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Adonis of the Chosen Few raps at Memorial Union Thursday night as part of the Homegrown Hip-Hop Festival. The festival’s headlining act, Kid Sister, will perform Saturday night.

Police release sketch of Langdon mugging suspect THE DAILY CARDINAL

Police released a suspect sketch Thursday in the search for a man who robbed a UW-Madison junior at gunpoint outside her sorority house earlier in the week. The incident occurred Monday at about 11:10 p.m. outside the Kappa Alpha Theta house at 108 Langdon St. According to a Madison Police Department report, the 20-year-old victim was walking in a parking lot near the sorority house when two men approached her. The pair demanded money as one of the men pointed a gun before making off with the victim’s cash and laptop computer. Police described the ﬁrst perpetrator as a black male in his early to mid 20s, 5'10" with a large build, wearing a black sweatshirt with the hood up and dark pants.

The second perpetrator, who is depicted in the sketch, is described as a black male, 18 to 20 years old, 5'6" with an average build with small- to medium-sized Afro-style hair. He was last seen wearing a black zip-up hooded sweatshirt and dark pants. The incident follows a string of recent armed robberies plaguing the downtown area, which police believe to be targeted at UWMadison students, faculty and staff. MPD public information ofﬁcer Joel DeSpain acknowledged that police are investigating similarities between the Langdon Street incident and other robberies, but said there is currently not enough information to connect the crimes. Amid calls from students’ concerned parents, DeSpain said the MPD is working vigorously to ﬁnd the perpetrators responsible for the robberies. He said a veteran

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Central District detective is handling the Langdon case and a number of other detectives continue to investigate the other robberies. “This is a priority for us to ﬁgure out who’s committing these robberies downtown,” DeSpain said. The recent robbery prompted the Offices of the Dean of Students to urge students to use SAFE Nighttime Services for late-night transportation and to give up valuables if confronted by a robber.

Jewish community to construct new synagogue on Gilman By Andrea Carlson THE DAILY CARDINAL

Plans for a new synagogue on West Gilman Street are underway for the Jewish student community at UW-Madison. Chabad-Lubavitch is a philosophy, movement and organization that provides a base for some Hasidic Jews. The movement was first established in the late 18th century. According to the UW Chabad website, rabbi Yona Matusof

and his wife, Faygie Matusof, launched a branch for religious practices on Gilman Street in 2005, providing a more accessible location for UW-Madison students. The pair held services in their Gilman Street apartment and it soon flourished, bringing in as many as 30 students in the first three weeks. The increase of student worshippers forced the Matusofs to move to a larger, more spacious apartment.

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“We weren’t really able to ﬁt much more, and for larger things we had to rent space out of our apartment,” said rabbi Mendel Matusof, Yona Matusof ’s son. To accommodate the more than 1,000 current members, the Matusofs recently purchased a house at 223 W. Gilman St. with the goal of completing construction by September 2009. The house will provide a new opportunity for synagogue page 3

The UW System Board of Regents held a meeting Thursday to discuss the recruitment and retention challenges of the academic workforce. According to Mark Bradley, president of the UW System Board of Regents, the current economic crisis plaguing the nation is hitting home at all UW System schools, which are trying to attract and retain faculty of the highest caliber. Regents in the meeting said talented and educated people at the doctoral level are being offered higher salaries in careers outside of teaching, a major factor contributing to lower UW System faculty-retention rates. Although colleges across the nation face faculty retention problems, UW System schools have had particular challenges keeping professors, according to Chris Sadler, professor and faculty senate chair at UW-Stevens Point. Sadler said as a professor at UWStevens Point for 22 years, he still makes $10,000 per year less than the average full-time professor at the University of Minnesota and $15,000 less than full-time professors at the University of Illinois. Members of the board said the

financial system for public higher education is at a standstill around the country and it is an issue too large to be handled within the state. Regents discussed diversity among faculty and said it is essential for yielding research breakthroughs. However, board members said maintaining diversity at UW System schools has been problematic because the system lacks the desirable benefits and competitive salaries to sustain top-notch faculty. At the board meeting last month, regents explicitly stated they did not want faculty salary increases to affect student tuition. According to Regent Michael Spector, UW System schools require more than a short-term influx of money to recruit the top academic workforce. Spector suggested a new approach, including opportunities to work with colleagues and chances for travel to attract faculty members. Patrick Farrell, UW-Madison provost, proposed solutions toward recruitment and retention, including a substantial merit pay plan, graduate student funding and offering domestic partner benefits. Farrell said he hopes to show prospective faculty members that, salary aside, the UW System schools are a great place to work.

Admissions office finds new freshman-class stats Over the past three years, the UW-Madison Office of Admissions has accepted many freshman students with first-generation status or whose parents did not earn a college degree, according to university officials. The admissions office not only takes test scores and course rigor into account, but also factors in the importance of the diversity that a first-generation status provides to each freshman class. Rob Seltzer, director of admissions, said the office has an interest in the success of first-generation students because it affects the stability and strength of the freshman class as a whole. Out of 5,774 students in this year’s class, 1,170 are first-generation students. According to university officials, about 20 percent of each freshman class has consisted of these students since 2005. “Building a strong cohort of first-generation students shows this university’s commitment to ensuring that all residents have an equal opportunity to get an education here, even when their parents

may not have had the chance to attend college,” Seltzer said. Many first-generation students said they have felt a sense of success at UW-Madison and have taken advantage of resources on campus like the Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity for Learning and Summer College Experience. “Building a strong cohort of ﬁrst-generation students shows this university’s commitment to ensuring that all residents have an equal opportunity.” Rob Seltzer director of admissions UW-Madison

