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Martin unveils tuition initiative, seeks feedback Undergrads would see an increase in both tuition and aid By Erin Banco THE DAILY CARDINAL

While experts across the nation are busy drafting solutions to deal with what some call a national economic crisis, UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin is creating her own strategy for sustaining affordability and academic excellence. Martin unveiled her new plan, titled the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates, to student leaders Tuesday. If passed by the Regents, the initiative would implement a supplemental tuition charge for all students to improve the quality of undergraduate education but still remain affordable, especially in comparison to other Big Ten schools. Every dollar increased by the initiative would be matched by funds raised through private funding by the UW Foundation. The plan would generate at least $20 million in additional need-

based ﬁnancial aid—half of which will be from supplemental tuition and half from private funding—allowing more students who come from lowincome families a chance to earn a UW-Madison degree. Students whose families earn $80,000 or less per year and are eligible for need-based ﬁnancial aid will receive grants to offset the tuition increase. “I think that the chancellor’s perspective shows the need to be attentive and proactive in terms of creating some kind of a policy and strategy that will help us advance our socioeconomic background,” Damon Williams, vice provost for diversity and climate, said. “I am fully supportive of it.” The money from the initiative will also serve to add faculty and instructional support, improve critical student services and preserve affordability of a UW-Madison education. Currently, UW-Madison’s tuition is at the bottom of the Big Ten conference. Martin said the plan would help UW-Madison remain competitive with other “peer” universities like Michigan and Minnesota. “Demand for higher education has

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UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin spoke to student leaders Tuesday about her new initiative. She asked students for feedback and plans to continue the discussion within the upcoming weeks. grown ﬁercer world-wide,” Martin said. “The two things I care about most are the undergraduate experience and affordability. I think we need work in both, and we cannot wait.” The Chancellor and her team of administrators, including Mike Knetter, dean of the Wisconsin School of Business, called for a $250 supplemental tuition charge for in-state students per-year over a four-year period. Under the plan, out-of-state students will pay a supplemental charge of $750 per-year over a four-year period.

The Regents recently proposed a $174 million budget cut for the entire UW system, a 1 percent decrease across the board. Martin said the state’s budget cut would force UW-Madison to limit the amount of students who can enroll in several schools, like the College of Letters and Science, at UWMadison. University ofﬁcials stressed the need for student discussion and input on the initiative. Dozens of student leaders gathered at Martin’s house Tuesday night to provide feed-

back on the proposal. Hillary Minor, the Associated Students of Madison secretary, said she is concerned about the duration of student involvement. “I think once a plan is already crafted there is not a whole lot of room for change … I hope upcoming forums will be really, really meaningful but I think often times they fall short,” she said. In December, Martin conducted martin page 3

Drug offenders could retain licenses By Molly Sheetz THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Mayor Dave Cieslewicz continues to negotiate plans for a new hotel that would create a large parking structure next to Monona Terrace.

Negotiations continue for new hotel to serve Monona Terrace By Anna Bukowski THE DAILY CARDINAL

Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz continues to negotiate plans for a new hotel to serve Monona Terrace and the downtown Madison area. City officials are engaged in negotiations with Marcus Corp., a company based in Milwaukee. The project would restore the Madison Municipal building and create a large parking structure adjacent to the Monona Terrace.

Monona Terrace Director Jim Hess said a new hotel could be a “significant boost and economic impact to the entire community.” The convention center saw an increase in revenue when the Hilton was built, but has leveled off, according to Hess. “We’ve reached a glass ceiling,” Hess said. “We know we can do more business, but we don’t have room.” hotel page 3

The Wisconsin state Assembly passed a joint resolution Tuesday allowing judges to decide whether drug offenders’ driver’s licenses should be suspended. Wisconsin is the 38th state to pass a resolution that removes itself from a federal mandate requiring judges to automatically suspend or revoke driver’s licenses of convicted drug offenders. The resolution passed with a vote of 86 to 12, a result that did not surprise state Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, one of the co-sponsors of the resolution. “This is a no-brainer. This is easy.

It’s just giving [offenders] more time to pay [ﬁnes],” he said. “It’s a win for municipalities, and we get people back to work.” Although the resolution relates solely to suspensions for non-moving drug violations, supporters of the resolution hope it will help offenders keep their jobs. State Rep. Tamara Grigsby, DMilwaukee, said she co-sponsored the resolution because she believed it was important to get people back to work. “This is certainly not the bill that’s going to bring us out of the recession, but it’s one that will help people maintain their jobs,” she said. According to Eric Peterson, chief

of staff for state Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, Taylor considered the federal policy overly restrictive and detrimental to offenders who are working to rebuild their lives. The issue originally caught Taylor’s attention when she learned that roughly 90,000 people in Milwaukee County did not have valid driver’s licenses. Taylor proceeded to work as the primary author of the resolution. Peterson said the resolution does not guarantee licenses will not be suspended, but said judges will now make the decision. “This is just one tool that is in the toolbox of keeping people driving,” Peterson said.

