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MillerCoors contributes to new fermentation lab By Erin Banco THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Former Chancellor John Wiley addressed the audience and introduced the performances of the night. Wiley’s family attended the event to celebrate the years he spent as a leader on campus.

Wiley says ‘goodbye’ to UW campus community By Nick Dmytrenko THE DAILY CARDINAL

Former Chancellor John Wiley was honored Monday night at the Overture Center by the Ofﬁce of the Chancellor and the UW-Madison Arts Institute. Wiley served as UW-Madison chancellor from 2001 to September 2008, and will become the interim director for the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery Nov. 1. Wiley greeted the crowd and introduced the performers for the event. “After the Overture Center opened in 2004, we decided it was the perfect opportunity to give our students the chance to be seen and heard by our massive community,” Wiley said. Following a series of songs by the Madhatters, UW System President Kevin Reilly and UW System Board

of Regents President Mark Bradley went on stage to honor the exiting chancellor. “It has never been about John. Never. It has always been about the students and the community. So John, wherever you are, I just want to thank you for that vision and for that leadership,” Bradley said. Wiley took the stage at the end of the ceremony and was presented with a letter from Reilly, ofﬁcially declaring him a chancellor emeritus. “In your more than four decades of experience at UW-Madison where you have been a graduate student, a professor and an administrator, you have demonstrated a high dedication to the university, students and staff, as well as a steadfast commitment to the role of higher education in improving people’s lives,” Reilly read.

During Wiley’s tenure, UWMadison had record-breaking private fundraising, which Wiley credits to the university’s ability to sell itself. “Our alumni are so proud of this university and of all of you the students that they come forward and ask how they can help and then it’s just a matter of saying, ‘Here’s how you can help,’” he said in an interview. Wiley called new Chancellor Biddy Martin on stage to make an important announcement. “The next phase in the redevelopment of the East Campus [Mall] will be a new music performance hall,” Wiley said. “Toward that end, we have ﬁrm commitments of $20 million and these donations will come from two anonymous donors,” whose names will be released in the future, he said.

City Clerk’s Ofﬁce pushes voter registration By Rebecca Holland THE DAILY CARDINAL

With the presidential election less than two months away, the City Clerk’s Ofﬁce is sponsoring a Voter Registration Month in an effort to get Madison voters through the polls more quickly on Election Day. Voter Registration Month will run until Oct. 10 and aims to register ﬁrst-time voters and update information of residents who have moved. According to City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl, over 32,000 voter registration applications have been processed this year and more than 800 people are deputized to register voters in Madison. “We expect a large turnout, and if you register in advance you don’t need to stand in line on Election Day,” she said. Witzel-Behl said early registrants only need a driver’s license number, whereas on Election Day proof of residency is also required. Long lines at polling places can be especially frus-

trating for students, who have limited time between classes. “Students are notorious for running late, yet their vote is extremely important, so early registration is a really good idea,” Kyle Richmond, public information officer for the Government Accountability Board, said. “It’s easier and faster to register ahead of time, and then on Election Day you state your name and address, cast your ballot and are on your way.” Within the city, eligible voters can register at any Madison Public Library, Madison Fire station or the City Clerk’s Office. An online registration form can also be mailed to the City Clerk’s Office before Oct. 15. Out-of-state students can vote in Madison as residents, or by absentee ballot as a resident of their home state, but if voting absentee they must be registered to vote before requesting a ballot. Beginning 20 days before the election, residents can register and cast an absentee ballot at the City Clerk’s

MillerCoors recently donated over $100,000 in brewing laboratory equipment to the UW-Madison bacteriology department for student education. UW-Madison’s Ofﬁce of Corporate Relations initiated the bond with MillerCoors over three years ago. According to University Business Liaison Anjali Sridharan, the corporate relations ofﬁce contacted alumnus Mike Jones to help with the process. Jones, senior vice president at Miller Brewing Co., introduced the university to Dr. David Ryder, vice president of brewing and research at MillerCoors. According to Sridharan in January 2007, Ryder and 15 other MillerCoors members attended a presentation at the university. In a brainstorming session, Ryder said he wanted an educational brewing lab to teach students

Ofﬁce. According to Witzel-Behl, the 2008 election turnout is expected to exceed that of previous years, so the city is looking for more staff to work the polls. “You can choose to be paid, volunteer, or if you are a state or municipal employee you can choose to work at a polling place on the day of elections instead of your job,” she said. On campus, Wisconsin Union President Jeff Rolling said the Union will be working with groups conducting voter registration. “Voter registration for students is incredibly important—especially for this upcoming election,” Rolling said. “There are so many new voters out there and students have to be a part of that, otherwise the politicians just aren’t going to listen to them.” More information on voter registration or working the polls in Madison can be found at www.cityofmadison.com/election.

about the science of brewing. “David is an interesting guy because he has a Ph.D. in biochemistry and he really understands research … he completely understands what the University of Wisconsin-Madison can bring to the table,” Sridharan said. Jo Handelsman, chair of the department of bacteriology, said there will be two courses of fermentation offered for students, but only one will be available in the spring 2009 semester. The course will accept students who have taken the introduction to microbiology course. It will focus on the science and theories behind fermentation. “Fermentation is a important area for training students in the job market. There is a demand for people that have experience in brewing,” Handelsman said. “This will make students more desirable to a place like MillerCoors.”

