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Logan’s faces possible loss of liquor license
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Elias Goldstein plays his viola as part of the Guest Artist showcase in the Humanities Building Monday. Goldstein played pieces by Bach, Boccherini, Enescu and Paganini along with his accompanist. + Photo by Nithin Charlly
The city of Madison’s attorney’s office could revoke Logan’s Madtown Restaurant and Bar’s liquor license after the downtown establishment, located at 322 W. Johnson St., failed an audit requested by the Madison Police Department. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said under the Alcohol License Density Ordinance and the specific conditions of its liquor license, 50 percent of Logan’s profits must come from food and non-alcoholic beverages in order to meet the city’s definition of a restaurant. But Budget and Audit Manager Debra Simon concluded
that from May 2011 to May 2012, 67 percent of Logan’s revenue
“Logan’s was not the only establishment ... that did not look like a bona fide restaurant.” Mike Verveer alder District 4
came from alcohol while only 33 percent came from food and nonalcoholic beverages.
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Baldwin outraises Thompson in most recent fundraising period By Adam Wollner The Daily Cardinal
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., hauled in $1 million more than former Gov. Tommy Thompson for her U.S. Senate bid during the most recent campaign finance reporting period, allowing the Democratic nominee to maintain her fundraising advantage over her Republican opponent. According to campaign announcements Monday, Baldwin raised $4.6 million from the beginning of July through the end of September, while Thompson collected $3.6 million in the same three-month period,
$2.2 million of which came after the Aug. 14 primary. Baldwin’s campaign has now raised about $11.7 million for the Senate race compared to the approximate $6.1 million total Thompson has brought in since January 2011. The Baldwin campaign reported having $3.5 million on hand, virtually the same amount it had left at the end of the last reporting period. Thompson’s campaign said it had just under $2 million on hand at the end of September, an improvement from the $346,000 it had on hand the night of the primary.
Thompson has struggled to keep up with the fundraising pace of his opponents throughout the course of the Senate campaign. He lagged well behind Madison businessman Eric Hovde and former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann during the GOP primary and though he has made up ground, still trails Baldwin, who faced an uncontested primary. Mike McCabe, the director of the watchdog group Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, said he expects Baldwin to continue to
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Committee discusses offering ‘preferred name’ option The Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee met Monday to discuss its campus-wide “Preferred Name Policy” campaign, which could enable students and faculty to modify their first name in the University of WisconsinMadison’s information systems. The campaign seeks to create a policy for students and faculty who do not identify with their birth name and wish to be recognized by an alternate, preferred name. The policy would allow students to use a preferred name on their WISCards and Learn@ UW accounts, while also giving faculty members the ability to
amend their name within the university’s information. Gabe Javier, Director of the LGBT Campus Center, said all students and faculty would stand to benefit from this policy. “This is a universal accessing issue,” Javier said. “There will be people beyond transidentified people who access this policy.” The committee members identified international, trans-identified, divorced and recently married students and staff as potential beneficiaries of such a policy. The committee also began development of a campaign strategy focusing on the need
to educate and familiarize both those who could benefit and their allies who will help the campaign move forward. The committee’s next step will be to seek the support of Dean of Students Lori Berquam, Vice Provost for Enrollment Joanne Berg and Chief Information Officer Bruce Maas through testimonials, letter writing and petitions. Although no other Wisconsin university has adopted such a policy, universities across the country, including the University of Michigan, have successfully embraced similar policies. —Paige Villiard and Caroline Zellmer
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Lauren Redniss, author of the 2012 Go Big Read book, speaks about “Radioactive” and her past work on campus Thursday.
Go Big Read author visits UW to discuss ‘Radioactive’ By Shannon Kelly The Daily Cardinal
Lauren Redniss, author of the University of WisconsinMadison’s 2012 Go Big Read selection “Radioactive,” visited Union South Thursday to speak to a crowd of several hundred about her book as well as her past writing and artistic projects. “Radioactive” tells the story of the lives and scientific achievements of Marie and Pierre Curie, who discovered radioactivity and two new ele-
ments, radium and polonium. The book also explores repercussions of their work, including the consequences of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Redniss said she conducted research in the process of creating “Radioactive,” including travelling to Poland and Hiroshima, where she was inspired by the beauty created by lingering reminders of the atomic bombing. Redniss said she always
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Embracing in-yo-face campaigning Jacklin Bolduan a bold move
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K, so I know that being a cable-less person in college may render me incapable to complain about the onslaught of political ads being thrown my way, but believe me, those people are cree-ay-tive with their marketing even without the use of TV, as many of you—OK probably all of you—know all too well. With the Internet and Google becoming increasingly creepy in their ability to find out that you spent two hours designing pony wedding dresses on the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic website, you get one or both of Mitt and Barack’s faces up in your face, depending of course on how many rainbow stripes and how much glitter you’ve been using in the trains of your pony wedding dresses as of late. Lately, I’ve been feeling a little like I might see flashes of their faces in my eyelids when I go to sleep. Like maybe little campaign intern elves in business casual wear might climb under my lashes whilst I slumber and plaster tiny billboards to the back of my eyelids. “Sleeping: A great way to rest after a hard day
of fueling America’s businesses. However, 47 percent of Americans just can’t seem to open their eyes. I believe in you, c’mon, wake up.” Or, “Friend, I hope you’ve had a truly satisfying slumber. Let me be clear, I promise to protect your right to sleep as much, or as little, as you want. I believe in naps.”
Then he’ll take a sip from your beer, slap you across the face and zap! He’s gone. You know those emails you get from candidates with subject titles like, “Jacklin, Dinner?” in which you can enter to win a chance to chill with your future POTUS? The next email I get will probably be something like, “Jacklin,
In the few weeks left leading up to the election, let us remember that the candidates will always be in-yo-face kind of competitors.
