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Minimum time university officials estimated to remove employee access under new system

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Maximum time it takes DoIT Security to completely remove IT access for departed employees after university officials submit a request

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Officials raise concerns over Madison IT security By Erin Banco The Daily Cardinal

This September a team of UW-Madison staff unveiled a new process to reduce the time it takes to eliminate former employees from accessing information technology systems, but the new process still takes longer than many others used throughout the University of Wisconsin System. Before Sep. 15, employees who left UW-Madison could access information technology systems for several hundred days after their departure, according to UW-Madison’s Administrative Process Redesign team, which designed the revamped, two-week process. UW-Madison employees could have access to various IT systems, including social security numbers, payroll information, transcripts and other personal information. Darin Harris, who led the APR team, said UW’s Office of Risk Management reported to APR that the time lag under the old system carried an estimated $50 million risk to the university.

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Average time it took to remove a terminated employee from systems to which they had access under old system

A New Process APR was founded in 2006 by the UW-Madison Office of Administration to improve efficiency and communication throughout campus using teams of staff and adminstrators from different university departments. APR launched the team to reduce the amount of time old employees could access IT systems in 2007. According to APR Director Alice Gustafson, the new process will remove employees’ IT access in about two weeks, improving the old process by about 90 percent. “To some degree we do not know if the two-week lag is the right decision,” Gustafson said, noting that the team weighed several factors in their decision, such as making sure transferring employees and other specially classified employees wouldn’t have their access removed while still making “a pretty significant gain … in terms of notification.” Ed Meachen, associate vice president for learning and information technology in the UW System, said there is “no overarching UW

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System policy” governing how quickly old employees must have their IT access removed. However, Meachen said the twoweek time lag in employee removal is “very specific to UW-Madison.” “That is really a very, very serious problem. No question about it. I mean I think that is totally unacceptable,” he said. “Madison is large and complex and has a huge bureaucracy, [but] it is very unacceptable for [the removal process] to be more than a few days after an employee leaves.” Although UW-Madison’s departed employee removal is now estimated at two weeks, Meachen said campuses like Stevens Point, Green Bay and Eau Claire remove departed employees within hours of their departure.

Plans for the redevelopment of the Edgewater Hotel showed signs of moving forward at Monday night’s community listening session. Bob Dunn, Hammes Company president, lead the session with a presentation focused on responding to the questions and concerns brought up at last month’s Urban Planning Committee meeting. “We’ve really been focusing on harnessing these issues and understanding them,” Dunn said. “We’ve found some very effective ways to address every one of the issues.” The main concern voiced by many community members was the impact the new building would have on the historic Mansion Hill district. Objections to the structure’s height, possibility of increased traffic, and destruction of natural topography were among the biggest issues preventing public approval. “We negotiated with National Guardian to see if we could pull the building over 30 feet, and we just recently came to an agreement and repositioned,” Dunn said. “At its elevation, this building meshes with the capitol height limitation.”

The presentation also focused on potential benefits the proposed redevelopment could have for the city and the university. Dunn said between 500 and 1000 jobs would be created as a result of this expansion, and the project would bring in substantial TIF funds that would be used to improve the aging Langdon Street neighborhood. The plan would also bring the building up to ADA standards, offering full lakefront accessibility for wheelchairs. “Three top hotel analysts have looked at this proposal and studied the market, and all three came to the exact same conclusion working independently: this is an opportunity to develop a distinctive class of hotel in our district, and it is the perfect time to do it,” Dunn said. The responses from meeting attendees were much more positive compared to the last time Hammes Company addressed the public. Many members of the boating community and downtown residents expressed favorable views. “I like your project the way it is,” said one longtime Madison resident to resounding applause. “I feel like this is the right project at the right time.”

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The Old Process The APR team calculated that, under the old process, it took 206 days on average to remove old employees from university IT systems, though HR representatives security page 3

SSFC approves WISPIRG’s budget after cuts The Student Services Finance Committee voted Monday to approve budgets for the UW-Madison student organizations Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group, Greater University Tutoring Services, and Badger Catholic. After extensive debate, the SSFC voted to cut $ 17,315.47 from WISPIRG’s requested budget of $145, 694.51. A large portion of this cut came out of membership fee funding. The decision elicited varied responses from both WISPRIG and SSFC committee members. SSFC proponents of the cut said

they felt uncomfortable allotting such a large portion of student funds to a national organization. SSFC representative Jake Burrow, however, said he fears that WISPIRG’s time will be spent fundraising, rather than providing direct services to students on campus, which he said is the point of funding WISPIRG in the first place. Evan Hurley, Vice Chair of WISPIRG, said the organization respects SSFC decisions, but hopes that as WISPIRG grows, it can receive a budget that grows as well. SSFC members also awarded

GUTS $159,236.69 of their requested $162,130.71 budget after striking funding for an organizing director and new fellow, and awarding a portion back to their state director position. Badger Catholic was awarded their request of $ 125,236.69 in full after several failed attempts by SSFC representatives to reduce funding for a web and graphic design position. F.H. King and ALPs also presented their budget requests at Monday’s meeting. Decisions on these requests will be made by the SSFC on Thursday. —Elise Larson

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“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”

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Study: Most people care what you wear

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n a recent nationwide poll published by the National Publication of Recent Polls, an overwhelming majority of Madison residents said they believe fashion, brands and image are the most important aspects of an individual’s personality. Madison was just one of the major U.S. cities that participated in the poll, and its results were earth-shattering. One question in particular had an almost complete sway in a single direction. When residents were asked, “How big should the Ralph Lauren Polo horse be?” 99 percent of participants responded with, “As big as the child laborers can make it.” Those who did not respond as such were either so senile that they wore high-waisted jeans for

real or turned out to be a cactus. These astonishing results push Madison into the number-one spot as Most Fashion-Conscious City in the U.S.—far surpassing New York and Los Angeles, once thought to be meccas of American style. However, looking at the people on the streets of downtown Madison, one can clearly see that the grandiose title is aptly given. When asked about the role of fashion in his life, UW-Madison zoology professor Steve Greenebrier said, “I usually don’t answer the questions of students who are wearing Aeropostale. I mean, come on, I’m a professional here and must act it.” His frustration for those wearing mall-brand clothing is a feeling that is mutual for him and a number of faculty and students at UW-Madison. For UW-Madison junior Ricky Delloway, 21, girls without Coach purses are girls not even worth a first glance. “We are living in the 21st cen-

tury here. All girls should know that guys are totally turned off by non-Coach purses and also Coach purse knockoffs,” Ricky said. “As a modern man, it is my duty to search for signs of genuinely pricey craftsmanship on all women’s accessories. When I encounter even the slightest alteration in the design and integrity of the piece, I lose my respect and any boners, present and future, for the offender,” added Ricky. “I just want my future trophy wife to be as real as possible.” Even the more free-spirited side of Madison, known for its denial of the way society lives and its love for all things organic, has something to say about fashion victims. Raine Shephard, 26, founder of the Rainy Side of the Sun Cooperative on Williamson Street, has had to turn away at least 10 hopeful, earthhonoring applicants on the basis of their attire. “We have a strict dress code here,” she said. “Personally, if you can’t afford a Patagonia jacket, I

have doubts about your commitment to my co-op.” With a newly implemented 24hour style watch, even Madisonian children are being taught the rules of acceptable dress. According to fashion maven Olivia Daruski, 9, of Madison’s west side, “I told Mommy that if she wears anything from Kohl’s, she isn’t allowed to drive me to school. I don’t want my friends to call me Kohl’s Mom Girl.” Madisonians must continue to monitor their personal style and the style of their peers if our city is to stay with its hallowed title. Any fashion crimes, misdemeanor or felony, can be reported to VP at evanpay@wisc.edu. Be prompt, as I need to get these people off the streets as soon as possible. I, just like you, cannot stomach seeing non-Coach purses, and I just want to ensure that every woman understands the importance of blowing countless dollars on multi-colored sacks and how those necessary purchases affect the reputation of our school.

Bonnie spends some quality time with ‘Guy’ bonnie gleicher the bonnanza “Turn it on,” he said to me as he reclined on the couch, hands behind his head. “It’s too early!” I said. “Give me a break. I just woke up!” “But I turned it on! Come on.” He looked so cute in that blue shirt. And those jeans. And he had that smile that just... ugh... gets me every time. “Fine.” So, at 7 a.m. and with a hairstyle reminiscent of a tumbleweed, I turned it on. And boy, did I turn it on—the video feature on Skype, that is. While studying abroad in London this past semester, I kept in touch with a friend from UW-Madison who was less of a friend and more of a “wait-’til-Isee-you-in-person-I’m-going-to-ravishyou” kind of guy. Yeah, we liked each other. But because of the six-hour time difference, we found that the most convenient moments to talk were early

mornings, my time. This actually worked best for me; it was quiet in the apartment, I could enjoy my breakfast and I had a class at 9 a.m. anyway. “Talking,” however, is the operative word. I enjoyed communicating via audible words, but when it came time to hit that little blue video button and broadcast my face to a guy thousands of miles away from me before noon, I wasn’t too happy. Nevertheless, I did it. I did it because I enjoyed seeing his face and it gave us the most realistic form of interaction we could have at the time. But hell, it sure came with its consequences. The moment our faces popped up on one another’s screens, I could only think of one thing: HOW MANY BUSES DO I LOOK LIKE I GOT RUN OVER BY?! One day, as a result, I had the following early morning conversation: Guy: “How was your day? Do anything cool?” Me: “Yeah. Went for high tea, saw a show...” Why do my eyes look all buggy? Am I related to Shrek? “...got dinner at this Italian place. A good day.” Guy: “Nice. What show?”

