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Church ordains first openly gay minister Westboro Baptist Church protests, supporters of minister counter By Taylor Harvey The Daily Cardinal
The United States Presbyterian Church ordained the first openly gay minister in the nation Saturday morning at Madison’s Covenant Presbyterian Church, while both protesters and counterprotesters staged demonstrations outside. Scott Anderson, 56, was ordained as a minister in front of 325 people after he was removed from the U.S. Presbyterian Church because of his sexual orientation in 1990, a time when homosexuals were banned from clergy, The Wisconsin State Journal reported Saturday. The church’s regional governing council voted in May of this year to permit openly gay men and women to be ordained. “To the thousands of Presbyterians who have worked and prayed for almost 40 years
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Westboro Baptist Church, known for its anti-homosexual activism, protested an openly gay minister’s ordination and prompted a counter protest of about 100 people Saturday. for this, I give thanks,” Anderson told The State Journal. “And I give thanks for those who disagree with what we’re doing today yet
who know that we are one in Jesus Christ.” Anderson’s friends and supporters gave the newly ordained
Regents OK new building
Occupy Madison brings national protest to city By Samy Moskol The Daily Cardinal
System leaders approve Nursing School building By Anna Duffin The Daily Cardinal
The UW System Board of Regents approved building designs for a new $52.8 million UW-Madison School of Nursing facility Friday. Construction is expected to begin April 21, 2012 and to be completed by September 2014. The building will be located on the corner of Highland Avenue and Observatory Drive. According to the campaign’s website, the project is necessary for the School of Nursing to address the increased demand for nurses as the overall population ages. UW-Madison School of Nursing Dean Kathryn May said the building project will
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minister a “thunderous standing ovation and began roaring with cheers,” according to the Associated Press.
Nine members of Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., an organization known for strong anti-homosexual activism and promotion, gathered outside the church to protest Anderson’s ordination. “Scott Anderson has no hope of heaven, and you know it. Yet, you refuse to tell him the truth and enable him in his sin,” the church said in a statement on its website. Anderson called the church’s protests a “sad, kind of sideshow,” but said, “they’re certainly entitled to their opinion,” according to The Wisconsin State Journal. In response to the WBC protests, about 100 counter protesters gathered outside the church. The counter protesters waved rainbow flags and ran a food drive in opposition to the WBC’s picket. “Let’s turn WBC’s negativity into something positive,” organizer Polly Shoemaker said on the counter-protest Facebook event page. “It may not be as fun as poking the crazy, but it’s better for everyone.” The church hired two Madison police officers to monitor the event, but no problems were reported.
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Occupy Madison held its first general assembly meeting in Reynolds Park Friday.
What do they want?
The protest’s working demands, according to Occupy Madison fair and just economic • Asystem that benefits all
• Protection of the
Real democracy that allows • the voices of the 99 percent
An end the assault of the top 1 • percent on workers’ rights and
• The end of institutionalized
• End the wars and redirect
humanity not solely the 1 percent
to heard and acted upon
racism, sexism, homophobia and attacks on immigrants
environment, a sustainable economy and an end to reckless pollution repeal of all anti-union laws
military spending to social programs
As more protesters take to the streets in New York City, demonstrators brought the Occupy Wall Street movement to Madison over the weekend. The populist protests, which started in lower Manhattan Sept. 17 are based on the message that corporations and the wealthy have too much influence in politics. The Occupy Madison branch held its first general assembly meeting Friday at Reynolds Park, with roughly 200 people in attendance. Some protesters have been camping overnight, although they are not allowed to use tents or cook food. Madison police have a constant presence at the park. Volunteers discussed six demands at Saturday’s general assembly meeting. The list of demands included “a fair and just economic system” and “the end of institutionalized racism, sexism, homophobia and attacks on immigrants.” “It disgusts me that people
in power don’t realize that they’re hurting all of us, and I believe that America should help each other,” participant Ben Perreth said. Perreth, who suffers from Arteriovenous Malformation, a condition which caused him to have a hemorrhage at age 7, emphasized the need to preserve health-care programs like Medicaid without which, he said, “I’d be dead.” Another participant, David Gilbert-Pederson said the movement, which calls itself “The 99 percent silent majority,” is demanding government care about “human need more than corporate profit.” “There’s only one other percent [that] controlled both sides of the debate,” GilbertPederson said. UW-Madison history professor William Jones questioned whether the movement’s goals were too unfocused. While the collective bargaining protests had a direct “union
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“…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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riting this column is tricky business. I tend to be of the persuasion that the more you push the envelope the funnier things become. That said, we live in an age where almost everything we ever do is permanently documented online, and thus able to come back and haunt us.
I am merely the vehicle through which a person of nobility (i.e. Scott Walker), delivers his works.
Usually I do not worry about this too much. I am a big proponent of untagging photos on Facebook, and I make a point not to discuss all the felonies
I have committed via status updates. This column, therefore, is my biggest liability. Pushing the envelope can cost you, and try as I may to censor myself, I have too much faith in comedy to completely water my writings down. Because of this, I live with a permanent gnawing feeling in the pit of my stomach because I know, at some point in the future, an employer is going to discover my columns. Ergo, please allow me to use this opportunity to explain myself, and hope like hell this is one of the first columns my potential boss reads. Dear future employer, Why hello! It appears as though you have discovered I’m a page two columnist for The Daily Cardinal. Seeing as I don’t include this job on my resume, these clips in my portfolio or this experience in my job interviews, you must have stumbled across them doing a Google search or something of the like. You are quite thorough, you sneaky devil. Good for you! You probably have a few
questions about what you have found, so let me set the record straight right now. God’s honest truth: I did not write any of these articles. Similar to William Shakespeare, I am merely the vehicle through which a person of nobility (i.e. Scott Walker) delivers his works.
