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Badgers break top-ranked Buckeyes 31-18 RECAP
By Max Sternberg the daily cardinal
For just the fourth time in program history and the first in nearly 30 years, the Wisconsin football team took down a top-ranked team as the Badgers upset No. 1 Ohio State 31-18 Saturday night in front of a raucous Camp Randall crowd—igniting an unparalleled celebration that lasted long into Sunday morning. Riding the wave of emotion that swept through Madison the entire day, the much-maligned special teams brought the crowd into hysteria early, as David Gilreath followed a huge block by Bradie Ewing en route to a 99-yard touch-
down on the opening kickoff. After a defensive stop, junior running back John Clay silenced the critics by rushing five times for 51 yards on the opening drive. The sixplay, 58-yard touchdown drive set the stage for Clay’s big night and gave Wisconsin a quick two-score lead. Clay’s 104-yard effort, the first 100-yard rushing performance allowed by the Buckeyes in 29 games, was made possible by the stellar work of the offensive line. “If we’re gonna have success, it starts with both sides of the ball on the line,” head coach Bret Bielema said. “I think that they put a hat on a hat. They played with good fundamentals, good base.”
After a goal line stand held the Buckeyes to just a field goal, Wisconsin senior quarterback Scott Tolzien made his only real mistake of the night as linebacker Andrew Sweat intercepted Tolzien’s errant pass, putting the Buckeyes at the Wisconsin 23-yard line. Once again the Badger defense made the big play. With the Buckeyes facing third down at the Wisconsin 22, J.J. Watt burst through for a key sack, prompting one of the loudest roars heard at Camp Randall in recent memory. “After that interception, we had to shut them down,” Watt said. “Those upset page 7
Gubernatorial debate filled with attacks, exposes candidates’ pasts By Scott Girard The Daily Cardinal
Milwaukee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Tom Barrett faced off against Milwaukee County Executive and Republican gubernatorial nominee Scott Walker Friday at Marquette University in the second of three scheduled debates. The debate was town-hall style, with questions coming from peo-
ple in the audience and in major cities throughout the state through video feeds. Barrett went on the offensive throughout the night, attacking some of Walker’s policies, namely his proposed tax cuts. “He wants to add 1.8 billion dollars to that structural deficit,” Barrett said in reference to the current $2.7 billion deficit. “So if you care about education, if you
One injury reported as crowd storms field Despite more than 100 people being ejected from the game, there was only one minor injury resulting from the rush onto the field at Camp Randall Stadium after the Badger’s victory against Ohio State Saturday. The fans in the first 20 rows were pushed against the railing separating the stands from the field as students pushed their way down the bleachers from the tops of sections M, N, O and P at the end of the game. Police helped fans over the railing to avoid any serious problems. Police issued 37 citations, including 35 arrests, most for
underage drinking, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. Twenty-two of these arrests involved UW-Madison students. An additional 113 people, including 46 UW-Madison students, were ejected from the game for violations including possession of alcohol and throwing objects, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. Additionally, the Madison Police Department had 58 extra officers on duty Saturday night into Sunday morning, according to channel3000.com.
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care about public safety, if you care about property taxes, hold on to your hat.” Walker countered with attacks on a campaign promise Barrett made when running for mayor that he has allegedly not fulfilled. “It said he will stop the dumping of sewage into Lake Michigan,” Walker said. “The gubernatorial page 3
Baldwin, Lee debate foreign policy By Beth Pickhard The Daily Cardinal
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Republican candidate Chad Lee debated foreign policy issues including funding for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, foreign aid and immigration Saturday. Lee said before the United States gives foreign aid to other countries it needs to pay off its own debts. He said the focus
should be on “taking care of America first” and creating an “effective” government. Baldwin said foreign aid helps America because manufacturing products for other countries creates jobs and American citizens who go to other countries make money to be reinvested in the economy. “The leadership role we can play with our foreign aid is
amazing, and that tiny, tiny percent of our U.S. budget that goes to foreign aid pays us back richly,” she said. Lee said the United States needs to help Afghanistan to achieve economic and political stability and a clear education system, especially for women. He said Baldwin has not released foreign policy page 3
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Hip-hop wunderkind Kid Cudi performed to a sold-out crowd at the Orpheum Theatre Sunday night.
