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Freakfest 2008 to feature major headlining act By Jack Zeller THE DAILY CARDINAL

At this year’s Freakfest Halloween celebration, Madison residents can expect a bigger headlining entertainment act, lower public cost and possibly a higher ticket price. For the third year running, Freakfest will be the product of a joint agreement between the City of Madison and Frank Promotions, the local promotion company that staged the event in 2006 and 2007. Although most things about this year’s Freakfest will remain the same, city ofﬁcials say there will be one big difference—the headliner. “Frank Productions promised us this year that there will be a major headline act that people actually have heard of and can get excited about,” Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said.

Though Frank Promotions has not informed the city of what the act is, the company has guaranteed it is a group that most Madison students would know, according to Verveer. The caliber of the potential headline does not come without a price tag, however, as ofﬁcials hinted at a hike in ticket price. Joel Plant, aide to Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, said there might be a slight increase in the cost to enter the closed part of State Street during Freakfest. “With the bigger name act … there may be a slight, slight increase,” he said. “But the goal is to keep this as cheap as possible.” Verveer said he would not support a price increase unless the promised freakfest page 2

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Big Ten Battleground Poll reveals narrowing election in Midwest By Megan Orear THE DAILY CARDINAL

Results from the ﬁrst ever Big Ten Battleground Poll revealed Thursday just how close the presidential race is in the eight states with Big Ten schools. The poll, conducted by UWMadison professors of political science Charles Franklin and Ken Goldstein, is a rare regional poll conducted on 600 individuals from each of the Big Ten states. In a 90-minute show on the Big Ten Network, Franklin, Goldstein and other scholars from the Big Ten universities gave a run-down of each state’s results. Democratic presidential can-

didate Barack Obama has a less than 1-point lead of 45.2 to 43.3 over Republican presidential candidate John McCain in Wisconsin and holds a 16-point lead in Illinois, which is his only sure-win, according to the poll. Results show Obama also has a narrow lead in Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio, while McCain is winning by a close margin in Indiana. The two are virtually tied in Iowa and Pennsylvania. All seven are toss-up states. According to a statement, the poll has a margin of error of three percentage points. In early summer Obama had a double-digit lead over McCain in

Wisconsin, but that lead has turned into a tossup, according to Franklin. “It’s going to be a tricky thing to see if [Obama] can mobilize enough [youth] to make a substantial difference.” Charles Franklin professor UW-Madison

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Admiral John Nathman and Sarah Sewell, top policy advisors for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, spoke at Grainger Hall Thursday about foreign policy. In a town hall-style discussion, they answered students’ questions and discussed the importance of the issue to students. For the full story, go to www.dailycardinal.com.

UW professor discovers way to transform plant sugars to energy-efﬁcient gasoline By Ashley Davis THE DAILY CARDINAL

A UW-Madison engineering professor has developed a way of turning plant sugars into alternative fuels. This week’s online version of the journal Science published UW-Madison chemical and biological engineering professor James Dumesic’s paper on his research. Edward Kunkes, co-author and research assistant in the UW-Madison chemical engineering department,

said that the lack of oil, the diminishing petroleum resources, and the political talk of green energy initiated interest in alternative fuels for researchers. “We decided that we needed a more direct way to get gasoline,” Kunkes said. Dumesic and his team initially used platinum-based catalysts to convert sugars and alcohols into energy page 2

Same-sex, unmarried couples granted equal insurance coverage By Abby Sears THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Dane County Board of Supervisors voted Thursday to approve an ordinance creating a domestic partnership registry and requiring contractors who do business with the county to provide equal benefits for domestic partners. Under the new ordinance, effective Dec. 1 of this year, samesex and other unmarried couples in Dane County can receive insurance rights for their partner. In order to register for a domestic partnership, citizens must be committed relationship for at least 90 days, live in the same residence and take responsibility for each other’s welfare. Additionally, companies who

contract with the county to provide services are required to grant domestic partners the same insurance benefits offered to married employees. District 27 Supervisor Kyle Richmond said these contractors involve a wide range of companies working for the county. “We mean anybody from those who provide services for the developmentally disabled to someone who might be doing repaving [of ] a county road,” Richmond said. Richmond said similar ordinances exist in Minneapolis and San Francisco and Dane County is the first county municipality in Wisconsin to extend domestic partner benefits to contracting companies. Richmond said the additional finances needed to cover partner benefits would be small—about a 1 percent increase in cost to employers. The majority of debate about the ordinance came from labor organization representatives who

pointed out that many contracts extend to other areas of the state outside of Dane County. Scott Vaughn, executive director of the Building and Construction Trades Council of South Central Wisconsin, suggested collective bargaining be utilized to combat the “one-size-fitsall” requirement of all contractors to offer the benefits if additional business is conducted outside of Dane County. Supervisors, however, rejected a proposed amendment allowing the negotiations. The domestic partner benefits ordinance received support from a majority of the board, garnering the sponsorship of 25 out of 37 supervisors. County Board chair Scott McDonell said the ordinance goes beyond the financial benefits of a relationship and reflects on Dane County’s principles. “This isn’t about health insurance,” McDonell said. “This is about treating our citizens equally and fairly.”

