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UW dance crew Hypnotiq hosted what they hope will become a monthly instructional dance series in the Student Activity Center, led here by Michael Simpson.

A UW-Madison Faculty Senate committee released a report Monday opposing any separation of graduate school education from research in response to a recent restructuring proposal from UW administrators. Researched by 19 faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate’s University Committee, the report emphasized that “the synergistic relationship between graduate education and research” could be “fractured” under Chancellor Biddy Martin and provost Paul DeLuca’s proposal, which would create a new Vice Chancellor of Research position. Currently, Martin Cadwallader, dean of the Graduate Education, also oversees research.

DeLuca said his original proposal would not have “segregated the activities of research and graduate studies into unknown boxes where they never communicated.” “My concern from the get-go was that we’ve gotten so big and so complex that forcing all of this to be dealt with by a single individual might be too challenging,” DeLuca said. The faculty committee recommended maintaining the joint position, but to reduce the workload by shifting compliance issues and grants management—particularly Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP)— from the Graduate School to the Vice Chancellor for Administration’s Office. reform page 3

Dane County implements controversial automated non-emergency 911 system By Ashley Davis The Daily Cardinal

The Dane County automated non-emergency phone system went live at 7 a.m. Saturday. The implementation of the technology has generated legal issues between the city and the county over parking enforcement disputes. The controversial computerized system is designed to assist in properly directing nonemergency calls away from 911 dispatchers, said Josh Wescott, communications director for County Executive Kathleen Falk. “The Dane County Safety Communications NonEmergency Line” was initiated in response to an external audit on the Dane County 911 Center. Wescott said the phone sys-

tem institutes automatic attendant technology on the nonemergency line only. The audit concluded the highest priority for the 911 Center is dislodging the calls currently handled by emergency dispatchers that do not require any public safety personnel, such as police cars, fire-trucks or ambulances, said Joel Plant, assistant to Mayor Dave Cieslewicz. According to Plant, nonemergency calls account for most of the police officers’ work, including theft, shoplifting and noise complaints. As the county prepared to implement the system, legal tensions grew between the city of Madison and Dane County in regards to parking enforcement

dispatch. The city of Madison sued Dane County because of Falk’s attempt to charge the city for the parking enforcement service as soon as the auto-attendant went into effect. “We filed a temporary injunction to prevent the county from ceasing to provide a dispatch service that they have always provided for the city … The dispatch of our civilian parking enforcement officers,” Plant said. He said the city has used these officers as a more efficient mechanism to respond to parking enforcement calls of service. The county sought to stop the service unless they were paid to phone page 3

Neumann airs first campaign television ad in governor’s race By Alison Dirr The Daily Cardinal

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann became the first of the three major gubernatorial candidates to air a television advertisement Monday. The ad, titled “Mark Neumann – Humble Beginnings,” said Neumann is “not a career politician, but a businessman who understands how to create jobs.” Mike Tate, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, said this ad does not accurately portray Neumann’s record. “It’s convenient to brag that you’re not a career politician

when the reason you’re not a career politician is because your voters have rejected your very extremist brand of politics,” Tate said in a news conference call. Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, Neumann’s challenger for the Republican nomination, will not change his campaign tactics, according to his spokesperson, Jill Bader. “Regardless of what our opponents plan to do, we will continue to carry out Scott’s message of lower taxes, less government and more personal freedom,” Bader said. Bader said Walker’s goal is to

create a dialogue with voters and has recently begun inviting voters to speak with him personally at “kitchen table town halls.” “ To d a y, instead of talking at people in an ad, Scott Neumann was talking with people in Green Bay,” Bader said. “He was at his first of several dozen ‘brown-bag lunches.’” neumann page 3

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Target Representative Jaci Bell presented the building plans for the new Target store to open spring 2011.

Commission approves new Target near Hilldale The City of Madison Planning Commission unanimously approved the construction of a new Target store Monday. The new Target will be located in the empty lot next to Hilldale Mall on the west side. Supporters said it will match aesthetically with the surrounding retail area and will feature underground parking. Roxanne Nelson, a design project architect for Target, said the building will save energy by using day lighting from a windowed wall and tan roofing to reflect sunlight. Target Representative Jaci Bell

said construction will likely begin immediately and the store will open in spring 2011. Nelson said the store’s design team listened to comments and concerns from the city and the neighborhood throughout the planning process. “What you’re seeing today is really a result of that collaborative effort,” Nelson said. “We think that you’ll be proud of this building and we’ll be proud of this building.” Also Monday, the Planning Commission approved the remodeling of a Klinke Cleaners in Monona. —Cathy Martin

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very once in awhile, I am so excited or distraught (or both) by something I see or hear that I must break the traditions I have made for myself as a Page Two columnist. Therefore, I am writing this column as myself, and I am writing it about Chat Roulette. That is not to say that I promised myself I would never write about Chat Roulette, but that in a span of approximately one minute and 30 seconds, my heart and loins were set afire with a flame that can only quell itself once I find out the truth, if even just a bitsy of the truth. The sad fact is that two of my body parts could potentially be engulfed in figurative flames forever, because no one can say for sure why some people are

ready and willing to flash their pixelated junk to virtually anyone with a curious temperament and high-speed internet access. Perhaps I brought this upon myself, I mean, it is called Chat Roulette. Not Chat Wholesomely with Friendly, Asexual People Who Want an Interesting Conversation They Can Refer to as a Learning Tool for Decades to Come. But at the same time, I felt thrust into the situation with little prior knowledge that not only would people be able to see me and my reactions through my webcam, but I would also be able to see their dicks—their fullfrontal, naked dicks—through their webcams. To illustrate this point, I will breakdown what exactly happened in the first 15 seconds of my first and only Chat Roulette experience: 8:15:55 My roommate asks if I want to go on Chat Roulette. 8:15:59 I say sure as she sits down next to me. 8:16:05 First person discon-

nects because we are clothed. 8:16:10 First dick is exposed. 8:16:12 First time I feel my heart and loins catch ﬁre, in the most burning and non-sexual of ways. They say it takes only a fraction of a second for a bullet to enter a brain, but for me it took two seconds, and the bullet was the image of a stranger’s penis, and the brain was my soul. Not only was I thrown off by this flasher, but also by the fact that 95 percent of the 10 people we came into contact with were boys who were clearly in a dorm room exposing their hairless chests. This is where my questions come into play. Why? That is my first question—why? When I was a freshman back in 2009, the street was the best and most effective place to expose yourself, and Craigslist was the best place to get someone to watch you pleasure yourself. Which brings me back to my first question—why? Don’t you boys in dorm rooms have some

