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Despite legality question, union law implemented Critics argue Sec. of State must publish it first

By Patrick Tricker The Daily Cardinal

Despite controversy over the budget repair bill’s legal status, the Department of Administration began instituting the law Monday by withholding contributions for pensions and health care from wages and restoring money previ-

ously taken for union dues.

DOA Secretary Mike Huebsch said he believes the law has legally taken effect. The changes affect the pay cycle that began Sunday, which workers will see in their April 21 paychecks.

“This is not the desire of me as DOA Secretary to go forward without clear direction,” Huebsch said. “I believe we have clear direction.”

Marquette University associate law professor Ed Fallone said in a legal blog the bill is not law because Wisconsin Statutes only

give the secretary of state the power to publish the law, which he has not.

“At the moment, the law provides for one method of satisfying the constitutional requirement of publication: designation of a date by the Secretary of State and public dissemination via publication in the newspaper of record,” Fallone said. “So long as this is the only method provided under the statutes, this is how publication must occur.” repair bill page 3

Design Committee approves plans for Memorial Union reconstruction

By Corinne Burgermeister The Daily Cardinal

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Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy played an acoustic set at the Overture Center Monday night. Tweedy is currently touring North America.

Kratz will not be charged After resigning from his post and dominating local media last fall, the infamous “sexting” Calumet County District Attorney Kenneth Kratz will not face KRATZ criminal charges from the state.

“Our prosecutors have concluded that they can not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed a specific violation of a criminal law,” Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s spokesperson Bill Cosh said in a statement.

Kratz was accused by several women of committing various acts of sexual harassment and misconduct. Included in the accusations were accounts of bringing a woman

to an autopsy and sending inappropriate texts to Stephanie Van Groll, a domestic abuse victim he was representing at the time.

The Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence and the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault lamented the decision by the Department of Justice not to move forward as a sign that the state is not doing enough to protect abuse victims’ rights.

“Because of this appalling case, the public learned that the state is unable to hold officials accountable, even when they flagrantly violate victims’ rights. When victims do not have confidence in the system, they remain silent, continue to suffer and abusers go unidentified,” the WCADV and WCASA said in a joint statement. ­—Ariel Shapiro

The Design Committee for the Memorial Union Reconstruction met Monday to approve designs and make recommendations to the team of two architectural firms selected for the project.

One of the firms, Moody Nolan, Inc., produced the design for the new Union South. The other firm, Uihlein Wilson, worked on the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.

Committee member Wendy von Below said at this point in the designing process only 15 percent of the overall project is completed and the priority is to allocate areas for the major parts and pieces of the reconstruction, not the fine details.

The reconstruction would include adding a DoIT center

to the building, constructing a large deck called the Sunset Deck on the second floor overlooking Lake Mendota and redetermining wall dimensions for Peet’s Coffee and the other food service areas.

The Design Committee approved a plan for the different phases of construction and what the phases would entail at the meeting, including a $52 million spending cap for the first phase.

In response to concerns expressed by the community in an open forum immediately before the committee met Monday, the Design Committee voted to approve outdoor showers for Hoofers. The exact location is still undecided.

In addition, the committee also voted to require an outdoor staircase directly from the Terrace

to the new Sunset Deck and to request an elevator to make it handicap-accessible.

“The staircase should feel integrated to the terrace,” Committee member Brittney Rathsack said.

Rathsack also said the space should be designed to make the Sunset Deck inviting to the public.

“Additional seating needs to be accessible and feel accessible in a truly integrated way,” Rathsack said.

In response to police specifications for the new cash office location on the first floor, the committee voted to have architects find a safer location, with the possibility of examining the proposed DoIT center space.

The committee also voted to move production storage out of the State Room to the Park Room on the fourth floor.

Police release homicide victim’s name Police arrested a person of interest in the Park Street homicide case Monday and released the victim’s name.

The victim was Clifton Jones Jr., 23, of Madison, according to the police report.

Jones was killed in an apparent homicide early Sunday at a BP service station, Madison Police Captain Joe Balles said.

An autopsy confirmed Jones died from a stab wound, according to the report.

Police arrested 27-year-old Bernard J. Brown of Madison on a probation warrant, Madison Police Department Spokesperson Joel DeSpain said.

Brown was arrested on Allied Drive without incident, according to DeSpain.

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Members of the Design Committe approved plans to suggest to the architect teams in charge of the Memorial Union reconstruction, such as building a Sunset Deck to overlook Lake Mendota.

