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Assembly argues through night

By Samy Moskol The Daily Cardinal

The state Assembly debated amendments to the budget repair bill Tuesday, with Democrats passionately dominating the conversation for hours into the evening.

Despite Democrats’ fervor, the Assembly voted down an amendment that would move the bill to the Labor and Workforce Development Committee. As of press time, the Assembly is still on the floor.

The amendment was initially voted down 56 to 39 along party lines except for state Rep. Tom Larson, R-Colfax, who voted with the Democrats. However, later Tuesday night he rescinded his vote.

The other amendments are expected to be voted down as well.

Many Democratic lawmakers expressed concern that this bill regarding labor rights was sent to the Joint Finance Committee under the guise of being a fiscal bill.

“I am stunned the greatest rewrite of labor law in the last half-century has not even gone to the labor committee,” Rep. Joe Parisi, D-Madison, said.

As the debate continued, so did the

protest in the Capitol rotunda. “People are frightened. People are scared,” state Rep. Fred Kessler, D-Milwaukee, said.

“Walk around and talk to people and look at these people. They are terrified.

Their government is taking away their rights. The Wisconsin they know may not be in another week or two.”

State Rep. Tamara Grigsby, D-Milwaukee, criticized Republicans for ignoring the will of the people.

“You put your head down, you play solitaire and you pretend that these people are not real. It’s disrespect,” Grigsby said. “It’s arrogance at its worst and everyone should be ashamed.”

Republican representatives spoke during the floor session. Democrats said that with little response from across the aisle, it was difficult to see the benefits of the bill.

“I would love to be convinced, but I hear nothing!” said Rep. Janet Bewley, D-Ashland. “Why is this so great? What Wisconsinites are going to benefit from this?”

Speaker of the Assembly Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, defended the bill, saying it is fiscally necessary for Wisconsin.

“We don’t have any options left. We have to balance our budget. It’s part of

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Speaker of the Assembly Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, was one of the few Republicans to defend the budget repair bill at the Assembly floor session, where Democrats were up in arms over the legislation. our constitution,” Fitzgerald said.

Democrats repeatedly said they are willing to make concessions on the budget matters. However, because the Walker administration has not negotiated on the collective bargaining amendment, they said it feels more like an attack on unions.

“You are taking away people’s rights,” Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, said. “If you take away rights, they are going to rise up like they are now.”

Wisconsin has domino effect on surrounding states

State Rep. Sandy Pasch, D-Whitefish Bay, critiqued how the bill would change Medicaid programs and Walker’s capacity to make decisions on healthcare.

Pasch quoted Walker as saying states opted into Medicaid and can opt out. “This is the individual that will determine pretty much who will live and who will die,” Pasch said.

Although there was little input from the Republican side of the

chamber, state Rep. Kevin Petersen, R-Waupaca, noted the Friday deadline Gov. Scott Walker placed for the bill, after which he said he would start to lay 1,500 state workers off.

“When people start losing their jobs, there’s one party to blame, and that’s the one delaying this vote on the assembly floor,” Petersen, R-Waupaca, said. assembly page 2

Walk it out

By Ariel Shapiro The Daily Cardinal

In addition to making workers contribute 5.8 percent to their pension and 12.6 percent to their health insurance, Walker said he needs to reform collective bargaining because the union system is broken and costs local governments serious money.

State Sen. Mark Miller, D-Madison, who gave the Democrats’ response from an undisclosed location in Illinois, said the debate was only about collective bargaining rights because unions already conceded the new payment scheme.

Other states facing legislation that would threaten state employees’ bargaining rights are beginning to mirror Wisconsin’s own mayhem, from unions protesting in Ohio to legislators fleeing in Indiana.

Although Wisconsin is not the only state to be considering suspending bargaining rights for state workers, the volatile statewide reaction and measures taken by the government have created a domino effect in states facing similar political situations.

“This is an intense political battle that’s been set off by the strong pro-republican shifts in these states, including especially here and Ohio, so it’s not surprising we’re seeing a big fight about it,” said UW-Madison political science professor Charles Franklin.

Ohio’s newly elected Republican Gov. John Kasich uses reasoning similar to Gov. Scott Walker’s in justifying suspending collective bargaining rights in saying it is necessary in fixing the deficit.

“I’m going to balance this budget, and I am going to

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Gov. Scott Walker addressed the Wisconsin public on the state’s fiscal woes and stressed the importance of passing this bill.

Walker addresses state in televised fireside chat

By Patrick Tricker The Daily Cardinal

Sitting next to a fireplace at the governor’s mansion, Gov. Scott Walker defended his budget repair bill as necessary to correct the deficit while Democrats countered that it is just about suppressing worker’s rights.

“The bill I put forward isn’t aimed at state workers, and it certainly isn’t a battle with unions,” Walker said. “If it was, we would have eliminated collective bargaining entirely, or we would have gone after the private sector unions. But we did not, because they are our partners in economic development.”

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UW-Madison professors walked out of class Tuesday morning to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill, which will increase pension and health care contributions for state workers and take away most of their colelctive baragaining rights.

“…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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Plans for a West Mifflin apartment complex hit another speed bump when it was referred to a March 15 Common Council meeting Tuesday night.

Developer of the project Pat McCaughey said the goal was to put a nice building in a blighted area.

“Hopefully with testimony and more information from architects, supporters we can take a look and keep this thing moving along,” McCaughey said.

Members of the “Save Mifflin” Facebook group Kate Robertson, Hannah Somers and Indy Stluka spoke out against the project.

Legislative Affairs Chair Sam Polstein said the proposal doesn’t go along with the character of the neighborhood. The neighborhood as it is right now is unique and affordable, Polstein said.

