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ASM judging student need for second 24hour library By Rory Linnane

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The Associated Students of Madison Academic Affairs Committee is currently surveying students to gauge student interest in an additional 24-hour campus library. According to Claire Lempke, ASM media specialist, several UWMadison students contacted the committee with complaints that College Library is overcrowded. College Library, located on the southeast side of campus, is currently the only 24-hour library on campus. Academic Affairs Committee Chair Chris Tiernan said a 24-hour library on the west side of campus could make it safer for students walking home from late-night studying. “A lot of students from the Lakeshore area and the west side of campus walk from College Library to their respective homes,” Tiernan said. The committee is looking at making Steenbock Library, 550 Babcock Dr., a 24-hour library. Tiernan said Steenbock is an appropriate choice because faculty there expressed a desire to attract more students to their library. Johnny Tackett, the ASM representative from the medical school, said he noticed congestion in the Health Sciences Ebling Library on the far west side of campus. He noticed many students studying in Ebling who are not health science students. “It’s not that other students are there and they don’t belong there. It’s just frustrating when you can’t find study space in the library where you’re doing most of your work to begin with,” Tackett said. “I think extending the hours will make Steenbock more intriguing to students.” Because of monetary restraints, Tiernan said the library might only be open 24-hours during exam periods. “I’m imagining that it’s probably going to be really tough to staff another 24-hour library fulltime,” he said. Tiernan said the committee will speak with faculty from the library system about the idea after gathering student input. Students on the Academic Affairs Committee went to Lakeshore residence halls and dining facilities March 6 to ask students about their library use. Tiernan estimated 60 students responded to the survey, but the surveys have not been tallied yet. “I think, just paging through the surveys, a majority of students were saying they would utilize Steenbock,” Tiernan said. Tiernan said the committee hopes to finish gathering student input by the first week in April.

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The former house fellow said he is of legal age to drink and his superiors simply said it was “the wrong move.” “If he hadn’t resigned, I don’t think they should have considered firing him, because he was a good house fellow,” Knoespel said of his former house fellow. “He related to us well, and he acted like he cared about us all.” Sophomore Maggie Thoreson, a UW-Madison Kronshage resident,

The executive order President Obama signed Monday to remove previous barriers to stem-cell research has garnered praise from the scientific community and criticism surrounding its controversial nature. The policy change, one of Obama’s campaign promises, allows federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research. Barbara Lyons, executive director of Wisconsin Right to Life, voiced her opposition to Obama’s order. “The executive order was expected but very disappointing,” she said. “We believe that President Obama is behind the times, because the research is moving in a different direction. We believe that eventually embryonic stem-cell research will become obsolete.” Lyons said UW-Madison researcher James Thomson’s 2007 breakthrough of induced pluripotent skin cells could be used in a similar way as embryonic stem cells, calling the discovery the “holy grail of research.” “[Obama’s executive order] is ill-advised,” Julaine Appling, CEO of the Wisconsin Family Council, said. “We have a path of success that has been cut

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House fellows resign, leave students baffled By Alyssa Connolly The Daily Cardinal

The third UW-Madison student to resign from a university house fellow position this year moved out of Kronshage Hall Thursday, leaving residents temporarily unmonitored. A source, who asked to remain anonymous, said he was a former house fellow in Kronshage but resigned halfway through last semester. He said an additional house fellow recently resigned from Witte Hall as well.

The former Kronshage employee said the house fellows felt “forced” to resign because they failed to uphold the strict policies the Kronshage Residence Life Coordinator and Area Coordinator desired. Multiple UWMadison housing authorities refused to comment on the reasons for the rumored resignations. Tim Knoespel, a UW-Madison freshman Kronshage resident, said he heard rumors the former house fellow may have been in trouble for having been drinking on Halloween night.

Over 660,000 Wis. employees exposed to secondhand smoke at workplaces By Megan Orear The Daily Cardinal

The UW Carbone Cancer Center released a study Monday revealing over 660,000 Wisconsin employees are exposed to harmful secondhand smoke while at work. Dr. Patrick Remington of the cancer center said the most disappointing finding of the study was the disparity in smoking exposure among people of different races and education levels. High school graduates are twice as likely as college graduates, men are 50 percent more likely than women and black and Hispanic workers are twice as likely as white workers to be exposed to secondhand smoke at work, according to the study. Remington said eliminating smoking in places like college campuses and airplanes has led to social and economic disparities in workplace smoking levels. “One could say that it’s a good thing that we’ve made progress and almost eliminated exposure to smoking among those with the highest

education, but others would say that it’s an injustice not to provide a safe workplace for all,” he said. The study shows the percentage of workers exposed to smoking decreased from 33 percent in 2000 to 22 percent in 2007. “I think this is as low as we’ll go in the places that smoking is allowed without some policy to level the playing field,” Remington said. Gov. Jim Doyle included a statewide smoking ban in his 2009-’11 budget proposal. Remington said he believes the state will adopt a smoking ban eventually, but he is not sure when. Pete Madland, executive director of the Tavern League of Wisconsin, said the choice to allow smoking should be left to the discretion of individual business owners, adding that workers can opt not to work at a business that allows smoking. The smoking ban, according to Madland, should not be included in the budget because it is a policy issue that lawmakers should debate separately.

