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Current Mayor Dave Cieslewicz. former Mayor Paul Soglin, state Rep. Joe Parisi, D-Madison, and Dane County Board Supervisor Eileen Bruskewitz held a debate at the Barrymore Theater to discuss their plans for immigration and dealing with Gov. Scott Walker.

Mayor, Dane Co. Exec candidates hold joint debate on local issues By Patrick Tricker The Daily Cardinal

The two respective contenders for Madison mayor and Dane County executive debated local issues ranging from recycling to immigration Tuesday at the Barrymore Theater. While listening to candidates discuss fixing the economy, reducing racial disparities and protecting the environment, community members enjoyed beer in the lobby, a childcare service for parents and an interpreter for Spanish speakers. “It’s about making Madison bet-

ter for everyone,” former mayor Paul Soglin said. “It’s the concept that we not only have a vision, but how we get there is important, how we participate together.” Current Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, Soglin and state Rep. Joe Parisi, D-Madison, took turns lambasting Gov. Scott Walker and discussing how they would handle the impending aid cuts and tax restrictions. “When Governor Walker said that he would create 250,000 jobs, who knew that all of them would be at Ian’s Pizza,” Cieslewicz said. “I

think we’ve shown in the last eight years that you can progress but also be pro-economic development.” Despite reminding the audience she was not Walker, Dane County Board Supervisor Eileen Bruskewitz faced repeated jeers for expressing support for the governor, and the moderator needed to step in so she could continue speaking. “I felt he was the only candidate that was going to face the economic and fiscal problems that this state faces,” Bruskewitz said. “He wasn’t going to kick the can into the future.”

On the topic of racial disparities in the prison population, Parisi said it is “completely unacceptable” and promised he would use public services to prevent crime at its root. “We need to make sure that people, when they’re looking for a second chance, are able to get a house, are able to get job,” Parisi said. Discussing illegal immigration, Cieslewicz and Soglin said they would do everything they could to not cooperate with state deportation authorities, debate page 3

UW professors address Japan nuclear disaster

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The Hua MuLan Dance Group performed at the sixth annual Greenbush Day, an event meant to commerate the historic neighborhood.

Three UW-Madison science professors explained technical and public health aspects of Japan’s current nuclear crisis resulting from the 9.0-magnitude earthquake that recently devastated the country as part of a panel at the Wisconsin Institute of Discovery Tuesday. The March 11 earthquake seriously damaged the Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. After the subsequent tsunami hit, flood waters caused three nuclear reactors to fail and melt down, which ultimately led to the explosion of four of the plant’s six nuclear reactors. Bryan Bednarz, an associate professor in the Engineering Physics Department, said while some areas north of the plant measured significantly higher radiation

levels than the rest of the country, “the risk to the general population is extremely low.” Concerning the long-term risks on health for the population at the current radiation levels, “It would take about one month of exposure for residents to experience the same risk they would receive from a common X-ray exam,” Bednarz said. Chair of UW-Madison’s Engineering Physics Department Michael Corradini said the mechanisms and design of the plant’s reactors contributed to the extent of the explosions. In addition, members of the panel said the nuclear facility was only built to withstand an 8.2-magnitude earthquake and a 20-foot tsunami, which this disaster’s tsunami exceeded by a factor of two. japan page 3

A wind energy company is canceling its plans to build a wind farm in Brown County because of what Democrats and environmental groups are calling poor environmental decisions by Gov. Scott Walker. Invenergy LLC said in a statement it did not make sense to proceed with the wind farm “while uncertainty persists regarding relevant project regulations.” State Rep. Brett Hulsey, D-Madison, accused Walker of creating a hostile environment for green businesses. “Governor Walker’s math is to talk about jobs but kill good, clean energy jobs,” state Rep. Brett Hulsey, D-Madison, said in a statement. “We should be promoting homegrown clean energy, not Walker’s plan to sell state power plants for no-bid contracts.” Clean Wisconsin spokesperson Keith Reopelle criticized Walker’s decisions that have lead to this point and his “war on wind energy is killing good Wisconsin jobs.” “We urge the Legislature to reverse this course of action, and embrace the job-creating potential of wind power in Wisconsin,” Reopelle said in a statement.

UW limnologist to receive prize from Swedish king UW-Madison Limnologist Stephen Carpenter will receive $150,000 and a crystal sculpture from the King of Sweden in recognition of winning the 2011 Stockholm Water Prize. The prize, which will be CARPENTER presented in August, recognizes “outstanding achievement in water-related activities.” It specifically honors individuals or groups whose work aids the “conservation and protection of water resources and to improved health of the planet’s inhabitants and ecosystem,” according to the Stockholm International Water Institute website. A professor of limnology and zoology at UW-Madison, Carpenter was recognized for his research of how people’s actions affect lake ecosystems. He is recognized as one of the world’s most influential ecological environmental scientists. Carpenter, former president of the Ecological Society of America and the current director of the UW-Madison Center for Limnology, has written five books and nearly 300 scientific papers on various ecological topics.

