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Wis. Supreme Court may rule on ‘right of conscience’ By Rebecca Autrey THE DAILY CARDINAL

Neil Noesen, a pharmacist from Menomonie, Wis., appealed to the state Supreme Court Thursday after he was sanctioned for refusing to ﬁll a woman’s birth-control prescription. The decision of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, which upheld the ruling against Noesen on March 25, said he was the only pharmacist working at the Menomonie Kmart when he declined to ﬁll the prescription in 2002. According to the Associated Press, Noelsen denied the woman birth control because of his religious beliefs and said the ruling violates his “right of conscience” to refuse to provide birth control. He also refused to disclose the relevant information needed to transfer the prescription to another pharmacy. As a result, Noesen was disciplined by the Department of Licensing and Regulation. Alta Charo, a UW-Madison professor of law and bioethics, said the issue at hand is the fact that Noesen, a devout Roman Catholic, did not make his objection to contraceptives known to Kmart when

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Pharmacist appeals birthcontrol ruling he was hired. Charo also said by declining to ﬁll or transfer the prescription, Noesen essentially stole the prescription out of the patient’s hands and left the patient with no control over her own medication. Michael Hichborne, the media director for the anti-abortion organization American Life League, said a Supreme Court decision in favor of the patient would be harmful to human rights across the country. “To coerce somebody to do something within his job that he disbelieves or believes is wrong is tyrannical. It’s an infringement on his ability to live within the rights of his own conscience,” he said. According to Nicole Safar, a legal and policy analyst with Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Noesen’s refusal to ﬁll the prescription was unprofessional and put the patient at risk. “From Planned Parenthood’s perspective, we believe that the laws in Wisconsin that govern pharmacy are really clear on what the duties of a pharmacist are, and that is to dispense legal prescriptions, birth control being one of them,” she said. If the case does go to the Supreme Court, Safar said she is unsure what the result would be. Justice Mike Gableman, a strong supporter of antiabortion policies, was elected to the court in early April and begins his term August 1.

Television personality Jerry Springer discusses political convictions and pop culture at the Orpheum Theatre in Madison Thursday night. CHARLIE BAKER THE DAILY CARDINAL

TV host Jerry Springer advocates free speech, health care to students By Katrina Rust THE DAILY CARDINAL

Talk show host Jerry Springer shared his stance on political issues at a talk sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Hillel at the Orpheum Theatre Thursday night. Although addressing political issues might seem out of character for the host of a show with episodes such as “I Married My Horse,” Springer spoke from his experience serving as the mayor of Cincinnati, a TV news anchor and city councilman. Springer explained that the reasons he defends his “outrageous” show come from his strong beliefs in tolerance and freedom to pursue the American dream.

Springer speaks at campuses across the country because he believes this dream may be out of reach for some Americans. He warned students their generation is the ﬁrst to face the likelihood that they will not make a better life for themselves than their parents. The most glaring issue to Springer is an inefﬁcient health-care system. He urged students to demand that politicians provide universal health care instead of spending billions of dollars on national defense. “You can’t protect America if you don’t protect Americans. You can’t protect your family if you can’t provide health insurance,” Springer said.

Crazylegs team to honor UW pharmacy student; Ron Dayne to be grand marshall By Rachel Holzman THE DAILY CARDINAL

A group of more than 60 runners will participate in the 27th annual Crazylegs Classic Saturday in memory of UW-Madison pharmacy school student Adam Nickel. Nickel died suddenly after completing last month’s Little Rock Marathon in Arkansas because of a rare and difficultto-detect heart condition. Nickel was an avid runner and accomplished maraCHARLIE BAKER/CARDINAL FILE PHOTO thoner finishing his third year of pharMore than 60 runners for Saturday’s Crazylegs Classic will run in honor of UW student macy school at the time of his death. and marathoner Adam Nickel who died suddenly of a rare heart condition in March. In his remembrance, Nickel’s friends, along with Group Health Cooperative, where Nickel interned, formed the Balzar said. Scholarship Fund. Recipients of the scholRemembering Adam Nickel team. “Adam would be in awe of how many arship will be decided by a committee “Crazylegs was Adam’s favorite race to people are coming out to show their sup- based on “passion for athletics, exercise, run, so we decided to run it in his honor,” port and help us remember him and would benefits to health, employment during said Nickel’s friend and co-worker at GHC love the fact that people are getting out Pharmacy School in a clinical environment Sarah Ann Balzar. and doing something active, one of Adam’s and putting learning into immediate action Friends, co-workers and people who favorite things to do,” Balzar said. to help patients,” said Diane Stojanovich, never met Nickel but were inspired by The UW School of Pharmacy also crazylegs page 3 his story are all part of the RAN Team, established the Adam Nickel Memorial

Although young people may think they don’t need health insurance, Springer said this is foolish because the future is unpredictable. “No matter how healthy you think you are, you never know who’s going to ram into you when you’re in your car. You never know when your next doctor appointment will bring you bad news. You just don’t know.” Springer’s convictions about freedom of access to health care extend to his beliefs on freedom of speech, motivating him to defend the right of people to share their stories on his show. springer page 3

NCAA honors UW teams for academics The NCAA honored the Wisconsin women’s volleyball and men’s cross country teams Thursday with Academic Performance Program public recognition awards. The awards are given to NCAA Division I sports teams based on multiyear Academic Progress Rate scores, which will be announced May 6 for all 6,110 Division I sports teams. Teams receiving public recognition awards are academically in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. UW-Madison is one of 33 schools to receive an award in men’s cross country and one of 41 schools to receive an award in women’s volleyball. “[We’re] proud of the students, their coaches and the academic support personnel that have all teamed up to make it a very successful chapter in Badger athletics,” said Vince Sweeney, senior associate athletic director for external relations. Sweeney said the UW Athletic Department works to support UW-Madison’s academic services with personnel, funding and facilities to encourage all athletes to do well in school. “I think [the] recognition of volleyball and awards page 3

