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ASM diversity forum stresses personal action By Robert Taylor The Daily Cardinal

The 2009 Student Diversity Forum, hosted by the Associated Students of Madison and the Multicultural Student Coalition met Monday to challenge students and other members of the UW-Madison community to engage in an open and honest dialogue about diversity on campus. The forum focused on developing practical solutions in the effort to create a safe campus environment that promotes and celebrates diversity. Lena Marx, a representative from the Dean of Students Multicultural Student Center, said the Diversity Task Force intended to assemble a document based on the recommen-

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dations of the student-led forum and to present it to university officials as a call to action. According to Marx, this “student voice” constituted a critical third element designed to coincide with UW-Madison’s “Inclusive Excellence” program to increase diversity on campus, as well as the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates, which aims improve the quality of a UW-Madison education in general. The university has said it has made some positive strides toward accomplishing that goal. According to a UW-Madison release Monday, this year’s freshman class includes the largest diversity page 3

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Groups of UW-Madison students competed in the Badger Games Monday night at the McClain Center as part of the weeklong Homecoming celebrations.

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Edgewater Hotel, Central Library to continue as originally planned By Haneul Kim The Daily Cardinal Danny Marchewka/the daily cardinal

Izzy Finkelstein and Kerry McNellis participate in a break-out session during ASM’s diversity forum Monday night.

Berceau, Risser propose bill to raise Wisconsin beer tax The state Assembly Committee on Public Safety will hold its first public hearing in 30 years on a bill to raise Wisconsin’s beer tax Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Terese Berceau, D-Madison, and state Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, proposes to increase Wisconsin’s beer tax for the first time since 1969. The tax would amount to a 2.5cent increase per bottle of beer. Revenue generated by the tax increase would be used to fund drunken driving law enforcement grants, along with alcohol and drug abuse treatment and prevention programs. “The idea right now is that you and I and everyone else paying taxes is subsidizing the cost of the problem drinker,” Berceau said.

She added, “My bill proposes that we add a tax on beer because that is priced at the third lowest in the nation … [and] beer is the alcohol of choice for the binge drinker.” Gov. Jim Doyle has indicated he is against increasing the beer tax. A coalition of brewers and the Tavern League of Wisconsin have echoed this sentiment. According to UW Health, Wisconsin has the highest rate of alcohol consumption, binge drinking and heavy drinking in the United States. Additionally, while drunken driving fatalities are dropping nationwide, the number of such fatalities is increasing in Wisconsin. —Grace Urban

Two controversial redevelopment projects will continue as originally planned, despite the attempts by several alders to redefine their terms. The amendment for a citywide referendum on the proposed new Central Library was placed on file and the amendment to take the tax incremental financing out of the Edgewater Hotel proposal was defeated at the city’s Board of Estimates hearing Monday. Both amendments were part of Mayor Dave Cieslewicz’s Capital Budget, which will be reviewed by the Common Council in November. According to Ald.

Bridget Maniaci, District 2, because the amendment on the library referendum was placed on file, it could technically be brought up again to the full council, but it will likely still not pass. The Edgewater Hotel development will go forth with the $16 million in TIF funding, which means that only 11 common council votes would be needed when the item is voted on next month. According to a representative from the Edgewater Hotel, redevelopment of the property would benefit job creation in the Langdon area. Opponents of the Edgewater project said additional hotels

would be a burden because they may decrease the space for future developers to use. Supporters of the Central Library said the library is a necessary and basic service the city should provide. The vision for the Central Library, according to supporters, is to provide a community space for people throughout the city, to create an investment for the future, and to provide support for urban agriculture. The new architecture would bring attention to the library, and it would be a way for people to show off their community. estimates page 3

CALS dean to take position in U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Molly Jahn, dean of UW-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences has been appointed to a senior position in the United States Department of Agriculture, university officials reported. Jahn, who became the first female dean of CALS when she was hired in 2006, will serve

as deputy undersecretary of research, education and economics beginning November 9. Chancellor Biddy Martin has granted Jahn a one-year leave of absence from her duties at the university and is currently working on a transition plan for CALS. In her new position, Jahn will oversee the Agricultural

Research Service, the Economic Research Service and the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Jahn said in a statement that she considers the appointment a “once in a lifetime chance.” She said she wants to impact how the nation approaches agricultural and environmental issues.

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ERIN KAY VAN PAY hail to the vp

gh, finally home. Oh shit, those are definitely women’s flip flops on the rug. Crap. This can only mean one thing: She’s here. Okay, really Chad? For the seventh night this week? She’s here more than I am. Don’t you get sick of her? I mean, maybe you’re not sick of her, considering the strange noises similar to that of a panda fighting its way out of a trap that emanate from your room every night in conjunction with the wallshaking thumping that made my lamp fall off my desk last week. My lamp, Chad, was in the middle of my fricking desk. What the hell are you doing in there? Curling?! Don’t start me on curls. I found a two-foot-long hair on my toothbrush this morning. Last time I checked, the longest hair on my

body is the one on my leg that I like to call Jerry. Jerry is only three inches long. That hair was not Jerry. Not to mention, once I ﬁnished rendering the hair from that thing I use to clean my mouth twice a day, I realized that my shirt had rubbed up against the counter. No big deal, right? “Hey Matt, let’s keep the bathroom counter clean because it gets really wet and disgusting.” Oh really? You know what’s even more disgusting than water plus old toothpaste? Water plus tan powder that forms a paste on your shirt. Is that shit makeup? Or did she dig it out of the backyard? And can someone please explain the mysterious panties hanging from the shower curtain rod? Did someone pee themselves? Perhaps you’ve started doing your delicates by hand, Chad? Superb choice, it protects the integrity of the fabric! Oh, and that’s not even the worst part of the bathroom. Every time I’m in there, it smells like a combination of a prostitute and the candle store that I stay 20 feet clear of at the mall. Is your girlfriend a Yankee candle,

Chad? Is your girlfriend an effing Yankee candle? I’ll tell you what she is for sure: a spaghetti thief. That’s right. My hard-earned spaghetti leftovers always go MIA about 15 minutes after I put them in the fridge. Maybe they just disappear on their own! If so, I’m sure they’re in the same dimension as 36 of my Coors Lights, having an effing ball. Listen, we all know it’s never Ladies’ Night for me over here, ever. Oh, and you can tell your girlfriend that she can shove her giant water filter up her own saggy ass (don’t think I haven’t seen her run naked from the bathroom to your room late at night), ‘cause for God’s sake, I’m triplestacking my condiments! Also, since when am I considered an empathetic mediator in your arguments about what to have for lunch? Sure, I get to see her without a bra sometimes in the morning, but did I mention glitter? Oh. My. God. Glitter. I think I’m starting to hyperventilate. Do you know what it means for a man to walk into class

and have a TA tell him about the beautiful, fluorescent piece of glitter on his nose in front of all the ladies he is trying to impress? What does glitter on another man mean, Chad? It can mean one of two things: that I already have a girlfriend who I jump regularly before class (holy crap this is so far from the truth), or that I wear glitter. Girls go for neither man, Chad. This may be why I am so lonely. Oh shit, I think she heard me come in. Maybe if I just stand still... “Hey Matt! What’s up?” Effing tell her, Matt. Think about your poor, defiled toothbrush! “Uh... oh nothing, Cara. Just a long day.” Goddammit, man. Now you’re going to have to explain the flowered terry-cloth bathrobe hanging in the bathroom to your friends FOR THE ENTIRE REST OF THE YEAR. If you have any tips or tricks for driving one’s roommate’s girlfriend out of the house and possibly out of existence, please send them to VP at evanpay@wisc.edu.