The year has only just begun, and I have a feeling things could get a bit more vulgar.
Oh, you read the article where “I” discussed hiding “my” vibrator? Well, Scotty does love those, though I must admit I was a bit perplexed reading about his fear of his parents finding his vibrator when he died. You would think he would be more concerned with the stability of Wisconsin’s economy or the fact that he is a grade-A asshat, but no. Vibrators took the cake. What about me? No, I do not
have a vibrator, and it is definitely not hot pink. In fact, I think vibrators are evil tools created for the purpose of making men irrelevant on the sexual landscape. We should stop talking about this now. I think it is in both of our best interests that this be the last page two column of “mine” you read. The year has only just begun, and I have a feeling things could get a bit more vulgar. Just as he uses his Twitter account to channel his inner female teenybopper, this column is Scott’s way of gabbing with his 20-something constituents. The governor tells this great story about how his boss felt he displayed too much cleavage in the workplace one day, and I bet Scotty will want to share that tale with his peeps (minus you). With that, thank you for your interest. You may put my resume through the shredder now. Sincerely, “Jacqueline” Are you an employer impressed by Jacqueline’s candid sass? Then offer her a swank job with a pension at jgoreily@wisc.edu.
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By Rachel Cohen
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A 47-year-old University graduate, characterized by a former teacher as a “very competent student” and a “talented classical pianist,” defected to the Soviet Union Wednesday to escape political persecution. Arnold Lockshin, a biochemist and oncologist, claims he was fired from his job as head of the cancer research laboratory at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Houston, Texas, because he opposed U.S. foreign policy. He arrived in Moscow with his wife and three children on Wednesday, according to the Soviet news agency Tass. “We thought this was a place that where we could raise our children without harassment, where I will be able to work,” Lockshin said. He hopes his family will be able to lead “a normal productive life.” Lockshin came to Madison from Berkeley, Calif., recieving his master’s degree in 1963 and his Ph.D. in 1965, according to Robert Burris. professor emeritus in the Biochemistry Department. Burris, who had Lockshin as a student, described him as “a very nice guy. He had a good cultural background and was a good reseracher. He was bright and had a fine record.” He added Lockshin was fairly active in politics. Burris questioned the motives of Dr. John Stehlin, the scientific director of the research foundation at St.
Joseph’s who fired Lockshin. Stehlin alleged that Lockshin was not fired for political reasons. “We were not pleased with his performance,” he said. Burris, however, pointed out that in the last six years, Stehlin has published nine articles with Lockshin. “If Lockshin isn’t doing his job,” Burris contended, “why did Stehlin write all those articles with him? I think that’s a good question put to Stehlin. “I haven’t seen Lockshin in years and I don’t know what is going on in Texas, but if he’s publishing in scientific journals, he must be doing his job,” he continued. Stehlin, however, said that Lockshin was “a decent person, but his performance deteriorated during the past six months. Just that, simply that, and nothing else.” Tass, on the oter hand, quoted Lockshin as saying he and his wife made a “very difficult” decision to leave the United States because of
persecution stemming from his active struggle against the dangerous aspects of the foreign policy of the Republican administration.” Lockshin also said he feels that the FBI took measures against his family, according to Tass. He told the news agency that his phone was tapped, mail was opened, they were followed, and they recieved provacative phone calls. Burris said he would be “surprised if Lockshin knew anything important enough to warrant tapping his phone.” In Washington, government officials have denied involvement. State Department spokesperson Pete Martinez said, “As an American citizen, Mr. Lockshin is welcome to travel to and from the United States whenever he chooses and is free to choose his place of residence. “The statements attributed to Mr. Lockshin alleging that the U.S. government harassed him and threatened his life because of political opinions are patently absurd.”
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NRA criticizes possible concealed carry rules The National Rifle Association and the author of a new law allowing gun owners to carry concealed weapons have criticized the Department of Justice, saying it’s too stringent in interpreting the law. The DOJ has yet to enact rules interpreting the law, which goes into effect Nov. 1, and Democrats have complained the Legislature passed the law without a clear idea of how it would be enacted. The National Rifle Association sent a letter to Attorney General J.B.Van Hollen Wednesday criticizing the DOJ saying he was contemplating placing too many restrictions on the law. “We have received troubling reports that DOJ’s proposed rules to implement the law would contain requirements not present in the law itself,” Chris Cox, executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action, said. Cox said the NRA was concerned with the DOJ’s plan to require those trying to get
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a permit to have four hours of training. State Sen. Pam Galloway, R-Wausau, author of the concealed carry legislation, said in a letter that Van Hollen’s assertion there should be a four-hour training minimum was an “overreach.” “I’m disappointed because I thought the days of agency bureaucrats using administrative rules to change the law would come to an end,” Galloway said. The group took issue with a proposal that could require state and national organizations that train firearms instructors, like the NRA, to obtain the DOJ’s certification as well. Since the NRA is already recognized nationally, Cox said the DOJ has no authority to subject firearms trainers certified under the NRA to be certified under the DOJ. The DOJ will submit the drafted rules to Gov. Scott Walker in the next few days. —Samy Moskol
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Hoofers Sailing Club organized the eighth annual Giant Pumpkin Regatta Saturday. Participants sailed in massive pumpkins developed by a UW professor.
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Assistant dean in the Division of Student Annette McDaniel helped lead the discussion on changes to SOAR that will begin next year.
