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Student leaders removed from seats By Aleah Heinlein The Daily Cardinal

Beth Huang was removed from her position as student council Vice Chair by the Student Judiciary Thursday. The SJ ruled not to extend Huang’s time in office until her appeal date, due to uncertainty whether Huang met the deadline for infringements of Associated Students of Madison bylaws last spring. In April, the SJ sentenced Huang to 20 hours of community service for violating ASM campaign bylaws by canvassing in a student dormitory. Huang said the hours were due by Sept. 15, and she submitted them that night. According to the SJ, this was past the due date. The Judiciary

announced Huang’s dismissal Tuesday, postponed its effect Wednesday and decided to enact the dismissal Thursday. Huang will get the chance to appeal Student Judiciary’s most recent decision. SJ Chief Justice Kathryn Fifield stated allowing Huang to appeal is the “best opportunity to really flesh out the important questions that have resulted from this case… and what the appellants will be able to present to [ASM] in terms of arguments.” According to Huang, her dismissal will have consequences for ASM. Huang opened up forum by stating that “the termination of her stay and subsequent removal will have a detrimental affect on ASM

as an organization and ASM as a student body.” Huang said it took her three months to transition into her position as Vice Chair, and that nobody can make that changeover in one week’s time. She said during that period she met with 50 to 100 different faculty, staff and administration members on campus, as well as student organizations. “Those relationships and institutional networks with UW-Madison cannot simply be passed on,” she said. The SJ also dismissed ASM Nominations Board Chair Niko Magollan on the same grounds. The SJ will meet in special session to hear both Huang and Magollan’s appeals by Friday Sept. 30.

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MCSC Rep. Nneka Acubeze said she does not know how the group will respond to a dramatic budget reduction.

Student government stands by MCSC ruling By Anna Duffin The Daily Cardinal

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As people from the Baby Boomer generation grow older, more “senior students” are enrolling in a program that allows those over the age of 60 to audit classes for free.

Enrollment rising for ‘senior’ students who enjoy benefits of free program By Patrick Berthiaume and Alex DiTullio the Daily Cardinal

As students scan the classroom for an empty seat, one person tends to stick out. Usually quietly seated in the back row, this person, who could pass as many of the students’ grandparent, eagerly awaits to learn from UW-Madison professors free of charge. Over the last 30 years, approximately 1,000 “senior students” each semester have enrolled in the Wisconsin policy that allows people over the age of 60 to audit classes without paying tuition. “It’s wonderful to have this

opportunity to go in and expand your mind,” said Rick Larson, a 62-year-old auditing a history class. “You never stop growing as a person.”

Learning Programs, have increased over the last few years without signs of stopping. As people from the Baby Boomer generation continue to hit 60, enrollment is expected to grow rapidly, Professor Barry “It’s wonderful to have this Orton with the Department of opportunity to go in and expand Continuing Studies said. your mind” Larson said after a long career in one field, his retirement opened the Rick Larson door to furthering his knowledge in course auditor other areas. According to Larson, who is enrolled in “Vietnam Era, Music, Senior students enrolled in the seniors page 3 program, established by the Division of Continuing Studies’ Senior

Student leaders stood by their decision Thursday to limit the Multicultural Student Coalition’s budget to $250,000, although the group requested upwards of $1.5 million. The Student Services Finance Committee refused to make an exception for MCSC, who turned in their waiver form 48 minutes past deadline to qualify for over $250,000 in funding. In the waiver, MCSC said they have “been critical for student mobilization, education, and healing” in light of recent issues challenging diversity efforts on campus. MCSC administrative staffer Nneka Acubeze told SSFC the group is still determining how to rework their budget to fit within the $250,000 limit. “We’re kind of doing some debriefing within our own organization and what that means for all

the hard work that was put into the budget,” Acubeze said. In the waiver, MCSC said SSFC’s request to list the group’s expenses according to importance was “drenched with white privilege and is dripping with the audacity of self-given and unearned power.” The group said they “refuse to do the impossible task of itemizing [their] oppression,” which they said they would be forced to do when choosing which programs to fund. SSFC’s request for them to do this “is a mirror of the campus climate [they] exist in as marginalized students,” the group said. SSFC Rep. David Vines said while the language in the waiver MCSC sent might have appeared as if they felt targeted, members of the group said they understood the ruling was not made out of spite. “I don’t think it was necessary to include that language in the waiver,

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Professor, student spar in Capital Times over CEO admissions study By Alison Bauter and Shannon Kelly The Daily Cardinal

