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McCain, Palin visit assures confidence in winning Wisconsin

By Megan Orear THE DAILY CARDINAL

WAUKESHA, Wis.— Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin addressed thousands of supporters in Waukesha Thursday.

Despite the growing lead of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in recent Wisconsin polls, McCain said he is still confident he can win the state.

“We can and must and will win the state of Wisconsin,” McCain said.

Former Gov. Tommy Thompson spoke before McCain and Palin took the stage, showing his support for the duo and emphasizing the important role Wisconsin has in this election.

“We’re the pivotal state because

if we turn this from a blue state to a red state, we can carry the presidency for John McCain,” Thompson said.

Much of the conversation, which was styled in a town hall format, revolved around the current economic crisis.

McCain said lending companies, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, contributed to the downfall of the economy that has resulted in a mortgage crisis and record tumbles in the stock market.

“They encouraged people to buy homes that they could not afford, and this house of cards finally has collapsed,” McCain said.

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UW band members will play at this week’s Badger football game after a public one-week suspension.

Suspension lifted, band to perform this weekend

By Abby Sears THE DAILY CARDINAL

After allegations of hazing silenced the University of Wisconsin Marching Band last week, the band will play at Saturday’s football game against Penn State as officials lifted their suspension Thursday.

Band Director Mike Leckrone suspended the band last Friday amid

claims of excessive alcohol use and sexually inappropriate behavior at a Sept. 27 trip to Ann Arbor, Mich.

The band was forced to miss performing at the nationally televised Big Ten football home opener against Ohio State while the Offices of the Dean of Students probed the hazing allegations.

Dean of Students Lori Berquam

Confirmed hazing incidents • Forcing members to kneel on the ground and take a bite of a sausage • Confining members to bus bathrooms for several hours • Playing a game called “Mystery Door No. 3,” in which members were blindfolded, led into a room and asked to remove lingerie from a male band member • Repeated incidents of sleep deprivation • Reciting performance limericks that were lewd and sexual in nature ISABEL ALVAREZ/THE DAILY CARDINAL

Republican presidential candidate John McCain energizes the crowd at a rally in Waukesha Thursday.

Coming out, former Packer shares story

By Nick Dmytrenko THE DAILY CARDINAL

Former Green Bay Packers player Esera Tuaolo spoke of his experience as a closeted gay man in the NFL Tuesday as part of National Coming Out Week.

“We were really excited to bring him because we know how inspirational he is for a lot of people and we really wanted to reach a population that might not be able to be out,” said Emma Zeldin, event coordinator for the UW-Madison LGBT

Campus Center. “He’s been one of the greatest speakers we’ve brought.”

According to Tuaolo, he hid his sexuality from a young age when he saw a group of young boys throwing rocks and hurling insults at a child.

“I saw a little bit of myself in that kid,” he said. “That is the day when I took that child within me, threw him in the closet and shut the door.” packer page 3

said almost 70 band members voluntarily came forward with information confirming the alleged behavior.

Berquam also said some hazing victims quit the band as a result of the actions, which Leckrone described as “asinine, disgusting and degrading.”

The band has been reprimanded for inappropriate behavior in the past, most notably in 2006 when former Chancellor John Wiley put the band on probation for similar actions.

“This represents a very disturbing pattern of behavior by the band,” Berquam said. “These activities were designated to humiliate and demean fellow band members and they greatly distract from the positive experience students should have and expect from a formal campus organization such as our marching band.”

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Boston bank CEO clarifies economic crisis

By Cathy Martin THE DAILY CARDINAL

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s CEO told UW-Madison students Thursday the ability to get shortterm loans will be more difficult in future years.

Eric Rosengren, a UW-Madison alum, spoke about the role of financial institutions and markets in the current economic crisis.

Rosengren addressed the relationship between the declining economy and a bank “liquidity lock,” or the trend of banks restricting lending among themselves.

“This unwillingness to take credit risk … could constrain credit-

worthy borrowers from undertaking worthwhile projects and thus have implications for economic growth,” Rosengren said.

This will make it more difficult for high-quality borrowers, and even students, to get short-term loans, according to Rosengren.

“During the recent financial turmoil, some fundamental assumptions about the financial system have proven to be seriously flawed,” Rosengren said.

He said flaws in the financial system have led to the creation of shortterm facilities, such as the recently economy page 3

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Eric Rosengren, CEO of Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, speaks on campus Thursday.

“…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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n case you haven’t been watching enough TV, our country, and therefore the world, is in the middle of a crisis right now. Now granted, it is a financial crisis so it doesn’t actually involve real things, just numbers and expectations, but hey, let’s not get too picky. Now that global warming is behind us, we can’t expect every new scare to match up to the specter of cities falling into seas and cute-but-dying penguins.

