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Walker discusses security issues with Obama By Beth Pickhard The Daily Cardinal

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Protestors against the privatization of food services at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery disrupted the grand opening ceremony Thursday.

Protestors interrupt WID grand opening By Taryn McCormack The Daily Cardinal

Union members protesting the hire of privately employed food service workers interrupted the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery’s grand opening ceremony Wednesday. Alex Hanna, co-president of the Teaching Assistants Association, was among those leading the protest. Hanna said he felt an appearance at the grand opening of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery was necessary because of the privatization of the food services. “We see this as the first step and we see it as a continuing process,” he said. “We are standing up for all the food service workers on

campus.” Member of the Student Labor Action Coalition also participated in the protest. “The SLAC has developed a really good relationship with the Local 171,” SLAC member Daniel Cox said at an earlier protest. “As students, how our university treats its campus workers truly matters to us.” The protestors continued to chant and interrupt throughout the opening ceremony until they were escorted out by police officers. Police were then stationed at each set of doors on University Avenue. The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery’s mission is to create

opportunities for scientists and the public to interact. Chancellor Biddy Martin said she was excited about the completion of the Wisconsin Institutes of Discovery. “This facility is an extraordinary and spectacular facility, not only because of the beauty of the facility itself, but because of the interdisciplinary science and all of the outreach, education and humanistic and social scientific work that will occur in this facility,” Martin said. Gov. Jim Doyle also spoke at the ceremony. “I believe when I look at wid page 3

Governor-elect Scott Walker met with President Barack Obama and his cabinet to discuss security issues in Washington, D.C. Thursday. Walker was accompanied by other newly elected governors from around the country. Walker sent a letter to Obama prior to the meeting to expose two issues, high speed rail and healthcare. In the letter, Walker said he spoke with the U.S. Department Secretary Ray LaHood soon after he was elected about his opposition to the proposed high speed rail line in Wisconsin. “It is my hope that there is a way to use these or other funds to fix the crumbling roads and bridges in Wisconsin that are a part of the

federal interstate system – instead of using $810 million on a proposed high speed rail line,” Walker said in the statement. In the letter, Walker also urged the Obama administration to “allow Wisconsin to take a free-market, consumer driven system approach under the healthcare exchange provisions of the federal act.” He said Wisconsin needs “maximum flexibility at the state level” to carry out his plan. Walker said U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sibelius was in support of his proposed healthcare model when he shared it with her last week. Walker also met with Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan Thursday to discuss housing issues.

Costs for Obama’s visit to Madison 2009 Police

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$117,000 — — Firefighters $2,446 overtime regular

$185,543

$92,513 $88,000

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Madison resident, 22, goes missing

SJOBERG

A 22-year-old Carleton College graduate and recent Madison resident has gone missing over the past week. J o s e p h Sjoberg, originally from Seattle, Wash., has been

living in Madison since July, according to his older brother Patrick Sjoberg. “He recently moved to Madison to work for Epic in July,” Sjoberg’s brother said. Epic Systems is a Madison-based company that makes software for hospitals and other medical groups. missing page 3

Pulitzer prize winner, UW-Madison alum tells of Iraq War’s unintended effects By Kayla Johnson The Daily Cardinal

Two-time Pulitzer Prize Winner and Daily Cardinal alumnus Anthony Shadid spoke about his experiences reporting in the Iraqi town Thuluyah at the Pyle Center Thursday. His talk stressed how the town exemplifies the unintended consequences of the war in Iraq. Shadid, who graduated from UW-Madison with a degree in journalism and political science in 1990, is a foreign correspondent for The New York Times in Baghdad and Beirut. From 20032009, he worked as a staff writer for The Washington Post in the Middle East. In 2003, American troops invaded Thuluyah, raided 24 homes, arrested 400 people and killed three people.

Town members blamed a local named Sabah for acting as an informant to the U.S. and causing the strike, Shadid said. Tribal leaders ordered Sabah’s family to kill him or else they would kill the entire family. Sabah was shot dead by his father and brother. Shadid said when people hear this story, they often blame the death on the brutality of the country. However, Shadid said he thinks that perception fails to examine the unpredicted results of the U.S. invasion. “Sabah’s death to me was less a story of brutality and more a tale of the repercussions of a country turned upside down,” Shadid said. “I thought it was a metaphor for the devastation of these unintended consequences.” “In one narrative the United States

came as a liberator, almost immediately became an occupier, but most importantly served as a catalyst for consequences most of us never foresaw,” Shadid said. Shadid said stories like the raid’s affect on Thuluyah are essential to convey the effects of war. “The raid itself was the footnote to a war and its aftermath that has dragged on more than seven years,” Shadid said. “But I think the best journalism is sometimes about footnotes—when we write small to say something big.” Shadid said contrary to popular perception, the war in Iraq is far from over and the repercussions will be long-lasting. Many UW-Madison commushadid page 3

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Two-time Pulitzer Prize Winner and UW-Madison alumnus Anthony Shadid shared stories from reporting in the Iraqi town of Thuluya.