“…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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DAVID HOTTINGER it’s getting hottinger

pending some time on the Isthmus before things start to get witch-titty cold has helped to remind me why the hell humans habitate here in the ﬁrst place. But lakes and drunks aside, I think my favorite part about escaping to Madison in the fall is the demographics. Not only is everyone here white (JK! JK!), but everyone is young. I know Madison has its fair share of people who have gotten old, but I think you’d agree that this city harbors a disproportional amount of old people who never grew up. The university continually pumps youth into the heart of this city, and although there is considerable blood loss with every round of graduation, Madison always seems to remain something of a Never-Never Land. Its Lost Boys are found driving its cabs across town; its

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pirates cruise State, up and down. As I mature, this town may become a little too tight in the trousers, but for now it’s a perfect ﬁt. Here I can basically limit my contact with grown folks to some lifers at my work, some out-there professors in class and some hey-she’s-trying text messages from my mom. Everybody else is either too young in the loins or too young in the head to qualify. And that’s just ﬁne with me for the time being, because right now it’s a real pain in the ass to talk to anyone above the age of 40. Now, to be fair, the “youth-challenged” among us do have some redeeming qualities about them. Some are still pretty sharp for being so dated, and others can be quite pleasant, even though they have nothing to look forward to except getting even older. But that doesn’t change the fact that it gets old pretty quick talking to old people when I am this young. And that’s because they only know, like, three questions they can ask people my age, and their favorite one is the most vague and preposterous question of all time.

“So, David, whaddarya gonna do after you graduate?” I don’t know, what are you going to do after I graduate? I wish they’d ask me what I did before I graduated; at least then I wouldn’t have to make all of it up. I always have to be just as vague and generic as fortune cookies when I predict my own future. “Oh, I’m not sure yet,” I’ll stammer. “I might take a few years off, you know, wait for the job market to come around ... maybe go to grad school ... network and stuff ... subsist ...” Things like that. Why do they keep reminding me that I have to do something? All my life, all I had to do was the next thing. Then all of a sudden I have to ﬁnd a way to pay my own health insurance. And it doesn’t help that while growing up everyone tells you that “you can be anything you want to be.” Oh, great suggestion, thanks for that much-needed direction in my life. When you tell your mom as a kid that you want to be a paleontologist when you grow up, she should tell you right away that no, that won’t ever happen. That way, by a process of elimination

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UW hospital ranked fourth in nation for quality service By Staci Taustine THE DAILY CARDINAL

University HealthSystem Consortium has ranked UW Hospital fourth among 88 of the nation’s highest performing teaching hospitals in its annual rankings. UHC—a national organization afﬁliated with nearly 90 percent of the nation’s non-proﬁt hospitals—compiled the ranking system as a way to recognize medical institutions for superior quality in health care. Lisa Brunette, director of media relations for UW Health, said she is proud of the hospital’s position in the rankings.

freakfest from page 1 headliner lived up to the hype. Plant also said the city has been working steadily to reduce public costs for the event and that success in the last two years has allowed them to do so. According to Plant, the city is requesting a budget of

green from page 1 hydrogen and carbon dioxide, thus producing gasoline. A breakthrough came when the research team analyzed the solution producing the gasoline. Dumesic said if the concentration of the solution was high enough, not all the sugar would get converted into hydrogen and carbon dioxide, and the sugar would then lose a majority of its oxygen atoms resulting in an organic liquid. The research suggests that instead of converting the cellulose-contrived sugars into ethanol, it would be more efficient and beneficial to apply it to gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

you can settle on something practical before college makes you entirely unfit for the work force. I suppose I shouldn’t complain too much about the limitless possibilities my status as a young, educated, white male in America offers. That’s not my aim here, though. I’m just saying I’m grateful to escape the Sheila So-andsos and Mr. Neighborguys back home by fleeing to the youth asylum on the Isthmus here where I can smoke the peace pipe with Peter Pan and feel I’m doing alright as long as I’m not spending too much time in Peace Park. Because it makes it a whole lot easier to spend my free time tackling such trying tasks as throwing bags through a hole or flipping cups over when I don’t have old people reminding me that, shit, I gotta do something with myself. According to his majors, David is going to be a historian and an economist at the same time when he grows up. What are you going to be? Oh, you’ll never make any money doing THAT. E-mail him at dhottinger@wisc.edu for some guidance.

“We’ve been in this assessment before and have ranked well but never quite this high,” she said. “We’ve been in the top 10, but the top ﬁve are the crème de la crème of the 88 hospitals they looked at.” Donna Katen-Bahensky, UW Hospital president and CEO, said high performance across all areas is a central goal for the hospital. UW Hospital employs a dedicated quality-improvement team to help the staff understand and focus on patient care, according to Katen-Bahensky. She said directors of the hospital enforce the philosophy of putting patients ﬁrst. “It is a goal of the quali-

$56,000 for this year’s Freakfest, a signiﬁcant drop from last year’s $83,000 budget. The event, which falls on Nov. 1, will feature events for partygoers’ entertainment, such as costume contests and music from 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Plant said the city plans to announce both the headliner and ticket price next week. “This is the same fuel we’re currently using [in society], just from a different source,” Dumesic said in a statement on Thursday. The implications of the research—which was funded by the National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Energy—have yet to be seen on a local, state and national level. “It’s quite difﬁcult to say whether or not this technology will get implemented,” Kunkes said. “But the advantage is that right now the biofuels we produce with this technology can be used in current infrastructure, and can be used in the current modes of transportation.”

