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Reps. debate minority status Race may not be factor in college grant program By Samy Moskol The Daily Cardinal

A nonpartisan bill concerning a college grant program divided state Assembly members late Tuesday evening after an amendment introduced would eliminate minority status as a criteria for receiving the grant. The Joint Legislative Council, which provides nonpartisan research and advice for legislative committees, assisted in developing the bill. The talent incentive grant program currently awards up to $1,800 for students attending Wisconsin’s public universities. In order to qualify for the grant, students must be of a lower socioeconomic status and meet one other disadvantaged criteria. This could include having a disability or being black, American Indian, Latino of Hmong. The bill initially aimed to allow students to apply for the grant without having to be enrolled

in consecutive semesters, as the program currently requires. But state Rep. Peggy Krusick, D-Milwaukee, introduced an amendment which would eliminate race as a factor in receiving the grant. State Rep. Dean Knudson, RHudson, said the amendment was a step in the right direction for Wisconsin public universities. “Discriminating on the basis of skin color just to try to get diversity, you’re making a mistake in doing so,” Knudson said. State Rep. Joan Ballweg, R-Markeson, also spoke for the amendment. “What we’re doing with this amendment is making the talent incentive grant colorblind,” Ballweg said. But state Rep. Tamara Grigsby, D-Milwaukee, said while no one questions programs that award grants to student athletes or underrepresented Wisconsin localities, they find faults in programs based on minority status. “You are making it plain as day that your priority is to get the minorities out of the system,” Grigsby said. “You cannot put lipstick on a pig.” The Assembly went into recess to hold partisan caucus, and the amendment was tabled.

Senator plans to block ‘ObamaCare’ in Wis. State Sen. Frank Lasee, R-De Pere, said Tuesday he would stop further passage of a bill that would make state law comply with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The bill, AB 210, passed with 57 votes in the state Assembly in October. It would make the Affordable Care Act, which would require people over the age of 18 to apply for public or private health care, comply with state law. But Lasee, chair of the Senate Committee on Insurance and Housing, said he would let the bill die in committee. “If Wisconsin opens the door to ObamaCare, there will be no closing it,” Lasee said in a statement. “A line must be drawn in order to protect Wisconsin’s residents and industry against federal intrusion. I am drawing it.” According to Lasee, the bill would not allow state citizens to make their own health-care choices.

“I am convinced that this bill poses a serious threat to Wisconsin’s sovereignty under the 10th Amendment and to the healthcare freedoms of our citizens,” Sen. Lasee said in a statement. Lasee cited analysis from three conservative think tanks for his interpretation of the bill. “AB 210 would also make the state complicit in sabotaging much of Wisconsin’s insurance industry,” he continued. “I cannot in good conscience advance this bill another inch.” But state Rep. Brett Hulsey, D-Madison, criticized Lasee’s decision to not discuss the bill further. “As Gov. Walker and the GOP are slashing $500 million from health care for struggling families and disabled citizens, it is sad that Sen. Lasee wants to cut off Wisconsin from increasing health care for more of our families,” Hulsey said in an e-mail. —Alex DiTullio

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Iron Curtain opens for Cold War Kids

Long Beach, Cali., natives Cold War Kids performed to a packed house at the Majestic Theatre Tuesday night. + Photo by Mark Kauzlarich

Union changes influenced by student vote By Shannon Kelly The Daily Cardinal

The Memorial Union Reinvestment Project Design Committee met Tuesday to discuss changes to the proposed renovations in wake of the recent Associated Students of Madison referendum and budget cuts facing the university. The proposed addition to the Play Circle lobby, one of the project’s major components and the source of recent controversy, was recently rejected by student voters, with 50.24 percent of voters saying they did not support the addition’s design. According to Union President Katie Fischer, the design committee has “taken the results of the ASM referendum to heart” and their architects are drafting new plans, which should be complete for consideration within 30 days.

The committee also discussed changes that must be made to renovation plans to accommodate recent budget cuts to the university. One proposed accommodation involved stripping the Play Circle of lighting, heating and ventilation, which would render the area unusable during construction. Committee members said if they were to shut down the Play Circle, it would not return to use until a donor could be secured to fund its renovation. Union President Appointed Student John Skic said this would be unfair to student organizations that use the venue. Another proposal to help offset the budget cuts would affect Hoofers, an outdoor recreation organization. This plan would reduce the size of the organization’s space and elimi-

nate the elevator currently in their plans to help transport Hoofers’ equipment. UW-Madison history Professor John Sharpless said he disagreed with the cuts to Hoofers. “It just seems to me that we’re being mean to Hoofers,” Sharpless said. “But maybe we have to be mean for budget purposes. We may just say, ‘You guys have to cough up some space to save some money.’ But I remain unconvinced that it’s a necessity.” Memorial Union Reinvestment Student Manager Colin Plunkett responded by saying many areas would need to make accommodations to help absorb the proposed budget cuts. “I don’t think in my eyes this is aimed towards being mean to Hoofers,” he said. “I think this goes back to some of the criteria saying that we need to spread this pain out through everyone.”

