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Mary Burke to challenge Walker for governor By Jack Casey the daily cardinal
Mary Burke, a former executive with Trek Bicycle and the state’s former commerce secretary, became the new Democratic front-runner in the 2014 gubernatorial election after she officially announced her candidacy Monday. Burke was rumored to be interested in running before Monday, but her approximately three-minute video served as confirmation. Burke will run a campaign centered on job creation and economic growth, according to her announcement video, something she said she has become well-versed in after leading Trek’s strategic planning for approximately 10 years. Soon after the video BURKE was released, the Republican Party of Wisconsin devoted large portions of its website, including the top of its homepage, to advertising against Burke, with a main message that says “Mary Burke will take us backward.” The site also promotes visitors to “get the facts” at MaryBurke.com. Burke’s central focus in her video was her economic
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Aaron Rodgers joins ‘Entourage’ actress Emmanuelle Chriqui to raise awareness for the Congolese mineral conflict Monday.
UW groups, Aaron Rodgers host ‘Rally for Congo’ at Union By Jack Casey and Sam Cusick the daily cardinal
Amid the mixed chants of “Congo is the key to our humanity” and “Go Pack Go,” Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers joined campus organizations to raise awareness of the Congolese mineral conflict on the Memorial Union Terrace Monday. The event, which was sponsored by the ConflictFree Campus Initiative, the Enough Project and Amnesty International, featured speeches from Rodgers, “Entourage” actress Emmanuelle Chriqui and Packers linebacker and Congonative Andy Mulumba. Other groups including the Wisconsin Union Directorate, UNICEF and
the Campus Women’s Center also sponsored the event. Speakers at the rally urged students to pressure the University of Wisconsin-Madison to purchase its electronics from companies that have pledged to use conflict-free minerals in their products, including cellphones and laptops. In addition to winning a National Football League MVP award and the 2010 Super Bowl, Rodgers said he wanted to be remembered as more than just a “great football player.” He said he wants to make an impact on people around the world and said college students are the key to mobilizing change. “I remember being a col-
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Detroit Lions President Tom Lewand apologized to the University of Wisconsin-Madison after allegations surfaced that Lions center Dominic Raiola verbally assaulted members of the UW-Madison Marching Band Sunday during the band’s annual trip to Lambeau Field. Raiola, a nine-year NFL veteran, Lions captain and University of Nebraska alum, hurled several homophobic and misogynistic slurs at members of the band before they played the National Anthem and during halftime of the LionsPackers game Sunday, according to a junior student band member who preferred to remain unnamed. The Lions fined Raiola $7,500 in 2008 for an obscene hand gesture directed at Minnesota Vikings fans and $15,000 in 2010 for another hand gesture and several obscene comments directed at Miami Dolphins fans. Raiola has not apologized for either incident. The Lions released a statement Monday explaining that reports of Raiola’s behavior were “extremely inconsistent with the standard of behavior we expect from our players,” and they are “gathering more information and will respond further when appropriate.” Lions head coach Jim Schwartz echoed this sentiment at a press
Blank outlines improvement areas in State of the University address By Paige Villiard the daily cardinal
Chancellor Rebecca Blank delivered the State of the University address to the Faculty Senate Monday, outlining her financial and academic priorities for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Blank, in her third month as chancellor, she said each day she continues to learn more about the “rich history and culture of this institution” and the “many cool things that happen on this campus, both in education and in research.” Blank said one of the aspects about the university that she finds most attractive is its commitment to outreach.
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“I’ve really learned how seriously people here take [outreach],” Blank said. “[They take it] so seriously, that this campus actually has a name for this called The Wisconsin Idea.” Blank said that one of her “strongest priorities” is ensuring the university is financially stable. She said universities such as UW-Madison have had to diversify funding streams because they no longer receive as much state funding as they did in the past. Blank also said UW-Madison is cheaper than many other Big 10 schools in the amount it charges
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conference Monday. “That’s certainly not the character that we want to display,” Schwartz said. When asked about the incident at practice Monday, Raiola claimed the incident was “blown way out of proportion,” and that his team “had more important things to worry about,” according to a Sports Illustrated report. Zach York, who was one of the targets of Raiola’s comments, wrote a Facebook status describing the incident that went viral after the game. In less than 24 hours, more than 400 people shared the status. In a joint statement, Dean of Students Lori Berquam and UW-Madison Marching Band Director Michael Leckrone announced they were “dismayed to hear reports of unprofessional and personal verbal attacks.” Lewand called the band personally to apologize for his player’s actions and assured them further discussion over Raiola will take place. Raiola’s younger brother, Donovan Raiola, is a former center of the UW-Madison football team. During his time with the Badgers, Donovan was awarded the Rimington Trophy twice for best collegiate center. Several band members declined to comment over the incident, one citing an order from the marching band to direct media inquiries to band officials.
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Chancellor Rebecca Blank speaks about out-of-state tuition and outreach at the State of the University address Monday.
After Blank’s speech, University Committee Chair Michael Bernard-Donals announced a proposal to create an arts institute that would bring “more visibility and curricular initiatives to the arts.” The proposal comes in response to a separate proposal to create a College of the Arts, which was dropped in spring 2013 because of too many unanswered questions about the proposal. Bernard-Donals also said UC is working with campus partners to respond to comments made by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos about changing the shared governance structure, saying it is important “to make clear the value of a robust system of shared governance at the University of Wisconsin.”
