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Police continue searching for alleged killer By Caitlin Gath The Daily Cardinal

The search for Tyrone Adair, the man who allegedly killed his two young children and their mothers, continued over the weekend, and the quadruple homicide became a joint inves-

tigation including the Madison and Middleton police departments and the Dane County Sheriff ’s Office. On Friday the Dane County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as Amber Weigel, 25, and Neveah Weigel-Adair, 2, both of Madison, and Tracy Graser, 33, and Deja Adair, 23 months, both of Middleton. According to the coroner’s investigation, Weigel and WeigelAdair were “victims of homicidal firearm attacks” and Graser and Deja Adair were “victims of homicidal attacks that were not related to firearms.” At about 6 p.m. Thursday, Madison police were called to the 6800 block of Park Edge Drive, about five miles southwest of the UW-Madison campus, where Weigel and Weigel-Adair were found fatally shot in a vehicle parked inside their garage. shootings page 3

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UW asks Nike to act on alleged labor violations By Kelsey Gunderson The Daily Cardinal

LGBT rights activists rally to show support Proponents of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights rallied at Library Mall and marched to the Capitol to show their support Saturday. Participants in the march said they were supporting four main issues: equal protection in all civil law matters nationwide, overturning Wisconsin’s same-sex marriage ban, granting national antidiscrimination rights through the 14th Amendment, and a presidential executive order to

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Activists gathered at Library Mall Saturday before marching to the Capitol to show their support for LGBT rights.

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overturn the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Char Hanson, spokesperson for Unified for Equality and one of the organizers of the rally, said the main purpose of the event was to show government and the community the need for equal rights. “The main purpose is to continue to make noise, to keep reminding Washington, D.C., and those in our state capital that the LGBT community, we still want our equal rights,” she said. “We’re not going to give up. This isn’t just about our

marriage rights, this is about survivor benefits, this is about parenting, this is about adoption. There are so many rights that we’re actually pushing for that we still haven’t gotten.” According to Hanson, President Barack Obama has not done anything significant in terms of LGBT rights despite his campaign promises. She said her main concern is for equal protection for all citizens. “There are 38 states in the U.S. rally page 3

Chancellor Biddy Martin asked Nike, a UW-Madison apparel licensee, last week to begin making progress correcting alleged workers’ rights violations within the next four months. According to a university release, Nike closed two of its factories, Hugger de Honduras and Vision Tex, unexpectedly in January, allegedly firing the workers at the factories with little notice beforehand and refusing to grant them severance pay and back wages. The release said Nike now owes those workers over $2.1 million, about $1,000 per worker on average. Dan Cox, an organizer for UW-Madison’s Student Labor Action Coalition, said although UW-Madison is making steps toward acting on this issue, SLAC generally believes Martin’s actions should have been more assertive. “We’re pretty disappointed,” he said. “Really, the agreement does not specifically make Nike do anything.” Cox also said he thinks the fourmonth time frame is too long and that simply asking for progress to occur is not a strong enough demand. He said he would like to see Martin begin cutting Nike’s contract instead. “They’re a multibillion-dollar company,” he said. “I don’t think

we need to give them four months to show any sort of progress on this issue.” Martin said in the release that she disagrees, stating the company has made major strides toward the correction of their workers’ rights violations. “Nike agrees that the situation constitutes a problem that they have a responsibility to address.” Biddy Martin chancellor UW-Madison

“Nike agrees that the situation constitutes a problem that they have a responsibility to address,” she said in the statement. “They have been open about the range of complexities involved, but have not argued that the complexities absolve them of responsibility to make concerted efforts.” According to the release, Nike generated $49,000 in royalties for UW-Madison in 2008-’09. Nike agreed to a code of conduct regarding its labor practices in its licensing agreement with UW-Madison, the release said.

“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”

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BONNIE GLEICHER the bonnanza

f all the stressful activities I experience in a day—writing last-minute essays, deciding what to do after college/where to do it/how to do it/if I can do it—one of the greatest stresses occurs early in the morning. Around 10:15 a.m. after I wake up, take a good shower, and consider joining the rest of civilized society by getting dressed, I pick out my underwear. The act of wearing underwear is not the issue. I am all for that. “Say no to commando” and “commando is for hos” are mottos I live by. However, the act of choosing which pair of underwear to wear? That’s where the stress lies. As I dig through my drawer— my inexplicably overﬂowing drawer of rufﬂed, striped, see-through and polka dot underwear—I dig

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through my mind: What is the root of the issue here? Why must every morning be accompanied by not only an alarm clock, but also the search for the “perfect” pair of underwear? And why the heck do they even call it a “pair”? To ﬁt over each of my butt cheeks? It’s an unnecessary anxiety of mine that, no matter how much psychoanalysis I were to undergo, will never be erased. Unfortunately, it also adds about 13 extra minutes onto my getting-ready time. Here is why:

Why must every morning be accompanied by not only an alarm clock, but also the search for the “perfect” pair of underwear?

First, I begin by opening “the drawer.” This drawer is ﬁlled with, at least, at least, 72 pairs of underwear... which is kind of mind-bog-

gling. I don’t even give a crap about clothes, and yet, the one garment that hardly anyone ever sees EVER (Wahhhh! Cry me a river, why don’t you!) is the one I actually care about. From there, I survey the colors before me; swirls of green, purple, red and orange ﬂash before my eyes. This is about the time when I ask myself an extraordinarily signiﬁcant question: “How am I feeling today?” If I’m feeling happy, possibly because I wrote a new song, lounged outside with friends or aced an essay, then I’ll choose the “happy” colors—the vibrant reds, the jungle greens, the brilliant oranges. From there, I decide what kind of design I like most. Is it a beautiful day out? Wear the blue sky ones. Are you feeling kind of bold? Wear the low, thin-strapped orange ones. Are you feeling brand-spanking new? Wear the polka-dot ones you got yesterday. But if I’m feeling sad because my computer printer isn’t working,

I spilled orange juice on my sofa or haven’t crapped in days, then I’ll choose the “sad” colors—the somber blacks, the murky grays, the dusty browns. And sometimes, if I’m really sad—I mean really, really sad—I’ll go into my hidden stash: the “I-messed-up-a-load-of-laundry-good-job” stash. This stash is a mixture of washed-up colors, torn up waistbands and stretched-out bottoms. I mean, if you’re gonna feel like shit, you might as well complete the picture and look like one too! Yeah!! That’s the spirit! Thirteen minutes later, a decision is made and my underwear is on. By this point, I am itching to grab some breakfast and head out the door. As I step onto the grassy knoll of the great outdoors, I look out at the sun, the trees and the day before me. With my jacket, book bag and overly thought-out pair of underwear, I am ready. The world is my oyster. What kind of underwear are you wearing? E-mail Bonnie the answer at gleicher@wisc.edu. She’s not creepy, she swears.

