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City expands alcohol advisory position By Taylor Harvey The Daily Cardinal
Mayor Paul Soglin broadened the city’s downtown alcohol policy coordinator to further address citywide drug problems Tuesday, after UW-Madison decided to discontinue funding for the position. Soglin allotted a portion of the city’s operating budget to completely fund the position, which primarily acts as a resource to downtown bar owners, oversees liquor license processes and recommends alcohol policy changes to various committees. In the past, funding for the coordinator was split 50-50 between
the city and the university. Soglin said the city has “problems of substance abuse that goes far beyond alcohol,” and that “problems with licensed establishments are not limited to downtown.” Soglin said the city would still include the university in discussions despite the end of joint funding. Vice Chancellor Vince Sweeney said UW-Madison determined it could use that money more effectively to deal with alcohol issues on campus by spending it internally and redirecting funding to support university-affiliated alcohol programs.
“The original funding for the position was at a time when the Halloween events were somewhat troublesome, and everybody was trying to scramble to figure out answers to try and deal with that,” Sweeny said. The university will no longer fund the position after July 1 of next year. Sweeney said most of the funding would go towards the BASICS program, a new program for students who violate the university’s alcohol policy. “We thought this would be a better use of those funds,” Sweeny said.
Board discusses housing, safety By Taylor Harvey The Daily Cardinal
City officials discussed Monday and Tuesday new services included in Mayor Paul Soglin’s proposed operating budget they say will enhance safety and quality of living throughout the city. The budget includes funding for a position whose job would be to upkeep housing downtown and ensure landlords do not violate housing codes. In other housing issues, the board proposed a new position to take inventory of all the types of housing in Madison, including those for students and young professionals, and to provide an analy-
sis from the results. “This will give [the city] a better picture on what housing is available and future housing developments we will need,” Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said. Another position Resnick said he was “happy to see added” was an “all-inclusive person” who will better coordinate between the city’s committees to address neighborhood issues throughout Madison. The person in the position will ensure neighborhood issues such as human services, police and street maintenance are addressed and will strengthen neighborhoods in the city. In addition, the board decided
to keep the downtown safety initiative budget—the standard budget for downtown safety used to fund extra officers on weekends and on Badger football game days—the same at $50,000 per year. Another discussion Resnick led at the meeting was to use student service-learning work to develop technological applications for the city, specifically iPhone and Android applications, to save money within the city’s Internet Technology department. The city would create hourly positions for students to develop these technologies and further educate city officials about new media technologies.
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Members of MCSC appealed the SSFC’s decision to deny the group funding, saying the committee is a “failed institution.”
MCSC appeals SSFC ruling, says committee is failing By Anna Duffin The Daily Cardinal
The Multicultural Student Coalition told the Student Judiciary Tuesday the Student Services Finance Committee that denied their $1.27 million budget request in September is a “failing institution.” The committee denied the group its requested budget last month because it turned in the waiver required to receive eligibility for funding over $250,000 48 minutes late. While eligibility denial
prompted MCSC to bring their complaints against SSFC to the judiciary, the group said its main motive for appealing SSFC’s decision was to bring to light the flaws in the body’s system. MCSC staff member Rebecca Pons said the SSFC often stands in the way of student groups getting the funding they deserve by implementing procedures that are difficult for the groups to successfully maneuver.
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Fitzgerald joins GOP race for Senate By Alison Bauter The Daily Cardinal
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Students rocked out during the Air Band competition for Homecoming week at the Sett in Union South Tuesday night.
Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, officially announced plans to run for Herb Kohl’s open U.S. Senate seat on a conservative talk radio show Tuesday. “Over the past nine months I’ve been on the front lines of trying to change the face of Wisconsin,” Fitzgerald told commentator Charlie Sykes on his midday program. “I think I’m going to take that fight to Washington D.C. as well.” Fitzgerald, who served as Speaker of the Assembly during the tumultuous statewide Budget
Repair Bill debate last spring, described himself to Sykes as “battle-tested.” “[Voters] know what they’re getting with me,” Fitzgerald said. “They’re not getting a lot of promises from me and not delivering.” Fitzgerald joins former Wisconsin congressman Mark Neumann as the only two declared Republican candidates. The GOP primary race will also likely include presumed candidates Sen. Frank Lasee, R-De Pere, and former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson.
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“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”
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erhaps it is the amazing weather we’ve had the last few weeks. (Damn you, Al Gore, for inventing global warming!) Or perhaps you are so excited--maybe even sexually aroused--by the thought of Halloween that the essays, reading, and workouts have taken a backseat to longboarding and excessive alcoholism (Tuesdays are the new Wednesdays, which are the new Thursdays, bro). Either way, I have observed the temptation to forget studies and do what-
ever it is you do to relax, be that smoke or “OMG I’m going to get schwasty with my [insert sorority name here] bitches!” Well have no fear, dear readers, for I have three tips for you to stop procrastination. Tip 1: To-do List I know. Your anal roommate makes these and they are longer than your weiner. He always crosses tasks off with a big smile on his face like he just throatpunched a hipster. But he has a better GPA than you, his laundry doesn’t sit and develop a smell like Chewbacca’s butthole and he doesn’t even forget to call his grandma on her birthday. Make a list every Monday, or even every morning. Check stuff off of it. Repeat! Tip 2: Self-Control
No. Not real self control. Real self control is a myth. Just like Jesus, President Obama’s birth certificate and the concept that a Communication Arts degree has any real-world application. I’m talking about Self-control, an online program (fo’ free!) that allows you to type in an Internet address and a time limit. It WILL NOT let you go to that site for the time you entered (anywhere between 15 minutes and 6 hours). So when you get to your room and open your laptop, just start Selfcontrol and plug in Facebook, Twitter and/or YouJizz, and you’re all set. Note: The program works even if you delete it (That’s some crazy wizard shit, brah!). I know. That is some crazy wizard shit.