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The Memorial Union Reinvestment Project Design Committee discussed ways to deal with recent budget cuts and a student vote against the proposed Union theater addition.

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Elliot Morris the morr, the better

am going to start this off with a confession: I, Elliot Jack Morris, have never in my life been to either the SERF or the Nat. I walk past the SERF ever day with a feeling of guilt that I’m trashing my body internally by rarely demonstrating any physical exertion. Still, however soul-crushing this feeling is, it’s never quite enough to actually get my ass to the gym like my arteries crave so desperately. It’s not even that I don’t like exercise. The few times a rare and exceptional situation forces me to actually move faster than a brisk walk, I love how I feel afterwards. The burn in my lungs, the unusually audible wheezing and the fire-engine red face may suck for a while, but after a nice cool-down I genu-

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running, but unfortunately did require being able to withstand the heat long enough to avoid getting nauseous and throwing up on the 14th hole green, which happened more than once. You can imagine my delight

my body does and always has resembled a giraffe far more than the killing machine of a tiger I would have needed to actually win. when I made a fantastic discovery. I realized in seventh grade that I was actually really bomb at badminton. Sure, it’s a lowimpact sport, but at least I whiffed it far less than I did in t-ball. Our gym class tournament was coming up, and I knew I could make

a good showing, if not sweep the whole thing. I made it past the first round in a rousing victory against a girl with two broken thumbs, but experienced heartbreaking defeat in the second round that ended with a trip to the principal’s office for throwing the racquet at the other kid out of hatred. I learned three things from this experience. I should have realized the first after only one gym class, which is that badminton is neither difficult whatsoever, nor a cool sport to be good at. The second is that instead of focusing time and attention to actually being good at physical activities, I should put this wasted effort into spreading horrible rumors about the kids who are actually good athletes to knock em down a peg or two. And the third is that sports are dumb and I should never ever try them again. It’s hard out there for a giraffe. Console Elliot or challenge him to a footrace at ejmorris2@wisc.edu.

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inely feel like I can breath better and am physically better off than before. Growing up, I was a madman about sports in gym class. What do I mean by madman? I’m pretty competitive by nature and hate losing more than almost anything. Which is really too bad, because my body does— and always has—resembled a giraffe far more than the killing machine of a tiger I would have needed to actually win. I tried so hard every day to be victorious, but almost always ended up getting kicked out of the game because I resorted to hitting people’s shins with our floor hockey sticks to compensate for my lack of stature. Believe me, my dad tried to get me to play everything from soccer (literally everybody played soccer as a kid) to basketball, where I accumulated a celebrated 3-year career record of 2 points, I kid you not. I even had a couple years trying out golf, which didn’t require

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Everything in moderation Angelica engel acute engel

have a confession. Monday night, I bought a pack of cigarettes. I decided that lighting up was a worthwhile concession to make to my Id. What I mean to say is that I felt overwhelmed and decided smoking tobacco was an okay way to deal with it. This is an analysis I stand by, considering my behavior in the past two Octobers. Let’s be real: I like cigarettes. I like the bad romance of leaning against a golden-leafed tree in Library Mall, brooding, and exhaling smoke through my lips. I like the contemplative walks cigarettes enable, because it feels unsatisfying to walk through the botanical garden on University Avenue, thinking at a thousand miles per hour, with nothing physical in my hand to keep me rooted to the present. Gesturing to my imaginary audience is so much less poignant if I don’t have a cigarette in my hand. However, Tuesday night, sitting in that same botanical garden blowing smoke into the vaguely starlit sky, I realized that only part of me likes cigarettes, similar to how only part of me likes alcohol. The other part of me looks on, deeply concerned, thinking, “Angelica, you only

have one body to use for your whole lifetime.” I think back to sophomore year, when I picked up smoking for the fifth time, saying to myself, “I’m smoking because it’s October, and it’s getting darker every day.” Then, in November, “I’m still smoking because it’s November, and it’s still getting darker every day.” I lived in Chadbourne at the time, and would dawdle around outside the front door, smoking. These are the circumstances under which I met my super Christian yet very intellectual friend Josh. He would be outside with the cigarette smokers, puffing on a wooden pipe. Thus, in December, I stopped smoking cigarettes and learned how to smoke pipe, with Josh’s help. Fortunately, I never actually bought my own pipe, so, at home over winter break, I was not able to continue the ritual. Junior year, I managed to only smoke when drunk a couple nights in September and October. Then, I didn’t smoke any cigarettes from November through July. After that, I only had a total of about one cigarette (bumming hits from friends) until this Monday, when I had four all by myself. For me, smoking cigarettes is an aesthetic experience. This is why I have been known to put on lipstick just prior to lighting up. There is a glamour in exhaling white clouds through a red pout. However, I know that chances are

