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Student tenant center may not receive funding Website for student tenant discussion still in progress By Kelsey Gunderson The Daily Cardinal

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Plan Commission Chair Nancy Fey listens to public comments regarding the proposed Edgewater redevelopment.

City committee considers controversial hotel plan By Ryan Kirsch The Daily Cardinal

The city’s Plan Commission held a public meeting Monday regarding the controversial Edgewater Hotel development proposal, with nearly all of the discussion centered on a zoning ordinance revision that would allow development close to the waterfront. Bob Dunn, president of Hammes Co. overseeing the project, led a five-part presentation addressing complaints about the project, including the plans for the proposed public space. His company reiterated that the “terrace proposed is of great public benefit” and of compa-

rable size to the Memorial Union Terrace. The comparison came in light of assertions from some public attendees that the area covers only 6,000 square feet. The developers then said they are still committed to allowing private individuals to host functions in the proposed area. The Plan Commission voted 5 to 4 in favor of changing a waterfront setback ordinance that would help the project move forward. Under the old ordinance the setback distance would be

A proposed student tenant resource center was removed from the Associated Students of Madison’s budget last week, and ASM members will vote to finalize that budget Wednesday. Brandon Williams, chair of the ASM Student Services Finance Committee, said the $50,000 tenant resource center was removed from ASM’s budget because it was presented with no clear details to support it. However, Williams said there is still a chance the center could be returned to the budget if a clear plan for it is presented at this week’s ASM Student Council meeting and two-thirds of the council members vote to approve the change. Brenda Konkel, executive director of the Madison Tenant Resource Center, said she feels it is crucial to provide students with an organization that helps them understand their rights as tenants. “This is a fundamental thing that the university should be providing for its students,” she said.

Konkel said that if such a service is funded, it could help resolve a lot of common disputes between landlords and students involving security deposits, repairs and subletting. “There are a lot of things we could do if we had the money to do it, but the university and the students just haven’t decided how they can fund something like that, or maybe if they even want to,” she said. Ald. Bryon Eagon, District 8, said although the proposed center may not receive funding from ASM, there are other ways to solve the issues relating to student tenants. He said education is the most important way to avoid some of these problems. “So many students are signing their first or second leases ever and don’t always know their rights or responsibilities,” he said. Williams said he does believe that some type of tenant resource center is something the student government should provide to students. “It’s obviously something that affects almost all students regardless of whether or not they live in

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the dorms currently, they probably will eventually end up renting somewhere,” he said. According to Williams, ASM currently has a website in the works that would provide a place for students to converse and rate certain landlords in the area.

“This is a fundamental thing that the university should be providing for its students.” Brenda Konkel executive director Madison Tenant Resource Center

However, he said ASM has faced some setbacks launching the website because of the difficulty of getting an outside company to place a bid on the website. Eagon said city officials are also working on ways to mediate between landlords and students in a more streamlined way. He said this would allow students to avoid the court system, which can be a lengthy process.

Lawmaker admits to exaggerating records complaints By Ariel Shapiro The Daily Cardinal

Doyle, Midwest governors meet for Asian carp summit By Alison Dirr The Daily Cardinal

Gov. Jim Doyle met Monday with federal officials and governors from Illinois and Michigan to discuss strategies to limit the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes. Doyle said President Barack O b a m a ’ s administration plans to work with states to prevent the invasive species from reaching Lake Michigan, which would allow their DOYLE movement into the other Great Lakes. “[The administration is] doing a great deal of testing and scientific work throughout the region and have committed significant resources in the $75-80 million range,” Doyle said in a news con-

ference call. Although the governors and federal officials found many common solutions, Doyle said the officials could not be persuaded to close navigational locks, which lead into Lake Michigan. However, he said, this option is still on the table. “What I have said and tried to convince the administration is that the long-term effects of allowing the carp are irreversible.” Jim Doyle governor Wisconsin

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Students met at the Student Activity Center for freestyle funk sections Monday evening.

The main sponsor of a new court records bill admitted Friday that he exaggerated the number of direct complaints his office received regarding online public access to court records. State Rep. Marlin Schneider, D-Wisconsin Rapids, told The Associated Press he overstated the number of letters he received from people cleared of charges whose records remain SCHNEIDER accessible on the Wisconsin Consolidated Court Automation Programs website. A bill that would restrict online public access to CCAP passed out of a state Assembly committee last week. An inquiry made by the AP revealed that only 59 people sent letters and e-mail complaints since 2006. Last Tuesday, Schneider told The Daily Cardinal that “literally thousands of people are being hurt ccap page 3

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

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New study shows melanomas make you hot lines are the most repulsive and unnatural thing anyone could ever encounter, no matter how sensitive your parts untouched by the natural rays of the sun are to the scathing beams of a machine. However, there is one tan line that I will accept, and that is the Playboy Bunny sticker, which should be placed either near the area of your fullest cleave or a few inches above your lady parts. Because, as you know, seeing a tiny, glaring rabbit thing surrounded by a multitude of burnt and peeling ﬂesh makes most to all men instantaneously ejaculate. Oh, and you better tan naked, ’cause I want your entire beautiful, painful-to-the-touch body to be bathed with that succulent post-UVA-ray-penetration smell. Mmm. Skin cells. But don’t stop there, baby, do it at least four times a week and especially on days when you know you’ll be going out in public. I’ll

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WEDNESDAY: cloudy hi 25º / lo 9º

TODAY: snowy hi 26º / lo 17º

ERIN KAY VAN PAY hail to the v.p.

