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Unemployment, privatesector jobs fall in March

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ASM student council delayed a decision on MCSC’s funding Thursday, despite Chancellor David Ward’s request for a ruling to be made this week.

Student council delays MCSC vote By Anna Duffin The Daily Cardinal

The Multicultural Student Coalition presented its request for funding eligibility to the Associated Students of Madison student council Thursday. Despite Chancellor David Ward’s order that student council determine whether the group is eligible to be funded through student fees this week, council pushed the decision to next week. The Student Services Finance Committee denied the group eligibility last fall. After the Student Judiciary upheld the committee’s ruling, MCSC appealed to Ward, who sent the decision to council. While Ward said council had to decide if the group is eligible for funding this week, council members said they needed additional time to formulate their opinions on the group’s funding. ASM Chair Allie Gardner said officials from the chancellor’s office told her postponing the decision until next week would be acceptable. But Diversity Committee Chair Niko Magallon said taking another week is

against Ward’s request and is unfair to MCSC members, who drafted their presentation within five days. He said if council grants the group eligibility, it will only have until the end of the week to set a budget for the group. “I feel like it was a very privileged decision,” Magallon said. Several members of various student groups told ASM that MCSC helped their groups through trainings and other services, and said MCSC losing funding would be a detriment to the campus climate. Student Labor Action Coalition member Jonah Zinn said budget cuts have influenced universities to cut down on programs that benefit multicultural students on campus, and student groups have begun to see the same effect. Zinn said student council needs to defend marginalized students who suffer from the programs being cut. “If students aren’t going to stand up for students’ interests, then no one will,” Zinn said.

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Appeal sends redistricting to US Supreme Court Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen asked the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday to reverse the decision made March that redrawn voting district maps violated the federal Voting Rights Act. Every 10 years, voting districts are redrawn in order to reflect changes in population shifts. Last year, the Republicancontrolled state legislature redrew the 132 legislature voting districts, but were sued by Democrats and the immigrant rights group Voces De La Frontera over two south-side Milwaukee districts. The plaintiffs accused GOP officials of

redrawing the two districts in a way that deliberately split up the area’s Latino community, weakening the Latino vote. A panel of three federal judges agreed, ruling in March that the GOP acted in violation of the Voting Rights Act that prohibits discriminatory voting practices. Van Hollen’s decision to bring the decision before the Supreme Court gives the Democrats an opportunity to crossappeal the some of the district complaints they lost. Federal redistricting appeals are required to go before the Supreme Court.

Wisconsin’s unemployment rate dropped from February to March, according to data released today from the Department of Workforce Development Thursday. The state lost 4,300 privatesector jobs in March. Despite the job loss, Gov. Scott Walker said March’s drop in unemployment indicates progress. “Wisconsin’s economy is turning around, but there is still a lot of work to do,” said Chris Schrimpf, Walker’s communications director, adding that the state has added more than 15,000 privatesector jobs since the start of the year. In the public sector, data released by the state Department of Public Instruction Wednesday reported layoffs in education, as public school districts lost 2,312 full-time positions from the previous school year. “This jobs report is more evidence that Wisconsin continues to head in the wrong

direction under Gov. Walker,” Rep. Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, said in a statement. “All our workers … deserve elected officials who are working for them – not devoting their time to an extreme agenda that does nothing to create jobs,” Barca said. Wisconsin’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 6.8 percent remains lower than March’s 8.2 percent national rate, as well as those of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. The information for the state unemployment rate was drawn from a small sample size comprised of unemployment insurance claimants and 1,400 surveyed households. As the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ data is preliminary, it will continue to be reviewed in the upcoming weeks. Walker, who campaigned for governor in 2010 on a promise to create 250,000 jobs by 2015, is facing a recall election in June. The state’s economy and job creation is expected to be a major campaign issue. —Ben Siegel

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The Dane County Farmers’ Market will continue its tradition of showcasing Wisconsin’s top sources of locally made products when it opens Saturday.

Farmers’ Market opens Saturday featuring five new vendors By Meghan Chua The Daily Cardinal

When the Dane County Farmers’ Market opens for the season Saturday, it will welcome about 150 vendors, including five new ones, to the Capitol Square. Four of the vendors sell products from plants to fruits and vegetables, while one produces organic crackers. They join the Saturday tradition that showcases some of Wisconsin’s top sources of organic and local products from cheese curds to baked goods. Nancy Potter and her son Peter own Potter’s Crackers. Although her business has been met with “wonderful” local support, Potter said being at the Farmers’ Market could help her crackers reach new audiences as well as give her the

chance to meet local suppliers. “Whatever I can bring closer to home, the better,” said Potter. All of the products sold at the farmers’ market are produced in-state, according to farmers’ market Manager Larry Johnson. Only vendors from Wisconsin who make and sell their own products are allowed at the market, and some travel from as far away as Eau Claire or Door County to sell their goods. The market is open from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., starting April 21 and continuing every Saturday through early November. The summer market is the “largest producer-only farmers market in the nation,” according to Johnson.

