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Preview of Tuesday’s spring election District 2 candidates
Ledell Zellers
District 2 alder candidate Ledell Zellers would focus on preserving the Langdon neighborhood’s character, growing local businesses and investing in public transportation if elected to city Council Tuesday, according to her website. Zellers has served on several city committees, including a city zoning code advisory committee following an appointment from the mayor in 2008 and is currently the chair of the Downtown Coordinating Committee.
Zellers said on her website her previous work with the city is part of a longterm development plan for Madison, and she’s running to increase her involvement in the community. “I am campaigning for Alder of District 2 because I want to make a great place to live even better,” ZELLERS she said.
Bryan Post University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni, Data and Analytics Consultant for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and District 2 alder candidate Bryan Post said on his website increasing safety and affordable housing would be his top priorities if elected to the city Council Tuesday. Post served on the Tenney-Lapham Neighborhood Association Council and said if elected he would revive the currently latent Housing Committee to help increase
affordable housing, which he considers an important part of Madison’s culture. “Development on the isthmus is about fulfilling Madison’s progressive tradition,” Post said on his website. Post said he supports smart development because it will bring down rental rates and decrease migration out of the city. POST
District 8 candidate Scott Resnick
Sue Ellingson
Incumbent Ald. Sue Ellingson, District 13, is up for re-election Tuesday and said if elected for a second Common Council term she would continue working to increase bicycle and pedestrian safety as well as make funding for the fine arts a top priority. District 13 begins at Regent Street on the south side of the campus area and extends to include the Greenbush and Regent neighborhoods.
Ellingson was first elected to the city Council in 2011 and has also served on the boards of the Dane County Democratic Party and Friends of Lake Wingra. She said if re-elected, she would make the Overture Center for the Arts a top priority in ELLINGSON future city budgets.
Zach Madden City government newcomer and Edgewood College student Zach Madden said expanding affordable housing while enforcing transparency of the development process would be his primary focus if elected to the city Council Tuesday. Madden, who moved from Sheboygan Falls to Madison in 2011 to study political science said he would be an accessible representative who wants to bring more community input into the city decisionmaking process.
“I want to know what you’re thinking about the issues and that will be what drives my vote,” Madden said on his website. Madden is currently the president of Edgewood College Democrats and said on his website he believes he has “a fresh perspective, investigative style, and the willingness and pasMADDEN sion” to serve Madison.
District 4 candidate Mike Verveer
State supreme court Pat Roggensack
District 13 candidates
Ed Fallone
Story on page three
State superintendent Tony Evers
Story Don Pridemore on page three Reports show state faces poor job growth, employment
Professor Profile:
Ted Halbach, dairy judge and instructor
He has judged competitions in about 20 different states as Of all the places around the well as Japan and Brazil, lookworld University of Wisconsin- ing at characteristics of the cows Madison Dairy that produce the world’s Management instructor milk, including strength Ted Halbach has travelled and traits that contribute to judge dairy cows, he to the yield and longevsees Madison as the best ity of milk production. place to be a dairy scientist. Foreign countries Halbach, an instrucoften purchase bull tor at UW-Madison since sperm from the U.S. 1998, coached the univerfor use in the breeding HALBACH sity’s dairy judging team of dairy cows, accordthrough 2010. During ing to Halbach. that time, the team won three “We really lead the world right national championships and had now in the area of dairy cattle the highest winning percentage professor page 3 of any American university.
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Final Five
Broadmoor, but no more
The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team won the Broadmoor trophy March 23, leaving a legacy in its final year of WCHA play. Full story on page 7. + Photo by Shoaib Altaf
Two reports released Thursday show the state is suffering from economic problems, specifically negative private sector job growth and a rising unemployment rate. One report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which used data from between September 2011 and September 2012, found Wisconsin ranks 44 out of the 50 states in private sector job creation. The ranking is significantly lower than the state’s previous ranking at 37 between March 2011 and 2012. The BLS report is considered very accurate because it uses economic census data from 96 percent of
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Spice it up this April, literally
Post-break sadness hits UW campus
Dirty bird sex columnist Each year, every bed experiences the post-spring break lull. We’ve all hooked up with as many people as we met, banged our brains out on the beach and our poor genitalia have become immune to our boring Madison partners because of all those U-Miami hotties we saw instead.
Luckily, the Dirty Bird has all the answers: Sriracha. Tabasco. Jalepeno juice. Everywhere.
What we’re saying, dear readers, is that we need a new way to get excited by our pale, plain University of Wisconsin classmates since the old ways will clearly not work after last week. Luckily, the Dirty Bird has all the answers: Sriracha. Tabasco. Jalapeno juice. Everywhere. The Bird has heard that replacing regular lube with horseradish or even wasabi can really enhance a sexual experience. Lather any of the above liquids onto a penis, vulva or even an ass hole and experience the explosion. Spicy sauces can even be used on our nipples, earlobes and pupils if we’re looking to see our partner in a whole new light. Not wild enough for you? Incorporate it into your oral technique and see who gives up first! Do: Try this at home.