So, as far as this crisis is concerned, I say we start treating it like one. And if you want to stop being part of the problem and start being part of the solution, I recommend you stop pussyfooting around and start taking some action, like I have. I can guarantee you when that crisis alarm sounded, I was the first concerned citizen to put on my hard hat and get busy... by heading out onto my roof to watch the sky fall.

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I’ve been out here for a few weeks now and haven’t felt anything yet, but being out here has given me plenty of time to reflect a bit about what the crisis means to me.

Crises are great for a number of reasons, only one of which is that they’re just a panic away from a depression.

Being a product of the ’80s/’90s Big Blah, I have lived through neither, save the Halloween Blizzard of ’91. So hearing all the buzz about the Crisis put me into the frame of mind I usually reserve for fire drills and commercial breaks during the Hills: I knew something annoying was about to happen, but at least it would be something else.

I even got kind of worked up about the whole thing when my conspiracytheory-sold friend started “explaining” to me how the crisis is really just pretense for the U.S. Treasury to make America the Fed’s bitch (like it wasn’t already, Nick) so it could go on and take care of all that one-world government stuff it’s been wet-dreaming about since World War II. Naturally, I liquidated all my assets (turned $57 into beer), started a freedom fire with my textbooks and prepared to defend

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my rental unit from the greed-stoked hordes of capitalists who would soon be descending upon our quiet hamlet here. No one’s putting a chip in my arm, I told the crooked cops that asked me to put out the fire and, please sir, come down from the roof.

I have to say though, as I write this from atop the tar, I’m a little disappointed so far. For all the ink in the papers and petitions from the pews, I expected to see a few more business students jumping off the top of Lucky.

I’ve been flying my Hoover flags for weeks now, and all I ever get is “Hey dumbass, your pockets are inside out!”

Where are all the bread lines? How come my dad still has a job? After all the squabble about nationalizing toxic assets and the menace of mark-to-market accounting, it’s kind of a letdown when business continues as usual. The shops are still open on State, football is still on all weekend. If I didn’t have to go through Yahoo! News to get to my e-mail, I’d probably think the only crisis we had was the fact that now it’s too cold to lay out on Bascom, so in a few weeks I’m going to be white again and no one’s gonna want to get busy with

me. (Just kidding, I have Gmail.)

Granted, I do live inside a bubble called Dane County that protects me from reality, and I suppose it is a tad too early to cry “dud!” to this bottlerocket of a crisis we have going here, so maybe we spectators should wait a bit before giving the “Boring!” chant a try. But I think before we all go off the deep end with the “Green Scare” filling the Wall Street Journal and 24-hour cable news stations, we should hearken to the insightful words of the O’Jays, from the seminal smash hit and theme song to the Apprentice “For the Love of Money”: “I know that money is the root of all evil / Talkin’ bout, talkin’ bout— Cash Money / Do funny things to some people / Give me a nickel, brother can you spare a dime / Money can drive some people out of their minds / Oh, that mean, mean, mean, mean, mean green!”

Money may make the world go round (or was it love? anyway...) but it sure as hell ain’t ever gonna end it.

Do you still have access to the internet during these trying times? E-mail David at dhottinger@wisc.edu.

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New south campus union construction $1 mil. over budget

By Caitlin Gath THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Union Design Committee focused its meeting Thursday night on sustainability, particularly water usage, as it forged ahead with plans for the new south campus union.

With the demolition of Union South set to begin early in 2009, the design committee has been working vigorously to ensure the new building is environmentally sound.

The group has attempted to design according to the strict guidelines of LEED, an green-building rating system. But union designers have struggled with the construction of an environment friendly building while reducing the water consumption. At the meeting, directors discussed the benefits of implementing a single flush over a dual flush on an environmentally efficient toilet.

According to Daniel Cornelius, the vice president for Project Management, water use is a serious issue in Madison.

“We don’t have enough [water] and we’re using too much,” he said.

According to a Wisconsin Union PowerPoint, the breakdown of water in the city is due to the

economy from page 1 passed bailout bill, designed to tackle the liquidity problem. He said he hopes these facilities will restore confidence in credit markets and promote economic growth.

Rosengren received both a master’s and doctorate degree in economics from UW-Madison.

Before taking the position of CEO in July 2007, Rosengren worked within Boston’s federal reserve bank for 22 years in the research and regulation departments.

His work as an economist has been widely published. He is also involved in the Federal Open Market Committee, which determines the appropriate stance of monetary policy based on current financial conditions.

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packer from page 1 Tuaolo played in the NFL for 10 years and described his struggles playing football with teammates who often made homophobic remarks.

“I remember a time we lost a playoff game and the coach said,

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Former Green Bay Packer Esera Tuaolo speaks to students about the benefits of coming out.

hydrology of the Madison Area Deep Spring on the Southwest side of Lake Waubesa.