Students to host Day of Action for domestic partner benefits Students from the UW-Madison campus will gather on Library Mall Wednesday to participate in the Day of Action for the passing of domestic partner benefits in the state budget. Officials from the Associated Students of Madison will help host the event along with members of the Wisconsin Coalition for Domestic Partner Benefits. ASM announced their interest and involvement in a February Student Council Meeting. “This is a great way for students to learn about an important issue on

campus,” Chris Tiernen, chair of the ASM Academic Affairs Committee, said in a statement.“This is an opportunity for students to participate in government at the state level.” The Day of Action comes after Gov. Jim Doyle’s biennial budget proposal in February, which included domestic partner benefits. According to state officials, the benefits have been proposed in the past but dropped by the Joint Finance Committee. UW-Madison is currently the

only Big Ten school that does not provide domestic partner beneﬁts. According to a coalition release, the UW System has been unable to recruit and retain faculty members because of the lack of domestic partner beneﬁts. Students who choose to participate in the event will have the chance to call or e-mail their representatives using cell phones and computers. The event will take place in Library Mall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. —Erin Banco

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won’t pay I wont pay ya no way... now now... why don’t you get a job,” sings my recently semi-retired father on the phone to me. He’s taking a two-month trial away from trading and it’s his first real day off the job at home, and at only two o’clock in the afternoon, he’s already called me six times today. Apparently, nagging me in the form of catchy songs circa ’99 is his new unemployed hobby, along with not paying my mom’s medical bills, taking my dogs for three walks a day and watching as many episodes of “Cops” as he can possibly find on our TV. Nothing brings my dad greater pleasure than sitting in his underwear and watching trashy people get handcuffed after drinking, beating their midget girlfriends, and going on a shooting spree. My dad’s recent decision to leave the workplace makes me feel all the more miserable about trying to find a job. A year ago, I had high hopes

of writing at a nationally published magazine, working at a fast-paced celebrity PR firm, or writing a “Dear Abby”-like column in which desperate, foolish people would write to me asking advice on everything from proper office etiquette to the right way to dump your once-built-now-obese husband after 15 years, both of which I have real life experience with. Now, as I peruse the job postings I view on a daily basis, I am starting to consider careers I would have shat upon a year ago, sticking up my cute freckled nose in the air as if I were a stuck-up royal heir, complete with a crown, a massive sense of entitlement and a real golden spoon. The status of the economy has forced me to re-evaluate what’s realistic, and in the process has crushed my dreams of doing anything remotely interesting. Now not only will I be low-class and subsisting completely on government cheese, but also uninteresting to the point where no normal man will want to date or try to sleep with me, which is what your 20s are really for, at least that’s what I thought. But today, a career as an egg-donor, a flag football referee, and a garbage woman all seem like legitimate prospects. I am looking to find a career

that funds three things: one, a preferably non-insect-infested apartment in which I do not have to live with anyone that shares my bloodline; two, a collection of funky scarves; three, my obsession with drunk eBay purchasing. By simply reaching up and pulling one of my eggs out, I can already afford this hobby. But I can’t help but feel any sense of pride in myself when I am attempting to write a cover letter highlighting my employable assets for a job centered on manicuring dog paws for a living at a high-end salon. All I can think about is how after four years of blue books, Adderall cramming and coffee-fueled reading, I’m sending in resumes for a bathroom attendant at bars and clubs. And even when dealing with the bathroom people HR, I can’t land a $10-an-hour gig. HR LADY: Do you have any experience wiping? AS: I’m not sure how to respond to this. I think so? HR: OK. Well, if hired, would you be willing to wash other people’s hands? AS: Yes, absolutely. I have direct experience with that skill as a former employee at Bath and Body Works. My hand massage skills rival that of the Japanese. HR: While I think you might be

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Most Embarrassing Item: “I am kind of a badass, and i know that turns girls on, so yeah, I am one.” This rather ambiguous statement makes us wonder—does Travis really know what turns a girl on, or is he in fact a girl? Being a fan of “Laguna Beach,” “The Hills” and various “Real World” programs is quite badass indeed, Travis. Perhaps you can ﬂex your manhood at the next Dashboard Confessional concert. Stupid Fact About Your Hometown [New Holstein, Wis.]: New Holstein is named after the Schleswig-Holstein region in Germany from which many early city members emigrated. Missed Opportunity: Since Travis is apparently quite the badass, according to himself, you would expect his profile to be filled with wondrous tales of knife fights at a Slayer concert or personal squat bests. However, Travis’ favorites are flooded with nancy-boy musical artistry that would make a teenage girl’s heart melt, as well as a handful of MTV’s sappiest middle-school aimed dramas. It must be hard to stay focused on your bench press routine when you know “Real World/Road Rules Challenge” is on.

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Saving Grace: Although Travis has some brototypical movie favorites, he does pay homage to one of the greatest cinematic feats of all time, “Biodome.” This masterpiece is most deﬁnitely some of Pauly Shore’s best work, and it encapsulates his true style and grace when in front of a camera.

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a great ﬁt near our toilets, I’m afraid we’re under a hiring freeze, but we’ll keep your resume if a shitter opens up. Thanks! (dial tone). I wish there was a proposed colle student bailout that ensured anyone with a degree could get a job that required some skill and that the mere thought of doing it day after day didn’t make suicide seem like an actually sunny option. Additionally, the plan should keep freshmen from majoring in useless ﬁelds. Screw AIG. I need help from someone besides a prescription-giving therapist. (shout out to Jackie at UHS!) Perhaps I’m being over-dramatic, but I tend to fall into hysterics when thinking about anything that involves my lack of money and/or future, but the future freaks me out. But for now, all I can do is send out resumes I know no one is reading on random websites, while I sit in front of a TV watching some cops bust into a trailer home, as a guy in his tighty-whiteys runs out, trying to throw away his crack before the police catch him. But we’re not so different: we both need new underwear, a job and a bailout. If you’d like to hire Ashley to entertain you or do anything that’s remotely legal, e-mail her at aaspencer@wisc.edu.