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Walker decriminalizes Mary Jane, huge gains in the polls By William Shapner Fake news friday

In a move that shocked conservatives and liberals alike, Gov. Scott Walker signed an executive order decriminalizing marijuana in the state of Wisconsin in honor of 4/20. “This is a great moment for Wisconsin. Actually, the best moment. You guys are totally gonna stop hating me now, right?” Walker said at a press conference Thursday, looking particularly bloodshot. “Now, Burrito Drive for all!” Some lawmakers are furious he waited until the end of the legislative session to make such a controversial move. While some of the more conservative members, including state Sen. Mary Lazich, R-New Berlin, and state Rep. Steven Nass, R-Whitewater, are launching a “Ground Walker” campaign, other legislators are mad he’s stealing the spotlight. “Seriously? I’ve been trying to do this for years!” state Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, said. “Now this jerk gets all the credit.” The announcement resulted in an immediate decline in protesters outside the Capitol, and a poll conducted following

the press conference found that most Madisonians found the policy to be “rad.” However, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin was less than pleased. “Oh, we got trouble right here in Madison!” Soglin said to a chorus of groans. “With a capitol ‘T’ which rhymes with ‘P’ which stands for ‘pot.’”

“This is a great moment for Wisconsin. Actually, the best. You guys are totally gonna stop hating me now, right?” Scott Walker governor

Soglin continued that once marijuana is allowed on the streets of Madison, the city will be “overcome with hooligans! Hooligans, I say!” He called for a man-to-man chat with Walker to see what he can do to “stop the buffoonery.” However, the veteran mayor could not get a hold of Walker. “He’s, uh, indisposed at the moment LOLCATZ,” said Walker spokesperson Cullen Werwie. Although Walker is offi-

Scatology department still not invited to spring social By Dylan Moriarty Fake news friday

Every morning for the past month, John Fecalman, chair of the Scatology department, has opened his mailbox with anticipation for the yellowtinted envelope enclosing the Scatology department’s invitation to the annual Scholars Spring Social event. Yet, every morning he closes the tiny door with disappointment and shifts between the cattle roaming Merde Hall. For the eighth year in a row, the rest of the faculty has gone to great lengths to exclude the Scatology department from staff events. The email to Fecalman gave the wrong date for the Faculty Senate meeting, and when he arrived, there was conveniently a seat missing. “I want to turn the other cheek, but there’s something fishy going on here,” declared Fecalman. “Of course we would never go out of our way to exclude

distinguished individuals in their respective fields,” Chancellor David Ward said, “But that said, they smell. Really awful. I imagine it’s something like the rutty jutters of jolly old England before they bothered to shovel the crap from the horses and peasantry elsewhere.” According to Fecalman, the rift began eight years ago when the Scatology department confused the faculty potluck with the faculty science fair. “Without going into much detail, some people mistook our samples for fudge-bottom pie... Things just haven’t been the same since,” he recalled. Fecalman defended the importance of the department by noting their numerous distinctions, such as their recent number one ranking in the field by U.S. News and World Report. “Of course they’re number one,” said Ward. “They’re the only Scatology department in the nation! No one else gives a shit.”

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While most Madisonians welcomed Walker’s decision to decriminalize marijuana, Mayor Soglin called it “buffoonery.” cially touring a factory upstate, he was seen chowing down at Los Gemelos with his campaign spokesperson Ciara Matthews. They were celebrating his immediate surge in the polls fol-

lowing the decriminalization. An anonymous customer overheard him say: “Ciara, the whole ‘decriminalization’ is the second best idea you’ve ever had. This tostada is the first.”

Vagina terrorizes Madison Following feminist Jaclyn Friedman’s visit to UW-Madison, a vagina made it’s way to campus, and has yet to leave. The vagina, which police reported seeing on State St. at 11 p.m. Wednesday window-shopping outside ReThreads, allegedly purchased three Appletinis at The Icon. The following morning, students in a mechanical engineering class reportedly barricaded their classroom in Engineering Hall when the vagina attempted to enter. Ben DiTullio, a junior in the class, said it was one of the “more horrifying things he had seen at Madison.” Four other male students admitted they went straight to UHS counseling after the incident because while they were afraid, it also gave them “funny sensations” they did not know how to handle. The vagina then proceeded to purchase $864 in clothing from Pitaya on East Campus Mall before

attending Sex Out Loud’s “Yoga for Pleasure” class. Coin Avages, the leader of the yoga class, commemorated the vagina for it’s flexibility, and said it outperformed many others. State Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, was seen fleeing his Capitol office after the vagina allegedly tried reading him poetry by Maya Angelou. After briefly stopping by A Room Of One’s Own with state Rep. Kelda Helen Roys, D-Madison, the two got brunch at Sunroom Café where Roys reportedly said she was annoyed with the repeal of the Healthy Youth Act. The vagina then showed Roys pictures of the wedding it just attended between a pancreas and a left boob. Roys was pleased to announce she received the vagina’s endorsement in her candidacy for Congress. —Dr. Yams McYummy

The letter Glenn Grothman hates this week is: V • Vulvae • Vaginas

• Velveeta • Vagina Monologues • Venus

• Voltaire • Vibrators • Queen Victoria • Voluptuousness

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Week-long All Campus Party to begin Saturday

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Students chanted “No more silence, no more lies, we will not be victimized“ as they marched up Bascom Hill to support sexual assault victims on campus and across the world.