aby, you’re real pretty and all, but dammit, you’re pastier than Janet Reno’s thighs in the dead of winter. You know what you can do to make me happy and actually want to have sex with you? Radiate yourself in a hot, plastic cylinder for 20 minutes at a time. You know, the same hot plastic cylinders shining brightly with the sweat of all the women who have passed through during store hours, that countless employees have forgotten to disinfect because they were too busy taking pictures of themselves during their shift or going tanning themselves. But make sure to tan naked, because last time I checked, tan

do anything; I’ll even buy you an unlimited package so you can tan two times a day if I ask you to. My buddies and I were talking, and we all agreed that for you to be considered a “hot chick,” or even a “7,” your skin needs to be at least 15 shades darker than your hair. Right now you’re at about four shades, and I’m a little disappointed, to say the least. You know what? I think I’m going to bring Jenn to Madhatters this Thursday. As you can probably tell by the misshapen moles that have been appearing on unassuming parts of her body, Jenn has gotten to the Level Four tanning beds, which should be both your and every other woman’s life goal. You may think it’s harsh, but in the beginning of this relationship you agreed to maintain hotness to make me look good, and you are simply not putting enough carcinogens into your body to be

considered attractive. ...You’re going to the Tan Shack now? Now we’re talkin’. Nothing gives me a bigger boner than a girl who will develop melanomas in the future. Because at least you’ll look back and know you were smokin’ hot at one point in your life, before having to deal with all those malignant tumors! For now, just live life to the fullest and keep in mind that no man can ever love a pale woman. Baby, if you ever want to look like a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, which is the epitome of natural and obtainable feminine beauty, then you’ll nuke your skin right down to the dermis. Go get that sexy cancer, cowgirl! The Tan Shack currently has specials for the month of February! We are now offering half off one Substitute Self Esteem, so we hope to see you in before Valentine’s Day! For more enticing offers, please contact VP at evanpay@wisc.edu.

ASK THE DEER CARDINAL Life is hard. The Deer Cardinal is here to help.

As usual, all you sad sacks out there seem to be having trouble with your Valentine’s Day plans, so I’ve devoted an entire column to addressing all your romance needs for the upcoming holiday. Deer Cardinal, It’s almost Valentine’s Day, and my girlfriend says she doesn’t want anything special for the big day. Using what little intuition I have, though, I assume she’s lying. What kind of gift can I get her that shows her I care, but didn’t overexert myself after she said it wasn’t a big deal? —Dave F. Tidal Wave Dave— You’re pretty intuitive for a guy with a nickname as stupid as “Tidal Wave.” The ﬁrst rule of relationships is to absolutely never trust what your signiﬁcant other

says, so your assumption that her “no gifts” policy didn’t actually mean “no gifts” is a good one. Now, you need to make a relatively simple gift that’s sweet and effective. You can’t be too cheap though—no girl actually wants a mixtape entitled “slow jamz ’08.” Instead, try something like a home-cooked dinner with a nice ambiance (candles, soft jazz, no “Star Wars” place mats). Pasta is incredibly cheap and easy to make, yet somehow comes off as a totally romantic thing to make, mostly because of what’s known as the “Lady and the Tramp” effect. For a little added raunchiness, serve your girl some noodles, then tell her you brewed up a batch of your own special sauce. If she doesn’t throw you on the table and mount you right there, it’s just not meant to be.

Deer Cardinal, My boyfriend is a total goof. He doesn’t really buy into the whole concept of Valentine’s Day (he calls it “Hallmark Day”) and usually just bags on people who get too sentimental with it. Is there anything I can get him to put a smile on his cynical face, or am I destined to sit in the food court and laugh at lovey-dovey couples with him? —Patty H. Chicken Patty— While people-watching is always a worthwhile endeavor, I can understand your frustration with your boyfriend. He’s too clever, too snarky and too judgmental for his own good. So, your best bet is to make him laugh while still letting him know you love him. My suggestion would be to head to the

nearest supermarket and get the rarest steak you can. Dice it into little pieces, and tape them to a card. At dinner, give him the little bloody blobs and write in the card “For this Valentine’s Day, I wanted to give you a piece of my heart. The hospital bill is in the mail.” A move like this should be just the right mix of funny and morbid for your man, and I’m sure he’ll enjoy the hell out of those steak tips, too. Wish you were as cool as Deer Cardinal? Of course you do, he’s pretty much the coolest person ever. E-mail him for life lessons at deerca rdinal@dailycardinal.com.

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Quaker Steak & Lube to take place of Uno

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Lawyer Bill Marler discussed his prosecution experiences during his lecture on food-borne illnesses Monday.

Lawyer shares views on food-borne illness By Lydia Statz The Daily Cardinal

Lawyer Bill Marler shared some of his two decades of experience prosecuting cases of food-borne illness Monday night at Memorial Union. Part of the Distinguished Lecture Series, his lecture focused on the method his firm uses on food manufacturers to hold them accountable when consumers fall ill. Citing statistics that show a quarter of the U.S. population falls victim to a food-borne illness each year, he said improper food sanitation is a significant national problem. “The reality in America … is that we poison a lot of people,” Marler said. “It’s a serious threat to our nation, and it’s a serious threat to public health.” Although news of large outbreaks can trigger a massive consumer response, Marler said much of that panic may be unnecessary. He said a lengthy investigative process means the public does not hear about most outbreaks until months after they are over. He gave a brief history of some of the major cases he’s prosecuted, including the well-known 1993 e. coli outbreak attributed to Jack in the Box restaurants, which sickened over 600 patrons, killing five. The Odwalla Corporation was another major company his firm took legal action against for selling unpas-

carp from page 1 with respect to the locks,” he said. Officials hope to have a final report by next month, which will provide more information about the navigational locks. However, Doyle said, “Closing the locks is not the single answer to this by any means.” According to Doyle, the navigational locks were not built as fish barriers, so closing them will not necessarily prevent the carp from reaching the Great Lakes. Gov. Pat Quinn of Illinois said shipping from Chicago would have to be rerouted at currently undetermined costs if the navigational locks are closed. Doyle said that despite these challenges, it is important to act quickly to prevent the invasion of Asian carp into the Great Lakes. “What I have said and tried to convince the administration is that the long-term effects of allowing the carp are irreversible,” he said. “The effects of closing the locks and moving some of that shipping to rail and truck are not.”

teurized juice that allegedly sickened children. In this case, the U.S. Army previously declined to purchase their products after an inspection of the production facility did not meet their sanitation standards. Marler said this was one of many examples in which companies failed to heed warnings. “If they couldn’t sell their juice to the U.S. Army, what were they doing selling it to kids and pregnant moms?” he said. In each of these and many other cases, Marler’s firm sued the food manufacturers on behalf of the victims who fell ill from their products. Marler said his experience dealing with food-borne illnesses has affected his personal eating habits. He said he and his wife try to eat simply, consuming more local food and fewer processed products. “There are a handful of things I will not eat, like hamburger, brats, egg salad,” he said, but added there is no magic formula to stay safe from food-borne illnesses.

