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Student input wanted on bus route changes University transportation officials are looking for input from students on changes to campus bus routes that could double the wait time on two major routes. Because of budget cuts, UW-Madison Transportation Services will have to choose two of three options impacting routes 81 and 85 starting Sept. 1. The options include doubling the wait time between bus arrivals for the Route 81 night route from 15 to 30 minutes and the Route 85 wait times from 10 to 20 minutes during weekdays. The third option would combine a portion of Route 85 with Route 80. Transportation services will hold a public meeting at the Memorial Union on May 3 at 7 p.m., and the Metro Transit public meeting will be held May 9 at 7 p.m. at the Madison Municipal Building.

Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said increasing the wait time on routes students rely on is “borderline unacceptable,” especially for the late night bus route. “Shutting down the buses toward the Lakeshore dorms and cutting those services would be the most detrimental to students,” Resnick said. UW-Madison freshman and Lakeshore dorm resident Emily Skorin plans to live in Lakeshore next year and said she relies on the buses because “the bus system is the safest way to get back to Lakeshore.” Increasing the wait time would also affect the image of safety on campus, according to Resnick. “The decision that comes out of this will have a major impact both on the perception and the availability of reliable transportation on campus,” he said. —Abby Becker

SSFC critical of student council’s behavior at meeting By Sam Morgen The Daily Cardinal

At its last meeting of the session, members of the Student Services Finance Committee reflected on student council’s decision to fund the Multicultural Student Coalition and criticized behavior at the council meetings that led to the ruling. SSFC members said student council representatives acted inappropriately during the MCSC budget eligibility hearings earlier this week, alleging student council members were not paying attention to group members’ presentations and were browsing social media sites during the meeting. ASM Chair Allie Gardner said she agreed student council members should not be on laptops during meetings. “I think it’s really problematic

when you have people who are supposed to be representing students in a room and they’re not even respecting each other,” Gardner said. SSFC Rep. Justin Gerstner said the tense environment at the student council meetings when MCSC’s budget was under review depicted how difficult SSFC’s job is. “Student council really dissolved during this entire process,” SSFC Rep. Justin Gerstner said. “The functionality, the way they treated each other, I think it holds us to a very high standard.” Despite its decision to freeze the Multicultural Student Coalition’s funding following an intentional policy violation, SSFC unanimously decided Thursday to support a powwow funded by the group.

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SSFC Chair Sarah Neibart congratulated committee representatives on completing the session Thursday.

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Daily Cardinal alumni kicked off a weekend of activities celebrating the paper’s 120th anniversary Thursday night with a photo exhibit at the Overture Center. The celebration continues in the Fluno Center Friday at 10 a.m., with a panel of Emmy winners who got their start at the Cardinal, followed by a panel of Pulitzer Prize winners at 1 p.m. +Photo by Stephanie Daher

Voter ID will not be in effect for recalls By Tyler Nickerson The Daily Cardinal

For the second time in two days, a state appeals court said Thursday it will not hear an appeal to an earlier decision that permanently froze parts of the voter ID law. This means voters will not have to show an ID at polling places for the coming recall elections. Last month, Dane County Circuit Judges Richard Niess and David Flanagan ruled in separate cases that part of the voter ID law requiring voters to show a valid form of photo identification at polling places is unconstitutional, blocking implementation of the law. The Wisconsin Department of Justice challenged both the rulings, but the state Supreme Court declined to rule on the challenges, sending them back to the court of appeals. On Wednesday the Waukesha District 2 Court of Appeals declined to take up the DOJ appeal, and on Thursday the Madison District 4 Court of Appeals

declined as well. Their rulings mean that no decision will be made before the May 8 and June 5 recall elections and the law will remain invalid. “The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision to decline our certification means, as a practical matter, that there will be no definitive court ruling before the May 8 and June 5 recall elections,” said the ruling from the District 4 Court of Appeals. “Given that the briefing period in this appeal has just begun, there is no realistic possibility that this court will issue an opinion before the June 5 election.” Republicans had hoped the voter ID law, which passed last summer with a Republican majority in the Senate and Assembly, would be reinstated in time for the recall elections. “It is my hope that this matter is concluded expeditiously,” said Attorney General Van Hollen in a statement earlier this month. “Continued uncertainty surrounding the conduct of elections represents the potential for irreparable harm to electors

and the franchise.” But Democrats applauded the courts’ recent decisions.

“There is no realistic possibility that this court will issue an opinion before the June 5 election.” Court of Appeals district 4

“We have important elections coming up,” said Andrea Kaminski, executive director of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters, one of the groups to initially challenge the law. “No matter how you feel about the candidates or the recall itself, if you are an eligible citizen you should be allowed and encouraged to vote in these elections.” Experts are expecting the Wisconsin Supreme Court will make a final decision on the Voter ID law by November elections.