A mi manera como sobrevivir en españa Por Isabel Álvarez THE DAILY CARDINAL

e acerca el fin del semestre y con ello un nuevo año en el que muchos estudiantes de Wisconsin irán a diferentes países para aprender nuevos idiomas y nuevas culturas. Debido a esta nueva moda de irse “abroad,” sobre todo a España, recibo preguntas y más preguntas de amigos acerca de la cultura española. Pues bien, he aquí mis consejos de lo que hacer o no hacer.

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El chándal Ir a clase en chándal no es normal. En España, te arreglas y te pones mona tanto para ir a clase, para ir a un concierto o hasta para ir a por el pan. Una vez se me ocurrió bajar a casa de mi abuela en chándal durante un minuto y no sabéis la que se armó. Me encontré a una amiga y su hermana y me dicen ¿a dónde vas en chándal?” y yo claro, tuve que mentir como una bellaca, diciendo que iba al gimnasio. O sea, el chándal es para hacer ejercicio y punto, nada de usarlo como vestuario habitual. ¡Ah! Eso de llevar botas UGG y

chándal ni pensarlo ¿eh? Aquí al pan, pan y al vino, vino. El fútbol te gusta, sí o sí Si vas a España, te tiene que gustar el fútbol, punto. Y si no te gusta, te lo callas. Nadie quiere oír lo divertido que el fútbol americano es, no les importa y es una mierda. En cuanto llegues a tu ciudad de destino, entérate de que equipo está en La Liga y prepárate para animar como un campeón. Si no sabes nada de fútbol, con que sepas lo que es un fuera de juego y grites “¡abre, leches abre!” o “¡es que nos achican las bandas!” de vez en cuando, pasarás desapercibido. Si vas a un partido, nada de comprar un perrito caliente en el descanso. Te llevas el bocata de toda la vida, envuelto en papel albal y no en una bolsa transparente de las que usan aquí. El papel albal ha servido de envoltorio de bocatas de toda la vida y está comprobado que la consistencia de la tortilla se mantiene mejor en papel albal que en una bolsa zip-loc, por mucho que digan que el cierre de la bolsa es más chic. Otra cosa importante que hay que

saber es que la gente no se viste de arriba abajo con los colores del equipo al que animen. Ni se te ocurra ir a la típica tienda del estadio y comprarte la sudadera, la camiseta, los pantalones, los calzoncillos y la gorra del Sevilla. En España lo que se lleva es la bufanda. En invierno abriga, y cuando hace calorín pues una moda muy guapa es ponérsela en la cintura o en la frente, “a lo dejao.” En las tiendas no te atienden, te espantan Si entras en una tienda, no preguntes nada. Cuando entres en una tienda en España las dependientas no querrán venderte cosas...no, su objetivo número uno será echarte lo antes posible para poder irse a echar el piti de las doce. Si no sabes cuanto cuesta una cosa y no tiene precio, te jodes, pero por favor no le preguntes nada a la dependienta, ella está ahí como quien está puesto por el ayuntamiento, pero no para atenderte a ti, maja. Si estás en el probador y quieres una talla más, te sales en culos y la coges, pero a la dependienta del ZARA

que está haciendo que dobla jerséis no le pidas nada, porque igual te tira hasta un zapato. El kalimotxo es sagrado, no le hagas ascos Los jóvenes españoles saben como beber y lo hacen bien. Si te quieres coger un pedo, solo necesitas a tu amigo Don Simón y la coca-cola del Hacendado. Si alguien te ofrece una bebida rojiza que está compuesta por vino y cola, eso es lo que llamamos kalimotxo. El kalimotxo se bebe en ﬁestas grandes o “de prao,” y se bebe en “kachis,” unos vasos gigantes que nunca se terminan. Al principio te costará acostumbrarte al saborín rico del vino Don Simón (un vino que viene en envases de cartón), pero está comprobado que el kalimotxo tiene vitaminas, minerales y vegetales, así que te lo tomas y te lo tomas bien. Todas y cada una de éstas reglas son sagradas. Si vas a España, ni se te ocurra saltártelas, o saldrás malparado. ¿Crees que los consejos de Isa son geniales? ¿Tienes algún consejo para su supervivencia en la cultura americana? Escríbele un e-mail a alvarezvalca@dailycardinal.com.

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Doyle promotes green energy, installation of solar panels By Sarah Zipperle The Daily Cardinal

Gov. Jim Doyle addressed Wisconsin’s progress as a green energy producer at the Capitol Friday. Doyle focused his discussion on the installation of solar panels at the state Capitol, a state project planned in conjunction with Madison Gas and Electric.

“[We are] working hard in Wisconsin for new innovations and energy solutions.” Jim Doyle governor Wisconsin

The project is designed to create more energy efficiency at the Capitol while raising public awareness about Wisconsin’s move toward renewable energy.

Doyle said there is great potential for solar power in Wisconsin. The 40 panels being installed will generate enough energy to heat an average home and will reduce carbon emissions. “[This] project shows the potential of state government working with private partners to lead the way in clean energy to not only create jobs but save money and [move toward] a cleaner environment,” Doyle said. A kiosk will also be installed in the Capitol rotunda to educate citizens about clean energy and the solar panels’ performance. Overall, Wisconsin has cut energy consumption by 7.5 percent since 2005. Doyle said he is confident business opportunities can be created if more focus is placed on renewable energy resources. Doyle said he plans to showcase Wisconsin as a leader in clean energy use at the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen later this month.