Me: “‘The Phantom of the...” What is going on here? My nose looks like it’s taking over the screen. Too close, Bonnie. Too close. “...Opera.’ Really good.” Guy: “Yeah, I saw that on Broadway once. I love it when the chandelier almost falls on the audience.” Me: “Yeah, same. It’s really...” Stop fidgeting! Why are you fidgeting? You like him. Stop being nervous. It’s gonna look all blurry on the screen! “...dramatic.” Finally, I worried myself into such a paranoid huff that I had to take a break. Me: “Hold on a sec. I’m gonna go to the bathroom.” Guy: “OK.” I rushed over to the mirror, hurriedly took my hairband out and flipped my hair over. Volume! I need volume! Then I darted over to my dresser and rummaged through the drawers for anything black. Quick! The camera adds 10 pounds! After running around the room with the confused energy of a remote-controlled car, I settled back down in front of my computer, ready to take on the pixilated image of myself. Guy: “Did you just change?”

Me: “No...” Crap. “...Oh! You mean the black shirt? I was wearing that under my sweater.” Guy: “You were wearing a sweater?” Me: “Yeah.” Guy: “Oh.” IN THE CLEAR! I AM IN THE CLEAR! YEAH, BABY! After my silent victory, I quickly realized we had talked (or something like it) for a good hour and a half and class was approaching. Me: “I’ve gotta go. I’ll talk to you later?” Guy: “Same time tomorrow?” Me: “Yeah.” Guy: “Cool.” I ended the video call and began to stuff my notebooks into my bag. Just as I did, I heard the familiar ring of Skype, signifying a written message had been sent to me. I opened it. Guy: “Next time you give yourself a ‘secret’ makeover, remember to move the computer away from the mirror. Talk to you again soon! ;) ” Damn, was he good. Do you have your own share of Skype stories? Tell me your funniest at gleicher@wisc.edu!

ASK THE DEER CARDINAL Life is hard. The Deer Cardinal is here to help.

For the record In the Oct. 19, 2009, article “Questions remain in grad school restructuring” it was stated that a proposed plan would cost “$6,000 to $8,000 per year.” It should have stated that the plan would cost “$600,000 to $800,000 per year.” The Cardinal regrets the error. Send all corrections or clarifications to editor@dailycardinal.com or call 608-262-8000 ext. 210.

Deer Cardinal, I used to be so active in high school, but now I just sit around on my futon and play Madden. How can I put the spark back in my life? Paul P. P-Funk, Usually when someone asks me how to “put the spark back in their life,” I recommend Cialis. But given how much Madden you play, that doesn’t seem to be a reasonable solution unless

you’re also looking for a place to hang your towel for six hours at a time. The sedentary lifestyle you’ve adopted is incredibly unhealthy. If you don’t introduce some exercise into your life soon, you could develop long-term problems down the road, like type II diabetes or lupus. However, as a regular couch potato myself (I once watched nine straight hours of “Pee Wee’s Playhouse”), I can sympathize. So, I’ve designed a workout regimen for you that will not only keep you fit, but will let you keep livin’ la vida sofa.

First, throw away your remote. Your roommate may be pissed that he can’t discreetly change the channel to “Ace of Cakes” reruns from his bunk bed anymore, but your well-being is at stake. Now, when you want to see which of the five episodes of “Scrubs” simultaneously on TV is your favorite, you’ll have to get up and walk six feet so you can manually change the channel. Second, install a pull-up bar above your toilet. That way, you can have the enjoyment of exercising and seeing immediate weight loss results! You’ll be straining

your upper body while straining your lower intestines. Need I say more? Finally, try to cut down on your salty snacks, fatty foods and excessive amounts of beer. Hahahaha, just kidding, dieting is for nerds and Brett Favre fans. Need someone to help mold you into a lean, mean, eating machine? E-mail deercardinal@ dailycardinal.com.

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security from page 1 had promptly removed employees from payroll. Instead, the new centralized process will automatically send an e-mail to the designated HR division representative once an employee is indicated as departed, prompting the representative to electronically request IT removals for that employee, according to the APR website. Before APR introduced the new removal process to campus on Sep. 15, human resource departments looking to remove access for old employees were directed to fill out authorization forms and send them to DoIT Security, who then permanently removed the employee’s access for those systems. However, according to an APR report filed Aug. 24, 2009, HR representatives relied much more on six-month audits of the various IT systems to determine which employees needed removal. The report stated that only one authorization form and 12 e-mail requests for employee removal were sent to DoIT Security over a three-month period. “The expectation of the supervisor is to turn off that access as quickly as possible, oftentimes you are hoping it happens the day the employee terminates. The APR project did not affect that responsibility of the supervisor,” Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell said. According to APR’s website, supervisors could also contact DoIT Security directly in certain situations to remove access immediately. The APR website cited several reasons for the time lag, including the lack of a centralized location for all removal forms and the lack of oversight by HR representatives to make sure supervisors were filling out and sending the forms to DoIT Security. Brian Rust, who worked on the APR team, said DoIT officials remove departed employees from the server within 72 hours after receiving the authorization form

from the HR departments. “[The entire process] could take longer … definitely. It is dependent upon a lot of things,” Rust said. “The process that they are trying to improve is to make it an electronic process, to make it instantaneous instead of a step-by-step notification system.” According to Gustafson, 1,000 employees or students had authorization to university systems in July 2009, though their degree of access varied. “Some people have access into systems and availability to data, and other people have just a log-in ID and not much access beyond that,” Gustafson said. Risk to UW-Madison According to Harris, the amount of time old employees had access to IT systems in the old system created a large risk for UW-Madison. Although APR used $50 million as an assessment of the liability to the university, Harris said the estimate was a “suspicious number” because the Office of Risk Management, which produced the estimate, did not provide a detailed breakdown of that calculation. According to APR’s website, not all IT systems used by UW-Madison employees are covered under the new process. “What we tried to do is go after the [systems] that sort of fit a category that we could get our hands around,” Gustafson said, noting that IT systems integrated throughout the UW System were among those not included. The team members hope the new process will reduce UW’s risk for the covered systems by 100 percent, according to APR’s website. Rust said DoIT Security is “extremely strict” and works hard to secure all of the university information behind locked firewalls maintained by “data custodians.” “Enrollment data, all of the student information, grades, course

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In the heat of the national healthcare debate, UW-Madison student organizations are beginning to rally students on both sides of the issue. The College Democrats of Madison kicked off their Health Care Week of Action Monday by screening Michael Moore’s documentary, “Sicko.” They also plan to host a health-care panel and a letter-writing campaign throughout the week. According to Molly Rivera, College Democrats chair, the purpose of the weeklong event is “educating students on the effects of current health-care system and educating them on the benefits of reform.”

Rivera also said members from College Democrats will be on Library Mall Wednesday and Thursday to encourage students to contact their state legislators. She said College Democrats chose this week because President Obama is calling on everyone nationally to push congress to pass health-care reform, and College Democrats decided to take a local approach on the issue by involving students on campus. The UW-Madison College Republicans have not yet planned any specific events, however, they said they intend to plan some interactive events for students now that Associated Students of Madison have delegated funding

How UW-Madison stacks up Representatives from several other state-funded entities, including the UW-Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Department of Justice, said their processes for IT removal had less lag time than UW-Madison’s processes. William Cosh, communications officer from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, said eight to ten representatives from his office remove departed employees’ access to IT systems “immediately” after they leave. “A staff person in the HR office deactivates key access into the building and collects access keys and IDs when the person leaves,” he said. “Another person deactivates access to networks … [and] certain programs that the person worked with.” Cosh said employees are only removed after their supervisor fills out an electronic form indicating the employee’s estimated departure date and time. UW-Milwaukee removes departed employees’ IT access within just a few days, according to Chief Information Officer Bruce Maas. According to Maas, most departing employees do not lose access to systems like e-mail and file storage for several months after their leaving. However, employees who worked with sensitive data lose access to those systems “almost immediately” and those who leave “under adverse” conditions are removed from all IT systems immediately as well. An e-mail sent to Gustafson seeking a response to the comments made by UW-Milwaukee and UW System representatives was not answered. However, Ron Kraemer, chief information officer for UW-Madison, responded that he was “not familiar in depth with [the] particular project.”

to campus student organizations. “It’s been really hard to create a firm stance on health care because it’s constantly changing, that’s why we haven’t made a statement yet,” said Stephen Duerst, College Republicans chair. “[However] we believe the government health-care plan is too far-reaching, it’s big government and it will be ineffective and inefficient.” Furthermore, Duerst said the health-care reform options posed by the president will not include choice for people. As an organization, the College Republicans do not agree with government telling hospitals and health-care providers what to do and taxing them.

