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Gov. Jim Doyle said two national organizations would give $12 million in financial grants to help students throughout Wisconsin pay for higher education Thursday. Doyle said $1.6 million would come annually from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Access Challenge Grant program over the next five years. The remaining funds would come from the Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation, which will provide an additional $819,000 each year. “In Wisconsin we are making sure that every student who works hard knows that higher education is within reach,” Doyle said in a statement. “This grant will help us to provide the tools and information students need to get

UW professor assists in lowenergy production of hydrogen UW-Madison Engineering researcher and professor Manos Mavrikakis, along with researchers from Tufts University and Harvard University, discovered a way to produce hydrogen using less energy and less money. The United States uses 9 million tons of hydrogen per year, yet the Earth produces relatively little hydrogen, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. The hydrogen produced the way the researchers discovered could be used as a clean source of energy for fuel cell-powered vehicles of the future, according to UW Communications. The research team developed a catalyst, which uses small amounts of platinum, which works at a lower temperature than current catalysts. Mavrikakis and his team of researchers focused on the way the atoms of the catalyst function. The team, with assistance from the UW-Madison Division of Information Technology and the Center for High-Throughput Computing, modeled the new catalyst to inspect it in detail.

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to college.” The program targets demographics which are usually underrepresented among college students, including those from low-income and minority families may be the first in their families to attend college. “Much of the goal of the grant is targeted to helping students, especially first-generation, low-income students understand the steps that they need to take to get into college and succeed once they’re in college.” said Amy Kerwin, of the College Access Challenge Grant. Kerwin said the program is “really running the gamut for preparing for and understanding the steps that are needed to take to get to college.” According to a statement, Doyle has doyle page 3

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Students danced to the salsa styles of La Santa Cecilia Thursday during the World Music Festival.

SSFC approves funding for CWC By Andrew Kasper The Daily Cardinal

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CWC members embraced Thursday after the SSFC approved funds for the organization. SSFC denied the CWC funds last year.

Nervous faces turned to smiles, and smiles to elated embraces as the supporters of the Campus Women’s Center at last night’s Student Services Finance Committee meeting listened to the tallying of votes in favor of reinstating their funding eligibility for the next two years. The unanimous, 8-0, vote came following a debate where the committee passed the CWC through the “direct services” eligibility criteria by a razor-thin margin, and after they withstood the scrutiny of an undercover auditor sent by SSFC Chair Matthew Manes—a tactic questioned by committee member Aliyya Terry. “Why was the whole committee not informed about this happening? Why did everyone not have a decision in this? Why was he only sent to this group?” Terry asked Manes. The committee then voted to put the issue of the undercover auditor—a student position possessed by Brenden Leib and officially titled the “Accountability Liaison”—on the agenda to be discussed at Monday’s meeting. The secret audit by Leib was

ordered by Manes but requested by committee member Cale Plamann— who worked very closely with the CWC and even abstained from voting because of his involvement in the organization. “I think tonight is a great way of showing that it cuts both ways, and here [the accountability liaison] helped a group out because it showed that they were accountable,” explained Plamann. The Accountability Liaison position has not existed for the past three years, and this was the first incident during the eligibility season when the position was used to secretly audit a group, according to Manes. However, Manes may use the position more extensively in making future decisions about student groups on a case-by-case basis. Still, CWC supporters were glad to regain funding. “Everybody is feeling good about it,” said Catherine Morgan, support services coordinator for the CWC. But the reprieve is still many months in coming—the CWC cannot receive the promised funding until July. ssfc page 3

West Mifflin Street renovations continue to receive criticism from public By Maggie DeGroot The Daily Cardinal

Proposed renovations to West Mifflin Street remain to be a primary topic of discussion at the Downtown Plan Public meeting Thursday. The Mifflin Street area has been the most talked about out of any of the downtown areas, according to Principal Planner Bill Fruhling. “There are some people that feel very strongly that [West Mifflin Street] is all junk and should be bulldozed and

redeveloped into bigger buildings,” Fruhling said. “Some people feel very strongly that, because of this area’s history ... it should be a historic district.” The committee has struggled with this issue for some time, but feels this plan preserves the core of Mifflin Street, Fruhling said. “Thanks to a lot of lobbying work that many of us did, including Associated Students of Madison and the neighborhood association, we are preserving the character in large part,”

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 2 said of the West Mifflin area. Even though Verveer said he was generally pleased with the plans, he did express some disappointment as the plans call for tearing down more houses than he would like. The current plans state the West Mifflin area would increase its net density from 32 units per acre to 53 units per acre. Along with the conservation of approximately 130 buildings, the plans

call for a new development of mid-rise apartments, townhouses and carriagehouse buildings. A proposed park on a block bounded by West Johnson, North Bassett, West Dayton and Marion Streets also faced some criticism at the meeting. The plans for the park include the removal of seven structures, not including the Doubletree Hotel on West Johnson Street. However, the current site for the park may not be the best location

since the property owners affected by the proposed park are not supportive of the plans as of Thursday’s meeting, according to Verveer. The next meeting to discuss the downtown plans will be on Oct. 7. Additionally Ald. Michael Schumacher, District 18, made the decision to not run next spring for reelection after serving two terms. “He’s always been somebody that I’ve enjoyed working with,” Verveer said.

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kay, so maybe it’s just me, but for my entire college career I have struggled with paying attention in lecture. Perhaps it is the packed room, the over-crowdedness of people and the claustrophobia that does it. Or possibly it’s the professor with the monotone voice and the dim lighting. Whatever it is, I sure as hell find it difficult to stay focused. I’m even prescribed Adderall and that shit doesn’t help me! Ironically enough, I am sitting in lecture (Poli Sci to be exact) and writing this column. After 30 minutes have passed I have discovered the underlying reason of why I suck so bad at paying attention. Here it is: I (Taylor Curley) attribute 100 percent of my ADD in lecture to the annoying kids that share the room with me. No, it is not because I literally have ADD, or because the room is crammed. I blame my horrible GPA on you irritating individuals.

So what should you do if you are one of those kids that are solely 100 percent leading to my demise?! Well first of all STOP what you’re doing, and secondly, read the rest of the column and read it well. Study it, memorize it, know it and at all costs avoid my wrath. 1) Don’t be the infamous sick kid in class. The kid that coughs every two minutes practically yacking up a lung in the process. Leave your disease and phlegm at home; you are annoying and nobody wants to sit anywhere near you. Dis-gusting. 2) Don’t be the Facebook stalker in class. The person that sits on Facebook and “chats it up” with their friends, yeah, that’s a big NO there. You got off your mattress and came to lecture, so at least try and pay attention? Do something productive instead of worthless. Also, I’m not sure if you know this, but the people behind you can also see your computer screen, and yes, we all occasionally glance at what you and your “bff ” are talking about. Either close Facebook and start trying to take notes, or just stop wasting a seat and leave. You are adding to my claustrophobia.

