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Business dean clariﬁes stance on tuition costs By Cassie Holman

About 100 family members and friends of 22-year-old Juan Bernal, the victim of a fatal stabbing outside the Plaza Tavern Sept. 3, gather outside the bar in his memory Wednesday.

Although UW-Madison School of Business Dean Michael Knetter told a women’s leadership organization Tuesday the school undercharges for its tuition, he clarified Wednesday he is sensitive to the financial struggles many students face. “When I said UW-Madison’s tuition was underpriced, I KNETTER meant it in relation to both the in-state tuition rate and the economic opportunities created in other Big Ten institutions,” Knetter said in an interview. “I specifically did not mean it in relation to all students and all families attending the university.” Knetter compared UW-

Madison’s business school to his alma mater, UW-Eau Claire. He said although a four-year degree from Madison would cost $7,752 more than a degree from Eau Claire, Madison students can pay off their debt upon graduation. “The starting salary for UWMadison business graduates is $9,000 a year higher than the reported starting salaries for Eau Claire business graduates,” he said. “So that shows you, yes, our tuition is higher, but in one year the average salary pays you back … Those salary differences persist over a lifetime.” Sarah Schultz, a junior at UWMadison, is one of many business school students paying differential tuition for her degree. Business school undergraduates pay an extra $500 per semester, and Certiﬁcate of Business students pay an extra $150.

“Although it’s kind of unfortunate for those of us paying the [differential] tuition, if it helps make the program stronger, then I support it,” Schultz said. Cydni Chapman, a UW-Madison sophomore and prospective business student, advertised the school as one of the best in the country and said the differential tuition rate would not stop her from applying. “That’s why I came to Wisconsin in the ﬁrst place—to get into the business school,” she said. Chapman also noted the importance of ﬁnancial aid for students from low-income families, though she said she does not receive such aid. Knetter said students with various income backgrounds have different needs when it comes to tuition prices. “What got us into this discussion was an attempt to be sensitive to those families who pay taxes and subsidize tuition,” he said.

Turnout for Wis. primary a ‘disappointment’ By Emma Roller THE DAILY CARDINAL

Tuesday’s state primary determined which candidates will run for the state Legislature and decided the winners in some races, despite lacking the voter turnout seen in previous elections. Voter turnout was estimated at 15 percent statewide. Dane County had an estimated turnout of 6.2 percent, with just 448 people participating in Wards 40 through 47, 60 and 61, which have polling locations on the UWMadison campus. Without a high-proﬁle statewide race on the ballot, the turnout was low even compared to previous primaries, according to Government Accountability Board Public Information Ofﬁcer Kyle Richmond. “It was a pretty low estimation from us, but we had to go back several election cycles to a primary where there wasn’t a statewide race on the ballot or a statewide referendum,” Richmond said.

Dane County Clerk Robert Ohlsen said an estimated 22,000 Dane County residents voted Tuesday. “It is a disappointment,” he said. Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk took a more optimistic stance, noting that this year’s primary for the 81st district of the state Assembly yielded a higher voter turnout than in past races. “The impact [of student voter apathy] is grievous when you look at other states and what they try to do there.” Kelda Helen Roys presumptive representative 81st Assembly District

“I think it shows a lot of interest,” Falk said. Kelda Helen Roys, former executive director of NARAL ProChoice Wisconsin, beat ﬁve other

Democrats running for the 81st district Assembly seat. Because no Republican is running in that district, she is the new presumptive representative. Roys tried to promote voter turnout during her campaign through mail and by carrying extra absentee ballot registration forms with her on the campaign trail to give to prospective voters. In response to the election, Roys said she was concerned about students’ lack of participation in state elections, despite both native and out-of-state students being entitled to vote. “The impact is grievous when you look at other states and what they try to do there,” Roys said. Falk also said student participation is important. “There are 35,000 students on this campus—that’s bigger than most cities in Wisconsin. The power of students to determine whether Wisconsin is a blue state or red state is enormous,” Falk said.

Beating outside Wando’s Bar costs Lodi man a tooth In the latest incident in a string of violent bar ﬁghts in the area, a Lodi, Wis., man was punched in the face following an argument outside a popular downtown Madison bar early Wednesday. Witnesses said the victim got into a ﬁght with another man outside Wando’s Bar at 602 University Ave. around 1:30 a.m., according to a Madison Police Department report. The perpetrator then punched the victim, knocking him to the ground, and continued to beat the victim

before ﬂeeing. Police located the suspect, 24year-old Marc Grewe of Great Falls, Mont., near Wando’s at the intersection of Lake Street and University Avenue. Grewe was arrested and tentatively charged with substantial battery. The victim suffered facial cuts and lost a tooth from the altercation. The beating came nearly one week after a bar brawl outside the Plaza Tavern on Henry Street ended in the fatal stabbing of 22-year-old Juan Bernal. Justin Stout, 31, is being

charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the incident. MPD public information officer Joel DeSpain said bar fights typically occur when the overconsumption of alcohol causes people to seek out a dispute. “A lot of these things that we see are typically the level of intoxication,” DeSpain said. “The blood alcohol content goes up, the judgment goes down [and] people end up getting in these violent confrontations.” —Abby Sears

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Wis. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen sued the Government Accountability Board Tuesday for failing to validate registrations.

