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Fed bill may change UW sex assault reporting

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Students participate in all types of festivities on Library Mall as part of All-Campus Party 2010. Events including live music, free food and outdoor yoga will continue through this Friday.

ASM, city officials debate high-speed rail locations By Daniel Tollefson The Daily Cardinal

The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee met Monday to discuss high-speed rail stops and alcohol policies with representatives from Madison’s Downtown Coordinating Committee. Last Friday, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation selected

four possible Madison stop locations for the proposed high-speed rail, which would connect Madison and Milwaukee. The committees discussed the pros and cons of the four possible locations: Monona Terrace, the Kohl Center, Yahara Station on East Washington Avenue and the Dane County Regional Airport. According to Troy Thiel, chair of the DCC, a Monona Terrace stop would have

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Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, met with ASM’s Legislative Affairs committee Monday to discuss city related issues, including high-speed rail locations.

operational issues, space concerns and a lack of parking. He said the Kohl Center is also landlocked in terms of transit connects and would present problems during rush hour. The Yahara Station has 15 bus routes with stops on its block, carrying over four million passengers a year, while transit routes to the airport transport only 5,600 people per year, he said. “Connectability is a major key,” Thiel said. “When you’re locating a transit station … it needs to be a place where the market is already accessing.” According to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, the Department of Transportation should study the efficacy of a stop at Monona Terrace or the Kohl Center. He agrees that a stop at the airport is not the best location. “The airport clearly fails in practically all aspects,” he said. Verveer said the high-speed rail stop location is ultimately chosen by the state government and the Department of Transportation, not the city of Madison. “Hopefully we can have a lot of influence,” he said. “We’re hoping to make an important statement … at the city council meeting.” The committees also discussed how the Alcohol License Density Ordinance affects alternative entertainment options for students. ALDO, which prevents new establishments from obtaining an alcohol license asm page 3

Recently proposed legislation may require universities to report the number of sexual assault hearings and their outcomes annually. The legislation was introduced Friday by the lobbying group Security on Campus and would be an enhancement to the Clery Act, which consists of crime-reporting and sex-discrimination laws. If passed, the enhancements would require universities to disclose the number of sexual assault hearings, including their time frame and any action taken. Failure to disclose these numbers would cost universities roughly $27,500 for each offense, according to the Security on Campus website. The website also said the proposed enhancements would require universities to consistently enforce these laws, implement a sexual assault education program and provide accommodations for sexual assault victims. Kevin Helmkamp, associate dean of students, said typically about 40 sexual assault cases are reported on campus each year. Of those 40, he said only a handful choose to proceed with disciplinary action and take the case to court. He said the university currently only reports sanctions where the assailant was found guilty and suspended from the university, not the total number of hearings. Helmkamp said he would be against the legislation if it were to require the university to make the court cases public, fearing this would cause victims to be hesitant in reporting their cases. “Anything that would have the end result of making it more difficult and harder on victims, legislation page 3

City to use carbon data in improving energy efficiency By Ashley Davis The Daily Cardinal

The Sustainable Design and Energy Committee hosted a presentation Monday by graduate students in the Energy Analysis and Policy certificate program in an attempt to establish a carbon baseline for reducing energy consumption. The presentation worked to create awareness of sustainable energy initiatives and give the city an idea of where it stands on these issues, Corey Singletary, a UW-Madison graduate student heading the project, said. Data was collected from the city of Madison’s government operations in 2007, which includes buildings, facilities and vehicles such as garbage trucks. sustainability 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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The top 15 things to do after a breakup

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ERIN KAY VAN PAY hail to the v.p. —Tell him that you’ve changed, for real this time. Even show him the dryer sheet for that extra kick in the pants. —Make yourself consistently appear to be having the best fucking night of your life without him, even if the “time of your life” is occurring on the filthy, wet floor of a mutual acquaintance’s bathroom and you are covered in vomit and liberally applied glitter. —In the same vein, make sure you designate one friend to take at least 100 pictures of you a night in compromising positions with other men and/ or objects that resemble men and upload them to Facebook