“…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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Man trusts Berquam; won’t go anywhere By Dr. Yams McYummy Fake News Friday

After Dean of Students Lori Berquam released a video telling students “don’t go” to Mifflin, junior Nico Rosenbaumstein said he would not be attending the May 5 event. Rosenbaumstein informed his roommate Bubbles, a dachshund, about the decision after watching Berquam’s “thoroughly convincing” video. Besides the Mifflin Street Block Party, the video inspired Rosenbaumstein to not go to other places. He did not attend

his African storyteller discussion Wednesday. Later that night, he skipped his girlfriend’s a cappella performance. Rosenbaumstein informed friends, family and acquaintances in a Facebook note that “don’t go” is his new mantra. “The video made me reorganize my life. Until now, I didn’t realize the places I was going were places I should not have been going,” Rosenbaumstein said. “All I want is to keep myself safe.” Rosenbaumstein attributed his quick change of heart to Berquam’s point that Mifflin encourages

UW to launch ‘Hunger Games’ with freshmen By Ariel Shapiro Fake News Friday

As part of his initiative to save the university money amid mass cuts in state funding, Chancellor Ward announced the first annual UW-Madison Hunger Games in which freshmen will fight to the death. “It’s a sensible cost-cutting measure that will benefit the campus as a whole,” Chancellor Ward said in his televised announcement. “Also, freshmen totally suck.” When asked how exactly the Games would save the campus money, Ward said the reaping would take place in the fall semester of 2012 after the point when tuition dollars are refundable. “It’s not as evil as it sounds,” Ward added. After collectively crapping their pants, current freshmen were relieved to hear that they will avoid the reaping so long as they make sophomore standing by the Fall semester. Ward, claiming he totally didn’t take the idea from the popular young-adult books and film, said there will be 40 tributes in all. Two tributes will be chosen from each dorm, one girl and one boy, including the new Lakeshore Hall. Witte and Sellery will have to

contribute double the normal tributes because of their size and “crimes against the campus and humanity.” The games are also expected to bring money into the university through sponsorships. Apple and Nike have already committed to multi-million dollar contracts. When asked what he thought of the state’s flagship university conducting a practice deemed “horrifying” and “completely insane” by outside critics, Gov. Walker said he had no qualms. “I mean really, I’m all about the ‘dystopia’ thing,” Walker PITA BREADSKY said. “I already bought a hat!” Incoming freshman Pita Breadsky said he was reconsidering his decision to attend the university, but he weighed the odds of his being chosen with the overall academic experience he would receive at UW-Madison. “I was so pumped for Halloween, though! And Mifflin! College is gonna be awesome, it’s cool,” he said. “I’m sure I’ll be fine.”

“really smart people to do stupid things,” saying he had not realized the event could have such a “detrimental” effect on his life. Moving forward, Rosenbaumstein said he will avoid human contact that could put him in danger. He already installed deadbolts and purchased psilocybin mushrooms to eat by himself next weekend in his studio apartment overlooking the Charter Street Heating and Cooling Plant. Because of Berquam’s advice that students “take advantage of the many other things to

do here in Madison” besides Mifflin, Rosenbaumstein will instead spend May 5 at the Karaoke Kid. Berquam released a press statement after getting wind of Rosenbaumstein’s decision, commending him for his maturity. “I hope other students realize that sometimes it is OK to say ‘No, no I won’t participate in that event.’ Rosenbaumstein’s personal choice should be seen as an example for all.” Rosenbaumstein remains the minority, as 29,999 students are still going to Mifflin.

Alumni Weekend: Foggy-headed alumnus cannot recognize Madison Charles Connor studied history at UW-Madison. He met his wife Susan on his freshman floor in Sellery Hall and landed his first job as an assistant district attorney with the help of a professor’s letter of recommendation. In town this weekend for the first time in “a while,” Connor barely recognizes his college home. Arriving Wednesday night, Connor and his wife, Susan, slept poorly at the Campus Inn where his parents once stayed during visits, woken up several times in the night by the shouting of drunken passersby. “I tossed and turned all evening,” he said. “The combination of the noise and the uncomfortable pillows were really too much for me, which is surprising because I remember sleeping so well [at the Campus Inn] when I stayed there for my freshman orientation.” The couple, now retired, spent all of Thursday retracing old steps through the halls of Humanities, College Library and up Bascom Hill. It was here that Charles proposed to Susan all those years ago. “Back then you could see all the way to the Capitol,” Connor, now balder and more stooped than he used to be, said of Bascom’s picturesque view. “I remember seeing the old law school building from up here, much prettier than all of that glass.” The couple is looking forward

to Saturday’s Farmers’ Market, though Charles wants to get there early to “avoid all the children that seem to live here now.” Unlike her husband, Susan enjoyed the nostalgia, embracing both the old and the new. “I don’t think the boys back in my day wore shirts without the sleeves, but I wish they had,” she said, as the couple walked past the SERF. “There are just as many full heads of hair, though. I miss that.”