Or maybe on your next night on the town, life-sized holograms of the candidates will appear, lean their arms on the bar rail and try to commiserate with you about daily American life. “Boy, what a day. Look at me, I’m not even a whole man. You can literally walk right through me.” (This is where an arrow will prompt you to please, walk through your next President.) “We can’t let the same thing happen to America. Together, we can make it whole again.”
bedtime story?” In which, to win my vote, the candidate will hold my hand, walk me over to my bed, pull over the covers, help me scoot in and wrap me up like a little voter burrito. Then he’ll read me snippets from a new budget bill he’s been working on, watch me drift off to sleep, and with a kiss on the forehead and a giggle, he’ll turn off the lights and stand, teary-eyed in my doorway, thinking about the future of America. Yes, presidential candidates
will go to extreme lengths to get your vote, but at least they’re not waiting for you in your bathroom, reading job statistics to you while they lather your hair in the shower, or holding the milk ransom from your cereal until you give them your opinion on Iranian foreign policy. In the few weeks left leading up to the election, let us remember that the candidates will always be in-yo-face kind of competitors and there is no escape, so we might as well just savor the sweet period of political satire that is the presidential campaigning process, in all it’s wackiness. Even if you do have to watch Mitt Romney frolic through a field of wild flowers while superimposed images of smoke stacks fill your screen before you watch the new episode of “Parks and Recreation.” P.S., I’m sorry if you couldn’t pay attention to this article because you were too busy clearing your browser history from www.hasbro.com/ mylittlepony/ponyweddingbonanza. We all have our lives, you know? If you’re planning to cast your ballot based on which candidate sings “Hush Little Baby” better, tell Jacklin about it at Bolduan@ wisc.edu.
How to ruin your chances of winning my heart Sarah Olson guest columnist
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n old friend of mine visited me recently. We have known each other since we were 10 years old and were friends all throughout our adolescence. As awkward, unfortunate looking middle schoolers, we never considered each other as more than friends. But as we got older, and I got a decent haircut and he got more muscular, that changed. A casual flirtation developed between us, but because we attended different schools, issues of timing and different boyfriends and girlfriends prevented it from escalating further. But for the first time, perhaps in our entire relationship, his recent break-up and my single status have left us in the same place at the same time. I suspected he may have had ulterior motives when he called to tell me he was coming to Madison. I thought maybe he would attempt to win my heart with a surprise visit in which he planned to escalate the flirtation with a little help from Jose Cuervo. But what he actually accomplished was a demonstration of how not to win my heart:
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Call me Friday afternoon and tell me you’re coming to Madison. Tell me you’re expecting me to have a sick-ass party for you as well as a place to crash.
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Consume obnoxiously large amounts of alcohol, but insist that you are “totally fine, dude!” Then, take a drag from a bottle of Jose Cuervo and deny the glass of water I offer you.
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While playing a rowdy game of slap cup, get over-excited and accidentally slap a full cup of beer in my direction. This soaks my cute top, gets beer in my hair and ensures that I will smell like shit for the rest of the night, but don’t apologize and don’t offer to help me clean myself off.
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Later, when you’re sufficiently hammered, pull me aside and ask me a serious question. Put your face real close to my face and say, “Do you ever think about you and me?” and give me a meaningful look.
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Ignore me when I tell you that I don’t think it’s a good idea. I don’t want to risk losing the friendship we’ve built over the last 10 years. Then, proceed to make a pass at me. Tell me that I’m gorgeous, and I have no reason to be insecure. Pinch my ass affectionately.
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At this point, I will walk away. Follow me. Be persistent, grab my hand and pull me close. Kiss me on the cheek. Then, blind-side me with a seemingly deep, reflective observation of my worthiness— “You know, any guy would be lucky to end up marrying you.” Something that would make any tipsy freshman girl swoon.
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When this doesn’t work, proceed to drink your sorrows away. Drink until you are so drunk that I will have no choice but to drape your arm over my shoulders and drag you home.
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Once we get to my place, I will force you to drink a glass of water. I will make a point of telling you
exactly where the bathroom is, but don’t pay attention. You are too drunk to remember anyway.
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During the night, wake up and piss on the floor in my room. Don’t apologize. Don’t make any effort to clean it up. Instead, pass out on the floor as if nothing happened.
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Then, when we wake up in the morning, don’t address anything that happened the night before. Just stretch your arms and say, “Ah, that was a good night!” Not only did he not win my heart that night, he proved to me that he doesn’t really value me or my friendship at all. He pissed on our friendship just like he pissed on my floor. He’ll be quick to blame Jose and say that he doesn’t remember. But let his asshole-ish behavior be a lesson: Actions speak louder than words, bro, and no girl is going to believe that you like her if you piss on her floor. Like your suitors to remain urine-free? Tell Sarah at seolson5@wisc.edu. She can relate.
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Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, hosted a student forum with Dane County Board Supervisor and UW-Madison junior Leland Pan on the proposed 2013 city and county budgets.