Changes to come for 2012 SOAR By Cheyenne Langkamp The Daily Cardinal
New changes to Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR) aim at improving advising for incoming freshmen by removing placement testing from the program. The SOAR core planning team discussed the 2012 programming changes at an open forum Friday. Instead of completing placement testing at SOAR, students will take their placement tests at regional testing facilities or ACT testing facilities throughout the country. “Where we’re going [with placement testing] is very complicated,” said Wren Singer, Director of the Center for the First-Year Experience. “But I think that it’s actually better than where we used to be, but may not seem so at the first glance.” Singer said the change will give students advising opportunities on the first day of the program. In the past, the first day has been used for placement testing. The Vision 2012 Committee, which is
occupy from page 1 cause,” Jones said the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations need to “[move] towards more specific demands.” Jones said the Occupy Wall Street protest could continue indefinitely, but the scale remains unknown. Currently there are Occupy meetings in almost 1,140 cities worldwide, according to its website. Gilbert-Pederson, who took part
in charge of advising policy and structure, introduced new advising models for incoming freshmen. “We started by thinking, if we could do anything with SOAR what were we going to do,” Vision Committee chair Diana Maki said. “We challenged our group to think really big.” The new model puts more emphasis on one-on-one advising. It will guarantee students an individual advising appointment during their orientation. The model will also include advising on both days of SOAR, rather than just the second day. According to Maki, advising on the first day will give incoming students the opportunity to discuss their decisions with peers and parents before enrolling in classes on the second day. SOAR dates will no longer include sessions on Sunday. This means the program will have access to resources that are closed on Sunday. The committee will hold another forum in December to report further progress and ask for more feedback. in last spring’s collective bargaining protests, said Wisconsin’s collective bargaining reform is a “symptom” of a greater problem “endemic in our system.” Police will allow Occupy Madison to continue staying in Reynolds Park Monday. Mayor Paul Soglin said in a statement he is currently working with Madison police, parks and health departments to “keep everyone safe.”
A 30-year-old Madison man was punched in the face early Wednesday morning after he and his friend had an altercation with another man, Madison Police reported Friday. The man said he and his friend approached a man smoking on the 600 block of University Avenue after leaving a downtown bar to inquire about buying cigarettes, according to the report. Police said the man asked if he would sell him cigarettes. The suspect then began,
according to the victim, an argument about being a lawyer from Illinois. “The victim turned to his friend to say something like, ‘Can you believe this guy?’” Madison Police Department Spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a statement. “As he did so, the smoker cold cocked the victim in the head.” The injured man was taken to a hospital where he needed several stitches. The suspect fled before police arrived.
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The new 160,000-square-foot nursing building will be located on Highland Avenue and Observatory Drive. It will cost $52.8 million.
nursing school from page 1 improve the future of the nursing program at UW-Madison. “This building will create incredible space for our faculty to teach, our students to learn and for them to create the future of nursing in Wisconsin,” May said on the campaign’s website. “This is designed for the future; that’s the best part.” According to the project’s website, the 160,000-square-foot building could allow the School of Nursing to increase its enrollment by up to 30 percent. About a third of the new building
will go to classroom space. Other areas of the building will contain hospital and home-care simulation rooms and a two-story atrium. Two of the five stories will be devoted to faculty and research space. The total project is expected to cost $52.8 million, with $17.4 million coming from donations, $17.4 million coming from reallocating money originally to be spent on campus maintenance projects and $17.4 million coming from the state’s 2013-’15 capital budget. The campaign has raised over $14.6 million of the private funds needed for the building.
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ith Oscar season ahead, 2011 is looking more and more like the year of the Gosling. In the wake of her Best Actress Oscar win for “Black Swan”, this was promising to be Natalie Portman’s year in the spotlight as Hollywood’s darling. After all, Portman had no less than three movies hit theaters this year.
Clooney has serious Oscar prospects with his other film this year, “The Descendents.”
For a solid eight months straight there was at least one flick featuring Portman playing in theaters at any given time. But, quantity doesn’t always translate to quality. Indeed Natalie put out two abominable clunkers with “Your Highness” and “No Strings Attached”. Ryan Gosling, however, has thankfully stepped in to take her place in the spotlight, by delivering his own three-peat of consistently excellent mov-
ies over the course of 2011. First came “Crazy, Stupid, Love” this summer, which, despite it’s title that could have been drafted by a cliché romcom name generator, turned out to be quite an endearing and entertaining film, with no small debt to Gosling’s turn as a mastermind womanizer. But it’s Gosling’s later two entries of the year that will be remembered come Oscar time. His chilling yet intriguing performance as the nameless main character in “Drive” is a rare kind of iconic role. It will undoubtedly beget plenty of homemade-scorpion-jacketclad costumers this Halloween on State Street and places him as a serious contender for a Best Actor nomination. And his turn in the George Clooney-directed film “Ides of March” as an idealistic presidential campaign strategist faced with the drama of covering up a sex scandal could easily place him on the list of Best Supporting Actors as well. To be fair, I would argue he is actually the lead in “Ides of March”, but I expect that he’ll place himself in contention for Best Supporting Actor instead in order to double down, as an actor can only be nominated once in each category. While Gosling is looking to dominate the Acting categories this year, his co-star George Clooney will be a serious contender as well. He probably won’t get nominated for his role as an actor in “Ides”, but he very
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well may as its director. Furthermore, Clooney has serious Oscar prospects with his other film this year, “The Descendents,” out November 18th. After premiering at the Toronto Film Festival last month, “The Descendents” is already being buzzed about as not just a potential Best Picture nominee, but outright as the
[Gosling’s] chilling yet intriguing performance as the nameless main character in “Drive” is a rare kind of iconic role.
