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Several Madison residents participated in a drag show at Pizzeria Uno Chicago Grill downtown Thursday. The event was sponsored by the Village Health Project, seeking to help Ugandan villages access clean water.

Survey: Sex assaults prevalent in UW THE DAILY CARDINAL

The UW System Board of Regents met Thursday at UW-La Crosse to discuss the findings from a recent survey of multiple campuses, which highlighting topics such as sexual assault and racial profiling.

The study included participants from UW-La Crosse, UWMilwaukee, UW-Stevens Point and thirteen two-year UW colleges.

The consulting firm Rankin & Associates conducted the survey and evaluated respondents’ personal experiences, their interactions with the universities, perceptions of the universities’ actions and recommendations for change.

UW System President Kevin Reilly said the study “is designed to assess how well our campuses are meeting several goals.”

The survey, which assessed more than 13,000 students, fac-

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Marino suspect to plead guilty in murder near UW

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ulty and academic staff, uncovered various problems in UW System schools.

The most challenging included widespread status distinctions between and among peer groups, incidents of racial profiling and poor retention of students of color and of LGBT students.

However, among the multitude of concerns expressed at the

Former UW-Madison student Adam Peterson, 20, will plead guilty to first-degree intentional homicide Monday for the murder of Madison resident Joel Marino in January.

The plea comes after Peterson’s attorney, assistant public defender Dennis Burke, had previously stated that Peterson might try to be charged with a lesser crime.

It means Peterson faces a sentence of 40 years in prison, though the judge overseeing the case will set the date for possible parole.

Burke said Peterson’s decision means there will be no trial.

“It was his decision, he’s given it a great deal of thought and it is what he wants to do,” Burke said.

Burke said he would not discuss his talks with Peterson before this decision was reached due to attorneyclient privileges.

Marino was stabbed Jan. 28 in

his home at 946 West South Shore Drive, only a few blocks from campus.

Debbie Marino, Joel Marino’s stepmother, said Peterson’s plea was a relief, as the family was preparing for a potentially emotional trial.

“This is like a blessing to me,” she said. “I just say ‘Thank you Jesus,’ we don’t have to go to trial.”

She said the plea is unlikely to bring closure to her family, and that knowing her stepson was murdered is something she will never fully get over.

The decision to accept the most serious charge possible, she said, shows Peterson is taking full responsibility for the crime.

According to a transcript of a phone call between Peterson and his parents, Peterson did not know Marino and was attempting to rob the house. marino page 2

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Doyle hopes to fix budget without repair bill

By Grace Urban THE DAILY CARDINAL

Gov. Jim Doyle said Thursday he would rather solve the state’s projected $342 million deficit in the 2009-’11 budget bill next year, instead of with an emergency repair bill some lawmakers are favoring.

“My preference is probably to put it in a single budget bill, [and] get the bill passed really quickly,” Doyle said in an interview posted on wispolitics. com. “Get it done … a couple of months after I’ve introduced it … and be able to move on.”

When the fiscal year ends June 30, 2009, the state is required by law to ensure the budget balances.

John Anderson, spokesperson for state Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona, co-chair of the Joint Committee on Finance, said the committee would deal with the deficit, but the governor wants to address the situation.

If a budget repair bill were introduced, “It would be a smaller version of the budget,” Anderson said. “It would go through the same process: introduced by the Joint Committee on Finance at the request of the governor, then deliberated out of com-

mittee … and be effective as soon as the governor has signed it.”

Jim Bender, spokesperson for Assembly Minority leader Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, agreed.

“Everything really depends on what the governor decides to do with the budget,” Bender said.

Despite Doyle’s comments, Bender said the chances of him introducing a

budget repair bill are “very good.”

University of Wisconsin Political Science professor John Witte is of the same opinion, stating in order to repair the deficit, “he’ll do it for sure.”

The introduction of the bill would require calling the Legislature into special session, said Bender, and could be passed as early as February 2009.

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Louis Marino, reacting during earlier court proceedings over his son’s death. His stepwife said Peterson’s plea was a definite relief.

Jewish community mourns Mumbai victims

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Though a budget repair bill is a possibility for the current deficit, Gov. Jim Doyle said he wants to solve it in the 2009-’11 budget bill.

Chabad Madison and the Madison Jewish Community Council will hold a Community Memorial and Solidarity Gathering Sunday to commemorate Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg, his wife Rivka, and other victims of the Mumbai terrorist attacks last week.

“We are shocked by the brutal attacks in Mumbai that deliberately targeted innocent men, women, and children,” said Rabbi Yona Matusof, director of Chabad Lubavitch in Madison, in a statement. “The Holtzbergs left behind the comforts of a familiar environment, devoting their lives to bring-

ing their warmth and kindness to the farthest corners of the world.”

The gathering will include a public forum for residents to voice thoughts and prayers for attack victims and a tribute video. The event will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Gates of Heaven synagogue located at 302 E. Gorham St. “We will gather to remember them along with the other victims in Mumbai to eternalize their important work, and to continue the spreading of light and goodness in the world,” Rabbi Matusof said.

“…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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DAVID HOTTINGER it’s getting hottinger

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he art of passing another person on the street: hard to acquire, never taught and certainly never talked about—at least not enough to ensure we’re doing it right. Seeing people is nice.

But in a culture without customs, the difficulty arises when trying to decide how to show that person exactly just how nice it actually is.

Say I’m walking down State and I see someone headed in the direction opposite my own. If I recognize the person, I’ve got about four seconds to decide on something between running up and chest bumping or completely ignoring ’em, all a function of how well I know the person, my mood at the moment and my chance of slinking by without them noticing. I usually end up yelling his name at his face awkwardly as he passes and asking how he’s doing as I walk backward away from him and into an old lady.

