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UW System official predicts lower tuition increase next year By Cheyenne Langkamp the daily cardinal
A University of Wisconsin System official told the Board of Regents Thursday students could see the lowest increase in tuition in recent years if Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal passes through the state legislature with minimal changes. The board heard a presentation from UW System Associate Vice President for Budget and Planning Freda Harris about the specifics of the $181.4 million in new state funding coming to the system over the next two years. “It’s been a while since I’ve been able to say it’s a pleasure to
talk about budgets,” Harris said, adding this is the first budget since the 1980s that did not contain any cuts or lapses. Harris gave a breakdown of the system’s projected funding, focusing on the $89.4 million provided in a flexible block grant. According to Harris, the block grant was provided to give the board increased flexibility to address its “highest priorities,” such as employee compensation and instructional needs. “This budget changes how the university operates,” Harris said. Regent Charles Pruitt com-
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University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor finalist Dr. Michael Schill meets with campus and community members Thursday in the Chazen Art Museum.
Second chancellor finalist visits campus Dr. Michael Schill stresses access, affordability By Taylor Harvey the daily cardinal
University of WisconsinMadison chancellor candidate Michael Schill emphasized the quality, affordability and the unique characteristics of a Wisconsin education when he visited campus Thursday. Schill, a Princeton University graduate, is currently the dean of the University of Chicago Law
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The Wisconsin state Assembly passed the contentious mining bill in a 58-to-39 vote along party lines Thursday, meaning the bill will now go to Gov. Scott Walker for a signature. In the nine and a half hour discussion, state representatives rehashed many of the partisan issues legislators have been discussing since the bill was introduced in January after a similar bill failed last session. Most Republicans have said the bill, which would streamline the state’s mine permitting process, would keep state environmental standards in place and also bring jobs
to citizens living in an economically devastated northern Wisconsin. Democrats have disagreed, saying the bill would help to create a mine that would not only cause irreversible harm to the northern Wisconsin wetlands and waterways, but would also fail to bring the promised jobs to the struggling northern Wisconsin economy. State Rep. Jon Richards, D-Milwaukee, said the bill would take important regulatory powers away from environmental regulators, like the Wisconsin Department
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without an affordable education,” Schill said. “That’s something we need to promote, keep and cherish as we move forward and think about our public institutions.” Schill also acknowledged the university’s current challenge in retaining its competitive edge amidst declining state contribution, and called UW-Madison professors’ “lagging” salaries a problem in the nation’s competitive market. He proposed a series of strategies to tackle issues surrounding talent retention and competitiveness, such as forming strong
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Three companies present design proposals for 800 block of East Washington Avenue By Erin Berge the daily cardinal
State Assembly passes mining bill, Gov. Walker to make final decision
School and was previously dean of the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. He is one of four candidates UW System officials could select to replace Chancellor David Ward at the conclusion of the 2012-’13 academic year. Schill, a first-generation college student, said he “tremendously values” how UW-Madison prioritizes accessible, affordable education, and cited his work under a similar mission statement at UCLA where he and other faculty “gave opportunity to students with a variety of backgrounds who went on to be leaders.” “That would not have happened
Three different development companies presented separate design proposals for a future grocery store and commercial and residential complexes to be built on a currently vacant lot of the 800 block of East Washington Avenue to Madison city officials Thursday. Representatives of development companies C.D. Smith Construction, T. Wall Enterprises and Gebhardt Development focused primarily on how their designs can enhance neighborhood friendliness. Gebhardt Development representatives said their company is well suited to build in the area, given its recent work designing another development on the 700 block of East Washington Avenue.