ASK THE DEER CARDINAL Life is hard. The Deer Cardinal is here to help. Deer Cardinal, After a semester and a half of ﬂirting, I ﬁnally got a date with the girl in my chemistry study group. But now I’m stuck: What should I do? Where should we go? What should I order? Should I wear a hat? Should we talk about chemistry? I’m so nervous! Your friend, Alfonso R. Monomaloola friend, Hey, slow your roll. If there’s one important lesson to be learned about getting booty babes to like you, it’s never care about anything. Just wear a shirt cut low enough to show off your chest hair and do not say anything about your ex-girlfriend. You might want to brush your teeth beforehand, but if you forget you can always just order enough beers to be sure she won’t notice. It’s not rocket science. Just show off your chest hair and talk about Lisa Frank or something and

she’ll go nuts, promise. Deer Cardinal, After a year-and-a-half dry spell, I decided to blow off my roommate at the Plaza to take a girl to the combination KFC/Taco Bell and then back to my place. Since then, my roommate has been really hostile and is making me feel bad for ditching. What should I do? Sincerely, Tony C. Yo Tony, You should tell him to quit being a dumbass. Yeah, I know about “bros before hoes,” but has your roommate ever heard of “boobs before noobs?” If anything he should have seen it as a sign that it was time for his lethargic ass to quit eating Doritos over his keyboard and get some booty babes himself. Besides, if this broad

was into you enough to go to Taco Bell before spending a night under the same sheets, she’s clearly the type of classy, sophisticated woman you don’t ﬁnd at just any fast food restaurant. Remember, roommates come and go, but your dick is with you for life; if you piss it off, it can do a whole lot worse than drop fake spiders in your pillowcase, trust me. That being said, you should be cautious from here on out because booty babes can do a whole lot worse than get stuck in a zipper, nah mean? Deer Cardinal, My friend doesn’t do any reading or studying but he gets better grades than I do. What does he know that I don’t? James A. There are two types of students: thinkers and memorizers. You are a memorizer, your friend is a thinker.

Another way to think of it is smart versus hard working. Your friend doesn’t know something you don’t, in fact he probably knows less than you do, but since he knows how to think he doesn’t have to work hard memorizing the material. Instead, he ﬁgures out a way to learn and remember the information quicker than studying and memorizing. Try thinking instead of asking stupid questions and memorizing everything on the review sheet. You won’t get an ‘A’ every time. But you can always get a ‘B’ and you won’t have to do any work! Want to know how to get a “C” while in a coma? E-mail deercardinal @dailycardinal.com.

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diversity from page 1 group of “targeted minority” students ever enrolled in a first-year class at 11 percent. This brings the 89 percent of “non-targeted” incoming students at UW-Madison roughly in line with the ethnic demographics of the rest of the state, which, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, is over 89 percent white. Some forum participants critiqued the tendency to view diversity as a simple question of statistics. Participants said there are also structural forms of oppression and privilege, particularly within the largely white UW-Madison community. Students were invited to discuss

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the challenges that exist in such an environment through a series of small group “break-out” sessions. One group focused on fostering a safe campus for diversity and pursuing ways to overcome some of the structural disadvantages facing incoming students as a result of their backgrounds. One student said though the university may bring in more diverse students, that does not necessarily create a truly diverse community. A main theme of Monday’s event was the idea that diversity is less about race and more about individual students’ perspectives. The UW System’s Plan 2008 aimed to increase racial diversity on campus, but fell short of its goals.

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Associated Students of Madison Vice Chair Tom Templeton and ASM Chair Tyler Junger discuss the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates at a meeting Monday night.

UW graduate school proposal would separate dean’s roles By Ryan Hebel The Daily Cardinal

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The Board of Estimates committee met Monday to vote on Mayor Dave Cieslewicz’s proposed Capital Budget.

estimates from page 1 It would also be more beneficial to build the library now because taxes would likely increase within the next three to five years, creat-

ing a higher cost for redevelopment, according to proponents. Structural costs would likely go up as well. —Caitlin Gath contributed to this report.

UW-Madison provost Paul DeLuca is looking to restructure UW-Madison’s graduate school, but some faculty and staff are concerned about the proposal’s budget, specifics and transparency. The proposal would decouple the current structure—in which Martin Cadwallader acts as dean of the graduate school and vice chancellor of research—into two positions to help the graduate program comply with increasingly complex federal financial and safety regulations and increase federal advocacy. The Faculty Senate’s University

Committee formed a team that, by semester’s end, will determine whether the problems match DeLuca’s prescription, according to Committee Chair Bill Tracy. “The process … at least seems like it has moved very quickly and I think it’s a question about, ‘Where’s the faculty and academic staff involvement in the process?’” Faculty from the sociology department recently presented a resolution to the Faculty Senate that would prohibit restructuring without ample research and specifics, like a detailed budget, which DeLuca said may cost “a couple of million dollars” per year. “I think before you change

a structure that has led to this kind of success … you need to put your finger on some very significant problems, and the threats [DeLuca] cited … are really not serious threats that demand a structural change,” biochemistry professor Colleen Hayes said. “Shared governance is part of our genetic coding at this institution,” DeLuca said, “but I want to stress that our failure to act does put us in a threatened position. Something needs to be done.” The next town hall meeting is scheduled for Oct. 14 at noon in the Ebling Center of the Microbial Sciences Building.

Wisconsin state income tax 10th highest in the nation A report released by the conservative-leaning Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance claims Wisconsin residents spent 3.3 percent of their personal income on income tax in 2007. The report relies on data

released last month by the U.S. Census Bureau and ranks Wisconsin 10th highest nationally among state income taxes. According to the WTA, Wisconsin’s reliance on income tax compared to other taxes is also

Students test their mettle at the Badger Games Photos by Stephanie Moebius and Alyssa Connolly

higher than most states. Additionally, income taxes in Wisconsin average $1,137 per person, the 13th highest nationally. The report did not mention the state of Wisconsin’s economy in comparison with other states.

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Madison Metro makes grocery shopping easy Student bus pass prevents frozen fingers and sore biceps as students seek more efficent ways to shop The Daily Cardinal

eather continues to get colder, bicycle transportation is less comfortable and fresh produce is becoming more difficult to obtain. When the sound of milk curdling is echoing throughout the empty and cavernous fridge and the cupboards are occupied by nothing but crumbs from an old box of cereal, it might be time to head to the local grocery store. Getting to and from the store, arms laden with plastic, paper and canvas bags and a two-gallon jug of milk can seem like a daunting task, especially once the snow starts falling. Chin up, buttercup. There is a warm, affordable, reliable

source of transportation that picks you up at your door— well, almost at your door. Remember that blue thing your house fellow told you to get at the beginning of the year? That is your bus pass. Thanks to ASM, you can go anywhere in the city of Madison and surrounding areas on the bus as many times as you want, free. If you have already taken advantage of your bus pass, you have most likely seen them—the people taking up the handicapped seats with their grocery bags. You can be that person, too, and it is easier than you might think. The easiest grocery store to get to from downtown, the Southeast dorms and the Lakeshore dorms is Copp’s at 3650 University Ave.,

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across from Hilldale Mall. A variety of routes can get you there, but route 2 is the only bus that runs all day, every day. There is another Copp’s that is close to campus, at 1312 S. Park St. Route 5 can get you there all day, every day, with convenient bus stops around campus and downtown. Route 2 can also get you to Whole Foods at 3313 University Ave. and Sentry in the Hilldale Mall. There are also other grocery stores in the area that are fairly easy to get to by bus from anywhere. You can get to Trader Joe’s at 1810 Monroe St. by taking route 3, which has stops around campus/downtown and right by the store. However, route 3 only runs Monday through Friday. One of the most affordable

grocery stores in the area is Woodman’s, which has locations on the east and west sides of Madison. To get to the east side location (at 3817 Milwaukee St.), take routes 3, 5, 14 or 15 during the week and routes 5 or 7 on the weekend to the East Transfer Point, which is right across the street from the store. The west side location (at 711 S. Gammon Rd.) is a little harder to get to because of the required transfer. To get there, take routes 2, 3 or 6 all the way to the West Transfer Point, and then take route 50 to the store. Route 50 only runs every hour. As you may know, Capitol Center Foods is the full-service grocery store in the campus and downtown area, at 111 N. Broom

St. Also, those in the dorms have access to Ed’s Express (Southeast dorms) and Carson’s Carryout (Lakeshore dorms), which have a limited supply of groceries. However, with a little planning, you can take advantage of your bus pass by going to any of the grocery stores off-campus and save a few bucks, too. For more information about the bus pass or different bus routes, pick up a yellow Ride Guide on any Madison Metro bus (including routes 80 and 85) or go to trip.cityofmadison. com. That website has a convenient form to plan a bus trip anywhere for any day, allowing you to type in your address, the store’s address and when you want to leave.