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SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker wins the ASM chairship in the first Game of Chairs, while Khal David Ward, father of dragons, rides behind.
ASM in game, game of chairs By Germ The Daily Cardinal
In the 19th season premiere of Game of Chairs Sunday, Associated Students of Madison Chair Andrew Bulovsky was overthrown in a brutal battle of student government leadership. ASM Finance Committee Chair Andrew Kidd invaded the third floor of the Student Activity Center waving a large gold banner reading “We Do Not Spend.” Kidd said he has been disappointed by ASM’s “frivolous” spending and promised a more fiscally responsible realm. Bulovksy defended his record as chair, citing the creation of multiple extravagant banquets and vicious tournaments including “Varsity Day” and “Revelry.” “Oh well, Summer is coming and my term will soon be over,” Bulovksy said. However, it was Student
Services Finance Committee Chair Ellie Bruecker who was able to take the ASM chairship with the backing of multiple student organizations, mainly the Medieval Warriorcraft League. “When you play the game of chairs you win or you die,” Bruecker said. “There is no middle ground.” Bruecker’s rule is currently being challenged in the Student Judiciary under allegations of a viewpoint neutrality violation. If found guilty, she must swear an oath to the Night’s Watch. All of Bruecker’s decisions must also be approved by UW-Madison Khal David Ward, father of dragons. Ward is currently serving his final term as Khal and will soon be replaced by Master of Coin Rebecca Blank. However, Ward warned, “No one will take my dragons.”
An immense black cloud of sadness fell upon the shoulders of a growing segment of the University of WisconsinMadison student body following a return from spring break Sunday. University Health Services reported a 200 percent increase in reported cases of Post-Spring Break Sadness Disorder this year after spring break ended. PSBSD has affected students from all ranges of spring break experience, according to a UHS statement. Sophomore Torrence Oilslager, who was in Panama City Beach, Fla., for his break, said he felt dizzy and nauseous after putting on long pants and closed-toed shoes. “It felt unnatural and uncomfortable,” he said. Junior Wade Reily, who spent the entirety of his spring break at home with his mother Barb in Oshkosh, Wis., reportedly cried after preparing some of his Our Family “DinoMac” mac and cheese for his first dinner back in Madison. “It was supposed to taste ‘Diiiinoooo-riffic!’ but instead it has an angst-ridden flavor of sad,” Reiley said. He said he became so reattached to his mother he is considering commuting each day. To reach out to affected students, UHS is increasing its PSBSD-targeted counseling services. There will be puppy litters April 1 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. in Gordon and Rheta’s dining areas.
Symptoms of PSBSD • Fear of touching long pants and cold-weather clothes • Wanting “Mommy” • Change in pallet • Not caring. At all. —Yams McYummy
Ghost of ‘Animal House’ legend John Blutarsky to save UW Greek houses John Blutarsky, an unlikely but powerful figure with extensive knowledge and authority interfering in campus Greek life, is mentoring University of Wisconsin-Madison’s fraternities and sororities in their fight to preserve the historic Langdon neighborhood. The Blutarsky seance is part of the Greek community’s response to local government officials’ push to build flashy apartment complexes along Langdon Street. Members of Delta Tau Chi fraternity used a Ouija board to summon the spirit of John Blutarsky, John Belushi’s “Animal House” character, to consult with them about how to stand up to the city officials who want to redevelop their housing on Langdon.
According to sophomore Delta member Matt Spader, the ghost appeared in a sweater, which read “COLLEGE,” carrying a bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey and shouting “Hey! What’s this lyin’ around shit?” “It was awesome,” Spader said. According to Spader, there are no elaborate plans to incite an “Animal House” closing-scene riot along State Street at this time. However, Delta Tau Chi said it is willing to do whatever it takes. “In the words of the late, great John Belushi by way of his drunken, immortal film character, ‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going,’” Spader said. Dean of Students Lori Berquam was unavailable for a comment. —Stevie Knicks
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The ghost of John Blutarsky was summoned to speak to the University of Wisconsin-Madison chapter of Delta Tau Chi.
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Supreme Court candidates to face off in politically charged Tuesday election
Superintendent race to take place Tuesday
dysfunctional court, point- Fallone does not have, and ing to a June 2011 incident in pledged to continue deciding which Justice David Prosser cases in a fair and neutral placed his hands around the manner. neck of a fellow justice during Roggensack enters Election an argument over a case. Day as the favorFallone has also said he ite after earning 64 believes he can bring a percent of the vote truly independent voice, in a Feb. 19 primary free of political bias, to to Fallone’s 30 perthe bench. cent. Roggensack H o w e v e r , has also maintained Ro g ge n s a c k has a steady fundraising brushed off Fallone’s advantage over her ROGGENSACK criticism, arguing the challenger, raising election should be about more than $536,000 her own performance as a jus- for her re-election bid while tice, not the court as a whole. Fallone has brought in around She has also stressed her $320,000. experience as a judge, which While the election is
Current state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers will run against state Rep. Don Pridemore, R-Erin, in the April 2 election to keep his position as the head of state education. Although the superintendent is considered a non-partisan position, much of the build up to election day has focused on partisan issues, including Walker’s controversial budget proposal to expand private school vouchers. Evers, who does not support voucher expansion, is generally seen as a Democratic-leaning candidate, while Pridemore, who does support expansion, is generally seen as Republican-leaning. The elected candidate will serve a four-year term.