possible Best Picture. Clooney’s role as a father attempting to reconnect with his two estranged daughters has already been pegged as the performance to beat in the Best Actor category next year. But perhaps the unorthodoxOscar-bait project I’m awaiting most eagerly is “Young Adult”, out December 9th. Directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody—the duo behind “Juno”—the film stars Charlize Theron as Mavis Gary, a teen lit author who returns to her small Minnesota hometown in an attempt to relive her high school glory days and rekindle romance with her happily married high school boyfriend. “Young Adult” promises to be a dark, biting comedy from one of the most underrated
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“Young Adult,” an upcoming release from director Jason Reitman is poised to become a serious contendor Best Picture. directors of recent years, complete with that snappy signature Cody dialogue that you’ll be quoting well into the New Year. While Oscar-bait may seem like an odd descriptor for such a movie, the fact that Reitman’s last two films have been multipleOscar-nominees, including both for Best Picture, certainly earns Reitman the benefit of the doubt. Last year, many proclaimed
“Don’t count out the Cohen Brothers!” regarding the Oscar potential of their end-of-theyear-release “True Grit”, which turned out to be quite a force to be reckoned with come nomination day. This year, I say, don’t count out Jason Reitman. Who do you think deserves an Academy Award this Oscar season? E-mail any questions or comments to David at dcottrell@wisc.edu
Jack’s Mannequin’s latest release impresses listeners By Stacy Veach the daily cardinal
Jack’s Mannequin struck a chord two albums ago in 2004, just as frontman Andrew McMahon was diagnosed with acute leukemia. Years later, after a full recovery and two successful studio albums, McMahon has finally hit the jackpot with the third Jack’s Mannequin studio album People & Things, set to be released October 4th. The album was coproduced by Relient K frontman Matt Thiessen and associates of Green Day’s production crew,
which gave People & Things a slightly altered sound compared to previous releases. The opening track, titled “My Racing Thoughts,” speaks for the entirety of the album. It portrays tension and release simultaneously through a simple piano melody, which may very well be the goal of the album overall, if the rest of the tracks are any indicator. The album feels like a simplified version of your classic techno-garage-rock band jam, brought back to a more basic, easy-to-listen-to collection of
songs. The end result was fantastic, I already knew that I was going to get into the album.
The melodies are new and comforting, but still gave me goosebumps to continue throughout the album.
The next track, titled “Amy, I,” is of the same caliber as the first one. Although it stays true
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People & Things proves to be well worth a listen, partly for Andrew McMahon’s (pictured above) strong vocals.
to Jack’s classic style, the low-key chord progression is strangely reminiscent of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The melodies are new and comforting, but still gave me goosebumps to continue throughout the album. As the album progresses, the sound changes. “Television” is definitely a new twist on the usual flair of Jack’s Mannequin music. It contains traces of the sounds produced by Something Corporate, McMahon’s first band formed in high school. “Television,” a central track on the album, seems to be more of an experimentation than the rest of the album. The song seems to me to actually be about relationship tension. The message gets a little lost through the repetitive chorus, but I find the song captivating anyway. “Restless Dream”, the tenth track on the album, is another twist in the People & Things plotline. It seems almost as if it came from left field. Its low and slow movement leaves me feeling dull and understimulated. My first impression was that I was hearing just another cookiecutter-uplifting song; however, I also found that it got stuck in my head, so it’s not all bad. One of the best tracks Jack’s Mannequin has recorded to date is titled “Release Me.” With a marginally rock centered rhythm, it pushes forward with a hidden energy that Jack’s Mannequin may not even have known they had.
It builds and builds with frantic energy until it releases the tension mid-verse. The first time I heard the song, I knew that this would be a highlight track on the album. The song was the last one recorded for the album, but it should have been the first. It captures the true vitality of People & Things even more so than the opening track. After years of songwriting and battling sickness, McMahon has really hit the jackpot with this song and with the album in its entirety.
The album is so distinct and focused; it is exponentially better than any other Jack’s Mannequin album released thus far.
It incorporates all the people and voices working on the music together. In their third studio release, Jack’s Mannequin manages to bring together a great collection of tracks that cumulate in a beautiful and poignant album. The album is so distinct and focused; it is exponentially better than any other Jack’s Mannequin album released thus far. If there is a CD to invest in, this is the one to spend your hard earned dollars on. Overall, I will give Jack’s Mannequin’s People & Things a well-deserved A.
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Anurag Mandalika opinion columnist The populist revolution has swept across the Atlantic and stoked the flames of discontent in several American cities, most notably New York. From the Egyptian struggle against oppression that echoed loud from Tahrir Square to the heroic standoff at Benghazi, and from a Hazare-led fasting against corruption in India to the Greek protests against austerity measures, the world’s population has been fighting against oppression in all shapes and sizes. A commonnality exists among these seemiingly varied movements—most of these revolutionary events have been populist in nature, representing the majority population against a minority of extremely powerful people who call all the shots. It may be the first time in history that a number of localized revolutions have had such a common defining character. While common in character,
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each individual movement is unique. Mass media has provided incredible stories from war-ravaged parts of the world, braving governmental restrictions and endangering the lives of reporters, yet curiously failed to adequately report on the storm that has been brewing in New York City for over 15 days. The protesters say the reason is that these mainstream media agencies are controlled by big corporations which do not want the voices of protesters heard. Evidently, Jesse Jackson did not empathize with these people nor did Sarah Palin step up to offer solidarity. Only recently have a few unions begun to collaborate with the protesters, inspiring small advancements in media coverage. People in their living rooms, flashed with scenes of protesters holding up placards and shouting slogans, and those of police roughing up and pepperspraying these protesters, may dismiss them as a bunch of hippies who had it coming. But the “lesser media” of the Internet that thrives on amateur footage and interviews in the midst of the demonstrations has conducted a very comprehensive
coverage of these protests. And in doing so, it has also shamed the mainstream media which has grown addicted to an unhealthy partisan approach in its coverage. It shows people from all walks of life, of all genders and races, who have gathered willingly to vent their frustration at who they call the “upper one percent” of society that essentially make all the decisions. These people include college graduates with no jobs and tons of tuition debt, older people who watched their 401ks washed away into pebbles, employees laid off after working for several decades at times for faltering companies, and countless others who are discontent with the status quo and the government’s modus operandi, both at the state and federal levels. Contrast this movement with the union protests in Madison, Wis. over the spring. And contrast them to every single Tea Party demonstration that has ever happened, and has been gleefully covered by the media. The New York protestors have neither the organizational capacity nor the clout of either the unions or the Tea Party movement. And
