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Student group receives state, national attention By Cheyenne Langkamp The Daily Cardinal

The University of WisconsinMadison made state and national news last week after a student government committee granted an atheist organization the largest funding amount of a group of its type on any college campus in the country. The Student Services Finance Committee approved over $67,000 in student segregated fee funding for the campus group Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics on Nov. 8, 2012, prompting coverage from multiple media outlets including the Milwaukee Journal

Sentinel and Christian Post. AHA President Chris Calvey said the past week has been a “wild ride” and an overall “gratifying” experience. The organization first became a registered student organization in 2005, created to fill a void due to the lack of organizations for non-religious students, according to Calvey. AHA serves students through two programs, Faith Questioning, a peer-to-peer mentoring service for anyone struggling with faith, and Secular Support Groups, a group-

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Ejections down at final home game of 2012 football season The number of University of Wisconsin-Madison students ejected at the final home game of the 2012 Badger football season decreased compared to the last game in Camp Randall stadium, with ejections due to seating issues in the student section below the season home game average. University police arrested 19 students during the game against Ohio State and ejected 43, compared to 77 ejected during the Michigan State game Oct. 27, according to data from the UW Police Department. Throughout the season, at home games police cited and arrested the most students Sept. 15 in the game against

Utah, which was the only 7 p.m. game in Camp Randall this year. On average, UWPD ejected 55 students, issued citations to 16 students and arrested 17 students per home game. The majority of ejections were related to either intoxication or seating issues. Nineteen people were ejected from Saturday’s game due to seating issues. An average of 46 people were ejected for seating issues per home game throughout the season, but the UWPD reported only two at the first game of the season Sept. 1. Ejections due to seating

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Palestine supporters march up State Street Friday after a Library Mall protest over U.S. financial aid to Israel in the midst of the most recent violence in an ongoing conflict.

Protesters debate U.S. role in Gaza Strip Israel, Palestine supporters hold rallies on campus By Sam Cusick The Daily Cardinal

Library Mall echoed with the sounds of Palestine supporters Friday who waved signs saying “Stop the killing in Gaza” to protest U.S. financial aid to Israel. Amidst the recent controversial events in the Gaza Strip area, tensions have been running high between people of Palestinian and Israeli descent, and tension was evident Friday when a group of Israel support-

ers arrived at the protest. Pro-Palestine protesters organized the rally to raise awareness about the “plight” of the Palestinian people in the Middle Eastern conflicts and get students more involved in the issue, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison Junior Zeyad El Omari, who helped coordinate the event. “We want to make sure that our visibility is bolstered and that as many people as possible can see us and understand the actual conflict,” El Omari said. The Israel supporters who joined the rally were organized by MadPAC, a pro-Israel student group on campus, and showed up to demonstrate there

are “two sides to every story” and that Israel wants peace, according to MadPAC President Natanya Russek. “We represent the voice that Israel wants peace, wants conversation and wants people’s lives to be saved,” Russek said. “It’s on both sides that people’s lives are being sacrificed for a conflict that everybody wishes could be over.” Despite acknowledging each side had a right to express their opinion, debate between the two groups became heated as each side argued their position. The pro-Israel protesters left the site after finding debate to be unpro-

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Committee rules MCSC in violation of university policy

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Ejections due to seating policy issues fluctuated throughout the football season, peaking at the Oct. 6 game against Illinois.

A university committee ruled Friday the Multicultural Student Coalition will be on probation beginning April 1, 2013, after violating a university contracting policy last year. The dispute began in April 2012 when then-Student Services Finance Committee Chair Sarah Neibart filed a complaint with the Committee on Student Organizations, which sets and reviews policies overseeing the functions of registered student organizations, claiming MCSC had violated university policy regarding four training contracts. According to Associated Students of Madison Press

Office Director David Gardner, trainings over $5,000 fall under a “simplified bid process” in which a group must show evidence it looked at several “vendor” options and chose the one that seemed best able to conduct the training at the least expensive price. CSO members ruled that because all four of MCSC’s training contracts were submitted on the same day for the same vendor, the committee would consider it as one contract totalling more than $5,000, which put MCSC in violation of the simplified bid process policy. Should MCSC be found guilty of similar contract viola-

tions during the probation period, a one-year suspension will likely ensue, dependent upon a second CSO hearing. According to Gardner, if put on suspension the group would lose its status as a student organization, as well as its space in the Student Activity Center and ability to hold meetings and events. In addition to probation, the group will have to undergo internal reforms and present them to the CSO as proof that a similar contract violation will not happen again. An MCSC representative did not return phone calls or emails requesting a comment Sunday. —Cheyenne Langkamp

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’m just not sure what I want to do with myself. Maybe right now I can get by on 12-packs of Fresca and frozen pizza, but my time is gonna come. All I know is that some day, relatively soon, I’m going to have to stop living in my little fantasy world of college and get a real (full time) job. The nine-to-five grind of America is calling my name and it isn’t an easy thing to refuse. In my mind, I have this idea to run away from civilization and live independently in the woods, or anywhere desolate I guess. But in real life, there’s no way that could actually happen. I am a suburban (and for a good while city) kid, so I don’t think I could ever leave society altogether. Should I take that as frightening or comforting? Well, fortunately I don’t

think society is ending any time soon. That doesn’t mean I can just bum around forever. College isn’t exactly bumming, but we’re supposed to put all this new knowledge towards something constructive once we graduate. I have a plan of what I want to do when I leave the University of Wisconsin, the implementation part is just a little bit frightening—like, in the “grand scheme” of things. I have this diminutive image in my head where I am looking into the mirror 25 years down the line and the only thing I can say is “fuck,” in a drawn out and exhausted wheeze. When you only get one chance at doing something, it makes sense to concede some things for greater overall success. That may sound completely asinine; it’s simply one of the principles of being human. Then, once you realize these concessions can be very necessary in order to keep a roof over your head—the wheeze lifestyle becomes a reality. I guess I’m afraid of becoming something I despise. There

