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GOP senator resigns, state senate split

‘Boop’ campaign seeks student council reform

By Rachel Hahn

Wondering what ‘Boop!’ is? According to freshman Associated Students of Madison candidate Selma Aly, “That’s the reaction we’re hoping to get.” With ASM elections starting Monday, the latest reform group running for seats on student council is using their attention-grabbing title to promote a platform of student government transparency, engagement and student outreach. But depending on one’s perspective, Boop’s 23 candidates could be a passionate group of student government reformers or just another party of donothing rhetoricians. In the past five years, groups like MPOWER and others have ridden a wave of frustration to a student council position, campaigning with arguably mixed results on transforming finance committee funding policies or student council’s alleged apathy in solving student issues. As the latest group of reformers, Boop

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Recall target state Sen. Pam Galloway, R-Wausau, announced her resignation Friday, an action that will result in Republicans losing absolute control of the Senate. Galloway cited family health issues as her reason for leaving. “My family has experienced multiple, sudden and serious health issues, which require my full attention,” said Galloway in a statement. “Unfortunately this situation is not compatible with fulfilling my obligations as state Senator or running for re-election at GALLOWAY this time.” The recall election against Galloway will continue as scheduled, with primaries May 8 if necessary and general elections June 5, according to a statement made by the Government Accountability Board. GAB spokesperson Reid Magney said in a statement Galloway’s resignation does not stop the recall process against her, and a recall election to fill her seat will still be held without her name on the ballot. Republican officials have mentioned Assembly members Jerry Petrowski, R-Marathon, and Mary Williams, R-Medord, as possible candidates to replace Galloway. Galloway’s resignation means Republicans could lose their narrow 17-16 majority created by the summer 2011 recalls and result in an even 16-16 divide until a majority is established. Although the legislative session has ended, the potential change in control will affect several committees, including the powerful Joint Finance Committee, because senate committees will now be equally split between Democrat and Republican members. Galloway’s resignation could also affect legislative district maps as lawmakers await the decision of a panel of judges on the constitutionality of previously drawn maps. If the judges find the maps were drawn inappropriately, they will likely be sent back to the legislature to be redrawn. The current legislative session just ended; the split in the Senate would be significant if the legislature were called to a special session to pass iron ore mining regulations, a measure that previously failed. However, the equal division of the Senate may not last long, as three Republican Senators face recall elections this summer and other members of the Senate face a general election in the fall.

On the Square

Shamrockin’ around

Masses of spectators clad in green gathered at Capitol Square Saturday to watch the St. Patrick’s Day Parade which featured attractions including bagpipe players and traditional Irish dancing. + Photo by Grey Satterfield

New details on claims against Chadima emerge first of these allegations. He was first approached at an employee party held The university revealed the details in Chadima’s hotel suite during the of two sexual misconduct accusations Badgers’ participation in an unspecified against former Associate Athletic Director bowl game in the 2000s. According to John Chadima in a second report Friday, the report, Chadima approached the stuinvolving a former football player and a dent and groped his “inner buttocks.” second student employee. Chadima continued to pursue the Former Dane County Judge Patrick student in Madison, making both sexuFiedler investigated the allegations ally inappropriate physical and verbal made after his independent, university- advances in and around Camp Randall commissioned report on the first sexual Stadium, the report said. misconduct allegation against Chadima A former UW-Madison football playwas released January 23. er made the second allegation, claiming The first report investigated allegations that Chadima made several sexually of Chadima’s attempted sexual explicit comments to him when assault of an Athletic Department he visited Madison in 2010 for a student employee during the 2012 football game. Rose Bowl weekend. The player had been “Upon review of the second drinking throughout the day, report — and further review of according to the report, and the first report — it is clear to had spent time with former me that our decision to remove players and Chadima in a room Mr. Chadima from his workplace off of the team’s locker room CHADIMA and conduct independent inveswhere “alcohol and mixers tigations was the prudent course were available.” of action,” Chancellor David Ward said Chadima offered to give the former in a statement Friday. player a ride when the group decided Though no additional accounts of to head to the bars. Rather than ending sexual misconduct were found, all up downtown, however, the ride took accusations made against Chadima him to Chadima’s house. According to involved encounters where the victims the player, Chadima was driving “too were alone with him, the report said. fast” for him to escape the car. When A former student employee of chadima page 3 the Athletic Department made the

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Mifflin planning group decides on party theme By Meghan Chua The Daily Cardinal

A Mifflin planning group made up of city officials, student representatives and Mifflin residents decided Sunday on “Mifflin Now, Mifflin Forever” as the theme for the 2012 Mifflin Street Block Party. “Mifflin Now, Mifflin Forever” highlights the idea that if this year’s block party is safe, the event will continue to happen. “If [Mifflin] goes well now, it’ll be forever,” planning group member Maria Giannopoulos said. The Mifflin Planning Committee members said they want to give the event a stronger identity this year. By having a theme, planning member Jacob Miller said the committee is “branding it as not just a bunch of random students doing [Mifflin],” but as an event organized by a group. Students had the opportunity to consider themes for the party and give feedback to the committee at an informational meeting last week. Despite low student attendance, the committee decided on “Mifflin Now, Mifflin Forever” for its positive feel, according to group member Dave McCaw. Other ideas included “I Am Mifflin” and “We Are Mifflin,” as well as “Take Back Mifflin,” which some committee members felt had a negative tone. “We repeated over and over again the need for a safe event… We stressed that if that doesn’t happen, Mifflin could go away,” Miller said. Changes to this year’s May 5 event