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He said he will emphasize Wisconsin’s renewable energy use and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. In 2006, Doyle signed an executive order requiring all new and existing buildings to conform to heightened environmental and energy efficiency standards. Gary Wolter, president of MGE, discussed the company’s commitment to moving toward new and more efficient energy sources at the news conference. Wolter said it was important to transition from the way energy is used today to more sustainable and environmentally friendly uses. Earlier this year, MGE was named Utility Green Power Program of the Year by the U.S. Department of Energy. Doyle congratulated MGE on their leadership role in Wisconsin’s green energy goals. “[We are] working hard in Wisconsin for new innovations and energy solutions at the state, regional, national and global levels,” Doyle said.

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Gov. Jim Doyle and his family lit the Capitol’s holiday tree Friday morning. The tree is a 35-foot balsam fir from Wheeler, Wis.

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Madison Gas and Electric President Gary Wolter (left) and Gov. Jim Doyle discussed the importance of renewable energy resources at the Capitol Friday. Doyle emphasized the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

shootings from page 1 The second incident took place in the parking lot of the Forest Ridge Apartments on Branch Street in Middleton, where Graser and Deja Adair were also found dead in a car. Members of Tyrone Adair’s family encouraged him to turn himself in Saturday night at a news conference held at the MPD’s West District headquarters. According to Madison court records, Tyrone Adair had been involved in two paternity cases in 2008, one involving a woman located on the 6800 block of Park

rally from page 1 that, because I’m transgendered, if I told them, I can be fired from my job, they don’t have to hire me and they don’t have to maintain my employment,” she said. “There’s no protection outside of Dane County in Wisconsin for me to not be discriminated against.” Noah Whitford, a UW-Madison

Edge Drive and the other with a woman who lived in Middleton. In 2000, Tyrone Adair was convicted of battery. According to authorities, Tyrone Adair may be traveling in a silver GMC Acadia with the Wisconsin license plate 342-EBL. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911 immediately. He is considered armed and dangerous, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest. Members of Weigel’s family also released a statement expressing their sorrow over the loss of Weigel and her daughter. “Amber was our sister, our freshman, said he attended the event to show support for the LGBT community and stand up for basic human rights. “There are a lot of connotations about the gay movement, and I think a lot of people just need to understand that this isn’t about special rights or special privileges, it’s just about equality,” he said.

daughter, our granddaughter and our aunt. She was a loving girlfriend, a dedicated mother and a loyal friend and ally to many people,” the statement said. Family called Neveah a “loving little girl, full of spark and personality.” Anyone with information related to the case is encouraged to call Madison Area Crime Stoppers at (608) 266-6014. A memorial fund for Weigel and her daughter has been set up at Summit Credit Union. Donations can be mailed to Summit Credit Union at P.O. Box 8046.

The chancellor of UW-Extension and the UW Colleges will become the president of Morgan State University, according to a statement released Friday. David Wilson will retain his position as chancellor until his departure to Baltimore, Md. Wilson will officially become the president of Morgan State University on July 1, 2010. Wilson is the first chancellor to have simultaneously led two UW System institutions. “My time here has been a labor of love. I have spent time in every

corner of the state of Wisconsin and have met with thousands of citizens who have shared with me how UW-Extension and the UW Colleges are transforming their lives and communities,” Wilson said in WILSON a message to employees. According to the statement, Wilson’s replacement has yet to be decided.

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Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

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Angel Hair Pasta

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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.

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Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Charlie and Boomer

Washington and the Bear Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com Strike A Chord

ACROSS 1 Piece of chewing tobacco 5 Mail delivery org. 9 Like a brand new dollar bill 14 Croissant, for one 15 Distillery mixture 16 Be an omen (of) 17 Smoker in Sicily? 18 Galileo’s hometown 19 Male bee 20 Brenda Russell hit song 23 What shifty eyes do 24 Need medical attention 25 Dissolved substance 28 One way to gain interest? 30 “Enter the Dragon” star 33 American chameleon 34 Brownish purple 35 Kind of loser 36 Change of heart? 39 ___-do-well 40 Critic’s positive review 41 Lace Junior’s shoes, e.g. 42 Mag. execs 43 Quaintly attractive 44 Ritually pure 45 It may have a big

head 46 Sketch of a person, for short 47 Portable storage containers 54 Aberdeen folk 55 Etching fluid 56 “The Thinker,” for one 57 Violent spasm 58 Break the news 59 Mouth widener 60 Birthday units 61 Nero’s “being” 62 Rectangular paving stone DOWN 1 Ready for surgery, for short 2 “An Iceland Fisherman” author Pierre 3 Radius companion 4 Of the endocrine system 5 Decision-maker at home? 6 John, Paul or George, but not Ringo 7 Sibilant summons 8 Ruler toppled in 1973 9 Golf bag carrier 10 Mayberryesque 11 Russian- born composer Stravinsky 12 Like pocketed pool

balls 3 Palm model 1 21 Made from a common grain 22 Spots for house martin nests 25 Lyon river 26 “No Turn ___” 27 Theater boxes 28 Smooth 29 Teen-y problem? 30 Averse 31 Orange-skinned Muppet 32 “Abandon hope, all ye who ___ here” 34 Fall lead-in? 35 Premeal prayers 37 “___ words were never spoken” 38 Smoking gun 43 “Yours truly” and others 44 Arouse, as interest 45 All the stage is his world 46 More than simmers 47 Be heartsick 48 “The Last of the Mohicans” heroine 49 Go out with 50 Sorbet relatives 51 Act the femme fatale 52 Abridge, maybe 53 Forwarded 54 Cleanup target

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KEVIN SLANE dr. slanelove

’ve spent the last few weeks thinking of what to write for this ﬁnal column. The ideas ranged from complex (Eisenstein was a pioneer for all current ﬁlmmaking) to silly (the oeuvre of

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Nicolas Cage). But in the end, I felt I had to return to what I do best: Finding the worst ideas for movies and mocking them mercilessly. Lucky for me, “Transylmania” came out this weekend and bombed harder than almost any ﬁlm in recent memory. The ﬁlm opened in 21st place with $252,000, a measly $250 per theater average. To put that in perspective, the average of $250 per theater covers the whole weekend. If tickets are about $8 each, that

means roughly 30 people saw the film at each theater for the whole weekend. Couple that with about six showings a day for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and an average of two people were at each showing. Bravo, “Transylmania,” bravo. No one could expect David and Scott Hillenbrand, a duo whose only prior directing experience involved National Lampoon direct-to-video films, to make a hit film. But a film that crashed and burned this badly?

