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Obama focuses on innovation By Patrick Tricker The Daily Cardinal
President Obama characterized America’s challenges as “our generation’s Sputnik moment” while calling for broad investment in infrastructure and reorganizing the federal government Tuesday during his State of the Union address. “We know what it takes to compete for the jobs and industries of our time,” Obama said. “We need to out-innovate, outeducate, and out-build the rest of the world. We have to make America the best place on Earth to do business. We need to take responsibility for our deficit, and reform our government. That’s how our people will prosper.” The president pledged to introduce legislation within months to reorganize the federal government but gave few details. He highlighted confusing and overlapping bureaucracy as a major cause of the coun-
try’s dwindling competitiveness. “The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they’re in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them when they’re in saltwater,” Obama said. “I hear it gets even more complicated once they’re smoked.” The president supported reducing the deficit by reforming medical malpractice, letting Bush’s tax cuts for high income earners expire and vetoing any bill with earmarks, but warned against going too far. “Let’s make sure what we’re cutting is really excess weight,” Obama said. “Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded plane by removing its engine.” Obama advocated new American infrastructure without increasing domestic spending for at least for five years. He
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Students gather at the Rathskeller to watch President Barack Obama deliver his State of the Union address, in which he pledged to push policies that would support education and innovation. The president also discussed reducing the deficit and making major cuts in spending. pledged to put a million electric advancements will double U.S. Obama said. “The science wasn’t cars on the road by 2015, give 98 exports by 2014, in addition to there yet. NASA didn’t even percent of Americans high-speed creating new jobs. exist. But after investing in betInternet within five years, have 80 “Half a century ago, when the ter research and education, we percent of electricity come from Soviets beat us into space with didn’t just surpass the Soviets; we clean sources by 2035 and prepare the launch of a satellite called unleashed a wave of innovation 100,000 new teachers for class- Sputnik, we had no idea how that created new industries and rooms. He said he hopes these we’d beat them to the moon,” millions of new jobs.”
Ryan, Bachmann respond to speech By Steven Rosenbaum The Daily Cardinal
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Congressman Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, gave the Republican response, while congresswoman Michele Bachmann, R-Minnesota, gave her own Tea Party response.
Following President Obama’s State of the Union address, two conservative congressional figures took the national stage to express their views on the status of the government. Congressman Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, delivered the official Republican response. Ryan is the chair of the House Budget Committee, and the focus of his remarks was on federal spending, the national debt and fiscal responsibility. Traditionally, there is only one response to the president’s remarks, but Congresswoman Mi c h e l e Ba c h m a n n , R-Minnesota, made news when she announced she would deliver the Tea Party’s response. Bachmann also addressed eco-
nomic issues facing the country. Ryan’s response was more formal and straightforward, and the issues he addressed aligned with the national Republican platform. Bachmann also used background images and charts to highlight her speech. Ryan took aim at Obama’s health care reform act, which House Republicans voted to repeal last week. “Health care spending is driving the explosive growth of our debt. And the president’s law is accelerating our country toward bankruptcy,” Ryan said. The health care law has also been a target of the Tea Party. Many Tea Party-backed freshmen members of Congress who were voted in on a wave of anti-government sentiment campaigned hard against the
law, and Bachmann urged the president to support the repeal. Bachmann and Ryan also emphasized the core conservative values of limited government and individual liberties. “We believe in lower taxes, a limited view of government and the exceptionalism of America. And I believe America is the indispensable nation,” Bachmann said. Ryan expressed his belief that the federal government has grown too large during President Obama’s tenure, and outlined his vision for the new budget. “Our forthcoming budget is our obligation to you—to show you how we intend to do things differently, how we will cut spending to get the debt down, help create jobs and prosperity and reform government programs,” Ryan said.
Man charged with possession of child pornography
Renowned Dr. William Clancy returns to UW as sports medicine chair
A 22-year-old Madison man appeared in court Tuesday after being charged with 21 counts of possessing child pornography. The defendant, Michael J. Anderson, was arrested after Wisconsin Department of Justice agents executed a search warrant of Anderson’s parents’ house located at the 100 block of Lynnhaven Road, according to the criminal complaint. When Special Agent Jesse
Dr. William Clancy, who developed ACL and PCL reconstruction techniques now used worldwide, is returning to the UW-Madison community to treat student athletes and serve as the new chair of the sports medicine division at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Clancy will oversee 10 doctors who treat injuries and work to improve the performance of athletes of all ages in Wisconsin
Crowe showed up at the house to execute the warrant, Anderson said he had “nothing to hide” and showed Crowe where his “stuff ” was at, according to authorities. The defendant told Crowe his laptop was password protected and believed no one else used the laptop except for him. Anderson allegedly used the terms “jailbait,” “Lolita” and “pedo” in the search engine when he was looking for 16- to 18-year-
old girls. According to authorities, one-third of the image Anderson downloaded involved people under the age of 18. Anderson allegedly told Crowe he downloaded child pornography even though he knew it was illegal to possess. The defendant told Crowe adult pornography “can get kind of mundane, it’s not any special thrill,” the criminal pornography page 3
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“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”
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really like to sing, which would be OK if I had a good voice. But I don’t. Unfortunately, my mom never had the heart to tell me I was terrible, and thus I did a few local theatre auditions growing up. “Annie”—rejection. “A Christmas Carol”—rejection. “The Wizard of Oz”—rejection. “The Music Man”—rejection. In my defense, for that last one, I was up against the director’s daughter and a girl who is now studying Opera Performance at Northwestern. So, like, I didn’t really have a chance. Finally I went to an audition for “Cinderella” where everyone was guaranteed a part. I’d finally get my time to shine. A few days after my audition I went to see the postings and find out which part would shoot me to stardom. No joke, the list said, “Kathleen Brosnan—Pile of Dirty Laundry.” It was a no
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speaking/no moving role. All I did was sit on the stage with washcloths and socks pinned to me while Cinderella sang and mopped the floor. Basically, what I’m trying to say is once the video of that performance leaks, you can expect me at the Oscars, hopefully on the arm of Josh Hartnett or Martin Scorsese. I like a man with strong eyebrows.
