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Union officials deny loss of ‘student voice’

By Amanda Hoffstrom THE DAILY CARDINAL

Wisconsin Union officials denied allegations of studentworker mistreatment Thursday, after a group of students sent a letter to the Offices of the Dean of Students alleging management has deteriorated the vision of Memorial Union.

Thirtythree current and former number of students U n i o n who signed the letter alleging union employmismanagement ees sent the letter, which approximate “expressed number of student displeaemployees of sure” with the Union the new direction of Union Assistant Director for Facilities Paul Broadhead, who began working

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at the Union in spring 2007, the letter said.

The students said they represented the Building Services unit—overseen by Broadhead— as well as from the Rathskeller, Stiftskeller, Daily Scoop and building managers.

The students wrote that the working environment at the Union is “completely different to that of the Memorial Union of the past.” Broadhead was accused of assigning employees tasks not listed in their job description.

“We fear that the Memorial Union is going to lose the student voice that carried it into prominence and importance for many organizations and students on this campus,” the letter said.

In response to the letter, Wisconsin Union Director Mark Guthier said of more than 700 student workers, the 33 students who chose to sign the let-

Employees charged in Union theft Five former Stiftskeller employees cited for stealing nearly $15,000

By Katrina Rust THE DAILY CARDINAL

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office decided Thursday to uphold the terms of one of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s three previously contested stem-cell patents.

The approved patent, “913,” which describes the replication of in-vitro culturing of human embryonic stem cells, and two other patents still under investigation were created to protect UW-Madison stem-cell researcher James Thomson’s work.

Thomson Thomson was the first person to isolate and culture human embryonic stem cells, which he did in 1998.

Prior to that, Thomson cultured primate embry-

to fix facility problems noted by UW-Madison students, faculty, staff and Union members.

Guthier said to make Union buildings cleaner, customer service better, set up rooms properly for events and improve food options, “[This] means changing how [the Union] did things before.”

“While a few people may not like changes in their work schedules and patterns, the focus has been on the needs of the greater student body, campus community and Union membership,

The District Attorney’s office filed a criminal complaint Wednesday against five former employees of the Memorial Union’s Stiftskeller for allegedly stealing a total of nearly $15,000 from cash registers.

In October, Union Food Service Manager Jim Long reported an ongoing Stiftskeller theft problem to University of Wisconsin Police Department.

At the time, Long suspected a large number of employees had been stealing.

By the end of the month, Long narrowed the number of suspected employees to five bartenders who had the most void or no sale transactions from cash register records.

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Wisconsin Union officials said Thursday management changes have been necessary to improve the quality of Memorial Union. ter represent less than 5 percent of the student staff employed by the Wisconsin Union.

Wisconsin Union employees work in many different units at more than 10 campus buildings, including Ingraham Deli in Ingraham Hall and Open Book Cafe in College Library, among others.

“To allow the thoughts and feelings of a few unhappy employees to misrepresent the hard work of hundreds of students is unfortunate,” Guthier said.

According to Guthier, the primary focus of the Union is

U.S. patent office upholds WARF patent

By Staci Taustine

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onic stem cells.

All three patents were issued between 1995 and 2001 for these stem-cell discoveries. In April 2007, the Public Patent Foundation and the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights joined to ask the patent office to re-examine their validity.

“We think they are inappropriate and never should have been issued. We believe that while Jamie Thomson did significant work, it didn’t meet the requirement of being new and nonobvious,” said John Simpson, a spokesperson for the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights.

“Many people in the stem-cell research community felt that WARF was aggressively asserting the patents and hindering research.” patent page 3

Wisconsin to remain top player in biotechnology field

By Francesca Brumm THE DAILY CARDINAL

A disputed stem-cell patent held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation was upheld Thursday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

The patent was one of three held by WARF under review.

The decision to uphold the patent is raising questions about the future of stem-cell patent disputes as well as Wisconsin’s future in the biotech industry.

“It’s hard to say,” President of Wisconsin Stem Cell Now Inc. Ed Fallone said of future patent disputes. “It is an issue that will continue to be controversial.”

Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, is optimistic about what the ruling could mean for the biotechnology industry in the state of Wisconsin.

“The stem cell industry is expected to reach $10 billion a year by 2016. Wisconsin’s

goal is to attract ten percent of that,” Still said. “Because of patents and our research team, we have a very good chance at that.”

Fallone said that these patents would not necessarily preclude other groups from doing research, but they will ensure that Wisconsin remains a player in the industry.

Still likened the Wisconsin stem-cell industry to a “loss leadeffects page 3

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Members of the Luke Palmer Quartet entertain at Der Rathskeller on Thursday evening for the Jazz Jam, an opportunity for student musicians to perform with the house bands.

“…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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few days ago, my 10-yearold sister, Perri, called me with a pressing problem.

“My best friend has really bad breath,” she told me. “I don’t know what to do about it. If I tell her, she’ll get really mad at me.”

I contemplated this for a moment. I was expecting her to ask advice about dealing with a pissy school librarian, falling victim to the dreaded prepubescent silent treatment or a hiding a rotting body in the basement, but this was just dull. As much as I enjoyed being hailed as the social wisdom guru by my sister, I doubted anyone received this title from solving halitosis.