Roggensack, Fallone bring different visions of Court to race State Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack will defend her seat Tuesday against Marquette University law professor Ed Fallone in an attempt to earn a second 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Throughout the campaign, Fallone has been critical of what he considers a highly
officially nonpartisan, Roggensack has enjoyed the support of groups and donors that traditionally align with Republicans, while Democraticleaning organizations have backed Fallone. L a s t week, the Government Accountability FALLONE Board projected turnout for the election will be approximately 20 percent, which is the average for a spring election. —Adam Wollner
Vendors, restaurants settle parking issue
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Blank’s Badger vision
Rebecca Blank discussed her plans for UW-Madison as the next chancellor during a phone conference March 22. See full story at dailycardinal.com. + Photo by Cheyenne Langkamp
professor from page 1 genetics,” Halbach said. “Wherever you go, U.S. dairy genetic companies have a presence.” Halbach grew up on a family farm in Arizona and participated in youth programs such as 4-H and Future Farmers of America. He earned a master’s degree from the University of Arizona and co-managed a farm with his father until 1998, when he sold the cows and made a career move to Wisconsin. Though he said dairy science “was in my blood a little bit,” Halbach also said the idea that people have to grow up on a dairy farm to work in the dairy industry is a misconception. Halbach said dairy management systems in Wisconsin have,
in the past 15 years, become more similar to those in the west. He said these developments, including managing extreme weather conditions, are necessary for Wisconsin to remain competitive in the global dairy market as the industry continues to expand. ”It’s encouraging that these dairies that are expanding in Wisconsin are family dairies,” Halbach added. His duties at the university are primarily instruction, with some involvement in recruitment of new undergraduates to the dairy science program. “ Wi s c o n s i n , and UW-Madison in particular, is really the hub of the dairy industry,” Halbach said. “If you are passionate about dairy, it’s definitely the place to be.”
‘Dane Dems’ accuse alder of violating several state campaign finance laws The Democratic Party of Dane County filed a complaint March 28 against Ald. Tim Bruer, District 14, saying he violated several campaign finance regulations. The county democratic league is accusing Bruer of accepting several donations exceeding $100, which is against state statutes for candidates exempt from Wisconsin campaign finance reporting
laws, such as Bruer, who could face civil penalties. DPDC chair Michael Basford formally requested the district attorney open an investigation into Bruer’s campaign finances and said in a press release Bruer has been violating the law for years. Bruer has served as Council president during portions of his 30-year tenure and is up for reelection Tuesday.
Local restaurant owners, food cart vendors and a city street vending committee agreed to a compromise Wednesday to limit where street vendors can park along Broom Street during late night vending hours. The compromise came after a series of Vending Oversight Committee meetings addressing complaints from nearby restaurants, including Silver Mine Subs and Pita Pit, that late night cart vendors are taking away business. The proposed amendment would limit the locations on Broom Street where vendors are permitted to park. Under the agreement, food carts that
could previously park directly in front of Broom Street restaurants would only be able to park on the opposite side of the street or in freight loading zones further down the block on the same side of the street. While some vending spots would be eliminated, nine spots would remain on a first-come, first-serve basis. Food cart and restaurant owners expressed support for the amendment. Pita Pit owner Courtney Palm said she never had the intention of putting anyone out of business. “I think the goal for everyone has been to find a fair and balanced way for all of the busi-
nesses to thrive,” Palm said. “The amendment does that for us, and helps to create a good atmosphere for all of the business here.” Steve Lawrence, owner of the Fried and Fabulous food cart, said the compromise addresses the restaurant owners’ concerns while allowing his cart to remain in business. “I’m very pleased with the balanced approach that the committee has decided to take, and I am ultimately excited to get back to running my business,” he said. The VOC will make its final vote on the amendment at its next meeting sometime in April. —Molly O’Neill
Actor James Cromwell not charged after protest, arrest The Dane County District Attorney did not charge Oscarnominated actor James Cromwell for disorderly conduct following the actor’s disruption at a February University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting. University of Wisconsin-
Madison police arrested Cromwell, along with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals employee Jeremy Beckham, after the pair interrupted the meeting to protest allegations of animal cruelty in UW-Madison research, includ-
ing intentionally deafening cats and drilling holes in their skulls. The district attorney reviewed the case and declined to charge either of the protesters, instead ordering them to pay $263.50, according to the court’s records.
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jobs from page 1 Wisconsin employers, according to a Wisconsin Department Workforce Development report. A separate DWD report showed the state unemployment rate rose to 7.2 percent this February, a slight increase from 7 percent in January. The unemployment rate has increased by half a percentage point in the first two months of the New Year.
