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JFC, state agencies talk budget implications

By Patrick Tricker The Daily Cardinal

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Secretary of State Doug La Follette and Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne, who are technically on opposite sides of the case, discuss the hearing over the budget repair law.

Budget repair law blocked again by Sumi

By Ariel Shapiro The Daily Cardinal

Dane County Circuit Court Judge Maryann Sumi blocked any further implementation of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair law for a second time Tuesday after her previous ruling was, as she said, “misunderstood or ignored.”

Sumi reiterated her position that various legislators broke the state’s Open Meetings Laws on March 9 when they held a short notice committee meeting to modify the budget repair bill so it could pass through the state Senate without a quorum and placed an amended temporary restraining order on the law.

Since the first ruling, which was issued on March 18, the Legislative Reference Bureau published the law after Secretary of State Doug La Follette rescinded his publication date for the law in compliance with Sumi’s original ruling.

Republicans and the Department of Justice argued the publication makes it law, and the Department of Administration has already moved forward with its implementation. However, Sumi clarified in her ruling that implementation of the law must be halted immediately.

“Those who act in willful and open defiance of a court order place not only themselves at peril of sanctions,” Sumi said. “They also jeopardize the financial and governmental stability of the state of Wisconsin.”

Steve Means, spokesperson for the DOJ, said even if the DOA moved forward with implementation it could not be found in contempt of court because it was not party to the lawsuit.

However, DOA Secretary Mike Huebsch said in a statement his department is in the midst of evaluating the ruling and in which way to proceed.

The DOJ appealed Sumi’s orig-

inal position, and once the LRB published the law state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen asked to withdraw the suit after it was referred to the Supreme Court.

The Appeals Court denied his request, saying Van Hollen was pushing for a confirmation the law was in fact in effect, which they decided they did not have the authority to determine.

Speaker of the Assembly Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, who is party to the suit, criticized Sumi’s latest decision as an abuse of power.

“It’s disappointing that a Dane County judge wants to keep interjecting herself into the legislative process with no regard to the state constitution,” Fitzgerald said. “Her action today again flies in the face of the separation of powers between the three branches of government.”

The next hearing on this case will take place on Friday, April 1 at the Dane County Courthouse.

Twenty-four tenured professors receive money for research Eleven members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty were named recipients of the Kellett Award Tuesday.

The Kellett Award recognizes exceptional faculty members who have been promoted to tenure within the past five to 20 years.

Recipients of the awards were selected by a committee of graduate students and will receive $60,000 apiece for research from the Wisconsin

Alumni Research Foundation.

UW-Madison staff recipients include Craig Berridge, Rachel F. Brenner, Kenneth George, Theodore P. Gerber, Susan C. Hagness, Hazel M. Holden, Anna Huttenlocher, Jiming Jiang, David J. Mladenoff, Lynn K. Nyhart and Michael Witmore.

Thirteen additional faculty were recognized with Romnes Awards for outstanding accomplishments within four years of earning tenure.

A graduate school committee selected the recipients, who will receive $50,000 each for research from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.

Faculty recipients include Aseem Ansari, Anthony Auger, Jill H. Casid, Cameron Currie, Scott Gehlbach, Jonathan Gray, Karsten Heeger, Hongrui Jiang, Richard Keller, Lingjun Li, Katherine Magnuson, Francisco Pelegri and Martin Zanni.

The Joint Finance Committee began hearings on Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget Tuesday by listening to testimony from heads of agencies on how the budget affects them and what changes they recommend.

“Now is our opportunity as a finance committee to start digging in and seeing what we think about some of the things we have,” Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, said. “This is an opportunity to talk to every agency and give them a chance to summarize their portion of the budget, the highlights, maybe some of the challenges.”

Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, representing the judicial branch, decried parts of the bill that would transfer control of revenue generated by court programs to the Department of Administration, including court case scheduling, jury management and data interfaces.

“A major concern we have with the budget bill is with provisions that adversely affect the judicial branch as an independent, separate and co-equal branch of government,” Abrahamson said.

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Secretary Mike Huebsch applauded the budget for fixing Wisconsin’s structural deficit and making the state more business-friendly.

“This balanced budget isn’t just about dollars in and dollars out. It’s a blueprint for promoting investment in Wisconsin-based businesses and laying the groundwork for 250,000 new jobs,” Huebsch said.

Department of Tourism Secretary Stephanie Klett commended budget increases—part of which comes from absorbing the Wisconsin Art Board, that will increase economic activity—but still falls short of his $15 million goal.