Union South directors are currently working to identify sources of locally produced and recycled materials to continue their production of a “green” building, but it has come with significant costs.

Cornelius said lingering issues remain on the budget, which is over by at least $1 million.

According to several students on the design committee, the first and foremost item to keep in mind about the new building is that is should cater to the needs of the students.

Liz Novy, a student member of the design committee, said building for the future is an important factor in the construction.

“I think that since budget is the main problem right now … focusing on the technology that gets the most bang for you buck is important, but also paying attention and making sure we don’t preclude any technology is important, too,” she said.

The design committee will spend the next few weeks focusing on the interiors of the building, beginning with another meeting Oct. 13. sor Kenneth West said in a statement he felt fortunate to have Rosengren speak on campus because he can provide “valuable insight and perspective on these tumultuous economic times.”

There was a large turnout in Ingraham Hall for the lecture, which was open to students, faculty and staff, as well as the community.

Jillian Walton, UW-Madison junior and president of the university’s Economics Student Association, which helped arrange the event, said she thought the presentation was helpful because it clarified the current economic situation.

Walton said she thought the question and answer session with Rosengren following the lecture was the most interesting part “because students could really engage him.”

‘You all played like faggots, except for Esera.’”

During his football career, Tuaolo lived in constant fear someone would out him and had frequent anxiety attacks when his name would appear in the paper or on posters.

Tuaolo said he didn’t come out during his time in the NFL because he was afraid of player retaliation.

“I was afraid of getting hurt … in the NFL, being gay is worse than beating your wife,” he said.

“If you want to ruin a player’s career, you just start a rumor that he’s gay.”

Tuaolo said to the crowd at Memorial Union that closeting his sexuality caused years of depression.

“There were so many times when I wanted to end my life because I couldn’t express myself as a human being.”

In the future, Tuaolo said he plans on raising his two children with his husband and to continue speaking at events across the nation.

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Berquam said only a minority of the 315-member band were responsible for the actions and that hazing instigators could face expulsion under the UW System non-academic code of conduct.

Additionally, hazing victims have the opportunity to file a criminal complaint, but Berquam said no students have chosen to do so.

Drum Major Jon Alfuth, a junior, and Assistant Drum Major Alex Waskawic, a senior, said that while they were aware of some hazing behavior, certain incidents did surprise them. Nevertheless, they said the suspension reminded band members how much they valued performing.

“It felt terrible and was an embarrassment not to be a part of football at Camp Randall on Saturday,” Alfuth said. “We believe that as a group we can overcome the actions of the few and that we can start fresh with a new culture of respect.”

University officials are taking a number of steps to eliminate hazing from the band, including assigning a staff member to work with the band in promoting a positive culture change. College of Letters & Science Dean Gary Sandefur said he wants to refocus band par-

mccain from page 1 letter two years ago warning about the impending economic crisis.

According to McCain, Obama “did not lift a finger” to attempt to reform these companies.

McCain also criticized Obama’s stance on health care, saying anyone who likes Obama’s singlepayer health-care system should “go to Canada.”

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UW band director Mike Leckrone suspended the band just before the home football game against Ohio State University last week. ticipation as an educational activity through a self-study by the band and a review by the L&S academic planning council.

Leckrone said he feels the measures along with increased monitoring and accountability from the band staff will be effective in transforming the band for the better.

“These changes aren’t windowdressings, they’re the serious beginning of a new commitment that simply must change this culture or counterculture of our band,” Leckrone said. “Being a band member is a learning experience, and no member of the band should be made to feel uncomfortable [or] humiliated. Period.”

He stressed the need for the U.S. to become energy independent and stop sending $700 billion a year overseas to foreign oil companies.

Palin said the country must take an “all-of-the-above approach” when it comes to lowering gas prices, and stressed her belief that drilling for oil in Alaska would be an important solution.

“We have got to be able to

drill here and drill now because domestic supplies are waiting for us,” Palin said, adding it is also important to explore alternative sources of energy.

Gov. Jim Doyle also visited Waukesha Wednesday to host a counter-rally, criticizing McCain for his recent negative attack ads and telling community members that Wisconsin cannot afford a McCain-Palin administration.

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By Jon Spike THE DAILY CARDINAL

The beginning moments of dorm life are as overwhelming of an experience as one could ever imagine: a new environment, new people and often a new or familiar person to spend lots of intimate time in the same room with for two semesters. Now try picturing that person being of the opposite sex—or, even more traumatizing— your significant other. Around 30 universities, including Stanford, Penn,

Brown and Clark, have embraced the idea of co-ed rooms, dubbed “genderneutral” housing.

But what benefits does genderneutral housing offer the student populous?

LGBT students cite an opportunity to room with someone they feel more comfortable with, relieving the pressures of an already intimidating collegiate atmosphere. Some new college students simply have a friend of the opposite sex they would feel more

comfortable rooming with at college.

