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Wisconsin Institute for Discovery previews facilities By Taryn McCormack The Daily Cardinal

The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery held a preview Tuesday to explain the creator’s goals and showcase the new building’s facilities before the grand opening Dec. 2. George Austin, Project Manager for The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, said one of the main purposes of the building is to lessen the gaps between science and the general public. The idea is to create interactive spaces for collaboration between scientists and the public within a research building that will be relevant to science as it changes over time, Austin said. Interim Director of Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and former

UW-Madison Chancellor, John Wiley, said, “It will be a public space for science, a place for everybody to come and feel welcome by engaging in science and learning.” The building consists of the main level, or the “Town Center,” which is open to the general public, three research floors, and lower levels. Laura Heisler, director of programming for W.A.R.F, said many important scientific events are already scheduled to take place in The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, such as the National Science Olympiad and Science Expeditions. The Town Center includes a

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Gov. hopefuls clash on best path for the UW By Ariel Shapiro and Megan Orear The Daily Cardinal

Confronted with a state deficit of $2.7 billion and a rapidly approaching budget biennium, UW-Madison’s future funding hinges on the decisions of Wisconsin’s next governor. Republican candidate Milwaukee C o u n t y

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Executive Scott Walker and Democrat Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett both say they intend to maintain UW System funding as much as the state’s financial system will permit. However, they will take vastly different approaches towards handling the UW System. Walker has said his main priority for the UW System is to make it “run more like a business,” meaning giving individual UW campuses more autonomy.

More autonomy would allow individual campuses to determine how they spend their money and how they partner with outside entities, including private business, foundations and individual donors. “That’s something that many administrators across the state in individual campuses have pointed out to me,” Walker said. “They just don’t feel that they have the ear of anyone in the government to do that.” Chancellor Biddy Martin recently proposed the Badger Partnership business model, which entails much of what Walker has been advocating for.

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Where they stand: immigration and same-sex marriage rights Barrett

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The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, which will open Dec. 2, aims to promote collaboration between scientists and the public.

DOT, state’s tribes re-affirm partnership By Ariel Shapiro The Daily Cardinal

Representatives of Wisconsin’s 11 federally recognized NativeAmerican tribes reaffirmed their partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration at the capitol Tuesday morning. The WisDOT/Tribal partnership agreement, first conceived

in 2005, was set up to help tribes meet their transportation needs and promote economic development while respecting the tribes’ right to self-governance. This partnership was the result of Gov. Jim Doyle’s executive order to have state agencies form agreements, such as the DOT tribal page 3

Immigration: Barrett believes that comprehensive federal immigration reform is needed, but that immigration is essentially a federal issue, according to his spokesperson, Phil Walzack. He thinks the federal government needs to work on securing the borders, treating those who are already here fairly, and reforming the process for future immigrants. Same-sex marriage: Barrett supports domestic partnerships and the benefits currently provided to such couples, according to Walzack. Although he opposed the marriage ban passed in 2006, he would respect the will of the people as determined by that bill.

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Immigration: Walker initially shocked fellow conservatives by saying over the summer that he did not agree with Arizona’s controversial immigration law. However, he has since changed his stance after meeting with the bill’s sponsor and re-evaluating the legislation, saying he would support a similar bill for Wisconsin. Same-sex marriage: Walker supported the amendment banning same-sex marriage in 2006, and said he thinks the state’s domestic partnership registry contradicts the amendment passed by voters, according to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

UW alumni bestow $30 million art collection on Chazen By Kayla Johnson The Daily Cardinal

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Wisconsin’s 11 tribal nations re-signed an agreement with the DOT.

UW-Madison Alumnus Alvin Lane and his wife have bestowed their $30 million collection of 20th century sculpture to the university’s Chazen Museum of Art, according to museum officials.

The core of the collection is approximately 75 pieces of sculpture and the majority of the other works are drawings by the sculptors. The collection features works by artists such as Pablo Picasso, David Smith and Christo. Russell Panczenko, Chazen

museum director, said the collection offers many study resources for students. “We become a major study center for modernism. This is a resource you couldn’t get without going to New York or art page 3

“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”

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I’ve learned social etiquette norms aren’t universal

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know we all come from different walks of life. I’ve been told many a time by my mom not to judge people until “I’ve wiped my ass with their toilet paper,” or something like that. While that is very sentimental and blah, blah, blah, there have been too many occasions since I’ve been in college when fellow students’ behavior has made me silently say, “Oh no you didn’t.” Here are some of my favorite “breaking social etiquette” scenarios. 1) Maybe I’ve been sheltered and just don’t understand that pooping on a neighbor’s lawn in broad daylight is acceptable. I doubt that’s true though because one time I took my dog for a walk and forgot a poop bag. I nonchalantly walked away as if nothing happened, as if the steaming feces had been there for days. I mean it didn’t come from my dog; he’s too classy for that shit.