“Can’t you just deal with it?” I asked her, really wanting to get back to my Sunday night chips and salsa binge. “Your options are sort of lim-

ited here.”

“Kiera,” she said, slightly annoyed.

“It’s really gross.”

“How about gum?” I suggested.

“Not allowed in school.”

“Slip a note anonymously into her locker?”

“She knows my handwriting.”

“Teach her sign language?”

“I don’t think the teacher would let her speak in sign language if she’s not deaf.”

“Oh. Do we own a foghorn?”

“Kiera!”

This was immensely frustrating. I had already taught her to gracefully end a burnt-out relationship. I had shown her the art of convincing our parents to let her see PG-13 movies.

I had even explained that it’s not feasible to answer the question until we know how Sally came to acquire 21 apples and what sadistic ritual inspired her to divide them into seven equal piles.

Yet, after all my immeasurable accomplishments, I was unable to turn fish breath to minty fresh. The whole thing seemed so trivial. If I had the mental capacity to make it

through four years of high school and two and a half years of college, fourth grade should be a cinch.

In one last attempt at wisdom, I tried to recall what the fourth grade was like for me. I remembered failed plots to secure a seat at the cool lunch table, desperately trying to hide the fact that I wore a bra from the boys in my class and wondering if Sam Johnson’s ambiguous gender would be more apparent after puberty hit.

Things are undoubtedly more complicated for me now. Now, I have to make sure I’m marketable for a job in a year, figure out where to bury that body and solve the phenomenon of how to get along with my roommates.

But these aren’t the things that occupy my mind day-in and dayout. That morning, I was debating how badly yesterday’s socks would smell if I wore them again today.

I was constantly worrying that someone would notice how hard I laugh when people slip on the ice. And right now, I was contemplating whether or not my friends would notice/ridicule me if I ate the

entire 16 oz. bag of potato chips by myself. And that doesn’t seem much different than a best friend with rancid breath.

Even though the big things change with age, the little things tend to stay the same. So, I stopped beating myself up for my lack of prepubescent insight.

“The way I see it,” I said, “you have two choices: Either tell her you’d rather hibernate in Mick Jagger’s armpit than come within three feet of her open mouth, or just suck it up.”

“Really?” she asked, disappointed.

“Sorry Hun,” I said. “It’s all a part of growing up. I have to go. I have more important things to think about, like my future.”

As I curled up in front of the TV and finished my chips, I felt guilty about lying to my sister. But she doesn’t need to know things never really change. At least not until she’s old enough to pretend that they do.

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who have articulated that desire for us to improve in the areas mentioned.”

Guthier said some of the changes have not been easy.

Marc Kennedy, Wisconsin Union communications director, said the Union does not plan to internally investigate the letter’s allegations of unfair treatment from Broadhead.

“We can’t change our entire management structure because some people have gone public with some of their gripes,” Kennedy said.

“We have to do our best to make sure that the student segregated fee dollars that we receive are spent wisely.”

John Barnhardt, Wisconsin Union president and UWMadison senior, said the Union will not ignore the allegations, but “it was pretty difficult to pinpoint any specific problems with [Broadhead’s] management.”

“We’ll take a look at the concerns that were outlined ... It

would be my understanding that if it was a problem, we’d be hearing it from a few more people.”

Both Kennedy and Barnhardt said they did not understand why the letter was sent to the dean of students’ office, adding there are ways to address Union supervisors about employment issues.

“If someone got fired for theft, their opinion I don’t think has much validity,” Barnhardt said, referring to five employees who were charged for embezzling nearly $15,000 from the union.

The students did not specify in the letter what they wished the outcome of the matter to be. Student union employees did not return calls by press time or refused to go on the record.

The students sent the letter to Assistant Dean of Students Suzanne Jones on Wednesday.

Jones refused to comment on whether or not the ODOS will react to the situation.

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Compassionate Care for rape victims passes in state Senate

By Rebecca Autrey THE DAILY CARDINAL

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State Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, is one of the lead authors of the Compassionate Care for Rape Victims Bill.

The state Senate passed a bill Thursday that will require hospitals in Wisconsin to offer rape victims access to emergency contraception.

The Compassionate Care bill received bipartisan support and passed with a 25-6 vote.

Nadine Grantz, spokesperson for Senate Majority leader Judy Robson, D-Beloit, said many Wisconsin hospitals already provide rape victims with information about emergency contraception.

According to Grantz, the bill simply seeks to regulate care across the state to standards set by the American Medical Association.

“There is a lot of sense that [medical professionals] are very happy to have legislation that

UW ranks 13th nationally in 2007 fundraising

By Diana Savage THE DAILY CARDINAL

UW-Madison received more fundraising contributions than any other Big Ten school in 2007.

The university raised $325.3 million in funds, according to a survey by the Council for Aid to Education.

The contributions to the UW Foundation were up 7 percent from 2006, though contributions to UW-Madison as a whole have dropped by a slight .2 percent, according to Sandy Wilcox, president of the UW Foundation.

The UW Foundation receives gifts from dedicated alumni for research, Wilcox said.

“The other part of it is we have momentum,” Wilcox said.

“We’ve been at it for a while.”

UW-Madison ranked 13 out of the top 20 fundraising institutions in the amount of funds raised, according to the survey. Stanford University and Harvard University

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ranked the highest with $832.3 million and $614 million raised in 2007, respectively.