The company wishes to continue its work through the 800 block with a design that concentrates on the social aspect of the area, according to Otto Gebhardt, president of Gebhardt Development. “We want the design of the elements to create an interactive place,” Gebhardt said. The proposal includes modern housing, bicycle and pedestrian accessibility as well as a Metcalfe’s Market grocery store. According to Metcalfe’s Market owner Tim Metcalfe, a grocery store in this one-mile radius is necessary considering the population is approximately 22,000 people. Metcalfe compared it to the Hilldale area, which has a population nearly half that of the proposed area, but still has two full-service grocery stores. The other two developers also
recognized the need for a grocery store, but each proposed to collaborate with Fresh Madison Market. C.D. Smith Construction presented plans for “social spaces” to entertain Madison residents, a bike repair shop and apartments in its multi-building proposal. The layout would include accessibility from two main entrances that connect the buildings in a center court. According to C.D. Smith representatives, it would be a friendly environment to those biking or walking past with pets and hopefully an area that could host wine tastings or mini concert series. T. Wall Enterprises also presented a multi-building idea, but proposed a unified area that would include residential retail and hous-
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Vladimir Putin proudly watches as the Kremlin burns in the wake of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Putin orders meteors for Winter Olympics By Zina Zelenko Fake News Friday
Last week’s meteor shower in Russia, which shocked meteorologists and resulted in a terrifying viral video, has been revealed to have been an event planned by Russia in order to generate enthusiasm and warn the public for the upcoming showers during the Winter Olympics. In an interview with The Daily Cardinal, Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, said to earn respect from the international community for both the country and the 2014 Winter Olympics, Russia is willing to spend even more than the Beijing and London games combined. “Those meteors were just the start of what we’re capable of,” Putin said. When asked where the money is going and how they plan to con-
trol the meteor showers, Putin was ready to answer. “The motherland has a longstanding relationship with certain extraterrestrial friends in space. They were able to give us this fantastic show, for a price,” said Putin. “This shower was only a test run. For the real thing, come to the Winter Olympics, and the final torch will be lit by one of our favorite alien nations from back in the Sputnik days.” Athletes, including Apolo Ohno, have expressed concern for their safety and their hair during the ozone-destroying meteor showerlight show. Regarding the safety of the spectators and international representatives, a spokesperson for Putin said, “If something happens, it happens. We can’t worry about supplying Band-Aids for every little scrape or
organ at the expense of the greatness of Russia.” The use of meteors at these games has concerned the United Nations and international athletes alike. The public relationship between outer space aliens and Russia has created concerns on the legitimacy of its athletes’ citizenship, specifically hockey players. The Russian hockey team was unable to make a statement because they speak no language found on this planet. Similarly, the United Nations Security Council has confirmed suspicions that Putin ordered the dangerous meteor shower, which will be his first step in his takeover of the world. After these concerns were addressed with Putin, his only response was a deep, slow laughter that lasted for two days.
Subtweet sends friends, family into hysterics By Kane Kaiman Fake News Friday
A badly misinterpreted subtweet sent out by University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomore Lexi Strand threw friends and family into a frenzy this weekend. Approximately 22 of Strand’s 173 Twitter followers were shaken up by the ominous statement that simply read “i trusted you [sic], jumped to irrational and paranoid conclusions.” Fighting his way through a swarm of The Daily Cardinal reporters en route to his friend Jack Totey’s dorm, Strand’s longtime boyfriend Andy Jones had something to say Saturday night. “It was one girl last spring break, and we only made out!” he said. “Jack is the only one who knew about that; I’m going to kill
that kid. Get that camera out of my face!” After Jones stormed out of his room, a rattled Aaron Cribbs, Jones’ roommate, best friend and the man Strand has been cheating on him with, immediately Facebook-messaged Strand saying, “I didn’t say anything to anyone about us! You CAN trust me. Did Andy find out or something?!” Later that night, Strand’s girlfriends in Sellery and Ogg came to the conclusion that the tweet was a passive-aggressive attempt to call them out for “talking shit behind Lexi’s back.” They quickly made a pact to banish Strand from their group and to never speak to her again. Strand’s subsequent tweets later that evening only added fuel to the fire, including, “who
are you? do i even know you?” and, “you didn’t think the whole world was gonna find out?” By then, Cindy Strand, Lexi’s mother, was certain that her daughter had discovered the fact that she was adopted, and left a 25-minute voicemail on the freshman’s phone apologizing for not letting her know sooner, telling her how much she loved her and assuring her she was still her daughter no matter what. When Cardinal reporters could finally reach Lexi Strand for questioning, she replied, “Wait, what? My friend told me Justin Bieber got caught with weed, and I was like freaking out. I was so mad. He’s my idol, and I thought he was better than that.” Strand has since stopped tweeting, this time “for good.”
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died Tuesday, resulting in many Americans being forced to awkwardly fumble to recall knowledge of Chavez in casual conversations across the nation Wednesday. “Chavez, that’s… he was bad, right?” said University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomore and political science major Joseph Bunmus. “Or wait, was he the good one? There was definitely some guy that we wanted dead.” Other students had passionate opinions on the subject, though many did not seem to know which way those opinions went.
“Chavez, that’s... he was bad, right?” Joseph Bunmus Political Science Major UW-Madison
“Good riddance! We simply cannot allow communist leaders to exist so close to the U.S. and threaten democracy. Maybe now Cuba will finally see sense,” said UW-Madison senior Makenzie Zales, who— despite the protests of her sorority sisters—refused to accept that she was thinking of Fidel Castro. Other reports have indicated many people are trying to avoid the subject of Chavez’s death altogether to avoid conversational hurdles, although several illinformed and grammatically questionable arguments about it have sprung up on local Facebook feeds.
