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McCain rallies base with conservative emphasis By Charles Brace THE DAILY CARDINAL

MILWAUKEE––U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., campaigned in Milwaukee Friday, aiming to put an emphasis on his conservative credentials. An audience of 350-400 attended the Reagan Day dinner and ﬁsh fry for the Milwaukee County Republican Party. “It bothers me when people say he’s not conservative enough,” said former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson before introducing McCain. Thompson said McCain was an “outstanding” conservative and that McCain had an 85-out-of-100 rating

from the lobbyist group the American Conservative Union. McCain emphasized national security and health care in his speech. He said it was shameful the U.S. House of Representatives ended a legislative session before reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which recently passed the U.S. Senate, and said the legislation was needed to combat terrorism. McCain said he would remain committed to staying in Iraq and frequently brought up the War on Terror in his speech, once referencing his ambition for catching Osama bin Laden. “If I have to follow him to the

gates of Hell, I will ﬁnd him and bring him to justice,” McCain said to loud applause. He said scheduling a date for withdrawal from Iraq would be a “date for surrender,” adding that the troop surge in the past year had been a success. The Republican Party, according to McCain, needs to return to some of its basic principles. He said the problem of Congressional earmarks—portions of a bill that lawmakers often add to bring money or projects to their districts—is hurting the country. He said $35 billion had been spent on this mccain page 3

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U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., outlines his plans for health care and national security at the Reagan Day dinner in Milwaukee Friday.

Obama, Clinton address health care, Iraq War in speeches in Milwaukee By Rebecca Autrey THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Democratic presidential candidates U.S. Sens. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., meet with voters Saturday in Milwaukee.

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MILWAUKEE––U.S. Sens. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., emphasized the need for national change at the Founders Day Gala Saturday night in Milwaukee. The two presidential hopefuls spoke at the annual fundraiser for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. The event was an opportunity for voters to see the two Democratic candidates side-byside before the Wisconsin primary Tuesday. Following an introduction by Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton, Clinton took the stage.

“After seven years of this government of the few, by the few and for the few, we have to bring change to America and set our country back on the right track,” Clinton said. She called it a “national disgrace” that 547,000 people in Wisconsin do not have health insurance and promised that as president she would provide universal health care for the 47 million people in the United States without health insurance. Clinton said she plans to quickly end the Iraq War and would begin withdrawing troops 60 days into her ﬁrst term as president. Clinton said she recognizes the people of Wisconsin have a

difﬁcult choice to make Tuesday. Responding to critics who call her too tough, Clinton said she will be a president who “gets up every single day with determination, backbone and, yes, toughness” to ﬁght for the American people. After Clinton’s speech, Gov. Jim Doyle introduced Obama. Obama stressed the importance of getting Americans involved in politics and restoring hope to the political process. “The stakes are too high and the challenges are too great to play the same old Washington games with the same old Washington players speeches page 3

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Madison declared yet another snow emergency Sunday, prompting many event cancellations and closings throughout the area. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Madison and predicted three to six inches of snow accumulation by Monday. The storm also delivered a wintry mix of freezing rain and snow early Sunday morning. The weather forced presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., to postpone a scheduled appearance at a “Solutions for America” rally at the Monona Terrace Sunday night. The event was rescheduled for 8:30 p.m. Monday. City and county ofﬁcials urged people to stay off area roads because of slush and ice that created hazardous driving conditions. “Although city crews are working hard to make our streets as safe as possible, unnecessary travel should be snow page 3

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Participants of the annual Madison Polar Bear Plunge, sponsored by Special Olympics, take a giant leap from the platfrom before plunging into the icy Lake Monona Saturday afternoon.

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ith my major finally decided, my parents insisted it was time to look into a certificate. Something that would make me stand out from the sea of graduates when looking for a job. I knew exactly what to search for. Unfortunately, piracy doesn’t exist at UWMadison. Now, I don’t mean music piracy. I mean peg-leg, talkingparrot, master-of-the-seas piracy, preferably without scurvy. I know it may seem a little strange—maybe not strange for me, really—but these last few years a passion for history gave me the idea of a certificate in piracy. Now, a certain trilogy with a pirate theme may have had something to do with it—Johnny Depp really shivers me timbers, if you know what I’m saying—but in all reality, I think it would be a great fallback career. Set your own hours, have a great suntan