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Pro-Falk group to spend $1 million more before recall By Adam Wollner The Daily Cardinal

With the recall primary election less than two weeks away and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kathleen Falk trailing in the polls, a union-backed proFalk group announced Thursday it will spend more than $1 million on advertisements over the next 11 days. Wisconsin For Falk is an independent political group that formed in March to support Falk’s campaign to take on Gov. Scott Walker in the recall election. The group plans to buy ads online and in most of the major state television markets in the days leading up to the May 8 primary. “From the start of this campaign, we have had a plan and have executed it,” Wisconsin For Falk Treasurer Michael Vaughn said in a statement. “For the final push during the primary our plan will include paid media, mailings and an aggressive statewide getout-the-vote effort.” With Falk lagging behind Barrett in recent polls, Wisconsin For Falk hopes to give her a boost in the final stretch before the primary. A poll released earlier this month by the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling shows

Barrett has the support of 38 percent of likely primary voters compared to 24 percent for Falk. The group is funded in part by the state’s largest public employee union, AFSCME, and largest teacher’s union, WEAC and has already spent over $2 million throughout the primary season for Falk. AFSCME and WEAC have also endorsed Falk for governor in the recall. The TV ad Wisconsin For Falk plans to run during this period criticizes Walker’s budget reforms but does not mention her top opponent in the primary, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. Barrett campaign spokesman Phil Walzak downplayed the impact of the ad purchase, saying Barrett has been outspent and attacked by both sides throughout the campaign. “Despite the barrage, the polls show Tom is the consensus favorite of the people to take on Scott Walker,” Walzak said in an email. “The reason is clear — Tom is the best candidate to fight for jobs, protect education and restore Wisconsin values.” Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma, and Secretary of State Doug La Follette are also running for governor on the Democratic side in the recall.

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Phil Yu, the founder of popular Asian-American news and culture blog AngryAsianMan.com, says Internet is a step in the right direction to ending Asian under-representation in the media.

Blogger: Asians not represented in media By Alex DiTullio The Daily Cardinal

Contrary to his website name, AngryAsianMan.com blogger Phil Yu laughed with the crowd of nearly 75 people as he blended humor with video clips to discuss the representation of Asian Pacific Americans in media. The founder and editor of popular Asian-American news and culture blog AngryAsianMan. com, Yu’s commentary has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN and the Los Angeles Times. Yu said within television and film, the Asian community has historically been under-represented. In addition to there only being a handful of Asians in primetime television shows until 2004, Yu said Hollywood tends to replace Asian roles with Caucasian actors.

While Yu said there has been increased Asian representation in television since the premier of the show “Lost,” which featured multiple Asian characters, he said the Internet has seen the largest growth in Asian representation. “When I was growing up, I didn’t get to see a lot of … faces on mainstream media that represented my experience,” Yu said. “But now, young people, young Asian Americans from their computer screen … can now seek out the content that represent their experiences.” Still, Yu said the Internet is not the solution to Asian underrepresentation. “For a lot of young people it’s going to be a lot of content created by Asians, for Asians, and their going to be stuck in this little Asian corner of the Internet,” Yu said. “I really want to see more Asian

Americans also break into mainstream movies and television.” Yu said he realized the power of his blog when it created momentum surrounding an Abercrombie and Fitch clothing line playing on Asian stereotypes that depicted a fake laundry company called the “Wong Brothers.” Some shirts included the slogan “two Wongs can make it white.” Soon after he posted a blog entry about the issue, protests largely fueled by students erupted, prompting Abercrombie to pull the clothing line. “It really illustrated to me that this blog is not just me talking about whatever I want to talk about,” Yu said. “People will actually listen to what I’m saying and act on it. I can use this to create some activist change in our community.”

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Members of the BOOP slate will not be allowed to participate in the first student council meeting of the new session.

Judiciary denies BOOP appeal request The Student Judiciary denied members of the BOOP slate’s request for an appeal Thursday. Slate members requested to appeal the judiciary’s ruling to prohibit slate members for participating in the first meeting of the new session. The Judiciary ruled Tuesday that members of the slate would be required to make a brochure outlining election rules and are not allowed to participate in the first Associated Students of Madison student council meeting of the new session. BOOP member David Gardner said slate representatives appealed the ruling because

ASM leadership is elected at the first meeting and having all nine of the BOOP representatives missing could change the agenda of council for the entire year. Although the judiciary denied hearing the appeal, Gardner said he hopes the members who are allowed to participate at the first meeting push back leadership elections to allow BOOP representatives to run and vote in them. “I think it’s important that as the 19th session we are unified in our opinion and our agenda, and I think that we can do that if they understand the importance of moving these elections,” Gardner said.

