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UW-Madison teaching trends remain steady By Tamar Myers the daily cardinal
Although the University of Wisconsin System has experienced declining enrollment in teaching training programs, UW-Madison strays from the trend, a School of Education official said. According to data outlined in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Monday, the UW System saw a 2.8 percent decrease in teaching program enrllment between 2010 and 2012 and a 6.8 percent decrease from 2008 to 2010. However, School of Education Associate Dean Cheryl HanleyMaxwell said enrollment in programs at UW-Madison has remained steady over time. Certain declines in enrollment, she said, came from the School of Education reducing the number of students admitted to some
teacher training programs. For instance, in response to declining demand for early elementary educators, the school cut admittance each semester in half.
“You’re not going to get paid millions and millions of dollars for something that you’re going to pour your heart and soul into.” Laurel Stokes graduate student UW-Madison
Senior Madeline Crass chose to attend UW-Madison specifically for its strong teaching program. An elementary education major, she said low pay and demands on teachers might make the industry “not as wel-
coming as it used to be.” Laurel Stokes is in the School of Education’s Special Education masters program and echoed Crass’ sentiments, specifically citing an increased emphasis on using test scores to judge teacher’s performance. “You’re not going to get paid millions and millions of dollars for something that you’re going to pour your heart and soul into,” Stokes said. Wisconsin has also experienced a decline in demand for licensed staff including teachers, school librarians and social workers. According to Wisconsin Information System for Education data, from 2010 to 2013 the number of licensed staff employed in Wisconsin fell from 7.7 staff per 100 to 7.5.
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Heritage Farms’ pork production raises questions Fox Heritage Farms, which raises and breeds pigs to use and sell pork to local Madison restaurants, is currently under investigation for the alleged unlicensed practices of pork production for local restaurants. The state-administered investigation began after the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture received an anonymous complaint about owner Dan Fox’s operations. Fox did not have the appropriate licensing to provide other restaurants with his heritage pork, according to Raechelle Cline in the Division of Animal Health and Food Safety for the USDA. “We told him that he needed to cease selling his products to other restaurants until he could get the proper licensing in place,” Cline said. According to the Wisconsin State Journal, Fox was in violation of a state law that requires labels for meat products that signify who the provider is, safe handling instructions and the ingredients the meat contains. Jim Dick, Communications Director for Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection declined to comment
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Chancellor Rebecca Blank says the Vice Chancellor of Research position has too many responsibilities.
Chancellor Blank looks to divide leadership position By Emily Gerber the daily cardinal
Chancellor Rebecca Blank introduced the idea of splitting a Vice Chancellorship into two positions for next year at a University of WisconsinMadison Faculty Senate meeting Monday. Blank announced informally that the current Vice Chancellor of Research and Dean of the Graduate School, Martin Cadwallader, plans on stepping down by the end of next summer. Blank voiced the concern that one individual could not
give adequate attention to both entities in the future. Blank said with the anticipated expansion of research emphasis on campus, including the upcoming launch of “Discovery to Product,” it may be in the university’s best interest to divide the roles. D2P, which is presented in conjunction with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, will serve as a medium for students to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors. “As I look at the Vice
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State Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, co-chairs the Joint Committee on Finance that decided to extend BadgerCare.
State special session extends BadgerCare By Eoin Cottrell the daily cardinal
The Joint Committee on Finance voted Monday on Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to extend the deadline for BadgerCare participants to transition to federal exchanges. After the Obama administration prolonged the federal deadline, Walker announced Nov. 22 he would he like to see Wisconsin postpone its own deadline to align with the federal extension. Walker said the new state deadline would allow those scheduled to move off BadgerCare more time to find new health care plans.
“People [without health care] waiting in an endless line that could fill Lambeau Field and Camp Randall.” Bobby Peterson executive director ABC for Health
Extending BadgerCare would open a health care coverage gap for 80,000 childless young adults waiting for coverage under BadgerCare. In a public hearing Monday, several people defended citizens trapped in the potential health care gap. Helen Dicks, an advocacy director for AARP and Bobby Peterson, the executive director of ABC for Health, testified during the special session that while Wisconsin’s plan was unique because it would eliminate a coverage gap once
implemented, an extension would hurt Wisconsinites who were promised health insurance by Jan. 1. Peterson said in the special session state legislators were playing a “perverse game of trading places,” adding there are “people [without health care] waiting in an endless line that could fill Lambeau Field and Camp Randall.” To prevent 80,000 people from falling into the coverage hole, state Rep. Jon Richards, D-Milwaukee, proposed an amendment that would cover childless adults. State Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, pointed out that the extension of BadgerCare and exclusion of childless adults for three months is “not an either or decision.” Mason also said he saw no other reason for Walker not to extend coverage to the 80,000 adults, other than Walker making a strategic political move as a potential presidential candidate. State Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, said in the special session the decision to not extend coverage to childless adults was a “philosophical one” hinging on the fact that taxpayers’ dollars would be used for “people not working as hard as they could be.” Ultimately, the amendment to cover childless adults failed 3-10. Both Senate and Assembly bills to extend the BadgerCare deadline passed 11-2, keeping current enrollees on through March but leaving 80,000 Wisconsinites without coverage for the next three months.