Roasted red peppers, caramelized onions and goat cheese on multigrain crackers

Fruit stand’s sudden disappearance sparks craving for autumn produce

Recipe courtesy of Sara Barreau, Daily Cardinal Food Editor

By Sara Barreau The Daily Cardinal

This is one of my favorite go-to snacks, or even a light lunch or dinner. The smokiness of the red peppers and the tanginess of the goat cheese make the taste buds explode. All three main components have a sweetness to them, but the multi-grain cracker holds up to each of the flavors, adding its own subtle and savory earthiness. Play with this recipe, swapping out onions for honey or chevre for fresh mozzerella. Ingredients 2 Red peppers, roasted 1 onion 2 tablespoons butter salt 3 oz. goat cheese, such as chevre Multi-grain crackers Preparation Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Slice onions into thin strips and add to the melted butter. Salt lightly. Stir frequently and allow onions to caramelize throughly, up to one hour. While the onions caramelize, deseed the red peppers. The easiest way to do this is to cut along the flat sides near where the seeds are in the center. This

will leave you with four or five large slabs of pepper. Place peppers skin-side-up on a cookie sheet and roast in the oven until the skins blister and begin to turn black, about 30 minutes. Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool slightly. Peel the skins from the peppers and discard. If you don’t want to roast the peppers yourself, just pick some up in a jar. They’re typically located in the pickle aisle. Goat cheese will spread best when served at room temperature, so set it out when you begin caramelizing the onions. Spread about 1/2 ounce of goat cheese on about six crackers. Top crackers with red peppers and onions.

olk artist Joni Mitchell got it right, “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone?” Passing through Library Mall on Monday, the sudden unmistakable absence of a beloved fruit stand that had just Friday been boasting reduced prices on locally grown apples shook me to the core. Suddenly, all I could think about was the sweet and tart taste of a Honey Crisp apple. I spent my next lecture frantically searching for orchards and farms in the area to get my fresh produce fix before the Wisconsin frost traces its sneaky fingers on the fields and trees. Thankfully, the Madison area is not without a bounty of apple orchards, pumpkin patches, cranberry bogs and a variety of other fields and farms. This time of year is often given the cold shoulder for its decreasing temperatures and inevitable onset of winter, but it should be celebrated for what it is—the autumn harvest. Stocking up on affordable, locally grown produce now can mean a smaller grocery bill come January. Most winter squash and veggies will keep for up to three months when stored in a cool, dry, dark place. Other fruits and

vegetables can often be stored in the freezer, or for the highly ambitious they can be canned. Aside from a thicker checking account, a healthy diet will help prohibit the thicker waist, so often associated with winter. Fresh produce consumption drops with the temperatures, but planning ahead of time can keep your diet full of the vitamins and nutrients found in these fruits and veggies. There is no need to feast on pizza and chocolate cake every day. Roasted acorn squash, butternut squash soup and roasted apples can be just as comforting—honestly. On top of health benefits, a trip to an apple orchard or pumpkin patch is a nostalgic way to spend time with your friends. Several Dane County orchards offer the option to “Pick Your Own” apples straight from their orchard as well as pre-picked apples in a small store. Other treasures such as honey, jam and cider can usually be found in these on-site shops, too. Just a heads up—last weekend’s frost has affected some of the orchards, so they may be offering the yet-to-be-picked produce at a discount. Slightly lessthan-perfect apples work just fine in pies and applesauce.

Some farms also offer activities like hayrides or corn mazes. Celebrate Halloween, take a trip through a pumpkin patch and then pick out some pumpkins to carve with your roommates. By now you, too, might be imagining the taste of a perfect Golden Delicious, Jonagold or Macintosh, so here are a few orchards you can visit to get some apples right off the tree. Country Pines Orchard 322 Belmont Rd. Madison WI 53714 608/244-8541 Door Creek Orchard www.doorcreekorchard.com 3252 Vilas Road Cottage Grove WI 53527 608/838-4762 Eplegaarden www.eplegaarden.com 2227 Fitchburg Road Fitchburg WI 53575 608/845-5966 Find more orchards on the Wisconsin Apple Growers Association website, www.waga.org. Other produce can be found every Saturday through November 7 at the Dane County Farmers’ Market.

Claire gets hyped up for midterms with caffeine and cookies Claire Wiese chocolate e’claire

ell, Badgers, we’ve made it to midterms already. Can you believe it? I can’t either. I also can’t believe that as of tomorrow we’re halfway done with this semester. So, with midterms either upon you or right around the corner (I’ve only had one so far), you’re bound to get the munchies. To get you through midterms, as well as finals, I’ve asked a few stressed-out friends

about their choice munchies during these turbulent times. First, the overwhelming majority of my friends said they reach for the phone when midterms hit. Why cook when someone can do it for you? It would make sense that they do this so they can use that time studying, but my guess is they’re making up for not studying the last few days, or weeks. The precious hours before a test can either make or break it, so why waste it boiling water? The most popular delivery foods seem to be Chinese, subs and pizza—and you all know this campus has no shortage of those. Whether you like Topperstix over Pokey Stix, or

Asian Kitchen over A8 China, you can get whatever you want delivered to your door. Another popular midterm snack isn’t something you munch on, but you drink. If you’re up way past your bedtime and just have to finish that last problem or essay question, caffeine can be your friend. I know caffeine and I have become quite close while curled up by the fire, studying for essay tests. Although coffee may well be the most common form to ingest caffeine, I would suggest tea, or even chocolate-covered espresso beans. Be careful with the beans, though. Any more than three or four will send you into hyperdrive. Finally, if you’re too poor

to call delivery every night, or you’re just too lazy to even think that far ahead, you can munch on almost anything you already have in your kitchen. My personal favorites are boxes of crackers or cookies. I have another warning for these: smaller boxes are better in the long run if you’re just going to sit there and eat an entire box without realizing it. These include cheez-its, granola bars, Keebler cookies, mini chocolate donuts and really anything in the cookie aisle at Walgreens. Remember, Badgers, most of us have been through this season before. Can’t we take our previous knowledge and put

it to a good use? Midterms can’t hold a candle to finals season, so why not start planning now? Personally, these past seven weeks have gone by way too fast for my liking. You can save money AND stay somewhat healthy by filling up your cupboards now. Stock up on dried fruit and healthy crackers. Make some three-bean chili and freeze it for December. With a little forethought, stress from midterms and finals will be a thing of the past—at least as far as your stomach’s concerned. Out of licorice and sunflower seeds? E-mail Claire at crwiese@wisc.edu and plan a snack run.

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Singer provides heartfelt yet inconsistent take on legend By Emily Crain THE DAILY CARDINAL

Nellie McKay’s As Normal as Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day takes us back in time to the 1920s prohibition era with smooth jazz and slow ragtime tunes, like Nora Jones or Ella Fitzgerald. McKay’s voice is slightly husky and dream-like, which makes her slower songs relaxing and her faster songs really upbeat.

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tening to her music. You can feel a sense of sadness in her voice and heart while listening to “Black Hills of Dakota.” Contrarily, she sounds like she is having a good time singing “Dig It.” The song starts with banter between McKay and the rest of her band about different dance moves, which reminded me somewhat of the beginning of the song “Ballroom Blitz” by Sweet. McKay does a good job of incorporating different 1920s sounds in her music to change up each song so that they do not all sound the same. PHOTO COURTESY SONY

As Normal as Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day Nellie McKay Although a few of the songs, such as “If I Ever Had a Dream” and “Black Hills of Dakota,” start out sounding like something you would hear in a musical, they soon take a swift turn to smoother sounds and catchier tunes. Familiar sounds show up in some of her songs as well. When “Mean to Me” starts you might think you are listening to the song “Santa Baby” by Mariah Carey. You soon learn, however, that this song is indeed not nearly as cheesy as “Santa Baby,” but is actually something much more meaningful.