“…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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Abominable lecture odors and library eccentricities

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ue to my atrocious eyesight (I’m legally blind), I am obliged to sit in the one of the first three rows of lectures halls in order to be able to see the board. Normally, this would not be such a tragic fate to endure. However, I seem to attract a peculiar crowd on a near daily basis. Almost every lecture I attend, I am plagued with cloud of pungent odors that, let me tell you, do not resemble any bouquet of flowers you have ever encountered. If you have ever been forced to sit next to someone whose oily hair and putrid body odor pervaded your nostrils to such an extent that you no longer remembered what fresh air smells like, you understand my wretched fate. No matter how much you will yourself to ignore the detestable scent and listen to the professor discuss absolutism in

17th century France, that stench refuses to go unnoticed. After I graduated from high school, I was under the impression that classrooms would no longer reek of sweat, grease and a raunchy rump, but I guess it was pretty naïve of me to think that entering college meant showering on at least an every-other-day basis. It appears that for many students spending the extra five to 10 minutes a day to take a quick shower or even just swipe on their Secret or Old Spice deodorant is just too much of a nuisance and should be postponed for a few days. Sadly, this does not cover the full extent of my regrettable fate. I have on countless occasions also endured another smelly population: Those afflicted with uncontrollable gas. I’m not talking about the occasional slip up—we all are subject to those, and I am quite forgiving when such incidents befall my neighbor. I’m talking about a never ending stream of gas that wafts up your nostrils and persists until you are literally saved by the bell from near suffocation. During these nasty

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episodes of ceaseless lethal gas, it is my belief that one should take the necessary steps to remedy the situation: Either stay home or take about four Beano.

After I graduated from high school, I was under the impression that classrooms would no longer reek of sweat, grease and a raunchy rump.

As if these ghastly odors permeating my nose during class weren’t enough, I also tend to attract people who enjoy conducting in-depth conversations with themselves or giving themselves pep-talks before starting an assignment in the library. I used to be totally down with sharing a table at College Library with a complete stranger—who knows, maybe they’ll turn out to be the love of my life, share my passion for wine or be the best cooking comrade ever. But once these curious characters who feel it necessary to do a warm up stretch and chant

before beginning an accounting project started becoming a regular presence, I started preferring the claustrophobic cubbies to a table that lures such company. Guests like these only result in me awkwardly avoiding eye contact, trying fruitlessly to curb the smirk twitching at the corners of my lips and accomplishing virtually none of my homework due to the fact that I am forced to text all of my friends a play-by-play of this quirky creature. So, to avoid future problems, I have learned to always sit solo or at a packed table when spending time in the library so as to avoid these untimely and unproductive run-ins. But in lecture, unfortunately, it appears I will be forced to breathe in the various noxious gases and body odors diffusing from my neighbors. And my attention span will suffer greatly from it until I miraculously wake up one day with 20/20 vision. Do any of these descriptions sound like you? Then you might think about sending an e-mail to Rebecca at alt2@wisc.edu explaining why she is the target of your noxious/obnoxious wrath.

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To wait or not to wait? Erica andrist sex columnist I’m a 27-year-old virgin male … I have always wanted to fall in love before I feel like I’m ready for lovemaking. That never happened. And now I’m quite sure that neither is there such a person as “Mrs. Right” nor will there be. But I do want to [get] involved in an intimate relationship that will last all my life … Anyway, life is going on, time is passing and I get older. And I question myself about insisting on chastity. When I look around, I’m astonished to see how easy it is to get laid in this city … However, I can also observe people’s frustrations, such as not getting the maximum pleasure they want … An example from gastronomy: You can’t have the same pleasure of eating a very good meal if you eat it constantly no matter how delicious it is. Thus, the same for having sex. … What do you think? Am I missing something really big? M.T. During my tenure as sex columnist, a few questions have turned up in my inbox repeatedly. Every year, I get asked about anal. I get asked about herpes. And I get asked about when/ whether to lose one’s virginity. Certainly, we have the right to decide when/whether/why we do or do not want to have sex. But I think the commonness of the question reflects that many of us are socialized to believe in an inherent specialness of “the first time.” It’s supposed to be

so magical, with an abundance of dewy eye contact and soulful embracing and then at the end everyone orgasms rainbows and is happy. If that happens/happened for you, hurray. If not, welcome to the club. My point is this: Not having a first-time memory that sets our hearts aflutter doesn’t mean we missed out on something, or that we somehow failed something in some way. I think you’re right, M.T., in that sexual quantity and quality are related; however, I think it’s in a direct rather than an inverse way. To continue your gastronomic analogy, if you make a gourmet recipe once, it might turn out okay, especially if you select the very best ingredients (i.e. “Mrs. Right”) and take time to carefully savor all the steps and results (“getting the maximum pleasure they want”). But there’s still a very good chance that recipe will be much better the fourth, fifth, or 10th time you prepare it. Sex will always have its high points and low points, but we often have a significant amount of control over how our escapades turn out; when we know what we want, when we know what we don’t want and we communicate that to our partners, that makes a huge amount of difference in the enjoyment we gain from sex. Here is where your analogy doesn’t quite fit. It’s not that people are eating a delicious meal constantly and not getting as much pleasure from it. It’s that most people are closing their eyes and hoping whatever they pull out of the fridge isn’t moldy, rather than carefully selecting the perfect entrée at

their favorite restaurant. If we don’t feel comfortable talking to our partners—about techniques, positions, fantasies, boundaries—then we’re far more likely to feel dissatisfied, whether our sexual relationships have lasted a few hours or a few years. I’m not saying you should go out and find someone to bone ASAP, nor am I saying there is never any overlap between love and sex. To sum it up, M.T. my advice is to think about why you feel it is important to wait for Mrs. Right. Either you will become more convinced of the

importance of waiting, removing this sense of uncertainty, or you will decide it’s not as important as you once thought. Regardless of your decision, I think you’ll eventually find that more sex tends to lead to better sex. But no matter the tally, key techniques—sharing your desires with your partner, asking what your partner needs to feel satisfied, etc.—can help keep things fresh and exciting. Best of luck. Have sex questions? E-mail anything and everything to sex@ dailycardinal.com.

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SSFC holds second town hall to discuss ASM funding streams By Alison Bauter The Daily Cardinal

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Vilas Zoo officials hope the 18-month old female red panda, ShaLei, will produce cubs with the male red panda Chang Tan.

