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With both a black and a female candidate on the presidential ballot this November, observers agree racism and sexism are evident in this historic
election, but not playing dominant roles in most voters’ decisions. Experts say racism and sexism are even less prominent in the minds of younger voters because they grew up in a nation more tolerant of diversity than it was for previous generations. Although racism and sexism are still present in politics, electing a black president or female vice president would eliminate the question of whether America can or is ready to do so, according to UW-Madison Afro-American Studies Department Chair Craig Werner. It would also cause the issues of race and gender to play even lesser roles for voters in future elections, Werner said. The downplaying of the ‘race card’ Two white supremacists’ plot uncovered Monday to assassinate Democratic presidential
candidate Barack Obama proves racism is not absent from this election. However, it generally exists in a much more subtle form, and is not very influential overall. UW-Madison political science professor Katherine Cramer Walsh said no one in the United States is truly “color blind” and voters’ predispositions will determine if they judge candidates based on race. Obama’s race could hinder how he is seen among racially intolerant voters, according to Walsh, but may also be beneficial because the opportunity to elect the first black president is inspirational for some voters. Mark Korshak, leader and founder of Project Youthanize, an organization promoting
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The Madison Board of Estimates met Monday to discuss the 2009 operating budget and debated a proposed 50-cent increase in the Metro Transit fare, which would put the cost of a bus ride at $2.
“This is another basic decision to keep fares affordable, help citizens and better the city.” Satya Rhodes-Conway alder District 12
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Police clear out downtown bar after crowd becomes unruly Madison Police were forced to shut down the Madison Avenue bar early Sunday when chaos erupted after officers came to help a woman who had passed out from excessive drinking. MPD public information officer Joel DeSpain said police initially responded to the bar and dance club located at 624 University Ave. at 1:41 a.m. to help a 20-year-old female
from Janesville, Wis., who was drunk and unconscious. When police found the woman, who friends said had been celebrating her 20th birthday, her breathing was shallow and her jaw was clenched. DeSpain said an officer was able to unclench the woman’s jaw to help her breathe better. As rescue personnel attended to the woman, police noticed the crowd becoming increasingly hostile and
interfering with paramedics’ efforts. DeSpain said officers reported seeing patrons pushing, shoving and fighting. “It was just a very chaotic scene, and that there was genuine concern by officers who were there that persons could fall and be crushed by a large number of people,” DeSpain said. Fearing a stampede or people being crushed, police called for
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backup. It took 25 officers from the MPD and University of Wisconsin and Capitol police departments to break up the crowd, which DeSpain said officers estimated to be over 200 people, and clear the bar. The intoxicated woman was treated for excessive drinking at a local hospital and cited for underage drinking on a licensed premise. —Abby Sears
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz’s executive budget for 2009 presents a 50cent general bus-fare increase to raise Metro revenues and fund new programs. These include Metro service enhancements, transit for jobs, security personnel at transfer points, a marketing position and funding for Clean Air Action Days. Amendments to the budget, sponsored by Alds. Satya Rhodes-Conway and Mike Verveer, would eliminate the fare increase and reduce spending in other areas. Rhodes-Conway said that in the past—and in other cities—when fares increase, ridership goes down. bus fares page 3
University celebrates anniversary of human-rights document By Erin Banco THE DAILY CARDINAL
The UW-Madison Human Rights Initiative hosted Micheline Ishay Monday as part of its Fall Lecture Series to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Ishay, professor and director of the International Human Rights Program in the Korbel School at the University of Denver, spoke about the progress made in the area of human rights since 1948. The Dane County United Nations Association brought Ishay to Madison and asked UW-Madison’s HRI to host the historian for a lecture at the university. In her lecture, Ishay used 20year intervals to illuminate the journey of human rights from 1948 to 2008. “Each [interval] represents moments of dramatic struggle … They represent affirmations that can also generate new human rights responses—responses that
will be deepened and golden as the meaning of human rights,” Ishay said. Scott Straus, a UW-Madison political science professor and member of the Human Rights Initiative, said Ishay’s focus on progress is essential for the future of human rights.
“The questions [Ishay] raised are really important for all of our futures.” Scott Straus political science professor UW-Madison
“She pushed us to reflect on the 60th anniversary of this landmark document of the Universal [Declaration] of Human Rights. The questions she raised are really important for all of our futures,” he said. According to Ishay, a poster display at an airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, inspired her to think about the
future of human rights. She said she started to picture a poster for each 20-year interval to depict the progress of human-rights activism. Ishay said two images came to mind when depicting a poster to represent human-rights activism after 2008. “The United States is at a crossroads, and I see two images: an image of an angel of death with a black hood resembling the ones we saw at Abu Ghraib, and then I see the angel of progress,” she said. Ishay emphasized the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. “It would be clearly wrong to conclude that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has left no imprint in history,” she said. “We would not be here talking today in this manner if it was not for this documentation.” Ishay is also the author and editor of several books, including “Internationalism and its Betrayal,” “The Nationalism Reader” and “The History of Human Rights.”
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Micheline Ishay, director of the International Human Rights Program at the University of Denver, spoke about the progress made in activism since the writing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
“…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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reaks during freshman and sophomore years of college are more regressions back to high school selves than visits with old friends. But once you hit junior and senior year, your body has made a pretty strong distinction between living at home sneaking alcohol from your parent’s liquor stash, and being a college-aged adult who can comfortably drunk dial Mom and Dad and not get grounded. This normal part of growing up makes hanging out with high school friends particularly odd as an upperclassman, especially if you’re like me and your parents fled the state between your sophomore and junior years. Suddenly, your best friends—who just a few years back could tell you exactly how many times your crush passed you in the hall on any particular day—don’t even know who you’re sleeping with anymore.
