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UW attracts a record number of applicants

By Whitney Newman THE DAILY CARDINAL

UW-Madison received a record number of applications for admittance next fall.

According to Associate Director for UW Admissions Tom Reason, about 25,000 applications were submitted to the admissions office as of the Feb. 1 deadline, surpassing last year’s record by nearly 500 applicants.

“It’s been a record pretty much every year,” Reason said. “I think it simply has to do with the reputation, notoriety and visibility of this institution.”

Reason said the UW-Madison admissions office aims to enroll a freshman class of 5,700 students. Last year, actual enrollment was about 400 students over the desired limit. The number of applicants last year, according to Reason, was “unusually and unexpectedly large.”

“We’re hopeful at keeping the lid on things better than we were able to last year,” he said.

Paul Evans, director of University Housing, said this year’s tighter admission process should result in a higher percentage of freshmen that receive housing.

“We only have a limited number of spots [in the dorms], and we don’t have enough housing to house all the freshmen who want to live on campus,” he said. “If the freshmen class is smaller than last year, then there will be fewer freshmen that we have to turn away.”

However, an increased number of applicants for fewer enrollment spots could mean more competition among prospective students. applicants page 3

Turnout levels show difference in Democrat, GOP enthusiasm

By Charles Brace THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin primary election is over, but Wednesday vote totals show two parties with different amounts of enthusiasm.

Over 1.1 million residents voted in the Democratic primary Tuesday, including 9 percent who normally identify as Republicans, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

More people voted for U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, DN.Y., who finished second in the Democratic race, than the 400,000 residents who voted in the Republican contest.

UW-Madison political science professor Kenneth Goldstein said the high turnout shows a greater level of enthusiasm on the Democratic side. He said it was an example of trends that had already been emerging around the country.

“A state like Wisconsin, four or five years ago, was pretty evenly divided.” Goldstein said. “We now see a seven or eight percentage-point advantage for the Democrats.”

Mark Jefferson, executive director of the Wisconsin Republican Party, said the turnout levels were close to what he expected.

He said because U.S. Sen. John McCain, RAriz., is the presumptive nominee, and because the Democratic race was more competitive, McCain did not have to campaign as aggressively in the state.

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Quinton’s Bar & Deli, 319 W. Gorham St., is accused of operating as a tavern, a violation of its liquor license terms.

Quinton’s liquor license faces revocation Restaurant the first to face action from city attorney’s office

By Abby Sears THE DAILY CARDINAL

The city attorney’s office outlined how it will proceed with the complaint filed against Quinton’s Bar & Deli at an Alcohol License Review Committee meeting Wednesday.

Quinton’s, 319 W. Gorham

St., is accused of operating as a bar rather than a restaurant, a violation of the conditions on its current liquor license.

Assistant city attorney Steven Brist said in order to be considered a restaurant, alcohol must account for 50 percent or less of an establishment’s gross receipts.

This is the first time the city has actually filed a formal complaint against an establishment for acting as a tavern.

“The condition was placed

on [Quinton’s] license when it was originally granted that they would operate under a restaurant as that is defined in city ordinances,” Brist said.

Brist told ALRC members he would contact Quinton’s attorney Rick Petri to set up a hearing before the committee to determine if Quinton’s did violate the condition of their liquor license.

If the ALRC finds Quinton’s to be operating as a tavern rather than a res-

taurant, the establishment could face a suspension or even revocation of their liquor license, according to City Council President and ALRC committee member Mike Verveer.

The establishment is located in the area under the city’s Alcohol Licensing Density Plan, which makes it more difficult for new bars in the downtown area to be granted liquor licenses. alcohol page 4

UW Greeks honor Langdon watch program coordinator

By Shea Furey-King THE DAILY CARDINAL

On Wednesday, UW Greeks celebrated Madison Police Sgt. Tony Fiore’s dedication to the Langdon Street Neighborhood Watch Program and his recent promotion from officer to sergeant.

Fiore worked with UWMadison students two years ago to launch the watch program in the Langdon Street community to combat crime in the area.

UW-Madison students from many Greek chapters celebrated his accomplishment at a reception Wednesday.

Equipped with flashlights, walkie-talkies and reflective vests, students from Greek chapters volunteer time on weekends to maintain a “friendly presence” on the streets after bar time. Fiore’s role was to patrol the area and deal with troublemakers.

“I feel like I haven’t heard

about anything for a while,” said Kristie Mandolini, a UW senior and Delta Delta Delta member, adding she has noticed a change in the atmosphere since her freshman year. “I definitely feel safer,” Mandolini said.

Barbara Kautz thanked Fiore on behalf of the Greek community.

“Langdon Street ... is home to many UW sororities and fraternities … the problems of binge drinking have been legendary. Fiore, however, worked with the students to create a mutual trust.”

Fiore received his accolade with modesty.

“None of this would have been possible without the students being as perceptive as they were,” he said.

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UW Greeks give Madison Police Sgt. Tony Fiore a picture of Langdon Street to commemorate his efforts with safety.

“…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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everal semesters ago, when I abandoned half-a-dozen partially completed majors to study music, I spent the first several months patting myself on the back for having the modest courage to follow my aspirations as far as the comfort zone of academia allowed.

“Live the dream, Matt. You’ve got what it takes.” I spoke reaffirmingly to my bathroom mirror on a daily basis, like a one-man production of the feelgood movie of the year.

Nagging doubts followed me over two issues, however. The first was my basic musical illiteracy. I pictured the rest of my class arriving, Stradivariuses in hand, from summer programs at Julliard, while I wandered down from the Appalachian foothills, banging a wooden spoon against the same pot that I had earlier used to cook my vittles.

The second, potentially more serious threat, was the possibility that nearly a decade of standing directly in front of PAs at concerts and pressing my head to stereo speakers would soon catch up with me, leaving me as deaf as Beethoven before I’d have the chance to force the Verve Pipe from my auditory memory.

Starting with a Discman in the mid-’90s and carrying through to the first years of the iPod, I fell into a vicious listening cycle which thrived on the physiological response to high volumes. Showing no regard for quality, I found that almost anything kind of rocks when played loud enough— even Incubus. My parents’ warnings about hearing aids grew fainter as the dial crept up toward ten, as did everything else for the first few minutes after the headphones came off.

I felt like I could identify with smokers 100 percent in my wanton disregard for the health risks. What situation couldn’t be enhanced by playing Weezer so loud that, even on headphones, a passersby would have the opportunity to sing along?

The secondhand noise that sur-

rounded me drew complaints from strangers on elevators, buses and trans-Atlantic flights, but I was always very gracious in turning it down after guessing the reason for their mute protests and pointing.

Among my own crowd at concerts on a weekly basis, the only things that usually needed saying during a song were easily translated into fist pumping and head shaking in the direction of the stage. Addressing a friend standing three feet away, on the other hand, was nearly impossible. A band couldn’t be shouted down, nor could the ominous ringing that asserted itself between songs.

Without a formal sign language to fall back on, it was often necessary to take one’s case directly to another’s inner-ear. I didn’t think of it as rude or unusual if a complete stranger cupped both hands around one side of my head and screamed with enough force to press their uvula against my ear drum: “THIS BAND IS SO LOUD!” When wandering out into the streets after a show, the sudden drop in decibels makes everything seem eerily distant. A particularly loud

bass drum and a good lightshow can amplify this effect into a two-day trance. During this time, it’s best to avoid all lengthy silences, especially the kind where you’re encouraged to listen to your own thoughts or the voices of deities.