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had too much time on my hands over Thanksgiving break. So, I spent my long weekend pondering a few questions while I online shopped and watched a disturbing number of Harry Potter movies. Let me share: 1. What if dogs had 80-year lifespans and humans had 15-year lifespans? Would dogs go to the human humane society when their human died to find a new one? 2. If your socks are mismatched, but you are wearing shoes, does it matter? What if your shoes are mismatched? 3. There’s a lot of cool stuff you can find at estate sales, such as an olive oil pourer I purchased from my deceased nextdoor neighbor. If the stuff is so unimportant to be sold upon the original owner’s death, will
said olive oil pourer be at my estate sale, too?
you add the suffix “nugget” to the end?
4. If I become a minimalist, then should I not have children? But what will happen to my things when I die?
11. Why, when I go out to bars wearing dirty clothes, do I have more fun than when I wear clean clothes?
5. If my sex dreams are amazing, then do I even need to get laid? I had a menage-a-trois last week.
12. Is Madison’s isthmus crooked, or is it aligned correctly and the rest of the world is crooked?
6. My sister is now a young professional and no longer smokes the herbs. Is she a successful young professional because she stopped smoking or did she stop smoking because she is a successful young professional? 7. Do dogs know what they look like? 8. “Smitschick” was what my grandfather called the remote control. I thought it was a Yiddish word. Turns out he made it up. Should I start calling my cell phone “Taschkicht”? 9. Are genocide jokes ever OK? 10. Are offensive words OK if
13. In 10 years when children want to see pictures of themselves as babies, will their only source be their parents’ Facebook profiles?
oped countries who have never been here to have any basic understanding of American geography? Ask me to name one province (territory? state?) in Australia. 19. If I pass by a Facebook friend on the street and we do not acknowledge each other, should I unfriend them? 20. If you shop at Willy Street Co-op are you a better person than me? 21. What’s the secret to having great eyebrows?
14. After you poop, do you weigh that much less?
22. How is Bosnia doing these days?
15. What time is it on the North Pole?
23. Will you invite me to your Christmas dinner?
16. Is Buzzfeed evil?
If you have answers to any of these questions, please let me know at your earliest convenience. Goodbye and good luck. Send all insightful comments and genius answers to Samy at moskol@wisc.edu. Or maybe stump her by posing your own Tryptophaninspired questions.
17. If I start a blog, and the only views it gets are from “vampirestats.com,” does the blog exist? 18. Why do Americans expect foreigners from other devel-
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round this time of year, I join approximately a bajillion other Americans and take to the friendly skies to travel for Thanksgiving. As a senior, I’m fairly comfortable planning and making the trek that gets me from point A in Wisconsin to point B in the Washington D.C. area. However, trip after trip, I’m left with mixed feelings about flying. What do I mean by that? Well, at the moment, I’m cruisin’ at 30,000 feet and have a couple hours on my hands, so let me explain. On the one hand, flying is great because it’s way faster than any other method of transportation. Why would anyone make the grueling 16-hour drive from Madison to my hometown when they could blast off in an airplane and be there in an eighth of the time? Oh wait. I know why: Air travel can get mad expensive. Fortunately though, there are ways to avoid doling out duckets. For the Wisconsin D.C. trip, sometimes, it’s as easy as finding an economy airline that flies out of Madison. However, this year, when I saw one ticket cost the same as about a month of rent, I opted for my next go-to money-saving solution—riding the Badger Bus to Milwaukee. I felt pretty satisfied when I booked a flight from Milwaukee that cut the airfare in half. But of course, as is the case with most deals, there was a catch. To make my 8 a.m. Tuesday fight, I had to take a 4:30 a.m. Badger Bus. By the time I boarded the plane, I was so tired that I spent the entire
flight conked out with my face buried in the tray table. Sorry to any and all I may have irritated/ annoyed/truly disturbed with my sleep talking. Anyway, I’m usually conscious for most of the trip and find that whether I have a pleasant or poopy plane ride depends partly on my seat assignment. The window seat means a sweet view D.C. when we land. The aisle affords a little extra leg room. The middle is the worst and getting stuck there is generally awful. Boo middle seat. When it comes to socializing with seatmates, sure, it’s nice to make a little chitchat. But I’m content when the strangers I’m seated near don’t want to be besties. Ideally, we’ll reach an
unspoken agreement about fair arm-rest use and refrain from rolling our eyes when someone gets out to go the bathroom. If we just follow these rules, the trip turns into two hours of free time, during which I can watch a few episodes of “The Vampire Diaries,” be productive and catch up on poli sci reading. On the plane, it’s easy for me to relax—unless I’m next to a rule breaker. Specifically, the guy who, during takeoff, insists on playing “Angry Birds” on his iPad while making a call from his phone as his kids talk to each other on walkie talkies despite repeated warnings to turn off electronics and the fact no one even uses walkie talkies anymore. I’ve heard both that elec-
tronics interfere with the plane’s communication signals and that using them has no effect. So, when I’m next to a rule breaker I assume the worst, anxiously bury my head in my lap and panic until the flight attendant (finally) comes and kirks out at him. Speaking of the need to power off electronics, it’s just about that time for me to shutdown my laptop. And conveniently, I’m at the word limit for this column. Have a great winter break, Badgers, and maybe I’ll catch you on a flight out of town. Are you flying anytime soon? Maybe you’ll run into Rachel. If you do, avoid the on-flight conversation and just email rmschulze@dailycardinal.com.
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Turkish author Orhan Pamuk spoke with UW-Madison students and community members Monday about his political novel, ‘Snow,’ which discusses the conflict between self and culture.