The low job creation ranking and rising unemployment rate are particularly relevant because Gov. Scott Walker started his term with a promise to create 250,000 private sector jobs over four years. The promise has repeatedly fueled Democratic criticisms of the state’s economy, but state Republicans remain optimistic about Walker’s job creation goal. State Democrats, including state Assembly Minority
Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, released statements Thursday saying Walker needs to better address Wisconsin’s economic situation through job training and other initiatives. However, Walker has distanced himself from the criticism, saying the poor economic climate is caused by an aging workforce and a political climate filled with protests and recalls. —Jack Casey
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Noise and experimental rockers Deerhoof will once again grace Madison with their presence April 6 at Music Hall along with Ensemble Dal Niente, free of charge. By Sean Reichard The Daily Cardinal
How do you end up in a band like Deerhoof ? From what fantastic and magical place did the members of Deerhoof crawl to form a band? What stratum did these unconventional headbangers spring from? The Daily Cardinal recently spoke with guitarist John Dieterich in anticipation of the group’s upcoming visit to Madison. “I grew up in Stevens Point,” Dieterich said. “I lived there until I was 19, something like that, or 20, something along those lines.” Okay, so perhaps the aforementioned questions inflated the Deerhoof mythos a bit. But, to fulfill those hyperbolic inquiries, Dieterich assuredly walked the Cardinal through his career with Deerhoof, beginning with his musical upbringing, moving from piano lessons to guitar. “I took [guitar] lessons for a month or two—I kind of didn’t like that experience that much,” Dieterich said. “It was having somebody teach you songs, which, there’s nothing wrong with that, but the creative side of it was the side I was kind of looking for but didn’t really know, you know?” Besides the autodidactic flair Dieterich brings Deerhoof, he also discussed the effect of the members’ various tastes on the band’s sound. “Each and everybody in the band has different tastes, and even one person in the band has extremely wide tastes,” Dieterich said. He added this is not a bad thing, by any means, but it sometimes leads to eccentricity and confusion. “We tend to misunderstand each other far more than we understand each other,” Dieterich said. At any rate, Dieterich’s history with the band has been long, longer than he may have realized. “I joined Deerhoof like 13 years ago… is that right? That can’t be right. I think that’s right. Crazy.” Currently, Dieterich lives in Albuquerque, N.M., and the rest of the band is similarly spread
out, which makes for some unique recording circumstances. “We usually organize things in such a way that, if we do a tour, at the end of it we’ll add on a week to work on something,” Dieterich said. Dieterich added more often than not, that week is spent not so much recording as assembling, such as in the case of their last record. “We actually recorded [Breakup Song] all separately … sending things back and forth to one another,” Dieterich said. Asked about the significance of the title, Dieterich explained the record is their take on the theme of breakups. “There’s just this feeling with a lot of breakup kind of music that it’s very morose and inward-looking and sad, and we wanted to make an album… addressing a lot of the same stuff, but with a different attitude,” Dieterich said. For this particular album, Dieterich explained there were some hang-ups with their standard wham, bam, thank ya ma’am approach. “We basically had eight days or something, so it was incredibly tight, and kind of a freakout, like several all-nighters, that kind of thing.” Whereas the mixing portion was a bit hectic, Dieterich’s recording experience is far more laid back. “I usually just plug [my guitar] right into the computer a lot of times when I’m writing things,” Dieterich said. “I may go back and re-record things later.” Likewise, playing live is equally relaxed in approach, especially in the interplay between Dieterich and guitar cohort Ed Rodriguez. “We trade off [guitar parts], whatever works,” Dieterich said. “Sometimes the idiosyncrasies of the guitar sounds [played live] have nothing to do with the way things sounded during the recordings, so for a song Ed and I play ‘x’ part on the record, we might flip the parts for live and they might be changed in many other ways as well.”
Speaking of live performance, Dieterich shared some details about the group he and Deerhoof will be performing with on April 6, a classical ensemble called Ensemble Dal Niente. “We were asked to play a show in Chicago at Millennium Park,” Dieterich said. “It was with this classical ensemble and we said ‘sure, sounds like fun.’” This show spawned a Deerhoof arrangement by Ensemble Dal Niente, and eventually, a sort of hybrid classical rock performance. “They presented the idea of doing more of a collaboration
together and so basically it’s kind of a multi-tiered thing,” Dieterich said. “I’m excited … it’s a pretty special show.” Through it all though, Dieterich emphasized what he and Deerhoof do musically isn’t deliberately strange or off-kilter. “I think of everything we do basically as being rock, we’re a rock band,” Dieterich said. “I don’t think of us as being a sort of genre-hopping whatever.” For Dieterich, as he’s observed in other members of the group, Deerhoof ’s music isn’t so much about paying dues or dropping references, but
integrating themes and undercurrents. He used an example of fellow guitarist Rodriguez as an example. “Ed might be reading all these books about West African drumming, and he’ll write pieces that are all about that, but there’s absolutely no drumming in it—it might just be a guitar orchestra or something … there’s just a real range of the ways influence sort of come out in the music.” Deerhoof will perform with Ensemble Dal Niente at Music Hall Saturday, April 6 at 8 p.m. The show is free.