I was safely a block away before a middle-aged woman chased me down. She’s either strangely fast or I’m absurdly slow. It’s probably the latter. She dragged me by my ear (embellishment) to her house where she made me pick up the poop with my bare hands (embellishment x2). OK, she lent me a plastic bag and let me go with a warning. But if dogs aren’t allowed to do their business on others’ lawns then I’m guessing humans aren’t supposed to either. 2) I love to share! Sometimes. Once in a while. Fine, I hate it. Unless I’m sharing an ice cream sundae with Leo DiCaprio, I’d prefer if everyone would just keep their clammy paws off my belongings. Unfortunately, I have a hard time saying ‘no.’ Therefore, I always say ‘yes’ when someone asks to borrow a pen, and nine times out of ten I instantly regret it. Dear girl from my history class two years ago: Staring deeply into the eyes of the only boy in our class while sucking on MY pen was disgusting and not subtle in the least. I still don’t like you.

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Dear boy in my biology class, you have a chronic pen problem. You consistently “forget” to return my precious purple Bic pens. The one time you did remember, you handed it back with earwax on the tip. You’re so sexy I can’t even stand it.

I really don’t appreciate it when I’m getting off the elevator with my Easy Mac and a pack of hyenas knocks into me.

3) Between living in an apartment building last year and having three discussion sessions in Helen C. White, I have never used an elevator more in my life. As a child, elevators were associated with happy things—seeing Santa at the mall, riding up to the top floor of the Sears Tower and ascending to the balcony seats to see Barney on Ice. But now I view elevators as the devil. Not so much the elevators themselves, but the people who incorrectly

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use them. Did parents in the late ’80s/early ’90s not teach their children to wait until everyone exits the elevator before entering? I really don’t appreciate it when I’m getting off the elevator with my Easy Mac and a pack of hyenas knocks into me. Not only do I have to go to my next class with chunks of cheese on my shirt, but more importantly now I don’t get to eat for another 50 minutes. If I pass out, it’s your fault. I usually keep silent when these things occur simply because I don’t like confrontation. I’d much rather use this column as a vehicle to indirectly point at you for being such a bad person. Just know that if any of the above applies to you and we happen to cross paths, in the nicest way possible, I am quietly judging. Kathleen’s mom has actually never said that toilet paper quote, and Kathleen actually does like to share (minus pens). Saying she doesn’t was for the sake of this award-worthy column (embellishment x3). So, she’d appreciate you sharing your thoughts at kqbrosnan@wisc.edu.

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Visiting students mistake Red Shed for a popular bar; ruin their Saturday night Tragedy struck three friends visiting UW-Madison Junior Lance Davies Saturday night, after the three boys from the University of Minnesota mistakenly assumed The Red Shed is a bar where one can have a decent time. Davies and his friends Mark Peters, Kale Donahue and Jack Foster were playing beer pong and pregaming at Davie’s apartment at approximately 10:45 p.m. when Davies received a call from his girlfriend Sammy Jones. “Sammy called, she was pretty upset because her guinea pig had just passed away and she asked me to come over,” Davies said. I felt awful, so I told [the guys] to just enjoy the Saturday night without me. Obviously in hindsight, if I had known that there was even a tiny chance that they would head over to The Red Shed, I would have stopped them.” Donahue, the self-proclaimed “leader” of the three, was less understanding the following morning. “Yeah, we were pre-gaming and he said he had to be with

his girlfriend ’cause her pet died or some shit so we just said ‘that’s fine bro, do what you gotta do, just point us in the right direction, tell us what bars to go to,” Donahue said. I’ll never forget what he told us. He said ‘pretty much every bar around here is great.’ Guess he forgot to mention The Red Shed.” At approximately 11:07 p.m., all four men departed Davie’s residence. Davies walked towards his girlfriend’s house and the three friends headed to the first bar they saw, The Red Shed, while chanting “puss-eeyyy puss-eeyyy” in unison at Davies. In hindsight, it was when the boys first entered The Red Shed that their instincts should have told them something was wrong. “When we got to the door there was a bouncer, two 45-year-old dudes playing darts in the back and a bartender that may or may not have been a woman. To be honest, we still don’t really know what the sex of that bartender was,” Donahue said. We just figured ‘hey, Madison’s a liberal city, and it’s early, so’ ... I mean, we don’t know Madison bars. We just thought the girls would arrive a little later.”

At that point his voice trailed off as he looked longingly at the horizon. Unfortunately for Donahue and his two Minnesota friends, the “girls” never arrived. Nor did anyone else. The three boys spent the rest of the evening getting drunk with and chatting up the two men playing darts in the back: Ned “Daredevil” Simmons, a 46-year-old father of three and his buddy from work, 43-year-old Duff “Beer Man” McGribbons. I tracked down Simmons while he was working at a construction site on Monday morning and asked him what he remembered from the encounter. “Oh sure, these three young guys come in and just look like deer caught in the headlights, ya know?” Simmons said. One of em, I think his name was Donahue, he comes over and he says to us, he says: ‘where are all the girls, why is this place so empty?’ and I just thought to myself: ‘Boy are you lost?! This is The Red Shed this ain’t no stinking party bar!’ Like I always tell my pal Duff, you only come to The Red Shed for two reasons: Either you work here or you’re going through a divorce. I happen to be going through a divorce.” —Phil Vesselinovitch

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Man faces battery charges after alleged student attack Police arrested a man for allegedly attacking a UW student on the 100 block of State Street Sunday night. The victim, a 21-year-old female, was walking on State Street with her 14-year-old sister. At that point the suspect, 35-year-old Madison resident Steven Schuh, allegedly approached and picked up the UW-Madison student, then threw her over his shoulder, according to police. Schuh allegedly tried to grab the victim’s arms after she was let down. Police said the women

responded by hitting the suspect, but the man hit her on her back and shoulder. According to police, the victim said Schuh seemed like he was drunk or taking drugs and was laughing. Schuh ran through a coffee shop and exited through the building’s back door. Police found him on the 200 block of State Street. Once found, Schuh was arrested on charges of battery, disorderly conduct and possession of an open intoxicant.

