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HR redesign sparks campus conversation By Cheyenne Langkamp The Daily Cardinal

After over a year of planning, the University of WisconsinMadison human resources redesign plan has garnered praise and criticism alike from campus stakeholders since its release Friday. The new plan aims to improve university employee recruitment and retainment in response to the recent decline in state support by making changes to employee benefits, compensation and diversity efforts. The plan includes a recom-

mendation to change current state statute to allow performancebased pay for faculty and staff, which Academic Staff Executive Committee Chair Jeff Shokler said will be a good way to motivate employees to improve. “It would just be another tool in the toolkit of ways in which we can reinforce good service and quality performance for employees on campus,” Shokler said. The new plan defines academic staff as salaried positions

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Corps values Returned Peace Corps volunteer Don Grey speaks about his experiences at the Peace Corps Global House Party Monday. The event aimed to inform students interested in the corps about what to expect and how to get involved. + Photo by Mohamed Aqeel

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Madison Police Department Capt. Carl Gloede says camera footage will help police track down and identify criminals.

Surveillance cameras to aid downtown police officers By Abby Becker The Daily Cardinal

In response to the recent violence in downtown Madison, the city may install additional surveillance cameras throughout the campus area for police to more effectively catch criminals and monitor safety. The city’s financial committee approved Mayor Paul Soglin’s Executive Capital Budget Monday with several amendments, including one that dedicates $100,000 to double the amount of surveillance cameras throughout Madison’s downtown. Currently, the Madison Police Department’s officers and detectives use approximately 30 cameras to assist in tracking down and

identifying suspects, according to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4. “I firmly believe that the security cameras have proven their worth over the years,” Verveer said. MPD Capt. Carl Gloede said surveillance cameras allow police to capture information on tape that can be used to assist criminal investigations. Gloede said surveillance cameras on the 600 block of University Avenue as well as on Lake and Frances Streets assisted detectives in identifying suspects in the May 19 shooting on University Avenue that injured three people. “It is my profound belief that

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University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly appointed a committee Monday to represent the campus community in the search for the next University of WisconsinMadison chancellor. The Search and Screen Committee will narrow down applicants for a new UW-Madison chancellor who will begin in the 2013-2014 academic year, replacing Interim Chancellor David Ward, who began his current term in July 2011. The committee includes UW-Madison faculty, staff, a dean and two students, according to a statement released Monday. Other members come from UW System boards and administration.

The search committee plans to recommend at least five final candidates for the chancellor position to UW System regents by spring break, according to Search and Screen Committee Chair David McDonald, who is also a UW-Madison history professor. A special committee of regents, including Reilly, will then select the most qualified candidate to present to the full board for appointment. According to McDonald, basic qualifications for a chancellor include scholarly achievement, previous leadership experience at universities and the campus community’s respect for the individual. Additionally, he said part of

the search committee’s purpose is to determine more specific qualifications for the new chancellor position, especially for a diverse university such as UW-Madison. “Each constituency [at UW-Madison] has their own vision of what they’d like to see in a chancellor,” McDonald said. “My committee’s job, in part, is to try and harmonize and blend those separate visions into something common.” McDonald said the search committee will hold a series of public listening sessions to hear these opinions from around campus. The search committee will have its first meeting Oct. 3. —Meghan Chua

Suspects attack Wando’s bouncer with broom, bottles Madison police arrested four suspects who attacked several Wando’s staff members early Sunday morning in a bar fight that a city official called “absolutely perverse” and included an assault with a broomstick. A Sun Prairie man was out celebrating the birth of his newborn daughter with three friends when Wando’s staff asked one of the extremely intoxicated group

members to leave the bar after he fell off a barstool, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain. A fight broke out during which a suspect threw a recycling bin full of bottles down the stairs at staff members while another punched and threatened to shoot a bouncer, according to the report. Another suspect beat the

same bouncer in the head with a broomstick, according to police. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the fight was unusual because Wando’s is typically known to have a strict enforcement staff. Although police usually patrol the area near Wando’s during the weekend, the altercation forced police to send additional squad and police on horses, according to Verveer.

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Dear friends, call me maybe? Jaime Brackeen bracks on bracks on bracks

ear Friends: I love you, but get off my back. I haven’t failed to answer your text because I forgot about it, I haven’t answered it because I have not yet answered it. Seriously, if I had a dollar for every time one of you got annoyed with me for not replying to a text I would have enough money to pay for the overage charges on your phone bill you would likely incur did you not regrettably have an unlimited messaging plan. Now now, please don’t take this so harshly. I, too, once found myself trapped in the dark and dismal abyss of 160-character communication. The smatterings of SMS I receive on any given day range from setting up a lunch date, to requests for me to watch a funny YouTube video, to inquiries surrounding my plans for the approaching weekend. At this later point it is usually Monday and I’m scrambling to finish some homework I neglected to do because of too much socializing over the three days prior, so I beg

