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UW professor details student drinking dangers By Alyssa Connolly THE DAILY CARDINAL
UW-Madison physiology professor Kevin Strang gave a presentation on “The Science of Drinking” Friday as part of the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s First-Year Parents’ Weekend. Most attendees were parents of freshmen interested in hearing about the true physiological effect of drinking on their children. “There’s a lot of cultural knowledge [about drinking] among our students,” Strang said. “Some of it’s true, some of it’s not.” Strang encouraged parents to help their children comprehend the negative effects of alcohol on their bodies and minds. He said parents should not preach to their children about avoiding alcohol entirely. “‘Just say no’ messages don’t work,” Strang said of his approach to students. He asked young people to practice moderation by maintaining a one to two drink limit to maintain
memory, intelligence and reputation. He said having one drink a day is actually proven to be healthier than entirely abstaining from alcohol. Throughout his presentation, Strang addressed common questions like “Why does whiskey burn?” and “Why is 21 a good drinking age?” He promoted waiting until the legal drinking age to consume alcohol because the brain undergoes necessary development before then. Many attendees of Strang’s presentation said they were in favor of the university mandating an alcohol education course for freshmen. “I think there is a tremendous drinking problem on all campuses,” said Stacey Strumeyer, a mother of a UW-Madison freshman. “There were definitely things I learned and I would like to share some of that with my son.” drinking page 3
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Hundreds of local residents marched down State Street Saturday to protest against gay marriage bans, especially California's Proposition 8, and expressed hope for President-elect Obama's reign.
Madison residents rally against Proposition 8 By Ryan Hebel THE DAILY CARDINAL
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President-elect Barack Obama's transition team has contacted Gov. Jim Doyle about the possibility of joining his cabinet.
Doyle in contact with Obama transition team, aides confirm By Hannah Furfaro THE DAILY CARDINAL
President-elect Obama’s transition team has been in contact with Gov. Jim Doyle’s office, Doyle’s spokesperson confirmed Friday. The Obama transition team will spend the next few weeks compiling the aides, top cabinet posts and advisors that will accompany Obama to the White House this coming January. “The governor has had contact with the Obama transition and that’s really all we can say,” Doyle spokesperson Lee Sensenbrenner said. Contact between Doyle and Obama’s transition team has sparked speculation about the possibility of Doyle receiving a cabinet position in the Obama administration. Attorney General is a rumored possible post for Doyle, according
to UW-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin. However, according to Franklin, filing the positions of secretaries of state, defense and the treasury will be the top priority. “Since Doyle is typically rumored to be possibly a candidate for Attorney General … my guess is that’s a little bit down the list on the order in which they feel pressured to make early picks,” Franklin said. Doyle was an early supporter of Obama after he won the Iowa caucuses this past January. Since the election, Doyle has denied speculation about the likelihood of his selection as a member of Obama’s cabinet. “The job he really feels the obama page 3
Hundreds of protesters marched down State Street Saturday afternoon as part of a nationwide Fight the H8 rally against recent gay marriage bans, particularly California’s Proposition 8. Chants like “Gay, straight, black, white—marriage is an equal right” cut through the blustery cold and provided appropriate metaphors for the diverse crowd that included all of the above, as well as many families with young children. Launching from Library Mall, the marchers eventually flooded the Capitol steps where speakers called for an end to sexual ori-
entation discrimination, creating a stark contrast to the thousands who rushed the same steps in jubilation just 11 days ago after the presidential election. UW-Madison sophomore Cody Olson, Fight the H8’s student organizer, said he hoped the election of Barack Obama would translate into future rights for gay and transgender Americans. “President Obama really represents change, and hopefully this change will help create a tidal wave of more change and human rights for everyone,” Olson said, who like many of the protesters, is directly affected by the issue. “I am gay, and in the future I do want to be
married and have my own kids and … just the American dream of having my own family and my own life and own home, and I believe that that should pertain to everyone.” Sophomore Jenny Wustmann said she was also encouraged by the progressive shift apparent in Obama’s election but was “disgusted” by the marriage bans, which to her prove more needs to be done. “Our country was built on social movements and civil rights for everyone and this is the grossest denial of civil rights to a demographic of our country in years,” rally page 3
Symptoms of norovirus spread to sorority houses on campus By Alexandra Bream THE DAILY CARDINAL
UW-Madison students are experiencing symptoms of norovirus in areas outside Sellery Hall, including several houses from the Greek community. University Health Services reported the first case of the virus in Sellery Hall Nov. 6. and directors said there have been approximately 70 students who experienced symptoms since then. Christine Binkley, chapter president of the Delta Gamma sorority, first heard about the virus Nov. 8, the day before members of the sorority experienced symptoms. According to Binkley, 60 girls both in and out of the house have experienced what they thought were symptoms of the norovirus.
“We have disinfected the house twice with bleach … we have asked live-ins to either sign hotel rooms or stay with friends so they do not get infected,” Binkley said, “But now that the symptoms are dying down, we are just asking girls to wash their hands a lot.”� Sarah Van Orman, executive director of UHS, said specialists are encouraging UW-Madison students with the virus to stay in and not go to class. Directors are continuing to advise students to aggressively wash their hands to prevent contracting the virus. “The thing that makes this a challenge is that it is very contagious and in particular when people are living in close contact it is easier for it to spread,” Van Orman said.
According to University Housing Director Paul Evans, prevention information for the virus has been posted on the housing website to educate students. “Housing has done a wonderful job and has been very aggressive dealing with the virus,” Van Orman said. “Information went up right away in all the halls and they immediately started very aggressive cleaning procedures.” Van Orman said she is hopeful symptoms have begun to slow down. “The numbers at this point are slowing down a bit, so we are very hopeful that we may be nearing the end of this but because the virus is so contagious sometimes it can be difficult to get rid of it,” Van Orman said.