“Their students arrive as freshmen much wealthier than our students,” Wilcox said.

Wilcox said gifts and grants are about equal to state support in terms of the percentage included in UW-Madison’s budget.

Wilcox said it would be important for the next UW-Madison chancellor to deal directly with current donors like Chancellor John Wiley has in the past.

Gifts to the top 20 colleges and universities have increased by 6.3 percent but alumni gifts have declined, according to the survey.

The contributions received are important for endowing chairs and scholarships, according to Ann Kaplan, director of the annual Voluntary Support of Education Survey at the CAE. Kaplan said UW-Madison

received more money in contributions than smaller institutions because it has more things to raise it for, such as the medical school.

However, small liberal arts colleges receive proportionally more money than larger universities.

When institutions raise more money in a particular year, it is most likely because they are working toward a specific campaign goal.

Kaplan suggested colleges and universities focus their efforts on alumni rather than corporations.

“People have control over their assets,” Kaplan said. “They make charitable gifts.”

Universities are working on building better relationships with alumni to encourage them to give donations, Kaplan said.

“The thing that we would advocate for is making better records and engaging them in the institution as a whole,” Kaplan said.

makes it clear what the expectation is,” Grantz said.

Steve VanDinter, spokesperson for St. Mary’s hospital, said the bill will not change the hospital’s standard of care.

“We do offer emergency contraceptives to rape victims provided a pregnancy test shows the woman was not pregnant prior to the rape,” he said.

State Rep. Mark Pocan, DMadison, said in a statement he supported the bill and a woman’s right to emergency contraception.

He introduced legislation similar to the Compassionate Care bill in the state Assembly for the past seven years.

“The Senate vote today cast partisan politics aside and did the right thing for rape victims,” he said.

The bill faced opposition from religious and pro-life groups in Wisconsin, who see the contraceptives as a form of abortion.

The anti-abortion group Pro-life Wisconsin has opposed the bill since its introduction.

According to the Medical Examining Board Policy, doctors who do not inform sexual assault victims of their right to emergency contraception could be “subject to discipline for unprofessional conduct.”

State Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, said in an e-mail that “medical students should be informed about this new policy.”

Gov. Jim Doyle has been a supporter of the Compassionate Care bill and is expected to sign the bill soon.

union theft from page 1 In December 2007, police investigators bought beer from Stiftskeller employee Adam Lisner with marked money. When police later confronted Lisner they discovered he had pocketed the marked cash. Lisner admitted to taking $150 from the register on a good night, according to the complaint.

Police also confronted employee Anthony Moore, who admitted to stealing money from the register.

“You got me! I’m sick of trying to be deceptive. I’ll tell you what you want to hear,” Moore said, according to the complaint.

Moore told police skimming from the till is part of the “culture” of the Stiftskeller. He said it is common for Stiftskeller employees to hit the ‘no sale’ button on the register when they receive exact change and keep it as a tip.

“That is not just stealing from the Union, it’s stealing from other students who pay fees to operate the Union,” Director of the

Wisconsin Union Mark Guthier said in a statement.

The other three employees charged in the criminal complaint are UW-Madison students Erik Kopperud, Katherine Lee and Daniel Ursin. Lisner is the only defendant who is not a student.

The defendants are charged with Class A Misdemeanors and if convicted at the maximum penalty may face fines of $10,000, imprisonment for nine months or both.

UWPD Officer Erik Pearce said he could not comment on whether the police are investigating other employees.

The Union is working to implement new crime prevention strategies during employee training, according to UW Police Detective Anthony Curtis.

“Different courses will be given to those employees or future employees in regards to handling cash and customer service to try to prevent this from happening in the future,” Curtis said.

Campaign finance reform bills pass in Senate committee

By Megan Orear THE DAILY CARDINAL

Special Session Bill 1, a combination of several proposed campaign finance reform bills, passed out of the state Senate Committee on Campaign Finance Reform, Rural Issues and Information Technology Thursday.

SSB-1 is the result of a compromise between Sen. Michael Ellis, R-Neenah, and Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Waunakee, and treats both political parties equally, according to Julie Laundrie, spokesperson for Sen. Erpenbach.

Even though the Senate is likely to pass the bill, it will face a tough challenge from the Republican-controlled state Assembly, according to Jay Heck,

executive director of the ethics reform group Common Cause in Wisconsin.

Heck said Assembly leadership has previously held up finance reform bills.

However, according to Heck, Assembly leadership should allow this bill to be withdrawn from committee and voted on because it would be beneficial to Wisconsin.

“I think people in Wisconsin are sick and tired of the nastiness of these campaigns, the expense, the special interest domination ... I think people are ready for reform,” Heck said.

According to Carrie Lynch, spokesperson for Sen. Russ Decker, D-Weston, it is unlikely

the Assembly will pass SSB-1 if they do not act on the Impartial Justice Bill, a reform bill regarding Supreme Court elections that Assembly leadership has not allowed to be withdrawn from committee.

Mike McCabe, director of the ethics reform group Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, said he believes SSB-1 would pass in the Senate and Assembly, but the future of the bill will come down to whether or not Assembly leaders allow it to be acted on.

“It’s a good sign that the Senate is willing to bring these bills up for vote ... the fate of reform really depends on whether or not the Assembly is willing to do the same,” McCabe said.

