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ASM student government elects 2013-’14 leadership By Paige Villiard the daily cardinal

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Madison Police Department Lt. Dave McCaw speaks to students and residents at a neighborhood meeting to clarify questions about the Mifflin Street Block Party.

City officials, MPD address lingering Mifflin concerns By Erik Thiel the daily cardinal

Mifflin area residents gathered for a neighborhood meeting Wednesday and heard a panel of city representatives from Madison’s Common Council, along with the fire and police departments, discuss concerns about the Mifflin Street Block Party. Tensions were higher than usual at the annual neighborhood meeting due to the Madison Police Department announcing it will more strictly enforcement ordinances at this year’s Mifflin Street Block Party, which takes place the first Saturday in May every year in the Mifflin neighborhood.

Police will implement a “zero tolerance policy” for a number of city ordinances which have existed for years, but aren’t usually enforced. Students and other community members voiced particular concerns about being arrested if caught stepping onto the street or sidewalk with alcohol. “If you put a foot on the sidewalk while holding alcohol, you will be arrested,” MPD Lt. Kelly Donahue said. She added amplified music and loitering in the street are also prohibited.

The next session of the Associated Students of Madison student government met Wednesday to elect its leadership positions, including the appointment of Rep. David Gardner as chairman. Gardner was elected by a vote of 21-10 over Rep. Sarah Neibart. Many council members said both nominees were hardworking and would be great leaders for Student Council and campus as a whole. Rep. Katie Cary said she originally had a negative view of ASM, but Gardner changed that through his dedication and thoughtfulness in his work as former press office director. “As a chair representing this body and the rest of campus, you really want someone who is going to involve ASM and make people want to come here and work and be the change for this campus,” Cary said.

However, some council members felt Neibart would be better for the position because of her professionalism. Neibart was nominated by Rep. Jamie Wheeler, who said she is set apart by her experience working with many different administrators and government leaders. “Her interactions as a professional demonstrate that she… can be an adult in a room with adults, be able to speak as a professional and to be taken seriously,” Wheeler said. “She commands great respect because you … know she is going to fight.” Neibart was also nominated for vice chair along with Rep. Mia Akers. The position was voted on three times, but resulted in three 15-15 ties. Student Council will vote on the appointment again next week. The council also elected Sean McNally as

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UW System administration plans to draft new cash reserves policy The University of Wisconsin System administration plans to develop a new policy to govern its cash reserves after the state Legislative Fiscal Bureau recently discovered the system held a $1 billion balance in June of last year, according to a system statement. According to UW System spokesperson David Giroux, a system policy pertaining to balances and reserves doesn’t currently exist, but administrators felt one was needed after many campus and state leaders expressed concern after the reserve balance was revealed.

“We need a policy that not only addresses what the appropriate level of balances should be but also how we communicate about them, how we monitor them and how we report,” Giroux said. However, Giroux said he does not believe there is a “simple fix” to the question of what level of reserves are appropriate. According to Giroux, the administrative staff is working on several drafts and their next step will be sharing the drafts with state legislators, financial experts and the UW System Board of Regents.

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State legislators criticize economic development organization after audit finds misused funds The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation drew criticism from state officials Wednesday after a Legislative Audit Bureau audit of the organization found WEDC operated with a number of financial and organizational inefficiencies during the 2011-’12 fiscal year. The WEDC aims to help the state’s economy by supplying financial and technical services, among others, that support business growth in the state. However, the LAB audit found the organization is not fulfilling its mission and is in violation of state statues mandating the organization monitor its spending initiatives. Additionally, the audit found the WEDC lacked clear documentation on how it allocated its taxpayer funding and did not establish clear goals for 10 of its 30 programs it ran in the 2011-’12 fiscal year. State legislators from both sides of the aisle, including state Sen. Rob Cowles, R-Green Bay, who co-chairs the state’s

Joint Audit Committee, criticized the WEDC for its lack of structure and poor working record. “This audit shows there is a significant disconnect between [legislators’] expectations of WEDC and the reality of [its] performance with regard to transparency and accountability,” Cowles said in a statement. “WEDC needs to take this audit seriously and correct these deficiencies immediately.” Reed Hall, CEO of WEDC, sent a letter to LAB defending the organization and saying WEDC had already started addressing the issues the audit outlined earlier this year. “When the magnitude of these challenges became apparent … WEDC leadership immediately and diligently began implementing process and organizational improvements,” Hall said in the letter. “Much of the focus has been on improving internal processes, financial accounting and management practices.” —Jack Casey

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“…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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to be Spencer’s best friend for life the instant you meet him. And you should do it! Some awesome things you should know about Spencer: He has a huge iTunes Library (we’re talking like 30,000 songs). He knows everything about movies. Seriously. He writes the best poetry. He’s by far the strongest person I know. He sings in an awesome band called Half Milk.

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K, this is going to be a fun one. Instead of doing something that required a grain of creativity, I decided this week just to go with the truth. There have been a lot of attempts lately by people on the blogosphere to create “dating resumes” for themselves, which have mostly been sad, pompous attempts to get attention. I could make one of these, but it would inevitably end up just as dumb as the others. So, I’m not going to write about myself. Here are blurbs about some people I know and why you should date them.

