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ays before the spring 2010 session resumed, Chancellor Biddy Martin announced that UW-Madison is well on its way to implementing the quarter system—that is, a quarter ounce of marijuana per student per week. These radical, or more commonly, “rad” changes were instituted during the yearly UW-Madison conservation summit, whose date happened to coincide with that of the Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival last October.

According to Jacob “Gnar” Narford, spokesdude for the Weed Conserve program, the committee decided after what seemed like an eternity in a small, windowless room with ambient lighting to disregard nearly all prior conservation methods.

“It was like, in with the old, out with the new,” said Narford.

“Haha! I meant the total opposite.

Dude! Anyway, we realized that a ton of those UW-Madison kiddos are lifelong citizens of Blaze-Town anyway, so why not just run with that?” Narford strongly believes these so-called “super toker” students are the ones who are most concerned with the environment, especially in matters that directly involve getting more weed from the aforementioned environment. Their lifestyle, notoriously low in energy and resource demand and consumption, is a model for the new conservation program that is to be implemented as soon as its forerunners catch up on their car payments.

The Weed Conserve program, as a part of the Wisconsin Hi-dea, will rely on marijuana-smoking lifestyles and value systems to reduce waste and consumption all across campus.

In a unanimous vote, the committee agreed to relocate the campus hub to the Eagle Heights/Picnic Point area and hold all classes outdoors during the warmer months of the year. In the wintertime, professors and TAs are to host life-changing discussions and

drum circles in their own homes.

In accordance with the original goal of using efficient systems, abandoned campus buildings are to be used as electricity- and water-free student co-ops, with the exception of powering vaporizers and refilling bong water. As the heaviest of marijuana smokers know, the best place to shower is a free-standing body of water, so Lake Mendota is to be used for exactly that purpose until it freezes over.

UW-Madison’s curriculum is to undergo vast changes as well.

Although most departments within the various schools will remain, a large piece of the budget will be dedicated to funding the future Department of Glassblowing as a larger part of the College of GenEds. Formerly the College of Letters and Science, the creation of the College of Gen-Eds is a holistic approach to providing stoners with the education they would probably end up getting anyway.

“Knowing that most potheads are just like, ‘peace’ to the UW for good after their second year, we wanted

to be sure that no one would even dream of dropping out with these new changes,” Narford said. “The only way we can keep these energy-efficient bros here is to offer courses like ‘Jam Band Appreciation,’ ‘Dependent Living’ and ‘The Big Lebowski 101.’ I mean, dude, who the fuck would give up a course load like that?”

When asked about the financing of the Weed Conserve program, Narford admitted he didn’t think that far into the future, but he knows a guy who owes him a shit-ton of money, so that should cover at least some or maybe a lot of the program.

He is encouraging UW students, faculty and staff to “just chill” and let him handle it.

Dude! If you have any ideas for making the Weed Conserve program even more kick-ass, just drop me a line at evanpay@wisc.edu. If I don’t respond, it’s because I had a revelation that my brain controls my like, involuntary movements and I totally freaked the flip out and thought I wasn’t breathing and my friends had to like, call the ambulance again. Don’t worry, it happens a lot.

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U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey team members Molly Engston, Jessie Vetter and Jinelle ZauggSiergiej sign tee-shirts and autographs at the Kohl Center on Jan. 4.

Engineering students return home safely after working in Haiti The Daily Cardinal

Five UW-Madison engineering students and an advisor returned home safely Saturday after working in Haiti when the earthquake hit.

The students, who are part of the UW-Madison program Engineers Without Borders, were working to fix a broken pipe that provides clean drinking water in Bayonnais, a rural village located about 70 miles north of Port-au-Prince.

Eyleen Chou, a fifth year mechanical engineering student and one of the students working in Haiti at the time, said the group felt a small shake when the earthquake hit. It wasn’t until they began checking their e-mails later in the evening that they realized how severe the damage was.

“We were really concerned because Port-au-Prince is the main artery for the whole country,” she said. “All of the really good hospitals, universities and government build-

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ings are centered there.”

Chou said the group was in Haiti from Jan. 9-14 and their travel plans were altered drastically because of the earthquake. She said they had to reroute their flight back home in order to avoid flying out of Port au Prince.

Although Chou said she is happy her and her classmates were able to return safely, she stresses the importance of working to help the people

After a lengthy battle with the city of Madison, the fate of Hammes Co.’s Edgewater Hotel redevelopment proposal will be decided at the Madison Common Council meeting Feb. 23.

The new development follows a Dec. 15 meeting in which the Common Council voted to uphold the Landmarks Commission decision to deny a certificate of appropriateness to the developer.

The council, which has never overturned a Landmarks Commission decision, needed a 14-vote supermajority of 20 members to overturn the commission and grant the appeal.

After hearing statements from and asking questions of Hammes Co. President Robert Dunn, Landmarks Commission member Stu Levitan and over 40 citizens who had registered to speak, 12 voted to overturn while five voted against the proposal. Three council members were absent.

Citizens spoke to the importance of job creation in addition

to the importance of preserving the neighborhood.

Due to the language of the landmarks ordinance, committee members were required to base their decision on whether or not “special conditions of the property created constraints that caused serious hardships for the owner, which were not self-created.”

Many council members, including Ald. Lauren Cnare, District 3, whose proposal to delay the vote on the Hammes Co. appeal was not supported by the council, expressed their sincere hope that the developer would be able to go back to the drawing board and meet the requirements of the landmarks ordinance.

“I want this project to happen; every single person in this room wants this project to happen,” Ald. Brian Solomon, District 10, said.

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Task Force finds racial disparities in Dane County criminal justice system among worst in nation Part one of two in a series regarding racial disparities in Dane County

By Allison Geyer The Daily Cardinal

The city of Madison is proud of its history as a progressive community of forward-thinking individuals.

Consistently ranked favorably as a positive place to raise a family, Madison boasts an overall high standard of living and high level of education.

However, Madison resides in Dane County, which has one of the highest racial disparities of incarceration in the nation with “over 50 percent of young African American males either in prison, on probation or on extended supervision” according to county reports. In 2008’s “Ten Worst Places to be Black” report by The Black Commentator, an online weekly publication, Wisconsin ranked number one.

In response to these disparities, the Dane County Equal Opportunities Commission worked with County Executive Kathleen Falk and County Board Chair Scott McDonell to appoint the Dane County Task Force on Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System in 2008. The Task Force released their report and recommendations to the public in the fall of 2009.

Racial disparity is defined as a “statistical pattern of racial or ethnic difference at a particular point in the criminal justice system,” according to

county reports.

If a black/white racial disparity of 10 occurs, then blacks in that area are 10 times more likely to be incarcerated for a particular offense than whites are.

The existence of a racial disparity indicates that there is a problem within the criminal justice system which can be more clearly identified and specified by further statistical analysis.

During the period between 1999 and 2002, Dane County had arrest disparities ranging on average between 10 and 30, according to the Task Force.

“Blacks in Dane County were

roughly 100 times more likely to be imprisoned on a drug sentence than whites—the second highest disparity in the nation (down from 150 earlier in the 1990s when Dane County was the highest); and about 23 times more likely to be sentenced for a nondrug offense, the nation’s highest,” the report stated.

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Customers inspect fresh produce at newly opened Fresh Madison Market. The grocery store is located in University Square.

Fresh Madison Market focuses of fresh and healthy food alternatives

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Fresh Madison Market opened Saturday, Jan. 9 in University Square as a new way for students on the UW-Madison campus to get groceries.

Jeff Maurer, owner of Fresh Madison Market said he thinks the new addition will provide students with healthier choices on campus.

“I think it will be a very positive impact because of the amount of fresh food that we have available and providing a very fresh, healthy alternative to what people in the downtown have been able to get, more conveniently or more readily.”

Maurer said because the store is independently owned, they’re able to make a lot of decisions at the store level, providing customers with what they want.

“Today I had a customer that

wanted a particular item and I was literally able to pull out a catalogue and show them the item and the item has now been ordered,” Maurer said. “I will have it in the next couple of days for that customer.”

Planning, negotiating and construction for Fresh Market Madison began in January 2009. Maurer said they chose University Square for the location because it is in the center of the UW-Madison campus.

“Based upon … sales so far, it appears as though [customers] appreciate the produce, the deli, the sushi, all those departments that are very fresh, and I’d like to think healthier than some of the alternatives,” he said.

Maurer also said he hopes Fresh Madison Market’s customer base is “about 50 percent students and 50 percent non-students, that’s our goal.”

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UW professors offer online solution to lower textbook costs

By Hannah McClung The Daily Cardinal

Online resources for class content may be a solution for long lines and substantial price tags at campus-area bookstores, but returning students this semester have a wide variety of choices to fight textbook costs.

Factors for putting class resources online include the environment, lower cost and the convenience for both students and professors.

The main reason the UW School of Veterinary Sciences Department of Surgical Sciences put most content online this semester was the economic benefits for students, Department Secretary Sue Genske said.

According to Genske, it is easier and more affordable for students to have things online because the resources can be detailed in color and the students can watch small informational movies.

“Student response [to online textbooks] has not been overwhelming, most students probably tolerate e-books,” said University Bookstore Textbook Manager Steve Scheibl.

According to Scheibl online textbooks and regular textbooks ultimately cost the same because, although e-books are cheaper, you cannot sell them back.

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Segredo, a boutique bowling alley and restaurant owned by Michael Hierl, now occupies the space formerly occupied by Madison Avenue. It features a variety of food and beverages in addition to bowling lanes.

Restaurant and boutique bowling alley Segredo opens, replaces Madison Avenue

By Beth Pickhard The Daily Cardinal

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New entertainment options are now being offered to students downtown at Segredo, a combination restaurant, bar, bowling alley and gaming center.

The venue is located on University Avenue and takes the place of Madison Avenue, which closed because of underage drinking and safety concerns.

Segredo boasts that it is more than a bar and serves a variety of food and beverages. The menu includes unique items like shrimp tacos and highlights a selection of cocktails and “mocktails,” some of which are made with Babcock ice cream.

Segredo’s owner, Michael Hierl, believes entertainment offerings will make Segredo a popular arena.

Plans for the expansion of Human Ecology building call for demolition of historic Home Management House

By Mark Bennett The Daily Cardinal

A campus building with one of the most unknown histories at UW-Madison is set to be demolished within the next month.

The building, located on Linden Street between Agricultural Hall and the Human Ecology building, served as a practice home for women in the UW-Madison Home Economics program for nearly three decades.

This month, the School of Human

Ecology begins their renovation and expansion. As part of this project, the Home Management House is scheduled to be torn down soon.

According to Judy Pasch, a UW-Madison graduate and former lecturer in the Consumer Science Department, women studying the art of home care were required to live in and maintain this home for two weeks with a group of fellow classmates.

Pasch said the coursework for the women consisted of chemistry, bacteriology, linguistic studies and technical

topics on foods, textiles, architecture and household management.

These women also learned the responsibility of keeping the home clean and presentable, as well as the proper ways in which to entertain guests and dignitaries.

According to Pasch, the roles in the home were crucial to daily life at the time, and home care was seen as a profession.

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The Home Management House, which served as a learning tool for students in the School of Human Ecology for over three decades is scheduled to be demolished within the next month.

Huge televisions air sports games and screen music videos during DJ performances. Patrons can play Nintendo Wii, Brazilian sports bar games or go boutique bowling.

Hierl said Segredo is one of the few establishments that offer boutique-bowling lanes in the country. Boutique bowling uses shorter lanes, but otherwise is like its full-sized counterpart.

“This is the first boutique bowling setting in a lounge. Buildings are usually three to four times the size [of ours],” he said.

Segredo not only targets students, but also young professionals and families on weekends. Hierl said Segredo accommodates families and diners who may want to come earlier by opening their doors at four on weekdays and earlier on weekends.

According to Hierl, entertainment options and dining allow Segredo to have steady business from dinner to bar time.

“Instead of one late night turn, a big rush between midnight and bar time, we have three turns [during evenings] … games and entertainment will also attract more people than before,” he said.

Heirl said Segredo aims to establish a respectful environment.

The first house rule is “be good or be gone.”

“You can’t have fun and enjoy food, games and entertainment unless you are in a safe environment,” Hierl said.

Hierl has already received offers for new venues in other areas of the country and would like to expand to other cities much like Madison.

Board of Regents calls special meeting, presents H1N1 update and approves UW-Milwaukee projects

By Kelsey Gunderson and Hannah Furfaro The Daily Cardinal

University Health Services Director Dr. Sarah Van Orman provided a campus H1N1 virus fall semester recap and update at a Board of Regents meeting held January 8.

Although Van Orman said she does not like to make predictions about the flu, she said another H1N1 outbreak could occur early on in the semester.

“It is possible that there could be a third peak of activity at the beginning of the spring semester when we once again have those large numbers of students arriving on our campus,” she said.

Van Orman also said that although there were two peaks during the semester when large numbers of students were seeking medical help for the virus, she said she feels the UW System campuses handled the outbreak well, emphasizing the need for open communication in the future.

