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Panel explores issues behind Islamophobia By Aarushi Agni The Daily Cardinal
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The Wisconsin Badgers celebrate their 38-13 victory over rival Minnesota Saturday, Oct. 20 to earn Paul Bunyan’s Axe for the ninth year in a row. Read more on Sports, page 8. + Photo by Shoaib Altaf
Elections heat up with start of early voting By Tyler Nickerson The Daily Cardinal
The eyes of the nation are watching closely to see who Wisconsin will vote for Nov. 6. But as of Monday, Wisconsinites can begin casting ballots early, upping the ante for campaigns battling over what seems to be an evenly divided electorate. Historically, early votes have constituted a significant portion
of total votes cast. The percentage of voters voting via absentee ballot, or early voters, jumped from about 6 percent in 2000, to about 12 percent in 2004, to more than 21 percent in 2008, according to a Government Accountability Board report. The trend is consistent with voting habits nationwide. But GAB spokesperson Reid Magney said he does not expect this election cycle to see a sig-
body after the bomb squad had deemed the building safe to enter. His exact motives are still unknown, but police suspect Haughton was targeting his estranged wife, a hairdresser at the spa. Mrs. Haughton had won a temporary restraining order from the Milwaukee County Circuit Court against her husband Oct. 18. Evan Schmitz, a senior at a Brookfield High School, said the event has shocked the usually safe Milwaukee suburb. “I have always felt safe the ‘Brookfield Bubble,’ you think that nothing can go wrong in an affluent community,” Schmitz said in an email. “The bubble has been burst though. It real-
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nificant increase in early votes, as was the case for the past three elections, because this year there is less time for early voting. “We’re working with a compressed period of time; two weeks instead of three plus weeks [in 2008],” Magney said, adding voters could see longer lines at polling locations Nov. 6 because of
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Brookfield shooting shocks community Seven people were shot around 11:00 a.m. Sunday morning at a day spa in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield. The shooter, Radcliffe Franklin Haughton, a 45-year-old man from Brown Deer, Wis., was found dead at the scene. Three of the seven victims died on the scene, and the remaining four have been hospitalized in non-critical condition, according to Brookfield Police Chief Daniel Tushaus. While the shooting occurred around 11:00 a.m., authorities believed Haughton was on the run for several hours. Their investigation was stalled during this time after officials discovered an improvised explosive device on the scene. Police quickly located Haughton’s
“Do you hate America?” This was one of the questions Saad Siddiqui, secretary of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Muslim Students Association, remembers hearing while growing up as a Muslim in a post-9/11 world. A panel on the origin, impacts and iterations of Islamophobia in the United States, where Siddiqui told his story, brought together UW-Madison professors, students and experts Friday. The MSA and the MuslimJewish Volunteer Initiative, along with the Lubar Institute for the Study of Abrahamic Religions, cosponsored the event, which featured six speakers and two First Wave performances, each touching on a different nuance of Islamophobia. Islamophobia is a form of bigotry that blames an individual’s religion, gender or race for the crimes they have committed, according to speaker Ahmed Rehab, the leader of Council of American Islamic Affairs in Chicago.
“When someone commits a crime,” Rehab said, “that person is responsible for their action, not everyone who happens to come from the larger domain they come from.” Islamophobia, he said, is an act of generalization and oversimplification of Islam caused in part by the narrative about Islam perpetuated by the media. For many Americans, the first introduction to Islam was through a “limited, myopic lens of conflict,” Rehab said. Even prior to 9/11, American media coverage associated Islam with violent conflict, such as the Iranian Revolution of 1970, the Iran hostage crisis and the IsraelPalestine conflict, Rehab said. Siddiqui said that this type of portrayal affected his own perception of Islam. “If you asked me a year ago [why the terrorists attacked the US], I would have said, because they were Muslim,” Siddiqui said. “I had internalized everything bad I heard about Islam in the past 10 years.”
ly makes a person think twice about how safe they really are.” Sunday’s tragedy brought back painful memories from seven years ago, when seven people were shot and killed at a Sheraton hotel only one mile away from the Avana Salon & Spa. “You think there is no way it could ever happen again, but then it does,” Schmitz said. “It’s terrifying.” Gov. Scott Walker expressed his condolences for the victims of the shooting in a statement. “Senseless acts of violence leave us with heavy hearts and many questions,” Walker said Sunday. “Our state will stand with the victims and their families.” —Andrew Haffner
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Saad Siddiqui speaks about how misconceptions of Muslim Americans have affected his self perception at a panel Friday.
Ejections down at Minnesota game University police ejected and arrested significantly fewer students at the Badger football game Saturday than at previous home games. University of WisconsinMadison Police Department officers ejected 18 students from Camp Randall and arrested 10 at the Wisconsin vs. Minnesota game, according to a police statement. At the Sept. 22 against University of Texas at El Paso, which also had an 11 a.m. kick-off time, university police ejected 91 and arrested 14 students at the game.
UW-Madison sophomore Lauren Peterson, who has attended every game this year, said she observed tighter security and seating policies at Saturday’s game than at previous games this year and games last season. “[Security and police officers] are much more adamant on getting you to your seats and sitting in the exact spot you’re supposed to,” Peterson said. “Before, I felt like we were all treated like adults...and now they are controlling it a little more.”
