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Students could avoid citations using Twitter By Abby Becker The Daily Cardinal

University of WisconsinMadison students may be able to avoid citations and underage drinking tickets due to a new initiative by a Madison Police Department group’s Twitter account that informs followers about upcoming bar raids and house parties police plan to bust around campus. The MPD Central District Community Policing Team launched a Twitter account Sept. 13, just in time for the

first nighttime Badger football game. In addition to tweeting about upcoming bar and house party raids, police also tweet safety tips, according to Sgt. Tony Fiore. Fiore said the new initiative is an “overdue tool” aimed at keeping students safe and preventing them from getting into trouble with the law. “We can really reach a valuable part of our community that in all honesty we’ve probably been missing,” Fiore said. A community policing team

is a group comprised of one police sergeant and five officers who are assigned to each of the five police districts in Madison, according to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4. Verveer said the central district’s CPT is focused on addressing house parties and bars violating their liquor license, which includes serving to minors and extremely inebriated patrons. He added the cops that students

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Committee encourages students to voice support for city cab plan By Cheyenne Langkamp The Daily Cardinal

Student leaders are encouraging University of WisconsinMadison students to attend Tuesday’s Madison city Council meeting to support legislation allowing late night taxicab use on State Street, which they say would increase campus safety. The city’s Transit and Parking Commission drafted new legislation in a meeting last Thursday that would allow cabs to drive the city’s most energetic street between the hours of 7 p.m. and 4

a.m. looking for hailing patrons. City ordinance currently allows taxicabs to pick up and drop off riders on State Street who called for their service, but restricts them from intentionally driving on the street looking for individuals flagging down cabs. Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Chair Dan Statter asked students in a meeting Monday to show campus support for the legislation at the city Council meeting Tuesday when the city will vote on the legislation.

Statter said allowing taxicabs to service State Street will increase students’ safety, which is an important issue for his committee. “It comes down to campus safety,” Statter said. “We want to ensure students that if they’re out having fun, whether it involves alcohol or not, they are able to choose safe options to get home.” However, Mayor Paul Soglin said he opposes the proposal because taxis would create danger by increasing State Street

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U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., has raised more than $7 million in her campaign for a seat in the U.S. Senate.

Poll shows Obama, Baldwin hold narrow lead in Wis. New poll results released Monday show close races for the presidential and U.S. Senate campaigns in Wisconsin, with Democrats holding a slight lead over Republicans. Public Policy Polling conducted a poll of Wisconsin residents for Democracy for America, which has endorsed U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., that showed 49 percent of voters currently plan to support President Barack Obama in the Nov. 6 election, one point more than the 48 percent who plan to support Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The poll also showed Baldwin leading Republican former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson in the race for the U.S. Senate seat that retiring senator Herb Kohl, D-Wis., will leave open. Baldwin received 48 percent of support in the poll compared to Thompson’s 45. In its mid-August poll, PPP had shown Thompson leading Baldwin by five points. David Canon, a University of

Wisconsin-Madison political science professor, said more voters recognized Thompson’s name early in the race because of his former position as governor of Wisconsin. Baldwin’s campaign strategy includes introducing herself to voters through ads, according to Canon. To fund that campaign, Baldwin has raised over $7 million, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. Thompson has raised just under $2.5 million. Roughly three-fourths of Baldwin’s campaign contributions come from out of state, according to the CRD. Thompson’s campaign contributions are almost equally split between in- and outof-state donations. Canon said the amount of out-of-state contributions is “substantial.” “To have outside money coming in during a tight race like this can really be a huge boost for the campaigns,” he said. —Meghan Chua

Court charges three UW students suspected in attack of Montee Ball

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Students gather at the Sett in Union South Monday to battle it out for team trivia supremacy. Question topics at the weekly event ranged from the arts to popular culture. + Photo by Lesia Witkowsky

A local court formally charged three University of WisconsinMadison students Monday for an attack against Badgers running back Montee Ball Aug. 1. The three students are charged with substantial battery and are scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing Oct. 2 at 10 a.m., according to the Dane County District Attorney’s office. UW-Madison seniors Wendell J. Venerable and Deonte J. Wilson and junior Robert A. Wilks allegedly attacked Ball at approximately 2 a.m. Aug. 1 as he was walking

on the 500 block of University Avenue with friends, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain. Although three men are charged, witnesses said five men “jumped” and beat Ball, according to police. During the investigation, police discovered a fight allegedly took place at a house party July 27 that included Badger football players and other UW-Madison students. Police have evidence to believe Ball was present at the July 27 incident, but was not involved.

“…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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Crucial advice for UW freshmen

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Michael Voloshin Voloshin’s Commotion Dear college freshman, It’s me, you in the future. I mean that in the fact that I too was once a college freshman, and I have since learned the err of my silly little ways. I am here to help you, and make sure you don’t make the same mistakes as I did. However, I’m not going to help you get better grades, or tell you which clubs to join or even to stay atop of your homework, because honestly I don’t care. No, what I’m going to do is much more important, I’m going to tell you how to not be a goddamn fucking freshman.

Don’t walk in a group with everyone on your floor This is the first no-no. If you try to get into a party in La Ville with your closest 20 friends whose names you still don’t remember, you’re getting beer dropped on your heads, believe that.