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“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”

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Jacqueline O’Reilly o’really?!

t is an unjust world we live in. Kate Upton stumbled upon huge success because she was seen doing the Dougie at a Los Angeles Clippers game, but my college degree cannot currently guarantee I am free from the world of “Would you like fries with that?” Well played, universe. Well played. In a culture like this, it can be difficult to keep perspective. I am a graduating senior, so one would suspect the time for rational, purposeful decisionmaking is now. My wandering mind would suggest otherwise. Now is, apparently, the time for pipe dreams. Instead of filling out applications that will dropkick me into a life of coffee runs and depressingly low pay, I have become an imaginary entrepreneur. With the first rule of business being know your customer, my hypothetical ventures are based on what I, a UW-Madison student, wish this near-perfect town included. Sure, these plans may only serve as daydreams between perusals of BuckyNet and calls from Mom asking if I have found employment yet, but better that than watching yet another episode of “30 Rock.” So today, this column will function as a sort of pitch meeting sans the scary dudes in suits.

Dog-rental business

I find myself coming home

roughly five nights a week and you at the Tornado Room. thinking, “All I want in the Looking to revel in this spring world is to snuggle with my weather? Your answer is Nico, dog right now.” Whether it was a fun-loving Corgi who will a tough day in the classroom, at happily play fetch with you in the office or on the town, there one of Madison’s six beautiis nothing quite like the uncon- ful dog parks (please excuse ditional love of a puppy to make that shameless plug from this you smile. parks intern). Friendship is Alas, at the hands of Steve right down the street at Rent a Brown and his sadistic pet pol- Pet, and it will only run you $15 icy, I live a depressing, dogless an hour. existence, and I would venture to guess I am not the only stu- Soda shoppe-themed bar The Madison bar scene is fun dent falling victim to this plight. because it is so diverse. Enter my first busiIf you want to imbibe ness scheme: Rent a Pet! traditional Wisconsin Although the name sugbeverages, go to the gests I Old Fashioned. If you would want to intake a lot offer a of calories, go “share” variety a Wando’s of anifishbowl mals, w i t h I will friends. If ac t uyou want ally just to turn provide the bro pups. First knob up off, most apartto 11, go ments allow cats, to Kollege so I worry about the Klub. lack of demand. Also, T h e cats are Satan manione type fest and not nearly as of bar delightful as they are I wish in memes. Madison Failed that big had in better exam? Come pick up supply is the Delilah, a loveable dance bar. Just as English bulldog who I find myself prowill keep on smilclaiming the need ing even when you for a dog, I simicannot. Don’t have a larly find myself date for Friday night? shouting each Rent Oscar, a fierce but weekend, “I just charming Rottweiler Grahic want to dance!” who will happily by Dylan Moriarty Seeing as I am share a steak with

Delving into

no longer a freshman comfortable with browsing Mills Street for a five-dollars-percup-unless-your-shirt-is-tightenough house party, my options are in short supply. To those thinking, “What about Whiskey Jack’s?”: No. For the love of God and all Her holy shenanigans NO. Moving on... The type of dance bar I am proposing is unique. I love to get down to Beyoncé as much as the next person, but sometimes a gal just needs to drink chocolate malts and do the twist. Enter JQ’s, a 1950s style soda shoppe complete with spiked milkshakes and a black-andwhite checkered dance floor. It would be a place for the crazy kids of Madison to throw on their poodle skirts and buttonups, discuss the Sputnik situation and get down to the likes of Buddy Holly and Sam Cooke.

Culver’s owner/operator

This one is very simple. I will open a Culver’s franchise on State Street, because I do not understand how the hell this has not happened yet. Sure, this is the “Would you like fries with that?” world I scorned just 700 words ago, but a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do when a ButterBurger is in question. Are you planning to steal one of Jacqueline’s brilliant business concepts? Be careful, dude. She may sue you for intellectual property theft because “The Social Network” taught her that was a thing. Instead, hop on board with Jacqueline by e-mailing her at jgoreilly@dailycardinal.com. Together, all of your business dreams will come true!

’s History

March 18, 1998 UW to introduce women’s hockey By Chad Slaney of the Cardinal staff

added to the department in recent years, following softball in 1995 and Women’s ice hockey lightweight rowing in may soon be added 1996. A fourth program to the UW-Madison will be added to the intercollegiate program following the unanimously varsity roster in 2000. The process of deciding supported recommendation of the Planning and Equity which sport would be added began a year ago, committee of the UW Athletic Board Planning Athletic Board. and Equity Committee The program is Chair Dennis Dresang said. being added to expand The subcommittee opportunities for women started the process by and to meet the growing evaluating competition, interest in the sport, Associate Athletics Director interest and feasibility of various sports. Cheryl Marra said. Although the list of viable In addition, women’s possibilities included ice hockey will help the Athletics Department meet water polo, ice hockey and lacrosse, “it was clear that the national collegiate ice hockey was the sport gender-equality goals that emerged,” Marra said. defined by Title IX. The board hosted two Ice hockey is the third public forums to assess women’s program to be

interest and abilities of those who will be affected by the decision. “The suggestions and interest of everyone is really exciting,” Dresang said. “We think we’ve made a community decision.” Dresang attributes much of the increased push for women’s ice hockey to current national trends. “I think having a national team, especially one that took the Olympic gold medal, has enabled a lot of women who have had the interest to come forward,” Dresang said. Dresang also said ice hockey was a logical addition because many Midwestern universities already have or are planning competitive teams. The committee’s

recommendation will be forwarded to the Athletic Board for final action on April 17. A coach would be hired this summer, with competition to begin in the 1999-2000 season. The committee will soon begin the process of selecting a 13th women’s varsity sport. “It’s conceivable that we’ll have the same parallel with water polo that we did with ice hockey,” Dresang said. The decision will be made during the 2000 Summer Olympics which will be the debut of the first women’s national water polo team. “We don’t want to take the snapshot now to decide what sport will be added in three years,” Marra said.