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may be some remnants of juvenile influence making me feel this way (nobody wants to be the bad guy when they’re a kid). But I think it’s a more nuanced experience than just good versus evil. To me, being a litigation attorney seems like one of the most miserable ways to make a living, even if your pockets are lined with tear-logged dollar bills. I couldn’t handle screwing over random people on a daily basis. At the same time, doing something that required no thought, emotion or even an ounce of skill would be equally terrible. I’m really hoping this college degree gets me into a career more intriguing than telemarketing or logistics (shout out to my former employer the UPS Store). If not, I don’t know what the hell I’m going to do. Everyone has ideal scenarios that they play out in their heads—ineffably ecstatic scenes watermarked by the notion “It’s too good to be true.” Some people take these visions more seriously than others. Honestly, I don’t care if I get

my dream job, it would be nice, but I’m not going to lose sleep over it. It’s a dream for a reason. All I really demand is something I can stand doing, something with more than one dimension. If sitting at a desk indefinitely twiddling my thumbs becomes the only option, I might just have to reevaluate things. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the overall importance of “simple” or “boring” jobs. I just don’t want to do them. In such a massive world, it would be a waste of time for someone to just stay in place if they weren’t satisfied with life. And if the 40-hour work week doesn’t do it for me, well, I’ll have to make some sacrifices. Growing up is exciting, but also scary. There are some days when I can’t wait to own my own house and others when I want my mommy to make me a sandwich. Real world, please be good to me. Have some wise words of advice for Andy? Give him a window into the world after college at holsteen@wisc.edu.

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How to give a killer blow job: part one

Alex Tucker sex columnist

lex, I’ve been dating my partner for almost a year and I have yet to give him a blowjob. I want some tips to make our first experience really fun! Would appreciate anything you can offer. Thanks! Today, students, we’ll be covering the art of fellatio. This topic is extensive and fun to discuss, so I’ll be covering it in a two-part series beginning now. Enjoy the ride, Badgers! Ah, the blowjob. A classic. Fellatio has been a source of confusion, wonder and pleasure for as long as mouths and penises have existed. To learn how to dole these gems out to a partner’s penis, a strap-on, or even a cucumber, we can always refer to every Flo Rida song ever made. For those of us who want more explicit instructions than going down, down and blowing his whistle, baby, here are some easy tips that will help you blow your partner’s mind, pun intended. I know how cliché it sounds, I promise I do, but the best beejays really are all about enthusiasm. Getting into going down can really get our partners off, so if you’re comfortable, shoot your partner some sexy looks during your time knee snorkeling. Expressing your enjoyment can make meeting Mister One-Eye an unforgetta-

ble experience for both people involved! Get creative: hum, wink, moan, even touch yourself while you’re downtown. But it’s hard to show your excitement from the get-go, especially if it’s your first time with a new partner, or your first time ever. The penis can be an intimidating object when it’s all up in your grill. Maybe practice on something a little less daunting, like penis-shaped foods or even a hairbrush handle. The best advice I can give is simply start by giving an effective hand job. Grasp the peen and make an “O” with your hand, connecting the thumb with the remainder of your curved fingers. Begin firmly stroking up and down, setting a pace you can keep up with. From there, just open up and align your mouth against your fist, moving the two up and down in unison. Basic stuff. From those fundamentals, there are many places we can go! We can focus on other areas, such as the testicles and the perineum (known by some as the gouche. Thank you, “Jackass” franchise), while we let our mouths do the walking. Depending on your partner’s sensitivity, you might even be able to suck on their balls to differ up the sensation and give your jaw a break. We can even change up the pace, pressure and suction using a hand-mouth combination of squeezing and sucking. For an advanced move, as you stroke up and down with your hand, twist your wrist in one direction, perhaps right-toleft. At the same time, move your mouth in time with your hand, but crank your neck

from left-to-right for a distinctly fiery feeling. In addition, we can play with the movement of our tongues against our partner’s penis. Try holding your partner’s phallus up against their stomach in your hand and lick it! Try to alternate using flat, broad licks, as you would an ice cream cone, and a firm, pointier tongue, that you would use to get honey off of a spoon. Similarly, we can remove our mouths from the shaft altogether and flit our tongues across the glans, or head, of the penis. I feel like Dr. Seuss, writing

“Oh, the Places You’ll Blow!” You do not have to rhyme, but I really suggest using your sexual imaginations to bring your partner to the peak of pleasure. As long as we watch and listen to our companions for their reactions, good or bad, we can hardly go wrong! To be continued next week with tips on deep throating, spitting and swallowing, and overall experience… Email Alex at sex@dailycardinal.com to let her know what else to feature in “Blow jobs: part two,” ask burning questions and offer tips for future articles.