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Civil rights activist visits UW-Madison By James Lanser the daily cardinal
Renowned civil rights attorney and advocate Michelle Alexander spoke to hundreds of University of Wisconsin– Madison students and community members Thursday at Union South. Author of “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” and previous director of the Civil Rights Clinic at Stanford Law School, Alexander spoke as part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Distinguished Lecture Series. Alexander focused her speech on what she believed was racial discrimination within the U.S. justice system, saying the “war on drugs” particularly targets African Americans, who she said are nine times more likely to be arrested than white citizens for drug-related crimes. “I argue that today in the so-called era of color blind-
regents from page 1 mended Walker on the additional flexibilities given to the board and the system as a whole. “This is something we’ve been looking for for a very long time,” Pruitt said. “It is a major step forward.” As a result, Harris said the budget could lead to the lowest tuition increase in recent years if it moves through the legislature as proposed. She added it could help to close the gap between student and state contributions for education per student, of which student tuition currently accounts for approximately 70 percent. However, Harris also pointed out the governor did not include the financial aid increases in the board’s budget request. The board also heard an update on the approximately $34 million in Human Resources System overpayments for employee health and retirement benefits, which were discovered earlier this year. According to UW System Senior Vice President for Administration & Fiscal Affairs Michael Morgan, there have been no new problems identified since the board’s last meeting. He also said there has been no evidence of fraud involved in the overpayments. “It’s clear that hopefully we’re getting near the end of any challenges,” Morgan said.
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ness and even in the age of [President] Obama, something akin to a caste system is alive and well in America,” Alexander said. “It is, in my view, the moral equivalent of Jim Crow.” Inspiring Alexander’s movement was her encounter with a 19-year-old African American teen who kept a record showing his experience with police discrimination in Oakland that he experienced over a nine-month period. Later investigations found police April Wang/the daily cardinal beat and planted drugs on him, resulting in an unde- Renowned civil rights author Michelle Alexander speaks to served felony. According UW students about discrimination within the justice system. to Alexander, such felony charges prevent people from track to financial stability. Alexander said government ever obtaining employment, “Prisons are out of sight officials fail to pay direct attenhousing or even food stamps and out of mind,” Alexander tion to the issue and urged the upon their release. said. “And the people who public to become involved in Alexander called for a cycle in and out of these pris- helping end the hidden segremore favorable prisoner ons cycle in and out of their gation occurring in the justice release system that would impoverished, often segregat- system that “would have cerallow released inmates back ed communities into prisons, tainly had Dr. King turning in into the job market and on and then back out again.” his grave.”
SSFC passes Wisconsin Union budget The Student Services Finance Committee approved the Wisconsin Union’s budget Thursday despite criticism from many representatives over the large amount of student fees going to an organization that students have little control over. The full budget was approved at approximately $45 million, with more than $10 million coming from student segregated fee contributions. SSFC Rep. David Vines, who voted against the budget, said he doesn’t think allocating such a large sum of money to the union is “right” or “sustainable” when students have no control over its uses.
Vines also noted the union makes a significant amount of money, whereas other organizations on campus have limited revenue. “I personally think that it’s irresponsible and that it’s wrong for students to be being asked to support an entity that has an operating revenue of $30.1 million per year,” Vines said. However, SSFC Rep. Ian Malmstadt said it is worthwhile to fund the union because it is always available for student use. “I think it’s worth $10 million of our money,” Malmstadt said. SSFC struck down the Wisconsin Union’s budget last
Injured man holding knife found on State Street after apparent fight
proposals from page 1 ing with an appearance more consistent with the neighborhood. “I never try to make my developments stand out, I make them fit in,” said Terrance Wall, president of T. Wall Enterprises. However, community resident Sanford Dewitt said the companies needed to accommodate the neighborhood area even more. “We don’t want to commodify this really cool neighborhood,” Dewitt said.
year because it failed to give SSFC enough information to justify its expenses, according to SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker. “The union really made an effort to increase transparency and give us more information this year, which was something that we didn’t see last year.” Bruecker said. However, SSFC Rep. Richard Rolland, who voted against the budget, said increased transparency should not be a reason for voting in favor of the budget. The committee approved the budget by a 5-to-2 vote with five abstentions. —Sarah Olson
relationships with legislators and more vigorously collecting alumni donations. “It’s all about human capital, great people doing path-breaking research and teaching amazing students,” Schill said, emphasizing the importance of bringing together great researchers, students and teachers to attract faculty and student talent to UW-Madison. Schill said he noticed UW-Madison students’ happiness with their education and experienced the university’s strong alumni base when he visited UW-Madison unannounced in recent weeks. He said Thursday that Wisconsin’s strong culture could create a “tremendous advantage” for the university’s private fundraising efforts. “[Wisconsin] has a lot of people who love being here and love the institution,” Schill said. “When you start with that, when you have endowment of goodwill and happiness, the sky’s the limit.” Student Labor Action Coalition leaders, among other student groups, took the opportunity to approach Schill at a Thursday reception to discuss their groups’ efforts and to address the topic of shared governance, which Schill said is “what makes this school such a remarkable place and such an unusual place.” Schill said he plans to “embrace” shared governance because he “doesn’t always have all the answers” and “loves a good push back.” He reiterated these thoughts to SLAC member Alexandra Rezazadeh when she approached him about his stance on certain SLAC campaigns, and admitted he would have to understand the facts before telling her what he would do about the issue. “As a chancellor candidate you want to please everyone, it is very easy to say what people want to hear, Rezazadeh said. “But his approach was honest, and I think honesty is a very refreshing thing to hear.”