McKay’s voice is slightly husky and dream-like, which makes her slower songs relaxing and her faster songs really upbeat.

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As much as I enjoy most of the ﬁrst part of As Normal as Blueberry Pie, the last two songs didn’t carry the emotion of the rest.

Michael Jackson’s fans will be quick to point the ﬁnger at his troubled family when assessing blame if his posthumous releases lack his fervent enthusiasm for pop.

Compromising integrity

Posthumous releases often misconstrue artist’s intent As much as I enjoyed most of the ﬁrst part of As Normal as Blueberry Pie, the last two songs didn’t carry the emotion of the rest. They were hard to listen to and included sharp background music that didn’t work well with her soothing voice. The song “Close Your Eyes” sounded like a mash-up of MIDI music and a really strong piano player. It didn’t mix well and made for a pretty bad song. The last song on the album, “I Remember You,” sounds like the music is played by a junior high band, including a bad Tuba player and Jamaican drums, which, by the way, do not sound good together. In fact, Nellie McKay doesn’t start singing until halfway through the piece, and the Jamaican drums are relentless the whole time. The last two tracks on the album are the most confusing and disappointing on the album. Nevertheless, the rest of it is to die for. Nellie McKay’s new album is for those who enjoy taking a trip back to the prohibition era and listening to Norah Jones, Ella Fitzgerald and other smooth jazz and ragtime tunes.

JUSTIN STEPHANI JJ Dilla

ne w single is set to be released along with “This Is It,” a movie about the rehearsals leading up to what was to be Michael Jackson’s final tour. The song was unfinished, only a piano with Michael singing and some of the lyrics. On top of this, a significant amount of unfinished tunes have been recovered. But if any artist is so electric and dynamic their work deserves to be preserved the way they left it, it is Michael Jackson, though there are some odd cases of posthumous work in the past that also warrant questioning. Elliott Smith’s From a Basement on the Hill was a posthumous release for which his songwriting partner on the album was not consulted. In this situation, the responsibility of overseeing the unﬁnished production was given to his closest emotional and musical companions at the time of his death, longtime girlfriend Joanna Bolme and Rob Schnapf, the last person working with Smith on production, though not involved in most of the creative process. In this case, I’ve learned to take the album with a grain of salt, appreciating the fact that it was the last of his work, even if it’s not exactly as he’d have liked it.

Smith’s case provides an example of a situation stable and caring enough to carry out his visions properly, and his music went to the trustworthy hands of Schnapf and Bolme.

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Nellie McKay’s portrayals of Doris Day harken Roaring ’20s doo-wop and ragtime, though the album is about as hit-or-miss as her fashion sense.

However, with someone like Jimi Hendrix, only his live recordings seem ﬁtting as posthumous releases. Jimi’s music needs his electricity, and without him alive to mold it, I have a hard time holding it to his standards. Which is why it is surprising that some of the most prolific posthumous projects belong to rappers. Most of their work is created too organically—and often spontaneously—for me to trust a producer who was irrelevant at the time of its creation. For someone like J Dilla the product is still legitimate because raps are rarely added over the top as his production can often carry itself. Nonetheless, the most prolific posthumous artist, Tupac Shakur, has had more content released since his death than prior to it. The release of Shakur’s seventh post-

humous album has been slated for release June 16, 2010, and it will be the sixth release following his death 13 years ago on which he won’t see any creative control. Even more, alterations to Tupac’s tone and flow to match producer-specific beats and changes to word choice as well as creation of new words in order to match contemporary dialect make a wack alteration to an artists’ intellectual property when they aren’t around to approve it.

But with the hundreds of unpolished recordings reported to be in contention for release, something has got to be gold for the digging.

Yet as much as I’d like to dismiss all of these unauthenticated releases as distorted objects of remembrance, they have to represent more than that because at heart the song is not only the memory of the actual artist, but also a small part of the living artist; one more snapshot into their soul. On top of that is the fact that in some of these cases, particularly Tupac’s, it is not crazy to think his work with Eminem would have gone much differently in using common studio tricks. In cases where an artist’s identity is properly carried out—an unavoidably vague, open-ended stipulation—fleshing out the sketches of a deceased artist can bring just as much pleasure to fans in memory as they would have in life. This unwieldy task falls in the lap of the families of the deceased responsible for the recordings. Smith’s case provides an example of a situation stable and caring enough to carry out his visions properly, and his music went to the trustworthy hands of Schnapf and Bolme. But not with Jackson. With all of the shadiness in his family, both past and present, I will not be putting as much legitimacy into his posthumous recordings. This might not be fair considering Jackson’s living catalogue contains some over-dramatic numbers featuring absurdly lavish orchestrations. But still, I feel like that was just his ambitious, pretentious eagerness to “Heal the World,” while deep down you knew the genius of “Beat It” and “Rock With You” was still there. He was just above stellar pop music at the time. But with the hundreds of unpolished recordings reported to be in contention for release, something has got to be gold for the digging. I just hope somebody involved cares about forgetting all of the drama surrounding the later decades of his life and does him the justice of giving the public what they want: classic MJ.

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Deciding on the right food Students consume everything from apples to hamburgers daily. They originate from the same place, but the issue is uncovering how that place operates. Story by Diana Savage

hen students compile their grocery lists, they face the decision of where to buy their food and what type of food to buy, how much to spend and how far to travel. What students may not know is that the origin of their food largely drives their decision, because the source of food sets the quality, health effects and cost. Author of In Defense of Food Michael Pollan’s visit to the university spurred the recent advocacy on campus surrounding food and health. His push for supporting local farmers and eating natural foods brought to light what students should consider when grocery shopping. “It’s the exterior of the food chain that we need to work on,” Pollan said when he spoke at the Kohl Center on Sept. 24. “When we shorten the food chain we take back control of our food and our pills, and doing that is the best thing we can do to be healthy.” Although those who sell their crops at farmers’ markets across the state raise livestock and crops on small-scale facilities, Wisconsin contains a diverse collection of farms, from small-scale to conventional. Conventional farm products will often be sold to grocery stores, rather than directly to consumers. Moreover, a cheaper form of farming has been increasing over the past decade: Conﬁned Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), or factory farms, that raise 1000 or more livestock at a time. According to the Department of Natural Resources, there are currently 163 CAFOs in Wisconsin, which is up from roughly 90 CAFOs in 1999. When students consider the origin of their food, two main farming practices will be considered.

Health issues Those who support local farming believe it is healthier and it allows consumers to be more in charge of the quality of their food. According to Jon Hummel, a local vegetable farmer from Delavan, WI, buying local beneﬁts students because

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the food simply tastes better. “Quality is really the number one thing for us, just making sure that what we sell is the best,” Hummel said. “You can get things that are fresher, everything here was picked yesterday.” Brittany Bethel, the market manager of the local farm JenEhr Family Farm, agreed students should buy their food locally because the food has better quality. “We harvest it the day before we sell it,” Bethel said. “We focus on the taste, not the shelf life.” Pollan advocates for buying local because it allows consumers to eat a natural diet, like the crops farmers like Hummel bring to the farmers’ market. “Food is a relationship between people and between bodies and the plants and the animals and the soil,” Pollan said. “Food is not just a product. It is less a pile of nutrients than it is a relationship between species and people in the food chain.” Yet large scale farmers, like local farmers, also strive to provide the healthiest product, according to Bill Bruins, president of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is a nonproﬁt organization that advocates for agriculture in general, small and large farms alike. “There’s a perception by some consumers that there’s a difference in the milk [between large scale and small scale farms] and that’s absolutely not true,” Bruins said. “As dairy producers, we’re all held to the same standards when that milk goes to market.” Despite standards being the same in terms of quality, Hummel said locallyproduced food is less of a threat to consumers because conventional farms often use pesticides to keep their soil bug-free. Instead of using pesticides, Hummel plows down plant debris and returns it to the soil to keep it healthy. Hummel admitted both local farms and large scale farms can have E. coli outbreaks, but diseases can be monitored and therefore controlled more efﬁciently by local farmers.