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Ethics complaint filed against Justice David Prosser Commission looks into last June’s ‘choking’ incident The Wisconsin Judicial Commission filed a formal ethics complaint against state Supreme Court Justice David Prosser Friday for allegedly putting his hands around state Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley’s neck last June. According to the complaint, the incident occurred in Bradley’s chambers, where six of the seven current Supreme Court justices were in a “heated” discussion about a current case. The discussion escalated to a point where Bradley confronted Prosser and, according to Bradley, Prosser “put his hands around [her] neck, holding [her] neck as if he were going to choke [her].” Prosser said he only briefly made contact with Bradley’s neck during the argument.

Prosser is accused of three judicial ethics violations. The violations refer to Prosser’s alleged failure to maintain “the integrity of the judiciary.” The complaint recommends a panel of three appeals court judges decide the case. The panel’s decision would then be reviewed by the state Supreme Court because the high court is the only entity capable of making a binding ruling against Prosser. Since six of the seven justices were present during the altercation, they could decide to drop the case and take no action on the grounds they could not be impartial in their ruling. Prosser questioned the commission’s complaint, suggesting it was filed for political reasons. He released a statement Friday calling it “partisan” and “untrue”. “The Judicial Commission is trying to accomplish through this prosecution what some of its members failed to achieve at the ballot box,” Prosser said in the statement. —Jack Casey

City announces World Water Week The cities of Madison and Monona are launching World Water Week Monday in an effort to reduce unnecessary water use and contamination in Madison’s lakes. Madison Mayor Paul Soglin and Monona Mayor Bob Miller along with the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, Madison Water Utility and Hellenbrand Inc. will announce technology to improve efficiency

mifflin from page 1 meant to increase student safety include prohibiting open containers of alcohol in the area blocked off for the event, not allowing glass on the street and starting the event at a later time. Also at Sunday’s meeting, the committee discussed who

and performance standards of saving salt, water and energy, according to Clean Lakes Alliance spokesperson James Tye. Guests can tour the plant after the press event Monday. Residents can also help raise funds for clean water globally and clean lakes locally by eating at 26 local participating restaurants who will donate proceeds to clean water efforts, according to city officials. should get to sponsor the event. Having a sponsor will enable the block party to obtain a street-use permit, which is necessary to allow portable toilets and food vendors on the streets. While the group has not finalized a sponsor, at a previous meeting, members suggested All-Star Catering as a

On campus

UWMBDA can dance if it wants to

Members of the UWMBDA, a ballroom dance organization, hosted a social dance free to all in university housing in an attempt to raise awareness of housing’s recent decision to carpet over space normally used by the group for dancing events. + Photo by Mohammed Ageel

chadima from page 1 Chadima complimented the player’s buttocks, the player went on “high alert,” according to the report. The player locked himself in Chadima’s bathroom once asked to stay the night, and escaped after discovering him passed out on a bed. Fiedler and his assistants interviewed 30 people in the second investigation, including Athletic Director Barry Alvarez, head football coach Bret Bielema and a number of other individuals associated with the three allegations and the athletic department. Many spoke highly of Chadima in the report, describing him as a candidate. Although All-Star expressed interest and has sponsored past Mifflin events, it has not applied for this year’s party. While some students may not remember previous themes, the block party has had them in the past. In 1975, the theme was “Sun Worship, Victory Chant.”

friend and as committed to the university. None of the individuals questioned had ever heard anything about his alleged sexual misconduct or abuse of power. Chadima’s attorney Charles Giesen responded to the nature of the anonymous accusations in a statement following the report’s release Friday, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. “It is regrettable that the university has given the weight it did to these anonymous allegations… It is implausible to believe that a 20-something former college football player would cower and lock himself in a bathroom because of a claimed fear of a 5-foot, 9-inches tall, 170-pound 45-year-old man who was supposedly intoxicat-

asm from page 1 candidates hope to increase ASM’s accountability to students, increase student involvement and change the student government environment. “ASM… isn’t supposed to be set up to govern students on campus,” said Aly, a Boop candidate from the College of Engineering. “We want to set up a mechanism to serve students by paying attention to what students are talking about.”

“We have lost some power on campus because ASM has kept themselves separated from the student body.” Selma Aly candidate ASM

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A Mifflin planning group made up of city officials, students and neighborhood residents decided on the theme “Mifflin Now, Mifflin Forever” for the 2012 block party.