they definitely do not have the funds to sustain such efforts. A few friendly gestures such as baked cookies and donations of books and blankets keep these people going. That is because these people sleeping on the cold concrete at night are the unofficial representatives of the nation’s discontent. The movement echoes with dissatisfaction ranging from a number of factors, such as corporate power and sway in politics, a chronic dearth of jobs in the market, government functioning being compromised due to partisan politics, uncertainty about both the immediate and distant future, societal and financial inequalities. Owing to the myriad number of reasons involved, the protestors are yet to come up with a set of demands that they wish to cite as reasons for their unrest. It is clear that these protests are not a temporary knee-jerk reaction, but resemble a fight to the finish. The Wall Street protesters are motivated by concerns of individual livelihood and sustenance in an increasingly dismal society which offers no glimmer of hope for the common man. The slow but steady momentum that has built
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up towards this effort holds testimony to this assertion. A reactionary movement would have shot up and died out very quickly. In contrast, the Occupy Wall Street protests resemble a release of years of pent-up suffering and frustration of the American public. And far from fading away, the movement only promises to grow as days pass on. The movement has displayed an incredible display of organizational capabilities in the wake of restrictions imposed on them by law enforcement. State and federal governments can no longer choose to ignore the protests, as they have ignored their electors for so long. The movement questions whether an inept American bureaucracy can continue to ignore the needs of its citizens. The Wall Street protests contain infinite potential sprouting out of every single individual, enough to engulf the whole nation. And lawmakers need to put aside petty party politics to come up with measures that address the needs of an ailing, angry population that can turn vitriolic if further oppressed. Anurag Mandalika is a graduate research assistant in the Department of Biological Engineering. Please send all feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.
Cutting the foreign aid budget will hurt United States foreign policy Andrew Thompson Opinion columnist
Congress began debating the future of US foreign aid last week, with many legislators seeking to cut funding in light of current federal budgetary constraints. Despite the nation’s weak economy and poor outlook for recovery, cutting foreign aid is simply the wrong answer—especially in light of America’s waning influence in world affairs. Both the Senate and House of Representatives have proposed reductions in the $60 billion State Department budget ranging from $12 billion in the House plan to $8 billion in the Senate plan. The
reduced budget would force the State Department to spend on operations and security, leaving little money left over for humanitarian assistance. American bilateral aid is essential to maintaining American influence through a soft-power, or “smart” power, approach. American cultural and economic influence grew throughout the Cold War, in large part because of bilateral American aid through the Marshall Plan. This aid is essential to many governments throughout the world who are friendly towards the United States and our ideals. Maintaining and growing
these relationships is all the more essential in the present context of international affairs, as terrorism continues to be a thorn in the side of the West. The hardpower approaches of the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as other military activity throughout the Middle East and Africa, have had a discernable impact on Islamic terrorism; hard-power approaches have also created conditions under which terrorism grows. Consider the Afghanistan-Pakistan boarder, where America has been following a hard-power approach for ten years. Despite American efforts, terrorist incidents originating from this region have grown. Thus hard-power is only successful when complimented with soft-power. There are other, arguably more important reasons to maintain the current levels of foreign aid. Among the most important are the potential for global health crisis that tend to originate from the developing world. Current aid programs in Africa, for example, are aimed at combating the spread of AIDS and other diseases. In other crisis situations such as massive natural disasters on the scale of the 2004 and 2011 tsunamis and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, humanitarian concerns necessitate an effective American response. Without appropriate funding levels, America’s ability to respond to these crisis situations is severely crippled. Sure, Congress can always throw money at problems when they occur, but successful responses are built on existing resources. These resources largely do not exist outside of the United States, and their continued existence is in jeopardy as agencies shift their financial resources in the wake of
foreign aid cuts. The world looks to the United States to lead on these issues, and we should. America already gives a pitifully small amount to the world community in terms of foreign developmental assistance. President Obama has requested $60 billion for his next budget, which is less than 0.5 percent of the proposed $3.729 trillion budget. Other member nations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development— the 30 most affluent nations in the world—give proportionally more. It is true that in actual dollars the United States gives the most, but as a percentage of GNP, the United States is almost dead last among OECD nations. In light of current economic uncertainty, foreign aid cuts may seem logical and necessary, yet they are not. Faced with the same constraints, other Western nations are increasing their foreign aid budgets. The United Kingdom, led by a center-right Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition, has committed to increasing aid levels to 0.7 percent of GNP. And our potential rivals recognize the importance of foreign aid as well—China has recently embarked on a massive expansion of foreign aid. Investing in the long term is clearly important to the rest of the world, yet American politicians seem to prioritize easy political points over long-term benefits. With over $1.4 trillion in cuts to find, it may seem an easy choice for the debt reduction super-committee to target developmental assistance under the auspice of “we need to take care of our nation before we hand out money to others.” But this is the wrong answer —the effects of the cuts in the nations where money will be lost
will be disproportionate to the gains made in debt reduction for America. And these cuts will be made while we continue to spend billions of dollars on two wars, despite very public and very real commitments to end those wars in the next two years. Developmental aid has a proportionally higher effect in creating a cogent and effective foreign policy than direct military intervention. Plus, its much less costly. Cutting developmental aid will have direct, costly and irreparable effects. Lives will be lost, humans will suffer, and communities will shatter, all for our politicians to score some easy political points. The United Nations estimates that nearly 13 million people are in need of food in the Horn of Africa, with 750,000 close to death. For $700 million the international organization could deliver food, but the money has to come from somewhere. Now is not the time to axe foreign aid. With emerging democracies forming in the Arab world, it is imperative that the US government lends support in any way possible. Twice in the past during times of massive democratic nation building—the Marshall Plan after World War II, and the global revolutions of 1989—America has invested in nascent democracies and reaped massive benefits economically and politically. Though times may be tough, cutting foreign aid budgets now risks losing the gains of the Arab Spring. There are real human costs to cuts in American foreign aid, not just political points to score. Andrew Thompson is a senior majoring in History and Political Science. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.
