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Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk announced her intention Monday to step down from her post this April, putting the position up for grabs for the spring election.

“As I looked at what I set out to do, what we have done and where I can best serve, the answer was clear,” Falk said in a statement. “As I approach the seventh decade of my life, it is time for me to find that next chapter of how I can make a contribution.”

Falk cleared rumors that the decision to leave was because of scandal or political gain.

“Let me remove any mystery about my stepping down by giving you the facts,” Falk said in a statement. “I am healthy, happily mar-

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Falk to step down, opens up race in April

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Homecoming festivities continued in the McClain Monday with the Badger Games. Teams competed in several challenges like tug-of-war.

ried and, of course, I am replaceable. I am not angling for another political job and there is no alterior motive.”

Falk, who has served as the county executive since 1997, received support and praise from Democrats around the state, including Gov. Jim Doyle, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin and local legislators.

“Kathleen Falk has been a great Dane County Executive, and her leadership has been an incredible asset to our community,” Doyle said in a statement. “Kathleen will leave big shoes to fill as Dane County Executive, and I wish her the best of luck in all her future endeavors.”

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Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk announced her decision to step down in the spring to make way for new candidates.

Duncan, MTV team up to fix financial aid process

By Ariel Shapiro The Daily Cardinal

MTV is offering a $10,000 prize to the student who conceives the most innovative redesign of the financial aid process for their “Get Schooled: College Affordability Challenge.”

Over two million college students do not apply for financial aid, according to MTV, and the contest aims to create an easier process for obtaining tuition assistance.

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said this contest is not only a great opportunity for the prize winners, but could help boost the country’s graduation

rate if funding is made easier for students who would not otherwise be able to complete their college degrees.

Duncan said making the U.S. number one in worldwide graduation rates again is one of President Barack Obama’s top priDUNCAN orities, and a big component of that is removing the barrier of the long, confusing FAFSA form. contest page 3

National Public Radio Commentator Andrei Codrescu discussed his thoughts on language and translation from the perspective of a Romanian immigrant at the Wisconsin Union Theater Monday night.

The event was co-sponsored by UW-Madison’s Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia. The lecture is part of the Distinguished Lecture Series run by the Wisconsin Union Directorate.

Codrescu was born in Romania but grew up speaking German and Hungarian as his first languages. He learned English while growing up in Romania.

Codrescu said there is much more to learning a language than simply learning basic definitions.

“Translation is something else that happens; it’s comething outside the language” Andrei Codrescu commentator NPR

“The language is attached to the body, and I couldn’t speak [English] and learn it until I figured out what the communicative universe surrounding those words

was all about,” Codrescu said.

Codrescu described his first journeys in America in his late teens, during which he spent time in Chicago meeting with various professors at the University of Chicago.

Although he did not attend the university, his inspiration for poetry and languages began there.

Translating texts offers new meaning to poems and literature, according to Codrescu.

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Overture Center tour unable to discount alders’ concerns

By Grace Gleason The Daily Cardinal

Members of the Madison Common Council and the Overture Ad Hoc Committee toured the Overture Center Monday to assess the potential costs of maintenance in the city’s decision about taking partial ownership of the building.

The tour took the committee and council members through the Overture Center as the committee will make recommendations to the

Common Council concerning the future of the building.

After the tour, some city officials were apprehensive about the potential costs of this undertaking.

“I have doubts about the situation, but I think there’s very few options for the city at this point besides to step forward,” Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, said.

If the council does not make a decision by January 2011, the center’s debt will not be forgiven, according to Chief of Staff

to Mayor Dave Cieslewicz Janet Piraino.

“I am very dubious at this point,” Ald. Chris Schmidt, District 11, said. “The overall cost is very high. I’m not sure we know what they all are. And the time frame to make a decision on it is just too short.”

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Andrew Lahr spare me the lahrcasm *Author’s Note: This article may only appeal to those who exhibit high levels of productivity issues and/or a knack for messing with other peoples’ heads—traits that I find create a hell of a lot of entertainment.

College Library is quite possibly the best place to go for some eco-friendly, fair-trade, organic coffee while studying and polite socializing with the masses. With a perfect sampling of all the cliques and sub-cultures that can be found at a well-rounded university such as our own, it’s the melting pot of Madison—perfect for some mischief and mayhem.

Now, focusing isn’t something that comes easily to me.

Hell, I’m lucky if I can open up PowerPoint without getting distracted first. In fact, the only reason this article got written is a direct result of 14 NoDoze, a half-quart of 5-Hour Energy and a few lines of cocaine.

If this sounds a lot like you, you’ll know that this lack of productivity inevitably leaves plenty of time for nonsense and shenanigans. Luckily for

you, I’ve compiled a list of all my favorite things to do at the library while I’m not studying, which is probably enough time to memorize the Magna Carta in Swahili backwards. Here’s a couple of them: The “Almost-Quiet Room”: Go up to the quiet study room. I’m talking about the one on the left on the third floor where you’ll find all those students who are so psychotically dependant on absolute silence that even walking through there in wind pants or corduroys would result in certain death. So be forewarned that hindering their academic advances can have serious repercussions.

You can get creative with this one, but basically the idea here is to be discreetly loud. By that I mean something that isn’t blatantly shouting, “I’m some asshole just coming in here to fuck with your studying.” However, it has to be something that is going to annoy the shit out of everyone within 30 feet.