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Gov. Jim Doyle assembled a team headed by Dale Cattanach to oversee the distribution of federal funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Tuesday. Cattanach, a former Wisconsin state auditor, will lead the team as Recovery Accountability Compliance Ofﬁcer to ensure accountability and transparency of distribution, according to a statement released by Doyle’s ofﬁce. Providing policy analysis and ensuring the state meets requirements of the

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Hmong songstress Mai Zong Vue demonstrates the mouth harp as part of a Division of Continuing Studies session on Hmong music and culture in Humanities Tuesday evening.

The city chartered a downtown hotel feasibility study to assess whether or not Madison needed additional hotel space to better facilitate Monona Terrace’s convention center. The study provided specific suggestions that could help Monona Terrace “continue to capture business and go forward,” said Mayor Dave Cieslewicz’s Aide Mario Mendoza. Mendoza said the potential hotel could be significant competition to other areas in the state with convention center amenities. Although Monona Terrace’s business remains stable, greater hotel space may lead to “lucrative business” from conventions, according to Mendoza. Conventions are often deterred by downtown Madison’s lacking room capacity, and business is taken elsewhere. The study, executed by Hunden Strategic partners, recommended a 400-room, full-service hotel to increase business for the center. Mendoza said the report suggests a “respected brand name hotel with a high level of personal service.” Other recommendations include functional space for meetings and conferences and a ballroom for large events. Mendoza noted that this kind of facility could also house Monona Terrace events in conference low seasons. Another consultant, commissioned by Monona Terrace, projected business could increase as much as 50 percent in two to three years, given a larger hotel space. Marcus Corp. also owns the Hilton Madison Monona Terrace, and a previous contract gives the company the right of first refusal. That is, in the event that the city wants to use the property, Marcus Corp. may deny this action. The contract also involves a noncompete agreement. Madison may not negotiate with other developers within a certain area of the Hilton. Mendoza says the city is happy to negotiate with Marcus Corp. Mayor’s Aide Rachel Strauch Nelson said the project is still “very early in the process, and we don’t know that any deal will come of it.”

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student forums to gather input on the current state of the economy. The Chancellor plans to continue talking with students about in the next student forum, which will be held Thursday at 6 p.m. Several other students said they were concerned with the focus on solely undergraduate education. Peter Rickman, UW-Madison graduate student and member of the Teaching Assistant’s Association, called for administrators to address all aspects of the

federal act are two priorities Cattanach will focus on. “As important as it is to get the recovery funds out into communities to help create jobs and get the economy moving, it is equally as important to report to the public on how the funds are invested in an open and understandable way,” Cattanach said in the statement. Jane Hamblen, chief legal counsel for the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, will work with Cattanach to oversee dispersal of federal funds. university, including graduate student’s experience. “I think it’s great that the university is making a commitment to making sure more students have access to a world-class education,” he said. “But it’s absolutely vital that we look at every aspect of that, not just looking for undergraduate students to come here, but looking at funding the academics that make this university the worldclass institution that it is.” Students interested in learning more about the initiative before the forum can visit madisoninitiative.wisc.edu/.

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All in the name of love and peanut butter Celebrate National Peanut Month with this marriage of two college staples: Peanut butter BBQ chicken pizza By Blake Rhiner THE DAILY CARDINAL

If there is one food I have a real love-hate relationship with, it’s peanut butter. It’s a permanent feature at my table, whether spread across a bagel for breakfast, sandwiched with a banana for lunch, or serving as an affordable and satisfying substitute to typical late night fare. However, my love for this king of spreads can sometimes lead to gluttonous despair as I look down to see the bag of Peanut Butter M&M’s suddenly empty, my stomach grumbling in rebellion. Still, while my stomach may sometimes hate me for it, my love for the thick, crunchy condiment endures, and on National Peanut Butter Lover’s day, in the middle of a recall crisis that has pulled over 2,500 different peanut products off of store shelves, I sought to honor my love with a truly unique meal experience. The plan: make a meal on National Peanut Butter Lover’s day, March 1, that would express my unadulterated love for peanut butter. The meal: peanut butter barbecue chicken pizza. The potential conflict: the recent national peanut butter recall. Would an irresponsible peanut company foil my plans? As it turns out, not at all.

Black Sesame Seed Peanut Butter Cookies Courtesy of Gourmet.com

Peanut butter cookies are everyone’s favorite after-school snack, but rolling them in nutty black sesame seeds really dresses them up. Not only do the sesame seeds look sharp, they add an extra, more delicate nuttiness. The cookies themselves are based on reader Amy Fritch’s recipe. Her ﬂourless peanut butter cookies have long been a favorite among the Gourmet staff. 1 cup creamy peanut butter (not natural) 3/4 cup sugar 1 large egg 1 teaspoon baking soda 5 tablespoons black sesame seeds Preheat oven to 350°F with racks in upper and lower thirds. Beat together peanut butter and sugar in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until combined well, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg and baking soda until combined well. Place sesame seeds in a shallow bowl. Roll level teaspoons of dough into balls, then roll in seeds to coat. Arrange balls about 1 inch apart on 2 ungreased baking sheets. Bake cookies, switching position of sheets halfway through, until puffed and cracked, about 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheets 2 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool. Cook’s note: Cookies keep in an airtight container at room temperature 5 days.

