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Stem-cell development pleases prolife supporters By Alex DiTullio The Daily Cardinal

Two opponents of embryonic stem cell research expressed enthusiasm for a recent UW discovery of highly functional stem cells that do not require embryonic cells to function. Justin Brumbaugh, a UW-Madison graduate student who helped lead the study, said the stem cells, called induced pluripotent cells, do not require embryos or fetal cells but have the same capabilities as embryonic stem cells. Nico Fassino, chair of Badger Catholic, said he strongly opposes embryonic stem-cell research, but applauds scientists’ efforts to create an alternative that does not “take advantage of defenseless persons.” “I think that’s a really beautiful scientific breakthrough,” Fassino said. “I really hope they’re able to apply this to … the medical field, so this has

a wide and positive impact on curing a lot of the ailments that embryonic stem-cell research is currently aimed at.” According to Fassino, the Catholic reservation toward embryonic stem-cell research does not come from an inherent dislike for scientific progress but from the belief that every human life begins at conception, making the destruction of embryos for science murder in their eyes. “[The study] demonstrates that nature will find a way,” said Matt Sande, Director of Legislation at Pro-Life Wisconsin. “There’s always an ethical way to achieve a medical and scientific way if we are diligent and patient.” During his campaign, Gov. Scott Walker did not take a decisive stance for or against stem cell-research as a whole, but did firmly oppose research involving embryonic stem cells.

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Eric Williams said he plans to work with programs at UW-Madison to help students from diverse backgrounds feel at home on campus.

New staff member plans to help diversity efforts at UW-Madison By Anna Duffin The Daily Cardinal

On the heels of controversy surrounding affirmative action at UW-Madison, the Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate welcomed Eric G. Williams to its team this week. Williams, who will work to implement diversity strategies on campus, said although it has been a chaotic week, it has given him insight into how much students from diverse backgrounds at UW-Madison value their time at the university. “It’s great that students are getting involved and taking ownership of their education,” Williams said. “I feel this is an exciting time to be here.” Under the title of Assistant Vice Provost for Student Diversity and Academic Excellence, Williams said one of his primary goals is to make

minority students feel welcome at UW-Madison. “We feel that if students are connected to the university, their success is greatly enhanced,” Williams said. He said he plans to form these connections through programs such as the Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence (PEOPLE) and Posse, which are university organizations dedicated to helping students from diverse backgrounds transition to college. If students feel a connection to the university, Williams said, they will be more likely to come back as alumni to share opportunities and finances for future student. Before coming to UW-Madison, Williams was the director of the Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program at Virginia Tech

University, where he administered a program to help support diverse students academically, socially and financially. Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate Damon Williams said Eric Williams brings experience UW-Madison will benefit from. “Having someone of his experience and caliber will add immeasurably to our collective ability to enhance graduation rates, improve campus climate, and provide a supportive voice in our efforts to engage issues of diversity and educate iconic Badgers,” Damon Williams said in a statement to the university. Eric Williams received his master’s degree in higher education and college student personnel from Kent State University and his doctoral degree from Virginia Tech University in educational leadership and policy studies.

Freakfest ticket hike may be on the table By Ben Siegel The Daily Cardinal

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A member of Chai Found Music Workshop plays the pipa, a Chinese lute, at the Madison World Music Festival.

The price of admission to Freakfest may rise, according to city officials. Discussions between the mayor’s office and events organizers on the price of Freakfest tickets are ongoing, Kelli Lamberty, Madison Parks Community Events Coordinator, said in a meeting of the Downtown Coordinating Committee Thursday.

Frank Productions, the Madison-based concert promotions firm contracted by the city to plan and run the event, may raise admission prices to the annual Halloween celebration to attract musical acts that charge higher fees, Lamberty said. It was the first that Alds. Mike Verveer, District 4, and Scott Resnick, District 8, who both sit on the DCC, said they had heard of the potential price raise. Verveer, whose district encom-

passes a large part of downtown Madison, hopes whatever is decided benefits both the event and event goers. “One of the criticisms that we’ve had in the past, unfortunately, is that a lot of students have said they thought that the caliber of entertainment wasn’t really worthwhile,” Verveer said. “A lot of students say to me every year that they don’t want to bother.”