According to Aly, Boop hopes to actively advocate for and engage with the entire campus population through social media, e-mail and by “just making us present in every student’s life.” “We want to be there as a voice for the students,” Aly said. “I feel that we as students, we have lost some power on

ed,” Giesen said in an e-mail to the Journal-Sentinel. Chadima issued his first response to the entire ordeal Friday ahead of the report’s release, according to the Journal-Sentinel. “The words [of support from family and friends] have fueled my commitment to seek help through counseling, in particular for alcohol, stress management and especially faith-based guidance,” Chadima said in Friday’s statement to the Journal-Sentinel. The university will conduct an internal review of campus alcohol policies in light of the second report, Ward said in Friday’s statement. campus because ASM has kept themselves separated from the student body.” Aly said she and the other Boop candidates “want to make that connection strong again.” But Matt Manes, a former student government representative and finance committee chair, contends that Boop’s platform offers the same “tired old rhetoric” as previous reform groups. “It’s a kind of mentality that isn’t conducive to solving big issues,” Manes said, adding, “This happens every year.” In his experience, Manes said groups similar to Boop enter the student government arena bent on reformation, but instead bring “a hardcore purist ideology that prohibits compromise,” ultimately rendering ASM “paralyzed.” Aly is more optimistic. “We don’t want to leave the room without having a decision made,” Aly said. “We have a goal that we want to achieve, and we are willing to put effort and put anything into reaching that goal.” Elections to fill open seats on student council, Student Services Finance Committee and senior class officer positions begin Monday March 19 and run through March 21.

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Walker’s unethical staff under scrutiny David Ruiz opinion columnist

wo weeks ago, Gov. Scott Walker quietly announced the creation of a legal defense fund in response to a John Doe investigation that has resulted in the arrest of several formal Walker staff members. The probe started with allegations of misconduct among his staff while he was the Milwaukee County Executive and has since expanded to investigating his gubernatorial campaign. Because of the probe’s secrecy— hence,“John Doe”—the full extent of its inquiries aren’t known. But the charges already levied against Walker’s former staffers expose the morally vacuous environment that has followed Walker from Milwaukee to the state house. Charges resulting from the investigation include misconduct, embezzlement of funds and illegal campaign contributions. But, the patterns of the investigation hint at more serious charges like corruption and pay-for-play agreements with campaign contributors. One of the probe’s more interesting actions has been the arrest of commercial real estate mogul Andrew Jensen. He was arrested for not cooperating with the probe, specifically its inquiries into the Milwaukee county bidding process while Walker was Milwaukee

county executive. The bidding process determines what companies are awarded government contracts. The process is central to combating corruption in local government. The investigations into Walker’s bidding practices go hand in hand with the larger allegations of payfor-play corruption that have floated around his tenure in Milwaukee County and as governor. One of the more serious convictions to come out of the John Doe probe is William Gardner’s, the president and CEO of Wisconsin and Southern railroads. The courts fined him $166,000 for illegally channeling $56,000 to Walker’s campaigns. Democrats have linked Gardner’s contributions to the sale of the Wisconsin and Southern to Watco Transportation, and fought to halt the sale, but failed. Wisconsin and Southern is now owned by Watco, which lists Koch Industries as its largest customer. The Department of Transportation maintains that its oversight of the sale was not influenced by Walker’s office. Wisconsin and Southern has also been the recipient of massive state grants on the order of $14 million for upkeep and repair. Considering Walker killed the high-speed rail, approved massive grants for Wisconsin and Southern, rubber-stamped its sale and accepted Gardner’s illegal campaign contributions, the conspiracy and corruption rallying call is certainly louder than ever. And the cries must be starting to echo in Walker’s ears.

The legal defense fund Walker has established indicates the probe’s focus might be closer to Walker than previously expected. The Government Accountability Board has specific guidelines for establishing this type of fund. It’s permitted when an official “is being investigated for or charged with a violation of campaign finance laws or prohibited election practices.” So what does the fund’s inception mean? Certainly, Walker is more tied to the John Doe investigation than he would like. The embattled governor is now between the rock of the probe and the hard place of his impending recall election. The pattern of the investigation, which has given several of Walker’s aides immunity in exchange for their cooperation, seems to indicate that the probe is trying to climb up the hierarchy. Whether Walker is on top of that dissolute ladder is yet to be seen. It is easy to imagine that one of his top aides is behind all of the misconduct, or at least will be willing to take the fall for it. However, any appearance of Walker as squeaky-clean should already be shattered. After an early development in the John Doe probe, Walker sent out an email to his staff that seems...sketchy. It reads, “We cannot afford another story like this one. No one can give them any reason to do another story. That means no laptops, no websites.” Walker, at a minimum, was tangentially aware of the misconduct

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Gov. Walker created a legal defense fund to protect him and his staff from a secretive probe investigating ethical issues. that his staff was perpetrating. The probe has already exposed Walker and his staff as unethical, secretive and possibly corrupt. If we judge a leader by the environment he culti-

vates around him, there is no way to consider Walker’s stay in Milwaukee successful. David is a senior majoring in English. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Voter ID Bill wrong answer to voter fraud in Wisconsin Steven Nemcek Daily Cardinal opinion columnist

epublican legislatures across the country recently issued a more stringent requirement to vote. A government-issued identification such as a driver’s license or a passport must be presented at the polling station to receive a ballot. I find it interesting that today’s Republican Party, which is largely composed of self-identified conservative members, so often sees fit to push forward big government initiatives and they always have excuses to justify their actions. On war they point to the great threat of terrorism, on marriage they point to moral values

and the church, on the bank and auto bailouts they cite the inevitable collapse of the American economy. I think the series of voter ID laws passed under Republican state legislatures also fit nicely into this category of big government interventionism. Democrats claim that lower income individuals and the elderly will be disenfranchised, and compare voter ID laws to the Jim Crow laws. On the flip side, Republicans claim this law will prevent individuals from voting multiple times or from registering their pets and dead relatives to vote. Research on the subject is scarce. However, Mycoff, Wagner and Wilson looked at voter turnout from