Doyle proposes lengthening school year, other reforms Education in Wisconsin could see major reforms if a proposal from Gov. Jim Doyle suggesting longer school days and other initiatives makes it to the state Legislature. During a press conference at Lowell Elementary School Monday, Doyle announced the reform plan and said he hopes the changes will improve Wisconsin’s chances of receiving federal Race to the Top dollars. “This fall, we are going to take education in Wisconsin to a new level. We are going to take real action to help students achieve and make Wisconsin’s approach the best

there is,” Doyle said in a statement. According to a statement, Doyle’s education plan includes increasing testing standards, extending the time of instruction by lengthening school days and years, and creating a mayorappointed superintendent for the Milwaukee Public School district. The plan also tracks student and teacher performance and allows teachers to receive incentives for improved student learning. The new education reform plan addressed mayoral takeover of the MPS district. State Rep. Annette Polly Williams, D-Milwaukee, chair of

schedule, things like that for every type of data, we have a data custodian,” Rust said. “He or she is the ultimate authority for granting permission to access the information.”

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the Assembly committee on education reform, said she is against the mayoral takeover on MPS. “All of Wisconsin will benefit with the Race to the Top money, but the only district that has to make the sacrifices is Milwaukee,” she said. State Rep. Christine Sinicki, D-Milwaukee, vice chair of the Assembly committee on education reform, said the issue is “very controversial,” but said she wanted to stress that the mayoral takeover was not a part of the criteria for the Race to the Top money. —Nicole Daniels

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A full parking lot at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church may be developed into a five-story apartment building. Community members met at the church Wednesday to learn about and discuss the project.

Citizens, parishioners consider development Community members and parishioners gathered at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church Monday evening to learn and provide feedback about a proposal to redevelop the church parking lot. The project, brought forward by Silverstone Partners, Inc. in conjunction with Knothe & Bruce Architects, is designed to be moderate income workforce housing and would replace 43 surface parking stalls. The developers hope to finance the project with the use of tax credits. This would require that 41 of the 46 units be rented to those that qualify, with the remaining units potentially being rented to students. “Because [the building] is in the Mansion Hill historic district, we have to meet certain criteria,” said Randy Bruce, an architect on the project. Tom Sather, a member of the development team, explained that Silverstone Partners, Inc. will lease the land from the church for 30 years, while making $80,000 lease

payments per year. Silverstone Partners, Inc. plans to donate the property back to the church once the mortgage is paid off. “[The church] could then use [the building] as it sees fit,” Sather said. “This is the most sensitive and appropriate project possible.” Parishioners present at the meeting expressed great concern regarding the proposal, arguing that there are many “nice, affordable housing units not far from [the church]” and questioning whether the project is the most effective use of the space. A parishioner argued, “We would like to provide affordable housing, but this is not the place to do it.” The project, if it moves forward, expects to break ground in fall of 2010 and complete construction in fall 2011. The development team will present their plan to the Urban Design Commission Wednesday for informational purposes. —Grace Urban

Public dollars could fund Court campaigns By Hannah Furfaro The Daily Cardinal

As the fall Legislative floor session begins Tuesday, two state Supreme Court campaign finance reform bills are positioned to pass, giving qualifying candidates the ability to campaign solely with public dollars. The “impartial justice” legislation aims to improve the integrity of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court elections, which have been charged as “highly partisan” in the past few years according to Charles Franklin, a UW-Madison professor of political science. The pending pieces of legislation would provide public funding for candidates who promise to abide by a $400,000 spending limit, and require special interest groups who campaign on behalf of candidates to disclose their donors. According to Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause in Wisconsin, voters in Wisconsin are less confident in the Supreme Court’s impartiality because of the influence of money on candidates’ campaigns. “For years, the Supreme Court was about who was best qualified and who had the best judicial temperament to sit on the high court, and now it’s all about the outside groups running nasty ads,” he said.

He said Wisconsin’s campaigns make it one of the most expensive campaigning states in the nation and one of the “nastiest” in terms of elections. Franklin said requiring candidates to campaign on fixed public expenditures would limit the ability of candidates to “run their own campaigns in a way they see fit and communicate with voters in a way they see fit.” He said candidates who believe they could receive more funding elsewhere would have a political incentive to reject public financing, circumventing the purpose of the proposed legislation. “It’s very hard to truly remove politics from this. And then there’s the side question, as citizens in a democracy, do we really want the politics removed from it?” he said, mentioning the Supreme Court’s decision-making power on issues such as school prayer and corporate liability. Heck said the Legislature is on “the brink” of passing the legislation, which has support from the legislative leadership and Gov. Jim Doyle. He said all seven justices signed a letter in 2007 in support of public financing, and said this “demonstrates just how critical this issue is.”

featuresscience Famous dentist returns to UW for education

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interesting than engineering.

and written sources of authoritative teaching did not originate in In January 2009, Richard Smith How did you make the decision to medieval Western Europe but were re-enrolled at UW-Madison after finish your undergraduate degree? drawn from Greek antiquity and a 46-year hiatus. He is a distinWhen I left Madison in 1963, it the world of Islam. Also, the mediguished dental surgeon who left was always in the back of my mind to eval cathedral school, monasterUW-Madison for dental school at come back and complete my degree. ies, the medical school at Salerno Columbia in 1963 without complet- Now the Internet has facilitated my and the universities at Paris, ing his undergraduate education. capability to do this remotely. Montepellier, Bologna and Padua served as repositories of medical When you were a little boy, what What’s your major? learning and practice. The medieval did you think you would do when you I have a joint major. History renaissance of the 12th century grew up? and history of science and medicine. should not be viewed as the Dark I always thought that I would When I went to UW I was a history Ages but a period of a flourishing like engineering. When I first came major. History of science because tradition of medical practice. This to Madison, I was unsure as to what I’ve been an oral surgeon for the last course would be of interest to hisdirection I would take. Engineering? 42 years. tory of science majors as well as preOr pre-med, pre-dental courses? I medical, pre-dental, pre-nursing decided the first year to take required What courses are you taking this and pre-pharmacy students. courses for dental school. semester? History of Science 507. It’s a Tell me more about the paper you How did you make that decision? course on healing and disease given recently submitted for publication. Thinking and talking to peo- by Dr. Walton Schalick. That was something that I had ple. Talked to friends, older students. to write last year [for class]. We had I saw that engineering was not someWhat interests you about that class? to select a topic. I decided to do thing I was interested in at the time. One of the most interesting con- childhood disability. I wrote that Reality checked in. [I asked myself,] cepts that I learned in the course and thought it may be of interest to “Could you see yourself practicing “Health, Disease and Healing” was my profession. I submitted that to in a hospital?” That sounded more that medicine’s distinctive ideas the Journal of Disability and Oral

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New writing collection simplifies science By Thomas Gardner

Itch.” The background is the medical history of a former junkie infected Real-life sci-fi episodes including with HIV/AIDS who has devela self-inflected deathly itch, transcen- oped shingles. During the transition dental meditation, torture victims from addict to normalcy, the former and genetically engineered rice and professional develops an incurable 26 stories glorifying these motifs scalp itch. Using a new technique, grace the pages of the ninth book researchers were able to regress the in a yearly series called “The Best pain crippling her daily activities but American Science Writing 2009.” It’s caused another patient to scratch a collection of science-related stories, himself to death. edited by New York Times science While it is true that testimonials columnist/writer Natalie Angier, and attract an audience, it does not necit reaches bookstores this month. essarily mean that readers will have The stories originally appeared in empathy. However, Annie Murphy various publications, including The Paul’s story, “The First Ache,” is a New Yorker, Texas Monthly and template for engaging female readers. Search magazines. It is a heart-wrenching story about how the fetus reacts to pain. BOOK REVIEW “A Tall, Cool Drink of ...Sewage?” by Elizabeth Royte also adds to the impulsive structure of the book. Tracing the path of contaminants in drinking water will generate interest from readers because of current issues regarding the quality of our nation’s most important nonrenewable resource. That America is a nation where The Best American Science personal determination dictates Writing 2009 quality health care is the thesis in “A Journey Inside the Brain.” The Angier gathered these science jour- author, Oliver Sacks, describes to nalism anthologies on various sci- complicated barriers in receiving a entific subjects meant to engage the correct diagnosis of a cerebral tumor reader. “They address topics both that could have cost him his life as timely and timeless, specific and uni- the surgical method for drilling into versal,” Angier writes in the intro- his skull is vividly relayed to readers. duction. The Pulitzer Prize-winning Gary Wolf ’s story, “Want to editor provides informational stories Remember Everything You’ll Ever along with interviews to give readers Learn?” gives students hope dura direct point of view, which provides ing exam week. Still, Wolf writes scientific information about everyday that students have to “swim in the events in a conversational context. episteme” of a subject to memorize The style of writing incorporates a it. His interpretation of constantly cross-section of techniques, but even engulfing a subject several times a so, each writer’s voice uses a com- day is descriptive of rote learning. bination of character development Isn’t tallied studying what profesand dialogue to benefit the reader. sors expect? In this way, the editor succeeds in Alex Kotlowitz in “Blocking the providing basic scientific information Transmission of Violence” writes to a nontechnical audience. While about a qualitative experiment chalthe 2003 edition contained epistemo- lenging violent ex-cons to live a life logical analogies written by science of peace. Ex-criminals in violent professionals involving causation and neighborhoods elicit peace and harquantitative research, the 2009 edi- mony to a community enshrined tion is successfully steeped in contem- in self-destruction. Neither Jesus poraneous accounts from nonscience Christ nor Buddha would take a freelance and staff feature writers. suicidal walk into the middle of a This inclusive message resonates gang fight and plead that particiwell in Atul Gawande’s story, “The pants forgive and forget. However,