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or some people, having a receptionist scream, “Oh my God, do you have rabies?” would be the low point in their medical history. However, as my existence thrives on awkwardness and uncomfortable situations, I should have known this could never be the case for me. My doctor had ordered an echocardiogram. I don’t really know why I needed an ultrasound of my heart; I stopped questioning the medical field long ago when I accepted the fact that they usually have only a slightly better idea of what was going on with your body than you do. All I knew was that I would soon be up close and personal with a nurse and there would be jelly and sensors involved. I was not excited. Of course, having somebody take pictures of my heart through my left lady lump wasn’t awkward enough by itself. Two days before my appointment, I decided to go tanning. I was doing OK, then I
started to get drowsy, and suddenly I was out. Thirty minutes later I wake up, aching from head to foot and pinker than bubblegum. Maybe the jelly part of the echocardiogram wouldn’t be so bad. I had thought looking like the pink panther would be embarrassing enough for one appointment, but I wasn’t done there. The day before my appointment I was babysitting my neighbor’s two-year-old. She was watching something terrifying (like Boobah) as I applied aloe vera for the fourth time that morning. On TV, one of the multi-colored dust bunny things that could only have been created while on a psychedelic trip pinched another dust bunny’s nose. The two-year-old thought this was hilarious. I could see where this was going as she began pinching my nose and I would make a honking nose. Then, out of nowhere, this demon child decides to latch onto my girls instead. I tried to pull away, but it was too late. I now had identical bruises on my already severely burnt chest. So I walked into the doctor’s office feeling like some sort of
strange abuse victim. I slumped into a chair in the waiting room and tried to tell myself it wouldn’t be so bad. Nurses see the burned and bruised all the time, and I am sure whoever waited on me would handle the situation professionally. I had almost forgotten my troubles in a four-month-old People magazine when I heard my name called. I got up to walk in and then I saw the nurse. I ducked into the bathroom and hid in a stall. “No, no, no, no, NO!” I thought to myself. This had to be some sort of mistake, some cruel joke? It wasn’t bad enough that I would have to explain my burns and bruises, which were totally unrelated to why I was in the office. No, I had to be receiving my echocardiogram from the mother of my ex-boyfriend. There had to be a way out of this. I could not allow this woman to get further with me than her son ever got. I took a deep breath and poked my head out of my hiding spot. My ex’s mom was nowhere in sight. I dashed up to the receptionist desk, pleading that something be done. If nurses in the past had thought me rabid, this one prob-
ably assumed I was meant for the psychiatric ward. Through tears, whimpering and bribes—little did she know I was bribing her with a lollipop I found in my purse from my last doctor’s visit— I convinced the receptionist to send my ex’s mom on lunch break and schedule me with another nurse. I hid behind my People as my ex’s mom brushed past me. It seemed the crisis had been averted. I could only hope now that my bruises would magically heal and my lobster-like shell of skin would peel before my new nurse could cop a feel and ask me awkward questions. I heard my name called again and I looked up. There stood my neighbor; ready to go beyond the bonds of normal neighborly kindness and make sure my heart was doing its job. It was still going to be awkward, but at least it gave me a good chance to explain why she had come home the day before to find her twoyear-old sitting in the naughty chair wearing oven mitts. If you have ever been felt up by your ex’s mom, please don’t share that with Megan. Any other humorous stories may be shared at mcorbett2@wisc.edu.
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement Public Meeting Proposed New South Campus Union UW-Madison A Draft D Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) has been compiled for the proposed new South Campus Union on the UW Madison campus. The DEIS addresses the effects of the planned construction of a new 187,000 square foot facility that replaces the existing Union South (227 North Randall Ave.), including demolition of the Center for Mathematical Sciences (Hi-Ray Hall at1308 W. Dayton St.) and vacation of a portion of West Johnson Street from North Randall Avenue east to Orchard Street. Randall Towers, located at 1314 W. Johnson Street, will be demolished by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) and turned over to the University for this project. This proposal includes an underground parking ramp with approximately 180 stalls, technology-equipped meeting rooms, improved recreational facilities, an auditorium and film theater with an estimated capacity of pa 350, an 700-seat banquet hall, lounge space, expanded food service, expanded retail offerings, and 60 guest rooms. The project design will also accommodate a future inter-modal transportation hub for a regional bus stop, commuter rail stop, and bike station and a future pedestrian overpass connection to the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery/Morgridge Institute for Research. Sustainable elements will be incorporated in the project design and construction with a goal of becoming certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system. Abatement and demolition work is anticipated in early 2009, with occupancy targeted for spring 2011. The DEIS is available for public review at: Madison Public Library (central location) 201 W. Mifflin Street Madison, WI UW System Office of Capital Planning and Budget 780 Regent Street, Suite 210 Madison, WI UW-Madison Facilities Planning & Management WARF Building 610 N. Walnut Street, 9th Floor Madison, WI Wisconsin Historical Society Library 816 State Street, 2nd Floor Madison, WI An electronic version of the DEIS is also available at the following website: https://fpmm www3.fpm.wisc.edu/campusplanning/CampusPlanningHome/EnvironmentImpactStatements/tabid/68/Default.aspx A public meeting on the DEIS will be held at Union South, 227 North Randall Ave, Madison, WI, on December4, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting room will be posted at all building entrances on the TITU-Today in the Union. Parking will be available at Lot #17 on Engineering Drive. Ample opportunity will be provided to submit comments either orally or in writing at the public meeting. Written comments on the DEIS must be received by January 2, 2009 and should be directed to Matt Spiel, HNTB Corporation, 10 West Mifflin Street, Suite 300, Madison, WI 53703. Additional opportunities for public input will be provided when the Final Environmental Impact Statement is prepared.