“…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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’ve always thought guilt was a funny thing. As the daughter of a Jewish mother, feeling guilty is as natural as feeling hungry or tired, as is true of my mom and her mom and so on. It’s not really their fault, it’s more like a cultural trait we’re all obligated to pass on to our children. But it’s awful. Like someone Tasering me 20 times before plopping down next to me and berating me mercilessly for a few hours. To avoid this horrible guilt at all costs, I have learned to twist stories in my favor to evade that scornful glare that turns my stomach inside out. “Why doesn’t that Johnson girl ever come over anymore? Aren’t you two still friends?” my mom asked me in the sixth grade. I imagined telling her that my

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friend’s new haircut made her look like a boy, a defiant act on her part that had resulted in her expulsion from my group of friends. If I were to be seen with her, I might face the same fate. My mom’s brown eyes would have briefly turned red with rage, then quickly faded to melancholy gray. She would have sighed mournfully and pursed her lips before walking away without saying anything. During this act, I’d feel my insides being ripped out of me. Then I would’ve wished I’d chosen to dedicate my life as a servant to the outcast she-male rather than ever see my mom do that again. I contemplated this inevitable phenomenon and then made my decision. “She’s totally crazy,” I told her. “She eats sandwiches made out of clipped nails and melted Barbie dolls.” “Eeeuw,” my mom said. “That’s disgusting.” I don’t think little Jenna Johnson ever figured out why my mom brought her Malibu Barbie and a lighter on my birthday instead of

the cupcake everyone else got. The trend continued as I got older and entered my college years. Although for years I had been looking forward to ridding myself of my mother’s guilt by leaving home for school, I quickly discovered that distance was no challenge for the age-old condemnation. “Explain to me again why you failed your midterm?” my mom asked me last semester. I contemplated the night before the exam. I remembered mojitos. I remembered shaving my roommate—before realizing I was in the wrong building. I remembered announcing my candidacy for president, and even receiving a few donations in the mail a week later, which I used to try to pay off my professor for a better grade. “My professor had an affair with my ex-boyfriend and he made her fail me,” I told her. “Kiera,” she said in that skeptical tone, “Did you study?” “Of course! I was up until 4 a.m. reviewing.” I told her, realizing at

4 a.m. I had already received the endorsement of the socialists that hand out pamphlets on State Street in addition to a black eye from an angry, bald stranger. Even though I had escaped her painstaking glare on numerous occasions by taking a few minor liberties with my explanations, I quickly learned the guilt was already embedded in me. It didn’t matter what she knew or didn’t know. It was too late. Eighteen years at home had ingrained in me a moral code directly contradicting most of the things I wanted to do. But really, I think I just realized what most people eventually realize in an unconventional way: that we can never escape the people who made us who we are. Even if it means the occasional lie to avoid a stray dish or two, a bad grade or, when necessary, quell an otherwise successful presidential campaign with a suspect story about a Barbie doll sandwich. Give Kiera your vote! E-mail her at wiatrak@wisc.edu.

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Students take part of the “Dying for justice” program Thursday by lying silently on Bascom Hill for one hour to represent the thousands who face death annually because of their LGBT identity.

UW to launch Islam radio program THE DAILY CARDINAL

The national Social Science Research Council awarded a grant of more than $90,000 to UW-Madison’s eight Title VI National Resource Centers and Middle Eastern Studies to support the public communication regarding Islamic issues. According to Tom Asher, SSRC program ofﬁcer, nine universities in addition to UW-Madison received the grant, including Harvard University, University of CaliforniaBerkeley, University of California-Los Angeles and University of Minnesota, among others. “We are really trying to push academics for working on the subject of Islam to be a part of the broader conversation taking place in the society right now and within the U.S,” Asher said. “I hope that

[UW-Madison] will be able to reach out to people living in the surrounding areas of the state and really start a conversation that needs to take place.” The grant allows UW-Madison’s nine international studies programs, Wisconsin Public Radio and UW-Madison’s Division of Information Technology to host a 12-month radio program and website called “Inside Islam: Dialogues and Debates.” According to Steve Smith, associate director of Global Studies, this is the ﬁrst time UW-Madison departments are making such a coordinated effort to launch the program. “The whole project is to create a democratic and polyphonic voice about Islam,” Smith said. “Students will be integral because students really are sort of the experts. When it

comes to international education and research, students are the ones who know what they’re going to need in the future.” The live radio show, which Smith said would come out next academic year, will be a part of WPR’s “Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders” program, with possible topics about women, the Internet and science in relation to Islam. The website, insideislam.wisc.edu, will feature broader debates and public interaction. Smith said the site should go live early next semester. “The goal is that people will learn about the multi-faceted nature of Islam and the diversity of the Muslim world, not just the same kind of things over and over again about the conﬂict in the Middle East but a more holistic view of Islam in the world,” he said.

Fates of budget and Great Lakes bills to be decided soon By Sara Lieburn THE DAILY CARDINAL

Negotiations on the budget repair bill and Great Lakes Compact continue to progress, and the bills will likely be voted on concurrently in the near future, according to spokespersons of several state lawmakers. Details of the bills are all that remain up for debate, and the bills will be acted on once lawmakers agree on these details, according to Eric Peterson, legislative director for state Sen. Lena Taylor, DMilwaukee. Carrie Lynch, spokesperson for state Sen. Russ Decker, D-Weston, said she expects both to be voted on and passed next week. According to Lynch, the Great Lakes Compact, a bill to protect

springer from page 1 He said these people have problems many other people have, giving the example of a popular TV interview with Princess Diana where she confessed to inﬁdelity and an eating disorder. Springer said critics may call his show offensive, but its only difference from Princess Diana’s interview is his guests are uneducated and low-income. This is a sector of society privileged Americans are uncomfortable seeing, according to Springer.

the lakes as a resource shared by mid-western states and Canada, will deﬁnitely pass. “The Great Lakes Compact is for sure a slam dunk. Once we get a deal worked out for the budget I’m sure it will pass too,” Lynch said. Lynch said Decker and state Assembly Speaker Michael Huebsch, R-West Salem, are working together on the budget repair bill and are making signiﬁcant progress. Peterson also said the bills will likely be voted on next week. According to Peterson, opposition to the Great Lakes Compact stems from concerns for how the Midwestern states and Canada will interact, not from the bill itself. Peterson said the debate on the budget repair bill revolves around “Not one person in the world will complain about Princess Di being on television talking about that because she’s beautiful, she spoke the Queen’s English, she’s wealthy, she’s famous.” UW-Madison freshman Emily Gordon went to see Springer to hear stories from his show, but came away surprised at his political message. “I thought his personal history was interesting but I wasn’t expecting to hear his politics. That was disappointing and frustrating,” Gordon said.