“…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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here are plenty of beneficial aspects of being a freshman. The first year in college you meet a bunch of new people, partying takes on an entirely different meaning and maybe best of all, nobody is monitoring your every move anymore. One part of the preliminary year isn’t so exciting. I’m of course referring to the dreaded phenomenon known as the “freshman 15.” This phenomenon, in which a freshman is subject to substantial weight gain after being separated from mom and dad, is as much an urban legend as reality. However, as a junior, I’m reinventing the “freshman 15.” It’s taking on a meaning that I never could have imagined as my freshman self. The two things that lead to green students putting on pounds are excessive amounts of junk food
and laziness. I can’t remember a time when I’ve satisfied these categories more than right now. It’s sort of weird. On one level I feel a little bit guilty about how my diet and exercise regimen are terribly unhealthy. But at the same time, I have almost no motivation to change. I’ve always been at least reasonably in-shape and a decently smart eater. I mean, I have never run any marathons or considered becoming a vegan. But there has still always been some form of motivation on my part to not be a disgusting slob. For some reason the push ups and carrot juice that used to keep me relatively healthy don’t do it for me anymore. It’s actually getting a little bit scary. My demeanor is sort of a messed-up mix between the lazy college senior meme and Comic Book Guy from “The Simpsons.” As disgusting as that sounds, I don’t blame myself entirely for becoming a belly-builder. All the work I have to do for school mixed with all the crap I’m
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told is wrong with the world leaves me in a very apathetic state. Not necessarily a state of mind where I’m reckless. It’s more so a thought process along the lines of “I’m totally going to be screwed by global warming, might as well pack in another box of Twinkies.” If you’re wondering how someone can have such abysmal respect for their body, you’re not alone. I’ve been asking myself the same thing since the beginning of the semester. It’s not like I have some attachment to the ultra-sedimentary lifestyle, though. In fact, I know that once I stop stuffing my face and sitting on the couch around the clock I’ll feel much better (in terms of both mind and body). But for right now the two-point plan of sit and shovel is working fine. I never knew how fulfilling it could be to do something just to do it. I’m not being insanely lazy and eating like crap because it has any benefit. There’s a pseudo-meditative quality to lying on one’s back and consuming. I’m sure there’s some kind of scientific explanation for why
this occurs. I have no idea what it is. I’m more into the informal aspects of lethargy. So how do I know when I’ve gone too far with this whole scheme? Well, right now I’m basing it off my ability to fit into my clothes. Once zipping up my pants becomes a challenge, I’ll know it’s time to lay off the mayodipped cheese curds. I know I can’t convince many people there’s a legitimate point in me eating my face off. Most people reading this probably just think I’m a seasoned do-nothing. However, I contest that there’s more to this than it seems. Sometimes you just need to do something, even if it isn’t good for you. I just wanted a change of pace (for the much slower). Regardless of if it’s good for me or not, there is a glorious feeling to each donut I eat and hour I spend in utter submission. Hopefully this isn’t too hard to undo. How many loaves of spicy cheese bread have you eaten this semester? Talk to Andy at holsteen@wisc.edu.
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STI’s and your sex life Alex Tucker sex columnist
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ear Alex, Is it okay if I don’t tell my new partner that I have an STI? If not, how can I tell her without scaring her away? Help!
Although this is a difficult conversation to begin, discussing an STI with a new partner is a must. The possible risks of your partner contracting that STI, even if the two of you are careful in practicing safe sex, are such that it would be unfair to leave your partner in the dark about the infection. The most common infections on our campus are HPV, chlamydia and herpes, in that order. The first and third of these infections are contracted via contact, which means that condoms are about 70 percent effective when used properly. Chlamydia is spread through fluids, which puts a partner at risk any time there are “flying fluids,” as Sex Out Loud cleverly calls them. Even during boob-sex, when spermies may fly into a partner’s eye, transferring chlamydia is a concern. No matter which STI you’ve contracted, there are risks involved for a new partner. For herpes, your significant other is at risk whether or not sores are showing, although the infection is more commonly contracted during or before a flare-up. The symptoms of gonorrhea may include fever, burning and increased urination. Chlamydia could risk a
female-bodied lover being rendered infertile or cause her to have complicated pregnancy later in life. HIV (not common on campus but still a serious issue) could cause death in extreme cases. Educating yourself on the risks of your infection for both yourself and your partner will assist in making the presentation of your STI easier. This part of the discussion is bound to be uncomfortable, but keeping your partner informed is more than just common courtesy; it could save his/her life. Hopefully, your dedication to keeping your bedroom buddies in the know will help them realize how much you care about their safety. The next step is to become informed about the prevention methods available for your specific infection. For some infections, such as herpes, avoiding sexual relations at certain time periods is a must. There are treatments for many STIs of the viral variety; a knowledgeable doctor can treat both HPV and herpes. For other infections, such as bacterial chlamydia, a cure is available with a prescription. If you figure out the appropriate way to handle your condition and share this info with the peanut butter to your jelly, the two of you can hopefully remain as sexually healthy as the situation allows. Finally, study up on the treatments for your infection. Chlamydia can be cured with antibiotics, while HIV remains in an infected person’s body for their lifetime, although there are medicines available to subdue the symptoms. Herpes is less life-threatening than HIV, however it too is technically “incurable,” though there are ways to control the symptoms.
Unfortunately, your apprehension of “scaring your partner away” is a justifiable concern; many people are hesitant about increasing their risk for an STI, no matter how much they are interested in or attracted to the infected partner. However, by having an honest conversation about the infection, describing the necessary precautions you are willing to take and asking your partner if he or she has any questions along the way, you may just find that your new partner will be open to making the situation work. The point to remember is that your infection does not define you. Your partner should be able
to respect this, and will be able to do so eventually if he or she respects you. Although it may be difficult at first, doing the research to be able to answer any of your partner’s questions will help make the process easier. Try to create a safe space where both of you can speak your mind openly, and be sure to keep calm and allow your partner time to think if he or she needs it. Good luck! Remember, a Badger is always honest when it counts! Continue sending those comments, tips and juicy questions to sex@dailycardinal.com. Show off your best side, Badgers, and keep on Buckin’!