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Kane kaiman dream interpreter Kane Kaiman is a graduate of Cedarburg High School. There, he scored a five on his AP Psychology test, giving him the authority to interpret the dreams of all humans and some of the earth’s more intelligent mammals. He is the inventor of the Electronic Dreamcatcher™. This week’s dream: “I was walking around campus, and suddenly I realized I was very hungry. I knew the Subway right by my house was open, and eating there sounded perfect. I knew Subway had some good deals. I was in the mood for the Spicy Italian. I walked up to the register, and the cashier girl approached me and asked what I wanted. However, I looked up at the menu and there was no Spicy Italian to be found. The girl told me they ran out of Spicy Italian meat, so I couldn’t have one. I was furious, but I was so hungry that I got a more expensive sub instead.” —Eric Talbot, junior One-hundred percent accurate interpretation:
Subway does indeed have some good deals. And no one knows that better than I do. You see, I have serious trouble scrounging up food right now. I wake up every morning not knowing if I’ll eat three square meals throughout the course of the day. Surprising, right? How could money be so tight for a world-renowned psychologist,
best-selling author and inventor of the Electronic Dreamcatcher™ (on sale now for only three payments of $19.99)?! Well, Eric, let me break it down for you. When I wrote my books and took them to my agent, I failed to read the fine print in the publishing contract. No one is buying books in print these days, and my lawyer tells me I opted out of any proceeds from electronic book sales when I signed on the dotted line. I had kids. I currently make child-support payments to three different women, all of whom were seduced and stolen away from me by my brother, Blane. Depressing side note: Some of my children believe that Blane is their real father, which, although it hurts me deeply to admit, might be a real possibility. On top of all that, no paper would touch me after I did the infamous Kim Jong Un interpretation. The guy asked for my help, and I gave it to him. After collecting unemployment benefits for a few months, The Daily Cardinal finally agreed to hire me on the conditions that I work for less than minimum wage and clean the company bathrooms twice a week. It wouldn’t be so bad if I didn’t have to pay for all the cleaning materials, too. Anyway, during Subway’s “Subtember” event, almost all submarine sandwiches were $5. It was a godsend; I had no choice but to eat there every day. I can tell by your nightmare that you were a regular customer as well. As we both know, there is no Subtober. All subs are back up to their insane recession-era prices, except for one heroic
little sub: The Spicy Italian. It’s the $5 “Sub of the Month.” So you see, your dream is related to your angry feelings about the end of Subtember. You’re paying through the nose for an education, and if you’re going to eat a sub it’s got to be a $5 footlong. Furthermore, Subway has left you with only one sandwich option. And this terrifies you. What’s stopping Subway from taking away the Spicy Italian, too? They’ve never run out of salami before, but they could. Salami Shortage Paranoia (SSP). I could write another book about that... Or maybe Subway just TELLS you they ran out. Subway has gotten you in the door, and at that point the battle is over. You will buy a more expensive sub; you’ve come this far and you’re not going to leave hungry. Well, don’t worry about any recurring nightmares because I’ve got some good news. Cousins Subs is currently offering 15 inches of sandwich for around $7. We’re talking better bread, here. Eat a different Cousins sub before bed every night this week. Whatever you don’t finish I’ll eat.
Do you have a dream you want Kane to interpret for you or someone you know? Email Kane at kaiman@ wisc.edu for his absolutely 100 percent factually accurate advice.
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enter my new apartment on move-in day with a smile on my face and my mother on a leash. Ah, college. The one time in my life when I get to live with my best friends and party till the break of dawn, free of any responsibilities whatsoever! The day has come to make my bitter high school home-ec teacher proud, and I’m ready for the independent living that’s straight ahead. After my beautiful mother completes her rightful role as slave for the day, she is out the door with a kiss on her cheek and a Xanax in her near future. Time to get this party started… am I right, roomies? The honeymoon phase ends 15 minutes later, when I step out of the shower. With a dry lion’s mane like mine, body showers are essential in keeping my hair from having the consistency of kale chips. Therefore, as my head avoids the water like a gremlin, I’ve got to make sure my back is getting its
deserved scrubadubdub. (Now that you’ve received a short tutorial on how to take a shower, let’s get back to the story.) I walk out of the bathroom and into the kitchen, where three of my roommates are sitting at the counter, slack-jawed and dead-eyed, staring right at me. After I give them my classic, “What, you guys?!” (my tone of voice resembling the token pre-pubescent neighbor on a sitcom), they explain their shock. The soapy foam equivalent of Santa’s beard is residing on my back, as I am incapable of washing myself. “We had this problem with my 5-year-old campers all the time,” one of my roommates says to comfort me. OK, so I don’t know how to wash myself properly; I’ll watch an episode of “Sesame Street.” There are a lot more things I can do perfectly well that prove my success at independent living. For example, cooking. Let’s give this one a shot. One night I come home after a long day of classes and decide to make myself proud for once by going the healthy route with salad. First instinct: open up
salad bag and fill it up with water to clean the lettuce. Over my shoulder I hear a frustrated, “DUDE YOU DROWNED THE LETTUCE!”
OK, so I don’t know how to wash myself properly; I’ll watch an episode of ‘Sesame Street.’ ...Is this not how you clean lettuce? I guess you can ask the soggy brown leaves sadly withering in our garbage disposal. Meanwhile, Roommate #2 in the corner shakes her head in disapproval whilst taking a bong rip. Well, cooking may not be my forte, but with a little help from my handy-dandy Red Card, I am Pandora and Madison is my box. You’re probably thinking, “Doesn’t that expression have a negative connotation?” To be honest, I guess some people would say my food choices are about as
wise as Ronald McDonald’s. I personally think I have profoundly healthy taste when it comes to nutrition. For example, anyone familiar with the sushi section of Fresh Market should know about “sushi cup”: a spectacular plastic cup filled with a whirlwind of raw fish, rice and wonders. Upon my initial discovery of the beauty, I proudly brought it up to show off to my roomies obviously with the intention of making them jealous. I guess I was caught off guard with the responses of, “Why would you eat that?” and “Only you would fall for eating a fish smoothie.” The latter comment led to a solid few minutes of dry heaving. Despite getting my lifestyle shut down on a daily basis, I happen to think I’m doing a pretty damn good job at surviving out here in these rough waters. Once you start living in your own place with no parents, dining hall or guidance, it’s not about how you live day to day; it’s about the fact that you’re still alive in general. ...Is anyone currently looking for a roommate for fall 2014? Well, do you have an opening for a roommate? Discuss it with Daniella over a sushi cup, or email her at emanuel2@wisc.edu.
