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Madison police SWAT team nabs armed-robbery suspects By Rebecca Holland THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Madison Police Department SWAT team arrested three men in connection with a string of bar robberies in Dane County Monday, but a separate rash of recent violent downtown robberies remains under investigation. “This is just one more example of the outstanding police work and cooperation that goes on every day.” Dave Mahoney sheriff Dane County

After two taverns were robbed earlier this month, police narrowed their investigation to a residence on the 800 block of Brandie Road. Before entering the residence, police were notified of a third bar robbery early Monday just before two men were

dropped off at the home. Officers then executed the search warrant and proceeded to arrest John A. Olson, 36, and his nephew, John J. Olson, 28. A second search warrant was executed on the 700 block of Herndon Drive, where Daniel W. Rymer, 27, was also arrested. All three men are tentatively charged with armed robbery. MPD East District Lt. Carl Strasburg said the style of the robberies is uncommon for the Dane County area. Bartenders as well as patrons were forced to the ground with weapons. “This is very violent, very concerning to us and to the safety of our citizens,” Strasburg said. “This is just one more example of the outstanding police work and cooperation that goes on every day,” Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney said. “When I heard about the arrests made this morning, I was proud to know it was the robberies page 3

Madison police investigating two downtown sexual assaults Madison police are continuing to look into two weekend sexual assaults of young females in the downtown area. On Saturday at 9:38 p.m., a 20-year-old female reported being sexually assaulted earlier in the evening, according to a police report. The victim said she could not remember the exact time or pinpoint the location, though she does believe it happened near East Johnson Street and North Pinckney Street. Police said the victim reported that a man pulled her from the sidewalk into a secluded area and tried to sexually assault her, but she managed to get away. The perpetrator is described as a black male, 25-35 years old with a

slender build, short black hair and an earring in one ear. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored T-shirt and jeans. Police also released more information Monday about another sexual assault that occurred over the weekend. Around 2:10 a.m. Sunday, a 20-year-old female UWMadison student was walking on the 400 block of North Henry Street when a man assaulted her in an alleyway and fled, police said. MPD public information ofﬁcer Joel DeSpain said police are working to evaluate both sexual assaults. “We don’t have enough information right now to connect the two, but we will be taking a look at the two cases,” DeSpain said. —Abby Sears

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Jeremi Suri, UW-Madison professor of history, discusses how an Obama or McCain administration could affect U.S. relations with the Middle East at a panel held Monday at the Lowell Center.

Panel compares Obama, McCain foreign policies By Christian Von Preysing-Barry THE DAILY CARDINAL

Four UW-Madison professors analyzed the future of foreign policy in the Middle East for the next president during a panel discussion Monday night. The forum, held at the Lowell Center, addressed upcoming shifts in international relations in the region, emphasizing the expected changes in U.S. executive policy after the 2008 presidential election. Nadav Shelef, a UW-Madison professor of political science and specialist on Israeli politics, said much of what presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain call foreign policy is only political speech and doesn’t necessarily represent what they will implement. “Whoever gets into office will modify his foreign policy,” Shelef said.

Shelef said the ongoing economic crisis, not foreign policy, is likely to be the focus for the incoming president. “I think the next president will be bogged down in domestic policy for a while,” Shelef said, adding that as a result, Middle East foreign policy will “take a backseat.” Jeremi Suri, a UW-Madison professor of history and specialist on American foreign policy, said there are not many differences between the two candidates on their Middle East policies. “There’s a great similarity between what the candidates intend to do. There’s a difference in the way they’ll do it,” Suri said. According to Suri, either candidate would oversee a signiﬁcant shift of troop levels from Iraq to Afghanistan in the near future. Suri said McCain’s approach toward Afghanistan would apply policies previously implemented

in the Iraq war, but Obama would consider a new approach altogether—a strategy the Bush administration is researching in its last few months. Joe Elder, a UW-Madison professor of sociology and specialist on South Asia, highlighted the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. “The Taliban are better-based, control more territory and have wider support than [at] almost any time in the past,” Elder said. Elder also said the Pakistani government—a key ally in the war against the Taliban—no longer has the motivation to continue ﬁghting against the militia’s strongholds in its northern and western tribal areas. “From what Obama and McCain have said, their comments are pretty peripheral and pretty unimportant,” Elder said about the candidates’ positions toward Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Rep. Baldwin answers students’ questions on economic crisis By Sara Lieburn THE DAILY CARDINAL

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U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., greets students at Chadbourne Residential College, where she discussed domestic and international issues Monday.

U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., visited UW-Madison’s Chadbourne Residential College Monday evening, clarifying and discussing economic, energy and heathcare issues with students. Baldwin began by brieﬂy describing several actions she said Congress needs to make. According to Baldwin, the ﬁrst priority needs to be to withdraw troops from Iraq. She also said there is a need for health-care reform, as well as an energy policy that appropriately accounts for national security and economic

and environmental effects. Baldwin opened the ﬂoor to students’ questions, many of which concerned the economy.

“The President’s original bill was a blank check, and it was appropriate to reject it.” Tammy Baldwin representative U.S. Congress

According to Baldwin, there are many misconceptions about the

current economic crisis, particularly about who is to blame for the ﬁnancial meltdown. The crisis is not because of lenders being forced by the government to make loans to those unable to repay them but instead stems from Congress’ 1995 repeal of a law that required heavier oversight on lenders, Baldwin said. She said one of the reasons she voted for the recent bailout bill is that heavier oversight, accountability and transparency were added to the version Congress updated. She said President Bush’s baldwin page 3

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’ve taken a lot of different classes at UW with a lot of different professors. I’ve been taught by everyone from hippie liberals to staunch republicans who swear the Trickle Down Theory is legit. But despite differences, every professor I’ve had at this school has one thing in common: they all hate Wikipedia. Whatever their reasons may be— anyone can change it, it has a liberal bias, it has too many languages (who speaks Volapük?), the puzzle of the world on the homepage is incomplete—they’ve all banned it from their classrooms and our works-cited pages. This is quite a shame, I think. Where else can an olive be both a fruit and a vegetable in the same day? How many other websites provide, alongside today’s top news stories, graphic photos of both heterosexual and homosexual anal sex?