The city of Madison took its series of public discussions on the 2013 city budget downtown Thursday, to hear where residents think the city should be putting its money. Madison residents came together to share their thoughts and voice their concerns about the budget to city officials who will begin working on the budget in May. Mayor Paul Soglin said the goal of these meetings is to find out what specific concerns community members have about the city budget and provide a forum for speaking directly to

city officials. “This is about finding out what you want us to accomplish,” Soglin said. Residents agreed the city needs to focus more on providing services for the homeless, affordable housing and low-cost public transportation. Attendees also said they were happy with safety issues, but at an earlier budget meeting with students and city officials students said they thought more money should be put toward improving campus safety. Students suggested more money be put toward improving street

lighting and increasing police presence at night. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said while he is pleased with the progress of the budget conversation meetings, his only concern is the low turnout. Verveer said there were no more than fifty people in attendance, which is significantly less than at last year’s meetings. “We still think we made the right decision to move up these public budget conversations... so that the information we learn is more meaningful to us,” said Verveer. —Stephanie Sykes

New dual-degree program will merge law and public health Starting this fall, UW-Madison will offer a dual-degree program that combines a juris doctor law degree with master of public health. The program will be a joint effort between the School of Medicine and Public Health and the law school to train students in both public health and law. Because law plays a large role

in public health work and vice versa, Law School Dean Margaret Raymond said she hopes merging the two subjects will allow students to broaden their skills and help them find jobs. “This dual degree calls upon the extraordinary resources of UW-Madison to help our students build unique portfolios equipping

them to solve some of our society’s most pressing concerns,” Raymond said in a statement. UW will be one of few schools across the nation to offer such a dual-degree program. However, past graduates who completed the two programs separately have found internships and jobs that combine both areas of study.

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in order for the event to take place. The money will go toward anything in the budget designated for the coordination of the event, including hotel and food fare. SSFC Representatives said cancelling the powwow could reflect poorly on UW-Madison

and MCSC. “These contracts were preprocessed when we wrote the money from SSFC and we have to honor each process because it is not fair to punish another group for what happened,” SSFC Chair Sarah Neibart said.

Contracts for performers scheduled to appear at the Wunk Sheek Powwow had already been signed prior to MCSC funds being frozen. SSFC delegated $6,400 toward 11 contracts totaling $9,000

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By Catherine Turng The Daily Cardinal

“Arts on campus have the ability to make people think,” said Janet Jensen, the School of Music’s string specialist in pedagogy and director of the university’s All-University String Orchestra (AUSO). “Your college education is broader than your major.” That is why AUSO boasts over 200 student musicians, almost all of whom are not music majors. It is a group with “no auditions, no ranking and no ego,” Jensen said. The group holds a free concert each semester, with one already coming up this Saturday. AUSO is not a full symphony orchestra, but it has been a popular performing group for students majoring in fields other than music, Jensen explained. UW’s other two groups, the UW Chamber and Symphony Orchestras, are made up predominantly of music majors. So why play in AUSO? In college, Jensen said, students transition from “playing for parents and other reasons to playing for themselves.” Many of the students who choose to participate in AUSO do so out of passion for their instruments and the music. “Without my cello, it feels like I’m missing part of my life,” second-year biology major Amrit Kanwar said. Students who put in countless hours practicing and performing

before attending UW also said they appreciated the opportunity to continue making music in a laid-back environment. “It would be sad if all my hard work ends in college because I’m not a music major,” violist and genetics major Jaqueline Fisher said. “It’s great to do something that you love and enjoy!”

“[In college students transition from] playing for parents and other reasons to playing for themselves.” Janet Jensen director All-Campus String Orchestra

“I’ve been playing cello for 10 years but I’ve never taken a break,” Kanwar added. “I have to continue playing or else I’ll lose it.” Whatever their reason may be for participating, students value the “learning community” and “atmosphere of mutual support” that AUSO provides, Jensen said. AUSO also provides a chance for students to hone their music leadership skills. Dorothy Hui, 23, is a senior majoring in piano performance at UW-Madison and participates in AUSO as a student conductor. “I want to study orchestral conducting in grad school,” she explained. “But not a lot of schools offer podium time for

undergraduates.” Hui said she appreciates the learning and teaching experience that AUSO provides. “It’s fun being a student and conducting—you learn a lot,” she said. “It also gives the players an alternate viewpoint to the music.” There are also optional chamber groups that players can participate in, which are led by some of Jensen’s pedagogy students. This provides a setting where people can play in smaller groups—usually three to four players—and allows the pedagogy students to gain experience teaching. The many musicians who choose to play in AUSO are a varied group. “Over the years, membership has covered every single school and department [at UW],” Jensen said. Additionally, students come from all around the nation and the world. Musicians from Wisconsin play alongside peers from Europe, Asia and beyond. AUSO also prides itself on being intergenerational. Jensen explained there are usually about six to eight “community participants” each semester. Whether they are alumni or simply members of the public who enjoy music, these non-student musicians add even more diversity to the group. Participation at AUSO has grown over the years. When Jensen first took over as director

