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MPM, others impose new rules for Freakfest By Alison Bauter The Daily Cardinal
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Madison Property Management is one of five landlords imposing rules limiting guests and parties during Freakfest.
Pay freeze for public employees announced By Tyler Nickerson The Daily Cardinal
In an effort to reign-in the state’s spending, Gov. Scott Walker’s administration introduced a plan that would mostly freeze public employee’s pay for the next two years. The Compensation Plan, proposed Tuesday, is the latest piece of legislation from Walker and Republican lawmakers that aims to cut Wisconsin’s spending. Included in the plan is the option for merit-based pay increases for those workers identified as deserving a raise. “The vast majority of public employees will see few changes in their day to day work life,” Sen. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau said in a press release. “However, we continue to reform state government in ways that will improve service and save taxpayer dollars.” But Democratic leaders see the decision as an attempt for Walker to gain more influence. “This essentially amounts to a political power grab from
an administration that has consistently sought to amass political power,” said a spokesperson for state Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona. The plan specifies that pay increases based on merit will be determined centrally by the Office of State Employment Relations rather than by individual state agencies. Miller’s office said this would give Walker the ability to decide how job performance is rewarded or punished. “You could imagine employees of the DNR issuing sensitive environment permits for example would either be rewarded or punished based on what permits they do or do not issue,” Miller’s spokesperson said. Fitzgerald said the changes will improve the system. “For the first time for many state employees quality of service will play a factor in their compensation,” Fitzgerald said. The changes would take effect at the beginning of next year.
Last Wednesday, Grand Central residents received new rules for hosting guests, having parties and entering their apartments during Freakfest. Under the new policy, residents need a wristband to enter buildings after certain hours, and receive two wristbands to share with guests Friday and Saturday. Additionally, landlords “reserve the right during these hours to enter any apartment should [they] observe or hear there is a safety concern or lease violation,” and emphasize that “parties that are overcrowded may be shut down.” Grand Central is one of at least five apartment complexes instituting similar Freakfest policies this year, a change that surprised some city officials and housing specialists, while frustrating student residents. “I’m trying to throw a birthday party for my boyfriend,” said Grand Central senior Sarah Sandock. “I planned this a month in advance, and we found out about this [policy] a week ago.” MPM President Jim Stopple said inhibiting gatherings like
Sandock’s is simply a “side-effect” from a larger policy designed to keep properties and residents safe following incidents stemming from large, raucous parties in 2010. “We felt we had to do something,” Sopple said. “Our best goal was to try to have everybody enjoy themselves as much as possible, but also with some semblance of safety.” According to its lease, Grand Central allows only two overnight guests per resident, per night. The rules during Freakfest allow two guests with wristbands. Although Sandock was upset the changes did not square with wording in the lease she signed, Sopple said MPM is within its rights because commercial landlords may impose “community policies” relating to safety and other concerns during the leasing period. “Definitely, [property owners] have the ability to restrict the number of guests and create some community safety policies,” said Nancy Jensen, executive director for the Apartment Association of South Central Wisconsin. But Jensen added she was unaware MPM and other complexes instituted the new wrist-
band policy. Along with MPM’s Grand Central and Equinox complexes, Lucky, Pres House and The Collegiate also instituted rules limiting residents’ Freakfest guests. Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, was also unaware of the new rules. “Something like this should be talked about for weeks or months,” Resnick said. “And tenants, quite frankly, should be aware of this in their leases.” Sophomore Equinox resident Erin Lord said although the policy is legal, she is conflicted. “They’re kind of barging in on our privacy as tenants,” Lord said. “That’s why we live in apartments—to have freedom. They just assume we’re going to have unsafe situations.” Jensen said she and Resnick hope to create an “ongoing dialogue” between landlords and tenants, facilitated by UW-Madison’s student government. With the new Freakfest policies, Jensen said dialogue would allow residents to explore why property owners imposed the rules, what students dislike about them and “if there’s some common ground in the middle.”
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State Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, criticized Gov. Scott Walker at the AFSCME offices Tuesday.
Erpenbach, Parisi encourage citizen participation in Walker recall efforts By Jacob Riederer The Daily Cardinal
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin held it’s first of many political “barnstorms” in Middleton’s AFSCME offices Wednesday in hopes of gaining supporters in the upcoming recall effort of Gov Scott Walker. State Sen. John Erpenbach,
D-Middleton, was highly optimistic about the recall process, and expected recall groups would obtain 200,000 more signatures than the 540,000 needed to initiate the recall process. Erpenbach said acquiring signatures will not be difficult because Walker’s actions go against core Wisconsin values.
“[Walker] introduced legislation and rammed it through a Republican controlled legislature passing legislation that has nothing to do with who we are as Wisconsinites,” Erpenbach said. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin along with politi-
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nrolling for classes always seems to be a decision between a 7:45 a.m. Friday section, a class in Ag Hall or three power lectures in a row. I personally hate the process; I would rather give birth than go through the agony of making a schedule. I just printed out a DARS report for the first time. It overwhelms you by showing you how many classes you still need to squeeze in and reminding you how much time you’ve wasted so far. I look at my freshman year, when I was positive I wanted to be a doctor. I wanted the “Dr.” title, a big paycheck and a nice goatee. At SOAR I met a girl who, “like, totally, like, wants to be a neurobiologist.” She was dumb as a brick. Paris Hilton would do a better job, and she can’t even pronounce
‘neurobiologist.’ I was equally disappointed by my classmates. My first day of Biology 151 a guy asked, “Well, if cells don’t have sex then how do they reproduce?” What?! Why, with tiny cellular genitalia, of course! Good job, bro.