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Adelaide davis guest columnist In 2011 the student debt hit $1 trillion with $3,000 of new student debt accrued every second, according to Businessweek Magazine. Simultaneously, the cost of education has exploded, promising student loan debt will only continue to rise in the future. In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama promised to make university education more accessible to America’s students. “Let me put colleges and universities on notice,” Obama said. “If you can’t stop tuition from going up, the funding you get from taxpayers will go down. Higher education can’t be a luxury—it is an economic imperative that every family in America
should be able to afford.” Yet, an intractable Republicanled House of Representatives allowed sequestration to take effect including measures that will only exacerbate the student loan crisis in the United States. According to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, under the sequester, an estimated 70,000 students who can least afford it will have to borrow more for college. Federal work-study grants will be cut by $49 million and supplemental educational opportunity grants for undergraduate students will be cut by $37 million. Furthermore, many American students will lose access to grants and work study. It is likely thousands of students will be unable to pursue higher education due to the sequester’s restrictions.
Work-study students won’t be the only ones suffering the sequester fallout. Additional cuts to federal support for state universities will perpetuate the vicious cycle of students and their families being forced to pay higher tuition, and take on even more debt, to fill the gap left by waning public support for higher education. Sequester cuts even imperil the quality of the education students are paying for at a time we can least afford it. Educational achievement in the United States has fallen to the middle of the pack among developed nations. Our students continue to test lower in mathematics and science and 75 percent of American citizens ages 17 to 24 cannot pass military entrance exams. We cannot accept a less quali-
Letter: Rebecca Blank must correct Ward’s WISPIRG mistake chad goldberg Letter to the editor
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r. Rebecca Blank says when she becomes the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, she plans to spend her first year getting to know key leaders throughout campus, the State Capitol and the UW System. Let’s hope she also takes time to cultivate the next generation of leaders: the students who are currently enrolled at UW. The best way to do that is to correct a mistake made by her predecessor, Interim Chancellor David Ward, and allow students to decide how to spend the segregated fees they pay to support student activities and services. In Fall 2011 and again in Spring 2012, the Associated Students of Madison (ASM), the elected student government for more than 40,000 UW-Madison students, voted to support the activities of the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group (WISPIRG) during the 2012’13 academic year. WISPIRG is a non-partisan student organization that has worked on campus for nearly 30 years to protect consumers and the environment, strengthen democracy and provide civic engagement and service opportunities for students. Unfortunately, Dr. Ward refuses to approve a sizable portion of the funding allocated to WISPIRG. His refusal stems from a legal dispute about the process by which student government should identify student needs and act to meet them. Should the administration prescribe this process on the basis of its interpretation of the relevant UW System policy? Dr. Ward seems to think so. ASM, he contends, did not determine in the correct fashion that WISPIRG provides a service needed by students. Many students interpret the policy differently, but the university’s lawyers don’t work for them. Dr. Ward’s actions inadvertently undermined the civic education that UW-Madison provides to students, in part by hampering WISPIRG’s activities on campus. I have been involved with the Public Interest Research Groups for many years, and I am therefore familiar with their work. Before graduate school,
I worked as a field manager for OhioPIRG and as a campus organizer for MassPIRG. Since joining the faculty at UW-Madison in 2001, I have sponsored several WISPIRG student internships. As a result of that experience, I know that the PIRGs give students a valuable civic experience that complements classroom learning. WISPIRG serves as a school of democracy for students because it is both student-funded and student-directed, and it involves students in research, problem-solving and education around issues of vital public concern. This kind of civic learning is consistent with the Wisconsin Idea and is an important component of a liberal arts education at UW-Madison, which aims to prepare not just skilled workers for the economy but citizens for society. The chancellor insists WISPIRG can continue to operate effectively on campus despite his actions, and one hopes he is right, but they make it considerably more difficult. Dr. Ward’s actions also undermine students’ civic education in a more fundamental way. Surely students should have the right to determine how best to identify their own needs and to decide where their fees go. Indeed, Wisconsin State Statute 36.09(5) states that “students in consultation with the chancellor and subject to the final confirmation of the Board [of Regents] shall have the responsibility for the disposition of those student fees which constitute substantial support for campus student activities.” Dr. Ward has construed his consultative role so broadly it erodes students’ statutory responsibility. What kind of civics lesson does this impart? How do students learn to exercise democratic citizenship when they are subjected to guardianship? With all due respect to Dr. Ward, his refusal to approve WISPIRG funding in full erodes the democratic rights and freedoms of students on campus, undermines the quality of the liberal arts education that the university provides, harms its reputation and sets a poor example for other universities around the country. I am sure he intends none of this, but it will be the consequence of his refusal nevertheless. When Rebecca Blank takes
over as chancellor, she will have an opportunity to rectify David Ward’s mistake. By supporting students’ efforts to organize and maintain a student-funded WISPIRG chapter through a democratic decision-making process, she can signal her commitment to robust shared governance for students, staff, and faculty alike. That will be a welcome and valuable civics lesson for us all. Chad Goldberg is a professor of sociology and the director of the Graduate Studies Department of Sociology at UW-Madison.