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Ben stoffelrosales comin’ up rosales

lass of 2015, as you venture through the first few weeks at UW-Madison, you may now be realizing Wisconsin stereotypes about cow farms and cheese are not all true, while rumors about alcoholism and rednecks are very accurate. The school is everything ‘College Life’ made it seem to be. Also, you freshmen are realizing that in this magical time called “college,” you are free to stay out late, get belligerent, go to class high, and have unsafe sex (even though in reality your night consists of getting drunk with two other dudes, playing COD, getting Ian’s and masturbating into a sock after your roommate passes out). Your class is like any other: the bros, the geeks, the ugly girls, and the dumbasses who only got

in because they were validvictorian at some tiny, inbred school up north. I am going to tell you what you don’t yet understand: How to be college and shit. Don’t wear your high school letterman jackets. Here in college, people give 0.0 fucks about the fact that you have one. You very likely got it benchwarming on a Division XI football team or it is an academic one. Everyone here has an academic letter from high school. One more note on attire, and this one is more for the ladies: Don’t feel like you need to come to Friday morning classes looking snazzy. We’re all hungover, and no one will judge you for coming in sweatpants and a ponytail. In fact, that looks better than if you come to class in high heels and nefarious-looking stains on the skirt you wore last night. Besides, hungover guys at 8 a.m. don’t really care about boobs. Try again in 12 hours. Also, 12 dudes walking down the street hammered is either a frat-squad or a freshman herd.

You don’t want to be either. Talk to girls. And I know, their menstruation attracts bears, but you’re going to have to take that risk if you want to fit in. Same goes to the group of girls stumbling around, about a liter of watermelon vodka too far, screaming, “ladies night, bitches!” Talk to boys. We all know how much you like to cock-tease. Another thing that needs to change is your sense of humor. I was the king of phallic symobls in high school. I drew pictures of dicks on the shaft of a giant picture of a dick I just drew and then wrote “buttsecks” underneath it. But it’s different in college. Try to focus less on dicks and farts and wondering if queefs are real. This tip is more my pet peeve than it is college etiquitte. If you somehow convince some drunk, loose gorilla into having sex with you, great. But do not talk about it in class the next day with your bros. It is super annoying, and very freshman, to talk about that kind of stuff in public. “Dude, it was literally the best 45 sec-

onds of my life. I was so drunk I could barely even see her Adam’s apple.” The same applies to getting messed up. No one wants to hear how drunk you were, how many wieners you sucked, or how little you can remember of it. One last thing from every upperclassman who ever harrasses you for being a freshman. We do not hate you because you are young, or immature, or showing cleavage on Friday mornings. We hate you because we know how good your year will be. It is the craziest and most care-free, energetic year of your life. When we insult you from our awesome balconies, it is really because we wish we were still in that care-free, magical year. Because you get to party a whole year with other crazy kids while we upperclassmen have harder classes, more responsibility, part time jobs and extracurriculars. So live it up, freshmen. Are you an embarassing freshamn bringing shame upon your school? Make Ben jealous of your youthful escapades at stoffelrosal@wisc.edu

The Dirty Bird sex and the student body

One rubber, two rubber, red rubber, blue rubber

Erica andrist sex columnist

I stopped by some of the places you mentioned last week [like Sex Out Loud and UHS] to pick up [free] condoms, but I didn’t realize that there were so many different kinds available…what are all of the differences between the different condoms available and how do you know how to choose? —Condom Virgin Great question, CV! Personally, I think it’s both wonderful and awful that picking the right condoms can be as challenging as picking the right partners. However, also like when we’re picking partners, there are many different factors we can consider when we’re trying to choose the best. First, it’s important to note all condoms sold in the United States must meet the same strict quality standards. The FDA is in charge of testing condoms for quality, though most manufacturers have their own quality control measures and industry standards, too. There’s tensile strength, meaning they pull, tug and inflate the condom to see if it breaks too easily. There are tests for leakage, where condoms are filled with water to assess for drippage, or even subjected to electric currents to make sure there aren’t holes big enough even for subatomic particles to pass through. Wild. Then there’s the lubrication test, where the condoms are weighed before and after being lubricated to make sure enough lube has been applied. By most standards, 996 out of 1000 randomly chosen con-

