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SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker and UW System Student Regent Katherine Pointer debated how to ensure Wisconsin universities have enough revenue after decreases in state funding.
ASM forum discusses rising tuition at UW Debate focuses on balancing cost, quality By Meghan Chua The Daily Cardinal
The Associated Students of Madison’s final Shared Governance Week of Action forum Thursday sparked discussion about how to handle the costs of University of Wisconsin System schools in the face of decreasing state funding and increasing tuition and fees.
University of WisconsinMadison Student Services Finance Committee Chair Ellie Bruecker and UW System Regent Katherine Pointer, the student appointee on the Board of Regents, each voiced their own ideas on how best to raise and manage universities’ funds. Pointer, who voted in favor of increasing tuition for all UW System schools when the Regents raised UW-Madison tuition to over $10,000 in June, said students were the only group they could draw on to generate revenue. At UW-Madison, where faculty compensation is 20 percent
below the national average, retention of the university’s exceptional educators is a top concern, according to Pointer. “They’re the core of why Madison is so incredible,” she said. According to Pointer, tuition at UW-Madison is low compared to that at its peer universities. However, Bruecker said she opposes tuition and fee increases and instead emphasized fiscal responsibility. She said students have been more responsible in managing segregated fees, which SSFC allocates to student
Metro Transit bus drivers began enforcing a long-standing policy of requiring people to show identification with their unlimited ride bus passes Monday and have since confiscated several bus passes. Mick Rusch, a Metro Transit spokesperson, said although drivers have not pulled a large amount of passes, drivers have confiscated passes from several people who were using bus passes of older siblings or other family members. Metro Transit is enforcing the ID policy because people who have not been issued a bus pass by the University of WisconsinMadison or a local business are using passes paid for by other groups, according to Rusch. “It’s a misconception out there that once you have this pass, that it’s a free pass,” Rusch
said. “[Passes issued by an organization] are not meant to be a family pass and not meant to be passed on.” Bus drivers can choose whether or not they request passengers to show an ID when they swipe their bus passes, according to Rusch. “The drivers are doing a very good job of pulling the passes that they really think are a problem,” Rusch said. Rusch said in order to keep buses on schedule, some drivers may not request ID verification. “It is [the driver’s] discretion to verify as many IDs as they possibly can,” Rusch said. “But if it’s going to mean being late or if there is another situation, it’s his call on how to handle the situation and how to keep moving.” —Abby Becker
County approves day shelter By Stephanie Castillo The Daily Cardinal
County officials approved in a 33-2 vote Thursday the opening of a temporary day warming shelter on 827 E. Washington Ave., a site formerly used for an Occupy Madison camp. Occupy Madison members and Madison’s homeless used the controversial warming shelter site in the fall of 2011. After county campsites closed for the season this November,
Occupy members set up camp on East Washington Avenue, prompting complaints from residents who live near the site. Because Occupy does not have a permit for the site, the city of Madison issued an eviction notice Nov. 9 ordering Occupy residents to leave East Washington Avenue. The group then set up camp at Lake View Hill County Park despite
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Walker hints at federal approach to Affordable Care Act Gov. Scott Walker and state Republican legislators have recently indicated they would support a federal-run health insurance exchange over a state-run exchange. Walker must make a decision on how the Affordable Healthcare Act will be implemented within the state by Friday’s federally mandated deadline. Walker, who initially neglected implementing the law, was forced to start planning for a statewide health-care exchange system after President Barack Obama won the presidency and Democrats maintained control of the U.S. Senate. The governor can either establish a state-run exchange or leave implementation to the federal
government. The exchange, no matter who implements it, will set up an online marketplace where citizens can purchase government approved health-care plans. Democrats have pushed Walker to choose a state-run approach, but Republican legislators disagree. State Sen. Frank Lasee, R-De Pere, wrote a letter to Walker Wednesday urging him to leave implementation of the act to the federal government. Lasee said Walker should not implement a state exchange and instead, let the federal government implement the exchange, allowing Wisconsin to avoid state tax increases on citizens and preventing additional feder-
al subsidies to the state at a time when the federal government is already heavily in debt. “It is in our citizens’ best interest to … find out what the federal exchange looks like before we act,” Lasee said. Walker, in an interview with The New York Times Wednesday, hinted he would likely leave implementation to the federal government because he has doubts about the freedom the federal government would grant states if they ran their own systems. “I’d much prefer control at the state level, but the problem is, I don’t think [state exchanges] are really state run,” Walker said. —Jack Casey
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Point: My schedule is perfect and everything is great By Julia Cheery Fake News Friday
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Despite their budding accounting class friendship, Allen Sorenson was not pleased after bearing witness to the true source of the Grainger gas leak: his fiber-filled friend Dan Keller.