Walnut

All I have to say is this: Why not go on a date with Walnut? She’s a tough nut to crack, but once you see inside her shell (more nut jokes, anyone?), life gets better. The best things about Walnut: Her hair smells incredible. She’s one of the hardest working and sincere people I know. She has an awesome sense of humor. She works for the Cardinal. Her nickname is Walnut. What else can you possibly need?

Why the girl doggies should love Gen: He’s a Great Dane, which is the coolest breed. Hopefully, this is a bit more enjoyable than reading my obtusely boring life story in lie form. (I was thinking about going super deep and making a social commentary by not actually writing about other people and talking about myself for the entire article because, let’s be honest, everybody likes to talk about themselves. I’ve done the respectful thing here, though, and spared you from another one of my dumb expeditions into theoretical stupidity. So, you’re welcome. Beyond this short detour of a parenthetical, this article is actually going to be itself and nothing more.)

Fog Dog

As one of my BFFs, it’s easy for me to endorse the Fogger. Why Fog Dog is the best: He takes amazing photos and paints like a boss. He has a few really suave tattoos. He loves YouTube. graphic by angel lee

One more quick sidenote: I didn’t ask any of these people if I could write about them in a newspaper, but they’re all pretty cool (see, the talking-up has already begun!), so I’m thinking they’ll all be fine with this. If not, even though I changed all the names, also consider this a public apology.

Watty Ice

What can one say about Watty? HE’S FUCKING AWESOME, THAT’S WHAT! I’ve known this kiddo for a long time, and let me tell you something: He’s just

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about as cool as they come. He’s also very handsome, ladies. Here are just a few of his superior qualities that will make your heart melt: He’s really good at basketball without even practicing. He has fantastic taste in music. He knows everything about Ke$ha. He is probably one of the top-five best “Grand Theft Auto” players.

Spencer LaBro

One of the chillest brohemmeis of all time, you will want

Dog date: General Holsteen

Alright, so this obviously isn’t a person, but nonetheless, my pooch General has feelings, so I want to give him a little shoutout too. Why the girl doggies should love Gen: He’s a Great Dane, which is the coolest breed. He looks like a tiger. He can protect you if someone breaks into your house. He runs really fast.

Well, if you’re interested in any of the above parties, shoot Andy an email at holsteen@wisc. edu, and we’ll set this shit up!

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Ward selects ‘A Tale for the Time Being’ for Go Big Read Chancellor David Ward selected “A Tale for the Time Being” by Ruth Ozeki for the fifth Go Big Read book at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The program, which began in 2009, seeks to engage students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members in a reading and discussion experience all cen-

tered on one book. Ward selected the book to fit the 2013 theme of global connections. The book focuses on a Canadian novelist finding a diary from a troubled teenage Japanese girl that had washed ashore following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, according to a university release.

The narrative of the book fluctuates between the novelist and the former owner of the diary, which serves to explore the relationship between a reader and a writer, according to the release. Ozeki is scheduled to visit campus in October to speak with UW-Madison students.

Following student petition, city maintains safety will be priority concern at Mifflin As May 4 draws closer, a group of students worried 2013 will be the last chance to preserve the annual Mifflin Street Block Party circulated a petition urging city officials and police personnel to “shift focus from citations to safety” on change.org. The 2013 Mifflin Street Block Party Facebook page administrator Nicholas Glattard created the petition, in which he acknowledged the safety concerns surrounding Mifflin. “But we believe that these problems can be solved by focusing the police force on student

safety, rather than taking a no tolerance, pro-citation stance on a time honored University of Wisconsin-Madison tradition,” the petition reads. Madison Food and Alcohol Policy coordinator Mark Woulf, one of the specified petition recipients, said safety and citations are inextricable because the “laissez-faire approach” police took in previous years led to “violent behavior, sexual assaults and ultimately a UW student almost losing his life.” This year, he said, similar to last, the city will patrol Mifflin more strictly to “prevent

that from happening again.” “We remember that,” Woulf said. “I was down there on that day and it was a scary situation, and to have one of our own almost lose their life is absolutely unacceptable despite the alcohol, and it’s the only way we feel that we can proceed with this event.” Mayor Paul Soglin, Madison Police Department Chief Noble Wray and University of Wisconsin Police Department Chief Susan Riseling are the other recipients of the petition, which had 692 supporters Wednesday night.

UW-Madison alumna Carrie Coon nominated for Tony Award University of WisconsinMadison graduate Carrie Coon was nominated Tuesday for a Tony Award for Best Performance in a Featured Role in a Play. Coon plays the role of Honey in her Broadway debut in the revival of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ?” by Edward Albee. Honey is a slightly dim-

witted, but overly-polite housewife, who keeps a smile on her face no matter how mean other characters are to her, according to the play’s website. The play is nominated for several Tony Awards, including Best Revival and Best Direction of a Play, and many of the other actors are up for awards as well.