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Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin spoke to the College Democrats Tuesday evening in their last meeting before the election. With the election less than a week away, Democrats are gearing up for a tough fight over congressional seats, a senatorship, the governorship and the state legislature.

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Maintenance workers prepare the WIsconsin Institute for Discovery as visitors previewed the new facilities Tuesday.

discovery from page 1 Mesozoic Garden Niche, Aldo’s Café, Steenbock’s on Orchard as well as other specific conference and resource areas. Austin said the originality of the floor plan was created to urge researchers and the public to converse and interact with one another. “The beauty of the design is that as you and I are walking through the town center we will be able to look up into the space and be able to see researchers walking about,” Austin said. “… The intent was to de-emphasize a linear floor plan, which

art from page 1 Washington,” Panczenko said. “Our collection is a very special collection and I don’t think anyone anywhere in the region has this kind of material in the same depth.” Lane grew up in New Jersey and earned his undergraduate degree from UW Madison in 1940. After graduating from Harvard Law School, he became an attorney at a prominent New York City law firm. Lane died at age 89 in 2007 and his wife died in 2010 at age 88. Lane donated the collection to Madison, because he wanted to give back to his alma mater. “He went to undergradu-

doesn’t promote people getting out of their spaces and bumping into one another.” Wiley highlighted the different research that will take place in the new facility. “It will be systems biology, epigenetics, computer optimization, tissue engineering and home health-care delivery,” said Wiley. Austin said the building is largely energy efficient. “The W.A.R.F. board of trustees challenged the design to make a building that will use 50 percent less energy and 50 percent less water,” Austin said. “We are going to achieve that level of savings on this facility.” ate school at University of Wisconsin and he really loved his time there. He wanted to contribute something to the school,” Lane’s daughter, Judith Lane, said. Lane credited the university for much of his success during a time when it was hard to get into college as a Jew. At the time Lane applied for college, many schools on the East Coast had quotas for people who were Jewish. “Wisconsin never had quotas and so he was able to go to school here,” Panczenko said. “That allowed him to go onto Harvard and get a law degree. [Lane] said had it not been for Wisconsin, he would never have been in his position in life.

The Badger Partnership model would allow the university to have greater control on how it raises and manages its funds, while still maintaining base funding from the state. “The proposal calls for a new relationship, one that will allow us to compete so we can contribute to the state’s economic growth and change,” Martin said in an e-mail. Walker said he looks forward to the new relationship between the university and the state. “I love Chancellor Martin,” he said. “Biddy is one of the most innovative and practical leader’s I’ve seen and just think the world of her and I think much of what I’m talking about and embracing is exactly what she’s talking about.” The Wisconsin Board of Regents is angling for greater flexibility from the state as well, according to UW System Executive Director of Communications and External Affairs David Giroux. “For the entire time I’ve been here, our board of regents, including regents appointed by Gov. Thompson, regents appointed by Gov. Doyle, have been asking for these kind of flexibilities every single budget,” Giroux said. Barrett said he was willing to work with the idea of greater autonomy for the university, but he had some reservations. “I am interested in exploring ways to have this a win-win situation for the university and the tax payers,” Barrett said. “I want to make sure that this is not something that is going to result in dramatically higher tuition bills for students.” Barrett said his goal is to increase accessibility to higher

tribal from page 1 partnership, to promote cooperation between governments. “The Wisconsin DOT/Tribal partnership agreement provides a mechanism to enhance communication, build partnerships, and focus on the shared values that promote economic health and vitality of all Wisconsin communities,” DOT Secretary Frank Busalacchi said. Tom Maulson, representing the Lac du Flambeu Band of

education through the development of community colleges, technical colleges, and four-year institutions statewide. Keeping tuition down through government initiatives is another one of Barrett’s main objectives. Walker said he wants tuition to be dealt with on a campus-bycampus basis. “I think it is imperative that we allow UW Madison to remain a place where middle-income families and lower income families have access to our best campus,” Barrett said. “That means student loan programs [and] student grant programs.” Barrett also said he will strive to keep funding for the university at current levels, which Giroux said is essential for the UW System to succeed. “We cannot get by on flexibility alone without stability in our funding streams,” Giroux said. “Stability alone right now won’t get us far if we don’t have the flexibility to make better use of those dollars.” However, UW-Madison professor of economics and public affairs Andrew Reschovsky said avoiding funding cuts will be nearly impossible for whoever takes office, particularly because both have pledged not to raise taxes. Barrett, acknowledging the dire economic climate, said he is committed to promoting stem cell research, and heavily criticized his opponent for his stance on the issue. Walker would want the university to focus on adult stem cell research rather than embryonic, according to his spokesperson, Jill Bader. Although he has not conclusively said he would ban embryonic stem-cell research, he said he did not see limiting it as