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Wisconsin Union directors ﬁnished exterior designs for the new south campus union. UW students also contributed to the designs.

Union ofﬁcials share exterior design plans, internal designs to commence By Erin Banco THE DAILY CARDINAL

Wisconsin Union officials unveiled exterior designs for the new south campus union at a news conference Monday, and said changes to interior designs will be made within the next month. The estimated $82 million project will replace the current Union South by the spring of 2011. Union project managers recently conducted a web-based survey to gather input on the type of space students want to spend time. In the survey, students ranked potential designs for large spaces in the building. Union Director Mark Guthier said union groups will look at the survey data within the next few weeks for feedback on interior spaces. According to Union President Jeff Rolling, the new union will include a climbing wall, an entertainment cen-

ter, a theater, a coffeehouse, a large event space, a student organization space and dining centers. Guthier described each side of the new building’s features and accommodations. He said the north façade on Campus Drive will have a number of balconies and glass walls. “It will keep this space active and people friendly,” he said. Paul Broadhead, assistant director of the union, said the union made arrangements to expand current spaces on campus for university departments. He said once University Health Services moves into University Square in late 2008, student organizations may be able to use UHS’ current building on Breese Terrace for meeting space. Guthier said landscape architects will redevelop the deck at the Wendt Library to be more aesthetidesign page 3

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any girls my age—OK, probably older—are coming to realize the lengths their maternal instincts will go to achieve their ultimate goal: offspring. Whether it be prostituting themselves for a night of unprotected fun in exchange for child support, or just studying the ins and outs of the security systems at nearby day care centers, women who want babies won’t stop until there’s a kicking fetus in their tummies or they’re on their way to Arizona in a stolen car with 500 bucks in cash and a future milkcarton child. Although I’m only 21, my maternal clock has pretty much kicked in. But I think there were some mutations along the way, though, because I prefer my babies a lot hairier, with a lot less potential for literacy. I want a puppy. More than

want, I need a puppy. In fact, my entire existence pretty much revolves around my financial and residential potential for owning one. But with a college salary, ambitions in one of the least lucrative fields available, and a roommate who flat out hates dogs, I don’t have high hopes for mothering a furry little friend any time soon. So, I’ve resorted to other means of assuring I get enough puppy-wuppy cuddle time in that I can function on a day-to-day basis. YouTube videos of those little cuties singing, jumping, sleeping and chewing is usually only enough to keep me kicking during inclement weather. Most of the time, I roam State Street looking for cute puppies to ambush and owners to annoy. The first step is asking permission to pet them. That’s when I go in for the kill by plopping my ass right on the sidewalk next to these dogs and pulling them onto my lap for some kisses. If the owner is a male under 25, I can usually get an extra few minutes in by perking up the girls

and sweetly inquiring if he and his K-9 wouldn’t mind helping me look for my panties, which, silly me, I seemed to have misplaced somewhere between Lake and Gilman. While he either scours the street looking for crotchless black lace or quickly checks Channel 3000 for news of an escaped mental patient on his BlackBerry (depending on when he last got laid), the last thing he’s usually thinking about is his dog, who is usually about halfway back to my apartment before he realizes he’s been played. But some days my needs are just too great to be met by singling out one or two dogs on State. I need a space where the ratio of dogs to square feet is much higher. So I go to the dog park. Some people probably think it’s creepy to hang around the dog park without actually owning a dog. In fact, if I were lurking around a playground with a bunch of little kids, I’d probably be arrested. My intentions are purely maternal and not at all sexual, I assure you, but I still wonder what some of those own-

ers must think when I stroll in leashfree and throw myself at their dogs. On my better days, I actually make an effort to socialize with some of the other people around. We make small talk about the weather or college life, but the conversation quickly turns awkward when they ask which one is mine and I have to reply, “I’m just looking.” Other times, I couldn’t give a crap about the people there and I just need to get my puppy ﬁx before I die of loneliness. So, either I’m out in the ﬁeld jumping and licking along with the other furry beasts, or I’m standing suspiciously near the entrance with my hood up and an expression of pure desire plastered on my face. Unfortunately, I doubt any of my needs will be satiated until I’m the proud mother of my own four-legged cutie patootie. But until then, dog owners, lock your doors and hold onto your pets. I’m on the prowl. If you have a dog and don’t feel violated or afraid, please, please, please e-mail Kiera at wiatrak@wisc.edu.

