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Kloppenburg claims win, recount likely

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Razor-thin margin has Kloppenburg up 204 votes; AP, Prosser say court race still too close to call

By Patrick Tricker the daily cardinal

Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg declared victory Wednesday in a state Supreme Court race that looks certain to go to a recount.

With all precincts reporting, Kloppenburg leads current state Supreme Court Justice David Prosser by 204 votes, .01 percent of the nearly 1.5 million votes cast in the election, according to the Associated Press. The AP has not declared a winner in the race, and either candidate can call for a recount paid for by the state if the margin of victory is less than .5 percent.

Despite the threat of a recount, Kloppenburg declared victory in the close election.

“Wisconsin voters have spoken,” she said in statement. “I am grateful for, and humbled

by, their confidence and trust. I will be independent and impartial and I will decide cases based on the facts and the law.”

“I look forward to bringing new blood to the Supreme Court.”

Prosser disputed Kloppenburg’s victory claim, saying that the race is not over, but stopped short of calling for a recount.

“The victor in this election won’t be decided today, or even tomorrow, as counties conduct their canvases which will better reconcile the reported results,” Prosser said.

“Throughout the day, vote totals and percentages have fluctuated, providing uncertainty. We have survived an epic campaign battle, and we will continue to fight for every supreme court page 2

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JoAnne Kloppenburg claimed victory in a Supreme Court election that came down to 204 votes.

SSFC chair calls for impeachment of Student Judiciary vice chief justice

By Alison Bauter the daily cardinal

Student Services Finance Committee Chair Matt Manes requested the impeachment of Vice Chief Justice Timothy Hogan of the Student Judiciary Wednesday.

“I believe … Hogan to have time and again demonstrated his incompetence and inability to preside effectively,” Manes said in his formal request to Associated Students of Madison Chair Brandon Williams.

Manes said a recent judiciary ruling

in favor of the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group and against the SSFC was “the last straw.”

“The Student Judiciary,” Manes said in his request, “has been unable to grasp the issues at hand or their role in the process.”

According to Manes, the judiciary has repeatedly overstepped its role and has been “unable to render a cohesive and correct judgment.” “[Hogan] is at the center of this,” judiciary page 2

Ryan proposes big budget cuts as shutdown looms

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Donors and UW community members attended the opening of the McBurney Disability Resource Center at its new location on West Johnson Street Wednesday.

New McBurney Disability Resource Center celebrates grand opening

By Erin McGlynn the daily cardinal

The McBurney Disability Resource Center celebrated its grand opening Wednesday with tours showcasing technology at the center’s new building and speeches by previous and current McBurney students.

The center serves students with physical, learning, sensory, chronic health and psychological disabilities.

The new facility, located at 702 West Johnson St., offers an adaptive technology lab available to students that features a machine that converts text to Braille.

McBurney Center Director Cathy Trueba said the new location is more accessible for students with and without disabilities.

Speakers at the event included Vice Provost Paul DeLuca, UW-Madison alumna Bobbi Cordano and UW-Madison student Meagan Minster.

Trueba said the speakers are “people whose stories will illustrate not only the benefit of the [McBurney Center’s] vision, but also the power for change that is at the core of the Wisconsin Idea.”

Cordano was the first student with a hearing impairment to use interpreting services provided by the university. She recalled the challenge of finding interpreters for classes and events throughout her enrollment at the university. mcburney page 2

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, released a federal budget plan for the 2012 fiscal year Tuesday, calling for $6.2 trillion in cuts he said would reduce the nation’s deficit by $4.4 trillion over the next 10 years.

Ryan said in a statement his budget “helps spur job creation today, stops spending money the government doesn’t have, and lifts the crushing burden of debt.”

U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, said Ryan’s proposal would make cuts to important government services such as education and health care.

“This is a budget that attacks the middle class and rewards the wealthy,” Baldwin said in a statement.

Congressional Democrats and Republicans

continued negotiations over a budget deal for the 2011 fiscal year Wednesday with the possibility of a government shutdown looming if an agreement is not reached by the end of the week.

Currently, Democrat and Republican negotiators have crafted bills with large differences in the size of cuts to the federal budget.

If a deal is not reached by Friday, non-essential federal government services would shut down starting Saturday.

Baldwin said a shutdown would be detrimental to a recovering economy.

“It is time for Republican leaders to set aside their extreme partisanship and come to the negotiating table,” Baldwin said.

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Walker signs rest of budget repair bill into law Gov. Scott Walker signed fiscal portions of the budget repair bill into law Wednesday.

Walker said the bill, which included the financial parts removed weeks ago to bypass the quorum requirement in the Senate, will allow the state to finish the fiscal year of 2011 with a balanced budget.

“We need to finish the year in balance and check,” Walker said. “This gives us the tools to make sure that for the remainder of this year we have a balanced budget.”

Walker said he appreciated the bipartisan support of the bill in the legislature, and hoped both parties could move on from the recent impasse following the original budget repair bill proposal.

“My hope is with this measure passed this week, we can get back to a point where Democrats join with Republicans in working together to get this state moving in the right direction and ultimately in helping us help the private sector put more people to work,” Walker said.

“…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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Six months after the design was revealed, Madison’s Central Library Plan received final approval from the Urban Design Commission Wednesday.

Library architect Doug Hursh designed the building to satisfy requests from the commission and the public, including a roof with green space and floor-toceiling windows.