At Catholic school, moments of silent class prayer had me convinced that temporary hearing loss must be a recent phenomenon, as none of the Old Testament prophets was ever heard to say “O’ Lord, what dost thou mean with thy Eternal Buzzing?”

Tired of these inarticulate encounters with the Almighty and worried at the prospect of having to someday explain my hearing loss to grandchildren (“Have you kids ever heard of Rage Against the Machine?”), I decided to wean myself off the highvolume kicks when I came to college.

Since then, it’s been one day at a time keeping the volume knob in the middle, but I’ve come to appreciate the everyday noises I can now hear over my headphones. Not getting hit by cars on the way to class will do that.

Eh? What’s that you say? E-mail Matt at hunziker@wisc.edu.

New Beer Thursday Lac du Bay an indian pale ale When it rains, it pours. Just like Morton Salt, Lac du Bay tastes like the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. Although it bills itself as “a hophead’s dream,” it pans out more like a nightmare.

Lac du Bay starts out with a sharp, hoppy bite, then rolls over the palate with the bold flavor of soy sauce. The tangy aftertaste begs for a chaser and leaves open the question of whether a second sip is worth the revulsion.

To be fair, the label on Lac du Bay adheres to the general experience of drink-

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ing it—the “distinct sharpness of British hops” is certainly present. And to the extent that the bite can be balanced, Lac du Bay follows with a “dry, malty profile and crisp flavor.”

Of course, the latter part of the description sounds like a pretzel—dry, malty, crisp—but unlike a pretzel, you can’t scrape the salt off Lac du Bay. When it rains, Lac du Bay pours.

Fortunately, Central Waters invented a more original and accurate motto for its product: “Microbrew for the microfew.”

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Lower tuition and book costs key ASM goals this semester

By Stephanie Dar THE DAILY CARDINAL

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UW-Madison’s Physical Plant seeks students to assist in keeping sidewalks safe after a record amount of snowfall this winter.

UW looks to hire students to help clear snowy, icy sidewalks In light of the record-setting snowfall and bitterly cold temperatures building up ice on campus sidewalks, UW-Madison’s Physical Plant is looking to hire students to help clear ice and snow on nearly 50 miles of sidewalks.

University officials said the campus needs extra hands to shovel ice sheeting left by alternating rain, snow and freezing temperatures to ensure safety for pedestrians.

Interested students would be required to do physical labor with the use of shovels, ice picks, snow blowers and other small machines.

Physical Plant director for UW-Madison, John Harrod is hoping that students will want to aid the Plant in keeping the campus safe.

“This winter has dealt us chal-

lenge after challenge,” Harrod said in a statement. “This is a great way for students to make some extra money and to help us keep the campus slip-free.”

The Physical Plant’s priority has been clearing sidewalks, along with 90 parking lots and 12 miles of streets on campus.

Given the amount of resources available and extreme level of snowfall this season, university officials said completely clearing the sidewalks will be a difficult task.

Students interested in helping must register with the Physical Plant custodial division at the Service Building Annex, 1225 University Ave. Participants must have a valid ID, birth certificate or Social Security card, and be able to commit to a minimum of two-hour shifts.

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lege-bound,” Mittelstadt said.

Karen Mittelstadt, assistant director of communications for the UW-Madison admissions office, said the most commonly asked question on campus visits is: “What are the chances that I’ll be admitted into the university?”

“Our admission counselors show students our admission expectations and let the numbers tell the story,” she said. “Students compare their personal academic profile and reach their own conclusions.”

Mittelstadt said there has been a “parallel spike” in the number of campus visitors and number of applications the university has received.

According to Mittelstadt, the Visitor and Information Program has hired more tour guides, added more information sessions and is now offering an information session and campus walking tour every day to accommodate visitors and applicants.

“A number of colleges across the country are experiencing an increase in applications because there’s more high school students that are col-

“Our admission counselors show students our admission expectations and let the numbers tell the story.”

Karen Mittelstadt assistant director of communications UW-Madison admissions office

Another national trend involves high school students applying to a greater number of universities.

Today, the average college-bound student is applying to five or six universities, where previously he or she may have only applied to two or three, Mittelstadt said.

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The Associated Students of Madison presented concerns for UW-Madison’s spring semester including tuition, costs of textbooks and course evaluations at its kickoff meeting Wednesday.

“Tuition is rising at a pretty steady pace,” said Chris Tiernan, a member of the ASM Academic Affairs Committee.

“As tuition is rising, the government isn’t putting in as much money as we are. They are actually decreasing funds for the university. So we’re ending up paying more and more,” he said.

According to Tiernan, ASM members of the committee will meet with UW-Madison staff and faculty to get their opinions about the best way to address the tuition and funding crisis.

“In my political science department there were like three or four main professors that left,” said Peter Snyder, member of the Academic Affairs committee. “We can’t have that.”

“As tuition is rising, the government is not putting in as much money as we are.”

Chris Tiernan committee member Associated Students of Madison Academic Affairs Committee

Members also discussed the textbook swap held earlier this semester. ASM is working with different committees on campus to make the swap a campus-wide event, said Tiernan.

“The purpose of [the text-

book swap] is to allow students a spot to not only sell their books and get more money than they would at the bookstore but also for students to buy their books at a cheaper price,” said Kara Marnell, an Academic Affairs committee member. “It was so successful last semester.”

ASM is also working to update the course evaluation website. The current website has not been updated since 2006, according to Natalie Moore, a committee member.

“We need to get the administration to recognize the need that it is a student benefit,” Snyder said. Since 2006, new professors at the university are not included on the evaluation website.

“We’re pretty much going to revamp the whole course evaluations program,” Tiernan said.

Supreme Court candidate calls watchdog group biased Allegations of partisanship in the state Supreme Court race intensified Wednesday as Judge Michael Gableman’s campaign accused a state watchdog group of bias.

The Wisconsin Judicial Campaign Integrity Committee is a group started by several legal experts who previously stated they wanted the Supreme Court race to be less dominated by special interests than in 2007.

Gableman campaign spokes-

person Darrin Schmitz said in a release the committee was “purposefully hostile to Judge Gableman.”

He said e-mails obtained in an open-record request show a committee member, Bill Kraus, saying that an ad by the lobbyist group Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce could inadvertently help the Butler campaign.

The WMC supports Gableman.

Schmitz said he hoped the committee would “stand down”

from participating in the race.

Tom Basting, chair of the WJCIC and president of the Wisconsin State Bar, said in a statement the accusations of helping the Butler campaign are “patently false.” He said the Gableman campaign has also not signed a “Code of Judicial Conduct” for the race.

Incumbent state Supreme Court Justice Louis Butler is running against Gableman for a 10-year term on the court.

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Proposed School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty Office Building UW-Madison A public meeting to present the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed UW School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) Faculty OfficeBuilding project will be held by the University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation (UWMF), the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Ayres Associates at 5:30 PM on Thursday, March 13, 2008 in Room 132 of the WARF Building at 610 N. Walnut Street on the UWW Madison campus. Free parking is available after 5:00 pm in the adjacent parking lot.

A brief description of the project will be presented, and all persons will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to identify both orally and in writing any issues or concerns they believe should be addressed in the Final EIS for this proposed project.

The proposed project provides construction of a new seven-story faculty office building of approximately 130,000 gross square feet adjacent to the B4 module of the Clinical Science Center (CSC) near the University of Wisconsin Hospital 600 Highland Avenue.

