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UW-Students, alumni, visitors and crowd-control personnel filled State Street during Freakfest Saturday night. Madison Police Officers issued 43 citations to partygoers.

2010 Freakfest party tamest in decades

By Jourdan Miller the daily cardinal

Arrests at Freakfest declined once again as the party continues to become tamer in comparison to earlier years.

The event ended Saturday night with a total of 43 citations issued to partygoers, down from last year’s total of 47. Most were for underage

drinking or possessing or consuming alcohol on the street, according to Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain.

“Each year there seems to be fewer arrests and a better-behaved crowd in terms of no disturbances or physical confrontations,” Madison Police Department Lt. Brian Ackeret said. “It’s become

less disruptive.”

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the event was a “smashing success” from a public safety point of view.

With over a 200 crowd control personnel stationed on State Street, Ackeret said a large part of the success of the event and the safety of UW-Madison students

has to do with controlling access to State Street.

“It allows us to control Freakfest much better, particularly the ending of the event,” Ackeret said.

Third year UW-Madison student Micah Bergwert said she felt the excessive police presence was unnecessary and has created “an atmosphere of fear,” turning people

Barrett, Walker trade insults in last debate

By Ariel Shapiro the daily cardinal

In their last chance to win over Wisconsin voters in a debate setting, both Milwaukee-based gubernatorial candidates not only reiterated their plans for economic development but attacked each other’s track record on running the state’s biggest city.

Republican candidate and Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker blamed Democratic candidate and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett for creating a hostile business environment in Milwaukee through high taxes, stunting the city’s economic growth.

In turn, Barrett criticized Walker for partaking in many of the same practices he has condemned in Gov. Jim Doyle’s administration, including budget deficits, borrowing money and

raiding funds.

“You talk about Jim Doyle a lot, but the fact of the matter is there’s more similarity between you and Jim on some of these issues than you want to acknowledge,” Barrett told Walker.

Barrett asked Walker if he could name a single job he created as County Executive in central Milwaukee during his eight years in office, as he himself could not.

“Well I can tell you the way you don’t do it,” Walker shot back.

“You don’t do it by raising taxes and fees $21 million, which is what the mayor did in the city of Milwaukee this year” Barrett said he would not raise taxes, but the state cannot afford tax breaks for the rich and corporations. Walker said these tax breaks will not only create jobs, debate page 3

away from attending the event.

Bergwert said she feels the city should handle Freakfest the same way the Mifflin Street Block Party is organized. “[Madison] should do Freakfest the way they’ve done Mifflin,” Bergwert said. “They should take freakfest page 3

Feingold receives mysterious package in Halloween prank

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Rep. Spencer Black said he is rethinking his support for Democratic Dane County Board Supervisor Brett Hulsey to replace him.

Rep. Black reconsiders vote after Hulsey fakes statement

By Ariel Shapiro the daily cardinal

Rep. Spencer Black, D-Madison, said he is reconsidering his support Dane County Board Supervisor Brett Hulsey for the District 77 seat in the State

Assembly after Hulsey invented and published a quote from Black in campaign literature.

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U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold received a suspicious package on his doorstep in Middleton Saturday, which police deemed a prank according to the Associated Press.

The Dane County Bomb Squad searched the package and found that instead of explosives it contained a board game and a letFEINGOLD ter to Feingold signed by “Thomas Jefferson.”

Although the sender of the package has yet to be found, police traced the return address to a postal office in Illinois. The incident came on the heels of the recent interception of explosives headed for Jewish organizations in Chicago, the AP reported.

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

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orry for the confusion, this column will not talk being talking about the metaphorical birds and squirrels (birds have a pecker and squirrels like nuts—don’t pretend like you weren’t thinking it). Instead it will address the issue of unnecessarily ill-mannered birds and dubious city squirrels that lurk around campus.

You didn’t have to attend Freakfest on Saturday night to encounter the most unnerving monsters in Madison. You could be walking down Bascom Hill, crossing State Street, or gingerly strolling down the bike path and one of these gruesome beasts could cross your path—city squirrels.

City squirrels are by far the shadiest of all park animals. They’re spiteful, greedy, and when those beady little eyes stare me down like a fucking Spanish bull in Pamplona, I start to sweat like the entire Purdue football team should be sweating about this weekend (and no, we’re not going to

“Teach Them How to Bucky,” because that’s for fucking lame-ass biddies).

But it’s not just that they have an intimidating gaze and stature, these squirrels mess with my mind, too.

I was once walking down Bascom Hill my freshman year and out of nowhere, two exceptionally large squirrels ran full-speed towards me, coming from opposite directions, out of two different trees. They stopped in front of me, stared at each other and then turned to stare at me for what I swear was longer than a microwave-minute while your drunk. I was terrified for my life.

Finally, the more nimble squirrel snatched the acorn that lay in between them and me on the sidewalk and they both scampered away.

But just because they didn’t do anything malicious doesn’t mean they weren’t thinking about it. It was a like Mac and Tosh meets Pinky and the Brain except they didn’t have eloquent English accents or disproportionately shaped heads.

And then there are birds. Birds are a menace to this earth. All birds, ducks, pigeons, geese, swans, robins, sparrows, parrots, herons, seagulls, etc. I hate them all. They’re needy, loud, pestering, dirty, mean, entitled,

up too early and they don’t fear me.

What’s that? You say they eat bugs so they’re a vital part of the food chain? That’s no defense for those bastards that wake me up at the ass-crack of dawn with their incessant crooning.