Anyone with enough patience and note cards can be a doctor.
The only class I found mildly interesting freshman year was Women’s Studies 103, which ranges from disgustingly in-depth biological facts, excessive use of the term ‘vaginal discharge,’ and interesting political issues. What I learned about science is that it is more memorizing than it is learning. Anyone with enough patience and note cards can be a doctor. I then grappled with the
impossible decision every college student faces: What should I major in? I liked philosophy and creative writing, but felt like a degree in either would amount to what? A marijuana addiction and “Barista of the Month” at best. I liked the idea of teaching, but I am not paying thousands for college just to be a poor person later in life. I was good at programming, but I perceive tech people as the type who play World of Warcraft and watch anime porn. So what practical major did I pick? Well, I ended up with three majors, actually. I stuck with Spanish, even though I think it is more useful than interesting. Plus, I am halfMexican, so I’m obligated to speak the language. I am also a Communication Arts major, which at most qualifies me to be a McDonald’s manager, and that’s only because the Spanish major will allow me to a bilinugal force of costumer service. My last major is Journalism, one I find much more practical and engaging, although some-
times boring as hell.
I am also a Communication Arts major, which at most qualifies me to be a McDonald’s manager.
This isn’t meant to be some pathetic diatribe about wasted time and future worries. In another two years, this DARS report will be finished and Obama will give me my three certificates and a high five (that’s how it works, right?). From there, who knows? Maybe I’ll find an amazing job or maybe I’ll come back to school and be that annoying adult in your discussion section who won’t shut up about his kids. Hell, maybe I’ll even be “Barista of the Month.” I just hope I never need brain surgery. Scheduling sucks. Drop Ben a line at stoffelrosal@wisc.edu.
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ast week, I came home to find a package on my porch with a wonderful surprise in it—beer! I had been debating what beer to write about all week, and the problem pretty much solved itself. In the package was a six pack of Three Floyds Zombie Dust, certainly an appropriatelynamed beer for the upcoming holiday. A little bit about the brewery: Three Floyds is located in Indiana and is widely regarded as one of the best breweries in the country. One of their most well-known beers, Dark Lord Imperial Stout, is released for one day (only at the brewery) and sells out instantly. They also brew collaborative beers with other breweries throughout the country, including Dogfish Head, Half-Acre, Sun King and Surly. Needless to say, they’ve got one hell of an impressive brewing resume. Anyway, the beer. Zombie Dust is labeled as an American Pale Ale (APA), so I was really interested to see what Three Floyds had in store for this brew. The beer poured a beautiful hazy, golden color with a huge, creamy head. I was actually taken aback by the aroma—it felt like someone had smacked me in the face with a huge bundle of hops! The smell was almost over-
whelming, but I was able to uncover a few other scents that were lying beneath the surface—strong, grapefruit aromas nicely complimented the piney, floral scent of the hops. If smell was any indication, this was going to taste more like an IPA than an APA. The taste didn’t disappoint in the slightest. Strong, hoppy overtones smacked my palate but gave way to a wonderful citrus backbone. A subtle, malt undertone did a superb job of balancing out the beer. The aftertaste was exactly what I was expecting—bitter, yet clean. The feel was almost creamy. I could easily knock back a couple more of these. It may be the best APA I’ve ever had. Zombie Dust is excellent, there’s no other way to say it. It perfectly complimented the tacos I was having for dinner. The bitterness of the hops balanced out the spiciness of the chopped onion, jalapeno and cilantro. For my next column, you’re all in for a treat! I’ll be slightly diverging from beer and diving head first into the world of food. Expect a delicious recipe accompanied by some great beer pairings that’ll knock your socks off. Until next time, UW—drink up!
Do you have a beer or brewery you think the Cardinal should check out? Let Dylan know at dylan@dylancooks.com! He’s always looking for new and exciting brews.
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While the UW-Madison student government’s Diversity Chair said students in the past have called the Diversity Committee unproductive, she said the committee is now working to improve diversity within ASM and on campus. Associated Students of Madison Diversity Chair Tangela Roberts said the committee sent a questionnaire to ethnically, religiously and sexually diverse groups on campus to better understand how ASM could improve its diversity efforts. Roberts said the committee will use the results to train ASM in areas student groups think need enhancement. While in previous years,
Roberts said students did not think ASM was visible in diversity efforts on campus, she said it is important for them to know ASM is making an effort to improve. “They seem to have a negative view of ASM in terms of cultural competence, so I think the campus needs to be aware that ASM is changing,” Roberts said. “It’s not necessarily the same ASM as in the past. We’re trying to make ourselves look like the student body and make the concerns of the entire student body heard.” Roberts said the committee created a diversity training for student council and it’s committees and wants to incorporate the training into ASM bylaws. Roberts also said the com-
mittee is working to respond to a controversial advertisement published in the Badger Herald that said, “anti-Semitism is an integral part of [the Muslim] religion and culture.” “There are a lot of stereotypes about Muslim-Americans and Muslim students, but those stereotypes aren’t necessarily true,” Roberts said. Thus far, Roberts said she has not heard much of a response to the advertisement on campus aside from one-onone conversations. “As a whole there hasn’t been a campus-wide response, which is kind of concerning,” Roberts said. “Silence is just as strong as anything and so not saying anything about the issue kind of says that it’s acceptable.”