of you, please cut me some slack if I’m not quite prepared to block out my Saturday five days in advance. Allow me to clarify for a moment what kind of hounding texts bother me so. If you’ve asked me a question and I haven’t gotten back to you within a day, I sincerely apologize for I have most likely accidentally forgotten to answer you, and you are warranted sending me a reminder message. On the other hand, if it has been three hours since your initial text and I haven’t replied, do not send me “?” or “…” like the pendulous threads of your life are on standstill waiting for this particular reply from me. They’re not. Also, the longer the text and more full of questions, the less likely I am to respond to it promptly, if at all. It’s overwhelming. To try and squeeze my response into something succinct means I will truly have to sit down and ponder how best to word my answer, which could go much faster for you and I both if you would just call me and get the whole ordeal over with in a matter of minutes. I think communication peaked at the invention of the cell phone (for calling purposes only) and began its rapid descent right around the emergence of a standard messaging system. Think about it; written commu-

nication has advanced far too much since Gutenberg brought us the printing press to bastardize written language with the serious usage of “lols” and “OMGs” brought forth by our abbreviated society of instant gratification. Horses and trains and telegraphs used to have to deliver our written messages. Sometimes letters had to travel across oceans on syphilis-infested boats. Look on the bright side—it may have taken a few hours to be able to read what I have to say, but at least someone with a raging case of typhoid or the bubonic plague isn’t delivering my message to you! Oh, happy day. I’m skipping a few decades here, but let’s bring it a little closer to home to the advent of verbal communication for all the ’90s babies still reading and not yet put off by my bitter attitude. Within your lifetime there was such a thing as a landline. In case the brain cells carrying knowledge of this device have been destroyed after countless hours sitting alone in your darkened room staring at a computer screen and flipping through photos of your ex on Facebook, let me jog your memory. As recently as a decade ago you either had to memorize the numbers of your best friends or

keep important digits in an address book. Then, when you wanted to get a hold of someone, you called her or his house and politely asked,“Is so-and-so there?” and if they weren’t—hold tightly to your minds here, kids, lest they blow away—you didn’t get to talk to them. At best you could leave a message with whoever answered the phone and the intended recipient of your call would get back to you at his or her convenience. I long for those days when I could wake up with no agenda and call a friend to hang out when I was feeling bored, rather than the now-frequent question of “How’s my month looking for free time?” or “Who did I forget to text back?” I don’t mean to ruin any friendships here. Obviously if you are one of my friends reading this and think my rant applies to you, you are not alone in your harassing ways and were probably unaware of my malicious attitude towards messaging. But the next time you want to coordinate some complicated communications or even just talk for a bit, please, PLEASE consider calling. Love, your old-fashioned friend, Jaime. R u SiCk Of tXtInG Ur FrIeNdz LyK JME iS? Let her know at jbrackeen@wisc.edu.

The Counselor Theory and the Art of Faking It Michael Voloshin voloshin’s commotion

efore I explain my point, I want to tell you all a story. It’s about a six-year-old that loved going to summer camp (as most Jewish children do). He loved the games of dodgeball, the bug juice and the climbing wall. But what he loved most of all was his counselors. His counselors were so knowledgeable and funny and could always stop a fight between kindergarteners. This child loved his counselors so much that he went back to camp the next summer, and the next and the next until he turned 16. The next two summers he got jobs bagging groceries (because that is what teenagers do). By the time this teenager turned 18 and was ready to go off to college, he once again debated what he should do for a summer job; should he become a waiter, or another year at the grocery store? He thought about it for a while, and then he found out that many of his friends were becoming counselors. Counselors at the same camp that he once attended. “But,” he thought, “they’ve never worked with children, they won’t know what to do.” However, he was tempted to spend the summer with his friends and in the sun so he applied and was hired to be a summer camp counselor. What this young man found out was that he had no idea how to be a camp counselor. Not only that, he realized that none of his coworkers had any idea what they were doing either. They were just coming in, day after day, lifting kids above their shoulder and telling people to quiet down during announcements. And although he had no idea what he was doing, the campers were enjoy-

ing him and camp as much as he did when he was a child. This is what I call the counselor theory: The fact that everyone we meet is faking it in some way, but we don’t realize it until we’re in the same position. Trust me, this applies to everything in life. Raise your hand if you’re a first-born child (put your hand down, you’re reading an article, not trying to answer a question in Anthro 104), that means that you got the first-run with your parents. No amount of babysitting or taking care of a sack of flour can help you raise a real-life human being. But if you weren’t the eldest child, your parents treated you differently, for better or worse (pros: more gifts, cons:

tougher parenting, hand-me-downs, comparisons to elder siblings... okay it sucks to be the youngest). Now this doesn’t mean you should yell at your parents for that one time where you almost died (which undoubtedly happened, just ask them), you should realize that they’ve gotten better over time. The nice thing about starting something new is that soon enough you’ll be good at it. Like my hero Jake the Dog (you all need to watch “Adventure Time”) once said, “sucking at something is the first step to being sorta good at something.” Researchers have said that if you do something for seven years (or 1000 hours) you become an expert at that. Start faking some recipes for chicken par-

mesan and soon enough you’ll be a master Italian chef, start faking drawing and soon enough you’ll be an artist, start faking orgasms and soon enough you’ll be a porn star (or something). So you still have no idea what to do at a house party? Fake it. You don’t know how to finish your paper? Fake it. You can’t remember the band that sings “All Star”? Fake it and say it was Nickelback, no one will ever know. Because the truth is that no one in this world knows exactly what they’re doing. We as humans go through the motions and hope that something sticks on the wall like spaghetti. But what should I know? I faked this whole article.