Officials meet with students to discuss city, county budgets County and city officials held a joint forum Monday to hear University of WisconsinMadison students’ input and to answer questions about the 2013 city and county budgets. Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, and County Board Supervisor Leland Pan, UW-Madison junior, discussed a wide range of issues at the forum, from explaining where revenues for the county and city budgets come from to talking about proposed cuts and expansions of programs affecting students, such as the implementation of surveillance cameras throughout downtown streets. Both Pan and Resnick also spoke about plans for handling
homeless shelters in Madison, saying there will be funding for a daytime shelter for the homeless this winter. UW-Madison sophomore Noah Phillips, who attended the forum, took particular issue with the controversy over whether the city or the county will fund homeless shelters. “The controversy between the city and the county has me very upset,” Phillips said. “This [forum] seemed like a good opportunity to speak to the city and county governments.” Two members of the Associated Students of Madison’s Student Transportation Board, Meg
In the midst of a contentious election season, United States Student Association President Tiffany Loftin spoke with a student government committee Monday about the importance of student involvement in the upcoming election. According to the U.S.S.A. website, the group’s mission is to create accessible and affordable higher education through student governments at the local, state and national level. Loftin told the Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee that student voter turnout in the November election is of the utmost importance following the attention student issues received after a historic level of student involvement in the last election. “There is no other reason our issues were brought to the state and federal level [than our turnout] in 2008,” Loftin said. Loftin said the U.S.S.A. has
already registered 57,000 students to vote and is working toward its goal of registering 117,000 students total. Loftin also commended the United Council of UW Students, a statewide group of students from universities across Wisconsin that advocates for student issues, as being “very active” in encouraging students to register to vote. Additionally, ASM has been pursuing its own Vote Campaign to register students at the University of WisconsinMadison. L e g i sl at ive Affairs Committee Chair Dan Statter said getting students registered to vote is a strong priority for ASM this year. “[Voting] is fundamental, students are citizens,” Statter said. “As elected representatives it is something that is very important to our duty.” —Mary Kate McCoy
Haley and Herschel Kissinger, asked Resnick about the city’s plans for the future of the Metro Transit service, particularly the Route 80 buses used on campus. Resnick explained that while the University of Wisconsin Transportation Services was “basically the number one player” when it came to Metro Transit negotiations, many parties are involved, such as the Madison Area Technical College and Edgewood College, who also affect fees. Resnick said he was pleased with the event and also stressed the importance of holding future forums to further involve students in city and county affairs. —Ricardo Romero
UW-Madison professor to lead excavation at historic Troy A team of University of he said the city is significant Wisconsin-Madison researchers because it shaped the beginning will travel to the land of of western civilization. ancient heroes such as “Returning to Troy and Achilles and Odysseus investigating Troy is an when a new project to opportunity for us to, yet continue excavation again, investigate who we efforts on the historic city are and where we came of Troy, located in modfrom,” Aylward said. ern-day Turkey, begins. The site was previU W- M a d i s o n ously excavated by a colClassics professor laboration between the AYLWARD William Aylward will University of Cincinnati lead a team of archaeand the University of ologists and other scientists and Tübingen in Germany. Aylward UW-Madison students to the attended and worked at the site site beginning in July 2013. for 15 years previously. Only about 10 percent of the Aylward said opportunisite has already been excavat- ties for students, faculty and ed, according to Aylward, but researchers will “increase dra-
matically” now that UW-Madison is leading the efforts. Aylward began his work at Troy as a student in 1996, but the project he collaborated on ended in 2012, giving him the opportunity to start the new effort headed by UW-Madison, which allows him to continue to bring students to the area. “When I took a job here as a professor in the Classics department, I resolved to make it my mission to bring students to Troy so that they could share the experience that I had when I first went there to be engaged in this really magical, special place,” Aylward said. —Sam Cusick
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using a camera-less photography method called cyanotype. She said she colored the illustrations by hand and created the original typeface in which the book is printed, citing the imperfection and human touch as important for creating the book’s tone. “It’s very important to me that the artwork and the design are created in such a way that they amplify the book’s themes and broader meaning,” she said. “I wanted the book to be a complete object with every aspect carefully considered.”
wants a new project to contain elements missing from its predecessor. After her first book, “Century Girl,” which she called “very much a spectacle” due to its stories about a woman whose life was glamorous and sensational, she sought something different. “I wanted to go in the opposite direction, so I decided to tell a story about interior lives and invisible forces,” Redniss said. “So the two invisible forces [in] the lives of Marie and Pierre Curie that I wanted
to focus on were radioactivity and love.” Redniss began her career creating artwork for The New York Times, but said she wanted an opportunity to tell a longer story and work in color, which prompted her to begin writing books. According to Redniss, one of the most notable aspects of “Radioactive” is its characteristic visual style. Redniss created the artwork, which evolves from simple black-and-white line drawings to elaborate colorful pieces as the story progresses,
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Tiffany Loftin, president of the United States Student Association, encourages students to be engaged in the upcoming election.