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fied workforce or military. And we cannot afford the economic consequences of the deepening student loan debt crisis. One Wisconsin Institute’s recent research indicates studentloan debt is handicapping the Wisconsin economy. Statewide, the length of student loan debt is 19 years for bachelor’s degrees and a whopping 22 years for master’ and professional degrees. Student loan debt inhibits individuals spending capabilities and, therefore, adversely affects the state and national economy. For instance, individuals paying on a student loan are more than twice as likely to purchase a used versus new vehicle. Annual aggregate new vehicle spending consequently may be reduced in Wisconsin by up to $201.8 million.
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Democrats, Republicans and independents certainly have different views on many of the challenges facing our state and nation. There is one thing we all can agree on, however—we love the University of WisconsinMadison. We want Wisconsin’s best students, regardless of income, to continue to attend our university. We want our students to be taught by the best possible faculty and staff. And we do not want our graduates and economy to be crippled by student debt. It is time to tell Congress that we have had enough. The future of our state and nation depends on it. Adelaide is a senior majoring in history and African studies with an emphasis in international public policy. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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By Melanie Shibley Shibley@wisc.edu Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com I AM A SLOTH MACHINE ACROSS 1 Not doing much of anything 5 “ ___ cost you!” 9 Bagful on the pitcher’s mound 14 Harvest 15 Chinese dynasty during the time of Confucius 16 Alaskan shelter 17 Wood-dressing tool 18 Bowie knife handle, e.g. 19 Computer command 20 Direct order? 23 Type of tray or chest 24 Bother the heck out of 25 Onetime co-star of Teri, Felicity, and Marcia 26 Spinning toy 29 Narrow groove 31 Thread site 33 Feeling of fury 34 Uneaten morsel 36 Chewie’s chum 37 Didn’t have to factcheck 38 What very busy people seem to be? 42 Song from Placido 43 Island side dish 44 Enjoy an entree
45 Catcher behind the plate? 46 Wispy white clouds 48 Cheapskate 52 “___ on a Grecian Urn” 53 Its root is itself 54 Baby’s first word? 56 Yoko’s surname 57 Crude but effective 61 Muscleman’s quality 63 Arthurian lady 64 Two-dimensional calculation 65 Musical composition 66 Poker buy-in 67 Flippered entertainer 68 “Teeny” follower 69 “Home on the Range” critter 70 Drops in the field DOWN 1 Some Arab League members 2 Withhold 3 More slothful 4 Fencer’s weapon 5 Blood of the gods, in Greek myth 6 They’re given in November 7 Artist’s studio site 8 Protestant denomination 9 Carpenter’s cutter 10 Fairy-tale meany 11 One use for scissors
12 Electrically charged atom 13 Word that’s often contracted 21 Wonder Woman’s headdress 22 The Oscars and Olympics, say 27 Snack-aisle fixture 28 Bench facing the altar 30 Davenport’s state 32 Church singing group 35 Secretarial skill 37 Visored chapeau 38 Dry as dust 39 Free 40 Disgruntled person 41 Funnyman’s forte 42 Blood system letters 46 Type of fair 47 Set fire to 49 Eagle, often 50 Win the love of 51 Kings and queens, e.g. 55 More eccentric 58 Apt name for a guy in debt? 59 Last Stuart of the monarchy 60 Relaxed condition 61 Upscale auto initials 62 Uncooked eggs
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Men’s Hockey
Badgers halted by River Hawks in NCAA first round By Matt Masterson the daily cardinal
MANCHESTER N.H.—After an impressive run through the WCHA Tournament, the team’s first Broadmoor trophy in over a decade and a spot in the NCAA tournament that nobody could have predicted a few weeks ago, the 2012-’13 Badgers season finally came to an end. Fourth-seeded Wisconsin (138-7 WCHA, 22-13-7 overall) fell 6-1 to No. 1 seed MassachusettsLowell (16-9-2 Hockey East, 27-102) in Manchester, N.H., Friday in the opening round of the 16-team NCAA tournament. The Hockey East-champion River Hawks capitalized on several breakaways and odd-man rushes—a result of breakdowns in the Badgers’ normally stout defense— to put Wisconsin in a hole it simply could not get out of. “I really think that our guys tried too hard,” head coach Mike Eaves said after the loss. “They were stepping in areas and moving outside the dots and doing things we haven’t seen in a long time. And in some instances they tried to do too much, and that caught up with us.” Lowell junior forward Joseph Pendenza put the River Hawks on the scoreboard first at the 7:11 mark in the first period, but the Badgers had plenty of chances to
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Despite entering the NCAA tournament fresh off a WCHA tournament championship, Wisconsin’s national title hopes ended abruptly when it ran into top-seeded Massachusetts-Lowell Friday. counter. Junior forward Jefferson Dahl had UW’s best opportunity in the first when he was awarded a penalty shot after being hauled down on a breakaway. Dahl streaked in on River Hawks freshman goaltender Connor Hellebuyck but was unable to life the puck over the 6-foot-4 netminder. Things took a turn for the worse in the second period for
Wisconsin, as it allowed two more goals to fall behind 3-0 going into the third period. In the final period, UML sophomore forward Scott Wilson took a penalty to put the Badgers on the power play, and they were finally able to capitalize. Freshman forward Nic Kerdiles ripped a shot from the slot that bounced between the legs of Hellebuyck, who never saw it.
