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Wrongly convicted man recalls help from Wis. Innocence Project By Christina Spiewak The Daily Cardinal
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After 12 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, Chris Ochoa became a lawyer after attending UW-Madison law school.
Student government talks closed meetings By Anna Duffin The Daily Cardinal
Student government leaders heard new legislation that would eliminate the requirement for the Student Judiciary to record closed sessions Sunday. Although the council typically meets Wednesday, they held a special session to catch up on agenda items it did not have time to address at the last two meetings. Student Judiciary Chief Justice Kathryn Fifield said recording closed sessions could inhibit justices from expressing their true opinions on cases brought to the SJ. “Closed sessions have a purpose in governments, and that is to facilitate frank discussion,
candid discussion that produces the best results possible in terms of making decisions,” Fifield said. Fifield also said she feared if the sessions were recorded, students could try to get justices impeached if they do not agree with opinions expressed in closed session. Also at the meeting, the council passed legislation allowing students access to e-mails sent between committees of student council on the listserv. Associated Students of Madison Rep. Tom Templeton, who introduced the legislation, said students had access to information sent in the e-mails in the past, but the
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After police grabbed his forearm, indicating where he would receive a lethal injection if he did not cooperate, Chris Ochoa said he was ready to admit to anything—even if it meant spending life in prison for a murder he did not commit. Ochoa went to prison in Austin, Texas, in 1988. It took 12 years and help from a UW-Madison Law School program to reverse the wrongful conviction. The program, the Wisconsin Innocence Project, recently received approximately $1 million in grant money, allowing it to continue to help wrongfully convicted inmates like Ochoa. Ochoa would later graduate
from Wisconsin’s law school and lend his experience to the program. But despite these successes, his road to freedom was not easy.
“[They] said ‘If you know something, and you don’t tell us, we’ll charge you with capital murder.’” Chris Ochoa freed by wis. innocence project
Weeks before Ochoa’s arrest, a Pizza Hut waitress was raped and murdered. So when Ochoa, then a 19-year-old honors student, entered the restaurant with his intoxicated roommate, employees immediately went on the alert.
Their suspicion increased when Ochoa’s roommate asked questions about the murder, leading them to report Ochoa and his roommate to the police. Ochoa remembered the interrogation clearly: “A Hispanic detective walked in. He slammed his fist on the table and looked at me. He said, ‘They call me the boogeyman.’ He was the bad cop.” While there was also a “good cop,” Ochoa said neither were on his side. “[They] said ‘if you know something [about the murder], and you don’t tell us, we can charge you with capital murder and you’ll get the death penalty,’” he said. According to Ochoa, after denying him an attorney, the detectives
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Men versus Pizza
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Contestants in the Ian’s Pizza eating contest chowed down on Library Mall Friday afternoon. The winner took home a free semester of Ian’s Pizza and an XBOX 360 console.
Shootings and violence at Park Street bar may cost venue its license By Taylor Harvey The Daily Cardinal
R Place on Park was temporarily shut down after three people were injured in a shooting outside the Park Street bar Friday. Due to a series of similar incidents involving weapons and violence outside R Place over the past months, city officials are currently consider-
ing revoking the license of its owner Roderick Flowers. In the most recent incident, police said three men were ambushed while leaving R Place at 2:20 a.m. Friday morning. Two of them sustained gunshot wounds while one other man was injured by broken glass. “The preliminary investigation suggests this was a targeted
attack,” Madison Police Department Spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a statement. “Witnesses report hearing multiple gunshots.” Flowers told the Capital Times Friday’s shooting was “sad and unfortunate” but assured there was no connection between the incident and the R Place establishment. “I think the license should be
revoked,” Ald. Sue Ellingson, District 13, said. “I think Flowers wanted to do the right thing, but he didn’t have a good business plan in place to keep the right kind of customers coming to his bar.” According to MPD Captain Joe Balles, the MPD’s SWAT team executed a search warrant at an apartment in the 1800 block of South Park Street
to search for items and articles related to the Friday morning shooting. No suspects are in custody at this time, according to police. A hearing is scheduled to take place Tuesday regarding the future of the bar. Madison’s Alcohol License Review Committee could recommend revocation of the bar’s liquor license to Common Council Wednesday.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”
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ike most people, my mind tends to wander as I fall asleep at night. Unlike most perfectly healthy 21-year-olds, my mind wanders to, “HOLY SHIT WHAT IF I DIE IN MY SLEEP TONIGHT?” Perhaps all the sodium from the Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos is going to my head, but I can’t help but worry about the possibility of dying before I wake. No, I’m not afraid of death (no more than the next person, at least). What am I afraid of ? That I will die on a night I have decided to sleep in the nude. That I will have no say in who gives the eulogy at my funeral (take it away, Sarah Carpenter!). That I will die before the Chicago Cubs win the World Series. And most of all, I am terrified that my parents will find my hot-pink
vibrator while cleaning out their deceased, eldest daughter’s room. I know I will be dead and incapable of actually caring, but that possibility alone is horrifying enough. I have always been weirdly morbid about death, though the vibrator was not always an issue. When I was a kid, the inevitability of dying would keep me up all hours of the night. I was so terrified, in fact, that when I was seven I drew up a will, allocating my prized possessions to my best friends and family. All $32 of my life savings was for my parents to donate to a charity that saved lost dogs (the movie “Benji” really stuck with me). Benny, the stuffed animal I sleep with every night used to sleep with every night was for my sister. And my totally awesome Razor scooter was for whomever my best friend was that week. Why was I so preoccupied with death? It’s very simple: “Titanic.” Seeing all the dead bodies bobbing in the Atlantic Ocean was too much for my 7-year-old mind to handle. I
even went so far as to resent Leonardo DiCaprio for his being in the film. While my friends read J-14 and swooned over his picture, my freaky self would just snap, “I hate him.” (Don’t take it personally, Leo. I’ve since moved on. I hope you are not too upset. Why don’t I make it up to you with some sex?)