Precious Woodley, a UWMadison first-generation freshman, said such programs have given her a clear idea of the true college experience and have helped her navigate the campus. People with questions can contact the Office of Admissions at (608) 263-2400. —Erin Banco

“…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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oy am I pleased with the election results. Not because I answered that little quiz I took Tuesday at the polls correctly, but because I became morbidly obese over the weekend and got stuck in my bathtub shortly after voting and my asshole roommates think it’s so funny that they won’t help me out or tell me who Team USA drafted at starting quarterback (but I hope you’re happy, America). I’m happy with the overall election result because it resulted in the election being all over. It is great to see democracy in action. It’s great to see both young and old pausing at the polls to add their voice to a collective shout of “THIS GUY!” But it is not great to spend a beautiful day at the Terrace listening to three prim academictypes bicker about how stupid Jane is for thinking Ohio will fall to McCain. As painful as it was for me on Monday morning, I would rather be forced to eaves-

drop on two guys narrating every detail of their “majorly epic” beer pong game last weekend to the girl they both like (which, by the way, is the worst possible way to seem interesting). At least those bry-guys had fewer pretensions about how important their conversation was. With election ’08 officially in the books, I now look forward to overhearing strangers once again talk about things that already happened and no longer having to avoid people with clipboards, unless they’re the ones asking if I have five minutes to spare for the environment. Some may say that election fatigue is an inevitable symptom of a healthy democracy. They’ll say that wherever you have a population passionate about its presidential preference, the attention paid to the race will be so severe that freedom-hating saps like me are bound to be worn out by the constant pounding from new poll data and sidewalk chalkings. I’ll concede the point, but only to a point. What annoys me most about election season is not a symptom of a giant democratic hard-on but of a larger aspect of American society, which is our unexplainable preponderance for making projections.

I can get my head around old people trying to project their future earnings and crap. I can understand why some folks try to forecast the weather (though I can’t see how they already know we’re going to get 100 inches of snow). I draw the line when I see that my boy Portis is gonna net 89 yards and a score on Saturday’s BottomLine. I’m sure there’s math involved with it all. I’ll bet whoever does it has a system. It’s still dumb. Whatever happened to the give-it-a-wait-and-see approach? CNN could have covered a lot more news this year had they began and ended every election segment by Wolf with, “Well folks, the election is still not today, so if you want to find out who’s going to win it, you’ll just have to give it the ol’ wait and see.” Then they could move on to the real headlines, like “Aniston calls Owen Wilson ‘brave’” or “Twinkies get slimmed down.” Instead we get someone with a magic finger telling us what shade of blue Colorado will be on the 4th. Projections lull the predicted winners into complacency and goad the losers on to victory. If those projected electoral vote totals I saw every time I entered

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Internet-world were wrong, they’d have brought us nothing but a load of bitter, disheartened Democrats crying foul and a hefty wave of brain-drain bound for Canada. And we all know there’s nothing more unpleasant than a bunch of bitchy crestfallen liberals. At least gun-toting conservative sore-losers are funny to watch. Humans have been trying to predict the future since the past started, so maybe I should get with the program. So in celebration of the end of the election season, I will follow the media’s cue and make a bold projection of my own, one that’s sure to console the sorry losers of the election and sober the ecstatic winners. I project that whoever has won by now (Editor’s note: Obama did), he will flake on his campaign promises enough to disappoint his fan-base and screw up enough to justify his opponents’ convictions, so that in a few years time everything will have evened out. That sounds putrefyingly cynical, but the great thing about projections is that they’re always wrong. So I just saved the next presidency, you wait and see! Heard the forecast was for snow today. E-mail dhottinger@wisc. edu if it didn’t.

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Plans underway to renovate fraternity home A local development company is teaming up with Acacia Fraternity at UW-Madison to plan the renovation of their home and the creation of a new apartment complex nearby. The Alexander Company plans

to revamp the Acacia house at 222 Langdon St. in addition to creating a four-story, 23-unit apartment building called the Vesta Apartments in the parking lot behind the fraternity house. Dan Peterson, communica-

tions director for The Alexander Company, said the 81-year-old home was due for a touch-up, which will be completed at the same time as the construction of the new apartments. “It’s a fraternity house, so it’s

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The Alexander Company is working with UW-Madison’s Acacia Fraternity to plan renovations of their 81-year-old home and build a new four-story apartment complex in the fraternity’s parking lot.

Four Democrats to run for Assembly speaker With Democrats in control of the state Assembly for the first time since 1994, four Democratic state representatives announced Thursday their intentions to run for Assembly speaker. Reps. Pedro Colón, DMilwaukee, Fred Kessler, DMilwaukee, Jon Richards, DMilwaukee, and Mike Sheridan, D-Janesville, will all vie for the position. Assembly Democrats will choose the next speaker at a caucus meeting next Wednesday. Current Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch, R-West Salem, announced Wednesday he will not run for minority leader of the Assembly after his party lost the Assembly majority in the election Tuesday. According to Alec Loftus,

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communications director for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, the party is not officially taking any sides or making an official endorsement for the position. In his letter announcing his intention to run, Sheridan said he is proud of the Democrats’ success in the election, but the important work of turning their ideas into policies lies ahead. “Our most important work has just begun,” Sheridan said.