Don’t wear your Packer jerseys out on weekend nights We get it, go Pack, go! But do you

realize how stupid you look? While everyone else is putting on their best garb to look attractive to the opposite sex, you look like you’re about to scream at a referee for a blind call.

Don’t wear socks and sandals This applies to everyone, that shit is gross.

Don’t be stupid with a fake I.D.

This includes picking someone that is 26 years old, five inches taller or from the state of Montana. Honestly? How many people from Montana go to this university? Like maybe two… and you’re not one of them.

‘collect’ at least one thing

This isn’t advice so much as a rite of passage. Every drunk college freshman must have a relic taken from a party. It’s the quintessential conversation-starter and something you can tell your inebriated grandchildren one day.

Have a system with your roommate

Make sure you and your roommate know all the code words. Hat on the door means don’t come in, key in the lock means doing homework, Charizard sticker on the whiteboard means sleeping, or you could text them… yeah that’d work too.

Call your mom every day She misses you.

Don’t hang out with only Eat healthily kids from your high Pop Tarts, Tang and Gordon Commons’ burritos do not count as school You may have been the popular kids in high school, but in the big lake you just look like douches by not branching out and meeting new people.

Get used to shitty beer

It’s one of the perks of being in college. Oh, did I say perk? I meant huge disappointment. Hell, if you can survive this year then you probably can finish the second challenge in Fear Factor.

healthy. The “Freshman 15” is right around the corner. My suggestion is to lay off those beers and take a lowcal vodka shot, no chaser.

Holy shit, how many more advices do I need to give? Five!?! You’re insane. Ugh, fine.

Learn how to make wop

Make sure to put extra everclear in there so that you send that one kid who thinks it is Kool-Aid to detox.

Speaking of which…

Don’t ever go to detox

Sure it looks like fun, being on a hospital bed passed out while a nurse takes out all the alcohol in your body and makes sure you don’t die. Wait, that doesn’t sound fun at all, that sounds horrible. Worse yet is the hospital bill your parents are going to receive and the looks they’ll give. So yeah… how’s that biochemistry major working out?

Explore Madison

Fun fact: The UW-Madison campus is 3 percent of the whole city of Madison (don’t fact check me). So, check it all out. Might I recommend the Williamson Street, Monona Terrace and that one bridge where all the hobos sleep (you know the one).

Don’t ever try to write an article for The Daily Cardinal at 2 a.m. Trust Me

Don’t ever take my advice Truer words have never been spoken.

Do you rock your socks, sandals and a Packers jersey regularly and think Michael is misguided? Let him know his two cents should stay in his pocket at mvoloshin@ wisc.edu.

Home is where the jumping bass artwork is Jacklin bolduan Jack attack As summer winds down and us kids get back into the swing of school and independence (a.k.a. eating cereal for dinner), let us look forward to the emotional rollercoaster that is visiting home. Whether you’re from the valleys of Utah and are the 27th love child of a man named Josiah or the grad from Laguna High who never made it to the screen of MTV’s Laguna Beach (even though you totally hooked up with Jason—what gives?), going home is a real, well, special trip. Picture it—you just spent what felt like a light year in the cubbies of College Library—mostly reading the graffiti—but that’s not the point. You’re on the bus on a pilgrimage to the holy land of carbohydrates, blankies and a bed that you could go commando for. Not even the guy behind you on the bus asking to borrow your tweezers can ruin this. A couple hours later and, if you’re me, oh fer Christ sakes is your Mom happy to see you. ‘Scuse the accent, I’m from Jersey. At this point I throw my bags somewhere, push both my parents with arms outstretched aside, and head straight for my long lost lover. After having my private time with my bed, my Mom and I are in for four straight hours of a combination of House Hunters International (because really, who watches regular House Hunters anymore), The Golden Girls and Roseanne. Then, a meal of some delicious non-meat meat and hot potato slivers from the bombass-est drive-in in town is followed by my child-appropriate choice bedtime of ten pm. After a night of slumber, I wake up to a pool of drool on my pillow—a highly scientific way to tell if your day

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is gonna be awesome—and obnoxiously jump into action, in full anticipation of the steamy cinnamon rolls that are surely awaiting me in the kitchen. Now, I don’t want to upset anyone—I know you don’t read these things to become sad about everything ever—but people, there were no cinnamon rolls. Only dry weird laminate countertops. Don’t think I didn’t lick them anyway. This, my friends, is where the visit home becomes a whole other animal. Not a tiny bunny like you expected, but a slightly larger jackrabbit, which everyone knows are kind of scary and way less cute. One minute you and your mom are eatin’ chips and literally reciting word-by-word reruns of The Golden Girls, and the next you’re at your Grandma’s house

trying to explain to her for the ninetyeighth time that college happens in several buildings, as opposed to just the one room schoolhouse. Later you find yourself at a dimly to pitch-black lit tavern/supper club of sorts adorned with light up, wood-framed artwork of small deer and jumping bass. Over fried fish, your uncle keeps asking you who Audre Lorde is and “why ya gotta study women?” After you make your way out of the tavern like an angry bat being exposed to light, you’ll be asked if you could please wake up in the morning and shovel the snow—there’s supposed to be a record-breaking blizzard overnight. You’d love to do that as soon as you finish all of the homework you have due Monday.