I have always been weirdly morbid about death, though the vibrator was not always an issue.
This all eventually led to a new heaven, designed by yours truly and my best friend Sarah. My death-obsessed self needed to know, or at least discuss the possibility, that some kind of afterlife existed, and since I am clearly an omnipotent being whose will immediately becomes reality, designing my own heaven seemed like the obvious next step.
In our early teen years, neither Sarah nor myself was terribly interested in subscribing to a religion that outlawed premarital sex (because we had so many suitors on the horizon), so we devised our own heaven, complete with the option of going up, down, left or right. To the left would be a room with cool music and deep conversation… and that is all I really recall. Apparently our alternative to heaven and hell wasn’t impressive enough to remember. Stick to the religions you’ve got, folks. I’m thankfully not as preoccupied with the possibility of death as I once was. I’m too busy wigging out about having to be an actual, productive member of society this time next year. Still, I should probably find a better place to hide my vibrator. Find yourself worrying about what the afterlife has in store for your poor soul? Have your own version of heaven you’ve cooked up while lying awake at night? Share them with Jacqueline at jgoreilly@wisc.edu.
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Delving into
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LUMUMBA IN KASAI
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NEW ORLEANS—Six white children slipped past segregationist housewives to atend school with one Negro girl today in New Orleans. The housewife group—intent on enforcing a boycott on the integrated school— became so infuriated they began chasing bystanders. They also ran to the home of one of the students and shattered a car window with a brick. No one was hurt.
LEOPOLDVILLE, the Congo— Ousted Congolese Premier Lumumba is reported to have reached Kasai province and placed himself under protection of UN troops from Ghana. He disappeared from Leopoldville after eluding his guards on Sunday.
MOSCOW—Russia has launched a five-ton “Ark-nik” spaceship, loaded with two dogs and other living creatures. A Russian scientist says unless the orbiting spaceship is brought down very soon it may hit the earth’s atmostphere and burn up. A British spokesman from the tracking station at Jodrell Bank said they expect a similar launching with a man aboard any day now.
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State closes tobacco ‘loophole,’ frustrates retailers By Rachel Hahn The Daily Cardinal
Some tobacco retailers say a new interpretation of tobacco legislation will burden them with additional costs and higher taxes. The Wisconsin Department of Revenue released a notice Friday to “roll your own” cigarette retailers across the state, requiring them to pay for a variety of costly permits and certifications from various state agencies in order to operate machinery. Roll-your-own machines allow customers to create their own cigarettes by allowing them to pack purchased loose tobacco. This distinction from boxed and carton cigarettes allowed retailers to avoid paying full cigarette taxes. The DOR estimates there are
50-100 roll your own machines operating in Wisconsin, accounting for approximately $19 million in lost tax revenue on cigarettes.
“It’s probably going to put us out of business.”
Jan Nau Discount Smokes Portage, Wis.
“Manufacturers and our retail members are required by law to collect taxes on cigarettes,” said Matt Hauser, President of the Wisconsin Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association
in a statement. “It’s time to close this loophole and have everyone play by the same rules.” These new costs have retailers concerned for their bottom lines. “It’s probably going to put us out of business,” Jan Nau, employee of Discount Smokes, a roll your own machine operating shop in Portage, Wisc., said of the notice. The American Cancer Society said it supports the DOR’s actions for health reasons. “We’re glad [Wisconsin] Governor [Scott] Walker is taking action…and that he recognizes the real health danger roll-your-own machines pose to the health of our state,” Allison Miller, Wisconsin Government Relations Director for the American Cancer Society, said in a statement. Grace Liu/the daily cardinal
Chair Allie Gardner and ASM discussed the proposed Student Juciary closed-session recording policy Sunday.
Free valet bike service at football games hopes to make transportation easier Free bike valet parking is now available at all Badger football games courtesy of Transportation Services and the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin. Located within blocks of the stadium, fans can leave their bikes at the corral one
hour before kickoff until one hour after the game’s finish. While attendants will not lock up bikes, they will supervise the corral. The service is intended to make biking a more practical option for students, helping
them avoid the street traffic and easily find a parking spot before games. The free valet is located at UW Lot 114 at 1420 Engineering Drive. For more information, contact the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin at 608-251-4456.
Madison state senator to recieve ‘Peacemaker’ award State Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, will receive the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice’s “Lifetime Pe ac e m a ke r ” a w a r d S a t u r d a y, October 8th, for his distinguished and often overlapRISSER ping careers in
politics and social activism. The award, which the WPNJ has given only a handful of times in its 20-year history, is reserved for those with lifelong commitments are in line with the group’s mission statement of, “working toward the creation of a sustainable world, free from violence and injustice.” Risser, who has represented Madison in various capacities in the Wisconsin Legislature
since 1956, helped to found the WPNJ in 1991 amidst protests of the Gulf War. More recently, Risser was one of 14 Democratic senators who fled Wisconsin during the collective bargaining protests. “It’s recognition of 50 years of work, and its not just longevity, its what he’s done,” WPNJ Program Director Steve Burns said. “He’s willing to stand up for he believes is right.”
Fall Ride the Drive takes over downtown Madison Although Madison’s Ride the Drive ended two hours early because of weather, hundreds gathered downtown Sunday to bike, walk and rollerblade throughout Madison’s streets for the second time this year. Ride The Drive is free to the public and held twice a year to celebrate the city’s commitment to bicycling and healthy lifestyles. “We are proud to support such a great event that promotes a healthy and active lifestyle in the city of
Madison,” Trek Advocacy and Government Relations Manager Krista Rettig said in a statement. “It’s initiatives like Ride the Drive that put Madison on the map with other progressive and bike friendly communities across the nation.” The six-mile route afforded participants a scenic view of the Capitol from John Nolen Drive and took bikers and walkers up State Street. Frances Street between
University Avenue and Dayton Street was closed off to accommodate the ride, as was Bedford Street between Dayton Street and North Shore Drive. Mayor Paul Soglin threatened to cancel the fall ride earlier this year because of the route’s impact on downtown businesses. But he said the small changes to assist motorists in getting to their downtown destinations made it possible this year.