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news Third annual ‘Brittany Run’ to raise crime awareness By Jesse Pollans The Daily Cardinal

In homage to the late University of Wisconsin-Madison student Brittany Zimmerman who was tragically murdered in 2008, Madison Area Crime Stoppers are hosting a third annual 5K run and walk Friday. At a press conference Monday, Brittany’s mother Jean Zimmerman said “The Brittany Run” aims to spread awareness of her unsolved case and help prevent similar tragedies. “The Brittany Run” will begin at 9 a.m. Sept. 29 at UW Campus lot 60, which is near the UW Hospital. The trail follows the Howard Temin Lakeshore Path. The event started outside the Memorial Union for the past two years, but officials changed the route this year due to the interference of university construction projects. Brittany’s parents, who will be at the finish line to greet each race participant, are partnering

with Crime Stoppers to host the event. Crime Stoppers is a program involving the public, the media and police that tries to reduce crime in Madison, to host the event. Brittany’s father, Kevin Zimmerman, said the event’s goal is to increase awareness and encourage people to report any crime or suspicious behavior they witness. The case is ongoing and active, although there is nothing new to report, according to Kevin. He added he and his wife, Jean, are continuing to work on the case. There is a $40,000 reward for anyone with information regarding the case, according to Jean. “No matter how insignificant they think it might be, it’s just going to take that one little bit of information,” Jean said. Race participants can register online for $30. All proceeds go toward Madison Area Crime Stoppers.

UW alumnus wins two Emmy Awards University of Wisconsin- of households and families in Madison alumnus Steve America today. Levitan won his thirdLevitan graduated straight Emmy Award from UW-Madison in Sunday for Best Comedy 1984. Since then, he has Series for his work as an contributed to numerous executive producer on television shows includ“Modern Family.” ing “Frasier” and “The In addition to his Wonder Years.” Levitan is Emmy for producing the also responsible for creatLEVITAN show, Levitan also won ing five television shows, his first Emmy for Best such as “Just Shoot Me!” Directing in a Comedy Series for and “Modern Family.” the same show. After graduating, Levitan “Modern Family” is an ABC worked as an anchorman and sitcom that follows the story of on-air news reporter in Madison three families who embody the before leaving Wisconsin for lifestyles and reflect the realities Hollywood in 1989.

Taxi passengers rob woman downtown One woman’s multiple misjudgements led to the theft of her valuables in the early hours of Sept. 14 when she falsely believed the men she shared a taxi with to be moral citizens. A 19-year-old Madison woman loaned her iPhone to one of two men with whom she had been sharing a cab on the 1000 block of West Johnson Street, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain. DeSpain said in a statement the man walked off with the victim’s phone after they exited the

taxi. She then invited the second man, 20-year-old Sidney Ivy, back to her apartment to figure out how to get her phone back from his friend. Ivy did not help the woman retrieve her phone and instead stole her watch and cash, according to DeSpain. Using Leads Online, an online law enforcement site, the MPD found the watch had been taken to a pawn shop owned by the same man who stole it, according to police. Police arrested Ivy for theft and bail jumping.

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through the MPD can have access to the cameras. Gloede also said the surveillance cameras operate on a passive system, meaning 90 percent of the video is never actually watched. Also at the meeting, committee members adopted an agreement between the city of Madison and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 60. The agreement, running from March 2014 to March 2015, would decrease wages or health benefits by up to 3 percent, but would prevent further cuts in the future, according to AFSCME’s proposal. Madison’s city council will vote on the agreement at a meeting Thursday.

without those cameras we would not be as successful in the prosecution of that case,” Gloede said. The additional cameras will be installed on downtown streets including West Washington Avenue, Regent and Langdon Streets, according to Gloede. Although police say the cameras will aid detectives, Ald. Satya Rhodes-Conway, District 12, said she is concerned the cameras could infringe on downtown residents’ privacy. But Rich Beadles from the Madison Information Technology Departments said the videos are stored on a large server and only those who are commissioned

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Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, stresses the importance of student input in city affairs to student leaders at an Associated Student of Madison Legislative Affairs meeting Monday.

City officials seek student input to improve UW safety Following a recent increase in concern over campus safety, student leaders reached out to city officials who spoke to student government Monday about student-city collaboration. After the discontinuation of SAFEcab, members of student government grew concerned over the safety of students trying to return home late at night. Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said students play an important role in much of the city’s legislation and they should voice their opinions about subjects affecting them. “I hope to see students get involved on city committees because whether it means new

