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Cieslewicz to appoint Woulf to ALRC seat Mayor Dave Cieslewicz announced his intention to appoint Mark Woulf as an Alcohol License Review Committee voting member Monday. Woulf, who currently holds a non-voting position on the board as a technical advisor, is also a UW-Madison student. Woulf’s nomination follows in the wake of a proposal by Ald. Bryon Eagon, District 8, to add a permanent student seat to the ALRC. “[Woulf ’s] experiences on the ALRC over the last few months in addition to him being a young person here in Madison brings a unique voice and vote to the ALRC,” Eagon said. As a compromise, Cieslewicz agreed to appoint a student to a newly created citizen seat.

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“When UW students show an interest in civic issues, that interest should be encouraged,” Cieslewicz said in a statement. “I hope this will spur increased student interest in other important civic issues.” Woulf echoed that sentiment. “This opens the door for future involvement,” he said. Woulf added that he anticipates the transition to be a smooth one because of his previous experience with the ALRC. The appointment will be considered at the Common Council meeting on Dec. 8 and voted on Jan. 5. According to the statement, Cieslewicz intends to work with the Associated Students of Madison to appoint a new student to the technical advisor position. —Grace Urban Ben Pierson/the daily cardinal

Acclaimed cerebral indie troupe The Books brought their audio-visual performance to the Majestic Theatre Monday night. Read The Daily Cardinal’s take at dailycardinal.com/arts.

State expects more government employee, university layoffs as budget takes effect By Ariel Shapiro The Daily Cardinal

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Economist Jeremy Rifkin spoke Monday, calling on young people to use their “empathy gene” to help stop climate change.

Economist asks youth to stop climate change By Lydia Statz The Daily Cardinal

Noted economist Jeremy Rifkin spoke Monday as part of the UW-Madison Distinguished Lecture Series, calling for a young people’s revolution to end global climate change. Rifkin, the author of more than 16 books, drew on scientific research and personal experience as he commented on the future of the environment. His lecture focused on the idea of human empathy and its role in changing our society. He cited scientific evidence for the existence

of an “empathy gene” and stated his belief that humans must take advantage of this ability to bring about change. Decades ago, he said, researchers first found evidence of the gene in many social animals, including humans, which gives the ability to feel another’s pain and recognize his or her suffering. “If we are truly by nature empathic, this is great news,” said Rifkin, who urged young adults to reach out to their counterparts on other continents and institute a new rifkin page 3

Statewide budget cuts passed in June continue to affect state employees, including those at UW-Madison. According to a statement from state Rep. Mike Sheridan, D-Janesville, the $3 billion cuts made in June were the largest in Wisconsin’s history. “We were facing a historic deficit, and some hard decisions had to be made,” Sheridan’s spokesperson Rebekah Sweeney said. “Most agencies received a 6-percent spending cut, although we tried to protect education and local government from the deepest cuts.” With an across-the-board agency spending cut of 6.1 percent, state employees have seen

cuts resulting in furlough days and even layoffs. “Virtually every state employee has had to take furloughs or will have to take 16 day furloughs over the course of two years,” John Anderson, state Sen. Mark Miller’s, D-Monona, spokesperson said. “It’s had an effect on every single state employee, but that’s part of balancing the state budget.” According to Carla Vigue, communications director of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, job vacancies have increased from 2,394 to 3,154 between November 2008 and November 2009, an increase of 32 percent. Vigue said that as of Oct. 31, there have been 211 layoffs and at-risk lay-off notifications. She said

she expects this number to rise. David Giroux, UW System spokesperson, said that although some layoffs have occurred throughout the UW System, the schools have dealt with the budget cuts in other ways. “[The cuts] have led to and will lead to larger class sizes, fewer sections of individual classes being offered and longer lines at campus offices,” Giroux said. “They are things that you might notice in small ways, but [when] you step back and look at how common these occurrences are, you can see the scope of this cut.” Giroux said that the way the cuts are dealt with “varies by campus and varies at each campus by college and by school. It’s all very local and specific.”

Company responsible for Ogg demolition may file lawsuit The company originally responsible for the demolition of the old Ogg Hall in spring 2008, Dore and Associates, is asking the state for $1.7 million in damages after being fired before the demolition was complete. According to David Helbach, secretary of the Wisconsin State Building Commission and administrator to the Division of State Facilities, the state of Wisconsin fired the company because of sev-

eral safety violations. “They were fired for just cause and we will stand behind it,” he said. “They were holding workers and students in jeopardy when they were doing their work.” According to Helbach, Dore and Associates is now filing a claim against the state of Wisconsin, claiming that the state owes them $1.7 million in damages. The company is arguing that the time delays were the state’s

fault and cost the company a considerable amount of money. Helbach said, however, the state was forced to postpone some of the demolition because of safety risks. “The delays were not caused by the state of Wisconsin, but by [Dore and Associates] not doing their job adequately,” he said. Helbach said if the State Claims Board turns down their claim, the company will file a lawsuit. —Kelsey Gunderson

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ERIN KAY VAN PAY hail to the v.p.

