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Doyle expresses concern over Senate’s stimulus bill By Cathy Martin THE DAILY CARDINAL
The recently passed U.S. Senate version of the economic recovery bill gives half a billion dollars less to Wisconsin than the bill passed by the House, according to the Washington group Federal Funds Information for States. Compared to the House version of the bill, the Senate’s bill allocates $140.5 million less for education and $453.2 million less for general state aid, which goes to local governments for programs like fire and police protection services. Carla Vigue, spokesperson for Gov. Jim Doyle, said the governor is concerned with how the Senate’s plan will affect Wisconsin. “Even with a stimulus package, [the state is] still going to need to take deep cuts,” Vigue said. “But with the version that the Senate passed, jobs are going
to be threatened and [schools] aren’t going to have the funding to do a lot of the things that they would like to do.” The bill, called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, passed on a 61-37 vote with the help of U.S. Sens. Herb Kohl and U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis. Feingold said in a statement the necessity for acting quickly and responsibly to get the economy moving prompted him to vote for the bill. “The economic recovery package is not perfect, but it does take important steps to create and save millions of jobs while addressing our country’s energy and infrastructure challenges,” he said. A conference committee of House and Senate members will meet this week to find a compromise between the two bills. President Barack Obama must then approve the revised package senate page 3
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Workers from Russell Athletic’s manufacturing plant in Honduras spoke to students and faculty about their experiences unionizing for fair wages.
Russell Athletic workers defend union’s actions By Beth Pickhard THE DAILY CARDINAL
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Chrystia Freeland, managing director of The Financial Times spoke to students and faculty Tuesday about the national economic crisis.
Two workers protesting UWMadison apparel manufacturer Russell Athletics appeared on campus Tuesday to share their experiences as union members in one of the company’s manufacturing plants. Jerzees de Honduras, a branch of Russell Athletics, recently closed their �plant after union workers attempted to bargain with management for �higher wages. The Workers Rights Consortium, an independent labor rights monitor agency, has �confirmed that the closure was a harsh response to union activity. UW-Madison terminated its contact with Russell Athletics Feb. 5 because the company violated the university’s code of conduct for licensees, which guarantees freedom of association.
The factory’s union workers said �they asked for decent wages to make a living, wages not even �close to what management positions receive. Norma Estela Mejia Castellano, vice president of the workers union, said she was greatly impacted by the closure of the factory. “It has left us on the street unfairly just because we wanted to have a �fair wage and job,” she said. Workers wanted to unite because they felt they needed to defend �themselves through the only legal avenue they had. The movement started to impact workers who were previously fired. “We felt really proud because [the workers] were starting to believe in �the power of a union,” Mejia Castellano said. According to a statement by Russell Athletics, The Fair Labor Association reported areas where the
company could improve freedom of association. Russell Athletics said they would initiate steps recommended by the FLA to improve worker life. However, Moises Elias a Bovado, president of the workers union, said Russell Athletics did not comply with the code of conduct. “They might have it up on the wall, they might have it written down, but when it comes to applying it to the real world that doesn’t happen,” he said. According to Jan Van Tol, member of the Student Labor Action Coalition, it is common for companies to deny allegations against them. “The language in the code of conduct is a little bit open for interpretation, but any reasonable reading and it would be obvious they violated it.” he said.
Expert stresses unpredictability of national economic recession
State Senate votes to increase minimum wage in Wisconsin
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The U.S. managing editor and columnist at the Financial Times spoke on campus Tuesday about the economic crisis and how it is affecting the rest of the world. Chrystia Freeland, who has been honored as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, spoke as a part of the Wisconsin Union Theater’s annual Distinguished Lecture Series. Freeland is the author of “Sale of the Century,” a book about Russia’s journey from communism to capitalism. She is also known for her expertise in the realm of financial and international issues. When asked about the impact the economic crisis is having on other countries, Freeland said the effect is
“enormous and underappreciated in the United States.” According to Freeland, the current economic recession is unlike past economic crises. “It is important to recognize that this is the first truly global economic crisis and the first financial crisis to start at the center [of the United States] rather than the peripheral,” she said. Those who claim to know when the recession will end are people to be cautious of, according to Freeland. She said the smartest people are those who admit the crisis is unpredictable. Freeland said she spent time talking with college students about the economic crisis. lecture page 3
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In an 18-14 vote, the state Senate voted Tuesday to increase Wisconsin’s minimum wage from $6.50 to $7.60 per hour. According to state Sen. Russ Decker, D-Schofield, the bill will go into effect June 1, 2009, and be indexed annually for inflation. “This is the best kind of wage increase because it gets money into the pockets of those who need it the most,” Decker said. “It helps working families keep up with the rising costs of food, clothing, gas and rent.” State Republicans, however, argued an increase would do more harm to the state’s already troubled economy. “The economy is in the toilet,
no ifs, ands or buts about it,” state Sen. Alan Lasee, R-De Pere, said. “It’s nice to give everyone a pay raise, but the fact is the timing of this is just atrocious.” State Sen. Ted Kanavas, RBrookfield, echoed Lasee’s concerns when he said a wage increase would place added stress on small business owners. According to Ryan Smith, spokesperson for state Sen. Robert Cowles, R-Green Bay, a minimum wage indexed for inflation will put many “mom and pop shops” out of business because they will be unable to meet payroll. Conversely, Democrats stand by their belief that a minimum wage increase is a well-deserved victory for the state’s laborers. “American workers are the back-
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bone of our economy, yet they have been treated by our government like they are the backwater of our society,” state Sen. Spencer Coggs, D- Milwaukee said. “It is time that we increase the minimum wage to allow the working poor to have a chance to meet their needs and pay their bills.” Rather than increase the wage rate to aid workers, Republicans would prefer a tax structure benefitting small businesses. “I would have liked to see tax cuts for businesses or incentives for those people who hire new employees,” Lasee said. “I know we don’t have the money to give out real dollars, but certainly we can create a taxing structure that benefits those people that hire and continue to hire employees.”
