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UW-Madison junior Katrina Gray was studying abroad in Alexandria when mass protests against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak broke out. She witnessed her friends and neighbors join the nationwide democratic struggle. This is her story: On January 24 my Egyptian friends and I sat in a café smoking hookah and drinking tea; a normal day. The topic of the next day’s protests came up. We talked about Mubarak, 30 years of marshall law and the quality of life, but overall my peers assured me that the protests of Police Day would be short-lived. They were wrong. The days following would be beyond anything I could have imagined. In the mornings the streets were quiet and pensive, like the calm before the storm, and in the evenings the people took to the streets, regardless of religion, age or class.
The atmosphere was positive and the first few days of protest were entirely peaceful. After the police—who were feared and hated—all but disappeared overnight and the Army came in their place, the community morale sky-rocketed: Citizens took over traffic control, garbage collection and neighborhood watch groups—everyone was working together. On January 28, I woke up in what felt like Soviet Russia, or maybe North Korea: Overnight the government had cut off Internet and phone service, and tanks were parked on main streets every few miles. The news on TV was as if it were just an average day. I could feel the invisible hand of dictatorship closing in. But people came out that day in greater numbers, chanting “the people want to drop the system” or “enough, drop Mubarak.” Later that night destruction and arson began. The tear gas wasn’t so bad (although, I didn’t
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get the brunt of it), and there are more than enough junkercars in Alexandria to burn. What was most unsettling was seeing the wounded: many experiencing head trauma, likely from rocks being thrown at police vehicles and bouncing back. The night of January 29 is when things got dicey. After the protests, small groups of armed men patrolled the streets looking for looters and criminals. I thought of my friends, soon to be engineers, standing in bunches with old broomsticks or kitchen knives doing their duty to protect the neighborhood, and without phone or Internet access I was unable to check on them. What’s important to know about this revolution is that it is entirely by the people; they are doing this for themselves, for their children. It is not a product of international influence, it is not secretly being run by the Muslim Brotherhood of the Waft party or any political party. One day I found myself
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After watching the Green Bay Packers defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in the Super Bowl, students took to the streets in celebration.
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Badger Catholic case may go to U.S. Supreme Court By Scott Girard The Daily Cardinal
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UW student Katrina Gray witnessed the upheaval in Egypt first hand when studying abroad in Alexandria, witnessing friends and neighbors join the popular struggle for a democratic government.
UW researchers make stem cell breakthrough Two studies conducted in part by UW-Madison researchers, revealed new information about the nature of cancer cells and stem cells. The first study found a new way of looking at cancer cells, specifically those found in the early stages of leukemia, according to the UW-Madison website. UW-Madison associate professor of pathology Igor Slukvin worked on the study with a team that included researchers from the Morgridge Institute for Research and the WiCell Research Institute. According to the university, the
researchers used a method developed in 2009 by Wisconsin stem cell researcher James Thomson to avoid problems that often plague stem-cell research. Slukvin said the results may mean researchers will be able to see exactly when the cancer begins to show the cells, according to the website. The other study, reported in the scientific journal “Nature,” looked at induced pluripotent stem cells and their possible medical benefits. Induced pluripotent stem cells are adult stem cells that have been scientifically altered to behave like
embryonic stem cells. The study found these cells retain individual characteristics from actual embryonic stem cells, as well as from each other, which had not been proven in any prior research. The final report said these cells have potential benefits for therapy and the study of disease progression. UW-Madison and Morgridge Institute researchers Thomson, Ron Stewart and Jessica AntosiewiczBourget worked on the study, which was based out of a lab in California. —Scott Girard
Seven higher education organizations have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case involving UW-Madison and its refusal to fund activities for the Badger Catholic group on campus. The American Council on Education, along with the six other organizations, filed a brief asking the Court to hear the case in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled in favor of Badger Catholic. The appeals court voted 2-1 in a September 2010, ruling the university could not refuse funding to the student organization. Badger Catholic President Nico Fassino said he thinks the decision will be echoed by the Supreme Court, should it hear the case. “I’m confident that our position would be upheld because the past two court rulings have been in Badger Catholic’s favor,” Fassino said.
The education organizations argue a public university should not be required to provide funds specifically for religious worship activities, but Fassino said such funding would not violate separation of church and state based on past court rulings. “There’s been a great deal of national precedent that the 7th District Court Judge outlined in his statement when he gave the ruling,” Fassino said. The brief cites different university handbooks from around the country, some that do provide such funding, and others that do not, as examples that each individual university may make funding decisions on religious worship issues. The brief also argued UW-Madison funded 86 percent of Badger Catholic’s requests during the 2007-’08 school year, and therefore the university is not trying to drown out any religious activity. catholic page 3
Eagon endorses Resnick in District 8 race Ald. Bryon Eagon will formally announce his endorsement for District 8 City Council candidate Scott Resnick Tuesday. Resnick currently serves as the State-Langdon Neighborhood Association president. Resnick
faces former Daily Cardinal columnist Kyle Szarzynski and former Daily Cardinal reporter Christian von Preysing-Barry in the race for Madison’s Common Council. resnick page 3
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”
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he way I see it, my life didn’t start when my newly born alveoli recoiled from the putrid air of humanity, but rather once I entered the cardboard cutout Candyland of the Scholastic Book Fair. Prior to then I was only a strikingly lifelike child drone with an active interest in buttery noodles. Speaking of lifelike, do you remember those cutouts? Sweet baby Jesus and hand me a cigar ’cuz that six-foot-tall Clifford the Big Red Dog ranked among the Benevolent Gods of my elementary school; namely hot lunch peach rings and color-by-number math homework. How sweet Book Fair week was! Getting let out of class to peruse picture books and young adult fiction, buzzing on the pungent smell of new paper and freshly imprinted ink, all while under the supervision of seemingly responsible adults. They never knew what pleasure I experienced while skipping among the stacks of copies of “Little House on the Prairie” and the other Laura Ingalls Wilder novels. (Yes I received the boxed paperback set from my grandmother at one point. I will never give them away.) Of course the smart-asses at Scholastic knew exactly which strings to pull in order to reap
maximum sales. Not only did they have shiny cutouts of popular characters, but they also sent out those catalog order forms replete with pictures of the books themselves—in color. Only my parents’ kitchen table, (and I suppose my parents themselves) witnessed just how much time I spent poring over every single page: ranking in order of “need desperately” to “really want” and filing away important book information that might become useful if I had to convince my mother of a book’s educational merit. My blue pen and I were equal opportunity underliners, but we knowingly gave my absolute favorites endless circling and recircling until the catalog paper began to tear. For a long time I was constantly after every new Amelia’s Notebook. Marissa Moss probably helped cultivate my love of aesthetics while simultaneously and undoubtedly destroying any faith I may have had in my sketching skills.