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mcburney from page 1 “This opening symbolizing a new era of creating a stronger and more inclusive community at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,” Cordano said.

Minster, a student and employee at the center, said she is grateful for its services and believes the center creates a community environment.

Trueba thanked donors in attendance for “making real the meaning of the Wisconsin experience for students with disabilities.”

Attendees dedicated the new

judiciary from page 1 Manes said, writing in his request that although other SJ members could take the blame for the accusations, he believes Hogan is the most culpable.

Manes said Hogan failed to record a hearing, becomes too invested in tangential arguments and does not “grasp the issues” presented during hearings.

As for SJ decisions under Hogan, Manes describes them as “unworkable, short-sighted and incomplete.”

Although Hogan was unavailable for comment, SJ Chief Justice Kate Fifield said she doubts ASM will vote for impeachment.

Fifield said she understands Manes is “really upset about the [WISPIRG] decision,” but does not believe he has the grounds to impeach Hogan.

“The student constitution has three very specific requirements for impeachment,” Fifield said. “I think it’s a far stretch at the very least to say that Hogan’s actions or decisions constitute that.”

According to ASM constitutional bylaws, cause for impeachment is limited to neglect of duties, official misconduct or malfeasance of office.

Hogan will come before the Student Council April 11 to speak in his own defense.

A three-quarters vote in ASM is required to impeach Hogan.

Architects most recently added 47 bike stalls around the perimeter of the building, and moved the sidewalk at the building’s entrance out two feet to create more space for pedestrians.

Committee members were previously concerned about the library’s glass design being too similar to the neighboring Overture Center’s, but O’Kroley said the playfulness in detail brought to the glass makes it dynamic.

Architects will also seek approval from the public and the commission about signs outside the library, which commission members said are integral to the library’s branding. The design’s letters, reading “Madison Public Library,” are currently three feet tall and made of zinc panel that is routed and backlit with LED’s that change color.

Architects also said the building will offer a fair amount of transparency, so pedestrians can see what’s going on inside.

“In the end, it has come down to being as clean as possible,” Hursh said.

Hursh will now present the Central Library design plan to Madison’s Plan Commission May 2. conference room in memory of its cofounder, the late UW-Madison Business Professor James Graaskamp, who became quadriplegic after contracting polio at age 17.

The McBurney family founded the center in 1977 in memory of UW-Madison and UW Law School alumnus Michael McBurney.

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Prosser must decide if he wants a recount within three days of when the Government Accountability Board receives all the county results, which will happen between April 12 and 16 according to Michael Haas, a spokesman for GAB. The recount then has 10 days to be completed, assuming the battle does not go to the courts.

Haas said there’s no way to know how accurate the current count is or how different the

recount would be, though it will use the same process as the original. If either candidate disputes the recount, then it would move to the courts to adjudicate.

Gov. Scott Walker dismissed the notion that Tuesday’s election was a referendum on his policies, but said it showed a divide between Madison the rest of Wisconsin.

“You have two very different worlds in this state,” Walker said. “You’ve got a world driven

by Madison, and a world driven by everybody else out across the majority of the rest of the state of Wisconsin.”

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Student Judiciary rules SSFC unfairly denied WISPIRG funds

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By Alison Bauter the daily cardinal

The Student Judiciary ruled in favor of the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group Tuesday in WISPIRG’s complaint against the Student Services Finance Committee.

The judiciary’s ruling said the SSFC failed to apply a reasonable and consistent interpretation when evaluating WISPIRG’s eligibility request.

The SSFC first denied WISPIRG funding in September. WISPIRG subsequently appealed to the Student Judiciary and won, only to

face a second appeal from the SSFC. In WISPIRG’s most recent appeal, the judiciary identified inconsistency in the SSFC’s interpretation of criterion.

Comparing SSFC’s rulings between Greater University Tutoring Service and WISPIRG, the judiciary ruled that bylaw criterion must “always be interpreted in a manner that does not lead to absurd and contradictory rulings.”

WISPIRG President Rashi Mangalick said the student interest group was happy the Student

Judiciary ruled in its favor again.

“We’re really excited to get back to providing our services to campus,” Mangalick said.

SSFC Chair Matt Manes responded to the ruling Tuesday.

“SSFC is currently planning our next move. We will not accept this blatantly overreaching and incorrect judgment,” Manes said.

The SSFC can appeal the case until April 15. If the Student Judiciary rejects its appeal, WISPIRG will come before the SSFC for their third eligibility hearing.

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Author James St. James spoke with students in the Education Building Wednesday about his book, “Freak Show.”

New city district codes will allow flexibility for downtown development

By Grace Gleason the daily cardinal

The Mansion Hill Neighborhood Association debated the provisions of new downtown district zoning codes following a presentation on the proposed changes to zoning districts from city planners Matt Tucker and Brad Murphy Wednesday.

Tucker and Murphy said the most significant difference between existing and proposed downtown zoning districts in the rewrite is that there will be more flexibility for downtown development. The proposed code would allow for greater residential density for area, which has experienced substantial growth in population in the past few years.

Residents of Mansion Hill questioned how the zoning rewrite would affect the heights of the buildings allowed in the neighborhood. Many residents said they were concerned the new zoning ordinances would alter the historical integrity and charm of their district, which does not allow any structures taller than 50 feet.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the proposal was relatively consistent with the goals of the neighborhood and would preserve the character of the historic district.