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3) Don’t be the gabber. You know, that one group of people that planned to take the class together and then conveniently use it for their social hour? Once again, no matter how quiet you whisper the people around you can hear you. Use Starbucks for your gossiping, I know you all get your coffee together before class so use that time for talkin’. 4) Don’t be the squirmer in class. The kid that is always fidgeting in the seat, always flipping through notebooks, always moving around and just constantly shifting. Stop drinking your Red Bull, take a chill pill and just freaking sit still. If it helps you to draw I would advise that too. Just don’t kick my chair 50 times in the hour, it is annoying. And yes, you do cause quite the little scene with all your constant moving, so please just calm down. 5) Don’t be the copier looking at someone else’s notebook or computer screen to help you take down the notes, especially if it is someone that you don’t know. Leaning over to decipher the handwriting of the person sitting next to you is just awkward and weird. I know you are trying to be subtle about it, but

guess what: you’re not! Either put your glasses on, your hearing aid in or sit closer to the front. Whatever you do, just stop looking at my notes for the whole hour, because you know what, it is just downright bothersome. (Yes, I am talking to YOU, girl who is looking at my screen right now. I am not even taking notes and you are reading this… freaking STOP.) Anyway, that is the list that I have accumulated, directed toward the people that are aiding in my less-than 3.0 GPA. It is you coughers, you Facebookers, you gabbers, you squirmers and you copiers (I said STOP looking at my computer), all of whom are not helping me graduate in four years. So to you I say (very insincerely) thank you. Thank you for making class a quiet chaos of distractions, you have succeeded and now it is time that you stop. The semester has just started, so just do us all a favor and stop while you are slightly ahead. In advance, a (very sincere) thank you. Know any people like this in your classes? E-mail tcurley@wisc. edu with the shitty details.

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sti Q&A: Herpes edition

Erica andrist sex columnist I have been on and off with this guy for about a year ... We were always safe and I haven’t seen him in a couple of months but a few days ago I got an e-mail from him and it turns out he has herpes ... I haven’t been able to leave my room. I am so freaked out and I don’t know what to do … please don’t tell me to get tested, I am too scared. Could Be Me Okay, CBM—I won’t tell you to get tested. Not because I’m letting you off the hook for being freaked out about getting tested. But we’ll discuss that later. What you should do: Thank your partner for the email. I don’t generally think meeting basic standards of respect for others deserves a cookie, but disclosure of a sexually transmitted infection is an exception. Your partner undoubtedly knew this could provoke such a reaction in you, but he decided your ability to monitor your health was worth his risk of embarrassment. So though I think disclosure falls under the category of “basic respect for others,” he still deserves some kudos. What else you should do: Respect your partner’s privacy. Now is not the time to take it upon yourself to “warn” your friends, or to release all these feelings by putting up posters all over campus. As mentioned above, your partner showed you some respect by sending that e-mail. Reciprocate. Why am I letting you off the testing hook? Because “getting tested” for herpes is tricky business. Without symptoms, a herpes test will look for antibodies in your blood. However,

according to Craig Roberts, an epidemiologist with University Health Services, the test is only offered under certain circumstances because it’s so unreliable (though finding out a prior sexual contact has herpes would be an indication for testing). Basically, the test often delivers positive results even when the person getting tested doesn’t have the infection, a false positive. Thus, if the results do come back positive, there needs to be additional, more expensive, testing done and according to Roberts, over half of initial positives in the campus population (adults under 24) turn out to be negatives. Bottom line: if you decide to get tested, CBM, you probably could. But in this case, you might be right—because of its unreliability, testing might not be worth the fear and anxiety. A better idea is to initiate Crotch Watch 2010. Most people who are infected with herpes will have an initial outbreak, according to Ethel Sloane’s “Biology of Women.” The trick is to know what the signs of an outbreak are: Pain, tingling and/or sores or blisters. They may be tiny or irregular in shape, like razor burn. If you notice anything out of the ordinary, then head to UHS. They’ll take a little skin sample and test it directly, which will produce a much more reliable result. Finally, try not to let this become something that overtakes your life. Herpes is most transmissible only during an active outbreak; the rest of the time transmission is low, especially if you protect the skin using a barrier method (which I presume is what you mean by saying you “were always safe”). You also mention that you haven’t been with this guy in a couple months, so it’s possible he didn’t have herpes the last time you were together. But if the results do come back positive, remember the Center for

Disease Control and Prevention estimates one in five American adults has herpes. That means (statistically) 8,000 Badgers, and just think how much less exciting the UW would be if 8,000 of us stayed in our rooms all day. A herpes diagnosis can provoke some intense reactions, but ultimately it’s a very common, very treatable condition which rarely causes serious problems. It’s a little scary when it could be you—but it could be, and is many happy, healthy and successful adults. I have fielded a long parade of STI-related questions, and I constantly feel the need to remind people: calm down. We’re fed a lot of crap about STIs. While it’s certainly true that

reducing the spread of any communicable disease is desirable from a public health standpoint, the fear and stigma surrounding most STIs is vastly disproportionate to the consequences of the infections themselves. Most STIs are curable. All are treatable. We can take steps to reduce our risk of contracting STIs, but contracting one doesn’t represent some personal failure or moral punishment. Those who would seek to tell us otherwise merely perpetuate the toxic cloud of shame surrounding STIs, thereby guaranteeing their continued spread. Have STI or other sex-related questions? E-mail Erica at andrist@ wisc.edu.

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In an effort to decide the Overture Center’s fate, representatives from the non-profit arm of the Overture Cente presented staffing model research for the Overture Ad Hoc committee Thursday. Human Resources Director Brad Wirtz and Compensation and Benefits Manager Mike Lipski offered various scenarios or “models” for the committee. The Focused Model is the main model under review, which suggests public ownership and private non-profit operation. Other models studied included private ownership and operation or public ownership and operation. Today, a private development corporation owns the Overture while a non-profit corporation operates the center. This is a variation of a private-private model, according to committee chair Mark Bugher. Committee member and former mayor Paul Soglin expressed his concerns with the focused model. “If this fails, and it will, the non-profit can walk and the city’s now stuck with the bill,” Soglin said. Other committee members see public ownership as a way out of the Overture’s debt. “The 200-pound gorilla at the Overture is the debt. If there a chance to get the debt behind us, we can’t afford to turn our

backs on that,” committee member Warren Onken said. The focused model has “merits and issues,” Bugher said. “Time is of the essence.” The chairman’s biggest concern is the focused model accounts for many privately funded gifts. Philanthropy is often less certain than something like tax levies, according to Bugher.