At my funeral I would like cutouts of Ms. Frizzle and Clifford to be two of my pallbearers.
I was also really into science-y picture/young-adult books about severe weather, destructive natural phenomena and “how things work.” Hence my volcano book, thunderstorm book, Los Alamos
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exposé book and book on the smothering of Pompeii, not to mention those on the workings of castles and sailing ships.
The only reason I wanted that book was to obtain the damn heart-shaped swan necklace that came with it.
Sometimes my mother indulged me with books that she had to have known were passing whimsy—like “The Swan Princess.” Certainly she was aware the only reason I wanted that book was to obtain the damn heart-shaped swan necklace that came with it. (That necklace is yet another example of Scholastic’s nefarious marketing skills. How I love those bastards!) In fact, I’m sure I was blatantly obvious; forgetting my well-planned rhetoric about why reading “The Swan Princess” would surely foster my personal growth. I assure you she doesn’t let me get away with those poor reasoning skills and weak arguments anymore. That’s why when I head into Frugal Muse with her, my head whipping around excitedly like a dog in the back of a truck, she only allows me one selection. Damn this aging. The Book Fair also provided me with one of my most favorite childhood books, “The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales.” If you haven’t read
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this book and experienced panic over a falling table of contents, then I hope you’ve at least enjoyed “The Happy Hocky Family” and their dog Newton. I honestly wish I had a copy of each sitting in my apartment right now. Then, if I made more puppy chow, I’d have the trifecta of bribes to coerce my friends into coming over—with tasty beer in tow. Now that I’ve thoroughly explained my affection for Scholastic Book Fairs I suppose there’s nowhere to go but down. And so, since I came in with Scholastic I guess it would be fitting to go out with them too. Therefore, at my funeral, I would like cutouts of Ms. Frizzle and Clifford to be two of my pallbearers. An excerpt from “Little House in the Big Woods” should be read at some point. Additionally I request that “The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales” as well as “The Happy Hocky Family” be placed in my hands in lieu of flowers. I need to have something to pay Charon with so I can safely cross the River Styx, and I highly doubt he would accept some degenerate, wilting pink lilies with baby’s breath as payment. Victoria understands that not all of these books may have been present at a Scholastic Book Fair. She’d appreciate if you didn’t blame her or her 10 year-old-self for these possible memory lapses. Besides, isn’t every publishing company owned by Rupert Murdoch anyway? Regardless, e-mail vstatz@ wisc.edu if you’d like to share your own book fair stories.
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Friday Feb. 8, 1991 There will be no count of dead Iraqis taken by U.S. forces during the upcoming ground war to free Kuwait, U.S. military commanders announced to their officers Thursday. “It’s what the body count does to a military organization,” said Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf. He said that in the past such body counts “contributed to erosion in the military and in the public’s confidence in the military.” The general then told of his Vietnam experience where he said he saw U.S. commanders pressured into showing results by inflating or falsifying the numbers of enemy dead. Instead, U.S. Central Command head-
quarters issued a statement Thursday, saying Iraqi battle losses would be measured in terms of diminished Iraqi war fighting capability—numbers of lost tanks and other hardware. Tim Cordon, co-director of Nukewatch, said of the U.S. military, “They would like to lessen any reminder to the American people about the horror of war.” U.S. Marine Brig. Gen Richard I. Neal spoke Thursday about reports of thousands of Iraqi casualties, “War is a dirty business, and unfortunately there will be collateral damage.” According to U.S. military officials, Iraq has been moving anti-aircraft guns into civilian neighborhoods in Baghdad
and Kuwait City in a bid to protect the weapons from allied strikes. Presently, no attacks have been made, but officials said the matter is under study. In other Gulf related news, Secretary of State James Baker said Thursday that if Saddam Hussein remains in power, the United States may have to adopt measures which go beyond just liberating Kuwait, such as economic embargoes and weapon controls. Cordon said of U.S. involvement, “The goal all along was to use the war as an opportunity to gain control of large portions of the Middle East, and officials have clearly stated that they plan to remain there for some time to maintain stability.”
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ability benefits to any Vietnam veteran suffering from either of two cancers believed to be caused by Agent Orange: non Hodgkin’s’ lymphoma and soft-tissue sarcoma. Madison Vietnam veteran Robert Hanson, who has been suffering skin problems since he was exposed to Agent Orange during the war, said these diseases are the most severe of many conditions caused by the dioxin-containing herbicide. He said that because the government has taken 20 years to pass such a bill, most who contracted these diseases are most likely already dead, and the thousands of other vets suffering from lesser conditions
won’t get anything under the new law. The law represents merely a minor concession on the part of the government that will only treat “the few remaining survivors,” Hanson said. “I have no faith in their [the government’s] intentions.” Hanson said he has encountered numerous obstacles in trying to get treatment from the Veterans Administration for his skin problems, including in some cases having to drive more than 200 miles for 15-minute appointments with a dermatologist. The new law is the first recognition on the part of the government of any link between the herbicide and any medical conditions.