Coon received her Master in Fine Arts from UW-Madison, according to her cast biography. She has since gone on to act in several plays in Madison and other locations, as well as acting in the television series “The Playboy Club.” The Tony Awards will be televised June 9 at 7 p.m. on CBS.

Campus-wide hip-hop festival to continue through Sunday

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U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-WIs., will speak at a panel Thursday to discuss the federal debt with U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis.

Pocan, Johnson to discuss federal debt at Thursday panel on campus Several organizations devoted to addressing the federal debt will sponsor an event Thursday featuring U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., to discuss the current federal debt. The Federal Debt, Deficits and Bipartisan Solutions for a Prosperous Future event, which will also feature former U.S. Comptroller General David M. Walker, is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Deluca Forum inside the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery and last for approximately an hour.

Walker has devoted significant time to solving the federal debt, while Pocan and Johnson represent differing political views on the debt from around the state. Johnson is generally seen as a staunch conservative when compared with other federal senators, while Pocan, who is in his first term as a U.S. representative, is generally considered a staunch Democrat. Both Pocan and Johnson said in statements they look forward to having a discussion about the federal debt, specifically how it applies to college students.

The tenth annual International Festival of Urban Movement that aims to promote hip-hop culture in Wisconsin began Wednesday and will continue through Sunday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The festival, focusing on hiphop and breaking culture, will take place at a variety of venues around campus Wednesday through Sunday, with the final dance competition to be held Saturday at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. Former UW-Madison students Jarius King and Henry Gomez started the festival in 2003 in order to bring hip-hop and breaking culture to Wisconsin. The festival includes workshops, performances, competitions and learning opportunities open to the public. Featured workshops include one called the Physics of Breaking, as well as other seminars on healthy diets and training methodology. Festival organizers aim to integrate different learning experiences into the festival by partnering with the Physics Learning Center, Wonders of Physics and WID Outreach, according to a university release. The event is free and open to the public.

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Rep. David Gardner was elected chairman of the 20th session of ASM Student Council Wednesday by a vote of 21 to 10.

council from page 1 Shared Governance Chair, Becca Buell as Nominations Board Chair, Jessica Behling as Diversity Committee Chair, Morgan Rae as Legislative Affairs Chair and Will Mulhern as Sustainability Committee Chair. The council will appoint the University Affairs Committee Chair, Rules Committee Chair and Press Office Director at its next meeting. Although Student Council has yet to appoint all leadership positions, Gardner said he is confident they are creating a unified front of chairs driven “not by personal gain but student gain.”

mifflin from page 1 Madison Fire Department Division Chief Ronald Schwenn added “five-square-feet between people” is the limit on porches for safety reasons. Police echoed Schwenn’s safety concerns. Officers said they will target those who supply alcohol to minors, and added hosts charging people to drink draws police attention and increases the likelihood of being cited. “Citations and safety are intertwined,” MPD Lt. Dave McCaw said. “[We’re] going after dealers at these house parties, trying to limit the number of intoxicated people.” He cited past incidents ranging from sexual assaults to people falling off balconies, and said they were all alcohol related. Many students in attendance

Gardner said he hopes to emphasize a campaign for affordability, targeting both student loan debt and rising tuition costs. “Day one, tomorrow, we’ll be starting to meet with legislators, to meet with administrators to push hard for a tuition freeze,” Gardner said. “Students deserve that.” Gardner also said he wants to push for a living wage for student hourly positions on campus. Additionally, Gardner said he would like to see ASM represent student interests in the next campus diversity plan, while also expanding overall outreach throughout campus and the state. did not seem satisfied with the intentions of the police, as University of WisconsinMadison fifth-year student Luke Schmidt attested to. He called the tactics used by police in 2012 “extremely aggressive.” “The stuff I saw last year was absolutely absurd,” Schmidt said. “It was way out of line.” He referenced an incident witnessed last year where police allegedly “hog-tied” a girl for stepping into the street while carrying a beer. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, wanted to dispel any “misconceptions” Mifflin residents had about this year’s festivities. “People should feel comfortable in their own house with a few friends,” Verveer said. “As long as you follow the rules, you’ll have no problems with the police.”

State legislators outline bill designed to address domestic, child abuse State legislators introduced a bill April 25 that would increase protections for people who have been victims of domestic abuse, child abuse or harassment by allowing courts to issue restraining orders against the person who committed the crime even if the person does not reside in Wisconsin. The bill would change current state law, which only gives Wisconsin courts jurisdiction over state residents that are convicted of crimes. The bill was introduced by state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls, and state Rep. Amy

Loudenbeck, R-Clinton. The bill has received support from domestic violence groups in the state, including the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence. “Right now, some victims of abuse, harassment and stalking are slipping through the cracks because Wisconsin’s restraining order laws don’t clearly reach many out-of-state abusers,” said Patti Seger, executive director of WCADV, in a statement Wednesday. “This bill is necessary to protect Wisconsinites from dangerous people in other states.”