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Students got quite a fright at the Hoofers Haunted Haloween haunted house in Memorial Union Tuesday.
Business leaders advocate for clean energy legislation By Jack Casey The Daily Cardinal
At the inaugural Wisconsin Energy Expo, Wisconsin business representatives urged policymakers to consider supporting clean energy practices Tuesday. According to the speakers, an increased reliance on green energy and an expansion of the Focus on Energy utility program can lead to both monetary savings for energy consumers as well as job creation within the state. The Focus program, in which currently 107 electric and 9 natural gas utility companies participate, installs energy-efficient projects for eligible Wisconsin residents and businesses. A report released by the Midwest Energy Efficeny Alliance estimates savings of $4.1 billion kilowats annually by 2021 under the current fund-
afscme from page 1 cal action committee United Wisconsin will begin circulating recall petitions November 15. After that date, the group will have 60 days to get the 540,208 signatures required, or onefourth of the votes cast in the 2010 gubernatorial election.
“[Walker passed] legislation that has nothing to do with who we are as Wisconsinites.” Jon Erpenbach wis. state senator d-middleton
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi said Walker’s policies have had devastating effects on Wisconsin’s public employees and therefore his recall is warranted.
ing system. But if Focus’ funding is expanded to the levels proposed by the Public Service Commission, energy savings could be increased to almost 6 billion kilowatts of electricity by 2021. Additionally, an estimated 900 to 4,900 jobs would be created with the expanded funding, according to the report. Senior Policy Director for Clean Wisconsin Keith Reopelle vouched for clean energy’s benefits to the state. “The bottom line is that if Governor Walker and legislative leaders are serious about creating 250,000 new jobs in the state, and that is Governor Walker’s stated goal, then the message from us is that they need to pay attention to and support the clean energy sector in Wisconsin,” Reopelle said. Parisi said the Walker administration’s policies do not just hurt public employees but hurt all families. “This is taking millions of dollars out of our economy, and that’s something we just can’t afford to do,” Parisi said. When asked whether Erpenbach is considering running in a possible recall election of Walker, Erpenbach said he did not know yet. “I think what we’re doing is focusing on the effort to get enough signatures to make sure we do have a recall. And when we get them and I think we will, we’ll cross that bridge when we get there,” Erpenbach said. He added that now it’s just about making sure everyone is engaged in the process. Wisconsin’s Democratic leaders will make stops in Stevens Point, Eau Claire, Appleton, and Milwaukee in the next two weeks.
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The Badger Ballroom Dance Team organized the Badger Ballroom Dancesport Classic, which will take place Saturday. It will be UW-Madison’s first intercollegiate ballroom dance competition.
Ballroom dance competition to be held at Union South UW-Madison will host its first intercollegiate ballroom dance competition Saturday. The Badger Ballroom Dance Team organized the Badger Ballroom Dancesport Classic, which will take place in Union South’s Varsity Hall. Saturday will feature the competition between top uni-
versities’ ballroom dance teams. Following the competition, 11-time U.S. Amateaur National Champion dancers Eugene Katsevman and Maria Manusova will perform. Team member August Sweeney Smith said hosting competitions is a good way to showcase UW-Madison dance groups.
“Having this competition here will give [the team] great exposure and hopefully will allow us to bring in more professionals in the future,” he said. The weekend’s events continue Sunday with workshops and private lessons that are available to the public.
Owner of L’Etoile, Graze discliplined for role in fight Police placed L’Etoile and Graze owner Troy Miller in a disciplinary program after Miller pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges relating to a fight outside the Plaza Tavern. Miller, 36, pleaded guilty to substantial battery and obstructing police, the Wisconsin State Journal reported. According to the report, Miller engaged in a fight with
another man outside the Plaza Tavern on Henry Street Aug. 7. Joshua Steward, a third person who tried to separate the fight, told police Miller swung his fist and hit him in the eye. Steward needed five stitches under his eye, according to the State Journal. A Dane County Circuit Judge withheld sentencing and
allowed Miller to partake in the Dane County District Attorney’s First Offenders Program, which orders offenders to complete a set of requirements over a certain period of time, such as partaking in a drug assessment and complying with recommended treatment. If Miller does not meet the requirements, he could be sentenced for the crimes.
Bill would put unwanted texts on Do Not Call list A bill passed in the state Senate Tuesday would prohibit solicitors from sending text messages to Wisconsinites’ cell phones. The bill would included unwanted text messages in the Do Not Call list. A person can sign up for the list if they do not want to receive calls from
solicitors. Non-profit groups are exempt from the list. The bill, which will now move to the state Assembly, was introduced by state Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, and state Rep. Warren Petryk, R-Eleva, and was passed without dissent. “As telemarketers and scam-
mers adapt to new forms of communication, we must keep our consumer protections up to date,” Wanggaard said in a statement. “Adding text messages to the Do Not Call list is a common sense measure, and I’m glad it passed with bipartisan support.”