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in 1991, there were 58 players. Last fall saw 219 musicians playing in AUSO. In fact, the program has grown so much that AUSO was split into two separate orchestras in 2000. The two groups each have about 100 students and play separate pieces, but can both be seen at the same concert at the end of each semester. Students’ musical levels vary. Some have taken private lessons since a young age while others have only obtained experience playing in their high school orchestras. Regardless of skill, these musicians all meet Mondays in the Humanities Building for 90 minutes to rehearse together. Jensen said selecting repertoire for such a diverse group can sometimes pose a challenge. “Each semester is a new group,” she said. Jensen usually spends the first two weeks of the semester choosing pieces that are a good match for the players. The program for concerts usually follows a certain theme. Last fall, the works selected revolved around the idea of graphic by dylan moriarty

peace and tolerance. These included John Williams’ “A Prayer for Peace” from the film “Munich” and music composed by respected American composer Ned Rorem. This year, however, is extra special for the AUSO director. “It’s my 20th year with All-University Strings—my birthday, you can say!” Jensen laughed. “So this semester I just picked pieces that I like.” Music selected for this spring’s concert includes a Vivaldi concerto featuring three violin soloists and a piece composed by UW student Julian Spindell. Both will be led by student conductors. If you w o u l d like to see AUSO in action and hear music produced by an amazingly diverse group of students, their concert is on Saturday, April 28, at 4 p.m. in Mills Hall. There is no admission fee and everybody is welcome to attend.

There’s simply no such thing as the Great American Novel Sean Reichard your raison d’être

’ll just hop right into this: There is no Great American Novel, and I doubt there ever will be one. I don’t think there will ever be a book that will ever be canonically superior to any work produced before or after it. You can approximate, of course. For my intents and purposes, “The Great Gatsby” has always been my vote for the Great American Novel, if you’re going to insist upon it. But there is another danger in insisting upon the Great American Novel. To be blunt, the whole notion is archaic. The idea is intrinsically 19th century—the phrase “Great American Novel” originated from an essay by a bloke named John William DeForest.

“Moby-Dick” demonstrates that the American Spirit subsists upon a sense of freedom ... and a preponderance of sperm.

The essential idea was trying to shore up American literature against European literature. No surprise, of course, considering this was the time of Dickens, Balzac, Tolstoy—

the big’uns—and America was still getting a hang of the whole “being a new country” thing. The rationale is that an epic work was required to perfectly encapsulate America. And let me tell you, encapsulation is a bitch. It’s shortsighted, too. Part of the trouble in trying to write The Great American Novel (or The Great English Novel or The Great Antarctic Novel) is how fleeting the prestige is. Sure, you could write an 897-page novel which totally captures America as it is, but for how long? A big flaw in this rationale is that if The Great American Novel is/was written, what then? Should you just give up because someone else already succeeded? The funny thing about culture is there are no absolutes; it changes or it dies. Maybe count on 20 years of relevance before being consigned to the reliquary. Of course, the other point about The Great American Novel is how it’s less a work than a spirit/inspiration. I can count a number of works that have been considered Great American Novels—“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “Catcher in the Rye,” “Moby-Dick,” “Gravity’s Rainbow,” “Lolita,” “On The Road”—maybe they don’t capture the scope of American social life, but they live up to certain principles. You could take one of these novels and argue that—to one extent or another—they live up

to the majesty and iridescence of the American Spirit, but remember that encapsulation is really damn hard to pull off (if any piece of literature has ever pulled it off ).

The funny thing about culture is there are no absolutes; it changes or it dies.

You could argue “Catcher in the Rye” encapsulates the American Spirit in its questioning identity/authority. You could argue “Absalom! Absalom!” demonstrates how much the past meshes with the present—how time is a complicated mosaic, and the importance of history. You could argue “Moby-Dick” demonstrates that the American Spirit subsists upon a sense of freedom, autonomy and a preponderance of sperm. But what does it all mean? What is it all supposed to mean? Is the whole thing meaningless? Before you ask, I haven’t been dipping into any Camus or Sartre—no existential draught for me (which I imagine tastes like cigarette butts, cheap brandy and a vague sense that you left an oven on somewhere but you can’t do a damn thing about it). Nonetheless, it’s a question I’ve been wresting with for a while. As a tangible object, the

Great American Novel is pretty worthless these days; American culture is, in many ways, world culture these days. As an ideal, it holds more water, but if The Great American Novel is really just about ideas/themes, then any novel can be a Great American Novel. Culture is indelibly global these days—it’s silly to think of it as a sort of arms race, and trying to write nationalistic literature is

a pissing contest. At the heart of The Great American Novel is what it actually means to be American, a question that probably can’t (and shouldn’t) be answered. It’s a point in constant flux. And it can’t be confined to something as simple as one book. Has the next Great American Novel already been created? Plead your case for “The Great Gatsby” or other classic works to Sean at sreichard@wisc.edu.