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Members of the UW Cycling Club participate in a fundraiser on East Campus Mall Thursday to raise money for the Madison Kid’s Safety Coalition. + Photo by Grey Satterfield
A woman found an injured man lying on the ground on the 600 block of State Street holding a knife after an apparent fight Thursday morning, according to a police report. Madison police received a call from the woman about the 21-yearold man at 1:47 a.m., according to the report. The report said the injured man told police he had been drinking at a bar, and remembers walking past a group of people. Although he does not remember what the people said to him, he said he did not want any trouble
from the group. However, he recalls being punched in the face, according to the police report. The man also remembered he was keeping a knife in his pants, but did not recall threatening anyone with it, the report said. Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said the victim was treated at the hospital for fight-related injuries, including a cut requiring multiple stitches and bruises around his face. “We will re-interview him once he has some time to sober up,” DeSpain said.
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ronment, while also providing much-needed jobs to the state. At one point during the discussion, Williams expressed her optimism about the bill’s potential benefits after state Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, said he would eat his shoe if a single mining job were created because of the bill. “I will bring the ketchup if that’s what [he’d] like on it,” Williams said. —Jack Casey
of Natural Resources. “[The legislation’s authors] have made the DNR a toothless tiger with this bill,” Richards said. State Assembly Majority Leader Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford, and state Rep. Mary Williams, R-Medford, who co-authored the bill, said Republicans worked to adopt amendments to ensure the legislation would protect the envi-
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Bring the noise: hip-hop’s crazy future By Cameron Graff Guest Columnist
I’ll preface this with a disclaimer: I’m far from an authority on hip-hop. To contextualize— I’m currently sitting at my desk listening to my dad’s copy of U2’s War on vinyl with Kenneth Branagh’s 1996 “Hamlet” adaptation playing in the background. In the reductive language of stereotypes and essentialism, I am currently the whitest man alive. Whether or not that actually has any real sway on my opinions (my mother still hates it even when me and my brother bump Kanye’s feminist, anti-materialist anthem “All Falls Down” because she’s certain it’s misogynistic “gangsta” propaganda, so who knows), the fact remains that I wasn’t a big hip-hop guy until my little brother started playing Del the Funky Homosapien and MF Doom songs for me maybe three or four years ago. And even then I never really developed the same reverence/worship for the oldies like I’ve been told I should have. At heart I’ve always been a man who likes thunder behind his music; some clamor, some distortion. That’s not to say that there aren’t bangers in the rap canon
(The Beastie Boys’ hardcore roots brought out some of the best hiphop around in what remains a largely unexplained miracle, and who could forget 2 Chainz’ entire catalog?) but they’ve never really satiated my parched ears. Maybe that’s why I’ve been so into the recent trend toward the merger of hip-hop with noise—a burgeoning scene that’s both baffled and offended in equal measure. But just because it’s on the rise doesn’t mean it’s by any means new. Wikipedia tells me that industrial hip-hop’s been around since at least the early ’80s when a ton of Einsturzende Neubauten post-disco copycats started throwing some of the old mechanical pummel on their beats and calling it hip-hop. I like tying the scene back to Public Enemy’s manic, snarling musical collage instead, personally. Skipping ahead decades (and probably other countless other critical bands—I told you I’m not an authority) we come to my entrance point; the continually confounding duo dalek. Not to be confused with Doctor Who’s goofy and adorably hateable baddies, MC dalek and producer Oktopus’ music is equal parts menace and malaise. I got into the project through their 2004
album, Absence, specifically opening song “Distorted Prose.” Dalek raps with a deep throated snarl similar to Cannibal Ox’s El-P and ducks and dives between waves of huge guitar swells and screeching feedback—I was hooked instantly. It was only a short while after I started listening to dalek that Death Grips started blowing up through their bizarre and terrifying viral videos popping up across the web, and I fell for them just as fast as everyone else. Last year in a review of The Money Store I playfully described lead vocalist MC Ride as a “terrifying urban Rasputin,” and, though I now think Aleister Crowley might have been an even better reference point, the image still works. Ride is large, frightening, obsessed with the brutal and the occult and self-deifying to boot (“I seize my torch and burn it/I am the beast I worship”). His presence and his monstrous bark are the perfect complement to drummer Zach Hill’s (formerly of basically every band ever) volcanic, apocalyptic production. They were on a major label for a little while, but then they screwed it up by being too punk to conform to Epic Records’ basically singular rule of
