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New HR plan outlines UW personnel changes By Cheyenne Langkamp The Daily Cardinal

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Human Resources redesign project will be released to the campus community Friday after over a year of development, with a goal of improving university employee recruitment and retainment in response to the recent decline in state support. According to an advanced copy of the plan sent to The

Daily Cardinal by the Wisconsin University Union, the redesign aims to maintain the university’s reputation as a world-class institution by improving employee benefits to attract talented faculty and staff. The plan would allow employees to transfer saved sick days, health insurance eligibility and vacation time if they move to UW-Madison from other UW System campuses. The redesign would also

improve employee compensation, including a recommendation to reward faculty and staff by paying them based on performance. Additionally, the project details a plan to record and analyze workforce demographics to better ensure employment as well as advancement opportunities are fair and include a diverse range of employees. According to Robert Lavigna,

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Higgs boson researcher speaks at UW By Sam Cusick

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Musical talent Mike Massey and Francie Phelps provide live music on the Pyle Center rooftop terrace Thursday from 4-7 p.m. for the Third Thursdays event + Photo by Grey Satterfield

College GOP attends Ann Romney rally at Marquette By Jack Casey The Daily Cardinal

Thirty University of Wisconsin-Madison College Republicans travelled to Marquette University and joined hundreds of enthusiastic supporters to hear Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, speak Thursday. The visit is the latest in a recent influx of campaign activity in Wisconsin and underscores the importance of the state in November’s presidential election. During her speech, Romney focused on her husband’s economic plan and how he would improve the economy for women, a crucial voting bloc in the election. “We know that he cares about women,” Romney said, according to video footage of the event. “He knows that these past four years have been the most difficult for women.” Romney said more women are unemployed and below the poverty line now than at the same time four years ago. UW-Madison College Republicans Chair Jeff Snow said these economic problems would cause women to be more attracted to Mitt Romney in November.

“Women have naturally been more liberal in the past but as you look at the economic situation, women are realizing that Obama is not helping their situation,” said Snow, who attended the event. Romney also talked about her husband’s personal side. The Romney campaign has made an effort to reach out to middle class voters after recent polls suggested some voters feel he cannot relate to their financial situation. Snow said Romney succeeded in bringing out a different side of her husband during Thursday’s speech. “Her main point was to bring out his lighter, more personal side and talk about how he empathizes with people and understands them and feels for them,” Snow said. “A lot of people may not see that when they see his successes in his career, but they don’t see his personality.” President Barack Obama currently has a 55 percent approval rating among Wisconsin women, according to recent Marquette Law School polls. Obama is doing particularly well among single women and women under thirty in the state, with 64 percent and 68 percent approval respectively.

The University of WisconsinMadison welcomed one of its own professors to campus Thursday to speak about her role in the discovery of the Higgs boson, also referred to as “the God particle.” Sau Lan Wu, a physics professor at UW-Madison since 1977, told a crown of over 100 people how researchers detected the particle and how the university played a star role in the discovery. The Higgs boson’s existence was first proposed by Peter Higgs in 1964, and the particle is said to give all other particles mass. Wu led a team of UW-Madison researchers who aided in the operation of the Large Hadron Collider, a particle accelerator located near Geneva, Switzerland, which

helped prove the existence of the Higgs boson. According to Wu, the machine creates conditions similar to those immediately following the Big Bang, which are necessary to find the particle. The university also contributed to the discovery through its analysis of the data received from the Large Hadron Collider through the United States Open Science Grid, a national collaboration intended to collect and analyze research data from around the world. Interim Chancellor David Ward introduced Wu and congratulated her, as well as everyone involved from UW-Madison, on their success in the discovery. “We are tremendously proud of the dozens of Badgers, including numerous students, involved in the pioneering work of the [Large Hadron Collider],”

Ward said. In order to authenticate the discovery, researchers conducted two independent experiments to prove the results were accurate. UW-Madison was one of the few institutions from the U.S. to have members in both experiments, Wu said. A UW-Madison graduate student was one of two physicists who first obtained data showing the results of the experiment had only a one in 300 million chance of being caused by random fluctuation. The discovery of the Higgs boson was the culmination of almost three decades of work and thousands of physicists from 56 nations around the world, according to Wu. “It was a giant step toward understanding the fundamental laws of nature,” Wu said. “It is the discovery of the century.”

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Sau Lan Wu, a physics professor at UW-Madison, discusses the science behind the discovery of the Higgs boson particle and her role in the breakthrough on campus Thursday.

“…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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By Timothy McCorgi Fake News Friday

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The awkward confrontation between PETA supporters and Pita supporters took a turn for the worse when both parties disagreed on the correct way to pronounce “gyro.”

Protest heavy on cats, light on flat bread By Poops McGee Fake News Friday

A local area man was thoroughly confused when he showed up to a protest held by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals on Library Mall Tuesday afternoon, noticing that none of the other participants were carrying pita bread and gyros with them. “Everyone else was either caressing a pissed-off cat or holding pictures of cats with their brains dripping out of their eyes,” said Stephen Stephanopoulos, an employee at Parthenon Restaurant on State Street. “I would definitely consider myself a pita enthusiast,” said Stephanopoulos, “but I’ve never encountered anything like this before.” PETA spokesperson Jeremy “Take No Prisoners” Beckham was at the recent protests with his 12-year-old hairless cat, Admiral Snuggles, and was noticeably infuriated by Stephanopoulos’s attendance. “All of the world’s creatures, whether they are cats, sheep, tapeworms, your neighbor’s dog, snakes or sea kittens [Editor’s note: that PETA-made phrase you just read, “sea kittens,” is not fake. It means “fish.” We’re not shitting you.], deserve a happy place on this earth,” declared Beckham, furiously fondling the raw skin on Admiral Snuggles’ back while glaring at the gyro-munching Stephanopoulos. “And that place is not in a dark, cold laboratory or folded up in a pocket

of flat bread!” Admiral Snuggles consumed the gyro meat enthusiastically, as Stephanopholous, perturbed, froze. “I mean, just look at Admiral Snuggles right here,” said Beckham, holding up the bald, squirming feline as Rafiki did Simba.