redesign from page 1 unique to specialized higher education positions, such as lecturers. Conversely, classified staff, which are personnel the university has in common with other state agencies, would be renamed “university staff” and include all positions paid by the hour. Classified staff would see the biggest changes, including the addition of governance rights which will allow the group to formally express their concerns to administration, with the implementation of the plan. However, the plan has also met significant criticisms regarding stakeholder involvement in the development process. David Ahrens, a representative of Wisconsin University Union, which is a faculty and academic staff advocacy group with approximately 100 members, said the process has merely been consultation, rather than collaboration, with employees. “There’s a sense of ‘we’ll let the employees advise us,’” Ahrens told The Daily Cardinal last Thursday. “But we’re really not involved in this collaborative work of creating and enacting and implementing a personnel policy.” Current classified staff member Gary Mitchell said he felt

street lights, whether it means how city officers interact … all are paid for by student taxes,” Resnick said. Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Chair Dan Statter agreed with the alder and said student-city collaboration results in more effective laws. “There is a really sincere and genuine interest on the side of city officials to know what is going on at [the student] level,” Statter said. “Ultimately the outcomes reflect that collaboration between … student opinion and city legislation.” As violence on campus has increased in recent months, city council members have passed

legislation, such as increasing the number of lights over the summer, in response to student concern about safety. Additionally Monday, the city passed further legislation allowing security cameras on campus for extra protection. “When we don’t have communication with students, we don’t know as a city body, as a city entity whether we are being effective or not,” Resnick said. “Having that direct communication, particularly with ASM or with the entire student body is quintessentially very important for the city council.” —Sam Morgen

HR Plan further discussed among UW Academic Staff The Human Resources redesign team presented a condensed version of the new personnel plan to the Academic Staff Assembly Monday. The team, lead by Director of Human Resources Bob Lavigna, received multiple questions from assembly members on issues regarding compensation, new employee evaluations processes and changes to layoff policy. Despite the discussion, Academic Staff Executive Committee Chair Jeff Shokler said he didn’t find any “red flags” in the current document pertaining to academic staff. The assembly is required to take action on the plan in its Oct. 8th meeting, which Shokler said will most likely come in the form of a resolution supporting some or all of the plan. similarly to Ahrens and believed there was too much focus on involving human resources staff. “Their goal seemed to be to just make the process easier, not more fair, not more transparent,” Mitchell said. “It just was supposed to be just easier.” But Bob Lavigna, project leader and director of Human Resources, said his team worked hard to engage the campus

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Chair of Academic Staff Executive committee Jeff Shokler “Because time frame is so tight, the key thing for us is to make sure our ad hoc committee has the resources to do its work so that they can try to get a white paper out in time for us to be able to consider it and formulate a response,” Shokler said. Cheyenne Langkamp

community, facilitating over fifty events across campus that engaged more than 7,000 community members in the process. “We are really quite proud of the level of engagement and participation across campus,” Lavigna said. “I’ll quote the Chancellor who referred to this as ‘perhaps the most collaborative activity we’ve ever done at the University of Wisconsin.’”

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ALBUM REVIEW

Shields Grizzly Bear By Mike Schuerman The Daily Cardinal

Newly reunited bands certainly feel a lot of pressure from fans and critics alike to perform at standards previously set before a hiatus. Take, for example, acts that have re-formed in the past year such as Refused, Pulp and At the Drive-In. Critics considered each of these bands pioneers within their respective genres and all of them had slots at heavily attended festivals like Coachella and Lollapalooza this year. Undoubtedly, the forces mounted in favor of these acts

to uphold their once-lofty standards, and this is the very same challenge indie-rock quartet Grizzly Bear faces with their latest LP, Shields. Due in large part to their 2009 record Veckatimest, Grizzly Bear’s success has been overarching. The stellar baroque-pop record broke through to the mainstream that same year, capturing the attention of a diverse audience and even landing a song in a Volkswagen commercial. Its immense success drove the band to a threeyear hiatus, allowing fans to question whether the band could possibly improve upon such a defining record. Shields is a logical transition for these Brooklyn-based visionaries. Whereas their first major album, Yellow House, heavily utilized acoustic melodies, and Veckatimest grandiose pop arrangements, Shields steps outside the traditional bounds of instrumentation to embody something truly unique in

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the indie-rock world. Using a multitude of instruments, the band creates a cohesive record held tightly by new sounds and repeated lyrical themes. “Sleeping Ute,” the album’s first track, proves to fans Grizzly Bear has yet to cease imagining the endless possibilities of their talents. One hears the familiar vocal pairings of Edward Droste and Daniel Rosen while simultaneously experiencing sounds previously unheard: heavily distorted guitar patterns, rolling synthesizer melodies and orchestral harmonies soon permeate the ears of listeners. “Yet Again” provides another example of new directions the proven band has decided to take. Jarring guitar chords complement Droste’s distinct voice, culminating with a shoegaze inspired jam towards the end. The listener is left with the faint buzzing of an electric piano, producing a sense of loneliness akin to when Droste first utters, “Yet again, we’re