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re you one of those pathetic losers who have no one special to go on a date with this Valentine’s Day? If you’re a single male, have at least one eye and a working hand, you’ve come to the right place. This week, I am profiling my “single ladies,” the best females on campus who are looking for love, usually in the wrong places, like seedy alleys and women’s studies classes. Maybe, just maybe, the love of your life is on this very page. Please feel free to Facebook stalk these sexpots if one perks your interest or your pants. Sarah “Freak-a-Leak” Carter Call her Ms. Carter, if you’re nasty. This shy-seeming education major has a vixen side and a little tattoo that she’s looking to reveal to Mr. Right Now. Though seemingly proper, Ms. Carter is a little bit hoodrat, and prefers big, juicy athletes who can twirl her into a motion W-like pretzel. If you’re looking for a girl whose hair is equally thick as her nice ass, she’s your girl. You’ll like her if: You’re a runaway
looking for a place to hide (her hair). Find her at: Her kitchen making her world famous egg bake. It will make you want to cop a feel. Megan “Arabesque this Ass” Roepke: Megan is a trained ballerina whose amazing personality is almost as beautiful as the shape of her ass in a leotard. She just might show you a couple plies after you buy her her very own pitcher at the Echo Tap. If you believe true love is getting emasculated in flip cup by a dancer in bootylicious Dereon jeans, this sex goddess is fo’ sho fo’ you. You’ll like her if: You’ve always wanted to be with two girls at the same time. Megan and I might be willing to negotiate a package deal. We almost always shower together and we’re looking for a millionaire to share that with. What she’s looking for: The male version of me, only more quiet. Courtney “Cookie” Gussel This girl is no dummy, she knows the way to a man’s heart: straight to his stomach with her mouth-watering cookies. If you ever get the chance to taste her cookies, you might think you’re about to romance Martha Stewart, until you realize that Courtney is a jock. Her knowledge of sports will make you wonder if it’s possible that she used to be a man before a corrective surgery, but her captivating beauty
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will convince you otherwise. Find her at: The Kohl Center cheering for Jason Bohannon, the love of her life. Jason Bohannon, give this girl a call, please. She practically jizzes in her pants when you swish a three. What she’s looking for: “Someone with whom different sports team preferences can turn into a huge debate, escalating into really hot sex.” Whitney “Whit’s not to luv?” Newman Whitney is the nicest girl you’ll ever meet, but she’s nice in a way that is not completely boring. She’s constantly smiling and laughs at everything you say, which I really appreciate. She enjoys running in her spare time and wants to be a teacher. She goes to church, volunteers and does other things I can’t comprehend. What she’s looking for: “Someone who is exactly like Jim Halpert, except with an accent (British, Irish, or Australian will do). He must love children, not to mention having them with me. Being a really good cook is a plus and also is making a lot of money since I am joining a profession where the salary is so low it’s basically community service.” She’s not picky at all. Heather “Es muy bien” Reimer: Heather is a self-described “mexiCAN,” not a “mexi-CAN’T.” She loves
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to travel and has thousands of ex-boyfriends in Ecuador, where she studied, broke hearts and smuggled drugs. This Spanish and teaching major will make you say “SI SI SI!!!!” all night long with her gorgeous curly hair, her big smile and her even bigger personality. Where you’ll find her: Dancing in La Ciel stark naked. Ask her if she needs a samba partner. You’ll click with her if: You need help learning English. I know from experience Heather is more than happy to topless tutor, even to those who can’t pay for her services. Abby “Biz-nasty” Sears: Abby dominates men at all times, whether she’s wearing her professional suits to cover breaking news or her “ho-fessional” thigh-high boots to the Plaza for Long Islands. This single girl loves to cover Madison city council meetings wearing thick “come bang me before I fax this” glasses, almost as much as she likes smelling the New York Times. If you like to get nasty with the news on, this sexy reporter is your Katie Couric, only with a better news sense and bigger boobs. What she’s looking for: “My ideal guy boils down to this: Deaf, mute and a big cock.” Umm... yeah. Think you’re a catch? Tell Ashley why at aaspencer@wisc.edu.
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Police name rape case suspect By: Rebecca Holland THE DAILY CARDINAL
Madison police named a suspect Tuesday in the brutal beating and rape of a woman two years ago. The Madison Police Department said they are looking for help in locating Courtney M. Cowins, 28, who has an extensive criminal record and reported addresses in Madison and Fort Atkinson over the past eight years. According to a police report, the attacker entered the unlocked door of the victim’s home on Jana Lane Dec. 5, 2006. He proceeded to use his own gun to beat the 25-year-old woman before raping her using handcuffs. Police said the level of premeditation made the assault unusual. “It wasn’t just a person walking down the street,” East
District Detective Julie Rortvedt told the Wisconsin State Journal in August 2008. “He knew what he wanted to do. That’s why it’s scary he’s still out there.” Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain said the detective who has been working on the case has found “new investigative leads” tying Cowins to the assault. COWINS Typically, police will put out a photo or sketch of a suspect, but will not release a name. “If he knows he’s wanted he may run,” DeSpain said. This case though, is an exception. “We’ve not been able to locate him on our own so we are looking for the public’s help to lead us to where he is now so that we can
arrest him.” The attacker fled from the house wearing only jeans and a T-shirt, suggesting he lived or parked nearby. He was also believed to be the same man neighbors reported acting suspiciously in the area for periods before the attack, police said. Online court records show Cowins’ record includes theft, bail jumping, battery, disorderly conduct and a number of traffic offenses. Police describe the suspect as a black male, 25 to 30 years old, 5’ 11”, with a heavy build. “People should use caution around him if they know of him,” Madison Police Captain Tom Snyder said. “We do believe that he is a dangerous person.” Anyone with information on Mr. Cowins whereabouts is urged to call Madison Area Crime Stoppers at 608-266-6014.