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Richards said he is happy Democrats have the majority, but it will be a difficult session with a state budget deficit and poor economy to deal with. “It would be nice to have the majority under different circumstances,” Richards said. “But it’s going to be nice to be able to control the agenda and hopefully pass some of our Democratic initiatives.” —Megan Orear

Election ofﬁcials say few problems encountered at polls Wisconsin elections ofﬁcials are declaring success after Tuesday’s election, which they say ran smoothly with few mishaps. “Wisconsin has a well-earned tradition of well-run and transparent elections. Yesterday was no exception,” said Kevin Kennedy, director of the Government Accountability Board. According to a statement from

the GAB, a few problems occurred, including broken voting machines, registered voters not appearing on poll lists and a bomb threat at a Middleton polling place, but these mishaps were dealt with quickly. During a news conference, Kennedy discussed possible improvements for future elections, such as establishing an early voting system instead of

having early voters vote absentee, and the need for better communication among election workers on Election Day. “As society and technology evolves, we must continue to reﬁne our election process to ensure openness, efﬁciency and integrity to the highest degree,” Elections Division Administrator Nat Robinson said in a statement.

Wis. Congressman will not run for U.S. House minority leader After brieﬂy contemplating a run for minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announced Thursday he will not run for the position. Speculation arose Thursday after colleagues urged Ryan to consider the position, and Ryan’s spokesperson,

Conor Sweeney, told the press he was “gathering input” about the post. Later, Ryan announced in a statement he was honored his colleagues wanted him to run for the position, but said he would not run due to his young family. “As I reﬂect upon the strains that

this position would place on my young family, I have decided not to enter my name as a candidate for House minority leader,” Ryan said. UW-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin said he anticipates Ryan taking on some other type of leadership position in Congress.

quite old and it’s quite beat up,” Peterson said. “The same amenities that are going to be included in the new apartments are going to be in the existing house as well.” Scheduled for occupancy in 2009, the new apartments will dedicate two floors to the fraternity, but Peterson said the remaining units will be available at a competitive market price. Peterson said the company is currently meeting with neighbors to inform residents of the proposed changes and get input on the plans. “We really want to educate the neighborhood so that they understand what our intentions are, and they’re providing us feedback with what our plans are,” he said. Acacia alum Bill Andrae said the fraternity is enthusiastic about the plans. “We are excited to maintain the fraternity at this location and look forward to this revitalization of the Langdon Street neighborhood,” Andrae said in a statement. —Abby Sears

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synagogue from page 1 students to practice their faith on campus. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said he provided the approval for the building of the synagogue. “I supported their plan wholeheartedly,” Verveer said. “[The synagogue] is particularly convenient for students who choose to worship there.” Yona Matusof said converting the house into a synagogue will provide increased Jewish programming and allow for further student involvement. The building will hold approximately 75 people in the main sanctuary, with added space available in the large adjoining room. “It’ll be so much more spacious and so much more comfortable,” Mendel Matusof said. The Matusofs hope the synagogue will be fully constructed by next year and expect the building to provide a place of worship for the Jewish student community, especially during the busy holiday season.

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hat started out as a freak mistake in April is becoming more and more a common occurrence in Madison: Dane County’s 911 center mishandled another call Monday—resulting in the beating and death of a man in Lake Edge Park. Still under heavy scrutiny in the wake of the Brittany Zimmermann murder in April, a 911 operator reportedly failed to dispatch police to a disturbance call in which more than one caller reported hearing “violent” noise and screaming near the park. Although only one noise disturbance can be dropped from the queue line of officer dispatches, when two or more phone calls are made regarding one instance, police must be dispatched. Considering only 6 percent of noise disturbances are dropped per year, the 911 center clearly violated protocol. In a study mandated by the County Board following the 911 center’s mistakes handling the call in the Brittany Zimmermann murder, the Matrix Consulting Group found the center to be understaffed, needing more than the five positions, which Kathleen Falk requested in the 2009 budget. The report said eight more staff members were

an immediate priority. What is the fallout from an understaffed 911 center? More overtime hours and more calls to handle for an already highpressure job translates to a staff that may not be apt to follow procedural protocols in every situation. The majority of the time, this problem is a nonissue. Twice in the last year, however, these mishandled calls have blatantly cost lives. Although both the state and national economic situations are struggling, the 911 center has become an open wound Dane County can no longer allow to fester. Falk has gone on record to say that the Dane County 911 Center is adequately staffed, yet she now claims that such violations of protocol are “unacceptable.” The problem may be simple human error, but keeping staff overworked in a difficult profession serves only to exacerbate a growing problem. Falk has to bite the bullet and admit she was wrong, take the advice of the Matrix Consulting Group and push to allocate more funds for the center. The Dane County 911 Center cannot survive another public relations nightmare such as this one, and next time Falk will not be able to simply scold the problem away.