Nobel Prize winner stresses individuality within society By Jackie Bannon the daily cardinal
Orhan Pamuk, a recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in literature, spoke at Union South Monday about his novel “Snow” and the importance of retaining individuality within one’s culture as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series. During the lecture, Pamuk focused on “Snow,” one of his most notable works, which addresses political issues troubling northeastern Turkey. He stressed that the topics introduced in his novel are applicable to the rest of the world. “These are not only Turkish problems,” Pamuk said. “These are problems that anyone faces when modernity approaches your country.” The novel’s central conflict chronicles the main character’s desire to belong to his country while also being true to himself. Pamuk explained this conflict between oneself and culture is very prominent among all people.
teaching from page 1 Associate Dean HanleyMaxwell said the current decline in demand for teachers has not had a large impact on UW-Madison graduates, who are often recruited from employ-
blank from page 1 Chancellor for Research job, I personally will say that I find it difficult to understand how someone could do that job and could do adequately the full job of Dean of the Graduate School,” Blank said. Also at the meeting, professor of communication sciences and disorders Ruth Litovsky presented the annual report for the Committee on Women in the University, which aims to address gender issues on campus. Litovsky, who is the cochair of the committee, highlighted campaigns the committee has been working on over the past years, including the work with End Violence on Campus and efforts to enforce parental leave. The committee also moni-
Pamuk added he uses writing as a tool to explore humanity in order to let others speak and truthfully illustrate their points of view. “Novels are about identifying with people who are not like us,” Pamuk said.
When writing “Snow,” Pamuk moved to Kars, an unstable town in Turkey, for several years. Since he was unfamiliar with the region, he was forced to recognize and learn about a new culture. Pamuk also spoke about the importance of a writer’s ability to relate his own experiences to
those of his readers. “The art of the novel is a way of speaking about yourself in such a way that readers think you’re speaking about others,” he said. Pamuk emphasized the ability to understand others, the importance of free speech and the desire to belong as the central themes in his novels. He said these are powerful lessons that can have a great impact on his readers worldwide. According to Pamuk, his literature is not just a means of writing, but also a representation of the human experience. University of WisconsinMadison’s English Professor Sara Guyer said Pamuk’s works are considered “an archive of the emotions—the complexities, the accomplishments, the accidents and the errors of the human race.” His works, which include eight novels, one memoir and three works of nonfiction, have been translated into over 60 languages.
ers across the country. Still, Crass said she saw her sister struggle to find a job after graduating from the School of Education two years ago. However, she said a recent uptick in teachers retiring may make the job market easier in
certain districts. Hanley-Maxwell said overall, students are as optimistic as ever about their futures. “In general our student teachers are still very idealistic, very positive about the field,” Hanley-Maxwell said.
“The art of the novel is a way of speaking about yourself in such a way that readers think you’re speaking about others.” Orhan Pamuk author “Snow”
tors the trend of the percentage of women in the university’s workforce. Litovsky noted an overall increase of 6.12 percent from 1990-’91 to 2012-’13, according to the report. Faculty Senator Colleen Hayes, who noted she has been a faculty member at the university for the past 34 years, questioned why the university has not fully addressed lingering issues, such as the process for faculty receiving parental leave. Litovsky said she hopes to see involvement and cooperation from different departments so progress can continue to be made in the future. “We need recognition of how important this is,” Litovsky said. “We hope that all departments, chairs and directors will embrace this work and will help us move forward.”
A city staff team released a comprehensive analysis of two proposals for the development of a two-block area known as Judge Doyle Square, which could include a full-purpose hotel, residential and parking units and a bike service center. Judge Doyle Square is located on the north side of the Capitol and south of Doty Street. The proposal presents a comparison of proposals from two groups, one of which is the JourneymanGroup of Austin, Texas. The second group is JDS Development, LLC, a Madisonbased company. The analysis outlines three criteria for the ideal Judge Doyle Square proposal, including that the new infrastructure utilizes mixed-use spaces, integrate urban design with the surrounding buildings and support alternative transportation. According to the report, the JourneymanGroup’s overall
design was “uninspiring,” and it was “unclear how the project will fully unlock the development potential of the area.” JDS Development proposed two possible options for its plan. In its first option, the group proposed converting the Madison Municipal Building into a hotel. The second option would preserve the Madison Municipal Building as government offices and include construction of a new hotel. City Engineering Facilities & Sustainability Manager Jeanne Hoffman said the primary issues the committee needs to address are the future of the Madison Municipal Building and what policy makers want to see on the square. According to Hoffman, the committee will decide on a plan at a future meeting. The report projects the committee will decide by the end of 2013. —Sarah Olson
Student Services Finance Committee approves PAVE budget for 2013-’14 The Student Services Finance Committee approved a budget for Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment Monday. According to the organization’s website, PAVE’s mission is to end all forms of sexual violence and end violence before it occurs. SSFC made minor changes to the group’s budget, which included a correction to an accounting error PAVE Chair Alyssa Jarocki brought to the committee’s attention at the beginning of the meeting. PAVE’s budget of $80,396.20 was approved 9-0-1. SSFC also heard Badger Catholic’s budget. Badger Catholic President Sean McNally said the key points of the organization’s mission are “to inspire greater discussion about faith and help students explore their faith through peer mentorship and service.” According to McNally, the
organization’s requested budget of $95,755.80 is a 5.15 percent decrease from the 2012-‘13 budget. The organization decreased its budget because it has found more efficient ways of providing its services, including a transition to offering some online, which McNally said is one of the most effective ways to reach a large campus. McNally said the organization requested funding for one less pastoral intern than last year, saying an intern unexpectedly stepped down last year and the organization wants to “effectively prevent” another resignation. The organization “completely overhauled” their human resource procedures because there were many structural issues last year, according to McNally. He said the new procedures have been very effective and believes Badger Catholic now has the best staff it has had in a long time. —Paige Villiard
farms from page 1 on the state of the investigation. Fox Heritage Farms is still up and running despite the state department’s orders to end their unlicensed distribution of pork meat. Fox’s restaurant, Heritage Tavern, located at 131 E. Mifflin St., is also still running. Beth Cleary, the program manager at the Madison & Dane County Board of Health, works on the local level to regulate restaurants in the area. “Dan owns one restaurant and one catering facility in Dane County so we license and inspect those two businesses ... In regards to his restaurant, it’s still running and the catering service is still running,” Cleary said. —Patricia Johnson
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Badger Catholic President Sean McNally says the organization requires less funding because it now operates more efficiently.
