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Student leaders to evaluate SSFC funding guidelines

By Maija Inveiss Un ive r s i t y Affairs Committee met Tuesday to hear from a University Health Services representative about the Tonight program. The program, endorsed by End Violence on Campus and UHS, is designed to educate new students on sexual assault, dating violence and consent. Tonight not only gives students a better understanding of how to avoid these incidents, but how to receive help after an incident occurs, according to the UHS website. In previous years, Tonight was optional, but this year all incoming students were required to take the program. Students took a pre-test and a post-test to become eligible for spring class registration. “We are hoping to see change from the pre-test to the post-test in terms of gaining some knowledge and skills,” UHS Graduate Assistant Molly Zemke said. Zemke asked the University Affairs members to give their input on the Tonight program. Many members commented that Tonight was useful in helping new students realize sexual assault can happen on college campuses. Since Tonight was created by UW-Madison students depicting the UW-Madison campus, members said they found it showed a better representation of what to expect on campus. University Affairs members suggested to Zemke that the program needs scenarios geared towards incoming students, true stories from assault victims and the male perspective. The University of WisconsinMadison is paving the way for other universities with this pro-

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Madison’s Common Council approves the 2014 city budget, which heavily funds homeless services and health initiatives.

City approves 2014 budget By Irene Burski THE DAILY CARDINAL

Madison’s Common Council voted to approve the proposed 2014 Capital and Operating Budgets Tuesday, totaling approximately $224.5 million and $272.6 million respectively.

“We’ve managed to squeeze a lot of human services into this budget.” Chris Schmidt president Madison Common Council

In addition, the Council added a series of amendments regarding the planning and construction of downtown public toilets, and funds providing showers and laundry services for the homeless. The measures passed are expected to help address some of the daily challenges that face those on the streets, but are not considered a permanent remedy, according to Ald.

Scott Resnick, District 8. “This is a stop-gap measure that should not be acceptable as a long-term solution,” Resnick said. “The city can do better.” In particular, Council members were divided about whether or not to dedicate funds to a public bathroom facility. The proposed amendment stipulated a $500,000 sum, but many alders were uncomfortable with allocating that much money to a rough estimate determined without a formal study. “If we have to pass something, I’d rather it be a smaller number,” said Council President and Ald. Chris Schmidt, District 11. Echoing the sentiment of the alders, Madison Mayor Paul Soglin had little patience for the monetary uncertainty and worried about setting a bad precedent. “I’ve never seen us doing anything on the fly like this before,” Soglin said. “Does this mean we are now going to embark on a new process of

A University of WisconsinMadison committee is looking to re-evaluate how the Student Service Finance Committee makes decisions about granting student organizations funding. At a Tuesday meeting, the recently formed Eligibility Criteria Review Committee brainstormed items to include in its mission statement. These included goals such as supporting groups that advocate for students, that encourage the open exchange of beliefs and that align with the Wisconsin Idea. Each semester, $14 of the $565 in segregated fees undergraduates pay goes into a General Student Services Fund, which is then granted to certain student organizations, known as GSSF groups. Students have previously raised concerns about the complex guidelines for receiving this fund. The committee charged with examining the guidelines is made up of GSSF group members and SSFC representatives, and should soon include representatives from non-GSSF student organizations. One much-discussed GSSF requirement is a mandate that over half of the organization’s efforts must be focused on offering a “direct service” to students, which has been criticized for being confusing. “For quite some time … we’ve been looking at these

direct service criteria,” Student Council Chair and committee facilitator David Gardner said. “There’s been misunderstandings of them, there’s been different interpretations of them.” SSFC Rep. Justin Bloesch said current eligibility guidelines inhibit organizations, especially many multicultural groups. He gave the example of Wunk Sheek, a Native American student organization that was denied funding in 2009 because members devoted much of their efforts to a pow-wow, a traditional custom. According to funding guidelines, this was classified as an event, which can not be considered a direct service. Bloesch also mentioned the MultiCultural Student Coalition, which he said did not receive funding two years ago because their services were labeled as “not substantially different from what the university provides.” “I think the criteria are very bad at recognizing … the cultural wealth that groups can bring,” Bloesch said. Mariella Treleven, who represented the GSSF-funded organization Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group, said she is on the committee because she thinks guidelines are overly “nitpicky” and complicated. “If a group wants to do something for campus it shouldn’t be that hard of a process,” Treleven said.

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Dean of Students, UHS address campus rape culture Harmful social norms regarding sexual violence discourage University of WisconsinMadison sexual assault victims from reporting incidents and seeking support, according to a University Health Services statement Tuesday. UHS Executive Director Sarah Van Orman and UW-Madison Dean of Students Lori Berquam released the joint statement in response to a letter

to the editor published by The Badger Herald Monday. “Most sexual assault perpetrators hide behind harmful social norms and attitudes about gender, violence, sex, and entitlement,” Van Orman and Berquam said in the statement. “Social norms are complex reflections of the world we live in, and we have a role in creating healthy norms rather than reinforcing unhealthy norms.”

They also said in the statement university leaders are committed to addressing sexual violence on campus through prevention, victim response and perpetrator accountability services. Van Orman and Berquam directed students to bystander intervention resources, including the Tonight program, and services available to victims and survivors of sexual violence available through UHS.

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Associated Students of Madison Chair David Gardner moderates an Eligibility Criteria Review Committee meeting.

“…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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Daily Cardinal Twitter Awards michael voloshin voloshin’s commotion [Ironic applause] Thank you, thank you. I would like to welcome you all to the first annual Daily Cardinal Twitter awards.

I am your host, @michaelvoloshin I know for many of you this is the first time you’ve left your house, which is sad, really. But many of you are famous musicians, athletes, actors, politicians and writers who know how to use the crazy medium of Twitter to the best of your abilities. I know I’ve already gone over 140 characters, so without further ado, here are this years winners.