Then you find yourself on some random weekend back in the town you left behind, catching up on the numbers: number of lays, number of good lays and number of lays we have left before other girls are justified in calling us whores. A few weeks ago, Rachel, one of my best friends from high school, was in Milwaukee for the weekend. She had spent the summer in California and the semester interning in D.C., so it had been a while since she had spent a significant chunk of time in the city. Same went for me, since my family no longer lives there. I decided to drive up for a night and take the old hometown by storm with my best bud. In high school, we used to spend our weekend evenings on Brady Street, a hip 20-something area on the East Side lined with bars and coffee shops. While in high school, we would jump from coffee shop to coffee shop until we were so high on caffeine that we named the fetus on the side of the abortionmobile Lulu. But this time, halfway between the Brady Street socialist-turned-poet and the cement lion that seems to edge closer and closer toward the street every time we see him, we had a realization.
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We were 21. We could go to bars. Going to bars with someone you used to drive around with a probationary license is a little strange. You find yourselves showing off your adulthood to each other. Like having a drink of choice, being able to wear a strapless shirt without having to adjust it every 25 seconds and remembering to shave your pits regularly. Then, of course, there’s the flirting. Nothing says “I’m a big girl now” better than having the skills to keep a guy interested through conversation alone without cheap tricks like sucking on your fingers, swirling your straw with your tongue or flashing him a boob. Not both, just one—you can’t give it all up right away. Two college-aged guys had approached Rachel and me, and we had each been involved in separate conversations with each of them until I felt Rachel tug on my arm. “We have to go. Now,” she said, pulling me aside. “What’s wrong? What happened?” I asked, worried. “Oh, not much, except he was telling me about his experience in the Army. As a prison guard. At Guantanamo Bay.”
“What? We have to go back!” I yelled, the journalist in me taking over. I fiddled around in my purse for my notebook and pen. “No! Are you crazy? Do you know how many human rights that douchebag probably violated?” That would be an excellent headline, I thought—”Local bar-hopper drunk on human rights violations.” However, due to my friend’s clear discomfort with the whole situation, I agreed to go home. During the drive back, as we noted the changes that had overtaken Milwaukee in the past three years, I realized that the changes we go through from adolescent to adult are minor in comparison to what stays the same. Rachel will always be the girl who is almost impossible to impress, therefore provoking just about anyone to pour out their darkest secrets in an attempt to earn some kind of reaction from her. And me, I’ll always be waiting at the other end of the bar, my phone or the computer, counting on her for a good story. If you want to brag to Kiera about your body count, e-mail her at wiatrak@wisc.edu.
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WISPIRG budget proposal to SSFC approved after changes By Kelsey Gunderson THE DAILY CARDINAL
The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee made a final decision on the Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group budget Monday. The budget of $126,244.26 was approved by a 6-0-0 vote. In the open forum prior to the final decision, WISPIRG Chair Tony Uhl described the organization’s need for membership fees. “It enables us to be a national organization,” he said. “We are able to share the best ideas and practices from around the country.” Uhl said a “recruitment outreach advocacy” line item was necessary because it directly applies to the organization’s mission statement by providing the Madison chapter with the best staff.
“The training and shared knowledge goes toward students and organizers so we can give students at Madison a greater voice in the political process,” he said. The group also mentioned recruitment outreach is a program that should be available at all times, not just as needed. Another member from WISPIRG commented on the necessity for funding to allow the organization’s members to attend the statewide WISPIRG retreat. She said because of budget restraints, only 11 members from Madison were allowed to attend. “These retreats are important because we need to share ideas and develop multiple plans of attack to get things done,” she said.
SSFC members voted to provide zero funding for the recruitment outreach advocacy program, as well as a $5,000 strike from the membership fees. SSFC leaders said they felt both the membership fees and recruitment line item had similar roles of hiring new staff and a $5,000 cut to the membership fees was an adequate compromise. “I think they already have included items for them to hire staff locally,” SSFC Vice Chair Carl Fergus said. “It is fiscally irresponsible for us to fund this, because they may or may not hire new staff, but if they do, they will attempt to do so locally.” Members also voted to cut funding for a WISPIRG retreat, which included $138 from mileage and $390 from registration fees.
Recent downtown robberies cause university officials to stress Freakfest safety precautions By Erin Banco THE DAILY CARDINAL
Dean of Students Lori Berquam is reminding students to look out for their personal safety during Halloween and Saturday’s Freakfest in the wake of recent downtown crimes. “If you plan to go out Friday or Saturday, take care of yourself and each other,” Berquam said in a statement. “I’d encourage you to go out in a group, cooperate with law enforcement and security personnel, and place limits on your alcohol consumption.” Berquam also advised against costumes of a crude or culturally insensitive nature when students
choose their costumes for the weekend’s festivities. According to Berquam, no glass will be allowed on State Street during Freakfest and the throwing of any object will result in arrest. Any inappropriate behavior can result in university suspension or expulsion. As an alternative to activities on State Street, Berquam said there are other events planned through the Wisconsin Union, which will take place at Memorial Union and Union South. Berquam reminded students that outside visitors are not allowed to stay in University Housing Oct. 31 to Nov. 2.
AT&T service to provide students with Badger sports text-messaging updates The UW-Madison Athletic Department and AT&T Inc. collaborated in the launch of a free text-message service for students to receive updates on Badger sports, university officials announced Monday. Registered users will be provided three to five alerts per week with score updates, ticket announcements, promotional information and special-event invitations. Students can use their wireless phone at football games to vote for the song played during the second half as part of a videoboard feature called “The
Badger Jukebox presented by AT&T.” Students participating in the voting will also have the opportunity to join the service and receive text alerts. The Athletic Department is planning similar text-to-vote programs for the upcoming Badger basketball season. The text program is free and available on all phone services in the United States, but standard text-message rates do apply. Students can immediately sign up for the text service by texting “Bucky” to 72645, or by registering online at www. uwbadgers.com.