After the hearings, Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, criticized the budget for eliminating the Earned Income Tax Credit for working families and the Wisconsin Justice Information Sharing program, which would threaten federal aid.

“A one day review of the Walker budget shows just how untruthful and desperate for power the governor is,” Taylor said in a statement. “Complete lies to the people about not raising taxes, poor decision, and just plain disregard for the rule of law in all his actions are represented in this budget.”

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Walker to seek $150 million from feds for rail upgrades

By Ariel Shapiro The Daily Cardinal

Gov. Scott Walker announced Tuesday he will seek over $150 million in federal funding for upgrades on the Hiawatha line between Milwaukee and Chicago.

“Upgrading the Hiawatha line will save the state money and improve rail service for Wisconsin customers,” Walker said in a statement. “The state will save money immediately on capital costs and in the long‐term with lower operating costs. Service improvements will also enable the state to recover more from ticket sales.”

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Walker’s competitor during the 2010 gubernatorial race, said the request “makes sense” and that he would speak with the U.S. Department of

Transportation to show his support for the proposal.

“The fact that we can do this for $20 million less shows excellent leadership.”

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The announcement went over well with legislators from both sides of the aisle. State Rep. Jeff Stone, R-Glendale, said he supported not only the idea of improving the rail page 3

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Page Two Classic: The Basketing of Balls

Basketball House when this happens, I stand up from my seat to thank that person for basketing so Matt successfully. Sometimes I lift my Hunziker hands above my shoulders. Others his dark do this too. Often, I see that Matt-erials their arms also have the goose’s This column originally ran on bumps—how excited we are then!

March 26, 2009 There are many ways of basketn many weeks this col- ing in the game of balls that bears umn is a place of com- its name. Simplest is when a playplaining, so much that a er close to the enemy basketnet person reading sometimes might inclines the hand and tips the ball worry that I had a sickness of the into the ball receptacle. It looks feelings. But this week is different! much like laziness, but do not You see, for several days now, be deceived! This basketing can the great conclusions of the be very beautiful to behold, with American collegiate basketball the grace of the basketers in their sport have been already upon us. competitive ballet. I also like very Oh, I am very excited. If you were much when the player throws the standing near to me rather than ball with both hands toward the reading these printed words, you basketnet, and even more when would touch the bumps of geese on the player throws from very far my arms and know my enthusiasm away. “Will the ball be basketed for the great Basketing of Balls! successfully?” we all wonder then.

I have always found these games to be of much interest.

Firstly, there is the fast pacing, with the many runnings about.

“See! The basketballers have all There are many ways of run to one end,” you might say, basketing in the game of balls with happiness. But soon they will that bears its name. come back, one of them bearing the ball for prompt basketing. It is always with the entertainment.

And if one of the basketmen successfully places the ball into But there is no time for questhe net of the enemy, that is the tions! Soon the ball will be movmost exciting of all. If I am at the ing toward the other basketnet,

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and the ballmen will follow it.

Such is life. Did the visitors of the Basketball House stand up to express thanks? Maybe.

maximum basketball excitement.

For you see, the squadron of basketmen from our campus had overpowered the squadron of a distant university in the making of successful basketings. Such joy at that moment! If ever we meet the students of that university, we will And of the scorings in a basremind them of the shaming they ketball match, how many? No suffered at the hands of our skillful one can say! But not more basketmen. Their cheeks will darkthan one thousand. en to remember the embarrassment.

But then just days later: Another great shaming! But this time our basketmen suffered their My very favorite basketing is own humiliation at the hands of an when one basketer will jump very enemy squadron of basketballers, high with his ball and place it and so now we must forever avoid directly in the basketring (some- the students of another, mightier times to hang from the baske- university, who will pound their tring in celebration!). The people chests at us to show their victory watching the basketballings then in the trials on the polished floors will jump up and down and of wood. Such shame! sometimes slap their hands at Even so, I will continue to enjoy each other. Do not be alarmed! It the rest of this year’s basketballings, is always the way with the great knowing in my heart that by next basketings. Such enjoyment then! year we will once again be ready to The players will often get very support our squadron in their runexcited too. If one basketman has nings about and to thank them for touched another man where he their many successful basketings. must not, then the one he has So now let us give another cheer offended will be permitted to for our team of basketers and shout attempt basketings free of harass- with much vigorousness: ment, sometimes having many “Hooray for Campus Team! scorings in doing so. And of the The team for us!” scorings in a bastketball match, Sorry, Matt is loooong gone, so if how many? No one can say! But you really want to comment on this not more than one thousand. column, you’ll have to leave one online Last weekend was my time of at dailycardinal.com/page-two.