I like to buy a package of pork rinds and rustle the bag a ton while I’m reaching for the salty snacks. Then I’ll chew them everso-slowly and watch the heads pop up all around me, eyes flinging daggers in my direction. No joke, I once had a kid tell me I was typing too loudly and asked

me to move further away from his desk.

The “Foreigner”: If you’re too shy to mess with other students or it really just isn’t your thing, here’s a great way to get into the heads of some of the library staff. Head to one of the info desks in the library with a question (book rentals and printer questions are good because you’ll need something that you can keep coming back for).When you ask your first question, take on an accent that would imply you’re from another country.

Upon returning for your follow-up question, change the accent up on them. I find it’s good to experiment with similar-sounding accents to keep them guessing. For example, shift from British to Australian.

Then throw a real sidewinder at them and take on a thick “Brave Heart-esque” Scottish accent just to keep things interesting. If you suck at foreign accents, I’d suggest trying different U.S. dialects. If you can’t do that, buy a television for Christ’s sake and practice learning something useful.

The “That Guy/Girl Might be a Serial Killer”: This one’s best done on members of the opposite sex on the third floor, where all the big

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Guy: JUST Universal?

Guy in Ogg: I can’t believe it’s October already.

Guy 2: More like COCKtober!

Guy: Wow, you’re a fucking idiot.

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tables full of sorority and frat people are. They’re pretty skittish about shifty-looking characters, so there’s a better chance of getting a real nice chuckle out of their reactions. Sit down unannounced at a table with one or two people already hard at work.

Pull out a notebook or something to pretend you’re hard at work as well.

After a few minutes go by, slowly begin some creepy, heavy, non-rhythmic breathing. Stare at one of your tablemates for far too long to be considered normal and twitch violently every minute or two. To add a little spice to your act, whisper inaudible words to yourself every so often. Repeat this until you either scare them off or someone calls the Rent-A-Cop to escort you out of the building.

The “Boozer”: Change out your usual, lame water bottle for an empty bottle of vodka or gin. Although you won’t actually be getting hammered at the library, the looks you will get from people after chugging half a bottle in one swig will be priceless.

Share your favorite College Library antics with Andrew at aplahr@wisc.edu, or just meet him there this Wednesday night for a hell of a time trying to make other peoples’ study time completly unproductive!

Girl in chemistry lab: So what should I be for Halloween this year?

Girl 2: Well, some kind of slut.

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Freshman Guy at a house party: So do you know which keg we’re supposed to use?

Senior Girl: Probably the one with the tap in it.

Freshman Guy: Oh, sorry. I’m a freshman.

Senior Girl: I know.

Girl on State Street: So I realized I left my underwear on his pillow, which wouldn’t be so bad if his parents weren’t coming over in 15 minutes.

Professor in Birge Hall: So when you eat something bad, your body says, “This is not good!” BLEEECH. Projectile vomit.

Girl in Five Guys: I was in the car with my mom the other day, and all of a sudden that song “Gangster’s Paradise” came on. She started singing along.

Girl in Memorial Union: Holy shit! Some guy got stabbed in the neck over a Yankees/Red Sox rivalry.

Guy: Only one?

Guy eating at Pop’s Club: I hate my phone. Every time I try to type “comes,” T9 Word changes it to “BONER” in all caps.

Guy 2: Well, I bet that BONER up pretty often.

Guy in College Library: Dude, my weekend was great. I went back to my hometown and drank at the Square Tavern with like three of my high school teachers.

People say the darndest shit, so submit your Overheards to vstatz@dailycardinal.com or by commenting on this weeks’ submissions at dailycardinal.com/page-two.

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Diploma privilege challenge defeated The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld diploma privileges for UW-Madison and Marquette University Law School graduates at a meeting Monday night.

A group of lawyers petitioned the highest court in the state to change the law regarding diploma privileges, which allow graduates of UW-Madison and Marquette Law Schools to practice law in the state without taking the bar exam.

The laywers asked that either all law schools or none receive the

privilege, a request not granted by the court.

“I think the diploma privilege works in Wisconsin and works well,” Justice Ann Walsh Bradley said.

Bradley said because Wisconsin has two prestigious law schools, there is a unique relationship in the state between those schools and the court system.

“My wonder is not why we have the diploma privilege in Wisconsin,” she said. “My question is why don’t other states have it.”

Man allegedly shot at near Kings Inn A Madison man was allegedly shot at while in a parking lot at the Kings Inn at 915 W. Beltline Highway.

The 29-year-old victim went to a room at the Kings Inn to check on his female acquaintance who is also a masseuse, Madison police said. He told police the woman was in the room with two clients. One of the clients was allegedly armed with a handgun.

The two suspects chased the victim out of the room and into the Kings Inn parking lot where the shots were fired, police said.

“The victim said several shots

were fired,” Madison police spokesperson Joel DeSpain said.

“However, responding officers could find no evidence.”

One of the suspects was described as a black male with a medium build and around 5’6” tall. At the time the suspect was wearing a maroon jogging outfit and a baseball cap, according to the incident report.

The second suspect is said to be a black male in his late teens to mid-20s and around 6’ tall. He was described as wearing dark clothing at the time of the incident.

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Members of the City Council and Overture Ad Hoc Committee tour of the Overture Center. The committee must make a final report for the Council on whether or not the city should buy the Overture Center.

overture from page 1 been resolved with donors offering to provide $15 million and the banks forgiving the remaining debt as long as the city accepts partial ownership of the center.