‘Take Back the Night’ brings awareness of sexual assault By Sam Cusick The Daily Cardinal

Nearly 35 people fared the rain Thursday for the UW-Madison Campus Womens’ Center’s “Take Back the Night,” where participants discussed personal experiences with sexual assault and the misconceptions surrounding it. The event was founded in Philadelphia in 1975 to help raise public awareness about sexual assault and ways it can be stopped. It has steadily spread to countries all over the world such as Australia, India, Canada and most of Europe. “Take Back the Night” has been at UW-Madison since 1989. This year’s event largely focused on sexual assault survivors and their continued struggle to end the violence. According to Julia Gutierrez, the Take Back the Night planning committee chair,

1 out of 6 American women have been victims of attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. As the sun set, participants formed a circle and some of the women came forward to share their own, relatives or friends’ experiences at a candlelight vigil and speak-out held atop Bascom Hill. As the vigil progressed, the circle grew larger and more people joined. “I want to remind us all that we are here doing ‘Take Back the Night’ to honor survivors, to give a space for survivors to speak out,” Violence Prevention Communications Coordinator Stephen Montagna said. “We have this movement because of survivors.” Keynote speaker Molly Herrmann also discussed the perils of sexual assault within the LGBT community and the myths surrounding it. According

to Herrmann, the violence takes place more often than people realize, because many within that community fear speaking out will cause additional harm. “Sexual assault often involves shame and fear for survivors,” she said. “This is no different for LGBT people. LGBT are unlikely to tell mainstream providers for fear about how disclosure of sexual orientation or gender identity will be handled.” While the event focused on victims of sexual assault all around the world, UW-Madison junior Sarah Lensmire said it happens on campus more often than most students realize. “[Sexual assault] does happen. And it happens to your friends and it happens to your sisters and that there are things that we can do,” Lensmier said. “There are steps you can take and there are ways to help.”

Baldwin leads all Senate candidates in funds, spending U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has raised and spent the most money of any candidate in the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat of the retiring Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis. Baldwin spent $1.06 million from January to March and has $2.76 million remaining on hand to spend in her campaign, according to information from

her campaign’s Federal Election Commission report submitted earlier this week. Former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann was the first GOP Senate candidate to announce his fundraising. From 17,000 donations, Neumann has earned almost $1.5 million for his candidacy; the largest amount in contributions of any

candidate in the Republican primary race. Tommy Thompson, the former governor, reported having roughly $790,000, with expenditures of $402,172 in the first quarter. Businessman Eric Hovde has raised $110,000 since January, having spent $259,584 in the first three weeks of his campaign. He currently has $1.6 million on hand.

Students can enjoy a week of free events, food and prizes beginning Saturday, as members of the Wisconsin Alumni Association and more than 85 student organizations will participate in the 12th annual All Campus Party. Hosted by the WAA and the Wisconsin Alumni Student Board, the festivities make up the largest “alcohol-alternative” celebration on campus. The party will feature five main events including Breakfast with Bucky, All-Campus Idol, Wear Red Get Fed and a scavenger hunt race called Bucky’s Urban Odyssey. Other events range from film screenings

All Campus Party featured events Bucky’s Urban Odyssey is on Saturday, April 21. Teams of four race around campus, following clues and earning points. The winning four each receive an iPad 2 courtesy of the DoIt Tech Store. Second place is four $100 gift cards to the University Book Store. Breakfast with Bucky will be Monday, April 23, beginning at 7:30 a.m. Students will receive a free and healthy breakfast courtesy of Fresh Madison Market and Starbucks Coffee. Locations will include East Campus Mall, Engineering Mall and Bascom Hill. All-Campus Idol, an American Idolstyle singing competition, is Tuesday,

market from page 1 Because of the proximity to campus, many students attend the market to browse, taste-test, and purchase from the wide variety of produce and flowers. Morgan Rehberg, a freshman at UW-Madison said the Farmers’ Market is a different experience than shopping at a grocery store. “It’s bringing…the small town thing into a city,” she said. “I like how they kind of meet together.” The market seeks to “unite the

to Battle of the Bands, most of which take place at Engineering and East Campus Mall. The event began 12 years ago when student John Jung decided he wanted to switch students’ focus from drinking events. This idea motivated him to lead a team from WASB to host a party that engages students without alcohol. In 2006, Jung died from a drug overdose, further emphasizing the need for the substance-free event. The John W. Jung Memorial was created in his remembrance to recognize student achievements and help those with drug addictions. April 24 at 7 p.m. at the Overture Center. Hosted by Madison’s Funniest Comic runner-up Eric Linnes Bagley, this concert features 10 talented singers who will compete for the AllCampus Idol crown.

Wear Red, Get Fed is on Thursday, April 26 on Engineering Mall. Students passing through at lunchtime who are wearing red can receive a free slice of pizza. The event also features an interactive fair, including more than 35 organizations and other free food vendors. Spray paint artist Cosmo Joe will give away free paintings.

Club Bucky is on Thursday, April 26 at 9 p.m. in the backyard of Witte Hall. It is one of the largest dance parties of the year, featuring DJ Vilas Park Sniper and performances by Hypnotiq and Optima. Free food will be provided.

urban and rural cultures” and give farmers and buyers a centralized place to interact and get to know one another, according to its website. Potter also mentioned the strong sense of camaraderie she finds at farmers’ markets. From her experience vending at another Madison market located near the Hilldale Shopping Center, she said “you really develop a relationship with those vendor neighbors.” “I’m looking forward to meeting a whole new crowd,” she said.