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Madison police officer resigns following investigation A 46-year-old Madison police officer and member of the Dane County Narcotics and Gang Task Force resigned following an 18-month internal investigation, police announced Friday. The investigation cleared Denise Markham of any illegal activity, but found multiple policy violations, police said. Madison police said the investigation turned up violations including reports that were incomplete and at times inaccurate, improper search and seizures and overbearing and oppressive conduct. Markham resigned on Dec. 31, but will be paid until September, Ben Pierson/cardinal File Photo
Congresswomen Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., was recently appointed to two subcommittess of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce. She plans to use the new positions to advance policy that creates jobs.
Baldwin appointed to committees Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., who serves on the House Committee on Energy & Commerce, will also be a part of the subcommittees of Health and the Environment & the Economy. Baldwin welcomed the appointments. “In the 112th Congress, I will continue to focus my efforts on job
creation and improving health care. I am very pleased to be serving on two subcommittees that play such a direct role in both of these issues,” Baldwin said in a statement. In the newly Republicancontrolled House of Representatives, Baldwin said she will continue to push reforms for job creation. “As Wisconsin families continue
to struggle with unemployment and the aftermath of the collapse of the housing market, I will use my position on the Subcommittee on Environment & the Economy to advance policies that will help our economy recover, create jobs and build a strong foundation for long term economic growth in the 21st century,” she said.
High school student allegedly sexually assaults teacher A Lafollette High School student was arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a female teacher Friday morning. Madison Police arrested the 14-year-old boy on tentative charges of fourth degree sexual assault and two counts of disor-
resnick from page 1 District 8 covers a portion of Langdon Street, the Spring Street area and many UW-Madison dormitories. Eagon has represented the district for the past two years.
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During the case, the relationship between the university and Badger Catholic has remained stable, according to Fassino. “The university has continued to fund Badger Catholic,” Fassino said. Fassino said more funding would benefit students involved in faith-based organizations around campus. “I think the students themselves would find their participation in these groups much more meaningful,” Fassino said.
egypt from page 1 trapped in the middle of a protest of several thousand people vandalizing an abandoned police vehicle and growing more tumultuous. A neighbor saw that I was distraught and came to my aid, leading me safely through the crowd and up a winding pair of stairs to a safe vantage point. That’s what will stick with me: the innumerable acts of kindness from my peers and neighbors. The views and opinions expressed in this article represent that of the author, not The Daily Cardinal.
derly conduct, according to the police incident report. The student allegedly inappropriately touched a female teacher in his classroom. The 14-yearold then hugged another teacher in the hallway while making sexual gestures, Madison Police
Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said. After the alleged sexual assault, the teenager ran from the building. Police eventually caught the student following a short foot chase outside of the high school at 702 Pflaum Road, DeSpain said.
Assistant Minority Leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly Donna Seidel is set to speak about Resnick at the event, according to a statement. Seidel represents Wisconsin’s 85th Assembly District, which
includes Resnick’s hometown of Wausau. Students for Resnick, a UW-Madison student organization, is hosting the event. The candidates will face off in the general election April 5.
police said. She is able to do this because of sick days and vacation. The 22-year veteran of the Madison Police Department chose to resign from the department, according to Markham’s attorney. Markham chose to resign and get a severance packMARKHAM age because of family medical issues, Markham’s attorney said. Markham served on the task force for four and half years.
Tea Party expresses approval for Gov. Walker’s State of the State address Tea Party groups across the state expressed approval of Gov. Scott Walker’s State of the State speech Tuesday, continuing their support beyond last November’s election. “Governor Walker’s speech was an auspicious start to his term as Governor,” the Tea Party Patriots of Wisconsin said in a statement issued Friday. “Every Wisconsinite must hope he will be successful in returning fiscal responsibility and a businessfriendly, job-creating regulatory environment to the State of Wisconsin.” The Tea Party movement was hugely influential in the midterm
elections, and though they are not technically aligned with any party in particular, they often lean toward conservative candidates. The Wisconsin Patriot Coalition, a grassroots conservative group in the state, praised Walker’s speech and his first actions in office, which have included bills limiting business liability and gratuity tax credits to small businesses. “Governor Walker’s first steps in creating a climate more conducive to business development and job growth are heartening,” the WPC said in a statement.
Intoxicated man head-butts police officer at Madison BP gas station A 35-year-old intoxicated man head-butted a Madison Police officer during a struggle with officers and Dane County detox center workers Thursday. “The officer sustained a black eye and possible concussion from the blow,” Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a statement. The suspect, Franklin Kerr, was arrested on charges of battery and disorderly conduct, according to a police incident report.
Police were called to the BP gas station on Williamson Street, after the suspect allegedly attempted to slap the clerk. The suspect was also harassing customers, police said. Reports indicate the suspect has been arrested in six different states for charges including public intoxication and menacing threats, DeSpain said. Police previously arrested the suspect Jan. 15 on two counts of disorderly conduct and one count of trespass.
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Viral Videos of the Week: Superbowl Commercials E*TRADE — Enzo
The E*TRADE talking baby ads ran out of steam a while ago, particularly once they switched to using a new baby. It was a jarring transition; we were all very attached to the other photo courtesy E*TRADE CGI talking baby. But this year the online transaction company managed to bring some cleverness back to its promo spots, by bringing in Enzo, the baby’s fashion consultant. Their relationship is creepy enough to be unsettling… but also pretty damn hilarious.
Homeaway.com — Test Baby
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Cut Copy brings back their signature sound on Zonoscope, but it’s not just a rehash of the same old songs, they expand on the electropop genre, giving it more bounce and a little bit of dance.