Cause of Grainger gas leak is a fart, sources say By Poops McGee fake news friday
UW-Madison sophomore Dan Keller admitted to UW-Madison Police he “let one rip” Tuesday then warned his friend, Allen Sorenson, who was with him during their Accounting 100 lecture at the time, about the rancid odor that was about to ambush his nostrils. “Me and Al are bros,” Keller said, “so I told him I had a bad case of the beer farts that morning. They can really sneak up on ya.” “I was just tellin’ Al about my crazy Monday night,” Keller said. “I think the exact words I said to him were somethin’ like, ‘Hey man, don’t drink that expired Natural Light shit we found in the back
of the fridge in the basement a few weeks ago. It’s givin’ me real bad gas right now and plus if I don’t take a leak in the next three minutes I’m gonna freakin’ explode.’” Mitch Miers, another Accounting 100 student and that one kid everyone in the class wants to punch, overheard the words “natural,” “gas” and “leak” and assumed the worst, pulling the fire alarm which led to the evacuation of the building around 11:30 a.m. “I was getting super into the professor’s discussion on calculating the current value of bonds and was about to ask my 14th question of the lecture,” Miers said, wiping a bit of brown smear from his nose. “I’m pretty sure I heard Dan and Al talking about a
natural gas leak so clearly I had to do something,” Miers said. “I really want to go to our professor’s office hours this week, so obviously if the entire building exploded with us inside I wouldn’t really be able to go, now would I?” This is not the first time that the flatulence of Keller, known as the master in the art of the silent-but-deadly variety, has been problematic in public situations. Most notably, Keller’s wind breakage was once so powerful that it blew open an unmarked envelope full of pictures of a cat named Double Trouble, spurring the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to allege maltreatment of cats in UW research.
Frautschis lose money, Madison bankrupt By The Dark Knight Fake News Friday
The city could plummet into financial ruin Friday as a result of the Frautschi couple’s spontaneous trip to Las Vegas, where they gambled away their entire financial empire in multiple heated games of Bridge. Pleasant Roland and W. Jerome Frautschi, who own “pretty much everything cool about downtown Madison,” were unable to be reached for comment Thursday, for the couple “packed their bags and headed for the hills,” one official said. According to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, there will be a temporary shutdown of all businesses within the 100
block of State Street due to “economic complications” “[I would] insanelyafter which arosefeel immediately reenergized chowing the couple’s sudden financial down on a Whopper.” crisis. “What am Dan I Daly going construction to do without myworker daily Teddywedger’s fix?” Verveer said amid tears. “What has the world come to? Someone please get me a drink.” The demise of the Frautschi financial empire will inevitably lead to Vilas Zoo Director Rhonda Schwetz’s takeover of the 100 Block of State Street, the Chazen Museum, the Overture, the Madison Children’s Museum, American Girl, and Mattel along with everything else the Frautschi’s previously owned before their
financial downfall. Zoo animals are expected to arrive at the 100 block of State Street as early as Friday morning, where “they will seize authority of Ian’s Pizza by force,” Schwetz said, although most will likely just order salad. “What am I going to do without my daily Teddywedger’s fix?” Mike Verveer alder District 4
“This is how Dave Cieslewicz would have intended it,” Schwetz said.
I can’t believe it! Everything worked out perfectly for next semester! 16 credits and no class on Monday or Friday! Wow! Every other semester there’s been a problem or two, but next Spring everything just fell into place. I can’t believe how lucky I am! No more waking up at 7a.m. for silly discussion groups! It’s all smooth sailing from here on out. Man oh man I cannot wait to wake up tomorrow and register at 10 a.m.
Counterpoint: Oh you’re adorable. By Cruel, Cruel Fate Fake News Friday
Is that what you think? Oh ho ho. Your tears will feed my hunger. I see you think you’re going to get into CommArts 302. Why wouldn’t you, there’re still 20 seats left. How naive and foolish you are. No Monday class? Don’t be so hasty. That discussion group is just at capacity... there it goes. Looks like someone will need to be on the 7th floor of Vilas Hall at 7:45 a.m. I see you still need to take three credits of Physical Science. That astronomy course really would be perfect for your interests, but it looks like it just got rescheduled to the same time as your core class needed for your major. Oops. Oh, and that core class? Looks like they forgot to add the discussion to the class description. It meets Saturday at 9 a.m. It’s been swell kid, but I’ve got a lot of people to visit tonight. Happy enrollment!
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UW-Madison to upgrade security camera system The University of WisconsinMadison is in the process of updating its current campus-wide security camera system to improve crime prevention and safety, according to a statement released by the university Thursday. More than 1,000 cameras and storage devices, spread out over 300 buildings on campus, will be installed to update the current closed-circuit camera system with a brand new internet protocol, or IP system, which allows video to be shared wirelessly.
The new technology will allow the UW-Madison Police Department to solve crimes more easily because the video feeds will be in high-definition color instead of black and white, which will allow for better identification of suspects, according to the statement. The installation of the new camera system will focus on new buildings, such as La Bahn Arena and the Gordon Dining and Event Center, first to ensure they are the most up to date.
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Developers and city officials celebrate the beginning of the $98 million Edgewater Hotel redevelopment project Thursday. The Edgewater is scheduled to reopen in summer 2014.
City officials break ground on Edgewater Developers and community leaders broke ground Thursday on the long-awaited $98 million Edgewater redevelopment project. Renovation of the hotel has faced opposition since its proposal in 2008, including a decision by the city to cut $16 million of public funds set aside for its redevelopment. The project includes restoring
the hotel to its original 1940sera style, adding nine stories and constructing a large outdoor terrace, according to a press release. According to a statement by project developer Bob Dunn, the new Edgewater will be a community asset that will welcome local and out-of-town guests. “The Edgewater will be the place where even better memo-
ries are made,” Dunn said in the statement. The redevelopment will create approximately 700 jobs during its 18-month construction period, with over 250 permanent jobs created after the hotel opens. Construction of the project will begin next week and the Edgewater is scheduled to reopen in summer 2014.
SSFC passes Adventure Learning Programs’ budget The Student Services Finance Committee approved 2013-’14 funding for the campus group Adventure Learning Programs after making small changes to its budget proposal. The group was granted a final funding level of $153,700.17, just $1,104 less than its budget request of $154,804.17.