Van Hollen ﬁles suit over voter registration By Megan Orear THE DAILY CARDINAL

Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen ﬁled a lawsuit Wednesday against the Government Accountability Board for its failure to check Wisconsin voter registration accuracy. A law passed by the U.S. Congress in 2002—the Help America Vote Act—requires states to check the validity of information given by voters in mail-in registrations. According to court documents, HAVA requires states to check registrations dating back to Jan. 1, 2006,

but the GAB allegedly has not run such checks on registrations prior to Aug. 6, 2008. Because Wisconsin did not follow the terms of this law, thousands of registrations have not been veriﬁed and the likelihood of unlawful votes being cast has increased, Van Hollen said in a statement. He said the casting of unlawful votes diminishes the voting power of law-abiding citizens. “While I regret having to take this action, it is nevertheless necessary and appropriate in order van hollen 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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ast year, my roommates and I celebrated the onset of fall with a migration of small critters into our apartment. Dan spotted them first. “Look there!” He gestured toward an almost imperceptible blur darting into the space behind the refrigerator. “Is it a mouse?” I said. “It definitely looked weirder than a mouse,” Dan said. “Almost like a lizard or something.” I imagined elaborated scenarios for how and why lizards (chameleons, maybe!) would’ve come to inhabit our particular flat in the upper Midwest. The most likely draw seemed to be the sorry state of our kitchen, but it was still flattering to play host to such exotic guests, like visiting foreign dignitaries of the animal kingdom.

What did they eat? Could they be domesticated? My curiosity bred enthusiasm over several days, to the point that it was disappointment, not disgust, I felt one day when I moved aside a stack of dirty dishes and discovered a scattering of tiny, round mouse turds on the kitchen counter. Although unpleasant, the appearance of mouse feces in our apartment was not entirely surprising. Our ﬂat is part of what used to be a boarding house that was built around a century ago. A lot of people talk about the charm of historic homes, but few real estate agents mention that if you live in a house that is 100 years old, dozens of generations (whole societies, really) of creeping things have been hard at work, building empires in the tangled passages inside your walls, like a Vietcong tunnel network. The presence of who-knows-howmany mice cast a suspicious, unnerving light on many features of the apartment that I used to ﬁnd appealingly old-fashioned. Were they lurking in the crawlspace, waiting for me

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behind the ancient baseboards or staging an ambush from the dark recesses of the fireplace? I moved around the flat with caution, wondering when Charley would get the drop on us. Dan and I didn’t relish catching them ourselves and, when pressed, our third roommate, Joe, had difficulty articulating his plan for peaceful cohabitation. Eventually, the landlord was called, traps were set and we spent late September searching the apartment for dead mice, which, in calendar dates and prevailing mood, is about as far from an Easter Egg hunt as one can get. I’ve heard the expression, “This is going to get worse before it gets better” used dozens of times in movies, but I’ve never seen it illustrated more clearly than finding a small pile of rodent shit on the countertop one day, and then coming home the next to find a mouse with its neck snapped in a trap, lying in the same spot. It wasn’t like seeing a dead pet. This was just a stranger, really. But though

I hadn’t actually killed it directly, I still felt a twinge of guilt for having ordained this animal’s violent death. The mouse’s dead, wide-open eyes stared accusingly. “Is your house so small that you couldn’t share it with my family?” it seemed to ask in its little Fievel voice. I felt a need to exonerate myself or testify to my love of animals. I started to explain how much my family loved our cats, thought better of it, and had decided to show the mouse a picture of the manatee I had adopted when I realized there wasn’t anything I could do to mend relations with this creature. Wrapping it in a plastic bag, I cradled its tiny body, carrying it outside and dropping it into the garbage; there to rest among the food scraps he had loved so much in life. Out in the chilly autumn night, I stood silently by the plastic garbage bins for a moment, brushed away a tear and went back inside to face the centipedes. Have a perfect mouse epitaph? Send it to Matt at hunziker@wisc.edu.

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9/11 MEMORIAL SERVICES ON CAMPUS. A memorial service (7 p.m. in 6210 Social Sciences) and vigil (7:45 on Bascom Hill) will be held Thursday to commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Doughnut truck thief caught again Reports of an intoxicated driver Wednesday morning led Dane County Sheriff’s deputies to not one but two arrests, including a man who stole a Krispy Kreme doughnut truck last fall. Lt. R.J. Lurquin with the Dane County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce said deputies arrested Jean Jacobson, 44, early Wednesday in a Verona Road parking lot for her seventh operating-whileintoxicated offense. Lurquin said Jacobson’s passenger turned out to be 36-year-old Warren Whitelightning, whom deputies arrested for an outstanding warrant after he failed to appear in court to be sentenced for charges stemming from the theft of a Krispy Kreme truck. In November 2007, Whitelightning stole the truck from an Open Pantry parking lot and led both city and university police on a chase down University Avenue, according to a Madison Police Department report. Police eventually caught Whitelightning and arrested him for a fourth OWI offense, eluding police, theft and other trafﬁc violations.

Wis. National Guard deployed to hurricane zone In preparation for Hurricane Ike, which is expected to hit the coast of Texas Saturday, the Wisconsin Air National Guard sent ﬁve helicopters and 29 troops to be stationed near the Gulf Coast Tuesday. According to Wisconsin National Guard spokesperson Lt. Col. Tim Donovan, two Blackhawks from Madison and three Huey helicopters from West Bend are currently in Arkansas. The National Guard Bureau asked for the aircraft to be moved closer to the coast in case they are needed for search-and-rescue efforts. Donovan said the ﬁrst and most recent time the Wisconsin National Guard contributed to hurricane relief was after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. He said Hurricane Ike could cause substantial damage. “[It is] capable of doing a lot of damage, and helicopters are a pretty handy tool to have in your toolbox if you need to respond or recover from a hurricane,” Donovan said.

New director of La Follette stresses student support In her first semester as director of the UW-Madison Robert M. La Follete School of Public Affairs, Carolyn Heinrich is preparing to implement changes to better students’ experiences. Heinrich joined the UW-Madison faculty in 2003. She is also a professor of public affairs and an affiliated professor of economics. Heinrich said she wants to work to gain more private financial support to provide students with the resources needed to succeed. “We try to get our students realworld experience. Many of them come to us with real needs,” she said. “They need help from faculty, but we do not get enough support from the state to help them.” Heinrich said she wants to broaden the international program because of its rapid growth, and hiring new faculty is one way she hopes to push the program to its full potential. “There is a lot of work in the transition,” Heinrich said of replacing former director Barbara Wolfe, but said she is looking forward to making changes while sustaining the school’s reputation.