Not just copy and paste By Aimee Katz The daily cardinal
“That’s undoubtedly new,” I heard my friend Tyler say at Lollapalooza last summer. Lying on the grass waiting for Phoenix to play at the Budweiser stage, we had the utmost pleasure of having moments just listening to the Cut Copy concert at the stage across Grant Park. Cut Copy’s In Ghost Colours had been a spectacular success, but both Tyler and I agreed that when we heard “Blink and You’ll Miss a Revolution,” this band had a new sound that was sure to make the crowd swoon and sway. In a four-part documentary on YouTube, director Krozm filmed Cut Copy’s process of producing Zonoscope. Through these videos you can easily see where Cut Copy’s influence originates: 1970s and 1980s vinyl. Krozm follows the group from Melbourne, to Atlanta, to the stage.
A definite change from the band’s first release, “Take Me Over” has a bouncy tempo that gives it the identity of a textured and beautifully layered track.
Mixed by Ben Allen, Zonoscope embodies the dance sound that Cut Copy has always remained devoted to while also exploring a more universal sound. Stepping away from their standard tone is what makes Zonoscope a reward-
ing and unique album. Starting off strong with “Need You Now,” lead singer Dan Whitford’s 1980s vocals make you feel like you are in the middle of a dream. You will never be able to listen to “Need You Now” enough. With a couple listens, you are sure to fall in love with Cut Copy’s electropop. “Take Me Over” is the track that you can begin to notice Cut Copy’s departure from their normal new wave mixes to a light melody. A definite change from the band’s first release, “Take Me Over” has a bouncy tempo that gives it the identity of a textured and beautifully layered track. Turn the bass and volume up high when “Pharaohs & Pyramids” is blasting through your headphones. The only way I can possibly describe the synth of this track is that is glimmers and sparkles; it almost feels like “Hearts on Fire” from In Ghost Colours. Toward the end of the track the sound changes, breaking down and perfectly blending with Whitford’s melodic voice. Zonoscope was entirely unfamiliar at Lollapalooza; however, the small preview I got was catchy and engaging. Hearing “Blink and You’ll Miss a Revolution” again only exemplified the enticing bass line. The high chorus of this track is what makes it shine. Whitford sings “We’re on a path to eternity” through bass balanced by a peculiar, hollow sounding percussion score, granting “Blink and You’ll Miss a Revolution” its own distinction.
Cut Copy wraps up Zonoscope with a daring track: “Sun God.” What I love most about music is transitions. Lasting 15 minutes in length, “Sun God” is a number of stages and transitions that conclude the album in a monumental manner. This track opens to the whimper of “Please, please, please, please, please won’t you give you love to me” before getting to “You got to live / You got to die / So what’s the purpose / Of you and I?” Drifting along, the instrumental bliss of “Sun God” embodies the new sound and traces of the traditional Cut Copy; its musical ecstasy pays homage to what Cut Copy is all about.
Hearing “Blink and You’ll Miss a Revolution” again only exemplified the enticing bass line.
Music will forever be scrutinized, but with Cut Copy it’s not about comparing Zonoscope to In Ghost Colours. Electropop is still ever present on Zonoscope; it is a success standing by itself. Facets of Cut Copy’s past accomplishments are heard on this album in a midst of diversions that lend each track its own personality. With Cut Copy taking the reins on a global sound, a couple listens of Zonoscope are sure to satiate your February blues.
Look for our picks for the Grammy Awards in this weekend’s issue. We’ll recap the best nominations, the worst, and the artists that we think got snubbed. Will Bieber win best new artist? Will it go to Mumford and Sons? Can Cee Lo Green take home an award for his fantastic “F*** You?” See these predictions and more this weekend.
Want more unsettling babies? Look no further than Homeaway.com’s Test Baby ad, featuring some wonky British bureaucrat looking to help people enjoy their vacations. How photo courtesy Homeaway is he so good at it? Well, he has a testing site complete with a special test family, including a test baby, which happens to find itself smashed against a window by the end of the ad. But just to be clear, Homeaway.com does not advocating throwing children against plate glass—only test babies.
Doritos — Pug Doritos has gone with do-it-yourself commercials made by loyal Doritos customers for a couple years now, and it has resulted in commercials that have been cute, quirky and just plain insane (remember the Doritos ninja?). This year’s leaned more toward the cute and quirky, particularly the best of their lot, which starred a Dorito-loving pug (easily one of the more adorable breeds of dogs) with a surprising amount of strength.
House, M.D. — Mean Joe Green parody
Dr. Gregory House has a lot in common with Mean Joe Green. They’re both mean. And actually, the similarities kinda end there. But that was enough for Fox to craft a promo spot spoofing the famous Mean Joe Green Coca-Cola ad, with House sitting in for Mean Joe Green. And instead of a kid offering him a Coke, the kid from “Dexter” offers House a churro, and in exchange House offers sardonic wit and his cane, which hits the kid in the face. It really reminds you of why you love “House,” but it also makes you want a churro.
Budweiser — Tiny Dancer
Let’s forget for a second that Budweiser sucks. What we can all agree on is the awesomeness of Swedish actor Peter Stormare, best known for his role as the quiet creepy guy in “Fargo” and the nihilist in “The Big Lebowski.” He’s a freak, and a terrifying one at that (plus you know something is wrong the second he walks into a saloon and demands a Budweiser, as if it’s something that actually tastes good). But then the Budweiser delivery cart comes and everybody breaks into a rendition of Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer,” and everything is OK. Confusing, but OK.
Teleflora — Help Me Faith This ad doubles both as humor AND Valentine’s Day advice. Has anybody ever told you to just be yourself, to just say what is in your heart? Well, that’s bullshit, as Faith Hill learns when she tries to give a sound mixer some advice. Apparently, all that was in his heart was an affection for his girlfriend’s sizable chest area—which probably isn’t a terribly uncommon feeling. So girlfriends of the world, don’t be like Faith Hill. *Honorable mention to the Volkswagen ad with the Darth Vader kid. I know everybody loved it, and it was cute. But not cute enough.
