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Gov. Scott Walker announced Monday he will not challenge any of the more than 1 million recall signatures filed against him, leaving it up to election officials to verify the signatures. The Walker campaign had days to review and challenge signatures, after gaining 20 additional days from a Dane County judge. The same judge recently denied a request for an additional two-week extension. State officials now have until March 19 to verify 540,200 of the signatures and officially sanction an election. Walker campaign communications director Ciara Matthews said despite the help of more than 20,000 people to inspect the petitions, “the time to challenge hundreds of thousands of sig-

natures was simply unavailable.” While the conservative group Verify the Recall has also been analyzing the petitions, the Government Accountability Board, which is overseeing the recall effort, said it would not take into consideration any third party analysis of the petitions. All of the petitions filed against Walker, as well as those filed against the lieutenant governor and the four state senators targeted, are public record and can be found on the GAB website. Matthews said the Walker campaign still expects the GAB to address problems with fake names or addresses on the petitions. GAB spokesperson Reid Magney said election officials

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Student group raises $12,000 for child soldier prevention By Erin Luhmann The Daily Cardinal

Children living in the Congo sleep with one eye open in fear of machete-clad rebel soldiers rushing into their homes and kidnapping them to serve as child soldiers. Living in terror of a real life Boogieman, the youth have been coined “night commuters” as they flee to the city where they find safety in numbers. There they find peace, if only for one night. Across the Pacific Ocean, a new UW-Madison student group is working to protect these children. Afforded the stability of campus life, these students lead fundraising efforts to combat rebel armies that violently induct child soldiers in Central Africa. While only 31 students currently belong to the university’s Invisible Children chapter, members raised over $12,000 in their first semester this fall. The group’s parent organization, Invisible Children, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to end the use of child soldiers in Central Africa. Its projects focus

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Democratic Party of Wisconsin broadcasts first recall advertisement By Tyler Nickerson The Daily Cardinal

The Democratic Party of Wisconsin released the first of what will likely be a barrage of recallthemed advertisements Monday, as the anticipated recall elections of Gov. Scott Walker and five Republican politicians loom ahead. The advertisement, titled “Walkergate,” draws a parallel between the ongoing John Doe scandal involving six of Walker’s former aides and President Richard Nixon’s infamous “Watergate” scandal. Over the past few months, six former aides to then-Milwaukee County Executive Walker have been charged with crimes including theft of $60,000 intended for the families of soldiers killed in action, child sex crimes, illegal campaign contributions and an illegal email network. One former aide has been convicted and two have pleaded guilty in the ongoing scandal that Walker has continually denied having any knowledge of which Walker denies knowledge. Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesperson Graeme Zielinski said while most Wisconsinites know about Walker’s “disastrous cuts to education, attack on work-

UW-Madison Professor James L. Baughman agrees the comparison is a stretch. “With Watergate, Nixon’s undoing was knowing more than he let on in the cover up,” Baughman said. “I don’t think they have that on Walker. I’m troubled by the idea of the analogy.” Zielinski defended the advertisement, saying there is plenty of evidence Walker has been hiding criminal activity and his denials are not believable. Despite his reservations, Baughman admitted, “It’s a clever ad. Maybe it’ll work.”

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ers, and failure on jobs,” many are unaware of Walker’s role in the scandal. According to Press Secretary for the Walker campaign Tom Evenson, Walker immediately addressed any issues of misconduct when brought to his attention and maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings. Evenson said in an email Monday that by comparing the John Doe case to Watergate, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s “character assassination” of Walker is “grasping at straws.”

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up 19th out of the 2,580 fundraising teams. In recognition of their success, Marrisa Mora, the UW junior who is leading the initiative, will travel to Uganda this spring to witness the impact of the group’s fundraising efforts. All proceeds earned by the UW team directly finance Invisible Children’s Protection Plan. This

“It’s kids that are fighting, kids that are being abducted and kids that are being ignored.”

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The advertisement, pictured above, implies a similarity between Gov. Scott Walker’s “John Doe” scandal and Watergate.

Amid demolition dispute, city delays State Street proposal The city delayed a State Street reconstruction propsoal after a decision from the Landmarks Commission Monday included the potential demolition of two Mifflin Street buildings. Block 100 Foundation’s controversial proposal to reconstruct State Street includes the potential demolition of two historic landmark buildings. The proposal includes plans to create a private outdoor garden and a modern building at the corner of Mifflin and Fairchild Street. Commission members delayed decision on demolition of the Schubert Building, 120 W. Mifflin St., because of historic preservation concerns. Although Landmarks Commission Chair Stuart Levitan said the Schubert Building is designated as a landmark, Block 100 Foundation said there are other buildings of the same style in the area. The commission did not decide on the fate of the Stark

on rebuilding communities that the rebel leader Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) have terrorized since 1987. When the nation-wide fall fundraising campaign ended Dec. 14, the UW-Madison team stacked

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The Landmarks Commission postponed a decision on the potential demolition of two landmark buildings on Mifflin Street, delaying a redevelopment proposal for State Street.