year-round and never pay taxes— I think if I can avoid the British fleets, I can avoid the IRS. I fit all the criteria. I love mayhem and rum and already have the fear-inducing nickname: Megan the Malicious. I was going to grow a beard like Black Beard, but that would just be creepy, not terrifying. I can picture it now, traveling the world screaming “Argh!” “Avast ye dogs!” and “Cowabunga!” That might not be authentic jargon, but that’s why I need classes. I crave to live a life of high adventure and get all that booty—money, for those of you who don’t know pirate slang. However, piracy isn’t all fun and games. There is the constant task of escaping capture in unique and daring ways. And there just isn’t the same job demand in the field as there used to be, so lackeys could be hard to come by. If Captain Hook has taught me anything, you must fear crocodiles, and possibly sting rays... I still miss Steve Irwin. This is where my need for schooling comes in. Piracy 101 would teach the basic tools of the trade, such as cannon-loading,

intimidation of victims and how to wear those funny hats without looking ridiculous. This class would obviously require a guest lecture by Mr. Depp to cover the hat-wearing unit. Maybe even two or three lectures; it’s a pretty complex topic.

I love mayhem and rum and already have the fear-inducing nickname: Megan the Malicious.

Of course, there must be an extracurricular class whose sole purpose is to build up your tolerance of rum so you can maintain a constant state of drunkenness and still pull off successful capers. All these will build a successful future of stealing riches from the billionaire yacht-owners of the world. Thankfully, my friend Alex happens to have one I can practice on. But who would teach such a course? I have a man in mind, the infamous Dr. Troxel. If one

should ever take a class with this man, consider yourself blessed. He makes Biblical Literature fun. If he can do that, I believe he could easily rule the seven seas, along with his faithful TAs, Jonathon and Steve. With “The Trox’s” guidance, I could become a fledgling pirate in no time. I may have to take night courses, as UW doesn’t condone the rebellious streak in people like The Trox and me, but how could they not recognize our fearsome power with a certificate? Yes, as I step up on stage to receive my diploma on graduation day, I would proudly hear my degrees called out. Then, as the next person in line distracted the crowd, I would give a cry of “Har-har!” and pull a Jolly Roger from my robes. Dagger in teeth, I’d make a daring escape to Lake Mendota, where my boat and crew would be waiting. I am not sure how we would get out of the lake and into the ocean, but I have a couple years to figure that part out. If you want to join Megan’s pirate crew, or learn more about the scholar that is “The Trox,” e-mail her at mcorbett2@wisc.edu.

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Public Scoping Meeting Environmental Impact Statement New Museum Building for the Chazen Museum of Art UW – Madison, DSF Project #06F1Z UW System Administration, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the State of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Department of Administration have determined that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will need to be prepared for the proposed construction of a new museum building for the Chazen Museum of Art. The new facility will be constructed on the east side of North Murray Street at 750 University Avenue in the City of Madison, adjacent to the existing Elvehjem Building on the UW-Madison campus. The proposed 73,000 gross square feet facility will include a basement and three stories, with a connection at the third level that will link the new and existing galleries. The surrounding landscape and extension of the East Campus Mall from University Avenue north to the State Street mall will be developed, and a climate controlled loading dock on the north side of the facility will also be included. An EIS public scoping meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, to present the project scope and to discuss the potential impacts that need to be addressed in the EIS process. That meeting will occur in Room 132 of the WARF Building, which is located at 610 Walnut Street on the UW-Madison campus. Free parking is available in the adjacent lot after 5 p.m.. Opportunities for both written and oral comments will be provided at that meeting. Written comments related to the proposed project must be received by Tuesday, March 4, 2008, and should be sent to: Lori Mulsoff, 125 South 84th Street, Suite 401, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53214. Email address: lori.mulsoff@gasai.com

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Two UW professors gain N.Y. research fellowships for books By Neha Suri THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History awarded two UWMadison professors prestigious research fellowships earlier this month. Ethelene Whitmire, a UWMadison associate professor at the School of Library and Information Studies, and Chad Alan Goldberg, a UW-Madison associate professor of sociology, are two of 26 recipients to win the Whitmire award for the ﬁrst half of 2008. The Gilder Lehrman Fellowships provide doctoral candidates, postdoctoral scholars and independent scholars with the opportunity to conduct research work in ﬁve library archives in New York City.