The committee voted to remove $1,000 dollars from the group’s food and beverage line for staff training. SSFC Representative Devon Maier expressed concern over including funds for food in the ALPs’ budget because he felt SSFC had set a precedent by not allocating funds for food in past budget decisions.
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Student Services Finance Commitee Chair Ellie Bruecker called the Adventure Learning Programs’ budget “very responsible.”
shelter from page 1 county orders for them to leave. Supervisor Heidi Wegeleitner voted in support of the shelter and said the community needs to recognize that “not all homeless people are criminals and need access to basic necessities.” Occupy resident Ronnie Barbett echoed Wegleitner’s sen-
timents and said most homeless people are well behaved. Resident Darby Puglielli, who also voted in favor of the shelter, said someone needed to take responsibility for the homelessness problem. “Human life is something that you can’t just throw away,” Puglielli said. Despite support from community members, other resi-
The committee also hosted Associated Students of Madison Student Council Chair Andrew Bulovsky, who presented the ASM Internal Budget. Bulovsky emphasized the importance of funding Varsity Day, an event with a “world class” speaker to be held at the end of the year. Bulovsky said the event will be a special experience for all University of Wisconsin-Madison students and would bring national recognition to the university. “This is a final event to celebrate what unites us all and that’s this university,” Bulovsky said. SSFC will make a decision on the internal budget Monday, before sending it back to Student Council for approval at a future meeting. SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker said although funding for Varsity Day and general training would be up for debate, she felt SSFC would not make many changes to the budget. “Chair Bulovsky pretty well justified everything in the budget,” Bruecker said. “We’re just really looking for any areas where we could be a little more fiscally responsible.” —Cheyenne Langkamp dents were dissatisfied with the idea of a shelter in the TenneyLapham neighborhood. “Last year’s warming shelter was a complete disaster,” resident Richard Freihoefer said. “I’m living down there with my friends and neighbors, and I don’t need anybody telling me that I’ve got to have it.” Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, agreed with Freihoefer, and said
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi signed the $524.6 million 2013 County Budget Thursday, following a vote by the County Board. The unanimously approved budget designates funds for human services, public safety and environmental friendliness. “We are making investments to address the root causes of a number of challenges currently facing our community,” Parisi said in a statement. The budget addresses child abuse, domestic violence and homelessness by investing in county human services and expands resources for people
struggling with mental illnesses or substance addictions. The County Board also approved Parisi’s “Clean Lakes, Clean Energy” initiative, aimed at removing phosphorus from area lakes. The budget calls for an increase in the Federal Reserve Fund, which quadrupled in the last year under Parisi’s administration, according to the statement. “Our priority as a County Board always has been to invest wisely in the future to ensure that we are supporting strong and thriving communities in Dane County,” County Board Chair Scott McDonell said.
Walker elected as vice chair of Republican Governors Association Members of the Republican Governors Association elected Gov. Scott Walker as the new vice chairman Thursday. The RGA, an organization made up of Republican governors from around the United States, is devoted to helping Republican candidates get elected in gubernatorial races nationwide, according to its website. Walker released a statement on the RGA website after his election Thursday praising Republican governors for their “results-oriented conservative leadership.” “The American people want their political leaders to tackle the toughest issues, reform entitlements and balance budgets
while holding the line on taxes,” Walker said. “That’s exactly what Republican governors are doing.” Jeff Snow, University of Wisconsin-Madison College Republicans chair, said Walker’s election shows support for the governor’s recent state reforms. “[The election] shows that the reforms Gov. Walker has enacted have been given national attention,” Snow said. “Obviously the Republicans think they have been extremely successful within the state in terms of our fiscal situation.” Snow said Walker’s election comes as welcome news to the UW-Madison College Republicans. “We’re very proud of our governor,” Snow said.
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state’s economy. Additionally, both said the Wisconsin community feels an affinity toward the state’s public universities such as UW-Madison. Pointer said advocating for the importance of higher education at the state level will be instrumental in the amount of state funding public universities receive in the coming years, with the current state of the economy leading to repeated tuition increases. “Moving forward, we can’t continue to rely on students to fill that funding gap,” she said.
last year’s warming shelter was not successful because of conflicts between neighborhood residents and people at the shelter. “I’m really disappointed that I don’t have another option to bring to the table,” Maniaci said. Supervisor Melanie Hampton opposed the location of the warming shelter because of its close proximity to the Rainbow Project, an organiza-
tion that provides services for children who are victims of crime. “These are children who have been through the most painful experiences,” Hampton said. “Safe is not enough for them.” Dane County Department of Human Services Director Lynn Green said the warming shelter will open Nov. 26 and stay open for four months.