I will become enslaved to the nicotine if I allow smoking to become a habit. Previously in this article, I alluded to naughty behavior that occurred during past Octobers. Specifically, I was referring to consuming irrational amounts of booze and chasing men like my life depended on it. The difference between smoking a cigarette and taking a shot of vodka is that cigarettes keep your irrational decision-making inside the context of cigarette smoking. In other words, smoking a

cigarette may cause you to have another cigarette, but it will not cause you to decide to proposition a man who you are perfectly aware is incompatible with your true self. Thus, with smoking, it’s just you and the cigarettes, but with alcohol, it’s you, the alcohol, and everyone you know. Nonetheless, I consider myself a non-smoker, even though I do indulge every once in a while. Everything in moderation. Even (especially) moderation. Cigarettes are bad (but also cool). Email Angelica at aengel@wisc.edu.

Creative Writing on Campus: Poetry Best Friend Kasia Manolas

Remember my bare ceiling? Bumpy and Stucco white? On the floor a bright blue rug. Remember how your ankle wore a thin Used bracelet? It appears the way my hair Is when it’s braided small and tight. I can Remember smelling flowers the ones that Allude to being near a lake, a breeze. Remember how we went outside so much? The air so sweet with freshness? Trees over Our head. Remember when the night arrived? The darkness thinned the air. The crispiness Surrounds my house. Tomorrow marks our good Bye. Eight few weeks- We should be fine apart. Remember that last summer? Swimming, playing Laughing. Goodbyes hardly ever last.

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Halloween weekend crimes:

Man dressed as cowboy arrested for exposing gun A man dressed as a cowboy was arrested for disorderly conduct Sunday evening after revealing his silver handgun to a group of young teenagers. Police said a Madison girl, 13, began to laugh while riding a Madison Metro bus Sunday afternoon when she noticed the man,

57, wearing a cowboy hat with a plastic item shaped like a male’s genitals attached to it. According to the report, the man noticed her giggling, pointed at her and then pointed at a holstered silver handgun on his hip. The man “said something about not messing with him,” police said. Later that evening, the girl and

a group of friends saw the man at a bus stop and he showed them the gun was missing key parts. DeSpain said a citizen called police for having seen a weapon. “The suspect told an officer he had the partial gun because it was Halloween,” DeSpain said. “He also said something about ‘concealed carry passes next week.’”

Prank injures woman A Mount Horub woman was injured after Madison residents pulled a prank Saturday night that left her with a “swollen, bruised and possibly broken big toe.” Police said several young men standing on a balcony in the 400 block of West Washington Avenue yelled at the woman and her friends to kick a large beer box on the sidewalk.

“The 22-year old woman took the bait and gave it a boot,” Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a statement. “It did not move and she immediately felt pain.” After the woman kicked it, her friend found a large cinder block inside the box, according to police. Police said the crew on the

balcony disappeared when police arrived. However, one 21-year-old resident of the building eventually approached the officers and admitted he was involved. “He wanted to accept responsibility, as he felt badly that someone had been injured,” DeSpain said The man was cited for disorderly conduct.

Student hospitalized after fight Police arrested a Muskego man, 19, after he punched a UW-Madison student in the face early Saturday morning on the 100 Block of N. Park Street. Police said the victim, 20, ended up in the hospital with a cut face that needed several stitches. Police said there were two

versions of the incident leading up to the violence. According to the suspect, a friend of his was nearly beat up by the victim’s group and thus he delivered a single blow to defend his friend. However, a friend of the victim said the suspect bumped into him, according to police. According to the report, “heated words” were exchanged,

and the victim’s friend said the student stepped in between him and the suspect at the same time the punch was thrown. “[The student’s friend] said he was shocked, and started following the suspect as he tried to walk away,” Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a statement.

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Although arrests were low on State Street, this year’s Halloween weekend still saw crimes unfold across the city.