Gov. Doyle demands aides take pay decrease CHARLIE BAKER/THE DAILY CARDINAL
“Low Rollin” Joe Nosek of the Cash Box Kings, a 1940s-1950s style blues band, wails on the harmonica at The Frequency Tuesday night.
Man urinates inside Qdoba restaurant A Madison homeless man allegedly urinated in Qdoba restaurant on State Street Monday night after reportedly approaching and touching a customer. According to a police report, the customer, a 21-year-old UWMadison student, and his girlfriend had gone to Qdoba for dinner. As the couple were about to sit down, the suspect, Ronald Duell, 52, approached them. The student says Duell was only six inches away from him and was touching him. He then realized
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Duell was urinating and creating a puddle on the floor of the restaurant. The manager of the restaurant confronted Duell outside Qdoba on State Street. Madison police arrived around 8:20 p.m. to find the manager and Duell mid-conversation. Police reported Duell smelled of alcohol and was screaming profanities at the officers. Duell was arrested and tentatively charged with disorderly conduct and a probation hold. students to get involved. “I can tell you all that I want [about the situation], but it isn’t the same as hearing it from the mouths of the people who are involved in this struggle,” she said.
The top 16 secretaries in Gov. Jim Doyle’s cabinet will not receive their 2 percent pay increases originally slated to occur in June 2009. In a memo specifically targeted toward the aides, Doyle’s Administration Secretary, Michael Morgan, said the aides would be forced to sacrifice their raises because of the harsh economic crisis currently affecting the nation. “As leaders of this administra-
senate from page 1 before it is implemented. UW-Madison professor of political science Charles Franklin said the two packages are “within spitting distance of the same total dol-
lecture from page 1 “I think students really can relate, and probably, that’s not an accident, because students have loans and want to have jobs,” she said. In their meeting last week, The UW System Board of Regents announced UW schools received $1.75 million in 2008 for need-
tion, we need to send a message to the working families in our state who have been hit by the national economic recession,” Morgan said in the memo. Carla Vigue, spokesperson for Doyle, emphasized that with such a poor economy, the governor wants to lead the state to recovery through example. “The mentality is that they’re taking one for the team,” Vigue said of Doyle’s decision.
Linda Barth, a Department of Administration spokesperson, said in the Wisconsin State Journal that a 1 percent increase occurred for all state workers in July 2008, including all of Doyle’s aides. According to the WSJ, the state of Wisconsin is expected to experience numerous job losses and budget deficit through June 2011 despite federal aid from the economic recovery bill. —Caitlin Gath
lar amount,” and that achieving the same price by reallocating money will be important in the bargaining. Franklin also said he thinks state aid will be the center of the negotiations because of pressure from governors across the country.
According to wispolitics. com, the federal money coming into the state will likely have an impact on both the stimulus bill being discussed by state legislative leaders and Doyle’s upcoming budget bill.
based financial aid from John and Tashia Morgridge. Over 2,000 students received the aid despite a poor national economy. Freeland said students are intensely interested in the impact of the economic crisis on their lives as students and the impact on the employment prospects once they graduate.
“It’s interesting for me to see how concerned people are,” Freeland said. Freeland is one of the several lecturers who are asked to speak at the Wisconsin Union Theater each year. American philosopher Daniel Dennett will speak at the next distinguished lecture March 2.
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W-Madison officials announced Thursday the university will cut its contract with Russell Athletics, which previously had a licensing deal to use the UW logo on its clothing. Russell was accused in a Workers Rights Consortium preventing workers from forming a union by closing their Jerzees Choloma plant, denying them freedom of association, thus violating the UW licensing and code of conduct. Although Russell Athletic spokespeople denied the accusations, saying “Six of the seven plants closed were non-union plants,” Chancellor Biddy Martin put her foot down and will not renew the contract, which expires in March. Gone with the contract is the relatively scant $39,514 annual revenue that the contract brought the university in 20072008. The Workers Rights Consortium, the third party source the university depends upon for its labor rights research, provided the detailed report of Russell Athletics’ violations from which Chancellor Martin made her decision.
There is a possibility that Russell was unnecessarily made an example of.
Another labor rights group, the Fair Labor Association, has a different take on the motives
behind the closing of the Jerzees Choloma plant: Through separate independent investigations, they claim Russell had legitimate business interests in closing down the plant, leaving open the possibility that the plant closing and unionizing were unrelated.
We have to wonder whether Chancellor Martin jumped the gun with the contract termination.
The chancellor’s final decision makes any Russell claims moot, but we have to wonder whether Chancellor Martin jumped the gun with the contract termination. It is important for her to follow the footsteps of former Chancellor John Wiley, who proactively investigated claims to workers rights violations in the Adidas Hermosa plant in 2007, but there is a possibility that Russell was unnecessarily made an example of . There is some amount of indifference in this debate, however, as the revenue coming to UW is insignificant and neither the university nor its students have any vested interest in Russell Athletics. What is of significance is Chancellor Martin making hasty decisions to establish her identity as the new chancellor. We would like to think a great amount of deliberation goes into her decisions, and hopefully the Russell contract situation was insignificant enough to not warrant the kind of deliberation we expect.