“…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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For the record Monday’s Peace Corps article should have stated more than 90 UW-Madison alumni currently serve in the Peace Corps, with 2,942 UW-Madison alums having served since 1961, making UW-Madison the No. 2 all-time producer of Peace Corps volunteers among universities nationwide.

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n Sunday, I had some work to do. I decided to flee my responsibilities by going on a little adventure. I planned to ascend into the stacks at Memorial Library, find an interesting (or amusing) book and locate a chair up there to sit in while figuring out what the book I had picked up was all about.

Unfortunately, the first place I looked was 3M, the North Stacks.

The only book I wanted to know more about on that entire floor was one with the word “torment” in the title. Everything else was about money. I have adopted M.I.A.’s stance toward money: “I hate money ’cause it makes me numb.”

So, I went down to the North Stacks of floor 3 (as opposed to 3M). This floor mostly had books about sociology. Sociology interests me, but it also makes me want to kill myself because “soci-

ety” seems so fucking hopeless.

It appears to me I can make no relevant impact upon it.

Nonetheless, I chose a book entitled “Getting Medieval: Sexualities and Communities, Pre- and Postmodern” by Carolyn Dinshaw. My thoughts: “Getting medieval? What does that mean?

Pre- and postmodern sexualities?

I like putting the present in the context of history” I mistakenly assumed “sexualities” meant “sexuality.” Silly me.

“Sexualities” means hetero- to homosexual and everything in between, as the book quickly reminded me.

I learned that in England in 1395, some religious folks called the Lollards posted a document called “The Twelve Conclusions” on the doors of Westminster Hall.

In this document, they referred to the English authorities (mainly the priesthood) as a bunch of idolaters. The main form of idolatry, according to the Lollards, was sodomy (that is, buttsex).

According to the Lollards and 1390s English pop culture, sodomy was idolatry because the point of sodomy is bodily pleasure

and not dutiful procreation. They thought God didn’t want people to have sex for pleasure!

The title of the chapter about the Lollards is “It takes one to know one: Lollards, sodomites, and their accusers.”

The next chapter discusses the arrest of a prostitute who seemed to be a woman but had male equipment. The following quote appears on page 116: “John/ Eleanor Rykener’s story, recorded in late 1394 in the London Plea and Memoranda Rolls—six or seven weeks before the Lollards posted their conclusions—reads like a nightmare of the Lollard imagination. This cross-dressed prostitute who had had sex with so many clerics s/he couldn’t remember them all confirms the Lollards’ lowest expectations of the prelacy [the priesthood].”

One of the purposes of “Getting Medieval” is to unearth a history for homosexuality, or, as it is often referred to by members of the gay community, “queer history.” The purpose of unearthing queer history is to give gays and lesbians a past that starts before the 1960s.

Overheard in Madison History professor:

The great thing about this class is that you’re reading these classic works and reading them in their entirety.

Student: Yeah, I was on a date the other night, and I was able to bring up Tolstoy in small talk.

Professor: Great, did you get some skin out of that?

Girl in Chipotle:

This is what I’ll tell the old ladies at the pool club this summer when they ask what I’m doing with my life. I’ll tell them I’m GOING to be a stripper. That’ll be my stock response.

Girl at a house party:

Oooo, don’t sit there. That couch has been through the ringer—know what I mean?

Girl in Vilas Hall:

We’re real women. We listen to Janis Joplin and cry into our moccasins.

Girl in the College Library Computer Lab, on Weather underground: Oh, “waning gibbous.” For a second I thought it said, “Warning: Gibbons.”

Overheard in Journalism 565: All girls are crazy. You don’t think you are going to be that girl, but then you drunk text someone 20 times, lock yourself in the closet and listen to Hilary Duff on repeat.

Girl talking to friend while walking down Library Mall toward State Street:

You can’t recover from procrastination.

It’s just not possible.

People say the darndest shit, so submit your Overheards to vstatz@dailycardinal. com or comment on this week’s submissions at dailycardinal.com/page-two.

Yes, same-sex couples existed in the middle ages. Young gays and lesbians should know about “premodern sexualities,” because then they will not feel so marginalized, unappreciated and inhuman.

The beginning of “Getting Medieval” is what ultimately hooked me into investigating this book: a quote by Friedrich Nietzsche. He says, “We need history for life and action, not as a convenient way to avoid life and action, or to excuse a selfish life and cowardly or base deeds.”

In other words, history is for learning more about ourselves so that we can make the best decisions possible. History is not an excuse to resign ourselves (“It’s always been fucked up, so fuck it!”). Also, history is not a justification for the perpetuation of wrongs (“Gays and lesbians have always been treated like dogs or aliens, so why wouldn’t I treat them that way too?”).