Electrician safety revised UW-Madison recently began to review safety procedures on campus in response to the findings of an investigation into the death of a university electrician last July. Brad Krause, an UW electrician, was electrocuted while working on repairs to the attic of Mills Concert Hall in the Humanities building. The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services investigated and released a report on the incident Oct. 26, which revealed three safety code violations believed to have contributed to the accident. The investigation found the university did not complete workplace hazard assessments and failed to train employees based on those assessments. Additionally, Krause had not received university training on how to deal with unexpected startup or energizing of equipment since 2007. The investigation also found Krause was not wearing the elec-

trically insulated gloves he was issued at the time of the accident. Following the report, university officials said they will address these problems to prevent future accidents. “We’re committed to do whatever is needed to avoid a recurrence of a situation like this,” John Harrod, director of the university’s Physical Plant Department, said in a statement. “These measures are needed to make sure that everyone has the safest possible work environment and values a culture of safety,” he said. University officials said they will conduct safety training sessions more frequently to refresh employees on how to properly use personal protective gear. They also pledged to train electrical shop employees in how to administer CPR and first aid assistance. —Sam Cusick

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Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, said grants for technical colleges are necessary to help create jobs in Wisconsin.

Democratic leaders announce new jobs legislation State Democratic leaders announced Tuesday a package of nine job bills designed to help alleviate unemployment and economic problems within the state by expanding technical school programs.

“[The legislation is] an attempt to buy votes of tech college employees for Democrats.” Mike Mikalson spokesperson Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater

Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, a sponsor of the jobs package, said technical colleges are vital to the training of skilled

workers in the state at a press conference Tuesday. The bills focus on different aspects of local job growth associated with technical colleges and training programs. One bill would set up a grant system technical colleges could use to expand their programs and to communicate with local businesses. Another bill would connect youth and unemployed people to open positions in the agriculture industry. “Every single week you have business owners come forward, and the major issue they bring up is trying to make sure there is a good match between the skills that people have and the jobs that they are offering,” Barca said. Barca said the legislation will likely be introduced in January. Also at the press confer-

ence, senate Minority Leader Mark Miller, D-Monona, said giving large corporations more money will not create jobs. “What [corporations] need is demand, and for that demand we need to get people back to work to get their pockets filled with money they will spend in the economy,” Miller said. But Mike Mikalson, spokesperson for state Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, said the legislation does nothing for graduates who cannot find jobs. “The only way you address [the issue of unemployed degree holders] is by creating jobs in the private sector,” Mikalsen said. “[The legislation is] an attempt to buy votes of tech college employees for Democrats.” —Jack Casey

JFC responds to health services cuts The Department of Health Services delivered a proposal to the Joint Finance Committee late Monday that would cut over $500 million in Medicaid funding to make up for a budget deficit in the state’s health programs. DHS said over 50,000 residents will lose their state health-care coverage if the Legislature and federal government fail to approve the plan by Dec. 31. The state’s Medicaid health programs, which provide health-care coverage for lowincome recipients, currently cover one out of every five residents. DHS Secretary Dennis Smith said in a statement “the initiatives aim to preserve the core, safetynet functions of the program for low-income individuals” while balancing the budget. The plan would make statutory changes to the original Medicaid reform proposal the DHS submitted in September. After receiving public feedback through town halls

and online submissions, the DHS made revisions, including a discount on premiums families pay for private health insurance. Two Assembly Democrats on the JFC, Rep. Tamara Grigsby, D-Milwaukee, and Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, called for an immediate hearing on the proposal, which they said in a joint statement would “dismantle affordable health care in Wisconsin.” “The Walker administration has made a very conscious choice to deny health care to tens of thousands of Wisconsin residents to pay for tax breaks to special interests and corporations,” Mason said. Bob Delaporte, spokesperson for state Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, said the JFC will not hold a hearing on the proposal until the Legislative Fiscal Bureau reviews the modifications. Delaporte expects the JFC will take up the proposal next week. —Adam Wollner

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Turkey day is fast approaching and the Madison arts scene looks awesome, with Grammy nominated locals and British rock heroes playing all over town. Other notables: Madison’s First Annual Reel Love LGBT Film Festival, Bob Saget and The Intergalactic Nemesis. Seriously, how much cooler can November get?

Ray Davies @ Barrymore Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

UW Professor Dan Banda paving road to knowledge with new documentary

Aaron Williams and the Hoodoo @ The Brink Lounge, 8 p.m. Hurt, Jake Kartel @ High Noon Saloon, 7:30 p.m.

Deer Tick, Guards and Thomas Hardy @ Majestic Theatre, 8 p.m. “The Lamentable Tragedie of Scott Walker, Govnour of Wisconsin” @ Bartell Theatre, 8 p.m.

Celtic Film Festival continues. Girl in a Coma, the Coathangers and Black Box Revalations @ High Noon Saloon, 8 p.m. Tickets: $10.

Man Man @ the High Noon Saloon, 8 p.m.

Lorie Anna, Ida Jo and Beth Kille @ The Brink Lounge, 8 p.m.