Crunching all of these statistics, I became curious as to where “Transylmania” ranked for lowest theater averages of all time. Sadly enough, it doesn’t even come close to the lowest-grossing film of all time, a record held by a 2006 thriller called “Zyzzyx Road.” The movie actually stars legitimate actors, including Tom Sizemore and Katherine Heigl. The film was never supposed to be released to theaters, but producers figured out they would receive a tax write-off if they did. So, “Zyzzyx Road” opened at one theater, Highland Village Park Theater in Dallas. It ran for six days and made a whopping $30. And just when it seemed the film could go no lower, a crew member who took a friend got a refund, leaving the final box office gross of the film at a laughable $20.

Don’t allow yourself to be drawn in by poor acting, sophomoric slapstick or ﬁlms with Samuel L. Jackson impersonators.

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Despite being about vampires and coming out just two weeks after “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” “Transylmania” failed to generate even the slightest amount of interest while bombing at the box ofﬁce.

It’s not surprising that a film named “Zyzzyx Road” might have trouble finding an audience, and it’s not surprising that “Transylmania” didn’t exactly break the bank. What’s most surprising is that,

through a unique set of circumstances, both films even made it to theaters. Films like the aforementioned two belong in the bargain bin at the local Blockbuster, along with other dumb genre spoofs like “The 40 Year Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It” (which, I must tell you, is a real film—search for the trailer on YouTube). I guess all of this bashing is a roundabout way of pleading my case to all of you to avoid films like this at all costs. If I could offer one motto that sums up my year and a half of writing film columns for The Cardinal, it would be “demand quality cinema.” Don’t allow yourself to be drawn in by poor acting, sophomoric slapstick or films with Samuel L. Jackson impersonators. Don’t forget that while films can be entertainment, they can also be art. And finally, make an effort to see the best films released each year and avoid the junk studios pump out knowing they will reel in the lowest common denominator. Because if studios find that low-quality film isn’t bringing them the money they want, they just might improve their standards a bit. Kevin will be handing his film column to Dan Sullivan next semester, but will begin writing a Page Two column Mondays. E-mail him at kevslane@gmail.com.

Top 10 Bands of the 2000s Kanye West The best rappers cast themselves as fully realized literary ﬁgures with complex motivations, believable personality traits, distinct ﬂaws and a dramatic narrative arc. This decade, no character was more realized and no arc was more dramatic than Kanye West’s. From the beginning, West was a more interesting variation of one of rap’s most familiar archetypes: the rapper with something to prove. His 2004 debut, The College Dropout, documented his attempts to reinvent himself from sought-after producer to marquee rapper, and the setback that almost prevented him from doing so: a 2002 car accident that shattered his jaw. The near-death encounter was followed by a symbolic re-birth. “I think I died in that accident because this must be heaven,” West

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marveled on his ambitious followup album, Late Registration, which found him enjoying the fruits of his newfound celebrity while battling lingering insecurities. Even better was 2007’s Graduation. The ﬁnal installment in West’s rags-toriches trilogy, it’s the most genuinely uplifting rap album of the decade, with every song celebrating achievement, self-conﬁdence, homecoming, reconciliation or general good times. In hindsight, it should have been obvious a storm was approaching. It arrived in the form of a nasty breakup and the sudden death of West’s mother, both of which informed his desolate 2008 album, 808s and Heartbreak, which turned out to be his most visionary yet. The record did away with the very foundation of rap music—the

rap—to explore moods, textures and motifs almost utterly foreign to the genre, and although it divided fans and critics with its stark sonic template, it was another blockbuster for West. West’s legacy extends beyond just his remarkable four-album character study of himself. As the most trendsetting rap artist of the decade, West shaped the genre for the better, ﬁrst with his bright, visceral production, which turned hits for Jay-Z and Talib Kweli, and then with his own star power, which he used to sire other deserving stars. He released John Legend’s glorious debut album, gave Lupe Fiasco his ﬁrst big break, revived Common’s career, introduced the world to Kid Cudi, turned Kid Sister’s “Pro Nails” into a hit just because he really loved the song and made a good-

faith effort to break Consequence (turns out it can’t be done). West has done more this decade than any other musician to introduce the world to great new music—his own included. West’s biggest gift to rap music, though, may be his brazen disregard for the genre’s conventions, restrictions and taboos. He divorced himself from traditional hip-hop fashion, rapped about Jesus, defended transgender rights, turned rappers on to Peter, Bjorn and John, and made a whole album with Auto-Tune at a time when the device was falling out of favor. By being so defiantly iconoclastic this decade, West laid the groundwork for tomorrow’s rappers to follow whatever whim they like. Nothing is off the table now, thanks to Kanye West.

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 — Neko Case 7 — The Strokes 6 — Arcade Fire 5 — Kanye West 4 — Tuesday, Dec. 8 3 — Wednesday, Dec. 9 2 — Thursday, Dec. 10 1 — Friday, Dec. 11

Honorable Mention - Eels If greatness were measured by sheer volume of output, Eels would be right up there with Weezer and Frank Black in topping this list. But Mark Oliver Everett (better known as E) and his revolving door of collaborators really belong in this pantheon for one extraordinary accomplishment. Eels emerged in 1996 with the post-grungefriendly hit “Novocaine for the Soul” and reached their critical peak with 1998’s Electro-Shock Blues. But it was 2005’s double-album Blinking Lights and Other Revelations that fulﬁlled the potential of an underrated songwriter and recording artist. Years in the making, the often-downbeat album is more than a one-note “Woe is me.” The content covers a lot of ground, from the wounded but upbeat love letter to the world of “Hey Man (Now You’re Really Living)” to the morose confessions of “I’m Going to Stop Pretending That I Didn’t Break Your Heart” to the whimsical love song “Sweet Li’l Thing.” The same is true of the music, with sparse, piano-only songs rubbing elbows with elaborately atmospheric productions. With 33 tracks of different sounds and material including diverse collaborators like Tom Waits and the Lovin’ Spoonful’s John Sebastian, the album feels cohesive nonetheless and is almost never slowed down by the ﬁller and repetition that normally plagues double albums. Eels released six albums this decade, and perhaps Blinking Lights is the outlying work from an uneven and merely good band. But few artists have put forth that kind of greatness in the new millennium. —Amos Posner, Arts Editor 2003