ty-improvement effort nationally and certainly is of highest importance to UW Hospital and Clinics,” she said. According to UHC, UW Hospital displays a high degree of quality in key components such as mortality, effectiveness, safety, equity and patient-centeredness. “Over the last decade, UW Hospital has worked hard to develop a culture of safety, which means noting any potential safety issues and learning from potential incidents,” Katen-Bahensky said. “It is critical to communicate constantly with staff and give them the data they need to succeed.”

poll from page 1 races from where they stood in the summer for the most part,” Franklin said. Franklin also said Obama has the support of 60 percent of voters under age 30, but the age group is small and generally has the lowest voter turnout. “It’s going to be a tricky thing to see if he can mobilize enough [of them] to make a substantial difference,” Franklin said. In Wisconsin, 74.2 percent of respondents said they think the country is going in the wrong direction, 49.5 believe Wisconsin is also going in the wrong direction, and 82 percent think the economy has gotten worse over the past year. According to Michael B. Wittenwyler, a UW-Madison law professor, the poll found 53 percent of respondents believe Obama is the best candidate for change, and 71 percent believe McCain is the most experienced. Wittenwyler said he believes the election is more about change than experience, and that the upcoming presidential debates are going to determine the winner.

NEWS IN BRIEF Suspect on most wanted list arrested Police arrested a man on “Madison’s Most Wanted” community crime watch list Thursday after he was spotted near a downtown parking ramp. Madison Police Department public information ofﬁcer Joel DeSpain said a resident reported seeing 27-year-old Demetrius U. Jimerson of Portage around a parking ramp located on Frances and Johnson Streets at 12:50 a.m. Shortly after, a UW Police Department squad car spotted Jimerson’s vehicle driving on East Johnson Street, at which time the MPD began to follow the vehicle, according to DeSpain. Police made a trafﬁc stop on Jimerson’s vehicle on the 2100 block of Bashford Avenue on the city’s east side. DeSpain said Jimerson had outstanding warrants for offenses including substantial battery, battery, disorderly conduct, second-degree recklessly endangering safety, in addition to three other warrants.

Monsanto provides CALS with $1 million UW-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences received a $1 million gift from Monsanto Co. to support the plant breeding and genetics program. Irwin Goldman, vice president of CALS, said the money would go speciﬁcally to funding Ph.D. students. According to its website, Monsanto is an agricultural company that applies innovation and technology to help farmers around the world produce more while conserving more. “The impact of their work is magniﬁed by the systems and channels established by our college, state and UW System,” Goldman said. CALS Dean Molly Jahn said plant breeding is an essential factor in feeding the world’s growing population. “This gift from Monsanto will allow us to explore revolutionary approaches toward improved agricultural productivity and environmental stewardship while we train the next generation of plant breeders,” Jahn said in a statement.

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By Ashley Spencer THE DAILY CARDINAL

Some seniors might vaguely recall being a newly braces-free freshman, walking past University Square and staring longingly at the 21+ crowd who packed Madhatters every Friday afternoon for their famed Friday After Class drink special. Madhatters’ FAC special made Fridays what Sundays are for devout Catholics: a sacred weekly ritual, including plenty of cheap booze, shots and drunken ﬂirting. This old favorite was forced to close in the spring of 2005 due to new construction plans

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for University Square. The new Madhatters has returned to the campus scene with a new spot at 328 W. Gorham St., across the street from Quinton’s Bar and Deli and right next to Silver Mine Subs. Their sign is small and easy to miss, but if last weekend’s crowd keeps coming back, the long line will lead you to this watering hole. Now that Madhatters is back, there are some cool new additions. There are plans to install an ice bar on the lower level in the next few weeks. The bar’s edge will have a slab of dry ice installed on its surface to keep everyone’s drinks

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Although Madhatters is not located in the usual State Street bar area, crowds are lining for its fun ambiance and delicious drinks.

ice cold—a feature sure to draw in patrons looking for some novelty in their night out. But right now the standout feature of Madhatters is the upstairs level. This floor boasts a gigantic bar in the center of a large room lined with tons of tables and chairs. The room is big enough to comfortably house the herds of people who flood State Street for a night on the town after gameday Saturdays. The second floor is also a premier place to watch a game. With its generous seating, you might actually just land a table for you and your friends. Plus there is some eye candy: nine gorgeous flat screen TVs on the second floor and four on the lower level. The bar itself is a place where collegiate meets corporate. The clientele is a mixture of 21+ college kids and young professionals looking to let loose after a day of hard work. Think of it as Wando’s cleaner, sophisticated sister with a full-time job and a Blackberry, who just had the paneling in her basement removed and had a new sleek bar installed—sans fishbowls, bacon and other tacky delights. Madhatters is still a college bar in the sense that it is welcoming, has a casual sports-bar feeling and is decorated with everything from Miller Light mirrors to Jack Daniels posters. It even has a moose head hung near the front entrance. But the bar has a more refined