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his past fall when I was going on job interviews, I was asked the routine question: “What are your three greatest strengths?” Talking about one’s strengths always feels a bit conceited, but I guess if they’re asking you really don’t have a choice but to answer. One of the strengths I’d list was being a thoughtful listener. Well, long story short, that virtue was put to the test this spring break. Here are some examples of when listening can be tough…

I swear to God, if I heard my mom say the words “pillow top mattress” one more time, I was going to freak the flip out. My parents are renovating their bedroom. Updating our house is nice except for one thing—I have to hear about every miniscule decision that’s made. I’ve seen so many fabrics in the past few days I think pink paisley might actually explode out of my ears. I was a good daughter by patiently listening to my mom talk about mattresses for an hour. Once she finally picked one out, it was like little angels started singing “hallelujah” softly in my ear. Well shut the front door and tell the cherub choir to quiet down because mattress talk was not over. On St. Patrick’s Day I woke up to my mom saying,

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“Kathleen, my back is killing me. I don’t know about the pillow top mattress. It’s too soft. Come test it out.” I rolled over to look at the clock: 7 a.m. In my head I calmly said, “Mother, it’s St. Patrick’s Day. I know you don’t want to hear this, but I fully intend on drinking a lot of beer and staying out late to celebrate my heritage. Although I’d rather we never talk about mattresses again, at the very least, we need to wait until tomorrow.” That’s what I wanted to say, but I knew if I had any chance of her making me pancakes and bacon, I had to zip my mouth shut. So instead I sluggishly got out of bed, dragged my feet to her room and tried out her mattress. It felt perfectly fine.

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I’ve seen so many fabrics in the past few days I think pink paisley might actually explode out of my ears.

Awesome, I could go back to sleep, right? Nope. You see, my opinion wasn’t quite good enough. If your mom is anything like mine, then you know your input isn’t valuable until it affirms her own opinion. After defending my stance for a minute, I caved. “You know, you might be right. It’s a little too soft,” I said. Voila! She smiled with satisfaction and I was allowed to go back to sleep. Two hours later I ate my pancakes, all while listening to the different paint color options for a closet that no one other than she

and my dad are ever going to see. Good times! Too many names and so little incentive to care Isn’t it the worst when a friend gets all excited to tell you a story you know you are going to have zero interest in? Let me show you what I mean: Friend: Kathleen! You won’t believe what happened… Me: Hold up, are you about to tell me a longwinded and elaborate pointless story about a bunch of people I don’t know and will never meet? Friend: Uhh yeah I guess. Me: OK can you do me a favor and either start talking to that wall over there or take a hike? Because I’m going to be honest, I can already tell I’m going to zone out in about 12 seconds. If that. Catching up with someone you marginally knew in high school Where to even begin? Grocery stores, the post office and the movie theatre are all hubs for running into people from high school you’d really be fine without seeing for the rest of your life. If we barely talked when we sat next to each other in chemistry for a whole year, I’m going to take a wild guess we probably won’t have much to talk about now. Well, needless to say, probably like many of you, I had one of those run-ins over break. Mine was on St. Patty’s Day at a local

bar. It’s my own fault. I don’t even know why I went in the first place; I knew it was going to be crowded and I was guaranteed to talk to someone I wouldn’t want to. BAM! Within 20 seconds of walking into the bar I’m talking to a girl named Elizabeth whom I haven’t seen since we conjugated Spanish verbs our freshman year of high school. I asked what I thought was an innocent question, “How are you?” and I ended up getting her life story. Apparently she’s majoring in nursing, looking to move to Milwaukee and has been on and off with a boy from Michigan. Around the time she started talking about getting her wisdom teeth pulled is when I blocked out her voice and tried to see if I could mentally name all 44 presidents in order. Listening to someone talk about politics I’m sorry. In between all of the pretentious jargon you spat at me, I kind of got lost. I heard something about respecting the American flag and possibly something about eating brats on the Fourth of July. Can you start over and slooooow down or just promise to never talk to me about politics again? I’d prefer the latter. Don’t worry; I got full permission from my mom to poke fun at her. As far as Elizabeth? Well, if all goes as planned, I won’t see her again for another eight years. Have any virtues of yours tested this spring break? Please share with Kathleen at kqbrosnan@ wisc.edu.

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Common council approves multiple labor agreements Council members to take up resolution concerning non-represented employees later in March By Maggie DeGroot The Daily Cardinal

Madison’s Common Council voted in favoring of approving multiple labor agreements that will extend into 2014 on Tuesday. Council members adopted agreements for several organizations, including the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Ald. Mike Schumacher, District 18, previously voted in favor of union contracts approved at the end of February, but did not vote in favor of these contracts. Schumacher said he is concerned about the city locking into a contract for four years before knowing what the budget will look like. Mayor Dave Cieslewicz disagreed with Schumacher.

“It is beyond me how anyone could vote for the previous extensions but not these,” Cieslewicz said. Council members also referred a resolution to be taken up at the next Common Council meeting on March 24.

“There are a lot of people that live here and can’t afford more and more, but we’re sitting here saying we’re just going to give more.” Ald. Mike Schumacher district 18

The resolution would support a wage increase in the last pay period of 2013 and establish a policy to avoid layoffs for non-represented employees. This would be the same agreement

the city previously made for a number of city unions. A resolution only shows the council members support and differs from an ordinance. Ald. Satya Rhodes-Conway, District 15, said a referral would give the council time to come up with a solution and sort out any misunderstandings. “I very sincerely care about making sure that we are treating all our employees equally and equally showing our commitment to our employees,” Rhodes-Conway said. Rhodes-Conway also said the resolution does not address employee paycuts. However, Schumacher said the resolution is fiscally impractical. “There are a lot of people that live here and can’t afford more and more, but we’re sitting here saying we’re just going to give more,” Schumacher said.

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Three UW-Madison science professors discussed the causes and long-term effects of the nuclear crisis in Japan at a panel Tuesday.