I’m sure homosexuality was what Nietzsche was thinking about when he wrote that quote.

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SSFC talks student bus pass program

By Alison Bauter The Daily Cardinal

The Student Services Finance Committee heard Madison Metro’s student bus pass budget request Monday, and approved an increased budget for Adventure Learning Programs.

Madison Metro’s Margaret Bergamini requested $4,030,300 in student segregated fees for 2012.

The Madison Metro funding covers the Associated Students of Madison’s Unlimited Ride Student Bus Pass Program, campus-wide bus service routes (including SAFEride) and SAFEcab funding.

Madison Metro will face budget changes in the coming years as a result of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill, Bergamini said.

“We are going to do our best to weather the storm, but should these proposals not be amended, I don’t doubt that we would look at significant service cuts and significant increases in fares,” Bergamini said.

However, because the Madison Metro recently renewed its union contract with Teamsters, the changes will not take effect until 2013.

The team-building student group ALPs requested a $4,100 increase to its approved 2011-’12 budget.

The funding increase would address higher rental prices on the group’s ropes-training course.

“I think we should approve this,” Rep. Sarah Neibart said. “It seems that they’ll be able to serve more students and have more options.”

SSFC approved the request, increasing the group’s 2011-’12 budget allocation from $147,835 to $151,935, by a 9-0 vote.

SSFC Chair Matt Manes also announced plans to introduce legislative proposals, including several bylaw changes and the reintroduction of the Campus Services Funds, at the next ASM meeting.

SSFC will officially approve Madison Metro’s request at its meeting Thursday.

GAB predicts 20 percent turnout in spring elections The Gove r n m e n t Accountability Board announced Monday it is expecting a 20 percent voter turnout for the April 5 elections, attributing the prediction to the high-profile state Supreme Court race.

“Over the last decade, turnout for spring elections with contested Wisconsin Supreme Court races has ranged from 18.2 percent to 20.9 percent of eligible voters,” GAB director Kevin Kennedy said in a statement. “We expect this year’s turnout to be in that range.”

The GAB also noted the voter registration laws have not yet changed, despite the voter ID bill being considered by the Legislature. The legislation would require voters to present a Wisconsin photo ID. Local races across the state, including Madison’s mayoral race and the Dane County Executive race between state Rep. Joe Parisi, D-Madison, and Dane County Board Supervisor Eileen, are expected to bring out voters as well.

—Ariel Shapiro

Former Ald. Judge endorses Resnick Former Ald. Eli Judge, District 8, announced his support for Scott Resnick in a press release Monday for the current District 8 alder race.

“Eli Judge’s success passing pro-student policies and in raising the profile of the District 8 seat helped make him my local political idol.”

Scott Resnick alder candidate District 8

Judge said he and Resnick often consulted on policy during Judge’s term as alder and both opposed the Alcohol License Density Ordinance.

“He was a wonderful resource to me as alder when we were trying to fight the Alcohol Licensing Density Plan and improve it,” Judge said. “His insight was not only useful to me, but it was also helpful to other students who were also concerned what affect the law would have on the city and campus.”

Resnick said he is proud to have Judge’s endorsement, and hopes it will add momentum to his campaign.

“Eli Judge’s success passing pro-student policies and in raising the profile of the District 8 seat helped make him my local political idol,” Resnick said in the release. “His support means the world to me.”

Man arrested after two escape attempts Police arrested a Madison man Friday afternoon, whom they said may be connected with several business burglaries over the last two years.

Mark D. Goad, 47, was arrested on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest and a probation violation, according to the police report.

Goad attempted to get away from police twice, Madison Police Department Spokesperson Joel DeSpain said.

First, Goad tried to jump

from a second-story window at the America’s Best Value Inn where police apprehended him, according to the report.

Police then took Goad to the hospital for medical clearance after he fought with them, where he attempted to escape again, DeSpain said.

An MPD sergeant needed stitches in his hand after he was cut by shattered glass at the first incident, and an MPD officer sustained a knee injury while Goad tried to run from the hospital, according to DeSpain.

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Earlier this month Gov. Scott Walker spoke about the budget repair bill. Since its passage, there has been debate over whether the law is in effect.

repair bill from page 1 According to Madison City Attorney Michael May, if the courts decide the law hasn’t taken effect, then they may have to undo all actions, including reimbursing workers, and potentially be held in

contempt of court.