Gal up pole Madison Area Technical College student Kendra McWilliams practices her moves at a pole-dancing class Monday at the Dance Fabulous studio at 212 N. Henry St. nick kogos the daily cardinal

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omething scary happened while I was waiting in line outside Madison’s. My friend Erik just started bouncing at Madison’s, so a couple friends and I decided to check it out. While we were waiting in line, I overheard two guys chatting behind me. One of them said to the other, “Ethan just texted me. He said there are a lot of hot women out tonight.” The concept of girl vs. woman or boy vs. man has always eluded me. Do women dance in front of the mirror in their underwear on a consistent basis? Can women name all the Disney Channel stars and recount, in detail, the nature of all the feuds between them (really, Miley!?!)? Do real women eat ice cream for breakfast, or think it’s cute and not disgusting when their guinea pig poops every 20 seconds? Do grown

women even have guinea pigs (they should, they’re adorable—especially when they poop)? As soon as I caught the “w” word from the grown-ups behind me, I was suddenly self-conscious of everything. Did my ponytail make me look younger? Were they going to ask for proof of employment in addition to my ID at the door? Why can I share clothes with my 11-year-old-sister? Why can I fit into all of her shirts if my thighs are too monstrous to fit into her jeans? Are the people behind me staring at my thighs? “It’s not my fault, OK? I still look awesome naked,” I snapped at the perverts behind me. “Excuse me?” “Never mind,” I said, walking into the bar, squeezing my thigh muscles to shrink them and show those assholes what they were missing. Jews technically become men and women when we have our Bar or Bat Mitzvahs at 13, but this seems flawed on so many levels. I stayed home alone and babysat my siblings for the first time when I was 13, and subsequently thought someone was

breaking into the house every ten minutes. My parents found me huddled in a corner clutching a kitchen knife and my teddy bear when they came home. I told my siblings to hide in the basement and fend for themselves. That didn’t seem or feel very womanly. I don’t think boys should be considered men before they learn to control their erections, or at least hide them properly. Nor should girls become women before they see an erection without running away crying, which hopefully hasn’t happened by 13. They should also learn algebra first as well. I felt insufficient walking around Madison’s, like I was an imposter and someone was about to ask me, “So, what do you do?” There were men wearing suits and ties and women in heels that would’ve given me blisters before I could’ve finished putting them on. I overheard a conversation between two men in suits with gelled hair in which one said to the other, “You look great!” and the other responded, “Are you looking in a mirror or something, because you look incredible!” I don’t think I’ve ever heard my

male friends compliment each other’s appearance. I’m not sure if that’s a reﬂection of my age, or my friends. When it came to ordering drinks, I felt like the entire bar would erupt with laughter if I ordered my usual vodka lemonade, so I ended up drinking a bunch of amaretto sours and almost dying of a sugar rush, because I didn’t know what else was appropriate for grown-ups to drink. When I was little, I once asked my dad how you know if you’re a grownup. He told me when you go out to dinner with your parents and you pay for it, then you’re an adult. But at this point, he probably didn’t anticipate that I would graduate college with a journalism major in a broken economy and that as a doctor, he would probably have signiﬁcantly more money than me for what could be most of my adult life. So unless we’re talking fast food family dinners with fewer than four people, I’m not going to pay up anytime soon. If you’d like to give Kiera your best recommendation of grown-up drinks, email her at wiatrak@wisc.edu.

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Deer Cardinal, I’m a good student, but get major test anxiety and bomb my exams! What can I do? —Katie J. Monamaloola Katie, It must suck, Katie, knowing when you sit down for an exam that all those weekend nights you spent studying, those long hours both you and your parents have worked to make enough money, and those tens of thousands of dollars you have spent to attend school here will all be completely wasted unless you and your little brain can get it together and answer enough questions right to not fail. Oh, sorry. That probably doesn’t help, does it? There is any number of relaxation techniques you can utilize before exams: Yanni music, yoga, deep meditation, opium. But the

Deer Cardinal refrains from advising anything weak-ass, or illegal, as Yanni music is in 15 states. So here’s what I want you to do before your next test: Study a few hours the night before, get a good night’s sleep, wake up and eat a hearty breakfast, and then ﬁve minutes before the test, smoke a bong-load of salvia, the drug not good enough to be illegal. I don’t know what will happen, but if you smoke salvia before an exam, test anxiety will be the least of your worries! Deer Cardinal, Who has the right of way? I saw too many accidents this winter and am not sure anymore. —Andy B. Andy, Usually the social and legal

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answer is first walkers, then bikers, then mopeds, then cars. The realistic answer is first cars, then mopeds, then bikers, and lastly walkers. This discrepancy is the source of most accidents in Madison. When people are walking, they expect to be given the right away but when they are driving they also expect people to get out of there. In essence, we all obey the first order, small to big, when we are small, and obey the second order, big to small, when we are big. The same goes for mopeds and bikes—whatever is smaller should be given preference, but whatever is bigger is more dangerous. It’s better to be a driver who should have yielded than a biker who had the right of way and died. I would recommend surpressing that desire you have to walk blindly through the intersection

and instead look right, look left, and look right again. Just because that bike is supposed to stop doesn’t mean he won’t run you through with his handlebars like an angry bull. The laws of the road may stand up in court but they will never overturn the ﬁrst law of thermodynamics: Trucks will kill you. Got a question for the Deer Cardinal? E-mail page2@dailycardinal.com.

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Man sentenced to prison term after attempting to run over cop By Rachel Holzman The Daily Cardinal

A Madison man was sentenced to five and a half years in prison Monday for attempting to run over a police officer and for a prior beating of a girlfriend.

“He’s a menace to society, and he just doesn’t get it.” Jason Ostrenga officer Madison Police Department

Gregory Butler, 28, came within two feet of running over Madison Police Department officer Jason

Ostrenga June 26, 2008, while trying to avoid arrest. Instead of hitting Ostrenga, Butler ended up smashing his van into East Washington Avenue’s Pizza Pit restaurant before speeding off. “He’s a menace to society, and he just doesn’t get it,” Ostrenga said to the judge in court Monday, according to the Capital Times. Ostrenga also told the court he was physically shaken after almost being run over. The incident started when officers were sent to a shopping mall at 1860 E. Washington Ave. after police were informed Butler was there and possibly armed with a gun. Butler, who was wanted on arrest warrants and for probation violations, was then approached by Ostrenga, who, with his weapon drawn, ordered Butler

multiple times to get out of his van. Butler, however, stayed in the van and rocked the vehicle over a cement hump. The van, with three other passengers inside, then smashed into the front of Pizza Pit. After pursuing Butler, who was driving down East Washington at speeds of over 60 miles per hour, police eventually called off the chase. Police later found Butler’s abandoned van on Dunning Street. Butler was arrested a month later at a Madison residence. Butler was also convicted of battery charges for beating his girlfriend, which left bruises all over her body and a bite mark on one of her legs. “I’m not a bad person like they make me seem,” Butler said at the hearing, according to the Capital Times. Butler also told the court he was high on ecstasy the day of the incident.