or the ﬁrst time ever, UWMadison college freshman Jeremy Levin was hailed as “kinda cool” by students in his alma mater, Pembleton Senior High in northeast Wisconsin. Visiting his hometown over Thanksgiving break, Levin insisted on visiting the institution that once brought him so much pain, humiliation and creative limitation so he could show them how much wiser and sexier he had become over the past three months. “Yeah, you know, I kind of miss those kids and I promised [my friend] Harkin last year I’d for sure come back on break, so I really had to,” Levin said, chuckling. “I’m sure they’ve missed me, too, especially [former physics teacher] The Bird.”� Levin, 18, had been planning his visit for about one week, during

which he meticulously chose his attire for the event. Since his exgirlfriend still attends the school, he knew he needed to look as mature and hip as possible and therefore opted to wear skinny jeans and a flannel shirt, a complete 180-degree flip from his previous recycling and thrifting-indifferent style. Topping the outfit off with a pair of Toms and a Barack Obama pin, Levin departed from his home and hoped that no one remembered he had once thrown up during Assembly period. Or passed out twice during the racketball unit in gym. In the first three minutes of arriving at Simpleton, Levin was mistaken for a sex offender due to his half-grown goatee and had to convince the front desk ladies that he had, in fact, graduated one year prior. Since Levin had strategically planned to visit at lunch hour A, he knew he had enough time and audience to make the entrance he had always dreamed of. � Opening the cafeteria doors, Levin stood in the doorway for a

full 15 seconds and appeared to be looking for someone. When asked later who he was searching for, he responded, “Oh, no one. I was just giving them enough time to take me in. Once they recognized me, they were all supposed to get quiet, but that never happened so I just moved on to part two of the entrance.”� Approaching the table of junior boys nearest to his ex-girlfriend, Levin loudly greeted Kyle Harkin with, “Word, my man!” and pounded him on the back. Looking slightly offended and confused, Harkin began coughing up what he had previously been eating and was unable to respond. Addressing the table of apathetic 16-year-olds, Levin began a previously rehearsed speech of how hard and different college was and how they should really take as many AP classes as possible because it really helps, believe me, man. As he was taking out pictures of his dorm compost bin, the bell unexpectedly rang.� “I didn’t understand why he came back and wanted to show everyone

pictures of dirt. Maybe he’s getting his degree in soil or something,” senior Matt Anderson said. “He was always kind of a weirdo.”� “Yeah, and why was he wearing ballet ﬂats?” junior Michelle Mendez added. Levin’s ex-girlfriend managed to avoid him completely and continue on to her next class. She says that she was excited to see him that day but was thrown off when she saw him because he appeared to be wearing women’s jeans.� “He’s like, a lumberjack. But a girl,” she said. “I don’t get it, but I guess it’s kind of cool, maybe.”� After being kicked out of The Bird’s class because they were having an exam, Levin decided to go home. As he was leaving, he was ﬁnally recognized by someone, another visiting freshman named Natalie Dubois, 19, who asked him if he was going to graduate high school that year.� If you peaked in high school like me, please e-mail VP at evanpay@wisc. edu so that I have someone to make a support group with.�

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Deer Cardinal, I ate way too much at home over Thanksgiving and gained 10 pounds. What’s the fastest way to work off that excess weight? -Carl C. Hot Carl-— The Deer Cardinal’s patented guide to weight loss relies not on major changes to your life, but simple shortcuts and small restrictions. Most diets tell people to cut things out of their life, like dessert or saturated fats. Well, the Deer Cardinal has you cut out the little things too. First, you need to cut off all your hair, and shave your whole body. What good does your hair do you? It’s just excess poundage, hanging on your body like lead. Next, wear only the most light-weight clothes or, if socially acceptable, wear none. Clothing can account

for almost four pounds of your total weight, and getting rid of it can be a huge boon. Finally, cut out all your unnecessary organs. Still have your appendix? It’ll probably ﬂare up at some point anyway, so you might as well ditch it while you can. You’ve got two kidneys, so the sensible thing to do is get rid of one. Heck, if you donate it, you’ll be seen as the thinnest, most in-shape hero around. Finally, get rid of that pesky liver of yours. We all know that your liver stopped being useful after it ﬁnally kicked the bucket during the infamous “Jose Cuervo Massacre” the night of your 21st birthday. With these tips in mind, you can become the hottest bald nudist organ donor around in a matter of days! Deer Cardinal, We only have three weeks until Christmas break, and we just got

done with Thanksgiving! How can I stay motivated when I know rest and relaxation is so close? -Harry B. Dirty Harry— I know what you mean. Heck, I’m still sitting at home, comfortably eating turkey leftovers in my boxers while watching reruns of “Bewitched” on TV Land. Motivation can be so hard to come by, so instead, I suggest that you forego the last three weeks of the semester, and continue your break at home. Sure this may seem a bit senseless, but your continued relaxation is priceless. So, instead of heading back to school and stressing over those three projects, two papers and four ﬁnals, ﬁnd ways to be creative. Pay a friend to set up hidden microphones in your lecture halls. Attend all your group meetings via

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City recieves grant to fight gang activity, crime in city Anti-gang and community policing programs will receive a substantial boost because of a new state grant adopted at Monday night’s Board of Estimates meeting. The unanimous approval of the 2009 Innovative Law Enforcement Program authorized Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Police Chief Noble Wray to accept $14,500 from the Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance. The funds will be used for “innovative projects geared toward education, prevention and crime deterrence related to a local law enforcement need” as well as “enhance crime prevention and help provide needed services to the community,” according to the grant’s legislative file. The Madison Police Department’s plan for these newly

acquired funds is centered on the creation of a “unique Crime Prevention/Gang Unit that will make use of centralized intelligence to investigate criminal activity,” according to the file. The members of the Crime Prevention/Gang Unit will be provided with $4,329 in overtime and benefits, allowing them to work with at-risk youth and to present at business and community meetings. The resources will also be used to launch a newly-developed program for sixth-grade students called “Stepping Up and Respecting Environment, Education, Everyone!” S.U.R.E.’s objective is to provide students with “productive, healthy alternatives to gang participation” and address rising crime issues on a large scale. —Allison Geyer