Neighbors at the meeting

also said they hope for better representation of the Madison neighborhood association under the incoming administration of mayor-elect Paul Soglin.

“Paul Soglin was the father of our neighborhood associations,” Mansion Hill resident Fred Mohs said. “He came up with the idea that the way to fix things was to rebuild strong neighborhoods and neighborhood associations—he was very keen on that.”

Verveer said the new city leadership brings bright prospects for neighborhood activists.

“A lot of neighborhood activists around the city have felt left behind or left out or really voiceless in the last couple of years in city hall,” Verveer said.

“The incoming Soglin administration I think will very much do what they can to foster renewed support for the dozens of neighborhood associations that exist across Madison.”

The Mansion Hill meeting also included a briefing from Madison Police Officer Tony Fiore on new efforts of the Madison Police to prevent and respond to the seasonal spike in car and bike thefts the downtown district has recently experienced. Fiore introduced an initiative to educate residents about the dangers of thefts.

Police arrest Madison man after he kidnapped and beat his ex-girlfriend Police arrested a 26-year-old Madison man who allegedly kidnapped and abducted a woman he had a past romantic relationship with Tuesday.

According to the police incident report, the woman found Joshua Humbach, 26, in her apartment on the city’s north side Tuesday afternoon.

“He robbed her, stole her phone, bound her hands and forced her into her own car,” Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said.

Police said Humbach then rented a room at the Red Roof Inn on Hayes Road. The victim’s

family members told police about her disappearance, and DeSpain said officers used her cell phone to locate the area where she was being held.

After they found the victim’s car at the hotel, authorities arrested Humbach at gunpoint shortly after midnight. Police said they found the victim bound and gagged on the room’s bed and also discovered a loaded handgun in the room.

“She says the suspect struck her in the head with a gun, choked her and repeatedly threatened to kill her during the more than 7-hour ordeal,” DeSpain said.

By Anna Duffin the daily cardinal

The Student Judiciary heard a complaint Wednesday that two newly elected student council representatives broke campaign rules ahead of the Associated Students of Madison spring elections.

Beth Huang and Nikolas Magallon, who represent the College of Letters and Science on student council, campaigned doorto-door on the eighth floor of Witte Hall before the elections.

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rules explicitly prohibits door-todoor campaigning.

The defendants said they did not take housing rules into account when making the decision to campaign in the dorms.

“I was honestly being pretty stupid,” Huang said. “I just totally forgot there were actual personal consequences for canvassing.”

The plaintiff, Witte resident Ryan Condron, said he thought the defendants should serve community service and write an apology letter to the residents and house fellow of

Witte 8B as punishment for breaking campaign rules.

The defendants said the recommended punishments were acceptable.

“This is an appropriate order and I would accept it,” Huang said.

The Student Judiciary will inform the defendants of the specifics of their punishment after it reaches a decision.

The defendants said they did not think the campaigning they did in Witte made a significant difference in the election.

FBI releases 1970 UW Sterling Hall bombing documents The FBI has released documents containing details of its investigation into the 1970 bombing of Sterling Hall.

Since the FBI is required to release a person’s file after they die, the files were released to the Associated Press following the death of one of the bombers, Dwight Armstrong, in June.

Armstrong’s brother, Karl Armstrong, and friend David

Fine were also convicted for being involved in the bombing and served short prison sentences. Another suspect, Leo Burt, is still at large.

The majority of the information presented in the more than 600 pages released to the Associated Press is not new.

However, the files expose the urgency with which the FBI investigated the bombing that resulted in the death of 33-year-old researcher

Robert Fassnacht and caused millions of dollars in damage.

A week after the bombing, the FBI sent a memo that emphasized the importance of solving the crime quickly before it could “trigger similar tragic consequences elsewhere.”

The files detail the FBI’s national search for the bombers and how it identified the fertilizer used for the bombing in a van.

Martin asks faculty, students to support UW System split Chancellor Biddy Martin sent an e-mail Wednesday urging faculty, staff and students to openly show their support for the UW-Madison New Badger Partnership.

“There are those who do not want this to succeed, and they are reaching out to the Legislature,” said Martin in the e-mail. “We need you to do the same.”

Other UW System chancellors drafted a plan, The Wisconsin Idea Partnership, which they said would provide flexibility for all system schools.

Martin said the Wisconsin Idea Partnership would not satisfy UW-Madison’s needs in the same way as the New Badger Partnership.

The Wisconsin Idea Partnership, according to Martin, does not give

the university the flexibility it needs and fails to address the unique needs of the institution as a research university, among other problems.

Martin said she would like to create a system with the other chancellors that provides every UW System school increased flexibility without taking away what UW-Madison would gain through the existing proposal.

Henry Vilas Zoo welcomes two baby Geoffroy’s Marmosets Two Geoffroy’s Marmosets were born to parents Yao and Iris at the Henry Vilas Zoo Wednesday.

Geoffroy’s Marmosets are native to Eastern Brazilian Rain Forests, and have mostly black and brown fur, though their faces, foreheads and cheeks are white.

The National Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Marmoset Species Survival Plan, which help sustain marmoset populations, recommended Yao and Iris’ mating.

“This is a significant birth of an endangered species,” Zoo Director Jim Hubing said in a statement. “It is a privilege to participate in this important conversation initiative.”