Tip 3: Buddy system There’s no “I” in “studying.” Besides, you’re much less likely to do distracting stuff like listen to music or procrasturbate with a study partner. Also, you can pick study partners who are better than you! Isn’t that everyone? It could be anyone. That way you will feel motivated to try harder. Ask someone in every class. The smart one with the acne and snaggletooth will do. Note: Try not to study with your friends, even if they are in your class and smarter. While you study, you may have to be a complete Judas, like Biddy Martin, and get away from them. Save the bro sesh for later! For more study tips. drop Ben a line at stoffelrosal@wisc.edu.
what’s brewing? By Dylan Katz page two columnist
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hile I was on my way to the Malt House last week for a drink, I passed a mother threatening her son. Maybe I heard wrong, but I could’ve sworn she said, “If you misbehave, I’m dropping you off at the morgue.” Well, besides being a rather appalling display of poor parenting, it did get me in the mood for the upcoming holiday, one that’s particularly huge in Madison—Halloween. In the world of beer, I can’t think of any beer styles that do a better job of exemplifying Halloween than pumpkin ales. Of course, the quality and taste tend to vary, so I went into the bar unsure of what to order. Solution: I ordered the first pumpkin Ale I saw: Southern Tier Pumking, an imperial pumpkin ale clocking in at a respectable 8.6% ABV, around $7 for a bomber (22oz) at an average liquor store. The beer pour was a hazy, bright orange color with a little bit of head, which is surprising for something with such a high alcohol content. The smell was abso-
lutely incredible. It was if I was in my mom’s kitchen while dessert was being made— it smelled of pumpkin, nutmeg and a hint of cinnamon. My friend described the aroma as “Thanksgiving in a glass,” a description I was pretty much agreeable with. Then, of course, there was the taste. I have no idea how Southern
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Tier did it, but it really is pumpkin pie in a glass. While Jelly Belly tries and fails to make those jelly beans that are supposed to taste like savory food items, like buttered popcorn, Southern Tier manages to collaborate all of the cornerstone flavors uniquely and successfully. I could taste the entire pie— graham cracker crust, pumpkin filling, brown sugar, spices, even a hint of caramel and, maybe my mind was playing tricks on me, a little bit of a whipped cream topping. For those of you who continually complain about how beer is a vile libation and is simply undrinkable, try this. Now, for those interested in supporting our local breweries, you’re in luck. I have two recommendations for you, both of which are wonderful pumpkin ales with delightfully bizarre names: -Vintage Brewing Co.’s Pumpkin Disorderly -Tyranena Brewing Co.’s Painted Ladies Pumpkin Spice Ale Both are available locally, so drink up! Until next time, keep drinking, UW—it’s good for you. Do you have a beer or brewery you think the Cardinal should check out? Let Dylan know at dylan@dylancooks.com! He’s always looking for new brews.
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College GOP, Dems respond to recall By Samy Moskol The Daily Cardinal
As Wisconsin Democratic groups prepare to launch a recall effort against Gov. Scott Walker, campus political organizations get ready to support a possible recall or defend Walker from it. UW-Madison College Democrats will start planning their own actions in support of the recall as well on Thursday. “We can’t wait to do now what we’ve wanted to do for over a year,” College Democrats Chair Jordan Weibel said. But members of UW-Madison College Republicans said they would “stand with Walker and defend him.” College Republican Chair Johnny Koremenos said the attempt to recall Walker “shows the sad and desperate state of affairs within Wisconsin’s left.” “The fact that they are trying to recall a Governor whose reforms are undeniably working speaks to how radical Wisconsin liberals have become,” Koremenos said in a statement. DPW will collaborate with political action committee United Wisconsin, which has collected around 200,000 names of Wisconsinites in support of a Walker recall since their inception
fitzgerald from page 1 On the Sykes show, Fitzgerald said he is “no stranger to statewide politics” and intends to differentiate himself from his Republican primary competitors by establishing a “bottom-up,” grassroots campaign. But to College Democrats Chair Jordan Weibel, Fitzgerald’s entrance into the “congested” Senate race only helps the solitary democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin. “I think it really only benefits Democrats as [Republicans] will be taking each other down a notch
in March. To force a recall election, organizers need to collect roughly 540,000 signatures, or one quarter of the votes in the 2010 gubernatorial election, and turn them in at the end of the 60-day period starting Nov. 15 and ending in mid-January. DPW Communications Director Graeme Zielinski said organizers would need to collect 10 to 12 thousand signatures per day to reach their goal. Over the next few weeks until Nov. 15, they will plan leadership meetings, scout locations across the state and hold activist classes. Zielinski said there is “so much of an appetite to get rid of Scott Walker” that “people are jumping out of their seats” to start the recall process. UW-Madison Political Science Professor Charles Franklin said the information collected during the summer recalls of state senators gives groups a “head start” in organizing for the Walker recall. “They must feel pretty confident they can get immediate signatures,” Franklin said. Franklin said to who would challenge Walker is the “current big mystery,” as Democrats still have some time to develop a candidate. throughout that whole primary process,” Weibel said. Fitzgerald also represents the “really conservative side” of the Republican Party entering the race, said Weibel. But Fitzgerald said he believes last spring’s polarizing collective bargaining legislation “isn’t as controversial as it first was,” and will not impede his candidacy. “We’ve seen the reforms and seen them working,” he said. “We face the same things in Washington D.C. right now … we need to take this country in a different direction.”