doms need to pass all tests before college students can get their hands on them. Bottom line: If someone swears up and down that X brand of condoms is so much better than Y brand, it’s more likely to be a result of their own personal preferences (or X brand’s slick marketing campaign) than any true difference in quality. I’m not downplaying the importance of preferences when choosing a condom (more on that in a hot sec), but I am saying that in this case, “better” is subjective. Regardless of brand, latex condoms are in the neighborhood of 98 percent effective at reducing the spread of things like HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea and pregnancy when they’re used consistently and correctly. Do not ever let anyone try to convince you otherwise. Do not ever try to convince anyone otherwise. What are those personal preferences to take into account when choosing a condom, and how does one go about figuring out what their preferences are? The way to most effectively define your preferences is to experiment—and when the condoms are free, it makes it easier to try one of each until you and your partner find the brand or style that works best. You can get really into it. Keep a lab notebook. Develop a specialized condom rating system. Whatever works. However, there are a lot of different condoms available on this campus, and if you don’t have enough time/energy/sex to objectively evaluate each of them, here are some considerations to help you narrow your list of candidates. First: Do you (or your partner) have a latex allergy? If so, look specifically for non-latex materials, such as polyurethane (FYI, recep-

tive condoms or “female” condoms in the United States are currently non-latex, though there is a latex version currently being tested for efficacy prior to marketing). Second, what will you use the condom for? For oral sex, perhaps you’ll want something flavored. With toys (especially silicone toys), perhaps you’ll want something unlubricated. Finally, consider some general preferences. Do you prefer a more natural feeling, or do you like it ribbed or studded? Do you want your boner to glow in the dark, or do you prefer a more discreet type of rubber? Lastly, there’s the question of size. Any condom can fit over any penis. Period. Your

regular, standard Durex can fit over a basketball, a human head (don’t try this at home), or my entire forearm. Sometimes, a larger size is more comfortable, and that’s a perfectly acceptable and available option. But “baby, I’m too big” should never be used or taken as a valid excuse not to wear one. And frankly, if your dick happens to be bigger than my forearm, it’s not going in me, anyway. Mad sex props (such as nipple clamps) to Condom Virgin for sending the first question of the year. Do you have a burning question? Comment? Concern about my answer to this question? I want to know all about it. Drop me a sex line

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Bills scrutinize transparency By Samy Moskol The Daily Cardinal

Democratic state legislators challenged the Republican administration Thursday with two bills, one questioning the legitimacy of Gov. Scott Walker’s new appointment policy and the other aiming to change legislative rules on open meetings laws. State Reps. Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, and Donna Seidel, D-Wausau, and state Sen. Mark Miller, D-Madison, co-sponsored legislation criticizing Walker for changing 39 government civil service jobs into appointed positions. The budget repair bill, which passed this spring, made the 39 positions, attorneys, communications personnel and legislative liaisons into appointed positions, increasing the total number in state government

from 70 to 109. Barca’s spokesperson Melanie Conklin said civil servant or classified positions are merit-based and require a competitive examination before hire, whereas “unclassified” positions require an just an appointment. Conklin mentioned two previous “questionable” appointments, including former Walker administrator Cynthia Archer, who quit this week. Archer received a 61 percent pay increase from the previous person who held her position. The FBI raided her home Wednesday, after allegations that Walker’s staffers used public money for campaigning purposes in Milwaukee County. While some lawmakers called for changes in the executive branch, state Sen. Kathleen

Vinehout, D-Alma, and state Rep. Jon Richards, D-Milwaukee, proposed legislation they said would “close the legislative loophole” in defining Open Meetings Laws in the Legislature. The state Supreme Court ruled in June the Senate’s passage of the collective bargaining law did not violate Open Meetings Laws in the state constitution, because legislative rules supersede them. Specifically, the new bill would require the legislature give reasonable notice and public access to meetings while making lawmakers subject to citations if the law is violated. Vinehout said in an e-mail to coworkers the amendment would “close that loophole and hold the legislature to the same standards of openness and transparency as … all other government agencies.”

New union rules take effect Thursday By Samy Moskol The Daily Cardinal

Changes to the union certification process went into effect Thursday to be in accordance with the collective bargaining rights limits passed last March. The new rules, drafted by the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, require unions to vote annually to recertify and have a 51 percent vote

in favor of keeping certification. Prior to the law, workers voted to certify unions only at their conception. Unions also have to pay $200 to $2,000 at elections, depending on their size. Unions with expiring contracts will be affected by the collective bargaining law first. The majority of local government unions must file for certification

by the end of January. Even though the Teaching Assistants’ Association chose not to recertify last month, TAA Co-President Alex Hanna remained emphatic it would not hurt their goals. “We still are a union whether the state recognizes it or not,” Hanna said. “A union is simply a coalition of workers standing and fighting together.”