Boris @ the Majestic Theaatre, 8:30 p.m.

UW Trombone Choir @ Mills Hall, 7:30 p.m. UW Art Department Studio Days @ Humanities seventh floor, 5-8 p.m.

Youth Lagoon @ High Noon, Nov. 21, 8 p.m.

Youth Lagoon, Young Magic and Houses @ High Noon Saloon, 8 p.m. Tickets: $10 day of show, $8 advance.

“Oddacity” @ Overture Center Gallery R o c k s t a r Gomeroke @ High Noon Saloon, 9 p.m. Cover: $5

“Love of Life” @ Tamarack Studio and Gallery.

Social Distortion, Chuck Ragan and @ Orpheum Theatre, 8 p.m.

“Ghosts of Christmas Past” @ Broom Street Theatre, 2 p.m. Chuck Ragan @ Orpheum Theatre, Nov. 29, 8 p.m.

“Janet Essley” @ Overture C e n t e r — P l a y h o u s e Gallery.

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Tom Freund @ The Brink Lounge, 8:30 p.m.

Big Sean, Cyhi the Prynce, Shawn Chrystopher and Kyle & Keem @ Orpheum Theatre, 8 p.m.

Star Slinger, Shlohmo and Shigeto @ the Sett, 9 p.m. Free.

Ti-Jean and His Brothers @ Hemsley Theatre (Vilas Hall), 7:30 p.m.

10 Railroad Earth @ 11 Dobet Majestic Theatre, 9 p.m. Tickets: $20.

Spotlight Cinema: “Corpo Celeste” @ MMoCA, 7 p.m. Savion Glover @ Union Theater, 8 p.m. Tickets: $2540.

Ghanore @ the Sett, 9 p.m. Henhouse Prowlers @ Der Rathskellar, 9:30 p.m. Reel Love LGBT Film Festival runs Nov. 10-13 at the Marquee Theater

Punch Brothers @ High Noon Saloon, 9:30 p.m. Tickets: $18.

Split Lip Rayfield, Legendary Shack Shakers and Mountain Sprout @ High Noon Saloon, 8 p.m. Lindy Hop Swing Dance @ The Brink Lounge, 9:30-11 p.m.

“B at b oy: Th e Mu s i c a l ” @ Un i v e r s i t y Theater, 7:30 p.m.

“Discerning Taste” @ Chazen Museum of Art. The Melon Heads @ Electric Earth Café, 8 p.m.

Northern Mississippi Allstars @ Majestic Theatre Nov. 18, 9 p.m.

Thanksgiving. You should be watching football and eating turkey. Possibly Tofurkey if you’re a vegetarian. Or pizza if you don’t want to cook.

12 M a d i s o n H i p - H o p Awards Show @ Barrymore Theatre, 7 p.m. Tickets: $10.

Northern Mississippi A l l st a r s and Buffalo Killers @ Majestic Theatre, 9 p.m.

Saturday

Ti-Jean and His Brothers @ Hemsley Theatre, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m.

Ida Jo at the Brink, Nov. 9, 8 p.m.

Thursday

Black Friday: Christmas music is okay and shopping begins. “A Fireside Christmas” @ Fireside Theater in Fort Atkinson.

Josey Wails @ Brink Lounge, 7 p.m. We d n e s d ay Talk with Lynda Barry @ Chazen Museum of Art (Room L160), 4:30-5:30 p.m. Josey Wails @ Brink Lounge, Nov. 30, 7 p.m.

Mat Kearney and Leagues @ Capitol Theatre, 9:30 p.m. Celtic Film Festival @ The Marquee, runs today and tomorrow.

Madtown HipHop Coalition @ The Frequency (CD release party), 9 p.m. Reptile Palace Orchestra @ Harmony Bar, 9:45 p.m.

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Everyone knows about issues like fairtrade coffee and blood diamonds, according to UW filmmaker Dan Banda, but very few people have heard about conflict minerals. His documentary, “A Road from Lubumbashi,” seeks to change this. Banda has won awards for his previous documentaries on Mexican immigration to the United States, his PBS series “After the Immigrant” being the most notable. Working in conjunction with the UW-Madison African Studies department, Banda filmed for one year during the Congo’s 50th anniversary celebration. The minerals discussed in the film are from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Banda first got interested in the Congo when he did a presentation on social justice documentaries as an undergraduate. The professor asked him about the Congo, and he knew nothing about the issues surrounding the country. Banda looked up more information upon his professor’s recommendation. “I became very curious as to why the story wasn’t resonating when it was so important,” he said. Lubumbashi is a city in the Congo. “It was founded by Europeans and used as a launching pad for their domination and taking over of natural resources,” said Banda. Europeans historically were »

Artists Junction @ Common Wealth Gallery, Madison Enterprise Center, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

The Drain, Baristacide and the Type @ High Noon Saloon, 8:30 p.m.