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what cuts or revenue enhancements need to be made, not whether they must be made. “It’s not a for-or-against situation, it’s how to get to the end,” Peterson said. Mike Tyritz, spokesperson for state Rep. Jeff Stone, R-Greendale, said heavy debate is still slowing progress on the budget repair bill. He said it might be voted on anytime from now until November, depending on how the negotiations continue. Anderson Johnson, spokesperson for state Sen. Mark Miller, DMonona, said the state Senate and Assembly are working very closely, and he expects the budget repair bill and Great Lakes Compact to be voted on the same day in several weeks.

Ruthie Alcaide, cast member of the 1999 season of MTV’s Real World: Hawaii, spoke to UWMadison students Thursday about alcoholism and race relations. As a cast member, Alcaide gained a notorious reputation as a party girl after passing out because of alcohol poisoning and then being asked to leave the house and enter rehab. After overcoming her problems with binge drinking, she shed some light on the importance of alcohol education. “One of the biggest things is education. It’s not that alcohol is a bad thing, it’s that we’re sheltered from it … and then you get a taste of it and can’t stop,” Alcaide said. Alcaide emphasized that drinking is all about choices. “Obviously with every choice, there is a consequence,” she said. One of the consequences she touched on was the tendency for alcohol to go hand in hand with sex. According to Alcaide, 70 percent of college students are engaging in sex primarily because they are under the inﬂuence. Of that 70 percent, 60 percent of those people have sexu-

ally transmitted infections. “Sex has its consequences: STDs, pregnancy and embarrassment. We don’t think rationally when we drink alcohol … we think we’re invincible,” she said. As a woman of seven different ethnicities, Alcaide also made an effort to stress the importance of interacting with people as much as possible. “The more we interact with people and more educated we are, the less ignorant we become,” Alcaide said. Alcaide said her ﬁrst culture shock came when she was a sophomore at Rutgers University. Upon entering the dining hall for the ﬁrst time, she said she had never seen so many white people at the same time in one place. It wasn’t until she began talking to people that she realized she was a lot like others. “I was able to look past color and see people for who they are … the more you travel and open yourself to people, the more perspective you gain,” Alcaide said. Alcaide said she is happy with the person she is today. When asked if she regretted her Real World experience, she said, “No, this is my life … it’s a learning experience.”

Doyle talks research with stem-cell expert Gov. Jim Doyle and stem-cell expert Dr. Stephen Minger discussed global stem-cell research and Wisconsin’s important role Thursday at King’s College in London. Lee Sensenbrenner, spokesperson for Doyle, said the meeting with Minger helped Wisconsin’s center of stem-cell research strengthen bonds with the few other research centers like it. According to a statement, Minger was part of the ﬁrst team to successfully grow stem cells in the United Kingdom. Wisconsin has made several developments in the past few years, includ-

crazylegs from page 1 director of communications for the School of Pharmacy. Ron Dayne, Heisman Trophy winner and former running back for the Badgers, will be this year’s Grand Marshall for the Crazylegs Classic. Dayne will be introduced at the start of the race, travel the course in front of the lead runners and greet runners at the finish line in Camp Randall stadium.

ing a breakthrough discovery this past November of a technique that causes skin cells to behave like embryonic stem cells. Doyle said in a statement that Wisconsin’s progress in the ﬁeld of stem-cell research will be on display at the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit, which will be held in Madison on September 22 to 23. This summit, which falls on the 10th anniversary of the ﬁrst successful isolation and cultivation of a stem- cell line at UW-Madison, will draw a varied crowd of researchers, supporters, investors and industry leaders, according to the statement. “Ron Dayne is very excited to come back to Madison,” said Terry Murawski, executive director of National W Club, which organizes the race for the UW Athletic Department. Murawski said there is a “strong indication” Dayne and his family will return to Madison at the end of Dayne’s professional football career. Participating in Crazylegs is “a good segue for [Dayne] to come back and re-engage with his fans and the public,” Murawski said.

awards from page 1 men’s cross country is just a signal that those efforts that had been put in place long ago are working well,” Sweeney said. “Not to say that things are perfect and we don’t have areas to work on, but it’s always been important for this athletic department and this university to try and support our student athletes, not only in their athletic performance but in their academic performances as well.” —Amanda Hoffstrom

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Former Wisconsin Badgers football star Ron Dayne will be the grand marshall for the 27th annual Crazylegs Classic this weekend.

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cameras necessary for mifflin safety

t its peak hour last year, the Mifflin Street Block Party reached about 10,000 people, according to Madison police. This was down from an estimated 15,000 the year prior. Despite this decline, total arrests increased from 265 to 366, according to the Isthmus. Police said the majority of their attention was focused on minor crimes, such as drinking citations. Officials reported no violent crimes or property damage after the block party. Pleasant as this news is, overall arrests at Mifflin still greatly surpassed those of Madison’s other major festival associated with drinking. The total arrests at Mifflin were greater than the total arrests at Freakfest 2006 and 2007 combined. Whether these arrests were a result of stricter enforcement by police or general malfeasance by those involved, Mifflin is still focused heavily on mass consumption of alcohol, meaning that the potential for violent crimes and robbery is always present. Such a threat is the primary reasoning behind the Madison Police Department’s implementation of increased street-level camera surveillance for Mifflin Street Block Party 2008. The recent murder of Brittany Zimmermann only forces the hand