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Jaime Brackeen brax on brax on brax

urning 21 is EVERYTHING it’s cracked up to be. Yes, this is a bold statement, but I firmly stand by it and you should not let anyone tell you otherwise. Any 21-yearold who doesn’t think his or her life is completely improved after becoming “of age” clearly isn’t interested in going out or drinking, which is totally respectable. But for those people who like getting their drank on here at UW-Madison and for those of you counting down the days until your legal admittance to bars and liquor stores across the country, let me break it down for you. Disclaimer: When I talk about drinking, I do not mean getting intoxicated to the level of spewing whatever you had for dinner up and down State Street or blacking out in Domino’s (you know who you are). Although there are many factors that make having just over two decades behind you truly excellent, the three key benefits of this golden age are composed of brunch, breathing room and an increased opportunity for social interaction. I’m quite certain there is

no meal that will ever surpass the merits and deliciousness of brunch. Plus, with brunch, anything goes. Pancakes? Absolutely. Egg scrambler? You got it. Mimosa and/or Bloody Mary? Yes please. In fact, there are few things better than getting an early-morning buzz whilst stuffing your stomach with a goat cheese omelet or blueberry mascarpone and french toast. It is also one of those situations where day drinking is totally acceptable, and the drinks are better. Gone are the hours of sucking down Keystone Light so fast it might briefly taste like non-pee; arrived is the chance to casually sip on a delicious blend of tomato juice and vodka or sparkling orange juice. A brunch cocktail makes what would otherwise be a great meal a phenomenal meal. If you don’t leave brunch a happy camper, you’re not doing it right. But be warned, save this special occasion for a day when you do not plan on doing much because it almost guarantees lethargy in its most pleasant and welcome form. There are few locations for a party more loathsome than a campus apartment building. Yet, unfortunately, that’s where the fun is supposedly going down for those who lack a blacklight-proof ID. I have fallen victim to the suffocating humidity of drunkpeople sweat in an Equinox or La Ciel two-bedroom apartment party far too many times to

count, and I am certain I’m not alone. While the bars are oftentimes crowded as well, at least they have bouncers posted to enforce capacity limits, so you are at the very least guaranteed an escape route in the event of a fire or other catastrophe. They also have higher ceilings and, turns out, that makes all the difference in regulating temperature (heat rises, who knew?). They’ve also got more than one toilet and will not leave you with some rando passed out on your couch the next morning (well, at least not due to having a party at your place). In a game of bars-apartment-house party, the bars win every time. When you turn 21, your options for networking and making new friends are nearly overwhelming. For this point I defer to a couple personal anecdotes as proof. I intern at an advertising agency, and while it was fun prelegality, I didn’t truly experience full-fledged bonding with my coworkers until post-21st. Bursts of occasional small talk suddenly morphed into me returning to the office for a beer at the end of the day and within an hour finding myself careening around a sharp corner at full keel, tush firmly planted on a longboard, attempting to break the record in a game referred to as “butt shuffle.” You also can’t run into bachelor parties while getting your “jam”

on at a house shindig. Think that’s not likely to happen even while out and about? False. It happened to me last weekend. Yep, my new friend (I use that term lightly here) Chuck is getting married in a week, and after an emboldened and intoxicated introduction to his celebratory mates by a man I like to refer to as Drunken Dan, my (real) friends and I were invited to join in their bar crawl and snag a ride to MadHatters (mind you we met them at Vintage, a mere block down the street). As I cozied up in a seat as far as possible from the resident stripper pole, I soon found myself speaking Spanish with one of the party boys from Puerto Rico. Inhibitions removed, it turns out I am semi-fluent. Would any of this have happened had I merely traveled to the standard fair of apartment complexes? I can confidently say no. I guess if there’s anything to take away from my impassioned dissertation, it is that being 21 opens you up to a flurry of new experiences when you approach the age with an open mind. Just be sure to bring a friend or two on board if you decide to join any party buses. Think you can refute Jaime’s argument with a horrific tale of your life since turning 21? Go ahead and try by e-mailing her at jbrackeen@ wisc.edu, but more likely than not her and her roommate will just invite you on the next party bus.

What’s Brewing: British beers fall below par By Dylan Katz BEER columnist

My roommate recently turned me on to the fantastic PBS show “Downton Abbey,” part of PBS’s Masterpiece Theater. If you haven’t had a chance to watch it yet, you probably should, because it may be the best show on television. Anyway, besides getting me to call everything “unbecoming” or wondering how the Earl of Grantham would perceive whatever activity I’m currently in the middle of, Downton Abbey has really put me in a British mindset. And so, keeping that at the forefront of today’s article, I’ve decided to take a hop across the pond (the Atlantic Ocean, for our geographicallychallenged readers) and check out some of Britain’s finer beers. Beer has a long, storied history in England. After all, it is the country where the IPA was invented. In the early 18th century, English sailors often tried to bring beer on their voyages across the sea. However, the beer often spoiled. The solution? Hops, of course! As a natural preservative, the brewers added copious amounts of hops to their beer, allowing it to keep for the lengthy journeys to India. As a result, the IPA was born. Of course, the U.S. breweries have really taken the India Pale

Ale to a whole other level, but it’s always nice to remember where it came from. So… British beer. I was actually a bit disappointed by the selection at the liquor store (Riley’s, for those of you wondering), but picked up whatever I could. I snagged a couple bottles of Samuel Smith’s, a small, excellent brewery located in Yorkshire. The first brew my roommate and I tried was Samuel Smith’s Taddy Porter. It poured a dark, translucent brown with minimal head and, surprisingly, hardly any lacing. As a sidenote—if you don’t see lacing

(the crap that sticks behind as you drink) on your glass, it probably means the glass you’re drinking out of is dirty. Back to the beer—the smell here was a nice combination of roasted malt, coffee and oats. The taste, though, made me feel like I had dunked my head inside a vat of coffee. The taste was totally overpowering and, for this coffee fiend, one I thought was more than welcome. The other flavors were oats and a strong, malty backbone, but in comparison to the coffee? Well, it was almost like they weren’t there. This porter would be wonderful with barbecue, sausage or anything