In fact, I’d like to send a message to the birds of the world and of Madison in particular, whether they dwell on land or in water, have pink, turquoise, yellow or tie-dye feathers, or leave runny shit on my car window everyday: Stay south.

Ducks and geese are just plain mean. The geese hiss at me like goddamn cats for walking within three feet of their nest by accident and then start to chase me until I fear for the safety of my toes, and ducks will bill your ass on the steps of Lake Mendota if you don’t throw them half a bag of popcorn.

But parrots are even worse because they’re so goddamn arrogant. It’s like, “Get over yourself parrot, no one thinks you’re intelligent because you can repeat what other people say.” In fact, it makes them look stupid. “I’m a parrot and people think I’m smart because I can repeat ‘Paulie wants a cracker,’ even though I don’t really want a cracker, MEHHHH.”

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Well guess what parrot, I know a blackbird named Wally that can say “Fuuuuuuuck Wally,” in a perfectly drawn-out, high-pitched squawk, so you need to get some new material.

Even the most majestic and honored bird in the nation, the eagle, sketches me out. From time to time an eagle will circle around our yard at home, scoping out the best angle to abduct one of my cats. That’s the point where I decided to give all eagles a Z-snap formation kind of “Oh, hell no.”

If it weren’t for the persistent terrorizing behavior of these two unruly groups of animals, I’d likely be a healthier citizen with all of my sanity. But these squirrels are driving me nuts and these birds have me going cuckoo (Ba dum chh!). Next thing you know I’ll be walking down State Street cross-eyed, muttering obscenities about birds and squirrels just like all the other crazies in Madison.

How do you feel about wildlife rampantly scouring the campus for human (and cat) victims? If you agree with Stephanie, e-mail her at slindholm@wisc.edu and tell your bird/squirrel story. If you don’t agree, well, remember that Hitchcock movie “The Birds”?

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“Madison Fire Department officials said two separate fires on the University campus this weekend caused more than $60,000 in damages.

Capt. Thomas Olshanski said that fires in the Commerce building* Friday morning and the Humanities building Saturday afternoon did not result in any injuries.

The Commerce fire began at approximately 1 a.m. Friday in a ground floor utility room, filling the southeast wing of the building with smoke, Olshanski said.

Olshanski said the fire was extinguished in about three hours and caused more than $50,000 in damages.

Focus Films, a campus film society which shows films in B10 Commerce, had no usual 10:00 p.m. showing of “Terminator II” Thursday night because of Halloween.

The Humanities fire was sparked by an overheated ballast, an electrical component of a fluorescent light fixture, Olshanski said. He said the fixture melted, fell to the ground and ignited the carpeting.

The $10,000 blaze was extinguished before it spread from the basement lounge.” *Commerce Hall was the old Business School building, until it moved into Grainger Hall. Commerce Hall was then renamed Mark Ingraham Hall.

“A strike was held by an estimated three million Black South Africans Monday to protest against the apartheid system.

The strike, scheduled to continue today, was originally begun to protest a new tax. But anti-apartheid groups closed down many businesses, slowing down the country’s economy in an attempt to force the white government to share power.

Utilities, transportation and other essential services were not affected by the strike.

Many businesses had to use small staffs of mainly white workers to continue operating, and many cities’ streets were deserted.

Officials estimated the strike cost the South African economy $800 million.

Duncan Chaplin, spokesperson for the Madison Anti-Apartheid Coalition, said the strike was a positive show of force.

He said the South African government is rewriting their constitution to allow the white-controlled businesses to remain after the end of apartheid, therefore preventing Blacks from controlling major companies, something anti-apartheid groups like the African National Congress oppose.

“These strikes show the government that the ANC still has a lot of influence,” he added.”

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State Street Portraits anecdotes from Madison’s seven liveliest blocks Pay $10 for Freakfest? When I only want to visit my bartending friend who works at ______? Sorry you good boys and girls, I’m bordering on “Savers only” and “raid parents’ house for things I can use” broke. Plus, I have principles and “attempt to get in sans being forced to lay down cold, hard cash” ranks in the top five. Look, I was only on State Street’s horse-shit-and-puke-plastered pavement for all of two blocks in transit to a party después de drinks at the aforementioned bar, so at least give me the chance to tell you about my adventure.

As I walk down Johnson Street, I run into some friends. They are all outfitted in “flapper” duds and one of them tells me she is a “1920s prostitute.” I tell her she reminds me of the DVD jacket art for a movie at Four Star—a “documentary” on antiquated erotica from around that era. Someday I will rent it.

We part ways, me slinking off to a park-

ing garage where it’s easy access to several back door entrances. First try, I miss my target bar, but wind up crashing some concert after slipping through a propped open door with “Don’t prop door open” printed on its inside face. I subsequently walked past the “Performers Only” sign, entering a small and lackluster mosh pit.

Attempting to find a way into the adjoining building, I ended up giving myself a tour of the attics and byways, all of which were clearly marked with “Danger! Under Renovation.” Using my cell phone light against the darkness I found several deserted rooms with rickety folding chairs, old billboard letters, abandoned popcorn makers, empty cigarette packages and large concrete fragments (from the walls?).