Both Whitmire and Goldberg said they plan to use the libraries’ archives for books they are writing. Whitmire will use the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for her biography, “Harlem Renaissance Librarian: A Black Feminist Biography of Regina Andrews.” Goldberg will conduct research using the Gilder Lehrman Collection at the New York Historical Society for his project titled “The Goldberg Women’s Suffrage Movement and the Development of the U.S. Welfare State, 1869-1920.” Whitmire, who has also been awarded the Vilas Associates Award, said she felt the fellowship would give her a greater opportunity to expand

her research. “I was very excited to get support,” she said. “It shows that people ﬁnd the research interesting enough to support it.” Goldberg said his areas of research focus on comparative history and political sociology. Goldberg said he was “very happily surprised” when he found out about receiving the fellowship through an e-mail from Whitmire. He is currently on leave and is teaching at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem but plans to return to Madison this fall. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, founded in 1994, seeks to promote American history education, according to a statement. The Institute also offers the Gilder Lehrman History Scholars Program, an award for undergraduate students to have the opportunity to partake in a summer scholarship program in New York City.

Tickets available for college Jeopardy! taping at Kohl Center Ticket applications for the 2008 Jeopardy! College Championship at the Kohl Center will be available starting Monday at all Subway restaurants in the Madison area. All ticket requests for the taping must be postmarked by March 10. UW-Madison is the ninth college campus to host the champi-

onship, which will take place April 11 and 12. During this time, 10 episodes will be taped. Fifteen college students from around the country will compete for the grand prize of $100,000. According to a statement, each contestant will win at least $5,000. The second and third place contestants will win at least $50,000 and

$25,000, respectively. Semifinalists will receive $10,000. The names of colleges and universities participating in the event will be announced in the coming weeks. The episodes are scheduled to air nationally from May 5 to 16. The show airs weekdays at 4:30 p.m. in Madison on NBC15.

Doyle seeks applicants for Regents nontraditional student spot Gov. Jim Doyle is seeking applicants interested in serving as the nontraditional student member of the UW System Board of Regents, the governing body of the 26 UW System schools. UW-Madison students interested in applying must be 24 years old or older and a state resident enrolled at least half-time in an undergraduate program.

mccain from page 1 type of “pork barrel” legislation. McCain said he had never asked for an earmark in his 24 years in the Senate and said Clinton added $342 million in earmarks for her state in her term. McCain also said that the Republican Party needed to rally itself. “We need to unite our party and we need to re-energize our party,” McCain said. Several Republicans in the

speeches from page 1 and the same old lack of results,” Obama said. Obama directly criticized Clinton’s health-care plan and said asking people to buy health care they cannot afford is not the solution. He said that after his ﬁrst term in ofﬁce any American who wants health insurance coverage will have it, and no one will be turned away by insurance companies for preexisting conditions. He said that as president he would bring jobs back to America and put money back into the hands of middle-class Americans. “If we cannot inspire the country to believe again, then it doesn’t matter how many policies or plans we have,” he said. Obama said he opposed the Iraq

The student must also plan to be enrolled for the full two-year term. The new appointment will ﬁll the vacancy created by the departure of UW-Oshkosh senior Thomas Shields, who has served on the board since 2006. The new student regent will begin serving May 1. The new appointee will also join UW-Madison senior Colleene

Thomas, who is in her ﬁrst year in the position. Those interested should submit a cover letter detailing their vision for the UW System Board of Regents and an application, which can be found at the Governor’s Boards and Commissions website at www.wisgov.state.wi.us. The application deadline is March 14.

crowd before and after the event said they still had not made up their minds if they would vote for McCain in Wisconsin’s primary Tuesday. Gail Yerke, of Waukesha County, said several people she knew were not sure if they would vote for McCain or former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. She said she would like to see Huckabee as McCain’s vice president. John Baumgartner, a veteran in his 60s, said he did not think any

Republican candidate in this election cycle epitomized everything conservatives wanted. He said Huckabee is somewhat of a “regional candidate,” meaning Huckabee has limited appeal outside of certain areas of the country. Baumgartner said he felt like McCain would be able to draw a lot of support from independent voters in the general election. McCain currently leads Huckabee 48 percent to 32 percent in the latest poll from WISC-TV.

War from the start, calling it “unwise.” He said he is the only candidate that John McCain, the likely Republican nominee for president, cannot fault for changing his stance on the war.

Obama has been campaigning in Wisconsin throughout the past week, and Clinton will be speaking Monday night at Monona Terrace before the Wisconsin primary on Tuesday.

