personally mocked in “Family Guy.” Even before hearing a single joke, you have to respect the man’s bravery. Before long, his opening monologue started to look a lot like the TV show that made him famous, full of out-of-left-field, horribly inappropriate digressions. While an 80-year-old Captain Kirk was on the big screen yelling at Seth, and the rest of us were wondering if the show was going to get any stranger, it got a lot stranger. Seth began singing about his audience’s boobs and Charlize Theron looked like she was ready to march on stage and beat him to death with her $800 purse. After Daniel Radcliffe came on stage with Joseph Gordon-Levitt to do a dance number, the only logical next step in an awards show is to have sock puppets act out a Denzel Washington film. Seth’s monologue ended with The Help coming on stage to announce the first award. I was about ready for him to stop singing anyway. But after he gave up the spotlight, I actually found myself missing him. This is the brilliance of Seth MacFarlane. As he’s snidely ridiculing anything and everything, his appeal is that, even when his jokes don’t land, he doesn’t care about what the academy, or anyone at home thinks. Seth carries the lunchroom jerk attitude and wears it too well to not buy in. He has one of those presences that will keep me entertained even if he began singing about nothing in particular with a choir I’ve never heard of (oh, wait). His job was to make The Oscars enjoyable for his audience, but he took it upon himself to have fun as well, with plenty of music numbers and judgmental remarks made “under his breath”. And while I’m sure some people in the live crowd may not have appreciated his subtle racism, bulimia jokes that brought back early career memories for half the actresses in the room, or his sinister sarcasm, I did.
—Jonny Shapiro
It’s just a show, deal with it
“Argo” is one of those seemingly rare best picture winners that excel in everything a good film is supposed to. It’s surprisingly funny, a potent jab at the movie making business, an armrest gripping thriller and, most of all, a movie that reminds us of the power of movies and why we all still turn out to see them. But don’t think that “Argo” is just some well-made political thriller, because that would be severely undercutting the magic of the film. “Argo” is a film that reminds us why we go to movies. From the moment our hero Tony Mendez gets the idea for his hair-brained scheme from watching “Battle For The Planet of the Apes” with his son; to the scene where Republican guard members gawk over the story boards of the fake sci-fi movie; to the last shot panning over his son’s “Star Wars” action figures, it’s clear Affleck is showing the audience the inspiring and enchanting nature of cinema. Films encourage us to think outside the box, to challenge norms and to be brave and daring. All these values are encapsulated in Mendez’s mission, and by having it all originate from a weekly movie night with your son we’re shown the amazing and crazy things movies can inspire us to do. There are many people who will be bitter about “Argo” winning; they’ll say it’s not completely historically accurate, that it’s too unsympathetic in its depictions of the Iranian revolutionaries or that it’s only a well-made thriller. These views are nothing but shortsighted hyperbole. “Argo” is the best film of the year because, through its exciting story and its thematic elements, it reminds us of why we go to movies: to be excited, inspired and enchanted by the power and the magic of cinema. Best picture of the year by far, well done Academy. And to anybody who disagrees… well you can go “Argo-f***- yourself!” —Lars Lindqvist
Best Speech: Daniel Day-Lewis—“Lincoln” Not only was he the best performer of the night, he was also gracious, sincere, touching and as good-spirited as always. Day-Lewis made history Sunday night by becoming the only man to win Best Actor in a Lead Role three times. Practice must make perfect, because his acceptance speech was pure gold. Day-Lewis joked with the audience as he displayed his shock and gratitude with stammering words. He thanked his wife, used big words and complimented his fellow nominees all without the smug condescension often shown by his predecessors. To finish: “For my mother.” What a way to accept an Academy Award. —Alex Tucker
Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actresss Christoph Waltz, formerly best known for his award-winning role in “Inglorious Bastards” (2009), took home the Oscar tonight for his supporting role in Tarantino’s quirky spaghetti western, “Django Unchained.” Waltz gave his respect to co-nominees—Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Alan Arkin and Philip Seymour Hoffman—a phenomenal bunch that made results rather unpredictable. Waltz also credited director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino for his genius and the inspiring world that he created. “We participated in a hero’s journey— the hero here being Quentin,” said Waltz. This is his second Academy Award in the same category. Just as predicted, the award for best supporting actress went to Anne Hathaway for her portrayal of Fantine in Tom Hooper’s “Les Miserables.” Hathaway struggled to hold back tears as she accepted her first Academy Award (she has been previously nominated for her role in the 2008 film, “Rachel Getting Married”). Hathaway graciously acknowledged her conominees as well as her own cast and crew, especially Hugh Jackman. She also thanked her creative team, particularly Simon Hayes and the rest of the award-winning sound wizards. Hathaway ended her speech by expressing an inspired hope for future generations, that the misfortunes of Fantine will soon be something only found in stories and not real life.