the next day with album titles like, “CraZy NiTES W/ (yOUr NaME heRe).” —Pick up a new hobby or two, like crocheting baby socks for your future children or crying while eating Nabisco products. —Change your relationship status to be with a female friend that he doesn’t know—hint: she has to have a unisex name and a private profile in order for this to be effective. Also, the cherry on the crumbly dignity cake with desperation frosting: get a pastediamond ring from Claire’s and flash it so hard and often that your left ring finger gets six-pack abs (Bonus: Men go crazy over six-pack ab fingers). —Make friends. —Flirt with his dad to make him jealous and show that you can get older men. —Try to dress and do your makeup exactly how his mom would, because don’t all men want to have

sex with their mothers or some sort of other Freudian proverb? —Dress up and talk like a British man, come to his door and say that you’re Mr. Dubiousflame, his new landlord (something you can do to ensure that he will consistently call you is to let some voles loose in the house during mating season). —Get to know your local Xanax dealer. —See if your old flames are still alive, but not in the figurative sense. —Take time for yourself to be sad, but remember that old adage that we’ve all heard before: for every closed door, a new widdle kitty cat! —Delete him from your phone, flip the freak out, text mutual friends for his number, call him and ask him to come over and talk, when he says no, freak the flip out and delete him from your phone. Works every time.

—Go on a date with yourself. No one has to know you’re single anyway! What’s so strange about a lady sitting alone at a table drinking an entire bottle of chardonnay, huh? No, I am not waiting for anybody else, this is a party of one, hear me? So I have two plates of food that make it appear like someone else is meeting me here, but is that really any of your business, you 16year-old Cracker Barrel hostess? You don’t know the first THING about love! WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN’T DRINK AT THE CRACKER BARREL? IT’S A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE? NO CARRY INS? FUCK FAMILY ATMOSPHERES AND FUCK THE OLD COUNTRY STORE! —Get kicked out of The Cracker Barrel. Have a good tip for the newly single? Attach it to a carton of Phish Food and send it on over to VP at evanpay@wisc.edu.

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Guy 1: You were passed out on the kitchen table, so I carried you to bed Guy 2: You’re my hero, man Girl 1 (To group of girls): And then she had sex with Brad on the bike path! Girl 2: What? I was horny. Girl 1: And then she tried to have sex with him in the bathroom at the bar! Girl 2: What? The sex on the bike path was great!

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Guy 1 to Guy 2: I hope insurance covers it. Do you think it would be house insurance or car insurance?

Guy in lecture: Is it gonna rain today? Girl sitting in front of him: No, it would have been foggy in the morning Guy: ... Girl near Helen C. White: Mom, it wasn’t a threesome, it was group sex!

Guy 1: All I’m saying is Highlander was a milestone for Sci Fi drama, like Star Wars or the new Battlestar Galactica. Guy 2: The highlander guy didn’t smoke pot once, not once.

Girl in library: Did I pet you?

Girl #1: Is the lake still frozen? Girl #2: No, I think it’s de-freezing. Wait no, de-icing. Girl near takara on State: Do you like sushi? Her friend: No, but I loove slushies

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Girl 1: We were talking about that yesterday. Girl 2: About what? Girl 1: About good quiet places in Vilas to poop.

Guy 1: My roommates emptied my Listerine and ﬁlled it with purple drink. Guy 2: Wow. Guy 1: Took me days to notice it wasn’t burning.

Girl in ofﬁce: A homeless man told me my shoes were dirty

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Guy 1: We should take the test high Guy 2: Study high, take the test high, get high grades. Guy 3: It’s a great philosophy.

Guy in library: I bet she had sex with Malcolm X.

Girl in Vilas: You can’t just expect me to make it work -- I’m not Tim Gunn! Girl: When is it appropriate to say “lol” versus “lolcats?” Answer: it is only appropriate to say “lolcats” if you are me. Girl in lecture: “I need more ethnic friends.” Girl: Are you enjoying your joy walk? Girl to TA: Sorry, I’m chewing, should I swallow? Guy: That’s what she said.