National science reporter to speak about sharks at UW A national science reporter will visit UW-Madison April 23 to speak in journalism classes and participate in a week-long symposium of science writers called “Science Writing in the Age of Denial.” Juliet Eilperin, an environmental reporter for The Washington Post, also will discuss her book, “Demon

Fish: Travels Through the Hidden World of Sharks,” at the Pyle Center April 24. Her book, which focuses on human interaction with sharks, has been featured on National Public Radio and in magazines including Smithsonian, People and Popular Science. The event is free and open to the public. Eilperin began her career at

The Washington Post as a House of Representatives reporter where she covered numerous congressional campaigns and the impeachment of former President Bill Clinton. Her other work includes coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign and a series of articles on the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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its time directly serving students. But SSFC Chair Sarah Neibart said she stands by her committee’s decision this fall, and does not believe student council is adequately trained to make a decision on MCSC’s eligibility. “Student council members

were asking questions and getting disgruntled because they were getting confused, and it just shed light on the fact that SSFC is a very specific body,” Neibart said. “I think it’s really important that those decisions stay in SSFC.”

While SSFC ruled in the fall that the group was ineligible for funding because it did not spend over half its time directly serving students, MCSC members said the group spends at least 64 percent of

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Charlie Trotter, a UW-Madison graduate and accomplished chef, spoke on campus Thursday. He plans to return to school for a Master’s degree in political philosophy. + Photo by Grey Satterfield

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Earth Day’s Wisconsin Beginnings By Kristen Andersen The daily cardinal

Sunday April 22 will mark the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day, a celebration with roots in Wisconsin. Earth Day calls attention to environmental challenges and ways that the global community can address these issues. Before the late 1960s Americans paid little attention to the environment. Recycling was uncommon and energyefficiency was a term with little importance. Few regulations existed to control the amounts of pollutants factories pumped out into the lakes, rivers and air. By the end of this decade, however, awareness of the necessity of environmental preservation blossomed. In 1962, the book “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson became a bestseller, highlighting the dangers of widespread pesticide use in agriculture. In 1969, a fire on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, known to “ooze rather than flow,” drew national attention as being a site of chemical waste pollution. Perhaps the largest shift in environmental consciousness may be attributed to Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson. During the 1960s Nelson pushed the federal government to focus on environmental protection. While many of his efforts in the political sphere were unsuccessful, his vision of a grassroots environmental demonstration would make a major social and political impact. The anti-war protests of the 1960s demonstrated the power of a public movement. Nelson hoped to direct this same energy toward environmental protection issues, including air and water pollution. With the help of the media, Nelson proposed a “national teach-in on the environment,” which he hoped would push environmental issues into the political spotlight. On April 22, 1970, the nation celebrated its

first Earth Day. Across the nation citizens gathered at rallies to listen to speakers and performers highlighting environmental awareness. The response was far beyond what organizers had imagined. “Earth Day worked because of the spontaneous response at the grassroots level,” Nelson said in an article in American Heritage Magazine in 1993. “That was the remarkable thing about Earth day. It organized itself.” Earth Day successfully propelled env ironmental issues into the public consciousness and forced the issue to be addressed in policy. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can credit the Earth Day movement with its creation. The Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species Acts also emerged from the heightened awareness of environmental problems. Since its inception in 1970, Earth Day has been celebrated every year on April 22. By 1990, Earth Day became a global celebration, encompassing 200 million people in 141 countries. The 1990 Earth Day emphasized the recycling movement, and highlighted the need to address environmental issues at the GRaphic by Dylan Moriarty/the daily cardinal global level.

Ask Mr. Scientist From ozone to compostable chip bags Dear Mr. Scientist, Why is ozone good when it’s up in the atmosphere, but bad when it’s down at ground level? —Sasha R. When ozone (O3) is in the stratosphere, it does a good job of absorbing ultraviolet light from the sun. Without this thin layer of ozone, that ultraviolet light would be very hazardous to our health and could cause things like skin cancer and cataracts. When it’s near the ground, however, ozone is less helpful. Instead, it can cause serious lung damage and other health problems in humans. It interferes with the ability to make and store food in plants and can destroy

materials like latex and plastics. Ozone at ground level is also a key ingredient of smog. Emissions from car exhaust are a major contributor to ground level ozone, so riding your bike or walk when possible to help reduce the amount of ozone pollution. Dear Mr. Scientist, How do things like compostable chip bags work? I thought plastic wasn’t biodegradable. —Chris W. There are actually a couple of ways to create plastics that will break down when buried. First, there are plastics that are made from natural materials like corn starch. When the

plastic material is buried, the corn starch molecules absorb water and break apart, making it easier for bacteria to digest the plastic. Another method that involves corn is using the sugar in it to create a type of plastic called polylactide acid. Unlike traditional plastics like polyethylene and polypropylene, polylactide acid is biodegradable. A third method uses normal petrochemical plastics, but contains additives that cause the plastic to decay faster in the presence of light and oxygen. There are more ways to create biodegrable plastics as well, but every method has its downfall. The best option is to keep plastic products out of landfills and recycle them.

Mr. Scientist is Michael Leitch. If you have a question you want him to answer, e-mail it to science@dailycardinal.com.

I n 1 9 9 5 Nelson received the Presidential Metal of Freedom (the highest honor given to civilians in the United States) for his role as the father of Earth Day. President Bill Clinton presented Nelson with the award for his lifelong work. “As the father of Earth Day, he is the grandfather of all that grew out of that event,” Clinton said of Nelson. In 2000, the Earth Day cel-

ebration combined both the global aspects of 1990, with the grassroots activism of its inception. The internet provided a way to organize activities, gain support and spread the world to all corners of the globe. Although efforts to conserve the environment and reduce pollution have come a long way, environmental issues are still of paramount impor tance. The 2 010 Earth Day ce lebr at ion highlighted the need to control global climate change. However, this issue r e m a i n s shrouded in cont r ove r sy, slowing progress towards addressing climate change causes and proposing solutions. The 2012 Earth Day will mark the addition of even more initiatives. For example, a Billion Acts of Green has been established as a global challenge to promote the planting of 1 million trees, among other related acts. Earth Day is a prominent story reflecting the ability of the public to promote change. Throughout the 1960s, Nelson and others were unable to produce significant environmental protections. It was only when the public became passionate about environmental issues that major changes took place. Today, Earth Day continues to educate and excite the public about environmental protection and greener lifestyles.