In early January, after a salmonella outbreak left five people dead and over 400 sick, the Peanut Corporation of America issued a

contaminations at the plant in 2007 and 2008. However, when second examinations found nothing, the company continued to ship its products without cleaning the potentially contaminated plant. The company’s Texas plant proved just as unclean when FDA inspections last month discovered dead mice and feces in various locations of the plant. The negligence of the Peanut Corporation of America has led to a continuous stream of recalls. Because the peanut paste

stretch to the consumer level of major peanut butter companies. Reassured by this knowledge, I went to the grocery store on March 1st, recipe in hand, to collect the ingredients of what would hopefully be a delicious peanut butter barbeque chicken pizza. Now, this may sound a bit disgusting, but think about it for a minute. Peanut chicken is a very common Thai dish.

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recall on all of its products produced at its Blakely, Ga, plant in the previous six months. The company, which produced peanut butter and peanut paste in bulk, had discovered 12 different salmonella

that the Peanut Corporation of America produced was often used by more than one company before the ﬁnal products reached store shelves, tracking the peanut paste has been a tedious process, and recalls continue daily. Fortunately, those of us whose primary peanut butter consumption comes from a jar of JIF or Skippy need not worry, as the threat of contamination does not

Kung Pao chicken was always my dad’s Chinese takeout meal of choice. Both dishes combine peanuts and chicken effectively, so how different could throwing a bit of crunchy peanut butter on barbecue chicken pizza really be? After purchasing the ingredients, I went to a friend’s house to create the peanut butter masterpiece. Chicken breast was combined with

peanut butter and barbecue sauce and then spread onto the premade pizza crust. Topped with onions and ricotta and cheddar cheeses, the pizza was placed in the oven with care and apprehension. Half an hour later, only minutes after coming out of the oven, half of it had disappeared. Needless to say, it was not bad at all. The peanut butter served as a nice thickening agent, essentially creating a creamier, richer barbecue sauce. In fact, if the pizza had any faults, they were the recipe’s choices of cheese, neither of which added to the pizza’s flavor. Despite the current peanut butter recall, you need not fear indulging in peanut butter. I know I certainly won’t. As one of the most economical sources of protein, according to the U.S. Department of agriculture, it is both convenient and ﬂexible. Whether on a bagel or toast, used as a dip for apples or carrots alike, or even on a pizza with barbecue sauce and chicken, peanut butter will remain common at my table. National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day may have passed, but there’s still time to celebrate National Peanut Month with this clever culinary concoction.

Claire skips spring and longs for summer as she uncovers the pros and cons of local ice cream shops sponsored, delicious and there is always a new flavor in the works. CLAIRE WIESE chocolate e’claire

stayed in Madison for spring break, and besides having a very wonderful and relaxing break, I was ﬁrst exposed to Chocolate Shoppe ice cream. You know, the place on State and Gilman with the crazy cow in its emblem. It has always intrigued me that Madison has two major ice cream brands, as well as a few smaller companies. So, with high hopes of these next seven weeks going by fast and bringing summer as soon as possible, here’s a comparative look at Madison creameries. Babcock As the daughter of former Badgers, I learned early on about a fantastic brand of ice cream that I could someday have only if I went to Madison. Luckily for me, I’m here. And I have to say that Babcock ice cream is fantastic. I should throw in my disclaimer here: I worked in Babcock’s Dairy Plant for a semester during my freshman year. It’s an amazing process. Our own UW cows make the milk for the ice cream, and due to this little fact, I might be a little biased. Nonetheless, I have many friends who have never made cheese or bottled milk but who still fancy a little Berry Alvarez on warm days. Definite Babcock advantages: it is University-

Chocolate Shoppe As previously mentioned, I enjoyed my first Chocolate Shoppe ice cream about a week ago. One of the great things about this store is they have great flavors as well as specialty items, from shakes to banana splits. Another positive aspect of Chocolate Shoppe is it’s centrally located, right on State Street. It’s hard for me to miss because I have to walk by it every day on my way to and from classes. Good things about the crazy cow: centrally located, delicious and amazing banana splits. Coldstone Creamery Experiencing a smaller clientele boom in Madison is Coldstone Creamery. It is a national chain, and I think it suffers for this. We’ve all had Coldstone in or around our hometowns, and at least for me, the novelty has worn off. Why get something you can get anywhere around the country when you can pop across State Street or go to the Union and get something that was made here? Still, Coldstone does have the awesome quality of allowing you to watch them add your personal mix-ins. Coldstone perks: centrally located, delicious and the workers sing when you add a dollar to their tip jar. Sadly, the Ben and Jerry’s on State Street is no longer, or I would have a fabulous paragraph about

them, too. What do I miss about Ben and Jerry’s? Free Cone Day, of course. If you still fancy a little Phish Food after a difﬁcult exam, Walgreens has your back. So who has the best ice cream in Madison? I had to think about it for a few minutes, but for me, Babcock will always hold a special place in my heart. Not only does it come from the university,

it is available at Babcock Hall as well as at the Union. Although it doesn’t offer specialty shakes and mix-ins, I would still take a double cone of Badger Blast on the Terrace any day. Do daydreams of summer have you drooling for Zanzibar Chocolate and One Sweet Whirled? Tell Claire all about it. E-mail her at crwiese@wisc.edu.