2000-2006 in terms of a photo ID requirement and found that “controlling for the election year, state voter-identification laws produced no statistically significant effects on aggregate state-level turnout. This simple analysis suggests that from 2000 to 2006, state-level aggregate turnout and voter-ID requirements were unrelated.” In other words, both parties are full of it. Because the number of votes in a given election did not change significantly when voter ID laws were implemented, it is likely that fraud doesn’t exist on a significant level in the way that Republicans claim. Likewise, voter ID laws do not impose some sort of barrier to any socioeconomic class in particular when political

interest is controlled for, especially because identifications are provided by the state for free. I would like to argue that transparency would do far more to decrease voter fraud than a photo ID requirement. I would also like to rail against the Republican Party and ask them to return to a consistent Paul Ryan-style small-government conservatism. Transparency is the number one issue when it comes to voter fraud. Votes should be counted by hand, not by some machine that may be susceptible to many forms of interference. Party officials should open ballot counting sites to the public so that individuals and candidate representatives may verify vote

counting is accurate and thorough by checking the official tallies. The biggest vote discrepancies that can be identified are a result of government party officials improperly managing vote totals. During the Republican caucuses in Iowa and Maine, both states had issues in counting and reporting their votes. Iowa party officials counted votes in a secret, non-disclosed location out of the public eye because they were afraid the Occupiers would disrupt the party process. They managed to lose a number of votes somehow, and incorrectly labeled Mitt Romney the winner of their caucus, later rescinding that claim and declaring Rick Santorum actually won. The Maine GOP head managed to lose a number of county votes because the individual in charge of reporting the results said the e-mails she received from the different county heads ended up in her spam folder. This sort of nonsense is unacceptable. Increasing transparency at every level would do far more to stop voter fraud than any ID law would. I believe the Republican Party, which claims to believe in minimal government, is inconsistent in many of their current platform positions. Voter ID laws, while perhaps well-intentioned, are not effective towards their directed end. These laws create a dependence on the individual to the state, which is exactly the opposite of what the party claims to represent. Steven is a new member of the Daily Cardinal Opinion Team. Tell Steven what you think of his first article by sending a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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

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A FULL BREAKFAST ACROSS 1 Speck 5 Snake with venom 10 Subtle “Over here!” 14 Bear up above 15 Order to someone moving away 16 Swabby’s greeting 17 Emergency tool 19 Unit of pressure 20 Dessert cake 21 Place to fish from 22 Von Bismarck or Klemperer 23 Word over a slot 25 ___ of Capricorn 27 Usual trunk location 29 Tiny spot in the water 32 Broadway’s “___ Yankees” 35 Well-built 39 Mine discovery 40 Word between I’s in a famous palindrome 41 What seeds may be found in 42 U.S. undercover outfit 43 Work between the wings 44 Acquire 45 Scrapes by (with “out”)

6 Warm alpine wind 4 48 Was unable to keep a secret 50 “From ___ With Love” (Bond flick) 54 Forces out of the sack 58 Resistance units 60 Greek mountain of myth fame 62 Mollusk shell product 63 ___ moss (garden shop purchase) 64 Research panel 66 Seed coating 67 Battery terminal 68 Common settler 69 Prospector’s bonanza 70 Composer Erik 71 Table scraps DOWN 1 Civilian clothes, for a soldier 2 Lightweight synthetic fabric 3 Some Russian rulers 4 New York’s time zone 5 Sharp punch 6 Faucet annoyance 7 Zip code component 8 Former anesthetic 9 Fashionably nostalgic 10 Vernacular 11 Pacer pacer? 12 Do mail-room work

Bush leaguer Wherever you are Deck for divining Feeling for the unfortunate 28 Win in a runaway 30 Great Lake 31 Oolong and others 32 Like most users of sign language 33 With the bow, in music 34 Ticket issuer 36 Women’s wear daily? 37 Motel room 38 Address south of the border 41 Gets some sun 45 Perez of baseball 47 Shake a leg 49 Like a hippie’s hair 51 Some parlor pieces 52 ___ roll (experiences good luck) 53 Wide tie 55 Search every inch of 56 Word on a quarter 57 Ninth mos. 58 October birthstone 59 White knight, stereotypically 61 German car company 65 “Understand?”