AT&T offering cable-like television, Internet services in the Madison area Hoping to stir up competition in the arena of television and Internet service providers, AT&T launched U-verse, a cablelike service, in the Madison area Monday. In addition to Madison, U-verse expanded to several other communities in South Central Wisconsin, including Beloit, Fitchburg, Maple Bluff, Middleton, Monona and Shorewood Hills. The service also includes a high-speed Internet package so that TV, broadband and wireless services can be bun-
dled together in one bill, which AT&T officials hope will provide an alternative to cable. “Cable has been the only game in town for too long,” AT&T General Manager for Illinois and Wisconsin Shelley Goodman said in a statement. “We know Madison-area customers want a better choice to break free from cable, and AT&T U-verse TV is the answer.” For more information on Uverse and to see if it is available in your area, visit www.uverse. att.com or call (800) ATT-2020.
‘Trick or treat’ with UW Greeks Sororities and fraternities on campus will host the annual “Trick or Treat with the Greeks” with children from the Madison area from 2 to 6 p.m. Oct. 29. Children who participate in the event will have the chance to tour haunted houses, decorate cookies and paint pumpkins in the Greek houses on Langdon Street. The Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association organized the event with the help of over 500 fraternity and sorority volunteers, who will supervise the children participating. Proceeds from scholarship donations will go to participating children’s hospitals.
election from page 1 youth political involvement, said he thinks Obama’s race helps more than hinders his candidacy. “Obama symbolizes change. His race is almost a reason to vote for him because the medium matches the message,” Korshak said. Werner said he thinks Obama’s race does not help his campaign at all. “There is a certain cool factor [to electing the first black president], but that is for voters who would vote Democratically anyway,” Werner said. According to Werner, race has played a smaller role in this election than he anticipated because both Obama and Republican presidential candidate John McCain have downplayed the issue of race. “Obama has neutralized the factor of race in a way that I would not have believed possible,” Werner said. “When Obama does speak about race, he tends to emphasize shared humanity rather than racial differences.” The gender double standard In the opening sketch on the season premiere of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” comedian Tina Fey, portraying Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, alongside Amy Poehler, playing U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., made a plea for the media to be “vigilant of sexist behavior” in the weeks leading up
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Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz is proposing a 50-cent busfare increase in the 2009 operating budget in order to improve Madison Metro services, which is stirring debate among alders.
bus fares from page 1 “We’re creating a weaker, not a stronger, system,” she said. Committee members debated an amendment that would eliminate a bus-fare raise, therefore reducing funding to the programs Cieslewicz’s budget supported. Rhodes-Conway related Metro bus fare to essential city-sponsored programs. “We make basic decisions on how often trash should be picked up, how big a pothole has to be before we fill it, when to repave roads, if snow has to be two inches before we plow, or three, or four. This is another basic decision to keep fares affordable, help citizens and better the city,” she said. Amanda White, a member of the Transit and Parking Commission, spoke in opposition to the fare increase. to the election. Poehler, as Clinton, earlier referred to sexism as “an issue I’m frankly surprised to hear people suddenly care about.” Although the sketch addressed the role of sexism comically, experts say the sexism referenced in the skit is present in reality and evidently playing a greater role in the election than racism. Chynna Haas, support services coordinator for the UW-Madison Campus Women’s Center, said sexism has affected Clinton and Palin differently. “Considerations of race and gender, while present, are trumped by considerations of the economy.” Katherine Cramer Walsh political science professor UW-Madison
In the “SNL” sketches, there is emphasis on the representation of Palin as beautiful and feminine and Clinton as unattractive and masculine, according to Haas. Haas and Werner said Clinton was treated differently from male candidates during the presidential primary. According to Werner, public dislike for Clinton stemmed from disapproval of her appearance more than disagreements with her policy plans.
“We face an economic crisis,” she said. “Now is not the time to be raising fares.” White said if the increase passes, Madison Metro Transit will have the highest fare among its peer cities, which include Omaha, Neb., Toledo, Ohio, and Indianapolis. She also argued an increased bus fare would drive away “choice” riders—those with other forms of transportation—and put pressure on dependent riders to generate revenue. Ald. Robbie Webber, District 5, said she agreed with White and thought it necessary to keep bus fares where they are to attract riders. “We have an expanding city and population,” she said. “We need expanding Metro services as well.” The committee did not pass the proposed amendment, but it will appear Tuesday before the Common Council for further discussion. On the contrary, Palin’s attractiveness works in her favor, drawing positive attention to her campaign, according to Haas. Haas said both Clinton and Palin have been scrutinized for their appearances, from what they wear to the proximity of their children when they speak publicly, and such critiques are not applied equally to male candidates. UW-Madison journalism professor Stephen Ward said satires such as the recent “SNL” sketches only strengthen opinions voters already have. Ward said he thinks mainstream news media have done a good job avoiding the use of racist and sexist evaluations in coverage of candidates. Economy trumps all The economy appears to be taking the stage as the major issue of the election. According to the results of a recent Big Ten Battleground Poll, 63 percent of respondents said they consider the economy to be the most important issue. Walsh said the focus on the economy downplays the factors of race and gender. “Experimental studies have shown people are reluctant to support an African-American or a woman over a white male. But this election isn’t occurring in a laboratory, and considerations of race and gender, while present, are trumped by considerations of the economy,” Walsh said.
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wo weekends ago, the Stadium Bar came under fire from Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Ald. Robbie Webber, District 5, for posting their phone numbers, in addition to Ald. Julia Kerr, District 13, on a large screen television monitor outside after the Oct. 11 football game against Penn State. Posting these numbers resulted in many “drunk dials” from the bar’s patrons. Stadium Bar posted the numbers in response to a mandate that forces outdoor bar areas—such as the beer garden offered at the Stadium Bar—to close at 10 p.m. The mandate aims to decrease noise in the surrounding area from large game day crowds. This incident follows a long string of disputes between the city and Stadium Bar over the 10 p.m. closing time.
The Stadium Bar delivered a particularly low blow.