With the goal, UW looked reenergized and put together a couple more quality scoring chances but kept coming up empty. On a penalty kill, senior defenseman John Ramage found himself alone in front of Hellebuyck, but the senior sailed the puck over the net. A few moments later, Kerdiles received a feed right in front of the UML net, but the puck hopped over his stick and he was never able to
get a shot off. “I don’t think so ... I think in the middle of the third period, it’s 3-1, we score a goal, give ourselves some energy,” Eaves said when asked if his team ran out of gas late in the game. “I think the goal gave us some energy, but it was getting out of that hole that we couldn’t do.” After the Badgers failed to convert on these chances to cut their deficit any further, the River Hawks went into another gear and put the game out of reach. UML junior forward Derek Arnold scored on a two-on-one break to push the Lowell lead to 4-1 before freshman forwards Adam Chapie and Ryan McGrath both scored in the final minute to seal the team’s 6-1 victory. “They played hard. They played as a team,” Ramage said of the River Hawks. “They know what it takes to win. We had our chances— we definitely had chances to score and make it a closer score than it seemed on the scoreboard. But the better team won.” Wisconsin did outshoot Lowell, 36-32, but defensive breakdowns and odd-man rushes ultimately sealed the Badgers’ fate. After the game, Eaves remained proud of his team and the run it made late in the season to win the WCHA conference and make the NCAA tournament. “The guys fought until their last breath.”
Men’s Basketball
Shooting woes, turnovers lead to early tourney exit for Wisconsin By Max Sternberg the daily cardinal
KANSAS CITY, Mo.— Wisconsin (23-12 overall) found itself unable to score down the stretch and watched as Mississippi (27-8) finished on a 27-10 run over the final 11:35 to pull off a 57-46 upset in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Despite struggling from the floor, the Badgers were in control midway through the second half. After freshman forward Sam Dekker picked up a steal and converted it into a layup, Wisconsin had equaled its largest lead of the game at 36-30 with just 11:49 remaining. But on the ensuing Rebel possession, Dekker was charged with his second foul trying to chase Ole Miss junior guard Marshall Henderson off a screen. After the media timeout that followed, Dekker was removed from the game and Ole Miss responded with a quick 10-3 run before Dekker was put back into the game with 7:51 remaining. Wisconsin lost its lead over that four-minute span, trailing 40-39, and the score would never get back to even. “They didn’t handle the physicality in the last five to seven minutes,” head coach Bo Ryan said. “To
me it seemed like the game changed and our guys didn’t react as well as [Ole Miss] did.” Henderson, a media sensation thanks to some on- and off-court antics, finished with 19 points, just shy of his 20-point average. However, it took him 21 shots in order to get his point total. Henderson did, however, finish by making five of his final eight shots after missing 12 in a row during the middle of the game. His consecutive 3-pointers after the Dekker foul got Mississippi rolling and, from there, the Rebels would never look back. “Because we let them hang around they were able to make a run,” junior guard Ben Brust said. “They are a team that is capable of doing that and they did it.” But Friday was more about the dismal Badger offensive effort than it was a breakout performance from the SEC tournament champions. Wisconsin finished the game just 15-of-59 from the field (25.4 percent), including 7-of-30 (23.3 percent) from 3-point range. “[We’re] not a team that really shot the ball well all year,” Ryan said. “And it happened again.” Despite a shaky first half that saw UW turn the ball over eight
times and shoot just 30 percent, Wisconsin had several opportunities to blow the game open early in the second half. The Badgers had four different chances to score with a six-point lead, coming up empty each time and leaving the door open for Henderson to lead the Rebels on the game-winning run. “We had looks, we had the chances to pull away from this team,” Dekker said. “With a good team like that, things will spiral away from you.” Despite Wisconsin having reached the Sweet 16 in the two years prior to Friday’s defeat, many will point to the result as proof that Ryan’s system of so-called “Wisconsin basketball” simply isn’t good enough to succeed in the NCAA Tournament. But Friday was not Wisconsin basketball on display. The Badgers turned the ball over 11 times and allowed 11 second-chance points, none bigger than the triple Henderson knocked down to tie the game at 36 with 9:45 remaining. Beyond the missed shots and turnovers, Wisconsin was outhustled down the stretch. The Badgers were unable to finish off defensive stops and allowed Mississippi to impose its will
TeDuits wins national title in 200 backstroke Sophomore swimmer Drew TeDuits swam a 1:38.27 to win the 200-yard backstroke Saturday in Indianapolis at the NCAA Championships. TeDuits’ 1:38.27 mark, which claimed the first national championship for a Wisconsin swimmer since 1959, was good enough for the third-best 200-yard backstroke in NCAA history. The Fitchburg, Wis., native was named an All-American in the 200 backstroke and an honorable mention All-American in the 100 backstroke.