“The focused model has “mertis and issues. Time is of the essence.” Mark Bugher committee chair Overture Center

Some community members voiced concerns about the quality of the research. Madison resident Denise St. Claire called for more detailed research along with in-depth methodology. St. Claire, among others, questioned whether one set of research should help form a decision. “Are all the questions being answering by one source? I want the best and strongest information,” St. Claire said. A decision on the model must be made by October 13 and the committee will meet two more times before submitting a report or recommendation to the Common Council in October.

WISPIRG highlights how new federal health care law affects young people By Ellen Molina The Daily Cardinal

Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group held a press conference yesterday highlighting how the new federal health care law will affect young people, particularly students, as part of the group’s Health Care Day of Action. Wisconsin St a t e Representative Kelda Helen Roys, Wisconsin State Senator and Chair of the Senate Health Committee John Erpenbach, and Citizen Action of Wisconsin Director Robert Craig spoke about how the new law directly and positively affects students. As of yesterday, when parts of the law went into effect, a projected 14,700 young adults in Wisconsin will be allowed to remain on their parents’ health insurance plans until age 26. “With outrageous student loans, the last thing students should have to worry about are health care debts upon graduation,” said Gardner. At the event, WISPIRG presented stories of UW System students who have already benefited from the program. According to Gardner, UW-Milwaukee student Claudia Jankowski lost her health insurance at the age of 19 when she left school to care for an ailing grandparent.

Jankowski could not afford an individual plan, which forced her to go without health care, Gardner said. “With these reforms enacted, she’s now back on her father’s insurance plan and recently went for a physical that she’s had to delay for years,” Gardner said.

Unemployment rates decline in WIS., cities benefit

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Former Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist spoke about how city planning can prevent social problems at an honorary lecture.

Lecture held in honor of WIS. politician Paul Offner A lecture was held Thursday in honor of Paul Offner, a Wisconsin politician and academic, who died of cancer in April 2004. Offner served terms in both the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate, and represented the La Crosse area. He later worked at the Ohio Department of Human Services and helped create Ohio’s state health care plan. John Norquist, former Milwaukee mayor and a colleague of Offner, delivered a lecture titled “Urbanism and the Value of Cities.” He said Offner used his intellect to achieve his goals. “Paul Offner was one of those unusual politicians who had both ambition and great insight— that doesn’t happen very often,” Norquist said. Molly Offner, Paul Offner’s wife, said Offner solved prob-

lems through academics. Offner studied economics and earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University. “[Offner believed] solutions to society’s toughest problems are within reach and creative ideas and good scholarship are the tools to find them,” Molly Offner said. Norquist said Offner was devoted to work in health-care policy and the concepts he developed could eventually be used throughout the nation to reform health care. “His policy ideas were not just intellectual exercises,” Norquist said. “He affected the lives of ordinary people throughout this entire state and eventually, when we get the health care issue right, it will affect the whole country.” The lecture was sponsored by the La Follette School of Public Affairs and the Urban Institute in Washington D.C.

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday unemployment rates across Wisconsin are slightly lower than they were in August 2009. Roberta Gassman, secretary for the Department of Workforce Development, said 29 of 31 large Wisconsin cities experienced a drop in their unemployment rate since 2009. The study defined “large” as a city with a population of roughly 25,000. Gassman said there has been a slight decrease in unemployment rates in the past month as well as jobs added in health care, manufacturing and education. “Of 31 municipalities with at least 25,000 people, 24 experienced an unemployment rate decrease from July to August,” the statement said. Madison had the lowest unemployment rate in the state at 5.6 percent, followed by La Crosse at 6.1 percent and Eau Claire at 6.7 percent. According to the study, the unemployment rate in Wisconsin is lower than the national average and has been that way throughout the economic downturn.

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taken steps to improve access to higher education, including tripling the amount of financial aid available to students to $243 million. Doyle also passed legislation to increase the maximum amount of money awarded by the Wisconsin Higher Education Grant for UW schools from $2,500 to $3,000, and created the Wisconsin Covenant to expand opportunities for dedicated Wisconsin students, the statement said.

ssfc from page 1 However, for an organization whose funding expired in June, since the SSFC deemed them ineligible last fall, the decision may be the optimistic news they need. Without the nearly $100,000 in funding the CWC has come to depend on, the coming year will be a “strong struggle,” CWC program coordinator Rae Lymer said. According to Lymer, the CWC will have to make hard cuts to its spontaneous programming and multicultural women magazine, Women in Redzine, to absorb the losses.

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Today’s Sudoku

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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.

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Wake Up! is Legend-ary By Nick Cusatis

the lyrics are of a protesting nature: “President’s got his war / Folks don’t John Legend and The Roots new know just what it’s for.” John Legend album, Wake Up!, assures listeners and The Roots want people to know there was and is still great music being that our world, like that of 1969, needs made, even in these times of pop help. We’re in a time of economic and sensations with no musical expertise. environmental crisis, and the words Combining the smooth and soulful “The world won’t get better / If we just sound of John Legend and the funky let it be” on the title track “Wake Up beats of The Roots, this collaboration Everybody” are as applicable as ever. should not be overlooked. Throughout the album there For years, John Legend has been are little “sketches” in which John producing music Legend and fellow CD REVIEW filled with his heart band members talk and soul. A large in spoken word, portion of his music a style that forces is slow, smooth and the listener to pay feel-good. But every attention to the once in a while, he song’s subject matter, which can range comes out with songs from love to war. like “Sun Comes Wake Up! This is best heard Up,” and his abilJohn Legend ity to be funky and in “Little Ghetto and the Roots fast paced becomes Boy (Prelude).” known. Wake Up! gives listeners the These are real musicians expressing best of both Legend worlds. real emotions. They truly believe in We are accustomed to hearing what they’re saying. This can be heard The Roots funk and hip-hop based in songs like “I Wish I Knew How It music, but this collaboration allows Would Feel To Be Free,” with lyrics like them to tone it down a notch. Avid “I wish I could break / All the chains Roots fans should not be discour- holding me.” It’s a timeless song that’s aged, however: After all, funk and been recorded by numerous artists, hip-hop was born from soul music. from John Denver to Derek Trucks to Wake Up! is composed solely of its original singer, Nina Simone. Other covers from the ’60s and ’70s written notable tracks include “Wholy Holy,” by famous and should-be-famous soul made famous by Marvin Gaye, and artists. The album begins with “Hard “I Can’t Write Left-Handed,” a Bill Times,” originally recorded by Baby Withers original. Huey. It’s a track that opens the eyes Yes, the radio is flooded with garof youthful listeners to the hardships bage. We hear songs by 13-year-olds African Americans have gone through. who apparently have great insight The lyrics “I don’t wanna go back there when it comes to love and the difficulties of life. It’s ridiculous. But Wake Up! no more” help to depict this history. The next tract, “Compared To is an album that opens the doors to the What,” is a political outcry by Roberta past, present and future of soul music Flack. Originally recorded in 1969, in American society. THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Meteorade is a local Madison group playing at Mickey’s Tavern Saturday night. Frontman Tom Teslik also plays in the group el-tin fun, who will be joining Meteorade and the Fatty Acids at the concert.

