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The state Department of Justice is currently examining allegations of inappropriate conduct

by Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, during his term as prosecutor for the Dane County District Attorney’s office, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

Verveer has represented District 4 since 1995, served as City Council president, and acted as prosecutor for the Dane County District Attorney’s office until late last year.

According to the Wisconsin State Journal, a woman called the District Attorney’s office in late October to report what she characterized as Verveer’s unprofessional behavior. After receiving this report, District Attorney Brian Blanchard asked for further investigation. Blanchard also confirmed with the Wisconsin State Journal that following the women’s complaint, he asked Verveer

to take a leave of absence from the District Attorney’s office.

The Wisconsin State Journal spoke with the woman who made the allegations against Verveer, as well as two defendants who hold other claims against the alderman.

According to the WSJ, these people described Verveer as someone who sometimes blurred the lines between prosecuting defendants and helping them.

Verveer denied all allegations against him to the Wisconsin State Journal.

“I cooperated with the Wisconsin State Journal, I gave my side of the story to them, they chose to publish their accounts, and I have nothing to add at this time,” Verveer said.

According to the WSJ, the allegations suggest that Verveer tried to inappropriately intervene in the case of a 19-year-old facing multiple charges of drunken driving verveer page 3

DISTRICT 8 THROWDOWN A preview to the April 7 election

What life experiences make you a good candidate for District 8 Alderman?

Bryon Eagon: “Through my experiences in campus government as well as engaging students in the political process by leading Students for Barack Obama in Wisconsin, I have shown an ability to listen to the student voice and turn those concerns and ideas into action.”

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Mark Woulf: “My best experience is with the UW’s Alcohol and other Drug standing committee. Through my work, I have found a disconnect between the university, the city, and the police departments. As alder, I will continue to work to bridge that gap so that we can work together to solve our problems, especially with safety in this city.”

SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH A month-long series focused on sexual violence in America and on the UWMadison campus in an effort to dispel myths and educate students, including weekly feature articles and daily facts.

Campus prepares for awareness month

By Erin Banco THE DAILY CARDINAL

Officials and student leaders from UW-Madison are gearing up to participate in a monthlong campaign to promote sexual assault awareness on campus, set to begin April 2.

Members of the University Subcommittee on Dating Violence and Sexual Assault, the Offices of the Dean of Students, the Wisconsin Union Directorate and other student organizations will help host the events. Activities will be tailored to educate community members about the dangers and consequences of sexual assault globally, nationally and throughout the state of Wisconsin.

“I think the first things students should do is every day think about something they [stand] for, and how they can show full respect and consent,” Carmen Hotvedt, a member of the subcommittee, said. “And that doesn’t mean that [they] need to get involved in some movement, it means every day they can make those choices for themselves and help their friends see what they see.”

Hotvedt said Sexual Assault Awareness Month began on campus in the late ’90s after National Sexual Violence Resource Center encouraged communities to have events and efforts for an entire month instead of a week.

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Empowerment, a student organization on campus that strives to educate students on sexual assault, will take part in this year’s events.

Katie Simons, PAVE media relations chair, said she is currently working on a project to take place during the month of April.

“I am working on a bus campaign and we are hoping to put the posters on the buses for the month,” she said. Simons said the posters will promote sexual assault awareness.

The $300,000 grant the university received from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Office on Violence Against Women for 2009 will help sexual assault page 3

Supreme Court candidates spar in final debate

By Joe Skurzewski THE DAILY CARDINAL

State Supreme Court candidates Randy Koschnick, Jefferson County circuit court judge, and Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson argued their views on various issues Friday in a televised debate sponsored by We the People.

Abrahamson stood by her years of experience on the bench as chief justice, and said several police and firefighter organizations support her election.

Koschnick attacked Abrahamson’s support from these organizations, claiming these groups supported her to protect their wages rather than for

her judicial record.

A judicial conservative, Koschnick claimed Abrahamson uses the bench for judicial activist purposes.

“Judicial conservatism is the belief that judges should apply and interpret laws, not make them,” he said. “That is how the people are best served.”

Koschnick asked Abrahamson to explain how she could live up to her ad campaign claiming to support Wisconsin families when she was the only judge to strike down Wisconsin’s predator law.

Abrahamson responded by explaining her judicial philosophy when faced with controversial issues.

“Equal justice for all people, regardless of economic status, regardless of gender, regardless of race,” she said.

Both candidates also discussed ways the state Supreme Court could improve itself in 2009. Koschnick claimed his actions on the bench helped reduce the length of drunken driving cases and helped keep drunken drivers off the roads.

Abrahamson said she would aid people who decide to represent themselves in court, and ensure adequate funding for court procedures.

The election for the State Supreme Court will take place on April 7.

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Jefferson County circuit court judge Randy Koschnick and Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson debated live on television Friday.

“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”

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was sitting in the quiet section of Wendt Library when my phone started lighting up. I picked it up as quickly as possible, as the vibrating was drawing angry stares from the students around me. I flipped it open to find this cryptic message: “Russell Labs, nine o’ clock.

Raincoat. Flashlight. Camera.”

I packed up immediately. It was go time. In the pouring rain, I sprinted back to my apartment, where my roommate was sitting, unknowing that her night was about to take a turn for the best. It was Salamander Night.

Ever since I stumbled on the Wildlife Society at the last student org fair, I had been preparing for this night. Well, by “stumbled on the society” I mean my friend happened to be an officer of the club and called us over and bribed us with candy and tales of adventure. But mostly candy.

One such adventure was

Salamander Night. There is a species of salamander called the tiger salamander that breeds and lives near Madison. Like many animals, spring has brought them out to frolic, breed and do whatever it is salamanders do with their free time.

Unfortunately for the salamanders, someone decided to build Mineral Point Road and several intersecting roads right between the spot they like to hibernate and the spot where they like to breed.

This is where the Wildlife Society swoops in to save the day. Well, actually, it was the night. A freezing cold, rainy night and I was out with my flashlight searching through people’s yards for salamanders in need of a lift across the street.

And although my mind had envisioned a herd of salamanders parading down Mineral Point as far as the eye could see, I was to be disappointed.

It turns out salamanders are mostly solitary creatures, and my hopes of wrangling a herd cowboy-style were dashed. I sadly put away the tiny lasso I had crafted just for the occasion.

Now I had to bring out an entirely different skill set for Salamander

Night. Turns out the six- to eight-inch amphibians are a rather rare sight and look exactly like every dark leaf that happens to fall within range of your flashlight. You had to have diligence, sharp eyes and determination for salamander hunting. So instead of my lassoing skills, I had to depend on my mind. Things were not looking good for the salamanders.

An hour into the hunt and my coat soaked through, my excitement for Salamander Night was wavering. I had been burrowing through the muck like they do with no success. I tried acting like I wasn’t paying attention then spinning around really fast, hoping to catch them off guard and surprise them out of hiding, but alas, I did not.

I even attempted to lure them out with a mating call, but apparently Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” doesn’t have the same arousing effect on salamanders that it has on humans.

Nothing was working, and the more diehard members of the club were fast leaving me behind. But then my flashlight fell upon him: a tiny, beautiful little salamander crawling toward the gravel to impending doom on Mineral Point.

He was a dark brownish green with

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Sponsored by: Anytime Fitness 301 East Campus Mall (608) 237-2717 We all know a guy who could use some beefing up. You may even be that guy. This semester, over a 12-week span, we will be taking one such man, Ben Breiner (br-EYE-ner), and attempting to strap some muscle onto his gaunt frame.

In performing this social experiment, we hope to not only boost Ben’s health, athleticism and confidence, but also provide valuable health and fitness insight and a realistic, average-guy’s step-by-step guide to getting jacked.

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little speckles all over. My friend told me he was a rather small specimen, only about six inches from snout to tail, but I didn’t care. I had scooped him up before he was squished by oncoming traffic; we had a bond now.

I named him Ferdinand, and he was my pride and joy of the evening.