No joke, the list said, “Kathleen Brosnan—Pile of Dirty Laundry.”
Anyway, long story short, I like to sing even though I’m not good at it, and my lucky roommates get to hear my gift every day for free. Doubly lucky for them is that I like to play songs on repeat to the point of exhaustion. I have a playlist on my iTunes called, “Songs my roommates hate, thanks to me.” Here’s part of the list:
“Over and Done With” by The Proclaimers
This is the perfect song to listen to after you’ve finished a paper or an exam. Try it. Other than the title lyrics, the song has absolutely nothing to do with school, but just disregard that and jam along anyway.
“Lunch Lady Land” by Adam Sandler
This is the perfect song to play whenever. A wedding, a football tailgate, a breakup—you name it, and it’s likely an appropriate occasion. Does anybody know of a jukebox in Madison that has this song? If I hear “Hoagies and grinders, hoagies and grinders / Navy beans, navy beans, navy beans / Meatloaf sandwich,” while I’m out at a bar, I will buy a round of drinks for everyone. OK, well maybe not everyone. But at least the people I know.
“Home” by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
This is a good song to head bob and tap your foot to. Look up their David Letterman performance on YouTube. It’s… strange. Very strange.
“Jump in the Line” by Harry Belafonte
It’s impossible to watch “Beetlejuice” and not have this song in your head afterward. Once, when Harry crooned, “Shake, shake, shake Señora,” I attempted a shimmy, but my cherry Slush Puppie put an end to that real quick. Table dancing + Slush + Harry Belafonte = worthy of a Tide commercial.
“Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman
In high school I told my friend that if I were to try out for “American Idol,” I would sing this song. She responded, “Well that’s depressing,” and walked away. Depressing or not, this song moves mountains!
“Waving Flag” by K’naan
Makes everyone, everywhere want to play soccer even if they hate soccer.
“Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding
The power of the whistle at its finest. Do you have a song you can’t get out of your head? Have you ever played a more pathetic role than a pile of dirty laundry? Please share at kqbrosnan@ wisc.edu so I can feel better about myself.
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State Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, criticized the bill granting small businesses tax deductions the Assembly passed Tuesday for not being worth the cost to tax payers. He compared it to fast food, saying the bill had a “lack of meat.” The bill passed with a vote of 60-33.
Legislature passes tax credits By Scott Girard The Daily Cardinal
Both the state Senate and state Assembly passed tax bills Tuesday in the new administration’s continuing effort to make Wisconsin more business-friendly. The bill, which gives businesses a two-year tax break if they relocate to Wisconsin, was first passed by the Senate with a 24-8 vote. All Republican senators voted to pass the bill, with five Democrats joining them. All eight senators who voted against the bill were Democrats. State Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, said he sees no negatives in the bill. “If no businesses relocate as a result of this, it’s not going to be a cost to us,” Wanggaard said. “There is no expense unless they actually do relocate here to the state of Wisconsin.” Minority Leader State Sen. Mark Miller, D-Monona, criticized the bill,
saying policy needs to target businesses already in the state. Senators then passed legislation adding $25 million to the Commerce Department’s economic development tax credit program on a 25-8 vote. All senators voted the same as the previous bill, with Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, joining the vote.
“We’re going to get very little to satisfy the economy with this bill.” Mark Pocan D-Madison Wis. State Assembly
Miller proposed an amendment to transfer the money to a program he said would create more jobs today rath-
er than far off in the future. However, the Senate rejected the amendment and passed the original bill. The Assembly passed a tax deduction of $4,000 for each job created by small businesses on a 60-33 vote later in the day. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, said he does not believe the bill will do enough good to cover its $67 million cost to taxpayers. “We’re going to get very little to satisfy the economy with this bill,” Pocan said. Rep. Robin Vos, R-Burlington, responded to Pocan’s criticisms by blaming Democrats for the current unemployment problems. “None of these bills are going to correct all of the ills that the Democrats have foisted upon Wisconsin,” Vos said. “This is a small, simple way to say the state of Wisconsin is here to help.”
