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Illinois governor faces charges of corruption By Nico Savidge THE DAILY CARDINAL

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The ﬁrst major snowfall of the year brought a university Snow Action Day, a city-declared snow emergency and a large student snowball ﬁght near the Southeast residence halls.

Dorm residents launch 200-person snowball ﬁght, UWPD called in By Melanie Teachout THE DAILY CARDINAL

As snow began falling heavily late Monday night, nearly 200 UW-Madison students from the Southeast residence halls initiated a snowball fight near Ogg Hall, catching the attention of passersby and university police. According to Paul Evans, director of University Housing, the fight occurred between midnight and 1:45 a.m. Katie Muratore, a UW-Madison freshman, witnessed the beginning of the fight from her window. “There were a lot of kids in the yard of Sellery who were throwing snowballs at each other, and there were a few in Ogg’s yard.” Muratore said. “They threw one across the street which is what I think started it.” The crowd of students caught the attention of onlookers and the UWPD received several calls concerning the students’ wellbeing. “One student was issued a citation

… based on his disruptive behavior, but nobody was injured,” UWPD Sgt. Jason Whitney said. According to police, faculty and students, there did not seem to be any serious violence in the snowball fight, but precautions were taken to ensure complete safety among students. “The officers just provided crowd control, keeping people out of the street to protect property and individuals in the area, making sure nobody got hurt,” Whitney said. Although the fight seemed harmless, preventing chaos was a priority. “You don’t want it to get out of hand where people get hurt. You also wouldn’t want them to take it inside—haul snow in and start having snowball fights inside.” Evans said. Monday’s snowball fight was not the last fight. Tuesday night at approximately 10:30 p.m. over 150 students from both Sellery and Ogg stormed Dayton Street and proceeded to throw snow balls and

large portions of ice at each other. UWPD officers arrived at the scene 20 minutes later and parked their cars in between the two crowds, but as of 11:30 p.m. no force of action was taken. The snowfall led to the university’s first Snow Action Day and the city’s first snow emergency of the season Tuesday. UW-Madison officials urged UW-Madison students and faculty to take precaution due to heavy daytime snowfall. Residents were also urged to use the Madison Metro bus system. Though Snow Action Days do not cancel classes, professors are asked to be flexible with students unable to travel safely to attend lecture. The city’s snow emergency will be in effect until at least 7 a.m. Thursday, which implements the alternate side parking rules. Drivers should park on the odd numbered side of the street Wednesday night to allow for efficient snow plowing on roads.

City commission votes against Madison Metro fare increase By Amy Rosenfeld THE DAILY CARDINAL

The city’s Transit and Parking Commission voted against raising Madison Metro bus fares from $1.50 to $2 at its meeting Tuesday, despite the 50-cent increase’s support from Mayor Dave Cieslewicz. Several city residents spoke prior to the decision, many in opposition to the price raise. Among these was Aaron Love, who said he would have difficulty paying for bus rides if the increase was implemented. “I heard that there was going to be a increase in price for the daily bus rides, I don’t really

make a lot of money so I kind of figured for myself if it comes to a $2 fee then I may think about waking up earlier to walk in the mornings to go to work,” Love said, adding he would be walking eight miles one way if faced with the increase. Steve Hartley, chief of staff for the Madison Metropolitan School District, noted that the Metro system is the primary way of transportation for students in both middle and high school. Hartley said 43 percent of the students in these schools qualify for free or reduced lunch, as well as bus passes supplied from the district. Hartley said the district pays

over $1 million per year currently for bus passes for its students, and said the fare increase could impact the cost greatly. To appease daily commuters, a plan to reduce the price of the monthly bus pass was introduced which would increase cash flow, and would not affect those who pay per ride. After several hours of debate, the committee decided against increasing the fare, which had originally been proposed by Cieslewicz. While many Madison Metro customers will be satisfied, the commission now faces possible service cuts as it currently faces a $682,000 deficit.

Federal agents arrested Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff Tuesday on charges of corruption and bribery. According to a criminal complaint, Blagojevich attempted to use the vacant U.S. Senate seat of President-elect Obama for his personal gain, either by trading it for political favors, selling it or by taking the seat himself. Although Blagojevich was released from court, he could face years in prison if convicted. His attorney told reporters he has no plans to resign from ofﬁce. The complaint also said Blagojevich tried to withhold “substantial state financial assistance … worth at least $100 million” from the Tribune Company unless it fired members of the Chicago Tribune staff that had written editorials critical of Blagojevich. Authorized federal wiretaps and recording devices in Blagojevich’s ofﬁce picked up conversations between Blagojevich and other members of his staff in which they talked about potential favors and jobs he could receive in exchange for the Senate appointment. “It is not coming for free,” he said of the appointment, according to the complaint. “It’s got to be good stuff for the people of Illinois