I waited for a break in traffic, then marched little Ferdi across the street.

The point of Salamander Night was catch and release, but now that I had one of my very own, I was having trouble letting go.

We had had so many good times together, like when I first found him, when I first held him, when he first looked up at me with those big salamander eyes and tried to sell me insurance. OK, that last part didn’t happen, but if that cocky gecko can do it, then my little Ferdinand could.

But I knew ol’ Ferdi’s place was in the wild. I set him down and let him wander off into the night to frolic, breed, and do whatever it is salamanders do. It was a fitting end to a beautiful Salamander Night.

If you want to save the earth, one salamander at a time, e-mail Megan at mcorbett2@wisc.edu.

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As a sports editor, there was a lot of pressure for your bracket to rebound from last week. What’s the status?

Brein: “Humeum... I got UNC and Michigan State right.

Pretty much on life support. Ya.”

According to Big Ben, the hunnies are not working out in his schedule. Apparently 11:30 p.m. on a Sunday night isn’t the most popular time for women ages 18-25. But that’s not a problem for Ben Breiner.

Fewer women means fewer distractions and fewer neck injuries from girl-watching. For Ben, the gym is not a place to pick up women, it’s a place to enhance women-picking-up abilities. Literally. According to the Brein, he is really starting to see a surge of energy and strength in his daily life.

Lifting weights has also become a great way for the Brein to cope with the pressures of campus. “It’s a nice outlet if I’m just pissed as hell. I can lift heavy shit, go home and have a nice big shake and do some things that must be done.”

So far, Ben has gained eight pounds. He’s been eating a consistent four meals a day and uses milk as a base for his protein shakes. This adds 20 grams of protein to each shake and helps with the taste. In fact, the Brein says he has gained a real taste for the shakes.

The Importance of Form The Brein has been commended for having great form on his lifts. Besides decreasing the risk of injury, proper lifting form actually leads to bigger gains in muscle mass.

We’ve all seen the people at the gym who make us cringe as they jerk and swing to lift weights they have no business even picking up. Those with experience shake their heads because they know these poor souls aren’t even isolating the muscle they are trying to use, instead lifting with their shoulders or back.

So take a lesson from Ben. Even the Brein was small once.

It’s more embarrassing to bench 200 pounds with bad form than to bench 100 pounds cleanly.

Want the Brein to teach you all about getting pissed and doing stuff? Send inquiries to page2@dailycardinal.com.

Workout Jam of the Week Each week, Breiner will have a theme song specially tailored to his name to help him get motivated to meet the week’s goals.

This week: “Love Potion Number Brein,” based off The Clovers’ “Love Potion Number 9.”

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Sexual Assault Awareness Month Fact of the Day: One out of every six American women will have been the victim of attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.

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Doyle announces $2.3 billion tax credit for Wis. families

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U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., spoke about disability awareness at the McBurney Center’s first annual conference.

Baldwin speaks on disability awareness

By Sara Lieburn THE DAILY CARDINAL

U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, DWis., was the keynote speaker at UW-Madison’s McBurney Disability Resource Center’s first annual Disability Awareness Conference at Grainger Hall Saturday.

Baldwin spoke about recent federal legislation affecting people with disabilities, and said the amendment to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed by President Bush last fall, broadened the legal definition of disability.

“We should think about how every bill we pass will affect different groups of people, rather than dividing by labels.”

Tammy Baldwin U.S. representative D-Wis.

According to Baldwin, the amendment forces courts to recognize impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, effectively giving more people access to services from the ADA. Baldwin called the amendment “good news” and said she expects more good news under the leadership of President Obama.

“We should think about how every bill we pass will affect different groups of people, rather than dividing by labels,” she said.

verveer from page 1 by offering to help him outside the courtroom.

The mother of the now 21year-old boy told the Wisconsin State Journal she witnessed her son meeting with Verveer outside a downtown bar while his case was still ongoing.

Verveer did not deny the meeting, and said that although he did give the defendant his location, he maintained that the meeting was unplanned, according to the WSJ. “I obviously made mistakes,” Verveer told the Wisconsin State Journal. “I would never

According to Baldwin, legislators in Congress need to hear personal stories from constituents on issues related to disability in order to address them, adding that hearing from a disabled friend of hers increased her personal awareness of the issues.

“They’re not going to make the right choices until they know what it means,” she said.

According to Cathy Trueba, the director of the McBurney Disability Resource Center, Baldwin was the first-choice speaker because of her work on health care for people with and without disabilities.

“She’s worked tirelessly to bring a voice to the community’s people who have been left out of conversations politically, socially and culturally,” Trueba said.

Chris Bjorkman, educational outreach specialist for the McBurney Disability Resource Center and UW-Madison senior, said she planned the event to educate students on campus about disability and deaf culture issues.

Bjorkman said there has not been any comparable event on campus recently, and there is a need to spread awareness of disability-related issues.

“It’s not really something we have a campus dialogue on right now,” Bjorkman said.

Bjorkman added she was pleased with the conference’s turnout and hopes the event will continue next year. do anything to jeopardize the state’s case.”

Allegations of Verveer’s improper conduct follow an incident on Feb. 8 in which Verveer was present at Zander’s Sports Lounge when Madison police officer, Carrie Hemming smelled marijuana. Verveer denied any illegal activity, and there has been no further evidence suggesting his use of marijuana.

Ald. Eli Judge, District 8, had no comment regarding the ongoing investigation, but did add, “I believe that Alder Verveer has been a very strong alder over the past several years.”

Gov. Jim Doyle announced a $2.3 billion tax reduction for Wisconsin taxpayers Friday through the Making Work Pay Credit, a part of the federal stimulus package.

The tax credit is set to start in April and averages $506 per Wisconsin family. The credit is phased out starting at incomes exceeding $75,000 and is refundable, making it available to those with no tax liability, according to a statement from Doyle’s office.

“The Making Work Pay Credit cuts taxes for millions of workers in the state and will provide a much-needed financial boost to Wisconsin families,” Doyle said in the statement.

According to Carla Vigue, spokesperson for Doyle, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes job creation and funding for education. The tax credit will mean “a little extra money in the pockets” of working families.

“Each family can make their own decision, but it’s basically, you know, 500 extra dollars each year for families to be able to either pay their bills or go out and spend in the economy,” she said.

Extra spending money could be essential to generating income for businesses, according to Cynthia Jasper, UWMadison professor of consumer science. Jasper said consumers have cut back on spending and many businesses are on the brink of survival.

“This is really an excellent idea in terms of generating and stimulating the economy, which is crucial and needs to be done as soon as possible,” she said.

According to Andrew Reschovsky, UW-Madison professor of public affairs and economics, stimulus bills usually result in people spending more money, and could help generate more jobs.

The tax credit will help increase money in the local economy, create more business, and result in hiring more workers, Reschovsky said.

Reschovsky added that although no economist can predict how the higher paychecks will affect spending, it should not be long before money from the tax credit is put back into the economy.

“Part of the design of this [stimulus] was to put money back into the economy quickly,” he said.

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sexual assault from page 1 fund the PAVE poster campaign, according to Simons.

“The idea [of the project] is to engage students and members of the community, which is the point of the grant—community advocacy,” she said.

However, Hotvedt said SAAM events will not be funded through any of the grant money. Contributors like the Wisconsin Union Directorate and the Campus Women’s Center will support the activities.

“This is a very important issue for our campus to address, especially since it really does affect our population of students.”

Tonya Schmidt dean of judicial affairs UW-Madison

According to Hotvedt, the primary purpose of the grant is to implement more intervention and prevention services for sexual assault on campus, and to train law enforcement officials, where the university lacked funding in the past.

UW-Madison was one of seven colleges in the nation to receive the grant in 2009 but there are 21 beneficiaries total. The subcommittee will serve as an advisory board for the 36-month-long grant project.

“To do anything really well it takes a concerted effort and some budget funds behind that,” Tonya Schmidt, dean of judicial affairs and member of the subcommittee, said.