fundraising from page 1 outspend Thompson in the final three weeks of the campaign, but that outside groups will have a greater influence on the outcome of the election. Third-party groups have poured over $19 million into Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, money that has been spent about evenly on
logan’s from page 1 Verveer said because the primary source of income comes from alcohol sales, the city could give Logan’s the “death penalty” by revoking its liquor license, which would make it illegal to sell alcohol. This is the first time the city has attempted to revoke a liquor license because an establishment has failed to operate as a restaurant, according to Verveer. General Manager Adam Mais will come before the Alcohol License Review Committee Wednesday for
behalf of Baldwin and Thompson. “In the end, you might see a narrow edge to Baldwin financially, but it won’t be terribly lopsided,” McCabe said. “There’s going to be heavy advertising on both sides from outside interest groups.” The latest survey of the Senate race from the conservative polling firm Rasmussen Reports shows Baldwin leading Thompson 51 percent to 47 percent among likely voters. an initial appearance. A subcommittee will review the issue before the ALRC votes on revocation in mid-November. ALRC members and Madison police officers toured a number of downtown bars Friday night, and Verveer said many establishments could be in violation of their liquor licenses. “Logan’s was not the only establishment that we toured Friday night that is required to be a bona fide restaurant that did not look like a bona fide restaurant,” Verveer said. —Abby Becker
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Respectful ASM needs to branch out
f we can learn anything from the Associated Students of Madison, it is that history repeats itself. With each session comes new representatives, ideas and debates, but through it all ASM has seemingly been forever plagued with the unofficial “parties” that impede its progress. So far this year, student council has seemingly operated productively with mutual respect on both sides of the table. In comparison to last year, meetings have run smoother and been hours shorter. Council has thus far approved legislation advocating for voter
registration in the dorms and increasing funding for homecoming. Representatives are working on campaigns to improve the mental health of students at the university, improve campus safety and allow students to see syllabi for their classes for enrollment. But if ASM’s history tells us anything, the instant a controversial topic appears on council’s agenda, the unofficial party lines will immediately divide the group and lead to unproductive internal hostility. These controversial topics, such as the Campus Services Fund two years ago or the Multicultural Student Coalition’s
Don’t vote for a third party mitch taylor opinion columnist If Anderson Cooper’s eyes were a city, they would be Madison. This city is about as full of liberals as it is drunk people. I think it’s important however that we maintain perspective by exposing ourselves to conservative viewpoints. To do this, I make sure to always read the work of my fellow Daily Cardinal opinion writer Steven Nemcek. Last week he wrote on why he believes Gary Johnson is the best choice for president. After reading this piece and doing some more research, I was rather impressed with Gov. Johnson. As a liberal, I do not agree with him on everything, but he does seem admirably devoted to social progress and quite capable of dealing with our economic situation. The man appears to be a very reasonable choice to lead our country. That is why I am asking everyone to not vote for Gary Johnson. Allow me to explain. Without the support of a major political party, no one can come close to the presidency. Only one guy has ever been elected president on an independent ticket and that was Teddy Roosevelt as an incumbent. Gary Johnson as a relatively unknown independent will not win a single state. He’s about as likely to win the election as I am to do my homework for tomorrow. There are just too many people that will vote along strict party lines. All of us godless, tree-hugging, pot-smoking hippies on the left are going to vote for President Obama, no matter what. All of the heartless, greedy, ethnocentric gun-nuts on the right are going to vote for Gov. Romney, no matter what. We brainwashed radicals outnumber the sensible center, rendering futile any attempt for centrists to independently elect their own president. This does not mean reasonable voters in the middle lack power. Independent voters decide elec-
tions. With the outer majority of votes already set, the winner of the election will be the person who can earn the trust of the skeptical middle. That’s why we can’t do anything on the internet without having to sit through a political ad. While ads are lost on those of us who made our decision long before the election started, some people actually consider their options and vote for candidates instead of parties. Those that carefully analyze each candidate and their policies before giving their vote are people we want to be deciding our elections. They are also more likely to vote for an independent candidate. Voting third-party, however, takes the independent voter out of the equation. If the entire centrist population of the nation votes for a candidate that doesn’t have a prayer of winning the presidency, the election is decided between people with dreadlocks and people who think corporations are people. Without the threat of losing moderate voters, parties could run wild. Democrats could declare November National Contraception Month and commission $15 bills with Charles Darwin’s face on them. Republicans could deny the existence of global warming and prevent gays from marrying. I’m hyperbolizing of course... wait a second... The fact that independent candidates do not receive the attention and funding they deserve is the unfortunate and ugly truth. In a perfect world, a man with good ideas and leadership experience could be elected president simply on his own merit. Although, in a perfect world dinosaurs would still be alive, hugs would be our currency and the third item of this list would not have been taken out by my editor. As it is, however, our votes are best cast for candidates that can win. We need the reasonable Johnson supporters to decide between Romney and Obama instead of leaving it up to us partisans. We’re not known for being reasonable. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
budget last year, will likely consume a significant amount of representatives’ time and energy, consequently detracting focus from other important campus issues. In the interest of the student body, we encourage ASM representatives to operate in a mutually respectful manner when a controversy arises. Rather than spending meetings bickering and circulating ad-hominem attacks, members need to continue to reach out to one another and find common ground on all issues, however contentious. Further, ASM needs to seek novel methods for gauging the interest of the student body. While members of student organizations typically have a vested interest in student government’s functioning, many students do not even know what “ASM” stands for. While this is a problem not unique to the current session of ASM, it is still one that needs to be confronted. Conversation topics around campus this year, about changes to the bus routes and SAFEride services, were discussed in student government bodies last year. Unfortunately, oftentimes students do not realize they have a say in such matters until decisions have already been made.
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Over the last few years, productive debate frequently broke down in ASM when controversial topics arose for discussion. Currently, ASM is working to improve communication with the general student body by reaching out to freshmen in residence halls and becoming more active on social media sites. While these improvements are a respectable start to keeping the student body updated with the latest ASM happenings, representatives need to embrace the spirit of innovation and seek original ways to shift the interest of students towards student government. After all, ASM plays an indispensible role on campus. So much
of what student government does directly impacts members of the UW-Madison community. The opportunity for shared governance is fairly unique to the UW system, with only a few other schools in the nation providing students an official say in the inner-workings of their education. ASM, along with the university in general, must help students capitalize on this opportunity so UW-Madison can best represent the interests of all stakeholders. Please send all feedback to edit@dailycardinal.com.
UW should adopt 10-percent rule mike brost opinion columnist
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n 2003, the United States Supreme Court ruled in its Grutter vs. Bollinger decision that universities can consider an applicant’s race as a part of a holistic review for admission. Racial quotas established by universities were previously ruled unconstitutional in a 1978 Supreme Court decision. Although affirmative action is undergoing a supreme court challenge, universities around the U.S. are still falling short of achieving representative diversity.
Put simply, UW-Madison’s current policy to encourage more diversity isn’t working.
Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas. Abigail Fisher sued the University of Texas-Austin after she was denied admission in 2008. To ensure socioeconomic and racial diversity, the University of Texas-Austin uses an admissions policy that automatically grants admission to the top 10 percent of students at every high school in Texas. It also holistically considers race as a factor. Abigail Fisher missed the 10 percent cutoff and asserts that less qualified applicants were accepted to the university solely because of their skin color. The court’s ruling will likely set a precedent that will determine whether universities can consider an applicant’s race in a holistic admissions review process.