After last week’s Center for Equal Opportunity controversy, a war of words broke out between one UW-Madison professor and a student earlier this week. In a strongly worded letter to the Capital Times, UW-Madison physics professor Marshall Onellion criticized the university’s admissions policy and its response to the

CEO studies, calling out student protestor Mia McKinney as one of several “student thugs” Tuesday. McKinney wrote back to “wholeheartedly refute” the professor’s letter. “[Onellian] clearly has misconstrued the facts and, indeed, does not know what is going on,” wrote McKinney. “He was unable to form

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“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”

page two Freaky Friday: Memoirs of a keg Today: p.m. showers hi 59º / lo 40º

Saturday: p.m. showers hi 64º / lo 43º

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Sunday: showers

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oday is Friday. The average guy wakes up with a pounding head, some puke on his shirt, and next to a girl he has in his phone as “Tig ass Bitties.” He then blasts Rebecca Black, half to piss off his roommates and half because Rebecca is cuter than “Tig ass Bitties.” Then it’s breakfast. Tylenol, some eggs, grab some sausage and maybe even grab some sausage. Then the best part: he gets excited, because he knows it’s going to be another great night of shots, whisky dick, and girls with low self-esteem! The average guy loves Friday. Not me. At around 2 p.m.

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You know it’s a bad situation, but you’re like Bush when he heard about 9/11 and keep right on readng.

Then the worst part: “Time to tap the keg!” I wince. Remember getting your cherry popped? You call that 11th grade; I call that 6 p.m., except instead of crying all night and wondering if I’m pregnant, I have people literally pumping my guts into red Solo cups. At

this point, reader, you know it’s a bad situation, but you’re like Bush when he heard about 9/11 and just kept right on reading. Inevitibly, it’s time for the keg stands. Oddly enough, it’s usually the nerdy, pathetic kid who goes first. He tries to make up for a lot of acne and a small penis by getting hammered and hitting on people’s girlfriends. He is also one of those jackasses who wears a wristwatch (but it’s waterproof!), yet doesn’t seem to notice that it is 7 p.m. So he has people turn him upside down and lasts nine seconds before choking. He will probably end his night surrounded in jell-o shot containers, crying about how his dad never loved him. Well, that’s probably becuase your dad knows you can only keg stand 9 seconds. I wouldn’t love my son if he cried as much as you either. Why don’t you go

join the “Recall Walker” crybabies where you’ll fit in for once? You can use your watch to tell them when their ineffective recall election happens. What really gets on my nerves is the one douchebag who’s too cool for kegs, beer pong, and drunk girls. He says: “Let’s go to the bars!” First off, no one wants to follow you and your douchebaggery anywhere because there is literally GALLONS OF BEER IN MY STOMACH. Remember when you pressure-pumped 16 gallons of liquid into me? Besides, you probably just want to go to meet that desperate girl from last night so you don’t have to work as hard to get it in. Come over here, and I’ll give you more head than you asked for. Ever have delusions of being a giant receptical for alcohol? Start a support group and email Ben at stoffelrosal@wisc.edu.

The Dirty Birdsex and the student body Trust your doctor, not Bachmann, on HPV prevention

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I get filled to the brim with Keystone Light. I am then tossed into a van with other beer kegs and rolled into some stranger’s house, where I am put in an ice bath and and a bunch of sweaty, eager dudes stare at me.

Erica andrist sex columnist

Dear Erica, I didn’t personally watch the latest GOP debate, but from the highlights I heard one of the candidates claim that the HPV vaccine causes mental retardation. I thought I’d ask some other questions about this common STD. 1. I’ve heard most sexually active adults have HPV. Is there a reliable test that will let me know if I have it? 2. I know that the FDA recommends that girls get the HPV vaccine, but what about guys? How much does this cost? 3. Will a condom prevent HPV? If not, is there some other way to protect myself from contracting it? Sincerely, Drunk Guy For those readers who didn’t catch it, in last Monday’s GOP presidential debate, Michele Bachmann told the story of a weepy mother who allegedly explained to her how the HPV vaccine (presumably Gardasil, but nobody ever specifies) caused “mental retardation” in her daughter. Bachmann wondered aloud about the potential “dangerous consequences” of the vaccine. So, before I get into Drunk Guy’s questions: There are no data anywhere to support anyone’s assertion of Gardasil causing mental retardation. None. Ever. That’s all I’m going to say about it, and that’s all I need to say about it; this is not a debatable topic. Public health policy is not grounded in vague, unverifiable anecdotes, and debates are not conducted over madeup bullshit substantiated by