Afﬁrmative action open to debate with Obama By Mike Clutterbuck THE DAILY CARDINAL

Nov. 4 was a momentous day in U.S. history. Whether you supported Obama, there is no denying the election was incredibly symbolic. The United States has come a long way by finally electing a black president. Most importantly, Obama has said time and again that this opportunity was granted to him by his dedication and drive. He said, of himself, about his time at Columbia,

“When I transferred, I decided to buckle down and get serious. I spent a lot of time in the library. I didn’t socialize that much. I was like a monk.” Obama never officially released his grades, but I would argue it was not because they were bad— even though we’ve seen numerous candidates in previous elections that didn’t have outstanding GPAs. Seeing Obama speak shows he is incredibly intelligent, and his college grades most likely reflect this intellect. If anything, he has shown that through hard work alone, he has reached perhaps one of the most powerful positions on the planet. This dedication is an inspiration not only to minorities, but all citizens across the country. It is becoming increasingly difficult to state that a blanket of racism still covers the United States (do not confuse this with me saying racism doesn’t exist). Prominent blacks like Ward Connerly, founder of the American Civil Rights Institute, have already said this election is a sign that “affirmative action has run its course.” Academia donations to Obama were around $19 million, compared to only $1 million for McCain. Other industries (real estate, banks, miscellaneous businesses) donated to Obama in record numbers as well, with far fewer donations going to McCain. They believe in Obama, and they became institutions that believe in the symbolism of his election—institutions unlikely to discriminate by race. Fifty-five percent of white citizens voted for McCain and 43 percent voted for Obama. It would be naïve to say that the 12 percent disparity was only because of racism. When Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor pushed for a 25-year extension to affirmative action programs, Obama himself said that he hoped it wouldn’t be needed. In fact, he said he hopes that when his daughters (aged 9 and 7) apply to college, they will not have to be looked at through the typical

affirmative action mindset. The New York Times, in an interview with the president-elect, quoted him as saying, “Affirmative action [should become] a diminishing tool for us to achieve racial equality.”

Contrary to what people may think, Obama may be the one thing that will bring about the decline of afﬁrmative action.

It is inspiring to hear Obama himself say that affirmative action should not be needed. To him, what matters most is making sure kids who deserve to go to college can afford to do so, not that kids with bad grades and no work ethic take your place in schools. The programs should be re-examined not to be based on race, but on class. Whether you agree with him or not is irrelevant. It shows his goal is opportunity, not diversity for the sake of diversity. Affirmative action was going to remain an institution no matter who was elected. The institution is set in stone, and it would be political suicide to advocate its destruction. But, contrary to what some people may think, the election of Obama may be the one thing that will bring about the decline of affirmative action programs. His election shows that through hard work and dedication, no matter your skin color, you can achieve great things. Assuming he is right and he can reform public education and increase opportunity at the K-12 level, these programs may start fading away. It sounds odd to say, but a black president may be the one thing that will result in the natural undoing of affirmative action. Mike Clutterbuck is a sophomore majoring in economics. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Even with rough spots, ‘Season’ is still ‘Shiny’ By Danny Marchewka

that / Is there some way I could go back?” Shiny bounces back in Shiny Toy Guns came roaring time on “It Became a Lie On You.” onto the alternative music scene The best of the ’80s graces us with with their 2007 Grammy nomi- a talk box introduction followed nated electronic hit We Are Pilots. by piano riffs (reminiscent of The Since their debut in 2006, Shiny Verve) and soaring vocals. have switched personnel and hiberShiny swings and misses with nated in Alaska to write their sec- the “title” track “Poison.” This ond album, Season eight-minute epic CD REVIEW of Poison. lacks enough interLead songesting interludes writers Chad and bridges to Petree and Jeremy keep the listener Dawson were the engaged. Ambient brains behind the synth and various sound effects successful debut make up the entire album, but many Season of second half of the fans felt that female Poison song, which leads vocalist Carah Faye Shiny Toy Guns one to wonder why Charnow had a it was included at great influence on the band’s sound. However, all. Just before that, “Season of the switch from Faye Charnow to Love” is a clear example of writers Sisely Treasure didn’t compromise block from the start. If borrowing the band’s unique sound, as Petree the name from a song from “Rent” and Dawson once again wrote the wasn’t enough, the repeated line of “Love, love, love, love” makes the entire album. Their first single, “Ricochet,” is listener almost welcome “Poison.” reminiscent of 2006’s “Le Disko” with its percussion and synthesizer riffs. The exchange of vocals between Petree and Treasure creates Despite the misses mid-album, an intense, industrial feeling that Season of Poison the writing duo are more known starts and finishes strong. for. The harder, darker side of Shiny is blended well with various sound effects and background vocals. Leading off Season of Poison is “When Did This Storm Begin,” which showcases harsh rapping by Making up for the disappointTreasure and Petree’s full voice dur- ment, Shiny transitions smoothly ing the chorus, a progression used into “Blown Away” with the line many times throughout the album. “When revelation calls / And everyThe exemplary lyricism of STG thing is blown away.” Rounding shines through with lines such as out Season in spectacular fashion “Every night you drink the money are the tracks “Turned to Real left to pay all the bills,” which our Life” and “Frozen Oceans.” The final trio of songs wraps up Season generation can certainly relate to. Other notable songs include of Poison in a way that rivals We “Money for That,” giving Petree Are Pilots. Despite the misses mid-album, center stage and allowing him to take control of the song, displaying Season of Poison starts and finhis talent as a vocalist. The mel- ishes strong and gives fans more low second track uses his dynamic to dance to while they wait two range to go quickly from two-part years for the next album to come harmony to yelling and back again out—or at least until the band’s singing “I’d give you money for next concert. THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Although “What Just Happened?” features a mediocre plot, Robert De Niro has shown that even in old age, he is among the better actors in the business.