place to be, such as at your house meeting, eating pizza or playing leapfrog with real people? That is not to say that all freshman boys are on Chat Roulette, but that the ones who are must realize that this is the prime of their life! You are still mostly being supported by your parents; you still get full meals at your university food service; you are meeting hundreds of people a year; you don’t have ED! Why waste away your livelihood exposing yourself on an anonymous website? And not only that, Chris Hansen could be watching! At least I came out of this experience one step less naive. I just hope I can warn the faint of heart to stay on their usual kitten cam websites and not give into the worrisome temptation that is Chat Roulette. Heed, or see dicks. Unless you want to see dicks. If you have your own Chat Roulette experience that your loins are burning to share, please e-mail VP at evanpay@wisc.edu.

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Homeless man to student: You get home warm and safe now. Student: You too. Girl: baby elephants weigh like 6,000 lbs. Guy: you realize that is 3 tons right? Girl: yeah, you know how big elephants are. Guy: I mean that’s bigger than a car... Girl: just look it up. I know I’m right. College Library desk guy: Is it snowing outside now? Girl covered in snow sarcastically: No it’s just frosting, I’m the friggin’ frosting queen of Madison. Thanks for noticing!

Guy in Vilas: I’m not going to sleep with him just to steal his hair!

(A Papa John’s employee holds the door open for a customer) Guy Walking Past: Hey man, if that pizza thing doesn’t work out for you, you’ve got a good career at Wal-Mart going! Girl: Well my grandparents are from The Netherlands, so I’m rooting for them in the Olympics. Guy: Oh, your grandparents are Netherlandish? A girl presumably talking to her boyfriend on a cell phone: “Honey, next time remind me not to wear a thong the day after you butt f##% me.”

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Girl at party: They should give me frequent ﬂier miles for how often I’ve slept on their couch. Guy panting up on Bascom Hill: who the fuck builds a school in a hill Grad student in Memorial library: The kids in my class are so dumb. Her friend: Dumb-dumb or watches Spike TV dumb? Cougar woman in state St. Brats: All the young guys here look like the Jonas brothers. Her friend: Wait, is that a bad thing? Guy outside of The Pub: I like their burger’s ... with spicy club sauce! Girl 1: So did Jamie end up with that guy with the Red Sox hat or the guy from New York? Girl 2: Both, I think. Girl 1: Wow, she’s like the Gandhi of sex or something. Guy 1: Do you remember when you grabbed the apple sauce out of the fridge and just started yelling “MOTTS! MOTTS! MOTTS! MOTTS!” Guy 2: LMFAO has changed the face of music forever. Guy in front of me at Raskeller: Do they sell jagerbombs here? His friend: They’d better! Guy in HCW stall next to me: Righty tighty,

leftie loosey Emo girls on State St: I’m buying salvia at Amsterdam’s while still can Guy in Psych building: If the U.S. loses curling I’m moving to Canada, end of story Girl sitting in front of me in Geology 100: I know people say semen smells like chlorine, but it definitely doesn’t taste like chlorine... Nerdy guy talking to friend: I just don’t think my girlfriend takes my anime drawing seriously Guy on State St: The Asian dude at Churchkey is the man. I think I could hand him a piece of cardboard with a stick figure on it and he’d still let me buy booze. Guy in Poli Sci 104: Listen I’m not gay or anything, but that Evan Lysacek is pretty hot Girl in TV class: I just don’t GET Seinfeld... how is it funny? Girl 2: Are you serious? Girl 1: Friends, now THAT’S a funny show! Girl on phone in Helen C: Well it was Valentine’s Day, how could I not sleep with him? *pause* Ok, I love you too, mom. Drama kids walking in front of me: I like his silent films, but hes just not my favorite French director

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Engineering professor joins national academy A UW-Madison engineering professor was elected into the National Academy of Engineers, one of the highest recognitions an engineer can receive. According to a release, Thomas Kuech, who is also a UW-Madison professor of chemistry and biology, is among 68 new members to

the academy, and was chosen for his work creating nanoscale structures that are used for wireless and optical telecommunications. The release said Kuech also played a large role in creating and directing the UW-Madison Materials Research Science and Engineering Center. The center allows faculty

and students to study materials on the atomic and molecular level, and has generated over $30 million in funding for research. Kuech, who has been at UW-Madison since 1990, also chaired the department of chemical and biological engineering from 2003 to 2007.

Republican Assembly member joins lieutenant governor race Another Republican joined the 2010 lieutenant governor race Monday and kicked off a six-city tour to promote his campaign. State Rep. Brett Davis, R-Oregon, declared his run at the state Capitol and said he aims to reduce government spending and taxation if elect-

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Gov. Jim Doyle met with other governors and President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C. to discuss a pending federal jobs bill and health care.

Doyle talks economy, health care with other governors and Obama Gov. Jim Doyle praised President Barack Obama for his health-care and job creation efforts Monday at the National Governors Association meeting. Doyle met with other governors and Obama in Washington, D.C. to discuss new job creation legislation and increasing the affordability of health care nationwide. In a news conference call, Doyle said he is focused on increasing affordability of health insurance for small businesses through tax credits and subsidies. “As the president moves forward with his plan, I know that that is a very high priority of his, and in Wisconsin it is really what we need to do to close the final

phone from page 1 do so, an action city officials said was unauthorized. Plant said the parking dispatch lawsuit is indicative of a greater issue, one which has spurred a separate but related lawsuit. “The injunction request is hinged on the question whether the county executive can unilaterally implement a change in operating practice without the authority or approval of the 911 Center Board,” he said. The city of Madison and Dane County went to court Friday on the parking enforcement issue, where the court ruled on behalf of the city. “[The temporary injunction]

neumann from page 1 Like Walker, Milwaukee Mayor and sole Democratic candidate Tom Barrett will not change his campaign strategy in reaction to the ad, according to his spokesperson Phil Walzak. “We have always anticipated a competitive [Republican] primary,” Walzak said. “It’s something that we have planned for.” Walzak said Barrett is promoting his primary message of job creation throughout the