This is the most heartbreaking façade that going home cruelly puts in front of you. You’ll go home, eat Cheetos, sleep for 13 hours, maybe cry a little bit (try it, it’s nice). But, no, the possessed academic train never seems to stop catching your coattails under its tracks, or something like that. And so, after a confusing weekend of anticipation, deep disappointment and light up bass, you get yourself back on that bus and yearn for the six-pack of Ramen that awaits you in your apartment cupboard. Home: can’t live with it, can’t live without it. Just like the crack dealer who lives under your bed. Love “Golden Girls” and a good home-induced cry? Want to know where you can find a jumping bass picture? Ask Jacklin at Bolduan@wisc.edu.

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SSFC rules two groups eligible for funding Two student organizations moved closer to receiving funding Thursday when the Student Services Finance Committee voted unanimously in favor of allowing both groups to submit their budgets for the committee’s approval later this year. In hearings last Thursday, Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment and the Student Leadership Program made their cases to SSFC as to why they should be eligible to receive funding from student segregated fees. The student groups said their

organizations spend a majority of their time offering “direct services,” or unique and tailorable education services, to all students. Student groups must devote 51 percent of their time offering direct services to receive eligibility. “While there are other health services that provide moderately similar functions, [PAVE] has demonstrated that their service is much more tailorable and requestable,” SSFC Rep. David Vines said. “They provide peer-to-peer counseling, which I think is not insignificant.”

SLP, a student organization devoted to increasing leadership skills in individual students and student organization leaders, also gained approval to submit its funding request. Some SSFC representatives voiced their concern over the similarities between some SLP workshops and other programs provided by the university, but SSFC approved the group’s eligibility because more than 51 percent of SLP service hours directly serve students. —Sam Morgen

PETA to protest on campus against alleged animal cruelty

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Theta Chi fraternity members will receive an improved or new house to comply with a city of Madison ordinance.

Theta Chi house to see major changes within two years By Sam Cusick The Daily Cardinal

To bring the Theta Chi fraternity house up to par with safety codes, the building will undergo major renovations or a possible rebuild within the next two years. The construction is required to remain in accordance with a city of Madison ordinance which states all Greek buildings must include sprinkler systems in every room and hallway by Jan. 1, 2014.

“A new house will be something we can all stand behind with pride.” Jake Riederer president Theta Chi

Since Theta Chi house does not currently have sprinkler systems up to code, some type of reconstruction must be done, according to President of the Theta Chi Housing Board John Graan. Theta Chi President Jake Riederer said he thinks the city ordinance passed as a result

of the fire that destroyed the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house in 2008. Plans for the Theta Chi house are still in the preliminary stages and no contractor has been hired for the rebuild yet, Riederer said. The amount of funding the fraternity and their alumni can raise will determine if a new house will be built or if renovations will be made to the existing structure, according to Graan. “There are alumni that manage the property and are trying to make sure that we provide a safe environment for the members of Theta Chi fraternity,” Graan said. “So that’s why we’re considering building a new house itself, or if we’re not as successful as we’d like to be in raising money, we may have to renovate what we have there.” Despite the uncertainty surrounding the construction, Riederer is optimistic that any renovations done to the house will be a step forward for the fraternity. “A new house will be something we can all stand behind with pride,” Riederer said. “I’ll be an [alumnus] by then, but I would like to come back sometime to visit.”

Less than a week after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals accused the University of Wisconsin-Madison of harming animals during research, the group plans to visit campus Tuesday to protest the alleged mistreatment. PETA made the allega-

tions last Wednesday when it accused UW-Madison of harming cats by drilling holes in their skulls and implanting electrodes in their brains. PETA focused on one cat from the study, named Double Trouble, in particular. PETA will visit Library Mall

to display poster-size photographs of Double Trouble and to collect signatures for a petition to force the university to stop the research programs, according to a statement released by PETA. The protest will take place at Library Mall Tuesday at noon.

Man allegedly assaults woman on North Frances Street A man allegedly “groped” a 21-year-old woman at North Frances Street and Conklin Place near Dottie Dumpling’s Dowry early Saturday morning. At approximately 4:14 a.m., a downtown resident and a friend were walking southbound on North Frances Street, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain.

After the friends parted ways, police said a 20- to 30-year-old Hispanic man approached the victim from behind and “groped her under her skirt,” according to DeSpain. Police said the suspect fled from the scene after the woman screamed. DeSpain said he believes the victim is a University of Wisconsin-Madison stu-

dent, but Vice Chancellor for University Relations John Lucas could not confirm if she attends UW-Madison. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the “horrific” crime occurred after both MPD officers and UW-Madison police officers had finished their shifts, which led him to question if the officers’ hours should be extended.

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“I really applaud the cops for their unprecedented transparency,” Verveer said. This past weekend, the CPT’s twitter account updated followers on their tavern checks at City Bar, Whiskey Jack’s and Kollege Klub in addition to safety tips, including how to avoid being burglarized. In addition to informing

students how to avoid cops while out on the town, Verveer said the account gives downtown bar owners a heads up on random checks. However, students should be warned not to get a false sense of security if the CPT has not tweeted about the party they plan on attending, according to Verveer.

see shutting down parties or checking IDs in bars are often members of the CPT. While the MPD publishes reports on more serious crime, many common incidents involving police, such as busting house parties, are not publicized, according to Verveer.