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Wis. bridges safer after I-35W collapse By Sara Lieburn THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, which collapsed last summer, is scheduled to reopen Thursday, and officials say Wisconsin has taken appropriate measures to protect against a similar tragedy. The collapse of the bridge in August 2007 killed 13 people and initiated a special set of inspections on 16 similar bridges in Wisconsin. Beth Cannestra, spokesperson for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, said the design error responsible for the I-35W bridge collapse was isolated to that bridge. According to Cannestra, Wisconsin has taken a proactive approach with the special inspections following the collapse. “It is important not to overreact, or under-react,” Cannestra said, referring to the collapse. She said while special inspections were conducted in light of the incident in Minnesota, regular inspections are made every two years in Wisconsin. Gregory Haig, WisDOT Northwest region structures engineer, said WisDOT has not made many changes to its processes because inspection and maintenance were frequent and strict prior to the collapse on I-35W. According to Bruce Karow,

WisDOT chief structure maintenance engineer, Wisconsin goes “above and beyond” guidance from the National Transportation Safety Board for inspection and maintenance of its structures. After the collapse, WisDOT put monitoring devices on the state’s 16 bridges similar to the one in Minneapolis that compare stresses due to actual truckloads and vehicles. According to Karow, all the designs take weight stress into account. Karow said even though the bridge will be reopening only a little over a year since the collapse, the rebuilding process in Minnesota has taken adequate time for completion of a safe structure. Cannestra said the construction process for the I-35W Bridge, which engineers designed as construction went on, is more costly compared to the process in Wisconsin because structures are usually planned completely before construction. However, according to Cannestra, the time efficiency of Minnesota’s design model was appropriate for the bridge in Minneapolis considering the amount of traffic the bridge facilitates and its economic importance. “I have every confidence in what Minnesota has done,” Cannestra said.

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Voters confused by McCain campaign mail By Megan Orear THE DAILY CARDINAL

The campaign for Republican presidential candidate John McCain caused confusion last week when it mailed campaign materials with incorrect voting information to Wisconsin residents. Absentee ballot registration forms came with each of the mailings, but some of the forms included inaccurate addresses for local clerks’ ofﬁces. According to Mike McCabe, director of the watchdog group Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, if voters send absentee ballots to these incorrect addresses, their votes might not be counted if the mistake is not caught

in time. McCabe said the mix-ups may be an innocent mistake, but he cannot discount the possibility that it could be due to partisan misconduct. “It doesn’t smell right, and it certainly looks as though Democratic voters were targeted in particular,” McCabe said. He said people should be weary of what they receive in the mail in relation to campaigns and anyone voting with an absentee ballot should do so early. Mark Jefferson, executive director of the Republican Party of Wisconsin, said the mailings were meant to get more people, includ-

ing Democrats and Independents, involved in the voting process and to avoid long lines on Election Day by voting absentee. He said the mistakes were very few compared to the amount of mail the campaign sent out. Kyle Richmond, spokesperson for the Government Accountability Board, which oversees elections, said the Board looked into the matter and found nothing illegal about it. He said the mailings did include confusing information for voters, and clerks who receive incorrectly mailed absentee ballots would either throw the ballots away or contact the clerk at the correct location.

Campus Anti-war network holds annual kickoff meeting The UW-Madison chapter of the Campus Antiwar Network stressed the need for a national social movement to end the Iraq war during its fall kick-off meeting Monday. CAN is an independent, democratic organization whose primary purpose is to end the war. Each semester the organization buses to large demonstrations and protests. Jenny Wustmann, UW-Madison sophomore and CAN member, emphasized the importance of student activism in social movements such as

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the women’s suffrage, civil rights and the Vietnam anti-war efforts. “If you’re ready to raise your voice and make history, you’re in the right place,” Wustmann said. With the presidential election less than two months away, CAN is focusing on bringing awareness to the student body. “If Obama or McCain gets elected, we just continue to ﬁght for the issues we stand for … It’s up to us to take the politics,” UW-Madison senior and CAN member Rob Lewis said.

According to CAN member Ben Ratliffe, a Madison Area Technical College student, there has been no mainstream media coverage on the war in 2008. He said the U.S. media and its citizens have lost interest in the war, but the war still has a veritable impact in the United States. Wustmann said the real change happens from the bottom up. “We owe it to our country to stand up to this illegal war. We have the power. We can do it,” she said. —Caitlin Gath

Wendt Library will stay open for student use during Union South construction but according to Guthier, students may need to use different

entrances. Gameday Badger Bash will move to Engineering Mall for the two years the building is under construction.

