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Overture Center private model moves forward By Maggie DeGroot The Daily Cardinal

In a recent change of events, the Common Council Organization Committee decided to go forward with District 19 Ald. Mark Clear’s recently proposed plan for completely private operation of the Overture Center. Clear’s alternative plan said the Overture could have ownership under the private Overture Development Corporation or 201 State Foundation, the proposed non-profit operator of the Overture Center. In a memo sent Wednesday, Clear said he will offer a substitute resolution that would have the city turn down ownership

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of the center and instead offer a $2 million annual grant. The $2 million was an estimation of the total cost to the city for an operations subsidy, which would provide financial assistance and long-term maintenance if the city had leased the building to a nonprofit organization. This plan is a complete turnaround from the previous plan of city ownership and private operation, which was a condition of the settlement announced in June. Since then, city officials have held meetings and done research in an attempt to find a solution that works best for eliminating the Overture’s overture page 3

UW-Madison soil science professor named U.S. Professor of the Year UW-Madison soil science professor Teri Balser was one of four professors given the U.S. Professor of the Year Award in Washington, D.C., Thursday. Balser, the first Wisconsin professor ever to win the award, won in the “doctoral and research universities” category. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education sponsored the award. The winners were selected based on such criteria as their scholarly approach to teaching and learning, their impact on and involvement with undergraduates and their contributions to undergraduate education in the school. Balser, who has taught at the

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university for 10 years, is the director of the Institute for CrossCollege Biology Education. Balser also received the 2009 USDA and Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Excellence in College and University Teaching Award. Balser said she is a strong promoter of active learning by alternating her teaching techniques frequently through group projects and guest lecturers. “A lot of what I do is about creating an optimal learning environment,” Balser told UW Communications. “I have learned that I can have an important impact on undergraduate learning without necessarily just standing up in front of the classroom talking at them.”

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UW senior Anjali Misra spoke Thursday at FaReal Talk, an event organized by multiple student groups to discuss the state of diversity and how to raise awareness around campus.

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Having waited a year and a half for the film’s release, Harry Potter fanatics flocked to Star Cinema in Fitchburg to see the midnight showing of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.”

SLAC speakers discuss global workers’ rights By Jackie Pecquex The Daily Cardinal

Dominican Republic factory worker Yenny Perez and Memorial Union cook Jeremy Belangie spoke about workers’ rights globally and locally at an event held by the Student Labor Action Coalition Thursday. Perez, who worked in a sweatshop in the town of Alta Gracia, Dominican Republic for 18 years, said the working environment was extremely unfair. “There was one occasion where a worker was actually beaten by one of the bosses,” Perez said. “Perhaps the worst experience was when the managers thought that we weren’t doing our work well, and they would just take all of our work and throw it to the floor.” Perez and other factory workers formed a union, but many workers lost their jobs once the factory owners found out. Perez helped to get these jobs back, but the factory closed due to a recession. With the support of the United Students Against Sweatshops and the Worker Rights Consortium, Perez reopened the factory “The Alta Gracia factory was reopened with much consideration to what it actually meant to receive enough pay to actually live a good life,” Perez said. “I personally believe that this is going to serve as a positive example to all other companies so that fair working conditions can be attained globally.” Belangie said it is imperative that students get involved locally because

there is a lack of unionization among food service workers at the new Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. “SLAC understands that a worker being denied a living wage in an apparel factory in the Dominican Republic is no different than a worker being denied to earn not only a living wage, but a career and a future as a blue-collar service worker right here on campus,” Belangie said.

SLAC is pressuring the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and the Morgridge family, who provided much of the funding for the WID, to allow unionization of workers. “Privatizing food service workers on a public university campus shows the desires of a profit motive over the values of its workers and the community they serve,” Belangie said.

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The Student Labor Action Coalition held an event on Thursday where workers’ rights globally and locally were discussed.

“…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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Victoria encounters a pathetic goon, not stress relief

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ce cream? Nah. Organize my room? Yeah, right. 30-minute rant to some loving family member? They’re all asleep by nine. And at midnight, who wants to try and use any of these productive and un-self-destructive behaviors for stress-release? Not I. It had been one of those shitty study days and the only feasible remedy was a delicious pint of brew—or so I thought. I began to think as I gathered my belongings in preparation for leaving the library: “I’d prefer to just buy some beer and sit at home, by myself, maybe watch “Kill Bill” volumes one AND two. Oh, that’s right—it’s past nine.” “Okay, what bar on a Wednesday night might be good for someone who wants to be left alone with their alcohol and is somewhat close to my house. Well... Umm… Paul’s Club has a fucking tree so maybe that equates to relaxation time with nature. I’ll go sulk somewhere in the darkness behind it.” I walk in and survey the interior for the most secluded-looking spot, finally opting to sit at the bar beside that tree. The look on

my face, which I imagine closely resembled “stink-eye,” kept the bartender’s attempts at conversation hovering around my preferred level: infrequent. I get my beer and take a moment to ponder the obvious awkwardness of the situation, namely, me sitting at a bar alone. I don’t get much more than a moment though, because my carefully-planned antisocial beer time was about to be ruined by some tool in a button-up. As I told you, I looked far from inviting. Stupid drunks. He tries to make some slick, non-committal observations about the surroundings. Thing is, he’s so sloshed that the half-formed words won’t fully leave his mouth. For some reason my mind thinks his speech resembles some sort of disturbing audio manifestation of what might be uttered from those cancer-plagued “tongue and gums destroyed by chewing tobacco” mouths on television PSAs. I had no idea what the hell he wanted to say, so I preemptively informed him, “It’s been a long day. I’m here to drink this ONE beer and leave.” In my head I thought, “What a fucking loser. I should have known it’s impossible for drunks to leave other people alone. I should have gone directly home and cuddled with some hot chocolate.”