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Michael Penn ii pen(n) game stressful This is a disappointed letter to Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd, who released a series of R&B mixtapes in 2011 that skyrocketed to popularity and landed a deal with Universal Republic records. The label has rereleased the trio of mixtapes in a remastered set called Trilogy. Waddup, Abel. First off, my column doesn’t run on Mondays, so I can’t pop anything for you. You might need to be high for this. Sorry. Secondly, I’d like you to know that your three albums basically accompanied the randomness of my love life perfectly throughout 2011. Although I don’t sip lean recreationally, pop Molly, drink recreationally, do ominous amounts of blow or even sleep with people unprotected (because that’s naaaaaasty), your lush, filthy ballads are simply breathtaking. Sidenote: I’ve never heard anyone sound so eerily close to M.J. Your “Dirty Diana” cover is too ill. But back to the filthy part for one moment—that’s pretty much what drew me in to the whole druginduced sex romps you spew in your music. Even by mainstream R&B standards, it’s quite unwholesome. And for someone who’s pretty tired of the conveyor-belt-mainstream standard that churns out auto-tuned carbon copies by the millisecond, I found your filth appealing in a modern context that doesn’t mesh with the radio redundancy. Then you got a major deal. And then, this winter, Universal Republic rereleases everything you dropped for free… last year… with only three new songs. Not only that, but the filth of the mastering of last year’s releases? Gone into thin air. That may not even be your fault. When I get the bread and I stop trappin’ off of Mediafire, I will gladly support you. I don’t just want you for your potential. Horrible mastering is a problem, and with problems come solutions. But pardon me if I feel disconnected because of this awkward-yetconventional label release phase when applied to you. Is it so wrong of me that I loved your music the way it was before? Dirty in content, aura, an atmosphere? That’s what set you so far apart. And now, I feel stripped. Like someone you take to meet your boys. You’ve got a lot of boys, too. Nah, I take that back. If the mastering was horrible, your projects wouldn’t have permeated the blogosphere into the mainstream the way it did. And if Drake ends up on the tail end of “The Zone” and Juicy J mumbles drunkenly at the end of “Same Old Song,” it’s not like you didn’t have the budget or the connections to get someone to make you right. Well, the music anyway. This leads me to wonder… was this deliberate? Was it a conscious decision to let your music sound this way? Because if so, why abandon the aesthetic that makes you shine? There’s something about remastered versions of lo-fi music
that leaves me with a healthy distrust and a bitter aftertaste: once you compare it to the original, it is not always the best route to take. I have this same sentiment for the SpaceGhostPurrp release of a lot of the songs found on his Blvcklvnd Rvdix 66.6 mixtape on Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp. It is wonderful that Purrp is getting what he’s worked for and obtaining access to the resources he desires to make more quality music, but there was a mystical maze of vibrancy about the compressed, hissing, seething vibes of the original tape, the way the bassline was hidden beneath the Windows Pinball sound effects and the Mortal Kombat cut-ins. It matched Purrp perfectly… the dopest in 1991 in 2011 (and if you two don’t have songs already, do that). How does that apply to you? The sonic appeal of your older sound was gorgeous because it was a perfect accompaniment to the content. The Weeknd is about shoving oneself deep into the crevices of pleasure and betrayal when so many stop at the waistline. Thus, the way your filth hits the eardrums made perfect sense and left me stuck in a seedy serenity full of double cups, alleyways and bedrooms with broken hearts. The remaster just seems like a fix to something that was never broken. But don’t hate on a writer like me. You’re perfectly entitled to all of that hard work that satisfied me and a lot of others. But the next time you invite us in, lock the door and get inside your zone, remember that we’ve already felt the ground before. We aren’t scared of the fall and we’ve felt the ground before. Pull us back down in every way possible. We know everything. So stop hiding. Signed, A Fan Who’s Sober All The Time. (P.S. How much does Juicy J get in royalties for the end of “Same Old Song”? Honestly? He got a credit for that? I can’t with this industry anymore.)
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Johnny Foreigner’s show at the Sett Friday, Nov. 16, will mark their first stop in Madison.
Band no Foreigner to ‘fight-pop’ By Cameron Graff the daily cardinal
If you could assign a sound to sloppy, starry midnights in the big city with all your best friends (omitting all the cheesy bar-rock and the club bangers), it would probably sound something a little like Birmingham-based Johnny Foreigner. What that actually means, however, is a bit difficult to pin down. “I always liked the term that [Glasgow band] dananananaykroyd coined, ‘fight-pop,’” wrote bassist and vocalist Kelly Southern in an email. “We’re just a scuzzy indie shouty fight-pop band. I don’t know! Johnny Foreigner are making their Madison debut Friday, Nov. 16 at the Sett, part of their extensive and much-overdue return to the states. “We’ve heard super good things about [Madison]! We’re really excited about the show,” wrote Southern. To fund their trip (their last U.S. tour, as enchanting as it was, ended up being a financial loss for the band) the group auctioned off a plethora of memorabilia and paraphernalia, from autographed material to original copies of their stellar album art. “We were super grateful that people cared enough to want to get involved and bid,” wrote Southern. “The response was heart-warming. It was bittersweet letting go of a part of our history
but nice knowing the artwork was going to people who would appreciate it. It was something we had to do; I think [singer and guitarist] Alexei [Berrow] put it as, we were letting go of old memories in order to create new ones. That’s apt.” In celebration of their homeaway-from-homecoming the boys plus girl have recorded and released a new EP, succinctly titled NAMES, released through their website with accompanying swag in the form of a T-shirt or badges. “I wanted a name-related title ‘cause there’s a lot of name checking in the songs, which is kinda something I’ve mostly always stayed away from before,” wrote Berrow. “We used a bit of magic making the record and it all tied nicely together. It’s called NAMES in capitals, cos names are important.” “NAMES is my favourite ‘cause adding an extra guitar is so much fun,” he added. “I think we’ve found the secret Weezer chords.” The band (originally composed of Berrow, Southern and drummer Junior Elvis Washington Laidley) recently expanded to a four-piece, adding both guitarist Lewis Herrot and a deliberate sense of chest-thumpery to their recorded music and live shows. NAMES benefits heavily from it, augmenting their already distinctly chaotic cocktail with boisterous interweaving guitars. “We always knew it would be
easier to replicate the songs on record better by getting a second guitarist,” she said. “Herrot was the obvious choice; he had been as much a part of the band as the rest of us having done our art pretty much since the start. The songs sound BIG now, which is the way we intended them to sound.” The band’s most recent fulllength, the meteoric Johnny Foreigner vs. Everything, should still be fresh in everyone’s mind as one of the defining albums of last year, whether everyone knows it or not. Despite struggles with financing and recording, the band is reaping happy results from the release. “We’re totally happy with how everything went,” wrote Southern. “From a financial side everyone recouped and our average guarantee has gone up, and from an artistic point of view, we made a double album that sounds exactly like we wanted to.” It’s not all fancy drinks and red carpets yet, though: “Drake still hasn’t called.” Someday, guys, someday. When asked about their future plans, Southern’s response was nihilistically optimistic. “I think our plan is to come back and stay [in the United States] foooreeeever. Do another record at some point, tour some more. HAVE LOTS OF FUN!” Personally, I hope every word of it ends up being true.
