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Medical marijuana legislation proposed citizens during a 2009 hearing. Vukmir called the bill a “façade” State Rep. Mark Pocan, and accused the bill’s sponsors of D-Madison, will announce using citizens with dangerous illWednesday his intention to nesses to pursue widespread legalreintroduce a bill that would ization of marijuana. make medical marijuana legal Associate Dean for Public in Wisconsin. Health and Professor of The bill will share both Population Health the name and language Sciences Patrick L. of a piece of failed legisRemington said medical lation introduced in the marijuana is a “really state legislature in 2009. complex issue” because Titled the Jacki Rickert “there’s a difference Medical Marijuana Act, between what science the bill would make medtells us and what people ical marijuana to treat illactually report.” POCAN nesses legal. “According to the sciIn a 2009 statement, ence, there’s no reason the two main sponsors, Pocan that medical marijuana is needand state Sen. Jon Erpenbach, ed given the existence of curD-Middleton, promised to rent pharmaceutical drugs,” “continue to push this issue Remington said. forward until we eventually But he added that people change the law.” Both Pocan with chronic pain “tell us that and Erpenbach are sponsoring medical marijuana makes them this bill as well. feel better.” State Sen. Leah Vukmir, Remington said the medical R-Wauwatosa, who opposed marijuana discussion is importhe bill as a state representative tant to have. when it was introduced in 2009, “There’s no right or wrong on pointed to possible ulterior the medical marijuana issue but motives, such as the goal of one we should debate it and let the day legalizing marijuana for all people decide,” Remington said.
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UW-Madison student Leland Pan announced his candidacy for the Dane County Board of Supervisors Tuesday. He said he hopes act as a facilitator between students and the county.
UW student to run for Dane County Board By Taylor Harvey The Daily Cardinal
Second-year UW-Madison student Leland Pan announced his candidacy for a seat on the Dane County Board of Supervisors Tuesday. Pan is running for the fifth district, an area where almost all residents are students. Incumbent Annalise Eicher has not yet announced whether she will run for re-election or step down from the seat. According to Pan, the student seat on the county board has historically been held by an “unabashed, proactive and progressive leader,” and said he hopes
to be exactly that. “I view this county board position as a facilitator and communication between active students and county politics,” Pan said. “Really going above and beyond and voting the right way and pushing positive change are really important to me.” Pan, a Dane County native, said if elected, a large portion of his time will be fighting back against a “regressive state government run by Scott Walker,” by finding ways to increase revenue to fund human services including the county’s rape crisis center and tenant resource center, both of which he said students depend on.
Another priority Pan said he has is to protect the lakes in Dane County and to work with student activists already committed to achieving that goal. “There is a strong movement on campus to protect our lakes and the state government has met our requests with deaf ears,” Pan said. “Connecting with these activists and organizers on a county level is key to protecting our lakes while demonstrating how student activism can lead to positive change.” Pan said that while he hopes to affect student lives through his campaign, he also intends for stu-
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world aids day events November 30 F Sex Out Loud is partnering with UW-Madison Professor Shawnika Hull to discuss her research about the promotion of HIV testing. The program called “Risky Business: Shawnika Hull’s Research on HIV testing” will take place at 6:00 p.m. in the Humanities Building, room 1101.
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F The public is invited to a discussion Thursday led by local HIV patients and experts about the latest strategies for the prevention, detection and treatment of HIV and AIDS. The event, held by Sex Out Loud, is free and will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Urban League of Greater Madison, 2222 S. Park St., Suite 200.
F The Wisconsin Union Directorate will hold a screening of the documentary, “The Other City,” a film about people living with HIV and AIDS in Washington D.C., the city with the highest HIV/AIDS rate in the country. The screening will take place at 7:00 p.m. at The Marquee Theater in Union South.
F University Health Services will offer free, walk-in HIV and AIDS testing for the pubic on the sixth floor of 333 East Campus Mall between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. In addition to confidential testing, UHS offers treatment for sexually transmitted infections and prevention counseling.
F Sex Out Loud will host a workshop to discuss the biological, social and cultural implications of HIV and AIDS globally and the importance of getting tested. The workshop will begin at 8:00 p.m. in the Student Activity Center, room 3161.