an impetus for researchers to take their research elsewhere. Barrett said if there are limits imposed on the research, scientists will pick up and move to a more accommodating environment. “If you are talking about running UW like a business, why would you make decisions that force businesses to leave this state?” Barrett said. Several stem-cell researchers, along with biotech company Stemina and a patient advocate, participated in a press conference Tuesday, emphasizing how vital embryonic stem-cell research is to medical advancement. Timothy Kamp, Director of the University of Wisconsin Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center, who was one of the conference participants, said limiting stem-cell research would “put the breaks on progress.” Kamp said both types of cells are necessary for medical advancements, and embryonic stem cells also have the advantage of being able to give rise to any cell in the body. Reschovsky said that, from an economic standpoint, if the environment for such research is better in a different state, it could lead researchers to work there instead. Meeting of the needs of the university will be a challenge for both candidates. Walker is willing to give the University System the flexibility it desires, but makes no promises about tuition and could potentially limit stem-cell research. On the other hand, Barrett said he is committed to financial aid and stem cell research, but is more reluctant about granting the university further autonomy. Students will have the opportunity Tuesday to determine the future of the UW system at the polls.

Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, noted the progress being made in his own community. “It took a long time,” Maulson said. “I can remember we had gravel and sand roads back up north, and now we’re starting to pave them.” However, he said even the revised version presented Tuesday was still a work in progress. Laurie Boivin, representing the Menominee Nation, discussed some of the initiatives enacted by the agreement,

including a summer youth transportation program and a training program for entry-level transportation jobs. She praised the agreement’s role in better defining the relationship between tribal nations and the state of Wisconsin. “The foundation of that relationship is forged out of respect: respect for each other’s unique identity, respect for each other’s viewpoints, and most importantly, respect for each other’s right to self-governance,” Boivin said.

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Hussy’s lastest will Control you By Kyle Sparks The Daily Cardinal

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Freakfest offers countless absurdities to entertain attendees with each year, but Saturday’s best option might be Wook-o-ween, a concert event at the Orpheum Stage Door featuring local band Wook.

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As students start putting their costumes and keg orders together for Halloween weekend, perhaps they should factor Wook-O-Ween into their plans. The event, which is set to go down at the Orpheum Theatre Stage Door from 10 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., is sure to provide an avenue for the hordes of Freakfest attendees looking to continue dancing into the morning. “It’ll be hard not to dance,” said Mike Kuerschner, bass player of headlining band Wook. A good reason for that is the increasingly danceable nature of Wook’s music, a band that has grown up quickly over the span of the past year.

Like their biggest influence, electro-jam pioneers Umphrey’s McGee, Wook is able to delve into lengthy improvisations onstage.

Wook’s foundations stem from Kuerschner’s high school days, when he frequently performed with guitarist/vocalist Jake Stottler and drummer Andrew Stark. But Wook, which now includes guitarist Justin Wouters, didn’t really materialize until the fall of 2009 when the band started performing regularly around Madison. Considering their jump from semi-weekly gigs in local bars to their performance at one of the biggest festivals in the jam scene, Summercamp, it’s fair to say Wook has become one of Madison’s most promising student acts. Like their biggest influence, electro-jam pioneers Umphrey’s McGee, Wook is able to delve into lengthy

improvisations onstage. “It’s mostly freeform,” Kuerschner said of the jams the group more or less invent onstage. And while many jam bands bore their audience with stagnant grooves, Kuerschner said Wook has the ability to “tell when [the jam is] going somewhere great and when it’s going nowhere.” More importantly, the band knows where to draw the line, as they’ve “gotten pretty good at stopping [the jam] before it nosedives.” That said, some of Wook’s marathons still lasted 15 minutes at their live performances. While Wook’s standard drums-guitar-bass ensemble suits their more traditional jam taste, the band has recently explored synthesizers and laptops in an attempt to incorporate electronica into their repertoire. “We’re trying to branch out into a bit more electronic music,” Kuerschner said. “But we want to keep in touch with real singer-songwriter types of songs as well.” As one would expect, Wook’s incorporation of electronic elements has only made their performances more accessible for the college scene, and Kuerschner hopes for a good turnout from the college crowd at Saturday night’s show. Wook’s setlists are mostly composed of the band’s original songs, but they also like to include covers to get fans interested in the show. Rather than playing the cover songs as they were written, however, Wook likes to manipulate songs so they highlight their own style. Although the headlining act hits the stage around 12:45 a.m., “Wook-O-Ween” offers the equally talented Ifdakar and The Coop performing prior to Wook’s performance. Ifdakar, a five-piece Madison band who spread reggae, electronica and funk into their jams, are set

to start the event at 10 p.m. with an hour-long set. The Coop, a four-piece jam outfit from Chicago, promise to get the crowd grooving as they hit the stage at 11:15 p.m. for a 75-minute set. And, as if there wasn’t already enough incentive to wear a ridiculous costume this Halloween, Wook-O-Ween is offering special prize packs for a few audience members the band determines to have the best costumes. The details are still unclear, but Kuerschner said the winning costume-wearers should expect a generous package of CDs and concert tickets from all three bands.

Wook’s setlists are mostly composed of the band’s original songs, but they also like to include covers to get their fans interested in the show.