At a large school like this, we all have that fuzzy zone of folks we know who aren’t exactly our friends but we’ve definitely seen enough to acknowledge somehow. But how?

When is the stop-and-chat required, and when can I get by with just a hi-and-wave? I think the hi-and-wave is a classic move, but I can’t tell you how many times someone put on the brakes for me and with a wave, I hi’ed right by.

Or what if I know the person so poorly I’m not sure if I should say anything at all? Is that when you whip out the smile-and-a-head-nod?

But what if they don’t remember me and I just look like a creepy headnodder? Should I act like I don’t see them and glance everywhere they aren’t? WHAT IF I DON’T KNOW YOU AT ALL, SHOULD I JUST NOT LOOK AT YOU? It’s a lot to think about when you’re just trying to walk to Walgreens.

I’m sure we all cope with this in our own way. The easiest solution, of course, is to walk in a pack. But inevitably we find ourselves walking alone and are forced to brave the endless stream of eyes bearing down

on us from up the sidewalk. Some’ll glue their phones to their head and yak away, stashing a wave in their pocket and a smile inside their cheeks just in case some Facebook friend makes eye contact. Others pop the ear buds in, pull the hat way down and try to barrel on home before anyone notices. A lot of us try to act like humans and just walk down the street. But then you run into all that confusion again.

What, then, should we do? Like a lot of problems between humans, I think this one can be solved with a little dose of communication.

Starting now, if I spy someone walking toward me at a distance who I kinda know and I think will cause me problems—like a kid from the dorms I haven’t seen in years or my friend’s roommate whose name I can never remember, as soon as I see ’em—I wave both my arms and yell at ’em right away. “HEY YOU!” I shout, “YEAH, HEY, IT’S ME, DAVID. WE SORT OF KNOW EACH OTHER!” That way we don’t do that awkward thing where you make eye contact with someone from afar and then you both have to glance around and act like that didn’t happen until you actually pass and say hi. Once I get his or her attention, I start the conversation right away. “WHAT’S UP? WHERE YA OFF TO? WHAT? HEY, DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THAT ONE GUY WHO WANTS TO KILL BARRY ALVAREZ AND MARIA SHARAPOVA?” She might not catch everything I say, but either way it works out. If we know each other well enough, by the time we reach each other we’ll have gotten all the small talk out of the way, and if we don’t, then by the time we actually pass, she’ll be so embarrassed that she’ll fly right on by.

Either way, I’ll be content with having done my duty to my fellow man. Unless it turns out I was mistaken and just yelled at a total stranger for 10 seconds. Then I usually put my hand to my ear and act like I was on a Bluetooth, and if it seems like they’re not buying it I throw a brick at their face and run upstairs into Ear Wax until the heat dies down.

Does David just have social anxiety disorder? Diagnose him at dhottinger@wisc.edu.

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ear Davis, How do I get the honeys?

—Louis, Barnard Hall Picking up women is easy, Louis, as long as you’re attractive and know how to say the right things. But even that won’t help you if you stay shut up in your single dorm all day. You gotta get out. I hear there’re lots of superdrunk under-aged sorority girls at Hawk’s every Thursday night; maybe you could cut your chops there. But if propping up sloppy floozies ain’t your bag, Lou, let me let you in a little secret that keeps my LG ringing off the belt clip.

The ladies at this school never expect to be hit on while they’re walking to their 11 a.m. classes, especially by complete strangers in the dead of winter. But with 20,000 potential suitors milling about them, you’d think I’d have a bit more competition when I work my game on the way to the Chemistry Building every Tuesday and Thursday morning.

Most confused people are very polite, so when I tap the girl walking in front of me on the shoulder and say, “Hey I just decided you’re sexy—you wanna give me your phone number?” you’d be surprised how many of them rattle off their digits before they realize they’re getting macked on. It’s like taking candy from a barrel, Lou. They say it’s usually like 10 percent, but I would guess at least half the guys at this school are gay, ’cause I swear I’m the only one spittin’ game during passing time. Just because we don’t have lockers to lean against like in high school don’t mean the females ain’t hurtin’ for a flirtin’ between classes anymore. Say you’re walking in a crowd down University and everyone stops at a red light. What do most guys do? Stare at the ground and mope. What do I do? Spit.

“Sorry to interrupt ladies, but there’s like 280 spots left in my phonebook, who wants in?”

“Boy this light is long. Now my feet are wet. Hey you wanna shack up? I love you.”

“Hey, a lot of people have that same jacket. How do you feel

Students help with holiday food drives

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UW-Madison students are being encouraged to help families this holiday season as the university teams up with several organizations to provide food services to those in need.

The School of Library and Information Studies and the Red and White Hunger Fight spent the month of November donating food to local pantries.

The library school raised over 20 pounds of food which was then donated to Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin. The Red and White Hunger Fight, con-

meeting regarding the climate study, one topic in particular drew strong emotional response from Regents and affiliates.

The expressed concern over the prevailing number of sexual assaults that go unreported at all of the UW schools studied in the survey.

At UW-La Crosse, 96 respondents indicated they were victims of sexual assault, 91 of them being women and 86 being students. 51 respondents believed they were sexually assaulted at UW-Stevens Point.

As seen in Rankin & Associates’ research, the offender is commonly a friend or acquaintance of the victim and typically alcohol is involved in both parties, according to Carmen Wilson, Academic Planner at UW-La Crosse.

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ducted by members of the Athletic Department, raised approximately four tons of food and over $2,000 for the Community Action Coalition of South-Central Wisconsin.

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, along with the UW Athletic Department, will also show their holiday spirit by hosting a toy drive Friday before the men’s hockey game at the Kohl Center.

Student athletes will be collecting new and unwrapped toys to be distributed throughout Madison via Toys for Tots.

He had been taking medication for mental illness before the incident occurred.

He attended UW-Madison in fall 2007, dropping out in October. He previously attended UW-La Crosse.