New funding to expand nuclear energy research After receiving over $2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, UW-Madison engineering physics researchers will collaborate with other universities to develop future nuclear energy technology. UW-Madison research Professor Kumar Sridharan is working to create models and databases to facilitate the design, installation and
licensing of dry used-nuclearfuel storage systems with the capacity to hold fuel for up to 300 years. In a second project, UW-Madison engineering physics Professor Todd Allen, senior scientist Mark Anderson and Sridharan will collaborate with two other universities to test an advanced reactor design, which will generate electricity more effi-
ciently and safely. UW-Madison will also use the money to purchase a detection system for a scanning-electron microscope, upgrade the control systems of a particle accelerator, and improve thermal-hydraulic testing facilities. Additionally, the funds will help UW-Madison upgrade its research reactor with new water purification equipment.
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innocence from page 1 thoroughly interrogated him. They believed Ochoa’s roommate committed the murder and Ochoa was an accomplice, so they encouraged him to confess before his roommate to soften his penalty. After 12 hours, Ochoa said he was desperate to give the cops a satisfactory statement so he could go home. “When I got [the answer] right or they told me the answer, I just repeated it, and they would stop the recorder, rewind it, and record it,” Ochoa recalled. At one point, Ochoa said one of the detectives stopped the tape, stood up and threw a chair at his head. “And that was the good cop,” Ochoa said. According to Ochoa, he was eventually given an attorney who doubted his innocence and advised him to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty. “It was life in prison or death. Not much of a choice really,” Ochoa said. Ochoa pleaded guilty not just to save his own life, but also to relieve the pain it was causing his family, particularly his mother who suffered a stroke after hearing her son could face the death penalty. With a guilty plea from Ochoa and DNA linking him to the murder, Ochoa spent the next 12 years of his life behind bars.
ration of church and state. “To cancel Wednesday’s meeting when there are a lot of diverse religious beliefs involved I feel would be against the spirit of how governments in the U.S. operates,” Fifield said. ASM Chair Allie Gardner will decide whether or not to hold Wednesday’s meeting and inform the council. ASM representatives who miss the meeting for religious purposes will not be penalized. On a similar note, Neibart said she was unhappy the council scheduled the meeting on a Sunday. “I’m extremely uncomfortable that this meeting was on a Sunday,” Neibart said. “I think that just shows that we’re not honoring days of rest.” While he kept busy pursuing two associate degrees, it was not enough to alleviate the loneliness he experienced. “One year, it was Christmas Eve and I was waiting for a card to know that somebody still loved me and cared about me. It didn’t come,” Ochoa said through tears. His luck began to change in 1997 when Ochoa contacted Barry Scheck, co-founder of the Innocence Project in New York. Scheck sent him a list of affiliated Innocence Projects, including one located in Wisconsin. “I don’t know what prompted me to choose Wisconsin. I didn’t even know where Wisconsin was on a map,” Ochoa said. The Project retested the DNA evidence, proving the innocence of both Ochoa and his roommate while identifying the actual murderer. In 2001, Ochoa’s sentence was reversed by the same judge who originally convicted him. Ochoa graduated in 2006 from the UW Law School and now practices real estate law while advising on the Wisconsin Innocence Project. Ten years after his release, Ochoa still suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder, but said he has been able to find peace in Madison. “Being a student here ... was my therapy,” Ochoa explained.
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hile a few dedicated dreamers still strolling to class in cargo shorts and flip-flops may be ignoring the inevitable, the ugly truth is that summer is over and the fall semester is upon us. It’s hard to ignore the clearly inverse relationship going on here—the temperature keeps dropping and the homework keeps piling up. But lest we forget while sitting in the shadow cast by our mountains of reading, college, on occasion, can be pretty fun too. So, in the hopes of getting that ephemeral season which shall henceforth go unnamed out of our heads and reminding us that school isn’t so bad after all, I present you with my top five back-to-college flicks. “Back to School” (1986) One of my dad’s all-time favorite movies—in case the cinematic inclinations of a suburban accountant are your preferred taste-barometer— “Back to School” stars Rodney Dangerfield as a wealthy, yetuneducated, self-made man who, upon discovering that
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his son is struggling in school both socially and academically, decides to enroll at his son’s college—ostensibly “Grand Lakes University,” but in reality our very own campus. Watch Dangerfield spend the year bribing his way through classes, remodeling his dorm room to fit in a fiveperson Jacuzzi and teaching the kids these days how to party. Or perhaps just take a stroll up Bascom Hill 25 years ago and appreciate the fact that you don’t have to go to school with your dad.
[The Rules of Attraction] narrates these characters’ self-destructive, hyperbolic debauchery.