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Attorney General Van Hollen opts out of future election run By Sam Cusick the daily cardinal
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced Monday he will not seek reelection after his term expires in December 2014. Van Hollen was first elected as the state’s attorney general in 2006, and won his re-election in 2010, according to his website. He said in a statement he ran in both elections as an advocate for “fighting crime and restoring integrity” in Wisconsin. During his tenure, Van Hollen worked to correct the backlog of DNA analysis at state crime laboratories, as well as developed procedures and support systems for local law enforcement officials. He added he is “proud” of his accomplishments and vows to continue benefitting Wisconsin citizens for the remainder of his term.
“I believe no person should be Attorney General for life, or for too long,” Van Hollen said in the statement. “Our democracy requires a balance of experience and fresh views. For my family, for me and this office, it’s time to give Wisconsin voters new choices.” While critics may claim Van Hollen pushed a Republican agenda, many state legislators praised his accomplishments. Gov. Scott Walker released a statement on Van Hollen’s announcement saying it has been “a pleasure working with” Van Hollen on public safety issues throughout the state. “He is a real professional and a great friend,” Walker said in the statement. “I look forward to working with him throughout the remainder of his term.” Patrick Fiedler, president of the State Bar of Wisconsin, said
he thanks Van Hollen for his “service to the people of Wisconsin and to the legal profession.” “Attorney General Van Hollen played a critical role in ensuring that Wisconsin continues to have a strong criminal justice system,” Fiedler said in a statement. “His efforts are helping the state retain experienced assistant district attorneys, state public defenders and assistant attorneys general.” State Public Defender Kelli Thompson also commented on Van Hollen’s announcement saying she is grateful for his service to Wisconsin and wishes him success in future ventures. “While we are adversaries in the courtroom and, at times, offer different views on a given issue, I can always count on Attorney General Van Hollen to listen to our perspective,” Thompson said in a statement.
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Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced Monday he would not run for re-election after his current term expires in December 2014.
rodgers from page 1 lege student at Berkeley coming from a small school, you learn so much about yourself,” Rodgers said.“[College] is a different level of consciousness and you realize you can have an opportunity with the platform that you’ve been given to make an impact.” Echoing Rodgers’ message, Chriqui said UW-Madison stu-
burke from page 1 experience and her connection to Wisconsin. In addition to leading Trek’s strategic planning team, Burke said in the video she has gained economic experience while also serving as director of European operations. Burke also served as the state’s secretary of commerce after former Gov. Jim Doyle appointed her to the position in 2005 and said she will use her experience in the position to boost the state’s
dents have the power to pressure electronics companies to solely use minerals that are collected ethically and work to end the human rights abuses in Congolese mines. “You students are the voice of change and you should be so very proud of yourselves,” Chriqui said. “The fact that you’re here right now, you’re effecting change.” Mulumba, who Rodgers deemed the “greatest Congolese
football player in history,” thanked UW-Madison students for attending the rally and supporting the cause that works to bring peace to his home country. “On behalf of the Congolese people, we are really grateful,” Mulumba said. “You don’t have to go to Congo to make an impact, everything you do here will have a direct impact to what’s happening in my country.”
economic ranking. “I’m running for governor because we can do better than [45th in the nation]. A lot better,” Burke said in the video. “But to do it, we’ve got to make some real changes in Madison.” Joe Fadness, the political director of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, said in a statement Burke is an “out-of-touch Madison millionaire” who will raise taxes and weaken the state’s economy. “As someone who embraces the failed policies of the past, it’s
clear that the millionaire activist will have a hard time connecting with Main Street, Wisconsin,” Fadness said in the statement. Burke and Walker could spend a combined $70 million on the gubernatorial race given their financial resources, said Kenneth Mayer, a University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor. Their campaigns will likely focus on the “middle” voters who are not as ideologically committed, Mayer said.
Representatives from the Madison Police Department and Overture Center discussed their goals with Mayor Paul Soglin and city alders to determine the 2014 city operating budget at a Board of Estimates meeting Monday. A point of contention at the meeting was the proposed budget for MPD. Soglin proposed a $65,000 budget for MPD, although the department requested $100,000. Part of the money MPD requested would fund downtown police officers during peak hours, according to interim Police Chief Randy Gaber. “That money that’s in our budget is desperately needed,” Gaber said. The difficulty in establishing an executive operating budget comes with the relatively small amount of money to be dispersed among 21 institutions, according to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4.
“It really presents a quandary for the mayor and city Council as to how to fund [the Downtown Safety Initiative] for next year because the reality is they will be in excess of $100,000 and the city budget is so tight,” Verveer said. Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said the police believed the budget cuts would result in downtown officers doing more overtime work and “drastic impacts on the ability to manage services downtown.” But Resnick said he thinks MPD could provide necessary staff to downtown areas whether they received the funding or not, and the department could consider other cost-saving measures. The Overture Center is also facing cuts to its budget. Betty Harris Custer spoke on behalf of the Overture and stressed the importance of their annual student scholarships and free or reduced-cost performances. Custer said if the budget is cut
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NPR’S Michele Norris discusses race in America as part of lecture series By Megan Stoebig the daily cardinal
Michele Norris, a host and special correspondent for National Public Radio, said she has discovered it is the “little things” that count in the present-day discussion of race in America. In front of a crowd of approximately 150 people at the Distinguished Lecture Series in Union South Monday, Norris joked she often receives the most phone calls and emails from reporters during the month of February, which is Black History Month. “When you are a person of color, there’s an expectation that if someone needs a little advice or to cover something, they’ll call you,” she said.