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here’s a lot of negativity surrounding yeah body the Oscars, a lot of cynicism and a lot of doubt. Is it all a political affair? Is it unfairly biased towards certain films and individuals? Does the Academy frequently snub in the most frustrating and embarrassing ways? Well, yes. All these things are true. But you know what? It doesn’t matter. For all those arguments to hold any sort of weight it requires a real gravitas to be placed on the award ceremony itself and putting that on the shoulders of the Oscars seems unfair. An award show shouldn’t be an objective measure of quality, and the Oscars, being the freewheeling circus of songs and skits and bizarre hologram projections of talking teddy bears they are, are far from a serious judgment of merit. If the Academy Awards were just the foremost social and film critics sitting in a half-lit room, solemnly discussing the pros and cons of every single nominee in relation to the post-modernist ethos, then yeah, I’d be pretty dang upset that “Les Misérables” won anything at all when “Holy Motors” didn’t even get a nod. Sure, this year’s Oscars weren’t fantastic. “Beasts of the Southern Wild” didn’t win anything. Ang Lee won a (slightly) undeserved best director award. Seth MacFarlane was, dare I be brave enough to say what has never been said before, an unfunny and condescending asshole. Things could have been better. But where else are you going to see Joseph Gordon-Levitt sing a song on stage to Hollywood’s best and brightest and also Kristen Stewart? Or hear Ben Affleck give a rambling and overly excited speech finally acknowledging that, hey, maybe he’s good at something after all? That’s what it boils down to. The Oscars are purely a source of entertainment, a joyous celebration during one of the darker and slower points of the year. Don’t take it seriously, just have fun with it. And if that isn’t convincing, just consider the unity that the Oscars promote. I’ve made this point before in regards to the equally “useless” or “reductive” Grammys—for all of its flaws, it’s still an opportunity to sit around with people who love what you love to talk smack or nod in mutual, synchronized approval. Community is such an important concept for me in regards to the arts, the idea of experiencing something you really care about with other people who care just as much as you. Isn’t that the dream? It’s that same sense of camaraderie that comes from seeing your favorite band with your best friends, or with sitting around with your buddies on a Saturday night watching dumb B-movies and throwing the proverbial popcorn at the screen. The Oscars, for all the backsass and stubbedtoe-pouting they inspire, unify the entirety of the film-appreciating community for one night of real discourse. In the segregated technophilic world of the 21st century, it’s good to sit down and know that, for at least a little while, everyone else is going to be talking about the exact same thing as you. Because even if the Oscars shouldn’t mean anything at all, they really do. Maybe it’s not by any divine right to relevance but we still put stock in the whole debacle. It’s because the Oscars have become part of the mythos, the legend surrounding the film world. Even if Hollywood’s lost the sparkle and glamour it once had, the Oscars still represent a single night of pure magic. You just need to turn off your brain for a little while and let it wash all over you. Just, you know, make sure you don’t take it seriously.