“People on campus want to know what is going on and they want to know what the campus is doing about it, so providing clear, comprehensive communications is very, very important,” she said.

According to Van Orman, the H1N1 vaccine poses the biggest challenge going into the spring semester.

She said the vaccine first arrived

in small amounts, and UHS was able to vaccinate only about 6,000 students during the fall semester, when she would prefer that number were closer to 20,000.

Van Orman said the good news about the H1N1 virus is that the severity has remained fairly low and she still emphasizes the importance of good hygiene and self-isolation to stop the virus from spreading.

At the meeting, the Regents also discussed and approved three capital initiatives for UW-Milwaukee in an effort to expand research activity across the UW System.

The investments will go toward improving or replacing three existing research initiatives including the redevelopment of Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital.

Regent David Walsh said both UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin and former UW-Madison Chancellor John Riley support the UW-Milwaukee research funding.

“There’s clearly room [for more competition],” he said in a statement. “The key is it’s good for Wisconsin, and it’s especially good for southeast Wisconsin to generate whatever research we can in that part of the state.”

According to the statement, out of the initial $240 million in funding for UW-Milwaukee’s initiative, $64 million is still available for future research projects.

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Capitol receives bomb threat, no bomb found A bomb threat caused an evacuation of the state Capitol Dec. 29.

At approximately 3 p.m. the Dane County 911 Center received a bomb threat and ordered the evacuation of all Capitol employees and visitors, Department of Administration spokesperson Emily Winecke said.

The Dane County K-9 unit and Capitol police searched the building for a man with a suspicious looking bag but found

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Students are now limited to six SAFERide cab uses per semester, down from four per month, in an attempt to deter students from using the service for non-emergency situations.

SAFERide cab limits student use to six times per semester As of Jan. 2, UW-Madison students are limited to six SAFERide cab uses per semester, down from the previous allowance of four per month.

According to a UW-Madison release, the change was made in an attempt to deter students from using SAFERide cab as free nighttime transportation, rather than for emergencies only, which is the service’s intended use.

The release said the service is

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erally range from $15 to $20, depending on the number of pages, the binding method and whether there is color, according to Amy Pigott, Sales Manager for Bob’s Copy shop on Randall Avenue.

If professors decide to put their class information on Learn@UW, “we will probably get their course packet information in case the student wants the printed copy,” Pigott said.

According to Pigott, professors try putting all of the class information online one semester and the next semester they have a course packet printed because students request it.

According to Scheibl, the bookstore tries to carry as many used books as possible, and between forty and fifty percent of their book sales are used.

The University Bookstore tries to alleviate the costs of textbooks by selling used books for 75 percent of the cost of new books, according to University Bookstore President Pat McGowan.

“There is increasing pressure on the used book market as material is being bundled with items that are available only with new books. In some cases the students don’t get an option to buy used,” McGowan said.

According to McGowan, a book from the University Bookstore costs five to seven percent less than books at other campuses.

The Underground Textbook Exchange carries about 80 percent used books and also offers course readers. “We only make a couple bucks on a reader because teachers make that specifically to save the students money and we try to follow that,” said Underground Textbook Exchange Textbook manager Ben Maggio.

funded entirely by student-segregated fees and is unable to afford recent increases in costs partly due to non-emergency use.

“The SAFEride cab program is intended to be used only in the case of emergencies,” Michael Romenesko, a member of the Associated Students of Madison committee that advises student-financed transportation services, said in a statement. “We’ve seen a pattern of a very small number According to Maggio, to get the most back from your purchased textbooks, it is better to sell them back early because prices decrease as more books are sold back.

Another alternative to bookstores is the Associated Students of Madison Textbook Swap. The event began because students wanted to provide an affordable option for purchasing textbooks that was accessible and run by students, ASM Academic Affairs Committee Chair Jonah Zinn said in an email.

“Since the program’s start in the fall of 2008 ASM has recognized that the soaring cost of textbooks is an ever increasing problem for students and is one that needs to be addressed immediately,” Zinn said.

The ASM Textbook Swap sells books at 65 percent of the University Bookstore’s new prices, which is about 30 percent more than what the student would get back at other bookstores because all of the money from sold books goes directly to students, according to Zinn.

“All of the feedback has been positive. I think that the campus community acknowledges the problem of rising textbook costs and supports students helping other students to solve it,” Zinn said.

According to Zinn, the textbook swap is part of ASM’s Affordable Textbook Campaign to investigate rising textbook costs at their sources. Last semester the campaign pushed both the faculty senate and the academic staff senate to pass resolutions to recommend to professors and instructors to put book lists out earlier, to investigate alternate sources of textbooks and to continue using older editions of textbooks for longer periods of time.

of students, fewer than 200, using SAFEride cab very frequently.”

UW-Madison officials still urge students to use SAFERide cab in case of an emergency, but to also take advantage of other transportation options available like the SAFERide bus system, walking with friends or calling their own cabs.

For more information visit: asm. wisc.edu/SAFEride.html.

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viability of the project if the designs are altered.”

He added, “the great irony in this whole project is the path to preservation is from the redevelopment; that’s what gets us the public terrace and the redesign of the 1940s building. If we leave it, this building will continue to deteriorate.”

The Landmarks Commission had voted 5-2 to deny the certificate of appropriateness because the tower is not compatible with buildings in a 200foot radius.

Hammes Co. appealed the decision to the council with the argument that the commission did not consider the purpose of the landmarks ordinance, which refers to preserving and enhancing the city’s cultural, social, economic, political and architectural history.

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nothing, an Associated Press report said.

According to Winecke, once officials determined the building was clear of threats, the Capitol reopened at 4 p.m. for employees only.

Full public access to the Capitol resumed at 8 a.m. the following day.

Winecke said Gov. Jim Doyle was not in the Capitol at the time of the evacuation.

—Jessica Feld 2, the lone alder on the Landmarks Commission, moved to accept the appeal because she felt there is great public interest in preserving the property, in addition to the fact that hardships were caused for the owner.

Soloman, conversely, said he did not think the council had proved Dunn would have to endure sufficient hardship if he changed the plans.

Despite a conflicted council and public, the fight is not over.

Ald. Michael Schumacher, District 18, who was not present at the December 15 meeting, asked for reconsideration of the project.

At the January 5 meeting, the council unanimously voted to delay their decision on whether or not to overturn the Landmarks Commission decision until February 23 so the city’s Plan and Urban Design commissions can review the project ad make recommendations.

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Engineering student Tyler Lark works with three subcontractors on a pipe fitting repair in Haiti.

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in Haiti.

“We’re not the people to worry about” she said. “We need to focus on the people of Haiti.”

According to Chou, students can help by donating to the many relief organizations available.

She said, however, that regardless

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“There is a big gap in understanding, between people of color andwhite people in Madison,” Jackson said. “People don’t know how to talk

of the amount of money and supplies donated, Americans will never understand the true severity of the situation.

“As Americans, we can live in this bubble and see all the damage, death, and despair, but be removed from it where it does not affect us on a regular basis,” she said.

“People need to understand that Haiti will be forever affected by this

catastrophe.”

Students can visit http://www. interaction.org/crisis-list/earthquake-haiti for a complete list of relief organizations that are currently taking donations.

Students can also text “Haiti” to 90999 to donate $10 to the American Red Cross to help out with disaster relief.

to one another. People from cultural backgrounds do things differently.”

These differences have proven to be significant. Compared to a relatively stable white population, the black population is often in transition, moving between Chicago and Milwaukee. It is also much smaller, representing only 6 percent of Madison’s population but making up

between 25 and 30 percent of traffic stops, according to the report.

Large differences in the level of education and income also exist.

“Due to systematic inequalities, communities of color get the fewest benefits during economic booms and experience the largest deficits in economic downturns,” the report said.

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State Legislature passes drunken-driving reform bill

By Ariel Shapiro The Daily Cardinal

Gov. Jim Doyle signed a drunken-driving reform bill Dec. 22 that overhauls current law and establishes stricter penalties for those caught driving while intoxicated.

The bill, which will take effect in July, includes an increase in fines and minimum terms of imprisonment, and requires all repeat drunken drivers and first time offenders with a blood alcohol level of over 0.15 percent (nearly double the legal limit) to install ignition interlock devices.

In addition, the bill makes the first operating while under the influence offense a misdemeanor if a child under 16 is present in the vehicle. It also raises a fourth

offense from a misdemeanor to a felony if it occurs within five years of the most recent crime.

Although these are the most significant changes made to Wisconsin’s drunken driving laws since the mid-1980s, many politicians, including Doyle, say they see this bill only as a first step.

“It is a good bill and another major step forward to fight drunk driving,” Doyle said in a statement. “We still have a long way to go. The bill is not everything everybody wanted, and it’s not everything I wanted.”

State Rep. Marlin Schneider, D-Wisconsin Rapids, said the bill as it is will not only be ineffective, but will be a waste of money and energy.

In addition to saying the bill is

“grossly underfunded,” Schneider said he has “seen these [types of ] bills come and go, and they have made little difference.”

State Rep. Peggy Krusick, D-Milwaukee, is working on her own bill that she says will complement and strengthen the one that recently passed. Krusick said her bill aims to legalize sobriety check points and make all firstime offenses criminal.

Krusick said the effects of first-time offenses are not different from those of offenses committed the third or fourth time and that three out of four fatal drunken driving accidents are caused by first-time offenders.

“I think it’s time to make drunk driving a crime every time,” she said.

Report says recovery funds helped create or preserve more than 44,000 Wisconsin jobs Over 44,000 Wisconsin jobs were created or preserved as a result of funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to a new report.

The report, filed by the Wisconsin Office of Recovery and Reinvestment indicates 8,964 full-time jobs were either created or saved. These jobs include 6,500 public service jobs such as firefighting and teaching positions.

Wisconsin has been awarded

a total of over $2 billion by the ARRA and has expended almost $982 million for economic and job recovery initiatives. Over $246 million in funds had been awarded to Dane County as of Dec. 31, 2009.

According to the Wisconsin Office of Recovery and Reinvestment, over $1 billion of Wisconsin’s funds have gone toward education. Over $73 million went toward research support at schools in the UW System.

“Communities throughout

Wisconsin are benefiting from the Recovery Act that continues to create good jobs and make investments in our quality of life,” Gov. Jim Doyle said in a statement.

Despite reporting an increased number of saved or created jobs, the report warns that the numbers documented are “speculative.”

The Wisconsin Office of Recovery and Reinvestment spokesperson did not immediately return a call for comment.

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Republican Senator Lasee decides to retire after 36 years in state Senate

Sen. Alan Lasee, R-De Pere, announced his decision last week to retire from the Wisconsin Legislature after serving for 36 years.

ecology from page 4 would grow up, marry and have children—with or without education,” Pasch said. “Given those expectations by society, women wanted to get married and have children and a home of their own … home economics provided the science behind taking care of the home.”

The program actually began 30 years before this house was built. UW-Madison purchased the original home, known then as the Practice Cottage, in 1911 for less than $9,000.

However, Pasch said, in order to continue the expansion of these studies, the home economics program needed a new space to practice.

She said former director of the UW-Madison Home Economics pro-

State Sen. Alan Lasee, R-De Pere, announced his decision last week to retire after 36 years in the Wisconsin Legislature. Lasee did not give a specific reason for his retirement.

“After a great deal of thought and consideration, I’ve decided not to seek another term,” he said in a statement.

Lasee is known for advancements he made in the traffic sector of his district. State Sen. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said Lasee also successfully took on important economic issues.

“Alan’s common sense attitude has served our state well, whether tackling large issues like Wisconsin’s state highway program and property

tax relief or more specific ones like banning texting while driving. We will miss Alan in the Legislature, and we wish him well in his retirement,” Fitzgerald said in a statement.

Lasee said he is grateful to all those who have been a part of the state Legislature throughout his term as well as his family for their never-ending support.

“While Republicans and Democrats may have philosophical differences on a number of issues, I have many memories of working together in a bipartisan fashion to make this state an even better place to work, live and raise a family,” he said.

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gram, Abby Marlatt, lobbied for a new home for over 20 years, and in 1941, her effort paid off with the construction of a new house.

Pasch said the new house, complete with an electric dishwasher, washing machine and dryer, still held on to the basic structure of the program.

According to Pasch, over time, the practices became less scientific and the coursework began to focus instead on cleaning, home decoration and financial budgeting.

She said this reflected the changing of women’s roles in the home and society at the time.

“Cultural changes such as the war in Vietnam, the women’s movement, the space program and the advancement in technology all contributed towards the ending of the required course,” she said.

“In the 1960s, these women were ‘called out’ by women strong in the women’s movement.”

Pasch said by the end of the 1960s, many women became upset with the requirement of the program, as some already had families and homes of their own.

She said that in 1970, Dean William H. Marshall reported that a “live-in practice house is neither desirable nor educationally advantageous.”

The Home Management House program ended that year.

According to Pasch, over the next four decades, the house served as office and research space for the School of Human Ecology.

Within a few weeks, the structure will leave behind nothing but photographs, memories and one of the most unique histories on campus.