“The alternative to the city taking over the building ... banks could take it over, or they could foreclose and we don’t want that happening,” Piraino said.

falk from page 1 also complimented Falk’s work as County Executive and expounded on how much he enjoyed working with her.

“There is no question that Kathleen and I have had the best working relationship of any mayor

contest from page 1 “This is about attainment,” Duncan said. “There are very few good jobs out there if you just have a high school diploma.”

According to Duncan, the Obama administration has already attempted to help college students pay their tuition

“[Cieslewicz] feels he can justify public investment in maintaining a building that’s this incredible.”

Cieslewicz supports the city takeover of the Overture Center’s maintenance costs and is optimistic about this proposal, according to Piraino.

The committee is responsible for making recommendations to the council concerning the alloca-

tion of funds for the aspects of the center’s maintenance, which the city would pay under a new ownership proposal. A separate non-profit entity would cover the operating and arts-related costs of the Overture Center.

The committee is set to meet Friday before submitting a final report to the Common Council by the Oct. 13 deadline.

and county executive in the history of the County Executive’s Office,” Cieslewicz said in a statement.

Although Cieslewicz is up for re-election this spring and has not said whether he will run for reelection yet, he will not consider seeking Falk’s position, according to his spokesperson Rachel

Strauch-Nelson.

Andrew Welhouse, spokesperson for the Republican Party of Wisconsin, said although he had not heard of anyone expressing interest in running for the position, it could be a great opportunity in a season where newcomers are dominating the political scene.

by funding and increasing Pell grants. However, he said the federal government cannot be the only source of a solution.

“States, colleges and students themselves need to find ways to make school more affordable,” Duncan said.

MTV will select three finalists in early 2011, and the win-

ner will be selected by online voters on the MTV website.

In addition to the $10,000 individual prize, the winning concept will get a budget of $100,000 for development.

Duncan said the country needs improved financial aid process because “education has to be the great equalizer in America.”

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NPR Commentator Andrei Condrescu spoke about translation and language as an American immigrant Monday at the Union Theater.

language from page 1 English that I had, it was great to write poems. And once I had a couple words, I had a poem.”

Codrescu said there is more to translation than simply language.

“Swimming between languages is something we do,” Codrescu said. “Translation is something else that happens; it’s something outside the language. Whether you come from Romania or you are actually born here, you are always translating, translating

from feelings to language and actions. We live in a world of translations.”

Tomislav Longinovic, professor of Slavic and comparative literature, said Codrescu is a lively commentator.

“Above all, Codrescu’s written and spoken word has been inspired by the spirit of humor,” Longinovic said.

Codrescu is best known for his commentary on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, and he is a renowned poet and author.

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hey just don’t give out $128,000 like they used to. Last Monday, the Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group found that out the hard way.

The Student Services Finance Committee voted 6-3 to deny funding to WISPIRG, a student organization that trains student activists through grassroots campaigns. SSFC ruled WISPIRG didn’t meet Direct Service Requirements for eligibility, namely that university students didn’t comprise at least 75 percent of the group’s direct service beneficiaries.

Obviously, WISPIRG members are upset and plan to appeal the ruling. If it is unsuccessful, as most student organization appeals are, they won’t get a penny from the General Student Service Funds in the 2012-13 fiscal year; a long way down from its current $128,378.59 budget.

I am skeptical at the thought of helping compensate random campaign organizers scattered across the state.

When I talked with Rashi Mangalick, chair of the UW-Madison WISPIRG chapter, she said the program was no different today than it was a year ago. She felt the group was being punished for being too successful.

On the contrary, I felt like the group was being judged fairly.

Viewpoint neutrality doesn’t recognize organizations as popular, successful, liberal or otherwise.

If an organization doesn’t provide direct services in the appropriate fashion as outlined by SSFC requirements, then they shouldn’t expect money from student segregated fees.

That’s not to say that the SSFC requirements are without faults, but as it stands they are the

basis for any funding decision.

In a letter to the editor at The Badger Herald, Scott Rubin compared WISPIRG to other groups like Wisconsin Student Lobby and PAVE and criticized SSFC for funding those groups and not WISPIRG. He also asks, “if we are going to sacrifice a portion of our tuition towards funding student organizations, don’t we wish for them to strive for excellence?”

First of all, PAVE holds workshops tailored to student needs.

WSL trains various groups in lobbying techniques by request. Then there’s WISPIRG, which runs national-scale campaigns that aren’t directly requested by or tailored to the needs of UW-Madison students.

Besides, our segregated fees are calculated, not guaranteed.

If WISPIRG isn’t approved for funding, then our segregated fees won’t be as high next year. The money isn’t just thrown somewhere else.

Furthermore, WISPIRG doesn’t fit the conventional build for funding. It’s one of the only student organizations with contract status, meaning almost $58,000 from student tuition can fund salaries for non-UW students or affiliates to operate the organization. I don’t mind paying for fellow students to provide services on campus. I am, however, skeptical at the thought of helping compensate random campaign organizers scattered across the state.

Even though I agreed with the ruling, one thing Mangalick mentioned was still bothering me. If WISPIRG is the same operation today as it was a year ago, when SSFC approved a nearly identical budget, why shouldn’t it be entitled to at least the same amount of money, if not more?