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Mothering instincts turn college gal into mother hen Sara Schumacher little young lass, lived in a schu Movie adaptations usually don't impress me. I find them lacking in plot, complexity and character development. The Help, directed by Tate Taylor, surprised me. I actually enjoyed it—maybe even as much as the book. Okay, in the interest of complete disclosure, I cried, just like I did when reading Kathryn Stockett's novel. Yes, I am one of those people who connects emotionally with characters. Sorry for being embarrassingly girly. Stockett's novel "The Help" is set in 1960s Mississippi, where young college graduate Skeeter Phelan decides to write a book based on the experiences of the servants. The black help make every white person's life easier, but are not recognized as human beings by the white women ordering them around. Simply telling a white woman about their experiences—even anony-
mously—is incredibly dangerous for the help, making them doubt Skeeter's intentions. I can connect to this novel, not because I am remotely African American or underprivileged—I'm a complete white girl who went to a private school until college and I have no experience with dehumanization—but because my maternal instincts kick in when Stockett describes the relationships between the help and the white children they care for.
The shot of Aibileen walking away from her, determinedly not looking back, finally breaking down into tears, made me lose it.
When I say maternal instincts, I don't mean I want a baby. Not now. Don't worry, future boyfriends. I mean that I am addicted to watch-
ing YouTube videos of cute babies and I always try to take care of people. Like the time one of my friends got way too drunk and fell down the stairs and kept talking about the "love of his life." I was the one running down the stairs after him to make sure he didn't break anything—or his neck. Or there was the time I had just been getting "acquainted" with someone and my roommates came home absolutely wasted. Thankfully, he had left just five minutes before they showed up, or their yelling in the open window "Sara! Are you having sex?" would have been incredibly embarrassing. My roommate ended up puking while I held a garbage can for her and got a wet washcloth to put on her forehead when she passed out, all because she smoked a little too much hookah. These are just two examples of my mothering, but you can tell how much I can relate to stories of kids and the people caring for them. In “The Help,” Aibileen, the
first woman who shares her stories with Skeeter, has cared for 17 white children. She mothers them until they are old enough to realize the implications of her race, then moves on to another household. Aibileen's pain over having to move on from a child is especially clear in the movie. This is the part where I just burst into tears. Watching a two-year-old girl, who Aibileen had been caring for since she was born, cry as Aibileen walked out of the house, screaming "Aibee! Aibee!" was heartbreaking to me. Aibileen had been as close to a mother as the girl knew; to have her ripped away because of her rebellion against the racial codes was incredibly cruel. My maternal instincts went into overdrive viewing this scene. The shot of Aibileen walking away from her, determinedly not looking back, finally breaking down into tears, made me lose it. “The Help” reminded me of a much less serious book/movie, “The Nanny Diaries.” Again, a nanny cares for a child only
to be fired and forcibly taken from him. Again, I cried—at least while reading the book. The movie adaptation wasn't nearly as good for “The Nanny Diaries” as for “The Help.” The complexity of the character is lacking. I want to see more of the characters' thoughts and emotions, but unless there is an outstanding actor, this doesn't occur to the extent that it does in writing. I can't connect to the character, so I can't connect to the movie as a whole. I guess I should just keep reading books with children. Maybe once I actually have kids I'll stop, seeing as how my own kids will be driving me insane and I'll want my reading to allow me to escape. Are you Sara’s future boyfriend who nearly had a heart attack when you read that she loved babies? You should probably warn her about scaring you off. You know, just in case. You can send feedback to slschumache2@ wisc.edu.
Hoofers steps up the scary with a Halloweek of events Jaime Brackeen wud(s) ranger As an indecisive person with countless interests, WUD is kind of pissing me off this week—in the best way possible, of course. The various committees have some incredible opportunities coming your way, and I have now been forced to pick and choose amongst them. Since it is the last week where it will be acceptable to obsess over scary monsters and nice sprites (if you got that reference, we could probably be friends), I’ll get the Halloween mischief out of the way with Hoofers’ haunted activities. Unfortunately if you didn’t already go, you’ve missed the Hoofers Haunted House at the Memorial Union on Tuesday night, but fear not (or possibly fear more) they’ll be spinning their way over to another haunted location tonight.
At 5 p.m. the group will depart from the Park Street Circle next to the Memorial Union for a bike ride around Lake Mendota to the KWWF Corn Maze. The sun sets around 6 p.m. tonight, so you’ll travel through the growing shadows to your dark destination. BYOBike and helmet. Safety side note: No matter how lame you think a helmet might be, an incident involving an umbrella in my front wheel and me doing a flip over my handlebars a couple weeks ago has led to my full support of covering your cranium. Bring that helmet, for reals.
If Neon Indian at the Sett is not your style, I’d recommend this monster’s ball for getting your freak on.