At Frank’s Place: Guy: Do you love your boyfriend? Girl: Yeah, but I don’t know if I love him more than scissoring! Guy: Well, you could... Girl: But my boyfriend doesn’t have a vagina! Friend online: man I want dinner to get here and be over so I can go to town on that chocolate rabbit Girl: I can’t wait to wear shorts again in the warm weather Guy: I’ve seen your legs and me neither Drunk guy outside my window last night: Did we eat like, all that chinese food? his friend: We went to Five Guys dumbass Guy: White people have rights too! Guy 1: If Biddy and Lori got married, would one of them take the other’s last name? Guy 2: Lori Martin? Or Biddy Berquam? Guy 3: Biddy Berquam sounds badass Guy 1: Have you ever just thought about birds, and how they used to be dinosaurs? Seeing some crazy bird-lizard hybrid ﬂying around campus would be nuts. Guy 2: 4/20 isn’t until tomorrow, man, what the hell are you on? Guy: Dude, my girlfriend made fun of me cause I call you my bra, but like bras support boobs, and man, that’s what I DO.

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Senate to debate, likely pass confidential news sources bill By Hannah Furfaro The Daily Cardinal

The Wisconsin state Senate appears likely to pass legislation Tuesday aiming to strengthen a law that gives protection to news outlets and their confidential sources. Deemed the “Shield Law,” the legislation would give journalists protection against revealing their confidential sources except in cases where the news, information or identity of source is “highly relevant” to an investigation. Donald Downs, UW-Madison political science professor, said the law makes some exceptions and said, “an absolute shield law would just not be a good idea.” He said he is in favor of more protection for journalists, but said journalists will still take precautions if the bill passes because their protection is “not absolute.” According to Steve Porter, local lawyer and member of the Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin, the

legislation from page 1 we’re generally opposed to,” he said. “It’s hard enough to report these kinds of things.” Tera Meerkins, chair of Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment, said sexual assault cases are under-reported to begin with, so this requirement would still fail to provide an accurate account of the issue. However, Meerkins also said she feels some aspects of the

legislation would require lawyers to file a motion if they wanted access to basic information not attributed to a confidential source. “The key point is, when a media outlet gives a promise of confidentiality to a source, this is a very strong protection.” Bill Lueders president Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council

The law would prohibit subpoenaing any “news, information, or identity of any source of any news or information that is not described” in subsections that describe protections for confidential sources. “We 100 percent support the notion that confidential sources should be protected and that, under most circumstances, news reporters or news organizations should not have to divulge sources. But this legislation, like the education programs, would help reduce “Anything that would have the end result of making it more difficult and harder on victims, we’re generally opposed to.” Kevin Helmkamp associate dean of students UW-Madison

sexual assault cases on campus. “Raising awareness and edu-

Wisconsin lawmaker pleads no contest in Columbia County OWI State Rep. Jeff Wood, I-Chippewa Falls, pled no contest to charges of operating while intoxicated and possession of drug paraphernalia in Columbia C o u n t y Monday. WOOD A Columbia County judge sentenced Wood to 45 days in county jail, fined him $1,500

and revoked his license for 27 months, according to Channel 3000. Wood, charged with three OWIs in one year, will face an expulsion resolution Tuesday during the Assembly session. Wood tried to get the resolution moved up on the agenda last week, but last Friday the Assembly voted against taking up the resolution. Wood has said he does not plan to run for re-election in the fall.

bill goes much further than that and essentially insulates any reporter or news organization from having to produce any information, period,” Porter said. Bill Lueders, president of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council, said the bill is “not a partisan issue” and expects the bill to pass. He said a majority of states already have legislation that gives strong protection to journalists and their confidential sources, and if Wisconsin passes the bill tomorrow, it will become the 39th state to do so. He said current law gives some protection to confidential sources but the legislation would limit releasable information. “It’s just a good government measure that protects the ability of whistleblowers to report wrongdoing… The key point is, when a media outlet gives a promise of confidentiality to a source, this is a very strong protection,” he said. cating students would help, but since it’s such a high statistic, there is never going to be enough of that,” she said. “So, definitely a lot of the steps in the proposed enhancements could help reduce these statistics.” She said UW-Madison already has a lot of the legislation’s proposed requirements, but they are not strictly enforced. She said the proposed enhancements would help to eliminate this problem.

asm from page 1 unless they replace an existing business that currently holds a Class A liquor license, is set to expire in October. “We can maybe make some modifications immediately that will foster and encourage … alternative entertainment options that otherwise are precluded by the law,” Verveer said. Downtown Coordinating Committee members plan to further discuss both high-speed rail stop locations and ALDO at the city Common Council meeting Tuesday.