Fisher’s lawyers argue that the sity provides universities—actuuniversity is diverse enough with- ally any institution—with differout considering race as a ent perspectives from factor in the admissions students who hold very process. Currently, 6 perdifferent life experiences, cent of the university’s beliefs and cultures. If student body is AfricanUW-Madison’s mission Percent of American while 29 peris to educate its students African cent is Hispanic. and prepare them for the American Today American unireal world, it is critically students at UW-Madison. versities have still not failing its students by not achieved enough diverproviding a student body sity. According to the that is representative of Percent of 2010 decennial census, Wisconsin or the U.S. African A f r i c a n –A m e r i c a n s Put simply, Americans in comprise 11.8 percent UW-Madison’s current Wisconsin. of the population in policy to encourage more Texas while Hispanics diversity isn’t workaccount for 37.6 pering. To ensure broader Percent of cent. In essence, with diversity the university African the University of Texas’s should increase efforts Americans in the U.S. 10-percent rule and its to attract minorities race-conscious admisto Madison and implesions policy, its student ment a policy similar to body still isn’t representative of the University of Texas-Austin’s the state’s population as a whole. top 10-percent rule. Adopting the Similarly, despite the University 10-percent rule would not only of Wisconsin-Madison’s credible ensure a more ethnically diverse efforts to create a more diverse stu- student body but also a more dent body, diversity at the univer- socioeconomically diverse student sity remains inadequate. According body. In addition, the university to the most recent demographic should allocate more money to information available on the scholarships and financial aid for school’s website—the 2010-2011 minorities and the economically academic year—just 2.9 percent of disadvantaged. students are African-American. Let’s be clear, race-conscious In Wisconsin, African-Americans admissions policies do not solve the account for 6.5 percent of the state’s underlying cause of an unrepresenpopulace. Nationally, African- tative student body, which is poor Americans represent 13.1 percent schools in predominantly minority of population. UW-Madison has and economically disadvantaged half the African-American students areas. Policy makers must work to needed to be representative of the improve schools in these areas. But state and less than a quarter needed until schools are improved, admisto be representative of the nation as sions counselors should work to a whole. create more diverse learning comFortunately, UW-Madison has munities at universities. made progress towards broader The Fisher vs. University of Texas diversity since 2000, when a jour- case offers the Supreme Court jusnalist at this paper revealed the tices a chance to reaffirm America’s university had photoshopped an commitment to diverse instituAfrican-American student onto the tions of higher learning. Equally cover of an admissions booklet to important, the case reminds us at make the university appear more UW-Madison that we must redouble diverse. But there’s still much room our efforts to create a more diverse for progress. learning community. The benefits of diversity are Please send all feedback to opinmanifold. Chiefly, though, diver- ion@dailycardinal.com.
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Let’s talk about Nick Cave for a moment. He’s a hideous man, standing 6’2” with a wild, unkempt mane of tangled hair and a terrible gargoyle-ish face. He writes about murder and deceit, about the wrath of God and the vices of man and about the countless women, good or bad, who waltz in and out of his life. He’s equal parts monster and crooner behind a microphone, as given to singing as he is to shrieking and howling, and you don’t ever, ever want to hear him play guitar. And he’s my absolute favorite songwriter of all time. Cave got big way back in the day with the Birthday Party, a rambunctious bunch of postpunkers in the ’80s who wrote grizzly songs about grizzly things (big single “Nick the Stripper” had a music video which prominently featured an emaciated Cave dancing around a nightmare carnival with “HELL” scrawled across his chest. It’s also one of James Murphy and John Darnielle’s favorite songs). They had a short-lived but influential tenure (fact: J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. will bring up the time he saw the Birthday Party an average of three times per interview), and shortly after their breakup Cave used his momentum, gathering up some new musicians to form his main squeeze, the aptly named Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. The Bad Seeds started off as an amendment to the Birthday Party’s base manifesto— putrid, gothic anthems about the dredges of society and the depths of the world. The group’s early single “Tupelo” opens with a boom of thunder and the throb of
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rain before a menacing bassline sneaks in and Cave begins to snarl about the stillborn twin of Elvis Presley, equated to the second coming of Christ and the apocalypse. It’s seven minutes long and heavy as heavy comes. Another early song, “The Carny,” is an eight-minute, Tom Waits-esque carnival jaunt about a circus troupe who push on through the stormy night after their titular Carny fails to return one evening. These early songs had an air of pure evil about them, and even when Cave’s façade cracked a bit and a ray of goodness peaked through, it was still with its fair share of discomfort. “Sad Waters,” the opening track off of Your Funeral, My Trial, is absolutely gorgeous and sincere—until you look a little closer, and the song turns out to be about a Lewis Carroll/ Humbert Humbert-esque predator whose love has drowned. But therein lies Cave’s greatest strength as a songwriter; he can spin even the most vile of subjects into something captivating, even beautiful. His biggest break came with 1996’s Murder Ballads, still the Bad Seeds’ best-selling album to date. It’s a 10-song collection of folk-tale inspired tunes, overflowing with black humor and buckets of blood. The single “Where the Wild Roses Grow” won Nick and his motley crew international fame in the shape of a lovelorn duet with Kylie Minogue. Except, you know, in the end Cave smashes Minogue’s character’s face in with a rock, claiming “All beauty must die.” Well, you win some you lose some. Murder Ballads also featured “Stagger Lee,” an updated folk standard and possibly the most badass song ever, and “O’Malley’s Bar,” a 14-min-
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If you teach a man to Phish, he will make you an album By Brian Weidy The Daily Cardinal