gap in insurance,” he said. Doyle said a discussion on jobs was the dominant focus of the meeting between the governors and Obama. He said the governors discussed how they can work collectively to “help the American economy get moving again and get people back to work.” Officials from the Environmental Protection Agency also met with Doyle and other Midwest governors to discuss improving the quality of the Great Lakes. In the conference call, Doyle said a $775 million two-year plan will offer a comprehensive strategy to help clean up the Great Lakes region. —Hannah Furfaro prevents the county from ceasing to provide parking dispatch services for the city,” Plant said. Wescott said the auto-attendant system has been successful thus far and received few to no objections. He said the technology has been long developed with numerous committees and noted that the county is accepting feedback about the system. However, Plant said that though the notion of an automated system has been discussed, each committee had careful recommendations in terms of what needed to be done before it got approval. He said these recommendations weren’t regarded in a meaningful way. state by connecting with voters one-on-one and through a new website. Within a month, the campaign plans to host a live video chat through the website in which Barrett will take questions from voters. Overall, Graeme Zielinski, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, said the ad might impact the election. “Anything can potentially influence voters,” Zielinski said. “This is a well-produced, well-packaged, cynically misleading ad.”

DeLuca said he was concerned this might also cause a communication rift. “We want to guard against moving compliance too far from research, because at some point you run the risk of failing to have sufficient research input into that.” DeLuca said he was pleased, though, that the committee wanted to simplify compliance reporting into a more “monolithic struc-

ed. In a statement, he said he vows to cut $40 million in state spending during his first year. “To get our economy back on track we need to lower the tax burden for families and businesses, and that starts with eliminating wasteful government spending,” he

said in a statement. Davis is currently serving his third term as a state representative. He joins three other Republicans, including Superior Mayor Dave Ross, in the race. On the Democratic side, four candidates have filed papers, including state Sen. Spencer Coggs, D-Milwaukee.

ture.” Steven Nadler, a committee member, said this would give department administrators control over both compliance enforcements (like hiring new researchers) and budgets. “We hope to streamline and make more efficient the whole bureaucracy for safety, compliance and RSP,” Nadler said. The faculty committee also stressed Cadwallader’s joint position should keep faculty informed about national grant organizations better,

though DeLuca said he would prefer someone advocate to these organization for UW more directly. The committee also recommended creating an RSP oversight committee of faculty members. DeLuca said he will listen to faculty input in the next several days and then meet with the University Committee to start negotiating an agreement. Current Vice Chancellor of Administration Darrell Bazzell could not be reached for comment.

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Treena Nicole Fischer avian voguette esigners, models, stylists, press, celebrities, photographers and buyers flocked like Ritalin-deprived lemmings to New York City to take part in fashion week from Feb. 11-18. The weeklong event showcased 2010 fall and winter ready-to-wear collections from top American designers, including Michael Kors, Diane von Furstenburg and Rodarte. For those unfamiliar to the trade, fashion week is the most anticipated event in the industry and occurs semi-annually in major fashion centers around the world. Buying for fall and winter trends takes place now so up-and-coming merchandise can be developed, sourced, manufactured and distributed to stores all over the next six months, so that you can purchase that plush J. Crew cable knit next October. Yes, the process takes that long. Back to fashion. This season hosted a number of exciting events, including the runway show from Project Runway’s season 7 winning designer at Bryant Park. Prestigious parties, charity events for Haiti and tributes to one of the most acclaimed fashion designers of our time, Alexander McQueen (who passed away Feb. 11), ensued. According to a survey conducted by The Wall Street Journal, internet activity on day one was 29percent higher than the first day of last year’s fall 2009 shows. This year, designers aired shows in realtime on Facebook and YouTube, and more than ever before they are opening e-boutiques in conjunction with their press websites. The economy may be down, but fashion is rising up. Fall 2010 ready-to-wear trends saw three color schemes: black, neutral and bright-hued neutral. The overall trend report next fall: go with a vibrant base tempered by soft textures in cool shades, experiment with layering different lengths and patterns, and tights, tights, tights. Oh and also, florals and leather belts will always make a sweet accent in any season. This year’s best dressed this season goes to beloved designer Anna Sui, a self-proclaimed flea-market junkie. She described her Feb. 17 show as, “my protest against the computer age,” and the message was clearly heard when a cascade of retro Jane Birkin-esque, Art Nouveau meets 19th century American Arts and Crafts á la Victorian era décor came strutting down the runway in over-theknee suede boots. It’s quite the mouthful to describe and even more for the eye to behold. The point of Sui’s collection is that it attempted to merge material culture with fashion by highlighting handmade and natural artisanal style. Roycroft arts and crafts were evoked in a deluge of patterns, prints and textures in anything from a pomegranate gypsy red to vintage lace. Trends included twill dresses, spencers, black lace,

ostrich feathers, knitted beanies, patchwork frocks and droppedwaist dresses, shaggy 70s inspired coats, and leather, suede and velvet boots. A bouncy, fifi lapin flair floated about with a collage effect as a modern look was followed by vintage, then retro. It’s a collection that is difficult to coordinate and could have ended up looking like a church ladies’ Sunday knitting fiasco, yet Sui pulled off a cohesively charming collection that evolves from Victorian-décor inspired hippie to modern boho. She casually clashes soft with hard and juxtaposes textures, which at first may confuse but then suddenly delights with its subtle whimsicality. The show also launched Sui’s first sunglasses and spectacles range with Mondottica. Finishing out fashion week with a classic “Preppy With a Pop” collection, Tommy Hilfiger, together for the first time with consulting designer Peter Som, presented a refreshing set of smart sportswear that brings optimism back to winter. The show notes described a young Katharine Hepburn-like woman as their target client, someone combining an “East Coast pedigree with a touch of sass.” Som’s collaboration was a winning score that invigorated Hilfiger’s Americana classics (the peacoat, the trench, the pencil skirt) with his warm hues that played like colorful flags against a crisp autumn morning. The Preppy-Pop look for fall includes houndstooth overcoats, varsity sweaters and chocolate leather shorts, or pair a grey wool jacket over a jersey gown, accented with a figure-forming orangered belt and black tights. Hilfiger and Som used navy and Prussian blues and casual creams, accented in black (instead of washing their models in it), and threw in punches of torrid red-orange accents to lighten things up. Americana brought a little bit of the English gentleman to the menswear line with Kelly green, reds, sleeker layering, knipped jackets and Highland plaid, presenting an Eton-bred sophistication that has me looking to next fall with anticipation. Proenza Schouler handbags are the posh accessory of front-row guests right now. If you’re looking to tote (no pun intended) with the likes of Anna Wintour, think again. Professional utility in a luxury leather trim may give you a saavy businesswoman mien, but the $1700 price tag will send your wee bank account running faster than a little piggy. Just remember that a good collection is like a good book—every time you go back to it you love it just a little bit more. You know the basics: the layout, the characters, the themes; but you’re always pleasantly surprised by the little details that escaped you before. If you missed the shows in New York, London Fashion Week wraps up tomorrow, Milan runs Feb. 23 to March 2 and Paris, March 3-11. Have your own opinion of Fashion Week? Send Treena your take at lifestyle@dailycardinal.