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Another winter storm dumped freezing rain and snow throughout the Madison area Sunday, shutting down Metro Transit buses.

snow from page 1 avoided if at all possible,” Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said in a statement. Madison Metro Transit stopped its services at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, making it the second time in February the buses have shut down because of extreme weather conditions. All UW-Madison libraries were closed by 1 p.m., and Memorial Union and Union South closed at 8 p.m. The Athletic Department canceled the men’s hockey event “Skate with the Badgers” and “Bucky’s Buddies,” a women’s hockey skills clinic at the Kohl Center. University ofﬁcials said campus is

expected to be open for business and classes Monday. According to a statement, the city’s Streets Division crews opened storm drains to collect Sunday’s rain before the snowfall. Salt and sand were spread on main streets to keep roads open for emergency vehicles. “We are planning for heavy wet snow which will require extra time and effort to plow, especially after all of the rain,” said Streets Division Spokesperson George Dreckmann. Plowing of main streets continued throughout Sunday and all streets were plowed at midnight, with additional plowing planned for Monday if necessary.

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n light of the recent shootings at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill.—less than a year removed from the Virginia Tech tragedy—the frequency of on-campus tragedies is a growing concern for students and administrators across the country. In response to these incidents, UW-Madison would be wise to react to this close-to-home tragedy, yet it is important not to overact in addressing current security policies. Several universities implemented a “lockdown” policy, in which students remain in their current location behind electronically locked doors. The UW System does not currently employ a “lockdown” policy for varied reasons. First, updating older campus buildings to incorporate electronic locking technologies would prove extremely costly. Second, and more prevalent, is that such a policy potentially locks endangered students out of “safe zones” in a time of emergency. Further, who’s to say that one of the students locked into one of these zones isn’t the potential threat? After Virginia Tech, the UWMadison Police Department called for an increased “awareness campaign” to effectively inform students of on-campus emergencies. After NIU, more action is necessary. In order to properly prepare students in potentially hostile situations, increased communication is the most effective way to prepare the UW-Madison campus.

Before the NIU event, ASM and the UW-Madison police department discussed strategies for increasing communication and awareness in an urgent situation. Past meetings spawned the e-mail system that the police department currently uses when there is a security threat on campus. Recent meetings found UWMadison discussed the possibility of a text messaging system to alert students of threats on campus. Another possibility is a phone-tree system in which automated messages are sent out to students, instructing them to limit the number of calls they make during an emergency to ensure phone lines stay clear. Both campaigns would serve as effective strategies to combat the potential dangers of an oncampus threat. The immediacy of a cell-phone alert reaches a larger number of students in situations that require prompt action. The existing e-mail system serves the student population well in providing detailed information to the student, but is limited by the need to access a computer and Internet. All three systems working together, though, will only improve the overall awareness on campus in urgent situations. Until these contracts are ﬁnalized, though, students would be wise to heed Dean of Students Lori Berquam’s request and make safety on campus a top priority in all situations.

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Apathy is unacceptable for American youth vote RYAN DASHEK opinion columnist

n Tuesday, thousands of Wisconsinites will brave the cold temperatures to hike to their appointed polling places and cast their votes for their favorite candidate in our state’s primary. Unfortunately, thousands more will likely stay home, perhaps apathetically following along with the primary results as they appear on their television sets. Voter turnout in the nation, especially among younger voters

(ages 18 to 25), has been decreasing steadily over the past decades. This trend is inexcusable and detrimental to the idea of democracy. How can a government for the people work if only a small number of people actually participate in elections? However, being politically active is not enough—citizens need to also keep up with the current issues discussed and disputed in our political system. The youth vote in America has always been notoriously low and has continued to drop over the past decades. Only in the last two elections (2004 presidential and 2006 midterm) has youth vote increased marginally since 1982, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. Yet, the percentage of young Americans going to the polls is still distressingly low. Only about a quarter of the younger population eligible to vote actually does.

The trend in declining voter turnout is inexcusable and detrimental to the idea of democracy.

While the Feb. 19 primary may not be the same as an actual presidential election, it still impacts our nation, especially with the Democratic nomination race as close as it is. And besides, actively participating in voting functions is an excellent habit to develop as young citizens. Statistics show that the voting habits established earlier in an American’s life often continue through the years that follow. Unfortunately, subsequent generations have produced a waning percentage of voters at the polls than those preceding them. So far, our generation has shown the greatest amount of indifference toward government. This is a very distressing trend, particularly in a nation where the government supposedly represents the viewpoints of the majority of its citizens, not just those who felt inclined to go out and vote.