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Occupy Madison members ticketed The Dane County Parks Department ticketed members of Occupy Madison as well as others who were at the Lake View Hill County Park Sunday night for being at the site after park hours ended, according to a local housing activist. Tenant Resource Center Executive Director Brenda Konkel said 12 to 14 people were given $159 tickets for remaining in the county park after hours, including two neighborhood residents who were on site supporting the protesters and Konkel. By county ordinance, it is illegal for someone without a special permit to be in the park after 10 p.m. unless they are a registered camper. Many individuals who received citations under this ordinance cannot afford to pay the tickets, according to Konkel. “They’re not going to get paid,” Konkel said. “This isn’t going to solve anything.” Despite receiving the tickets,

Konkel said Occupy Madison members decided to stay in the park until there is a legal alternative where they can go. Konkel said the county has repeatedly given Occupy Madison members deadlines for moving their encampments in county parks, the most recent of which was 6 p.m. Sunday. The Dane County Department of Human Services sent a letter to Occupy members Friday asking they move to a different county campground, Token Creek County Park, under a special 90-day permit. However, Konkel said in a blog post Saturday the proposed park was “unacceptable” due to its distance from members’ work and a lack of safe and convenient transportation. The Dane County Parks Department and Sheriff’s Office could not be reached for comment Sunday night. —Meghan Chua

Maniaci will not run for reelection Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, confirmed Sunday she would not run for reelection to her City Council seat in April and will instead pursue a master’s degree to move her career “to the next level.” “The reality is that doing this job well, you really cannot be pursuing higher education and be able to handle the demands for this district,” Maniaci said. “It is a very, very active district.” Maniaci said she has applied to many out-of-state schools in addition to University of

Wisconsin-Madison to study public policy and management. If she stays in Madison, Maniaci said she would remain an active part of city government as a community member as well as a potential committee member. “Looking at everything I’ve accomplished over the past four years, I feel this is a good position to step away from the position as alder and go do the things I need to take care of on a personal and professional level,” Maniaci said.

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Various dance and music groups gathered for the Madison Dance Conference in Union South Sunday night to learn from and perform with each other. + Photo by Grey Satterfield

Soglin signs 2013 City of Madison budget After City Council approved the $192 million Capital Budget and $267.1 million Operating Budget last week, Mayor Paul Soglin signed the City of Madison 2013 budget Friday. The Operating Budget appropriates $1.75 million for the Overture Center for the Arts and does not increase Metro Transit bus fares for the coming year. Highlights of the Capital Budget include funding for two Metro Transit hybrid buses and a biodigester, a machine which decomposes organic waste. In an unprecedented move, the Council considered bundled

sets of amendments for both budgets instead of voting on each amendment individually. Council President Shiva Bidar-Sielaff said at the Operating Budget deliberations Wednesday she hopes her idea of bundling amendments can begin earlier and involve all Council members in future years. While Bidar-Sielaff said there is room for improvement, she said “looking at things [in the budget] in correlation to each other” was a worthwhile new idea. Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said despite difficult financial

times due to a decrease in state aid and lower property values, the city staff were able to produce a working 2013 budget. Resnick said the city will face challenges in 2014 because officials do not know how the state will calculate municipal aid and it will also have to face an increased debt load. “Our challenges ahead in 2014 will only be more difficult, but I do believe both with the future members of the Council and the current administration, we will work through our issues,” Resnick said. —Abby Becker

Walker defers Affordable Care Act to federal government Gov. Scott Walker confirmed Friday that Wisconsin will defer implementation of a healthcare exchange to the federal government, a decision he had to make as a first step toward establishing the Affordable Healthcare Act in the state. Walker said in a letter he made the decision because of lingering doubts the federal government would allow the state-run exchange to operate without outside control as well as out of concern for tax-

payers’ best interests. “While the…options differ in who initially builds and operates the exchange, all…options are identical in that they are governed and controlled by federal policy,” Walker said in a Friday letter to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius. “Unfortunately, operating a state exchange would not provide the flexibility to meet our state’s unique needs or to protect our state’s taxpayers.”

State interest groups and legislators from around the state, including Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, have criticized Walker’s decision, saying he gave into political interests more than those of state citizens. “Ceding our local control on healthcare exchanges not only puts Wisconsin on the extreme fringe—it puts politics above health care for Wisconsin citizens,” Barca said. —Jack Casey

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Chris Calvey, president of Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics, said the group plays a vital role for non-religious students on campus.

student group from page 1 based discussion of topics such as religion, science and philosophy. Calvey said AHA plays an important role on campus as the only group offering support for non-religious students, some of which have told stories about parents threatening to disown them, kick them out or stop paying for their tuition upon finding out about their beliefs. “It can be a very lonely experience to go through if you don’t know other atheists who have been through similar things and can provide you with some support.” Calvey said. Calvey attributes the group’s recent increase in popularity to good organizing by AHA offi-

cers and a general increase in interest in atheism as the national movement grows. Associated Students of Madison Press Office Director David Gardner said the student government has also been contacted by many media agencies. Gardner said ASM continues to stress all SSFC decisions focus on the services a group provides to students and are made without taking a group’s viewpoint into account. Calvey said although many comments on news articles have been “pretty nasty,” the group will ignore those who are upset about it. “I think the SSFC kind of has our back on this and we meet all the criteria,” Calvey said. “You can’t please everyone.”