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t’s finally arrived. The week everyone waits for all year is upon us. No, I’m not talking about E3—it’s Video Game Awards week on Spike! Sometimes on warm summer nights, I wake up in a cold sweat just thinking how far away the prime video game awards show is. My body defies science purely out of excitement. Of course, you can probably taste the facetiousness of that last paragraph in your mouth right now. Tastes like pickled turkey, right? The Spike VGA’s, now rebranded the VGX’s, have long been lambasted by the public at large for their hilariously awful winners (Madden 04 for game of the year), terribly immature humor and basic lack of tact in every way possible. Spike is trumpeting their new VGX’s as “the next generation of the VGA’s.” Although I’m incredibly skeptical, some of the new features, such as oneon-one interviews and panel discussions, sound intriguing. The problem is, this is supposed to be an awards show and both of those segments seem more in line with online content viewers could watch later. To the general public, this
is THE video game awards show. While everyone knows the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences awards are where the true talent lies, this is supposed to be our Oscars. Instead, it sounds like a flaccid reinvention of a tired, unsuccessful format. Award shows usually are fairly dull affairs though. That being said, I have a few suggestions on how the VGX’s could actually become a show worthy of public consumption that doesn’t require mass amounts of alcohol to make it worthwhile.
I’d like the VGX’s to become something at least watchable rather than cringe-worthy.
First off, the show needs to embrace the musical side of the industry. One of the few highlights I can recall from any past VGA is Jose Gonzalez’ performance of the hauntingly sparse “Far Away” off of the “Red Dead Redemption” soundtrack. Almost every year Rockstar Games has a game with singles worthy of a live performance, especially this year with the stellar “GTA V” album. Video Games Live has also garnered a huge following these past few years. Bringing
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Fade (Deluxe) Yo La Tengo By Cheyenne Langkamp The Daily Cardinal
Three decades into playing a significant role in the rise of experimental indie rock, Yo La Tengo has still not tired of making good music. The trio of Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew have found success once again on their 13th album, Fade, out this past January, with a deluxe version released in November. The band’s lengthy journey has a clear presence on the album. As Hubley said in a Pitchfork interview last year when Fade was still in the works, “we’re not young.” This is reflects heavily in the tone of the album, which is quite somber with regard to the future and the passage of time. But as lyrics acknowledge there is an end in sight, the accompanying instruments suggest it may not be necessary to weep over it. The first track “Ohm” is a perfect example, which features Kaplan and Hubley crooning lines like the opening “Sometimes the bad guys come out on top/Sometimes the good guys lose/We try not to lose our hearts, not to lose our minds,”
melded to an up-beat tempo and lengthy guitar solo. Although the group may be aging, their music feels as crisp as ever. Perhaps that’s why in the interview Kaplan quickly followed up Hubley’s comment with “we’re not unhealthy, either.” This statement is proven all the more true with the additional tracks offered in the record’s expansion. Two live versions of “Ohm” appear on the deluxe version, each showcasing a different side of the track. Few bands can make one version of a song worth a listen, let alone three plays in one album. However, a few aspects of past Yo La Tengo magic did feel absent in the initial ten tracks released earlier this year, including the bursts of unique composition and experiments with noise that have earned them comparison to The Velvet Underground in the past. It’s possible the band felt held back when trying to create the structural fluidity that pulses through each of the original tracks. However, the seven entirely new listens offered on the deluxe edition show the band is still willing to take risks. The noise rock and electronic influence was certainly not left out on new tracks like “Note to Self” or “Super Kiwi.” While the original tracks all held weight, the new additions make the record feel more authentic, more like a Yo La Tengo album.