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University researchers launch particle acceleration project By Nick Dmytrenko THE DAILY CARDINAL

UW-Madison researchers celebrated the launch of the ﬁrst beam of protons to travel around the world’s largest particle accelerator in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday. According to UW-Madison ofﬁcials, the underground machine took 15 years and over $10 billion to construct. Scientists in over 50 countries collaborated to create the 17-mile-wide track. In two months, scientists hope to send two waves of protons, traveling at near light speeds, in opposite directions and cause them to slam into each other. Albert Erwin, professor emeritus of high energy physics, worked on a similar experiment in Chicago but said he has high hopes for the project. “They proved today that it was

feasible that all the particles would go around the accelerator, so they were happy … but they’ll be really doing business in two months when they start colliding them.” Sau Lan Wu, a physics professor at UW-Madison, recently led an American research team in the construction of the ATLAS project, a particle detector used for recording information from the radiation of protons when they collide. “Basically, the collider is a big ring,” Wu said. “Inside, we accelerate beams of two sets of protons, one clockwise and one counterclockwise, and when they collide we hope that they will produce a new phenomenon … Today they had the energy quite low, and they want to increase the energy by a factor of 10.” Bruce Mellado, a UW-Madison physics professor and deputy of the UW ATLAS Group, said the project will also open up a window into how

scientists view dark matter. “There is much more dark matter in the universe than matter, and we expect to shed some light as to how we’re going to explain objects that actually constitute dark matter,” he said. Wu said scientists will strive to ﬁnd the particle responsible for creating mass. “With this particle accelerator, we hope to look for the Higgs boson … That is our missing link in our theory of matter.” Mellado said he hopes the project will provide insight into future scientiﬁc exploration. “It would clearly open a whole new era for how to deal with physics in general, how we look for things in the future,” he said. “We hope to answer the most fundamental questions that physicists worry about, such as the origin of mass and where does mass in the universe come from.”

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van hollen from page 1 to compel the board to bring Wisconsin’s voter registration list into compliance with the law and ensure the integrity of the electoral process in Wisconsin,” Van Hollen said. GAB Director Kevin Kennedy said in a statement that Wisconsin’s method of verifying voter identity is sufﬁcient to protect against voter fraud. According to Kennedy, the method of cross-checking registrations that the board is accused of neglecting could cause voters to lose their votes because of technical errors. He said many discrepancies in voter information are simply due to typographical errors or the use of nicknames. “The board is committed to properly protecting the electoral process from potential fraud. At the same time, the Board is equally committed to protecting the right of every eligible person to vote in Wisconsin, and that every valid vote must be counted,” Kennedy said.

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Question Answered Our science guru takes on life’s mysteries

BILL ANDREWS one in a billion Q: Why do we hiccup? A: Basically, no one really knows why we hiccup. Scientists know how and by what mechanisms hiccups occur, but why they do is still something of a mystery. Almost everyone’s had hiccups, or “singultus” as it’s medically known, at some point in their lives. A single hiccup is the result of an unintentional contraction of your diaphragm, the muscle located just below the lungs. When it works normally, the diaphragm allows us to breathe air in and out of our lungs, but sometimes it can get irritated and contract suddenly, causing us to suck or gulp down air. This sudden rush of air also causes the vocal cords to close, producing the characteristic “hic!” that gives hiccups their name. But what makes the diaphragm irritated enough to hiccup in the ﬁrst place? Drinking alcohol is famously thought to do so, since the alcohol can relax the diaphragm and the vocal cords, making it easier for any little disturbance to cause hiccups. Eating a big meal or drinking a carbonated drink can cause your stomach to expand, which pushes the diaphragm up and makes it more likely to spasm and contract. Also, eating spicy food, using tobacco, experiencing a sudden change in temperature and even sudden emotional stress or excitement are all thought to irritate the

nerves controlling the diaphragm, making malfunctions like hiccups more common. Just why hiccupping developed, though, remains unknown. Perhaps there’s some evolutionary advantage to hiccups we haven’t discovered yet, or it could just be an interesting glitch in our hardware. Christian Straus of the Respiratory Research Group at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has suggested that hiccups are an evolutionary remnant of amphibian breathing. Frogs, for instance, gulp down air and water in processes quite similar to our mammalian hiccups. Another theory suggests that hiccups were our primary prenatal breathing mechanism, since inhaling amniotic ﬂuid in the womb might require a different set of motions than breathing air outside of it. Both the amphibian and amniotic theories may be correct, and each is supported by several facts. However, neither currently has enough evidence to be more than a plausible theory. Perhaps the most famous aspect of hiccups is the variety of methods suggested to cure them. They range in simplicity from just holding your breath, to getting the daylights scared out of you to bending over and drinking water from a glass while your head’s between your knees. Although the validity of these ‘treatments’ may be questionable, many swear by their effectiveness. Perhaps the placebo effect and the fact that hiccups usually go away on their own have more to do with it. Have a question you’d like answered? Send questions to science@dailycardinal.com.

10 Ways to get rid of hiccups • Hold your breath • Hold your breath and cross your eyes • Hold your breath, cross your eyes and hop on one leg • Laugh • Slowly drink a glass of water • Stand on your head • Drink a glass of water with your head between your knees • Have someone scare you • Eat ﬁve marshmallows • Take a nap • Swallow a teaspoon of French dressing.

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Text messaging, the popular method of using cell phones to send brief messages, recently added tool in the UW’s battle to keep students safe and informed.