Council prohibits vendors outside city’s conventions By Abby Becker The Daily Cardinal
The Madison Common Council passed legislation Wednesday to create a procedure that temporarily prohibits street vending in specific locations throughout the city during conventions. An upcoming convention at the Alliant Energy Center requested street vending be prohibited during their convention. According to Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, this ordinance would protect against vendors who would sell similar products sold by vendors at the convention out of vans in its parking lot. “I would not be surprised if we get more and more of these requests in the future as a condition for attracting visitor conventions who are finding this type of competition very tough,” Mayor Paul Soglin said. Soglin said the street vending competition affects what cities conventions choose to take place in. “If they can’t get folks to pay for the exhibit hall space, they can’t afford the convention and won’t come to the city,” Soglin
said. “I think it’s fair, reasonable request on their part.” While supporters said the convention would benefit the economy, those opposed to the legislation say that this ordinance will hurt small business owners. Rosemary Lee, member of the Vending Oversight Committee, said this convention should not take precedence over the Madison citizens who provide services and goods in the form of vending. “This is going to hurt our small business people that are the backbone of our economy in this city,” Lee said. “We have to support first and foremost our small business people.” While the conference’s identity could not be disclosed due to a confidentiality clause, “this group will have a tremendous benefit to our economy,” Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said. “This is a bottom line requirement for [the convention].” Although the convention identity cannot be unveiled yet, Mayor Paul Soglin said “You’ll love to hear who it is if we land this and it’s going to be a lot of fun.”
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ack in high school, a classmate asked me with a straight face: “What country is the Tour de France in this year?” I was dumbfounded. I told her it only happens every four years, but next time it will be in either England or Great Britain; I couldn’t remember which one. Although I expected this girl to get a negative number on her ACT, she somehow goes to UW-Madison (and she’s actually smart, believe it or not). We encounter millions of complete idiots in our lives daily. In fact, I’m not all that intelligent myself. But the best thing about idiots is that they
tend to stick to themselves. For instance, North Wisconsin is like the stupid, illiterate halfbrother of South Wisconsin. Then there’s the whole state of Texas, the Vatican and Fox News’s constituency. I’m completely fine with idiots; I would just prefer they continue to light their farts on fire and worship Ryan Dunn (Steve-O?) instead of interacting with me. I didn’t expect to meet so many of these dumbfucks at such a prestigious university. Perhaps in addition to exaggerating about racial diversity at UW-Madison, the university’s brochures overestimate the intelligence of the student body. Idiots can be hard to spot at UW-Madison. They like to sit at the back of classroom or even skip it altogether to watch MTV in their Lakeshore dorm. But idiots can’t hide forever.
When the opportunity arises, the mass of stupids will come out from under their rocks to make comments like, “Cocaine exports? That should be illegal.” I heard that brilliant quotation just last week. This girl probably thinks Meow Mix is a CD for cats or that Manuel Labor is the president of Mexico. Something Biddy Martin said at orientation echoes in my head: “You young people are the leaders of tomorrow.” If so, then Nostradamus was dangerously accurate. We will all die in a fucking hellfire before next year ends. But it’s not just students that had too much chlorine in the irgene pool. Just pick any George W. Bush quote: it will make Forrest Gump look like Einstein. I’ve seen Rick Perry shit his pants on live television trying to answer a simple ques-
tion about his own policies. A recent example of supreme idiocy was watching thousands of people, many of which were students, defend men who let a serial rapist molest countless kids for years. My good friend Ben Goldman suggested students bring the riots to Joe Paterno’s lawn, because history shows he definitely will not call the cops. Perhaps stupidity will be an everlasting nuisance in the student body, politics and all facets of the world. The fact that Brittany Spears, Sarah Palin and Justin Bieber (allegedly) have kids is proof that complete fucking morons defeat Darwin’s “survival of the fittest” notion. Now I can’t pick what is more ridiculous to teach my kids— evolution or creation. Got something stupid to report? Bitch about it with Ben at his twitter acccount @stoffelrosales.
Beer worthy of a “Snow Day” By Alison Bauter guest BEER columnist
Chancellor Ward—may peace and students’ eternal goodwill be upon him—has called it: Snow Day 2011 starts tomorrow. Drifts of snowy white have overtaken Bascom Hill. The doors of Engineering Hall and the Chemistry Building are frozen shut and thanks to the heavy dose of saltless sand administered by the city, the roads are completely impassable. Your first instinct is to finish the research paper due tomorrow. Mercifully, you crush that urge like the new-fallen snow beneath your boots as you march the far superior path to the liquor store. Fighting the snow day crowds to the beer cases in back is hard enough work, but choosing your perfect beverage while simultaneously holding the fake I.D.-carrying, Uggs-sporting sophomores at bay? Daunting, maybe impossible. Before you risk ending up with the last beatup case of Natty Light, allow me to help. In keeping with the spirit of the
season and that blessed day free from class, let me recommend New Belgium’s “Snow Day.” A “winter ale,” Snow Day is a dark wheat beer with a bitter, hoppy flavor, a smooth finish and subtle after-taste. The ale pours dark with a golden head, and boasts an aroma of roasted caramel with a whiff of fruit. Snow Day is less filling than the usual dark beer, so you can finish off the six pack but still maintain enough energy to steal a tray and sled down Bascom Hill 80 more times (be sure to flatten some freshmen as you descend the slopes in all your boozy glory). The winter ale tops off at 6.2 percent ABV. Snow Day is a little hoppy, but tame enough to please the average audience. The only drinkers destined for disappointment may be those accustomed to the Capital and New Glarus brands’ bolder brews. Where Capital Breweries’ Winter Skaal pushes the bitter envelope, New Glarus’ latest “unplugged” endeavors
offer yet another excellent option for those who imbibe adventurously. Not so, with the relatively tame Snow Day. But if you’re looking for a smooth brew and aren’t concerned about buying local, the $9.99, extremely tasty Snow Day is more than competitive. And if that doesn’t sell you, just close your eyes and imagine sipping this dark wheat delight in the warm glow of a roaring fireplace, or, you know, near a hot stovetop as it heats your Ramen noodles and Swiss Miss. For now, students know this fantasy must end. But as finals approach, I have a proposition Chancellor Ward should consider. Now, I’m not trying to offer a bribe, but if Chancellor Ward—the good, the gracious, the benevolent—should happen to do the right thing and give us just one day off. Well, I’m just saying… a six-pack of Snow Day might be coming his way… Want to drink with Alison? Of caurse you do. Email beer selections and sweet nothings to abauter@msn.com.