Higgs boson researcher to speak at UW A University of WisconsinMadison professor who aided in the discovery of the Higgs boson, known as the “God particle,” will give a lecture about the discovery on campus Thursday. Sau Lan Wu, a UW-Madison physics professor since 1977, spent two decades WU looking for the “God particle,” formally known as the Higgs boson, which scientists theorize gives mass to other particles. Peter

Higgs initially hypothesized the particle’s existence over 50 years ago. Wu led a team of UW-Madison researchers who contributed to the creation and operation of the Large Hadron Collider, the machine used to discover the particle. The collider is worth an estimated $10 billion. The presentation, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the H.F. Deluca Forum room of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery at 4 p.m.

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Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee Chair Dan Statter encourages students to attend Tuesday’s Common Council meeting in support of new State Street cab plan.

cabs from page 1 traffic during peak hours of alcohol consumption in the street’s bars and restaurants. Soglin, who has already threatened to veto the plan under certain circumstances, will be the main target of the student outreach at the meeting, according to Statter.

“I think it’s going to be a way for the mayor, chiefly, to see that this is an important issue for students,” Statter said. “We’re knowledgeable, we care about it and we’re willing to speak in front of him and the body about it.” Following this year’s controversial discontinuation of UW-Madison Transportation

Services SAFEcab program, ASM has made campus safety a primary concern in the organization’s campaigns. Statter said while he believes advocating for student rights on all city issues is important, the end of the SAFEcab program is one reason he brought this particular city issue to students’ attention.

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By Jorge Estrada The Daily Cardinal

ALBUM REVIEW

Cruel Summer Kanye West + G.O.O.D. Music So it’s finally here. After multiple delays, the highly anticipated G.O.O.D. Music compilation has finally arrived to deliver a unique album in Cruel Summer. G.O.O.D. Music, which stands for “Getting Out Our Dreams,” is a label created by Kanye West and recruits the likes of artists such as Kid Cudi, 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Pusha T, John Legend, Common and a couple of other up-and-coming stars like Teyana Taylor. The album, which already spawned five singles, begins strong with the first song. With the assistance of R. Kelly, Kanye West recreates the same kind of vibe that was used in Watch The Throne’s “Lift Off ” with Beyonce. Kanye does solid work in introducing the album, calling the project a

“ghetto opera.” The album then kick starts with a powerful single recruiting Jay-Z. “Clique” starts off with Big Sean delivering a very catchy chorus line and then pounces on the beat with a very confident performance showing off his crew. Jay-Z, who arguably delivers the best verse on the track, comes in and shows his full support for G.O.O.D. Music calling them family as they share the same parent label: Def Jam. The all too familiar “Mercy” beat creeps up and jumps in after “Clique,” and then the album slows down a notch to deliver one of the album’s strongest tracks, “New God Flow.” This track delivers a mean performance from Pusha T. He asserts his position as a powerhouse member in G.O.O.D. Music claiming he’s the “G.O.O.D. Music golden child.” The track also brings in a perfect Ghostface Killah verse for the album version of the track. It’s still Kanye who steals the show as he delivers a wellcrafted verse that brings back the old Kanye feel presented in his first three albums. As the album moves on, it brings back some of the old G.O.O.D. Fridays styles. “The Morning” begins with

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a D’banj chorus and is then led by Raekwon to start the track off, then a majority of the G.O.O.D. Music family comes in to tear apart the track. Common comes in with his signature flow, Pusha T follows his flow, 2 Chainz delivers four lines that invite CyHi to hop on the beat and tear it apart. The song then breaks down with a Kanye sample from the previous song and a Kid Cudi ad-lib, finishing with a Kanye verse to serve as an outro.

It’s still Kanye who steals the show [in “New God Flow,” bringing] back the old Kanye feel presented in his first three albums.

After about the sixth song, the album begins to slow down and feel different. “Higher” brings in Ma$e, The-Dream and Cocaine-80s to assist Pusha T in a heavy track that opens up for an even heavier bass-laced song titled “Sin City.” The music presents a dark and deep theme that is backed by the spoken word verses of Malik Yusef. “Creepers” gives Kid Cudi a shot to shine on this compila-

tion album since his only other appearance is in a very small role in “The Morning.” Kid Cudi doesn’t disappoint, although the song feels awkwardly placed and doesn’t really fit with the rest of the album, as if it was meant to be an interlude. The album continues to move on with a Hudson Mohawkeproduced “Bliss.” This track abandons the rap to let the label’s singers, John Legend and Teyana Taylor, shine for a bit. The album then concludes with its popular remix of Chief Keef ’s single “Don’t Like.” Although the album is missing action from some of the label’s members, the album as a whole is as good as its label name claims. The G.O.O.D. Music team delivers an exciting performance at first and then settles down a bit to exude a more intimate feel. Other than “The Morning,” there really aren’t any hidden gems within the compilation—a majority of the best songs have already been released. Don’t get me wrong, this album is great and it serves its purpose. This album leaves you wanting more, and with albums coming from Kid Cudi, Big Sean and Pusha T arriving soon in the future, that hunger for more will hopefully be fed.

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Kanye sits at the head of the G.O.O.D. Music family, bringing together a vast collection of voices from the hip hop scene for Cruel Summer.