Red panda finds new home at Dane County Henry Vilas Zoo Sha-Lei, 18-month-old female red panda, made her journey from Edmonton, AB, Canada to her new home at Dane County Henry Vilas Zoo Wednesday. Dane County spokesperson Topf Wells said the red panda is an endangered species. “Vilas Zoo is an accredited zoo participating in different programs designed to help endangered species,” Wells said. Chang Tan is the male red panda at the Vilas Zoo. Zoo officials hope to mate the two red pandas and that their offspring will help develop new red panda breeding pairs, according to a statement issued by Dane County. “You can bring two healthy ones together and I guess hope for the best,”

Wells said. According to Wells, mating in captive conditions can sometimes prove to be difficult. “If all goes well, Dane County could one day be the birthplace of rare and adorable cute baby red pandas,” Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk said in a statement. An anonymous Wisconsin businessman from Vollrath Inc., a Sheboydan cookware manufacturer, donated the use of his private plane for the panda’s trip to Dane County. “He has a wonderful, wonderful conservative record and he has donated the use of his plane, for example, to help out,” Wells said. —Maggie DeGroot

Three residents arrested on drug charges Madison Police arrested three Madison residents in connection to a drug dealing raid Nov. 20. Christopher Miller, 25, was arrested for possession of cocaine base with intent to deliver, among other charges. Twenty-two-year-old Dionte Evans was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. Cassandra Splittgerber, 19, was arrested for maintaining a drug residence. Splittgerber was the only person on the lease for the apartment, but allowed others to live with her, police said. After the Madison Police Department’s North District Community Police Team began to investigate, an MPD police dog,

Josh, was brought to Splittgerber’s complex Tuesday. “Josh sniffed under doors of the building in question and alerted on the targeted apartment,” MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a statement. According to DeSpain, the dog’s nose, citizen complaints and the CPT’s investigation were the main reasons why a search warrant was executed on the building Wednesday. “Individually packaged rocks of crack cocaine, individually packaged baggies of marijuana and an electronic digital scale were among items seized from the apartment,” DeSpain said in a statement.

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and donator of $50 million to the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery said the building is more than just a structure and spoke directly to the union protestors. “We didn’t build just a structure here but we also build a human structure,” Morgridge said. “For you union people here, there were probably 500 plus union employees who proudly built this building.”

this I can truly say that it can only happen at the University of [Wisconsin] Madison,” Doyle said. “We have an absolute show piece for the entire world to see what the University of Wisconsin-Madison is all about.” John Morgridge, founder of the Morgridge Institute for Discovery

missing from page 1 According to Sjoberg’s brother, the last time anyone saw Sjoberg was Monday night. “His roommate believes he left the apartment sometime on Tuesday,” Patrick said. Since Tuesday nobody has heard from Sjoberg and his cell phone is either turned off or dead, Sjoberg’s brother said. Sjoberg has not been using his bank cards, his brother said. Sjoberg is a white male, 5'8'' and roughly 185 pounds, Lauren Knoche, a Madison resident and

friend of Sjoberg’s, said in a statement. He lived in an apartment on North Baldwin Street near Tenney Park in Madison. Sjoberg has a gray 1991 Chevrolet Caprice, which is also missing, according to the statement. The car has Washington State license places with the number 513-WYN. The Madison police are looking into Sjoberg’s disappearance, Knoche said. Anyone with information relating to Sjober’s disappearance should contact Madison area Crime Stoppers at 608-266-6014.

The Student Service Finance Committee continued its discussion of the Associated Students of Madison funding streams during its second and final town hall meeting Thursday. Presiding in the absence of SSFC Chair Matt Manes, Secretary Jason Smathers said the meeting’s goal was to examine issues brought up during Monday’s meeting and to find different routes to make eligibility and budget application processes a “little bit more fair and equitable.” Around 20 students and group

leaders joined six of SSFC’s members to field questions and offer suggestions about issues including criteria, communications, accountability and the funding application process. Secretary Smathers proposed a transformation of a “problematic and burdensome” eligibility process. Smathers’ proposed alternative would replace the current reapplication process with biannual accountability audits for groups who had proven their eligibility.“The application process right now is brutal,” said Smathers. “A biannual audit system would switch the burden

from groups to [the SSFC].” The committee also addressed criteria for funding events and for defining direct service beneficiaries which is currently an issue of contention in the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group’s ongoing eligibility appeal. WISPIRG Secretary Allie Gardner, who attended both meetings, said she liked how students, SSFC and ASM members worked together at the town halls. “I think it’s a good start,” Gardner said. “I hope it will continue through this semester and next semester and next year.” The SSFC will meet Monday to begin internal budget reviews.

ALRC determines private security plan for R Place on Park By Taylor Harvey The Daily Cardinal

In a continuation of the R Place on Park alcohol license revocation hearings, Madison Police Chief, Joseph Balles, proposed a security plan and the Alcohol License Review Committee modified the plan Thursday night. According to a Madison city ordinance, the chief of police has the authority to issue a security plan when he or she feels it is warranted for the safety of a community. The proposed security plan included nine regulations, all of which the ALRC reviewed.

shadid from page 1 nity members were excited to have Shadid on campus.

The regulations include safety precautions such as complying with capacity requirements, monitoring side entry doors and maintaining an incident log of altercations that occur on the premises. The most controversial regulation of the security plan involved a contract between R Place management and a private security firm. In the original plan, Balles proposed that two uniformed, armed private security officers monitor the bar and the parking lot. They would provide service every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 p.m. to close.

