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City approves various local area proposals By Melissa Howison the daily cardinal
Madison’s Common Council unanimously approved a new local coffee house’s liquor license along with proposals to expand Cooper’s Tavern, dedicate $10,000 to the low-income bus pass program and continue enforcing the glass ban at the Mifflin Street Block Party this year at a meeting Tuesday. Alterra Roasters, a popular coffee shop in Milwaukee, will open its first Madison store on the base floor of the historic Tenney Plaza building, located at 110 E. Main St. on Capitol Square. Common Council approved Alterra’s liquor license, allowing the cafe to serve beer and
wine in addition to coffee. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said renovations for the new coffee house have been underway for about two months and the shop is set to open sometime in March. Also at the meeting, council members approved a request from Cooper’s Tavern to expand its business to the second floor at its current 20 W. Mifflin St. building, increasing its capacity from 79 to 194 people. Council members also unanimously approved to ban glass from Mifflin Street during the famous annual block party May 4. The policy has been enforced every year for
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City’s drug prevention awarded Common Council accepted funds from a national organization Tuesday to assist Mayor Paul Soglin and Madison in combating prescription drug abuse in Dane County and the city, as a reward for previous efforts to mitigate the issue. The United States Conference of Mayors partnered with a private pharmaceutical company to reward Madison first place in the “large city” category of the 2013
Safeguard My Meds Prescription Drug Abuse Recognition Program award along with the $10,000 prize. The grant rewards innovative local efforts to support current prescription drug abuse prevention programs and develop new ones, according to a USCM press release. The grant money will go to Madison-Dane County’s Safe Communities organization.
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Bucky cheers on the Wisconsin men’s basketball team as it defeats Nebraska 77-46 Tuesday night. The win puts the Badgers in a tie for second in the Big Ten. Read the full story on page 8. + Photo by Nithin Charlly
Student groups give ASM feedback on grant funding budgets, process The Associated Students of Madison Finance Committee held a forum Tuesday for representatives of student organizations to give feedback about the process of applying for grants. The Finance Committee faced a funding shortage earlier this year when allocating event and travel grants for Spring 2013, and only had the resources to give money to
University of Wyoming passes on UW chancellor finalist Kim Wilcox, one of the four University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor finalists, was also a finalist in the University of Wyoming’s search for a new president until the university’s board of trustees selected another candidate Tuesday. University of Wyoming Board of Trustees President David Bostrom said the board’s choice was made in consideration of what best fit the university and
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four of the 12 Registered Student Organizations that applied. Finance Committee Chair Andrew Kidd said in the future, the committee may try to maximize the number of groups receiving funding, for instance by instituting a policy limiting travel grants to one per RSO. At the forum, RSO representatives said they were confused
over how to properly complete the grant applications. Kidd said the committee is exploring different ways to increase its outreach to organizations and help them navigate the application process, such as through training seminars. Kidd and other financial rep-
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Demonstrators gather at Capitol to protest contentious mining bill
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Brandon Barwick leads demonstrators in anti-mine songs at the Capitol in protest of the contentious state mining bill.
Approximately 70 demonstrators gathered on the Capitol steps Tuesday to protest the contentious state mining bill that is designed to ease the mine permitting process in the state before the state Senate fully considers the bill Wednesday. Madison Action for Mining Alternatives organized a candlelight vigil along with members of the Bad River Band of Chippewa, whose reservation sits downstream from the proposed mining site in northern Wisconsin’s Penokee Hills, which would be made possible if the mining bill passes. Carl Sack, a MAMA organizer, said the demonstrators represented the continued effort to oppose the harmful effects a mine could have on the northern Wisconsin environment, specifically the Bad River,
which runs through the heart of the Native American reservation named after it. “You cannot put an iron mine in the Penokee Hills and do no damage,” Sack said. “It’s the mine itself that’s the problem, not just the legislation that supports it.” Sack said opponents of the legislation have continued to fight a mining bill, specifically one tied to Gogebic Taconite, the company interested in opening the northern mine, for two years, and will continue to do so for as long as necessary. “If [the Legislature] pass[es] this bill and [Gogebic Taconite] really does follow through on [its] absurd proposal, [the legislature] will have an uphill fight on
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Grandmother Willow makes me Hate Arbor Day adam wolf howlin’ mad
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decided to watch the Oscars Sunday and thought they started at 7 rather than 7:30 p.m. This was a brutal mistake, as I was subjected to catch most of the Red Carpet show, which made me want to tear my eyeballs out. I guess the consensus was that Jennifer Lawrence was the best dressed. That’s the same Jennifer Lawrence who later tripped over her mountain of a dress and faceplanted on the steps when she accepted her Best Actress award, perfectly illustrating the absurdity of the Red Carpet show. If I’m ever invited to the Oscars, I’m going to show up in a T-shirt and jeans just to lampoon the Red Carpet show. And then when the TV host asks me, “Who are you wearing? Dior? Armani?” I’d be all like, “The hell if I know. Probably some 10-year-old kid from a sweatshop in Indonesia.”
Movie from your childhood that still kicks ass “Pocahontas” (1995)—What? Disney made a movie that portrays women as subservient and perpetuates stereotypes about Native Americans? YOU DON’T FUCKING SAY. Disney knows that
we’ll all still happily lap up their shit anyway, and “Pocahontas” was no exception. Like every other five year old, you better believe I hummed along to that “Colors of the Wind” song and strong-armed my mom into buying me and my sister those Meeko and Flit placemats for our dinner table. I liked that movie a lot, except for the parts with the talking tree, Grandmother Willow. That thing terrified me. For about a week after I saw that movie, I would wake up in the middle of the night in cold sweats, thinking about her freakish face while she dispensed her stupid brand of Confucianism. God, I just Google imaged her and she still gives me the chills. I wish the Virginia Company would have just sawed her down and used her for firewood.
Shit that salvages an otherwise shitty day During peak hours at Memorial Union or the SAC, it’s borderline impossible to get an elevator all to yourself with so many people arriving in the building all at the same time. But when you do? Ecstasy! It gives you a solid 20 seconds of privacy to do whatever the hell you want without being judged. You can sing, talk to yourself, fart, send a Snapchat—virtually anything. But always stay alert in case some random asshole decides to pick up the elevator on the second floor and unexpectedly catches you while you’re in the middle of
an air guitar solo from the Rolling Stones’ “Satisfaction.” And if you also farted in the elevator before you got caught air guitaring. That would really be embarrassing. Not that I’d know from personal experience or anything.
First-World Hate of the week The week’s hate is reserved for the tangled mess your headphones become when you put them in your backpack. Whenever I go to the library, I wind up spending the first 10 minutes playing a demented version of Cat’s Cradle with my headphones. You think they’d have headphone cases or something to prevent them from getting tangled. /Googles “headphone cases,” realizes they exist/Sees they’re selling anywhere from $15 to $45 / Says “fuck that” and stops bitching about his cheap-ass Wal-Mart brand headphones.