and good for me.” Blagojevich said in another conversation, “If I don’t get what I want and I’m not satisfied with it, then I’ll just take the Senate seat myself.” According to Charles Franklin, a UW-Madison political science professor, the scandal could postpone the appointment. “Illinois is likely to have only a single senator for a good while,” he said. Blagojevich, a Democrat, is the second consecutive Illinois governor to be arrested. His predecessor, Republican Jim Ryan, is currently serving prison time BLAGOJEVICH for corruption. “Illinois is the equal opportunity bipartisan corruption state,” Franklin said. He said although Wisconsin has maintained a history relatively low on government corruption, residents would “be naïve to believe we can be immune to that.” A few cases of corruption have occurred in Wisconsin’s recent political history, but according to UWMadison political science professor Dennis Dresang, they differ from Illinois cases in that they focus on political gain, not personal proﬁt.

Florida man dies of head injuries from weekend attack By Anna Bukowski THE DAILY CARDINAL

Eduardo Cademartori, the 27year-old Florida native and victim of a recent beating outside downtown Crave Restaurant and Lounge, died early Tuesday as a result of sustained head injuries. Police said the case will now become a homicide investigation and suspects will face more serious charges. According to Madison police, the altercation began at the Crave Restaurant and Lounge located at 201 W. Gorham St. Three suspects then left the tavern and confronted Cademartori nearby on the 300 block of East Johnson Street. They struck Cademartori in the head, and Madison police found him unconscious early Sunday morning. According to the coroner’s report, Cademartori was taken to Meriter Hospital with severe injuries to the head, and was listed under critical condition

until Tuesday morning when he was taken off life support. The DeLand-Deltona Beacon, Cademartori’s hometown newspaper, identified him as a wellknown racecar mechanic visiting Madison for training with his teammates. Two of the suspects, Madison residents Roynell Fuller, 19, and Ross Spang, 22, arrested on tentative charges of substantial battery, now face more serious charges. Spang is an employee at the Crave and reportedly argued with the victim at the tavern before following him up the street with Fuller and one other. Madison Police Department public information officer Joel DeSpain said police are waiting to talk to the final suspect. The man is still being considered a witness and it is “unknown whether there is probable cause to arrest him,” DeSpain said. homicide page 2

“…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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ASHLEY SPENCER back that ash up

hen my winter blues didn’t go away after a few weeks and some hardcore liquid medicating, I did what any college student does when they sleep with someone and develop a weird, burning sensation on their genitals—I turned to the Internet to diagnose my condition. My eyes scanned the computer screen, mulling over each and every symptom listed on WebMD.com: Socially withdrawn. Hmmm ... not technically. I mean, I have no problem karaoking and throwing up gang signs while singing “Get Low” in a room full of strangers. But I checked it anyway; I wanted to get a good disease. Pale skin. I guess, I wasn’t aware this was a symptom of a debilitating disease. If it is, I’m sure to be dead soon. Restlessness or irritability. Deﬁnitely, last week I about punched the bitch at Copps when she charged me without scanning my savings cards. Skank. Hunger. Hellz yeah. Loss of interest in hobbies and pasttimes. Yeah, It’s been too long

since I last drove around and yelled “buttsex!” at unsuspecting people doing errands. Dislikes change in daily routine. You best believe nothing can interfere with my TV-show regimen. It was after I built a fort in my bedroom out of a patchwork of blankets to help me weather out winter that I sensed something was profoundly wrong with me. Sure, I’ve had the “winter blues” in seasons past, but this was different. I mean, I ate an entire pizza in my bed while sober. I’ve never felt this crappy, especially for no apparent reason. Things in my life are looking up: I’m graduating in six months and entering a thriving job market. I’m in a loving healthy relationship with myself, and my diet consists of delicious frozen dinners. Life really can’t get better, can it? After checking off my symptoms, a list of possible diseases, mutations and bullshit excuses appeared on my laptop screen, overwhelming me: PMS, autism, Asperger’s syndrome, malnutrition, schizophrenia, excessive caffeine use, generalized anxiety disorder, sleep deprivation, anemia ﬁbromyalgia, bulimia, attention deﬁcit hyperactivity disorder. And then, my disease, SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder, a form

of seasonal depression, best treated with light box therapy. Since this self-diagnosis, I’ve been telling everyone I have this disorder as an excuse to do things I shouldn’t and get out of things I don’t want to do. “Wow, did you eat my entire bag of chips and my salsa?” Yes. Sorry. It’s the SAD. “Will you pay your portion of the electricity bill?” No can do, I’ve got SAD, remember? “Can you please shower? You’re stinking up the house.” Well ... no. I’m too SAD. Once my friends told me this practice was extremely annoying, I decided I needed to seek treatment. Since I couldn’t afford to sit in front of an expensive light box and hope this will make it more likely that I’ll wear jeans instead of sweats and start living a life, I decided to try something cheaper: art therapy, Christmas-style. Feeling in the Christmas spirit, I loaded up on a plethora of art supplies—metallic paper, glitter, garland—and went to work. I found solace in making popcorn garland to drape on our homemade Christmas tree, complete with handmade ornaments created out of pictures of my friends. I actually had fun cutting up pieces of paper and making an old school chain to drape across our ceilings. I took pleasure in wrapping empty boxes of crou-