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WALT’S WONDERS ACROSS 1 Witty remark 5 First name of the first American in space 9 Try again, from the start 13 ___ Bator, Mongolia 14 Extinct bird that couldn’t fly 15 Librarian’s bookstamping gadget 16 Go-___ (four-wheeled racer) 17 Perform with no others 18 Your dad’s brother, to you 19 Coarse stuff for manicurists 21 Disney classic everyone “nose” 23 Gift recipients 25 Where one sleeps on a train 26 Group’s belief 28 Reached someone on a pager 32 Ubiquitous insect 34 TV game show host Ben (win his money) 37 Male bee 38 Neither here ___ there 39 Mumbai dresses 41 Corny place 42 Lady’s mate 45 Flower part 47 Pacino, Roker, Gore and Unser
48 Byzantine or Ottoman 50 Infection-causing bacteria 52 Supersized 55 Pole position? 58 Overly optimistic Disney soul 62 Jeans material 63 Up on things 64 Bad smell 66 Molecule part 67 Happen regularly 68 What a waiter hands out 69 Neck hair 70 Middle Eastern port on its own gulf 71 Genesis garden 72 Surreptitious summons DOWN 1 Dodged a defender 2 “King of the Hill” beer 3 Disney movie of 1961 and 1998 (with “The”) 4 Dish that’s the main course 5 Things that pop up annoyingly 6 Roller coaster feature 7 Deviate from the script 8 Worst possible turnout 9 Rectangular house
10 Ingrain, as into memory 11 Where the workers cut the mustard? 12 Lunchbox snack 15 Like homes with central air conditioning 20 Japanese coins 22 Sphere 24 Complete collections 27 London socials 29 Disney film with Mel Gibson’s voice 30 Chemical ending or compound 31 Society newcomers 32 Kick in for a hand 33 “Cheers” regular 35 Hot feeling 36 Puppy bites 40 Fill to the max 43 Water wheel’s channel 44 Something a father may hear 46 Acclaim 49 Pitching stat 51 Part of a studio system 53 Disney’s “The ___-Mobile” 54 Pulled the plug on 56 Short-lived particles 57 Actor M. ___ Walsh 58 Chute opening? 59 Was obligated to 60 Add liquor to 61 Top-notch 65 Yankee homecoming?
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Badgers sweep UND to extend unbeaten streak By Vince Huth The Daily Cardinal
The No. 1 Wisconsin Badgers women’s hockey team (4-0-0 overall, 2-0-0 WCHA) extended their unbeaten streak to 31 games after sweeping No. 6 North Dakota (1-3-0, 0-2-0) at the Kohl Center this weekend. Wisconsin cruised to a 5-2 victory Saturday and closed the series with a 3-2 overtime win Sunday. Senior forward Carolyne Prevost got off to a hot start in her first regular season game Saturday, netting three goals in the Badgers’ WCHA conference opener. The senior was one of four Badgers who missed last weekend’s series against Lindenwood while participating in Team Canada’s fall training camp. Prevost’s most crucial goal gave Wisconsin a 2-1 lead late in the second period. Senior forward Brooke Ammerman’s pass got through a North Dakota defenseman, leaving Prevost one-on-one with senior goaltender Stephanie Ney. Prevost backhanded the puck into the top of the net, having scored with a low shot on a breakaway in the first period. Each of Prevost’s scores came off of a pass from Ammerman. “It’s funny because we’ve never played together as line mates before,” Prevost said of Ammerman. “But we had great chemistry tonight and she just seemed to find me at the
right places.” Sophomore goaltender Alex Rigsby was dominant in the net Saturday, totaling 34 saves. In addition to Prevost, junior forward Brianna Decker and senior forward Hilary Knight each tallied a goal in the third period to put the game out of reach. Sunday afternoon’s contest played out much differently. Wisconsin did not lead until the final horn, when Knight scored off of a pass from Prevost midway through overtime.
“[Ammerman and I] had great chmeistry [...] She just seemed to find me at the right places.” Carolyne Prevost senior forward UW women’s hockey
Although they could not convert early on, the Badgers’ lategame heroics were enough to pick up the ‘W’ Sunday. “Our power play didn’t work as well as we wanted it to in the first period,” said Knight. “Once we got the puck on net it gave us a little bit more momentum.” The Badgers were held scoreless in the first period despite eight minutes on the power play. Wisconsin then could not match North Dakota’s pressure kill, as
the Fighting Sioux took a 1-0 lead after Andrea Dalen’s five-onthree goal late in the first period. “That can frustrate a team,” UW head coach Mark Johnson said. “But then all of a sudden you get a power play late in the game and, when you really need a goal, [the power play] came through for us.” Wisconsin trailed 2-1 late in regulation, but the Badgers took advantage of a Fighting Sioux penalty as Ammerman scored her fifth goal of the season with one minute left. The game-tying score came after a frenzy of shots from the Badgers. Ney knocked down Prevost’s attempt, but the puck dropped between the goaltender and a prowling Ammerman, who snuck the puck between Ney’s legs. “That’s one of my stronger points, just getting low in front of the net and finding pucks,” Ammerman said. “Luckily it came to my stick and I was able to jab it home.” Rigsby kept Wisconsin close with 24 saves. Decker also scored for the Wisconsin. “There were a lot of good signs to take out of this game,” Johnson said. “There are also things we need to work on.“ The weekend series was the first of four consecutive against top-ten teams for the Badgers. Wisconsin will host thirdranked Minnesota next Friday and Sunday at the Kohl Center.