Local musicians make some noise at Mickey’s By Nate Gessner THE DAILY CARDINAL

The members of Meteorade keep their plates fuller than an early ’90s Roseanne Barr at the buffet table. Since the Madison-based band released their debut album, Shaking Strangers, in January, the group has played 22 shows all around Wisconsin. They’ve graduated from college, moved to a new apartment, joined friends’ bands, started solo projects and dealt with a basement flooding disaster. Each fourth of Meteorade appears human, but their nonstop action-adventure is clearly the result of bodily mechanical augmentation, alien technology or a dangerous combination of voodoo and witchcraft. Starting about a year ago, Tom Teslik (guitar/vocals in Meteorade) began playing drums and singing backups in fellow Madisonian and multiinstrumentalist Jason Lambeth’s ongoing musical project, el-tin fun. The duo recorded a new album, Sunburned Skeptics, this past summer.

“[Jason] knew that Meteorade could rock, and so I think he wanted to rock, so we started to rock,” Teslik said.

Lambeth had already established an impressive back catalogue of diverse singles, EPs and LPs before Teslik joined el-tin fun, mainly using his laptop to record and mix the songs himself. However, Sunburned Skeptics departs slightly from this creative formula in light of the addition of Teslik and the support of Meteorade and their friends. The sound of the new album reflects this change. “[Jason] knew that Meteorade could rock, and so I think he wanted to rock, so we started to rock,” Teslik said. Simply put, Sunburned Skeptics rocks. Weighing in at

less than 30 minutes, it’s easy to underestimate the places el-tin fun’s latest album will take you, but tracks like “sweet sweedums” and “cactus flower and the willameans” will have you revisiting them more often than that plate of your Aunt Charlene’s unbelievable sugar cookies. To promote Sunburned Skeptics, Lambeth created a music video for “cactus flower and the willameans,” and posted it on his blog—eltinfun.com. “He filmed his cats,” Teslik said. “That’s all he did. He filmed his cats. And it’s awesome.” Sunburned Skeptics is currently available for digital download, with interested buyers able to name their own price. The album will be officially released and CDs will be purchasable at their concert Saturday, Sept. 25th, at Mickey’s Tavern on Williamson Street. El-tin fun will be playing live along with Meteorade and the Fatty Acids. El-tin fun’s new album won’t be the only release the show is celebrating. Nathan Schaefer (guitar/vocals in Meteorade) recently ﬁnished a solo album under the name Leonard the Comet titled Chenille Throne. Schaefer said he had been holding onto some of the songs that appear on Chenille Throne for a while. He explained that Leonard the Comet became a good way to get out songs that didn’t seem entirely appropriate to perform as Meteorade. “I felt more free,” Schaefer said. “Instead of thinking about a drummer, a bassist, and two guitarists, I just kept piling stuff on.” Schaefer played almost all of the instruments on Chenille Throne, and even learned to play the drums while making the album. Meteorade bandmates and friends—including Krista Rasmussen (drummer and keyboardist), Ben Knollenberg (bass/guitar/ vocals) and Teslik—lent their expertise on several tracks throughout the album, sealing Chenille Throne’s diverse collection of sounds. Chenille Throne keeps you interested, even without your Adderall. The album begins with “Walter’s Guitar,” a jazzy, rockin’ tune driven by “oom-pa-pa” acoustic guitars and

lamenting violins and steered by Schaefer’s elegant narrative. From here, Leonard the Comet first demonstrates how it is possible to simultaneously bring in the funk and bring in the noise with the two-part “Decisions.” Swanky, wah-wah and synth Cake influences shine through during the first half of “Decisions,” and strong-willed distortion and wandering, cycling trumpets bring “Decisions Pt. 2” to a triumphant end. Like el-tin fun’s Sunburned Skeptics, Chenille Throne is a journey. The album is peppered with instrumental jams, tight breakdowns and accomplished songwriting. Schaefer has made Chenille Throne available online through Bandcamp, at leonardthecomet. bandcamp.com, for $5. He plans to have CDs available at the show Saturday. Schaefer said he plans to perform as Leonard the Comet acoustically, but his main focus will shift back to Meteorade. “We need to make the Megazord again,” Schaefer said. Revving up their motor again, Meteorade has added Chenille Throne’s “Unsatisfied” to their repertoire. They are carefully calculating their next step, obviously in a direction towards world domination, considering their creation of music videos, forming a record label and maybe even a Christmas album ... er, probably not a Christmas album.

Chenille Throne keeps you interested, even without your Adderall.

Above all, the members of Meteorade recognize the importance of fan support. Schaefer and company want everyone to explore Madison and its music. “There’s more to campus than campus,” Teslik argues. Meteorade, el-tin fun and the Fatty Acids will play at Mickey’s Tavern on Williamson St. this Saturday, the 25th, at 10 p.m. You must be 21 or older to attend and admission is free.