Song that will make you wet your pants with excitement “Head Over Feet” (Alanis Morissette, 1995)—While a lot of successful albums often have a few dud songs to suffer through, Alanis’ breakthrough album, “Jagged Little Pill,” contains nothing but hot track after hot track. With hits like “You Oughta Know,” “Ironic” and “Hand in My Pocket,” the album still receives consistent radio play near-
ly 20 years later. My roommate has the “Jagged Little Pill” CD, and this past summer he would occasionally blast “Head Over Feet” whenever we were driving in his Subaru. You know how sometimes at the end of movies the final scene features a shot of the protagonist triumphantly driving their convertible off into the proverbial sunset? That’s exactly how I felt riding shotgun in the car when this song came on. The wind blowing our hair, the sun soaking our skin and Alanis’ golden voice pronouncing our promising future. We felt so damn cool in that instant. In actuality, we were two dudes in their early 20s blasting Alanis Morissette while riding in a freaking Subaru. So while I wouldn’t be surprised if more than a few people gave us sketchy looks, that didn’t stop us from believing we were George Clooney and Brad Pitt reveling in another successful casino heist.
Unedited moronoic facebook status from a kid from my high school “snow snow go away come back never damn it I shud b in california damn it or afghanistan one of the two” You know, they say Afghanistan is the new Panama City Beach for spring breakers. Book your tickets now! Be sure to email ajwolf2@wisc. edu to share in his fright from the colors of the wind.
An insider’s ups and downs of turning tables michael voloshin voloshin’s commotion
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K, I have spent the last four years of my life working in the restaurant business. It started when I was 16 and was a busboy for a Wisconsin restaurant chain in my hometown. The next year, I got a job as a host at a different chain restaurant, and the following two years I have worked as a waiter in a restaurant here in Madison. I have learned a lot in my experiences, and I’d love to share them with my future customers, co-workers and people that give crappy reviews on Yelp even if they never ate at the restaurant. Here’s a question I get a lot: Why does my waiter smell like an ashtray? Well it’s quite simple (and stupid); at restaurants employees work weird hours and will do anything to catch a break from the hectic bustling of serving tables.
And since the state requires businesses respect smoking breaks, many waiters will pick up smoking to get five minutes to themselves. As a non-smoker, I can’t stand smelling cigarette smoke near my food, and I also respect waiters and bartenders who are busy but take their “mandatory breaks” less than those that work consistently. Hey, I know you want to text your friend what your plans are after the night, but just go in the bathroom like a normal person and do it. On the topic of waiters, we are the worst. Since most waiters only get paid by tips, (waiters actually make an hourly wage of $2.33 per hour, but most of it is taken by taxes [stupid government, what have you ever done for me?]), they will do anything to get a few extra dollars. Waiters will steal tables from coworkers, they will always recommend the most expensive dish on the menu, and they will cater your every need just at the prospect of a 20 percent tip. But here’s the thing, a 20 per-
cent tip isn’t that much for what the waiter is doing. While a customer is at a table, the waiter is getting them waters, bringing over drinks, taking orders, refilling waters, bringing them food, getting pepper or parmesan cheese for the table, checking up on the table, boxing up the food, bringing over the dessert menu, and then giving the bill. It’s a lot of work for a table that could spend as little as $40, the least a customer could do is reward the waiter for caring so much, because once again, that’s all the waiter gets paid with. There’s a saying, “if you can’t afford to tip, you can’t afford to eat out.” (Sidenote: The reason why waiters have a certain wage that is below minimum wage is to keep food costs down; if waiters were paid minimum wage then that $8 burger you’re eating would cost about $14. You don’t want that). However, I think everyone should be a waiter for at least a few months to learn one crucial skill: humility. As a waiter, you are the face to the customer. They don’t
know who’s in the kitchen, who’s expediting, who’s the manager and who’s the bartender. So whenever one of these people screws up, you’re the one that has to apologize. “I’m sorry that your food had a gray hair in it, let me go fix that!” I say smiling, while contemplating where I hide the body of the cook (also wondering how a gray hair got in the food when all the cooks have black hair while the customer has gray, hm…). Working in a restaurant is a sweaty, agonizing, stressful experience, but I and many other people like it. I’ve always said the best job during college is working at a restaurant because you can just work over the weekends and make a good amount of money. So next time you want to bitch out your waiter for forgetting to refill your waters, just know that they are doing 50 other things at once. Oh, and they’re also handling your food. Enjoy. Share your worst restaurant experience with Michael by emailing mvoloshin@wisc.edu.
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Student groups host panel on campus sustainability efforts
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ASM members hear feedback from student organizations about the grant applying process at a forum Tuesday.
grants from page 1 resentatives also stated the importance of helping organizations create accurate budgets. Student Services Financial Committee Chair Ellie Bruecker said in a previous semester, many RSOs were given more money in events grants than they needed, but protocol prevented the Finance Committee from redistributing the approximate $70,000 of unused event grants to other organizations. Bruecker and Kidd said they would also be open to exploring
structuring changes that could allot this unused money to other RSOs. The committee also discussed the importance of educating organizations about additional funding sources organizations they can utilize besides the Finance Committee. “I think putting those resources on the ASM website is probably the number one thing that we want to do right now,” Kidd said. The committee will take feedback from the forum into account when they go over policies and procedures in the coming weeks, Kidd said. —Tamar Myers
More than 20 student environmental organizations met with campus leaders Tuesday for a collaborative Sustainability Council to discuss sustainability efforts already occurring on campus and where students can focus their efforts in the future. The council is comprised of student organizations including the Associated Students of Madison Sustainability Committee and Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group, which meets to discuss ideas, share resources and ensure the groups are operating efficiently together.
At the meeting, Mike Henry, director of mechanical maintenance for University Housing; Faramarz Vakili, the director of campus sustainability operations; and Frank Kooistra, a representative from the Office of Sustainability, spoke to the council about current sustainability initiatives on campus. The panel informed the council about successes from existing initiatives, such as reducing building emissions by 25 percent since 2006 and University of Wisconsin-Madison Housing’s move-out day efforts, which invite organizations to take
Contradictory polls reflect stances on mining bill in divided state Legislature A poll released Tuesday showed 62 percent of Wisconsin citizens support the state’s mining legislation, which is an exact contradiction of poll results from Public Policy Polling released Feb. 20 that showed 62 percent of respondents opposed the bill. Conservative polling firm Tarrance Group released the poll, which also reported 50 percent of respondents “strongly”
support the bill. The Feb. 20 poll conducted for the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, which opposes the mining bill on environmental grounds, reported 62 percent strongly oppose the bill. The contrasting poll results reflect the debate among state politicians over the proposed mining bill. Most state Republicans, who initially proposed the bill,
Workforce development bill passes budget committee
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The Joint Finance Committee unanimously approved a Republican bill Monday that would distribute $15 million for workforce development initiatives across the next two fiscal years. The bill would fund skilltraining programs through technical schools, such as Madison Area Technical College, and will focus specifically on fields that lack skilled
their hands for years and possibly decades,” Sack said. “We’re not going to give up short of people laying in front of bulldozers.”
workers. The bill aims to bridge Wisconsin’s perceived skills gap, which refers to a problem rooted in graduates not having the necessary skills to immediately join the state workforce. Under the proposal, businesses could apply for employee training grants, but each applicant company would have to match the amount the grant provides using its own money. The bill also aims to cre-
ate a $5 million Labor Market Information System, an online system that tracks job creation and matches people to available positions. The LMIS would allow the state to efficiently match and train workers in areas with job shortages, according a release from the bill’s authors. If the proposal passes the state Legislature, it will move on to Gov. Scott Walker.