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For these reasons, I stand before you today as a defender of the godsend that is Wikipedia: the blessing that gets us through pointless lectures we only attend to get our names on the attendance sheets, and the holy being that allows us to write literary analyses of books we never read. The thing about Wikipedia is that other students constantly question its validity as well. Almost on a daily basis, I hear someone’s pretentious laugh over miniscule errors Wikipedia makes. “Can you believe Wikipedia claims the name Plantagenet from the Plantagenet dynasty is derived from ‘planta genital’ instead of ‘planta genista’?” says humorless asshole. Ok, so it’s not a perfect system, but it’s pretty damn close. I use it on an almost daily basis in lieu of reading boring articles or novels for classes, and it has yet to fail me. Plus, it makes me look much smarter than I actually am, because it simpliﬁes concepts that selfimportant scholars take 12 or 13 pages to express. Therefore, when I effortlessly spout out the author’s thesis in one sentence or less, I look like the only student who not only sifted through the

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faux English bullshit until page 55, but actually understood it. This makes me not only better prepared for class, but allows more time to catch up on “One Tree Hill” and “Gossip Girl.” And unlike Facebook, which feels the need to redesign the entire site every few months for no other reason than to confuse the hell out of its users, Wikipedia remains pretty much the same. Instead of revamps, it has disciples, like Wikihow. Wikihow is a user-edited do-ityourself manual. They have standards like “How to Lose Weight” or “How to Plant Tulip Bulbs,” but then it gets pretty awesome with articles like “How to Make a Snake Puppet” or “How to Act like a Pokémon on Halloween.” Thus far, I’ve learned that if my best friend’s boyfriend falls in love with me, I should stop ﬂirting with him except sometimes, and when I tell him I don’t like him in that way, I should avoid saying “Eew.” I also learned that to observe a lake monster, I should stake out a place to dispose of my feces and urine and be sure the monster isn’t an otter or a log before I report it to the authorities.

Although Wikipedia and Wikihow take a lot of crap for being useredited, I think it’s one of their greatest features. It’s sort of like citizen journalism—even though I don’t like citizen journalism because it means less jobs for journalism majors graduating alongside the stock market crash—in this case, it’s OK. There’s something very empowering in reading something you know you can change with the click of your mouse at any given moment. It’s like history is yours to amend, and the future yours to create. Who says George Washington was the first president of the United States? I think it was Wishbone. And who is the most infamously hideous hooker of the 21st century? Yeah, it was that bitch who didn’t invite me to her Sweet 16. So UW-Madison professors: next time you ban Wikipedia from our research papers, remember, anyone can create and edit those articles. Even your students. If you’d like to start a Wikipedia page about Kiera’s flawless beauty, selflessness and columnist achievements, e-mail her at wiatrak@wisc.edu.

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UHS aims to maximize Government responsible for fair ﬂu vaccine distribution market, Wis. Congressman says By Caitlin Gath THE DAILY CARDINAL

University Health Services began offering free flu vaccinations Monday in hopes of decreasing the number of student illnesses this year. According to Sarah Van Orman, director of clinical services at UHS, their goal is to vaccinate as many people as possible. Last year, a record 7,200 students were vaccinated. Van Orman said last year’s flu vaccine, however, was not a great match with the particular strains of the virus circulating among the student population. UHS offers a different version of the vaccine each year in correlation with the specific strains of the virus. “Every year it is a little bit of a ‘wait and see’ to actually see how closely the vaccine matches the strains,” Van Orman said. “We don’t know what the flu is going to be like until it actually gets here.” Even though the vaccine involves a lot of guesswork, Van Orman said choosing to get vaccinated is always better than not getting the shot. Lindsey Nicholson, a UW-Madison

baldwin from page 1 bill did not have these aspects she thinks are necessary. “The President’s original bill was a blank check, and it was appropriate to reject it,” Baldwin said. “But this [updated] bill needed to pass to prevent the economic problems we’re experiencing from continuing.” Baldwin said after thorough negotiations across party lines, the bill that passed also allows the

robberies from page 1 effort of detectives both from the Sheriff ’s Ofﬁce and the Madison Police Department working in cooperation to bring this string of robberies to an end.” Though the arrests are not related to the numerous armed robberies that have occurred in the downtown area in the last few months, there is a pattern and an increase in robberies in

sophomore, said she is planning to get the flu shot this year after a string of illnesses caused her to fall behind in classes last year. “I had mono in the beginning of last year and had to miss at least six consecutive days of class, including an exam ... It was pretty hard to catch up after that,” she said. For students who are scared of needles, a new FluMist nasal spray will provide an alternative, but more expensive, option to the vaccine. Costs have decreased slightly, but Van Orman said the spray is not recommended for people who are already sick or who have other medical conditions like diabetes. According to Craig Roberts, an epidemiologist for UHS, influenza can become a serious infection, causing students to be out of class for a week to 10 days. Van Orman noted 30 to 40 percent of students have reported a negative outcome from contracting the flu. “It really affects students’ lives, and if you’re out for a week, it can affect your academic performance for the rest of the semester,” she said. government to alter contract terms of mortgages, extending them if necessary so loans that would otherwise be foreclosed can be paid over time. She said the frustration of the public regarding the economic crisis is appropriate and she was pleased to see protesters, even against the bill she voted for. “[Protesting] is part of being a political citizen,” Baldwin said, adding it is important that contrasting views are voiced. general, according to Madison Police Chief Noble Wray. He police are doing everything they can to reduce the occurrence of robberies. “We want to make sure that the community is aware, and there was a lot of attention paid to these last two or three, so it’s really important people understand that they were apprehended,” Wray said. “We are bringing these people to justice.”