“don’t leak your own album.” It was fun while it lasted, though. From Death Grips’s maximalist pummel there was only one real logical progression. When Mclusky and the Jesus Lizard just don’t cut it anymore, what do you do? You start listening to some Whitehouse or some Merzbow. That’s right; you go harsh-noise. It’s kind of hard to imagine how you’d ever reconcile that with hiphop, though. After all, harsh noise is just a wall of sound: beatless, melodyless, barely even music in the conventional sense. Clipping found a way, though. Their debut album Midcity (which dropped last month) is a clever and ironic blending of hip-hop’s most oblique tropes (money, bitches, power; all the usuals) with the sonic nihilism of music’s most avant-garde front. Production is provided by William Hutson of Rale and Jonathan Snipes of the bizarre and sadly defunct techno project Captain Ahab (which should but won’t be remembered for the epic meditation on gender power struggles and omniscience, “I Don’t Have a Dick”) while Daveed Diggs mans the mic, and the three deftly weave around each other in astounding ways. Opener “intro”
begins with a burst of static and feedback before Diggs drops a few bars with flow and wordplay that put MC Ride to shame; “killer” likewise has Diggs rapping over a sickly synth and whispering the infectious hook while occasional bouts of hissing noise make you wonder if your earbuds are exploding; and penultimate track “real” features Diggs commanding “get (insert hip-hop cliche)” over and over again over occasional drum medleys, crackling fills and the infrequent but unnerving scream echoing in the background. It’s a loud and punishing album and exactly what I’ve always wanted from hip-hop—the perfect merger of the scene’s inherent swag with the couldn’t-give-a-shit experimentalism of the avantgarde scene. It’ll never be profitable and it’ll never hit the radio waves, but Diggs seems aware and content with this. After all, final track “outro” features ever stacking samples of him chanting “get money,” layering ad nauseum for ten minutes till the words don’t mean anything at all anymore. How do you feel about noise, hiphop or the combination of the two? Not good? That’s okay! Let Cameron know at cgraff2@wisc.edu.
Bob Seger is objectively the greatest musician of all time By Brian Weidy Guest Columnist
The other day, a friend and I found ourselves talking about who our biggest influences were musically and what we would say if we were ever interviewed. My friend said Nirvana, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bob Seger, among others. While initially taken aback by the seemingly out-of-leftfield selection of Bob Seger, I threw on “Hollywood Nights” and realized that Bob Seger is one of the greatest American songwriters and storytellers ever. Before you say, “Bob Seger? He sucks! I only know him from that scene in ‘Risky Business,’” step back and listen to his music. Seger grew up in Michigan to a very working-class family, and his songs echo those themes. Seger has released 16 studio albums and collectively between all of his albums, has sold more than 40 million copies in the United States. For some perspective, that puts him tied for 33rd best selling US artist with Eric Clapton, and he has sold more albums than Prince, Simon & Garfunkel and Bob Dylan have individually. Seger, while incredibly popular in certain circles, has never had the same sort of mainstream appeal of, say, Bruce Springsteen. He’s only had one album that reached #1 on the Billboard 200, Against the Wind, which (despite receiving four stars from Allmusic) is actually nowhere near his best work. He has also written some of the most objectively memorable songs in American history including, such as “Night Moves” and “Against the Wind.” The lyrics to “Night Moves” echo the sentiments of almost every teenage boy ever. “Workin’ on our night moves/trying to lose the awkward teenage blues” is a line that effec-
tively sums up every adolescent male’s early romantic encounters. Though some may think of Bob Seger as out of touch with the modern world as his songs are about ’60s Chevys and all sorts of other old-timey things, Seger’s lyrics are truly timeless. The plight of the workingman will never go away. Just ask Bruce Springsteen, he’ll tell you. Furthermore, Seger’s legacy and influence have extended to bands such as The Black Crowes, Blues Traveler and fellow Michigan native Kid Rock, who Seger recently toured with. Another reason why Bob Seger is awesome is his hair. That’s right, Bob Seger had
a mullet. While the ’70s were filled with great mullets (including Michigan’s own Ted Nugent), Seger’s was a cut above the rest. Just look at the cover of Stranger in Town to get a better idea of his amazing party-in-the-back. Bob Seger has always been a powerhouse in concert, and while his age is starting to show ever so slightly, you have to give him a break as he was born a week after Hitler died. Seger is known for marathon concerts, playing dozens of songs each and every night and just generally being a great performer. While all of that is awesome, Seger has recently added something even more special to his shows: a headband. You heard
me—Bob Seger wears a headband on stage. When asked about it in an interview with the Associated Press, Seger claimed the headband is only used as a way of keeping sweat out of his eyes. I call shenanigans on this. I personally think Bob Seger should learn to embrace the headband, as it’s the only logical stylistic progression from the mullet. Seger has a new album coming out, which Wikipedia incorrectly lists as having been released in 2012. This is great news as, according to his fan site, it features songs such as “Ride Out,” with is described as being “perhaps the title track, about heading out and escaping it all” and “Wonderland,”
which is described as “inspired by the world of science and the discovery of water on Mars.” If that doesn’t sound awesome to you, I don’t know what will. If people can lap up Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball, which featured the worst song ever to be put on 12” vinyl (“Wrecking Ball” itself), then this upcoming Bob Seger album will likely cement him as the greatest artist of all time. Before you “Turn the Page,” turn on a Bob Seger song. Maybe you will find that you too are influenced by Bob Seger. Don’t think Bob Seger’s the best? What’s wrong with you? Explain to Brian why you’re wrong at weidy@wisc.edu.