Luckily, I didn’t get caught and was able to exit through the front doors on my way to try another back door entrance. More successful

this time, I entered the correct building and was greeted by a large costumed dance party/ grind fest, in which $6 Jagerbombs were consumed with such fervency that the establishment ran out of that particular liquor long before night’s end. I happily spent the next few hours watching those bottles drain before my eyes in the company of good friends, including the one behind the bar handling the flood-tide of Red Bull.

Watching over-exposed people take a dive in their high heels and ghoul masks while sipping whatever mystery drink he had mixed me proved extremely gratifying. Out of my own costume ensemble I grabbed a $5 bill or two and handed them over to the bar keep.

Yeah, I said I’m close to broke, but another principle of mine is “don’t be a scrooge toward your friends.” Besides, you’ve all seen “Reservoir Dogs,” right?

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Detox center may have services reduced

By Maggie DeGroot the daily cardinal

Dane County’s detoxification center may have to reduce its services for next year, according to the Wisconsin State Journal, in light of annual deficits and reduced public funding.

Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk asked the Human Services Department to study the effectiveness of detox, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. Falk also requested the department look into alternative models for 2012 along with a report due June 1 for the Dane County Board.

The State Journal reported Falk did not suggest any specific alternatives besides perhaps asking UW-Madison to pay for the students brought to the danny marchewka/the daily cardinal

Paid attendance dropped at this year’s Freakfest from 44,000 tickets sold in 2009 to 35,000 this year.

freakfest from page 1 what they’ve learned from Mifflin Street and apply it here. No corporate sponsors, everyone working together.”

Brian LaFleur, owner of Jack’s Shoes on State Street, said he believes Halloween has changed for the better.

“There’s no question Freakfest has become tamer,” LaFleur said.

“I was here during all of the riots.

Back in the day you couldn’t walk down the street at 10 p.m., it would be wall to wall people.”

Along with citations, the paid attendance of the event was also down. Organizers sold 44,000 tickets to the 2009 event, and only sold around 35,000 this year.

Verveer said the smaller atten-

dance was the only downside of the event. He said there might be several factors contributing to this including the lack of a home Wisconsin football game or people not being excited about the musical acts scheduled for the event.

Alternative rock band OK Go headlined this year’s event. Verveer said OK Go ended their set around 15 minutes early, but this enabled crews to begin cleaning the street early.

Fourth year graduate student Malika Punzo said she felt the city “could have done a better job picking the band.”

However, Punzo said she thought the Freakfest bands were “getting better every year.”

Allison Stone made the trip from Grand Rapids, Mich., to

attend Freakfest for the third time with her family.

“We came just for this, to eat on State Street and see the costumes,” Stone said, “it’s fun.”

Stone said she felt very confident in the event’s organization when it came to the safety of the event.

Although many people have deemed the event a success, Bergwert said she hopes Freakfest will continue to improve.

“If you reached out to the student community and you reached out to interested people downtown, you could create a phenomenal event that is one of a kind in the nation,” Bergwert said. “They have the opportunity here to do something really cool.”

detox center.

The detox center is currently owned by Dane County and operated by Tellurian UCAN, a non-profit agency that provides human services to handle problems such as substance abuse and addiction.

The facility currently operates with a $1.6 million annual budget, with $770,000 from Dane County.

The detox center lost $60,657 in 2009, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

The detox center is located near the Beltline and John Nolen Drive.

According to www.tellurian.org the 30-bed center provides treatment to more than 5000 clients treated per year.

UW-Madison student victim in hit-and-run car crash A UW-Madison student was sent to the hospital after being injured in a hit-and-run collision near campus early Saturday morning.

Witnesses told Madison Police that around 2:40 a.m. a silver fourdoor car driving on University Avenue hit the 22-year-old victim at the intersection of University and North Frances Street. Police have not released the name of the victim.

The student was in the crosswalk at the intersection of University Avenue and North Francis Street at the time of the accident, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a statement.

The victim appeared to have non life-threatening injuries, according to the police incident report.

The Madison Police Department is currently investigating the case.

Bedbugs found in UW Health building Exterminators began work to contain a bedbug outbreak discovered at the UW Health Administrative Building in Middleton Thursday.

UW Health officials said the source of the bedbugs was located on the building’s first floor, according to the Wisconsin Radio Network. A pest control business was brought in to disinfect the building with pesticide.

No patient care occurs at the office and no patients were affected by the incident.

A portion of the office was closed for the clean up, according to channel3000.com. Pest control workers inspected the entire building to make sure no other parts of the building contained the bedbugs.

Workers may be kept out of the building for up to two weeks.

Students hand out candy in ‘reverse trick-or-treat’ to promote fair trade Costume-clad UW-Madison students participated in a “Reverse Trickor-Treat” Friday to hand out fair trade chocolates to homes and inform residents about fair trade issues.

WISPIRG’s Fair Trade Campaign organized the event and worked with the Reverse Trick-or-Treating campaign, a national project started by human rights group Global Exchange.

The campaign tried to deliver 100,000 chocolates to households across the nation, according to a statement.

Cards attached to the candies had Caitlin Kirihara/the daily cardinal

Halloween arrests have continually declined since the City of Madison took over the State Street party after riots in the early 2000s. The 43 citations issued Saturday were another new low.

hulsey from page 1 as saying, “Please join me in voting for Brett Hulsey for the state assembly on Nov. 2. Brett will continue my progressive and environmental traditions, Brett will create jobs and make our schools better and safer and promote cleaner energy and lakes.”

After the Democratic primary, Black threw his support behind Hulsey, but Black said his “trust has been violated” because of Hulsey’s actions.