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about that? Do you wanna go somewhere and make out? OK, fine, no pressure.”

It doesn’t always work. And sometimes you get some really weird looks, especially if she’s met you before. But if you wanna cook hashbrowns, you gotta plant potatoes. It’s science, Louie.

Some guys think it’s easier to wait about 14 hours and make a move at a bar when the girl’s minutes from passing out. I pounce before she’s fully awake. While she’s worried about getting her econ assignment in on time, I’m creeping up from behind to hit her with this line: “Excuse me, ma’am? Ma’am! Hey, I did really well on my SAT; you wanna go steady—oh, wait. Ugh. From behind, your hair sort of made you look ho-... um, nevermind.

Sorry to bother you.”

You’re bound to get some of those Lou, especially for the earlier classes.

Beauty is skin deep, so makeup is basically lying. You don’t have that problem at 9:42 Monday morning.

It’s like the opposite of beer goggles.

But it works out, ’cause there’s so many other fish on the street. Plus its harder for all the real babes to walk away since we’re both walking in the same direction. Not that I’m persistent or anything. It’s tough not to jump ship mid-delivery for an upgrade. “Whoa-ho! Hey there, honey buns, I was just telling sugar tits over there how big a stiffy you just gave me. Are you gonna be drunk later? Just asking.”

Since I consider laughter a good thing, I have a surprisingly low failure rate with all this. And if you’re at it long enough, sometimes they drop right into your hands. Like the time a girlie dropped her phone on the ground and I quick ran to snatch it up and put my number in it under ‘Pimp Juice.’ I handed it back all smooth and was like, “Hey what’s up, I’m Pimp Juice.

Call me. I’m 21; I can buy you alcohol.” She was way into it. I think she was doing that waitthree-days-before-you call thing and lost track though. Whatever, I got other leads.

Give it a try. Just not on University Avenue or Library Mall, though.

That’s my Kool-Aid. Send phone numbers to dhottinger@wisc.edu. Davis is out for the semester folks, PEACE!

Most alarmingly, in all cases, the majority of sexual assault victims did nothing to report their encounters. According to members of the board, seasons given for not reporting their incident were most commonly, that the students were too embarrassed, their perpetrators were their friends, or they believed the assaults were their fault.

Though disturbing, these findings are not unique to Wisconsin, according to Senior Research Associate at Rankin & Associates Sue Rankin.

UW System school officials are strongly encouraging open communication with students and making necessary resources more readily available to them.

According to Rankin, the problem itself is not becoming worse but people are getting more willing to share.

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Farmers’ market hosts food drive to benefit local families

By Abby Sears THE DAILY CARDINAL

Customers at this weekend’s Dane County Farmers’ Market at the Monona Terrace will not only get the chance to buy fresh produce, but will also be able to donate their purchases to an annual food drive.

The Dane County Farmers’ Market Food Drive, which is in its second year, will combine the long-running weekly farmer’s market with a community effort to fight hunger throughout the county.

Typically held on Capitol Square, the farmers’ market moves to the Monona Terrace during the winter months, but the cold weather doesn’t stop vendors or customers from doing business.

Larry Johnson, market manager for the Dane County Farmers’ Market, said about 45 vendors will be on hand selling their products in hopes that shoppers will pick up something extra to contribute to the food drive. “[Customers] can put those items right into the barrel or bring something else too,” Johnson said.

The food drive, co-sponsored by Friends of the Dane County Farmers’ Market and the Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin, Inc.,

will take items purchased at the market in addition to personal care and non-perishable items.

Chris Brockel of the CAC said his organization began going to the farmers’ market every Saturday to collect food as a part of their Gleaners program, which takes perishable and prepared foods to food pantries that distribute the food to local households in need.

“We encourage people to actually purchase from the vendors [and] then donate as sort of a reward and thank you.”

Chris Brockel Food and Gardens Division Manager Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin, Inc.

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The Dane County Farmers’ Market hosts its annual food drive Saturday, with vendors donating products like potatoes to help the needy.

Brockel said Farmers’ Market vendors are some of the biggest contributors to the program by donating over 12 tons of fresh products each year, prompting the CAC to team up with the vendors for the food drive.

“The vendors have been so generous to us … we encourage people to actually purchase from the vendors [and] then donate as sort of a reward and a thank you,” Brockel said.

The food drive will take place at the Monona Terrace from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday.

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Nicholas donates money for school of business deanship A long-time family of supporters of the Wisconsin School of Business recently donated a large sum of money to help begin an endowment deanship.

The deanship, previously paid for with university funds, will be fully paid for by Albert Nicholas and his wife Nancy Nicholas.

The gift from the Nicholas family is a part of last year’s Wisconsin Naming Gift where 13 donors collaborated to give $85 million, ensuring the school’s name will not change for at least 20 years.

The recent donation is not the only gift the Nicholas family has given to the university.

In 2003, Nicholas contributed a $6.4 million donation to start the Nicholas Center for Corporate Finance and Investment Banking at the school. In addition, they provided $10 million for the Nicholas-Johnson Pavilion at the Kohl Center.

Nicholas earned his undergraduate degree in economics from UW-Madison in 1952 and his master’s of business administration two years later.

DOJ workers report few poll problems The state Department of Justice employees monitoring polls for the Nov. 4 election encountered few problems at voting places, according to reports acquired by the Associated Press.

More than 280 pages of reports from the special agents and assistant attorneys general sent to the polls reveal few cases of illegal campaigning or violations of election laws at or near the polls, according to the AP. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen sent out these observers “to ensure compliance with state laws governing elections,” according to an Oct. 28 DOJ statement.

However, Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesperson Alec

Loftus said these agents caused problems by misinforming election workers about the rules concerning interaction between poll watchers and voters.

“They [agents] didn’t need to be there in the first place, as evidenced by these reports.”