The corner of State Street and Gorham Street will be getting a face-lift as Pizzeria Uno Chicago Grill closes to make way for Quaker Steak & Lube. Pizzeria Uno has been paying reduced rent for “a while,” according to Kevin O’Driscoll, director of leasing at Urban Land Interests Inc., the corporation that owns the space. “I’ve been hearing for quite some time that business was way down at Uno’s downtown location,” Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said. Verveer said he believed the

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downturn in the economy, the amount of competition Pizzeria Uno faced from other State Street restaurants and a lack of parking contributed to the restaurant’s need to close. Pizzeria Uno owner Tom Beach could not be reached for comment. O’Driscoll said Urban Land Interests Inc. would have found a new tenant some time ago if it were not for the 365-day rule associated with the Alcohol License Density Ordinance. The rule requires landlords to find a new tenant within 365 days of releasing their previous tenant if they

want to retain their alcohol license. “We’ve been contacted by several operators … looking to locate a bar on the State Street or Capitol area, and my answer to them was flat out, ‘You’re not going to get a liquor license and so I’m not going to be able to lease it to you,’” O’Driscoll said. O’Driscoll said he expects Quaker Steak and Lube to open their new location sometime this summer. “I think [Quaker Steak and Lube] will be great for State Street,” he said. “They’re going to bring a lot of new life downtown.” —Grace Urban

roughly 140 feet from the water. Members of the public took turns at the podium voicing support either for or against the Hammes Co. project. Adam Plotkin, president of the Mansion Hill Steering Committee, said “by nearly every measureable standard, the Edgewater proposal is [not within the scale] of the Mansion Hill neighborhood.” A member of the Landmarks

Commission said the overarching reason for that commission’s “By nearly every measureable denial of the proposal was the standard, the Edgewater pro“gross volume” of the structure. posal is [not within the scale] of Hammes Co. has not the Mansion Hill neighborhood.” addressed the size of the structure since cutting the number of Adam Plotkin proposed floors to eight. president Mansion Hill Steering Committee Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, closed the proceedings by voicing her support for the renovation of the terrace and access to the lakeEdgewater. She cited plentiful front are two key tenets within green space within the public the proposed plan.

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it likely won’t pass this session.

by CCAP.” In a memo to lawmakers, Schneider said his office “has hundreds of letters from people all over Wisconsin … that are still dealing with the presumptive guilt that WCCA continues to endorse.” Peter Fox, executive director of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association, said he was not surprised to hear Schneider’s claims were an exaggeration. “I have heard [Schneider] present the same information, and it simply didn’t jive with information that I had,” he said. Fox, who is against the bill, said

“I think Schneider’s colleagues will not look kindly upon this.”

Peter Fox executive director Wisconsin Newspaper Association

“I think Schneider’s colleagues will not look kindly upon this,” he said. State Rep. Kelda Helen Roys, D-Madison, who introduced the bill with Schneider to the Committee on State Affairs

and Homeland Security, said Schneider’s overstatement in his memo will “have zero effect” on the vote in the Assembly. Although Roys said this is not “a big scandal or anything,” she agreed with Fox that it probably will not pass this session. She said even if the bill does not pass, it will still raise awareness about the issues of privacy and discrimination associated with full public access to CCAP. “I hope that this bill is going to open the way for the legislature to seriously grapple with the fact that the idea of innocent until proven guilty is not a reality in our current society,” she said.

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Happy birthday, Derek Sandberg’s sister. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older. dailycardinal.com/comics

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Easy as Powdered Toast

Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Ludicrous Linguistics

By Celia Donnelly donnelly.celia@gmail.com

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

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

Sid and Phil Classic

By Alex Lewein alex@sidandphil.com

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Crustaches

Charlie and Boomer

By Patrick Remington premington@wisc.edu

By Natasha Soglin soglin@wisc.edu

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com

No Way! ACROSS 1 Sodas 5 Counts’ equivalents 10 Palm used for thatching 14 Have an edge against 15 Lie in store for 16 Degree candidate’s exam 17 Serious 19 Bulb rating 20 Formal order 21 Country encircled by South Africa 23 “My Name is ___ Lev” (Potok novel) 24 Sentry’s attribute 26 Italian white wine 28 Grass square 29 Bond creator Fleming 32 Pasture 33 Chaotic brawl 37 Movement leaders 42 “Same here” 43 Corn holder 44 “___ Back” (Beatles hit) 45 Cow’s mouthful 47 Gloomy anxiety 50 Abs descriptor 54 Big name in watches

8 Unstable 5 59 In a macabre manner 60 Bank concern 61 “Read my lips” declaration 64 Not of the clergy 65 Burial plot 66 Depression in a surface 67 Diarist Frank 68 Disparaging look 69 Historic chapters DOWN 1 Zoo favorite 2 Certain woodwind 3 Half of a famous puppet team 4 Reserves for future use 5 With the greatest of ___ 6 Reaction to a masterwork 7 Bled 8 Twisted thread 9 Ranch animals 10 “I’m not surprised!” 11 More than annoyed 12 Primrose and bridle 13 Low women? 18 Infamous emperor 22 Leaf aperture

4 Affirm positively 2 25 Pacer, in racing 27 Chicken ___ king 29 Darwin follower? 30 Noshed 31 Cole who was King 34 Chicken part 35 Obsolete preposition 36 Planner’s fig. 38 “Impossible!” 39 Be skeptical 40 Halftime marchers 41 Chang’s bosom buddy? 46 Events 48 Nullify an edit 49 Violent denunciation 50 Washington town, when repeated 51 Type of flu 52 Toklas’ partner 53 It has a cupule 55 Social event 56 Likhovtseva of women’s tennis 57 Covered porticos, in Greek architecture 59 Pitcher by the sink 62 Scotsman’s “no” 63 Preholiday night

Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

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Good bands can also do good deeds JUSTIN STEPHANI j.j. dilla

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The most recent adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel, ‘Dear John,’ stars Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried. The pair’s chemistry makes them one of the best movie couples today.