UW-Madison applied for the money several times in the past.

“This is a very important issue for our campus to address, especially since it really does affect our population of students,” Schmidt said.

According to the Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance, there were a total of 1,233 sexual assaults reported in the state in 2007 and 156 of those were in the UW System.

UW-Madison recorded 42 instances of sexual assault within the 2006’07 school year. UW-Oshkosh followed close behind with 23 reported instances.

“The tendency of sexual violence is definitely continuing ... Hopefully through [our] work and advocacy we can try and change that.”

Katie Simons media relations chair PAVE

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The UW Titanic Players, an improvisation group, perform at the Memorial Union Play Circle Sunday night.

Two customers strangled at Milio’s A Reedsburg man was arrested early Friday morning for choking two customers at Milio’s Sandwiches after he became enraged because he was unable to find a seat at the establishment.

According to a police report, Madison police were called to Milio’s, 540 University Ave., around 2:30 a.m. after reports that two customers were attacked.

The attacker, Jan Rabine, 29, from Reedsburg, had come into the sandwich shop and was furious because all the seats in the restaurant were occupied.

A 23-year-old man then

reportedly asked Rabine to calm down. Rabine responded by slapping the man in the face and choking him for 25 to 30 seconds. The victim told police he felt as though he was going to pass out.

A 22-year-old friend of the victim tried to intervene but was also punched in the face and choked by a second suspect. Both suspects ran off, but police were able to locate Rabine in the 400 block of West Gilman Street.

Rabine was arrested and tentatively charged with two counts of strangulation and battery.

Kelly Anderson, director of the Dane County Rape Crisis Center, said there were approximately 380 people who received sexual assault nurse examiner evaluations in 2008. SANE nurses work at Meriter Hospital, located at 1 S. Park St. Examinations consist of collecting medical-forensic evidence that may be useful in court, use of forensic colposcopy and photography, which enhances injury assessment, documentation and other safety guidance principles.

According to Anderson, roughly half of the people who received SANE examinations were under the age of 18 and about 25 of them were UW-Madison students.

“The tendency of sexual violence is definitely continuing,” Simons said.

“Hopefully through [our] work and advocacy we can try and change that.”

For more information about sexual assault awareness month visit today.wisc.edu.

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t appears drug users in Wisconsin are not the only ones passing joints. On Tuesday, the Wisconsin state Assembly also passed a joint—specifically, a joint resolution giving judges the power to decide whether drug offenders’ driver’s licenses should be suspended in sentencing.

The trend toward changing the federal mandate requiring judges to suspend or revoke in drug offenses regardless of circumstance is picking up momentum in numerous states. Wisconsin is now the 38th state to pass such a resolution, giving judges full discretion over license suspension or retention in the cases.

The resolution is a positive step in fair sentencing for Wisconsin’s residents, especially those who need to right their lives after getting involved with banned substances. Revoking drug offenders’ licenses and, by extension, their chances of maintaining a job or having access to outlets to curb their addictions is a counterintuitive punishment. Unless the judge feels the drug offender would be a danger to others on the road as a result of their drug addiction, the resolution should be utilized to

allow offenders to right their situation and maintain a job.

Other state representatives noted how the bill is especially prudent given the difficult economic times.

“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,” state Rep. Tamara Grigsby, DMilwaukee, said.

License revocation is a legitimate problem in many areas of Wisconsin. Around 90,000 people in Milwaukee County alone do not have a valid driver’s license.

Preventing more citizens from access to private transportation can only further limit opportunities to function in society.

Wisconsin should favor judge discretion over mandated penalties in areas other than drug offenses, allowing for harsher laws balanced by the assessment of a judicial figure. Judges are professionals in assessing individual cases and appropriating a fitting punishment. Freeing judges of mandated penalties allows them to better assess individual cases and produce punishments ideal for each specific case.

Letter to the Editor: Baseball club teams deserve chance to play on national stage In response to the article “Despite complaints, baseball still unnecessary for UW athletics” by Crystal Crowns.

I just read your opinion piece on the back sports page of The Daily Cardinal today, and it so strongly hit a sore nerve that I felt compelled to write you so that you can understand how deeply disappointed I am that you wrote this article, let alone that The Daily Cardinal editorial staff chose to put it on the back cover of the paper.

I am a die-hard baseball fan— especially when it has anything to do with the great state of Wisconsin. I love the Milwaukee Brewers and Madison Mallards and try to attend as many of their games during the summer as I can. I mean, c’mon ... let’s face it—there is no better way to spend a sunny summer afternoon than in the Duck Blind at the Duck Pond.

But even with the Brewers and Mallards around to satisfy my lust for the national pastime, I cannot even begin to describe to you how badly I would love to see the UW bring back a varsity baseball team to Madison. And I know that I am not the only one who feels this way. Just ask the guys playing for the UW club baseball teams.

Yes, I said teams. There are so many guys that come out to

play that they actually field two teams—an “A” team and a “B” team. The “A” team consists of the most talented and experienced players and the “B” team is comprised of players working their hardest to get moved up.

None of these students play on scholarships, have trainers who take care of their injuries or have tutors who help them pass their classes. Instead, they have to beg and plead with area high schools and recreation centers so that both teams can practice on an actual baseball field.

They have to pay $100 in yearly dues to cover the cost of jerseys, cleats, bats, balls, gloves, hats, etc. and do not even give it a second thought. They play their home games in front of crowds that consist mainly of family and friends, with the occasional passerby stopping to watch some truly high-caliber baseball.

But let’s step back a moment and focus on the average UWMadison student. Why would they be interested at all in having a baseball team brought back to campus? The answer is simple: It would offer a new opportunity for students to experience all that is great about Badger athletics. Seriously, who wouldn’t love having yet another excuse to put on your best red and white attire (anything worn

during football season would be just fine), crack open a cold Miller Lite (or 10) and then go crazy while cheering on the Badgers as they kick Michigan’s ass in yet another men’s sport.

And for those who are just looking to get some fresh air and enjoy a warm spring afternoon, they can find everything they’re looking for at the ballpark. They can even bring their books and study in the stands if they want to. That’s the beauty of baseball: The experience is what you choose to make of it.

In conclusion, when you say that it was “the most logical decision” for the athletic program to cut the baseball program after the 1991 season, I must say that I strongly disagree. No offense to the men’s and women’s rowing teams, but can anyone honestly say that they are truly “passionate” fans of rowing? The answer to the question is an emphatic hell no.

So, if the university is looking to field varsity teams in sports that students are actually interested in, then there is absolutely no excuse why the University of Wisconsin-Madison is the only Big Ten school without a baseball team.

—Dan Ladwig UW-Madison senior, Mechanical Engineering

Eagon outperforms Woulf in alder race RYAN DASHEK opinion columnist

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n roughly a week and a half, the spring elections will be here, and UW-Madison students will have to cast ballots helping decide the outcome of the county executive and state Supreme Court justice races, amongst others. An important election that will no doubt have direct consequences on local stu-

dents is the District 8 alderman race between Bryon Eagon and Mark Woulf. District 8, which is comprised almost exclusively of students, is currently represented

by Eli Judge, who is stepping down this year. Just before we all left for spring break, Judge—an excellent Alder in his own right —cast his support for Eagon, and for good reason. So far, Eagon has demonstrated far more dedication and responsibility for the position of District 8 alder than Woulf, showing he is the better candidate.

The big issue in this race is

Letter to the Editor: Illegal immigrants pay state and federal taxes In response to the article “In-state tuition for state’s illegal immigrants does not add up” from the March 26 issue of The Daily Cardinal.

An article by the UW College Republicans in Thursday’s Daily Cardinal erred in its argument against Gov. Jim Doyle’s plan to grant in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants when it stated that “Not only do illegal immigrants not pay Wisconsin taxes, but they do not pay taxes at all.”