“The Rules of Attraction” (2002) Written and directed by Academy Award Winner Roger Avary (co-writer of “Pulp Fiction”), this flick is a pitch-black comedic adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel of the same name. It chronicles the interwoven stories of three college students in a love triangle—Sean (James Van Der Beek,) a drug dealer; Lauren
(Shannyn Sossamon,) a virgin poetry major; and Paul (Ian Somerhalder,) a promiscuous bisexual. The film narrates these characters’ self-destructive, hyperbolic debauchery. Avary’s stylish production (the film was one of the first studio releases to be edited with Apple’s Final Cut Pro, which later became an industry standard,) coupled with Ellis’ acidic satire of college life, provide an entertaining, though occasionally disturbing, product that is without a doubt the most faithful cinematic adaptation of any of Bret Easton Ellis’ works. “The Social Network” (2010) You know that luminescent blue and white thing you use to talk to all you friends, keep tabs on your enemies, stalk your latest crush, display all your photos, plan all your parties, follow all your favorite musical artists and at this point probably to breathe as well? This is the story of that; the story of the revolution that went on to define our generation’s college experience—Facebook. If you read my column with any frequency last year, you’re probably already aware that I’m a vocal supporter of this movie. “The King’s Speech” receiving best picture over “The Social
Fall into the latest on TV By Jessica Sklba the daily cardinal
As homework piles up, midterms loom on the horizon and students get in step with the academic marathon that is every new collegiate semester, fall TV series have just premiered. Thank God, Facebook was just getting too boring as a procrastination method. For those children-at-heart comes a gripping remake of the classic stories your parents told you before bedtime. ”Grimm,” the brainchild of David Greenwalt (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) and Jim Kouf (“Ghost Whisperer”), this series manages to turn the traditional bedtime stories to the gritty and exciting. From Showtime and the creators of “24” comes a pertinent and suspenseful series taking place in the aftermath of the 9/11 attack. “Homeland” tells the story of a CIA officer who believes that a recently-M.I.A. U.S. soldier may be part of the Al Qaeda, and their phsycological complexities that arise while seeking the truth. “Law and Order” fans, lend an ear—new from NBC comes a thrilling police drama starring the extremely toughlooking Maria Bello. “Prime Suspect” follows the exploits of a tough female cop in New York City battling sexism in a male-dominated work force. Featuring a little more humor than your average cop show and a richer plot, this series may be a sure win. A standout favorite in comedy for this season is Fox’s latest
sitcom, “New Girl,” an emotionally damaged young woman seeks refuge amongst a group of slightly delusional young men. To be frank, it seems like this plot line is just a mash up of several overplayed plotlines. Surprisingly, the series stands out this season as one of the most promising, funny thirty minutes to hit television. The show opens with a dramatic account of Jess’s (Zooey Deschanel) tragic, awkward, romantic failure. The three guys looking for a flatmate are astounded by Jess’s emotional state and nearly refuse to let her live with them. But audiences need not fear, Jess wins them over by slipping in the fact that all her friends are models, which, of course, is known to be completely irresistible to the human male. The remainder of this fresh pilot is filled with the boys trying to get Jess off of the couch, to stop watching “Dirty Dancing” and to find a rebound. Like any good sitcom, the process is not nearly as simple as one may think. Jess turns out to be less than adequate when it comes to interacting with men, but of course she makes it look good. The episode ends on a touching note, making viewers excited for what adventures (or misadventures) these four misfits are going to experience all season long. The characters add the most enticing part of the pilot—they are all well-developed through the pilot, showing their individual, lovable quirks. The three boys Jess is living with are “Coach,”
Nick and Schmidt, and each are as dysfunctional as Jess, with a little more skill in hiding it. The ingenious nature of character development in “New Girl” is the relate ability of each of the roommates. “Coach” has a temper. Schmidt is so conceited he regularly has to put money in the “douchebag jar”. Nick gets plastered and calls his ex-girlfriend— and I think we can all relate to that. While these boys may be introduced well, they show lots of promise for solid development and character growth throughout the series. While the characters are definitely a part of what makes the show so addictive, this writer accredits its success to the allinclusive nature it emits. It grabs the attention of all of the nerds (closet nerds included) with “Lord of the Rings” references. It satisfies the raunchy-loving crowd with well-timed jokes. It comforts the heartbroken audience with tales of love, loss and hope for a brighter future. “New Girl” looks like it lived up to the hype. Seriously, if you didn’t see a plethora of Zooey Deschanel singing, laughing, or just being cute between your regularly scheduled programming then you consistently take advantage of your DVR’s fastforwarding capabilities. As long as the writers didn’t use up all of the jokes in the pilot, it looks like we’re going to be in for a season of laughs. Riley Beggin contributed to this review. Please direct questions at arts@dailycardinal.com
Network” will forever rank, in my mind, as the most horrible moment in Oscar history, besides Scorsese’s snub for “Goodfellas” in favor of “Dances With Wolves.” If for whatever reason you have not yet seen this movie, I would recommend you do so immediately.
If there’s one movie that will remind you that the fun doesn’t stop rolling when the summer comes to a close, it’s “Animal House.”
“Good Will Hunting” (1997) What started out, in early drafts, as a thriller about a rough-and-tumble secretgenius from South Boston being recruited by the FBI, thankfully eventually transformed into the script that became “Good Will Hunting.” It won Matt Damon and Ben Affleck an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, launching them into the stratosphere. Robin Williams also won Best Supporting Actor for his role as the therapist Will Hunting (Damon) must see. The therapy sessions are part of an agreement that allows Will, who works as a janitor, to
study mathematics there after faculty members find out that he is a genius. While the story may seem lofty, the movie will hit home with college students who can identify with one of the central thematic conflicts in the movie—the pains of leaving home, friends, and family to pursue personal opportunity. “Animal House” (1978) If this movie were not such a seminal icon of American collegiate education in pop culture I would have left it off the list simply because everyone who wants to see this movie has likely seen it at least once or twice already. After all, John Belushi’s pose in a Jack-Daniels-soaked navy-blue “COLLEGE” sweatshirt, whisky in hand, is likely the only image on par with the Obama “Hope” poster in terms of frequency of appearance in college habitats. There is no denying that “Animal House” is the goldstandard by which all college comedies have been measured since, and there’s quite a good reason for that. If there’s one movie that will remind you that the fun doesn’t stop rolling when the summer comes to a close, it’s “Animal House.” What are your favorite college classics? Think these don’t belong? Let us know at arts@dailycardinal.com
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Indie pop darlings Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin descended upon Union South last Friday night, to their faithful fan’s delight.
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n recent months rumors spread that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would seek the United Nation’s recognition of Palestine as a member state. Those rumors peaked just as Abbas announced he would indeed submit his people’s application to the U.N. Security Council, despite the very explicit threat of an American veto. Since the Palestinian application had little chance of passing the Security Council, one might question why the Palestinian leadership would submit the proposal in the first place.
After losing Gaza to the Islamic political party Hamas, Abbas has foundered in office.