More student councils could meet more needs SEAN MCMASTER opinion columnist
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he brainchild of crosscollege collaboration and institutional insight, the College Student Council Fund (CSCF) would allow for the common needs of students within a single college to be met. The CSCF would, through segregated fees, provide funding for the creation and operation of College Student Councils (CSCs) within each college. In addition, the proposal will allow for funding of a separate council for graduate students across the university. CSCs would receive funding proportional to the registrar’s list of enrolled students for a college with the maximum funding for a CSC being $10 per enrolled student. In the case of students with a cross-college double major, they will be counted as a member of their “home” college, which is generally the college in which the first major was declared. This ensures that students will only be counted once and prevent more money from being spent than that which is collected.
I urge you to contact your ASM representative and inform him/her you wish to increase ASM legitimacy.
Currently funded under segregated fees, organizations under the purview of the General Student Services Fund (GSSF) provide
needed services to the University in its entirety. Likewise, the CSCF would provide needed services that are specific to a single college. Service programming would be unique to each college and fall under the following five categories: Academic and Applied Knowledge, Outreach, Leadership, Networking and Diversity. Additionally, the creation of the CSCF would increase two items which ASM struggles to achieve: 1) higher voter turnout and 2) effectual student representation and communication with a representative’s constituency. An increase in both could lead to increased legitimacy and accountability, two factors which ASM is also trying to achieve under the proposed constitution. Normal voter turnout at ASM elections averages about 7 percent of the student population. Under the CSCF legislation, CSCs would be required to achieve a voter turnout of at least 10 percent from their specific colleges. If this requirement is not met, the CSC will be subject to reduced funding or complete revocation of funding. Enhanced ASM communication will occur via direct contact of ASM representatives with the College Student Council and ASM. This would provide a forum for individual students to present concerns and foster discussion at the college level. These concerns would ultimately be presented by the college representative and discussed among ASM. Combined with the proposed structure found in the ASM constitution, this funding branch would provide a federal-state model of government where direct representation would come from within the council. Yet, the CSCF is a proposal completely independent of the proposed ASM
constitution. Discussion on the legislation began before Winter Break at the final ASM meeting of the semester on Dec. 10. The legislation will be discussed further at the Feb. 18 ASM meeting where an initial vote on the proposal could happen.
Normal voter turnout at ASM elections averages about 7 percent of the student population.
I urge you to contact your ASM representative before the next meeting to inform him/her of your wish to increase ASM legitimacy, enhance ASM communication and create services to satisfy the unique needs of you and your college. The original legislation was officially authored by: Michelle Brenner (CALS SC), Jeff Inhofer (Polygon), Dan Jonovic (Polygon), Zorian Lasowsky (Former SSFC Member), Luke Lopas (CALS SC), TJ Madsen (Polygon), Ainsley McMaster (CALS SC), Sean McMaster (CALS SC), Liz Seitz (CALS SC), Patrick Snouffer (Polygon), Maria Stubbings (CALS SC), Sarah Vander Wegen (Polygon) and Tanya Zimmerman (CALS SC). Input for improvements regarding the legislation was provided by: Paul Bemis (ASM Rep.), Kurt Gosselin (SSFC Chair), Kevin Helmkamp (Associate Dean of Students) and Jeff Wright (ASM Rep.). Sean McMaster is a junior majoring in biochemistry and mathematics. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com
As America’s demographics continue to change, so must schools By Jon Spike THE DAILY CARDINAL
The language of America is changing, there is no question. For some, that fact is getting harder and harder to accept. In academic circles around the nation, education officials are deliberating how to adjust the contemporary curriculum and classroom for a changing dynamic of communication and language comprehension. Some communities, however, are still resisting the shift. Take, for instance, my hometown of Edgerton where the local high school drew ire from the community for allowing a Spanish class to recite the pledge of allegiance in Spanish. Local Veterans of Foreign Wars members were outraged, citing blatant disrespect for what is thought to be an “American” tradition. What they did not consider, however, is that America started as a collective of illegal immigrants emigrating from Europe to the “New World.” In a contemporary context, America is now a diverse and varied population,
one-third of which consists of minorities According to the 2000 U.S. Census, that percentage rose from one-fourth minority population eight years ago.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, minorities will become the majority by 2042.
As embarrassed as I was for the nearsightedness in my home community, I was proud that Edgerton High School held its ground on the issue. Superintendant Norm Fjelsted refused to apologize or denounce the principal or teacher for allowing the pledge to be recited in Spanish. He astutely pointed out that over 110,000 Spanish-speaking individuals serve in the U.S. military and over 400 have died in Iraq or Afghanistan. America’s culture is irrevocably tied to a multicultural population, and it’s time that educators
start adapting their curriculums and language practices to meet the changing racial dynamics. In a press release issued in August 2008, the U.S. Census Bureau revealed some incredible statistics about America’s future in terms of minority demographics. Minorities will become the majority by 2042. By 2050, the nation’s children will be 62 percent minority, up from 44 percent today. Tell me—in 2050, will we still tell the same perspectives of American history in our social studies classes or de-emphasize languages other than standardized English in our classrooms? Some Madison-area schools are already making strides toward adjusting for the changing demographic. Madison’s Leopold Elementary School will offer a dual-language immersion program for the 2009-2010 school year, allowing parents to choose either an English-based kindergarten program or the dual immersion program. By the time the program is fully implemented in six years, 16 out of the 44 classrooms at Leopold will use
the dual-language immersion program.