Alex Loftus spokesperson Democratic Party of Wisconsin

“They didn’t need to be there in the first place, as evidenced by these reports,” Loftus said.

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n Monday, Ald. Eli Judge, District 8, announced he would not pursue a second term as alderman on the Madison Common Council. Judge, a UW-Madison senior, plans to move on to law school rather than running for a second term representing District 8, an area of downtown Madison containing 98 percent of the student body.

Judge’s contributions to his student constituents are numerous and impressive. His first item passed through the council was the Textbook Ordinance, which greatly reduced the number of textbook thefts on campus. In addition, Judge fought to protect students with the Photo Ordinance, a measure intended to defend renters’ rights. Judge’s latest act includes drafting the Downtown Residential Lighting Initiative to improve downtown lighting in response to increased safety concerns.

Judge, 21, is the youngest member of the Common Council, yet his unique perspective as a UW-Madison student demonstrated the need to ensure the District 8 alderman remains a student voice. Although the other aldermen may have more experience and hours put in

at the community level, others supported the benefits of having a young student such as Judge on the Madison Common Council.

“I think he was a good representative for the students and brought a balanced perspective to the council,” Ald. Brenda Konkel, District 2, said. “I really appreciate all the hard work he did on behalf of the tenants.”

Like Judge, the new District 8 alderman should make themselves open and available to their constituents whenever possible.

As Judge himself admitted, the majority of students are not even aware of who is representing them in the council, so accessibility is key.

No matter who eventually wins Judge’s seat on the council, they have the impressive blueprints of a successful predecessor to follow. Although the student populous should be upset to watch Judge leave, they must respect his desire to enhance his education at the next level and perhaps serve an even larger populous in the future. The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board wishes Eli Judge the best of luck and thanks him for the time he has devoted to District 8, especially in serving the students of UW-Madison.

State Supreme Court a player in gay rights issue Molly Rivera COLLEGE DEMOCRATS

In the wake of Democratic victories on Election Day, liberals find it easy to believe in the progressive America that elected Barack Obama, the first black president. We should be proud of the historical civil rights success Obama’s election represents.

Yet, on that same day, our image of hope and unity was clouded by the passing of discriminatory measures in several states. Although thousands of students marched to Wisconsin’s capitol building Nov. 4 cheering for the future of America, the occasion was muted

by California and other states’ sad affirmation of the second-class status of LGBT citizens.

Along with Proposition 8 in California, the passage of gay marriage bans in Florida and Arizona—as well as Arkansas’ measure to bar gay couples from adopting children—reveal the long battle ahead for members and supporters of the LGBT community. Today, more than 40 states have constitutional bans or laws against same-sex marriages, including Wisconsin, which passed a law in 2006.

Madison Democrats should work to elect fair judges who support the rights of all people, regardless of sexual orientation.

However, in the next few years Wisconsin courts will determine the full authority of the statute, and the court could overturn the ban completely someday.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is critical to protecting civil rights in our state and will ultimately decide how broadly to interpret the amendment. For example, judges elected to the Supreme Court will have the power to interpret the second sentence of the amendment that bans anything “substantially similar” to marriage.

As for Madison Democrats, it is important to shift our focus from federal to state government and work to elect fair judges who support the rights of all people,

regardless of sexual orientation.

We need to move beyond the “Obama hype” and continue our efforts toward a progressive future by working to elect fair judges to the courts.

Today, more than 40 states have constitutional bans or laws against same-sex marriage, including Wisconsin.

Democrats do not have to go into post-election withdrawal.

With the Supreme Court elections in April, we have a multitude of work ahead of us. Although the ban passed statewide, young people overwhelmingly voted against it. The 2008 election proved the youth voice is strong, and we cannot let it dissipate. Young people across the nation worked for months and years to elect Obama. We spread his message of change and believed in his vision of hope. Our efforts paid off, but our work is not over.

We must take the effort we put into the presidential election and work to change attitudes. The future is not about one man. We have hundreds of thousands of people in the LGBT community in Wisconsin to work for and support. Wisconsin should not be part of the 40 states who allow discrimination any longer. The hope for a better future lies with civil rights for everyone. The change we can believe in is not here yet but will be if we put our minds to it. We are on the right side of history, and we simply have to encourage everyone else to cross over and join us.

Molly Rivera is a sophomore and the community outreach chair for College Democrats of Madison. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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13 Aye’s antithesis 21 Words with “roll” or “hunch” 22 “Enough!” in Mexico 25 Completely lose it 26 James and Kett 27 Loses a coat 29 PC brain 30 Soccer’s Mia 31 Funny-bone neighbor 33 Staff notes 34 Similar 35 Shoreline 37 Dole (out) 40 Number in CB lingo 41 Former French toastee?

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Eccentric Weezer singer back with solo project

By Kyle Sparks

Weezer. And that’s what’s most impressive about this album: Earlier this year Malcolm even the songs recorded during Gladwell penned an essay for some of Weezer’s darkest days The New Yorker about two dif- still manage not to suck. ferent kinds of geniuses: those Earlier this year, amid born with their brilliance fully some of Weezer’s most repugformed and those who take nant times, Cuomo recorded years of practice to realize their the Jermaine Dupri-composed potential. What made Weezer’s “Can’t Stop Partying.” Hearing first two albums so great is that Cuomo moan lines like “Screw rehab, I love my Rivers Cuomo CD REVIEW addiction” over is a member a melancholy of the former. acoustic guitar What made provides a rare Weezer’s last glimpse of a few albums so man robbed of terrible is that his inhibitions.

Cuomo thinks He’s not overly he is a member Alone II: The concerned with of the latter.