The title is prophetic Audiences being forced to ask ‘What Just Happened?’ By Kevin Slane THE DAILY CARDINAL

Ever wonder what an episode of “Entourage” would be like if you took away the wisecracks, the gratuitous nudity and added a whole lot of melodrama? Director Barry Levinson has answered that question with his new film “What Just Happened?”. Although the movie proves Robert De Niro is still a talented actor despite his old age, the film is entirely too self-referential and is full of the kind of Hollywood “in” jokes that are good for a laugh but aren’t sufficient for driving the plot of a film.

The audience never connects with what is a starstudded, but under-used supporting cast.

Robert De Niro plays Ben, a struggling producer who has more on his plate than he can actually handle. His new film is testing badly with audiences, but his crazy director (Michael Wincott) refuses to change anything about his “masterpiece,” afraid it might lose its edge. While the film’s star, Sean Penn, (playing himself ) seems to think the final cut is great, the studio head (Catherine Keener) wants it re-cut.

Meanwhile, Ben’s new film is unable to get off the ground because Bruce Willis (continuing the “in” references by playing himself ) has shown up to the set overweight and with a beard that would make Santa Claus blush. If he doesn’t shave, the studio is going to shut down production and sue Ben for everything he’s worth. Meanwhile, Ben is paying alimony for three children from two marriages and still pines for his ex-wife Kelly (Robin Wright Penn). Audiences will sympathize with Ben’s plight, watching De Niro try to stay calm and collected while his world crumbles around him. However, none of the other characters are ever examined in-depth, and because of this, the audience never connects with what is a star-studded but under-used supporting cast. Furthermore, scenes in the film that could have been used for additional drama or comedic value are wasted, for the most part. When Ben stakes out his ex-wife’s house and sees her with a fellow Hollywood bigwig (Stanley Tucci), he leaves in a huff. The film then cuts to the next morning, where Ben is doing yoga and is startled by a young starlet who wonders aloud whether he remembers the night after all the ecstasy he took. Despite the potential drama had this portion of the

plot been pursued, the moment is gone and forgotten before the audience can blink. As said before, “What Just Happened?” plays like an episode of “Entourage.” Ben’s character is a sad-sack version of “Entourage’s” Ari Gold, always lying through his teeth, to keep his constituents happy, and struggling to keep his business afloat. Despite De Niro performing well in his minimalist role, the audience is left throughout the film waiting for the moment when his character breaks down, lets loose or really loses control.

Now Playing Madison Madison’s own blues traditionalist Reverend Raven discusses “Kings” of blues and presidential cabinetry with writer Todd Stevens. Are you really a reverend?: No, it’s just a tag I got in the Navy.

In this case, hearing “What Just Happened?” is not a good thing.

How would you describe your sound?: Kinda upbeat, traditional Chicago blues. I started playing in 1971 when I saw Freddie King, and for a long time I wanted to be Freddie King, but of course I couldn’t. All the “lion kings,” B.B. King, Robert King, Freddie King, Earl King and Eddie King, a lot of them are inﬂuences for me.

Instead, questions the audience never cared about in the first place are left unanswered, making “What Just Happened” feel like the movie version of tofu. Sure, you ate something, but did it actually taste like anything? Do you even remember? As audiences leave the theater, the first thing out of their mouths will be the title of the movie, but in this case, hearing “What Just Happened” is not a good thing. Grade: C

Over the years you’ve performed with numerous big names, is there any act that stands out?: Last year we opened for B.B. King at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. The kind of crowd he draws in, I think there (were) 2,100 people there, and getting to meet B.B. and hang out with him on the bus, he was just a wonderful gentleman, a great guy, real gracious. If Barack Obama offered you a cabinet position, which one would you want?: I’d probably like Secretary of State. You get to travel, meet people. I come from a Navy background so I think I could do OK in those situations. You can check out Reverend Raven at The Brink Lounge Friday at 9 p.m.

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“Hey Cameron. You realize if we played by the rules right now we’d be in gym.”

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

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1 “Vamoose!” 5 Airport sound 9 Counterargue 14 Treed way 15 It can come after no one or someone 16 “Anybody home?” 17 .4 hectares, roughly 18 Mound feature 19 Antelope with twisted horns 20 Government reports 23 Two-timer, e.g. 24 Certain Asian 25 Make water- tight, in a way 27 Abs tightener 30 Atmospheric pressure line 33 Clerical garment 36 Answer the critics of 38 Chanel of perfumery 39 Hull section 41 Promising rock 42 Certain subatomic particles 43 A case of pins and needles 44 Town of an animalfriendly saint 46 Hotelier’s 47 Dynamic beginning?

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Volleyball hopes to escape rut By Jay Messar THE DAILY CARDINAL

Play with H.E.A.R.T. That’s the banner hung high above the sport court from the balcony on the Field House’s south side. “It’s something to remind the girls to play and to bring it,” junior outside hitter Caity DuPont said. “Sometimes practices get long, and with the season not going the way anybody wants it to right now … We all love this sport, it’s just up there to remind us that we’re here for a reason.” That mantra stands for Hunger,

Execution, Accountability, Respect and Teamwork—ideals that the team must play by to be successful. “I think we know that it needs to come from our heart,” DuPont said. “We all have the physical ability to beat teams and be a great team, but we all know it has to come from our hearts.” Wisconsin, faced with its worst conference record since head coach Pete Waite took the helm, has managed just a 5-7 Big Ten mark and lost four of its last ﬁve matches. The Badgers will head to Ohio State and Michigan this weekend—a

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Freshman setter Janelle Gabrielsen racked up eight kills, 12 assists and 12 digs in the Badgers last match, a home loss to Michigan State.

nba from page 8 If fundamentals were so important, the experts who complain so viscerally would ﬂock to the WNBA. Clearly they haven’t. Honestly, how can college players be better fundamentally when a team can sit in a 2-3 zone defense all game and the offense cannot make them pay for it? College players may bump offensive players a little more on defense but their lack of speed is their undoing. Watch a college game and see how uncongested the court is. This happens because players are slower and can cover less ground.