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A question raised by several attendees was whether the U.S., particularly Hawaii, would receive any negative impact from the disaster, to which all three panel members agreed there are no current health risks. Corradini and Wilson also compared the magnitude of this nuclear disaster to past disasters such as the Chernobyl explosion of 1986 in Ukraine and Three Mile Island of 1979 near Harrisburg, Pa. The professors said Chernobyl’s

nuclear explosion occurred in about a minute and a half, while that of Fukushima has been a continuous release of energy. While an extended nuclear disaster is worse in some ways, it will not cause the type of damage that a massive, short explosion like Chernobyl is capable of, according to the professors. The professors noted while Three Mile Island and Chernobyl were cause by mechanical and human error, the nuclear explosions in Japan were the first of such a large magnitude to be caused by a natural disaster.

Madison man wounded after bar fight A 26-year-old Madison man was driven to a Madison hospital requiring stitches early Tuesday morning after being wounded at a bar, according to Madison police. The victim arrived at the hospital with two apparent stab wounds or cuts, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said. The wounds were on the victim’s face and hand, police said. The victim’s hand and face both required stitches. “The victim was less than

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Common Council members approved labor agreements with several organizations, including AFSCME.

City establishes new Green Madison program Mayor Dave Cieslewicz announced Tuesday the launch of the Green Madison Program, which allows residents to apply for low-interest energy efficiency loans. The creation of the new Green Madison Program is partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s $7.2 million grant. The new program leverages grant funding to provide low-

interest loans in order to help homeowners take on energy efficiency improvements. “This program gives our residents the professional expertise and financing to make improvements to their homes that will save energy and money,” Cieslewicz said in a statement. The program will also provide help to guide homeowners through the process and connect them with available incentives.

“Green Madison has real potential to deliver substantial energy savings to a large number of homeowners, while helping to grow jobs in Madison,” Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation Executive Director Mary Woolsey Schlaefer said. WECC, Community Development Division and Summit Credit Union are partnering with the city of Madison for the program.

Walker announces federal funds for 2008 flood recovery Gov. Scott Walker announced Tuesday over $5 million in federal relief funds will be provided for areas of the state most affected by the 2008 floods. The money, which comes from the Community Development Block Grant Emergency Assistance Program, will go toward various

projects in Columbia, Milwaukee, Jefferson and Sauk Counties as well as the Village of Hustiford. “Wisconsin’s people and businesses have shown spirit and determination in rebuilding their communities after the severe floods of 2008,” Walker said in a statement. “This federal assistance will help

communities repair damage and businesses recover and grow.” Jefferson County will receive the most aid with a grant of $1.4 million. Much of the money will go toward developing a flood recovery economic strategy plan for the area and for businesses that use biomass products.

and promised to fight an Arizona-style law if Walker passes one. “We will use every legal tool we have,” Cieslewicz said. “We will work with the Madison Police Department, which is excellent on these issues, to resist those kinds of draconian policies.” Cieslewicz criticized Soglin for quitting his previous role as mayor

forthcoming with officers regarding what had occurred and initially did not provide the correct spelling for his own last name,” DeSpain said in a statement. The victim told police he was in a bar and got near two men who were fighting. “As he walked past, he felt something brush his cheek, but did not know he was cut until later on,” DeSpain said. The victim told police he never saw a weapon. early, which occurred 14 years ago. Soglin responded, saying he did so to gain support for his campaign for Congress. Peng Her, one of the moderators, noted that Walker had been mentioned 27 times during the debate. “I would like to thank Scott Walker for galvanizing the community and reminding us what democracy is,” Her said.

arts Mediocrity proves to be limit for ‘Limitless’ 4

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By Paloma Trygar the daily cardinal

What if one little pill allowed you to access the 80 percent of your brain scientists said humans couldn’t access? The “pill” makes you the most brilliant version of yourself, where math becomes second nature and foreign languages a breeze. Cue “Limitless,” the answer to those very questions. The movie features a broke and unmotivated writer, Eddie Mora (Bradley Cooper), who has a serious case of writers block. Wandering the streets of New York City one afternoon, Eddie runs into his ex-brother-in-law Vernon, who ends up giving him the miracle drug, “NZT.” When Eddie gets back to his apartment, he takes the pill. Soon after, NZT starts to kick in as his landlord’s wife berates him for missing his rent payment. Suddenly, camera effects make everything look more luscious—skin looks more vibrant and everything in the room becomes more vivid. Eddie gets a burst of intelligence that was hidden in the deep recesses of his mind, and with little effort spews facts and details, quickly talking his way out of trouble. For the rest of the day Eddie soars through his daily tasks, marking the wonderful beginning of Eddie’s drug addiction. At this point, “Limitless” in fact has no limits. Eddie becomes

unstoppable, quadrupling his net worth in just four days. But then, the film quickly morphs from an original screenplay into a runof-the-mill action movie. A stereotypical mafia man who lent him money becomes a problem, stealing Eddie’s pill and hunting Eddie down for more throughout the movie. An unknown man Eddie repeatedly sees in the streets also tries to chase him down. As the clichés add up, Eddie is running from everyone. “Limitless” quickly resembles a watered down “Bourne Identity.” The movie further digresses as Eddie begins to overdose and runs out of NZT. Here, “Limitless” spends too much time focusing on the repercussions of missed pills, the withdrawal and the need to take more. The movie drags on as we watch Eddie stumble around and barely survive until he gets his next dose. Between downswings, Eddie gets laid and continuously praised. Surely sex, money and power are not themes we have seen before. “Limitless” has two major downfalls. First, Robert De Niro’s two-bit part as last-toknow, out-of-the-loop businessman Carl Van Loon may be the most mediocre part of his film career. De Niro always plays a hard-ass, someone who can’t be outdone and is always in the

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While it may have taken top dog at the box office this past weekend, “Limitless” morphs from an original screenplay into a run-of-the-mill action movie, Bradley Cooper stars in this drug fueled thriller. know. In “Limitless,” he plays the underdog, which makes it hard to buy in to his character. The second downfall is the writers’ failure to hone in on some of the more interesting ideas of the film. It was as if the writers were so excited about all the possible avenues the movie could take that they decided to cover them all but without great

detail. By the end of the movie, the plot seemed like something that could have been great, but was so underdeveloped and unfocused it lost its originality. If you watch movies purely for entertainment, but do not analyze the plot and details, “Limitless” may be worth seeing. However, the ending will be sure to disappoint, as there is none.