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Raising the minimum wage to be first item on Senate agenda By Sarah Zipperle THE DAILY CARDINAL
State Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker, D-Weston, announced Friday the first bill to be introduced to the state Senate in 2009 will propose a minimum wage increase. This would increase Wisconsin’s current minimum wage from $6.50 to $7.60 an hour. The bill would also call for the minimum wage to be indexed, or adjusted to the rate of inflation. According to Julie Laundrie, spokesperson for state Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Waunakee, indexing is a key part of the proposal and will mean less of a battle over increasing the wage in the Legislature. State Sen. Dave Hansen, DGreen Bay, has supported indexing in the past and said gradually increasing the minimum wage in accordance to inflation works better for everyone. According to Hansen and
Laundrie, this is part of a larger economic plan to stimulate the economy. Republican Party of Wisconsin comDECKER munications director Kirsten Kukowski said many Republicans have opposed raising the minimum wage because it could hurt businesses and job growth. “Because of the way the economy is now we need to be looking at policies that will help create jobs and help small businesses instead of policies like raising the minimum wage that could make our economic crisis worse,” Kukowski said. Laundrie said Erpenbach is confident an increase in minimum wage will significantly help those receiving low income.
“When you raise the income of those who are receiving minimum wage, there is also an increase for those who are slightly above it,” Laundrie said. Wisconsin’s current minimum wage of $6.50 is lower than the federal minimum wage of $6.55, and according to Hansen, working fulltime under Wisconsin’s minimum wage produces an income below the poverty level. “The whole goal is to get closer to the poverty level,” Hansen said. “People on the low end are essential to stimulating the economy.” According to Hansen, the fact that Republicans have not supported minimum wage increases in the past will not hurt the bill’s chance of passing because Democrats now control both houses of the Legislature. Republican senators could not be reached for comment at press time.
Badger Crime Alert notifies students of man exposing himself, masturbating in Van Vleck The University of Wisconsin Police Department released a Badger Crime Watch Alert Nov. 12 after a man was seen exposing himself in Van Vleck Hall to students walking up the eastbound side of Bascom Hill the evening before. The two girls who reported the incident said they saw the man masturbating inside the north facing entrance to the building at the glass doorway on level B1. Officials described the perpetrator as a white male between 50-60 years old who is approximately 5'11'', thinly built with short brown hair. According to UWPD, the man wore a brimmed cloth hat, faded purple sweatpants and a green faded sweatshirt.
UWPD Sgt. Jason Whitney said police completed normal protocol after hearing about the
event, which consists of posting flyers and adding officers in
patrolling around the surrounding area. UWPD are asking students to contact the department if they saw anyone matching the description of the perpetrator Nov. 11. Students can contact UWPD at 608-264-2677, or in person at 1429 Monroe St. Students can also contact Central Campus Community Officer Kristin Radtke in her office in the Preschool Building by Agricultural Hall or by phone at 608-265-6753 and 608-2191353. According to Whitney, officials do not know if the man is linked to a similar incident, which occurred in Humanities Oct. 27. —Erin Banco
NEWS IN BRIEF ing reports of fighting and weapons being displayed outside the bar. When police arrived, observers pointed out 22-yearold Alvaro Camacho of Detroit, Mich., as the person who allegedly had a knife. Police said they approached Camacho, who was walking away from the scene, and ordered him to the ground. He
rally from page 1 Wustmann said. Law student Angelo Carusone said he was surprised Proposition 8 had passed in the traditionally liberal California. “I was blindly optimistic and I think I was a little upset because I didn’t do enough to resist Prop 8 beforehand … I think that’s the reason I’m out here in this ridiculously cold and windy weather,” Carusone said. Senior Brett Abrams, who attended the protest with his partner, Carusone, and held a sign that read “I can’t believe I still have to protest this crap,” said the high turnout was a reflection of widespread shock. Abrams said the expensive campaign in favor of the ban contributed to its passing, but said he does not buy the media’s blame game, which has pinned the ban on black and Hispanic voters and the Mormon
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Madison Police Taser man outside East Wilson Street bar Madison Police used a Taser to subdue an uncooperative patron outside a downtown bar early Friday morning after reports of a large crowd gathering outside the establishment yielded safety concerns. According to a police report, officers responded to the Cardinal Bar on East Wilson Street around 2 a.m. after hear-
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Madison's rally Saturday was just one of many nationwide protests against gay marriage bans that took place over the weekend.
went into a push-up position and refused police commands to go all the way to the ground. When Camacho maintained the push-up stance, officers deployed a Taser on him. Police took Camacho into custody without further incident. He is tentatively charged with resisting/obstructing an officer and disorderly conduct.
Strang offered advice to students who choose to drink. He said students should always eat before consuming alcohol and take in plenty of sports drinks the morning after. According to Strang, sports drinks replenish the body with the necessary sugar, salt and electrolytes it needs, and taking a multivitamin does more good than a painkillerlike aspirin. He said students should not spend the day studying before going
ASM looking for help in search for new vice chancellor
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After Chancellor Biddy Martin announced her decision to restructure the administration last week, the Associated Students of Madison Shared Governance Committee started taking applications to help recommend a new vice chancellor for university relations. Any undergraduate, graduate, continuing or special student can apply to sit on an ad hoc search and screen com-
strongest about is being governor of the state of Wisconsin,” Sensenbrenner said. Governors from Wisconsin have a history of receiving presidential appointments. Former President Jimmy Carter appointed former Gov. Patrick Lucey as the ambassador to Mexico in 1977, and President George W. Bush appointed former Gov. Tommy Thompson as the Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2001. “[Doyle] said that he has never
mittee for the new administrative position. According to officials, the vice chancellor will be responsible for overseeing the university’s approach to communications, community and state relations, economic development, corporate relations and visitor information programs. Students who are interested are required to send a
résumé and cover letter detailing reasons for wanting to be involved, to the ASM Shared Governance Committee. The application deadline is Nov. 22 at 5 p.m. and ASM plans to fill the position by Nov. 26 after conducting interviews. All application material must be sent via e-mail to Adam Sheka, chair of the Shared Governance Committee, at sheka@wisc.edu.
and Catholic churches. “This is going to sound a little sacrilegious, but I don’t think the gays in California organized effectively … so I’m not going to blame any one specific group.” That organization appears to be improving, however, as networking websites like Facebook helped local organizers mobilize tens of thousands around the country in just one week, the New York Times reported. According jointheimpact.com, those same organizers are already preparing another global event— “Day Without Gays” on Dec. 10, which is International Human Rights Day—encouraging gays around the world to call in sick to work and boycott the economy. “I actually think it would be a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate just how widespread and pervasive gay people are and that we’re all interconnected on some basic level,” Carusone said. out and drinking, because a student needs at least 7 hours of deep rapid eye movement sleep in order to retain material studied. Strang suggested parents address Chancellor Biddy Martin to request the administration pay more attention to the issue. He said he wanted students to take full advantage of their years at the university. “Learning is what they’re here to do … If they’re smarter about how to use alcohol, they won’t undermine their college careers.” taken a call from a president making a request like this, so of course he would have to take that seriously and listen carefully to the conversation,” Sensenbrenner said. The Obama transition team did not comment on any speculation regarding potential appointments. “The world is really full of speculation about cabinet appointments right now … Most serious cabinet candidates would do more to poison their chances by talking about it,” Franklin said.