Overture foundation renamed, adds seven board members 201 State Foundation, the board that oversees the Overture Center, changed its name and elected new members to join its Board of Directors Tuesday. Board members voted to change the name of the foundation to the Overture Center Foundation. The foundation will take over operation of the performing arts center on January 1, 2012. Board members also unanimously approved of seven new additions to the board of directors. Some of the new members include former Madison mayor Joe
pornography from page 1 complaint stated. Investigators retrieved the defendant’s laptop and recovered numerous contraband files from the hard drive, according
Sensenbrenner and UW-Madison music professor Richard Davis. The board of directors now consists of 18 members. This was one of the stipulations in the agreement the Madison Common Council approved, which gave the board ownership and operation of the Overture Center. All board members are expected to participate on at least one other committee, Overture Center Foundation Chair Deirdre Garton said. Mayor Dave Cieslewicz is expected to announce his two appointees for the board in the upcoming weeks. The Common
Council must approve the appointees before they are placed on the board. Anika Wright was introduced as the transition manager for the Overture Center. Wright said she will work to collect data and input during the transition. Overture Center CEO Tom Carto said right now things are moving forward with the internal and external transition teams, which will monitor the center’s progress. “There is a sense of going in the right direction,” Garton said. —Maggie DeGroot
to authorities. “Crowe reports that he observed some of the forensic preview of the hard drive and observed file names consistent with child pornography,” the complaint stated.
Anderson was released on a signature bond and is set to return to court next month for a status hearing. Anderson faces up to 25 years in prison on each felony charge. —Maggie DeGroot
in the Olympic Games and other world championships. “We are pleased to have Dr. Clancy back on campus and with the sports medicine division,” UW-Madison Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez said in a statement.
“He is obviously one of the top surgeons in the world. We pride ourselves on being able to give our student-athletes the best medical care possible and Dr. Clancy’s presence ensures that.” —Kayla Johnson
University Health Services has launched a drop-in counseling program in an effort to remove barriers for UW-Madison students who need help, but may not be inclined to seek traditional counseling services. The program, Let’s Talk, offers free, informal counseling with UHS mental health care providers to students at various locations on campus. “The goal is really to reach out to campus, to students who maybe feel less inclined to come in for formal counseling or just need to have a brief consultation with a mental health professional,” said Let’s Talk Associate Director Amanda Ngola. “If they have a question they need answered or a quick problem or need someone to bounce an idea off of. “
The program is not meant as a substitute for formal counseling, but to expose students to counseling in a casual way. Counselors may refer students to other health services if they have mental health concerns. The program is an effort to serve students outside of the walls of the UHS clinic, said Ngola. “Knowing that UHS serves only 10 percent of students, there is a large amount of students who we aren’t serving who maybe could benefit from something brief like a consultation,” Ngola said. Let’s Talk is modeled after a similar program at Cornell University which has been successful, according to Ngola. Counseling hours and locations are available online at www.uhs.wisc. edu/services/counseling/lets-talk. —Kayla Johnson
Two Madison women robbed at Woodman’s, crimes possibly related Two separate Madison women were robbed of their purses at Woodman’s Food Market East over the weekend. The first crime happened when a thief grabbed the purse of a 90-year-old woman while she loaded her groceries into her car in the parking lot Sunday, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said. The suspect then allegedly jumped into a getaway car. His accomplice was driving a smaller blue sedan, police said. The suspect is said to be around 5'9'' and 150 to 170 pounds. At the time of the incident he was wearing a brown coat with a tan stripe, police said. On Friday, a 58-year-old Madison woman placed her purse in the grocery cart as she placed items into the backseat
of her car. The suspect grabbed the purse and ran toward a gray, 4-door sedan, DeSpain said. “An accomplice was inside and she could hear the crook yell: ‘Start the engine!’ as she gave chase,” DeSpain said in a statement. The victim stopped chasing the suspect after he was inside the car. The suspect is said to be white in mid mid-20s to 30s with brown hair. He is reportedly 5'10'' and around 145 pounds. At the time of the incident the suspect was wearing a red coat with a light colored knit cap. According to DeSpain, it is not known whether the two case are related, but there are enough similarities that the same detective will be assigned to both cases. —Maggie DeGroot
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clancy from page 1 former president of the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine, has treated athletes in the NFL, NBA, NHL, LPGA and PGA Tour. Collectively, Clancy’s patients have won more than 20 medals
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Students hoping to land their dream jobs flocked to the Kohl Center Tuesday for the Spring Career & Internship Fair.
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Northfield, Minn.’s Tapes ‘n Tapes bring their infectious sound to town Friday night with a whole new album of material to draw from: This is a must-see show for any fan of live music.