of the MPD even further. Thousands of people wandering the area with impaired senses, only several blocks removed from Zimmermann’s Doty street residence, creates precedence for concern. Proactive safety measures such as cameras are wise for a department facing difficulties obtaining leads in a case that seemingly occurred under normal conditions. The potential risks and political implications at Mifflin are too great to avoid these cautionary measures. There is no doubt that police will be extremely strict in their enforcement of laws during Mifflin. Increased noise restrictions and suggestions to minimize the amount of moving from house to house will lead to higher concentrations of students drinking, and despite Mifflin’s recent history lacking in violent crimes, unlocked doors and intoxication only invite disaster. The MPD is doing its best to prevent such disaster. If nothing more, the presence of these cameras will likely force students to be more cautious—say what you will about police policies during Mifflin, but they are still the law. Despite students’ desire to enjoy themselves and exercise mass consumption of alcohol one last time before finals, students must realize the current state of Madison and act accordingly.

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Safety improvements on campus unconvincing By Dan Josephson THE DAILY CARDINAL

Within the last few years, Madison’s impressively low homicide rate has taken a slight shift. This time last year, all of Dane County boasted an annual homicide occurrence of less than two. Since the summer of 2007, the UW-Madison campus area alone has witnessed four fatal crimes, from the shooting of Austin Bodahl in front of State Street Brats to the fatal slaying of Brittany Zimmermann on West Doty Street. As Madison’s homicide rate changes, its campus safety strategies do not. This University continues to preach walking home in groups. Great advice staff, but since these words have ﬁrst been uttered, they have not stopped the acts of violence that take place downtown. Of course, walking in groups diminish-

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es vulnerability and danger, and for that reason doing so should always be encouraged. But the fact of the matter is, this argument is made each time that this campus is faced with a homicide or sexual assault; late night partying and long study hours often make it difficult to travel in groups. For this reason, the university should increase street enforcement to protect students in such unfortunate security situations. Certainly this would be more logical than limiting its safety tip to “not walking alone.”

It is a duty to protect the students of this university, not a favor.

When trying to find the answer to diminish campus dangers, the university should assume that everyone walks alone. Sure, it should be stressed to do the opposite, but the fact is that every night a large contingent of students will walk home alone, either because they have to or because they are simply stubborn. Because of this, further protective measures need to be taken. Yes, UW-Madison has SAFE options, but they are not always utilized. This campus needs to remove itself from the fantasy world that everyone is in good hands through the SAFE system, and needs to deal with the harsh reality that there are a plethora of vulnerable students walking around at night due to whatever the reason may be. Aside from this, even if 100 percent of the student body were to come home in groups or through SAFE, it does not erase the fact that

Brittany Zimmermann was murdered in her own house. Why Lori Berquam’s initial response to the situation was to “walk in groups” will remain a mystery, considering that it was beyond irrelevant to this murder. It was interesting to see the increase in downtown police the first weekend after Zimmermann’s murder. It was as if the string of sexual assaults that happened on campus last spring, combined with the kidnapping and murder of Kelly Nolan over the summer, were not pressing enough events to call for an improvement. Their role seemed quite impressive as well. It seemed more symbolic than productive, somewhat of a “we’re here now” message being sent to the students who were faced more with the threat of “quiet down or we’ll give you a citation” than anything close to the comfort of being protected. What it will take for this city and university to realize that law enforcement strategy needs to drastically change is currently unanswerable. It is a duty to protect the students of this university, not a favor. College kids do not always take the safety precautions necessary, and are probably more irresponsible than most when it comes to their own safety. When this lack of maturity exists, the police are supposed to be there to help. When it is impossible to take such precautions, they should be there as well. Police are supposed to be present when times are dangerous. That is how the serve and protect system works. It is not supposed to serve as a nice addition to residents who are already as safe as possible. Dan Josephson is a junior majoring in legal studies and political science. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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UW Alum Andy Schlactenhaufen shows his cop movie parody, “Loose Cannons,” Friday at the Orpheum Theatre, an encore to its highly attended Wisconsin Film Festival debut.

‘Loose’ campus security UW graduate shows hilarious kung-fu hybrid at Orpheum By Megan Dwyer THE DAILY CARDINAL

As a UW Alum, Andy Schlactenhaufen hasn’t forgotten what it’s like to be in college. Not only is his first featurelength film “Loose Cannons” chock-full of collegiate stories, settings and jokes, but he also kept with the time-honored college tradition of procrastination in finishing the film. “We finished the film the night before [the premiere],” Schlactenhaufen said. “[Composer and actor] Jonathan Lang and I were working on music until like three in the morning, and we both had work the next day.” Described as a “kick-ass campus kung-fu buddy cop comedy,” “Loose Cannons” follows the story of the student-run campus security corps of the fictional Madison University. The film stars Andy Schlactenhaufen’s cousin Dave Schlactenhaufen as Chuck Sypholis, and Eric Lim (who also choreographed the action sequences) as Terry Hutchinson, who try to break up a crime ring perpetrated by the sinister Spencer Huntley’s (Jonathan Lang) Freshman 15 mafia. Since the film’s setting is the UW campus, its premiere at the 2008 Wisconsin Film Festival was quite fitting. Schlactenhaufen described the experience as “more than I could have ever expected.” “There were so many people that I knew there, and a lot of people that I didn’t know, and seeing a crowd like that for a movie that I had made was really, really exciting,” Schlactenhaufen said. The premiere was an appropriate culmination for someone who has been involved in filmmaking for years. “I’ve been making movies with my family since I can remember,” Schlactenhaufen said. “Once I got to college I really wanted to pursue [film], and so any chance I had I’d make a movie.” His website, cinematoastcrunch.com, reflects his sensibilities as a filmmaker and stylistic evolution toward “Loose Cannons.” His style has drawn many

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Schlactenhaufen teams up with his cousin Dave and his friend Eric Lim, among others, on his first feature-length film. comparisons to Wes Anderson, but Schlactenhaufen cites many other directors as inspiration. “I like the Coen brothers a lot, I think they had quite an influence on me,” he said. “The [Hong Kong] films that Tsui Hark or Johnnie To have made have really inspired me and Eric.”