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Reduce healthcare regulation By Mike Clutterbuck THE DAILY CARDINAL
According to the Wisconsin Council on Medical Education and Workforce, Wisconsin is facing a deepening medical care shortage. Waiting lists are lengthening, and the number of physicians is not growing as fast as people would like or just not growing at all in certain counties like Milwaukee. There is no doubt that not just Wisconsin but the entire United States faces a health-care crisis. What can fix it? For brevity’s sake let’s agree that we need a universal healthcare system. At this point, I’m sure all of us are exhausted of hearing about health care, so instead I’m going to talk about food. If anything is essential to our health, it’s food. Without food, we cannot survive. That being the case, I propose that the government begin work on a universal food care system. Sure there are some food stamp programs, but all of us need food to live. If the right to life, as well as health care is a universal right, then surely all of us have a right to affordable food.
There is no doubt that not just Wisconsin but the entire United States faces a healthcare crisis. What can fix it?
Let us now move the story to Woodman’s, or whatever your local grocery store may be. But for this particular trip, don’t worry about your budget so much. Remember, we have universal food care. Some of what we buy will be covered by the government. Instead of choosing the more affordable hamburger, let’s pick up some finely cut filets. Remember: I’m not paying for it and neither are you! After a while I begin to notice that Woodman’s is crowded, more so than usual. Now that I have my meat, it is time to go find my usual snacks. My first intention is to start cleaning off the racks, because I love my junk food, but... hmm...
it seems like they are out of a lot of my favorite brands. Still, I manage to find the snacks I wanted, so I head over to the checkout line ... but wait, that line is all the way back to the dairy corner of the store! And why is my bill so high? For the sake of comparison, let us make food similar to a real life profession. Like doctors, food now is in limited quantities. So now instead of having a fresh stock of food every day on the shelves, one has to wait. What happens when you have a sudden increase in consumption of a good that is very fixed in the short run? Shortages and lines result. Also, what happens when there is a shock to the demand for food? The price goes up. However, if the government keeps paying, does it really matter? Not really. If the population is okay with the government spending trillions of dollars (it seems to me those who want universal food care and fiscal responsibility need to get their ideas straight). Now think about those people who truly have special diets, and need specific foods in order to get better. For example, imagine your fellow dorm resident needs oranges to survive, but Woodman’s is out of stock. Now that oranges are free, I’ll consume more, even though I didn’t want them in the first place. How many of us would normally say no to something if it was expensive, but if it was given to us for free, would gladly take it? The solution is we need more food, not free food. And the only way we can get more food is if we ease the regulations which keep food from being provided to us. Apparently most of us are fine with someone taking 12 years of college to become a food producer, yet is that not also greatly limiting the supply of food? More food producers competing for your business by its very nature will drive down the cost of food, and make it more affordable. We need to increase the supply of health care... or food, in this case... not make it free. Mike Clutterbuck is a sophomore majoring in economics. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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ig surprise: Wisconsin has a drinking problem. Last month the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ran a series of articles exposing the sort of drinking culture we have here in Wisconsin, citing the state with the largest percentage of drinkers, of adults who engage in binge drinking and rate of people driving under the influence in the nation. In response to concerns like this, Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk recently announced her plans to form the Dane County Coalition to Reduce Alcohol Abuse, among several other initiatives poised at dislodging the deeply ingrained drinking culture at the local level. Although the aims of such initiatives are respectable, with the economy as it currently is, many taxpayers will likely oppose such measures. Rather, Falk should be addressing more urgent matters in Dane County, such as the defunct emergency response center, or putting that money into areas that would help to stimulate the local economy.
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By Levi Prombaum opinion@dailycardinal.com
Alcohol is deeply ingrained in Wisconsin state culture. Too many people think that it is okay to binge drink three or four nights a week, and too many get behind the wheel of a car after an evening of heavy alcohol consumption. These are just a few reasons that the UW Health led coalition called the All Wisconsin
Alcohol Risk Education group was formed fairly recently. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have already been invested in this group, and they too have been doing everything they can to disrupt the alcohol culture we have in Wisconsin. Does Dane County really need its own alcohol prevention group? Considering many taxpayers have been feeling some financial strain lately, we probably do not need another. If Falk is so concerned about alcohol abuse, why doesn’t she simply endorse and support groups like AWARE herself and stop wasting taxpayers’ dollars on more of what we already have? Another of the initiatives that Falk has been pushing targets middle school students and attempts to prevent them from participating in underage drinking. This is justifiable, considering another county program already in place realized that trying to prevent high school students from engaging in underage alcohol consumption was actually too late, and too many students began drinking in middle school. I can understand why we might try to inform middle school students about the dangers of alcohol, which, in the long run, might actually lower binge drinking and drunkdriving rates here in Wisconsin. What I cannot understand is why Falk is trying to do this now. Drunk driving is terrible, and we should do everything we can to prevent it, but now, considering the current state of the economy, funneling thousands of taxpayers’ dollars into this sort of program is ridiculous if not downright absurd. Teaching middle school students about the dangers of alcohol is important, but when there are hundreds of Dane County residents who are having trouble paying the heating bill for another frigid winter, maybe tax dollars can be better spent elsewhere. Now, it is a well-known fact that the Dane County 911 Center has been experiencing its fair share of problems. With another tragic
death just a few weeks ago that once again exposed the bumbling emergency response system of Dane County, it is pretty obvious that the center needs some attention. So perhaps instead of pursuing these alcohol initiatives, Falk should instead accept responsibility for the broken 911 Center and work toward repairing it.