“I very clearly indicated he could

not use a quote he made up from me,” Black said, “both because I don’t have people put words in my mouth, and because I have a problem with the quote itself.”

Although he said he will enthusiastically support the rest of the Democratic ticket, Black said he has not yet made up his mind on who he will vote for to replace him in the State Assembly between Hulsey and Green Party candidate Ben Manski.

Hulsey has not released a statement about the quote and did not return calls requesting a comment.

Manski, Hulsey’s biggest competition in the race, criticized Hulsey’s decision to use the quote.

“No reasonable person could conclude, given this pattern of evidence, that Brett Hulsey did anything other than knowingly misrepresent Representative Black,” Manski said.

This incident comes just a week after Hulsey claimed an endorsement from U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., but had to backtrack, saying he confused a congratulatory phone call for a statement of support.

debate from page 1 but attract high-paying, high-skill employment to the state as well.

Although the economy dominated the conversation, the candidates took the time to discuss social issues as well.

Walker said he supports the use of clean energy as “they always taught us in Scouts that you should leave your campsite cleaner than when you found it,” but he also said the goal of making 25 percent of Wisconsin’s energy usage would be too costly for the state.

Barrett not only supported that goal, but emphasized the need for bipartisan support on the issue.

When asked about the issue

information about human rights violations on cocoa farms and environmental and poverty issues stemming from cocoa production.

Fair trade organizations have been working to persuade U.S.based chocolate companies to gain Fair Trade certification, the statement said. European-based chocolate companies Cadbury and and Nestle obtained Fair Trade certification for one of their products in 2009.

Fair trade businesses Equal Exchange, Sweet Earth and CocoZen donated the chocolates. of same-sex marriage, Walker said he supported the amendment to the state’s constitution passed in 2006, which banned it. Barrett said same-sex couples deserve equal rights and benefits.

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Halloween 2010 Madison’s freakiest descended onto State Street Saturday to revel in the mischief of All Hallow’s Eve.

From the hockey game to Freakfest, thousands got into the Halloween spirit on Saturday. Luckily, they got to see a great Badger win at the Kohl Center and an equally impressive performance

by OK Go at Freakfest.

While events may have been tamer than in years past, Madison proved it still knows how to do the “Monster Mash.”

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Youn focuses on blur for new art show, ‘Studies on Presence’

By Elizabeth Gaggioli The Daily Cardinal

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On his most recent album, Small Craft on a Milk Sea, Brian Eno adapts to the changing musical world by experimenting with newer genres, proving he can still make relevant music.

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distinct introductory section of the album, a perfect amalgamaBrian Eno should require tion of his darkest environments. no introduction and yet few A string of beat-driven elecknow of his accomplishments. tronic tracks that eschew all ambiBecause of unique releases like ent characterize the next section Discreet Music and Music For of the album. “Flint March” is Airports, he deserves to be con- a forceful song whose heaviness sidered the main artist in the brings to mind the sedimentary ambient music scene. While allusions of its title. “2 Forms of many of his Anger” seethes contemporaries until its catharCD REVIEW have fizzled tic climax transout, either retirforms into no ing from the wave guitar dissomusic world or nance. Reaching rehashing their its end with the old classics, eclectic and jaunEno remains a ty “Paleosonic,” prolific artist. this mid-section Small Craft On I m p r e s s i v e l y, of the album is a A Milk Sea his newfound startling progresBrian Eno success as a prosion. The somber ducer for such crowd favorites tone introduced in the beginning as U2 and Coldplay does not of the album gives way to more overshadow his continual prow- adrenaline-infused songs, someess in releasing well-made and thing not seen from Eno’s solo shockingly non-mainstream albums in quite some time. These albums. Small Craft on a Milk tracks show that Eno has an ear Sea resides in this category. His for the present in which electronic first in five years, Small Craft music is as relevant as ever. Because continues where the deeply per- of this, he builds upon the archesonal album Another Day on typal characteristics of the genre to Earth left off, while harken- form his own unique sound. ing back to his groundbreaking “Slow Ice, Old Moon” embarks ambient works. on the third and final portion of the “Emerald and Lime” kicks off album. Here we experience a return the album, not with a bang, but to the atmospheric ambience, ripe with warm and soothing melodies with evocotive soundscapes, a style that appear to set the tone for that Eno has perfected. the remainder of the album. In Another Day on Earth was all fact, Eno has lulled the listener about the realization of one’s mortalinto a false sense of security, but ity, enhanced by impending old age.

Small Craft soon takes a more These existential themes are continserious and contemplative route. ued in the idea of the transiency of The first three tracks serve as a life. Up to this point in the album,

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Small Craft on a Milk Sea yields a rollercoaster of emotions. Quite profoundly, this album seems to convey a sadness in the realization that the emotions we all experience are ephemeral when considered within the vast scope of time. Perhaps the most obvious allusions to this idea exist within the final track, “Invisible.” Beginning with the joyous screams of friends, the song ultimately ends with the organic sounds of nature, reminding us yet again of our mortality.

These tracks show that Eno has an ear for the present in which electronic music is as relevant as ever.

Eno’s worth today as a contemporary musician is affirmed, yet again, in Small Craft on a Milk Sea. To stay relevant in his ‘60s is an achievement in and of itself.

More so than mere relevance, Eno is shown to be an innovator, moving forward, while not alienating his fans, but still creating a fantastic and emotional album in the process.