ow can someone have any beef with an event that gives credit to the year’s best in film? I mean, obviously those individuals and movies nominated for Oscars are the most worthy of all and should be given some kind of acknowledgement. Well, first off, no. There actually isn’t any reason to give out awards. And anyone with half a sense of right and wrong should realize this. It doesn’t even make sense to try and give out a “best” award to something so subjective as the quality of art. We need to give an award to somebody though, just because, right? Beyond the fact that I personally don’t think that the Academy Awards do one bit of justice to awarding the actual “best” in each of its respective categories (because let’s be honest, how could they?), I think they present a sort of microcosm of everything that’s wrong with American culture. It makes most sense to begin dissecting the Academy Awards at their starting point—on the iconic red carpet. Anyone who watched the Oscars’ red carpet segment this year with the intent of actually gaining a shred of useful information about the nominated movies and actors knows that the pre-event coverage was beyond obsolete in this regard. More so, it consisted of ditzy reporters confusing famous people by asking them vague and irrelevant questions. Okay, fine, I know, you like to watch the red carpet segment because it’s fun to see who wore what. At the same time, I just don’t understand why anyone cares about this. Maybe I just don’t get it. Maybe I’m overreacting again. But even if I’m completely off here, this is what I think: the Academy Awards are a propagation of our gross sense of materialism. Are we not just obsessively observing a clique give its own tiny group of uber-wealthy and angelically-attractive selves little gold statuettes? Is there actually any merit to this whole charade? To some degree the Oscars are just another way for Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to say “Hey, look at us.” It’s a glorified commercial spliced by commercials, which in turn star Academy favorites—here’s looking at you Pitt. We are literally entertained by commercialism. Here’s another issue I have with the Academy Awards: they only represent one variety of the film medium, which in reality, has many, many veins. I’m interested if Harmony Korine’s first real blockbuster, upcoming release “Spring Breakers,” will make an appearance during next year’s Oscar season. Korine, who is notorious for his offthe-wall movies such as “Gummo” and “Trash Humpers,” is not the archetypical Academy director. But “Spring Breakers,” which stars Vanessa Hudgens and Selena Gomez, is set to have all the makings of an “award winner”—especially in terms of cinematography. But sadly, I feel Korine’s genius will be overlooked so five other films can be nominated for essentially every category. I guess we’ll see what happens. Several big-time actors have publically come out against the Academy Awards— most recently Joaquin Phoenix. I’ve always respected Phoenix as an actor. My affinity for him probably tripled after seeing “I’m Still Here,” and it doubled again when he equated the Oscars to a bullshit carrot while speaking with Interview Magazine. At the end of the day, the Academy Awards mean something in regards to an actor or director’s worth when they shouldn’t at all. They’re a narrow-sighted event and you should stop caring about them.
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opinion Hip-hop needs better representatives 6 Monday, February 25, 2013
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few weeks ago, a friend showed me an article regarding the Frequency’s ban on hip-hop shows, and I was flabbergasted at the level of disrespect hiphop was being shown by the city and The Frequency. But looking more into that specific case has made me realize who hip-hop fans allow the genre’s representatives to be affects how the public views hip-hop. These representatives are especially important after events like the shooting at The Frequency which prompted the bar’s hip-hop ban. Whenever I go onto some of my favorite hip-hop blogs and I see a story about Wayne, I can’t help but roll my eyes because I already know that whatever this story is, it is going to be ignorant and just not good. The sad thing is that this was not the case just three years ago. Wayne used to be one of the titans of hip-hop. He could tell a vivid story with skillful and witty wordplay. Now when you think of Wayne, you automatically think of crazy antics like getting into rap “beefs” with NBA teams, skateboard-
ing (not particularly well) and painfully corny song lyrics. I have defended him fervently as an artist who was just going through a phase and will get back to figuratively “murdering tracks” as he did during his remarkable peak years. But I realize now the ship has sailed and is already halfway around the world when it comes to whether Wayne will ever get his act together.