Funniest Twittererer: Jomny Sun, iphone hacker 2

Best laugh and then cry tweet: Musky Lozenge, twitstar

“new law bans liquid nitrogen from all sciemce classes. biden winks ‘its b/c its... too cool for school’ obama sighs ‘damit joe a kid died’”

“Grammar Tip: Farther = physical distance Further = metaphorical distance Father = emotional distance”

@jonnysun May 29, 2013

@LostCatDog August 8, 2013

“giv a man a fish adn he’ll say ‘wat is this i ordered a mcflurry’ teach a man to fish adn he’ll say ‘how ar u the manager of this mcdonalds’”

Person who understands and uses Weird Twitter the best: Will Arnett, Actor

@jonnysun July 12, 2013 “the canadian versiom of ‘miley cyrus’ is ‘kilometery cyrcanada’”

“Your honor, twitter lead me to believe the arresting officer would start breakdancing and this whole thing would just go away”

@jonnysun October 18, 2013

@arenttwill July 8, 2013

“Good Cop *lowers his shades* Dad Cop *pushes his shades up* GLAAD Cop “ You may kiss the groom*”

@arenttwill July 8, 2013

tweets that best explain Weird Twitter: sadvil, comedian “Tim Duncan slam dunking a basketball. Cut. Suddenly, he’s dunking a donut into coffee. Tim Duncan Donuts. America puns on Duncan.”

@crylenol April 22, 2013 “*breaks into bank, gun waving* ALRIGHT ERYBODY BE COOL *every1 puts on sunglasses* *fires off gun* COOLER *every1 starts doing drugs* …cool.”

@crylenol July 8, 2013

Best tweet from an UW alum: Anders Holm, actor

Best tweet of 2013: Amanda Bynes, actress

“I thought Harry Styles was when you grew your bush out...???”

“I want @drake to murder my vagina”

@ders808 Sept. 8, 2013

@amandabynes March 21, 2013

Best sexual tweet: Cakes da Killa, rapper “One side of me is real banji like ‘son just stfu & get this BJ!’ then the other side is like ‘you wanna watch Daria all day?’”

@CakesDaKilla Sept. 12, 2013 graphic by haley henschel

Thank you all for coming tonight and congratulations to the winners. I’m only writing this last paragraph just in case the previous 500 words was too short for an article. When do I graduate again? Contact @michaelvoloshin to congratulate him on his success as an in-text host.

On the road: trials and tribulations of trips Rachel schulze schulzey says

ome trips go according to plan. Others might involve unexpected encounters with animals, brief bouts of illness, major navigational errors and/or having to wait an extremely long period of time before getting to use the bathroom. While browsing over some Facebook photos, I’ve come to the conclusion that most of my excursions, particularly those I take with a certain group of friends from high school tend to be more on the… “exciting” side. Whether we’re in the middle of the woods or in an urban jungle, our trips tend to be… memorable experiences. Here’s a rundown of our track record.

Stop by a Daily Cardinal Imagine all the classic camprecruitment ing disasters (pouringmeeting rain, leaky tent, skunk attack, marshmalFriday, Sept. 13in&some 27 low shortage). Throw darkness and you’d get a good 4 p.m. picture of the camping trip my high school 2195 friends and Hall. I took Vilas after freshman year of college. Janky camping trip

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thursday: partly sunny

Our weekend in Shenandoah National Park proved to be a classic “what can go wrong, will go wrong” scenario. Lowlights included forgetting a person in the bathroom on our way out of town, nearly running out of gas halfway up a mountain, eating undercooked meat and discovering someone had been bitten by a tick. But, hey, at least no one got skunked?

Sandy camping trip

After the Shenandoah excursion, my friends and I were determined to have a less eventful camping trip, so we decided to spend a weekend on Maryland’s Assateague Island, which happens to be inhabited by potato-chip-eating wild ponies. I do not kid. While we were not attacked by Lays-hungry horsies, we had our share of standard struggles on this trip as well. One example: starting a fire. You’d think human instinct would help out here, but no. Fortunately, our neighbors gave us some mystery white powder that got the job done pretty quickly. We didn’t ask any questions. But struggles aside, living

on the beach for three days is pretty sweet and may even be worth the sunburn.

catch the 2 a.m. bus back home.

New Year’s Eve in New York

When Barack Obama made history by becoming the United States’ first black president, my friends from high school and I decided to attend the inauguration ceremony in Washington, D.C. Apparently, about 2 million other people had the same idea— who would have guessed! To beat the bulk of the crowd, we woke up before the crack of dawn to commute down to D.C. from our hometown in the Maryland suburbs in time for the president’s speech. We got off the Metro train downtown, grinning and highfiving as we walked about a quarter mile… before coming to a halt in a mob of people that didn’t move for hours. While we didn’t get into the Mall, my friends and I huddled together as we heard the president’s speech resonate over public loudspeakers down the streets of D.C.. Not a bad consolation prize. Are you planning a trip anytime soon? Ask Rachel for advice about fending off skunks and increasing your bladder capacity by emailing rmschulze@dailycardinal.com.

You know what looks really cool on TV? Time’s Square on New Year’s Eve. You know what’s really unpleasant in real life? Standing in Time’s Square for seven hours in the freezing cold. During our senior year of high school, the same group of friends thought we’d ring in 2010 by watching the ball drop live in New York City. Fun fact: Once you enter the corral of people waiting to see the ball drop, if you exit the pen, you can’t get your spot back. Funner fact: There is no public bathroom inside the corral. Even funner fact: Seven hours is a long time to go without peeing. But funnest fact: When the clock strikes 12, confetti explodes everywhere, everyone starts kissing, and you remember why you decided not to spend this New Year’s in your parents’ living room. Anyhoo, once Time’s Square started emptying out, after a whole 16 hours in New York, we headed to the bus station to

President Obama’s 2009 inauguration

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UW-Madison graduate, renowned chef Charlie Trotter dies at 54-years-old Acclaimed Chicago chef and University of WisconsinMadison alumnus Charlie Trotter died Tuesday, according to a UW-Madison tweet. Trotter, who was a selftrained chef, opened the restaurant Charlie Trotter’s with his father in Chicago in 1987. Wine Spectator Magazine named Charlie Trotter’s ‘Best

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State Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, joined Democrats and voted against the mascot bill during a Senate session Tuesday.