Both babies are doing well, according to Tropical Rain Forest Aviary keeper Laura Reisse. She said the babies cling to their mother most of the time and are never out of the mother’s sight.

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Two Geoffroy’s marmosets were born at Henry Vilas Zoo Wednesday.

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y friend Anthony said he thought Interpol was the best until he heard Joy Division, which is a pretty succinct example of how the further we stretch history, the more backwards we make it. It’s fair to say that Interpol never would have happened without Joy Division’s influence, and thus listening to Interpol without knowing about Joy Division comes off as something like a superficial appreciation of dark, gloomy postpunk. Know your roots, as they say.

Of course, not everyone spent their high school years listening to Turn On the Bright Lights, and even though I might consider Joy Division’s Closer a rite of passage to a certain degree, it’s certainly not the kind of universal, know-where-your-parents-come-from and learn-where-rock-music-comesfrom rite of passage like Bob Dylan or Led Zeppelin.

Joy Division are important to Interpol’s story, just as the Velvet Underground are important to the Strokes’ story. But that doesn’t necessarily require that every high school kid wearing a Strokes shirt owns any Lou Reed records. For all rock bands that come out during our lifetimes (assuming you, the reader, and I, the writer, are of similar ages) it’s often up to us to backtrack and discover bands’ influences—which requires more effort than a lot of people are willing to put into it (which explains why so many people liked the first record from Jet).

It’s also worth noting that we’re talking about comparatively niche groups. The further back you go in history the more you’re prone to encounter broader influences, which logically occurs at every genre’s genesis. That’s why, no matter how far removed we are from their discography, My Bloody Valentine will never be considered classic rock the same way more prototypical “rock” groups like the Jimi Hendrix Experience are.

They’ll be classic shoegaze, maybe, but someone will need to register a new Sirius satellite radio domain before we bother talking about that.

But just because classic rock is set in stone and concepts like “classic shoegaze” open a pandora’s box of cult history doesn’t mean history stops once the central tenets of genres

are defined. Nay, quite the opposite.

Certain sounds force us to read backward through historical catalogs, but we also get more and more fragmented genres that make brand new starting lines. They put us at the ground floor of the sort of music our children or grandchildren might fail to recognize as the source material for their niche or cult-leaning favorite bands—our generation’s own Joy Divisions and Velvet Undergrounds, so to speak.

Enter: dubstep. Of course, there are myriad incarnations of dubstep that predate contemporary strains, but just as we’re only beginning to discover what technology we’re capable of, we’re only scratching the surface of what electronic music can accomplish.

No doubt, Bassnectar is often associated with the genre’s formation, he remains relevant because of his progressive and performance-based approach to dubstep. Unafraid to mix elements of glitch and breakbeat, Bassnectar creates what he refers to as “omni-tempo maximalism,” and he does this all live and in concert. Now, this is important for two reasons.

It matters because the culture of constant creation ensures that Bassnectar (and thus dubstep as a whole) does not stagnate. Lorin Ashton, as his mother likely calls him, engineers shows specifically to engage with how the audience responds, allowing a consumer-based approach to where the genre moves to. Live mixing is nothing new, though, and its success rate is wholly dependent on the producer’s skill and openness to adapt, but Bassnectar’s strong focus on the performance aspect assures at least a little more time before it falls flat. Certainly, it means his influence is a significant rite of passage for dubstep performance.

Second, it means his live shows are awesome. And as luck may have it, Bassnectar is returning to Madison this Friday, and there’s an easy way for you to nab free tickets. The Daily Cardinal, in conjunction with Majestic Madison (and, I suppose, this very column), have hidden a set of tickets somewhere on campus, to be available after 7 a.m.

They could be anywhere, so here’s a hint: Take the first letters of the last 13 sentences and unscramble them to spell out the name of a campus monument. And if that seems unnecessarily complicated and stupid, just remember that being the president who abolished slavery was no easy task, either.

Email Kyle at ktsparks@wisc.edu and he will politely not tell you the location of the tickets.

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Bassnecter’s wild hair is almost as notable as his dubstep work.

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Van Etten plays nice

By Todd Stevens The daily cardinal

There is a lot to like about Sharon Van Etten. She is one of the most intriguing upcoming musicians working today thanks to her critically acclaimed lyrics, talented vocals and accessible yet thoughtful folk songs. Plus, she happens to be an overall pleasant person, as The Daily Cardinal found out in a recent interview. All of this creates reason to be excited for her April 8 show at der Rathskeller, a sentiment Van Etten shares with the Midwest leg of her latest tour.

“People are so hospitable in the Midwest, really friendly. And that’s a breath of fresh air, outside of east coast city-style life,” Van Etten said.

But the most anticipated aspect of the tour for Van Etten is the simple element of performing in

front of an audience.

“I love performing for people, and I love [when] people can take something from my songs, and I’m really proud of what we’re doing,” Van Etten said. With a career young enough that Van Etten’s dad still constantly looks up her name on Google, Van Etten is still able to maintain an earnest enthusiasm for her fans.

“It is a little overwhelming on the level of ‘How did you hear about me? How do you know me?’ But it’s awesome that people like my music and relate to it, because that’s really important to me,” Van Etten said.

But the success of her first two albums has not been without frustrations, particularly when it comes to classifying her music.