Madison police arrested a local man Wednesday afternoon for drug-related charges after an officer found the 27-year-old passed out behind the wheel of a running vehicle on West Gilman Street, according to a police incident report. Police charged Jeremy Hardyman with possession of heroin, operating a vehicle while

under the influence and probation violation and took him to the Dane County Jail. An officer dispatched to the 200 block of West Gilman Street found Hardyman, who appeared to be not breathing, in a purple Cadillac and broke the window to aid the Madison man. Hardyman was unable to tell the officer how he ended

up at the location, but admitted he had taken various narcotics after becoming paranoid he was going to be stopped by police in his vehicle, according to the report. The officer found evidence of heroin usage and other drug paraphernalia in the vehicle, police officer Howard Payne said in the report.

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East, according to native Palestinian Leila Nijim. UW-Madison sophomore Tomer Stein, who rallied with the pro-Israel group, said he came to the event to talk with the Palestine supporters and share his side of the story, not

to protest. “Israel is coming to say please, lets sit and talk, but for example, the people who control Palestine, they don’t want to have any resolutions for the [problems] in the Middle East,” Stein said.

against UTEP and Illinois after university police received complaints that students could not sit in their designated sections and began more strictly enforc-

ing the seating rules. At the Illinois game, 100 people were ejected for violating the seating policy, including non-students. —Meghan Chua

ductive, as neither side would budge on their stance. Additionally, the Palestine supporters protested against the U.S. media’s “biased” coverage of the events in the Middle

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kate krebs opinion columnist

he United Nations Population Fund declared family planning a universal right for the first time in its annual report last week. To avoid the usual mad free-for-all that generally follows any discussion of reproductive rights, it is important to note the UN does not include abortion among methods of birth control. Now, though the United Nations’ proclamation does little in the way of law-changing and may find obstacles to implementation, it is a candid show of solidarity in the fight for women’s rights. It is an obvious suggestion to countries that currently limit birth control access through legal or social constructions, a nudging reminder that family planning is crucial to the health and happiness of people everywhere. The Population Fund’s exec-

utive director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, wrote in a statement, “Women who use contraception are generally healthier, better educated, more empowered in their households and communities and more economically productive. Women’s increased labor-force participation boosts nations’ economies.” And how can women work with morning sickness or a bulging belly, or with five or six children and no access to childcare? Without work, how can they become financially independent or pay for necessary health care? Restricted birth control is seminal to a variety of barriers women face. With the United Nations behind them, hopefully women will find it easier to achieve life goals and avoid unwanted pregnancy and premature motherhood. The Population Fund, and the United Nations in general, survived a very close call this November when presidential candidate Mitt Romney promised to pull all U.S. funding from the

United Nations Population Fund. Because the United States currently provides an astounding 22 percent of the United Nations’ budget, we are financially vital to most of the projects it takes on. Some might balk at such a large donation when our national debt is climbing sky-high, but the Population Fund’s analyses show their suggested budget changes in family planning could save the organization over $11 billion annually. If family planning funding is increased by just over $4 billion, the amount of aid necessary for the survival of new mothers and infants will decrease significantly, therefore some $11.3 billion will be saved. The plan is exceptional, and if its implementation goes well, not only will women’s quality of life increase dramatically, the United Nations be able to bolster efforts on other fronts. In our cozy college town where free condoms and increasingly cheap health care is available to students, it is too easy to forget the plight others

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face each day. It is time to put the debate behind us. Clearly birth control is a key factor in women’s success, and an international effort to make a

variety of contraceptives available to women across the globe can only be a good thing. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Letter: New chancellor needs to be a strong academic leader The Iron Cross Society guest column

Our history has seen 28 Chancellors and Presidents come and go at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Among them include some of the most forward thinkers of our time and many of this state’s best public servants. Among them also include the forgettable and the forgotten—those whose impact left little to be remembered. And now, we begin the search for the university’s next leader. By next summer, if all goes according to plan, UW-Madison will have selected a new Chancellor. This is an incredibly important opportunity for the future of the university and public higher education as a whole. Our university desperately needs an outstanding Chancellor that unites us with a bold vision, and prevents this institution from falling into stagnation and mediocrity. It’s important to keep in mind that the selection of a status quo

leader will result in nothing better than a status quo university. And this university we love has never aimed for the status quo. The right individual for this position must have a few key qualifications, and if the search fails to deliver a candidate who upholds these characteristics, the results could be devastating. We need a true leader. The position of Chancellor is not reserved for administrative puppets. We need a Chancellor who is dedicated to this institution and shows a broader dedication to public higher education. We need a loyal public servant. The university and the state cannot afford a continual revolving door of leadership. We must install an individual who takes their unending passion and translates that into a long-term stay. Olin House deserves to be a home, not an apartment up for rent every few years. We need a defender. The next Chancellor of this university must stand up to those who do not value higher education and fight for our students, our faculty and the people

in this state who benefit from what we do on this campus. In doing so, compromise will be necessary and they must be a friend who can work in partnership with the state and the Board of Regents. But never shall we be more disappointed than to sing ‘Varsity’ in dedication to a university led by a Chancellor who stands aside when debate arises. We need a consensus-builder. Someone who not only has a dynamic vision, but communicates it often, transparently and engagingly to students, faculty and the state. Someone who can connect with students as well as Wisconsin taxpayers. Someone who is in their element whether talking to professors or state legislators. In many ways, we dream of a candidate with the intelligence, charisma, vision and political courage of former Chancellor Biddy Martin, but with some exceptions. Martin, for all of her positive attributes, sometimes forgot the unique culture and values that make up Wisconsin and its flagship uni-

versity. She pushed reforms that further dissociated the university from the state whose mission it is to serve. She didn’t communicate convincingly or transparently on her major initiatives. And when things got tough, she moved to greener and easier pastures, a choice that the authors of this column view with both sympathy and disappointment. Yes, the Chancellor holds an important administrative function, but we also need a strong academic intellectual. Non-traditional candidates are all very well, but we should keep in mind the first purpose of the university: to educate. Rather than consider CEOs and politicians with superficial understanding of education, or limit the final pool to provosts, deans or administrators, we urge the Search Committee seek someone with both academic depth and public-minded charisma enough to rally the state and inspire a vision for the future of public higher education at the national level.