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U.S. Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., said economic policy is the most crucial issue in the presidential election and described the political causes of economic inequality during a campus visit Monday. During the annual Kastenmeier Lecture at the UW-Madison Law School, Obey said politics have a great effect on the state of the economy. Obey used the giant wealth gap at the dawn of the Great Depression as an example of the importance of a strong middle class in a thriving economy. He related Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s ﬁscal policy to former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s progressive tax code that helped elevate the middle class.

prosperously to all,” Obey said. According to Obey, the government has a responsibility to promote economic justice and close the existing wealth gap. “Fairness and decency do matter. If we don’t all share adequately in the American dream, we will have a lousy, fragmented, crime-ridden and poverty-plagued society,” Obey said. Obey said President Bush is ﬁscally reckless, and criticized Republican presidential candidate John McCain for supporting many of the Bush administration’s proposals. He said these policies have caused higher-

education costs to rise by resisting grant increases. The Kastenmeier Lecture is an annual event in honor of former Congressman Robert Kastenmeier and often features speakers on administration of justice and civil liberties. “The timing of this lecture is, I think, very, very good,” Kastenmeier said. “It is really a season of political decision and also a season of economic turmoil, not only in this country, but globally.” Obey, a UW-Madison Law School alumn, was voted into Congress in 1969 and has since served on all of its major economic committees.

“If we don’t all share adequately in the American dream, we will have a lousy, fragmented, crime-ridden and poverty-plagued society.” David Obey representative D-Wis.

Although globalization is the cause of some of the current economic decline, the decisions of our government have also played a role, according to Obey. He said deregulation of markets does not lead to a healthy economy. “Americans need to disenthrall themselves of the myth … that government is the enemy and that if government would just get the hell out of the way, that markets could deliver

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UW Law School Dean Kenneth Davis (right) presents U.S. Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., with a gargoyle symbolizing the law school at the annual Kastenmeier Lecture Monday afternoon.

Janesville GM plant to halt production by end of this year General Motors officials announced Monday production at the GM plant in Janesville, Wis., will halt by the end of the year—an earlier closure date than previously expected. This past summer, General Motors announced the Janesville plant would close by 2010 because high gas prices reduced the demand for sports utility vehicles, but stated Monday it will cease production of SUVs by Dec. 23 of this year due to the faltering economy. Gov. Jim Doyle said in a

statement he will continue to fight to keep the GM plant open in Janesville. “Even in the face of national economic challenges, we will still continue our efforts with the local union, businesses, community leaders and our Congressional delegation to convince GM to bring a new product line to the Janesville plant,” Doyle said. U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., who represents Janesville, said in a statement the early closure is “disappointing, although not

surprising,” adding he is hopeful talks between GM officials and state, local and union leaders will lead GM to use the plant for another product. Mason Carpenter, a UWMadison associate professor of management and human resources, said the early closure is due to automobile sales decreasing faster than expected, and added companies like GM are hurt badly during a recession because their products are nonessential. —Megan Orear

Officer used Taser on woman at Saturday’s football game Officers from the University of Wisconsin Police Department used a Taser on a woman who refused to move from an aisle in Section U at Camp Randall during Saturday’s game against Penn State, according to a report from The Capital Times. Following the game’s kickoff, UWPD officers ejected Margaret Hiebing, 54, and her husband

from the game when she would not move to her seat. UWPD Sgt. Jason Whitney told TCT that police asked guest services to help Hiebing get to her seat but she refused to move. Whitney said UWPD policy requires ofﬁcers to eject those who refuse to sit in their seats. Following her ejection, Hiebing started kicking and screaming when

put in handcuffs, which is when ofﬁcers used the Taser on her. Hiebing was charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, and her husband, Roman Hiebing Jr., was charged with disorderly conduct. Whitney told TCT that UWPD will conduct a “use of force” review about the use of the Taser, but no disciplinary actions have been implemented for the ofﬁcer.

New $12.5 million inﬂuenza research institute completed

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Madison Police Chief Noble Wray stressed Monday the importance of a SWAT team operation that led to the arrests of three suspects in a string of Dane County bar robberies.

University officials announced the completion of the Institute for Influenza Viral Research Monday morning. According to university spokesperson Terry Devitt, the $12.5 million institute, located in University Research Park, will be a level three (out of four) biosafety lab. The U.S. Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention cleared the university to run the 30,000 square-foot lab, which will hold viral pathogens. According to Devitt, the lab’s construction has been several years in the making and will support the research of UW-Madison professor Yoshihiro Kawaoka, who is a world expert on inﬂuenza.

“The work that goes on there is going to add to our basic knowledge of [the] ﬂu and other important pathogens, and will ultimately lead to new and improved vaccines for important diseases,” Devitt said. The state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation both contributed to the funding for the institute.

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his week, the Associated Students of Madison will hold two more listening sessions for students. Like the listening sessions held at the beginning of the month, representatives will present the ﬁrst draft of the revised ASM constitution and allow students to offer feedback regarding the proposed changes. Additionally, the second meeting on Oct. 15th in Memorial Union will hold an open forum by ASM members regarding the General Student Services Fund and Student Services Finance Committee, discussing budgetary issues. Furthermore, ASM is holding fall elections for freshman representatives and SSFC members. Voting is available online to students, and polls opened yesterday. Any UWMadison student is eligible to vote. For a group plagued by inaction, muddled bureaucracy and failure to address student concerns, ASM is making legitimate efforts to reach students and openly discuss their plans for reform. In earlier listening sessions, representatives stressed that student input will be extremely important toward addressing ﬂaws in a reform movement that is entirely new to them.

Although ASM is openly aware that they are far from perfect, the only way they can improve is for the student body to take these proposals seriously and actively engage the organization’s attempts at reform. Online voting is easy and convenient, and requires no more than ten minutes to cast a vote for positions that will potentially decide where student segregated fees go. The open forums, while allowing for criticisms, concerns and suggestions on the constitution, will also allow students attending to assist in allocating money for the next ﬁscal year. Immediately after the forum, representatives plan to draft the initial resolution in consideration of student feedback provided. Despite great deals of rightfully inspired apathy over the past several years, ASM is genuinely attempting to reach the student populace it lost touch with. With no recent track record of getting things done, ASM cannot demand much of students, but a few minutes online to cast a vote and an hour in a listening session is miniscule. Students must make some effort to ensure these reform attempts don’t fall ﬂat before ASM is allowed the chance to truly serve students.