side. Its exposed high ceilings, iron details and large windows give the bar a ﬁnished look. The fact that it’s actually clean makes the bar stand out—at least for now. While the new digs are certainly clean, they aren’t quite ideal if you plan on hopping to old standby college bars like Wando’s and State Street Brats. It is conveniently located right next to Silver Mine Subs for your latenight eating pleasure. The bar itself doesn’t sell food, but extremely hungry patrons, or those too drunk to walk, can ask bartenders for a Silver Mine menu and order food for delivery. While delivery might seem lazy, the weekend lines are long enough to render take-out an excellent idea. The long lines Thursday through Saturday are the bar’s biggest downside. And once inside, you might decide the line wasn’t worth the wait if you’re looking for something special. Still, Madhatters is a great new addition to the State Street area for people looking to change things up a bit without having to make the trek to Capitol Square. The atmosphere is relaxed, but not so much that frat boys would show up in sweat pants or PJs. Plus , the bartenders are extremely friendly and recommend new drinks, so patrons can try an alternative to their standard vodka cranberry. Try vanilla vodka with orange juice and cream for a dreamsicle delight.

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Madhatters originated the Friday After Class drink special. The bottom line: Don’t go to Madhatters on an empty stomach or if you expect the unique charm of Capitol-area pubs. But if you’re tired of going to the same sports bars near campus weekend after weekend, Madhatters will be a cool alternative— once its ice bar is installed.

Free food proves money-saving, life-changing for Ariel ARIEL KRAUT sweet-n-sour kraut

ello everyone! Since this is my first column of the year, I want to take a line or two to say welcome back, and I hope you are all as excited as I am for another year in Madison chock full of some good times and some great ethnic eats. Himal Chuli, holla at your girl! After finally moving into my apartment and getting settled in, I feel like I’ve been able to once again start relaxing and enjoying this city at its finest. However, there is one minor problem I’ve had to endure. I really love school, don’t get me wrong, but since freshman year I’ve had a little issue with finance preservation, aka spending all of my monthly allotment the second the check clears. And as you may have guessed, I love, love, love to eat, so at times, this can be somewhat of a problem. I know I’m not the only college student suffering from this misfortune, so if you are similarly afflicted, have no fear. My motto is, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” and not only because it has to do with comestible objects. If you’re about ready to give up on the issue of chowing down, pause, take a deep breath and read this. Here are some of my tips, mostly from first-hand experience, on how to eat for free in an ever-inflating world. My expert guidelines are divided here into a few different categories, depending on what type of person you identify yourself as. Don’t worry, you can always resort to dressing up if you don’t think you’re convincing enough. First, for the intellectual. Have you ever seen those signs for seminars or UW-funded speakers hailing from other universities? You definitely have—they are the posters we stare at

during class or in elevators and immediately make us wish we had a bed to collapse on. Anyway, even if you have absolutely no interest in homosexual innuendoes in Victorian epic poetry (I just made that up, but it sounds kind of interesting come to think of it), you need to go to one of these oh-so-stimulating lectures. COOKIES. The cookies served at such lectures—funded by the Wisconsin Union—truly give Insomnia a run for its money. And they are free. Eat five while you’re there, and take some for breakfast tomorrow. For the socially responsible yet financially inadequate, you might want to break out your American Apparel hoodie and eco-friendly shoes and head on over to Whole Foods. Their free samples are usually pretty filling,

and you will probably be able to make an entire meal out of it by stealing just a little bit from the Pick and Mix section. If you’re looking for something a little less illegal, then get up early on a Saturday, (it’s difﬁcult, I know) and go to the Dane County Farmer’s Market. Not only is it earthy and hipster- chic, but you will deﬁnitely get to eat your way into oblivion for no money at all. There are samples of cheese, breads, pastries, more cheese and for the adventurous, there’s some beef jerky and other meat samples, too. If you’re more of a no frills, desperate type of person, you may want to try dumpster diving. No, I’m joking. But fridge cruising could work for you. It’s a simple thing, really. Go with your friends to a crowded prebar at some random acquaintance’s apartment.

Instead of heading straight for the keg, you can go into the fridge and pretend you’re looking for something while you silently and inconspicuously hoard food left and right into your pockets or bag. It’s a little low, but you need to eat right? I swear I’ve never done this; I’m just trying to give you as many options as possible. If you are fun loving, (let’s face it, we go to UW-Madison so we all are) the best and most effective way to get some free food is to get intoxicated. I mean totally obliterated, plastered, “I can’t remember what I did ﬁve minutes ago” drunk. If you’re really inebriated, it’s okay to go to DP Dough, sneak behind the counter, and help yourself to some calzone toppings and raw cookie dough by the handful. It’s a buffet. It’s ﬁne. And if you’re really drunk and

unexpecting, you may just happen to be lucky enough, as I was one night, to come across a Toppers delivery boy giving out gift certiﬁcates for Topperstix outside of Mad Ave. (I love me some Toppers). Needless to say, it was a gift from the gods and one of the main contributors to my personal Freshman Fifteen. Whoever invented late night food was a genius. So the moral of this story is...be smart, be ghetto, be a hipster or be drunk. No matter which way you go, you’ll be eating for free and maybe you’ll be able to conserve some much needed funds for more important stuff like alcohol or books. The choice is yours! If you can suggest some clubs that dish out free food or if you have found some tasty treats while dumpster diving, let Ariel know at akraut@wisc.edu.