New Sparks movie stays ‘Dear’ to heart By Caitlin Furin THE DAILY CARDINAL

In his typical romantic fashion, Nicholas Sparks brought us a story of young love tested by distance and time in his novel “Dear John.” Now, thanks to director Lasse Hallström, an adaptation of Sparks’ novel has hit the big screen, promising to bring with it plenty of tears. For those who are fans of Sparks’ work or merely die-hard romantics, the movie is sure to be an enjoyable experience. However, some may leave the theater with mixed feelings, thinking this is a story they have seen and heard many times before. Set in Charleston, N.C., “Dear John” tells the story of John Tyree (Channing Tatum), a rebellious young man who, not really knowing what to do with his life, has recently enlisted in the Army. Having grown up in a single-parent household, John leads the life of a loner. However, everything changes when he meets Savannah (Amanda Seyfried), a student at the University of North Carolina who is spending her spring break in Charleston building a home for a poor family. Over the span of two weeks, Savannah falls in love with John despite knowing he must ﬁnish his tour. Promising his feelings will never change, John returns to the Middle East to serve his country, and with him he brings a letter from Savannah. In her letter, Savannah tells John to write everything down so they will be with each other even though they are half a world apart.

For those who are fans of Sparks’ work or merely die-hard romantics, the movie is sure to be an enjoyable experience.

As the ﬁnal year of John’s tour passes, dozens of letters are written and countless stories shared. John has ﬁnally found someone to live for, and with only a few months remaining in his service, he longs to return home to North

Carolina one last time. Then tragedy strikes: the attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City force John to consider signing on for two more years in the Army. On a brief visit home, John breaks the news to Savannah, who knows she can’t do anything but let John return to base. After he is deployed again, Savannah continues to write letters to John. After some time, however, the letters suddenly stop, and two months later John receives word from Savannah that she is engaged to another man.

usic has acquired a unique place in our society’s hypermedia atmosphere. Audiences are segmented in more ways than you can fold a single sheet of paper, and mainstream markets borrow or buy trendy sensibilities only after a year or two of sustained appeal. There’s no better time to interpret this (i.e. trends) than in the most-valued arena for media exposure our country experiences: the Super Bowl. This event notoriously brings out the best—most valuable—ideas of the advertising industry, but this year the music attempted to steal the spotlight, with commercialism being undercut by the standup morals of a few indie rockers. And since good music is, well, totally cool, it is only the purest of indie gems that make their way onto the likes of Volkswagen or Apple commercials. Sunday was a landmark because it forced me to avoid cynicism. So what if Postal Service and Feist managed to annoy old fans after lending their ubertrendiness out? It means a few more previously unaware fans can recognize talented musicians. Plus, if you couldn’t get enough of Postal Service before, Owl City has taken the lead as the mainstream musics’s favorite tribute band!

The breadwinner from this year’s Super Bowl, however, was a guaranteed ear-perker for the NFL Network in Arcade Fire’s “Wake Up.”

What these undeniably infectious songs do is open the door between indie success and mainstream exposure, even if 95 percent of the mainstream audience doesn’t care to peek through to the other side, a market stubbornness that prevents many musical trends from dying of overexposure. Along with that, they have also initiated a treasure hunt among ad teams

for the latest in pop perfection. Last year brought many contenders to the table. Phoenix already splashed down earlier in the year, lending “1901” to Cadillac, and during the Super Bowl, another surefire single was adorned by Volkswagen: Grizzly Bear’s “Two Weeks.” Auto-Tune also got a satirical nod from Bud Light, which officially makes that technical crutch uncool in rap, even if it was being hated on.

And since good music is, well, totally cool, it is only the purest of indie gems that make their way onto the likes of Volkswagen or Apple commercials.

The breadwinner from this year’s Super Bowl, however, was a guaranteed ear-perker for the NFL Network in Arcade Fire’s “Wake Up.” Not just that there was controversy between these two parties in 2008 and the fact that it’s an identiﬁable tune, but the real story here is what requires me to put aside all cynicism. Arcade Fire accomplish the opposite of selling out—even though, by association, they advertised for one of my least-favorite events in sports, the NFL draft—as they are donating all proceeds from the commercial to the Haiti relief effort organized by Partners In Health. Even though the song already approaches classic status and even though the NFL didn’t see this as a PR opportunity to piggyback the band’s generosity and join in on the giving, the ad proves that the indie music world has again found itself ahead of the mainstream curve, taking advantage of their “cool” status for good purposes. But still, how ironic is it that indie music is able to take its 30-second spotlight and use it for something admirable, while corporate monsters make a hobby of buying their cool factor to improve image, i.e. the opposite of “trendy”? Maybe throwing money around is the only way these ads can be useful. Maybe I shouldn’t be so judgmental of the media since I’m so invested in it myself. Either way, it’s nice to know good music still identifies with good morals. Hate that indie music was used in Super Bowl commercials? Explain why to Justin at jstephani@wisc.edu.

As far as acting goes, Tatum and Seyfried do a good job of portraying Sparks’ characters.

Heartbroken, John burns all of the letters and puts Savannah out of his mind. But an unexpected return home a few years later brings John and Savannah together once again, and the two ﬁnd their feelings haven’t changed. As far as acting goes, Tatum and Seyfried do a good job of portraying Sparks’ characters. With movies like “Mamma Mia!,” Seyfried has had a successful acting career so far and has stepped up her performances since her appearance in “Mean Girls.” Many can agree that Tatum’s recent role in “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” was anything but extraordinary, but “Dear John” proves he may still have some relatively good acting skills. The pair together may be the best romantic couple since Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling, who played the couple in the adaptation of Sparks’ novel “The Notebook.” The plot remains very similar to the rest of Sparks’ ﬁlm adaptations. As expected, many women (and possibly some men) will cry sympathetic tears as they watch John and Savannah’s story unfold. It may not be a big change from your normal “boy meets girl” scenario, but “Dear John” tells a heart-breaking story that many will love.