Or, if you want to keep things a little more low-key,
Yesterday saw some highly anticipated albums drop, such as Mylo Xyloto from Coldplay. Tom Waits also released his first allnew album in seven years, titled Bad as Me. This week in movies, Halloween weekend remember, doesn’t have any horror movies coming out. Dreamworks is releasing “Puss in Boots 3D,” which is a scary idea in its own right. Also coming out are “The Rum Diary,” an adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s “temporarily lost” novel, and “In Time.” The latter is one of the most original looking science fiction movies this year, and while it’s probably not Oscar material, it looks like a great concept. Next week looks to have some interesting albums coming out, including releases from
Hoofers has coupled with WUD Publications to bring you a night full of “spooky stories and sweet treats,” also on Wednesday. Stop by the Hoofer Lounge any time between 8 p.m. and midnight for some ghoulish ghost stories and bonus ghost tours around the Memorial Union Theater and Bascom Hill. I’m very seriously contemplating not studying for a midterm to go to this. Like I said, I love Halloween. Then Thursday, stop by the docks to watch Hoofers SCUBA do some underwater jack-o-lantern carving. Entry is already closed, but it will still be fun to watch a whole pumpkin go into the water and come out with a face! Finally Friday, Hoofer Sailing brings to you the Buccaneers Ball in Tripp Commons at the Memorial Union. Beginning at 8 p.m., bust out your creative costume to go with your best boogey and get down in a fashion reminiscent of Fester’s going away party in ”The Addam’s Family.” (I’ve been watching a lot of The 13 Nights of
Wale, Florence and the Machine and the Lou Reed and Metallica collaboration Lulu. Unfortunately next week continues the trend of new Christmas albums. Justin Bieber is releasing Under the Mistletoe and Carole King is releasing A Holiday Carole. This week also sees the Blu-ray and DVD releases of “Captain America: The First Avenger” and “Attack the Block,” a British indie flick about hoodlums fighting an alien invasion. The newest “Winnie the Pooh” movie is also being released this week, just in time for those who won’t be out on the town this weekend to hunker down with some spiked hot chocolate and relive their childhood.
Halloween on ABC Family, okay? Bear with me here, folks.) Along with music and dancing, there will be a cash bar, a costume contest, games and prizes. If Neon Indian at the Sett is not your style, I’d recommend this monster’s ball for getting your freak on. All of the Hoofer events mentioned are free. Speaking of WUD Music’s October musical madness, I’ve got one more show to add to my roster of must-sees. Australian DJ trio Art vs. Science will rock der Rathskeller on Saturday night, also for free, with Chicago openers Hey Champ. Go YouTube their video “Magic Fountain,” watch it and then try to tell me I won’t see you there. Seriously, this is the event of Halloweekend I am probably looking forward to the most. Grab your favorite mask and raise hell at the Rath. One last event to check out
is Distinguished Lecture Series speaker, Bill Strickland on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union Theater. According to the Union Theatre, “President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corp, Bill Strickland is a nationally recognized visionary leader focused on delivering educational and cultural opportunities to disadvantaged students and adults.” If you’re looking for a motivational speaker that will make you feel empowered, he’s your guy. Tickets are available at the Union box office. Why waste money on an over-commercialized Freak Fest ticket when you could be turning Halloween into Halloweek for free? If you hit up any of these events keep your eyes peeled for Paul Bunyan or a skeleton; Jaime would love to make your acquaintance. Maybe let her know where you’ll be at jbrackeen@wisc.edu.
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A conversation with the Pulitzerwinning author of “Enrique’s Journey”
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wo-time Pulitzer Prize winning author and journalist Sonia Nazario has written about social issues for 20 years. In 2006, her book describing a Honduran child’s struggle to reach his mother in the U.S., entitled “Enrique’s Journey,” became a national best seller. This year, the UW chose “Enrique’s Journey” for the university’s Go Big Read program. azario spoke with the Daily Cardinal about her experience escaping gangsters atop freight trains when tracing the unpredictable journey thousands of young immigrants make to the U.S. each year.
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While replicating Enrique’s route to the U.S, author Sonia Nazario traveled about 1,600 miles. She spent nearly half of the journey atop freight train cars, witnessing violence and police corruption.
Q & A with Go Big Read author Sonia Nazario THE DAILY CARDINAL: Can you tell me some of the difficulties you faced while working on the book?
I think my experiences were authentic enough…that it allowed me to write about this in a different way.
NAZARIO: The first difficulty was that I thought I’d start with a boy in Central America and follow him through Mexico, but I realized that was not possible. There were too many people trying to kill this kid along the w ay— b a n d i t s , gangsters, etc.— so there was no way SONIA NAZARIO that I could stick with one kid if he was running from all these different actors. I decided to find a boy who had made it to northern Mexico…hoping he would make it on to his mom in the U.S., and then reconstruct his journey. I felt like I needed to make the train ride myself to see a lot of those details. I traveled about 1,600 miles and about half of that on top of freight trains. That involved a lot of challenges: Not getting raped; not getting swept off the train by a branch. I had a gangster try to grab me and I had to try to get away from him and leap forward three cars, [where] I begged the conductor to save me from this guy.
DC: Why did you decide to use Enrique?
DC: Do you think your experience on the train was authentic in replicating Enrique’s? N: I had six guys with AK-47s [guarding me through Chiapas]. I could still see the gangsters knifing people and robbing them on top of my train, but when they would get too close, the guys with me would fire off rounds into the air warning them to not get closer. I think it was authentic because I had a real sense of how difficult it was. I returned to my home in Los Angeles with a slight case of Post Traumatic Stress. That said, when the train stopped I would get off and I would pull out my credit card, have a few tacos and go to sleep in a real bed.
