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Newly elected Dane County Executive and State Rep. Joe Parisi, D-Madison, resigned from the Assembly Wednesday to transition into his new role at the county level. Parisi will be sworn in as county executive April 19, he defeated Dane County Supervisor Eileen Bruskewitz in the April 5 election by nearly 70,000 votes. Parisi will replace outgoing Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, who served in the position for 14 years. ben pierson/the daily cardinal
Taking advantage of Wednesday’s weather, teaching assistant Danny Kimball taught his Communication Arts 346 class on the Education Building patio overlooking Lake Mendota.
Sumi to decide on union bill by end of week the daily cardinal
Dane County Circuit Court Judge Maryann Sumi said Wednesday she expects to reach a decision within the next few days on the lawsuit against Gov. Scott Walker’s law stripping state workers of most collective bargaining rights. The Department of Justice repeated its argument that the lawsuit by Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk should be dismissed because the law has not taken affect yet. “We think we’ve put together sufficient reasons for her to dismiss
the lawsuit,” Department of Justice spokesperson Steve Means said. Falk has argued the bill is not valid because Republicans violated the Legislature’s open meetings law when voting on the bill. The state is also facing lawsuits from Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne and various labor unions. Sumi is hearing other lawsuits as well and has ruled the collective bargaining law is not yet in effect, issuing a temporary restraining order to prevent Secretary of State Doug La Follette from implementing it. Means said dealing with
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Falk’s lawsuit is the first of several steps the state needs to take with the bill. “From the state’s perspective, it would be basically doing away with one of several challenges to the law, it wouldn’t necessarily do away with other challenges,” Means said. “For the law to go forward and be treated as valid law, we’ve got to win all the lawsuits.” Means also said Sumi’s decisions will not be the final rulings on the case. “We think ultimately these issues will get resolved at the Wisconsin Supreme Court level,” he said.
Parisi represented the 48th Assembly district which includes Monona and portions of Madison’s east side, since 2004. He said he is excited to continue representing Dane County in his new role and hopes to facilitate the election of his replacement in the Legislature. “In order to ensure that my constituents have the fullest opportunity to choose their next representative, I will resign from my legislative office in order to initiate the process parisi page 4
LBGT workshop tackles same-sex partner abuse By Kelly Kallien the daily cardinal
Student organizations Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment and the UW-Madison LGBT Campus Center hosted a workshop, “Break the Silence Around Violence,” to discuss domestic violence in samesex relationships Wednesday. In light of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, LGBT intimate partner violence expert Molly Herrmann discussed the struggle she said LGBT community members face when trapped in an abu-
sive relationship. According to Herrmann, the main struggle for women in the LGBT community is breaking away from the “lesbian utopia” mindset: The idea that women are gentle by nature and would not harm one another. Instead, Herrmann said the LGBT community dismisses abusive male aggression toward one another as playful or expected. According to Herrmann, about 25-33 percent of heteroherrmann page 4
Walker announces student openings on Board of Regents Gov. Scott Walker announced Wednesday he is looking for applicants to fill the two student representative positions on the UW System Board of Regents. The first representative would serve a two-year term and must be over the age of 18. The second representative would be someone who is an undergraduate student and 24
years or older and would serve for one year. That student would represent the interests of non-traditional students who are employed or parents. According to the release, both representatives must be enrolled at least half-time in a UW school, be in good academic standing, be Wisconsin residents and be enrolled for the entire term.
The release also said the Walker administration will not accept applications from UW-Milwaukee or UW-Eau Claire because both were recently represented on the board. If the New Badger Partnership is approved, the Board of Regents would no longer oversee UW-Madison, since it would be governed by a separate Board of Trustees.
Obama appoints UW faculty member to federal commission President Barack Obama appointed UW-Madison associate law professor Anuj Desai to a federal post in the U.S. Department of Justice. Desai, an expert in Chinese studies, will serve a three-year term as a member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. The FCSC, which operates under Congressional jurisdiction, determines the monetary
value of Americans’ claims for loss of property or personal injury in foreign countries. A UW-Madison faculty member since 2001, Desai teaches in the Law School and the School of Library and Information Studies. He has taught law at National Tsing Hua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan and National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan.