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City officials to vote on 38 amendments to 2013 budget Madison’s financial committee will consider 38 amendments to Mayor Paul Soglin’s proposed $266.4 million operating budget for 2013 at its meeting Monday. Among the proposed amendments is a suggestion to remove $25,000 from the proposed Helping Hands Homeward program and allocate the funds for a year-round, county-run day shelter. An alternate amendment proposes adding the money to the general Community Services funds. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the day shelter would be a better option for the city economically than the Helping Hands Homeward initiative, which is a program supported by Soglin that would provide travel money to homeless people who want to leave Madison. “Given [the city’s] scarce resources, it would be a more productive use of money to fund a day shelter than one-way bus tickets out of town,” Verveer said.
Another controversial amendment proposed by city alders includes restoring $900,000 in funding for the Overture Center. A portion of the funds would be transferred from premiums— up-front cash the city receives from banks—which Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said some alders say is poor budgeting practice because the premium amount changes from year to year. Due to the controversial nature of these amendments, Soglin could decide to veto the entire proposed budget, according to Resnick. If that is the case, the city Council would have to reconvene in a special session to either override the veto or come to an agreement with the mayor over the proposed amendments, according to Resnick. Madison’s city Council will make a decision on the proposed operating and capital budgets Nov. 13. —Abby Becker
Where to vote early: City Clerk’s Office Building 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Rm 103 Madison, WI 53703 Polls are open: Monday, Oct. 22- Friday, Nov. 2, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. voting from page 1 the shorter amount of time people have to vote absentee. Still, state and national campaigns are not understating the importance of early voting. When President Barack Obama visited Bascom Hill earlier this month, he repeatedly urged supporters not only to vote, “but vote early.” On Saturday, Janna Ryan, the wife of Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, campaigned in Racine as part of the Commit to Mitt early voting bus tour. Additionally, several groups on campus, including the Student Vote Coalition, the Wisconsin Public Interest and Research Group, and other partisan groups, have also been actively promoting early voting. Wisconsin is one of 35 states that allows early voting, and
while Monday is the first day Wisconsinites can cast a ballot, many states have already begun inperson voting. North Carolinians have been able to vote since Sept. 6. “Different states have different methods, it depends upon their own traditions and history,” Magney said. “And Wisconsin has always attempted to make voting accessible to as many qualified voters as possible.” In 2000, Wisconsin moved away from requiring an excuse, such as being out of the state on election day, to vote absentee to allowing anyone to vote early, either by mail absentee ballots or in the clerk’s office. Registered voters in Madison who wish to vote early must do so at the City Clerk’s office from 8 a.m to 7 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28.
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Protestors seek to increase awareness of the Tibetan desire for independence at a rally Saturday.
Groups rally for a free Tibet Nearly 50 members of the Madison Tibetan community waved flags and marched down State Street Saturday afternoon after they gathered at Library Mall to rally against the Chinese government’s alleged oppression of culture and religion in Tibet. At least 50 Tibetans have selfimmolated in Tibet since 2009 to protest the Chinese government’s “major oppression” in the country, according to Students for a Free Tibet leader Louie Martino. Such acts of protest have taken place in many different forms since the Chinese invaded in 1951 and abolished Tibetan government in 1959.
“Events like this are to rally the Tibetan community in Madison, in Wisconsin, in America and in the greater world behind Tibetans who have self-immolated in Tibet,” Martino said. Dane County Executive Joe Parisi initiated a plea at the rally for the United Nations to conduct a thorough, independent and unbiased investigation of the current “crisis” in Tibet as well as for Tibetans to put an end to self-immolation. “My plea to Tibetans in Tibet is to not extinguish the extremely fortunate opportunity of being alive today,” Parisi said at the rally. “Use this life to continue
to work in non-violent ways to bring about a free Tibet, to bring about an ongoing example of the power of compassion.” Martino said events such as Saturday’s rally not only echo Tibetan requests for independence to the United Nations, but also revitalize protest groups and raise further awareness about the situation. “I feel our events are always one baby step progress of success,” Martino said. “The more we can strengthen [awareness], the stronger we will get towards the goal of a free and independent Tibet.” —Taylor Harvey
Turnout remains low at third chancellor search forum Approximately 15 community members went to Union South Friday to give input on the upcoming University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor search, continuing a trend of low attendance at the search committee’s public forums. The committee opened itself up to recommendations through three discussions last week Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Approximately 15 participants attended each session.
Chancellor Search and Screen Committee Chair David McDonald said he felt the low attendance resulted partially from scheduling during class time and partially from where the committee is in the process, saying “there isn’t a lot of buzz around campus yet.” Despite the low turnout, McDonald said the sessions provided valuable campus opinion on the chancellor search, adding lower numbers allowed for bet-
ter dialogue between the committee and attendees. According to McDonald, the main point the community expressed to the CSS committee was the desire for a candidate who is dedicated to accessibility, innovative teaching, shared governance and forming a strong relationship with Wisconsin citizens. The committee will also host a web chat Oct. 23 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. to solicit more input.
University Police Department to test WiscAlerts System University of WisconsinMadison students, faculty and staff will receive a test alert from the WiscAlerts notification system Tuesday morning. According to a university release, the test will run between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. Tuesday. The UW-Madison Police Department will send out the test alert via email, text messages and
voice calls. Notifications will also appear on the UW-Madison home page, Facebook and Twitter. WiscAlerts is a notification system for emergency situations which the UWPD uses to inform students and staff of active emergencies and how to stay safe. “UWPD regularly tests the system to ensure messages are being delivered in a timely way,”
according to the news release. All campus community members will automatically receive emails. However, users will only receive a text message if they have signed up for cell phone notifications through the services tab under MyUW. The UWPD generally sends basic notifications through WiscAlerts and makes more information available on the UW-Madison website.
Man attacked while hailing a cab on University Avenue
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Voters vote early in the 2010 election, which included one U.S. Senate seat and the gubernatorial race.