The Dirty Bird

I immediately transitioned from sips to large swigs. My declaration didn’t hinder his idiocy in the least. For the five minutes that followed, he mumbled some shit about LaCrosse, State Street, “you’re cute,” etc., while I pounded my beer. I looked at him at few times, smirking incredulously with amusement and annoyance. It only served to amplify his brutalization of the English language, poor fuck. Upon finishing my beer, I grabbed my jacket and threw it on. Apparently, misinterpreting the cause of my abruptness, he dropped this last-ditch line: “You’re just scared.” Two comments: Scared? Really? He was obviously impotent in so many ways that even my biceps, which are the antithesis of Popeye’s, could have wreaked havoc on several of his necessary bodily systems. Second, why are there some men who think attempts at belittling a female’s mental capacity through idle taunts will somehow manipulate them into a position of control and, her, into their bed? Undoubtedly his inability to communicate and my utter indifference to his existence had deemed me as the person in “power.” After flinging a look of pure disgust at the incompetent tool, I left. I was feeling slightly belliger-

ent, and thoroughly regretting my decision to attempt solitude at a bar. I mean, why should any girl who goes out for a drink alone think she has the right to remain unbothered, right? Beforehand, I had pictured myself as one of those dive-bar regulars: the old men with bleary eyes and scruffy faces slouching alone and unharassed at the end of the bar, near the stacks of freshly washed glasses and out of the way. Weird, yes, but darn it! Reality didn’t measure up. Outside though, away from beer breath and blundering drunks, I felt somewhat better. Walking to my bike, I unlocked it and tossed the lock into my bag. I was just fitting my left foot into its toeclip when I heard uneven, rapid footsteps coming toward me. I looked up and saw that slovenly mess lurching down the sidewalk. There he was running out after me. But before he could sally forth some unintelligible lame-duck observation about how cold it was, I was speedily on the way toward my warm and peaceful apartment. And anyway, there was the small chance some long-forgotten chocolate ice cream still occupied my freezer. Do you have similar stories about total losers, or more effective stress relief techniques? E-mail them to vstatz@wisc.edu. She’s already tried hot baths, FYI.

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Erica andrist sex columnist Reading [last week’s] in-depth “tips” article [on blowjobs] immediately made me think it would be great to do an article on giving women head, something many men and women are clueless about. Obviously, this is only a suggestion, but … it’s a topic that needs to be spoken about more often. V. But of course! Gentle readers, please understand that we write about topics you want us to write about. Every now and again, we handpick an issue we find interesting or important to address, but this column is largely shaped by you. So even if you feel like your idea is silly, or embarrassing, or “only a suggestion,” we still really want to hear it. Especially when the topic is oral sex! Last week, we responded to a reader interested in tips for giving blowjobs. Lots of those tips carry over nicely when performing oral sex on a female-bodied person. The first thing we talked about last week was enthusiasm, and this carries some special importance when going down on a gal. Often, ladies get different messages about their down-theres than guys do, and often, they’re not all that positive—for real, Lysol used to be sold as a douche. Advertisements said things like, “Failure to practice hygiene (internal cleanliness) often results in such needless tragedies— homes broken up, few social invitations, the feeling of being shunned without knowing why.” Damn. If

only I’d known. While most messages aren’t that outrageous today, (and lots of women feel pretty confident about their ladyparts, thanks), it’s still important for your partner to know how jazzed you are. Take a second to think about all the things that make cunnilingus so amazing, from all perspectives. Next, use your hands to vary and/or enhance the sensations you give your partner. Female-bodied people have lots of sensitive structures to which you can and should pay homage while your mouth is otherwise occupied. Run your thumbs over her nipples. Wrap your hands around her waist and use your fingers to make little circles in the small of her back. Slip a finger inside her and make a come-hither motion to stimulate her G-spot. Press your lips against her ear and ask her what she wants, how it feels, if she likes that. And, in addition to asking, there are some other things you should do with your mouth. You will need to become intimately acquainted with the clitoris. With 8,000 nerve fibers, the clitoris serves no other purpose than sexual pleasure. But despite its tremendous role, the clitoris can be elusive sometimes. Anatomically, the external portion is located just above the junction of the inner labia. It rests under a little fold of tissue called the clitoral hood. If your partner is already aroused, the clitoris may swell with blood and peek out from under its hood. Don’t worry if you’re not sure you’ve found it right away; direct stimulation, especially early in the game, might be overwhelming (not in the good way). So even