Dane County’s confidence in its own emergency service is dismal right now.
Addressing the 911 Center is an urgent matter, and Dane County’s confidence in its own emergency response center is rather dismal right now. Making it tougher for underage people to obtain beer, instructing the youth on the dangers of alcohol and cracking down on drunk drivers are all important measures that will no doubt eventually help Dane County and Wisconsin down the line. However, a more pressing concern for the average Dane County resident might be whether anyone will respond when we call 911. Combating alcohol abuse in Wisconsin is important, and we should do what we can to unhinge the negative drinking atmosphere here in the state. However, we can only do what we can in reason, and Falk is endorsing these alcohol initiatives likely to just place herself in a more favorable light with county residents after her failure to repair the 911 Center. At the current time, Falk should be giving us a better 911 Center instead of spending thousands of taxpayer dollars on initiatives such as these. Ryan Dashek is a junior majoring in biology. We welcome your feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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In “Quantum of Solace,” his second effort as James Bond, Daniel Craig finds only small peace with his small piece, as the film offers little closure to “Casino Royale” and plenty of gunfire.
Fans only find ‘Quantum of Solace’ in latest By Nick Dmytrenko THE DAILY CARDINAL
Cutting right into an epic car chase in the Italian mountainside with cars erupting into flames and barreling down cliffs, “Quantum of Solace” hits the ground running and never stops to breathe. Picking up where “Casino Royale” left off, the story follows James Bond (Daniel Craig) who is seeking revenge for the death of his former-fling, Vesper. After tracking down and then losing the leader of a mysterious organization responsible for Vesper’s death, Bond’s desire for vengeance puts him at odds with MI6 and just about every other police organization he runs into. During this mission, Bond crosses paths with philanthrop-
ic environmentalist, Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), who is planning to hoard Bolivia’s most valuable resource, water, in order to hold a monopoly of the region. With the help of the brutal General Medrano (Joaquín Cosio), Greene begins to sow the seeds of a military coup that will destabilize the government and put the general in charge. Bond is joined by the lovely Camille (Olga Kurylenko), a former agent who shares 007’s desire for vengeance because Medrano killed her family. Together the duo crisscross the globe, hunting down Greene and his companions while simultaneously running from some type of gun-wielding posse. With car chases, high-altitude plane encounters and close-quar-
ters combat, “Quantum of Solace” is an early Christmas present for those who like their explosions big and their action fast. Every scene is heart-poundingly intense and usually leads to the death of several unnamed people with guns.
Once again, Bond has the ability to shoot 50 soldiers without suffering a scratch.
Unfortunately, after gaining so much momentum with the action, it seems the filmmakers forgot to throw in a plot. Like
an episode of “Lost,” the story leaves many unanswered questions or rushes through the explanations as it sprints toward the next action sequence. Screenwriters Paul Haggis and Neal Purvis miss an exciting opportunity to tell the back-story on Vesper and her death, instead taking the film in a direction that falls flat. In the end, many viewers may find themselves wishing this wasn’t a sequel, but a brand new movie in itself—having closed the chapter on Vesper with Bond standing over her blackmailer with an assault rifle. Whereas “Casino Royale” offered us a rugged and more realistic Bond, “Quantum of Solace” contains the same pitfalls the series had been trying to
escape. Once again, Bond has the ability to shoot 50 soldiers without suffering a scratch, survive an exploding gas tank that destroys a concrete wall behind him and sneak into an enemy compound by hiding behind a rock. Even the acting suffers. Craig gives an unemotional performance as Bond even though Vesper’s death is supposedly driving his killing spree, and the villains fail to be compelling enough to remain interesting. Worst of all, the “Bond girls” fail to impress on multiple levels. Failing to provide the usual Bond excitement, audiences would be better off putting their $7.50 in the stock market than investing their time in this film. Grade: BC
T-Pain brings bling, circus on ‘Ringz’ By Brian Jahnke
over the music business—a business that is becoming much more visual In an era where hip-hop artists’ than musical—by fearlessly trying success is measured by the price tags new things and still maintaining a on their chains and overly opulent rhythm fans like to hear. With this music videos for highly anticipated CD REVIEW their latest singles, follow-up album, T-Pain, the indusT-Pain has lifted try’s most recent himself from hipmogul, never falls hop superstardom short of extravato hip-hop divinity. gance. The most distinguishing feature of T-Pain’s new T-Pain’s music is his album release, Thr33 Ringz use of voice alteradubbed Thr33 T-Pain tions, which were Ringz, is a loose extremely popular metaphor relating the hip-hop music industry to a on his preceding album, Epiphany. three-ring circus. T-Pain, the self- This electronic altering continues proclaimed ringleader, has been fea- on Thr33 Ringz, producing that “it’s tured on an incredible amount of goin’ digital” sound, which is becomhip-hop singles over the past two ing a hot commodity in hip-hop years, vaulting himself to elite status music because of its techno feel and in the hip-hop world in an unbeliev- glittery, high-tech cadence that Gen ably small amount of time. Y’ers go crazy for. His ability to manipulate the Enlisting a star-studded cast of music industry (his reputation is featured artists including Kanye nothing short of diabolical) is remark- West, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown, able. By conjuring up Thr33 Ringz, T-Pain harmonizes his way through T-Pain once again shows his mastery Thr33 Ringz with catchy hooks
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and electronically charged lyrics. Produced by T-Pain himself, Thr33 Ringz will excite listeners’ senses with songs such as “Freeze,” “It Ain’t Me” and “Digital,” that practically force you into a dance. T-Pain also mixes it up with slower songs such as the heart-wrenching “Keep Going” and “Can’t Believe It,” which has already found success as the album’s first single.
By conjuring up Thr33 Ringz, T-Pain once again shows his mastery over the music business.