The biggest problem for the NBA is that we want the league to be more than it is.

Compare that to an NBA team where most players can move across the court in only a few strides. With that kind of quickness on the ﬂoor, the cracks that would exist in a college defense simply are not there. NBA defenses react faster, rotate better and are just plain superior at shutting down opposing offenses. They force offenses to adjust and probe in more ways than just moving the ball around until a defender loses track of their man. All of this pushes the game to a higher level since offenses must negotiate their way through a group

of very large, very fast individuals. Defenses in turn must find ways to stop some of the best scorers on the planet from putting the ball through the hoop. Now we got to the question of the “thugs” in the NBA, a characterization that is just plain unfair. College teams have plenty of issues: from players getting drinking tickets to fighting to events as heinous as the tragic murder of Baylor’s Patrick Dennehy at the hands of a former teammate in 2003. And the worst part was that Baylor head coach Dave Bliss, the man entrusted with guiding high school students into the real world, lied to investigators about Dennehy to cover up his own wrongdoings. Yet after all this, it’s the NBA that has the thugs. The biggest problem for the NBA is that we want the league to be more than it is. We want ballet with a scoreboard. We want a beautiful free-flowing game, but also pine for fundamental, grindit-out defense. In comparison, the slower, simpler college game appeals to us because it meets our expectations and because March Madness is just that cool (note: the first two days of the NCAA tournament are better for fans than anything the NBA has to offer, there is no questioning that). So stop attacking the NBA for its perceived flaws. It is the highest level of basketball in the world, and that’s a fundamental truth. Think Ben should pay more respect to the subtleties of the swing offense? Enlighten him at breiner@wisc.edu.

very important road swing if they want to qualify for their 13th consecutive NCAA berth. “We have to get these two wins,” DuPont said. “Every match that we play now we’re trying to fight to get back to .500 in the Big Ten … We can’t slack anymore.” “In the Big Ten, there are no off weekends, no matter where you are in the season, you’re always trying to get a step up on the competition and secure a place in the NCAA tournament,” Waite said. “That’s a goal that they have right now, to battle and get the wins that they need to be selected.” That task will not be easy, especially when facing a potent offense like the one they will see Saturday against the Wolverines. The Michigan attack is led by athletic freshman setter Lexie Zimmerman and her distribution of the ball. “As a group, they’re pretty solid this year,” Waite said. “Overall, it’s probably the best Michigan team I’ve seen in my 10 years here.” Michigan came to Madison in early October and took the first two sets before the Badgers rallied and stole the match from the visiting Wolverines. Wisconsin will first take on Ohio State, a team they swept at home earlier this season, in Columbus Friday. Although the Buckeyes have limped to a 1-11 conference record, Waite knows this team is not one to overlook. “It’s a team in transition,” Waite said. “They’ve got a new coach who’s done a great job. I’m still looking at the scores and they are battling people. They’re not giving up on the season. They’re doing everything they can to get a win.” Saturday’s match in Ann Arbor will air live on the Big Ten Network. First serve is set for 5 p.m.

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The Badger ground game got a boost last Saturday when junior running back P.J. Hill (39) rushed for over 100 yards for the ﬁrst time in six weeks.

hoosiers from page 8 game set up good field position for Michigan State, which allowed a Spartan touchdown and 25-24 comeback win. “The fourth quarter gets us every time,” Schofield said, noting that last week was the third game this season the Badgers blew

hockey from page 8 Still, the Badgers know they cannot get too far ahead of themselves against a team like Michigan Tech. “We just [need to] worry about ourselves right now, being where we are in the season,” senior forward Blake Geoffrion said. “We’re not really worried about them, we’re worried about us and making sure that we’re playing hard.”

a lead going into the final quarter of play.” “Our coaches started rotating us a little bit more so we can be fresh for the fourth quarter,” Schofield said. “It’s a lesson for us, and the coaches have been really stressing that we have to stay focused all the way through the game.” Despite the slow start, Eaves is pleased with how hard his team has worked this season. “That might be the silver lining in all this,” Eaves said. “We talk about ‘through toughness comes character.’ These are tough times for us, and hopefully we’re developing some of that that will carry us through.” Faceoff between the Badgers and Huskies is set for 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Kohl Center.