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Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Eatin’ Cake Classic

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.

Crustaches

By Patrick Remington premington@wisc.edu

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Caved In

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com

SAME AS IT EVER WAS ACROSS 1 Whacks, as a housefly 6 Mythical Olympus residents 10 Astronaut’s drink 14 Around-the-world trip 15 Alternate for butter 16 Dish of many ingredients 17 Catcher in the Rhine? 18 ___, but not least ... 19 Used the restroom 20 With hope of a rare occurrence 23 “The Simpsons” KwikE-Mart operator 24 “Arabian Nights” birds 25 Bed support piece 28 “What were ___ thinking?” 31 Lead-in to “fare” (Var.) 35 Sunbather’s aim 36 Detach from a source of dependence 37 Skull-and-crossbones stuff 38 Motorcyclist’s spot for shelter 41 Hunting document 42 What you pay at sales 43 Thing that begins gradually? 44 Far from bungling 45 More than satisfy 46 School event 47 Slang for old,

dilapidated car 9 What it takes to tango 4 51 Close to China, Japan and Korea 58 Muscle-mag displays 59 Address for the king 60 Angle that’s smaller than 90 degrees 61 “The Gift of the ___” 62 “Camelot” character 63 Site of the Louvre 64 Partners of wherefores 65 Fells a tree, say 66 Engages in violent practices? DOWN 1 “Nothing to write home about” 2 Brown songbird 3 “This won’t hurt ___” 4 Soldier’s helmet, in slang 5 Cheap’s rhyming opposite 6 Augusta activity 7 Big name in Norwegian royalty 8 Catch sight of from afar 9 Group of Bantu languages 10 Administrative division of a county 11 Oscar winner Guinness 12 “... in the pot, ___ days old”

1 3 Was infected with 21 Beat in a hot dog competition 22 All the stage is their world 25 Buddhist shrine 26 Striped, as highways 27 Agassi of tennis 29 “Star Wars” pilot Solo 30 ___ Gay (WWII plane) 32 Tributary of the Missouri River 33 Bouquet flowers 34 Beginning stages 36 Author 37 Coin replaced by the euro 39 Stress on a word or phrase 40 Pup’s doc 45 Egyptian tourist attraction 46 Boot part 48 Sailing the waves 50 Rolled-up sandwiches 51 Ancient ark builder 52 Likely to offend some people 53 U.S.-Canada border lake 54 DEA employees, e.g. 55 Surrounding glow 56 Wield a swizzle stick 57 “Guarding ___” (1994 Shirley MacLaine movie) 58 Big name in luxury autos

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Scribbles & Bits

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Washington and the Bear

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By Riley Beggin The Daily Cardinal

On a campus as large as UW-Madison’s, finding synchronicity and cohesion can at times be difficult. Performance has always had the intrinsic quality of counteracting that disconnect, and arguably no group on campus has worked harder to put on an incredible performance than the African Student Association (ASA). The African Student Association’s 10th annual Africa Night is coming up this Friday, April 20, and they have their eyes on a valuable prize. All year, ASA has been creating events, connecting with other student organizations and reaching out to students to maintain their theme of umoja, unity. “That’s what we’re bringing throughout the entire show,” Delphine Vakunta, the Dance and Performance Coordinator for ASA, said. “Regardless of heritage and background, there is something to be learned and an aspect you can relate to— dance or spoken word, it will reach a vast population, uniting people of different backgrounds and genders.” The two and a half hour production certainly promises variety, with artists of several art forms bringing their talents to the stage. The ASA Dance Team, spoken word artists, Atimevu Dance and Drumming Company and the University Gospel Choir will all put their best work on display for the campus and community audience. “Every year we try to showcase our dance team,” Vakunta said. “Dance is a huge part of African culture. We also invited the drum and dance group because they are a very wellknown Madison-based African ensemble that doesn’t get to perform for a campus audience

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From spoken word to Naomi Tutu’s keynote speech, the African Students Association promises over two hours of wellpracticed performances like this dance routine from 2010’s Africa Night at their 10th annual celebration of African culture. very often.” In addition to local acts, ASA is bringing both national and international celebrity to the event. The “African King of Comedy” Michael Blackson will be hosting, while Naomi Tutu, race and gender justice activist as well as daughter of a renowned South African activist and Anglican bishop, will be the keynote speaker. “We chose Naomi Tutu because she has worked with a lot of different organizations that fostered ideas which align with our goals,” Vakunta said. “She

is an advocate for debunking myths, which is something we also work towards.” The diligence with which ASA’s members have prepared for Africa night is a testament to the unified dedication to their common goals and desire to connect in a meaningful way with the campus and community. “We’re working very hard, my body is really sore,” Vakunta said. Africa night is just one of many collaborative events ASA has organized this academic year to foster unity and discredit ste-

reotypes on campus. “Considering the [UW-Madison] campus is not the most diverse, we try to engage people in conversations about what myths [about Africa] are, where they come from, and bring out facts and personal experience to show that what the media projects is not exactly how it is,” Vakunta said. “A lot of our members are from Africa, some are born here, some were born in Africa and moved here when they were young, and some are non-Africans… There is a vast amount of

experience and as a large organization it is important to show that to people.” Showing the beauty of African cultures and traditions through art and entertainment is just one of the reasons to attend this year’s Africa Night at the Wisconsin Union Theater in the Memorial Union. Doors will open at 6:30, the performance begins at 7 p.m. and tickets are free. Vakunta also said ASA will host a party at Segredo after the show, with pre-show tickets at $15, VIP tickets $25 or a table for $300.