Desai received an undergraduate degree in Mathematics from Harvard, a Master’s in International Affairs from Columbia University and a law degree from the University of CaliforniaDESAI Berkeley.
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Molly Herrmann said LGBT intimate partner violence is as frequent as in heterosexual relationships at a workshop Wednesday.
“…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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ontrary to most people I know, I absolutely adore infomercials. I think they are hysterical. Every spokesperson is far too enthusiastic for anyone to take them or the product seriously. Viewing them becomes even more enjoyable when a thirty-something-year-old guy with his gelled-to-the-max frosted tips in the spokesperson in question. That ’do has not been in style since I was in third grade, though I’d argue it should never have been in style. I love how hard Vince Shlomi (ShamWow! and Slap Chop guy) tries to look badass with those ghastly tips. Vince, you don’t need to try and look badass. You’re a convicted felon selling glorified washcloths. No one thinks you’re a badass. Naturally, one of my favorite infomercials is that of the ShamWow! I was totally sold on the towel. That little ditty would have been real useful this morning when I spilt a full cup of coffee all over the table, drenching my roommate’s papers, including her birth certificate and job application. I could have wiped the whole table and her papers clean had I been in possession of the magical
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Wear PajamaJeans to the next fiesta you attend, and I guarantee you’ll get a number of... comments on them. And you won’t even have to pack pajamas in case said fiesta turns into a slumber party. Could a product offer any more versatility? Now, I can’t leave out some kind of workout product. Lo and behold the Ab Circle! Crunches not getting you anywhere? Tired of that little pooch that pokes out of your T-shirt? Love handles not gettin’ you any love these days? Then try the Ab Circle! Instantly you’ll see your flab melt away and a six-pack move on in. You’ll finally be able to pull out that yellow polka-dot bikini or Speedo you’ve been dying to wear, look in the mirror and think “dayuuum!” If you don’t have a six-
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ABC reporter: Cooperation key to stopping climate change By Corinne Burgermeister the daily cardinal
ABC News climate reporter Bill Blakemore said the public should focus on the ways in which it can combat global warming rather than worry about the specific effects of climate change such as greenhouse gases and warming ocean currents at a lecture Wednesday. Blakemore said global warming is dangerous and progressing faster than expected, but humans can slow down its progression by changing their current habits that contribute to global warming. “It’s about what will humans ben pierson/the daily cardinal
ASM representatives discussed a proposal to reform shared governance at the university at their meeting Wednesday.
Union Council opposes ASM shared governance proposal By Anna Duffin the daily cardinal
Members of the Wisconsin Union Council said they objected to the proposed Shared Governance Reform Act at the Associated Students of Madison’s meeting Wednesday. The act states ASM will have the right to make decisions regarding student life, services and interests that faculty and staff discuss in a shared governance setting. Union Council president Patrick Callahan represented the organization, which is the governing body of the Wisconsin Union and answers to the UW System Board of Regents. He said the act would give ASM too much power. “This bill removes the general student voice and puts it in the hands of ASM officials,” Callahan said. Members of the Union Council said ASM should not be the only student group represented in the shared governance process. Some ASM members disagreed, saying since every UW-Madison student is technically a member of ASM, it is the most logical group to represent students in shared governance. Also at the meeting, Student
Services Finance Committee Chair Matt Manes re-introduced the controversial Campus Services Fund. Manes said he removed any mention of student organizations in the proposal since student groups thought the CSF would interfere with grassroots organizing. He said the main purpose of the CSF is to provide students with essential services. “ASM needs a mechanism, we need a process, by which we can propose, evaluate and implement services for the student body,” Manes stated. In other business, the student council postponed a decision on an act that would change the SSFC appeals process. The council removed lines from the proposed act that would dictate how the Student Judiciary would interpret bylaws. Judiciary Chief Justice Kate Fifield said it would be inappropriate for ASM to order the group to behave in a certain way. At the next meeting, student council will debate allowing SSFC to hear appeals based on incorrect factual findings or incorrect interpretations of bylaws.