In fact, illegal immigrants pay the exact same Wisconsin property and sales taxes as

everybody else, and undocumented immigrants nationwide pay billions annually in social security taxes, bolstering a federal service from which they will never benefit. The IRS reports that illegal immigrants paid nearly $50 billion in federal taxes from 1996 to 2003, and the amounts are increasing yearly.

Regardless of where one stands on Gov. Doyle’s tuition proposal, it is essential to reject the myth that illegal immigrants are not paying taxes.

—Jacob Kushner UW-Madison junior

safety, both on campus and in surrounding neighborhoods populated by students. Both candidates in the alder race promise to focus on student safety and, in particular, cutting back on bar raids, which are meant to catch underage drinkers in the act.

Eagon and Woulf rightfully point out the major flaw of such raids: The police spending their time in bars trying to catch underage drinkers are not out patrolling streets where more serious crimes such as assaults and muggings take place. Both aldermanic hopefuls also intend to increase Judge’s plan to improve lighting in campus areas.

Woulf does not seem to bring any new ideas to the table.

However, Eagon takes a more creative approach, in that he also has plans to initiate neighborhood watch programs, a cab-stand service and other programs to aid in reducing crime and increasing campus safety. In addition, these services aim to keep costs at a minimum, a particularly important feature in these rough economic times. Apart from reducing bar raids and increasing the scope of Judge’s original lighting project, Woulf does not seem to

bring any new ideas to the table.

Another topic that has come up frequently is tenant rights.

This is especially important here, as most students enter into their first rental agreements while at college and are unaware of the rights they may have. Woulf brings a few good ideas here by suggesting opening a small -claims-type court to handle disputes between landlords and residents, encouraging more frequent building inspections and pushing signing dates for leases back so that we are not pressured into signing a lease by October. Eagon also promotes more regulated building inspections, as well as encourages students to partake in a landlord-rating website initiated by Judge. In addition, Eagon provides a few other ideas in terms of updating entry keypads, increasing security deposit interest return percentages and regulating when landlords can and cannot enter housing units. What Eagon and Woulf both aim to do is commendable and needed, but Woulf ’s direct approach with a small-claims-type hearing for disputes is preferred over Eagon’s more passive initiatives.

In environmental issues, Eagon again appears to be much stronger than Woulf. On his website, Woulf denounces the Charter Street coal plant and suggests a cleaner co-generation power plant that utilizes natural gas. Though a good idea, this would undoubtedly be an extremely costly change, one that is likely to be out of

budget for the city of Madison.

Eagon, meanwhile, looks to begin filtering the lakes, particularly Mendota, in addition to expanding bike paths and increasing the total number of hybrid buses.

Cleaning up the lakes is a necessary, albeit lengthy, process that must be started sooner rather than later, and encouraging people to bike more by improving bike paths is also a great means of helping the environment with a low price tag.

Although both candidates for District 8 Alder are well-qualified for the position, it is Eagon who outshines Woulf.

Although both candidates for District 8 alder are well-qualified for the position, it is Eagon who outshines Woulf on the majority of issues most important to students here at UW-Madison. Although some critics of Eagon point out that he is only using the position of alder as a stepping stone into a larger political career, this should not matter. If anything, it only shows a dedication and commitment to performing admirably as an alder. Thus, Bryon Eagon is a better candidate for District 8 alder than Mark Woulf.

Ryan Dashek is a junior majoring in biology. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Despite high prices SXSW concerts a treat for music fans of all genres

By Anthony Cefali THE DAILY CARDINAL

It’s difficult enough to remain conscious throughout South

by Southwest, the world’s largest music festival, let alone comment on it. Among all the music, beer, magazines, bumper stickers, paraphernalia, the venues, Stubb’s, Emo’s, the Longbranch Inn, it’s tough to feel anything at all. In the end you will invariably find yourself belly-up in Bergstrom International Airport, waiting in limbo with other scraggly, fatigued passengers. They all know where you’ve been, but it just isn’t worth talking about post hoc.

No matter how many acts you saw at SXSW, someone else saw more.

No matter how many acts you saw at SXSW, someone else saw more. No matter how good the sets you saw were, someone else saw better ones. SXSW is an amalgamation of things that can be experienced and shared, and this is what makes it so important to the new American culture.

Everyone at the festival is somebody: a blogger, a photographer, a journalist, a musician, all people with ideas for the future of music and media. If the past few years have taught us anything, it is that the future of news and communications no longer belongs to the big media corporations. The New York Times could only react to the festival, whereas the music blogosphere has been abuzz about the artists to see weeks in advance.

I stayed on Austin’s north side with an old friend and manager at KVRX, the student radio station

at the University of Texas. We glanced over the official SXSW lineup and its more than $600 ticket and laughed, opting instead to hop around the free showcases being thrown by music labels like Fat Possum and Kill Rock Stars.

It was a shame the festival was so expensive, with great talent such as Ben Harper and Shiny Toy Guns going unheard and unseen due to my thriftiness. Still, listening to music became my job, and I saw some fantastic sets during my short time at SXSW. The Chicago-based septet Anathello ripped through a noontime set under the hot Texan sun at the Paste Party taking place at Ace’s Lounge. Their music permeated 6th Street, the primary location of the free showcases, with intense layers of synthesizers howling above energetic vocals.

Anathello’s set was followed by

Samantha Crane and the Midnight Shivers, whose sound juxtaposes the feel of the old Wild West with a modern sense of disconnect and loss.

Other acts that stood out were the almost tribal, always interesting

Akron/Family, the sensitive guitar/ violin trio of Horse Feathers, as well as the local Austin 1920’s speakeasy throwback collective, the White Ghost Shivers.

What interested me most about SXSW is that it turns the city of Austin into its music venue, not the other way around. The concerts are littered throughout the town and are not limited to bars and clubs. KVRX-Austin took over the Ballet Austin to throw their annual SXSW/spring break party featuring the Monotonix, an Israeli punk band best known for their love of fire and destruction. Peaceful rehearsal space was turned into the epicenter of a raucous musical experience. If SXSW is anything, it is something to be experienced.

Samantha Crane summed it up best during her set early on the festival’s first day of music. After her quartet began to play a song at divisive tempos, the pint-sized singer with a big voice laughed and asked them to stop and start over. “It’s South by Southwest,” she reasoned with a smile, “You can do anything you want.”

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Seth Rogen has traditionally played fun-loving characters, but his new film, “Observe and Report,” features a darker style of humor.

Film debuts rock SXSW

By Mark Riechers THE DAILY CARDINAL

We checked in after our 20-hour car ride from Madison to the cheapest hotel near downtown Austin, and within 20 minutes of arriving we were again rushing out the door, dripping from much-needed showers and scarcely dressed for the uncharacteristically drizzly Texas weather.

We dashed into a frenzy of conference-goers and film fans desperate to register for the ID badges that would admit them to screenings over the course of the next week. Done there, we were off to the Paramount Theater for the premiere screening of “I Love You, Man,” nearly tripping over the red carpet into Jason Segel, who was posing awkwardly five feet in front of us for a photograph.

A week of stellar flicks, chance celebrity encounters and breakneck dashes from screening to screening.

That’s the South By Southwest Film Festival, a whirlwind ride through some of the best that filmmakers have to offer.

The aforementioned Paramount Theater is something like the Orpheum here in Madison, only with a capacity over a thousand seats; it’s used on this special occasion as a film venue to make room for the droves of people here at SXSW to see the big Hollywood premieres: “I Love You, Man,” Seth Rogen’s dark mall-cop comedy “Observe and Report” and Sam Raimi’s return to horror, “Drag Me To Hell.”

That’s the South By Southwest Film Festival, a whirlwind ride through some of the best filmmakers have to offer.

“Observe and Report” is depraved and dark, showcasing not only the great direction and writing of Jody Hill (“The Foot Fist Way”) but also the acting range that Rogen can have when you give him free reign over a character that is psy-

chotically violent and off his meds.

Paul Blart this ain’t; expect as much cringing as laughter.