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the only ones.” The seminal moment on Shields, however, is the illusively brilliant “What’s Wrong.” Never before has Grizzly Bear produced something so haunting—a track where simplistic piano chords are appreciated and the faint whine of distant violins becomes comforting. Droste’s uncharacteristic baritone accompanies eerie synthesizer notes, painting a scene of despair as Rosen belts “You never even tried.” Fading into the abyss, a lonely trumpet offers a sense of hope as the song abruptly ends. With repeated listening, Shields becomes even more surprising, as unseen subtleties come to characterize individual tracks. One begins to appreciate things such as the Tim Hecker-like drone melodies in “Adelma” or the bouncing synthesizer pattern and slide guitar combination in “gun-shy.” Even moments that hearken back to Veckatimest sound

refreshing amidst newly inspired musical textures, such as the rolling drumbeats in “Half Gate.” The combination of these seemingly minor instances hidden within elaborate compositions truly makes this record special. Shields shouldn’t be compared to Veckatimest. Furthermore, it shouldn’t be compared to any Grizzly Bear recording in existence. The album is so distinct in and of itself that any comparison to previous works would be unfair to the beauty and innovation these songs represent. Shields not only silences those who doubted the band’s future, but further establishes Grizzly Bear as one of the most creative rock groups of the past decade. The question now remains: Can these imaginative musicians further create new and exciting music? Based on the success of this well-conceived re-immersion into the music world, one can only hope.

Menomena gets creative and has fun with freshly released ‘Moms’ ALBUM REVIEW

Moms Menomena By Paul Blazevich The Daily Cardinal

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Being a freshman at UW-Madison, I grew up in an age where Lil Wayne and Taylor Swift ruled the airwaves and rap music videos dominated the Internet. MTV no longer provides viewers with music videos and the sale of physical music is at a record low. Although the music industry has seemed to slowly decline in quality throughout the last decade, newer bands such as fun. and Mumford & Sons seem to be putting the industry on their back and returning it to the promised land. Menomena is another prophet in this revolution of independent rock, and has been fighting the mainstream music scene since 2000. Composed of just two men, Justin Harris and Danny Seim, Menomena display an impressive array of musicality as both members of the duo make contributions in the vocal department and often trade instruments back and forth while recording and performing. When listening to them, it’s amazing to think only two guys produce all of the unique sounds featured by this band. In a live performance setting, Menomena adds Brent Knopf to the crew, who plays keyboard and electric guitar while triggering samples in select songs with a laptop. Harris also plays electric guitar, as well as bass guitar and saxophone while Seim pro-

vides tempo with the drums and other percussive instruments. You can hear each of these sounds and more on the band’s newest album, Moms, released Sept. 18 by Barsuk records. I would personally describe Menomena’s sound as a mix between ’90s grunge and present-day alternative rock. In some of their songs listeners might even hear a hint of hip hop through the tempos of their drum and bass. Many of the tracks on Moms also sport the use of a synthesizer, bringing in a trippy element to the tunes. Most of Menomena’s new album expresses these tendencies through their generally upbeat melodies and signature Hi-Fi sound. All of Moms exemplifies above-average production quality. Many different instruments make up Menomena’s sound in this album, their fifth since the band’s beginnings in late 2000, as well as an array of experimental sounds constantly filling the background. The large spectrum of melodious harmonies displayed by Menomena make their appearance on the first track of Moms, “Plumage,” an upbeat tune that provides a welcoming beginning to this album. “Plumage” invites the listener to sit down and pay attention to Moms using goofy, enticing lyrics about searching for love along with a jovial guitar line and background piano parts. This soon builds to a short mid-track saxophone solo, after which Menomena displays their full sound potential. Moms then continues into “Capsule,” proving Menomena has a wide range of musical ability, including the classic northeastern United States grunge genre. “Capsule” helps to accentuate the many contrasting

sounds of the new album; Moms often oscillates from dark and heavy all the way back up to happy and airy on its journey to the finish. “Heavy Is As Heavy Does” is a piano-driven anthem about a man and the problems among his family. This song stands out to me as one of the highlights of Moms because of the emotion poured into this track by Harris and Seim. After over two minutes of calm vocals and piano in the background, “Heavy Is As Heavy Does” breaks into a very heavy (no pun intended) guitar riff with Menomena’s signature synthesized sound. “Tantalus” then sends you on a trippy adventure using the power of drums and creative guitar licks. The first minute of the song is instrumental, driven by heavy drum playing and tweaky synthesizer sounds. Half way through the song, in pure, random Menomena fashion, the track takes an Arabian-influenced turn. “Tantalus” finishes off with trippy, chant-like vocals and heavy percussion work for the final two minutes, reminding me of a modern day “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.” “One Horse” is the 10-minute long conclusion to Moms, accurately exhibiting all corners of Menomena’s portfolio. This track is a proper, epic ending to the album and rightfully proves how talented Harris and Seim are, not only with instruments in their hands, but with their songwriting pens as well. I found Moms to be quite the adventure and, although not my typical listening material, interesting to experience. If you are looking for a musical escape from the daily stressors of college life or need a platform to launch your own creative expression, then Menomena’s Moms is a work of art worth checking out.