Schlactenhaufen described the experience as “more than I could have ever expected.”

After graduating in 2006 with a degree in communication arts, Schlactenhaufen spent a very productive summer in Los Angeles for an internship. “A lot of the advice that I got when I came to Los Angeles was that if you want to become a director or writer is that you should make your own movie, write a script; just do it,” he said. “So I just took that advice and started making ‘Loose Cannons.’” Schlactenhaufen’s older brother made a ﬁlm called “Loose Cannons” years earlier, so the brothers decided to re-write the ﬁlm while in L.A. “We always liked the idea of campus security guards sort of taking themselves too seriously and then having to deal with serious situations,” Schlactenhaufen said. So we re-wrote it together

and then started the shoot in fall of ’06.” Although the process in the past two years has been a lot of hard work, Schlactenhaufen reﬂects fondly on the experience. “Something that I often think about with ‘Loose Cannons’ is that no matter how it was going to be received by the general public, I was going to have this sort of time capsule that represents my friendships with all these people,” he said. “That’s been really special and makes it all worth it.” The film was received so well, in fact, that the Orpheum Theatre is having encore screenings of “Loose Cannons” and Eric Lim’s “Zero Trooper F” Friday night at 7 p.m. Each film will end with a brief and informal Q&A (“We’re very open, very humble people,” Schlactenhaufen said) and the theater’s bar will open. Schlactenhaufen still recognizes college students’ tight budgets. “Tickets are only three dollars so it’s very affordable... We’ll probably stay around after [the double feature] to talk and show more ﬁlms,” he said. “But if you want to go to a party afterwards, that’s totally cool.”

Cristian Mungiu’s “4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days” is a movie about the termination of life in a world drained of it. The movie deals with illegal abortion, yes, but it is apolitical. Here, abortion is a metaphor for a truncated, cold landscape, stunted by years of Communist rule. The setting is 1980s-era Romania, still unable to anticipate the impending wave of democratic revolution. This is a humiliated and starved country, where college students live in perpetual fear of relocation to rural areas, navigating the black market is essential and abortion is completely illegal. As the ﬁlm opens, the world-wise college student Otilia (Anamaria Marinca) is arranging an illegal abortion for her roommate, the helpless and terriﬁed Gabita (Laura Vasiliu). The abortionist, Mr. Bebe (Vlad Ivanov), is distant and calculated. He has a temper, but keeps it mostly dormant. He is annoyed the two girls could not obtain a room at his preferred hotel, and that Gabita sent Otilia to meet him instead of coming in person. Performing an illegal abortion, he implores them, is about trust— about doing what the abortionist wants—and in Romania, any lapses in trust could result in long prison sentences. He discovers that Gabita is further along in her pregnancy than reported, more than four months, requiring a more complicated procedure. The girls offer him more money, but he demands sexual favors instead. They have a deal. After perfunctory, soulless sex with the two girls, an abortion is indeed performed. Mr. Bebe leaves, never to be seen again, leaving Gabita and Otilia to wait

for the fetus to expel—a tortuous waiting process which dominates the final half of the film. Are you uncomfortable yet? There is the overarching sense, watching “4 Months,” that we are unnaturally privy to the most private experiences of human life. An abortion is none of our business, after all. We feel almost guilty spying on such a private affair, as if we are the Communist police state, peeping in on Gabita and Otilia. The film is indeed shot as if the actresses are being spied on; Almost no lines are spoken into the camera. Gone from this movie is any sense of hope, anything transcending gloomy despair. This is a film of long corridors, panting walks through the dark, unspeakable pain, unbearable silences–especially silences. The master brush stroke comes late, when Otilia briefly leaves the hotel room to attend her boyfriend’s mother’s birthday party, and the film, previously marked by long stretches without dialogue, is suddenly full of bubbly and awkward dinner conversation. Here is how some people cope with the suffocating hell around them—by filling the air with white noise. We have been waiting the entire film for spontaneous human dialogue, and when it comes it is empty and false. The filmmakers’ point is clear: There is truth in the silences, whether or not we like it. So, yes, “4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days” is disturbing, cold and sullen. It wants to be, because at a basic level, it cares enough to tell the truth—that abortions happen, that people take advantage of others, that for many people throughout time, life has been both cruel and absurd. Sometimes there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes there is just silence.

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“Loose Cannons” where: The Orpheum when: Friday at 7 p.m. cost: $3 for the double feature

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Romanian ﬁlm “4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days” represents more strife in its compelling silences than its intermittent bubbly dialogue.

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You’ll stay in tonight to ﬁnish this puzzle

Today’s Sudoku

Beeramid

By Ryan Matthes beeramid_comic@yahoo.com

Mega Dude Squad

By Stephen Guzzetta 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.

I would also get diamond-encrusted tennis balls and a net made of pearls.

Dwarfhead and Narwhal

By James Dietrich jbdietrich@wisc.edu

A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be ﬂattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Classic Crackles

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com HOOP DREAMS ACROSS

1 Fur coat material 6 Bends out of shape 11 C-section performers 14 Amsterdam bloom 15 Roughly 16 Org. with some big guns? 17 Chauffeur’s asset? 20 Antonio or Juan 21 It’s all about the ball bearing 22 Palm leaf 23 Entertaining quarterback’s skill? 27 Save 30 Brooklyn island 31 Anger 32 Cartoon superhero 33 Timer’s start? 36 Alleviate 37 Morocco’s capital 38 Denver is one among many 39 Deli choice 40 Talked wildly 41 It mixes well in bars 42 Crowbar, e.g. 43 Parthenon feature 44 What an injured NBA star may experience? 48 High nest 49 Feel lousy 50 They say yes to drugs

53 It may weigh on a weightlifter’s mind? 58 Nanki-___ (“The Mikado’’ role) 59 Boy Scout jamboree contingent 60 Sourpuss 61 Bolt measures, brieﬂy 62 Did nothing 63 Graph line DOWN