The Department of Justice filed legal motions Monday asking the Court of Appeals to end the restraining order against Secretary of State Doug La Follette and to withdraw the appeal alleging violations of Open Meetings Laws.

The DOJ argued the issue is moot because the bill has become law.

The Dane County Circuit Court will take up the issue Tuesday to decide whether the law has taken effect, and if so, whether to prevent its implementation, according to May.

Deans express opinions of New Badger Partnership at forum UW-Madison School of Education Dean Julie Underwood, School of Nursing Dean Katharyn May and Dean of Students Lori Berquam hosted an open forum Monday to discuss the New Badger Partnership, at which they shared their opinions on the partnership and answered questions from the community.

Covering effects of the New Badger Partnership, including proposed changes to tuition and financial aid, the trio was largely supportive of the plan, including its effects on their respective departments.

May said she could organize expenditures more easily with the new flexibilities in spending.

“I will be so happy when money is money, and we can use it where we need it,” May said.

The deans noted concerns with the partnership as well. Underwood said she thinks there may be new “challenges of staying connected” to her colleagues at other UW campuses if UW-Madison splits from the UW System.

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Film festival favorites coming soon to a theater near you David Cottrell go co-ttrell it on the mountain

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WI Film Fest kicks off with ‘Bellflower’

By Todd Stevens Arts Editor

Wisconsin is hardly the center of the film industry. Just look at the massive hype surrounding “Public Enemies” from two years ago––the final product only included a few scenes shot in Wisconsin, but it kept people entranced and was embraced as a “Wisconsin movie” despite how loose its cheesehead connections may have been.

But with the Wisconsin Film Festival, all of that changes for one week as film lovers from across the state converge on Madison to celebrate the best film Wisconsin has to offer. This year, one of those offerings comes from Baraboo native Evan Glodell, the man behind sleeper indie darling “Bellflower.” A last minute addition to the lineup, the film jumpstarts the festival Tuesday night with a special free screening at the Bartell Theatre, and as it features one of the most promising filmmakers to come out of Wisconsin in years, the week will definitely start off with a bang.

Recently The Daily Cardinal had the chance to speak with Glodell about “Bellflower” and what it means to show off his work in his home state.

Focusing on the story of two friends in California who spend their time preparing for a supposed oncoming apocalypse, “Bellflower” details what happens when a woman enters the mix, throwing things completely off kilter with dark and violent consequences. That storyline is fiction, but some of the film is based in reality.

The two main characters, Woodrow (played by Glodell) and Aiden, are both Wisconsinites who moved to California, just like Glodell himself.

According to Glodell, it means a lot to be able to showcase his work in the Badger State.

“It’s huge,” Glodell said. “I’m kind of sad that I won’t be able to be there for the screening, but I’m really excited my friends in Wisconsin will be able to go to a theater nearby and see it.”

The local screening is particularly important

because when the project started, Glodell had no idea “Bellflower” would become as big as it has become, serving as an official selection at both the Sundance Film Festival and South by Southwest.

“We’re just blown away at how far this has gone,” Glodell said. In fact, the film was picked up for distribution by Oscilloscope and will receive a theatrical release beyond the festival circuit this summer.

“This is way beyond where we thought we would go. We started out making this small film and now we have an actual release for it,” Glodell said.

Part of the intrigue surrounding “Bellflower” is the way it was shot. Glodell filmed the project on his Coatwolf II camera, which he custom built.

The Coatwolf II captures HD digital video but has its own unique rustic style to it. But the do-ityourself attitude of Glodell doesn’t extend to just his camera. According to Glodell, who served as director, writer, editor and lead actor, many people have asked him what it was like to tackle so many roles at one time. But due to the intimate nature of the project, Glodell never felt overwhelmed.

“Because of the way the movie was made, there were just a couple of us and we had no money at all,” Glodell said. “The whole [project] seemed like a small thing and it was just kind of the way it happened.”

But the project certainly won’t remain a small thing. “Bellflower” was one of the most talkedabout movies coming out of Sundance this year, particularly by The Daily Cardinal’s own film columnist David Cottrell. And as one of the higher profile films playing at the Wisconsin Film Festival this year, that will likely be the same case for viewers in Madison. With the Wisconsin Film Festival, the isthmus gets a brief chance to dwell in indie film mystique, and with its festival reputation and Wisconsin ties, “Bellflower” seems like the perfect film to get things up and running.

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ith South by Southwest now over, there’s a renewed interest in many independent film favorites that have been riding the festival circuit, hoping to find distribution or generate buzz. The following are four film festival favorites finally seeing theatrical releases worth checking out this spring.