On the last song of the album, the uncharacteristically angry-toned “Karaoke,” T-Pain flexes his ego on wannabe rappers through DJ Khaled’s cry, “T-Pain, they wanna live your life man.” T-Pain even has the guts to tackle rock legend Eric Clapton’s hit song “Change the World” and make it his own, with help from Akon,
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Faheem Rasheed Najm, or “T-Pain” to the hip-hop world, brings his technicolor bling coat and posse of collaborators to his latest album. Diddy and Mary J. Blige. T-Pain clearly knows exactly what he is doing when it comes to producing music. While the true music fan may be disappointed in his affinity for glam and sales over true lyricism, poetry and musicianship, those seeking a bubble gum beat and a catchy chorus will be begging for more after speeding
through Thr33 Ringz. T-Pain knows he is a music tycoon, ringleader of the music circus. Just ask T-Pain himself and, like his song, “The Ringleader Man,” he will respond, “This is my circus, I’m working / I could flip this whole game with one hand.” Buy a ticket to T-Pain’s circus. It won’t disappoint.
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Landry’s big day key in victory By Matt Fox
“We didn’t have an answer for Landry, he was just so strong Wisconsin’s first regular sea- inside that he was able to post up son game brought an opponent and really do damage as a senior that matched its intensity down does,” Monson said. “Winners to the final minute. The Badgers know how to make plays like he made that final minute count, did and when that team needhowever, making clutch plays to ed him—it was Landry’s team hold on and defeat Long Beach tonight.” The timing of Landry’s plays State 68-61. Wisconsin senior forward also had a huge impact. He hit Marcus Landry was the lead scor- a crucial 3-pointer and made a er with 23 points, shooting 7-for- big block on defense in the final 10 from the field, including three minute to put the game out of 3-pointers. He also had a strong reach for the 49ers. Landry credgame inside, getting to the line ited this performance to basic fundamentals and his day-byfor nine free throw attempts. Long Beach State head coach day repetition in practice. “It’s something we do everyDan Monson recognized Landry’s day in practice,” Landry said. immense value to the Badgers. “Coach always says to practice how you play. Those are the things I try to do in practice, that I try to imitate when it comes to the game. It’s just reading the offense, reading the defense as far as the shot goes and being at the right place at the right time.” Another important factor for the Badgers was tough defense on Long Beach State senior guard Donovan Morris, a CollegeHoops.net Preseason Mid-Major All-American who averaged 21.2 points per game last year. Morris had only two points in the first half, but came alive in second, scoring 10 consecutive points in a span of four minutes, willing Long Beach State back in ISABEL ALVAREZ/THE DAILY CARDINAL the game. Still, senior forSenior forward Marcus Landry hit a ward Joe Krabbenhoft was critical shot in the final minutes of proud of his team’s overall Sunday’s win against the 49ers. defensive effort.
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long beach from page 8 time you put the jerseys on together and it’s the first game that counts, it’s a little different. Mainly, Wisconsin … is just so efficient, and we couldn’t disrupt them, they got very efficient there for about 10 minutes on us.” Wisconsin’s next challenge comes Tuesday night, when it plays host to SIU-Edwardsville at the Kohl Center.
Like Wisconsin, the Cougars tallied their first win of the season Sunday, 83-72 over Western Michigan. Five players tallied double-digit point totals in that game, including 21 points from junior guard Aamir McCleary, who also had five rebounds. However, the Badger defense that only gave up 61 points and had three blocks, a steal, and 22 defensive boards will likely provide a
“He’s a great player and we knew that coming in just looking at his stats from last year,” Krabbenhoft said. “I knew he was going to be a tough opponent for me to guard and for the team to contain and when I was on him I just had to do my best. He’s a great player and to hold him to 5-for-17 is a great job by this team.” Bench Play Wisconsin gave nine players playing time Sunday, with freshman guards Jordan Taylor and Rob Wilson and sophomore forwards Tim Jarmusz and Jon Leuer giving the starters a rest. After a solid exhibition season, Taylor continued to show maturity surprising of a freshman. Taylor played 15 minutes at point guard and committed just one turnover. “Jordan’s just a bulldog,” Landry said. “He’s coming in here and he’s able to contribute right away and he’s a really smart freshman. He’s able to make plays and do the right thing. That’s why he’s on the floor and that’s why coach likes him a lot.” Sophomore forward Tim Jarmusz also made his presence known, particularly with his defensive effort on Morris throughout the game. “He’s going to come in and give you positive things off the bench,” Krabbenhoft said. “That’s the main thing you’re looking for with a guy like him, just coming in there and doing the right things, bringing the energy up, getting the hustle plays. Luckily we had him because there were times out there when he affected Morris’ rhythm.” greater challenge for the Ohio Valley Conference team. They will also have their hands full on the other side of the ball if Landry repeats his 23-point performance from the weekend. “I can’t wait to play again,” senior forward Joe Krabbenhoft said. “It’s going to be tough to turn around and play right away again on Tuesday— and again on Friday, I believe—but that’s what we’re here to do, we’re here to play ball games.”
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Sophomore wide receiver Isaac Anderson caught six passes for 116 yards and set up a pair of one-yard Badger touchdown runs.
big plays from page 8 The rivalry between Minnesota and Wisconsin has become known for big plays. Three years ago at Minnesota, Wisconsin rattled off 14 points in the final 2:10 of the game to win 38-34, finishing the comeback with a blocked punt by then-freshman linebacker Jonathan Casillas that was recovered in the end zone by defensive back Ben Strickland. Saturday’s two-safety game— Wisconsin’s first since 2004—was reminiscent of UW’s win in 2005. “Absolutely, it seems like this rivalry always has big plays in it,” Newkirk said. “Big plays determine the game.” Although the safeties came when Wisconsin had already tied the game 24-24, they completely shifted the momentum to the Badgers, and after a first half of inefficient play across the board UW was unwilling to let the momentum swing back. After scoring an early touchdown off of a Golden Gopher fumble in the first quarter, the Badger offense was stifled for the rest of the half. UW had the ball seven more times in the half, with three of those drives ending with a three-and-out, one ending with a missed field goal due to a poor hold and three ending with fumbles. It became clear that the defense would have to shoulder the responsibility, something that the group has no problem doing. “It was something that we always take pride in putting the game on our shoulders, and it was something that I think we really wanted and were really able to get after,” Newkirk said.