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with a smoky, charcoal flavor. It not may pair well with any of the food they eat at Downton, but I think we could easily find something to drink it with here in Wisconsin. The other beer I picked up was Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout. A lot of people actually consider this beer to be the “standard” stout. The brewery has been around forever, and the stout is very, very well-known among beer snobs. It poured pretty similar to the porter but darker, with a slightly creamy head. Honestly, I don’t know if American beers have ruined me, but this was one thin stout! When I imagine a stout, I usually think of a heavy, complex beer loaded with chocolate, roasted malt and alcohol. The stout was similar in taste to the porter too—loaded with coffee and possibly a hint of chocolate and toffee. Very drinkable, but still not what I consider a stout should be. Would I recommend it? Well, if you plan on drinking this with dinner, sure. The lightness of the stout would actually be a nice contrast to spicier Asian food or a really sharp cheddar cheese. I definitely prefer other beers, but this is certainly one worth trying if you’ve never had a ‘real’ British beer. Well, that’s it for this week. I can safely say I’ll jump back to U.S. beers for the next session. After all, we do make the best beer in the world (suck it, Belgium!). Know of a British brew that will actually tantilize Dylan’s taste buds? E-mail him suggestions at dskatz2@wisc.deu.

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ASM Legislative Affairs Committee Chair Hannah Somers said the proposed legislation would negatively impact students by giving landlords unfair powers over tenants.

Legislative Affairs Committee opposes Senate landlord bill Members of a student government committee endorsed a letter Monday in opposition of a Senate Bill that would give Madison landlords additional powers over tenants. L e g i s l a t ive Affairs Committee Chair Hannah Somers said the legislation would “negatively affect” students by allowing landlords to dispose of a tenant’s property once they have moved out of their residence without notice. Landlords would also be able to make a profit if they chose to sell any property and charge tenants for any required disposal costs. Somers said the bill would also prevent tenants from notifying a building inspector of any problems with their residence prior to submitting a formal written complaint.

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corner is critical to the success of this project in our eyes... We envision the corner as an oasis, a space where people can stand back, reflect upon and enjoy these civic buildings,” the letter said. The Overture Center, Madison Central Library and future historical museum will open into the garden space on this corner which developers say will draw people to the downtown area. At a previous Landmarks Commission meeting, the city approved exterior alterations to the Castle & Doyle Building at 125 State St., but did not approve an addition to the Buell building at 121-123 State St. The Vallender Building at 127-129 State St. was originally planned to be demolished, but the commission decided the historical value of the building took precedence over demolition. The Landmarks Commission will meet on March 12 to review decisions from two other city planning committees.

Members of the committee also discussed local student issues, specifically how decreases in grant money and increases in tuition costs could put a greater financial burden on students. Somers said it is important for UW-Madison student organizations to become involved in Lobby Day and encouraged committee members to recruit as many students as possible to participate in the event. The event will be held on March 6th.

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Thirty-one UW-Madison students raised

$12,000 this fall for the “Invisible Children Protection Plan,” which aids communities— primarily children—affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army. The LRA is a violent rebel group has operated in Central Africa for the past 25 years and is responsible for:

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kids that are being abducted and kids that are being ignored,” said UW-Madison chapter member Caitlin Bergstrom. Invisible Children Spokesperson Suzanna Hendricks said Invisible Children is now shifting it efforts from fundraising to raising awareness about the LRA. More specifically, she said the goal of the new “Kony 2012” campaign is to elevate the profile of the war criminal, in hopes of holding him accountable. According to Invisible Children, Kony has forced more than 30,000 children in Central Africa to fight as child soldiers. But for the last 26 years, the crimes have gone unnoticed. “The hope is that the media and public will pay attention when Kony is apprehended and brought before the International Criminal Court,” Mora said. While the UW chapter also turns its focus to the new campaign, Hendricks said the group continues to find innovative ways to raise money. “They are absolutely rock stars,” she said.

state street from page 1 Building, also known as the Fairchild Building, at 122-124 W. Mifflin St., but “finds the [Stark] building with historic value and recommends that it not be demolished because of its architecture and social value,” Levitan said. David Stark, whose grandfather the Stark building was named after, said the benefits the proposal will give to the city far outweigh any historical or emotional value of the building. “I think that mostly, to us and the family, the rest of the city would much rather see it be a vibrant space than an old building,” Stark said. Developers W. Jerome Frautschi and Pleasant Rowland consider the corner at Mifflin and Fairchild Street to be a key component of the plan and said in a letter to the Urban Design Commission they would sell the buildings if the commission does not approve their plans for this corner. “The transformation of this

The committee will present the letter of opposition to student council this Wednesday. A Senate committee will vote on the legislation Wednesday which will determine if the bill will move to the Senate.

The Legislative Affairs Committee also discussed the upcoming system-wide student Lobby Day at the capitol. Students from 10 different UW campuses will be trained how to lobby state legislators to support statewide higher education issues. Somers said students will learn how to lobby for Wisconsin Higher Education Grants and other issues that pertain to a legislative task force studying the restructuring of the UW System.

from lower income levels, the school would be able to raise tuition by a certain percent. Associated Students of Madison Chair Allie Gardner said while it might be unlikely for the legislature to approve linking tuition to system missions, students should ask the task force to consider it. “It might be far too ideal, but I think that we should shoot for our goal and then negotiate,” Gardner said. Gardner said when students present to the task force in May, they need to show that students across the system have common needs. “The idea is to show a united front in specific areas that we all agree with coming from our different constituent groups,” Gardner said.