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The ’60s Plus 50: Injustice in America Last semester, The Daily Cardinal held a ‘$1000 for 1000 words’ essay contest, asking students to write about how far the world has come since the 1960s and how far we still have to go.

Sophomore biology major Candice Lindstrum submitted this winning entry about the struggle against racism in U.S. history, including the 1960s and the 2000s.

By Candice Lindstrum Special to the daily cardinal

The seeds of racism were planted in the nation’s soil at its birth.

With time, the seeds were cultivated, effectuating the growth of racism’s poisonous roots. A climactic perpetuation of racism occurred in the 1960s. During this time, the increase in racial inequality and segregation were challenged by the civil rights movement. This period in our history is one filled with hate and violent atrocities. It was a time when America desperately clung to a dream and believed that “now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood” (Martin Luther King Jr.). Fifty years have passed; has the dream of our nation been realized?

Racism was ensnared in the heart of American society in the ’60s.

Segregation was “separate” but definitely not equal. Minorities, especially African Americans, were the victims of vicious hate crimes and inhumane treatment. This unfair treatment propagated the need for change. Civil rights activists faced the cruelties of humanity in their fight against segregation. In 1957, nine African-American students faced hostility when integrating an all-white high school in Little Rock, Ark. Guards lined the entrance to the school, denying the nine students entrance into the building until President Dwight Eisenhower sent federal troops. The students

were harassed by the community and were constantly discriminated against. The integration of Little Rock helped to disseminate desegregation throughout America.

Students also held sit-ins to peacefully protest segregated facilities. One of the most notable sitins occurred in Greensboro, N.C., where four black students sat at a segregated lunch counter and were denied service because of their race.

This event triggered a wave of nonviolent protests across the South.

Around this time, one of our country’s most inspirational leaders took a stand and together with 200,000 people participated in the March on Washington. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech represented the needs of the people and their belief that with faith “we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to climb up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.”

The struggle to obtain equality was by no means a bloodless battle.

Race riots were common, homes were torched to the ground, people were harassed, beaten and killed.

They were subject to police brutality and imprisoned on a solely racial basis. The demonstrations and protests of the civil rights movement aided in the progression of racial equality. An example of this can be found in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited discrimi-

nation of all kinds based on race, color, religion or national origin.

Thus, because of the momentous achievements of civil rights activists, America took a giant step toward racial equality.

In comparison to the injustice of the 1960s, America has undergone a radical transformation in racial equality. There appears to have been a steady augmentation of racial acceptance and a notable decrease in racial discrimination. Today’s society seems to celebrate diversity and individuality and an increase in racial understanding and amiability. The integration of schools was intended to allow all students an opportunity to receive a decent education.

In addition, affirmative action plans have been created in order to promote equal opportunity in employment, education, health care, etc.

With time, America has witnessed the success of minorities and the barriers they have overcome in order to decrease white supremacy. Colin Powell became the first African-American secretary of state in 2001 and was followed by Condoleezza Rice, the first female African-American secretary of state.

Barack Obama was elected the first African-American president of the United States. Sherman Alexie, a Native American, became a famous author, poet, filmmaker and comedian. Toni Morrison won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Oprah Winfrey built a television and magazine

empire. Sonia Sotomayor became the first Latina on the Supreme Court.

These prominent figures in American society have provided inspiration and hope to all people of color.

Despite the achievements America has made toward equality, we have a long way to go to become a fully integrated and equal society. There is still an overwhelming disparity in employment, health care and education for minority citizens and poor whites. It is not necessarily an issue of racism anymore, but of socioeconomic discrimination as well.

Without working together, living together and creating a community of diversity, our nation will never be fully united.

One of the most intriguing disparities is that of education. The public school system is, in itself, unequal, both in quality of teaching and building facilities. Suburban public schools, because of the high property taxes in suburban neighborhoods, are endowed with superior facilities and educational tools for student success. Urban public schools, on the other hand, tend to have inadequate teaching materials and thus a lower percentage of successful students and higher

dropout rates. There is also a lack of adequate education reform and an inability of our educational leaders to improve the public schools. In addition, state-mandated standardized tests are unfair because they test all students despite learning differences and student readiness.

Education, therefore, is offered to both minority students and white students, but still unequally.

In the past, fear and a false sense of racial superiority created a deeply separated society. This type of society did not elicit answers to a unified nation; rather, it created a “dual society.” Without working together, living together and creating a community of diversity, our nation will never be fully united. Once the nation reaches a higher level of integration, the population will be united on a deeper level.

We have to remember our nation’s segregated past and the destruction and hate it precipitated.

The mind, in all of its complexity, determines identity, understanding and imagination. Individuals have the power to change the way the world thinks about race and ethnicity. This can be achieved through education, peaceful protest, petitions, rallies and media influence.

Gandhi said, “A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.” Thus, in order to have any impact upon the world, we must use the power that rests inside of our minds to forge a new path on the road of our history.

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Business strives to bring fresh, local groceries to downtown at competitive prices

By Danny Spitzberg THE DAILY CARDINAL

Fresh Madison Market is a new grocery store downtown with an enormous variety on the shelves as well as grab-and-go food and a deli counter. Located below the Lucky apartments at the corner of University Avenue and Lake Street, Madison’s latest shopping spot focuses on choice, convenience and com-

petitive prices. What more could a student ask for?

Jeff Maurer, owner of Maurer Foods, LLC and head manager of the store, is still asking that question. “I’ve told my staff that six months from now, the store will look drastically different,” Maurer said, asserting his eagerness to serve the community that lives and works downtown.

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Fresh Madison Market is the only full-service grocery store, offering a sushi bar, deli and wide produce selection along with classic pantry stand-bys.

Having been in the grocery retail business for nearly 40 years in Milwaukee and elsewhere, Maurer said he is proud to be open for business in Madison, adding that he has “a great deal of respect” for the Willy Street Co-op and Capital Centre Market and the communities they serve.

“I spent a lot of time in their stores, watching their customers,” Maurer said.

For a year before opening , Maurer worked closely with three trustworthy and reliable consultants—his daughters. They all went to college out of state and lived off-campus, so Maurer drew on their food shopping tastes and experiences.

“They have a tremendous input into this layout,” Maurer said. He pointed out the food sections and spacious interior and beamed about the student artwork covering many support columns.

Maured said customer feedback will play a central role as the store adapts andhas been getting 10-15 suggestions daily. As we toured the store, Maurer greeted people and asked if they were finding what they needed, as did other employees and cashiers.

From opening day, Jan. 9, the store has already seemed to give people what they want.

True to its name, Maurer estimated Fresh Madison Market carries 50 percent fresh food, whereas other stores carry only 30 percent. While rearranging the remaining packaged containers of sliced fruit in a large display case, Maurer said the case is nearly empty by lunchtime.

The Fresh Madison Market web site introduces their three-pillar business philosophy: eating well, green living, and community. The store makes, albeit modest, positive steps in these directions.

When asked how the store

puts its philosophy into action, Maurer said he was “providing many alternatives.”

The variety ranges from a section for organic food as well as gluten-free and celiac options, to many sections for soda, processed and/or packaged foods, and even a display case full of colorful jello molds.

Maurer is using old relationships with vendors, but is also building anew. Alongside standard brands shipped from all over, local products are available. Bread from two local bakeries, Nature’s Bakery and Bread Barn, sell out quickly. Sassy Cow Creamery, a small operation run by a family that Maurer knows, is one of the dairy suppliers. For fair trade items, there are packets of ground coffee. And of course, Wisconsin beef and many Wisconsin craft beers are carried as well.

“I’ve told my staff that six months from now, the store will look drastically different.”

Jeff Maurer owner Maurer Foods, LLC

Maurer says his produce comes from two main vendors he has used before “because of the climate here.”

Although 50 percent of the food is “fresh,” far less of it is local. This is common among grocery stores. A vast amount of fruits and vegetables sold in the U.S. are grown mainly in California, for example.

While it may be a short walk to this grocery store, much of the produce inside has traveled long distances, or “food miles”, from large-scale farms using fertilizer and pesticide in production. However, in every aisle, Maurer drew attention to the energy-

efficient, glass-doored cabinets.

“These reduce our carbon footprint,” he said. The cases are an expensive investment compared to the open, refrigerated display cases, but they reduce electricity bills and pay off in the long run.

The Fresh Madison Market web site also hosts a blog with store updates and occasional commentary on food. In an e-mail, Maurer referenced a recent post written by another employee. The post summarizes information about high-fructose corn syrup and cites Michael Pollan’s work showing how corn products dominate the U.S. food and agricultural system. Ironically, during a tour of the store, Maurer pointed out a $2.45 bottle of maple syrup as an example of low prices. The second ingredient? High-fructose corn syrup. A much smaller bottle of “real” maple syrup next to it had a $4.89 price tag.

Although Fresh Madison Market is new to Madison, Maurer said the first few weeks have been encouraging. The store was full both times it was visited for the writing of this article, and Maurer said he has received over 500 applications for just 35 student positions, with dozens more arriving each day.

In the coming months, Maurer said his priority is “dedication to the people that are going to shop with us every day or every other day.” Online shopping will start in February, and in-store cooking classes and wine tasting may be offered later this year.

However, Maurer said he is thinking about potential partnerships with the UW-Madison campus as well as other groups in the Madison food community. If working for the customers is any indication of how Fresh Madison Market may work with the local food and agriculture scene, Fresh Madison Market will be a welcome addition in town.

Segredo: Finally, a Place for 18-20 set

By Ben Pierson THE DAILY CARDINAL

From the ashes of Madison Avenue rises an under-21 hot spot that even the police—or at least the Alcohol License and Review Committee—can get behind. In contrast to the troubled history that the defunct Madison Avenue left behind, Segredo is clean, elegant and tasteful. Owner Michael Hierl said he has strived to create a venue that those above and below the drinking age can enjoy at night.

“We’ve programmed very specifically for the 18- to 20-year-olds to come out and have a good time, and we want to be that place,” he said.

Hierl has taken great pains to turn the once controversial estabishment into a safe, inviting place to frequent. Instead of descending into a dark sweaty dance pit, visitors find themselves in a cool blue neon glow.

The establishment has three separate socializing areas: a sports bar called Esportes, the quiet Segredo Lounge, and Boliche, Segredo’s much-hyped bowling bar.

Most of the dialogue about Segredo so far has focused on the boutique bowling and other unique

pub games. However, Hierl insists that “the soul of Segredo isn’t the bowling, it’s the food.”

True to from, the head chef and Hierl’s business partner, Ryan Dionne, has created a delicious menu filled with specialty cocktails and “mocktails,” a wide selection of beer and Goose Island sodas and a vast array of “platos” which Hierl describes as “delicious food in sizes bigger than tapas that you can share with your friends.”

Dionne’s menu does not disappoint. The food is fantastically well prepared, the textures and flavors are spot on, and, according to Hierl, they are trying to source as much of their food locally as possible. The cocktails were stiff, but strong flavors masked the burn of alcohol, and their dry cousins the mocktails were just as tasty, perfect for designated drivers and younger patrons alike.

“The last thing we want to be seen as is some sort of exclusive place where you can’t afford to come so we’ve worked really hard to ke,ep our prices very reasonable,” Hierl said. “This is not your basic bowling alley,” Hierl added.

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Patrons enjoy Chef Ryan Dionne’s platos along Segredo’s six boutique bowling lanes.

Segredo is a place to have fun.

The bowling, Wii, and other games offer entertaining diversions.

“You’ll hear a lot of hooting and hollering, but we’re not going to be the place for cheap drink specials,” Hierl said, “If people want to get blitzed, then I suggest they find some place else.”

Segredo is a welcoming place

with great entertainment. A few of Segredo’s technical features were slightly annoying, but their effect on the overall experience was negligible. The bowling pins have strings attached to them, slightly skewing the game (to avoid paying for costly pinsetters), and they don’t offer tap beer. A waitress mentioned an accident

to the tap lines occured during construction, but she said the problem was being addressed.

Like all new establishments, Segredo has some kinks to work out, but their experienced staff, fun games and already impressive food and drink offerings will leave customers with a positive experience worth having again.

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or 17 years, researcher Ei Terasawa restrained rhesus monkeys and left them fully conscious while repeatedly pumping deadly chemicals into their exposed brains. It wasn’t until the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) discovered that a neglected monkey had accidentally died under her care that her push-pull perfusion experiment was put on hold and the treatment of primates in lab settings was reevaluated.

“There really aren’t any studies that don’t have extra problems associated with them,” said Executive Director of the Alliance for Animals and cofounder of the Primate Freedom Project Rick Bogle. “The experiments are particularly heinous.”

Terasawa was a senior researcher at UW-Madison when her treatment of animals was made public.

Recently, the university made headlines again after the USDA the Office of Laboratory and Animal Welfare found 20 violations, including depressed and vomiting dogs, during a surprise visit last month.

As one of only eight federally supported research facilities in the nation, UW-Madison is often at the center of controversy surrounding the ethics behind using animals as test models.

According to the 2009 annual report from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, which works closely with the university, imported and bred a total of 1,339 monkeys.