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discussing violence as a contagious disease that could be isolated to single carriers of aggressive infection did help reduce neighborhood crime, according to Kotlowitz. Consumers around the world discussing behavior between corporate farm strategies and biologically engineered food plants can find Martin Enserink dramatically presenting this ongoing debate in “Tough Lessons from Golden Rice.” His conversation about biotechnology is ammunition for sustainable farming. “Golden rice did not attack the underlying problem of poverty,” Enserink quotes a Greenpeace activist.

The editor succeeds in providing basic scientific information to a nontechnical audience.

This brief synopsis of “The Best American Science Writing Stories 2009” does not encompass the entirety of the book, not even close. Some of the writing trophies Angier deemed admirable include topics on computer science, physics and evolution. They all play a role in capturing the tradition of populated features. Apparently she believed this style of writing would initiate reflective social discourses as opposed to monumental scientific thoughts. Nevertheless, some writers simplified science to its simplest common denominator. But some of the writers’ science qualifications, reputations and influences are subjective, which lessens the credibility of the message at times. Writers with limited scientific knowledge cannot properly scrutinize the methodology of the sciences, as the transformations of science, technology and medicine cannot be condensed to generalizations of entertainment. Yet, overall, introducing science technology to a general audience is commendable; when any writer works to engage readers with stories about the social benefits of science, technology and medicine, everyone involved, from readers to researchers, appreciates it.

Health [six weeks ago]. What surprised you when you were researching and writing about that subject? Infant mortality in the U.S. and around the world. You know, because people will say that infant mortality is higher in the U.S. than other countries. That is true. The way the U.S. determines mortality is different. [In other countries] if you die during childbirth, that’s infant mortality; if the child dies three days after birth, that’s not. In the U.S. if a child dies within three days of birth that is considered infant mortality. What’s it like taking a course online? I can tell you that I was impressed with the online course I took this summer. It was with Jeremi Suri on grand American strategy. It was well done. They give you a video introduction, all online, and then a 50-minute lecture through iTunes. They would post questions every

week that you have to answer. Your professor and fellow students have to respond. There is a lot of reading and responding. It felt like you got to know the teaching assistant, because there would be constant communication. What motivates you? Doing well is important to me. I’m not the kind of person that just wants to get through it. I want to see some kind of successful outcome or result. And there is a pride thing. Not about getting a better job. Getting my undergrad degree now won’t get a better job. It’s a personal challenge. Do you have any advice for other students, both traditional and nontraditional? I think that people can learn in many different ways. You don’t have you take the traditional course, there are many ways of learning; a nice blend of educational formats makes it interesting.

arts Film critic free-for-all: ‘Humpday’ dailycardinal.com/arts

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‘Humpday’ a pile of ad-libbed crap

By Mark Riechers THE DAILY CARDINAL

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‘Humpday’ chronicles the tale of Josh and Mark, who enter an amateur porn contest in Seattle to express their friendship. Talk about friends with beneﬁts!

‘Humpday’ irreverent and hilarious By Lauren Fuller THE DAILY CARDINAL

If there is one thing that we can take away from director Lynn Shelton’s awkward sex comedy “Humpday,” it is that there is nothing more uncomfortable to watch, yet more strikingly hilarious, than two straight men who set out to have sex on camera. At the heart of it all are two friends, played by Joshua Leonard and Mark Duplass, who will now be referred to as the dynamic duo of awkward comedy. Leonard plays Andrew, a free-spirited nomad who has seen the world and experienced life without ever really amounting to much. Duplass plays Ben, a married stiff with a 9-to-5 job, a house and high hopes of ﬁlling it with children. With the unexpected return of Andrew, who barges in at 2 a.m., Ben rebels against the life that he has built with his beautiful and loving wife (Alycia Delmore) and parties hard with a new group of free-loving artists. Somewhere along the way, Andrew and Ben drunkenly decide they should enter a Seattle amateur porn contest known as Humpfest, in which aspiring artists attempt to bring the art back into porn.

What is their artistic pornographic idea? Two straight men expressing their friendship by having sex on camera completely unscripted and unrehearsed. As you can imagine, this leads to all sorts of awkward moments, all perfectly executed by the ﬁlm’s superb young cast. Leonard and Duplass have a very unique and natural on-screen chemistry, giving the friendship unmistakable authenticity. Delmore also shines as Ben’s affectionate, yet ultimately distraught wife. Together the three core cast members bring Lynn Shelton’s story to life with impressively engaging performances, and the results are quite hysterical. As in, you might potentially laugh so hard you rattle the seats to the left and right of you. “Humpday” is a clear winner. The only downers in the audience will be those who fail to see past the documentary-style cinematography and very un-Hollywood like production values. However, should you be yearning for a smart, fresh comedy that smacks you in the face with uncomfortable moments, you will feel right at home seeing “Humpday.” Grade: A

Mumblecore, in a nutshell, is lazy filmmaking. The actors ad-lib (or appear to adlib) most of their lines, the camera is set up on a tripod and doesn’t really do anything interesting and the whole idea is that the end product seems less like a film and more like a bunch of people hanging out in front of a camera. “Humpday,” from mumblecore perpetrators Mark Duplass and Lynn Shelton, demonstrates exactly what mumblecore is: an interesting experiment that can be used to cover for crummy execution. The film follows two college buddies reunited after their lives diverged at graduation. Ben became committed to his girlfriend Anna; Andrew became a vagabond artist type who shows up on their doorstep with nowhere else to go. The two quickly resume their macho contests of male dominance, much to Anna’s chagrin. Ben and Andrew’s macho competition starts with basketball in the alley, then drinking, but their rivalry takes a turn at a party where Andrew’s sexual free-spirit friends coax the two to make a unique challenge to each other–to film themselves having sex with each other for a local porn competition. “It’s not gay, its about friendship,” the pair reasons,

and so begins a 90-minute standoff to see who will back down first. If you’re not insulted by the premise of their bet, you’re part of the small segment of the population that subscribes to writer Shelton’s promiscuous philosophy. Personally, I found the film to be a dance between latent homophobia and a juvenile understanding of sexuality. Assuming you think the whole idea is genius, you still have to deal with the fact that these guys don’t know how to make a real movie—they film themselves bullshitting dialogue and make loose motions of plot toward the final scene where they work up the courage to do the deed. And while watching the two guys squirm and try to get comfortable with platonic gay sex is mildly amusing, it’s definitely not worth the boring 80 minutes beforehand as they try desperately to justify the idea to themselves and others. As a rule, if you’ve never seen a mumblecore flick, you usually enjoy your first— you might see their ad-libs as organic and the plot-light structure something different. But the reality is that these movies are all the same, apart from the basic premise. And when a movie about making platonic gay porn and a movie about a puffy chair feel the same, the filmmakers sure as hell aren’t doing much with the material they call a script. Grade: F

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You know that annoying theater kid from your high school who had absolutely no talent? ‘Humpday’ is that guy on crack. This movie is about as funny as Carrot Top.

Rappers face difﬁcult battle to maintain style throughout career JUSTIN J. STEPHANI j.j. dilla

got a hold of Dizzee Rascal’s new album Tongue N’ Cheek over the weekend, and it left me with one thought: An artist who can maintain success in a distinct sound or genre for any length of time is extremely rare. Dizzee Rascal’s first album, Boy In Da Corner, kept it dark and dirty. The rhymes were too slippery to understand most of the time, and as far as production goes, as odd as it sounds to hear “grime” almost always attached to his style, it really is the only way to properly describe his sound. It’s reminiscent of an underground M.I.A. who mutated and stays in the sewers after a day of causing havoc, lamenting his trials using the organic rhythms that surround him. Six years and 180 degrees later, Dizzee released the Wale-wannabe Tongue N’ Cheek. It’s harsh, but true. Wale’s most distinctive feature is his

ability to blanket listeners with incessant rhymes for the entirety of a song. Dizzee follows his lead by slowing down his pace to a comprehensible level for listeners. He uses this more relaxed ﬂow for verses at a time, but without the extremity of the tactic it just doesn’t hold its effect. And the comparatively bright production doesn’t satisfy either. Thus we have a not necessarily bad but always disaffecting transformation.