Blockbusters are really in the minority at a festival like this, though. Sam Rockwell stunned in the sci-fi character piece “Moon,” a Sundance favorite that follows Rockwell’s Sam Bell after he’s been stranded on a mining operation on the moon for the last three years. Employing miniatures for the moon’s surface and Rockwell as the only breathing cast member (Kevin Spacey voices a robot), the film was made for practically nothing but could easily be one of the best looking and most thought-provoking science fiction films released this year.

If you love film and don’t believe in too much of a good thing, join the frenzy next year.

All the high-quality films began to get overwhelming after a while—it was nice that many of the screenings were held at the two locations of the Alamo Drafthouse, the legendary Austin theaters where you can kick back and order a Five Dollar Milkshake and a Royale with Cheese from your seat while trailers from blaxploitation films run on a loop before the feature. A unique and fun place for film lovers to see films, the Drafthouse quickly became our home for the festival. With a Tony Stark whisky sour in hand, we watched “Lesbian Vampire Killers” and “Trailers from Hell,” a collection of laughably bad trailers for obscure films from the ’60s and ’70s. Yeah, they know how to get asses in seats in Austin, Texas.

The moments of peace in the Drafthouse were short-lived—there was always another comedy to get to, a local filmmaker to support, a documentary to see. If you love film and don’t believe in too much of a good thing, join the frenzy next year.

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Today’s Sudoku

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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.

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

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Jack-o’-lantern feature Manage-ment course subject?

Night application,for some Be decisive Suspect’s demand (Abbr.)

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Badgers net home victories over Wolverines, Spartans

By Emma Condon

ence play three weeks ago on the road against Illinois and Indiana, where they lost both matches. With this weekend’s wins, the Badgers improved to 13-5 overall and 2-2 in the Big Ten. The Badgers fought tooth and nail to pick up the doubles point against No. 51 Michigan after freshman Patrick Pohlmann and junior Michael Dierberger fell to Wolverine opponents 8-4 at the No. 3 position.

Juniors Michael Muskievicz and Luke Rassow-Kantor played steadily through 13 consecutive holds of serve to break Wolverines senior Andrew Mazlin and sophomore Chris Madden at 7-6 and collect the match 8-6. Finally, the No.

Junior Moritz Baumann, ranked No.47 in the country, won all four of his matches over the weekend.

hasn’t faced a third set in nearly two months, regrouped quickly to dismiss Michigan sophomore Jason Jung without even a final hold 6-2, 6-7 (1), 6-0.

“I was serving for the match and I struggled a little bit, I lost a little bit of focus there, so it was hard to get back … but then the third set I played pretty well again, and I felt comfortable,” Baumann said.

Finally, No. 37 Michalicka came up with the break to move up 4-3, end his match 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 and extend the Wolverine’s slump to eight losses (6-12, 0-3). The win snapped the Badgers' own five-game losing streak against the Wolverines who lead the Badgers all-time 8-69-1.

“We were ranked ahead of them a little bit and they had lost some real tight matches this year, so it was sort of a tough match for us,” Austin said.

“On paper we were maybe favored a little bit, but we’ve lost some really tight 4-3s to them the last few years, so I think all the guys went in knowing it was going to be a battle definitely, and we were able to kind of tough it out in the end.”

Sunday, the Badgers leveled their alltime record (34-34) against Michigan State (12-7 overall, 0-4 Big Ten) with a win over the Trojans 6-1.

With all three matches, the Badgers recorded the doubles point with clean play and firm wins at all three positions and continued the onslaught in singles, where Pohlmann took out senior Scott Rasmussen to earn the team’s second point in a 6-1, 6-1 spree.

“I just played my tennis,” Pohlmann said. “I was relaxed on the court, I thought that I am going to win, so I tried to focus and just play my game.”

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The Wisconsin men’s tennis team posted their first two Big Ten wins with a 4-3 victory over Michigan and a resounding 6-1 victory over Michigan State last weekend at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

“We had a lot of good wins here early on and to start off 0-2 in the conference, we were a little frustrated,” assistant coach Evan Austin said. “It was good to have a good home weekend and get ourselves going in the right direction.”

The Badgers had only recorded two losses before they opened confer-

17 duo of junior Moritz Baumann and sophomore Marek Michalicka secured the point for Wisconsin with some heavy serves in the tiebreak game to go 9-8 (3).

Despite Pohlmann’s quick singles win at No. 3, the Wolverines picked up three points with straight-set victories at No. 4, 5 and 6, leading for the first time in the match. At No. 1 and 2 Baumann and Michalicka both found themselves in decisive, must-win third sets to pick up Wisconsin's first Big Ten win and snap the Badgers' five-game losing streak against the Wolverines.

The No. 47-ranked Baumann, who

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The Badgers are also in the midst of switching back to a 5-1 offense after spending last season in a 6-2 offense. The 6-2 utilizes two setters, but after the graduation of setter Nikki Klingsporn, Gabrielsen will be the primary player at the position. “[The new offense] is a little different for me, no hitting,” Gabrielsen said. “I think some people are moving to new positions, like Caity DuPont on the right side. So we’re trying to get used to it right now and hopefully we’ll get better at it during the spring season.”

Coaching across from Waite was a familiar face—Christy Johnson, who coached at Wisconsin for several seasons.

Johnson’s Cyclones also upset the thenNo.8 Badgers in the Field House in the second round of the 2007 NCAA tournament.

JOHNSON Waite said that the teams had visited each other in past springs, adding that they had a good scrimmage before the match. He also spoke warmly of Johnson, calling her a great friend.

The Cyclones also provided a test for a young Badger squad, which missed the NCAA tournament for the first time in Waite’s tenure last season.

“You want strong teams [as spring opponents],” Waite said.

“You don’t want someone weak to come in here and you just can serve the ball over and they can’t get it back and you don’t have any rallies. So because they’re a strong team it was a great

challenge for us, and even in a time when we graduated a bunch and some people are sick and injured, it’s still a challenge for us to step up and learn some mental toughness.”

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Sophomore middle blocker Elle Ohlander (18) had three block assists against Iowa State, but the Badgers were out-blocked 20-3.

“We knew from the beginning there were going to be a lot of 4-3 so we’ve gotten more comfortable ... in those situations.”

Evan Austin assistant coach Wisconsin men's tennis

“I think it was good to get sort of a comfortable win going into next weekend but it's going to be more important to have a good week of practice and set ourselves up to do well on the road next weekend,” said Austin as the Badgers look to Big Ten foes No. 58 Northwestern and Purdue.

“We knew from the beginning there were going to be a lot of 4-3 matches so we’ve gotten more comfortable I think in those situations, and it’s just really good to see our guys step up in those situations … and that’s going to pay off for us.”

The Badgers will look to add two more wins to their conference score next weekend against Northwestern next Saturday and Purdue on Sunday.

Dehn, DeFilippo qualify for NCAA regionals in Palo Alto

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Next, sophomore Peter Marrack and Muskievicz contributed two more straight-set victories to give the Badgers the singles split and secured the meet at 4-0 for the cardinal and white. Baumann maintained his perfect record, collecting his 18th singles victory of the year and sending away Trojan senior Alex Forger 6-3, 6-3.

With the result determined, Michalicka came back from a first set loss and added another Badger win for good measure, defeating his opponent in a decisive tiebreak 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-4) and improving the Badger score to 6-1.

The Wisconsin men’s and women’s track and field teams each competed in the Stanford Invitational this past Friday and Saturday in Palo Alto, Calif.

Sophomore Robert Dehn and freshman Mickey DeFilippo posted the most impressive results on the men’s side, each qualifying for the NCAA Mideast Regional with their marks. Dehn threw 214 feet, 6 inches in the javelin to secure sixth place, while DeFilippo finished fourth in the pole vault with a height of 16'6".

Both scores give each player a spot in the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships, to be held the last weekend of May in Louisville, Ky. The other men’s field result was an 11th place finish in the discus by junior Rory Linder, with a throw of 148', 4".