Active participation in the governmental process can also encourage us to follow politics more closely, allowing ourselves to learn more about each candidate and take a stronger stance on the issues we care most about. Political activism is no more important than knowing the issues at hand and each candidate’s stance on them. To randomly cast your vote for a candidate you know little or nothing about is the same as throwing your vote away. Without knowing a candidate’s views on a topic, how can you really be sure you are supporting the candidate who most closely matches your own values? It is crucial to not only be active in the political process, but also to be knowledgeable when it comes to the government and today’s issues. While a majority of the blame lies in lackadaisical voters, one can also point the ﬁnger at ﬂimsy attempts to get more of younger Americans voting, particularly MTV’s “Rock the Vote” and “Vote or Die” initiatives. While these programs did manage to slightly increase the youth voter turnout at the 2004 presidential election, they also succeeded in ignoring the real political issues at hand. Also to blame is Facebook, a mass media tool used by millions of college students across the nation. While Facebook does try to stir up some political debate among its many users, it is also filled with hundreds of groups that support or bash a certain candidate without providing any arguments. This marginalizes the real issues at hand, while at the same time pressuring some young adults to support a specific candidate because their friends do. Voting is one of many rights that we as Americans take for granted. Even though millions of men and women have died to give us this opportunity, many of us will undoubtedly carry on with our normal events Tuesday, going to class and working on homework, not realizing how little time voting actually takes. So why not take a few minutes out of your busy schedule and let your voice be heard? It may make more of a difference than you think. Ryan Dashek is a sophomore majoring in biology. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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By Kiera Wiatrak THE DAILY CARDINAL

Jon Poll’s “Charlie Bartlett” begins with a string of clichés. A sharp, insecure but very rich high schooler is kicked out of prep school and starts public school only to find he doesn’t fit in. Complete with swirlies, a bimbo mother and lust for the principal’s daughter, one begins to wonder how “Charlie Bartlett” is different from every other movie starring teen angst since the 1980s. But then “Charlie Barlett” takes a turn for the weird. Charlie, the 17year-old played by Anton Yelchin, gets creative. His beyond-his-years intelligence meets his overwhelming desire to be accepted and results in the scheme of the 21st century: therapy. Setting up office in the boys’ bathroom, Charlie listens to the mental anxieties of his peers and reiterates their issues to various psychiatrists, who prescribe him the drugs to match the various disorders. He then sells these drugs back to his classmates, while simultaneously winning their approval and adoration. Yet, aside from this clever plot twist on the old why-doesn’t-anyone-likeme film, “Charlie Bartlett” contains not an iota of insight. What starts out as a lonely kid who dreams of popularity turns into a not-so-lonely kid, worshipped by his classmates, who realizes that conviction and other people’s wellbeing are more important than being popular. And that’s about it. I’m pretty sure there’s not one show or movie about high school that doesn’t come to that identical conclusion. In addition to the criminally cli-

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chéd aspect of the film, its unrealistic quality is also a major pitfall. The line outside the boys’ bathroom where Charlie counsels is the length of the hallway every day and includes a good portion of the school’s female population. While the principal grows increasingly suspicious of the crowd, he never thinks to actually enter the bathroom to quell his misgivings. Furthermore, when Charlie actually admits to his principal that he’s been selling anti-depressants to his classmates, the principal sighs and frustratingly complains that he’ll never be able to prove it. One would think a verbal confession to the principal himself would be enough. The movie’s unbelievability eliminates any chance of empathy that may have survived its plagiarized insight. As a whole, the film feels like a writer living vicariously through his protagonist. The whole movie rings with falsified nostalgia, as if the man behind the curtain was trying to rewrite his high school years exactly how he wished they had occurred. What guy wouldn’t want to lose his virginity to the principal’s beautiful daughter and moments later announce it to the whole school while they cheer for his good fortune? These snags make the film uninspiring, but it’s never boring. The confessions of the misguided teenagers are often hysterical, and Yelchin’s portrayal of Charlie is nothing short of brilliant. While the script doesn’t allot much depth to Charlie, Yelchin makes room, playing him as an endearing, highly reactive and falsely confident kid. His

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Despite its quirky premise and Yelchin’s strong performance as an outcast turned stall-dwelling Sigmund Freud, director Jon Poll’s ‘Charlie Bartlett’ still suffers from a host of high school ﬁlm clichés. acting abilities trump those of the rest of the cast, including Robert Downey Jr.’s impressive and comedic portrayal of Charlie’s alcoholic principal. With the right expectations, moviegoers will not be let down. But the wrong ones will drive patrons straight to the nearest Blockbuster on a quest to rediscover their faith in cinema.