For one, the timing of the proposal is extremely important, and several factors demonstrate that this was indeed an opportune moment for such an application. First,
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the Arab Spring appears to be a moderate success—Libya has a new government while Egyptians and Tunisians are preparing to go to the polls for the first time in decades and new ostensibly democratic governments have formed in the Ivory Coast and Southern Sudan. Western governments have fully embraced these democratic movements, yet the Palestinian people remain without a state. The moment may have seemed appropriate for the Palestinian leadership to raise this issue before the world community and say, “put up or shut up.” The timing also coincides with election cycles of several Western governments. Most important for the Palestinian cause is the upcoming elections in France. President Sarkozy was a staunch supporter of NATO intervention in Libya and has argued for Western intervention elsewhere, yet has remained quiet regarding Palestine. With a difficult election just around the corner for Sarkozy, he may be more concerned over the implications of potentially giving his support to Palestine
than other Western leaders. Perhaps most important to Abbas is his domestic political situation. After losing Gaza to the Islamic political party Hamas, Abbas has foundered in office and has little to show for his presidency. A staunch supporter of nonviolence, Abbas has watched peace negotiations stall for years, and so have the Palestinian people. Abbas has relied on the United States to provide leadership and force the disparate parties to the negotiation table, yet the domestic political situation in the U.S. has kept negotiators from making real progress. By bringing the issue before the world community, Abbas is effectively asking someone else to step up.
By bringing the issue before the world community, Abbas is effectively asking someone else to step up.
In applying for statehood with the U.N. Security Council,
Abbas surely knew that he faced certain defeat. Yet he also knew that the vote would be taken up with the U.N. General Assembly; it is likely in the UNGA where Abbas wants to make the most noise. By pushing the issue to a vote, Abbas and the Palestinian leadership can effectively line up support to make clear where the international community stands on the issue. Governments will no longer be able to talk cheaply while avoiding any real support for the Palestinian people. In the end, the Palestinian application for statehood is about opening bargaining space. By bringing the issue to the forefront of world attention and asking for statehood, the Palestinians have effectively proposed what the Israelis see as the ‘nuclear option.’ By demanding such a high cost for settlement, yet remaining open to unofficial statehood in the short-term, the Palestinians position guarantees an improvement over the status quo. The Israelis, hoping to avoid full recognition of the Palestinian state, will probably end up sacrificing more than they would have hoped for
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Abbas has determined that the time is right for a political masterstroke.
The Palestinian move has been carefully crafted and appropriately timed. As the Arab Spring reaches its apex, and Western governments begin preparing for election cycles, Abbas has determined that the time is right for a political masterstroke. Abbas has little to lose and he knows it— by trumpeting the issue loudly at the U.N. and in the world press, Abbas gains by simply reminding the world of the Palestinian plight. Hopefully Abbas’ proposal does not have unintended consequences, and the Palestinian people do not suffer from his political gamble. Andrew Thompson is a senior majoring in history and political science. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
Green industry good for jobs Letter from The Nick Fritz opinion columnist
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n the beginning of the month, President Obama gave a speech to Congress on his job growth proposal. While focused mainly on job creation, Obama reiterated his support for environmental and health protections. He stated: “I reject the argument that says for the economy to grow, we have to roll back…rules that keep our kids from being exposed to mercury.” Obama believes that we do not have to compromise for lower standards in order for our economy to be strong again. America should be “in a race to the top” when it comes to pollution standards.
Building a clean transportation infrastructure would create 72,000 months of construction work.
All in all, when it comes to the environment and the health and safety of our families, our economic standing shouldn’t be a cause for lower standards. In fact, I see it as an opportunity to grow. The green business is a booming business. It not only saves people money, but also creates thousands of jobs. Environment America, an environmental advocacy group, has outlined several ways the green business helps the economy. The Better Buildings Initiative is one example of how Obama is using
the green business sector to create jobs for unemployed Americans. If fully implemented, this initiative would create 114,000 jobs, mainly in construction, and also make commercial buildings 20% more energy efficient This is just one section of the green industry that could create new jobs. Transportation, for example, could also adapt green policies and create employment. Building a clean transportation infrastructure would create 72,000 months of construction work. That’s 6,000 years of work! Clearly, the green industry is something worth taking a look at. America is in desperate need of job creation and the answer is staring us right in the face. The green energy industry needs to be heavily invested in. In fact, clean energy creates more jobs than burning fossil fuels. A recent study from the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts showed that clean energy creates three times as many jobs than the fossil fuel industry. This should be highly considered when formulating a job creation policy. Megan Severson, a Wisconsin Environment advocate, was happy with Obama’s speech. She stated that she was “pleased that the president’s speech highlights an important fact: that a healthy economy goes hand in hand with a healthy environment.” And she is exactly right. Working on keeping our environment healthy also helps stabilize our economy. It creates thousands of jobs here in America while simultaneously improving our citizens’ health and well-being. Some may argue that going green can be an expensive up
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front cost. While this may be true, the president has offered numerous tax breaks for the companies that do embrace a more energy efficient model. Not only that, but in the long run you end up saving money. Less dependence on fossil fuels and more dependence on energy sources like the sun and wind power are much more cost effective.
Working on keeping our environment healthy also helps stabilize our economy.
While Obama’s job creation speech was a good start to something desperately needed by Americans, the green energy sector of business is our best option. It would create an enormous amount of jobs, would be cost effective and better for everyone’s health. This should be a no brainer. Investment in green business is a must for the future well-being of America. Nick Fritz is a junior majoring in marketing. Do you agree that green industry is the key to creating jobs? Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
Being a student at the University of WisconsinMadison can be a very exciting experience. With our University placed directly in Wisconsin’s capitol city, we often find ourselves in the middle of different political conflicts. We saw this with the Union protests that eventually led to the recall elections this summer. Not only did we see individuals from throughout the state flooding into our capitol, but we saw our students, teachers and TA’s all standing up for the rights of our working people. The political atmosphere of our University, and of our town, exploded. We found ourselves in the center of a large political conflict that not only set the scene for Wisconsin politics, but changed how individuals viewed politics throughout the United States.