‘Texting’ the Waters New text messaging plan to improve student awareness By Rachel White THE DAILY CARDINAL

Sometimes it takes more than pepper spray and a kung fu grip to stay safe. The University of Wisconsin has long armed students with technology to help Badgers stay on top of threats to their personal safety, as well as collect tips for protecting themselves. For instance, a new website entirely devoted to safety launched this fall, providing information and advice for staying safe, and the WiscAlert system sends out voicemails and e-mails in case of an emergency. But with the current WiscAlert system not everyone can always be notified. Reaching students and faculty between classes or away from their computers still presents an unfortunate gap in communication. The new WiscAlert text messaging feature, which will be tested this fall, fills in that gap. Students and faculty will be alerted by way of a text message directly to their cell phones in the case of an emergency on campus. Although still in its beginning stages, currently 12,655 people have subscribed to the text messaging service. “Our hope is that everyone will subscribe,” said John Lucas, university spokesman and a member of the committee that implemented the text messaging option. The text message alert system uses Wireless Emergency Notification System (WENS) technology, which is powered by Inspiron Logistics. “Essentially what they’re doing specifically for Madison,” said Inspiron sales executive Steve

Lehman, “is they’re using an ‘optin’ methodology which involves an entry point on your student website.” Students will be able to follow the link directly, allowing them to place their information on and request to receive alerts from the system. University officials at participating institutions can send the text alerts from any web browser to cell phone numbers entered into the system. The “opt-in” agreement is easily accessible through the MyUW webportal and subscription is free. It allows for an unlimited number of people to enroll. According to Lehman, universities around the country are increasingly choosing text messaging technology. In fact, Lucas said the idea to use text messaging at Madison came from another Big Ten school, the University of Minnesota. “We send out true SMS text messaging... to each individual cell phone device. You can use each individual cell phone tower, so there is no need for satellites. ” Steve Lehman sales executive Insipron Logistics

The process of making the text messaging service available in Madison was achieved through the work of a special committee, the University of Wisconsin Police Department, and the DoIt tech department. “It ends up being a somewhat complicated process,” Lucas said. “You would think you’d just be able to interface their web server

and plug in some numbers and be able to use it, but we decided to go a route where we were going to manage the system through the My-UW portal, and linking any sort of outside application with our own infrastructure ends up being fairly involved.” “In a nutshell what we do is we send out true SMS text messaging, as well as e-mailing and paging, to anybody within the WENS,” said Lehman. The message “ultimately is delivered directly to the carriers, or the cell phone providers, and from there is disseminated out to each individual cell phone device. You use each individual cell phone tower, so there is no need for satellites or anything like that on campus at all.” UW-Madison decided to implement the text messaging technology on campus in 2007, but began working hard to put the system in place during spring 2008 after murders near campus shook up the Madison community. The university also encourages using other technology, such as Facebook, to be aware of possible safety issues. It’s hard to know whether things like Facebook or text message alerts could prevent problems, or, Lucas points out, even if they would be used in a particular incidence. “But,” he said, “certainly you want to have that option available as quickly as possible.”

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a new shade of Story by Patricia Mo GRAPHICS BY MATT RILEY

ou’ve heard about this problem.

Yes, we need to change the planet. Yes, we need to use less water, and plastic, and more recycled paper—oops. Yes, we need to do that soon and buy organic and fair trade, but we also need to graduate, live and pay bills. With all this in mind, global warming and eco-consciousness has become a red light for many students. “People do understand [protecting the environment] is a huge problem, but they get unmotivated because they don’t think they can do anything about it,” said Emily Hosek, activities coordinator of We Conserve, a growing organization at UW-Madison. “You can teach [students] the consequences of their actions, but you can’t force them to be conscious of their actions.” Emily Hosek activities coordinator We Conserve

Many students, according to Hosek, question the impact they could have on large, global problems such as global warming. Another problem, according to Rick Brooks, a UW-Madison professor in the school of Human

Ecology, is that students do not place conservation on their list of day-to-day priorities. “It’s called pre-contemplation,” Brooks said. “In other words, you’re thinking about other things. You are not thinking about conservation.”

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According to Brooks, the biggest challenge in reducing the effects of global warming is not the issue itself but changing the attitude of the public—including students. “You can teach [students] the consequences of their actions, but you can’t force them to be conscious of their actions,” Hosek said. Although the first step is changing student attitudes, Hosek said, the crucial part is trying to get students to rethink their habits. “It is not as much of a caring issue because a lot of people do care about [conservation],” Hosek said. “[The hard part] is getting people involved with [conservation] and conscious of their habits.” According to Brooks, student impact on global warming demands more than just education, but also a change of lifestyle.

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According to Brooks, students have a great deal of influence on their peers and the attitudes of their generation. “One of the most powerful things you can do is to influence others,” Brooks said, giving an example of a student changing a norm by turning the lights off when leaving the room. This action, according to Brooks, may catch attention of others and encourage them to change. “One person making a change ... can produce a domino effect in other people,” Lea Zeise, a We Conserve manager, said in agreement. “One action can spark a big change.”

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This change may, however, be caused in part by increased trends in being green, according to Brooks, who noted global warming may not be the primary reasons students change their behavior.

“One of the most powerful things you can do is to inﬂuence others.” Rick Brooks professor UW-Madison

“If we can persuade the person to change her habits for the right reason, that would be awesome,”

Brooks said. “But the truth is that, in most cases, it doesn’t matter why you do it.” With the growing popularity of conservation and “going green,” Brooks said, students tend to explore the eco-life because of social pressures rather than because they think it’s important. “We are trying to change the norms,” Brooks said. “So what is more powerful: the need to be accepted or to follow the instructions?” The change of behavior, he added, is part of a movement that involves those who don’t necessarily care about the environment but do care about other things. “It is not for people who only love the outdoors,” Hosek said. “You can find your own reason that proves that the way we are living right now cannot be sustained.” Whatever the reason, student involvement hinges on knowledge, Zeise said. “Getting information across the students is the most difficult challenge for us,” Zeise said. “They are so busy with classes and other things that conservation goes down the list of priorities.” In addition, Zeise said, students need

to consider the less immediate consequences of a non-sustainable lifestyle. For instance, using plastic cups does more harm than just filling a landfill. “You’re not just using [plastic] and throwing it away,” Zeise said. “You’re supporting an entire market that uses non-renewable resources.” According to Zeise, students’ change of attitude and behavior can encourage their peers to take action and eventually change the global market. This world-wide issue of conservation is not only for those with global power, Zeise explained, but for students who make choices every day about how they act and what they purchase to support sustainability. “You’re voting with your dollars on how the world will run,” Zeise said.