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f you’re ready for winter break, raise your hand. Okay, now put your hand back down, you fucking weirdo. People are staring at you. I’ve been ready for winter break since my summer class this July. Then the fall semester started and the LONGEST SEPTEMBER IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD slowly rolled on through. Now it’s October and all anybody can think about is how great Halloween is going to be. Well, you know what? Fuck Halloween. Besides that fact that everyone in Madison and basically the nation gets an excuse to get really hammered for yet another weekend, nothing good really comes out of Halloween. Last year, while heading to the stage to see Third Eye Blind, I passed an infinite amount of slutty sorority girls stumbling handin-hand with the Super Sperm, the douchebag jock who has an obvious insecurity about his … shoe … size. Then when I was standing in this large crowd of
penguin waddlers, I heard the dumbass blonde behind me snap her gum and say, “Oh em gee, like when are these guys going to play that song where they say, ‘I would understaaaaaaaand’!” I about lost my shit. How lost in the world of teeny-bopper Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus are you, that you can’t even name the most popular and referenced song ever written by Third Eye Blind, one of the most generic rock bands of our generation. But worse than her was the guy holding her hand, the shithead frat guy dressed as a cheerleader who thought it was okay to drop dick in the middle of a crowd and urinate all over everyone’s feet, just because he had a skirt on. News flash: that is NEVER okay. So forget Halloween. Logically, someone would say, “Well there’s always Thanksgiving, right?” Wrong-o! Thanksgiving is this ironic little holiday of gluttony that just so happens to promote sharing. Every year Thanksgiving plays out the same way. Grandma arrives and complains that there’s too much food, telling us that we’re wasteful. Then mom and grandma bicker for about twentyminutes over the thickness of the
gravy while the buns burn in the oven because they were too busy bickering to remember. During this time, my step-dad has gone missing and the cats have already made quite a dent in the pumpkin pie that was left sitting unsupervised on the counter. Where could I be found? At that point in the day, I’m already half a bottle of wine deep, watching Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on my DVR because I was too lazy to wake up and watch it live. Oh and I’m usually pretty drunk, because God forbid I sneak one fucking tater-tot before dinner. And by the time dinner is over you end up feeling like that guy from “Alien” when the extraterrestrial busts out of his stomach. Count me out. What I’m getting at is that I’m going to do what most department stores do every year: promote Chrismahanukwanzakah in October. My sights are set directly at winter break and its delightful, finished-with-finals feeling. And yours should be, too! Personally, I plan on stringing lights over my balcony and plugging in one of those classy plastic snowmen with a corncob pipe and a button nose. And then I’m going to top it all off
with my collection of floating Santa head and playful penguin window clings. I also began by preparing a tentative semi-final Chrismahanukwanzakah list for “Santa” (Oh and just in case a couple of you weirdies are reading this: Santa is a myth … Sorry I had to be the one to break it to you). I know it’s a bit hasty of me to already have a substantial list of relatively expensive items, but I seriously need a rug … and boots. Finally, as a way to spread the Chrismahanukwanzakah spirit so early in the year, I’m going to go straight ‘90s and carry a boom box busting “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” when I’m walking down University Avenue to class. I triple-dog-dare you to hear that on the street and NOT play it over and over in your head during your boring lecture. No fucking backsies, either! So to end my column and start an epidemic, I’ll leave you with this: “Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer/ had a very shiny nose/ and if you ever saw him/you would even say it glows (like a light bulb)!” Are you also fed-up with crap holidays? Join the epidemic at slindholm@wisc.edu.
ASK THE DEER CARDINAL Life is hard. The Deer Cardinal is here to help.
Deer Cardinal, My uncle Joe has a lot of health problems. Thing is, I bet that if he watched his diet a little bit more closely he could extend his life expectancy for at least another six months. For example, I saw him last about a week ago at a family reunion dinner held at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse. He was sitting about two feet back from his plate due to his enormous shelf-like paunch. On that plate he had the Porterhouse for Two, but the only two involved were my uncle and that slab of beef. Within close reach (aka about two inches away due to uncle Joe’s lack of arm mobility) he had a dirty martini with about five stuffed olives floating in it. I don’t care how you feel about drinking, Deer Cardinal, but I don’t believe a man who relies on an oxygen line hooked up to his nose yet can’t manage to carry the tank himself should be allowed to have that martini on top of about two pounds of pure cholesterol and fat. How can I help him under-
stand he needs to drink some water and eat some lightly-salted broccoli every now and then? —Alexandra M. Monamaloola A.M., Well, since your uncle doesn’t sound like the kind of man who can be force-fed brussels sprouts no matter how nicely they are seasoned, you must take a different approach. Here’s a three-stepprogram I specifically formulated for your uncle Joe using my exceptionally small brain: 1) Next time you head to Ruth’s Chris interrupt him while he’s ordering that behemoth of a beefsteak and tell the waiter, “He’ll have the Lettuce Wedge please, hold the bacon and only vinegar for dressing.” 2) Instead of letting him get that over-olived martini, give uncle Joe a blast from the past and order him a “Shirley Temple, with a single drop of vodka, forget those maraschino cherries.” He’s going to need to cut down on the
alcohol intake, not eliminate it all together. 3) Strap that oxygen tank to his back and let ‘er rip! Hold his hand and steady the tank while he slowly waddles to the bar to try and order a double martini to make up for that emasculating Shirley Temple. Of course, once he gets about three feet away, turn him right back around. Without discipline he is doomed. Deer Cardinal, My dad came down for homecoming last week and as usual, embarrassed the shit out of me. That time in high school when he forced me to go to the county fair with him even though he was wearing a train conductor-esque striped hat was bad enough. Back then I didn’t think it could get any worse, but I hadn’t endured the mid-life style crisis yet. He walked into my apartment wearing a pair of jorts, calf highs and black New Balance tennis shoes. I thought no one else would see. Too bad he was hungry and
paraded me down State Street to get Ian’s pizza. What can I tell my dad so he understands how his clothes make me feel? —Patty Markus Monamaloola P. M., You can tell him nothing. Sounds to me like you don’t need any help, you just want someone to listen to you bitch. Those black sneakers are tame child’s play compared to a conductor hat. Plus, I bet he paid for your slices of pizza, huh? Your “poorly dressed” father just put booze money in your pocket. You should be thankful he doesn’t give a fuck about spending money on clothes, otherwise you might have had to pay for your own mac n’ cheese pizza AND your dad’s steak n’ fry, to boot.