Today’s Secondhand Score What are they? Thom McAn Leather Dancing Shoes. Where can you buy them and how much do they cost? Neatly arranged among other carefully chosen footwear at the Good Style Shop: 402 E. Washington Ave these guys are a steal at $23. When can you get them? Tuesday - Friday 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sunday 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ben Pierson/the daily cardinal

Feeling lucky on Chat Roulette By Stephanie Rywak The Daily Cardinal

A new internet phenomenon, fittingly titled Chat Roulette, dropped last November 2009. Created by the 17-year old Russian Andrey Ternovsky, this social website delivers exactly what its name promises: a risk- filled twist on current social networking sites. Ternovsky admits that the idea first dawned on him through his extensive use of Skype—Chat Roulette allows you to connect with strangers via webcam, text and audio. The interactions are usually brief, sometimes just a glimpse before someone presses the next button; participation level is the user’s choice. Like roulette, the person that appears on the screen is completely random. Its users are diverse: a man in a leopard-print jumpsuit, college kids dancing to Crystal Castles and an older man sipping a beer and kissing his dog. Sometimes the random selection is amusing, others times it may be disturbing. Although some contend that this site’s bizarre and often offensive mate-

rial makes it faddish, others see it as a new frontier in today’s increasingly connected communications network. I first used Chat Roulette about a week ago, having absolutely no idea what to expect. A bit squeamish, I dragged one of my roommates along with me for moral support. We were whisked away into the world of roulette and confronted by a girl crying over her spilled coffee, a stark-naked man running around his room, two Dutch college students who told us we should flash them and about 20 middle fingers (flicking-off and thumbsup are two of the most popular images on the site). It truly is an odd concept to be dropped into strangers’ lives midscene. Yet this intimacy is offset by the fact that second encounters are rare and the interactions last only seconds. What was most striking about these interactions was the thrill of randomness: the possibility of literally anything in the world being presented through that next webcam. The average user seems to be in their teens to mid-twenties, with

males outnumbering females about 20 to one. The big question surrounding this social medium is whether it will stick. The site has spread at a viral pace, now drawing up to 50,000 users. It raises certain ethical dilemmas for some: there is no real age limit placed (although Chat Roulette discourages users younger than 16), and it’s an easy and fast way for sexual predators to expose themselves, taking voyeurism to the next level. Questions of whether this media will become more refined begin to arise. There are a few trajectories this site can take; either it could become a total exercise in voyeurism and become yet another dating/ pornography site, it could exist in its current state as an amusing set of interactions between some normal, some odd and some depraved individuals, or it could be reworked into a more accepted and modified website. In the next few months we will begin to see these changes that will decide Chat Roulette’s importance as a new social medium.

INTRODUCING: What’s in the Fridge? The Daily Cardinal Unveils its brand new cooking show The Daily Cardinal’s Alec Walker and Eddy Cevilla team up to bring you our new cooking advice web show: What’s in the Fridge. Look for Alec every week for alternating videos on cooking entrees and short recipes on appetizers at dailycardinal.com/life-and-style. Episode One: Chicken Piccata Chicken piccata is a relatively simple, yet delicious, dish that combines some of Southern Italy’s most bountiful local products: lemons, capers, olive oil, and white wine. While not actually an “Italian” dish (originating in the United States during the 1930’s), chicken piccata provides the chef with an introduction to an array of regional Sicilian flavors. The term piccata refers to a thin cut of meat or fish, sautéed and then smothered in a sauce of butter and lemon. Therefore, you can also substitute tilapia (or any other firm, white-fleshed fish) or veal for the chicken. Alongside the chicken, I like to serve a grain—such as couscous or rice pilaf—as well as asparagus or any other seasonal vegetable. Topped off with a slice of crusty sourdough bread, and a glass of sangria, this meal promises to transport you to the sun-kissed coast of Sicily.

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By Anthony Cefali and Dan Sullivan THE DAILY CARDINAL

The late Studs Terkel, an American author, had the amazing ability to extract histories from people. He acted as a conduit for rich history to flow through, unabated by conventional media filters. Through Terkel we saw a different America, one overflowing with humility, honesty, misery and unbridled joy. It was an America that we all could identify with. The newest exhibit at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, “Apple Pie: Symbols of Americana,” engages this same America largely via the Midwest. This mixed-media show is comprised entirely of art from the MMoCA’s vast permanent collection. The works combine to give us myriad looks at the Midwestern identity by pivoting around a heterogeneous image of America. Be it robust and innocent or aversively unpleasant, “Apple Pie” strives to assemble our history from the byproducts of Chicago’s great urban expansion and a heightened sense of isolation. “Apple Pie” gives us a disparate, fragmented America. This hide-nothing juxtaposition colors America an interesting shade of quixotic. The pastoral side is buoyed by Grant Wood’s iterations

on Monet’s “Haystacks” series and Robert Frank’s rather inviting photographs. Larry Clark’s photo-portraits of strung-out, shiner-sporting solitaries staring across the gallery at the heroic laymen featured in a set of lithographs by Thomas Hart Benton. The suggestiveness of Benton’s drawings is twofold: The pictures’ tight, frame-wary arrangements allow for reproduction in magazines and books, while their regionalist content hints at an array of narratives, however mythical. Indeed, historical memory and its tenuous relation to the cultivation of images is one of the most salient themes of “Apple Pie.” John Steuart Curry’s reimagination of Madison pushes us through this state of fractured identity into a place of unconventional histories. Madison sits completely ethereal and autumnal from Curry’s vantage point on top of a hill that doesn’t exist outside the painting, calling into question the way we deal with (and often accept) historical revisionism. What makes Curry’s imaginary Madison more seductive than the actual Madison that we see every day? If Curry’s images seem especially engaging, it’s because they pulse with visual detail despite their ﬁctitiousness and ostensible straightforwardness. After all, it’s much easier to ﬁnd something hidden and true within a material image than within a mental image. However,