Public forum will address revisions to UW conduct policies The UW-Madison Offices of the Dean of Students are holding a public comment forum March 4 to address the proposed changes to state rules on student conduct.

Under review are the standards and procedures for addressing student nonacademic misconduct and conduct on university land by students and nonstudents alike, according to the UW System.

Revisions to the state rules aim to establish clear guidelines for students, student affair administrators, UW police officers, other employees and visitors on all UW System campuses.

The UW System committee charged with reviewing current policy consists of campus representatives and students and is expected to make recommendations to the UW System Board of Regents in April.

Following the committee’s recommendation, the Regents will submit the new rules to state lawmakers to become enacted into new UW System policies.

The forum will be open to the entire campus, and UW-Madison community members are encouraged to submit suggestions regarding the procedures at http://www.wisconsin. edu/admincode/feedback.htm.

patent from page 1 Jill Ladwig, spokesperson for WARF, said the allegations that the patents impeded research were “ludicrous” because Wisconsin has shipped the stem cells to hundreds of researchers around the world in 25 countries and 40 states.

Simpson said the patent office’s decision to uphold Patent 913 is merely a part of the circle of “non-final action” because his office plans to pursue further re-examination.

“We will repeal this particular patent through

effects from page 1 er” in marketing because its visibility attracts other areas of biotechnology to the state.

Both men agree that the potential outcomes of stemcell research are far more important than the controversies that surround it. “[The issue is] more about what should be the nation’s policy toward doing research and developing cures using

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the Patent Office Board of Appeals, which frequently overturns decisions made by examiners,” he said.

Nevertheless, WARF views the decision to uphold the terms of Patent 913 as a single victory in its ongoing effort to have all three patents accepted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

“It confirms what we’ve believed all along, which is that Dr. Thomson’s inventions are patentable—we’ve always believed that and we still, of course, believe that,” Ladwig said. human genetic material,” Fallone said. “The patent issue is beside [the] point.”

According to Still, the medical advances being made using stem cell research will allow humans to live longer, more productive and more comfortable lives.

“The work going on here will be looked back on in 20 years as changing the future of medicine,” Still said.

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Black Lips talk to the Cardinal about their return to Madison

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Madison in a ‘lip’ lock

By Kyle Sparks THE DAILY CARDINAL

When Black Lips tour, they don’t mess around. On Feb. 1 Black Lips embarked on a twomonth trek spanning Washington to New York, then down to Tennessee and home again in Atlanta. By the time the 51day trek finishes, Black Lips will have played 42 shows, including a stretch this weekend with two shows in Madison Friday, followed by another two in Chicago on Saturday.

“We tried to dirty it up a little, but it’s really not that clean compared to most records that come out these days.”

Joe Bradley drummer/vocalist Black Lips PHOTO COURTESY DANIEL ARNOLD

Atlanta quartet Black Lips have a reputation for rowdy shows and are more than ready to rock Madison this weekend.

When Black Lips play their shows, they don’t mess around either. The group has gained international notoriety for their raucous live acts, which often include fights, urine, vomit and the like. Last February, the insanity that is Black Lips live was captured on record and released to the world.

Whereas most live records are met with criticism for being nothing more than poorly played and poorly recorded pleas for cash, Los Valientes Del Mundo Nuevo was recorded in a bar in Tijuana and received praise for actually relaying the energy from the show on the album. For the cynics it was just noise, but all of that changed in September last year.

While America was transfixed on the record sales of rap icons Kanye West and 50 Cent, arguably the best album released that day came from a group of guys from Atlanta still vying for respect. Good Bad Not Evil is a

little more polished than their earlier albums, but it’s still the same Black Lips.

“We tried to dirty it up a little,” said drummer/vocalist Joe Bradley in an interview, “but it’s really not that clean compared to most records that come out these days.”

Riding the wave of success from last year’s two stellar albums, Black Lips’ work ethic refuses to let them take a break. They’re still writing songs on the road, and, as Bradley tells the Cardinal, they have other projects in the works, too.

“Some producer sought us out to play the role of a band to be the main characters of a movie called ‘Let It Be,’” said Bradley.

“We’re roughly supposed to be a band that existed in the 1980’s in the DIY scene.”

“Let It Be”—a film not titled for the Beatles, but the legendary album by the Replacements—was supposed to be underway this

summer, but will be delayed.

“It looks like it’ll take a little bit longer, so hopefully we’ll have the summer to record and have a new album out for the fall.”

“It’s always good that the audience is feeling the energy that we’re trying to project.”

Joe Bradley drummer/vocalist Black Lips

However, Black Lips don’t confine their tastes to just the rockabilly and “flower punk” that they play.

“We love southern rap. I mean, you can take or leave some of it, but for the most part it’s pretty awesome. Especially, like, Three 6 Mafia and Outkast,” Bradley said.

“And we really love DJ Assault. He

does all kinds of awesome mashups and he’s got a good sense of humor in his music.”

Despite producing great albums, Bradley said that rap acts do not translate live like Black Lips.

“See that’s the problem: Live rap is really boring. I mean ... there are very few rap groups that can actually put on a decent live show. Most of the time it’s like 20 dudes on stage with towels and microphones going ‘what, what,’ and it’s really not that exciting.”