Police are seeking four men who allegedly attacked a man attempting to flag down a cab on the 600 block of University Avenue Saturday morning. Madison Police Department Lt. Stephanie Bradley Wilson said the male victim was hailing a cab when four black males who appeared to be approximately 20 years old approached
him outside of the Fluno Center. The four suspects hit and kicked the victim several times after speaking with him, according to Wilson. Although police have not made arrests, Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said he is optimistic the suspects can be identified from surveillance camera footage. Verveer said the amount of incidents occurring on the 600
block of University Avenue is alarming and frustrating, especially because the Downtown Safety Initiative provides for more officers in this area. “It is difficult to comprehend how this sort of violence continues particularly given the location and the amount of extra police that we are providing in that area,” Verveer said.
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lawyer who fought for justice against tyrannical princes, facing numerous stints in jail. According to Siddiqui, his grandfather’s Muslim identity motivated him to act on those principles.
“We have been told to associate Muslims with terrorists and Islam with evil. These are walls that will not come down easily,” said Siddiqui. “The only way we can grow as people and as a nation is by knowing each other.”
Siddiqui said getting to know his grandfather changed the way he reflected on his own Muslim identity. His grandfather was a
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Jake murray guest columnist
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et me begin this article by first saying, my father has taught me one valuable lesson about music, and transitively, life; namely, “Your favorite band sucks.” This credo was emblazoned on a T-shirt he bought from the Onion’s merchandise store, and while it was the butt of a number of my friends’ jokes after he repeatedly wore it when picking me up from grade school, I always gained a deep sense of pride in sharing with him this remarkably insightful idea: Everyone likes music, everyone thinks their favorite music is the shit, and everyone’s favorite music—mine included—really is shit (in the eyes of other people, of course). OK, on to the issue of covering my bases… I understand the huge detriment these expressions of artistic dissatisfaction will undoubtedly rend in my social life. A number of my female friends have already come to me begging for my understanding and sympathy toward the music duo, Timeflies. However, to quote the Big Lebowski, “This aggression cannot stand, man!” The aggression I speak of is one of a completely non-physical nature; it is in fact, the attack on the foundations of rap music, sparked
by the afore mentioned rapper imposter, Frat-Stars. Composing a score of regurgitated, pop-culture referencing mash-ups, the two members of the group, Rob Resnick and Cal Shapiro, have managed to establish themselves as renowned names in the world of YouTube-driven “rap” music. Now at this point, you may be wondering, “On what grounds does this guy deserve to call out a few bros for just having a good time, making some obnoxiously catchy tunes in their apartment, and then spreading them over the Internet to make a name for themselves?” Well, in short, I have this bone to pick. Music, and rap music in particular, is not just about clever and silly, pun-laden lyrics or girlishly bubbly samples that make for soft backdrops to accompany sensitive vocals. It is and always has been an expression of one’s soul. The rhythm of rap parallels the artist’s train of thought so uniquely that their style can only be called a flow. Ah, Flow, that sacred possession which so many young names in the rap game today boast about having but fail to truly grasp. A flow is a mood, a flow is a funk, a flow is emotion embodied in the verbal outburst of thought. So yes, I have to cringe when I hear people refer to Cal’s “flow,” or his “smooth lyricism” as a rapper. While he may have a solid sing-
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ing voice with some cleverly interjected rhymes—and his producer brohort does manage to come up with some seriously creative remixed beats—I would seriously hesitate to cal his rap style a flow.
[Cal] Shapiro listed both Janis Joplin and ... Muddy Waters as his musical influences. Well, my friend, prove it.
Mos Def has flow, Atmosphere has flow, Black Thought has flow. But I’m sorry; I can’t blindly accept a rapper’s “flow” if it doesn’t have a direction or motivation behind it besides material success. It’s fun to hear rhyme-guided jokes, and sure, the “Timeflies Tuesdays” videos make for a good diversion from school work, but when we’re talking about rap as a musical genre, it deserves better. Rap is poetry in motion and it has a life of its own. So don’t trap the genre in the confines of suburbanite redundancy. When it comes to rap, aim for sincerity first, and if you manage to sneak in a few puns along the way, more power to you. That being said, I suppose I should repurpose my initial rant. It wouldn’t be fair to simply call these two aspiring artists washed
up before they’ve even had their chance to say something important. For all I know, a week from now, Cal will become uproariously motivated, and upload some barcrushing clip to the web so monumental that they’ll call him the new father of hip-hop (yes, it is OK to laugh here). So instead, I will target the mindset. The idea they, and so many new rappers of our generation, have made for themselves that rap is all about scoring chicks, making enough money to buy a case of Keystone and all the while pumping up your ego makes me think they’d be more appropriately employed as mirror-polishing, narcissistic janitors. It is a degradation of the musical process. A high school English teacher of mine once stated that the sole purpose of all art forms is for men to attract women (relax, I went to an all-guys school, so given different circumstances, I’m sure he would have phrased his claim more appropriately). However, here I have to insist that art involves much more than this. Art demands drive, commitment and sacrifice. So instead of worrying about whose swag is swaggier, or whose lines are more subtly demeaning to women, I say why not look inward first and find what truly drives your artistic talents? If girls dressed in Abercrombie and Fitch and shitty-tasting beers are
what make you passionate about life, fair enough, carry on. But please, understand that while Timeflies may fit perfectly alongside Justin Bieber on your iPod’s top-played list, there is a distinction to be made between manufactured hip-hop and the story telling art of rap. I will close by offering one last comment: Upon turning to Wikipedia, and a few online interviews, I found that Shapiro listed both Janis Joplin and one of my other personal favorite musicians, Muddy Waters, as his musical influences. Well, my friend, prove it. You’ve gotta get some serious chops before you can claim direct inspiration from the gods of the blues. And I direct this next statement, in part, toward all wouldbe musicians: Come out on stage passionate, screaming, crying and heaving with emotions, not brandishing your cheesy, grinning, pretty-boy façade and ridiculously optimistic lines like they’re what makes you unique. Pretty faces are a dime a dozen, but when a person strives to show us the soul-fire thriving beneath their skin, now there’s an effort I can admire. Until then, my dad and I will stand, as myrmidons for musical ferocity, and proudly yell in the face of all that is Internet stardom, “Your favorite band sucks!” Email Jake your defense for Timeflies at jmurray4@wisc.edu.