Plato, Orwell, Rand: ‘There’s allegory all up in this bitch!’ Sean Reichard your raison d’être

nyone remember high school English? It’s a safe bet that no matter where you went to school, you probably drew from a mutual stock of books. “The Great Gatsby,” “Catcher in the Rye,” “The Old Man and the Sea,” “Jane Eyre,” “Native Son,” “Beloved,” etc. Maybe you read “Animal Farm,” George Orwell’s allegory for the Russian Revolution and the rise of Josef Stalin. You are probably well familiar with what an allegory is: a piece of art (literature or otherwise) meant to convey an idea or particular meaning. And allegories abound through the history of literature. Some people can’t seem to get enough of them. Plato had plenty of them, most famously “Allegory of the Cave.” Dante’s “Divine Comedy” was an allegory for the afterlife, and it’s not just for

old art. Besides “Animal Farm,” many famous works of the 20th century can be considered allegories: “The Grapes of Wrath,” “The Stranger,” “Blindness,” “The Road.”

“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” is really just an allegory for America during the Great Depression.

Personally, the epitome of allegorical novels is “Atlas Shrugged” by Ayn Rand. It’s all about allegorizing Objectivism, Rand’s pet philosophy. That’s all Rand is writing about—she just wraps it up in a romance/ politically-charged thriller. There’s no way of avoiding it, the same way you can’t avoid it with other allegories. Now, you can call allegorical stories the very peak of literature (as some have said of “Atlas Shrugged”), Simultaneously, you can argue that allegories cannot be called

literature since literature shouldn’t bog itself down with ideas, or unduly foist them upon other people. My stance is fairly straightforward—I’m not a big fan of allegories, since they have the potential to be so polarizing (you may want to think twice before taking on a staunch Objectivist—they play to win, generally). Not to mention, they can sometimes subsume story/ art—in other words, make it kind of boring. But I think it can be dangerous to dismiss them. Just because I don’t like allegories doesn’t mean I can’t recognize “Atlas Shrugged” as possessing a certain stature and reputation. It’d be a mistake. The trick with allegories is how nebulous they are. Within reason, any piece of art can serve as an allegory for something or other. For instance, I could make a legitimate argument that “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” is really just an allegory for America during the Great Depression: Snow White is America, since she wears red,

white, and blue. Snow White wins the loyalty of the hard working dwarves (an obvious parallel). However, Snow White falls under the spell of the evil Witch, who represents FDR. And, most importantly, the Wicked FDR poisons Snow White with a red apple—the apple is obviously communism.

Just because I don’t like allegories doesn’t mean I can’t recognize “Atlas Shrugged” as possessing a certain stature.

That’s just a personal, albeit personally ludicrous, example. But you’re more than welcome to believe it. Oh, and for any inspired Film Studies majors, I take cash or check. Perhaps a better-grounded example is “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, another perennial high school book. Sure, it’s a play about witch hunts, and it was written in the 1950s,

when Joseph McCarthy (the beloved Wisconsin senator) was instigating witch hunts for Communists in the U.S., but an allegory functions on an audience being able to recognize the parallels between the piece and reality. The fact is “The Crucible” stands as its own work. There is, for instance, no one character in “The Crucible” who stands in for McCarthy or any of his Un-American Committee cronies. But that’s my opinion. You could make the argument that “The Crucible” is all about allegorizing McCarthyism. You could say: “There’s allegory all up in this bitch!” But I leave that up to your interpretation—whether allegories are worthwhile and meaningful—and you leave me mine. You (and I) have the right to decide the worth of allegories for ourselves. Got some bitchin’ allegories Sean should give a second chance? Having trouble seeing past the mossy walls of Pluto’s cave? Tell Sean about it at sreichard@ wisc.edu.

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Matt beaty opinion columnist

raduation time is coming, and with it follow the concerns of getting a job and paying back loans. The timing could not be better for U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to visit Madison and gubernatorial hopeful Kathleen Falk to release her plan to fix what many are calling a student debt crisis. The idea of having the national average $27,000 in student loan debt is daunting for individuals, families and society. But simply passing legislation and forgiving debt will not fix the problem. More needs to be done to make sure this type of crisis does not happen again. Falk and Duncan both propose to allow student loans to be forgiven at some point. This may seem a necessity with the total student loan debt over $1 trillion, but that number comes from the fact more people are attending colleges and taking out loans. Furthermore, in 2009 about 9 percent of student loans were in default, meaning 91 percent of students were still paying back their debts on time.