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ASM selects two students to help recommend new provost The Associated Students of Madison recently selected two UWMadison students to serve on a committee that will recommend a university provost to the administration. Leaders on the Shared Governance Committee chose Kaja Rebane and Frank Honts to serve on the committee. “Both Frank and Kaja are exceptionally qualified, and I am certain that student interests will be well-represented throughout this process,” Adam Sheka, chair of the Shared Governance Committee, said in a statement. Rebane is the former co-president of the Teaching Assistants’ Association and co-chair of the Coalition for Affordable Public Education. Honts is a UWMadison graduate student in educational policies. Both of the students told ASM they are aware of the significant challenges the

new provost will face. “We face looming budget shortfalls that will require a mix of optimistic creativity and difficult, painful choices in order to reconcile the bottom line,” Rebane said. Former UW-Madison provost Pat Farrell returned to the College of Engineering at the end of the fall semester to teach. Julie Underwood now serves as the interim provost and will serve until a permanent replacement is found. Underwood served as the dean of the School of Education before transferring to the Office of the Provost. Leaders of ASM are encouraging students to contact Rebane and Honts with questions and comments at students.provost. search@gmail.com. Students can also post feedback on the “Your Voices” wall at www.asm.wisc.edu. —Erin Banco

Dean of Students to lead discussion of sexual assault response, resources

Brand of beer causes injury at Mad Ave

In light of recent sexual assault allegations, students and faculty will gather in the Humanities building Tuesday to discuss ways to improve campus response and resources. Dean of Students Lori Berquam will lead the discussion by highlighting current campus resources and ways the office helps sexual assault victims. “I’d like everyone to learn more about our campus resources,” Berquam said in a statement. “I also want to hear from you about how we can do better.” Other campus officials attending the event include Kelly Anderson, director of the Rape Crisis Center,

Apparently buying a man the wrong brand of beer can cause some physical suffering, as a Stoughton man learned the hard way at the Madison Avenue nightclub Saturday. According to a police report, the Stoughton man was dancing with a female friend early Saturday morning when the woman accidently spilled some beer on a man’s shoulder. The man, who quickly became angry, confronted the victim, who then offered to buy him a beer. The victim bought him a Coors Light. The man wanted a Bud Light.

Sol Grosskopf, Associated Students of Madison safety coordinator, and Carmen Hotvedt, University Health Services violence prevention specialist. Students who have been sexually assaulted can refer to the Campus Safety Guide, located on the UW Police Department website, for guidance. Students can also contact the Offices of the Dean of Students for academic advocacy or the Dane County Rape Crisis Center for professional help. All students, faculty and staff are invited to join in the discussion Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in 1121 Humanities, 455 N. Park St.

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Dean of Students Lori Berquam will lead Tuesday’s sexual assault forum.

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through adult stem-cell research. We do not need to go to the point of destroying human life.” UW-Madison researchers and U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., were on hand Monday in Washington, D.C., for Obama’s signing of the order. Thomson attended the signing ceremony, as did UW Medical School professors Tim Kamp and Clive Svendsen, UW Medical School senior scientist Derek Hei and UWMadison law professor Alta Charo. Thomson, who led integral stem-cell research at UW-Madison, said in a statement embryonic stem-cell research “remains critically important” and it impacts other research in the field. “Human-induced pluripotent stem cells—the transformed adult cells that seem to mimic the qualities of embryonic stem cells—would not have been possible without research on human embryonic stem cells,” he said. Baldwin said in a statement Thomson’s pioneering research holds promise for the discovery of cures for serious medical conditions like spinalcord injuries, cancer and heart disease. U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., agreed this order opens a door to further research, especially through the University of Wisconsin. “The University of Wisconsin has played a critical role in embryonic stem-cell research, and lifting these restrictions will help it continue its efforts to develop treatments and cures for some of the biggest medical challenges of our time,” he said in a statement.

said when her house heard he was “backed into a corner to resign,” the residents approached the Kronshage RLC and petitioned to get him back on the hall staff. “[The RLC] didn’t even want to give us five minutes of his time,” Thoreson said. Following his departure, the former house fellow said residents of the house “went crazy,” ignoring other house fellows and even drinking in the hallways. “All types of shenanigans were going on,” Thoreson said.

“All types of shenanigans were going on.” Maggie Thoreson resident Kronshage Hall

Although the house now has a new house fellow, Knoespel said he resented not having a house fellow for the second half of the first semester. “I felt like I wasn’t getting all the services I was paying for,” he said. The former house fellow said he expects the residents in another Kronshage house to rebel similarly after Thursday’s resignation. He said he is frustrated with University Housing for “letting go of all their best house fellows” for upholding policy in different ways. University Housing officials refused to comment on plans to fill the remaining Kronshage house fellow position for the rest of the semester.

This angered the man even more, leading him to pull out a sharp object and hold it to the victim’s neck. The suspect dragged the sharp object down the victim’s body and then used it to cut the victim’s hand. According to the report, police were called, and the suspect was found outside the nightclub and arrested. Police found the neck of a broken beer bottle in one of the suspect’s pockets. The arrested suspect is Manuel L. Cardenas, 30, of Sun Prairie. Cardenas was tentatively charged with second-degree recklessly endangering safety.