Between 2002 to 2011, Norris hosted NPR’s program “All Things Considered.” On the show, she and correspondent Steve Inskeep did a series called “Race and the 2008 Vote,” during which the two asked small groups of people questions about race, such as whether or not white Americans underestimate their privilege, and if black Americans make too big a deal of race. Norris said the series was especially exciting for her because it fostered an open and honest conversation about race, something she had never experienced before. Her book, “The Grace of Silence,” was originally intend-
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Area residents, county officials hold rally to end domestic violence Approximately 60 people gathered on the state Capitol steps Monday to recognize victims of domestic violence in Wisconsin and to raise awareness to prevent domestic violence incidents from occurring in the future. The event, which was organized by Domestic Abuse Intervention Services and the Zonta Club of Madison, featured speakers including Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney and Dane County organization representatives. Each of the assembled members held a small white flag with the name of a 2012 domestic abuse victim written on one side. The event is held yearly on the first Monday in October, which corresponds to the national day of unity for those affected by domestic violence, according to Shannon Barry, executive director of DAIS. “We come together to honor the victims, memorialize them and bring the community together to
reinforce our combined and coordinated commitment to ending domestic violence,” Barry said. Representatives from various state agencies and organizations took turns giving short speeches about what the event meant to them and their offices. Mahoney said he has tried to increase resources and efforts to curb domestic violence in Dane County. “It is my goal to have fewer flags next year,” Mahoney said. Madison Mayor Paul Soglin said he hopes the event prompts more people to report domestic violence. “Hopefully [the event] will lead to a reduction in violence and in death, which occurs all too frequently in our state as a result of domestic abuse,” Soglin said. “The problem is too often either the victims are afraid to come forward or the people who know the victims are reluctant to intervene.” —Jack Casey
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Dane County Supervisor Leland Pan speaks at a Legislative Affairs Committee meeting Monday, outlining priorities for the year.
County supervisor discusses plans for upcoming year Dane County Supervisor Leland Pan told members of a student government committee Monday that homelessness, natural resource degradation and racial disparities are issues he is interested addressing in the upcoming year. Speaking at an Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs meeting Monday, Pan said the county board will have difficulties taking on new issues, however, because of a policy mandating local taxes cannot be raised more than the rate of inflation. “That means since our budget was full to begin with, there’s no
way to add new programs without getting rid of old programs,” Pan said. Legislative Affairs Chair Morgan Rae said she invited Pan to talk with the committee because she sees the Dane County Board of Supervisor’s work as valuable. “They … control things that impact students lives,” Rae said. At the meeting, Rae also gave members an update on the Responsible Action Bill she is spearheading. Rae said she has continued to work on meeting with legislators and others to gather support.
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National Public Radio host Michele Norris speaks with UW-Madison students Monday about race in America.
speaker from page 3 ed to be a memoir, but ended up consisting largely of feedback she received after deciding she wanted to explore more about how Americans address race. “The contest that led up to election of Obama ‘unleashed’ some of this these stories people had kept to themselves, stories of pains, dreams … and suddenly they were all coming out,” Norris said. After she released the book, Norris said she worried about how to go out on the road and discuss the book, as she realized
board from page 3 there will be fewer of these performances and opportunities, rather than fewer jobs within the center. The opportunity to provide low-cost performances “doesn’t pay for itself,” Custer said. The performances are funded primarily by donors, and the city is the largest contributor, she said. The Overture Center
many people were often uncomfortable talking about race. For this reason, she decided to literally “play the race card.” While traveling, Norris distributed cards and asked people to reflect on race, and then reduce their thoughts to one sentence of only six words. The “Race Card Project” has since grown into a worldwide discussion. Some responses she shared at the lecture included: “never had playdate with black girl,” “racism stole my son from me” and “without colors rainbows would not exist.” received a grant last year to fund the more economical performances and is seeking to renew the grant for 2014. Verveer said he plans to offer a budget amendment to provide additional funding for the DSI when the Board of Estimates meets in two weeks. The operating budget will be approved in November, after Common Council votes on it.
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Two men attacked a 21-yearold male downtown resident on Lathrop Street early Sunday morning, according to a city incident report. The victim, who was intoxicated, suffered facial fractures and needed multiple stitches, according to the report. He said in the report he could not remember exactly what happened, but he thought it may have started over a “foolish” argument. According to the report, a witness saw the two men kicking the victim while two other men tried to stop the attack. The witness helped the victim get to a phone and described the suspects to the police. The suspects did not take anything from the victim, according to the report. Police do not believe the incident is related to a robbery that took place on Lathrop Street early Saturday morning, the report said.
blank from page 1 for out-of-state tuition. “I see no reason why we should sell our education to out-of-state students cheaper than schools that quite honestly aren’t as good as we are,” Blank said. According to Blank, other states use their higher outof-state tuition to cross-subsidize their in-state students and provide lower in-state tuition. She said she plans to talk about this issue with the Board of Regents. Blank also said she values shared governance but has heard “horror stories” of collaborative processes taking several years to reach solutions, so she wants the university to work together to come up with a “way to be collaborative but also make decisions in a timely manner.” “My job is to maintain the high level of quality in instruction and research at UW-Madison … and when possible, to move it forward,” Blank said. Blank said academic environments are continually evolving and the university must adapt and continue to provide great academics and research. “In the annual Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai’s Jiao Tong University, we are one of only six American public universities to place in the top 20 and we are the highest ranked university among the Big 10,” Blank said. “That’s the level of excellence that you have achieved here over the years, and that I have pledged to uphold.”
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Americans because 535 members of Congress could not reach an agreement to keep the government open. I was personally infuriated with this solution. America is the beacon of democracy. Yet on Monday night, the American government failed to stay open.
America is supposed to be a shining example of how democracy works, and last Monday, Congress fell short of our country’s prestigious reputation.
Many veterans depend on the federal government for checks they have earned, and with the government shutdown these checks will be delayed. It is not okay to make the men and women who have risked their lives fighting for our country suffer because of the Republicans’ stubbornness and inability to pass a budget. To add insult to injury, while some veterans are wondering how they will pay their rent this month, members of Congress are still receiving their paychecks. This is absolutely sickening.