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A rise in Freakfest ticket prices may be in the works. Ticket prices and musical lineups will be announced Sept. 26.

freakfest from page 1 A possible spike in ticket prices may add up financially for Madison, as Freakfest has been subsidized by the city since its rebranding as a ticketed event. According to projections based on 2010 costs, this year’s festivities will cost the city nearly $200,000.

“We’ve come close [to breaking even],” Verveer said, explaining the event gets closer to paying for itself every year via sponsorship and ticket revenue. Any rise in ticket prices will need to seek approval from the city’s Common Council, which will meet next Tuesday. Both ticket prices and the musical lineups will be announced on Sept. 26.

U.S. Rep. Kind will not run for Senate By Adam Wollner The Daily Cardinal

U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, announced Thursday he will not enter the race for U.S. Senate, ending speculation he would contend for U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl’s seat. “Now is not my time to run for U.S. Senate,” Kind said in a statement. “At this time, a divisive primary contest will not serve the interests of the state or the real needs of one family.” UW-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin said Kind, a moderate Democrat, would have posed a serious threat to U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, who KIND was rated by the National Journal as one of the most liberal members of Congress. Franklin said Kind would have had significant support in the La Crosse area, which is politically moderate, helping counter the

support Baldwin has in the liberal Madison area. Both areas are key Democratic constituencies. With Kind out of the race, Baldwin is the only Democrat to declare her candidacy officially. She appears to be the favorite to win the nomination. Franklin says former U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen, D-Green Bay, could still enter the race and create a “reasonably competitive primary.” Franklin said Kagen does not have as liberal a voting record as Baldwin and after the “sharp turn to the right” the state took in 2010, he could position himself as a more moderate choice. Franklin said it will be a challenge for Baldwin to BALDWIN appeal statewide, regardless of Kagen’s decision. “Through the campaign, she’ll have to convince voters the kind of issues she is going to support have more appeal than to just the Dane County liberal area,” Franklin said.

Alumni, family provide funds to students through social media A family of UW-Madison boosters has developed the Bucky Challenge to support prospective students and increase the number of Twitter followers and Facebook friends the university and the Wisconsin Alumni Association have. Every time a Facebook or Twitter user “friends” or follows UW-Madison, the WAA or both social networks, UW-Madison alumni Will Hsu, Jenny Hsu and parents, Paul and Sharon Hsu, will donate $1 to the Great People Scholarship. They will do this through Oct. 3 or until they

donate $500,000. The Hsus created the Bucky Challenge to increase the number of UW social network supporters while supporting a student aid scholarship foundation. The Great People Scholarship Campaign provides scholarships, put together by the Office of Student Financial Aid, to talented students in need of financial aid. Will Hsu said the rise of social media over the last few years makes it a powerful way for younger alumni and current students to get connected and stay connected with the university.

arts Black is back, tonight at the Majestic dailycardinal.com/arts

By Jacklin Bolduan the daily cardinal

You might know him from his work on the VH1 series “I Love The…,” “Wet Hot American Summer,” or “Reno 911!” and this time, Michael Ian Black will be performing stand up in your own backyard. The Majestic Theater is only the seventh stop on his “Black is White” tour. When asked why he’d chosen this name for the tour he said it was simply a “play on race”, and nothing more. In an interview with the Daily Cardinal, Black made it clear that comedy is a part of his every day life. That was clear in his response to a question about a deeper, more intricate meaning to his tour’s title, he said, “Well of course, why wouldn’t you think there was more thought behind it?” Besides his tour, Black also just premiered his special “Very Famous” on Comedy Central on August 6th, along with an accompanying CD released August 9th. “Very Famous” is an entirely different project than his last release, “I Am a Wonderful Man”. “In terms of there being different jokes, it’s maybe more personal than the first one. There’s more storytelling and stuff from my life. I think in general I’m sort of miming my

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own life a little bit more than I did on the last one.” said Black. Black is an author, writer, director and actor as well as his primary profession as a stand up comedian, but he doesn’t let one gain importance over the others in his life.