Like many of you, we have a deep commitment to UW-Madison and the role it was created to fulfill. We have many worries over the possibility that this university might lose what makes it so special and beloved. We hope that every UW-Madison student, faculty member, and citizen takes this issue to heart. Consider what you want to see in your ideal Chancellor candidate. Write to the Search Committee and share concerns and feedback with them. Attend the forums with the candidate finalists. Be open-minded, but speak up loud and clear when you see the ideals and values of our great university threatened. There is too much at stake here to excuse anyone sitting on the sidelines. This is our chance to make sure we select a truly great leader for our university. The Iron Cross Society is a secret society founded in 1902. Comprised of students, we work to better the great University of Wisconsin and defend its values when others take aim.

Hamas’ terrorist attacks are inciting Israeli military responses zac pestine opinion columnist

ince 2007, the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian controlled territory southwest of Israel, has been ruled by the terrorist organization Hamas. During this span, Hamas has launched a relentless campaign of rockets into the south of Israel. Temporary ceasefires between Israel and Hamas have intermittently been in play over these years; however, they are always followed by a new barrage of rockets fired from Gaza. These perpetual shellings have obstructed many Israelis from going about their normal lives and have been so terrorizing that President Barack Obama has greatly assisted in the institution of Israel’s Iron Dome, a defense system that intercepts and

destroys incoming missiles. Recently, the bombardment of Hamas’ rockets has escalated. Over the last few months, Israel has asked Hamas to stop firing these missiles at Israeli civilians, and each time Hamas has disregarded these pleas. Imagine trying to drive your kids to school, or buy groceries, or see a movie and out of your rearview window, along with children playing, you see some rockets intercepted and others crashing down. The denial of Israel’s pleas for peace has left Israel no choice but to strike against the Hamas leaders in charge of terror operations. On the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, Israel sent Hamas and terror organizations everywhere an explicit message when it targeted and took out Hamas military leader Ahmed Jabari. For Israel, this assassination is somewhat akin to the killing

of Osama bin Laden. Like bin Laden, Jabari was a revered leader in Hamas and will be very difficult for them to replace. Where the analogy fails is, while there remains a plethora of terrorists out there intent on the destruction of the United States, Israel is forced to deal with Jabaris on a daily basis, each of whom presents an imminent threat to Israel and its civilians. Hezbollah is another terrorist group hell-bent on Israel’s annihilation. Both Hezbollah and Hamas are supported and funded by the Iranian government, as is the Assad regime in Syria which has massacred well over 30,000 of its citizens over the last year and a half. There is no way to negotiate with terror. The Taliban is still set on murdering Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani activist who has tirelessly belabored to achieve

education rights for females in Pakistan. Al Qaeda is still an lingering threat to the United States. All of these organizations will stop at nothing to destroy us. They are ruthless and merciless, and so when a country is able to make a statement as strong as Israel made on Wednesday, it demands recognition, recognition that there are leaders among us, who will not tolerate those who instill fear and savagely murder innocents to achieve their goals. When asked to comment on the killing of Jabari, President Obama reiterated Israel’s right to defend itself and its citizens. Deputy to the U.S. State Department Mark Toner followed up by saying:, “Hamas claims to have the best interests of the Palestinian people at heart, yet it continues to engage in violence that is counterproductive to the Palestinian

cause. Attacking Israel on a near daily basis does nothing to help Palestinians in Gaza or to move the Palestinian people any closer to achieving self determination.” In order to ensure that Israel’s safety and security will not be compromised, and in order to ensure that the Palestinian people are delivered their right to be a sovereign country, I wholeheartedly believe in a two-state solution. In order to realize that solution, Hamas must dissolve and defer responsibility for the government of Palestine to Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Party. There cannot be any endorsement of terrorist activities. There must be peace. In the coming days, my heart lies with Israel and all innocent civilians, both Israeli and Palestinian, who are unfortunately entangled in the conflict. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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If you’ve never been to The Delaware House before, there’s a good reason: It’s a random house on Doty Street. But last Saturday night it also served as a venue for Soul Low, The Delphines, Alta and Young Holidays, all bands from Milwaukee, and Brighter Arrows, from Chicago. Let me explain how I found out about this event before reviewing the venue and bands, because it was a very unlikely place for a concert. I had heard the band Brighter Arrows before, so when I saw they were coming to Madison I wanted to check them out live. It said online that the event was at The Delaware House, which I had never heard of. That was pretty much it. Unfortunately, the people who made the event didn’t divulge a start time or say in what order the bands were playing. It also took a

bit of wandering (and listening) to actually find the right house because the address online was incorrect, which I’m assuming was to avoid a noise complaint. So I missed Brighter Arrows, but I did manage to see The Delphines and Young Holidays, the last two bands to play. Young Holidays have a very fun sound. They definitely play with a garage-pop feel—lots of simple melodies and chord progressions done with a slightly muddy twang. At the same time, they incorporate a lot of little, unexpected things. For example, songwriter Max Holiday clearly spent a lot of time making all the transition sections. Unlike much of pop-influenced music, Young Holidays move from section to section casually. It is difficult to predict what’s going to happen. Often pop songs give themselves away through an obvious build-up sec-

