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Students cheered on the Green Bay Packers at State Street Brats as they played the Vikings Monday evening. However, Wisconsin lost its second border battle with Minnesota, with a final score of 30-23.
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After nine years of planning, a team of architects may fulfill their dream of building a visitor center on the site of Lisa Link Peace Park, located on State Street. A group of speakers presented their plans to the city Planning Commission Monday, which have yet to be approved by the Common Council. The opposition present at the
meeting felt the visitor center would not be financially beneficial and said the homeless are being driven out of the site with nowhere else to go. Susan Smith, a representative of Downtown Madison, Inc., was in support of the plan. “[The visitor center] is for everyone ... It’s not about kicking people out,” she said. The visitor center will consist of a game table, small work-
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In 2008, 46 lives were lost in domestic violence-related incidents in Wisconsin, according to the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence. To most UW-Madison students these statistics are alarming, but for some they are all too familiar. October is domestic violence awareness month, and campus organizations such as University Health Services and Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment and the Offices of the Dean of Students have stepped up efforts to educate the student population in hopes of preventing future violence. According to Carmen Hotvedt, UHS violence prevention specialist, these groups plan to provide peer-led workshops, spread materials about healthy relationships and offer training for first responders. Hotvedt said college students are particularly vulnerable to experiencing domestic violence, making it even more important to educate students at UW-Madison. “We know that about 20 percent of high school students are experiencing some form of violence in dating relationships before they come to college, and the age at which women
are most vulnerable to dating violence is 16-24,” she said. “Clearly, these are crimes that have an impact not only for college-aged students, both men and women, but also for the entire campus.” “Clearly, these are crimes that have an impact not only for college-aged students, both men and women, but also for the entire campus.” Carmen Hotvedt violence prevention specialist University Health Services
Tera Meerkins, chair of PAVE, said if students were more aware of domestic violence issues, it could be something that gets reported more often, thus making it easier to prevent. “It’s not very often reported so many people don’t know it exists, and that prevents them from reporting it because they think they’re alone,” she said. “It’s viewed as a private issue.” She said this privacy trend prevents many victims from seeking resources, essentially violence page 3
BadgerCare Plus Core Plan forced to to waitlist applicants By Ariel Shapiro THE DAILY CARDINAL
The BadgerCare Plus Core Plan will begin wait-listing applicants after Friday, Oct. 9, Gov. Jim Doyle announced Monday at St. Mary’s Hospital. Doyle promised a transition plan for waitlisted applicants. “The fact that we have to apply a waiting list three months after the first application is [surprising].” Jim Doyle Wisconsin governor
The Core Plan provides access to basic health-care services to uninsured, childless adults under
age 64. The program began enrollment last June, and according to Doyle, 60,000 applications have been received since then. Doyle said he expects over 70,000 applications by the end of the week. The state presently can afford to cover 54,000 people. Although Doyle and the Department of Health Services are trying to recruit as many eligible people as possible for the program before Friday, they devised a bare-bones plan for those on the waiting list. Doyle described the transition program as “a basic plan” that gives waiting list applicants limited access to some health services. “It will protect those people, it will protect the hospitals and it will protect the rest of us from badgercare page 3
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Student organizations posted signs on Bascom Hill as part of domestic violence awareness month. UHS, PAVE and the Offices of the Dean of Students hope to educate students in order to prevent future violence.
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n accordance with an ancient doctrine, UW-Madison sophomore Eric Witstanker, 20, evolved into a Broseph after his five-thousandth Keystone beer last Thursday night at a house party located on Lakelawn Place. Witstanker’s friends and family are shocked as well as delighted by the transformation, as most Bros typically do not reach the sage-like Broseph stage until late into their senior year, with the majority morphing their super-senior year, if at all. It is estimated that Witstanker would have had to drink an average of 13.7 Stones per night in order to evolve at an age when most Bros have not even lost their virginity yet. Witnesses say that Witstanker was “chilling, playing beer pong,” when seemingly out of nowhere, a blinding white light burst through
the roof of the house and knocked Witstanker to the floor. For those who did not know what was about to happen, chaos ensued. “As soon as I saw that light, bra, I thought it was the end of the world,” says an anonymous friend, 19, who used a fake ID in order to supply alcohol for the party, one which dates his birth to be approximately 31 years prior. “I looked over at my older brother Rob, and he just had this look on his face like he knew shit was about to go down. That’s when I realized what was happening, bra.” For approximately a minute and a half, Witstanker, paralyzed, unconscious and gripping the fivethousandth Keystone, was thrashed violently about as his pink Ralph Lauren polo disintegrated clear off his body, only to be replaced by a t-shirt supporting Manchester United. Reportedly during this time, Witstanker’s flat brim hat lifted several inches off his head and combusted, its ashes gathering to form sideburns and a mid-length unkempt haircut, a style that would be just
long enough to prevent him from getting a job anywhere other than his father’s office. Just as Witstanker’s position became vertical, he started to spin in a circle, accelerating at such a speed that he broke the sound barrier within seconds. Witnesses say that Witstanker ceased all movement at this point and came to, finding himself slightly overweight, wearing Birkenstock sandals and holding a bottle of Rolling Rock. Witstanker then asked aloud, “What am I doing here?” and proceeded to leave the house party to go to Madhatters. When asked about his evolution, Witstanker has a hard time recalling the details. “I was already a little far gone, “ he says with a chuckle, only implying his state of mind as a wise Broseph would do, regardless of the number of shots taken or joints smoked. “All I know is, when I came home that night, I found that I could no longer stand to listen to Dave Matthews. I mean, ‘skoo-dop-doo-diddly dop’? For jam bands, Phish is just an overall better choice.” Since the transformation,
Witstanker has greatly enjoyed his role as a Broseph, and claims to give advice to at least 15 budding Bros a day. “It’s like he knew exactly what to tell me and shit,” says freshman Carl “Dick” Dicker, 18. “I mean, don’t think I’m gay for asking for help, I just went there to learn how to grow hydro. He also taught me how to respectably get loads of pussy.” Witstanker plans to fail of out business school his junior year, take it easy for another two with intermittent road trips, and continue working for his father until the age of 26. By that time, he projects he will have enough money saved to start the barbecue business he has always dreamed of. “I just love grilling and I don’t need a certificate to prove it, man. By becoming a Broseph so young, I was able to get a head-start on what I like to call, ‘living the life,’” said Witstanker from a lawn chair, “...and here I am, living it up.” Share your own amazing Broseph evolution stories with VP at evanpay@wisc.edu.