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church leaders must hold tongue Prepare yourself for a taste of the theocratic in the near future. Nearly every election cycle, prominent church figures walk a fine line between an Internal Revenue Service mandate and the right to free speech when they begin to get political in their pulpits. Despite the government’s opposition to religious figures endorsing candidates, the preachers are fighting back en masse. On Sept. 28, over 3 dozen church leaders from at least 20 states plan to endorse, criticize or agree with the policies of one or more of the candidates running for the presidency. Their sermons are an arranged effort by the Alliance Defense Fund, a socially conservative group looking to reverse a 1954 Supreme Court ban on tax-exempt places of worship sponsoring or endorsing candidates in office. The ADF’s ultimate goal demands a showdown with the IRS and the government over first amendment rights of the church. Although the first amendment is a noble cause to fight for and church leaders can hold their positions aside outside of the pulpit, ADF officials and church leaders need to be sensible. The separation of church and

state is crucial to protecting inconsistent and misguided policy and the prevention of voter exploitation at both the election level and at the legislative level. Church leaders must respect the tax exemption the government already provides them and not abuse their symbiotic relationship with the state. Also, those church ofﬁcials must not forget what they risk with their proposed endorsements on Sept. 28. If they do in fact go through with their endorsements, their parishes run the risk of losing government tax exemption. To preserve relations between church and state and to avoid a blurred line between politics and religion, the religious leaders should abandon their Sept. 28 endorsements. The ADF should also disband their quest to overturn the 1954 Supreme Court ban on churches endorsing candidates, as it only serves to infuriate the IRS further. Churches command a powerful sway and beneﬁt enough with their tax-exempt status. Pushing the envelope and forcing religion into politics is a foolish way to compromise their fragile relationship.

Focus on issues, not media By Tom Hart THE DAILY CARDINAL

In an age where media outlets control national exposure to election campaigns, the responsibility for casting a true, unbiased vote is solely on the voters. Political coverage has become clouded by biased media outlets and talk-show hosts at a time when our country’s future hangs in the balance. No longer can we rely on the news to provide us with clear and informative insights into each candidate’s platform. Coverage of this year’s election has inundated the public with a myriad of bylines that have convoluted our nation’s voting process. The media have jumped from story to story over the last decade like a voracious hummingbird intent on going from ﬂower to ﬂower until every last drop of nectar has been devoured. From the O.J. Simpson trial, to Monica Lewinsky, Gary Condit, Scott Peterson and now the 2008 presidential election, the national media has left the minds of the American public dazed and confused. Non-issues in this year’s election have taken the place of what is truly important: each candidate’s political platform. Instead of focusing on the most important issues—the environment, civil rights and the separation of church and state with regard to abortion and stem-cell research—national media outlets have chosen to focus on age, religious background and

celebrity appeal. I write this article not merely to promote my own political stance, but as a plea to conscientious American voters to educate themselves with regard to where each candidate stands on the most important issues. No rational person can argue that the world is not currently undergoing a dangerous climate change that poses a risk to the survival of our species. The United States must join the European Union in its efforts to protect our planet’s environment and reverse climate change before we reach the tipping point. A global effort will be required to solve this problem—the most daunting task in the history of the human race—and Americans need to educate themselves about candidates’ positions on this issue. I recommend that everyone read Gabrielle Walker and Sir David King’s new book, “The Hot Topic.” It is unbiased and highly informative. The next major issue at hand is that of civil rights. The United States has sought to improve its civil rights record throughout its history and one of the last major hurdles lies within the gay community. Through some perverse interpretation of Constitutional law, the national government has stood by the wayside when it comes to gay rights and has cast the responsibility to the states.

Our country needs to stop catering to the discriminatory claims of the Christian right that continue to trample the rights of a large section of our country’s population and do what is right, which leads me to my next issue. A separation of church and state has been weakened in recent years through appeals to overturn Roe v. Wade and bans on embryonic stemcell research. Not only is personal freedom threatened, but the progress of human society and medical advances have been hampered by the infusion of religious views into the political arena. Some would like to believe this country was founded as a Christian society, but this viewpoint is disproved by the Constitution and various letters exchanged among our founding fathers. I do not want to preach one candidate over the other. All I want is for each voter to make an educated decision based on the political stances held by all candidates with regard to the aforementioned issues. Several unbiased websites exist, most notably OnTheIssues.org, which provide insight on candidates’ quotes, votes and the ratings given to them by various issue-based groups. Please help turn the tide of convoluted ballot-casting and educate yourself on these issues. Tom is a senior majoring in political science and history. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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“The Dalai Lama Renaissance.” Director Khashyar Darvich delivers meaningful insight about the Synthesis Conference and the tumultuous movement toward peace decisions in India in his second major ﬁlm.

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Now Playing Madison This week The Daily Cardinal writer Todd Stevens talks to Laura England, lead singer of Madison blues band the Mud Angels. Sounds like: Susan Tedeschi, Sue Foley, Allman Brothers Your band recently won three MAMAs. How did it feel to be recognized like that?: It was incredible. It was such an honor, since Madison is such a thriving music scene, especially for blues music.