Live shows with Black Lips, on the other hand, are completely different.

Currently consisting of Cole Alexander on vocals and guitar, Jared Swilley on vocals and bass guitar, Joe Bradley on vocals and drums and Ian Saint Pé on guitar, Black Lips create a potent mixture of energy, enthusiasm and straight-up jams at each of their shows. According to Bradley, a

big portion of a show’s success depends on the audience.

“It’s always good that the audience is feeling the energy that we’re trying to project. As long as they can revert that energy back to us, that’s the most important thing because then you have a really good show ... When the crowd’s just absorbing energy it’s a lot more difficult to overcome.”

But crowd support must not be too hard to come by, as Black Lips’ reputation precedes them.

With unruly stage antics and raw jams, Black Lips promise to leave their mark on the Rathskellar.

Black Lips play Madison where: Memorial Union, the Rathskellar when: Friday at 9:30 p.m. cost: free

Critics hail Gibney’s Oscar-winning ‘Taxi to the Dark Side’

By Kevin Slane THE DAILY CARDINAL

For all of you who watched the Oscars last Sunday—which was not many, considering the record-low ratings—you may remember the Best Documentary category in which three of the five documentaries were about the current war in Iraq. While all were critically acclaimed, it’s hard to argue with the winner, Alex Gibney’s military torture documentary “Taxi to the Dark Side.”

Nothing can prepare the viewer for the in-depth look Gibney takes at the U.S. torture policies in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Although most people have heard the sound bites about waterboarding and seen the Abu Ghraib prison tor-

ture photos, nothing can prepare the viewer for the in-depth look Gibney takes at the U.S. torture policies in Afghanistan and Iraq and the terrible consequences these policies have had on those imprisoned at the various military prisons in the Middle East.

The film’s title is derived from the case of an Afghan taxi driver named Dilawar, who died in 2002 at Bagram Air Base. As the documentary begins, the soldiers interviewed initially hesitate before opening up to the cameras, claiming Dilawar was a member of a terrorist plot, and they were justified in their treatment.

One soldier states he only recalls Dilawar as a body with a bag over its head. One soldier describes his expertise in mental and physical torture, while another lists the different ways soldiers were ordered to treat their inmates. As the soldiers realize how grisly their stories are, they defend themselves, saying their orders came straight from the top.

Even a week later, many of the

images from this movie are still seared into my head. From a prisoner who bashes his head on the rock wall until it’s a bloody mess, to the stomachchurning footage of soldiers forcing a prisoner to masturbate in front of them. One could feel a similar sensation watching the movie “Teeth,” but that over-the-top absurd horrorviolence was fake, whereas this is very real. It’s hard to put into words what this footage conveys, but anyone who sees this movie will certainly have second thoughts about the U.S. torture policy.

Juxtaposed with this footage is documentary footage from former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Justice Department lawyer John Yoo and others defending their calls to suspend the Geneva Convention and allow torturous treatments like waterboarding. Gibney’s film covers a wide swath of people, even showing John McCain both today times and footage from his days of being a P.O.W.

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Alex Gibney’s devastating documentary about U.S. torture policies deserves its Best Documentary Oscar.

Showing McCain brings a real sense of the present to the film.

Many people recall the leaked photos from Abu Ghraib. There was media uproar, people were offended, but in time, people

moved on. Gibney shows that this prevalent problem of unchecked torture is inhumane and immoral.

And despite what the unaware public may think, this problem is not going away.

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assault on pact a product of greed

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isconsin Republicans have never exhibited much concern for the local environment. In fact, they have long favored aggressive road-building projects, invasive mining and relaxed emissions standards as vital segments of the state’s ecosystem perish. The latest GOP assault, this time on the pact that governs usage of Great Lakes water across eight states and two Canadian provinces, is yet another example of rightwing politicians putting big business and rampant consumption ahead of the greater good.

Perhaps we should expect nothing less. State Rep. Scott Gunderson, R-West Salem, is leading the charge, calling the Assembly to reject the pact since it makes Wisconsin too dependent on other governments in determining water usage. It sounds nice, but it is also a lie.

What Gunderson and other Republicans would really like is the chance to funnel water off the shores of Lake Michigan and deliver it to sprawling suburbs and eager businesses that lie west of the pact’s boundaries. Never mind telling people who live where water is scarce that they should use less. Instead, the argument goes, walk away from successful agreements, bully state Democrats in Congress and use as much as you please.

It is probably too much to expect politicians like Gunderson, or his ally, state Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch, R-West Salem, to enjoy alliances with other governments. Their party, after all, brought America the Iraq War and has supported a president who seems to view political disagree-

ments with outright contempt.

But something more is at stake.

If the right wing gets what it wants and Wisconsin walks away from the pact, it will only be a matter of time before Great Lakes water is being sold to the highest bidder, regardless of environmental and economic consequences. Las Vegas politicians are already sniffing around the Midwest in hopes of keeping their artificially hydrated city growing.

Might they shake the right hands and soon find a steady water supply from Wisconsin?

For years, the right has denounced scientists and politicians who dare to question irresponsible patterns of consumption. The environmentalists are putting people second, they claim, and would rather a person suffer than a rare bird or fish.