SSFC Chair, Matt Manes had an answer. “We cannot take into account history, size of group or popularity.” Precedent is nonexistent in terms of applying for funding. At the end of the day, a group should be judged in only its current condition and what it presents to the SSFC this year.

And guess what? He’s spot on.

Somewhere along the line, laws need to be appropriately enforced regardless of past practice. Unlike commit-

tee members from prior years, this year’s SSFC members followed the rules and judged accordingly.

I realize it’s unfair that WISPIRG was strung along for the past few years and received funding, but at the same time they should be judged on equal grounds with other organizations.

WISPIRG should not be exempt from the rules because it’s popular or because of poor judgment in the past.

That said, I still don’t entirely agree with SSFC’s 75 percent university student beneficiary clause.

So I posed this hypothetical to Manes: “If WISPIRG were to serve all 56,000 students and faculty at UW-Madison as effectively as possible, but also serve an additional 50,000 people in Milwaukee, would they be eligible for funding?”

Somewhere along the line, laws need to be appropriately enforced regardless of past practice.

Not according to the requirements, he told me. This reveals a flaw in the current funding system, and it’s a problem that needs to be addressed before other groups lose funding.

WISPIRG deserved the right to be informed ahead of time that their funding was in jeopardy so appropriate changes could have been enacted. Is that SSFC’s job?

Not necessarily. And I’m not sure any amount of changes would have made a difference, or that they were even possible following the WISPIRG structure.

Don’t get me wrong. I think WISPIRG campaigns do benefit students on this campus. I also think it will be able to function next year in some capacity regardless of SSFC’s decision. Granting $128,000 is a lot of money, and it’s important that it’s allocated according to the rules of the present, not faults of the past.

Dan Tollefson is a senior majoring in English. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Tackling bullying and violence is long overdue The LGBT Campus Center is launching Stop the Silence: LGBTQ Anti-Bullying Campaign to address ongoing incidents in both UW-Madison and broader communities. Bullying toward students identified as LGBT, or those perceived to be, is a long standing issue for students.

While a number of LGBT students have committed suicide in the last few weeks, this is by no means a recent phenomenon, nor does it truly reflect the pervasiveness of bullying that students face on a regular basis.

The LGBT Campus Center regularly hears of bullying and harassment happening both on our campus and in our communities.

These incidents, while commonly addressed as isolated events and often down played, are part of a

larger pattern happening nationwide. For many college students who are LGBTQ identified bullying is an every day reality. While an incident of a student being called names or being spat on, in isolation, may not seem significant; when placed in a history of bullying these occurrences are not inconsequential.

Campus Pride’s 2010 State of Higher Education for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People reports the following statistics: -One-third of LGBQ (33 percent) and transgender (38 percent) students, faculty, and staff have seriously considered leaving their institution due to the challenging climate.

-More than half of all faculty, students and staff hide their sexual identity (43 percent) or gender

identity (63 percent) to avoid intimidation.

-More than a third of all transgender students, faculty and staff (43 percent) and 13 percent of LGBQ respondents feared for their physical safety.

In response to these events and statistics and the ongoing needs of students on our campus and nationwide, the LGBT Campus Center has started an LGBTQ anti-bullying campaign called Stop the Silence. We started a Facebook group Wednesday afternoon which has received widespread support.

Please visit our group’s website by searching, “Stop the Silence,” on Facebook.

-Robin Matthies and Aiden Caes LGBT Campus Center

Big brother Zuckerberg manages personal lives miles kellerman opinion columnist

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s of today, I have 895 friends on Facebook. I also have an embarrassing number of pictures—864, to be exact—dating from my 15th birthday up until this very weekend.

Furthermore, if one were to explore my listed information, he would find multiple e-mail addresses, a list of my favorite music and movies and even a vague description of my political and religious beliefs. To the right of my profile, I see advertisements for sperm donors, Nature Valley granola bars, “FIFA 11”, and “Pimped Out Housing at UW.” The uneasy amount of access that third-party advertisers have to my personal information is astounding.

And I am not alone. Well over 500 million people across 95 countries have Facebook accounts, up from 34 million just two years ago. We log on every day to keep up with friends, share information and satisfy our thirst for social interaction.

Facebook has evolved into a facet of socialization far beyond anything the world has ever seen.

We evaluate the quality of real-life events in relation to their potential as a Facebook status. Our romantic lives are now measured in our relationship statuses, for unless it’s “Facebook official,” it simply doesn’t count. And of course the ridiculous amount of photographs, fueled by a generation infatuated with self-documentation, ensures that every moment will be remembered.

But to describe Facebook as simply a popular form of communication does not properly encompass its significance. Social networking has transcended communication, uniting reality with our computer screens. Our Facebook profiles are now an extension of our being, so that our interactions online carry consequence in reality. Our obsession with the website is a result of our need to feel connected. This need questions whether we use our profiles as a tool for aiding our lives, or if we now live our lives so that they may exist within the screen.

Behind this phenomenon is a 26-year-old billionaire named Mark Zuckerberg, who invented Facebook while attending Harvard.

Zuckerberg’s recent portrayal in “The Social Network” is unflattering, especially in light of recent controversy over accusations of privacy violation by the website. Facebook currently collects the personal information provided by its users and sells that content to third-party companies, allowing them to target extremely specific consumer markets.