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project, which targets undermining the LRA’s current onslaught in the Congo, provides rehabilitation centers for former child soldiers. It also supports FM radio broadcasts that warn civilians of advancing LRA rebels. Testimony is key for recruiting both volunteers and donor support to Invisible Children’s campaign. On Oct. 4, Peter King Mwaka, a 32-yearold Ugandan resident, came to campus with three other Invisible Children volunteers to share his story. “When I was still a little boy, growing up, the LRA came in our village, and in about ten minutes, 31 people were killed,” Mwaka said. “That affected me because I virtually grew up not having any other person beside me.” Mwaka added that while peace eventually returned to Uganda, LRA-based violence has migrated to the Congo, where people continue to be displaced, raped and killed. “It’s kids that are fighting,

“I think this will be definitely be something that will discourage students from making sure the problem is taken care of,” Somers said of the changes. “First time renters aren’t going to know if this is okay for landlords to do.”

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Student leaders gathered Monday to brainstorm plans to lobby members of a state task force on UW restructuring to consider changes to tuition policies throughout the system. The students said linking tuition increases to specific missions of UW schools could increase accountability at the institutions, while giving them influence over tuition levels. Some ideas the group discussed included allowing schools to increase tuition only if they meet a certain number of criteria. For example, if schools were able to graduate students with less debt, increase job placement rates for students after graduation and recruit more in-state students

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will continue to sort out invalid petitions, but Monday’s decision will simplify the process. He is hopeful they can beat the March 19 deadline. “We won’t have to go through the process of looking at all of those challenges and comparing them to the work that we’ve already done to see if we’ve identified similar lines on the petitions, in addition to looking at all of the lines that they identified that we have not,” Magney said. Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate criticized Walker supporters’ “hysterical claims” of invalid petitions throughout the month-long review period. “Walker’s campaign had millions of dollars, months of preparation and triple the time statutorily required–and even with all these advantages, he failed,” Tate said. Next week is Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch’s deadline to file any challenges to her recall signatures.

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ontinuing my theme of “rock music isn’t dead,” Butch Walker is the epitome of rock and roll. The man has played in a glam-metal band and an alternative rock band, produced albums for artists such as Pink and Weezer and for the last decade has been putting out solo albums. If you don’t regularly watch David Letterman, check out the musical guest from Feb. 17, Butch Walker and the Black Widows. The band, led by Walker, played their new song “Synthesizers,” which is such a classic sounding song it’s damn near universal. With clever lyrics and a sing-along chorus, this is the kind of song that hooks people on an artist.

“Appetite” roped me in, and just wouldn’t let me go; with its bitter lyrics and hooky guitar I was instantly ready for more.

I know I already wrote a “this artist saved my life” column, but I think it deserves an addendum. Walker’s music has also been a part of my life since I was about 12, and his influence is much more widespread than being my bad day band.

The first work of Walker’s I was exposed to was the Marvelous 3, when a friend passed me a copy of Math and Other Problems . Holy shit, was I not old enough to get that CD. “Appetite” roped me in, and just wouldn’t let go; with its bitter lyrics and hooky guitar I was instantly ready for more.

Not to pull a Dave Grohl, but recording live in the studio is really the best way to do so.

Compared with the last two records Walker has put out, the Marvelous 3 is a completely different person, a person looking for love and not finding it. The themes on these records may be bleak, but the music is so damn catchy, and even empowering. Walker’s solo records are where he really does something new. The Marvelous 3 was a great band, and the songs that they wrote were amazing, but as a solo artist Walker has achieved a level of songwriting prowess that is nigh unbelievable. Maintaining the biting wit of the Marvelous 3, but much more autobiographical and applicable to life, his solo records have a little bit of everything. From the straightup rock of Left of Self-Centered to the alt-country sound of I

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Jeremy has a life-long love affair with the man, the legend, Butch Walker. An incredibly versatile musician, he has put out several collaborative as well as solo records throughout his career. Liked it Better When You Had No Heart , Walker has been writing albums that can be played front to back without batting an eyelash. To that end, his latest record, The Spade , is absolutely amazing. Recorded live, in studio, the record has the fun and raw feeling of yesteryear, with banter in between verses, live starts and stops and a live quality to it that records just don’t capture anymore. For example, on the albums final track, “Suckerpunch,” between the second and third verse there is confusion as to what the words are. The

chuckles as they try to figure out exactly what’s next make the album feel like a night out with friends, rather than some rock star selling you bullshit. While Walker doesn’t have the writing credit on every single one of these songs (perhaps indicating that the Black Widows might be around for a while?), I can’t stress enough how unique the sound of this album is in the current era of music. Not to pull a Dave Grohl, but recording live in the studio is really the best way. The effect that Walker’s music has had on my life is pretty obvious. If I get into

a conversation about music with someone, it often comes to me talking about Walker’s music for more than half of the conversation. Even his more obscure projects, like the oneoff band 1969 (Walker’s birth year) are worth checking out. And if anyone can find a copy of the Floyd’s Funk Revival album Creamy, I want it. Or the self-titled album by the Floyd’s, I’d take that too. Not everybody is a fan of Jeremy’s main man. If you hate Butch Walker, and would love to get in a fight about it, do us a favor and tell Jeremy at jgartzke@wisc.edu .