this tendency is almost immediately challenged by Marsden Hartley’s “Trees and Mountains,” which is a landscape as seen through the eyes of a sausage grinder. “Apple Pie” deals with our own incidental history, leaving foreign conﬂicts for another exhibit. This focus on daily events lends the show a sense of intimacy. The segregation gag in Elloit Erwitt’s “Cats and Dogs, Alabama, U.S.A.” is as quintessentially American as... well, apple pie. Fred Stonehouse’s paintings use popular iconography and sneaky textures to indict the U.S. for a host of familiar sins (readers of the late Howard Zinn will know the score). “Apple Pie” is not without its exaggerations of the American identity. The latter half of the exhibit is dedicated to a larger-than-life America. It advances a caricature that we can’t quite reconcile with the rest of the images we’ve seen up until this point. Mark Mulhern’s colored graphite drawings are hilarious, symbolically loaded and irresistibly crude; his “untitled (punch)” goes after capitalist society without resorting to naturalist pity-partying. Roger Brown’s “Mountain Sites” is both a playful jab at white-collar America and a deceptively hallucinogenic riff on American landscape painting, yielding a composition with any number of possible centers. William Weege’s screenprints ﬂaunt an acute interest in the strange intersec-

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MMoCA’s new exhibit, ‘Apple Pie: Symbols of Americana,’ which includes this Greta Pratt piece, aims to depict an honest America. tion of genitalia and nationalism, similar to the style of Robert Rauschenberg. Several works explicitly link the honkytonk sensibility to a masculine strain of sexuality. Rejections of frontier romanticism are present throughout, though even the richest works in this vein— like T.L. Solien’s “Man on Island,” whose interplay of ﬁgure and symbol

recalls Joan Miró—don’t kick much dust in the spectator’s eyes. “Apple Pie” proves that critiquing and celebrating American history is the task of the artist as well as the historian. As the opportunity to see such an eclectic mix of American artists engaging with the soil beneath their boots is invaluable.

Papal playlist packs some pleasing surprises: the Vatican listens to Pink Floyd JUSTIN STEPHANI j.j. dilla

he pope has broken his silence over rock ’n’ roll. Sure enough, the Vatican’s “semi-official” newspaper, L’ Osservatore Romano, has released its very own list of top ten rock ’n’ roll albums of all time, despite the immorality of the basic practice of “rockin’ out” due to its inherent blasphemy. However, it appears the Vatican is branching out in ways never attempted and giving us a rare sneak peek into the pope’s potentially most-played albums on his iPod.

I would’ve expected a more open perspective from someone secluded in the smallest existing sovereign entity.

The most surprising admission on the list is Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. This album is as synonymous with heavy drug use as soundtracks made intentionally for that purpose, like Spacemen 3’s The Perfect Prescription or Velvet Underground’s “Heroin.” Being a Pink Floyd hater might make me biased, but I have dabbled in the group’s work, and Dark Side of the Moon isn’t among their very best. Don’t get caught up in the hype there, pope. I would’ve expected a more open perspective from someone secluded in the smallest existing sovereign entity. The second story about this list, the absence of Robert Zimmerman, is apparently so heretical they felt they had to

address it in the article. The best part is that their defense takes the high road of pop-poetic snobbery, claiming Zimmerman, known to most as Bob Dylan, paved the way for too many harshly untalented musicians that the Vatican has had to suffer through for decades. Oh the plight! How can you call out Dylan for influencing and inspiring terrible artists when he also created a vein of open social consciousness never seen before? Wouldn’t the pope rather listen to “The Ballad of Hollis Brown” than the Beatles’ raucous, irresponsible cover of “Twist and Shout”? Nevertheless, the Beatles nabbed the top spot with 1966’s Revolver, in what I will call the safest—and most ironic— pick since Rob Gordon placed Nevermind’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in his top five side-one track-ones. However, where Rob was hinting at his own immaturity, the Vatican’s newspaper startlingly chose a violently named record with conservative songs like “Taxman” (those damn liberals!), “Eleanor Rigby” (that poor Father MacKenzie!) and “Tomorrow Never Knows,” with lyrics like “That love is all / And love is everyone / It is knowing / It is knowing / That ignorance and hate / May mourn the dead / It is believing.” As safe as that choice is, I can’t blame them. Same with the appearance of Paul Simon’s Graceland. Although I like other Simon records better, its combination of pop and worldly cultural sensibilities make it a sort of olive branch of an album, alluding to harmonious world relations. The other questionable call is Santana’s Supernatural, but haven’t we all been a sucker for Rob Thomas and “Smooth” at some point or another? Overall, however, it is a surprisingly varied list with plenty of historical sensibility. A few other notable names

were U2’s Achtung Baby, Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours and Oasis’ (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? I only have one beef: no gangster rap. After last year’s inclusion of 2pac’s “Changes” on the Vatican’s 12 favorite songs, I

expected to see either Ready to Die by Notorious B.I.G., the Wu-Tang Clan’s debut, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), or, if they wanted to play it safe, Big Willie Style. Forget rap and there are still some givens that I had chalked up in my

predictions: Sinead O’Connor? Angels and Airwaves? And how can they leave out Creed? Are you also surprised the Vatican didn’t own up to its gangster rap obsession? Let Justin know at jstephani@wisc.edu.