“Saturday Night” Ever wonder how the cast and crew of “Saturday Night Live” manages to produce and perform a live sketch comedy show with less than a week of preparation? James Franco’s documentary “Saturday Night” promises to document the process. The project began as a seven-minute short on the daily life of “SNL” cast member Bill Hader for Franco’s NYU film class and evolved into an in-depth feature-length look at the inner-workings of “SNL.” What truly imbues “Saturday Night” with potential is that the notoriously private Lorne Michaels has given Franco unprecedented access to every facet of the show. Is there anything that Franco can’t accomplish? The film screened to positive reviews at both the Tribeca Film Festival and South by Southwest before being picked up for distribution by Oscilloscope. It will finally see a limited run in May, undoubtedly thanks to Franco’s Oscar nod and burgeoning popularity in the two years since he made the film.

“Exporting Raymond” I saw this documentary at a special one-off screening over spring break, and it’s hilarious.

“Exporting Raymond” has paid its dues on the festival circuit, having screened at 11 festivals and winning audience awards at both the 2010 Austin Film Festival and the Hatch Festival.

You don’t have to be a fan of “Everybody Loves Raymond” to enjoy “Exporting Raymond” as the humor has more to do with culture shock than the show itself. The documentary depicts sitcom writer Phil Rosenthal, best known for creating “Everybody Loves Raymond,” in his attempt to produce a Russian version of the show in Moscow. The film is without a doubt a crowd pleaser, but doesn’t hold up quite as well under critical scrutiny. Rosenthal’s hand, as both director and star, can be a bit too apparent at times in its attempt to shape and direct the narrative. However, as a non-fiction comedy,

the film is more than funny enough to make up for its documentary shortfalls. “Exporting Raymond” will begin a limited theatrical release on April 29.

“The Beaver” After enduring an uncertain future following Mel Gibson’s fall from grace, “The Beaver” finally received its shot at the silver screen at this year’s South by Southwest festival where it opened to positive reviews and garnered a healthy 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Directed by and featuring Jodie Foster, “The Beaver” follows Mel Gibson as the depressed CEO of a failing toy company who begins to let the persona of an Australian beaver hand puppet speak for him in an attempt to get his life back together. The film also features Anton Yelchin (“Star Trek”) as Gibson’s son and Academy Award nominee Jennifer Lawrence (“Winter’s Bone”) as the high school valedictorian he is pursuing. Between the dark and dreary “Winter’s Bone,” the angstridden-yet-undeniably-sweet “Like Crazy”, and now in the whimsical-yet-realist “The Beaver,” Lawrence has certainly proven her indie-movie chops. Gibson’s fantastic performance may be the heart-and-soul of “The Beaver” but Lawrence is certainly the one to watch. Summit Entertainment will be releasing “The Beaver” in theaters May 6.

“Bridesmaids” Director Paul Feig and executive producer Judd Apatow—the team that brought us the critically acclaimed TV series “Freaks and Geeks”—have come together once again for “Bridesmaids” with a script written by “Saturday Night Live”’s Kristin Wiig. The film stars Wiig as Annie, the dysfunctional maid-of-honor for her best friend (Maya Rudolph) who must help plan a wedding while her own life is falling apart. The film was well received at South by Southwest this year, and reviewers so far have praised it for stepping outside of the conventions of the “chick flick” genre and adopting Judd Apatow’s traditional brand of R-rated raunchy humor to fit a female cast. While having Apatow as executive producer virtually guaranteed distribution, “Bridesmaids” was nonetheless an indie production—a joint venture between Relativity Media and Apatow Productions.

Universal will release it in May. Lucky for us, WUD Film will be hosting a sneak preview screening of “Bridesmaids,” Wednesday, April 13th at 7 p.m. in the Play Circle at Memorial Union. If you’d like David to save you a seat, he can’t, but you can email him at dcottrell@wisc.edu to try anyway.

$1,000 for 1,000 words The Daily Cardinal presents our annual $1,000 for 1,000 words essay contest. To be considered in the runnings simply choose from one of the following prompts and submit a 1,000-word essay. Daily Cardinal employees may not apply.

1. What is the dividing line between the public’s right to know and the government’s right to some confidentiality in light of the recent WikiLeaks controversy?

2. How are you coping with the rising costs of tuition for undergraduate and graduate schools, and what are the implications for the country if tuitions keep rising?

3. Is the American Dream dying for our generation? Are you optimistic or pessimistic about your future and the future of the country?