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Deacon drops a complex celebration By Matt Hunziker THE DAILY CARDINAL

Even among fans, Dan Deacon’s 2007 electronic album Spiderman of the Rings is often pigeonholed— somewhat unfairly—as a record of non-stop manic gooﬁness. It’s a forgivable misapprehension. First off, there’s the title. Then there’s “Woody Woodpecker,” a track built on looping the title character’s laughter at different speeds, and the frenetic sound of the album itself, derived largely from circuit-bending—re-wiring and altering audio equipment to produce different effects. All of these are good things, but they might lead one to forget the album’s deeper moments, such as the 12-minute centerpiece “Wham City”—a chaotic, gorgeous take on the end of human civilization which continually builds from muted percussion to ever-higher climaxes. Going further down the path indicated by that ambitious track, Deacon’s follow-up, Bromst, differs from its predecessor in prizing the celebratory and sublime over insanity.

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Bromst Dan Deacon Yet the difference is still more of a subtle adjustment than a sea change. The overall energy level on Bromst still approaches meltdown, but the album’s dynamic highs and lows are handled with a greater sense of craft, making for songs that are more varied, complex and affecting than those on Spiderman without losing any of the earlier album’s frenzied excitement. Advance reports about Bromst made much of Deacon’s decision to broaden his pallette to include more live instrumentation. At most points, the newly added drums, pianos and brass blend seamlessly into the album’s purposefully overstimulating aesthetic, adding extra weight to upbeat party tracks like “Red F” and “Paddling Ghost.” On other occasions, most markedly the excellent “Slow With Horns / Run For Your Life” and “Of The Mountains,” the live instrumentation helps to anchor slower, more atmospheric songs, a favorable contrast to the slight downtempo moments on Spiderman. The complexity on Bromst seems like a conscious goal for Deacon (a conservatory-trained composer)—the last couple minutes of “Surprise Stefani,” with its several tracks of pitched percussion, sound like nothing so much as minimalist classical music. However, the album is simply too much fun to worry about getting lost in the twists and turns of a song like “Woof Woof” ($20 says the highpitched opening sample is a haywire dog toy). On the excessively detailed closer, “Get Older,” getting lost seems like part of the point, with a pack of synthesizers all racing ahead in different patterns and pushing the tempo relentlessly—the track perfectly caps off the album. Standing as a microcosm for Bromst as a whole, it’s packed with a wealth of detail rare for any kind of pop music, but never loses its simple sense of awe and joy.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

UN looking to cable for answers? ALI ROTHSCHILD season ﬁn-ali

or all you nubile young people who laid out on the beach instead of vegging on the couch in colder climates, you missed out. The past two weeks’ television fare was wildly political, no matter what channel you tuned into. Probably the most-watched program of the week was Obama’s ‘fireside chat’ with Jay Leno. The first sitting president to appear on “The Tonight Show,” Barack Hussein himself showed up to share mostlyneutral political commentary and jokes on differently-abled people. Controversial comments or not, there’s no doubt this kind of dialogue coming into people’s living rooms is a signal that new connections are being forged between Washington and Hollywood. That fact was backed up by Will Ferrell, who appeared on HBO with his one-man show “You’re Welcome America: A Final Night With George Bush.” It was funny, and the audience laughed as he did things like mispronounce the country of Niger, but as he made his closing monologue, a shift seemed to come over the theatre that reverberated all the way to my living room. Now that Bush is gone, will the liberal media still be unified if there’s goodwill toward the White House? One source would firmly respond, “no.” Jim Cramer of “Mad Money,” the former hedge fund manager who screams a lot and tells you where to put your money, got into a cross-channel wrestling match with Jon Stewart over uncritical reporting about Wall Street. Stewart called him out, Cramer called Stewart a mere comedian (ouch!) and Stewart eventually invited him on “The Daily Show,” where he made Cramer look like a big idiot. Later, a CNBC panel railed the crossfire with one anchor saying “No group in America, no profession in America is more self-absorbed than the media is.” But wait, isn’t CNBC technically “media”? Where does media end and news begin? It’s no longer cold, hard fact, it’s two

opposing sides vying for America’s trust. Is it possible that a president embraced by the media will cause journalists to tear one another apart? When Cramer said Stewart was a comedian, he meant he didn’t have the intellectual seriousness to make economic politics his place. But the ratings say otherwise. I wrote a few weeks ago that science ﬁction thrives on cult status, but I was proven wrong when the United Nations held a discus-

sion/retrospective with the creators and actors of the Sci Fi channel’s “Battlestar Galactica” while watching a preview of the show’s final episode last Tuesday. Both sides discussed the show’s relevant issues of civil rights, terrorism and religion. The United Nations! That says volumes about what kind of TV is really relevant. While the news networks were fighting over the Stewart/Cramer dispute, world powers were coming together to recognize the significance and

power of good, scripted (cable!) TV. The past two weeks not only point to the TV box as the hot seat for politics, but lo and behold, the strongest unity was forged over a ﬁctional drama on the Sci Fi. It’s reassuring to know that while I spent spring break in front of the TV, the United Nations was doing the same. Do you think Jon Stewart and Battlestar Galactica are just entertainment? E-mail Ali at rothschild@wisc.