The only good thing about “Limitless” is its unique cinematography. Each time Eddie trips on NZT, the camerawork makes sure the audiences “trip” with him. But even as audiences are sent into sensory overload, “Limitless” fails to keep their interest peaked. Save your money for a more rounded and fulfilling film.

Look for coverage of the Wisconsin Film Festival next week, including an in depth look at the art of “Marwencol,” “Anita” and the French film “If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle” from senior film writer Riley Beggin. As always check online for more content, and be sure to check out the Arts blog, Birdwatching.

Wisconsin Film Festival celebrates artistic merits of medium Kyrie Caldwell wud columnist

ut of the many, many things about Madison that make me feel warm and fuzzy inside, the annual Wisconsin Film Festival is one that generates special pride. One could say I am an amateur film buff; I use my subscription to Four Star Video to watch cult classics, foreign films and obscure British television shows as much as possible. I’ve seen a very odd assortment of movies, so when the Film Festival came to town last year, I realized how much I adore Madison’s cultural offerings. The overwhelmingly diverse and interesting selections had me picking out a rather ambitious list, though I only managed to make it to five or six films. However, two of those instantly found themselves on my list of favorite films—there’s truly something for everyone at the festival. Indeed, some things never change. Here I am in 2011, again choosing more films than I can possibly attend, again reading diligently through the intimidating film guide in an unsuccessful effort to narrow my sights. Perhaps the most exciting aspect of the upcoming festival is the knowledge that once I arrive, mere seconds before the posted start time, and settle into my seat as the lights dim, I will be transported into the minds of filmmakers from across the

world, artists who work in this medium of movement. Film inherently has the ability to become great art, and I can rest assured that most, if not all, of the films I catch at the festival will be works of art. That is a debate that plagued film at its outset: Is it art or just entertainment? I see no reason for these to be mutually exclusive, and I also see no reason that there could be any means of communication between humans that cannot be artistically enabled. Art, including film, moves us, shakes us, offends us, enlightens us, surprises us, rewards us and sometimes even sanctifies us. Film, in a sense, is an art form built upon music. Music is the art of sounds in time, rhythms, pitch progressions and melodies, using the fluidity of these movements to stir listeners. Film is another art of motion, viscously blending stills into activity. Narratives seep and wax, visuals pop and recede, sounds swirl and define. The history of moving art intertwines inseparably with the canonized history of art. Film has been separated, however. There is a clear distinction between film history and music history versus art history. This is perhaps one of the greatest ills of the arts and humanities as academic disciplines; only a communication arts major with numerous com-arts prerequisites can access film history courses at

UW-Madison, and I am sure this is not the only program in the country of this design. Despite visual culture’s identification with art history, the inclusion of film, music or video games as viable media in art history classes is the exception, not the rule. I do not take issue with communication arts as a discipline, or specifically film’s role within that, but a relatively simple academic bridge would give art history students, especially those interested in visual cultures, access to this area. If ignored, perhaps we should admit art history is no more than the study of painting, sculpture, and perhaps photography, giving less credit where credit is not due. As if to directly support my point, this year’s film festival will spotlight experimental film, or so-called video art (and if that term is unrelated to film and film history, I haven’t a clue what is). Several sets of short, avantgarde films will be shown throughout the Festival, offering a smattering of unique pieces at the junction of film and the “visual arts.” Thus, even if I cannot incorporate it into my curriculum, film history will unfold before me while I sit in the anticipatory dark, finding another film that might change my life. The 2011 Wisconsin Film Festival will run March 30 to April 3 in downtown Madison. Film guides, locations, and ticket information can be found at the official website: http://2011.wifilmfest.org/

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Art becomes obsession in the indie film “Marwencol,” in which an estranged man learns to cope through imaginative pursuits. Playing March 31 at 9:45 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union Theatre.

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The life of Carlos the Jackal, a globetrotting ladies man and terrorist, is documented in this epic-length feature. “Carlos” is playing Friday, April 1 at 1:00 p.m. in the Wisconsin Union Theatre.

science & technology Scientist tracks bears to study habitat shifts

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Karl Malcolm’s research sheds light on black bear movements in Wisconsin and China