What people do not realize is how expansive and diverse the genre and culture of hip-hop is.
In his song “Karate Chop,” Wayne actually said the lyric “beat the pussy up, like Emmett Till.” When I discovered that he said this, I was speechless. I could not believe someone who I and many others admired could say something so ignorant. The worst part is, this line isn’t that bad. Over the years I have listened to his music, Wayne has recruited Vladamir Klitschko, Sonny Liston and about a thousand other non-boxing related things I can’t think of
right now to help him explain Another unfortunate thing exactly how he will beat you about Wayne’s name-dropping up. What’s so frustrating about of Till is the fact that there will the Emmett Till reference is be only a minor blow-back from Wayne took a huge moment in this; by week’s end he will be African-American history that skating and probably comparing fit into his rhymes (no matter his sexual organ to the cops that how half-baked these rhymes beat up Rodney King (actually: might be) and turned it into an he already did in the song “Mrs. afterthought. I wrote a research Officer” five years ago). paper on the Emmett Till saga The key thing to remember and watched a documentary in here is that Wayne is arguably 7th grade on it, as well as read the most popular rapper alive, the LIFE Magazine article with effectively acting as a represenhis killers admitting everything tative to the larger world for hipthey did to the 14-year-old boy hop, something I cannot think in Mississippi “for whistling at about living a day without. I a white girl.” Believe can totally underme, I realized, and stand people writing still realize, the fact off a genre of music that what was done that has Wayne and to Till almost 60 others like him at the years ago displayed helm, which is someThe number of lyrics that the absolute worst in thing The Frequency included the spirit of America did just a few weeks Emmett Till and the fact justice ago when it decided references on was never served in not to host any local the lyrics site rapgenius.com. his brutal murder is or national hip-hop what is most hauntacts anymore. What ing about this case. people do not realize Basically, Till’s is how expansive and The amount of references to murder should be diverse the genre and authors Agatha used as a reminder culture of hip-hop is. Christie or Kurt of how far our sociJust go on Dattpiff. Vonnegut. ety has come and also com, where there are about what we need literally thousands of to do to safegaurd against some- mixtapes being featured daily, thing as heinous and ugly as his with many different types of murder ever happening again. artists to choose from and enjoy.
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Now, I don’t blame The Frequency’s owner, seeing as he took a chance on hosting hip-hop shows even after the owner of the building ordered him not to. The decision might seem short-sighted, but it makes perfect sense when you think about those who paint hip-hop with a large, dismissive brush. We have failed as a community to expose those who view all hip-hop artists as extensions of Wayne and others like him to the wonders that are real hip-hop in the 21st century. Yes, some of it is really awful, but if you look underneath that you will find gems in the form of lyrics that have life-altering capabilities. Us lovers of hiphop have to shine a light upon the absolutely spellbinding and incredible hip-hop that’s being put on these days from such artists as Big K.R.I.T., J. Cole, Joey Bada$$, Logic, Kendrick Lamar/ the Black Hippy movement and Dom Kennedy. I will surely try to do my part, if you even casually love hip-hop and want to see it reach the level of respect that it so rightfully deserves, you will be right there with me pestering your friends to listen with you. Do you agree with Miles that less artists like Wayne could mean more widespread approval for hip-hop? Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
Growing social media influence damaging our generation haleigh amant opinion columnist
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’m making some serious changes and they are going to begin with the bookmarks bar on my computer. Facebook, the most distracting, useless, yet seemingly addictive bookmark on my bookmarks bar needs to go. It’s mind-numbingly frustrating, but I can’t stop. We’ve all been there. Either studying up in the library or even in class— don’t lie I’ve seen you do it. We check Facebook, and when we see the little red notification, our hearts start to beat a little faster. Aw, man, it’s only a stupid game request. What a buzz kill. So, here’s how Facebook SUCKS and is robbing us. It’s starting to replace real relationships. Everyone has heard it while pretending not to eavesdrop. “Oh my God, he added me on Facebook.” “Omg I liked his status, I think it was about me.” Please, stop this madness. A face to face conversation will be so much better than a Facebook chat with that