This incredibly valuable tool treats the Facebook population like a farm of information, ready to be stored and sold to the highest bidder.

The revenue-creating potential of the site is enormous, but even more staggering is the power Facebook has to network and facilitate information.

Chris Hughes, one of Facebook’s co-creators, chose to leave the company early to design a social networking site for Barack Obama’s

2008 presidential campaign. The website, heavily connected to Facebook, allowed users to communicate and plan rallies of support, attracting a young voting population and playing a central role in the senator’s grassroots campaign.

Chris Hughes’ work is considered by many to have single-handedly won the presidential election.

Across the world, Facebook is becoming an essential tool for organizing movements, spreading information and aiding freedom of expression. The potential effect of such widespread communication is why countries like China and North Korea have banned the website, fearing its ability to rally anti-government support and uprisings. In 2009, 10,000 protestors filled the streets of Moldova to protest their communist government, organized through communication via Facebook and Twitter. In Iran, staged protests have relied on communication through Facebook and other social communication sites in light of their government’s ban on other forms of contact.

As the gatekeeper of information, Zuckerberg has the frightening capability to control our exposure, taking full advantage of our addiction.

This phenomenal power is what makes Facebook so significant. In an era of social network dominance, Mark Zuckerberg’s creation stands above the rest. Five hundred million people have provided him with a key to their lives, and he has the ability to reach his hands through the screens of millions, influencing our ability to communicate and interact with others. As the gatekeeper of information, Zuckerberg has the frightening capability to control our exposure, taking full advantage of our addiction.

Luckily for us, the enormous amount of power we have bestowed upon this 26-year-old is completely dependent on our participation. His influence is only as strong as the popularity of his website, and thus we have the power to keep check on the many violations of privacy committed by Facebook in the last year.

Selling our personal information to corporations so that they may track our actions and target our interests threatens our right to confidentiality. And while personalized ads may seem harmless, such intrusions open the door for further violations of privacy and identity theft.

Whether or not we care remains to be seen. Facebook is growing exponentially every day, and new ways to profit from our personal information are always under development. For now, our addiction to its communicative potential overpowers our collective fears and doubts. And although the website provides an invaluable way to stay connected with friends and circulate information and ideas, our generation needs to consider the consequences of pouring our lives into a system in which we hold no control.

Miles Kellerman is a sophomore with an undecided major.

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Well, Mr. Futon, it’s been a while. Sure, “Jersey Shore” kept us aquainted at times during the summer, but the time for our relationship to really blossom has come yet again.

As the season of the sitcom is officially underway, it’s time to reflect on what we learned from sitting around and watching four of our favorite sitcoms for the past few Wednesday and Thursday nights.

“How I Met Your Mother” Impatient. That is how you describe people who’ve stuck with “How I Met Your Mother” over the past five seasons. From the one-night stands to the almost-wife, viewers have waited and waited for the mother of Ted Mosby’s children to come along, but all the show has granted them is a brief glance at her ankle.

Because so much information about Ted’s future wife is already known—she uses a yellow umbrella, plays the bass in a band, is the roommate of Ted’s ex-girlfriend-turned-lesbian Cindy—it’s difficult to get swept up in the romance of Ted’s search for love. We know too much about what’s to come to invest ourselves in what’s already arrived, and we’re ready for the “happily ever after” to show up.

This is not to say viewers are ready for the program to end. So long as Neil Patrick Harris’ antics remain

the backbone of an otherwise typical sitcom, “How I Met Your Mother” will be quality entertainment.

But come on. How long can the show continue to string people along?

Just as one can only endure so much pointless dating before giving up on love, so too can “How I Met Your Mother” fans only cope with so many of Ted’s failed escapades before shrugging off his story.

Who knows, maybe this will be the season Ted meets his wife and even if he doesn’t, Barney, Mitchell, Lilly and Robin usually provide enough fluff to distract viewers from the stagnating plotline. That said, time is of the essence, and if “mother” doesn’t show up soon, the show may find that people no longer care about how Ted met her.

—Jacqueline O’Reilly

“Community” Of all the shows in NBC’s Thursday night lineup, “Community” often seemed like the hardest to pin down. While it reached delightfully absurd comedic heights in some episodes, it was far from perfect. The show’s love triangle plotline was predictable and ultimately inconsequential to the plot. Compared with other shows’ love triangles, that of “Community” was awful in its restraint and pointlessness.

The cast is extremely talented and funny, capable of churning out quotes as quickly as “30 Rock.”

The problem is translating those one-liners into a coherent and compelling plotline, something we all hoped “Community” could do in its second season.

Two episodes in, it appears the issues that plagued “Community” in its first season are still there.

It’s a funny show, but it could be a lot better.

The show’s first episode had its one-liners, but at times felt as if the show’s writers were getting off to how meta they were being. Case in point: When Shirley turns to Abed and asks if he’s “being meta,” you can practically hear the writers in the background going “Get it?! We’re a TV show that’s so self-aware, we’re self-aware about the fact that we’re self-aware!” We can only hope “Community” can stop being so obsessed with itself and reach its full potential.

—Nico Savidge

“Modern Family” A year ago, over 12 million viewers tuned in for the pilot of “Modern Family;” and from there, the series took off. The show won six Emmy Awards this past August, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Casting for

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a Comedy Series. After becoming such a critically acclaimed success, the second season has a lot to live up to.