“Describing your music is tricky, and I try not to do it. But people love to put labels on things,” Van Etten

said. She further commented on the particular difficulties of folk artists like herself––and whether the terms that are most often associated with her music actually apply.

“People need something to relate to, and you have to start somewhere,” Van Etten said. “And the singer-songwriter thing is the same thing as folk.

It’s like, of course, I sing and I write songs––why does it need to have this negative connotation of the girl singing about her feelings? Why is there a negative connotation to the singersongwriter? Because that’s what I am.”

But Friday’s show is unlikely to be filled with people looking for a touchy-feely act, however. It’s more likely to be a hall filled with people who have grown to appreciate quality songwriting, and in that respect, Sharon Van Etten seems up to the task.

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A new look at college placement exams UW-Madison seniors encounter the hells of studying for graduate placement exams as post-college graduate plans loom on the horizon Story by Christine Dubie

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tandardized tests, especially at a collegiate level, are a source of dread for most students who encounter them.

“Takes your time, takes your money, takes your happiness” said UW-Madison senior Abby Nowakowski after taking the GRE last fall.

Though the test is behind her, Nowakowski said, “I still get an ulcer every time I think about it.”

UW-Madison senior Melissa Flores hasn’t taken the GRE yet, but is still familiar with the stress.

“My roommate’s sister took the GRE, and when she saw her score for the first part she had done so badly that she started crying. She was crying so hard that she did even worse on the second part.”

While not everyone has such an emotional experience taking graduate admission exams, they still prove to be a hurdle. With the stress of competitive graduate admissions the weight of the MCAT, LSAT, GRE, etc. can be impressive. Despite this, there are many resources and tricks available to help students succeed, or at least maintain their mental health.

Know your strengths and weaknesses UW-Madison senior Jennifer Mann chose to enroll in a Kaplan class to help her prepare for the MCAT last summer. “I figured I wouldn’t be motivated enough to do things in a timely manner so I thought studying like that would keep me on track,” she said.

“Takes your time, takes your money, takes your happiness.”

Abby Nowakowski senior UW-Madison

Knowing what your study habits are like can help you plan a course of action. Nevertheless, many students may find it hard or nearly impossible to devote enough time to studying.

“They tell you that the minimum amount of time you should study is 15 hours a week, but I probably studied 10,” said Mann.

Nowakowski admitted that even starting to study a couple months in advance felt like “not soon enough.” Nowakowski didn’t take a prep class because of the cost, a factor that may be a deterrent to many students.

“The class is only worth it if you feel like you’re absolutely not motivated enough to do

it on your own,” said Mann.

“Everything you get in class you could do on your own if you had books, and online resources.”

UW-Madison’s libraries often have graduate admissions test prep books in their collections, and even the GRE website has free sample questions and strategies.

Nowakowski went into the test well aware of her strengths and weaknesses. “I always suck at math, so I knew math would be tough. I felt pretty okay for the verbal and writing parts.”

Her advice? “Get a math tutor,” she joked.

Study smarter “It seemed like the most beneficial part of the [Kaplan] class was taking the practice exams,” said Mann. “They help you realize what you don’t know and what you should study more.”

Though the questions on a practice exams may not show up during the real event, the act of testing your knowledge may help you to retain more information, according to a recent study by Jeffrey D. Karpicke and Janell R. Blunt of Purdue University’s Department of Psychological Sciences.

Results were strongly in favor of retrieval practice, an idea that emphasizes the practice of committing information to memory and then retrieving it from memory, as opposed to memorization of facts. The study explains the practice as reading through materials and then writing out what had just been read without the materials in front of you.

The study notes that students were hesitant about the effectiveness of retrieval practice, and predicted that repeated memorization would prevail going into exams.

“Going over and over information almost seems like the best way, like memorizing biochemistry pathways,” said Mann. “You just have to

memorize sometimes.”

Yet, retrieval practice may just be a different way to memorize information without the materials at hand. Creating outlines is a fundamental way students are taught to structure their study efforts, along with making flashcards. This study, however, makes a case for challenging yourself to remember and write out what you’ve just read.

“Retrieval is not merely a read out of the knowledge stored in one’s mind – the act of reconstructing knowledge itself enhances learning,” according to Karpicke and Blunt.

“It’s time well spent, even if you feel like that’s the last thing you have time for.”

Rob Sepich stress management counselor University Health Services

Mentally prepare It can’t be said enough, getting enough sleep is the best way to refresh and prepare your mind.

“We do these amazing recovery things mentally when we’re asleep, like neural pruning, which means we’re able to prune out connections we don’t need to

have, and we’re able to make new connections of things we’ve studied,” said Rob Sepich, stress management counselor with University Health Services.

Neural pruning is a purely sleep-related benefit.

“That’s the kind of thing that doesn’t happen while we’re awake,” Sepich said. “It’s time well spent, even if you feel like that’s the last thing you have time for.”

Aside from obvious preparation like getting plenty of sleep and eating a healthy breakfast, there are other ways to ensure a more positive exam-taking outcome.

“Using imagery when you’re preparing for big tests, in addition to studying – picture yourself successfully recalling what you need to,” Sepich said. “This way, you’re less likely to get distracted or overwhelmed in the actual test-taking atmosphere.”

One drawback of the testing structure, at least for the GRE, is that section scores are revealed as the test is being taken. For some, it can be discouraging to know about a less than desirable performance before the test is even over.