Rick Flowers, the manager of R Place, strongly opposed the independent security implementation due to potential costs incurred on his business. According to Flowers, his business, which has a capacity for 47 people, could not support the financial means necessary for independent security implementation. Ultimately, the ALRC agreed by consensus to implement one security guard from 10 p.m. to close and have another assist from 1 a.m. to close. On Dec. 15 another hearing will be held for more witnesses to testify and to ultimately conclude the case.

“I can think of no one better to speak about the war in Iraq than Anthony Shadid,” Journalism Professor Stephen Ward said. “He

is one of America’s leading foreign correspondents and he lives at the intersection of war, religion and journalism.”

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Finishing a “Gotta Have It” ice cream

Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Hot Sauce

By Oliver Buchino buchino@wisc.edu

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.

Eatin’ Cake

By Dylan Moriarty eatincake@gmail.com

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Crustaches

By Patrick Remington premington@wisc.edu

By Angel Lee alee23@wisc.edu

First in Twenty Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com

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1 Yellowish fleshy fruit 6 “My Fair Lady” race course 11 “The Gift of the Magi” gift 14 Monkey business? 15 Track of a wild animal 16 Lyrical work 17 Clifford Odets play 20 Varieties or types 21 Land of shamrocks 22 Dish not found in the kitchen 23 Draft choice 24 Emporium 25 Motley assortment of things 26 ___-podge 28 Partner of games 29 Beach Boys hit “Barbara ___” 30 Combed crower 34 Giant homer hitter Mel 35 Practical 37 Crow’s cry 38 Urban play area 39 Friend of Frodo 40 Cotillion fig. 41 Market value 45 Home for some skeletons

47 Far from dim-witted 50 “Now I know the answer!” 51 Eats an ice-cream cone 52 Item in Pebbles Flintstone’s hair 53 Thin but strong 54 1999 astronomical event watched by many 57 Potential school 58 Word before “Mongolia” 59 Get out of bed 60 Onager, e.g. 61 Pageant prize 62 Fender bender results DOWN Shunned one Theater in Harlem Ate like a bird Places where Torah scrolls are kept 5 Fork-in-the-road shape 6 No longer motionless 7 Baseball or golf, e.g. 8 Dove’s shelter 9 Delighted exclamation 10 Mine shaft borer 11 Relief for sore tootsies 12 Aroma emitter 1 2 3 4

3 Not harmful 1 18 Afternoon drink, for some 19 Ryan of “When Harry Met Sally” 24 Bit of cat chat 25 Beyond the suburbs 27 Cultivate 28 Supply meals for 31 First symptoms 32 Knife 33 Won ___ (Chinese dumpling) 34 ___ von Bismarck 35 Greek courtier of legend 36 Investment company T. ___ Price 37 Some colorful cats 39 Outer eye layer 40 Iron-fisted ruler 42 Dried grape 43 Launching-pad force 44 Marques of the Harlem Globetrotters 46 Go down a bunny slope 47 One trying to win a hand? 48 Prefix with “red” or “structure” 49 Ready-go separator 52 Letter after alpha 53 Used to be 55 Word before “juris” or “generis”

Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

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The art of the coffee shop

For most of us, coffee shops give us the caffeine necessary to function. But for local artists, they are galleries that allow a broad Madison audience to connect with their work. By Kalie Riemer

fee shops—other than the coffee itself, of course—lies in their invitAlways in need of a caffeine ing atmosphere conducive to both fix, college students have come to work and relaxation. The wall decor, treat coffee as their go-to drink, whether it is scenic photographs or making coffee shops a quintessen- abstract drawings, complements the tial part of campus culture. Here creative environment by giving peoat UW-Madison, students freple something to examine quent State Street and interpret. “People cannot only enjoy their favorite beverage, but also visually enjoy their surroundings,” said Jean Wilson, co-owner of CoffeeBytes, located in East Campus Mall. For artists, this arrangement l offers exposure ardina daily c a/the k w e h to a wider variety of rc a M y dann people than just the audience that cafés and other attends art shows. coffee stops scattered around “I love the idea of showing campus for their favorite caffein- work at a café. It seems that ated beverage. folks don’t stop in gallerAlthough for some of us coffee ies enough,” said photograshops mainly serve as a mere stop- pher Paula White, who has off for that morning jolt, they also displayed her photographs provide students with a comfort- in CoffeeBytes and Steep & able setting to study, catch up with Brew on State Street. “At a friends or rest between classes. café, they can be inspired Because of that, you’ve probably while they’re working, chatnoticed the decorative work lining ting and drinking coffee.” the shops’ walls while waiting in White is also the art direcline to buy a mocha or glancing up tor for both of these coffrom a psychology textbook. fee shops, which puts her in Most cafés also function as art charge of deciding what art galleries, featuring collections of to feature. Like most things local artists. The long-standing in the world of art, there are no relationship between art and cof- hard-and-fast rules on how work feehouses has proven beneficial ends up in a café. In choosing art for both the shop and the artist. for the shop, White likes to vary The appeal of Madison cof- the type of media as well as the

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experience of the artist. Her only principal criterion is that submitted proposals convey a unifying theme. And while this requirement never changes, the means by which she finds artists differs each time. “I e-mail announcements to the local art schools and have posted on Craigslist. But many times the artists contact me directly by coming into the café,” she said. Local Madison artist Rich Matheson found his way onto coffee house walls after getting involved with the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art’s Gallery Night. His direct mail out to local businesses reached White, who soon became interested in showing his work. Matheson’s unique style— one that combines sheet metal, spray paint and sand paper to create faces and figures with organic shapes and ornamentations—is currently on display in CoffeeBytes.