if you know exactly where you’re going, it’s okay to take your sweet time getting there. Once you begin to focus on the clitoris, the best technique will be unique to your partner. Try rapid-fire flicking, gently taking her clit inside your mouth, or long, leisurely licks. If she has a clitoral hood piercing, you can suck on the barbell. If things get too intense (or if you feel like making her squirm), try alternating between concentrated clitoral stimulation

and slow, easy exploration of other parts of her vulva. These might be some techniques to try, but ultimately, we gave out our best oral sex tip last week: “The best head is the head your partner likes.” Ask her what she wants and pay close attention to how she reacts to what you do with your tongue. This way, you’ll undoubtedly be able to blow her mind. Have sex questions? E-mail anything and everything to sex@dailycardinal.com.

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Minnesota labor group urges Walker to change his mind By Ariel Shapiro The Daily Cardinal

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The Student Services Finance Committee approved the Multicultural Student Coalition budget and discussed the proposed Campus Services Fund Thursday.

SSFC decides MCSC budget By Alison Bauter The Daily Cardinal

The Student Services Finance Committee approved the Multicultural Student Coalition (MCSC) 2011-2012 budget Thursday night. The committee passed the budget at $220,856 out of MCSC’s requested $225,787. The budget cuts decreased MCSC’s funding for airfare, food and speakers’ fees, and zeroed funding for the group’s Collegiate Union Poetry Slam Invitational. The committee voted to add $300 to the group’s advertising budget, which SSFC representative Cale Plamann described as “ridiculously low” for a group MCSC’s size. Following the budget decision,

SSFC Chair Matt Manes spoke on his proposed Campus Service Fund.

“The CSF is in limbo right now.”

Matt Manes Chair SSFC

Manes said he was “at a loss for words” after four hours spent discussing the CSF in open forum at Wednesday night’s Associated Students of Madison meeting. “The CSF is in limbo right now,” Manes said. However, Manes said he had

“no intention of leaving [the CSF] unfinished.” He said he intends to personally complete work on the proposal, allowing future student councils to “step up to the plate” to implement the CSF if they so choose. Manes also discussed plans to appeal the Student Judiciary’s recent ruling in favor of the Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group’s right to appeal their eligibility to the SSFC. Manes must make his appeal to the Student Judiciary in the next five days. If the appeal fails, the SSFC will have to re-hear the student lobby group’s eligibility proposal. The SSFC will break during Thanksgiving week before reconvening Nov. 29 to hold a town hall meeting soliciting student feedback on the SSFC funding process.

Kind votes against Pelosi for party leadership in the House Although U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, received votes from over three-quarters of her peers to lead House Democrats for another term, U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wisconsin, was not among her supporters. Kind, a moderate Democrat, narrowly defeated his opponent state Sen.

Dan Kapanke, R-La Crosse, in the midterm elections. Kapanke’s campaign often attacked Kind for being too liberal, and in one statement accused the congressman of “parroting the big spending ways of Nancy Pelosi and the liberal Congress.” “It’s time we have leaders in both parties who can come togeth-

er, sit down and address the challenges our country is facing to get our country moving in the right direction again,” Kind said in a statement to WisPolitics.com. “I just don’t see that ability or intention in either party right now. Pelosi ran against U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler, D-North Carolina.

Four young teens rob, beat 17-year-old Madison teen Four young teens robbed a 17-year-old Madison teenager of his backpack Wednesday afternoon near West Towne Mall. The teens chased the victim from the West Towne Mall parking lot to a sidewalk across the street, according to a police incident report. The teens then surrounded the victim and one of the teens took

the victim’s wallet. The alleged thieves then demanded the victim’s backpack. “When he refused to give it up, three suspects struck him in the head,” Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a statement. The victim was then able to run away and flag down a police officer. More officers arrived on the

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scene and were able to track down the teens. The alleged thieves were tentatively charged with strong arm robbery and battery, police said. Three of the thieves are 14 years old and the fourth is 13 years old, police said. The Madison Fire Department paramedics treated the victim for a bloody nose. The victim also complained of jaw pain, police said.

Joining their Wisconsin counterparts, the Minnesota chapter of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations implored Governor-elect Scott Walker to reconsider his stance on the high-speed rail project. The Minnesota AFL-CIO cited the Madison-Milwaukee rail line as an essential link to connect the Twin Cities to Chicago. “The larger Midwest high speed rail initiative would put tens of thousands of more people back to work, and make the upper Midwest an even more lucrative place to do business,” the AFL-CIO wrote in a letter to Walker. “If Wisconsin says no to this section of the line, it is likely Minnesota will not see any rail dollars in the future.” Although U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told Walker the $810 million in rail funding Wisconsin received would go to another state if rejected, Walker has repeatedly said he would refuse to allow for the construction of the MadisonMilwaukee line. “The federal government is

overture from page 1 remaining $28 million debt. Madison resident Rosemary Lee spoke in front of the committee and said there were significant flaws in the entire process. Lee said it is a problem that Mayor Dave Cieslewicz appointed the owner of 201 State Foundation to be the chair of the Overture Ad Hoc Committee. Former mayors Joseph Sensenbrenner and Paul Soglin spent time answering questions from committee members. Soglin said he would rather have public ownership instead of the private model. “The community does not feel like it’s their building,” Soglin said. Sensenbrenner also said he favors public ownership. Ald. Bridget Maniaci, Dist. 2, said committee members should vote for the public model. “I can’t sit here with two distinguished mayors … that want a public model and say we should have a private model,” Maniaci said.