The location, which is north of University Avenue within the interior of Highland Avenue, is advantageous due to its proximity to the physiciansʼ surgical units in the CSC. The building project will be constructed under a land use agreement between the UWMF and University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. Construction of the proposed building is anticipated to start in the fall of 2008, with substantial completion targeted for November 2009.

The University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation has retained Ayres Associates to prepare an EIS for the proposed new faculty office building in accordance with sec. 1.11 Wis. Stats., relating to the Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA). The intent of the Draft EIS is to identify the potential positive and negative impacts of the project on the physical, biological, social, and economic environments. Guidelines used by state agencies for implementing WEPA require preparation of a Draft EIS for major actions which may significantly affect a the quality of the human environment. The Draft EIS is available to the public for a 45-day review period and is circulated to appropriate federal, state, and local agencies. Comments and inquiries raised on the Draft EIS are used to develop the Final EIS, which is circulated to the public and commenting agencies for a subsequent 30-day review period. A public hearing is then held on the Final EIS for additional comment.

Following the public hearing, the University of Wisconsin System develops a conclusion on the findings of the EIS. This Record of Decision is circulated to key individuals and agencies involved in the EIS process.

The Draft EIS is being made available for a 45-day public review and comment period beginning February 21, 2008, and ending April 7, 2008. Copies of the EIS were made available at the UW-Madison U Helen C. White Library and City of Madison Public Library (Sequoia branch location) and online at www.ayresprojectinfo.com/UW-SM. Comments on the Draft EIS can be submitted until April 7, 2008. Please send comments to:

Mr. Ben Peotter, PE Environmental Engineer Ayres Associates 1802 Pankratz Street Madison, WI 53704-4069 Comment forms can also be obtained via the project website at http://www.ayresprojectinfo.com/uw-sm

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Lawmakers lobby for biodegradable bags

By Jillian Levy THE DAILY CARDINAL

Two Wisconsin lawmakers introduced a bill Wednesday that would ban retail stores from using non-biodegradable plastic bags, furthering efforts in the state to “go green.”

Following recent trends in other eco-friendly states, state Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, and state Sen. Bob Jauch, D-Poplar, introduced the bill that would prohibit all retail stores from providing plastic bags to consumers that are not biodegradable.

“We did a little research and this is exactly what they passed in San Francisco and are proposing in New York City … other states are looking at this as well,” Pocan said, adding his constituents in Madison expressed an interest in alternatives to plastic bags.

Pocan said plastic bags are produced with petroleum so as the price of oil rises, so will the cost of plastic bags.

“Switching to biodegradable plastic bags essentially costs the same as a paper bag, which is a couple pennies more than a plastic bag.”

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, in one year as many as one trillion plastic bags are used worldwide—95 percent of which are not recycled. Non-biodegradable bags take 1,000 years to decompose in landfills, according to the EPA. Biodegradable bags are made from starch polymers, found in agricultural products like corn and eggs, and can decompose in as little as 10 to 45 days. The bags can also decompose in water and leave behind no harmful residue in the environment, according to BioBag, a leading manufacturer of the eco-friendly bags.

Pocan also said the bill received bipartisan support but was opposed by the Wisconsin Grocer’s Association and their lobbyist group the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce.

UW ceremony to remember NIU victims A memorial ceremony to honor the victims of the Feb. 14 Northern Illinois University shooting will be held Thursday at the Carillon Tower on 1160 Observatory Drive.

Five students were killed and many more injured after a gunman opened fire in an NIU classroom last week.

“It’s hard for us to even comprehend how difficult the past week has been for all those at Northern Illinois and in the DeKalb [Ill.] community,” Dean of Students Lori Berquam said in a statement.

“This is a chance for those at UWMadison, in our own way, to show support and solidarity with a sister institution as they grieve.”

Berquam invites all UWMadison students, faculty and staff to participate.

The tower’s bells will ring for a full minute at noon, followed by other memorial compositions.

Berquam and the ROTC color guard plan to be at the memorial.

UW-Madison students and community members are asked to wear NIU school colors, cardinal and black.

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Two students register to vote in the Tuesday primary. Over 1.5 million people voted statewide, around 35 percent.

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Goldstein said the closeness of the Democratic race could account for lower Republican turnout, but the trend of increased Democratic participation was seen in earlier primaries when the Republican race was undecided.

Kathleen Dolan, associate professor of political science at UW-Milwaukee, said in an e-mail that dissatisfaction with President Bush might be energizing some

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Police Department, Officer Rene Gonzalez will assume Fiore’s position in the watch program.

Alex Sheridan, a UW senior who has been involved with the watch program since its creation, said things would not be the same without Fiore’s “unique style and attitude.” Yet, Sheridan

Democratic voters. However, she said it was possible some Republicans felt unmotivated due to McCain’s front-runner status.

“One danger for McCain, who is not yet loved among his party’s voters, is that many in the Republican base are not energized by his candidacy and [may] decide to stay home in November,” Dolan said.

UW-Madison political science professor Kenneth Mayer said in an e-mail the Tuesday turnout levels do not necessarily mean the same will happen in November.

“The general election is a whole new ball game,” he said. remained positive about the program’s future.

The only change Fiore suggested was to have more student involvement in the program. “I don’t see anything but a positive outlook for the future.”

Brian Cho, a UW senior in Sigma Pi, attributed the Greek community’s closer relationship to the Madison Police Department to Officer Fiore

“New bars in the downtown are extremely controversial,” Verveer said.

Brist said the results of a city comptroller audit in early 2007 were inconclusive, but a second audit last month showed alcohol accounted for 50.82 percent of Quinton’s gross receipts.

Verveer said the city’s complaint does not accuse Quinton’s of being a problem establishment. He said Quinton’s has not received a high number of police calls or been involved in any other alcohol-related issues.

Petri said the establishment is being made into an example of the stringent regulations of the Alcohol Licensing Density Plan.

“I think the whole business about what’s a restaurant and what’s not a restaurant is something that should be taken up within the context of a broader political discussion rather than picking on an establishment to make a point,” Petri said.

Typically, restaurants receive more casual warnings when suspected of operating like taverns.

According to Verveer, the city may question the establishment or increase police presence in the area. and the watch program. He said the program has helped the Greek community to break the common perception of shying away from the police “because we have parties and don’t want to get busted.”

“I think the relations that the Greek system has made with the Police Department of Madison have really made our campus a safer place,” Cho said.

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he admissions department at UW-Madison has recently reported the total number of undergraduate applications for the fall 2008 semester is 24,747—approximately 500 applications higher than last year.

Admissions Director Robert Seltzer recently stated that the number of accepted students for the next academic year will be lowered by 2,000 to 12,000.

This decrease is due to a number of things, primarily a university housing shortage.

In order to accommodate this application surge and the UWMadison’s growing selectivity, the university needs to restructure current admissions policies to ensure the greatest quality of incoming students. The current “rolling admission” policy no longer ensures a proper filter in seeking out top quality students to continue UW-Madison’s growing tradition of excellence.

Of the total number of applicants, 60 percent of in-state students actually opt to attend school here, while only 25 percent of out-of state students do the same. These applicants simply view UW-Madison as a “safety school,” according to Seltzer.

The Committee on Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions and Financial Aid met last month to discuss the possibly of switching from the current rolling deadline to a hard deadline.

The rolling system responds to students within weeks of applying, and the hard deadline promises students responses if they meet the requested “cut-off ” date.