tion, but Young Holidays do their best to avoid this. Although Young Holidays’ self-titled EP is not totally conventional pop, it sure is catchy. The trebly guitar parts and Holiday’s wide range of vocal timbres make it difficult not to groove to their tunes. With titles such as “Saturday” and “Teenager,” Holiday, only 22 years old, certainly sings right to college-age audiences. The Delphines also play with a unique style, relying heavily on a low-fidelity, high-reverb sound and the sweet-but-simple voice of singer Jami Eaton. Fear, their EP, really hinges on the superb lyrical work. Compositionally, the instrumental parts aren’t that spectacular. The drummer only uses a snare and floor-tom. The Delphines have a pseudo-minimal and new wave feel to them. This isn’t necessarily a good or bad thing, but some people may

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not like how it sounds. If there’s one thing that makes The Delphines worth listening to, it has to be Jami Eaton’s soothingly girlish voice. I automatically fall in love with any woman who sings about malt liquor (as should you), but beyond that, there is something perfectly ethereal about Eaton’s vocal tone. I’m not quite sure where I stand in regards to The Delaware House. The place was obviously not designed for concerts, so space was tight. However, the price was exactly right: free. Normally I’m a huge advocate of house shows, so I hope if the people at The Delaware House decide to host another concert, they organize and promote it a bit better. As for the bands? They’re probably worth looking into: Young Holidays/ Young Holidays EP: B The Delphines/ Fear EP: B

Check ‘em out Who: Young Holidays From: Milwaukee, Wis. Listen to their stuff: download their EP for free at youngholidays. bandcamp.com Who: The Delphines From: Milwaukee, Wis. Listen to their stuff: name your price and download their EP, Fear, at thedelphines. bandcamp.com

Turkey and traditional tunes for your day of thanks Thanksgiving is a time for getting together with family. It’s when we consume copious amounts of calorie-dense food with wild abandon. It’s also when many of us get to see our family that spans several generations, from baby cousins to great-grandparents, and listen to... what? Here are a few classics everyone in the family might just enjoy hearing while they sit in a pumpkin pie coma.

1. “Le temps de l’amour” —Francoise Hardy 2. “Pennies From Heaven”—Louis Prima 3. “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)” — Stevie Wonder 4. “Cheek To Cheek” —Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong 5. “Jump In The Line”—Harry Belafonte 6. “[Sittin’ On] The Dock Of The Bay” — Otis Redding 7. “Comin’ Home Baby” — Mel Torme 8. “Pride And Joy” — Albert King 9. “Get Up Offa That Thing” —James Brown 10. “Papa Loves Mambo” —Perry Como 11. “Everyday” — Buddy Holly Send your song suggestions to arts@dailycardinal.com.

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Yates explores consequences and character flaws of meeting average expectations in ‘Revolutionary Road’ By Jessica Korneff The Daily Cardinal

BOOK REVIEW

If you try Googling “first world problems,” a whole slew of websites pops up. There are dozens of memes and blogs, all devoted to privileged Americans complaining about their hefty issues of losing a remote control or forgetting a wi-fi password. The concept behind first-world problems is simple: The reader unconsciously feels the twinge of inconvenience caused by these problems… and then immediately feels guilty because these aren’t actual problems at all.

Sometimes obsessing over our small problems makes it easier to shy away from the bigger issues we’re actually wrestling with.

In the idyllic, 1950s suburbia setting of Richard Yates’ “Revolutionary Road,” nothing sums up first world problems better than a fear of mediocrity. April and Frank Wheeler, an unfulfilled couple tending to a life they never actually dreamed of, live in fear of just this middle ground. They waste mindless hours housekeeping or buried in aimless business work, only to reunite in the evenings and torture each other with pointless, winding fights that rattle the windows of their picture-perfect home. The main question is, what happens when you get everything you thought you’d ever want? Both April and Frank consigned to a mediocre mar-

riage and mediocre responsibilities, and even had two children—which they admittedly didn’t want—only because that was what society expected from them. Yet when they finally reached all of these goals, the couple found they were only living in a shell of the life they’d first envisioned. When April conjures up the idea of moving to Europe— another clichéd, suburban ideal—the couple is blissfully granted a few months of peace within their tumultuous marriage. Yet it doesn’t take long before the decision of whether or not to leave causes the ultimate power struggle between a man battling to prove his masculinity against a woman who refuses to resign herself to a hopeless life. Overall, the book is depressing. While April and Frank might not actually have real problems—in the sense that they’re healthy, safe and relatively well off—their superficial issues expand to such great heights that you’re not just reading about the demise of a marriage; rather, you’re reading about the demise of all moral codes. All the characters spend so much time stewing in their own thoughts that they don’t realize the source of their misery is their own solitude. Overall, this is a book about how impossibly selfish some people can be. While April and Frank grossly exaggerate how “first-world problems” can lead to complete misery, one must admit it is easy to get caught up in these kinds of issues from time to time. Even at college, we tear out our hair over exams or the frigid weather, or, most ironically, our own promising futures. Sometimes obsessing over our small problems makes it easier to shy away from the bigger issues we’re actually wrestling with. Earlier this year, I spent a nerve-wracking afternoon with my roommate, compulsively looking up graduate school requirements and panicking

over midterms. When I saw her on the verge of tears and asked what was wrong, she exclaimed, “Everything!” Then she sighed and added, “And nothing, all at once.” And she had a point. While our day-to-day struggles might seem unbearably stressful, they usually just mask an issue buried deeper than what we’re dealing with on the surface.