Long (sideswept) hair, don’t care: the stigma of emo music CAMERON GRAFF guest columnist

Shmazz was anything but. The guitar work was angular and bizarre, full of mathy-noodling, and Kinsalla’s lyrics were poignantly childish and piercing (“I’m dying to tell you I’m dying!” from the song “Yes, I Am Talking to You!” is still one of my favorite lines ever). It wasn’t long afterward I learned most of my other assumptions about the collective scene were wrong as well— screamo wasn’t just something that Hawthorne Heights did poorly, power violence was equal parts beauty and pain, and post-hardcore was more than just the smoldering ashes of At the Drive-In.

n the year 2012 emo has become a pejorative term, a scathing ball of spit to lob at the mascara-fouled MySpace refugees and the kitschy bands of our middle school years. Like, “oh man, look at that dude, his pants are super tight and he’s wearing a Panic! at the Disco shirt, he’s so fucking emo,” for a particularly egregious example. Considering my own love for the scene, one of the most eclectic and visceral music movements of our time, I can’t help but swish my hair and stare pensively off into the distance in morose response (oh, slings and arrows!). But, all Hamleting aside, the mistreatment of the scene in the past 10 years is something truly abhorrent. Let’s get this straight. First: Emo was never the preferred nomenclature, it was just another press-appointed label thrown upon a burgeoning scene.

It was naval-gazing, but it was far removed from the mall-punk theatricality of My Chemical Romance and their ilk.

When, as tradition states, Rites of Spring kickstarted the genre in the mid-’80s, they were just another hardcore punk band—manic riffs and shouted vocals and skuzzy production and everything, as per the norm.

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My Chemical Romance seems like the image of emo, but the scene has more variation than you might think. Well, almost just another hardcore band; Rites of Spring were heavily and atypically indebted to Ian Mackay’s (of later Fugazi fame) straightedged, violence free brand of punk immortalized via Minor Threat. And they took the concept a step further. The first ‘emo’ bands were punks separated from the pitfalls of punk—they were concerned with the individual’s sorrows over the system’s, the implications of violence as opposed to the propagation of it (I’m looking at you, GG Allin). It was naval-gazing, to be sure, but it was far removed from the mall-punk theatricality of My Chemical Romance and their ilk. Yet the blame for emo’s mistreatment doesn’t totally lie with the denizens of the 21st century—after all, purely as products of our environment, it’s

infinitely more likely for someone to have heard, say, Jimmy Eat World’s Bleed American than Saetia’s A Retrospective. Our generation was just passing through grade school when emo exploded out from mangy basement shows and into car commercials and tween’s iPods—the average American doesn’t know or care who Jarecrew is, or what skramz means (for the uninformed and/ or curious, it’s a communal term used to distinguish post-2000’s, traditionally inclined screamo from, say, The Used). So it’s not really fair to take the purist or even elitist stance on the matter, it’s really just a lack of exposure (which, despite what Portlandia might have taught you, is almost always a bad thing). Years and years ago (my, how time flies), my buddy left

his copy of Cap’n Jazz’s classic ’90s emo album Burritos, Inspiration Point, Fork Balloon Sports, Cards in the Spokes, Automatic Biographies, Kites, Kung Fu, Trophies, Banana Peels We’ve Slipped on and Egg Shells We’ve Tippy Toed Over (or Shmap’n Shmazz as most may know it. Well, actually Analphabetapolotholog y, but I digress) in my car. And, being the curious little scamp I was, I gave it a listen, my ears all a-perked. I won’t pretend it was a lifealtering experience—after all, I was only half-listening, and Tim Kinsalla’s strained, belting vocals were prickly to my Arcade Fire-attuned ears. But it did pique my interest. I’d always been under the impression that emo music was all just mashed power chords and histrionics, and Shmap’n

Our generation was passing through grade school when emo exploded from mangy basement shows and into car commercials.

To this day I’m still an outsider looking in—I lack the encyclopedic knowledge and stalwart dedication some of my friends hold towards the DIY punk scene—but I’m still absolutely enamored with the culture and the sound. So-called emo is music unfettered and unburdened, in love with itself but also in love with everything around it. And for that, at least, I can’t help but feel that it deserves more recognition than it has ever been given. Spending your adult years working out the crick in your neck from excessive hair swishing in high school? Get angsty about it with Cameron at cgraff2@wisc.edu.

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and equipped with easy access to Europe for vacation getzac aways, H.U.J.I. appeared as pestine an easy choice for the place I opinion would spend my semester. But columnist as my travels extended until July 9, I was forced to celebrate here are two holidays the Fourth of July there. that I absolutely love, With some of my friends still that I eagerly antici- in Israel, we journeyed over to pate each year: Thanksgiving a local bar to engage in Fourth and the Fourth of July. This of July-related festivities. As past summer was the first we entered into the basement time in my life that I was not of the bar, American flags ubiqable to celebrate the American uitously draped from the ceilIndependence Day within ings and walls. We ordered United States’ borders. As a pitcher after pitcher of Samuel second semester junior, I chose Adams Boston Lager. A band to study abroad. After a long played country music on a stage and careful search for near where we were the right program, seated. In between I discovered that the songs, I requested to Hebrew University of hear “Sweet Home Jerusalem appositely Alabama,” and minfit all of my wants and utes later my wish was needs. Consistently granted. Many patrons esteemed in world in the crowded baserankings, in the heart ment bar blithely sung of a land that I love PM Benjamin along. After departand a region I wanted ing from the bar, we netanyahu to learn more about, went to a nearby eat-