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Grizzly Bear were one of the many indie bands to show up in Super Bowl ads. Bands like Arcade Fire and Postal Service also had their music accompany commercials.

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By John Liesveld opinion@dailycardinal.com

Government and society can’t ignore homelessness MELISSA GRAU opinion columnist

World needs inspiration and imagination for innovation The second day of a week-long look at science education in America ANTHONY CEFALI opinion columnist

ate last week, scientists at CERN announced they would be turning the Large Hadron Collider back on. The world’s largest physics experiment broke down shortly after its first test runs in 2008 and has only been tested once since then. Unfortunately, the LHC will operate at half power for the next two years before being turned off yet again for another year’s worth of repairs. So science lurches forward, smashing together protons in search of elusive particles needed to fill holes in equations and answer some pretty heavy-handed questions. Some expect to find the Higgs boson particle from LHC experimentation, others expect to find that we’ve been wrong about everything for a long time, this is the beauty of science. The process isn’t glamorous, it has taken 15 years and over $9 billion to build the LHC. Nor is it unanimous, but this is how we do science now. The figurative rockstar scientists of our generation are looking inward for their answers, combing through information at the microscopic level for a better understanding of our world. To some, myself included, this prospect is astounding. To the general public, though, science has zoomed in too far for the information to be practical. In the State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama talked rather extensively about everything—except science education. Sure, he mentioned that we were going to get our science and math rankings back up with a more poetic version of Bush’s abysmal No Child Left Behind, but what do middle school and high school students care about world science rankings? Raising standards will only enforce the status quo that’s

steeped in economically compensating an abstract deﬁnition of success. We need to give American students a pivot point; some sort of touchstone where they can begin to explore what science has to offer and further it in their own way. What’s being left out of this particular equation is inspiration—inspiration we haven’t seen since Apollo 11. But the question is: How do we inspire our science program to shoot for the moon, or at least our own modern equivalent? “We live in a more cynical, skeptical world today,” said Ron Seely, a science writer for the Wisconsin State Journal and UW-Madison senior lecturer of life science communications. “It takes a lot to cause mouths to drop and eyes to widen.”

It certainly has become much harder to get people interested in doing science again. The space program is economically fatigued, and many people and politicians are calling for an end to NASA funding. Space exploration has become a political talking point that doesn’t carry that same sense of wonderment that it once did. But there are plenty of lessons to take away from the Apollo program, concepts that should be applied to the now pending Constellation Program, as well as other scientiﬁc endeavors. The moon landing taught us that we all had something to contribute to science. It started a conversation and put a bold public face to the sciences as well as the reach of human ambition. That whole feeling has worn off, though, and we’re stuck with a rift between those who make science happen and those who beneﬁt from it.

The conversation has become really one-sided, science attracting strictly “numbers people” and the humanities attracting “creative people.” The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery is seeking to blur the lines between the two, and it’s about time. Our frontiers have changed since 1969, but the way we go about science really hasn’t. We’ve begun to explore other fields like particle physics, string theory and the ever-impressive field of paleobiology. These are all worthwhile endeavors, each one providing us with interesting answers and even more interesting questions. But none of our modern scientific accomplishments, with the exception of paleobiology, has reached out to the public like the moon landing did. So, what is our final frontier? Who will be our man on the moon? “What would really be remarkable would be to find a way to awaken people to the little-appreciated miracles that surround us every day,” Seely said. “How to open eyes to all that is strange and stunning about life—that’s the real challenge.” This couldn’t be more true—the final frontier is all around us. Though “On the Origin of Species” was published 150 years ago in November 1859, it has provided us with the framework for studying our final frontier—the planet Earth, past and present. With new knowledge and great computational power comes great responsibility. Recent developments in both the sciences and the humanities have made the understanding of the Earth as a series of complex processes entirely possible, the next step is to use them to our advantage. Our man on the moon will be someone who steps up and rattles the old scientific paradigms so that all of our loose data and theoretical work falls into place. They need to provide us with the inspiration to look within to see that science is a narrative and that we are all a part of it. Anthony Cefali is a senior majoring in biology and English. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

he Bohemian life, la vie Boheme, of “Rent’s” star-studded cast illuminated the stage for four days at Madison’s Overture Center two weeks ago, and I was among the lucky ones to be touched by not only the amazing musical talents of the performers, but by the enduring message. “Rent” was created to mirror humanity in its purest form, depicting extreme poverty, disease and heartache. It was a successful Broadway tour because it touches people emotionally, connecting people in “an isolating age.” Walking back down State Street after the show in the frigid winter air, cold despite my warm clothes, my attention was drawn to the homeless not on stage, but on the street. They did not belt out the chords of “Life Support,” but their plight struck me in a way it had not before. I did not see these people as annoying panhandlers or creepy old men. Like the song “La Vie Boheme,” I saw these people as “an us, instead of a them.” This perspective needs to be adopted by college students and politicians alike. Instead of being a marginalized part of society, the homeless State Street family deserves attention. In Dane County alone, the recession caused over 800 foreclosures, and the number has not stopped growing. More and more people, a signiﬁcant number being children, now share the plight of the people who have called State Street home for years. But statistics do not humanize this problem. It is seeing, I mean really seeing, the man whose glasses fog up at night and whose limbs are stiff because it is so cold. It is realizing that homelessness could face many of us as college loans pile up alongside credit-card debt and too-high housing costs. It is understanding that these people have talents, have families, have loved and lost and probably cheer for the Badgers, too. Besides changing the mindset of us Badgers and our politicians, we need to change our priorities. Assembly Bill 72 was introduced in February 2009 and would grant funding to shelters and facilities to

help homeless individuals near the Capitol. It is now February 2010 and, despite politicians being empathetic and positive about the bill, nothing has happened. Another year has gone by, affecting more people. Seasons have changed, and it is winter again, with no more shelter or protection for those who face the cold for longer than just walking to class. The bill that would aid the growing homeless population is just sitting there.