1 Benchmarks (Abbr.) 2 That certain something 3 Small, thin pancake 4 Ullmann or Tyler 5 It’s set in stone 6 Union issue 7 Org. for attorneys 8 CD ﬁnisher 9 Place to raise your spirits? 10 Exhibit fright, in a way 11 Vidalia product 12 Clown injurer, sometimes 13 Kind of blond 18 Fit snugly 19 Airplane platform? 23 Sneaky fellow 24 Romaine alternative 25 Bedouin, for one 26 Biting midge 27 Widemouthed jug 28 Part of a dental exam 29 Matter of grammar

32 Sanctuary 33 Word with “dial’’ or “earth’’ 34 Proﬁcient one 35 Some years back 37 Sitar master Shankar 38 Pay the initiation fee 40 Checks to make doubly sure 41 “The Lord of the Rings’’ movies, e.g. 42 Associate of Jimmy 43 Impartial 44 Too sentimental 45 New Testament king 46 Lunch box treats 47 One of the Yokums 50 Instability 51 Woody’s “Indecent Proposal’’ co-star 52 They’re on stage before the band 54 Writer Levin 55 “... ___ what your country can do ...’’ 56 Whipped cream serving 57 Support for women?

Anthro-apology

By Simon Dick srdick@wisc.edu

By Eric Wigdahl wigdahl@wisc.edu

Check out this ink blot test. Do you see yourself drawing ...OR HERE comics for the Cardinal? W: 35 p 2 H: 14 p 7 Me too. Submit samples to graphics@dailycardinal.com

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Softball looks to continue hot streak against OSU By Scott Kellogg THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Senior shortstop Lynn Anderson had two home runs and four hits in Wednesday’s doubleheader against UW-Green Bay.

Wisconsin softball will face an uphill climb to qualify for the Big Ten Tournament. A home sweep against UW-Green Bay on Wednesday has the Badgers brimming with conﬁdence heading into a critical twogame series with Ohio State. Wisconsin (2-14 Big Ten, 14-37 overall) currently sits in last place in the conference. Only eight teams participate in the postseason tournament, meaning the Badgers would have to catch Penn State or Illinois, which is still mathematically possible. No. 7 Illinois and No. 8 Penn State are the only teams currently in the top eight that Wisconsin could catch. If the Badgers are able to pass either Illinois or Penn State, Wisconsin would also have to leapfrog No. 10 Indiana and No. 9 Ohio State, making the two games the Badgers and Buckeyes play very important. The odds are stacked against Wisconsin, which would undoubtedly have to win all four of its remaining conference games and get plenty of help elsewhere. But head coach Chandelle Schulte is still conﬁdent her team can continue on

to the postseason after their performance Wednesday. “If we play like we did [Wednesday], we’ll win four games and go to the Big Ten tournament,” Schulte said. Senior shortstop Lynn Anderson, who had a career day Wednesday with two home runs and four hits in the doubleheader, agrees with Schulte that their wins against the Phoenix provide momentum for this weekend. “I think [the wins] help us a lot. Getting a couple of wins going into Ohio State this weekend will help us,” Anderson said. The newfound conﬁdence for Wisconsin should provide them with a mental boost, but the Badgers are facing a much tougher team this weekend than they faced Wednesday. Sophomore pitcher Letty Olivarez said she knows Ohio State will be a difﬁcult opponent. “[The wins] leave us on a good note, but Ohio State is a good team, so we still have to play our best,” Olivarez said. The Buckeyes (5-11 Big Ten, 27-20 overall) will also be hungry to advance in the Big Ten standings and qualify for the conference

tournament. Wisconsin may be catching Ohio State at a good time, though. The Buckeyes have lost seven of their last eight conference match ups. Wisconsin’s bats were hot Wednesday, but Ohio State has hit more consistently this season than the Badgers and should have the offensive advantage. The Buckeyes are hitting .266 as a team this season, much better than Wisconsin’s team average of .208. Ohio State also presents more potent individual threats in the batting order than the Badgers. Ohio State has two players batting over .300 in sophomore catcher Sam Marder and senior second baseman Brittany Vanderink. Wisconsin’s highest individual batting average comes from senior catcher Joey Daniels, who is hitting .271. Ohio State has also shown a considerably better output in pitching this season, as well. The Buckeyes have a team earned run average of 2.76, which compares favorably to Wisconsin’s team ERA of 4.29. None of the Badgers’ pitchers has an ERA under 4, and all three Buckeyes who have started games this season have ERAs below 3.50.

Daily Cardinal conﬁdent in softball game against AP-less Badger Herald Spring rains canceled the annual Daily Cardinal-Badger Herald softball game last week, but the two teams will meet at Vilas Park Friday with beer and bragging rights up for grabs. Many at the Cardinal did not want to cancel the game, as last Friday’s torrential downpours gave Herald sports editor Tyler Mason more time to configure his lineup. Nevertheless, when an undercover Cardinal reporter interviewed Mason at The Crave, he still seemed perplexed. “I don’t know what I’m going to do,” said Mason as he nervously sipped his Choco-tini. “There’s so much space out in the field. Usually I’d just put down two or three huge pull quotes and see what happens. But somebody told me it’s against the rules.” Mason also seemed disheartened that the Herald’s star reporter and photographer, Associated Press, would not be able to attend Friday’s game. “He just means so much to this paper,” Mason said. “Without him, everything seems empty.” Mason added that he would

espn from page 8 ing to results from a polling firm, whose work was commissioned by ESPN. That survey asked 1,000 fans all over the country what they want most in return for the investment in their favorite teams. The project as a whole is invalidated in my mind for want of random sampling. Nevertheless, the rankings are thought-provoking. The Colts finished first, though they did so in none of the individual categories. That team edged out the franchise I would have predicted for a first place finish: the San Antonio Spurs. Tim Duncan and Company finished first in fan relations and ownership, second in players and third in coaching and titles. Here’s something jaw-dropping: the New Orleans Hornets finished third. They finished 86th in ownership and in the middle of the pack

consider placing a 500-square foot photo in the outfield to “cover some ground.” “Hey, if it can work in the paper, why not try it for the game?” he questioned. During a press conference Tuesday, the Herald’s usually subdued sports content editor Mike Ackerstein fired a torrent of profanity at the media, calling them “a bunch of [censored] faces with nothing better to do than blog about his [censored] team.” “If [my players] can’t tread water for three hours, how can I expect them to ﬁeld a ground ball?” Nate Carey co-sports editor The Daily Cardinal