Home Recordings time signaCalling of Rivers Cuomo tures—he’s just Cuomo a genius Rivers Cuomo having fun. is a bit of a Even if these are Weezer’s stretch if not entirely false, but it is accurate to think about forgotten outcasts, there are his mind functioning similarly. some real gems, particularly While Weezer the collective the cover of the Beach Boys’ was just getting their musical “Don’t Worry Baby.” Recorded feet wet, Cuomo was doing the before the release of The Blue breaststroke through hundreds Album, it probably had no of songs concealed beneath the place on any Weezer albums, murky stream. Over the course but it’s easy to see it as a staple of Weezer’s existence, he has to early Weezer shows.

However, this isn’t pure gold. perfected his stroke, being overly cautious about where he steps The more tracks from the mythand what he touches. With last ical Songs from the Black Hole year’s Alone and this month’s project that get released, the Alone II: The Home Recordings of more it seems like Rivers was Rivers Cuomo, though, Cuomo right to trash it. The three-song got his hands dirty, running the mini-suite of Black Hole tracks pond water through a sieve and here is forgettable at best. A releasing the gems to a crowd of rock opera was a little too ambitious for a freewheeling Cuomo, anxious, nostalgic fans. but a modern, measured Cuomo would probably still do worse.

So while Cuomo studies Cuomo was doing the breast- the science of chord progressions and guitar solos, trying to stroke through hundreds of songs concealed beneath the develop the perfect algorithm for pop, hiding himself behind murky stream. his clean-cut songs, the rest of us are just yearning for more of his hapless teenage insight about surfing and resemblances to cerAlbum opener, “Victory tain pop-culture icons. In some on the Hill,” is an effective cases, practice doesn’t make percall to arms for apprehensive fect. Through tireless practice, listeners. The trumpet chorus Rivers has lost the indifference leads straight into the power- that made him so phenomenal ful “I Want to Take You Home to begin with, and ultimately Tonight,” recorded in 2002 right the thing that makes the Alone in the middle of Maladroit-era recordings so valuable.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman demonstrates an astounding range as the eccentric Caden, writing and producing a play that serves as an ironic representation of the entire film in “Synecdoche, New York.”

Parts of one great whole

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The opening scene of “Synecdoche” may appear normal—viewers are introduced to Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman), the hypochondriac play director, Adele Lask (Catherine Keener), the disinterested wife, and Olive (Sadie Goldstein), the inquisitive four-year-old daughter—but “Synecdoche, New York” is anything but ordinary.

The film makes the transition to surrealism and existentialism quickly as the plot unfolds (Goldstein asks permission to watch TV, and the cartoon shown features characters relentlessly and scientifically discussing the development of a virus). Ridden with unrequited love, Hoffman’s boxoffice assistant, Hazel (Samantha Morton), buys a house that is literally on fire. The realtor asks if she has questions, and she says apprehensively, “Well, I’m worried that I’ll, you know, die in the fire.”

After his family leaves him, Hoffman receives a MacArthur grant and decides to direct a play about his life and mind.

Thereafter the plot gets extremely messy as the actors in the play who are playing characters in the film begin to become entwined with

one another. The representation that Cotard strives for in his play becomes indistinguishable from reality, confusing even the principal characters.

Charlie Kaufman, known for his inventive screenplays for some of the most creative films of the last decade (“Being John Malkovich,” “Adaptation” and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”), follows suit with “Synecdoche,” which is his directorial debut.

The representation that Caden strives for in his play becomes indistinguishable from reality.

“Synecdoche, New York” is as frustrating as it is thought provoking. The film as a whole can be hard to follow when the difference between the characters’ perception and reality is increasingly blurred.

To begin to understand the puzzle Kaufman intricately builds, the film title’s definition should be clarified. A “synecdoche” is a figure of speech where a part represents the whole (i.e. his parents bought him a new set of wheels,

meaning a car). In the film, several illustrations of the term can be perceived—literally, Cotard builds a replica of New York City in warehouses for the play. More importantly, though, his life represents everyone’s life.

Although a narcissist, Cotard has an important realization while building upon his already massive set. “There are nearly 13 million people in the world. None of those people is an extra. They’re all the leads of their own stories. They have to be given their due,” he says. Whether he follows his own command is a questionable debate, but the revelation is one explored through decades of time and acres of space through the film.

Hoffman paints an oddly relatable portrait of Cotard as a young, middle-aged and old man. Exceptional performances from the rest of the cast (Keener, Goldstein, Morton, Hope Davis, Dianne Wiest and Emily Watson) accentuate the film’s remarkable screenplay, which alternates between sarcastic one-liners and powerful assertions.

Not for the faint of heart or mind, Kaufman pushes audiences to their emotional and mental limits in “Synecdoche” from beginning to end.

Grade: A

Respected rapper Scarface graduates from the game on last release ‘Emeritus’

By Brian Jahnke

Since the early ’90s, Scarface has been pumping out albums and has Rapper Scarface—yes, his name garnered the respect of fellow rappers. was inspired by the movie—has been MTV described him as “your favorite around the block and back again in the rapper’s favorite rapper.” He mainrap world. Born Brad Jordan, Scarface tains a large fan base in the underground rap circuits hails from Houston, CD REVIEW across the country, a renowned rapper’s but because of his city with its own low-tempo style style and attitude. and even rhymes, He came up in the you won’t see him rap game with the plastered all over group the Geto music videos with Boys, an infamous the likes of T-Pain posse known for Emeritus and Kanye any time violent lyrics and Scarface soon. Scarface’s new a peculiar appearance throughout the album, Emeritus, movie “Office Space.” Scarface made stays the course but is one-dimenhis rap debut on the Geto Boys’ sional at best. The album is monotpopular album Grip It! On That Other onous, it lacks diversity and can Level and soon after started recording get downright boring at times.

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have retired in their field. If this is Scarface’s final work, it leaves something to be desired.