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Walker approves $3.6M in transportation grants Gov. Scott Walker approved $3.6 million in grants Tuesday that would create jobs through expanded transit services, according to Wisconsin’s Department of Transportation Tuesday. The Wisconsin Employment Transportation Assistance Program, a mixture of federal, state and local funds, will expand bus routes as well as carpool and shuttle services. “WETAP’S ‘Transportation to Jobs’ program helps Wisconsinites get back on their feet by helping them get to work,” Walker said in a statement. In Dane County, the Young
Women’s Christian Association will get a shuttle service. The DOT announced the funds nearly a year after a larger transportation debate about high speed rail divided Walker supporters, who argued federal grant money was an inefficient use of resources, and opponents, who said the $810 million in grant money would stimulate the economy before Walker took office. In March, Walker also requested $150 million in federal grants to improve the Amtrak rail between Chicago and Milwaukee. The request was declined.
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in recent months with the Student Labor Action Coalition, Student Progressives of Dane and he is currently a representative for the College of Letters and Science on the ASM council. In addition, Pan has worked with local campus unions in response to Gov. Scott Walker’s bill that stripped most public sector workers of collective bargaining rights. “As a student he has been an active participant and leader in his community while activating and empowering other students to join the fight,” ASM chair and Pan’s campaign treasurer Allie Gardner said.
dents to become engaged and ultimately drive them to become more active civic participants.
“Going above and beyond and voting the right way and pushing positive change are really important to me.” Leland Pan Candidate Dane County Board of Supervisors
On campus, Pan has been active
Rep. Steineke: Capitol tree is ‘Christmas tree’
State Rep. Jim Steineke, R- Kaukuana, introduced an Assembly Joint Resolution Tuesday to officially change the name of the tree in the Capitol Rotunda brought in during the holiday season to the “Capitol Christmas Tree.” The resolution came weeks after Gov. Scott Walker said the tree
that has been called a “holiday tree” for the last 25 years should be called a Christmas tree. It was called a Christmas Tree for 75 years before it was deemed a “holiday” tree. “It’s an insult to peoples’ intelligence to call it a holiday tree when everyone knows what it is…a Christmas tree,” Stieneke told the Wisconsin Radio Network. Samy moskol/The Daily CArdinal
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State Rep. Brett Hulsey spoke in opposition to Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining law in February. He is the first politican to launch a recall commercial against Walker.
Hulsey launches first recall advertisement by politican By Tyler Nickerson The Daily cardinal
As recall petitions circulate, State Rep. Brett Hulsey, D-Madison, became the first individual legislator to put out an advertisement criticizing Gov. Scott Walker Tuesday. In the “reminder ad”, posted on his website “brett4us.org”, Walker can be heard responding to a suggestion posed by who he thought was major campaign contributor David Koch that Walker “plant some trouble makers” in the crowds at the capitol last February. Walker is then quoted saying, “We thought about that.” In the rest of the video, Hulsey
talks about how he wants to create jobs, better schools, and affordable healthcare.
“The biggest focus right now is just standing up to Scott Walker,” Hulsey said when asked if he is considering running for governor in a recall election. “We’ll make other deci“The biggest focus right sions further down the road.” now is just standing up to He said donations that would Scott Walker.” go to further publicize the advertisement have been steady all day long from small donors, but he State Rep. Brett Hulsey did not provide a specific number. D-Madison “This is sort of a David and Goliath thing,” Hulsey added. The 60-second ad will begin So far, nobody has officially airing in Madison media marannounced they would run kets Wednesday, running during against Walker if the needed “Meet the Press,” “Upfront with 540,208 recall petition signa- Mike Gousha,” “For the Record,” tures are gathered by Jan. 17. and on CNN and MSNBC.