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Austin compares characters from film versus TV Austin Wellens All’s Well-ens well

K, so guys, more “Arrested Development” is on the way. It’s going to be here soon. It’s a big deal. I know, it’s not technically “film” or “movies,” which is my usual thing, but it’s still really freaking cool. But because this new set of episodes has been described as the run-up to a feature-length “Arrested Development” film, I actually can tie it into movies and stuff. Pretty neat. So this whole thing got me thinking about exactly how well “AD” can adapt into a new format (I refuse to believe it can be anything but fantastic), and what makes a great TV show different from a great movie. Comparing “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”—one of my favorite broadcasted programs ever—with the films of one of my favorite storytelling teams—the Coen brothers—I managed, after many long, sleepless nights spent sipping Scotch beside the hearth, to come to a realization. That realization was that in both feature and serial formats, there’s something intrinsic to the form that lends itself to a certain style of character, a certain presentation of those characters and certain types of stories being told about them. So TV tends to take barely or not-at-all developed characters and tells stories revolving around them undergoing changes, while film takes characters that are already complex, complete and nuanced, and watches what happens when they collide. Going back to my two examples, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is probably one of the more obvious instances of the “zero-to-hero” model, but it fits perfectly, so I’ll roll with it. Take season one of the show: It attempted to run entirely on the premise of “slaying vampires in high school?!? Whack!” Or whatever it was teenagers said in the 90s. And season one is really, really bad. Almost every character is a stereotype, none of them show more than the slightest flashes of originality, and it follows a painful “monster of the week” format. Of course, it turned around in the space of a few episodes and became one of the best TV shows ever—making that first season totally worth it. The characters grow, they mature, we connect with them and for much of “Buffy,” this development takes precedent over the actual plot. While most shows don’t take a full season to find their footing, this system of the plot becoming subservient to the characters, their intensive growth and a strong personal investment in them is what

most great TV shows do best, because it’s what the television format does best. “30 Rock” did it, “Seinfeld” did it and even more serious, large scale shows like “Breaking Bad” or “The Sopranos” have done it. Even though their plots carry more of the show’s weight, the purpose is ultimately to further the characters they revolve around, which is why Walter White and Tony Soprano are two of the greatest figures to grace the small screen. Compare this to the work of, say, the Coen brothers’ films, in which already fully complex characters run into each other for our amusement. Barton Fink doesn’t really learn anything, nor have any profound growth in, well, his movie, but he does arrive on the scene an already brilliantly written character and his interactions with the rest of the cast create an amazing movie. The same can be said of Jeff and Walter in “The Big Lebwoski,” or Lancaster Dodd and Freddie Quell in “The Master,” or Jules and Vincent in “Pulp Fiction.” Or take films like Tarkovsky’s “The Mirror,” or David Lynch’s “Mulholland Drive,” which are entirely subjective, almost infuriatingly complex films devoted to the examination and complete understanding of a single character—a style that has created some of the greatest movies ever made. In either case, the plot doesn’t overrule the character, but it isn’t totally secondary to them either. It’s just dependent on them, as it’s generated by the interactions of their quirks, nuances and depth. It doesn’t exist for them, but because of them, where in TV the plot is just a vehicle for the progression of its characters. And of course, there are some exceptions. For example “The Godfather” trilogy follows a very similar arc to the one that “Breaking Bad” has followed so far. However, it took three films for Michael Corleone’s story to unfold, allowing it to do some TV-style development work. On the other side of this argument, Walter White’s tale could easily be told in a film or two, if you remove a lot of the mid-season stuff and leave the focus on interactions between him, Jesse and Gus. You know, removing most/all of the stuff that was just there to keep their characters moving. With the line between the two media so fuzzy and growing fuzzier thanks to shows like “Girls,” “Game of Thrones” and Marvel’s serialization of the “Avengers” franchise, the forms that cinematic storytelling will take in the future remain uncertain at best, but it’s going to be fascinating to watch it all go down. What isn’t uncertain, however, is that the “Arrested Development” movie is going to be off the freaking chain, if it ever happens. Do you have any opinions about how characters differ between the big and small screens? Tell Austin at wellens@wisc.edu.

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UW’s surplus issue is one of transparency The state’s Legislative Fiscal Bureau released an audit report April 19, which revealed the University of Wisconsin System had a budget reserve fund of over $1 billion. This surplus has sparked some very heated discussions over the past few weeks, mainly due to the fact

that tuition rates have been increasing by 5.5 percent each year for the past six years, all while the UW System has been amassing a seemingly large reserve. But is the surplus really as significant as state politicians have made it out to be? It turns out it is recom-

mended the UW System hold a reserve of about 25 percent of its operating budget. The $1 billion everyone is up in arms about represents about 17 percent of the operating budget. This doesn’t take into account that some of the money has already been allocated out. Really what this surplus is about is a public relations nightmare. The UW System could not have handled this situation any worse. The lack of transparency and communication between UW System President Kevin Reilly and state legislators is appalling. This board believes such a conflict could have easily been avoidable had Reilly been upfront. On the other hand, it is just plain wrong for legislators to exploit this failure of communication. Calling for a tuition freeze does nothing but create an unnecessary strain on an already strained budget. To an