There are two main issues I find very concerning about the government shutdown. The first is Congress’ inability to pass a full budget. Even if Congress had passed a bill last Monday night to keep the government funded, it would not have been a full budget. Rather the bill would have been a continuing resolution, which would have funded the government for only a few months. In fact, Congress has not passed an actual yearly budget since 2009 and has passed a series of continuing resolutions to keep the government running. This represents an alarming trend for Americans because continuing resolutions are essentially a punt by lawmakers. These continuing resolutions allow the lawmakers to say they have done something, and no one has to take blame for shutting down the government. In reality, a continuing resolution is just a patchwork remedy that only lasts a few months until Congress has to begin the entire process again. Second of all, this shutdown is much different than previous shutdowns. In previous shutdowns, the debate was over the budget itself. Never has there been a shutdown over a single piece of legislation that was
Documentary filmmakers open conversation about anti-Muslim rhetoric in American media Alex swanson opinion columnist
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n response to the horrific Kenyan mall massacre, Fox News’ Bob Beckel recently declared, “No Muslim students coming here with visas. No more mosques being built here until you stand up and denounce what’s happened in the name of your prophet.” Needless to say, the controversial comment started an uproar in the media. One of the people currently pushing back against this comment is Muslim comedian Dean Obeidallah. Obeidallah recently wrote an opinion article for CNN concerning the controversial comment and brought attention to his new documentary project, “The Muslims Are Coming!” Because I was interested in Obeidallah’s points, I downloaded and watched the documentary. In “The Muslims Are Coming!” comedians Dean Obeidallah and Negin Farsad put together a touring comedy show starring Muslims. They faced considerable resistance such as defamatory comments and audience members walking out of their shows. The comedians reached out to the community wherever they performed, and in one city held up a “Hug a Muslim” sign.
It’s an important documentary because it addresses critical issues in America in an interesting and comical manner.
The freedom to build a place of worship is a fundamental component of what is right and constitutional.
Beckel has called on the Muslim community to stand up and denounce terrorism repeatedly. Multiple times throughout the documentary, the Muslim comedians denounced terrorism of any kind. Some of the Muslims interviewed in the documentary expressed the belief that they shouldn’t have to denounce terrorism simply because they are Muslim. I wholly agree. Peaceful people should not have to answer for the actions of terrorists. It is un-American to oppose the building a mosque. It is un-American in the moral sense, but it’s also noteworthy that the suggestion literally goes against the United States Constitution. A minority community should not be responsible or punished for the heinous actions of a few.
Obeidallah’s Twitter account has recently been the target of several anti-Muslim comments directed at his recent CNN opinion article. @demsrfags tweeted “you’re an idiot, muslum scum.” @ HEHF1 shared the belief that, “Muslims use the name of there god in all attacks.then the reward are virgins. Young girls? Sick.” It scares me that there are people out there who not only believe all Muslims are “scum,” but also that they would attempt to spread their beliefs and ideals through their publication on social media. My firm opinion is that the freedom to build a place of worship is a fundamental component of what is right and constitutional. Furthermore, it is not logical or morally sound to associate an entire religious group with the actions of a few. And finally, through “The Muslims Are Coming” it’s clear that some Muslims are speaking out against terrorism, but they shouldn’t have to. It’s unethical to ask a group of innocent people to speak out against terrorism solely based on their religion. How do you feel about the treatment of Muslims in America? Let us know! Please send all feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.
passed three years ago. The central issue of this entire debate was funding of the Affordable Care Act or “Obamacare” as it has been labelled. This law allows greater access to healthcare for many Americans, and it has been the crowning achievement of the Obama administration. Democrats love it and want to fund it, and Republicans despise it and want to defund it.
It is not okay to make the men and women who have risked their lives fighting for our country suffer because of the Republican’s stubbornness and inability to pass a budget. Over three years and countless legal and legislative challenges since it was passed, The Affordable Care Act was set to begin on Tuesday. It is terribly concerning that this bill was used as a bargaining chip to avoid a government shutdown. The Republicans say a compromise by Democrats was needed. How were the Democrats supposed to reasonably negotiate a compromise when the Republicans
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were playing political games and threatening to shut down the government? That is simply not how the government is supposed to work, and it is unbelievably irresponsible to tie the funding of the whole U.S. government to a single piece of legislation. The irony of the entire situation is the Republicans’ demand for a delay of the Affordable Care Act would not have made much difference at all. Regardless of what happened in Washington, D.C. last Monday, a large portion of Obamacare, including health insurance marketplaces where consumers can shop for affordable insurance, was still going to go into effect Tuesday. It did not matter if a continuing resolution was passed defunding the legislation. So what was the purpose of the whole ordeal? The only point was to take a political stance. Not only has this asinine strategy cost America millions of dollars, it has taken Americans hostage to the politics of Washington D.C. For America’s sake, lets hope this strategy is never employed again. America is supposed to be a shining example of how democracy works, and last Monday, Congress fell short of our country’s prestigious reputation. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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his past Tuesday, County Executive Joe Parisi came out with his 2014 Dane County budget. While students may not be privy to all the details of county government and its budget, I believe students would support this budget. Here is an issue students comprehend: We understand our climate is changing and that we need to change our behavior at individual, institutional and societal levels in order to secure the future health of our planet. There are thousands of undergraduate students studying these issues in majors from geography to environmental science to community and environmental sociology. Graduate students are researching a variety of solutions to these challenges, prepping our generation to become leaders on this issue. That said, Parisi has placed the environment and climate change
at the center of this budget. He has pledged $3 million to continue improving the overall water quality of the Yahara Lake watershed, aiding to build another manure digester and storage tanks which will reduce the overall runoff of phosphorous from farms. He also earmarked $1.5 million in energy efficiency initiatives and $2.3 million to convert snowplows to compressed natural gas which will come from the two manure digesters, improving energy security for all Dane County residents. And last but not least, he has included a blueprint for the future on how our county government will mitigate the inevitable effects of climate change in the here and now. Yes, it’s true the solutions need to come from private as well as public sectors, but after years of lackluster government leadership, it’s refreshing to see such values enacted in a budget. Thank you, County Executive Parisi. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
“Cho Kokujin,” set in ’80s Tokyo and Los Angeles, follows David’s explosive confrontation with the notorious disrupter clan after the shocking murder of a Japanese bride. Rated 4.5 out of 5 on Amazon and written by local novelist William King, Jr. Get your copy today!
