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Madison Avenue may be replaced by bowling By Caitlin Gath THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Wisconsin football players hoist Paul Bunyan’s Axe in celebration of their 31-28 victory over Minnesota Saturday. The victory improved the Badgers’ all-time record against Minnesota to 52-59-8, and they have now won the axe six years in a row, tying the longest streak in the trophy’s 62-game history. For full coverage of the game, turn to the Sports section on page 8.

Barrett, Walker frontrunners in UW-Madison poll Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker held the lead in hypothetical primaries for the 2010 gubernatorial election in a poll conducted by UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute. According to the poll results, Barrett was favored over Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton, receiving 38 percent of the vote to Lawton’s 16 percent in a hypothetical Democratic matchup. Walker, who received 39 percent of the vote, was preferred over former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann, R-Wis., who received 14 percent of the vote in a Republican matchup. The poll found many Wisconsinites had not yet decided who they will vote for. Additionally, a large percentage of those surveyed were unfamiliar with the candidates, with 36 percent of respondents saying they had never heard of Walker and 33 percent saying they had never heard of Barrett. Political party affiliation was also polled. Thirtythree percent identified as Democrats and 26 percent identified as Republicans. Twenty-nine percent said they consider themselves independents. The poll showed 58 percent of Wisconsinites are concerned that important issues in Wisconsin are headed down the wrong track. George Lightbourn, president of WPRI, said the people of Wisconsin are not confident in Wisconsin’s governing powers. “Only 29 percent think they can trust state government to do the right thing most of the time. Forty-six percent think that, in the last year, state government has made the economic situation worse,” he said in a statement. Thirty-two percent of those surveyed said protecting jobs and improving the economy should currently be the state Legislature’s top priority. The poll was conducted of 700 randomly selected Wisconsin adults and has a overall margin of error of 3.8 percent. —Hannah Furfaro

Pipe dreams

Madison Avenue, the dance club located at 624 University Ave., could soon be replaced by a boutique bowling lounge and restaurant called “Segredo” as early as next semester. Michael Hierl, a Madison native and the proposed owner of the new bar, got the idea from a Brazilian company, and the bar’s name means “secret” in Portuguese. According to Hierl’s business plan, his goal is to scale down “real bowling” to ﬁt into smaller spaces without losing the full-length bowling experience. In addition to four main bowling lanes, there would be an emphasis on other entertainment options. A combination of foosball and pinball that is popular in Brazil, a basketball game with a moving hoop and X-Box and Wii games would also be available. “Being a boutique bowling lounge and restaurant, it will feel more like a lounge with comfy furniture and coffee tables, moreso than a restaurant,” Hierl said. “It’s an interesting mix of business models that I’ve only seen in Brazil and not in the United States. This will be much smaller and more intimate.” The restaurant’s menu would include items like crispy rock shrimp tacos with mango-chili salsa, as well as a selection of ice-cream-based cocktails made with Babcock Hall ice cream. Segredo would lease the building from Jon Okonek, the current owner of Madison Avenue and Johnny O’s. Okonek bowling page 3

Proposal aims to reinstate Union Design Committee By Molly Forbes THE DAILY CARDINAL

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The 39th annual Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival came to Madison over the weekend. Events took place Thursday through Sunday, ending with a parade from Library Mall to the Capitol steps.

UW-Madison law student Dan Cornelius moved to reinstate the student-majority Design Committee at a Wisconsin Union Directorate meeting Thursday. Cornelius said in a statement that the abolishment of the committee “is a direct violation of student rights.” The directorate decided to postpone the decision until November, giving members more time to continue discussion and bring further ideas to the table. According to Associated Students of Madison Chair Tyler Junger, the Design Committee had a strong influence on the new south campus union that is currently under construction near Johnson and Orchard Streets. “The committee determined the building’s design, layout and overall theme,” he said. The Design Committee was scheduled to meet from 2006 though the beginning of Union South’s construction. It is scheduled to be reinstated when design for the restoration of Memorial Union begins. Students are contributing over $100 million to the project through student segregated fees. The fees amount to $48 per semester through 2009 and $96 per semester thereafter and are estimated to cover 58 percent of the project costs. Private donations and operating revenues are projected to union page 3

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For the record In the Oct. 2 article “SSFC denies Campus Women’s Center appeal” it was stated SSFC denied “the right to an appeal” from the Campus Women’s Center. It should have stated the appeal itself was denied. The article also stated the groups SPILL and CFACT “presented their case for an appeal” when it should have read “presented their case for eligibility.” The article also stated the Muticultural Student Coalition was granted a “$259,000 budget” when it was the eligibility to receive funding that was approved. The Cardinal regrets the errors.