Want to write Page Two columns but need ideas?

Downsize your Netflix

instant queue. Then write about just how hard it was to decide between “Love Actually” and “Music and Lyrics.” Wait, the choice was difficult? Anyway, don’t forget to include a paragraph about how much your mother loves Hugh Grant.

E-mail vstatz@wisc.edu for more information about being a Page Two Columnist next fall!

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By Maggie DeGroot The Daily Cardinal

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In celebration of Green Week, students attended a workshop in Science Hall where they learned to make yogurt and keifer Tuesday night.

Police searching for missing Madison woman King has left her home multiple times in the past and usually returns within a week of her departure. Police said it is “unusual” for King to stay away this long.

At this time, there is nothing to suggest she is the victim of a crime, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said.

“However, there is concern

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City council members discuss and approve revised zoning code

Going Green with go-gurt

Madison Police are searching for a 20-year-old Madison woman who has been missing since March 18.

Tryeena A. King left a west side group home March 18 shortly after 11 a.m., according to the police incident report.

King said she was headed to West Towne Mall but never returned, police said.

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for her welfare,” DeSpain said in a statement.

Police said King is 5'2'' and weighs around 200 lbs. She was last seen wearing blue jeans and a plaid jacket with a hood that had fur on it, police said.

King is cognitively disabled and has a stutter, DeSpain said.

The police ask that anyone who spots King call 911.

City Council members debated late into the night Tuesday over amendments proposed for the rewriting of Madison’s zoning ordinance before adopting the plan.

The code, though adopted, will not go into effect until the maps related to the zoning code are also adopted, Ald. Satya Rhodes-Conway, District 15, said.

Sponsor Ald. Marsha Rummel, District 6, proposed an amendment to the portion of the zoning code focused on preventing housing cooperatives in several districts. Housing cooperatives would create the housing diversity alders say they want to create in Madison, Rummel said.

A housing cooperative consists of a group of residents that become shareholders in a corporation that owns property, in turn allowing the residents to occupy a unit of the property.

Madison resident and Greenbush Neighborhood Association member Amy Rountree said she was not in favor of Rummel’s amendment.

Rountree said the plans are “inconsistent with our neighborhood’s hard work to restore single family homes and our recently adopted neighborhood plan.”

Marquette Neighborhood Association member Scott Thornton said he was in support of Rummel’s

amendment.

“I’m most concerned about the co-ops in the neighborhood appearing to be non-conforming with the current language for the zoning code rewrite,” Thornton said.

Madison resident Leslie Fields spoke out against the proposed amendment and said she wants to see an increase of single family and owner occupied homes.

Ald. Julia Kerr, District 13, had an opposing amendment that would prevent the creation of additional housing cooperatives in select districts. This amendment was placed on file.

Madison resident Fred Mohs spoke out against several of the alder’s amendments to the zoning code. Specifically, Mohs said he has problems with the rules pertaining to height limits and building near the lake front.

An amendment pertaining to planned developments was adopted, but then further amended. A section about the current height regulations for each district was kept in the code even though the amendment sponsors proposed for it to be taken out.

Amendment co-sponsor Ald. Mark Clear, District 19, said the city might miss out on opportunities with the height restrictions put in place.

“Those projects might not come before us with a restriction but there could be a process for them to be approved,” Clear said.

Woman sprays man with pepper spray after alleged theft An alleged thief sprayed a Boston Store employee with pepper spray before fleeing the scene Saturday with stolen merchandise, Madison Police said.

The suspect was spotted taking off security tags from men’s clothing and putting the merchandise into a black handbag at the West Towne Mall location, according to the police incident report.

The victim, a Boston Store loss prevention officer, ran after the suspect into the mall’s parking lot, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said.

The suspect then sprayed the victim in the face with a stream of pepper spray, DeSpain said. The victim was later treated for exposure to pepper spray.

According to DeSpain, the suspect then sped off in her car.

Police said the suspect’s car is described as being an off-white or cream colored Chrysler 300M with significant front-end damage.

At the time of the incident the suspect had her hair worn in a ponytail, was wearing a white sweater and carrying a black handbag, police said.

Toilet rebate program saves city 38.8 million gallons of water More than 38.8 million gallons of water will be saved in Madison due to the city’s toilet rebate program.

The program offers up to $100 in rebates for customers who replace older toilets with high efficiency toilets, Madison Water Utility spokesperson Gail Gawenda said. These new fixtures use no more than 1.28 gallons per flush. Older toilets can flush with

rail from page 1 Hiawatha line, but also Walker’s manner of pursuing the funding.