The monkeys used in the research are housed in a number of buildings around campus, said Bogle, where they become the victims of psychological, viral, hormonal and physiological investigation.

Confined to cages for decades, “they’re basically locked in a box,” he said.

Bogle says this stressful, limiting environment contributes to what he believes is a high degree of self-mutilation and chronic diarrhea among the lab monkeys.

“We know that [primates’] mental lives are very similar to ours,” said Bogle. “In human terms, solitary confinement is considered cruel and unusual punishment, and yet we are keeping them in those situations sometimes for their entire life.”

But those involved in primate research argue the health breakthroughs from experimentation generally outweigh the adverse affects on the animals.

According to the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center’s web site, within the past century, primate research has been used to help treat serious illnesses, such as polio, measles and pneumonia.

And scientists are continually using animal experiments to find cures for HIV, determine risk factors for polycystic ovary disease and perfect

Although animal activists oppose experimenting on primates, researchers support it for the benefits it brings to science.

embryonic stem cell use, among many other projects.

Specifically, rhesus monkeys are good models for learning about HIV, said Jordana Lenon, public information officer and outreach specialist for the Wisconsin Primate Research Center and the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center at UWMadison. Their reaction and symptoms to Simian Immunological Virus (SIV) are almost identical to a human who is infected with HIV, although the pathology process develops faster in monkeys. While a human would develop the symptoms of AIDS within seven to 10 years, it would take a rhesus monkey only one to two years.

“If you get violations on how you treat your animals, you can be shut down. We’re definitely not above the law.”

Jordana Lenon spokesperson Wisconsin Primate Research Center

“This is good, because we’re trying to understand how HIV affects the body early on,” said Lenon.

Yet all monkeys infected with SIV must eventually be killed before they suffer from AIDS symptoms.

That is why monkeys, rather than humans, are used as test models, said Lenon. The U.S. government has declared it is wrong to perform certain invasive experiments on humans, especially if they may lead to death. She says society as a whole is only comfortable with infecting animals.

But Bogle insists that the benefits of HIV research do not outweigh the infected monkey’s death in the end. He asks, “What is our justification for testing on animals and not humans?”

The university takes a utilitarian approach, modeled after the government’s principles for the care and use of vertebrate animals used in testing, research and training.

The approach is essentially a balancing test of potential harms and benefits, said Eric Sandgren, the director of UW-Madison’s Research Animal Resources Center.

“If an animal has rights, you can’t apply that test,” he said.

Sandgren explains that a right is a privilege granted to an individual, protecting that individual from the majority.

“I draw my line at the human-nonhuman boundary,” he said.

Sandgren believes it is unethical to use people in lab experiments because they possess the ability to understand the basic concept of human rights, while primates and other animals cannot.

Bogle looks at the ethical dilemma differently, arguing that it’s about freedom of choice, not intel-

lectual capacity.

He says all testing on animals is immoral because they can’t refuse to be part of a study: “The only ethical way to proceed with research, if we’re going to continue to test on live subjects, is to have all experimentation be voluntary.”

Until a solution can be found that satisfies all sides, the university has taken measures to guarantee the best possible environment for lab animals given its resources, said Lenon.

Within the labs, caretakers provide enrichment for their test models. Music and movies play throughout the day and the animals are given toys with fruit hidden inside to challenge them.

They also try to stimulate the primates’ senses, often popping popcorn so the monkeys can hear, smell, taste, touch and see an object simultaneously.

Both Lenon and Sandgren emphasize that proper treatment is an essential requirement for the continuation of a study so that accidents like Terasawa’s are not repeated.

“Once a grant gets funded, we don’t just sit in isolation and do these experiments,” Lenon said.

“If you get violations on how you treat your animals, you can be shut down. We’re definitely not above the law.”

“There will always be a question that needs a living organism to find the answer. Animals are our surrogates.”

Eric Sandgren director Research Animal Resources Center

Sandgren said that researchers will be suspended or fined, and often have to attend animal ethics classes for failure to comply with regulatory standards.

Regulation occurs at several levels. Nationally, the Animal Welfare Act enforces laws that ensure appropriate care of animals in all settings. The National Health Service has also established

specific guidelines that must be followed if a program accepts funding. Locally, the Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC), a group of 10 to 25 members, review animal experiments. There are a total of five ACUC’s at the university and these committees approve research requests, as well as evaluate and improve animal experiment protocols.

The committees take a proactive approach to catch problems before they occur, explained Sandgren. “We’re never optimal, but we try as hard as we can to be as close as possible [to following regulatory guidelines].”

Still, animal activists like Bogle are not convinced. He maintains that there is no excuse for jeopardizing an animal’s welfare.

“No matter how different they are from me, they’re experiencing life. That should matter.”

Life is precisely what drives scientists to use animals as models.

“There will always be a question that needs a living organism to find the answer,” said Sandgren.

“Animals are our surrogates.”

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Evil Bird

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Ludicrous Linguistics

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

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

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ACROSS 1 Have a trying experience?

6 “Cheerio” sayer 10 Respond to the invite 14 Detach, as a campaign button 15 “___ in Boots” 16 When it comes to bones, they’re hip 17 Talent show once hosted by Ed McMahon 19 Gum-producing plant 20 Upon this 21 Like some bank money 23 The edge of night 25 Airhead 26 Baby boxer 29 Falsehood teller 31 Burn while ironing 35 Needle point?

36 Coarse particles 38 Become hardened (to) 39 Hemingway saga 43 Cleaves 44 Lachrymal droplet 45 Mommy’s triplets 46 Drug-yielding plant 48 Faucet annoyance 50 Meet, in poker 51 Shrek, for one

3 Novi Sad native 5 55 Talk radio callers 59 Natural bath accessories 63 “The ___ of the Rings” 64 1987 movie starring Cher 66 Milky white stone 67 A shade of beige 68 Axis powers, to the Allies 69 Guileful 70 Dams and does 71 Knock-down-drag-out fight DOWN 1 Backside 2 Feed the kitty a penny?

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22 Comparatively congenial 24 Measure of gold fineness 26 Kind of lab dish 27 Definitely not cool 28 Get under one’s skin 30 Got one’s goat 32 Deceptions 33 ___ de menthe 34 “Steppenwolf” novelist 37 “The ___ Bride” (Rimsky-Korsakov opera) 40 It follows “First of all ...”

41 Accepted practice 42 Bay windows 47 Nefarious deeds 49 For the time being 52 Son of Cain 54 Carried, as by the wind 55 Field furrower 56 Kachina fashioner 57 Evangelist Roberts 58 In need of an ice pack 60 Big expense for truckers 61 Supplier for Wile E. Coyote 62 Scottish terrier 65 Certain Greek letters

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The Daily Cardinal’s arts staffers picked some of the most notable movies you might have forgotten to see amidst holiday cheer.

“Avatar”

“Up in the Air”

“Sherlock Holmes”

Recapping the plot of this blue box office monster seems redundant by now–odds are that just about everyone reading this paid their $12 into the $1.4 billion that James Cameron’s 3-D journey to Pandora has made worldwide. If you’ve been hiding under a rock of unobtainium, “Avatar” takes us to a faraway world full of neon beasties who in the words of Colonel Quaritch “would eat your eyes for Jujubees,” combining the science fiction of “The Matrix,” the environmental overtones of “Pocahontas” and “Dances with Wolves” and the fantastic scope of “Lord of the Rings” into an epic that’s a tad long, a tad preachy, but still well worth the inflated 3-D admission price.

“Up in the Air” is one of those rare films that actually deserves every bit of pre-Oscar hype that it receives. It is the deceptively simple story of a corporate ax-man (George Clooney) whose purpose in life is to rack up miles rather than human connections, but who comes to realize that it is a life as empty as it is free. Clooney’s uncharacteristically vulnerable performance is devastating, while his co-stars, indie darling Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick of “Twilight” fame, are no less captivating. While “Up in the Air” stands proudly on its own as a character piece, what truly sets it apart is that it is the first film since the financial collapse to so accurately capture the frustration, anxiety and hope of recession-minded America. “Up in the Air” is not only a classic in the making, but also perhaps the film that will come to define this era of uncertainty.

In the celebrated 19th century detective series, the great detective Sherlock Holmes, along with his sidekick Dr. Watson, uses his cunning brilliance to solve London’s most baffling crimes. To the series’ longtime devotees, Holmes’ sheer wit sets him apart from other heroes. In this winter’s screen adaptation, the title character in “Sherlock Holmes” retains his classic shrewd eye for detail but is inflated with a generous helping of brawn. However, if you see this film with an open mind, Sherlock Holmes is a clever mystery with much to offer. Director Guy Ritchie’s dark and brooding London is a feast for cinematic eyes. Robert Downey Jr. plays a sharp and eccentric Holmes in a world where clues come first. His banter with Watson (Jude Law) is spot-on, showing both annoyance and intense camaraderie. This sharp who-done-it tale is immensely enjoyable and a perfect way to cap off the holiday season.

—Meg Anderson

—Mark Riechers

—Ariel Shapiro

“Invictus”

“It’s Complicated”

“Nine”

Based on John Carlin’s novel “Playing the Enemy,” “Invictus” is the story of the South African national rugby team’s historic journey to the 1995 World Cup championship match. Newly elected president Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) is faced with extreme racial tension and widespread prejudice throughout South Africa as the era of apartheid comes to an end.

Mandela recognizes the need to find a unifying force within his nation and settles on the Springboks, the country’s national rugby team, led by captain Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon). Despite a slow start and a relatively predictable plotline, director Clint Eastwood provides a straightforward and moving message in this feel-good sports film. Both Freeman and Damon give strong, emotional performances that make the movie worth seeing.

Nancy Meyers has written another formulaic romantic comedy in “It’s Complicated.” Meyers’ fatigued story is saved by amazing performances from Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin and John Krasinski. Streep plays a divorcée, Jane, whose marriage ended after her husband, Jake (Baldwin), had an affair. A decade after the divorce, Streep is finally moving on with her life and starting a new romance with her architect, Adam (Martin). In a drunken stupor, Jake and Jane have the best sex that either can remember. Jane finds herself torn between the rekindled relationship with Jake, a new relationship and life with Adam and the desire to take revenge on Jake’s new wife (the woman for whom he left Jane). Streep, Baldwin and Martin bring levels of complexity to divorcées that go beyond cynicism, and show the pain, scars and realization that love is possible after a failed marriage.

—Lauren Fuller

In director Rob Marshall’s first film since the extremely successful “Chicago,” Italian filmmaker Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis) must produce a new film to meet high expectations while being haunted by the various women in his life. It was a seemingly perfect recipe: Oscar-nominated Marshall, an incredible star-studded cast (Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Marion Cotillard and Nicole Kidman, to name a few), and a musical based on Federico Fellini’s “8 1⁄2” combined to generate extensive buzz, which made the over-the-top musical numbers that much more disheartening (i.e. “My Husband Makes Movies”). There’s no doubt about Marshall’s mastery of the alternate reality musical number (the vivacity behind “Cinema Italiano” and “Be Italian” was show-stopping), but with the film’s overall struggle to translate coherently from the original theatrical production, this is sometimes difficult to appreciate.

—Katie Foran-McHale

—Jillian Levy

“Brothers” The trailer for “Brothers” made the film look like a completely overdone melodrama, revolving around a tiresome family love triangle and some wild overacting by Tobey Maguire. So what a pleasant surprise it was to discover that “Brothers” is actually one of the most mellow Hollywood films in recent memory, and it is all the better for it. Maguire’s character is a marine who disappears in Afghanistan and is presumed dead. Back at home, his wife (Natalie Portman) struggles to cope, while his black sheep brother (Jake Gyllenhaal) steps in to support her and her children. But this new family dynamic proves problematic when Maguire returns from combat. “Brothers” is an interesting study in family momentum, showing how families can be driven to remain in homeostasis, whether that is the ideal state or not. After seemingly endless looks into the seedy underbelly of family life in recent years, it is refreshing to see director James Sheridan craft such a measured and balanced examination.

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Don’t just ‘Let it Be’: Music tastes change over time JUSTIN STEPHANI j.j. dilla

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nother decade of music has come and gone. Every one—let’s say from the 1950s on—embodies shifts in cultural and technological influences allowing unique artists and stories to develop in pop music. And as much as change is resented in almost all forms, it is inevitable.

However, for avid music listeners, it becomes important to separate juvenile fascinations over greatness from truly relatable artists who are relevant to your life in ways deeper than their trendiness and your ability to talk about a band everyone can relate to.

This past decade, we learned to stay away from Auto-Tune as if it were those hyenas from “The Lion King” trying to pounce on innocent, unaware consumers.

Big record labels became a Scar of the industry in search of the nicest looking pieces of packageable profiteers. And our saviors from these power plays have been the garage-rock and post-punk cats too authentic in their tastes and influences to take themselves as serious as record labels would have them.

We learned to stay away from Auto-Tune as if it were those hyenas from “The Lion King” trying to pounce on innocent, unaware consumers.