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in one of the premier video game orchestras for the premier awards show seems like a no-brainer. In addition, musical acts are an easy time kill and far more entertaining than most of the asinine joke segments normally included. Secondly, the show needs to stop trying to garner celebrities for the sake of having big names. I have an irrational hatred of Olivia Munn solely because her coverage during E3 on G4 (pours one out) was so hilariously terrible. If you’re going to use celebrities as a way to draw in viewers, at least find some that you can tell care one iota about the industry. Better yet, use some well-known figures from the actual industry. There’s plenty of easily recognizable faces out there that would probably be willing to present an award. Third, how about Spike lets hands out most of the awards during the actual telecast? I recall an embarrassing tweet from Mark Hamill a few years ago where he and Harley Quinn’s voice actress, Tara Strong, were seated in the very back of the hall and their award was only briefly mentioned during a montage. While the “Portal 2” winners were well-deserved, it’s utterly embarrassing that two prominent voice actors had to sit in terrible seats and fly out for an award that’s given no publicity. They usually only
give out six or seven awards during the show, relegating the rest to highlight reels or online portions. Viewers like to see these developers receive their well-deserved award, even if the stigma behind that stupid monkey trophy is piss-poor. They also need to either scrap or modify the individual console categories as well. There’s too much overlap and more often than not the award is given to some multiconsole title that has no business winning the oddly-specific award. Make it exclusive games or destroy that portion entirely. Even if they are over-thetop, awkward and filled with hilarious pageantry, I’m still a sucker for awards show. I’d like the VGX’s to become something at least watchable rather than cringe-worthy. The increased emphasis on world-exclusive trailers and semi-credible advisory council they’ve instituted are a step in the right direction. The show has come a long way since the stupid Black Eyed Peas performance on a rundown dock somewhere, but the VGX’s are still a ways away from becoming the type of awards show I won’t be embarrassed to watch. Too bad they already decided to stick an X on the end of their name, ugh. Cheers readers, it’s almost Saturday. Want to sing the VGA blues with Adam? Email him at arparis@wisc.edu.
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Take a listen to these newcomers hailing from the United Kingdom. The 1975—“Girls” The newest single from the Machester pop-rock band’s debut album
CHVRCHES—“We Sink” Lauren Mayberry’s voice melds flawlesly with in the electro-pop beat in this ballad.
King Krule—“Little Wild” Archy Marshall croons once more on this special track from the Japanese edition of his debut album.
Ru d i m e nt a l feat. Ella Eyre— “Waiting All Night” Dance to the catchy beat of this track, which is straight out of East London.
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‘Chuck’ ready to rise to Netflix fame By Jake Smasal guest columnist
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ot so long ago, before NBC was the total television wasteland it is today, “Chuck” aired on Monday nights. However, the show ended two years ago after a lengthy battle with cancellation. For a while, it looked like “Chuck” was going to stew in the television purgatory of quality shows no one remembers. But through some act of God, “Chuck” has made it onto Netflix, which is essentially where TV shows go to be resurrected. As “Chuck” was and still is one of my favorite TV shows, I thought I would sing its praises a little bit. The show chronicled the story of the Charles “Chuck” Bartowski, an employee at an electronics store who accidentally has thousands of government secrets downloaded into his brain via email. These secrets make him an invaluable government asset. A team of agents is then assigned to protect him and use him to save the country and/or world from various threats. Obviously, this
does not work out as well as everyone wants it to and hijinks ensue. Over the course of its five seasons “Chuck” saw its two main protagonists fall in love, quite a few international incidents and more familial issues than a Manson family reunion.
The soundtrack is impeccable and the guest stars even more so.
Yet the show still managed to be a unique blend of comedy, spy action/adventure and drama. The fluidity of the relationships within the show changed relatively constantly, and while there was certainly a formula viewers could detect after the first couple of seasons, the moving parts within the formula were varied enough that its flaws were forgivable. The relationship between Chuck and his CIA handler Sarah is especially pivotal.
Throughout the series their relationship fluctuates into the traditional will-they-won’t-they territory, but unlike most relationships of the sort, it’s actually really hard to guess what happens between them until it actually happens. Chuck has his obligatory four-episode girlfriend for a couple seasons and Sarah responds every time with a boyfriend of her own. However, there is always something just below the surface between them. As the show went on it became more predictable, but it’s probably still one of the better TV relationships ever portrayed. The supporting cast is also golden. Adam Baldwin plays the hell out of Colonel John Casey and Joshua Gomez, Vik Sahay and Scott Krinsky are just the right amount of stupid and endearing as Chuck’s coworker friends. Sarah Lancaster and Ryan McPartlin also do a great job as Chuck’s sister and her husband, lovingly nicknamed “Captain Awesome.”
Finally, “Chuck” got all of the little things right. The soundtrack is impeccable and the guest
irony of bringing in Hamilton to play Chuck’s overprotective mother after playing Sarah Connor in the “Terminator” franchise and having Dalton play a bumbling secret agent after making his acting bones as James Bond. While “Chuck” started to drag on a bit during the last part of its run, my love for the earlier seasons prevents me from reading too much into it. After all, 99 out of every 100 comedies and dramas get precipitously worse after season three or four. For every “Curb Your E nt h u s i a s m , ” there’s a “Dexter,” an “Entourage” Graphic by Haley henschel and every Chuck Lorre show ever produced (see “Two stars even more so. The show and a Half Men” and “The Big did a great job of bringing in Bang Theory”). actors and actresses with great So next time you’re wandering acting pedigrees, like Linda aimlessly on Netflix, give “Chuck” Hamilton and Timothy Dalton, a shot. You won’t regret it. who can carry the plot forward Are you looking forward to endwhile tickling every nerd’s fun- less “Chuck” marathons too? Let Jake nybone. The show realized the know at smasal@wisc.edu.