Time (Im) material gallery open at Union South. An exploration in the properties of time and space through varying mediums.

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» trading in humans, rubber and ivory. The focus has switched to the mining of minerals. These minerals, mainly coltan and cobalt, are used in technological devices. Called “conflict minerals,” they are traded illegally, leading to war and bloodshed over the control of areas rich in resources. The profits from their sale often ends up financing the conflicts, as well. Banda is working to increase awareness of the problems in the Congo and foster discussion. “There was a law being voted on to end our use of conflict materials,” Banda explained. “But nobody ever brings it up. Nobody knows about the situation.” The legislation did not pass. Most important to Banda is making others aware of what is happening in the Congo. He advises people to ask if the device contains conflict minerals when they buy a new piece of technology. They can also look it up themselves, using an organization’s website, such as the Enough Project. This particular project is taking action to address human rights crimes in Sudan, Congo, and areas of Africa impacted by the Lord’s Resistance Army. Students can become involved in UW-Madison’s WISPIRG, which is seeking to bring awareness to the issue, foster discussion and influence lawmakers. “The best scholars on the Congo are working at the University of Wisconsin - Madison,” according to Banda. “A Road from Lubumbashi” is premiering at the Marquee at Union South tonight at 7 p.m. Dan Banda will be giving an introduction and leading a discussion after the film. —Sara Schumacher

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Tom Freund @ The Brink Lounge, 8:30 p.m.

Big Sean, Cyhi the Prynce, Shawn Chrystopher and Kyle & Keem @ Orpheum Theatre, 8 p.m.

Star Slinger, Shlohmo and Shigeto @ the Sett, 9 p.m. Free.

Ti-Jean and His Brothers @ Hemsley Theatre (Vilas Hall), 7:30 p.m.

Ti-Jean and His Brothers @ Hemsley Theatre, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m.

10 Railroad Earth @ 11 Dobet Majestic Theatre, 9 p.m. Tickets: $20.

Spotlight Cinema: “Corpo Celeste” @ MMoCA, 7 p.m. Savion Glover @ Union Theater, 8 p.m. Tickets: $2540.

Ghanore @ the Sett, 9 p.m. Henhouse Prowlers @ Der Rathskellar, 9:30 p.m. Reel Love LGBT Film Festival runs Nov. 10-13 at the Marquee Theater

Punch Brothers @ High Noon Saloon, 9:30 p.m. Tickets: $18.

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“ B at boy: The Mu s i c a l ” @ Un i v e r s i t y Theater, 7:30 p.m.

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Thanksgiving. You should be watching football and eating turkey. Possibly Tofurkey if you’re a vegetarian. Or pizza if you don’t want to cook.

Black Friday: Christmas music is okay and shopping begins. “A Fireside Christmas” @ Fireside Theater in Fort Atkinson.

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esday th Lynda @ Chazen m of Art L160), 0 p.m. Josey Wails @ Brink Lounge, Nov. 30, 7 p.m.

Mat Kearney and Leagues @ Capitol Theatre, 9:30 p.m. Celtic Film Festival @ The Marquee, runs today and tomorrow.

Madtown HipHop Coalition @ The Frequency (CD release party), 9 p.m. Reptile Palace Orchestra @ Harmony Bar, 9:45 p.m.

photos courtesy (left to right, top to bottom) Fat Possum records, Side one dummy records, Ida Jo, Songs of the south records, Brent Nicastro, Josey Wails

Northern Mississippi Allstars @ Majestic Theatre Nov. 18, 9 p.m.

12 M a d i s o n H i p - H o p Awards Show @ Barrymore Theatre, 7 p.m. Tickets: $10.

Northern Mississippi A l l st a r s and Buffalo Killers @ Majestic Theatre, 9 p.m.

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Saturday

comics

6 • Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Balancing on a ball

Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

We still don’t have jet sickness though... Jet lag was once called boat lag before jets even existed. dailycardinal.com/comics

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Eatin’ Cake

By Dylan Moriarty EatinCake@gmail.com

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

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

Tanked Life

By Steven Wishau wishau@wisc.edu

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com

FILLING FOOD ACROSS 1 One on the fast track? 6 Meander 10 Warm greetings 14 Humorous literary technique 15 Razor’s cutter 16 Yet another time 17 Canapes and tea sandwiches, e.g. 19 Notion 20 Game of pursuit 21 First word in the Lord’s Prayer 22 Mensa aspirant’s hurdle 24 Practice piece 27 Needling literary works 28 Some McDonald’s fare 31 Skin moistener 32 Crackerjack 33 “Get out of here!” 37 Winner of four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics 38 Banned insecticide letters 39 Ripped off 40 Money rolls 41 Inconclusive result 42 Made from a fleece