Coming Out Week Events What: Coming Out Workshop When: Wednesday, 4-6 p.m. Where: Memorial Union What: LGBT Campus Center Ally Training
When: Thursday. 5-8 p.m. Where: Red Gym, Mezzanine AB What: Queer-e-oke (Queer &
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With the help of audience member Matthias Snell, Danez Smith acted out his one-man play for National Coming Out Day.
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Performance, discussion highlight Coming Out Week on campus By Abby Becker The Daily Cardinal
Shifting between a sexually confused church-going young man, a flamboyant drag queen and a traditional Baptist preacher, UW-Madison student Danez Smith performed a one-man play in addition to participating in a forum with two faculty members and a student Tuesday. Danez Smith’s play, “For Those Who Pray In Closets,” is production about a young man struggling between leading two conflicting lives as an obedient church boy and an aspiring drag queen. The event was one of many planned on campus for National Coming Out Week. “I hope to [perform] in front of as many diverse audiences as possible and not just audiences that I know who will agree with me but
audiences that will challenge me,” Smith said. “I hope to create more dialogues and promote more dialogues about faith and sexuality.” Donte Hilliard, assistant dean and director of the Multicultural Student Center and member of the panel, discussed how Smith’s play reflects African-American intellectual and artistic tradition in addition to coming out. “There is a long, particularly African-American intellectual tradition that for in order for it to be art, it needs to have some political, social, or cultural significance,” Hilliard said. “[This piece] wrestles with what does it mean to be a paradox: to be a black, gay, male Christian.” Smith’s performance sought to portrayed the emotions and experiences associated with sexual identity struggles.
“The very act of coming out privately, publicly, accidentally, with purpose and desperation, as an after thought, is nothing short of revolutionary and often terrifying,” said Gabe Javier, assistant dean and director of the LGBT Campus Center. Smith said that while coming out is not a singular event, National Coming Out Day gives an opportunity to speak out for those who are struggling with their identity. “The importance of National Coming Out Day is providing a place for us to say it’s OK for us to come out and to reaffirm that we’re people that exist,” said Smith. “Having a day that’s about speaking about who you are if that helps someone along their journey ... is something we need to do and not just on National Coming Out Day.”
County holds mock election to test ID law’s efficiency By Taylor Harvey The Daily Cardinal
Before Wisconsin’s new law tightening the requirements to vote takes effect next spring, Dane County clerks tested the new state policy in a mock election Tuesday. The law, which passed last May, requires voters to show valid photo identification at the polls and to sign a poll book on election day. It will not take effect until Spring 2012, but according to Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, the city held the mock election to
mcsc from page 1 “It’s not even about our waiver being late, it’s not about the consequences that followed after,” Pons said. “This case’s purpose is to show that SSFC is a broken system.” But SSFC Chair Sarah Neibart disagreed. “I think that if you’re not getting the result that you want, you’re going to think that any organization is broken,” Neibart said. “I don’t think SSFC is broken at all.”
test many different practices and determine the best way to implement the policy. “Part of the goal was to make sure every vote is not only counted, but everyone who wants to vote, can,” Resnick said. The city wanted to see how it could most efficiently collect information, and how to collect information the fastest way possible. Resnick said the trial also prepared the city clerks for problems that could arise in the next election. Almost 140 participants cast
fake ballots where they voted for their favorite Wisconsin sports team, season, snack food and Madison park. City Clerk Maribeth WitzelBehl told Isthmus that Madison is making voter ID a top priority with 74 educational presentations planned throughout the year. “We want to make sure voters aren’t surprised at the polling place next year when they show up to vote, and find out then that they need an ID, and then not have their vote count,” WitzelBehl told Isthmus.
MCSC staff member Nneka Akubeze said some members of the coalition felt targeted by the SSFC, saying when the committee put the $250,000 budget cap on student groups’ funding last year, MCSC was the only student group with a budget near the cap. “This whole process seems a little fishy,” Akubeze said. Neibart said the SSFC would never intentionally target a specific group. “I know that all the people on my committee really
take strong pride in remaining viewpoint neutral,” Neibart said. “They’d never want to target anyone.” Members of MCSC also said it was unreasonable for SSFC to expect the group to complete its waiver in the week it was given. Neibart said SSFC precedent set the one-week limit. She said MCSC was able to turn the waiver in just after deadline, so it was not impossible. The Student Judiciary has 10 school days to reach a decision on the case.