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‘Blair’ will bewitch audiences By Caleb Nesser the daily cardinal
It’s late October. The leaves have only just started to dress themselves in soft, pastel yellows and brilliant reds. An electric chill is in the air, and you can smell the musty tang of cold, damp earth as your boots crunch through a blanket of dead leaves. You reach Picnic Point at sunset, and the burnt umber essence of crackling pine warms your party’s trembling fingers. Marshmallows are passed around, maybe followed by sticks to toast them and that one guy fusses over getting his s’more EXACTLY right. Everybody swaps stories, laughter and a few terrible jokes. Then twilight descends into midnight. The lights across Lake Mendota die, the moon is swallowed by dark, swirling clouds and the fire shrinks to smoldering charcoal. Cold winds hiss in strange voices beyond the dying glow. Lakeshore Path yawns like a maw of stone and bark, grinning at you behind your back. Beneath the joy of good friends and a pretty fire, you know, eventually, you only have one way to get home. Are you frightened yet? Good, you’re ready to watch “The Blair Witch Project.” I have no idea how this film got the bad rap it has today (actually, I have an idea, but that’s another article), because it’s probably the best ghost story I’ve ever experienced and certainly one of the best-told ghost stories for several generations—“The Devil’s Backbone” notwithstanding. Not to say I was raised on ghost stories, but I’m probably not the only one that sunk deep into the wonderful ridiculousness of
“Scary Stories to tell in the Dark”. I still dream about those illustrations coming to life and leaping out of the book to bite my eyeballs out. When I saw that WUD Film was showing “Blair” a few weeks out, and with nothing better to do, I decided I would give it a shot. I had really no idea what I was getting into, but my expectations were “meh.” I hated “Paranormal Activity” (PICK ONE), and “Cloverfield” was an interesting idea that crashed on weak execution. Documentarystyle films can work, but they have to feel like something that you might actually find in a camera. NOT like productions. Well, as such things often do, it turns out that the films that try to make the “Blair” lightning strike again (and again, and again and etc.) are nothing like their predecessor. Where the protagonists of “Paranormal Activity” come off as completely brain-dead, the main character of “Blair,” Heather (Heather Donahue), is driven and opportunistic. Instead of an empty house that reminds me more of “Poltergeist” than anything, we have a tall, formless wood in the middle of autumn. Instead of a demon possession (it’s been done to death since “The Exorcist,” people), we have… something. I know that sounds like a criticism, but it isn’t. Lost and cold and hungry in the middle of Nowhere, Maryland, the kids are being hunted. Hunted by something. Is it the Blair Witch? Is it a wild animal? Is it somebody playing a prank? Perhaps it’s nothing. What if it IS nothing? Are the kids losing their minds? Are the sounds on
the camera real? The “found foot- every storyteller worth their salt age” nature of the film asks us to knows: You have to tell the story take the details at face value, but right. You have to go slow, buildas the camera switches between all ing a horrible sense of dread that three of the subjects, the composi- squirms under your skin and itchtion starts to feel more and more es. The details are sparse, and they subjective. What if three lost, pan- come from often-unreliable sourcicking children are merely going es. Sometimes they contradict each slowly insane in the wild? other. The mystery expands and All of these questions create the noose tightens around your uncertainty, and “Blair Witch” mind. lives in the land of uncertainty. WUD Film is showing “The From uncertainty and a threat- Blair Witch Project” in a few weeks ening atmosphere, it bears a raw, (Friday, Oct. 18, at midnight at the instinctual kind of fear from an old, Marquee). I HIGHLY suggest you wrinkled womb. “Blair Witch” tells go see it. Then maybe take a walk us some things, you can’t explain. to Picnic Point. It takes a very skilled filmIt’s late October, after all… maker to create that tension. We don’t KNOW what’s in the dark. We don’t KNOW what’s hunting these three college kids. It leaves little piles of stones around the tent. The kids find a grove with human-shaped stick sculptures hanging from the trees. Children laugh in the night. Are they going in circles, or is the compass lying to them? “ B l a i r Witch,” having a budget Courtesy of Artisan Entertainment of about half a shoestring, ‘The Blair Witch Project’ is screening at The knows what Marquee Oct. 18.
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anaticism over movie stars is a cultural touchstone that’s generally applicable to everyone. Some may deny any slavish devotion to the stars dotting Hollywood, but deep down, they still envy their chiseled faces. It’s a phenomenon that has run rampant in the television space, where they still worship any movie star willing to debase themselves to some miniseries or guest spot in a show. A similar sentiment may be creeping into video games. Providing likenesses or voices isn’t anything new of course; terrible representations of actors in movie tie-in games is just as much a part of the ’90s as grunge, Power Rangers or pretending the decade didn’t exist. I mostly bring up the conversation in light of the release of Quantic Dream’s “Beyond: Two Souls.” Spanning 15 years of a woman’s life who’s simultaneously inhabited by a spirit, the game follows in the cinematic tradition of director David Cage’s previous titles, “Heavy Rain” and “Indigo Prophecy”. Advertisements have blatantly
plastered Ellen Page and Willem Dafoe’s names across the screen in true movie trailer fashion. Page plays the main character, Jodie, and the trailer certainly makes her out to seem like a step up from the fauxAmerican accents throughout “Heavy Rain.” Whether there should be any fantasies of using movie stars as a marketing ploy for video games is another matter entirely. Cage would like to bill this entire experience as an extension of filmmaking, but his actual plots have always seemed too convoluted and generic to ever service as more than an amateur tale.