Tapes ‘n Tapes open their year in Madison By Todd Stevens the daily cardinal
Wisconsin’s I-94 corridor generally consists of a lot of prairies and farmland, but not much else. But for Madisonians, one of the benefits of living along this long stretch of concrete is the fleet of bands who stop in Madison while traveling between Minneapolis and Chicago. This weekend one of the Twin Cities’ top acts will roadtrip down our favorite interstate when Tapes ‘n Tapes stop for a show at the High Noon Saloon Friday at 9 p.m. Tapes ‘n Tapes first hit it big in 2005 with the release of their debut album, The Loon. Since then, the band has become a mainstay of alternative rock in the upper Midwest. With the release of their third album, Outside, this month, Tapes ‘n Tapes is ready to bring their new act to the stage, with a sound frontman Josh Grier describes as more subdued. “One of my friends when they first heard it said, ‘Yeah, this record’s pretty breezy,’” Grier said. “That definitely is intentional, we wanted things to have space because that fit the songs. It seemed to make sense to let them be able to breathe a bit more.” This contrasts considerably with the band’s previous album, Walk It Off, which took a more aggressive tone. This might be attributed to some new influences Grier encountered in his time off between recording sections. “Since we recorded Walk It Off … a buddy of mine exposed me
to a bunch of world music ,and I kind of got down the rabbit hole on that for a while. I’m still down that rabbit hole, actually.” The rabbit hole went pretty deep for Grier, extending to the likes of ’70s Nigerian funk and Turkish psych rock. It adds up to an album that is much more easygoing with an almost vacationlike feel at points, as if Grier and his band mates spent their time off lounging on a tropical island.
time, so we figured we might mix it up a bit,” Grier said. But he assured fans that they won’t be forgetting to play some of their popular hits from the first two albums, adding, “I don’t think we’re planning on neglecting anything; we like to mix it up.” Whatever direction the set list takes, Tapes ‘n Tapes should feel right at home bringing their new songs and new influences to Madison. Having played in the city multiple times before, they are no strangers to the area or the “We definitely always have a college environment. Formed in blast playing college towns or at Northfield, Minn. on the Carleton colleges because it is a younger College campus, the band always group of folks and everybody enjoys returning to a college atmolikes to get down.” sphere and playing for the crowd that comes along with it. Josh Grier “We definitely always have a guitar, vocals Tapes ‘n Tapes blast playing in college towns or at colleges because it is a younger group of folks and everybody Along with some new interna- likes to get down,” Grier said. tional vibes, Grier says the band Madison serves as Tapes ‘n will look to experiment with Tapes’ first venue of 2011, so that some non-traditional formats as college crowd may be a good way well on their 2011 tour. The to kick off their year. It’s a year band recently played an entirely that Grier thinks will be good acoustic show in Minneapolis for Twin Cities music—though and intend to incorporate ele- he admits he thinks every year ments of that show into their is a good for Twin Cities music. performance at the High Noon Hopefully Grier is onto someSaloon. And of course, Tapes thing, but one way to see if he ‘n Tapes will be bringing along is correct would be to check out plenty of new material from Tapes ‘n Tapes show on Friday. Outside. Grier, for one, is look- The 2011 music flow down I-94 ing forward to it. has started, and it begins with “Now that we’re on our third Tapes ‘n Tapes. record we have more songs to The show starts Friday at 9 choose from and people are com- p.m. with Oberhofer opening. ing to a show for the second Tickets are $12.
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Suburban hell could be a lot closer to home after seeing “The Details” at Sundance this year.
David Cottrell, Daily Cardinal columnist, will be tweeting and blogging from Sundance, the indie film festival in Park City, Utah for the second year in a row. After last year’s success of Madison’s own Marc Webb with “(500) Days of Summer” there are plenty of indie directors looking to show their stuff this year, including a horror entry from Kevin Smith, a bank-heist-gone-wrong film featuring Patrick Dempsey, and this, “The Details.” A film about the unraveling of life based on one little problem, anyone who identifies as a film buff should be envious of Mr. Cottrell. Watch his Twitter (@SundancinDave), and our blog, Birdwatching, for his reactions.
hate the Humanities building. I hate its cold, inhuman feeling and its pile of unadorned concrete and rusting iron. I’m just waiting for the dust cloud signaling its demolition. Still, although the building is so highly aesthetically unpleasing to me, I recognize it as art and can place it into a historical architectural style (ironically called Brutalism). With my acknowledgement that the building is art and my identification of its historical style, I could happily go back to hating the Humanities building and waiting for its destruction.
These are not just manuscripts to look at; they are works that somebody made, art that people used and believed in.