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more. Then you can withhold food instead of sex when he starts acting like a jerk. A real win-win for you. Deer Cardinal, What should I dress up as for Halloween? Dan W. Dan the man, Well, you don’t want to look like a freshman so don’t just go to Pipefitters on Thursday and get a slutty (insert profession) costume. You also don’t want to look like an idiot so don’t plan to dress up like Bill and Ted with your roommate out of town; what’s going to happen when you get separated? Nobody knows who Ted is. Go with something light on the wallet and original but also functional. Try being one
of those red poles they put around campus for people to use when they are being chased. Or maybe a nice police dog and try sniffing the ass of every cop you see. At least you will have an excuse for lifting your leg on State Street. Deer Cardinal, I already told my professor I had swine flu last week. But now I really have it. What should I do? Conor O. Condor, Now you’ve done it. The thing about lying is that one lie leads to another and eventually you get caught. So instead of another lie, try lye. That’s right, tell your teacher you have lye poisoning. Lye poisoning has many of the same symptoms
as swine flu: high fever, sore throat. And it has none of the side effects of lying. This thing is extremely contagious, as a biology professor she should know that. It’s pretty common that people who recently had swine flu will get... oh for crying out loud just tell the truth already. Your dad died but you can’t talk about it because you might have to go to court and testify against your own mother. Want to know how to get out of class for months at a time? E-mail deercardinal@dailycardinal.com.
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CFACT group fails to meet SSFC eligibility criteria By Kelsey Gunderson THE DAILY CARDINAL
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Doyle announced Monday that the BadgerCare Plus Core Plan will have to begin wait-listing applicants after Friday, Oct. 9. However, he promised a transition plan for wait-listed applicants.
badgercare from page 1 increasing health costs,” he said. He admitted that the program is not comparable to the Core Plan. Those covered will receive access to doctors and some prescription medications but will still have to pay premiums. “The fact that we have to implement a waiting list is not surprising ... the fact that we
have to apply a waiting list three months after the first application is,” Doyle said in reaction to the overwhelming number of applicants to the program. Doyle insisted the high demand is indicative of the need for action in Washington D.C. He said Wisconsin has done all it can to provide health services to the uninsured yet people are still “falling through the cracks.”
However, Doyle remains optimistic that the success of the Core Plan will inspire other states to set up similar programs of their own. “We have set an example for other states who have said that government just can’t afford to expand health coverage. It can be done, and it must be done to protect the health of individuals and families of this state.”
City in brief
Biker attacked and robbed on Randall Avenue Sunday A robbery occurred about half past midnight on Randall Avenue Sunday morning. The victim, a 19-year-old male, was heading home on his bicycle when he was attacked.
According to the police report, the victim’s head hit the pavement as he fell from his bike. The suspect then went through the victim’s pockets and stole his money clip. The mug-
ger fled on foot. The suspect is described as a black male, 20 to 24 years old and six foot to six-foot-four inches tall with a medium build and hair possibly in dreadlocks.