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n the nearly 85-degree heat of the day, we decided it was only fair to dance to some astro-pop beach rock music under some trees in a backyard at the Brooklyn Vegan showcase. Enter Django Django, a Jestons-meetsBeach-Boys threesome that is perfect for summer jamming. Afterwards we caught Tennis, a band whose frontwoman gives female rockers a good name. Her simultaneously strong and soothing vocals are the perfect compliment to the danceable rock group at her back. Another tip for first-time SXSW attendees—pay attention to your Twitter feed. After relentless searching, we caught wind of a Santigold performance at Stubb’s and booked it over there in time to catch the final few songs (after some equally relentless and pushy pleading with the doorman). On one of the larger stages of the festival, Santigold maintained her epic, cool mystique along with two backup dancers that seemed to be half human, half robot. It was rumored we missed the appearance of a horse onstage. After this performance we parted ways to catch a couple of shows we were both hoping to see. Jaime ventured across town for Ava Luna—who made an appearance in Madison just two weeks ago—but despite their powerhouse vocals and soul-filled harmonies they looked a little burnt out. A week of multiple performances a day will do that to a band though, we suppose. She also caught the very last song of Astro’s set. They had a rockpop sound and departed the stage in a flurry of Spanish. They may have said they were from Chile? Either way, it left her intrigued. Since these performances were so short Jaime also headed to The Wild Honey Pie and Paper Garden Records showcase at an intimate wine bar venue. She had never heard of them before but, sporting matching outfits, they put on a captivating show, with their five members utilizing everything from a mandolin to cowbells to make a full, rich blend of vocals, guitar and percussion. Riley went in the opposite direction and caught the first few songs of Go Back to the Zoo, an indie rock group from the Netherlands. Despite a relatively sparse audience, the group put their all into the performance, creating energy out of thin air. Their sound was relatively standard rock, but their stage presence was undeniable. Riley finally arrived at Stubb’s for Of Monsters and Men. Despite the fact that their only album out right now is a four-song EP, the field was packed with fans that were there just for them. With the energy of the crowd at their beck and call, the performance was excellent, and well worth

waiting in line. We reconvened for St. Lucia, one of our favorite performances of the festival. Of all the nonelectronic performances this week, this show had the highest energy by far. The entire venue couldn’t help but move and sway to their organic dance beats and those in the front row shouted lyrics along with the grinning band. St. Lucia’s high-energy and happy sound has us excited to listen to more. We split up again—so many shows, so little time—to catch the last acts of our trip. Jaime made her way to The Madison to get her dance on in a bass frenzy with Sepalcure in their only night set at Southby. Machinedrum, our previously mentioned bass god, makes up one half of this DJ duo and the addition of his partner Braille did nothing to hold him back. They spun some fantastic mixes that were impossible to stand still for and then stayed after their set to dance with the crowd to the night’s final mix-master, Salva. This guy also delivered, tormenting the crowd with waves of drawn out buildups only to have them come cascading down in reverberating bass bliss. The carefully orchestrated mix of tempos and drops make both Sepalcure and Salva must sees for any electro/dub lover. In the 1 a.m. timeslot, Riley caught Cloud Nothings’ set. They absolutely killed it. Their band was an exercise in juxtaposition—screaming vocals were coming out of someone who looks like your calculus tutor and incredible riffs coming from a lead guitarist that looks like the guy that smoked cigarettes in the high school bathroom. The performance was entertaining to say the least. With a venue half the size of Der Rathskeller completely packed, their tougher-than-usual rock ‘n’ roll sound even incited a mosh pit. The thousands of up-andcoming artists that flooded the streets (and bars, patios, backyards, porches, rooftops and bridges) of Austin this week simply blew us away. SXSW has been a reminder of the raw talent that is constantly waiting to be discovered. Although we weren’t able to stay in Austin for Saturday’s lineup (which was incredible… sigh), the past week will go down in the Beggin-Brackeen history books as one of the most blissful, musically and culturally enlightening weeks we have experienced in our two decades of existence. —Riley Beggin and Jaime Brackeen

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Internet and film for the coming generation David Cottrell co-ttrell it on the mountain

ipster spring break is finally over. Brightly colored lens-less glasses from the night before— a riotous combination of the culminating night of South by Southwest and the city of Austin’s celebration of St. Patrick’s Day—have been traded out for oversized shades as everybody in the Austin airport sulks behind laptop screens and tall cups of coffee, disappointed that the party is over. Like kids waiting to be picked up by their parents at the end of summer camp. By the time I sat down for my final film of the festival I was exhausted. A late night screening of the Midnight Audience Award winner “Citadel,” an Irish horror flick about a traumatized father protecting his daughter from a roving gang of not-quite-human hoodlum youths, I didn’t even make it through the opening credits before I nodded off, waking up 20 minutes into the movie. Nine days traversing downtown Austin to see a smorgasbord of fantastic indie flicks, nightly midnight movies and music showcases well into the morning hours, as well as the ohso-hipster Mason jars of green beer at The Madisons show earlier that day, featuring a former UW creative writing professor on pedal steel guitar, had taken their toll on me. If there’s one overarching theme I took away from the eclectic selection of films at this year’s festival, it was the Internet, both its practical and thematic rolls in filmmaking. “King Kelly,” the narrative debut from “Darkon” director Andrew Neel, examines how

Internet culture is transforming America’s next generation, quite possibly leading to the decline of Western society. “We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists” documents how the net is redefining political movements and the fundamental idea of what constitutes protest in the 21st century. “frankie go boom” takes a look at life for one of those internet celebrities famous for suffering through humiliating viral videos and the looming threat of an embarrassing sex tape in a world of instant information exchange. “Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies” chronicles the tale of political hacker activist Julian Assange. Even many movies with stories wholly unconnected to the net couldn’t escape the Internet’s reach.

But never before had I seen such tangible artistic success on such a large scale brought about thanks to outreach on the internet.