“I believe the way that Governor Walker is going about this request is a logical and responsible way to ensure this corridor has sufficient capacity to move both people and freight,” Stone said in a statement. “The fact we can do this for $20 Million less shows

as much as 3.5 gallons per flush or even over 5 gallons for older models, Gawenda said.

The new toilets have also been endorsed by the EPA’s WaterSense program, Gawenda said.

“The program is continuing in 2011 with funding approved by the state Public Service Commission,” Gawenda said.

Madison home owners, condo

owners and landlords are eligible for one rebate per household, Gawenda said.

The rebate is part of the water utility’s Water Conservation and Sustainability Plan to reduce per capita water usage by 20 percent by 2020. The goal is to protect the quality and quantity of the deep-well aquifer that supplies the Madison area, Gawenda said.

excellent leadership.”

Walker previously turned down $810 million in federal funding to build a high-speed rail line from Madison to Milwaukee, often referring to it as a “boondoggle.”

Democratic lawmakers also supported the idea, but a handful of them, including Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller, D-Madison, and state Rep. Mark Pocan,

D-Madison, took the announcement as an opportunity to seek funding for a line to Madison.

“Other states around us are competing for these federal funds. Our state capitol is also one of the only capitols in the Midwest that does not have train service,” the letter from the lawmakers said. “In order to compete for high wage jobs, we need a high tech transportation system.”

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City Council members adopted several amendments relating to zoning, construction and development at Tuesday night’s meeting.

UWPD receives their full accreditation The University of WisconsinMadison Police Department has been awarded full advanced law enforcement accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. CALEA recognizes efforts of law enforcement agencies, such as the police department, in order to improve public safety.

The department received the highest rating in its grouping with a score of 98.6.

The score is determined by self-reviews within the department and reviews by private appraisers.

It reflects the UW-Madison Police Department’s ability to meet or exceed 464 standards set by the national law enforcement community.

The application process takes approximately three years to complete and the certification is valid for three years.

The city of Beloit Police Department and city of Oshkosh Police Department are the only other departments in Wisconsin to be recognized by CALEA. Just over 800 of the 18,000 police departments nationwide have been accredited.

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By Todd Stevens the daily cardinal

When people think of music documentaries, many unfortunately think of VH1’s “Behind the Music,” with its backstage infighting, manufactured drama and clichés of selfdestructive artists. It’s enough to turn people off of the genre entirely, something the directors of the film “Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone,” Chris Metzler and Lev Anderson realize all too well.

“Neither Chris or I are huge fans of music documentaries in general,”

Anderson said. “I don’t know that we ever thought we’d be making music documentaries, but if you’re going to make one, Fishbone is a great band [to portray].”

Despite their reluctance to tread into music non-fiction, Metzler and Anderson now find themselves as feature filmmakers in the genre ready to show off their work. That path takes them to the Wisconsin Film Festival Sunday, where they will screen “Everyday Sunshine” at the Chazen Museum of Art.

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80’s punk band Fishbone broke boundaries, all while gathering a cult following through goofy style, social commentary and damn good shows.

Young hearts show off their eclectic skills in ‘Young at Art’ event

By Kalie Reimer The Daily cardinal

Every other year, students from the Madison Metropolitan School District have the opportunity to showcase their artistic talents on the illustrious walls of a legitimate art gallery. No rules restrict the infinite possibilities of what they choose to create. The exhibit, “Young at Heart,” will run until May 15 at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. The theme potentially suggests a room full of refrigerator drawings, vibrant finger-paintings and macaroni crafts. Inside the exhibition, however, the level of creativity and workmanship clearly rises above the cliché image of kids’artwork. “Young At Art” benefits from a wide age range—from kindergarteners through high school seniors—that provides a balance of youthful sophistication.

Students employed varied mediums, from ceramic sculptures to India ink to brass jewelry and everything in between, but the content of those mediums is even more diverse.

Pieces like “Time Warp Egyptian to American Idol,” a drawing of an ancient Egyptian singing before a panel of judges, or “Androichnid,” a ceramic sculpture of a high-tech spider, exemplify the imaginative stories that inspired each final creation.

“Young At Art” speaks to art's role in the world of education. While other subjects leave a structure that distinguishes between success and failure, art remains impartial. It exists as the utopian subject, promoting equal opportunity, limitless creative freedom and self-esteem.