“Everyone else was either caressing a pissed-off cat or holding pictures of cats with their brains dripping out of their eyes.” Stephen Stephanopoulos pita enthusiast

“How could anyone want to do ANYTHING bad to a cute little kitty like him? Just look at his adooorable little nose and his perfect little whiskers. Who’s the cutest kitty, Admiral Snuggles? You are! Oh yes you are! Yes you aaare!” Beckham said. It is unknown as to how much longer the protests will continue, but PETA volunteers do not expect them to end anytime in the near future, much to the annoyance of literally everyone. “We have to make the public aware that killing animals for profit isn’t going to fly. Except for sloths. I don’t like sloths. They can go rot in hell,” added Beckham, still groping the cat, as he raised his pinky finger to the corner of his mouth.

After being enrolled at UW-Madison for 126 semesters, over 63 years of attendance, Buckingham Badger, despite his overwhelming popularity, has yet to graduate or receive a degree from the university. While many students require a “victory lap” year to complete their majors, no one has come close to Buckingham’s record. Having been in and out of almost every major on campus, Bucky has yet to complete any major, usually switching out once he hits the 400 level classes. Professor Tommy Shultz has been teaching at the UW since 1970, and teaching Buckingham since that time as well. “He’s a good lad, but he never does his homework,” Shultz explained. On any given weekend Buckingham can be found at nearly every UW sports event, rallies, speaker presentations,

or alumni gala on or off campus. Due to his energetic spirit and complete dedication to everything UW, to many students on campus Buckingham has become a mascot of sorts. Speaking of her J202 class, sophomore Sruffy McDuff said, “I saw Buckingham more often on shirts and hats than in class.” Buckingham came in for an interview, but only replied by chuckling to himself, doing push-ups, and making a “W” with his fingers.

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Buckingham does nearly everything besides studying.

Bret Bielema’s offensive playbook is a Denny’s menu By Danny Harrigan Fake News Friday

Wisconsin Badgers football team personnel said Sunday that head coach Bret Bielema had been using a menu from popular chain restaurant Denny’s to call plays for the first three games of the season. Bielema said using the “family-friendly” menu has increased the level of surprise in their plays while he gets to admire “pretty pictures of waffle fries” when he gets “super bored.” “It eases new players into our complex program here at UW-Madison,” said Bielema. “Besides, we don’t have Russell Wilson or any of our wide receivers and offensive line left, so what’s the harm in having a little fun with the new guys?” Despite protest from fans, at a press conference members of the Badger football team said they

enjoyed using the menu because formations based on the shapes of breakfast specials “makes their tummys all nice and warm inside.” “Studying the playbook was confusing at first,” admitted transfer quarterback Danny O’Brien. “But now I’ve mastered the Ultimate Skillet formation like nobody’s business.” Star running back Montee Ball, a Heisman candidate last year, said he backed the playbook change. “Our offense may be in the tank, but there’s nothing like being the lead waffle in the Belgian Waffle Slam,” Ball said. Despite the futility of the Badger offense, the team has no plans to change to a more conventional playbook. At press time, Bielema said he started flipping the menu upsidedown during games, “in case one of those Big Ten fuckers tries to read our plays.”

City meets, plans to meet again By Tabby Cat Fake News Friday

Madison’s city council considered approving a motion at a meeting Tuesday to discuss amending a previously amended ordinance. But Mayor Paul Soglin said he will most likely veto the proposed discussion item if approved, before the city council’s next meeting, Sept. 25. When pressed for details on his opinion of the proposed amended amendment, Soglin ruled the question “out of order.” Council President Ald.

Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, District 5, presided over council for the first two hours of the discussion because Soglin said he was late trying to flag down a taxi on State Street. “I waited for hours and no cabs ever came,” Soglin said. “I’m the mayor, dagnabbit!” Also at their meeting, the city approved funding for various planning and design projects that may or may not go into effect for next year’s capital budget and the benefits and hazards of beekeeping within city limits.

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Students and other Freakfest attendees will not be allowed to carry glass bottles on and around State Street during Halloween weekend due to the city’s annual weekend glass ban.

City approves annual glass ban on State Street during Halloween weekend Students are now prohibited from carrying glass bottles on and around State Street during this year’s Halloween weekend festivities downtown, due to a glass ban enforced each year during Freakfest. The Downtown Coordinating Committee unanimously voted to establish a glass-free zone on State Street and nearby cross streets starting at 9:30 p.m. on both Oct. 26 and 27, ending at 5 a.m. the next morning. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the city designed the ordinance to improve public safety after several violent Halloween riots occurred on State Street about a decade ago at which

crowds used glass bottles as projectiles. “Once the ordinance was adopted and used for the first year, the amount of glass on the street diminished substantially,” Verveer said. Committee members said they plan to discuss this year’s Freakfest event with police officials and event coordinators at their October meeting. Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said the police have yet to release their official expectations on crowd size, but he said he expects larger crowds this year due to headline bands like Big Gigantic and Mac Miller. “I’ve heard more buzz just in

general about the event, so that makes me more optimistic about the crowds,” Resnick said. Verveer said he does not predict a greater number of people at Freakfest would pose challenges for law enforcement. “I think logically [police presence] could increase somewhat consistently with the crowd size,” Verveer said. “I just wouldn’t expect [the larger crowds] to be much of a problem.” But Resnick told the Daily Cardinal on Sept. 17 he expects fewer law enforcement officials will be on duty because of a decreasing trend in major incidents at past Freakfest events. —David Jones

Construction to shut down section of Langdon Street Drivers intending to head eastbound on Langdon Street will need to plan an alternate route beginning Friday. Madison’s Traffic Engineering and Parking Divisions announced that the State of Wisconsin will begin utility construction on the 700 and 800 blocks of Langdon Street, near the Memorial Union and the Pyle Center.