“You’re already so fucked it doesn’t matter if you come see me or not.” Michael Ian Black comedian

“I don’t have a favorite. I get engaged in whatever I’m doing at the moment, and at the moment I’m doing stand up and I’m finding it really fun and rewarding. I enjoy the immediacy of it,” said Black. “I enjoy the feedback that I get. I enjoy that every show is different.” But don’t expect too much optimism from Black, who continued, “You know, it’s certainly more fun than banging your head against a keyboard for hours and hours on end, which I’m also doing.” “Not just for writing, just for fun,” continued Black, “I’ll tell you something—it is not fun. It is a really poor choice of activities

to engage in for fun. But doing stand up is really fun.” Banter aside, audiences can expect an entertaining show. His routine may include “jokes, quips, jests, juggling, [his] mercurial temperament.” All things you won’t want to miss. If you are planning on imbibing before the show, don’t expect any surprise from Black. “There will probably be more underaged drinking [at the Madison show] than in some of the other towns that I go to,” said Black. “Not on my part, on the part of college students.” In doubt about whether Michael Ian Black’s show is for you? If it’s even worth the money? “Well you’re probably already in so much debt anyway that coming to my show isn’t really going to make much of a difference,” said Black. “You’re already so fucked it doesn’t matter if you come see me or not.” So go ahead, listen to his advice, put your growing mountain of debt aside and come see Michael Ian Black perform (and juggle, apparently) at the Majestic Theatre this Friday, September 16th. It’ll be more fun than banging your head against a keyboard. Planning on going to the show? Tickets are $25 at the door. The doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the show starts at 8:00 p.m.

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Hot off the start of his “Black Is White” tour, Michael Ian Black brings his dry wit and sassy retorts to Madison this Friday evening.

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Today’s Sudoku

Solving a differential equation

Evil Bird

It looks better on paper... The CIA once called an assassination team the “Health Alteration Committee”. dailycardinal.com/comics

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

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.

First in Twenty

By Angel Lee alee23@wisc.edu

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Crustaches Classic

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SOUNDING BOARD ACROSS 1 Make a run for it 5 Buddhist monument 10 Thanksgiving roots 14 Quarter of a quartet, perhaps 15 Type of “colony” or “system” 16 Hand cream ingredient 17 Mental coercion? 19 It may be passed in school 20 ___ bygones be bygones 21 “... ___ I saw Elba” 22 Dance where poodle skirts were often worn 24 Lansing-Detroit dir. 26 Soak (up), as gravy 28 Emulates a judge 29 Dig Bach? 33 Ahab’s ship, for one 34 What to do when told to “beat it!” 35 Three strokes, sometimes 38 Writer Bagnold 39 Type size or playing marble 41 Say it isn’t so 42 Hide-hair connector 43 Beginning of culture? 44 “The Last King of Scotland” setting 46 The Oregon Trail?

8 Stedman’s steady 4 51 Sun Devils’ sch. 52 Small hotel 53 Big name in TV ratings 55 Part of a crater 57 Check the water? 60 Squeal 61 Practice making deductions? 64 “Two silkworms raced. They ended in ___.” 65 Voice lesson topic 66 Basic change 67 Warsaw or Munich 68 First name in fragrance 69 Gumbo ingredient DOWN 1 “Matilda” author 2 Out of the storm 3 Event for a rural family’s outing, perhaps 4 Coal scuttle 5 Item on a cowboy boot 6 Nobel-winning mother 7 French article 8 Jet-setter’s document 9 Part of a.k.a. 10 Arch-foe at Fenway 11 Hello or goodbye 12 Driving force? 13 Passes through slowly

18 Farm machinery pioneer 23 Pal 25 Realtor’s sign of success 27 Gives ministerial authority 29 Singer Stefani 30 Cry of exasperation 31 Fort in North Carolina 32 Waiting line 35 Graphite alternative 36 “The King ___” 37 TV/radio personality Seacrest 40 Bad puns, slangily 41 Sock-mender’s oath? 43 Sounds from the masseur’s table 45 Laundry problem 46 Place for a five and ten? 47 Cartoon Mutant Ninja 48 Ready to pour 49 Michelangelo masterpiece 50 Shroud of Turin, e.g, 54 Politically incorrect suffix 56 Groundless, as rumors 58 State point-blank 59 Southwest sight 62 Obedience school command 63 Associate of Tigger