Like most passersby walking down State Street, the government is rejecting the homeless.

What is not just sitting at the desks of our politicians is the new plan for renovating Peace Park, one of the few places on State Street where the homeless are allowed to panhandle. It seems our government has decided that building a visitors center with an ATM (making it illegal to panhandle in the vicinity), a room for police ofﬁcers and a water fountain at Peace Park is the best way to spruce up downtown. Advocates of the bill claim the visitors center would help with tourism on State Street and they are not trying to disadvantage the homeless. But instead of offering aid and embracing the homeless, like the inactive AB72, this renovation evacuates the park of the homeless, giving them nowhere else to go. Like most passersby walking down State Street, the government is rejecting the homeless. After witnessing the electrifying performances in “Rent,” in which love awakens the characters from their nightmares, I am ashamed of the way in which we treat the homeless in our society. Yes, our society. The vets, the mentally ill, the addicts, the poor and unlucky are just as much a part of Madison as the students receiving an education here. Yet they have been discarded, and when homelessness is increasing, the amount of doorslamming seems to increase as well. “Rent” tells us to measure life in love. Madison, where’s the love? Melissa Grau is a freshman intending to major in secondary education and communication arts. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Super Bowl ad reveals pro-life bias and contempt for public from CBS Many believe that in a country with free speech, CBS should be allowed to air whatever advocacy message they so choose. Others believe that the Super Bowl is about football and it is in poor taste to televise controversial messages during that time. We, however, feel that these sentiments are missing the real point. When CBS rejects progressive advocacy ads, only to bend the rules for a conservative ad, they are sending

a clear message. This is yet another chilling reminder of the conservative bias of media gatekeepers today. Anyone who values fair and unbiased media should be appalled by CBS’s decision to not only run this ad, but ignore the thousands of American citizens who petitioned against it. —Madison Students for Choice

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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Men’s Tennis

Badgers jump in rankings after weekend wins over SMU, UIC By Emma Condon THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin men’s tennis team notched two more wins this weekend with a pair of straightforward victories over Southern Methodist University 4-0 and University of Illinois-Chicago 6-1. The Badgers (6-1), who jumped seven positions in the most recent ITA rankings to No. 25, started the morning against No. 69 SMU (3-3). Doubles play ended in the Badgers’ favor, as they swept matches at all three positions, though they lasted much longer than the straight-set wins would suggest. “SMU is a really good team. They’re definitely under-ranked,” head coach Greg Van Emburgh said. “They’ve got some good guys at the top and are solid all through the lineup.” In singles play the Mustangs bucked back, pushing five out of six matches into first-set tiebreaks, two of which broke in their

favor. At No. 2 sophomore Patrick Pohlmann struggled to make headway against Mustang junior David Costa. The Badger earned seven break opportunities against Costa but was only able to convert on one and ultimately dropped his first set in a tiebreak, as did junior No. 20 Marek Michalicka at No. 1. This time the crucial wins needed to overcome SMU came from the other end of the lineup. “Normally we have our top three guys win matches, but today it was kind of a team win,” freshman Chris Freeman said. “We all stepped up and supported each other, and that was great for us as a team.” At No. 6, senior Michael Dierberger was the first to put down his opponent 6-0, 6-4, followed by Freeman at No. 3, who won a difficult match against bigserving junior Darren Walsh 76(5), 7-5. Freeman said he relished the opportunity to move up to the

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While the Badgers’ top players like Patrick Pohlmann faltered against SMU, their younger players came through for the win.

purdue from page 8 to a big lead early. Wisconsin led 16-6 ﬁve minutes into the game and went into halftime leading by 10, 36-26. Both squads came out of the locker room shooting cold, though. Neither team made a basket until Purdue sunk a pair of free throws at the 17:16 mark of the half. However, the Badgers eventually picked up on offense and extended their lead to 11, taking a 42-31 advantage with 12:32 left to play. However, at the 12:05 mark, the Boilermakers went on a twominute, 8-0 run to cut the Badgers’ lead to just three. Wisconsin regained its defensive poise though, and a pair of Taylor Wurtz 3-pointers allowed the Badgers to maintain a comfortable margin. Wisconsin had never trailed in the game and led the Boilermakers

in the entire contest until Purdue tied the score at 53 with 2:59 left. The Badgers regained the lead at 56-53, but with just 44 seconds remaining in the game, Purdue sophomore guard Brittany Rayburn sunk a 3-pointer to tie the contest. Following a near 3-point miss by Wurtz, Purdue drove the ball to the basket, only to be blocked by Karel. Karel took possession of the ball but, as she was attempting to call a timeout, the officials charged her with a travel. Boilermaker sophomore center Chelsea Jones then drove to the basket and hit the game-winning shot. The advantage that Purdue took with two seconds left marked the ﬁrst and only Boilermaker lead of the night. Karel led Wisconsin in scoring in the game with 13 points, while junior forward Tara Steinbauer and

top spots for his team. “It was a big confidence booster for me. I had some tough matches, played some good doubles and carried it through to the singles,” said Freeman, who stepped up again that afternoon as No. 2 singles against UIC. “It’s a leadership position, and for me to come out with a win is just helpful for me.”