As for Wook’s costumes, Kuerschner promised they would be extravagant but refused to divulge any details. “They’re pretty cool, they go along with the electronic and lights theme,” Kuerschner said. “But that’s about all I should say.” Whether or not the gigantic Freakfest crowd will have the energy to keep dancing at Wook-O-Ween remains to be seen, but as Kuerschner said, “The fan base seemed big enough that we can bring a lot of people in.” With last year’s Freakfast tallying some 44,000 attendees, the Orpheum Stage Door should be pretty damn full by the time Wook hit the stage. The Orpheum Stage Door will host Wook-O-Ween this Saturday, Oct. 30. Doors open at 9:00 p.m. and music begins at 10:00 p.m. Tickets are $8 at the door.

Bobby Wegner and Heather Sawyer have spent the last few years releasing hot 7'' records like they owe it to the world. The Hussy rolled up renegade anthems of youthful indulgence into reverb-coated splinters of garage rock without pretense. But even those candy-coated anarchist refrains sounded like they were picking away at something bigger, and we see a better picture of the Hussy’s sculpture on their first full-length release, Cement Tomb Mind Control. “Full-length” is relative, of course, and you could finish Cement Tomb three or four times over before earning your first purple gem on “Crash Bandicoot 2.” But the brevity plays to the Hussy’s strength of writing electrical shocks more than actual songs— only two songs exceed two minutes, and those last a paltry 2:35 and 2:15. It doesn’t take long for these songs to sink in, and Cement Tomb does well to pin down the band’s rascally personas with an array of sloppy garage rock staples in a diverse collection of sonic bursts. The Hussy flash a rare knack for scrapping garage rock’s inherent handwringing for a more pure form of overzealous enthusiasm without sacrificing any of their sound’s brash energy. They avoid the pitfalls of teenage love songs and brainless, maniacal yelling and focus on the more central joys of youthful abandon. In other words, they’re almost having too much fun without giving us much reason why. Their threats to “Go fuck yourself” on “I’m Me” are empty, and their hostile border-drawing doesn’t actually sound offensive. There’s very little about them that’s disagreeable. But if it sounds like the Hussy are a

couple of jokesters who can’t write serious jams, I’ve vastly overstated things. The breadth of influence the Hussy are able to squeeze into their cozy bursts of distortion is extremely impressive. They run everywhere from Nuggets-style psychedelia to pummeling Midwest punk. They transition seamlessly from the call-and-response pop swoons on “Pavement” to the gasoline-soaked “Lyme” without losing their tact. They parry joyful harmonies with devolving drains of distortion in an exchange that works surprisingly well. Wegner’s guitar work is the real impetus behind the duo’s flexibility. Whether he needs to pack a wall of crunch on “Baby Child” or hang ten on “Sexi Lady Capture,” Wegner molds his strings to a snug fit around the duo’s feisty vocals. Few of these songs will really resonate with a larger audience, and even fewer will challenge your moral fibers or preconceptions of garage rock. Cement Tomb is little more than one band’s adapted versions of a playlist from “Little Steven’s Underground Garage,” but there’s a reason so many people tune in to that radio program in the first place. Cement Tomb is an expansive palate of garage rock stylings, but what’s most impressive is its consistency. While diverse in scope, Cement Tomb stays true to the band’s central voice and aesthetic. Wegner and Sawyer seemingly traverse the landscape of garage rock from the comfort of their own living room. It’s the sign of a band comfortable with its own sound—they don’t have to change themselves to change their songs. That bodes well for the Hussy in the future, but it bodes even better for the greater Midwest.

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KILL IT! KILL IT! KILL IT! According to folklore, if you see a spider on

Halloween, it is the spirit of a loved one watching over you.

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Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Branching Out

By Brendan Sullivan bsullivan3@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

Crustaches

By Patrick Remington premington@wisc.edu

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

First in Twenty

By Angel Lee alee23@wisc.edu

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com LOGGED ON ACROSS 1 Frozen dessert 7 Barbecue side 11 “My Name Is Asher ___” 14 Electrical receptacle 15 Freddie the Freeloader, for one 16 Where Tell did dwell 17 Shark’s hanger-on 18 Cookie favorite 19 Pump contents 20 Setting for a shoot’em-up 23 Not false 26 Letter that sounds like a question 27 Vicinity 28 Do again, as a role 31 Carpet with thick pile 34 Animal in several of Aesop’s fables 35 Spirited song 37 Afﬁrm as true 41 Nightgown wearer of children’s rhyme 44 Deadly 45 House, in Havana 46 Brief commercials? 47 Musical composition that evokes rural life (Var.) 49 Inceptions 51 Show signs of life

54 Word with “thumbs” or “ears” 56 “A ___ formality” 57 Internet 62 Palindromic name associated with the Beatles 63 Puerto ___ 64 James Cameron blockbuster 68 Competed in a marathon 69 Rush job notation 70 Say nasty things about 71 Ron of Tarzan fame 72 Banjo man Fleck 73 Place to dip a quill 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 21

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22 Welcome vehicle? 23 Fishing dragnet 24 Examine again, as a patient 25 Sports shocker 29 Greek masterwork 30 Zany 32 Hole for an anchor cable 33 Like 8-Down and 43Down 36 An X could represent it 38 Tsar’s edict 39 Apple beverage 40 “Siddhartha” novelist Hermann 42 Move like a dervish 43 America’s bird 48 Noncleric 50 Set off 51 Used inelegant language 52 Having melodic harmony 53 “Seinfeld” specialty 55 Treatment for Parkinsonism 58 Visually dull 59 Like Solomon 60 Depression in the desert 61 Like 20 but not 25 65 Piece of advice 66 Brouhaha 67 Abbr. for an old soldier

Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

opinion Johnson is the best candidate for Wisconsin dailycardinal.com/opinion

Matt Payne opinion columnist

hen U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson faced off against U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold D-Wis., in a debate last Friday, two tremendously different people emerged. On one hand you have a man who has been in Washington as long as many of us have been alive and who cares deeply about his job. On the other, you have a man who has been working in the private sector his whole life and who cares deeply about the state of Wisconsin. Right now, Wisconsin needs the latter.