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entity like the UW System, $1 billion is insignificant in the grand scheme of things and if no new revenue comes in, we can expect to see that reserve shrink quickly. This board looks at this call for a tuition freeze as a political ploy to get students to sympathize with politicians. A freeze on tuition could ultimately be detrimental to the level of education we receive at UW-Madison. While no student is ever a proponent for higher tuition, this board understands the necessity. Granted we don’t believe tuition needs to go up by 5.5 percent. A small increase in order to maintain budget reserves and still make improvements on campus both aesthetically and academically is a small price to pay. We believe that having a reserve fund is good and could protect us from events like massive cuts from the state. We want our

level of education to get better and better, and we understand that raising tuition could help pay for better professors or better resources for students. It is obvious that operating with a surplus makes improving our schools much easier than if the UW System was operating on a deficit. The bottom line here is that the UW System needs to communicate better. Let us know what the rainy day fund could actually fund. Let us know a surplus exists instead of letting an external audit discover it. Let us know that some portion has already been allocated. Communication in a situation like this is key and somebody in Reilly’s office dropped the ball. How do you feel about the UW-System surplus? Let us know! Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com and visit dailycardinal.com for more details on the surplus.

Guantanamo Bay remains a stain on the reputation of the U.S. Jon Vruwink opinion columnist

uesday morning, a reporter asked President Barack Obama for his views on the latest developments at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, where at least half of the 166 prisoners have been leading a hunger strike to protest their decade-long, dueprocess-free incarceration. The president responded unequivocally, “The idea that we would still maintain forever a group of individuals who have not been tried, that is contrary to who we are. It is contrary to our interests and it needs to stop.” Unfortunately, President Obama’s eloquent words have not been matched by the corresponding course of action. Indeed, the policies pursued during his presidency have served to bolster, rather than eliminate, the principle of dueprocess-free detention. In his answer, Obama invoked the widely held presumption that he would have already closed the prison camp if not for the obstruction of Congress. In actuality, President Obama’s 2009 proposal to close Guantanamo would have transferred the

prisoners to a federal prison in Thompson, Ill., where they would have continued to be incarcerated without charges or a trial. Thus, while the president technically did attempt to close Guantanamo, his proposal missed the point entirely by still enshrining the principle of due-process-free imprisonment. The central objection to Guantanamo is the denial of due process for the prisoners; merely shifting the prisoners’ location does nothing to fix this injustice. For this reason, the large majority of the Senate Democratic caucus voted against the president’s proposal in 2009.

The prisoners conducting the hunger strike at Guantanamo are forcing the country to confront a problem that many would like to forget altogether.

Furthermore, the president has the authority to begin to address this injustice immediately. The National Defense Authorization Act bestows upon the president the power to transfer prisoners if their con-

finement threatens the national security of the United States. In his remarks, Obama rightfully noted the prison camp serves as a recruitment tool for terrorists. So far, 86 of the prisoners have been cleared for release. The president has the unilateral power to grant them their freedom, yet Obama has not exercised that power. Instead, he has exploited public misunderstanding of the issue in order to falsely heap the blame on Congress, when he himself has the power and the responsibility to address the decadelong imprisonment of those who have had no access to a fair trial, the most fundamental and elementary requirement of American justice. Once upon a time, Obama represented a refreshing break from the lawlessness of the Bush administration, campaigning in 2007 and 2008 on the promise to restore both the rule of law and America’s moral standing in the world. After taking office, he abandoned his campaign pledges and kept the civil liberties and national security policies of the Bush administration intact, including the imprisonment of many at Guantanamo Bay who were rounded up and taken into custody “without regard for

whether they were truly enemy combatants, or in fact whether many of them were enemies at all,” in the words of Colin Powell’s former chief of staff, Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson To be fair, there has been the usual amount of Republican demagoguery on this issue, often centering on the typical, unsupported assertion that the prison camp is full of terrorists eager to bring death and destruction to the U.S., despite the fact that the overwhelming majority have never had charges or a trial brought against them, let alone been convicted of any crime. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged architect of the 9/11 attacks, is at the prison camp, but he is one of only six to have received a military-commission hearing. Of the remaining 160 prisoners, 86 have been cleared for release. Regarding the other 74, the government either promises to eventually try them or acknowledges that its lacks the evidence to prosecute them but still considers them too dangerous to release. All in all, more prisoners have died at the camp (10) than have been convicted by military commissions (six). The prisoners conducting the hunger strike at Guantanamo are forcing the