McCain must make up lost ground in debate By Mark Jenkins THE DAILY CARDINAL

Only two weeks ago, the race for the Electoral College was closer than expected. Many analysts claimed Obama had not yet delivered the “knockout punch” they expected early on in the race. McCain kept the electoral race exceptionally close in a nation whose Republican base has become shaky in George W. Bush’s two presidential terms. In light of the recent debates, however, the attitude of McCain’s campaign has changed. The recent economic hardships and scare that hit Americans put the importance of our economy well ahead of our foreign policy, and this reﬂected in a dramatic loss of voters’ conﬁdence in McCain shown in the recent polls.

The ﬁnal debate could be decisive, considering the stakes.

A survey conducted by ABC News and The Washington Post put Obama ahead of McCain by as much as 10 percent. McCain’s focus on foreign policy and failure to adequately address the economy

has come back to hit him hard. Between the economic crisis on Wall Street, the recent debate and dramatic drop in the polls, McCain completely pulled his campaign out of Michigan, a state with 17 electoral votes—an important state considering the majority of states have less than nine electoral votes. Gaining states such as Michigan and Virginia have given the Obama campaign a big safety net in electoral votes. CNN estimates now project Obama has secured 177 safe electoral votes, while McCain sits on 125 safe votes. The electoral-votes map shown by CNN is broken down into three categories, where the safe states already mentioned are states in which the candidate is winning by a large margin and is more than likely to win. Leaning states are states where the polls are somewhat closer but indicate the state as partial to a speciﬁc candidate, and lastly are the toss up states where there is no clear lead for either candidate. If all the states, safe and leaning, fall into place as CNN projects, McCain will need to win every single toss-up state in order to beat Obama in the Electoral College. This will be exceptionally difﬁcult considering Obama has suddenly wracked up huge leads in Ohio, Virginia and North Carolina. McCain has a long, Bascom-like hill to climb to get back in this race. With campaign resources

dwindling down after a long and hard campaign it will be difﬁcult for McCain to spread his ﬁnances and time to enough people and secure enough votes to win the toss up states.

McCain has a long, Bascomlike hill to climb to get back into this race.

In the meantime, Obama has been playing what Chris Lehane, a Democratic strategist and advisor to Gore in the 2000 election, calls “error-free ball.” The Obama campaign will likely continue to play “error-free ball” as long as they’re ahead in the polls, but don’t expect anything less than an excellent third debate from both parties. McCain will be looking to make a comeback and his chances are as good as anyone’s. The ﬁnal debate could be decisive, considering the stakes. The debate is scheduled to air Wednesday night, and anyone who considers their vote up for grabs, like the toss up states, would be wise to tune in. Mark Jenkins is a freshman and is undecided. We welcome your feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

In economic crisis, U.S. foreign inﬂuence must adjust accordingly By Tom Hart THE DAILY CARDINAL

Markets continued to search for stability last week as global financial leaders met in Washington to discuss an international plan to overcome the crisis. The credit crisis in the United States has affected financial systems worldwide and has led to questions about America’s status as the planet’s leading superpower. Several scholars believe that the United States has outlived its moment in the spotlight. Political philosopher and London School of Economics professor John Gray expressed this belief in an interview with London’s The Observer: “The era of American global leadership, reaching back to the Second World War, is over... The American free-market creed has self-destructed, while countries that retained overall control of markets have been vindicated.” Gray also commented that “in a change as far-reaching in its implications as the fall of the Soviet Union, an entire model of government and the economy has collapsed.” Those who care to dwell on the yes or no answer to the question of whether the United States is the most powerful nation in the world miss the important issue that arises in the discussion. As national economies have grown over the last 15 years, so has national confidence, with 124 countries experiencing economic growth at 4 percent or more in 2007. The increase in economic strength has changed the mind set of national leaders and has made them more self-confident. Foreign

countries have reduced their reliance on positive U.S. relations and are increasingly making more decisions based on their own beliefs.

The dispersal of American inﬂuence should not be looked at in a negative light.

Fareed Zakaria’s new book, “The Post-American World,” sheds light on this global rise and stresses the ways America can benefit from cooperation. “What the United States has to do is to first fundamentally recognize that this is a sea change in power, that you have this rise of the rest of the world, and ask itself what role it can play,” Zakaria said. Zakaria notes that the world is moving toward a future of international collaboration and prosperity. United States citizens need to stop worrying about whether we are or are not the world’s leading superpower and bringing up the fact that Roman and British rules lasted for

centuries. This is a different time and comparisons to events that transpired before widespread internation-

al development took place are irrelevant. Ultimately, we should be asking what we can do to help lead the conversation that sets future international policies. Ethnocentric beliefs and unilateral actions continue to weaken our relationships with foreign nations. It is unrealistic to believe that the United State’s influence will always hold precedence. Our country needs to listen as well as speak. The emergence of self-confident and economically stable nations has brought more voices to international discussions. If one voice continues to speak over the rest, this will lead nothing but discontent and a lack of

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respect. John Bolton, former American ambassador to the United Nations, was overtly upset with Gray’s allegations of America’s influential downfall in his response to BBC News. “If he has no U.S. assets, why should we be paying any attention to him?” Bolton asked. This opinion highlights a very disheartening perspective held by too many American officials with foreign policy influence.

Ethnocentric beliefs and unilateral actions continue to weaken our relationships with foreign nations.

“The United States, when it acts and lives up to its ideals, is a source of enormous inspiration. I think it’s very important, therefore, that we start living up to our ideals,” Zakaria said. We must live up to our ideal of open political discourse. The world is changing at a dramatic pace, but the dispersal of American influence should not be looked at in a negative light. New nations bring new ideas to the arguments of progress. If we listen to all the options and proposals, we can work together to build a stronger future. Tom Hart is a senior majoring in political science and history. We welcome your feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Land of Talk’s Powell ﬁnds feminine voice By Kyle Sparks THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Jennifer Carpenter (left) and the rest of the cast of “Quarantine” attempt to bring fear to audiences through raw cinematography, graphic violence, but director and screenwriter John Erick Dowdle’s script falls short of its over-hyped viral marketing.