Anberlin continue to astound By Tiffany Karalis

densely layered rock song. Throughout the album, many songs succeed in “Are you depraved or, or are identifying our innermost emotionallyyou deceived?” Lead singer Stephen gripping feelings. Despite this darkness Christian’s words evoke those daily, and despair, each song’s lyrical comindefatigable thoughts which exam- plexity leads you to the reality that we ine our own sense of all have the strength CD REVIEW self. Dark is the Way, and ability to conquer our afflictions. Light is a Place is the Along with the title that just barely intensity of the skims the surface of band’s lyrical meanthe album’s instrumental and lyrical ing, the aggressive intensity. Anberlin, sound of echoing an American alterguitar riffs in songs Dark is the Way, native-rock band like “We Owe Light is a Place formed in 2002, This To Ourselves” Anberlin takes emotional and the inimitable pain and prosperity to an innovative, haunting images of “Closer” clash avant-garde level. With comparisons with the delicate nature of Christian’s to major bands such as Jimmy Eat velvety voice. Each song rocks hard World, Taking Back Sunday and New and passionately, rolling into a warm, Found Glory, Anberlin’s fifth studio melodic breakdown during the bridge album encapsulates the classic sound and then an captivating chorus. of punk-influenced alternative, galSimilar to some of Jimmy Eat vanizing the repressed depths of your World’s greatest songs, Anberlin’s psychological inquisitions. “Impossible” provides a mellow Identified by many as a Christian rhythm that ascends and descends rock band, Christian has said Anberlin between calm and chaos. This theme “Do not care who listens to our of rise and decline is revealed in their records. If it helps people in whatever final track, “Depraved,” which sends circumstances they’re in, that’s amaz- the message of believing in yourself ing, but I definitely don’t classify us as and taking initiative in rising to the a Christian band.” challenges one faces in life. His proclamation renders true in The cryptic nature of the album’s lyrics such as “Thought your hands melancholy rock combined with stycould heal / But they left me sore,” listic shifts creates a contrast unlike any taken from the album’s seventh track, previously-released record. The album “Art of War.” His lyrics describe some- is the epitome of an engaging rock ‘n’ thing we can all relate to: the miserable roll album anyone can relate to. It’s a truth of so many relationships in life. perfect addition to mainstream music However, his inspirational lyrics “I that will not estrange loyal fans, but know you’re out there somewhere / rather compel them, as well as new Come where I can see” emphasize the audiences, to explore the complexity of beauty of perseverance in a profound, its layered meaning. THE DAILY CARDINAL

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THREE DEBATES ENOUGH FOR CLARITY

epublican senatorial candidate Ron Johnson has taken a lot of criticism from his Democratic opponent, Russ Feingold, for only agreeing to three of six proposed political debates this election. While Feingold may come across as well intentioned when requesting six debates against his G.O.P. opponent, it is admirable that Johnson agreed to a full three meetings. The fact that Feingold requested such an outrageous number of debates is a thin political ploy on its own. His campaign’s continual criticisms against Johnson contain little merit. It’s obvious that Feingold proposed such a large quantity of debates with sly intentions to publically attack Johnson when he inevitably rejected invitations to all six. Well-played Feingold, but according to a recent Public Policy Polling for the Daily Kos, Johnson holds a significant 11-point lead and has no definite reason to meet headto-head. Yet unjustifiable attacks against Johnson trek on, as Feingold’s senior advisor, John Krause states, “We remain committed to the six debates that we have accepted, and Ron Johnson has failed to meet the challenge to have an honest debate of the issues.” In actuality, Johnson’s acceptance of three debates risks hurting his campaign rather than enhancing it. And beside the fact that Johnson neglected to attend all six is the notion that three public debates is a perfectly acceptable amount of meet-ups between the two. Rather than shoot remarks against Johnson’s commitment to policy and public knowledge, attention should be spent on the debates themselves. Two of the three are scheduled to take place on Feingold friendly territory in Milwaukee, while one other will be held in Wausau. Johnson specifically declined Feingold’s request to meet in Madison and we are left

to wonder, “why?” Badgers and Madisonians alike are eager to see how Johnson compares to his anti-liberalist Tea Party speeches and his Democratic opponent as well. We have years of background knowledge on Feingold’s priorities and issue areas, but concrete outlines and policy proposals from Johnson remain slim. He has yet to seriously address grey areas surrounding gun licensing and how he plans to manage job creation without the use of federal grants. While Johnson maintains bragging rights toward job creation in the private sector, we hope these debates will give us insight in how he plans to transfer these economic plights into federal policy. But Johnson isn’t the only one taking hits from the opposition. Feingold would do well to address criticisms among Republicans that he is merely a “career politician”. It is important that he explain how healthcare can be ﬁscally conservative, as one of Johnson’s top initiatives is to repeal and defund health insurance reform. And with Obama visiting Madison next week, we are interested in Feingold’s reasoning behind continual separation from his Democratic partisanship and the Obama administration on a whole. Feingold needs to highlight his “maverick” status in Washington D.C. and these debates act as a venue for him to clarify and defend his current position. It is imperative that all of this information and more is presented in each debate between Johnson and Feingold. And while we have much to hear from each candidate, three debates involving the two is enough to adequately and efﬁciently inform the public. As Johnson pulls ahead in the race, Feingold would be wise to make use of his talented debate skills and focus on squaring off with Johnson face-to-face.

Overture doesn’t need wizard of Oz, but ﬁscal responsibility DAN TOLLEFSON opinion columnist

y now you’ve probably heard of the play “Wicked.” It’s all about perceptions; essentially striving to depict the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba, in a more positive light than her Wizard of Oz predecessor, while showing how the Wizard himself is in reality not all that nice. Interestingly enough, this hugely successful play is coming to Madison’s very own Overture Center for the Arts right at a time when city officials are trying to evaluate whether or not the Overture can be something it hasn’t been—hugely successful. In fact, the Overture has racked up almost $30 million in debt over its illustrious six-year lifespan. Like many of the play’s characters, the Overture is deceptively good-looking. Its sleek, modern glass exterior hides the center’s lousy management and poor performance. In order to eliminate the debt, Overture officials are hoping to hand over the business to be run by the city. Along with some $15 million coming from outside donors, the banks financing the center have agreed to forgive the remaining debt if Madison officials take over. But that would mean Madison residents pay an additional $500,000 a year in taxes for maintenance costs over the next 15 years, raising the Overture’s price tag to almost $2 million a year for taxpayers. And some of the repairs are flat-out ridiculous. Over $2 million in carpeting, $600,000 for new tiles and another $2 million for roof repairs will weigh heavily on taxpayers who would enjoy a less costly version just as much. Now, the city has the task of

answering one simple question: all costs considered, is owning and operating the Overture Center a good investment for Madison and its residents? Mayor Dave Cieslewicz seems to think so, but this is the same man who hopes to have 20 percent of all Madison commutes done on bikes by the year 2020. I’m hesitant to trust anyone who so severely underestimates Wisconsin winter that he believes we can outpace California 10 years from now. As of late, Mayor Dave has been trying to get his hands on just about every capital plan in town. And for the most part, his pet projects have ended up like the Overture: unsuccessful. Before the summer, rebuilding the Central Library had long been a primary concern for area residents. But after some internal squabbling over $3 million between contractors and the mayor, rebuilding the library reverted to renovating the library. Mayor Dave took it upon himself to personally end all discussions.