Many films at the festival received major chunks of their funding from donations through the website Kickstarter. com, including feature-length music video film “Girl Walk // All Day,” Grand Jury Prize winner “Gimme the Loot,” “Electrick Children,” and the New York Times best-seller adaptation “Blue Like Jazz.” The site allows anyone to post an idea for anything and solicit donations from the general public in exchange for a stake in the final product— anything from your name in the credits, to points on the back end. “Blue Like Jazz” director Steve Taylor doubted the plan when two fans proposed a

This week has several music releases of note, be it anarcho-punks Anti-Flag or alternative hip-hop group Odd Future Wolfgang Kill Them All. The movie version of “The Hunger Games” also comes out this Friday, March 23. Based on the novel by Suzanne Collins that has become a sensation, “The Hunger Games” is one of the most anticipated blockbusters for this year. Featuring relatively unknown actors for the main stars this movie has the potential to become as big a phenomenon as the books did. Anti-Flag is releasing its second album on SideOneDummy Records, The General Strike, on Tuesday. The album leaked in its entirety in January, but the band is including bonus tracks on the iTunes version of the album. Odd Future’s The OF Tape 2 also drops on Tuesday. Billed as a mixtape and the sequel to the group’s first release, it is being sold to stores as an album. Featuring 18 new tracks, the record is also on the groups own label, Odd

Kickstarter campaign to raise the extra $125,000 Taylor needed to finish the film. He was so skeptical about how many donations he would actually get, he promised a personal phone call to anyone who donated at least $10 and a spot for their name in the credits as well. The project ended up raising more than double the necessary amount. Taylor had to make over 3000 personal thank-you phone calls, and the credits seemed like they had more names than all three LOTR movies combined. I’ve written a lot about the democratization of moviemaking being ushered in by affordable high-quality digital cameras and online distribution. But never before had I seen such tangible artistic success on such a large scale brought about thanks to outreach on the Internet. In total an astonishing 33 films at this year’s SXSW received financing to some degree from Kickstarter, revealing just how important crowdfunding is becoming in the world of independent filmmaking. While most of these films still have a tough road ahead of them in securing widespread theatrical distribution, thanks to the Internet that’s no longer the be-all-end-all either. Just because a film can’t generate enough mainstream interest to get into theaters doesn’t mean it will wither on the shelf anymore. With almost zero cost barrier for digital distribution online, more indie films from this year’s festival will likely be available in some form for public consumption within the next year than any other time in the festival’s history. Is the Internet really changing film that much? Are you excited to see some of the films David has been writing about this last week? Let him know at dcottrell@wisc.edu.

Future Records. It is also a big week for console gamers, as the will be getting the long-awaited “Armored Core V” and “Ninja Gaiden 3,” as well as the squad-based “Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City.” Fans of the “Armored Core” series will recognize the gameplay mechanics, but they will also be blown away by the upgraded graphics. Gameplay looks sweet, and the cutscenes look even better. “Raccoon City” is the first in the “Resident Evil” series to feature squad-based play, and also takes a much more sinister look, placing the player as a corporate mercenary covering up the zombie outbreak. Players will recognize many places and characters from the original games in the series. “Ninja Gaiden 3” is being hailed as a new look at the main character, allowing the player unparalleled control over their actions and bringing a whole new level of immersion.

Sports

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Women’s Hockey

The Badgers fell short in their quest for back-to-back national championships, falling to rival Minnesota in the title game By Nico Savidge The Daily Cardinal

DULUTH, Minn.—The Wisconsin women’s hockey team ended its drive for back-to-back national titles Sunday having played one of its best games of the season, battling back from an early deficit and keeping up in an NCAA final against Minnesota that sped along at break-neck pace. Unfortunately for the Badgers, their best was not as good as that of their opponent, and as the final horn sounded it was Wisconsin who had to watch its Border Battle rivals skate onto the ice as national champions. The game lived up to its billing as a gritty matchup of the top rivals in college hockey, and with a 4-2 win the Gophers earned their program’s third national title while denying Wisconsin a fifth. Though they were far from happy with the outcome, the Badgers could see they competed hard in a fight between the sport’s best. “This was definitely one of the best hockey games we’ve ever been a part of. Those are the two best teams in the country and there’s no doubt about that,” said senior forward Brooke Ammerman, whose career as a Badger came to a disappointing end. “It was fun to play, even though we’re on the wrong side of it.” After defeating Boston College 6-2 Friday afternoon to advance to Sunday’s final, the Badgers came

out with plenty of energy against an equally motivated Minnesota squad. The result was a first period marked by an intense pace, littered with goals and dramatic shifts in momentum. Sophomore Minnesota forward Amanda Kessel opened scoring with a fantastic individual effort, and senior forward Sarah Erickson added another goal soon after to give the Gophers a 2-0 lead. But the Badgers would not be turned away that easily, storming back with goals from junior defenseman Stefanie McKeough and Ammerman within 1:40 of one another. Ammerman tied the game at two by poking home a loose puck that came to a rest in the chaotic Gopher crease. “That was the type of game it was—a game of inches—and, unfortunately, we weren’t able to do that later on,” she said. Moments after Ammerman’s goal, Gopher penalties gave UW a five-on-three power play and a chance to take the lead. Instead, after Minnesota killed the first penalty, senior forward Emily West broke into the Badger zone shorthanded and was hauled down by a Wisconsin defender. After officials awarded her a penalty shot, West made a devilish move to beat sophomore UW goaltender Alex Rigsby and score, putting the Gophers up for good. Erickson stretched the lead with her second goal early in the third period, while junior

Title hopes dashed Mark Kauzlarich/the daily cardinal

Wisconsin players Brittany Ammerman (left) and Hilary Knight (right) look on in disappointment following the Badgers’ 4-2 loss to Minnesota in the national title game. Minnesota goaltender Noora Raty played up to her world-class capability to preserve the victory. The Gophers survived plenty of Badger scoring opportunities thanks to Raty, whose 42 saves on the night earned her most outstanding player honors. Wisconsin head coach Mark Johnson said his team had nothing to be ashamed of after a 33-win season that ended with a hard fight in the national championship game. “If they hadn’t played well— if we hadn’t given ourselves an opportunity—that would probably be more disappointing,” Johnson said. “From a coaching standpoint, you’re proud of the effort they put out today, [but] for whatever reason it wasn’t enough.” “What we saw was both teams threw everything at each other,” he said later, “and at the end of the day one was standing a little bit taller than the other one.”