UW-Whitewater prof. to chair higher education committee By Jessica Feld THE DAILY CARDINAL

State Rep. Kim Hixson, DWhitewater, will chair the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities in the next legislative session. Hixson, a UW-Whitewater advertising professor, will replace state Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, who most recently served as chair of the committee. “Kim Hixson brings a fresh look and fresh ideas to this committee, most importantly because he understands higher education,” said Don Nelson, assistant director of state relations for UWHIXSON Madison.

Having spent the last 20 years of his life in education, Hixson said he believes his appointment is appropriate. “I know how universities operate and I understand what universities and higher education are all about,” Hixson said. As chair, Hixson said he will focus on supporting the UW System and protecting it from additional funding cuts. “Right now the budget deﬁcit is certainly trumping everything, and I want to protect the university in every way that I can,” Hixson said. “Working on the university system I’ve seen the funding cuts that have been made. The university is running fairly lean on funds right now.” Nelson said he is optimistic about working with Hixson and that his

appointment marks a new era of cooperation between the university and the committee. “The approach that Nass and his office took to issues of higher education was not always conducive to a productive dialogue,” Nelson said. Though Nass’ office could not be reached for comment, UW System spokesperson David Giroux has previously said the UW System had good relations with Nass. Giroux acknowledged Tuesday the importance of Hixson’s background, but said the university will not take anything for granted. “Maintaining relationships with people in the Capitol is a labor intensive process,” Giroux said. “We are going to work very hard to keep that office informed and engaged as we did with Rep. Nass.”

Survey to analyze students’ financial aid persistence UW-Madison officials are in the process of directing a study on financial aid and how it affects students’ schoolwork. The UW System, the Wisconsin Technical College System and the Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board are collaborating to conduct the Wisconsin Scholars Longitude Study. According to its website, WSLS

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Due to Cademartori’s death, police changed the status of the investigation from battery to homicide Tuesday. DeSpain said the speciﬁc homicide charges the suspects face will be decided by the detective team and the district attorney’s ofﬁce.

is the ﬁrst statewide longitudinal study of the impact of private need-based ﬁnancial aid on students’ academic college career. The study, which focuses on the impacts of private grants on college persistence and graduation, includes over 6,000 Wisconsin residents currently receiving a Federal Pell Grant while studying at the 42 public

colleges in the state. Other students involved with the study are a part of the Fund for Wisconsin Scholars, which was established by UW-Madison alumni John and Tashia Morgridge. The researchers conducting the study expect to have preliminary results within the next year on how and why ﬁnancial aid affects college coursework.

The incident is the second homicide in three months to take place at a downtown bar. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, called the incident a “horrible coincidence” in terms of its similarity to a fatal bar fight that took place outside of the Plaza Tavern in September.

“It is very unusual to have any homicides in Madison and it is overwhelming and saddening that we have seen multiple over the past two years,” Verveer said. “It is upsetting that there is a perception problem in Madison that it is a dangerous place. I do not believe that is the case.”

tons and crackers to make it look like someone had been good this year. It certainly wasn’t me. Soon, my roommate and I transformed our apartment into a house that quite literally looks like a pack of elves ransacked it and vomited silver ,red and white all over the apartment. Over “All I Want for Christmas is You,” a song I can in no way relate to, my roommate studied our apartment and made an astute observation: “Dude, if I brought a guy home one night and he woke up and saw all of our decorations, he’d probably think he hooked up with an elf...” “It seriously gives a whole new meaning to the term North Pole,” I said, cheerful for the first time in days. I exploded into laughter, a hearty laugh. To me, a good laugh can bring world peace, cure AIDS and legalize same-sex marriage. Although it didn’t completely alter my generally bleak winter mood, the joke was a welcome distraction from my SAD, as I started to picture my roommate and me getting hit on by cute guys in Santa hats with big candy canes in their pants. If you’re depressed, don’t contact Ashley. She has no expertise and knows only about depression via Lifetime movies. But e-mail her funny things at aaspencer@wisc.edu to cheer her up on a winter’s day.