Considering the growing number of applicants looking for a safety school, the rolling admission system is too flexible. Those who apply for a safety school frequently turn down UW-Madison acceptance letters when preferred schools come calling at a later date, robbing many qualified applicants turned down in favor of these other students.

Included with the hard deadline should be an “early decision” date, in which students must apply months before the cut-off date to hear back in a more prompt fashion. The University of Michigan instituted a similar policy as a means of locking up the top, serious applicants who prioritized their university over other schools. As admissions numbers increase, UW-Madison needs to find a better way to filter incoming applicants.

The growing number of applicants speaks highly of UWMadison’s growing status as one of the country’s top public universities. In order to guarantee fair play and a quality student body, a hard deadline is the best way to create competition between serious students and “safety school” applicants.

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what your goals are. I usually said, “I don’t know, to become president?”

By the time I came to college I had broadened this goal a bit. Now I just want to change the world.

As some of you may know, I’ve spent the last six months working for Students for Barack Obama for exactly this reason: I want to change the world. Judging by the 80 percent of you who joined me in voting Tuesday for Sen. Barack Obama, DIll., many of you share this goal, or at least realize the opportunities an Obama presidency can bring.

As Obama has said, many critics claim he stands for blind optimism.

The 20,000 people who showed up at the Kohl Center last week only respond to his rhetoric of hope and optimism because they are entranced by a great orator. They ask how Obama can fulfill his promises and whether he has the kind of experience needed to become president.

But this experience argument is fallacious. Sen. Hillary Clinton, DN.Y., can claim she has 35 years of experience, but, using her own standards, Obama has 25 years of experience, if only because he’s 10 years younger. Obama has been in elected office longer and has a more meaningful legislative record with key bills dealing with campaign finance reform and student loans than Clinton.

Furthermore, on the most important issue of our generation, Obama got it right. He had the foresight and judgment to see that we were headed into a war with the wrong opponent—a war that would severely hurt our ability to fight terrorism and would divide our country even further.

Although these are just a handful of reasons why I support Obama, it still comes back to that idea of change. Obama has called on our generation to rise up and hope for a better future, one free of partisan bickering and social injustice. One without red states and blue states, simply the United States of America.

Critics have continually attacked this theme, claiming Obama offers

nothing but false hope. But as Obama said in his speech after the New Hampshire primary, “In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.”

In fact, they oppose his message of change. In his victory speech Tuesday, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said he’d fight “to make sure Americans are not deceived by an eloquent but empty call for change.”

I don’t want to live in a world where a call for change can ever be referred to as empty.

Obama is not going to change the world by himself, but his call for change does not rest on him alone.

Instead it rests in the hearts of millions like me who can draw on his inspiration and finally believe in their own ability to truly change it.

He’s made a lot of promises over the past year of campaigning, and who knows if he can fulfill all of them.

For me, that doesn’t really matter, because for the first time in our lives, we have a presidential candidate who is willing to make those promises. We have a candidate who is willing to challenge us and ask us for something in return because he knows he cannot do this alone.

Obama’s candidacy represents a transformational moment in our nation’s history not because he is black, but because it symbolizes this divide between the old order and the new order. A divide so deeply entrenched that most who have been around long enough barely realize it’s there.

It is time to get beyond the fights of the past and start looking toward the future. A future full of optimism, hope and change is the right kind for me. Tuesday’s primary showed 80 percent of you feel the same about Obama’s promise of change, but it’s not over yet. A lot more work is needed until November and beyond if we ever hope to fulfill this promise.

Erik Opsal is a senior majoring in journalism and political science. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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hey say that two heads are better than one.

But are two TV shows about powerful corporate women navigating the New York City business world better than one?

That is the question raised by network television’s newest set of parallel television series: ABC’s “Cashmere Mafia” and NBC’s “Lipstick Jungle.”

Here are the basic facts: “Cashmere Mafia” follows four successful businesswomen as they navigate the New York City professional world armed with their skills and their stilettos. “Lipstick Jungle,” follows three successful businesswomen doing essentially the same thing. With a difference of only one smart and sexy entrepreneurial character between the two, the shows seem to have sprung from the same formula.

But all the similarities actually make sense because both “Cashmere Mafia” and “Lipstick Jungle” share the same JimmyChoo-clad predecessor: “Sex and the City.” The math works something like this: Candace Bushnell, the original author of “Sex and the City,” and Darren Star, a producer behind the “Sex and the City” television incarnation, each have a hand in this latest batch of shows. Star produces “Cashmere Mafia,” while Bushnell plays a parallel role in producing “Lipstick Jungle”—which, coincidentally, is also based on yet another book

by Bushnell. It seems clear that both shows were born from the same starting point, but this isn’t

the first time two suspiciously similar shows have appeared on television seemingly out of the blue. Not all cases are as logical as “Cashmere Mafia” and “Lipstick Jungle.” Many TV show twins walk an even more precarious line between simply sharing similar concepts and blatantly ripping each other off.

Television history has a wealth of dual shows. Take the breakout hit “Heroes” and its lesser-known cousin, “The 4400.”

Both shows feature people who develop superpowers under mysterious circumstances, and both also include shady agencies dedicated to finding these superpowered individuals as integral plot points.

Debates are constantly raging on fan websites about whether or not one borrowed material from the other. Interestingly enough, most fans are content to let this one go and enjoy each series for its individual success.

A more well-known pair of similar shows is “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy.” Two dysfunctional families, two clueless dads, and two opportunities for hilarious pop cultural satire raise more than a few eyebrows as to originality.

But, as is the case with “Heroes” and “The 4400,” the majority of viewers are content to look at the positive differences between the two shows rather than dwell on the similarities.

So what’s the final word on “Cashmere Mafia” and “Lipstick Jungle”? Since the shows are still only a few episodes along, it will take some time for each one to really establish its own separate groove. But my guess is audiences will react to the two series as they have generally reacted to other similar shows before them:

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Miranda Otto, Bonnie Somerville, Frances O’Connor and Lucy Liu star as four ambitious best friends in the strangely familiar plot of ‘Cashmere Mafia’ on ABC. by focusing on the points of each show that are unique, instead of obsessing over the commonalities.

Does it count if “Law and Order” just keeps making new versions of the same show? Or what about “C.S.I.”? Send your thoughts on copycat TV to Casey at mysliwy@wisc.edu.

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ith the snow settling on Tuesday’s presidential primary, Wisconsin voters are waiting with fingers crossed for their favorite candidate to win the Big One. We all have our favorite issue, but our generation will be primarily remembered for our success or failure to preserve peace in the face of climate change and resource scarcity. What the leader of the free world has planned for America’s conservation policies is no small matter.

Here’s what the top candidates have proposed to keep the nation running on an imperiled planet: —Sources: Candidate websites, Science, the League of Conservation Voters and On the Issues

The only green Republican

He’s not kidding about change

Republican Arizona Senator John McCain’s voting record is spotty on environmental issues, but it reflects more good than harm. McCain’s a staunch advocate that economic and environmental health go hand-inhand—the only Republican candidate to make energy conservation a regular part of his campaign. But he falls short of doing enough, fast enough to meet the goals deemed necessary for national health by scientists. His position that nuclear power is a necessary part of energy policy is potentially wise but may be too simplistic if the vast emissions and land damage required for uranium mining turn out to be as bad as coal power.

Green Plus: McCain proposes a mandatory cap and trade on carbon emissions and supports nuclear energy and alternative fuel investment.