nothing; except, apparently, when you’re seeking the GOP presidential nomination. Let freedumb ring. I digress. Drunk Guy, you asked me three questions. Here are the answers: 1. Stats vary, but it’s true a lot (and probably a significant majority) of adults will contract HPV at some point in their lives. Though we refer to “HPV” as a discrete entity, there are 100+ different strains (kinds) of HPV, most of which don’t cause any symptoms. Therefore, most people who are infected will never know they have/had it; we don’t notice anything during the infection nor any longterm sequelae of infection. Some strains of HPV do cause symptoms, most notably genital/anal warts or cancer. We usually find warts with our eyes or our fingers. Pap smears (cervical or anal, depending on our possible exposures) can check for the presence of cancerous or pre-cancerous cells. There is no test available for routine screening for penile or oral HPV infection. 2. The FDA approved Gardasil for boys and men ages 9-26 in 2009, about three years after the vaccine became available for women of the same age group. Gardasil protects against four strains of HPV: 6, 11, 16 and 18. These are the strains that cause the majority of warts (6 and 11) and cancers (16 and 18). There is a second HPV vaccine available in the US called Cervarix, which protects against HPV 16 and 18. Cervarix is currently not available to male-bodied people. Gardasil is a three-dose series and runs around $100 a dose. Many insurance companies will cover it. The student health insurance program (SHIP) available through

UHS covers Gardasil. 3. A condom could help prevent HPV. There are some data showing people who report consistent condom use have lower rates of HPV infection, but there aren’t any randomized controlled trials (the most scientifically persuasive level of evidence) indicating condoms actually will decrease the risk of contracting HPV. HPV is spread when viral particles enter the skin, presumably via skin-to-skin or skin-to-object contact. In theory, the less direct contact you have during sex, the less likely you are to transmit/contract the virus. Since condoms and other barriers don’t cover the entire genital area, it’s probably unlikely they are as effective in preventing HPV trans-

mission as they are in preventing fluid-borne conditions like chlamydia and pregnancy, but they probably reduce the risk. One method of HPV prevention that is supported by scientific evidence is Gardasil. If we choose to have sex, it’s likely the vaccine is the best way to protect ourselves. Like with any drug (hell, virtually any substance), it’s true that a small number of people may experience side effects after receiving the injection, such as pain, fainting, headache, fever or an allergic reaction. But the available evidence suggests Gardasil is a safe, highly effective vaccine. No matter what any GOP presidential hopeful makes up about it. Drop Erica a sex line or three at sex@dailycardinal.com

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East Johnson, Gorham streets may be two-way By Taylor Harvey The Daily Cardinal

City of Madison traffic engineers met Thursday at a local neighborhood meeting to outline plans that could convert East Johnson and East Gorham Streets into twoway streets. Madison traffic engineers presented a plan to study the street conversion’s effect to Capital Neighborhoods, an association that represents several neighborhoods including the Bassett and West Mifflin neighborhoods. The plan includes an impact study, which will focus on how the proposal affects motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, street parking and safety. Many residents of the affected neighborhoods expressed support for the study and for the conversion of the one-way streets. “A lot of the people who live in that area believe it will slow down traffic and

ssfc from page 1 but that was their prerogative and I take no offense to it,” Vines said. SSFC Chair Sarah Neibart said the ruling would have been the same for any student group. “I adhere to my deadline policy just

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calm down the neighborhood,” Capital Neighborhoods President David Levy said. “[The plan] offers something more conducive towards residents in the area.” According to Madison traffic engineers Chris Petykowski and Brian Smith, the plan will include two phases, which, if approved, will lead to the construction of the project in March 2014. Petykowski and Smith said phase one, which is set to begin October 3 and run until December, will focus on how a two-way conversion will affect volume and congestion on Johnson and Gorham Streets. Phase two, which is scheduled to begin in January and extend to March 2012, will focus on a how a conversion will affect different intersections in the surrounding areas. The proposed project will receive half of its funding from the federal government. like I adhere to every deadline policy,” Neibart said. “I don’t think we targeted this group in any instance at all.” MCSC declined to comment on the matter. MCSC’s initial budget will be due on October 17 and the final budget on October 31.

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weird science

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Dancers performed at the Memorial Union for the opening of the Wisconsin Science Festival. The performance was called “In Place, In Space, In Codes.”