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By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

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PREFACE

On Thursday night, the Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO) contacted The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board. The conservative think-tank recently published a study asserting that the UW-Madison admissions process suffers from racial discrimination, igniting controversy and protest throughout campus. In response to criticisms by both students and faculty, CEO Chairman Linda Chavez wished to express her organization’s message and feelings of maltreatment by writing an editorial. It must be stressed that the Daily Cardinal in no way, shape or form endorses this editorial. In fact, we vehemently disagree. Our thoughts regarding their study and interpretation of admission statistics has already been expressed in a previous editorial, and thus need not be repeated. But we do find serious offense in the language and levels of accusation found in their writing. While we agree that civility must be respected when debating the issue of racial discrimination by both sides, describing the recent protestors as a “mob” and “thuggish” is both extremely offensive and a gross exaggeration of the events on Tuesday. Portraying the entirety of student reaction as negative is an inaccurate generalization and undermines the valid complaints of many students. The Editorial Board wishes to encourage an active — and civil —

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discussion between CEO and the university. In addition, we feel it only fair that the organization has an opportunity to express its views and respond to the criticisms of its study. But most of all, we feel that students and staff should have the opportunity to read and make their own conclusions. The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board

An editorial from CEO Chairman Linda Chavez The campus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison erupted this week after the release of two studies documenting the heavy use of race in deciding which students to admit to the undergraduate and law schools. The evidence of discrimination is undeniable, and the reaction by critics was undeniably dishonest and thuggish. The Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO), which I founded in 1995 to expose and challenge misguided race-based public policies, conducted the studies based on an analysis of the university’s own admissions data. But the university was none too keen on releasing the data, which CEO obtained through filing Freedom of Information Act requests only after a successful legal

challenge went all the way to the state supreme court. It’s no wonder the university wanted to keep the information secret. The studies show that a black or Hispanic undergraduateapplicant was more than 500 times likelier to be admitted to WisconsinMadison than a similarly qualified white or Asian applicant. The odds ratio favoring black law school applicants over similarly qualified white applicants was 61 to 1. The median SAT scores of black undergraduates who were admitted were 150 points lower than whites or Asians, while the median Hispanic scores were roughly 100 points lower. And median high school rankings for both blacks and Hispanics were also lower than for either whites or Asians. CEO has published studies of racial double standards in admissions at scores of public colleges and universities across the country with similar findings, but none has caused such a violent reaction. Instead of addressing the findings of the study, the university’s vice provost for diversity, Damon A. Williams, dishonestly told students that “CEO has one mission and one mission only: dismantle the gains that were achieved by the civil rights movement.” In fact, CEO’s only mission is to promote color-blind equal opportunity so that, in Martin Luther King’s vision, no one will be judged by the color of his or her skin. Egged on by inflammatory com-

ments by university officials, student groups organized a flashmob via a Facebook page that was filled with propaganda and outright lies about CEO wanting to dismantle their student groups. More than a hundred angry students stormed the press conference at the Doubletree Hotel in Madison, where CEO president Roger Clegg was releasing the study. The hotel management described what took place in a press statement afterward: “Unfortunately, when escorting meeting attendees out of the hotel through a private entrance, staff were then rushed by a mob of protestors, throwing employees to the ground. The mob became increasingly physically violent when forcing themselves into the meeting room where the press conference had already ended, filling it over fire-code capacity. Madison police arrived on the scene after the protestors had stormed the hotel.” But the outrageous behavior didn’t end there -- and it wasn’t just students but also faculty who engaged in disgraceful conduct. Later the same day of the press conference, Clegg debated UW law professor Larry Church on campus. The crowd booed, hissed, and shouted insults, continuously interrupting Clegg during the debate. Having used Facebook to organize the flashmob, students and some faculty extended their use of social media and tweeted the debate live. Even with Twitter’s 140-character limit, you’d think participants