IF YOU ARE READING THIS, YOU SURVIVED THE WEEKEND If you SURVIVED you must have done something INSANE, like witness the win over OSU or at least ate too many Fat Sandwiches and started hallucinating due to an overdose of chili cheese fries. Whatever the case may be, we are willing to bet For the record Corrections or clarifications? Call The Daily Cardinal office at 608-262-8000 or send an e-mail to edit@dailycardinal.com.
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Former chancellor speaks at nursing lecture to encourage new students By Molly Reppen The Daily Cardinal
Former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and UW-Madison Chancellor Donna Shalala led the School of Nursing’s 11th Annual Littlefield Leadership Lecture at the Union Theater Friday. Shalala is currently the president of the University of Miami, Fla., and co-chairs the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-Institute of Medicine Initiative on the Future of Nursing. Shalala was joined by a panel of other guest speakers, including Carolyn Krause, president of
the Wisconsin Nurses Association; Katharyn May, dean of the School of Nursing; and Richard Sinaiko, founder and CEO of Sinaiko Healthcare Consulting. The lecture focused on the importance of the need for more nurses around the country, more educational opportunities for nurses, and the expansion of changing technologies in nursing programs. The Initiative Program, co-run by Shalala, also concentrates on a variety of recommendations for nursing, such as ways to educate and recruit nurses and designates nursing’s position in the health-care workforce.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker greets a Badger fan near the stadium before Saturday’s football game.
Feingold, Walker visit campus during tailgate festivities By Ariel Shapiro The Daily Cardinal
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Former UW-Madison Chancellor Donna Shalala spoke at the annual School of Nursing lecture.
Two young men rob Madison teenager of his backpack, punch victim A 16-year-old Madison teen was robbed of his backpack Thursday afternoon. The victim was on the 2300 block of East Mifflin Street when two young men approached, Madison police said. The two suspects allegedly asked for the victim’s iPod. When the 16-year-old victim refused to give them his backpack, one of the assailants punched the victim, police said. “The victim dropped his backpack and fled,” Madison Police
gubernatorial from page 1 sewage district … has dumped more than eight billion gallons into Lake Michigan.” Barrett made a point of asking Walker to “take responsibility” for taxes, which increased in his county in 2010. Walker repeatedly denied the taxes were his fault and said Barrett has raised taxes as mayor and Wisconsin lawmaker. Walker said jobs and fixing the economy overshadow social issues in this election. Barrett said although the economy is the focal point, people should look at social issues as well. A question from a La Crosse resident focused on state funding for the UW System, as well as rising costs of secondary education.
spokesperson Joel DeSpain said. The suspects allegedly took the backpack, which contained a sweater and school work. One of the suspects is said to be a black male in his teens around 5'7" with a thin build. At the time of the robbery he was wearing a white T-shirt with black pants, according to the police report. The other suspect is also a black male with a light complexion, around 5'4" and 120 pounds. He was wearing a black coat with fur on it, police said. “One of the best things we can do is the idea of giving greater autonomy to each of our individual campuses,” Walker said. Barrett promised he would not raise taxes to make up for issues like higher education. Barrett added he strongly supports embryonic-stem-cell research. “Politicians should not be telling these world-renowned scientists what they can do,” Barrett said. Walker said adult-stem-cell research has more potential and he would move embryonic research funds to that field. The candidates also fielded questions on the environment, business regulation, the budget deficit and renewable energy. The third and final debate will take place in Madison Oct. 29.
With just over two weeks until the election, politicians poured into Madison to tailgate with students, alumni and fans to root for the Badgers and get their messages heard. U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., spoke to the Labor Tailgate at Vilas Park to show the difference between himself and his Republican opponent, Oshkosh manufacturer Ron Johnson. “The choice is clear,” Feingold said. “I don’t think I have to argue that I am more on your side than he ever will be.” Feingold was quick to criticize Johnson’s support of trade
agreements like NAFTA and his general economic policies. “He admires the Chinese economy, a managed economy?” he asked the crowd. “I thought he was for free enterprise.” He also brought up issues of particular importance to students, including financing higher education and healthcare reform. “These are two things Mr. Johnson wants to take away from young people. They’ve finally got something, and they deserve it,” he said. Feingold noted Johnson’s absence from UW-Madison while on the campaign trail. “My opponent is hiding,” he said. “He said he wanted to get
off the sidelines, but he’s hiding under the bleachers.” Republican gubernatorial candidate Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker was at Camp Randall to tailgate and shake hands with Badgers. Walker discussed looking forward to working with Chancellor Biddy Martin as governor and sees their goals for the university as compatible. “The more we can give power at the local level, the campus level, the more we can make decisions on procurement, purchasing things that will actually help keep tuition down and still keep this one of the best universities, really, in the world,” he said.