City bans repeat offenders from purchasing alcohol in Madison By Taylor Harvey The Daily Cardinal

City officials released a list of “habitual offenders” Thursday in an attempt to curb the problems those frequently under the influence cause downtown. Offenders make the list when they have at least six alcohol-related convictions within a 180-day span. The 18 offenders on the list are forbidden from purchasing alcohol at liquor and grocery stores in Madison. Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said habitual offenders are a big issue downtown, especially on State Street. “There have been so many alcohol-related incidents in a relatively short time span,” Resnick said after a Common Council meeting. “If you regularly go to State Street, you can probably point out who these people are.” According to Downtown Alcohol Policy Coordinator Mark Woulf, police expect the

list will continue to grow in the upcoming months. “It is much easier to get on the list than off of it,” Woulf said. “It will become more difficult for police to enforce the ordinance as the list grows.” Woulf said city officials are going forward with “what [they] know will be a work in progress for everyone.” Madison Police Department Lieutenant David McCaw said although no one ordinance will resolve the “sweeping drinking problem” downtown, the ordinance will “reduce the strain on the city’s resources” that results from sending chronic alcoholics to detox between 40 and 70 times a year on taxpayers’ dime. “It takes a large sum of money to have a chronic alcoholic issue and not take proactive measures,” McCaw said. “If they want to continue to drink, they can, just not here.”

Police mindful of state legislators’ safety By Ben Siegel The Daily Cardinal

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Many senior students sit quietly in the back of the class, but some professors say their participation can add to the classroom environment.

seniors from page 1 Media and Mayhem,” the absence of taking exams or writing papers creates an environment where he can learn purely for enjoyment. “It is fun to see the young faces,” Larson, a Vietnam War veteran, said. “Most of them would have been the same age as those who were fighting in the war.”

“It’s like having a really smart [Teaching Assistant] in the class.” James Baughman journalism professor

Given the opportunity to attend lectures for free, some participants become hooked on learning again, enrolling for classes year after year. Roy Cadwell, 72, is a ten-year veteran of the program. “Most college students get out of college and say they hope they never have to go back there again. But I’m curious, I enjoy the information,” Cadwell said. While classes benefit auditing senior students, some professors feel the rewards can be mutual.

UW-Madison Journalism Professor James Baughman said he is grateful for the experience Steve Olson, a 66-year-old retired high school literature teacher, brings to his Literary Journalism class. “It’s like having a really smart [Teaching Assistant] in the class,” Baughman said. Olson said his literary perspective on novelists like Mark Twain complements Baughman’s journalistic approach to the class. “[Participation should be valued] so long as we can be enriched…as well as helpful to the classrooms,” said Olson. “It’s a mutual beneficiary arrangement.” Olson also said he is able to connect with Baughman on a personal level with jokes and references only their generation understands. “We are the same generation so I can make a reference to rpm albums and he understands what I’m saying,” Baughman agreed. “[I] tell a joke that nobody else gets but he gets.” Given such an opportunistic program, some seniors are determined to learn all they can. “I’ll keep doing it as long as I’m physically able, and I think doing it keeps me more physically and mentally able,” said Cadwell. “I don’t know what I would do with my time if I weren’t taking these classes.” —Sam Cusick contributed to this article

In a memo to state legislators Wednesday, Madison Police Chief Noble Wray assured politicians that they are regular citizens in the eyes of the law—especially where their safety is concerned. “All of us who work, live or play in the City of Madison have the right to feel safe as we travel throughout the city,” Wray said. “ Public figures should not be subject to increased unlawful behaviors simply because of their station within the community.” The letter included some “general guidelines” for lawmakers to keep in mind when in public, including tips on staying visible and keeping their hands free. “Consider to where you could retreat or if there is an area in which you can secure yourself,” the memo also said. Police drafted the memo following an

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any sort of moral conscience or understanding about how making inferences about a person … is fundamentally wrong.” In the original letter, Onellion criticized a release from UW-Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward on the university’s “holistic” admissions policy, writing Ward’s description was a “fair, but not great, attempt” to redirect the discussion from “publicly funded discriminatory policies... onto generalities that, true or not, are irrelevant.” “The word ‘holistic’ to me—or anyone else—means nothing,” Onellion told the Daily Cardinal. “You and I do not know the policy.” In his letter, Onellion also referenced a