PHOTO COURTESY THE SCI FI CHANNEL

“Battlestar Galactica” continues to impress audiences and has drawn the attention of the United Nations with its real-life applicability, seen here in the show’s version of Da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.”

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If all the raindrops. Raindrops with a diameter of less than half a millimeter are known as drizzle. dailycardinal.com/comics

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Watermelon

Today’s Sudoku

Anthro-apology

By Eric Wigdahl wigdahl@wisc.edu

Angel Hair Pasta

By Todd Stevens ststevens@wisc.edu

Sid and Phil

By Alex Lewein alex@sidandphil.com

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

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

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“The judge and I have a special relationship... I don’t wanna get too graphic but I sucked his dick for drugs.”

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

The Graph Giraffe

Evil Bird

By Yosef Lerner ilerner@wisc.edu

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com EAT DRINK AND BE MERRY

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9 Abutting 10 Add one’s two cents 11 Summer or Mills 12 Do a bang-up job 13 Decorator of Easter eggs 21 Running total 22 Australian wild dog 23 Venomous black snake 24 Sectors 28 Endure a hot spell 29 Serve, as stew 30 Peruvian of yore 32 Baby buggy in Hyde Park 33 Cut from the same cloth 34 Altering 35 Reduce to mush 36 It may be glassy 38 Greek marketplace 39 Wickerwork willow 43 Make ineffective 44 They’re given in November 45 Bat maker’s tool 46 Broadcast 47 It supports the cast 48 Maneuvering room 50 Price holders 51 Arcade foul 52 Buffalo shore 53 Give partner 57 Fighter plane

Twenty Pound Baby

By Stephen Tyler Conrad stconrad@wisc.edu

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

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Editorial Cartoon

By John D. Liesveld opinion@dailycardinal.com

Cardinal View editorials represent The Daily Cardinal’s organizational opinion. Each editorial is crafted independent of news coverage.

doyle tuition proposal unwise

rmed with a Democratic majority in both houses, Gov. Jim Doyle is feeling confident about his chances with ideological addendums to this year’s state budget. So confident, in fact, that he believes fourth time’s a charm for a provision that would allow illegal immigrants from Wisconsin high schools to pay in-state tuition at UW System schools. The provision, voted down in three previous budgets due to ideological disagreements in the state senate, comes at a time when higher education is becoming more and more difficult to afford for the average high school graduate. However, Doyle’s proposed provision comes with its share of roadblocks. For starters, the provision may conflict with a 1996 federal law that disallows any higher education benefit regarding illegal immigrant residency unless the same benefits are offered to other U.S. citizens as well. If Wisconsin wanted to offer in-state tuition to illegal immigrants, it would also have to offer in-state rates to outof-state students as well, costing institutions millions in tuition revenue. Out-of-state students pay around $21,820 per year in tuition, nearly three times the cost of an instate student’s $7,570 tuition. Also, the provision comes with a requirement that students submits an affidavit agreeing to apply for

residency as soon as they are able to do so. If student are eventually denied citizenship when they apply, they would lose out on more than tuition—they could be deported as well. Such a risk may not be desirable from the student’s standpoint. Although Doyle’s proposed provision is a noble ideological vision, the logistics of the plan do not add up. Being a champion for the rights of displaced youth in America is one thing, but ﬂouting stipulations in federal law is too risky of a maneuver to pursue its addition to the current budget. Instead, Doyle should lobby for change at the federal level in terms of illegal immigrant rights in higher education. There is one caveat that may give the provision a chance. If lawmakers can make the case that the provision only targets those attending Wisconsin high schools, then technically all U.S. citizens and illegal immigrants are receiving the same rights. As of right now, it appears this provision has too many hurdles to overcome to be a viable program. Doyle’s heart may be in the right place and he may have the Democratic winds at his back in the state senate, but he may need to try his luck a fifth time next year with this provision.

In times of crisis, turn to the Dean of Students SEAN MCMASTER opinion columnist

n lieu of the recent article, “Victim comes forward, reveals shocking story,” published on March 4th in the Badger

Herald regarding the alleged rape at Sigma Chi, the Office of the Dean of Students (ODOS) received much flak regarding its role in the investigation and its pursuit of action. In many respects, ODOS was accused of belittling the incident and trying to suppress the inception of an investigation into the case. Bashing the Dean of Students Ofﬁce did the University a disservice. It dissuaded its readers (fellow Badgers like you and me) from seeking the aid of ODOS in a time of crisis. This criticism achieved the opposite for which it was arguing. It said to the student body that if you have a case of egregious propensity, the Dean of Students Ofﬁce is not a resource to which you should turn. But I ask, if not the Dean of Students, who should the student seek on or off of campus? Friends, family, or other students? No. While these people can provide the emotional support for the individual, they lack the connections, authority and short-term foresight to amply pursue the best course of action. At the time the incident is presented to them, most are too emotionally involved in the issue to logically press for solutions to the matter.

ODOS is a tremendous resource of authority and guidance that can ensure problems are solved.