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QI GU opinion columnist

ost students here are familiar with Gordon Commons. Regardless of your love-hate relationship with University Housing, you have to admit it’s a homey place to relax during free time. Well, fun at Pop’s Club and Ed’s Express will soon come to an end, as UW plans to tear down the building this upcoming summer. Even if you look at the upcoming project glazed with rosy assumptions, the $34 million project is probably unnecessary. According to an informational meeting last week, the plan includes two parts: a new Gordon Commons on the same block and a new lawn on the original site. Campus planning ofﬁcials see this as a wonderful move toward more green space for the student community. Think about the new sunbathing and Frisbee opportunities for southeast dorm residents! All these relaxing activities will be available right outside your building! But do we want to lavish invaluable downtown square footage on something we don’t really need? After all, UW-Madison is famous for its scenic campus. If students are looking for greenery, the Lakeshore area has some of the best around. If you think these Badgers might complain about the distance, you’ve made a serious mistake. Whenever I walk to Picnic Point, there are always students in Sellery’s rainbow t-shirts jogging down the Howard Temin Lakeshore Path. Even if these attrac-

tions seem far away for some busy residents, they can still ﬁnd tons of fun on the lawn right by Witte Hall. On a breezy summer afternoon, it’s a great place to shed some sweat with your volleyball buddies. But watch out during the winter. If you don’t want to get caught off-guard by random snowballs, grin at the “bad guys” and join the ﬁght! See? Students on the Southeast campus have quite a few choices already. For those who don’t use these resources already available to them, the new lawn will not make any difference.

Do we want to lavish invaluable downtown square feet on something we don’t really need?

School ofﬁcials argue the lawn will be an ideal spot for picnics and other large events. I strongly doubt that. Don’t forget: The lawn will be stretched along West Johnson, one of the busiest streets in Madison. Can you relax in clouds of dust and chill out amongst the drones of peak-hour trafﬁc? Even if the plan eventually turns into reality, I’ll be wondering how long such a green utopia can exist. Its location is the heart of Madison, where high rises nudge against each other for a spot. Once the lawn is done, it will immediately fall under the siege of a concrete forest. The demolition of Gordon Commons is also part of the discussion at Campus Planning Committee meetings. In 2007, Director of University Housing Paul Evans stat-

ed the building can no longer meet students’ needs. As a past housing resident, I don’t understand how a single dining hall can fail to meet students’ expectations. So far, the only complaints I’ve heard are about the menus. But that’s a headache for culinary services on every campus. And in our case, it has nothing to do with the building. Its 40-year history may sound like a valid reason to demolish it, but shouldn’t we tear down what doesn’t work, not what is old? Gordon Commons is still fully functional, requiring occasional renovations at most. The new building will have a cafeteria, a convenience store and a coffee shop. Anyone who has been to Gordon Commons knows the current building offers all these services. The construction project is virtually the same thing in a new shell. So what’s the point of a $34 million investment? If the university really wants to look at issues with on-campus buildings, they should focus more attention on the academic area. Once in the Humanities Building, everyone can accurately tell severe weather: If it’s raining outside, you will have drizzle inside. I have even seen tiles falling off the wall in its biggest lecture hall, room 3650. UW says it will demolish the building, but not until 2019. I doubt the current condition of Humanities will allow it to fully function for another ten years. Many students have been drawn to UW-Madison by its open character, embracing both the tranquility of lakeshore and vitality of the southeast campus. A plan to wipe out this attraction might not be what we want to see. Qi Gu is a junior majoring in journalism. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: “Coastie” insults fester with anti-Semitism At my language table, we discussed “what is a Coastie?” Recently, thanks to the MySpace musical sensation “What’s a Coastie?,” this question has once again become the heated topic of a campus-wide conversation. Participating in this debate, a soon-to-be PhD student at the table offered up his definition of a Coastie. He proceeded to describe the BlackBerry toting, Ugg boot donning, North Face fleece sporting, Starbucks drinking girl we have all come to love to make fun of. Oh, and he was sure to include that she had to be a Jewish woman from New York. As a Jewish woman from New York City, I felt that this last inclusion was a bit unfair, but I generally agreed with his description of the Coastie on campus, so I ignored this last comment. Plus, even I enjoy poking fun at the Coastie type. Uninterrupted, the student delivered his punch line—he had created a scheme in which he would create yellow stars of David with the word COASTIE inscribed inside it. He would pass them out (free of charge!) to every Coastie he saw so that they could wear it on their chest...just like in Europe during World War II. I was—I am—in total shock and remain completely appalled. The Coastie originated as an indicator of where students were from; it implied one was an out-of-state student. Today, the word Coastie has morphed to encompass a particular style of dress and attitude, materialism and large groups of obnox-

ious rich girls. It has also come to include Judaism, as is evident from the lines “You a Coastie/ My east coast Jewish honey” that end the choirs of the ‘What’s a Coastie?’ song. Throughout the years, the word “Coastie” has appropriated Judaism by default. The two are associated because we assume that a majority of UW students from the coasts are Jewish. However, at what point did the Coastie become synonymous with antiSemitic rhetoric? The general dislike of the Coastie—and thus the Judaism that it connotes—has created a forum for anti-Semitic rhetoric. On campus, students widely tolerate and enjoy Coastie bashing. The commonplace of Coastie bashing has created a venue in which anti-Semitism is acceptable. However, intolerance like this is inacceptable and inexcusable. The university’s efforts to foster an accepting community will continue to fall short until students like the one at my language table realize the implication of their words. Coastie has become more than a stereotype, now it’s a cheap shot at Jews because inherently, hating Coasties—at some level—is hating Jews. Perla H. Bernstein UW-Madison, Political Science and Languages and Cultures of Central Asia

True diversity requires actively learning from one another By Amy Stein GUEST COLUMNIST