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sustainability from page 1 The inventory established a carbon baseline using which means 2007’s data will be used as a reference point in future research comparisons, said Lacey Dart, a UW-Madison graduate student presenter. According to Dart, establishing a baseline sets a target for the city, facilitating cost-effective greenhouse gas reduction strategies and environmental leadership. “You can’t form good policies to reduce carbon emissions unless you have a thorough inventory that gives you better ideas to inform the decision-making process,” Singletary said. The presentation was compiled using software created by ICLEI, an international association of local governments and regional government organizations for sustainability. Local government operations protocol was used with CACP

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software to allow for standardized greenhouse gas inventories. The methodology divided the information into two parts—local government emissions and community-at-large emissions. Protocol and modeling software took into account input from all city electrical usage, natural gases, various other sources and generators of greenhouse gas emissions, Singletary said. City operations’ total energy use indicated roughly 41 million kilowatt hours of electricity and over 704,000 gallons of gas in 2007. Taking greenhouse gases into account, 94,000 metrotons of carbon dioxide was expended in the year. Presenters discussed the importance of maintaining inventories to monitor progress. “I think it’s an important first step. You can’t make progress if you don’t know where you are,” Dart said.

Milwaukee teen arrested for battery of three on Spring St. Early Saturday morning, an 18-year-old Milwaukee man was arrested for battery and resisting arrest outside of a Spring Street house party where he assaulted three people, according to a police report. The suspect, Jack Ryan, was kicked out of the party and proceeded to batter three others who were also leaving the premises, according to a police report. The first victim, a 21-year-old male, said he was walking down the street when he was tapped on the shoulder and then punched several times in the face. Another victim, a 20-year-old

female was yelling at the suspect to stop when he responded by punching her in the head multiple times. The third victim, a 20-yearold male, also yelled for the suspect to stop and was then tackled and punched in the head and face. The first victim had a bloody nose and the female victim was visibly shaking and crying, according to the police report. The suspect ran from officers when spotted in the area, leading chase to a nearby Park Street bike path. The suspect was taken into custody near Regent Street.

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ROCK LOBSTER! One in 5,000 north Atlantic lobsters are born bright

blue while approximately one in 100,000,000 are born albino.

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Not Particularly Daunting

Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Ludicrous Linguistics

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The Graph Giraffe Classic

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Crustaches

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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.

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Charlie and Boomer

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Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com DRINK UP

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ACROSS Appears imminent Barracks bunks Modern TV antenna Eaglet’s home R.I.P. item Look ___ (probe) 1777 Revolutionary War battle site Read bar codes Detroit ballplayer Ripe for marriage Blood-type letters Offices of bishops Role to play ___ de cologne Take away by force Process for sorting the injured Brainstorming session result New Orleans mecca Have an edge against Truly, madly or deeply, e.g. Fuzzy fruit ___ Buddhism Old apple spray Avant-garde Where IRS forms are made Japanese floor cover Courtship participant It turns on the fire

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Roll in an ofﬁce Marooning spot Poet’s preposition Common black thrush (Var.) 69 Within arm’s reach 70 Fisherman’s “the one that got away” 71 Like thin smoke rings

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DOWN 1 Chocolate retriever, for short 2 “___ the ﬁelds we go” 3 Dramatic musical composition 4 Alternative to hot pants 5 Marshy herb 6 Brightly colored seashell 7 ___-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness role) 8 ___ Lizzie (Model T) 9 Courtroom employee 10 Expel from law practice 11 Fan the ﬂames 12 Becomes hard and dry, as bread 13 “I’m telling you the truth!” 18 “Uh-huh” 22 Type of mobility 23 Quick, as a pupil

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Wire point Hallowed Cows’ chews Letter from Athens Kind of whole-wheat cracker Go with the ﬂow? Airport inits. Colorless Greek liqueur Sister of Zsa Zsa and Magda Marine plant that morays love? Golfer’s hazard Sis’ male sib Contributes, as to a pot Pass by, as time Hun king Lunar depression Law of universal gravitation formulator ___-eyed (close to tears) “Arabian Nights” creature Not in the slightest Small notions case When repeated, a ballroom dance Bruin legend Bobby High energy Isle of ___ (England)

Washington and the Bear

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Since his passing, Jackson has come to be thought of as a genuis, not a joke JUSTIN STEPHANI j.j. dilla

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‘Mother’ played this past Sunday at the Wisconsin Film Festival. A phenomenal ﬁlm, it is currently playing at Sundance Cinemas for those who missed out on it the ﬁrst time.