By Kara Turtinen The daily cardinal

Karl Malcolm isn’t scared of black bears, and he’s hoping to help others overcome their fears as well. For as long as he can remember, Malcolm has been an avid hunter and fisherman. Now a graduate student at UW-Madison, he puts his knowledge of the woods to good use by studying black bear dispersal patterns and how they associate with people around the world. “From our work we’ll have a better idea of where to expect bears in the future and what habitats they will move through as they continue to expand southward in Wisconsin,” Malcolm said. With black bear populations expanding, Malcolm says there has also been an increase in encounters between bears and humans in Wisconsin. “Bears have been showing up in places where people haven’t expected them, like near homes and communities farther south in our state,” Malcolm said. “People want to know where they are coming from and what the future will hold in terms of bears farther south. To answer these questions, Malcolm and Professor Tim Van Deelen have been putting GPS tracking collars on one-year-old cubs in Wisconsin. The black bear is North America’s most common species of bear, with a population estimated to be almost twice that of all other bears combined. Black bears are omnivorous and typically find their food in the forests where they live. However, they are known to wander outside the forest and

into open areas in search of food, particularly at night. Black bear cubs are born in mid-winter. During that time they are completely dependent on their drowsy, semi-hibernating mothers for warmth and nutrition. The cubs stay with their mothers until the next winter, and then move away from their birthplace in an event called dispersal. Each winter, Malcolm tracks down adult females and their newborn cubs in dens, only to return the following year to conduct a health survey and put the collars on the one-year-olds before they disperse. The collars do not hurt the bears, but they allow the researchers to track their every move using GPS signals from satellites. The yearly data collection will give Malcolm a better idea of what types of habitats bears move through when first establishing their territory, such as forests, fields and river corridors. It will also help the research team to better understand how habitat availability and environmental cues shape dispersal. “By tracking these bears we hope to help anticipate the

future expansion of bear populations so we can educate people in affected areas about how to live with bears.” Malcolm said. After following the

“By tracking these bears we hope to help anticipate the future expansion of bear poplations so we can educate people in affected areas about how to live with bears.” Karl Malcolm Forest and Wildlife Ecology UW-Madison

UW-Madison project, which is in its sixth year, wildlife biologists from Malcolm’s home state, Michigan, have turned to Malcolm and his colleagues for help with their expanding bear population. However, Wisconsin and Michigan aren’t the only places where Malcolm is

trying to learn more about bears. A country on the other side of the world has a whole different set of issues related to bears. In a three-year project based in Southwestern China, Malcolm is studying Asiatic black bears, more commonly called “moon bears.” “China kind of has the opposite situation from here,” Malcolm said. “In China, bear populations have contracted rather than expanded and now bears exist in small, isolated patches of habitat. Rather than bears moving into more developed areas, like we have happening here in Wisconsin, bears in China face threats from people moving into their remaining patches of habitat where poaching is a big concern.” Although collars were not used in the project in China, other p h y s i c a l evidence helped the researcher, bear

scat and hair. By analyzing hormone levels in hair and feces, Malcolm hopes to determine which bears in China are the most stressed. One potential cause of increased stress levels is disturbance in and around nature reserves. Despite living mostly on forested mountaintops, moon bears come down to eat corn and goats that are now being raised nearby. In an effort to protect crops and livestock, farmers sometimes respond by trapping and poisoning bears. In these areas there is also a monetary incentive to kill bears, as their gallbladders are prized possessions. Selling just one gallbladder can pay as much as a year’s salary for a local farmer. By studying the stress levels of bears in different habitats, Malcolm hopes to get a better idea of their landscape requirements. It could also help inform the research team of how nature reserves can be managed to benefit bear conservation in the best possible way. Malcolm currently has around 500 samples of hair and feces that he will take to a lab in Virginia to be analyzed next month. “From our initial round of analysis, we are finding evidence of spatial differences in stress levels that could be related to human disturbance,” Malcolm said. “We hope our data might give us a unique way of quantifying the quality of habitat moon bears need to thrive.” Karl Malcolm is a graduate stuent at the UW in the college of Agriculture and Life Sciences. For more information about black bears visit www. news.cals.wisc.edu.

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Ask Mr. Scientist: Spiked ice, the moon and old wives’ tales By Michael Leitch THE DAILY CARDINAL

Dear Mr. Scientist: When I went to get ice today, all of the ice cubes had spikes in the center. There wasn’t anything above the tray so nothing dripped onto them. What’s going on? –Trey P. This phenomenon, known as ice spikes, is fairly common. As you know, water expands when it freezes. If there is already a thin sheet of ice on top, the water below the surface will begin to push up and break through the

ice. This water will then freeze forming a small bump. Liquid water beneath the frozen surface continues pushing up, breaking through, and freezing changing the small bump into a tall spike. With a cold enough freezer, good air circulation, and clean water, there’s a good chance a few of the ice cubes in your tray will develop spikes. Dear Mr. Scientist: I heard the moon is supposed the closest it’s been in decades. Did this

have anything to do with the earthquake, tsunami and volcano in Japan? –Shannon M. Not at all. Although the moon appeared much larger on the 19th, it was really only 1/4000 of a percent closer than last year and has no major impact on the Earth. Furthermore, earthquakes are caused by shifting tectonic plates which the moon has no effect on. The tsunami that followed was created as a result of the earthquake, not the moon. As for the volcano that erupt-

ed in Kyushu after the quake, volcanologists aren’t sure. It erupted earlier in January so the earthquake may have triggered it, but you can rest assured knowing that it wasn’t the moon’s doing. Dear Mr. Scientist: Growing up my mother always told me that I’d ruin my eyes if I sat too close to the television, I’d ruin my eyesight. I thought she was full of it, but I ended up needing to wear glasses. Was she telling the truth? –Shane B. Chalk this one up in the old

wives tales category. Sitting close to the TV may be a sign of nearsightedness, but it is not the cause. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology there is no evidence supporting the notion that sitting right in front of the TV can damage a child’s vision. The AAO also says that unlike adults, kids can focus on close objects without straining their eyes, which may be why children tend to sit inches from the TV. To send your question to Mr. Scientist, email Michael at mleitch@wisc.edu.