The second season began with an episode focused on saying goodbye to old memories, following with an episode showing affection to those we love. The sitcom’s comfort with relatable issues provides appeal for huge audiences. Although countless shows have put a comedic twist on day-to-day family life, what sets this family apart is indicated in its title: It’s modern. The collection of misfit characters challenges the stereotypes of the classic American family. Creators Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan integrate varied ages, sexual orientations, and nationalities to produce a rich, dynamic cast.

In season one, we grew to love the characters’ unique personalities, appreciating them just as much for their flaws. And in this fall’s initial episodes, we’re immediately reminded of what we loved: Phil’s dorky humor, Cam’s buoyant openness and Gloria’s straightforward candor.

With such interesting characters and witty dialogue, there is no reason to overcomplicate the plot. Season two of Modern Family sticks to what worked in the first. Specifically, simplicity. If the season continues on this path, audiences have many hilarious Wednesday nights ahead.

—Kalie Riemer

“The Office” Season seven of “The Office” started with a bang when the whole Dunder Mifflin gang recorded a music video to “Nobody But Me” by The Human Beinz. This grand opening mirrored the immense amount of anticipation there was for this season, one that has the potential to be the best yet.

Regardless of potential, the whole thing will likely be a little bittersweet. “World’s Best Boss” Michael Scott (Steve Carell) has announced this will be his last season with “The Office.” Hopefully, the show will find a way for the comedian to bow out gracefully. In true Michael Scott fashion, though, his exit will likely be anything but graceful. Either way, the season will be an interesting one to see unfold.

Surprisingly, the show plans to go on without him. To supplement this expected loss, the new season has already introduced a new face in Michael’s nephew Luke, “the world’s worst assistant,” played by Evan Peters.

We can only hope that before Carell leaves the show, Dwight and Michael will take us on a few more insanely funny adventures; because after this season is through, Dunder Mifflin won’t be the beacon of hilarity it once was.

—Nick Cusatis

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Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

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Branching Out

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

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

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ACROSS 1 Aromatic ointment 5 “Good ___!” (“Peanuts” exclamation) 10 “___ brillig, and the slithy toves ...” (“Jabberwocky”) 14 “And ___ we go!”

15 Theater passageway 16 Top-rated 17 TV deputy 19 Skeleton part 20 Former joint tenants?

21 Less healthy 22 “No whispering!”

23 Superman’s emblem 24 Sufficiently skilled 26 Big name in cake mix 31 They come out at night 34 “Got ya!”

35 Volcanic threat 36 Train yard vagabond 37 Small fly-catching bird 39 Terminer partner 40 White-centered cookie 41 Took in take-out 42 When penitents come back from lunch?

43 1960 Olympic track star 47 Traditional Indian garment

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DOWN 1 Pretty women, slangily 2 Helplessly inundated 3 Tough-wooded conifer 4 Aping avian 5 Most festive 6 Most abundant 7 Goddess who wed her brother 8 Small toymaker 9 Attorney’s charge 10 It may be spread before dinner 11 Deceptive eye covering?

12 Diary keeper Frank 13 Carson’s Carnac, for one

18 Blades with guarded tips 21 U.N. workers’ rights group 24 Back woe 25 Hillside by a loch 26 Witch’s transport 27 Changed direction, as a ship 28 It’s a bout done?

29 “___ I know that” 30 Almost unique 31 Broadway production 32 Actress Spelling 33 Genesis shepherd 37 Young salmon 38 Case for tweezers and such 42 Breathing interruption 44 “How satisfying!”

45 All nerves 46 Required renewal 49 Texas mission to remember 50 One unlikely to bring home the bacon 51 Abnormal plant swelling 52 River herring 53 Kinks hit of 1970 54 ___ to suggestions 55 Tenant’s expense 56 Like an obsessive collector 58 Away from to?

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Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

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led by potential 50-goal scorer Zach Parise and the newly resigned Ilya Kovalchuk, and you can never count out a team with Martin Brodeur in net.

If the Sabres can navigate the Eastern Conference and reach the Stanley Cup Finals, they will run into a team from the loaded Western Conference. Many would argue that the West is the stronger of the two conferences.

One contender out West is the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks have seemingly been on the verge of a Cup for a while now, but they have gotten a reputation for flopping come playoffs.

This year could be different.

They have an offensive attack that could be very hard to match, with Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau, Dany Heatley and former Badger Joe Pavelski. Playoff hero Antti Niemi comes in to replace the KHL-bound Evgeni Nabokov in goal as well.

I must say, though, the team

I really like to come out of the West this year is the Vancouver Canucks. They have a potent offense led by reigning league MVP Henrik Sedin and his twin brother Daniel to go along with a solid defensive core and an allstar goalie in Roberto Luongo.

Maybe the biggest question mark in the West is the Chicago Blackhawks. Not often would you classify the reigning Stanley Cup champions as a question mark, but the Blackhawks are going to have to answer questions about their team after their salary cap-induced fire sale forced them to replace a lot of key players from last year’s team.

However, as this year shapes up for the Sabres and other teams around the league, this NHL season is sure to lead hockey fans on an exciting ride throughout. And who knows, maybe my Sabres will be the ones celebrating come June.

Are you as excited for NHL hockey as Ryan? E-mail him at rmevans2@wisc.edu.

bielema from page 8 not this loss hurts the team in winning the conference title.