‘Hunger Games’ series reigns victorious with second film By Kailee Andrews The Daily Cardinal
When it comes to film adaptations of young adult literature, this year has been a long slog through mediocrity. From the impressively forgettable “Beautiful Creatures, Mortal Instruments,” and “Percy Jackson” films to the mixed bags that were “Ender’s Game” and “The Book Thief,” Hollywood has been giving credence to the bookworm mantra “the book is always better than
the movie.” Luckily for movie-goers, there’s still one series rising above the ashes and spreading its wings more assuredly than ever. “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” is a tense, smart and emotionally wrenching thriller that surpasses its predecessor and serves as a reminder of why we still bother translating books to the screen. The film opens soon after Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, victors of the 74th
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Hunger Games, have returned home. As victors, they’ve been promised a life of comfort… as long as they toe the Capitol line. The propaganda party starts right away as they are whisked across the nation on their Victory Tour and forced to speak platitudes about the generosity of the Capitol to discontented audiences. Katniss is placed in a delicate position. She has unwittingly become a symbol for a revolution. But in order to protect her family Katniss must convince the masses she is a lovesick schoolgirl, not a budding rebel. Despite her desire to please the Capitol, she can’t help her outbursts of human decency, especially when it comes to speaking about Rue, the young girl she befriended and buried in the arena. Katniss makes a compelling lead because she is neither the selfless hero of many adventure franchises nor the melodramatic heroine fixated on romance. Despite the media firestorm that surrounds her and attempts to mold her image, Katniss remains a young woman desperately trying to support herself and her family. She is a girl hardened into a warrior by strife and fear and left ill-equipped to trust anyone. Jennifer Lawrence plays Katniss to perfection once again, taking her on a journey from careful stoicism to seething rage. However, not everyone is impressed with Katniss, including President Coriolanus Snow, a malicious, snowy-bearded Donald Sutherland, who realizes the threat she poses. At first he seeks to manipulate her, knowing a mouthpiece is better than a martyr. But when she fails to quell the rebellion, Snow decides a different sort of quelling is needed—he declares
the victors of previous games will return to the arena in the 75th Hunger Games. The handling of these experienced victors is a large part of what elevates this film above the first. In the initial installment many of the other tributes were one dimensional bullies and victims. While this was somewhat unavoidable with 24 tributes being introduced, a bit more could have been done to complicate those characters. In “Catching Fire” the victors are not children or teens but full-fledged adults—adults who went through the horrors of the games and have borne the psychological scars for many years. They are a vibrant and varied bunch. Some have successful careers, families and fame while others are drunkards and drug addicts. Yet they are united in their contempt for the Capitol, which pervades the film as they attempt to leverage their popularity to stop the games.
‘Catching Fire’ sickens even as it inspires, offering thrills and tears in equal measure.
Having so many new faces to sympathize with makes the games themselves more engaging and suspenseful. More people to love also means more people to fear for and “Catching Fire” doesn’t waste a moment in making us care for these people. Finnick Odair is as charming, clever and vulnerable as fans could hope and Johanna Mason provides a potent blend of sorrow and sass, giving us a glimpse of what Katniss might be if she lost everyone she loved.
There’s scarcely a weak link among the distinguished cast. The second film also gets away with more horrific moments. While the first film resorted to shaky camera shots to obscure children slaughtering children, the action scenes in “Catching Fire” are much smoother and more shocking. While much of the terror in the first film came from the visceral horror of young murder, the horror that pervades “Catching Fire” is often of a more psychological variety. Katniss and Peeta suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as they endure nightmarish flashbacks. Katniss comes to terms with the paranoia caused by being under constant surveillance, her life broadcast as entertainment. This realistic handling of human reactions to violence and fear keeps the film’s more extravagant moments grounded. And speaking of extravagance, the film looks glorious. Just as the opulent Capitol spared no expense in making the Quarter Quell as impressive as possible, the increased budget of “Catching Fire” clearly shows. From the muchimproved computer-generated imagery to the rich environment of the arena to the textured costume and set design, everything about the futuristic world of “The Hunger Games” is brought to more vivid life in this installment. All in all, the new creative team has proven that adapting “The Hunger Games” series to film was a worthwhile venture. Author Suzanne Collins’“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” sickens even as it inspires, offering thrills and tears in equal measure.
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fill vacancies in the government, it would not be justifiable if it extended to legislation.
The minority party has no right to use politically opportunistic tactics to keep our democracy from functioning as it is intended.
The fact that Senate Democrats were forced to use the nuclear option speaks to the sorry state of our Legislature and our political dialogue. It almost feels as though our Legislature has become a forum for a culture war rather than a functional and pragmatic branch of government. Last I checked, President Barack Obama is the president, and the Constitution gives the president the authority to fill certain vacancies in the government with the advice and consent of the Senate. Senate Republicans have repeatedly used their caucus to stand in the way of his ability to do that. There are over 200 presiden-
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tial appointments waiting to be confirmed, not because they are unqualified, but rather because the minority party wishes to impose its will on the majority. This undermines the legitimacy of our elections. President Obama won in 2012. He gets to make some appointments. That is part of the reason why we elected him. Standing in the way of his ability to do so is standing in the way of the will of the American people. Furthermore this obstruction is politically self-serving and is intended to serve the best interests of the Republican party and not the American people. The overuse of the filibuster in the nomination process was a thinly veiled effort to run out the clock until Republicans could fill these vacancies. Government cannot function if a democratically elected president and Senate are prevented from making basic appointments by a political party wishing to serve its own best interests. These efforts undermine democracy and should not be allowed to continue. While I am a Democrat, this strategy of obstruction is wrong, no matter which party employs
it. If a democratic minority were preventing a Republican president and senate from being able to make basic appointments it would still be wrong because it is still an effort to thwart the will of our democracy. No party should be allowed to obstruct the basic function of government like this. I am glad that the Senate finally ended this insanity.