Greyhound announces relocation of Madison bus depot Greyhound Lines, Inc. announced the relocation of the Madison, Wis., Greyhound Bus Depot Monday to South Stoughton strip mall, located at 2023 S. Stoughton Road. The station, which was previously located on the corner of West Washington and Bedford
violence from page 1 perpetuating the cycle. According to Meerkins, another goal of the activities scheduled this month is to break many of the stereotypes surrounding domestic violence perpetrators and victims. “Many people believe that it only counts when it’s between married couples, but dating violence is the same. It can happen in any relationship, straight
Avenue, is being replaced by apartments and a CVS pharmacy. “We are excited to be in this temporary location as we actively look for a more permanent home in Madison,” Eric Melton, district manager of Greyhound Lines, Inc. said in a statement. or same-sex,” she said. “It can involve children, women can be the perpetrators, and men can be the victims.” Meerkins also said domestic violence is not just physical violence; it can be emotional, financial or verbal. According to Hotvedt, education efforts on campus to prevent these issues can go a long way toward having a powerful impact in the future since young adults are now becoming more aware of
He added, “Providing exceptional service to the residents of Madison is our top priority. This location will provide a convenient location for our passengers.” The facility is open from 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and runs 11 schedules daily. how to navigate the dating world and how to engage in intimate relationships. “When college students engage in healthy relationships now, I believe that they have the power to reduce those numbers in their communities in the future,” she said. Students seeking information on domestic violence or about this month’s activities can visit the UHS Violence Prevention website at uhs.wisc.edu/assault.
The Student Services Finance Committee approved general student services funds eligibility for Supporting Peers in Laid Back Listening and denied eligibility for the UW-Madison chapter of Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow at the SSFC meeting Monday. According to SSCF Chair Brandon Williams, both SPILL’s approval and CFACT’s denial were made by unanimous votes. Williams said although CFACT’s services did meet SSFC’s requirements, the services did not constitute a majority of their time, which was one of two main reasons for their denial. According to Williams, CFACT violated GSSF policy twice within a short period of time after being notified, which also contributed to their eligibility denial. He said CFACT had empty
beer cans in their office, and moved Student Activity Center furniture into their office without returning it, which are both considered GSSF policy violations Williams said the SSFC deemed CFACT’s violations as “intentional” because they continued to occur after they were notified by the SSFC. The UW-Madison chapter of the Wisconsin Students Public Interest Research Group also applied for contract status at Thursday’s meeting. According to Williams, if WISPIRG’s contract status is approved, they will have the right to form contracts with non-university personnel. Williams said the SSFC will make WISPIRG’s contract decision at the meeting Thursday. Following the conclusion of Monday’s meeting, the SSFC has officially completed all eligibility hearings for general student services funds.
UW scientists ranked 20th among institutions worldwide UW-Madison was recently ranked 20th among more than 4,000 universities worldwide for the impact its scientists and professors have on research. According to a statement, the report, conducted by Reuters, evaluated professors’ impact on research based on their citation counts. The citations are found in other studies that mention previous research conducted by professors and scientists. Terry Devitt, UW-Madison director of Research Communications, said the ranking is a gauge of academic institutions’ research “productivity” and “quality.” “Any time your work is cited in another research paper, that’s a good thing, that means it’s wellrecognized and it’s important,” he said. “It’s the kind of knowledge new knowledge is built on. It speaks very highly of the quality of the research done by UWMadison faculty.” The statement said UWMadison scientists totaled 760,091
peace park from page 1 a space that provides efficient job programs that will hopefully decrease homelessness in Madison. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, has previously stated that the renovation will provide muchneeded green space in the downtown Madison area.
citations found in over 50,000 papers. Devitt said the citations were accredited to scientists in disciplines “across the board.” Martin Cadwallader, dean of the UW-Madison Graduate School, said the ranking confirms UW-Madison is a preeminent research institution.
“It speaks very highly of the quality of the research done by UW-Madison faculty.” Terry Devitt director UW-Madison Research Communications
“Sometimes it’s hard to put numbers on influence, but among all the universities in the world, these numbers show that UWMadison has immense impact on science and research in general,” Cadwallader said in the statement. —Hannah Furfaro According to a representative of the Madison Center Improvement District, the revenue brought in from visitors to the center will be very important to the downtown Madison community. Construction on the Peace Park renovations is projected to begin in January and be completed by July 2010, if it is approved by the Common Council.
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What you don’t know can hurt you Brain most anxious when outcome is unknown By Laurie Colson THE DAILY CARDINAL
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Breakthrough UW study may lead to cure for blindness in the future By Amanda Gasper THE DAILY CARDINAL
In a recent breakthrough, University of WisconsinMadison researchers have successfully grown retinal cells from two types of stem cells, a critical step in treatments of certain kinds of blindness. Noticing a lack of stem cell research involving the retina, lead researcher David Gamm, a faculty member in the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Department, member of the UW Eye Research Institute, and research scientist Jason Meyer decided it was time to apply techniques successful in growing other types of cells to diseases of the retina. The team used two different types of stem cells that “differentiated” or became retinal cells—embryonic stem cells and cells from adult skin tissues that can be coaxed into becoming multiple types of cells (induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells). This work has built upon previous work at UW by James Thomson, a global leader in stem cell research and a professor at the School of Medicine and Public Health, who recently announced that he had made iPS cells from skin cells. Gamm and Meyer’s group found that the steps and timing toward making retinal cells were similar to making other types of stem cells, however deriving retinal cells from iPS cells has an advantage over
deriving them from ES cells. “They would be an immunological match to the patient,” Meyer said. The stem cells used by the team gave rise to multiple type of retinal cells, all of which are needed for the normal functioning of the retina, and the retinal cells obtained are very similar to those found in normal development of the eye. Photoreceptors, for example, which are cells that are sensitive to light and help the eye detect colors, were among the most abundant type of retinal cells grown.