An artist who can maintain success in a distinct sound or genre for any length of time is extremely rare.

This isn’t an uncommon phenomenon in music, but it coming from one of the rawest characters in rap puts into perspective the personal transitions of artists. But as often as it is just personal transformation leading a talented artist to wander away from his bread and butter, there are artists who

simply can’t withstand the test of time as their creativity and inspiration wear thin once they reach the spotlight. And sometimes an artist’s talent fails him, and then it’s both. Common, for example, I would throw in the last category. Be flirted with the line between his casual, lounge-room production and overzealous compositions, Finding Forever knowingly crossed that line and Universal Mind Control dove over it headfirst. I’m not saying he’s not talented anymore, but he just doesn’t seem as motivated or engaged, which only occurred after he found a piece of fame. Jay-Z, as well, transformed throughout his career to the point where he is essentially a former Mafioso rap aficionado turned commercial rapper who puts out a classic album whenever he finds inspiration, such as his own retirement or a movie about drug dealing. Ghostface Killah, on the other hand, stands as a successful example. He released a quasi-R&B album that retained enough of his classic traits to counteract most of

the songs’ awkwardly affectionate gangster hooks. You can tell it’s still Ghostface, and he proves he’s still a stellar storyteller, but I would’ve preferred something like Raekwon’s latest release, Only Built for Cuban Linx... Part II, which was as authentic as his debut 14 years ago.

Is Dizzee not talented enough for long-term success? Is his production leading him and his sound to greener pastures?

Similarly, there are several artists who can meld their music to their impulsive emotions, like Neil Young (Editor’s Note: In last week’s column, Mr. Young was not mentioned. The columnist deeply regrets this error.) Bob Dylan, Beck, of Montreal and the Roots are all examples of this, and Mos Def impressed me with how authentic this year’s The Ecstatic feels. Built to Spill always

do their own thing, regardless of how mainstream it has become over time. But which category does Dizzee’s release ﬁt into? Is he not talented enough for long-term success? Is his production leading him and his sound to greener pastures? Or is he just writing a new chapter in his critically successful career? Maybe it’s wishful thinking, or maybe it’s the fact that once you wade through the more radiofriendly front half there are ill tracks on the backside, but either way, I am not writing off Dizzee or Tongue N’ Cheek as a fall or even a stumble. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt on this one and, for now, assume this is a new chapter. But just like Jay-Z, Ghostface, Common and all of the successful artists listed above, to attract universal acclaim, a return to his roots must be made. Just ask Eminem. Think Common still brought it on his last few albums? Were you concerned when Justin didn’t mention Neil Young for a whole week? E-mail him about it at jstephani@wisc.edu.

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Policy prescription side effects The new attendance policy accommodates H1N1 victims. But students unaffected by the virus may use this attendance policy in their own favor. Story by Konnor Schmaltz

Graphic by Jenny Peek PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY DANNY MARCHEWKA AND ISABEL ÁLVAREZ/THE DAILY CARDINAL

lthough UW-Madison health officials are not releasing exact numbers, the H1N1 virus has hit UWMadison harder than any other UW System school, according to Sarah Van Orman, executive director of University Health Services. With predictions of H1N1 having a particularly strong impact on college students throughout the country, campus officials had to make several hard decisions about how to deal with the virus before classes even started Sept. 2. In light of the pandemic, Chancellor Biddy Martin issued a statement Aug. 27 announcing a new, looser attendance policy: Students and staff no longer have to present a medical excuse for absences. Some staff immediately speculated on the impact of loosened attendance policies on the overall educational experience. “I think that university students who abuse the system would lose out on part of an expensive education and create disparities in terms of the standards used for grading work and measuring attendance,” said Brian Jordan, a faculty assistant in the Italian department. “But I think this is too short-term of a situation to have any long-term significant impacts on the quality that a UWMadison degree represents.” Martin’s written statement discussed concerns the campus may have about the attendance policy. “I recognize that staying home when sick will require a shift in our campus culture, as most of us are accustomed to following through with our commit-

ments even when ill. I cannot stress enough that in this unusual semester, being a good citizen of this campus will actually mean staying home and not coming to work or class with a fever,” Martin said.

“University students who abuse the system would lose out on part of an expensive education.” Brian Jordan faculty assistant UW-Madison

Martin’s previous statements led to the new rules about the loosened attendance policy. Most professors reiterated to students on the ﬁrst day of classes to stay home if they had ﬂu-like symptoms. Now, with a wave of midterms approaching, students may be more likely to take advantage of the more laid-back attendance policy. A pandemic What makes H1N1 a major concern at colleges is the effect the virus can have on an enclosed, concentrated student body. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, H1N1 symptoms can be compared to those of a typcal seasonal flu. The symptoms for both are similar with the occurrence of fever, body aches, chills and fatigue and, in extreme cases, vomiting or diarrhea. However, one of the biggest differences between the two is the age of the infected. While a typical seasonal flu affects just about everybody, most of the cases are in people older than 64. During

laboratory testing the CDC found that many of the genes in this new virus were very similar to influenza viruses that normally occur in pigs in North America, thus the other name, “swine flu.” Upholding the policy With midterms and cold weather creeping up, the manipulation of rules could ramp up, too. When that Friday morning class rolls around and students “studied” a little too hard at the Red Shed the night before, will they classify that headache as swine-related? Some officials on campus think students will generally respect the policy, Van Orman said. “I think most students do the right thing anyway,” she said. UW-Madison senior Jacqui Fuller similarly believes in the integrity of students when it comes to feigning illness. “I think the majority of students will use the policy responsibly,” Fuller said. However, Van Orman admits the looser policy may not always have a positive outcome. “I think there are always students who don’t go to class when they should, [but a] very small minority of students,” Van Orman said. “Students need to realize they might be getting out of class, but they still have to do the work. They aren’t excused from that.” Fuller also thinks the policy could potentially become a problem. “If someone doesn’t want to come to class or take an exam, saying he or she has swine flu seems awfully convenient,” Fuller said. Jordan believes it is too early to determine for sure whether or not students will abuse the policy. He expects students may

be less likely to abuse the policy in some classes more than others though, especially language classes. “Losing that exposure time and immersion will only hurt them in the end,” Jordan said. “I think once the days start to get colder and that ﬁrst snow hits, students might be more inclined to skip class and say they were showing ﬂu-like symptoms.” He also noted that someone who is paying their own way through college would be less likely to abuse the policy than those who are not.

“If someone doesn’t want to come to class or take an exam, saying he or she has swine ﬂu seems awfully convenient.” Jacqui Fuller student UW-Madison

UW-Madison junior Mike Borovsky foresees a higher number of students abusing the policy. “I can see students with a real tough week ahead of them wanting more time and e-mailing their professor that they have ﬂu-like symptoms to move an exam back,” Borovsky said. He does agree with Van Orman and Jordan to some degree. He said faking illness would hurt the student in the end because the work would build up. The H1N1 hype is beginning to get students to the point that seeing masks, which used to be a reminder of the seriousness of the circumstanc-

es, now only reminds them of how overblown the pandemic seems. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see some people with masks on their faces,” Borovsky said. According to Fuller, the campus is becoming too paranoid about the virus. “I know I had allergies earlier this year and people in my classes and at work seemed slightly concerned that I had H1N1,” Fuller said. Staying healthy As far as how well the campus is taking care of the threat, Van Orman said it has so far been positive. She said students are taking the pandemic seriously and watching themselves more closely with regards to hygiene and being more alert about their own symptoms. She is more worried about students who live off campus than those in residence halls, however, because most H1N1 cases have been students in apartments, fraternities and sororities. “Everything is generally shared amongst the students in these places, and this makes the inﬂuenza easier to spread,” Van Orman said. This is why professors and university health officials implemented the loose attendance policy, which has only carried the dovetailing concerns about whether students will responsibly uphold the attendance policy. As the semester continues, snow begins to fall and excuses become desirable, students may make attendance more and more superficial under the new policy.

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1, 2, 3!

Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Angel Hair Pasta

By Todd Stevens ststevens@wisc.edu

Sid and Phil

By Alex Lewein alex@sidandphil.com

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

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

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

The Graph Giraffe

By Yosef Lerner ilerner@wisc.edu

Charlie and Boomer

By Natasha Soglin soglin@wisc.edu

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com 3600 seconds ACROSS 1 Army bugle call 5 Lincoln and Burrows 9 Bird that grows nuptial plumage 14 Opera highlight 15 “Circle” or “final” start 16 Worst possible turnout 17 Bank encumbrance 18 Tight, straight cut 19 Material for Hush Puppies 20 Predinner event 23 “___ only as directed” 24 Amber, for example 25 Car-racing class 29 Kind of enemy 31 Bridge (over) 33 “What Kind of Fool ___?” 34 Midnight, in some horror stories 37 A concha tops it 40 Kind of pursuit 41 Something ___ (extraordinary thing) 42 Unit of academic credit 47 ___ de vie (clear brandy) 48 Cluster of feathers 49 Without further ado 53 Reach, as a goal

55 Word often between two names 56 Trireme item 57 Last-minute 61 Unconnected 64 “Are you ___ out?” 65 Centuries-old Icelandic work 66 Granter of three wishes 67 Unspecified quantity 68 Money guru Greenspan 69 Chose 70 “... so long ___ both shall live?” 71 Attack with snowballs DOWN 1 Dusting powder 2 Certain vocal style 3 Quilter or textile worker 4 Destroyed destroyers 5 Battery mate? 6 Prove false 7 “The Last Command” Oscar winner Jannings 8 “Revenge of the ___” (“Star Wars” film) 9 Following 10 Squash or calabash 11 Tuna-to-be 12 Conclusion 13 The beginning of time? 21 Malaysian’s neighbor 22 Middle Eastern monarchy 26 Wilde’s “The Ballad of Reading ___”

27 Avian Australians 28 Become bushed 30 Cutesy, to a Brit 31 “Father of the Bride” actor 32 Safari helmet material, perhaps 35 Order preparer 36 White knight, stereotypically 37 Where the buoys are 38 Bog component 39 V-chips block it 43 Awkwardly formal 44 Adjust for pitch 45 Yellow ribbon site of song 46 State with many Mormons 50 Piece of pasta 51 At the tail 52 On the wrong course 54 Condo for a condor 55 Breakdown of societal norms (Var.) 58 Foreign- travel necessity 59 Baseball Hall-of-Famer Slaughter 60 Trouble quantity? 61 “Four score and seven years ___ ...” 62 Type of high-school rally 63 Model Aesop character

Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

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ban alcohol sales to chronic abusers

lcohol policy in Madison is rarely simple, straightforward or one-size-fits all. Any proposed policy must be thoroughly vetted in terms of its impact on students, bar owners, police and the general community. This is a city that demands public participation in such decisions and should not be one that unfairly singles out a particular constituency for inappropriate burdens on personal rights. Yet one small segment of the population needs to be held accountable for the disproportionate effect they have on city resources. Roughly 100 to 150 chronic street alcoholics have been costing the city untold amounts of time and money, causing some officials to endorse a plan to ban retailers from selling such individuals alcohol within the city. The proposed law would create a list of habitual offenders who were either taken to detoxification treatment six times or arrested and convicted of a crime committed while drunk six times in the last 180 days, or a combination of the two criteria. It would ban liquor suppliers from selling them alcohol and impose a $500 fine on those who sell to banned persons. Albeit, the bill is tight when dealing with liquor stores, it would not stop residents from drinking in bars or restaurants. We stress that the law is not targeted at students, but rather the small group of individuals taken to detox in visits that sometimes number in the double digits. Any policy of this kind must avoid the contentious issues of underage drinking or house-party violations and remain focused on the frankly dangerous element of the popu-

lation. This bill is a commonsense answer to a problem that cannot be allowed to continue. It is true that if they are truly desperate, these individuals will likely be able to obtain alcohol in Madison. But this is a small and necessary step towards saving the city’s already thin resources.

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The lethargic student section ﬁlls in the empty rows at Camp Randall just minutes before kickoff.

Let them drink beer

This law is a common sense answer to a problem that cannot be allowed to continue.

We believe it is ludicrous for police ofﬁcers to spend multiple hours in a week taking such habitual offenders to detox only to have them repeat the process a few days later. This wastes time and money that could be better spent ensuring the safety of all residents, including students. Green Bay implemented a similar policy in the 1990s and has seen a signiﬁcant decrease in problem offenders using up city services. The ban list should not be seen as discriminating against the city’s homeless population, as the potentially banned individuals do not represent that population as a whole, nor are they necessarily homeless. If anything, such people create an unfair stereotype of homeless individuals and need to be offered the sort of long-term treatment that breaks them out of this cycle of abuse. We call on the Common Council and community leaders to strongly support this plan when it is debated in the coming months. Anything less would be an insult to taxpayers and downtown residents.

ANDREW CARPENTER opinion columnist n his column On Oct. 1, sports columnist Ben Breiner blamed the empty student section on apathetic students. “Wisconsin’s student fan culture does not give a crap about the football game,” he wrote. I disagree. It’s not that the students don’t care about the game, they are late because they care about beer more. For years the thriving and vibrant drinking culture at UWMadison has been blamed for the embarrassingly empty student section during football games. While I doubt the fans who show up with four extra beers in their system feel embarrassed by their tardiness, getting in that extra cheer doesn’t have to prevent students from showing up on time. Why not just sell beer at the game? Now, I know what you might be thinking: selling beer at Badger games is probably the best idea ever. But before you agree wholeheartedly, there are a few problems with this solution. The most terrifying idea is that fans will get dangerously rowdy. The thought of a drunk and uncontrollably riotous student section is probably what keeps the Athletic Department up at night. But serving beer at the football games

isn’t going to cause people to drink more, it’s just going to spread their drinking out over a longer period. The way things stand now, everyone drinks as much as possible so they can stay drunk throughout the game. If I knew that I could get a booster at halftime, I wouldn’t have to cram in those extra ﬁve games of beer pong. Besides getting fans to the game on time and allowing them to spread their drinking out over a longer time, think of the money! If the university wants to make some proﬁt in a tough economic time, then they need to start selling beer. Even if students only get a portion of their beer at the stadium, the Athletic Department would rake in tens of thousands of dollars at every single game. What could the money be used for? Perhaps funding some women’s sports so we can have a baseball team? More moped parking? More beer? Throwback jerseys? Who cares! But the best part of selling brew at Camp Randall would be the effect it could have on the very obsessively prompt adult section. Sure, they show up on time, but the student section easily overshadows their enthusiasm. Maybe if the rest of the stadium could get a few drinks at the game they would get up and cheer. The students may be tardy, but in comparison the rest of the stadium looks like they are in lecture. The added safety of students get-

ting their beer from someone who will check IDs and not overserve them (unlike outside the stadium at house parties) should have brought beer into the stadium years ago. It seems possible the idea was axed for fear people would buy beer for underage fans. Okay, sure, that could happen. But there are hundreds of sports stadiums that serve beer and even liquor, and they don’t have riots or lawsuits, and they certainly don’t have more underage drinking than already occurs on gameday in Madison. There is no reason to believe Madison couldn’t copy their methods with similar success. It may seem counterintuitive for the university to use beer to make money and improve our image by getting fans in on time, but it would work. If the Athletic Department has already considered this option, then it seems unlikely they will change their mind to undertake what would be a dramatic change. But I’m hoping they just haven’t thought of it yet. Maybe when Barry Alvarez reads this he will look up and go, “Of course! We can make money, control the environment where people are drinking, people will show up on time and they won’t be so incredibly hammered at the beginning.” Andrew Carpenter is a senior majoring in communication arts and psychology. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Carry-in policy missing point of enforcing homeland security By Collin Wisniewski THE DAILY CARDINAL

The last time I paid to watch a sporting event was last summer to watch the Brewers play. One of the best things about Miller Park, despite the inflated prices, is the stadium always allowed fans to carry in whatever snacks they might have brought from home to enhance the experience. Fans’ bags were inspected on arrival, and upon entrance attendants observing that Mr. and Mrs. Baseball-Fan had nothing more than peanuts and sunflower seeds in their bags, they were allowed in. Last week I read that all carry-ins had been barred from Camp Randall football games. I was a little upset by this, and not just because I would not be able to bring my favorite pretzels to the game. The carry-in ban became official for the Sept. 26 game against Michigan State and will be enforced for the remainder of the home games. Fans are being encouraged

to leave all accessories at home, including large purses, backpacks and umbrellas (which were not allowed before the new carry-in ban). The reason? The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security suggested that the Madison Police Department tighten restrictions because of new intelligence about terrorists potentially targeting sporting arenas and hotels. In keeping national security a top priority, the American people have had to make sacriﬁces in both comfort and pleasure to accommodate the demands of security ofﬁcials. One only needs to step into an airport to witness the transformation: increased baggage screenings, increases in the number of personnel, increases in the number of uncomfortable pat-downs. We as Americans have learned to accept the cost of our security and for the most part have become accustomed to these changes in policy. Safety in airports is a legitimate concern, as seen from the 9/11 attacks. But such actions raise

relevant and important questions and implications that the average person should think about. Where is the line? When does fear become the fuel for unnecessary protocol? Where is this intelligence coming from? And ﬁnally, why now? I cannot deny that the world and how people view their world changed after the attacks of 9/11. That is an indisputable claim. But it is also indisputable that the world has changed more since then as well. To allow 9/11 fears to dictate policy decisions is to give in to terror rather than confront it. What’s next? The banning of large coats and sweatshirts? There must be a line drawn somewhere on what is right and wrong in the battle for the safety of citizens. Banning people from taking items like bags and backpacks to a football game is both unnecessary and ridiculous. It is not only inconvenient to fans in their attempt to have an