Mascot bill moves forward after tense Senate session By Jack Casey THE DAILY CARDINAL

A busy state Senate session turned heated Tuesday as senators lodged accusations of racism and cultural insensitivity before Republicans, in a 17-16 vote, narrowly passed a bill that would increase the difficulty in raising complaints over state schools’ mascots and nicknames. Current state law, established in 2010, allows any resident in a state school district to file a complaint over school mascots and nicknames they find offensive. The complaint then goes to the Department of Public Instruction, which holds a hearing and reviews the complaint before deciding whether to allow the school to keep the race-based mascot. The focal point of recent debate has been the Mukwonago, Wis. district, which uses the name “Indians” for its teams. The new bill would only make a nickname-based complaint, such as one over the “Indians” nickname, valid if a population equaling 10 percent of the district’s student population supports it. The bill would also change the reviewing agency to the Department of Administration. Democrats have said the bill represents blatant discrimination against the state’s Native American population, because the bill makes the complaint process difficult and ignores

all 11 state tribes who have each come out against racebased mascots. State Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, who joined Democrats in voting against the bill, compared the bill to only allowing a woman to file a sexual assault complaint after receiving approval from 10 percent of the electorate. State Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, who is an African-American woman, used the word “nigger” five times while explaining her point about the harm race-based nicknames inflict on tribal populations. “I hope it makes you uncomfortable when you hear me say nigger,” Taylor said while addressing the Senate body. “But I wish you would be as uncomfortable when I say savages, redskins or even Indians.” State Sen. Mary Lazich, R-New Berlin, who sponsored the bill in the Senate, stood several times to emphasize the bill did not concern discrimination or racism but only concentrated on “process.” Lazich said the current system puts automatic guilt on school districts using race-based mascots and does not leave room for the district to defend itself. “This bill is about a process for a complaint to come to attention,” Lazich said. “This bill is not about offensive mascots or racism.” The bill will now move to Gov. Scott Walker who has not yet indicated what action he will take.

capital budgeting?” The Council compromised by adopting an amendment Ald. Lisa Subeck, District 1, proposed that reduced the stipulation to $300,000, which was accepted as more realistic. However, the Council completely rejected a proposed funding reduction to the reconstruction of the Judge Doyle Square parking garage. The Council feared cutting funds would set back the development proceedings, or only permit a minor repair job rather than a full rebuilding. “We very, very carefully came to the conclusion that yes, we need to replace this rather than repair,” Schmidt said. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, agreed. “To delay the replacement of the Judge Doyle Square garage facility by a year a two

Restaurant in the United States’ in 2000, according to the restaurant’s website. Trotter and his restaurant have received many other awards and high ratings. A friend of Trotter sparked his interest in cooking, and he would cook meals for roommates and friends during his time at UW-Madison, where would be by any wisely count foolish,” Verveer said. “I think that if this amendment were adopted tonight it would send a very negative signal to the participants of that process.” Following the amendment deliberations, the rest of the budget passed smoothly. Proposed funding to the Madison Police Department was not heavily contested by alders. The Council unanimously approved a $2.6 million overtime reserve. The adopted 2014 budget falls within the state tax levy limit, and is estimated to cost the average home $2,196 in taxes in the next fiscal year. Council members were positive about the outcome, citing this year’s lack of contention. “We are wrapping up before 10 p.m. on the first night,” Schmidt said. “And we’ve managed to squeeze a lot of human services into this budget.”

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University Affairs Chair Kayla Van Cleave speaks at a meeting Tuesday about sexual assault prevention programs.

tonight from page 1 gram, according to Zemke. She also discussed that due to the Violence Against Women Act, other campuses are required to create prevention education programs and they are looking at Tonight for inspiration. Members were curious to see if Tonight would spread

to other UW campuses in the future but University Affairs Committee Chair Kayla Van Cleave said no other universities currently have similar ways to promote sexual assault awareness. “We are the only campus thus far that has made any progress on sexual assault programs,” Van Cleave said.

Assembly approves new bills to make state drunken driving laws stricter Two state Assembly bills that would modify state drunken driving laws, including imposing stricter drunken driving penalties, passed the full state Assembly Tuesday. Wisconsin has long possessed one of the worst drunken driving records compared

to other states, with incidents accounting for 33.7 percent of all traffic deaths in 2011, according to the Century Council, an organization concerned with drunken driving. The state also enforces more lenient traffic laws in comparison to other states when penal-

izing offenders. Under current law, Wisconsin is the only state in the nation where first-offense cases are merely municipal violations. Such cases warrant a fine of no more than $300 that can be paid without appearing in court. If the bills are written into

law, all first offenders would be required to appear in court, a second offense would be met with an automatic misdemeanor charge and a fourth offense would result in an automatic felony. The bills will now move to the state Senate.

he studied political science, according to the website. Trotter spoke at winter commencement in 2001, where he said to the audience, “You get what you give. And if you want a lot—and you’d better want a lot—you’ve got to be prepared to give, because taking care of others and doing things for people comes back to you in ways that are immeasurable.”

UW alumnus’ documentary to air on CNN Films “Pandora’s Promise,” a documentary directed by University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus Robert Stone, will air on CNN Films Thursday. Stone graduated from UW-Madison in 1980 and has since made numerous critically acclaimed films.

“It’s already having an effect in changing the conversation, opening people’s minds to [nuclear energy], particularly young people.” Robert Stone director ‘Pandora’s Promise’

His most recent film focuses on the essential role of nuclear power as a way to simultaneously address the world’s increasing energy needs and climate change, Stone said. He said he made the film in response to his mounting concern that, for the past 25 years, the environmental movement has not succeeded in resolving the dilemmas of a changing climate. “It’s a very hopeful film,” Stone said. “It does demonstrate that we can actually solve this problem in a way that’s realistic and viable.” He said his films aim to demystify nuclear energy and convince people to embrace it as a means of escaping a global “climate catastrophe.” Stone followed the personal journeys of several scientists who were formerly anti-nuclear power but had changed their minds on the issue. Noting he did not always support nuclear energy, Stone said his goal was not to appeal to those already in favor of its use but to persuade the opposition. “It’s already having an effect in changing the conversation, opening people’s minds to this, particularly young people,” he said. “They see technology as something that offers tangible solutions.” Over three years, Stone travelled to four continents and visited nuclear reactors including Fukushima and Three Mile Island. He is the only filmmaker to have ever gone inside the Chernobyl reactor, he said. “Pandora’s Promise” will be screened on CNN at 8 and 10 p.m. Thursday and at 1 a.m. on Friday. —Adelina Yankova