That line of thinking, however, has already brought on rapid climate change, a crippling lack of water in many parts of the country and a series of wars in the Middle East. Those consequences have direct and painful effects on humans, although poor people are more likely to suffer, and they, coincidentally, do not drive the Republican Party.

Gov. Doyle has so far supported the Great Lakes Pact and hopefully will continue to do so. The agreement exists for a reason, namely to prevent reckless and harmful use of such an important water source. But Democrats in the Assembly should take the issue a step further and call Gunderson and others to account for their greediness and willingness to cater to the rich and powerful rather than Wisconsin and the Midwest as a whole.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Evolution is not science, it’s religion In response to Ryan Dashek’s column “Evolution should be taught in classrooms,” The article laid out three points: Evolution is science while creation is religion, teaching anything other than evolution in classrooms would be detrimental to student development and belief in evolution does not necessarily equate a disbelief in God. Because the opinion given was all based on a belief and not facts or truth, I’d like to present a few facts for consideration.

First, operational science is a systematic approach to an understanding that uses observable, testable, repeatable and falsifiable experimentation to understand how nature commonly behaves. Neither creation nor evolution are observable, testable, repeatable and falsifiable. Each is based on a philosophical belief about how the Earth began.

Next, the formation of the Earth, and all life on it, was a one-time event. Only through our point of view can we comment on

our beginnings. Many areas of biology fall into Operational Science.

Where evolution diverges, it is based on an interpretation of events, not repeatable experimentation.

Evolution is mathematically impossible. In probability, an occurrence with a 1 x 10-50 chance of happening is considered a mathematical impossibility. It has been calculated the formation of a 100 amino-acid protein assembling by random chance is 4.9 x 10-191.

Teaching Creationism is not detrimental to student development.

Carolus Linnaeus (the Linnaeus Method is used for classifying the species) was a creationist and a giant in the field of biology.

And, if given the choice of believing I am the progeny of a random convergence of chemicals in some pond scum or believing I am fearfully and wonderfully made by the Creator, my choice is the latter.

—Casey Martin UW-Madison Academic Staff

Housing policies key to fighting homelessness

By Ryan Seib THE DAILY CARDINAL

Homelessness is an economic sideeffect that can either be minimized through proper procedure or thrive with incorrect economic funding allocation. In other words, the occurrence, persistence and incidence of homelessness represent a failure of public policy.

Public policy initiatives generally address several main causes: lack of jobs, unaffordable housing and underfunded shelters. Additional causes that affect homeless people, such as mental or physical illness, are rarely addressed formally. Despite the abundance of issues to consider, however, usually the case is that very little needs to be done to substantially benefit many homeless people, and creating affordable housing presents the greatest possible solution to the problem.

Dealing with homelessness and its related causes has always been difficult to do within a human rights framework. Sure, the city can outlaw begging and have police officers go on “sweeps” to relocate homeless people from the area, but such tactics are typically frowned upon.

Cities such as Toronto, Victoria and Chicago have tried taking the issue up in a different way, namely by the use of zoning laws to restrict homeless access to public lands.

Unfortunately, public zoning has no room for reasonable accommodations of people. Zoning is geared toward land and buildings rather than the inhabitants of them.

Essentially, zoning implementations criminalise the act of begging and loitering. Generally, the use of public areas as any sort of temporary rest area becomes an easily overenforceable trend. In such situations, it is obvious that police authority is misused and overtaxed, people suffer from a loss of their rights and essentially no solution is reached since relocated homeless are still homeless, just in a different area.

To date, the most effective measures are those employed by Liverpool in the United Kingdom and Brisbane in Australia. These measures feature

staffed social workers on city payroll meant to assist homeless people. This is an adequate approach, but perhaps the greatest reduction measures seen in research studies come from the Melbourne Law School. These studies highlight the importance of housing, claiming that “fiscal and public policy measures to increase access to adequate housing—that is, housing that enables people to live in security, peace and dignity—constitute integral components of a holistic and sustainable policy response to begging and to poverty reduction more generally.”

Similarly, statistics show that criminal offenses are down by 20 percent in areas with decent, affordable housing. These results are a product of the Social Exclusion Unit in Britain’s Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, focusing on the successful practices noted in the cities above.

One researcher found that providing affordable housing to homeless and impoverished individuals actually saved the city money—to the tune of an $8,000 or $12,000 annual reduction in shelter costs.

Homelessness is a complex and multifaceted issue, and one that is intertwined with instances of begging, poverty, drug dependency and inadequate housing. The city of Madison can take many stances on this issue.

The proper approach to begging and homelessness requires a coordinated and inter-agency response that values individual human rights. This response also needs to address the issue from a preventative standpoint, which is necessary to account for cause-and-effect on our impoverished fellow citizens.

Ryan Seib is a junior majoring in English. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Stakes are high as Badgers head to St. Cloud State UW needs points to ensure home ice in the playoffs

By Nate Carey THE DAILY CARDINAL

It’s now or never for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team.

After a disappointing series in Minnesota last weekend, which UW lost 3-of-4 points, it is time for the Badgers to make a stand or fall to the wayside.

The Badgers (10-11-5 WCHA, 14-13-7 overall) head to St. Cloud State this weekend in what has quickly become the pivotal series in determining the WCHA Playoffs.

Wisconsin currently sits in sole possession of fourth place, which would give the Badgers home ice in the first round of the postseason. However, the Huskies—along

with Minnesota State—are only one point behind Wisconsin.