would be able to come up with something more substantive than the repeated use of the label “racist” to describe Clegg and his arguments against racial double standards. But hundreds of tweets exhibited little more than hysterical rants and personal attacks. Perhaps the most offensive tweet was posted by Sara Goldrick-Rab, an associate professor of educational policy studies and sociology. After announcing that she was “Getting set to live blog this debate between a racist and a scholar,” she tweeted that Clegg sounded “like the whitest white boy I’ve ever heard.” The only racism in evidence came from the defenders of the university’s racebased admissions policies, such as Professor Goldrick-Rab. You’d think that a responsible university would denounce the intimidation and lack of civility by its students and faculty. Instead, Vice Provost Williams told the student newspaper, “I’m most excited about how well the students represented themselves, the passion with which they engaged, the respectful tone in how they did it and the thoughtfulness of their questions and interactions.” It appears that not only are the university’s admissions policies deeply discriminatory, but also that university officials applaud name-calling, distortion and outright physical assault. Linda Chavez is the Chairman of the Center for Equal Opportunity. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com

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NIU game promises high octane offense By Parker Gabriel the daily cardinal

Despite the novelty of playing a non-automatic Bowl Championship Series team on the road—in an NFL stadium no less—the most interesting story line when No. 7 Wisconsin (0-0 Big Ten, 2-0 overall) meets Northern Illinois Saturday at Soldier Field in Chicago is one of acute familiarity. The Huskies (0-0 MidAmerican Conference, 1-1 overall) are led by first-year head coach Dave Doeren, who spent the last five seasons on the Badgers’ sideline. He served as Wisconsin’s defensive coordinator from 2007 through last year’s Rose Bowl run and accepted the NIU job this past offseason. “He’s seen the offense 1000 times in practice,” sophomore running back James White said. “They’re going to be ready and we just have to come out and be on cue and execute every single time.” Offensive execution has not often been a problem for the Badgers very often as of late, and the NIU squad has been equally efficient. Senior quarterback Chandler Harnish has averaged 255 yards per game through the Huskies first two contests and completed 64.5 percent of his passes. Early this year, Wisconsin’s first-year defensive coordinator Chris Ash displayed more of a penchant for blitzing out of UW’s base defense than his predecessor did. Despite Doeren’s familiarity with the Badgers’ personnel, Ash said he thought the game would come down to fundamentals. “They still have to block us and make throws and make catches and we’re still going to have to get off blocks and run and tackle them too,” he said. One of Wisconsin’s best tacklers so far this season, senior cornerback Devin Smith, will miss the rest of the season after suffering a foot injury last week against Oregon State. Junior Marcus

Cromartie will start in his place, opposite senior Antonio Fenelus after a nice showing last week. “Between ‘Cro’ Island and Fenelus Island, they’re making my job that much easier,” senior free safety and team captain Aaron Henry said. Northern Illinois’ defense will have to do its collective job better than they have the last two weeks if it wants to compete with UW’s offense. The Huskies allowed an average of 279 rushing yards per game against Army and Kansas and the Badgers’ offensive line will undoubtedly want to establish the run game early after managing just three first-quarter yards against Oregon State. The passing game, however, has yet to hit any speed bumps. Senior quarterback Russell

Wilson has just seven incompletions through two games and has five touchdowns without an interception. “It’s been fun having him here, that’s all I can say,” said sophomore wide receiver Jared Abbrederis. Some players remember the November 2009 matchup between Wisconsin and Northwestern when former UW defensive coordinator Mike Hankowitz thoroughly foiled—and was subsequently accused of stealing signals—Wisconsin’s game plan. In preparation for the Huskies, most players and coaches did not seem interested in the plot line. Still, junior center Peter Konz said it’s on his mind at least. “Coaches mention it more as a thing not to focus on it,” he said. “Isn’t it funny how that works?”

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Senior quarterback Russell Wilson has been very efficient through the air with only seven incompletions through two games this season.

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The Wisconsin defense will have to reduce the number of mental errors and mistakes if they wish to get back to winning.