Programs offer students physical selfdefense skills In light of a recent surge in crime in the downtown area, several programs on the UW-Madison campus are offering lessons in selfdefense. Chimera, a nationwide selfdefense program, is being offered through Madison’s Rape Crisis Center at Gordon Commons. The program caters to the needs of women, stressing avoidance and teaching physical protection skills. Participants of the program learn techniques to reduce the risk of harassment and assault. Students interested in participating in the Chimera program have to pay $20, which includes a 33 percent student discount, to participate in the six-hour class. Classes will resume in late January and are available until May. The Department of Kinesiology is offering students a self-defense and assault prevention course that covers proper punching, striking, kicking, wrestling and grappling techniques. Robert Yu, from the UWMadison School of Education, teaches the class and focuses his lectures on how students can physically protect themselves. All of those who are in need of support regarding issues of sexual assault should call the 24-hour crisis line at 251-7273. As an added safety precaution, university officials are asking students to walk with friends at night and to utilize SAFE Nighttime Services when the situation presents itself. —Erin Banco

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alcohol tax can curb drinking

he Wisconsin District Attorney Association recently proposed a marginal tax increase on both liquor and beer as part of a resolution to hire and sustain more local prosecutors. In the last decade, there has been a very low retention rate among prosecutors, leaving the remaining ones overloaded with casework. An influx of money would undoubtedly improve the status quo, yet that holds true for nearly every bureau and office in the state, especially in the current cash-strapped economy. The tax itself is an acceptable measure; Wisconsin has one of the nation’s lowest alcohol taxes and could stand a small tax increase such as the one proposed. The tax is small enough that mere pocket change could accommodate the price increase. Although the exact number for the increase has yet to be defined, one gallon of beer is accompanied by a 6.5 cent tax. Bring that up 20 percent to nearly eight cents, and you have what could amount to millions of dollars in revenue. In a time when any revenue is gasoline to Wisconsin’s empty tank, there should be more to gain than hiring over 100 more pros-

ecutors and raising others’ salaries. Considering the amount of revenue this tax increase would provide, and the crisis Wisconsin is facing with drunk driving, much can be accomplished with this new tax increase, in addition to helping the state’s prosecutors. There have been few successful initiatives to curb drunk driving in Wisconsin, and using an increase in the alcohol tax to initiate drunk-driving programs is more than reasonable. Rep. Tony Staskunas, D-West Allis, proposed a mandate on ignition interlocks for DUI offenders; buttressing this proposal with money from a small alcohol tax increase makes the plan more realistic. The Tavern League of Wisconsin, a strong lobby group, will undoubtedly oppose the tax increase, but state legislators should think in the best interests of the state—not to mention the tax is small enough to be considered negligible to the constituency. Although this small tax increase would not act as a prohibitive measure to buying alcohol, the extra revenue can be used to prohibit drunk driving, giving the increase more weight than it would otherwise carry.

Madison police missing concentrated crime area DAN JOSEPHSON opinion columnist

he ever-growing crime spree in downtown Madison has become increasingly prevalent in a particular neighborhood. The general area of the Henry Street and Gilman Street intersection has experienced an increased presence of violent crimes for the past few years. This now-vulnerable region extends through the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and State Street. From the spree of sexual assaults occurring in 2006 to the brutal attack on a 27-yearold male outside the Crave last Sunday, the general lack of safety in the northeastern area of State Street has only gotten worse.

The frequency of violence in the Henry and Gilman neighborhood clearly needs a different lawenforcement method.

Students on this campus have seen a fairly large change in the atmosphere of these streets. What they have not seen is a change in any form of tightened police protection. When it becomes

somewhat clear that similar situations—in this case, violent crimes—continue to occur in a five-block radius, a larger concentration of police should be patrolling this area at a more frequent rate.

Although the response efforts of police are impressive, they would be more effective if they were nearby during the crime.

Regardless of how often a particular neighborhood experiences a series of similar crimes, the Madison and UW police departments tend to shy away from a more focused response to this area. There is not any hint of an increased police presence at large, let alone in this five-block radius experiencing the increase of crime perpetration and victimization these past couple of years. There is not the slightest improvement in police presence, and not the slightest increase in safety felt by students and residents in this area.

There is not the slightest increase in safety felt by students and residents in the Henry and Gilman area.

I know this because I am a student who lives in this stretch of downtown. I hear of each new incident, and it seems like nearly half the time I hear the sirens through my windows or from where I work right down the block. The problem lies within the timing of when these police officials arrive. This is not in any way suggesting that police are not responding with immediate attention and efforts to catch these perpetrators and prevent future violent crimes from happening, but patrolling schedules need to be reconsidered. Although the response efforts

of police are more than impressive, they would be more effective if they were nearby or on location to stop these crimes from happening. Take, for instance, an incident such as the Juan Bernal stabbing outside the Plaza Tavern on Henry Street. An increased police presence outside could have stopped a few things from happening. Psychologically, the very existence of police outside of a building where patrons are socializing is more than likely to create a more intimidating environment that may curb criminal activity. More specifically, consider

Students on campus have seen a fairly large change in the atmosphere of the streets.