In a drawing, “My hand is special,” a 5th grader proudly writes, “I can draw ... I can make sculptures, I am an artist.” Other memorable titles included “Think Big, Spread Your Wings” and “Fabulous Me,” demonstrating the confidence these students gain as artists.

Since 1984, “Young At Art” has allowed the Madison Metropolitan School District and the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art to collaborate on a project that celebrates both education and art. This year, the exhibit is particularly significant given the threat of budget cuts to the Wisconsin Arts Board, which faces a funding cut of 73 percent. “‘Young At Art’ is supported, in part, by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board, so this exhibition and others at MMoCA would be significantly impacted by the proposed budget cuts,” said Katie Kazan, the director of public information at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. These looming financial constraints put a long history of successful gallery shows at risk. Most likely, schools’arts programs will also face cuts in the near future, assuming they haven't already.

The exhibit is a chance to see the strength of Madison's public schools art programs.

“The exhibition demonstrates the skill and dedication of local art educators and the exhilarating talents of their students,” said Kazan.

This showcase of student work should not be missed by anyone who appreciates quality artwork, anyone who supports inventive creativity, and, especially, anyone who is young at heart.

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Before setting off for the festival, Metzler and Anderson spoke with The Daily Cardinal about their venture into the feared music documentary genre and what made the story of the 80’s punk band Fishbone so ripe for the telling.

Anderson was quick to explain why Fishbone’s story is so much more interesting than typical music industry tales.

“We thought that was a fun story and something a lot of people could identify to more than your typical kind of rock star story,” Anderson said. “You can also tell this larger story of the black community in L.A. and then also these fun, individualistic artists dedicated to their craft, and what kind of sacrifices they’ve made along the way to play the sort of music they want to play.”

Widely credited with desegregating the almost exclusively white punk clubs of Los Angeles, Fishbone is regarded as a trailblazer in the city’s music scene.

This shines through in many of the subjects interviewed for “Everyday Sunshine,” with a starstudded roster of friends and contemporaries of Fishbone, as well as many current musicians who cite Fishbone as an influence.

“Too many people love Fishbone,” Metzler said. “We wound up doing so many interviews we ended up

leaving people on the cutting room floor, which was unfortunate.”

George Clinton, Questlove, Gwen Stefani and Flea are just a handful of the names the filmmakers were able to squeeze into the film. Famed Fishbone fan John Cusack planned to do the film as well, but couldn’t fit it in his schedule. According to Metzler, the farranging list of talking heads speaks not only to Fishbone’s popularity, but also to the versatility they showed on stage and in the studio.

Widely credited with desegregating the almost exclusively white punk clubs of Los Angeles, Fishbone is regarded as a trailblazer in the city’s music scene.

“The thing I think is interesting about Fishbone’s unique story is that they blended so many different genres of music,” Metzler said. “Whether you like rap or jazz or rock or metal, you can always appreciate something about what Fishbone was doing.”

“Everybody’s either influenced by Fishbone or friends of Fishbone,” Anderson added, “So you can talk to gangster rappers, but you can also talk to punk

rockers and heavy metal musicians and such.”

Adding to the filmmakers’ excitement is their experience with the Wisconsin Film Festival itself. Metzler has previously screened his documentary “Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea” at the festival in 2005, while Anderson, who went to college in Wisconsin, is very familiar with the festival and the crowd it attracts.

“When I was a student at Beloit College I spent many weekends up in Madison going to shows, so Madison’s special to me,” Anderson said.

Metzler was complimentary as well, praising the Wisconsin Film Festival for its commitment to finding unique voices.

“You look at the diversity of their programming and see this is a bunch of cool, offbeat films we fit in well with but also award-winning highly respected [films],” Metzler said.

With its noteworthy story and Fishbone’s strong following, “Everyday Sunshine” sounds like it will fit right in with both those offbeat flicks and award winners. If nothing else, Metzler and Anderson have put a clear emphasis on making it an experience to remember—even if it is a music documentary.

Want more Wisconsin Film Festival coverage?

The Wisconsin Film Festival runs this week, Tuesday through Sunday. Watch the Cardinal Arts blog, Birdwatching, for updates from Mike Kujak and Todd Stevens.