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ASM’s Diversity Committee Chair Mia Akers gathered input about the Ethnic Studies Requirement at a roundtable last month.
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examining the ethnic studies requirement The Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee came away from its Ethnic Studies Roundtable with four main ideas for revamping the Ethnic Studies requirement: increase the requirement to two classes instead of one; require one of the classes be taken in the first two years on campus; have smaller discussion sections; and include service learning as part of the classes. This board is glad to see groups working on revamping the requirement, because it is not as effective as it could be in its current form, with many students looking at it as a “blow off” class. Despite their good intentions, not all of these ideas are good ones. The goal of an ethnic studies class should be to create better citizens. Currently, though, many of these classes teach only one theory of race and diversity. There are many out there, and at least acknowledging them would create an opportunity for real discussion, and allow students to face similar ideas they will in the future. A class that fits this requirement should make students think critically, whether about race, gender, sexuality or any other issue of diversity on our campus or in our society. In testing whether a student has thought critically, multiple choice exams cannot realistically be an effective tool. While we do not think requiring essay exams is a realistic option, we would encourage professors of these classes to at least consider how much more effective they could be in this setting. Additionally, these classes must focus on contemporary issues of race to keep students interested
and allow them to apply lessons from the class to real-world situations they face on campus or in other settings. While all of those ideas may be tough to pack into one class, adding on a second requirement will only cause more resentment among students. The requirement is already not the most popular on campus, and forcing students to take another course on the subject will not make anyone more enthusiastic about the topic. Additionally, many students already have trouble graduating in four years, and this would only exacerbate that issue. Instead, we need to make each class strong enough to reach the goals outlined above in a single semester. One way to do this is to decrease limits on class sizes. If a class has both a lecture and discussion, limit discussion sections to 20-30 students. If it is lectureonly, keep it below 40. This will allow ample opportunity for open discussion among those who want to participate. While service opportunities are also an interesting suggestion—and can be a good way to learn—they are not a feasible idea. Requiring that extra amount of time outside of class is not fair to students, though providing interested students with the opportunity and giving extra credit for the participation could be a good model. In the end, this requirement is not going to solve our society’s racial, gender, sexual and other problems. But, it can be a start. The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board consists of seven members and represents the views of the paper. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
ov. 9, Madison man Paul Heenan was shot dead by Officer Stephen Heimsness of the Madison Police Department. Heenan, following a night of drinking, mistakenly entered the wrong house and Heimsness arrived on the scene in response to a 911 call by the homeowners. The fatal shooting occurred after Heenan allegedly struggled with Heimsness and reached for his gun. The incident has caused much controversy and once again brought the issue of lethal police force into political discussion. It recently came to light that Heimsness had faced 15 complaints prior to the recent incident, including eight allegations of excessive force, one which he was found guilty. I believe Heimsness’ report and I trust that he would not have used deadly force unless he feared for his safety. However, I also believe that Heenan did not have to die that night. Police departments should work harder to prevent instances of unnecessary deadly force. Everyone screws up. It’s a fact of life. I’ve screwed up. You’ve screwed up. Now I don’t claim to understand what Heimsness was thinking when he shot Heenan. I don’t claim to know
I wouldn’t do the same thing in his situation. However, when an unarmed man is shot dead, somebody screwed up. In this case, it was Heenan and Heimsness. The only reason one is martyred and the other condemned is because one of them unfortunately came out dead. Heenan, dealing with some really heavy personal struggles, got drunk. It’s something virtually the entire University of Wisconsin student body does three nights a week. As far as he knew, he was in his own home being harassed by a police officer. Heimsness on the other hand only saw a belligerent drunk man who had just broken into a home. No one was entirely in the wrong. Screw ups happen.
Preventing use of lethal force by police is important not only for the purpose of saving lives, but also for restoring citizen’s trust in law enforcement.