UW-Madison has yet to embrace co-ed housing despite the growing trend. However, the university claims to support the diversity of its student population and often seeks to cater to the different needs of the student body. If UW officials wish to preserve their mission of promoting diversity, they should implement a limited co-ed rooming arrangement, designated only for students that request co-ed rooms.

There are potential issues with coed dorm rooms. The possibility for couples to share a dorm together could lead to conflicts, break-ups and even pregnancy. Many universities, such as Brown, actively discourage couples from rooming together. However, the risk of couples engaging in risky behavior is a problem with couples on campuses regardless of rooming situation. Also, UW-Madison housing coordinators place a heavy emphasis on safe sex and birth control, further

safeguarding this issue.

Co-ed rooms are a growing trend in colleges throughout the nation, and UW-Madison prides itself in progressive ideals and promoting diversity. Housing officials must broach the idea of co-ed rooming if they hope to reflect a campus of openness and acceptance.

Jon Spike is a junior majoring in secondary education in English. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Abortion depends on status of life I read [Dan Josephson’s] column (“Abortion protects the victimized minority”), and though I disagree with his stance on abortion, I can admit a reasonable argument is made. It struck me, though, that you said “being a pro-choice advocate has never been a question for me.” I still have trouble accepting either side of the debate so easily, and I hope to provoke that sort of questioning in others.

I would like to agree that all women have a right to make decisions regarding their own bodies. I would also, however, like to think that all humans have a right to life, which would usually supersede a woman’s health decisions if they conflicted. The argument that a fetus is a human is dismissed by many because religious figures often simply assert it

as doctrine, and if someone doesn’t ascribe to their doctrine, it is hardly convincing. I’ll try to present a more secular argument.

Most of us like to think that we are basically the same person we were yesterday. We also usually think that we are fundamentally the same person we were 10 years ago. Our bodies change and our opinions and preferences may change, but something about us makes us the same as we were, be it an immortal soul, an abstract mind or simply identical DNA. By this reasoning, I think we can agree that we all are, in a way, the same humans we were the moment after birth.

Is there anything that makes us different before birth? Even a month before birth, we can see many familiar body parts, and

there is some sort of brain. It doesn’t have much higher brain function, but that won’t come until a few years after birth. Moreover, if we use DNA as our standard of identification, that DNA is in fact present in its full form at conception. Anywhere you care to draw a line, the difference between before and after that line is absurdly small; everywhere, that is, except at conception, where ova and sperm combine and form new DNA. This shouldn’t be the final word: not every situation is the same, and I can’t “prove” that life begins at conception. But if you can’t refute this (and I don’t think you can without changing the rules), you might have to ask yourself a few questions.

-Brandon Biagioli Madison, WI

Anti-abortion means equality for all In his October 8 opinion column, Dan Josephson states that “value of the unborn fetus differs by one’s personal and moral opinion.” This is disingenuous. The fetus either has value or it does not. An African-American either has value or he does not. The same goes for members of the Jewish people, Native Americans, or any other group suffering oppression and violence because others decided they were less than human.

If Mr. Josephson knew that the man next door was physically abusing his girlfriend, to the point where her life was in danger, would he shrug his shoulders and say, “I won’t do it to my girlfriend, but I can’t impose my morality on that other guy?” If the fetus is an innocent human being, then abortion constitutes a staggering offense against human rights and dignity, and should

be fought against just as slavery and genocide were opposed in other times and places.

Pro-life supporters have never denied that victims of rape and incest deserve our full compassion. They simply believe that a child conceived in such an act deserves equal compassion. Also, evidence shows that abortion magnifies a rape victim’s trauma and pain.

Women who have abortions–whatever the circumstances of conception–show higher rates of depression and suicide.

The Bascom Hill “chalkers” have presented a peaceful, non-threatening argument for their position: Abortion is an atrocity that takes innocent life, harms women, and only brings suffering and pain to everyone involved, whether rape victim or not.

-Sean T. M. Stiennon Junior, History

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By Alex Konrad THE DAILY CARDINAL

The youth vote, deemed by many as a key factor in the upcoming presidential election, is expected to increase exponentially on Nov. 4. Representatives of the media claim this millenial generation is becoming aware of their political climate and demonstrating responsibility as national and world citizens at unprecedented new levels.

Despite this increase in activism, youth seem to have lost the desire to work outside the government for political change in America since Sept. 11, and critics denounce their desire as unrealistic idealism or a parasite to political change.

“Battle in Seattle,” revolves around the 1999 World Trade Organization Ministerial Meeting protests in Seattle.