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Defense hopes rotation alleviates late game fatigue By Scott Allen THE DAILY CARDINAL

Despite being one point away from defeating a top-20 team last week, the Wisconsin football team finds itself at the bottom of the Big Ten with a 1-5 record and only three games remaining in the season. The Badgers hope to move up at least one spot in the conference rankings as they take on Indiana Saturday. Although playing a major bowl game is out of the picture at this point, the Badgers would like to win the next three games. “[The seniors] have been part of this program for so long and they deserve more than we have done so far.” O’Brien Schoﬁeld junior defensive end Wisconsin football

“I’m playing for the seniors,” junior defensive end O’Brien Schofield said. “They’ve been in this program so long and they deserve more than what we have done so far. I would love to get to a bowl game for those guys, but right now I just want to give them my best against Indiana.” The Hoosiers (1-4 Big Ten, 2-7 overall) most recently lost to

Central Michigan 37-34. Despite an explosive and productive offense, the Hoosier defense has allowed an average of 30 points and nearly 400 yards per game. Indiana’s starting junior quarterback Kellen Lewis is a versatile player who has been effective passing and has rushed for over 400 yards this season. He accomplished this despite missing the last two games with a sprained ankle. Lewis’ status for Saturday is questionable, and sophomore backup quarterback Ben Chappel, who had a mediocre game last week, will be less of a challenge for Wisconsin’s defense to contain. Another week without Lewis will not shut down Indiana’s running game however, as senior tailback Marcus Thigpen’s agility and knack for finding holes gives the UW defense reason to be scared. He moved the ball 106 yards with two touchdowns on just six carries last week. Thigpen will take over as Indiana’s top back in the absence of junior Bryan Payton, who recently hurt his ankle. “Those guys are amazing to watch on film and see how fast they are,” Schofield said, adding the team has been practicing against UW’s fastest backs this week to prepare. “We really need to lock down and shut out Indiana’s rushing.” Despite the narrow loss to Michigan State following 11 unanswered points in the last half of the fourth quarter, Wisconsin had a productive running game with freshman John Clay and

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Junior defensive end O’Brien Schoﬁeld (50) says the speed of the Indiana Hoosiers is a primary concern heading into Saturday’s game. junior P.J. Hill both breaking the 100-yard barrier. Junior quarterback Dustin Sherer is becoming more comfortable in his position as starter, as he completed 14-of28 passes with one touchdown and no interceptions last week. “The thing I love about Dustin is there’s no hesitation by him in admitting that he missed something or a wrong read,” head coach Bret Bielema said Monday. “He knows he wants to

be coached up and he wants to move forward, and I think that’s a great indication of what you’ll hopefully see in the future.” Wisconsin has to work on avoiding penalties. The team gave up 121 yards on 12 penalties against Michigan State last week including an unsportsmanlike call against Bielema. Unnecessary penalties late in the

o defense, too many thugs, not enough attention to fundamentals—these are the charges brought against the NBA and reasons many claim that the college game is a superior brand of ball. That case, however, should be thrown out since there is almost no evidence to back it up. After seeing a superb game between the Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets last night, the question of why the NBA needs to be defended at all comes to mind. For some reason, however, it does. The pro game is played at a much a higher level than college basketball and comparisons are just plain ludicrous. Are college players really that much more fundamentally sound? They have received less coaching and are worse at the little things like boxing out, rotating and setting screens. They only reason this myth perpetuates is college teams run simpler ,more static offenses. The meticulous probing nature of the swing offense seems complicated, but it pales in comparison to the intricacies of an NBA motion offense.

Are college players really that much more fundamentally sound?

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Men’s hockey looks to slow down against Huskies

The triangle offense, a strategy employed almost exclusively in the NBA, is based on an extended sequence of reads, reactions and off-ball movements that is so well choreographed and diverse that it is often difﬁcult for the average fan to recognize. So instead of respecting this complexity of NBA offenses, fans merely note the repetition in college attacks and assume that it means their fundamentals are better.

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Junior forward Blake Geoffrion, who scored two goals in UW’s last game, feels the team needs to focus on itself to turn around the season.

been used to] contributing as more of a goal scorer, so it felt great to get back to doing that. Just helping the team get a win felt great.” After the team’s first win of the year, confidence is higher all around. “It was a weight off my shoulders, personally and for the team,” senior goaltender Shane Connelly said. “Now we can focus on other things knowing that we can win in this league.”

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“I think it’s right where we want to be,” Eaves said. “We need to play ‘grind it out’ hockey here to continue to build on that foundation, so they’re a perfect team for us.” After losing three of its first four games in the WCHA, Michigan Tech is experiencing some growing pains of its own. The MTU roster features nine freshmen, two more than Wisconsin. The Huskies were swept by Colorado College to open WCHA play but, like the Badgers, earned a much needed split last weekend with AlaskaAnchorage. Even after playing high-powered offenses like Minnesota and North Dakota the last two weeks, the Badgers are not worried about the change of pace that this series will bring. “I don’t think we really try to match our game plan against another team’s,” senior forward Tom Gorowsky said. “We try to build on things that we’re good at and make them strengths. If other teams want to adapt their game plan to play us, that’s fine, but we’re going to play our game.” Gorowsky is coming off of one of the biggest games of his collegiate career. The senior, who has seen limited ice time throughout much of his career in Madison, scored two goals, including the game-winner, Saturday against North Dakota. “It felt really good to contribute,” Gorowsky said. “[I’ve

Jon and Mark Opinion Editors

After a rough first month of the season, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team and head coach Mike Eaves are right where they want to be. Even though the team only has one win through its first

eight games, this weekend’s series against the Michigan Tech Huskies offers the Badgers a chance to slow down after a month of battling with some of the top teams in the country. The Huskies’ defense-oriented style of play will serve as a welcome change of pace.