“Normally we have our top three guys win matches, but today it was kind of a team win.” Chris Freeman freshman UW Men’s Tennis

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Jordy Murray was one of nine players called for penalties against Minnesota-Duluth Jan. 30. He stayed out of the box against Michigan.

eaves from page 8 Senior Luke Rassow-Kantor tallied the final win 7-6(5), 6-2 for the Badgers to clinch the match 4-0 and stop play after over three and a half hours of competition, leaving the Badgers an hour and a half before they took the court against UIC. The Flames (2-5) opened play with little fight in doubles, and the Badgers surged ahead with strong victories across the board. In singles the Badgers continued more comfortably than before, collecting five first sets and only facing one tiebreak. Michalicka dominated UIC’s Bastian Harbo, shutting the senior out of the match completely 6-0, 6-0. With similar results in four other positions, Wisconsin dismissed the Flames 6-1. According to Van Emburgh, Saturday’s victories mark the beginning of a season that will only get more difficult for the squad. “We still haven’t even come close to our conference season, we have a really tough match with Nebraska on Thursday and ... from here on out it’s going to be really, really competitive,” Van Emburgh said. “This should really get us feeling good about where our ranking is, what our record is, and really have a lot of confidence going into the rest of the season.” No. 66 Nebraska (3-2) will meet up with Wisconsin Thursday, Feb. 11 in Madison before the Badgers leave for Texas A&M this weekend. Play begins at 4 p.m. at Nielsen Tennis Stadium. Wurtz each added nine. The Badgers shot nearly 48 percent from the field and sunk seven 3-pointers on the night, and while Purdue only managed just 39-percent shooting, the Boilermakers contributed six 3pointers of their own. With the loss, the Badgers extend their losing streak in West Lafayette; they have not won a contest WURTZ at Purdue since 1984. Wisconsin will take a week off as they look to pick themselves up next Sunday against Indiana at the Kohl Center. Tip-off for that game is 6 p.m. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

a yearlong endeavor,” Eaves said. “You’ve got to get through a lot of bumps and bruises and grinds and stuff. We look at it as one of our intermediate goals.” Wisconsin will also look to stay disciplined against the Mavericks. After taking 13 penalties in their series ﬁnale against MinnesotaDuluth, the Badgers committed just two against Michigan Saturday. Eaves said that was partially because of refereeing and the team playing smarter thanks to what he called some “subtle moti-

illinois from page 8 inside baskets and McCamey just ﬁnds people.” The Badgers will again rely on the play of their hot-shooting guards and a scoring defense that ranks No. 5 in the nation. Illinois is scoring 74.2 points per contest, but the Badgers’ disciplined defense is only allowing 56.2 points per game. “Obviously we know Illinois is a good team,” sophomore guard Jordan Taylor said. “They’re hot right now, and McCamey is as

stanley cup from page 8 cup to NASA and took it inside a space shuttle. Other times players have gotten a little carried away with the trophy, like the day last summer when the cup took an unplanned swim at a pool party hosted by Penguins legend Mario Lemieux. “We took it out of the pool and let them know you don’t do that with the Stanley Cup,” Bolt said. “They respect trying to win it, they should respect it when they have it.” And while Bolt’s job is awesome, it’s certainly not without a little workplace stress, and when you travel 320 days per year there are bound to be a few slip-ups. A few weeks ago Air Canada accidentally sent the cup to Toronto instead of Vancouver. “It wasn’t a good day,” he said, slightly understating the issue of misplacing the most legendary trophy in sports. Even with the long hours and stress, I would gladly take Bolt’s job, and I doubt he would trade it for anything.

vation” leading up to the Camp Randall game. “If you had been at practice last week you would have seen us stop practice and break up the ﬂow of practice and have the young man who did an infraction during practice drop and give us 25 pushups,” he said. “They are intelligent young guys, and hopefully they get sick of doing push-ups and they’ll keep their sticks and have the right body position so we don’t have to do that.” Wisconsin will face off against Minnesota State at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Kohl Center. good as anyone in the Big Ten and maybe even in the country when he’s playing his game. So they’re a good team, and we’ve just got to get better at what we do to prepare for them.” Both the Badgers and Illini will also pay attention to the game between Purdue and Michigan State that takes place at 8 p.m. If the Boilermakers are able to continue the Spartans’ slide and Wisconsin takes care of business against the Illini, the Badgers would hold a share of the Big Ten lead. “It’s really neat to be able to spend the day with it,” he said. “For me as a hockey fan to go meet some of my idols like Wayne Gretzky and Bobby Orr and spend time with them [and] the cup is always cool.”

Even with the long hours and stress, I would gladly take Bolt’s job, and I doubt he would trade it for anything.

“To be able to hang out with Martin Brodeur and Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby,” he said, rattling off a laundry list of NHL players he has met in the past few years, “I could sit here and throw name after name after name at you.” I’m sure he could, and that’s why Mike Bolt has the best job in the world. Think someone out there has a better gig than the “Keeper of the Cup”? E-mail Nico at savidgewilki @dailycardinal.com.

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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Men’s Basketball

‘Keeper of the Cup’ has a hockey fan’s dream job

Illinois up next as Badgers try for Big Ten title By Nick Schmitt THE DAILY CARDINAL

Two storms are brewing on their inevitable paths toward campus. One brings drifts of snow, and the other, if weathered, could bring the Wisconsin’s men’s basketball team another Big Ten regular season title. The Badgers are coming off a successful week, upsetting Michigan State Tuesday and making easy work of a struggling Michigan team Saturday by dropping 3s like they were Friday morning classes. And Wisconsin’s opponent, Illinois, is coming off its own upset of Michigan State and is on a four-game winning streak. When the two teams meet at 6 p.m. tonight at the Kohl Center, the 40 minutes of play could be an important turning point both teams look back to when the season is over. Wisconsin will face one of the most underrated guards in the conference. After losing his starting job earlier this season, Illinois junior guard Demetri McCamey is back on top as the leader of his

squad. He leads the conference in assists, and in a career game against Michigan State he scored 22 points and dished out 11 assists to stiﬂe the Spartans. “McCamey’s playing really well right now,” senior guard Jason Bohannon said. “He’s being able to do whatever he wants a lot of times. For us it’s going to be key to be able to contain him and make them play within their offense a little more.” The Illini also suit up 7'1" junior center Mike Tisdale. He has the ability to take over a game down low both offensively and defensively. Tisdale, who was once on Wisconsin’s radar as a recruit, has games of 31 points and 11 rebounds against Northwestern and 27 points with nine rebounds against Indiana. He’s averaging 11.7 points and 6.2 rebounds on the season. In addition, head coach Bruce Weber has junior Mike Davis, who leads the team in rebounds with 8.5 per game, and freshman D.J. Richardson, who is third on the team in scoring average with 11.2.