E-mail your essay to edit@dailycardinal.com by Friday, April 29, or if you have any questions about the contest.

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Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

Probably not at a convent: Four out of 10 workplace dating relationships result in marriage.

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By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

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Eatin’ Cake

By Dylan Moriarty EatinCake@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.

The Pipesmokers

By Joseph Diedrich jsdiedrich@wisc.edu

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

The Graph Giraffe Classic

Hoop Dreams

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By D.T. dtollefson@dailycardinal.com

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com Distance Running

ACROSS 1 Holster’s location 4 Remove a rind 8 Long John Silver, e.g.

14 “Red Letter Year” singer DiFranco 15 Belgrade citizen 16 More foolish 17 “___ be an honor” 18 With all one’s marbles 19 Demonstrate clearly 20 Conductor of a kind 23 Middle Eastern ruler 24 Big container for potatoes 25 Billy goat’s bleat 28 Hardest to penetrate 32 Vote in an incumbent 34 Emitted a contented sigh 36 First man 37 Org. formed by the Treaty of Versailles 43 Bar between wheels 44 Wombs 45 Inclined 48 Library extension 53 Muddy abode 54 Pacific salmon variety 56 Toy on a string 57 Where your dog may sleep

61 Instruments with many pedals 64 Not there 65 “Paper or plastic” choice 66 Carrier of the band’s equipment 67 Sched. guesses 68 Caustic used in soapmaking 69 Violin’s ancestors 70 Month components 71 Bard’s “always” DOWN Flagged, as a cab Before the deadline Simplified language “Hey!” in class Alda of TV Rajah’s wife ___ the score (gets revenge) 8 Role for 5-Down 9 Call forth 10 Vice squad surprise 11 ___ Arbor, Mich.

12 Slangy sleuth 13 “Able was I ___ I saw Elba” 21 Store posting, briefly 22 Ava of the movies 25 The Beatles’ “Love ___” 26 Open up ___ of worms 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

7 Cash machines 2 29 ___ Claire, Wisc.

30 Abbr. on a can of motor oil 31 Philosopher’s output 33 My ___, Vietnam 35 Young newt 37 Back muscles, briefly 38 Cinema sign 39 Treaty co-signer 40 Acquire 41 “All bets ___ off” 42 Type of plate or soldier 46 Needing no introduction 47 Hangmen’s loops 49 Hand-___ coordination 50 Teeter 51 “Affirmative, captain!”

52 Paying guest 55 Companion of 34-Across 57 Slowly disappear 58 Cheese made from goat milk 59 Buffet meal carrier 60 Dame of the piano 61 Hockey legend Bobby 62 Sturgeon eggs, e.g.

63 Be a chatterbox

Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

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Ends don’t justify means in program cuts Nick fritz opinion columnist

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ov. Scott Walker is at it again—making budget cuts that affect citizens across Wisconsin. This time Walker is attempting to eliminate funding to state mandated recycling programs. Local communities can still operate recycling programs, but they wouldn’t receive a state subsidy to help with the costs, which means local governments would have to make up the difference. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee will lose $3.3 million a year in recycling aid with no relief on tipping fees, money trucks pay landfills based on their weight.

Let’s get one thing straight. As I have stated in previous articles, I am in no sense of the word an environmentalist. I would be 100 percent behind Walker if this cut actually saved a significant amount of money and was beneficial to Wisconsin. However, it doesn’t and it isn’t.

Walker needs to realize that sitting around cutting programs might save money in the short term, but won’t fix anything in the long run.

Let’s run some numbers. As stated above, Milwaukee would lose $3.3 million, and according to Tom Barrett the city’s landfill costs would potentially rise $2.5 million a year under this budget.

As a result, Walker saves $800,000 the first year the budget goes into effect: not very impressive. Jobs will also be lost due to the eradication of community recycling programs and fewer public works positions. By my count, we save less than one million dollars and get rid of potential jobs. This cut

is hardly beneficial for Wisconsin.

Instead, we need to be promoting environmental programs.

They create jobs and ultimately drive people to Wisconsin, which helps to stimulate the economy.

Cutting funding for public programs will do nothing but push people away.

I can’t wrap my mind around the idea of eliminating public funding to community recycling programs as a response to the budget deficit. It seems to me that the budget problem is not just a result of government spending.

As such, I am forced to wonder, is Walker really this anti-green? He has eliminated other green projects in the past, which suggests environmental preservation is not high on his list of priorities. Does he value closing the budget gap so much more than public service programs? Of all the things to cut, why was recycling among the many that were chosen?