To improve campus climate and truly benefit from the wide range of cultures and ethnicities that are represented in our student body, we must create cross-cultural connections. First, we must release the tension in classrooms caused by misinformed views of affirmative action. Students need to learn the facts so that the first thing that comes to mind when seeing a minority student in a classroom is never, “I wonder if she’s only here because of her race.” To understand affirmative action, we need to think about the ideology of equality. Like columnist Andrew Carpenter expressed during a WSUM radio interview in his argument against affirmative action, equality throughout the entire system is ideal. This includes equal opportunities for children from preschool all the way through their professional careers. As Americans, I think this is something we can all agree is optimal. However, we can also agree that equal opportunity throughout the entire system is not yet a reality. Less than 150 years ago African Americans were enslaved and it was illegal to teach them to read or write. Just 55 years ago, schools were segregated by race and minority schools were extremely inferior to white schools. It was not until the late 1970s that schools

started to become integrated, and to this day there are countless forms of racial inequality between schools and within them. These are just a few of the obstacles many African American families continue to struggle to overcome while competing with white applicants for jobs and university admission. Other minorities must deal with similar forms of discrimination and inequality, along with other unique obstacles such as language barriers. Affirmative action was originally put in place in 1965 to help level the playing field for minorities. It was put in place conditionally, meaning it would only be in effect until equal opportunity throughout society is reached. Affirmative action legislation was then revised during the Clinton era to eliminate racial quotas, preferences for unqualified persons, reverse discrimination and to ensure that it stays conditional. This revision ensures that affirmative action is a fair policy that does not give minorities any advantages that white applicants do not already have. Once we get over the egotistic belief that white students are here solely based on merit and minority students are not, we can move forward. The next step is for white students to become more actively invested in race issues on campus. Part of white privilege is having the luxury of

not having to confront issues of race if we do not desire to do so. However as educated and socially conscious citizens, we should not take advantage of this privilege. Campus climate will never change if every diversity forum and discussion held on campus is only attended by minorities. The third step is getting involved and taking action. We all need to step out of our comfort zones and attend events such as Black Student Union barbecues, workshops hosted by the Multicultural Student Coalition, Africa Week events hosted by the African Students Association and lectures hosted by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, to name a few. Many listings for multicultural events such as these can be found at the Multicultural Student Center website. These experiences will allow us to branch out and learn about other, as well as our own, cultures while making connections with one another. We can also increase awareness by pushing our professors to address issues of race in all of our classes, not just ethnic studies. Furthermore, if you believe affirmative action should be eliminated then you must help to promote equality at all levels. One thing you can do is to volunteer weekly with the Urban League of Greater Madison, which focuses on clos-

ing the achievement gap between white students and students of color in K-12 education. You can also contact UW-Madison’s Morgridge Center to get connected with additional volunteer and service learning opportunities tackling inequality. Having a diverse campus should not only be about having a certain percentage of minority students. It

should be about learning from one another, working together to improve our society and making everyone feel comfortable regardless of race, opinion, background or interests. We are the only ones who can make this happen here at UW-Madison. Amy Stein is a junior majoring in legal studies and a PEOPLE scholar. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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recap from page 8 year. Juniors Jay Valai and Blake Sorensen both recorded their first career interceptions as the Badgers limited Hawaii to a season-low 197 passing yards. Defensive ends J.J. Watt and O’Brien Schofield each had two of Wisconsin’s season-high six sacks, and Schofield added two tackles for loss to bring his season total to 22.5, good for fifth best in school history. He credited the depth of the defensive line as the key to its success Saturday. “We had guys ready to go in;

analysis from page 8 terback Scott Tolzien averaged nearly 18 yards per attempt in the first half, and on defense with six sacks and holding the nation’s third-best passing attack for 150 yards below their season average. The number that speaks loudest of all is nine: the number of wins the Badgers have through the end of the regular season, and that should be a cause for celebration. Look at how far this team has come over the course of the last four months. The Badgers were coming off a nightmarish, disappointing 7-5 season, were incredibly young and had to replace a slew of veteran players.

Louis [Nzegwu] and David [Gilbert] got a lot of time today,” Schoﬁeld said. “We just gave it 100 percent and kept rotating.” The defense also extended its streak of holding opposing offenses under 100 yards rushing to nine games, allowing a season-low 17 yards on the ground to the Warriors. “We just held them off the boards,” head coach Bret Bielema said. “I thought our guys just really focused in on details, tasks; our defense coming on and doing what they did against a very, very good offense and to cut their yard-

age total in half.” With the Badgers up 44-10 late in the fourth quarter, Bielema inserted senior quarterback Dustin Sherer for the ﬁrst time this season to close out the win in the last regular season game of his career. Sherer responded with an 11 yard touchdown run on fourth down that found him diving into the end zone, a ﬁtting reward for the player relegated to the role of mentor for his senior year after losing the quarterback battle in fall camp. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

Wisconsin graduated three of five starting offensive linemen, star tight end Travis Beckum, who was injured for most of 2008, and P.J. Hill, the third-most prolific running back in program history. On the other side of the ball, six starters graduated, including five from the front seven and Allen Langford, an all-Big Ten corner. Most expected the Badgers to go 8-4, or maybe 9-3 because of a somewhat easy schedule. Now throw in a reshuffling of the offensive line, the preseason suspensions of key reserves Aubrey Pleasant and Shane Carter and a quarterback battle that placed the inexperienced and unknown Scott Tolzien behind center, and a nine-win season seems

like quite an accomplishment. Players across the board stepped up to push the Badgers back toward respectability. O’Brien Schofield was a revelation, dominating from the defensive end spot with 10 sacks and 22.5 tackles for loss. True freshman linebacker Chris Borland showed the potential to be a great defender, a special teams monster and even kicked three extra points against Hawaii. Even better, the UW depth chart is especially light on seniors. Only tight end Garrett Graham graduates on offense and 17 of the top 23 defensive players return. This four month journey saw Wisconsin reverse what naysayers called a downward trend, and did so with an obscenely young team. Now there are always the few who will harp on how the Badgers failed to beat a ranked team or could not overcome Northwestern in Evanston, though Barry Alvarez almost never did either. The fact is this team beat who it was supposed to beat and that was enough for the ﬁfth nine-win campaign in six years. Not too shabby. And it all ended with a bludgeoning of Hawaii that was the reverse of last year’s ugly one-point win over Cal-Poly. That game reinforced the doom and gloom mood that this year washed away. Only one more step remains for the Badgers: They will head to their second straight Champs Sports Bowl in late December to face No. 14 Miami. A win there turns this season into something more special than simply a bounce back year. But for now, Badger fans can be content with their memories of a near-perfect performance against the Warriors, closing a season where things appeared to be on the upswing once again.