“Timing makes it almost impossible for us to consider a private-private [model].” Brian Solomon alder Dist. 10

Ald. Brian Solomon, Dist. 10, said he does not want the private model, but would rather propose changes to the original plan. Solomon said if the private model is chosen and the Overture Center runs into more debt, the city will be the ones who will be there to support the center. “Timing makes it almost impossible for us to consider a private-private [model],”

going to invest this money in rail one way or another,” said Minnesota AFL-CIO President Shar Knutson. “Turning down this money means jobs for another region instead of the upper Midwest.”

“If Wisconsin says no to this section of the line, it is likely Minnesota will not see any rail dollars in the future.” AFL-CIO Minnesota Chapter

LaHood told transportation officials in North Carolina Thursday that they “all are going to be in the high-speed rail business,” the Charlotte Observer reported. Leaders from other states have also been lobbying for Wisconsin’s rail money if Walker chooses to return it. Both of California’s U.S. senators wrote to LaHood Tuesday requesting consideration for the funding, and New York Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo appealed to LaHood weeks ago for the money. Solomon said. Ald. Mike Verveer, Dist. 4, said the city has “paralyzed” those people trying to make the Overture a better place. “I’ve been hearing from constituents … ‘Just get it done, keep the doors open,’” Verveer said.

“The community does not feel like it’s their building.” Paul Soglin former mayor Madison

Ald. Michael Schumacher, Dist. 18, said the city is not responsible for the success of the Overture and he personally would also not feel responsible. After hours of discussion, Schumacher made a motion to move forward with the private model and suggested the committee members make amendments to the model. “We are finally taking ownership in the solution … for the first time,” Schumacher said. The committee members, with the exception of Ald. Marsha Rummel, Dist. 6, voted in support of a motion which would advance the alternate plans with a process for gathering amendments and bringing those to council for consideration Nov. 30.

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Today’s Sudoku

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Evil Bird

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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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Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

opinion Walker’s request to ban biofuel is ignorant dailycardinal.com/opinion

melissa grau opinion columnist

n like the children who spend at least five minutes crafting their Christmas lists to Santa, Governor-elect Scott Walker did not spend much time thinking through his wish list to Gov. Doyle. Last week, Gov.-elect Walker sent a letter current Gov. Doyle’s administration with a list of requests. Besides the fact that giving a list of policy demands to a sitting governor is unprecedented and arguably unconstitutional, Walker’s letter to Doyle is uneducated, arrogant and makes requests that undoubtedly harm Wisconsin’s growth and economy. His list includes a “freeze” of any federal health-care bill implementations, suspending employee contracts, hiring new civil service positions and a vague message insisting a shift to natural gas from biofuel at the Charter Street Heating Plant.

It seems that Walker is basically against bio-fuel—claiming that it will cost Wisconsin millions of unnecessary dollars.

Walker should be embarrassed by the ignorance evident in this letter. First of all, he seems to think that Doyle has been persistently pushing President Obama’s health-care package. Yet, as Secretary of the Department of Administration Daniel Schoof pointed out in his reply to Walker, according to federal law, there can be no implementations of the health-care bill until 2013. Walker’s other noteworthy request about the heating plant is as equally uninformed. He makes an unsupported claim that natural gas is more environmentally and economically viable, and requests a “shift from natural gas rather than biofuel.” The confusion over this appeal results from the fact that the heating plant already has natural gas capabilities. It seems that Walker is basically against biofuel, claiming that it will cost Wisconsin millions of unnecessary dollars.

But it seems that Walker is too confident in his all-encompassing brown bag philosophy to take the time to learn any details of the issues he formulates demands for.

Before I begin to defend the enormous benefits of using biomass in Wisconsin, I pause to cringe at our future governor’s inability to write a coherent two-page letter. Schoof wrote in his reply that Walker does not understand these issues, and that “our offer to brief you on these items and any other measures still stands.” But it seems that Walker is too confident in his all-encompassing, brown bag phi-

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losophy to take the time to learn any details of the issues he formulates demands for. As Walker noted, two of the most important issues in Wisconsin are job creation and the ever-expanding deficit. Having the capacity to burn biomass, which according to the EPA, is a “waste [of ] materials from agricultural or industrial processes,” can create those jobs and keep Wisconsin’s money in Wisconsin. Gary Werner of the Madison chapter of the Sierra Club was quoted in Cap Times saying, “We don’t have any natural gas here in Wisconsin, so every dollar spent on natural gas is a dollar leaving Wisconsin.” Buying agricultural waste from Wisconsin farmers and wood waste from Wisconsin

foresters would benefit our state’s agricultural stability. The transportation needed to transfer these products would also be a source of new jobs and revenue.