3 Mr. Chips’ chips 4 45 Marching to a different drummer 49 Time-honored practices 50 Freedom from pain 51 One that goes to school regularly 52 Windy City trains 55 Bittersweet coating 56 Healthy serving 60 Bulletin board affixer 61 Serious about 62 Use it to prevent running on 63 City in northern Nevada 64 Matter of grammar 65 Labor leader Chavez DOWN 1 Fissure 2 Diva’s operatic ditty 3 Like a cold sufferer 4 A famous conjoined twin 5 “... a pocket full of ___” 6 Gas up for the next leg, e.g. 7 Ammonia attribute 8 Word with “many moons” 9 Propose a compromise 10 Part of Hispaniola

Beneath Canadian migrants Belts, as a homer Balzac’s sculptor Oil amts. Adds water, as to soup 26 Strange sky lights 27 Splinter group 28 Type of chart 29 The 29th state 30 Weighed down 33 Mall occupant 34 Certain sports venues 35 Sheltered from the wind 36 Double-digit bills 38 Atkins regimen 39 Tender-hearted 41 Rush-hour certainty 42 Curtain-in-the-breeze sound 43 Agent’s charge 44 “Thank God, it’s Friday” declarer? 45 Address Congress, e.g. 46 Born in the wild 47 Film, familiarly 48 Sergeant once played by Phil Silvers 51 Vegas ventures 53 Pizarro founded it 54 The sun, for one 57 Cell messenger 58 TV regulators

Caved In

By Nick Kryshak nkryshak@wisc.edu

First in Twenty

By Angel Lee alee23@wisc.edu

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Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

opinion MPM policies violate rights dailycardinal.com

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

view Cardinal View editorials represent The Daily Cardinal’s organizational opinion. Each editorial is crafted independent of news coverage. In a town filled with firsttime renters and an uncountable number and variety of landlords, we as students have come to expect a few things. Namely, we’ve grown to accept that those big companies—Madison Property Management, in particular— will look to exploit at every turn the naivete and ignorance of their tenants. That exploitation comes in a variety of forms: By gutting security deposits when a lease is up, by pressuring students to sign leases under the illusion that they will be left without a place to live and, most recently, by flagrantly violating city housing laws with an illegal Halloween policy. A week and half before the Halloween weekend, MPM sent out a letter saying it would be enacting two policies. First, the landlord’s security firms would reserve the right to enter a unit if its members saw or heard of any threat to safety or a lease violation. Second, at high-rise apartments like MPM’s Grand Central, tenants would be given an allotment of wristbands they could give to a few guests—without those

wristbands, neither guests nor residents would be able to enter the building. A Daily Cardinal investigation revealed that, according to a UW-Madison law professor, an attorney and a tenants’ rights advocate, both policies were illegal. Because they were not in the lease tenants signed at the beginning of the year, MPM was basically changing the rules in the middle of the game, undermining city housing laws and the rights of its many tenants. Madison Property Management and its lawyers know housing laws better than just about anyone, so the idea that they simply did not know they were violating the law is entirely unbelievable. But here’s the thing: After years of the same old tricks from MPM, this board can’t say it is surprised to see this kind of behavior from such a shady organization. What we are surprised by, however, is the almost complete lack of support from downtown tenants’ supposed advocates on the Common Council. Four alders represent the downtown area—Scott Resnick, Mike Verveer, Bridget Maniaci

Editorial Cartoon

Senate floor or knights of the roundtable?

Concealed carry comes into effect on Nov. 1 in Wisconsin, the 49th state to make such a change. Given the new law, state Senators might have to start investing in protection. Weapons are best left out of places where reason and debate are used to reach consensus. + Anurag Mandalika and Shiva Bidar-Sielaff—what are they doing to stop these kinds of predatory policies from landlords? How are they working to make sure tenants’ rights aren’t trampled on because every student isn’t an expert in Madison housing ordinances? We’re not saying students need not educate themselves on their rights as tenants, or that they are excused from reading their leases because someone will do it for them. Students have to know the

contract they are entering into, and should know what landlords can and cannot do. But when landlords like MPM try to exploit loopholes, change the rules of the contract they sign or enact policies that violate the law, tenants should have more advocates at the city level to protect their rights. The biggest fine for trespassing in Madison is easily made up by one month’s rent at many MPM apartments. We can’t take them on ourselves—

we need the help of our alders. With that in mind, The Daily Cardinal is calling upon Resnick, Verveer, Maniaci and Bidar-Sielaff to work harder to protect downtown tenants from the kind of exploitation MPM and other property managers have taken part in. If we can count on landlords to try to take advantage of students, we should also be able to count on our representatives to come to our aid. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Dr. Cardinal says: Come try to troll my flawless opinions on our new website. I dare you.