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BONNIE GLEICHER the bonnanza

onfession: In the eighth grade, I put a guy in a squareby-square room and starved him for four days straight. The result: 12 bathroom “accidents,” nine crying spells, and, eventually, DEATH. And guess what? I laughed the entire time. I know, I know, you’re probably thinking, “who is this sadistic freak?” How did she get into college? Didn’t they see this kind of sick shit on her track record? Nahhh, they didn’t, because it wasn’t real! It all happened on my computer screen, in the comfort of my own home, in virtually two minutes ﬂat. You’ve gotta love technology—and the computer game “The Sims.” The Sims is a control freak’s delight; with the click of the mouse, you create a person, build their house and form their life in whichever way you’d like. Like a puppeteer, you’re pulling the strings; the decisions you make for this person determine the events to follow—much like your own life. How funny. Naturally, my 13-year-old self became addicted to this game. Every

time I put the CD into the computer and waited for it to load, I felt transported to a New Year’s Eve celebration. In a matter of seconds and with the click of a “Start New Game” button, I could start a new life. I made resolutions with myself: Bonnie, this time is going to be different. This new creation is going to be popular and suave and have at least 10 friends. This time, he’ll get married, have a baby and become a CEO of a major company that isn’t real. Finally, this creation is going to get off his ass and make something of his simulated, pixilated life... YES! With my eyes on the screen and my hand on the mouse, I’d start by designing the person; I’d choose what color hair and eyes he’d have, what outﬁt he’d wear and what his name would be. Then, I’d decide if I wanted him to be married with kids right off the bat or a bachelor. I usually chose single: baby steps, Bonnie, baby steps. Then came the best part: building the house. Pressing the “wall” tool, I’d drag my clicker all over that freaking screen and design a foyer, kitchen, living room, bedroom and two bathrooms. Then, with my limited bank account, I’d buy furniture: tables, beds, couches (the loveseat, if he’s lucky) and a refrigerator—all very Ikea-esque. However, because I was a “Sims” enthusiast to the nth degree, I quickly memorized every cheat code known to man. I’d log onto the game’s homep-

age and instantly devour the delectable new offerings, such as, “Download this never-before-seen couch! Limited time only!” or “Make more money—fast!” By bilking my way through the system, I found I could acquire far more luxurious goods and inﬂate my previously depleted bank account tenfold. It was a virtual delight. No longer did I buy the poster for the wall, but rather the original Picasso. Goodbye to the cheap twin bed and hello to the steamy “Vibromatic Heart Bed”—and invigorating love life! Oh, he’ll thank me later. Dishonest stratagems and greedy intentions aside, I was a fairly good “Controller of Life.” While meeting the neighbors, I’d almost always click the “shake hand” icon over the “slap them” icon. And when it came time to go to work, I’d generally try to get my little guy up before 7:15 a.m. so he could have a relaxing breakfast before a hard day at work. I was really nice. But another feature of “The Sims” was an ability to control time. You could choose to live life at its usual pace—or you could line up a whole bunch of activities for your person to do and press “fast-forward.” Suddenly, a day in the life of my simulated friend became nearly two minutes in real time. He’d live four days in the same amount of time that I’d live an hour. And I was jealous. I found myself harboring resentment for my “friend,” my

very own creation. Why couldn’t I get a promotion in a matter of minutes? Why couldn’t I have a kitchen with hardwood floors and a six-person hot tub? Where is my Vibromatic Heart Bed?!?!?! At night, I’d dream; not of my real life, but of the simulated adventures I could have on that screen. I’d dream of dragging my own bedroom wall several squares to make the room bigger and placing a few mosaic tiles in the bathroom by my kitchen. I’d imagine opening the refrigerator to find ready-made, scrumptious meals and learning how to paint in under two minutes flat. And then, I’d wake up. Surrounded by my real walls, my real life, all in real time, I started to realize that my “friend” lacked what I had: reality. He could never control his own destiny and live an unpredictable life. Heck, he couldn’t even taste food! Instead, he watched as life passed him by in an uncontrollable fashion. Once I fully realized this (after many months of intense game-playing), I knew it was time to stop. With the click of a button, I finally pressed “Quit,” ejected the CD and powered down. And then I ate a sandwich, and, man, that tasted good. Have any Simulated adventures? Share them with me at gleicher@wisc.edu.

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CWC NECESITA AYUDA

By Grace Flannery THE DAILY CARDINAL

Esta sección del periódico será dedicada a todos los hispanohablantes y estudiantes de español en Madison. Aquí ofreceremos temas variados, algunos que tengan que ver con la política o nuestra comunidad, algunos más divertidos como críticas de libros y películas. Esta semana quisiera hablar sobre un recurso ofrecido mediante UWMadison que tal vez todos no reconozcamos, el Campus Women’s Center. El CWC es un recurso invalorable para nuestros estudiantes, ambos mujeres y hombres, y debemos apoyarlo y utilizarlo, especialmente teniendo en cuenta la privación reciente de fondos para el centro. El Student Services Finance Committee, el grupo que asigna los fondos a los grupos estudiantiles de UW-Madison, decidió que el CWC no reciba fondos de la universidad durante el próximo año, aunque esto no significa que el centro no solicitará fondos por otro lado. Parece que lo han decidido por varias razones, pero yo no pretendo hablar de la decisión, sino del centro mismo, y la importancia de ello para nuestra comunidad. El CWC funciona como un centro de referencia y un sitio de apoyo. Tienen mucha información sobre los diferentes recursos de ayuda en

Madison sobre asuntos primordiales como la violación y la depresión. Es un buen punto de partida cuando uno tiene un problema y no sabe donde buscar ayuda. El centro tiene grupos de apoyo y discusión para personas que quieren conversar con compañeros antes de buscar apoyo de un profesional. Uno puede también acudir al centro en cualquier momento, porque todos los voluntarios están cualificados para conversar y apoyar, y alguien siempre está en la oficina.