Less than a week before the election, however, Johnson stands a good chance of becoming the next senator from Wisconsin.

Of all the national races this year, the race for U.S. Senate in

Wisconsin is perhaps the most remarkable. Just a few months ago it seemed Feingold, recognized nationally as an independent for the left, was getting ready for another six years as Wisconsin’s senator. Then, as Americans began to see their nation heading in the wrong direction and their economy failing, a businessman from Oshkosh decided to stand up to the political machine. When Johnson announced his candidacy last spring, the odds of him winning seemed slim. Challenging a three-term senator and Washington political fixture like Feingold in the past would have seemed an impossible task. Less than a week before the election, however, Johnson stands a good chance of becoming the next senator from Wisconsin. The dramatic transformation is not without reason. With an uncertain economy and nearly 10 percent unemployment, Wisconsin needs someone who truly understands the economy. Johnson, an entrepreneur and business owner, has practical experience creating jobs in the private sector. He understands that economic growth does not

come from a government stimulus check, but rather a small business owner like him. He recognizes that businesses can only grow if they are free of burdensome regulation that any environmental lobbyist or special interest group demands. He knows the importance of not raising taxes in the midst of an economic downturn. That intimate understanding of the private sector is something our country is in desperate need of.

With an uncertain economy and nearly 10 percent unemployment, Wisconsin needs someone who truly understands the economy.

Since you started reading this article, the national debt has increased by $2 million. Johnson knows that for too long government has been living well beyond its means. Our national debt is a serious issue as it has reached unsustainable levels. It is our generation that will be working to pay off that debt for the rest of

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our lives. If we don’t do something soon, so will our children and grandchildren. While Feingold once stood up to Bush-era deficit spending, he has now joined lockstep with his fellow Democrats and voted to add trillions of dollars to our debt. We need people like Johnson who value prudence and fiscal responsibility to reduce our national deficit and restore practicality and responsibility to our nation’s fiscal policy. Finally, Johnson understands that America was founded on the ideas of self-reliance and personal responsibility. While conservatives understand that in a society certain safety nets should be provided for its members, the current culture of entitlement we live in today is untenable. While the left may have had the best intentions when it came to health-care reform, the same federal government that was responsible for bankrupting Social Security is now controlling our healthcare system. Never in the history of our nation has the federal government required its citizens to purchase any good or service to remain law abiding. Johnson appreciates the fact that

although we all want to help those who do not have the means to help themselves, that is not the role of the federal government.

We need people like Ron Johnson who value prudence and fiscal responsibility to reduce our national deficit.

We are at a crossroads with this election. We are at the crossroads of government intrusion and free-market solutions. We are at the crossroads of historic levels of deficit spending and fiscal responsibility. We are at the crossroads of government entitlement and personal responsibility. The choices we have are clear. As students, it is important we vote for the person who will lead us down the right path in these uncertain times. Johnson is the candidate best able to do that. Matt Payne is a junior majoring in Chinese and economics. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Election 2010: Outdated attack ads and corporate muffins Dan Tollefson opinion columnist

couple of weeks ago I was running late for work. It was 7:30 a.m. and I didn’t have enough time to make myself breakfast, so I decided I’d stop by Fair Trade Coffee on my way to the Capitol Square. I was one of only a handful of customers in the store this early on a Friday morning. As I walked up to the counter a smiling man with a navy blue polo and a small card approached me from his table. Maybe I thought it was someone I knew, or maybe it was just too early for me to engage in evasive maneuvers, but either way he got to me.

Either the electorate doesn’t care about elections during Oprah, they can see past blatantly obvious attack ads or they are too set in their ideals to be swayed to the other side.

“Hi, I’m from U.S. Cellular, and I’d like to buy your breakfast this morning,” he said, too genuine for me to laugh in his face. I asked him if I needed to sign up for anything. Nope, he told me, just take our card and enjoy your coffee. After looking at the cashier to make sure this whole operation was legit, I got a muffin and a coffee on U.S. Cellular’s dime. They were promoting their “Belief Project,” according to the card, which I still have. If I hadn’t renewed my Verizon Wireless plan days before, I would have seriously considered U.S. Cellular, and I probably will in the future. What does this say about me

as a consumer? Possibly that I’m tired, hungry and susceptible to bribery. But their marketing strategy made me re-evaluate my service provider based solely on a good breakfast experience— something completely unrelated. With so much money spent on political ads this election, I think a lot of special interest groups could learn something from U.S. Cellular. I’ve probably seen thousands of cell phone commercials on TV, but until that morning my own mental barrier had prevented any intrusion from wireless providers in my personal decisionmaking process. The same goes for political ads. Like most people, I tend to just ignore them or turn the channel. In his Chicago Tribune column on Sunday, Steve Chapman mentioned a campaign spending study conducted by Professor John Coleman from UW-Madison. Coleman concluded that from 2000 to 2008, states with little regulation on campaign spending were not any more likely to see Republican majorities or friendly business policies than states that did clamp down on corporate money. “What can we conclude from this experience?” Chapman asked. “Either businesses don’t spend enough money to get their way or haven’t found ways to sell their message.” I think the latter point is critical. For all this money being spent, nearly $1 per voter across the nation, most of us aren’t significantly influenced by attack ads played on TV. I’d like to attribute this point to three factors: Either the electorate doesn’t care about elections during Oprah, they can see past blatantly obvious attack ads or they are too set in their ideals to be swayed to the other side. If any of those points are factual, then it’s time for special interests to revamp their approach. I’m not saying buy everyone in