ALBUM REVIEW
Traveler Trey Anastasio When one thinks of Phish, lengthy jams and snide hippy jokes often crop up first, but hardly ever their songwriting prowess. Furthermore, when one asks a Phish fan their thoughts on lead singer and guitar player Trey Anastasio’s side projects, they will probably be greeted with an eyeroll and a lengthy explanation as to either why these albums are the greatest thing to ever happen to Phish or the worst possible thing to ever happen to Phish. For his latest studio album, Traveler, Anastasio brought in a variety of collaborators, both new and old, in addition to the band he has been touring
with for the past two years. The album features a horn section of Natalie Cressman, Jennifer Hartswick, and newcomer and Lettuce tenor saxophonist James Casey along with other Trey Anastasio Band mainstays such as Russ Lawton, Tony Markellis and Ray Paczkowski. In addition to those former members of the band, Anastasio brought in Peter Katis to coproduce the album. Katis has worked with bands such as The National, Interpol and Jónsi prior to working with Anastasio, which helped him bring in Mates of State’s Kori Gardner, The National’s Bryan Devendorf and Matt Berninger, Bon Iver’s Rob Moose, and Icelandic percussionist Samuli Kosminen. Album opener “Corona” is a song Anastasio calls a sort of homage to Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. Anastasio also notably performs the xylophone on the song, giving it a Frank Zappa feel. The song starts by immersing the listener into a dream world of sorts as toy pianos pan from side to side before the very poppy song truly kicks
off. Next comes “Let Me Lie,” a song that had been recorded twice previously on Anastasio’s 2006 album Bar 17 as well as on the 2009 Phish release Party Time. Despite the same lyrics as the prior two recordings of the song, it feels new with a variety of instruments on the track as the additional musicians make it a fuller musical number, as opposed to a bathroom break during Phish shows. After “Frost” comes “Land of Nod,” which is one of the most uncharacteristically bizarre songs ever written by Anastasio. This mostly instrumental tune sounds like a cross between Portishead and Frank Zappa with a strong electronic influence at the beginning before fading into a chant of “I was asleep for so long,” instruments wavering in and out of the background, finally arriving at an abrupt conclusion. “Pigtail” offers a slight breather in the album between “Land of Nod” and “Scabbard,” which comes next. Anastasio and his longtime collaborator Tom Marshall wrote “Pigtail” together and gave it a classic
Trey Anastasio Band sound— fitting, considering Phish once played the song. “Scabbard” is up next and is hands down the most intricate song of the album, and happens to be my favorite. This very Frank Zappa-esque song melds the sounds of a xylophone, a subtle organ, a strong guitar line and strong sound from the bass to create the most sonically interesting song on the album. Though Anastasio comes from a band known for not using the studio to its fullest potential, “Scabbard” is more than a step in the right direction as he takes advantage of the myriad of musicians at his disposal. The first and only cover on the album comes next when they take on the Gorillaz’ “Clint Eastwood.” While very ambitious to attempt to tackle one of the most distinctive songs of the 21st Century, the song falls flat, as the attempts to replicate the dub and hip-hop elements of the song do not fully work. After “Architect” comes “Valentine,” a Trey Anastasio Band live staple over the past
couple of years. “Valentine” is a quintessential Anastasio song featuring fantastic backup vocals by Cressman and Hartswick as they double the horn line, which in turn accents the song’s outro. One of the strongest lyrically on the album, the Anastasio and Marshall-penned tune and title track, “Traveler” aptly brings the whole piece to a strong close. Overall, despite some inconsistencies, the album is a big step in the right direction for Anastasio. Despite a dearth of new Phish material over the past couple of years, songs such as “Scabbard” give Phish fans something to look forward to beyond the less-exciting and other recently debuted songs such as “My Problem Right There” and “Summer of ’89.” Though this album is more like a double than a home run, Anastasio’s willingness to try new things and work with new collaborators is certainly moving him in the right direction, and hopefully with time we’ll be able to tell if these songs take on new life on stage.
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Bunkering down for winter reading with lengthy classics By Sean Reichard The Daily Cardinal
If last weekend’s flitting chill and George R. R. Martin have been telling us anything, it’s this: Winter is coming. Winter is coming hard. That coat that’s been hanging in the back of your closet is going to be your best friend for the next three to five months. Break out the scarves and the gloves and the fancy thermal hats, and above all, be prepared to face down a lot of cold snow. Winter is either the greatest or worst season depending on whom you ask—the pinnacle or the atrophied husk of a year. Winter bars things like swimming or sun bathing, to the chagrin of lake bros and those girls laying on Bascom Hill soaking up the golden rays. It’s certainly anathema to all those Oompa Loompa tanners. So what is to be done with winter? Usually, the descending cold is a signal for cloister. Get yourself inside with a comfy sweater and a hot toddy and just don’t leave. Think a walk would be nice? Look outside. You’re either insane or Minnesotan; those two aren’t always mutually exclusive either. And when you’re forced indoors, you’re naturally going to need something to do with your time. There’s a limit to how far you can take television, movies, video games, web surfing or staring into the frigid abyss with nothing but your ennui staring back at you in the wan windowpane. Like, if the power goes out. You’re screwed. I mean, what else are you going to do? If I may meekly proffer, you could, oh, I don’t know, read a book. Winter is really the only season conducive to getting a ton of reading done. Now, a “ton” differs from person to person, but really, winter is the only season of the year that openly derides going outdoors for long periods of time and, bluntly, what else are you going to do? Here’s an illustrative example: In 1886, early spring, Theodore Roosevelt had his boat stolen by thieves from its mooring on the Little Missouri River. Now, rather than, say, buy another boat, he decided to pursue the thieves, when there was still ice on the river, when ice was breaking in massive shards and frigid hillocks and temperatures were cold—a.k.a. the worst possible time to be traveling in North Dakota in the 1880’s.