In an economic downturn, or should go straight to a unimore of every type of loan goes versity. A cheaper, equally valid into default. The difference path is to attend a junior colbetween student loans and other lege for the first two years to get loans is school loans are more dif- general classes out of the way at ficult to get rid of in bankruptcy a fraction of the cost. Reducing and there is no capital—like a the economic burden on stuhouse or car—for a student loan dents in the first place is one way to be backed by, so repossession to address the looming student is not an option. debt issue. Doing so while still Instead of allowing certain allowing students to receive an borrowers to be let off the hook, education is even better. the way loans are dealt out and The biggest issue with stupaid back needs to change. dent loans is not enough stuBorrowers need to be made dents are getting jobs out of colmore aware of how lege. There are fewer student loans work, jobs, and many availas Falk puts forth in able do not match up her plan. Lenders of with students’ qualifistudent loans should cations. National also be treated like any Students and uniaverage of student loan other lenders. versities have always debt in 2010. Currently, student operated on the loans are very difficult assumption students to write-off in bankshould follow their ruptcy cases. If they hearts when it comes to The percent become delinquent, education. But it may be of student they should go through time that students and loans in the same processes as advisors think about default in car, home or any other adding courses that 2009. type of loans. By treatprepare students for the ing student loans no difjobs available. ferently, lenders will be Many incoming colless predatory with their practic- lege students do not have a es and more inclined to restruc- set idea of what they want to ture loans to get their money study. The university should back without taxpayer help. focus on nudging and keepFurthermore, the path to ing students in science, techattending a university needs to nology, engineering and math be rethought. Not everyone can fields. Many students start

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Adidas’ business practices hurt Wisconsin’s progressive image matthew curry opinion columnist

don’t think there’s anybody who would disagree that UW-Madison has earned a strong progressive reputation. That is why I think the university’s continuing bad business practices, particularly involving alleged adidas’ improper compensation practicses, is especially damaging to its reputation. In the age of the Internet, and the wake of the Penn State scandal, bad reputations are more damaging than ever. I am not saying the university’s dealings with adidas are anywhere near the scale of the disturbing Penn State incident, but our progressive character makes the issue stand out like a sore thumb. This issue is even more disconcerting having read that the university and adidas will not come to a decision by the April 15 deadline, which was set by the Labor Licensing Policy Committee last month. For those who may not be up to date on this issue, the dispute comes down to an Indonesian factory contracted by adidas. The factory itself was under investigation for abusive labor practices and eventually closed. Instead of doing the right thing, adidas has refused to pay severance money to up to 2,700 work-

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ers affected by the closing. I find it morally repulsive that a company and a school as rich as adidas and the university, compared to Indonesia, are actively hurting people who can barely afford to feed their own families. If Wisconsin wants to pursue business practices that create terrible consequences and conditions for low-income workers then we may as well stop pretending we care about progressing both as a school and as a city. Madison has earned so many great feelings towards it from visitors. It would be a shame to have that image tarnished by the greed of a large multinational corporation. When it comes to the public protests by students and support from local unions, I’m happy to see that there are those who wish to right the wrongs they see. Protesters aren’t the most liked people, and in the aftermath of the Occupy protests they haven’t gained too many more friends, but I truly feel that the Student Labor Action Coalition, along with some local unions, have their hearts in the right place and are only trying to help the problem, not create new ones. Particularly, I feel the show of support from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 171 and South Central Federation of Labor is a great, strong step that will help pressure both the university and adidas

into finally ironing out a fair and respectful compromise. Despite all of this, the university could have avoided the Nike and adidas debacles had they have contracted American-based apparel companies. While the university may stand to lose some revenue from this due to higher production costs, it will save us time and money in the future by avoiding union battles, bad publicity, and fees associated with negotiating and renegotiating contracts like we have to do now. Additionally, I think it’s shameful that adidas and Nike honestly feel they have no obligation to treat their workers with the respect that American unions receive. Honestly, how much money would it cost to pay those workers, who most likely work for a mere fraction of the cost of workers in other parts of the world. The truth is, it would not cost adidas anything, especially when factoring in their hundreds of millions in profits. Instead, adidas and our university leaders have chosen to stiff hard-working, horribly underpaid workers, while ruining our reputation and costing us time and money, in order to make more money for themselves. To me that’s not what this university should be known for. Matthew Curry is a junior majoring in political science and environmental studies. Please send all feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.

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Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk speaks at a DaneDems forum April 11. Falk released her student debt plan last Wednesday. their career in STEM fields, but drop out. Universities need to up their efforts to keep STEM majors. Duncan has stressed the importance of increasing college graduation, but we also need to narrow the focus on graduating more students with degrees that prepare them for future employment. Of course, some things beyond university or student control will help as well. The economy needs to turn around, opening up more jobs and opportunities. Fixing any problem cannot be done by just signing it away in leg-

islation. Ill-advised policies in the student loan market need to change, making them like any other loan. Furthermore, with the continually rising cost of education, it may be time for students to take pragmatic measures to save money and still receive a good education. It is tempting and politically advantageous to just write off loans, but it will only be a quick fix, and more lasting changes in policy and attitudes need to be made as well. Matt Beaty is a junior majoring in math and computer science. Please send feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.

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Softball

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Bo claims restrictions meant to open talks By Parker Gabriel the daily cardinal

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The Badgers will need another solid weekend from sophomore pitcher Cassandra Darrah to stop the surging Nittany Lions. Darrah took the loss in both of last year’s starts against Penn State.