The problem is when guns are involved, screw ups leave people dead. Last semester, The Daily Cardinal published an opinion article suggesting the first round of each police officer’s gun be nonlethal. This would no doubt be a great help, but other measures can be taken as well. First off, even with a device such as a handgun, engineered to kill a human being, it is possible to incapacitate a person without killing them. No one wants a person with a gunshot wound in
their leg accusing a police officer of excessive force, but it’s better than a grieving family. Secondly, though it is admittedly contrary to one of the founding principles of the American justice system, I believe it may be helpful for a fine, mandatory course or temporary suspension to be given on a guiltyuntil-proven-innocent basis to any officer using deadly force. The idea behind this is an officer must only use lethal force if he/she has no other option and are willing to accept these consequences. Lastly and most obviously, police departments should more critically investigate officers about whom they have received complaints. Heimsness had a history of excessive force and reports of “tyrannical conduct.” He had to take a “deadly force decision making” course following an excessive force charge in 2001. Simple disciplinary action may not be enough to reverse the behavior of an officer prone to unnecessary roughness. Preventing use of lethal force by police is important not only for the purpose of saving lives, but also in restoring citizens’ trust in law enforcement. Incidents like this give police a bad reputation and sow discontent among the people. Police are there to uphold the law and the law is there to protect the people. So when the police hurt the people in order to uphold the law, they are markedly failing at their job. As for Heimsness, I don’t think he should lose his job. Hopefully taking a life will be the last “deadly force decision making” course he’ll ever need. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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Community members and leaders gathered at Madison’s First Congregational United Church of Christ to hold a candlelight vigil supporting efforts to end gun violence Feb. 7.
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Huskies to visit UW at Coliseum By Matt Masterson the daily cardinal
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Wisconsin saw its regular season Big Ten championship chances disappear with a 58-43 loss to No. 10 Michigan State Thursday.
Badgers fall in East Lansing By Max Sternberg the daily cardinal
EAST LANSING, Mich.— Wisconsin did not get Michigan State’s best Thursday night. The Izzone was on spring break, the band was out of town and the Spartans couldn’t find the backside of a barn in the first half. The Badgers’ problem was that they couldn’t find it, either. Wisconsin (11-6 Big Ten, 20-10 overall) continued to struggle shooting the basketball, making just 15-of-51 (29 percent) from the field en route to a resounding 58-43 defeat in East Lansing, Mich. Despite its poor start, UW did climb back into the game late in the first half and looked poised to head into the locker room with momentum. The Badgers took an eight-point deficit down to four as they took over with 38 seconds left for what should have been the final possession of the opening half. However, senior forward Mike Bruesewitz attempted and missed a 3-point shot with over eight seconds remaining, allowing the Spartans to rebound and feed sophomore guard Travis Trice for a deep 3-pointer that sent Wisconsin into the half trailing 25-18. “It’s a big momentum swing anytime you can hit a 3-pointer like that at the buzzer,” redshirt senior forward Jared Berggren said. “They definitely fed off that, and we kind of let them get rolling from there.” Although the Badgers missed their fair share of makeable shots, the shot selection was once again well below average. After missing 17 straight attempts from 3-point range to end Sunday’s loss against Purdue, UW attempted 23 3s Thursday night, making just four (17 percent) and giving Michigan State plenty of opportunities to grab a long rebound and run in transition. With the Badgers adding an uncharacteristic 17 turnovers (eight in the first half), the recipe for a blowout defeat was right there for the Spartans’ taking. “They were jumping passing lanes every time we tried to attack,” UW head coach Bo Ryan said. “I thought they were very aggressive with their hands.”
“We just need to take care of the ball better,” junior guard Ben Brust said. “Seventeen turnovers is just mind-boggling.” Even while the Spartans were struggling out of the gate, it appeared the Badgers were in for another tough night. Wisconsin allowed second-chance points on two of MSU’s first four possessions, failing to keep the Spartans in check despite forcing difficult shots during the onset of the game. Although the Badgers would briefly take the lead on a Bruesewitz 3 (snapping a streak of 20 straight misses dating back to Sunday), it would last just 44 seconds and be the last UW would hold before a 10-0 Spartan run put the game’s control squarely in the hands of the home squad. Though Wisconsin would cut into that lead with a 6-2 run of its own in response, the end-of-half-sequence ending with Trice’s 3 would all but seal the Badgers’ fate. “We were still in there early,” Brust said. “Then we just got into a hole and couldn’t get out of it.” If a seven-point halftime deficit wasn’t the nail in the coffin, a 16-0 run by Michigan State following a jump shot from Berggren would put to bed any thoughts of an upset in East Lansing. The Spartans took advantage of miss after miss by Wisconsin and turned a 25-20 lead into a 41-20 advantage with just 12:20 left. “Its always a combination of things. What they’re doing, what we’re not doing,” Ryan said. “You just can’t have those kinds of spells.” Having squandered its final opportunity at a Big Ten title, Wisconsin now must take care of business Sunday at Penn State and get help from either Indiana (at Michigan) or Illinois (at Ohio State) in order to maintain Ryan’s streak of 11-straight top-four finishes in Big Ten play and to avoid a spot in next Thursday’s first-round game at the Big Ten Tournament. “With this team, what they’ve done, I’m not trading them,” Ryan said. “We still have another regular season game and that’s all I think about.”