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Wake up! A playlist to lift your spirits for a month of midterms While we mainly look at October as a time of bounty—pumpkins, apples and gourds galore!—it also holds the unfortunate connotation of midterms. For those mornings when your body feels like you took one too many muscle relaxants and rolling out of bed sounds appalling, here are some tunes you can blast to get you going:
1. “GO!—feat. Karen O” —Santigold 2. “Everybody Talks”—Neon Trees 3. “Thriftshop—feat. Wanz” —Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 4. “Got To Give It Up (Part 1)”—Marvin Gaye 5. “Strange Times” —The Black Keys 6. “Up Up Up” —GIVERS 7. “Zorbing” —Stornoway 8. “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” Michael Jackson 9. “Tell ‘Em” —Sleighbells Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt: the 26th president of our nation, an avid book reader and a force to be reckoned with. Long story short, Teddy caught those thieves, and he read “Anna Karenina” to boot, in its entirety, in the midst of all this. The apparent message: Don’t steal T.R.’s boat or he will run rampant across the Dakota prairie in vehement pursuit, and he’ll read a massive tome while doing it to spite you. Granted, this is Theodore Roosevelt we’re talking about. He probably read Dickens while simultaneously wrestling bears with his right pinky finger. But ignoring the feat of reading one of the largest Russian classics in the history of world literature while managing to chase down some petty boat thieves, the point here is clear: If Theodore Roosevelt can read in winter, so can you. And if you’re at a loss on how to start, here are a few tips: 1) Think big. You’re more or less stuck with winter—why not make the most of it? Theodore Roosevelt certainly did. I mean, it’s not every day (or week or month or year or life) that you get to chase wily boat thieves, but, hey, you’re stuck indoors. Why
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not read something large? 2) Read something that mirrors the environment. Pick something to mirror the outdoors. Don’t go for something that is all sunny and light and soothing—it’ll probably depress you. When T.R. read “Anna Karenina” he felt that “[his] surroundings were quite grey enough to harmonize well with Tolstoï.” Go for the grey monoliths—“Bleak House,” “War & Peace,” “Les Miserables,” all those big, brooding 19th Century masterpieces that spring, summer and fall never give you a chance to read. 3) Take your time. This ties back to the whole “winter is going to force you back indoors whether or not you want to unless somebody steals your prized river boat.” Because, let’s face it, you probably don’t have a boat. Hell, UW students don’t even have a river. All you’ve got is time. Cold, frost-laced time. If you want to make the most of it, then find a book worth digging into during those frigid hours. It sure as hell beats shoveling snow.
10. “Papa Loves Mambo” —Perry Como 11. “Come Back Home—Myd Remix” —Two Door Cinema Club 12. “Juicebox” —The Strokes 13. “Seven Nation Army” —The White Stripes 14. “Polish Girl” —Neon Indian 15. “Fire” —The Jimi Hendrix Experience 16. “Money Makin’” —A-trak, Dillon Francis 17. “Punch-Out” —Doomtree 18. “Express Yourself feat. Nicky Da B” —Diplo 19. “Booty-Whop” —Big Freedia 20. “Little Secrets” —Passion Pit
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Bielema pleased with offensive progress By Vince Huth the daily cardinal
Fresh off a road win that many have deemed Wisconsin’s (2-1 Big Ten, 5-2 overall) breakout game, head coach Bret Bielema addressed the Badgers’ recent offensive improvements at his Monday press conference. Bielema named two Badgers as co-offensive players of the week. To no one’s surprise, senior running back Montee Ball occupied one of those slots with his career-high 247 rushing yards behind a dominant performance by the offensive line Saturday. Within the O-line, redshirt junior Ryan Groy especially stood out. Normally the team’s starting right guard, Groy shifted to left tackle when senior Ricky Wagner went down with a right knee injury in the second quarter. The West Allis, Wis., native did not return to the game, and Bielema said Wagner’s status for Saturday’s rivalry game against Minnesota remains unclear. “For [Groy] to step in, in the middle of a series with limited exposure during the course of the week, pop out to left tackle and execute the way he did was really, really special,” Bielema said. Groy was named co-offen-
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Head coach Bret Bielema said the entire offense has made strides in recent weeks. Interim offensive line coach Bart Miller was promoted from offensive quality control coordinator just five weeks ago. sive player of the week along with Ball. Given how commanding Wisconsin’s offense looked at Purdue, it’s easy to forget it was just the fifth game for interim offensive line coordinator Bart Miller. Bielema acknowledged the changes on the offensive line are a driving force in the offense’s turnaround, but he also pointed to other factors. “I’m very excited the way our offensive line is playing. Give coach Miller a lot of credit for that,” Bielema said. “On the flip
side, [we] just had our two tight ends, who I think are really good tight ends, play their best game. [Jared Abbrederis] has done an exceptional job of creating a culture of blocking in that wide receiving room, along with [wide receivers] coach [Zach] Azzanni.” Bielema also expressed his satisfaction in first-year offensive coordinator Matt Canada. Bielema complimented Canada’s even-keeled demeanor, comparing him to former offensive coordinator Paul Chryst. “I think, as [Canada] has
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t’s 2012. Technology has expanded to the point where there are innovations in nearly every facet of our lives to make things easier and more convenient. We have voice-controlled phones. We have watches that can monitor our health levels. We put a freaking rover on Mars. So why can’t we have instant replay in baseball? In the eighth inning of game two of the ALCS between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers Sunday, Detroit second baseman Omar Infante was clearly tagged out at second by Robinson Cano after overrunning the base. Well, at least it was clear to everyone except second base umpire Jeff Nelson. Nelson ruled Infante safe, and what should have been the third out of the inning was turned into a runner in scoring position for the Tigers. Detroit would go on to score two runs in that inning after the blown call, extending their lead to 3-0 going into the final frame. Nobody can say that had instant reply been used, the Yankees would have won the game—all the instant replay in the world isn’t going to wipe out Alex Rodriguez’s pathetic 0-for18 postseason line against right handers—but isn’t it time that the MLB joined us in the 21st century?