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Creepy crawly cancer killers Naked mole rats might not be fun to look at, but these unusual animals may hold the key to defeating cancer By Zack Throckmorton The Daily cardinal
The naked mole rat, or Heterocephalus glaber, is easily one of the most bizarre animals on the planet. First, it’s ugly. I mean really, truly ugly. Almost exclusively subterranean, it’s mostly hairless & has sickly pale skin. Think native Madisonian during winter. Second, it feels no pain. Its skin lacks a key neurotransmitter. You can harm it, but you can’t hurt it. Most importantly, naked mole rats don’t develop cancer. Humans spend billions of dollars figuring out how to combat a disease that kills millions of our friends and family. Naked mole rats are happily munching away on tubers below the Horn of Africa, completely pain- and cancer-free. These rodents rose to prominence in biology as the betterknown of only two eusocial mammal species (the other being the Damaraland mole rat). Like eusocial insects, naked mole rats have a cooperative colonial social structure. A single female grows larger than the others and is responsible for producing all of the colony’s offspring. This queen consorts with a few favored males, while the rest of the rats serve as workers, usually tunnelers or non-feeling super
soldiers. Colonies may consist of over 200 individuals, though most have between 50 to 100 rats. Unlike insects, naked mole rats are believed to maintain eusociality through reproductive suppression. That is, the queen prevents reproduction in other females with a combination of chemical signaling and aggressive behavior. Other females can wrestle the crown from an existing queen, though this is rare. It’s probably pointless to fight an enemy that feels no pain, anyway.
Naked mole rats are about the size of a very large lab mouse or small domestic rat. Neither mice nor rats live particularly long lives. However, many naked mole rats live for over 10 years, with some queens pushing 20 years of age. Longevity is usually a function of size, but the naked mole rat is the longest-lived rodent, even though it is far smaller than the capybara (the world’s largest rodent). Unsurprisingly, then, the focus of research on naked mole rats has recently shifted from their eusociality
Bird migration study takes flight By Andrea Snow the daily cardinal
As fall approaches and many birds fly toward warmer weather, the Wisconsin Department of National Resources and UW-Madison have begun research on how climate change may affect the migration of winged creatures. The 2010 year was one of the warmest since official recordkeeping began in the late 19th century, according to a June 2011 report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Scientists around the globe, and in Madison, are studying the ecological effects of fluctuating temperatures, including possible changes in our state’s bird populations. “We’re looking at spring arrival dates for the past 20 years, to see how climate change has affected bird migration in Wisconsin,” explains recent UW-Madison graduate and DNR intern Gavin Jones.
Using data collected from the civilian science program, Project FeederWatch, long-term trends in the populations of different species around the state can be gauged. Importantly, FeederWatch data tell where birds are as well as where they are not. This crucial information enables scientists to piece together the most accurate population maps.
“We’re looking at spring arrival dates ... to see how climate change has affected bird migration in Wisconsin.” Gavin Jones intern and UW grad Department of Natural Resources
One hypothesis is that if spring temperatures are rising, birds will arrive in Wisconsin sooner. “There is also variation between short and long distance migrants.
Shorter distance migrants might be able to sense changing temperature patterns in Wisconsin better than birds flying in all the way from Latin America,” Jones said. Other hypotheses require looking at how bird populations have responded across geographical regions with varying temperature changes. “The first stage is to review what’s been researched already, familiarizing myself with the field and learning the language. Then I worked to develop a hypothesis and project direction,” explained Jones. “The freedom in designing experiments is daunting; there’s a lot you need to think about beforehand to create a good project that will yield relevant information.” Jones, who graduated from UW-Madison last May with a B.S. in Zoology and Biological Aspects of Conservation, is designing this project as part of his three-anda-half month internship with the DNR Fish and Wildlife Service.
National science headlines First video of fish using tools Underwater researchers from UC Santa Cruz recently captured video of an orange-dotted tuskfish crushing a clam on a rock. The first observation of tool use by fish occured only months before. This previously unobserved activity is impressive considering that fish don’t have functional appendages.
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Scientists develop technology to reconstruct brain visions Researchers at UC Berkley have used real-time MRI data to produce two-dimensional images that provide rough, but accurate representations of images shown to test subjects.
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First Nobel Prize awarded posthumously Ralph Steinman, a 68-year-old physician, lost a battle with pancreatic cancer only four days before he was announced a winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine for 2011. Although it is a rule that prizes are not awarded to deceased individuals, the Nobel committee chose to uphold the award as a final tribute to Steinman’s work.
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to their longer lifespans. A quick Web of Science search indicates that 50-plus papers studying naked mole rat longevity have bee published in the past five years. The naked mole rat genome was recently published, complete with accompanying “X may cure cancer” headlines. Of course, “X” in this case is the naked mole rat. Cancer, essentially, is what happens when your cells reproduce abnormally. In order to live a long time, you need to be able to make lots of cells. But if you make too many too quickly, you have cancer. So there’s a fine balance between longevity and propensity for developing
cancerous tumors. You guessed it. This balance is subject to intense natural selection, with different species evolving toward different optimal traits. Naked mole rats seem to have evolved a nifty mechanism for preventing cancer. Humans have one primary genetic mechanism for preventing unwanted cell proliferation, whereas naked mole rats have two. Humans have a gene called p27 that limits cellular crowding, as do naked mole rats. But naked mole rats also have a gene called p16, which “causes cellular claustrophobia”, according to researcher Vera Gorbunova at the University of Rochester. The practical potential is that if the p16 gene used by naked mole rats could be “switched on” in humans, it could be an effective cancer treatment. Naked mole rats are hideous, bizarre, obscure animals that live below the inhospitable surface of a far-away corner of the world. They highlight the utility of basic research and knowledge of animal characteristics for the sake of knowledge. Who would’ve thought the humble naked mole rat could provide pieces to the cancer puzzle? Before the middle of this decade, nobody.