“All we want to do is get better on a weekly basis. We didn’t do the things we needed to do to win that football game, but my goal and aspiration for this group is to focus on one week at a time,” Bielema said. “Where we’re at now will probably let us focus on that goal better than ever before because there is a setback, but the immediate result is you get a chance to play Minnesota in a rivalry game and move ourselves forward.”

The “Battle for the Axe” is the most-played rivalry in the FBS, played continuously since 1890 (excluding 1906), and Minnesota will want Bunyan’s axe now more than ever. The Gophers come into Camp Randall this week with a 1-4 record, having lost of four in a row and desperate for a winafter losing their Big Ten opener to Northwestern.

“Because of where [Minnesota is] at right now, I expect them to

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 come in here as hungry and eager to be a part of success as anybody that we’ve faced to this point,” Bielema said.

The Badgers should not take the Gophers lightly, though. In the 120 meetings between Minnesota and Wisconsin, Minnesota leads the series 59-52-8. The Badgers have won 13 of the past15 meetings though, including the last six in a row.

Additionally, as the team looks to reorganize after their first loss, running back coach John Settle indicated Monday that there will be an open competition in practice this week between junior John Clay and freshman James White for the starting running back role against the Gophers.

Although the ultimate decision is up to Bielema, Settle indicated that he was extremely impressed with White’s work this past Saturday when he ran for 98 yards and two touchdowns. Clay, the reigning Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year has been relatively underwhelming thus far.

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eaves from page 8 tive situation within your team, it creates a good scenario,” Eaves said.

The Badgers will open the season on Friday night with Gudmandson in goal against Boston University as part of the Ice Breaker Tournament in St. Louis. Although the instant challenge of an opponent as formidable as BU is certainly difficult on a young team, Eaves feels the challenges of opening on the road will benefit his young squad in the long run.

“BU is a good team. All the teams there are good,” Eaves said.

“A lot of times it helps the growth of a team by being on the road.”

While there is no lack of uncertainties within the men’s hockey program coming into the 2010-’11 season, there also remains much reason for optimism. Although the program welcomes ten freshmen this year, the most since 2003-’04, Eaves sees no reason why the Badgers cannot repeat their past successes and make yet another run to a WCHA and even an NCAA title.

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Men’s Soccer

Firm in the driver’s seat, ready to steer

First-year coach John Trask has a long road ahead

By Matthew Kleist THE DAILY CARDINAL

Those with knowledge of the U.S. soccer community may already know of UW men’s soccer soach John Trask and his already well-traveled career,both at the collegiate level and Major Leage Soccer Level. But for those who have yet to discover the game, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that he’s kind of a big deal.

Trask brings with him an amount of experience that would look good on any résumé. Starting his career in 1993 as an assistant coach at Indiana, Trask quickly made a name for himself.

He would go on to be an assistant coach in the MLS from 2001 to 2004, spending time with the Miami Fusion, D.C. United and FC Dallas.

He then made the move back to the collegiate level where he took over the reins as head coach at the University of Illinois-Chicago.

Many view this year as a rebuilding year for the Badgers, and Trask is among them. He is no stranger to taking on the task of rebuilding a team, however; his years in the MLS were just that.

“It really is a rebuilding process when you bring in this many new kids,” Trask said.

While in the MLS, Trask helped bring three programs into the spot-

light. Changing the mentality while with the Miami Fusion and D.C. United, Trask was able to reshape a culture into one where soccer was the focus. In his second year with Miami, he was finally able to witness results from his hard work, when his team won the Supporter’s Shield, awarded to the team that finishes the season with the best record.

Much was the same in D.C. for Trask. However, this time he was unable to see the profits for his effort.

“Unfortunately, we didn’t get to see the fruits of our labor,” Trask said. “The following year a new coach walked in with many of the same pieces of the puzzle that we put together and they won the Supporters Shield and the MLS Cup.” In his return to the college stage, Trask continued his ways of turning programs around. Upon becoming the head coach at University of IllinoisChicago, he inherited a team that had a record of 5-12-2. Trask was able to turn that program around in two years, claiming the Horizon League Championship and making an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

“This is not the first time I’ve been through this process­—which doesn’t make it easier, doesn’t make it harder,” Trask said. “There are just some experiences that I know that we are going to go through, and I think we are going through them right now.”

As a head coach, Trask looks

at the game with defense in mind, believing that the road to building a good soccer team begins with preventing goals and turning the ball back to the offense.

“I believe that you got to start with defense,” Trask said. “It’s not rocket science.”

Defense is only the first stop on the Badgers’ journey though. Rebuilding takes time, and Trask understands this. He also understands that in order to truly start on this journey, you need the players to do so. After losing nine seniors at the end of last season, Wisconsin has brought in a large freshman class.

“It comes down to players. We got some good freshmen players like Paul Yonga from the Minneapolis area; Joey Tennyson, who was at the Shattuck academy; some excellent kids from Chicago and some very good players from the Milwaukee area,” Trask said.

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rule in Buffalo, but the goal remains the same: win the franchises first Stanley Cup. So, is this the year my Sabres break through and hoist hockey’s holy grail? To do so they will have to build off of last year’s division title and fight off some stiff competition in the Eastern Conference.

If the Sabres hope to compete in the East, they are first going to have to staive off the other teams in the ultra competitive Northeast Division.