However, supporter Rosemary Lee, a Madison resident, said the project does not deserve any further delays.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, asked council members to refer the project for the March 15 Common Council meeting.

Verveer said the only reason he asked for referral of the project was because the Urban Design Commission has not yet granted final approval.

Many of the alders, including Ald. Larry Palm, District 15, and Ald. Julia Kerr, District 13, said they would vote to refer the item out of respect to Verveer.

Ald. Judy Compton, District 16, said the students in opposition of the project missed their opportunity to become involved and should have been vocal about their concerns when the developer introduced the project in July.

“Nobody’s going to make special rules for you, you are adults,” Compton said.

Madison’s Plan Commission gave the plans final approval Monday. The Urban Design Commission gave the project initial approval last week and is expected to consider the project for final approval March 2.

Council members also approved an authorization of a planning process for the development of a Public Market Square area. The city would provide up to $200,000 to assist in the planning process.

The plans call for a market, underground parking ramp, bicycle center and hotel to accompany the current spot of the Madison Municipal Building.

The project’s original purpose was to be built around the proposed high-speed rail station, which has since been canceled.

Older couple charged after police find 166 marijuana plants A Madison couple was charged for growing 166 marijuana plants in their house Tuesday, according to police.

Richard Braun, 62 and his wife Barbara Braun, 60 were charged with manufacturing marijuana and possession with intent to deliver. The Brauns maintained a drug house after police found marijuana during the execution of a search warrant Jan. 5.

Police said they found marijuana being grown in the Braun’s basement on the 1800 block of Rutledge

indiana from page 1 restructure this state and collective bargaining is just one piece of an overall program to make us competitive again,” Kasich told Fox News.

Ohio’s unions have responded with anger, taking after the demonstrators who in Madison who are in their second week of round the clock protest.

The Ohio Civil Service Employees Association is particularly upset with their lack of input in the process of this bill.

“We have been shut out of this process from the introduction of this bill,” OCSEA President Eddie L. Parks said in a statement. “No one came to us and said, ‘Let’s sit down and talk about this.’”

Street on Madison’s East side.

Richard Braun had 166 marijuana plants growing in his house, police said. Police also found four and half pounds of packaged marijuana and $17,414 in cash, according to the criminal complaint.

Braun told police he didn’t sell marijuana but used it for medical purposes. Richard Braun did not have a prescription, police said.

The Brauns are set to appear in court Thursday.

Democratic Indiana legislators also mirrored their Wisconsin counterparts by taking off to Illinois, which Franklin said “needs a refugee policy.”

“As for legislators fleeing, that’s a little surprising that it’s had a domino effect, but it reflects Democrats being in the minority and being faced with threats to the existing rules of the game that have prevailed in these states for 30, 40, 50 years.”

Now that Wisconsin has been thrust into the national spotlight, it’s actions over the next few weeks could have a huge impact on its neighboring states.

“I think [Wisconsin] sets the stage insofar as it shows other states just how intense the political battle can be when you try to change the rules of the game,” Franklin said.

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UW-Madison students and professors continued to protest at the Captiol Tuesday after a full week of round-the-clock demonstrations.

assembly from page 1 The state Senate also met briefly Tuesday, though they did not have the quorum necessary to take up the budget repair bill. The Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections met to discuss the controversial voter ID bill and ultimately passed it, according to the

Associated Press.

State Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, who is currently on the lam in Illinois with the 13 other Democratic state senators, attempted to participate in the debate and vote over the phone, but was prevented from doing so by the elections committee chair, state Sen. Mary Lazich, R-New Berlin.

Men arrested after alleged break-in Two armed men were arrested following an alleged break-in of an apartment building on Oak Street Monday night, according to police.

One of the suspects, Bryan Poore of Madison, was tentatively charged with possession of a firearm, possession of burglary tools and entry into a locked building.

Police arrested the second suspect, Terrance Robinson, 22, on charges of possession of a firearm, possession of burglary tools, entry into a locked building and for a probation hold.

Officers saw the front door had been opened then found the suspects beneath a staircase, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said.

“Two handguns and a neoprene mask were recovered,” DeSpain said in a statement.

Poore was found guilty of committing burglaries in 2009 and 2010, according to court records.

Robinson was convicted of burglary in 2009, theft in 2007 and armed robbery in 2005, DeSpain said.

Regents to hold emergency meeting Friday The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents wrote a letter to Chancellor Biddy Martin Tuesday in which they declared her proposed split of UW-Madison from the UW System “a radical departure from earlier statements about administrative flexibility and efficiency.”

The letter said the board supports Martin’s New Badger Partnership as it has been presented to them, but said the separation of UW-Madison from the system was not included in presentations they saw.

Claiming they have been excluded from discussions about the possible split, the members stated their disagreement with the proposal.

The board members said all UW System schools face the same economic crisis and they are concerned about the effects of the fragmentation of the UW system on other UW schools.

Martin forwarded the letter from the Board of Regents to the entire UW-Madison student body in an e-mail.

In the e-mail, Martin said she has advocated flexibility for the university for over a year and does not see the proposed split as a “radical departure” from previous conversations.

Martin will meet with the Board of Regents at an emergency meeting Friday to discuss the New Badger Partnership and the suggested split.

New poll shows support for unions A Gallup poll released Tuesday night found nearly twice as many Americans oppose eliminating collective bargaining rights as those who support it.

The suspension of collective bargaining is the cornerstone of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill, and despite the thousands of dem-

fireside chat from page 1 “Wisconsin has one of the longest traditions of workers’ rights in the country,” Miller said. “We were the first state to have workman’s compensation. We were the first state to have unemployment insurance. We were the first state to recognize public employees’ right to bargain. These are rights that should not lightly be thrown away.”