America’s culture is irrevocably tied to a multicultural population, and it’s time that educators start adapting.
In addition, standardized testing must realign to meet the changing dialect and language of contemporary America. In writing portions of standardized tests, a premium is placed on formality and comprehension of the “standard English” portion of testing, yet our current educational practices often do not properly instill these abilities in students who have not had the opportunity to be fully immersed in written English language and familiarize themselves with its intricacies. Rather than promote a culture of formal English that does not reflect the dialect, verbal cues or language of America’s contemporary mul-
ticultural society, educators must reconsider what is considered the “dominant” discourse of our written and verbal language. The move to include duallanguage immersion programs at Leopold Elementary is a good start and a great example of what reforms are needed in our educational policies, but so much more can be done, especially at the university level. UW-Madison is a beacon for progressive education, yet we justify our multicultural immersion with a single three-credit course. UW-Madison must realign its requirements for all majors to at least pursue continual involvement in either a foreign language or ethnic studies in order to adjust to the continually changing American demographic. America’s minorities will be the majority population, and education officials must be ready to adapt their curricula and programs. Jon Spike is a junior majoring in secondary education in English. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com
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Ex-snowboarder builds image, attempts music by David Reed THE DAILY CARDINAL
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Dan Auerbach’s music has been around for almost a decade, and by giving himself an opportunity to step into a solo role, he proves his songwriting value goes deeper than the soul-filled rock of his band.
The ‘Bach’ of blues rock
Trouble Andrew’s self-titled debut album holds nothing back, going so far as displaying its lead singer sporting a sideways baseball cap and gold chain on its cover. The amalgamation of repetitive pop-punk guitar riffs and insipid electronic melodies over pseudo-hiphop-inspired lyrics delivered in a monotone drawl stands as the latest incarnation of douchecore. This serves less as a musical statement and more as a vehicle for the band’s front man, ex-pro snowboarder Trevor Andrew.
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Black Keys’ frontman adds producer to his credits for first solo album
by Kyle Sparks THE DAILY CARDINAL
With the Black Keys, Dan Auerbach brought blues to the mainstream. On his solo project, Auerbach brings the mainstream to blues. That does not suggest that the Black Keys were the first blues band to have an impact on the mainstream, nor does it suggest that Keep it Hid is the beacon of blues folk. Rather, it signifies a new focus.
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Keep It Hid Dan Auerbach In the Black Keys, Auerbach used more hooks and guitar explosions aimed to lure a wider fan base and rock harder. But on Keep it Hid, Auerbach is stripped of the Black Keys moniker, allowing him more freedom to keep it real. Auerbach really benefits from the increased rhythm section. The bass is most prominent on songs like “I Want Some More” and “My Last Mistake”, taking the tracks to heights that could not be achieved
without the solid backing noise, which provides a sturdy base for the songs and allows Auerbach more freedom to explore the neck of his guitar. For the most part, Keep it Hid is less blues rock than it is blues folk, better aligning Auerbach with artists like Jim James and Jack White than the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Keep it Hid’s standout tracks are the ones with the least accompaniment. Stripped down to acoustic guitar, “Trouble Weighs a Ton,” “When the Night Comes” and “Goin’ Home” are the strongest songs on the album. They show Auerbach at his most honest, paying homage to the folk legends that serve as the real base for his unique strain of blues rock. On songs such as “Real Desire”, Auerbach supplements his guitar with an organ, which gives a nod to his somewhat southern upbringing (Akron, Ohio), where his music shows clear lineage to artists like Muddy Waters and Ray Charles. There are still obvious traces of the Black Keys present. “Heartbroken, In Disrepair” is no more than a toned-down Black Keys track with vocal harmonies, but the harmonies are unnecessary at best. It is the one sore thumb that shows Auerbach overindulging in his expanded resources.
Auerbach actually does well in minimizing his indulgences. Songs like “Whispered Words” and “Real Desire” are sparse arrangements that highlight his songwriting abilities. Keep it Hid is about what anyone should expect from Dan Auerbach. It is another solid contribution from one of America’s most legitimate blues-rock icons. It’s not a resurgence of southern rock, but there’s nothing that is going to scare away any Black Keys fans either. He’s shown a more reserved side of himself before, and Keep it Hid, if nothing else, allows him the opportunity to explore and perfect the style he gave listeners a glimpse of on songs like Rubber Factory’s “The Lengths.”
On his solo project, Auerbach brings the mainstream to blues.
Whether Auerbach plans to keep the two sounds as separate entities or integrate the two in the future remains to be seen, but Keep it Hid assures us that, no matter what Auerbach chooses to do, it’s going to be awesome.