All the characters spend so much time stewing in their own thoughts that they don’t realize the source of their misery is their own solitude.

Just like Frank and April, who weren’t actually struggling with the mediocrity of their life but rather the abusive way they treated each other, “Revolutionary Road” shows that superficial problems sometimes get in the way of solving real ones. Frank and April’s misery has an easy solution: If they just treat each other decently, their problems would seem less devastating. “Revolutionary Road” is definitely not a casual, uninvolved read—it hits on a wide variety of issues, including women’s rights, societal dynamics and the actual definition of insanity. The hero/heroine focus slides back and forth from Frank to April throughout the story until it’s clear that in the end, they’re both equal amounts of egoists. Despite the fact that you might put down the book with a little less hope for a fulfilling relationship, “Revolutionary Road” is a worthwhile read that delves into the mind of two people who live entirely for themselves, and the consequences that ensue. Grade: B Jessica is our senior literature critic and runs book reviews every other Monday. Do you have a book you think she should dive into? Send her your suggestions at korneff@wisc.edu.

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Making that Christmas list

Evil Bird Classic

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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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SIC ‘EM! ACROSS 1 Musical finishes 6 Traveled by tandem 11 Downcast 14 Grown up 15 Spot for sporting matches 16 Attempt 17 Plead for compassionate treatment 19 Lord of the ring, once 20 Big brute 21 Zero 22 Longing 23 Close-fitting robe 27 Delivering a white Christmas 29 Surrealist Jean 30 Fit ___ king 32 Bartlett’s byline, briefly 33 Fish eggs 34 Wiener 36 Artist’s plaster 39 Middle Eastern gulf 41 Went to Spago 43 Baddie’s blade 44 Erie and Huron 46 A profane state 48 Saloon selection 49 Fly like an eagle 51 School visitor of rhyme 52 Golfer’s goal, at the least

53 Supplied money, as for an event 56 With the least hair 58 Gridiron official, for short 59 Famed TV judge 60 3, to Cato 61 Unusually intelligent 62 Easy target 68 Pomade relative 69 Shackled no more 70 Occur as a consequence 71 Foxy 72 Some survey responses 73 Back in the navy DOWN 1 Engineer’s compartment 2 “___ to a Nightingale” 3 Thought it was groovy 4 They might precede bravos 5 Rest, as at an inn 6 Mah-jongg suit 7 Resentment 8 Typeface extensions 9 California oak 10 Lasting 24 hours 11 Work out regularly 12 “Wizard of Oz” composer 13 Flopping on stage 18 Capture on film 23 Year-end tune

4 Evidence of cooking 2 25 Lower one’s voice 26 Venomous snake 28 Trials and tribulations 31 Historical record 35 Skewered meal 37 George Eliot character 38 There for all to see 40 Sign of nightlife? 42 Sphere of influence 45 Meet, as expectations 47 Accommodates 50 Quit for good, jobwise 53 Shattering grenades, for short 54 Drive back 55 Is foolishly fond of (with “on”) 57 “Why ___ I think of that?” 63 Peg stuck in the ground 64 Proof-of-age cards 65 Employ 66 Mangy mutt 67 Doll created for Barbie

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Badgers bounce back with blowout home victory over Cornell By Max Sternberg THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Running back Montee Ball was unable to set the NCAA all-time touchdown mark Saturday, as the Badgers came up just short in overtime against the Ohio State Buckeyes, 21-14.

Wisconsin falls to Ohio State on Senior Day By Ryan Hill THE DAILY CARDINAL

For the second consecutive game at Camp Randall stadium, the Wisconsin Badgers (4-3 Big Ten, 7-4 overall) lost a game in overtime that marred a strong defensive performance and additionally spoiled senior running back Montee Ball’s tying of the FBS touchdown record. A five-yard touchdown pass to redshirt junior tight end Jacob Pedersen with eight seconds left in regulation tied the score at 14, Camp Randall was roaring and it appeared undefeated Ohio State (7-0, 11-0) would let its 14-point first half lead go to waste. But Buckeyes’ sophomore quarterback Braxton Miller and junior running back Carlos Hyde only needed two rushes each in their first overtime possession to go up a touchdown and put all the pressure right back into the hands of the Badgers. After a six-yard rush by Ball, an incomplete pass from redshirt senior quarterback Curt Phillips to redshirt freshman fullback Derek Watt and a two-yard loss from Ball on third down, the Badgers were faced with a fourth-and-six from the Buckeyes’ 21. Phillips tried hitting Pedersen over the middle on a curl route that the pair had connected with on numerous occasions earlier in the game but was broken up by junior defensive back Christian Bryant, giving Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema his first loss on Senior Day as Badgers head coach. “[Bryant] made a great break on the ball,” Pedersen said. “[But] honestly, I have to give Curt a better look. I have to come down on my stem more. It’s a little bit on me, but give credit to [Bryant]. He obviously prepared well. He knew what was coming and made a great break on the ball.” The heartbreaking loss has been nothing new for the Badgers

this season, as their four losses have come by an average of just four points. “It hurts to do everything you can in your power but still fall short,” Ball said. “It happened twice to us back here at home. It’s just not a good feeling.” Despite holding Ohio State to just 236 yards on offense and extending its streak of holding an opponent to under 300 yards on offense to six games, the Badgers still think they could have done a little more. “Like I said, there were definitely some plays that we left on the field that we should have made,” Phillips said. “And overtime was one of them on the fourth down.”