country to confront a problem that many would like to forget altogether. After a decade of due-process-free imprisonment thousands of miles away from their families, a pervading sense of hopelessness and desperation has taken over at the prison camp. The government has responded by force-feeding many of the participating prisoners, a practice which “violates core ethical values of the medical profession,” as every patient “has the right to refuse medical intervention, including life-sustaining interventions,” according to the president of the American Medical Association. This is where we stand in 2013: the prisoners, including many who have been cleared for release but have not been freed, would rather die than continue living a tortured existence of lawless incarceration. If Obama’s statement that holding prisoners without trial is contrary to who we are, he must act on his word. Until he takes action to address the injustice, starting with the freeing of the 86 prisoners who have been cleared for release, that is exactly who we are. Have an opinion on Guantanamo? Tell us your thoughts! Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Jason Collins’ coming out sets the right example for LGBTQ individuals Lanni Solochek opinion columnist

s has been widely publicized over the last few days by every media outlet you can imagine, Jason Collins has officially come out as the first openly gay NBA player. I wouldn’t argue that this isn’t a huge step for LGBTQ people everywhere, but it brings the question to mind of why exactly is it such a big deal? Of course there’s the fact that it brings a great deal of visibility to the LGBTQ lifestyle. It definitely helps to defy the rumors that being unique in your sexuality means your life isn’t perfectly normal, there’s no denying that

either. But aside from the ideas that arise when celebrities come out, what impact does it have on us as regular people? There are a number of celebrities who are famous for their career first and their sexuality second; Ellen DeGeneres is a great example. When Ellen came out in 1997, the country was a very different, much less accepting place. Her coming out kicked off a new generation of celebrities being comfortable enough with their sexualities to be openly queer in the media. So, what have they done since then? It’s obvious that celebrities have more power than any of us; there has to be something good to come from all this fuss about sexuality.

In fact, I think their status is the greatest thing they bring to the queer community. People rely on celebrities—we feed off of their gossip and we look up to them as role models. The fact that more and more celebrities, famous for many different reasons, are coming out shows careers won’t be ruined by being yourself. It shows coming out makes people feel whole again, that being true to oneself is the most important part of life. It also shows while the story will be big and “breaking news” at first, there is a good chance it will blow over eventually and still leave a huge impression on our culture. Collins’ coming out is a huge step because of his career. Athletics

have always seemed to be one of the least accepting careers for gay men. For some reason, some men are afraid of other gay men, but Collins has helped to show that being gay does not change who someone is. Collins was gay before he officially came out—it is part of his identity. We all have our identities and it’s important to stand by that. He confronted himself, he says, in 2011 and began coming out to family soon after. He uses the metaphor of an oven in his coming out article in Sports Illustrated, saying, “Some of us know and accept our sexuality right away and some need more time to cook.” He followed up by saying he needed 33 years to come to terms with his sexuality, but has never felt more comfortable

with himself. Celebrities are coming out left and right now, which is a great thing. They help demonstrate success isn’t dictated by your identity, it is dictated by confidence in oneself and work ethic. Specifically, Collins shows that regardless of your career, it is important to accept yourself and be comfortable with your identity. Celebrities have exceptionally high social status and have a huge influence on their fans. In coming out, Collins has opened up the opportunity for others to stop letting their identity get in the way of reaching their goals, personally and professionally. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Today’s Sudoku

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Studying while everyone is out playing

Eatin’ Cake

Classic

By Dylan Moriarty www.EatinCake.com

Caved In

By Nick Kryshak nkryshak@wisc.edu

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.

First In Twenty By Angel Lee alee23@wisc.edu

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Washington and the Bear Classic

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By Steven Wishau wishau@wisc.edu Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com

HYBRID SHAKES ACROSS 1 Wheelchair access 5 Computing customers 10 Good bit of whipped cream 14 One-time apple spray 15 Gymnastics legend Comaneci 16 Movie credit information 17 Fruit center 18 “That’ll Be the Day” singer 20 Pocket jinglers 21 Needing salt, perhaps 22 Oversized library volume 23 Country singer Chesney 25 Whispered call 27 Like mountains and lizards 29 Frontier bases 33 “According to” rules guy 34 Type of tangelo 35 Octagonal traffic sign 36 The Santa ___ winds 37 Greener around the gills 38 “Wanted” poster letters 39 Valentine’s Day offering 41 Singles 42 Word with “ear” or “tube”

4 Ant-eating burrowers 4 46 Words of warning 47 With the greatest of ___ 48 Reclusive Garbo 49 Entertainer’s advocate 52 ___ generis (of its own kind) 53 Sounds of disapproval 56 Pianist-singer known for long album titles 59 Club in a bag 60 Tutor in “The King and I” 61 Regular customer’s order (with “the”) 62 Wolfe following clues 63 Antarctic sea 64 Double-deckers in checkers 65 Like a fast-talking salesman DOWN 1 15-ball cluster 2 Sunblock ingredient 3 Cosmetic company founder 4 Find a buyer beforehand 5 Free a prisoner, as from ropes 6 Smart-mouthed 7 Swirling effect 8 Make free of 9 “___ it, don’t spray it!” 10 Artificial caves 11 Goof off