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omplaints of poor maintenance in buildings below housing code and reports of slow response time from property owners are common among student tenants in Madison. According to court documents filed last week, the parents of Brittany Zimmermann, who was slain in her West Doty St. apartment on April 2, the inaction of Zimmermann’s landlord, Wisconsin Management, Inc., played a role in her murder. The documents reveal that the Madison police informed Jean and Kevin Zimmermann of a “hollowcore (front) door with a cheap lock,” according to the Wisconsin State Journal, which was kicked in at the time of the murder. Furthermore, the documents also state that Jordan Gonnering, Zimmermann’s fiancé, filed several complaints about the locks with the landlord but received no response. Whether or not Wisconsin Management Co. is directly at fault for Brittany Zimmermann’s murder, these reports exacerbate a common complaint among tenants in Madison. Renter’s rights in Madison are poorly advertised and known throughout Madison. Ownership companies such as Wisconsin Management, Inc. that fail to comply to complaints such as those reported by students such as Zimmermann’s fiancé, back many students into a corner without knowledge of viable options. Although relatively unknown to students, they have rights to pursue a third parties’ intervention. Students must be aware of

the many viable options available to them, such as the Madison ‘s Building Inspection Division, and landlord’s should supply this information without solicitation. According to Madison Housing Inspections Supervisor Tom Adamowicz, the inspection division honors tenant complaints when landlords fail to process them and dispatches inspectors several days after filing the complaint. If the inspected building fails to meet code, the committee forces the landlord to fix anything below housing code, such as flimsy doors or cheap locks, by a specific date. Failure to meet this deadline brings the potential for legal action against the landlord. The housing inspection committee should not have to bear the bulk of disgruntled students, either. To hold landlords more accountable for prolonged inaction, the inspection committee should fine any property owners that cause students to contact them because of a lack of results. Further advertising thirdparty options, such as the Housing Inspection Committee, will place more responsibility in the hands of the landlords to answer tenant complaints in a timely fashion. Rental properties in Madison are a gigantic cash cow, and the onus is on the landlords to heed the concerns of students who are paying sizable amounts of money for a safe place to live. The most effective way to do this is to hit landlords in their pocketbooks and present them with consequences for their inaction.

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Banning drive-thrus in Madison worthwhile EMILY HOUTLER opinion columnist

wonder why much of the world considers Americans lazy. Maybe it is because dead batteries in a remote control have reduced some to tears. Perhaps it is the fact that nearly a quarter of American adults are completely physically inactive by choice. Or maybe it is because they simply do not have the decency to get out of their car to order and pick up their venti iced vanilla latte. If it were up to a Madison planning committee, no one would need to worry about that last one. If some in the committee could have their way, Madison would be a drive-thru free city, and life would subsequently be better for both the environment and

residents of Madison. Late this past June, Eric Sundquist, a member of Madison’s Plan Commission, proposed the idea that the city of Madison should consider banning restaurant drive-thrus. Several Canadian cities have implemented similar measures because of their environmental impact, and recently San Luis Obispo, Calif., followed suit. Such a proposal is a smart plan for numerous reasons. First, there is the environmental aspect. Vehicles, whether idling in a fast food drive-thru lane or rushing down the Beltline, release harmful gases and exhaust. However, when a car is moving, these gases at least achieve the objective of moving a vehicle toward a destination. Automobiles that sit idle in drivethrus, sometimes for more than 20 minutes, are simply polluting. There is no other excuse. Imagine if the pollution created from the hours spent in drive-thrus every day was eliminated.

It would likely improve the quality of the city air at least a modest amount. Additionally, with the rash of hurricanes hitting the southern United States recently and through the rest of the season, oil refineries all along the coast have been forced to shut down. With a minor gas shortage, it is far more important for our domestic fuel to be put to better use than waiting in line for hamburgers. Exiling drive-thrus would also save many people large amounts of frustration. Having been on both sides of a drive-thru speaker, I know how aggravating the system can be. No speaker, electronic or human, is flawless. It seems that more mistakes are made on drive-thru orders than on counter orders because of many reasons, including the inability of many Americans to articulate properly further distorted by a faulty microphone system. It is also more difficult to rectify errors made while in the drivethru lane owing to the volume of idling cars and the nearly impossible speed expected of employees of said establishment. Further, in today’s volatile market, some might worry that taking away drive-thrus would be bad for business. Although it is true that drive-thrus usually do have a steady supply of customers, these people would likely still frequent these establishments, especially if everyone in the city closed their drive-thrus. With gas prices as they are, no sane person would drive outside of Madison just to use a drivethru to get their meal. The manner of service, not the product or employees, would be changed by the exclusion of drive-thrus. Several questions still surround the issue, such as grandfathering current drive-thrus and accommodating drivethru pharmacies. Nonetheless, this subject deserves serious consideration, and the issue was swept aside by the committee far too quickly. In a city known for its progressive measures for both humanity and the environment, this is a ban that should be passed in Madison. At the very least, Madison would be wise to implement a restriction on the number of drive-thrus allotted in a city that lacks the infrastructure to support a large number of automobiles. Emily Houtler is a junior majoring in environmental studies and math. We welcome your feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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One would like to think that with the abundance of formulaic pottyhumor, male-driven movies that have come out in the last few years, there aren’t female film equivalents that reach the same level of stupidity. Diane English’s new film, “The Women,” just disproved that theory. Avid, shameless fans of women-towomen movies were probably expecting “The Women” to be something more along the lines of “The First Wives Club.” They would’ve even settled for “Stepmom” or “Where the Heart Is.” In fact, there are dozens of women-to-women movies that are at least good guilty pleasures, even if they don’t appease both genders. This is not one of them. An adaptation of George Cukor’s 1939 film with the same name, “The Women” was reconstructed by English—most known for her writing on “Murphy Brown”—who clearly has shown a knack for writing about strong, independent women in the workplace. It is confusing, then, that “The Women” feels empty and full of clichés, a parody of a post-“Sex and the City” generation with women only as deep as the heels they wear and the