If Scarface’s name isn’t obvious enough, the intro track on the album depicts his gangster status. The track paints a picture of Scarface sitting at the back of a dark, smoky, Italian restaurant with stereotypical gangster movie music humming in the background while we simply listen to him talk for more than three minutes. Frankly, the intro is silly and easy to skip. Once Scarface starts to rhyme we get to see him in his natural habitat. The first single of the album, “High Powered,” features a hard-hitting beat and the usual rap lyrics about struggles in the streets and problems with rivals.

A glimmer of star status shines with an appearance by Lil Wayne and Bun B on the track “Forgot

About Me,” which shows Wayne’s uncharacteristically normal side. The rest of the album is a conglomeration of formulaic rap songs with no notable collaborations, which is a credit to Scarface, proving he can do it by himself.

The album is monotonous, it lacks diversity and can get downright boring at times.

The album hits a low point after the first few songs. Tracks five through eight, “Still Here,” “It’s Not a Game,” “Who Are They” and “Soldier Story,” are a forgettable mash up about the

deaths of friends, hood struggles and Scarface’s enemies. “Redemption Song” is a fitting title, as it is the saving-grace song of the album. Here, lyrically deft Scarface bursts out of his droning and delivers a linguistic left hook to Emeritus.

The final few songs of the album follow the more up-beat, hard-hitting style of “Redemption Song,” but lack its lyrical craftiness. Leaving all his emotion on the final track of his final album, the title track “Emeritus” is a climactic rant about Scarface’s enemies. “It’s over when I leave this stage / I’m ’a turn the page / Say goodbye to Face / Wave,” he promises.

Scarface has a reputation as a master lyricist—one of the best to ever hold a microphone. Shades of this are evident on Emeritus, but Scarface’s final album lacks the diversity to hammer it home.

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Badgers play host to Seawolves

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This Friday the Kohl Center will witness a strange event. Nine weeks into the college hockey season, Wisconsin will finally play on its home ice for a second straight weekend. The opponent for Friday and Saturday is No. 15 Alaska Anchorage.

The series will be only the third WCHA series held in the Kohl Center this season, and the Badgers are happy to finally sleep in their own beds.

“Being at .500 and coming back home, it’s going to be sweet to be back at home. I love being at home and I hate traveling,” junior forward and team co-captain Blake Geoffrion said.

“The last two Mondays I’ve asked where we are going this weekend, and said, ‘Oh yeah, I forgot we are at home.’ But it’s good to be back at home and I think that it definitely helps us.”

The Badgers (5-5-2 WCHA, 77-2 overall) take on the Seawolves (4-4-2, 7-5-2) a week after defeating both Michigan and Michigan State in the College Hockey Showcase and are currently riding a three-game winning streak. After starting the season 0-6-1, Wisconsin has gone an impressive 7-11 since then and have a lot of momentum and confidence in their favor.

Some of Wisconsin’s current success can be attributed to its defense.

Against St. Cloud State two weekends ago, after allowing six goals in a Friday loss, senior goaltender Shane Connelly rebounded and shut-out the Huskies on Saturday. Last weekend against MSU, the defense allowed only 12 shots on goal, and Connelly registered another shutout against Michigan Saturday.

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its third place MAC West finish last season. Sophomore center Ebony Ellis currently leads the Huskies in both scoring with 12.4 points per game and in rebounding with 10.9 per game.

Alhough Wisconsin leads the series 6-2, Northern Illinois has won the last two, including a 68-65 victory in Madison in 2003.

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just pick you up and give a little bit of an extra jump in your step,” senior goaltender Shane Connelly said.

The recent history between UW and Alaska-Anchorage has seen Wisconsin at a huge advantage. In their last 10 meetings, the Badgers are 7-2-1, and lead the overall series 38-139. At the Kohl Center, Wisconsin has a commanding 22-7-3 lead.

This season, however, it is AA that comes to Madison with the better record, and a No. 15 ranking.

“It is definitely different. They’ve been a growing program through the years and this year obviously they are getting their respect,” junior defenseman and co-assistant captain Jamie McBain said. “We’re looking to hopefully get back into the rankings; we haven’t been ranked since real early in the season. It’s definitely a role reversal, but we’ll just try to use that and try to switch things back and get back into the rankings.”

McBain currently leads Wisconsin in points with 16 (three goals, 13 assists), while Geoffrion leads the team with seven goals. Connelly has a save percentage of .910 and gives up an average of 2.74 goals a game.

For Alaska Anchorage, junior forward Paul Crowder leads the team with 18 points, while sophomore forward Tommy Grant has chipped in 10 goals and seven assists. In goal, junior Jon Olthius and sophomore Bryce Christianson have split time, with Olthius starting eight games to Christianson’s seven. However, there is a stark difference in the goalies’ statistics, as Olthius has a save percentage of .876 and a 2.88 goals against average while Christianson’s are .900 and 2.12.

The puck drops both Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. Friday’s contest will be televised on FSN North, and Saturday’s will be broadcast on WISC-TV.

UW players focused on resurgent Husky squad The Wisconsin women’s hockey team will look to stay perfect this weekend as they close out the first half of the season with a pair of games against WCHA rival St. Cloud State.

When the Badgers (16-0-2) hit the ice Friday afternoon, the memory of last season will still be fresh in their minds. The Huskies (9-5-2) handed Wisconsin its first loss last year in an October series in St. Cloud.

“We’ve always had problems with St. Cloud, but we’re still going strong,” senior defender Alycia Matthews said.

“It will really boost up our [desire] to go out there and beat them because we only have two more games [before] we’re off for the holidays.”

The Huskies, who have been in and out of the national rankings all season, are in the midst of a fivegame winning streak, having swept Minnesota State and Bemidji State

on consecutive weekends. St. Cloud State also knocked off the defending national champion Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs earlier in the season.