Walker should be embarrassed by the ignorance evident in this letter.

While both natural gas and biomass are environmentally safer than the previous coal burning practices at the Charter Street Heating Plant, using biomass is fiscally smarter in the long run. As natural gas

becomes more finite, prices are sure to skyrocket in the future. Biomass is renewable and viable for the future. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), “without biopower, it will likely be more expensive … to transform to a clean energy economy,” which is one of the main reasons the Charter Street Heating Plant project began. Because jobs and money are not the only reasons validating the switch, the lack of policy regulating standards for harvest or burning of biofuels remains a potential concern in Walker’s push for natural gas. UCS, while supporting the use of biomass, acknowledges that there are some risks associated with it, like overharvesting or generating harmful pollution. The union supports

implementing proper policy to secure “the benefits of biomass and avoiding its risks.” Walker should concentrate on creating regulations to make sure that biomass is used efficiently rather than using his influence as governor-elect to stop a smart project that is already well underway. Creating jobs? Decreasing deficit? Securing a reliable future? It would make more sense for Walker to support a project that aligns with his campaign promises to fix the economy and create jobs, instead of pleading with the current administration to eliminate the enormous advantages of the biofuel boilers. Melissa Grau is a sophomore intending to major in journalism. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Point/Counterpoint: The Harry Potter films Abby Cardinal and Riley Beggin discuss the pros and cons of the “Harry Potter” films, and whether or not they are a worthwhile addition to the Harry Potter library. Flawed representations of an epic tale An important cultural phenomenon By Abby Cardinal the daily cardinal

When it comes to adapting one of the most popular and defining literary series of the generation, it pays to do it right. Unfortunately for everyone who has read the epic Harry Potter series by author J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros. has really dropped the ball. As the seventh installment of the film series comes out today, avid fans of the book versions must brace themselves for some of the pitfalls seen in the previous six adaptations. Although some consideration must, of course, be given for the time constraints the films present, the makers of the Potter films cannot be forgiven for the numerous mistakes each film has contained. The timelines presented to the audience are not cohesive and lack the fluidity that is present in the books. The films use the seasons as the main indications of time passing on the Hogwarts grounds instead of the logical flow of events taking place in the book series. Some of the best scenes in the books, such as the day-to-day conversations between Ron, Hermione and Harry, are skipped because the movies focus only on the five or 10 biggest events in each book. There are also unnecessary changes with the plots of the films. At the end of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” Dumbledore’s speech during the End of Term Feast is a perfect reflection on the death of Cedric Diggory and the return of Voldemort. The movie version, however, changes the words of this incredible speech, which cheapens Dumbldore’s character and lessens the dramatic impact. The producers of the movie should respect the integrity of Rowling’s characters and understand the purpose of the original words: if they don’t affect the timeframe of the scene, don’t affect the impact of original words. Severus Snape is arguably one the most important characters in the series. His relationship with the Potters and the motivations for his actions are vital to understanding the character, especially when it comes to his relationship with Harry. The books highlight this relationship quite well, while the movies

completely write off Snape’s character. In “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (the book), Snape’s relationship with James Potter and Sirius Black is revealed, explaining his presence in the Shrieking Shack. In the movie, however, presents Snape as a teacher who simply wants the glory of catching a wanted man, rather than someone seeking revenge against a sworn enemy. The development of Snape’s character through snapshots of his past has been forgotten in the six previous films, and promises to leave gaping holes in the upcoming chapter.

By Riley Beggin the daily cardinal

It’s fair to say that most kids of our generation spent their 11th birthday with baited breath, anxiously awaiting their letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, only to be disappointed when midnight came and there was no hairy half-giant knocking down their door. That is the magic of the Harry Potter phenomenon. Millions of children all over the world grew up with the books, dressed as the characters for Halloween in sixth grade, and spent their allowance on Jelly Belly’s ren-

dition of Bertie Botts Every Graphic by Dylan moriarty/the daily cardinal Flavor Beans. The movies are just another step toward being Rowling’s books leave an imprint on all totally immersed in the fantasy world that is the those who have read and appreciated the Harry Potter series. And if you’re lucky enough, Harry Potter series, and though the films are you get to watch them at midnight dressed as a not the worst adaptation of a series of novels, mythical character, and no one will steal your they definitely leave something to be desired. lunch money or ask you what level mage you are Warner Bros. have taken an amazing book in “World of Warcraft.” series and marred the effect of the series by The basis of good cinema is a captivattaking shortcuts and disenchanting the magiing story, and the Harry Potter series has cal world of Harry Potter.