Special Award in Awfulness: Groupon — Tibet Last week, fashion designer Kenneth Cole caused an uproar when he posted a Tweet promoting his new spring collection by tying it in with the revolution in Egypt. photo courtesy groupon Groupon just did pretty much the same thing, only instead of a Tweet they made a $2 million Super Bowl ad and instead of Egypt they used Tibet. Groupon trotted out Oscar-winner Timothy Hutton to make the ad seem like a public service announcement for the “Free Tibet” campaign – then transitioned it into a cheap gag about great deals on curry. It was tasteless, insensitive and, at its most basic level, not funny. Advertisers of the world, let’s be clear on one thing: areas of international strife are not fair game for pitching a product—it’s just lame.
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By Ray Kluender opinion columnist
n the contentious partisan climate of American politics in 2011, the unsustainability of the federal deficit may be the only major issue on which Republicans and Democrats agree. In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed freezing domestic spending for the next five years, which would bring federal discretionary spending to its lowest share of the economy since Eisenhower. U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, D-Wis., emphasized the “crushing burden of debt” facing the country today, while new House Majority Leader Eric Cantor stated that “everything is on the table.” It’s clear that Washington politicians agree on the need to reduce the deficit, but if returning to Clinton-era tax rates for millionaires is off the table (as was made clear by the temporary extension of the Bush tax cuts), from where can Americans expect these spending cuts to come? The elephant in the room, avoided at all costs by most politicians proposing cuts, is the federal defense budget. Including nonDepartment of Defense expenditures, defense spending is budgeted to exceed a trillion dollars in 2011. Defense spending accounted for 23 percent of federal spending in 2009, 3 percent more than Social Security, 4 percent more than Medicare and Medicaid, and 11 percent more than other discretionary funding. We spend more than six times the amount second-place China spends annually and nearly twice as much as the next five countries combined (China, the United Kingdom, France, Russia and Germany).
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Republicans frequently harp on the inefficiencies of the domestic public sector but never utter a word in reference to military spending. A 2008 BBC investigation estimated that $23 billion simply disappeared in Iraq. Halliburton received billions of dollars in Iraq contracts in non-competitive bids. Because 44 states contribute to the manufacturing of F-22 fighter jets, the defense budget consistently included new production of the $150 million aircraft despite the planes never seeing combat in Iraq or Afghanistan. This kind of spending continued until the Obama administration refused in 2009 to sign any defense budget that included the planes. All 187 F-22s were grounded in 2010 due to rust, with the program cost exceeding $65 billion. No one disagrees that the security of U.S. citizens is paramount and it would be absurd to suggest that anyone would be unconcerned with domestic safety. So why can’t we have a sincere bipartisan conversation about what is really necessary to preserve national security and address the excessive amount of American tax dollars being spent waging war and rebuilding foreign nations? With unemployment still hovering just under 10 percent, how can we afford to continue to spend hundreds of billions on overseas military adventures? Cutting domestic spending in the wake of the recession could have dangerous implications. There is no disagreement that fiscal austerity is the reality of the 2011 political climate, but there needs to be a serious discussion how to narrow the deficit gap. Legislation being crafted by Republicans to defund NPR
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Unused fighter jets a prime example of wasteful defense spending ripe for cutting. is simply political showmanship. NPR receives no direct funding from the federal government and less than 2 percent of their revenues come from Corporation for Public Broadcasting grants from the government. Cutting 2 percent of a $164 million budget to solve a $3.8 trillion deficit signals that politicians are more interested in scoring political points than meaningfully lowering the deficit. Republicans suggest cuts to scientific research, housing, education, legal services and the arts. Many of these cuts are akin to eating one’s seed corn; they will stymie continued economic recovery and cripple our long-term competitive-
ness. Cutting $1.27 billion from Applied Research at the Department of Energy hinders our growth in emerging energy markets, and slashing school funding can cripple the American workforce for the next generation. On the other hand, continued extension of unemployment benefits keeps victims of the recession afloat while bolstering the economy. Aside from enabling the jobless to continue searching for work, the money is directly injected into the economy, creating a multiplier effect that is a surer stimulus than Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act or President’s Bush’s tax rebates. It’s unclear whether a continued
presence in Iraq and Afghanistan, let alone our permanent military bases in Germany (roughly 50,000 troops), Japan (35,000), Korea (30,000), Italy (10,000), or the UK (9,000) do anything to promote American safety at home. Policymakers need to think critically about whether we can afford to play the role of an international police force as the United States is rapidly losing ground in education, clean energy technology and the emerging markets of the next century. Ray Kluender is a junior majoring in economics and political science. We welcome all feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
Recent Florida court ruling doesn’t kill health care bill Mike kujak opinion columnist
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mbiguity in a legal ruling can be troublesome. In some cases, some pretty unpredictable and immature actions occur while trying to establish the constitutionality of a certain court ruling. For example, when U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson of Florida found one small mandate of the Affordable Health Care Act unconstitutional, there are many different ways to interpret his ruling.
The fights over the constitutionality of the individual mandate will be illogical and inconsistent.
One way to interpret it would be to cry out to your state that the entire health-care act is dead. That’s the route Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen decided to take as he and 26 other states joined a lawsuit against the implementation of the law. The truth is that the constitutionality of the law is still very much up in the air and will continue to be so
until the Supreme Court makes its decision sometime in the next year or so. Let’s just say it’s going to be a rough ride until they make their decision. The fights over the constitutionality of the individual mandate will be illogical and inconsistent. The Supreme Court ruling predictions will be polarizing and over-exaggerated. Finally, the constant analysis of how all this will affect the 2012 election will be repetitive and often misguided. So let’s get into it, shall we? At the base of the issue is the debate surrounding the constitutionality of the mandate. The big problem the Florida judge had with the Affordable Health Care Act was the idea that the government shouldn’t have the ability to force the public to acquiring some form of health insurance. When you frame the mandate like that, his objection seems reasonable at first. The government regulating your personal inactivity does seem heavy-handed and overreaching. However, in this particular case the discrepancy between inactivity and activity isn’t so easy to determine. How is not buying health insurance a form of activity? Well, many other judges would call “not having health insurance” a kind of negligence. A certain form of negligence that is frankly, bankrupting this country. Finding a balance between
government responsibility and personal responsibility has always been the key goal of health-care reform. For the most part, that balance is what the Affordable Health Care Act is trying to achieve. Of course, that’s just one small argument of a college sophomore. The only arguments and conclusions that actually matter are the ones the Supreme Court will eventually come to.