The Northeast is often overlooked, but last year the division produced four of the eight teams that made the playoffs in the Eastern Conference. And if it wasn’t for Boston’s epic choke job in the Eastern semi’s against Philadelphia, we would have had an all-Northeast Division conference finals.

With Boston, Montreal, Ottawa and even Toronto improving their teams in the offseason, the Sabres are going to have to fight to repeat as division champs.

Elsewhere in the East it looks like business as usual. In Washington the highflying Capitals, led by Russian superstar Alex Ovechkin, will be looking to finally convert their regular season success into a deep playoff run.

The Penguins will also look to have a big year after their early exit from last year’s playoffs. They will have some competition from division rival New Jersey, who look to unleash a potent offensive attack

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n Thursday the wait will finally be over. Training camps will be over, the final cuts will have been made, the skates will be sharpened, the sticks will be taped and the 2010-’11 NHL season will get underway.

Since Patrick Kane snuck the puck behind Michael Leighton to give the Chicago Blackhawks their first Stanley Cup since 1961, hockey fans everywhere have been anxiously awaiting this week.

The offseason had its story lines: the exodus of players from the Stanley Cup-champion Blackhawks, Taylor or Tyler for the Oilers at the 2010 NHL Draft, and of course the Ilya Kovalchuk contract fiasco.

But nothing compares to the excitement of a new hockey season.

Hockey has been a big part of my life. Growing up in western New York I developed a lifelong love affair with the hometown Buffalo Sabres. Watching players like Jason Woolley, Alexei Zhitnik, Rob Ray, Stu Barnes and the legendary Dominik Hasek helped my love for the game grow.

Nowadays, those players are long gone in Buffalo, but a new generation is filling in. Tyler Myers, Patrick Kaleta, Thomas Vanek and goaltender/American hero Ryan Miller now

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“I love being coached by Trask,” senior forward Bryan Gerster said.

Coming to Wisconsin is also a sort of homecoming for the coach. Trask is originally from the Milwaukee area and is a life-long fan of the Packers, Brewers and Bucks.

Although his team has made obvious strides on the field already this year, Trask still has plenty of work to do with his 1-6-2 Badgers.

But this team is definitely in it for the long haul on the road to success.

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Wisconsin, Trask welcomes the fact that he is actually coaching, not just managing. He prefers the process of coaching a team up to a point when it “feeds itself ” and he can sit back and simply manage.

So far, the players on the field for Trask have responded well to the new coach, and they obviously respect the work he is doing.

“You can definitely tell that he knows what he is talking about,” junior defender Colin Mani said. “He brings a level of energy to every practice, and the guys are really responding.”

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From the beginning of his weekly press conference Monday, Wisconsin football head coach Bret Bielema made it clear that he is excited to get back to work following a tough loss to Michigan State in East Lansing Saturday.

“The good thing that I’ve really learned in this profession, you know as coaches you always take things a little more to heart, a little more deeper and longer than players,” Bielema said about the loss.

“When you’re 18, 19, 20 years old you always bounce back a little bit quicker, and I think that was the case yesterday getting around our kids and feeling their energy, and the same will be said tomorrow when we take the practice field.”

Bielema did stress some concern over the conditioning and work ethic of certain players, though.

“Just by the way certain guys played, I don’t know if they were giving it full go, or 100 percent ready-to-be-at-the-game speed that we need,” Bielema said.

When Bielema opened the floor to questions, he received many about the way his players performed Saturday.

“In life, you choose your consequences,” Bielema said. “We didn’t approach the game the right way as a whole, and because of that we lost the game. Ultimately, we chose our consequences.”

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Men’s Hockey

Despite much different roster, Eaves optimistic about 2010

By Max Sternberg THE DAILY CARDINAL

As his team prepares to open the season on Friday in St. Louis, head coach Mike Eaves is confident that the winning tradition of men’s hockey at Wisconsin will continue into the 2010-’11 campaign, despite the loss of 11 players and arival of new faces on the coaching staff.

“We won in ’06 when we lost ten,” Eaves said. “We can take a look at what we did back then, the ups and downs we had, the process that we went through.”

Despite prior success at the helm of similarly inexperienced teams, Eaves knows that the turnover that happened over the offseason will present a challenge, especially in the early going. “We have a new staff,

so we’re going to grow together,” Eaves said. “Looking for those signs of growth that we are moving in the right direction.”

While the focus in the early going may be more on the on-ice maturity process, winning still remains the goal.

Without the past offensive firepower, defense will be key this season.

“In our basic plan of being successful, playing hard has always been a part of that,” Eaves noted. “The relentlessness of how we want to play is not going to change.”

With grit being a necessity and adversity a certainty, senior leadership will inevitably be as important as ever. Senior forward Sean Dolan will take the reins of the captaincy, but Eaves stressed to Dolan that this doesn’t mean he needs to get

out of his element on the ice.

“There’s a fine balance as a captain to want to go out like Superman and lead the team in points,” Eaves said. “We’ve already talked about the fact that’s not his role. His role is to be a very solid two-way player.”

In addition to the need for leadership out of Dolan and Assistant Captains junior Jake Gardiner and sophomore Craig Smith, the young Badger squad will need to rely on quality goaltending. Fortunately, Eaves feels that the position will be a strength, as the competition between seniors Scott Gudmandson and Brett Bennett has pushed both goaltenders to a very high level of play.

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