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into outright campaign mode, saying, “We’ve got a very big choice to make in this election. And it’s not just between two his past weekend I candidates or two parties; it’s returned to my hometown, a choice between two different Milwaukee, Wis., to cross paths for America, two different an item off my bucket list that’s visions for our future. Now, my been there since 2008: Watching opponent, he believes in topPresident Barack Obama, the first down economics.” African-American president and When the president mentioned one of the best campaigners in former Gov. Mitt Romney’s ecorecent history, speak in person. nomic vision for the country the My journey started last crowd reacted with a resounding, Thursday when I stood in line at the “Boo.” In response the president Obama campaign’s Madison head- said, “Don’t boo—vote!” quarters on State Street. I waited For the past five years I in line for an hour and a half for a have been unable to find an ticket to see the presianswer to a seemingly dent speak. simple question: What I waited another two makes President Obama hours in Milwaukee such a good campaignSaturday to get to the er? Not too long into voters who gate of the Summerfest the president’s speech view grounds, where the in Milwaukee, I found Romney president was speakmy answer. When he favorably . ing. Finally, the moment speaks, he’s speaking to I was waiting for was you. Sure, Mitt Romney here. President Obama appeals to a wide range voters who stepped on stage and of constituencies when view was greeted by a thuncampaigning. But he Romney unfavorably. derous roar from the seems aloof, even disincrowd. After his chargenuous at times. What acteristic iterations of makes Obama such a “thank you,” and “thank great campaigner—and you very much,” the president also a great orator—is not just the thanked local dignitaries. He con- fact that he’s a masterful polititinued by saying, “Just to prove that cal tactician, but also his ability I am determined to bring everyone to earnestly communicate that together in moving this country for- he does care about us, and he ward, I am proud to have a couple lays out how we will work to of Green Bay Packers in the house; make a better America. we’ve got Jermichael Finley, we’ve What’s more, the president got Desmond Bishop” (President sermonizes his message in a way Obama is a Chicagoan and a devout that ensures every American can Bears fan). understand his plan for America’s The president wasted little future. In sharp contrast with Mitt time before diving head first Romney’s oft-monotone stump

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speeches, Obama clearly conveys his emotion in speeches by manipulating the way he speaks. The deftness with which the president executes his campaign speeches has helped him throughout this election season. Polls show most Americans find the president pretty likeable; many Americans have a more negative feeling about Romney than a positive one. Maybe I’m late in the game. Maybe it’s obvious to everyone else that that’s what makes this president such an effective campaigner. Ultimately, what will decide the outcome of this election, like every election, is who can connect with the electorate. And President Obama does just that. In total, the president spoke for a little over 50 minutes; overall I had waited almost four hours to watch a 50-minute speech. It was certainly worth it. But at the end of his speech, I realized that what makes President Obama so inspiring, and his campaign so effective, is not just his candidacy but also the movement his candidacy and his presidency have created. As I looked to my left while Obama was speaking, I watched a man who seemed to be a firstor second-generation IndianAmerican immigrant lift his daughter on top of his shoulders so she could catch a glimpse of the president. Maybe one day she could become president. The Obama presidency represents the immense social progress that America has made in recent decades and provides hope for even greater social progress in the years to come. It was just seven years before Barack Obama was born that the United States

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President Barack Obama spoke to an estimated crowd of 18,000 this past weekend in Milwaukee at the Summerfest grounds. Supreme Court ruled de jure segregation in public schools unconstitutional in its Brown v. Board of Education decision. It wouldn’t be until three years after Obama was born that the federal government outlawed most major forms of discrimination through the Civil Rights Act of 1964. And another year would pass before the Voting Rights Act, which protected against the disenfranchisement of African Americans across

the country, was enacted. 43 years later, Obama was elected as the first African-American president of the United States. As the president proved in his speech in Milwaukee Saturday, he’s still the best campaigner and most inspiring candidate in this race. Michael is a freshman majoring in political science. Please send all feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.

More self-questioning needs to accompany political discussion Mitch Taylor opinion columnist

ello, reader. My name is Mitch, and I am about to tell you something that you may not know. Ready? There are some intelligent, reasonable people in the world of politics who say things that are true. In fact, nowhere else will you find such intelligent and logical people discussing such important issues (besides, perhaps, the Team Edward vs. Team Jacob debate). Now I am going to tell you something you do know. There are a lot of people in the world of politics who are utter lunatics. Follow me so far? Of course you do. You’re smart. Unfortunately for the integrity of American political discourse, the utter lunatics command a large portion of our mass media. The political world is drowning in a sea of stupid, and it’s up to us normal people to tell the difference between what is fact and what was transcribed from some scribblings on the walls of a mental institution. Now, you may be nodding your head and saying, “You’re right, Mitch. Those liberals/ conservatives are really stupid.”

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No, you’re missing my point. There exists in politics a double standard. We are very accepting of information that supports our point of view, but are quite distrusting of opposing information. Don’t worry. It’s not our fault. It’s how the human brain works. We are so divided we can’t see that everyone has something equally invalid and asinine to contribute to the conversation. There is almost as much cynicism in politics as there is stupidity. That’s right. I’m not going to sit here and preach to you about seeing the value in the opinions of

others. While it is good to practice empathy and open-mindedness in political discussion, we need to take a step back and realize that both sides are full of complete boneheads. Now I know that you, wonderful reader, are a reasonable and level-headed individual. You are intelligent and compassionate and are by no means idiotic. You have never punched anyone in the face over a tax debate. Not since that one time. We often overlook where we get our information. Unbiased news sources are few and far between, so chances are most of your politi-