Dead Meadow’s latest shows ‘Growth’ with livelier, blues-infused melodies CD REVIEW

Old Growth Dead Meadow By Mario Puig THE DAILY CARDINAL

You might not expect the city that molded a hardcore culture responsible for acts like Fugazi, Bad Brains, Pagenintynine and Darkest Hour to be well-represented in a genre as mild as psychedelic rock, but Washington,

D.C. natives Dead Meadow are one of the top bands in the field. Defined by blazing, swirling guitars draped over plodding melodies and a hint of shoegaze influence, Dead Meadow’s sound is like a fusion of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Black Sabbath that got buried in smoke and wah pedals. Their latest release, Old Growth, might not reach the bar set by its monumental predecessor, Feathers, but it is still a good album with a fresh sound. After using the same formula for their first four studio albums, Old Growth abandons some of the band’s psychedelic tendencies in favor of a more straightforward and bluesy approach. This is fortunate because it postpones the stale status the

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While psychedelia still swirls throughout Dead Meadow’s latest album Old Growth, its trippiness has been tempered by the a case of the blues.

band was approaching, and the new sound is quite pleasant. In addition, the sound is much clearer. Dead Meadow’s older releases had a hazy, medicated sound that gave a very lethargic tone to the music. Old Growth sounds much livelier. Two highlight tracks are “Between Me and the Ground” and “What Needs Must Be.” Both come off as typical blues tracks at ﬁrst listen, but these songs pack a punch and contain a lush, expansive quality that almost no blues artist can imitate. This blues/ psych hybrid is a sound the band should seriously consider pursuing in the future. “’Till Kingdom Come” and “I’m Gone” are the best songs on this album. The former features a fantastic guitar arrangement that creates a chilling atmosphere and an enormous guitar solo that sounds strikingly reminiscent of Thin Lizzy. The latter is an unusually straightforward track for Dead Meadow that demonstrates a focus and songwriting maturity that prior releases lacked. In the past, the band would need to wow listeners with mind-boggling guitars, but “I’m Gone” relies on a captivating melody and a well-structured verse and chorus. Old Growth is a departure from Dead Meadow’s signature sound because it shifts the focus away from psychedelic elements and redirects it toward traditional song structure. Dead Meadow’s initial premise was wearing thin after four albums of the same sound, but Old Growth keeps the best aspects of those releases and improves where they were lacking. This release shows the band is capable of surviving in new terrains and will not drop off any time soon.

The St. Francis Xavier Foreign Mission Society (The Xaverian Missionaries) can help any Catholic young man to answer the Mission Call. Phone or write to Fr. Joe Matteucig, SX101 Summer Street, Holliston MA 01746. Phone (508) 429.2144 E-mail pino.ma@gmail.com Or contact Fr. Victor Mosele, SX at the St. Paulsʼs University Catholic Center here in Madison, cell phone (414) 397.8470. Email vmosele@hotmail.com He may give you a pointer or two. See us on-line www.xaviermissionaries.org and check out our Mission Life Direction Program at: www.missionlifedirections.org

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Today’s Sudoku

Beeramid

By Ryan Matthes beeramid_comic@yahoo.com

Mega Dude Squad

By Stephen Guzetta and Ryan Lynch rplynch@wisc.edu

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.

It’s those damn right-handed scissors!

Dwarfhead and Narwhal

By James Dietrich jbdietrich@wisc.edu

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do.

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

The Crackles

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com PUZZLE TIME ACROSS

1 Among the quick 6 Some whistle blowers 10 Not quite shut 14 The Soviets’ Order of ___ 15 Skip over 16 Hindu teacher 17 Calmness of heart 18 Redcoat’s foe 20 “Have You Seen ___’’ (The Chi-Lites) 21 Quebec separatist Levesque 22 Country club ﬁgure 23 Early timepiece 27 Not carrying a piece 29 Dry gulches 30 Jeans topper, often 32 “Diff’rent Strokes’’ star Coleman 33 Guerrilla Guevara 35 Battleship score 36 Cagey 37 Working mom’s aid 39 Overalls part 42 Lamp contents, once 43 “Madama Butterﬂy’’ accessory 44 Raise, as a question 45 Whalebone garment 48 Like good penmanship 50 Capital of the Beaver State

51 Small suitcase 53 Caesar’s welcome 54 “Tosca’’ tune 56 Quaker word 57 Young horses 60 Cobbler’s replacements 63 Paddock pop 64 Give wolﬁsh looks 65 Lawnmower part 66 Cameo stone 67 Freshman, probably 68 Meddler DOWN