Finding a balance between government responsibility and personal responsibility has always been he key goal of health-care reform.
Predicting what the Supreme Court will ultimately decide on this ruling is difficult. We assume that the more conservative judges like Justice Antonin Scalia or Justice Clarence Thomas would rather see an end to the Affordable Health Care Act than stick to intellectual consistency. The big deciding vote will likely belong to independent Justice Anthony Kennedy, and at this point in the game it’s just too early to tell how he may lean. But despite the final decision there’s another aspect of the ruling that Van Hollen doesn’t seem to be acknowledging. At the end of the day, even if the mandate is
a flaw in the bill, it doesn’t mean the entire bill’s dead. In this particular case, the Supreme Court has the power of severability and can pick out the part of the law they disagree with. So hopefully at this point Van Hollen’s statement that “the health-care bill is dead” is starting to look more and more ridiculous. Of course, this whole dispute wouldn’t be receiving so much attention if it didn’t have some possible consequences for the 2012 elections. So if you were starting to get sick of all the ridiculous rhetoric and whining over the health-care debate that took place over the last two years, get ready for at least two more years of the same. Many of the newly-elected congressional Republicans believe they were solely elected to repeal Obamacare, so surely this ruling will be very important to their cause. Van Hollen is a significant part of the movement for a big reason. He can afford to be one the loudest voices on this issue because he doesn’t have to be re-elected in 2012. Unlike other conservative leaders, he doesn’t have to worry about this decision coming back to bite him if the Supreme Court rules the other way. For President Obama and the Democrats this issue is a terribly annoying barricade. It halts further reform for the issue and turns the national conversation against them. They’ll have to spend much
more of their future campaigns convincing the American public that one of their most significant accomplishments is actually an accomplishment at all.
At the end of the day, even if the mandate is a flaw in the bill, it doesn’t mean the entire bill’s dead.
At the end of the day, Van Hollen and other conservatives aren’t completely bonkers. I’ll try to meet them halfway on this. I understand the frustration with the Affordable Health Care Act. I don’t like everything in it either. But when you ask the GOP what they think about the act they’ll shout “Get rid of it. Burn it down!” But when you ask them what new changes they would make or what they would add to the law, their response is a worrisome: “Get rid of it. Burn it down!” You can’t reason with that kind of thinking. Until irresponsible and brash voices like Van Hollen’s stop polarizing the argument, it’s going to be a very tough conversation to participate in during the upcoming months. Mike Kujak is a sophomore with an undeclared major. We welcome all feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.
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Performance Enhancing? In 1970, Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter while under the influence of LSD.
Beating the Steelers
Today’s Sudoku
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Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.
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ACROSS 1 Starboard’s opposite 5 Made with needle and thread 9 Two pints 14 Swear 15 Lotion ingredient 16 Citified 17 ___ record (make history) 18 Beef cut from behind the loin 19 Bumbling 20 Seers’ devices 23 Introductory Greek letters 24 Permit 25 Deg. for an executive 28 Solution for a clogged drain 29 Wild and crazy (Var.) 32 Salesman’s handout 33 Gracefully slender 34 Flannel pattern 35 Jane Fonda thriller (with “The”) 39 Minimal bottom 40 Like some seals 41 Sunrise direction 42 Tribulation 44 Palindromic honorific 47 Took in takeout
48 Animal often seen with a bell around its neck 49 Mel of Hollywood 51 Some metalworkers 54 Mimicking 57 Neglect to mention 58 Forehead 59 Scroll of Judaism 60 Winter Olympics sled 61 Decidedly uncool 62 Quite proficient 63 Old ruler 64 Voyeur DOWN 1 French mathematician Blaise 2 Adjective with “optimistic” 3 Do over, in a way 4 Garbage 5 City in west-central Florida 6 Twelfth Jewish month 7 Where human life begins 8 Man from Katmandu 9 It often gets down 10 Coffeehouse vessels 11 Mount Rushmore guy 12 Light knock 13 Something to level with
21 Looters’ activity 22 Popular jeans brand 25 Address for a lady 26 Spreadable cheese 27 Sum (up) 30 Understanding cries 31 ____ in (entered, as data) 32 Earthy lump 33 Navel reserve? 34 Main-event preceder, briefly 35 Friendly conversation 36 Sprinkler connection 37 Scottish “no” 38 Racecar with a parachute 39 Steeped beverage 42 Wise old bird 43 Spartacus led one 44 Bad way to be led 45 “Scram, kid” 46 Solver’s quest 48 Square-dance complement 50 Resource for a sermon 51 Play starter, in football 52 Swift runners of the outback 53 Latvian port
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Washington and the Bear
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Stone gets landmark victory as Badgers bounce back with victory over Hoosiers By Mark Bennett The Daily Cardinal
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While Meghan Duggan saw her point streak snapped in Saturday’s game, the Badgers still had reason to celebrate after their trip north, clinching the WCHA regular season title after a 7-1 victory on Friday.