Bong hits home with latest movie By Mark Riechers THE DAILY CARDINAL

What typically drives the plot in a police procedural? Generally, we’re presented with chases and gunﬁghts leading up to the lead detective’s wife getting kidnapped, where shit proceeds to get personal. In “Mother,” the emotion of homicide investigation comes from a protective mother who refuses to back down on her appeal to the detectives that her son “couldn’t hurt a waterbug!” The latest from South Korean writer/ director Joon-ho Bong, “Mother” opens with an overprotective mother hovering over her mentally hanicapped son. She monitors his every movement, bails him out of any trouble he finds himself in and in a creepy, oedipal ritual each night, the pair even sleep in the same bed, leading to confusing conversations when the son describes in what capacity he “sleeps with a woman” each night to his buddies. Hye-ja Kim, whose character is only known as Mother, plays this hovering maternal figure with just the right bent of obsessive insanity. We’re not exactly certain what her character will do should she find someone has done harm to her son, Do-joon (played by Bin Won). She anxiously chases after a car that picks him up, thinking he’s been kidnapped. She slips the knife off the cutting board, nearly losing a finger because she obsessively stares at her boy as he stands across the street.

As we saw in his last ﬁlm, “The Host,” Bong often plays abuses of government ofﬁcials against people who are too stupid or frustrated to deal with them.

A homicide disturbs their obsessive relationship when Do-joon signs a confession to murdering a young girl, landing him directly in jail. Since the boy cannot remember why he was the last person seen with the girl when she was breathing, he confesses despite being fairly certain that he was inno-

cent. After a frustrating battle with the red tape and legalese to get her son’s name cleared, Mother resolves to solve the case herself by giving the murdered girl’s life the CSI treatment, uncovering her seedy dealings and the true identity of her killer. As we saw in his last film, “The Host,” Bong often plays abuses of government officials against people who are too stupid or frustrated to deal with them. Mother’s pleas with the detectives to re-open her boy’s case are heartbreaking, and her confused interactions with a high-powered attorney who engineers an insanity plea underscore the unsatisfying quality of the justice system.

At its core, “Mother” is more about exploring how far a mother-son relationship will go in spite of any quest for justice, peace or police brutality.

There’s an awkward transition period as Mother realizes she can’t trust officials, but the film really hits its stride when she finally takes the investigation into her own hands, a process that mingles goofy moments (stealing a golf club and wrapping it in a glove for “DNA testing”) with brutal ones (debriefing a suspect who had his front teeth kicked in by a fellow interrogator). At its core, “Mother” is more about exploring how far a mother-son relationship will go in spite of any quest for justice, peace or police brutality. Mother is restless and uneasy until she gets her son out of jail, which imparts a frantic pacing to the film’s much steadier second half. And, in the film’s final act, her frenzy for Do-joon’s freedom brings some unexpected surprises to her character that make this more than a simple murder mystery. “Mother” ran at the Wisconsin Film Festival on Sunday night, but is currently running at Sundance Cinema. For those who missed it the first time around, they are getting a second chance that should not be passed up.