He’s not responsible for making Madison an Emerald City, just a functional one.

Following the library ﬁasco, the mayor turned his attention to renovating the Edgewater Hotel for the low, low price of $98 million. After some questionable power-plays by the mayor and council members, the city was able to overturn Landmarks Commission rulings that had initially blocked the project. Now, amidst public and legal backlash, Mayor Dave wants to expand the State St. Tax Increment Funding district so more Madison residents can help shoulder $16 million for a project that very few residents

will ever use. He often stresses that construction costs and interest rates are the lowest they’ve been in years—some nice rhetorical rationale for his disillusioned spending projects. While he emphasizes the job-growth potential of all his capital investments, he fails to mention that Madison has the lowest unemployment rate in Wisconsin. Plus, a majority of the positions he touts are temporary construction jobs or extremely low-paying. I can’t knock him for wanting to make the city look as flashy as possible, but Mayor Dave is seriously discounting the financial burden he’s placing on Madison taxpayers. His newest capital budget has the city borrowing $137 million in the next two years, with much of it focused on finishing up his past failures. There’s a reason the Overture is in debt right now, and I doubt new ownership is going to change its poor performance in the years to come. It’s too extravagant, too traditional. In a downtown atmosphere dominated by young people and alcohol, plays and operas aren’t as appealing as drink specials. New faces in ownership roles mean nothing. Unless specific, detailed management plans are introduced with drastic operational changes, the Overture will continue to follow the yellowbrick road to failure. To transition it to a public project means higher taxes and more spending for Madison residents who would rather save a buck and buy a beer. The mayor needs to take a moment and consider the role he’s playing. He’s not responsible for making Madison an Emerald City, just a functional one. It’s time to stop the spending and snap our wicked wizard back into reality. Dan Tollefson is a senior majoring in English. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

In Fall, healthier lifestyle should be top priority for Wisconsin MELISSA GRAU opinion columnist

ednesday marked the ofﬁcial start to a new season, and as the leaves begin to change, the farmers’ tans of summer fade away and the autumn Farmers’ Market is illuminated. Wisconsin’s fall harvests yield some of the most mouthwatering produce like crisp apples, sweet corn, broccoli, carrots, wild mushrooms, strawberries, tomatoes and squash, all of which are available every Saturday around Capitol Square. About 150 vendors, all locally producing what’s on the table in front of them, attend each week. This display of deliciousness and community is the largest producer-only farmer’s market in the nation. Go ahead and feel cocky about it. I do. Embracing the “Friends of the Farmers’ Market” idea, “from farmer,

to fair, to fork,” is the annual, longest-running beneﬁt concert, Farm Aid. For its 25th anniversary show, headliners and Farm Aid advocates John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, and Dave Matthews, joined by many other famous names, will perform October 2 at Miller Park in Milwaukee. Their mission is to support family farmers and inspire converts to the Good Food movement by demonstrating the positive economical, environmental, and public health beneﬁts of locally grown food. Wisconsin is a perfect venue for Farm Aid 25 because we have the ability and strong tradition to foster these essential ideas. Yet Wisconsin also showcases the challenges that small farms face in today’s industrial and economic climate. The success of the agriculture industry in Wisconsin is important, and it is our duty, for the health of our state and ourselves, to more fully support Wisconsin’s family farmers and take advantage of the healthy and sustainable opportunities

in our own city. On the surface, Wisconsin bolsters strong a strong family farm food system. According to the executive director of Farm Aid, Carolyn Mugar, over 97 percent of Wisconsin’s 78,000 farms are family-owned. That percentage is lower in Dane County, where the percentage of farms operated by individuals or families is 85 percent. Yet overall, farming in Wisconsin employs over 350,000 people and is a $60 billion industry. From an economic standpoint, Wisconsin direly needs to sustain these resourceful people who work to sustain us with well-grown, unprocessed food. Wisconsin family farmers face the challenge of investing in the land and preserving our agricultural heritage while all over the nation local farmers face the threat of being driven off their land by industrial forces. And in effect, that means their food is being driven off American tables as well. Industrial farms not only defeat family farms, they reverse the entire purpose of living off the land. Instead of working

with our environment, industrial farms damage it through water, air, and soil pollution. Last year, UW’s Go Big Read chose Michael Pollen’s In Defense of Food as an important book for students and faculty. Pollen’s motto, one he reiterated when he visited campus last fall, is “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” This idea of going back to eating “real” food to reverse the fat producing, unhealthy Western diet of “edible foodlike substances,” is one that should not be forgotten. As time goes by and seasons change, we need to heed this advice and look to our regional farmers as gateways to healthier living. Because if you haven’t heard, obesity is bad. Very bad. Of course we all know this, but there are constantly more studies showing the far-reaching effects that obesity has on our health. There seems to be an exhaustive list of obesity-related health problems like high blood pressure, diabetes, types of cancer, and strokes. Human bodies are not meant to constantly consume non-

food. In Dane County, the adult obesity rate is 23.9 percent. Unfortunately we all count as adults, so this ﬁgure includes college students, too. If you are currently obese, obeseto-be or of any other weight class, the message is the same. We need to consume real food to fuel our bodies. Real food comes from real people, real people like the farmers at our extensive Farmers’ Market. This fall, and from now on, let’s start making a more conscious effort to take care of our local economy, family farming in the Wisconsin tradition and ourselves. Thinking about Farm Aid’s mission, Mugar reminds us to actively hunt for products from local farms and to demand “a different kind of agriculture to ensure that family farmers stay on their land.” This will contribute to Madison’s, and Wisconsin’s, growth of strong, healthy and economically independent communities. Melissa Grau is a sophomore majoring in journalism. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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When Wisconsin plays No. 16 Creighton this weekend it has the chance to, pardon the cliché, kill two birds with one stone. Those “birds” come in the form of a fivegame winless streak this season and a four-game losing streak to the Blue Jays. A win would obviously put an end to both. But that’s not going to be easy considering the opponent. To topple Creighton, who have started their season with a 5-1-0 record for the second time in three years, Wisconsin (1-4-1) must continue to play strong defense against a team that has scored 14 goals, and penetrate a defense that has only given up five all year. With those stats in mind the Blue Jays clearly provide the hardest test for the Wisconsin offense and defense this season. Despite the challenges the team faces, Wisconsin has reason to believe it can find success Friday in Omaha, Neb. after showing a drastic improvement from their 1-0