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matthew curry opinion columnist

he lack of signs at the bottom of Bascom Hill has been nagging me for a little while now. Once I read about the Tuesday hit-and-run at the crosswalk at the foot of the hill, I felt compelled to talk about it. Living around that area, I often use that crosswalk and have noticed that some drivers are either oblivious or ill-intentioned to pedestrians. But this was not so much of an issue not too long ago. When I first moved into my place at the end of August, the crosswalk bore a clear sign asking drivers to yield. The crosswalk where our fellow student was hit used to have such a sign. While this may seem unimportant to the situation at hand, the simple warning of a visual obstacle, such as this large yield sign, makes the use and importance of that crosswalk clear to drivers. Eventually though, the sign was taken off the crosswalk, leaving only a not-too-visible zone of white parallel lines as markers. When I think back to when the sign was around, the traf-

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fic traversing that crosswalk seemed much more sympathetic to pedestrians. To me, that simple sign seemed to convey to the driver loud and clear they must slow down and yield to pedestrians. In the end, whether one is in a car or not, there will always be people who will endanger others, even in incredibly crowded areas. For this reason I feel it is absolutely necessary for the city and university to work together to make clear the legal responsibilities drivers must maintain in pedestrian walkways. I am happy the student hit on Tuesday only suffered minor injuries, but the cowardly drivers represents something I recently experienced. One event in particular occurred just a week before writing this and happened on the small road where McTaggert’s is located, perpendicular to Langdon Street. Walking down the small residential road, a car came speeding at me and my friend going about 20 mph, despite the inevitability of having to stop to turn. He slowed—slightly—to about 10 mph just 50 feet from me and did not turn enough to avoid me until he was about 10-15 feet away from us. While we wouldn’t have sustained major injuries, it was still a threat to

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Traffic passes at the crosswalk at the bottom of Bascom Hill. Last Tuesday, a Toyota Camry hit a pedestrian in the crosswalk. our health. The car just drove off—seems he couldn’t face the reality of his gross negligence. After noting this pattern of neglect in the area, I feel using clear yield signs and messages will help slow down drivers. On university grounds, specifically the crosswalk at the bottom of Bascom Hill, there is no reason why pedestrians should not have full priority when using that space. After all, it

is fair to say the overwhelming majority of people living in the area get around by bike or by walking. It seems not making this clear to drivers is leading to more incidents like the hitand-run on Tuesday afternoon. This story, whether one feels endangered or not, exemplifies the need for the city and university to do the best they can to minimize these incidents. This should include making the laws known

and signs more prominent. When this occurred, around 12:45 p.m., any one of us could have felt secure in the notion of pedestrian priority and had their life endangered by a driver that blatantly ignored the rights and safety of the pedestrian. Matthew Curry is a junior majoring in political science and environmental studies. Please send all feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.

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

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Crustaches

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POCKET CALCULATOR ACROSS 1 What the humbled eat 5 Start of a classic Christmas poem 9 Laughter syllables 14 Alphabetic symbol of yore 15 Namby-pamby 16 Muse holding a lyre 17 Key in the water 18 Reminder to take out the trash 19 Starboard side 20 Leafy vegetable in Asian cuisine 23 Home of many marathon winners 24 Lennon’s Yoko 25 “He maketh me to ___ down in green ...” 27 “Didn’t I tell you that would happen?” 28 Was on the ballot 31 Like most modern dental practices 34 ___ a high note (finish well) 36 Actors’ quests 37 Beets without swollen roots 40 Blurb specialists 42 Vegas spectacle 43 Alternative to rubber bullets 46 “Hold on just a ___”

47 “The Good Wife” network 50 Way beyond -er 51 Tilly or Ryan 53 Deadly virus named for a river 55 Garnish that has flat leaves 60 Place for NBA games 61 Do drudgery 62 “___ helpless as a kitten up a tree” 63 Joanna of “Growing Pains” 64 “My Cup Runneth Over” singer Ed 65 LAPD investigators 66 Balance sheet positive 67 Fiddling Roman emperor 68 “Put a tiger in your tank” sloganeer DOWN 1 Pains in the neck 2 Fraternity hopeful 3 Accessing the Internet 4 Teeny-___ 5 Three of them make six 6 Ample, as a doorway 7 Oil giant acquired by BP 8 Vaulted 9 Oregano or sage 10 Operatic tune 11 Verbal bargain seekers 12 Believer’s antithesis