I know I’m jumping the first-anniversary gun or maybe just missing the farewell boat by the better part of a year, but a career of such transforming polarizations is beginning to complete its form for me. Michael Jackson transcended cultural and artistic barriers, which has been conflicting a large majority of the general populace since the beginning of his career. Reflecting on the last year, the last pieces of his career have fallen securely into a safe place for him, as his death has prompted a 360-degree turn among fans. Just a year ago, most saw him as an alleged pedophile who had become more deformed than the zombies in his “Thriller” video from 30 years ago. However now that he has passed, somehow the dark secrets in his closet are forgotten entirely while everybody stands in awe of the glistening garments that masked his vices and drew roaring applause throughout his career. In his childhood, Jackson was one of the first child-star entertainers as the lead singer of the Jackson 5. An African-American singer in the ’60s, Jackson was singing about topics (and living a life of celebrity) he could not fully appreciate nor grasp at the age of 10. Questions and reports to answer them have circulated ever since he, along with his siblings in the group, was exploited and abused by his parents, which drew sympathy for him. He had the voice, the on-stage charisma and the sympathy of his fans, all while being ignorant of the particulars of his role in the music world.

While he used his art form to rebuke his critics and exploiters, he used simular power to preach (at times hyperbolically cheesy) messages of world peace and harmony.

Post-Jackson 5, Michael was not able to use his prior successes to reel in a high-profile producer and collaborator, it was through his work on the biggest bust of his career, the film “The Wiz.” Through the film, he met Quincy Jones, who would co-produce Jackson’s first solo album Off the Wall, arguably Jackson’s most impressive work. Seemingly as a reaction to his initial failure independent of his family, he went on to take up

years and dozens of ﬂashy shows, costumes and videos between each release of well-crafted mainstream pop monsters. Although his 15 minutes of fame seemed to outstay its welcome at times with the release of more personal, defensive songs like “You Are Not Alone” and “Scream,” he nonetheless used it constructively to preach on tunes like “Heal the World,” “Man in the Mirror” and Free Willy’s epic, “Will You Be There?” While he used his artform to rebuke his critics and exploiters, he used similar power to preach (at times hyperbolically cheesy) messages of world peace and harmony. However, canceling out his good intentions, allegations of child abuse began to pop up (so many puns intended there), he married Lisa Marie Presley and they made that really creepy video for “You Are Not Alone.” On top of that, questions regarding his chameleon-esqe skin and sexuality reached a peak around the time of the song “Black or White,” which also introduced questions of fatherhood along with the at times questionably motivated and capricious child abuse charges.

He had the voice, the on-stage charisma and the sympathy of his fans, all while being ignorant of the particulars of his role in the music world.

Essentially, Jackson opened up two of Pandora’s boxes and poured their contents all over him. Over the course of his career he drew ire for crossing the lines of sexual (impressively covering the gamut of homosexuality, illegitimate children and sexual abuse) and racial barriers (both as a black entertainment icon and an unprecedented literal transgression of race in appearance) in a society where these topics were becoming juicy gossip for everyday entertainment outlets. Yet, after his death, his music was able to take center stage again. Slowly the emphasis moved from his entertainment value as a black child, to an over-exposed entertainer using his medium as an outlet, and lastly, to an over-the-hill star whose off-the-stage press had grown to far outshine his career’s influence. Now, as a fitting finale, we are able to see the spotlight shift back to his work, as trepidations over being a fan have disappeared over the last year. His jams are no longer dethroned at parties as they draw sneers and gay jokes, and his family is able to mooch off his royalties without his needing to worry about it. Sounds like a fitting ending for the King of Pop.

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While alive, Michael Jackson was the butt of many jokes and crude comments. Now that he’s died, the world has set such things aside, appreciating his contribution to music.

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Editorial Cartoon

By John Liesveld opinion@dailycardinal.com

ASM representatives only exist on paper MARK BENNETT opinion columnist

Arizona immigration legislation lacks reform KATHY DITTRICH opinion columnist

ast Tuesday the Arizona House of Representatives approved anti-illegalimmigrant legislation that, pending approval of the state Senate and the signature of Governor Jan Brewer, will set the bar for immigration reform and the treatment of illegal immigrants nationwide. The legislation has been lambasted by a New York Times editorial for being “mean-spirited,” an editorial which went on to argue the legislation “would do little to stop illegal immigration” but would rather, “lead to more racial profiling, hobble local law enforcement, and open government agencies to frivolous, politically driven lawsuits.”

Our culture is obsessed with race and nationality.