Green Minus: McCain’s goal to reduce carbon emissions by 65 percent by 2050 is 15 percent below levels estimated necessary to avoid dangerous climate change. His votes to protect the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) from oil interests have not been consistent.

Democratic Illinois Senator Barack Obama’s conservation plan is second in detail only to Clinton among the leading candidates, and he demonstrates a clear willingness to include consensus from the scientific community in his national plan. His intention to overhaul auto industry standards is admirable, but could go astray if it leads to a rapid fleet overturn where the emissions of producing new vehicles and increasing inefficiently processed corn ethanol would exceed the emissions saved.

Green Plus: Obama supports cutting carbon emissions by 2050, increasing dependence on nuclear power, more hybrid cars, mandatory cap and trade, acquiring 25 percent of energy from renewable sources by 2025, a 40 mpg auto standard and a 35 percent oil-use reduction by 2030.

He supports permanent ANWR protection, a “polluter pays” program for the EPA Superfund and protections for water resources.

Green Minus: Obama has the shortest voting record and supports a substantial increase in corn ethanol production.

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Energy independence takes more than talk Former Republican Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has claimed support for a cap and trade program and says he will propose an energy independence plan, but he has offered neither goals nor details. He supports offshore and ANWR drilling, as well as including nuclear and clean coal in the clean energy definition. “It’s all of our responsibility to leave this planet in better shape for the future generations than we found it ... We have no right to abuse [resources],” Huckabee said in a May 3, 2007, Republican debate.

Green plus: Huckabee’s promises are an example of the growing environmental rhetoric among Christians.

Green minus: Huckabee seems to be more than a little confused as to what the issues require.

The social environmentalist Democratic New York Senator Hillary Clinton has the strongest conservation plan and has backed her goals for the environment with financial plans, such as taxing oil companies $50 billion for a Strategic Energy Fund and placing $5 billion toward “green collar” jobs. Clinton has tied environmental health closely to her social goals, including children’s health and proposing $650 to families that can’t afford energy bills.

Green plus: Clinton wants to cut foreign oil imports by twothirds by 2030. She also supports reducing carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050, mandating a cap and trade program, raising mileage standards to 55 mpg by

2030 and reducing oil use 40 percent by 2025. She supports permanent ANWR protection, a “polluter pays” program for the EPA Superfund and protections for water resources.

Green minus: Clinton’s opposition to the Yucca Mountain storage site (the expensive and controversial proposed final resting place for nuclear waste under a mountain in Nevada) and her ambivalence toward nuclear energy puts development at a standstill. Clinton’s 2003 vote to introduce 100,000 hydrogen vehicles by 2010 reflected poor understanding of their energy trade-offs, but she has not revived such proposals.

Liberal and conservative brains process information differently

By Jennifer Evans THE DAILY CARDINAL

Whether voters agonized over or confidently cast their votes in Tuesday’s state primary, scientists say their affiliation to one political party may have origins in the brain.

For years, researchers have recognized political views to be the nuanced product of family values, personality and social experience.

In general, liberals tend to be characterized by a preference for change while conservatives prefer tradition, according to David Amodio, assistant professor of psychology at New York University.

Curious whether the difference in political views could be traced to the brain, Amodio studied the brain activity of college-educated participants who self-reported party affiliation across the political spectrum as

they performed a simple computer game. The game tested how well participants were able to respond to information that contradicts an accepted pattern or belief system.

According to Amodio, patterns help people navigate through life.

“When you drive home or walk from work, it becomes a pattern, like being in autopilot,” Amodio said.

“Once in a while, however, you are presented with new information that requires you to break your habits to adapt.”

Amodio’s computer game recreates the natural situation of developing and breaking a pattern.

Each participant was trained to push buttons in response to a single image on the computer screen.

Periodically, the image would unexpectedly switch, forcing the participant to process and adjust

to the new image and respond as directed.

When faced with a response that necessitates change in normal reaction, Amodio explained a region of the brain known as the anterior cingulate cortex activates and signals to other regions of the brain to adapt accordingly.

“The ACC turns off the autopilot and grabs the wheel,” Amodio said.

As published by Amodio in Nature Neuroscience in September 2007, those who reported themselves to be strong liberals completed the adaptive task more accurately and displayed higher activity in the ACC than their conservative counterparts.

Paralleling the generalized beliefs that liberals tend to be more openminded than conservatives, “[Our results show] liberals were more

responsive to going against the current way of thinking,” Amodio said.

“In the past, people assumed political views were shaped purely by environmental influences and are surprised to find genes have something to do with it,” Amodio said.

“But if you think about it, genes are the blueprint for the brain and relate to personality difference, and personality shapes political attitudes.”

Although Dhavan Shah, UWMadison professor of journalism and political science, admitted Amodio’s findings are intriguing, he cautioned over-simplifying the thought processes of political parties.

Though political psychologists have evidence to support the paternalistic, authoritarian nature of Republicans versus the nurturing, compromising nature of Democrats, Shah said both parties show cogni-

tive simple-mindedness as well as cognitive complexity based upon the issue at stake.

“The Republican Party is the party of Abe Lincoln,” Shah said.

“I think it’s safe to say Lincoln showed he was open-minded about change.”

Amodio was quick to admit brain activity alone cannot explain political views, but he believes his findings do offer a new understanding of how brain activity can contribute to the shaping of political beliefs.

“Liberalism and conservatism is a facet underlying personality. We don’t propose your political party is hard-wired in the brain, but there are differences in cognitive styles between political parties,” Amodio said. “This [study] is a first step in understanding how the brain contributes to personality and ideology.”

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Save time in the morning and at night with these versatile breakfast recipes

By Kate Marcus THE DAILY CARDINAL

There is a reason why so many restaurants advertise, “breakfast all day.” You eat cold pizza for breakfast, so why not try something new?

Breakfast for dinner is hardly a new college tradition. Many campuses hold midnight study sessions and often serve breakfast food in their dining halls.

Eggs are a great option for many reasons. They are cheap, filling and can be prepared in countless ways. A good option for students is scrambled eggs and omelets. They work well for vegetarians and are also a good way to sneak in much needed vegetables and protein. You can add cooked vegetables like spinach, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, potatoes or peppers. Any kind of cheese is also an option, so long as it melts easily.

Omnivores can add any kind of cooked meat to eggs too. Fresh herbs like basil or chives also add a nice finishing touch.

them taste better, as they add different textures and flavors.

The following recipe for coffee cake may not be the fastest thing in the world, but it is easy to prepare and freezes well. Sour cream may sound like a strange ingredient for a sweet dish, but it helps keep the cake light, moist and not overly sweet.

Greek-style yogurt is also a good substitute if you don’t have sour cream on hand.

First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 10inch bundt pan and lightly dust the inside with flour.

Then, cream together butter and two cups of the sugar. Add eggs, blending well. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Add small amounts of the flour mix to the creamed mix, alternating with the sour cream and vanilla. Beat until smooth.

In a separate bowl, mix remaining 3/4 cup sugar with pecans and cinnamon. Pour half of the batter into the bundt pan. Sprinkle with half of the pecan and sugar mixture.

Add remaining batter and top with the rest of the pecan mixture.

Set on the middle rack of the oven and bake for about 45 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm.

Berry Sauce This next recipe for berry sauce is an easy topping for waffles, pancakes and the aforementioned coffee cake.

time later in the day to prepare a full meal, and so many people enjoy the comforting effects of breakfast.

If you have barely eaten all day and are tired as a result, making a real meal might seem like a hassle, but it is definitely worth the minimal amount of time and effort.