13 One who likes cheap shots? 21 Bringing home the bacon 22 Breathtaking snake? 26 Gender-changing suffix 29 They’re often classified 30 Rejecting replies 32 More up-to-date in dress and manners 33 Load cargo 34 Pitcher in a painting 35 Manufacturer of the first mechanical cash registers 37 Dabbles (in) 38 “___ making a list ...” (Christmas lyric) 39 Blvd. cousin 40 Consumed 41 Ardent impulses 44 “What ___, chopped liver?” 45 “Able-bodied” military figure 47 Hannity’s former foil, on Fox News 48 Babbles 49 Utters decisively 52 Diminutive being of folklore 54 Throwaway song on a 45, usually 56 William Shakespeare’s wife 57 Have staying power 58 Boardwalk structure 59 “I almost forgot ...” 60 “Alias” equivalent

By Patrick Remington premington@wisc.edu

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Washington and the Bear

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Safeties look to impress at spring game By Vince Huth the daily cardinal

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Freshman center fielder Maria Van Abel was key Wednesday, going 3-for-3 with two runs in Wisconsin’s 9-7 victory.

Wisconsin looks to solidify success By Brett Bachman the daily cardinal

The University of Wisconsin softball team (11-4 Big Ten, 29-13 overall) is on pace to have their best season in school history. Wednesday night saw the Badgers sweep Indiana State in a doubleheader, extending a home winning-streak to 10 games and securing their 28th and 29th wins of the season. This weekend Wisconsin is pitted against third-place Big Ten rival Purdue (10-4, 28-16) in West Lafayette, Ind. The Boilermakers have an undefeated conference record at home. Head coach Yvette Healy cites the need to stymie Purdue’s overpowering offense as the key to winning. “We’ll have to execute our game plan on the mound and play great defense to give our offense a chance to win the games for us,” Healy said. Wisconsin currently ranks second in the Big Ten in both batting average and stolen bases—behind Purdue in both cases. In playing a quality team like Purdue, Healy also mentions the need to “work even harder to come together as a team, working to advance runners, put the ball in play, and generate momentum.” Purdue split last year’s two game series with Wisconsin, winning 4-3 and losing 4-1. The Badgers, however, are on a six-game win streak for the

second time this season and do not expect to let Purdue ruin any of their fun. “We’ve seen a lot of gritty performances from numerous players on this team, rising to the occasion and taking on leadership roles at a young age,” Healy said. “That kind of inspiration is critical.” The all-time record between these two teams is owned by Purdue, who leads 25-14, with a 14-6 advantage at home. Sophomore pitcher Cassandra Darrah earned her second Big Ten pitcher of the week award Monday after allowing just one run in 12 innings of work, helping the Badgers sweep Penn State. With the wins she moved to 18-7 overall, eclipsing her win total of 16 from last year. “It’s been fun to see Cassandra work hard and improve this year. She has great composure and is a competitor,” Healy said. With a couple of records already in the books for this year, this weekend the Badgers look to break the single-season run total record of 240 (seven runs away) and become the fastest team to 30 victories with a win over Purdue. “Each record is a small step in reaching our goals this season,” Healy said. “It’s always exciting to improve and make a little history.” First pitch is scheduled for noon both Saturday and Sunday.

Over the past two seasons, most of the attention for the Wisconsin football team went to its offense. From the running back-dominated offense in 2010 that averaged nearly 250 rushing yards per game, to the Russell Wilson-lead campaign that put up more than 44 points per contest, Wisconsin’s offense has been the team’s centerpiece. Redshirt junior safety Dezmen Southward certainly does not want Wisconsin’s offensive production to decline, but he would like the defense to garner more headlines. “I definitely want the defense to be a focal point, but the only way the defense can be a focal point is if we go out and we perform,” Southward said. “We have a long ways to go and we can get a lot better. I think that’s the big thing for everyone to realize.” Southward and redshirt senior safety Shelton Johnson will form a duo in the secondary that head

coach Bret Bielema has said could be the best combination of starting safeties during his time with the reins. For many, such a statement would come with a vast amount of pressure. For Southward, it is simply Bielema’s vote of confidence. “We’ve had some guys that have done a great job here. I think that’s a huge compliment, but at the same time we have to take it with a grain of salt,” Southward said. “We have to continue to get better. We haven’t done that in the game yet, so it really doesn’t mean nothing.” Secondary coach Ben Strickland has been impressed with Southward and Johnson so far. Strickland said the safeties are mentally and physically on pace to live up to Bielema’s praise. “I think they definitely both have the athletic ability, and they both are understanding the game better at this point than some of our safeties did last year,” Strickland said. “They have the potential to be [the best safety

duo]. Now it’s just a matter of what they’re going to do with it and how they’re going to take it.” Also a part of the Badgers’ secondary is freshman defensive back Hugs Etienne, who graduated high school early and is taking classes this spring. With spring practice in the books, the freshman has gotten his first real look at Wisconsin football. “I really like how it’s run,” Etienne said. “Obviously practice is a whole lot different from high school, but I actually like how it’s run—you know, longer practices. You just got to get used to it.” The touted recruit from Plantation, Fla., dislocated his left shoulder during the team’s scrimmage last weekend and will sit out the spring game. While the freshman won’t attract attention for his play Saturday, he hopes to have a big impact come this fall. “Hugs: Don’t let the name fool you,” Etienne said. “It’s a sweet name, but on the football field it’s a different story.”