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Originally from Cameroon, Milwaukee rapper and ﬁlm director Sona (above) highlights third-world suffering and calls for change in hip-hop culture in his controversial documentary “Behold Something Bigger than 2pac.”

SONA’S TUPAC SHOCKER Documentary critique of rap industry hits UW In his home country Cameroon, Sona Lionel (aka Sona, the Voice) eclipsed destitute poverty and became renowned throughout the country for his rapping ability. At 17, Sona immigrated to Milwaukee. Now 22, he has received a degree in chemistry and biochemistry from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, released an album on his own Imperial record label and is now touring his new documentary film “Behold Something Bigger than Tupac.” This provocative film takes the hiphop industry head on, citing a continual degradation in culture and content in rap music since the death of Tupac Shakur, with detrimental effects he chronicles from American soil, to Europe, to all the way home in Africa. Sona and his marketing/promotions associate Stanley Perry discuss the film with the Cardinal, which will play Saturday, Sept. 20. 6:30 p.m. at Memorial Union Theatre. On the reception and response from the first showing in Milwaukee. Sona: We’ve had a lot of positive

response from some of the people who have actually seen the ﬁlm and are actually, like, part of the hip-hop community. Most of the negative response I’ve had is mostly people leaving comments on YouTube like ‘I fucking hate you.’ Stanley: It’s like reading a good book on a subject you never really read before, and then knowing you could go into that subject a lot more, and that’s because this one book was a catalyst for the whole subject. People agreed with parts and disagreed with parts, but at the exact same time still left with an understanding … It really helps people understand a culture that is, like, right now imploding into itself. On the charges that this ﬁlm is arrogant and disrespectful toward Tupac. Sona: People see the trailers and they feel like its kind of like, disrespecting Tupac. The movie’s got to do about Tupac too, but it doesn’t really disrespect him, it actually portrays him as a hero … People who would see the trailer—they would be like, ‘Wow, who the hell are you to talk about something being bigger than Tupac.’ It’s going to be something that you’re either really going to like it or you’re really going to hate it, but you’re going to have to sit down and watch it and be the judge.

Stanley: By saying “Behold something bigger than Tupac” helps the message set in, because without saying that people will never listen to the message … That’s pretty much where the name comes from. It’s a conversational tool at most for people who identify with hip-hop or who love hip-hop.

You are moving to North Carolina and the band is looking for a new lead singer. What kinds of qualities are you looking for in your successor?: Some strong types, for sure. Blues requires plenty of belting. Someone who has some style, someone who can really command the audience. A band is a combination of music and relationships, and you really need to find somebody who fits well into both of those areas. What is your favorite Disney movie?: The Parent Trap. I have an identical twin sister, so I always identified with the whole idea of switching up identities, that was always fun. You can check out the Mud Angels 9 p.m. Friday at the Cloud 9 Grille and 9:45 p.m. Saturday at the Badger Bowl.

On what showing this to the youth culture and expanding to the rest of the country will accomplish. Sona: The thing that I really love about this movie is that it’s something that is really positive to society. So going into society and talking to the youths that are the leaders of tomorrow, it’s going to be a really huge positive. I also feel like it’s going to be inspirational because, you know, there’s young kids that want to be ﬁlm makers too … Showing them ‘Oh look at me, I’m just this young dude who came from nothing doing whatever I have to do.’ The ﬁnal word. Sona: It’s going to put that question mark in the mind of people. It’s going to make people who’ve got it all good sit down and see situations that are far worse than what they could ever imagine. —interview conducted by Alex Morrell

‘Behold Something Bigger than 2pac’ where: Memorial Union Theatre when: Saturday, Sept. 20, 6:30 p.m. who: Milwaukee rapper/ director Sona cost: $10 for general public, $8 for 18 and under

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Bananas & Blow

Today’s Sudoku

Anthro-Apology

By Eric Wigdahl wigdahl@wisc.edu

By Todd Stevens ststevens@wisc.edu

Angel Hair Pasta

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. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

The Daily Code

Crack me

“Pc-mb-ej Pc-mb-eb”

Sid and Phil

By Alex Lewein lewein@wisc.edu

The Graph Giraffe

By Yosef Lerner ilerner@wisc.edu

The Beatles - The White Album 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.

“Tyvjkvi R. Rikyli” “Chester A. Arthur”

Yesterday’s Example:

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com JOY TO THE WORLD ACROSS 1 Animal with a blacktipped tail 6 Exemplar of ease 9 Red-hot types? 14 Big ray 15 Capital of Romania 16 King rival 17 Bottom deck 18 One may be locked in a boat 19 Reach a consensus 20 Cheery decade? 23 Backwoods hwy. 24 Affectionate murmur 25 Calmed 27 Blue 32 Burmese comment 33 “All Over the World” band 34 Eye-stinging 36 Sounds of hair trimming 39 Diamond and others 41 Dermatological diagnosis, perhaps 43 Abridge 44 Cut off from the mainland 46 Doesn’t spoil, as food 48 Andean tuber 49 Supporting shouts 51 Certain racetrack 53 Nonspeaking “CSI” roles 56 AT&T acquisition of 1991 57 Medical grp.