Miller defended fleeing the state, which prevents a quorum necessary to vote on the bill, in order to have

onstrators who have protested at the capitol around the clock for over a week, Walker said the majority of Wisconsinites support the idea.

However, this poll showed 61 percent of those surveyed oppose the measure, and 33 percent are in favor of it. Six percent were found to be neutral on the issue. a proper public debate and accused Walker of trying to ram through the legislation.

Walker commended the protests as a passionate yet civil debates about finances, but warned of outside influence.

“As more and more protesters come in from Nevada, Chicago and elsewhere, I’m not going to allow their voices to overwhelm the voices of the millions of taxpayers from all across this state who know we’re doing the right thing,” Walker said. “This is a decision that Wisconsin will make.”

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Ranking Oscar’s best pictures

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By Derek Sandberg Resident Oscar Historian

Last spring, I set our to watch every movie that has ever won the Academy Award for best picture, from 1927’s “Wings” to 2009’s “The Hurt Locker.”

I recently accomplished my goal, and plan to continue viewing every best picture winner in the future. Here are my five favorites from my Oscar marathon––at least until something new comes along.

This film is considered by many to be the greatest screenplay ever written. The dialogue in “Casablanca” is better than any other film I have seen. There are so many classic lines in this movie. From “Here’s Looking at you, kid,” to “I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship,” this movie is just dripping with brilliant dialogue. Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman both bring the dialogue to life with excellent performances. However, it’s not merely the dialogue that makes this film great.

It also contains an excellent character study and an intriguing love triangle, all on top of the political tensions of World War II. The shadowy film-noir lighting and cinematography add even more to the drama and emotions.

As time goes by, this movie remains superb.

Check out Friday’s issue for the Cardinal’s 2011 Oscar picks!

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“The Bridge on the River Kwai”

Unlike most war movies of this era that supported one side or the other, this film takes a more ambiguous stance and instead focuses on the individuals. Both Japanese and Allied soldiers are both shown struggling to cling to sanity in the Jungle. The battle of wills between British Col. Nicholson (Alec Guinness) and the Japanese Col. Saito (Sessue Hayakawa) is remarkable. The psychological progressions of Col. Nicholson are all expertly portrayed by Guinness, whose performance won him an Oscar for best actor. The movie tells the story in two parallel plot-lines: one cenering on the POWs building the bridge and the other featuring the Allied soldiers (led by William Holden and Jack Hawkins) tasked with destroying it. When the two plots finally converge in the closing scenes it is some of the most suspenseful moments ever put on film.

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“Casablanca”

“Schindler’s List”

In directing this movie, Steven Spielberg does more than dramatize the events of the Holocaust, he makes us feel like we are actually witnessing these events in a vividness uncommon to non-documentary film. As the first black and white movie to win best picture since 1960, the footage feels as authentic as old wartime newsreels. Liam Neeson (playing the industrialist of the tile Oskar Schindler), Ben Kingsley and especially Ralph Fiennes are all at the top of their games in their respective roles. The emotions in this movie run high throughout, and are almost unbearably overwhelming at the end when we see the thousands of real life Holocaust survivors who were saved by working in Schindler’s factory and their descendants gathered at Schindler’s grave.

3 “Lawrence of Arabia”

This film is four hours long, has no love story, and stars (at the time) relative unknowns Peter O’Toole and Omar Sharif. However, today it is remembered as one of the greatest movies ever made. It is the most epic of all the Hollywood epics. The sweeping cinematography of the desert is beautiful but also makes you feel the vastness of unforgiving wasteland.

This film doesn’t contain a complex story or a lot of dialogue, but what we do remember are the powerful, quiet, empty passages. O’Toole turns in a stellar performance, striking a delicate balance of portraying Lawrence’s bravery and toughness while at the same time alluding to Lawrence’s widely believed homosexuality without revealing it, which would have been taboo in 1962. O’Toole’s portrayal of Lawrence is, in my opinion, the best performance in any of the best picture winners.

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“Annie Hall”

This is by far the funniest movie to ever win best picture.

Woody Allen is one of the biggest names in comedy, and he was at his very best during the 1970s; however, this movie is much more than a comedy and contains a thorough analysis of personality and relationships. The story is told through a nonlinear narrative with Allen frequently breaking the fourth wall to explain to the audience what is going on with hilarious asides. Nonlinear narrative had been used before “Annie Hall,” and would be made popular by Quentin Tarantino in movies like “Pulp Fiction” and “Reservoir Dogs,” but the way it is expertly used in “Annie Hall” makes the difference between a good movie and a great movie. This movie also features a scene that takes place here at UW-Madison––what more could you ask for?

Just spare me the 3-D for ‘The Great Gatsby’ David Cottrell co-ttrell it on the mountain

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he world’s most unnecessary use of 3-D has officially been greenlit. For those unaware, over the last few months Baz Luhrmann (“Romeo + Juliet”, “Moulin Rouge”) has been debating whether his next project should be an unnamed musical or a new adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s famous novel “The Great Gatsby.”

Baz prepped for months with table readings of the script before even committing to the film.

Judging from the cast used at the most recent readings, the final lineup is likely to be Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway and Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan, though none of them have officially signed on yet.

There was an episode of the HBO Hollywood-comedy show “Entourage” where the main character Vince starred in a Martin

Scorsese-directed adaptation titled “Gatsby.” At the time, I wished they had put together a trailer for that meta-movie simply because it sounded like such a brilliant idea to me.

When I first heard rumblings of Baz’s adaptation, and then heard the cast rumors (though for the record I still prefer the earlier possibility of Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Nick), I began hoping that this would be the “Gatsby” movie I never got to see.

Really Baz? Are we going to see Dr. T.J. Eckleburg’s billboard-eyes popping out at us?