“It was like, ‘Okay, I failed,’” Nowakowski said. “Great, now let’s go to the next part.”

Sepich recommends paying attention to your thoughts. “Even if you don’t change what you say or what you do, sometimes your thoughts involve absolutes or guilt inducing words like, ‘should, have to, must.’”

With the seemingly infinite amount of material that could be included on a

graduate admissions exam, it is hard not to feel as if there’s always more that could be done.

“Put the work in, but then step back, symbollically or physically to really feel like, ‘it’s out of my hand.’”

Rob Sepich stress managament counselor University Health Services

“Going into the test I felt pretty well-prepared, and compared to people who didn’t take class, I was ahead, but in retrospect there was a lot more studying I could have done,” said Mann, who took a preparatory course before her exam.

Sepich advises telling yourself things like, “I’m going to go to class.

I’m going to finish this paper.”

To further increase your sense of control in the face of so much stress, he encourages people to “take conscious breaths throughout the day, take a few slow breaths.

Noticing your body inhale and exhale, for those moments, you’re not multitasking.”

When the test is finally over, Sepich suggests to not worry about the outcome.

“Put the work in, but then step back, symbolically or physically to really feel like, ‘it’s out of my hands,’” Sepich said.

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keep nepotism out of madison

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onnections matter when it comes to getting a job, and we realize politics is no different.

Knowing the right people can help you find opportunities, give you an idea of what the employer is looking for and even give you a leg up on the competition thanks to a recommendation or a good word.

It might not sound entirely fair— and perhaps it isn’t—but that system is how a lot of people, many of them qualified for their position, find jobs in the private sector and in government.

How did such a woefully unqualified person come to earn more than $80,000?

The problem is when connections cross the line between helping an employer find a qualified employee and enforcing political quid pro quo that puts a price tag on a job, no matter the applicant’s competence.

Such an offense came to light this week, when the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Brian Deschane—a man with no college degree, scant experience and two drunken driving arrests—was appointed to the head of environmental and regulatory affairs in the Department of Commerce.

How did such a woefully unqualified person come to earn more than $80,000 in a state government that is supposed to be broke? The fact that Deschane’s father is the executive vice president of a lobbyist trade group that funneled $121,652 to the Walker campaign likely didn’t hurt. In fact, in a situation like Deschane’s it was almost certainly his best qualification.

A day after Deschane’s story came to light Walker reversed the appointment, sending him back to the Department of Regulation and Licensing. But while Walker did the right thing in demoting

Deschane, it’s not likely he would have done so had the Journal Sentinel not broken the story.

There have been plenty of instances of nepotism on both sides of the aisle, and Deschane is hardly the only example of a familiar face getting a cushy government job because he knew the right people. For instance, Steve Fitzgerald, head of the Wisconsin State Patrol, was selected to lead the department only months after his two sons, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, and Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, took office.

So, while a call to end that kind of corruption is hardly an unheard of idea, with new officials about to take power across Wisconsin, it’s a good time to issue it.

There will be turnover between in Madison with Mayor-elect Paul Soglin replacing Mayor Dave

Cieslewicz, and political connections will almost definitely play a role in deciding who gets a job in city hall. But what Soglin and others must know as they takes office is that those connections cannot be used to put an incompetent person into a job.

As we begin a new era in Madison government, it must be one free from the kind of patronage that the Walker administration demonstrated this week. That level of cronyism would not only keep officials like Soglin from accomplishing their goals, but would also make clear to Wisconites that positions in his office could be bought and sold.

As we begin a new era in Madison government, it must be one free from the kind of patronage that the Walker administration demonstrated.

We have no reason to believe that sort of corruption will exist in the Soglin administration, and we hope we never do. It’s a tired warning to issue, but one that is necessary nonetheless: If you cross the line between fair hiring and patronage it will be obvious and inexcusable.

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PREVENTION Although the university has taken action to prevent suicide, a new grant proposal shows there’s still more work to be done.

Story by Alison Dirr The university has taken steps to combat student suicide on campus over the past year, though a new grant proposal shows University Health Services administrators believe there is still work to be done.

According to Kathy Kruse, an assistant dean in the Division of Student Life, suicide is always a topic of concern, but this year a group of students has brought the issue to the forefront.

UW-Madison senior Alby Luciani, whose story of surviving an attempt appeared in the Cardinal last fall, sophomore Claire Kaufman and others are leading the effort. The awareness campaign will begin with a suicide awareness walk on Saturday, April 9, and Luciani said they hope to become an official student org next year.

“We bend over backwards to make sure they’re connected, that they feel like they have a sense of belonging, that they’re valued and that yes, there are tomorrows even though right now it seems like there’s not.”

Kipp Cox assistant dean Diviision of Student Life

“Any time a student has something they want to do, that’s where we can support them because that’s student life behind it,” she said. “So [the administration] could plan this walk, but probably five people would’ve showed up, and now there’s like 1,500 people signed up to go.”

The university itself has also been involved in improving services on campus.

The Madison Initiative for Undergraduates provides additional funding to campus through supplemental tuition charges. Through a grant from MIU, the Counseling and Consultation Services unit of UHS created a new case-management program to serve students with long-term mental health and social support needs.