altercation between a protestor and several state lawmakers on Sept. 14, in which the protestor dumped his beer over one lawmaker’s head. The victim, identified as Rep. Robin Vos, R-Burlington, was at a bar with coworkers when he was verbally assaulted by a man screaming “Damn Republicans,” according to the police report. The man, Miles Kristan, a Madison resident, emptied his beer over the head of Vos before fleeing the scene. He has since turned himself over to authorities. Though the incident occurred in Madison, Kristan has received a state citation of disorderly conduct due to the “escalated” nature of his offensive behavior, according to Madison Police Department Spokesman Joel DeSpain. “There are also times where people can cross the line,” DeSpain said. “Dumping a beer on someone’s head crosses the line as far as we’re concerned.” quote from McKinney previously printed in the Wisconsin State Journal. McKinney “took [the CEO release] as a slap in the face and an insult, almost presuming that none of us worked hard and just got here because of the color of our skin.” Onellion contended, “I neither know nor care how hard you, or any other student worked to get here. The point at issue … is whether UW Madison as a publicly funded institution is or is not officially discriminating against Wisconsin children and their parents.” McKinney did not respond for comment by the time of publishing. Onellion said he felt mentioning a specific student by name was justified to get his point across.

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Madison’s local theater community is filled with opportunities to see great shows put on by both amateurs and professional actors. Many venues are within the city limits, and for those with a car, you can make an evening out of a trip to Spring Green for the American Players Theatre. The American Players Theatre has been around since 1980, first per-

forming William Shakepeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” This theater under the stars produces eight shows June through October. The company will be performing “The Taming of the Shrew,” “The Tempest,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Blithe Spirit” and “The Critic” at their outdoor theater, and “Crime and Punishment,” “The Glass Menagerie,” “The Cure at Troy” and “The Gift of the Magi” in their 200 seat indoor theatre. Many performances have already sold out, a testament to the theater’s quality. For those without their own shiny set of wheels, there are also opportunities in town. On campus are the Union Theater and the University Theatre, while the city itself features the Bartell Theatre, the Overture Center for the Arts and the Broom Street Theater (a misleading name seeing as located on Willy Street). The Union Theater doesn’t have any

dailycardinal.com/arts plays going on in the coming weeks, but there are plenty of events, such as The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble and Sweet Honey in the Rock, both of which have reduced ticket prices for students. The University Theatre features student productions, the first run of the season having just finished. “[title of show]” was the summer production that was brought back for a two weekend run earlier this month. The next show, “Ti Jeanand His Brothers,” begins its run in late October. Keep watching for spotlights on these student productions. The Bartell Theatre features four resident theater companies performing on their stages. There are two productions coming up that promise to be interesting; “Z-Town: The Zombie Musical” and “Three Tall Women” will finish their runs on Oct. 15 and Oct. 8, respectively. The Madison Performance Collective

and StageQ are producing “Z-Town,” while the Madison Theatre Guild is producing “Three Tall Women.” The Overture Center has a packed schedule every day of the week. Unfortunately the run of “Billy Elliot” has been postponed, but there are still plenty of shows to see, including Wilco, Lewis Black, UW’s own Tangled Up in Blue, Matt Nathanson, the BoDeans and Brett Dennen, and they’ll all be performing before Oct. 14, and that’s not even everything on the calendar. This run down is by no means comprehensive, there are also a large number of improv comedy groups in the area, including Atlas Improv and the Monkey Business Institute, the latter of which offers classes in addition to their Saturday night performances at Glass Nickel Pizza on the East Side. As should be apparent, there’s a lot of opportunity for theater in Madison, and it only expands throughout the year.

opinion Obama continues worst of Bush policies dailycardinal.com/opinion

Miles kellerman opinion Columnist

arack Obama is not George W. Bush. The increasingly common comparison is superficial, inferring that they share similar personality traits and management style. Worse, it detracts from a more realistic question: To what extent has Barack Obama allowed a continuation or intensification of the policies he campaigned against? The answer is obvious, and one that even the most blue-tinted glasses can’t rationally deny. The Obama administration, through its appointments, policy decisions and foreign relations has not only failed to reverse key aspects of the Bush administration but has, in fact, exacerbated them. When Obama took office, the most pressing issue the country faced was the implosion of the world economy following a financial crisis caused in large part by investment banks, financial conglomerates and other financial agencies with a close relationship to the White House. Obama heavily criticized the former administration’s ties to Wall Street and condoned the lack of regulations, yet in his first year of office, not a single significant change to the