Es un buen punto de partida cuando uno tiene un problema y no sabe donde buscar ayuda.

Por ejemplo, el centro es un lugar donde una madre puede ir a sacarse leche materna con toda seguridad e intimidad. No hay muchos sitios en el campus que son cómodos y privados para esta necesidad. El CWC les da a madres tres horas gratuitas de cuidado infantil, un apoyo importante para las madres estudiantes. Se podría decir que estos recursos se ofrecen en otros sitios de la ciudad y que no son necesarios. También se ha expresado que el SSFC ha rechazado el

pedido de fondos a CWC por culpa del centro mismo, ya que ellos no hicieron bien su solicitud. La realidad es que un recurso como este centro importa porque necesitamos puntos de partida de información y sitios donde los estudiantes puedan encontrar cobijo. Tenemos que apoyar el centro en su búsqueda de fondos, sea quien sea quien tenga la culpa. No nos damos cuenta de la importancia de espacios como el CWC. La influencia de estas organizaciones es lo que nos da acceso a información de apoyo para personas que sufren de la depresión, la violencia doméstica, la violación y el asalto sexual. Nos ofrece conocimiento de nuestros cuerpos, la sexualidad, y nuestra sociedad en general. Las mujeres tenemos preocupaciones distintas a las de los hombres, y este espacio existe para apoyarnos a nosotras, junto con los hombres. Es un espacio para todos y debemos aprovecharnos de ello. El Campus Women’s Center está ubicado en el cuarto piso de Memorial Union al lado del Craftshop. Para más información sobre los recursos que ofrecen, su página web es campuswomenscenter.rso.wisc.edu. Si estas interesado en escribir en la sección en español de The Daily Cardinal, mándanos un e-mail a edit@dailycardinal.com.

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bowling from page 1 would act as the agent for Segredo’s liquor license, but would have no ownership. Segredo would use the Johnny O’s kitchen and would also provide food to Johnny O’s customers. Segredo will go before the Alcohol License Review Committee Oct. 21 and the Common Council Nov. 3, with construction beginning soon after if approval is granted. Ald. Bryon Eagon, District 8, said there is a need for places like Segredo, especially for the 18- to 20-year-old population in Madison. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, who is a member of the ALRC, said because Segredo is such a unique concept, he is optimistic it will be approved for the liquor license. Segredo plans to use an ID bracelet system to safeguard against underage drinking. Bracelets would change colors daily and have serial numbers to prevent sharing from one day to the next, according to the business plan.

union from page 1 cover remaining expenses. The program has provided other opportunities for student involvement in addition to the Design Committee. Memorial Union invited students to help select the furniture for the new south campus union at their “Chair Fair” last month. The project also recently created the “Advance Team” to help plan the building’s opening in March 2011. To get involved with student leadership on the project, Junger said he recommends joining the “Wisconsin Union Building Project 2009-10” Facebook group or reading the Union Building Project blog at unionbuildingproject.wordpress.com. Junger said ASM has not taken a position on reinstatement of the Design Committee, but does support increased student involvement and control over the project.

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Olympic venue choice disappoints Midwest By Michelle Langer THE DAILY CARDINAL

Rio de Janeiro will host the 2016 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee announced Friday. This is the ﬁrst time the Olympic Games will be hosted in South America. The announcement came as a disappointment to the Midwest, dashing hopes for increased tourism. A Chicago Olympics would have boosted the Chicago economy and greatly affected Wisconsin, as well.

If Chicago had won the Olympics, cycling competition were tentatively planned for Wisconsin, specifically the Madison area. Madison’s reputation as a “platinum cycling city” made it an ideal racing location, according to a statement from Mayor Dave Cieslewicz. According to Jason Carr, president of the UW-Madison Cycling Club, the bike races would have brought a lot of attention to Madison cycling. “It would have greatly

expanded the growth to the sport,” Carr said. Carr said the tentative routes may be used for other national and statewide races. “The courses are still going to be used for other reasons and to showcase Madison as a cyclefriendly city,” he said. According to Lee Holloway, chairman of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, the Olympic Games would have brought $22.5 billion in revenue to the Midwest.

The Olympics would have brought an economic boost to the Wisconsin area, as well as help the state advance its bid for federal funds for a commuter high-speed rail line. “By securing dedicated funding for our bus system, along with strengthened connections to Chicago via the proposed Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail line, we can position ourselves for other opportunities that may come in the future,” Holloway said in a statement.

‘UW-Madison Minute’ promotes Wisconsin Idea to Badger fans By Brandice Altﬁllisch THE DAILY CARDINAL

The 2009 Badger football season marked the introduction of University Communications’ radio show “UW-Madison Minute.” Big Ten Network project manager Peter Kleppin said “UWMadison Minute,” hosted by senior Emily Smolarek, is meant to expose people from all over the country to the Wisconsin Idea.

“The Wisconsin Idea states that what goes on in the University of Wisconsin-Madison touches people across the state and across the country,” he said. “What [University Communications] is trying to do with ‘UW-Madison Minute’ is showcase examples of the Wisconsin Idea.” Each “UW-Madison Minute” occupies 90 seconds of every pregame show on Badger Sports Radio Network.