Although the mandate that Stadium Bar protested may be unfair, the manner in which Stadium Bar’s management chose to protest the mandate was manipulative, inappropriate and disrespectful of city officials. Whether these telephone numbers are readily available to constituents, presenting them to intoxicated patrons and identi-
fying the officials these numbers belong to as a scapegoat for the mandate is inappropriate. Further, the fact that some of the numbers listed were home numbers proves extremely juvenile. Madison officials often stress the importance of calling representatives when unhappy with a specific policy as an effective method way to elicit change. But in this particular instance, “drunk dialing” city officials does little to provide productive dialogue and just aggravates officials with hostile messages, and it will not help the cause of bars like Stadium Bar in the long run. If anything, this attempt at creating a change in the mandate through drunk, civilian criticism will likely hinder any progress in actually revising the 10 p.m. closing time. If the Stadium Bar wants to serve Badger fans outside after late games, harassing city officials is not the proper way to achieve these results and said officials have every right to be upset. There is a time and a place for disagreements like this, and the Stadium Bar failed on both of these counts two weekends ago. This mandate obviously raises questions—specifically regarding noise restrictions in an area populated by students partying before and after football games, but the city and the Stadium Bar need to discuss this situation and revise terms in the mandate. For such a process to work, though, both sides need to be civil, and the Stadium Bar delivered a particularly low blow in this instance.
Lecture series a great opportunity for students By Tom Hart THE DAILY CARDINAL
I took a few hours out of my normal work schedule last Monday, and the perspective I gained from the decision far outweighed any possible monetary reward. Instead of earning about $20 for two hours of work, I chose to attend a lecture held by the Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Distinguished Lecture Series. A free speech by a former Nobel Peace Prize winner was not something I could pass up. Dr. Shirin Ebadi won the commendation in 2003 for her work toward improving women’s and children’s rights in her home country of Iran, where she struggled to obtain rights as a lawyer until 1993. Now a practicing lawyer and lecturer at the University of Tehran law school, Ebadi is one of the many people that you’ll only get the chance to hear once in a lifetime—and she was here, at this university, for free. Exposure to such individuals is unbelievably rewarding. Her speech provided a great deal of insight regarding the current situation in Iran, and the growing need for human rights. Additionally, the powerful insight provided by this lecture gave me an opportunity to feel the pulse of a foreign citizenry whose views are often stereotyped within America’s borders. Furthermore, Ebadi’s lecture presented messages that not only contrast our society but also those directly relevant to the state of our union. Stressing governmental reform Ebadi claimed, “We have to understand that democracy is not a gift that can be given to a nation,” highlighting the importance of change from within as our own “change-focused” election nears. Ebadi also said, “military engagement, even with the intention of
promoting democracy and human rights, will not only harm the democratic process in countries but it will also lead to further terrorism and acts of violence. Violence begets violence.” Yet again, topics on everyone’s minds with regard to foreign policy in the upcoming election. This speech is obviously in the past now, but if the messages presented by Ebadi are any indication, students should jump at the opportunity to attend future lectures throughout the upcoming school year. DLS director Eric Schmidt even said, “It’s as if every new lecture that we put on raises the bar.”
The likelihood you will ever get the chance to hear or speak to these people again is miniscule.
Scheduled lectures for this academic year will cover a wide array of topics from human rights and evolutionary theory to astrophysics and the financial impact of major world events. These lectures aren’t from average people, either. The likelihood you will ever get the chance to hear or speak to these people again is miniscule. Schmidt also said, “DLS was founded as a way of challenging and expanding discourse on campus.” The viewpoints expressed in this year’s upcoming lectures will surely do so. For example, Dr. Francisco Ayala, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, will speak on Nov. 10 about the need for increased funding of embryonic stem-cell research and the possibility of cre-
ating a mutually beneficial relationship between Darwinist evolutionary theory and religious faith. Richard Dawkins expressed his views at a DLS event last March. Human rights author Ishmael Baeh will follow Ayala’s lecture by sharing what he learned from his experiences as a child soldier in Sierra Leone. Baeh’s talk should surely leave attendees with something to ponder until the second semester begins with a lecture from independent Palestinian journalist Amira Hanania. She is the subject of a new documentary entitled Live from Bethlehem and will give her plea for a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Concluding the series is U.S. managing editor of the Financial Times, who will give her commentary on financial and international issues in current global events next February. Daniel Dennett closes the season out with what will surely be a fascinating lecture as a leading advocate of the Brights movement and respected modern American philosopher. Not only are these issues interesting, but they’re extremely relevant to expanding our view the world around us—both domestic and international. In an ever-changing political climate, expanding our minds serves to enhance our college experience. For a campus frequently in the news for partying, sports and hazing incidents, the DLS is a relatively unknown benefit available to all students. The fact that such refreshing messages are available for free leads me to believe that all students should take time out of their busy schedules to enhance their perspective through the DLS. Tom Hart is a senior majoring in political science and history. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
Responsibility needed in the current age of lax taxing policy By Sean McMaster STUDENTS FOR MCCAIN
A statement by an “Average Joe” and subsequent response led to a flurry of activity regarding the tax policy of the Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. The passage, to follow, harkens of socialistic qualities often akin to communist nations of past. As quoted from the Associated Press on Oct. 16: “In Ohio on Sunday [Oct. 12], Obama was approached by a man who said, ‘Your new tax plan’s going to tax me more.’ A video clip caught by Fox News shows Obama replying, ‘It’s not that I want to punish your success. I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they’ve got a chance at success, too. And I think that when we spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.” To me, this seems fundamentally against the American dream, including the capitalism that ensures that this dream is even possible. Why penalize those in society who are the thinkers and movers, who strive for, and ultimately achieve their American dream? Should those
who are self-reliant and capable of individual achievement be punished for advancing the progress of the nation and the world? The former questions and issue lead to a more personal philosophical discussion that happens to be in line with the theory of objectivism by Ayn Rand, a 20th Century writer best known for her works “The Fountainhead” and “Atlas Shrugged”—titles many of you may have read in high school English courses.
Why penalize those in society who are thinkers and movers who strive for, and ultimately achieve the American dream?