Although somewhat genre-bending, Small Craft nevertheless retains the spirit of Eno’s ambient releases by giving the listener wonderful sounds to enter their subconscious. This is an album that rewards both the passive and the active listener, offering to those who dig deeper the aforementioned existential themes that ultimately push this album to the next level of greatness.

Just a blurred snapshot. That is all it took to inspire Julie Insun Youn to create her recent work. After receiving her first digital camera, she dabbled with its many features and accidently snapped shots in the dark. These images were shaky and out of focus.

But unlike most of us, Youn did not delete the pictures. Instead, she was surprised by their beauty, and realized it was just what her paintings needed. After taking more purposefully blurred images, she decided to buy a new camera with features that would allow her to adjust the lens and experiment with blur even more.

Intrigued by the role blur could play in a work of art’s message, Youn’s master’s thesis show, entitled “Studies on Presence,” conveys her ideas concerning past presence and presence absence in a series of paintings whose images are all blurred. When asked how blur contributed to her work, Youn explained that its use in each piece has changed as she has grown as an artist, serving different purposes at different times.

Originally inspired by its ability to romanticize a piece of art, her first few shows used blur to veil reality and hide the ugly. But as she matured as an artist, it became a way to reveal the hidden beauty, perhaps things traditionally thought to be ugly, in everyday life. “Studies on Presence” focuses on the beauty of the underappreciated, the overlooked and the objects Youn consider to be reflections of vulgar consumerism.

Although Youn believes the audience should interpret freely, it is hard to ignore her obvious passion for blur and the importance it has in articulating her message. In explain-

ing the motive behind the collection, she expressed a desire to transfigure boredom and ultimately seek the hidden importance of life. More specifically, the pieces all focus on her studies of presence. In this show, unlike her previous shows, she focuses on the domestic life to communicate this message. Her paintings create a melancholic feeling in viewers.

But blur wasn’t the only aspect that contributed to Youn’s art. Each piece in her collection is painted on a piece of wood. Stepping away from the traditional canvas, Youn desired to create pieces that were sleek and clean. This allowed for each painting to seem photographic, the precise effect she desired to create. She also expressed how over time the oil paints used in each piece have sunken into the wood. The pattern and grain of the wood emerges through these older pieces and makes the image more nostalgic. This added to her work on presence by creating a sense of memory.

The passion Youn has for art and for blur is obvious. But in terms of her future career plans, Youn does not know where she is going. That said, Youn believes blur has had a significant impact on her journey as an artist, and though she doesn’t know how long it will continue to inspire her, she sees no end in sight.

With about 17 paintings to be included in the show, Youn hopes to share her studies of presence with a greater audience. Because of the dedication and thought Youn puts into her art, the show is sure to be a worthwhile experience.

“Studies on Presence” will be on display at The Lucent Room Studio located at 305 S. Livingston St. The show runs from Monday, Nov. 1 through Wednesday, Nov. 10.

Viral Video of the Week Search terms: Monkey Caught Stealing Grape Monkey see, monkey do, and this little guy must have been watching “Cops” or “America’s Most Wanted.” Not only does this monkey get caught red-handed stealing a grape but he proceeds to eat his five-finger discount. After his owner reprimands him a few times, he throws the grape aside and makes a few priceless faces. This 22-second video may be short in content but doesn’t lack in hilarity.

Give this video a watch and you’ll second guess getting a cat—a monkey would be way cooler to have around the house.

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Monday, November 1, 2010

Voting within party lines

Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

© Puzzles by Pappocom

Branching Out

By Brendan Sullivan bsullivan3@wisc.edu

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.

Eatin’ Cake

By Dylan Moriarty eatincake@gmail.com

Crustaches

By Patrick Remington premington@wisc.edu

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

First in Twenty

By Angel Lee alee23@wisc.edu

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com

ON BROADWAY 1 4 9 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 27 28 31 32 35 37 38 41 43 44 45 47

ACROSS Cul-de-___ Didn’t get a seat Rice cooked in broth Bonfire aftermath Baby buggy?

Walking ___ (elated) “Up, up and away” defunct flier Construction girder Book-lined room Landlord, once a month Casbah setting Bone-related Answered a charge in court Fancy water pitcher Boat propellers Word in many law firm names “Rule, Britannia!” composer Thomas Williams the baseball legend Strong cleaning solution?

Sty resident Algonquian-speaking tribe Ancient animal shelter Bits of work “A __ formality!”

49 53 55 58 61 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70

Greek vowel Pharmacist’s tool Hire, as a bus Making distinctions of little importance From stem to ___ A grand instrument “Bed-in” participant Yoko Split evenly Foreign “Please, make yourself comfortable” Conquered congers By no means longwinded Capital of Switzerland?

DOWN 1 Small-time ruler 2 Additionally 3 Put on a clean shirt, e.g.

4 Cake serving 5 Diminutive drum 6 Ultimatum end 7 Shape of the president’s office 8 Agatha Christie’s title 9 Blog entries 10 All told 11 Nobel Prize winner, e.g.

12 Abet’s partner 13 Cook in a wok

21 Like some bores 22 Eyeball coat 25 Something I can’t use, but you can 26 Source of some hallucinations 29 Dare follower, sometimes 30 ___ on the side of caution 33 Where you’ll find “The Office” 34 Type of window 36 Acoustic organ 38 Off-white shade 39 Infinitesimal 40 Pants alternative 41 Cheerleader’s asset 42 Angry feeling 46 Deprive of sustenance 48 Napoleon’s cousin?