As a student at the University of Wisconsin, I see how important the student vote can be.
As we start a new school year, and look beyond the changes our legislature has made in the past months, we find the political atmosphere reducing to a hum. Though things have calmed for the moment, it’s only a matter of time before we see
this increase in political activism rise again. Talk of further recalls, overcoming Voter ID and a presidential election a little over a year away, we must find ourselves just as active as we were in these past couple of months. This could mean volunteering for efforts to recall Governor Walker or it could mean lobbying our administration and representatives for a change in student identification.
I hope our student body can come together once again to stand up for what is important to our generation.
As a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I see how important the student vote can be. In the 2008 election we saw the importance of my generation’s vote. Thus, looking towards 2012, I hope we cannot only repeat the excitement of 2008 but can also pull from the action and enthusiasm of this summer. I hope our student body can come together once again to stand up for what is important to our generation beginning with a change in student id’s to meet the requirements necessary for Voter ID. We came together in 2008, and then did it again last spring and this summer. Lets see if we can do it again. Janel Alters is junior majoring in political science, and media liason for The Young Progressives. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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LEGAL START ACROSS 1 Boardwalk refreshments 5 Attack a la Norman Bates 9 “Don’t tread on me,” e.g. 14 ___ Blanc 15 “Safe!” or “Out!” 16 Atom with a negative charge 17 It’s terrifying if it won’t open 19 ___ B. DeMille 20 Star of France 21 “Drat!” is a mild one 23 Adjective for a fox 24 Three-dimensional man-made scene 26 Ship’s backbone 28 NYC time frame 29 Bring on the decorator 31 Cheap cigar 35 John Milton classic 37 Uses a straw 40 “I wouldn’t touch that with a ___-foot pole!” 41 Buddhist monk 42 Gymnastics equipment 47 Earhart, who flew solo across the Atlantic 48 Big name in buildingblock toys 49 One way to stand
2 Chess action 5 54 Throw away (with “of”) 56 Airport-shuttle vehicle 59 “I’m ready for another customer” 61 Sainted Mother 62 Napoleon, for a time 64 Leeches, e.g. 66 “Nine o’clock and ____ well” 67 The E in QED 68 Kind of shaft 69 Major industrial center near Manchester 70 Kent’s girl Lois 71 Play parts DOWN 1 Obstruct 2 Raccoon relatives 3 Implant 4 Word with “case” or “step” 5 Conniving sort 6 T, in Greece 7 Range above tenor 8 Dreary 9 Bushwhacker’s tool 10 ___-two punch 11 Involuntary contractions 12 “Double, double ___ and trouble ...” 13 “If I ___ Had a Brain” 18 Barton or Bow 22 Thomas Hardy
heroine 25 “... ___ which will live in infamy” (F.D.R.) 27 Loafs about 30 Digby of “The Life of Riley” 32 “Can you ___ little faster?” 33 Doctrine 34 Metal core? 35 Sacred song 36 Comfy place to have breakfast 37 Aromatherapy setting 38 “___ ... I Said” (Neil Diamond song) 39 Vent opening? 43 Part of the pride 44 Wash 45 Cause to be excited or roused 46 Popular Valentine’s Day gift 49 Type of justice 50 Give the OK 51 Needles 53 Kick out 55 ___ donna 56 Meat department purchase 57 Support shaft 58 White or Blue in Egypt 60 “American Pie” actress Reid 63 Part of a jack-in-thebox 65 Took off on foot
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Wisconsin pushes its winning streak to three games with win over LMU Jack McCormack. The Badgers finally were The Wisconsin men’s soccer able to find the back of the net in Team faced Loyola Marymount the 22nd minute when midfieldon Sunday at McLimon field. er junior midfielder Tomislav The team pushed their win- Zadro managed to put the ball ning streak to three games and past the Lions’ defense and into brought their home record to the goal. 2-2, beating the Lions, 2-1. Sophomore forward Chris Both teams had a couple of Prince dribbled the ball all the problems with the slickness way into the bottom left quarter of the field after a rainy early of the Lions’ box, drew out the morning. More often than not it goalie and then passed to an was the Lions slipping and slid- open Zadro who did the rest. ing even on the average pass. For the next 20 minutes the “[Head] coach [John Trask] Badgers and Lions traded shot is big on wearing studs, which for shot, missing on a couple are metal cleats,” freshmen close ones, until the fortydefender AJ Cochran said. first minute when LMU for“The other teams that ward Artur Jozkowicz come in here usually scored the Lions’ only don’t wear them, and goal. His first shot was it helps us win balls blocked but he was in the air and on the able to put the ball in ground.” on the rebound. Cochran seemed to The game was tied be all over the Lions at the half and the baton the defensive end. tle continued until the COCHRAN He recorded two great waning minutes of the blocks, one of which game. prevented a goal. Redshirt senior Josh “AJ [Cochran] is a top tier Thiermann got the ball off the division one player, we knew throw in, turned towards the that when we recruited him,” goal saw a sprinting freshTrask said. “Everything that man defenseman/midfielder he does on a daily basis isn’t a David Caban. Thiermann shock to me. His tackling, his then passed to Caban giving competitiveness, the way he the Badgers the one goal lead, gets on other guys to get them and eventual win just four going, and a lot of our good minutes later. attack starts with him. If he Thiermann, a leader on the hadn’t gotten the concussion we’d team, stressed the importance have at least one more win under of finishing strong. our belt, I think.” “When you come to The Badgers almost play you come to play, cashed in multiple times you really have to mainduring the first half. tain that focus, mainTheir chances tain that attitude for the included a shot by whole ninety minutes,” sophomore midfielder he said. Joey Tennyson went Thiermann has been just wide left, a shot playing injured accordby Nick Janus actu- THIERMANN ing Trask. ally found the back “He’s playing hurt, of the net but was waved off god love him for it, he’s really because of an offside call and hurting,” Trask said. “The bota one-on-one shot by Josh tom of his foot is real messed Thiermann was blocked by up, but he’s putting in a lot of Loyola Marymount keeper hard work.”