used its magic to enchant millions and become the best selling series of books ever. As lifelong fans of Harry Potter, we have become invested in this incredible story and have had the pleasure of watching Harry, Ron and Hermione grow up with us—who would have imagined the 11-year-old Daniel Radcliffe we saw in “The Sorcerer’s Stone” would be the guy with the incredible jawline kissing Cho Chang in “The Order of the Phoenix”? It is nearly impossible to stay absolutely true to any book’s plot when making a two-hour film, which is why most book-to-movie adaptations crash and burn. However, the films based on Rowling’s books have stayed relatively faithful to the details, especially for having four different directors over the course of the series. The challenge of fairly representing a beloved book series in film has been artfully maintained with appropriate casting and the skillful screenwriting of Steve Kloves with the exception of “The Order of the Phoenix.” In addition, the films provide stunning special effects. Of course, extravagant special effects don’t make a movie (just check out “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”), but in the case of the movie series, the effects complement the storyline and help audiences fully visualize the stunning wizarding world of Harry Potter. Bellatrix and Sirius’ duel at the end of the “The Order of the Phoenix,” Voldemort’s ghostly appearances in “The Half-Blood Prince” and even the awe-inspiring view of the Great Hall ceiling as the first years arrive in “The Sorcerer’s Stone” are cinematic magic, no pun intended. The film series is not only an embodiment of our childhood escape into books, but has become a life-long interest and an engaging movie-going experience for people of all generations. No matter their age or personal background, audiences are simply entertained by the movies. The Harry Potter novels and film series are compelling because their plots speak to our own experiences of growing up, finding loyal friends, and overcoming the obstacles that come our way, even though most of us muggles won’t be battling He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named anytime soon.

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Weekend, November 19-21, 2010

Women’s Hockey

Robert Morris up next for top-ranked Badgers By Nico Savidge the daily cardinal

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Senior goaltender Scott Gudmandson and the Badger defense faces a tough task this weekend. The top-ranked Bulldogs come to Madison, led by arguably the best scoring trio in college hockey.

UW welcomes high-octane Bulldogs to the Kohl Center By Ryan Evans the daily carindal

Over the course of a hockey season there are going to be ups and downs. Usually, you can learn a lot more about a team by how they respond during a period of adversity, than how they react when things are going well. For the No.15 Wisconsin men’s hockey team, last weekend against North Dakota was their worst performance of the season, and this weekend does not get any easier as the No.1 ranked Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs come to town this weekend. With the top-ranked team coming to the Kohl Center, the Badgers look to make a statement to its fans, to the country, and to themselves after being swept at the hands of the Fighting Sioux last weekend. “I would say the biggest statement is going to come from within our team, and within ourselves as players and seeing if we can comeback from our low last weekend,” sophomore forward Craig Smith said. “We’re trying to make a big step.” “Anytime you’re playing the number one team in the nation you get the chance to come out

football from page 8 two games. “We’ve stressed it all week,” senior linebacker Blake Sorensen said. “They’re going to give us chances to create turnovers and we have to take advantage of that.” Regardless of the turnover situation, Sorensen and the defense will

max from page 8 It is enough that we criticize Big Ten teams for “cupcakes” like Arizona State (Pac-10, ever heard of it?) while allowing the likes of LSU and Auburn to schedule Chattanooga and LouisianaMonroe without objection. But the double standard in terms of defining what constitutes running up the score is unacceptable. What one conference does to prove its prowess

and make a statement, especially after last week” senior forward Podge Turnbull said. “We weren’t happy with our efforts, but this weekend we’ll see a different team out there for us.” In Minnesota-Duluth the Badgers will face their toughest competition of the young season. The Bulldogs boast four of the WCHA’s top ten scorers, including their prodigious top line of juniors Jack and Mike Connolly and senior Justin Fontaine. The two Connollys are tied for the conference lead in points with 18 this season, and Fontaine sits at fourth with 16. Wisconsin’s defense will have to find a way to slow down that high-scoring top line if they want to have a chance of bringing down the Bulldogs. “All three of them have really good individual skills,” head coach Mike Eaves said. “They play off of each other, which makes it very difficult to stop them. In order for us to try and limit them we have to play team defense. All the guys on the ice will have to work together to limit them.” “They all have good vision on

the ice, which attributes them as a line very well,” Turnbull said. “They’re not afraid to move the puck. They’re small, crafty skill guys and we need to put a body on them and stay on them tight.” Senior goaltender Scott Gudmandson stressed the importance of staying out of the penalty box when playing against a line as offensively gifted as the Connolly-Connolly-Fontaine line, something that the Badgers have struggled with this season. “They get a lot of points on the power play,” Gudmandson said. “They are three good players, and having seen them play the past few years I know they run a good power play so if we can limit the penalties that will really help us.” Resilience is a key attribute for a hockey team. The best teams find ways to rise to the occasion when faced with adversity. This young Wisconsin team’s resilience will be tested for the first time this weekend against a very talented Duluth team. How they are able to respond against the top-ranked team in the country will go a long way in showing the type of team the Badgers have this season.

have their hands full with Denard Robinson, the Wolverines’ dynamic dual-threat quarterback. Robinson leads the Big Ten and is third in the nation with 1,417 rushing yards and has also thrown 14 touchdowns. “He can run lateral and before you know he just turns it up the field and runs past people,” sophomore linebacker Mike Taylor

said. “We have to play responsibly and just do what we’re supposed to do.” With a combination of November weather, 113,000 hostile fans and BCS bowl implications, the turnover battle will be critical Saturday according to Ball. “Ball security is job security,” he said.