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Community members browse produce at the Madison Farmers’ Market

“What it is is the management,” Hummel said. “I am right there; I know what’s going on. It is not like I live 20 miles from my ﬁeld and there are wild pigs running through and that kind of stuff.” Bruins disagrees that using pesticides “When we shorten the food chain we take back control of our food and our pills, and doing that is the best thing we can do to be healthy.” Michael Pollan author In Defense of Food

and antibiotics in farming is always dangerous. When farmers use antibiotics in producing meat, it is not a danger to consumers because a certain amount of time must pass between the injection of penicillin for an infection and sending an animal to slaughter. “The health ofﬁcials, the FDA, has strict regulations as to that very thing,” Bruins said. “They know when traces of that drug will be all ﬂushed through the kidneys of that animal and that milk will be again safe for human consumption.” The environment Another criticism local farmers have to large-scale farming is the pollution it produces. But according to Bruins, large-scale farms as well as small-scale farms can be guilty of pollution. “[CAFOs] have a few bad actors, we certainly will admit to that, but for criticism to be focused only on CAFOs is not warranted,” Bruins said. “You have to drill down into exactly what it is they do and how they do it and what systems do they have in place to protect the environment, like water quality and air quality.” Jon Vrieze, a conventional farmer who owns three large-scale dairy farms with approximately 2,500 cows, said in a panel that he actively minimizes pollution in his farming techniques.

“I’m worried about our fossil fuel use. We don’t buy commercial fertilizers,” Vrieze said. “We also have a lot of information on the cows, so I can tell you from womb to tomb what happened in their lives.” Animal rights Raising animals in cages draws consistent protest from activists. In October 2008, California passed the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act that, when enacted, will ban the use of small cages for calves raised for veal, pregnant pigs and hens used for commercial egg production. The 20 million battery-caged hens in California were the majority of the animals affected by the law. According to Bruins, battery cages do have beneﬁts for hens even though their living quarters are smaller. If Wisconsin took away battery cages, it would pose a health risk for consumers, Bruins said. “If [hens] are allowed to walk around in their own excrement and walk around in the outdoors, there’s a much greater chance in chickens picking up salmonella, which could be a very serious health threat to the general public,” Bruins said. He said the chickens are kept cleaner in battery cages because their excrement passes through the porous ﬂoor of the pen. The local economy Bruins said California’s law will hurt the economy and, ultimately, consumers. “If you throw away laying cages, it drives up the cost of laying eggs by about 20 percent,” Bruins said, adding that any state that passes the law will simply continue to import eggs from other states that use laying cages. “If there would be a ban nationwide, probably consumers would bear the brunt of it. That is, if consumers would accept paying more for eggs.” However, Lehner said another reason students should buy local is to keep money within the community. “With many of the larger operations, the money does not stay within

the local environment,” Lehner said. Moreover, buying local supports the farmers themselves. “[It] pays the person who did the hard work a living wage,” Lehner said. “That’s so important. Yes it costs more, but in the long run, it costs less,” adding he is unsatisﬁed with farmers getting paid less while grocery store products maintain the same prices. “To me it’s much more about what were the farmers’ practices,” Lehner said. “Are they producing with integrity or is the bottom line making money?” Bruins considers the economic aspect of farming in terms of how it would beneﬁt the community in the job market. He said CAFOs provide an important economic infrastructure within communities. “If we don’t have a certain level of agricultural activity in a community, we’re going to start losing machinery dealerships,” Bruins said. “We’re going to start losing vet clinics, processing facilities for the products we produce and the more of that infrastructure we lose in any given community, the more jobs we lose, and the more jobs we lose, the less opportunity for the younger generation.” Moreover, in reference to one of the CAFOs in his area, he said the plant grosses between $400 and $500 million a year. “Not all of that money obviously stays in the community, but a lot of it does,” Bruins said. “I’m not saying anything bad about CSAs and locally produced food. But in terms of economic activity being generated, there’s no comparison between those.” A community bond But those who suggest students buy locally continue to emphasize the community farmers’ markets build the trust that exists between consumers and farmers. “My most important job is to encourage people to spend more and to source where their food comes from,” Lehner said. “If people come back because they like my cheese, that’s just a bonus.”

Maintaining the wildlife: Local farming’s beneﬁt

Graphic representation of a Conﬁned Animal Feeding Operation

Jon and Dorothy Priske, who own Fountain Prairie Inn & Farms in Fall River, Wis., switched from conventional to sustainable farming about 10 years ago when the pesticides and feed they used started depleting the wildlife in the area. “We used to do corn and soybeans and we never had any birds around,” Jon Priske said. “The corn seed we planted was sprayed for tons of things, and it also destroyed the birds.” They advocate for students buying local because it will support the diverse wildlife in Wisconsin. “It’s nice to see a ﬂock of birds that can come and keep going,” Priske said. PHOTO COURTESY OF DOROTHY PRISKE “That indicates a healthy farm. A farm is Beef cattle roam in a pasture on the Priske’s farm a community.”

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Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Angel Hair Pasta

By Todd Stevens ststevens@wisc.edu

Sid and Phil

By Alex Lewein alex@sidandphil.com

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

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

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

The Graph Giraffe

By Yosef Lerner ilerner@wisc.edu

Charlie and Boomer

By Natasha Soglin soglin@wisc.edu

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com My Type of Puzzle ACROSS 1 Honors with a party 6 Apostrophe follower, often 9 Filthy dough 14 Certain atmospheric gas 15 Batman portrayer Kilmer 16 Part of a key chain? 17 Fresh-baked bread emanation 18 Annoyed state 19 Frequent backdrop for Frankie and Annette 20 Type of child’s play 23 Place to wallow in mud 24 “Harlem Nocturne” instrument 25 Sunscreen, of a kind 27 Climax 32 One on the Mohs scale 33 Do the wrong thing 34 Assemble the components 36 Fragrant spring shrub 39 Ditch under a drawbridge 41 .26 gallon 43 “And miles ___ before I sleep” 44 Fund, as a foundation 46 It may be rounded up 48 The person in question? 49 “Big Fish” star McGregor

51 Devilish 53 On the main deck 56 Word with “water” or “maker” 57 Vietnamese monetary unit 58 Ed Sullivan vehicle 64 “Go fly ___!” 66 Word on a dipstick 67 Lobster’s claw 68 Caruso or Carreras, e.g. 69 The plot thickens with it 70 Eye emphasizer 71 Starts the pot 72 ‘60s Tarzan Ron 73 Derby town in England

DOWN 1 “... oceans, white with ___” 2 University founder Cornell 3 Absconded with 4 Catch, spider-style 5 Dark food fish 6 Worse than bad 7 Agra dress 8 Insomniac’s desire 9 Conservative’s foe 10 Obtain some value from 11 Teacher’s pest? 12 Book’s right-hand page 13 ___ alcohol 21 More than suspend 22 Brewery fixture

26 Touched the ground, as a plane landing 27 Deep red blood pigment 28 Tend to pressing issues? 29 Average in school? 30 “Mr. Pitiful” singer Redding 31 All together, in music 35 Ball-___ hammer 37 Eastern title of honor (Var.) 38 Calm, ___ and collected 40 Removes from the shoulder 42 Install to new specifications 45 Deferments 47 Be Earth-friendly 50 Doc. to protect company secrets 52 Send off again 53 “Ain’t ___ Shame” 54 Like a bucket in an old song 55 Wipe off the board 59 “American ___” 60 Watery vortex 61 They lay around the farm 62 The cheaper spread 63 Raise the temperature 65 Podiatrist’s concern