Beer bottle thrown at Gilman Street restaurant worker Police pulled over an intoxicated man Monday after he disrupted a downtown restaurant and fled the scene in a car, according to a police report. Francisco Martinez, 21, threw a beer bottle at a female employee working behind the counter at Los Gemelos restaurant, 244 W. Gilman St., at about 9:30 p.m. According to the report,
the employee dodged the bottle but two nearby customers were sprayed with glass shards and beer although no injuries were reported. The employee told police she did not know the suspect and was unaware of any motive behind the attack. Witnesses told police Martinez fled in a black vehicle and police pulled him over at
unwanted dorm room items to keep them out of landfills. According to Meredith Keller, a student leader from the Office of Sustainability, many students are not aware of these efforts the university is currently making. “There is a big gap in the knowledge about what we are doing on campus already and what we can help with,” Keller said. In the future, the council is looking to increase student awareness and launch campaigns to work on recycling and composting both on and off campus, according Keller. —Molly O’Neill
approximately 11:15 p.m. on the 100 block of West Gilman Street, where the suspect appeared drunk, according to the report. Police arrested Martinez for reckless endangerment and cited him for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after officers found beer bottles in Martinez’s car of the same brand as the one thrown in the restaurant, according to the report.
proposals from page 1 more than a decade, according to Verveer. In accordance with a recommendation from the board of estimates, the council also approved moving $10,000 from the budget’s contingent reserve to expand Metro Transit’s lowincome bus pass program. The program offers discounted 31-day passes to eligible riders, but a limited number of passes are available each month, according to Verveer. He added the newly allotted funds will allow
back it as a way to stimulate the northern economy, while state Democrats oppose the bill, saying the bill would help to create a mine that would degrade the northern environment. The bill, which loosens existing environmental standards, is designed to ease the state’s mine permitting process for companies interested in opening a mine in the state. Northern Wisconsin citizens, including Bad River representatives, will take a bus to the Capitol Wednesday to continue protesting the bill. —Jack Casey Metro Transit to increase affordable transportation by offering more passes each month. Council members also heard a proposal from Essen Haus to add a sand volleyball court to the premise and serve alcohol outside at its present 514 E. Wilson St. location. The request was referred to the council’s March 20 meeting because the plan had not yet been presented at a First Settlement neighborhood meeting, the neighborhood where the bar is located, which is a necessary step for approval.
Dane County launches new public health website Four local nonprofit hospitals and the Department of Public Health launched a website Tuesday to improve health in Dane County, according to a press release. Madison and Dane County representatives worked with the Healthy Communities Initiative, a national company that synthesizes public healthcare data, for
more than two years to create HealthyDane.org, which promotes individual well-being and publicizes the county’s health needs. According to the release, the website “[creates] a continuously updated snapshot of the health of Dane County,” and aims to improve it by fostering collaboration different community organizations and individuals by giving
them health information needed to apply for grants and develop new programs. “The site itself will be a rich source of specific data and useful information to researchers, professors, students at all levels, and residents interested in the health of their community,” Director of Public Health Janel Heinrich said in the release.
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“He’ll be an asset to any institution that is able to hire him.” Wilcox, former provost and Vice President for Student Affairs at Michigan State University, is currently working to fight hunger and poverty in Ghana.
Robert Sternberg, provost and senior vice president at Oklahoma State University, accepted the position at the University of Wyoming, which has just over 13,000 students, according to its website.
does not reflect the quality of Wilcox’s credentials. “He’s a good leader, and he is inspiring and he’s very forthright and honest,” Bostrom said.
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City Council member Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, voted to approve several changes to downtown establishments Tuesday.
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The hows and the whys of reading Sean reichard quip quo pro
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alking to my friend Marina last week, I confessed to her that just an hour before I had checked out a staggering 13 books from the library. I had rushed out after an exam to return a few and then schlep the new load back to my dorm room in a Trader Joe’s bag. They were piled up requests, some of which I had forgotten I requested, all various sizes and styles, and now they were lovingly stacked alongside some of the other books I had checked out from the library before. My friend asked where I found time to actually read all those books, and I sort of shrugged my shoulders and said “eh.” It was a diffident answer (and I apologize, Marina) but it was really the only one I could prop up at the time because it was a question I was hitherto unable to really register. How did I find time to read all those books? Now, I will say to all interested parties, I don’t shrug off school to read for pleasure. I never have. I do all my homework, go to lecture, go to discussion and take my exams. I will say that I have never let school keep me from reading for fun, precisely because it is my fun. I imagine there is an unbroken chain of reading that stretches back to high school, an errant
chain of fiction and science writing and just general random content. I read so much that I kept a list of it (pre-Goodreads) all during junior and senior year of high school, which I would say was the most pretentious thing I ever did in high school. And don’t get me started on the dreams. I have dreamed several times that I was reading a book. Just turning the pages, an ineluctable commentary on my life. They were good dreams. Even my favorite dream was literary tinged: I dreamt I was at a concert watching Madness perform “Our House.” Only it wasn’t Madness; it was James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett and George Bernard Shaw (all Irish) performing it, complete with an intricate line dance. And let me tell you, they rocked it. I’m a bit conscious of putting on a persona in these columns, and it’s pretty clear just looking at that last paragraph before the dream one that there is no comfortable way of saying you’re obsessed with something. None, at any rate, that makes your audience feel as comfortable as you do. Even love needs a bit of tempering if it’s really going to work. And my love, this love, is tempered. As much as I would like to, there is no way I could read all day, book stacks to the contrary. Besides the obvious likelihood of physical burnout, my responsibilities towards school, the general need for friendly human interaction and the passing of days keeps
me from that sort of self-destruction. I’ve begun to suspect I enjoy writing these columns because they lets me depressurize all the words effervescing in my head day to day just as much because it’s for such a stellar newspaper—though both reasons are equal. So in answer to, “how do I find time to read?” it’s pretty intuitive. If I have free time that isn’t otherwise budgeted, I read. If I’ve got a full night of homework on my plate, I take shifts and use reading as a break from regular work. And I also recognize that if I run
out of time to read something, I can always set it down and come back later, or return it. And those rules, dear reader, apply just as well to you with regards to reading. Or anything you’re interested in, really. But the how isn’t that interesting is it? Why is much more interesting, and less esoteric than how. Because why can apply to more than one man’s passion with reading. I hope I’m not coming off as cloying by saying all this, but I would call reading one of my passions (along with these burgeoning attempts at writing). I would
say as a general rule that passion is a thing you ought to have, or find. And I would say as a rule that you should avoid morassy platitudes such as “do what you love” when talking about passion because such a statement doesn’t evoke thought and doesn’t have much staying power beyond a cheap double entendre. Find the niches in your life for it. Be patient with it. Don’t let it kill you. But don’t kill it, either. Have questions or input for Sean’s suddenly self-help column? Email him at sreichard@wisc.edu.