cal knowledge comes from partisan sources (such as the article you are currently reading). Even an intelligent and logical individual can be misled by heavily manipulated facts. As much as America needs to be more accepting and compromising, we also need more introspective cynicism. I’ll use myself as an example: I just ate a bowl of peanut butter for dinner, who the hell am I to have well-developed political beliefs? In order to accept opposing views, we need to question our own. Before we spew our idealism all over every-

one, we need to come to terms with the fact that we might just be idiots. Here is an example. First of all, please, for the love of all that is good in the world, stop posting political things on Facebook. The average Facebook news feed is a perfect display of my point. I was perusing mine a few weeks ago and came across a post presenting some “evidence” that liberal news station MSNBC is racist. I was rather annoyed by this baseless claim until I realized that I, if presented with the same “evidence” against the conservative Fox News, would all too readily be outraged by their racism. This made me think about how I view more liberal posts. Are they just as unfounded as these conservative ones that I am so frustrated by? When I put up the occasional status about my less-than-compromising views on gay rights, are there conservatives that see me as a godless, brainwashed, tree-hugging, sex-crazed communist? Am I a godless, brainwashed, tree-hugging, sex-crazed communist? So, beloved reader, next time you find yourself in a political debate, remember that your opinions may be just as idiotic as those of the psychopath you’re talking to. Mitch is a freshman who is undecided about his major. Please send all feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION ACROSS 1 Hoover, for one 4 Hardly refined or genteel 9 Essential points 14 State whose cap. is Boise 15 Kidney-related 16 “In an ___ world ...” 17 Bottom line 18 Thing you don’t want to twist 19 Like a pretty lass 20 React badly to boredom 23 Iron setting 24 “That’s all ___ wrote!” 25 It may be concealed cosmetically 28 Bailiwick 32 New York’s ___ Island 34 Withdrawal site, for short 37 Assumed name 39 Dark suit bane 40 What many office buildings don’t include 44 Kinks song 45 Same-old, same-old 46 Con’s vote 47 Numb, as a foot 50 Come after 52 Put in stitches 53 Cul-de-___

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Badgers prepare for tough test in Lincoln By Peter Geppert the daily cardinal

For the Wisconsin football team (3-1 overall), the quest for their third straight conference championship begins this week when they open up Big Ten play. After holding on to beat UTEP (1-3) 37-26 Saturday, the Badgers will gear up for a tough road test against the No. 22 Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-1) as they try to kickoff their Big Ten campaign with a statement win in a tough setting. Revenge will undoubtedly be a theme for the Cornhuskers this week, who will be trying to avenge a nationally televised 48-17 beat down at the hands of the Badgers last year in their Big Ten debut. “We’re a program that is moving forward and they are one that had a setback two weeks ago against UCLA but has responded nicely with two games that they’ve won handily,” head coach Bret Bielema said at his weekly Monday press conference. “They’re a well coached football team with a lot of good football players who have been playing well.” The biggest x-factor going into this weekend’s matchup will be the play of redshirt freshman quarterback Joel Stave, who will be making his second start for

Wisconsin under the lights in Lincoln, Neb. The young quarterback played well in his first start against UTEP, completing 12 of 17 passes for an efficient 210 yards and one touchdown pass. “It’s not what happens, it’s how you react to what happens,” Bielema said. “Playing at Nebraska against their defense puts a lot of challenges against him, but he needs to have faith in himself and faith in his teammates in order to have success.”

“This game gives us a chance to see where we want to be and how far we’ve come in the last two weeks.” Bret Bielema head coach Wisconsin football

Stave will be facing a tough counterpart in Nebraska’s junior quarterback Taylor Martinez. Through four games the Corona, Calif. native has been putting up Heisman Trophy caliber numbers, accounting for 1,069 yards of offense and 11 total touchdowns through just four games. Martinez will be looking to come

Women’s Hockey

Women’s hockey ready to kick off 2012 season

at giving the girls some game time experience. With a large The upcoming week is a big freshman class that includes one for Badger women’s hockey Johnson’s daughter, Mikayla, he head coach Mark Johnson. wants to feed his team Not only does the as much college hockey, team have their first experience as they can game Friday against get to prepare for Friday’s Minnesota State in game in Mankato. Mankato, but they also Brianna Decker, a move into their brand member of the U.S. womnew home, La Bahn en’s national ice hockey Arena, Monday. team, will be the team’s Decker Coach Johnson stated head captain this year and in his press conference Johnson is excited about Monday that the “wow factor” handing her this opportunity. provided by this new facility is “The way Brianna conducts a huge advantage to recruiting herself indicates to me that not only and ticket sales alike. she wants to have a great senior The team had an inner-squad season, but she wants to continue scrimmage last Saturday aimed to have high goals for herself.”