Tricia Dickinson, marketing director of University Communications, said she hopes the show will educate listeners about the ways UW-Madison can affect them. “[Badger Sports Radio Network] has a statewide listening audience, so these are people we know are Badger sports fans, but they might not realize all the other work that we do outside of Madison, especially the work

that directly impacts their lives,” she said. According to Kleppin, the potential audience of BSRN includes everyone in Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and upper Michigan. The show is also accessible to anyone in the country over the Internet or XM Radio. It is currently unclear whether the show will continue following the end of the football season.

Helen Thomas speaks on experience as columnist, White House correspondent Helen Thomas spoke candidly about a public health-insurance option, the second Bush administration and her experience as a White House correspondent at the Madison Civics Club Saturday. Thomas, known as the dean of the White House press corps and a columnist for Hearst Newspapers, has reported on every president

since John F. Kennedy. She spoke in favor of a public health-insurance option and said she was surprised by the lack of support on Capitol Hill. “I think there’s a real wall in Congress against this because all of those pockets have been padded by the health-insurance agency companies, and [lawmakers] have to pay their debts,” she said.

Thomas said the past eight years were her darkest when covering the White House. She said the American public “lost [their] rights” and integrity under the Bush administration. She discussed how she began her reporting career in a “man’s world” but said she always “lived a life of defiance.” Often criticized for her strident watchdog mentality, Thomas

said she was never accused of biased reporting. Now, as a liberal columnist for Hearst, Thomas said she continues to hold the government accountable. “Reporters should not play ball with the government. We are the watchdog; we should really hold them to account in every way,” she said. —Hannah Furfaro

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QI GU opinion columnist

fter a lively debate about musical prodigies, I wanted to show someone a quality recording of the Jackson Five’s “I’ll Be There” on YouTube as some evidence of undeniable talent. Then a red ribbon popped up to my dismay, saying, “This video has been removed due to copyright violation.” Luckily for users, by the end of this year, inconvenient moments like this will not be as common while browsing YouTube. Last week, YouTube reached a deal with the Warner Music Group to bring the label’s videos back. So far, YouTube is in agreement with all four major music labels in the country; Universal, Sony, EMI and Warner.

Time and time again, other media companies have to force themselves back to the negotiating table.

Behind the loving hugs currently shared by YouTube and other media giants were years of vehement

brawls. Warner, for example, forced YouTube to pull off the label’s videos in December of 2008. Some media conglomerates went one step further. Viacom, short for “Video and Audio Communication,” ﬁled a one-billion-dollar lawsuit two years ago against YouTube for copyright infringement. But all these efforts to put a halt to YouTube’s use, or misuse, of copy written content only ended up adding to YouTube’s already soaring popularity. On par with online social networks such as Facebook, the video sharing site drew 78.5 million viewers in January of 2008 alone. Time and time again, other media companies have to force themselves back to the negotiating table. YouTube’s bargaining power comes not only from its foundational principle of “user-generated content,” but also from its dedication to constant self-improvement. The early videos on YouTube offered a resolution of only 320x240 pixels. To our eager eyes, that means uneven rims of images and occasional jerky movements. Even the most tolerant users might ﬁnd this viewing experience somewhat primitive compared with watching television. Last year, the site introduced a “high quality” option for viewers, displaying videos with higher

resolutions on a wide screen format. Now you can stream relatively high-quality videos, and this pushes the experience to the level previously held by televisions. Lured by YouTube’s success, ever-grudging competitors have jumped into the online video

market. AOL has started to offer a large selection of free music videos, hoping to draw audiences with their studio quality, while Vimeo helps satisfy the creative masses with its democratic art for art’s sake mentality. While last week’s agreement seems like a win-win deal to YouTube and major labels, the message to users is mixed. On one hand, we get to enjoy more newly released videos in high quality. Now that TV networks and YouTube are talking about providing full episodes of programs to the site, the audience may have even more choices as YouTube incorporates Hulu’s virtues. Hulu already broadcasts full TV shows with limited commercial interruptions. This brings into question how YouTube will handle advertising on these complete episodes. Also, the meshing

of the two sacrifices much of what makes up the unique “YouTube experience.” The focus is shifted from a user-generated agenda to one based more on the ad revenues garnered from such broadcasts. Agreements between the site and music labels will add more ads to licensed videos. It’s not only about the flashy ads right next to the screen. Observant u s e r s already find ad bands at the bottom of these videos, and to get rid of them, you need to click on a little cross. What was once a quick and efficient experience has the potential to be a mess, as you stumble through the ad space.

Computers, in the end, could degenerate from being multimedia hubs into plain old ﬂat screens

For years, YouTube has provided a studio with almost limitless possibilities, merging grassroots talent with a global platform. Snoozing couch potatoes

with hidden talents have been magically transformed into creative guitar players, their message spread to computers far and wide. A humble humming chef in Istanbul with a little bit of technical know-how spread his passion for traditional music, all because of the reaches of YouTube. But as TV and music labels find another niche in YouTube, users may be overwhelmed with the flooding of professional programs, leaving behind fun and originality of their own works. Computers, in the end, could degenerate from being multi-media hubs into plain old flat screens, like televisions. Regardless of users’ complex feelings on ads and content, YouTube has successfully maneuvered itself through all of its peace treaties and court summons. The site still dominates the online video market despite suspicions about its intent and technological limitations. Besides shaking hands with American media giants, YouTube is exporting its “ads for videos” strategy to other countries as well. In September this year, it signed a deal with British musicians, returning thousands of premium music videos to viewers. For other media competitors, cooperation is the most hopeful path so long as YouTube rules. Qi Gu is a junior majoring in journalism. We welcome all feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Brain-eating, skull-crushing fun fuels ‘Zombieland’ By Mark Riechers THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Despite great performances by Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner and Rob Lowe, “The Invention of Lying” could have been a much better ﬁlm by focusing less on the three’s romantic comedy dynamic.