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policy changes are unnecessary

ast week, UW staff, students and community members debated the proposed changes to the UW misconduct policy, including changes to UWS 17 and a new UWS 18 in the UW Administrative Code. Included in the changes are a bevy of controversial issues that have students’ rights advocates up in arms, especially changes that threaten students’ due process rights in incidences of misconduct proceedings. In the proposed UW misconduct codes, allowing students to have legal representation would be at the discretion of the hearing examiner. In addition, the university has increased jurisdiction over students for off-campus offenses.

The last thing UW needs is to pursue minor offenses in an attempt to establish a moral barometer for the university.

Although the panel presiding over the cases is made up of UW faculty and a student representative, UW should not remove the right for a student to have a legal intermediary in their questioning and proceedings. Even with such an informal panel (as opposed to legal experts or a judicial figure), students deserve the right to have a legal expert in any case regarding misconduct charges in order to properly convey their case and defend their actions. UW-Madison prepares students to become active and diligent citizens just as much as it prepares students for opportunities in their chosen ﬁelds. Any changes designed to protect the student body against students with a well-documented history of sexual assault or repeated

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violent acts is a worthy endeavor. However, shirking students’ due process rights in order to make a more complicated environment for a student’s own defense is an inappropriate and ill-advised way to prepare students for defending their own rights in a court of law. Included in the new UWS 18 code is a stipulation to expand UWMadison’s ability to punish off-campus violations. The student misconduct codes should be made to reﬂect the increased awareness and safety concerns of individuals with violent histories and documented cases of sexual assault. However, some of the stipulations, in what are considered dangerous acts detrimental to campus safety, are not well-deﬁned. Ultimately, the off-campus violation expansion should be used only as a resource in serious sexual assault cases or repeated violent offenses rather than serving as “Big Brother” against petty crimes and occasional moral lapses of the larger student body. The last thing UW needs is to pursue minor offenses in an attempt to establish a moral barometer for the university.

fter opening its doors over 15 years ago, Brothers Bar & Grill at the corner of Lake Street. and University Avenue could well be in its last few months of occupation. The ﬁrst Brothers location was founded in La Crosse in 1990 , with the Madison location opening three years later. The franchise has exploded since then.

An increase in foot trafﬁc would help ﬁll much of the empty retail space at the University Square as well.

The Madison location is one of the Fortney Brothers’ 17 bars throughout the Midwest, and is best known for their drink specials, woodwork and pitcher parties. The Big Ten icon can be found within a short distance of seven of the 11 campuses. Founding brothers Marc and Eric Fortney have been quick to point out that not a single one of their locations has closed its doors since opening. They may not be able to use this line anymore if the East Campus Gateway Plan goes ahead. The Brothers topic came up multiple times last week in several pre-lecture discussions. “I can’t believe they are tearing it down,” seemed to be the most common sentiment. I, for one, won’t be sad to see the place go. Aside from the fact that the music selection is subpar (think love child of a Will Smith-Toby Keith hookup), the proposed alternative is worth the sacrifice without a doubt. The UW School of Music plans to open a $38 million, 56,000 square-foot facility. A

Students deserve the right to have a legal expert in any case regarding misconduct.

The Board of Regents should only utilize expanded UW jurisdiction over off-campus crimes in cases of extreme and clear detrimental behavior to the university. As the recent allegations in the fraternity sector have shown, the university has an inherent responsibility to explore any means necessary for ensuring campus safety, as long as it does not compromise the rights of students.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: As a busy and overwhelmed college student, I decided that I could take three hours out of my “hectic” schedule to attend a screening of the documentary “A Powerful Noise.” Shown on March 5th at theaters across the nation, this ﬁlm highlights the lives of three women working to enact change in their povertystricken communities. Hailing from Bosnia, Mali, and Vietnam, the documented women are especially concerned with the disproportionate effects of poverty on women and children. Due to having many of their rights denied, women are in fact more vulnerable to poverty. However, there is no denying that these hardships occur among all people in all nations. Even here in America, where we feel respon-

sible to help severely impoverished foreign nations, hunger and homelessness are undying issues. In Madison alone, roughly 3,500 people are considered homeless. While startling, ﬁgures like that can overwhelm and create a sense

I urge you to take advantage of your rights as an American and contact your local government ofﬁcials.

of helplessness among concerned individuals. In fact, as I watched “A Powerful Noise” I found myself feeling guilty and constantly wondering how, if at all, I could help.

main hall will be able to seat 800 patrons, and a separate recital hall will accommodate an additional 350. This facility would sit directly on the site of the current Brothers Bar & Grill.

The UW School of Music’s facilities lag far behind its academic ranking.

An outdoor sculpture garden would highlight the outdoor area to the west of the new music performance center. The garden would be part of the Chazen Art Museum’s addition that will include an enclosed, bridge-like walkway connecting it to the current museum. The UW School of Music consistently places within the top 5 percent of United States music schools. Its facilities, however, lag far behind its academic rankings.

The entire surrounding area would benefit financially from an influx of concertgoers.

The current music halls in the Humanities building are as sterile as they are acoustically unsound. Students may not realize it, but the UW School of Music hosts more than 300 live music performances every year, which makes it the state’s largest provider of music performances outside of Milwaukee. “We can make sure these halls become beautiful recording facilities,” UW School of Music Director John Schaffer said in an interview with the Wisconsin Alumni Association. “I really want to keep Wisconsin

on the forefront of this, so five or ten years down the road, we can be a national leader in the production and distribution of this recorded art form.” The entire surrounding area would benefit financially from an influx of concertgoers. An increase in foot traffic also would help fill much of the empty retail space at University Square. Curt Brink, owner of The Brink Lounge on East Washington Avenue, had planned to open a $4 million restaurant and sports bar at the corner across from Gordon Commons, but financing issues have kept the project on hold. Field Pass, with its two-story indoor waterfall and multiple service bars, would be a great trade-off for Brothers Bar & Grill. Although students may be sad to say goodbye to the rock-bottom drink specials for which Brothers is well known, the surrounding area has more than enough bars to satisfy their thirst. As of right now, no closing date has been set, and both sides continue to argue their case in court. If forced to move out, the Fortneys will be allowed to transfer their liquor license to a new location as long as the Alcohol License Review Committee approves the measure.