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Prada purses they ﬁll. The cast isn’t the problem. At the center of everything is Meg Ryan, who plays Mary Haines. After she discovers, via a gossiping nail attendant at Saks Fifth Avenue, that her husband is cheating on her with the perfumespritzer woman (Eva Mendes), her three best friends rally to her cause.

“The Women” feels empty and full of clichés, a parody of a post-“Sex and the City.”

Among this “Sex and the City”wannabe quartet is the talented Annette Bening, who has clearly lowered her standards as an actress playing Meg’s best friend, Sylvia. Debra Messing plays frazzled and pregnant Edie and Jada Pinkett Smith plays the feisty lesbian, Alex. Such an ensemble of personalities would bounce off each other nicely if they didn’t feel so forced. Lines like, “I’ve accepted you as my token gay friend,” leave the audience with

caricatures of women, and not even interesting ones at that. Ryan is her usual lovable, blowing-up-her-bangs self while Messing and Pinkett Smith would be equally charming if the lines that came out of their mouths weren’t so annoying. Not even the strong presences of Candice Bergen and Bette Midler can save the film. English tries to touch on what it is to be a thoroughly modern woman in New York today, but surely it must mean more than being wealthy, working in fashion and curing any kind of heartbreak with a 5th Avenue shopping spree. She tries to manufacture enough relationships to fill the film with conflict, but Mary’s relationship with her daughter and friendship with Syliva isn’t put under any believable sort of strain to merit their flat dialogue. One interesting concept of “The Women” is that no men appear for the entire runtime. It’s an intriguing idea to explore, but in this particular case, most women in the audience will leave the theater still searching for an all-women world that isn’t completely dull and full of whining. Even the most ardent of feminists will be yearning for a male presence on-screen five minutes in. Grade: CD

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wonder why you have to see some bands live before you can truly appreciate their music. For instance, I had heard of Okkervil River long before I saw them live, but never connected with their music until I saw them open for the New Pornographers last April. After seeing them live, their music was completely different. Now I love Okkervil River. I love that they got their name from a Russian short story. I love that Lou Reed asked them to open for him. I love that they cover the Beach Boys’ “Sloop John B” in a song about John Berryman’s suicide. I love that the ﬁrst time I heard “Black” from Black Sheep Boy I sat down on the curb and tried not to cry. I love the lyrics from “A King and Queen” that say “to lie by your side for sublime centuries / until we crumble to dust when we’re crushed by a single sunbeam.” I love that they never shoegaze without turning toward self-referential critique. I really hope I don’t sound like some creepy fan-boy.

the broken mic stands and the awkward start to your favorite song. For the raw emotion you read on the singer’s face. Maybe the reason that the April concert changed the way I saw Okkervil River’s music is that their music is so closely in line with what I love about concerts themselves. Their music is about the complex relationships of pop culture and art, about broken people and selfimage. Their music sings of self-referential absurdity and relationships that never work. In the end, that is what connects me to their music. That’s why, at 7:30 p.m. this past Sunday night, I was sitting in the Barrymore staring at the ﬂickering lights on the ceiling. Have a different interpretation of that “crush of sweaty bodies”? Send your concert horror stories to Dale at dpmundt@wisc.edu.

I love concerts for the faded hand stamp the next morning.

But why would a concert change my perception of their music? I love concerts for the music. I love concerts for the crush of sweaty bodies jumping up and down near the stage. I love concerts for the $10 all-you-can-drink Thursday nights at Regent Street Retreat. I love concerts for that one over-enthusiastic fan right in front of the stage. I love concerts for catching a couple roadies smoking weed by the side door. I love concerts for the old guy in the suit

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Annette Bening, Jada Pinkett Smith and Debra Messing look confused, bored and worried about their stereotypical roles in “The Women.”

Hot dogs, bodies fuel live-music love who dances like an ass. I love concerts for the tattoos and the beards, for the thick-rimmed glasses and the girl jeans. I love concerts for drinking with the lead singer before he goes on stage. At 10 a.m. I love concerts for the hot dog I had with the drummer and guitarist from one of the Juliana Theory’s opening bands. I love concerts for staring at the flickering lights in the ceiling at The Barrymore. I love concerts for getting into fights in the mosh pit. I love concerts for being the guy that knows every lyric to every song. I love concerts for discovering who you like the opening band more than the headliner. I love concerts for the faded hand stamp the next morning. But I think I love concerts most for their transparency. For the purity of their flaws and their triumphs. For the chords that stop working halfway through the third song. For