‘Lying’ falls a bit short By Ariel Shapiro THE DAILY CARDINAL

What is most disappointing about “The Invention of Lying,” the latest comedy by Ricky Gervais, creator of “The Office” and “Extras,” is that it comes so close to being as brilliant as its premise. Gervais’ protagonist, Mark Bellison, lives in a world where people never developed the ability to lie. The result is a society without mistrust, without fiction and without that which becomes the focal point of the plot: religion. The idea that religion cannot exist in an exclusively truthful world is both subversive and fascinating, but unfortunately the concept is never fully fleshed out.

While the plot could have easily taken an “every dog has his day” turn, it doesn’t.

This is not to say that the film is not funny. From the spinless advertisements (“Pepsi: For When They Don’t Have Coke”) to the frank first-date discourse between Mark and his way-out-ofhis-league counterpart, Anna (an appropriately wide-eyed Jennifer Garner) to the fantastic cameos by the likes of Philip Seymour Hoffman and Edward Norton, the first half hour or so of the film is

in peak Gervaisian comedic form. Then Mark discovers how to tell, as he would say, “what isn’t.” He learns to fabricate and deceive and use this newfound power for his own gain. While the plot could have easily taken an “every dog has his day” turn, it doesn’t. True, Mark dabbles in exploiting his society’s trustful nature for money, power and sex, but he soon learns to use the ability to lie for good. However, sometime between inventing the concept of lying and comforting his mother on her deathbed, he invents religion as well, and the masses cannot get enough of it. Mark, with tablets constructed of Pizza Hut boxes sporting the new 10 commandments, becomes a modern-day Jesus for a world that never had a biblical one. The religion he creates, complete with a “big man in the sky” and an afterlife in which everybody gets a mansion, begins to bring out the best and worst in his society, much as it does in our own. Through the contrast of the purely Darwinian world from the beginning of the ﬁlm and the newly fervent society shown later on, Gervais creates a view of religion that can be mistaken as being simply atheistic. However, it is much more complex than that. He presents religion as a necessary deceit that has the power to protect people from the harshness of reality, but as a deceit nonetheless. As radical as this is for a mainstream comedy, the philoso-

phy of it all is muddled by the pitfalls of romantic comedy. Yes, despite all of this wonderfully conceived religious allegory, “The Invention of Lying” is a romcom, and not a very good one at that. In the end, the whole point of Mark Bellison’s philosophical adventures is to get a girl who is, as is repeated many, many times throughout the film, way out of his league. While Gervais, Garner and even Gervais’s archnemsis, former brat-pack hunksicle Rob Lowe, give great comedic performances, the whole love-triangle subplot bogs down what should be a truly great film.

Gervais presents original, subversive ideas and then allows them to be eclipsed by mainstream rom-com clichés to appeal to a wider audience.

In this world, where Ricky Gervais can pretty much do no wrong, he makes one terrible mistake with “The Invention of Lying.” He presents original, subversive ideas and then allows them to be eclipsed by mainstream romcom clichés in to appeal to a wider audience. He fails to take his religious satire all the way, and the result is a comedy that is indeed funny, but, truthfully, is neither here nor there. Grade: B

Since the beginning of the genre, the surefire cure for a zombie attack has been a shotgun shell to the flesh-eating head. “Zombieland” celebrates this element of the zombie film in all its glory. The resulting film strips away a lot of the darker themes and deeper ideas at work in most zombie flicks, it still makes for a crowd-pleasing, gutwrenching splatterfest. “Zombieland” plays on our expectations of the zombie genre by messing with the clichés—“patient zero” isn’t a victim of corporate bio-weapon development, but a bad batch of hamburger meat that creates a mutated strain of mad cow disease in humans. Naturally, a zombie apocalypse results, leaving the few remaining humans to struggle for survival. Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg, “Adventureland”) survives the apocalypse by virtue of his neuroses. He was locked in his apartment playing “World of Warcraft” when, against his better judgment, he opened his door for his hot neighbor. Moments later, he found himself ﬁghting an Amber Heard zombie with the ceramic cover of his toilet. From there on out, he resolved to follow a strict list of rules to survive. Rule #3: “Avoid bathrooms.”

Like many zombie ﬁlms, “Zombieland” struggles to stay interesting when there aren’t any zombies to ﬁght.

Each of these rules provides a hard laugh and adds to the tongue-in-cheek tone of the film’s stylistic violence—each rule swings into the shot like a road sign, labeling each moment in the film as a vignette demonstrating why certain rules are in place. A panicked mother roars away from a zombified gaggle of neighborhood children, only to hit a semi at 50 miles per hour and crack her skull open on the pavement; Rule #4 rolls on screen—“Buckle up.”