Eastbound traffic will be closed on Langdon Street to all vehicles, according to a statement from Phil Nehmer of Traffic Engineering. Vehicle traffic headed west on Langdon Street between North Lake and Park Streets will continue uninterrupted, according to the statement. Bicycle traffic on Langdon Street will also remain unaffected.

City traffic engineers expect construction to be completed in August 2013, according to Nehmer. Mayor Paul Soglin included funding in his proposed 2013 executive capital budget for additional downtown and campus-area street reconstruction, including North Charter Street between Regent and Johnson Streets.

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said. “In order to do that we have to have the best talent and we have to have the flexibility to attract and hire the best talent.” Another portion of the new plan would benefit the current employee category of “classified staff,” which includes university clerks and office employees, by allowing the group to formally express their concerns to administration. Lavigna said the project team plans to hold informational sessions to request further cam-

pus feedback before bringing the plan’s final draft to the UW System Board of Regents for approval in their November or December meeting. “We’re very excited to bring this plan to the campus and to engage in this conversation,” Lavigna said. “We hope that everyone across the campus... will engage in this conversation.” If the Regents approve the plan, it will advance to the state legislature for final approval this spring.

director of human resources and project leader, the flexibilities granted to the university in the new plan would allow for “a community and workforce of the 21st century that is engaged, is diverse, has the right talent and is also adaptable.” “We are committed to the Wisconsin Idea, which is to develop and create knowledge that enriches the state, the nation and the world,” Lavigna

The University of WisconsinMadison was named to the 2013 Victory Media list of “Military Friendly Schools,” which honors the top 15 percent of universities nationwide that best accommodate veterans. Currently, UW-Madison has over 600 military students enrolled. For these students, the university offers special social programs and academic support, including keeping accounts of students on active duty open, allowing them to continue checking email and register for classes before returning to campus. Additionally, the Pres House, a student apartment complex, now offers special housing scholarships for veterans. John Bechtol, assistant dean of students for veterans, said he hopes to look out for the best interests of student veterans and help them whenever he can. “The goal [is] that the issues

they face as new students are simply issues that any other new student would face,” Bechtol said. “Being a veteran should not be a burden in any way shape or form.” In addition to help from Bechtol, Vets for Vets, a student organization on campus, aims to make the transition back to campus for student veterans easier. It became the UW-Madison chapter of Student Veterans of America, a national organization dedicated to helping student veterans, and was voted best SVA chapter in 2011. While the university has been recognized as one of the most military-friendly universities, Bechtol said he will continue to do all he can to help student veterans. “Getting a compliment isn’t going to stop our work for trying to assist veterans on campus,” Bechtol said. — Cassie Sterwald

Campus Women’s Center, M.e.Ch.A present cases for funding eligibility Two student organizations applied for 2013-’14 fiscal year funding eligibility from the Student Services Finance Committee Thursday. Representatives from the Campus Women’s Center, an organization focused on addressing the multiple oppressions womenidentified individuals face, said they deserved eligibility because they provide their services to every level of student at the university. The main service the group provides is called Kids Time, a free babysitting service offered to both undergraduate and graduate student parents. CWC Support Services Coordinator Gethsemane HerronCoward said she hopes the committee will take into consideration that the group provides an avenue for all people to grow as a person through their services. Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlán de UW-Madison members spoke about the important role their organization plays on campus in using art to encour-

age political and cultural engagement, including workshops taught through music, painting, poetry and other art forms. M.E.Ch.A member Valeria Cerda said she hoped SSFC gained a better sense of what M.E.Ch.A is about and the important role they play in representing marginalized communities on campus. “We are essential on this campus,” Cerda said. “Our services do provide something that is not anywhere else on this campus.” According to SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker, an organization must undergo eligibility hearings every four years and demonstrate its ability to perform “direct services,” which are educational services available and tailorable to any UW-Madison student’s needs, to receive funding from student segregated fees. Student groups must devote 51 percent of their time offering direct services to receive eligibility. SSFC will vote on both groups’ eligibility Monday. —Cheyenne Langkamp

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The Student Services Finance Committee hears funding eligibility presentations Thursday from two student groups.