Trouble Andrew Trouble Andrew Andrew’s lyrics desperately attempt to define him as the next in a long line of “gangsta” tough guys, but the continuous self-aggrandizing reveals nothing more than an appropriated ideal of cool regurgitated to the point of absurdity. Lyrics declaring Andrew a pimp and asking the listener if they “want to see his gun” wouldn’t be as embarrassingly simple and cliché if they didn’t come from a Canadian. Outside of snowboarding circles, Andrew enjoys a firm obscurity, and his attempt at edging his way out in front of a larger audience boils down to yelling, “Hey, look at me, I’m cool!” This image is inherently shallow, complicated by Andrew’s attempts to deviate from simple boasting by commenting on a few socially conscious points. The song “Chase Money” chastises women for conforming to the materialistic lifestyle with which Andrew is frantically trying to associate himself. Meanwhile, “Young Boy” ineffectively tries to encapsulate all
of the world’s woes—only to end up being a series of cautionary non sequiturs, as Andrew bafflingly laments of “computers replacing the children.” Despite the banality of Trouble Andrew and its obvious intent to garner celebrity for its namesake, at no point is it downright bad. When focusing solely on the music, this hybridization of punk rock, electronic and hip-hop —a mix that rarely meets with good results—is actually harmonious at times. Each song trudges indiscernibly into the next, making it hard to tell one from another, creating a consistency of sound that has an alarming effect. Although nothing about the music stands out as excellent, none of it is truly offensive. The real trouble with Trouble Andrew is its overwhelming satisfaction with mediocrity. Behind Trevor Andrew’s extreme-snowboarder-badasshomeboy lyrical façade is a series of safe, derivative and wholly unconvincing songs. If it’s hard to take this ex-athlete’s initial foray into music seriously, it’s because so much time was spent cultivating Andrew’s image with almost no time allotted toward the creation of any kind of compelling musical experience.
Despite the banality of Trouble Andrew and its obvious intent to garner celebrity for its namesake, at no point is it downright bad.
There isn’t a single authentic statement on this album, musical or otherwise, and it’s the terrifyingly calculating way in which this was accomplished that causes the listener to recoil. This album is doomed to inhabit the party playlists of “brosephs” everywhere — these songs have value when getting the most people to bob their heads in unison while remaining as unobtrusive as possible is paramount.
Intimidating accessibility a big factor in decreasing readership of common genres FRANCES PROVINE a fran for all seasons As its monocle-with-top-hat mascot suggests, the New Yorker is a snooty magazine. Its weirdly avant-garde comics suggest “sophisticated” humor beyond the comprehension of us normal plebes, and its densely written theater reviews add a touch of bourgeois to any magazine rack. But if there’s anything about the New Yorker that exemplifies its touch of class, it is its reputation as a “literary” magazine. Its fiction section is limited to one short story or novel excerpt a week, and these submissions are carefully chosen with the knowl-
edge that they will represent the zeitgeist of American literature. Long before Junot Diaz’s “The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” became a major bestseller, his short fiction appeared in the New Yorker. Yet, while the New Yorker often makes stellar choices in who it markets to the reading public, there is something annoying about the way it goes about picking authors. As much as the magazine anticipates upand-comers and guides consumer attention toward them, it chooses stories primarily on the basis that they buttress its sophisticated reputation. Which is to say that the New Yorker generally keeps critical attention (not to mention readers’ attentions) on more erudite works of literature rather
than giving credit to more accessible works of the genre. Indeed, when it comes to the New Yorker’s poetry selection, most pieces are barely even legible because of how ridiculously profound the language is.
[The New Yorker] chooses stories primarily on the basis that they buttress its sophisticated reputation.
In general, the focus on literature in recent years has been not on what books are the most entertaining, but which books are the most technically literary. It’s almost as though the introduction of televi-
sion and new media has rendered reading for pleasure obsolete, and the only place for novels and short stories in society are as emblems of higher intellectualism or even snobbiness. While the New Yorker may not have started this theme, it certainly helps perpetuate it. This isn’t to say that all its picks are dull or unfunny, but you’re certainly more likely to see Alice Munro than pulp science fiction. Although the New Yorker may also pan every film that comes out that isn’t by an obscure Czech director, it doesn’t matter so much to movie-goers whose tastes are influenced by hundreds of prominent entertainment publications and insane amounts of advertising. Books don’t get much advertising outside of reviews or published excerpts, though, and the New
Yorker is by far the most prominent weekly magazine publishing fiction. The problem is, at a time when book readership is decreasing dramatically, especially among young people, there is little need to enforce the idea that reading is an elitist activity. Also, as some (but not enough) book critics have argued, complicated “literary” language doesn’t necessarily translate to “good.” The New Yorker has always played an important role in keeping literature in the public eye. If it doesn’t lighten up its content, though, the magazine may end up hurting readership in America rather than helping it. Do you read the New Yorker and consider yourself anything but snobby and pretentious? E-mail Frances at provine@wisc.edu.