By Paul Blazevich The Daily Cardinal

Volleyball

Badgers set for big week

Wisconsin volleyball head coach Pete Waite spoke at UW’s weekly press conference Monday, after his team wrapped up an up-and-down weekend in the gym. The Badger women opened their Big Ten season this past Friday with a win at Northwestern and continued the weekend road trip to #20 Illinois Sunday, where they dropped a close match in five sets. Coach Waite addressed the tough games the Badgers are looking forward to this coming weekend, playing #4 Penn State Friday and #23 Ohio State

Saturday. UW has matured since last season, but so has Penn State, rightfully taking their place as one of best teams in NCAA volleyball. The Nittany Lions’s size is one of their major strengths, and they also sport some of the fastest serves Waite has ever seen in his 13-year coaching tenure at UW. Waite looks forward to the challenge and says great ballhandling, good serves, as well as improvements in consistency will all play a major factor in the Badgers’ ability to pull off an upset this Friday.

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Badgers’ redshirt freshman quarterback Joel Stave will get his first road start of his career under the lights in Wisconsin’s Big Ten opener this Saturday against Nebraska. back from a dismal performance in last year’s game against the Badgers in which he threw three interceptions in front of a raucous night crowd at Camp Randall. After performing poorly on the national stage in a game that likely cost him his Heisman candidacy last year, this Saturday’s game will provide Martinez with an opportunity to show the nation just how far he’s come as a quarterback.

“He brings a unique challenge in what he can do with his feet and his arm,” Bielema said. “That’s the part if you’re grading how is he different this year, how he’s been able to throw the ball down the field vertically has been a big improvement.” This week’s game gives Nebraska the opportunity to show their fans how far their program has come since last year’s game.

It also gives the Badgers a chance to instill faith in a fan base that has grown disenchanted with close wins against sub-par opponents. A chance that Bielema believes will not be wasted come Saturday night. “The challenge to our guys is ‘where do you want to be?’” Bielema said. “We’ve done a good job of battling ourselves back, and this game gives us a chance to see where we want to be and how far we’ve come in the last two weeks.”

Saints’ poor start highlights coaching importance in NFL Matt Masterson master’s degree

s long as sports have been around, there has been a “chicken or the egg” type argument about who really makes a team, the players or the coaches. Is it the coaches’ preparation, motivation and schemes that set up a team for victory, or does on-the-field talent truly trump all else? If you had asked me a few months ago, I would have told you without a doubt it that was talent that won games. If you put together a team built around Tom Brady, Calvin Johnson, Clay Matthews and Darrelle Revis, it wouldn’t matter if they were coached by me, they are going to win a lot of games. However, in the wake of the New Orleans Saints’ “bounty-gate,” I have had to rethink my position. If you weren’t aware, the Saints coaching staff was leveled by suspensions this season after it was discovered that former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams had been putting bounties on opposing players’ heads. Williams has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL and is no longer affiliated with the Saints. Head coach Sean Payton was banned for the entire 2012 season and his interim replacement, Joe Vitt, was suspended for the first half of this year. Put all this together and you get an 0-3 start for a team that was expected to not only make the playoffs, but also contend for

a Super Bowl. The roster is largely built around the same core of players it has been for the last three years, when the team averaged over 12 wins per season and earned three playoff bids. After Sunday’s 27-24 loss to Kansas City though, the Saints are just one of two teams left in the league that has yet to win a game (sorry, Cleveland). Yes, New Orleans has been competitive in each game so far, but quarterback Drew Brees and Co. just haven’t been able to put it all together and earn a “W.” The Saints have lost to Washington, Carolina and Kansas City this season— all of whom have earned their only win of the season against the Saints. Without Payton (who is regarded as an offensive-minded coach), the Saints’ normally dominant offense has slipped. They are fifth in passing yards per game, but they are getting just 92.7 rushing yards per game so far this season, down from the 132+ yards they averaged last season.

Total yards given up per game

Bottom ranked teams in NFL: 29. Cincinnati- 416.7 yards/game 30. Washington- 429.3 yards/game

31. Tennessee- 463 yards/game 32. New Orleans- 477.3 yards/game

Defense has never been the Saints’ strong suit, but without Williams and Vitt (who also serves as the team’s linebackers coach), they have been downright awful.

New Orleans is giving up 215 rushing yards and 477 total yards per game, good for last in the NFL in both categories. Just look what they did for Jamaal Charles. Going into Sunday’s game, the Chiefs running back had just 90 rushing yards on the season and was coming off of an embarrassing three yard performance against Buffalo. After Sunday, Charles is now leading the NFL in rushing yards as he gashed the Saints for 233 yards on the ground, including a nearly untouched 91-yard touchdown run. The Saints are giving up 34 points per game (third worst in the league) and own a minus two turnover ratio. This is not a recipe for success. New Orleans was up 24-6 against Kansas City in the third quarter, but allowed the Chiefs to score the final 21 points to grasp defeat from the claws of victory. The teams’ problems don’t stem from lack of talent— they have star players in Brees, Jimmy Graham, Darren Sproles, Marques Colston and Jonathan Vilma. Their struggles are a direct result of the lack of coaching that these players are receiving. Talent can put a team up 24-6. Coaching allows that team to hold onto the lead and get a victory. Talent can get you over 27 points and 377 yards per game. Coaching gets you numbers in a much more important category: the win column. Who do you think is responsible for winning games? Can talent ever really be trumped by coaching? Let Matt know by tweeting to him @M_R_Masterson.