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Dancing into the dark, ‘Bunheads’ gives a solid season finale Television Review S01E18 - “Next!” Bunheads By Adam Paris The Daily Cardinal
For shows awaiting a new season order, finales take on both an optimistic and ominous tone for viewers. This is particularly true in first seasons when creators throw everything but the kitchen sink used to prepare kinky breakfasts at the wall in hopes of acquiring an audience loyal enough to tune in week after week. After finishing its debut season with Monday night’s finale, “Bunheads” finds itself stuck between a rock and the box of hard bananas Fanny uses for impromptu sex-education classes. Garnering only around a million viewers per episode with lost viewership in ABC Family’s target audience of people under 34, Paradise Dance Academy may be shutting its condom-hiding, UGG-laden doors for good. However, the network hasn’t made any decisions on the show yet, so there’s still time to bask in the golden rays of Paradise. Created by Amy-Sherman Palladino, “Bunheads” features her trademark light-speed banter and glut of cultural references she perfected on “Gilmore Girls.” The series is easily one of my favorite shows of all time, so Palladino’s new project quickly became appointment viewing. In many ways, “Bunheads” is essentially a “Gilmore Girls”
clone, with Sutton Foster playing Lorelai this time around, but Palladino’s new show has developed a distinct tone over the course of its freshman effort. Michelle’s journey from Vegas showgirl to quick-witted widow became the primary storyline for the show’s initial episodes after Hubble, her day-long life partner, died. This transformation gave viewers a chance to explore the dynamic between Michelle and Fanny, her eccentric dance teacher mother-in-law, while fleshing out the four dancers that the network really cares about. The brilliance of “Bunheads” isn’t any complex storyline or twisting reveal (although ABC Family seems to think so based on the ludicrous teasers they put together) but instead its ability to make viewers lose themselves in its charm and mile a minute references. People who complain about Palladino’s sharp writing are missing the point. For 50 minutes Paradise—awash with oneeyed plumbers, oblivious surfer bar owners, and only one type of mustard (Paradise has no need of fancy Grey Poupon)—becomes a living, breathing town I continually wish was real. Yet for the remaining 10 minutes, this pleasurable escapism disappears faster than Bash with a bottle of champagne. Viewers are jolted back to reality as Michelle grapples with the surrogate mother role she never seems comfortable with. This distinction helps set her
apart from Lorelai, a woman prone to mistakes yet confident in her ideals. Michelle meanwhile remains stuck in limbo, slowly embracing her role as teacher but continuing to practice with her students, unable to let go of her childhood dreams. In the season’s second half, Michelle’s back story became more fleshed out through her brother Scotty and troubled history with her mother. Although interesting, the more compelling moments with Michelle always come when Fanny (masterfully portrayed by Kelly Bishop) is back at the studio, an element that was sorely lacking in several recent episodes. For all the praise “Bunheads” deserves, the weakest part of the show is the four main dancers: Ginny, Melanie, Boo and Sasha. I appreciated the departure from the “shock” moments that characterized so many of the first ten episodes, but it’s difficult to emotionally invest in any of these dancers when most of their group remains painfully underdeveloped. In the season finale there’s a sudden outburst about the group’s dynamic. I relished this moment of real emotion from a character that had remained fairly static over the past eight episodes, but their argument quickly dissipated and left the group back at status quo. Continual petulant teen fights aren’t necessary, but so far the show’s emotional and dramatic portions are better suited for the student-teacher relationships. While dancing generally serves as background for the show, its
implementation this season provided some of the show’s most poignant and dramatic moments. Whether it was the “Constantinople” tour de force or this latest episode’s distinct take on teenage sex, these performances take on an almost dreamlike state in their intensity. Their explicit message is so obvious even a maced ballerina could see it, but their ability to punctu-
ate an episode leaves an ambiguous tone over the dances’ true purpose. I could ramble on for days about the hilarious dynamic between Milly and Truly Stone, or why I appreciate my local grocer more than ever, but it seems best to simply quote the illustrious magician Jo-Jo’s dazzling act: “You wanna see something?” Yes, more “Bunheads” please.
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Supplements: Extra kick or total waste? By Brett Bachman the daily cardinal
Hey ya’ll, I’m here today to talk to you about something that you’ve probably had questions about before: supplements. Whether you’re someone who’s trying to bulk up or trim down, you’ve probably struggled to find any coherent information on the topic, let alone the right supplements to your unique situation. But don’t worry—I’m here to help. Supplements are, in theory, supposed to be used as a supplement to an existing diet and training program (a revolutionary idea, I know). I’ll bold this so you can fully understand: Everything you need nutritionally to sustain an exercise program, you can get from food. Nobody needs protein or creatine powder if they are eating right. It’s true. If you don’t already
consume a balanced, nutritionally complete diet, it won’t do you any good to use supplements. If you’re already eating healthy and are on an existing exercise program in one form or another, you can start thinking about supplements. For those who’ve been nutritionally sound and training for an extended period of time and are starting to plateau, supplements are a good way to add a little extra kick to your game. I can’t stress enough that all beginners and most intermediate level exercisers—which is most people—don’t need supplements, they need a better diet. Advanced athletes are the ones who can benefit from the use of supplements. Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, I’ll talk about two of the most used—and abused—supplements: whey protein and creatine. Whey Protein: Whey is a liquid by-product of cheese
production, and has been targeted by the muscle-building community because of its lightning-fast digestion. Whey protein is a good supplement for anyone who’s hit all the markers I’ve listed already and still wants that extra kick. A good diet will provide all the protein needed for proper recovery, it’s the timing that’s tough to manage. After a hard workout, your body is in what we call a catabolic state— your muscles are breaking down. That’s where whey protein comes in. It digests quickly, supplying the protein you need to fully rebuild that muscle and hit another workout sooner rather than later. Excess protein intake causes increased liquid loss, however, so make sure to drink extra water to make up for this side effect. Creatine: Creatine is one of those supplements that can help in certain situations, but would be
Five claps for Come Back In By Madalyn Neill The daily cardinal