These contextual details allow us to come up with modern day Bob Dylans, who stand up to industry and cultural conventions, and Beatles, who melodically strive for pop stardom while refusing to clean themselves. What I came to realize over break is that this means it is only a matter of time before your adolescent first love has to take a back seat to more relatable lovers of your own age.

However, as a friend and I realized when discussing our favorite artists, you are not alone when reapplying the boldest of bold statements. One of us had always proclaimed the Beatles as our favorite of all time and the other Bob Dylan. Boring, right?

Nonetheless, they are time-tested, mother-approved and easy to identify with because of their uber-documented contexts and influence.

I initially got into the Beatles after receiving a copy of 1 and listened to see what their name recognition was about. Similarly, I’m sure Bob Dylan was passed down to my friend as a starting block not only in songwriting, but American culture. It was as much status and context as talent that intrigued us, yet they delivered in a deeper way at the time because we came in with this background knowledge, leading to love at first listen.

Yet, somewhere along the way, eclectic puppy love turned into contemporary love affairs and, eventually, long-term commit-

ments. Over the course of our college careers—and I mean whole career, it took both of us years to admit to ourselves (let alone others) that we may want to adjust the top spot in our iPods and hearts—our exposure expanded, and with that came a more selfactuated sense of musical identity, i.e. our tastes became more individualistic and current.

It is the job of the music appreciator to take changes in the sonci landscape in stride.

As hard as it is to let your first love go, we acknowledged that at some point you have to grow up and move on. After all, the sonic and cultural revolutions going on in a foreign time period couldn’t remain the most relatable and appealing material as long as our ears shall listen. Eventually, both of us simply found an updated style of our original love.

Both of us being children of the ’90s, it took a while to find our homes within contemporary landscapes. I went with somebody as melodically talented as (and often compared to) the Beatles in Elliott Smith, while my friend chose to stick with arguably the most culturally relevant band of the era: Pavement.

More than anything, this asserts the importance of challenging your taste and palette as an appreciator of the arts. Luckily, as Mufasa taught us, the circle of life is organic and infinite in its progress. And as rock ’n’ roll similarly unfolds before us, all we can hope to do is “be prepared” for industry tyrants and “feel the love” for new artists embodying our generation.

Still say the Beatles are your favorite band? Send your angry rebuttal to Justin at jstephani@wisc.edu.

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Despite major shifts in the sonic landscape, most music listeners blindly choose the Beatls as their favorite band.

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The great debate over Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend’s latest pushes pretentiousness but lacks true substance

Vampire Weekend display honesty in quaintness, solidify style Contra

By Kyle Sparks

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After just 10 songs, Vampire Weekend became the face of indie rock. Combining Paul Simon’s Afro-pop and cardigan sweaters, the four Columbia grads swept the nation with their smug grins stretched ear-to-ear and pretentious dispositions emblazoned on their polos. And now, almost exactly two years later, they return with another rushed venture into half-hearted songwork that tests the limits of what we as listeners demand from our posterboys.

The band’s handful of original ideas is stretched thin to cover 10 songs.

In Contra’s press packet, the band members take turns explaining the origins of each song.

Apparently, they approached songwriting as attempts to mimic different genres, revealing a scholarly modus operandi that is very telling of their nuanced output. They study the books of worldly genres and then render their interpretations in a songs-as-exams format.

However, whether the variances therein are the product of innovation or an elementary understanding that misses the gestalt’s more distinguished elements is up for debate, as well as ultimately defining each listener’s opinion of this divisive group of complacent crapmongers.

Contra is a more vocal-heavy affair than Vampire Weekend, lead singer Ezra Koenig filling each empty space (and then some) with his high-pitched squeaks and deeper, pensive retrospectives that dig about as deep as the group’s frail instrumentation allows. His voice doesn’t hold up well in the added attention, though, as his buoyant voice sounds less like a life preserver and more like a nagging mosquito as the album wears on.

They finally succumb to the rhythm section on “Giving Up the Gun,” delegating their eighth-note guitar strums to hand mut-

ing, but their weightlessness fails to lift the percussive groove off the ground. The bridge hints at an effective breakdown when the bottom falls out, but Koenig’s voice idles just long enough that it drops through the floor instead.

“Diplomat’s Son” is the most noticeable holdover from Rostam Batmanglij’s electronic side project, Discovery, and, like their selftitled debut, it hashes out the same ideas ad nauseum, borrowing chord progressions from VW’s own self-titled debut.

In a nutshell, that’s how Contra goes. The band’s handful of original ideas is stretched thin to cover 10 songs. They create ample filler by translating their study habits to music, but they don’t have enough novel ideas of their own to span a full album. They fill gaps by translating their notes on pop history, but they lack any substantive creative element that might sustain its appeal or propel their own identity. Without injecting their own voice into their songs, they deny themselves the possibility of appearing in the next wave of student-poppers’ notebooks.

Contra’s lead single, “Cousins,” features a hook that sounds lifted straight from the “Elements of Style: Introduction to Orchestra” book I used while first learning to play the violin in middle school. My fingers were always too fat and sloppy to truly excel, so I can respect their precision. Forgive my boasting, though, when I tell you that instead of giving up like so many others, I stuck through orchestra for several years. And while my cumbersome hands forced me to the more forgiving fret board of the bass, I can say firsthand that the more complex lessons in the subsequent tutorial books are a lot more interesting. And so it goes with Vampire Weekend. They are sharp, focused and refined, showing commendable prowess and dexterity, but the fact of the matter is they’re still a bunch of Ivy Leaguers playing middle school hooks. However, you can’t really blame them for cutting out the fat and giving us little to chew on, because the excess consumption would make their wiry frames less attractive in cardigans. And after two full albums of energized plagiarism, that—the smarmy, razorthin, overly kempt aesthetic—remains the only argument the band has made for themselves as a genre’s posterboys.

ing over his irreverent cultural references.

Although this tactic could quickly become Vampire Weekend is a gimmick— tiresome, the song’s quaint marimbas, much of the band’s initial appeal lives in saccharine vocals and synthetic boops their painstakingly planned image, both make it worthwhile. visually and musically. Just as Angus “White Sky” offers blinking guitars Young dressed in prep school clothes to and percussive handclaps accompanied bring attention to AC/DC, the members by Koenig’s typically airy pop vocals. of Vampire Weekend consistently don The chorus soars when Koenig’s tidy Wayfarers, polo shirts and boat shoes to singing gives way to a birdcall with equal reinforce their prep-school image. measures of assurance and desperation.

While some may Using Afro-pop styling CD REVIEW argue that this focus to serenade Manhattan’s on image makes the art crowd, this song band phony, it shows ultimately draws the Vampire Weekend may usual reminders of Paul be more honest than Simon’s Graceland.

“Holiday” is a welother indie bands about come venture into more their upbringing. Bands conventional rock. like MGMT cover up “California English” their east-coast privilege pairs Auto-Tuned vocals with eccentricity, and with a cumbia beat whether this is intenContra tional or not, it shows handily, but Koenig Vampire Weekend a discomfort with their rushes through the inane social status. Meanwhile, the Columbia- lyrics like they are quickly running out educated members of Vampire Weekend of gas—no matter how hard he tries, he write songs about screwing on Benetton can never match Elvis Costello’s punky sheets. lyricism.

Since releasing their eponymous debut The charming keys and strings of album in 2008, Vampire Weekend have “Taxi Cab” cut through the usual frebeen branded “the whitest band” by netic self-absorption, and “Run” uses Christian Lander, the author of “Stuff triumphant synths before breaking into White People Like.” While most indie snares and horns to reclaim the album’s bands tend to retreat into the eccentric breakneck pace.

“Cousins” is easily the best track of and leave all traces of “whiteness” behind, Vampire Weekend play songs with topics the album, supported by no-nonsense as preppy as their clothes. Contra reflects ska beats, jangling surf-rock guitars and that same comfort with showing (but not a plodding bass line. It is irresistibly showing off ) their privilege and does so poppy, and Koenig even channels Ted Leo’s whiny pop-punk vocals. with infectious, neatly packaged songs.

“Giving Up the Gun” takes the earnest vocals of ’90s pop-rock to a more mature level, but the album ends with two unremarkable tracks. “Diplomat’s Son” starts Since releasing their eponymous debut off sampling the music of M.I.A. but othalbum in 2008, Vampire Weekend have erwise has the same faux-African instrumentation, and “I Think UR Contra” been branded “the whitest band.” uses dreamy strings and vocals to give the album a soft but not strong landing.

Contra solidifies Vampire Weekend’s reputation, and despite the gimmicky nature of their songwriting, they deserve On “Horchata,” Ezra Koenig rhymes credit for accepting their privilege instead the name of a Spanish rice drink with of denying it. What’s wrong with being “balaclava” and “Aranciata,” almost gloat- honest?

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do your part to help haiti

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he swift response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti has been impressive and encouraging.

Bill Clinton and George W. Bush stumping for the same thing is a good indicator of how Americans are putting aside disagreements to help our neighbors to the south.

Regardless of how often we hear of the situation on TV and online, more help is needed. New Orleans, a major U.S. city that suffered far less death and devastation after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, is still rebuilding. By a hefty margin, Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere.

Frequently bombarded by hurricanes and still plagued by political violence, Haiti will not recover any quicker than New Orleans.

The earthquake has affected 3 million Haitians—one third of the nation’s population. With deaths now predicted at 200,000, the United Nations is calling this is the worst disaster the international organization has ever dealt with.

It is unfortunate that it took such a jarring catastrophe to bring extensive aid and attention to the island nation not far from Florida.

Haitians are in crucial need of our help. It is unfortunate that it took such a jarring catastrophe to bring extensive aid and attention to the island nation not far from Florida. But its inhabitants need our help now more than ever.

It’s the American thing to do.

Our country has a vibrant Haitian American population. Haitians are our neighbors, both geographically and sometimes literally.

To help out a local man doing good, consider donating money, supplies or perhaps even time to

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Jake Wood’s relief team. A former UW football player and exMarine, Wood is raising money and leading a relief team in Haiti.

He updates activities and requests at badgerjake.blogspot.com.

Undoubtedly, spring break and summer service opportunities in Haiti will pop up this year and probably for years to come. Once Haiti becomes safer, the need for human hands will be just as great as the need for dollars. Water manes, roads and schools will take years to build back, perhaps to build for the first time.

The simplest way for UW students to donate is with our phones.

The Obama administration’s text messaging program to raise money for the Red Cross’s relief for survivors has garnered $5 million in just over two days, according to ABC News. By texting “HAITI” to 90999, anyone can donate $10 to the Red Cross, a charge that will appear on their phone bills.

Donations are used for such immediate needs as food, clean water and medicine, all by a trusted and established humanitarian foundation.

The program raised one million dollars within the first 24 hours. Such a response is quite representative of the Obama generation and its embrace of technology. Donations aren’t just mailed by your grandma anymore. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius appeared on “The Colbert Report” to explain how to donate through texts and Michelle Obama is already in TV ads doing the same. Although a multitude of other charities are helping Haitians, such a scrutinized program ensures your dollars are donated legitimately and used wisely.

We at The Daily Cardinal urge you to help however you can. We cannot stand by and watch our neighbors suffer, and all UW students should do their part to help allieviate this crisis.

The Haiti Relief Effort: Where You Can Help Donations are being accepted through text messaging services, with a $10 charge added to your phone bill to support earthquake victims. To donate by text: -Text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate to the Red Cross. This program is sponsored by the White House.

-Text “QUAKE” to 20222 to donate to the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund.

For more information on other means of donation and possible volunteer opportunities, visit these charitable organizations: -The American Red Cross at redcross.org, or visit their Madison locations on Sheboygan Ave. and Zeier Rd -The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund at clintonbushhaitifund.org -The United States Aid Office at usaid.gov/helphaiti

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inter break is now over, and it is time for all of us at The Daily Cardinal to shake the dust off our word processors and get back to work. Surely we’re in for four months of exciting breaking news, insightful commentary and pulsepounding investigative reporting.

Or not, at least if this semester is as mind-numbingly boring as the last one.

There are often slow news days.

There are often slow news weeks. But the fall of 2009 was a full-blown slow news semester, a veritable depression of fascinating material. The fall prior had the presidential election, complete with the accompanying Obama-fever.

The spring after had local alderman elections and the ASM constitution battle. Those are topics that can draw some interest and have a natural storyline to them. They all had some at least slightly fascinating characters, a clear central conflict and a denouement where everything is wrapped up, though the constitution vote did leave room for a possible sequel or two.

But last semester? Well, there was the Edgewater saga, which concerns a building that in all likelihood no current UW student will ever use or probably even see to completion, even if it does get built. On top of that, the project has a nasty habit of dying and then resurrecting itself. It’s more anticlimactic than Lord of the Rings.

Then there was the big ALRC tiff, which was basically just the ALRC and the Tavern League acting like a bunch of jackasses while we told you that the Nitty Gritty serves crappy food. Both of which are hardly new occurrences.

Oh, and there were a few weeks at the end of the semester where we ran around like a chicken with its head cut off talking about diversity.

Good times.