Madison Mayor, Dane County Executive want high voter turnout Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk met for a news conference Friday morning to urge the public to vote in the Nov. 2 election. Cieslewicz said he expects there to be a strong voter turnout in the upcoming election. The mayor said people are able to vote early at the City Clerk’s office in the City-County building downtown. “Everyone gets the opportunity to vote,” Cieslewicz said.
foreign policy from page 1 a clear strategy in Afghanistan. Baldwin said she voted to fund a defensive against those who “aided and abetted in the 9/11 attacks,” particularly the Al-Qaeda and Taliban. She said education for Afghani women in particular is not a primary focus, but instead poor education for women should be viewed as a worldwide issue. Baldwin said the focus of
Falk said it is not difficult to vote and nor is it time consuming. She said she already voted for the election and had a person working in her office to time how long it took her to vote. It took her five minutes to vote, Falk said. Dane County Clerk Bob Ohlsen and Madison City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl also joined Cieslewicz and Falk. Ohlsen said there have been enough ballots ordered for a 75 percent voter turnout. He
compared the need for ballots for this election to the presidential election. The race is “highly contested,” even more so than in any of the recent elections, Ohlsen said. “I’m thinking there should be a heck of a turnout,” Ohlsen said. Cieslewicz also said he encourages people to sign up to work as a poll worker. The position is paid, according to Cieslewicz. The application to be a poll worker is available at cityofmadison.com.
immigration should be taken off border control. She said immigrants should be fined for coming into the United States, but offered a chance to remain in the country pending legal documentation. Lee said there has been an increase in violence on the United States and Mexico border. He said the border should be secured, but legal immigration should be encouraged. “If we can streamline the [legalization] process I don’t
think the problem will be as big as it was in the past,” he said. Lee said Baldwin does not have a bipartisan record in foreign policy and Americans need “someone who is willing to work beyond the aisle.” Baldwin said her travel experiences, stance on trade issues and opposition to the war in Iraq have made her an “independent” on foreign policy. No further debates are scheduled between Lee and Baldwin.
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Parents a great basis of support By Jacqueline O’Reilly PAVE Media advocate
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t’s rarely easy for parents and their children to talk about relationships. Dating isn’t the “Leave It To Beaver” episode many parents would like it to be, and thus many families choose to ignore the subject all together instead of facing the potential uphill battle. In some cases, this is fine. Everyone has the right to privacy, and if a teenager doesn’t want to tell their mom about how experienced they are or who they have a crush on, they shouldn’t have to. That said, whether or not the desire to share intimate details with parents exists, kids should always feel safe doing so. Parents are an important resource for teens facing tough situations, and no one should be deprived of their parents’ support. But it’s not just up to the kids to decide when the lines of communication open up between the two parties. Parents have to show they’re willing to listen and offer advice, not simply scold or lecture. October is an important time to remember this, as it is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), a time when the significance of dating and domestic violence is stressed, and the education and activism surrounding the topic is expanded. For those still in college, dating violence is perhaps a particularly relevant component of DVAM. Although college students like to think they know everything about dating, sex and relationships, when it comes to the harsh, unknown realities, it’s important students feel they have someone to turn to for answers and help. This is where parents play a vital role. Moving out of Mom and Dad’s home can be a huge relief (for both parties), but a shared roof is not the lone attribute that facilitates communication. Even with the distance of going off to college, students should still reach out to their parents if they feel doing so would help them. Parents are often considered to be a child’s ultimate defender. If one finds them self in an abusive relationship, it’d be ideal if he or she could go to their parents for that necessary protection. Tom Santoro knows this all too well. At the age of 18, his daughter, Lisa, was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, whom she had broken up with a month and a half earlier. At first, Santoro and his family had a hard time understanding why Lisa’s ex-boyfriend committed such an evil crime. It was discovered shortly after her murder that her ex-boyfriend had been stalking Lisa and planning to kill her.
Tom has since turned this horrific experience into a fight for change, touring the country talking to high school students, college students and parents about what dating violence is and how communication between parents and their children can help to end it. He believes it all starts with one important ingredient: trust. “If children can learn to trust their parents and tell them stuff that happens … and the parents don’t overreact, it would make it easier for the students to start telling them stuff,” Santoro explains. “Then, when something does happens—‘hey Mom, my boyfriend pushed me today’—she’s not afraid to tell her mom, because she knows her mom isn’t going to blow up and go crazy.” But the ability to recognize that you may need help depends on whether or not you know what kinds of situations demand help. This comes down to a need for violence education, and though Santoro is excited to see states enacting legislation that require schools to offer classes pertaining to dating violence, he feels parents are the key factor in teaching their children about the topic. “[Parents need to] sit down with [their] children, and say, ‘Listen, we’ve never really talked much about this, but when you do go on dates and you do have a boyfriend or girlfriend, this is the way you’re supposed to be treated, and this is the way you’re supposed to treat your partner,’” Santoro said. He also stressed the importance of parents leading by example, explaining that children will embody the lessons their parents demonstrate. When it comes to relationships, if a child sees a husband yelling at his wife, the child will assume this is excusable behavior, which could possibly perpetuate the domestic violence cycle. At the end of the day, all Santoro wants is for people of all ages, but particularly youth, to learn about the realities of dating violence. Sure, if parents start the conversation about dating violence this might lead to some awkwardness, but more importantly, it’ll lead to a safer dating environment, something both parents and their children should strive for. Tom Santoro will be sharing his experience in a program entitled “Dear Lisa,” today, in Tripp Commons in the Memorial Union. All are welcome to attend. Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment (PAVE) can be contacted via email at uwpavemedia@gmail.com
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UW’s focus on diversity goes in wrong direction Lydia statz opinion columnist
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ver the past decade, UW-Madison has focused much of its time and resources on recruiting minority students to campus. Their sometimes misguided efforts, the UW photoshopped pamphlet being a classic example, are undoubtedly well-intentioned, but they often ignore a more serious issue facing our campus: a persistent and substantial achievement gap between minority students and the rest of the student population. Though wanting more diversity on an overwhelmingly white campus is a fine ideal, we must consider the facts pushing toward unrealistic goals. In 2009, the Census Bureau estimated our state population at about 89 percent Caucasian. This means that our campus population, which is about 87 percent white, is just about on target when you consider the rest of Wisconsin. As a campus we have made significant gains the past decade. Plan 2008 can definitely take part of the credit for increasing minority enrollment. Though some groups are still underrepresented at our university, such as black and Hispanic students, overall we seem to have reached a level of enrollment that makes sense for our state. Now, it’s time to turn toward making sure these students have the services and programs needed to succeed. In researching diversity on campus, I came across a set of disturbing statistics that may not be well-known among the student population. According to a MacIver Institute Education Policy Analyst article by Christian D’Andrea, 82 percent of UW-Madison stu-
dents graduate within six years of enrolling. The proportion of most minorities who graduate in the same amount of time drops to just 66 percent. This gives us one of the largest achievement gaps in the country, and though it has narrowed in recent years, it is far from closing for good. Perhaps most importantly, many students feel the university is not working hard enough to help them succeed on campus, both academically and socially. In a recent wisc.edu survey on diversity, only 66 percent of seniors say they feel the university emphasizes providing the support they need to succeed, with similar numbers for both minority and non-minority students. To me, if one third of the students on campus feel the school doesn’t make meeting their needs a priority, the university and its administration has failed those students.