After a long night out, the first priority in most people’s minds is where to get breakfast. Well, maybe after they chug some water and find the Advil. But then the next thought should definitely be breakfast. And that’s where the Come Back In comes in. Their Facebook page says, “We don’t judge,” so don’t worry, you can wear your sweatpants and sunglasses, and they won’t care. Trust me. Sunday morning, six friends and I (perhaps wearing sweatpants) managed to make our way into the bright outdoors in search of a much-needed breakfast. Come Back In, located at 508 E. Wilson St., provides a wide variety of reasonably priced breakfast entrees from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The menu offers classic breakfast fares, such as eggs, bacon and pancakes, along with the more unique dishes, such as crab cake, asparagus eggs benedict and walleye and eggs. Beverages like coffee, orange juice and chocolate milk are only $1 with a meal. If that doesn’t get you, the Come Back In is also a tavern and offers 26 beers on tap, along with $3 Bloody Marys and mimosas with a breakfast order. The atmosphere was very welcoming, albeit a bit loud, and everyone, including the servers, seemed to be having a good time. Although there was a wait list, we were able to get a table immediately because of our large party. Come Back In tends to be busy, so be prepared for a wait some weekends, especially when there are early sporting events. As a collective, my table ordered the Cajun hash, the corned beef hash, the big breakfast, the steak and eggs, a chicken and bacon sandwich, the biscuits and gravy and an egg and cheese BLT (minus the L and T). One of the standout entrees was the Cajun hash, which my roommate raved about. Pan-fried potatoes seasoned with parsley, onions and spices mixed with ham, onions, green peppers, mushrooms and Cajun spice, topped with two eggs and rosemary-wine hollandaise sauce (the sauce that comes on eggs benedict). I’ve tried the Cajun hash before, and it’s one of my favorites. The rich sauce balances out the heat of the Cajun
spices perfectly. Then there’s the big breakfast, which provides the opportunity to pick a meat, bread and egg option, and is served with the pan-fried potatoes. I chose corned beef hash, chocolate chip pancakes (Yes, they do count as a bread. I hope this makes you as happy as it made me) and over-easy eggs. It was a huge amount of food for $7.95, and there’s nothing better than starting your day off with a healthy dose of chocolate, butter and syrup. However, if healthy food is more your thing, there are healthy options, like the yogurt parfait—a huge bowl of fresh fruit served with yogurt and granola. There are also vegetable omelet options, and most entrees are served with whole wheat toast. The quality of service at Come Back In parallels that of the food. Our waitress was friendly, and even brought my friend Danny a free piece of apple strudel when he was disappointed that there was no pie on the menu. Perhaps the best indication of the good service was the fact that our waitress put up with Danny, who seemed intent upon causing trouble. Suffice it to say that most of the weekend workers know him by name. His greatest praise of the Come Back In was the fact that they “even put up with drunk idiots like me!” (We made him leave almost a 100 percent tip to make up for his mischief.) The Come Back In, though a bit off campus, is very accessible to students. The restaurant has its own large parking lot, so parking is never an issue. The #4 and #7 buses go right past it as well. In addition, if you own a Bucky book, you’ll find a few buy-one, get-one free coupons for the Come Back In. If you don’t, I highly recommend getting one. It has provided me the opportunity to try great new restaurants in Madison I never would have heard of or been able to afford without the coupons. All in all, Come Back In is great for weekend breakfasts and early-morning shenanigans. Danny gave it an enthusiastic “five claps,” whatever that means. We’ll definitely come back in. Got any restaurant recommendations for Madalyn to give a taste test to this semester? Email them to her at mmoneill2@wisc.edu.
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better off left alone. It’s a natural substance that aids in producing energy in the body. It’s found in small amounts in high-protein foods, such as meat and fish. The idea is that one can lift more, run faster and jump higher if your body has the means to produce more energy than it normally does. There are a few problems with this theory, however. The FDA doesn’t monitor most supplements, like creatine, so it’s always hard to be sure exactly what you’re getting for your money. Also if you want it to do anything, you have to supply your body with the other nutrients required to process the extra creatine, which can only come from a balanced diet. If you don’t have these substances in your body, your kidneys can be hurt by an overexposure to these supplements. The long-term effects of creatine have also not been studied, so
there’s no way for sure to know that you aren’t harming your body permanently by taking extra of something your body produces enough of on its own. Once again, if you decide to use creatine, drink enough extra water to counteract its diuretic properties. I’ll stress once again that a good diet is much, much better for someone than the use of any supplements whatsoever. But if you feel comfortable enough in the food you eat and how hard you work in the gym, it’s better to pick a substance that has been studied and is deemed safe than to assume all brands are the same. Need more convincing points to kick that protein-pumping habit of yours after you frequent the SERF? Perhaps you’d like a few tips about good foods for rebuilding muscle tissue post-workout? Email your burning questions to Brett at bbachman@wisc.edu.
Adeptly navigating Harvest Grains By Aaron Yellin The Daily Cardinal
When you visit Union South and you’re hungry, the options are limited. There are burgers at the Sett, pizza at Urban Slice or stir-fry at Ginger Root. But if none of those particular tastes suit your fancy, there’s only one other choice: Harvest Grains. Featuring a slate of sandwiches and salads ranging from $5 to $6.95, plus a side with every sandwich, it’s a solid value. I set out to take a deeper look.
Toasted Sandwiches
The El Paso: This sandwich features a beautifully toasted baguette. The bread (save for one exception later on) is quite good. Unfortunately, the sandwich features driedout meat, a.k.a grilled chicken breast. When I say grilled, I mean in the pre-made frozen “grill mark” kind of way. Which isn’t bad, it just means that before it’s even toasted, every piece of chicken is already cooked well through. So by the time it comes out of the oven, it’s not in ideal condition. Luckily, most shortcomings in food can be overcome with bacon, and this sandwich is no exception. The melted cheddar cheese is also a delicious companion. The roasted balsamic, red-pepper topping doesn’t fully combat the dryness, but does add to the flavor. If you can get past the dry chicken (which could be a big if), it’s a satisfying, tasty sandwich. The Cuban: The stringy pulled pork in this sandwich dries out in the toaster oven and is then doused with mustard. While the mustard alleviates some of the dryness, it also dominates the whole sandwich. Add in some thick and chewy pickles, and it’s too much flavor to really pick up on what could be the best part—the thin layer of melted Swiss cheese and ham. The Reuben: Order the Reuben. It will come straight out of the wood-fired stone oven, where life is hot and dangerous. Savor its steamy and juicy aroma. Inhale fumes of corned beef, sauerkraut and melted Swiss cheese. They are ever so captivating. “Come in,” they say. This is everything a hot sandwich should be. The sauerkraut hits you first, acidic and flavorful, and it might be a bit overpowering if it didn’t have the Thousand Island dressing over it. Then comes the corned beef, which is tender and juicy, mixed perfectly with the melted Swiss for a wonderful finish. The rye bread serves as a subtle yet important background contributor. It is a messy enterprise to eat this Reuben—and do call him Reuben— thanks to the thick strands of corned beef and the overflowing sauerkraut, but it’s well worth it.