“It sounds like a bad science fiction plot, but it is intelligent and scientifically creative.” Paul Kaufman chair UW Ophthalmology Department
This has potential implications for the genetic disease retinitis pigmentosa that involves damage to photoreceptors and can lead to loss of vision. “Retinitis pigmentosa is one of the most devastating diseases we’ve come across,” said Gamm, who has a background in pediatric eye care. In the future, scientists may be able to transplant retinal cells, grown from a patient’s skin cells, into his or her retina to help treat and cure diseases
like retinitis pigmentosa. “[The idea is to find] a way to regenerate or replace cells that are lost or damaged from disease or other issues,” said Paul Kaufman, chair of the UW Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Department. “It sounds like a bad science fiction plot, but it is intelligent and scientifically creative,“ Kaufman added. According to Gamm, growing retinal cells from stem cells will help researchers study human retinal development, develop better drugs, and create models to understand retinal disease. However, scientists cautioned that the actual transplantation of retinal cells in patients would probably not be for quite some time in the future. “It’s probably a long way off, certainly longer than we’d hope,” said Curtis Brandt, a faculty member of the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Department and member of the UW Eye Research Institute. “We aren’t going to get there until we know how the differentiation of cells is controlled.” Gamm said the next step is to look at the development of retinal cells at a more detailed level. The similarities seen between stem cell-derived retinal cells and normal retinal cell development still needs significant research. “We are in the baby steps of this,” Gamm said. “Ultimately, our goal is to help patients.”
A UW study that used functional magnetic resonance imaging to observe brain responses to aversive pictures in subjects showed what most college students already know: uncertainty about life events is scary. Subjects in the study were presented with a mix of aversive and neutral pictures. Pictures were also preceded by a circle to indicate an upcoming neutral picture, an X to indicate an upcoming aversive picture, and a question mark when either a neutral or aversive picture could be presented. Researchers showed subjects adversive pictures both with and without warning to record which brain regions responded to the stimuli. “Thinking something bad might happen actually leads to a larger brain response in the key areas that are involved with emotion.” Jack Nitschke professor UW Psychiatry Department
“In terms of stress, each group has different stressors,” Bob McGrath, director of UW Counseling and Consultation Services, said. “For freshmen, it’s adjustment to this incredibly new experience For juniors and seniors, it might not be stress but uncertainty about what comes next in life.” “What we’ve shown in this study is that thinking something bad might happen actually leads to a larger brain response in the key areas that are involved in emotion—the amygdala and the insula,” Jack Nitschke, a UW professor of psychiatry and coauthor on the study, said. The brain scans showed that the amygdala and insula regions of subjects’ brains responded more strongly to the appearance of the question mark when the nature of the forthcoming picture was uncertain. This activation of the amygdala and insula is also associated with the activation of another brain region key to the regulation of emotions—the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). “The ACC is involved in telling other brain areas: you know, we do or don’t need you so much,” Nitschke explained. Essentially, the ACC passes a message to the amygdala and the insula to either increase or decrease activation because, depending on whether something unexpected versus some-
thing expected is coming up. The study showed that there were individuals that showed a big difference in their insula and amygdala response to the aversive pictures, depending on whether it was preceded by an X or a question mark. These were also the individuals whose ACC region responded similarly, with little difference, when presented with either the X or question mark. “So there is an association— essentially that the ACC is predicting how much the insula and the amygdala activation is going to differ between the X and the question mark,” said Nitschke. Following the brain scan, subjects were also asked to report how often an aversive picture followed a question mark. Although question marks were followed by aversive pictures exactly 50 percent of the time, 75 percent of subjects reported that question marks were more often followed by aversive pictures. None of the subjects reported that neutral pictures were more common than they actually were. “In other words, people are biased in their retrospective accounts—in their memory of what they just experienced,” Nitschke said. The fMRI data shows that activation of the ACC, insula and amygdala corresponds to the biased estimates following the scan. According to Nitschke, it seems that, in uncertain situations, the brain is prepared for the worst. “[The brain] is anticipating the future, specifically when there is uncertainty, and that is the key to anxiety,” Nitschke said. “That’s what we’re trying to take apart.” Nitschke said that the brains of healthy subjects showed that the brain was being adaptive in responding to uncertainty in certain ways. When people are presented with uncertainty, they show an amplified brain response in key emotion centers. “Next, we could like to study what happens in the case of people who are actually suffering from anxiety disorders—when uncertain anticipation is a very real part of their everyday life,” Nitschke said. The more that is known about the interplay of uncertainty and anxiety, the more hope there is for treatment. “We can potentially start to target these brain regions through different types of treatment modalities,” Nitschke said.
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al forces of raw, unabashed and ferocious responses to the mainstream. During the civil rights struggle, for the first time in the young recording music industry, the public could see how much image mattered in contemporary music. Black artists were held behind the scenes to do the writing for more acceptable, publicfriendly white artists like Pat Boone, who covered tons of songs in ways more friendly to the pop (i.e. white) audiences. Meanwhile, R & B lived across the aisle, and it was mostly the
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Unlike many great artists of the past, Dan Deacon has catapulted to fame based on musical talent alone without creating an image.
image of black freedom upholding this distinction while simultaneously holding black artists back from insensitive widespread audiences.