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Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.
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This Week’s Request Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com REI CROSSWORDS ACROSS 1 Gullible one 4 Hold’s hold 9 Middle of a sleeve 14 Gp. with moles 15 Morning rouser 16 Frilly and feminine 17 Climber’s challenge 18 St. ___ (Windward Island) 19 Battery part 20 Hit for Sinatra and Davis 23 North American flycatcher 24 Half a cocktail? 25 Hair holder 28 Loose ads in newspapers 31 Remove from practice 34 Code word for “A” 37 Chardonnay alternative 38 Big hit for Janis Joplin 44 Month known for its showers 45 Rock heap 46 Succumb to a yo-yo diet 48 Like some museum displays 54 100 bani, in Romania 55 Abu Dhabi locale 58 Tequila plant 59 Classic hit from Billy Paul
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David ruiz opinion columnist
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t’s been a long week and Thursday night finally rolls around. Going out to the bars and slugging down some Glenlivet on the rocks (if you’re like me and awesome) is just about a necessity. What you don’t expect is walking back home and finding a stranger there. This crazy situation turned into a nightmare after the cops saw Paul Heenan fighting with the homeowner of the house he mistook for his own. Paul Heenan—an intoxicated new neighbor—was fatally shot by Officer Stephen Heimsness after he reported to the scene. Let’s get the obvious out of the way. Paul Heenan shouldn’t have
walked into the wrong house. He shouldn’t have started fighting the homeowner. He shouldn’t have approached the officer who told him to “get down.” He shouldn’t have been so intoxicated to make these mistakes. However, none of these mistakes diminishes the tragedy of this situation. Heenan’s mistakes, both individually and in toto, hardly justify his death. Before I talk about what can be gleaned from this particular incident, I want to state that I am no cop-hater. In general, I think the police should be respected more than they are. Whenever I see videos of some ticked-off officer beating the tar out of someone online— usually titled something along the lines of “unarmed man brutally stomped by da cops!!1!” (sic)—I always reserve my judgement until the situation is fleshed out. The police have an extremely difficult job. When dealing with police, peo-
ple’s natural courtesies fly out the window. The truth is, police have a lot of power. It makes sense that some social rules don’t carry over to interacting with them (not saying you should be a dick to cops). However, they get this power from society and we owe our officers a little more trust, because they do a hard, necessary job for all of us. Generally, cops could use some slack, but when it comes to fatal shootings they deserve none at all. Officer Heimsness saw two adult males fighting and when Paul Heenan stood up, approached him and allegedly reached for Heimsness’ weapon, Heimsness killed Heenan. Had the officer grabbed his taser, his pepper spray, his baton or had simply pushed the intoxicated Heenan, this community would not be missing a neighbor and Heenan’s family would not be missing a son. Officers receive extensive train-
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ing, but no matter how thorough their training is they will always make mistakes. When an officer makes a mistake with his fist or boot, there might be a bruise, a broken bone, some incriminating video and—eventually—an out-ofcourt settlement. When an officer makes a mistake with his firearm, someone dies. I have one recommendation for our police force, so that we might see zero, or at least fewer, deaths at the hands of police. This recommendation could be implemented in about a week, costs the taxpayers extremely little and could save lives. With one exception, police officers should have a rat-shot or rock salt round at the top of their magazine. This means that the first shot out of a police officer’s gun would most likely not kill. These rounds would still be an extremely strong deterrent and they would leave
officers with a lethal round up next if the criminal was still considered dangerous. The only case when an officer can unload this round is when he or she responds to a call where an armed individual has already been reported. The downsides to this approach are that the first round, especially if it’s rat-shot, would be ineffective beyond a short range. Secondly, if the criminal had a firearm and an extremely high pain tolerance, the officer would be more likely to survive the scenario with a normal round loaded first. I think these potential downsides are small and that this small cost-effective step could help stop tragedies like Paul Heenan’s death. David is an opinion editor and a senior majoring in English with a computer science certificate. He looks very little like that photo over there. Please send all feedback/job offers to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
Technology-obsessed media failing the American public Jacob Riederer opinion columnist
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e live in an age in which we are constantly being bombarded with political media. In this past presidential election, for example, many news organizations used social media like Facebook and Twitter to connect with readers. In addition, many networks created election teams to cover political news across the country, while many cable news networks increasingly promoted their shows featuring pundits and talk show hosts giving their own take on a candidate or an issue. Thus,
with a seemingly endless supply of constantly available political information, one would think we would be more informed on the issues and understand the important problems facing our politicians every day. But are we really? Sure, media is important, but more political media outlets in no way guarantees better quality. When most voters are asked what they think is most important to them in the election, many will answer with something like the economy, healthcare or taxes. In other words, voters care about issues that are relevant and important in their daily lives. Therefore, since these issues are important to voters, it would only make sense for the media to spend most of their time covering and reporting on issues that