Columbus breaks his loner streak to team up with Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), a sadistic, zombie-killing machine. Tallahassee kills the undead masses with chainsaws, pickaxes, pistols and banjos. His weakness is his endless search for Twinkies, which lands him and Columbus in a bind when conning sisters Wichita and Little Rock (Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin) trick the pair into giving up their truck and guns during a raid of a grocery store junk food aisle. Eventually the four are forced by circumstance to team up to survive, and they oddly resolve to embark on a road trip to a theme park in California.

Seeing Jesse Eisenberg crush a clown zombie’s face with a giant wooden mallet will cause your average zombie fan to grin with unbridled glee.

Like many zombie films, “Zombieland” struggles to stay interesting when there aren’t any zombies to fight. There are some great characterizing moments when they’re all stuck in the car driving toward Pacific Funland— one highlight includes Little Rock explaining the logistics of Hannah Montana to a baffled Tallahassee. And some fun misadventures ensue when the gang decides to hole up in Bill Murray’s mansion in Hollywood. But most of the time we’re waiting to get back to the action. Stripping away the doom and gloom of films like “28 Days Later” makes “Zombieland” more light and accessible, but also more disposable. Watching Woody Harrelson shoot zombies as they pop up along the track of a rollercoaster and seeing Jesse Eisenberg crush a clown zombie’s face with a giant wooden mallet will cause your average zombie fan to grin with unbridled glee. But those looking for a deep examination of apocalyptic mortality may want to look elsewhere—this movie is in the business of pure zombie killin’, and brother, business is booming. Grade: AB

Viral Videos of the Week Search terms: 100 greatest hits of Youtube in 4 minutes Who has time to watch 100 viral videos? At about 30 seconds per video, that’s nearly 50 minutes of viral hilarity. To help you consume your videos in as concise a fashion as possible, the band Hadouken (named after the “Street FIghter” move), set their song “MAD” to 100 one-second viral video clips. Whether you’re a true video addict and recognize every clip or you need to learn more about the Internet, this video is for you. Search terms: Kid shreds on accordion One of the earliest YouTube videos to gain noteriety was a clip simply titled “Guitar,” which featured a hidden player shredding on the guitar like no other. Now, in the great tradition of uploading musical performances to YouTube, this clip shows a young boy going to town on the accordion. Sure, the boy probably isn’t going to get as many ladies as his guitar-playing counterparts, but he rocks one of the most difﬁcult instrments there is. You go, buddy.

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If you thought Woody Harrelson was badass in ‘White Men Can’t Jump,’ wait until you see him as the sadistic Tallahassee.

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Monday, October 5, 2009

Beating the Gophers

Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Angel Hair Pasta

By Todd Stevens ststevens@wisc.edu

Sid and Phil

By Alex Lewein alex@sidandphil.com

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

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

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

The Graph Giraffe

Charlie and Boomer

By Yosef Lerner ilerner@wisc.edu

By Natasha Soglin soglin@wisc.edu

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com DISTANCE RUNNER

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ACROSS

Way in the forest Bat lair Gathered, as bees Geometry calculation Deceives Wombs Orange pekoe and Earl Grey Mine passageway Bergen-born Moves like a worm Fast cash site “Do unto ___ ...” Jewish holiday Canonized one Innumerable U.K.’s air arm Sacred Egyptian beetle ___ mater Like some intestinal bypass patients Scratch Axis, to the Allies Submissive Highway divide Marine “mayday” Bring into harmony Map rights Regional animal life It generates a lot of interest He stung like a bee

59 Homebuilders may visit them 62 Beyond the exurbs 64 Indonesian island 65 Pop choice 66 Hindu social class 67 Large tree branch 68 “Your turn to speak” 69 Exposed publicly 70 “May I get you anything ___?” 71 Ties the knot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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Place for out-door dining, perhaps “ ___ you ashamed of yourself?” Show the ropes to Some diner sides “Citizen Kane” or “Gone With the Wind,” e.g. Verdi’s princess One of Salome’s seven Hinder, in legalese “Want to grab a bite?” Widely televisedjudge of 1995 “Psycho” co-star Preﬁx with “while” “Carpe ___!”

21 Answering machine button 22 Novocain-treated 26 Turkmenistan neighbor 28 “... to ___ just a few” 29 Wheel and deal 31 Shot, shells and such 32 Week parts 33 “Arrivederci, ___” 34 What accomplices do 35 One way to jump in a pool 37 Solo at the opera 40 Predatory Arctic bird 42 Written record 44 Word after “pulldown” or “pop-up” 45 Assign (to) 48 Overruled or canceled 50 Manatee or dugong 52 Carefree walk 54 Controlled the car 55 Waited for the green light 56 Crowned heads of old Russia 57 With the bow, in scores 58 Event for roast pig 60 Money for release 61 Witch or slippery 63 Consumed

You Can Run

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

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Monday, October 5, 2009

Football

Resurgent Clay key for strong offense ANALYSIS

Badgers wear down Minnesota defense on way to rivalry victory By Justin Dean THE DAILY CARDINAL

It wasn’t too long ago when the Badgers played by the maxim that they would run the ball down their opponent’s throat because they knew they couldn’t be stopped, and opposing defenses knew their chances of stopping Wisconsin were slim. Then Ron Dayne graduated. The emergence of a formidable passing game and early ball control problems led some to suggest that offensive coordinator Paul Chryst may be taking the Wisconsin offense in a new, more passing-friendly direction. If this postulation remained after last week’s win over Michigan State, John Clay’s second half demolition of the Minnesota defense Saturday signiﬁes that the good old days of physical Wisconsin football have not gone by the wayside quite yet.