N: [At first] I was worried that [Enrique] was a little too old—he was 17 [and] he started his journey when he was 16. I decided I’ll focus on him, but I’ll keep searching for my ideal 15-year-old. Then I…realized [Enrique] was a glue-sniffer, and that bothered me because I thought readers would want someone they could empathize with more
grandma, and how she hadn’t seen her children in 12 years. It struck me, first of all as a journalist, as an incredible story—this odyssey that these kids make on top of freight trains to come in search of their mothers. But also a very important story…about what is pushing people out of their home country. DC: What do you think the best approach for these women is, who are looking to provide a better life for their family, but don’t want to damage them by leaving? N: I insisted that the book be simulta-
“I had a gangster try to grab me and I had to try to get away from him and leap forward three cars.”
than an older glue-sniffer. [After a couple weeks], I called my editor…and he said, ‘The best characters in literature are not perfect little angels. They’re deeply flawed characters because we can’t identify with someone who’s perfect.’ It was at that point that I went with Enrique and…it was a good choice. DC: I read that you were inspired to write this story by your maid who was separated from her son after immigrating to the U.S. How so? N: Carmen came to clean my house twice a month. She had said to me one morning in the kitchen, ‘You seem like a nice person…but it is very unacceptable as a Latina not to have children. …When are you going to have children?’ I didn’t want to answer so I said, ‘What about you Carmen, are you thinking about having any more children?’ She just started crying in my kitchen and she explained that she had left four children behind in Guatemala. She explained to me that she had come north to work and left them with her
ity. I’m hoping that with both extremes, people can start to look at the other side of the issue. I’m hoping that students will read this and it will take them inside one immigrant family and help them better understand the issues of what’s pushing people out of their countries. DC: How often do you speak with Enrique? N: I speak with his mother maybe every couple of months, and I spent a night actually sleeping at their house a couple of weeks ago. I probably talk with him about once a year because I think he doesn’t want to hear my lecture about drugs. He made himself scarce the night I was there.
DC: I read Enrique is struggling with drugs again. Is this information still Sonia Nazario author accurate? “Enrique’s Journey” N: Yes. During my lecture I’ll explain that there is very good news about Enrique and very bad news about neously published in Spanish because Enrique as well. He’s still mired in I wanted Latinas to understand…that drugs, but the good news I’ll save for there were big costs [of leaving their later. children behind]. In terms of the question, what choice should they make, I can’t answer that question after a Sonia Nazario will speak on campus decade of looking at this. Thursday in Union South’s I had heard stories in high Varsity Hall at 7 p.m. school…that the worst thing these kids can do to get back at their mothers for leaving them, is for the girls to have an affair with the mother’s [new husband]. I saw [Carmen] two years ago in Iowa: [she] had just learned…that her oldest daughter had had an affair with [her new] husband. [She said], ‘If I knew then what I know now, I would have never left them; this is destroyInteresting facts: ing my family.’ I know how the story ends, but I’ve never been standing in -Carrying a letter from Honduras with hungry children and the president of Mexico nothing to give them.
DC: How are you hoping this book impacts students who read it? N: I think many people are highly sympathetic [toward illegal immigrants], but I think there’s also enormous hostil-
prevented Nazario from being arrested three times. -Six men with AK-47s guarded her through Chiapas, Mexico
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opinion Electoral vote changes bad for state dailycardinal.com/opinion
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
view Cardinal View editorials represent The Daily Cardinal’s organizational opinion. Each editorial is crafted independent of news coverage. The electoral college is problematic and outdated. It skews voter representation, can hand the presidency to a candidate who was not elected by popular will and gives a handful of swing states disproportionate power over the fate of the country. A recent proposal by state Rep. Daniel LeMahieu, R-Cascade, would change the way Wisconsin allocates its electoral votes. It would change it from a winner-take-all system to one in which votes are divvied up by congressional districts with the two Senate votes determined by the overall popular vote. Though we should be working as a nation towards gradually getting rid of the electoral college, Rep. LeMahieu’s plan is not the way to achieve this. The biggest problem with splitting electoral votes by con-
gressional districts is that instead of addressing the pitfalls of the electoral college, it just recreates the same system on a smaller scale. In the same way the nation has blue states, red states and swing states, Wisconsin will have blue districts, red districts and swing districts. All of the attention and money will be focused in the two, maybe three districts that could go either way while the rest of the state is ignored. The new system is not about giving power to individual voters, but giving it to smaller geopolitical areas. By recreating the national system on a state scale, you also inadvertently produce one of the most troubling issues of the electoral college: voter inequality. Even states with the same number of electoral votes skew representation. For example, Maine and Hawaii both have
four electoral votes. Despite the fact that Maine had the thirdhighest voter turnout in 2008 and Hawaii had the lowest, they counted exactly the same. If this bill passes, Wisconsin will be no different. Even if voter turnout was much higher in the 2nd Congressional District than in the 1st, they would each get one electoral vote, period. Say what you want about the current system, but at least a vote in Madison counts the same as one in Rhinelander.
The new system would not be about giving power to individual voters, but giving it to smaller geopolitical areas.
These potential problems are exacerbated by the fact that recent redistricting in Wisconsin has created far more polarized congressional districts than there have been in years. While the districts
of Congressmen Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, or Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, could have been competitive in the upcoming election, they have been packed and redefined to make them more politically homogenous. Therefore, if an extremely red or blue district is particularly energized, voters will only be able to contribute to the two senate votes and, for the most part, only matter within the confines of their already predetermined districts. This plan would also diminish Wisconsin’s relevance within the electoral process and its relationship with the federal government. Wisconsin benefits from the current system because it is a swing state with a moderate amount of electoral votes. Candidates care about Wisconsin because if its 10 votes. They may not be so eager to expend their energy over one or two swing votes. A troubling but very real side effect of Wisconsin’s importance in a national election is that it sees subsidies for agriculture and other projects that many other
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states do not. The reality is that the federal government pays attention to Wisconsin because it has to, and the state does not benefit from going rogue.