Especially disconcerting, with respect to this most recent legislation, is the redefinition and criminalization of trespassing in Arizona, which would render any undocumented person guilty of trespass. In addition, blocking traffic for the express purpose of offering or soliciting day labor would also be criminalized. Pro-immigrant supporters have criticized this crack down on day laborers as leading to a criminalization of work in the state of Arizona. As a nation of immigrants this is appalling. Our culture is obsessed with race and nationality. We are constantly asked to check a box denoting our race. We place great significance on heritage. Just take for example St. Patrick’s Day or “Little Switzerland” (New

Glarus). We advertise our own heritage proudly (and frequently demand to know that of others). It is culturally important whether one is Italian or Norwegian. Why? I don’t know. Perhaps it tells us something about an individual (at least we think it does) if they are German versus French. We cling to, remember, share and celebrate our respective heritages as the ancestors of immigrants. But when it comes to modern immigration we cannot stand the idea of foreigners infiltrating our country. Where does this anti-immigrant hysteria come from in a nation of immigrants? I suspect there is no one answer to this question but one cause of this hysteria has to be the rhetoric surrounding immigration propagated by the media. A 2008 report released by Media Matters Action Network, “a progressive research and information center dedicated to analyzing and correcting conservative misinformation,” underlined two myths that pervade the rhetoric surrounding immigration on cable news. The first myth links crime to undocumented immigrants and blames illegal immigration for increasing taxes and costs of social services. The second myth expounds, among other things, that there is a conspiracy to take back the Southwest United States for Mexico, that Mexican immigrants are infecting Americans with leprosy, or H1N1, or “insert popular fear mongering disease here,” and that undocumented immigrants are responsible for the accusations of election fraud in recent years. The report went on to detail the number of episodes in which the alleged connection between illegal immigration and crime was discussed on “Lou Dobbs Tonight” (94), “The O’Reilly Factor” (66) and “Glenn Beck” (29) during 2007. Media Matters also found “all three programs have presented as fact the ‘reconquista’ myth, which states that there is a movement afoot for Mexico to take over the American Southwest.”

Mistreatment of and backlash against immigrants are not new phenomena. When the Irish began immigrating to the U.S. in large numbers in the mid1800s, native-born Americans attacked the Irish for their social behavior, impact on the economy and Catholic religion. It gives me some comfort to think if within a couple hundred years St. Patty’s Day can become practically a national holiday, then, given the present popularity of Cinco de Mayo, perhaps one day immigrants from south-of-the-border will be as integrated in our patchwork population.

Where does this anti-immigrant hysteria come from in a nation full of immigrants?

In the meantime however, antiillegal immigration legislation, like the pending Senate approval in Arizona, cannot be allowed to gain ground nationally. First of all, the hatred and fear mongering fueling the panic about immigration is unfounded and as a nation of immigrants we have no right to demonize and criminalize undocumented workers. Secondly, as the economic situation in Arizona would suggest, heavy-handed immigration reform does not boost the economy. This year Arizona eliminated SCHIP, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, made extensive cuts to funding that made full-day kindergarten programs possible and proposed cuts to funding for adult education and GED testing. Anti-immigration legislation isn’t entirely to blame for these social and economic woes, but such legislation does have a way of being anti-family and anti-prosperity. Kathy Dittrich is a senior majoring in English and French. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com

ometimes, campus politics are like a giant game of ‘Where’s Waldo.’ And not those first few easy pages. I’m talking about that last page— the one where every person looks somewhat like Waldo, and you have to find the guy who is wearing exactly all of the correct gear. I could not begin to count the number of times I’ve looked through the paper and found the face of outgoing ASM Student Council Chair Tyler Junger staring back at me. But finding pictures in the paper is like using the cheat guide in the back of the book when you absolutely cannot find that little striped shirted, red-hat traveler, Waldo. So here is my question— Where’s my voice? Where’s my representation? Although Junger is one of the most easily accessible ASM members, it is hard to find him as a leader on campus outside of the meeting room. I see it all the time on the front page sitting through laborious meetings and making choices that apparently are affecting my life here on campus. But why do I always have to use the cheat guide? Although he was re-elected a seat on the council last week, Junger has already made it public that he will not run for re-election as the council Chair. And so here’s my question to candidates considering a run for the position—Where are you? Will you be in attendance at the same shows at the Union as I am? Could I find you on Library Mall supporting charity drives or awareness events? Will I happen upon you enjoying a warm day on the Terrace with your fellow students? A lot of students don’t even know who you are, it would be helpful to see you out of the SAC. ASM’s Student Council website states that: “Student Council is ASM’s legislative body and serves as the official student voice on any important issues which affect UW students.” We all have the fair opportunity to cast our votes for members of that council, but then what? The body that is supposed to be my voice in the university sinks into obscurity only showing up every other Wednesday (and then Thursday