“He was ﬁnishing runs ... he was winded, but he just kept ﬁghting and clawing.” Scott Tolzien junior quarterback UW Football

“[Clay] was just a workhorse [Saturday], he was a load,” junior quarterback Scott Tolzien said. “He was ﬁnishing runs and we all know he was tired, he was winded, but he just kept ﬁghting and clawing.” Clay bulldozed for 159 yards and two touchdowns in the second half of the Badgers’ 31-28 victory over Minnesota, wearing down the speedy Gopher defense with his punishing upright running style. The sophomore finished the game with three touchdowns and a career-high 184 yards on 32 carries, the second consecutive week he has received over 30 carriers. “It’s kind of like watching a

heavyweight boxing match. The guys that are coming up trying to tackle [Clay] in the third and fourth quarter aren’t doing it the same way they were in that first half,” coach Bret Bielema said. “He has an effect on the game and just wears you down.” In a sense John Clay’s effort Saturday epitomized the toughness shown all season by a muchimproved Wisconsin team. Every time the Badgers have been “punched in the mouth” by opponents this season, they have come back and punched harder. When the Badgers, trailing 13-10, started the second half with a fumble in their own territory, the defense refused to roll over and give Minnesota any easy points to add to its lead. Instead, an interception by sophomore defensive tackle Patrick Butrym set up a 70yard touchdown drive that put the Badgers up 17-13, and Minnesota never led for the rest of the game. Having Clay scrape for every yard he could also helped the Badgers eat up valuable chunks of minutes in the second half. It seemed like every time a Gopher defender met Clay at the line of scrimmage, the 245-pound running back would put his head down and find a way to carry that defender—and at times many more—for a three- or four-yard gain. “The great thing about [Clay] is you [could] miss a block, you don’t want to, but he might break that and still get five yards off of it,” junior guard John Moffitt said. “The first hit’s not going to take Clay down.” Clay attributes the yards after contact to constantly keeping his feet moving and in turn creating the momentum that allows him to produce those second, third and sometimes fourth efforts. “I’m determined to fall forward. I try to punish the defenders as much as they punish me,” Clay said. “[I] try to wear them down as much as possible, and then they try to arm tackle or leg tackle me and that’s when I try to break away and run.” As long as John Clay keeps his momentum rolling through the Big Ten season, Wisconsin will continue to be a tough opponent to take down.

Need to Know Wisconsin Badgers 7 3 7 14

Minnesota Gophers 10 3 0 15

John Clay: 186 yards, 3 TD. Scott Tolzien: 16-26, 159 yards, 1 TD passing, 65 yards rushing. Antonio Fenelus: 9 tackles. In their ﬁrst road game, the Badgers defended Paul Bunyan’s Axe and improved to 5-0. An acrobatic touchdown catch by Lance Kendricks, a scoring drive powered by John Clay’s strong runs and a late fumble recovery sealed the Border Battle for Wisconsin.

Quote of the Game: “The axe means pride ... Every year something crazy happens to make this rivalry even that much better.” Aaron Henry

LORENZO ZEMELLA/THE DAILY CARDINAL

John Clay pushes a pile of Minnesota defenders as he ﬁghts for extra yards. Clay helped push the Badgers down the ﬁeld on multiple scoring drives, and ended the game with three touchdowns.

recap from page 8 UW defense forced and recovered a Weber fumble. The Badgers ran out the clock and the celebration began “The axe means pride, it means a victory, getting bragging rights for a whole year, but then again you have to come back here next year and do it all over again,” sophomore corner Aaron Henry said. “I was telling one of the players on the sideline, every year something always happens to either get them back in the game or get us back in the game ... every year something crazy happens to make this rivalry even that much better.” The Wisconsin pass rush was on full display with senior defensive end O’Brien Schofield, freshman linebacker Chris Borland and sophomore end Louis Nzegwu leading the way. That trio combined for four and a half of the Badger’s five sacks and generally wrought havoc in the Gopher backfield. Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema credited the pass rush to his team’s depth at defensive line.

That pressure also helped force three turnovers, placing the Badgers atop the conference and fourth in the nation in turnovers forced. “Honestly it’s good to have a plethora of playmakers on your team” Schofield said. “I was very happy when, there was a point where I missed a sack, and Weber was able to get out of it and Louis Nzegwu came through and made the sack and that made me so happy because I told him in the locker room, today’s his day to show some production.” One area where the Wisconsin defense did struggle was in containing senior Minnesota receiver Eric Decker. Despite being double-covered at times, Decker caught eight balls for 140 yards and a score, accounting for over 40 percent of the Gophers’ offense. Turnovers, however, were not limited to the Gophers. Junior quarterback Scott Tolzien threw a first quarter pick that set up the Gophers’ first score and later fumbled away the ball on the first possession of the second half. Both turnovers let Minnesota start drives on Wisconsin’s side of the field.