Rand explains that there are two types of people in the world: the thinkers and the leeches. In life, it is far easier to be a leech, waiting for the vitality and compensation [money] of the thinkers to be “spread around.” Rand states that man’s “own happiness
[should be] the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.” Why take the easy way and waste your mind? To waste one’s mind is perhaps the worst action a person could enact in life. But hey, in the current state of the economy where the concept of responsibility seems to be anything but present, why be a thinker if the government will be there to always bail you out, to take from the progress of the thinkers and “spread the wealth around” because “it’s good for everybody?” Such a move is good for everybody, except (and the leeches of society seem to forget this) the thinkers, who know their limits and take responsibility for their actions whether right or wrong. Those who do not ask for handouts from anyone, who loathe the concept of a leech, and who ultimately take pleasure in the advancement and progress of a nation. These thinkers are contrary to the leeches who want to know that their current state is secured and then might inquire
as to the state of the nation, but are often found to be apathetic because their “needs” for the short term have been met.
In the current state of the economy, the concept of responsibility seems to be anything but present.
Leeches don’t concern themselves with this since they can do as you wish with no worries about responsibility for their actions. Many of these actions take the form of bankruptcy because they spend more than they have (contradictory to a common lesson taught in childhood) and failed financial institutions. If you ask me, the nation needs a big wake-up call to return it back to the basic values of taking responsibility for one’s actions and knowing not to overextend oneself. The one value that I hold above all others is to always be accountable for my actions and to logi-
cally evaluate all components of a situation before taking action. This seems pretty simple, right? Yet, it has proved increasingly difficult as exemplified by today’s current events. Let us not make the same mistakes as previous generations. Let us learn from these mistakes, avoid the temptation to “spread the wealth around” and choose to all be thinkers. I believe the examination of this issue is key not only for this election but as students graduate and look for careers in a field that meets their unique set of skills. For you are some of the thinkers and movers of tomorrow since you have already shown continued initiative to advance your personal knowledge. Take pride in this, but heed the warning that it may be your productivity that will be leeched by those in society who wish to “spread the wealth around.” I urge you to please consider this issue when you are casting your ballot on Nov. 4th. Sean McMaster is a junior majoring in biochemistry and mathematics and is the co-treasurer of Students For McCain. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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Sophomore album Beautiful, but brief By Matt Hunziker THE DAILY CARDINAL
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UW’s Chazen Art Museum presents Henry Drewal’s African exhibit of culturally diverse pieces for the next couple months.
Hip African art appeals to all By Ben Shapiro THE DAILY CARDINAL
Henry Drewal’s new exhibition at the Chazen Art Museum, “Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas,” displays 20th century African art with a small sampling of traditional pieces—including pottery, sculptures, masks, headdresses, beadwork, alters, paintings and many other forms.
The ambiguous symbolism and the topic’s originality make the exhibition an engaging learning experience
“Mami Wata” is not your typical African art exhibit— not the kind with the shiny gold statues or the half-preserved mummies. Instead, it dedicates itself to the mermaid snake charmer Mami Wata—a water spirit and African religious symbol—and to any other forms that people may have interpreted as Mami Wata (including a mermaid figurehead from a European ship). The ambiguous symbolism and the topic’s originality make the exhibition an engaging learning experience. The objects’ labels and wall texts are concise, enhancing the viewer’s ability to interpret the artwork on his or her own.
Just beyond the entrance to the exhibit, a long screen displays video footage of the ocean under an orange and purple sunset, which is a gateway to the underwater paradise of the “Mami Wata” exhibit. Besides these features, vibrant colors—red, turquoise, yellow—immediately jump from the paintings and the mixed-media objects scattered about the room, including television screens that offer the artists’ commentaries. One of more than 100 inspiring pieces, Nancy Josephson’s “La Siren” is a magnificent, seven-foot Mami Wata. Two serpents wrap around her long, black-beaded hair, gold-beaded torso, arms, neck and between her rhinestone studded breasts, while she raises her arms in triumph, towering over an equally passionate exhibition. The hip, culturally rich exhibit is likely to attract youthful audiences who enjoy art, bare skin or “The Little Mermaid.” Open through Jan. 11, “Mami Wata” is exhilarating, vivid and an edgy experience.
“Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas” where: Chazen Art Museum when: Now to Jan. 11 cost: Free
the indie rock orchestra aesthetic, like a funny, self-deprecating companion to the Arcade Fire. The wallof-sound approach employed on We Are Beautiful requires a bit of an adjustment from the band’s more transparent garage rock textures of yester-uh-months, but the payoff comes in the form of several spectacular climaxes.
tures the band’s prevailing attitude, making an optimistic, hand-clapping chant out of the statement, “We are waiting here for catastrophe.” “We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed,” the album’s title track and strongest entry, describes the collapse of a long-distance relationship with all of the wit and attention to lyrical detail that make the band’s songs warrant repeated listens. The song’s sighing violin hook—which would fit perfectly into an up-tempo Andrew Bird single—intertwines with the twisting romantic clichés (“Absence makes the heart grow fonder / fondness makes the absence longer / length loses my interest / I’m a realist”). Ultimately, We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed’s biggest weakness is simply in following so closely behind the band’s superior debut. As sophomore slumps go, however, Los Campesinos! have only managed to slip a bit—still more-than-earning their grammatically awkward exclamation point and still in great position to make the top of the year-end honor roll.