School of Education, that opportunity came when he noticed the blank walls of the recently opened CoffeeBytes. He went into the shop, introduced himself as a photographer to Wilson, and they reached an agreement to exhibit his work. At the time, Freshwater had never done a serious show. “I was brand new to taking a hobby to the next level,” he said. His collection of Madison and Lake Superior photographs hung in CoffeeBytes for over six months, and roughly 30 pieces were sold. In the Memorial Union, Peet’s Coffee & Tea has exclusively student art on display. In the early portion of 2009, Peet’s offered up its walls in a competition, calling for submissions of coffee-related 2-D artwork from any undergraduate or graduate student at UW-Madison. “We had just added the Peet’s to the Union so it was brand new, blank walls, perfect opportunity,” said Robin Schmoldt, art collection manager for the Union. “We really do pay special attention to supporting student artists here ... so this was just a nice new way to get at that danny Marchewka/the daily cardinal outside of the annual student On a college campus, coffee- art show.” houses provide an opportunity for After receiving 34 proposals, a students seeking experience to devel- jury of both Union staff and stuop their emerging talents. For Ross dents chose 10 works by six artFreshwater, a graduate student in the ists including etchings, watercolor

paintings and photographs. Dana LeMoine, who graduated from UW-Madison in December of 2009, jumped at the opportunity to be part of the Union’s permanent collection. One of

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a/th e dail the y car dina l selected participants, LeMoine w a s inspired by her love for press pot coffee and thus used intaglio printmaking to create two espresso etchings. She appreciated the unique chance to branch out from the school’s art department and reach a broader audience. “Peet’s is a really high-traffic area on campus so its a really great opportunity to get your work seen by people that wouldn’t come into a show most undergrads get,” she said. “Everybody on campus drinks coffee and everybody goes in the union.”Artists and coffee businesses alike recognize the inspiring nature of artistic work and its fitting presence with the spirit of a coffeehouse. The partnership they’ve established allows patrons to enjoy a calm but engaging setting, while also promoting the products of creative artists.

New WSUM station manager Danez Smith sets sights high for student radio By Jon Mitchell The Daily Cardinal

Arts Editor Jon Mitchell sat down with newly elected WSUM Station Manager Danez Smith to discuss his plans for the studentrun radio station. Q: What are your biggest goals as station manager for the

2011 calendar year? A: I’d like to see the station have a lot more visibility. You know, there’s a lot of things out there like Pandora and other online listening stations which detract people listening. But there’s no reason why we shouldn’t have more people listening. I think a lot of people

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Danez Smith will be taking over as the station manager at WSUM. He hopes he can bring more visibility and student perspective to the station.

don’t even know we have a station, so just trying to raise awareness is really important. I want to get to the point where you think about music in Madison, and you think about WSUM. Q: Why is having a radio station on campus so important for UW-Madison? A: I think it’s important because we have a campus where there’s a lot of voices and not enough are being put out there. If you log in to the UW home page, you hear what professors and administrators have to say, but what we hear about students outside of athletics is a lot of negative things. So it’s very important to hear students’ perspective. Plus, who can know what students want to hear more than students themselves? Also, with sports, it’s really cool to hear people the same age as the guys or girls out there playing is really cool. We’re not just a station for students, we’re a station of students, which is important. It’s also something many other schools want, and so the fact that we have it, it’s a really important tool that we can use. Q: What distinguishes WSUM from other Madison stations? A: We’re not mandated to play anything. We’re not told we have to play eight T-Swift songs and four Kanye songs every hour. We play what we want to hear. Which does include some mainstream music, but most of the things we play you won’t hear other places.

It’s also pretty much the only place where you’ll hear people of the college age talking, if you want to hear someone talking from your frame of mind. What we have is a certain amount of creativity that you’re only going to find from college-age people. Plus it’s really cool, I mean have you looked at this place? (laughs) Q: On a national level, what distinguishes WSUM from the other university stations? A: I think we do a good job of not falling into the stereotypes of being groggy, probably high DJs talking about music that was recorded in some garage. [Station Manager] Dave Black keeps us innovative and moving forward, he’s always trying to find what the next thing for us is. I don’t even think of us as a college station, but as more of a radio station that happens to consist of college kids and that is on campus. Our goal is just to be a great radio station. Q: What role do you think news and sports should play in programming for the station? A: They’re definitely a major component of the programming of the station. They’re already a big part, and that can only become bigger. When I walk through a library, I see kids looking at news and sports websites. I think, those are all things you can find on the radio, you know? Sure, music is a huge part, but we don’t hear about our talk or news programs enough. You know, our sports team is absolutely great, They did an awe-

some job covering the Badger football games. And there’s so many more opportunities for getting them more involved with the station. Q: As a non-commercial station, how does WSUM provide public service and do you have any charity plans for the next year? A: We already do a lot with food drives and an event with the Red Cross every springtime, but we’re really open to doing more and more charity events. Whether its partnering with other orginizations, if they’re looking for DJs for their events, or whatever, there’s going to be big push for 2011 to do more community service. I think to fuse the roles of those DJs who already do service work outside the station, and bring those ideas back to WSUM is going to be really cool. Q: WSUM has been most visible on campus in its involvement with the Mifflin Street Block Party over the past two years. What do you think has worked well and what are your plans for this year’s event? A: I haven’t been to Mifflin in a few years … so I want to have a great time! But really, It’s going to be great. Continuing the tradition with Mifflin, of having a goodtime before finals, is important. I’d love to see us broadcast live from Mifflin: One, for the dopeness of the artists and DJs performing there, and two just for the general craziness of the event.