do,” Blakemore said. “That means it’s a psychology story.” He said the United States is not as active in combating global warming as other nations and regions around the world are, specifically China and Europe. This lack of action, according to Blakemore, is largely due to many Americans remaining in denial about global warming, which he said is undeniably influenced by humans. But Blakemore said he is optimistic about humans’ role in stalling global warming because of our unique “ability to play.” “[Playing] is the way that evolution chose to keep brains
flexible and able to come up with new ideas,” Blakemore said. He said the ability to associate work with fun allows humans to generate innovative and effective techniques to overcome problems. Blakemore said moving forward, the determining factor will be facilitating cooperation between different regions of the world to slow global warming. “We wouldn’t be in this trouble if it weren’t for the fact that the scientists, energy makers, policy makers and public didn’t talk to each other 40 years ago,” Blakemore said. “We’ve got to connect those stove pipes now.”
City discusses managing Mifflin, Crazylegs on same day By Taylor Harvey the daily cardinal
Madison city officials addressed the street use complications that could come with the Mifflin Street Block Party taking place the same day as the annual Crazylegs Classic Race on April 30. The Madison Street Use Commission had trouble determining detours for city buses and emergency vehicles due to nearby street closures for Crazylegs. The proposed detours
presented a problem setting up vendors and portable toilets before 11 a.m. “The coordination between these two events is a big deal,” committee member Kelli Lamberty said. “We have to have consideration for Crazylegs and traffic consideration for Metro during that time.” According to Madison Police Officer Carl Gloede the plan was still in the draft stage. “There are still vending issues, more specifically about
the alcohol, and what security is going to be on site during different set up an construction stages,” Gloede said. The committee has to formally vote for a street use permit for the block party to take place. However, because plans changed over the course of the discussion, the committee members arranged for a meeting early next week to finalize maps and scheduling. street use page 4
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parisi from page 1 for scheduling a special election,” Parisi said in a statement. Though there is no date set for the primary election, candidates have begun to step forward. Democrat Vicky Selkowe announced her candidacy Wednesday, calling for voters to respond to the urgency and direction of recent state politics. “The current actions by Governor Scott Walker and his Republican legislative allies proves that right now, more than ever, we need a
herrmann from page 1 sexual and homosexual relationships are abusive. “There’s a tendency for people to be afraid to say how much it happens,” she said. Herrmann said many people believe same-sex relationships lack the gender dominance present in heterosexual relationships. Despite the misconception that only a stronger partner can be abusive, she said, the assumed lack of gender dominance in homosexual relationships does not prevent abuse. “Power and control is available to anyone,” Herrmann said. She said some LGBT victims
street use from page 3 Food, beer and water vendors will be located within the event’s perimeter to generate revenue for the live music Majestic Live owner Scott Leslie will put on. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4,
representative who understands that it isn’t enough to just carry our voice to the Capitol, we need a leader committed to action to push us forward and get results,” Selkowe said in a statement. Selkowe, a graduate of the UW-Madison PARISI Law School, has recently worked as an attorney and chief of staff to state Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine. who have yet to come out are hesitant to seek help out of fear that their abusers might reveal the victims’ sexual orientation. Compounding the problem, there are fewer legal protections for the LGBT community. Herrmann said most victims report abuse to trusted family members or friends, but feel uncomfortable reporting abuse to agencies. Less than 2 percent of LGBT victims report to shelters, according to Herrmann. She said since LGBT victims report abuse less often than heterosexual victims, agencies fail to recognize the number of abusive relationships in the LGBT community. said he approached Leslie about becoming involved in Mifflin to promote live music at the block party. Verveer and Madison police said they hope to bring people out of parties in backyards and houses and onto the street where they will be more visible.