soldier field from page 8 series will take place Feb. 15 at the Kohl Center before the teams travel to Chicago for the outdoor series finale Sunday. This will be the third outdoor game in Wisconsin men’s hockey program history. The Badgers previously played Ohio State at Lambeau Field in 2006 and against Michigan at Camp Randall Stadium in 2010.

offense from page 8 offensive lineman Rob Havenstein and junior wide receiver Manasseh Garner are all expected to step up and be key contributors on the new-look Badgers offense in 2012. Wisconsin finds itself in a very similar position to where they were at this point last year, losing an established starting quarterback, only to be left with a pool of unproven signal-callers. Russell Wilson was the savior last year, and incoming transfer Danny O’Brien may play that role in 2012, but for now the Badgers are left with just two healthy quarterbacks: redshirt sophomore Joe Brennan and redshirt freshman Joel Stave. The two men have flip-flopped between first and second string

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this spring, but Canada has liked the strides he has seen each quarterback make so far. “I think they’re both understanding the offense better and playing with a little more confidence,” Canada said. “There’s ups and downs in the spring, there’s good and bad plays, but they’re both doing a good job of progressing well.” Canada did not go so far as to name a starter for the spring game, but he insisted that both quarterbacks would receive lots of reps in preparation for the upcoming season. Senior running back Montee Ball and redshirt junior wide receiver Jared Abbrederis will sit out this weekend’s game due to injuries, giving previously unknown players the chance to

make a name for themselves and possibly earn a starting spot heading into the fall.

Zeitler goes in first round Offensive lineman Kevin Zeitler was drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft Thursday night. ZEITLER Zeitler went 27th overall to the Cincinnati Bengals. In 2011, Zeitler started all 14 games for Wisconsin at the right guard position.

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Spring offers first look By Matt Masterson the daily cardinal

After a massive turnover in both players and coaches from one of the most productive offenses in Wisconsin football history, the 2012 Badgers’ offense will take their first step toward another Big Ten title this weekend in the annual Spring Game. “The spring game is kind of a time for [the players] to enjoy themselves,” new offensive coordinator Matt Canada said. “They’ve put in an awful long spring, with

the way we’ve done it.” Canada took over the reins of the Badger offense from Paul Chryst, who left for the head coach job at Pittsburgh this past winter. Despite running different offenses at Indiana and Northern Illinois, Canada insists that he has no plans to change what the Badgers already do. “There is only the Wisconsin system,” Canada said when asked if he planned on implementing his own offensive system at UW. “There was a great system already

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Junior tight end Jacob Pederson hopes to be an example for the young offensive players and help them reach their potential.

in place, and we certainly tweaked it terminology-wise, but all of this is the Wisconsin system.” Redshirt junior tight end Jacob Pederson, who enjoyed a breakout season under Chryst last season, is one of the few returning offensive starters who will play in the spring game. Although the entire offense is not participating in practice yet, Pederson likes what he has seen so far. “We’re getting there,” Pederson said about his team’s progress through the spring. “When we first put [the new offense] in, I had to think about what I was doing. I’m getting to that phase where I hear it and I can just go.” With the team in such a transitional phase, Pederson says that the responsibility to lead falls on him and the team’s other returning starters. “It’s on me to step up, get the younger guys going,” Pederson said. “We’ve got a lot of young potential on this team. Some of those guys just need a little extra push to get them out of their shell. Whatever I can do, and some of the older guys, we’re trying to do it.” Sophomore tight end Sam Arneson, sophomore wide receiver Kenzel Doe, redshirt sophomore

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The Badgers defeated the Michigan Wolverines 3-2 in an outdoor game at Camp Randall Stadium Feb. 6, 2010.

Badgers to play at Soldier Field in 2013 By Ryan Evans the daily cardinal

The Wisconsin men’s hockey team has officially signed on to play rival Minnesota in an outdoor game at Soldier Field in Chicago next February, according to a report from the Wisconsin State Journal Thursday. Andy Baggot reports that UW Athletic Department officials have signed a contract with Illinois event promotion company InterSport to take part in a

regional college hockey outdoor doubleheader Feb. 17, 2013 at Soldier Field. The Badgers will face off with the WCHA rival Golden Gophers, and CCHA rivals Miami (Ohio) and Notre Dame will play in the second game that day. The Wisconsin-Minnesota match-up will be the back end of a regularly scheduled WCHA series. The first game of the

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