Wisconsin breakfast, but I wouldn’t mind another corporate muffin. Person-to-person marketing in the election cycle would spark deeper evaluation from voters. Without the ability to change the channel, people would have to face the issues or buy themselves coffee. The electorate might even, dare I say, become more informed about candidates by discussing their beliefs with representatives pushing a specific agenda. But then again, it is that very agenda that tends to be the problem. Most corporate interests aren’t aligned with the vast majority of the voting public, that’s why they resort to undisclosed attack ads on TV. A common enemy makes for good friends, CEOs tell themselves as they wastefully dump millions into negative ads

hoping to connect with a handful of voters who would rather have free muffins.

I’m not saying buy everyone in Wisconsin breakfast, but I wouldn’t mind another corporate muffin.

In 2010, the corporate attack ad strategy appears to be dated and irrelevant. Even though big business doesn’t always share the same viewpoint as the voters it’s trying to appeal to, it’s obvious that a new approach is necessary. Outside interest groups should redirect

their money to engage the voter head on; coffee shops, phone calls, discounts on the very products they’re lobbying for. Is a free meal from an outside interest group trying to buy a vote unethical? Maybe. Illegal? Not if they aren’t directly tied to a candidate and they stay within certain dollar amounts. It would be a more effective technique for the corporation trying to break through the selective exposure of the Internet generation. It would make people snap out of the attack ad trance and actually think about the policies they’re voting on. And it would make me a lot happier every time I’m running late for work. Dan Tollefson is a senior majoring in English. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Women’s Hockey

Men’s Soccer

With recent history on their side, Badgers set to take on Panthers By Jack Doyle the daily cardinal

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Freshman goalie Alex Rigsby has split time in net this season with sophomore Becca Ruegsegger. The two combined to allow just one goal before last weekend’s tough series against Ohio State.

Young goalies learning on the fly for No. 1 UW By Nico Savidge the daily cardinal

For freshman goaltender Alex Rigsby, her top competition has been one of her most important mentors as she adjusts to college hockey. Rigsby, a highly touted recruit who became the first woman in the United States Hockey League when the Chicago Steel drafted her in 2009, has split starts with sophomore Becca Ruegsegger this weekend. But while the competition between the two of them is there, Rigsby said Ruegsegger has helped her get used to playing at the collegiate level. “She’s awesome,” Rigsby said of Ruegsegger. “She’s so supportive and if you have any questions you can go to her and she helps you out so much.” According to Ruegsegger, the friendly competition between her and Rigsby helps make both of them better, since they know there is another strong goalie right behind them. “It’s always good to have competition,” Ruegsegger said. “It’s fun because we both challenge each other but we also support

each other at the same time.” So far this year the two goaltenders have traded starts in a pattern resembling the one Ruegsegger experienced in her freshman year, splitting games with Alannah McCready, who graduated last spring. With a full year of experience at the collegiate level behind her, Ruegsegger said she is more patient and knows what to expect from teams in a tough WCHA. “It’s good to know who your opponents are,” she said. “You’ve played them before so you kind of know what to expect.” With three starts apiece, Ruegsegger has a .950 save percentage and has averaged less than one goal against per game while Rigsby’s goals against average is almost two and her save percentage is .860. Those more pedestrian numbers were the result of a tough game against Ohio State Oct. 22, when Rigsby gave up five goals, including a game-tying score with a minute to go in regulation. The Badgers went on to win in overtime, but Rigsby said she saw plenty to improve on in

her performance and has worked to do so in practice. Head coach Mark Johnson said facing that kind of adversity helps the team as a whole get better. “If you don’t have any of those bumps or hurdles or situations where you’re challenged you don’t strengthen [yourself ],” Johnson said. “By going through them and learning and understanding how to push yourself through, you become a stronger team.” Although Ruegsegger and Rigsby have been strong in net, Wisconsin’s offense has generated most of the headlines so far this season thanks to the fact that it averages better than five goals per game. Johnson said that strength on offense can help the team’s goalies improve, since Ruegsegger and Rigsby have to face some of the top forwards in the country each week in practice. “They’re getting quality reps in practice when you have those kids shooting at you,” Johnson said. “You’re going to get better because of the people you’re practicing with.”