What’s the big deal with green? Turn out the lights Annually, the United States spends about $440 billion for energy. The total residential energy consumption in the United States is projected to increase 17 percent from 1995 to 2015. Conserve at UW Since 2005, the cost of utilities at all universities, private and public, has jumped 27.1 percent. If the energy efﬁciency of commerical and industrial buildings could be improved by 10 percent, $20 billion would be saved annually. Think big picture Ignoring global warming could end up costing more than $20 trillion by 2100. The United States uses about 15 times more energy per person than does the typical developing country—worldwide, over 2 billion people have no electricity. --Information courtesy conserve.wisc.edu.

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magine for a minute that the entire world has been transported back to the 1980’s. Duran Duran is blasting through every car stereo, suits are as white as the coke its wearers snort in trendy club bathrooms, and without fail, the names Robert De Niro and Al Pacino invoke images of pure, unadulterated badass. Fastforward to 2008, where the Pussycat Dolls and Hannah Montana reign supreme, popped collars are the style du jour, and Pacino and De Niro invoke images of “Meet the Fockers” and “88 Minutes.” Yes, times have certainly changed. Pacino and De Niro’s new cop ﬂick “Righteous Kill” debuts in theaters this Friday, yet what would certainly have been the movie of the year in 1987 garners nary a trace of hype now. When did this precipitous slide begin? When did we as moviegoers move from “Scarface,” “Heat,” “Casino” and “A Bronx Tale,” to “Hide and Seek,” “Analyze That,” “Two For

the Money” and “Gigli?” (Yes, Pacino was in that infamous ﬂop.) The answer is twofold. For one, De Niro and Pacino began to be typecast. As long as the dynamic duo—especially Pacino—continue to accept multiple yearly roles as either mobsters or cops, they will toil in movie mediocrity for the immediate future. Secondly, Al and Rob are old, 68 and 65 respectively. It’s hard to convincingly run around and beat the crap out of bad guys for two hours straight when the audience has visions of the geriatric stars puttering around in their motorized carts and whacking orderlies with their canes at the Shady Oaks Retirement Home. While I still respect De Niro and Pacino as some of the greatest actors of our generation, when Friday rolls around, I’ll be staring at the silver screen watching a different dynamic duo, as they outshine the AARPeligible stars of “Righteous Kill.” I am speaking, of course, of George Clooney and Brad Pitt, who star in the Coen Brothers’ newest ﬁlm “Burn After Reading.” While Clooney and Pitt have not followed the same career path as De Niro and Pacino, they both exude the same undeniable cool that Al and Rob did in the 80’s and early 90’s. Clooney and

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While “The Godfather Part II” and “Heat” are two classics in the Pacino/De Niro canons, don’t expect “Righteous Kill” to resurrect their popularity. Their careers, for now, look stuck in body bags. Pitt are just 47 and 44, respectively, and have comfortably reprised roles once played by Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, the forefathers of cool, in the “Ocean’s 11” franchise. Mix in solid performances in “Syriana,” “Babel,” “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” and “Michael Clayton,” and you’ve got two bona ﬁde stars for the next decade. Heck, even Pacino acknowledges the draw Clooney and Pitt

provide, as evidenced by his villainous turn in “Ocean’s 13,” which featured more suave schemes from Pitt and Clooney and more over-the-top histrionics from Pacino. I can only hope things improve for Pacino and De Niro, because their careers deserve a respectable twilight. Yet, imdb.com conﬁrms that “Righteous Kill” has the duo playing a pair of cops named Turk and Rooster, and the third star of the movie is 50 Cent playing a

character named “Spider.” Until Francis Ford Coppola shakes off the decades-old cobwebs and makes “The Godfather Part IV,” hopeful audiences can stay at home. Say goodbye to Don Michael, Fredo and Vito Corleone, and say hello to Turk, Rooster and Spider. Are you burning after reading about the downfall of De Niro and Pacino? Send your defense of “Meet the Fockers” to Kevin at kslane@wisc.edu.

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Today’s Sudoku

Anthro-Apology

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Angel Hair Pasta

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Solution, tips and computer program available at www.sudoku.com.

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.

Sid and Phil

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Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com FAMILY TREE BRANCHES ACROSS

1 Essence of roses 6 Face paste? 10 Settled the tab 14 What rhabdomancers do 15 Wash up 16 Additionally 17 Needs a new washer, perhaps 18 Word of hearty concurrence 19 Countryside cylinder 20 Wasting food, to some 21 Lord’s Prayer 24 14 pounds, in Brighton 26 “Butterﬂies ___ Free” 27 Provide bearings 29 Mentioned 34 Presented, as a problem 35 Quite the expert 36 Fury 37 Monotonous routines 38 Holding pens 39 “Laverne & Shirley” character Babish 40 Ended a hunger strike 41 Antisocial person 42 Sally Field title role 43 Women of distinction 45 Firewood measures 46 Smithereens maker

47 Tenet 48 Extended family member 53 Number for the show 56 Hand lotion ingredient 57 Word with “high pressure” 58 Plant bug 60 Speak unclearly 61 Small merganser 62 Jazzy Della 63 Homburg and Panama 64 Small amounts 65 Beginnings of some pranks DOWN