On the track, two UW teammates competed in the 200 meters.

Sophomore Chas DeMers finished seventh with a time of 21.76 seconds, while freshman Brady Hammon finished 11th at 21.87 seconds. Also, Wisconsin’s entry in the 4x400meter relay finished third with a time of 3:15.82.

The men’s team will again head to a warm weather destination next weekend, as they are scheduled to compete in the Jim Clark Shootout in Tucson, Ariz.

On the women’s side, senior Sarah Hurley finished 17th of 36 in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 10:32.53. Junior Maggie Collison also competed in the event, finishing 30th at 11:11.11.

The women will take a break from competition until a scheduled trip to Westwood, Calif., to take part in the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner Kersee Invite in two weeks.

—uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

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Softball

UW earns first conference win at Indiana

By Joe Skurzewski THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Junior pitcher Letty Olivarez pitched a complete game in the opening win over Indiana, but her homer could not propel UW to a sweep.

The Wisconsin softball team (1-3 Big Ten, 11-21 overall) split a pair of games Saturday against the Indiana Hoosiers (1-3, 5-23) in Bloomington, Ind. The Badgers won game one 5-4 but lost game two 3-2, their ninth one-run loss of the season.

Both the Badgers and the Hoosiers entered Saturday’s play looking to get their first conference victories, and both were shut out by their Big Ten opponents last weekend with the Badgers losing a pair to Purdue and the Hoosiers dropping two games to Minnesota.

Badger junior pitcher Letty Olivarez got the ball in game one, facing off with Indiana senior Ashley Hobbs. Wisconsin and Indiana got their offenses going right away in the top of the first.

The Badgers played small ball, plating three runs off singles from freshman Karla Powell, sophomores Jennifer Krueger and Livi Abney, and senior Leah Vanevenhoven, as well as a sacrifice bunt from senior Theresa Boruta.

Indiana responded in their half of the inning when Hoosier senior Emily Bergeson hit a two-run home run off Olivarez. Wisconsin scored runs in the second and third innings—runs

which would prove important later on and took a 5-2 lead.

The Hoosiers stormed back in the bottom of the sixth inning, scoring two runs and cutting the Badgers’ lead to one. But Olivarez managed to shut down Indiana’s offense in the seventh and clinch the victory.

Olivarez hurled a complete game, giving up four runs on six hits to the Hoosiers. Despite her struggles in the first and sixth innings, the Wisconsin lineup gave her enough run support to win.

In game two, Va n e v e n h o v e n faced off in the circle with Indiana sophomore Sara Olson. However, Va n e v e n h o v e n was quickly KRUGER replaced by Olivarez in the first inning after giving up two runs on two hits after facing only five batters.

Wisconsin fought back in the third and fourth innings to tie the game at two. In the third, Krueger tripled and was brought home by a Boruta single. Then, in the fourth, Olivarez tied the game with a solo home run.

But Indiana’s Bergeson had the Badgers’ number in game two, hitting another home run in the bottom of the fifth and giving Indiana the lead for good. Despite a rally in the seventh, Wisconsin could not come back, and the Hoosiers won 3-2. Olivarez fell to 8-15 on the season, giving up five runs on 14 hits in the two games.

Krueger and Boruta provided the highlights for the Badgers’ offense against Indiana. Krueger returned to the lineup after having to leave a game against North Dakota last Wednesday when she was hit in the head by a pitch. In the two games, Krueger went 5-of7 at the plate, crossing home plate four times. Meanwhile, Boruta went 3-of-7 hitting.

Wisconsin now posts a record of 5-9 in one-run games this season.

In those nine losses, only four of the Badgers’ opponents have winning records.

The Badgers now prepare to face off with a cross-state rival, the UW-Green Bay Phoenix, in a doubleheader this Wednesday, April 4, at the Goodman Softball Complex. Game one starts at 4 p.m., with game two slated to begin at 6 p.m.

—uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

Volleyball

Undermanned Badgers drop four sets to ISU at Field House Without Dolgner, Wisconsin struggles against ex-coach

By Ben Breiner THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Badgers opened their home spring season without one of their best players and lost all four sets they played against Iowa State Saturday afternoon.

Senior outside hitter Brittney Dolgner, who led the team in kills last season, stood in the corner in street clothes making calls as the Badgers fell 25-14, 25-20, 25-12, 25-12.

Due to the informal nature

of the match, the Cyclones took the court in shirts with numbers taped to the backs rather than jerseys, and the usual rule of bestof-five sets for victory was cast off. Wisconsin used only eight players during the match due to injuries and illnesses.

“A lot of [the players] were sick this week and we almost cancelled this event because we didn’t have enough bodies, and obviously Brittney sat out the whole thing,” Wisconsin head coach Pete Waite said. “It’s one of those things where you want to be smart and be healthy for the fall, so we don’t want to risk anything with her going when she shouldn’t be going.”

The Badgers were competitive in the first two sets, but never led in the final two. Junior Allison Wack made the biggest impact on the stat sheet for Wisconsin, accruing 16 kills and 17 attack errors. “[Wack] really today became the go-to hitter, [Sophomore setter Janelle Gabrielsen] was setting the ball well and she was scoring well,” Waite said, noting that his line-ups were scrambled due to the limited roster. “Someone like [senior setter] Jessa [Benson], she was playing on the left side where she’s really a setter and she had to play that role with Brittney being out.”

Iowa State, however, held a decisive edge in hitting, with a

percent of .239 compared to -.104 for the Badgers. The Cyclones also dominated at the net, outblocking Wisconsin 20-3.

The Badger players and coaches agreed after the game that while the day’s results were not necessarily sterling, the spring season is more about getting players more experience and improv-

ing execution.

“Spring is more the season to test out your new lineups,” Wack said. “We’re just trying a whole new thing this year. So really spring doesn’t count with your record, it’s just kind of a measuring stick.” volleyball page 7

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Junior outside hitter Allison Wack was the go-to player for the Badger offense Saturday, leading the team with 16 kills and 51 total attacks.

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Life after Madison in a difficult economy Special to The Daily Cardinal by: BIDDY MARTIN chancellor

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here is no doubt that our graduates of the class of 2009 will enter one of the most difficult labor markets since WWII. Although there is nothing we can do about macroeconomic conditions, we can provide information and encouragement to help students make better decisions about how to approach career choices in this environment.

The weak economy today is hitting hardest on the private sector and nonprofits outside of government, health care and education. This is likely to mean more students are considering alternatives to the private sector than normal. As we will advise about the private sector, we encourage you to be patient and persistent in seeking the appropriate graduate or professional program, in pursuing a job in the nonprofit sector or in choosing community service opportunities and to be more flexible than you might otherwise have been about placements for this next year or two.

The Wisconsin Advantage The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) recently released new information on the state of recruitment of college graduates. College hiring

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is now expected to be down 22 percent from last year, despite earlier predictions that it would be more immune to the effects of the recession. The NACE report notes that the only growth areas appear to be government agencies and transportation, logistics and utilities. Finance is seeing the biggest declines. The Midwest and South are holding up much better than the Northeast and the West.

Although this year is going to be tougher than any in recent memory, the value of UWMadison is at its greatest in these times.

Nonetheless, the NACE report emphasizes that the longer-term prospects for college graduates are still strong, and UW-Madison is prepared to assist you in taking your next steps, whether they be in public service, academics or the private sector.

Even in this difficult market, one thing to remember is that you attend one of the world’s truly outstanding research universities.

The University of WisconsinMadison is highly regarded the world over, and that gives you an edge in these difficult markets.

Graduating from any college or university is a huge advantage. The unemployment rate for

February 2009 among those with a bachelor’s degree or more education was only 4.1 percent, compared to the economy-wide rate of 8.1 percent. Furthermore, the salaries of college-educated workers continue to rise relative to those without a college degree.

In addition, attending a large university has its advantages.