cannot be accepted as unsportsmanlike when done by a team in another, let alone when done in a conference game. On the surface, Wisconsin moved further back because ASU and Kansas are slightly better opponents than Indiana and the BCS no longer allows the computers to account for score spread. Still, when I hear people accuse this Badger program of running up the score, I can’t help but think that

there is a deeper level of disrespect— not only for Wisconsin—but for the Big Ten in general, that is truly keeping the Badgers outside the top-five. With BCS rankings being the tiebreaker should OSU, MSU, and Wisconsin all win out, I am sure that the controversy is only beginning. In the meantime, at least basketball is back. Sick of the BCS? Sick of hearing about it? E-mail Max at max.sternberg@yahoo.com.

Two weeks ago, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team traveled to Minneapolis for a weekend series, and the jitters that come with a season’s first road trip were apparent. After starting their year with eight home games and as many wins, the Badgers suffered their first loss of the season against Minnesota in the series opener. The next night, however, those nerves calmed and Wisconsin claimed a dominant win. With their second road series upon them after a week off, the Badgers will look to carry that confidence over when they travel to Robert Morris. “A road trip throws a couple of kinks in some things,” senior forward Meghan Duggan said. “Now that we’ve had that one experience they get more accustomed to what goes on.” Wisconsin will travel to Pittsburgh to face off against the Colonials, who play in the College Hockey America conference. The most recent time the Badgers saw Robert Morris came early last November when Wisconsin dropped the first game of the series but regrouped to earn an overtime victory and salvage a split at the Kohl Center. The Badgers’ offense struggled in that series, but those issues have disappeared this season. While the return of Duggan and junior forward Hilary Knight from the U.S. Olympic Team has certainly helped, Wisconsin’s ability to stay healthy has also played a role. With so few players missing time due to injury, the team boasts a deep

group of goal-scoring forwards and talented blueliners. “Knock on wood, that’s a great thing,” Duggan said of the Badgers’ health, which she credited to the team’s trainers and their dedication to injury prevention. “Obviously that translates out on the ice and keeps us out of the training room.” Head coach Mark Johnson said he was happy to see so many healthy players, especially given the medical treatment players like freshman goaltender Alex Rigsby and freshman forward Madison Packer needed during the off-season. “That was one of the concerns coming into the season with some of our kids who had surgery over the summer,” he said. “If you go an entire season and stay healthy, that bodes well for you.” Johnson did mention fatigue as an issue for the three Badgers who played with USA Hockey at the Four Nations Cup over the weekend. Although their teammates had a bye week, Knight, Duggan and sophomore forward Brianna Decker played four games of at the annual international tournament. Knight said they will get help from the Badgers’ training staff to recuperate from the Four Nations and return to college hockey. “We’ve got some great resources here,” Knight said. “It was a challenge for the body to go in and out of the rigor of the game, but [the tournament] was fun at the same time.” Wisconsin will face off against Robert Morris at 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

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Meghan Duggan is tied for the team lead with 18 points this year.

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Badgers travel west to Las Vegas for date with the Runnin’ Rebels By Jeremy Wodajo the daily cardinal

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Sophomore Montee Ball will likely start at running back Saturday against Michigan. He has 528 yards and nine touchdowns this year.

UW set to run with Michigan at Big House By Parker Gabriel the daily cardinal

A week ago the Wisconsin running backs proved they could score—and do it at a prodigious rate—at home without star junior John Clay. While Clay has not been officially ruled out of Saturday’s game at Michigan (3-3 Big Ten, 7-3 overall), the No. 6 Badgers (5-1, 9-1) will likely have to prove they can repeat the performance in a hostile environment. Although putting another 83 points on the board is highly unlikely, production anywhere near the 311 yards and five touchdowns UW got out of sophomore running back Montee Ball and freshman running back James White a week ago will put Wisconsin in good shape. The ability of all three running backs to do damage this season—UW is the only program in the country with three 500-yard rushers—speaks not only to the talent behind senior quarterback Scott Tolzien, but to the talent in front of him on the offensive line. “Everybody saw what they did

last week,” Ball said of the Badger blockers. “Those holes were huge.” After six rushing touchdowns last week against the Hoosiers, Wisconsin now stands at 35 for the season—just three short of the school record of 38 set in 1974. Running backs coach John Settle said he did not know his unit was so close, but had another impressive stat on his mind. The Badgers have lost just two fumbles this season, and have not lost the ball by putting it on the ground since Sept. 11. “In individual time, they do a good job of pushing themselves to make sure they put the ball away correctly,” Settle said. “It becomes habit, so when they get into a ball game they’re used to carrying the ball a certain way.” While the Wisconsin offense is tied for the best mark in the country with just seven turnovers, the defense has forced seven turnovers in the last two game after forcing just seven in the first eight games. That spells bad news for a Michigan offense that has turned the ball over five times in each of its last football page 7