familiar little ding. Another reason Facebook sucks: My attention span has significantly decreased. Going from Facebook to Twitter every five minutes is exhausting. It’s completely taken away my ability to focus on one thing for longer than five minutes. I am trying my very best to avoid Facebook right now as I write. We’re in college and we’re the future of this country. It scares me immensely that this generation is losing its attention span and ability to create meaningful social relationships. College is an extremely social environment and some may argue Facebook helps us keep up with that social environment. But to be honest, I’m calling bullshit on that one. I’ve seen pictures of my mom in college. They don’t feature her standing at a party with her smart phone out checking her Facebook notifications or putting up pictures of her and her roommate doing the duck face (yes, I’ve been guilty of this). Instead, they feature her mid-laughter, no phone in sight, surrounded by a group of people who seem to be totally and completely engaged, attention
spans in full force, no distractions. Another thing that worries me is the pick-up line that was used on me last week. “You should stalk me on Facebook.” Are you serious? My God, what is this world coming to? Twitter is not getting off scotfree here, either. I know a few people who use Twitter as a passive aggressive way to tell others they are pissing them off. This is referred to as sub-tweeting, I believe? Again, we are the future generation. How scary is it that our future could involve husbands and wives duking it out with passiveaggressive hashtags on twitter. And why does anyone but your roommate have the right to hear about how she is annoying you this week? Grow up and tell her in person. Our feelings and relationships have become coded messages for who knows how many eyes to see. Personal has become public. An “I love you, baby” post on my friend’s wall is viewable for me? Why? Why should I be involved in that personal interaction that rightfully only belongs to her? What should we do about
this? Well some of us will continue on as usual, denying the fact that there is a problem. Sure, be my guest, but please, for all of us, sit in the back of the lecture hall. I don’t want to read your news feed when I’m trying to listen to the professor spew his wonderful words of wisdom. I don’t want to hear about what Suzy did last night because quite frankly, I don’t give a shit. Nor do I want to know what you listened to on Spotify or ate for dinner. And if it’s snowing, I can probably figure that out through the magic of sight, or, hey, even the news! Status updates about your philosophy on life? Don’t Care. Became mayor in Cityville? Congratulations, but still... I don’t care. Made these delicious chocolate chip muffins? Cool... tell me as you’re handing them to me. Facebook is brainwashing us, and call me crazy, but for the next month I am getting rid of Facebook. I am going to force myself to have face-to-face relationships and to pay attention in class. The news is going to replace my Facebook bookmark. Imagine
all the time spent on Facebook that could be replaced with learning about what’s going on around us. Yes, it takes a lot more effort for me to read an article about what Congress is up to this week than to read someone’s status about their recent heartbreak, but I think it will be well worth it. Are you up for the challenge? I know I am. It’s going to be extremely hard, and I might totally fail, but I’m going for it. Hopefully this month will help me forge greater personal relationships and curb my Facebook addiction. I’m guessing my increased time spent watching and reading the news will make me a more intelligent and informed college student even if I don’t know what Suzy had for dinner last night from her Instagrammed picture on my “news” feed. Hey, so if you loved or hated this article, go friend me on Facebook so we can chat about it or follow me on Twitter! Oh wait... Haleigh is junior studying political science. This is her first opinion column, what did you think? Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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Darrah’s no-hitter key for Wisconsin in Citrus Classic sweep By Blake Duffin The daily cardinal
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Junior forward Tyler Barnes scored a goal and added three assists as the Wisconsin men’s hockey team skated past Penn State 5-0 at the Kohl Center in the two team’s first-ever meeting.