“Our counseling center is a short-term model, and so a lot of times they can’t help students that have severe mental health or severe issues,” Kruse said. “So we need to outsource to a therapist in the community.”

She added it is difficult to solve severe issues within UHS’s 10-session annual limit or the 20 sessions total offered throughout a student’s academic career at UW-Madison.

In addition to the new position, C&CS also added a triage system that allows students to walk in during business hours for their first consultation with counselors instead of making an appointment. Established in January, C&CS has had 30 percent more initial contacts with students this year compared to the same time last year, according to Danielle Oakley, director of C&CS. At the same time, C&CS also launched Let’s Talk, an initiative that provides informal counseling services at campus locations other than the UHS center on East Campus Mall. C&CS currently serves 10 percent of the student population, and the Let’s Talk model is meant to reach the other 90 percent.

“Some people still have a stigma about going to counseling,” Kipp Cox, another assistant dean in the Division of Student Life, said. The other locations make it easier to seek help because they are less obvious than the counseling center, he said.

This issue is also addressed in a federal grant proposal the university submitted to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to help combat suicide on campus. The agency’s stated goal is to “reduce

the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.”

The university will know next fall if it received the grant, which would provide $102,000 per year for the next three years to create a comprehensive suicide prevention program.

The grant also cited national health data, saying most students who report being depressed are not in treatment.

“What we propose in the grant, if we’re funded, is to pull together a campus and community coalition focused on suicide prevention and do a more in-depth analysis to determine what are our gaps and more importantly, how would we go about filling those gaps?” Tom Sieger, director of campus health initiatives and prevention services, said.

If they do receive this grant, UHS may consider purchasing At Risk, a $28,000 online program to help community members recognize the signs of depression and respond effectively to students at risk. The grant says gatekeepers––people with more oneon-one contact with students than UHS––also have a responsibility to identify students at risk and encourage them to seek help.

UHS had planned to implement At Risk this semester but lacked the necessary funding.

According to Danielle Oakley, director of C&CS, people often hesitate to ask if someone is OK because they are embarrassed or don’t want to offend the other person.

“We just want to educate people how to actually ask that question because the number one myth out there about suicide is that if you ask you will make it more likely that it will happen. The exact opposite is true. You will not put the thought of suicide into the head of a person who is not thinking about it at all,” she said.

The university also seeks to increase help-seeking behavior by reducing the stigma associated with mental health issues.

The grant also lists restricting access to “potentially lethal means,” as both an effort already in place and one that could be improved.

Although the university already bans weapons on campus, part of this strategy would address binge drinking, as this is seen as a contributor to suicide. According to the grant, the university already focuses “significant efforts” toward this goal, but could still improve.

“If you’re already suicidal and then you’re using alcohol, it’s a depressant, and it depresses your ability to be rational about things,” Oakley said.

The grant cites suicide statistics from the Wisconsin

Violent Death Reporting System for 2001-’06, which says over one third of victims had alcohol in their system at the time of death. It also notes that a very high prevalence of binge drinking characterizes the UW-Madison student population.

In each of the areas it seeks to improve, the grant lists programs and initiatives that the university has already implemented to prevent students from completing suicide.

But overall, Cox said it is important that students reach out as well.

“If there is any way that we can help a student we do that,” Cox said. “We bend over backwards to make sure they’re connected, that they feel like they have a sense of belonging, that they’re valued and that yes, there are tomorrows even though right now it seems like there’s not. We’re very, very concerned that if there are students who need help, we want them to not be silent.”

Resources Suicide Prevention Walk Saturday, April 9, 2011 10:30 a.m., Library Mall UHS Counseling & Consultation Services 333 East Campus Mall Mental Health Crisis Services by phone 608-265-5600 (Option 9) Dean of Students Office 75 Bascom Hall

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Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

© Puzzles by Pappocom

Eatin’ Cake

By Dylan Moriarty EatinCake@gmail.com

Solution, tips and computer program available at www.sudoku.com.

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

The Pipesmokers

By Joseph Diedrich jsdiedrich@wisc.edu

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

The Graph Giraffe Classic

Hoop Dreams

By Yosef Lerner graphics@dailycardinal.com

By D.T. dtollefson@dailycardinal.com

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com

Hot Stuff

ACROSS 1 Offered, as a farewell 5 Leaves out 10 “___ the Explorer” (kid’s show) 14 Genesis brother 15 Castro of Cuba 16 Film with many extras 17 The sun, to Jerry Lee Lewis?

19 Camper’s shelter 20 Buzzing with activity 21 Explorer maker 22 “No ifs, ___ or buts” 23 Metal-cutting machine 25 ___ Central (French plateau) 27 Wet thoroughly 29 Bold poker bet 32 After-shoveling feeling 35 Protruding tree knots 39 “Without further ___ ...”

40 Actress ___ Dawn Chong 41 Gung-ho 42 Duff Beer vendor 43 Sort of nest egg 44 Feature 45 Prison unit 46 Cook’s garment

48 Bingolike casino game 50 Testing, as one’s patience 54 Apt. managers 58 Asia’s largest desert 60 It’s not out of the ordinary 62 Picture on a ceiling 63 Chills and fever 64 Forge a path 66 Arctic seabird 67 Zola or Griffith 68 Resting on 69 Put in a mailbox 70 Hindu princess (Var.) 71 Arrange alphabetically, e.g.