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Badgers struggle in first outing By Scott Kellogg THE DAILY CARDINAL
Wisconsin concluded its first event of the spring Tuesday, finishing in last place at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic at the Coco Beach Golf Course in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. The Badgers could not overcome a poor start after shooting a firstround score of 329 Sunday. Wisconsin improved considerably Monday and Tuesday, shooting 309 and 310, respectively. But the better scores were not enough to prevent the Badgers from finishing in the basement of the 16-team field. Wisconsin’s overall score of 948 strokes was 84 above par, 60 strokes behind the tournament winner, Purdue. Sophomore Carly Werwie led the Badgers by finishing in a tie for 26th place out of 86 total competitors. She finished the event with a score of 231, 15 strokes over par. Werwie’s three-round score set her best mark of the season. Finishing second for Wisconsin was senior Isabel Alvarez, whose score of 24 above par put in her in a tie for 60th place in the event. Alvarez finished
hawkeyes from page 8 contain Peterson and not allow him to get crazy on us,” Moore said. “And Gatens ... Gatens is a younger [Joe] Krabbenhoft—he’s tough, he’s hard-nosed, he’s all over the place. We’ve got to make sure those guys don’t become factors on our court.” In Wisconsin’s previous loss in Iowa, the Badgers were overmatched by junior center David Palmer, who finished the game with 21 points and seven rebounds. The Badgers had trouble containing Palmer and several others in the paint, committing 25 fouls, which resulted in 26 Hawkeye points from the free-throw line. “When you’re out of position is usually when you pick up the foul,” Leuer said. “Whether you’re helping out a teammate or out of the rotation, that comes with not using your hands as much. We can improve on those things and I think we will.” Leuer will look to build on his recent strong play, having reached double figures in scoring during Wisconsin’s last three contests. Leuer hopes he will be able to maintain this consistent level of play. “I just try to go out and con-
karel from page 8 setting a good example, maybe not so vocally but how she plays and how she carries herself everyday [is important].” Rookie guard Jamie Russell agreed, saying she is one of the easiest teammates to play with. “When you get on the court with [Karel] it’s just a really good feeling; you feel really poised.” Jamie Russell freshman guard Wisconsin women’s basketball
“She’s really calm and collected,” Russell said. “When you get on the court with her, it’s just a really good feeling; you feel really poised. I just love playing with her and she is a
strong for the Badgers by accumulating the best score for Wisconsin on day three of the Classic. Not far behind Alvarez for the Badgers was senior Jeana Dahl, who completed the event two strokes behind Alvarez, good for a 69th-place tie overall. Freshman Jessica Gerry and junior Kelsey Verbeten finished fourth and fifth for Wisconsin, respectively, as the other two Badgers in the tournament. Gerry’s 27 above par placed her in a tie for 74th, and Verbeten’s 30 above put her in a tie for 79th. The Boilermakers (No. 17 in the Golfweek/Sagarin women’s ratings) won the competition by a wide margin, finishing 21 strokes ahead of second-place Tennessee (No. 48), which shot a score of 909 for 45 above par. Finishing one stroke behind the Volunteers and in a tie for third place were No. 9 Georgia and No. 38 North Carolina State. Texas Christian University, ranked No. 37, rounded out the top five with a score of 52 above par. Purdue senior Maria Hernandez and Indiana junior Laura Nochta took a share of the individual title, shooting
a score of 219 over the three rounds. Tennessee freshman Nathalie Mansson finished one stroke behind Hernandez and Nochta, finishing in third place individually. Six Big Ten schools competed in the 16-team field. Besides Wisconsin, Purdue and Indiana, Northwestern, Minnesota and Michigan competed. Northwestern finished ninth in the contest, Minnesota finished 10th, Michigan finished tied for 11th and Indiana finished the event in 14th place. The 54-hole tournament was the Badgers’ first since October, when Wisconsin played in the Edwin-Watts Palmetto Intercollegiate in Charleston, S.C. Prior to the Classic, the Badgers had competed in only one event after the turn of the year, which was the Westbrook Cup in Peoria, Ariz. Wisconsin defeated Indiana in the match-play style event. Up next for the Badgers is the Rio Verde Invitational in Rio Verde, Ariz. The contest will be another three-day event beginning March 6. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.
tribute as much as I can whether it’s offensively or defensively, getting on the offensive glass, whatever I’m needed for this team to succeed is what I’m trying to do,” Leuer said. “Mainly, I just feel like I’m bringing
more energy lately. I think the team needs that and that’s what I’m going to try to keep doing.” Tip-off for Wednesday’s night matchup is set for 7:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.
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Senior forward Marcus Landry led the Badgers with 13 points and eight rebounds when Wisconsin fell 73-69 in Iowa City.
really good leader, not just verbally but her actions and the way she runs the team on the court.” Grouped in the backcourt with junior point guard Rae Lin D’Alie and defensive specialist Gant, Stone knows her trio of guards is one of the best in the conference—and they can look forward to another year together. “It’s always exciting to be playing next to someone who is growing every day,” Gant said. Although Karel knows she needs to produce on a nightly basis, she also humbly knows she has a good supporting cast who could pick up her slack on an off night. “The good thing about this team is every person on this team is a weapon,” Karel said. “Any given night, someone can go off and be the high scorer, making us a dangerous team. “You can’t stop one person and stop the Badgers.”
parents from page 8 Then he grabbed one of the players, picked him up and threw him down to the ground. “You call that flag football?” he screamed. Everybody at the game froze. Now that crossed the line. The kid was lying there, rolling on the ground, crying. I can only imagine how the man’s son felt. The angry father was kicked out of the game and told not to return for the rest of the season. I doubt that the punishment was severe enough to compensate for the mark his action put on the memory of everyone involved. It’s amazing how far some parents will go when they get involved with their child’s athletic career. It is, after all, just a game. Do you have any interesting stories about parental involvement with sports? Tell Crystal all about it by e-mailing her at crowns@wisc.edu.
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Sophomore Carly Werwie was the most successful Badger over the weekend, shooting 15 strokes over par, good for 26th place overall.
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Badgers singing a new Karel
Sophomore guard emerging as leading scorer
CRYSTAL CROWNS the crystal ball
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When a team graduates 70 percent of its offensive output, how does it prepare for the next season? For the Wisconsin women’s basketball team, it was first to crank up the defensive effort. Secondly, they found a greatly matured player in sophomore guard Alyssa Karel. Karel showed sparks of her true ability last season, but played second fiddle to the class of 2008 and the likes of Jolene Anderson and Janese Banks. “Playing with Jolene, you learn a lot of great things from a player that talented,” Karel said. “I’d say that I’ve definitely taken a lot away from Jolene and the way that she plays.” But now Karel is the go-to player in the clutch, and head coach Lisa Stone isn’t shy about saying it. “She has pretty much the green light from me,” Stone said. “She’s selective in her shots, she has made good choices in the shots she does take—she’s made some big game winners for us.