Instead, one requires individuals who are emotionally disconnected enough from the issue to pursue what is in the best interest of the student, yet does not exceed the extent of action authorized by the student. For students of this university, this particular resource is the Office of the Dean of Students. Contrary to the depiction of the Dean of Students Office portrayed by its critics in light of this event,

ODOS is always there to provide support to those students who seek it. Like most things at this large university, you must be proactive and seek specific aid when you need it. If you are lucky, the help sometimes finds you. In this case and other cases of egregious propensity, ODOS works to the best of its capacity to discover the victim, consoling them and taking action as far as the victim wishes.

I wish not to belittle this case, but I do implore other students to not abandon the aid of the Dean of Students if they are in need.

However, ODOS cannot pursue that which the victim does not want done. This would be unfair to the individual who originally sought ODOS for support in a time of need and could lead to a “re-victimization” of that individual. As for wanting to press charges and start a full investigation, ODOS can only go so far when an individual wishes to remain anonymous. In the United States judicial system, the accused has the right to know the accuser and other witnesses against him/her as outlined in the Sixth Amendment. Therefore, ODOS is limited in its capacity to take action in these speciﬁc cases. I wish not to belittle this current case, but I do implore other students to not abandon the aid of the Dean of Students if they are in need. ODOS is a tremendous resource of authority and guidance that can ensure problems are solved. They are not the enemies in this matter; quite to the contrary, they are the greatest guardians and advocates of student rights. Sean McMaster is a majoring in biochemistry and mathematics. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Football

Softball

Sioux visit Goodman for two By Joe Skurzewski THE DAILY CARDINAL

DANNY MARCHEWKA/CARDINAL FILE PHOTO

Senior quarterback Dustin Sherer will be competing with three other signal callers for a starting spot.

Spring ball kicks off By Scott Kellogg THE DAILY CARDINAL

Many questions surround Wisconsin, a team that last season lost six games for the first time since 2003, as it begins spring camp. Because of graduation and the inability of returning players to separate themselves from their teammates, position battles will be the overwhelming theme of spring practice. Nearly every position on the ﬁeld is up for grabs, including quarterback. Last season, the Badgers received mixed results from quarterbacks Allan Evridge and Dustin Sherer. Sherer will return next season as a senior, but will face competition in practice to regain his starting role. Head coach Bret Bielema does not seem to be leaning one way or another toward a quarterback, and mentioned all four signal-callers when asked about the competition. “The quarterback position is wide open,” Bielema said. “Obviously [Sherer] will have the biggest amount of experience coming into practice.” Despite Sherer having a considerable advantage, being the only quarterback on the roster to start for Wisconsin, Bielema hinted that if he does not clearly separate himself from the other

quarterbacks, the Badgers may be inclined to give the job to a younger player. “For him to be a senior and to be in the position that he’s in, he’s got to play at a level that’s way above everyone else to hold that position,” Bielema said. Since the departure of John Stocco after 2006, Wisconsin has waited until fall camp to make its decision on its starting quarterback in each of the last two years. And since Stocco started as a junior during the 2005 season, only seniors have started at the position. On the defensive side of the ball, Wisconsin will BIELEMA graduate six starters, including three defensive linemen and two linebackers. Along with senior Jaevery McFadden, Bielema mentioned juniors Blake Sorensen and Culmer St. Jean as potential starters at linebacker. As for the defensive line, Bielema discussed senior Dan Moore and sophomores Brendan Kelly and J.J. Watt as players in the mix for playing time next season, but much of the unit remains untested. “Really everybody is unproven,”

Bielema said. The secondary will return the most experience for Wisconsin, but inconsistency from the unit in a number of areas last season has opened the door for internal competition. Senior Shane Carter entered last season as the Badgers’ starting free safety but lost his job to fellow senior Chris Maragos. Sophomore Mario Goins, who started Wisconsin’s first game against Akron, is currently suspended. And sophomore Aaron Henry, who received playing time at cornerback as a freshman during the 2007 season sat out last season due to injury. “Aaron Henry is a good football player, so I think he’ll be able to ﬁnd himself on to the ﬁeld,” Bielema said. One position the Badgers are hoping to receive stability at is running back. P.J. Hill, who started every game last season, elected to forego his final year at Wisconsin to pursue a career in the NFL, but John Clay will return as a sophomore after showing flashes of brilliance his freshman season. “Last year I felt as the season went along we kept trying to give him more and more responsibilities. At certain points of the year [Clay] embraced them and really stepped forward,” Bielema said.

The Wisconsin softball team (0-2 Big Ten, 9-19 overall) looks to win its ﬁrst two home games of the season Wednesday in a doubleheader against the Fighting Sioux of North Dakota. The week before spring break, the Badgers played in the Chevron Spring Fling tournament at the University of Hawaii, going 2-3. Wisconsin notched victories against the host Hawaii and Radford, but lost close games to St. John’s, Cal Berkeley and Utah. “Our pitchers did really well in Hawaii,” said Wisconsin head coach Chandelle Schulte. However, the Badgers could not carry their solid pitching and clutch hitting into their Big Ten opener. This past weekend, Wisconsin opened up conference play with a pair of games against the Purdue Boilermakers (2-0 Big Ten, 16-8 overall) in West Lafayette, Ind. They dropped both games as the Boilermakers shut out the Badgers 11-0 in the two games. Purdue jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in game one on Saturday. The Boilermakers’ sophomore hurler Suzie Rzegocki allowed only three Badger hits in a complete-game effort. Purdue tacked on two insurance runs en route to a 5-0 victory. Sunday’s game played out in similar fashion. Purdue scored early again, and again the Badgers were unable to respond. Badger senior Theresa Boruta was the only Badger to record a hit in both games. Schulte expressed concern for the lack of offense against Purdue. “You got to hit to win,” she said. North Dakota (2-19) comes to Madison on the heels of a nine-game