So with the outlook so boringly bleak, I am putting out the call: potential newsmakers, make some news.

Right off the bat, it doesn’t seem like the Spring of 2010 is going to be any kinder to your friendly neighborhood opinion columnist. The Edgewater saga continues and will probably encounter delay after delay well into the foreseeable future. Other than that, Mayor Dave took some heat for ineffective snow removal and the Ho-Chunk nation wants to build some museum at Union Corners. Also, the District 5 county board race looms, which is really the less interesting stepsister of the District 8 alderman race. The truly sexy news fodder remains elusive.

So with the outlook so boringly bleak, I am putting out the call: potential newsmakers, make some news.

The governor’s race would be a good starting point. With each party only fielding one real candidate (sorry, Mark Neumann) the real drama is still sev-

eral months off. You know how many legitimate candidates Minnesota has for governor right now? Fifteen. Yes, fifteen.

Lucky bastards. Paul Soglin, you joked about running for governor a couple months back. Throw your name into the ring. I don’t care if you can’t win, run anyway, if only for my amusement. And Tommy Thompson, you’re just being lazy. You could destroy Scott Walker with one of your four-termed gubernatorial hands behind your back.

On a more local level, it would help if the District 5 county board candidates create some chaos. Analiese Eicher and Michael Johnson both seem like normal, rational people, and this just will not do. One of you has to start a flame war with Kathleen Falk or make handing out Oreos at Gordon Commons the sole basis of your campaign platform, anything that makes you look incompetent.

Even potential ASM candidates can join the cause. Ever heard of the Pail and Shovel Party? They are the folks who created the original Lake Mendota Statue of Liberty. They also once covered Bascom Hill with pink flamingos and promised to flood Camp Randall in order to stage mock naval battles, which sadly never came to fruition. How this party died is beyond me. I might even resurrect it myself if it’ll create some buzz.

Honestly, the slightest provocation will do. We’ll run with it, we’re good at that. We’ll do the work regardless, just please, notable people of Madison, give us something to work with.

Todd Stevens is a junior majoring in history and psychology. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Future movers and shakers: Serve society by joining Teach for America

By Jill Klosterman TEACH FOR AMERICA

I firmly believe the greatest gift you ever received did not come packaged. It did not have a bow or a box.

It did not have a note attached. I firmly believe the greatest gift you ever received came from a teacher—perhaps many—who poured love into you in the form of education.

With education, you can see this text and read it. You can interpret my words and re-arrange them to create poetry, prose or perhaps a counterargument. Because you are literate, you will never confuse a Buckeye with a Badger, even though they both wear red.

Unfortunately, college-preparatory education is a gift reserved for our nation’s wealthier classes. Although the CIA cites that 99 percent of U.S. citizens over 15 years old can read and write, the truth is that our nation is educationally polarized. By fourth grade, children who live in low-income communities are already two to three grades behind wealthier peers. Approximately half of the students in low-income neighborhoods will not graduate from high school by 18—those who do will perform on average at an eighth-grade level.

It hurts to recount this reality. It hurts to witness it. These numbers prove the existence of educational injustice, but they understate the heartbreaking affront to humanity. Behind

each number is a child whose life has been limited by inadequate instruction. In my own classroom of 28 second-graders, I have seven who began the year below a kindergarten level.

Without aggressive academic intervention, what will life hold for them?

These children, at seven years old, are already significantly behind their wealthier peers. Statistically speaking, because they live in low-income communities, only one in 10 of my students will graduate from college.

Each graduate represents exponential potential–by giving the gift of literacy to one life, you will enrich another.

The achievement gap is our nation’s greatest injustice—and you can help solve it. I believe this as a teacher and as a member of Teach For America.

I stand as an example to everyone in this nation that educational inequity can end with strong teachers.

Politicians can haggle about tax bases and school resources, pundits can lay blame for bad parenting, but neither politicians nor pundits actually stand at the front of the classroom. Teachers do. Teachers hold the power. In my first year, I helped children grow 1.5

years in reading. In my second year, my students are on track to meet or pass this rate of growth. Imagine the impact you could have.

There are many ways to join the fight to end educational inequity, but none parallels the impact of becoming an instructional leader. As a teacher, you will actively change lives and futures. You will encounter students with unexplored brilliance. Their lives will enrich your own. Some days you may feel that injustice has a tangible weight, but the burden will stretch and remold you into a more effective leader for change.

The United States will remain in debt to its potential as a world power unless leaders emerge in education.

UW-Madison boasts a student body with strong leaders in all curricular areas. Each graduate represents exponential potential—by giving the gift of literacy to one life, you will enrich another. Help end this injustice. Those who teach lead, and those who lead have the power to change.

Contact the campus recruiter for Teach for America and see how your college education can change our nation’s future.

Jill Klosterman is a 2008 graduate of UW-Madison and former Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Cardinal. She is a Teach for America second-grade teacher in Chicago. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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resh Madison Market opened its doors to the public two Saturdays ago, and as the only full service downtown grocery store it is sure to change the face of Madison and the downtown living experience.

It is difficult to believe that downtown Madison has, up until now, lacked a full service grocery store. For years residents of downtown Madison, and the surrounding area from the near east side to the Vilas neighborhood, have been forced to drive or take a bus to the Hilldale Metcalfe and Copps, the southside Copps, or fork over for the inflated prices at Cap Center or Open Market Pantry.

With the addition of Fresh Madison Market, downtown Madison is becoming more resident and environmentally friendly.

Downtown residents will now be able to shop where they live, walking or biking to the grocery store, and cutting down on car and bus trips. While many have been living downtown without a car for years, perhaps the addition of a grocery store will encourage others to lose their wheels in favor of their own two legs as access to a grocery store will make self sufficient downtown

living possible for both students and non-students.

City dwellers statistically use fewer resources than country folks.

Country living requires longer and more frequent automobile trips to the store, school, work, etc. In addition, homes in the country tend to be older, larger and less efficient, meaning they require more energy to heat in the winter and to cool in the summer. Consequently, living in a city, particularly living in a downtown setting that requires little fossil fuel consumption, is more environmentally friendly. One could argue, and I would, that Fresh Madison Market has made downtown Madison more environmentally friendly as it makes it possible for downtown residents to eliminate driving to the grocery store.

I hope Fresh Madison Market will be as kind to the wallet as it will be to the environment. As the only full service downtown grocery store, the Market could potentially charge higher prices. Fresh Madison Market does have the element of convenience on its side, but inflated prices could still drive customers away, and it would be a shame to see downtown residents continue to drive in search of lower prices at Copps or SuperTarget.

In addition to reducing the amount of time and energy spent traveling to the grocery store, another way in which Fresh Madison Market is contributing to downtown living

is by offering––and focusing on– –healthy food options. In a recent interview with the Wisconsin State Journal, Fresh Madison Market owner Jeff Maurer emphasized that he wants to provide healthier eating options and that fresh produce, as evidenced by the colorful window displays, will be integral to the Fresh Madison Market shopping experience. Maurer recognizes the importance of a healthy diet and the increasing interest, especially among young adults, to eat well. “I’m amazed at how well-educated the younger generation is about what they are eating,” said Maurer.“This is a much healthier generation coming up.”

According to its website, Fresh Madison Market’s philosophy includes eating well, green living and community. The opening of the local family owned grocery store in downtown Madison at the beginning of a new year and new decade rings in a new era for Madison. It’s about time that downtown living became more feasible and friendly for our health and the environment.

The existence of a full service grocery store downtown is long overdue, and the Market’s contribution to the downtown community is has been a long time coming.

Kathy Dittrich is a senior majoring in English and French. We welcome all feedback. Please send responses to opinion @dailycardinal.com.

OpenCourseWare brings both new benefits and questions to universities QI GU opinion columnist

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oday is the time to mine the Internet for higher education resources. Just recently, California passed a law requiring that all college textbooks be available in electronic form by 2020. Some institutions have taken steps no less progressive. MIT, for example, has successfully run its OpenCourseWare (OCW) project for eight years, injecting a rare dose of philanthropy into higher education. By offering its course content online for free, MIT initiated the noble cause of open course projects. Many top universities, including Yale and Carnegie Mellon, have since joined the party. However, ideas to take the project further are somewhat more controversial.

Since its debut in 2002, OpenCourseWare has grown into a rich website, boasting 1,950 courses. Its influence extends far beyond MIT’s 168-acre campus. Curious students from home and abroad, individuals looking to beef up their job applications and well-established professionals all visit OCW to recharge themselves with knowledge and skills. The site recorded 50 million visitors by 2008. The project is inspiring not only similar creations in other places, but also more novel ideas to facilitate online education. For example, iTunesU may have derived from the OCW motif “unlocking knowledge, empower-

ing mind.” While students don’t get feedback from projects like OCW, they could still make the learning process more interactive by forming study groups online. Tools like Google Wave make conference chats merely a few clicks away.

As more people jump into the bonus pool of free, open course learning, some have taken it more seriously than a weekend hobby for inquiring minds. An increasing number of job hunters hope to write their OCW experiences into a resume.

Consequently a proposal to attach credits to open course projects is gaining momentum. Even if universities don’t endorse the plan, proponents argue that there should be institutionissued certificates for people who have finished certain courses.

A call for certification might be going too far for open learning projects. There are some valid concerns that this would dilute the brand names of universities. If everybody claims to have been a Harvard student, where is the world-renowned prestige built in the past 200 years? So far the open resources are mostly just course materials such as lecture notes, assignments and online textbooks.

These can’t even make up a full definition of “courses,” not to mention “education” (which is what is truly valued behind each diploma). Even if certification is in practice somehow, it could cause serious confusion during job hunting. When you claim to be “MIT-educated,” nobody doubts that you have gone through years of MIT’s rigorous course load and are right now a prestigious degree holder. But what if all you have done is taken an MIT

short course at home? Rampant certification may eventually breed mistrust between employees and employers.

But on the plus side, the current “non-certification” approach could greatly benefit learners. If credits were attached, we would have to restrict our open course learning to only a couple of institutions, as cross-institution certification is simply unlikely on a larger scale. As people slave over a “certificate” curriculum, the breadth of education becomes severely limited.

Education without certificates allows for a more flexible schedule. People can go through each course at their own pace. Statistics show that despite a lack of credit rewards, the popularity of the OCW model hasn’t waned a bit.

The open courses of MIT have been translated into many languages, such as Chinese, Spanish and Persian.

When President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Higher Education Act, he had the ambition to make higher education available to working-class people.

Four decades later, higher education remains an elitist choice where only middle class and above can shower in its blessings. Granted, like the Chronicle of Higher Education says, “free can be expensive.” But higher education entails much more than preaching doctrine in an ivory tower. It is time for it to ride the changing waves.

For people eager to learn, it is time to depart from the utilitarian view of certified education.

Qi Gu is a junior majoring in journalism. We welcome all feedback. Please send feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com

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Eating organic: Is it really worth the cost?

By Samantha Egelhoff THE DAILY CARDINAL

If you haven’t heard the term “green” within the past few years, it’s likely you’ve been living under a rock. The green movement has become a nationwide cause, endorsed by countless celebrities and philanthropists. Even largescale companies have started making “green” products or using renewable energies, all steps toward reducing the effects of global warming in our immediate future. Organics have also become a huge player in the movement. Organic food, clothing and even cleaning products have slowly started to work their way into the American home, despite their higher costs. But is the higher price worth the benefits?

Why aren’t more Americans feeding their families organic foods?

Some would argue that there is nothing wrong with traditional farming. Mass-producing crops should allow for pesticide use to create the most crops for the least amount of money. Simple economics, right?

Organic farming refers to raising crops without the use of toxic pesticides or synthetic fertilizers.

They employ crop rotation, changing the kind of crops grown in their fields during each season, and prevent topsoil erosion, which keeps toxic substances from seeping into water systems. Livestock cannot be fed antibiotics or growth hormones and have to be maintained on a healthy diet (grass vs. corn-fed beef, for example). These methods have been shown to create healthier crops and livestock that may even have a higher nutritional content than traditional farming-created foods.

Research implies the possibility that pesticide exposure leads to some common cancers and childhood diseases. Because of our advancements in technology, the amount of chemicals and toxins our bodies are exposed to daily is startlingly high.

So why aren’t more Americans feeding their families organic foods?

Cost may be a main factor.

While you can easily buy a bag of potatoes for under $2 at your local grocery store, a bag of organic potatoes may cost twice as much. Many middle and lower class families would struggle to feed their families organically. Does it then rest on the government to lower organic costs? Do they have an obligation to their citizens to provide healthier foods and perhaps in the long-term reduce individuals’ health bills?

Because it is difficult to buy only organic foods and still have money to pay your rent, the Environmental Working Group has created a list of 12 foods that should contain the USDA Organic sticker during your next trip to Capitol Centre Foods.

These foods, when not purchased organic, have the highest concentration of pesticides: peaches, apples, sweet bell peppers, celery, nectarines, strawberries, cherries, lettuce, grapes, pears, spinach and potatoes. Basically, when you know you will be eating the skin of the food, it should be organic. Pesticides concentrate in the first layer of foods, so foods like bananas and oranges with removable layers are safe to eat non-organic.