University to remove card catalogs in Memorial Library Even after the old-fashioned method of checking out books, journals and resources with cards catalogs ended at UW-Madison’s Memorial Library in 1986, the library continued to house millions of cards on the second floor. The collection will soon be removed to create space for new library services that will facilitate innovative research methods, the university announced Tuesday. The university is removing 112 cases containing 6,700 drawers’ worth of cards as part of an initiative called the Humanities Research Bridge. The initiative is a collaboration with the Division of Information Technology and the College of Letters and Science Learning Support Services.
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The weather is getting colder, which means scarf season is in full swing. Luckily, you have all the supplies in your own closet necessary to make a new stylish scarf.
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To make your scarf, you will need an old T-shirt or other top you don’t wear anymore (the larger the better) and scissors. Once you have your T-shirt, cut off the sleeves and the hems.
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After the knot is securely tied, your scarf is complete. On the right is an example of a scarf made following the same instructions, but with an old, rarely worn zip-up sweatshirt.
After tying all of the strips together, rotate the loops so all the knots are in the same place. Take your extra, untied strip of fabric and tie it around the loops to fasten them together.
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Cut your clothing item vertically into strips about 1" thick. Lengths can vary, depending on how long you want your scarf to be. If you are using a T-shirt, gently pull on the ends so the sides curl in.
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Set one strip aside, then the tie the remaining individual strips together to make loops. If you want, you can braid strips together or use multiple shirts to combine colors and patterns.
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Getting ‘the talk’ from books Sara Schumacher little young lass, lived in a schu
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y parents never gave me “the talk.” Based on the awkward stories I’ve heard and knowing my own parents, I think I’m pretty lucky. The fallopian tubes scene from the Amanda Bynes movie “Sydney White” never happened, nor did the tennis conversation from “American Pie.” I would probably have locked myself in my room with Fall Out Boy’s “7 Minutes in Heaven” blaring if they had tried. I found out almost everything I know about sex from books and magazines. It might not have been the best system, but I’m not pregnant or dead, so I think it worked out OK. First was “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” No one has the ability to write about young girls’ issues like Judy Blume. I couldn’t help but relate to the novel. I knew about periods before reading the book—and had even picked up from my sister and other relatives how much they sucked—but I discovered new details from the novel. Margaret’s fear of never growing boobs was something I also worried about through most of high school. I was in third grade and probably a little young for the novel’s topics, which were directed more
toward preteens. I read about another girl liking a boy, just like I did. She wanted to dance with him, just like I did. I thought my crush was a lot more important than Margaret’s though, since I had liked the same boy since kindergarten. Of course, he’s a huge asshole now. It seems to always happen that way. The book had some pretty scandalous things for a third grader. Margaret thought about kissing. A lot. Smooching was something I did not understand. How could touching lips be fun? It just looked, well, wet. My grade wasn’t one of those classes where everyone goes around chasing each other and kissing. Boys and girls stayed separated. We all feared a cootie epidemic. Once I moved past the cooties stage, I learned a lot more from books that weren’t implicitly about sex or relationships. These featured some racy scenes, like the king and his mistress having sex—in very descriptive terms—in “The Other Boleyn Girl.” We’re talking Cosmo’s “Red Hot Read.” In another Philippa Gregory novel, I found out about fingering. All I knew before was what I was taught in school—basically, penis plus vagina. Now there are fingers and tongues involved? Mind blown. The book I learned most from was “Anatomy of a Boyfriend” by Daria Snadowsky. It’s not exactly a Pulitzer Prize winner, but it has tons of information you don’t learn in health class.
I was 14 and had never kissed a boy. To a dorky girl with no experience whatsoever, this book was gold. There’s the first kiss, which is awkward, as first kisses usually are. When a boy started making out with a friend of mine (OK, me), I freaked out and pulled away, saying I didn’t know how. He then used the super cheesy line “I’ll show you how.” That embarrassing story aside, the book pretty much told me all there is to know about making out—where to put your hands, how to initiate—all the things that are actually natural but teenagers freak out about. Then there were the much more graphic descriptions of handjobs and blowjobs. None of my friends were experienced, so I couldn’t find out about these things from them, and “Seventeen” doesn’t exactly give tips. Where else would I have found out about lube or how annoying giving a handjob could be? No one wants to have the sex talk with Eugene Levy or ask their mom for tips on giving a good blowjob. My sister and my mom talking about losing their virginity was awkward enough. I’ll take my trashy novels over that disturbing car ride any day. Did you have to ask mom for blowjob tips? We hope not, but if you’d like to share that awkward story with Sara, send it to slschumach2@wisc.edu.