Directed by Stuart Townsend, “Seattle” portrays the WTO as an authoritative world government that values the interests of the few at the expense of the many. A breath of fresh air, it documents the cooperation of labor organizations, activist groups, radical leftists and ordinary citizens, using direct action to smudge the agenda of the 1999 WTO conference.

In his directorial debut, Townsend stays true to the reallife events, while inserting character portraits loosely based on those involved in the protests.

This combination of history and pathos is done exceptionally well.

After a memorable opening scene, the movie follows the three-day protest’s clash with an under-prepared and overreactive police force that brings Seattle near martial law as delegates from around the world try to salvage the crumbling WTO talks.

Martin Henderson and André Benjamin pull off convincing performances as two of the main protest organizers, Jay and Django, respectively. Jay provides

the film’s emotional fulcrum, while Django alternates between idealistic and light-hearted.

Michelle Rodriguez, meanwhile, plays Lou, a spunky tag-along to the protest gang who starts to feel for the group’s struggle as the movie progresses.

Other major roles include the mayor of Seattle Jim Tobin (Ray Liotta) whose desire to appear liberal betrays him as he leaves the city poorly prepared for the conflict between protesters and police. Woody Harrelson, meanwhile, plays a Seattle police officer juggling the commitments of his job and family. His performance effectively conveys the moral struggle of a man who unknowingly does the work of an authoritative power.

Finally, Charlize Theron also delivers an exceptional performance as Ella, a TV journalist who finds herself pulled into the turmoil. Unlike the protesters, these characters are initially unaware of the politics behind the protests and each is eventually forced to use his or her moral sense to judge the conflict.

Townsend stays true to real-life events while inserting character portraits loosely based on those involved in the protests.

One of the film’s problems is its tendency to indulge in side plots, wasting time developing minor characters when it could spend more time focusing on the main characters and getting audiences to empathize better with their personal struggles.

Despite its downfalls, “Battle in Seattle” cannot be judged only for its aesthetic merit. It’s message—that most political problems can only be solved outside the system through active efforts by conscientious people—is too important to ignore.

Now Playing Madison Daily Cardinal reporter Alex Kuskowski talks with Mama Digdown’s Brass Band about Creole brass in the heart of Wisconsin.

Where did you get your name?: We have some folklore that goes along with it ... We, as the band, lived in an orphanage and Mama adopted us ... Mama taught us how to play instruments, and after she died we formed a band together.

Do you have any big plans for the future?: We’re not getting signed by Columbia records or anything ... We’ve been doing this for 15 years and just keep plugging along ... We look forward to that and we travel to Europe once a summer.

And we have a new CD coming out soon called Mojito.

You’ve been around for a while—15 years. How do you keep your music fresh?: We look at what the New Orleans style is doing, ‘cause again, they’re our mentors. But we’re also keeping it with in the style of brass ... A brass band style which is a really danceable music.

If your band was a kind of food what kind would it be?: Po’ boy shrimp.

If you would like to watch Mama Digdown’s rock this weekend check them out at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Café Monmartre.

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With exceptional performances from Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, “Body of Lies” outshines most of its terror-oriented contemporaries by mimicking the successful “Bourne” trilogy.

Successful ‘Body of Lies’

By Todd Stevens THE DAILY CARDINAL

Movies concerning the War on Terror have consistently fallen on their faces since the onset of the war in Afghanistan.

Last year was cursed with a spate of mediocre terrorism-centered prestige pieces, including such languid fare as “Rendition,” “Lions for Lambs” and “The Kingdom.” Perhaps Hollywood just needed to get a few practice rounds in, because the most recent film in the genre, “Body of Lies” from acclaimed director Ridley Scott, has finally given the anti-terror campaign its first successful film.

Much of this is because of the movie’s focus on the plot instead of overloading the viewer with its political message. Focusing on jaded CIA operative Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio), “Body of Lies” details the assault against a terrorist organization in Jordan, as well as the scheming political system in charge of the operation led by cold bureaucrat Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe). In addition to infiltrating a terrorist

organization, Ferris is forced to work with the ruthless Jordanian intelligence minister, played by the obviously non-Jordanian Mark Strong.

The film’s dense story is one of its greatest strengths. With so much going on, the sense of urgency is constant. Scott and screenwriter William Monahan manage to perfectly convey the drastically high stakes of Ferris’ mission. Scott’s filmography of action movies, such as “Gladiator,” also shine here, with some early chase scenes evoking a Bourne-like sense of chaos and tension. “Lies” owes a lot to the “Bourne” series, both in its tone of constant suspicion and frenetic style, as well as ’70s thrillers such as “Three Days of the Condor” that in turn inspired the “Bourne” movies. In fact, change Iraq to Vietnam and “Lies” would be right at home in the post-Nixon era of distrust and paranoia.