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Spy cats!... In the 1960’s, the CIA spent over $20 million on creating spy cats. When the first spy cat was killed by a taxi shortly after being released the project was declared a loss.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Breathing without use of your nose

Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

dailycardinal.com/comics By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Eatin’ Cake Classic

By Dylan Moriarty EatinCake@gmail.com

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

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

The Pipesmokers

By Joseph Diedrich jsdiedrich@wisc.edu

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Wizard Buddies

By The Graphics Editors graphics@dailycardinal.com

First in Twenty

By Angel Lee alee23@wisc.edu

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com Don’t stop!

ACROSS 1 Father Time’s garb 5 Symphony venue 9 Young chap 14 Narrative poetry 15 Bay ___ (San Francisco’s locale) 16 Opposite of cool 17 Tableland 18 Bottle or guitar feature 19 They often feast on wildebeest 20 Continuously 23 Jim’s wife on “The Office” 24 Yell for a toreador 25 “And ___ what happened?” 26 Charades “little word” 27 Fingerboard feature 28 Dastardly dude 31 Japanese immigrant to the U.S. 34 Lotion additive 35 Chip’s chum, in cartoons 36 Continuously 39 Cooking grease 40 “While” attachment 41 Valuable possession 42 Caustic agent 43 Campaigner’s stand

44 Calligrapher’s purchase 45 Social misfit 46 Little red soldier 47 More, south of the border 50 Continuously 54 “Rosemary’s Baby” author Ira 55 Dub 56 Logician’s word 57 Mixed with 58 Tool for fencing 59 France, formerly 60 Barbecue tool 61 Divide by tearing 62 “Did ___ and gimble in the wabe” (“Jabberwocky”) DOWN 1 Draw new borders 2 What the fat lady sings? 3 Kind of buddy 4 Twin to Jacob 5 Take care of 6 Alpine crest 7 Poland’s Walesa 8 Superior catch? 9 Ammo unit 10 ___ Jack (Brits’ flag) 11 Popular ice cream flavor, for short 12 Twisted section, as in a hose

13 Covert ___ (army assignment) 21 Pitcher’s favorite kind of game 22 “Huzzah!” or “Hurray!” 26 Man the bar 27 Dental care item 28 Cleveland hoopsters, informally 29 “Hard ___!” (captain’s order) 30 Bit of hail damage 31 “___ put hair on your chest” 32 Dance movement 33 Desertlike 34 What a Boer! 35 Classroom furniture 37 Be filled with longing 38 He gets the sack in December 43 Social page fodder 44 Word of agreement 45 Subsiding (with “down”) 46 Madison Avenue workers 47 Tropical eel 48 Soothsayer 49 Pilfered 50 Aspiring musician’s handout 51 Mary Kay rival 52 Back of the neck 53 Vault cracker 54 Long. crossing”

Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

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Point, counterpoint: U.S. in Libya

President wrong on Libya U.S. presence necessary to oust killer Miles kellerman opinion columnist

woke up Saturday morning in New Orleans with the worst hangover I’ve ever experienced. The mixture of crawfish, Hurricane drinks and a karaoke performance on Bourbon Street affected my brain much in the way Clay Mathews affects Jay Cutler. But despite my own selfinflicted adventures, President Barack Obama managed to have an even wilder spring break. Somewhere between pushing for more profitable tariff policies with South America, politely dismissing the idea of U.N. Security Council status for Brazil and organizing aid to help Japan, the president and the United Nations managed to institute a no-fly zone over Libya and fire over 100 missiles at Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s troops. Qaddafi’s delusional attempt to retain power is almost universally condemned, and the international community generally agrees that the man with the melting face needs to step down. In addition, the United States’ military involvement differs greatly from the War in Iraq in that it features serious coalition support and a lack of American troops on the ground. How we arrived to this point, however, has raised a number of questions for concern. While the removal of an oppressive dictator is inarguably a positive move, our involvement in Libya has revealed a complicated and conflicting set of interests both nationally and abroad. The president has, in fact, managed to step on quite a few toes. A priority of the U.S. was ensuring the valuable support of the Egyptianled Arab League in order to avoid the appearance of Western power imposing on the affairs of other nations. Equally important to Obama’s electoral chances is avoiding the domestic perception of another war reminiscent of Iraq. But the initial U.N. meeting led by the United States, Britain, France and the Arab League lacked the participation of the African Union—a notable absence not only because Libya is an AU member, but also because the AU disapproved of military action. In another disrespectful move, the UN coalition leaders denied the AU the opportunity to fly into Libya and attempt peace negotiations between Qaddafi and rebel forces. Another false perception of the coalition military force is that it enjoys what Obama described as “almost universal support.” Brazil, India, Germany and U.N. permanent Security Council members China and Russia abstained from the vote, and have now publicly condemned the civilian casualties of coalition forces. Chinese governmentcontrolled newspapers have accused coalition forces of violating sovereignty, and Russian President Vladimir Putin even went so far as to compare the attacks, albeit quite inaccurately, to “medieval calls for crusades.” Such strong condemnation from some of the fastest growing economic and military powers in the world is significant. Perhaps most notable is China’s disapproval, who is quickly becoming the United State’s most dangerous competitor on the international trade market and imports nearly half of its oil from the Middle East and North Africa. The success of coalition