Minnesota State plays Colorado College this weekend and will definitely have its hands full with the first-place Tigers.

As for Wisconsin, anything less than a split will knock UW out of fourth place, and, depending on how Minnesota State fairs, out of the top-five teams in the conference, forcing Wisconsin to hit the road in the first round of the WCHA Playoffs.

Overall, the Badgers lead the series against the Huskies 38-20-8 and have done surprisingly well at the National Hockey Center with a record of 12-9-4.

The Huskies are once again led by their dynamic pair of sophomore forwards Ryan Lasch and Andreas Nodl. Lasch leads the team with 44 points (21 goals, 23 assists) while Nodl takes a close second with 39 points (17, 22).

The Huskies have also received

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from returning, Murphy said, was the so-called grind of the season.

“He wants to make sure he’s ready to put himself through that again before he makes a decision to come back,” he said.

Murphy said word from Favre would come before the end of the month. That’s early for Favre, and it reflects the fact that, all factors considered, this is not too tough of a decision.

E-mail Jon at bortin@wisc.edu to make a wager as to when Favre will make his decision.

him to shoot. I think Flowers has really improved his game and he brings the tenacity defensively.”

The win keeps Wisconsin on pace to grab at least share the Big Ten title if it FLOWERS wins its last two games.

“We are worried about the next one, but we do realize what’s out there,” Butch said. “It was one of

great play from freshman forward Garrett Roe, who has a total of 38 points (17, 21).

The trio of Lasch, Nodl and Roe currently fill the top three spots in the WCHA, as they are all averaging over 1.22 points per game.

There is no doubt that St. Cloud State has the firepower to crush any opponent, which is why UW junior goaltender Shane Connelly will be crucial for the Badgers.

Connelly currently holds a 2.41 GAA. However, that number is misleading. Connelly has played very well during the second half of the season, and his one hiccup came last weekend in Minnesota, where he gave up a total of seven goals.

If Wisconsin gets into a shootout with the Huskies, it could be tough for the Badgers to come out of the weekend unscathed and with home ice in the first round, but that is not to say the our goals when we started the season so we realize we have a great opportunity. We have two games left.”

UW needs some help, though, if they want to win it outright.

Indiana travels to Michigan State Sunday and Purdue faces Ohio State on the road Tuesday.

Asked if he was going to watch Indiana’s and Purdue’s games, Ryan brought up one logistical complication.

“I don’t have the Big Ten network so that’s going to be a problem,” he said.

For the record, the IndianaMichigan State game is on CBS.

Badgers do not have the ability to score.

Freshman forward Kyle Turris continues to lead the team in points with 30 (11, 19) and junior forward Ben Street is still in second with 28 (12, 16).

In the end, however, it will come down to which team is ready. Wisconsin has had trouble getting off to a good start during the last two weekends, and has had to battle its way back. With a sweep against St. Cloud State, Wisconsin will virtually clinch home ice. Anything less and the Badgers will have to wait for the results of other games, including the final weekend of WCHA play next weekend.

Now is the time for the Badgers to put the pieces together, as they have tried to do all season.

The Badgers need to have a good showing in St. Cloud, otherwise fans will be making travel plans very soon.

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Gant coldly made both free throws to put Wisconsin up for good, 6967.

Wisconsin outscored Michigan (9-8, 16-11) 51-31 in the second STONE half, marking the Badgers’ largest comeback this season.

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Junior forward Ben Street and the Badgers need to produce this weekend if they do not want to hit the road in the playoffs.

with 14 points, with Karel and senior forward Danielle Ward adding 11 points apiece.

With the win, the Badgers are currently in a sixth-place tie in the conference and are racing to the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis.

The Badgers will host Iowa (12-5, 19-9) in the Big Ten season finale Sunday at noon at the Kohl Center. Four seniors— Anderson, Janese Banks, Ivana Mijalcevic and Ward—will also be honored as they say goodbye to their storied careers at Wisconsin.

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MSU no match for UW’s defense

JON BORTIN the bort report

By Adam Hoge THE DAILY CARDINAL

Relax Green Bay, Favre’s decision is a no-brainer

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ither the last throw of Brett Favre’s career will have cost his team a Super Bowl appearance against a prime-forupset New England Patriots team, or his legacy could end on a more upbeat note.

We don’t need anybody—even the president of the Green Bay Packers—to tell us which one will be the case. Common sense alone already bespeaks the answer.

But Mark Murphy, who recently took over the front office position of Bob Harlan, still told goers to the Milwaukee Press Club lunch what is practically certain.

“My guess is that he will come back,” Murphy, the former athletic director at Northwestern, said on Wednesday.

While Murphy demurred to talk about his conversations with Favre, he did say that the organization expected to hear soon about a decision “A lot of the expectations will ride on whether Brett Favre will come back,” Murphy said to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

“Certainly if he comes back it gives us our best chance to get to the Super Bowl and have another great year.”

That right there is why—not to drop a bombshell—Favre will be back. There is percentage in coming back because the Packers, in the absence of major injuries—are a playoff team by default in the NFC North.

Green Bay deserved to get to the Super Bowl all the way up until kickoff on Jan. 20. From that point forward, though, it became clear that the game-planning was not good enough. Plain and simple, the Packers were outcoached and outplayed by a team peaking at precisely the right moment.