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It’s Wednesday night and the seconds are ticking until your paper on the growth of media conglomerates (or any other usual suspect of essay topic) is due tomorrow at 2. You’re fully aware that coffee will be entering your bloodstream in unholy quantities until the first birds of morning are chirping as you type the last words. Now picture the same situation except do not envision yourself holed up in your room or the library with a brain full of stress and regret. Rather, you’re relaxing at Redamtè Coffee House, casually sipping some frothy caramel concoction and enjoying the soulful guitar music of a musician you had never even heard of until a few minutes prior. Redamtè Coffee House is, as its name implies, a new coffee shop which opened a year ago at 449 State Street, perched above eye level on the second story of Asian Kitchen and other establishments. Redamtè has a mission to create a community-focused coffee shop that works to bring awareness to local and international social issues through individual efforts and in partnership with organizations around the world. As their website states, Redamtè routinely asks itself, “how can we, as a business, make the world better?” “Our main purpose is to show the local consumers that their simple daily purchases have power, however small the impact,” said Director Mitchell George in an interview with The Daily Cardinal. For example, the café hosts Meal for Meal Monday during which every meal pur-

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To sum up Redamtè Coffee House in a few key words: Chipotle Chicken and Bacon sandwich, coffee, Open Mic Wednesdays, Jordandal’s free-range chicken, more coffee and concerts. chased equates with another being donated. On Thirsty Thursdays, far from its commonly known campus connotations, every drink purchased means the organization donates one gallon of clean drinking water. Without even realizing it, patrons are contributing to different organizations all over the world. In order to be environmentally sustainable, Redamtè is also dedicated to buying local, organically-grown produce, as well as offering vegan and glu-

ten-free products. “When you hear ‘locally grown’ and ‘organic,’ you think ‘expensive.’ We want to change that,” said George about their menu and ingredients. Redamtè’s main focus is to create change through its partnerships with other nearby and worldwide causes, such as Beautiful Child and Faith Orphanage, a Haitian organization that cares for nearly 30 children and also works to give underprivileged children a chance at education.

As for Redamtè’s entertainment scene, the cafe also collaborates with Majestic Live to host musical acts of various genres across a broad spectrum, creating an evening of music and fellowship within its intimate and laid-back environment, like when Ron Pope played a nearly sold-out show at the café last weekend. The ambience of Redamtè offers “a welcoming atmosphere, one where people can be relaxed and friendly without all the polish of a structured event,”

according to George. Many of you may be fans of New York-based indie band Freelance Whales, who will take the stage at Redamtè on Oct. 6 in what is expected to be a very successful show, especially for college students in need of a night out free from their daunting piles of homework and other obligations. Redamtè brings its musical acts directly to the UW-Madison campus with its centralized location on State and, in the case of Open Mic Wednesdays, appreciates the talent that the citizens of our city have to offer. Redamtè’s open mic nights are alcohol-free, encouraging students to simply enjoy the music of local artists, and it gives local performers the opportunity to creatively contribute their talent to the community through Redamtè’s hub of organizations and affiliations. So basically, if you have a hankering to let out your inner John Mayer or hone your flourishing barista skills, stop by Redamtè to sign up for openmic night or to volunteer your time behind the counter. For non-performers, there are plenty of nationally-renowned artists lined up to take the stage this fall and beyond. In addition, visit the website to make a donation to the many organizations Redamtè works with, volunteer your time to events or learn more about Redamtè’s core mission. Essentially, Redamtè is an exemplary coffee shop with the added bonus of local food, good company and a unique music venue option. We know better than anyone, as college students, that coffee and music make the whole world go ‘round.

‘Hey, uke!’ Jaime picks up a new instrument and lifestyle By Jaime Brackeen The Daily Cardinal

Falling in love with a musician happens to me on practically a weekly basis. When you’re in an audience and looking up at a stage being sprayed by the sweat of a band’s lead guitarist literally buckling to his knees under the weight of his own wailing, musical angst or staring with puppydog eyes at a crooning female vocalist whose presence, though physically small, seems to take up the entire venue, it’s kind of difficult not to. I’m talking about Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, Ritzy from The Joy Formidable, the orgasm-inducing voice of Dallas Greene (formerly of Alexisonfire, currently waxing folksy as City & Colour), all the members of Phantogram, Two Door Cinema Club, Ludacris (OK so that one’s just a personal thing. Cue “What’s Your Fantasy”), I could go on and on. When a singer screams a note only to spray saliva all over the mic or when you can slowly watch their pit stains form as they sweat out an hour-long set on a small, sauna of a stage, musicians are not beautiful in the conventional kind of way. But it’s

that contorted face of focus and complete consumption in art that I love, and I’d venture to say I’m not alone in this infatuation. It’s why we squeal like prepubescent tweens at a “Twilight” movie when the band we’ve been waiting for finally takes the stage. Can they hear what we, individually, are saying? (“ANYTHING YOU WANT, LUDA.”) No. But we yell anyway, because they awaken something in us, whether it’s a simple desire to dance or to create something wonderful of our own. Like moths to a flame we are drawn to people who exude energy and who can harness it enough to share the love via osmosis of the eardrums.

I’ve got an insatiable craving for more uke and I intend to feed the musical beast until it’s full.

If we’re not lusting after them we’re putting them up on a pedestal as our idols. (This immediately brings to my mind the scene in “Almost Famous” where Stillwater’s Russell Hammond flings himself off a roof and into

a pool screaming “I am a golden god!” but I digress.) They create the sounds and harness the emotions we only wish we could. See, musicians help us cheat a little when we need a feeling fix; they provide us a straight shot of auditory ambiance that sets the tone of our day, night, workout— whatever. Achieving said feelings on our own requires a little more work, a little more effort. In the love arena, we have to find the right person who makes our heart skip a beat every time they walk into the room. Often there’s a screening process involving lots of awkward number exchanges and even more awkward rejections, which is certainly more difficult to deal with than swooning at the first vibrations of a well-strummed G-chord on our heartstrings. When it comes to creating music and crafting our passions into songs things get even more challenging. We have to learn how to play an instrument. We have to find an instrument to play. This is where I had my real struggle. I took piano lessons for about five years during middle and some of high school, but ultimately got too busy to practice. There was also that one month