The key to a functional democracy is compromise, and we have elected people who are not willing to compromise.
The Senate should not eliminate the filibuster for legislation because there is large difference between appointments and substantive law. The majority needs checks when changing the law and the minority should have a right to prevent objectionable policy, whereas vacancies need to be filled and the president has a right to fill them with whomever he sees fit. I wish that the Senate were not
forced to eliminate this filibuster for nominations as it could serve as a safeguard against poor judges, ambassadors and cabinet officials. Because it is clear that this obstruction was political strategy and because it is clear that it would impede the function of government for the coming years, it is right that the Democrats have eliminated the filibuster. This is a sad reflection of where our political discourse is. Our Legislature should be pragmatic rather than ideological, and that starts with us electing people who want to get stuff done rather than advance an ideological agenda at all costs. The key to a functional democracy is compromise, and we have elected people who are not willing to compromise. I hope in the future that the use of the filibuster in the nomination process can be implemented again as a safeguard against incompetent government officials, but in the current political climate we cannot have it because both parties are trying to advance their ideological agendas even if it undermines democracy. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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The deal with Iran: Is Israel getting the short end of the stick? After a heated discussion between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and President Barack Obama, the decision was made to ease sanctions on Iran. While this made Iran happy, it did not make Israel happy. As Iran was issued threats about “wiping Israel off the face of the map” in the past, Israei’s worrying could be warranted. However, it seems the easing of sanctions on Iran is better for everyone: Iran’s trading opportunities increase, the U.N. gets to inspect Iran’s nuclear facilities and hostilities between Iran and the world have somewhat eased. Overall, the opening of Iran does more good than bad, and if all goes well, will be better for everyone in the long run. + Cartoon by Ravi Pathare
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The ups and downs of Badger sports By Claire Lancaster The Daily Cardinal
Men’s Basketball
Instead of eating drumsticks and mashed potatoes, Wisconsin (8-0 overall) spent its break getting suntans and wins in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Despite nearing 300 career wins, head coach Bo Ryan is modest. “I thought we played good teams and we’ve played pretty well, but it’s early yet,” Ryan said. “You bring up we’re 8-0, but, oh, yeah, by the way, now you have Virginia and Marquette this week.” Next weekend the team will head to Virginia, then return home to battle their neighbors from Marquette. Ryan said Virginia will be a steeper challenge this year with the return of their senior guard Joe Harris from a foot injury. “And yet I know Tony [Bennett] was just licking his chops knowing that next year with Joe Harris and the rest of the guys healthy and the guys we had sitting out, then you know,” said Ryan. “That’s why a lot of people felt they were going to be a better team this year.” Junior forward Frank Kaminsky has been a leading scorer this year, and Ryan commended his effort, but said he still has a lot to prove. “Averages that we have going right now are after eight games. The important thing is to try to continue in the areas where we’ve done fairly well, to keep doing that and then to shore up some other areas,” Ryan said. ”So Frank’s progress has been very good.”
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After getting steamrolled in their first game against Minnesota, the Badgers (0-2 Big Ten, 4-5-1) came tantalizingly close to winning their second game, but fell to the Gophers in the final minute. The Kohl Center will host a Big Ten series this weekend, and the Badgers will face Penn State’s impressive goaltending on Friday and Saturday. “Their goaltending, it starts right there. It’s very good, very stellar,” head coach Mike Eaves said. “They’re a well-coached team that’ll be in great shape and work very hard.” Eaves is looking forward to playing again this weekend, after being on and off the ice every other week, and welcomes the opportunity to forget last weekend’s losses. “That’ll help us get over last weekend for sure,” Eaves said. “We can get right back on the ice and not have to live with this for another bye week.” Senior forward Michael Mersch has a lot of trust to earn back after a last-minute turnover to Minnesota, which gave the Gophers the win. “Watching the fourth goal, I was almost in disbelief,” Eaves said. “Michael will get right back in the saddle. We’re going to look at that today, learn, throw it away and then move forward.”
Volleyball
This is a year of firsts for the Badgers (12-8, 23-9). This is head coach Kelly Sheffield’s first year coaching for Wisconsin, and the first year going to NCAA tournament for all but one of his players.
Badgers get three players voted to All-Big Ten team Wisconsin has 14 representatives on the Big Ten’s three AllConference teams. Three redshirt seniors were named to first team All-Conference. Wide receiver Jared Abbrederis and linebacker Chris Borland were unanimous selections. Offensive lineman Ryan Groy earned first team honors. Wisconsin’s running back tandem of senior James White and redshirt sophomore Melvin Gordon were both concensus second team members. Redshirt junior offensive lineman Rob Havenstein was also voted to the
second team. A slew of Badgers earned honorable mention. This includes redshirt sophomore quarterback Joel Stave, redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Tyler Marz and redshirt senior tight end Jacob Pedersen on the offensive side of the ball. On defense, honorable mentions include senior nose guard Beau Allen, redshirt senior defensive end Pat Muldoon, freshman cornerback Sojourn Shelton, redshirt senior safety Dezmen Southward and redshirt sophomore safety Michael Caputo. Jonah beleckis
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Redshirt senior linebacker Chris Borland finished his final season with 102 tackles despite missing almost two games.