forces in Libya, uncertain in light of internal struggles between NATO and the Arab League for leadership control, has the potential to worsen perceptions of the West and benefit the economic interests of China, India, and Brazil. Here at home, Obama has another issue to contend with: He has approved the use of force without congressional approval, a violation of the 1973 War Powers Resolution, which states that the president must gain congressional approval for the deployment of American troops. Despite our United Nations membership, the Supremacy Clause still ensures that Federal law is the law of the land, and thus the President’s deployment of military troops is unconstitutional. While I’m not a fan of an overly powerful executive branch, one’s perception of this issue is largely based on ideology and could fill a column of its own. But no matter how you dice it, the Constitutional legitimacy of the attack on Libyan forces is in murky waters, and Obama will have plenty of explaining to do to both Republicans and liberal Democrats such as U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio. Both groups have voiced serious concern, with many comparing the Libyan attacks to President George Bush’s unconstitutional invasion of Iraq—inspiring cautious whispers of impeachment. So with all the political collateral damage, why has the president taken such radical moves? The easy answer would be purely humanitarian, but unfortunately it wouldn’t be completely accurate. There’s no doubt that Obama, along with the leaders of coalition countries, genuinely wish to end violence in Libya—nobody wants to see people die and everyone wants to remove Qaddafi from power. But if we were purely interested in humanitarianism, we’d be in Sudan, Yemen, the Ivory Coast and the countless number of other countries experiencing genocide and starvation under authoritarian dictators. The reality is that the United States’ humanitarian efforts are strategic. American interests, in this case oil prices and counterterrorism, along with the sporadic nature of international media attention, determines whom we choose to assist. The importance of the Middle East and North Africa as a source of oil is imperative—stockholder confidence in oil production has dipped in response to unrest. It also helps explain the United State’s nervous interest in the Cold Waresque conflict in Bahrain, in which Saudi Arabia and Iran support opposing forces (both countries combine for the production of over 17 percent of the world’s oil). Thus, the situation in Libya is one with no easy answer and a web of conflicting interests. Does the U.S. take a non-interventionist approach and risk accusations of violating it’s own self-proclaimed democratic ideal? Do we risk intervention and thus the threat of prolonged involvement and another drawn out conflict? Let’s hope the president has made the right choice, for if the situation doesn’t end quickly and successfully, the United States will be left mending a trail of burnt bridges and hangover far worse than mine. Miles Kellerman is a sophomore majoring in political science. We welcome all feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

matt beaty opinion columnist

ust over eight years ago, a U.S.-led coalition invaded Iraq. Since then, over 4,000 American soldiers have been killed in their fight. If there is any consolation, it is that these brave men and women fought to promote democracy in a nation that was forced to live under the brutal regime of Saddam Hussein. It is no secret that the use of military force to overthrow the Hussein regime was unpopular. Critics blasted the administration of President George W. Bush for using the threat of weapons of mass destruction as a reason for invasion, especially since the WMD intelligence was later proven to be false. Many have gone as far to call the invasion a crime. But I would say allowing Hussein to use chemical weapons on his people, ignore U.N. sanctions and mistreat his citizens is even more criminal. Similar crimes have been or are being committed by Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi in Libya, and the U.N. made the right decision to impose a no-fly zone and begin attacks on Qaddafi facilities. The invasion has mixed support so far, probably because coalition forces are currently noncommittal with their goals. They are refusing to send in ground troops and have no sign of a clear endgame strategy. The coalition needs a stronger goal than simply

setting up a no-fly zone, and the United States needs to take a stronger stance than the “support” role President Barack Obama has placed our troops in. Obama has stated Qaddafi “must go,” and I agree completely with his assessment. Qaddafi, like Hussein, is a ruthless killer, and Libyan rebels deserve our best efforts to help overturn his regime. But the United States being merely “support,” and the coalition, at the moment, only enforcing a no-fly zone is no recipe to effectively help the Libyan people in the long run. The United Nations has had nofly zones before, notably in Iraq during the nineties and over Bosnia from 1993-’95. And, unfortunately, horrible atrocities occurred during these interventions, including the ethnic cleansing of Bosnian Muslims. At the moment, I don’t believe coalition ground troops are necessary in Libya, as rebels are still able to put up a fight. However, the Obama Administration made an ill-advised decision to state that ground troops were not an option. If they hold to their word, they give Qaddafi the ability to continue oppressing his people. The world has too much experience with dictators who continue their oppression under U.N. watch to let it happen again. We must remember that the U.N. has had peacekeeping missions or no-fly zones in place during both the Bosnian and the Darfur genocides. The coalition cannot let anything even close to that happen in Libya. The coalition is hoping that

Qaddafi will step down or rebels are able to topple the dictator. However, they should be prepared to effectively intervene if the situation gets more out of hand. Given Qaddafi’s instability, this is a very real possibility. This means keeping the possibility of ground support on the table. The coalition should learn from the past and be prepared to offer full military support if Libyan citizens continue to be terrorized by the Qaddafi regime. Obama should put strong actions behind his call for Qaddafi’s removal, instead of leaving it up to the U.N.-backed coalition, which by all past accounts will stagnate their efforts with a no-fly zone. As of now, the no-fly zone seems to be the coalition’s only goal in Libya, which I fear will not be enough to help the battered Libyan rebels. They need to know the coalition is going to do all it can to help them overturn the oppressive Qaddafi regime. President Obama made the difficult, but necessary, decision to help in the intervention in Libya. But now he should convince the coalition to be prepared to put their full efforts into helping Libyan rebels topple Qaddafi. The world is always better with fewer tyrants, and it is about time the world changed their policy of appeasing Qaddafi and made a commitment to help overturn his regime once and for all. Matt Beaty is a sophomore majoring in math and computer science. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Big Ten hockey may not be a bad thing after all Ryan Evans no, not that one