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Record Store Day lets local bands shine once the vinyl starts to spin Kyle Sparks total awesome
THE SETT Serving as the main activity area of Union South is the Sett, an all-encompassing entertainment space that should be bustling year-round. Named after the proper term for a badger’s burrow (and thankfully not called “the Fun Zone” as was originally suggested), the Sett will serve as the rec room for campus. Its lower level features a pool hall and bowling alley as well as Union South’s climbing wall, but the key attraction of the Sett is its performance stage. While music at Memorial Union is often constrained to der Rathskeller (designed to be a cafeteria) and shows at the old Union South were held at Club 770 (likely designed with no purpose in mind whatsoever), the Sett’s main stage is intended first and foremost as a music venue, with space and acoustics designed to accommodate anything from a solo folk singer to the wildest rock ‘n’ roll show. The Sett is also much more expansive than either der Rathskeller or Club 770, making for a bigger capacity and added comfort. To top everything off, WUD Music is bringing in Owen Pallett and Breathe Owl Breathe on Saturday and Sunday, respectively, to musically baptize the stage.
THE MARQUEE The Frederic March Play Circle sucks. It is too small, the seating is terrible and the sound system is atrocious. But that is what you get when forced to use a venue originally designed for radio productions as a movie theater. That is the case no longer, as WUD Film is shuttling almost all of their programming off to Union South and its new state-of-the-art cinema, the Marquee. It is specifically designed as a movie theater, which alone makes it a great improvement. But it is also designed with all of the amenities that moviegoers have come accustomed to in the age of the modern multiplex––including stadium seating and cupholders that should save many a Spotted Cow from being spilled in the future. For campus cinephiles, WUD’s weekly 35mm and DVD/BluRay screenings at the Marquee will continue to be free admission. The Union has already tested the theater with screenings of visual stunners “Avatar” and “How to Train Your Dragon” to rave reviews, so the Marquee should be more than capable of providing the sensory overload many blockbusters require. Even though union staffers don’t quite know where the line for the theater will go, make sure to get there early for the Marquee’s opening weekend of Oscar-nominated films, as its debut is sure to be packed.
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hese days confessing I don’t pay much for music is tantamount to saying I sneak candy into a movie theater or a flask onto a putt-putt course. Y’all don’t just accept that kind of thing—you expect it from me. Because I’m broke, y’know? My minimum-wage income gets stretched thin enough just covering my social drinking habit, not to mention any time the GF drags me out to dinner. But most of us are poor, and (mostly) all of us get our music for free. Not only is it cheaper this way, but it’s easier, too—it’s faster, pre-formatted for my computer and requires me to socialize with 100 percent fewer people. And just imagine anyone’s wallet trying to support the amount of music people consume now. These days pop gems run a dime a dozen, and you can torrent them for even cheaper. And the truth is, I don’t feel all that guilty about it. And why should I feel indebted to some bus driver in Florida who arranged warm, trudging melodies to accompany clips from Disney movies on his YouTube page? Because that’s exactly what I encountered when my friend Will told me about Levek last summer. And since those few Disney soundtracks he’s recorded a plethora of covers, added more members, gotten mentioned on Pitchfork and paved out a promising platform for himself.
This doesn’t mean local music is dying, though. In fact, it’s anything but.
His warm, summery melodies and Otto Mann-come-to-life backstory reel me in real close to his interests, but that doesn’t mean I’m about to start dropping cashflow each time I want to listen to his songs. He lives in Florida, after all, and no matter how intimate his songs or videos might seem, there’s something extremely impersonal about hearing music through the medium of the Internet. Besides, it’s not like I have to go to Florida just to find a songwriter worth investing in. If anything, there are more local bands playing more shows and recording more albums now than ever before, thanks in large part to how easy the Internet makes these things. But the fact that bands everywhere are getting the same advantages has supersaturated the medium, and in many ways erased all geographic significance from music. Even around these parts it’s a lot easier to find the new record from Seattle’s Fleet Foxes than the newly released debut from Madison’s Corcovado. That’s a
pretty stilted comparison for a buffet of reasons, but the truth is that a lot of the places where Fleet Foxes’ Helplessness Blues sounds uninspired or flat are a lot of the same places where Corcovado’s Heliotrope really shines and sounds great. And the underwhelming amount of attention directed toward Corcovado is no isolated incident—a lot more people in Madison are sleeping on hot new releases by All Tiny Creatures, Peaking Lights, Man Mantis and Julian Lynch than people who don’t live in the same area code as the groups.