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O’Brien Schoﬁeld has been a major playmaker for the Wisconsin defense, which handled the high-powered Warrior offense with ease.

men’s hockey from page 8 lot of credit to the guys that are around me.” Freshman Derek Lee and senior Ben Street also tallied second period goals, and the Badgers took a 7-1 lead into the third period. Senior forward Andy Bohmbach capped the night with an exclamation point in the final 15 seconds. Saturday night, the teams appeared evenly matched for the ﬁrst 15 minutes. However, Tech freshman Mikael Lickteig was ejected for checking from behind with 4:47 left in the period, and the Badgers exploded for three goals during the ensuing ﬁve-minute major power play. “That [power play] was the turning point in the game,” UW head coach Mike Eaves said. “Up to that point, the game was in the balance of which way it was going to go.” For the game, Wisconsin scored four power play goals, badly exposing a Michigan Tech

penalty kill unit, ranking last in the country in success rate. Two of those goals came from Smith, who entered Saturday’s contest tied for the WCHA lead in scoring (21 points) and eight points ahead of any other defender in the conference. “He’s got magic in his stick,” said Eaves. “His shot is special.” Mitchell skated with Geoffrion and freshman Craig Smith on the top line both nights, and seemed to find a rhythm, tallying two goals on Saturday night. “I was kind of nervous at first, I didn’t know if I would settle down with them, but I found my groove initially and it carried through the weekend,” said Mitchell. The Badger offense, which leads the nation in shots per game, continued the trend, generating 40 on Saturday and 85 for the weekend. Junior goaltender Scott Gudmandson only faced 15 shots, but stopped them all in his first shutout of the season Saturday.

basketball from page 8 to happen with the talent level Wisconsin has [compared] to what we have. After a while, you can hang for a little bit, but then the superior talent and skill starts to show.” The lop-sided game gave head coach Bo Ryan and the Badgers the opportunity to fine-tune their game. Fourteen Badgers saw game action and four scored in double figures, including junior Jon Leuer who had 11 on 3-of-6 shooting and Taylor who had 11 on 5-of-6 shooting. Wisconsin completely dominated the Tigers down low. The Badgers’ biggest players held Grambling State’s leading scorer, senior Ariece Perkins, to just four points on 1-of-5 shooting and outscored the Tigers 34-16 in the paint. They also pulled down 37 rebounds while holding Grambling State to 29 percent shooting for the game. “The key was we stayed dis-

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Improving Badgers earn three points against rival Duluth By Nico Savidge Ever since the Wisconsin women’s hockey team shook off its season-opening cobwebs and swept No. 2 Minnesota at the Kohl Center Oct. 30 and Nov. 1, the question of when the Badgers would recapture that intensity and play to their full potential lingered. But against rival Minnesota-Duluth that question was answered. Once again, No. 6 Wisconsin rose to the occasion, playing as good as they have at any point this season while earning a win and tie over the No. 4 Bulldogs Friday and Sunday afternoon. In a pair of hectic and hard-fought games, the evenly-matched teams showed that, though both are rebuilding after losing star players to graduation and the Olympics, they are still two perennial powerhouses in women’s hockey. “Sometimes when we play against teams we think aren’t going to be as good we tend to play down to their level, which is why we’ve been having issues,” senior goaltender Alannah McCready said. “But this weekend [and] against Minnesota we set the game at our level and made them play at our level, which is why we’ve been successful.” When the Bulldogs and Badgers faced off Friday, it was the first time the teams had played one another since Wisconsin handed Minnesota-Duluth a 5-1 trouncing in the Frozen Four. But if the Bulldogs were hungry for revenge Friday, they did not let it show for most of the game. The Badger defense completely shut down a Duluth offense that was averaging more than 30 shots on goal per game, holding the Bulldogs to six shots on goal through the first two periods and 14 total for the game. McCready was the main beneficiary of that strong defense, allowing just one goal during a Duluth power play. Freshman defender Saige Pacholok said the game was a positive sign for the Badger defense. “For a defenseman that’s awe-

some, as a whole team that’s a great accomplishment,” Pacholok said. Pacholok also contributed on offense, putting Wisconsin on the board with a power play goal 1:15 into the ﬁrst period and only 18 seconds into the Badgers’ advantage. Junior defenseman Geena Prough added another power play goal Sunday, breaking the team’s bad habit of failing to convert power play chances. After sophomore forward Brooke Ammerman added a second Badger goal, Wisconsin was defending a 2-0 lead in the third period when the Bulldogs scored to bring themselves within one. In the dying minutes of the third period, McCready stood tall during a ﬂurry of Duluth chances, and sophomore forward Carolyne Prevost added an empty-net goal to seal the 3-1 victory. Duluth came out much stronger Sunday, however, and capitalized on some key opportunities to earn a shootout win. After Ammerman fell going after a loose puck, Duluth freshman forward Jessica Wong picked it up for a game-tying score 7:42 into the third period. Neither MCCREADY team scored in overtime, and the Bulldogs had two shootout goals to the the Badgers’ none, meaning the Bulldogs earned the extra point Sunday afternoon. The series brings Wisconsin one point closer to second-place Duluth in the WCHA standings. After the game, head coach Tracey DeKeyser said the Badgers were frustrated with the outcome, especially because the team outshot Duluth 35-24. “That’s a team that we can beat, and we know we can, it’s just that we outshot them but we couldn’t put the puck in the net,” DeKeyser said. “That’s the running theme for our group this year.”

ciplined in our lanes, in our positions defensively, limiting them to very few at-the-rim type shots,” Ryan said about the Badgers’ performance. Wisconsin saw senior guard Jason Bohannon re-emerge as a 3-point threat after going 0-of-6 against Duke on Wednesday. He was 3-of-4 from behind the arc and had 11 points. And although Bohannon said he’d still like to get more consistency behind his shot, he was satisﬁed with some other aspects of the game, including the Badgers’ team defense. “[Grambling State] came in and ran good offense,” Bohannon said. “They made us play a lot of defense. They worked the shot clock 30-plus seconds each and every possession. When we’re on defense that long we pick up a lot of different things, and I think that helped us quite a bit.” The Badgers put on a defensive clinic for Grambling State in the second half. The Tigers tallied just one free throw in a 10-min-

ute stretch and totaled only 19 points on 21 percent shooting. A lot of the ability to control the Tigers in the second half came from great guard play. Grambling State’s undersized guards couldn’t compete with Hughes, Taylor and Bohannon. “Those guards are very strong,” Washington said. “They are the strongest guards physically and even mentally, I think they’re mentally tough, that we’ve faced all year.” The win over Duke and not stumbling against Grambling State should lead the Badgers into a top-25 ranking this week, but don’t expect to get a rise out of any of the players. They’re already looking ahead to two instate rivals next week in Green Bay and Marquette. “It’s a good accomplishment but it really doesn’t mean a lot to us as a team,” Bohannon said. “We’d like to keep focusing on one game at a time and get to where we want to be in March.”