Besides some obvious health benefits, organic farming is also easier on the Earth and its resources. Traditional farming methods involve tilling (or turning over the soil) which releases CO2, a proven greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere. Organic farming uses a “no-till” method, that uses 50% less energy and 60% less fossil fuels per unit of food. Organics provide another option to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow the effects of global warming. Buying organic food may also be the easiest option to help our environment, since we might have a harder time reducing the amount we drive or the types of clothes we buy. Because organics are easier on the Earth, do we have a moral obligation to buy them?

Personally, I see no reason why organic food shouldn’t make up the majority of our grocery carts.

I would say we do. Organic food has become an increasingly viable option at our local grocery stores. It used to be that they could only be found on small family owned farms or local farmers markets, but they are now available in both developed and developing countries worldwide. They are better for our bodies, minds and environments. They keep small companies and farms in business, create jobs and may help with our country’s economic situation.

Personally, I see no reason why organic food shouldn’t make up the majority of our grocery carts. Yes, the costs may be high, but I’m willing to pay the price for a healthier future.

Samantha Egelhoff is a Daily Cardinal contributor. We welcome all feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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While many students rested up over winter recess, a number of Wisconsin teams were hard at work. Here’s a look at the Badger games you might have missed.

UW shines in regular season and exhibition action The timing of this year’s break was bittersweet for the Badger men’s hockey team. While the limited action gave the players a chance to get healthy and rest legs, the Badgers were also playing their best hockey of the year when the first half of the schedule closed out Dec. 12.

Over break, however, Wisconsin played some quality opponents with a good deal of success.

The Badgers hosted the final Badger Hockey Showdown at the Kohl Center Jan. 2 and 3. The weekend proved successful for the Badgers, who downed Merrimack 5-4 Saturday night before wrapping up the tournament title Sunday, beating No. 9 Yale 2-1 in a shootout after tying 2-2 in regulation. Senior forward Blake Geoffrion scored the final shootout goal in front of a raucous crowd to ensure the victory.

Three Badgers helped the Team USA U-20 team bring home a gold medal from the 2010 World Junior Hockey Championships in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, as well. Sophomores Jake Gardiner and Derek Stepan and freshman John Ramage represented Team USA, along with assistant coach Mark Osiecki. Stepan captained the team, led the tournament in scoring (4 G, 10 A), and was named to the Media All-Star team.

The WJC team was reunited with some of their teammates when the Badgers took on the U.S. Under-18 National Team at the Kohl Center Jan. 9, downing the young squad 7-1. Geoffrion and senior Michael Davies each contributed two goals in the exhibition contest.

—Parker Gabriel

Dec. 23 Men’s Basketball Wisconsin 68, Milwaukee 58

Dec. 27 Dec. 28 Women’s Basketball Wisconsin 62, Michigan State 46

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Men’s Basketball Wisconsin 79, Illinois-Chicago 43

Dec. 29 Football Wisconsin 20, Miami 14

Men’s Basketball Wisconsin 65, Ohio State 43 Women’s Basketball Wisconsin 61, Iowa 51

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Jan. 2 Men’s Hockey Wisconsin 5, Merrimack 4

Men’s Basketball Wisconsin 63, Penn State 46 Women’s Basketball Illinois 53, Wisconsin 52 Men’s Hockey Wisconsin 2, Yale 2

Jan. 7 Women’s Basketball Wisconsin 64, Purdue 51

Jan. 9 Men’s Basketball Wisconsin 73, Purdue 60 Men’s Hockey Wisconsin 7, U.S. National Under-18 Team 1

Jan. 5 Women’s Hockey Team USA 9, Wisconsin 0

Jan. 6 Men’s Basketball Michigan State 54, Wisconsin 47

Jan. 8 Women’s Hockey North Dakota 3, Wisconsin 1

Jan. 10 Women’s Basketball Wisconsin 68, Michigan 48

Women’s Hockey Wisconsin 2, North Dakota 0

Jan. 13 Men’s Basketball Wisconsin 60, Northwestern 50

Jan. 15 Men’s Hockey Wisconsin 4, Colorado College 0

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Women’s Basketball Wisconsin 63, Illinois 51

Jan. 14 Women’s Basketball Wisconsin 48, Michigan State 45

Jan. 16 Men’s Basketball Ohio State 60, Wisconsin 51 Women’s Hockey Minnesota-Duluth 5, Wisconsin 3

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The Wisconsin defense shut down dangerous Miami quarterback Jacory Harris in the Badgers’ 20-14 victory over the Hurricanes Dec. 29.

Big improvement: Defense shuts down Harris in bowl win The Wisconsin football team closed 2009 with something that had eluded it throughout the season: a victory over a ranked team.

The Badgers downed the No.15 Miami Hurricanes in their own territory at the Champs Sports Bowl 20-14. The Wisconsin defense throttled Miami’s prolific passing offense, holding it below 200 yards and sacking sophomore signal caller Jacory Harris five times.

Junior tight end Lance Kendricks gashed the Hurricane secondary for 128 yards, and sophomore running back John Clay spearheaded the Badgers on the ground with 121 yards on 22 carries, as well as a pair of short scores.

Miami opened the game with a reverse on the kickoff that led to a touchdown just 23 seconds into the game.

Despite the inauspicious start, Wisconsin snapped back to dominate the next 55 minutes of play, controlling the clock and holding the ball for almost two-thirds of the game.

A pair of turnovers limited the Badgers’ ability to cash in on that domination, and despite scoring 20 unanswered points, the Hurricanes still had a chance with five minutes to go. Harris engineered a 79-yard drive to pull his team within a score, but after Miami recovered an onside kick, Harris was stopped on four straight plays and the Badgers ran out the clock.

The win propelled Wisconsin to No. 16 in the final rankings and had some projecting it in the top 10 of next year’s preseason polls.

—Ben Breiner

Senior forward Michael Davies and the Wisconsin offense continued to thrive over winter recess, carrying the Badgers through a successful break.

Women’s Hockey Minnesota-Duluth 2, Wisconsin 1

Badgers off to rocky secondhalf start with tough series

Pair of wins over Michigan State highlight successful break for UW

The new year has not been kind to the No. 7 Wisconsin women’s hockey team so far, as the Badgers have struggled to a 1-3-0 record in their two series againt North Dakota and Minnesota-Duluth.

Wisconsin started 2010 with an exhibition contest against the U.S. women’s national team at the Kohl Center, a game that saw the return of seven current or former Badger hockey players and head coach Mark Johnson.

In front of a record crowd of 6,085 fans, Johnson and Team USA shut out the Badgers 9-0, but despite the blowout loss, many Wisconsin fans went home happy having seen five Badger hockey alums score points in the game.

The team returned to action and started the second half of its season Jan. 9 on the road against North Dakota. Repeating a common trend from the first half, Wisconsin fell to its opponent in the first game of the series, dropping the series opener 3-1, before coming back to take a 2-0 win the next day.

That trend didn’t hold up against No. 5 MinnesotaDuluth, however, as the Badgers suffered their first sweep of the year against the Bulldogs, falling in a pair of close contests 5-3 and 2-1 on Friday and Saturday.

—Nico Savidge

After nearly two weeks off, the Wisconsin women’s basketball team grabbed one of its most impressive victories of the season Dec. 28 at the Kohl Center.

The Badgers faced off against just their second ranked opponent of the season and came out victorious against No. 16 Michigan State, 62-54.

Junior guard Alyssa Karel led the Badgers in scoring en route to the upset with 21 points, but senior guard Rae Lin D’Alie shined the brightest for Wisconsin that night. D’Alie finished the contest with 13 points, six rebounds, seven assists and an impressive six steals.

The Badgers carried this momentum into Iowa City three days later but were flattened 61-51 by the Hawkeyes despite another 22 points from Karel.

The slide continued as Wisconsin traveled to Illinois Jan.

Men’s Hockey Colorado College 6, Wisconsin 5

3. The Badgers led at halftime, but freshman Taylor Wurtz’s gamehigh 14 points were not enough, as the Illini sunk the winning basket with time expiring to hand Wisconsin a 1-3 record in Big Ten play.

The Badgers found their way home four days later, however, and came out fighting against Purdue.

Karel’s game-high 21 points, along with three other players in double figures, carried Wisconsin to a 6451 victory, while Wurtz delivered a career-high 27 points Jan. 10 as the Badgers dominated Michigan 68-48 at the Kohl Center.

Four days later, Wisconsin upset No. 20 Michigan State for the second time in just over two weeks. Wurtz again led the Badgers in scoring with 16 points as Wisconsin climbed back from a 14-point deficit to defeat the Spartans on the road, 48-45.

—Mark Bennett

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Junior guard Alyssa Karel and the Badgers defeated a ranked Michigan State squad twice over winter break.

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Steinbauer shines as Badgers keep improving in win over Illini

By Mark Bennett THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Junior forward Tara Steinbauer is scoring 8.5 points per game for the Badgers, who are now 5-3 in conference play.

The Wisconsin women’s basketball team has seen its fair share of highs and lows this year. But since reaching its lowest point following a last-second loss at Illinois two weeks ago, the team has reached new heights.

The one-point loss to the Illini dropped the Badgers to 1-3 in Big Ten play but also appears to have served as a catalyst. In the games since, Wisconsin has rattled off four straight conference victories, including one over Illinois Sunday night at the Kohl Center.

Junior forward Tara Steinbauer proved the star in this contest, as she scored a career-high 23 points while collecting seven rebounds. Steinbauer praised her team’s balanced attack.

“One of the greatest things about our team is that we have so many threats,” Steinbauer said. “On any given night, one person can be the star,

and today I scored 23 points, but I give a lot of credit to my teammates.”

Wisconsin’s 11th-ranked defense in the nation lived up to its name, starting tough and staying strong throughout. The Illini found themselves trapped early, resulting in poor shots and an abundance of turnovers.

Illinois failed to make a basket until almost four minutes into the contest, and turned the ball over 16 times throughout the game, including seven traveling violations.

However, it took Wisconsin only 19 seconds to get into the scoring act as Steinbauer sunk a pair of free throws to begin her career evening.

Meanwhile, freshman guard Taylor Wurtz, who had led the Badgers in scoring the previous two games, found her stroke early, hitting two 3-pointers after less than six minutes on the floor. Wurtz, who has grabbed Big Ten top freshman honors the past two weeks, finished the night with 11 points and five rebounds.

The Badgers took a four-point lead into halftime, but many key players for Wisconsin were held scoreless during the first period, most notably junior guard Alyssa Karel.

However, Karel and the rest of the Badgers came out of the locker room strong. Karel finished the second half with 9 points, and Wisconsin shot nearly 60 percent from the floor in the half.

The Badgers never trailed in the contest and maintained a doubledigit lead over the Illini for most of the second half. However, some poor free-throw shooting and foul trouble kept the closing minutes interesting.

“Just don’t let your highs get too high or your lows get too low,” head coach Lisa Stone said. “We need to stay right where we’re at and keep getting better.”

Wisconsin looks to continue its streak Thursday night at the Kohl Center, where they will take on Penn State at 7 p.m.

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UW struggles on road, falls in first series sweep

By Nico Savidge THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin women’s hockey team fell in a pair of close contests to the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs on the road, coming up short in a comeback effort Saturday and struggling offensively Sunday.

Those losses mark the first time the Badgers have fallen in a series sweep this season.

Wisconsin had earned three points against Minnesota-Duluth earlier in the year as the Badgers earned a win and tie over the Bulldogs at the Kohl Center Dec. 4 and 6. Although Wisconsin has had issues against weaker opponents, it has stepped up in its games against strong opponents. The Badgers were 3-0-1 against No. 2 Minnesota and No. 5 Minnesota-Duluth heading into last weekend’s series.

Wisconsin notched the opening goal of the series as freshman forward Breann Frykas scored on a rebound in the first period of

Saturday’s game. However, a pair of Duluth goals gave the Bulldogs a lead they did not give up.

Minnesota-Duluth scored four unanswered goals and jumped out to a 4-1 lead 2:34 into the second period before the Badgers began their comeback. Goals from freshman forward Brianna Decker and junior forward Carolyne Prevost brought Wisconsin back within one early in the third period.

But despite outshooting the Bulldogs throughout the game, Minnesota-Duluth put the contest out of reach with a final score from Bulldog freshman forward Jessica Wong. For the sixth time, Wisconsin dropped the opening game of a series—the Badgers are 2-6-2 in series openers.

Wisconsin has faired much better in the second game of series this year, notching a 9-1-1 record coming into the series in Duluth.

But against one of the top teams in the WCHA and women’s hockey

as a whole, the Badgers fell in the series finale.

Scoring was hard to come by for both teams, as Wisconsin senior goaltender Alannah McCready and Bulldog freshman goalie Jennifer Harss battled throughout the game. MinnesotaDuluth struck first with a four-on-four goal in the opening period.

The Bulldogs added another goal early in the second period to increase their lead, but a goal from junior defender Geena Prough brought the Badgers within one.