where I took guitar lessons, but I had to drop that too because I lacked the enthusiasm to devote even 15 minutes a day to plucking out chords. But then, last Saturday while walking home from coffee with a friend, I went into Spruce Tree Music on East Johnson Street on a whim. There, in the corner, were some wtiny ukuleles calling my name. A small soprano uke wasn’t too expensive and I realized I could learn and be able to play the “Adventure Time” theme song. I bought it, and for the past week I haven’t been able to put it down. In between classes, before bed and essentially whenever I have free time you can find me plucking away on this lullaby lute of sorts. It took the drive of really wanting and devoting time to learn a song, but now I’ve got an insatiable craving for more uke and I intend to feed the musical beast until it’s full. Find something that makes you want to procrastinate and allow yourself a bit of time to flesh it out. Write out some lyrics. Bang on a drum. Learn the harmonica for all I care. Get out there and strum around with other people and you might even

kill our two birds of this column with one (rolling) stone (aha! music puns). Now, you don’t have to stop loving the musicians you love for whatever reasons you might have; there are times where others might just express what we’re thinking better. But don’t let this infatuation get in the way of your own ability to create.

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Studying for that first quiz

Evil Bird

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Classic By Melanie Shibley shibley@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.

Caved In

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Today’s Crossword Puzzle

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TRUE STORIES ACROSS 1 Port-au-Prince’s place 6 Ticked (off) 10 “Rush Hour” star 14 Home of Weber State University 15 Apt setting for this puzzle’s theme 16 Suffer from, as an illness 17 One skipping the middle man 20 Erie Canal mule, of song 21 Guns, in the driver’s seat 22 Noted English university 23 Fiber used in carpets 25 Trial balloon 26 He’s a real clown 28 Drooping 32 Change a bill 34 Lunchtime, for many 35 Dizzy’s jazz style 38 They’re used for leverage 42 Nav. rank 43 Big high school event 44 Goes off the perpendicular 45 Villain in Exodus 48 Not eat 49 Ollie’s sidekick 51 Legitimate or legal

3 Kind of apartment 5 55 Edible root of the taro 56 Water in Cannes 59 Be in the best possible position 62 Nutmeg coat 63 Lady of Spain 64 Staring intently 65 Excessive promotion 66 Babe Ruth was its “sultan” 67 Parts of shoes DOWN 1 “___ the weather?” 2 Turkish general 3 They love with blind admiration 4 Phone bk. listing 5 Sluggish 6 Really go places 7 Sushi serving 8 Ariz.-to-Kan. dir. 9 Flightless bird of the past 10 Rubbed the wrong way 11 Saintly rings 12 Keep from happening 13 Uncool sort 18 “... to thine own ___ be true” 19 Like 9-Down 24 Dance partner? 26 Pig pic 27 Middle Eastern gulf

29 Persona’s counterpart, in Jungian psychology 30 Jailbird 31 Gearwheel feature 33 Freshwater crustacean called a water flea 35 Like two-country trade agreements 36 Makes up one’s mind 37 “Wanna hear a secret?” 39 “Rosemary’s Baby” novelist Levin 40 Neither’s companion 41 Sound system of yesteryear 45 Spank 46 Dated 47 Camouflage 49 Narrative 50 Bloomer of Amsterdam 52 Andean drug-yielding plants 53 Former Iranian ruler 54 Cutlass Supreme, e.g. 55 Italian volcano 57 Woodcarver’s need 58 Makes a patsy of 60 Almost ready for a refill 61 “Long, long ___”

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steven nemcek opinion columnist

hen Chief Justice John Roberts ruled the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s mandate provision could be construed as a tax—even after President Obama denied that the mandate was a tax, and even after Congress explicitly removed all language that would indicate that the mandate could be construed as a tax—I was, like most Americans who actually bothered to read the decision, baffled. Roberts’ use of doublespeak to redefine the word “penalty” by denying its dictionary implications of violation of law was remarkable. This past week may have brought about an eerie sense of déjà vu to those paying attention to local news. Judge Juan Colas of Dane County overturned Gov. Scott Walker’s Act 10 bill on constitutional grounds, and Colas’ logical reasoning is reminiscent of Roberts’. Two opinion articles written for the Daily Cardinal already discussed this topic, but neither of them discussed Colas’ ruling. I find that a fact-based approach is usually the best way to start a discussion, so I will focus on the language in the ruling itself. I would encourage you to then go back and read the two articles “Walker cannot play nice

with others” and “Judge Juan Colas should stay his repeal” which were written by my less-than-conservative peers, so that you can make a judgment call for yourself. Judge Colas broke down the decision into four rulings, the most relevant being that he found certain sections of Act 10 violate “free speech, association and equal protection.” Namely, “persons, even if they have no right to a legislatively conferred benefit, cannot be required as a condition of receiving that benefit, to surrender constitutional rights...” Colas essentially makes the argument that because the government offers collective bargaining as a benefit to some employees, they cannot be required to give up a constitutional right to take advantage of that benefit. Colas states that Walker’s Act 10 “impose[s] significant and burdensome restrictions on employees who choose to associate in a labor organization.” He is referring to the fact that those who choose to join a public union can only bargain for cost of living pay increases, while non-union members do not have this restriction. The right to “free speech” was thus impaired on individuals that chose to join unions, and so, argues Colas, Act 10 is invalid. Colas goes on to argue that Walker’s Act 10 discriminates against people of a certain socieoeconomic situation, saying that those who voluntarily choose to

join unions comprise a separate situation of people that are being unfairly treated. He states that the law is unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause using this line of reasoning. Let me answer each of Colas’ two findings in turn. First, Colas’ argument about the imposition of significant and burdensome speech restrictions on those who choose to be unionized is invalid because those speech forms are a function of the conferred collective bargaining benefit, not a function of speech under the constitution. An individual has the right to associate and to bargain with an employer under the constitution, but that same individual may not have the right to bargain within the confines of some externally-granted benefit, such as union membership. Indeed, case law has held consistently that collective bargaining as a form of speech is not a constitutional right. Bargaining as a form of speech is protected, but bargaining within the confines of a conferred privilege, such as union membership, is not. This is a complex idea to grapple with, so let me quote the 1979 U.S. Supreme Court case Smith v. Arkansas State Highway Employees, Local 1315. It states, “The First Amendment right to associate and to advocate provides no guarantee that a speech will persuade or that advocacy will be effective. The public employee surely can associate and