I, for one, will not be sad to see the place go.

Madhatters’ regulars were upset when University Square forced it to close down in 2005, but their new facility is much nicer than the old one. A new Brothers location will surely be an upgrade as well. Tom Hart is a senior majoring in history. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Let your voice be heard and stand up for the homeless

Featured at the end of the film, a panel of speakers (including former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and actress Natalie Portman) offered answers to difficult questions regarding poverty and how the average person can help. The panelists attested to the (often unutilized) political power of the American people. Whether you support the global fight against poverty or are more concerned with homelessness at the local level, panelists urged viewers to call, write and meet with legislators and politicians. Living in Madison, we have tremendous access to city and government officials. Most importantly, as Madison and Dane Country residents, we have great reason to contact these people; despite the devastating economic conditions, city and county officials have done

almost nothing in the past year to help the area’s homeless. Just as the panelists of “A Powerful Noise” called for people to speak out, I urge you to take advantage of your rights as an American citizen and contact your local government ofﬁcials.

I think we’d all agree that every one of us can afford to help those in need beyond next week’s midterm.

However, even the most concerned of citizens may ﬁnd this call to action intimidating. But as the old saying goes, one can always ﬁnd “strength in num-

bers.” At WISPIRG’s Hunger and Homelessness campaign, we not only provide this “strength in numbers” mentality, but we also offer several opportunities in which students can partake in letter writing campaigns, petitioning and lobbying decision makers. So if you’re interested in taking an active role in combating poverty at the local, national or global level, visit our website at www.wispirgstudents.org/madison or contact me at jshauser@wisc. edu. Despite the demands of college life, I think we’d all agree that every one of us can afford to help those in need beyond next week’s midterm. Jackie Hauser is a sophomore who is currently undeclared. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com..

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If one word could sum up Evan Taubenfeld, former Avril Lavigne lead guitarist, it would be “humble.” A single phrase to describe his music: Catchy as hell. Taubenfeld, who left Lavigne’s band in 2004, recently ﬁnished recording his forthcoming solo album, With a Wink and a Smile (Sire-Warner), set to release this summer.

If one word could sum up Evan Taubenfeld, former Avril Lavinge lead guitarist, it would be “humble.”

Focusing on his own music has been a change of pace for this 25year-old Baltimore native and multiinstrumentalist, who also worked with Tyga and The Pack, among others. “All the other bands that I’ve ever worked with, they’re really amazing artists,” Taubenfeld said. “So I’ve gotten to let them sing the song, take the credit and do the hard part because they were great at it and it was easy.” A self-proclaimed perfectionist, Taubenfeld attests it’s not that he was more critical of himself on his own record, but he takes the reaction to his songs more personally. “I can’t hide behind an artist anymore,” he said. Working with producer John Fields (Switchfoot, Jonas Brothers, Jimmy Eat World), Taubenfeld spent the last ﬁve years working on the record, hoping to carve out a place for himself in the world of pop rock. He described his relationship with the producer as two puzzle pieces, saying working with Fields was frustrating at times. “We’re both completely out of our mind,” Taubenfeld said. “Every strength I have compensates for a weakness he has and every weakness I have, he has a major strength for, so it’s a very good match.” The end result, as he describes it, is “perfection.” This ﬁnal product promises a collection of personal experiences for Taubenfeld, ranging from heartbreak caused by an unfaithful lover to coping with hurtful family secrets, like in the song Evan Way. “It deals a little bit with alcoholism in and around me, and then it also talks about a tragic series of events caused by that that changed my life forever,” he

said. “In my bigger circle of family, it was definitely like the unspoken thing and I definitely broke that.” Regardless of whether the songs provide closure, for him, they are as personal as they get. Currently, Taubenfeld is traveling cross-country with The Academy Is... and This Providence as part of the Snakes & Suits Acoustic Tour, which stopped at The Loft in Madison on Friday. Although it appeared that the majority of the audience members were there for Chicago-based The Academy Is..., Taubenfeld’s laid back and welcoming stage presence drew the audience in like a moth to the flame. “Everybody sing along,” he shouted from the stage as he hurriedly explained the next part of the song that clearly called for audience participation. And willingly, the audience complied. An ironically amusing point in the evening was when audience members wanted to sing Avril Lavigne’s “Complicated.” “I’ve never done this before,” Taubenfeld said laughingly, “How do we do this?” He started them off with a verse, but the audience took over from there, resulting in an impromptu sing-along. For Taubenfeld, having an audi-

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ence there for him is still surreal, but he is truly grateful for the people who choose to listen to his music and holds them close. “I’ve said for a while that I don’t have any fans, I have only friends and family,” he said. “So if somebody says that they’re a fan of mine, I consider them a friend.”

“I’ve said for a while that I don’t have any fans, I have only friends and family.” Evan Taubenfeld musician PHOTO COURTESY WARNER BROS. PICTURES

His album release is still a few months away, but until then, Taubenfeld is reaching out to his fanfriends online and is looking forward to meeting all of them. “Come be a part of my family—everybody is welcome and I hope that you can ﬁnd at least one note of one song of mine that you liked and that’s all I would want from you,” he said with a gentle smile. “And if you don’t like me then just come out anyway because I’ll say ‘hi’ to you and try to change your mind.”