58 Roy Rogers’ theme song 64 Many a quarter back? 66 Aquatic shocker 67 Form into an arch or curve 68 Clip, as wool 69 Exist en masse 70 Forest south of the tundra 71 They keep diamonds dry 72 Circumference 73 City in the Ruhr valley

DOWN 1 Urban pollutant 2 Movie plantation 3 One partner? 4 “Now!” 5 Pudding flavor 6 Balm ingredient 7 Cadence 8 Ancient Roman senate house 9 Discovery made by a spot check? 10 .300 is a good one, briefly 11 Lehar operetta (with “The”) 12 Craggy ridge 13 Spirited horse 21 V-shaped cut 22 “A Nightmare on ___ Street” 26 Whiz-bang 27 Where to find a hero

28 Members of the Whiffenpoofs 29 Flag for Captain Kidd 30 “CHiPs” star Estrada 31 Ends of ﬁxed ﬁghts 35 Like one end of a pool 37 Type size 38 Command to Fido 40 Leak through the cracks 42 Drained of energy 45 100-meter runners, e.g. 47 Do a gland’s job 50 Hemingway novel setting 52 Some hourlong shows 53 Toy holder 54 State capital before Lincoln 55 Aborigine’s weapon 59 Gilpin of “Frasier” 60 Primordial matter of the universe 61 Tropical wading bird 62 Box with a view 63 Avian trumpeter 65 You can’t stand having it

A Fine Dutch Hobby

By Matt Riley matt.paul.riley@gmail.com

Looking for a part-time job? The Daily Cardinal is looking to ﬁll positions related to business, marketing, and graphic and web design. Visit dailycardinal.com/jobs for more information.

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Sophomore setter Nikki Klingsporn (3) and senior middle blocker Audra Jeffers (15) have both been key in the Badgers’ 8-1 start.

Off-week could have been much more BEN BREINER all about the benjamins

his weekend’s bye may be a time for the Wisconsin football team to rest and recuperate, but it also gives the fans and students a break from the grind of football Saturdays. Badger supporters will now have an opportunity to sleep in, not worry about pre-game plans, and maybe even do something non-football related with their day. But oh, what might have been. You see, this Saturday could have been so much more for the Badgers. Up until 2005 they were scheduled to play the Virginia Tech Hokies. You know, the defending ACC champion, one of the top programs in the country over the last decade, that Virginia Tech. This isn’t an indictment of the Badgers schedule because it took a lot of guts to go to Fresno, and they earned some real credibility with the win. But imagine for a moment the stretch the team would be in right now if they were to play the Hookies: at Fresno State, Virginia Tech, at Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State in ﬁve consecutive weeks. That’s three of the best teams in college football history, one of the best mid-major teams

in the country and a consistently very good team. That is the kind of stretch that would elicit praise from the national media and, more importantly, the kind of stretch that could cause a shift in the Badgers’ fortunes come bowl time. Wisconsin football has achieved a rather consistent level of success, playing in four consecutive New Year’s Day bowl games and ﬁnishing no lower than fourth in the conference in each of those seasons. Their best season in that span was 2006 when they went 12-1 but missed out on a BCS bowl because only two teams could go from each conference and both Michigan and Ohio State had better seasons. To break out of this pattern, UW would have to earn to a BCS bid, meaning it needs to win the conference outright or get an atlarge berth in one of the games. And to get that berth the Badgers would need to lose fewer than three games (last season Illinois was the only three-loss team to get in without a conference title) and hope to be picked. As it stands, winning all its games would almost assuredly send Wisconsin to the national title game. One loss probably means a BCS bowl, and two defeats puts them on the fence. Throwing a Virginia Tech-level team on the schedule would give a two-loss Wisconsin team a much better chance at that top-tier bowl. Last year LSU emerged from a

slew of two-loss teams to go to the national title game, partially due to an early season win over these same Hokies. Furthermore, the hype that would be generated by this run could be very beneficial. Even if UW went just 3-2 in the five games, it would at least earn a fair amount of national respect. These five weeks could have elevated the level of the program and helped it stand out. Beating Fresno on the road is an accomplishment, but why not go for more? And all of that does not take into account the enjoyment the game could have brought to the fans. It would have been the highest profile non-conference home game since at least 2003. Surely there is some value in getting all the fans fired up for a big match-up with a powerful East Coast team. Instead of the Hokies, the athletic department could only get Cal Poly. According to reports, they tried for a better opponent but were more committed to having an open date before heading off to Ann Arbor. So while you spend your Saturday doing whatever nonfootball related activity suits your fancy, stop for a moment and ponder what could have been. Spending this Saturday going to the farmer’s market or doing something else more productive then watching football? Tell Ben about it at breiner@wisc.edu.

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Sophomore defender Laurie Nosbusch will be part of the Badgers’ efforts to more efﬁciently turn defensive plays into offensive opportunities.