impact these Americans, right? Wrong. According to the Pew Research Center, of all the political coverage in the last election, almost 40 percent of the content actually reported was “horse-race” coverage which covers polls, projections or political strategy. Only about 22 percent of all political media coverage actually focused on the candidates’ stance on political issues. Voter-fraud consisted of roughly 9 percent of the total coverage. When the media does cover the issues, however, it is often a watered down version of the information. This is because media is obsessed with simplifying information to fit into the increasingly diminishing attention spans of their audience. So in reality, what the reader or the viewer often ends up getting is more or a less a short overview of the problem along with talking points by some of the candidates. Thus the core details of the issue are never truly explored. Furthermore, in recent years more and more networks have tried to use technology as a way to improve the content of their political coverage. For exam-
ple, during the election coverage, NBC used an interactive Electoral College map which allowed viewers to see the breakdown and vote totals for counties within states across the country. This was informative and relevant to the election. However, more and more networks have been using technology in the wrong ways by overcomplicating simple concepts or using it to bring light to things that have little relevance to the issue at hand. For example, in analyzing the vice presidential debate, FOX News devoted a section of its air time to analyzing the body language of the candidates through the use of a facial body language reading model. Yes, I’ll admit that body language can be important, but this model was hard to understand and took away from the actual content of the debate. The emergence of political cable news shows featuring political pundits on networks like MSNBC and FOX News has also had adverse effects in regard to content the media presents. While some of these shows may focus on the issues, their perspective is often very
biased and negative toward political foes. I understand these shows are meant for entertainment, yet these programs are one of the reasons why Americans are so often misinformed and polarized. Essentially, people listen to the narrow-minded perspective of either Rachel Maddow or Bill O’Reilly to tell them why their side is right. Although there may be some content to these shows, Americans who only hear one side of any issue (and no sides of other issues) are grossly misinformed. So while it’s true that there are many media outlets, especially when it comes to politics, this does not always translate into quality content. It’s interesting that some media organizations that may not have adequate political content are still able to pull in successful ratings. If we want to see a change in the way the media reports on news, specifically in the field of politics, then it is our responsibility as readers and viewers to hold media accountable and demand that they deliver relevant, issue-based information. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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Badgers host Iowa, Nebraska on Senior Weekend By Maya Miller THE DAILY CARDINAL
The Badger volleyball team (4-12 Big Ten, 16-13 overall) will be hosting the Iowa Hawkeyes (2-14, 10-19), Friday and No. 1 ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-4, 20-5) this Saturday at the University of Wisconsin Field House. The Badgers are coming off a tough weekend after being swept by both Michigan and Michigan State away from home. Despite the losses, head coach Pete Waite was pleased with the team’s play. “But I think this weekend, last weekend, we were actually doing some good things,” Waite said at practice this Wednesday. Waite went on to emphasize the importance of staying healthy and finishing strong in next weekend’s games. Senior hitter Bailey Reshel, who has been playing well since coming off of her recent head injury, reiterated Waite’s focus on finishing out games. When asked what the key was to beating Iowa this weekend Reschel said, “Finishing and staying consistent, I guess also starting fast. We go on little spurts but it would be nice to have everybody on the
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Annemarie Hickey, who leads the Badgers with 4.84 digs per set this season, will need to be at her best to help Wisconsin pick up at least one win this weekend to secure a record above .500. same page and be consistent throughout the entire match and have at least three or four hitters going all night.” This Friday also marks Senior Night for the team, a significant and emotional event
for the Wisconsin volleyball team in some of their last home games of the regular season. “Senior Night is huge,” Waite said. “Our three seniors Bailey, Mary [Ording] and Alexis [Mitchell] have really done a
nice job and really grown a lot and really grown a lot as players and people throughout their careers.” For Reshel—who transferred from South Dakota her sophomore year and has missed five
games this season with a concussion—Senior Night is bittersweet. Facing the reality of not playing competitive volleyball can be difficult for players, but Reshel remains confident about moving forward with the skills she has learned from being part of the team. The Badgers will look to take the momentum of Senior Night into both of this weekend’s matches, as they are coming off their first five-match losing streak this season. Wisconsin is looking for at least one win to guarantee them a record above .500 and a chance at receiving an NCAA tournament bid. While the Badgers have been struggling recently, they remain the top team in the Big Ten in digs, with junior libero Annemarie Hickey leading the team with 4.84 digs per set. UW has also seen strong play from sophomore outside hitter Courtney Thomas, who picked up her 13th double-double of the season against Ohio State two weeks ago. The team will be hoping to capitalize on home court advantage as fans come to honor and support the seniors and the Wisconsin team.