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ery to get hot dogs. A song by Obama regarding the Iranian Lady Gaga emanated from the threat. I would like to say stand’s loudspeakers. that these allegations against The point I am trying to Netanyahu are baseless and make by relaying this anecdote nonsensical for a multitude of is this: Israelis love America. reasons. They love our culture, they love One of Netanyahu’s most the tourism we provide, and recent remarks regarding the most of all, they love current Iranian situthe support we give ation and global supthem and the inexport for a preemptive tricable link we have Israeli strike was that with them because of “those who refuse to our shared beliefs and put red lines in front Million values. They also love of Iran do not have dollars the fact that the Iron a moral right to put contributed Dome air defense sysred lights in front of to Israel’s tem, which the Obama Israel.” Some memIron Dome administration greatbers of the media missile defense ly assisted in fundbelieve that this was system by the ing, has intercepted an attack on the U.S. hundreds of rockets U.N. and the Obama fired from Gaza and administration; howprevented countless ever, with the Israeli The percentcasualties in southern elections also coming age of Israel’s Israel. up in the near future, military Because he is perthis was actually a call budget paid for by U.S. petually dealing with to rally people behind taxpayers. a nuclear threat from him if he should ever Iran, Israel’s Prime feel pressed to resort Minister Benjamin to military force Netanyahu has been against Iran. Many in adamant about setting red Israel are scared of the Iranian lines on the Iranian nucle- threat, but they are also scared ar program, something that of starting a war in which their President Barack Obama has allies are not fully behind them. been unwilling to do thus far. By claiming that Israel is the As the Iranian threat coincides sole possessor of its own deswith the upcoming presidential tiny, Netanyahu is in fact trying election, several U.S. congress- to establish credibility with his men and pundits have recently own citizens should he feel it accused Netanyahu of attempt- necessary to use force because ing to sabotage Obama’s chanc- he knows how much Israelis es of re-election in favor of Gov. respect the United States. Mitt Romney, who has often Furthermore, regardless used stronger rhetoric than of their political differences,

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Netanyahu knows that the U.S. is his greatest ally, and he would never want to do anything to hinder ties between him and the Democratic party, which currently runs the White House and has a majority in the senate. Moreover, the Romney campaign recently admitted that their red lines on Iran would be the same as those laid out by the Obama administration, namely that Iran simply cannot have nuclear arms. Lastly, even if Netanyahu was strongly pulling for Romney to win the election, he would never gamble on it and thus jeopardize Israel’s relationship with the U.S.

Many in Israel are scared of the Iranian threat, but they are also scared of starting a war in which their allies are not fully behind them.

To allege that Netanyahu is tampering with the presidential race is to accuse a close ally of selfishness and petulance. In the frenetic and precarious world in which we live, estranging yourself from your friends should not be on your to-do list. Zac is a senior majoring in philosophy and communications. What do you think about Netanyahu’s actions? Let us know via email at opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Domestic Partnerships on trial in Wisconsin David Ruiz opinion columnist Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin declined to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s domestic partnership registry. The case was brought by Wisconsin Family Action. Their Facebook describes the group as “Dedicated to advancing JudeoChristian principles in Wisconsin by strengthening and preserving marriage, family, life and liberty.” The Supreme Court’s 5-2 decision not to hear the case sends the suit back down to District 4 appeals court here in Madison. Last year, Gov. Scott Walker directed Judge Daniel Moeser— who was asked by former Gov. Jim Doyle to issue a summary judgement in favor of domestic partnership registry—to stop supporting the law. Walker claims that Wisconsin’s current domestic partnership laws are unconstitutional in that they are incompatible with a 2006 constitutional marriage amendment. I agree with Walker that the registry is illegal under the current laws. The domestic partnership registry gives same-sex partners who register in their counties 43 rights and protections. Among the provided rights are the ability to inherit estates in the absence of a will, rights similar to power of attorney in regards to each partner’s finances and hospital visitation rights. On a point-by-point basis, the domestic partnership registry allows same-

sex couples many of the essential rights and privileges of those who are in heterosexual marriages. It is beyond my imagination’s ability to see why these rights should be denied to any couples that fit the registry’s conditions. The standard rhetoric against same-sex marriages or domestic partnerships seem grossly out of place when a spouse wishes to see their gravely-ill partner. Whether the argument is a slippery slope, divine retribution or allusions to bestiality/polygamy, the arguments against same-sex marriage fall pitifully short when juxtaposed to the political and legal disadvantages to making homosexual marriages illegal. In case it isn’t already evident, I am a proponent of same-sex marriages. I believe that sexuality is not a choice and that the important issues in marriage are consent and its preservation as a two-person institution. That being said, the domestic partnership registry is unconstitutional in Wisconsin thanks to the broad wording present in the 2006 marriage amendment. The article limits marriage to one man and one woman, but also states, “A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized in this state.” The limitation of identical status is not at issue in Wisconsin Family Action’s lawsuit. Domestic partnership in Wisconsin offers 43 rights; heterosexual unions offer 200 statelevel rights and 1,138 federal protections. However, the statement that any institution “substantially similar” to heterosexual marriage is invalidated puts the current status of domestic partnership at risk.