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TEMPER, TEMPER ACROSS 1 Stops wavering 5 Deep carpet 9 Persian Gulf sultanate 13 Boxer’s comeback? 14 Multi-country dough 15 Too proud to stoop to 16 Fuming 18 Fastener for a girder 19 Famed horror-film street 20 Little kiddie 21 Hard hitter, Biblically 23 Hardly go-getters 25 Red Riding Hood’s hero 27 Hindu garment 28 Real bargain 29 Maniac’s introduction? 30 Saturn’s biggest moon 33 He once ran a Mickey Mouse operation 36 Lose one’s cool 38 Garfield’s girlfriend in the comics 40 One-on-one pupil 41 Winner at Bull Run 42 He played Ponch 44 Hardly a rocket scientist 48 Street coat?
51 Site of the 1980 Summer Olympics 53 Shout after a long wait 54 Grant money, essentially 55 Literally, the “way” 56 Accepted rule 57 Like an angry watch maker? 60 On pins and needles 61 Buffalo shore 62 Sword with three sides 63 Move sideways 64 Beatty and Buntline 65 100 Ethiopian cents DOWN 1 Can’t stop thinking about something 2 Spanish restaurant staple 3 California vibration 4 Type of boot or pole 5 Western lilies 6 Requiring first aid 7 “What ___ the odds?” 8 One sponsored at a baptism 9 Passing notes? 10 Symphony section 11 Batting statistic 12 Shrimp snare 15 Moistureless 17 Utmost degree 22 Not pretentious
24 Card-catalogue listing 25 Dressy shoe 26 It goes with “neither” 28 Plane-speaking gp. 31 It’s never neutral 32 Expressions of 140 characters maximum 34 Dick was his running mate in ‘52 and ‘56 35 Horticultural beginnings 36 Emulating a goat 37 Razor-billed diving bird 38 White vestment 39 At ease 43 Way past ripe 45 Well-armed beasts 46 Habitually idle person 47 Type of 50 percent discount 49 Like some calls 50 Glacial deposit 51 Items for emcees 52 Rapturous rhyme 54 Word with “rain” or “test” 56 Packed away 58 Fury 59 New socialite, for short
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Editor’s note: The following is an account of sexual assault, and may trigger an emotional response from some readers. The letter is written by a former UW-Madison student and Daily Cardinal staff member. The name was changed at the author’s request.
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looked down and all I could see were pink, fuzzy blurs. They were my socks. The only thing still left on my body. They were the socks my ex-boyfriend had given me for Valentine’s Day the year before. Hideous things. But hell, they kept my feet warm on cold Madison nights. So I wore them out to the bar underneath my boots. I looked left. There was a belt on the floor. Not mine. I looked up. The door was wide open. I looked down. An unstrapped bra. Unzipped pants. Both mine. And then, pain. I screamed. My roommates, my best friends in college, woke up and called the police. The next thing I knew, two officers, one male and one female were questioning me in my room. They would have to confiscate almost everything in my room for evidence, they said. Never to be returned unless I formally filed a suit against my perpetrator. My comforter, my sheets, my pillows, my jeans and shirts, and even my pink fuzzy socks—they took it all. Damn it, I miss those socks. My room was stripped bare. What happened next seems eerily familiar to the account written by Angie Epifano from Amherst
College last week. Her anecdote quickly spread across the Internet, causing uproar among students and staff at her own college, but also among thousands of others around the country who caught a glimpse into the life of someone who had been raped. My rape incident happened to me in the least expected of places— at UW-Madison, a university that I had grown to call home. It happened in my apartment—a place I had lived comfortably for three years. It is true what they say. You never think it is going to happen to you until it does. And then, it is all you can think about. Sometimes for weeks, or in my case, for months. I do not have the exact same story as Angie, but I share her frustration. The interactions Angie had with campus officials and police officers at Amherst match those I had at UW-Madison. Coincidentally, Biddy Martin was my chancellor at UW-Madison when I was raped, and now presides as president at Amherst College. I was taken by the police officers to the Emergency Room at Meriter Hospital on the outskirts of campus. I waited several hours for the nurses to take me to the exam room where they performed a Rape kit. It was during these hours that my roommates had to call my mother, who happened to be in Chicago that weekend, to rent a car and drive to Madison. After returning to my apartment room on Gorham, where I slept on a bare mattress, I had to decide what I was going to do. Would I file a complaint? Or would I just let it pass? The detective called me the next
day. She said she was going to talk to the boy who I thought was my perpetrator. I didn’t go to class that day. I waited by the phone. I wondered what he would say. Would he admit it? Would he be taken to jail? Finally. She called back. “I talked to him,” she said. “He said you had been drinking that night at the bar.” “Well, yes,” I said. “I am over the age of 21 and I was at a bar. I had a few drinks.” “He seemed to be really upset about the matter,” the officer said. “He said he heard you say ‘stop’ but didn’t know that you actually wanted him to stop.” Oh great, he feels bad. That makes everything better. And what the hell else does stop mean, then? I thought. “So, where do we go from here?” I asked the officer. “Well it seems like this is all I can do from my end. If you want to file a formal complaint you will have to do it through the police department on campus.” The next day I went to visit counselors on campus who work with victims of sexual assault. I had launched a series on the crime for The Daily Cardinal during my time at the paper, and had spoken with several of these women for interviews before. I trusted them. But when I walked into the room, I felt anything but comfortable. A woman sat across a long table from me. A box of tissues separated us. She began to speak. It was almost like a speech. She didn’t even look me in the eye. She encouraged me not to proceed with the trial because it was my senior year, and