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After performing as Avril Lavinge’s lead guitarist for years, Evan Taubenfeld is ready to step into the spotlight with his new solo album.

Viral Videos of the Week Search terms: Bizkit the Sleep Walking Dog During the short run of Viral Videos of the Week, we have neglected the ever-important viral video genre of adorable animals. This video features a large dog sleeping on the floor who suddenly seems overcome by night terrors. Without giving away the ending, just know that Bizkit’s unconscious antics lead to some hilarious results. There must have been a particularly springy rabbit in Bizkit’s dreams. Search terms: The Principal’s Office - “Dirty Dancing” This clip comes from the TruTV original reality show “The Principal’s Office.” Yes, we were surprised TruTV had a reality show too, but rest assured this clip is worthwhile. The principal on the show brings two seniors into the office to discuss the “grinding” problem at the school dances. The only problem is, Logan and Brandon aren’t taking this “huge problem” very seriously. Their repeated attempts at displaying appropriate dancing are to die for.

The reviews thus far for “Watchmen” have been mixed, but critics have almost universally panned the use of the song “Hallejullah.”

Use of old ‘Hallejullah’ in movie a sacreligious mistake DALE MUNDT croco-dale rock

his past weekend, along with countless other nerds, lemmings and unwilling significant others, I watched “Watchmen.” Although most of my thoughts about the movie are uninteresting and vague, one particular gripe stands out: the song selection for the sex scene. I am not alone in this complaint, either. Many reviewers, including The Daily Cardinal’s own Danny Gottlieb, agree that Zach Snyder & Co. would be hard pressed to find a more cliché, awkward or disappointing choice than Leonard Cohen’s original recording of “Hallelujah.” My first exposure to “Hallelujah” was Rufus Wainwright’s recording from the “Shrek” soundtrack. Rufus’ version is no longer my favorite, but the hypnotic power of the music and the majestic, broken lyrics captured me the instant I heard the song. After listening to the song on repeat for almost an hour, I found the nearest piano and sat down with my Walkman until I could play the song myself. I felt compelled to make this song mine. I needed to feel the music coming from me. Apparently, this impulse is not unique to me. Everyone, from Bon Jovi to Regina Spektor, from Bono to Paramore, from kd lang to Imogen Heap, has made a version of this song. It has been used in myriad movies and TV shows, including “Lord of War,” “The West Wing,” “ER,” “House M.D.,” “Scrubs,” “Without a Trace,” “The O.C.” and even an episode of “Dateline.” Jason Castro from “American Idol” and Alexandra Burke from Britain’s “The X-Factor,” a reality show similar to “Idol,” both performed the song, with Burke eventually riding it to the top of the charts in the UK and Ireland. Jeff Buckley’s interpretation, perhaps the version most responsible for its prevalence, made “Greatest Songs” lists in both Rolling Stone and Q Magazine. The endless list of covers was

even the subject of a BBC Radio Documentary, “The Fourth, The Fifth, The Minor Fall.” The documentary, perhaps in light of the lyrics’ heavy dependence on religious language and imagery, suggested that “Hallelujah” be treated not as a pop hit, but rather as a modernday hymn. The simple musical structure, the powerful lyrics, even the lack of a deﬁnitive popular version, all work to create the same personal and communal dichotomy common to liturgical music. Personal memories echo the theme of problems in relationships, but the universality of relationship problems remind us that we aren’t alone in our brokenness. Being reminded of this in the movie, in recording, and in concert makes “Hallelujah” more than a hit, more than a cover, perhaps even more than just a song.

It pinched the same nerve that the mad lib-tastic “Across The Universe” stepped on for two hours. It made me angry.

Maybe that is why its placement in “Watchmen” was so frustrating. “Hallelujah” is not a bad song. It wasn’t that Cohen’s version is bad, although few would place it atop the list of versions. It isn’t even the problem of overusing a great work of art, like Beethoven’s “Für Elise,” or Van Gogh’s “Starry Night.” Something about the usage was too obvious, too clichéd. It pinched the same nerve that the mad lib-tastic “Across The Universe” stepped on for two hours. It made me angry. This music, this art, needs to be protected from these commercializing, trivializing bastards. This song deserves a subtle, careful setting, where the qualities speciﬁc to each performance can be sampled and appreciated. But perhaps that is the unfortunate corollary to the communal nature of art. Not only can anyone make something beautiful, anyone can make something beautiful crass. Ever have a song that you listened to for an hour straight and then learned on the piano before doing anything else? Tell Dale about it at dpmundt@wisc.edu

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Tennis

Badgers fall short in ﬁrst weekend of Big Ten play By Emma Condon THE DAILY CARDINAL

After cracking the top 20 for the first time in 32 years, the No. 19 Wisconsin men’s tennis team suffered two disappointing losses 4-3 to Illinois and Indiana in its first weekend of Big Ten play. The No.7-ranked Illini controlled play from the beginning of Saturday evening’s match in Urbana, securing the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and 3 positions before the No. 16 pair of junior Moritz Baumann and sophomore Marek Michalicka stopped the Illini sweep with a tiebreak victory 9-8(1). Moving into singles play, No. 72 Baumann picked up Wisconsin’s first point with a straight-set dismissal of No. 55 Marc Spicijaric, but the Illini recorded wins at No. 6, 5 and 4 to move up 4-1 and guarantee the meet victory. Wisconsin eked out wins in the remaining matches from No. 41 Michalicka and freshman Patrick Pohlmann in three sets apiece to lose the meet by only one. Wisconsin moved on to Indiana Sunday afternoon and with the win, Illinois improved to 13-3 for the season and stays undefeated in their first three

meets of Big Ten play. As play heated up in Indiana, the Badgers gave up their third straight doubles point to the unranked Hoosiers (2-0 Big Ten, 9-7 overall) with losses from juniors Michael Dierberger and Michael Muskievicz at No. 2 and Baumann and Michalicka, who recorded only their second loss for the season at No. 1. Pohlmann and junior doubles partner Luke Rassow-Kantor, however, recorded a win at No. 3 with an 8-1 victory over freshmen Guy Kubi and Maxime Armengaud. Pohlmann carried his rampage over to singles play at No. 3 and devastated Kubi again with a 6-0, 6-1 victory to pick up the Badgers ﬁrst point in the meet. Baumann contributed the next with a 6-4, 63 victory over sophomore Lachlan Ferguson to remain undefeated, improving to 13-0. Another win from Michalicka and losses from Rassow-Kantor and Dierberger leveled the match at 3-all and a battle at No. 5 between sophomore Peter Marrack and Armengaud determined the afternoon’s outcome. Marrack came back from a ﬁrst set loss, but at 4-all in the third