The rest of the year is pretty sparse for music releases, with the Black Keys’ El Camino, set to come out Dec. 6, being the only exciting release until late January. We are, however, encroaching upon the season of Oscar contenders. “Young Adult,” a film by the creative team behind the precocious “Juno,” comes out in limited release Dec. 9, and it looks promising. Starring Charlize Theron and Patrick Wilson as high school sweethearts who have gone their separate ways, this film finds them both not quite over high school. “Shame” is another Oscar contender trying to make the NC-17 rating financially viable. In limited release this Friday, Dec. 2, the film centers around sex addiction and sins of the past, themes that promise to live up to the film’s title. Christmas Day will be two competitors’ debut: Disney’s “War Horse” and “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” based on Jonathan Safran Foer’s book. The former focuses on a horse’s journey through World War I, and while the premise sounds kind of pedestrian, one look at the previews will change your mind. With a grand soundtrack and grandiose visuals, this is sure to be a treat. The latter is an adaptation of the novel by the same name, and promises to tug at heartstrings. It tells the story of a boy searching for the lock to a key his father left before dying in the Sept. 11 attacks. Adapted by Eric Roth, who also adapted “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” this is sure to be a major contender.
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isconsin is closer to Brussels than one might think. Despite the geographical difference, the fate of the European Union and the Land of Cheese are closely connected, and Wisconsinites have ample reason to closely monitor the worsening debt situation in Greece and Italy. In 2010, 19 percent of Wisconsin goods exports went to the 27 member nations of the EU, more than the total exports to Canada, Japan, Brazil and China combined. In 2009, around 36,800 jobs in Wisconsin were supported by direct foreign investment from France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. And the EU as a whole accounted for $5.1 billion (37 percent) of direct foreign investment in Wisconsin in 2007. Nationally, the United States economy is deeply connected to the events in Europe. In Citigroup’s September 2011 report, “Bad News in a Highly Correlated World,” the correlation between U.S. quarterly GDP growth and the GDP growth of Europe’s largest economies has averaged 71.8 percent since 2001, compared to just 18.5 percent in the 10 years prior. The report also found that despite a diminishing threat to the U.S. trade sector, the interconnectedness of financial institutions and multinational American corporations remain vulnerable to the European debt crisis. Either way, a weaker Europe risks a decrease in U.S. exports, foreign direct investment and thus the stability of jobs and firms that rely on EU member states. It is a testament to globalization that a corporation in Kenosha might be affected by the policy
decisions of Greece’s Hellenic Parliament, and perhaps in this case a plague. A horde of academics and policy analysts have attempted to explain the sources of European discontent, and aside from debates on the short-term decisions of German Chancellor Angela Merkel or French President Nikolas Sarkozy, the majority tend to agree that damaging institutional faults exist in the EU structure.
The issue of sovereignty and the delegation of powers to a supranational authority is not taken lightly.
But even in discussions of structural adjustment, there remains intense debate. There is, naturally, the school of thought that feels the EU is an abomination by definition. The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), which gained its first seats in British Parliament and currently holds 11 seats in European Parliament, stresses the importance of maintaining British sovereignty and calls for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. I had the opportunity to work as a research assistant in the UK House of Lords this summer, and there was significant debate—I kid you not—on the appropriateness and placement of the European Union flag next to the Union Jack on British holidays; the issue of sovereignty and the delegation of powers to a supranational authority is not taken lightly. This position, however, remains the minority in Europe. The benefits of the EU—the creation of the largest economy in the world, the essential elimination of inter-state war and free(r) movement of people and goods,
to name a few—are profound. The Eurovision singing competition and instatement of “Ode to Joy” as the EU’s official anthem of Europe certainly hasn’t eliminated nationalism nor established a united European identity, but the economic benefits have, until recently, been astounding. One issue of contention in the development of the EU’s institutional structure compares the membership of new states (widening) and the political and economic integration of existing states (deepening). Jean-Claude Piris recently wrote an editorial in the Financial Times referencing a common criticism of the EU’s relatively rapid expansion from 15 to 27 member states. This most directly refers to the so-called “Big Bang” of 2004, which added 10 Eastern European countries and over 70 million people to the EU instantly. Supporters of expansion answer back that the inclusion has eliminated ColdWar cultural barriers, shifted industrial production east and increased trade. This is true, and in fact expansion has largely increased the EU’s “neighborhood policy,” allowing it to pressure nearby states into implementing more open, capitalistic economies. Expansion has also boosted the economies of Eastern European nations themselves; Poland and Slovakia were the two fastest growing EU nations over the past four years. The benefits of integration counter Piris’ and many other European leaders’ suggestion that the EU restructure into a two-stream system, separating core and periphery nations based on economic health. Both opinions, however, miss the point. The widening of the Eurozone is a mistake because the institutional structure of the EU needs major reform, and with every new nation added, the consensus needed to establish a strong, central monetary system and unified legal insti-
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tutions becomes more difficult politically. But a two-tier system is not the solution either—integration, continuity and stronger central power are what are necessary, and a segregated union of first and second-class states would be counterproductive. The EU also suffers a major identity problem. There are 27 members of the European Union, yet only 17 have the Euro as currency (and thus cede monetary policy to the European Central Bank). Furthermore, only 25 members are part of the Schengen Area, which allows for the free movement of people (the United Kingdom being a significant absentee). And, of course, the Eurovision song contest, strongly associated with the growth of European unity, allows for the participation of 59 countries, including Russia, North African states and Turkey, the latter of which has been campaigning intensely for EU membership for years.