Walk it off: A Butch Walker playlist from the musical archives of Jeremy Gartzke 1. Race Cars and Goth Rock 5. Wreck Me 6. Alex Where Are You 2. Going Back/Going Home 7. Synthesizers 8. Suckerpunch 3. Appetite 9. Summer of ‘89 4. Every Monday

Despite the Oscars being over, there are several things to look forward to in film this week. An animation of the classic environmental children’s favorite, “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” will debut on Friday, March 2 in major theaters. The CGI-illustrated film is a fittingly colorful and wacky rendition of the timeless tale, and may be a needed break from maturity. The movies that are getting the most attention from critics this week, however, are coming out in limited release. “The Snowtown Murders” is the chilling tale of the relationship between a young boy and his admiration of a neighborhood vigilante that administers his form

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of sadistic justice to people he deems worthy of punishment. The film boasts excellent performances, although the plotline may make it hard to watch. “Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie” will also be released this Friday and may satiate your craving for off-beat comedy. Comedians Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim were given a billion dollars to make a movie, and the result is a bankrupt mall filled with strange characters and a wild, man-eating wolf. The music industr y also has plenty to offer this week, with releases from Amy Ray, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Chiddy Bang, Estelle, Fanfarlo, Nneka and more. Gaining

14. Bethamphetamine 15. If You’re Wondering (Weezer, written and produced by Walker) For more playlists from The Daily Cardinal Arts Desk, check us out on 8tracks.com.

critical acclaim is Perfume Genius’ latest album Put Your Back N 2 It , which was released Feb. 27. The album is intimate, dealing with depressing subject matter in a way that radiates positivity and hope. Fanfarlo’s latest album, Rooms Filled with Light is also getting some attention. Bigger and generally more fantastical, Rooms Filled with Light is a charming and entertaining piece, to say the least. In games, the highly anticipated “Binary Domain” will be released Feb. 28. The game, designed for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, puts players in robotinvaded, futuristic Tokyo, where they have to navigate the fine line between human and machine.

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SB 306 creates wrong message for Wis. youth

ast week, the state Senate passed Senate Bill 306, a bill requiring physicians to speak privately with, and conduct examinations of, women before performing abortions. Additionally, the legislation mandates a doctor be present when abortion drugs are administered, a measure aimed at preventing “web cam abortions,” a practice that widens abortion access by allowing physicians to administer abortion-inducing drugs over a live video stream. Republicans framed the bill as an effort to prevent women from being coerced into abortions, saying it ensures patients’ consent. But according to the National Abortion Federation, a collection of abortion practitioners, only one percent of women cite pressure from a husband, partner or parent as the reasoning behind seeking the procedure. With this number in mind, it is obvious what Republican lawmakers are actually looking to do. They want to further restrict abortion access by building even more hoops for women to jump

through to receive this legal medical procedure.

Lowering access to abortion is not inherently linked to lowering demand for the service.

First of all, this bill is just another example of unfounded legislation being proposed at a time when there are far bigger fish to fry. With the economy struggling, Wisconsin legislators should be focusing on measures that benefit their constituents’ day-to-day wellbeing. Conversely, SB 306 serves not the people of Wisconsin, but the betterment of a certain ideology, specifically that of Sen. Mary Lazich, R-New Berlin. One of three Republicans sponsoring the bill, Lazich has been on health advocates’ radar for a while now, having also authored a bill last fall that gave schools the authority to institute abstinence-

Tuesday, February 28, 2012 only sexual health education. Last year we saw the passing of Wisconsin’s Healthy Youth Act, which required that students be taught about the various contraceptive methods. Lazich’s bill would essentially repeal this progress. It is here that things get especially puzzling. Lazich wants to see the number of abortions go down, but she also wants to limit youth’s access to comprehensive sex education. In pursuing both of these legislative measures, Lazich and Republican lawmakers are hindering the first of these goals. According to a 2008 study conducted at the University of Washington-Seattle, adolescents who receive comprehensive sex education are significantly less likely to report teen pregnancy. Additionally, abstinence-only education was found not to reduce the likelihood of teens engaging in vaginal intercourse or the rate of unplanned teen pregnancy. In short, teens are going to have sex. If we teach them how to do so safely and consensually, the number of unwanted pregnancies will go down, logically lowering the number of abortions sought.

SB 306 serves not the people of Wisconsin, but the betterment of a certain ideology.

Common ground exists between the pro-choice and pro-life sides of this debate: Both groups want to see abor-

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Sen. Mary Lazich, R-New Berlin wants the number of abortions to decrease by sponsoring a bill that restricts access to abortions. tion rates go down. It is an honorable goal, but Republicans are terribly confused about how this can be achieved. Lowering access to abortion is not inherently linked to lowering demand for the service. What is? Lowering the number of unplanned pregnancies, ergo comprehensive sex education is our ticket to accomplishing this shared goal. Although both of Lazich's bills have been passed by the state Senate, neither has been

approved by the Assembly. We urge Assembly members not only to recognize the profound flaws in each proposed piece of legislation, but also the contradictory nature of passing both bills. If we are going to address and improve upon the sexual and reproductive health of Wisconsin’s citizens, we must do so in a way that is grounded in reality, not just ideology. Tell us what you think by sending all letters and feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Curb-side recycling: good first step towards going green Nick Fritz opinion columnist

round the world, over 200,000 plastic bags are dumped in landfills every hour. Each plastic bag can take anywhere from 20 to 100,000 years to decompose. The ones that don’t end up in landfills are usually carelessly littered in just about every place imaginable. This ultimately creates damaging effects to the environment and the wildlife all over the world. So what is the city of Madison doing to combat this problem? Starting this year, residents of Madison will be able to participate in a curb-side recycling program for plastic bags. No longer will we have to rely on drop-off bins, which cost the city about $17,800 per year to operate. The Streets Division says it will be accepting plastic grocery, produce and newspaper bags, as well as water softener salt bags, bread bags and other plastic bags marked as #2 plastic or #4 plastic, which they will pick up at your house. This new initiative is a fantastic start for Wisconsin. Reducing the number of plastic bags that get dumped into landfills and the environment

is an excellent way to reduce our carbon footprint. However, Wisconsin is not the first state to start a program like this. In Santa Cruz County, Calif. an ordinance was passed that prohibits grocery stores, fastfood restaurants and convenience stores from distributing plastic shopping bags. Stores in Santa Cruz County can charge people 10 cents per plastic bag and 25 cents per paper bag if the customer doesn’t bring their own. Other states around the country such as Michigan, Colorado and Idaho are also experimenting with this banning and charging customers for bags. However, Madison is taking a different approach.