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would I really want to spend it in a courtroom? And besides, she said, the DA rarely picks up these cases unless there is enough evidence. And it is just going to be my word against his. And who knows how that would turn out, she said. It was during this time of vulnerability, the first few days after being raped, that I needed support from university counselors and officials. But instead, I was deterred from going back to the counselors, and from filing a formal complaint. I have spent almost every day since wishing that I had. But it was easier then to push it aside then. It was midterms. And I needed to focus on school. I needed to find a job for after graduation. And I needed to buy some new socks. (I bought purple fuzzy ones the next day). In 2010 the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism assembled a website documenting and analyzing sexual assault numbers throughout the UW System. According to its report, national research suggests there may be about 750 rapes or attempted rapes a year at a school the size of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with about 21,600 women. But according to the UW-Madison 2010 Campus Crime Statistics, the university had a reported 16 forcible sex offenses on campus that year. It is a well-known fact that sexual assaults are one of the most underreported crimes in the nation. And I contributed to that trend. But I never thought that university officials, or police officers, would play a part in that process. I never thought they would play a part in
that discouragement. I wish every day that I had reported the crime formally. Maybe my report would have strengthened the fight against sexual assault and rape, at least on the UW-Madison campus. I have spent the last two years pushing my rape to the side and pretending that it didn’t happen. It was easier to focus on my career, and to move on as quickly as possible from that pain. Until I read Angie’s testimony, I never had any intention of speaking up about what happened to me at Madison. But for one reason or another, Angie’s words motivated me to speak up about sexual assault at UW-Madison—a campus that has experienced at least one high-profile case of rape within the past five years. What I know is that rape happens every day to both men and women around the world. I recently moved back from overseas where I heard testimonies of heinous sexual assault and rape. My story barely compares to these. But rape is rape. And no matter what way we put it, rape matters. It should matter to universities like UW-Madison. It should matter to university officials that students on campus understand how widespread the issue actually is. And how often that statistic is distorted. University officials need to do more to help victims of rape on campus. They need to provide services that will allow victims to choose which path to take—to file a complaint, or to stay silent. Whatever the choice, it should be the victim’s, not the university’s. Please send feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.
McCaskill’s opinions should not be stifled by her job title Kate krebs opinion columnist
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ust days ago, controversy ensued after Angela McCaskill, diversity officer at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., signed a petition that would put a Maryland same-sex marriage law that allows gay marriage to popular vote. McCaskill, who is both African American and deaf, was originally appointed to the position of diversity officer last year. She was thought to be the perfect candidate, being the very first deaf African American woman to earn a doctorate from Gallaudet University. However, upon signing this petition, McCaskill was put on temporary paid suspension in order to give the college time to evaluate whether or not her actions were appropriate. It is clear, based on the United States Constitution, they were. Even so, her suspension stands, and media coverage has not only sensationalized her story, they have also sought to bend her actions to suit their own means, using video footage of McCaskill in anti-gay marriage commercials. The truly inflammatory aspect of McCaskill’s suspension is that she did not express
her opinion on the topic. Rather, she petitioned for a popular vote on the subject where eligible voters could all be involved in the decision. Though the petition is largely viewed as a venue through which those opposed to gay marriage will overturn Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s law allowing same-sex marriage law, signing it really advocates giving everyone a chance for their voice to be heard. If same-sex marriage goes to a popular vote, people for and against it will be able to communicate their views and whichever side has the most supporters will see their wishes granted in Maryland state law. Though it is true sending the issue to a popular vote is one of the primary ways O’Malley’s same-sex marriage law can be overturned, McCaskill has been careful not to favor either side of the debate. She told reporters: “No one has the right to decide what my signature meant,” and without additional clarification no one has the means to know what it meant, either. Even if the petition did support one side or the other, McCaskill’s administrative position as diversity officer should not impede her First Amendment rights, and giving her signature should not have resulted in a suspension. While behavior supporting acceptance might be expected of someone who ensures a safe learning
environment for all people—and is a minority, herself—it is not a requirement of any job position to think in any specific way. Both gay-marriage supporters and protesters have cried out against McCaskill’s wrongful punishment, but many are also uncomfortable with her making any kind of statement about the issue. Because her job is on a college campus, McCaskill deals with both homophobic and homosexual students every day. Many students view the campus as a safe haven, a place where they need not fear the prejudices that frequent higher—volume colleges nation wide. Though McCaskill did not officially give an opinion, many have construed her signing in different
ways, and many have been lead to believe she supports one particular side over the other. This has bred discomfort and anxiety at the college and may be one of the sources of her suspension. However, McCaskill is not a teacher, and did not go to students requesting their support for any cause. On her own time, and without announcement, she signed a petition that suited her interests, and this is something we cannot fault her for doing. Though it is inappropriate for college professors and administrators to express opinions during class time, they shouldn’t feel as though their professional position is a barrier to completing their civic duties outside of the class-
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room—voting, participating in protests and making their voices heard. It is my hope that no UW-Madison teachers or administrators silence themselves for fear of suspension like McCaskill or the embarrassing fiasco that followed. To be sure, no profession should strip a citizen of their rights, especially not a job that finds its home among such a great number of people. McCaskill, in fact, set an example for the students of the college: when you believe in something, you ought to go out and try to make that change happen. Kate is a sophomore majoring in Spanish and English. Please send all feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.