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Landmarks Commission denies Edgewater leeway on statute The Landmarks Commission denied both the Edgewater project’s request for a Certificate of Appropriateness and a Landmark Ordinance Variance, which will block progress in Hammes Co.’s plans for renovation. The revised Edgewater plan, which needed commission approval, seeks to renovate the historic hotel, increasing the height of the hotel tower and creating a terrace space at the end of Wisconsin Avenue. The mass of the proposed construction may be outside the margins of the ordinance. Community members spoke out against the Edgewater renovations and the variance grant. Whether or not the Edgewater project met the qualifications for a variance grant sparked much controversy. David Manfredi, lead architect on the plan, said the renovations warrant such an allowance. A key question arose regarding the visual compatibility of the proposed construction as a part of the Mansion Hill neighborhood. Most were concerned with the large size of

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Bob Dunn, president of Hammes Co., made his case for the Edgewater project before the Landmarks Commission Monday. the proposed hotel tower. Community member James McFadden said, “It’s too big.” The hotel needs to be a “simpler, smaller, more cost effective structure,” he said. Many questioned how well the new building would blend with the historic-

ity of the existing neighborhood. However, Hammes Co. Director of Development Amy Supple said the new hotel would remain an “iconic property and important part of history and of downtown.” —Anna Bukowski

Campus food drive takes donations to help local families UW-Madison’s Visitor and Information Programs will host a food drive this December in an effort to help area families in need. According to a statement, VIP will join Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin to serve the 110,000 people in Southern Wisconsin who are currently at risk Ben Pierson/the daily cardinal

Ald. Mike Verveer, Dist. 4, discussed funding for an Innovative Law Enforcement Program to help curb crime in the city.

AIDS Network hosts remembrance, honors volunteers on World AIDS day Wisconsin residents will gather at First Congregational Church Tuesday to commemorate the 21st anniversary of World AIDS Day. AIDS Network, an organization that provides prevention and care services in south-central Wisconsin, plans to host two events open to the public to recognize the work of its volunteers. State Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, will receive the Executive Director’s Award for his volunteer efforts. “We depend upon a large number of volunteers to help carry out our mission—volunteers who assist us in many different ways. It’s appropriate that we recognize all of them for their altruism and generosity on World AIDS Day,” Dan Curd, director of development and community relations, said in a statement. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services HIV/AIDS Program website said nearly 11,000 people in Wisconsin have been diagnosed with HIV since 1983 and over 3,000 have died from the disease. DHS estimated almost 7,000 people in Wisconsin are currently living with HIV/AIDS. The AIDS Memorial Quilt, a quilt memorializing the lives of individuals who lost their lives to HIV/AIDS, will be on display in the Overture Center main lobby Dec. 2 and Dec. 3.

The quilt is the largest “community art project” in the world and memorializes over 91,000 lives lost to HIV/AIDS. —Hannah Furfaro

rifkin from page 1 industrial revolution to eventually end global climate change. Rifkin said he believes the only sustainable solution lies in reaching a post-carbon era. He said he is encouraged by the new technologies that have emerged in Europe, including rooftop power plants and “smart” thermostats. His goal includes every existing building in the world supplying its own power, and says it is

of hunger. The release said last year’s food drive produced 872 pounds of food, which provided 698 meals for Wisconsin families. “Our goal for this year is to top that total,” Jake Tackett, a UW-Madison student and VIP employee said. “We organize the food drive as an opportunity for all

members of the campus to come together and help families in need. An event like a food drive really shows that the campus and community care for each other and that we can all make a difference.” Students can donate food from now until Dec. 7 at the Red Gym or the Welcome Center at 21 N. Park Street.

easily attainable. “Go out in your backyard, you have all the energy you’ll ever need,” he said. Rifkin said young people should take matters into their own hands and to take action immediately. “Put this third industrial revolution in place, don’t wait until the politicians do it,” he said. “Do it yourself in your communities like they do it in Europe.” Because the real beneficiaries

of an energy revolution will be developing countries and the animal kingdom, he said it is important that the motivations come from human empathy. Rifkin said young people have the ability to change the world and advised them to make it a priority. “What your generation needs to do is focus. And your mission, I think, is clear. It’s a mission to save the human race and our fellow creatures and the biology of the Earth,” he said.

featuresfood New Hy-Vee offers high nutrition, low cost

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Madison’s new grocery option emphasizes choice along with online, in-store health services for students By Caissa Casarez THE DAILY CARDINAL

Some people, especially those from Iowa and surrounding states, have probably gotten their groceries from Hy-Vee for as long as they can remember. However, most people have never heard of the Iowabased grocery chain until late last month, when Wisconsin’s first Hy-Vee opened at 3801 E. Washington Ave. in Madison. The funny-named store is worth a visit no matter where you’re from. It has a wide variety of food, especially fruits and vegetables, has installed an easy-to-read system that tells customers which foods are healthier, and is right on the bus route for most UW students.

The store has a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables.