No longer will we have to rely on drop-off bins, which cost the city about $17,800 to operate.

By creating a recycling program that is literally no strain on the citizens of Madison, the Streets Division has saved the city, and its residents, money. We don’t have to pay fees for plastic bags and the city doesn’t have to maintain relatively expensive recycling bins. The only thing they ask is that the bags are dry and placed inside larger bags to

avoid getting caught in sorting equipment and conveyer belts at the processing facilities.

I believe there is even more we can do and I urge lawmakers into looking at banning bags, plastic and paper.

However, this new ordinance is just the beginning to keeping the earth clean. There is still the problem of paper bags. Paper bags actually cause a lot more damage to the environment than plastic bags, although it seemingly goes unnoticed. Paper bags, when decomposed, produce a gas called methane, which has 23 times the heattrapping power of carbon dioxide. This gas is one of the major greenhouse gases that contributes to global warming. Therefore, I propose that Wisconsin take a page out of California’s book and ban bags all together. We should still keep the recycling program, however, if it is coupled with a statewide ban then there won’t be as many bags to recycle in the first place. This way we give citizens two options—bring their own bags to the store or recycle the ones they have to buy. It is really quite a simple fix

and truly no burden to the consumer. I am from California and have experienced the ban on bags. It’s not a big deal. You can buy durable, cloth-made bags for a buck and use them over and over again. The only hard part is remembering to bring the bags with you to the store. There should be no excuse why Wisconsin, and every state for that matter, can’t put a ban on bags. There is no downside. Getting rid of bags, even just at grocery stores, will reduce greenhouse gases, physically

clean up the environment and save everyone money. If that isn’t the easiest way to go green, I don’t know what is. I commend Madison for starting a curb-side recycling program like this one. It is a great first step in reducing our carbon footprint on the earth. However, I believe there is even more we can do and I urge lawmakers to consider banning bags, plastic and paper. Nick is a junior majoring in marketing. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Today’s Sudoku

The things you do for friends

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Eatin’ Cake Classic

By Dylan Moriarty EatinCake@gmail.com

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

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

Tanked Life

By Steven Wishau wishau@wisc.edu

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

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WHAT’S FOR (AFTER) DINNER? ACROSS 1 Amazed exclamations 5 ___-Jo (1988 Olympics star) 8 Thing for the plus column 13 Lifebuoy rival 14 Hodgepodge 15 Lavender relative 16 1814-15 exile for Napoleon 17 Some Thanksgiving fare 19 Not in favor of 21 Trident-shaped Greek letter 22 Pitched enclosure 23 Lines that touch but don’t intersect 26 Discolor by burning 28 Angry feeling 29 “Chosen one” played by Keanu 30 Old Glory’s land 31 Nectar inspector 32 Diamond measure 34 Electromagnetic wave amplifiers 37 Fruity dessert 41 More sharp, as pain 42 “Love ___ Around” (“The Mary Tyler Moore Show” theme) 44 Accounting dept. employee, perhaps

7 “7 Faces of Dr. ___” 4 48 .0000001 joule 50 Two-finger sign 51 Abate 53 Building castles in the air 55 Brewer’s kiln 56 Parker’s responsibility? 58 Cause of a run 59 Sexy photographs, informally 62 Calif. wine valley 65 Fauvist painter Matisse 66 Discharge, as radiation 67 Suffix meaning “land” in some country names 68 “Come in” command 69 ___ Luis Obispo 70 Congerlike DOWN 1 Homage in verse 2 2010 Gulf problem 3 Slow Cuban dance 4 It might not appear in the dictionary 5 Affliction formerly called the grippe 6 Hobbles along 7 “Clumsy me!” 8 “How ___ doing?” 9 ___ Domingo 10 Exceptionally good

11 To demonstrate clearly 12 Cut one’s molars 14 Express a viewpoint 18 Did more than just hugged 20 Arm of the sea? 23 ___ Tac (breath freshener) 24 Iraqi or Lebanese 25 Beefsteak or cherry 27 Buttoned sweater 30 Interest gouger 33 California’s Santa ___ winds 35 Gibbon, e.g. 36 “Boom-bah” lead-in 38 Delicate difference 39 Handle the maps 40 Narrow, secluded valley 43 An April fooler might pull yours 44 Bell-shaped hat 45 “Proud” bird’s mate 46 Be agreeable 49 Adjust the chronograph, e.g. 52 1,000 liters 53 Acting major 54 Clerical quarters 57 Scores 100 on 60 Title of nobility 61 They’re all in the family 63 Trusted friend 64 Indefinite amount

Caved In

By Nick Kryshak nkryshak@wisc.edu

First in Twenty

By Angel Lee alee23@wisc.edu

Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

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Minnesota taxpayers lose in deal for new Vikings stadium Nico savidge savidge nation

ere in the land of the Packers and Badgers, it’s not often that we cast a sympathetic eye toward the land of 10,000 lakes. Now might be a good time to start, though, as the Minnesota Vikings seem to have taken a literal understanding of their mascot and are in the process of pillaging our neighbors to the northwest. If you are a Vikings fan, you are by now well versed in the political battle that has been raging over the team’s plans for a new stadium for years. If you aren’t, here’s what it comes down to: The Vikings want a place to play, but they don’t want to pay for it.