For the next few years, we should worry more about the diversity of our graduates before we seek to improve the diversity of our students.
Some projects currently being funded by the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates will help address this problem for all students, not just minority groups. The university is currently in the process of increasing faculty and improving academic support in areas such as chemistry and physics, which consistently prove the most difficult for students. The curriculum and teaching strategies of many classes are in the process of being reevaluated and revamped, and the new common scholarship application makes life infinitely easier for every student. In order to make sure every student has the tools they
need to succeed, the university should examine programs that work, such as Posse, and the Chancellor’s Scholarship. Participation in any of these programs significantly raises a student’s chances of graduating, as does earning 54 or more credits in the first two years on campus. It’s time for the school to examine these programs, and the personalized counseling and social support they offer and expand these ideas to a larger population to start closing that stubborn achievement gap. Another successful component of a diverse campus is fostering understanding, yet another area UW-Madison must improve in. In the same survey only about one half of seniors said their time at the UW contributed meaningfully to their understanding of people from other backgrounds. To my understanding, this is supposed to be the point of the Ethnic Studies curriculum requirement, but in most cases it doesn’t seem very successful. My ethnic studies class had about 200 students and one discussion per week. Such an environment doesn’t encourage meaningful experiences, and this is one failure of the system that should be revamped. The goal itself is noble and necessary, but smaller seminars featuring roundtable discussions of current events would be much more successful than lectures on African American literature. To its credit, the university does address the gap in graduation rates in all of its current diversity planning, but we have a long way to go before we actually achieve real progress. For the next few years, we should worry more about the diversity of our graduates before we seek to improve the diversity of our students. Lydia Statz is a junior majoring in journalism and international studies. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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delivery of Followill’s vocals. “Pyro” is another melancholy Kings of Leon produced two number, but with a more discernof the most recognizable songs ible point. The brothers’ father of 2008, quite the splash for a sought a divorce from their mothband that’s been making music er in 1997, a traumatic event that together for nearly a decade. serves as the inspiration for the Consisting of the three Followill song. “Pyro” speaks of both loss brothers, Caleb, Nathan and and leaving. With lines like “I Jared, and their cousin Matthew won’t ever be your cornerstone / I Followill, the group is a fam- don’t want to be holding on,” the ily affair. Having found limited song is written from the point of success in the UK before 2008 view of the brothers’ father and with nine top 40 singles, the gives his reasons for leaving. “Pyro” band found major success in the doesn’t have any anger to it, which U.S. upon the release of “Sex on is surprising considering the boys Fire,” the first single from Only were all in their early teens when by the Night. the divorce happened. Two years later, Kings of Leon “Beach Side” is cheerful are finding succompared to CD REVIEW cess with their the rest of the latest offering, Come Around Come Around Sundown. Sundown. Musically tradiPossessing an tional, the song interesting gosfeatures a movpel-rock sound, ing bass line the new record and lead guitar Come Around doesn’t have the part as well as Sundown same punch as a moving vocal Kings of Leon their previous line. These typiworks, but it is a fantastic listen cal building blocks contribute nonetheless. Combining blues, to a very straightforward and southern rock and the gospel music repetitive song, but the sheer young boys heard in the church- novelty of the sound makes it es where their fathers preached, worth a couple listens. this record is an homage to where “Pony Up” opens perfectly with they’ve come from. only the bass playing, building Come Around Sundown is more slowly with drums and guitar until heavily produced than Kings of finally vocals and a muted guitar Leon’s earlier efforts, detracting join the orchestra. Unfortunately, from the garage rock elements of the bulk of the song has a ’90s feel their sound, but nicely emphasiz- to it, making it seem a little dated. ing the more cohesive sound they Although “Pony Up” had a promhave established over the last 10 ising introduction, all it leads into years. Reminiscent of their first is the most disappointing song on record, Youth & Young Manhood, the album. the record has some of the most Only two of the album’s songs passionate vocals Caleb Followill directly address women, one of has ever delivered. which is “Pickup Truck.” A slow The album kicks off on a mel- and lumbering ode to a woman ancholy note with “The End.” with multiple suitors, the song is A haunting guitar melody comes an apology for Caleb Followill’s in over a moving bass line, drop- actions. “Pickup Truck” is starkping out for the staccato lines of ly different from “Mary,” the the verse, before coming back in other track that address a girl. In over the wailing chorus. Such a Mary,” Caleb Followill plays the despondent sound for the opening role of the other man. These two track leaves the listener unsure of songs provide an interesting conwhat to expect for the rest of the trast, examining two different arerecord, as it ends with a hopeful nas of the emotional spectrum on chord, transferring nicely into a opposite ends of the record. much more upbeat second track. Come Around Sundown may This second track is not have the same kick as some of the first single of the album, the earlier Kings of Leon records, released in the U.S. on Sept. but it is certainly one of their 13. “Radioactive” opens with an stronger efforts. More sleek and overdriven guitar line and a very smooth than earlier efforts, this Gaslight Anthem-like chord pro- record is less grating and more gression. This positive sound is melodic, a nice change of pace compounded by the impassioned for a traditionally edgy band.