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Don’t Worry ‘Bout A Thing

Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Ludicrous Linguistics

By Celia Donnelly donnelly.celia@gmail.com

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

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

Sid and Phil Classic

By Alex Lewein alex@sidandphil.com

Crustaches Classic

By Patrick Remington premington@wisc.edu

Charlie and Boomer

By Natasha Soglin soglin@wisc.edu

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com

Mineral Deposit ACROSS 1 Flock youngster 5 “There ___ enough hours in the day” 10 Animal fat 14 “The African Queen” screenwriter James 15 Comaneci of Romania 16 Case for notions 17 007 film 19 Desert descriptor 20 According to 21 Take the initiative 22 Big rackets 23 Robust day-starter 27 Cage-wheel runner 28 ___ de Janeiro 29 Gibbon, e.g. 30 Reason to use a paper towel 33 Assume for argument’s sake 37 Indian princess 39 Poke around 41 Bring into harmony 42 Pitchers in antique stores 44 Bonaparte’s punishment 46 Director’s fear 47 Unlikely ballet dancer 49 Analyst’s chemical 51 Action taken to offset another

6 The Babe 5 57 Role for Keanu 58 An unfinished figure 8 59 Surrounded by water 60 Snake also known as the highland moccasin 65 Capital northwest of Rome 66 “Old MacDonald” letters 67 It may be jagged 68 Came in horizontally 69 ___ a fox 70 Walk woozily DOWN 1 Get a little behind 2 “Let’s try to make ___ of it” 3 Muse of tragedy 4 Moistens with droplets 5 “Shameless” singer DiFranco 6 Bled, like dye 7 First name of Tarzan’s creator 8 Nephew’s sister 9 Genghis Khan follower 10 Speeder’s metaphorical feature 11 Airy rooms 12 Acropolis attractions 13 Performed, per Shake-speare

8 Acts nervous 1 23 Melonlike tropical fruit (Var.) 24 Account execs 25 Pickle jar stuff 26 Laotian monetary unit 27 Aesop’s race loser 31 Bagel accompaniment 32 French river 34 Supplant 35 Absurd 36 Boy Scout’s shelter 38 Firm control, metaphorically 40 “Put me in, coach,” e.g. 43 Wasn’t off one’s rocker? 45 Alleviating agent 48 Good ones make good neighbors 50 Oilman’s boon 51 Alaska king and others 52 Black thrush (Var.) 53 Egg developers 54 Tend to a squeak again 55 Not a happy camper 61 Actress Zadora 62 Canon camera model 63 “The ___ of Reason” (Paine) 64 Wilmington’s st.

Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

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on the edgewater of our seats

h Edgewater, why must you tempt us? Time and time again the Common Council schedules a vote to possibly overturn a Landmarks Committee ruling against the Edgewater, and time and time again the vote gets delayed. This week it appears to have happened yet again, as the items dedicated to the Wisconsin Avenue hotel redevelopment were referred. Apparently our city alders missed the memo, Groundhog Day was three weeks ago. But it hasn’t been hard to guess why the vote has been delayed more often than “Duke Nukem Forever.” In the past few weeks, Hammes Co., the developers behind the project, have made some serious revisions to their previous design, which already encompassed some serious updates from the project’s original design. The ﬁrst design called for the new Edgewater to include an 11-story tower, which has now been lowered to eight stories. Also, the tower is now going to be built 15 feet farther away from Wisconsin Avenue than in previous designs. They have planned for additional underground parking at the site. There is a considerably different decision to face now than previously, and the earliest possible ﬁnal approval date, once several other bureaucratic hoops have been jumped through, is looking to be some time in April. Clearly Hammes Co. is practically bending over backward to appease the city and get this project through. Well, maybe not clearly. In all likelihood, Hammes Co. is simply using one of the oldest tricks in the negotiation book: Aim for better than what you hope to get. It’s entirely possible that lead developer Bob Dunn and the rest of his corporate development pals

at Hammes knew full well they were never going to get that 11story tower, or at least not without a serious fight. Eight stories and a few yards further removed from the street was probably perfectly satisfactory for the company. Now they look like they are doing their best to work with the community and do what’s best for Madison, business be damned. Granted, many of the opponents of the Edgewater project still aren’t pleased. Many Mansion Hill residents, including prominent local attorney Fred Mohs, still think the tower is too high and the building does not fit in with the historic district in which it will reside. This is still an argument we fail to understand. Go to the Edgewater as it currently stands and judge if the atrocious architecture of the building’s 1973 addition fits in with the area. Ask whether the blocky modern buildings residing next door to the Edgewater fit in with the area. The new Edgewater addition, as seen in spec drawings, is a truly well-designed building. If this vast aesthetic improvement does not fit in with the surrounding area and shouldn’t go forward in order to preserve the neighborhood, we question exactly what the worth of having a historic district is. The whole process the Edgewater has gone through has not exactly been transparent and it has not exactly been pretty. But the final product will add something worthwhile and beneficial to the Madison isthmus. So Common Council, let’s get the ball rolling, and get this project going. As current students at UW-Madison, we may never see this building’s completion, but we want to make sure future generations of Madisonians do.

Olympics fail to medal in basic human rights KATHY DITTRICH opinion columnist

ince I was a kid, I have loved watching Olympic sporting events. I love Johnny Weir’s tassel. I want to run my fingers through Shaun White’s hair. The chattering of skis as they cut past a gate, the whooshing of the bobsled and the roar of excited fans are all music to my ears. But this year, the Olympic games are tainted for me. This year I am having a hard time relishing in the glory of the U.S.’s 24 medals (as of Monday) because I discovered something new, something I didn’t know when I was a kid cheering for Picabo Street and Nancy Kerrigan. This year I was made aware of the staggering and appalling human rights violations accompanying the Olympics whenever and wherever they go.

Wherever the Olympics go, the money and space required to host the Big Games inevitably leads to the oppression of the poor.

Criticism of the Vancouver Winter Games has centered around the budget-busting $6 billion spent on hosting the event. Accusations by indigenous peoples in British Columbia have surfaced that ski resorts and other Olympic facilities were built on stolen land. Also, there has been a rash of criminalization and displacement of the poor, both in the construction of Olympic facilities and during the prep for the games. During Vancouver’s bid for the Olympics and throughout the past week and

a half, protestors from around the world have gathered in Vancouver to bring attention to the humanitarian and civil rights violations that accompany the Olympics. But this isn’t a phenomenon unique to Vancouver. Wherever the Olympics go, the money and space required to host the big games inevitably leads to the oppression of the poor. The poor are the ones who suffer the most when cities decide to forego public service expenses in favor of Olympic attention and debt. In Vancouver, for example, the city has cut back on public spending in order to fund Olympic-related projects. Cuts in public spending have meant a decrease in funding for social services, housing and health care to name a few. In addition, since 2003, when Vancouver won its Olympic bid, the city has lost over 850 units of low-income housing. During the same time period, homelessness has increased from 1,000 to over 2,500, with some estimates ranging as high as 6,000. But again, this is not a problem specific to Vancouver; according to the Fair Play for Housing Rights report of 2007, since the 1980s the Olympic games have caused the displacement of over 2 million people. Olympic host cities, in order to make room for Olympic facilities and fund the games, flatten city blocks and rewrite city budgets. The flattening and the cutbacks inevitably and disproportionately harm the poor. These troubling facts make it difficult to justify the existence of the Olympics. It makes it hard to enjoy watching Shaun White land a double McTwist. So it’s no wonder the media in this country has largely ignored this dark side of the Olympics and the opposition to them. In most instances, the media has sought to demonize the protestors in Vancouver with footage of them limited to the smashing of store windows in downtown Vancouver (inciden-

tally, the businesses have largely been those that played a major role in bringing the Olympic games to Vancouver, and additionally, were responsible for colonial oppression, such as the Hudson Bay Company).