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By Donald Radcliffe The Daily Cardinal

Invasive species are one of the most important issues facing aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems today. No self-respecting ecologist would say otherwise. However, some freshwater scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say the classic invasive species paradigm— once an invasive species enters an ecosystem, it will inevitably take over—is too simplistic. Jake Vander Zanden is a professor of limnology at UW-Madison and one of the coauthors of a recent paper challenging the classic view of abundant species. “Let’s take an invasive species, and you go out and estimate how abundant it is in 100 different lakes, in most of those lakes, it’s not going to be very abundant. In some of those lakes—but not very many—it’s going to be really abundant,” Vander Zanden said. Study almost any native plant or animal species, and it will only be “abundant” within a narrow range of environmental conditions. It will live in a much wider range of less favorable conditions

but at much lower densities. It appears the same rule applies to invasive species. Species abundance data was compiled from North America and Europe to show invasive species domination was the exception, not the rule. “As a society we’re putting a lot of money into burning and pulling and poisoning invasive species, and they continue to have huge ecological and economic impacts. So we do need to step back and say, in light of the fact that we’re spending all this money, let’s make sure we understand what these invasive species are doing, and then use that information to try to manage them as effectively as possible,” Vander Zanden said. Many people are spending money on invasive species control in areas where it may not even be necessary. Vander Zanden believes we need to be using that money more efficiently, given the very limited resources available for environmental conservation. For example, Eurasian watermilfoil is an extremely pervasive aquatic plant which proliferates in Lake Monona every year. The plant is so infamous for its ability

to choke out native ecosystems that its very presence in a lake can reduce property values, even though it may not reach significant densities there. It is virtually impossible to eradicate, yet it can induce large and costly control efforts without firm evidence that it will even cause a problem.

“Nature doesn’t seem to always behave in predictable ways.” Jake Vander Zanden researcher Center for Limnology

It would be more effective to identify lakes that are suitable for Eurasian watermilfoil growth, so managers could focus their attention on stopping it from getting into the lake. If this approach fails, suitable lakes would become the focus of annual control efforts seeking to keep Eurasian water milfoil at the lowest densities possible. This strategy would be known as the “hotspot approach.” Unfortunately, the inva-

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sive problem isn’t limited to Eurasian watermilfoil. “In the Great Lakes you have 184 non-native species, some of them harmful, some not. And then if you look at the state of Wisconsin, you have 15,000 lakes. So how do you combine all of that to ask, ‘how are you going to take your few thousand dollars and get the most bang for your buck?’” Vander Zanden said. The most economical approach is to go after the brand new species when they are still in a very limited area in low densities. For example, the New Zealand mud snail was recently detected in Black Earth Creek. Eradicating it now might save millions of dollars in control and damages later on. However, there are hundreds of invasive species already established (such as Eurasian watermilfoil). The way to “get the most bang for your buck,” for these organisms is to manage them using the hotspot approach. Unfortunately, limnologists usually can’t predict which lakes or rivers might be suitable for a given invasive species. “We wish that we could pre-

dict these things better and be able to say these types of lakes and rivers will never have superabundant populations of the invasive species and these types will. That’s the next step,” Vander Zanden said. In order to develop a more efficient management scheme, ecologists need to gather data on the exact habitat preferences of each individual invasive species so they can effectively identify hotspots. Additionally, ecologists need more data on the densities of invasive species that cause measurable effects. Scientists cannot identify hotspots if they cannot identify at which density Eurasian watermilfoil, the New Zealand mud snail, the Chinese mystery snail or the sea lamprey begins to negatively impact the ecosystem at large. These relationships are extremely difficult to tease out with data because of the complexity of any ecosystem. It takes much time and effort to piece together. As it stands, we are often left scratching our heads. “Nature doesn’t seem to always behave in predictable ways,” Vander Zanden said.

Future of regenerative medicine may include CRISPR gene repair By Suma Samudrala The Daily Cardinal

A step toward advancement in regenerative medicine by improving the commonly used gene repair technique was made possible by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Morgridge Institute for Research and Northwestern University. Using a nuclease, or an enzthat cleaves nucleotide strands in DNA, from meningitis bacteria and human pluripotent stem cells, the researchers discovered a gene repair technique more efficient than the traditional method in regenerative medicine. The latest technology in gene repair, CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats) was then used to specifically target and repair defective genes. According to first author Zhonggang Hou from the Morgridge Institute for Research, research concerning gene repair and simplification of technology has been going on for over 40 years and this new technique has been a groundbreaking discovery. In the CRISPR technique, engineered ribonucleic acids guide a nuclease to create a sequence specific double strand break in target DNA. In simple terms, a nuclease breaks a particular or target region of the DNA. There are three types (I, II and III) of CRISPR pathways and their presence was first found in bacteria. The pathways act like a component of the bacteria’s immune system against viruses and plasmid DNA. Spacers or short DNA sequences are “remembered” at CRISPR loci (the location of a given gene within the chromosome) in the initial infec-

tion and during a re-infection and the matching sequence is found with high specificity. This allows the nuclease to create a double-strand break in the foreign DNA. Among the three types, type II is the basis for CRISPR gene repair technology. In this study, the scientists focused on Neisseria meningitidis bacteria because of the specific nuclease availability for cutting target gene repair sequences. The biggest change stems from the ease of breaking these nucleotide chains at the correct loci. Regenerative medicine involves replacing, repairing or regenerating damaged mechanisms. Gene repair is a critical technique of this field and it defines the process of correcting errors in DNA sequences. For a major part, cells within our body will recognize and correct any errors in the chromosome such as mutations. One method our body uses to correct these errors is homologous recombination. Homologous recombination is the exchange of nucleotide sequences between two similar strands of DNA. The cell will use this recombination to repair a double-stranded break in target DNA. “Most of the time, the cell will repair the mutation or error by using another DNA molecule homologous to the break, cell will use that as a template to repair the break in the host DNA,” Hou said. Researchers can take advantage of homologous recombination by replacing a DNA locus with an engineered DNA casette with regions homologous to the host DNA. The study looks at how to promote homologous recombination and to find an efficient way to