When you enter the 90,000square foot store, the first thing

you’ll notice is that it looks like your typical grocery store. A wide variety of regular and organic fruits and vegetables greet you at the doors, along with more than enough carts

and baskets and lights that are almost too bright. As you go deeper into the store’s aisles, however, you’ll see that Hy-Vee is a welcome sight for those who need just about anything. On average, it takes about a half hour to get to Hy-Vee from campus or downtown, so you might be hungry from that long bus ride. There’s no need to make a stop at the nearby Wendy’s before starting your adventure thanks to Hy-Vee’s many food choices right in the store. They have a Chinese section, an Italian section, a kitchen with many different comfort foods, a salad bar and a deli section with hot and cold sandwiches with more than enough seating. They even have a small Caribou Coffee area

for those much needed pickme-ups. As previously mentioned, the store has a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, along with five aisles worth of natural and organic foods—including those from Hy-Vee’s unique organic brand of food. One item exclusive to Hy-Vee when it comes to Madison grocery store shopping is its NuVal, or the Nutritional Value, Scoring System, which allows shoppers to compare different kinds of foods to make sure they purchase the healthiest foods with higher NuVal number. The unique measurement is found near each item’s price in small numbers, ranging from 1-100.

The funny-named store is worth a visit no matter where you’re from.

For those shoppers looking for even more health incentives,

Hy-Vee even offers the services of an on-site dietitian. Hy-Vee’s website is one of the most helpful out there. Not only do they have their weekly ad available online, they also provide many other resources that can help customers find what they need and save money while doing it. The website also offers a weekly menu section, with healthy and easy-to-make recipes for each day of the week, as well as a budget menu and a “30 Meals Under $3” section,

both with healthier and cheaper meals than you’d find at Pop’s or Ed’s on campus. Hy-Vee has all of the common brands of packaged food that consumers would find at other local stores like Cap Center Foods, but at cheaper prices. They also have fresh meat, deli, and seafood sections, which you can’t find on campus or downtown. With flowers, a pharmacy, and even dry cleaning available, Hy-Vee has everything you need in one, nearby stop.

Madison’s Hy-Vee Grocery Store What: One of the Midwest’s 220 Hy-Vee stores Where: 3801 E. Washington Ave. (near the Stoughton Road intersection, on the Madison Metro’s #6 bus route) When: Open 24/7, but specialty services vary Phone 608-244-4696 Web site Check out Hy-Vee’s online dietician services, weekly ad guides and catering services at www.hy-vee.com.

arts It’s quite difﬁcult to quantify quality music dailycardinal.com/arts

JUSTIN STEPHANI j. j. dilla

he end of the year is the best time for music fans as, it means it’s time to quantify our opinions in the preferred writing style of audiophiles: lists. As decade- and year-end lists pop up and the Cardinal’s very own Arts page begins unveiling its own rankings, it changes the focus from voicing opinions to quantifying them. It may seem easier, but it is in fact much harder. How do you designate an ‘artist of the decade’? By virtuosic talent? Cultural signiﬁcance? Contributions to the genres they fall under? For our lists, we intentionally provide no such guidelines, hoping each voting member is able to combine them to their own preferable levels of importance. But since this is just me, I am going to try to strip all the ceremony of a list and go back to vocalizing what stood out to me from this decade and why. Personal recollections When I was in seventh grade

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I invested in a copy of Stankonia only to have it investigated, and subsequently returned, by my parents for its content. The album turned out to be the most essential rap recording of the decade and I still miss all of the times we could have had together had it not been for that “Explicit Content” label. Damn the FCC.

How do you designate an ‘artist of the decade’? By virtuosic talent? Cultural signiﬁcance?

Second, remember how it always seemed like Usher just showed up for summer, dropped the two “hottest” tracks of the year that everybody sang and danced to incessantly, then worked out for the winter months improving his ‘image’ for his next undoubtedly shirtless video shoot? That guy had good marketing advice. And I’m not saying I’m a huge fan or anything, but if you don’t like at least some of Usher’s more Michael Jackson-esque work, then

you’re a music snob. Sorry. Artistic achievements Eminem made mainstream rap fun again with tracks like “The Way I Am” and “The Real Slim Shady” when he released The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000. Dizzee Rascal made dirty, dark, introverted rap hip. And Kanye became the ﬁrst hip-hop artist to masterfully maintain that gray area between street cred (well, at least at ﬁrst) and commercial adoration. But moving beyond rap, there are a couple of landmark albums to introduce you to some of the broader movements. First, if you want to know what “indie rock” means, turn on Broken Social Scene’s You Forgot it in People or their eponymous release. Arcade Fire’s Funeral may be heralded as indie’s poster child, but nothing is as accessible and easy-to-interpret as Broken Social Scene’s conventional approach to such an open-ended genre tag. As for the unconventional yet still musically motivated, there’s Sigur Ros. Still considered pop/ rock music formally, it is more orchestrated than written and even more emotional and effortlessly meticulous. Coming from ethereal

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Although he’s best known for his shirtless photoshoots, Usher does deserve some respect for his Michael Jackson-esque work. Icelanders, Sigur Ros creates heartachingly effectual music. But listen to the first four songs of Ágætis Byrjun and try not to double-take; they’ve made their case. Lastly, Burial’s Untrue introduced me to dubstep, and it can introduce you too if you give it enough of a shot. I can’t recall coming across a tougher nut to crack, but boy does it feel good now that it is. Dubstep is too abstract to be

catchy and played at any time and place, but Burial’s emotional depth is staggering, considering its simplicity. And once you become familiar with the subtle ebbs and ﬂows of this electronic yet organic piece, it becomes reassuring and comforting in a uniquely personal way. Alright, I’m out of space for now, but if you have any beefs or suggestions of your own, e-mail me at jstephani@wisc.edu.