“We still have the opportunity to reach all the goals that we wanted to as far as going to Indy and making it back to the Rose Bowl.” Curt Phillips redshirt senior quarterback Wisconsin football

The other came with just under three minutes left in regulation, when Ball ran to the Ohio State two-yard line while still down 14-7 and his touchdown record right in front of both him and the student section. On fourth-and-one from the two, Ball tried jumping over the pile despite the “we run the ball into the endzone” mantra that Bielema preaches, and fumbled after taking a hit from Buckeyes sophomore linebacker Ryan Shazier. “We talk about running the ball into the endzone and I just had this flash in my mind when we were lining up to run that play,” Bielema said. “I’m like ‘don’t jump, don’t jump,’ because I knew he was doing anything he could to get in the end zone. I can’t discredit him

for the effort.” “I just felt like I had to do something in that situation,” Ball said. “One thing I should have done is just dove.” The fumble gave Ohio State the ball at the Wisconsin six-yard line, but after forcing a three-and-out, the Badgers received the ball at Ohio State’s 41 after just a 34-yard punt. Pedersen caught the touchdown nine plays later. The Buckeyes got on the board first towards the end of the first quarter after junior defensive back Corey Brown returned a punt for a touchdown from 68 yards out. Hyde then ran one in from 15 yards about five minutes later in the beginning of the second quarter to go up 14-0. It was all Badgers defense after that however, even with redshirt junior Chris Borland being held out of the game. The Badgers held Miller to just 48 yards on the ground and 10-of-18 passing for 97 yards. “Any time you play somebody with that type of skill set, that type of speed, quickness, [Miller] is going to get some yards,” redshirt junior safety Dezmen Southward said. “And he got some yards, but he worked for every yard he got.” Ball finished with 191 yards on 39 carries (4.9 average) and Phillips ended up 14-of-25 with 154 yards and one touchdown, running in his record-tying score from seven yards out. Although Senior Day and Ball’s inability to break the record at home magnified the heartbreaker, the team is very much aware that essentially nothing is changed on the team’s road to Pasedena. “We still have the opportunity to reach all the goals that we wanted to as far as going to Indy and making it back to the Rose Bowl,” Phillips said. “So we just have to kind of rally the troops and make sure we take care of that.”

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Looking to rebound from a poor effort at Florida, No. 20/22 Wisconsin (2-1) responded Sunday afternoon at the Kohl Center with a 73-40 victory over Cornell (1-3) in the first of two regional round games in the Las Vegas Invitational. Just a few days removed from finding themselves down 9-0 minutes into the game against the Gators, the Badgers avoided a similar deficit against the Big Red. After allowing a Cornell basket on the opening possession, UW responded with a 14-0 run over the next 7:27 minutes that effectively ended any chance of a second straight defeat. Facing questions about their depth in the face of the seasonending knee injury to projected starting point guard Josh Gasser, the Badgers had arguably their most balanced effort in the past two years as three players reached double figures and a full six players had at least six points. Not one but two Badgers finished the evening with a double-double. Junior guard Ben Brust was the first to reach that mark, finishing with a teamhigh (along with senior forward Jared Berggren) 18 points and 12 rebounds on 6-of-13 shooting. “He has a nose for the ball,” head coach Bo Ryan said of Brust. “He is just a gamer. He goes all-out.” Senior forward Ryan Evans had his third career double-double, finishing with 12 points and 10 rebounds despite a shaky first half effort that resulted in just two points and three rebounds and only 11 minutes of court time. “He is definitely capable,” Brust said. “It was good to see him get his confidence up. Knock down some shots, finish [around the basket] and pick up some boards.” Wisconsin imposed its will on the outmatched Cornell team all night, forcing 18 turnovers

and holding the Big Red to just 26 percent shooting. “They are a heck of a defensive ball club,” Cornell head coach Bill Courtney said. “They don’t let you get anything near the basket.” Freshman forward Sam Dekker once again provided a spark off the bench for UW. The Sheboygan, Wis., native finished with seven points and six rebounds, highlighted by a steal that resulted in a one-hand dunk right in front of the Grateful Red. “I’ve just accepted my role more,” Dekker said. “And I am getting more comfortable coming off the bench.” With three solid performances under his belt, Dekker seems comfortable enough to move along even at this early stage in his college career. “The question you should be asking is whether I feel comfortable with him,” Ryan said. “He’s got things to learn... but its early.” Though Sunday’s win was a much-needed bounce back for the Badgers, reoccurring issues remain on both ends of the floor. Wisconsin turned the ball over 16 times against Cornell while allowing a much smaller Big Red team to grab 11 offensive rebounds. Those turnovers snapped a span of 69 consecutive games in which UW turned the ball over fewer than 14 teams and were the highest total since the Badgers turned it over 18 times in an overtime loss to UW-Green Bay in 2009. “It’s a good thing that it happened early,” Brust said. “We have time to clean it up before we face some long athletic teams.” But ahead of a difficult week of non-conference play, Sunday’s win was a positive improvement over the loss to Florida. “This was the next 40 minutes,” Ryan said. “35 of it was pretty good but there were 5 or 6 minutes in there we think we can change.”

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Freshman forward Sam Dekker made the play of the day Sunday with a steal and a breakaway dunk against Cornell.