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“Ayf a Spaasl Aluklyulzz” Otis Redding Song

Sid and Phil

By Alex Lewein lewein@wisc.edu

The Graph Giraffe

By Yosef Lerner ilerner@wisc.edu

Start with one-letter words and words with apostrophes, ﬁnd out how many places the alphabet has shifted, then use that knowledge to decipher the code. Yesterday’s Example:

“Xqf’e Efmk Fasqftqd”

“Let’s Stay Together” Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com TEMPORARY SANITY ACROSS

1 Italian wine city 5 In ___ way (in danger) 10 Boot camp NCOs 14 Epitomes of busyness 15 College application part 16 Trapped like ___ 17 How the Amazon flows 18 Cushioned piece of furniture 19 Knights of ___ 20 Temporary fix 23 Variety of lettuce 24 Word to end a fight 25 One keeping one’s own company 26 Maria’s friend in “West Side Story” 28 Start to care? 31 ADA member 32 Backing strip 33 Tiny organism 36 Quick look 41 White lap dog 42 It has eight phases 43 Latin lover’s verb 46 Leafy green vegetable 47 Manhattan Project physicist 48 Fine grade of black tea 50 Cassettes’ successors

52 Bill’s excellent sidekick 53 Silly idea, perhaps 58 Gray’s subj. 59 Bulb in the kitchen? 60 Make muddy 62 Script unit 63 He used the pen name Saki 64 ___ mater 65 “The Jeffersons” producer Norman 66 Fragrant compound 67 Property paper DOWN

1 Vigoda of sitcoms 2 At some times of the year 3 Bikini atoll, in 1946 4 Colon, in analogies 5 Inﬂation protection 6 Word with “American” 7 Letters to answer? 8 Respectful address 9 Word sung as the year changes 10 Permission 11 Punish, in a way 12 Prepared for feathering 13 Bull market necessities? 21 School open-house organizer 22 It eliminates suspects

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Delivery in the ﬁeld The other side Fibber of old radio Minuscule units of work Administer in small portions (with “out”) Uris novel “___ 18” Pt. of IBM Noted plus-sized model George of “Star Trek” It provides an ocean view When pro-crastinators get around to it Geraint’s beloved Horrify Blue character in “Yellow Submarine” Figure skater Baiul Seminoles’ sch. Blender brand Taking out the trash, for one Fund contributor Alaskan seaport Wildebeests Windows application? Sheepskin receiver, brieﬂy Whipper-snapper

Awkward Turtle

By Meg Anderson anderson4@wisc.edu

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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Badgers dominate Huskie Open By Sasha Goldstein THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Badgers men’s crosscountry team opened the season with a sweep at the Huskie Open Saturday. Taking the top five spots, Wisconsin dominated the competition on a rain-soaked course in Dekalb, Ill., the home course of the Northern Illinois Huskies. “Despite the poor weather, it was a great race today,” head coach Mick Byrne said. “Our older guys took control by running with the younger guys in order to lead the way and set a nice pace. It was really great to see the teammates run together and work so well so early in the season.” The mix of older and younger runners included freshman Elliot Krause, sophomore Ryan Craven, junior Ryan Gasper and senior Christian Wagner, all of whom finished the race as a group with a time of 26:40. The race was the first for the men’s team under Byrne, who liked what he saw from his team.

rodriguez from page 8 his team into a national title game. Sixteen days later, driven mostly by emotion, he was announced as the new head coach at Michigan, before his tenure at West Virginia was officially over. He ditched West Virginia, despite his team’s berth in a BCS bowl game. The point is that Michigan hired a train wreck to head up a team in need of a stalwart leader. Since signing his contract in Ann Arbor, Rodriguez has cost Michigan $2 million in lawsuit money for luring him away from West Virginia, scrapped a traditional football system for one he preferred and lost 10 players from his squad who decided they would rather transfer than play for him. He also enraged former Wolverine and current NFL star Braylon Edwards by giving the No. 1 jersey to a defensive back, even though the number has a scholarship attached to it specifically designated for a deserving wide receiver. Oh, and he lost two out of his first three games of the year, including a home loss to a midmajor, unranked team. There’s getting off on the wrong foot, and then there’s what Rich Rodriguez has done in Michigan. Looking at the Wolverines’ schedule this year, don’t expect things to improve. Michigan will lose at home against Wisconsin in two weeks, at Penn State next month, at Purdue in November and in the season finale against Ohio State, but could very easily drop games against Illinois and Minnesota—yes, Minnesota—as well. In all likelihood, they will not even break .500 this season. Why? Because Rodriguez does not fit at Michigan. He is a talented man who made a brash decision on a whim that he will likely regret after his team loses to Ball State in the Motor City Bowl. That is, if he makes it to a bowl game at all. He gave up a good thing in West Virginia to try and be the next great thing in the history of Michigan football. He got greedy, and his history since the loss to Pitt has been troublesome at best. Rich Rodriguez is bad news for Michigan football and the Wolverines are just seeing the start of more tough days to come. Think Michigan still has the talent to give the Badgers a tough game in two weeks? Tell Andy about it at avansistine@wisc.edu