Top 10 Bands of the 2000s Outkast With “Hey Ya!,” even the scope of the accomplishment was an accomplishment. It was a rap song about sexual politics memorized by blue-haired grandmothers, a pop song written in the exceedingly non-standard 11/4 time that became a smash hit. On a purely sociological level, a purely academic level, a never-actually-needing-to-listen-to-the-song level, “Hey Ya!” is pretty amazing. At least it might be—you’d need to ﬁnd someone who didn’t hear it within a week of its release to prove it. And “Hey Ya!” was so damned catchy that that poor soul would be, on a purely sociological, academic level, pretty amazing. The song was a surprise, but it wasn’t any surprise that Outkast was the band to write it. With the

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possible exception of the White Stripes, they were the only band in a generation to release three consecutive seminal albums. This decade saw the aftermath of the ﬁrst, 1998’s Aquemini, the duo’s true breakthrough in 2000’s Stankonia, and ﬁnally a magnum opus in the “Hey Ya!”-sporting 2003 dual album Speakerboxx/ The Love Below. And through it all, they showed spectacular range. After all, “B.O.B (Bombs Over Baghdad)” was a franticallyrapped, 150-plus beats-per-minute track best remembered for a choral hook and for the fact that it wasn’t their most far-reaching success. Not that Outkast particularly needed to push the envelope of pop/hip-hop to produce smart music. Their singles represented

the most well-conceived lyricism on the radio dial more than once—even if the line “Shake it like a Polaroid picture” once prompted a Polaroid press release reminding camera owners that Outkast’s advice might cause their photographs’ ink to run. There may never be a song that so perfectly describes the feeling of failure as relationships fall apart as “Ms. Jackson,” Andre 3000’s post-mortem to his relationship with Erykah Badu. Though Outkast was one of the indispensible bands of the decade, they were perhaps the least likely. Often cast as a Lennon and McCartney for the millennium, the two were complementary opposites. Antwan “Big Boi” Patton was a grounded

genre loyalist tied to the distinct style he helped create. Andre “3000” Benjamin was the dreamer, blending disparate inﬂuences into something only barely hip hop. But it was clear they were destined to work together—how else could two literate, extremely talented rappers who like argyle ﬁnd each other? Either working together on Stankonia or apart, recording separate disks for Speakerboxxx/Love Below in separate styles, Outkast’s whole was always more than the sum of its parts. The decade ends with Outkast having penned two of its best albums and three (“B. O.B.” “Hey Ya!,” “Ms. Jackson”) of its best singles. And giving its single worst photography advice.

This list was compiled by tallying the votes from each of the decade’s Daily Cardinal Arts Editors

Upcoming Timeline 10 — Animal Collective 9 — Outkast 8 — Wednesday, Dec. 2 7 — Thursday, Dec. 3 6 — Friday, Dec. 4 5 — Monday, Dec. 7 4 — Tuesday, Dec. 8

It is rare to find an album that is a masterpiece all the way through, especially in these days of one-song downloads. Honorable Mention - Interpol One album that is solid from start to finish is Turn on the Bright Lights by Interpol. From the driving guitar of “Obstacle 1” to the complex musical artistry of Leif Erikson, Interpol brings the otherwise stagnant rock scene to a new level. If you take away the pop aspects of the Strokes and replace it with more mathrock and a pinch of New Order, you will get Interpol. The band is able to mix dark lyrics and chord progressions with catchy rhythms resulting in a sound that puts a modern twist on first-wave synthesizer rock (think Depeche Mode). Interpol’s second album, Antics, is a fitting sequel to Turn on the Bright Lights. The tracks on Antics achieve something that many albums fail to do by duplicating the quality of the first album yet adding some variety to avoid repetition and disappointing the audience. Interpol deserves a mention in the discussion of the best bands of the decade due to their unique songwriting, obscure yet familiar melodies, innovative style and sound, and their longevity in a time of one-hit wonders. —Heather Mendygral, Arts Editor 2001

3 — Wednesday, Dec. 9 2 — Thursday, Dec. 10 1 — Friday, Dec. 11

While this writer would’ve preferred to see Ryan Adams with a top 10 position on this list, it fits Adams’ critical reputation to see him with an honorHonorable Mention - Ryan Adams able mention ranking. The quality of his output is often derided as inconsistent, and sometimes this label has followed his work unfairly. Indeed, Adams seems to have squandered most of a loyal fan base, already partially formed from solid late-90s work with his group Whiskeytown, by following his classics Heartbreaker (released in 2000 and created with the ridiculously underappreciated duo of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings) and his 2001 breakthrough album Gold (made even stronger with a limited edition bonus disc) with a random-sounding collection of studio outtakes in Demolition (a clunker despite jewels like “Cry on Demand” and “Chin Up, Cheer Up”), the regrettably rockier Rock N Roll, and the overly-hyped label-delayed Love is Hell. By the time Adams formed a permanent backing band and became Ryan Adams and the Cardinals, many were willing to lazily dismiss 2005’s two-disc Cold Roses as predictably inconsistent and rife with filler. A second listen is in order for those who have overlooked this sleeper classic, and those who never even gave the follow up Jacksonville City Nights a try are missing out on one of the finer albums of the decade. His checkered history has caused all reviews for later albums to be introduced by a similar-sounding introduction, but no amount of background can save the rambling and boring 29, or the pleasant but predictable Easy Tiger and Cardinology. Nevertheless, a good Ryan Adams album is a great album, and this writer is optimistic that we haven’t seen his decline yet. —Ben Redding, Arts Editor 2001

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It’s a dog’s life. For the movie the “Wizard of Oz”, Judy Garland was paid $35 a week while Toto received $125 a week. dailycardinal.com/comics

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

It’ll blow your mind

Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Angel Hair Pasta

By Todd Stevens ststevens@wisc.edu

Sid and Phil

By Alex Lewein alex@sidandphil.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.