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Melissa grau opinion columnist

have been called technophobic, Islamophobic, a hippie socialist and biased about everything from eating disorder treatments to Charter Internet service. My sanity has been debated and I have even been referred to a psychiatrist’s couch. That’s a lot of crazy talk about one person. Of course, these accusations are largely false, but they do come from real online reader comments on my various opinion columns in The Daily Cardinal. While some have honestly been insulting, most are too hot-headed and absurd to take seriously. Outside of the opinion section however, one would expect this absurdity to tone itself down a bit, and it does. But only by a bit. Open comment sections can provide a discussion forum otherwise unavailable, ne a valuable connection between writers and readers, expose inaccuracies and offer intelligent and diverse opinions. For example, Jack Craver, writer of “The Sconz” on www.the-

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dailypage.com, takes a responsible and respectful role in responding to reader comments by extending debates and thanking readers for shedding light on certain topics. Also, online comments on the Nov. 10 article in The Badger Herald, “Staged diversity photo shoot canceled,” helped the campus better understand the true issues and events of the story by highlighting the article’s misinformation.

Many posts are so shrouded in aggression that even a productive message emerges as an assault and its potential intellectual contribution is lost.

These are just a few instances of how online comment sections are beneficial to our community. Too often, however, readers view comment sections as their own personal blog space to propagate their own uncensored and often unrelated beliefs. And this is in no way helpful. In February, The Badger Herald’s comment sections that featured anti-Semitic and threatening content drew attention to

this issue. The paper took action to adopt stricter policies when allowing comments, but the issue has not disappeared at any paper. The Daily Cardinal deletes about one comment a week that is either threatening or solely a personal attack. On the other hand, www. madison.com, the website for both the Cap Times and Wisconsin State Journal deletes about 5 percent of overall comments on an individual basis, according to a report in the Isthmus by Bill Lueders. These may seem like small numbers, but the leftover comments, while not threatening, are generally of low intelligence and are an embarrassing display of human morality. Lueders’ report on “inappropriate comments” in the Isthmus was sparked by the recent national attention given to the Janesville Gazette’s decision to remove its comments section for articles involving crime, courts, accidents, race or sex. The paper’s editor, Scott Augus, said people “simply can’t or won’t behave.” I could not agree more. Many posts are so shrouded in aggression that even a productive message emerges as an assault and its potential intellectual contribution is lost. UW-Madison journalism school

Other laws should come before ban on texting while driving nick fritz opinion columnist

illions of text messages are sent each day in the United States. In fact, in the time I spend writing this article, I will send over 25 texts myself. But ask yourself, how many of these text messages could potentially kill you? In Wisconsin, a new antitexting bill officially went into effect this Wednesday. This bill bans sending or reading text messages while driving. While the penalties for such actions are the same for inattentive driving, anywhere from $20-$400, the bill specifically targets reading, typing and sending texts. For those of you who believe that this new law will render your phones useless, breathe easy. The law only targets texting. You can still use your GPS, music player and other apps on your phone as long as it doesn’t distract you from driving. For instance, if you are going through phone withdrawl just knowing this bill went into effect, fear not. Technically, only one aspect of your phone is rendered useless. As an avid and almost addicted “texter” myself, I am in full support of this bill. I feel like texting and driving is dangerous and the effects of it

have been seen all over the country. According to reports by CNBC, texting while driving is more dangerous than drunken driving. Your inability to focus on two things at once inevitably slows reaction time and can result in catastrophic accidents. Besides, do you really need to talk to somebody so badly that you can’t wait until you arrive at your destination? And if you really do need to talk to somebody that badly just call him or her. Under current Wisconsin law, you are still allowed to talk on your cell phone while driving.

issues with this new law. Not with the law itself, but with the decision to introduce this law ahead of so many others. With the state’s relaxed drunken driving laws and it’s reputation as a heavy drinking state, I would think that those would be the laws to be reformed first and foremost. According to MADD, Wisconsin roads are in the top 20 percent of least safe due to drunk driving. It is this statistic that I would like to see changed. Yes, it is a step in the right direction to make our roads safer with this law and yes, it has been proven that texting while driving is more dangerous than driving while drunk. However, with our reputation I would think drunken driving law reform would take precedent over texting while driving. With that being said, texting while drivDanny Marchewka/the daily cardinal ing is just flat There should be no reason at out dangerous. No matter all to text and drive when you how good you think you are at texting without looking or if you have can call. I am originally from the fastest fingers in the Northern California, where you can’t text Hemisphere, don’t do it. If not for or call anybody while driving. yourself, do it for other drivers. You So I already know what it’s like are putting so many lives in danger. to have this law in place, and it’s Pedestrians and other drivers suffer really not that bad. It makes for the consequences from your inatresponsible drivers thus resulting tentiveness. Be responsible and put in safer roads. I would rather your phones away.By the way, I just have that than have the oppor- sent 32 texts. Nick Fritz is a sophomore majoring tunity to text my friends every in marketing. Please send all feedback to second of every day. I do, however, have some opinion@dailycardinal.com.

director Greg Downey expanded on this sentiment in a post earlier this year when he wrote, “the juvenile and mob-like aggression and assault invited by an open anonymous forum can serve to chill the very speech it was intended to protect,” and often posts are “personal attacks masquerading as productive debate.”

All campus newspapers should seriously consider deleting the anonymous commenting option.