Movie stars are great when they’re invested in what they’re doing, but part of that entails understanding the medium you’re entering.
I retain that his work is important though, if only because his offerings fall into a genre of their own that could easily be imitated. It never will though, not in the AAA space at least, so we’re stuck judging the merits of acting-focused games with limited gameplay interactions on Cage’s work. Realistic acting plays a role a major role
in the presentation, something recent advances in motion capture work have made more accessible to stars. The hullabaloo around garnering someone like Page for such an involved role seems a tad overblown and desperate, it still sounds like a medium striving for recognition. Television’s the same way— groveling like Wayne and Garth over Alice Cooper. It’s debasing and unnecessary. I’m hoping both Page and Dafoe knock it out of the park, but I’ve seen enough other amazing performances by industry standards to know Cage could have just as easily found a suitable substitute. Some of my angst may stem from a ludicrous interview I still remember Gary Oldman doing on Conan after “Call of Duty: Black Ops.” I love Oldman as much as the next guy, but his discussions about the voiceover session made it seem like a ridiculous scene from a B movie. Movie stars are great when they’re invested in what they’re doing, but part of that entails understanding the medium you’re entering. Shifting towards mo-cap has paid huge dividends for the Indiana Jones-inspired “Uncharted” series and terminally overlooked “Enslaved.” Part of the dynamic between the
characters in both games comes from the charisma and relationships formed when actors can actually interact with one another. Does this shift make the transition easier for movie actors? Probably. Should we care? Nope. Acting in games has never been all that great, although recent years have spawned some memorable performances. Much of it stems from the direction honestly. Context is everything in a voice-oriented job, so I doubt J.K. Simmons could’ve made Cave Johnson as endearing in “Portal 2” without Valve’s talented directors informing him of the situation surrounding each random line. Basically I’m trying to say that we shouldn’t get all worked up over big time actors wanting to take part in games. It’s another step towards faux-relevancy that’s not really necessary, but idolizing anyone willing to come down from the Hollywood hills and take part in our modest industry is ridiculous. We’ll see whether marketing a notable star pays off at all for “Beyond: Two Souls,” but I don’t see that as much of a selling point. In the meantime, I’ll settle for industry vets Troy Baker and Jennifer Hale playing every character in existence. Are you already crushing on Ellen Page’s video game rendition? Send all fan fic to Adam at arparis@wisc.edu.
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‘Old’ opens Brown to a new audience
Old Danny Brown By Mary Sullivan the daily cardinal
Looking at Danny Brown’s first two albums, The Hybrid and XXX, it’s pretty clear he debuted in 2011 as another young, bigheaded rapper hopping on the smoking weed, getting drunk, popping pills, playing women bandwagon. He looks sort of like a homeless dude with Skrillex’s hairstylist and Andre 3000’s wardrobe, and even his high pitched flow throws back to a teenager’s first time experimenting with pot. Sound completely obnoxious and horrible? He’s not. He’s actually kind of awesome. I definitely don’t do hard drugs; and I really am a young woman with self-respect and a brain. But I’m not embarrassed to admit I am on team Danny Brown. I’m even less embarrassed to admit that on his newest album Old, Brown is slowly but surely looking towards the road to redemption, Eminem with Recovery style, but far earlier in his career and still with far more looking ahead. Probably the most prominent track of the album is “Clean Up,” where he shows remorse for the life he’s gotten himself into. He confesses to turning into a deadbeat dad, where he’s in “Hotel rooms crushing pills and menus/ Daughter sending me messages saying ‘Daddy I miss you’/But in this condition I don’t think she need to see me.” Much of the album reflects on his past. The goofy, mesmerizing, “Wonderbread” is actually a nod at the time he got jumped going to the store to buy bread for his mother when he was a kid in Detroit. The powerful closing track, “Float On,” reinforces these hard times. Tracks like these give you compassion for the artist. Brown proves he’s not just a drug and alcohol fueled robot, but a person with a story who goes through the same struggles of finding himself that we’ve all been through time and time again. But hey, for all you Danny Brown purists, there’s a lot of his traditional style on Old. There are plenty of party-hard anthems, like “Smokin’ & Drinkin’” and “Kush Coma,” if you’re looking to rage to a few Danny Brown originals. The Schoolboy Q compilation “Dope Fiend Rental” has the lovely, repetitive hook “Open wide, ho!” to recall one of his alltime favorite themes, oral sex. He even portrays a figure of strong femininity for all of us ladies to look up to in “Headstand”: “Hands on the floor and her feet on the wall/And she pop that pussy like she ain’t afraid to fall.” Fearless. Truly fearless.
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Challenges await Badgers this week By Adee Feiner The Daily Cardinal
Women’s Hockey
The Wisconsin women’s hockey team (2-0) is coming off a season-opening sweep against Minnesota State where they won back-to-back 3-0 and 5-1 games. The Badgers are set to travel to the Twin Cities to take on Minnesota (2-0) at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis starting Friday. Head coach Mark Johnson spoke to the media about his team’s performance over the weekend, pointing to goaltending in particular. “I was very pleased with a lot of the things the team did,” Johnson said. “Alex [Rigsby] played well in the net both nights. Most nights that she’s in the net, she’ll give us an opportunity to win.” Although the Badgers face a
tough game against the Golden Gophers, Johnson said it’s one he welcomes. “They’ve won 51 straight games, which is very impressive, especially in today’s environment,” Johnson said. “So it’ll be a challenge, but I like it early in the season, and it’ll be an opportunity to see how we as a team respond to this type of environment.” The Badgers will look to end Minnesota’s streak while remaining undefeated themselves beginning Friday night at 6:00 p.m.