Men’s Basketball
Wisconsin returns home to Kohl Center, will host Cornell Sunday By Vince Huth THE DAILY CARDINAL
Fresh off its 74-56 defeat to No. 10 Florida in Gainesville, Fla., No. 22 Wisconsin (1-1 overall) will look to bounce back when it hosts Cornell (1-1) Sunday at the Kohl Center. The Big Red will come to Madison with one more game under its belt, as it will play St. Peter’s at home Friday. The nation’s No. 11 three-point defense shooting team last season, UW uncharacteristically allowed Florida to shoot 62 percent from the
field Wednesday, including 50 percent from beyond the arc. Florida senior forward Erik Murphy was especially effective, connecting on all of his 10 field goal attempts. While no one on Cornell’s roster has shown Murphy-type numbers this season, the Big Red have a do-it-all man in sophomore forward Shonn Miller, who has tallied 15 points, 14 rebounds, five assists, four steals and seven blocks through two games. Miller had six of Cornell’s 13 blocks during the team’s season-opening win over
Western Michigan. Six of the Big Red’s top rotation players are seniors, making the Ivy League representative one of the more experienced teams in college basketball. The Badgers do not have as many upperclassmen in their rotation, but the teams’ makeup is similar from a scoring perspective. Neither Wisconsin nor Cornell features a go-to scorer, but instead employs a more balanced attack: At least five players on each team average at least seven points per game. Granted, it’s early in the sea-
son. However, many Badger players and coaches have said the team is more balanced offensively this season than it has been in years past, and Cornell hasn’t had one player shoulder the scoring load since the 2009-’10 season, when then-senior forward Ryan Wittman led the Big Red to an NCAA tournament secondround upset over No. 4-seeded Wisconsin, 87-69. The Badgers will have a topheavy height advantage Sunday in 6-foot-10 redshirt senior center
Jared Berggren and 6-foot-11 sophomore forward Frank Kaminsky. Cornell has just one player above 6-foot-9 on its roster in freshman center Braxston Bunce, who has not seen the floor through two games for the Big Red. Wisconsin, a team that has come to be known for its shooting defense, could see a similar defensive presence from the Big Red Sunday. Cornell has held its two opponents this season to 36 percent shooting, including an impressive 18 percent from three-point land.
Men’s Hockey
Wisconsin and Minnesota take to the ice to renew long-standing, bitter rivalry By Matt Masterson THE DAILY CARDINAL
The rivalry between the Wisconsin and Minnesota men’s hockey teams goes back decades— far beyond any current player or coaches’ time with their team. The two squads have faced off 262 times in their history, and they will begin writing the next chapter this weekend when the Badgers (1-2-1 WCHA, 1-4-1 overall) head to Minneapolis to take on the No. 3 ranked Golden Gophers (3-2-1, 6-2-1). “There’s a special place in everyone’s hearts for these games,” junior defenseman Frankie Simonelli said. “They’re real emotional games— extra physical. If you don’t get excited for games like these, you shouldn’t be playing hockey.” Wisconsin has found success on the road against Minnesota recently, going 5-2-1 in their last eight games at Mariucci Arena and splitting or winning their last five series with the Golden Gophers overall. The last time the Badgers saw the ice they were swept at home
by Colorado College, and just days later, assistant coach Bill Butters announced his departure from the team. The team was off last weekend—time the players felt helped them move on from their losses on and off the ice. “We had a major decision made by a coach and so now we have time to regroup and really focus on Minnesota and get back to working hard on the ice,” senior defenseman John Ramage said. “[The bye week] allows us to work on details that maybe we were missing in the Colorado College series.” Six current Badgers hail from Minnesota, and Ramage said those players especially want to return home and show their rivals what they have missed out on. “For them to go into Minnesota, it leaves a bitter taste in their mouths,” Ramage said. “They want to go back and play their best hockey and show Minnesota what they have to offer.” The Golden Gophers have as
deep an offense as any team in the country this season, with six players who have scored at least seven points in the team’s first nine games. They are led by junior forward Erik Haula, who leads the team in goals (five), assists (six) and points (11). GRAPHIC BY DYLAN MORIARTY
“If you don’t get excited for games like these, you shouldn’t be playing hockey.” Frankie Simonelli junior defenseman Wisconsin men’s hockey
Minnesota is ranked in the top ten for team offense, defense, and power play this season, but is coming off of consecutive weekends in which they could not sweep their opponents. The Gophers split a series with Minnesota State two weeks ago and followed that up with a win and a tie at Alaska-Anchorage .
The rivalry between Wisconsin and Minnesota has provided a source of excitement in the Badgers locker room this week, and a sense that this could be the weekend to turn around their season after a disappointing start to the year. “Anytime you’re playing a No. 3 ranked team in the country, if you can go into their barn and take some points out of there, it’s always making a statement on a national level,” Simonelli said. “Anytime you don’t get off to a good start I think that there is a tendency to blow it out of proportion,” junior defenseman and Bloomington, Minn., native Joe
Faust said. “Obviously it’s not how you want to start, but it’s a great opportunity to go to Minnesota and turn things around.” Wisconsin-Minnesota series are always special, and head coach Mike Eaves said on weekends like this, he and his staff don’t need to do much more to pump their players up. “I don’t think that we have to fan that flame at all,” he said. “These kids go back home during the summer and they know each other. They’ve played against these kids since they were 12-13, so they know each other and there’s a great deal of pride on the line.”
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Women’s Hockey
UW women hope to continue hot streak on road against Buckeyes By Rex Sheild THE DAILY CARDINAL
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Montee Ball is trying to set the all-time touchdown record, but he will be going up against a stout Ohio State defensive line Saturday. The Buckeyes rank second in the Big Ten in rush defense.
Badgers looking to run through Buckeye D-line After successfully neutralizing senior defensive tackles Adam Replogle and Larry Black Jr. last weekend, considered the strength of the Indiana defense, the Badgers will look to take the same approach Saturday.