“I got parents calling me saying they read their [censored] son chipped a nail while typing a [censored] article,” Ackerstein yelled. “From now on, nobody reports about any [censored] injuries for their stadium. The best explanation here is that these factors were given little weight in the 1,000 fan survey by the firm. Instead, the Hornets were awarded for their top-rated affordability and bang for the buck. The Packers finished fourth, with a first place finish in stadium experience. Anaheim bested all other NHL teams. Of most relevance to us, the Brewers finished 13; the Cubs, 95; the Twins, 39; the Bears, 81; the Vikings, 110; the Bucks, 109; the Bulls, 97; and the Timberwolves, 118. Alas, Knicks fans are the most unsatisfied with their team. Going away from a survey that offers little else, I am at least satisfied in knowing that. If you would like to help Jon with his own fan satisfactory study and survey a wide array of people, e-mail him at bortin@wisc.edu.

until I [censored] tell them to. Is that mother [censored] clear? You dumb pieces of [censored]. I’ll see you all in hell.” At the Cardinal, sports editor Nate Carey has been his typical ornery self while preparing his team for the game. The evil mastermind’s conditioning techniques have included running sprints up Bascom Hill, dodging oncoming trafﬁc on University Avenue and swimming “exercises” in the frigid waters of Lake Mendota. “I just want everyone to BE COOL,” Carey said, doing his best Samuel L. Jackson impersonation. “Besides, if they can’t tread water for three hours, how can I expect them to ﬁeld a ground ball? Hypothermia or not, we’re in this together.” After making a sensational diving catch in last season’s Cardinal victory, DC sports columnist Adam Hoge revealed the secret to his success. “I do it for the ladies,” Hoge said. “You talk all you want about bragging rights and pride and all that B.S. I play for the ladies. And watch when the game’s over, all the ladies are going to want to go home with the Hogey Bear.”

distance from page 8 Tegenkamp ran 13:04.9 in the 5,000 meters, making him the fourth fastest American all-time in that event. Then, last year, he broke the U.S. record in the 2-mile by over 4 seconds and ﬁnished fourth in the 5,000 meters at the World Track Championships in Osaka, Japan, missing a bronze medal by 0.03 seconds. Riley and Solinsky took fourth and seventh, respectively, in the 2007 USA Championships, while Tegenkamp ﬁnished second to be one of three to advance to Osaka. Of course, the opportunity to train with some of the best athletes in the country is a great selling point for recruits. “A big part of why I came here is I wanted to get that experience of training with the best there is in the United States right now,” Jager said. “I didn’t

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Badger Herald hitters will have a tough time concentrating in the box with seasoned-vet Ashley Spencer behind the plate.

come here for the weather.” Besides helping to push the pace for workouts and training runs, Miller and Jager said the post-collegiate runners are great mentors. “All those guys are really helpful in making sure that I’m doing alright,” Jager said. “They’re always congratulating me when I ﬁnish a workout or perform well in a race, and if I ever need pointers on racing or training, they’re all really helpful.” Also, the professional runners have probably encountered all the problems the UW runners will face. “If something is hurting, I’ll go to Tegenkamp or one of the other guys and see what they did to get through it,” Miller said. Miller and Jager said that they, along with Solinsky, Tegenkamp and the other professionals training under Schumacher put a lot

of trust in his coaching, which has produced undeniable results. “He must be doing something right if they all choose to stay here,” Miller said. “If I run fast enough, I will definitely run pro. That’s really my main goal right now, to do the same thing they’re doing and get paid to run.” It appears that as Wisconsin’s track and cross country programs continue to recruit top-notch runners and alumni stick around to train with their college coach into their professional careers, the house that Schumacher built is here to stay. “If I’m running fast enough by my fifth year to be offered a spot on a professional team, I’m definitely planning on taking it,” Jager said. “And I know I’m not going to go anywhere else but here. I’m definitely staying with Jerry.”

sports Training with the pros helps UW

BIG TEN HONORS MEN’S TENNIS PLAYERS. Marek Michalicka became the second player in UW men’s tennis history Thursday to be named Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Senior Nolan Polley and sophomore Moritz Baumann received All-Big Ten honors.

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Former distance runners advise current athletes By Scott Allen THE DAILY CARDINAL

The distance crew of the Wisconsin men’s track team could very likely be cheering on one or more of their training partners in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing this August.

Former Badgers Matt Tegenkamp and Chris Solinsky are gearing up for the U.S. Olympic Trials in June, while Simon Bairu is looking to represent Canada, his home country. All three run professionally for Nike, graduated from UW in 2005 to 2007, are coached by UW men’s distance coach Jerry Schumacher and continue to workout with the current Badger team a couple times a week. “I think it helps us a lot,” sophomore Craig Miller said. “It makes

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After setting many records while attending Wisconsin, Chris Solinsky continues to contribute for the Badgers by mentoring young runners.