It’s where “Lies” deviates from this world of deceit and espionage that it suffers. Writers give Ferris a love interest who would be more aptly described as a plot device than an actual person. On occa-

sion, Ferris goes on side quests peripheral to his mission in Jordan, which are considerably more conventional than the rest of the film.

One scene in particular, which involves Ferris breaking into an apartment only for its occupant to return home, feels like it has been done countless times before.

Fortunately, DiCaprio is able to partially salvage these scenes.

Ferris is a character defined by world-weariness, and though DiCaprio manages to convey an underpinning loyalty to his mission and country, whether that loyalty is well placed or not. Crowe complements DiCaprio well as his preoccupied superior. The performance oozes pure smarm and is both comical and disturbing at the same time.

“Body of Lies” may not be the grand masterpiece Hollywood has tried to make about the age of terror. However, it is of considerably higher quality than much of its ilk in the modern thriller genre, and at the very least, it points the genre in the right direction toward that eventual masterpiece.

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Deerhoof articulate abstract sound on ‘Maggie’

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transcendence on Offend Maggie, they have found their stride with this Deerhoof is a group based out album that displays the band’s develof San Francisco who, for the most opment over the last decade. part, have put out albums filled with The opener, “The Tears and abstract ideas of rock music people Music of Love,” begins with a guiin the business call “art rock.” As tar riff that starts and stops on a a result, their albums are usually dime, immediately drawing listeners filled with riffs and beats that over- in and forcing them to tap their toes.

It transitions into a think themselves, CD REVIEW more fluid riff for leaving the listener the second half of with snippets of the song while still brilliance and an recalling the staccaassortment of intelligent sounds. to style established But the reason earlier, keeping the fans should be listener engaged in interested in their the song whole.�� Offend Maggie newest project, The distinct Deerhoof Offend Maggie, is riffs that start the that instead of takfirst song and then ing those abstract ideas of rock and build throughout the album become stringing them together to make a prevailing pattern. Sometimes the an album of structured sounds, opening does not seem like it fits they took their ideas and developed with the rest of the instruments that them into actual rock songs. The cover it, but Deerhoof continuously result was a fresh, distinct sound proves on Offend Maggie that they that creates toe-tapping melodies have learned to walk the fine line and intriguing song structures.�� between excess noise and accomAlthough they have not achieved paniment.

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For instance, on the title track they begin with an immediately entertaining, yet technical, acoustic intro. However, throughout the song they bury the riff under beats and rhythms that seem out of place. Yet, they bury it just far enough out of earshot to make it work without letting listeners forget where the song started. Not to mention they bury it under one of their most accessible, charming songs.� The best song on the album is “Don’t Get Born.” This short, acoustic piece displays the many contexts within which Deerhoof can harness their sound’s appeal, a complex, yet simple acoustic melody. However, it is only a glimpse of a song at 49 seconds, so soak it up fast, as it is still one of the highlights of the album.�� After 12 years of releasing albums, Deerhoof has finally harnessed their potential to release music that can appeal to the crowds, not just the dedicated followers willing to sift through the noise to find the brilliance. It would be a shame if nobody was still around and paying attention to hear it.

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Cardinal redeem team wage ‘change’ vs. ‘maverick’ Herald In what has been billed as the most important contest of our generation, the forces of red and blue will do battle Friday to determine the very journalistic future of the UW-Madison campus.

Yes, the annual Daily CardinalBadger Herald football game kicks off at 4 p.m. today on the fields of Vilas Park.

Sides have been chosen and the mud is already flying in a rivalry that promises to tear apart classes throughout the JSchool. Pollsters and experts are already calling the contest in favor of the red party, though the race is still expected be rife with attacks, trash talks and attempts to embarrass the opposition.

“I’d expect things to get pretty ugly after last spring’s softball game—the dirtiest Cardinal-Herald contest in history,” Cardinal head coach Crystal Crowns said. “But literally—it was pouring. We were caked in mud.”

The Cardinal won that game and has the momentum entering Friday’s matchup, especially with the still-bitter taste of defeat in their mouths from last year’s football game, which the Herald pulled out on a last-second play called against the Cardinal due to referee fraud. Despite an internal investigation

by Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen for referee fraud that was dropped after some larger lawsuit arose, the Herald claimed victory for—as far as people could remember—the first time ever.

“Meh,” Cardinal co-head coach Ben Breiner said. “The fact is that we—and I believe the entire UWMadison campus—were cheated out

of a victory.”

Some AP pollsters thought referees might be a factor in this year’s game as well—until the Cardinal revealed it would start ad representative and dark horse Tom Shield at the quarterback position.

“I think Tom has the unique high school football experience this campus needs, and with his masterful cadence rhetoric, he just brings a change our entire offense can believe in,” Cardinal Editor in Chief Alex Morrell said.

“And what students really need to look at is our record against the record of our opponent’s. I think it stands at 871-0 or something like that.”