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Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema looks to remain undefeated in Senior Day games as the Badger head coach while senior running back Montee Ball is looking to move into first place on the all-time touchdowns list Saturday against the Ohio State Buckeyes (6-0 Big Ten, “Just no penalties and getting a big push right away. 10-0 overall). However, Ball and the We’ve got to stay ahead of the chains.” Badgers (4-2 , 7-3) will have their hands full with the secRick Wagner ond-best rush defense in the offensive lineman Big Ten just a week after playWisconsing football ing the conference’s worst. Only the Badgers (103.4) rank ahead of the Ohio State “They’ve got really good Buckeyes in rushing yards interior linemen as well,” given up per game in the Big redshirt sophomore offenTen this season, givsive lineman Kyle ing up an average of Costigan said. “So 107.9 yards on the we’re going to try ground per game. to do the same “ Their entire thing.” Average defense is top- notch,” Redshirt senior rushing yards offensive line coach left tackle Rick per game given Bart Miller said. Wagner kept it up by Ohio State “Their D-line across simple when asked the board is very talwhat the key was ented.” to beat a team like 6-foot-2, 263Ohio State. pound senior line“Just no penTotal touchman John Simon, who alties and getdowns accounted for was a third-team Allting a big push by Montee Ball American last year right away,” he in his career for the Buckeyes as said. “We’ve got to well as a first-team stay ahead of the All-Big Ten selection, chains.” anchors the unit. Bielema said a strong start The Youngstown, Ohio on the other side of the ball native is only two sacks away could be the difference maker. from matching last year’s total “The defense, the way (seven) and he already has 11 they started the way they did tackles for loss. [last Saturday], dictated the “There’s a lot of really good flow the rest of the day. So I D-tackles in the league this thought that’s important and year,” Bielema said in his I think our guys are locked press conference Monday. into it.” “We might be facing the best Although Buckeye sophothis week.” more quarterback Braxton
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Miller has rushed for 1,166 yards on only 184 carries (6.3 yards per rush) this season, Bielema has taken note of something else in the secondyear starter. “Live arm last year,” Bielema said. “Didn’t know how accurate it was, but this year that’s probably the thing, his accuracy.” He also added Thursday that redshirt junior Chris Borland, who said his hamstring cramped up on him last weekend, would be a game time decision. “He’s very adamant about how everyday it feels better,” Bielema said. While Ohio State has squeaked out a pair of victories against teams the Badgers have rolled over— the Buckeye’s needed overtime to beat Purdue 29-22 and barely beat Indiana 52-49— the Badgers may have to get involved in the passing game to find success Saturday. Despite ranking second in the Big Ten in rush defense, the Buckeyes rank 11th in pass defense, surrendering 259.7 yards per game. After admitting that he had a plan of using redshirt senior quarterback Curt Phillips sparingly last weekend— largely because of Indiana’s weak run defense and because it was his first live action since 2009—Bielema hinted at seeing a little more from the third Wisconsin starter of the year this weekend. “It’s just people that read the stats and draw bad decisions or make bad conclusions don’t understand he really played a pretty good game running and throwing, and my guess is Saturday is going to be even better.”
After having the week off due to the Four Nations Cup in Finland, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team (3-3-2 WCHA, 7-3-2 overall) returns to the ice this weekend and will be put to the test in a tough road environment, as they travel to Columbus to take on WHCA foe No. 8/9 Ohio State (7-3-0, 9-3-0). Traditionally, the matchup between the Badgers and Buckeyes has been a one-sided affair with Wisconsin holding the overall series record 46-8-6. However, 2012 is a different story. Ohio State’s 9-3 record is their best start through 12 games in program history and they are currently in sole possession of second place in the conference with 21 points, eight points ahead of Wisconsin. Not to mention, the Buckeyes are riding a fourgame winning streak, courtesy of sweeps over Bemidji State and St. Cloud State. “They’re playing pretty well right now for them, “senior forward Brianna Decker said. “They have a couple of big defensemen that are big bodies out there. I think a lot of their strengths, too, come from their offense. Overall, I think they have a great group of girls and I think that’s what is helping them–they’re working as a team.” While they come in red-hot, the Badgers are not far behind, as they are owners of an identical winning streak. After getting off to a slow start due to key losses of junior forward Brittany Ammerman and senior defenseman Stefanie McKeough with undisclosed injuries and new faces on the lines, the team is starting to play their best hockey of the year, especially the last three weekends. Dating back to Oct. 26 against
New Hampshire, the Badgers have outscored their opponents 14-1, including a lopsided 145-87 shots on goal advantage. “It took us a while, we’re a young team. We had to get used to each other,” Decker said. “I think our team chemistry is coming around on and off the ice. I think the [upperclassmen] are stepping up and I think that’s what we need right now.” The Badger defense has been impressive in their zone lately, especially the play of back-toback WHCA defensive player of the week, junior goaltender Alex Rigsby. During the winning streak, she has not allowed a goal in net for the past 190 minutes. She has also increased her save percentage to .941 and her goal allowed average to 1.25, good for seventh and fifth in the nation, respectively. However, Rigsby will have her hands full in net, as the Buckeyes are loaded with firepower on offense. Senior forward Hokey Langan has a team-best 12 assists this season and sits fifth all-time in program history in that category. “They’re getting a lot of opportunities this year. I just have to be ready for it and whatever comes my way,” Rigsby said. “They’re having a really good season so I’m just preparing myself that way for it.” Even though conference play has just gotten underway and there is plenty of hockey left to be played, Decker still sees this weekend’s series as another opportunity to get points in the conference standings. “We go into every series trying to get a couple wins out,” Decker said. “Any way that we could get a win out and get three points off a win that’s what we’re going to go for. Every series is important from here on out.”