The EU is not the United States of Europe, nor is it simply a series of inter-state treaties.
Such inconsistency breeds unequal priorities and incentives among member states in the legislative process. The expectations of the European Central Bank to monitor the Eurozone are impossible to fulfill without greater power, yet economically sound states like Germany and the United Kingdom have no incentive to sacrifice monetary policy—perhaps the ultimate sovereign power—in order to help poorer, periphery nations stabilize their economies. The European Court of Justice also holds far too little power to be truly effec-
The EU and Wisconsin Goods exports In 2010, Wisconsin goods exports to European Union nations totalled $3.75 billion, or 19 percent of total state exports. (International Trade Administration)
Jobs In 2009, 36,800 Wisconsin jobs were supported by investment from France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. (U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis)
Investment European direct investment into Wisconsin was $5.1 billion in 2001, accounting for 35 percent of total foreign investment into the state. (The Transatlantic Economy 2011) Statistics originally compiled by the University of Wisconsin-Madison European Union Center of Excellence.
tive, and the supremacy of EU law must be accepted just as federal law in the United States supersedes state laws. Although the metaphor has been used to death, the EU at present reflects the Articles of Confederation. The EU, like the Confederation, lacks central authority, federal supremacy and delegates far too much power to its member states. The European Union is not the United States of Europe, nor is it simply a series of inter-state treaties. It treads an awkward space in between, and until it decides which direction it wishes to go and commits fully to that decision, it will languish in a constant state of clutter and ineffectiveness. Miles Kellerman is a junior majoring in political science. He is the co-editor of the editorial page. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
Inconsistency in European politics European Union
Eurozone
Schengen Area
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A significant source of European discontent is the institutional structure of the European Union and its variability. At present, the European Union is composed of 27 member states, yet only 17 are members of the Eurozone. Additionally, 25 European states are members of the Schengen Area, which allows for the free movement of people. Moreso, some members of the Schengen Area are not members of the European Union. +Graphics by Miles Kellerman
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Today’s Sudoku
Oh god, the nightmares! Some scorpians are born with two tails.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 • 7
The inner turmoil of snow envy
Evil Bird
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Eatin’ Cake
By Dylan Moriarty EatinCake@gmail.com
Solution, tips and computer program available at www.sudoku.com.
Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.
Tanked Life
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Today’s Crossword Puzzle
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CORGI-PALOOZA ACROSS 1 Wed on the run 6 Aromatherapy spots 10 Buenos ___!” (“Good day!”) 14 Turn red, as a tomato 15 Teller’s partner 16 “Mamma Mia!” group 17 Civilization conquered by Cortez 18 Shorthand for burglary: B ___ 19 Type of jet 20 Start of a timely quip 23 Octad plus one 26 Miner’s vein contents 27 Hotel addition? 28 Timely quip (Part 2) 32 Health supplement chain 33 Sprinter’s goal 34 General on a Chinese menu 35 Talk back to 37 Baseball arbiter, for short 39 Washing-up pitcher 43 ___ Vegas, Nevada 46 Greek peak 49 Santa ___, Calif. 50 Timely quip (Part 3) 55 “___ the ramparts we watched ...” 56 Suffix with “super” or “infer” 57 Polar formation 58 End of a timely quip
62 “When I Was ___” (“H.M.S. Pinafore” song) 63 Cash register drawer 64 Instruments in military bands 68 Like old generals (Abbr.) 69 Grandson of Adam and Eve 70 “Ready or not, here ___!” 71 Memorable WWII event 72 Prefix meaning “ten” 73 Put an end to DOWN 1 Period of history 2 Taylor or Claiborne 3 Take one’s pick 4 Little kids’ baseball league 5 Bewitch 6 Extend ACROSS 7 ___-up (confined) 8 “You said a mouthful!” 9 More than frown on 10 Surrealist Salvador 11 European peninsula 12 Humiliated 13 “No Exit” dramatist Jean-Paul 21 Norse literary collection 22 Come clean (with “up”)
23 Heart charts, for short 24 “Peter Pan” pooch 25 The Giants won it in 2010, the Cards in 2011 29 “The Simpsons” storekeeper 30 Take another crack at the lawn 31 He slapped Larry 36 Full of cunning 38 It comes before omega 40 Former females’ service grp. 41 One-named “Watermark” singer 42 Wood file 44 All in the family 45 Like a pig’s face 47 Chef’s direction 48 Self-denying one 50 In the direction of 51 Followed closely, like a dog 52 Printing goofs 53 He’s a real weasel 54 Conclude 59 Circular water movement 60 Common interest group 61 “Born Free” lioness 65 Snake that squeezes its prey 66 Pro-___ (mixed tournaments) 67 Visualize
Caved In
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First in Twenty
By Angel Lee alee23@wisc.edu
Washington and the Bear
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Badgers look to rebound against the Eagles
Matchup with North Carolina gives Wisconsin chance to shine By Max Sternberg
By Ryan Hill