Travis Knapp, a convicted accomplice in the Juan Bernal stabbing. He was blatantly bail-jumping by drinking at the Plaza, where he soon assisted in the incident, and more so in its aftermath. If police were patrolling outside the Plaza often enough for people both in line and inside the bar to notice them, could the outcome have turned out differently? Perhaps Knapp, who knew he was bailjumping, would have thought twice before entering the Plaza, therefore eliminating him from the scene of the crime. The elimination of a homicide accomplice could very well diminish the chance of defendant Justin Stout stabbing Bernal, considering there is one less individual involved in the violent act. Although officials such as Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, feel that crime happening in this area is more of a matter of chance, the frequency of violence in this particular neighborhood clearly needs a different law-enforcement method than it has seen these past few years. Dan Josephson is a senior majoring in legal studies and political science. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Headline misses the true message of lecture Upon reading Tuesday’s Daily Cardinal, I was disappointed to find the headline “Remembering genocide” above the front-page photo of former child soldier Ishmael Beah, who spoke at the Union Monday night. In fact, Beah did not mention the word ‘genocide’ once during his speech, and the incorrect headline makes it seem as though the Daily Cardinal staff is apathetic toward an African conflict that is actually a complex civil war. Had a Cardinal writer or editor attended the event, they

would have heard Beah speak at length about the importance of word choice within the oral traditions and culture of his hometown in Sierra Leone. As a child, Beah was required to listen to stories told by elders and later recite them from memory. If he added something that was not part of the original story, he would receive six lashes. —Jacob Kushner Junior majoring in Journalism and Mass Communication Member of Action in Sudan

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UW students display creative, unpretentious art By Jenna Liberman THE DAILY CARDINAL

Don’t let the name of the new Advance Painting Workshop’s exhibit, “The Pain & the Yearning (An Old Woman Experiences Pain and Yearning),” fool you; there is no pretension here. The title is actually a “Seinfeld” reference, following the gallery’s history of absurd installation titles. “I think there is a lot of pretentious big-headedness in the art world ... I kind of like to subvert that idea.” Nick Junkunc senior UW-Madison

The gallery is the culminating showcase for students from this semester’s Advanced Painting Workshop, a unique undergraduate program structured like a graduate program. Those accepted receive workspace and more personal attention from the professors and, according to UW senior Nick Junkunc, “It’s a good situation, you don’t have to worry about cleaning

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up and setting up your stuff ever day. Believe it or not, [cleaning] is a pretty big deterrent to actually doing things.” In addition to the independence afforded by individual studio space, the workshop gives these students freedom to select both their medium and subject, in contrast to lowerlevel classes where the curriculum is more structured. Although much of the work on display in the 7th Floor Gallery is painted canvas, other media are also used, including painted paper and resin with paper cutouts. More impressive than the diverse media, though, are the gallery’s many topics. UW senior Ellen Sieber’s oilon-canvas paintings “Andrew’s Great Catch,” “Christmas with the Voeglers” and “Archie Povell and the Onions” all depict animals and taxidermy and focus, as Sieber puts it, on “the kind of loving and awkward relationships that exist in between.” Another painter, UW junior Jan Brugger, incorporates the ﬁgures from her grandmother’s old photographs into her paintings, which include “She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain,” “Pecker” and “Icing on the Cake.” She uses these images to evoke “ideas of perfection and the standards of these times, the 1940s and ’50s, and how they may or may not be relevant today.” UW senior Laura Fischer, meanwhile, drew inspiration from observ-

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Jan Brugger’s “Icing on the Cake” is one of the many creative paintings displayed at the Advanced Painting Workshop’s new gallery. In this case, Brugger’s childhood photographs provided the inspiration. ing people and noting, as she pointed out, the “weirdness” involved in “regular human relationships.” Junkunc confronts both medium and subject boundaries in his small pieces made by successively layering paper and epoxy resin to create a spatial relationship. As Junkunc put it, all of his pieces— including the simply named “!,” “Two Scoops” and “Doggy,” are “linked by the fact that they are all kind of dumb, and that’s kind of

something I do intentionally as a subversion to pretension.” Junkunc connected his personal aversion to pretension with the exhibit’s reference to “Seinfeld.” “That’s why I always push for that kind of a title, because I think there is a lot of pretentious bigheadedness in the art world. I think a lot of people stereotype it that way, maybe rightfully so. But I kind of like to subvert that idea,” Junkunc said.