With many historical pieces of art, we do stop here. We classify them, define them, describe the style into which they fit, and then move on to the next example. Although it is academically important and interesting to classify art into particular styles, by doing so, we often mistakenly attribute the significance of a work of art to the fact that it is an example (or counter example, altered example, etc.) of a particular style. But this is not where the significance of historical art truly lies. Rather it is within the human lives and social interactions that have involved the piece, in the significance the art has held, however small, in people’s lives. How many students have leaned against the columns of Humanities gossiping? How many careers have started in the multitude of practice rooms or in classrooms with old blackboards full of chalk? The stories that this building holds, both trivial and meaningful, give it significance as a piece of historical art. They give the building life and meaning. Two upcoming events on campus give us the opportunity to delve into historical art and connect personally with it: The Chazen’s new exhibit Hidden Treasures: Illuminated Manuscripts from Midwestern Collections that runs through Feb. 27 and Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors” at the Wisconsin Union Theater on Feb. 3. When you go to the Chazen, you could view the elaborate handmade books and manuscripts presented there as worthy art because they demonstrate medieval art techniques or because they are ornately decorated and beautiful. You would leave the exhibit feeling appreciation for the long history and beauty of these manuscripts. But they would still feel separate from you—placed on the other side of the glass sheets from the dangers of humidity and a lack of connection to the personal history of these objects. These are not just manuscripts to look at; they are works that somebody
made, art that people used and believed in. They are writings and drawings that have a history separate from the date and place in which they were created. In the collection is a Biblical paraphrase written for students in 1295. Those students probably interacted with the manuscript in ways much the same as we interact with our studies now—some would have loved the material, others probably couldn’t wait to be done with class. There could have been a brown-noser who continually tried to impress the teacher or a nerd who already knew the material before the teaching began. These manuscripts were used by real people. They should certainly be admired for their beauty and demonstration of historical art techniques, but they should be engaged and enjoyed because of the stories that they hold. In much the same way as these manuscripts or the Humanities building, Shakespeare’s plays hold the stories of our social interactions. When Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors” plays at the Wisconsin Union Theater on Feb. 3, you can watch men discussing their sexual frustrations, siblings fighting with each other and money changing hands. In other words, you can watch the same social interactions we have now in a play written 400 years ago. Unfortunately, we often disregard Shakespeare’s plays because of their historical language. If the characters speak in “thee”s and “thou”s, we assume that the play should be categorized as historical and fail to engage the material any further. While we should acknowledge that Shakespeare’s plays are a prime example of historical English writing, their real significance comes from our own joy in connecting with the characters in the stories presented on stage, rather than from their historical classification.
The stories that this building holds, both trivial and meaningful, give it significance as a piece of historical art.
I’ve given you three brief examples of finding significance in historical art. But this significance is constantly growing. There are innumerable pieces of art out there ready for people to interact with them. So go out, find some art and add your story. The art world is waiting.
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Alternative Games! During the 1900 Olypmics, cannon shooting, pidgeon racing, kite flying, ballooning, and fire fighting were among the sports played.
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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.
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First In Twenty Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com Time for a homer
ACROSS 1 Phantom’s haunt 6 Feeling of hostility 11 Clerical garment 14 Second airing of a TV show 15 Transfer to the next column, in math 17 Precipice part 18 Travel plan 19 “Cher” or “Madonna,” e.g. 21 Emblem of Great Britain 22 America’s bird 23 Roly-___ 24 Leads, as a band 28 Space between teeth 29 Top-of-the-line 30 Person enslaved by another 34 Reiner of “All in the Family” 37 Life insurance policy provision 40 Letters on an ambulance 41 Hangout for pinball wizards 42 Work on movie clips 43 Word to end a card game 44 Take to the cleaners
46 Wife who survived Henry VIII 48 Follow as a consequence 51 Certain enveloping glow 52 Rare baseball event 57 Cheap lodging 59 Give up, as one’s rights 60 Tend to a dull pencil again 61 Mid-sail 62 Versified salute 63 “Do you understand?” 64 Calendar periods
DOWN 1 Planets, per poets 2 Beautiful and graceful girl 3 “___ go bragh!” 4 Ladder level 5 Low sock 6 Serving perfectly, in tennis 7 Present at birth 8 Sooty dirt 9 Fish-eating eagle 10 Bread or booze type 11 Be useful to 12 Bad ___ Brown of song 13 ___ Mawr 16 Lowest of decks 20 EST word
23 Tree type common in Hawaii 24 Vanish gradually 25 Word with “elbow” or “rumpus” 26 Liability 27 Bird’s beak 28 Elated 31 Inebriated one’s utterance 32 Ribosome component 33 Word on a dipstick 34 Amusement park thrill 35 Suffix with “narc” 36 Storage unit 38 Secluded habitat 39 Word suggesting a name change 43 Place for peaks and valleys 45 Wiggle room 46 Whimpered 47 Was mentioned, as a name 48 Spew lava 49 Certain JapaneseAmerican 50 Tuckered out 51 Hendrix hairdo 52 Moved quickly 53 Spread in a spread 54 Maggie Simpson’s sister 55 State with confidence 56 Thumbs-up votes 58 Witchlike character
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ov. Scott Walker has a problem with perception. Unlike other politicians, who might be living in the past or who are perhaps out of touch with reality, Walker is living almost exclusively in the present. He is, in fact, well adept at assessing the current political climate in order to make decisions and promises that resonate with voters. During the 2010 election he recognized a public distaste for Democratic leadership and a desperate need for jobs. Thus, he bashed wasteful spending and centered his campaign on conservative fiscal policy. His promise to create 250,000 jobs was completely unfounded and lacked any evidence or plan, yet it resonated with frustrated voters and got him elected. It was pure electoral bullshit, a promise that needed only vague explanation and one that would take years to prove or disprove. But that’s what our newly-elected governor does. He’s a spin-doctor and an architect of truth. And I’m not saying that’s a bad thing. A sly tongue and a hunch for understanding what the public wants to hear are invaluable personal traits.