UW hosts Wave and Wolfpack By Erica Barts THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin women’s soccer team (4-2-1) has been practicing various technical details of its game this week in preparation for the Pepperdine Wave (3-2-1) Saturday and Nevada Wolf Pack (0-5-1) Sunday. Wisconsin is coming off a loss and a tie last weekend and has focused on protecting the ball in practice. “We worked on a lot of switching the ball and getting into varying attacking opportunities, “freshman Laurie Nosbusch said. “We did counter attack defending against fast forwards and playing through balls with the midfielders. After Harvard and [Boston University], they had some fast forwards so we wanted to work on defending through balls.” The Badgers will first face Nevada, which is coming off a successful weekend over which it defeated Washington State and No. 23 Tennessee. The Wave received many national awards by improving their record to .500 and got into the Soccer Buzz Magazine’s West Region Top 15 with a No. 12 ranking. Pepperdine’s freshman goalkeeper Lacey Heck made her first appearance as a starter and had back-toback shutouts, combining for seven saves in those two appearances. Pepperdine senior Amanda Rupp will be a forward to watch. She leads the Wave with nine goals and was recently named to the Soccer Buzz Magazine Elite team of the week. Statistically, the Wave improved their game in the second half, going from six to eight shots on goal and nine

assists for the year. Nevada’s three goals this season have each been scored by different players. Three of the Pack’s four starting defenders have recorded at least one career point for Nevada, including sophomore Erin Smith, who has a goal this season. This shows diversity in Nevada’s scoring options. Senior Samantha Miller also contributes to Nevada’s offense—she has 39 career goals. Nevada returned 15 girls from last season’s roster. This will be the first meeting between Nevada and Wisconsin. The Badgers have outscored their opponents 14-7 thus far. They average two goals a game and give up only one per contest. Senior goalkeeper Jamie Klages made 26 saves and had two shutouts in the nonconference match-ups. After this weekend, Wisconsin will have played in nine non-conference games before finally facing its first Big Ten opponent in Illinois. “We have been playing teams from all over the country with different styles of play,” Nosbusch said. “[Opponents] have been preparing us for the athleticism of the Big Ten.” The Badgers will hope to start off with more energy this weekend and jump on Pepperdine early in the game. If Wisconsin can have an aggressive and energetic start, Nosbusch believes they can keep feeding off that energy and apply more pressure. Wisconsin plays at home Friday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. at the McClimon Soccer Complex.

OUT ON A LIMB Jamie and Al Leaders Supreme

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Senior Audra Jeffers led the Badger middle hitters, averaging 3.0 kills per match, including a match-high 16 kills against IUPUI. Wisconsin ranks No. 14 in the country in kills per set with 14.33 and No. 31 in the country for assists per set with 12.86. Klingsporn’s 0.38 aces per set place her third in the Big Ten, and sophomore Libero Kim Kizma ranks sixth with 4.28 digs per set. Statistically, the Badgers are the favorites for this weekend as they lead the ﬁeld in kills, hitting percentage, assists, digs, blocks and opponent hitting percentage per set. All three Wisconsin matches can be heard locally on 92.1 FM, with live stats updated from the Marquette web-site www.GoMarquette.com.

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The No. 13 Wisconsin volleyball team will head to the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee this weekend to compete in the Marquette Cheese Bowl. The Badgers are undefeated and have a 21-0 all-time combined record against the three other teams in the tournament. In Saturday’s ﬁrst match, the Badgers will take on American University. The Eagles (5-4) swept Harvard and Dartmouth before losing 3-2 to No. 22 Long Beach State last weekend. The Eagles’ senior outside hitter Rubena Sukaj is averaging a team-high 4.5 kills per set while hitting at a .264 clip. Sukaj holds the Patriot League record for career service aces with 256 and kills with 1,756. Junior Claire Recht, a 6'8" middle blocker, leads the team with 1.2 blocks per set. For Saturday’s nightcap, the Badgers will face Oregon State. The Beavers (8-2) swept UC Riverside, Idaho and Portland en route to the Portland State Showcase championship last weekend. Oregon State boasts two outside hitters—junior Rachel Rourke and sophomore Jill Sawatzky—who each average over three kills per set. Overall, the Beavers are hitting .274 as a team and limiting their opponents to a .175 hitting percentage. Wisconsin will play host Marquette (4-5) Sunday afternoon in the tournament ﬁnale. The Golden Eagles went 2-1 at their own Marquette Challenge last weekend, defeating Temple and Green Bay before losing

to Bowling Green in ﬁve games. This will be the third home tournament for Marquette this season. Senior outside hitter Ashlee Fisher leads the Golden Eagles with 4.0 kills per set, while sophomore Rabbecka Gonyo leads in blocks with 1.44 per set. Three Badgers were named to the InnTowner Invitational AllTournament team last weekend, as Wisconsin defeated Central Michigan, IUPUI and BYU. Sophomore setter Nikki Klingsporn was named the tournament MVP as she averaged 10.18 assists per set and scored seven service aces. Junior outside hitter Brittney Dolgner led the team with 3.73 kills per set and added two double-doubles to her career total.

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No. 4 Florida at Tennessee

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No.6 LSU at No.10 Auburn

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No.18 Wake Forest at No.24 Florida State

No.15 East Carolina at North Carolina St.

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Denver at New Orleans

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Pittsburgh at Philadelphia

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Dallas at Green Bay

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