Ask Mr. Scientist Dear Mr. Scientist: How can there be such a thing as seedless grapes? I thought plants come from seeds, so how do these things grow? —Amy H. Seedless grapes are possible because of a technique in which part of a grapevine is cut off and placed in the soil. Roots sprout from where the vine was cut, and soon the small piece of a plant becomes its own full-fledged grapevine. This newly formed vine is a clone of the original. As for the first seedless grapevine from which all modern day vines come from, its origin isn’t yet known. The most popular theory is that thousands of years ago, a vine in the Middle East suffered a genetic mutation called stenospermocarpy, causing the hard seed casing to fail to develop which some bright farmer took advantage of.
Dear Mr. Scientist: I’ve been thinking about getting one of those radar detectors to avoid getting any more tickets. How exactly do they work? —Sammy H. Ideally, when using a radar gun the signal goes from the gun, bounces off the car and goes back to the gun. In reality, some of the signal misses the car or bounces around and never makes it back to the gun. These signals that leaked are the ones a radar detector can pick up. The signal that comes out of a police officer’s radar gun are radio waves and are no different than the AM or FM waves your car stereo picks up, so in essence a radar detector works just like the radio. Mr. Scientist is Michael Leitch. If you have a burning science question you want him to answer, send en e-mail to science@dailycardinal.com.
Common science misconception No. 64 Dogs sweat by panting because they don’t have sweat glands. TRUTH: Dogs have sweat glands, most of which are located in their foot pads. There are no sweat glands in a dog’s mouth. However, dogs do regulate their body temperature most effectively by panting.
Totally random science word speleology
the study of caves and other features resulting from the erosion of rock formations including their make-up, overall physical features, dynamic history, and life forms. The exploration of caves, even for leisure, is often referred to as ‘spelunking.’
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ostpone those “Halloween,” “Friday the 13th” and other various horror movie marathons just another week longer (except for maybe “Hocus Pocus,” since we all know that’s getting watched more than once anyway). The WUD Film committee has got some flicks coming up for which you will not want to keep your eyes covered—though tightly squeezing the hand next to you may still be permissible. Let me first get my nerdy tendencies out of the way: OMGZ THEY’RE PLAYING “HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART II” MULTIPLE TIMES THIS WEEKEND!!! MARRY ME, RONALD WEASELY. Sorry for Potter-ing. In what is most likely an ode to the witches, wizards and other “Fantastic Beasts (and Where to Find Them),” this October, there
will be a Thursday night screening of the final installment of the Harry Potter saga, followed by two screenings on Friday the 14 at 7 and 9:30 p.m. The latter will host a costume contest, followed by dual screenings on Saturday and two more early showings on Sunday. I’m pretty sure they’re anticipating large crowds. On a slightly less freakishly obsessive note, the following week (Oct. 19-23) WUD Film is partnering with the Wisconsin Book Festival to help promote this year’s theme of “Voices.” This is the 10th annual festival presented by the Wisconsin Humanities Council, and it hosts five days jam-packed with literature- and humanities-based events. But let’s face it: It’s midterms season, and sitting down to read a novel—although enticing—just might not be possible. That’s why WUD Film has graciously provided some silver screen delights to get you thinking for a few hours without having to power through the pages. First up, on Wednesday, Oct. 19, flock to the theater for
Gallery Groove On Friday, Oct. 14, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art will be hosting Gallery Night all over the city. With over 60 events in total it would be impossible to list them all here, a handful of which will take place near
some feathery film as you gain some perspective on an unlikely Madison underground scene. “Mad City Chickens” screens at 8 p.m. and tells the story of Madison residents who decided they wanted the right to raise chickens in their homes, just like the citizens of yesteryear before factory egg farms. Starting in May 2004, the film follows a range of stories, from a family in the process of acquiring their first chicks, to a pet store owner saving a sickly chicken from the dump. This is not your typical chick flick.
If the only view you have of prison is watching George Bluth, Sr. play softball on “Arrested Development,” you’ll be thrown when you see “The Farm: Angola USA.”