50 Serving no purpose 51 Davis Cup game 52 Specialized lingoes 54 Like a musical staff 56 Baryshnikov’s co-star in “White Nights” 57 Answer (for) 59 Went for the cuspidor 60 A hardhat might drive one 61 Pen, e.g.

62 ___ kwon do

Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

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By John Leisveld opinion@dailycardinal.com

Abusive relationships not a simple issue for victims

By Kristina Nallen PAVE Media team member

As his fingers closed around my throat, my brain flipped a switch that went primal. My only instincts were to keep breathing and to kick. Turns out, heels come in handy.

Four years ago, I experienced an all too familiar scenario in an intimate relationship. My partner exerted his physical strength in an altercation witnessed by five of our friends. A gaping hole was left in my apartment wall and barely-visible bruises remained on my neck. The sharpest memories I have of that night were of unadulterated heartbreak, confusion and fear.

Scenes like the one I lived through play out all too frequently for women everywhere, including this campus. While dating violence, sexual assault and rape are severely underreported crimes, at least 32 percent of college women have experienced dating violence at the hands of a former boyfriend.

Violence against women is often socially sanctioned behavior reinforced by a “rape culture”—a term that refers to social norms that encourage rape behavior. But this rape culture is not limited to rape.

Rather, it is part of a larger cultural discourse that envelops many other forms of violence against women, including dating violence.

Relationships are always complicated, but the key to most abusive relationships is that these bonds begin much the same as non-violent ones.

There were five other people in my apartment that night. Only one of them actively intervened on my behalf.

I am forever grateful and indebted to her for the choice she made.

Bystander intervention, which is what my friend engaged in when she inserted herself in the drama unfolding before her, does not occur often enough. In taking action, she contradicted what usually happens in situations like these, labeled the “bystander effect.” The bystander effect was in full force in 1964, when Kitty Genovese was publicly assaulted within earshot and view of allegedly 38 people. While each of those 38 bystanders assumed that someone was calling the police, her attacker had time to flee the scene, returning later to rape and murder her. This is the downfall of collective behavior. People are significantly more hesitant to act during a nearby assault when the former are not alone, while a lone bystander is more likely to come to a victim’s aid.

Many of us have misconceptions about what it means to successfully intervene in a dangerous situation. Contrary to popular

belief, which assumes that intervention guarantees danger to the good samaritan, there are other means by which we can combat rape culture. These include giving a silent stare when someone voices sexist or violent rhetoric, using an appropriate amount of humor to lighten tension and distracting a perpetrator by asking a mundane question like “Do you know what time it is?” to divert attention. By adding these methods to our arsenal, each of us can be prepared to actively intervene in a moment of gross injustice.

“How could you ever stay with him?” “When will you stand up for yourself and stop letting him run the show?” “How could you let him do that to you?”

I can’t count how many times my family and friends asked these questions. The relationship that I had with my ex-boyfriend lasted nearly six years. Four years after the brief but remarkable display of physical abuse occurred, our involvement finally came to a dramatic yet violence-free ending. Nearly a full year later, I am still amazed not only at how long our attachment lagged on, but also at how slowly I came to realize the pattern of power so outwardly apparent to others observing our relationship. Ultimately, power and control are the necessary components to violence. There is little room for respect and trust; traits that characterize healthy relationships. Although my boyfriend never violated my body again and apologized deeply for his actions, there was little respect and virtually no trust left between us.

It can be easier to pass judgment by grandly proclaiming that you would never allow someone to get away with treating you “like that” than it is to patiently listen, sans judgment, to a survivor’s story. Relationships are always complicated, but the key to most abusive relationships is that these bonds begin much the same as non-violent ones.

There is love and potent physical chemistry first, but then the ingredients for a darker, violent dynamic slowly come together.

This often emerges as a subtle pattern of behaviors that may or may not crescendo to violent outbursts. This contradicts a popular myth that women enter into relationships that are immediately dangerous, or that a woman knew he was a “bad” guy before she committed to him. This misconception leads many to a victim blaming mentality, wherein responsibility is shifted from the abuser to his victim. There is never an excuse for abuse.

One never “loses control”, rather an individual chooses to assert power over another human being.

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Upcoming referenda important in election lydia statz opinion columnist

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hough you wouldn’t know it from the media coverage of this election, there is more at stake tomorrow than seats in government office. Hitting closer to home, a few local referenda deserve attention before heading to the polls tomorrow. Though only two questions will appear on the ballot in Madison, they hit on key issues that should resonate with many college students.

I’ll explain my opinions on these referenda here, but please, read up on these subjects and get out and vote tomorrow, no matter which way your opinions sway.

The first concerns a topic that hasn’t seriously been talked about in Wisconsin until now. Voters in Dane County will have the first chance to sound off on the issue of legalizing medical marijuana tomorrow. The question, “Should the Wisconsin Legislature enact legislation allowing residents with debilitating medical conditions to acquire and possess marijuana for medical purposes if supported by their physician?” is the first marijuana referendum to successfully reach the people. The measure is not binding in any regard, but a strong showing either way will help advise the legislature and next governor on the people’s opinion of the issue.

For anyone who’s read my previous columns, it should be pretty obvious that I will be wholeheartedly voting “Yes.” Admittedly, I would much prefer a referendum that has any potential to change the current laws, but any vote on the issue is a step toward full marijuana decriminalization. Plus, if the predictions are true, the question could pass by a wide margin,

showing the state government that this is an issue the people are passionate about—prompting action.