Forwards Megan McCarthy and Caitlin Hogan lead the Huskies offensively, and although their numbers pale in comparison to those of their Badger counterparts, they are still respectable. McCarthy tops the team with 17 points, recording seven goals and 10 assists this season. Hogan is a solid second with 16.

Special teams play has been essential to Wisconsin’s success this season.

After scoring three power-play goals in two games against Minnesota State last weekend, the Badger power play remains tops in the country, converting almost 33 percent of its opportunities.

In recent weeks, head coach Mark Johnson has experimented with an all-forward power-play unit, putting juniors Meghan Duggan and Jasmine Giles on the blue line behind sopho-

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Forwards Meghan Duggan (left) and Jasmine Giles (right) have both played on the blue line in Wisconsin’s all-forward power-play unit.

more Hilary Knight and seniors Angie Keseley and Erika Lawler.

“Since I’ve been here, [we’d] never tried an all-forward unit,” Duggan said. “It’s something great that we’ve implemented this year. I wouldn’t tweak it because I think we’re really buzzing with it right now.”

Although Duggan likes the role, she admits there is a little extra pressure involved.

“It really opens up your eyes when you realize you’re the last [one] back,” Duggan said. “[When] I’m playing at the top of the power play, I’ve got no one behind me besides [senior goaltender Jessie] Vetter. It gives you a new perspective of what’s going on and how safe you need to be with the puck that close to the blue line.”

For Giles, the time on the blue line has been instrumental in her development as a two-way player.

“It’s kind of tough to switch from a defensive role to a forward role, but it’s actually a lot of fun because you have to get creative with it,” Giles said.

“You learn so much from playing back there.”

Although the end of the semester will bring a welcome break for the team, the Badgers know what challenges lie ahead in the second half of the season.

“We don’t just go home and eat turkey, open presents and hang out with our friends,” Giles said. “We still have to maintain our conditioning.

You come back and you really see [which] teams do that.”

The Badgers and Huskies close out the season’s first semester this weekend at the Kohl Center. Faceoff is set for 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

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Junior guard Teah Gant goes up for a layup against the Hokies.

She had a team-high seven rebounds along with eight points.

direction from page 8 players ever, arrived on campus, he was tremendously poor in terms of conditioning and lacked any semblance of bulk.

High school football teams in the Badger state usually employ run-heavy offenses that rely on run-first quarterbacks. This might be great for producing linemen and runners but leaves Bielema woefully short on in-state quarterbacks and receivers. To put a point on it, Tyler Donovan is the only Wisconsin native to start at QB for the Badgers since 1987.

Both coaches rely somewhat heavily on in-state recruiting because, as much as it might shock some, it’s sometimes hard to sell Wisconsin. This is not to say that Madison isn’t a nice town. It’s just hard to sell Texans and Floridians on a place this cold.

Now, this may sound like all hope is lost, but there is a good course of action.

For the basketball team it will be a slow and steady process. Keep getting solid and occasionally spectacular players and maybe go after a few more players from the roundball-

rich state of Illinois. Dick Bennett’s 2000 Final Four squad proved that the basketball postseason can be a bit random (as that team had very little talent) and eventually Ryan’s number will come up.

Bret Bielema’s path to greatness may go through Illinois and Ohio.

Getting top talent form Florida, California and Texas is not realistic.

Illinois, however, has a plethora of talent and no dominant in-state schools (though Notre Dame pulls in a lot of good Chicago kids).

If they can steal unappreciated Ohioans a la Lee Evens, get players from unappreciated areas like the Northeast and, most importantly, constantly grab top prospects from Illinois, perhaps they could make a jump into the big time.

For now, UW fans have consistent bowls and berths in the NCAA tournament. It’s a good thing that 75 is a disappointment, but fans must see that there is a very long way to go before Wisconsin is mentioned as a perennial power in either sport.

Think Ben should shut it and that five-star Florida prospects are the only way Wisconsin will become top-flight program? Set him straight at breiner@wisc.edu.

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Bo’s crew ready to face Eagles

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“[Wes Matthews has] gotten bigger and stronger as his career’s gone on. He’s really stepped up as a senior.”

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“We just have to stick to our game,” junior guard Jason Bohannon said. “They have a lot of experience, but we have a lot of experience, too.”

Hokies stuffed as Badger win streak hits seven

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The Wisconsin women’s basketball team ran out to a 27-9 lead and never looked back, notching a 6152 victory over Virginia Tech (5-2) Thursday night at the Kohl Center.

The win also gave a point to the Big Ten conference as part of the second annual Big Ten/ACC Women’s Challenge.

“This is a big one for our team,” Wisconsin head coach Lisa Stone said.

“In my opinion, another statement game for our program. We’ve played some tough teams out of some very tough conferences and to be one of the only two to survive the Big Ten/ ACC Challenge on the women’s side, I’m very proud of our players.”

Wisconsin (7-1) has cruised to a

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Junior guard Rae Lin D’Alie had nine points, five rebounds and three assists for Wisconsin.

seven-game win streak, its first since the 2001-2002 season when it won 15 in a row. The Badgers’ intense defensive pressure in the half-court setting has been a constant during the seven-game run.

“I thought that they were very fundamentally sound, very solid and they played hard,” Virginia Tech head coach Beth Dunkenberger said.

“They locked down in the paint … they just didn’t make mistakes and they played hard. When you do those two things on the defensive end, good things happen.”

“Our identity is starting to become true that when we play defense like that, we’re going to put ourselves in position to be in every single game,” Stone said. “Our players are believing that.”

Offensively, the Badgers were led by sophomore guard Alyssa Karel’s 14 points. Junior Rae Lin D’Alie added nine, and sophomore Tara Steinbauer and juniors Mariah Dunham and Teah Gant scoring eight each.