But those hopes have been significantly deflated now that the actual details have been set in place.

One the most iconic aspects of “The Great Gatsby” is its dual settings of Long Island and New York City. While initial reports stated that Baz would film his adaptation in New York starting this June,

that has now changed. Rather than actually film in New York, possibly the most recognizable city in the world, Baz has instead chosen to film in Australia. I guess the tax breaks will begin to offset the choice of shooting in 3-D. What a sagacious trade-off. Maybe he will just green-screen the entire thing so that he will have more room in the budget for the costumes and dance numbers.

“Moby Dick 3-D”—that’s an adaptation that at least on the surface remains a reasonable proposal. But, “The Great Gatsby”? Really Baz? Are we going to see Dr. T.J. Eckleburg’s billboard-eyes popping out at us?

Maybe Myrtle’s body will come flying out of the screen?

What possible justification could he have for allocating a significant portion of the budget to the vast additional costs of shooting in 3-D and committing to the restrictions of filming with notoriously cumbersome 3-D cameras? Has our film culture really come to the point where a big-budget movie simply cannot be made without 3-D on the table? I would almost rather Baz

had chosen post-production 3-D conversion, as at least that would allow him to film with more agile 2-D cameras, leaving the 2-D version of the film unburdened by the decision to make the film 3-D. Sure it might not look as nice, but again, I have to ask, what could you possibly need 3-D for in “The Great Gatsby” anyway? If this is not the epitome of pointless 3-D, I don’t know what is. Considering that the release date will likely be sometime near the end of 2012, all those 2012 end-of-the-world conspiracy theorists have certainly got one more piece of validation in my eyes.

Personally, I’m a big fan of “The Great Gatsby” and Fitzgerald in general. I hope Baz proves me wrong. I hope that this turns out to finally be the worthy film adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” that fans have always dreamed of. But something tells me that this is going to be an unrecognizable, over-the top, gaudy mess.

Think David is just a boat against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past? Email him at dcottrell@wisc.edu.

THE FULL LIST FROM FIRST TO WORST

1. Casablanca - 1942 2. Bridge on the River Kwai - 1957 3. Lawrence of Arabia - 1962 4. Schindler’s List - 1993 5. Annie Hall - 1977 6. The Deer Hunter - 1978 7. It Happened One Night - 1934 8. The Godfather Part II - 1974 9. All Quiet On The Western Front - 1930 10. American Beauty - 1999 11. The Godfather - 1972 12. All About Eve - 1950 13. On The Waterfront - 1954 14. Silence of the Lambs - 1991 15. Amadeus - 1984 16. Million Dollar Baby - 2004 17. The Departed - 2006 18. The Last Emperor - 1987 19. The Sting - 1973 20. Unforgiven - 1992 21. In The Heat of the Night - 1967 22. Patton - 1970 23. The Hurt Locker - 2009 24. Gladiator - 2000 25. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest - 1975 26. Midnight Cowboy - 1969 27. Mrs. Miniver - 1942 28. Gandhi - 1982 29. Braveheart - 1995 30. Rain Man - 1988 31. No Country for Old Men - 2007 32. Slumdog Millionaire - 2008 33. The Apartment - 1960 34. Rebecca - 1940 35. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - 2003 36. Forrest Gump - 1994 37. The French Connection - 1971 38. A Beautiful Mind - 2001 39. From Here To Eternity - 1953 40. Ben-Hur - 1959 41. The Life of Emile Zola - 1937 42. Platoon - 1986 43. Rocky - 1976 44. Grand Hotel - 1932 45. Out of Africa - 1985 46. The Sound of Music - 1965 47. My Fair Lady - 1964 48. Shakespeare in Love - 1998 49. Driving Miss Daisy - 1989 50. The English Patient - 1996 51. Titanic - 1997 52. Dances With Wolves - 1990 53. Kramer vs. Kramer - 1979 54. West Side Story - 1961 55. All The King’s Men - 1949 56. Mutiny on the Bounty - 1935 57. Chicago - 2002 58. Terms of Endearment - 1983 59. Oliver! - 1968 60. The Lost Weekend - 1945 61. Tom Jones - 1963 62. Best Years Of Our Lives - 1946 63. Crash - 2005 64. Chariots of Fire - 1981 65. An American In Paris - 1951 66. Marty - 1955 67.You Can’t Take It With You 1938 68. Ordinary People - 1980 69. Gentlemen’s Agreement - 1947 70. Hamlet - 1948 71. Gone With The Wind - 1939 72. Cimarron - 1931 73. Around The World in 80 Days - 1956 74. Gigi - 1958 75. The Broadway Melody - 1929 76. How Green Was My Valley - 1941 77. Wings - 1927 78. Going My Way - 1944 79. Greatest Show on Earth - 1952 80. A Man for All Seasons - 1966 81. Cavalcade - 1933 82. The Great Ziegfeld - 1936

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Adding edginess to your everyday style How to make your day-to-day fashion routine fun and unique

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Takara: A tasty experience

By Matt Payne THE DAILY CARDINAL

When you think of Japanese food, sushi, teriyaki chicken, and robe-clad iron chefs usually come to mind. Takara Japanese Steakhouse on State Street is all that and more. From its traditional yet modern interior to its mouth-watering fresh sushi, Takara provides a pleasing dining experience that is sure to impress.

From Lucknow, India to Harbin, China, we’ve eaten our fair share of delectable treats from around the world. Takara was among the best. When we walked in, we were warmly greeted and immediately found a seat. The friendly wait staff sat us down next to an elegant indoor waterwall. The décor was stylish with an oriental theme. The first thing we noticed was the diversity of the patrons. Some were couples sitting down to a romantic dinner while others looked to be having lively conversations. Chefs were putting on a fiery show at the hibachi grill while the wait staff bustled around. The atmosphere was excellent, and the food even better.