1 Austrian peak 2 “Enter the Dragon’’ star 3 Rushing 4 Sovereign’s deputy 5 Cabinet department since 1977 6 “CD’’ follower 7 Dubai leaders 8 Most excellent 9 Shock 10 Birthday candle giveaway 11 Sleeveless garment 12 Genesis resting place 13 Sentence type 19 Programming pro 23 “Macbeth’’ trio 24 Mouth related 25 Site 26 Far from ruddy 28 Three sheets to the

wind 31 Highpitched yell 34 “The Island of the Day Before’’ author 37 Gloomy 38 Empowered 39 “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door’’ singer 40 “Robinson Crusoe’’ locale 41 Ball game purchase, perhaps 42 Gold digger’s quest? 44 Tiny opening 45 Spelunker’s worry 46 Notorious cow owner 47 Pang of conscience 49 Copes 50 Permission 52 Aerie builder 55 Sidesplitter 58 Creator of Nero the detective 59 Brunei coin 61 Summer TV notation 62 Where the buoys are

By Simon Dick srdick@wisc.edu

Anthro-apology

By Eric Wigdahl wigdahl@wisc.edu

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By Adam Hoge THE DAILY CARDINAL

It’s probably the most used cliché in the Big Ten: grinding out a win. But that’s exactly what the UW men’s basketball team did Saturday in a 65-56 win over Minnesota at the Kohl Center. “It’s a Big Ten conference game. It was a typical one,” senior forward Brian Butch said. “You just keep on playing. You just keep trying to get the loose balls and BUTCH the easy buckets. There’s not many easy buckets in Big Ten games so you just try to do all the little things and hope at the end you come out on the right side.” Butch was one of four Badgers to score 11 points, but an emphatic dunk by junior forward Marcus Landry in the ﬁnal minute gave him a team-high 12 points. However, the dunk was in no way an accurate representation of a game that was decided at the free throw line. After both teams hit eight free throws in the ﬁrst half, UW (11-2 Big Ten, 21-4 overall) outscored Minnesota (5-7, 15-9) 17-4 from the stripe in the second half. “We tried to add the fouls up

on them, and when people are aggressive you have to try to get to the line, so sometimes that takes 40 minutes or 35 minutes or 30 minutes,” head coach Bo Ryan said. “It probably doesn’t happen in the ﬁrst 10 minutes. You just have to keep grinding and that’s exactly how this game was.” The biggest contributor at the line was sophomore guard Jason Bohannon, who hit all six of his free throws. The sixth man has not missed a free throw since Jan. 19 against Northwestern, hitting 28 in a row. Ryan did not know if he was going to have Bohannon Saturday, after he twisted his ankle in practice Friday. Bohannon said he knew about two and half hours before the game that he was going to be able to go. “I landed on [somebody’s] foot and right away I didn’t know what my status would be for the game today,” Bohannon said after the win. “Obviously I wanted to get back and play. It’s the Big Ten season and we’re right in the middle of the conference championship contention. That’s a real big thing and Minnesota is a real good team.” Bohannon ﬁnished with 11 points to equal Butch’s total, but in a season where a balanced scoring attack has been the major theme, Saturday’s box score might have

been the best example of UW’s offensive attack. Five players scored in double figures, with sophomore guard Trevon Hughes and senior guard Michael Flowers joining Bohannon and Butch with 11. “If you were a defense it would be hard to match up against a team of players that are all capable of scoring 15 to 20 points,” Bohannon said. “Today we had five guys in double figures, and it’s a pretty special team to be a part of when anyone can make that last shot, and everyone has that ability with the shot clock to make that shot and make the big play, so that’s pretty cool.” The reality was that for 31 minutes, Minnesota actually was able to guard Wisconsin’s balance. With 8:44 to go, UM freshman Lawrence McKenzie’s 3-pointer tied the game at 45, but that was when UW’s ability to get to the line killed Minnesota’s chances for an upset. Wisconsin only converted three field goals the rest of the game, but hit 13-of-14 free throws in that stretch to pull away. The win allowed Wisconsin to keep pace with Purdue in the race for the Big Ten title. Purdue beat Northwestern Saturday to maintain its one-game lead over the Badgers. UW heads to the road this week for back-to-back road games at Illinois and Ohio State.

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Junior forward Marcus Landry skies for a second-half dunk Saturday.

Men’s hockey settles for another split By Jon Bortin THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Defenseman Davis Drewiske hopes he and his fellow seniors did not skate at the Kohl Center for the last time Saturday night.