Walker’s recent cutbacks, including the slash to recycling programs seem questionable. In addition to taking rights from unions and the Voter ID bill, which requires a valid photo ID with a current address in order to vote—attacking students and minorities—he shut down highspeed rail, the biofuel project and tightened wind-farm rules.

Walker needs to realize that sitting around cutting programs might save money in the short term, but won’t fix anything in the long run.

To be honest, it seems like Walker is throwing darts at a list of public services and making drastic cuts to the programs that get hit.

Walker needs to understand you can’t just blindly cut programs in the name of reeling in government spending, but rather spend wisely.

The idea that Wisconsin is open for business, as Walker suggests, is a complete farce. We will soon have a sub par waste removal system, a broken teachers’ union and an unnecessarily difficult voting process. What’s next?

Nicholas Fritz is a sophomore majoring in marketing. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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By John Liesveld opinion@dailycardinal.com

LETTER TO THE EDITOR UW needs to share governance The University of WisconsinMadison is a proud university with a diverse array of accomplishments and awards. From our outstanding research initiatives to our top ranking in “books, babes, and beer” from Playboy, our prestige stands uncontested.

Our faculty, staff and students all play an equally vital role in these achievements as we push forward year after year to better our university. But there is one thing that sets us, and the UW System as a whole, apart from the rest of the nation—our shared governance.

Wisconsin stands alone as the only state to guarantee shared governance to its public university students from Wisconsin’s state statute 36.09(5). This law gives students the power to formulate and review policies pertaining to students, distribute student fees and elect our own representatives to participate in institutional governance. Over the years, students have used this system to participate

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in and voice their opinion on many aspects of the university.

Shared governance gives students opportunities to invest themselves in their education and develop essential leadership skills. It has created an open space for students, faculty and staff to solve critical problems facing this university and devise collective solutions.

From this shared governance structure, students are able to derive institutional power, which has yet to be harnessed to its fullest.

Although students have had great ideas about issues like textbook costs and sustainability, students have had to ask faculty to create shared governance committees.

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences skirted ASM when selecting students for a search and screen for a new dean while administration sidestepped ASM when forming a committee on university alcohol policy.

Students will not stand for this

violation of their shared governance rights.

With the New Badger Partnership, our university will be granted more freedoms and flexibilities to allocate our resources and manage the university. With these new freedoms, students must ensure that shared governance is both preserved and properly implemented. The decisions made in the near future will affect our institution for many years to come and we, as students, need our input to be heard and institutionally respected.

We need to elect students whose top priority is shared governance. As new opportunities arise, we need leaders who will fight for student representation. We need to engage in shared governance, because representation means nothing if our seat is left empty.

This is the time for students to shape our education and the university’s. Let’s do it right. Share the governance.

— Beth Huang Kyle Vandenlangenberg Allie Gardner Michelle Johns

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Young talent has future looking bright for the UW men’s hockey team Ryan Evans no, not that one

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atching the NCAA men’s hockey tournament over the past week has led me to one simple conclusion: North Dakota is really good.

During their run through the Green Bay regional, I watched the Fighting Sioux absolutely dismantle their two opponents, Rensselaer and Denver, outscoring them 12-1 en route to the Frozen Four in St. Paul.

What makes the Sioux stand head and shoulders above the rest of the tournament pack? Well, for starters their senior class, forwards Brent Davidson, Matt Frattin, Brad Malone and Evan Trupp and defensemen Chay Genoway, Derrick LaPoint and Jake Marto, have stayed together since the time they were freshmen. This group has stayed intact since day one with not a single member leaving early for the NHL and each has made major contributions, on and off the ice, to get North Dakota where they are now.

To put in a Wisconsin frame of reference, imagine if this year’s Badgers team were able to put Kyle Turris, Ryan McDonagh, Brendan Smith, Cody Goloubef and Derek Stepan in the lineup every night. All of those players didn’t finish their Wisconsin careers, and if they had stayed in school the Badgers would have had a lineup as formidable as any in the country, much like the position that UND currently finds itself.

In the world of college sports, success is not only dictated by how well you recruit, but if those recruits stay on board with the program for all four years. Football and basketball are the first sports that come to mind when it comes to players leaving early, but as evidenced by the list of players the Badgers’ hockey program have lost to the NHL early, it is a problem for college hockey as well.