Wisconsin rolls past the Nittany Lions 5-0 By Matt Masterson the daily cardinal
What started off as a dud could not have finished with a louder bang, as the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (11-7-7 WCHA, 14-107 overall) took down Penn State (12-14) 5-0 in the first meeting between the two teams. Both the Badgers and the Nittany Lions came out of the gate flat, with each squad recording just six shots on goal in a period that was marked by sloppy play. For a moment it appeared as though Wisconsin had taken a lead after sophomore forward Brendan Woods knocked the puck into the Nittany Lion net, but the goal was immediately waved off as the whistle had already been blown. After the first period, head coach Mike Eaves didn’t lay into his team, but instead opted to calm his players down and get them to focus on the last 40 minutes. “It was more just a reassurance that we are going to be ok,” he said. “In the second and third, you could see that the pace and the tempo took over.” The game took on a completely different tone in the second and third periods with the Badgers piling on shots and scoring opportunities, pulling away from Penn State. Senior defenseman John Ramage put the Badgers on the board first after he ripped a one-
time shot past Penn State sophomore goalie PJ Musico. They would add to that lead later in the period on the power play after junior forward Michael Mersch beat Musico to record his 17th goal of the season and extend the Wisconsin lead to two. Freshman forward Nic Kerdiles opened the scoring in the third with an even-strength goal before junior forward Tyler Barnes pushed the lead to 4-0. Barnes was coming out of the penalty box when junior forward Keegan Meuer found him wide open with a pass to set him up on a breakaway for the score. Sophomore forward Brendan Woods closed out the scoring, converting on the team’s seventh power play opportunity of the night with less than five minutes left in the game. The Badgers put up 22 shots in the second period alone, and would follow that up with 23 more in the third to put together a season-high 51 shots on goal. “You always want more for yourself and the team,” Ramage said on his team’s turnaround after the first period. “That’s what we came out and did in the second and third period—we showed what we are capable of.” Barnes, who had recorded just one point in his previous six games, had a goal and three assists to give him a seasonhigh four-point game. The
Eagan, Minn., native has had an up and down season, but this may be the type of game he needs to get back to being a consistent scorer. “I’ve had opportunities this season and haven’t been able to close on them and that’s when I would be nervous, if I wasn’t getting opportunities,” he said. “I knew to just keep working hard and bear down and eventually they would start coming.” “Hopefully it’s a confidence thing… a momentum thing for him,” Eaves said of Barnes. “I think more than anything, if you can have that feeling of confidence from the inside out and have that momentum going, that could be really valuable for him.” While the win does not help Wisconsin in the WCHA, it does give them a boost in the Pairwise rankings, which are used to help determine what teams make the NCAA tournament. The Badgers jumped from a tie for 23rd into a tie for 17th with five regular season games remaining. “Every team looks at the standings, every team wants to know where they are at,” Ramage said. “At the same time we’re trying to control what we can control and that with the wins. If this team is rolling and hot going into the playoffs I like our chances.” The two teams will face off again Monday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Kohl Center.