But is deleting potentially controversial comments online the only answer to society’s tendency to be outrageous assholes? It will undoubtedly silence the idiots. But it is not the answer, because it entirely erases the benefits of an open discussion. I do not like this solution at all. But at the same time, I also don’t like asshole comments. Anonymity and assholes go together like watching Office Max’s Elf Yourself and giggling: One inevitably leads to another. Downey concludes his post by

asking how to make online discussion productive, diverse, safe, interesting, open and civil, and the answer is removing anonymity. We are all educated folk, and what you say and do should reflect you and your intelligence, as it does in real life. Hiding identities online removes this personal reflection and in effect creates “havens for ... bigotry,” according to Lueders’ earlier Isthmus article on anonymity. All campus newspapers should seriously consider deleting the anonymous commenting option. The Isthmus did, and digital media director Jason Joyce said, “We think that the level of quality of comments is much higher if people sign their names.” Until this option is considered, do yourself a favor and sign your name. If you would be ashamed to reveal your identity, maybe what you’re writing is not worth being written. Faceless usernames have no conscience behind them, but your real name is attached to yours. So use them—your name and your conscience—when commenting on an article. Melissa Grau is a sophomore intending to major in journalism. We welcome all feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: WikiLeaks irresponsible I do not think it is at all hypocritical for the administration to condemn the leaks. The government has a right, and many times a responsibility, to keep internal documents secretive. I do agree that there are likely many documents classified as secret, even though they probably do not need to be, because they might be embarrassing, but that is a whole different issue than the WikiLeaks release. I think the documents leaked that are seen as embarrassing to American officials are inconsequential. Everybody already knows that Silvio Berlusconi likes to have sex with young women and that Muammar Gaddafi is crazy. Those statements, and ones like them referring to European, South and Central American or Canadian officials will have no long-term negative impact on foreign policy or international relations of the United States. NATO, NAFTA and the Organization of American States will keep it that way. The main problems with the leak are those documents involving Arab and Middle Eastern officials. The United States has two wars in the region, along with the hunt for terrorist organizations, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, the potentially nuclear Iran, and petroleum and other economic interests at stake. Some of the WikiLeaks documents have revealed secret conversations between American diplomats and Arab heads of state. Those leaks will be damaging at best, devastating at worst, to the United States. Take for example the cable describing the conversation U.S.

diplomats had with Ali Abdullah Saleh, the president of Yemen. He agreed to let the U.S. military attack known terrorist camps on Yemeni soil, but the government would tell the people it was their own military. This kind of cooperation has been rare between Arab leaders and the West, and many Arab people might be opposed to this relationship. It is paramount to national defense to keep the Arab governments on the side of the United States. That conversation was supposed to be in confidence, but it is now front-page international news. This will undoubtedly cause President Saleh and other Arab officials to lose trust in the United States, and in addition to not supporting its efforts publicly, they might cease supporting its efforts privately as well. This is a dangerous situation, only intensified by all of the important interests the U.S. has in the region.

Documents have revealed secret conversations between American diplomats and Arab heads of state. Those leaks will be damaging at best, devastating at worst.

So you see, this document leak is much more significant than just some embarrassing anecdotes from low-level diplomats; the interests and security of the United States and the future of the Middle East could be at stake. —Steven Rosenbaum junior

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in position to score,” Ryan said. “If you’re getting good looks and aren’t hitting shots, then you need to ... get to the free throw line.” “Missed shots tend to compound themselves,” he added. “You have to have more of the positive runs and not the droughts.” To help spur game-changing runs rather than the debilitating droughts, Wisconsin has to find the open man in Ryan’s swing offense. “We are always looking for one

another,” Leuer said “We are an unselfish team. That’s definitely one of our strengths.” “People aren’t here to get their own points or anything like that, senior forward Keaton Nankivil said. “We all have to be willing to shoot the open ones and take the right shots.” The Kohl Center is good to

the Badgers, though. Wisconsin is 139-11 at home under Bo Ryan. However, there will be one Coyote looking forward to his visit to the Kohl Center.—junior guard Charlie Westbrook, a Milwaukee native, leads San Diego with 15.9 points per game, hopes to make a splash in his return to Wisconsin.

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Jon Leuer continued his strong play Wednesday with 22 points and 11 rebounds against NC State in a blowout win for UW.

LeBron is now the Shah of Iran, the traitor in the midst of a hometown that will never again accept him as one of thier own.

But when I turned on ESPN and saw the “big three” out on that stage dancing, smiling, acting as if this was some sort of victory, that as the final straw. To celebrate leaving is fine in private, but a public display like that was nothing but an insult to every hardworking Clevelander who had saved up paychecks to buy that No. 23 jersey, buy those season tickets or take their son to a game. To them that celebration was a cold-hearted kick in the groin. James may think life in Akron (a suburb of Cleveland, regardless of what James has said) will continue as usual, but in that respect he is being sorely naïve. LeBron is now the Shah of Iran, the traitor in the midst of a hometown that will never again accept him as one of their own. For us, this was about much more than sport alone. What do you think of how LeBron has handled his situation since The Decision? E-mail Max at max.sternberg@yahoo.com

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senior captain Sean Dolan said. “But we have to come ready to play from the drop of the puck, and bring it all three periods.” However, all four of those games last year came in the comforts of the Kohl Center. For this series, the Badgers have to make the six hour flight from Minneapolis to Anchorage, and acclimate themselves to the harsh conditions which include a three -hour time difference, low temperatures and only about six hours of sunlight per day. “It’s a different atmosphere up there,” freshman forward Michael Mersch said. “You have to take care of yourself, hydrate well, get good rest. All the little things like that to keep our bodies in good shape.” The team left on Wednesday, a day earlier than usual for road trips, to give the players extra time to adjust. “It’s a long trip up there,” Barnes added. “But in the end those are just excuses. When we get up there we have to be in the mindset of being ready to go and ready to play.” “It’s a cool place to go, but you’re up at the North Pole pretty much,” Dolan said.