The Vikings don’t care about you, or your traditions, or your state or your “home.”

The team is looking for a new home with upgraded facilities and a larger seating capacity, maybe even one with a roof that doesn’t collapse, or one that doesn’t look from a distance like a deflated zeppelin from the 1930s no one ever bothered to clean up. That new stadium, as you might imagine, will be a bit expensive to build—one recent plan would cost at least $900 million, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. But the Vikings would rather that bill was left to Minnesota’s taxpayers, through our most common collision of sports and extortion: public financing. Yes, the Vikings want a state that faced a multi-billion-dollar deficit last summer to subsidize their multi-billion-dollar industry. Consider the deal Ramsey County, Minn., came up with a few weeks ago. To pay for a proposed $1.1 billion stadium, Ramsey County and the state of Minnesota would contribute $686 million in public financing, leaving the Vikings on the hook for $425 million. The team rejected that plan— it wasn’t sweet enough. To convince Minnesotans they should cover the costs of their privately owned sports teams, the Vikings rolled out a slick ad campaign last fall. The two-minute video (which you can find on YouTube by searching “Vikings stadium commercial”) shows families of Vikings fans cheering on their team at home and in the stands, weaving in historic clips of the team and building to its pitch for a new stadium it says will boost Minneapolis’ image and bring jobs and revenue to the state. As the video ends with more images of passionate fans, the narrator says, “This is our team. This is our state. This is

our home.” But, Minnesota, here’s the thing: The Vikings don’t care about you, or your traditions, or your state or your “home.” They care about your tax dollars. The team is exploiting a classic trick of sports franchises looking to steal a new stadium. They’re tugging at the heartstrings of fans, presenting themselves as the good guys who just want to stay here because they love you so much, but who might not be able to unless you give them a few hundred million dollars. If the team packs up and moves, then it’s not their fault, it’s those greedy politicians who wanted taxpayer money for more sinister purposes like “schools” and “fire departments.” Throw in some verifiably bogus claims of a return on investment through jobs and economic activity around the stadium and the threat to lawmakers that they would run for office as The Guy Who Lost The Team, and you’ve got yourself a standard stadium mugging. The Vikings aren’t the first team to use these shady tactics, nor will they be the last. For now, they’re just our most recent example of the absurd and shameful tactics sports franchises pull to make sure our tax dollars subsidize their industry. By calling out the Vikings, I realize I’ve waded into that forbidden overlap in the Venn diagram of sports and politics. Discussions of public financing inevitably come down to the contentious and thorny issue that’s been forming a base for any number of national political arguments for years now: What do we want our government to do?

A new Vikings stadium won’t make Minnesota’s schools better, streets safer or air and water cleaner.

But no matter where you stand on the issues debated in our halls of power, here’s something that shouldn’t be controversial: I don’t want my government propping up franchises that pull down hundreds of millions of dollars each year. These aren’t public works projects. They don’t serve a real common good. A new Vikings stadium won’t make Minnesota’s schools better, streets safer or air and water cleaner. It will, instead, continue the trend of sports teams holding cities hostage and demanding an increasingly massive ransom. So, Badgers, let’s lend our support to Minnesotans and, strange as it may sound, Vikings fans. We want you to keep your team and your tradition – we just don’t want you to get robbed in the process. Should governments finance new stadiums, or should that job be up to the teams? Tell Nico what you think at nicosavidge@gmail.com.

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minnesota from page 8 he has been hard to figure out sometimes. He has had great performances against some of the nation’s best talent like Sullinger and North Carolina’s front line of junior forward John Henson and senior forward Tyler Zeller, but he has had a lot games where he has struggled and has not been able to assert himself on offense. This is puzzling because one could argue that Berggren is one of the most talented players in the Big Ten. If Berggren can continue the aggressiveness and confidence he displayed in this past game against the Buckeyes, he might just be the x-factor Wisconsin needs to move deep into both the Big Ten and NCAA Tournament. Berggren and the rest of the Badgers have the opportunity to continue their momentum when they face the Gophers Tuesday night. Minnesota comes into this game as losers of five straight games. The Gophers are a team with their backs against the wall, whose

hockey from page 8 a difference on back-to-back nights especially.” This weekend Wisconsin travels to Minneapolis for a date with the border rival Gophers (19-7-0, 23-11-1) in a series that could have major postseason implications for both teams. The Badgers’ postseason destination remains up in the air heading into the final weekend of the regular season. Wisconsin currently sits in ninth place in the WCHA, but a big weekend against Minnesota could vault the Badgers further up the standings as they sit only three points behind eighth place St. Cloud State. The Gophers, on the other hand, will be looking to secure the program’s 13th WCHA regular season title and 12th MacNaughton Cup. One would think that going into Mariucci Arena and having the opportunity to prevent Minnesota from winning the title would serve as motivation for the Badgers, but Eaves said that’s not something his team will be focused on. “I’ve never been a coach that is going to throw that up in the player’s face as motivation,” Eaves said. “I think for us that’s a side effect of if we play well and we don’t let

only shot of making the NCAA tournament is to win the Big Ten Tournament, so they will definitely be hungry for any kind of momentum. What better team to get it against than your archrival? The Badgers can’t afford to make the same mistake they made in this year’s previous matchup agaisnt Minnesota, blowing a double-digit lead and being pushed to overtime. The Badgers must come out early and

squash any hopes the Gophers have of hanging around, and once they do that, they have to keep the pedal down until the final buzzer sounds. Good teams know how to close out games, and for the Badgers to be the team they have the potential to be, they have to learn how to finish a team when they have them down. Tip-off from the Kohl Center between the Badgers and Gophers is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Rivalry renewed

Tuesday will be the 191st meeting between Wisconsin and Minnesota, making the Gophers the most played opponent in UW history. Minnesota holds a 100-90 all-time series lead. Badgers have dominated recently Wisconsin has won 15 of the last 19 meetings between the two rivals, the last of which resulted in a 68-61 Badger overtime victory Feb. 9 in Minneapolis. The Badgers have a 14-4 record against the Gophers under head coach Bo Ryan, including a 7-1 record at the Kohl Center.