‘Quarantine’ can’t contain laughs By Katie Foran-McHale THE DAILY CARDINAL

In John Erick Dowdle’s new movie “Quarantine”—a horror film and remake of Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza’s “[REC]”—reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter of “Dexter”) and cameraman Scott Percival (Steve Harris) shadow the Los Angeles Fire Department for the longest night of their lives. The film abruptly begins when LAPD and fire department respond to a call made in an apartment complex complaining of a woman screaming. When the authorities confront the woman, she is foaming at the mouth and lunges for a firefighter, biting him in the neck. As he—and others in the building—begin to show symptoms of a rabies-like disease, the apartment building is quarantined with doors bolted and gunmen waiting at every

entrance. When the local news reports that the building has been locked down, Vidal and Percival decide to document the actions and fates of everyone locked in the building as more people become infected.

The cast as a whole is ineffective at creating the fear the ﬁlm needs to thrive.

Like “The Blair Witch Project,” “Cloverﬁeld” and other more recent horror movies, there is a clear attempt to be “raw” with a lack of musical score and camera-shot variety. Normally, these elements would provide a creepier, more disturbing

atmosphere, but the extremely shaky camera shots create the feel of a frustrating video game, not a scary movie. There was one constant sound in the theater throughout the characters’ rabid symptoms and gruesome downfalls: the audience’s laughter. Although Carpenter’s performance as an understandably terrified journalist is fairly convincing, the cast as a whole is ineffective at creating the fear the film needs to thrive. Even when characters’ emotions reach a high point, it’s more annoying and awkward than cathartic (throughout the last 20 minutes when Carpenter repeats one line with little variation). Still, with such riveting dialogue as “That rat totally just came after me,” and five variations of “Shut up! Damn!”, the actors aren’t given much to work with. The film’s opening frames, how-

ever, are truly unique. There is a distinct lack of opening credits—no title, no production or actor billing and no text to give an explanation of context. This technique was also used in promotions—earlier versions of the trailer give no additional information outside of the plot besides its release date. There are also a few deadend clues given throughout the film, which shows an attempt to stray from the typical horror film where protagonists haphazardly find explanations for their problems. Dowdle certainly toys with a few interesting techniques for horror films, but ultimately, because of flailing, rabid old women, firefighters with axing addictions and a cameraman who uses his equipment for blunt force, there’s no known cure for “Quarantine.” Grade: D

Musicians support Obama, back ‘change’ as usual DALE MUNDT croco-dale rock

ast Thursday, the band No Age was the musical guest on “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.” Their guitarist, Randy Randall, was told that he had to change out of his Obama T-shirt before they recorded. After the band got upset, CBS threatened not to let them perform on the show, and eventually Randy turned his shirt inside-out and wrote the words “Free Health Care” in black magic marker on the inside of his shirt. Although the segment was supposed to air on Oct. 27, CBS moved up the air date to Oct. 9, most likely because the story was leaked on several wellknown music blogs and was attracting some signiﬁcant attention. I read about this story and, instead of boycotting CBS for their censorship of a musical guest, start-

ed researching musicians that supported a specific candidate for the upcoming election. While I easily came up with 50 recording artists and bands that supported Obama, I could only find about six that supported McCain. Two questions came to mind: Why do so many bands support Obama over McCain? And why should I care which candidate some musician supports? Part of the answer to the first question reflects larger cultural issues. Musicians and artists have long been part of the culture war between the socially conservative and socially progressive elements of society. Artists like U2, Roger Waters, Rage Against the Machine, the Dixie Chicks and Public Enemy have used their music to critique society’s treatment of war, consumerism and racism. Musicians have most commonly associated with the Democratic Party because it is generally more interested in the same social issues as musicians. But even beyond the cultural association, I think Obama has a message that resonates with musicians and artists

even more than other Democratic candidates. His message of hope and change and musicians’ social critiques can be seen as two sides of the same coin. Musicians highlight the problems they see in society, and Obama’s vision is to change the way our society handles those problems.

Obama has a message that resonates with musicians and artists even more than other Democratic candidates.

The second question is a little more difﬁcult. Why should I care who Nas, Conor Oberst or Ted Nugent wants to be president? Is Macy Gray or Adam Levine an expert on the economy or foreign policy? Is Aaron Tippin an expert on issues surrounding the oil crisis and our relations with OPEC? What makes the Decemberists a better source for political advice than my

dad or my neighbor or the piccolo guy on State Street? As much as I love the Decemberists, and as much as I may agree or disagree with them, I don’t think they necessarily provide a “better” source of political opinion. They just have a bigger stage. Just because the Beastie Boys have more exposure doesn’t mean they have any greater insight than any other informed voter. So, while I support freedom for artists to advocate whatever political candidate they want, I don’t think they deserve any special respect because they are famous. Fame may allow them to get their message to more people, but their opinions, just like the opinions of any one else, need to be seen as such. In the end, somebody else’s opinion won’t be the deciding factor in whom I vote for. A guitarist wearing an Obama T-shirt shouldn’t have an impact on your political decisions, no matter how good their album is. Think Dale should drop his own bias and take off that hat? E-mail him at dpmundt@wisc.edu

Land of Talk’s debut album, Applause Cheer Boo Hiss, was an impressive collection of explosive hooks wound tightly around the voice of Elizabeth Powell. On their first proper full-length album, Some Are Lakes, the incendiary riffs are replaced by more haunting textures focused on lonelier themes. The opening track, “Yuppy Flu,” features a drum and bass introduction that rolls out the red carpet for the band’s focal point: singer/songwriter/ guitarist Elizabeth Powell. Powell’s rousing guitar announces itself in a tremor of reserved triumph that carries the song to an impressive height. Unfortunately, the rest of the album struggles to measure up. Whereas on Land of Talk’s debut release the songs were driven by booming riffs, Some Are Lakes carries a more emotive, self-reflective tone. Without the hooks to carry the melodies, tracks like “The Man Who Breaks Things (Dark Shuffle)” and “Give Me Back My Heart Attack” never take off. Whether it is the new jam “Corner Phone” or “Young Bridge,” Some Are Lakes never gives up. The intimacy of “It’s Okay” is both welcoming and soothing. Taking a page from producer/boyfriend Justin Vernon’s (Bon Iver) book, Powell showcases her heartbreaking lyrics in a subtle ensemble of timidity. The album’s title track is a milestone for Land of Talk. “Some Are Lakes” presents the ideal synthesis of unbridled rock and measured, poignant themes. If Powell’s voice sounds mumbled when she sings, “I’ll love you like I love you, then I’ll die,” it’s because she’s singing with her heart in her throat. This type of emotional openness was absent in their debut and ultimately ties this record together.