Winning a political campaign is essentially advertising a product, and Walker certainly knew how to sell that brown bag. The problem, however, is that these skills make for a good campaigner, not a good governor. And his actions of late have proven that he has yet to make the transition to the latter. Let us start this strange and terrible journey with high-speed rail. Yes, we’ve beaten the subject to death, but it is a necessary piece of the puzzle. When the federal government offered Wisconsin $810 million to build a rail between Madison and Milwaukee, Walker recognized an opportunity to shut down “wasteful spending.” He argued that the costs of upkeep diminished the potential gains, essentially turning down a free Lamborghini because he didn’t want to pay for the gas. However, in light of his current campaign to lure businesses from Illinois, one might question the rail decision since infrastructure and transportation are one of the few areas in which Wisconsin can challenge Chi-town in terms of commercial advantages. But considering the potential gains of the future would contradict his style. He lives in the present, and turning down the rail was a politically positive step toward appeasing his fiscally conservative supporters and sticking to his campaign promises. Let us now turn to energy. Walker recently mandated extreme restrictions on wind farm
locations, vastly reducing available land for new construction. The move has collectively garnered criticism for not only increasing our dependency on foreign oil but also eliminating opportunities for employment. The new regulation seems in direct contradiction with his job-creating agenda and perhaps offers another glimpse of his inability to think progressively.
But then again, this is what we voted. Walker made stupidity chic and substance overrated during the campaign.
Adding to the confusion is his decision to stop the construction of a boiler at UW-Madison’s Charter Street Power Plant that would allow it to burn plant-based fuels. Now, while the boiler’s $100 million price tag is a legitimate burden, the plant’s reconstruction will still cost $150 million without it. If we’re going to spend so much money to reconstruct the power plant, why not make the extra investment in green energy? Not to mention this is yet another wasted opportunity for jobs in construction, logging, and farming according to the Sierra Club. But of course this would require insight into the future, something Gov. Walker
is not a big fan of. Besides, any improvements on and around our campus may be wishful thinking; an attack on state funding for the UW system and stem-cell research are inevitably around the corner. But perhaps no event better conveys Walker’s limited perception than his current “Open for Business” slogan. In response to Illinois’ massive tax hike in which the corporate tax rate was raised to 7 percent, Walker has put forth a substantial amount of effort to try and encourage businesses in Illinois to come to Wisconsin. The problem? Wisconsin’s corporate tax rate is still 0.9 percent higher. And while the tax increase may inspire businesses to seek separate headquarters, it won’t be to Wisconsin. Chicago-based Jimmy Johns, for example, a company I could fund entirely through my orders alone every week, is considering moving to Florida, where the tax rate sits at a low 5.5 percent. But why not Wisconsin, the land of cheese and beer? Why should a company uproot and move its headquarters to Milwaukee or Madison despite that both our income and corporate taxes are still higher than Illinois? In order to answer that question Walker has introduced legislation to eliminate income taxes for new businesses for their first two years. Once again, it becomes so obvious how stuck in the present our governor currently is. Ah yes, two years of no income tax, an immediate pain to the state budget
and a weak attempt to lure new business. In reality, most businesses won’t move their families and headquarters to Wisconsin because of a temporary bonus. They’re looking for long-term solutions, like lower income and corporate tax rates. They’re looking for infrastructure, transportation and energy; items Walker has rejected since coming into office. And they’re looking for a market of consumers and clients, an area in which neither Milwaukee nor Madison can possibly compete with Chicago. Thus, Walker posts his signs along Wisconsin’s southern border because advertising is his game. As he travels along the border he’ll smile and wave to Illinois inviting businesses to leave the land of Cutler and enter Mr. Rodgers’ neighborhood. The problem? The brown bag he’s providing is weak at its bottom, threatening to break under the weight of his own disastrous decisions. But then again, this is what we voted for. Walker made stupidity chic and substance overrated during the campaign, riding a frightening wave of misinformation and apathy right into the governor’s mansion. There, wearing his Packers jersey and combing his almost picture-perfect hair, he sits upon his throne thinking only of today, for he has six long years to think about tomorrow. Miles Kellerman is a sophomore majoring in political science. We welcome all feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
Importance of mental health counseling apparent in Arizona soren nieminen opinion columnist
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ow does society stop a murderer? In the wake of the shooting in Arizona by Jared Lee Loughner, it leaves one perturbed by the fact that some members of our society are suffering from mental illnesses that may cause such violent behavior. Recently, there have been drastic cuts in educational funding, including mental health counselors in many schools across America. Michael Fitzpatrick, the Executive Director for National Alliance on Mental Illness ,issued a statement saying that although the likelihood of violence from people with mental illness is low, “Arizona, like other states, has deeply cut mental health services. Arizona has a broad civil commitment law to require treatment if it is needed; however, the law cannot work if an evaluation is never conducted or mental health services are not available.” Our system is letting people slip through the cracks and my question is: At what cost? There needs to be more services offered at schools to organize methods of helping individuals who are showing warning signs for mental illnesses. It could be acting up in class, going through a traumatic experience like divorce, a breakup or death, or drug abuse. Jared Loughner experienced all three. He had multiple incidents with the police at Pima Community College and was ultimately kicked out and was told he would need to take a contingent mental health exam to return. He declined and left the school. Pima Community College has over 70,000 students, yet its health services web-