On Thursday, Oct. 20, immerse yourself in a farm of different sorts. If the only view you have of prison is watching George Bluth, Sr. play softball on “Arrested Development,” you’ll be thrown
campus in the downtown area. Driftless Studio is hosting a walkthrough, featuring nature-themed photography and gifts. Located at 214 State St., this is just a short jaunt from campus. The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Fanny Garver Gallery is also participating, just a few doors down from Driftless. Paintings from Wisconsin artists Georgene Pomplun and Kate Mueller will be on display, among others. The Wisconsin Historical Museum is showing studio photos by Black River
when you see “The Farm: Angola, USA.” Set over the course of three years, this exposé of sorts offers an eye-opening look into the largest maximum-security prison in the U.S. With this Oscar-nominated documentary follow six inmates sentenced to life. If you’ve ever attended a JUST BUST! night hosted by the First Wave Spoken Word and Urban Arts Learning Community (or even if you haven’t) you’ll want to be sure to catch “Louder Than a Bomb” on Friday, Oct. 21. This deep documentary details the difficulties of high schoolers from across Chicago as they prepare for and compete in a spoken word competitions. Pardon the excessive alliteration, but this moving tale depicts the talents of young slam poets wise beyond their years, and I was feeling inspired. It screens at 9:30 p.m. in the Marquee Theater. Rounding out the weekend is “Reservation Road” on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo this compelling thriller details the stories of two families dealing with child abduc-
Falls native Charles Van Schaick. The photos depict Ho-Chunk families at the turn of the 20th century. The exhibit is titled “People of the Big Voice,” and opens Friday, Oct. 14, at 5 p.m. MMoCA itself will be open until 9 p.m. and have exhibits on the Chicago Imagists and E Pluribus Unum: Artists Picture Society. Admission is free on Gallery Night. Pop Deluxe! will have Lomography photography on display. Lomography revolves around a Russian-made camera that is noted for its cheap construction and interesting effects.
tion. On Sunday, “Proceed and Be Bold” documents the work of internationally recognized printing press artist and perhaps better-known rebel, Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. Not only will you get to see innovative works of art, but this film also “raises emotionally-charged questions and reveals remarkable depth beneath the bold print.” See them at 9:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. in the Marquee, respectively. I know it’s been nice out lately, but I’ve heard some rain and cold weather are approaching almost as fast as that hoard of wildebeests in the gorge right before they took out Mufasa. Don’t let this damp weather dampen your spirits! Use it as a good excuse to get cozy and have that movie night (or five) you’re always talking about but can never justify. These films might actually make you smarter; go ahead and indulge. Did Jaime forget your favorite Halloween film? Are you planning your own Halloween film festival, or possibly a “Harry Potter” marathon? Jaime needs to know these things. Inform her at jbrackeen@wisc.edu.
For a more in depth idea of what Lomography is, you’ll have to stop by their State Street location Friday night. Pop Deluxe! will also host a performance from Echelon String Quartet from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This list is only five examples of the more than 60 galleries open on Friday night. With galleries all the way up Atwood Avenue and out toward Mineral Point Road, there’s a lot to see this weekend, with many exhibits. See mmoca.org for details and shows extending for beyond that time frame.
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INSIDE SWELLED HEADS ACROSS 1 Complain habitually 5 Baker’s dozen? 9 Actress, director and producer Foster 14 Artificial bread spread 15 Blinds piece 16 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical 17 Adam and Eve’s second son 18 Vegetative state 19 Some undercover cops 20 Garrison Keillor’s fictional hometown 23 An article you use every day 24 Gem unit 25 Command to a dog 27 Hearty main dish 33 Put into piles 34 One making choices 35 Hollywood legend Gardner 36 Suffix with “robot” or “tact” 39 Ending for “puppet” or “profit” 40 Opposite of WSW 41 Cost after deductions 44 Wasn’t honest 45 Plainsong 49 Mandela’s one-time org.
50 Campaigned for another term 51 “Affirmative!” 54 California tourist attraction 59 Arcade game pioneer 61 Hug needs 62 Ear-piercing 63 Egged on, in a way 64 You may wear it out 65 About, in legal memos 66 “All joking ___ ...” 67 Some hosp. workers 68 Loch of monstrous fame DOWN 1 Black vein contents 2 Jessica of “The Love Guru” 3 Emit a foul stench 4 Stinker of a mammal 5 Do an usher’s work 6 Worldwide 7 Reproductive cells 8 Doe’s counterpart 9 Beals of “Flashdance” 10 They’re fertilized in biology 11 Soap’s target 12 Restless desire 13 “At ___, soldier!” 21 Verb in a retrospective 22 “___ Mio” (popular aria) 26 What 67-Across provide
7 A wandering dog? 2 28 Speak in a pompous manner 29 “Whiz” or “whillikers” preceder 30 Had a pizza delivered 31 French Impressionist painter Claude 32 Operated a stud farm 33 Belted out a ballad 36 Raymond Burr TV series 37 Approximately, in dates 38 ___-fi (book genre) 42 Club with clubs in its logo 43 Pendant jewelry item 44 Wool fat 46 ___ Marcus (retail chain) 47 Wave tops 48 Cauldron stirrer 51 “And so on,” when tripled 52 Airport monitor info, for short 53 Bollywood film costume 55 Chemist’s condiment 56 “No-fly” area 57 Belonging to us 58 Ceremonious poetry 60 Bad ink color for business
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GAB restrictions on ID cards counterproductive Sam Witthuhn opinion columnist