Heading into the last weekend of the season, No. 14 Wisconsin has the opportunity to finish anywhere from first to seventh place in the conference as it hosts No. 8 St. Cloud State at the Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum. The Badgers (12-7-7 WCHA, 16-11-7 overall) played at the Coliseum from 1967-’98 before they moved to the Kohl Center, but with the state high school basketball tournament coming to town, Wisconsin will head back to its old home. “There’s been a great tradition as far as teams go that have played here,” junior center Mark Zengerle said. “To kind of have a throwback, it should be cool.” Head coach Mike Eaves compared the series to a regional playoff game, but one in which teams have the opportunity to practice at the rink beforehand. The Huskies (17-8-1, 20-13-1) lead the WCHA by two points, but
the top five teams in the conference—including Wisconsin—all have an opportunity to win at least a share of the MacNaughton Cup, which is given to the WCHA regular season champion. With so much potential for change in the standings, it is possible for the players to get caught up watching other series and lose focus of what they need to do on the ice. The Badgers do not feel that will be the case for them. “If we take care of our business I think things will fall into place,” senior defenseman John Ramage said. “The goal at the beginning of the season [was to] win the WCHA and that’s still obtainable if we take care of business.” St. Cloud boasts the third best offense in the country (3.32 goals per game), but that is hardly anything new for UW, who will be facing a top-five offense for the third time in their last four series. “When we’re playing highpowered offenses like [Minnesota],
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The No. 14 Badgers will host WCHA-leading St. Cloud State at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum this weekend.
and Nebraska and Denver, those sort of teams, you’re always taking pride in who you’re out there against,” Zengerle said. Wisconsin has had a surge of offense itself lately, averaging four goals per game over its last five contests—well above its season average of 2.50 goals per game. Zengerle in particular has flourished of late. After recording 50 points a season ago, the Rochester, N.Y., native has scored just half that (25) going into the final series of the season after dealing with injuries and inconsistency. He appeared to return to form last weekend, however, putting up five points, including a four-point performance Saturday, against Nebraska-Omaha. The increased scoring has given confidence to the players, but Eaves said he does not want to alter UW’s defense-first team style to open up the offense. “I think we have played and scored because we’ve played the same way,” Eaves said. “I think one thing about offense, is there is a flow and ebb, and I certainly hope we’re on that big part of the flow right now at the right time.” After starting the season 1-7-2, the Badgers turned their season around over the winter break and have earned at least a point in 20 of their last 24 games to put themselves in position to earn home-ice in the postseason or a conference title in their final WCHA season. “I think there would be great satisfaction in that because of the fact that we came from so far away,” Eaves said. “We battened down the hatches, we kept our heads amongst ourselves.” “Home ice, that’s one of the things you put in the locker room in September,” Zengerle added. The games get underway at 7 p.m. both Friday and Saturday night with a free shuttle for students running from Union South to the Coliseum at 6 p.m.
Women’s Hockey
Wisconsin heads to WCHA Final Face-Off By Peter Geppert the daily cardinal
Last season, Wisconsin (179-2-2 WCHA, 23-9-2 overall) found itself heading into the postseason confident off a regular season title and with national title aspirations as the country’s No. 1 team. After falling short of that goal, this year’s Badgers will look to advance through the playoffs in the underdog role. A regular season’s worth of WCHA hockey play will culminate this weekend in Minneapolis as the Badgers will be one of four teams to duke it out for the WCHA Final Face-Off. “Each team kind of brings something different to the table, which should make for some good matchups,” junior goaltender Alex Rigsby said. Heavy tournament favorite is none other than border-rival Minnesota, who enters the weekend with a perfect record on the season. The field also features an unlikely team in Ohio State, who pulled through its best hockey of the season last weekend in
a series win over No. 4 seeded Minnesota-Duluth. “We weren’t necessarily surprised to see [Ohio State] beat out Duluth,” senior forward Brianna Decker said. “They are a tough team that has always found a way to stay in games all season.” Wisconsin will be running up against a team in North Dakota in the first round, which has proven to be a pesky test for the Badgers all season long. Carrying a 3-1 record against the Fighting Sioux in the regular season, UW head coach Mark Johnson’s bunch will head into a game with plenty to play for beyond just the WCHA conference tournament. “Whoever wins this game will definitely have the inside track with getting that final spot in the NCAAs,” Johnson said. Currently projected as two of the teams vying for the final two spots in the NCAA tournament field of eight teams, Friday’s match could prove to be the defining game of Wisconsin’s season. “As a team and coaching staff we are throwing everything into
Friday’s game,” Johnson added. “If we make it to the next round we consider that just to be a bonus.” Highlighting the Fighting Sioux attack is a pair of potent offensive players in senior forwards Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux. In total, UND boasts four of the top eight scorers in the WCHA, representing one of the most dangerous offensive threats in the nation. “Certainly their list of scorers can really hurt you if you aren’t disciplined,” Johnson said. “The key is to stay out of the box.” With UW riding an eight-game wining streak since losing three of four in late January, Johnson appears to have his team hitting the right notes at the right time. Despite seasons being on the line and emotions running high, fans from any of the four programs who make the trek to Minneapolis should expect wellplayed, disciplined hockey. “At this point, players are going to avoid doing things that are destructive to the team,” Johnson said. “Just trying to win games.”