1 2 Spicy stew 13 Ottoman Empire dignitaries 19 Briefcase fastener 24 “Born,” in some announcements 25 Cries in a thin voice 26 “___ Crazy” (Pryor film) 27 Execute an unwritten agreement, in a way 28 Like a dunce cap 29 Looks that lookers get 30 Half a legendary comedy duo 31 Cigarette drags 32 Bowling achievement 34 Arm bones 37 They’re never free of charge 40 Brownish pigments 42 Feeling of fury 43 Bug protection 45 Numbers to crunch 46 Bay windows 48 Setting for Solzhenitsyn 49 A long way off 50 Baltimore Colts Hallof-Famer Marchetti 51 Forever, it seems 52 Like cotton candy sugar and webs 54 Pop singer Amos 55 Hoity-toity type 57 Northern diving bird 58 Letters on tires

Evil Bird Classic

By Caitlin Kiriahra graphics@dailycardinal.com

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abuse from page 8 “coaching” players like Michael Crabtree and Graham Harrell, both of whom have made their way to playing in the National Football League. And then trouble started brewing in Lubbock after rumors began to surface about Leach’s mistreatment toward Adam James, a walk-on sophomore wide receiver at the time. After a whole bunch of legal stuff and a slew of independent investigations, Leach’s contract was effectively terminated and he was eventually hired by Washington State. Good for

him, though, that the Cougars saw past these obvious red flags. While Leach’s alleged altercation with James was a bit murky, Rice’s situation at Rutgers was much more clear-cut. If you haven’t been sitting in your room twiddling your thumbs the past three weeks, you’ve probably seen the multitude of videos of Rice blatantly throwing basketballs at his players from point-blank range and reaming them out by calling a whole host of derogative names. By my count, it took way too damn long for Rutgers to fire him, but he was eventually

shown the door for his coaching style. I honestly wonder what the conversation was between Rice and Rutgers’ athletic director during the initial interview process. “Mike, how would you describe your coaching style?” “Well, I use a lot of aggressive motivation to get the best out of my players.” “And by that, you mean what exactly?” “You’ll see, sir.” “Welcome aboard, we’re excited to have you.” Last but not least is “coach” Wardle. He was recently in the news, as the Green Bay PressGazette reported Wardle had allegedly mishandled Ryan Bross, a freshman walk-on who

Thursday, May 2, 2013 has since transferred, throughout the duration of last season. The allegations include Wardle using horrific name-calling toward Bross, not to mention, during a pre-season workout, Wardle made an ill Bross continue a workout until he couldn’t control his bowels and then ridiculed him for it. To make matters worse, Wardle received “a standing ovation from a group of boosters at the annual Phoenix-Packers Steak Fry fundraiser,” according to the Press-Gazette. Looks like UW-GB has some real good boosters... pause... not. If you don’t understand the joke,

watch Borat and thank me later. This needs to stop and it needs to stop right now. I’m fine—well, sort of—with coaches using the name of a female cat in the context of “Come on, Billy Bob, you need to toughen up and stop being a p----.” But I have absolutely no tolerance for coaches calling their players homophobic slurs or calling them a p---- in no particular context at all with the utmost amount of seriousness. Coaches at any level are meant to teach, educate, motivate and push athletes to reach their utmost potential. They aren’t meant to punish their players with abuse nor are they meant to ridicule them with no shame in it at all. Of course, in a situation of this magnitude, there are two sides to every story, and the situation does not get any better when players like Bross run straight to the media, which instantly puts a black-eye on the program before any concrete conclusion comes about. If a player does go through unfortunate circumstances like Bross did, why go to the media? So you can indirectly give your coach the bird? To handle the situation effectively and in a mature manner, the best possible way to do it would simply be to go to the athletic administration with the coach present, possibly parents of the player, and address the issue head on. If the player’s end goal in mind does not go the way he or she hoped, then let it be because what if an internal investigation reveals the allegations were exaggerated, either slightly or entirely? Simple enough, the player looks like a complete idiot and will then find themselves backtracking immensely, causing even more drama. Nonetheless, the culture of college sports needs to be an environment where coaches groom boys into young men rather than an environment filled with abuse and derailment. Until next year, ladies and gentlemen, make sure to get tanked at the Terrace over the summer while still incorporating some sports jargon here and there. I’ll be there, so feel free to put your pitcher on my tab—it’s my thank you. Do you think college coaches have overstepped their boundaries with players? Or do you feel their actions are justified? Either way, give Rex a piece of your mind by shooting him an email at sports@dailycardinal.com.

The Daily Cardinal tips its cap to co-sports editor Matt Masterson, who was named the No. 2 sports columnist in the nation by the Society of Professional Journalists. Congrats, Matt!