‘The Pain & the Yearning (An Old Woman Experiences Pain and Yearning)’ where: Humanities Building, 7th Floor Gallery when: Now until Friday, Dec. 12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. cost: free

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Today’s Sudoku

Anthro-apology

By Eric Wigdahl wigdahl@wisc.edu

Angel Hair Pasta

By Todd Stevens ststevens@wisc.edu

Solution, tips and computer program available at www.sudoku.com.

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. The Daily Code

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Sid and Phil

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The Graph Giraffe

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“Coats with scarves of red tied round their throats.”

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Evil Bird Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com COLOR COORDINATED ACROSS

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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Women’s Basketball

Wisconsin report card after strong start to season By Jay Messar THE DAILY CARDINAL

After getting thumped by South Dakota State to open the 2008-’09 campaign, the Wisconsin women’s basketball team wasn’t getting much respect. But since that 20-point road loss, the Badgers have pulled off eight straight wins, including an upset of then-No. 6 Baylor. With two intrastate games remaining on its pre-Big Ten slate, Wisconsin isn’t exactly under the radar anymore. “I’m very encouraged by our players, but we also have to remember that when you knock off someone like Baylor and you’re not supposed to, that now it catches somebody’s eye,” head coach Lisa Stone said Monday. “Really for us, it’s just daily growth. We focus on what we do and try to have our team get better every day and not get wrapped up in what other people think.” Though the season is still young, here are some early-season grades for Stone’s new squad. Defense: APerhaps the most surprising feature of this year’s squad is its ability to stop teams. Wisconsin’s “pack” style of defense has brought success on that side of the ﬂoor, keeping the Badgers competitive with nearly everyone. Wisconsin has held its opponents to 56.2 points per game, second-best in the Big Ten. “Overall, the foundation is that we’re playing very, very strong defensively and that’s keeping us in games,” Stone said. The Badgers are giving up a

league-high 38.5 percent from behind the arc, but if they keep up their intensity on D, they may surprise some Big Ten teams. Offense: C Losing 60 percent of its offense from last year, Wisconsin hasn’t exactly broken any scoring records. Although Sunday’s 61.9 shooting percentage from the floor against Northern Illinois set a Kohl Center record, the Badgers have been susceptible to scoring lulls and poor shot-clock awareness in the second half, allowing many teams to make the final eight minutes interesting. Balance has been a positive though, as at least eight different Badgers have scored in all nine of their games. Coaching: B+ Many thought head coach Lisa Stone was out after last season’s disappointing second-round loss in the WNIT. But Stone found a pair of new associates for this season in Kathi Bennett and Oties Epps who have matched intensity with basketball savvy. This year’s young team already has a completely different appeal. Wisconsin’s athleticism and chemistry paired with intensity, patience and balance on both ends of the floor is an equation for success and evidently comes directly from the UW sideline. Overall: B The Badgers have a long way to go to compete with Big Ten heavyweights Ohio State and Purdue, but

so far they are off to a good start. To have a team with just one senior, who has seen limited minutes due to injury, pull off eight straight wins shows immense promise. If Wisconsin can maintain its stiﬂing defense and keep opponents off the offensive glass, it has the ability to become a solid postseason threat.

“Ashley Thomas is right now one of our best defenders at the four position,” Stone said at the Paradise Jam. “And with matchups right away, it gives us some early energy and makes a statement early.” Underclassmen who ﬁll their

roles like Thomas and freshman 3-point threat Jade Davis will be important to the team’s success. This year’s team looks like something that Wisconsin has been lacking from years past—one integrated, balanced and consistent unit.

Team MVP: Alyssa Karel If the Badgers had a face to this team, it would be that of sophomore guard Alyssa Karel. Karel has led the team in scoring (14.0) and minutes (34.8) per game this season and has been the go-to player in the clutch. “She’s a special player,” NIU head coach Carol Owens said Sunday after Karel scored 25 points against the Huskies. “She’s very savvy and she knows how to get her shots … That’s what makes her a really good player.” Karel sunk the game-winning midrange jumper against Baylor, then hit a deep three against UWMilwaukee to force a second OT. “The thing about Alyssa, she’s very even-keeled,” Stone said. “She doesn’t let her highs get too high or her lows get too low. She is consistent in her approach.” Best Newcomer: Ashley Thomas Averaging just 2.3 points and 2.0 rebounds a game and a bit undersized offensively, freshman forward Ashley Thomas’ true presence is found on the defensive side of the ﬂoor. Stone loves her style of play, as Thomas, in six starts, has used her quickness to get around opponent posts.

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Wisconsin sophomore guard Alyssa Karel is leading the Badgers in scoring so far this season, averaging 14 points per game.

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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Men’s Basketball

Badgers: (7-2 overall) Bengals: (2-6 overall)

Up next: UW-Green Bay at the Kohl Center When: Saturday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m.