Badgers look to overcome inexperience as they travel to Chicago By Matthew Kleist the daily cardinal

After the Wisconsin men’s soccer team (2-3-0) dropped their third decision in a row, head coach John Trask commented that his team does not do well on Friday-Sunday games, a problem that goes back to the 2010 season. The Badgers have one last chance this fall to erase it. Wisconsin’s chance will come this weekend as they head to Chicago, Ill. to face Drake University (4-1-1) on Friday and SIU Edwardsville (3-1-1) on Sunday. “At this point of the season, it’s more mental,” Trask said about the team’s struggles during FridaySaturday games. The Badgers inability to close out these games can be greatly attributed to the team’s lack of experience. The Badgers currently have 27 players on their roster. Of those 27 players, 19 are underclassmen. Of the remaining 8 players, only a few have had significant playing time in the past. While Trask was not shy to comment on his team’s inexperience, he was quick to point out that these early season losses will help in the long run. “We’ve challenged ourselves and we’ve learned some important lessons early in the season,”

Trask said. Effects of this inexperience were seen on the back line of the Badgers. “The mistakes were quite costly this past weekend,” senior defender Colin Mani said. Despite making these mistakes, Mani contributes them more to momentary lapses of focus. “They were fluke mistakes,” Mani sad. “Normally we are pretty sharp back there. We’ve been working on staying clicked in the whole time and mentally being there.” Wisconsin will have to be there mentally the entire weekend as they will face two opponents that are on the winning side of .500. Even though both teams, Drake and SIU Edwardsville, have records above .500, Trask expects this weekend to be less of a challenge. “I think Drake and SIU are both very good teams,” Trask said. “I’m not sure if they’ve played quite the schedule we have up until now.” Regardless of whether their opponents this weekend have played a schedule as strong as the Badgers have, it remains a fact that both teams have very good records and are more experienced than Wisconsin. If the Badgers are to walk away with even one win, they will have to conquer their inexperience and keep the mental mistakes to a minimum.

Look out America, conference realignment is killing college football Max sternberg stern words

never thought I would see the day when I would find myself sitting down to write a column praising Baylor University. All I knew about Baylor prior to this year was that their campus is down the road from the former headquarters of the Branch Davidians and that former basketball player Patrick Dennehy was murdered by teammate Carlton Dotson there. Not exactly fond thoughts about a small private school that is the Big 12’s carbon copy of Northwestern. But today I have a ton of respect for this school of 15,000 strong, not only because they showed the nation why TCU would have

lost each and every time had they faced the Badgers, but also because they have stepped up to the plate and made an attempt to put a stop to the madness that is conference realignment. My thoughts on the addition of Nebraska to the Big Ten are out there and it’s no secret that I feel TCU moving to the Big East is a terrible development. But this next round of proposed realignment goes beyond the repositioning of the conferences and threatens the vitality of the college football world as we know it. As Texas A&M attempts to leave the Big 12 for the golden cow that is the SEC, they take with them any hope of saving the Big 12. If the Aggies head east, Texas is sure to look for a move of their own. With Texas goes Oklahoma and with Oklahoma goes Oklahoma State with Missouri

likely following. Left in the dust would be a paltry four-school conference of Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech, and Baylor. Kansas and Kansas State have a rich tradition in basketball and would likely find themselves in the basketball-rich Big East or even the ACC. Texas Tech does have a fairly solid football program with an 11-season bowl streak, enough to get them an invite into the Mountain West or maybe even the Pac-Plenty along with fellow AWOL’s from the Big 12. That leaves Baylor. Yes, the smallest school in the conference. They seem to have the most to lose as they likely would have nowhere to go should the Big 12 dissolve. But they have equal membership in the conference at this point in time and, to the surprise of way too many so-called “experts,” they

invoked one privilege of that membership, namely the right to sue Texas A&M for its proposed exit in favor of SEC membership. One tiny school’s seemingly overlooked right has suddenly put the entire conference realignment process at a standstill. And we all should be thankful they spoke up. Conference realignment is a menace to the future of collegiate athletics. While the creation of “superpower” conferences might generate additional revenues through television and marketing contracts, the costs of this movement will far outweigh these gains in the long-term. As college football becomes more and more about the money, it becomes in essence a minor league. College football is successful because it isn’t a professional league, but rather a school activity

that generates and capitalizes on school and alumni spirit. If it starts to look like the stepchild of the NFL, it will lose this edge. If athletic directors stay focused on the experience and the product, the money will come. However, if they focus on maximizing the financial return, as conference realignment so clearly does, that point of maximization will start to decline as the allure of college football becomes less. What Baylor has done is to say “wait a minute, let’s think about this.” Rather than jumping headfirst into the world of conference realignment, I think we should all follow in Baylor’s lead and consider what this would do to the national pastime that is college football. What do you think of conference realignment? Tell Max at max.sternberg@yahoo.com.