loss to San Diego State to their 0-0 draw with Dayton last weekend. Following the Badgers’ tie with the Flyers on Sunday, senior goalkeeper Ryan Vint said they have all the pieces — it’s just a matter of putting together a coheisve unit. “We have all the tools, all the people and all the players,” Vint said. “We just got to put a win together.” Vint also stressed that the team needs to start shooting more. According to Vint, part of the problem with Wisconsin’s shooting woes is they “try to make everything too perfect,” which results in many half-chances but nothing more. The same cannot be said for Creighton’s offense. Led by sophomore transfer Jose Gomez and tied for the NCAA lead with six assists, the Blue Jays have had no trouble putting the ball in the net. In fact, their 14 goals are tied for 16th among NCAA Division I teams. On the receiving end of many of Gomez’s assists is junior Ethan Finlay, who has a team-high four goals. If the Badgers can shut down

these two playmakers it will make the team’s effort a lot easier to get a favorable result. Perhaps the biggest question for this match though is whether Wisconsin can score on Creighton goalie Brian Holt. The junior goalkeeper opened the season with four straight shutouts and has a 0.82 average goals against through six matches. Meanwhile, the Badgers have only tallied three goals throughout the year, including two from senior tri-captain Aaron Nichols. This game will provide a yardstick for Wisconsin to measure how far they have come since the beginning of this young season. Trask previously said the team has not had a lot of time to get used to each other’s playing styles, and Creighton could exploit that if UW has not improved in practice this DANNY MARCHEWKA/CARDINAL FILE PHOTO past week.

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Wisconsin set to face pair of conference foes By Cory Romdenne THE DAILY CARDINAL

After finding their form on the road last weekend in Tennessee, the Wisconsin women’s soccer team hopes to assert itself this weekend during their trip to Indiana, where they will launch their Big Ten campaign against Purdue and Indiana. Following a weekend that saw two team members earn weekly conference honors, the Badgers are not short on confidence and will be looking to extend their streaks of four shutouts and three wins in a row. NOSBUSCH After netting both game-winning goals last weekend, junior midfielder Laurie Nosbusch earned the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. Head coach Paula Wilkins recognized Nosbusch’s importance after losing her to injury for the Badgers’ first two

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since 1903; they’ve played in historic Wrigley Field since 1918 and players have mashed taters over its ivy since 1937! You know what other notable thing they’ve done really well since the beginning of the 20th century? Lose. Of course, God forbid I fail to mention the Cubs’ two most recent World Championships. As a matter of fact, the Cubs would have been just one game short of sweeping back-to-back World Series in 1907 and 1908 had a game not ended in a tie due to darkness. I certainly detest fair-weather fans myself, though, and it’d be ludicrous of me to make a team’s success a prerequisite to fandom. From what I hear, there’s a certain camaraderie among Cubs fans that transcends athletic competition. It’s a bona-ﬁde subculture of sorts. But by rallying behind and pumping money into this subculture, they’re (however inadvertently) promoting a system that year after year overspends on free agents and

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games this season. Nosbusch also felt the improved cohesion in the attack, and she feels confident in her ability to come up big in crunch time. “We just have to continue to attack together as a team, connect on passes in the final [third] and it’ll help us out a lot.,” Nosbusch said. “I might not score a lot of goals but when we need one I feel like I can either score a goal or get an assist.” Although the Badgers’ attack has become more consistent, the defense has provided the foundation for the team’s recent success. “To know that we have a great defense behind us, it helps us out when we know that we’re not a high powered offense,” Nosbusch said. As her recent play has proven, senior keeper Michele Dalton is one of the defense’s greatest assets which has allowed just six goals through its first nine games Dalton has been essential in that stretch and earned a share of the Big Ten Defensive Player

of the Week award this week. “It’s certainly a goal of mine going into every game to not concede a goal, so from a personal standpoint, we’ve done a good job of that. The defense has come up big for me and I’ve come up big for them and that’s how it’s supposed to work,” Dalton said. The team seems to have struck a balance between offense and defense at just the right time, as they open Big Ten play this weekend in Indiana against Purdue at 3:30 p.m. Friday and against Indiana at 12:00 p.m. Sunday. Nosbusch exuded conﬁdence when summarizing the team’s outlook. “It was a much awaited turnaround because we started a little rough,” Nosbusch said. “To have that turnaround and get on a roll it seems like this is a perfect time to do it heading into the Big Ten season. We feel like we’ve played great teams and when we see [teams in the Big Ten] we feel like ‘we can play with you and we can play better than you.’”

fails to develop young talent. However excited Cubs faithful get about the young Starlin Castro (and rightfully so), the only other member of their inﬁeld they held onto at this season’s trade deadline was a 32-yearold third baseman whose contract was too pricy for anyone else to mess with. This sort of unmovable contract is nothing unusual for the Cubs, either. The North Siders have doled out over $146 million for their sub-.500 winning percentage this season. For the sake of comparison, the Cincinnati Reds have spent just over $68 million to run away with the same division. The Tampa Bay Rays boast the third-best record in the majors heading into Friday on a budget that’s less than half the Cubbies’—$72 million. The difference is the Reds and Rays have ﬁlled their rosters from within. Imagine the salary perennial MVP contenders like Joey Votto or Evan Longoria would fetch if they weren’t locked up as youngsters. But instead of fostering talent from lower levels like most playoff teams, the Cubs continually count on guys

like Milton Bradley to outperform their projections and earn the inﬂated salaries they offer up. It’s capitalism, sure. But it’s also irresponsible management of the team’s funds and perpetually denying the loyal fan base of the one thing they should be concerned with: winning. To be sure, there’s something very endearing about rooting for a team despite their gaping shortcomings—and I’ll be damned if that little cub holding a bat isn’t one of the most adorable oldschool team logos I’ve ever seen. But Royals and Orioles fans don’t feel the need to hop onboard every stupid free agent signing their general manager makes. For all the talking Cubs fans do to the rest of us, they need to start talking to their front ofﬁce. They need to quit feeding in to their team’s propaganda. They need to quit turning arguments about sports into arguments about social phenomena. And they sure as shit need to quit interrupting sweet rock ’n’ roll shows. Like the Cubs? let Kyle know at ktsparks@wisc.edu.