Employers are more likely to continue coming to our campus, even though they may cancel recruiting visits to smaller campuses. Our large alumni base means that there are lots of fellow Badgers that may be receptive to your inquiries. Finding alumni in the relevant regions, occupations or employers can help open doors for you.

When you add strong connections to an already great university education, the advantage you have in the labor market is compounded.

So, although this year is going to be tougher than any in recent memory, the value of UW-Madison is at its greatest in these times.

Career Advice There are several pieces of advice we would give to a student who is still looking for a full-time position, an internship, or other opportunity.

• Make use of your career services office here on campus.

Each school or college has its own career services office, and some departments also offer services to help students prepare and connect with employers.

• Remember the importance of first impressions. Your cover letter

is the first impression you create.

Employers typically reduce the pool of candidates based on these letters. Make sure yours is errorfree, personalized to the opportunity at hand and thoughtful.

Show up well-prepared for any interview.

• Use your network to maximum effect. Take advantage of opportunities to meet faculty members, guest speakers, alumni or an employer who is on campus. Ask if they are willing or able to help you, or whether they would be willing to grant you an informational interview. You never know where these contacts may lead.

• Follow your passion and don’t be afraid to take risks. People can tell when you are genuinely excited about an opportunity, and that will increase your chances of success. Going the extra mile to get noticed by a person or company where you have a special interest may not yield immediate benefits, but can signal that you are more serious than others. It is an unusual market, so do not be afraid to adopt unusual strategies to get noticed.

• Be persistent and patient, especially in light of the current economic situation. Employers tell us there are no higher-qualified candidates than UW-Madison graduates, but positions are not bountiful right now. Don’t take it personally when employers do not have a place for you now.

Follow up, maintain your ties and maybe you will get the first call when they can hire.

• Show more flexibility than normal with respect to assignments. It is a buyer’s market, and you are a seller. Firms that are under financial pressure need people who will do whatever needs to be done when it needs to be done.

• Consider taking advantage of the numerous opportunities to engage in community service and volunteer work. These provide unique ways to strengthen your skills and find your way by helping others.

Succeeding in finding a good position in this market will take persistence, but your UWMadison education positions you well. And those who succeed in this market will advance most quickly in their organizations when the economy bounces back, as we know it will.

Many of you are no doubt aware that investment in academic and career advising is one of the top priorities of the recently proposed Madison Initiative for Undergraduates. Those resources cannot come soon enough, and we will certainly be doing all we can to support those areas and our students in the weeks and months ahead.

Best of luck in your job searches, applications to graduate and professional schools and decisions to dedicate yourselves to community service.

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Nailing the résumé

By Julia Shiplett THE DAILY CARDINAL

There is no easy formula for creating the perfect résumé—we are all seeking different positions in different fields, and employers have their own preferences for choosing a potential candidate. But there are some things every young professional should keep in mind when reflecting on past accomplishments and future potentials.

Length Sure, you are extremely impressive, but you are probably still a relatively young person. With this said, you can probably fit your résumé content on one page. It may be tempting to list everything you have ever done the past eight years, but the key is to refine your résumé and not overload it.

Highlight only the most important jobs, internships, volunteer work and awards instead of all of them.

Remember you can also save space by using a smaller font in certain sections.

Wording Before an employer starts handing over those paychecks, you have to sell yourself first—let them know why they should want you. That means use specific descriptions of your roles and achievements, along with strong action verbs. For examples, instead of saying “working with others,” explain how you “collaborated with team members” and detail how. By the time your soonto-be boss gets to the bottom of the page, he or she should have a good sense of who you are and what you can do.

Format Do not underestimate the power of a good-looking résumé. Keep it simple, clean and easy to read. Make

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s a student, it can be difficult to decide how to best spend your time outside class. Should you do something that will look great on your resume or focus on making that money?

Here are some things to consider when choosing between the two:

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They don’t compare it to voluntary slavery for nothing.

You might become better acquainted with the Starbucks on the corner than your actual office.

If you’re not getting paid, your boss is likely going to be more lenient.

Future employers will be impressed with your commitment.

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You get paid (duh).

You may be doing something as stimulating as ... popping popcorn.

There’s probably a hundred other things you’d rather do than work late at night and on the weekends.

We can all learn something from a little humbling work.

sure the format is consistent in terms of punctuation, capitalization and other stylistic elements. If you spell a month out in one place, make sure you do it in another. It also looks nice to vary different sections, position titles and descriptions by changing the size, underlining or bolding.

Just make sure the level of variety in the format remains professional and well organized.

Contact Information A reminder to include your contact information may seem so obvious that it is not worth mentioning, but how can someone offer you a job if they do not know how to reach you? Under your big, beautiful name, it is also a good idea to include both your current and permanent addresses. Make sure you also have a phone number, not just an e-mail address. Make it as easy as possible for them to get a hold of you with the good news.

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Rock your résumé Use a simple, readable font for your name and contact information

ORGANIZE CATEGORIES BY • relevant work experience • education • specific skills and certificates IN WORK EXPERIENCE INCLUDE • company • position • responsibilities • dates of employment KEEP IN MIND • Use simple language and short phrases, not sentences • Bullet points can help break up text • Keep consistent structure, style and fonts (don’t get

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• It doesn’t hurt to include references on a second page • Make sure all information is accurate and up to date • Don’t list everything you’ve done in the past 10 years, use what’s most important

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Making the interview count How to prepare, what to ask and how to answer the tough questions

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s if sitting through a job interview itself were not unnerving enough, preparing for an interview can seem daunting as well.

Director of Career Services in the College of Letters of Science Laura Kohlberg offers some tips to ease the process.

Kohlberg recommends students be prepared not just to tell employers why they should hire them, but to show the employers why. The best way for applicants to show why the employer

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should hire them is to demonstrate interpersonal skills. Those skills will show if an interviewee provides two or three examples of conflicts and problems, the solutions to these problems and what the students learned from it, all in the form of a short anecdote. Kohlberg emphasizes the importance of practicing telling anecdotes ahead of time to a family member or friend to become accustomed to cutting out unnecessary wordiness. She also emphasizes that an effective anecdote will briefly set up the scene before diving into the story. Going through a practice job interview with a peer will give practice in being engaged, maintaining eye contact and generating excitement.

Applicants should have a solid resume so as not to waste time during the interview listing their GPA, former jobs, etc. That way, the interview can be focused on the employer getting to know the applicant, because the employer will already know what the employee has accomplished.

Employers want to know the applicant, not hear a bunch of memorized answers. If the applicant has practiced answering certain questions, it is pertinent to not shoot off answers immediately, but pause to think about

the questions first.

An important thing for applicants to know going into the interview is why they picked that particular industry and what role they are going to have. It is hard to communicate what you will contribute if you don’t know what the job entails.

A good way to prepare for the standard questions (What are your strengths?) is to consider: “Why are they asking that question?” There are some standard questions that job candidates can easily prepare answers for ahead of time. To be prepared for these questions, applicants can make a list of things like their strengths, accomplishments and achievements. The questions like “What are your strengths” can be anticipated. The standard questions can be answered with three or four reasons why they should hire you, showing your personality traits and what makes you unique. The “trap questions” are a little trickier—the questions that may throw an interviewee off, like “Can you give me an example of a conflict you had with a coworker?” However, an applicant can learn the techniques for answering probing questions. This presentation will give a few examples of trap questions and ways to answer them.

It’s a trap!

Trap questions: These are ways employers can test whether or not you are confident that you can do the job. These must be answered carefully, as employers may be looking for a particular answer. Here are some sample questions and tips to answer them: What don’t you have going for you/What are your weaknesses?

• Give a weakness that is actually a strength.

• Give an anecdotal answer.

• Things that you were challenged by but found a way to overcome Give me an example of a time you had a conflict with a coworker/peer.

• Provide the anecdote, solution and what you learned from the experience.

What are some of your strengths?