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ast week, incredible efforts were made to restrain the use of particular identification cards across Wisconsin. Thursday, the Government Accountability Board overturned what was to be a new rule allowing the use of stickers on university IDs that would make them eligible in elections. The weekend following, Wandos Bar and Johnny O’s Sports Lounge experimented with a new rule restricting acceptable forms of identification to drivers’ licenses and passports in an effort to curb the use of fake IDs from underage students. Through this, Madisonians combined forces in an attempt to collectively hunt down America’s deadliest predators: The fraudulent voter and the underage drinker. In other words, limiting acceptable IDs proves to the average Joe that lawmakers are diligently working toward silencing the already quiet and, quite frankly, non-existent population of illegal voters, while spotlighting private business owners as Honest Abe’s shunning Madison’s devious 18-to 21-year-old crowd from a frisky night of illegal drinking. If I know anything, it’s that Dog the Bounty Hunter isn’t a part of this crackdown for a reason, and a smart one at that. The futile nature of these restrictive policies along with the blatant disenfranchisement of students and members of the minority community undoubtedly supersedes any excuse to limit identification options among the Madison community. Combating voter fraud and underage drinking through identification restrictions comes at a high price. It is a complete waste of paper space and time to have to remind
politicians and bar-owners that the implications of these policies mirror indirect forms of racism and utter socio-economic discrimination. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, 55 percent of African American men in Wisconsin don’t own a driver’s license, which starkly contrasts with the mere 17 percent of white, Wisconsin men who are left walking to work—demonstrating a clear racial gap when it comes to who is accepted in local bars and given a clear form of identification to vote. On top of this, it makes absolutely no sense to prohibit individuals without a driver’s license into a bar where they have the option to gulp down as much vodka as they please. Isn’t this something Madison police and bartenders should discourage? While I understand most of Wando’s and Johnny O’s costumers aren’t driving home after their fourth fishbowl, why require consumers of Milwaukee’s Best to be a valid Wisconsin driver? This weaning out process targets a specific community, and whether or not the provision reduces violence or the use of fake IDs, the Madison police should not be in support. The same principles apply to the GAB’s decision to remove stickered university IDs as a viable option for students to use at the polls. But in defense of the GAB’s decision, Director Kevin Kennedy said in a Daily Cardinal article, “While the idea of utilizing a sticker attached to a current student identification card originated with university and college representatives, we are now being informed that most would prefer developing a separate student identification card issued to a student upon request that conforms to the statutory requirements.” Still, revoking this significantly cheaper option is like saying that because customers would prefer the filet mignon over the cheaper sirloin, restaurants should just take the option off
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The Government Accountability Board overturned a new rule Thursday allowing student ID cards with special stickers to act as replacements at the polls. Above, UW-Madison students vote on campus. the menu. It makes no sense. The government can’t cut UW System funding and expect schools to pay for their students increased accessibility to the polls. This ultimately silences a student population that should be encouraged to participate in the political process. Both of these initiatives exclude a diverse set of citi-
zens on trivial grounds. Voter fraud is practically non-existent in Wisconsin and underage drinking will never garner a concrete solution. If the city deems it important to overcome these mundane problems, then the solutions they advocate shouldn’t flow over the rights of others. If it takes me stealing Gov.
Dr. Cardinal says “Write for opinion!” E-mail us at opinion@dailycardinal.com.
Scott Walker’s drivers license so he can’t prove his identity in his upcoming recall election, thus disallowing his ability to drink away his sorrows after he loses the race, I will. Sam Witthuhn is a senior majoring in political science and journalism. Please send all feedback to dailycardinal.com/opinion.
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Even when fatigue is high and the clock is running down, the Wisconsin offense is not afraid to put its foot on the gas By Parker Gabriel the daily cardinal
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Wisconsin’s two minute offense has been executed with high efficiency this season with Russell Wilson under center.
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Sophomore wide receiver Jared Abbrederis played a key role in the Badgers two minute offense against Nebraska.
Paul Chryst is not one to give away much about how he guides the Wisconsin offense. It is clear, though, that the offensive coordinator has a plethora of tools at his disposal this year, and prodigious numbers of all sorts have followed. Among the most impressive has been the way the offense performs in hurry-up, or two-minute drill, situations. Through five games, No. 4 Wisconsin (1-0 Big Ten, 5-0 overall) has started drives with under two minutes remaining in the half and turned them into points (24 points) four times. “I don’t like to talk too much about things that we do well,” Chryst said, who compared his offense’s successes to a pitcher in the midst of a no-hitter. “We have to prove it again and again each game.” That success starts with senior quarterback Russell Wilson. The Big Ten’s reigning passing leader (278.2 yards per game) has been deadly in the final two minutes of the first half. He has completed 11 of 17 attempts for 199 yards and two touchdowns, and also turned in a 46-yard touchdown run in UW’s season opener against UNLV. “You have to be able to defend the entire field,” sophomore tight end Jacob Pedersen said. “[Wilson] can pick apart a defense and he reads you really well.” Under Wilson’s guidance, the Badgers’ high-scoring offense becomes even more lethal when the clock becomes a factor.
Wisconsin has scored 52 points this year with 3:04 or less remaining in the first half. The Badgers work through a period geared specifically for the two-minute offense near the end of practice in order to best simulate the physical and mental fatigue felt in late-game situations.