The vast and diverse menu featured every kind of sushi and sashimi along with three course dinner entrées. It included filet mignon teriyaki, shrimp teriyaki, swordfish and many other appetizing selections. My roommates and I divided the menu and sampled all they had to offer. Each meal was served with a delicious salad, warm miso soup and a bowl of rice. Although we were a little disappointed by the pricey soda, the delicious food presented to us more than made up for it.

We first tried the chicken teriyaki, which came out on a sizzling platter served with fresh vegetables. The quality of the chicken was excellent, as was the teriyaki seasoning. Although we are most familiar with Indian and Chinese food, the Japanese teriyaki chicken was among the best we have experienced so far. Served with a side of rice, the meal was reminiscent of the cuisine we had sampled in Asia.

While the chicken was tasty, what really excited our palates was the sushi.

There are many good sushi restaurants in Madison. Takara’s fresh-made sushi rolls, however, were not only delicious but affordable. Sushi is notorious for being too expensive for the average college kid to afford. The sushi at Takara, however, started at just $4.25. Furthermore, it was presented in a visually appealing way worthy of a posh Manhattan restaurant.

While the main course certainly wasn’t as cheap as McDonald’s, the food was reasonably priced. Most dinners cost $12-15 and gave portions that were more than satisfying. In fact compared to many similar Japanese steakhouses, the cost of the main entrées was slightly cheaper.

Whatever the price, we would recommend trying Takara Japanese Steak House.

Whether you’re looking to take your special someone out to a nice dinner, bring your parents to a State Street restaurant or just go out with your friends, Takara is sure to provide an all around outstanding dining experience.

We all have our uniforms. The go-to outfits for certain occasions, the ones that always make us feel good: The jeans we wear everyday of the week or the cardigan that goes with everything. These outfits are great, and I would venture to make the argument that every girl needs a classic go to look, but they have one problem: they can get boring. Sometimes it seems as if every girl has the same “uniform,” as you, and they too wear it everyday. Thus, if you want to stand out, you need to learn how to turn your daily attire into something edgy, individual and unique. So, if you are ready to break out of your uniform, here is your guide to adding pizzazz and punch to your outfits.

Let’s start with a setting in which we all want to show off our style: Friday night. You’ve paired your interlock miniskirt with a loose tank top and some black tights. You feel great about your look, that is, until you realize every other girl is wearing similar digs. This is a time when you need to add some edge to your style and break free from the mold. For your legs, throw on some textured or lace tights and a pair of wedge booties. Pair these booties with cozy ankle socks; let your socks peek out just a little bit. To add a punk yet feminine touch to your top half, add on a cropped motorcycle jacket of any color, or in warmer weather, a denim vest.

By adding a few extra elements to tried and true favorites, unique fashion can exist every day of the week.

Friday night parties are the perfect opportunities to have fun with your hair.

Today’s most stylish look is the undercut, in which a side of the head is shaved and the rest is kept long (check out Alice

Dellal’s look). However, if you don’t want to take a razor to your locks, it is extremely easy to fake this look. Simply give your hair a deep side part and slick the hair with gel or water. Secure this with bobby pins, add some winged eyeliner to your eyes, and you’ve achieved one of the hottest, edgiest looks of the year.

If you want to stand out, you need to learn how to turn your daily attire into something edgy, original and unique.

Do not restrict a great, edgy style to nights out. By adding a few extra elements to tried and true favorites, unique fashion can exist every day of the week.

One way to do this is to take your favorite floral dress and layer it with an oversized cardigan, thigh high socks and combat boots. Cinch the dress with a belt, layer on a couple long necklaces, and wear your hair down and messy. For make-up, a swipe of bright red lipstick on an otherwise clean face helps finish off a grungy yet feminine look.

Another simple outfit, skinny jeans and a V-neck T-shirt, can easily be given a cool tomboy edge. A great menswear blazer with rolled sleeves, along with oxford booties add to this classic staple. Keep hair and makeup simple and feminine to balance out the androgyny. With a sophisticated leather bag, this everyday look is practical yet chic.

Accesorize in winter: hats and gloves can add a much needed touch to this simple outfit.

It is unbelievably easy to transform your daily apparel into something fun and unique through just a few accessories. Adding trendy elements to your everyday wardrobe not only amps up your style, but also helps you stand out in a sea of sameness. However, don’t forget the most important aspect of dressing edgy: Be creative! Don’t be afraid to try something new or to look different. Add edginess to your everyday!

What’s in the Fridge? Savory Salmon Patties

By Alec Walker THE DAILY CARDINAL

Fish from a can. Edible? Sure. Glamorous? No. A surprisingly scrumptious quick fix on a busy school night?

Absolutely.

I’m sure that many of you recall, most likely with some degree of long-standing disdain, the good ol’ tuna sandwich.

You know: that soggy, stomach-churning rectangle of pervasive stench that graced your crinkled brown-paper lunch bag during those nostalgic elementary school days? Oh the humiliation. The angrily plugged noses, the disgusted sidelong glances, the frantic shuffle of bodies, as all of your classmates cleared a half-mile radius around your contaminated lunch table. And yet, your clueless mom continued to set you up for a certain future of lunchtime solitude with the daily inclusion of this shameful sandwich.

Well, luckily for us, we have now reached the age at which we can pack our own lunch, and probably unconditionally avoid preparing anything that resembles this terror of the past. But what if we were to rethink this infamous dish? What if we were to replace tuna with canned salmon, craft a well-seasoned patty and fry it in sizzling olive oil, fold it into a warm pita, and smother it in a zesty lemon-caper mayo? Then we might be on to something. We might finally have the chance to surmount this deeply seeded childhood fear of canned fish. And best of all, we might once again be able to spend our lunch hour in the company of, well, other people. Give it a try!