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The passing of Act 10 last year drew a myriad of protests and counter protests to the State Capital building. speak freely and petition openly, and he is protected by the First Amendment from retaliation for doing so. But the First Amendment does not impose any affirmative obligation on the government to listen, to respond or, in this context, to recognize the association and bargain with it.” The Illinois Policy Institute references this case in its analysis, which predicts Colas’ ruling will be overturned. Colas’ second line of reasoning regarding equal protection is just silly on its face. By his rationale, a choice an individual makes can determine what “class”

he or she falls into. One could easily extend Colas’ arguments and make the case that because we all make different decisions, any law that affects us is class discriminatory. This is clearly ridiculous and would render all laws void. I believe in the end the Wisconsin Supreme Court will once again uphold Act 10, overturning Colas. These persistent attacks will most likely continue into infinity and beyond. Thus is politics. Steven Nemcek is a junior majoring in biochemistry and political science. Send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Stop staring down at your phones while you are walking Morgan haefner opinion columnist

o it, I dare you. Run into me one more time. It’s a commonly known fact that here in Madison, 99 percent of kids

are walking around with their noses towards their chests. The other one percent? Well, we’ll just leave them to their public displays of inaudible, sometimes creepy beginner’s French. And there she was, the boots walked forward at a trot I’ll call brisk. Her backpack exceeded the manufacturer’s weight suggestion. Her eyes were obscured by this

fantastic bright light so intriguing to her that her nose actually appeared to become a part of it. By the time these details became visible, I had fallen victim to a “bystander collision,” an epidemic that is engulfing this entire campus, one pedestrian at a time. The symptoms include rude “huffs,” bruised shoulders, curving detours every few steps, and a bad case of angry glares.

So naturally upon being bulldozed, I grabbed for my own phone and proceeded to conform to the “texter” stance. Thumbs placed on phone, both eyes on screen, yet making occasional glances to the general area in front of me to justify my actions. “What ever happened to walking?” Seven seconds to spell, three to send, and just about half of a second, give or take, for me to smash into a man waiting for the bus. (Sorry dude in the brown jacket…and for your choice of skinny jeans.) Hypocritical is what you could call me at best, but it’s not by choice anymore. Our culture has redefined communication. It’s constant, it’s silent, it’s usually with no one in our general proximity and it makes utterly no sense. Did you notice the boy walking next to you, wearing the best cologne you have ever smelled? How about the professor whose papers just became a tornado on North Park Street? Or the gal, clearly in tears, two steps ahead of you? Sadly, no. You were looking down. It’s simple really, and it’s called observance. But we lack it. We dismiss it. We save it for touchable screens. Humans have this amazing ability. It is called perception. We see images, and they evoke an emotion inside of us that guides our actions—if that just sounded like a plagiarized Anthro 104 note, that’s because it is, (Bowie)—but the underlying, more relatable definition is we have this crazy ability to see. We can see the stationary sailboats along Lake Mendota, fashions of clothes, the ancient

calligraphies of bored students on desks and the beautiful, and oddly inspiring, glow of Henry Mall at night. But I doubt any of you see these things—They lie beyond the realm of the lighted screen.

Humans have this amazing ability. It is called perception.

I cannot give punishments. I am an average nineteen year old who uses her phone between classes just as much as the lad walking at a sloth’s pace directly in front of me. What I can convey, however, is the universal truth that to experience life, you have to see it. In order to live, you need to be aware. And in order to give and participate in human interaction, a true necessity, we all need to look up. No, it’s not time to boycott these cellular devices, but it is time to put them away for a few seconds to watch where we are going, instead of assuming the path is open. It’s time to begin to appreciate the tangibility of the world around us. Take advantage —it is not fleeting. It will not leave us after a finger press. Hey, look up! For Buck’s sake, it’s not glued to your hand. And I’ll try my best not to crash into you either. Besides, it’s one foot in front of the other. How hard can that be? Morgan Haefner is a freshman majoring in journalism. Please send any feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.

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Volleyball

Wisconsin prepares for first conference test of year By Vince Huth the daily cardinal

As far as non-conference résumés go, the Wisconsin volleyball team’s (12-1 overall) is hard to beat. One loss in 13 matches is impressive enough, but it’s the coast-to-coast nature in which the Badgers plowed through their non-conference slate that is truly impressive. Wisconsin picked up the first ‘W’ of its current 11-match win streak during its final match at the South Florida Invitational, and a three-match sweep the following weekend at the Long Beach State Invitational kept the momentum rolling. The Badgers returned home six days later to host

the InnTowner Invitational, where they swept through three matches to reclaim the tournament title (Notre Dame won the event in 2011). Wisconsin made the most of its final tune-up before Big Ten play, winning the Georgia Southern Eagle Invitational in Statesboro, Ga. Eleven wins over four weekends—not to mention losing just eight sets over that span— doesn’t happen to just any team. This weekend’s road tilts with Northwestern (11-0 overall) and Illinois (6-4 overall), however, will give Wisconsin head coach Pete Wait a better measure of where his team stands. The Badgers haven’t played the toughest competition this

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Senior middle blocker Alexis Mitchell leads the Badgers in kills and kills per set through 13 matches so far this season.

season, but that will change with a Big Ten conference that is as deep as any in the nation, with seven teams ranked in the top25 and three more—Wisconsin included—not too far outside.