The Wisconsin women’s softball team (10-1 overall) continued their good start to the season in Orlando this weekend at the 2013 Citrus Classic. The team won all six games over the three-day span, matching up against Boston University (1-4) and Georgia Southern (7-7) each day. Wisconsin set the tone for the tournament in their first game. Lead by junior pitcher Cassandra Darrah, the Badgers opened the six game series against Georgia Southern Friday afternoon. Defense proved to be the difference in the game, as Darrah threw the team’s first no-hitter since 2001, when Andrea Kirchberg completed the same feat. She also recorded nine strikeouts and three walks. On the offensive side, senior outfielder Kendall Grimm sparked the momentum and went 2-for-3. The Badgers continued the momentum into their second game against Boston scoring two runs in the first inning, and a whopping nine in the second. The Terriers would go on to score three runs, but it was not enough to get out of the whole they dug for themselves early on. Senior pitcher Meghan McIntosh ended with five strikeouts and four walks. Wisconsin started the day off with a bang, beating BU 9-1. The scoring explosion began in the third inning following RBI’s by senior outfielder Whitney Massey and freshman infielder Stefanni LaJeunesse. The scoring would continue into the seventh inning when the Badgers put the exclamation point on the game by scoring five runs. This, coupled with a tremendous pitching performance
again by Darrah, gave UW the easy win. Freshman pitcher TaylorPaige Stewart was in the pitchers circle for Wisconsin the second game of the day against Georgia Southern. Stewart would pitch a complete game and record eight strikeouts in the shutout victory. The game was scoreless until the fifth when both teams scored twice. Wisconsin would break the gridlock the next inning following home runs by Massey and senior infielder Shannel Blackshear. The success continued for UW into Sunday. The Badgers beat Georgia Southern 6-4 Sunday morning, and Boston 5-1 later in the day. Darrah sustained the excellent start to her season, pitching another complete game against Southern. Wisconsin was down early for the first time of the tournament, but was able to battle back behind a 3-for-4 batting performance by Grimm. Darrah earned her sixth win of the season and her record now stands at 6-0. The sixth and final game of the weekend was a lot of the same for Madison and Boston, as UW continued the surge behind great pitching performances. This time the team rallied behind McIntosh. She gave up no earned runs and retired eight batters. The offensive push was lead by junior outfielder Mary Massei who was 3-for-4 with two RBI’s. The 10-1 start for Wisconsin marks its best in school history, proving promising for the future of the teams success this season. The win Sunday afternoon is the teams ninth straight, tying the school record for most consecutive wins. Also, Massey broke the school record for hitting her 37th career double, the most in school history.
Men’s cross country earns another Big Ten Title The No. 10 Wisconsin men’s cross country team earned their 25th Big Ten title under head coach Ed Nuttycombe Saturday in Geneva, Ohio. The Badgers finished with 90 points to edge out Illinois (87.5 points) and Penn State (87 points) to bring home the championship, which came down to the tournament’s final event.
Badger women earn No. 2 seed in WCHA with a sweep of Bemidji State By Peter Geppert the daily cardinal
Some tough defense and some timely scoring by the usual suspects were enough for the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (17-9-2-2 WCHA, 21-9-2 overall) to grab a weekend road sweep over the Bemidji State Beavers (5-22-1, 6-24-2). The pair of wins this weekend locked the Badgers into the No. 2 seed in the WCHA playoffs, giving them the most favorable road to reach a matchup with top-seeded Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Friday night, Wisconsin gutted out a tough defensive battle with some impressive defensive play to come away with a 2-0 victory. After a scoreless first period, freshmen forward Molly Doner put up her first goal as a collegian off a precision pass by senior defensemen Jordan Brickner. With Doner working in front of the Bemidji goal, Brickner saw delivered a puck through an opening in the Beaver defense that the freshmen was able to one-hand into the back of the net.
An empty-netter by senior forward Brianna Decker with a second to go in regulation nailed down the win, giving head coach Mark Johnson his 300th career win. Saturday saw a two-point effort by junior defensemen Kelly Jaminski fuel Wisconsin to a 3-1 win and a road sweep. With 21 seconds to go in the first period, Jaminski rattled home a puck off the post to give UW the early lead. The Beavers responded in the second period to put up their only
goal of the weekend on a twoon-one break that senior forward Emily Erickson was able to capitalize on for the early tie. Jaminski rallied the Badgers to take the lead only moments later, when a blocked shot by the junior was rebounded by sophomore forward Katy Josephs for an easy goal. Decker once again sealed the win with a goal in the third, marking her 239th career point to move her second all-time in school history. The sweep was especially fitting because of the
1-0 loss that the Beavers handed the Badgers on their first homegame at La Bahn Arena earlier this season UW finished the regular season on six game win streak, with their last loss being to Minnesota January 27. The heavily-favored Badgers have outscored the Huskies 23-4 in their four games this season. Games one and two of the series are scheduled for Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. both nights, with a third game scheduled for Sunday at 4 p.m. if necessary.