As far as debuts go, few albums arrive as polished as Hold On Now, Youngster, by Los Campesinos!, when it hit shelves earlier this year. Everything—from the endless melodic hooks and tongue-in-cheek romantic catharses, to the endless track titles and foldout album art— resonates with a harmony altogether different from the joyful chaos generCD REVIEW ated by the Welsh septet. In a year packed with fewer excellent records than usual, Hold On Now, Youngster is one of 2008’s few great highlights. Los Campesinos! (whose name means “peasants” in Spanish) caused a surprise with their decision to ignore the usual two-to-three year schedule We Are Beautiful, We and drop their second album scarcely Are Doomed six months after their first. Aside Los Campesinos! from its unorthodox production The album is buoyed by a handschedule, however, We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed boasts many of the ful of fantastic tracks in its first half, same highs and lows of the average beginning with the leadoff “Ways To Make It Through The Wall.” The sophomore release. To dispense with the bad news group’s heaviest track succinctly capfirst, We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed is conspicuously short. With just 10 tracks, including a pair of interludes, the album clocks in at just over half an hour, a disappointing development for any fan who has been gobbling up anything and everything the group has released to date. The second, related complaint is that the record feels a bit uneven, with most of the best cuts packed into the first half, contrasting strongly with Hold On Now, Youngster’s stellar finish. Besides those qualified criticisms, We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed offers further evidence of Los Campesinos!’ first-rate songwriting chops. Opting for a relatively more heavily produced sound over the lo-fi PHOTO COURTESY WICHITA RECORDS charms of their debut, most of the Los Campesinos! quickly follows their debut album from earlier best songs here split the difference this year with a stellar, but slightly unfulfilling, sophomore attempt. between wide-open distortion and
Technology breeds indie flavor, not death of taste DALE MUNDT croco-dale rock
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ptimism isn’t something you encounter very often when you read about music. Many columnists and critics spend most of their time bemoaning the commercial nature of music, society’s inability to listen to lyrics or the fact that Disney is making a third “High School Musical.” All of these things are, without a doubt, tragic. I strongly agree that the nature of the recording industry punishes creativity, I think far too many people don’t take the time to explore an album’s message and I pray everyday that Zac Efron be held accountable for his crimes against humanity. But sometimes I wonder if we have it all wrong. What if the fractured musical landscape is not simply an indication of the death of taste, but rather, an increased diversity in music? What if the industry’s constant pursuit of indie bands simply reflect that consumers are more interested in creativity than ever before? There are definitely counterexamples. The Jonas Brothers, Katy Perry and just about all mainstream hip-hop prove there is a listening public that is 100 percent willing to be force-fed the same vapid, soul-less shlock as long as it involves dimples,
fishnets or bling. My point isn’t that all of America desires creative, unconventional music. I just think the music industry is feeling pressure to develop a structure that allows for greater creativity and depth. The recent technological innovations in music have completely changed the breadth of available music. The recording industry has always been driven by technology, from vinyl to broadcast radio to 8tracks to cassettes to CDs to digital formats. It comes as no surprise, then, that industry is flailing to keep its influence in a digital culture.
More available music also allows for greater diversity within the music itself.
When, thanks to Internet piracy, anyone with a high-speed connection and a few days can obtain a music library to rival most radio stations, the economic considerations demand that labels find some way to make themselves more relevant. However, instead of working to make distribution models more viable, the industry has responded by fighting a battle against piracy, which they have already lost. This has essentially left artists to experiment with distribution models that work for them,
including the “pay whatever you want” model that Radiohead, Trent Reznor, Saul Williams and Girl Talk have recently used. Other artists make their songs available completely free on their websites, while some depend on music networking sites like MySpace, PureVolume and Last. fm to attract a fan base. This means more music is available through both legal and not-so-legal means. The amount of available music has important consequences. More available music means that more artists will have their music heard by more people. More importantly, more available music also allows for greater diversity within the music itself. The flood of available music has decentralized the “scene.” New musical trends are no longer dictated by a regional music community obsessed with cardigans. Instead, the creative energy has dissipated into 1,000 different sub-genre niches. You can take that as a positive or a negative. Personally, as much as I enjoy the rap coming out of Minneapolis, the hardcore from Milwaukee or any band from Seattle in the late ’80s and early ’90s (except for Pearl Jam), I think that with the ability to network and expand, today’s music has possibilities it has never enjoyed before. Think no amount of indie music can make up for an industry where High School Musical 3 is allowed to flourish? e-mail Dale at dpmundt@wisc.edu.
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The Graph Giraffe
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“Siol wbicwy cm qbi sio wbiimy ni vy, uhx cz sio’ly wuomch’ hi bujg, nbyh sio’ly uflcabn qcnb gy. ” Ben Harper song lyric Yesterday’s Code:
“Don’t have sex. It leads to kissing and pretty soon, you have to start talking to them.”
Today’s Crossword Puzzle
Evil Bird
By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu
Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com IT’S NOT UNUSUAL ACROSS 1 Cartel city of South America 5 Back biter? 10 Soon, to a poet 14 Laid up, so to speak 15 Gray-brown 16 Sheltered spot 17 87 octane 19 “Jurassic Park” terror 20 Act of Contrition reciter 21 Flat-bottomed boat 23 “I pity the fool” speaker 24 Request to a barkeep 26 “Any Woman’s Blues” author Jong 28 Noted shootout site 32 Fishes, in a way 35 Word heard in a herd 36 Vertical graph component 38 “Gulliver’s Travels” brute 39 Second Amendment concern 41 Seed covering 43 Lobster serving 44 Veronica of “Hill Street Blues” 46 Narrow furrow 48 Bit of financial planning, for short 49 Cold-weather jacket 51 Wand waver 53 Water nymph
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DOWN 1 Singer Irene 2 Incite criminal activity 3 Theme park company 4 “Beats me!” 5 Notable Biblical landfall 6 Blade for propulsion 7 Drags along 8 Swiftly, to Shakespeare 9 Saint-Tropez, e.g. 10 Fake it 11 Shampoo label designation 12 “Reply completed,” to a ham operator 13 On deck 18 Apprehensive 22 Strong and sinewy 25 One of two certainties in life 27 Where to find a collection of minks? 28 Boys Town is a suburb of
it 29 Book with 114 chapters (Var.) 30 There’s no cure for it 31 What Santa’s mail consists of 33 France’s longest river 34 Astronomical kind of flare 37 Razor sharpener 40 They’re delivered in shots 42 Space cadets 45 Placed (with “down”) 47 Getting 100 on 50 Gold measures 52 Firstborn sibling 54 Daniel Webster’s foe in a Benet tale 56 Sitcom legend Alan 57 Horse hue 59 Are in the past? 61 Shy of being shut 62 Serenader’s sentiment 63 Large, edible bulb 65 Very important 67 Fancy carpet color?