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

The Graph Giraffe Classic

By Yosef Lerner ilerner@wisc.edu

Charlie and Boomer Classic

By Natasha Soglin soglin@wisc.edu

Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com Horses of a different color ACROSS

1 They may be nuclear or biological, informally 5 Variety show lineup 9 Good conductor? 14 Light as a feather 15 Checked item 16 Ridge found in rugged mountains 17 Jack-o’- lantern feature 18 Light brown 19 Eaten at (Var.) 20 Like many presents 23 Monopolize 24 Police club used in India 25 In some way 27 Type widths 28 Racing vehicle (Var.) 32 Word on a door 33 Book Mark? 34 Dukes 35 Missive leading to military service 38 “Going to the dogs,” e.g. 40 Amalgamate 41 Cotton processor 42 Pick 44 Imitate

47 Satirical presidential candidate of 1968 49 Place for a concubine 51 More than is? 52 It might hold up your pants 56 Red Sea peninsula 58 Eurasia’s ___ Mountains 59 West German capital 60 Brief tussle 61 Microbe 62 Not new or mint 63 Ruhr Valley city 64 Does some tailoring 65 Some teens in the 1960s DOWN

1 Move from side to side, as animal tails 2 Sister of Moses 3 Snow formations 4 Electronic instrument, informally 5 Extraordinary tennis server 6 ___-Cola 7 Diamond cover 8 Drunken daze 9 Zsa Zsa’s sister 10 South end? 11 Afternoon drink place 12 Pessimist’s hypothetical 13 Margins of victory, in

horse races 21 Native American shelter 22 Young newt 26 Like some meatballs 29 Big klutz 30 Do-it- yourselfer’s buy 31 Void 33 A way to fish 34 Many vodka bottles 35 Thinners 36 Divisor for any number 37 Opening in “Hollywood Squares,” essentially 38 Roadblock 39 They may have private entries 42 French seasoning 43 “Stop already!” 44 Sweetly melodic 45 Produced, as a literary work 46 Corrects texts 48 Descendant 50 Wedding souvenir 53 It leaves in spring? 54 Physical injury 55 Some shade providers 57 Filled up on

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

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want to be governor? protect universities

or the past two weeks, student protests have rocked the University of California. These marches and sit-ins follow a decision by the University of California Board of Regents to raise tuition by 32 percent for the next school year, a move which itself was prompted by $800 million in budget cuts to the University of California system by the state. With numerous states facing similar budget difficulties, it is reasonable for UW-Madison students to wonder if they will be the next to see their tuition raise by a third. Fortunately, this university will not be seeing the same difﬁculties as UC-Berkeley or UCLA in the next year. With the budget signed, sealed and delivered for the next biennium, university funding should be relatively secure until 2011. And that does not even take into account that UW-Madison’s tuition is somewhat of a steal as it is now. Despite the increased costs brought about by Chancellor Biddy Martin’s Madison Initiative for Undergraduates, UW-Madison still has one of the cheapest tuition rates in the Big Ten. Compared to peer institutions like the University of Minnesota and the University of Illinois, you get a lot more bang for your buck going to school in Madison than Minneapolis or Urbana-Champaign. However, even with this comparatively low cost, a rise in tuition comparable to that of the University of California system would definitely hurt countless Wisconsin students. Not only would some of the state’s best students no longer be able to afford to attend a toptier in-state university like UWMadison, but many students at lower-priced UW system schools would find themselves unable to afford a college education at all. The state’s goal should always be to educate as many qualified individuals as possible. Cuts like those seen in California would be a giant step backward from achieving this goal. This is

why the state should be looking ahead for ways to avoid these kind of budgetary crises and step out of the path of the freight train that just rammed into the Golden State. For this reason, we turn our eyes and ears to the 2010 gubernatorial candidates. When the next budget cycle rolls around, the fate of university funding will be on the shoulders of Gov. Doyle’s successor. So far, we have heard nothing from Scott Walker, Mark Neumann or Tom Barrett in regard to how they will serve the students of Wisconsin. Even the 18-year-old kid in the race, Jared Christiansen has stayed mum on the issue. Granted, the candidates have not really said anything substantive on almost any topic, but the California budget crisis shows that we cannot simply stand by and wait for the problem to occur. We need plans from these men in the face of spending cuts across multiple state agencies. We need plans that outline how they will maintain a quality, affordable higher education system for this state. For that matter, we need to hear where higher education ranks on their list of priorities. Will they make Wisconsin’s colleges and universities the prime focus of their administration, or will they follow the philosophy of Steve Nass and try to gut everything worthwhile from our schools? In the 2008 presidential election, students proved they can be a force for a candidate that motivates them. They can be just as strong a force for a candidate who shows he will ﬁght for them and their education. In all likelihood, any one of these candidates can probably govern Wisconsin better than California has been governed, including the 18-year-old. But that does not mean that any of them could handle a crisis well. Students should know how their next governor will affect their education. As the future of this state, they deserve that much.