cut DNA with specificity. As of now, three methods exist—Zinc finger nuclease, TALENs (transcription-activator-like effector nucleases) and CRISPR. Both Zinc finger nucleases and TALENs have the same nuclease domains. In the study, research was conducted with CRISPR. “CRISPR is the latest technology and is better than TALEN and Zinc finger nuclease because for the both of them, for each locus, a different protein must be engineered. And making proteins is time-consuming and difficult,” Hou said. Both Zinc finger nucleases and TALENs involve protein-mediating mechanisms. CRISPR, however, uses RNAbased guiding systems in order for the nuclease to reach targeted loci. Therein lies the major advantage of utilizing this technology — the simplicity and correctness with which DNA can be repaired. While the researchers were not the only ones working on CRISPR, their findings helped further regenerative medicine. “As of now, the success of the method is case-by-case. We were able to get a 60 percent efficiency for a seamless repair... As it is still in the early stage for the technique, it is not a very extensive study but rather case-bycase where some cases are efficient and others inefficient. The cause for this variation is still unknown,” Hou said. The research UW-Madison conducted, however, has a very large impact. “[The technique] does not yet affect the clinical setting because it is too early to say, but it affects how people deal with gene repair in the research setting right now,” Hou said.

Ask Mr. Scientist: Real-life vampires and death scares Dear Mr. Scientist, I know vampires aren’t real, but could a person actually survive on blood? —Rachel T. Blood is full of nutrients, and vampire bats can live solely on blood. So it is plausible that a person could live on a blood diet. Ignoring the question of how well your body could absorb nutrients from blood, there’s one problem. Because of its high iron content, blood is toxic. The body has a difficult time excreting excess iron, and too much iron causes a condition called haemochromatosis. This leads to problems like liver damage, low blood pressure and nervous disorders. Vampire bats have developed a mucous membrane along their intestinal tracts that prevents the absorption of too much iron, but humans lack this feature so we could not survive by drinking blood. Dear Mr. Scientist, Is it possible to be literally scared to death? —Ross G. It’s rare, but very possible. When we’re startled, our fightor-flight response releases catecholamines like norepinephrine and epinephrine (adrenaline). These chemicals allow you to fight whatever it is that scared you or run away really fast, but they can also have negative effects on the heart. Given a strong enough dose of catecholamines, you can suddenly develop an irregular heartbeat, the blood vessels of your heart can close up or the heart may even stop—all of which can kill you. For the average person the likelihood of experiencing stress cardiomyopathy is highly unlikely, but it does happen every once in a while to people with a history of heart disease. Ask Mr. Scientist is written by Michael Leitch. If you have a burning science question you want him to answer, tweet @DC_Science or email it to science@dailycardinal.com.

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Spontaneity, like gold in ore Sean Reichard quip quo pro

ny good instructor will tell you that all writing is born out of planning. It’s a skill every one of your TAs in English class is trying to drill into you right now. And, while planning ahead or mapping out processes are skills that have broad applications, they are particularly pertinent to the practice of writing.

In the best cases, spontaneity manifests itself as a happy quirk or something shaken out from the ironclad plan.

Fiction writers plan almost obsessively. You’ll find writers who have devoted whole journals or years toward planning the substance and course of a story. André Gide, for instance, posited that he found planning his works—in particular “The Counterfeiters”—far more interesting than writing the works themselves. Nearly every author worth their

clout—or not—kept journals of their plans for work. It’s the same for nonfiction. Henry David Thoreau ranks high on famous journal keepers, considering that 1) He kept it up nearly his entire adult life and 2) He often repeated important tidbits from his journal in his published writing. You can tell when authors have a plan. If you look at the works of, say, a satirist like Sinclair Lewis or Evelyn Waugh, you can see quite well the mechanistic thought at work under the ribbing of the text. “Yes, and here is where we’ll satirize the landed gentry,” they’ll say. “Oh, and this will be a perfect spot to put in the comment about air pollution.” Or: “We mustn’t forget to include the political straw man.” You may think such planning is anathema to the process of creating art. And it is. Kind of. But only when you think that writing is a plan and not a process. Because while a plan never hurts, a plan isn’t everything, and really isn’t anything unless you allot for spontaneity in writing. Like with planned writing, spontaneous writing can be recognized, although it’s always iffy. In the best cases, spontaneity manifests itself as a happy quirk or something shaken out from the ironclad plan. More often than not, spontaneity in writing is when

you’re writing toward something, and the right thing—for the scene, for the work, for the situation—just happens, without feeling forced.

In phrase and in plot, that is what spontaneity signifies for me: bright spots.

Here’s one example, from “Humboldt’s Gift” Humboldt is trying, insistently but without malice, to court Ginnie, an acquaintance of the narrator’s girlfriend. After she closes the door on him, leaving him at her threshold, he proceeds to blurt out, relishing the joke, “You don’t know what you’re missing. I’m a poet. I have a big cock.” I would like to think, when Saul Bellow was writing “Humboldt’s Gift,” that this line was not planned out, since it is an indelible caricature of Von Humboldt Fleisher. It jumps out at you. Another example comes from a book that was very planned out, in style and substance, yet still has its share of spontaneity. “Brideshead Revisited,” by Evelyn Waugh, is a rumination on adultery, English nobility and Catholicism. It’s not very

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Cut Copy pastes genres together

Free Your Mind Cut Copy By Nikki Stout the daily cardinal

Cut Copy’s latest release, Free Your Mind, encourages you to do just that. A heady journey through funky electronic pseudo-psychedlia, the album nods to ’90s dance club grooves, yet remains relevant with soaring choruses and sailing vocals. This album is so much fun.