1 Afﬁxes 2 “90210” actress Spelling 3 She may be fraternal 4 Orphan Annie’s protector 5 Answer 6 List for electors 7 Fabric with ornamental threads 8 Declare as true 9 Mark Twain and Saki 10 Favre, notably 11 Made it to the ground 12 Wight, e.g. 13 Cupboard part 22 Pesticide target 23 Algerian metropolis 25 Pipe ﬁttings

27 Daytime TV staple 28 Newspapers are tossed along it 29 Acts with anger 30 It precedes “more” and “lasting” 31 Sometimesaannoying sibling 32 Els with tees 33 Mergers and buyouts 35 Leo’s locks 38 TV adjustment 39 Word with “bug” or “googly” 41 Sign of a hit show 42 In-ﬂight attendant 44 Catchall category 45 Mexican Mrs. 47 Scratching post scratchers 48 Brewery mixture 49 Southwestern stewpot 50 Racetrack advisor 51 “___ la Douce” 52 Poverty 54 All-knowing 55 Pindar works 59 Little green orb

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ld. Brenda Konkel, District 2, recently proposed city ordinances to allow homeless people to urinate in public and sleep in public areas (including shelters in parks), among other things. Over the course of the last year, Madison’s homeless have come under public scrutiny after the homicides of Joel Marino and Brittany Zimmermann. The main target was the Brittingham park area, a once-popular place for the homeless to congregate. In response, the mayor’s office introduced a 14-point plan to improve Brittingham Park and reduce disturbances the homeless cause. Part of the plan was to install cameras to deter inappropriate or illegal behavior, as well as increase police patrols of the park. Madison residents—whose tax dollars go toward the maintenance of the park— claim marked improvements in the quality of life for those living in the area. Konkel believes these measures impinge on the rights of the homeless population, leading to her introduction of these new ordinances—

especially since no new programs to help the homeless are in the 2009 city budget. Her intent in drafting these proposals is to put the spotlight on the city’s treatment of the homeless population. Although offering no new programs does not help the status quo of homelessness in Madison, allowing the homeless to continue a lifestyle that is destructive to themselves and the citizens of Madison is generally detrimental. The city council should take an aggressive stance against the homeless lifestyle, aiming to take them off of the street. Simply providing shelter is not a prudent solution, since it costs the city money and facilitates panhandling and aggressive behaviors. Until there is an impetus for them to change their ways, there is no necessity for them to alter their current behavior. There must also be ample rehabilitative programs meant to actually take the homeless off the street. These new laws would solely target the homeless who have no desire to change their lifestyle, leaving our streets clear and giving help to those in need.

Palin’s RNC comments a threat to patriotism DAN JOSEPHSON opinion columnist

ntering my ﬁnal year as a UW-Madison undergraduate, I rest between two career options: writing and law. Living in a hectic time period in a hectic nation, my passion for both occupations is extraordinarily high. Despite my fervor toward these occupations, Gov. Sarah Palin has managed to make me now cringe when I think of either of my future career plans. You may wonder why someone like me, who seems so set on his two post undergrad options, would get so discouraged in reaction to a single individual. What did she say that could have been so poisonous/demoralizing to bring me grief rather than inspiration when I dream of writing or practicing law? Well, it all began last week when I heard that, as early as 1996 then-mayor Palin did all that she could to try and ban particular books from the Wasilla Public Library, including harmless titles such as “Harry Potter.” As the librarian objected to protect the professionalism of her job—as well as the beloved constitution of our country—her career was threatened by Palin. This caused me to delve into

a pool of depression, because if Palin objects to public access to the “Harry Potter” books, there is no telling how she may handle freedom of the press issues as Vice President, or even President. I suspect that if she were reading this article right now, she would have it torched into oblivion. Ray Bradbury’s science fiction novel “Farenheit 451” is scarily becoming a reality—should the McCain-Palin ticket prevail. Within the same 24 hours that I heard this news, I watched Palin speak at the Republican National Convention where she discouraged my aspiring legal career. Palin claimed “Al-Qaeda terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America and [Obama]’s worried that someone won’t read them their rights.” Aside from Sen. Barack Obama’s, D-Ill., concern that we are being distracted by the true problem of terrorism by detaining the wrong people, Palin is in direct opposition to the sixth amendment of the U.S. Constitution. How can I be so confident in wanting to fight for legal justice if we have a Vice President/President who does not respect an American law as valuable as habeus corpus? By this point, I realized that I was being somewhat selfish, for I should not be upset at these vocalized injustices because I happen to want to be a writer and/or lawyer, but rather

because I am an American. I soon discovered that Palin also disagrees with the 14th amendment, considering that she previously cut funding by 20 percent for The Covenant House, which provides funding for housing for teenage mothers. Obviously, this amendment does not apply to 17-year-old Bristol Palin, who is fortunate enough to be in an economically and morally sound environment to raise her child. But when it comes to lowerclass teenage mothers who cannot afford housing, Palin contradicts the 14th amendment principle to treat all citizens equally under the law. If our forefathers had not been turning in their graves enough during the past eight years, everything they fought for can and will deteriorate under the McCain-Palin ticket. It is time for the absurd accusation of “liberals hating their country” to be recognized as the complete antithesis of the true circumstances. Thus far, Palin has rejected three amendments, and this is only the beginning. Hopefully, come January 2009, you will still see my mug shot every Thursday, assuming that my will to write or publish has not been eliminated, along with the civil liberties of every standing American. Dan Josephson is a senior majoring in political science and legal studies. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Years later, 9/11 events offer valuable lessons for all to follow By Tyler Marcus COLLEGE REPUBLICANS

Through the eyes of a New Yorker and someone who lives two miles for the World Trade Center, experiencing Sept. 11 was an emotional roller coaster. From shock and chaos to the calm after the storm and uncertainty, 9/11 represented a change in how New Yorkers carried out our everyday lives, how important emergency personnel is to our city and how crucial unity is in a time of crisis.