Views on race should be discussed, not censored ANDREW CARPENTER opinion columnist

wo weeks ago I wrote a column calling for an end to the practice of using race in university admissions. While many took offense to the way the column was written, I was surprised by how many people took offense to the existence of my ideas and to me personally. When I wrote the column, I thought I was simply contributing another idea to the campus climate that would enliven our discussions of race. I knew some readers would agree and others would disagree, but I was certain that I wouldn’t ﬁnd an environment that was hostile to me or to my arguments. Boy was I wrong. The personal attacks and calls for censorship I faced in the weeks after sharing my opinion, as well as the messages from students who agree with my views but have never spoken out, have shown me that Madison is hostile to a certain type of diversity, the diversity of ideas. While my ideas about race and admissions were not racist or radical, they were mistakenly perceived as hostile to minorities.

If we frame our discussions so we have the same goals, hostility will drop out of the picture and be replaced by reason and honesty.

This is the same phenomenon that occurs with the opinions of those who are pro-life, are against gay marriage, or support the deportation of illegal immigrants. While these are common and justifiable viewpoints, each of them is hostile toward another viewpoint. Unlike an issue such as health-care reform, where the debate is about the best way to accomplish the same goal, these topics are about which goals to set. Someone’s goal will be completely rejected in favor of a different idea, and there is no room for compromise.

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This all-or-nothing dichotomy is what makes Madison’s climate hostile when it comes to sharing viewpoints. Students who encounter a viewpoint that opposes not only their own opinion but also the values and goals they have set for themselves naturally lash out. Faced with what they see as an attack rather than a different opinion, it is natural to attack the person responsible or to write off that person’s ideas as racist, radical or undeserving of expression. This mode of response, especially when expressed in large groups and by both sides, creates an environment where it is intimidating and unproductive to share a conflicting opinion.

While my ideas about race and admissions were not racist or radical, they were perceived as hostile to minorities.

If we want our campus to be a place where ideas and opinions, even those that are directly counter to a different viewpoint, can be shared and discussed openly, we have to change the way we talk about and respond to conflicting goals. Rather than only discussing if we should be using race in admissions, which naturally creates disputants, we should be discussing the best way to end all types of racism and discrimination. A person like myself, who wants to reach this goal but thinks affirmative action is not a good way to do it, should not be understood to be attacking anyone. Rather, I and many others are presenting a different way to get to the same goal. If we frame our discussions so we have the same goals, hostility will drop out of the picture and be replaced by reason and honesty.

Admittedly, for many topics it is not possible to have a dialogue where everyone has the same goals at heart. In these situations, where one side’s success means another’s failure, it is crucial to state what our goals are and why we hold those objectives. If we can understand why someone is advocating a course of action contrary to our own we will be able to understand that person’s motivations. Rather than attacking me personally or writing off my viewpoint as worthless, we will be able to examine the reasons why we hold differing views. When you encounter a viewpoint that conflicts with your own, think about how you will respond. Will your rebuttal discourage different ideas or will it encourage further discussion without personal attacks? Unless we support an environment where even those who do not share our goals and values can speak freely, we can never hope to establish progress. You cannot change the ideas and mindsets of those who keep their dissent silent.

When you encounter a viewpoint that conﬂicts with your own, think about how you will respond.

Encouraging different viewpoints which are hostile toward our own can be a painful process. But unless differing ideas are brought into the light and shared goals are established, we will continue to live on a campus where some differences of opinion are not respected. Andrew Carpenter is a senior majoring in communication arts and psychology. We welcome all feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Men’s Basketball

After success in the Paciﬁc, Duke looms

By Mark Bennett THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin men’s basketball team is fresh off a solid tournament appearance at the Maui Invitational and its biggest win of the season to this point. Head coach Bo Ryan and his players look to keep the momentum rolling into one of their most anticipated matchups of the season. Wisconsin (4-1) grabbed a third-place ﬁnish in the annual preseason tournament in Hawaii last week, winning two games and losing one. Although the Badgers fell to Gonzaga, Wisconsin beat a pair of excellent opponents in the Arizona Wildcats and No. 21 Maryland. In each game, a different player stepped up to lead the Badgers. Senior guard Trevon Hughes scored 24 points in Wisconsin’s victory over Arizona, while sophomore guard Jordan Taylor led Wisconsin with 19 in a losing effort against Gonzaga. Against Maryland, senior guard Jason Bohannon scored 20 points and

Big Ten Leaders Points Per Game 1. Manny Harris (UM) - 22.2 2. Evan Turner (OSU) - 19.8 3. Talor Battle (PSU) - 18.2 4. Kalin Lucas (MSU) - 17.2 5. DeShawn Sims (UM) - 16.8 Rebounds Per Game 1. Evan Turner (OSU) - 12.8 2. Mike Davis (Ill) - 10.0 3. Manny Harris (UM) - 9.6 4. Draymond Green (MSU) - 8.7 5. DeShawn Sims (UM) - 7.8 Assists Per Game 1. Evan Turner (OSU) - 6.7 2. Manny Harris (UM) - 6.0 2. Demetri McCamey (Ill) - 6.0 4. Korie Lucious (MSU) - 5.3 5. Jeremiah Rivers (Ind) - 4.8

was 4-for-5 from beyond the arc. The Badgers’ success against two quality opponents early on showed Ryan a lot about this team. “They want to compete, they’re tough, they can bounce back, and they can handle a little adversity, foul trouble, [and] the ball not going in,” Ryan said. “We’re just happy to be getting a quality opponent for our preparation, for our fans, for our players.” Bo Ryan head coach UW men’s basketball