Savory Salmon Patties 1 14.75oz. can salmon (remove skin and bones) 1 egg, beaten 1/2 cup bread crumbs 1/2 cup cheddar cheese 1/4 cup minced onion 2 tsp. dried basil 2 Tbsp. water 2 Tbsp. olive oil 1 tomato, sliced 1/2 small red onion, sliced 4 pita pocket breads, halved

Spicy Lemon Caper Mayo 3 Tbsp. mayonnaise 1 1/2 tsp. fresh lemon juice 4 tsp. drained capers 2 tsp. dill pickle relish Tabasco sauce to desired heat Flake cleaned salmon in a mixing bowl and add egg, breadcrumbs, cheddar cheese, water and basil. Mix and form into four patties ~1/2 inch thick. Refrigerate the patties for 30 minutes in order to firm up. Preheat the olive oil in a skillet on medium-high, and cook the patties for 2-3 minutes on each side:. Pile into warm pita halves lined with onion and tomato, and top with spicy lemon caper mayo. Enjoy!

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Ballet Fiasco. During the premiere of the 1913 ballet, The Rite of Spring, the crowd burst into riots soon after the intro, with people fighting in the aisles over opinions on the piece.

Enjoying the Jersey Shore

Today’s Sudoku

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Eatin’ Cake

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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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ACROSS 1 It may be enough 5 Tell secrets 11 Sib, either way 14 Fork location 15 Conan of TV talk 16 Baking amt.

17 Repertoire 19 Auburn Univ. locale 20 “___ had so many children ...”

21 Type of year 22 Chink in the armor 23 ___ fatale 24 Very serious 26 Like this puzzle answer 29 Large Asian desert 30 “I see” 31 Logic’s counterpart 36 Stem-to-stern stabilizer 37 Bone just above the foot 38 Move like a river 39 Some fedoras 41 San Antonio landmark 42 Sleuth’s quest 43 Whooping birds 44 Food poisoning, e.g.

47 Oct. 31 transport 49 On the other team’s turf

0 Diamond and Abner 5 51 They deliver announcements 54 Is able to 55 Elaborate sham 59 Question 60 Fit for cultivation 61 Expressed, as an adieu 62 Wondering word 63 Yellowstone’s Steamboat, for one 64 Vast number DOWN 1 Spheres in space 2 Sailor who sent forth a dove 3 Zoo unit 4 Old Tokyo 5 Emblems 6 Biblical patriarch, originally 7 Utter nonsense 8 Personality quirk 9 Albania’s monetary unit 10 Short dashes 11 Hard, as bread 12 Religion with pillars 13 What salmon seek to do 18 Skeleton’s lack 22 Swindle 23 Police may suspect it 24 They’re often loaded

5 Japanese wrap 2 26 Web-footed diving birds 27 “Big Brother” host Julie 28 Satellite of Saturn 29 Serengeti antelopes 31 Stated 32 Tree with samaras 33 Verve 34 Seward Peninsula port 35 Yahtzee category 37 Buffet meal carrier 40 Carefully cultivated plot 41 Stein threepeat?

43 More wintery 44 Noisy parrot 45 Overflowing with water 46 Tall and long-limbed 47 Vague shapes 48 Drill item 51 Sound made by a bell 52 White House assistant 53 Crockpot creation 55 Shake, as a finger 56 Outmoded preposition meaning “before” 57 ___ of Biscay

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Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

opinion Fact distortion harms debate dailycardinal.com/opinion

Matt Beaty opinion columnist During the course of Wisconsin’s protests, I have never been as enthralled with my Facebook as I am right now. Usually people post videos of popular songs, write about how much they love this or that and rant about things I couldn’t care less about. But this week, people have been posting more political commentary and news information than usual. And for a politically inclined person such as myself, this was a sure recipe for a renewed Facebook addiction.

While sifting through videos of Rep. Gordon Hintz, D-Oshkosh, yelling and Gov. Scott Walker’s news conferences, I found some other videos commenting on the situation that confused facts, misled viewers and added nothing valuable to the discussion at hand. Not surprisingly, most of these came from popular commentators broadcasting to a national audience.

From misinformation to random information, the national media has inserted itself into Wisconsin with less than stellar results.

One of the most disappointing national media members who came to Wisconsin was Andrew Breitbart, a prominent conservative blogger.

His blog, biggovernment.com, is on my to-read list every morning.

When I found out he would be visiting Madison, I became excited to hear what he had to say at the Tea Party rally on Saturday but was severely disappointed.

From misinformation to random information, the national media has inserted itself into Wisconsin with less than stellar results.

Unfortunately, when I finally got around to watching his speech, I found it was pointless and irrelevant. He spoke of “union thuggery” and “anarchists,” neither of which were evident at the Capitol protests.

Instead of discussing whether unions should have the right to collectively bargain or Walker’s bill in general, Breitbart was more of a distraction from the cause than anything. And as a leader in the conservative movement, Breitbart did no favor to the governor he supports and the cause he is trying to promote.

Other major news outlets have contributed less than satisfactory coverage of the protests as well. Sources like Fox News and even leaders like Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., have misrepresented the protests as chaotic and riotous. But among the worst things I have seen at the Capitol were signs with less-thanpleasant phrases and pictures. Because of the controversial nature of some of these proclamations, news outlets have focused their attention on signs with Walker dressed as Hitler and ones with a bull’s eye on Walker’s forehead.

But the fact is that these protests are peaceful and the vast majority of signs are civil—something the media should aim to portray.

Yet from what I could tell, MSNBC editorial shows have been the most misleading with their coverage over the last few days.