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Brianna Decker (left) and Hilary Knight (right) both scored hat tricks in Wisconsin’s 13-0 win over Lindenwood on Sunday. The UW offense out shot their opposition 132-14 on the weekend.
Badgers open season with a pair of dominating victories By Nico Savidge The Daily Cardinal
For Lindenwood, the goal going in to a series with defending national champion Wisconsin must have been to contain the Badgers’ offense as best it could. Keep it close and they could get good experience against a quality opponent or, if the unthinkable happened, pull off an amazing upset. And the plan worked – for 20 minutes. After the first period of Friday’s series opener, however, the Lions were far less successful, as the disparity between the two programs on the ice was made abundantly clear through the weekend sweep. Despite a relatively slow start, the Badgers’ offense came alive Friday and steamrolled Lindenwood Sunday, outscoring the newest NCAA hockey program 11-0 one night and 13-0 the other, and outshooting it 132-14 in two games. Wisconsin head coach Mark Johnson said that after unveiling a banner to celebrate the team’s 2011 national championship before Friday’s game, and with four players away at Hockey Canada camp, his team needed some time to find its feet. “You had the banner drop-
ping, and you had the celebration going on prior to the game, and you had four or five or six kids out there that haven’t played at the Kohl Center yet, so they’re going to have the butterflies and the jitters,” Johnson said. “After 20 minutes [...] they relaxed a little bit and obviously when the puck starts going in that helps their confidence.” The puck did indeed start going in during the second period: The Badgers scored seven times in the period, and turned the energy of the series completely, and inevitably, toward a Wisconsin rout. Freshman forward Karley Sylvester, who scored her first goal as a Badger Friday, said she and the four freshmen debuting that night were feeling the jitters. “In the beginning I was a little shaky, super nervous – I think all of us freshmen were – but after the first shift we got it out,” Sylvester said. On Sunday afternoon, the Badgers suffered no early miscues and dominated throughout, scoring at will and suffocating the Lindenwood offense, allowing just three shots on goal in the game. “We seemed to start the game the way we started the second peri-
od the other night,” Johnson said. Senior forward Hilary Knight provided some of the offensive fireworks, as she and junior forward Brianna Decker both recorded hat tricks Sunday. Knight’s came with a bit more flair, though: Eight minutes in to the first period, and seconds after her first goal of the afternoon, Knight took an outlet pass as she crossed the blue line. With one Lindenwood player to beat between her and the goal, Knight curled the puck onto her stick, popped it into the air and batted it down past the defender. She then skated around her hapless opponent and buried the puck in the back of the net. It was a highlight-reel goal – one attempted more often when players mess around after practice than in a game – and also a play that perfectly encapsulated the disparity between Lindenwood, a program in its infancy at the NCAA level, and Wisconsin, home to Olympiccaliber talent that at times seemed to be toying with how completely it could dominate its opponent. “Programs have to start somewhere,” Johnson said of Lindenwood. “They’ll only continue to get better.”
Women’s Soccer
Women’s soccer keeps conference unbeaten streak alive Michigan State senior forward, Laura Heyboer who entered the The Wisconsin women’s soccer game as the nation’s leader in goals team (2-0-1 Big Ten, 7-3-1 overall) and points, scored the lone goal for remained undefeated in Big Ten the Spartans at the 59:18 mark. by defeating Michigan State, 2-1, Despite the lone goal on Friday night in East Lansing allowed, the UW defense held and drew 0-0 in double overtime their own against one of the against Michigan Sunday nation’s best offenses. in Ann Arbor. “We didn’t have an In the first game of immediate reaction, but the weekend series, the we started to wear them Badgers snapped the down as the game went Spartans eight game winon,” Wilkins said. “We ning streak as freshmen had more possessions in forward Cara Walls had a the front half and more set pair of goals in the 23rd pieces, which put Michigan WALLS and 84th minutes to push State on their heels. her goal total for the year to four. The second game of the week“On both of her goals she beat end series played in its first overpeople to the ball,” UW head coach time game since the second round Paula Wilkins said. “She stretched of last year’s NCAA tournament out and did quite well to do that. It as it ended in a 0-0 tie against the was what we’ve been talking about, Michigan Wolverines. being desperate in the box and put“I was pleased with our perting her foot and body where other formance; I think it was even betpeople don’t want to.” ter than it was on Friday night,”
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Wilkins said. “For being on the second day, it’s always challenging in the Big Ten physically, so I was happy. Even in the second half we were better.” Despite not scoring a goal, the Badgers outshot the Wolverines 23-11 and owned a 7-3 edge in shots on goal. Senior Laurie Nosbusch led that charge with five shots on goal. Senior goalkeeper Michele Dalton stopped three shots and recorded her fourth shutout of the year for the Badgers. Michigan’s Haley Kopmeyer had seven saves for the Wolverines. The Badgers return home to take on two more Big Ten opponents. They host Minnesota on Thursday at 7 p.m. before taking part in the annual PAC the MAC event on Sunday afternoon against Ohio State at 1 p.m. that airs on Big Ten Network. UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.
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Chris Borland (right, eight tackles, interception) and Nick Toon (left, 155 yards, two touchdowns) provided big plays for the Badgers in the win over South Dakota.
Badgers keep rolling against Coyotes Defense joins the playmaking party in 59-10 rout of South Dakota as Nebraska game looms RECAP By Max Sternberg The Daily Cardinal
Despite holding their first three opponents to a combined 24 points, the Wisconsin defense felt it had a lot to prove heading into Saturday’s non-conference finale against South Dakota. Sophomore linebacker Chris Borland got the defensive unit off to a good start, busting up the middle on South Dakota’s first play from scrimmage and dropping Coyote running back Chris Ganious for a loss. That tackle set the table for a quick three-and-out, the first of six for South Dakota (2-2, 0-0) as the Badgers (4-0, 0-0) cruised to a 59-10 victory. Borland and fellow linebacker Mike Taylor were all over the Camp Randall turf on Saturday afternoon, combining for eighteen tackles, including three for loss. For good measure, Borland added his second career interception. The pick was one of two for Wisconsin, the other notched by junior safety Shelton Johnson deep inside Wisconsin territory with the Coyotes driving toward a potential game-tying score.