enjoyable experience, but impractical. People simply do not carry everything they need with them in their clothes. Simple bag screenings have proven to be a safe and effective method for numerous years in the reduction of any sort of attack. Also, we are changing the carryin policy because of terrorism-rooted paranoia. The United States has not been attacked by any terrorists for almost a decade. Some would say this is because of the large number of prevention methods put in place by DHS, while others might say there was never a legitimate threat in the ﬁrst place. Finally, why is all this happening now? Neither the FBI nor the DHS have stated their source for this new terrorist interest in hotels and sporting arenas, so this leaves open the possibility of speculation, which leads to the possibility of doubt. And when there is reasonable doubt, an action should not take place that affects the lives of

so many people. So the next time you travel to the game, look down at your backapck or shiny new camera and frown, for it will not be allowed into the stadium with you. And remember, no umbrellas either, as the risk of it being an ingeniously constructed bomb of metal and plastic outweighs the factor of you being soaking wet and miserable at an event you paid for. Now, I could be blowing up this entire issue. Maybe we should leave everything at home before we travel to the game next time, and maybe we should listen and follow everything the government tells us because we believe it to be true and in our best interest. As for me, I think I’ll be staying home for the next home game, surrounded by some salty snacks and unanswered questions. Collin Wisniewski is a sophomore intending to major in journalism. Please send feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Men’s Hockey

New hockey distribution successful

Eaves unhappy with Badgers’ series results By Mark Bennett THE DAILY CARDINAL

Following a tough opening weekend, men’s hockey head coach Mike Eaves showed obvious disappointment during a news conference Monday. After taking a 2-0 lead in the second period Friday night, the Badgers surrendered three goals to Colorado College, losing 3-2. Wisconsin then battled to a 1-1 tie the following evening. Eaves clearly expected more than one point to come out of the weekend. “We very easily could have won [Saturday], and [Friday] was hardfought,” Eaves said. However, Eaves did not seem particularly worried about this past weekend’s performance affecting the rest of the Badgers’ season, acknowledging that every season is a journey that usually has its rough patches. Eaves also pointed out a few highlights from his team’s play. He was particularly impressed with the performance of his two goalies. Junior transfer Brett Bennett started for the Badgers Friday, compiling 23 saves, and junior Scott Gudmandson patrolled

the crease for Wisconsin Saturday, stopping 31 shots. “There was so much talk about our goaltenders [going into this weekend]. We saw two pretty good performances,” Eaves said. Additionally, the Badgers were forced to shufﬂe around the rest of the lineup because of injury issues this weekend.

“We very easily could have won [Saturday], and [Friday] was hard-fought.” Mike Eaves head coach UW men’s hockey

Senior center Blake Geoffrion left in the first period of Friday’s game with a concussion, and did not return to the match, nor did he play in Saturday’s contest. Eaves reported Geoffrion is currently day-to-day. Another weekend without Geoffrion would certainly be a blow to the Badgers’ lineup. However, on the positive end

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Junior goalie Scott Gudmandson, along with junior goalie Brett Bennett, started a game against Colorado College last weekend. of the injury report was the return of senior forward Ben Street. Street missed the majority of last season with a leg injury and was clearly eager to get back on the ice this year. It didn’t take long for him to make an impact either, as he scored the only Badger Saturday. Eaves was excited to see Street back on the ice. “[Street] looked like a guy who hadn’t played in a year. [He] played strong, played determined,” Eaves said. This coming weekend the Badgers will travel to Minnesota State (2-2-0). Wisconsin has played the Mavericks only 34 times, the fewest of any WCHA foe. The Badgers last faced off against Minnesota State in March

during the WCHA playoffs, taking both games, 7-1 and 4-2. However, Wisconsin knows it will be facing a tough test traveling to Mankato. In eight series at the Verizon Wireless Center, the Badgers have never swept Minnesota State and have only ever taken one series. The arena doesn’t even hold 5,000 spectators, but the small venue creates an intimidating atmosphere for any visiting team. “It’s a tough building to play in—we know that ﬁrst-hand,” Eaves said. Although the season is young, the Badgers know they need to play a solid series this coming weekend, regardless of the venue, as they look to move up in the standings.

et me give you an idea of what my fan experience was like at last season’s men’s hockey games. My friends and I would arrive at the Kohl Center a few minutes before the puck dropped, in time to hear starting lineups and generally get pumped up for the game. As lowly freshmen, our tickets were somewhere in the rafters of the 300 level, so we’d try to find decent seats in the first few rows of the third deck. Unfortunately, sometime during the second period, the rightful owner of those seats would almost always come kick us out of the seats we’d been in, and we’d have to find somewhere else to sit. Because of the university’s old seating policy at hockey games, my friends and I were nomads of the 300 level: constantly moving around when someone a year ahead of us who didn’t know how to manage his pregaming time showed up.

When my group arrived to the game Friday, we didn’t have to worry about whether we would get kicked out of good seats.

Volleyball

Badgers split road games against Purdue, Indiana By Sam Sussman THE DAILY CARDINAL

On Friday, the Wisconsin volleyball team (4-4 Big Ten, 9-8 overall) traveled to West Lafayette, Ind., where they lost to the Purdue Boilermakers (3-5, 11-8) three sets to one. They then packed their bags for Bloomington on Sunday, where they sneaked by the Indiana Hoosiers (3-5, 14-8) three sets to two. Wisconsin went into Purdue’s

Holloway Gymnasium facing the team with the Big Ten’s worst record. The Badgers were looking for an easy win after defeating No. 18 Michigan State and No. 8 Michigan the previous weekend, but left with a difficult loss. Wisconsin looked as if it would breeze by Purdue early, winning the ﬁrst set 25-16 after a 12-2 run to ﬁnish the set. However, in the second set an ankle injury to sophomore

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Senior outside hitter Brittney Dolgner notched a double-double in the game against Purdue, totaling 10 kills and 12 digs.

middle blocker Elle Ohlander, who returned later in the match shifted momentum. After being tied at 13, the Boilermakers went on an 8-1 run, eventually winning the second set 25-23. The third and fourth sets went back and forth, but Purdue prevailed in both, taking each set by the score of 25-21. Even in a disappointing loss, there were positives the Badgers could take from the match. Senior outside hitter Brittney Dolgner, coming off a Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award, recorded her third straight double-double, picking up 10 kills and 12 digs. Freshman middle blocker Alexis Mitchell continued to improve. In only the seventh start of her young career, she posted 14 kills and three blocks on a .636 hitting percentage. Freshman outside hitter Ariel Turner pounded home a matchhigh 22 kills on a .476 hitting percentage, adding eight digs as well against the Hoosiers. “We have to rebound after this match and get ready for Sunday,” head coach Pete Waite said Friday. That is exactly what the Badgers did as they headed to the University Gymnasium in Bloomington, in what proved to be a nail-biting test of the Badgers’ determination. The Badgers got off to a quick start, winning the ﬁrst set 25-20. The Hoosiers mixed things up, using an unorthodox combi-

nation of two setters, sophomore Mary Chaudoin and freshman Whitney Granado, to tally a total of 47 assists. Indiana responded to the opening set, winning a one-sided second set 25-15. Wisconsin squeezed by in the third, taking it 25-22, but fell off its game in the fourth. The Hoosiers knotted the match at two sets apiece after taking the fourth set, 25-17. After the ﬁfth set was deadlocked at nine, the Badgers went on a 6-2 run to end the match. Just as she has done in most Badger wins this season, Dolgner turned in a strong performance with 15 kills, while sophomore setter Janelle Gabrielsen continued to be the anchor with 36 assists and 18 digs. Gabrielsen even added six kills when moved to attacker. What came as a surprise Sunday were Wisconsin’s season-high 14 blocks (nine from Mitchell), which was uncharacteristic of the Badgers, who rank second to last in the Big Ten with 1.88 blocks per set. On the other side of the net, Indiana was led by junior middle blocker Ashley Benson, who had a match-high 17 kills. The Badgers will now look ahead to this weekend’s homestand, in which they will face the Illinois Fighting Illini (6-2, 14-3) and the Northwestern Wildcats (2-6, 11-9). —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

We could show up to the Kohl Center during the Badgers’ morning skate, but sometime during the second intermission a belligerent sophomore or junior could just claim the seats, whether he deserved them or not. Imagine if all the empty seats at the top of Camp Randall Stadium were in the best locations, and the people who pregame until long after kickoff got to come through and take them. That’s basically the system the Kohl Center used to have. But for this season, the policy for men’s hockey games is different, and having experienced the Athletic Department’s new policy firsthand over the weekend, it looks like those problems will be a thing of the past. The policy mirrors that used for football games: Student season tickets are sold as vouchers, which students redeem at the gate for a ticket. The earlier fans show up for the games, the better their seats will be. When my group arrived to the game Friday, we didn’t have to worry about whether we would get kicked out of good seats. We just redeemed our vouchers for great seats near the back of the 100 level and enjoyed the game without wondering if a person coming down the aisle was a senior who would kick us out. There were some hiccups in the first series—for instance, the student entrance gate is on nearly the opposite side of the Kohl Center from the student section. tickets page 11