Sheffield hopes the field house will send home some happy red and white this weekend in the battle against Milwaukee for a place in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Sheffield appreciated the team’s effort last weekend in Minnesota and at Northwestern. “Now we get to work starting today,” Sheffield said. “It’s a heck of a subregional, but we’re excited to get started.” Sheffield is working to eliminate distractions in practice to assure his No. 15-ranked team won’t allow any losses. “We’ve been through a meat grinder of a year,” Sheffield said. “When you’re in the Big Ten, that preps you for the NCAA tournament. You lose and your season’s over.”
Women’s Hockey
Mindset is everything for the Badger women (8-2-2, 12-2-2). To continue their 12-game unbeaten streak they will have to avoid the mistake of relaxing once they go back home, a mistake made by many NHL teams who return home after arduous road trips. “You’ll hear announcers talk about NHL teams that are on extended road trips, six, seven, eight games, and they come back and play that first home game, and they usually lay an egg or it doesn’t go very well,” head coach Mark Johnson said. “I anticipate having another week of strong practice and the competitiveness and the chemistry being part of it.” No update has been made of senior goaltender Alex Rigsby who was injured in last weekend’s game in Duluth, but Johnson
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Junior forward Frank Kaminsky set a Badger scoring record earlier this season with 43 points against North Dakota. said he was happy with the way freshman goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens stepped in and helped earn the team a 1-0 victory. Johnson mentioned the two main things he liked about his team were their chemistry and the way they’ve responded to challenges over the last three weeks. “Part of it when you go on the road is if you have good chemistry, you can have success. Certainly, our success the last three weekends was part of our chemistry,” Johnson said. “We played very competitive, played hard, won a big hockey game.”
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The Badgers (4-2) will host Boston College for the ACC challenge this Thursday, prior to seeking in-state bragging rights against
the Golden Eagles at Marquette on Saturday. Despite the loss against Vanderbilt, head coach Bobbie Kelsey liked the fight put up last weekend in Nashville. “We had a nice trip to Nashville,” Kelsey said. “We had a good time with the line dancing and the honky-tonking down there, but we had business to take care of as well.” For Kelsey, the Big Ten-ACC Challenge will be good preparation to assess their standing early in the season. “ACC teams always compete well in the NCAA tournament and also throughout the year,” Kelsey said. “So for us to be able to play the caliber of team that’s from the ACC, it helps us to get ready for what we’re going to be seeing in our own conference.”
Ohio State deserves their No. 2 rank Jack baer baer necessities That Alabama-Auburn game was awesome, quite possibly the greatest ending to a game of that significance we’ll see in our lifetime. But once the adrenaline had faded away, the question began to creep in. “Does Auburn jump Ohio State?” Alabama losing has created an awkward situation. The SEC, host of the past seven national champions, is now locked out of the BCS title game. ESPN especially has hammered this question home, with many of their analysts saying (in between SEC Network commercials) that Auburn deserves the chance to play for a title. A poll on ESPN’s website showed 33 percent of their visitors believed Ohio State doesn’t deserve to be in the title game, with a majority from the states housing teams that play in the SEC (and Michigan). They even interviewed Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs on Sportscenter, who proclaimed the SEC champion missing the BCS title game would be “un-American.” The very fact this question is being asked is an insult to the Big
Ten and every team in it. That includes Wisconsin. In the history of the BCS, no undefeated team from a power conference has ever been jumped by a one-loss team. But because the SEC is so historically powerful, we’re supposed to believe a team that can escape that conference with only one loss is better than a team that hasn’t lost since the 2011 season. If we’re going to give the SEC credit this season for Florida and LSU being great more than five years ago, then we should give Ohio State credit for going 24-0. Championships are about teams, not conferences. The Auburn Tigers lost its chance when they convincingly lost to LSU. Ohio State and Florida have given their audience no evidence that they don’t deserve to play for a title, while Auburn has. The SEC is still probably the best conference in the country. But just because you have the best conference doesn’t mean you have the best team. As for the “Auburn would definitely beat Ohio State, this is just politics” argument, are we really supposed to believe that a team lead by Urban Meyer (two time national champion in the SEC as Florida head coach) would have no chance against the SEC champion? This is a man who owned the
SEC at Saban-esque levels for four years, but since he now coaches in the Big Ten his team is now soft and would easily lose to the champion of his old conference. Sports gambling writer RJ Bell of Grantland has also said the Vegas consensus is that Ohio State would be a 2.5 point favorite in a hypothetical matchup against Auburn, so there’s that. The all-SEC championship between LSU and Alabama in 2012 was bad enough. One loss Auburn jumping undefeated (for two years) Ohio State would be a debacle so idiotic that it would perfectly serve as a microcosm for why we are finally trading in the BCS for the better constructed college football playoff. Personally, I don’t like Ohio State. Certain losses are still fresh in my mind and from my perceptions, they definitely come across as less than gracious in victory. Yet, I’ll still argue that if Ohio State beats Michigan State on Saturday, they should play in Miami. Every vote in the following weekend that says otherwise should be taken as a clear middle finger to not just Ohio State, but to every team they have played. Do you think that Ohio State should play in the national championship game over Auburn? Let Jack know what you think by emailing jfbaer@wisc.edu.