Hoosier Armengaud wrestled away a late break to take the match 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 and claim the meet for the young Hoosier talent 4-3. The men have a week to recover, however, before continuing on to the Blue/Gray Classic in Montgomery Ala., on March 19. Women’s The Wisconsin women’s tennis team also took a tough blow last Wednesday with a 7-0 loss to No. 1 Northwestern that brought their recent non-conference winning streak to a screeching halt. A deep Northwestern squad only allowed the Badgers five service games in doubles play, sweeping all three positions to take the point. In singles play, the Badgers fell to Wildcats in straight sets at all six positions. With the loss, the women fell to 5-7 (0-1 Big Ten) but have the chance to improve their record next weekend when they host Big Ten opponents No. 36 Indiana and No. 51 Illinois at Nielsen Tennis Stadium. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

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UW junior Luke Rassow-Kantor and doubles partner freshman Patrick Pohlmann recorded a win in the No. 3 position against Indiana Sunday.

Softball

Wisconsin collects two wins in the Coach B Classic in Illinois By Joe Skurzewski THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin softball team (7-14) won two-of-three games this past weekend against a group of teams from Illinois at the Coach B Classic at the University of Southern Illinois-Carbondale. Wisconsin won its ﬁrst game of tournament play Saturday, beating the Western Illinois Westerwinds (4-9), before dropping its second game of the day to the host Salukis of Southern Illinois-Carbondale. The Badgers prevailed in their ﬁnal game of the tournament Sunday morning against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Wisconsin’s fourth and final game of the tourney, a rematch with the Salukis, was cancelled in light of bad weather. The Badgers managed to calm the Westerwinds in game one on Saturday. Western Illinois took a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning, but

Wisconsin’s offense stepped up to the plate and responded with an offensive surge. Freshman Karla Powell and sophomore Ashley Hanewich, along with seniors Alexis Garcia and Leah Vanevenhoven all recorded hits and carried the offense, leading Big Red to a big 4-2 victory, thus ending Wisconsin’s six-game losing streak. Wisconsin looked to build on its victory later Saturday against No. 18 Southern IllinoisCarbondale (15-3). But the Salukis jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning and never relinquished. Despite a stellar offensive performance from sophomore Jennifer Krueger, who accounted for three of the Badgers’ four hits, Wisconsin could not produce any runs, and Southern Illinois-Carbondale won, 3-0. The Badgers closed tournament play against Southern

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Wisconsin freshman Derek Stepan scored two goals for the Badgers Saturday to help them pull past North Dakota.

Illinois-Edwardsville (13-5) in a high-scoring affair, topped off with an ejection. Cougars head coach Sandy Montgomery was tossed in the first inning for arguing with the umpires after her starting pitcher was called for six illegal pitches, ending in a Cougar pitching change. Amid the chaos, Wisconsin jumped out to a 2-0 lead. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville took the lead in the second inning, scoring four runs. But Wisconsin returned the favor, scoring runs in the fourth and fifth innings to regain the lead, 5-4. The Cougars managed to tie the game, sending it to extra innings, where a runner is placed at second base at the beginning of each half inning. In the longest game of the season for Wisconsin, the Badgers scored in the eighth and ninth innings to win, 8-7. Seven different

Badgers recorded hits. Sophomore Livi Abney led the charge with four RBIs on two hits. The team now prepares for its final tournament before conference play begins. Softball heads to the Aloha State this week for a sextet of games in the Chevron Spring Fling tournament at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Wisconsin will play teams from both sides of the country. The Badgers will face Utah, Cal Berkeley and the host Hawaii from the West Coast, as well as St. John’s, Radford and Memphis from out east. The tournament in Hawaii will present a challenge for the Badgers as they play their ﬁnal games before conference play commences. Four of Wisconsin’s six opponents bring winning records in 2009 to Hawaii. And Hawaii’s Rainbow Wahine, one of Wisconsin’s opponents with a sub-

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Minnesota State in eighth place. “It’s never been more even than it is now,” he said. “I don’t know who you’d bet on, the parity level has never been this high.” One of the consequences of having such a strong conference and the Badgers’ recent losing streak was that No. 17 Wisconsin has likely dropped out of contention for a spot in the 16-team NCAA tournament, meaning the only path in for the Badgers is likely for them to win the WCHA tournament. Even with all of the pressure of making it into the NCAA tournament, Eaves said his team would just focus on bringing home a WCHA tournament championship and not any of the national playoff implications. “With all the computations that you could go about doing right now, our thing is just to win,” he said. “If we are successful and get into the WCHA Final Five, then our task remains the same: let’s win.”

Now, the Longhorns are sitting at seventh place in the Big 12— even worse than Kansas State—and rumor has it that the retirement of Durant’s number two weeks ago was a ploy to attract more players like him. Which is a shame really, because what good will that do? Oden, Durant and Beasley made it clear that you cannot build up a program if you have kids that come and go after just one year.

All this success is thanks to a handful of freshman who, deep down, likely did not want to be playing college basketball.