You Can Run

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

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

secretary of state position deserves axe State Sen. Alan Lasee, R-De Pere, has always been an interesting character. Perhaps it comes with the territory, as he is stranded over in the corner of the state in Door County, surrounded by tourists and cranberry farmers. Or it just might be the cowboy hat he totes around on his head. However it came about, Lasee has a reputation of being an interesting lawmaker, and with that comes interesting ideas. One of Lasee’s most recent initiatives is actually one of his old standbys: give the offices of secretary of state and lieutenant governor the axe in Wisconsin. Lasee has tried to get rid of these positions numerous times in the past to no avail, but not necessarily due to merit. The position of secretary of state in particular is of questionable value to the state, particularly since it was stripped of the responsibility to regulate and tabulate voting. Currently, the secretary of state is tasked with four duties: succeeding the lieutenant governor upon a vacancy in that position, holding a spot on the board of commissioners for the sale of public lands, maintaining the records of ofﬁcial state acts and keeping the seal of the state of Wisconsin. Of these duties, replacing the lieutenant governor and guarding the state seal are wholly unnecessary and involve no work whatsoever, the board of commissioners seat could easily be appointed by the governor and maintaining records could be done by some political-wonk high school student. Yet for performing these simple responsibilities, the secretary of state’s ofﬁce receives almost $400,000 in funding yearly. Based on that assessment, it is hard to justify keeping the secretary of state around. If not for partisan political struggles and the institution that is Douglas LaFollette, the

sitting secretary of state who has been in office for decades, the position could probably be done away with easily. But the lieutenant governor’s chair is another issue. The position’s power can change with every election, as it often becomes whatever the officeholder makes of it. Barbara Lawton hasn’t exactly had a lot on her plate with the position, but she has used it as a soapbox for issues she finds important, such as promoting the arts. However, the only real duty the lieutenant governor is actually assigned is to

Based on that assessment, it is hard to justify keeping the secretary of state around.

wait in the wings for the governor to vacate office. Now while this is not a heavy workload, it is nonetheless essential. The state needs somebody to step into the governor’s position immediately in the event the office is vacated. Unlike the unnecessary secretary of state position, the lieutenant governor cannot just be tossed aside. However, that doesn’t mean the position cannot be used more effectively. Other than the governor, the lieutenant governor is the highest profile position in the state and it should hold the responsibilities of such a position. Barbara Lawton and her successors shouldn’t just stand around waiting for the governor to keel over. At the very least, the lieutenant governor should be given the responsibilities of the secretary of state, and preferably other duties from other overtaxed government agencies.

Letter to the Editor:

Union Initiative in need of Design Committee For the next 28 years, every UW-Madison student will pay $96 per semester, totaling about $800 to $1,000 per education, for a new Union South and for Memorial Union renovations. Cumulatively, the students’ contribution to the Union project amounts to nearly $100 million, not including tens of millions of additional dollars in interest payments on the bonds necessary to ﬁnance construction. Promising “students would have control over every aspect of the project and ownership of the ﬁnal results,” the Wisconsin Union’s Student Union Initiative (http://unionvote.wisc.edu) campaigned for student votes endorsing this fee increase in 2005 and 2006. Student control was ensured, at least in part, by a further pledge that a student-majority Design Committee would steer the design process. This collaborative, shared governance committee would consist of both Union and ASM student appointees, as well as faculty members, Union staff and UW-Madison alumni. In October 2006, students ultimately voted in favor of the Student Union Initiative by an almost two to one margin. The Design Committee members were soon selected from a campus-wide pool of applicants. Between November 2006 and May 2009, these individuals spent hundreds of hours reviewing student surveys, responding to architectural concepts and debating everything from green building goals to the type of exterior material. The mark of Design Committee members and so many other dedicated individuals who participated in the process is unmistakably evident in such critical features as the building’s exterior style that embraces natural materials like Wisconsin stone rather than concrete, food service based around individual restaurant concepts rather than a food court, and a mixture of meeting spaces targeted to better accommodate services requested by the campus

community. While the Design Committee format ensured student representation and involvement, it also brought transparency to what is otherwise a largely closed process. Committee meetings were not only open to the public, but the public was also usually invited to share their thoughts and ideas. Design concepts presented at these meetings were also posted online for further review and comment. Unfortunately, all posts to the official project blog, along with associated comments, were recently deleted in an effort to “clean up the website,” meaning it is now difficult to find much online information about the project. Regrettably, the Design Committee has not met since the end of the spring 2009 semester. At that point, design of the building itself was essentially complete, leaving significant decisions only for the furniture, fixtures and equipment. Recognizing the challenge summer poses to organizing a consistent group of students, Union leadership including Union Director Mark Guthier, Union Associate Director Hank Walter and myself put together a plan for an interim summer Design Committee that would preserve the student majority and seek to maintain as much continuity in membership as possible. Regular updates were also to be sent to Design Committee members and other individuals active in the project, and the current Union vice president for project management was to present a report on plans for the Design Committee during the first Union Council meeting of the fall semester—this report has yet to be made. Union Council, the institution’s governing board, endorsed this strategy at its May 2009 meeting. A July e-mail from Union leadership thanked those individuals involved in the summer design furniture process and informed them the project would be taking a new direction based on a smaller group of decision makers. The Wisconsin Union has since rejected multiple

private and public requests to remedy the situation by either reinstating the Design Committee or finding an alternative to ensure adequate student representation and oversight. In defense of their actions, Union officials attempt to cite language in the Student Union Initiative’s Design Committee promise, saying the committee “will continue to meet until construction begins.” Anyone who has recently passed the Union South site could affirm construction is well under way. This argument, however, fails to account for the reality that construction of state building projects does not begin until design is complete, unless a project receives a rarely granted waiver to hire a construction-manager-at-risk. The Union project received such a waiver in 2008, thereby significantly altering the project’s course. Construction officially commenced on this project when it received state Building Commission approval in February 2009, at which point the building’s interior design was just beginning. The Union further argues both that student involvement still exists in the form of the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD), the institution’s student programming board, and that the project is now transitioning to evaluating how the new building will be used. These arguments ignore the fundamental issue—students presently have no accountable representation on a project funded with $100 million of student fees. In securing the student vote for the $100 million necessary to fund this project, the Student Union Initiative promised to create a Design Committee to steer the design process. The design process is not complete, so where is the Design Committee? -Dan Cornelius, Graduate Student Wisconsin Union VP for Project Management and Design Committee Chair (2008-09)

Deﬁnition of marriage an individual concern ANDREW CARPENTER opinion columnist

hear a lot about gay rights as a student in Madison but the discussion is almost exclusively onesided. The newspapers, the administration, multiple campus groups—everyone seems to be pushing for equal recognition of same-sex partnerships here at the UW. While we live in a hotbed of activism and support for homosexuals, our state did ban gay marriage. Not in the legislature but in a public vote: no matter how loud Madison cries, the silent majority closed the books on this issue in Wisconsin. Clearly gay activists have the loudest voices, but they do not have the law or the support of the people on their side. When our administration pushes for partner beneﬁts for staff and faculty, no one can argue they are supporting

the desires of the Wisconsin people. If the gay community and their supporters wish to make progress toward earning equal rights in this state, they are going to have to switch tactics from trying to overpower and shame the rest of the state into compliance and start trying to understand why they are being opposed. To outsiders, calls for gay marriage and civil unions seem like a desire to have gay behavior validated. Many Wisconsinites feel like gays and lesbians are looking for a state-sponsored rubber stamp to elevate their partnerships to the level of credibility given to same-sex marriages. Living in an overwhelmingly Christian area, many people are not willing to approve or support behavior they disagree with. For them, marriage isn’t a state institution to begin with; it is a religious, self-validating union that doesn’t need the approval of anyone but those involved and God. If Christian Wisconsinites had voted to approve gay marriage, they

would be saying that a vote or the government has the authority to validate marriage. That would have meant that the marriage certiﬁcate, provided by the court house, would be more important than the ceremony and vows which took place in the church.

No one needs their relationship, gay or straight, recognized by anyone else to make it real.