This plan would also diminish Wisconsin’s relevance within the electoral process and its relationship with the federal gov.
Any way you look at it, LeMahieu’s plan is a dud. It creates a situation in which both the state and voter lose. However, this does not mean that election reform could or should not happen, it just has to happen in a uniform manner across the country. If we want to make presidential elections more about the people and less about geopolitics, we need to change the system on a national level. This plan, even as a step toward doing the right thing, would be impractical and counterproductive. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
Wisconsin Electoral College Changes
Pros
Cons
1 More likely that the individual Wisconsin voter’s ballot will count towards the candidate of their choice.
1 Artificially creates inequality by granting congressional districts with different voter turnout the same number of votes.
2 By not consolidating the entirety of the state’s electoral votes to one candidate, distribution would better reflect the diversity of opinions.
2 Exacerbates polarization and gerrymandering, thus predetermining the votes of certain party-dominated districts.
3 Would provide a more democratic distribution of votes than the current system of state-wide consolidation.
3 By de-centralizing electoral votes, presidential candidates would be less willing to address Wisconsin’s needs, lessening the state’s bargaining chips with the federal government. Kurt Engelbrecht/cardinal File photo
Dissent: Presidential voting changes will make Wis. more democratic Before proclaiming our support for state Rep. Dan LeMathieu’s plan to split Wisconsin’s Electoral College by congressional district, we would like to concur with the editorial board’s contempt and dismissal of the Electoral College in general. We, too, believe the system to be a misrepresentation of public opinion that silences the minority. While we would like to see the Electoral College abolished from presidential elections across the U.S., we believe
LeMathieu’s legislation would present Wisconsin with a much better alternative to the system as it is now. By splitting eight of Wisconsin’s 10 Electoral College votes by congressional district, the plan would create a more proportional allocation of Wisconsin’s Electoral College votes. Instead of a Republican candidate receiving all ten electoral votes because he secured a minor 52 percent majority, under this proposal a candidate would only receive the votes he won by district—removing the
majority, winner-take-all system that currently exists.
This [legislation] presents a more accurate image of Wisconsin’s public opinion...
That said, we are not privy to the potentially obstructive existence of gerrymandering, nor are
we blind to the possibility of making Wisconsin less attractive on national campaign trails. But, we continue to believe splitting up the Electoral College will inevitably strengthen voter voice across the state—something that should be encouraged rather than silenced. Under LaMathieu’s legislation, it is more likely a vote cast for Candidate “A” will result in an Electoral College vote for said candidate, giving more influence to a ballot cast in each district. This presents a more accurate image of Wisconsin’s public opinion and
delivers more credible Electoral College votes to the overall race. It’s not a perfect system, but it is ultimately a step in the right direction. While we would like to see an effort to reform the presidential election system on a nationwide scale, for now, splitting up the Electoral College votes across Wisconsin will have to do. Samantha Witthuhn Steven Rosenbaum Matt Beaty Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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The aftermath: how the loss to Michigan State affects the future
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Junior midfielder Tomislav Zadro recorded Wisconsin’s only three shots against Northwestern. The Badgers need to put more pressure on opposing keepers if they want to return to winning.
Badgers look to end road stretch with win By Dylan Flaks the daily cardinal
The Wisconsin Badgers (3-1-0 Big Ten, 7-6-2 overall) travel to Milwaukee to face in-state rival UW-Milwaukee (2-2-2 Horizon League, 5-7-2 overall) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the third game in a row for the Badgers out of Madison, and the red and white will look to get their first win of the three game road trip.
“We are going to have to capitalize. They won’t give us a lot of oppertunities.” John Trask head coach Wisconsin men’s soccer
The Badgers have played poorly in the last two games, being held scoreless first by the Green Bay Phoenix last Wednesday, and then on Sunday by the Northwestern Wildcats, who overtook the Badgers for first place in the
conference with the win. Wisconsin has struggled on offense having zero shots in the first half of the game against Green Bay, and three shots total in Evanston, Ill., all taken by junior midfielder Tomislav Zadro. UW’s biggest problem is that they are taking so many fewer shots than their opponents. On the season, the Badgers have been outshot 150 to 203. It was never an issue before because the Badgers were shooting a high enough percentage to manage one or two goals a game (they average 1.33 goals per game) and were keeping their opponents at a low percentage. However, in the past two games, the Badgers have been outscored 3-0 and need to get back on track. “We knew we weren’t going to get a boat load of shots,” head coach John Trask said about the game on Wednesday. “If you look at the Michigan game, I think it was 7-6 in shots.” The Badgers defense has been playing very well; even during the two road losses in
the past week they played a very staunch game. The game against Green Bay was affected harshly by the wind, but against Northwestern they made very few mistakes and gave up just one goal, which came at the end of the game. “If you talk to the defenders they want the forwards to score more goals,” Trask said about the defensive attitude. “We talked about it on Monday, trying to get forward in the right places.” The bottom line is, the offensive production must increase if the Badgers hope to make a good run at the Big Ten title and possibly the NCAA tournament. “We are going to have to capitalize,” Trask said. “They won’t give us a lot of opportunities.” While Wednesday’s game is not a “must-win” game at this point in the season, it is very important to get a positive result. A win on Wednesday would get the Badgers back into a good rhythm and regain the confidence that may have been lost as they enter the final three games of the Big Ten season.