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Music to keep up momentum Saturday’s game against Ohio State was nothing short of spectacular. From David Gilreath’s 97-yard return to the near demise of goal posts, the game had a palpable energy everyone was high on. It’s hard to go back to normalcy after an event like that, so Daily Cardinal arts contributors present several songs that embody the spirit of Saturday’s game that will help to keep the momentum going until this Saturday when we take down Iowa. “Everest” by Ratatat The Badgers finally beat a team ranked in the top 10—good for them. On top of that, it was the No. 1 team— even better for them. Considering UW had never done this in the Bielema era, and had not defeated a No. 1 team since they bumped off Michigan in 1981. The program needed a signature win badly, and by beating Ohio State they finally got it, boosting them over their biggest hump on the road back to national prominence. Ratatat’s “Everest” captures this feeling perfectly, with its gradual instrumental crescendo leading up to its concluding verse. The song is a testament to achievement and the feelings of accomplishment and exuberance that accompany it. While it’s hard to compare one football game in the middle of a long season to climbing the world’s tallest mountain, both Badger players and Badger fans can definitely identify with the spirit “Everest” embodies. Granted, some may interpret “Everest” as a cocky and premature move, and even a foreboding one, as it places the Ohio State game as the high point in the Badgers’ season, with everything downhill from here. But as most climbers say, the most difficult and challenging part of scaling a mountain can often be the climb back down. “Everest” is a way of saying UW football has accomplished something great, but it is also a reminder that it
doesn’t get any easier from here on out. —Todd Stevens “Monster” by Kanye West, featuring Bon Iver, Rick Ross, Jay Z and Nicki Minaj In August, Kanye West flew Eau Claire native Justin Vernon, otherwise known as Bon Iver, to a studio in Hawaii to guest on one of his G.O.O.D. Friday singles. At first this may seem like a musical version of “The Odd Couple,” but Bon Iver lends a morosely catchy and somewhat nonsensical hook to match Kanye’s brags: “I crossed the line / And I’ll let God decide / I’ll never last these shows / So I am heading home.” The production is also acute— samples of lion roars, wonky horns and old-timey beat-boxing layer the track with a nerdy self-awareness that rescues Kanye from the edge of pomp. Jay-Z is rawer then ever in his verse, husky and spewing hate against the leeches he’s had to deal with throughout his career. But even with superb verses from Yeezy and Jay, this track is mostly a showcase for the versatile flow of Ms. Nicki Minaj. At almost one and a half minutes, her verse is the longest on the track, and simply put, she kills it, especially with lines like, “And if I’m fake, I ain’t notice cuz my money ain’t.” Although the track clocks in at over six minutes, it is an amalgam of some of the most viscerally pleasing voices in pop today, which all adds up to one heck of a pump-up jam. Besides, you’d be hard-pressed to find another song that so eloquently features the line, “Have you ever had sex with a pharaoh? / I put the pussy in a sarcophagus.” —Emma Roller “The World’s Greatest” by R. Kelly When he’s not too busy filming (alleged) underage pornography or 22 chapter music videos, R. Kelly is pretty
damn good at concocting top-of-theworld celebratory songs, as was the case with “The World’s Greatest.” This track, which originally appeared in the 2001 film “Ali,” encapsulates all the emotions and excitement of an all-night celebration in a mere four minutes. In the track’s music video, R. Kelly is surrounded by a sea of gospel singers, falling confetti and flag-waiving fans in a spectacle that evokes images of Saturday night’s storming of the field. And as R. Kelly sings, “I’m that star up in the sky / I’m that mountain peak up high / Hey, I made it / I’m the world’s greatest,” he seems to match our emotions. We might not all reach the metaphorical heights R. Kelly claims to have accomplished, but after Saturday night’s victory, we know how he feels. —Jon Mitchell “Love Shack” by the B-52s Let’s face it: the student section isn’t the most loving place in Madison. Between “Fuck you! Eat shit!,” “asshole-ing” of rival schools’ fans and a shared disrespect of Section O, we’re not exactly there to share the love. Not on Saturday. When it came to the game against formerly No. 1 Ohio State, things were different. Attention traditionally focused on cussing out fellow students was directed towards cheering on the players. “Fuck you! Eat shit!” was traded in for a surplus of “Let’s go red!” chants, and beer that had yet to be drank was ditched for the opportunity to pack the student section for kickoff. We were there for each other and for our team. For the night, Camp Randall was a love shack. The stadium isn’t a “little known place,” but it is “where we can get together,” and on Saturday that happened in a big way. When we all risked our lives rushing onto the field, we were celebrating not only our win, but how much we all love being Badgers. —Jacqueline O’Reilly
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Branching Out
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Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.