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Some Are Lakes Land of Talk Vernon’s production is probably the key ingredient to the smooth texture on the album, mostly for the better. Although Some Are Lakes forfeits much of the enthusiasm of Applause Cheer Boo Hiss, it showcases Powell’s songwriting. Land of Talk’s story is of a female songwriter ﬁnding herself amid the murky waters of lady-driven rock. Throughout her last two releases with Land of Talk, Powell has emerged as a new breed of female songwriter. She’s more rock ’n’ roll than Cat Power,but less riot girl than Be Your Own Pet; more introverted than Joan Jett but less inhibited than Karen O. Both speaking sonically and of talent, Powell is a more existential Liz Phair. By pulling back on the reigns, Powell has manifested a persona hardly recognized since Sleater-Kinney and Liz Phair herself. Some Are Lakes is a rousing triumph of one female singer/songwriter transcending the unfair boundaries of a “female rocker” and proving she belongs in the same context as all accomplished singer/ songwriters, male and female alike.

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Men’s soccer falls short in upset bid against Wildcats By Nico Savidge THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin men’s soccer team put up a tough fight, but lost to Big Ten conference leaders Northwestern at the McClimon Soccer Complex Sunday. Despite strong play in the second half, the Badgers could not overcome a first-half deficit and fell to the Wildcats 2-1. “Today’s game was a game of two halves,” head coach Jeff Rohrman said. “I’m proud of the effort that they came out with for that last 45, but the game is 90 minutes long, and we’ve got be sure that we come out in the first minute and play through the 90th.” Northwestern’s Matt Eliason scored twice in under five minutes at the end of the first half, putting the Wildcats up 2-0. A goal from junior forward Scott Lorenz and scoring opportunities in the last minutes of the game were not enough for the Badgers, who were stopped by the Wildcat’s defense for most of the game. Northwestern goaltender Misha

Rosenthal had 13 saves on the afternoon and did not allow the Badgers the goal needed to tie late in the game. “He made some clutch saves,” Lorenz said about Rosenthal. “He’s a good keeper, and you’ve got to do something special to beat him.” Northwestern, ranked No. 2 nationally, controlled the pace of the game through most of the first half. The Wildcats created opportunities for Eliason, their leading scorer, who found the back of the net in the 31st and 35th minutes of play to give Northwestern the lead at halftime. “He’s a poacher; he’s a great scorer,” Rohrman said of Eliason. “If he has three shots on goal, there’s a pretty good likelihood that at least one of those is going to go in, or two of those.” But in the second half, the Badgers played as Northwestern had in the first, controlling the ball on offense and keeping it in Wildcat territory. Lorenz scored on a header in the 65th minute, assisted by freshman midfielder Austin Spohn

and senior defender Andy Miller, earning him praise from Rohrman. “Scott’s just one of those guys that no matter what kind of game he’s having, he’s capable of putting one or two in,” Rohrman said. Wisconsin played aggressive soccer in the ﬁnal minutes of the game, but the Northwestern defense and Rosenthal’s goaltending frustrated the Badger offense. Rosenthal blocked multiple shots and Wisconsin could not capitalize on a pair of corner kicks in the ﬁnal 10 minutes of the game, sealing a Wildcat victory. “We threw everything we had at them, and they handled it,” Lorenz said. Rohrman said he was happy with the way his team played Northwestern, coming close to the upset, and that he expects the momentum from the second half of Sunday to carry over to the Badgers’ next game at Marquette Wednesday. “We know that we can compete with those teams. Now we just have to get over that hump,” he said.

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Wisconsin senior defender Zack Lambo has been a member of the starting lineup every game this season and has registered one assist.

Badger tennis teams excel in tournaments over the weekend By Joe Skurzewski THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin women’s tennis team continued its fall tournament play this past weekend, finishing strong at the Wildcat Invite at Northwestern University after struggling on the tournament’s first day. Wisconsin began the tournament on a rough note, going 4-8 in singles and doubles combined on day one of the tournament. Senior Elizabeth Carpenter,

junior Katya Mirnova and freshman Aleksandra Markovic lost their opening singles matches. Sophomores Alaina Trgovich, Emese Kardhordo and Jessica Seyferth also lost in round one. Only Carpenter extended her match to three sets. However, Badger freshman Angela Chupa led the late tournament charge, winning four straight singles matches in her ﬂight, or pool. Chupa and senior Erin Jobe were the only Badgers

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Wisconsin freshman Angela Chupa won four straight singles matches in her flight in the Wildcat Invite at Northwestern.

volleyball from page 8 coming from behind to tie the game at 21 off a kill from freshman outside hitter Becca Zlabis. Wisconsin picked up and never looked back at this point, as kills from freshman middle blocker Elle Ohlander and Dolgner and a combined block from the pair put the Badgers at match point

before an error on Spartan freshman setter Natalie Emro ended the match. It was Michigan State’s first home loss of the season. Dykstra, Ohlander, Wack and senior middle blocker Morgan Salow each tabbed seven kills on the night, though it was Michigan State’s Zlabis who led all players with 12. Dolgner, the team’s leader in kills this season,

to win their first-round matches. On the tournament’s final day, Chupa beat South Carolina freshman Ashley Miller in a hotly contested three-set match, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1. Despite the rough start, Wisconsin singles finished above .500 for the tournament, with a final record of 17-15. Even with the stellar play of Chupa, the doubles teams led the way for Wisconsin at the Wildcat Invite. The Badgers’ doubles teams struggled on the first day of the tournament, just as in the singles flights. The teams of Seyferth and Trgovich and Carpenter and Markovic were the only doubles teams to advance to the second round, and both went on to lose to their respective opponents. Still, the two teams came to life in the consolation round. In the eight-game pro-set format of the doubles tournament, Carpenter and Markovic won their first-round match against Michigan State sophomores Manon Noe and Whitney Wilson, 8-6. Carpenter and Markovic lost their second-round match though, 3-8, to the host Northwestern team of senior Nazlie Ghazal and freshman Elena Chernyakova. However, Carpenter and Markovic stormed into the consolation round, winning both of its matches, including a victory over DePaul juniors Anna Redecsi and Sandra Zmak, 8-6. The doubles team of Seyferth and Trgovich followed suit, defeating freshman Gia McKnight and sophomore Selma Salkovic of DePaul in the first round 8-6. Seyferth and Trgovich also dropped their second-round match to Notre Dame’s duo of junior Kali Krisik and freshman Shannon Mathews 4-8. Seyferth and Trgovich returned in con-

solation play, winning both of their matches as well, including a thrashing of Michigan State’s freshman Dana Guentert and senior Ana Milosavljevic, 8-3.