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Plenty of attention is currently being paid to Wisconsin football and the rematch between the Badgers and Michigan State in Saturday’s Big Ten Football Championship Game in Indianapolis. But just down Dayton Street, another Badger team has been flying under the radar all the way to a No. 7 ranking in the latest ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll. Fresh off winning the Chicago Invitational Challenge with a 17-point victory Saturday night over a fellow 2011 Sweet 16 participant in BYU, the Badgers (6-0 overall) now face what is likely their toughest game of the season: a Wednesday night road matchup with No. 5 North Carolina (5-1) in Chapel Hill. This will be the first time Wisconsin has played the Tar Heels since the 2005 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. Although this finale to the Big Ten-ACC Challenge has been playing second fiddle to Tuesday night’s game between No. 2 Duke and No. 4 Ohio State, the early season dominance displayed by the Badgers has diverted at least some of that attention to the closing act in Chapel Hill. The main cause of the excitement for Wednesday’s contest is the matchup between two top point guards: Wisconsin’s Jordan Taylor and UNC’s Kendall Marshall. “Those two guys, they understand the game,” head coach Bo Ryan said Monday. “They understand what their team needs. They bring that every night when they go on the floor.” Taylor, a preseason first-team All-American selection, has put together a solid start to the season. While the senior from Bloomington, Minn., is only the Badgers’ third leading scorer at 11.0 PPG, Taylor has continued to handle the point with unparalleled efficiency, maintaining a 5.0 assist-to-turnover ratio through the season’s first six games. Marshall, a first-team freshman All-American selection last season, has picked up right where he left off. The Dumfries, Va., native has posted doubledigit assist totals in three of his past five games and has dipped no lower than the five assists he had in the season opener against Michigan State. “It’s always fun to match up against different guys,” Taylor said. “Obviously, Kendall Marshall is one of the better ones. The way he sees the floor, he is always finding the open guy. He’s real unselfish and he’s just the consummate point guard.” But the intrigue in this battle between the Badgers and Tar Heels goes far beyond the point guard position. Up front, UNC has perhaps more length than
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Despite only being Wisconsin’s third leading scorer, senior guard Jordan Taylor factors to play a large role Wednesday. anyone in college basketball, whereas Wisconsin has a front line that is focused more on strength and athleticism than on length and size. The Tar Heels start not one, but two seven-foot forwards and go no smaller than 6-foot, 8-inch Harrison Barnes, last year’s ACC rookie of the year. The three UNC forwards, Barnes, John Henson and Tyler Zeller, have combined for 46.6 PPG thus far this season, adding 21.8 rebounds to that total, as well. “Finishing around the rim is a little tougher because a couple extra inches makes all the difference in the world, especially when they’ve got guys that are as athletic as they are,” junior forward Mike Bruesewitz said. “The way you deal with length and athleticism [are] counters and being more fundamental and sound, making the right play and not always the spectacular play.” Shot selection will be vital as the Badgers not only try to capitalize on opportunities at the offensive end, but perhaps more importantly, as they try to slow down the vaunted fast break attack of the Tar Heels. The ability of Wisconsin to slow down the Carolina fast break both with good shot selection and solid defense will ultimately determine what sort of chance the Badgers have at returning home with a win. “If you are in an open area of 3-on-3, Carolina will win 3-on-3. Carolina will beat anybody in the nation 3-on-3, 4-on-4,” Ryan said. “5-on-5 is your best chance.” “Nobody likes to stand in a defensive stance for 35 seconds, I don’t care who you are,” Bruesewitz said. “If you don’t turn the ball over and take good shots, it’s always a challenge for teams to run.” However, the Tar Heels are
coming off a surprising loss Saturday night to current No. 20 UNLV, bumping UNC out of the top position in the national polls. The Tar Heels also have a trip to Lexington, Ky., on Saturday to face the top-ranked Wildcats and are determined not to allow this stretch to finish with three consecutive losses. “Carolina is still Carolina,” Ryan said. “North Carolina isn’t any different than when they went to Vegas.” For the Badgers, Wednesday also falls in the middle of arguably the toughest stretch of the 2011-’12 schedule. Wisconsin just finished polishing off a tournament team in BYU, and will face two more with home dates against Marquette and UNLV slated for the next two Saturdays. A Wednesday matchup with UW-Green Bay is fit in between. Depending on the outcome of these games, the Badgers could easily be either unranked or in the top five in the nation come Dec. 11. “The challenge is that you have to go the night that you say,” Ryan said of the schedule. “[Marquette and North Carolina] are the two we have this week and we’ll see what we can do.” But this trip is a chance for Wisconsin to grab a signature win early in the season, something that will certainly come in handy come tournament selection time. Even though they are putting their unblemished record on the line, the reality is that the Badgers have little to lose and much to gain by making this trip. “Last year we weren’t a very good road team and that is one of the biggest things we wanted to change, to win on the road,” Bruesewitz said. “It’s just another regular season game, but this one means a little more.”