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Whatta guy: Captain Jack Churchill was well known for running into battle with a bagpipe, bow & arrows and a claymore... in World War II.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 Taking an Oreo apart perfectly

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Evil Bird

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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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First in Twenty

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Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com Distance Running

ACROSS 1 Run through with a saber 5 Roberts of “Everybody Loves Raymond” 10 Still in one’s bunk 14 “Les Miserables” author Victor 15 Public relations concern 16 Beginning for “normal” or “legal” 17 Unknown author, briefly 18 University of Florida athlete 19 Pre-1917 autocrat 20 Two after the news 23 Offensive-smelling 24 They rise above sea level 25 Gets shipshape (with “up”) 28 Lift with effort 30 Surrounded by 31 Fling 33 Tree fluid 36 Two after the news 40 Type measures 41 Baby hooter 42 Slimy crud 43 Lug around 44 Orbital high point 46 Silkworm center of India

49 Offer a counterargument 51 Three after the news 57 Complain unreasonably 58 Cattle-drive rope 59 Run a car in neutral 60 Bargain toast spread 61 Say 62 Telephone cable support 63 Fork-tailed seabird 64 Snitches spill them 65 Wood strip used as a bed support DOWN 1 False pretense 2 Fish many eat for lunch 3 On the edge of one’s seat 4 Genuine 5 Fingers and toes 6 Arabian peninsula resident 7 Put on a scale of 1 to 10, perhaps 8 Young Frankenstein’s hunchback 9 Beyond dry 10 Best-suited 11 Type of metabolism 12 Backspace 13 Has the courage to try 21 One of a jazz duo?

22 Career military person 25 Crime-scene barrier 26 Islamic religious leader 27 Quick swims 28 Hatchet handle 29 Adam’s mate 31 Argument weakness 32 Chicago-to-Detroit dir.

33 ___ as a bug in a rug 34 Teen’s skin woe 35 Dog with a flat face 37 Far from cramped 38 100 lbs. in the U.S. 39 What vanity fares will buy?

43 Large silvery fish 44 Detests 45 Alehouse 46 Broad necktie 47 Like days-old bread 48 More tender to the touch 49 One with a dreaded hairstyle?

50 Steel town of Germany 52 Make a blunder 53 Better ___ than never 54 “American ___” (TV show) 55 Singing Fitzgerald 56 They’re found in a yard

Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

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ith Wisconsin legislators between sessions and the budget repair bill temporarily tied up in the courts, state Republicans and Democrats have— relatively speaking—taken a welcome break from the political pettiness that’s become so standard this term.

That is, until March 17, when the Republican Party of Wisconsin— spear-headed in this particular case

by Stephan Thompson—decided to take a run at UW-Madison’s revered history professor William Cronon.

Cronon posted a blog entry March 15 examining the influence the American Legislative Exchange Council may have on conservative policy making in the state. Two days later, the RPW submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for all of Cronon’s e-mails since Jan. 1, 2011, containing words including “Republican,” “union” and “recall,” acronyms like “WEAC” and “AFSCME” and names including Gov. Scott Walker, both Fitzgerald brothers and all eight Republican legislators subject to recall efforts.

This move is just the RPW’s blatant attempt at obtaining information in the hopes of jeopardizing Cronon’s reputation.

Legally, there is little room to complain about the FOIA request.

Although professors at state universities have vastly different job descriptions and day-to-day communications from nearly all other state workers, they are still public employees.

Cronon said he takes care to limit his university account usage to work-related communications, but expressed concern that some conversations with students—which are protected under the Family Educational Rights and Protection Act—and colleagues may be unnecessarily or illegally made public.

This sort of harassment is not unprecedented in the state and is not exclusive to Republicans.

Those sentiments lead to this board’s concerns over the RPW’s actions. That is, combing through three months of Cronon’s e-mails is simply not necessary. The RPW said itself that a reason is not necessary in order to file an open records request, and that’s true. Still, employing a law designed to promote transparency and accountability without disclosing your intentions for doing so screams foul play and hypocrisy.

Cronon has not given us any reason to suspect him of political alliances. Both his blog post on the ALEC and his op-ed in

the New York Times March 21 are significantly tamer than the criticisms that have come from all over the country and even some of Cronon’s colleagues in the UW-Madison history department.

This move is just the RPW’s blatant attempt at obtaining information in the hopes of jeopardizing Cronon’s reputation.

As the president-elect of the National Historical Association, a Rhodes Scholar and MacArthur Scholarship award winner, Cronon is as well-respected in his field as he is decorated. This, of course, doesn’t mean that if he were suspected of illegal activity he should be exempt from investigation.

However, amidst budget cuts and belt-tightening, UW-Madison will have enough challenges when it comes to retaining elite faculty.

We cannot afford to have politicians from either side of the aisle targeting public employees—particularly those whose job titles suggest they analyze political happenings—just because they happen to disagree with policy decisions.

This sort of harassment is not unprecedented in this state and is not exclusive to Republicans.