To move forward, homosexuals and their supporters have to recognize the fact that the true reason most of Wisconsin stands against them is because they see marriage as an institution the state cannot interfere with. Once they realize this fact, getting equal rights becomes much easier. Why not run an ad addressing this

fact? If marriage is a religious institution, no one can really stop gays and lesbians from being married. Finding a sympathetic church, creating a church, even marrying yourself on a beach is no problem. No one needs to have the reality of their relationship, whether gay or straight, recognized by anyone else to make it real. Letting the public know gay rights aren’t about getting something they already have will take the public off the defensive. If they were really honest with themselves, Wisconsin Christians wouldn’t even want their own marriages validated by the state; it is insulting to think that the state could tell us who is married and who isn’t. Where does the constitution give the government power over our love lives? With the focus off of marriage and the emphasis of what validates a lifelong partnership placed back into the hands of individuals, LGBT groups will be unhindered to push for equal protection under the law. A focus on the rights that would allow

equality for non-traditional relationships doesn’t have to be about the homosexual community. The pain of not being allowed to see a loved one in the hospital or being able to share health insurance with someone who depends on you is not a solely homosexual concern. Being able to ﬁle a joint tax return or will savings to whom we choose are issues that will resonate with all of Wisconsin. By focusing on individual rights and issues that apply a broader audience of citizens, gays and lesbians will win the hearts of the public while avoiding the hypocrisy of asking for equal rights for themselves but leaving other groups, such as polygamists, equally discriminated against. In its core the Christian public knows that the state shouldn’t be marrying anyone. It should be giving equal protection to all its citizens. Andrew Carpenter is a senior majoring in communication arts and psychology. Please send feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Wave of new stadiums adding little for cities and their fans NICO SAVIDGE savidge nation

unday’s 4-1 Minnesota Twins loss to the New York Yankees meant the end of more than a team’s season. For fans who appreciate multi-purpose, cheap stadiums like the Metrodome, it meant the end of an era. Next year, the Twins will move to a new, baseball-only stadium, leaving the dome as a football-only stadium housing the Minnesota Vikings. And— although any team owner and quite a lot of fans will disagree— Major League Baseball is poorer for losing the muchmaligned dome. Whenever a new, luxurious stadium pops up and replaces the bland, efficient ones that came before it, fans and host cities lose. Fans are forced to pay higher prices for tickets as stadiums cater to richer audiences, and cities take on the costs of building the new parks with public financing. The Metrodome was the gold standard for utilitarian stadiums capable of hosting almost any sporting event, having hosted a World Series, Super Bowl and NCAA Final Four. Sure, it was one of the ugliest stadiums ever to host a baseball game, but it did its job and efficiently served its city and fans.

Whenever a new, luxurious stadium pops up and replaces the bland, effecient ones that came before it, fans and host cities lose.

New stadiums charge more for tickets than their predecessors, essentially pricing out families who can’t afford to spend hundreds of dollars on tickets, parking and food at one baseball game. As baseball continues to lose its grip on younger fans, it can’t afford to alienate middle- and lower-class fans in

favor of rich ones who can afford high ticket prices. While there are cases where new stadiums, despite higher prices, attract more fans than their predecessors did— such as with Miller Park in Milwaukee or the Giants’ AT&T Park— there are cases where teams and taxpayers shell out millions to build expensive new homes fans still don’t go to. PNC Park in Pittsburgh is a lot nicer than the old Three Rivers Stadium, but it still doesn’t bring in many fans despite being one of the nicest parks in baseball. The other problem with new stadiums is the amount of money they cost to the cities who host them. In “Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into Private Profit,” authors Joanna Cagan and Neil DeMause explore how teams hold their cities hostage, threatening to pack up and move if they don’t get a flashy new stadium at a low price. According to Cagan and DeMause, U.S. cities paid $12 billion to build or renovate stadiums in the 1990s, $7.5 billion of which came from taxpayers. They write that, as teams engage in a new stadium-building boom, “municipalities large and small are paying the price for it— in massive public expenditures and tax abatements that lead to the loss of revenue for more worthy projects.” Because cities want to keep their franchises, they are willing to spend millions of public dollars— prices that are passed down to citizens, whether they want the team or not. When teams forced city governments to pay for multi-purpose stadiums to host different sports, like they did in the 1960s and ’70s, cities could at least come close to breaking even. But with new stadiums engaging in an arms race for the biggest TV screens and nicest seats (and any profits from corporate sponsors going to the teams), Cagan and DeMause say “there is no question of making them self-sufficient.” Stadium proponents and team owners like to say their new ball-

parks will bring in tons of new revenue for cities as fans patronize local businesses surrounding parks. Although there are examples of stadiums that help revitalize neighborhoods, too many stadiums simply sit in the middle of empty buildings that were supposed to house shopping and restaurants. “Field of Schemes” quotes a 1994 study by a Lake Forest College professor, who found that “professional sports teams generally have no significant impact on a metropolitan economy,” and that “sports ‘investments’ appear to be an economically unsound use of a community’s scarce financial resources.” Considering the dire financial situations many cities and citizens now find themselves in, raising taxes and funneling money to new stadiums is the wrong way to go.

The other problem with new stadiums is the amount of money they cost to the cities who host them.

So while owners might say that new stadiums are necessary or that they will create new interest in a team and city, the parks only make baseball less accessible to casual fans and put cities into deeper ﬁnancial trouble. That’s what makes old, multipurpose stadiums so great: they might not have the amenities of many modern “mallparks,” and they aren’t exactly the prettiest places to watch baseball, but they serve their cities and fans better and more efﬁciently than any of the gaudy new stadiums that constantly pop up. So let’s take a moment to appreciate dumps like the Metrodome. Entirely too soon all of the other utilitarian stadiums like it will be wiped out by overdone and overpriced parks that hurt their fans and communities. What do you think about new baseball stadiums? E-mail Nico at savidgewilki@dailycardinal.com.

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FALL BADGER BITS Volleyball After dropping three of its first four Big Ten contests, Wisconsin had a big weekend, knocking off two ranked teams. The Badgers defeated No. 18 Michigan State (2516, 27-25, 29-27) Friday, then downed No. 8 Michigan (26-28, 25-23, 25-18, 25-21), beating two ranked teams for the first time since 2006. Senior outside hitter Brittney Dolgner turned in an excellent performance for Wisconsin in both contests, and was rewarded by being named the Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the week. Dolgner had 16 digs Friday against the Spartans, and 18 digs against the Wolverines, falling just short of her career high of 20. Dolgner also received 48 of 50 serving chances in the two contests. Head coach Pete Waite was enthralled with the results. “That completes a great weekend, beating two ranked teams,” Waite said in a press release. “The crowd was great, the players were poised through the whole thing. They never got rattled. Even after losing the first in an extra-points battle, they came back and got the next three [sets].” Men’s Tennis Senior Moritz Baumann and junior Marek Michalicka reached the semifinals of the D’Novo/ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla., before bowing out of the field. The No. 3 ranked doubles team won its first four matches to march through the field and into the semifinals before falling to juniors John-Patrick Smith and Boris Conkic of Tennessee. Baumann and Michalicka were the highest-ranked squad remaining in the event before being knocked out. Women’s Tennis The Badgers participated in the Wildcat Invitational last weekend, and finished with a team singles record of 810. Sophomore Lauren Gruber highlighted Wisconsin’s squad by placing third in her field with a 2-1 record after defeating MSU senior Christine Milliken in straight sets. Other Wisconsin participants included freshman Hannah Berner and sophomore Angela Chupa, who also finished the event 2-1 in singles play, and senior Katya Mirnova and junior Jessica Seyferth, who each went 1-2. Men’s Soccer After his two-goal effort in Wisconsin’s 2-1 double-overtime victory against Michigan State Sunday, senior forward Scott Lorenz was named the Big Ten’s Co-Offensive Player of the Week. Lorenz turned in a solid offensive performance for a team desperately seeking any type of offensive firepower after three consecutive scoreless efforts. Lorenz first struck through with a 15th minute goal to tie the contest with the Spartans at one. Finally, in the second overtime period, he broke the team's four-game losing streak by finding the back of the net for a second time. The goals were the first two for Lorenz on the season. He is the second Badger to capture the honor, after fellow senior forward Brandon Miller took home the award Sept. 21. Lorenz will look to keep things going Wednesday at UW-Green Bay.

bielema from page 12 Ever since his spring benching, Bielema could only characterize Schofield’s performance this season as “unbelievable.” On the field against Ohio State, he collected 3.5 more tackles for loss and two sacks against Ohio State. His 14.5 tackles for a loss leads the nation, and Schofield is tied for sixth in the nation with 6.5 sacks. Bielema predicts an All Big Ten selection for Schofield if he continues his performance for the remainder of the season. “He really jumped out on film Saturday as a guy who looked like he belonged,” Bielema said.