The Badgers, fresh off of their second-place finish in the Colorado Omni Classic in Boulder, Colo., last weekend, face Boston College (2-2 overall) Wednesday as part of the Big Ten-ACC Challenge. Wisconsin (2-5) has been challenged with a crammed schedule, playing seven games in just 15 days to start the season. “We love the game of basketball, so anytime we have a chance to play a game it’s great,” senior forward Anya Covington said. “It’s been tough, but it’s only going to make us better and prepare us for the long haul,” she said. The busy schedule might have finally caught up to the Badgers against Colorado, as they were out-rebounded 48-27. “We just didn’t have our box out mentality going in that game,” Badgers head coach Bobbie Kelsey said.“We did a lot of ball watching.” The Badgers plan on getting back to their stellar rebounding play today on UW Student Night, where students will receive free admission with a valid student ID. “You have to want the ball like coach said,” Covington said. “We could actually be doing better on the boards and that’s our goal for the next game, to just go after the boards more.” Another aspect the Badgers find themselves preparing for is attacking the 2-3 zone the Eagles have boasted about quite often this season. Kelsey led the starters against the zone for a good portion towards the end of practice Tuesday afternoon. “We know that they play a lot of zone,” junior guard Taylor Wurtz said. “And again just com-
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Junior guard Taylor Wurtz’s aggressive play on the court has caught the attention of her coach and teammates. ing back to fundamentals: taking care of the ball and rebounding,” she said. Wurtz has been praised by coach Kelsey for her aggressiveness so far this season, saying that the team has noticed and has learned from her play. “The aggressive ones are the ones that get it done,” Kelsey said. “Taylor’s aggressive. She makes mistakes, don’t get me wrong, she makes a lot of mistakes, but she makes up for it by hustling.” The Badgers will have to showcase this aggressiveness and their work on rebounding as they will face off against Katie Zenevitch, a 6-foot 3-inch center who is averaging 11 points and nearly six rebounds per game. Sophomore Cassie Rochel also looks to continue her stellar play against the Eagles. She racked up her first double-double while scoring 14 points and pulling down 11 rebounds against Montana State last Friday in the first game of the tournament. She also blocked five shots. Despite the mediocre record of 2-5 on the season, the team and coaching staff have not hung their heads the slightest bit, but have remained optimistic. Covington thinks playing Boston College is a new start and strongly believes the best is yet to come. “When we pull this whole thing together,” Covington said with a laugh. “It’s going to be beautiful.”
Schultz earns WCHA honors following strong weekend Junior defensemen Justin Schultz was given WCHA Defensive Player of the Week honors following a stellar performance in Wisconsin’s sweep of non-conference opponent Mercyhurst. Schultz recorded two goals and two assists Friday night, including a goal on the power play and an assist shorthanded. Not slowing down Saturday night, Schultz again scored on the power play and added a pair of helpers. Tallying a total of seven points over the Thanksgiving weekend, Schultz’s effort not only lead the Badgers past the Lakers, the first place team in the AHA, but also puts him in a tie for the top point scorer in the nation. It may be surprising that Wisconsin would boost the nation’s top point scorer. What makes Schultz’s
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Schultz leads the team and nation with 25 points scored this season. position more impressive is that he has achieved all of it as a blue-liner. Many had Schultz as a preseason Hobey Baker contender, but with the Badgers struggling, it seemed that Schultz’s chances were dimished. After this past weekend’s effort, the junior defenseman is right back in the discussion.