Nittany Lions up next Wisconsin welcomes a hot Penn State team to Madison By Peter Geppert the daily cardinal

Producing runs has not been a problem this year for the Wisconsin softball team (8-4 Big Ten, 24-13). Last weekend, in a 10-7 shootout win over the Fighting Illini of Illinois, the Badgers were able to generate offense on the back of a schoolrecord six homeruns. “The team really feeds off each other, once one person brings it together it inspires everyone else to swing from their heels,” head coach Yvette Healy said. Although Wisconsin secured the rubber match in the three game series against Illinois, the Badgers were unable to keep their school-record nine game win streak intact. “You hate to ever lose the winning streak, but to take two of three at Illinois was something our coaching staff was really pleased with,” Healy added. Up next for Wisconsin is a Penn State squad (5-7, 13-23) that struggled in the beginning of the season, but is finding its stride, winning six of its last seven. After getting swept on the road against Michigan and Purdue, the Nittany Lions responded in the last two weeks with a sweep over Michigan

State and taking two of three against a quality Indiana team. “They have some big wins over Auburn and LSU this year so we know they can hang with the big teams,” senior first baseman Karla Powell said.

“We’re hoping to keep [Penn State] on their toes, keep them honest and keep them swinging.” Maggie Strange junior catcher WIsconsin softball

Penn State is a program that has historically had Wisconsin’s number. Of the past 37 meetings between the two programs, Penn State has won 25 of them. “It’s always a duel against us and Penn State, last year we went to their place and had some upsets,” Powell said. “We’re hoping to come home and pick up a few wins.” Revenge is going to be in the air this weekend as Healy indicated that the team is hungry to play a Penn State team that swept the Badgers in conference play and ended their season last year.

“This weekend is a key to being able to see if we have a chance at making a run at the end of the season.” Healy said. The hot bats of the Wisconsin lineup will have to contend against a seasoned conference veteran in Penn State right-hander Lisa Akamine. Badger fans should not confuse Akamine’s subpar 7-16 record with poor quality, as her 4.85 earned run average combined with 127 strikeouts indicate that the Escondido, Calif. native is nothing to take lightly. “In conference, Akamine is averaging a strike out per inning,” Healy said. “It’s going to be a real measuring stick of how much we’ve improved this year.” Offensively, Penn State features a plethora of strong lefthanded power hitters. Penn State junior outfielder Cassidy Bell has already posted five homeruns in the young Big Ten season. The Nittany Lions also boast sophomore catcher Kasie Hatfield, who last week was named Big Ten player of the week for her outstanding series against Indiana. “We’re hoping to keep [Penn State] on their toes, keep them honest and keep them swinging,” junior catcher Maggie Strange said.

Men’s Hockey

Big Ten releases hockey tournament sites By Ryan Evans the daily cardinal

The Big Ten conference a nnounced Tuesday that beginning in 2014, the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. and Joe Louis Arena in Detroit will rotate as the hosts for its Men’s Ice Hockey Tournament until 2017. The Xcel Energy Center will host the inaugural tournament from March 20-22, 2014 and the 2016 tournament. Joe Louis Arena

will serve as host in 2015 and 2017. The tournament will feature the six conference teams—Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin—in a single elimination tournament with the winner earning an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. The teams will be seeded one through six following a 20-game conference schedule with each

team playing each of the other five schools four times. The top two seeds will earn a bye into the tournament semi-finals. A Big Ten men’s ice hockey conference was made possible when Penn State chartered a program to begin play in the 2012-’13 season, giving the conference the required minimum of six teams. The Big Ten men’s ice hockey conference will begin play in the 2013-’14 season.

Men’s basketball head coach Bo Ryan said he used his power to block outgoing transfer Jarrod Uthoff from speaking with certain schools in order to get Uthoff to talk to university officials, not to curtail his options. Ryan spoke with local reporters in his Kohl Center office for more than 30 minutes Thursday evening. He has been roundly criticized locally and nationally after reports emerged this week that UW was not allowing the Cedar Rapids, Iowa native speak to schools in the Big Ten and Atlantic Coast Conference in addition to Iowa State, Marquette and Florida. Ryan said by putting teams on the restricted list—making it illegal for Uthoff and those schools to have contact—it set an appeals process in motion that led to a meeting Thursday between Uthoff, UW associate athletic director Justin Doherty and athletic director Barry Alvarez. “I’m not trying to be like other schools, I just want to know what recourse a coach would ever have to simply say, on behalf our players, our fans and everybody else, how can we at least get dialogue and at least get somebody to say ‘this is why I want this school or that school.’” In his 11 years as the head coach at Wisconsin, Ryan said he has only dealt with one other transfer student. “The last time somebody said anything to me about transferring, Mickey Perry told me the school he wanted to go to,” Ryan said. Perry transferred to Creighton after the 2006-’07 season.

Ryan defended the action and repeatedly dispelled the notion that he was trying to limit Uthoff’s options. “If somebody knows a better way for the University of Wisconsin to at least be able to talk to the young man, whether it’s the coach, which wasn’t going to happen, which wasn’t my choice, or the administration,” he said. “Now if somebody has a better idea for me, throw it out here.” According to a statement released by UW Thursday afternoon, Doherty, Alvarez and Ryan “met and collectively came to a decision that the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department has lifted ‘permission to contact’ restrictions on ANY school outside of the Big Ten Conference.” Ryan explained ACC schools were originally on the list because the Badgers face an ACC school each year in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. He compared the ACC’s inclusion on the list to Michigan coach John Bielien in March restricting Evan Smotrycz from transferring to schools on the team’s schedule the next two years. Florida was on the list because the two teams recently agreed to a home-and-home beginning next season. After that, Iowa State and Marquette are power conference members in Wisconsin and its bordering states. “I didn’t think I was playing some sort of jumbled puzzle here,” he said of the list. If Uthoff wishes to appeal the inclusion of any Big Ten teams on the list he is currently blocked from talking to, he has eight business days from Thursday to file an appeal with the Chair of the UW Athletics Board.

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