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Men’s Soccer

Overtime penalty kick lifts Badgers over Northwestern By Caitlin Furin THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin men’s soccer team has been looking for a lucky break. There have been plenty of scoring chances, but Wisconsin never seemed able to make the most of them. But on Saturday the Badgers finally got things to turn out in their favor when senior midfielder Eric Conklin scored on a penalty kick that lifted the Badgers over No. 16 Northwestern with a 2-1 overtime win. Conklin’s penalty kick was significant for the Badgers (4-6-2), handing Wisconsin its first win over a ranked team since 2008 and improving the Badgers’ overtime record to 2-1-2. The victory also stands as the

Badgers’ first win in a true road game out of the six they have had this season and improved the Badgers’ Big Ten record to 2-2-0, which gives them multiple conference wins for the first time since 2006. To begin the scoring, senior midfielder Taylor Waspi buried his second goal of the season to put the Badgers up 1-0 in the 35th minute. The Wildcats (7-2-4) did not let Waspi’s goal go unanswered, as Wildcat junior forward Kevin Valenta got hold of a rebound, and tied the game in the 39th minute. Conklin’s goal came after five minutes of overtime play. Freshman defenseman Danny Ahlering was fouled in the box

on an attempted corner kick from the Badgers. Conklin then fired the ball past Northwestern senior goalkeeper Misha Rosenthal to claim the victory. Sophomore goalkeeper Jamal Habibi ﬁnished with three saves for Wisconsin, his career best, and starter Alex Horwath contributed one save before being taken out because of an injury. The Badgers’ focus is now turned to the next three games, which they will be in Madison. This week they face in-state rival Marquette on Wednesday and then will take on Big Ten opponent Ohio State on Saturday. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

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Senior midﬁelder Taylor Waspi put Wisconsin on the board in the 35th minute against Northwestern with the ﬁrst goal of the game.

Women’s Soccer

Wisconsin comes from behind twice over weekend to capture two draws By Jack Doyle THE DAILY CARDINAL

After having the task of facing two tough Big Ten foes in No. 19 Ohio State and Penn State, the Wisconsin women’s soccer team ended its final weekend at home with ties against the Buckeyes (31-1 Big Ten 10-2-2 overall) and the Nittany Lions. In both games, the Badgers (31-3 Big Ten, 6-5-4 overall) came back and tied the score when defeat seemed imminent.

Freshman midfielder Monica Lam-Feist scored the equalizer against Ohio State with a mere 18 seconds left to make it 1-1, and three different goal-scorers helped Wisconsin tie perennial Big Ten powerhouse Penn State 3-3 after being down 3-1 late in the second half. Wisconsin and Ohio State both started slowly in the first half; neither team could get much going within the first 15 minutes. After few breakdowns in their own attacking third, the Badgers

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Freshman midfielder Monica Lam-Feist’s first collegiate goal came in the final seconds of Wisconsin’s contest with Ohio State.

FALL BADGER BITS Men’s Tennis Senior Moritz Baumann tore through the field at the Wilson/ITA Midwest Championships on his way to the singles title. Baumann never dropped a set in his six victories at the event. Men’s Rowing The Badgers began their 2009-’10 campaign over the weekend with a victory in the Head of Charles regatta in Boston, in a 20-boat field. The four athletes of the winning team were seniors Matt Francsis, Max Goff and Paul Williams and sophomore Tim Aghai. Football Senior tight end Garrett Graham was included in the 22player Mackey Award Midseason Watch List. The Mackey Award is annually handed to the nation’s best tight end. Graham’s 29 receptions this season lead all Big Ten tight ends and rank fourth among all tight ends in the nation. Missouri’s Chase Coffman won last year’s award. The eight semi-finalists will be announced Nov. 16.

finally got the offense in rhythm and created several chances off corner kicks near the middle of the half. As the half went on, the Badgers began to dominate possession to create more scoring opportunities but could not quite put the ball away. Wisconsin’s best chance of the half came with three minutes left off yet another corner kick when a Badger sent a shot toward the top right corner of the net, only to have Ohio State senior goalkeeper Lauren Robertson make a spectacular save to preserve the 0-0 tie. The Badgers could not maintain the same control in the second half. Ohio State managed to get off 7 shots to Wisconsin’s 6, and held a 3-to-1 advantage in corner kicks. Wisconsin was not without its chances, though. After freshman midfielder Alev Kelter did some fancy footwork, the Badgers hit a cross into the box and a header that went just wide of the goal in the 58th minute. Just five minutes later, the Buckeyes converted one of their corner-kick opportunities into a goal. After the corner was sent in, the ball pinged around the box off several players until it finally ricocheted off an Ohio State player into the Wisconsin net. Rather than admitting defeat, the Badgers came back with renewed vigor, and their hard work finally paid off when Lam-Feist scored her first career collegiate goal with just 18 seconds left after a frantic finish in front of the Ohio State net. “[It felt] amazing,” Lam-Feist

tickets from page 10 Although there are a few issues, they’re minor problems: I’d gladly exchange a nicer seat for slightly more confusing entrances. Most importantly, the Athletic Department’s new policy is a success because it recognizes that the best and most passionate fans are not necessarily the ones who have had tickets for the longest time. As a freshman last year, it wouldn’t matter how much I cared about the game, there was no way I was going to sit right up on the glass, or even in the second deck. But if I were a senior, I could be as late as I wanted and still sit in the best seats in the house. This new distribution method makes sure people aren’t rewarded on the arbitrary basis of their year. Instead, the most dedicated fans

said. “I couldn’t believe it, I lost my breath. It’s so awesome.” Against Penn State, the Wisconsin offense once again had trouble getting started up. Penn State, on the other hand, created multiple chances with through balls to its speedy forward Danielle Toney, who ﬁnally capitalized in the 27th minute after she was sent a ball that split the Wisconsin defense and slid the ball past Badger junior goalkeeper Michele Dalton after winning the footrace. Wisconsin took control of the game from there, dominating possession and getting scoring opportunities.

“I’m very proud of my players today in terms of not giving up when we’re down.” Paula Wilkins head coach UW women’s soccer

It took the Badgers a mere ﬁve minutes to respond, as freshman midﬁelder Paige Adams tallied the equalizer on a cross into the box that snuck in the far post. Just when it appeared a tie going into halftime was imminent, the Nittany Lions got a fluke goal that slipped through the hands of Dalton with three minutes remaining in the half, giving Penn State a 2-1 advantage heading into the break. With the Wisconsin defense on who are excited to watch Wisconsin hockey get the best tickets, while those who think a 7 p.m. start time means staggering in at 8 sit up in the rafters.

This new distribution method makes sure people aren’t rewarded on the arbitrary basis of their year.

It doesn’t matter how many years you’ve had season tickets, if you can’t get to the game on time, you don’t deserve good seats. There’s no need to camp out in front of the Kohl Center to get good tickets—just show up at 7 like everyone else, and

its heels at the start of the second half, Penn State continued its offensive pressure and sent more players into the attack. After Dalton made a spectacular save off a Penn State shot going top-right, the Nittany Lions were awarded a corner kick. With the help of the gusty winds, the Lions were able to bend the ball directly into the goal, making it 3-1 with less than 20 minutes to play. With hope seemingly lost, the Badgers caught a huge break two minutes later when they were awarded a penalty kick after a Penn State handball in their penalty box. Sophomore midfielder Erin Jacobsen converted the kick to make the deficit 3-2. Then it was sophomore forward Laurie Nosbusch who saved the day for the Badgers. With nine minutes remaining, Nosbusch received a cross from Lam-Feist and headed it into the net to tie the score 3-3. With the overtime yielding no goals, the Badgers secured a tie against the Nittany Lions. Having been down 3-1, head coach Paula Wilkins was proud of the resiliency of the team. “I’m very proud of my players today in terms of not giving up when we’re down,” Wilkins said. “I think we proved that we’re never out of a game.” The Badgers hope to continue their Big Ten success in their final three games of the season, in which they take on Michigan State, Michigan and Northwestern. you’ll be fine. And I don’t want to hear that getting to the game on time interferes with students’ God-given right to drink – even the heaviest drinkers should be able to get an adequate buzz before the evening start time. Turn your hockey pregame into a Friday After Class, speed through your pregaming, do whatever you have to do, just get there on time. Thanks to this new policy, real fans are guaranteed good seats, while older ones are forced to show up on time. For all the flack the Athletic Department receives for its policies at Camp Randall Stadium, they have hit the nail on the head at the Kohl Center. What do you think of the new ticket policy? E-mail Nico about it at savidgewilki@dailycardinal.com.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

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