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attack. Lee already has one of the highest goals-against averages in the conference and does not fare much better in save percentage. Lee hasn’t had much help from his offense either, as the Mavericks’ offense has the thirdlowest goals per game average in the WCHA. Compared to Wisconsin, whose 3.75 goals per game is highest in the conference, Minnesota State could be outgunned in the matchup. The Badgers will look for a good showing this weekend not just to build momentum going into the postseason, but also because of the tight race for the WCHA’s regular-season crown. Four points separate the WCHA’s EAVES top ﬁve teams— MinnesotaDuluth, St. Cloud State, Denver, Wisconsin and Colorado College—heading into the home stretch of the regular season. With so many teams in the hunt for the MacNaughton Cup, Eaves said he was reminded of his playing days under former head coach “Badger” Bob Johnson. “I remember as a player, coach Johnson talking about that he thought winning the MacNaughton was harder than winning the national championship because it’s

f you’re lucky enough to ﬁnd them, there are some pretty sweet jobs out there. Who among us wouldn’t want to be a taste tester for the New Glarus Brewing Company, a high-proﬁle movie star or a supercar reviewer? I would probably say any job that would pay me a decent amount of money to talk about sports would be the best gig in the world. But Mike Bolt has all of those dream occupations beat. Sure, Bolt’s job involves some heavy lifting, he spends almost all of his time on the road and his partner gets all of the credit and fame. Still, I’d take his job in a heartbeat, and I guarantee any other sports fan probably would, too. That’s because Bolt is a “Keeper of the Cup”: a Hockey Hall of Fame representative who, for the past 11 years, has brought the Stanley Cup around the globe to hockey legends and fans. In the past decade, Bolt estimates he’s covered more than a million miles with Lord Stanley’s chalice, going everywhere from the hometowns of cup winners to active war zones in Afghanistan to Camp Randall Stadium last week as part of the Camp Randall Hockey Classic. “Any time you travel with any of the players when they get to bring it home and be welcomed and congratulated by their hometown, it’s always very cool,” Bolt said. During the offseason, each member of the championship team gets a day to take the cup anywhere they want. Bolt tells the story of taking the trophy with Sidney Crosby after the Penguins won it last season. “We were at a golf course about a week after they won, and Sidney rolled up in a golf cart with the cup, and somebody goes, ‘Oh, Sid, I’d love to get a picture with you, I don’t mean to bother you.’ And he goes, ‘It’s not a bother, I would take pictures with that thing all day long,’” Bolt said. “He looks up to the cup, he’s star struck with the Stanley Cup,” he said of Crosby. “A lot of hockey players are because that’s what they grew up with.” Like countless hockey fans growing up in Canada, Bolt dreamt of winning the cup one day. Even though his dreams of playing professionally never panned out, this job probably isn’t a bad alternative. Bolt’s job has given him an inside look at hockey players in their most personal moments as they show the cup to their parents. “They get to bring it in and show it to mom and dad and thank them for allowing them to go after their dream of being able to win it,” he said. “That’s really cool to sit back and watch a player being able to share that moment.” Bolt has also been privy to other interesting moments with the Stanley Cup. Wisconsin alumn Brian Rafalski took it out onto a lake when it was his turn, while Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Jay Feaster brought the

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Jordan Taylor and the Badgers will look to keep rolling against Illinois as they jostle for position atop the Big Ten standings. Wisconsin assistant coach Gary Close headed the scout team for the upcoming game and sees Illinois as a dual-threat team. “They can score inside,” he said. “They can score [outside]. They can take it to the hoop, and

that’s why they’re shooting a real high percentage. They’re shooting a high percentage from three, and they’re shooting a high percentage from two because they get some illinois page 7

Men’s Hockey

Eaves not worried about letdown this weekend By Nico Savidge THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Alyssa Karel was the hero against Minnesota, but her traveling call helped set up Purdue’s game-winning basket with two seconds to go.

Late scoring bites UW back as Purdue scores dramatic win By Mark Bennett THE DAILY CARDINAL

Less than three days after defeating the Minnesota Gophers in dramatic, double-overtime fashion, the Wisconsin women’s basketball team had the tables turned against them Sunday night on the road at Purdue. The Badgers held a comfortable lead for most of the contest. However, with 10 seconds left in the game and a chance to break a tie, junior guard Alyssa Karel

traveled, and the ball went to Purdue. The Boilermakers took advantage of the turnover and sunk the game-winning jumper with just two seconds left, as the Badgers fell 58-56. The loss dropped Wisconsin to 7-6 in Big Ten play and a tie with Penn State for third place. As has been the trend for the Badgers in many of their recent contests, the team jumped out purdue page 7

After the emotional high of a victory in the ﬁrst ever Camp Randall Hockey Classic, men’s hockey head coach Mike Eaves said he is not worried about a letdown as his team prepares to face struggling Minnesota State this weekend. According to Eaves, the No. 3 Badgers will have plenty of motivation because of their high ranking and chances for postseason success. “With so much at stake, I don’t think it’s going to be hard,” he said. “My hope and [the] hope of our staff is the fact that what’s at stake will be enough motivation for them to stay on course, and it will be part of [my] task as a coach to make sure that happens.” Not only will the excitement of Camp Randall Stadium be hard to match, but Wisconsin will also have to keep playing its best hockey against a weaker opponent. The last time the Badgers had a series against an unranked opponent was Dec. 4 and 5 against Michigan Tech. Minnesota State comes into the series having ﬂoundered in WCHA play up to this point. The Mavericks are 6-13-1 against conference opponents this season, though they did manage to split their earlier series with Wisconsin when the Badgers went to Mankato. Sophomore Minnesota State goalie Austin Lee will face a tough test from Wisconsin’s scoring