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Men’s Tennis

Freshmen lead the way for Badgers With four freshmen in the lineup, the future looks bright for the Wisconsin men’s tennis program By Rushad Machhi

very spring brings new close strong, winning three out life and most important- of their final five meets. ly, a new group of freshThe Badgers, who started men to the Wisconsin Badgers’ off the year unranked, find men’s tennis team. This spring, themselves on the bubble of spectators at Nielsen Tennis the NCAA tournament ranked Stadium got to at No. 59, in witness a very large part due special group of to the play of freshmen play the “fantastheir first sets tic four” who as Badgers. far exceeded The program expectations. had the honor The freshof welcoming man group Oskar Wikberg, all received Jakhongir Jalalov, a lot of posiA l e x a n d e r tive experiKokorev, and ence this Frederik Strabo year, even to be part of an though it did extremely promisnot necessaring program that ily translate looks to make huge to victories. strides over the Wikberg talnext few seasons. lied an overThe year startall singles ed off with a lot of mark of 9-14, uncertainty as the very impresonly proven comsive for a modities on the freshman team were seniors who even Billy Bertha spent time shoaib altaf/the daily cardinal and Alexander playing at Kostanov and junior the one singles spot. Petr Satral. Kokorev went 9-11 overThe rest of the lineup was all, mostly coming from the composed of the unproven fresh- six singles spot, and Strabo, men, who proved they were who saw most of his action ready for the spotlight imme- towards the end of the year, diately as the Badgers started posted a 2-4 record. Jalalov off the year 10-2 with a huge impressed everyone finishing win over rivals Minnesota and the year going .500 with an Marquette due in large part to 11-11 mark, astonishing for a the standout rookies. freshman playing in the very However, as soon as tough Big Ten. Wisconsin dived into Big Ten While Jalalov was the only play, the team collectively hit a one who did not have a losing wall as the Badgers lost seven record, all of them agreed the straight at one point, only to playing time they received this

Coaches’ verbal and physical abuse need to come to an end Rex Sheild rex’s higher education The player-coach relationship is an interesting one if you take a look at the longevity of it in the realm of college athletics. You have coaches like UCLA’s John Wooden, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, North Carolina’s Dean Smith and Alabama’s Nick Saban who stand at the pinnacle of this relationship and reflect the qualities of character, equality and hard work, and the list goes on and on. These are coaches who bring out the best in their players while still treating the players

like the young men they are. On the other hand, you have worthless pieces of garbage, also known as coaches, like Washington State’s Mike Leach, Rutgers’ Mike Rice and now recently University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Brian Wardle. These individuals are at the bottom of the food chain in my opinion as they attempt to call themselves “coaches,” even though there have been allegations surrounding each of them in relation to physical and verbal abuse toward their players. Let’s start with Mr. Leach. I always enjoyed watching Leach roam the Texas Tech sidelines in his standard black Red Raiders polo and mentoring, or

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“The more we play as freshman, the bigger impact it will have in the future.” Alexander Kokorev freshman Wisconsin men’s tennis

year will be huge going forward. Wikberg specifically noted that “The college matches are different from other matches, so I think it’s very good to get a year of experience.” Kokorev also states, “The more we play as freshman, the bigger impact it will have in the future.” One extremely bright spot for the future is the doubles play of the freshman group,

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especially the dynamic duo of school, tennis, and his social life. Wikberg and Jalalov, who had Wikberg also adds that the colan outstanding 10-5 record when lege tennis format is much differpaired together. Kokorev also ent from the one he was used to, shined in doubles when paired saying that the team dynamic is very unfamiliar. with Satrel, putting Jalalov also up a 7-6 mark. expresses a huge While the results change in his lifeare positive for the style, however sayfreshman, the traning that he loves sition to college has Madison except for not been a cakethe weather (who walk, especially for can blame him). One Wikberg, Jalalov, part that all three of and Kokorev, who the freshman who also had the added came from overseas trial of coming to a stated was a huge different country. sadness is tennis is Seniors Bertha and not as large here as Kostanov came to it is in the rest of the their rescue, proworld, hoping that viding a lot of great one day the sport advice newcomers. will become more Ko ko r e v main stream. especially One thing is for appreciates certain, the future Kostanov, as for the Badgers both share men’s tennis prothe common gram appears language of extremely bright Russian. He with the “fantastic also notes that four” at its helm. the seniors have Head coach been vital to him shoaib altaf/the daily cardinal Greg Van Emburgh off the courts as well, giving him great advice acknowledges that, “This is one of the strongest classes we’ve with professors and classes. Jalalov expressed his appre- had since I’ve been here and ciation of the upperclassmen, next year we also have anothcalling them “great guys” and er strong class, so I am very expressing great sadness that excited and optimistic about the they will no longer be a part of future.” Van Emburgh specifically notes their chemistry, statthe team after this season. Even with the guidance of ing they all have similar goals the seniors, the freshmen have and aspirations. The sky will be the limit for had to make a lot of adjustments on their own. Kokorev the program as this group hopes notes he has really had to to break barriers and reach try hard to make a good rou- new heights for Wisconsin tine for himself, balancing men’s tennis.

The Daily Cardinal Sports section’s top tweets: 5/26-5/1 We spend an inordinate amount of time on Twitter, so we’ve decided to justify that wasted time by compiling the week’s top tweets. They might be funny, they might be motivational and they might be none of the above, but as long as the tweets come from a past or current Badger player or coach, they pass the only prerequisite to make our list.

What do you think of this week’s top tweets? Is there another 140-character dispatch of goodness that should replace one of the tweets on this list? Tweet at us @Cardinal_Sports with your favorite tweets!