Awkward Turtle
By Meg Anderson anderson4@wisc.edu
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Bielema praises all phases of team’s play in win over Illinois Senior tight end’s season over with fractured fibula Nico Savidge DAILY CARDINAL
Football head coach Bret Bielema said Monday he was impressed with the way Wisconsin played in their win against Illinois Saturday, ending a losing streak that dated back to late September. “It was a total team effort,” Bielema said. “It was a four-quarter game that we won, something that we weren’t able to do during that four-game stretch.” He said the win should help the Badgers put to rest the “nega-
tive energy” that surrounded the team prior to their first conference win against the Fighting Illini and let the team move on to their game Saturday against No. 22 Michigan State. The contest will be Wisconsin’s first road matchup with a ranked opponent since their 13-10 victory at Fresno State Sept. 13, and Bielema predicted a tough matchup with the Spartans. “Ever since I’ve been in this league as a player and as a coach, Michigan State has always … been able to establish great skill, and that hasn’t changed,” he said. On top of the Spartans’ strength, the Badgers will have to overcome injuries at important offensive positions, most notably the season-ending leg fracture suffered by senior tight end
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Senior tight end Travis Beckum (9) will miss the rest of the year after fracturing his leg Saturday. He had 982 receiving yards last season.
basketball from page 8 cessful team in March you’re going to need a backcourt that has experience, takes care of the ball and does the right things. [Bohannon and Hughes] have that experience and they’re proven, and I think they’ve done a great job so far this year— they’re going to be quite the tandem.” Up front, the Badgers lost a lot of size from last year, HUGHES as Brian Butch and Greg Stiemsma took the majority of minutes at center last season. But Krabbenhoft thinks that there are several taller players that could have a positive impact in Ryan’s system. “We lose guys every year and everybody around the country does. This year everybody’s focused to look at that size we lost,” Krabbenhoft said.” “But
we’ve got some size in there, maybe you don’t know their names or don’t know their faces, but by the end of this year, they’re determined that they’re going to be good players and help this team win ballgames.” The Badgers are coming off one of the most successful seasons in school history with 31 victories, and the title of Big Ten regular season and conference champions. Krabbenhoft says that although he is proud of last year’s accomplishments, he has tried to clear his mind in order to stay hungry for another successful season. “Last season was great, and I think that in 20 years, I will be even more proud of what we accomplished last year than I am right now,” Krabbenhoft said. “But this year we’re going to try and make a name for this team. There’s new faces and new guys that are a part of the team that want to be a part of something special, and I’m just here to try and make that happen for them and for myself.”
Travis Beckum. “He’s been one of the few guys that [has] been full circle with me,” Bielema said of Beckum. “Every indication I have of him as a person, as an individual, as a competitor, as a winner [shows] he’s got a lot of great things ahead of him in the future.” Beckum returned to Wisconsin for his senior year, despite his prospects in the NFL draft. A hamstring injury kept him sidelined in some of the season’s earlier games, but the leg fracture and surgery will end his college football career. “Travis is going through a range of emotions,” Bielema said when asked about Beckum’s decision to return for his senior year. “I don’t think he’ll look back in any regret.” Injuries hurt the Badger ground game as well as junior running back P.J. Hill did not start against Illinois. Freshman John Clay ran for 88 yards in his first career start, with Hill carrying the ball just three times. Despite these issues on offense, Bielema was impressed with the play of Wisconsin’s defense, which held the Illini to a season low 309 yards of total offense. Bielema said the result was, “a great compliment to our coaches and players.” The Badgers will need strong defense to contain Michigan State running back Javon Ringer, who racked up 194 yards rushing last weekend against Michigan and leads the Big Ten in rushing yards. Ringer is a threat to the Wisconsin defense, which had trouble stopping Iowa running back Shonn Greene. Bielema said challenges against the Spartans will be important in determining how the rest of the Badgers’ football season goes, and whether they will have success in a post-season bowl game. “Where we take our season in the next four weeks is going to be determined in how we handle this Saturday, and that’s the only direction I have,” Bielema said. “I don’t see any other way to do it.”
bandwagon from page 8 that population left their seats vacant. To those who had tickets and did not show, I wonder how the 5,500 students who did not get the tickets—including 20 percent of the senior class—feel about half of a game wasted. I know that many folks like to blame the tardiness of students at football games on drinking. That is nonsense. I will be the first to admit that I roam up and down Breese Terrace every football Saturday and enjoy a fair number of spirits before each game— responsibly, I might add—before I head into the stadium. Occasionally a beer pong game runs into double overtime or you end up being the last one left in a round of survivor flip cup, and you realize you will not make it to your seat by kickoff. We have all been there, it happens. A couple minutes late is no big deal. But let’s face it, this week had nothing to do with drinking and everything to do with fair-weather fans. People who bought tickets and decided that just because the Badgers are in a big slump, they can shrug off being at the game, that they had better things
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Senior forward Taylor Walsh (3) had three shots on goal against Iowa and Minnesota, but her team could only score one goal in both matches.
Badgers winless on weekend By Nick Schmitt THE DAILY CARDINAL
The Wisconsin women’s soccer team was unable to maintain their three-game winning streak over the weekend, losing 2-1 at No. 25 Minnesota and 3-0 at Iowa. The Badgers have struggled on the road all season going 0-6-1 and have been outscored 17-2. The two losses drop Wisconsin’s record to 3-6 in Big Ten play and 9-8-1 overall. Friday night at the Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium in St. Paul, the Badgers faced the Gophers in a border battle. There were 23 fouls including eight yellow cards, five of which were given to the Badgers, in the highly physical game. The early stalemate was broken in the 25th minute when Minnesota senior Kaitlin Wagner scored on a ball from senior Clare Grimwood that went just inside the left post. The Gophers were unable to hold their lead for long as the Badgers scored less than two minutes later when freshman Leigh Williams notched her second goal of the year on an unassisted shot in the 26th minute. Williams’ goal was the first allowed by Minnesota at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium this year. Wisconsin’s defense kept the game from getting out of hand. The Badgers were outshot 11-3 in the first half, but senior goalkeeper Jamie Klages managed to stop five. She ended the game with six saves, the most she’s had since her seven saves against Penn State in early October. The Gophers scored the goahead goal in the 63rd minute when Grimwood was assisted by Wagner and to do. This is pretty sad, because the reason people buy tickets is to watch their team through thick and thin, isn’t it? I’m guessing there are a bunch of students in the crowd of 5,500 who know that and understand that. Too bad they didn’t get tickets.