site doesn’t even allow you to make appointments online. There are links to a program called “webtribes” that offers an online support community, but there needs to be more funding for face-to-face conversations. There are counselors available, but the message the website seems to be sending is that people should look to information online before physically talking to a human actually educated in the field of mental health. Loughner’s YouTube videos send a clear message that this man was grappling with anger issues and hatred towards the government. He said in the
videos that the government is involved in cultural mind control and brainwashing methods. These thoughts are evidence of Loughner’s delusions that may have been the manifestations of a psychotic illness like paranoid schizophrenia. Hindsight is, of course, 20/20, and the warning signs are alltoo apparent after the fact, but if there was a chance for Mr. Loughner to be able to get help for his problems, I say it is worth the effort and the cost. It appears as if many of his classmates thought that he might commit a violent act. We cannot always force people to be evaluated by men-
tal health professionals, but we can make it easier for people to receive an evaluation. It’s a curious situation where we can place a lot of blame on other people. We can blame the school for not pushing enough for this kid; we can blame the parents for his upbringing, we can blame a culture of violence that produced over 13,000 murder victims in 2009 according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The problem is that blaming other groups doesn’t do anything. We need to move on and push for more resources to be allocated for schools to improve their mental health
treatment programs. Here on campus, there is an excellent program run through University Health Services that offers free counseling sessions and help for people who need it as well as easy access to online appointment making. I think now is a time to reflect on what our campus values, and what needs to be adjusted on a national level to help allocate more budget money toward mental health services, especially those offered at schools. Soren Nieminen is senior majoring communication arts. We welcome all feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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A year after finishing fourth at the NCAAs, senior heavyweighht Eric Bugenhagen and the Badgers wrestling team continue to be among the country’s elite. They head to Minneapolis this weekend.
UW wrestlers picking up right where they left off Ted Porath The Daily Cardinal
The 2009-’10 season was the best for Wisconsin wrestling in recent history. It was a season that saw the team earn a fourth place finish at last year’s NCAA Wrestling Championships, tying for the best finish in school history. The team was honored with four AllAmericans, including undefeated NCAA National Champion sophomore Andrew Howe (165 pounds). In addition to that, head coach Barry Davis was named National Wrestling Coaches Association Coach of the Year. So, this season one might say, is one of the most anticipated seasons in school history, with six starters, including three returning All-Americans, returning, and head coach Barry Davis still at the helm. The rest of the nation saw this as a big year for the Badgers as well, ranking them No. 5 in the 2010 NWCA/USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll. The Wisconsin wrestling team opened up with a win at UNCGreensboro and three wins in the ACC Challenge. The Badgers next competed in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational. UW faired very well, with Howe winning the 165 pound weight class and the team finishing second behind No. 1 Cornell. The team then won its first home match against Northern Iowa 23-14 and afterward wrestled at the Midlands Championships. This was another second place finish for the Badgers, with redshirt sophomore Tyler Graff (133 pounds) and junior Travis Rutt (184 pounds) winning
their respective weight classes. Wisconsin’s next competition was at the NWCA National Duals. The Badgers won their first two duals against South Dakota State and American, 42-3 and 23-16 respectively. They were upended in the semifinals, however, losing to No. 12 Virginia Tech, 20-19. UW finished third at the Duals by defeating No. 5 Minnesota, 19-17. Five Badger wrestlers finished undefeated at the Duals, including Graff, redshirt sophomore Cole Schmitt (149 pounds), Howe, junior Travis Rutt (184 pounds) and redshirt freshman Derrick Borlie (197 pounds). The Badgers then officially opened up Big Ten wrestling when they faced No. 15 Illinois. UW was forced to forfeit the 149 pound match and lost Howe to an injury in the 165 pound match, giving away 12 costly points. They were once down 15-3, but won five straight matches to go ahead 19-15. The last match of the night was the 141 pound match between Wisconsin’s redshirt freshman Danny Arnel and Illinois’ Daryl Thomas. Thomas won the match by four-point tech fall and the match ended in a tie. The tie dropped the Badgers from No. 3 overall to No. 4. Wisconsin then shifted its focus to non-conference, soon to be Big Ten foe, No. 16 Nebraska. The first match of the night was won by redshirt freshman Kalvin York (157 pounds) with a pin at 3:32. Howe could not wrestle due to injury, so the Badgers had to forfeit the match, evening the score at six a piece. With the score 12-6 Wisconsin, redshirt senior Eric
Bugenhagen (heavyweight) got his biggest win of the season by beating No. 10 Tucker Lane in the second tiebreaker after no points were scored in overtime. Graff and redshirt sophomore Shawn Perry (149 pounds) won two of the final four matches to allow the Badgers to escape with a 22-15 victory. The win against Nebraska showed the true depth of the Badgers’ roster, as the team competed Friday night without three of their ranked wrestlers, including No. 2 Howe, No. 2 redshirt senior Trevor Brandvold (197 pounds) and No. 7 Schmitt. “[The team’s progress] has been great, different guys have stepped up. They’re doing a great job. You gotta figure we beat Minnesota with a couple guys out, that’s a great team,” Davis said. “We just beat Nebraska, and we tied Illinois, so good things are going on,” head coach Barry Davis said. Davis was not entirely sure when Howe would be back, but his best guess was by the Big Ten Championships. The rest of the Badgers will have to continue to step up in the meantime. “Guys are believing and they’re all pulling together. We’re just having a great time. We’re doing all the little things right, and that’s the key. You do all the little things right and good things will come out on the mat,” David said. The No. 4 Badgers (0-0-1 Big Ten, 9-1-1 overall) will travel to No. 5 Minnesota for their second Big Ten dual Jan. 30.