“We are right where we want to be right now,” Byrne said. “We have guys running well and no one overworked themselves because they were controlled and smart while running. From here we are going to take it on a week-by-week basis and I’m excited for the rest of the season.” Finishing fifth was Badger junior Tim Pierie, who crossed the finish line with a time of 27:11. Rounding out the Badger finishers were redshirt freshmen Phil Thomas (13th) and Sam Frederick (18th). The Badgers next compete in Chicago at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational on Sept. 27. Women’s cross-country takes top seven spots The Badgers women’s crosscountry team saw similar dominant results at the Huskie Open Saturday, claiming the top seven times in the race. The team finished with 10 of the top 11 times, starting the season with a determined team effort. Head coach Jim

Stintzi was impressed with the initial showing, especially considering the rain-soaked conditions. “The conditions were horrendous from the moment we got there to the last finisher,” Stintzi said. “We came into today’s meet knowing that it wasn’t going to be one of our harder meets, but I was happy with how the team did, but I still believe that we have more to offer.” The top seven all finished within 45 seconds of each other, including the top four finishing within seven seconds of each other. Junior Hanna Grinaker led the way with a time of 18:36, followed by senior Gwen Jorgensen (18:37), freshman Caitlin Comfort (18:42) and sophomore Leah Coyle (18:43). Like the men’s team, the women boast a solid mix of young talent, in addition to a core group of veterans. As encouraging as the results were, coach Stintzi still sees some room for improvement as the season wears on. “The competition will continue to get tougher starting with this

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Junior Ryan Gasper tied for first place with four of his Badger teammates at the Huskie Open with a time of 26:40 Saturday. next coming weekend,” Stintzi said. “As a coach it was good to see the girls compete in uniform and be able to work together in a competitive atmosphere. From here the training will progress as we move forward towards a great season.” In all, the Badgers brought 17

runners to the event, showcasing promising racers with a lot to contribute to the team. In their next event, the team will head to Iowa State on Saturday, Sept. 20. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Bye week presents opportunity for rest and improvement By Scott Allen THE DAILY CARDINAL

After defeating then-No.21 Fresno State 13-10 in enemy territory, the Wisconsin football team will be looking to correct mistakes, expand play options and get healthy during its bye week in preparation for the Big Ten opener against Michigan Sept. 27, head coach Bret Bielema said Monday. The Badgers moved up to No. 8 in the polls and are now the top ranked Big Ten team after Ohio State fell to No. 13 following a 353 trouncing by USC. “To go play a ranked opponent on the road was a bold challenge,” Bielema said.

“To go play a ranked opponent on the road was a bold challenge.” DANNY MARCHEWKA/THE DAILY CARDINAL

Bret Bielema head coach Wisconsin Football

Bielema named junior tailback P.J. Hill the offensive MVP, and, though the Big Ten named senior linebacker DeAndre Levy the Big Ten defensive player of the week, Bielema gave the team’s defensive honor to senior defensive end Matt Shaughnessy. Shaughnessy put constant pressure on Fresno State quarterback Tom Brandstater and tipped the

UW coaches named senior defensive end Matt Shaughnessy (92) their defensive MVP after he helped force Fresno’s lone turnover Saturday. ball on a late ﬁrst quarter passing attempt that set up a Levy interception and a subsequent touchdown by the offense. Levy made nine tackles, three for loss, a sack, the game-shifting interception and a pass breakup Saturday. “There just seems to be a presence to him now that, ‘It’s on me, I’m going to do this,’” Bielema said. “And he’s really taken his play to another level.”

Hill gained 112 yards in 26 carries for his 16th career game with more than 100 yards. Hill is also leading the team in rushing for the third straight year. “I don’t know if I’ve seen him play better,” Bielema said. “He did a really good job and obviously hung on to the football.” Bielema said the return of senior linebacker Jonathan Casillas and senior tight end Travis Beckum

from injury gave the team an extra boost. “They brought energy during the course of the week,” Bielema said. “The game on Saturday may have been won during the course of the week the way Travis practiced the way he did.” On injuries, Bielema said that senior quarterback Allan Evridge, who was carted out because of a hamstring cramp, is fine, and that Beckum and Casillas have no lingering problems. He also said the team is gearing to get sophomore HENRY defensive back Aaron Henry, who missed the first three games with a knee injury, back in action against Michigan. Although Wisconsin has not beaten Michigan in Ann Arbor since 1994, the 1-2 Wolverines have struggled this season. Plagued by six turnovers, Michigan lost to Notre Dame 35-17 Saturday. “Any time you turn the ball over as many times as they did, you’re going to have some issues,” Bielema said, adding that Michigan could be formidable if they improve on turnovers and utilize talented players such as freshman running back Sam McGuffie. After going 2-4 on the road last year, the Badgers appear to have figured out how to win away from Camp Randall stadium. “[The players] embraced the environment we had up there,” Bielema said. “It was great to see them smile and take that and use it as energy.”