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system was implemented. In selecting his administration, Obama hired Timothy Geithner and Lawrence Summers, two individuals with heavy ties to Wall Street and whose work in former administrations has been cited as major contributions to the 2008 financial crisis. In Ron Suskind’s new book, “Confidence Men,” an anonymous Wall Street banker even refers to Geithner as “our man in Washington.” So why hire the very men who helped cause the financial crisis to fix their own mess? While it’s impossible to know the exact motivations behind Obama’s appointments, perhaps the following statistic can shed some light: Individuals working in the finance, real estate and insurance sector have contributed $11.3 million to the Obama re-election campaign, according to a report by the Center for Responsive Politics. In 2008, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein donated $994,795 to the campaign after traveling with Obama to two different events and meeting with the candidate’s top economic advisor Larry Summers. Perhaps this is why not a single Wall Street banker has been charged, despite Attorney General Eric Holder’s November 2009 vow to vigorously pursue criminal members in the financial industry. When it comes to foreign policy, Obama has done noth-

ing to lessen our entanglement in war. He invaded Libya without the approval of Congress— an unconstitutional breach of the War Powers Resolution and gross abuse of executive power. The U.S. is also firing drones at an increasing rate in Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen. Thanks to Wikileaks documents, we now know that the Central Intelligence Agency has established a number of secret drone bases in Ethiopia, Djibouti and the Seychelles Islands to curb Islamic extremism in the Middle East and North Africa.

To what extent has Barack Obama allowed a continuation or intensification of the policies he campaigned against?

How such action coincides with international law and the U.S. constitution is somewhat murky, but it certainly confirms that the Obama administration has hardly altered the Bush administration’s militant attitude towards the War on Terror. In an interview for radio show Democracy Now!, John Rizzo, touted as the most influential lawyer in the history of the CIA, confirmed that Obama has changed “virtually nothing with

respect to existing CIA programs and operations.” Included in these CIA programs and operations is the United States’ attitude toward civil liberties both at home and abroad. Since Sept. 11, a number of constitutionally protected rights have been sacrificed pursuing national security. Perhaps the worst infringement comes from the Patriot Act, a piece of legislation whose title is an absolute contradiction in terms. The surveillance powers granted by the law are inarguably unconstitutional. Despite having publicly promised to reform its most intrusive provisions, the Obama administration renewed the act in its entirety. In another broken campaign promise, Guantanamo Bay is alive and well. In fact, the Obama administration has created its own”‘black hole” of international human rights laws in Bagram, Afghanistan, where a new prison capable of holding 2,000 prisoners is to be built. A report by Human Rights First finds that the U.S. government continues to imprison over 2,800 men without habeas corpus rights outside the United States—a hypocritical policy given candidate Obama’s consistent criticisms of Guantanamo in 2008. One can also look for hypocrisy in Obama’s environmental policy. The administration recently ended its pursuit of stronger smog regulations and

reverted back to Bush-era standards—a decision that may benefit the recovering economy, yet represents another example of the administration’s hypocrisy. Yet it should be acknowledged that when judging the performance of a president, the context and conditions of the office in which he or she resides should always be considered. It’s quite possible that Obama walked into his first CIA briefing on threats to the United States and realized that his somewhat idealistic perception of change was practically impossible. However, this does not excuse domestic spying, foreign invasions and other gross abuses of power. Even with the many similarities to Bush policies, the Obama administration is not a carbon copy of the previous president’s cabinet. But in key areas of domestic law and international relations, the White House has continued and intensified some of the most controversial policies of the Bush era. This is no partisan twist or ideology dogma—it’s simply fact. The motivations and context in which the decisions were made can be interpreted differently, but the song remains the same; the Obama administration is hypocrisy defined. Miles Kellerman is a junior majoring in political science. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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“Times are ______”

Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

I think your true love is spoiling you; There’s a total of 364 gifts in “The 12 Days of Christmas.” dailycardinal.com/comics

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Eatin’ Cake

By Dylan Moriarty EatinCake@gmail.com

Solution, tips and computer program available at www.sudoku.com.

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

First in Twenty

By Angel Lee alee23@wisc.edu

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

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CHESS STARS ACROSS 1 Give at no charge, as a hotel room 5 ___-Cola 9 The “f” in f-stop 14 Kind of thermometer 15 Dummkopf 16 College town on the Penobscot River 17 Ship of Columbus 18 Singer at the chess match? 20 Word after “terra” 22 They enforce antipiracy laws 23 It has egg on the side? 24 Writer at the chess match? 28 Sailor’s “yes” 29 Ruby of “Do the Right Thing” 30 Crossed Greek letter 31 Fight-or-flight response generator 33 Latin 101 verb 35 Surprise bust 38 Bird feeder bits 39 Actor at the chess match? 42 Storybook elephant 45 Wax-coated appetizer 46 Fish with an elongated body 50 Thrilled no end 52 Slap the cuffs on 54 Three-time