Gudmandson named WCHA defensive player of the week Wisconsin men’s hockey senior goaltender Scott Gudmandson was awarded the WCHA conference defensive player of the week for his efforts this past weekend against Minnesota State. Gudmandson made a total of 71 saves during the two games against the Mavericks, while allowing only three goals. In his past 12 starts he has not allowed more than two goals between the pipes for the Badgers. His 1.76 goals against average and .935 save percentage on the season both rank first in the WCHA. -Ryan Evans
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s soon as Todd Collins entered Sunday’s NFC Championship Game at quarterback for the Chicago Bears in the third quarter, it was obvious what would happen—and no, I’m not talking about the Packers winning. It became immediately clear Jay Cutler would get trashed by the Bears’ faithful fans and any number of media outlets (Chicago outlets in particular) for not trying to tough it out and finish the game. It’s interesting to me because now, even after an MRI revealed Cutler suffered a sprained MCL, the vitriol from the fan-base hasn’t subsided as much as I would have thought. Maybe it’s pent-up frustrations with the quarterback play in the Windy City finally spewing out, and maybe as football fans we just have unrealistic expectations in regards to playing through injuries. Either way, I’ve been saying for the last two years that we’ve seen enough of Cutler to know that he just doesn’t have the make-up of a franchise cornerstone. The dude has a majorleague arm, but for whatever reason, he just hasn’t put it together. The Bears aren’t alone in their search for the ever-elusive ‘franchise quarterback.’ Many teams have spent years hoping to strike gold on a signal-caller. Cutler certainly has the talent, but other things about him—namely reputation and a sense of disconnect when he plays—seem to have gotten in his way. The bottom line is that it takes more than one area of excellence to be considered a franchise-making quarterback.
We’ve seen enough of Cutler to know that he doesn’t have the make-up of a franchise cornerstone.
Another guy I would omit from a list of franchise quarterbacks in the NFL is the Packers’ next opponent, Steelers field-general Ben Roethlisberger. Yeah, he became the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl in 2006, and yes, he has a chance to add a third world title before his 29th birthday. The problem is last summer’s sexual assault allegations (regardless of what came of them). The problem is the offseasons motorcycle accident over the 2006 offseason that included serious injuries and no helmet. Big Ben has repeatedly said he’s a new man, but it will take more than that for me to believe it. If I was starting a football team, I would take Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Matt Ryan and Phillip Rivers before Roethlisberger. There is at least a chance that Matthew Stafford, Sam Bradford and Josh Freeman could add their
names to that list in the next three or four years, though they do not make the cut today. Here’s the big difference between Roethlisberger and a guy like Cutler, though. It scares the daylights out of me to have to go up against Big Ben for one game, with everything on the line. For all the questions I have about his maturity and decisionmaking that might keep me from making him my first long-term solution, he has the guts, moxie and play-making ability to make him the most feared single-game opponent in football. Bar none. He puts ridiculous numbers in the clutch.
This Super Bowl is almost sure to be decided by two quarterbacks who are masters of improvisation.
This past regular season (12 starts, after being suspended the first four games), Big Ben posted a 110.3 passer rating in the fourth quarter. That number was even better on third down (114.2). In situations when the Steelers were ahead or behind by eight points or fewer, Roethlisberger tossed eight touchdowns, ran for another and only threw one interception. Those kind of numbers are not unique to 2010. Roethlisberger has 19 come-from-behind wins in 99 career starts (for reference, Peyton Manning has 35 in 210). His career record in the postseason is 10-2, whereas Manning is 9-9. More than anything, though, Roethlisberger just has an aura about him and a knack for making memorable plays in key moments. The throw he made to Santonio Holmes in Super Bowl XLIII in the final minute had such pinpoint accuracy that it appeared to be a once-in-alifetime strike, except that he made a nearly identical throw to beat the Packers in the following regular season. Even when the Ravens jumped out to a 21-7 lead against the Steelers in the AFC Divisional playoffs two weeks ago -- did you really think Big Ben would go down quietly? Between him and Rodgers, this Super Bowl is almost sure to be decided by two quarterbacks who are masters of improvisation. Aside from Michael Vick, these two might be the most dangerous quarterbacks once a play breaks down. With the way each defenses put pressure on the passer, both will have to continue to have success on the run in order to hoist the Lombardi Trophy on Feb. 6. Rodgers is one game away from his first championship and in charge of an organization that looks poised to challenge for more in the yearsahead. Roethlisberger is already there, though, and despite his past personal problems, he is a formidable opponent in Super Bowl XLV. Where would you rank Big Ben on a list of NFL quarterbacks? E-mail Parker at pjgabriel@dailycardinal.com