“There’s certainly a different urgency just because of time, but when we’ve had success it’s just because guys have made plays.” Paul Chryst offensive coordiator UW Football
“When we get to that point in the game, we know exactly what we want to do,” sophomore wide receiver Jared Abbrederis said, who hauled in a 36-yard touchdown two minutes before the half against Nebraska. Abbrederis got behind the Cornhuskers’ secondary after the free safety bit on a play-action pass, highlighting a key component to UW’s two-minute offense. The play-calling does not necessarily have to change drastically just because time is short. Wisconsin has possessed big-play ability all year and proved capable of scoring quickly because of it. “There’s certainly a different urgency just because of the time, but when we’ve had success it’s just because guys have made plays,” Chryst said. There have been no chances to execute in fourth-quarter situations
because nobody has kept pace with UW for an entire game. Last season, Montee Ball’s game-winning touchdown in Iowa City capped a season-defining drive against the Hawkeyes. The Badgers also mounted a scoring drive in the waning moments of the Rose Bowl to put themselves in position to tie the game, save an ill-fated two-point conversion try. While being limited to firsthalf opportunities this season, Wisconsin has been nearly perfect. In seven drives started in the final six minutes of the half, the Badgers have registered six touchdowns and a field goal. Over the same span, their opponents have mustered just three points. That came in the season opener, when UNLV kicker Nolan Kohorst connected on a 37-yard field goal with 1:45 showing on the clock. UW responded by putting 10 points on the board before heading to the locker rooms. Against Nebraska, the Badgers used an interception from senior free safety Aaron Henry to follow up Abbrederis’ score with a 46-yard touchdown from Wilson to senior wide receiver Nick Toon. Those two conversions are as close to competitive action as UW has seen this year, as they turned a 14-13 deficit into a 27-13 lead in just 90 seconds. Wisconsin responded well to Nebraska’s early success, but has yet to play a competitive game wire-to-wire. When that contest comes, the Badgers will already have their own version of lastminute success nicely stockpiled to learn from.
Conference realignment offers a perfect chance for change In light of college football’s changing landscape, it is time to reconsider a playoff system Paker Gabriel parks and rec
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o you ever get yourself in one of those situations where you’re arguing for something, and you can tell you’re losing because your argument is essentially, “It just seems right?” There’s a mountain of evidence that suggests whatever it is you want to happen won’t, shouldn’t or can’t, but the “what if” ideal sort of lingers. I’ve got one of those stuck in my craw. Like pretty much everyone, I had given up hope that the NCAA would decide a college football playoff system in would be a good replacement—even partially—for the bowl-gasm that drags on for what seems like half an NHL season. After all, there are plenty of good reasons why it’s not feasible, and I haven’t heard anything about
Mark Cuban’s $500 million investment or whatever that was since he spent the winter saying he was serious about it. Still, with all the earth-shaking, ground-quaking, superlativeinducing conference re-alignment (when will it ever end?), it seems like a perfect opportunity to revisit the idea. If the college football landscape is going to be fundamentally different a few years down the road, it seems natural that we reevaluate how to determine who rules the new kingdom. As mentioned before, there are all sorts of practical reasons (some more palatable than others) that, just because the Big East is losing all its schools and TCU is playing musical conferences, doesn’t mean we’re likely to see an eightor 10-team bracket filled out any time soon. Not surprisingly, money is key among them. Of course a playoff system would be profitable and the television ratings would be huge, but the scope isn’t nearly as wide.
With the current system, there are naming rights to countless bowl games, all kinds of advertising space and the opportunity to, at one point or another, reach just about every attractive market in the country. I’m not saying the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl or the Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl rake it in like the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Vizio, but there’s plenty of corporate cash to spread around. That doesn’t leave a whole lot of incentive for the Northwesterns of the world to support a system where the top few teams play on and everyone else is done at the end of the regular season. The exposure is also good for teams that consistently make bowl games but don’t usually have Bowl Championship Series aspirations—and yes, I’m well aware that Wisconsin fit squarely in that group until recently. It may open up a recruiting window, as most bowl games are played in warm-weather cities and northern teams always struggle to recruit in the South.
There is also very well-grounded concern over the number of games that college teams play in a season. Whether or not the National Football League has done enough to prevent concussions and other injuries was a sticking point for the players during this most recent lockout, and it would certainly be a critical point for bowl supporters if a serious discussion about change ever happened at the collegiate level. The top players in college football—especially at running back, it seems—start considering their shelf-life in the pros before they ever get there. It’s hard to say whether a playoff system would have an effect on player’s decisions to complete their four years of eligibility, but it’s easy to agree that player safety should be one of the NCAA’s penultimate goals. Despite those reasons, conference realignment could also make integrating a playoff system simpler. Previously, my main logistical issue with a playoff is that there is
the same selection problem that the BCS currently struggles with. You can call it something different, but at the end of the day you’ll still have to choose between a one-loss SEC team and a one-loss Big Ten team or undefeated Utah most years. Now, with the Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, Big Ten, ACC and Big East (assuming it continues to exist) all featuring conference championship games, the first step will be clear-cut. Take the six winners and then find two or four other teams. It leaves an opening for non-power conference teams and the teams that don’t win league title games, but still benefits those who make it through the gauntlet. In my ideal situation, it makes a lot of sense. It’s too bad we live in a world where a pizza company CEO is winning presidential straw polls and you can actually bet money that Indiana will beat Wisconsin this weekend. Would you like to see a playoff system in college football? Tell Parker at pjgabriel@dailycardinal.com.