Three Badgers receive player of the week honors Sophomore goaltender Alex Rigsby was awarded WCHA Defensive Player of the Week for her performance against UMD this past weekend. This is the second-consecutive week that Rigsby has received this honor. Rigsby combined RIGSBY for 80 saves over the weekend, which was a career high, and a career high 46 saves in game two of the series. Freshman goaltender Joel Rumpel earned WCHA Freshman of the Week honors in the Badgers 5-4 defeat of North Dakota this past Saturday.
Rumpel made 38 saves in his third start for Wisconsin. His 38 saves were the most for a Badger goaltender in two years.
Senior Dani Fischer was given Big Ten Women’s Cross RUMPEL Country Runner of the Week. Coming in first place in the 6-kilometer with a time of 21 minutes, 58 seconds; Fischer helped to lead the Badgers to a victory at the UW-Oshkosh Open with her first win of her career. FISCHER -Matthew Kleist
he question is asked to head coaches and players all the time. “What positives can you take away from this?” It really can apply to any game, no matter the outcome. In Madison lately, at least as it pertains to football, we’ve become accustomed to asking because it can be difficult to find useful indicators in blowout victories. Saturday night in East Lansing Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema was asked a version of the question, only the context was clearly very different after Badgers’ psychologically tormenting last-second loss to Michigan State. His answers were poignant and also about just the sort of things you’d expect. He talked about dealing with adversity, galvanizing even further as a team and coming back better next week. There’s one thing about the silver lining approach—as useful as it is—that can be frustrating if it’s not addressed. UW’s loss against MSU, for the team and for the fans, is unilaterally a bad thing. Sure, it provides teaching moments and maybe some pressure relief, but I’d have a hard time believing there are many fans or players that hear those things and say, “Oh, phew, you’re right, I’m glad we lost that game.” Of course not. Regardless of mounting pressure, or Bowl Championship Series frustration, or complaints of under-appreciation, 7-0 is better than 6-1. Period. That said, 6-1 it is and, since I don’t have to spend the entire week preparing for Ohio State (or a Law of Mass Communications exam), let’s take a look at a couple bigger-picture items that were affected Saturday, regardless if they’re good or bad.
Heisman hype (and hope) gone
@RussellManiaXVI will likely live on for the remainder of the season, but the Heisman hardware is not coming to Madison this year. For the most part, Russell Wilson did almost everything he’s been doing this season Saturday night. He zipped slants and threw the deep ball. He made first downs (and a touchdown) out of nothing with his legs. Heck, he stepped up in the fourth quarter and brought UW back from a 14-point deficit on a national stage. He did some uncharacteristic things too, though. The interceptions (especially the first, a real momentum killer) and the safety and the two missed opportunities to find sophomore Jacob Pedersen come to mind first. It’s the loss that seals his Heisman fate. I don’t think that’s necessarily fair, but it’s the way college football works. Just as I still think Wisconsin might be the best team in the country (the same can be said for Oklahoma and quarterback Landry Jones
this week), Wilson still might be the best player in college football this year. But he won’t get to wear the crown. If you’re looking for a positive, consider another thing Bielema said Saturday. He said he and the players always have to take what is learned today and apply it down the road, in football or in life. Now, I’m not suggesting that he or offensive coordinator Paul Chryst coach to Wilson’s Heisman campaign, not at all. However, UW hasn’t made a statement like it did a year ago with 29-consecutive rushes against Michigan. Bielema surely doesn’t regret going for the homerun to Toon in the first quarter against MSU, but if Wisconsin jumps out to an early lead against Ohio State and the run game is working, maybe they’ll consider salting it away on the ground.
No use for rankings
Aside from stoking the online comment section fires, the weekly rankings from the Associated Press and the BCS will mean very little for Bucky down the stretch. It would take the statistical anomaly of a 44-yard Hail Mary—sorry, sorry—for the Badgers to re-enter the national title race. They also still control their own destiny in the Big Ten. Same thing here. It will probably be sort of nice for Badger fans to not spend part of Sunday night—or the majority of the entire week—comparing schedules or computer rankings in order to flesh out arguments as to why Boise State or Oklahoma State should be behind UW. It won’t be as stressful watching Oklahoma and Oklahoma State play later in the season.
Division system beneficial now
A week ago, it looked as though the division system and conference championship game may hurt the Badgers. Going to Indianapolis undefeated and playing Nebraska or Michigan State for the second time really couldn’t help Wisconsin much in the BCS rankings if it was still trying to crack the top two. Now, though, the division system makes things very simple for the Badgers. Win out, and Pasadena awaits. No watching the BCS to make sure you come out with the best ranking in the conference like last year. As the late Al Davis would say, just win baby. The bottom line here is that there are good things about the three situations listed above. For the Badgers, it’s probably sort of nice to not be at the mercy of the BCS. It’s probably refreshing to know exactly where you stand if you win out. It might even be a load off No. 16’s shoulders knowing he can just play (though he’d never admit that). It’s not ideal, but it’s the hand that’s been dealt. You can thank Keith Nichol and instant replay, or you can learn from today and apply it tomorrow. What do you make of Wisconsin’s loss to the Spartans? Let Parker know at pjgabriel@dailycardinal.com.