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Win sparks chaos on field and in the streets upset from page 1 are the kind of things you have to do to beat a number-one football team, and that’s what we did tonight.” Ohio State concluded the first half with a misses 45-yard field goal attempt from kicker Devin Barclay. Down 18 at the half, the Buckeyes quickly made it known that they would not go down quietly. The defending Rose Bowl champions dominated time of possession and cut the Wisconsin lead to three with two long touchdown drives to start the second half. Leading by just three, the Badger offense took the field early in the fourth quarter looking to take back the momentum. Turning to their power rushing attack, the Badgers slowly moved into the redzone. There, they handed the ball to freshman running back James White, who ended any
Buckeye hope by exploding into the endzone with a touchdown run that put the Camp Randall crowd into a frenzy. “Those are the kind of things you have to do to beat a number-one football team, and that’s what we did tonight.” J.J. Watt junior defensive lineman UW football team
“We ran [that play] four times in a row on that drive so I guess they expected it a bit,” White recalled. “But coach said sometimes you’ve got to be your own blocker and make your own hole and that’s what I did”. After a field goal pushed the Badgers’ lead to 31-18, senior line-
backer Blake Sorensen’s late interception capped off arguably the best performance of his career and put all thoughts of a Buckeye comeback to bed. “I felt like I was there for about an hour just waiting for it,” Sorensen said. “It was a good play but a total team effort.” Two kneel-downs later, the sidelines and student section unloaded simultaneously onto the field in celebration of the Badgers’ first victory over a top-ranked team since 1981. “It was very fulfilling to walk off the field,” Bielema said. “The plan is to enjoy and celebrate today’s victory, but tomorrow we’ll go to work. We’ll grade the film and move on and look to get a jump start on Iowa, get ready for the next leg of this race.” And now with the Big Ten title up for grabs and Rose Bowl hope resuscitated, the Badgers’ work is far from complete.
Kevin Bargnes’ grandmother sure to be proud of this game
Whitewater rejects power Herald to close win at Vilas By Carl Golden the Gentle Clowns
VILAS PARK—Redemption was everywhere in Madison this weekend. Overshadowing the UW football team’s win over top-ranked Ohio State was the Badger Herald’s 18-13 triumph over the Dirty Bird Friday afternoon. BH quarterback Lukas Keapproth’s two touchdowns were enough to give the Gentle Clowns their first flag football win over the Dirty Birds since 2007, in a dominating effort by the Herald defense. Design Director/linebacker Meagan Stilp’s sixth and seventh senses for where the ball is going fueled her two interceptions, en route to game MVP honors. “Charles Woodson meets the BP oil spill doesn’t even begin to describe my dominance,” Stilp said, as she chugged two beers and uprooted an oak tree for rea-
sons unknown. DB quarterback Parker Gabriel hurt himself with the interceptions a result of the magnificent pass rush the BH produced. Ed Board member Michael Bleach entered the game in the second half, picking up three sacks, as the Gentle Clowns’ D-line nommed on the weak Dirty Bird pass blocking. “I can no longer support Clay Matthews, now that I know the fear that comes with staring a pass rush in the face,” Gabriel said. “It’s almost as scary as the memory of the Dirty Bird being the dominant paper on this campus.” GABRIEL The Herald got the win despite being down 13-12 at half. The DB was gifted a touchdown after a Dirty Bird receiver fell in the end zone and the ball dropped off his belly for half of a second or so, which is apparently the new rule regarding “possession of the ball” and catches. But BH defense pitched a
second-half shutout, including a crucial stop on fourth and long at the end of the game. Gabriel’s pass fell incomplete, much like the Cardinal’s news coverage. In a rare change of pace, the game required no last-minute heroics, unlike the BH’s walk-off win over the DB in the softball game back in May. The Gentle Clowns were able to kneel the ball for the win and savor the sweet, tangy taste of victory. Asked what it felt like to lose to a team that simply embodies success in every conceivable meaning of the word, DB editor-in-chief Emma Roller was visibly confused. “Successa-what?” Roller said. “I don’t think our copy department can even spell success.” “I think it’s French, or Latin,” Gabriel said, in an attempt to be helpful. In the end, the Herald was simply better – on the field and at the keg – than the Cardinal. For the second time in 2010, there was nothing the Dirty Bird could do about it. “I’m not embarrassed to say it,” Stilp said. “The bottom line is, the Dirty Bird was beat by a girl.”
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Freshman Gavin Hartzog was one of three players to notch their first career collegiate goals this weekend, along with Tyler Barnes and Mark Zengerle.