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Szerszen. Both outside hitters are averaging 3.57 and 2.37 kills per set, respectively. While the team must play well as a whole, Wack said, two main aspects of success are that the “block and defense have to be going.” The Penn State Nittany Lions had their 137-match winning streak halted on Sept. 11 against No. 1 Stanford. The Nittany Lions will be behind the offensive dominance of freshman outside hitter Deja McClendon and senior outside hitter Blair Brown. The blocking force of senior middle blockers Fatima Balza and Arielle Wilson has been a strong part of Penn State’s defense. “We plan on going high off their hands and using their block,” Wack said when asked how to get around the blocking defense. Friday night’s game is T-shirt night for UW Students, as the first 250 students will receive a free t-shirt. “We love having a big crowd,” sophomore middle blocker Alexis Mitchell said, “and it’s hard for other teams to come in and play when you have the student section filled all the way to the top,”

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Wisconsin enters Big Ten schedule full of conﬁdence By Stephanie Richter THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Head coach Bret Bielema said this week freshman James White will see an increased amount of touches Saturday against Austin Peay. White has averaged over ﬁve yards per carry this season.

The Badgers volleybla team (11-0) open their Big Ten conference play Friday at 7 p.m. against No. 25 Ohio State (12-1) and continue Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. against No. 2 Penn State (10-1) at the UW Fieldhouse. The Badgers are one of the two Big Ten teams that are still undefeated, and hope to carry their momentum forward into this weekend’s matches. Their confidence and level of intensity should help them match-up well with these tough opponents. The impressive 1.78 aces per set and balanced offensive scoring attack the Badgers have put forth so far in their season gives them the confidence they need for this weekend’s matchups. “We’ve raised our level of play in almost every category,” head coach Pete Waite said when comparing the team from last year. Looking at the statistics from a

year ago to the start of this season, Wisconsin has averaged more kills, assists, serving aces, digs and blocks per set. The Badgers’ defense has been led by Senior libero Kim Kuzma, who leads the team with 4.63 digs per set and has a stellar .987 reception percentage. The Wisconsin offense is led by senior outside hitter Allison Wack, who averages 3.00 kills per set and leads the team with 18 aces on the season. junior setter Janelle Gabrielson has been a key to success as her improved play of 11.31 assists per set starts out the offensive attack on the right foot. Freshman outside hitter Elise Walch leads the team with 3.23 kills per set. The Ohio State Buckeyes completed their non-conference schedule by winning the Kennesaw State Owl Invitational last weekend. They are led by seniors Katie Dull and Anna volleyball page 7

UW has plenty to prove against Austin Peay FCS Governors set to invade Camp Randall By Parker Gabriel THE DAILY CARDINAL

No team wants to get caught looking past a weaker opponent and turn in a poor performance. Whether or not that has happened to the Badgers early this season is up for debate, but one thing that is certain is No. 10 Wisconsin (30) has plenty to clean up in its ﬁnal non-conference matchup this Saturday against Austin Peay (2-1) at Camp Randall Stadium. “The biggest thing is to just not fall asleep and have that constant improvement mentality,” senior left tackle Gabe Carimi said. “This group is pretty good at that.” The UW offense took a step

forward last weekend against Arizona State by not turning the ball over, but continued its struggle to end drives with touchdowns instead of field goal attempts. So far this season, the Badgers have turned just 56 percent of their red zone chances into touchdowns (9-16). Last year, they converted at a 75 percent clip (42-56). A key to turning that trend around will be to continue running the football effectively on first and second down. This week, head coach Bret Bielema said freshman running back James White will see an increased number of carries, though he stopped short of anointing the youngster the clear number-two option over sophomore Montee Ball. Still, the big-play potential from White has coaches excited. “James, in a short amount of time, has made more guys miss than we’re used to seeing around

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here,” offensive line coach Bob Bostad said. “If he can go out there and consistently make guys miss, it’s not [a dynamic] that we’ve had.” As if a stable of running backs did not give UW enough incentive to pound the ball, Austin Peay’s inability to contain opposing teams’ rushing attacks has been obvious through three games. So far, the Governors have given up 219.0 rushing yards per game. Though Austin Peay struggles to stop the run, they run the ball effectively. Junior running back Ryan White has amassed 290 rushing yards through three games and eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark a year ago. Wisconsin struggled to contain Arizona State’s rushing attack last week, but overall has been stout against the run. However, the loss of sophomore linebacker Chris Borland—who is out for the season due to a shoulder injury—is a big blow to the Badgers defense. “Chris was a great guy in our rotation and now we’re just going to have to add another guy to it to help [keep] up the production,” said senior middle linebacker Culmer St. Jean, who leads the team in tackles with 17. “As a team, as a collective group, we’re going to be just ﬁne.” Borland is not the only impact player that will be missing in action this Saturday. Standout junior wide receiver Nick Toon, who has missed the last two games due to turf toe, has been ruled out by the coaching staff for this week but likely will be ready for Michigan State in two weeks. Senior wide receiver David Gilreath will also sit out this Saturday’s game but is expected to be ready to play in time for the Badger’s conference opener against the Spatans.

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Sophomore Alexis Mitchell (10) currently ranks third in the Big Ten and eighth in the nation with a hitting percentage of .452.

Hey, Chicago, what do you say? Not much in recent years KYLE SPARKS TGIFinley

elieve this: I’m a pretty laidback guy. Nothing really upsets the Kyle Equilibrium too much, especially when I’m kickin’ it with New Jersey rock ’n’ rollers Titus Andronicus. I hitched a ride to Chicago this past weekend to do exactly that with my older brother. Pretty standard procedure—CTA to Wrigleyville to hot dog stand to the Metro; followed by Male Bonding, Free Energy, Best Coast and Titus Andronicus. But somewhere between Titus’ impassioned escapism and me spilling beer on my shoes at the intro of “Upon Viewing Brueghel’s ‘Landscape With the Fall of Icarus’,” some drunk jerk-off found a longenough lull in action to start singing on his own. “Go Cubs go / Go Cubs go / Hey, Chicago, what do you say? / Cubs are

gonna win today;” he even repeated it. It should be noted that the asshole was correct. The Cubs did win that Saturday, beating the Florida Marlins 5-3. That victory improved the woe-some Cubbies’ 2010 winning percentage to a healthy .452. In other words, throughout the MLB’s 162 games, the Cubs can expect a tally somewhere in the ballpark of 73 wins, which would have been good for ﬁfth place in the six-team NL Central Division last season. You can’t blame the guy for not taking his minor victories. But that’s exactly what’s so terrible about Cubs fans—they take every single minor victory and make absolutely sure the rest of us are fully aware of it. I know I’m not projecting the most groundbreaking news here, but I guess that’s my point: Cubs fans are the most insufferable lot in all of sports fandom. One defense I hear a lot is that the Cubs have such a rich history. They’ve been playing as the Cubs cubbies page 7