losing streak. The Sioux recently dropped a pair of games to Loyola Marymount, getting outscored by the Lions 11-1 over the two games. Wisconsin pitching will look to shut down North Dakota sophomore Hannah-Rose Peters and senior Nicole Puerling, the Sioux’s top two hitters. Peters and Puerling, along with junior Abby Rehberger, are the Sioux’s only players with a batting average of .300 or above. North Dakota is in its ﬁrst year of play at the Division I level. Despite the need to rebound from the Purdue sweep, Schulte said that Wisconsin’s games with the vulnerable Sioux are about more than just winning. “Two victories are important, but honestly, we’re trying to get some consistency,” she said. Wisconsin will look to establish that consistency both in the circle and at the plate. Badger junior Letty Olivarez and senior Leah Vanevenhoven have the opportunity to erase rough outings against Purdue. After solid performances in Hawaii, Olivarez and Vanevenhoven allowed 11 runs on 15 hits against Purdue. Moreover, the pair collectively struck out only six batters in the two games against the Boilermakers. The Badger offense stranded eight runners on the base paths against Purdue. Wisconsin hitters must work to extend innings against the Sioux to push runs in—and to give their pitchers breaks between innings. “If we can score runs, we’ll be ﬁne,” Schulte said. Game one begins at 4 p.m. at the Goodman Softball Complex, with game two slated to start at 6 p.m.

PHOTOS BY LORENZO ZEMELLA/CARDINAL FILE PHOTO

Senior pitcher Leah Vanevenhoven (right) and junior Letty Olivarez (left) look to rebound against UND after a rough series with Purdue.

Despite complaints, baseball still unnecessary for UW athletics CRYSTAL CROWNS the crystal ball

s the spring months roll around, most of the college campuses across the nation have one major sport to concentrate on: baseball. However, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has not ﬁelded a collegiate baseball team in more than 15 years, leaving students, faculty and fans curious about the dismissal of the program. There were several reasons why Pat Richter, the newly hired athletic director at the time, decided to drop the Wisconsin baseball program after its 1991 season. Richter played baseball for UW when he was a student, but the athletic department was approximately $2.1 million dollars in debt and it wasn’t going to be able to dig

itself out of the ﬁnancial hole without making changes. Baseball was not the only sport to be dismissed by the Wisconsin athletic department as men’s and women’s fencing and men’s and women’s gymnastics were also cut. Although he and the community had mixed feelings about the decision, it was the right thing to do. The baseball team did not receive much fan support as the university imagined it could have near the end of its 117-year tradition. It seemed like the most logical decision to cut the program. Title IX regulations also played a factor in dropping baseball. Title IX enforces a three-point gender equity system in both education and athletic programs across the United States. First, schools must provide athletic opportunities that are proportionate to enrollment numbers. Additionally, both men’s and women’s sports must have comparable ﬁnancial support, and there should be a comparable number

of male athletes to female athletes. This becomes complicated at large universities. Wisconsin, for instance, sponsors a football team which alone takes up 100 male athletes. To comply with Title IX, Wisconsin then has to sponsor approximately 100 female athletes from various sports. And since football teams typically bring in money for the university, it would not make sense to drop that men’s sport to make room for others.

To bring baseball back to campus now may be too much work just for the sake of ﬁelding a team.

Although Wisconsin is the only university in the Big Ten that does not have a baseball team, Wisconsin Senior

Associate Athletic Director Vince Sweeney said last year that there are no plans for the sport’s return to UW. To add a baseball program, Wisconsin would either have to drop one of its other men’s programs or add another women’s program to comply with Title IX regulations. There would be no reason to drop a different men’s team, and adding both a women’s team and a baseball would be quite expensive. Aside from paying coaches, giving scholarships to players and building a baseball field somewhere on campus, the athletic department would also have to pay for baseball equipment, travel expenses, and a communications and promotional staff. And those are just the finances on the surface. Although some people argue Title IX has a negative effect on men’s sports, universities that abide by the law can still find ways of having successful programs by both genders. Title IX is actually a very fair system. Universities across the nation went from having

very few opportunities for women to having a large array of them, both academically and athletically. Yes, the UW athletic program may not be in financial trouble like it used to be, but to bring baseball back to campus now may be too much work just for the sake of fielding a team. There is no proof that the program would be successful or that it would be able to pay for itself. Wisconsin has had a club baseball team for several years, and even though it is not university sponsored, it at least gives the sport some representation on campus. Maybe someday baseball will be sponsored by the Wisconsin athletic department, but for now, it is in Wisconsin’s best interest to focus on the sports it already has than trying to start up other programs, especially with the economy in the United States being so horrific. Do you think Wisconsin should field a baseball team? E-mail Crystal your thoughts at crowns@wisc.edu.