The Ed Show with Ed Schultz has misrepresented nearly every aspect of the Budget Repair Bill.

He claims that Walker was preparing the National Guard for a fight.

He also passed on information that all collective bargaining rights were being eliminated for all employees despite the fact that most employees would still be able to negotiate wages under the proposed bill.

Finally, Schultz said 20 percent of state workers’ salaries would be lost.

This is a gross overestimate: Most sources, including the Department of Administration, claim that the real figure is around 7 to 11 percent.

When the national media poorly represents the protests from both sides, the debate cannot move forward and ultimately no one benefits.

Facts are important, and when someone with a national audience like Ed Schultz gets them wrong, individuals mobilize under inaccurate intentions. It is practically the same as when Breitbart comes to town and starts preaching about anarchy. These conversations do not add to the debate and just muddle what is important: collective bargaining rights and balancing the budget.

Finally, there is Rachel Maddow.

Her show has made me think more intently about her claims that Wisconsin is not broke, or that it is only broke because of Walker’s tax cuts. Hearing this, I was disappointed that Walker’s actions led directly to a budget deficit. I regained my trust in Walker, however, after I read that Maddow left out the hundreds of millions of dollars of unpaid bills in her monologue, deflating the very real budget crisis in Wisconsin.

But when Maddow started her show saying “there is nothing wrong in the state of Wisconsin. Wisconsin is fine,” she perpetrated a gross lie that would put most Wisconsinites in an uproar. Right now, 14 senators are not showing up for work, the assembly Republicans have tried to take votes before the Democrats came back, teachers and TAs are leaving their pickets to go back to class—all during a time when the state is $3.6 billion in debt. The truth is, things are not fine in Wisconsin.

What is happening is important to Wisconsin and the nation as a whole. If Wisconsin can move power away from public unions, there is no telling what other states could follow suit.

But when the national media poorly represents the protests from both sides, the debate cannot move forward and ultimately no one benefits. So while protesters and Facebook-ers are giving Walker failing grades for his work, I think it’s time the media receive some harsh criticism for their poor journalistic skills as well.

Matt Beaty is a sophomore majoring in math and computer science.

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FYI: Governor Walker is not Hitler MIles Kellerman opinion columnist Gov. Scott Walker is not Hitler.

He’s also not Hosni Mubarak. The governor is not a terrorist, he is not a fascist and he’s certainly no Mussolini. I could continue, but I feel the same way about such comparisons as I do about herpes; they are unsightly, unfortunate and spread like wildfire if left unattended.

Don’t get me wrong—I voted against Walker. I have proudly trashed him in previous articles, and I don’t support his attempt to dismantle union bargaining rights. As much as I disagree with his policies, however, I am even more disturbed by the grossly inaccurate comparisons made between Walker and other former dictators and political movements.

Protesters’ signs have made sweeping comparisons between Walker and the dictators of past regimes, referring to the governor as the “Cheese Head Pharaoh.” Harold Meyerson of The Washington Post compared the current situation to “Mubarak’s Egypt or communist Poland and East Germany.” Even the New York Times’ highly respected writer Paul Krugman alluded to Rep. Paul Ryan’s ridiculous comment that “It’s like Cairo has moved to Madison.”

While a worldwide public uprising against the power elite is a romantic idea, it is not a reality. These are separate incidents with completely

different circumstances, tied together for the benefit of trigger-happy opinion writers and angry union members. And while I support the cause of Wisconsin’s workers, such inaccuracy is insulting and disrespectful.

It diminishes the protesters’ arguments, earns media attention for all the wrong reasons and reduces the conversation to childish name-calling.

First, Hosni Mubarak was a dictator who imposed torture, religious discrimination and electoral fraud. He censored the press, jailed his critics and instituted one-party rule. Unless Walker starts instructing men on camels to ride into the Capitol and start whipping protestors, it’s safe to say he hasn’t attained Mubarak’s status yet. In addition, Madison is not Cairo. Yes, both have recently had large protests against their leader, but to connect the two ignores their radically different circumstances.

Second, Walker is not Adolf Hitler. Neither is President Barack Obama for that matter. To portray either one with a Hitler mustache and compare the two is not only idiotic, it is unbelievably disrespectful. This portrayal is unfair to the governor and insults the 8 million Jews killed in Nazi concentration camps. To go into detail about why the two are incomparable would prove just as stupid as the sign itself.

The individuals who make such comparisons are just desperate for ammunition. They find the slightest similarity so that they can justify their argument. Perhaps Hitler didn’t like

unions. Maybe Obama’s health-care system has slight similarities to Nazi Germany’s social policies. But that’s not the point. You could compare Walker’s actions and Obama’s proposals to an endless number of other leaders, both past and present. It seems the real goal is to connect the target to Hitler in order to elicit an emotional reaction—one based on unrelated issues.

What union supporters need to realize is that such comparisons lessen their own argument. Fox News is eager for material to bash protestors and portray them as violent and unreasonable. Such signs, especially coming from teachers who should know better, only feed the fire. And while you may cry foul that those making such comparisons are the minority, realize that one rotten apple can spoil the whole barrel.

Whether you support Walker or not, it is imperative that protesters argue logically, debate intelligently and strive to take the higher ground.

Of all the things you can criticize Walker about, why waste paper on inaccurate and hurtful messages?

Wisconsin is too intelligent and too creative to stoop so low. Throughout the protests I’ve seen plenty of signs reminding the governor that “the world is watching.” Those comparing Scott Walker to Hitler, Mubarak, or any other historical dictator would do well to remember that the world is watching them, too.