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Carolyne Prevost (top) and Brooke Ammerman (bottom) both came up with clutch goals in Sunday’s win over North Dakota.
Men’s Soccer
Women’s Soccer
Goals from Zadro and Thiermann earn Wisconsin a road victory over Wolverines
Scoring duo and strong goaltending lead UW to a win over Cornhuskers
By Dylan Flaks The Daily Cardinal
The University of Wisconsin men’s soccer team faced off against Big Ten rival Michigan Sunday in Ann Arbor. The Badgers beat the Wolverines by a score of 2-1, handing Michigan its eighth loss by just one goal this season. As the game started the Wolverines immediately started to pressure but were called offsides in just the third minute. The turnover would lead to an eventual shot by Wisconsin sophomore midfielder Trevor Wheeler, only to be saved by Michigan goalie Adam Grinwis. UW’s pressure, however, would payoff in the eighth minute when junior midfielder
Tomislav Zadro poked in an early goal. Sophomore midfielder Joey Tennyson crossed the ball into the box and Zadro, being much taller than his Michigan counterparts on defense, headed the ball out of the air past Grinwis and into the goal. Over the next 25 minutes of the game Michigan would get shots from senior midfielder Adam Shaw, freshman forward Matthew Rickard, and junior defender Kofi Opare, whose shots were high, wide, and saved by Wisconsin sophomore goal keeper Max Jentsch, respectively. In this span, the Badgers recorded no shots, and the UW defense had to hold tough to withstand all of the shots by the Wolverines. Not only were
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Tomislav Zadro fueled the Wisconsin offense against UM. He scored the first goal and set up the second in UW’s 2-1 win.
they tough, but also aggressive as Wisconsin committed 11 fouls in the first half alone and 18 for the game. Wisconsin would strike again, however. In the 41st minute Zadro would “pay it forward”, giving senior forward Josh Thiermann a cross into the box. The ball hit the back of the mesh off Thiermann’s head to give the Badgers a two to nil lead to end the first half. The second half started much like the first half did, an offsides call against Michigan followed by a foul against the Badgers. Michigan would get another five shots in the first ten minutes of the second half, racking them up as they went along until finally all their work payed off. Fabio Pereira, the Wolverines’ stud sophomore midfielder, took the corner awarded to UM in the 60th minute. His corner yielded a reward, as Kofi Opare would head the ball past Jentsch for his first goal of the season. Michigan continued to test more as the game went along, recording more shots, but few on goal. The Wolverines are struggling with their accuracy, shooting 8.3 percent this seasn, and that statistic didn’t improve after this game as UM managed only one goal on 23 shots. Michigan’s weakness this season has been their inability to score on a large volume of shots. While the Badgers improve to 2-0 in the Big Ten and strengthen their chances at a Big Ten title run, the Wolverines fall to 1-2. UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.
ond half as well by outshooting the Badgers 9-6. The Wisconsin women’s socHowever, Wisconsin was cer team (3-1-2 Big Ten, 8-4-2 able to execute on their scoring overall) snapped their three- opportunities in the 82nd mingame winless streak, shutting ute to extend the lead thanks to out Nebraska (2-4-0 Big Ten, 5-7-1 Nosbusch’s fifth goal of the year. overall) 2-0 in Lincoln Junior forward Paige behind goals from forAdams passed to senior wards freshman Cara midfielder Lauren Walls and senior Laurie Cochlin, who dribbled Nosbusch and another the ball up the field, great defensive perforforcing NU goalkeeper mance by senior goalEmma Stevens to make keeper Michele Dalton. a play on the ball. With “I thought we did well Stevens committed, as a group and got some NOSBUSCH Cochlin served the ball opportunistic goals from over to Nosbusch, who collective play,” UW head coach scored easily. Paula Wilkins said. “It was truly The Badgers defense was a team effort tonight, and I think strong throughout led by a seait’s the first time I’ve seen that son-high 11 saves from Dalton. consistency or that effort The defense was also from this group.” able to neutralize the The goal-scoring duo high-powered Nebraska of Walls and Nosbusch offense led by Morgan has meant nothing but Marlborough and Jordan success for the Badgers Jackson who challenged throughout the season. Dalton all game long. The Wisconsin is 6-2-0 when duo had combined for 18 either player scores, but goals on the season comDALTON 1-2-2 when both are kept ing into the game. off the scoreboard. They “She [Dalton] was have accounted for 12 of the 19 very good today,” Wilkins said. goals for the Badgers. “It was probably one of the best Walls put UW on the board goalkeeping performances I’ve in the 44th minute. Nosbusch got seen in my career. She made a big the ball in transition and drew difference because they were very a defender in before passing it good at creating some opportunito Walls who converted into the ties, and she really helped us keep back of the net. a clean sheet.” Despite Wisconsin holding a The Badgers are back in action goal advantage, the Cornhuskers next weekend for their final road owned a 10-4 shot advantage series of the season as they take at halftime. Nebraska stayed on Northwestern on Friday and aggressive throughout the sec- Illinois on Sunday.