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‘Barge’ formation adds twist to Badger victory
“We cut all the pretty guys out, no wide receivers, no quarterbacks,” head coach Bret Bielema said. The Badgers used the formation in a couple of different situations Saturday against Minnesota, and it jump-started the running game on their second drive of the day. After redshirt freshman quarterback Joel Stave found redshirt junior wide receiver Jared Abbrederis for a 42-yard gain, UW transitioned to “Barge” on the fly. White picked up four yards on
the first attempt and then worked around the right end for a 14-yard score the next play. “It was something [White] kind of did in high school at St. Thomas Aquinas and during fall camp, we’ve actually been working with that for a while,” Bielema said. “It’s hard [for a defense] because who do you want to put out on the field,” White said. “Do you want to put in more D-linemen, more linebackers and they’re all looking toward the sideline and by the time they look
back we snap the ball.” Frederick said the team’s goal was to top 400 yards for the second consecutive week. Falling short of that goal, the Badgers still averaged 6.2 yards per carry and put both White and Ball over 150 yards on the day. In the first six games of the season, the Badgers totaled 801 rushing yards (3.5 per carry) and 11 rushing touchdowns. In the last two games, the team has 804 (7.2) and nine scores. “I cant emphasize this enough,
the reason Montee and James are having success, they’re doing a lot of great things individually, but the people in front of them are playing well,” Bielema said. White amassed 98 of his 175 yards and two of his three touchdowns in the first half. Ball earned 127 of his 166 yards and both of his scores in the second half. The two backs combined for eight runs of 14 yards or longer. “We compete to see who has the most yardage in every game,” White said. “If I break one, he wants to break one.” Ball took over the lion’s share of the duties during his historic 2011 season as White looked a step slow at times, but now the Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., native is earning a more even split in carries. “You can clearly tell it’s night and day from last season to this season,” Ball said of White. “He’s made huge strides and he’s just a phenomenal athlete.” The “Barge” formation likely will not take over the running offense, but it is the most recent wrinkle. It is also one the running backs like. “You just try to figure out which hole to run to because you know there’s going to be plenty,” White said.
the Wisconsin zone, Bemidji State senior forward MacKenzie Thurston corralled the puck and shot it past Rigsby in the top left corner to take a 1-0 lead. Despite not capitalizing on their scoring chances, Wisconsin owned the shots on goal advantage, 11-6 in the first. At the 13:56 mark in the period, senior forward Brianna Decker deked past a Beavers’ defender and
put a backhand shot in the top of the goal to tie the game, 1-1, and put her name in record books as the first Badger player to score in the new LaBahn Arena. At the 3:22 mark, freshman defenseman Courtney Burke faked a shot past the Bemidji State defender to the left circle and scored to give Wisconsin their first lead of the game and series, 2-1.
With the Beavers on the power play with a little over five minutes left, Thurston fed a pass to the slashing Rachael Kelly, who slid the puck past Rigsby to knot the score, 2-2. Moments later, Wisconsin was short-handed again but capitalized on a two-on-one scoring opportunity, senior defenseman Jordan Brickner got the puck on the wing, and scored to take the lead, 3-2.
The Beavers kept fighting and scored with 55.6 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. Both teams were scoreless in overtime and the game went to a shootout. UW wouldn’t be denied in the shootout as Decker and junior forward Madison Packer both scored, and Rigsby saved both shots from Bemidji State to earn their first point at the LaBahn Arena.
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had a jacket, you had to open it up and show security. If you had a hat on, you had to take it off. If you had tickets for anywhere except the student section, none of these things would have been asked of you. After going through what seemed like a TSA security check and getting your ticket, you had to show a dozen people your ticket before you even got to the section you are seated in, Then they slowly herd you into a row with no regard for the size of the group you are in. I have been attending games in the student section for five years now and it has never taken so long to reach my seat. The university will never convince the entire student section to show up for the game on time, but those who do should be able to reach their seat quickly. What I saw Saturday should not only be embarrassing for students, but also for the university. The next time the university complains about the student section not being full by kickoff, I will say to them they are to blame for that. If you want students to get to games on time, you have to make it possible. With the strict enforcement of the seating policy, I do not see how the student section could possibly fill up before the game begins. Have you fallen victim to UW’s seating policy? Does it take you too long to get to your seat too? Let Matt know what you think at: sports@dailycardinal.com
By Parker Gabriel the daily cardinal
When Bill Snyder ran the “Wildcat” offense at Kansas State in the late 1990s, the name made sense. After all, they are the Wildcats. Wisconsin’s version of the offense, unveiled for the first time under first-year offensive coordinator Matt Canada in Saturday’s 38-13 victory over Minnesota, also has an appropriate name. The “Barge” package. After all, the Badgers (3-1 Big Ten, 6-2 overall) loaded up seven offensive linemen, two tight ends and two running backs to overpower a Gophers (0-3, 4-3) defense that was caught looking at a wall of cardinal and white moving steadily, if not hastily. “It’s an honor for us to be able to do that,” redshirt junior center Travis Frederick said of having two extra linemen in the game for the package. “As an offensive lineman, you kind of want to put the team on your back. We did that when times were bad and we want to be able to do that when times are good.” Behind the nine blockers, junior running back James White took the snap from Frederick and had redshirt senior running back Montee Ball in the backfield with him.
struggles from page 8 we’re getting chances—and we had a number of good chances tonight, and if the puck doesn’t want to go in, you try not to get frustrated.” In the final game of the series, Bemidji State got on the board first in the opening period. Senior defenseman Alev Kelter turned the puck over in
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James White saw success Saturday running out of the team’s newly unveiled “Barge” formation.
ing the stands by kickoff. But new seating policies this season have been a step in the other direction. The university and athletic department have decided this season to strongly enforce a seating policy which could result in students being ejected from the game just by being in the wrong seat.
I have been attending games in the student section for five years now and it has never taken so long to reach my seat.