Big Ten Tournament implications The Badgers need just one more win to clinch fourth place in the Big Ten standings, and therefore a first round bye in the 2012 Big Ten Tournament. In Bo Ryan’s 11 seasons as head coach at Wisconsin, none of his teams have finished below fourth place.

them win… For us, the immediate picture, the big picture, we’re concerned about continuing to play as long as we can and banging that drum and playing well.”

Schultz for Hobey?

There is no doubt that Wisconsin junior defenseman Justin Schultz has had a Hobey Baker-worthy season. The West Kelowna, British Colombia native has put up 42 points this season (15 goals, 27 assists), which not only makes him the highest scoring blueliner in the country, but also ranks him as the ninthhighest scoring player in the nation period. But, in the eyes of many, Schultz’s Hobey chances are significantly hampered because he does not play for a winning team. “I think that’s a factor,” Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves said. “Justin’s ability to have a chance to win and be successful at that will be the pace on how long we go here, and how we bang the drum. And if we do well, he’s going to be leading the charge, and so it is a factor in my mind.” Voting for the Hobey Baker Award takes place during the postseason and Eaves used former Badger and Hobey Baker winner Blake Geoffrion

as an example of how a team’s success can affect a players Hobey campaign. “The fact remains that because of how far we went that year allowed Blake to be on a stage to play, and in that playing, he played at a high level,” Eaves said. “I think playing deep and playing well on a team that was going to the finals was a big factor in him winning. I will not deny that.”

Hobey hopeful

Justin Schultz’s Hobey Baker hopes may rest on a long playoff run for the Badgers. Blue line offense Despite Wisconsin’s not-so-stellar record this season, it will be hard for Hobey Baker voters to overlook what Justin Schultz has done this season. His 42 points are the most in the country for a defenseman, and he is the only blueliner to rank in the top25 in scoring nationally.

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Border battle up next Wisconsin welcomes rival Gophers to the Kohl Center By Ted Porath The Daily Cardinal

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Wisconsin will need contributions from depth players like Jefferson Dahl if it is going to go deep into the postseason.

Badgers hopeful that momentum will lead to postseason run a sense in the locker room from the inside out of how we need With the start of the WCHA to play … we’ve got to keep playoffs looming two weekends banging the drum and play the from now, the Wisconsin men’s way that we are playing, so that hockey team (10-14-2 WCHA, we can continue to play.” 15-15-2 overall) is beginning to If Wisconsin is going to go charge up for what it hopes will deep into the postseason it is be a deep playoff run. going to need contribuAfter sweeping tions from all four of Bemidji state this its lines, and accordpast weekend (the ing to Eaves, he liked team’s first sweep on what he saw out of his Win on the the road this season) fourth unit of forwards road for UW this season the Badgers have won Jefferson Dahl, Jason prior to its three straight games Clark and Brad Navin series in and are hoping to build this weekend against Bemidji. momentum towards the Beavers. a run through the “I think Mr. Dahl’s WCHA playoffs. line with Mr. Navin Road wins “We have to conand Mr. Clark did a for UW in its tinue to play well and lot of good things, sweep of Bemidji this keep rolling for us to and they played a lot past have a chance to play more on Saturday and weekend. as long as we can, get were contributing facthrough the playoffs, tors,” Eaves said. “It get to the Final Five, was nice to see that and then see what happens,” line jump in there and make Wisconsin head coach Mike hockey page 7 Eaves said. “I think that there’s

By Ryan Evans The Daily Cardinal

The No. 14/15 Wisconsin men’s basketball team (10-6 Big Ten, 21-8 overall), fresh off a resume-padding win against Ohio State in Columbus, will now set its sights on longtime rival Minnesota (5-11, 17-12) in the first of two consecutive home games to finish out the regular season. The win against the Buckeyes should be a big confidence booster for the Badger squad, as Wisconsin had not won in Columbus since 2008. To illustrate how big of a win it was, one need only look to Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan. Ryan is normally not one to play up big road wins or make post-game celebrations, but after Sunday’s game, he broke out a little shuffle to show how proud he was of his team’s defensive play in what Wisconsin assistant director of athletic communications Patrick Herb is now calling “Bo Ryan’s Electric Slide.” Any coach would feel like dancing if their defense played like the Badgers did against Ohio State on Sunday. Wisconsin held the Buckeyes to just 60 points in Columbus, just the fourth time they have been held to 60 or lower all year, and forced Ohio State into 12 costly turnovers. The Badger post defense

also did a number on preseason All-American Jared Sullinger, holding him to just eight points, his lowest in Big Ten play this year. Keeping the sophomore forward Sullinger under wraps was due in large part to junior center Jared Berggren. Berggren made Sullinger work

hard on both ends, challenging him on defense and taking him to task on offense to finish with 18 points, including what would be the game-winning three-pointer. It has been a very up-anddown year for Berggren and

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Jared Berggren’s play could prove to be a pivotal factor for the Badgers down the stretch run of the season and beyond.