Women’s soccer fails to win a match in Boston Crimson and Terriers prove to be too much for Wilkins’ crew By Erica Barts THE DAILY CARDINAL

Playing in Massachusetts this past weekend proved a challenge for the Wisconsin women’s soccer team (4-2-1). The Badgers started off Friday night against the Boston University Terriers (5-3-0) but were unable to continue their four-game winning streak. The match ended in a 1-0 loss for the Badgers while the Terriers earned their thirdstraight victory. The game’s lone goal came in the 25th minute within the 18 yard box from Terrier junior Emily Pallotta off of a corner kick by senior Marisha Schumacher-Hodge. Wisconsin outshot Boston 13-9 and put the ball on goal 11 times in the second half. Senior Badger goalkeeper Jamie Klages had four saves for the night, two in each half, while BU’s sophomore goalkeeper Janie Reilly had six, all in the second half. The Badgers had opportunities to find the goal, but most of the play was kept in the midfield. In the 43rd minute, senior Sheri Ferron had a chance to tie the game before half with an 18yard shot that ended up hitting the crossbar. The Terrier defense

then recovered and cleared the ball out. Head coach Paula Wilkins believed that the team had come out of the locker room stronger and were more focused on playing. “In the second half we responded better ... our tempo was better and our attitude was better,” Wilkins said. Wisconsin had another opportunity Sunday afternoon to regain their winning run at Harvard. The Badgers, however, could only manage a 1-1 tie against the Crimson after the game went to double overtime, even though Freshman Laurie Nosbusch, senior Sheri Ferron and freshman Meghan Flannery each had two shots on goal. The team’s top scorer, senior forward Taylor Walsh, did not play in Sunday’s game. Wisconsin applied intense pressure throughout the game against the Crimson and held a 21-10 edge in shots, but were only able to put the ball past junior goalkeeper Lauren Mann once. The Crimson scored first in the 17th minute on a breakaway from freshman Melanie Baskind. The Badgers did not respond until the 64th minute off of a corner kick by freshman midfielder Rita Keimakh. Nosbusch headed in the goal by to tie up the game. The Badgers controlled overtime play, but the Harvard defense was able to keep them from scoring. Wisconsin players took six shots on goal, but

the Crimson’s Mann made three saves during the extra 20 minutes of play. Harvard’s one shot on goal nearly gave them the win in overtime. Sophomore Katherine Sheeleigh had a breakaway in the 107th minute but, the shot hit off the corner of the crossbar and

went out of bounds. The Badgers will be able to play their next four games at home at the McClimon soccer complex. Badgers will face Pepperdine and Nevada this Friday and Sunday, respectively. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

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Freshman forward Laurie Nosbusch (pictured) headed in a corner kick from Rita Keimakh to score the Badgers’ only goal of the weekend.

UM sold out by hiring Rich Rodriguez ANDREW VAN SISTINE sistine’s chapel

or many, it might have seemed like another big upset. Michigan started off its second consecutive football season with a loss at home to a seemingly innocuous team like Utah. Utah has since proven to be a real threat on the national scene. But if you have been catching the warning signs all along, you would have seen the Wolverines’ loss coming well before it happened, regardless of how good Utah was. And you surely would have figured out by now that Big Blue has steadily been sinking into a dark era in the legacy of its storied college football program. The ugly start of last year’s football season was only the first indication of tough times ahead, losing to a FCS team and getting slammed by Oregon—both at home—in the first two weeks. Two losses to end the regular season, including a fourthstraight loss to Ohio State, the retirement of an embarrassed Lloyd Carr and the loss of offensive weapons Chad Henne, Mike Hart and Jake Long to the NFL draft only made things worse. The hiring of a new head coach capable of providing stability to a team in turmoil could have gotten Michigan back on track after a really rough year. Instead, they got a basket case.

There’s getting off on the wrong foot and then there’s what Rich Rodriguez has done in Michigan.

Enter Rich Rodriguez, born and raised on West Virginia soil and heralded alumnus of West Virginia University. He is a skilled man that had great success coaching at Tulane and Clemson and later became a highly successful head coach at his alma mater. In nearly seven years with the Mountaineers, he led his team to six top two finishes in the Big East conference, three Gator Bowl appearances and a BCS bowl victory in the 2006 Sugar Bowl. Now, why a man who had pioneered his team—the team he cheered for and played for as a young man—to elite status and was earning more than $1 million coaching for that team would want to leave, one can only guess. But as it happened, Michigan made an offer to Rodriguez that he felt he had to take before he had even finished coaching at West Virginia. He bailed from West Virginia, leaving them scrambling to find an interim coach to lead them in the Fiesta Bowl. This alone should have sent up red flags for anyone with an ounce of common sense. Rodriguez coached his team through a national championship caliber season, only to trip at the finish line, losing 13-9 to Pitt in the game that could have catapulted rodriguez page 7