Deli Sandwiches
The Old School Italian: A classic, wellexecuted sandwich. The baguette is soft with a nice crust. All of the ingredients are of good quality. The Capicola ham provides most of the flavor, which is a meaty, smoky and spicy one. Large swaths of provolone provide a nice counterpoint, not too thin to notice, but not unwieldy. Lettuce, tomato and onion with vinaigrette prevent things from getting too dry. Check, check, check. You will leave satisfied. The Farmer’s Market: Much less satisfaction to be gleaned here. If this were a two-word review, it would be: cold mess. You can find much better vegetarian options elsewhere on the menu.
Sides
Every sandwich comes with a side. There are blue corn tortilla chips, baby carrots and an apple, which all are exactly what they sound like. However, there are two homemade options. Roasted Red Potatoes: Potatoes are simple. Cut into bite-size pieces, roasted with salt. Mac ’N’ Cheese: If you are a mac ’n’ cheese purist—elbow macaroni swimming in a mild and cheesy béchamel sauce and nothing else—you might want to avoid this unique version. It features medium-sized shells in lieu of macaroni, which are actually a good choice. They catch a lot of sauce and have a tendency to fold into each other, providing the perfect texture. Another twist in Harvest’s take is its subtle peppery kick. The main problem, and I do mean main, is that it doesn’t taste like cheese. The sauce doesn’t taste like anything, actually. It’s like an artificial béchamel: It hits the light orange color notes and the silky smooth gooey texture notes, but it has no flavor. My best guess is that it’s fashioned from American cheese, but honestly this would have more flavor if you put cold Kraft singles on top of the shells instead of the house sauce. But as long as you know what you’re getting into, you can still enjoy it. It’s still hot and robust. It’s still gooey and melty. It still has a warm and pleasant spice. In other words, it’s still comfort food. And that’s the main take away from Harvest Grains. It’s far from perfect, but it’s enjoyable. If you find yourself at Union South amidst a sea of burgers, pizza and stirfry, Harvest Grains is there for you like family: a bit flawed, but inviting and dependable. For more tips on what to and not to avoid at Harvest Grains, email Aaron at ayellin@wisc.edu.
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to age, people between the ages of 21 tions. The premise that white indi- be privileges. Among them, it lists stood up against gross collectivand 60 have privilege. I personally viduals hold power in the institu- the following as white privileges: ist denigration and declared that disagree with several of these clas- tionalized sense is, at best, wholly “stories in the mainstream media all men are equal in society, and steve nemcek sifications, but I’m going to focus on unsubstantiated, and at worst is a about people from my racial group the only meaningful way to judge opinion race. With specific regard to white blind accusation of de jure racism are mainly told by people from my a man’s value is by examining his columnist privilege, Clifton provides a defini- (which no longer legally exists). racial group,” “my native language work ethic and his inner morality, tion from Frances Kendall, 2001: The second part of the defini- is English,” “most of my teachers his character. n the late 19th and early 20th “White privilege is an institutional tion of white privilege provided by looked like people of my race” and I sent an email to housing percentury, de jure racial seg- (rather than personal) set of ben- Clifton mirrors the first. It basically “I’m pretty sure that if I go to a sonnel February 2, 2013 regardregation was a cultural phe- efits granted to those of us who, states that one of the primary privi- business and ask to speak to the ing the poster. After three weeks, nomenon prevalent in by race, resemble the people who leges of being white is having a great- person in charge I will be speak- I finally heard back on February the United dominate the powerful positions in er access to power and resources ing to someone of my race.” If we 25. Apparently other students took States. our institutions. One of the primary than people of color, and thus hav- are to follow this poster to its logi- issue with the poster as well and a Known privileges is that of having greater ing more doors open. I’ve already cal conclusion, it would seem to be staff meeting was called to discuss as “Jim access to power and resources than shown at the federal level, black suggesting that it is beneficial for the poster’s implications. However, Crow segpeople of color do; in other words, individuals have disproportionately there to be separate news media the poster is still hanging in the r e g at i o n , ” purely on the basis of our skin larger access to institutional power. outlets for different racial groups, “learning community.” Southern A few days ago, I saw the color doors are open to us In terms of f i n a n c i a l for individuals to be taught only A states sought to that are not open to resourcEnglish as a first language, and for UW-Superior had started a similar UW divide black and other people.” es, it students to be taught only by teach- white privilege campaign in which learning comwhite communities seems ers of the same skin color. If we white individuals wrote messages in the public square t h a t are to construe the meaning of the in ink on their faces saying that it’s munity poster lists utilizing “separate but t h e r e word privilege to imply a positive unfair they are white because of the several white priviequal” facilities. In Brown are defibenefit, then this poster ironically supposed privileges associated with v. Board of Education, the leges that Steven finds nitely difimplies it would be beneficial for being that color. This story made If society to resegregate ourselves headlines around the nation in contentious. These Supreme Court ruled stateferences sponsored school segregation in median “Most in order to maximize our social publications such as the Huffington footprints replicate was unconstitutional; what is income by of my teachutility. This conclusion is seg- Post. The intent of the ad campaign the poster with his separate is inherently not equal. race, but white regationist on its face, and it’s is to diminish the integrity of white ers looked rebuttals. Later, the remaining state-enforced individuals are one that I cannot accept if I individuals by drawing on their segregation laws were generally not at the top of like people of am to believe in the value face in black marker and to argue overturned by the 1964 Civil Rights the food chain. of individuals regardless that having white skin is somehow my race” is a Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Looking back at the words Clifton’s definition of white The median privilege, then of their skin color. How unfair. While the case can be made that privilege provides the founda- income of white can it be that at a uni- of King, would he approve of such should teachers versity that allegedly a message? the Civil Rights Act may have over- tion by which race theory is h o u s e h o l d s only teach stu- promotes diversity, reached in terms of the rights of pri- taught to students in the UW was $62,545, the I will be the first to admit that the vate property owners, no one today System and, I think, more broad- median income dents of their students are taught negative economic consequences seriously argues that public (tax- ly in universities throughout the of black houseis good for news of slavery and the relatively lower own ethnicity? itreporters