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With the bye week behind them the Badgers (1-1 Big Ten, 3-2 overall) will look to come out reenergized and refocused as they welcome Northwestern (0-1, 4-1) to Camp Randall this Saturday for their homecom-
ing game. Head coach Gary Andersen discussed the upcoming challenges against the Wildcats. “Northwestern is a very talented team,” Andersen said. “They play mature, they play hard and they play fast. They expect to win. It’s very obvious in the way they carry themselves.”
“[Hockey in the Big Ten] is all new. And when it’s all new, it’s exciting” Mike Eaves head coach Wisconsin Men’s Hockey
Despite a tough loss to Ohio State two weeks ago, Andersen said the result has not affected the team negatively. Rather, they take each game in stride and move on to the next one. “Do I think it’s something they have in the back of their mind and not in a negative way, but in a way of ‘Hey, if we’re going to be a great team, we’ve got to win these close games?’ Yeah. These kids will plow right through it and they’ll work hard all season regardless of the wins or losses.” Junior wide receiver Kenzel Doe and redshirt junior offensive lineman Dallas Lewallen will both be back in action this week after sustaining injuries against the Buckeyes. Kickoff against Northwestern is slated for 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Redshirt sophomore running back Melvin Gordon returns to action Saturday after rushing for just 74 yards against Ohio State.
After falling to Nebraska 3-2 this past weekend, the Wisconsin volleyball team (3-2 Big Ten, 14-2 overall) looks to get back in the win column as they head out on the road to take on Ohio State and Penn State, beginning Friday. “We’ve got to find a way to get the ball to Ellen Chapman a lot more than we did,” head
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After sophomore forward Nic Kerdiles returned from a suspension last year the Badgers went 21-5-5, winning the WCHA Final Five. coach Kelly Sheffield said Monday. “It’s on the coaching staff to find ways to get her involved a little bit more.” Sheffield said the Badgers fought their absolute hardest against Nebraska, which is something he feels they can carry over to this weekend. “This team, they don’t back down,” Sheffield said. “It was a loud environment, and I thought our kids handled it really well. They stayed focused. We fought, we’ve just got to get better.” Game one against Ohio State gets underway Friday at 6:00 p.m. in Ohio.
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The Wisconsin men’s hockey team opens its inaugural Big Ten season Friday and looks to build upon a strong finish last year as it hosts Northern Michigan in a two-game series at the Kohl Center. Head coach Mike Eaves met
with media Monday to talk about the home opener, the lessons his team learned from last season and what he believes will make the Badgers successful this year. “I firmly believe that what we went through last year, we talk about having a team maturity, and going through those things sets that up for us,” Eaves said. “As we move forward this year because of our team maturity we should be able to handle a bad call, a bad injury, bad travel. We know we can live through it if we make the right choices.” When asked about the feeling of being a part of the inaugural Big Ten season, Eaves compared it to being a freshman in college or a rookie in the NHL. “It’s all new,” Eaves said. “And when it’s all new, it’s exciting.” The first Big Ten hockey season for Wisconsin kicks off Friday night at 7:00 p.m.
Native American mascots need to go, namely the Redskins Jack Baer baer necessities The debate over the use of Native American mascots in schools is now up for debate in the Wisconsin Legislature. This is a complicated issue that pits what some would call the irrationality of sports fandom and tradition against the pain of one of the most downtrodden groups in American history. Before that debate can be fully engaged however, we need to talk about the Washington Redskins. Because as long as we discuss the morality of Native American mascots, the Redskins will loom large as a truly brutal example of what continues to be defended by sports fans.
The Random High School Indians or the Whatever Prep Chiefs won’t really seem that bad as long as the Redskins continue to exist under their current name. It’s like complaining about a leaky faucet when your basement is flooding. I grew up in the Washington D.C. area. I’m a Nationals fan, I’m a Capitals fan, I’m a Wizards fan, and I’m a Ravens fan. I’m not a Redskins fan, and the name is a big reason why. Rooting for what was pretty clearly a racial slur just felt creepy to 12-year-old me. Maybe it would be okay if the Redskins were partially owned or operated by Native Americans, or at least named by Native Americans. But the reality is the Washington Redskins have always been run by white people, and some notoriously racist white peo-
ple at that. The man who brought the Redskins to D.C., George Preston Marshall, flat out refused to sign a black player onto his team until 1962. He only buckled when two cabinet members threatened to revoke the Redskins stadium, which was paid for by the government. When Marshall was lying on his deathbed in 1969 he asked for a foundation to be set up in his name, under the stipulation that not a penny would go to any purpose supporting racial integration in any form. This is the man who named the Redskins. Maybe the name would be even slightly defensible if it were coined by some sort of Native American interest. But the fact stands—they were named by one of the most disgusting racists in sports history.
Because of that and so many more obvious reasons, it’s pretty clear the time has come for notoriously stubborn Redskins owner Dan Snyder to change the name. President Barack Obama believes it, saying he would consider changing the name if he were Snyder. Bill Simmons and Peter King, two of the most influential sportswriters in the world, believe it, even going so far as to refuse use of the name in their columns. Even NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is beginning to believe it, backtracking on previous statements in which he ironically called the name, one that has prompted endless debate, a “unifying force.” Snyder can cite tradition, flawed opinion studies of Native Americans and a fake
“American Inuit chief originally from the Aleutian Tribes of Alaska” (seriously, google this, the guy’s name is Chief Dodson) all he wants. The day I believe Snyder truly has no problems with the name is when he invites a Native American tribe to FedEx Field and freely calls them by the moniker he himself has judged to be non-offensive. Until then, Snyder is just an owner of a badly named business which he’s too stubborn to rebrand. Unless he reverses course, and quick, we’re going to remember Snyder in the same light as Marshall, a man embarrassingly behind the racial realities of his time. Is Jack right about abandoning the Redskins as a mascot? Is it a harmless name meant to honor Native Americans? Email sports@ dailycardinal.com to let him konw.