Decker wins Patty Kazmaier

DULUTH, Minn.– For the second phenomenal player and an unbestraight year and fourth time in lievable leader, and I strive to be program history, Wisconsin plathat this year.” yers erupted in cheers at the Decker beat out North Dakota Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award forward Jocelyne Lamoureux and Banquet Saturday as one of their Northeastern goaltender Florence players received the highest indiSchelling to win the Patty Kazvidual honor in women’s maier, named for a former hockey. This time it was Princeton player who heljunior forward Brianna ped pioneer women’s hocDecker receiving the covekey in its infancy. ted award, joining Sara Wisconsin head coach Bauer (2006), Jessie VetMark Johnson led all four of ter (2009) and last year’s the Badgers’ winners, and winner, Meghan Duggan. said there are “a lot of simiDecker made sure larities” between Bauer, VetDECKER to thank Duggan in her ter, Duggan and now Decker. speech accepting the “Each one, if you look award, and said her former teamat all four, have earned it. Brianna’s mate was instrumental in making no different,” Johnson said. “She her the player she is today. went out and continues to grow as “I saw the leader she was, and I a player, continues to develop as a wanted to be like that,” she said of leader off the ice.” Nico Savidge the former team captain. “She’s a

Men’s Basketball

Shipping up to Boston: Wisconsin advances to Sweet 16 By Max Sternberg The Daily Cardinal

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— For the second straight season, the Wisconsin men’s basketball team is headed to the Sweet 16 after a 60-57 defeat of No. 5 seed Vanderbilt Saturday. In one of the more physically and emotionally intense games in recent memory, the No. 4-seeded Badgers (26-9) overcame a late Commodore charge as senior guard Jordan Taylor erased a one-point deficit with a fade away three as the shot clock expired with 1:42 left in the game. Vanderbilt junior guard John Jenkins would eventually get an open look to win the game with less than five seconds left, but could only watch as the ball clanked high off the rim and back down into the hands of Wisconsin junior forward Ryan Evans. The Badgers got Vanderbilt’s best on Saturday. While Jenkins and senior forward Jeffery Taylor were held to just 7-of-25 shooting, senior forward Festus Ezeli dominated in the interior all afternoon, finishing with 14 points and 11 rebounds and opening up lanes for the sharpshooters on the

Commodore perimeter. But while the final look from deep by Jenkins was an open one, most of the shots that the Commodores (25-11) were able to get were tightly contested. The Badgers closed out quick on shooters and drew six offensive fouls underneath, frustrating a Vanderbilt offense that came into the game averaging over 73 points per game. Although Vanderilt led before Taylor stepped up for Wisconsin, the Badgers controlled the game for nearly the entire 40 minutes. Vanderbilt did not lead until Jeffery Taylor hit a step back jump shot on the Commodores’ opening possession of the second half. After Wisconsin responded with an 8-0 run, Vanderbilt did not lead again until an Ezeli layup with just 2:19 left. “We are playing with a lot of confidence,” UW junior foroward Mike Bruesewitz said. “I didn’t think at any point we were going to lose this game. They made a run but I knew somebody was going to step up and hit a big shot. It just happened to be Jordan today.” All told, the Badgers led all but two minutes and nine sec-

onds of the game. But the only lead that mattered was the one they had when the clock finally hit all zeros after junior forward Jared Berggren was able to deflect a last-gasp inbound thrown by Commodore senior Lance Goulbourne into the air to bring the game to a close. “I’ve never played in a game like that,” Evans said. “Most intense game of my life. It was a great feeling to dive on the floor, take charges and also be effective on the offensive end.” Once again, UW found production from multiple sources. All three frontcourt starters finished in double figures, with Taylor ultimately leading the Badger scoring with 14 points on 5-of-15 shooting. Sophomore guard Ben Brust came up big off the bench, adding 11 second-half points and four strong rebounds in just 20 minutes of action. The Badgers now head to Boston where they will face top-seeded Syracuse, a team that has lost just twice this season. But with forward Fab Melo inactive due to eligibility issues, the Orange are vulnerable. Given that the Badgers were sitting at 1-3 in Big Ten play on Jan.

8 this Sweet 16 run is already special. But just having surpassed the expectations of many doesn’t mean that Wisocnsin isn’t hungry for more. The Badgers have not made it beyond the Sweet 16 since 2005. Now playing its best basketball of the season, Wisconsin is ready

to put an end to that drought. “There are just some programs that have a way of doing things. They keep working hard and then sometimes every once in a while, things fall into place,” head coach Bo Ryan said. “That is what the tournament is all about.”

Mark Kauzlarich/cardinal file photo

Ryan Evans grabbed a crucial rebound with 2.1 seconds left in the game to help seal the Badgers’ win over Vanderbilt.