“She’s one of those kids that you’re proud of that makes that step from freshman to sophomore year.”
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Sophomore guard Alyssa Karel has become Wisconsin’s top scoring option one season after the departure of Jolene Anderson and Janese Banks. She ranks No. 7 in the Big Ten in points per game. On a squad whose offense has idled often this year, Karel is one of the few players to whom Stone has allowed free reign of the floor. “She knows I am going to put the ball in her hands at the end of the game,” Stone said, “but she also knows that if she doesn’t have it, she won’t force it. That’s a maturity that’s pretty neat [for] a young sophomore.” Karel is currently leading the Badgers with 13 points per game, ranking seventh in Big Ten individual scoring. Yet coach Stone sees it’s not just that she scores, but how she scores that is integral to the Badgers’ success this season. “Alyssa is very comfortable,”
Stone said. “As a high school player, watching her she was certainly a point guard and had the ball in her hands. The fact that she can move without the basketball, and we can get it to her, to create and make some plays is where she has taken her game.” Perhaps most importantly, the spunky guard has assumed a role generally reserved for upperclassmen. “Different people have different leadership roles,” Karel said. “Personally, I’m not a very outspoken person … but I try to lead by example, to do the right things on and off the court. “That leadership role was up for the taking this year and a ton of people have stepped up in
their own ways.” “Personally I’m not a very outspoken person ... but I try to lead by example, to do the right things on and off the court.” Alyssa Karel sophomore guard Wisconsin women’s basketball
“She definitely shows a lot of leadership to even the freshmen who are one year younger than her,” junior guard Teah Gant said. “Having her on the court karel page 7
Men’s Basketball
Wisconsin aims to lock down visiting Hawkeyes By Matt Fox THE DAILY CARDINAL
Wisconsin (5-6 Big Ten, 14-9 overall) will try to avenge its overtime loss against the Iowa Hawkeyes earlier this year when they take the Kohl Center floor tonight. After snapping its six-game losing streak, the Badgers have won two consecutive games over Illinois and Penn State. Wisconsin’s defense has been particularly strong in these two wins, holding both opponents to less than 40 percent shooting from the field. Assistant coach Howard Moore believes the team’s leadership has played a major role in stepping up defensively. “I think the older guys have really done a good job of bringing the younger guys along, stepping up and showing them how to do things,” Moore said. “How we defend and how to make sure we’re getting good stops and getting strings of stops together, so that a team doesn’t get on a run against us or that we don’t lose grip of a game. Just to keep going in a direction that we can take a lead and build on a lead.” Iowa currently holds a 3-8 record
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in the Big Ten, second worst in the conference. The Hawkeyes have also lost seven of their last nine games. But sophomore forward Jon Leuer says the team has the proper perspective on the conference as a whole and realizes the chance for a team to play their best on any given night. “Obviously they’re a talented team—you look up and down the Big Ten schedule, there’s not an easy game so you know not to take them lightly, especially after what happened at their place,” Leuer said. “So we’re just going to go out and approach it as a whole new game, a new challenge for us, we’re just looking forward to the opportunity.” The Hawkeyes’ top two scorers are freshman guard Matt Gatens and sophomore guard Jeff Peterson, who average 11.4 and 10.6 points per game, respectively. Peterson is also Iowa’s best passer, adding 4.3 assists per contest. Moore has a lot of respect for both of these players and believes that stopping them will be important to Wisconsin’s defensive success. “We’ve got to make sure we hawkeyes page 7
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Sophomore forward Jon Leuer has rediscovered his offensive touch in his last three games, scoring 12 or more points in each contest.
t the age of 22, I can’t even imagine what it would be like to settle down with a family. I already have friends who are engaged, some who are married and a few who have children. There is nothing wrong with that; in fact, I actually admire them for being ready to start a family and being able to care for somebody other than themselves. Someday I see myself married and raising some little muskrats of my own. If they are anything like I was as a child, they will probably be running around and playing more sports than I can keep track of. But then that poses some questions: How involved should I be in their athletic careers? How am I going to set the proper example for them from the sidelines? When will I know if my actions have crossed the line? Every person who has participated in organized sports for a fair amount of time knows of or had a parent who interfered too much in their child’s athletic career. My father was my basketball coach for as long as I can remember, and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. Sure, he was hard on me and there were days when I couldn’t even talk to him. But it was my father who helped me build character and my mother who cheered from the sidelines. Yes, I had parents who were extremely involved with my athletic career. I am happy to say, however, that they never set a poor example for me. They never embarrassed me and I never felt like they took things too far. Some children who will remain nameless were not so lucky. When I was younger, I played soccer through my city’s recreation department league and the memory of one practice always sticks out. I was in sixth grade and our team was doing a passing drill that required us to kick the ball far down the field to a teammate. I punted the ball perfectly and it hit the teammate I was passing to in the head. As a result, her glasses fell off and she began to cry. She was not injured and her glasses did not break. The girl’s father was the assistant coach and he was not happy about it. He made me take several laps around the soccer field as a punishment for accidentally knocking his daughter’s glasses off after doing the drill correctly. He then scolded me in front of the entire team. It wasn’t until later that I realized he was being an overprotective father who acted in an incredibly immature way. A few years later, I found myself at my brother’s flag football game. To this day, it still shocks me that one father could turn a kid’s game into a nightmare. My little brother’s team was winning the game by a few touchdowns, and the father of a boy on the other team was not pleased. His son was the running back, and on one play tripped and fell to the ground. The man grew so upset that no flag was thrown, he ran onto the field and started arguing with the teenage referee, saying, “This is not the NFL!” parents page 7