hen the whispers of a Big Ten men’s hockey conference first started swirling after Penn State officially circulating plans to enter Division I men’s and women’s hockey back in December, the general consensus among fans, myself among them, was negative. As a fervent follower of the Wisconsin men’s hockey program I wasn’t too pleased about the possibility of the Badgers leaving the WCHA for a Big Ten hockey conference. The WCHA is widely regarded as the best conference in college hockey, a highly competitive conference that is home to some of the nation’s premier programs. WCHA games are always entertaining, and the rivalries are some of the best in college hockey. My knee-jerk reaction was that a move out of a conference like the WCHA would be an awful one for the Wisconsin men’s hockey program. Not only would it be downgrading in terms of competition, but the Badgers would also lose rivalry games with North Dakota, Minnesota-Duluth and Denver, something that makes a move to the Big Ten seem very unappealing at first glance. As time passed and a Big Ten men’s hockey conference became an inevitable fact, culminating Monday with the announcement that the sixteam conference will begin play in the 2013-’14 season, I began to see the positives of such a move and have come to the conclusion that seeing the Badgers in the Big Ten won’t be so bad after all and may benefit the program in the long term. The five current Big Ten men’s hockey programs—Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State—didn’t have the best seasons this year, as only the Wolverines advanced past the first round of their conference tournament this year. So the idea of those teams plus Penn State, which for an intents and purposes will be an expansion team, isn’t the prettiest picture in the world. But these six programs are sure to get a huge boost from joining the Big Ten hockey conference in a few years. One of the perks of joining the new conference would be the televi-

sion deal with the Big Ten Network that will come with it. The BTN is an absolute cash cow. Each member institution gets millions of dollars every year from the network’s revenue. Adding hockey to the programming docket on a regular basis will increase the amount that each school gets every year, money that the schools can use to help build their hockey programs. Potential recruiting problems have also been discussed in regards to a Big Ten hockey conference. How will a new conference manage to lure top players away from more established and respected conferences such as the WCHA? Well, a television deal with the Big Ten Network should help with that. You can count on one hand the number of college hockey programs that can promise consistent television coverage of their games but the teams in the Big Ten would be able to promise air time for most, if not all, games. Tell me that won’t be attractive to recruits. They will be able to showcase themselves to the entire country on a regular basis. This will help weaker teams like Michigan State, Ohio State and Penn State start luring better recruits to their programs, which over the long term will help turn the Big Ten into one of the nation’s premier hockey conferences. One of my biggest concerns with a Big Ten hockey conference was the loss of classic rivalries. But, with the six teams will playing a 20 game conference schedule, that leaves around 16 games per year for non-conference scheduling. With that extra room in the schedule the Big Ten has said that it is pursuing scheduling agreements with the WCHA ensuring that the Badgers will still have teams like North Dakota, Denver and Duluth on the calendar each year. Such an agreement will also maintain a high strength of schedule, which always looks good on an NCAA tournament résumé. It seems that the misgivings I had about a Big Ten hockey conference won’t be problems after all and will only make it stronger. The way things look right now the Big Ten could be setting itself up to become the nation’s premier men’s college hockey conference. What are your opinions on the Big Ten hockey conference? E-mail Ryan at rmevans2@dailycardinal.com

Men’s Basketball

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They may not be flashy, but Jordan Taylor and the Badgers have made their way to the Sweet 16 playing “boring” basketball.

UW style of play proving effective By Max Sternberg The Daily Cardinal

The swing offense employed by Bo Ryan during his tenure as the Badger men’s basketball head coach has never been among the more exciting systems to watch. But with three Big Ten regular season titles, two conference tournament titles and an NCAA appearance every season at UW, Ryan has proven that it works. Though Ryan and the Badgers have come to be known by that slow, methodical style of offense, the former UW-Platteville coach made a name for himself with a completely different style of play. During his tenure at the Division III powerhouse, Ryan employed a fast-paced, pressuring style of play on both ends of the floor en route to 353 wins and four NCAA titles. While Platteville relied on speed, quickness and endurance, the Wisconsin program looks for strength, size and basketball IQ when searching for recruits. Answering yet another question about the so-called “Wisconsin basketball” style, Ryan emphasized the lack of a concrete philosophy. “We just try to be on the left-hand side when the buzzer sounds,” Ryan said after Saturday’s NCAA Tournament win that put the Badgers to the Sweet 16. The emphasis on controlling tempo, limiting turnovers and using the shot clock was developed not on an overriding philosophy of play held by Ryan and his staff, but rather on the reality

that the players available to him excelled in those areas. “I just don’t understand when people always refer to ‘Wisconsin basketball,’” Ryan said. “I’m sure there’s a manual out there that says that if you don’t turn the ball over a lot you get to the freethrow line, you make your free

throws, and you work hard on defense and you take good shots, if you want to call that Wisconsin basketball, amen. That is us.” In the end, the particulars that the national media has come to define “Wisconsin basketball” by are particulars any coach would love to have his players take to heart. “Any team doesn’t like committing turnovers too much,” junior guard Jordan Taylor said. “Everybody on our team can come in and make plays and spread the floor and everybody is good at making decisions so it makes things easier.” While focusing on fundamentals isn’t flashy, it produces results. In the NCAA tournament the Badgers proved that this “boring” system could take down a much more “exciting” offensive program. The swing offense took down an up-tempo team from Belmont and then proceeded to squeak by a similarly styled and much more physically gifted Kansas State team on Saturday night. “If people think we’re boring,” Taylor said, “there are a lot of channels on TV they can watch.” As more people are beginning to appreciate “Wisconsin basketball,” namely the result it produces, perhaps those remotes will get a rest come tip time on Thursday night.