Even around these parts it’s a lot easier to find the new record from Seattle’s Fleet Foxes than the newly released debut from Madison’s own Corcovado.
That’s how it’s been ever since I got here four years ago, too. There’s something to be said when Zola Jesus can play shows with Fever Ray and the xx overseas but can’t sell out a dive bar in her hometown. It’s also telling that I first heard of ZJ’s The Spoils from a Twitter feed piped in from Cardiff, Wales. This doesn’t mean local music is dying, though. In fact, it’s anything but. However, it does mean local music is on life support from two sources. The first is the very source of music distribution itself—record stores. And what better time to recognize this invaluable resource than national Record Store Day, which is happening this Saturday. Strictly Discs on Monroe Street will host a who’s-who of local disc jockeys spinning all day long, while any purchase will land you some ill swag provided by the store itself. But do yourself a favor and check out B-Sides on State Street, Mad City Music Exchange on Williamson Street and the sortakinda record store Good Style Shop on East Washington Avenue, too. Madison has plenty of goods, you just have to know where to find them. The second thing Madison depends on is performance, and if you’ve ever seen the Hussy, the Midwest Beat, Houses in Motion or Screamin’ Cyn-Cyn & the Pons (just to name a few), you know Madison has no shortage of awesome live acts. Perhaps chief among them is the lost-but-notforgotten Sleeping in the Aviary (they relocated to Minneapolis a few years ago). Theirs has grown into one of the Midwest’s most unimpeachably awesome live sets, and to this day I’m amazed that so many people have managed to go on living their lives without having seen them perform. And it didn’t even bother me when I couldn’t pay for groceries later that week—I sure as shit paid for all of their records. Did Kyle not mention your local band? Well, that’s probably because you suck. If you want to send Kyle an MP3 to prove otherwise, email him at ktsparks@wisc.edu.
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hile it’s disappointing that JoAnne Kloppenburg’s time atop the race for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court justice was shortlived, it’s not surprising. And no matter where you prop your feet on the political spectrum, it is extremely important that this election undergo a rigorous investigation in order to preserve government transparency and election legitimacy. It also holds, though, that no matter where you prop your feet on the political spectrum, it does not matter all that much who comes out the winner. Supreme Court justices, unlike other elected officials, are not bound by constituent desires, but by the text in the state’s constitution. That’s certainly not to say we should expect Prosser and Kloppenburg to act identically on the bench—indeed, the very human tendency to interpret identical texts differently than other humans has led to more than a few centuries of bloodshed (mostly via religion). But even if we legitimize the blindingly partisan focus of the campaigns, the context of the race overshadows the importance of any one outcome.
Entwined in the Capitol’s current climate, it’s all too easy for we the people to forget that Prosser is not Scott Walker.