It’s feel good music from its first note to its last. The best part about it is the fact that Cut Copy has managed to create another album of “party” songs that don’t sacrifice depth for context. Free Your Mind is definitely in the same league as Cut Copy’s sophomore album, In Ghost Colours, often noted as their best work. The production of this album is flawless. Its funk and psychedelic elements add a layer of refinement that bands such as LCD Soundsystem often excluded. And because of this, they have managed to create an album that unapologetically crosses genres. Each layer of sound comes from a

different place. The basslines are straight out of a ’90s warehouse party; the bright, sparkly-sounding synths are a modern trick often implemented by artists such as Pretty Lights; and the vocals are a throwback to ’70s disco. All of this is expertly combined, creating an album that truly has something for everybody. Free Your Mind is the kind of album you can play in a club, in your apartment or in your car. Regardless of where it’s heard, the album is going to demand you nod your head along to the beat, and you are going to accept this demand.

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subtle. I can, however, think of one moment that seems almost inexplicable, yet its inclusion makes perfect sense. It’s a minor detail, hardly touched upon, but it’s one I’ve remembered. I’m talking, of course, about the tortoise. In “Brideshead Revisited,” one character, Rex Mottram, presents a jewel-encrusted tortoise to Julia Flyte, whom he is wooing. Now, he does not give her a fake tortoise. No no no. He gives her a live tortoise whose shell has been studded with real jewels. The tortoise, I might add, proceeds to disappear; the house thinks it might have buried itself. It’s perfectly ridiculous. Waugh could have had Rex give anything to Julia and had both Rex’s latent cruelty and innate gaudiness come across, but he chose a tortoise? Great. There are plenty of other examples of spontaneity in literature, but I’ll leave off with this. The reason I admire what I see as “spontaneous” in literature relates to an image John Steinbeck postulated in a letter to his editor, Pascal Covici. Steinbeck talked about places on the page that were bright spots, which poked through the text like gold through ore. In phrase and in plot, that is what spontaneity signifies for me: bright spots. Any spontainious responses to Sean’s column? Email him at seanreichard@wisc.edu.

Wu-Tang Clan— “C.R.E.A.M.”

If you’re not a multimillionaire rapper, this acronym applies in a much less glamorous way. Maybe don’t eat out tonight.

Snoop Dogg— “Ain’t No Fun”

Deltron 3030— “3030”

Three guests on the song and only a single verse from Snoop doesn’t stop this song from being the best track on Doggystyle.

The first full song on their seminal debut album, “3030” lays the groundwork for an unbelievable (and weird) album.

A Tribe Called Quest— “Check the Rhyme” Off arguably the best album of the ’90s (The Low End Theory), “Check the Rhyme” has a catchy hook and great lyrics

Beastie Boys— “So Whatcha Want”

There’s no real hook in this classic, just a whining guitar riff. Despite what rock purists may say, these guys belong in the Hall of Fame.

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t looks like The Badger Herald has embraced the thoughts of the one Mr. David Hookstead again. And this one is a doozey! Let it be known Badgers, rape culture DOES NOT EXIST! Well, according to Hookstead it doesn’t, at least. For God’s sake, it does though. This is like asking the obvious question, is the Pope Catholic? We should not be having this conversation any more, but it appears we need to have a talk with Hookstead again and explain to him why rape culture does indeed exist. According to PAVE, University of WisconsinMadison’s peer-to-peer sexual assault awareness and victim advocacy group, rape culture— the one in which we live—views sexual assault (an umbrella term including rape) as an inevitable thing that is unchangeable. To expand on that, a rape-support culture is one that includes various cultural phenomena that either sympathizes with sexual assailants (i.e. rapists, stalkers, people who perpetrate intimate partner violence etc.) while putting the blame for such acts on the victim. This culture, the one that

apparently doesn’t exist, is reinforced by Hookstead! The most recent Letter to the Editor systematically alienates one in five women on campus and other victims of sexual violence. Sexual assault and intimate partner violence (aka domestic violence) are incredibly prevalent as the statistic above shows and are often connected with other forms of abuse. Although other crimes do exist, it is important to spotlight forms of sexual assault, because many crimes can become interrelated. The sheer prevalence of sexual assault is reason for it to remain in the spotlight. Murder might be a high profile crime, but it is much less common than sexual assault. One quarter of the women on campus are not murdered during their time at UW-Madison, but one quarter become victims of sexual assault. Cultures do shape crime as well. Murder is more common in the United States than it is in many other developed countries because we do live in a violent society. I don’t mean this in the sense that we watch violent movies and the British don’t. Nor do I mean that we have a violent past and Russia doesn’t, but we live in a society in which violence is seen as a way to exert power and control, and resolve issues we have. Studies

US House needs to pass the ENDA Alex holland opinion columnist

onday night, the Senate passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which makes it illegal for an employer to fire or not hire someone due to his or her sexual orientation and/or gender identity. The passage of ENDA marks a significant milestone for the LGBT equality movement. Nevertheless, the Heritage Foundation’s Ryan Anderson and many other conservatives feel differently. Anderson stated ENDA is “bad policy” because “ENDA would create special privileges based on sexual orientation and gender identity.” ENDA ensures that as many as two-thirds of LGBT individuals do not face employment discrimination in their respective workplaces and that the third of men earn less than their similarly qualified heterosexual male counterparts earn the same. Ensuring all people are rewarded for their hard work rather than exogenous factors is by no means a ‘special privilege.’ Anderson complains that ENDA would “impinge Americans’ right to run their businesses the way they choose,” but Anderson forgets that the 14th Amendment guarantees equal protection under the law. Surely, ensuring LGBT folks are treated the same as their heterosexual counterparts supercede the rights of businesses. 88 percent of Fortune 500 companies prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, but only a quarter have the same for gender identity. 88 percent of Fortune 500 does not include the tens of thousands of the many small businesses that do not extend these same rights to their workers. No person, no matter where they work,