“Once again, [we had] tremendous balanced scoring. [We] sputtered a little bit against the [1-2-2] half court trap, but bottom line is I’m proud of the players for the way we handled it,” Stone said. “We withstood it, got to the free-throw line… I’m proud of what we’re seeing and the growth we see daily.”

The Badgers worked the ball through the post and got 10 offensive rebounds in the first half, getting to the free-throw line 18 times before half.

Virginia Tech junior guard Lindsay Biggs scored a career-high 22 points to lead the Hokies, with junior forward

Utahya Drye adding 14 points and nine rebounds.

Wisconsin jumped out to an 11-1 lead to open the game on a pair of three-point plays by Gant and freshman forward Ashley Thomas.

Biggs got hot near the end of the first half, hitting her team’s final 12 points before the break.

The Badgers then stymied the rest of the team in the second half, holding the Hokies 14 points below its season average.

“I felt we did a decent job getting through screens, we chased, we were in the pack—we were playing our system,” Stone said. “If we can add

the one and done mentality to it, it’s really going to help.”

Wisconsin scored just two field goals in the first six minutes of the second half before a spin move in the lane by Gant gave the Badgers some breathing room, pushing the lead to 40-32.

With 5:30 left in the game, an offensive rebound turned tip-in by freshman guard Shanel Harrison gave the Hokies their first field goal since the 15:01 mark—a 9:39 span.

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OUT ON A LIMB Jamie and Al Leaders Supreme

Making the jump from bottom dweller to power, both on the field and in recruiting, requires a tremendous amount of luck combined with getting a few great players at the right time.

Both programs made the small jump but lacked an all-time great player, like Magic Johnson at Michigan State, to make a name for the school.

This situation is further muddied but the fact that Alvarez, Ryan and Bennett built their success on rather rigid systems. The football team’s runcentric attack will offer little help in attracting top-flight quarterbacks and running backs.

Although Bo Ryan’s teams have been very successful, the swing offense tends to attract a certain kind of player, usually those who are willing to sacrifice the chance to showcase individual talents and play at a slower pace.

These systems simply do not catch the eyes of the strongest, fastest and most exciting high school players.

The low high school talent level in the state of Wisconsin also does not favor the Badgers. Consider the fact that when Brian Butch, one of the most highly regarded Wisconsin prep

this season after coming off the bench his first two years, and has struggled shooting the ball while playing extended minutes. In 31.3 minutes per game, Bohannon is shooting 30 percent from the floor and 28 percent beyond the arc.

13.3 points per game, respectively.

Third on the team is sophomore forward Jon Leuer who is playing 16.1 minutes per game and averaging 9.9 points off the bench.

Junior guard Jason Bohannon has been a regular in the starting lineup

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As much as it might shock some, it’s sometimes hard to sell Wisconsin.

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Junior guard Jason Bohannon has struggled this season, shooting just 30 percent during his first year as a starter for the Badgers.

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he phrase “direction of the program” is thrown around far too often in the world of college sports. It describes the idea that actions now are somehow sowing the seeds of future success.

The nice part about this is that it is very hard to prove the “direction” of a program since the predictions are so long term. This whole topic, however, intersects with UW sports when it comes to the football and basketball teams, especially in terms of recruiting.

Many fans believe that garnering highly-rated recruits means success in the long term and often turn to the inexact measures supplied by websites like Scout.com and Rivals.com.

The Badgers have gone against that belief as Bo Ryan has never pulled in supremely highly-rated recruits and Bielema’s classes have not been ranked in the top-25.

Both coaches have programs which are consistent but rarely spectacular, and this status quo irks some fans.

They feel the teams should be taking “the next step” into the role of perennial national power.

If only it were that easy.

The first factor that the programs have to contend with is their history.

Before Barry Alvarez, the football team was mostly known for one great game (1962 Rose Bowl), a few good players and a long losing tradition. On the hardwood, the Badgers were mediocre at best until the mid-90s and were propelled by the coaching of Ryan and Dick Bennett.

Wisconsin will travel to Milwaukee Saturday to renew its intense in-state rivalry with No. 25 Marquette in a non-conference clash.

For the most part, both teams have taken care of business early in their schedule. Wisconsin enters the contest with a 7-1 record and hopes to ride the momentum defeating Virginia Tech on a late jump shot by junior guard Trevon Hughes Monday.

Marquette comes into the game 6-1 with its only loss coming at the hands of Dayton in the Chicago Invitational Challenge.

Earning a victory will be difficult for Wisconsin against a veteran squad that beat the Badgers at the Kohl Center last year. The Golden Eagles return four starters from last season, such as senior guards Wesley Matthews, Dominic James and Jerel McNeal.

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In recent contests the Badgers had to focus on shutting down James, who had been the focal point of Marquette’s offense. But this year Matthews has emerged as the Golden Eagles’ premier scorer, averaging 22 points per game.

“He’s their most improved player, and that says a lot with the strides [James] has made and [McNeal] has made as well,” assistant head coach Greg Gard said. “He’s gotten bigger and stronger as his career’s gone on.

He’s really stepped up as a senior.”

Limiting Matthews’ production will be vital for Wisconsin, but simply shutting down Matthews will not be enough. Marquette currently has four players averaging double-digit point totals per game.

McNeal averages 17.4 points per game, junior forward Lazar Hayward is scoring 16.7 per game and James is adding 11.7 points per game as well as 5.6 assists for an explosive offense.

Matthews may have materialized as the top scorer for Marquette, but the offense still runs through James, and his quickness and elusiveness as a point guard is difficult to defend. In last year’s game between Marquette and Wisconsin, James tallied a gamehigh 20 points and six assists.

Wisconsin’s key to winning will start on the defensive end, but the Badgers cannot rely on completely shutting down such a high-scoring offense. The Badgers will need several players to step up on the offensive end to keep up with Marquette.

Hughes and Landry lead the Badgers in scoring with 13.9 and

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