Throughout the history of pop music, image has dictated the flow of mainstream and countercultures in the music scene.
This oppression inspired meaningful subject matter to cut through the boundaries that image and branding created in the mainstream market. Even with artists like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin fighting back, white artists and audiences were oblivious to this significance as it took a back seat to boy bands and large-scale corporate branding. The Beatles used their powerful image and brand to catapult to the top of the charts while dozens of other artists were doing things similarly innovative, polished and deserving of the attention. Overlooked artists stuck to their guns and created their own niche away from the spotlight. Donovan took spirituality and beatniks, Clapton and Beck took the blues diehards, Sly and the Family Stone took the jazzier crews, Bowie and Byrne took the weird crowd, Brian Eno was the nerdy electronicist, CCR
with the southern country, Grateful Dead the western country, and the list goes on. All were just as important as the Beatles, yet only one image and brand dominates to this very day, a straight testament to the power image played in music. The result, however, was a backlash both sonic and visual. The ’70s eventually brought backlash through punk music’s disregard and attacks on social norms. Clean-cut pop briefly faded from the spotlight, but did not disappear. The ’80s saw a return, albeit not as wholesome (i.e. Madonna, Prince, etc), before grunge grated clean-cut acts yet again in the early ’90s. Public trends in perception bring ebbs and flows to the market. Countercultures come and go, fighting the mainstream pop artists, both equally important to understanding music’s history.
Overlooked artists stuck to their guns and created their own niche away from the spotlight.
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received an overhaul. Actually, the importance of an artist’s appearance, brand and image wasn’t so much overhauled as it was brushed to the side. Only mainstream culture maintains a visually aesthetic approach when it comes to the actual artist behind the music, otherwise it’s not all that surprising if a band’s biggest fans don’t know what they look like, how they dress or even what ideologies they follow. Dan Deacon and Bradford Cox are two of the unlikeliest looking rock stars, yet when they team up to put on a show, an uncontrollable crowd of all shapes and sizes follow. But until you attend a show or look them up extensively online, the only glimpse of them listeners get is through their music. This is how it should be. Counter-cultures and sonic movements are constantly shifting and evolving, allowing listeners to jump on and off bandwagons whenever they’re comfortable. As opposed to public opinion deciding which movements deserve 15 minutes and which get shelved for later generations, the open market online bypasses all pretentions and predeterminations. This lends today’s listeners and artists an easy task of something that used to take a cultural movement just to gain recognition: being yourself. Think questioning the Beatles’ legacy is blasphemy? Give Justin a piece of your mind at jstephani@wisc.edu.
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Charlie and Boomer
By Yosef Lerner ilerner@wisc.edu
By Natasha Soglin soglin@wisc.edu
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Order of the court “Peg Woffington” author Charles 10 Mudbath sites 14 Prefix before “dynamic” 15 Stop, in France 16 Mammoth growth 17 Chocoholic’s weakness 19 Catch a glimpse of 20 Coins of Great Britain 21 “A Prayer for ___ Meany” 22 Basic verb, to Ovid 23 Passed out on the poker table? 25 Unrinsed, maybe 27 Solar system spheroid 30 Suit well 33 Awful dancers 36 Grass digs 37 Parts of some joints 38 Blue ___ (cops’ sickout) 39 One with a short fuse 41 Edible South American tuber 42 Meal with a chafing dish 44 “Please Don’t ___ the Daisies” 45 National Enquirer rival
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You Can Run
By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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manning fails to represent students
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t’s been a little over a year since we tepidly endorsed then-candidate Wyndham Manning for Dane County Supervisor of the 5th District. It was a decision made with a certain amount of reserve and precaution—one that was not made without considerable skepticism of Manning’s ability to perform and execute in the position of supervisor and adequately represent the student voice. During his year in office, Manning has done little to challenge the low bar that was set for him, and his awkward and secretive announcement to not seek re-election only validated our earlier preoccupations with endorsing him. Manning enthusiastically took the liberal progressive torch from his predecessor Ashok Kumar, who himself faced similar constraints in the supervisor position. But in contrast to Manning, Kumar was a vocal and much more transparent supervisor. Since his election in November of 2008, The Daily Cardinal has not seen so much as a press release from Manning. Though Kumar struggled at times, his door was open and he appeared ready to handle complaints.
Manning has done little to challenge the low bar that was set for him.
Manning promised while running for election that he would exhibit a certain amount of accountability, promoting his use of office hours to increase contact with students. Perhaps the job was too much for Manning. He ran for the position with strong environmental stances, championing the agricultural roots of Dane County and mixing it with the overall liberal ideology that Madison is known for. Manning proposed policies dealing with the pollution of our lakes as well as his desire for transportation reform, but when it came down to it, he never really acted on any of those promises. Many cited Manning’s energy and attitude as reasons to vote for him in 2008, but the realization of his political responsibilities has definitely worn down Manning’s optimistic beginnings. Manning served on six separate committees during his time as a Dane County Supervisor, including the Committee of Environment, Agriculture, and Natural Resources, as well as the Cultural Affairs Committee. Outside of his work on the board, Manning is well known for his integral role in Madison’s Forward
Music Festival, bringing his dedication to the role of supervisor into question. The goal of the 5th District Supervisor should be to make sure that students’ voices are heard, regardless of any turmoil within the student population. The supervisor must be flexible and willing to cooperate and communicate, something Manning hasn’t shown the ability to do, helping to bridge the complicated student to community relationship.