“If anything, we’re more focused on playing at home than who we’re actually playing.” Mary Ording senior outside hitter Wisconsin volleyball

“It’s hugely important to get off to a good start [in Big Ten play],” Waite said. “And we’ve positioned ourselves well with pre-conference play.” Wisconsin will face a Northwestern team Friday night that has had a similar early-season story. The Wildcats haven’t lost a match, but their opponents have won an average of just four. Perhaps the strongest part of Northwestern’s game this season has been its serving— the Wildcats rank No. 12 in the nation in aces per set. However, the Badgers won’t change their serve defense going into Friday’s game because of it. “I think we have the best libero in the game in [junior] Annemarie [Hickey],” senior middle blocker Alexis Mitchell said. “And I think we have one of the best pass games, too.” Illinois, who will host the Badgers Sunday afternoon, has played a rather daunting nonconference slate. The Fighting Illini played six ranked opponents in their first ten matches. Although Illinois picked up just two wins in those six matches, it

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After an impressive start in non-conference play, the Badgers’ volleyball team will look to continue their hot streak in the Big Ten. enters Big Ten play more battle tested than the Badgers. Wisconsin (No. 18) and Illinois (No. 21) both rank among the nation’s best in blocking efficiency. The battle at the net could be the determining factor Sunday, but the Badgers aren’t approaching the match with that mindset. Waite said often, when two teams with similar strengths square off, the match outcome ultimately comes down to other facets. Mitchell also suggested Sunday’s winner will do more than simply block well. “It really comes down to whoever comes to play,” she said.

As if this weekend’s road trip won’t be a tough test already, the Badgers will return to Madison for their conference home opener Friday night against No. 4 Penn State. In a conference as tough as the Big Ten, Waite knows it is imperative to hit home the “one [match] at a time” cliché. “If anything, we’re more focused on playing at home than who we’re actually playing,” senior outside hitter Mary Ording said. “Anybody can beat anybody in the Big Ten,” Waite added. “Nobody’s looking any further than Northwestern.”

Women’s Soccer

Badger women’s soccer team readies for Big Ten opener this weekend By Christian Blatner the daily cardinal

The No. 14 Wisconsin Badgers women’s soccer team (0-1-0 Big Ten, 6-2-0 overall) open up their home conference schedule at the McClimon Soccer Complex on Friday as they face off with the Michigan State Spartans. Friday’s game will be an important one for the team, as they are coming off a 2-1 loss to No. 11 Penn State last Sunday. The team is still searching for its first win in conference play and, although it is still very early, they could use a victory against Michigan State to even up their record. “This week we looked at some of the things that Penn State exposed for us and said we need to focus a little bit better on those things,” said head coach Paula Wilkins. “For this game, when you have the advantage of being at home and having a good crowd behind you it’s really important.” “The biggest thing is consistency for us and doing the things we do well,” she added. “Transition on defense is going to be important along with getting numbers behind the ball and knowing what our assignments are.” Wisconsin is 22-4-2 all time versus Michigan State, winning each of

their last five meetings in Madison. The team also holds the second best home record in the conference this year, outlining the perfect storm for a Badger victory on Friday. “It’s going to be a really good atmosphere and I think we’re going to come out ready to compete,” said redshirt junior forward Paige Adams. “It’s always a really good game against Michigan State, so it’s going to be energetic and a fun game to play.”

“We definitely need to bounce back this weekend after a tough loss to Penn State.” Alexandra Heller sophomore defenseman Wisconsin women’s soccer

The Badgers will complete their weekend set of home games as they match up against the Michigan Wolverines on Sunday at 1 p.m. Heading into the weekend, Michigan has won three straight games in shutout fashion. “This week we’ve just worked as a team on how to play against [Michigan] and how to find gaps and how to get in behind them,”

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The Badger women’s soccer team looks to bounce back from their first conference loss. said Adams, who leads the team in both goals (four) and points (10). “If we can execute that I think we’ll be okay and be able to score some goals.” The Badgers have not had a problem putting the ball in the net this year, tallying 20 goals to date. The team’s 2011 season goal total was 26, so they have already proven that they are well on their way to being a much more productive

offensive attack this year. From the looks of it, this weekend is shaping up to be host to a couple of very exciting matches for the Badgers women’s soccer team. “Staying focused and doing the details right [will be key],” redshirt sophomore defenseman Alexandra Heller said. “We definitely need to bounce back this weekend after a tough loss to Penn State.”

Both Michigan State and Michigan are very organized teams and each have some dynamic offensive players. “Every time you play a game in the Big 10 it’s an important game,” Wilkins said. “It doesn’t matter who you’re playing.” For Wisconsin, it’s going to come down to refining their strengths this weekend as they look to get back on track in conference play.