should have to live with the fear of being fired or harassed because their employer disapproves of how they choose to live their personal lives. ENDA provides a guarantee this will not happen. One of Anderson’s erroneous remarks is that ENDA would discourage job creation. ENDA would actually increase job creation and productivity. An American Civil Liberties Union report found that passing ENDA would increase business output by $1.4 billion per year due to creating less hostile work environments for LGBT workers. The true reason organizations like Heritage do not support ENDA is because they see this legislation as destroying the “traditional values’” they hold so dear. Just because the values of someone else are not theirs, does not make that person’s values unworthy. While the Senate passage presents a significant achievement, unfortunately, House Republicans will continue to be the least functioning Congress ever by not allowing a vote on ENDA. Wisconsin was the first state to pass a fair employment act, which banned discrimination based on sexual orientation. This legislation was passed in 1982 with Republican Governor Lee Dreyfus, signing the bill. Dreyfus comment on passing the legislation should resonate with House Republicans and the likes of Anderson who oppose the legislation, “It is a fundamental tenet of the Republican Party that government ought not intrude in the private lives of individuals where no state purpose is served, and there is nothing more private or intimate than who you live with and who you love.” ENDA should have an opportunity to stand its ground in the House. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

have looked into this and all you need to do is watch “Bowling for Columbine” to get a hint of this. That violence can be used in other ways too… like, oh, sexual violence. While people are not inherently good or bad, they are shaped by their culture to do good or bad things. Various cultural tools can be used to retain certain power balances whether those balances are based on race, religion, sexual orientation or gender. Rape culture exists all over the place in the United States. Some of it is in the media like Tyler Farr’s country song “Redneck Crazy” and the accompanying music video but much of it is on the street. This can range from using sexist language or language that demeans a person based on their sex or gender to joking about rape like it is not big deal. Going into a classroom and saying ‘Wow, that exam raped me’ undermines the experience victims go through and it makes the action of the perpetrators seem as mundane as a difficult exam. Rape culture is the culture that views female sexuality as being irrelevant. It claims ownership of other people and their bodies. It is telling somebody that if they didn’t want to get raped they shouldn’t have worn that skirt because it was too short or those heels because they couldn’t run or they should’ve

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had mace because they shouldn’t have the freedom to feel safe walking home from the bars at night. Such things are never invitations to perpetrate sexual assault. Nothing is an invitation to commit sexual assault and should ever be used as an excuse to commit sexual assault. And lots of young men are taught that rape and sexual assault are acceptable means to gain power over women. Please, tell me that the letter recently sent to members of a fraternity in Georgia telling them how to take advantage of women at a party for sex was not instructions on this? Please, tell me there wasn’t any pressure on these young men to have sex? Are we to believe that rape wouldn’t be seen as an acceptable option at some point? And for the record, men are not to blame for all assaults happening. Yes, men are the victims of sexual assault like women, sometimes at the hands of women, sometimes at the hands of men, but the fact of the matter is men are the perpetrators of around 95 percent of all instances of sexual assault. That is not to say all men are doing this. Only about 5 percent of men commit such acts, but this is still something that is a crime disproportionately committed by men against women. This is according to statistics from Sex Out Loud and PAVE. The unfortunate thing is we

don’t even know the real scope of sexual assault, because many times it goes unreported. Sexual assault is not regrettable sex however, but the use of sex and sexual violence as a means to coerce, manipulate, degrade and disempower people. Women are not using this as a way to demonize men. This is people— more than just women—pointing out there is an entire culture around us that supports widespread sexual violence against them and that this must change. We do live in a rape-support culture, and it is up to us to change that culture, but we can do it. Not with the help of one Badger though, but he can shove off. For those of you who believe in the existence of the rape-support culture and want to help by supporting victims of sexual assault, bringing rape culture to an end or simply want to learn more I highly recommend getting in touch with PAVE. They, in addition to the Rape Crisis Center at UHS, are wonderful student resources for victims of sexual assault looking for support resources and potential allies. What did you think of David Hookstead’s letter published in The Badger Herald? Do you believe the rape culture exists? Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal. com.

Despite glitches, “Obamacare” is the correct choice for healthcare spencer lindsay opinion columnist

he roll out of the Affordable Care Act online exchanges have been plagued with glitches that have prevented millions of people from being able to sign up for healthcare coverage that the law mandates. This is an inexcusable mistake by the federal government, and someone must be held accountable for these egregious errors. That being said, these technical issues are not cause to lose faith in the broader policy. Despite the minor setbacks that the technical problems have caused, the Affordable Care Act was the right thing to do and will help American society in the long run. While the online exchanges were a key part of the policy, there are other major pieces that have already been put in place. Because of “Obamacare,” young adults are allowed to stay on their parents’ health insurance plan until the age of 26. Because of the Affordable Care Act, people with preexisting conditions, those who need healthcare the most, will not be turned away because of their high cost to insurance companies. The exchanges were a major piece of the affordable care act but not the keystone. Any notions

that these glitches will derail the policy are misguided. The online exchanges are meant to be a forum to help millions shop for insurance and are a key part of the individual mandate. The glitches have caused a six-week delay in the date in which the individual mandate goes into effect. Over 8 million unique viewers visited the healthcare.gov in the first four days of its existence. Over the first two days only 248 people were able to successfully enroll nationwide. This indicates that interest in the program was high but ability to enroll was low. These glitches were frustrating and have likely led many to put off buying health insurance.

Because of “Obamacare,” young adults are allowed to stay on their parents’ health insurance plan until the age of 26.

President Obama claims he did not know about the problems with the website until after the Oct. 1, 2013 launch. If this is true, someone ought to be fired. I knew about the glitches before the website was launched. Slate reported on Sept. 23 there were major glitches and that they “could be an unusually severe

issue.” Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told Congress that she had told Obama the site was “ready to go” for its launch. This begs the question, did she even know about the tech issues within her own department? Some person or group of people made a major mistake, and the president and secretary should have been informed prior to the “Obamacare” launch. As of late, the administration has been handling the issues well. Google and other tech company engineers have been recruited to help resolve these issues. On Oct. 31, the site was shut down for maintenance, and the administration assures citizens it will be up and running within the month. They should have realized these problems existed earlier and devoted as many resources as possible to fixing it. Despite the technical problems, the Affordable Care Act has had, and will continue to have, a positive effect on America. Achieving universal healthcare should remain a goal of this nation. We cannot let minor technical issues discourage us. That being said, it is also true this was a major debacle and someone ought to be held accountable for it. Do you think “Obamacare “was the right choice for American healthcare? Do you think the technological issues are deal breakers? Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Badgers boast top rushers against BYU By Cameron Kalmon the daily cardinal