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A 2006 constitutional amendment, which defined marriage as between a man and a woman, sparked protests from same-sex marriage proponents in Madison. The 2006 constitutional amendment went through Wisconsin’s long approval process. It passed the State Assembly and State Senate twice and was then approved by referendum in an almost 20-point decision. The amendment underwent Wisconsin’s extremely rigorous amendment laws, and any change to this amendment from the state level would require the same two to three year process. Because of the amendment’s vetted status and its ambiguous

wording, the domestic partnership registry is at extreme risk when the appeal inevitably heads back to the Supreme Court. Although the registry’s collapse will create a huge amount of distress amongst those already in domestic partnerships, the repeal of the law will bring same-sex rights back to the political forefront in Wisconsin. As new voters enter the political landscape, social stances will shift left. When the 2006 referendum

was voted on by Wisconsin’s population, I was 17 years old. Now, I am 22, and am staring down the barrel of graduation while my more-wellput-together peers have already entered the workforce. The members of my generation will shift the balance in regards to social issues not only here in Wisconsin, but across the U.S. Although same-sex rights might not survive 2012 or 2013, they will be back. David is a senior majoring in English. Wish him luck.

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AND SHE WAS ACROSS 1 Departure announcement? 5 Protractor measurement 10 Five-star hotel amenity 13 It’s free when it’s unscheduled 14 Apple utensil 15 Climb like a monkey 16 Alumni weekend VIP 19 Aussie bird 20 Author’s promoter 21 Get under one umbrella 22 Taken back to court 24 Gangling 25 Highly rated 26 ___ to (in on) 28 Pulpit of old 30 Senate counterpart 31 Emotion of the miffed 34 “Harry Potter” title character 38 Jungle dweller 39 More than punctual 40 Flattened circle 41 Walking-on-air feeling 42 Loathe 44 Very intelligent person 46 Windfall 49 Enraged

0 Brand of plastic wrap 5 52 20 short hundredweight 53 An unforgettable meal 56 “Better ___ than never” 57 Shipbuilders’ woods 58 Anticipatory times 59 Victoria’s reign, e.g. 60 Indulgence at the mall 61 It might hold a few swallows DOWN 1 “On the ___ hand ...” 2 Ecological community 3 Not subject to change 4 Golfer’s peg 5 Orbital high point 6 Identified 7 It may go from ear to ear 8 Period beginning Ash Wednesday 9 Fraction of a joule 10 Arabic honorific 11 Devoutness 12 Hathaway of Hollywood 15 Favorable weather forecast 17 Biblical brother 18 Tremble from weakness 23 Santa’s landing site 24 Speech coach’s

challenge 26 Chlorinated backyard waters 27 Former mayor Giuliani 28 “Caught in the act!” 29 Hard-to-fold item, often 30 ___ d’oeuvres 31 Adept at originality 32 Nipper appeared on its logo 33 Wiggly catch 35 Accepted doctrine 36 Homophone for “lane” 37 Tiny amount 41 Get squeaky-clean 42 Raspy 43 “The King and I” heroine 44 Kind of patch for a rabbit 45 Dreadlocks wearer, perhaps, briefly 46 Lacking funds 47 Does municipal planning 48 Existential disquiet 49 Monty Python’s Eric 50 Small progression 51 Off yonder 54 The “I” in TGIF 55 Barbie’s counterpart

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Football

Bielema focuses on peaks from close win By Peter Geppert the daily cardinal

Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good, and for Wisconsin football (2-1 overall) it took all the luck under the lights of Camp Randall Stadium to come up with a heart-stopping 16-14 win over Utah State (2-1 overall) Saturday. Special teams sparked the Badgers’ win when an 82-yard fourth quarter punt return touchdown by sophomore wide receiver Kenzel Doe ignited a quiet Camp Randall crowd and cut Wisconsin’s deficit to four points.

“Things were moving in the right direction from where we were a week ago to this past Saturday.” Bret Bielema head coach Wisconsin football

The return, Doe’s first of the season and first touchdown of his collegiate career, was even more remarkable considering Doe was stepping in for All American redshirt junior punt

returner Jared Abbrederis, who was out for the game because of concussion symptoms. Saturday’s explosive play won’t be the last time that Badger fans see the shifty Doe moving down the sidelines, as the speedster was named the top punt returner on this week’s depth chart to help ease Abbrederis’ return. “Kenzel has been intriguing to me since I first laid eyes on him during film to watch him in high school camp,” head coach Bret Bielema said at his Monday press conference. “He’s exciting, he’s got a burst, I think he’s fast. But I think he’s really fast when people are chasing him.” An offense instability has been the theme through three games this season, as each position unit has been handicapped at some point by some unusual circumstance. With coaching turnover on the offensive line and key injuries at the tailback and wide receiver positions, quarterback became the newest source of uncertainty when redshirt junior Danny O’Brien was benched at the end of the first half against Utah State in favor of redshirt freshman Joel Stave. Although Stave did not wow the crowd with his play—completing a pedestrian two-

Men’s Hockey

Eaves addresses jersey patch, rink dedication By Matt Masterson the daily cardinal

Athletic director Barry Alvarez and men’s hockey head coach Mike Eaves met with the media Monday afternoon to discuss the outlook for the team’s upcoming historic 50th season. To commemorate the team’s 50 seasons, the Badgers will hold an honorary puck drop at each of the team’s home games this year and have designed a patch (right) for the players to wear on their jerseys. The most lasting commendation to come from these celebrations, though, is the dedication of the Kohl Center rink to legendary Badger coach Bob Johnson. “It’s well deserved. It is well

deserved for many reasons,” Eaves said. “The fact he came in, he came in and got the program started again, and sold it.” Johnson served as the Badgers’ head coach from 1966 to 1982, winning three NCAA titles during that span. With the team’s season about a month away, Eaves still gave his impressions on his squad’s outlook in 2012-’13. “The neatest thing we can say as a coaching staff is we’re going to be older,” Eaves said. “After having 20 sophomores and freshmen last year, now we’re going to be an upper-class team having more balance, and that’s going to be a real good place to start.”