Cooking is also a good way to get friends over, and you will not have to do all of the work. Can anyone really say no to waffles and scrambled eggs?

Easy-to-make breakfast recipes Scrambled Eggs and Cheese 1-2 Tbsp. butter, as needed 6 eggs 1/3 c. cheese (cheddar, goat cheese or cream cheese work especially well) 3 Tbsp. milk 2 Tbsp. sour cream Salt and pepper to taste Coffee Cake

Scrambled Eggs and Cheese The following simple recipe for scrambled eggs and cheese can be easily jazzed up. If you want to add vegetables, use about 1⁄2 to 1 cup, and make sure they are cooked first.

Add 1 tablespoon of butter to a pan over medium heat. Beat eggs, milk, sour cream, salt and pepper until thoroughly combined. Add the egg mixture to the pan, and let them cook for about five minutes. Add the cheese and stir to combine with a wooden spoon or spatula for about another five minutes until the eggs are fluffy. Let it set, which will melt the cheese. Serve immediately.

Coffee Cake Everyone loves starch at breakfast. Most students don’t have time to make pancakes or waffles from scratch, but adding fruit or nuts to frozen products is quick and makes

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Then, stir over medium heat for about 10-15 minutes, or until the berries are soft. Take the pan off the burner and let the sauce cool for about five minutes.

Serve over any breakfast item of your choice.

Many students barely have time in the morning for a bowl of cereal, and most of us are not up early enough to enjoy a proper breakfast.

We might be willing to take more

2 sticks butter 2 3/4 c. granulated sugar 2 eggs, beaten 2 c. unbleached all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt 2 c. sour cream 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract 3 c. chopped pecans (optional) 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon Recipe Courtesy of Silver Palate Cookbook Berry Sauce

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Breakfast foods remain a popular and easy option for any meal of the day.

Simple scrambled eggs can be spiced up with veggies for a healthy dinner.

2 pints fresh or thawed berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries or a mixture. Whatever you are in the mood for.)

1/2 c. granulated sugar 1 c. water 1 Tbsp. lemon juice

Top three drunk-food vendors feature greasy, cheap snacks EMILY BISEK ‘em,‘em good

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eekends are wonderful things, and we look forward to them as little glimpses of heaven from the Gods of Academia. Finally a day arrives that allows us to sleep until 1 p.m., lounge in our pajamas while watching cartoons and basically live the American Dream we have always been promised.

Perhaps the most practiced and enjoyed activity of these cherished 48 hours is binge drinking. After a few hours of abusing our livers, another internal organ begins to rumble and shake for some tender loving care—the stomach.

The drunk munchies strike often, and hard. What to eat in order to fulfill this aching need?

Stale chips, cold pizza or Teddy Grahams found wedged between couch cushions can suffice on some nights, but the best choice involves greasy, fast food—food so unhealthy that your liver begins to

beg for alcohol the moment the first bite passes into your small intestine.

Much research and experimentation has gone into finding the best drunk food in all of Madison. I have finally narrowed down Madison’s finest to a Top Three.

Before we begin, let’s establish the criteria. There are three areas studied to debate what is the best drunk food in all of Madison.

I’m talking so cheap that a $5 hooker would look at the receipt and say, “Oh, that was cheap.”

First, it must be cheap—extremely cheap. I’m talking so cheap that a $5 hooker would look at the receipt and say, “Oh, that was cheap.”

Second, it must be filled with fat.

No fat, no flavor. And the more flavor the better. Third, the food must come from a pleasurable atmosphere that becomes even more enhanced when in a drunken state.

The first food to fulfill these

criteria is the ever loved Crunch Wrap Supreme from Taco Bell. As for cheap, this food completely fulfills the requirement weighing in at fewer than $3. The grease pours off this delicacy down your forearms and into your lap as you indulge in a flour tortilla, warm cheese and Mexican spices.

The atmosphere of the State Street Taco Bell is quite pleasant once the clock ticks past midnight and drunks stumble in from all corners of the city to consume more unnecessary calories.

It should also be pointed out in this debate that the help at Taco Bell is above average. On Halloween weekend, I asked the cashier to give me the most food possible for $2. She looked me right in the eyes and sincerely stated, “I can do that.” Awesome.

A second food also scoring high in all areas is the Chicken McNugget from the ever-loved American classic restaurant, McDonalds. This entrée is more expensive than other options, but the nuggets come in such fun, bite sized shapes that you can overlook the extra dollars.

As for the grease capacity, Chicken McNuggets are less grease

filled, but they are full of fatty, questionable meat. This makes up for grease since it is questionable what they actually consist of. Greasy grimy gopher guts?

Mutilated monkey butts? The world may never know.

McDonalds has made the top three for its high ratings in atmosphere. The drunk window on Regent cannot be beat when it comes to drunken camaraderie.

You can make new best friends, get invited to endless shady basement parties and perhaps have a random makeout. It’s basically a miniature, underclassman house party on a corner.

The last cuisine to round out the top three is a much lesser known dish.

The small, white Russian dumplings from Pel Meni can cure the drunk munchies better than Chuck Norris can cure cancer.

The small, meat stuffed carbohydrates are sprinkled with spices and served with sour cream and a slice of rye bread. This treat is so delicious that it can even satisfy a sober body for lunch when cheap Ramen will not suffice.

A bowl of this treat only sets one back about $5 making it a little bit

more expensive but still reasonable.

The grease is questionable, but the unhealthiness is undeniable.

The Russian dumpling from Pel Meni can cure drunk munchies better than Chuck Norris can cure cancer.

Like McDonalds, the atmosphere of Pel Meni is what makes this hot spot memorable. The staff seems to actually enjoy the drunk crowd and has even taken requests for the record machine. Again, this is also a nice place to meet your new best friend or random makeout partner.

The jury is still out on which option is best, but I believe the best way to reach a conclusion is to continue trying and experimenting along the streets.

If you enjoy greasy food, need a few thousand extra calories in your diet or are drunk right now, e-mail Emily at bisek@wisc.edu for some company at the nearest McDonald’s.

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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.

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I miss Jerry.

By James Dietrich jbdietrich@wisc.edu

For a month after Jerry’s death, “Cherry Garcia” was made with black cherries as a way of mourning.

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

The Crackles

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com GOING DOWN ACROSS

1 Flippant 5 Bergen or Burroughs 10 “’Tis a pity!’’

14 Radiant glow 15 He hatched a piglet 16 Bagel shop 17 Respond to an electrifying play, perhaps 20 Redhead’s secret 21 Flirts not in skirts 22 Card game using sevens through aces 25 “Aloha’’ accompaniments 26 Breakfast companion?

29 Longfellow’s king 31 Inner selves 35 “I am the greatest’’ proclaimer 36 Serbian-born physicist Nikola 38 Lead-in for “president’’ 39 One way to unwind 43 9th Greek letter 44 Commandments mount 45 “... ___ he rode out of sight’’ 46 Baby birds?

49 “The Cosby Show’’ kid 50 Get ___ of (discard)

51 Enter a Pillsbury contest 53 “Half a ___ is better than none’’ 55 Mass communications?

58 “C.S.I.,’’ e.g.

62 Goldbrick 65 “Hang ___ your hats’’ 66 Bedding down?

67 Chip’s chum 68 “Bill & ___ Excellent Adventure’’ 69 Done preparing 70 Cuts from the staff DOWN

1 Bad cut 2 Baroque instrument 3 Afghanistan neighbor 4 Church notice of a marriage 5 Australian bird 6 Dance flourish 7 David Bowie genre: ___ rock 8 Year’s record 9 Ancient parting place?