With adversity comes a significant amount of opportunity.
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Letter to the Editor:
Breakdown in communication not political While it is true that Walter Ellis’ sample appears to have been taken from the wrong inmate by the Department of Corrections over 8 years ago, it is not true that the samples which the DNA Databank does not have but should have under the law is due to “mismatches” or “incorrect filing.” Nor are they “missing,” as that term is commonly used. All indications are that the samples were never collected or sent to the DNA Databank in the first instance. Offenders are under a mandatory duty to submit samples through county sheriffs, and when an offender is in the custody or supervision of the Department of Corrections, they are authorized to take or order the collection of the DNA sample. The Department of
Justice receives information and employs scientists to develop profiles and manage the DNA Databank. By its nature, the DNA Databank and the crime lab must rely on the thoroughness of other agencies to submit identification samples and to submit crime scene evidence for forensic analysis. With regard to felon DNA samples, Attorney General Van Hollen concluded that the DNA Databank could no longer simply rely on the efforts of others and brought the issue to the attention of the Department of Corrections and the public. You are mistaken when you write that there are political concerns at play that caused a breakdown in communication. The problems with the
collection of DNA from felons pre-dated Governor Doyle, pre-dated Attorney General Van Hollen, and was ongoing when the Governor’s office and the Attorney General’s office were held by the same party. It is communication across political lines initiated by Attorney General Van Hollen—not the lack of communication due to political differences—that has catalyzed a collection process that will make the DNA Databank more complete and enhance our ability to fight crime. —The Office of J.B. Van Hollen, Attorney General
Human experience gets lost in transmission By Kathy Dittrich THE DAILY CARDINAL
From a student standpoint, the position of Dane County Supervisor is relatively ambiguous and comes off as unimportant. The two-year term is punctuated by the difficult campaign process, which includes mobilizing students who have little experience as citizens of Dane County. This definitely puts the District Supervisor at a disadvantage, but with adversity comes a significant amount of opportunity. Former District 8 Alder Eli Judge set a precedent for bringing the student voice to the city government with increased visibility and awareness of the position itself. Manning’s tenure has been cryptic and unsatisfying, his work lost amidst bigger projects that Manning put in front of student interests. It was this sort of behavior as well as the lack of communication that gave off the air that Manning really wasn’t interested in the elected position. That or he was overwhelmed by the situation and handcuffed by the variables. But still, this is no excuse for a supervisor whose conflicting priorities certainly disrupted his chance to make a change. In our initial endorsement of Manning, The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board wrote that Manning would be a quality supervisor if “he turns his ears to constituents and opens his eyes to his own faults.” Unfortunately, Manning was not so introspective, boisterously attending to other priorities and leaving behind the students he ran to represent. Manning leaves behind a legacy of incompetence, making a mockery of the position and inspiring leagues of underachieving students to run for political office. We hope that Manning’s successor can learn from Manning’s example and understand that it is imperative that they represent the student body in their work. After all, that was the job Manning was elected to accomplish.
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Contrary to popular belief, the end of human kind will not come suddenly, taking the shape of a mushroom cloud in the red sky. The destruction of society is already underway, and you can see it at the library, in lecture halls, on Bascom hill, walking Charter Street and in State Street cafés. A few weeks ago I read that a UW student ran into a mounted policeman while texting. That’s right; one of our own was so busy, so wrapped up in the digital world, that they walked into a thousandpound quadruped. I also recently witnessed a girl on her cell phone step off the curb and directly into the path of an oncoming cyclist. We’ve recently learned that texting while driving is just as dangerous as drunken driving. A Virginia Tech study found that the collision risk for drivers who are texting is twenty three times greater than those who are not.
What did students do in lecture before the advent of Wi-Fi and Facebook?