heavyweight boxing champ 55 Old Ford 56 Dancer at the chess match? 60 Chaney with a thousand faces 61 Buffalo-to-Rochester dir. 62 Hangman turn 63 Rat Pack member at the chess match? 68 Johnson of “LaughIn” fame 69 Wilderness photographer Adams 70 Range bordering Asia 71 Wiener schnitzel ingredient 72 Rough and grating 73 Continental capital? 74 Causes an unearned run DOWN 1 Acknowledge reluctantly 2 Baltimore team 3 Shelves over fireplaces 4 One in a buffet stack 5 300, to Tiberius 6 “Pay” or “Motor” ending 7 Island off Greece 8 Sun-dried brick 9 Opponent 10 Home planet of a Robin Williams

character 11 Invention of new words 12 Bugged 13 Lumberjacks 19 Told whoppers 21 Display at the Getty 25 Prison exercise area 26 Earthshaking event 27 Versifier Ogden 32 Volleyball court dividers 34 Coup d’___ (rebellion) 36 Hoosier State (Abbr.) 37 Keaton of “The First Wives’ Club” 40 “... __ saw Elba” 41 Auto financing co. 42 Sylvia Plath novel (with “The”) 43 Pennsylvania railroad center 44 Naughtiness 47 One at a wedding reception 48 Outstanding athlete 49 Some locomotives 51 Three, in Munich 53 Use paper or plastic? 57 Follow as a consequence 58 India’s first prime minister 59 Urbane 64 Nope’s opposite 65 Nellie who circled the world 66 Rowboat propeller 67 Arafat’s org.

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Football

Don’t look past the Coyotes just yet By Max Sternberg the daily cardinal

With just a week until the Badgers open Big Ten play against newcomer Nebraska, it is easy to forget that UW still has one final non-conference game before the Huskers come calling. While many Wisconsin fans might think South Dakota, a proud member of the Great West Conference (FCS), is just a reincarnation of Austin Peay, this is far from the truth. The Coyotes (2-1) have already made news this year, giving Air Force a stern test on opening weekend and following up that performance with a stunning upset of top-ranked, defending FCS-champion Eastern Washington. Add in the recent history South Dakota has with the Big Ten, having beaten Minnesota just a year ago, it is clear this is a team worthy of Wisconsin’s full attention. “I do think that our guys, because they beat Minnesota a year ago, we’re going to be able

to take that perspective,” UW head coach Bret Bielema said at Monday’s weekly press conference. “But if our preparation this week changes from what it was last week against Northern Illinois, the week before against Oregon State or to go ahead a week against Nebraska, then we’re setting ourselves up for failure.” While worries of a letdown game prior to the conference opener are certainly warranted, the Badgers have proven capable of staying focused on the present, showing no letdown last season in a potential trap game against Minnesota prior to the much-hyped matchup with then No. 1 Ohio State. But there is no doubt that the Badgers will have to overcome an obvious deficit in the “importance department” when it comes to this game. While just another day at the office for UW, this game is a once in a lifetime opportunity for each and every player on the Coyote roster.

“They are a bunch of hardnosed kids that play tough and are going to make the most out of an opportunity that’s given to them,” sophomore defensive lineman Ethan Hemer said. “When they get a big stage to play on, I can only imagine what’s going through their head but I’m sure they’re going to try to make the most of it.” On the offensive side, UW will have to continue taking care of the ball. With only one turnover in the first three games of the young season, Wisconsin will face a USD defense (co-coordinated by former Badger Jake Sprague) that thrives on the turnover, having made five interceptions and recovered three fumbles this season. To add to the turnover capabilities, the Coyotes have pressured opposing quarterbacks, tallying 10 sacks already in games against Air Force, EWU and Northwestern Oklahoma State. On the other end, the Badgers will have to hold in check a threepronged rushing attack of South

Women’s Hockey

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Wisconsin captain Hilary Knight looks to lead her team when they open their season Friday night against Lindenwood.