The American public doesn’t want to hear about the police brutality or increased homelessness associated with the Olympics.

The media’s poor and biased coverage of Olympic oppression and resistance to the games has glossed over the gross violations to human rights at the Olympics. Nationalistic rhetoric and patriotism dominate Olympic news coverage, which serves to turn bad boys like Bode Miller into national heroes and role models. And who can blame them? The American public doesn’t want to hear about the police brutality or increased homelessness associated with the Olympics. But the only solution to this Olympic problem is one that requires the attention and support of the world. Once spectators and fans of the Olympics are made aware of the humanitarian and civil rights woes plaguing the games, perhaps something will be done to prevent the loss of homes and the emptying of public coffers. Let the International Olympic Committee and its corporate partners (McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Chevrolet) foot the bill for Olympic facilities since they are the ones benefiting most from the games. And put the interests of citizens and taxpayers ahead of those of the Olympics. Kathy Dittrich is a senior majoring in English and French. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

National Eating Disorder Awareness Month highlights need for sensitivity By Alyssa Lochen THE DAILY CARDINAL

February is National Eating Disorder Awareness Month. A variety of different eating disorders (EDs) exist, each with common warning signs. Of course, every individual varies, so this particular list of symptoms is neither comprehensive nor exclusive. However, these habits are typical among those suffering from an ED and increasing awareness of these common signs will hopefully help contribute to continued intervention and treatment of EDs. Anorexia nervosa is a condition wherein the afﬂicted limit food intake to an extreme degree. People with anorexia often avoid meals with others, spouting a variety of excuses to explain their behavior while striving to avoid situations that could draw attention to their condition. Anorexics may also seem consistently and unusually cold. People suffering from anorexia often lack the body fat reserves and extra energy necessary to maintain a high body temperature. Consequently, they may

bundle up even in warm temperatures. Constant, yet subtle forms of physical activity are another common habit of anorexics. Any amount of activity expends calories, and people with EDs are well-aware of this. People with anorexia may incessantly bounce their legs or engage in other slightly surreptitious modes of constant movement. Loose, baggy clothing is also typical of people with anorexia, either as a way to conceal their illness or as a mode of hiding a body they perceive as imperfect. Finally, sufferers of more advanced, long-term anorexia often experience thinning hair caused by a lack of protein, vitamins and minerals in the diet (though this characteristic is more typical of severe EDs). Anorexia athletica is a variation of anorexia nervosa involving excessive amounts of aerobic exercise. People with this particular ED can be hard to identify because they may eat normal, or even large, meals; however, their caloric expenditure exceeds their intake so they lose dangerous amounts of weight. This disease is

characterized by unusually frequent bouts of exercise and subtle forms of constant movement.

If you think you know someone with an eating disorder and you wish to offer your help, remember to be gentle.

Bulimia nervosa involves the consumption of large amounts of food (binging) followed by regurgitation (purging). The most obvious sign of bulimia is the consumption of an unusually large meal, followed shortly thereafter by a trip to the bathroom. However, purging is not inextricably linked to binging, as some people with this ED may purge without having eaten a large meal. People with bulimia often develop stained, unhealthy teeth, as they expose their enamel to stomach acid on a regular basis.

Binge-eating disorder is a condition wherein the afﬂicted consumes abnormally large amounts of food, but differs from bulimia in that it does not involve purging. This ED is often accompanied by a feeling of lost control. If you think you know someone with an eating disorder and you wish to offer your help, remember to be gentle. If the person feels as though they are under attack, he or she is far more likely to become defensive and make more excuses for their habits. Although everyone needs a jolt of reality from time to time, people with eating disorders often do not react well to confrontations that seem accusatory. Instead, voice your concerns, offer your support, and perhaps kindly implore your friend to recognize their own suffering. It is very possible that I unintentionally excluded something from the list above or included something that former ED sufferers would disagree with. This list is simply based upon my observations and the knowledge gained after living through and pro-

cessing an ED of my own. If you wish to seek help for an eating disorder, several resources around campus can contribute to your recovery. The Campus Women’s Center offers support services for both eating disorders and general body image issues. Though recently criticized in a letter to the editor, UHS nevertheless claims to offer Healthy Eating Services and group therapy for body image issues. Other non-university locations such as Madison Counseling Services also offer therapy for eating disorders. EDs are sometimes viewed as conditions perpetuated by vanity; however, the prevalent feelings of self-disgust and the low self-conﬁdence exhibited by sufferers of EDs clearly demonstrate the incredible error of this notion. Eating disorders are true manifestations of mental health difﬁculties and should be treated as such: with kindness, support and proper counseling. Alyssa Lochen is a senior majoring in zoology and Spanish. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

NBC’s awful coverage may open door for rivals

Men’s Hockey

NICO SAVIDGE savidge nation

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Ben Grotting was one of the seniors who contributed to Wisconsin’s scoring against St. Cloud State Saturday, earning him praise from Mike Eaves for his assist of Jordy Murray’s third-period goal.