It needs to stop. Political discourse has degraded to the point of petty bickering and wild goose chases over the last two months in Wisconsin. The RPW needs to leave Professor Cronon alone and focus on rebuilding an atmosphere of civility in the Capitol.

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hen it comes to the Republican Party of Wisconsin’s request for copies of e-mails sent by UW-Madison history Professor William Cronon, The Daily Cardinal Editorial Board and I are almost in complete agreement. The Republicans’ attempted abuse of Wisconsin’s Open Records Law in order to incite embarrassing or incriminating evidence from Cronon’s e-mails is bush league at best and reminiscent of Joe McCarthy at worst.

Where I differ with my fellow writers, however, goes beyond this isolated incident of abuse. According to my personal interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, the use of Wisconsin’s Open Records Law in order to access public workers’ e-mails violates their constitutional right to free speech and unreasonable search and seizure.

I extend that notion to the Freedom of Information Act and, most vehemently, to the PATRIOT

Act. E-mails are password-protected sources of private communication, and access to accounts by the public should require a court order or probable cause that such seizure is necessary.

Access to accounts by government agencies should require a court order or probable cause that such seizure is necessary.

Privacy is not explicitly addressed in the Constitution, but the Supreme Court has, in most cases, upheld privacy as an essential element of our personal liberties. Interpretation is always a source of controversy when reading the Constitution, but in my opinion this is an easy call to make.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Voter turnout will decide election The state of Wisconsin is in a unique political atmosphere.

Protestors, recalls and ads have flooded the state. Yet the Government Accountability Board is predicting a less than impressive voter turnout in next Tuesday’s election. Joanne Kloppenburg now faces the same conundrum that Russ Feingold faced in 2010, except without the name recognition.

The race comes down to this: if there is high turnout, Joanne Kloppenburg will be our next

Supreme Court Justice and the ideology of the court will swing, if not then David Prosser will win.

Outside groups on both sides have made their presence known, but ultimately these ads will not matter because they will only cater to those who were already going to vote.

This election will be decided by those on the ground. The importance of grassroots efforts is at one of the highest points in the history of Wisconsin.

Countless organizations have sprouted up to carry Joanne

I do, however, recognize that university policy prohibits faculty from using their work e-mails for political purposes—a fact Cronon has acknowledged and accepted in his blog. But I would argue that such university policy is not only a breach of faculty’s constitutional right to free speech, but also in direct contrast to the Wisconsin Idea.

A plaque on Bascom Hall reads, “Whatever may be the limitations which trample inquiry elsewhere, we believe that the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”

The suppression of discourse in any form, toward any person and regarding any subject, not only violates this creed, but also threatens the very moral foundation upon which this university is built.

—Miles Kellerman

Kloppenburg on their supporters. However, she will not be able to win without the help of local organizations.

This election will not be decided on the television, but on the streets. Not in the back rooms, but in the eye of the public. We urge you all, not just to vote, but to join us in the streets as we fight to bring back integrity to the state of Wisconsin. “The people united will never be defeated,” now is the time to live up to that call.

—Steve Hughes UW-Madison junior President of the Young Progressives

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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Softball

With opening day on the horizon it’s time to give baseball a chance Parker Gabriel

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The UW softball team spent the first two months of the season on the road, but pitcher Meghan McIntosh and outfielder Jennifer Krueger will make their debut at Goodman Diamond this week.

Healy’s Badgers set for a delayed home opener

By Hayley Kuepers The Daily Cardinal

After almost two months on the road the Wisconsin softball team will make its home debut this week at Goodman Softball Complex, albeit later than the team thought it would.

The Badgers were scheduled to make their home opener Wednesday against Illinois-Chicago, but that game was postponed and no make up date has been determined.

After dropping a pair of games to Penn State this past weekend Wisconsin ooks to start its home campaign victoriously.

Refusing to dwell on last weekend’s defeat, the Badgers are using their losses at Penn State as a learning experience, and motivation to move forward.

“It hurt really bad to lose those close games when we know we should have won them, but now we’re just taking that as momentum,” senior outfielder Jennifer Krueger said. “We know we can play with the good teams in the Big Ten.” The home opener will also mark the first home game in Madison for first year head coach Yvette Healy, who admits it will be special.

“It’s always fun to play at home,

you’ve got the crowd and the families so of course playing at home is extra special,” Healy said. “We’re just looking for the team to come out strong, be really physical and aggressive, and just really send a message with how strong we’re playing.”