payer-sponsored) programs should country. There are serious faults holds was $38,409, of a certain income of immigrants means that, be allowed to segregate based on with his definition: It is based on the median income of race to only tell sto- in today’s society, there is a general irrelevant characteristics such as erroneous premises and unsub- Asian households was ries about people of inequality of economic resources skin color, gender, religious creed or stantiated assumptions. $75,027, and the median that race and only to an that trends with ethnicity. That sexual orientation. Or, so I thought. The first part of the defini- income of Hispanic households audience of that race? How said, the policies of this university I was walking through a “learn- tion says that was $39,730. Clearly, there are huge can it be that at a university that do nothing to bridge the gap of race ing community” a few weeks ago (I white privilege differences in these numbers, and allegedly promotes diversity, stu- relations, but instead they encouruse scare quotes in the most literal is institutional one might conclude that, as a whole, dents are taught it is beneficial to age guilt in white individuals and sense!) and I saw a poster entitled and, because white families make more than speak English as a native language, envy in minorities. To progress, “privilege path,” encouraging white of race, white black or Hispanic families, and devaluing the merit and equality we need to move forward as indiindividuals to consider what partic- i n d i v i d u a l s Asian families make more than of other cultures? How can it viduals—color blind and tolerant. ular elements of their upbringings dominate the The free market and a free econall the aforementioned be that students are If were systematically advantageous. powerful posiomy will naturally right income groups. The cause of taught it is a benThe poster’s essence was this: A tions in society. inequalities given time. What we these dispari- efit to only have “my white person in American society According to the cannot do is promote negative ties isn’t teachers with the native lanhas natural advantages that people 2011 U.S. Census, the emotions toward ourselves same color skin guage is English” of other ethnicities do not. These majority of Americans or toward others simas themselves or advantages perpetuate a cycle of are still white. The report ply based on skin color. that a manager of a is a privilege, then economic and social dominance. I found that 78.1 percent of business is somehow If If unchecked, these should schools and read over the list of privileges, each individuals in America are segregationist ideas unqualified because of “stofamilies only teach one on a footstep, on the poster and white, 16.7 percent are Hispanic and the discriminathe color of his skin? It ries in the children English as cannot be. I took serious issue with its implica- or Latino, 13.1 percent are black, tory rhetoric of the media about tions. Before I get into the problems 5 percent are Asian and 1.2 perUW System will In the context of his a first language? of the logical conclusions of this cent are American Indian. The set back race mighty civil rights strugpeople from poster, I’d first like to discuss the power breakdown in this coun- clear. by gle, Dr. Martin Luther my racial group relations concept of so-called “white privi- try should proportionally favor M a n y decades. As a King Jr. said “I have a are mostly told lege” as taught on this campus and white individuals, simply based individuals student body, dream that my four little on other UW campuses in general. need on the fact that they form a argue that the historical e f f e c t s children will one day live by people from my we William Clifton, Ph.D, who has majority of the population. No of segregation and slavery are still in a nation where they will racial group” is a to protest worked for UW-Madison’s Office for institutional discrimination is being felt by black families, and not be judged by the color privilege, should these claims Equity and Diversity since August needed to explain why most busi- this may be true to some extent. of their skin but by the conwhite reporters only of 2005, has an online PowerPoint ness owners, government work- It may take time for these median tent of their character.” When p r iv i l e ge. report on their I would presentation in which he provides ers, college professors and stu- incomes to equalize across differ- we read and listen to King’s race? the definition of privilege as taken dents are white. It’s because the ent groups. However, there is no powerful words, we must remind encourage from the National Conference on majority is white, not because of reason to believe that this equaliza- ourselves of the meaning of the civil anyone who Community and Justice: “A right some underlying racism. believes in indition will not happen given a long rights movement. It that only some people have access Ironically, the census showed enough interval. The free market is was a time in our vidual merit, individual equality, or availability to because of their minorities are disproportionately color blind and in modern society— history when diversity and a color-blind society social group memberships (domi- represented in federal employ- where de jure segregation has been people stood to let his or her voice be heard nants). Because hierarchies of priv- ment, arguably the positions that eradicated—I am willing to bet that u p by contacting the learning comilege exist, even within the same will hold societal power. A total in a few more generations these difagainst munities and the administrators group, people who are part of the of 17.5 percent of federal employ- ferences will evaporate. employed by the UW system. If group in power often deny they ees were black as of 2008, much Steven is a junior majoring in So, let’s get back to the impli“when have privilege even when evidence higher than the 13.1 percent of cations of the University of biochemistry and political of differential benefit is obvious.” black individuals that make up Wisconsin’s education system. science. A counter-opinI go to a busiLater in his presentation, Clifton the larger population. White fed- First we’ll look at the poster I was oppresion to this piece will be ness and ask to speak argues that this definition implies eral employees made up 77 per- discussing earlier, and then we’ll sion and to the person in charge in print Thursday. that in relation to gender, men have cent of the workforce, which is examine the UW-Superior spon- i n j u s t i c e send any I will be speaking to Please privilege. In relation to race, he actually lower than the 78.1 per- sored “Un-Fair” campaign, a racial- and declared and all feedback someone my own race” to opinion@ argues white people have privilege. cent of white individuals that ly charged advertising campaign it unconsciois a privilege, then can d a i l y c a r d i In relation to physical ability, he make up the larger population. which has made waves on media nable to judge a manager of a busi- nal.com and individuals based argues temporarily-abled people The premise that white individu- outlets nationwide. ness be unqualified editor@daihave privilege. In relation to sexual als dominate powerful positions The poster in the “learning on meritless physiorientation, heterosexual people is false, because black individuals community,” which I referenced cal traits. It was a time in because of his l yc a r d i n a l . have privilege. Finally, in relation disproportionately fill these posi- earlier, lists items considered to our history when the public com. race?