But Tolzien did not fold in the face of early adversity in his first road start. “It was a stupid play, [fumbling was] inexcusable,” Tolzien said. “Once that happens, it’s the next play, you put it behind you. It was still early in the game and you can’t let that affect you the rest of the way.” Bielema said after the game that he expected Tolzien to respond and that’s what he did. Tolzien finished with only 159 yards and a score, but was productive on third downs and, with the help of his offensive line, avoided taking a sack in the face of Gopher blitzes. But despite the turnovers, the early deficit and the big plays allowed, the Badgers survived. Now they will have a week to savor the axe and hope that their resiliency proves to be an asset down the road. “There’s ups and downs in every football game, and good football teams are able to not get too high with the highs and not get too low with the lows, I feel that we’re able to do that,” sophomore wide receiver Nick Toon said. “If you can bounce back when you’re facing adversity, you’re going to have success.”

Women’s Hockey

Freshmen come up big after upset loss to Sioux By Nico Savidge THE DAILY CARDINAL

On a weekend that began with a message from head coach Mark Johnson, a highlight video from their national championship run in the 2008-’09 season and the unveiling of a banner celebrating that achievement, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team quickly learned that their opponents would not bow down and let the Badgers cakewalk to another title. Wisconsin opened its season against North Dakota and suffered a surprising 2-0 upset Friday that interim head coach Tracey DeKeyser said was a wake-up call to the team. The next night, a number of impressive performances from Badger freshmen carried them to a 3-0 win. “We knew we had it in us, we just couldn’t execute,” DeKeyser said about Wisconsin’s season-opening loss. In the ﬁrst two periods of Friday’s defeat, the Badgers had a number of good opportunities to score but couldn’t convert their chances into goals. A pesky North Dakota defense and strong play from freshman goaltender Jorid Dagﬁnrud combined to keep Wisconsin off of the scoreboard for the game. “They did a good job of taking

away the middle of the ice from us, and we didn’t play to the perimeter,” DeKeyser said. “We couldn’t really get much through,” senior forward and team captain Jasmine Giles added. Giles and her new linemates, sophomore Brooke Ammerman and freshman Brianna Decker, watched as a number of scoring chances slipped by. A second-effort goal by North Dakota’s freshman forward Ashley Furia and another that went off the stick of a Badger defender were the difference in Friday’s game. An undisciplined third period meant that most of the time Wisconsin wanted to spend scoring goals was used up killing penalties, and the Badgers suffered their first loss of the year. As someone who was a part of two national championship-winning teams, Giles said after the game that she was not exactly accustomed to losing, but that it could motivate the team. “I’m definitely not used to it since I’ve been here,” she said. “It’s something that we do need. We didn’t deserve to win tonight.” When the Badgers took the ice for Saturday’s game, however, they were much more aggressive. That energy paid off, as Decker scored her first

collegiate goal to give Wisconsin a 1-0 lead in the first period. More freshmen contributed in the second period when forward Lauren Unser scored her first goal as a Badger off of an assist from freshman defender Stefanie McKeough. Later in the second, Decker stickhandled around Sioux defenders and notched her second goal of the game, following the puck into the North Dakota net and crashing hard into the goal. Decker had to be helped off of the ice and did not return to the game. DeKeyser later said she did not know what Decker hurt on the play, or if she would have to miss playing time because of the injury. Freshman goaltender Becca Reugsegger earned a shutout in her first start, after she was given the nod over senior goaltender Alannah McCready, who started Friday. DeKeyser said she would look at how Reugsegger and McCready perform in practice before making a decision for the team’s next series against Bemidji State Oct. 10 and 11, but complemented Reugsegger’s play in goal. “She’s very aggressive outside of the net,” DeKeyser said. “That’s one of her strengths and she played to it.”

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Football

Badgers axe Gophers in Border Battle thriller RECAP By Ben Breiner THE DAILY CARDINAL

LORENZO ZEMELLA/THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin defense struggled to contain Minnesota’s Eric Decker, but forced a late fumble to secure Paul Bunyan’s axe for another year.

MINNEAPOLIS—As the Wisconsin Badgers paraded around TCF Bank Stadium’s field with Paul Bunyan’s axe, allowing as many red clad fans to touch it as they could, the celebration almost felt like an emotional release of all the tension that led up to it. The Badgers (2-0 Big Ten, 5-0 overall) survived a back-and-fourth final quarter filled with big plays to score a sixth straight win over the rival Gophers (1-1, 3-2) 31-28.

The victory was not easy, however, and marked the fourth time in ﬁve weeks Wisconsin endured a tense ending to a game. “I knew we were going to go through some momentum swings today,” Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema said. “I can’t say enough about the resiliency of this team. We tend to make things a little more difﬁcult than they need to.” With less than eight minutes to go, it looked like the Badgers would roll to victory as the team was driving toward a third-straight touchdown and an 18 point lead. Then junior running back Zach Brown

fumbled on a draw and Minnesota’s Marcus Sherels scooped up the ball and raced 88 yards to the end zone to put the score at 24-21. Wisconsin responded with sophomore John Clay’s third touchdown of the day, but Gopher junior quarterback Adam Weber answered right back with passes of 38 and 40 yards to set up another score. Minnesota had one last possession with under two minutes to go, but after wide receiver Eric Decker caught an 18 yard pass on 4th and 16 to keep his team in it, the recap page 7