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Badgers return home looking to keep building off successful weekend decided that we were getting scored on way too much.” Coming off of a 0-0 tie and a However, the Badgers will 1-0 win against Western Illinois face a tough test against Penn and IUPUI respectively at the State, who is coming off a University of Illinois-Chicago weekend sweep of Albany and Soccer Classic this past week- Adelphi, 1-0 and 3-0, respectiveend, the University of Wisconsin ly. Offensively, the Nittany Lions men’s soccer team (2-2have been dominant 3 overall) looks to conthus far, placing themtinue its winning ways selves second in the Big on Friday as it takes Ten in points (36), goals on Big Ten foe Penn (12) and assists (12) and State (5-1-1 overall) at are led by senior forConsecutive the McClimon Soccer ward Julian Cardona, shutout Complex in the first who has recorded 11 minutes by conference game of the points and five goals. the Badgers season for both squads. “They have some “We had two great very formidable attackgames with them last ers. I think they have Goals scored year,” head coach John had seven games and so far this Trask said. “We think scored 20 goals so obviseason by Penn State, it’s going to be a great ously they know somesecond most game, a great way to kick thing about scoring in Big Ten off the Big Ten season.” goals,” Trask said. “Our Despite allowtask will be can we shut ing 10 goals through down their attacking its first four games, Wisconsin’s options and give ourselves a defense, led by recent Big Ten good chance to win the game.” Co-Defensive Player of the Week, Penn State has been more freshman goalkeeper Chase Rau, impressive on defense, leading the has been much improved as of Big Ten in shots on goal allowed late, having not allowed a goal in (17), and are anchored by senior the last 222 minutes of play, dat- goalkeeper Emmanuel Martin, ing back to September 9th against who has given up an average of Georgetown. 0.87 goals in his five starts. As league play begins for both teams, it will be key to get off to a fast start for early positioning “We think it’s going to in the conference standings, and be a great game, a great Trask echoed that. way to kick off the Big “You only have six conferTen season.” ence games, three at home and three away, and every game in John Trask the Big Ten is a mighty chalhead coach Wisconsin men’s soccer lenge whether you’re home or away,” Trask said. “If you want to be successful in the league, “We’ve been communicating you’ve got to win games and more. The defense has matured tomorrow is an opportunity and decided as a group to get our for us to win a soccer game, stuff together,” Rau said of the and that’s how we’re going to defensive improvements. “We approach it.”

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Head coach Bret Bielema chose to rely on redshirt freshman quarterback Joel Stave to help provide a spark to the passing attack in the Wisconsin Badgers’ slumbering offense.

Bielema announces Stave gets start for UW Redshirt freshman earns first career start against UTEP O’Brien that threw for just seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions a year ago. Granted, he was under a spread offense this past year, which most likely had an effect on his numbers. But O’Brien has struggled even under Wisconsin’s quintessential pro-style offense this season. It doesn’t appear this way when looking at his stats, but something clearly wasn’t working right.

By Ryan Hill the daily cardinal

Well, it’s official. Redshirt freshman Joel Stave will be taking the reigns of the struggling Wisconsin (2-1 overall) offense Saturday morning against Texas El-Paso (1-2 overall) in the team’s final non-conference game of the season. The former walk-on from Greenfield, Wis. replaced previous starter and redshirt junior Danny O’Brien after the first half of last Saturday’s 16-14 win against Utah State, in which “He’s mature beyond his O’Brien fumbled once and years, but he’s got a lot of threw an interception which kid in him.” ended up being overturned. “[Stave] didn’t show me any reason why not to stick with Bret Bielema him,” Wisconsin head coach head coach Wisconsin football Bret Bielema said. Bielema did, however, mention multiple times how Stave, O’Brien and fifth-year Bielema thinks he simply senior Curt Phillips are all didn’t take care of the pigskin capable of tallying W’s and as well as a typical Wisconsin how he has confidence in each. quarterback should. Apparently the rest of the “When we went with him players do as well. after halftime, the number “I think all week [the team one thing was ball security,” has] been kind of worBielema said. “I told rying about doing their him that, I told all of own business, not worthem that when the ried about who’s the first thing was made quarterback,” Bielema and I think it’s resosaid. “Like I said, nated with our entire Career passing yards we’ve got a couple guys team. There’s been a for Badger that we can win with.” huge emphasis on it.” quarterback Badger fans had Bielema said Stave Joel Stave hoped to see the was informed of his O’Brien that was on starting duties on display his redshirt Monday and was Average freshman year at comforted when he passing yards Maryland, in which he learned he would not per game by Wisconsin this won ACC Freshman of have to meet with the season the Year while throwmedia this week. ing 22 touchdowns and “Actually, when just eight intercepI told Joel I wasn’t tions. going to make him What Badger fans see the Monday didn’t want to see was the media he was kind of relieved,

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so he could just worry about prepping and moving himself forward,” Bielema said. Realistically, critics can’t judge Stave on last weekend’s performance, when he was essentially put in to hand the ball off in hopes of wearing down the defense. In other words, he was put in to run typical Wisconsin second-half play. The only thing different last week is that the Camp Randall fans were stressed the entire second half for the first time in quite a while. Stave threw just six passes, two of which were completed for 15 yards. Bielema did seem to say that he was not afraid of using multiple quarterbacks and says that certain situations might call for another signal-caller. “I make every move with the belief that it will be long term, but on the same account, you understand that we have a number of guys,” Bielema said. “Danny O’Brien has come in and done a great job during two-minute O. I’ve seen him do that, so in my mind, those kind of situations arise, right now there’s nobody better in that situation than Danny O’Brien.” “I think Curt, with what he brings to the table in certain situations, gets you excited about him as a player. And obviously Joel just has a wide range of being able to do all of it.” So what gives Stave the ability to “do all of it?” “He’s mature beyond his years, but he’s got a lot of kid in him,” Bielema said. “Just the way he kind of handles everything. He really has a lot of fun.” “[He’s] kind of one of those guys, and as a coach, you love (a quarterback) that doesn’t get rattled.”

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The Wisconsin men’s soccer team is looking to get off on the right foot in Big Ten season play Friday against Penn State.