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Sports

Wednesday november 2, 2011 DailyCardinal.com

Men’s Hockey

In the zone

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Wisconsin’s sophomore forward Mark Zengerle appears primed for a breakout campaign this season as he leads the Badgers.

Story by Ryan Evans It is no secret that the Wisconsin men’s hockey team came into this season with plenty of questions left unanswered. One that was at the forefront of peoples’ minds was the offense. Over the summer the Badgers lost three of their top-five scorers from a season ago, including their two highest-scoring forwards, Craig Smith and Jordy Murray, who scored 19 and 18 goals respectively. Finding new sources of goal scoring was one of the primary concerns for Wisconsin after Smith and Murray’s departures, and so far this season Smith and Murray’s former linemate—sophomore forward Mark Zengerle—

has stepped up his game to fill that void. “When [Smith and Murray left] you know you have to fill in some big shoes and get some goals that are going to be missing,” Zengerle said. The Rochester, N.Y. native was one of the Badgers’ better players a year ago, but his lack of goalscoring (he only scored five times) was the area of his game that the Wisconsin coaches told him he would have to improve on coming into this year. The coaches were wary of Zengerle’s apparent shyness to shoot the puck. That pass-first instinct helped Zengerle rack up a team-leading 33 assists

last year, but starting at the end of last season UW head coach Mike Eaves set out to get Zengerle to shoot more, including forcing him to do push-ups in practice when Eaves believed Zengerle passed up a shot he should have taken. “That whole process started last year,” Eaves said. “But, that didn’t just happen with push-ups this fall, that happened with his mindset this summer, knowing that he had all summer to think about coming back and having to increase his shot production.” Whatever Eaves and his staff instilled in Zengerle’s mind seems to be working. So far this season, Zengerle leads the Badgers in shots with 24 in eight games. That average of three shots a game is up from his average of just under 1.5 per game from a season ago. And that improvement has paid dividends, as Zengerle has already scored four times this season, one less than he scored all of last year. “He’s seeing that ‘Hey, I can do this’ and as a result it is a positive reinforcement to the way he has to play,” Eaves said of Zengerle’s goalscoring this season. As one of the team’s elder statesmen—albeit with only one season of experience under his belt— Zengerle, in part, attributes his increased scoring to his expanded role in the offense this year. “Just getting more playing time in key situations has been important,” Zengerle said. “It gets you in the game a little bit more and that helps you step up.” One of the key factors in Zengerle’s increased production

this season has been his transition back to his natural position at center. Zengerle played as a winger last year, and he said that that shift has allowed him to open up his game. “I’ve always like playing in the middle,” Zengerle said. “You get the puck a little more and you get it with speed. As a center you’re around the play a little more so you get the puck more and get more opportunities to try something.” Zengerle’s linemate and roommate, sophomore forward Tyler Barnes, agrees that the move back to center has benefited Zengerle’s game. “He’s definitely a natural centerman,” Barnes said. “He’s got a little more free reign to be more creative.” Zengerle showed off the creativity and playmaking ability that manning the center allows him this past Friday against NebraskaOmaha when he unleashed a SportsCenter-worthy spin-o-rama pass to set up a goal for Barnes. “That was one of those things where you’re watching, eyes wide open,” Barnes said. “You can’t believe it happened and I had a pretty great seat for it.” “That’s just his creativity coming out on the ice,” he added. Zengerle said that that pass “probably” ranks No. 1 on his career highlight reel, but it is a move that he has been working to perfect. “That’s actually something I work on a bunch on my own time when I’m messing around,” Zengerle said. “You rarely get the opportunity to use that, but when I saw [Barnes] going hard for the net

I figured I would give it a go.” Losing Smith and Murray’s production struck a big blow to Wisconsin, but in their absence Zengerle has stepped up his game and has taken the reins of the Badgers’ offense. He has opened up his game and has become the premier playmaker on this Wisconsin team. He looks confident with the puck on his stick, and when he has the puck you get a sense he is going to make something happen. Zengerle is well on his way to a breakout season for the Badgers, and has single-handedly helped erase some of the doubts many had about his team.

Season Stats

Zengerle has scored four goals this season, the second highest on the team. He is also second on the team in assists with seven. His 11 points is tied for the team lead.

Last time out Zengerle had two goals and three assists in last weekend’s series with UNO. His most notable contribution was a spin-o-rama style assist during Friday’s game.