The Badgers certainly need all the toughness they can muster up as they look ahead to possibly the most important non-conference regular season game Wisconsin has hosted in many seasons. The Badgers welcome the No. 5 Duke Blue Devils to the Kohl Center this Wednesday as part of the annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge. Wisconsin did not host a game in the event the last two seasons, but the Badgers have knocked off the last three ACC oppnents they faced, including Florida State in last year’s NCAA tournament. In the 10 seasons the challenge has existed, Duke has never lost a matchup, going a perfect 10-0. However, the Badgers have the second most wins (four) in the Big Ten in the history of the event. Although Duke has easily rolled by many stellar Big Ten teams in past years, Ryan and the team welcome the matchup. “We’re just happy to be getting a quality opponent for our preparation, for our fans, for our players,” Ryan said. The Blue Devils are 5-0 this season, and have won every contest by at least 10 points. Duke has also scored over

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Senior guard Trevon Hughes scored a team-high 24 points in the Badgers’ opening round game against Arizona in the Maui Invitational. Hughes is scoring a team-best 14.2 points per game this season. 100 points in two games and has a 25-point average margin of victory on the season. The Blue Devils are fresh off winning the NIT Season Tip-Off tournament last week, defeating the No. 12 University of Connecticut to

take home the championship. Despite the fact Duke has compiled 14 straight winning seasons, including three Final Fours and an NCAA championship game in that span, Wisconsin’s preparation will

not change this week. “No matter who we’re playing, let’s get to work and let’s prepare and let’s do it. There aren’t any changes for this from my standpoint,” Ryan said.

Fans forget to consider plenty when formulating expectations NICO SAVIDGE savidge nation

e honest: coming into this football season, how good did you think Wisconsin was going to be? After a lackluster 2008 season that saw the team suffer six losses, including a blowout defeat to Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl and a near loss to FCS opponent Cal Poly, the expectations for Wisconsin football in 2009 were understandably low. But with one game to go and the Big Ten schedule complete, it’s hard to say the Badgers haven’t surpassed what people thought they would do this year. Despite their upset loss to Northwestern a week ago, Wisconsin found ways to win in a number of close games, something it couldn’t do last year, and seems to have put the demons of 2008 to bed. Granted, there have been persistent issues—the Badgers’ pass defense, for instance, has been a problem since week one—the team has certainly seemed stronger this season than I or many other Badger

fans predicted. Sure, they didn’t step up the way fans might have hoped against Iowa and Ohio State, and their loss against Northwestern was unacceptable, but those kinds of games will happen. If I thought the Badgers were a Rose Bowl team at the start of the year, this season would be a disappointment. But tell any Wisconsin fan their team would be heading into the last week of the regular season 8-3 back in August and they would think of that as a strong year.

Tell any Wisconsin fan their team would be heading into the last week of the regular season 8-3 and they would think of that as a strong year.

Compare that to another Wisconsin sport, where fans came in with high expectations and have been let down so far: Badger women’s hockey. Yes, I realize very few people watch Wisconsin women’s hockey despite its recent success, and yes I am a bit biased toward talking about the team

because I cover them for this paper. But the team is a perfect opposite of Badger football this year: an example of how preseason expectations of glory can hurt a team. Last season, Wisconsin women’s hockey was nothing short of unstoppable, losing just two games on their way to a third national title in four years. This year, however, the team has looked anything but bulletproof, and despite a No. 7 national ranking, their 9-5-2 overall record raises questions about how the team could have fallen so far. The reason for this disappointment is that many fans expected the same Badger hockey team that demolished almost every opponent last season to take the ice for this. But any time a team loses eight players, including four of its top ﬁve scorers, its goaltender and head coach Mark Johnson, to a combination of graduation and the U.S. Olympic Team, that team simply won’t be as strong as it was. So when Wisconsin started the season as cold as it did this year, it came as a shock to fans who expected them to bounce back from their offseason losses. Badger football and women’s hockey are two sides of the same coin.

For one, fans expected a season that would live up to the misery of the previous one, while for another they assumed the team could mimic the success they had before. It all boils down to a single mistake fans and analysts, myself included, tend to make in assessing a team before the season starts. Fans shouldn’t only focus on what factors make a team the same from year to year in determining whether or not they will be successful, and instead look at what has changed.

It all boils down to a single mistake fans and analysts, myself included, tend to make in assessing a team before the season starts.

Going into this year, football fans saw a quarterback controversy that was still unresolved and wondered how sophomore running back John Clay would adapt to his starting role, among other questions. But what many failed to see were the important differences in schedules between the two teams: this

year, the Badgers didn’t have to face Michigan or Fresno State on the road, and didn’t play No. 10 Penn State at all. Those questions about personnel lingered, but Wisconsin’s schedule cleared an easier path for victories. I’m not sure this year’s team is all that much better than it was a year ago, but the important differences in schedule make it seem that way, and certainly make fans happier. For Badger women’s hockey, important offseason changes have made them a weaker team than they were last year, but given their success in the 2008-’09 season many fans unreasonably expected the same results. There is no offseason when it comes to fans thinking about “next year,” and at a time when so many outlets hype up a season, it can be easy for someone to make bold assertions that a team will fail or win, and that attitude festers in fans. From there, the results can be positive, such as this year’s Wisconsin football team, or negative, as we have seen with Badger women’s hockey. Do you think fans put too much stock into preseason expectations? E-mail Nico at savidgewilki@dailycardinal.com.