The daily lives of New Yorkers changed the day after 9/11. We no longer felt the sense of invincibility when going about our everyday lives. Never did it cross my mind that someone could go to work and all of sudden see a plane directly outside their office window heading for the building. Now, when I take the subway, I cannot rule out the possibility of the subway being attacked. This is not just something that I feel, because when there are minor

incidents in the city, such as construction problems, the first thing that comes to mind for those who lived through 9/11 in New York is terrorism. It has caused New Yorkers to have a more sensitive reaction to minor disturbances that occur in the city. The biggest change after 9/11 was realizing how important it is to have good emergency personnel. Since then, I not only have an unquestionably positive view of emergency person-

nel, but I view them as heroes. When the attacks on the Trade Center occurred, thousands of police and fire fighters had to be deployed close to bridges into Manhattan as a safety precaution and to prevent chaos throughout the entire city. The fact that they were able to manage such a difficult task speaks to how important emergency personnel are to the city, something that I realized much more after that day. It was their heroism, fearlessness and

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passion that allowed New York to return to relative normalcy a day later, which could have been much worse had it not been for emergency personnel’s immediate reaction to the crisis. Lastly, the way in which we were able to unite during such a shocking moment is something that I will always remember from that day. I witnessed unity in my own high school. Since I went to school in the Bronx, which is north of Manhattan, a majority of my school classmates were not able to get back into Manhattan because all the highways were closed. With few options available, my school was only able to offer the building as a place for students with no way home to sleep. Fortunately, several attending students were from the suburbs, and everyone found a classmate’s house to spend the night at. What was most amazing was I and many others had to stay with classmates we never really associated with. Yet, in a time of crisis we reached out to each other and not one single person had to stay overnight at the school after the day’s unsettling events. We will all remember 9/11 for different reasons, and each of us carries different emotions toward the events that happened on that day. Being up close to the event and living through it has changed my perspective, as I am sure the event changed your own. Tyler Marcus is a junior majoring in history and is a member of College Republicans of Madison. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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By Nate Carey THE DAILY CARDINAL

Entering the 2008 season, it seemed obvious the Wisconsin football team would have a solid linebacking corp., led by senior outside linebackers DeAndre Levy and Jonathan Casillas. The two bring experience and leadership to the position that few can match and none can surpass. However, Casillas has not played up to this point due to a knee injury, and Levy has only been able to make a small contribution, as it is harder for the outside linebacker to make plays when the ball is not ran to his side—especially against spread offense, which the Badgers have faced the ﬁrst two weeks of the season against Akron and Marshall. Enter Jaevery McFadden, the junior middle linebacker who earned the starting job during spring practice and the fall training camp, surpassing classmate Elijah Hodge.

After two games, McFadden leads the team in tackles with 20, along with one pass breakup, one quarterback hurry and one tackle for a loss. “I knew [McFadden] would be productive,” UW head coach Bret Bielema said. “He is active and he is fast, which allows him to make a lot of plays.”

“Slowly but surely, I am transitioning to that role as a leader on defense.” Jaevery McFadden middle linebacker UW Football

“To be honest with you, I didn’t think I would get off to this quick of a start, but I can’t complain,” McFadden said. “I just try to go with the flow.” The Riviera Beach, Fla.,

native’s rise through the program has been subtle, but effective. As a senior in high school—playing tight end and linebacker— McFadden caught 25 passes for 359 yards and five touchdowns during a hurricane-shortened season, along with 64 tackles on defense—including eight sacks and 18 tackles for a loss. After redshirting his ﬁrst season, McFadden saw most of his playing time on special teams as a redshirt freshman, registering 10 total tackles and one fumble caused. As a sophomore, he saw more playing time at outside linebacker, playing in 10 games, totaling 13 tackles, including one tackle for a loss. This year has been different for McFadden. After winning the starting job over Hodge, few people knew what to expect from McFadden in the middle. Having played most of his career at outside linebacker, the move to the inside might cause worry to some, but for McFadden, the transition has been relatively smooth. “For me, personally, I think playing the middle is easier [than playing outside linebacker],” McFadden said. “With the middle it is more mental, you have to get the defense ready, get them lined up, and if the offense shifts to another formation, you have to get them in a different call and stuff like that. “It is more mental than physical. I think it is easier to play, but

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Wisconsin junior middle linebacker Jaevery McFadden puts pressure on Marshall sophomore quarterback Brian Anderson in Saturday’s game at Camp Randall. McFadden leads the Badgers with 20 tackles this season. it is a lot more mental.” McFadden has quickly made his presence felt, and was on a tear against Marshall last Saturday. He kept Marshall’s quarterbacks on their heels all game with timely blitzes, forcing the Thundering Herd to make poor throws and

bad decisions. “We had a blitz and he came on three times during the game, and we just got lucky that each time he came we were unblocked,” defensive coordinator Dave mcfadden page 11

Young struggles to ﬁnd his groove NATE CAREY sports magnate

ne week of professional football is in the books, and the most interesting story has nothing to do with what happened on the field. Shawne Merriman has called it quits for this season, Brett Favre and the Packers seem to have made the right decision and could live happily-ever-after apart, and the New England Patriots are without their golden boy—quarterback Tom Brady. Yet all of these storylines pale in comparison to what is by far the most baffling and mysterious story out there, and it involves one simple question: What has happened to Vince Young?

[Young’s] situation only proves that while college athletes may be the cream of the crop in their individual sport or position, there is always the next step.