Badgers open home slate with pair of convincing victories By Parker Gabriel the daily cardinal
The No. 15 Badgers (3-1) did not put on equal performances in this weekend’s series against the Alabama-Huntsville Chargers (1-3), but managed to achieve wins on both nights. After outshooting Huntsville by 30 and rolling to a 7-0 blowout on Friday night, UW played sluggishly for much of Sunday afternoon’s contest—aside from junior winger Jordy Murray tallying the team’s first hat trick since Blake Geoffrion’s three goals against Michigan Tech on December 4, 2009—but fended off the Chargers en route to a 5-2 victory and series sweep. Though the performance Sunday may not have been energetic, the performance of Wisconsin’s power play unit through the first four games is another story. Against Huntsville, UW tallied four power play goals Friday night and added three more Sunday afternoon. The Badgers have now converted on 11 of their 29 power play opportuni-
ties this year, good for a robust 37.9 percent. Despite losing the dynamic power play talent of Geoffrion, Brendan Smith and Michael Davies from a year ago, head coach Mike Eaves said he looked at the skill sets of Murray, sophomore defenseman Jake Gardiner and freshman winger Mark Zengerle and saw potential for continued success. “There were pretty good indications that we were going to do good things [on the power play],” Eaves said. A key in that success so far has been the play of Zengerle, who has manned the lower right position on the Badgers’ power play, held last year by Davies. Zengerle tallied his first career goal on UW’s first power play Sunday afternoon, and also tallied four assists for the weekend—with three coming on the power play. “He sees the ice so well and he can read those lanes so perfectly just like Mike did last year,” sophomore defenseman Justin Schultze said of his freshman teammate. “He’s the perfect guy to be in that spot this year.” Schultz turned in an excellent weekend himself, tallying two goals on Friday night and three assists Sunday. With ten freshmen on the roster for the Badgers, the early season success and offensive output seems likely to serve UW well as it enters WCHA play. Three freshmen tallied their first goals this weekend, as wingers Tyler Barnes and Gavin Hartzog joined Zengerle in lighting the lamp. “Confidence is something that you always would like any team to have, especially a young team, Eaves said. “We’re seeing and starting to believe the things that we can do and the things we’ve talked about.” That confidence will likely be put to the test next weekend, as Wisconsin opens up its conference slate with a road series against the No. 6 Denver Pioneers (1-2-1). Denver, like Wisconsin, lost plenty of fire-power from last year’s squad, but is already tested after tangling with defending national champion and top-ranked Boston College this weekend.
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Fans and players celebrate on the field following the Badgers’ upset victory over top-ranked Ohio State Saturday night. The win earned Wisconsin the No. 13 spot in the initial BCS rankings.
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o beat any opponent, making big plays in timely situations will benefit the cause. Against the top-ranked team in the country, such execution is necessary. From a more broad perspective, the Badgers rose to the occasion by coming into the game prepared, dealing with the national hoopla and believing that they could hang with the five-time defending Big Ten Conferene champions. Within the game itself, individual players and units also executed when it mattered most, a trend that has not always been the case for UW this season. On Ohio State’s two second-half touchdown drives, its offense converted on all four third down situations it faced. That includes going three-for-three in a mam-
moth 19-play, 94-yard drive that allowed the Buckeyes to pull within 21-18 with 11:38 remaining in the contest. Aside from those two drives, Ohio State managed to convert just three of nine third down situations. This comes in stark contrast to just two weeks ago, when Wisconsin’s inability to stop Michigan State on third down during a fourth quarter drive thwarted any chance at a comeback in that contest. “Stuff like that is going to happen,” senior strong safety Jay Valai said of allowing conversions. “It’s about how you respond. One play happens, but you just have to respond.” UW responded to the string of Ohio State conversions by keeping the Buckeyes standout junior quarterback Terrelle Pryor under wraps in the fourth quarter. The dualthreat Pryor went just 3-10 for 45 yards and threw a game-sealing interception to line-
backer Blake Sorensen with 1:13 remaining. “Defensively, we stepped it up to a whole nother notch,” said junior free safety Aaron Henry. “Nobody gave credit to our secondary. For us to go out there and play like we did, we knew what the weakness of Terrelle Pryor was.” Pryor finished the day with 156 passing yards and 94 rushing yards but the Buckeyes’ offense as a unit did not produce as consistently as Wisconsin’s. Entering Saturday, Ohio State’s defense had not allowed a 100-yard rusher in 29 games. That did not keep UW from running the ball right into the teeth of the Buckeye defense. Junior running back John Clay racked up 51 yards and a touchdown on Wisconsin’s opening drive alone, and accumulated most of his 104 yards between the tackles. Quite simply, the offensive line of Wisconsin dominated Ohio State. The
Badgers offense totaled 188 rushing yards for the night and did not allow a sack. “I challenged the offensive line … to be quite honest,” head coach Bret Bielema said. “Everybody made a big deal about the 29 games that Ohio State had played without a 100-yard rusher. I threw it in those guys’ faces all week.” The Badger offense converted on 4-8 third downs for the day and also scored touchdowns on all three of its trips to the red zone. In the fourth quarter, Wisconsin’s passing game turned in clutch plays including a third down, 20-yard completion to junior wide receiver Nick Toon on UW’s final touchdown drive and a gutsy play-action pass to junior tight end Jacob Pedersen that set up junior kicker Philip Welch’s crucial field goal. The Buckeyes’ did not give this game away—the Badgers just executed better in the most important situations.
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-PHOTO SLIDESHOW: The Daily Cardinal photo staff captures Saturday from early morning to the celebration after -ALUMNI REACTION: 300 Wisconsin alumni gather in Califonia to cheer on the Badger victory in raucous fashion