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Men’s Hockey
Badgers split with NMU to open year RECAP By Matt Masterson The Daily Cardinal
Opening weekend had its ups and downs on the ice for the No. 17 Wisconsin men’s hockey team (0-0 WCHA, 1-1 overall), and those peaks and valleys were reflected in the outcome of both games. Facing unranked Northern Michigan, the Badgers had to battle back from two-goal deficits in both contests, but it was not always enough. Wisconsin came out flat on opening night in a 3-2 overtime loss, but the young Badgers showed off their ability to battle back all weekend, which was instrumental in their 3-2 comefrom-behind win on Saturday. Both games this weekend started off in similar fashion, with Northern Michigan jumping out to two 2-0 leads, but it was the way in which the Badgers responded that would define each game. Friday night saw Wisconsin use a furious rally in the final eight minutes of the third period, getting goals from sophomore Joe Faust and freshman Joseph LaBate (his first career goal in a Badgers uniform), to tie the game at 2-2 and force overtime. However, UW’s efforts
were for naught as Northern Michigan sophomore forward Reed Seckel broke the Badger’s hearts with a last second wraparound goal to seal the game. “It played out as one might think it would play out,” said UW head coach Mike Eaves after Friday’s loss. “There were some darn good things and some things we need to work on.” Among the things that Wisconsin needs to work on is the team’s power play, which was anything but an advantage for much of the weekend. In Friday’s loss, UW was a woeful one-forten on the man advantage and they finished the weekend with just two power play goals on a whopping 19 attempts.
“There were some darn good things and some things we need to work on.” Mike Eaves head coach UW men’s hockey
Although Wisconsin’s special teams held them back throughout the weekend, the Badgers still played well enough to have a chance to win
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Derek Lee’s wrap around goal late third period goal capped the UW comeback Saturday and earned the Badgers a series split.
both games. Northern Michigan came out firing in the first period of Saturday’s game, jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the first period behind two power play goals by senior forward Justin Florek. However, Wisconsin would not be denied on this night. After tying the game with second period goals from sophomore forwards Tyler Barnes and Michael Mersch, junior center Derek Lee put the Badgers ahead with 3:44 remaining in the third period. Lee’s wraparound goal came on the same play that Northern Michigan used to defeat the Badgers in the series’s first game. If there was one player who personified Wisconsin’s team on both nights, it was Justin Schultz. The junior defenseman, and UW’s leading scorer from a year ago, was held off the score sheet on Friday, but played a major role in Saturday’s win, recording three assists. “The difference between tonight and last night is the fact that he wore his frustrations on his sleeve [on Friday],” Eaves said of his star defenseman after Saturday’s win, “He’s such a competitive young man, his virtue is his vice sometimes.” Freshmen goaltenders Joel Rumpel and Landon Peterson each started one game this weekend and played well enough to earn continued playing time going forward. Eaves plans on giving both youngsters ample opportunities. “I think we’re going to keep doing what we’re doing,” Eaves said of his goaltender rotation. “At this point right now, I see both kids continuing to play.” The Badgers are hoping to continue their positive play next weekend as the WCHA conference schedule begins. Wisconsin kicks off their 2011’12 WCHA slate with a trip to Houghton, Mich. for a twogame set with Michigan Tech.
Just keep swimming
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A member of the Wisconsin men’s swim team competes in the team’s meet against UW-Milwaukee on Friday. The Badger men came up short, but the women’s team came away with the win.
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Landon Peterson was solid in goal in his debut on Friday, making 16 saves to help keep the Badgers in the game.
Wisconsin’s young core shows promise as season kicks off ANALYSIS By Ryan Evans The Daily Cardinal
The Wisconsin men’s hockey team faced plenty of qustions about its youth as it kicked off the season against Northern Michigan, but if the early returns from this weekend are any indication, the kids are going to be alright. The main focus heading into the weekend was on the Badgers’ goaltending situation. Going into a season relying on two freshmen goalies is no enviable task. Landon Peterson and Joel Rumpel got their first taste of college hockey this weekend, and played at a level that few were expecting. “They both played solid,” junior defenseman Justin Schultz said. “They kept us in both games and I was comfortable playing in front of them.” Friday night’s last-second overtime loss was disappointing for UW, but head coach Mike Eaves was pleased with what he saw in goal from Peterson, who stopped 16 of the 19 shots the Wildcats threw at him in the game. “I thought he was very solid,” Eaves said. “He was square with the puck all night and did a nice job. He gave us a chance to win the game or get a tie.” On a night where the Badgers were a dismal one-for-10 on the power play and struggled to maintain consistent offensive pressure, Peterson’s play gave UW the opportunity to make its late game comeback to tie the game, a comeback that was fueled by the Badgers’ group of young forwards. Freshman forwards Matt Paape and Joseph LaBate set up sophomore defenseman Joe Faust for the first goal, and it was LaBate who came up clutch to tie the game. Wisconsin’s young team didn’t
seem fazed by the task of coming back. The game may have ended with a disappointing result, but it was encouraging to see a Badgers roster made up of 20 freshmen and sophomores play with a poise rarely seen in players their age. That never-give-up mentality continued the next night as Wisconsin’s top line of sophomore forwards Michael Mersch, Tyler Barnes and Mark Zengerle fueled the team’s second two-goal comeback of the weekend. “It was nice to see that line [...] play at the level they’re capable of,” Eaves said. “They want to be ‘the guys’ on this team offensively.” Barnes and Mersch scored the goals that erased Northern Michigan’s early two-goal lead, and Zengerle chipped in an assist. Those three will be counted on to be the line the Badgers lean on for offensive support—a lot to ask of a trio of sophomores, but if their performance on Saturday is any indication the three are capable of filling that role. However, for the second straight night, it was the play of a freshman goaltender that allowed UW to make a comeback. After a shaky start where he seemed to fight the puck a bit, allowing big rebounds, Joel Rumpel eventually settled in, making 31 saves and coming up huge for the Badgers in the third period to seal the win. After the game Eaves called Rumpel a leading factor in the team’s big third period. “I thought he was comfortable in the third period and that reflected our team,” he said. With a young team there are sure to be plenty of ups and downs as the group learns and grows this season, but this weekend the youthful Badgers showed that their inexperience may not be as big a detriment as people think.