Women’s hockey clinches WCHA title in sweep of Bemidji State By Nico Savidge The Daily Cardinal
Shouts of jubilation echoed up and down State Street and University Avenue after the score went final, as thousands of fans knew their dream had become a reality. “No words. There are no words. There is no better feeling than this,” one posted on Facebook. “Yesssssss!!!! And the trophy’s coming home!!” another wrote. Cars honked, fans hugged one another and for a moment the entire state of Wisconsin seemed to revel in collective, unabashed joy. Clearly, people were excited about the Badger women’s hockey team winning the regular season WCHA title. Wisconsin’s players entered the road series against Bemidji State knowing that, should they take two points from the Beavers, they would be conference champions for the third time in program history. With that motivation the Badgers steamrolled Bemidji State, claiming the series opener —and the WCHA crown — with a 7-1 victory Friday night. And although they failed to dominate in the same way in Saturday’s finale, overtime heroics from junior forward Hilary Knight propelled Wisconsin to another sweep with a 3-2 win. The Badgers came out firing against the Beavers Friday, storming out to a 4-0 lead in the first period.
Although Bemidji would counter with a goal of their own before the opening frame ended, three more Wisconsin goals in the third period dashed any hope for a Beaver comeback. Junior forward Brooke Ammerman opened scoring for the Badgers, beating Bemidji goaltender Alana McElhinney just under five minutes in to the game. Senior forward Meghan Duggan and sophomore forward Brianna Decker assisted on Ammerman’s goal, extending Duggan’s programrecord point streak to 25 games and Decker’s to 20 games. Wisconsin scored again four minutes later as Knight tallied the 100th goal of her career. Sophomore goaltender Becca Ruegsegger got the start Friday as head coach Mark Johnson gave freshman netminder Alex Rigsby the night off. Rigsby was in goal for the Badgers’ last five games, including four against WCHA elite teams Minnesota-Duluth and Minnesota. Ruegsegger made 27 saves against the Beavers for her eighth win of the season. With the victory the Badgers claimed the WCHA regular season title for the first time since 2007. Wisconsin’s win the next day was not nearly as one-sided, however, as a late Bemidji goal sent the game to overtime. Sophomore Beaver defenseman/forward Marlee Wheelhouse’s
unassisted goal with 2:13 to go in the third period evened the score at two apiece to force the extra period. Wheelehouse’s goal came just a few moments after senior Mallory Deluce gave the Badgers their first lead of the game with 5:10 to go in the third. Wisconsin had trailed for much of the contest after Bemidji captain Erin Cody scored in the first period and the Badgers did not find an equalizer until late in the second. Wisconsin’s last two overtime games had to be decided in a shootout, but there would be no skills competition Saturday. Knight found the back of the net to seal the Badger victory just over two minutes into the extra frame, marking the team’s third overtime win this season. Decker and Duggan were kept off the score sheet Saturday, however, bringing their point streaks to an end. After the sweep Wisconsin improved to 20-2-2 in the WCHA and 26-2-2 overall. With four more conference games to go, the Badgers will now try to stay focused as they round out the regular season and get set for the playoffs. Their first test will come back home at the Kohl Center this weekend, when Wisconsin will welcome No. 8 North Dakota Friday and Sunday. UWBadgers.com contributed to this report.
For a team that sits pretty comfortably near the basement of the conference when it comes to rebounding, the Wisconsin women’s basketball team (8-3 Big Ten, 13-10 overall) bounced back just fine Sunday against Indiana (2-9 Big Ten, 8-15 overall) after suffering an overtime loss Thursday to Michigan State. The 75-49 victory was the 500th in head coach Lisa Stone’s college coaching career. On par with the rest of this season, the Badgers battled the Hoosiers neck and neck through much of the first half. Up by just one with 4:17 left to go in the half, however, Wisconsin went on a ferocious 14-2 run, heading into halftime with a 39- 26 lead. The Badgers kept their foot on the pedal throughout the second half, never leading by fewer than 12 points. A six minute, 11-0 run midway through the second half the turned the contest from a comfortable victory to an absolute blowout for Wisconsin. The victory for the Badgers was the ninth straight loss for Indiana. After beginning the Big Ten season with two victories, the Hoosiers have not won a game in over a month. Team-leading scorer, senior guard Alyssa Karel continued her stellar season with a game-high 21 points. Senior forward Lin Zastrow added 14 of her own while contributing five rebounds in just 28 minutes of play. The Badgers finished the game 9-19 from beyond the arc, with Karel and sophomore guard Taylor Wurtz each hitting three. The
Hoosiers managed just 3-15 from three-point range. Both teams went to the free throw line 18 times, but the Badgers converted an impressive 16, while Indiana hit just eight. Wisconsin, a team that sits dead last in the Big Ten in offense with just 59.6 points per game (three points per contest fewer than Indiana), has now scored 70 points in a game for the second consecutive contest. The Badgers haven’t done that since late last season when the team pulled the trick against Michigan and Penn State. Indiana senior guard Jori Davis, who had been averaging a team-high 18.3 points per contest heading into Sunday, managed just 14 against Wisconsin. All 12 Badgers found playing time Sunday, with all but three scoring at least one point. Stone, in her 26th season as a coach, has spent the last eight with the Badgers. Stone has also coached at Drake, UW- Eau Claire, and Cornell College. The University of Iowa native has reached the Division III Elite Eight five times, the Final Four twice, and fell to NYU in the Division III National Championship game in 1997. At the Division I level, Stone has appeared in three NCAA tournaments, including last season with the Badgers and the Sweet Sixteen with Drake in 2002. Wisconsin now turns their attention to this Thursday when the Wildcats will make an appearance at the Kohl Center. The Badgers face Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., just over a week ago, taking that contest 62-50.
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Alyssa Karel led the way again for the Badgers in the win over Indiana. Karel poured in a game high 21 points in the 75-49 win.