In all the years I have been going to Badger games I have never once been in the seat on my ticket. It is impossible to do so. The threat of ejection is just the root of the problem. Students will still attend the game regardless, and attend on time. Where this new policy fails is in the process of getting to your seat. From the time I stepped in line at the student gate Saturday to when I actually reached my seat, approximately 10-15 minutes had passed by. That is unacceptable. I was first asked to remove everything from my pockets prior to entering the stadium. Not unreasonable, but when I forgot to take the tube of Bert’s Bees out of my pocket, the security staff yelled at me to remove it. If you
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Senior running back Montee Ball celebrated with his offensive line after a touchdown in the fourth quarter. The Badgers beat Minnesota 38-13 to keep possession of Paul Bunyan’s Axe.
Badgers keep Axe for ninth-straight season By Ryan Hill the daily cardinal
The Wisconsin Badgers (3-1 Big Ten, 6-2 overall) run game catapulted the team to victory yet again, and this time the team has Paul Bunyan’s Axe to show for it. Playing for the 122nd time— the longest-running rivalry in the Football Bowl Subdivision—the Badgers received two rushing performances of over 165 yards in the team’s 38-13 victory over Minnesota (0-3, 4-3), their ninth-straight. Junior running back James White (175 rushing yards, three touchdowns) and senior running back Montee Ball (166 rushing yards, two touchdowns) ran wild during the game in which the Badgers’ ground attack more than tripled the yardage that came through the air. “When [James] starts playing really, really well, it kind of sets a fire into me,” Ball said. “I told him I better get going, and vice versa, which is the healthy competition that we have. It betters the offense.” The Badgers got on the board about five minutes in when White ran one in from 14 yards out. The Gophers responded just six plays and a little over three minutes later but missed the extra point attempt. Wisconsin would then go on a 17-0 run until late in the third quarter, thanks to a well-prepared defense that matched up against
a true freshman quarterback in Philip Nelson. “We knew they were trying to do a lot of quick-game [plays] just because there was a new quarterback in his first game, so we were just trying to get quick passes out,” redshirtsenior cornerback Devin Smith said. Nelson finished 13-of-24 for 149 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions while going three-and-out on seven of 11 possessions. Smith intercepted his second pass of the season early in the second half and redshirt junior linebacker Ethan Armstrong did the same on the first play of Minnesota’s drive after the Badgers had pulled ahead 31-13 early in the fourth. “[Armstrong’s interception] was a sideline adjustment that they saw from the field,” Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema said. “[Defensive Coordinator] Chris [Ash] and [linebackers] coach [Andy] Buh got it together and it was effective and it changed the game.” The Badgers also experimented with what they call the “Barge” formation—a wildcat-type formation that includes seven or eight offensive linemen and White at quarterback—multiple times throughout the game. “When you haven’t seen it on film or anything like that and they put five guys on one side and three on the other, that’s a good move on
their part,” Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill said. White’s 14-yard score in the first quarter resulted from this formation, and the team ran it three more times, once in the first quarter one play prior to White’s first score and twice early in the fourth quarter. White had 31 yards from the formation and averaged 11.7 yards per rush overall. How does Bielema explain the lineup? “[A] very big piece of people moving downfield together,” he said smiling, while also noting that they had planned on using it in the past three weeks or so, but injuries stalled its inclusion in actual games. Redshirt freshman quarterback Joel Stave finished 7-of-15 for 106 yards, with over half of those yards coming from junior wide receiver Jared Abbrederis’ two catches for 68 yards. He received plenty of protection from the line even with redshirt senior left tackle Rick Wagner out, with the exception being late in the second half when he was sacked twice in three plays that knocked the team out of field goal position. The game marked the 13th consecutive metting between the teams in which the winning team scored more than 31 points. The Gophers also gave up points to their opposition in the second half for the first time in three games.
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Struggles continue in LaBahn debut series By Rex Sheild the daily cardinal
In the inaugural series at the LaBahn Arena, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (1-3-2 WCHA, 3-3-2 overall) shook off a sluggish offensive performance in Friday’s loss, 1-0, and responded with a 3-3 tie on Sunday, but won the shootout 2-0 to gain an extra point in the WCHA standings against Bemidji State (1-2-1, 2-3-1). In Friday’s inaugural game at Labahn and the program’s 500th
game, both teams had their fair share of scoring chances through the first two periods but were unable to convert. The tie would finally be broken early in the third period. Wisconsin junior goaltender Alex Rigsby came out of the net to clear the puck but was too far out of position, leaving a wide-open goal that Bemidji State sophomore forward Kristin Huber capitalized on to take a 1-0 lead. The Badgers kicked it into
desperation mode late, trying to force overtime, but the Beavers’ defense rose to the occasion to seal the 1-0 victory. The shutout loss marked the first time in program history that Wisconsin was held scoreless in three straight games. “The hard part is telling someone you need to score a goal,” head coach Mark Johnson said. “That’s the toughest part of the game. If
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aturday turned out to be a perfect day in Madison. The weather was beautiful—a welcome change from the week where it rained nearly every day—and Badger football fans flocked to Camp Randall Stadium with a universal feeling of excitement. It was more than just another gameday at UW. It was the 122nd meeting of Wisconsin and Minnesota—it was the Border Battle. The Badgers won, of course, and retained Paul Bunyan’s Axe for the ninthstraight year with a final score of 38-13. Even with what on face appears to be a one-sided out-
come, the game gave fans a healthy dose of surprises. For a large number of students who attended the game, highlights are all they will have for some of these moments as the student section failed to completely fill until late in the third quarter. At kickoff, close to half of the 14,000-seat section remained empty. I have never before been embarrassed at being a Badger fan—that changed Saturday. It is no secret that while Wisconsin has one of the best and most active student sections in the country, there is another reputation the Badger faithful have—tardiness. The university has long tried to combat this problem by urging students to show up early and show their support by fill-
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