10 It may result in a sticky situation 11 Disconcerting look 12 “Andy Capp’’ quaffs 13 Hitchcock title?

18 Word in two states’ names

19 Punch target, sometimes 23 Baldwin of “The Departed’’ 24 Assigned duties 26 Starting point 27 “Middlemarch’’ author George 28 “You can say that again’’ 30 Knack 32 1,760-yard racer 33 Some mites 34 Being male or female 37 Invalidate, as a marriage 40 West Indies vacation site 41 Woodworking groove 42 Saudi Arabian capital 47 It’s a bout done?

48 Barbecue stick 52 “Sesame Street’’ character 54 “Band of Gold’’ singer Payne 55 Evergreen tree 56 Gen. Powell’s status 57 Concession stand drink 59 Bon Ami competitor 60 Tunneling pest 61 Honest one and namesakes 62 Car salesman’s domain

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Badgers end losing streak with win over Marquette Golden Eagles had won five of last six matches

By Ben Breiner THE DAILY CARDINAL

The No. 42 University of Wisconsin men’s tennis team won its first home match in February, beating cross-state rival Marquette 6-1 Wednesday. After more than three hours of competition at Nielsen Tennis Stadium, the Badgers evened their record at 5-5.

Wisconsin swept all three doubles matches, led by the No. 26 duo of sophomore Luke RassowKantor and senior Jeremy Sonkin.

That pair won the No. 1 doubles match 8-7.

The second doubles pair of sophomore Moritz Baumann and senior Nolan Polley won 8-4 against sophomore Mark Rutherford and junior Trent Hagen of Marquette.

Polley and Baumann are the No. 46 doubles team in the country.

Sonkin was the only Wisconsin player to lose his singles match, but he put up a fight against Golden Eagle junior Stephen Shao. He won the first set 6-4 but lost 7-6 in the second and 10-8 in the third.

Hagen lost his No. 1 singles match to Polley 6-3, 6-1.

Wisconsin had similar success at No. 2 singles, where sophomore

Marek Michalicka came away with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Marquette sophomore Dusan Medan.

The Czech Republic native has yet to lose a match this season and improved his record to 9-0.

Michalicka’s win gave Wisconsin its fourth point of the day, which assured that Greg Van Emburgh’s squad would come away with the victory.

The closest Badger win came in senior Felipe Bellido’s match against Marquette senior Brett Binkley. Bellido fell behind 5-4 in the first game but came back to win the final three games. Binkley took the first game of the second set, but Bellido ripped off six straight wins to take the match.

UW freshman Peter Marrack beat sophomore Niko Boulieris in two sets but needed a rally to stave off a third. Boulieris was up 5-4 in the second, but Marrack sent it into a tiebreaker and prevailed 7-6.

Baumann is the team’s only ranked singles player, considered the No. 53 player in the country.

The German, however, was not in any of the singles matches on Wednesday. Baumann had held the top singles spot for the previous five matches.

The final win for Wisconsin came from Michael Muskievicz with a score of 6-1, 6-1. Rutherford lost the match, which was the No. 5 singles for Marquette.

Badger freshman Michael Dierberger also was not in the

singles rotation despite playing singles in the previous seven matches.

He won his first five matches of the season but lost the last two.

Dierberger did contribute, however, teaming with Muskievicz to win the No. 3 doubles match 8-2.

Entering Wednesday, the Badgers had lost five straight

matches, all to teams ranked No. 43 or higher. They have not beaten a ranked team since last May when they defeated the then-No. 27 Washington Huskies in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Golden Eagles entered Nielsen Tennis Stadium with a 7-3 record and had gone 5-1 in their

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Sophomore Moritz Baumann combined with senior Nolan Polley to win 8-4 at No. 2 doubles for Wisconsin Wednesday night. The Badgers had lost five straight matches before defeating MU.

Women’s golf team hopes scores drop in sunny Puerto Rico Wisconsin heads South with 1-0 record this year

By Royston Sim THE DAILY CARDINAL

After opening the 2008 season with a win, the Wisconsin women’s golf team will head to Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, this weekend to compete in the Lady Puerto Rico Classic.

The Badgers will face a strong field at the tournament, as 14 of the 18 teams competing there are ranked in the top 50 in the country,

and six are ranked in the top 20.

The Classic will offer the Badgers an opportunity to gauge where they currently stand against other teams in the nation.

Coming out of winter, the Badgers have picked up right where they left off after a successful fall 2007 campaign, when they competed in five fall invitationals and finished in the top half or better in all competitions.

They will seek to build on their opening season win over Big Ten foe Indiana in the Westbrook Cup Feb. 9-10.

The Badgers put in a solid display against Indiana to win 10-8 in stroke-play. The teams played a

last six matches.

UW will get more than two weeks off before opening Big Ten play against Northwestern March 8. Last season Wisconsin lost 34 to the No. 45 Wildcats in Evanston.

—uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

Nassau format, where each match counted as three points—one awarded for the front nine, back nine and overall score.

Their solid performances provided optimism, as all six golfers shot a 77 or better.

Junior Jeana Dahl shot a teamlow score of 72, while senior Katie Elliot—who led the Badgers in scoring average last fall with 75.7— shot a 73.

Junior Natasha Lopez shot a 74, while junior Isabel Alvarez returned with a 76.

Sophomore Kelsey Verbeten and freshman Carly Werwie both finished with a 77.

Werwie, a new addition to the

gagne from page 12 So if Yost is fine with it, and none of the players are really talking about it, what did Gagne truly apologize for?

Gagne never commented on whether he took performanceenhancing drugs.

Gagne’s apology holds as much weight as when a child hits his sibling and a parent forces him to say he is sorry.

His statement seemed unnatural and without much emotion of any kind.

Since he is from Canada, Gagne gave a statement in French as well.

In that statement, Gagne said, “I do not want to look to the past because the Mitchell Report already did that, and now it’s time to move forward.”

Through the covert use of French,

team roster, comes with impressive credentials.

She joined the Badgers as a threetime All-State honoree at Kenosha Bradford High School. She is also a two-time WIAA State Champion and earned first-team all Southeast Conference honors all four years of high school.

However, in the Puerto Rico Classic Wisconsin will look to Elliot to spearhead the team.

She won the Iowa Invitational last fall—her second career victory—and looks set to add to that tally with her winning mentality.

The Badgers hope she will replicate her form this upcoming weekend.

Gagne seemed to shed a little more light on the issue, but not enough for anyone to see.

There is a refreshing feeling when a player actually tells the truth. While it would have been great for Gagne to go that route, he is in America on a year-by-year visa, so admitting to breaking the law probably wouldn’t have been in his best interest.

But considering no one was talking about it—people hardly remember fellow relief pitcher Derrick Turnbow testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs back in 2003 while he practiced with the USA Olympic Team—Gagne could have said nothing.

Also, with a front office that has already put the “distraction” behind them, the fact that Gagne addressed the matter in this way seems very peculiar.

If Gagne truly wants to move forward, then taking a step backward seems the wrong way of going about it.

If you think Nate should apologize for using steroids and HGH while writing this column, e-mail him at ncarey@dailycardinal.com.

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“Tim has developed probably more than anyone else in the past two or three weeks as far as defensively what he is doing and decisions with the ball. He’s just tough,” Ryan said.