But technology does not just reduce our life expectancy through absent-minded dedication to your phone; it threatens the very foundations of our society. This may sound dramatic, but consider the fact that you can no longer go study at the library without hearing someone’s phone go off. Usually it doesn’t just ring, it also gets answered. And then you and everyone else get to hear Susie badmouth her roommate or recount the previous evening’s escapades to her mom. In short, technology is making us rude. Just the other day I was holding the door of the library for the young man entering after me. My mom taught me to do this. Normally, the person behind me
reaches out and grabs the door, occasionally thanking me, and then enters the library. But on this special day the young man behind me, who was on his phone I might add, passed right through the open door like he was a king. He was so wrapped up in his conversation via light waves that I was left hanging, literally. I have had the pleasure of witnessing one of my fellow students taking a “which True Blood character are you” facebook quiz in the middle of lecture. I have over heard a telephone interview being conducted at Espresso Royale. And I was also encouraged to tweet in the middle of Michael Pollan’s lecture. What did students do in lecture before the advent of Wi-Fi and Facebook? What happened to the days when private conversations took place in private? How did we survive the Distinguished Lecturer Series without Tweets? What happened to just plain old mouth-to-ear conversation? Most importantly, what happened to the good old days of boys actually calling girls to ask them out on a date? Call me old fashioned, but e-mails, text messages and wall posts are just somehow less romantic. If we do not get our heads out of our Blackberrys and laptops we’re going to miss the beautiful world around us. Not only will we fail to see that horse or bike or car headed our way, but more importantly, we will miss out on life. Life does not take place in the digital realm. No matter how many friends you may have on Facebook, if you can’t hold the door open for the person behind you, look them in the eye, and say “thank you,” your life will be very empty. Regardless of how successful and accomplished your social networking skills are, if you can’t hold a conversation face-to-face, you will never succeed in the real world. A recent Stanford study found that digital multi-tasking ultimately lead to very little actual productivity, as in nothing gets accomplished when you attempt to Twitter, Facebook, e-mail, chat and study at the same time.
Regardless of how accustomed you have become to digital multitasking, I challenge you to go out with your friends and leave your cell phone at home. See what happens when all of your attention is focused on the real live interactions with those you care about the most. Show your friends some love and give them your undivided attention when you are together.
What happened to the good old days of boys actually calling girls to ask them on a date?
Have some respect for your professors by listening attentively for fifty minutes (who knows, you might even get an ‘A’ on the midterm). What it so important, so crucial, that we can’t go fifty minutes without checking our inbox? I promise, if someone texts you during class, the message will still be there when the bell rings. Demonstrate some common courtesy for your fellow human by being aware of your surroundings. Don’ alienate yourself from the real world and its flesh-and-blood interactions. If or when all else goes away, the Internet crashes or electricity flows no more, people will still be here (hopefully.) & Hpfly ull stil rmbr how 2 communic8. Kathy Dittrich is a senior majoring in English and French. We welcome all feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Football
Bielema reflects on win By Mark Bennett THE DAILY CARDINAL
Bret Bielema has instilled a contagious attitude in his team this year: work hard, be proud and play with class. Against its biggest rival, and playing for the coveted axe, Wisconsin displayed all three of those attitudes. Bielema said that, following the hard-fought Minnesota contest, one of the game’s referees even made the effort to let the coach know how impressed he was with the way Wisconsin players handled themselves. In a rivalry that extends past the players on the field, and into the populations of both states, the Badgers maintained their composure against the Gophers, despite the continuous taunting from both Minnesota players and fans. “I liked the demeanor our guys had... Maturity took a huge step
forward [this week],” Bielema said. One of the most noted and replayed scenes of the game was that of Minnesota wide receiver Eric Decker’s touchdown celebration early in the game, in which he imitated holding an axe and taking a chop with it.
“I liked the demeanor our guys had... Maturity took a huge step forward [this week].” Bret Bielema head coach UW football
Wisconsin, however, took the high road in this game, waiting until they had actually won the axe to take its swings at the goal post. Additionally, Wisconsin has kept its composure and humility
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Sophomore running back John Clay was named the Big Ten’s Offensive Player of the Week after racking up 184 rushing yards.
despite its improving resume. For the second week in a row, a Wisconsin player captured the award for the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, and this week, a Badger took home the defensive honor as well. Senior defensive end O’Brien Schofield captured the defensive award for his impressive display against Minnesota, while sophomore running back John Clay took home the offensive award. Clay rushed 32 times for 184 yards and three touchdowns. He has averaged 116.4 yards per game while scoring seven times this season and leading a running attack that has averaged 217.2 yards per game. He also contributes to a Wisconsin offense averaging 35 points per contest. All four statistics lead the Big Ten. The play of Clay has especially impressed Bielema, because of how the running back has rebounded since his dismal performance against Wofford, and his continued consistency and improvement since. “Two weeks in a row, that’s what I like,” Bielema said. This poise and class must continue for the Badgers as they head into Ohio State this weekend. The Badgers have only won seven times in Columbus, however, they have taken three of the last four contests at Ohio State. Additionally, the Buckeyes are the only team in the Big Ten Bielema has never beaten, however, this personal pride will not interfere with his team’s work ethic. The Badgers will hold their heads high as they march into Columbus, looking to win the respect of the rest of the country. “I think our team likes to gain respect, not lose respect... Our guys are proud of the way they’ve played to this point,” Bielema said.
Men’s Soccer
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Sophomore midfielder Austin Spohn was ejected from the contest.