The defense came through in the end as sophomore Niles Brinkley intercepted a pass from Weber to seal the victory. Along with the safeties, the traditional “Jump Around” that took place after the third quarter became its own monster. While the stadium was hopping, so were both sidelines. “[Defensive line] coach Partridge told us, ‘If they got more guys jumping around then we do it’s a problem,’” Schofield said. “So we’re always jumping around and coach Partridge is jumping around and then it became a battle from sideline to sideline. That was a real big momentum thing too, that was real fun.” Both the Wisconsin and Minnesota sidelines began jumping, and actually started moving toward each other on the field. The result was obvious. The fans were excited, the players were excited and the officials were desperately trying to restore order while ushering players and coaches back to their respective sidelines. With the win, Wisconsin has finally met the required six wins to be bowl eligible. It may have taken longer than expected but the team is happy to finally meet that goal, although they haven’t given it too much thought. And with the level of dissent about the current bowl system, it makes sense. “I really don’t know how the bowl system works,” sophomore center John Moffitt said jokingly. “I feel like there’s like three guys in a room and they flip a quarter and that’s who gets in.” Excited for Cal-Poly? Tell Nate at ncarey@wisc.edu
Men’s hockey tames Bulldogs, earns three points By Brandon Storlie THE DAILY CARDINAL
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team stretched its unbeaten streak to five games this weekend, taking three points from Minnesota-Duluth in a two-game series at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center. The Badgers (4-6-2) rebounded from a 3-3 tie Friday night with a commanding 4-1 win on Saturday. With his team down 2-1 entering the third period Friday, junior forward and co-captain Blake Geoffrion scored a pair of consecutive goals to put Wisconsin in front with less than six minutes left in the game. Less than a minute later, Minnesota-Duluth’s Justin Fontaine recorded his sixth goal of the season, knotting the game in the eventual 3-3 tie. Wisconsin jumped out to an early lead on sophomore forward Patrick Johnson’s second goal of the year. Freshman forward Matt Thurber drew the attention of the Bulldog defense and sent the puck cross-ice to a wideopen Johnson to put the Badgers up
1-0 late in the first period. The Bulldogs answered with a pair of goals in the second period. UMD’s Mike Connolly tied the game midway through the frame, and Evan Oberg put MinnesotaDuluth ahead less than two minutes before the second intermission. With just over 12 minutes to go in regulation, Geoffrion out-fought UMD’s Nick Kemp for the puck, skated to the top of the right faceoff circle and sent a wrist shot sailing past Minnesota-Duluth junior goaltender Alex Stalock to tie the game at 2-2. Geoffrion’s second goal of the night put the Badgers up 3-2 as the period wound down, but the Bulldogs would not give up. Fontaine knocked a rebound past senior goaltender Shane Connelly for the final goal of the night, giving each team a point in the WCHA standings. After settling for a tie the night before, the Badgers were quick to get on the board Saturday. Freshman forward Chris Hickey recorded the first
goal of his collegiate career less than three minutes into the opening period. Freshman defenseman Eric Springer and sophomore forward Podge Turnbull were credited with assists. After taking a 1-0 lead into the first intermission, Wisconsin began the second period in much the same way as the first. With the Badgers on the power play, senior forward Tom Gorowsky notched his fourth goal of the year just 47 seconds into the period. Nearing the end of the period and with his team already on the penalty kill, Turnbull left the box and got control of a loose puck. Skating in on the breakaway, the Hayward, Wis., native sent the puck past Stalock for the shorthanded goal, expanding Wisconsin’s lead to 3-0. Minnesota-Duluth’s Josh Meyers added a power-play goal midway through the third period, but junior forward Andy Bohmbach iced the game with an empty-net goal in the final seconds, securing Wisconsin’s
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Senior forward Tom Gorowsky registered three points over the weekend including his fourth goal of the season against Duluth. 4-1 victory. The three points the Badgers earned this weekend give them 11 in WCHA play, good for third in the standings. Wisconsin has however played at least two more league
games than all of its opponents. The Badgers face more Minnesotan foes next weekend with a two-game series in St. Cloud. –uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.
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UW chops down Gopher lead, keeps axe RECAP
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The Wisconsin football team erased a 14-point halftime deficit to tie Minnesota 24-24 by the start of the fourth quarter Saturday. The final quarter has posed problems for the Badgers, but that was not the case Saturday. Back-to-back safeties and a subsequent fumble recovery by the defense led to 11 points on the board for UW within the first three minutes of the final quarter. The Gophers managed to score one more touchdown, but Wisconsin came out on top 35-32 to retain Paul Bunyan’s axe for the fifth straight year and become bowl-eligible with six wins. “You can’t ever throw in the towel,” said senior linebacker Mike Newkirk, who led the defense with seven tackles and two sacks. “You have to keep going, keep grinding and you can’t get down.” Rather than begin to falter like they had before, the Badgers (3-5 Big Ten, 6-5 overall) pulled out a stellar fourth quarter. Just three plays in, junior quarterback Dustin Sherer launched the ball from the 40-yard line down the field to sophomore wide receiver Isaac Anderson. Anderson snagged the ball while between two Gopher defenders and dove over the goal line for what he thought was his first collegiate touchdown. Unfortunately for Anderson, the officials reversed their call on a Minnesota challenge and placed the ball at the one-yard line. “I thought I had my first [touchdown] honestly, but it was good to make the play and get us in a position to score,” Anderson said. “It was definitely a big confidence booster.” Junior tailback P.J. Hill pummeled up the middle to cap off the drive with a UW touchdown. Hill ended the game with 123 yards on 24 carries. Sherer completed 18-of-31 passes for 242 yards, and Anderson had the most catches with six for 114 yards. More than any other statistic, however, turnovers dictated the balance of the game. UW’s three fumbles came in the first half while Minnesota lost two fumbles and an threw inter-
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Linemen O’Brien Schofield (50) and Jason Chapman (91) celebrate with Paul Bunyan’s Axe, the trophy awarded to the winner of the Wisconsin-Minnesota football game. The Badgers have held the axe since 2004. ception in the second half. On the kickoff following Wisconsin’s score, freshman defensive back Antonio Fenelus got the ball out of Minnesota kick returner Troy Stoudermire’s hands with a solid hit to force a fumble. The ball then bounced out of the end zone to give UW a safety, which was good for a two-point lead and an offensive possession. “We had some adversity, we’ve had some things that we had to overcome, and today we were able to do it.” Mike Newkirk defensive tackle UW football
“I thought we had a chance to get on that ball in the end zone and get seven points ... instead of two, but that’s just a head coach being greedy,” head coach Bret Bielema said.