Before coming to UW this year, Healy had been the head coach at Loyola since 2004, where she was named Horizon League Coach of the Year in 2007. Prior to that she was the assistant at her alma mater, DePaul, from 2002-2004.

Healy believes coaching at Wisconsin and living in Madison is a perfect fit for her.

“I love it here,” Healy said. “I love the people. It’s a really competitive, athletic town. It’s fun to live here.”

One thing the Badgers struggled with against Penn State was coming up with big hits when they had runners in scoring position.

Overall, 18 runners were stranded in a series where Wisconsin was outscored by just four runs.

Capitalizing in a few of those situations could’ve changed the outcome of the series. Leaving that many runners on base is not especially worrisome to Healy, who believes it is only a strong

point for her team.

“I think that stat’s a big number for runners left on base,” Healy said.

“It’s a big tribute to how many runners we got on base.”

As the season progresses she expects the Badgers offense will be able to convert on those opportunities.

Krueger also emphasized the importance of her team coming up big in the most opportune situations.

“We need to have key hits in key situations,” Krueger said.

If Wisconsin can follow through and come up with the big hits it needs, the team is bound to meet success. The Badgers’ offense is backed by a set of stellar pitchers.

Freshman pitcher Cassandra Darrah boasts an ERA of 2.18.

Despite suffering both losses at Penn State this past weekend she still boasts a 10-3 record.

Meanwhile, sophomore Meghan McIntosh is tied for eighth all time in saves at UW. The Wisconsin defense held a dangerous Penn State offense to just one run through seven innings Sunday.

Wisconsin will face Loyola Thursday for its home-opening doubleheader at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

oday is a glorious day. Aside from being sunny and mid-40s—a sure sign of impending spring in Madison—it’s the last day until November without Major League Baseball.

We’ve been wallowing in the repetitive, mundane, injury-riddled doldrums of Cactus League split-squads and Grapefruit League humidity for six weeks now. It gets so bad that, at this point, Ryan Braun and the boys are itching to ditch the mid-80s of Maryvale, Ariz. for rain and 40 in Cincinnati.

For the Brewers, a couple extra weeks of shagging fly balls and going through bunting drills in Arizona couldn’t hurt. Corey Hart, Jonathan Lucroy and Zack Greinke will start the year on the disabled list, but 15 days or so might be enough to get them healthy. However, there’s a big new video board at Miller Park, division title hopes and enough anticipation to understand why fans and players alike want to get this show on the road.

Still, not everyone shares in the excitement that opening day brings.

Plenty of people I’ve talked to either speak indifferently about baseball or outwardly resent the amount of attention it gets.

Most say the game is too boring, there isn’t enough action and the games last too long. I can understand that sentiment when there’s six pitching changes in the seventh inning, but aside from that, our society’s become too busy, too ADD affected, too hooked on everything that moves fast and holds your attention for fifteen minutes and then disappears into the digital abyss—yes, Charlie Sheen, I’m looking at you.

Baseball is difficult to appreciate without following it in some detail.

But it also provides a look at the way professional athletes go about their business in a way that few other sports do. Sure, NBA teams play back-to-back nights from time to time, but the connection fans can make with a baseball team every day for six months gives it a feel that nothing else can offer.

Here’s the only problem I can find with the game: Aside from the Brewers, there aren’t many games that I’ll go out of my way to watch.

In the NFL, NHL, NCAA football and basketball and even the NBA, there are matchups that I will make sure I see. In baseball, not so much.

ESPN killed the whole Red SoxYankees thing for me long ago and I can only take so much of the Phillies, Dodgers and Angels. Unless somebody’s three outs from a no-hitter or a brawl is likely, I’m probably not going to tune into a game that doesn’t include the Brewers.

That comes with the caveat that, even if I don’t watch other teams’ games, I’ll at least keep close tabs on what the guys on my fantasy baseball team are up to.

This year, that list includes Hanley Ramirez, Josh Hamilton and Justin Verlander, among others.

I’m too competitive to not cheer for those players or teams I pick, even if the rational fan in me would never otherwise root for their success. Of course, that didn’t matter much for my NCAA bracket this year, which was prodigiously bad.

Fantasy baseball might be a way to keep people tuned into the game. It’s hard to convey the enjoyment I get out of watching a game develop, whether its 14-11 or 2-1, and the decisions that inevitably affect the result. But, if people keep watching to see how many total bases Joe Mauer racks up, they’ll eventually find beauty in the game, too.

Are you excited for opening day?

Would you rather watch paint dry?

E-mail Parker at pjgabriel@dailycardinal.com

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