Contador’s positive result highlights need for reform of professional cycling’s drug testing protocols Matthew Kleist
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n the cycling world, there is no crime more serious than doping. Many top riders have been accused of doping by former teammates, competitors and the media. Every year, dozens of riders are convicted of doping and are punished. Some riders are under constant suspicion of doping. One would think that after winning seven consecutive Tour de France titles you would be considered a great athlete. However, in the eyes of some, Lance Armstrong is nothing but a cheat. After winning his first tour in 1999, allegations arose that Armstrong participated in doping, but not once
has he been found guilty. Despite officially retiring from international competition, Armstrong still faces accusations, with the most recent one coming from former teammate Floyd Landis. Armstrong is not the only top-class rider receiving criticism in the past year. Another prominent rider that has faced allegations is Spanish Tour de France champion Alberto Contador. Contador tested positive for doping after winning the 2010 Tour de France. Officials are proposing a oneyear ban and stripping of his victory. However, Contador claims he tested positive due to meat that he consumed prior to the test. While we cannot be sure if Contador is telling the truth, either way, the one-year ban is too lenient, as the rules state a rider receives a
two-year ban for a positive test. So the proposed one-year ban will not satisfy either side. If Contador is telling the truth, but still receives the ban he will be falsely stripped of a championship, while, on the other hand, if he did participate in doping, he is getting off easy by only receiving a one-year ban. The rules for doping receive both praise and criticism from those in the cycling community. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) defines doping as the presence of a prohibited substance, its metabolites or markers in a rider’s bodily specimen; or the use or attempted use by a rider of a prohibited substance or a prohibited method. Nowhere in the rules set forth by the UCI is there a threshold for the amount of a banned substance that can be found in a rider’s body. Contador tested positive for a trace amount of a
substance that is known to be found in meat products so it is very possible that this substance did enter Contador’s body through the ingestion of meat. If this is the truth, it shows the doping rules are flawed. I understand that they are in place to prevent riders from gaining an unfair advantage, but if these substances can enter the body through natural means like eating, then the rules simply need to be changed. Many cyclists and those involved in cycling have called for the rules to be updated, stating that with the current level of scientific testing levels of these banned substances that do not increase the ability of athletes are being detected. Proponents of a rule change also cite that the list of substances used by athletes to gain an advantage is constantly growing, and it is increas-
ingly more difficult to eliminate every substance on the list from the body. A limit needs to be imposed in regard to the amount of these substances that can be found in a rider’s body. By setting a limit, there will be little controversy over bans; if a rider tests over this threshold, a ban is required. As it stands now, an innocent rider is in danger of receiving a ban just from eating some meat, and in the case of Alberto Contador, in danger of losing his Tour de France title. By no means am I advocating for the intentional use of banned substances in cycling, but the rules are flawed and need to be fixed to prevent an innocent rider from suffering a ban. Do you think cycling’s doping policies need to be re-evaluated? E-mail Matthew at mdkleist@wisc.edu.
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WORLD CHAMPIONS PACKERS DOWN PITTSBURGH 31-25 FOR SUPER BOWL TITLE
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After Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers led Green Bay to victory over the Steelers in Super Bowl XLV, jubilant Packers’ fans around Madison celebrated the franchise’s thirteenth championship.
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Taylor’s career day leads the way for Wisconsin’s big victory over Spartans By Max Sternberg The Daily Cardinal
Looking for revenge after a tough overtime loss in East Lansing last month, the Badgers certainly did their best to make amends as they pulled away to an 82-56 win Sunday at the Kohl Center. Michigan State (5-6 Big Ten, 13-10 overall) never led in this one, trailing the entire way after the first of three three-point shots from senior forward Keaton Nankivil, giving the Badgers a 5-2 lead less than two minutes in. Although Nankivil finished with 11 points for Wisconsin (7-3, 17-5), this one was all about junior guard Jordan Taylor. Finally getting consideration as one of the nation’s top players, Taylor took advantage of having the national spotlight on him as he posted a career-high 30 points to go along with six assists to just one turnover. “I know he’s improved his game, but today was another level,” Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo said. “I think he played like one of the best guards in the country, not in the Big Ten, today.”
Jarmusz three-pointer seemed to be the early dagger in the heart for the Spartans, marking the start of a 14-2 Badger run that put this one to bed. While Taylor and senior forward Jon Leuer (20 points, six rebounds) accounted for 50 of UW’s 82 points, the offensive production was spread around. All five Badger starters finished with at least five points, with three posting double digits as the team shot a collective 59 percent from the field. “We made some tough shots today,” UW head coach Bo Ryan said. “Michigan State was guarding the heck out of us.” “If [the Badgers] shoot like that, they’ll win the national championship,” Izzo added. “They’ve got some depth and a guard who’s playing as well as anyone in the country.” Now losers of four of five, the Spartans are on the brink of seeing a promising season head down a slippery slope that could spell the end of their 13-year NCAA tournament streak, the longest in the Big Ten and third longest in the nation. Meanwhile, the Badgers offi-
cially re-entered the national conversation and even reclaimed an outside chance at the Big Ten title.
“If they shoot like that, they’ll win the national championship.” Tom Izzo head coach Michigan State basketball
“Since that Michigan State loss we’ve taken it upon ourselves to create an identity,” Nankivil said. “I think in the games we’ve had since then, for the most part, we’ve done a better job of playing the way we want to play and the way we play best.” With undefeated No.1 Ohio State set to visit the Kohl Center on Saturday, the Badgers have to focus on getting a road win against an improved Iowa team on Wednesday in a game that screams trap game. But if today’s performance is any indication, this is a team focused squarely at the task on hand.
“If you’re confident in it, it should be a good shot.”
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After missing three of his first four field goal attempts, the Cousy Award finalist knocked down eight of his final nine shots, finishing nine 9-for-13 from the field including three of four from downtown. “I’ve got confidence in my teammates and they’ve got confidence in me,” Taylor said. “If you’re confident in it, it should be a good shot.” With Michigan State trailing just 10-9 seven minutes in, a Tim
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Jordan Taylor’s career-high 30 points led the way for the Badgers in their 82-56 blowout victory over free-falling Michigan State.