After the game, Yankees manager Joe Girardi made a plea for the MLB to finally implement the usage of instant replay so that these potentially game-changing mistakes can be rectified. “I am not saying we win the game if the call [was] right,” Girardi said. “But in this day and age there is too much at stake, and the technology is available. That’s what our country has done—we have evolved technology to make things better.” To his credit, Nelson admitted that he made the wrong call after the game, but the damage had already been done. The MLB is the only one of America’s four major sporting leagues (MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL) that does not regularly use an instant replay system across the board. Baseball is a sport that has a history of resistance to change. Traditionalists claim that the game should be played the way that it has always been, regardless of technological innovations that could improve the game. It wasn’t until 2008 that the league finally allowed replay to address “boundary calls,” which include verifying whether a home run actually left the park and if it was fair or foul. Compare that with the NFL, which implemented its first instant replay system in 1986 and began to allow coaches challenges in 1999. In the wake of umpire Jim Joyce blowing a call at first base that cost Tigers pitcher
Armando Galarraga a perfect game in 2010, Ross Douthat wrote a column for the New York Times outlining the traditionalist’s case for keeping instant replay out of baseball. “To avoid the extraordinary bad calls, you have to start overturning the quotidian bad calls, the gaffes and brain cramps that have always been part of the warp and woof of the game and that have never detracted a whit from anyone’s enjoyment of it,” Douthat wrote. “And I’m pretty sure that would be a mistake.” It would be a mistake to make the right call? It would go against baseball’s history to make sure that calls were being made accurately? All I can say in response to this is a hearty “so what?” Yes, human error is a part of baseball—that will never change. Balls and strikes will always be argued between players and umpires, and that’s fine, but for egregiously blown calls like those made by Nelson or Joyce, a change needs to be made. Like Girardi said, nobody knows whether or not the Yankees would have won game two if the correct call were made at second base. But wouldn’t it be worth it to find out? Come join us in the 21st century, baseball. I think you’ll like it here. Do you think the MLB is making the right move by not extensively using instant replay? Is Girardi in the right to say something about it? Email Matt at sports@dailycardinal.com.
more and more success here, you’ll see that true part of him come out, very creative,” Bielema said. “And it’s not creative with a bunch of highlighters and glitter. It’s about doing things that make sense.” On the defensive side of the ball, redshirt junior safety Dezmen Southward was named the team’s player of the week after racking up five tackles (four solo) against Purdue. Bielema said Southward played his best career game at Purdue, noting the Sunrise, Fla., native
has made huge strides in the last month. Southward’s partner in the secondary, redshirt senior Shelton Johnson, has appeared in just one game since breaking his right arm against Oregon State in week two. “[Southward] is probably, pound-for-pound, our best athlete on the football team,” Bielema said. On the injury front, redshirt junior linebacker Ethan Armstrong won’t need surgery on a right knee injury that took him out of the game at Purdue. He is expected to practice by “midweek or so.” Bielema said Armstrong is as good of an athlete as redshirt junior linebacker Chris Borland and redshirt senior linebacker Mike Taylor, but Armstrong doesn’t see as much of the spotlight. “[Armstrong] plays in a position where he can’t get involved in as many tackles,” Bielema said. “A lot of times he’s detached by nature, just by the way we line him up, so he isn’t involved as much.” Bielema said he would be shocked if redshirt junior defensive lineman Tyler Dippel doesn’t play this Saturday after sitting out against Purdue with a shoulder injury. Redshirt senior offensive lineman Robert Burge is expected to be ready for Saturday’s game.
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Johnson, Badgers set to open new LaBahn Arena and the Badgers might have a head start Friday night. If you didn’t know the The inauguration process Wisconsin women’s hockey team won’t be an entirely new expe(1-2-1-1 WCHA, 3-2-1 overall) rience for Johnson, who was was held scoreless in its week- on staff as an assistant coach end series at previously-winless for the Wisconsin men’s hockMinnesota-Duluth, ey team in 1998 when the head coach Mark Kohl Center first opened. Johnson’s Monday Johnson has won more press conference would than 120 home games in not have helped you his career as the women’s deduce as much. head coach, and he ultiThe Badgers will mately hopes to carry that host Bemidji State success to LaBahn. (0-2, 1-3) in their first “We want to make JOHNSON home series of the sure it has some exciteseason this weekend, ment and has some with Friday night’s game serv- home-ice advantage to us,” ing as the inaugural game at Johnson said. “But we’ll start the new LaBahn Arena. The that process Friday night.” game will also mark the 500th game in program history. Home-ice advantage The arena is, to some Wisconsin under Mark Johnson extent, a product of the program’s achievements: Year Home record The Badgers have won four national championships over 2011-’12 16-2-0 the past seven years. 2010-’11 14-1-1 Johnson said a number of 2008-’09 16-0-2 former players, including some 2007-’08 14-3-1 who started the program 13 2006-’07 16-1-1 years ago, will be at LaBahn 2005-’06 16-2-0 Friday night. 2004-’05 13-2-1 “[The former players] are 2003-’04 10-3-1 going to walk into the build2002-’03 8-4-4 ing and are probably going to go, ‘Wow, these kids are so *Johnson missed the 2009-’10 sealucky,’” Johnson said. son while coaching the U.S. Olympic Johnson regularly highlights women’s hockey team how important it is to create energy—he says scoring goals is the easiest way to achieve that—
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