Herald EIC Tom Schalmo agreed the Cardinal may be headed for a landslide victory.

“Many in our own party don’t believe the ‘Maverick’ and free-wheeling Ben Voelkel-Tyler Mason ticket even has a chance,” Schalmo said.

“What we need is a game changer.

Perhaps slapping a gigantic photo with little or no context above the fold would catch them off guard and put them on the defensive.”

When questioned about his own team’s confidence, Voelkel responded in typical disregard for the question, “My friends, my Herald service speaks for itself. I will cut left, amble around the backfield without direction, and throw up a lob that my people may our may not receive.”

Mason enthusiastically voiced his support. “You betcha!”

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Cardinal staffers Nate Carey (left) and Katie Vann (next) try to prevent this seemingly blind Herald player from jumping into lake Wingra.

football from page 8 Mid-major conferences have a difficult time getting anyone in the title game and some seasons it just works out that a one or two-loss team wins it all.

But is this any worse than the NFL or MLB? Six teams had better records than the New York Giants last year, but in a second season, they went 4-0.

Similarly, the 1987 Minnesota Twins made the post season essentially as a result of geography (they won their division despite four teams in the American League with better records), but less than a month of inspired play crowned them champs.

If college football had playoffs, this week’s Red-River shootout would lose much of its importance. The rivalry will still be there, but something would be lost if both teams didn’t know that their title hopes were definitely on the line.

Looking at the unparalleled level of parity of last season, we see the perfect proof of why the BCS is so effective. Missouri and West Virginia

both could have punched tickets to the title game on the season’s final weekend, just win and you’re in.

Only they couldn’t.

Both lost, and that’s on them.

The Trojans losing to Oregon State, Georgia falling to Tennessee and South Carolina last year—all on them. They were the better teams but on that day they didn’t get it done.

Last week, the Packers lost and fell to 2-3. They could just shrug it off, point out that many 2-3 teams have gone on to make the postseason and possibly even win the Super Bowl.

That will never happen in college football, and this is in no way a bad thing.

Every single week, teams are playing for the national title, so why ruin that with a playoff? USC would probably like that right now, but then again, maybe they should just focus on beating the Beavers.

If you think college football would be more entertaining to watch if there wasn’t so much pressure put on each game, e-mail Ben at breiner@wisc.edu.

coordinator Jamie McMahon astutely noted, “That’s not change, that’s more of the same.”

Most predictions have the Cardinal’s

margin of victory set at 538-0, though that may fluctuate by a touchdown or two as the Herald desperately tries to pull last-minute sleaze tactics to make

the game less about the issues of talent and more about earmark referee negotiations that the Cardinal have valiantly attempted to eliminate.

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The unranked Wisconsin football team has a huge opportunity Saturday night.

If the Badgers defeat No. 6 Penn State, they can salvage the season and recover from two consecutive Big Ten losses. Another loss will put UW 0-3 in the Big Ten. “There’s an urgency to play good football,” head coach Bret Bielema said. “Yes, we’re playing Penn State, but for us to be able to have success we have to execute better at Wisconsin football regardless of who we’re playing against.”

The Nittany Lions (6-0) have won every game they’ve played this season by at least two touchdowns.

Last weekend, they defeated Purdue 20-6, with sophomore tailback Evan Royster rushing for 141 yards while junior quarterback Daryll Clark threw for 220 yards and ran it in for a touchdown. Clark, like Ohio State’s freshman quarterback Terrelle Pryor, is willing to run the ball himself, averaging 4.2 yards per carry.

“With Clark, I see a really calming presence,” Bielema said. “He’s got a competitive nature to him

that is very, very apparent from his presence on the field.”

Penn State has the No. 1 defense in the Big Ten and is the best at stopping running plays.

They have allowed just 80 yards rushing per game and have sacked the opposing quarterback 17 times this season.

Wisconsin’s success on offense will largely hinge on whether one of the biggest offensive lines in the country can open up enough holes for tailbacks P.J. Hill and John Clay to run the ball effectively.

Michigan and Ohio State succeeded largely because they were able to minimize UW’s ground game, forcing the offense to pass on second and third downs.

Penn State’s dominant defense will pose a big challenge for senior quarterback Allan Evridge, who has struggled with accuracy in recent games. There has been talk that junior backup Dustin Scherer may take his place, and Evridge needs a good performance to ward off any doubts.

“We’ve got to expect the ball to be delivered with better accuracy,” Bielema said. “Allan is going to start on Saturday and ... be our

quarterback. But, you know, there comes a point in time where you have to make an assessment of where we are as a football team.”

Despite their success so far, however, Penn State has yet to face a really tough team. Wisconsin will be their strongest opponent yet. Although 0-2 in the Big Ten looks bad on paper, the Badgers lost in two nail biters by just two points against Michigan and three points against Ohio State. In both games, UW lost its lead in the fourth quarter.