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Needless to say, the month of November was not kind to the No. 15 Wisconsin men’s hockey team (3-5-2 WCHA, 7-6-3 overall), the Badgers were only able to muster three points from a six game home stand. But with the calendar turning to December, Wisconsin has an opportunity to start fresh. After a pair of encouraging games against CCHA foes last weekend, the Badgers return to conference play on the road against Alaska-Anchorage (3-6-1, 4-8-2), in hopes of putting last month's woes behind them. As much as the Badgers want to put last month firmly in the rearview mirror, the games also served as a good measuring stick and learning experience. You would expect to go through some low points with a young team, but head coach Mike Eaves and the players are optimistic about where the team is heading. “It is a process with a young team,” Eaves said. “Our hand is firmly in the back of our players moving them forward and we’re getting there, we’re start-

ing to see the things in practice that we need to see with more regularity, and that will translate into game experience.” “Once you get the ball rolling it tends to keep going in the same direction. So hopefully we can keep pushing it this weekend,” freshman forward Tyler Barnes added. This weekend the Badgers make the long road trip up to Anchorage for a clash with the conference rival Seawolves. This will be a big series for positioning in the WCHA standings, as UAA sits only a point back of Wisconsin. “They are a physical team, and they are going to apply a lot of pressure,” Eaves said. “Their teams play hard and play well together and by doing that they give themselves a chance to be successful.” “We have two [road] games here before break, so we want to put some hay in the barn.” Historically, Wisconsin has done well against Anchorage, including last year when the Badgers won all four game against the Seawolves by a combined score of 22-6. “We have success against them because we usually can outwork them and play harder than them,”

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Captain and forward Sean Dolan (left) leads a young Wisconsin squad over 3,400 miles to the northwest to face Alaska-Anchorage in WCHA action this weekend. Dolan has five goals and five assists this year.

verybody has an opinion on the LeBron James situation. But for me, having the misfortune of being a Cleveland sports fan, his departure from northeast Ohio meant so much more. When James went on national television last July to announce that he had had enough of his hometown, the town that fostered his growth from prep phenom to world superstar—I felt like I had been slapped across the face. I found myself in a unique position in that I really never liked LeBron. In fact, I had been calling for him to be traded since the night he showed up at an Indians playoff game in 2007 wearing a Yankees hat (you guess the opponent). I thought that his salary demands in free agency would put the Cavalier franchise in a competitive disadvantage, forced to rely upon James and a band of role players because the salary cap prevented owner Dan Gilbert from adding a Robin to go with Lebron’s batman, a Scottie Pippen to “King” James’ Jordan. But I never thought he’d actually leave on his own. I figured LeBron would push the Cavs to the limit, make them go through a dog-and-pony show and force them into a max contract offer, but to actually leave? I honestly didn’t think he would do it. Though James may have spent the past several months trying to distance himself from northeast Ohio, specifically from Cleveland, none of this dissatisfaction with the city came to light until after his blatant betrayal of a town, an organization, and most importantly, a fan base that had given him nothing but support. When LeBron was caught doing 95 in a 35 mile per hour zone late at night in suburban Cleveland, Cavs fans gave him their support. When James wanted help in the effort to win a title, the Cavaliers went out and got him Mo Williams, Shaquille O’Neal and even Antawn Jamison. When Lebron struggled—or quit, depending on your interpretation—in the conference semifinal loss to the Celtics last year,

the entire city of Cleveland was behind him, begging the hometown hero to come back and give it another go. And all of that support was paid in kind by his complete rejection. To go on national television and announce to the world (before telling you fans, your team, your owner or your hometown) that you’d outgrown Cleveland, that northeast Ohio wasn’t big enough for the ego of the self-proclaimed former king, that certainly disappointed us. But as Cleveland sports fans, having had to deal with Modell, with Colavito, with Manny, Thome, Sabathia and Lee, we’re used to losing our stars the minute they go out on the market. But then you started dancing. At least for me personally, it was the “party” the next morning in Miami that turned a disappointment into all-out anger. I’d never liked Lebron, and honestly didn’t want him around anyway.

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Home date with South Dakota next for UW By Sam Sussman the daily cardinal

Coming off a lopsided 87-48 win over North Carolina State, which helped cement the Big Ten as the victors in the Big Ten-ACC challenge for the second consecutive year, the Wisconsin men’s basketball team has switched their focus to South Dakota. After beating up on the North Dakota Fighting Sioux earlier in the season, the Badgers will be looking to achieve domination over

both Dakotas when the Coyotes invade the Kohl Center Saturday afternoon. Unlike a majority of the Badgers’ mid-major opponents, South Dakota has a sizable disadvantage around the rim. The Coyotes have only one player on their roster over 6'8": Trevor Gruis, a 6'9" freshman leading his team with an average of 5.7 rebounds per game. In contrast, Wisconsin freshman Josh Gasser is averaging close to that mark as a

guard with five rebounds per game. The Badgers may have the edge on paper, especially in the post, outrebounding opponents this season by an average margin of 7.9 boards per game and outblocking their foes 39 to 19. But Wisconsin will need players like Gasser on the perimeter to continue to be aggressive not only defensively, but on offense as well. “We need some experience at guard, on the perimeter,” head coach Bo Ryan said.

Outside of the early-season’s dynamic duo of senior forward Jon Leuer and junior guard Jordan Taylor, who are averaging 18.7 and 14.4 points per game, respectively, the Badgers have struggled to find consistency. “Jordan Taylor understands what it takes,” Ryan said. “He knows what makes a team more effective than not. He’s always had the green light.” As the season progresses, though, Wisconsin must find a dependable

third option. “We are going to keep improving as the year goes on—finding different guys and different rotations,” Taylor said. In both of the Badgers losses this season Taylor and Leuer have shot under 50 percent, and the rest of the team had difficulty finding a rhythm. “A lot of times our role players get wide open looks, so they have to be basketball page 7