The head coach added that he gave Jarmusz the heads up ahead of time that he might get some playing time. When Krabbenhoft got his second foul, Ryan said he opted for Jarmusz over classmate Jon Leuer because he is quicker defensively.

“I just thought that he could do a good job when they went small and they got some fouls on some of our smalls,” Ryan said.

RYAN Wisconsin can now cross another road test off its schedule as it inches closer to the end of the season. With four games left, the Badgers are guaranteed at least a share of the conference title if they win out.

“Yeah, we would like to get a piece of the conference championship. We said that the first day we were on the job,” Ryan said.

anderson from page 12 the team’s 15 offensive caroms as the Badgers out-rebounded the Hoosiers 41-24.

The Badgers finished shooting 51 percent on the night and cruised to the 30-point victory to complement Anderson’s record-setting night.

Next up for the Badgers is the second chapter of the Border Battle with Minnesota. Wisconsin will travel to Williams Arena Saturday to take on the Golden Gophers at 11 a.m. The game will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.

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DELUCE WINS HONOR AGAIN. UW freshman women’s hockey player Mallory Deluce was named WCHA Rookie of the Week, the third time she’s garnered the honor this season.

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UW capitalizes on Illini turnovers to earn 71-57 victory

Gagne’s vague apology far from inspiring

By Adam Hoge THE DAILY CARDINAL

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.—One down, four to go.

That was the expression voiced by the UW men’s basketball team after its 71-57 victory at Illinois Wednesday night.

“That win by Indiana [Tuesday over Purdue] helped us out a lot,” sophomore guard Jason Bohannon said. “Now our destiny is in our own hands. We got control of how we want to finish out. If we win out right now, we got a conference championship. If we stumble along the way, it’s our own fault.”

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got to take care of business.”

The surprise of the game was the amount of playing time freshman Tim Jarmusz received. After junior Joe Krabbenhoft was hit with his second foul with four minutes left in the first half, Jarmusz entered the game. He missed his only shot

teroids have been all the rage in the media lately, and after the total abomination that was Roger Clemens’ hearing last Wednesday, it doesn’t seem farfetched for other athletes named in the Mitchell Report to admit their own guilt in hopes of being seen as the remorseful, misled athlete rather than the egotistical, uncontrollable maniac that Clemens came off as.

However, an admission of guilt can come in many different forms. Andy Pettitte just told the truth, while catcher Paul Lo Duca admitted to making some “mistakes in judgment.”

But Eric Gagne takes the cake.

The newly acquired closer for the Milwaukee Brewers made a statement Monday, apologizing to his new teammates for the distraction he has caused during their spring training in Phoenix.

“I’m here to let you guys know that I feel bad for my family, what they had to go through, and all my friends and especially my teammates here in Milwaukee,” Gagne said, according to MLB.com. “I think that’s just a distraction that shouldn’t be taking place.

I’m just here to help the Milwaukee Brewers get to the World Series and get to the playoffs, and that’s all I really care about.”

Well isn’t that nice? Gagne feels bad for the pain that being named in the Mitchell Report has caused all of those around him and is sorry for using Human Growth Hormone.

Wait ... he is sorry, right?

Gagne never commented on whether he took performance-enhancing drugs. He merely apologized for the distraction.

“I am more than satisfied,” Brewers manager Ned Yost told MLB.com when asked about Gagne’s closed-door comments. “It’s a done, dead issue as far as I’m concerned.”

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“Even though their team is struggling this year ... it’s nice to come in here and get a win.”

Brian Butch senior forward UW men’s basketball

Wisconsin (12-2 Big Ten, 22-4 overall) is tied with Purdue atop the Big Ten after its latest win.

Bohannon scored 15 points on 4-of7 shooting, while sophomore guard Trevon Hughes scored a team-high 18 points.

Bohannon gave UW a big lift in the first half when it was struggling to pull away from the Illini (3-11, 11-16). Down 10-7 eight minutes into the game, Bohannon scored 11 points in a 19-7 run that turned out to be the crucial point in the game.

The sophomore hit all three of his first-half field goals and was 5-for-5 from the free throw line, extending his consecutive made free-throw streak to 33, two short of the school record.

“He looked more comfortable on the ankle,” head coach Bo Ryan said. “We limited his repetitions in practice.”

Bohannon tweaked his right Senior guard Jolene Anderson set the all-time Wisconsin scoring record Wednesday night when she broke former Badger star Alando Tucker’s record of 2,217 points.

Anderson finished the game with 18 points, giving her 2,222 for her career. She also grabbed 10 rebounds to record her 25th doubledouble in a UW uniform.

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Sophomore guard Trevon Hughes led the Badgers with 18 points Wednesday night at Illinois. After three consecutive games with less than 10 points, he has posted double-digit totals in two straight contests. ankle last Friday, but has not slowed down, scoring 11 against Minnesota before torching Illinois Wednesday night.

The win was Wisconsin’s second in a row at Assembly Hall. It was redemption in some ways for senior forward Brian Butch, who scored eight points Tuesday night and had never won in Champaign before

last season.

“Even though their team is struggling this year, you have the memories of when they kicked your butt, so it’s nice to come in here and get a win,” Butch said.

“They’ve had some pretty good teams in the past, and even though they are struggling this year, you can’t feel sorry for them. You still

Anderson sets record as Badgers cruise

By Jay Messar THE DAILY CARDINAL

The moon wasn’t the only thing being eclipsed Wednesday night, as Wisconsin senior guard Jolene Anderson needed just 14 points to take over Alando Tucker’s all-time Wisconsin scoring record en route to a 81-51 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers.

All 5,484 fans in attendance were electric with anticipation at the Kohl Center, waiting for the senior guard’s record-breaking point.

After passing up several opportunities to break the record, Anderson sunk a spot-up 15-footer with 8:52 remaining in the game to claim yet another record in her outstanding career at UW. “Once that shot went in I knew it was for [the record] and I just thought ‘Thank God it’s over with,’” Anderson said.

Anderson has always humbly accepted praise, knowing her success is just one small part of the big picture for the team. She shrugged off the

record, remaining focused on the rest of the season.

“It hasn’t sunk in yet. It will probably sink in when I graduate and I’m away from the University of Wisconsin, but right now it’s just finishing the season strong,” she said.

“Congratulations to Jolene Anderson. I think she’s a fantastic player who really has taken Wisconsin to a whole other level,” Indiana head coach Felisha Legette-Jack said.

“And my hat’s off to Wisconsin in tonight’s game. They really played hard for their coach and for each other.”

Wisconsin is finishing the season strong, as Anderson led the Badgers with 18 points, 10 rebounds and three assists in the trouncing of the Hoosiers Wednesday.

The win was Wisconsin’s sixth in its last eight games.

Senior forward Danielle Ward chipped in 14 points, and sophomore forward Mariah Dunham added 11 as nine Badgers scored in the contest.

“We had tremendous balanced

scoring,” Stone said. “We got great bench production once again— Mariah, Lin [Zastrow] and Alyssa [Karel] really gave us a lift.”

“Once that shot went in I knew it was for [the record] and I just thought, ‘Thank God it’s over with.’”

Jolene Anderson senior guard UW women’s basketball

The chilly conditions outside had no affect on the home team, as Wisconsin jumped out to a 17-2 lead to start the game.

Up 14 at the half, Wisconsin came out in the second period just as hot. Key offensive rebounds by the Badgers halted any momentum the Hoosiers could muster. Senior guard Janese Banks grabbed five of anderson page 11