With only four matches remaining in the 2010 season for the Wisconsin men’s soccer team (0-3-1 Big Ten, 1-11-2 overall), Wednesday night’s contest at the McClimon Complex agaisnt UW-Milwaukee (3-4-0, 5-7-2) presents the best chance for the Badgers to notch a second victory on the year. Wisconsin has not lost to the Panthers since 2005. To earn a third consecutive victory against their in-state rival, the Badgers must continue to go through their emerging star at forward, freshman Chris Prince. Prince won the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week award for his spectacular play in Wisconsin’s 4-3 overtime losses to UW-Green Bay and Northwestern. The striker tallied two goals against the Phoenix and followed that performance with his first ever collegiate hat trick against the Wildcats. Prince now has a team-high seven goals on the season. But while the Badgers nearly scored as many goals in last week’s pair of games as they had in the previous 12 matches (seven), they also gave up four goals for the first

and second time this season. The increase in goals allowed could be due to losing an extra midfielder by switching from a 4-5-1 formation to a 4-4-2, but some players did not feel it was a factor. “I really don’t [think so],” Prince said, when asked if the new formation led to a softer defense. “We did good defensively, it’s just key mistakes we make in the back that allow goals.” To prevent another four-goal letdown, freshman goalkeeper Max Jentsch and the Wisconsin defense need to contain Milwaukee’s scoring threats, something they were unable to do when Green Bay and All-American J.C. Banks came into town. The Panthers’ offense flows through sophomore Andrew Wiedabach, who leads Milwaukee with 11 points off of four goals and three assists. Junior midfielder Ross Van Osdol is also a playmaker for the Panthers and has recorded four assists on the year. After Wednesday night’s game the Badgers travel to Ohio State for a Big Ten match-up against the No. 25 Buckeyes on Halloween before hosting the University of Illinois-Chicago and Penn State in early November to wrap up their season.

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Freshman Chris Prince leads the Badgers in scoring thanks to a recent scoring tear. Prince has five goals in UW’s last two games.

Still plenty of potential for misfires, but UW has BCS berth in the crosshairs Parker gabriel

parks and rec

wo weeks ago, with one conference loss already in hand, Ohio State and Iowa looming on the schedule and nary a complete performance to speak of, any bowl discussion among Badger fans likely started closer to Insight than BCS. Nothing like two season-defining wins to spice things up a little. However, with Bowl Championship Series aspiration comes the inherent volatility—and confusion—of computer generated rankings. It also includes a painful reminder of that 11-1 UW team that got shut out of the BCS in 2006 (head coach Bret Bielema’s first season) despite being ranked No. 7 because no conference can have more than two teams represented in

any given year. The college football landscape— and therefore any idea on how the rankings will eventually shake out— is as muddled as ever this season. Any speculation as to what may or may not happen between now and the end of December is likely fruitless, but, after watching Wisconsin’s last two games and looking at the remaining games in the Big Ten, I’ll take a shot anyways. Here are three (relatively) likely scenarios in the Big Ten, and the ramifications each would have for UW’s chances at a Big Ten title and/or a BCS berth. Columnist’s Note: You’ll notice that each of the following situations involve Wisconsin winning its remaining four games. I’m not assuming that this will happen, but if it doesn’t, this whole exercise is worth about as much as Brett Favre’s left ankle. Michigan State, Ohio State and UW all finish 7-1 in the Big Ten. This might be the worst pos-

sible outcome for the Badgers. Because Ohio State and Michigan State do not play this year and all three teams would finish with the same overall record, the conference champion—and therefore the Rose Bowl representative—is decided by final BCS ranking. Currently, Ohio State sits at No. 10, directly behind Wisconsin. Because Ohio State has a more difficult finishing stretch than UW, it isn’t too much of a stretch to imagine the Buckeyes jumping over the Badgers. If that happens, then UW’s Rose Bowl hopes are out the window and its BCS hopes depend on whether MSU drops below Wisconsin with one loss. Essentially, it becomes a toss-up. Michigan State wins the conference title outright. Assuming Ohio State wins its last four games (not necessarily a given, as they travel to Iowa on Nov. 26), the Badgers and Buckeyes could each

find themselves eligible for a BCS berth. However, since a maximum of two teams from each conference are allowed into the BCS, it would be up to bowl representatives to choose between UW and OSU. Now, this may seem like a nobrainer considering the Oct. 16 beat down at Camp Randall Stadium, but could be complicated if Ohio State finishes with a higher BCS ranking and/or the Buckeyes are seen as a more desirable team by the folks who make such decisions. Not that the BCS is often accused of logical thinking, but it seems that a head-to-head win should factor heavily into this decision. UW wins the Big Ten outright This requires Michigan State to lose twice, and after Northwestern blew a three-score lead against Sparty last Saturday, this appears to be the least likely situation. If Iowa regroups and beats Michigan State this Saturday, MSU will have

to finish the season by going on the road and beating Penn State to stay on top. Penn State currently ranks 99th in the country in scoring, but not many teams waltz out of Happy Valley with an easy win. Of course, if MSU loses twice, Wisconsin would win the Big Ten outright and likely play in Pasadena, Calif. on New Years’ Day. The best bets for Wisconsin seem to be for the Spartans to either lose twice or not lose at all. Really, the most vigorous strategic cheering in Wisconsin should be for Ohio State to lose (not that this is a novel concept). In a way, Badger fans will either have to cheer for a Big Ten title (two losses from MSU) or for a BCS berth. Regardless, Bielema would probably be quick to remind everyone that the Big Ten has only run half its course and there is plenty of madness still to come. Would you cheer for MSU to win the Big Ten if it helps UW earn a BCS berth? E-mail Parker at pjgabriel@ dailycardinal.com.