Truth be told, Kloppenburg should not—could not have won. At the Feb. 15 primary (four days after Gov. Scott Walker announced his budget repair bill), Prosser collected 55 percent of the vote to Kloppenburg’s 25 percent. Those two numbers add up to 80 percent, which means that in even the most unlikely scenario wherein Kloppenburg would win over every single voter who had selected one of the other two candidates, she would still be expected to finish a full 10 percent behind the incumbent in the April election. That deficit isn’t just laughably huge; it is for all intents and purposes insurmountable. Yet, there we were last
Wednesday afternoon ready to christen JoAnne Kloppenburg with the black robe. And now here we are, one week later, skeptical of how a candidate who once held a 30-point primary lead could somehow muster one as large as two points in the general election. But it’s important we don’t turn this skepticism over how any election official could be so incompetent into doubt as to who actually won. Likewise, it’s important not to think a change in the courthouse is the same thing as a change in the Capitol. While engulfed in party politics and entwined in the Capitol’s current climate, it’s all too easy for we the people to forget that Prosser is not Scott Walker. And while Prosser shares the same conservative reading of the Wisconsin Constitution, he should not be held responsible for any sweeping reforms that abolish individual rights. Besides, if Prosser was such a miserable justice, where was this groundswell of opposition against him three months ago? Nay, the voters are the ones who are responsible. The 52.3 percent of people who voted for Walker played a bigger role than Prosser in causing our gripes, but even more than that were the large percent of Wisconsin voters who identify as Democrats but decided not to enter the polls at all last November. Politicians can only wreak as much havoc as we let them, and we let governors wreak a lot of havoc. It is not only simpleton but also somewhat ignorant for the public to view the recent Supreme Court race as a referendum on Walker’s conservative policies. If anything, they’re just a weak ad hoc decision that maybe Wisconsin wasn’t as sick as we thought it was last November. Maybe electing a steadfast conservative was a little more impulsive and turbulent than we were really prepared for, and maybe a part of the state is feeling a little seasick from the reactive sea change in political leadership. But it’s just as impulsive and shortsighted to think electing a new Supreme Court justice can right the waters and save our ship. Instead, the only thing worth worrying about is how the momentum behind that 30-point swing in fewer than two months can carry on until January. Kyle Sparks is a senior majoring in psychology and political science. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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beards from page 12 lege hockey, national champion Minnesota-Duluth players sported some exquisite examples of postseason facial hair that only increased in awesomeness considering their other team playoff tradition – bleached blonde hair. Bulldog star Jack Connolly put it all together beautifully, sporting long bleached hockey hair and a massive beard that made him look like a certified crazy person. No matter the level, playoff beards are the embodiment of hockey’s hypermasculinity, a mark of pride that only grows in prestige as a team advances farther in the playoffs and the beard grows to become a legend of its own. But amid all of the glory and legend that surrounds the playoff beard, I am reminded of my shame. I, an avid hockey fan and lover of the sport’s many traditions, am beard-disadvantaged. Folically challenged. Afflicted with Crosbyitis. Whatever you care to call it, one thing is for certain: I am not a beard grower. We Savidges are not beardsy folk. Should I attempt to sport a playoff beard during the San Jose Sharks’ playoff run this postsea-
softball from page 12 It took the Badgers’ offense a while to warm up in the second game, but Wisconsin finally broke through against sophomore South Dakota St. pitcher Pam Nicholson in the bottom of the fourth inning, when Massey drove in two runs on a double to give the Badgers a 2-0 lead. Wisconsin brought home four more runs in the fifth inning to extend the lead to 6-0. In the frame, Peace and Powell both had bases loaded RBI singles and two more runs scored on a South Dakota St. error. The Badgers added one final run in the sixth when senior outfielder Jennifer Krueger singled, stole second, stole third and scored after the
son, my “beard” would basically become a nasty mix of pencilthin stache, whispy soul patch and curly sideburns. Basically, I would only succeed in looking like the kind of person you don’t want to see hanging around a middle school. To sum it up in the most Bay Area-centric way possible, my beard makes Logan Couture look like Brian Wilson (and what’s with BART these days? It’s the Pittsburgh-Bay Point Line, not the “Yellow Line,” duh!). As so many fans forsake their razors to enjoy the wonders of playoff hockey in full Grizzly Adams style, my family is left out. Well, it’s really just me—the rest of the Savidge clan is lame and doesn’t like hockey, and would probably tell me to stop writing whiny, self-indulgent columns about beards and focus on school. Still, when the postseason comes I can’t help but feel like I’m the proverbial Dickensian child, staring in the window at a decadent family meal while he shivers in the cold. Only my shivering is worse because my chin lacks a layer of Scott Hartnellesque furry insulation. Our genes have their advanJackrabbits catcher threw the ball into the outfield. Wisconsin ended up with a whopping seven stolen bases in the second game. Krueger noted that the team’s aggressiveness on the basepaths rattled the South Dakota St. players. “That’s what we do, try to cause havoc out there,” Krueger said. “As soon as they start throwing the ball around a little bit, it gets in their heads.” Next up for the Badgers is a road trip to Indiana this weekend. The Badgers haven’t left the friendly confines of Goodman Diamond in two weeks, but Wisconsin is confident and ready for the road challenge. “We’ll win in Indiana,” Darrah promised.
tages, of course. I haven’t shaved in six days and I still look moderately respectable, which helps considering laziness is one of my defining characteristics. Also, I get to save money by not having to feed or care for the woodland creatures I can only assume take residence in thousands of playoff beards each year.