That is why I find the recent news out of the Wisconsin hockey program so promising. Soon after Colorado College knocked the Badgers out of the WCHA playoffs and ended their season, sophomore defenseman Justin Schultz, the nation’s leading scorer among blue liners and a Hobey Baker award finalist, announced that he would be returning for his junior season instead of signing with the Anaheim Ducks, and while he hasn’t officially said anything, it is assumed that sophomore forward Craig Smith, who lead the team in goals this season with 19, will spurn the Nashville Predators’ advances and return next season as well.

With Schultz and Smith bringing their combined 90 points from last season back to the Kohl Center next year, the future of the Badgers hockey team looks bright.

Head coach Mike Eaves and company played this year with a young and inexperienced roster, something that became very obvious at times for people who follow the team.

Wisconsin went through periods of high highs and low lows. It was a roller coaster-like ride that frustrated many and eventually saw the team stumble badly down the stretch and miss the NCAA tournament, but that youth and inexperience is what leaves

me with a huge sense of optimism moving forward.

Maybe Schultz and Smith looked at North Dakota and realized the rewards keeping a roster together can have. They will be returning to a team that boasts a core of talented young players that if given the opportunity to grow together over the next few years will have the ability to compete for a national title.

That young talent can be found on offense and defense. Forward Mark Zengerle tied for the team lead in assists this year and should be one of the team leaders next season. Forwards like Tyler Barnes and Michael Mersch showed the flashes of brilliance that make me believe they are both stars in the making, and Jefferson Dahl, Gavin Hartzog and Keegan Meuer gave opponents fits at times from the fourth line. Couple that with promising defensemen Frankie Simonelli, John Ramage and Joe Faust and you have a team that is deep in young talent. Mix that in with the veteran leadership of Schultz, Smith and junior Jordy Murray and you have the perfect storm for a successful hockey team.

Veteran know-how, a core of young talent and at least a few years for it all to gel together sounds like a recipe for success to me. Schultz and Smith returning give the Wisconsin hockey team the chance to have the type of veteran, talented team that has North Dakota on the precipice of a national title this year. If the Badgers continue to emulate the Fighting Sioux model, they may very well find themselves in a similar situation in the not so distant future.

How do you feel about the men’s hockey team’s chances moving forward? E-mail Ryan at rmevans2@ dailycardinal.com

Men’s Basketball

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Matt Marheine/Cardinal File photo

After leading the Badgers’ basketball team to 25 wins, the third highest total in program history, Jordan Taylor and Jon Leuer were honored as All-Americans by the Associated Press on Monday.

Basketball standouts Taylor and Leuer earn All-American honors

By Max Sternberg The Daily Cardinal

The accolades keep flowing in for the Wisconsin men’s basketball team. Junior guard Jordan Taylor (2nd team) and senior forward Jon Leuer (honorable mention) were both named All-Americans by the Associated press.

Taylor becomes just the fourth UW player to earn first or second team honors, finishing the season with 18.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. The point guard led the nation with a 3.83 assist-to-turnover ratio, the best in program history and a big factor in Wisconsin being the nation’s second-most efficient offense at nearly 1.16 points per possession.

A consensus first team All-Big Ten selection and finalist for the Bob Cousy Award—given to the nation’s top point guard­­. Taylor made his mark this year and figures to be a popular pick for preseason Big Ten

player of the year come fall.

Leuer came off of an injuryplagued junior year and more than justified his place among the Big Ten’s best, scoring double-digits in each of UW’s first 33 games. Leuer led the Badgers with 18.3 points per game, adding 7.2 rebounds while posting a team-high six double-doubles. He was one of only three players in the Big Ten to knock down 20 three-pointers while putting up 20 blocks. Leuer crossed the 1,000 point mark early in the season, finishing his career with 1,376 points, 12th in school history.

In addition, Leuer’s 621 points this season is the third-highest singleseason total in program history.

“I’m proud of Jordan and Jon as well as the University of Wisconsin for this recognition,” UW head coach Bo Ryan said. “To have two guys from the same team earn this kind of honor is pretty special.

Both players had tremendous sea-

sons and were major contributors to a team that went from unranked to top 10 and won 25 games.”

Leuer was a preseason candidate for national acclaim, but the rise of Jordan Taylor among the nation’s elite was not in the forecast.

After spending two years in the shadow of guard Trevon Hughes, Taylor broke out of his shell in 2010’11, emerging onto the national spotlight with 21 second-half points in a come from behind win over then-undefeated Ohio State. He followed that performance up two weeks later with a 39-point night against Indiana, willing the Badgers to a conference road win.

“This is quite an honor to be voted as one of the top players in the country,” Taylor said. “I’m humbled by the recognition, but like all individual awards, this is a reflection of the entire team.”

UWBadgers.com contributed to this report