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Volleyball hopes to escape rut By Jay Messar THE DAILY CARDINAL

Play with H.E.A.R.T. That’s the banner hung high above the sport court from the balcony on the Field House’s south side. “It’s something to remind the girls to play and to bring it,” junior outside hitter Caity DuPont said. “Sometimes practices get long, and with the season not going the way anybody wants it to right now … We all love this sport, it’s just up there to remind us that we’re here for a reason.” That mantra stands for Hunger,

Execution, Accountability, Respect and Teamwork—ideals that the team must play by to be successful. “I think we know that it needs to come from our heart,” DuPont said. “We all have the physical ability to beat teams and be a great team, but we all know it has to come from our hearts.” Wisconsin, faced with its worst conference record since head coach Pete Waite took the helm, has managed just a 5-7 Big Ten mark and lost four of its last ﬁve matches. The Badgers will head to Ohio State and Michigan this weekend—a

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Freshman setter Janelle Gabrielsen racked up eight kills, 12 assists and 12 digs in the Badgers last match, a home loss to Michigan State.

nba from page 8 If fundamentals were so important, the experts who complain so viscerally would ﬂock to the WNBA. Clearly they haven’t. Honestly, how can college players be better fundamentally when a team can sit in a 2-3 zone defense all game and the offense cannot make them pay for it? College players may bump offensive players a little more on defense but their lack of speed is their undoing. Watch a college game and see how uncongested the court is. This happens because players are slower and can cover less ground.

The biggest problem for the NBA is that we want the league to be more than it is.

Compare that to an NBA team where most players can move across the court in only a few strides. With that kind of quickness on the ﬂoor, the cracks that would exist in a college defense simply are not there. NBA defenses react faster, rotate better and are just plain superior at shutting down opposing offenses. They force offenses to adjust and probe in more ways than just moving the ball around until a defender loses track of their man. All of this pushes the game to a higher level since offenses must negotiate their way through a group

of very large, very fast individuals. Defenses in turn must find ways to stop some of the best scorers on the planet from putting the ball through the hoop. Now we got to the question of the “thugs” in the NBA, a characterization that is just plain unfair. College teams have plenty of issues: from players getting drinking tickets to fighting to events as heinous as the tragic murder of Baylor’s Patrick Dennehy at the hands of a former teammate in 2003. And the worst part was that Baylor head coach Dave Bliss, the man entrusted with guiding high school students into the real world, lied to investigators about Dennehy to cover up his own wrongdoings. Yet after all this, it’s the NBA that has the thugs. The biggest problem for the NBA is that we want the league to be more than it is. We want ballet with a scoreboard. We want a beautiful free-flowing game, but also pine for fundamental, grindit-out defense. In comparison, the slower, simpler college game appeals to us because it meets our expectations and because March Madness is just that cool (note: the first two days of the NCAA tournament are better for fans than anything the NBA has to offer, there is no questioning that). So stop attacking the NBA for its perceived flaws. It is the highest level of basketball in the world, and that’s a fundamental truth. Think Ben should pay more respect to the subtleties of the swing offense? Enlighten him at breiner@wisc.edu.

very important road swing if they want to qualify for their 13th consecutive NCAA berth. “We have to get these two wins,” DuPont said. “Every match that we play now we’re trying to fight to get back to .500 in the Big Ten … We can’t slack anymore.” “In the Big Ten, there are no off weekends, no matter where you are in the season, you’re always trying to get a step up on the competition and secure a place in the NCAA tournament,” Waite said. “That’s a goal that they have right now, to battle and get the wins that they need to be selected.” That task will not be easy, especially when facing a potent offense like the one they will see Saturday against the Wolverines. The Michigan attack is led by athletic freshman setter Lexie Zimmerman and her distribution of the ball. “As a group, they’re pretty solid this year,” Waite said. “Overall, it’s probably the best Michigan team I’ve seen in my 10 years here.” Michigan came to Madison in early October and took the first two sets before the Badgers rallied and stole the match from the visiting Wolverines. Wisconsin will first take on Ohio State, a team they swept at home earlier this season, in Columbus Friday. Although the Buckeyes have limped to a 1-11 conference record, Waite knows this team is not one to overlook. “It’s a team in transition,” Waite said. “They’ve got a new coach who’s done a great job. I’m still looking at the scores and they are battling people. They’re not giving up on the season. They’re doing everything they can to get a win.” Saturday’s match in Ann Arbor will air live on the Big Ten Network. First serve is set for 5 p.m.

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The Badger ground game got a boost last Saturday when junior running back P.J. Hill (39) rushed for over 100 yards for the ﬁrst time in six weeks.

hoosiers from page 8 game set up good field position for Michigan State, which allowed a Spartan touchdown and 25-24 comeback win. “The fourth quarter gets us every time,” Schofield said, noting that last week was the third game this season the Badgers blew

hockey from page 8 Still, the Badgers know they cannot get too far ahead of themselves against a team like Michigan Tech. “We just [need to] worry about ourselves right now, being where we are in the season,” senior forward Blake Geoffrion said. “We’re not really worried about them, we’re worried about us and making sure that we’re playing hard.”

a lead going into the final quarter of play.” “Our coaches started rotating us a little bit more so we can be fresh for the fourth quarter,” Schofield said. “It’s a lesson for us, and the coaches have been really stressing that we have to stay focused all the way through the game.” Despite the slow start, Eaves is pleased with how hard his team has worked this season. “That might be the silver lining in all this,” Eaves said. “We talk about ‘through toughness comes character.’ These are tough times for us, and hopefully we’re developing some of that that will carry us through.” Faceoff between the Badgers and Huskies is set for 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Kohl Center.

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