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Football

Former walk-on Nzegwu beginning to make an impact By Justin Dean THE DAILY CARDINAL

Talk to anyone from Platteville High School, and they’ll say that sophomore Louis Nzegwu is one beast of a running back. But who, Badger fans may ask, is Louis Nzegwu? Isn’t John Clay the Badgers’ beast of a running back? Yes, he is, but if fans watched any part of Wisconsin’s 31-28 win against Minnesota two weekends ago, they may have heard Nzegwu’s name called almost as much as Clay’s. Alright, maybe not. But Nzegwu did post a career-high four tackles and wreaked havoc on Minnesota quarterback Adam Weber back on Oct. 3, with the first two sacks and tackle for loss of his nascent career. But wait, isn’t he a running back? As those in Platteville will say, he was a very good one at that. “[Nzegwu is] very fast and very quick, and he can change direction as good as anybody on the football team, and that’s a special gift.” Charles Partridge defensive line coach UW football

“High school running back was really fun, just going into every game and knowing I’m going to pretty much dominate everybody,” Nzegwu said. “I don’t mean to be cocky, but our team was pretty good in high school.” Dominate is an understatement. Nzegwu rushed for over 3,300 yards and 39 touchdowns in his high school career, and entered Wisconsin in 2007 with-

out a scholarship but ranked as the fifth-best recruit in the state. Too big to play running back, Nzegwu tried out as a wide receiver before coaches told him to give defensive end a try. While he struggled learning the technique of a new position, Nzegwu impressed the coaching staff enough with his combination of size and speed to earn a scholarship and join the team. Defensive line coach Charles Partridge said that Nzegwu still has trouble with technique, but his speed is a tremendous asset to an already deep defensive line. “That’s the thing Louis certainly brings to the table. He’s very fast and very quick and he can change direction as good as anybody on the football team, and that’s a special gift,” Partridge said. “He still has a long ways to go technique-wise, but he’s getting better and that’s the good thing.” Senior defensive end O’Brien Schofield said having Nzegwu’s speed off the edge is a huge plus for an already deep and talented defensive line. That praise means a lot to the 6'4" sophomore, who said he’s trying to emulate Schofield both on and off the field to become a more complete defensive end. “I’m learning from [Schofield] and everything he does,” Nzegwu said. “He’s playing the best football I’ve seen him play since I’ve been here, I’m trying to be a shadow to him right now and trying to take in all of what he’s been doing and what he tells me to do so I can play at the same level he’s playing for the next couple of years.” Nzegwu has already made an impact on the field, but him just getting healthy for this year

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Sophomore defensive lineman Louis Nzegwu played high school football as a running back, and began his Badger career as a wide receiver before ﬁnding his niche as a defensive end. was an accomplishment in itself. After tearing his MCL in spring practice, Nzegwu rehabilitated and came to fall camp healthy, but then suffered a slight tear in his labrum, costing him the first three games of the season. He made his season debut against Michigan State and played around 20 snaps, but his

true impact was not felt until the Badgers faced Minnesota. “I didn’t feel I produced enough against Michigan State, so I had the mindset to produce more in the upcoming game at Minnesota and ended up making some production and getting two sacks,” Nzegwu said. “I felt really content, but I want more.”

Nzegwu failed to get on the stat sheet Saturday at Ohio State, but that should not stop him from getting plenty of opportunities to make a difference Saturday against Iowa. And if he treats Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi anything like he did Weber, it could be a long day for the Hawkeye signal caller.

Women’s Soccer

Badgers off to fantastic Big Ten start after victory over Illinois By Jack Doyle THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Sophomore forward Laurie Nosbusch and the Badgers are off to their best conference start since 2000 after defeating Big Ten foes Illinois, Iowa and Indiana. Wisconsin’s next test will be Ohio State.

After a week-long break to recover and rest from its grueling schedule, the Wisconsin women’s soccer team improved its Big Ten record to 3-1-1 with a 1-0 victory over Illinois. The 3-1-1 Big Ten record is the Badgers’ best conference start since 2000, and also head coach Paula Wilkins’ best conference record in her three-year tenure here at Wisconsin. The winner came when sophomore forward Laurie Nosbusch notched her ﬁfth goal of the season. Even though Wisconsin (7-52 overall) was facing an Illinois (5-5-3, 0-2-2 Big Ten) team that hadn’t yet posted a Big Ten victory, history was against the Badgers. Wisconsin entered the game with a seven-game losing streak against the Fighting Illini. Although history tends to repeat itself, Nosbusch and the Badgers did not allow that to happen. The game started off slowly for both teams as the Badgers and Illini combined for only nine shots during the entire ﬁrst half. Wisconsin’s usual barrage of corner kicks was prevented, as it was only conjured one in each half, and allowed three. And although the Badgers forced Illini senior goalkeeper Alexandra Kapicka to make two saves, neither of the chances were had much goal-scoring potential and thus the half ended 0-0.

Wisconsin opened the second half with newfound intensity and was rewarded with a game-winning goal from Nosbusch in the 60th minute. Freshman Paige Adams sent Nosbusch a ball in the box, which Nosbusch then placed in the left corner and out of reach of Kapicka. Nosbusch continues to be the centerpiece of the Wisconsin offense recording her fifth goal of the season and third game-winning goal for the Badgers. The Badger defense once again had a solid performance and did not allow the Illini to register a shot on goal. Wisconsin sophomore goalkeeper Michele Dalton recorded the shutout without being forced to make a single save. The victory was Wisconsin’s fifth shutout win and second straight road win of the season. Wisconsin comes back to the McClimon Soccer Complex for its last homestand of the season when it hosts Ohio State and Penn State. Game times are slated for Friday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 18 at noon. The Badgers then must finish their regular season with three straight road games, against Michigan State and Michigan the following weekend, then their season finale against Northwestern Nov. 2. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Football

Bielema disappointed after 18-point loss By Mark Bennett THE DAILY CARDINAL

They say the numbers don’t lie, however, in the case of Saturday’s Wisconsin-Ohio State matchup, the numbers couldn’t have been further from the truth. The Badgers racked up 368 total yards, the most the Buckeyes allowed all season. Meanwhile, Ohio State compiled just 184 yards of total offense and went 3 for 11 on third down conversions. Additionally, junior quarterback Scott Tolzien completed 27 passes for 250 yards, as he kept the Wisconsin offense out on the ﬁeld for 25 minutes more than the Buckeyes’ offense. Yet, the only numbers that mattered in the end were the 31 points for Ohio State and the 13 for Wisconsin. Despite the otherwise impressive statistics, head coach Bret Bielema was clearly

troubled with the way his team performed Saturday. “It was very painful film to watch,” Bielema said. Bielema refused to place blame on any single player, but said multiple improvements need to be made on all sides of the ball. He also emphasized the fact that Ohio State was able to score three touchdowns on defense and special teams. “The biggest story Saturday was to give up 21 points without our defense on the field,” Bielema said. “We can’t allow that to happen.” Bielema has certainly not forgotten his team’s performance after its loss at home against Ohio State last year. After the defeat, Penn State marched into Camp Randall the next week and crushed the Badgers, 48-7. Following that was a 38-16 defeat at the hands of Iowa the week after. However, Bielema feels confi-

dent that this year’s team will not make the same mistakes that last year’s did. “Everything I’ve learned about this team, from the first day of camp to where we are today, is that they are a very resilient group,” Bielema said. Although there are no team MVPs handed out following a loss, Bielema did make sure to mention who the defensive award would have gone to. After being benched during the spring game, a punishment for showing up late to a meeting, senior defensive end O’Brien Schofield has become a leader on and off the field. Bielema said that Schofield has often been quick to correct the mistakes of fellow players and call out his teammates before the coaching staff can even get a word in. bielema page 10

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Junior quarterback Scott Tolzien piled up plenty of passing yards against Ohio State, but his two interceptions proved to be costly.