“We’ve got a tremendous challenge on our hand and an opportunity to right the ship,” Bielema said.

Penn State’s legendary head coach Joe Paterno might coach from an upper box at Camp Randall Saturday, as he did last weekend after hurting his hip while demonstrating an onside kick during practice. Paterno had his leg broken the last time his team faced the Badgers in 2006. Also, Penn State hasn’t scored a touchdown at Camp Randall since 2002.

Saturday’s matchup against the Lions will take place at 7 p.m. and will be aired on ESPN.

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Wisconsin freshman running back John Clay has tracked 260 yards this season and found the end zone four times for the Badgers.

Wisconsin men’s hockey opens season against Boston College

By Ben Breiner THE DAILY CARDINAL

Often, opening weekend is like wading into a pool. The team gets to test the water and go in at its own pace.

With that in mind, the Badger

hockey team’s opening weekend this season is like getting heaved into the deep end.

Wisconsin will open its season Friday at Boston College, home to the defending national champions and No. 1 team in the country. If

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One of Wisconsin’s captains, senior forward Ben Street, scored a team-high 13 goals and also registered 17 assists last season.

that was not enough of a challenge, they follow that with a visit to No. 7 New Hampshire on Saturday.

“It’s just exciting, we get to sort of test things out against the best team in the country right now,” senior forward and team captain Ben Street said. “I think we’ve had a lot of good practices, the team’s coming together so we get to find out where we’re at.”

Street will be joined in the captain’s role by sophomore forward Blake Geoffrion. This will be the first time since 2004 that Wisconsin has more than one captain.

Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves said that his two captains have contrasting styles as he called Street “quiet” and “thoughtful” while Geoffrion is more vocal.

Last season, Wisconsin finished with a 16-17-7 record but was just one period away from going to the Frozen Four. They lost top scorer Kyle Turris during the off-season, but many of the players expect a more balanced scoring output this season.

“I think we’ll have more scoring all around,” Geoffrion said.

“Losing a guy like Turris obviously

hurts but I think we’ll be a lot more spread out for sure.”

Wisconsin will, however, return much of their talented group of defensemen which was second in the nation last year in blue line scoring.

“In today’s game, I don’t think there is a team … that doesn’t want their defense up in the play and supporting the rush, and doing things offensively,” Eaves said. “And I know that will be one of our emphases with the people we have.”

With Boston College, however, Wisconsin will face quite a challenge. The defending champions lost only three of their top 10 scores from last season, though one of those was Nathan Gerbe who scored 35 goals and is now on the Buffalo Sabers in the NHL. Sophomore goaltender John Muse will also return for BC. Muse played every minute in the net his freshman season and led the Hockey east conference in goals against average. “[Playing BC] is a great opportunity for us. We get a chance to find out where we’re at and we go up against

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n the 10 seasons since the inception of the BCS, there is exactly one team that has any right to complain about being shut out of the national title game.

This may seem strange because of all the controversy surrounding the Bowl Championship Series, but the same reason that the 2004 Auburn Tigers are still grumbling is the reason that college football has one of the best ways of deciding a champion.

See, the Tigers are the only team in BCS history to not make the No.

When the Badgers went down 0-14 to Marshall at home it was of utmost importance. That loss and Wisconsin’s hopes were done.

Several weeks later against Michigan, the Badgers handed away their chance at a title by giving up a 19-point lead. That same day Florida all but lost their title shot with a loss to Ole Miss.

And therein lies the beauty— every game matters.

To win it all in college football, a team needs to bring it every single time they take the field. A slip up, an off day, and that’s it.

It sounds almost like the NFL playoffs, except instead of four weeks, we get it for all of fall.

There are problems that arise.

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1 vs. No. 2 national title game despite winning every game they played.

In college football, every game an undefeated major conference team plays is essentially for the national championship. One loss and a team loses control of their destiny and likely its title chances.

the best team in the country and get a chance to knock them off,” Street said.

“I remember, a couple years ago, they came in right after we had had a big year and they kind of paid the favor back to us so hopefully we can kind of repeat history there.”

The Badgers lost two games in the Kohl Center to the Eagles early in the 2006-’07 season, seven months after Wisconsin defeated BC 2-1 for the NCAA championship.

The New Hampshire Wildcats lost a number of their top players from last season’s NCAA tournament team, including their top two scorers and Hockey East Player of the Year goaltender Kevin Regan.

They do, however, boast enough depth to still be a strong team in the coming season.

Despite having to take a bus from Boston to Durham, N.H., between the games, Eaves is excited for the trip.

“It’s only an hour and a half up the road. So we get on the bus, have some pizza, the kids don’t fall asleep anyway,” Eaves said. “I think it’s just part of the whole adventure.”

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