The Badgers went three-and-out on the next drive, but Brad Nortman’s punt left the Gophers on their own seven-yard line. Newkirk caused a second consecutive safety by taking down Minnesota quarterback Adam Weber twice—first for a five-yard loss to move the ball to the two-yard line and again in the end zone. “All the credit really goes to the defensive ends,” Newkirk said. “[Weber] tried to break out either way and he had nowhere to go but right at me, so that sack really goes to them.” But the defense wasn’t done. The very next drive, senior linebacker Jonathan Casillas picked up a fumble by Gopher running back Shady Salamon for the defense’s third consecutive turnover. The Badgers only had to move the ball 11 yards to go up by 11 points. All it took was a couple of handoffs to freshman tailback John Clay, who powered his way to the goal line. The Gophers answered with a touchdown of their own, but it was
too little, too late. The script was flipped in the first half however, as Wisconsin players fumbled the ball three times. Hill fumbled twice in the second quarter while UW was in field goal range and sophomore wide receiver Kyle Jefferson fumbled after taking a nasty blow to the head near halftime. “The turnover ratio was the story of the first half,” Bielema said. “Every time we seemed to have a long drive we’d fumble at the end of it.” Although Wisconsin’s bowl fate remains uncertain, the seniors capped off their final Big Ten game with a dramatic, come-from-behind win that was satisfying, even if the season didn’t turn out as some hoped. “You can’t get spoiled on the wins,” Newkirk said, reflecting on his last conference game in a Badger uniform. “The way that things went today made it that much sweeter. We had some adversity, we’ve had some things that we’ve had to overcome, and today we were able to do it.”
s snow began to fall at Camp Randall during the third quarter of the Wisconsin football team’s 3532 win over archrival Minnesota Saturday, the scene was profound. Down 21-7, the Badgers, seemingly reborn with the fresh snowfall, began to play like Badger teams of old with a pounding running game and a suffocating defense. Wisconsin went on a 21-3 run to begin the second half, and two plays in particular made all the difference. As if taken straight from a Hollywood movie, UW freshman defensive back Antonio Fenelus’ hit on Golden Gopher freshman wide receiver Troy Stoudermire during a kick return was as textbook as can be. With the crushing blow, the ball jetted from Stoudermire’s grasp and sailed through the air down by Wisconsin’s goal line, leading to a UW safety. Wisconsin’s first of two safeties proved to be all the Badgers would need in terms of momentum. “Minnesota had the momentum for a while, and once we made that play we were able to pick things back up,” junior defensive end O’Brien Schofield said. “The offense was able to flow from there and the defense was sparked.” The two safeties—the second of which came on a sack by UW senior defensive tackle Mike Newkirk on Minnesota sophomore quarterback Adam Weber—capped a Badger comeback late in the game after recent fourth quarters against Michigan, Ohio State and Michigan State that have gone in the opposite direction. big plays page 7
Badgers hold on against Long Beach By Andrew Van Sistine THE DAILY CARDINAL
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Joe Krabbenhoft scored seven points and pulled down six rebounds in Wisconsin’s 68-61 win over Long Beach State at the Kohl Center.
The season opener for the No. 25 Wisconsin men’s basketball team presented more excitement and a closer game than one would have expected against Long Beach State. In a game that had eight lead changes and a tie with under four minutes remaining, Wisconsin held on to nab a 68-61 victory over the 49ers. “All those things that sometimes you can get with a team coming in earlier in the year were thrown out the window because they had already done some things,” UW head coach Bo Ryan said. “What we had to do with the way … they are playing now just everything that we heard was that ‘you better get ready for them,’ and of course, we were. It was a grinder.” Right from tip-off, Long Beach State showed that it meant business, jumping out to a 14-8 lead thanks in large part to four shots behind the arc in the first six minutes. Wisconsin
responded with a 7-0 run that included two rebounds and a driving shot down the middle of the paint as the shot clock expired from freshman guard Jordan Taylor. But the 49ers did not relinquish the lead for long, as they tacked on nine more points in the ensuing four minutes to go up 23-20. Their lead grew to six after two free throws from sophomore guard Greg Plater put Long Beach up 31-25 with just over four minutes remaining in the first half. Wisconsin, however, came back with five points from junior guard Jason Bohannon in the two ensuing drives and took a 32-31 lead with less than two minutes in the half on a wellexecuted ally-oop from Taylor to senior forward Marcus Landry. Coming out of the half up 3633, the Badgers extended their lead to 50-41 Long Beach State answered back with a flurry of shots by senior guard Donovan Morris, who scored 12 points to pull the 49ers to within
two at 57-55. Junior forward Arturas Lazdauskas then tied the game on a shot down low with less than five minutes remaining in the game. Poised to give his team the lead, Morris set up for a two-pointer but was blocked by Landry, who turned around and hit a shot of his own at the other end. Wisconsin never looked back, and Landry never eased up from this point onward, nailing a threepoint dagger on a beautiful assist from junior guard Trevon Hughes to give the Badgers a 65-61 advantage that the 49ers could not overcome. Another block from Landry with 22 seconds remaining and three free throws from Hughes and Bohannon sealed Wisconsin’s first victory of the season. “For [our team], it was their first tough one,” Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson said. “Even though [we] are an experienced team, the first long beach page 7