So, please, don’t let the apparent wishy-washy nature of this referendum keep you from the polls. Your vote on this issue will definitely “mean” something even if it doesn’t actually “do” anything.

Second, a more definitive referendum asks voters to foot the bill for planned expansions, building renovations, and overall improvements to Madison Area Technical College—all to the tune of $134 million. That’s a huge amount to push onto taxpayers, but considering the proposed payment structure, it seems a small price to pay for the certain benefits the plans will bring. The tax, spread over twenty years, will raise property taxes by an average of $33.10 for Madison area households.

Though I sometimes feel uncomfortable advocating a raise in taxes I don’t pay, the benefits the community will acquire from improving the technical college system are obvious. More and more students are turning to MATC as four-year schools become more expensive. At the same time, the economy demands a higher education level to compete, so it’s only fair to invest just as highly in the education of MATC students as that of Wisconsin Badgers.

But MATC doesn’t only serve traditional college students. It is a priceless resource for midcareer adults looking to boost their resume marketability. It also provides many communities in the area with education options, whether it’s a high school student looking for a CNA certification or a retiree taking up painting as a hobby. There’s no doubt in my mind that the MATC expansion will offer a huge return on the initial investment.

Though it is slated for other voting districts around the

county, a slightly more controversial question will not appear on Madison ballots. This referendum asks citizens whether they would support a half-cent sales tax increase to support an expansion of Dane County public transportation. Supporters of increasing public transportation in the county have proposed expanding the current bus system to connect outlying communities, as well as constructing a light rail system between Middleton and Sun Prairie.

Several communities chose not to include this question on their fall ballot, Madison included— pointing to just how controversial this plan has been thus far.

Opponents to the measure are hoping a resounding “No” vote will stop the plan in its tracks, though the finalized proposal won’t be put to a vote until April.

This whole issue asks the question, “What exactly are we voting on anyway?” Truthfully, nobody knows. The official proposal isn’t even finalized yet, so the current ballot question is a vague, overbroad summary that won’t bring an accurate picture of the public’s support. Wanting public input is a great step toward government transparency, but it just doesn’t make any sense at this stage in the game.

Though they don’t have as much excitement as the JohnsonFeingold fist fight, the outcome of these local matters could significantly impact our community now and for future generations. So please, consider these issues carefully, and when you head to the polls tomorrow remember that you could be deciding more than just who sits in the Capitol for the next four years.

Lydia Statz is a junior majoring in journalism and international studies. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Monday, November 1, 2010

Men’s Cross Country

Wisconsin claims 12th straight Big Ten crown Peacock grabs top individual finish to extend UW’s streak

By Mark Bennett the daily cardinal

In a streak of unbelievable proportions in any sport, at any level, the Wisconsin men’s cross country team won the program’s twelfth straight conference title, and 44th overall in front of a home crowd at Zimmer Championship Course in Verona Sunday.

The Badgers’ victory was led by individual champion, senior Landon Peacock, who overtook Indiana’s Andrew Bayer in the final 30 meters to claim the title by half of a second with a time of 23 minutes, 40.8 seconds. Peacock became the program’s 27th individual Big Ten champion and the first Badger

since Matt Withrow in 2007.

Wisconsin won the championship with an incredibly miniscule score of 28. The next closest team, Indiana, finished with a score of 75, with third place finishers, Minnesota, scoring 101.

In addition to Peacock’s fantastic effort, the Morley, Mich. native was joined by three other Badgers in the top six. Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed, who led the race rounding the final turn before being overtaken by Peacock and Bayer, finished fourth with a time of 23 PEACOCK minutes, 43 seconds. Meanwhile, junior Elliot Krause and sophomore Maverick Darling took fifth and sixth place, respectively, both coming in at under 24 minutes.

Wisconsin’s current streak of 12

straight Big Ten titles is the fifth longest in conference history of any sport. The team has won 29 titles in the last 34 years.

The top four individual finishers for the Badgers each earned firstteam all-conference honors, while sophomore Reed Conor, who finished 12th, claimed second-team honors. This marks the second year in a row Wisconsin has found itself with four runners on the first team.

“There was a lot of pressure on our kids coming into this race,” head coach Mick Byrne said. “This is a great weekend for our program and a great weekend for Wisconsin.”

Byrne and his Badgers now move forward in preparation for the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship Nov. 13 in Rochester, Mich., where the team will look to claim its sixth National title and first since 2005.

-UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.

Women’s Hockey

Still unbeaten, UW moves to 8-0-0 following weekend sweep of Minnesota State Mankato

By Nico Savidge the daily cardinal

The first period of the Wisconsin women’s hockey team’s 3-2 victory Friday and third period of their 6-1 win Saturday made up for more frustrating periods between them, as Wisconsin continued its hot start with a sweep over Minnesota State (1-2-1 WCHA, 3-2-2 overall).

Friday’s game started with junior forward Brooke Ammerman breaking through for her first goal of the season. Although she said her season

was not too frustrating despite the lack of goals, Ammerman admitted getting her first goal “was a monkey off [her] back.”

“She’s been a good goal scorer for us for two years so it’s nice to see her get on the board,” head coach Mark Johnson said.