The No. 21 Wisconsin football team walked away with the Heartland Trophy Saturday after beating Iowa 28-9 in Iowa City. Keeping to their strong points, the Badgers’ (4-1 Big Ten, 6-2 overall) offense, No. 3 in the Big Ten, ran the ball for 218 yards against the Hawkeyes. Senior running back James White led Wisconsin with 132 yards and two touchdowns. “There is always room for improvement, I had a pretty decent game last week but at the same time you have to move on,” White said. “We have a great opponent in BYU, they’re going to come out here ready to win and so we’re going to have to keep it going and prepare for them.” The question for Wisconsin’s offense will be how to improve upon their excellent run game. No team has matched the explosive ground game of the Badgers this season. Wisconsin leads the nation in runs of 50-plus yards (8), 60-plus yards (6) and 70-plus yards (5). The Badgers have averaged 6.67 yards per carry on 344 rushing attempts. They are second only to Oregon, who boast 6.92 yards per carry.

“There is always room for improvement, I had a pretty decent game last week but at the same time you have to move on.” James White senior running back Wisconsin Football

Both White and redshirt sophomore running back Melvin Gordon have amassed over 1,000 yards from scrimmage this year. White has 804 rushing yards and 208 receiving while Gordon obtained 1,074 rushing and five receiving.

If the driving duo meets opposition the Badgers tend turn to red shirt sophomore quarterback Joel Stave and his favored target redshirt senior wide receiver Jared Abbrederis. With a 150.46 rating, Stave ranks third in the Big Ten for passing efficiency. Stave has passed for 1,630 yards and 15 touchdowns. Abbrederis has brought in six of those passes.

“[Head coach Gary Andersen] has played [BYU] quite a few times in his coaching career, he knows a lot about them.” James White senior running back Wisconsin Football

Abbrederis ranks third in the Big Ten in receptions per game with 6.3 and in receiving yards per game with 97.8. BYU will be travelling into Camp Randall for the second time in their history. The first time the two teams played in 1980 the Cougars walked away with a 28-3 victory. BYU may be a stranger to Wisconsin in recent years but not to head coach Gary Andersen. This will be Andersen’s tenth consecutive season playing against BYU. “He has played [BYU] quite a few times in his coaching career, he knows a lot about them,” White said. “He knows that they’re going to come out here and they’re going to play tough, similar to us.” The Badgers should know that the Cougars are not just tough but experienced on the defensive side of the ball. Six players on BYU’s defense have played in more than 40 games. It has been a long time since these teams have seen each other, but this Badger offense has come a long way this season.

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In his senior season for Wisconsin, running back James White has over 1,000 total yards through eight games. He has 804 yards on the ground and 208 yards receiving.

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After averaging over 10 yards per carry last season for the Badgers, redshirt sophomore running back Melvin Gordon is currently sixth in the nation in rushing yards with 1,074.

The current BCS rankings could crumble after this week Grey Satterfield 50 shades of grey

fter recovering from the seemingly boring slate of games that plagued college football in week 10, week 11 is on the way to tantalize you with multiple top 10 matchups and a possible scenario that would spill chaos across the Bowl Championship Series, like Mt. Vesuvius raining fire down on the unsuspecting villagers of Pompeii. On Thursday, No. 10 Oklahoma takes on No. 6 Baylor in Waco, Texas. Just two hours later, No. 5 Stanford kicks off against No. 3 Oregon. This would be an appropriate time for Kanye West to ask, “What you doing in the club on a Thursday?” Because there’s top10 college football on! On Saturday, No. 13 LSU plays No. 1 Alabama under the lights in Tuscaloosa for their annual showdown.

This is the doomsday scenario: Alabama, Oregon and Baylor all lose.

How likely is this?

Baylor has a video game offense and has won all but one of their games via decisive blowouts.

Here’s to hoping that the BCS turns into the proverbial tire fire we all know and love/hate.

However, Oklahoma is definitely the toughest competition they’ve faced this year. The Sooners are coming off a strong showing against No. 25 Texas Tech and are gaining momentum after their disgusting loss to Texas. Oregon has looked good all year but so has Stanford. Keep in mind that Stanford upset Oregon’s perfect season last year

in overtime. Also this game will be played in Stanford and despite an ugly slip up against Utah the Cardinal has been playing very well. Both of these teams looked excellent while dismissing a quality opponent in UCLA. Oregon is known for their prolific offense while Stanford is know for the their skull crushing defense. As the old cliche reads, this is certainly a case of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object. Finally LSU has lost twice this season by a combined margin of just six points. No one doubts that Alabama is the better team but if one team could pull the upset, why couldn’t it be LSU and head coach Les Miles during a night game? The last time these two teams played in Tuscaloosa, LSU won in overtime. Expect the unexpected in this contest.

What happens after?

So say all three teams lose,

then chaos and pandemonium pour over the college football rankings thanks to this newfound, never before seen carnage. Presumably, Florida State will claim the number one ranking but then what? How high does a one-loss Stanford team rise? How far does a one-loss Bama team fall? And what the hell happens to No. 4 Ohio State?

The last time [Alabama and LSU] played in Tuscaloosa, LSU won in overtime. Expect the unexpected in this contest.

Ask yourself this, right now, on a neutral field, Alabama vs. Ohio State, who wins that game? Nine times out of 10 it’s probably the Crimson Tide. Because of this, should a one-loss Bama team be ranked ahead of an undefeated Ohio State? Of course.

Alabama is the better team. It does not matter that Ohio State is undefeated if the Crimson Tide are the better football team. The BCS standings are designed to pick the best two teams in the country and have the play for the nation title. Not two undefeated teams but the two best teams. A one-loss Alabama team should be ahead of the Buckeyes. If Stanford beats Oregon, a one-loss Stanford team should also be ahead of the Buckeyes. Upsets and shake-ups are the best part of college football. Call it my beautiful, dark twisted fantasy, but here’s to hoping that the BCS turns into the proverbial tire fire we all know and love/hate. Will this weekend be full of upsets? Before the BCS is replaced with a four-team playoff next season, will this season have the most chaotic last few weeks yet? Let Grey know what you think by emailing him at gsatterfield@wisc.edu.