Seniors step up as UW ﬁnishes regular season By Mark Bennett THE DAILY CARDINAL

It was a big weekend for men’s hockey coach Mike Eaves, as his third-ranked Badgers (14-7-3 WCHA, 19-8-4) faced off against the fourth-ranked St. Cloud State Huskies, splitting the weekend series at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin took a tough 5-1 loss on Friday on a night Eaves summed up with a basketball analogy. “I’ve listened to [men’s basketball head coach Bo Ryan] say they’ve had great looks at the basket but the ball wouldn’t go into the hoop. Good looks, not pressured, the ball just doesn’t go in,” Eaves said. “The puck didn’t go in for us Friday night.” His team rebounded quickly Saturday night, however, and in that contest, the Badgers had no problem putting the puck in the goal. Seven different players scored for Wisconsin as the Badgers took a 7-4 decision. Most notably, four of those goal scorers were senior members of the squad playing the final

regular season contests of their careers at the Kohl Center. “You couldn’t write a better script. Guys just took it to another level,” Eaves said. “For those guys to raise their level of play at a time that was needed for their team was really fun to watch. With their parents there, you just couldn’t write a better script.” Eaves also spoke Monday about Team USA’s upset win over Canada at the Vancouver Olympics. A number of former Wisconsin players are on both teams, with Badgers like Brian Rafalski and Dany Heatley scoring goals for their respective nations Sunday night. “I was in awe watching that game. It’s hard to describe what it’s like to be in Canada in a game where the U.S. is playing Canada,” Eaves said. “I was watching the Canadians last night and they weren’t having much fun. They could feel the pressure—the whole country is on them.” A number of players for both

Canada and the U.S. have gone through the Wisconsin hockey system or other programs with Eaves, making the moment all the more special for the coach. “When you work with young players, and they have an opportunity to play on a stage like that, your emotional tie to those games is a lot closer,” Eaves said. “Just as when you watch your own son or daughter play a game, you’re going to be emotionally attached to that game.” The Badgers will travel to Houghton, Mich., this weekend to face a Michigan Tech team that Wisconsin blew out at the Kohl Center in December by a combined score of 14-2. In this second-to-last regular season series for the Badgers, Eaves expects a tougher battle from the healthier and more energized Huskies. “They’re going to be a lot more fired up as we go up there. It’s not going to be easy,” Eaves said. “They’re going to play hard and we’re going to have our hands full.”

Can you smell what the Hawk is cooking? The No. 14 Wisconsin wrestling team fell in its ﬁnal home match of the season, losing to the No. 1 Iowa Hawkeyes 31-6 at the Field House Sunday. LORENZO ZEMELLA THE DAILY CARDINAL

unday night was, quite simply, one of the best hockey games in Olympic history. Ryan Miller stood on his head in goal stopping 42 shots and making spectacular saves in the third period, Brian Rafalski scored two goals and assisted on a third when his shot was redirected, and Team USA silenced a massive home crowd on their way to a 5-3 win over gold medal favorite Canada. According to NBC, though, it still wasn’t as compelling as ice dancing. The game was the most important and impressive victory for a USA Hockey team since the Miracle on Ice. But thanks to the network broadcasting the games, Team USA’s win aired on MSNBC because ice dancing—a sport almost everyone thinks is exactly the same as ﬁgure skating (probably because it is)— was apparently more popular and had to air in primetime on NBC. That meant a game that could have been the biggest advertisement hockey has had in 30 years was not broadcast to the widest possible audience of NBC. Instead, it went out on a cable network normally dedicated to politics, making it impossible for any casual fans to stumble upon the thrilling contest and realize how amazing it was. Sunday’s game was the latest in a series of huge mistakes NBC has made in covering these Olympics—the network’s coverage of the 2010 Vancouver Games has been atrocious beyond words. I’ve tried to think of an example of an outlet covering an event worse than NBC has done with these Olympics, and I can’t come up with anything.

The biggest advertisement hockey has had in 30 years was not broadcast to the widest possible audience.

In every aspect of its coverage, NBC has failed. Their announcing teams are wooden and boring (even Dan Patrick and Al Michaels can’t save them), just about everything fans want to watch is tape-delayed despite the fact that there is only a two-hour time difference between here and Vancouver, the events are overshadowed by the hours of corny features NBC produces for every athlete, and their online video stream is extremely complicated for no good reason. Hell, even their promotions for the upcoming movie “How to Train Your Dragon” suck. NBC’s coverage has been so bad that just about everyone, from hockey fans who want to see the game they love given the respect it deserves (i.e. me) to people who just want to see a live sporting event and/or not have it ruined by the internet and tape delay (i.e. any sports fan), is speaking out against the network. Across the blogosphere people are decrying the absolute crap NBC has been producing in Vancouver, devoting countless posts to ripping the

network, as they should. It almost seems like NBC, who announced before the games even started that they were likely to lose more than $200 million by covering the Olympics, just decided, “well, we aren’t going to make any money—we might as well phone it in for the next couple of weeks.” The good news, though, is that it could all be over soon. According to a recent report in Bloomberg, Fox and ABC are considering bids for the rights to broadcast the 2014 and 2016 Olympics. If either of these networks gets the games, it would be a blow to NBC, but a big win for sports fans. NBC might put together allstar broadcasting teams, like their massive Football Night in America staff, but those analysts never seem to put it all together and provide the kinds of compelling commentary you would expect from so many big names. The NBC Universal network—including USA, CNBC and MSNBC, cable channels that have been broadcasting some of the games this year—gives it an advantage, but as we have seen in the past week, that doesn’t guarantee good coverage.

I’d rather have the ESPN monster claim another event than watch NBC’s terrible coverage for another Olympics.

Fox Sports or ABC have much more established sports coverage teams used to handling bigger events than NBC. Sure, there would be downsides to such a change: Bob Costas hasn’t been on his game this Olympics, but he beats the hell out of Joe Buck or—God forbid—Chris Berman. But let’s say ABC got the rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics. Obviously there would be primetime coverage on the ABC broadcast network, but during the day you could use the entire family of ESPN channels to show Olympic events. ESPN and ESPN2 would show the games when ABC isn’t broadcasting, ESPNews could have nonstop Olympic highlights and ESPNClassic would show replays of classic Olympic moments. Bored by the shotput qualifying round? Well click over to Classic and re-live the Dream Team’s greatest moments. Curling not your thing? Why not watch the Miracle on Ice? This doesn’t even include the online streaming video infrastructure already in place at ESPN360, which would allow viewers to watch endless hours of crosscountry skiing and marathon, if they so chose. I know I’ve talked about how scary ESPN’s dominance of the sports media landscape is, and yes, getting the Olympics would only make it worse. But honestly, I’d rather have the ESPN monster claim another event than watch NBC’s terrible coverage for another Olympics. How do you think NBC has done this year? Should they keep the rights to broadcast the games? E-mail Nico at savidgewilki@dailycardinal.com.