Ammerman added another point with an assist on a goal by her sister, freshman forward Brittany Ammerman, and the Badgers took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission. Through the rest of the game,

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Junior Brooke Ammerman scored two goals for the Badgers Friday night and another Saturday to lead the Badgers over MSU.

however, the Wisconsin offense sputtered while the Badger defense helped them survive a late charge by Minnesota State.

“Our offense, compared to what we had the first 20 minutes, wasn’t there in the last 40 minutes,” Johnson said. “You’ve got to continue to compete, you’ve got to play for 60 minutes. Tonight we didn’t do a good job of that.”

Ammerman was credited with Wisconsin’s game-winning goal when a shot from sophomore forward Brianna Decker bounced off of her shoulder and into the net. She added a third goal for the weekend with a third-period goal Saturday.

The Badgers played a more complete game Saturday afternoon, pressuring freshman Maverick goaltender Danielle Butters with some great opportunities, but Butters put in a great performance and kept Wisconsin at bay for two periods.

“The goalie played a heck of a first period and second period, and pucks we thought should have been going in weren’t going in,” said junior forward Hilary Knight, who had six shots on goal in the first period.

In the third, however, the Badger offense found a way past her, scoring four times in the opening eight minutes of the final frame and turning a 2-1 lead into a 6-1 advantage in a matter of moments.

“Once we got one right away in the third we knew it was a matter of time before we were going to start popping them in a lot,” Decker said.

More sports coverage today online at dailycardinal.com - Writer Ryan Evans takes a closer look at the Badgers’ weekend sweep over Michigan Tech - Volleyball splits pair of weekend matches, downing Michigan State, falling to Michigan - Men’s soccer takes 1-0 loss against Ohio State on the road, still searching for first Big Ten victory on the season -Women’s soccer prepares for Northwestern in final regualr season match tonight

Men’s Hockey

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Senior goalkeeper Brett Bennett allowed just one goal Saturday against Michigan Tech while stopping 28 Husky shots.

Badgers down Huskies in convincing fashion

By James A. Adams the daily cardinal

Behind a balanced scoring attack and strong penalty kill, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team swept a weekend series with Michigan Tech, overcoming early deficits in each game.

After managing just one point in their opening weekend of WCHA play, Wisconsin (2-1-1 WCHA, 5-2-1 overall) found themselves trailing Michigan Tech 2-0 Friday night and in desperate need of an offensive jumpstart.

Freshman forward Michael Mersch provided that boost for the Badgers’ offense 9:53 into Friday’s second period by deflecting a slap shot from junior defenseman Jake Gardiner past sophomore goaltender Kevin Genoe and cutting the Huskies’ lead to one. The goal was Mersch’s second of the season and began the comeback which resulted in a 5-2 Wisconsin victory.

“Ever since [Mersch] has been here, the way he’s been at practice and the way he’s been in games … the coaches have said ‘We’ve got to keep him in the lineup,’” head coach Mike Eaves said. “We’ve seen glimpses from him and tonight we saw a bigger glimpse of maybe what he can provide for us.”

Leading 3-2 midway through the third period, Mersch tipped in yet another Jake Gardiner slap shot past Genoe, who entered the weekend with the third best save percentage in the nation.

Gardiner and sophomore defenseman John Ramage combined to assist on four of the five Wisconsin goals. The veteran duo received recognition from Eaves following the game for their cohesiveness on the ice and ability to generate offense from the blue line.

“They complement each other,” Eaves said. “Jake is a very gifted skater and puck handler, and [Ramage] is a little bit more of a stay-at-home … physical defenseman.”

Senior goaltender Scott Gudmandson started for the Badgers Friday night and appeared to settle in following the first period. Gudmandson held the Huskies, who entered the night fourth in the nation with 4.80 goals per game, to just two goals.

Sophomore forward Craig Smith

added an empty net goal with five seconds remaining to extend the lead to three.

The Badgers once again found themselves trailing Michigan Tech (1-2-1 WCHA, 3-2-2 overall) on Saturday night, thanks to junior forward Alex MacLeod’s powerplay goal 10 minutes into the second period.

Sophomore defenseman Justin Schultz would even the score just four minutes later by sliding a wrist shot under Genoe’s right pad. The Badgers would go on to score three more unanswered goals en route to a 4-1 victory.

Smith and sophomore forward Ryan Little each added goals with under two minutes remaining in the second period to extend Wisconsin’s lead to two going into the third period.

A two goal lead was more than enough for senior goaltender Brett Bennett, who improved his record between the pipes to 3-0, turning away 28 of Michigan Tech’s 29 shots.

Bennett led the way in holding Michigan Tech to just one powerplay goal in six attempts, including a five-on-three opportunity at the start of the third period. “[Bennett’s] play tonight allowed us to cover up some of our mistakes,” Eaves said. “He played very confidently; he moved the puck well and was big in the net. His effort tonight was excellent.”

Just seconds after exiting the penalty box, senior forward Sean Dolan placed an exclamation point on the weekend with a short-handed goal 1:37 into the third period. Dolan weaved through two Husky defensemen and lifted the puck over Genoe’s glove to extend the Badger lead to three and suffocate any chance of a Michigan Tech comeback.

“Probably number one,” said Dolan of where his goal ranks on his career highlight reel. “It was pretty neat. It was something I’ve watched [former Wisconsin forward] Derek Stepan do for two years now.”

Seven different Badgers scored on the weekend to help Wisconsin improve its all time record against Michigan Tech to 96-44-8. Next weekend, the Badgers will travel to Minneapolis for a weekend series with Minnesota.