Wisconsin defeats Idaho State in thriller RECAP

By Andy Van Sistine THE DAILY CARDINAL

Inclement weather in Madison could not stop Idaho State (2-6) from making it into town for a matchup against the Wisconsin men’s basketball team (7-2), but cold shooting on the court almost cost the Badgers the game as they barely hung on to seize a 60-58 victory Tuesday night. Shooting 37.7 percent from the field and missing seven free throws on the night left Wisconsin in a dire position in the waning minutes of the game. “We stuck it out, we ended up on the left-hand side, but … we’ve got to get a lot better,” senior forward Marcus Landry said. “I’m not satisfied with our performance, I don’t think our team is as a whole, if I could speak for them. We just need to get better, we need to improve. There’s no excuses for the way we played today.” The game started out well for head coach Bo Ryan’s team, as the Badgers jumped to an early 12-2 lead thanks in large part to two consecutive 3-pointers from junior guard Jason Bohannon. Nearly five minutes into the game, the Bengals finally got their offense going and put together a 6-0 run to pull within four. With both teams operating on all cylinders, the game turned into a back-and-forth battle that featured a pair of shots in the paint by sophomore forward Jon Leuer, including a tough layup down low to put Wisconsin up 20-13. However, the Badgers hit a drought with seven minutes left in the half, and Idaho State took advantage. Four points from junior guard Kal Bay fueled a Bengal surge that led to a sevenpoint run and a 21-20 lead. Wisconsin finally got back on track with two more 3-pointers from Bohannon and a layup from Landry to end the half, but were nursing a meager 29-27 lead. In the second half, Idaho State came out firing and put up the first four points to take a 31-29 advantage. The Badgers caught

their breath after taking a timeout and got back into a rhythm. Four points each from Landry, Leuer and senior forward Joe Krabbenhoft fueled the Badger offense following the break, but five missed shots and two missed free throws allowed the Bengals to stay in the game. With the score at 41-40 with Wisconsin ahead, the Badgers looked like they would begin to break away when a 3-point shot from junior guard Trevon Hughes was followed up by five more points to make the margin 49-40 with 6:43 left to play. But in the ensuing six minutes, Wisconsin once again struggled to hit from the floor, shooting 1-of-6 on the court and missing three free throws. “I thought we came away on some empty trips where we could have really put a dagger in, and we didn’t,” Ryan said. “You just keep leaving the other team confidence [by doing that].” With 43 seconds remaining, Idaho State junior guard Amorrow Morgan nailed a jumper to make the score 54-51, and the Bengals were forced to foul to stay in the game. Wisconsin would go to the free-throw line four more times before the final buzzer, but each time Idaho State also managed to score on its ensuing possessions. With two seconds remaining and the score tight at 59-58, Hughes went to the line for two free throws, hitting the first and missing the second. A desperation inbound by Idaho State made it across center court, but was mishandled and batted away as time expired. “We didn’t score on about nine possessions, I think it was,” Landry said. “And if you look back at the Marquette game, I think it was the same thing: We didn’t score on nine possessions. It hurts us when you don’t score on nine possessions and they go down and they score on nine possessions. “That lead gets cut down right away. We’ve really got to make sure that we keep executing and finding open guys … so that that lead won’t get away from us.”

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UW senior forward Joe Krabbenhoft led the Badgers with nine rebounds in their win over Idaho State. He also scored seven points in the game.

ANALYSIS By Matt Fox THE DAILY CARDINAL

On a night when Wisconsin’s shooters went cold, the Badgers knew they would need to find other ways to win. The Wisconsin men’s basketball team used rebounding and aggressive play to hold on for a 60-58 victory over the Idaho State Bengals. Wisconsin shot poorly from the field all night, going 20-of53, including 5-of-22 from behind the 3-point line. UW head coach Bo Ryan said that off-nights from several of his players made it much more difficult for Wisconsin to compete at a high level. In particular, Wisconsin’s younger players had a rough night, as sophomore forward Tim Jarmusz and freshman guard Rob Wilson shot a combined

0-of-7 from the ﬁeld. “The young guys tonight struggled from a shooting position against that zone,” Ryan said. “[Jarmusz is] going to hit some of those, he’s going to have a streak where he’ll do that in a game. [Wilson has] been shooting it very well. And then you get a night where you’re not. I think to our guys it felt like an away game tonight.” However, Wisconsin was still able to escape with the victory due to strong rebounding and aggressiveness inside. The Badgers outrebounded the Bengals 15-5, resulting in 15 second-chance points for Wisconsin. Ryan said that this was even more important given the ﬂow of the game. “I really liked the effort in a lot of ways and the fact that we touched the post in the second half where we got some decent looks,” Ryan said. “In a