The Wisconsin men’s hockey team was left wondering whether, after a two-game split against Minnesota State, it had played its last game of the college hockey season at the Kohl Center. After rebounding from a 30 loss to score a 4-2 win over the Mavericks, the Badgers and Minnesota State remain tied for fourth place in the WCHA. The Badgers are well- aware that the top ﬁve teams in the conference will be able to open the conference playoffs at home. The Mavericks, one of the hottest teams in the country entering play Friday, continued that trend Friday night against a listless UW squad. Their shutout of the Badgers pushed their conference win streak to seven games. Midway through the ﬁrst period, Mavericks sophomore Kael Mouillierat put a rebound past UW junior goaltender Shane Connelly

(25 saves) for his seventh goal of the year. The power-play goal, coming with a 5-on-3 advantage, was all Minnesota State would need. The visitors added two more goals in the second period in a span of 3:30. Connelly described one as a “ﬂuke,” because he couldn’t gather a puck in the air near his mask and it fell into the goal. Sophomore Zach Harrison was credited with his sixth goal of the year. Minutes later, with a UW power play expiring, sophomore Geoff Irwin came out of the box and took an errant pass out of the UW zone in for a breakaway goal, his eighth. UW head coach Mike Eaves said the Badgers simply did not show up. “I just look at our guys and can’t ﬁgure out for the life of me where they went,” he said after his team was shut out for the second time this year. Saturday, just as the team predicted, the Badgers came out with a vengeance, racing to a 4-0 lead and

overpowering the Mavericks. Patrick Johnson scored his seventh goal of the season by ripping a shot from the left circle past MSU junior goalie Mike Zacharias. Then, in the second period, the Badgers added three more goals over a little more than six minutes. Sophomore John Mitchell tipped a puck in for his sixth goal, sophomore Michael Davies put in a rebound on the power play for his ninth score and senior Davis Drewiske scored his second goal of the year on a man advantage. By that point, the Badgers had the game salted away on Senior Night. UW has four road games remaining before the league playoffs, when the Badgers hope to play at the Kohl Center. “Our focus is going to be on getting points,” Eaves said. “The way we played in the second half, I think we deserve to be back home. It’s always fun to play that ﬁrst-round home game in front of the fans.”

Blanking the Beavers: UW posts consecutive shutouts against Bemidji State By Eric Levine THE DAILY CARDINAL

Although the Wisconsin women’s hockey team played in two completely different settings Friday and Saturday, the results were the same, as the Badgers swept the Bemidji State Beavers 4-0 and 3-0. Friday’s game, played at the Kohl Center, saw the Badgers take a 2-0 ﬁrst-period lead on goals from sophomore forward Kyla Sanders and junior forward Angie Keseley. In the second period, junior forward Kayla Hagen scored when freshman forward Mallory Deluce found her wide open at the top of the crease, beating Bemidji State senior goalie

Emily Brookshaw for the 3-0 lead. Senior forward Jinelle Zaugg put Wisconsin up 4-0 on a slap shot in the third period to cap the day’s scoring. In goal for Wisconsin, junior Jessie Vetter made 11 saves for her 24th career shutout. Saturday’s game was played at the Eagle’s Nest in Verona because of the men’s basketball game at the Kohl Center. The Badgers once again jumped out to a 2-0 ﬁrst period lead on goals by Zaugg and senior defenseman Mikka Nordby. Nordby’s tally was her ﬁrst of the season. Sophomore forward Meghan Duggan scored in the third period

when Zaugg found Duggan out in front, who banged the puck home for the 3-0 lead. Sophomore Alannah McCready recorded a 12-save shutout for the Badgers. She has yet to give up a goal in three career starts. Brookshaw stood tough all weekend in goal for Bemidji State, as she has done all season while receiving little help from her offense. Brookshaw shut out Wisconsin in a 0-0 tie in November. “As I shook hands with her I told her she’s a pain to play against,” Wisconsin head coach Mark Johnson said. “She’s done that for four years now, and thank goodness she’s graduating.”

The Badgers peppered Brookshaw with 88 shots over the two games. Johnson felt it was important they attack Brookshaw early on each game because it was important to take Bemidji State out of the game and prevent the Beavers from generating conﬁdence in the third period. “If you can jump on them early and get a couple of goals it eliminates getting into a third period and having to score a goal. It’s a big difference,” Johnson said. The setting of the Eagle’s Nest on Saturday provided a stark contrast to the usually mostly empty Kohl Center. The Verona rink hosted close to 800 people on Saturday, which ﬁlled the

small rink and made for a better atmosphere than what the team usually experiences. “When you look up at the stands, there aren’t people dressed as seats,” senior defender and captain Emily Morris said about the Eagle’s Nest. “I mentioned to our players on the bench in the middle of the third period, ‘Take a look at what you’re playing in front of, it’s standing room only and there’s a lot of people that are coming to support the program,’” Johnson said. Wisconsin heads to Minnesota Saturday and Sunday to face the Golden Gophers in the Badgers’ ﬁnal regular season series.