Furthermore, what good did playing in the NCAA do for those freshman? They played college ball for a year. Big deal. They obviously did not do it to get a good start on

.500 record, recently defeated the Beavers of Oregon State, a team that beat the Badgers earlier this year. The Badgers face a rigorous tournament schedule. The tournament runs Wednesday to Saturday, March 11-14. Wisconsin begins play Wednesday with a night game against the St. John’s Red Storm. Thursday brings two games for the Badgers, including matches with the Cal Berkeley Bears and the Hawaii Wahine. On Friday, Big Red has two more games against, the Utah Utes and the Radford Highlanders. The Badgers close out tournament play on Saturday with a game against the Memphis Tigers. The following weekend, March 21-22, Wisconsin will open up conference play against the Boilermakers of Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report. an undergraduate degree. They did it because that was their only ticket into the NBA. It was a six-month exhibition to show why one player should be drafted over the next. But had these players gone straight from high school to the draft—like they should have been able to do—anyone with an ounce of familiarity about Oden, Durant and Beasley could have told you roughly where they would go in the draft. We do not need them to play against college athletes just to figure out how good they are because it was rather obvious already. And when you know from day one that they intend to high-tail it out of campus as soon as the NCAA season is over, it is very hard to believe that they are seriously interested in helping to build a program. Having players like Oden, Durant, Beasley and Griffin in the NCAA only enforce a “win at all costs” mentality. It’s just not good for college basketball. If you think college basketball benefits from the one-year wonders, e-mail Andy at avansistine@wisc.edu.

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NBA rule hurts college basketball ANDY VAN SISTINE sistine’s chapel

hree years ago, the NBA changed rules regarding the draft so that players were no longer allowed to enter the league straight out of high school. Since then, the men’s college basketball scene has changed a great deal, though the change has not been for the better. In the first year of the rule change, we saw an Ohio State team, who might have otherwise struggled under the leadership of seniors Ivan Harris and Ron Lewis, cruise into the national championship game on a 22-game winning streak. We saw an unheralded Texas team rise up to contest for the Big 12 title. Last year, Michael Beasley took a mediocre Kansas State team to its first NCAA tournament since 1996. This year, Blake Griffin is

doing the same with Oklahoma. All this success is thanks to a handful of freshman who, deep down, likely did not want to be playing college basketball.

Having players like Oden, Durant, Beasley and Grifﬁn in the NCAA only enforces a “win at all costs” mentality.

Back in 2007, Thad Matta would have said the new rule by the NBA was good for college basketball. He got Greg Oden, Mike Conley, Jr. and a trip to Atlanta for the Final Four. Rick Barnes would have probably backed him up. After all, his team would not have even made the NCAA tournament if Kevin Durant had not been shooting 26 points and hauling in 11 rebounds every game.

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But what has happened to Ohio State, Texas and Kansas State since their one-year wonders high-tailed out of the college ranks after a single season? Ohio State’s conference record dropped from 15-1 to 10-8 from 2007 to 2008, and the team went from national runner-up to not even making the NCAA tournament. Kansas State went from making its first tournament in 12 years—knocking off O.J. Mayo and his top-notch USC Trojans in the first round—to a subpar 21-10 season this year in which they have a 9-7 conference record, no signature wins, and probably will not make it back to the tournament. The only team that has experienced some success since their oneand-done star left has been Texas. But to be honest, their 28-6 record at the end of last season had a lot to do with D.J. Augustin, who had lots of time to grow and develop during the 2006-’07 season when opponents were far more fixed on Durant. nba page 7

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UW freshman defender Eric Springer and the Badgers hope to use the momentum they gained after defeating North Dakota in post-season play.

Win over Sioux huge for Badgers By Nico Savidge THE DAILY CARDINAL

What a difference one game can make. Heading into Saturday’s contest against North Dakota at the Kohl Center, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team had dropped four straight games at home, and despite claiming home ice in the WCHA playoffs the night before, was on a desperate slide heading into the postseason. But after their 4-1 victory over the Sioux, head coach Mike Eaves said the Badgers are in a much better position heading into their best-of-three series against Minnesota State at the Kohl Center March 13-15. “It was huge,” Eaves said. “Playing a quality team like [North Dakota] helps you set yourself up for the playoffs.” Whereas Wisconsin had spent the games before facing North Dakota blowing third period leads and allowing too many power-play goals, they did the opposite Saturday night by not allowing a Sioux goal in the ﬁnal period and successfully killing all ﬁve of their penalties. “If we are successful and get into the WCHA Final Five, then our task remains the same: let’s win.” Mike Eaves head coach UW Men’s Hockey

The Badgers’ series against Minnesota State Feb. 27-28 best summarized their weaknesses during the recent cold streak. In those games, Wisconsin lost the ﬁrst in overtime and tied the second after giving up third period power-play

goals in both contests. Although the series must still be fresh in the minds of the team, Eaves said simply getting that hard-fought win against North Dakota helped the team move past their poor performance against Minnesota State. “I’m excited the kids are playing the way they are and we’re going to need everybody to get through this ﬁrst round.” Mike Eaves head coach UW Men’s Hockey

“We came out of that series thinking we didn’t get a timely save or a timely goal,” Eaves said. “We got that monkey off our back here this past Saturday night.” Eaves said the team’s younger players, such as freshman Derek Stepan who had two shorthanded goals against the Sioux, were a key to the Badgers’ turnaround. “We’ve got guys that maybe are finally catching on and gathering what’s at stake here and what they can do. If they have been struggling, they’ve been figuring that out and playing better,” Eaves said. “I’m excited the kids are playing the way they are and we’re going to need everybody to get through this first round.” According to Eaves, the consistently good field of this year’s WCHA will make the playoffs especially difficult. Wisconsin is tied with Colorado College for third place in conference standings, but is just five points above hockey page 7