Thursday, April 14, 2011 But for so many of the finest beard traditions—Octobeard, no-shave November, whatever pun or alliteration there is for December— we’re left out. So as you enjoy the glory of playoff hockey this year, spare a thought for the baby-faced. And when the Sharks lift the Stanley Cup when it’s all said and done,
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Strong pitching leads Badgers in sweep
By Adam Tupitza The Daily cardinal
It was a beautiful spring day for a doubleheader at Goodman Diamond, and the Wisconsin softball team kept South Dakota State off the scoreboard in both games Wednesday afternoon. The Badgers (2-4 Big Ten, 22-15 overall) won the first game 4-0 and took the second 7-0. Solid pitching performances by freshman Cassandra Darrah and sophomore Meghan McIntosh kept the Jackrabbits (8-28) off balance the entire night. “They’re doing a nice job of getting ahead and spotting pitches,” Wisconsin head coach Yvette Healy said. “Two shutouts is just a phenomenal thing to do. For both of them to do it, I think the first one sets the bar and the second one wants to keep achieving.” In the first game of the afternoon, Darrah was masterful, pitching a no-hitter through the first six innings. The Jackrabbits broke the no-hit bid in the first at-bat of the seventh with a groundball single up the middle by shortstop Ashley Durazo. But
Durazo wasn’t on base for long, as the next South Dakota State hitter lined the ball right at freshman shortstop Stephanie Peace, who jumped and made a solid over the head snag. She then quickly threw to first to pick off Durazo for a double play. Darrah finished with a complete game shutout, allowing only one hit and one walk in seven solid innings of work. She also struck out four batters and did not allow a runner to advance past first base.
“Two shutouts is just a phenomenal thing to do.”
Yvette Healy head coach Wisconsin softball
Wisconsin struck first in the bottom of the second thanks to a twoRBI single by junior infielder Jordan Skinner. The hit scored sophomore outfielder Whitney Massey
and senior first baseman Dana Rasmussen, and Skinner advanced to second on the throw to home. The Badgers’ lead was extended to three thanks to a sacrifice fly from junior designated hitter Karla Powell in the fourth inning. Wisconsin added an extra insurance in the sixth thanks to a RBI single by Peace. McIntosh was the Badgers’ starting pitcher for the second game of the twinbill. Unlike Darrah’s outing, it was not a smooth sailing performance for McIntosh. She got herself into a jam in the top of the second inning, allowing runners to reach second and third base with only one out. But McIntosh got the two outs she needed to end the inning and keep the Jackrabbits from scoring. In the third inning, senior outfielder Jennifer Krueger set the Wisconsin single season record for stolen bases with her 30th stolen base of the season, breaking the record of 29 she set last season. softball page 11
The playoffs are here, beards included nico savidge savidge nation
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f you love hockey, this is probably your favorite time of the year. When the puck dropped to begin the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Wednesday night, the NHL started the crown
jewel of its long season. Over the next few weeks, fans will be treated to some of the best hockey they can imagine; a marathon of games packed with ever-increasing postseason intensity as teams, fans and players inch closer to their ultimate goal. Most of all, however, the playoffs will be packed with some of the finest beards this nation has seen since the administration of President Rutherford B. Hayes.
The playoff beard is a wonderful, mysterious animal. Fine features such as Maxime Talbot’s piece of facial foliage during the Penguins’ playoff runs has been a joy to behold, while Scott Niedermayer’s 2003 salt-and-pepper masterpiece almost made up for the fact that I hate his guts. Awesome beards are not limited to the pros either. In colbeards page 11
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Senior outfielder Jennifer Krueger set a single season record for stolen bases with her 30th durning game two of Wednesdays doubleheader.