However, Harss held strong through the final period to help the Bulldogs to a 2-1 win and improve their record to 15-7-2.

Wisconsin must now recover from its first sweep since 2007 and will face St. Cloud State at the Kohl Center this weekend. When the teams last met Nov. 20-21 the Badgers won the opening game of the series but fell in the second.

—uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

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bielema from page 20 crown jewel of the season, showing that a group recruited and coached by Bielema could indeed compete with and vanquish strong, talented opponents.

In the world of coaching, however, every conquered challenge brings new ambitions, and Bielema must face down yet another sore spot in his resume—meeting those pesky expectations.

Twice Bielema’s teams entered a season ranked in the top 12, and twice they finished the season far lower than projected. After the bowls, both ESPN and Sports Illustrated tabbed Wisconsin as the No. 10 team in their first preseason rankings.

With the Badger faithful expecting 2010 to be special, the coach will again have his work cut out for him. For now, however, he can take pride in knowing 2009 was a job well done.

Think next year’s hype will be too great and the Badgers will yet again fail to live up to it? Enlighten Ben at breiner@wisc.edu.

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Junior defender Geena Prough’s goal against Minnesota-Duluth Saturday was not enough to complete a comeback effort for UW.

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Wisconsin begins Big Ten play well but will sorely miss Leuer ANALYSIS

By Scott Kellogg THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Senior guard Trevon Hughes jacked up nine of Wisconsin’s 26 3point attempts Saturday against Ohio State.

basketball from page 20 game. Ohio State only outscored the Badgers 22-16 in the paint, with the Badgers taking the advantage in second-chance points while also keeping rebounds even at 27.

The Badgers caught their second wind after halftime down 34-22. A layup by junior forward Keaton Nankivil and 3s from Hughes and junior forward Tim Jarmusz propelled Wisconsin to an 8-0 run and cut the Buckeyes’ lead to four. With 16 minutes left in the game it looked as though the Badgers could produce a comeback effort like they did against Northwestern in Evanston.

But it is hard not to miss Leuer’s 6'10" frame and 15.4

points and 6.2 rebounds per game though, and the poor shooting in the first half was too much to overcome. The pair of Turner and Lighty quickly helped the Buckeyes regain a 10-point advantage thanks to some untimely turnovers by Wisconsin. The Badgers finished the game with 14 turnovers and only seven assists.

With just under four minutes to go, a 3 by Nankivil brought the Badgers to within seven. But they went cold after that, missing four straight shots and turning the ball over twice.

Wisconsin, who had four of its first six Big Ten games on the road, comes home for two straight games with a 4-2 record.

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David Lighty: 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting.

Trevon Hughes: 18 points on 7-of-16 shooting.

The return of Evan Turner and the task of playing on the road proved to affect Wisconsin, after the Badgers had beaten the Buckeyes by 20-plus points earlier this season in Madison.

Coming back from winter recess is typically strange when following the Wisconsin men’s basketball team. Before the break, Wisconsin has usually only played games against one or two worthy foes, which means many questions about how good the team is in a given year remain unanswered. Then, many students leave Madison for a month, and by the time they return, the Badgers have then played in five or six Big Ten games, and fans now have a pretty good idea of how the team can play that season.

Ironically, the period when most students are out of town is one of the most important stretches of Wisconsin’s schedule.

This year, however, was a little different. Normally, with the exception of its annual matchup with Marquette, Wisconsin faces perhaps only one other challenging opponent. But this year Wisconsin had the chance to play three tough teams in the Maui Invitational and then of course had the matchup with Duke in early December.

Because it played against so much higher-level competition in November and December, Wisconsin achieved an identity early this season: a team that could count on senior guard Trevon Hughes and junior forward Jon Leuer to generate offense, use its bench to its advantage and compete with perhaps any team in the nation.

Those around Wisconsin basketball had a pretty good idea Wisconsin would be successful heading into the early portion of its Big Ten schedule, and that is exactly what happened.

Wisconsin’s 4-2 record represents a solid start to the Big Ten season. The Badgers continued their tradition of strong play and picked up two road victories against Penn State and Northwestern, which is seemingly becoming a very difficult place to play (just ask Purdue).

Wisconsin lucked out by facing the Buckeyes at home on New Year’s Eve without standout Evan Turner and beat then-No. 4 Purdue at home for a strong win to mark on its resume. The two losses both came on the road and against upperlevel Big Ten teams in Michigan State and Ohio State, two defeats UW can ultimately live with.

By far the largest negative of Wisconsin’s season thus far is the injury to Leuer. The Badgers had to be excited about the improve-

ment Leuer displayed early on, showing great strides in his lowand high-post offensive game and also developing into a physical low-post player on both sides of the ball, especially on rebounding.

These advances made by Leuer are reflected on the stat sheet, as Leuer was scoring 15.4 points per game and grabbing a team-high 6.2 rebounds before he went down with his wrist injury.

His points-per-game average in 2009-’10 nearly doubles his average the season before, and the rebounding numbers also represent improvement. Leuer would also typically match up against opponents’ greatest low-post scoring threats, thus replacing his output on offense and defense will be challenging.

Much of the load falls on junior forward Keaton Nankivil. Nankivil’s jump shot is a weapon for this team, but Nankivil cannot perform physically down low like Leuer could.

Freshman Ryan Evans should see an increase in playing time with Leuer’s absence. Evans has shown an ability to get physical around the glass this season, but his offensive ability, at least at this point in Evans’ career, is nowhere near Leuer’s.

Other candidates to fill in for Leuer include freshman forward Jared Berggren, who shows glimpses of capability on offense but is still inexperienced, and freshman forward Mike Bruesewitz, who is not afraid to get phsyical on either side of the ball but a long way

from becoming a scoring threat for the Badgers.

On a more positive note, sophomore guard Jordan Taylor is now playing with a high level of confidence after netting a career-high 23 points in Wisconsin’s big victory over Purdue, proving he can now operate as a primary scoring option for Wisconsin. Taylor came up big against the Boilermakers with Leuer hampered by the wrist injury.

Another scoring option from the outside is senior guard Jason Bohannon. Since arriving in Madison with the reputation of a sharpshooter from the perimeter, Bohannon has transformed into more of a streaky scorer than a reliable option. But Bohannon’s 3point numbers are up from last season. After shooting 36.6 percent last season, Bohannon is now at 39.8 percent from long distance.

Moving forward, Leuer will be desperately missed by the Badgers, but Wisconsin should still be confident in the weapons they have.

At home, Wisconsin is capable of beating anyone remaining on their schedule, even No. 6 Michigan State. But winning a Big Ten championship may now be unachievable without Leuer.

Still, Leuer’s injury will not destroy Wisconsin’s season, as the Badgers should still finish strong with a relatively high NCAA Tournament seed and hopefully welcome Leuer’s return by tournament time.

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Feast or famine: UW splits series with Tigers

By Parker Gabriel THE DAILY CARDINAL

The No. 3 Wisconsin men’s hockey team blew out of the gate against No. 8 Colorado College Friday night, tallying its first goal less than a minute into the game en route to a dominating 4-0 victory. But the

Badgers then gave up four first-period goals, and, despite a comeback, fell 6-5, splitting the series and missing a chance to gain ground in the race for the MacNaughton Cup. Senior forward Ben Street notched a goal just 43 seconds in to the first period to jump start

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Sophomore forward Jordy Murray scored one of Wisconsin’s four goals Friday to help down the Tigers.

the Badgers’ offense Friday night.

Sophomore forward Derek Stepan earned an assist on the play, and finished the night with a goal and two assists in his first action since returning from the World Junior Hockey Championships.

Junior defenseman Brendan Smith and sophomore forward Jordy Murray rounded out the scoring with the Badgers’ third and fourth goals, respectively, against Tiger freshman goalie Joe Howe.

Junior goaltender Scott Gudmandson turned in the performance of the night, stopping all 35 shots he faced, including a couple early chances that could have drastically changed the outlook of the game. The Badgers were outshot for the night, but Gudmandson ensured that it did not matter, running his season record to 7-2-3.

After the memorable performance on Friday night, Gudmandson had a forgettable one Saturday. With an unimpressive Badger defense in front of him, the Tigers scored less than a minute into the first period and ran away with the game.

After giving up another goal just 1:48 in, Wisconsin cut the lead in half with a goal from Street on a nice breakaway sequence with senior forward Michael Davies.

Disaster struck later in the period when Colorado College added two more goals in a span of nine seconds,

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Junior goalie Scott Gudmandson shut out CC Friday, but was then yanked early Saturday night after allowing four goals. running the lead to 4-1 and prompting UW head coach Mike Eaves to pull Gudmandson and replace him with fellow junior Brett Bennett.

The Badgers turned up the offensive pressure in an attempt to come back, but each time they appeared to grab some momentum, the Tigers responded.

Street closed the gap to 6-4 with just over two minutes left in the game, and Davies added a goal with 1.4 seconds left to make it 6-5, but it was too little too late, as the game ended on the ensuing face off, marking the first time all year the Badgers lost a game in which they scored four or more goals.

Although the second half of league play is just beginning, the weekend brought significant changes to the WCHA’s look. The Badgers entered the weekend third in the conference with a chance to make ground on league leader Denver, who was idle this week. But after splitting the series with the Tigers, Wisconsin lost ground in the title race because Minnesota-Duluth swept Minnesota State and moved into first place with 25 points. The Badgers now find themselves in a tie for fourth with St. Cloud State with 20 points.

—uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

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Wisconsin splits season series with Ohio State RECAP

By Nick Schmitt THE DAILY CARDINAL

It was easy for Ohio State and its fans to blame the 22-point loss to the Badgers in late December on the absence of junior guard/ forward and Player of the Year hopeful Evan Turner. But Saturday night, with the roles reversed due to Wisconsin was without junior forward Jon Leuer, the Badgers could not pull out a victory, For the Buckeyes, Turner’s presence made an immediate impact. He scored six of Ohio State’s first nine points and finished the night with 15 points in 26 minutes on 7-of-13 shooting.

And after only a brief lead in

the first half, the Badgers found themselves playing catch-up on way to the 60-51 defeat.

Looking back on the Dec. 31 game at the Kohl Center against the Buckeyes, it was, unknowingly at the time, the perfect pre-test for the team to compensate for the unavailability of Leuer. He played only four minutes in the first half after committing two early fouls, but the play of senior guard Trevon Hughes and sophomore guard Jordan Taylor picked up the slack.

“We play as a team, and we know that Jon is one of our big guys in the post, but we have other guys that can fill his shoes,” Hughes said about playing without Leuer after the game on Dec. 31. “That’s what we did; we did it as a committee

and everybody that came in knew it was going to be a battle out there with [Dallas] Lauderdale.”

They weren’t so lucky this time.

It wasn’t Lauderdale giving Wisconsin fits though; it was the versatility of Ohio State’s guards.

Junior David Lighty scored a team high 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting and played all 40 minutes, and sophomore William Buford scored seven points and pulled down 12 rebounds.

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Bielema overcomes low expectations, earns redemption in bowl win BEN BREINER boom goes the breinamite Columnist’s note: Last year at this time, this space was used to highlight Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema’s responsibility for his team’s troubling season. In light of his performance this year, it is only fair that the following is written. t’s interesting what one night can do to perceptions.

The evening before the Champs Sports Bowl, Bret Bielema was the head coach of a program that just barely pulled up from a downward trend and struggled to beat good opponents. After the game he held the reins of a 10-win

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This season wasn’t supposed to be special. The Badgers were young and coming off two years in which they fell badly below expectations. Instead they ran roughshod for 55 minutes against No. 15 Miami, before letting it get close at the end.

What stood out this year, besides the way lesser known players stepped up on both sides of the ball, was a change in the way Bielema did business. He carried himself in a more cordial way and was more at ease in dealing with the media both during the week and after games.

After the game he held the reins of a 10-win squad most have pegged for the top 10 next year.

The air of standoffishness, which has been ever-present during most of his press conferences, was lifted this year. Last season, a number of post-loss pressers opened with the phrase “the team most responsible for Wisconsin losing was Wisconsin” (a sentiment that denies credit to an opponent). This year Bielema made sure to give credit to every adversary his team faced and praised the Camp Randall fans even on days when the student section did not fill until late in the first quarter.

Are these changes the result of last season’s trying campaign?

Perhaps, but whatever changes he made, they worked. Bielema deserves recognition for the way his team turned around its fortunes and for closing out the season on such a high note.

Wisconsin came into the season replacing more than half its offensive line, seven defensive starters and one of the top rushers in school history, along with breaking in a new starter at quarterback for the third straight year. Early on the team knocked off two “rising” opponents in Minnesota and Michigan State, and later bounced back from a two-game losing streak to finish the regular season on a 4-1 run, including revenge against the Michigan squad that ignited a dismal four-game slide last year.

Bielema deserves recognition for the way his team turned around its fortunes and for closing out the season on such a high note.

Entering bowl season, critics chirped that Bielema could not win the big game. The Badgers were 9-3 but had not defeated a conference foe with a winning record.

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