For those who don’t know, Young has been dealing with some inner turmoil recently. Monday night, Titans head coach Jeff Fischer called the Metro Police in Nashville, Tenn., after he received a call from family and friends of Young stating that the quarterback had left his home in Williamson, Co., abruptly and without his cell phone. Fischer made the call to the police, who soon located Young

at a friend’s house, where he was watching football and “eating chicken wings,” according to his agent. Where did this sudden search for Young—which included negotiators on stand-by—come from, and why is this misunderstanding such a big deal? For starters, Young left Sunday’s opener against Jacksonville—a 17-10 victory for the Titans— with a left knee injury. It is now known that Young has a sprained MCL, and it is uncertain when he will return. Young threw two interceptions in the victory, and it seemed as if he tried to take himself out of the game, joining the offense late on the field after his second pick. Four plays later, Young suffered the knee injury and was booed by fans as he was carted to the locker room. Knowing this, it seems understandable for someone to want to get away from family and friends telling him everything will be all right, but there seems to be more to the story. Sunday’s performance doesn’t seem to be the cause of Young’s erratic behavior. Actually, this may all stem from something further back. During the off-season, Young told reporters that he was actually pondering the idea of retiring, sending the Titans, Young’s family and friends, and deﬁnitely his agent into respiratory failure. Young later negated the idea, claiming to have been taken “out of context”—something we in the media obviously do all the time. To answer the opening question, the answer is... no one really knows. The Vince Young current-

ly playing for the Titans resembles nothing like the cool, collected, carefree Young that rolled through Austin, Tex., in a Longhorn uniform, the one that single-handedly defeated USC in the Rose Bowl his senior season. Whether it is the pressure to win and perform at such a high level or the daunting task of rebuilding a franchise and being its quarterback, Young has definitely lost his way.

Most [professionals] have been able to cope and persevere, but there have been just as many Ryan Leafs who haven’t been able to make the transition.

His situation only proves that while college athletes may be the cream of the crop in their individual sport or position, there is always the next step. Whether it is dealing with failure or the realization that the NFL is just as much a business as the game they love, college athletes who go on to the NFL have a full plate set before them. Most have been able to cope and persevere, but there have been just as many Ryan Leafs who haven’t been able to make the transition. Hopefully for Young, he will ﬁnd his way. If not, then he will have another blemish on his otherwise stellar pre-NFL record: being a top-10 NFL draft pick bust. If you think Vince Young will ﬁnd his way in the NFL or if you think his football career will never be the same as it was when he was a Longhorn, e-mail Nate at ncarey@wisc.edu.

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Wisconsin soccer off to its best start since 2002 By Scott Kellogg THE DAILY CARDINAL

Wisconsin will look to continue its hot start to the season in the UW-Milwaukee Panther Classic this weekend with a game against Cal State Northridge Friday and a contest with Binghamton Sunday. The Badgers enter the game 30-1, marking the team’s best start since 2002. With a win over No. 20 Santa Clara and an undefeated record, Wisconsin has grabbed the attention of the nation and attained a No. 21 ranking in the Soccer America rankings. The successful beginning for the Badgers is familiar, as Wisconsin began last season 4-10 before finishing the season with a disappointing 6-7-6 record and without a win in conference play. Head coach Jeff Rohrman is conﬁdent his team will not let a good start get away from them again. “I feel that they are aware of last year and it’s in the front of their minds,” Rohrman said. “Last year we got a little sidetracked and weren’t as focused as we needed to be. Some guys are poised not to let

mcfadden from page 10 Doeren said. “But when we do bring the backs, we want them to be able to create something.” For his performance against Marshall, McFadden was named Defensive MVP. But for him, all of the accolades mean nothing unless he has the confidence of

that happen [again].” Several individuals are standings out early in the year for Wisconsin, including junior midfielder Pablo Delgado, who earned the Big Ten Player of the Week honors after scoring a goal and adding an assist last weekend. He is ROHRMAN the first player to win the award since senior forward Victor Diaz earned it in 2006. Delgado has the team highs in both goals and assists this season with two each. Also with two goals for Wisconsin is junior midﬁelder/forward Scott Lorenz. Junior forward Brandon Miller is contributing as well with a goal and two assists. The Badgers began the season by notching two wins in the Dayton Flyer Classic against Wright State and Denver. Then, Wisconsin returned for its home opener against Santa Clara in the Middleton Sports & Fitness Invitational and clinched what his teammates, something that he is starting to acquire. “I think the defense, especially the d-line, is believing in me right now,” he said. “They are believing my calls and listening to the commands I am making right now out there on the field. Slowly but surely, I am transitioning to that role as a leader on defense.”

Player of the week: ALLAN EVRIDGE

EVRIDGE

Sport: Football Position: QB Year: Senior Pass Yards: 383 Touchdowns: 2

Allan Evridge threw for a total of 308 yards and one touchdown against Marshall Saturday at Camp Randall. He completed 17 of his 26 passes with no interceptions.

Player of the week: TAYLOR WALSH

WALSH

Sport: Soccer Position: Forward Year: Senior Goals: 6 Points: 13

Taylor Walsh earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and Hoosier Classic Offensive MVP honors. At the tournament she recorded her ﬁrst career hat trick.

Rohrman called “a quality win.” Wisconsin stayed undefeated against Dayton, but could not pull out another victory against the Flyers in a game that ended in a 3-3 draw. “Offensively we did well, but we had a letdown on the defensive side,” Rohrman said. Rohrman explained defense will be a point of emphasis this week as Wisconsin prepares for Northridge Friday.

“[Northridge] likes to push the ball into attack,” Rohrman said. “We can’t let them feel good about the way they’re playing.” The Mustangs are 3-1-0 this season with wins over UNLV, Cal State Bakersﬁeld and Alabama A&M, and a loss against Georgetown. Last year, Northridge finished its season 7-7-6 overall and 3-5-4 in the Big West. Like Wisconsin, the Mustangs failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.

On Sunday the Badgers will wrap up the Panther Classic against a Binghamton team that is 2-1-1 on the season. The Bearcats earned victories over Lafayette and Central Arkansas, fell victim to Duquesne and tied with Colgate. The two games this weekend are the Badgers’ ﬁnal non-conference games before the Big Ten schedule commences. Wisconsin’s Big Ten opener is at Indiana Sept. 21.

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