ANALYSIS By Parker Gabriel The Daily Cardinal
Overall, there were times Saturday when the Badgers looked as uninspiring as a team can in a 49-point win. They committed penalties (six for 74 yards) at a higher rate than head coach Bret Bielema would like. They finally forced turnovers, but converted two first-quarter interceptions into just three points. They settled for a field goal in the red zone and started the game with a three-and-out. Still, No. 6 Wisconsin (0-0 Big Ten, 4-0 overall) used a whopping 10 plays of 15 yards or longer to pound South Dakota 59-10, hang a number that will satisfy national voters and set the stage for a prime-time showdown with No. 9 Nebraska Oct. 1 at Camp Randall Stadium. UW also got a career day from senior wide receiver Nick Toon, who finished with
“Our coach, he still was unsatisfied {with the first three games},” senior safety Aaron Henry said. “He wanted turnovers, he wants to give the offense the ball back or possibly score on defense.” Although turnover creation was undoubtedly a point of emphasis on defense as UW had only managed to create one over the course of the first three games, the Badgers made sure to point out that takeaways are just a part of the big picture equation. “As long as you’re winning and playing good defense, those turnovers will come to you,” Taylor said after the win. “If they don’t come, you just keep playing and sooner enough, they will.” While the unit made strides on Saturday, there remains plenty of room for improvement as USD had big holes up the middle on numerous occasions and the Wisconsin tackling was once again suspect at times. “Each and every week our goal is to get better,” Henry said. “If we can get a little better every week, I think we’re moving in the right direction.” While it was the defense that stepped up early on, the explosive Badger offense quickly took center stage took, making
plenty of highlight-worthy plays of their own on the way to 612 yards of total offense. “We’ve been playing pretty clean offensively and the good thing is they did respond,” UW head coach Bret Bielema said. “It was nice to have a bit of adversity so we could coach them up during the game.” Senior receiver Nick Toon, having overcome injuries sustained last season and during spring play, had a careerhigh 151 yards on six catches with two touchdowns in the first half. Toon added another catch in the 3rd quarter and finished the afternoon with seven catches for 155 yards, only 18 shy of the yardage put up by the entire South Dakota offense. Sophomore receiver Jared Abbrederis also had a career-high Saturday, catching five passes for 101 yards and a touchdown of his own. The combination of Toon and Abbredaris became the first pair of UW receivers to cross the 100-yard mark in the same game since Paul Hubbard and Travis Beckum accomplished the feat against Michigan in 2007. Once again making his case as a definite contender for the Heisman Trophy, senior quarterback Russell Wilson, while somewhat flat in the early going, finished the day 19-of-25 through the air
for 345 yards and three touchdowns. Next on the UW schedule is the conference opener against Nebraska. While this game has undoubtedly been front and center on the minds of Badger fans for some time, the staff and players knew they had to earn the atmosphere, likely to rival that of last year’s victory over Ohio State, by taking care of business in the non-conference season. Now that they’ve done that, the focus shifts to making sure that Saturday becomes a night that Badger fans will not soon forget. “It’s a really exciting time for us,” Bielema said. “A great scene, a great environment for college football and hopefully it will be a nice infomercial all week for the University of Wisconsin.”
seven catches and 155 yards and two scores. Senior quarterback Russell Wilson compiled another day of eye-popping numbers, throwing for 345 yards (completing 19 of 25 attempts) and three touchdowns, including scores of 59 and 51 yards to Toon and sophomore wide receiver Jared Abbrederis, respectively. Abbrederis finished the day with 101 yards on five catches, giving UW two 100-yard receivers in a game for the first time since Nov. 10, 2007, when wide receiver Paul Hubbard and tight end Travis Beckum each reached triple digits against Michigan. Interestingly, Wisconsin had more receivers over 100 yards Saturday (two) than it has had rushers over 100 yards (one) all season. Toon’s long touchdown came on a wide receiver screen, a play that Wisconsin has used a lot this season and last. The Middleton, Wis. native turned up the right sideline and ran away from everybody on the Coyotes’ defense.
“When he’s healthy and playing well, he’s as good as any receiver in the country,” Bielema said. “He’s catching the ball as well as he can with his hands, nothing is getting near his body.” During one stretch spanning the second and third quarter, the Badgers amassed four scoring drives that took a grand total of 3:45 off the play clock. “Our coaches stress it,” sophomore running back James White said of the big-play ability. “Don’t wait for somebody else to make a play, you make the play. “ White contributed 95 yards on nine carries and ripped off a 49-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. In addition to the explosive offensive plays, Abbrederis added a 24-yard punt return in the third quarter and sophomore linebacker Chris Borland added a 29-yard return to his first-quarter interception. The Badgers’ big-play ability will be tested against more apt defenses the rest of
the season, and little miscues like the ones Saturday against South Dakota will likely grow in significance. “As the level of competition gets better, we’re going to get better,” senior free safety Aaron Henry said. “The bigger the game is, the bigger we play.” Abbrederis also had a punt-return touchdown negated by a holding penalty—he also appeared to step out of bounds—and Wisconsin gave away 15 yards for a late hit on a third-quarter return for South Dakota. Sophomore kickoff specialist Alec Lerner struggled mightily, landing two kicks out of bounds and struggling with distance on two others. “He kind of got a little mental on himself,” Bielema said. The verdict: There is no reason to be down on Wisconsin heading into the conference season, but there is certainly room for improvement. That’s a scary thought for the rest of the league.
ESPN’s College Gameday coming to Madison The crew of ESPN’s College Gameday announced Monday that it will broadcast from Madison next Saturday as the No. 7 Badgers welcome No. 8 Nebraska to the Big Ten conference in one of the season’s most highly anticipated matchups.