You are the ones who mar the rest of the student body by failing to show up on such a critical weekend.
To those that say, “Hey, I bought these tickets, I can do what I want with them”—yeah, fine, do what you want. Sit on them and put your pride to the side. You are the ones who mar the rest of the student body by failing to show up on such a critical weekend. And to those who said, “Maybe I’d go if the Badgers won a few games”—the season is far from over. So we are not going to make a BCS bowl game, but maybe if you would come and support the team you paid to see, they
blasted a ball into the upper left corner of the goal. The Badgers were unable to win any corners in the second half and only recorded three shots. They were outshot by a staggering 19-6 margin at the end of the game. It was the Badgers third loss in the last four years against the Gophers. Wisconsin played their last road game of the regular season Sunday. The match was fairly even, but the Hawkeyes were able to finish their shots, unlike the Badgers. Each team recorded 13 shots, five on goal, but Iowa located the back of the net three times against Klages. The windy conditions made it extra difficult as 30-40 mph gusts affected any ball that made it off the ground. Iowa’s freshman Alyssa Cosnek scored her eighth goal of the year off a corner kick in the 17th minute. Senior Kelsey Shaw and freshman Morgan Showalter assisted on the goal. Iowa added two more goals in the second half, both unassisted, one by junior Alexandria Seydel and one by sophomore Keli McLaughlin. Senior Taylor Walsh and junior Krista Liskevych each had two shots on goal. It was the sixth time this year the Badgers were shutout. Wisconsin returns to the McClimon Soccer Complex Friday to end their regular season against Northwestern. It will be Senior Night for the Badgers and they will look to improve their home record to 8-2. Wisconsin lost to Northwestern 3-0 last season in Evanston, but won 5-0 the last time the Wildcats came to Madison. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report. will still make it to a bowl game. Take pride in your team. For those that made it out to Camp Randall, I hope you enjoyed that entertaining game. It wasn’t a blowout or a nail-biter, which made it fun and exciting from start to end. Just the kind of reward a die-hard fan needed after several weeks of hard times. When Minnesota comes to town in three weeks, our bowl hopes will still be delicate, but it is the last game of the Big Ten season and will consequently say a lot about our program and the people who stand behind it. We need to be there in full force, or at least get our tickets to people who will stand in for us and do the same. Hopefully, three weeks from now, UHS won’t be too busy treating sore legs of all those ticket holders who decided to jump off the Badger bandwagon because of a couple of losses. Let’s hope for the dignity of the gamegoing student body that all those people who decided to shrug off this one man up and show up in our last conference game. Feel like you have the right to pay for tickets you don’t use? Tell Andy that at avansistine@wisc.edu.
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The UW men’s basketball team was present for Big Ten Media Day in Chicago last weekend, represented by head coach Bo Ryan and senior forwards Marcus Landry and Joe Krabbenhoft. Both Landry and Krabbenhoft were selected for their experience and knowledge of Wisconsin basketball, but as many found out, the bond between the two of them goes far beyond their athletic careers at UW. “We were roommates my freshman year. He’s my best friend,” Landry said. “I look back and think about some guys on other teams, but me and Joe, we came in and we stuck through it, through everything.” Krabbenhoft, the godfather of Landry’s youngest daughter, believes his connection with Landry translates on the court as well. “On the court I have more chemistry with him than anyone I’ve ever played with,” Krabbenhoft said. “We know where the other person’s going to be. It’s cliché to talk about that kind of on-court awareness about each other, but we really have that. Off the court, we talk about the game and the team all the time. I think with the other leaders, we have a chance to be a pretty good leadership group.” Wisconsin’s other seniors are forwards Morris Cain and Kevin
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uating, both Bohannon and Hughes will be relied upon to replace some of Flowers’s intensity and consistency. But Krabbenhoft believes the duo’s experience from last year will be an advantage. “They’re doing great,” Krabbenhoft said. “People talk about how in order to be a suc-
he ticket fiasco of the first week was one thing. This week was inexcusable. To stand in the bleachers on a gorgeous October day, on homecoming week of all times, look at the student section in Camp Randall just before half time and see two sections nearly completely empty was beyond disheartening. It was embarrassing. I understand that the team has had a rough couple of weeks, was four games into Big Ten play and still did not have a conference victory and the games against Penn State and Iowa were downright abysmal. But if there was a week where this season could be salvaged and hope for a trip to a bowl game could be realized, this was the week. The week our team needed us behind them, and only half of the stands filled up 30 minutes into the game. There were approximately 19,000 students who signed up for the student ticket lottery and 13,500 students who got tickets. More than a quarter of the student population on this campus has tickets, and more than a quarter of
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Senior forwards Joe Krabbenhoft (left) and Marcus Landry (right) will be counted on for leadership in the coming year. The duo averaged more than 18 points and nearly 12 rebounds per game last season. Gullikson. Coach Bo Ryan also emphasized how fortunate the Badgers are to have Landry and Krabbenhoft as senior leaders. “What I really like is the fact that they like to play, that they love to compete and that they’re doing extremely well with the development of their total person,” Ryan said. “They’ve both come a long
way in how they deal with people, how much they learn in the classroom and outside the classroom. But we’re going to need some help, and that’s what we’re looking for right now,” he said. In the backcourt, two key returning juniors—guards Jason Bohannon and Trevon Hughes—will likely play major roles for Wisconsin this season. With Michael Flowers grad-