our workouts a lot faster, and just being around them gives us something to shoot for.” Miller, along with freshman Evan Jager and sophomore Jack Bolas, competed against Tegenkamp, Solinsky and Nike runner Jonathan Riley, who also trains in Madison, in the 1,500 meter run at the Arizona State Sun Angel Classic. The Badger trio all finished the race in 3 minutes, 42 seconds, achieving the Midwest Regional qualifying standard, while the pros all came in at 3:40. Both Miller and Jager stressed that Tegenkamp, Solinsky and Riley typically race longer distances and are not going to be in peak shape until the Olympic Trials. It seemed a bit surreal for Jager, who is only a year out of high school. “It was weird,” said Jager. “I got right in behind Solinsky for a lap, and I was just chilling behind him, and I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I can’t believe I’m up here with these guys right now.’” Most of the distance runners will compete at the Oregon Relays in Eugene, Ore., this weekend, and Miller, Jager and Bolas will compete in the 1,500 meters at the Stanford Cardinal Invitational in two weeks. Again, they will have the benefit of Tegenkamp, Solinsky and Riley setting the pace for them at Stanford. The last two recruiting classes shifted Wisconsin’s strength from long distance to the shorter distance events. Solinsky, Bairu and Tegenkamp specialized in races between 3,000 and 10,000 meters, while the younger guys are best at the 1,500 meters. This year, five UW runners—all underclassmen—have qualified for regionals in the 1,500 meters. But Madison did not become a training hub for professional run-

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ESPN’s latest study not very satisfactory

ners until after Jerry Schumacher began coaching the distance team in 1998. In 10 years, athletes under Schumacher have earned seven individual NCAA titles, 27 Big Ten titles and 82 All-American honors. He has also coached two NCAA Championship teams and won a record nine-straight Big Ten team titles in cross country. Schumacher’s coaching prowess in the professional arena became apparent after 2005 graduate Tegenkamp busted out on the national scene. While Tegenkamp had significant success as a 10-time AllAmerican while running for UW, he never attained an NCAA title, as recurring injury problems kept him out of peak shape. One year out of college,

stopped watching ESPN on a consistent basis a while ago, mainly because I see it as a shill for large markets on the East Coast without much insight. But the so-called “Worldwide Leader” caught my eye the other day with its annual fan satisfaction rankings, which purport to tell us whose fan base among all the teams in the four major sports is the happiest. The survey made use of eight categories, giving different weight to each, to make this determination. The methodology is not anything that would get a blessing over at the Medical Science Center, but that and the results are still worth a look. According to ESPN, the Indianapolis Colts have the most satisﬁed fans out of 122 total teams in the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL. The Seattle SuperSonics lowly ﬁnish this season—that I can believe. But how is it that Colts’ fans are the sports world’s most content, especially after a loss to the Chargers in the divisional round of the post-season? ESPN received more than 60,000 responses online, asking fans about their pet team’s performance in 21 areas. It then distilled those answers into seven different categories. The categories: fan relations, ownership, affordability, stadium experience, players, coach/manager, and titles won or soon expected. Finally, ESPN created an eighth category, bang for the buck, that is a ratio of wins over the past three years to revenue received from fans. Categories were weighted accord-

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Sophomore runner Craig Miller credits former distance runners for his success at Madison.

The 2008 Daily Cardinal Mock NFL Draft 1. Miami Dolphins: Jake Long OL MICH—Not as good as Joe Thomas, but pretty close 2. St. Louis Rams: Chris Long DE VIRG—Howie’s son and Leonard Little make for fierce duo 3. Atlanta Falcons: Glenn Dorsey DT LSU—Dorsey should solidify the defensive interior 4. Oakland Raiders: Darren McFadden RB ARK—Al Davis can’t resist 5. Kansas City Chiefs: Vernon Gholston DE OSU—Gholston will replace departed DE Allen 6. New York Jets: Matt Ryan QB BC—With Gholston and McFadden gone, Ryan best value 7. New England Patriots: Keith Rivers LB USC—Rivers’ smarts and instincts are a good fit for Pats 8. Baltimore Ravens: Branden Albert OL VIRG—Can contribute immediately at guard or tackle 9. Cincinnati Bengals: Sedrick Ellis DT USC—Bengals desperately need help on the interior 10. New Orleans Saints: Ryan Clady OL BSU—Clady would improve the Saints’ poor rushing attack 11. Buffalo Bills: Leodis McKelvin CB Troy—Bills’ corners are too weak to pass on McKelvin 12. Denver Broncos: Rashard Mendenhall RB ILL—RB would be a terror in Shanahan’s offense 13. Carolina Panthers: Derrick Harvey DE FLA—Great fit on D that prides itself on the pass rush 14. Chicago Bears: Chris Williams OL VAND—Williams should solidify offensive line 15. Detroit Lions: Jonathan Stewart RB ORE—Detroit will have to wait to take a WR 16. Arizona Cardinals: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB TENN ST—The name says it all

17. Kansas City Chiefs: Jeff Otah OL PITT—Chiefs’ O-line is awful, and Otah is a mauler 18. Houston Texans: Devin Thomas WR MSU—Thomas would make life easier for Schaub 19. Philadelphia Eagles: Phillip Merling DE CLEM—Kearse is gone and Darren Howard is unreliable 20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mike Jenkins CB S-FLA—Local product has the athleticism the Bucs need 21. Washington Redskins: Aqib Talib CB KAN—Springs is getting old and Rogers will need help 22. Dallas Cowboys: Kenny Phillips S MIA—Phillips will help depleted secondary for Dallas 23. Pittsburgh Steelers: James Hardy WR IND—Roethlisberger will ﬁnally get a tall receiver 24. Tennessee Titans: Limas Sweed WR TEX—Sweed and Young reunite to relive the glory days 25. Seattle Seahawks: Dustin Keller TE PUR—Keller is the best receiving tight end in the draft 26. Jacksonville Jaguars: Kentwan Balmer DT NC—Marcus Stroud needs to be replaced 27. San Diego Chargers: Felix Jones RB ARK—Jones provides big plays and insurance for L.T. 28. Dallas Cowboys: Brandon Flowers CB VT—Flowers is needed even with addition of Pacman 29. San Fransisco 49ers: Jerod Mayo LB TENN—Mayo best pick for 49ers, but O-line is another option 30. Green Bay Packers: Antoine Cason CB AZ—This Jim Thorpe Award winner is aggressive 31. New York Giants: Tyrell Johnson S ARK ST—The Giants need help at safety —compiled by the Daily Cardinal Sports Staff