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No trouble in paradise: Badgers roll over Hawaii RECAP

Clay’s 3 TDs, defense’s strong effort seal seasonending victory By Justin Dean THE DAILY CARDINAL

Powerful running from sophomore running back John Clay and a physical four-quarter defensive effort propelled Wisconsin to a 5110 blowout victory in its regular season ﬁnale Saturday against Hawaii. Clay capped off his sophomore regular season in style, racking up 172 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries. The effort put the Big Ten’s Offensive Player of the Year over 1,400 rushing yards for the season and moved him into the top ten in career rushing yards at Wisconsin. “We just played Wisconsin football,” Clay said. “Smash-mouth football, we just ran it down their throat and tried to make them stop our run. They had difﬁculty doing that, so we took pride in that and took advantage.”

Wisconsin’s motto of “next man in” was on full display Saturday as freshman center Peter Konz was ruled out just six hours before the game due to inflammation in his lung. Yet the Badger offense didn’t miss a beat as junior John Moffitt moved over to center and freshman Travis Frederick filled in for Moffitt at left guard to help guide the offense to 554 total yards, 301 of which came on the ground. Frederick, who hadn’t played since suffering an injury against Fresno State, said it didn’t take long for him to get back into the starting mindset. “At first I was a little confused, like why was there this big jumble, but when I found out what was happening, from there I immediately started to lock in and move on,” Frederick said. “When you’re the next man in, you have to be ready for that.” As well as the offense played, the Wisconsin defense was equally impressive. Facing the third-ranked passing offense in the nation, the Wisconsin secondary shut down quarterback Bryant Moniz and held the Warrior offense to just 214 yards, its lowest total of the

The Badgers’ 51-10 mauling of Hawaii can be seen in several different lights. It could be seen as the second truly complete game the Badgers put together this season, their 37-0 win over Purdue being the other one, or perhaps an example of the Badgers ﬁnally playing the way they can and dealing with an inferior team in the way they should have all season. But the best way to see this game has to be as the perfect end to a bounce-back year. Put aside the fact that Wisconsin dominated on the ground, rushing for over 300 yards and seven touchdowns, through the air, as junior quar-

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Fans should be pleased with results from rebuilding season By Ben Breiner THE DAILY CARDINAL

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John Clay rushed for 172 yards and 3 touchdowns in Wisconsin’s win over Hawaii. Clay ﬁnished the regular season with 1,423 yards.

Badger Bowl Outlook Wisconsin to face No. 14 Miami in Champs Sports Bowl A year after an embarrassing 42-13 loss to Florida State, the Badgers will return to Orlando, Fla., and the Champs Sports Bowl Dec. 29 to face another Florida opponent: No. 14 Miami. The Hurricanes ﬁnished the year 9-3, good for third in the ACC’s Coastal Division. They are led by sophomore quarterback Jacory Harris, who threw for 3,164 yards and 23 touchdowns in 2009.

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Geoffrion, Smith, Mitchell step up in sweep of hapless Michigan Tech By Parker Gabriel THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Trevon Hughes scored 20 points as the Badgers followed up their upset victory over Duke with a 79-46 trouncing of Grambling State.

No letdown for UW with easy lopsided win over Grambling By Nick Schmitt THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Badgers (6-1) breezed through a cool-down game at the Kohl Center Saturday, beating Grambling State 79-46 behind 20 points on 6-of-11 shooting from senior guard Trevon Hughes. It was just the type of game Wisconsin needed after the euphoria of the Duke win. Grambling State (1-4) hung with Wisconsin for the ﬁrst few minutes,

but an alley-oop from sophomore guard Jordan Taylor to freshman Ryan Evans propelled the Badgers, and they wouldn’t look back. By halftime, Wisconsin held a 14-point advantage over the Tigers and the lead would climb as high as 37 before the ﬁnal whistle. “[The Badgers] do a great job,” Grambling State coach Bobby Washington said. “It always seems basketball page 7

The Wisconsin men’s hockey team felt it had something to prove after dropping a 3-2 decision to the Michigan Wolverines last Saturday. The message came through loud and clear this weekend at the expense of the Michigan Tech Huskies. After an 8-2 romp Friday night that saw senior tri-captain Blake Geoffrion register his first career hat trick, the Badgers shut out the Huskies en route to a 6-0 victory Saturday. Junior defenseman Brendan Smith and senior forward John Mitchell each scored twice in Wisconsin’s highest scoring weekend of the season. On Friday night, junior forward Patrick Johnson opened the scoring for Wisconsin just over four minutes into the first period. After Geoffrion got his first goal of the night four minutes later, the Huskies cut the lead in half with a power play goal from senior defenseman John Kivisto. Geoffrion tallied his second goal of the period at the 17:19 mark, and junior defenseman Ryan McDonagh extended the lead to 4-1 just 26 seconds later. The four first-period goals prompted Huskies head coach Jamie Russell to pull sophomore goalie Josh Robinson in favor of freshman Kevin Genoe. “We threw Robinson in there, and he was awful,” Russell said after the game. “He did not have a good night.”

Genoe did not fare much better, as the Badgers continued the onslaught in the second period. Halfway through the second, Geoffrion capped off his hat trick, the first from a Badger since Jack Skille pulled it off on January 27, 2007 against Minnesota State. Each of Geoffrion’s three goals came with a man advan-

tage, tying the Wisconsin singlegame record for power play goals by one player. “I’m getting credit for these goals, and that’s nice, but without these guys moving the puck as well as they do in front of the net, I’m not getting credit for these,” said Geoffrion. “I have to give a men’s hockey page 7

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Blake Geoffrion scored the ﬁrst hat trick of his career Friday. The Badgers outscored Michigan Tech 14-2 over the weekend.