only had five kills in the match and was curiously held out of the first set. Defensively, Wisconsin was outblocked 8-7 and outdug 33-29, but Badger sophomore libero Kim Kuzma put forth another outstanding effort, tallying 15 digs to lead all players. Wisconsin will continue its conference season on the road next weekend, as it travels to No. 18

Purdue Friday night and No. 19 Illinois Saturday. The Fighting Illini swept their competition last weekend and will likely move up in the polls after defeating No. 23 Michigan on Saturday, while the Boilermakers will likely fall after their loss in Ann Arbor Friday. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

Men’s Tennis The Wisconsin men’s tennis team finished play in the Tom Fallow Invitational in South Bend, Ind. this past weekend. Wisconsin senior Mike Muskievicz breezed through the first rounds of the singles tournament before falling to Notre Dame sophomore Tyler Davis, 4-6, 3-6. On the ﬁnal day of competition, Wisconsin junior Luke RassowKantor defeated Western Michigan senior Kevin Hayward 6-3, 6-4. Likewise, sophomore Peter Marrack defeated Western Michigan sophomore Brad Noel, 6-4, 6-4. On the final day of doubles, Muskievicz and Rassow-Kantor defeated the Notre Dame team of Davis and sophomore Matt Johnson, 9-7. Marrack, who was matched up with Notre MARRACK Dame junior Takashi Yoshii, lost to the Ball State team of seniors Jorge Rodriguez and Jose Perdomo, 3-8. Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams will shift their focus to the ITA Midwest Championships. The men’s tournament will commence in Columbus, Ohio, on Oct. 16. The women begin their weeklong tournament play in East Lansing, Michigan, on Oct. 23. –uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

ryan from page 8 coolly delivered a 33-yard pass to Jenkins along the sideline with :01 left on the clock to set up a gamewinning field goal kick from Jason Elam. It was just the third time since 1970 that a team came back to win a game despite having the lead taken from them in the last 15 seconds of the game. He does not seem rattled, no matter what is thrown at him. Is this to say he’s going to lead his team to a Super Bowl and make the Falcons a dominant force in the NFL? Absolutely not. His team lost its first two divisional games both by scores of 9-24, and two of the four wins from the Falcons came against the abysmal Lions and the Chiefs. They don’t exactly have the greatest résumé as of yet. But defeating the NFC North division leaders last week and the Packers at Lambeau were certainly steps in the right direction. Realistically, with Oakland and St. Louis on the schedule, the Falcons stand a decent chance of making the playoffs this year if they can rack up a few divisional wins. But their success lies largely in the play of the rookie quarterback who has been nothing short of impressive thus far in the season. Atlanta needed a new face and a reason to cheer, and Ryan has done nothing less than fill both of those needs for his new team. If you think Matt Ryan is a strong enough quarterback to carry the Atlanta Falcons all the way to the playoffs, let Andy know by e-mailing him at avansistine@wisc.edu.

soccer from page 8 “We kept getting chance after chance, so I kind of just believed it was going to happen,” Walsh said. Defensively, Wisconsin was impressive. Senior goalkeeper Jamie Klages earned the shutout, but only needed to make one save. The Badgers held the Hoosiers to six shots, and just one on target. “Our two center backs did a great job,” Wisconsin head coach Paula Wilkins said. Walsh played just 47 minutes, but her effect on the game was apparent in her limited action. “She has a huge impact on everyone in this team. Anytime we can have her on the ﬁeld, it’s a plus for us,” Klages said.

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Wisconsin football head coach Bret Bielema said Monday that he has not made a decision on who will start at quarterback for Wisconsin against Iowa Saturday. Although backup junior Dustin Sherer replaced starting quarterback Allan Evridge in the second half of last week’s 48-7 loss to Penn State, Bielema said the team will decide on a starter after seeing how the two practice. “[Quarterbacks coach] Paul [Chryst] and I have [had] discussions in the last couple weeks about the quarterback situation and where we’d go,” Bielema said. “How they [Sherer and Evridge] handle this week will determine what happens on Saturday.” According to Bielema, Sherer and Evridge must be able to lead the team as quarterbacks. “You naturally want that position to be your playmaker,” Bielema said, adding, “The better teams that I’ve been around … are typically the ones that probably have a guy in that position that plays way above their own personal abilities.” Whoever starts, Wisconsin will try to end its three-game conference losing streak. Bielema said he thinks the team should focus on his “1-0” mantra, concentrating on winning the game at hand and not focusing on

those in the future. “I don’t think there’s any better time in this season to focus on that mentality to get where we need to be,” he said. The Badgers will rely on their quarterback Saturday, as Iowa boasts the No. 2 rushing defense in the Big Ten and allows the fewest points per game of any team in the conference. “It’s a traditional Big Ten game,” Bielema said, speaking about the tough, physical football that characterizes the Iowa-Wisconsin matchup. “That’s their style of play,” he said. “Make it a four-quarter game and not give up big plays. It’s kind of the nature of the beast.” The idea of playing a “fourquarter game” will be important for the Badgers, who, with the exception of Penn State Saturday, have led in the fourth quarter of every game this year. However, against Michigan and Ohio State, Wisconsin could not hold those leads and lost. Bielema hinted earlier in the season that he may rest some players who seemed to fade down the stretch, and he may have to do the same before Saturday. Although he wants Wisconsin to play with that Big Ten toughness for the entire game, Bielema said it won’t be easy against a team like Iowa. He joked that the Hawkeyes’ similar style of football means that while he can prepare

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Wisconsin senior quarterback Allan Evridge (4) and junior quarterback Dustin Sherer (18) are ﬁghting for the starting spot against Iowa. his team for it, he cannot make the game less physical. “I can’t call [Iowa head coach] Kirk [Ferentz] and both agree to only hit so hard in certain quarters, certain plays,” Bielema said. “It’s the nature of who we are, it’s the

nature of who they are.” Wisconsin and Iowa will meet for the 84th time in their rivalry, and for the fifth time since the introduction of the Heartland Trophy, which the Badgers currently hold.