Wisconsin placed 13th at the event, which is tied for the program’s fifth-best finish at the NCAA Championships and was UW’s best finish since it finished 13th in 2003. Three Big Ten schools finished above the Badgers at the event. Two other Badgers—seniors Michael Weiss and Dan Lester—also received first-team All-American honors. Weiss was named a top swimmer in the 500 freestyle and 400 individual medley events, while Lester was named to the 200 butterfly first team.
inside the paint, finishing with a 30-16 advantage inside. “They just outworked us there the last eight to nine minutes,” Dekker said. “We didn’t know how to handle it.” This was an upset loss in the making for Wisconsin. Although the Badgers were the trendy pick to make a deep run through the West region, UW had yet to find an answer for its all-too-common offensive woes. Beyond finding itself unable to score for long stretches throughout the season, Wisconsin had not taken care of the ball the way Badger teams have in
recent years, finishing the Big Ten regular season minus-nine in turnovers just two years after nearly setting an NCAA record for assistto-turnover ratio. The shooting struggles and turnovers ultimately led to an early exit from the NCAA Tournament and yet another disappointing end to what could have been a memorable season for UW. “At the end of the year you would think those things have been corrected,” Dekker said. “There are peaks and valleys to a basketball season. We hit one of those valleys today.”
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Men’s Basketball
Michigan’s Final Four berth stymied By Junior Delish the daily cardinal
Sunday afternoon could not have been a better day for the Michigan men’s basketball program. The Wolverines dismantled Florida from start to finish in their Elite 8 game, en route to a 79-59 win and their first Final Four appearance since 1993. “I couldn’t be more happy for our players, our program and the university,” head coach John Beilein said after the game. “We weren’t playing that well toward the end of the season, but we’re playing our best when it matters most.” However, there was a shocking development while the Wolverines were in the process of cutting down the nets at Cowboys Stadium. NCAA President Mark Emmert informed Beilein and his team their win against the Gators would be vacated due to the recent findings of improper benefits given to several players, including All-American sopho-
more guard Trey Burke. According to a source inside the locker room, when Beilein asked Emmert who was responsible for turning the Wolverines into NCAA authorities, Emmert said it was none other than Fab Five members Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose and Chris Webber. Howard and Rose responded via text to Adam Schefter—a Michigan graduate—saying, “That’s what they get. If we get our wins vacated, then they should, too. Definition of karma right there, brotha.” Webber, though, was a little more outspoken in a phone interview with reporters. “We’re the original Fab Five, and nobody will ever duplicate what we had in Ann Arbor,” Webber said, pausing to take a swig of his brown-bag-wrapped bottle of whiskey. “If the current squad wouldn’t have been running their mouth and wearing all this Fab Five stuff, Juwan, Jalen and I would have stayed quiet, but such is life.”
Badgers sent to wrong tournament locations By Bob Reamsnots the daily cardinal
After crushing first-round losses in both the men’s hockey and men’s basketball NCAA tournaments, Badger fans were left wondering what had happened. Was it just a bad night? Were the teams unprepared? Well, after an investigation by the Wisconsin athletic department, it was revealed that each team was
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mistakenly sent to the wrong city and competed in the wrong sport. While the men’s hockey team took to the court in Kansas City, Mo., the men’s basketball team hit the ice in Manchester, N.H. The results could not have been worse. “I wondered why the ice felt so dry and, ya know, wasn’t fucking ice,” men’s hockey captain John Ramage said after his team fell to Ole Miss 57-46 in the NCAA basketball tournament. “We kept trying to score, but it’s really hard to get the puck into that tiny net.” Although Wisconsin did not allow many baskets, they did receive an NCAA-record 25 goaltending calls, as sophomore goalie Joel Rumpel sat atop the Badger hoop in full gear and swatted away any ball he could get his hands on. The results were equally disastrous for the basketball team, which lost to UMass-Lowell, 6-1. The players took to the ice in Manchester in nothing more than their traditional uniforms and left the arena after the second period, believing the game to be over after forty minutes. Despite the lack of hoops and basketballs, senior forward Ryan Evans still shot a season-best 10-of10 from the free throw line.
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Head coach Bo Ryan took the loss particularly hard. “I was sad because, if we had won, we would have gotten to play in Pittsburgh the following weekend,” Ryan said. “Pittsburgh is close to my home town of Chester, Pa. Have I ever told you about Chester? When I was in high school, I was the town’s best quarterback, point guard, referee, principal, math teacher, mayor… ” Ryan went on for several minutes before he tore the head off a reporter who had started to snore and stormed off.