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Dekker leads Badgers in rout of Nebraska Freshman scores career-high 19 points on 5-of-6 shooting in win By Max Sternberg the daily cardinal
Wisconsin freshman forward Sam Dekker has slowly worked his way into the conversation for Big Ten freshman of the year with four straight games in double figures. But after a careerhigh 19 points Tuesday against Nebraska, Dekker not only has himself squarely in the driver’s seat for that honor, but may just be positioned for sixth man of the year as well. Checking in just six minutes into the game with the nithin charlly/the daily cardinal score tied at 8, Dekker helped Freshman forward Sam Dekker has come on of late for Wisconsin, averaging 13.6 points and the Badgers explode on a 24-2 shooting 61 percent from the floor (55 percent from 3-point range) in his last five games. run that erased what had been a 12-11 Nebraska lead and replaced it with a 35-14 UW advantage. Three Badgers ultimately game, finishing with 13 points on passing Rashard Griffith to set a From there, the Badgers (11-4 finished in double figures, with 5-of-9 shooting in the UW win. new Wisconsin record for career Big Ten, 20-8 Overall) would cruise Dekker leading the way. The “We were moving the ball,” blocks with 126. Berggren’s 4 to a lopsided 77-46 victoSheboygan, Wis., native UW head coach Bo Ryan said. rejections marked just half of ry and cross the 20-win hit his first three shots “Most of our offense comes from Wisconsin’s blocks Tuesday night, plateau for the seventh before finishing 5-of-6 making the extra pass.” which played a big part in UW straight season. from the field and 4-ofIn addition to the offensive keeping its opponent under 50 Although the 5 from 3-point range. display, the Badgers put a clamp points for the third straight game. Games Sam Cornhuskers (13-15, 4-11) Dekker also added 4 on the Nebraska scoring effort Having been given a second Dekker has are by no means one of assists (to just 1 turn- at the other end. Wisconsin held life in the Big Ten title race scored in double digits. the elite teams in the Big over), 1 block and 1 steal. the Huskers to just 33 percent Ten, the Badgers played “Every time Sam shooting, including 27 percent arguably their most had the ball, I ran from 3-point range. Nebraska complete game in the back,” junior guard Ben senior guard Dylan Talley Games UW has won when Wisconsin redshirt senior forwin. Wisconsin finished Brust said of Dekker’s did finish with 21 points, but Dekker has ward Jared Berggren Tuesday with 19 assists on 27 performance. “I knew it took him a full 20 shots to scored in was named one of 30 finalists for made field goals, hitting it was going in.” get there. Outside of Talley and double digits. the Naismith College Player of 12-of-25 3-point attempts Redshirt senior senior forward Brandon Ubel, the Year award, an honor given to demoralize the inexforward Ryan Evans the Cornhuskers managed just 15 to college basketball’s top player. perienced Nebraska lineup. recovered from a 0-for-5 start points on 6-of-30 shooting. Berggren averages a team“You could see every time they to finish with 14 points and 7 “They’ve got two guys who can high 11.6 points per game and scored, it affected our energy rebounds, making both of his free attack off the bounce,” Ryan added. 6.9 rebounds per game, which level,” Nebraska head coach Tim throw attempts in the debut of his “I thought we played extremely is second best for the Badgers Miles said. “I said in pregame, ‘If new “jump shot” technique at the well to do what we did tonight.” behind redshirt senior forward they make 3s we’re going to have charity stripe. Brust was in douRedshirt senior forward Jared Ryan Evans (7.6 rpg). a tough time.’” ble figures for the seventh straight Berggren finished with 4 blocks,
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with Indiana’s 77-73 loss at Minnesota, the Badgers’ dominating performance against Nebraska was a welcome sight for a fan base all too accustomed to watching UW play down to less heralded opponents. Prior to last week’s victory over Northwestern, the Badgers had yet to post a double-digit victory over an unranked Big Ten foe, despite facing second-half deficits in January matchups with both Nebraska and Penn State, the latter now 0-14 in Big Ten play. Yet with Tuesday’s win, Wisconsin has won three straight Big Ten games by 20 points for the first time in over 100 years (1911-’12). “I think we have found that cohesion,” Dekker said. “If we keep playing like this, we are going to be tough.” Wisconsin now heads into its final home game with a very realistic shot to catch Indiana atop the Big Ten race. More importantly, the Badgers seem to be peaking at the right time, playing their best basketball of the year with just a few weeks left until the start of postseason play. “We’re playing at a high level right now,” Berggren said. “We need [Indiana] to drop one more and we need to take care of our business.”
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Both averages are career highs for the Princeton, Minn., native. Other Naismith finalists from the Big Ten conference include Indiana junior forward Victor Oladipo, Indiana sophomore forward Cody Zeller, Michigan sophomore guard Trey Burke and Ohio State junior forward Deshaun Thomas. vince huth / the daily cardinal
Big Ten the top basketball conference amidst realignment vince huth huth the truth
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ith all the conference realignment in college athletics, the last couple seasons in college hoops have felt incomplete. That’s not to suggest I’ve lost interest in the sport, but the destruction of deep-seeded rivalries and the slow crumbling of the Big East conference have at least watered down college basketball’s appeal. The realignment hasn’t had as much of an effect on college football, as football is the driving force behind the conference switcheroos—those rivalries will remain intact. Save for perhaps the Texas-Texas A&M matchup, we haven’t seen many notable college football rivalries suffer from realignment (the Aggies just played their first season in the SEC after leaving the Big 12). However, it’s a different story with college basketball rivalries. This is partly because they’re at the
mercy of college football’s realignment, but also because the notable rivalries in college hoops differ greatly from those on the gridiron. For example, the expiration of Duke-Maryland in college football means nothing. It means zero of anything because both of those football programs blow. However, the Blue Devils played their final conference basketball game at Maryland just two weeks ago. Yes, the two will play next year in Durham, N.C., but we just saw the last showdown in College Park, Md., of a series that dates back to 1925. North Carolina will always be Duke’s number one rival—in fact, it’s possibly the biggest in all of college sports—but DukeMaryland was one of the better matchups in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), which was arguably the top college hoops league throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. And the Blue DevilsTerps exodus is only the latest of “lasts” in college basketball. Last season, we saw the final regular-season matchup between Kansas and Missouri, a Big 12 rival-
ry that began back in 1907. The two went out in style, if it’s any consolation, as Kansas topped the Tigers 87-86 in overtime. Georgetown played its final Big East regular-season game at Syracuse Saturday. The HoyasOrange matchup arguably carries the most tradition of any in Big East hoops, and this weekend’s crowd of 35,012—the largest attendance of an on-campus college basketball game in history—certainly showed the scope of the rivalry.
“There is simply no better league than the Big Ten. And it shouldn’t be any other way.” Within a couple years, the Big East conference will have blown up more than any power-six conference. No one really cares, though, because the league isn’t relevant in football. Syracuse and Pittsburgh will depart this summer for the ACC. Louisville will join them in 2014, and Notre Dame is scheduled join
the ACC within the next three years—although in basketball only, as the Fighting Irish football program would never stoop so low as to share a conference (and how dare you suggest such blasphemy!) with other institutions. If you include West Virginia, which left the Big East last season to join the Big 12, that makes five Big East teams gone in a three- or four-season span, depending on Notre Dame’s basketball-only departure. Once again, few will raise an eyebrow because the Big East was a turd of a football conference, but decades of a college hoops staple will soon be no more. Although these college basketball rivalries have and will continue to pass, the Big Ten conference hasn’t lost any of its tradition through the realignment. Now, I understand the conference sort of “stole” Nebraska and is the eventual landing spot for both Maryland and Rutgers. However, the Big Ten hasn’t lost any of its members, either. We’ll still see MichiganOhio State, Wisconsin-Minnesota, Indiana-Purdue and MichiganMichigan State every year. I suppose it’s only fitting that, as
other power-six conferences watch longstanding rivalries come to an end, the Big Ten and its unscathed core is the best men’s hoops conference in the nation this season. Five Big Ten teams are ranked in the Associated Press top 25, and two others have been ranked at some point this season. In fact, both of those teams—Illinois and Minnesota—have beaten Indiana, which currently sits atop the conference standings. Of those seven teams that have been ranked, all but Wisconsin have found their way into the top 10 at some point. By no means do I think it’s fair to say the Big Ten is the Southeastern Conference’s (SEC) football version of college hoops, as the SEC gained that “title” after winning seven consecutive national championships. As far as this season goes, however, there is simply no better league than the Big Ten. And it shouldn’t be any other way. Do you think there is anything wrong with conference realignment? Is the Big Ten the best college basketball conference this season? Let Vince know by sending him an email at sports@ dailycardinal.com.