It should not have come down to Corey Webster’s interception against Favre. The game should have been over shortly after Lawrence Tynes set up for a 37-yard field goal.

Nevertheless, Favre took a lot of the blame, and the context for him makes it worse. If he goes out on that pass, that play will come in the same breath as the fatal playoff errors that would mark the second half of his career: St. Louis, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Minnesota.

You can bet that the Packers will not make the same mistake they made against the Giants. Going in as 7 1⁄2 point favorites, Green Bay for some reason undervalued its running game when it was at its best. That’s on the coaching staff, which should get a pass from everyone except themselves for last year’s efforts.

When Favre comes back, he’ll be welcomed not only by a more experienced coaching staff, but also better players. They’re better for having gone through two playoff games and having come up short.

What’s different heading into next year is that the Packers will have an established running back, more help on the offensive line and additions to the secondary.

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In a record-setting night at the Kohl Center, the Badgers’ defense arose to the occasion in arguably its best performance yet.

Driven by a stiff defensive effort from senior guard Michael Flowers, the UW men’s basketball team topped Michigan State 57-42 Thursday night, winning a schoolrecord 14th conference game to regain sole possession of first place in the Big Ten standings.

Flowers finished with only nine points, but held senior guard Drew Neitzel to just three points on 1-of-10 shooting.

“Tenacious,” sophomore guard Trevon Hughes said, describing his teammate. “He never stops, he just keeps going. He has a motor. I don’t know, I think he feeds off of oil. He doesn’t eat regular food. I’m praising my teammate because I want to play defense just like that.”

Hughes and the rest of the Badgers played defense at least close enough to Flowers’ level, as the Spartans’ 42 points were the least UW has given up in Big Ten play this season.

Neitzel was not the only Spartan who struggled from the floor. UW junior guard Joe Krabbenhoft held MSU’s top scorer, Raymar Morgan, to just seven points on 3-of-7 shooting.

Michigan State had a good night defensively too, holding Wisconsin to just 39 percent shooting, but the Badgers hit the shots when they needed to, particularly in the last 7:43 when

Wisconsin went on a 18-8 run to close the game. Senior forward Brian Butch, who hit 4-of-6 3pointers in a night when he led all scorers with 16 points, nailed two shots from beyond the arc in that stretch.

“We had a couple missed assignments when Butch hit some of those threes,” MSU head coach Tom Izzo said. “I was disappointed because we had gone over that.”

Butch has now hit 15-of-25 3-pointers in the last nine games after hitting just three all season before that stretch.

“[Flowers] has a motor ... I think he feeds off of oil.”

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Even more impressive on offense was Wisconsin’s one turnover on the game, a school record.

“How many times do you see a game with a team with one turnover against a team that plays pretty good D and will get into your shorts? I’ve never coached in a game where that has happened,” head coach Bo Ryan said.

Wisconsin led 28-22 at halftime, but the offense went dry in the second half as UW hit just three field goals in the first 12 minutes before going on the

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Senior forward Brian Butch shot well against Michigan State, leading Wisconsin with 16 points and seven rebounds. crucial 18-8 run. And it was that defensive minded guy who stepped up in the drought to keep Wisconsin ahead. Flowers scored all nine of his points in that stretch and then went back to shutting down Neitzel. At

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Down 18 at half, Wisconsin battles back for win

By Jay Messar THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Senior guard Jolene Anderson led Wisconsin with 14 points, but was not the only Badger to get a hot hand in Friday’s victory.

Sophomore guard Teah Gant sunk two clutch free throws with just seconds left to cap off a miraculous comeback Thursday night at Chrisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich., defeating Michigan 69-67.

“The stars were lined up our way tonight,” Wisconsin head coach Lisa Stone said.

Wisconsin (9-8 Big Ten, 1610 overall) came back from a 20point deficit in the second half to seal its fifth-straight win.

Wisconsin started the game ice cold, mustering just 18 points on 21 percent shooting in the first half. The Wolverines completely stifled the Badger offense, packing in the zone down low.

Michigan shot nearly 60 percent from the field in the first session, including 5-for-10 from behind the arc to go up 36-18 at the break.

Jessica Minnfield had 13 points in the first half on 5for-6 shooting, including three 3-pointers. Minnfield led the Wolverines with 15 points on the night.

“At halftime I talked about embarrassment, I talked about lack of energy, lack of character, who wants it more,” Stone said.

“Michigan obviously wanted it more.”

Whatever Stone told her squad in the locker room worked, as Wisconsin came out a completely different team.

It was raining threes for the

Badgers in the second half, as they finally found their touch.

Wisconsin hit three-straight to cut the Wolverines’ lead to 11 with 12 minutes remaining.

Michigan could not get a hand up fast enough, as three more 3-pointers by sophomore guard Rae Lin D’Alie, freshman guard Alyssa Karel and senior guard Jolene Anderson brought the Badgers to within four points with just over eight minutes to go. The Badger bench went wild as Karel nailed another 3-pointer with 5:49 to go, giving the Badgers their first lead all night, 55-54.

“The stars were lined up our way tonight.”

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Up by one point with under a minute to go, Banks and Dunham each made 1-of-2 from the line, putting the Badgers up 67-64.

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