• Give them an anecdote about when you were good in working with a team AND independently. If you simply say, “I have good oral and communication skills,” it shows nothing truly unique about you, and the employer may feel they do not know you.

What were your two favorite courses and least favorite courses?

It all depends on what you’re applying for.

• Least favorite —Applying for journalist position: “African Storytelling,” not “English.”

—Applying for laboratory position: “Marriage and the Family,” not “Biology.”

—List the courses that DO NOT have anything to do with the job, because that will show a potential weakness you would have.

• Favorite —“English” for journalism, “Biology” for laboratory/scientist.

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Let’s face it, living in Madison isn’t cheap. Student tenants shell out a pretty penny whether it be for a house or apartment, which is why they should avoid paying even more by knowing what they’re entitled to.

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ontrary to popular belief, not all landlords are bent on ruling tenants with iron fists and cockroach armies. Most don’t constantly concoct tricky lease clauses or hide under beds ready to pounce at the first sign of dusty cabinetry. Still, anyone with renting experience probably has been scammed, or knows someone who has been cheated by a landlord.

Since the difference between good and bad landlords can mean hundreds of dollars, weeks of cold showers and hours of snow shoveling, it’s important to know your tenant rights.

Here are some tips from Madison’s Tenant Resource Center (www.tenantresourcecenter.org) so you won’t be helpless the next time your landlord drops mice down your chimney.

• It sounds like a no-brainer, but always check the lease thoroughly before you sign. Find out which utilities you’ll be responsible for paying and who to write your checks out to. If you live in a multiplex, find out if you’re responsible for paying utilities in “common areas” too (hallways, porches and other shared areas).

Since contract jargon can’t be confusing, it’s never a bad idea to bring your lease in to the Student Tenant Union’s office in Memorial Union for examination either.

photos or the damages are exaggerated, you get your deposit back or can sue for three times the damages. Call Consumer Protection at (800) 4227128 to file a complaint.

• Besides filling out check-in forms with as much detail as possible, you should always take pictures of any damaged conditions or let uninvolved witnesses see them for future reference.

• You cannot be evicted for failing to pay rent until the landlord posts a five-day notice on your property, files a complaint in small claims court and, finally, takes you to court. This process can take up to a month.

• Landlords are allowed to deduct money from your security deposit to pay for damages, but watch out for inflated or bogus fees. It is illegal to charge tenants for anything included in “the normal wear and tear,” so basic cleaning and inevitable repairs are usually off-limits. Carpet-cleaning fees, for example, should never be taken out of your deposit unless there are major stains or other damage.

• If you break your lease and move out, you are responsible for your rent until a subletter is found. In the meantime, though, your landlord must advertise your apartment as they have in the past. One way to check this is to have a friend call the landlord and ask about the property’s availability. If the landlord doesn’t advertise, you are no longer liable for the rent.

• If your landlord does ravage your

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deposit with maintenance fees, you have the right to see a cost breakdown including what was cleaned, how many hours it took and how much the cleaners were paid.

• Landlords are now obligated to

photograph all damages they subtract from deposits and must show tenants these photos upon request and let them know they are available. If your security deposit has been deducted since April 26, 2008, and you haven’t been notified about your right to see photographic evidence, demand the pictures from your landlord.

If they refuse to produce

• Landlords can dilly-dally with some maintenance calls, but heat, running water and electricity must be fixed within 24-48 hours. If your landlord is slow in responding, call Madison’s building inspector at (608) 266-2451.

• If the lease does not forbid subletting, you can sublet your apartment at any time without approval from your landlord.

• If your roommate jumps ship, you have the right to turn down anyone new your landlord finds to enter the lease.

Just remember that until a replacement is found, you are potentially liable for the entire rent.

• Landlords must plow snow from driveways and sidewalks before noon if the snow accumulated on sidewalks before midnight the day before.

• Security deposits in Madison cannot exceed the first month’s rent. If they’re more than half that amount, landlords must pay you one percent interest on your deposit.

• Renters are currently responsible for replacing smoke detector batteries, but a new ordinance will soon force landlords to use 10-year batteries.

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Subletting steps and tips The process can be a hassle, but eliminate the stress by following the Tenant Resource Center’s advice.

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Sublet Agreement It is mutually agreed on this date ___________ between Landlord/Agent _______________________________ and Sublessor(s)(Original Tenant(s))

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For starters, realize that with any sublet you’re still financially responsible if rent isn’t paid or damages occur to the place. So don’t just rent to any random joe on the street— people you know and can hold accountable are ideal.

You will also want check out the sample sublet form (see right) courtesy of the Tenant Resource Center (www.tenantresourcecenter. org). Most landlords have something very similar to this, so familiarize yourself with it early on and ask your landlord if you have questions. This is the most important document of your subletting experience.

Other questions and issues to consider: Do I need my landlord’s permission to sublet? Most of the time, no. Unless it specifically says you need permission in the lease, you do not. But be sure to check your lease, as stiff penalties can incur if subletting is prohibited and you do it anyway.

I can’t stand my awful roommates (duh, that’s why I’m subletting), I don’t need their consent to sublet my place, do I? On the contrary, all parties on the lease must consent to any roommate replacement. They’ll probably want to meet your sublessee, so take care of that before you start signing papers to prevent a potentially ugly situation.

So I’m financially responsible for my sublessee, how do I safeguard against damages they may cause? If your landlord sues

you or you incur extra damages on account of your sublessee, you can ask for a security deposit from them in advance. Here’s what the Tenant Resource Center says: “When you collect the deposit, you can keep it yourself and/or arrange with the landlord in writing for the deposit you paid to be returned directly to the sublessee ... If the sublessee pays you directly, you have to return or account for their deposit within 21 days after they move out, and the sublessee has the same remedies against you for illegal deductions, just as if you were the landlord.”

The check-in form. You know those obnoxious forms you never quite fill out in enough detail that come back to take a bite out of your security deposit? It’s smart to have your sublessee fill one out too: “All tenants must be given at least 7 days after moving in to complete the check-in form. Have your sublessee note all problems with the apartment on the form. Then have the sublessee make a copy of the completed form for him- or herself. Give the original to the landlord within several days of moving and keep a copy for your records.”

Checking Out. You’re nearly there. Make an appointment with your landlord to fill out all the check-out papers and remember to leave a forwarding address to your knew place: “If you believe you may have difficulty getting your deposit back, have a witness (not a roommate or relative) inspect with you and sign the completed check out form. You can also take photos to document the condition of the unit.”

and Sublessee(s) (New Tenant(s))

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____________________________________, that all the rights and duties described below shall be transferred to Sublessee(s) for the term of the sublet agreement specified below. The sublessee acknowledges receipt of the original lease and agrees to be bound by the terms of the original lease consistent with this sublet agreement effective _________________________(date of beginning of sublease).

Description of Lease and Premises Address of Rental Unit _______________________________________________________________________ Term of Original Lease ___________________ to ___________________ (beginning and ending dates) Term of Sublease ___________________ to ___________________ (beginning and ending dates)

Provisions of Sublet Agreement A. Choose one of the following:  The sublessee(s) shall be liable for the full rent of the sublessor(s) in the amount of $____________ per month.

 The sublessee(s) shall be liable for part of the rent of the sublessor(s) in the amount of $____________ per month. Sublessor(s) shall remain liable for the remaining $____________ per month.

B. Choose one of the following:

 The sublessor(s) shall be relieved of all liability and the original lease is assigned to the sublessee(s) effective __________________(date). Note: Any sublessor’s release from liability must be approved by the landlord.  The sublessor(s) shall remain liable under the original lease.

C. Choose one of the following:

 The sublessee(s) shall pay a security deposit in the amount of $____________ to be held by ____________________________. Note: In the cities of Madison and Fitchburg, no single party may require a security deposit from tenants if the combined total is more than one month of the original lease’s rent.  The sublessee(s) shall pay no security deposit.

Tenant Resource Center, Inc. • (608) 257-0006/(877) 238-RENT (7368)

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