UW falls to Wolverines By Parker Gabriel THE DAILY CARDINAL
The Wisconsin men’s soccer team failed to score for the third straight match, dropping a 3-0 decision to the University of Michigan on Sunday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Badgers’ scoreless drought has run to 288 minutes, dating back to September 20. The shutout marks the first time the Badgers have been held scoreless three straight times since 1997. Wisconsin is now 0-2-0 in Big Ten play and 2-5-2 overall without registering a win on the road yet this season. The offense continued to struggle for the Badgers, putting pressure on the defense to hold opponents scoreless. This match did not stay scoreless for long, however, as Michigan got on the board in the eighth minute. The first goal came when Wolverine senior forward Mauro Fuzetti got his head on a cross from the right wing and slipped it past Wisconsin senior goalkeeper Alex Horwath. The Badgers held Michigan in check for the remainder of the first half but struggled to generate any scoring opportunities, taking eight fewer shots in the first half than the Wolverines did. The second half was more of the same for both squads. Wisconsin fin-
ished the game with only six shots total, two of which were on frame. The Wolverines, on the other hand, took 22 shots, including 10 on target. Horwath finished with seven saves for the Badgers, but Michigan goals in the 78th and 83rd minutes paved the way for a Wolverine victory. In conference play, the level of physicality tends to get turned up a notch, and Sunday’s match was no exception. A total of ten yellow cards were handed out, including two to Wisconsin sophomore midfielder Austin Spohn. He was automatically ejected from the game upon receiving the second card. Between the two teams, 32 penalties were called in the match. The Badgers will now have a full week to prepare for their next match. They return home to face the Michigan State Spartans on Oct. 11 at 3 p.m. at the McClimon Soccer Complex in Madison. The Spartans are also winless in two conference tries so far, but sport a 5-3-1 record overall. They dropped a 1-0 decision to Penn State on Sunday, and will face Western Michigan on Wednesday in East Lansing before traveling to Madison next weekend. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.
Localized ESPN sites have advantages, but dominance of industry is scary NICO SAVIDGE savidge nation
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hen I first found out about ESPNBoston.com, essentially a spinoff of ESPN.com devoted entirely to Boston teams, I thought it was a good idea. ESPN could give Boston sports fans a website devoted entirely to the teams they care about, and the idea could even help create jobs for sports reporters in that market—something which I, a sports reporter who will eventually have to find a job somewhere, was a big fan of. Think of it like national news networks with local affiliates: there could be a big ESPN mothership in Bristol, Conn., with local news offices providing specialized content from local reporters. There are big advantages to supporting local reporters instead of flying national reporters to different cities like ESPN does now. Reporters who have been working with local sports teams for years tend to be much more knowledgeable than
those who parachute in for a few days when a big news story happens. ESPN is now expanding that local content to new markets like Dallas and Chicago, but the more I think about it, the more these ESPN affiliates make me nervous.
No other site or network dominates sports coverage the way ESPN does.
The “World Wide Leader” is just that—the biggest name in sports journalism. No other site or network dominates any news coverage the way ESPN dominates sports. Think about it—when have you ever heard about a huge sports story and instantly thought, “I’m going to check Fox Sports and find out more!” If there is some new steroid revelation, nobody will wait to find out about it from the 10 minutes of sports coverage on the local news. No, when sports news happens, people—myself included—
will almost always turn to ESPN. com, ESPN or ESPN News to get more information. If ESPN expands into local markets, it can provide better content and possibly jobs in an industry that needs them, but it would also further build a giant monopoly. Imagine if, instead of competing news networks like NBC, CBS, FOX and ABC, Americans had just one major source of news. That’s what we could be looking at if ESPN gradually takes over local sports coverage. Although the World Wide Leader has not said it plans to do anything more than specialized websites, the way I imagine this ending up could involve localized ESPN coverage on television. Obviously there would still be a market for coverage from local TV stations and newspapers, but if given a choice between a local news report and one from ESPN, most people would take the big name from Bristol. The other downside to an ESPN monopoly is that it would further allow the network to set the sports news agenda, as it often tries to do. Think back to last summer, when Pro Football Talk first broke the story that a woman had filed a
civil suit against Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, accusing him of sexual assault. A couple of days later, the Associated Press, a number of popular blogs and both major Pittsburgh newspapers had picked up the story, but ESPN remained silent.
The other downside to an ESPN monopoly is that it would further allow the sports network to set the news agenda.
ESPN eventually started posting stories about the allegations against Roethlisberger, but only after the network was roundly criticized for acting like it never happened. ESPN argued it didn’t cover the story because it was a civil complaint that would not affect Roethlisberger’s ability to play, unlike a criminal complaint which could result in jail time. But I would argue that allegations as serious as a sexual assault against a big name in the NFL are worth cover-
ing, even if they won’t possibly result in a prison sentence. If ESPN is going to have such a monopoly on sports coverage, it cannot ignore big stories like Roethlisberger’s, as doing so is simply irresponsible for a network that is many peoples’ only source for sports news. Competition is good in journalism. This university’s two newspapers drive each other to create the best content they can. Without that competition, it would be easy for one of them to slack off and create an inferior product. So while ideas like ESPN Boston and ESPN Chicago may seem good, they are ultimately dangerous because they further crowd out competing sports news sources. Without competition, ESPN could become even more of a behemoth, exploiting its monopoly and creating poor content. Hopefully, true competition can emerge for ESPN. That way, we can avoid a sports news monopoly and enjoy better, more responsible reporting as a result. Think Nico’s being too hard on ESPN? E-mail him at savidgewilki@wisc.edu.