Men’s Soccer

Rau named player of the week Freshman goalkeeper Chase said at his Monday press conRau was named the Big Ten’s ference. “I think Chase has co-defensive player of the week made a big save in every game, in men’s soccer after and we need that.” recording two shutouts Rau is the first Badger during Wisconsin’s to win the award since weekend road trip. his teammate and fellow The Sparta, Mich., goalkeeper, junior Max native tallied four saves Jentsch, in October 2011. in a 0-0 tie against The Badgers (2-2Western Illinois and a 3 overall) return to 2-0 victory over IUPUI. the field this Friday as RAU “Chase is a very conthey open Big Ten play fident young goalkeepat McClimon Soccer er. [He] has been performing Complex against Penn State well,” head coach John Trask (5-1-1 overall).

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Wisconsin’s 2-1 start is its slowest during Bret Bielema’s seven-year tenure as head coach. of-six passes for 15 yards—Bielema stressed that it was the young signal caller’s ability to avoid turnovers that won him the job for the rest of the game. “The decision to go with Joel in the second half took about five seconds when I finally was with my coaches face to face on Saturday and went with it,” Bielema said. “Now did we play well in all phases? No, but there’s

definitely some indication that things were moving in the right direction from where we were a week ago to this past Saturday.” With all the headaches that Badger fans have had to deal with this season watching the offense, it has been the defense that has kept Wisconsin in ball games. The defense enters this week fourth in the Big Ten—giving up 15 points per game—and third in run

defense, surrendering just 82 yards per game. Through three games the Badgers have yet to allow a rushing touchdown. “In the past there’s a saying that defense wins championships,” Bielema said. “I think if we can continue to play good and put our guys in a position… we’ve got a chance to be good and we have a chance to win this coming weekend.”

Owners to blame for failure to reach new NHL agreement matt masterson master’s degree

etween Badger football on Saturday and the NFL on Sunday, you may have missed the most important piece of news from this past weekend: The NHL is locked out. Again. While it hasn’t gotten the national attention of the recent NFL or NBA work stoppages (heck, even the NFL referee lockout has gotten more buzz), the NHL is facing the very real possibility of canceling its second season in the last seven years. While many may think this news came out of nowhere, the lockout was all but written in stone as of January 2011. The NHL had just finalized its plan to realign the league into two, four-division, 15-team conferences. It was a radical shift and apparently one that the NHL Players Association wasn’t ready to accept, as they blocked the move, effectively killing the planned changes. This decision put up a mountainous roadblock between the two sides who, one year later, would be tasked with coming to an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. Not shockingly, they’ve failed. During the 2005 lockout, the players buckled and gave in to the owners’ demands, and that is exactly what the owners expect to have happen again. In all honesty, the players have no real leverage. Many, including reigning leagueMVP Evgeni Malkin, have already signed contracts to

play overseas for the next season. The owners see this as a lack of unanimity among the players, and, just like in 2005, they are going to exploit it. Just look at this response by an anonymous NHL executive to Howard Berger of the National Post last week on what leverage the players may have. “None. We took away all of their leverage by canceling the playoffs in 2005. And we’ll do it again if we have to.” Do those sound like the words of someone who is willing to negotiate, to budge even one inch?

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*Currently in lockout This time around, the players are led by Donald Fehr. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because Fehr is the same man who led the MLB players association through its strike in 1994-’95 and headed the MLBPA until 2009. The NHL and its owners may hold the upper hand, but don’t think for one second that they are the “good guys” in this situation. The main villain here is league commissioner Gary Bettman. Since he took over in 1993, the NHL has already seen three separate work stoppages. Yes, Bettman has done an excellent job of growing his sport and building the popularity of the NHL across the

U.S. (especially in the wake of the 2005 lockout), but his willingness to cancel multiple seasons shows where his true loyalties lie. For Bettman it is about the almighty dollar, not about the fans. Fehr has repeatedly stated that the players are willing to continue playing under the current conditions while the two sides work on a new CBA. Bettman is the one who rejected this and called for the lockout. The players have already offered to make significant financial concessions to the owners. The owners still want more. The NHL posted a selfindulgent “message to the fans” on its website Sunday, which exulted the benefits that came from the 2005 lockout. The message barely even mentions “the fans”—the ones for whom the league is trying, in their words, to resolve this situation “as quickly as possible.” As of now, there are no talks scheduled between the two sides, and it would appear that everyone is in for the long haul. When the 2005-’06 season began, the NHL got lucky. The league was buoyed by budding superstars like Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby and Washington’s Alex Ovechkin. In many ways, their play on the ice did more to save the league than the owners did. If this season is cancelled, who is going to step up this time? Or perhaps a better question: Will anyone still care? Who do you think is at fault in the current NHL lockout? Do you think the two sides will reach an agreement soon? Let Matt know what you think by emailing him at mmasterson@dailycardinal.com.