DOWN Rum-laced cakes Embarrass Major airline Shape of a planet’s orbit 5 “They’re ___!” (racetrack cry) 6 Rub the wrong way 7 “For crying out loud,” e.g.

8 ___ firma 9 Winter coasters 10 Close-ups show it 11 Hazard around an aerosol can 12 Cantaloupe cover 1 2 3 4

3 Makes a scene?

1 18 Cookie favorite 24 Flies off the handle 26 Back talk 28 “Sack” attachment 30 Worshipped carving 31 Year-end tune 32 Opera solo 33 Complain 34 Painful sensation in the chest 36 Yard of ___ (pub glass) 37 Aerosmith’s music 38 Mandolin relatives 41 Like Jim Carrey comedies 45 Linking verbs 47 “Murder on the ___ Express” 49 Feeling no pain 51 “Act” or “lock” opener 52 ___ Jean (Marilyn, originally) 53 Sand unit 55 Muse often depicted with a lyre 56 Stubble remover 57 Caught some Z’s 58 Gangsters’ guns 59 Architectural molding 61 1/500 of the Indianapolis 500 65 Golfer Trevino

Washington and the Bear

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Softball

Wisconsin welcomes Sioux to Goodman Badgers take on North Dakota in double-header Adam Tupitza the daily cardinal

When the Wisconsin softball team steps on to the field Thursday for a home double-header against North Dakota, the Badgers will be focused on executing well defensively against the Fighting Sioux.

The Badgers (1-3 Big Ten, 17-14 overall) committed four errors in a loss to Notre Dame Tuesday and spent a large portion of practice this week focusing on defensive communication and fielding execution in an effort to improve their glove work.

“Communication is a big issue with us,” freshman infielder Michelle Mueller said. “It’s one thing we’re trying to work on. Talking more will help us eliminate our errors.”

There are two players on the North Dakota team (10-22) that the Badgers will especially keep an eye on. Sophomore outfielder Kayelee

Schoeny is sporting an impressive .422 average this season while sophomore pitcher Michelle Frank is the reigning Great West Conference pitcher of the week.

To keep Schoeny in check, the Badgers will have to get ahead of her in the count and make her work for anything she gets.

“We’ve got to challenge her, and we’ve got to try to keep her off the bases,” head coach Yvette Healy said. “You have to try to work ahead and contain her a little bit.”

And when it comes to Frank, Badger hitters will try to bring a patient approach to the plate every at-bat.

“We’ve got to sit back and make her throw pitches,” Mueller said.

“We need to tire her out throughout the game and jump on her pitches in the fifth inning or so.”

Wisconsin’s pitching staff has been successful lately, but has had to work out of numerous jams as a result of by shaky defense behind them in the field.

Freshman pitcher Amanda Najdek pitched four and two-thirds innings against Notre Dame Tuesday and gave up only one run. Sophomore pitcher Meghan McIntosh relieved Najdek but gave up five unearned runs after

a Wisconsin error that would have ended the inning and kept the game tied at one.

The pitcher is an important part of the defense as well, and Najdek says that defense is something that everyone needs to continue to work on.

“We need to focus every pitch, and know the situation,” Najdek said. “We’re coming back to practice to work on it and get better.”

The Badgers are in the midst of a seven-game homestand. The team is looking to get on a roll at Goodman Diamond and build some confidence to take with them into hostile Big Ten road environments later in the season.

“I think it’s really about enjoying being at home and getting used to playing during the school season,” Healy said. “Can we play well after sitting in class all day? You go to a school like Wisconsin, and that’s so tough. I really want to see if we can switch gears and turn it on in the softball field right away.”

The first pitch of Thursday’s doubleheader against North Dakota is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Goodman Diamond.

Lorenzo Zemella/cardinal file photo

In her freshman campaign, Stephanie Peace has complied a .241 average with 19 hits, 11 RBI and two home runs for the Badgers.

Football

Big Ten releases 2013, 2014 schedules

By Mark Bennett the daily cardinal

Two weeks out from the 2011 Spring Game, and it’s already time to start looking ahead—two years ahead, as the Big Ten Conference Wednesday released the 2013 and 2014 football schedules.

After a two year hiatus, the Heartland Trophy will again be up for grabs as Wisconsin travels to Iowa Nov. 2, 2013. The Badgers will then host the Hawkeyes in week two of 2014.

Also worth noting, beginning in 2013, Big Ten teams will have two byes each season, extending

the league calendar deeper than in previous years. Wisconsin will host Penn State Nov. 30, 2013 in the season finale, marking the latest home game in Madison since 1899.

By 2013, Badger fans should be pretty familiar with a Nittany Lion season finale. Wisconsin and Penn State will match up in conference finales for the next four years, beginning this season.

Additionally, for the first time since 1992, the Badgers will open up conference play against Ohio State when they travel to Columbus Sept. 28, 2013.

With the Big Ten’s new divisions,

which begin this season, the Badgers now play in the five-team Leaders Division. This means Wisconsin will play Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State and Purdue every season.

The Badgers will play Minnesota each season as well as two other rotating Legends Division teams.

In 2013 and 2014, UW will play a home-and-home against Legends members Iowa and Northwestern.

As for Minnesota, Wisconsin fans better get used to a bitter rivalry in the bitter cold. The Badgers and Gophers will play in the Twin Cities Nov. 23, 2013 and in Madison Nov. 22, 2014.