low possession game like that, everything gets magnified.” Senior forward Marcus Landry finished the game with 14 points and eight rebounds, while sophomore forward Jon Leuer provided a spark off the bench with 11 points and seven rebounds, including five on the offensive end. Senior forward Joe Krabbenhoft said the play of Wisconsin’s big men was crucial and that he was encouraged by the team’s improvement from its last game against Marquette. “Against the zone, that’s what you have to do,” Krabbenhoft said. “You’re going to have some misses, and so we have to clean those up, and that was a point of emphasis. Every week, every day we go at it, get on the glass, and we did a nice job because we knew against Marquette we didn’t really do that, so we wanted to bounce back and have a better performance.” Throughout the night, Idaho State played a zone defense. Bengal head coach Joe O’Brien said Idaho State usually plays a man-to-man defense and that although the zone was effective for a period of time, Wisconsin’s ability to recognize it created a major disadvantage. “The fact that they got to look at that zone for so long tonight, I think finally they figured out what they could do against it,” O’Brien said. “They got it into the low post too many times, they found dribble penetration gaps up near the elbow a number of times. That’s what happens when you zone for 40 minutes, eventually people figure things out. It’s not the best way to defend, but we felt like it would give us our best chance tonight.” Junior guard Jason Bohannon was able to capitalize on the Bengals’ zone, leading the Badgers with 18 points. Bohannon shot 4of-11 from the field, all four field goals coming from beyond the 3point arc. Bohannon also produced at the free-throw line, shooting a perfect 6-of-6, all in the game’s final five minutes. The Badgers will continue their four-game homestand this weekend when they face UW-Green Bay on Saturday night. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. and will be broadcast on Big Ten Network.

Recruiting ratings turn into coach’s crutch at Notre Dame BEN BREINER all about the benjamins

or any new college football coach, we hear the familiar refrain, “Wait until he gets his guys in there, then we’ll see what he can really do.” The logic works. It’s probably not fair to judge a coach without seeing him work for more than a few seasons. The problem comes when recruiting turns into a crutch for coaches whose jobs are on tenuous ground. These circumstances feed into the troubling situation in South Bend, Ind., where one of the greatest programs in college football history has been brought to its knees by its own hubris. The Fighting Irish were basically forced to retain

head coach Charlie Weis, dubbed the “Great Weis Hope” by at least one prominent columnist. Weis came to Notre Dame in the midst of a tumultuous period. After the retirement of successful coach Lou Holtz, defensive coordinator Bob Davie was promoted to the top job. He recruited well, but went only 35-25 and missed two bowls in five seasons. Next came Tyrone Willingham, who led the team to three mediocre seasons and was fired before his players could even get established. And finally we come to Weis. With Willingham’s first recruiting classes, Weis found success. His team burst out to a 5-2 record, and after a close loss to USC at home, Weis was handed a 10-year contract worth an obscene amount of money. Since then, problems have arisen. Weis’ teams lost a pair of BCS bowls and then during a down

season, Weis’ third, Notre Dame fans blamed Willingham. They said the coach who had been given only three seasons on the job had just not recruited enough high-character athletes for Weis to win with. Instead, they pointed to Weis’ highly rated recruiting class as proof that their beloved Domers were on the path back to the top.

Maybe someday fans will judge coaches by how their teams play rather than their ability to recruit 17-year-olds.

Well, it didn’t work out. The Irish beat the teams they should have early, were destroyed by the good teams they faced and were witness to an act so pompous it

probably merited Weis’ firing on the spot. After a difficult stretch, Weis decided to take over play calling duties before facing two of the worst defenses on their schedule. In some form of cosmic justice, Weis’ team struggled against Navy and ran for just 41 yards in a loss to Syracuse, one of the worst defensive teams in the country. Notre Dame is stuck because they cannot fire their third coach in the last decade. The recruits that helped power so much Irish optimism have now been exposed as overrated. It turns out that being recruited by Notre Dame make recruits highly rated, so the top classes don’t mean much (Davie and Willingham had wellrated recruits, too). Getting your guys is one of the most overrated aspects of college coaching. Bob Stoops won with another coach’s players. So did Jim Tressel. Since then, neither has

a single title despite ridiculous arrays of talent. Michigan fans, enduring their worst season ever, are similarly smug over recruiting rankings. We hear that their players simply do not fit Rich Rodriguez’s system and that when the best recruits get there, he’ll be running the Big Ten. Well, his players were already from top-10 recruiting classes. All of them. Maybe someday fans will judge coaches by how their teams play rather than their ability to recruit 17-year-olds. Then again, if the braintrust at Notre Dame can’t ﬁgure it out, there’s not much hope for the rest of us. Do you think college coaches should be able to win games with players they did not recruit? E-mail your thoughts to Ben at breiner@wisc.edu.