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After a short stint at home in front of the Grateful Red, the Badgers make their first road trip of the young season as they travel to the desert for a dual with the Running Rebels of UNLV Saturday night. Wisconsin is 2-0 to start the season for the ninth consecutive year and averaging 92.0 points per game—good enough for second in the Big Ten. Despite UW’s large margin of victory in games against Prairie View A&M and North Dakota, Badgers assistant coach Gary Close says they expect a tougher challenge from a wellcoached UNLV squad. “They’ve got a lot of weapons, they’re deep, they’re terrific attacking off the dribble, they’ve got some three point shooters,” Close said. “We’ve got a real tough test, defensively no question.” UNLV has also been able to score fairly easily so far this season, averaging 88.5 ppg and also hold the current NCAA record for consecutive-games with at least one three-point basket made. The Badger’s are the first ranked team the Running Rebels will face this season as UNLV was 4-3 against ranked teams last year, while compiling a 3-1 mark against ranked opponents at home. The Badgers’ confidence level has definitely risen after posting great scoring outputs during the past two games and having the luxury to find playing time for some younger players. But the team will get a great boost

this weekend when junior Rob Wilson returns to the rotation after injuring his hamstring. Wilson will add even more depth to an already guardfriendly rotation, and the team will benefit from his presence in the line-up this weekend against a highly talented UNLV team. “Its great because we actually have a guy who’s used to playing that [guard] position … so I think rotation-wise it will help a lot,” sophomore Mike Bruesewitz said. Put in a position to adjust the lineup with Wilson out, head coach Bo Ryan used his bench a little more the first two games. Freshman guard Josh Gasser took advantage of Wilson’s presence and, in the process, scored the second-most points for a UW freshman in a debut since 1993.

Gasser also became the first freshman since Alando Tucker to start a game for UW, and said he was very humbled by the opportunities he has been given thus far. “My confidence level is probably as high as its ever been, but I still have to go out there and play hard and everything,” Gasser said. “I’ve just been trying to get on the floor as much as I can and help out the team as much as possible.” Gasser’s presence will definitely bring some another dimension to the Badgers offensively, but the freshman admits he is anxious to get on the road for his first game away from home. “It’ll definitely be different,” Gasser said. “I’m kind of excited to see what its like playing in front of a different crowd but it’ll be fun.”

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Sophomore forward Mike Bruesewitz started against North Dakota and has provided energy and depth for the Badgers.

Time to get rid of BCS, computer rankings max sternberg

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know, I know, I’m sick of talking about the BCS system as much as you are. However, for some reason, I think that for every column I write pointing out how idiotic the rankings are—let alone the concept of determining a national championship by rankings in the first place—I am performing a service in the interest of a nation sorely in need of shedding a black mark on its sporting landscape. Let me preface this discussion by reminding everyone that last Saturday’s final score at Camp Randall was 83-20. This was a conference game against an Indiana team that, by all estimates, should have been coming off a last minute victory over a top-20 team in Iowa. It wasn’t a non-conference farce against Austin Peay, Chattanooga or some other FCS team paid to come up and perform the role of sacrificial lamb for a crowd of 80,000 plus red-clad fans. This was a conference game. Despite winning by 63 points and tying the Big Ten record for points in the modern era, none of this

mattered. While Wisconsin stayed put at No. 7 in the BCS, it somehow moved further away from No. 6 Stanford and is now just a measly .0055 points ahead of No. 8 Nebraska. Eighty-three points. Against a conference opponent. Did I mention Stanford squeaked out a 17-13 fourth quarter win over Arizona State—a 4-6 team just like Indiana? Here’s my question: What exactly does the BCS want the Badgers to do in order to prove they are worthy of inching up the computer rankings? Is 100 points enough? Obviously, the answer is that nothing will ever be enough when the national media, or whoever retains control over the BCS (it isn’t really clear anymore) sees Indiana as another sacrificial lamb that just happens to belong to the Big Ten. The Iowa game? Fluke. Michigan? Lucky. Northwestern? Doesn’t count. There is a clear double-standard being set here. No. 5 LSU had a non-conference cupcake on their schedule with LouisianaMonroe (4-6 also) and kept its first-string players in the entirety of a 51-0 blowout. Somehow this isn’t considered running up the score and Wisconsin’s win, despite taking the first-string out midway through

the third quarter and finishing off the game with Nate Tice and the third-string offense, is unwarranted BCS pandering.

The double standard in terms of what constitutes running up the score is unacceptable.

Should head coach Bret Bielema have called for a punt every time Indiana gave up the ball? The score may have been lopsided, but this was nowhere near the threshold for criticism. The second and third string doesn’t get the opportunity to play every week and we cannot expect them to roll over so as to not hurt the Hoosiers’ feelings. This is their one chance and they should be given every opportunity to succeed out there just as the first team would in a tie game late in the fourth quarter. I have already voiced my concerns about the ignorant acceptance of the SEC being the premier conference in college football, but I am starting to think the attraction with this group of schools is getting to be over the top. max page 7