Miles Kellerman is a sophomore majoring in political science. Please send feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Men’s Basketball

Badgers set to face red-hot Michigan squad

By Max Sternberg and Sam Sussman The Daily Cardinal

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Senior forward Jon Leuer and the rest of the Badgers head to Ann Arbor for a crucial road matchup with a hungry Wolverines team.

The No. 12 Wisconsin men’s basketball team will hit the road Wednesday to take on a red hot Michigan team in Ann Arbor.

Winners of five out of their last six, the Wolverines (7-8 Big Ten, 17-11 overall) have gotten themselves squarely back onto the bubble, now competing for fourth place in the Big Ten with Illinois, Michigan State, Penn State and Minnesota.

While Michigan opened Big Ten play losing six of its first seven conference games, including a 23-point loss to Purdue and a 19-point drubbing to a struggling Indiana squad, the recent turnaround has them currently playing some of its best basketball of the year. It seems Michigan is poised to give the Badgers a challenge much like similarly streaky teams in Penn State and Iowa, both of whom welcomed UW to their home arena precisely when they were playing their best basketball of the season.

The Wolverines surprised many by winning their first game in East Lansing since 1997, the young team has turned things around and

in the process has begun a long climb up the Big Ten standings.

Now coming off a come-frombehind road victory against Iowa, the Wolverines are as confident as they have been all season.

“We’re more focused on trying to stop teams,” Michigan freshman forward Jordan Morgan said of the added defensive intensity. “[We’re] playing with more energy and taking teams out of their rhythm.”

The sharp shooting backcourt of sophomore guard Darius Morris and freshman guard Tim Hardaway, Jr. have lead the Wolverines in their recent surge.

“Morris seems like he’s been a little more consistent, and that’s pretty important when you’ve got the ball in your hands as much as he does,” UW head coach Bo Ryan said.

“He’s being smart about the shots he takes and he knows the times when we need big shots,” Morgan said of Hardaway, who notched a career-high 30 points in the Wolverines 75-72 overtime win at Iowa. “He’s got a lot of confidence and his confidence is growing with every good game he has.”

Despite the confidence building

in Michigan’s dangerous backcourt, the frontcourt will likely have their hands full Wednesday night.

The Badger’s senior frontcourt duo Keaton Nankivil and Jon Leuer stand at a respective 6'8" and 6'10". In comparison, Michigan’s frontcourt Morgan and junior forward Zack Novak are just 6'8" and 6'4" respectively. The Badgers will not only have a size advantage in the paint; Wisconsin will also have a crucial advantage in the experience column.

After shooting just 20 percent from the field in Wisconsin’s previous three games, Nankivil erupted Sunday against Penn State. He nailed all five of his three-point attempts on his way to 22 points.

“Their pick-and-roll situation is tough to guard because they’ll pop,” Morgan added. “They’ve got a lot of guys who can shoot it, so that puts us in a lot of recovery situations.”

If the Badgers hope to come out of Ann Arbor will a win, they will need to take advantage of those recovery situations and shoot the ball well from range, something they have thus far been unable to do on the road.

-Mgoblue.com contributed to this report

Women’s Basketball

Seniors set to say good-bye as Wisconsin women host Hoosiers

By Mark Bennett The Daily Cardinal

For senior members of the Wisconsin women’s basketball team, Wednesday will mark their final minutes on the hardwood at the Kohl Center in a Badger uniform.

For the team, Wednesday evening’s game against Indiana is a pivotal match that very well could decide whether Wisconsin goes dancing again in March or stays home.

The last time the Badgers faced the Hoosiers, Wisconsin smashed Indiana in Bloomington, claiming a 75-49 victory Feb. 6. In that contest, four Badgers racked up four individual double-digit scoring efforts, including senior guard Alyssa Karel, who collected 21. Fellow senior Lin Zastrow added 14 points of her own along with five rebounds.

Both seniors, along with Emily Neal, will lace up their shoes for the last time at the Kohl Center Wednesday. Karel says although she hasn’t thought much about the idea of her career at Wisconsin quickly coming to a close, she definitely understands the idea of Wednesday being her final game in Madison.

“It went by so quick, and I can’t believe it, and it’s just been a phenomenal experience,” Karel said. “I’m sad I won’t be able to run out onto the Kohl Center floor anymore.”

One senior has played her final game as a Badger already, however.

Forward Tara Steinbauer, who tore her ACL last Tuesday at Iowa, will now be forced to watch her team’s final games from the bench.

“As her friend, I feel awful for her,” Karel said. “I’ve played so long and the fact that we’re not going to be able to end our senior season together on the court is unfortunate.”

“But she has such a great attitude about it and she’s at every practice, cheering, the loudest one cheering

at every game.”

Stepping up to fill Steinbauer’s absence will be a mix of players. senior guard Emily Neal provided a spark in a loss Sunday against Michigan, and the team expects junior Anya Covington and freshman Morgan Paige to fill in as well.

“I have to produce more on the court,” Covington said. “Just stepping up and doing what I need to do for the team.”

With or without Steinbauer, the Badgers face a crucial game Wednesday.

Despite back-to-back losses against Michigan and Iowa, Wisconsin remains in third place in the Big Ten. With the top five teams receiving a bye in the confer-

ence tournament, the Badgers have plenty to play for.

Additionally, while Wisconsin’s recent struggles might have dimmed hopes of an NCAA Tournament bid, a win against Indiana Wednesday and a victory over Ohio State Saturday could be just enough to propel them to the Big Dance.

For now though, the Badgers are focused solely on Wednesday's game against the Hoosiers and containing Indiana’s Jori Davis, who averages 19.2 points per game.

“One game at a time, one day at a time, one practice at a time,” Covington said. “We’re focused on Indiana.”

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Wisconsin guard Alyssa Karel is one of many Badger seniors that will play the last home game of their careers tonight against Indiana.