Badgers set to open their season with the Lindenwood Lions By Nico Savidge the daily cardinal

On Sept. 17, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team gathered for its first official practice ahead of the 2011-’12 season. The Badgers received their national championship rings, and could be forgiven for letting their minds drift back to last spring, when they rode the momentum from a dominant season into the Frozen Four and captured the fourth title in their program’s history. And on Friday–six days after that practice, six months after winning that title and a few moments after enjoying the sight of a banner celebrating it was unveiled at the Kohl Center–

Wisconsin will set about the difficult but privileged task of repeating as national champions. According to sophomore goaltender Alex Rigsby, who backstopped the Badgers’ national title run, the team has not forgotten what it took to earn that success the last time around. “We had a great season last year and we were very successful. But to be successful like how we were, we worked so hard for it,” Rigsby said. “We can’t take that for granted this year–we’re back at square one.” Wisconsin’s season-opening games Friday night and Sunday afternoon will be the first steps on the road to defending the title, but given the opponent, they will not be the toughest. It would be hard to find a bigger disparity in women’s hockey than the one between Wisconsin and Lindenwood. The Badgers

have won four national titles in the past six seasons, boast a unanimous preseason No. 1 ranking both nationally and in their conference, are led by a frontrunner for the sport’s most valuable player award and are, arguably, the best program in the sport’s history. Lindenwood, meanwhile, will be making its Division I debut Friday, having recently moved to the NCAA level after years in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. But while the Lions are a long way from the level of opponents the Badgers will face later in the season, the opening weekend will present plenty of challenges for Wisconsin. With four players away for the weekend at a Hockey Canada camp, the Badgers will look to their freshmen to contribute a lot in their first weekend at the college level. Those freshmen will be confronted with the legacy of the players that came before them Friday, when they face off under a banner commemorating the 2011 title. Senior forward and team captain Hilary Knight, who made her debut at the Kohl Center when Wisconsin celebrated its 2007 national championship, said that experience can put pressure on new players. “It’s sort of nerve-wracking, because you’re this incoming class and sometimes you just feel like you automatically have to assume a role that’s already graduated,” Knight said. “You want to do as well as the team that went before you.” Freshman defenseman Katarina Zgraja said she knows the legacy she will be entering, but that it makes her want to earn a title of her own. “We’ve come in and heard so much about last year’s team,” Zgraja said. “We know how big of a deal it is and we know how much we need to work and how much we want to work in order to win the championship again.”

Dakota which has gained nearly 600 yards on the ground in the early part of the season, each of the three backs averaging over five yards per carry.

Still, the primary challenge this weekend will be for the Badgers to stay focused on the present with the Nebraska game sitting just a week away.

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The Badgers will have to protect the ball on Saturday as the Coyotes have already forced eight turnovers this season.

Join the fun, support your national champions Matthew Kleist too kleist for comfort

can safely say that most of you came to UW-Madison, at least partly, because of the athletics. Who wouldn’t want to be part of the sports scene here? Not to brag, but more than one time has Madison been called the greatest college sports town in the nation. This title extends, I believe, beyond the big three (football, men’s basketball and men’s hockey). Name a sport; if Madison has it, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that team competes at a top level and is among the nation’s best. These lesser known UW teams often have a small, but very dedicated following. Let’s face it, students and fans here live and breathe sports, no matter what that sport may be. There is one sport, however, no matter how dedicated their group of fans may be, that deserves more than they often get. A team that has dominated their game in recent years. A team that not only won their conference playoffs last year, but more importantly, a national championship. What is this sport you ask? The UW women’s hockey team, of course. This is a team that deserves more support than they get on a regular basis. Think about it this way: you get to go see a team that is ranked No.1 in the nation. They have won four national championships in the last six years and are expected to win it all again this year. For a school that prides itself on supporting its athletics, the level of support women’s hockey get is appalingly small. Badger fans have the ability to come out and support this team.

I have seen it with my own eyes. During last year’s Fill the Bowl promotion, 10,668 Badger hockey fans came out to cheer them on. The atmosphere that night was one of the best I’ve ever seen at the Kohl Center. Despite not filling the upper deck completely, the fans there got behind their team. The audience and the energy that had was as impressive as that seen at men’s games. And for those who say women’s hockey can never be as exciting as men’s, I will tell you that you are wrong. I guess have 10,668 people backing me up. I know it is not realistic to ask that the Kohl Center be filled for each and every game, but I ask that everyone make an effort to attend at least one game this season. Trust me, you will find it an enjoyable experience and come back for more. This is a team that deserves your support and those that will take the opportunity to do so will enjoy it. If you are still not convinced, I’m not sure what else to tell you. They are the defending national champions and are poised to repeat this year. They finished last year with a record of 37-2-2, come on, they lost only 2 games all last year! The Badgers are set to open their season and get their title defense under way this weekend with a Friday/Sunday series at the Kohl Center. This is a fans’ opportunity to come out and support this team. If anything, what better way to start your weekend than by seeing the Badgers win a game. It gives you something to celebrate Friday night (besides getting through another week of classes). Get out there and support this team. You will not regret it. Will you be at the Kohl Center Friday night? Let Matthew know at mdkleist@dailycarinal.com.