UW women’s soccer team tops Indiana by one By Scott Kellogg THE DAILY CARDINAL

Wisconsin senior forward Taylor Walsh netted a late goal to push the Badgers past Indiana 1-0 Friday night

at the McClimon Soccer Complex. With the game locked in a scoreless tie for over 88 minutes, Walsh caught Indiana on a counterattack with the ball on the sidelines and

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Wisconsin freshman forward Laurie Nosbusch has a team-high 14 points on the season off ﬁve goals and four assists.

made a sharp pass to freshman forward Laurie Nosbusch. Nosbusch was caught by a defender, but the ball fell back to Walsh just outside the penalty area, and Walsh blasted the ball to the near post and past freshman goalkeeper Lindsay Campbell. “It was one of those things where it felt really good off my foot, and I looked up and it was right in there,” Walsh said. The win was the first for Wisconsin in conference play. The Badgers are now 1-4 in the Big Ten and 7-6-1 overall. Indiana remains winless in the Big Ten in six games and is 5-9 overall. The defeat was the sixth consecutive loss for the Hoosiers. The first half was fairly evenly matched, with limited chances for both squads. The best first-half chance for Wisconsin came in the 14th minute. Nosbusch tried to place a shot in the top shelf from well outside the penalty area, only to be denied by the goalpost. But Wisconsin took over the game in the second half, creating numerous opportunities, each one

seeming better than the last. “[In] the second half we have always been coming out strong, and we did that again today,” Walsh said. Two of Wisconsin’s best chances in the second half before the goal came on corner kicks. In the 70th minute, a corner kick fell to the ground in the box, and Campbell was forced to come out and make a save off to the side of the net. But the rebound popped up high in the air, and a Badger got off a shot toward the empty net, but an Indiana defender was there to head the ball off the line. Then, in the 86th minute, Wisconsin had a chance close to the net, but the shot went off the side of the net. At ﬁrst it seemed it would only be a matter of time before the Badgers would take the lead, but as the minutes passed without a goal it seemed they might have to take a draw. But Walsh was conﬁdent her team would net the game-winner.

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In its match Saturday night, the No. 21 Wisconsin volleyball team (4-2 Big Ten, 14-4 overall) spread the offense all over the court and rallied for a 25-21, 26-24, 25-21 victory over Michigan State (3-3, 11-6) in East Lansing. Senior middle blocker Audra Jeffers led the team with eight kills on the night, but four other Badgers each contributed seven kills to out-hit the Spartans 46-40 en route to their

fourth consecutive conference win. Despite the sweep, Michigan State remained competitive in each set. In the first, the Spartans locked up the score early with a 5-5 tie before the Badgers JEFFERS broke out on a 6-1 run. But Michigan State battled back to

within one at 14-13. Wisconsin took off once again, fueled by a solo block by freshman middle blocker Elle Ohlander, and reached set point at 24-19. A kill by junior rightside hitter Katherine Dykstra put the game away two points later. Ten ties during the second set, including a late tie at 17-17, threatened the Badgers’ sweep. Michigan State jumped ahead three points later to a 20-18 lead before Wisconsin rallied behind

veryone knew coming into the season who would be taking snaps from behind center for the 2008 season in Atlanta. The Falcons took the best quarterback available in the draft, hoping to give the franchise a fresh young face to lead the team and eventually give the organization a shot at making the playoffs. But let’s face it, no one saw this coming. There’s exceeding expectations, and then there’s what Matt Ryan has done in the first six games of his fledgling NFL career. In case you missed it, the former Boston College star has led the Falcons to a 4-2 start and has them in a three-way tie for first place in the tough NFC South. Not to mention he threw a touchdown pass on his first-ever pass from scrimmage, recorded a win at Lambeau Field and has thrown fewer interceptions than Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Tony Romo. Most importantly, in just six games he has recorded just as many wins as the team amassed in 16 games last year. Of course, all the success cannot be attributed to the rookie quarterback. Clearly the hirings of firstyear head coach Mike Smith and general manager Thomas Dimitroff have made a positive impact, and the play of running back Michael Turner has been nothing short of tremendous. Owner Arthur Blank has made several good decisions since the fate of the Falcons took a downward turn last summer.

[Ryan] does not seem rattled, no matter what is thrown at him.

a Spartan error and a block from sophomore outside hitter Allison Wack and Jeffers to even the score once again. Ties at 21, 22 and 24 left the door open for either team to take the set, but a kill from junior outside hitter Brittney Dolgner and a Spartan hitting error gave the Badgers the advantage to close it out. Again, late in the third, Michigan State kept things close,

However, when Ryan was selected third overall in the 2008 NFL draft—a high pressure situation in itself—he was basically forced into the starting quarterback role from the get-go with expectations of giving the team a new face to stand behind. You’re talking about being charged with the task of erasing lingering thoughts of Michael Vick, duckand-run Patrino and the abomination that was the 2007 season from the minds of Falcons fans. Two depressing years of nothing but tough luck were supposed to be wiped away by the play of this unproven kid. Being dumped into the situation alone would likely have made any other rookie quarterback fold under the weight of expectations. Not Ryan. He came out swinging, connecting on a 62-yard rainbow for a touchdown to Michael Jenkins to start his professional career. Last week, down 20-19 on his own 44-yard line with six seconds to go against the Bears, Ryan

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Wisconsin volleyball team rallies against Michigan State By Andy Van Sistine

Atlanta’s young gun ﬁnds success early