morning in the paper) as this odd sort of alternate reality. To be quite honest, I do not believe I could be anymore disconnected from “my voice.” And so here’s my challenge to the next Student Council Chair: Make yourself visible. Make yourself an important part of my campus, not just a fixture on the front of the Thursday morning paper. I’m not asking you to serve me breakfast in bed every morning or call me at night to ask me how my day was. I simply want to see you out in the public, with the students. I want to know that you’re attending events that matter to me and rallying for causes that benefit the university other than just next year’s budget. I don’t think that is too much to ask for. You are my voice... our voice... right? ASM claims to work toward “maintaining and improving the quality of education and student life on campus.” We as students certainly do have many reasons to celebrate our student government, whether to thank for bus passes, a 24-hour library or book swaps. Somewhere along the way though, the Student Council became more about the 33 elected representatives and less about the other 40,000 students. There is, of course, always the freedom for each student to attend an ASM meeting and speak for at least three minutes. Feel free to call me greedy, but didn’t I elect representatives to sit through the meetings for me? With the absence of my own voice, do they really serve that role? For any candidate considering a run as council chair, realize that you take on the responsibility of becoming a voice for 40,000 very diverse opinions. You cannot possibly fulfill that duty by simply sitting, directing a meeting every other week or spewing a quote for the paper. You must be our voice outside of the meeting room as well. Students on campus deserve someone who is genuinely interested in their lives and is committed to being a part of them. Make sure the 17th session of the ASM Student Council is the one where students finally can stop looking up the cheat guide in the back pages. Make it a priority as chair that students do not have to search far to find you as a part of their lives. Let this 17th session finally provide the voice that students deserve. Mark Bennett is a freshman intending to major in journalism. Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com

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Tueday, April 20, 2010

No real good reason to hate Crosby, so why do we? NICO SAVIDGE savidge nation

veryone loves a goalie ﬁght. That’s why, when the Red Wings’ Jimmy Howard got involved in a post-game scrum against the Pittsburgh Penguins a few weeks ago he caught a few eyes. At first it wasn’t clear who Howard picked as his dance partner, since he was all over the mystery player and giving him a pretty epic face wash (basically smothering someone with your glove, one of the only times when having goalie equipment gives you a fighting advantage). And when we could finally see the 87 on that Penguin’s jersey, we knew Howard had Sidney Crosby in his grasp. Not long after the fight, videos popped up online and a number of blogs picked up the story— after all, someone just messed up hockey’s biggest star (and perhaps its most reviled). On Puck Daddy’s post about the face wash heard round the world, comments included “I’m not a Wings fan, but I’m a Jimmy Howard fan now!!!” and “Proof yet again that Sidney is a classless tool.”

As enjoyable as making fun of Sidney Crosby is, however, it’s fair to ask why hockey fans do it.

And if you follow the NHL you know that’s just the tip of the Crosby-hating iceberg, since the ways to make fun of the Penguins’ captain are as expansive and unceasing as the coverage of the man himself. Think of the fans who come to games with “No Diving” signs directed at Crosby or the Canadian who wrote on the forum for ihatecrosby.com, “Being Canadian of course I wanted to win Gold. But having Crosby scoring after doing nothing for three games killed me ... It was next to losing.” As enjoyable as making fun of Sidney Crosby is, however, it’s fair to ask why hockey fans do it. Sure, there are the stand-by reasons: he’s a whiner, he’s soft,

softball from page 8 this season. On the mound the Huskies lean on sophomore Morgan Bittner, who boasts a 13-10 record to go along with a 2.71 ERA and 100 strikeouts, as well as freshman Monica Segura who has a 3-9 record, 4.40 ERA and 40 strikeouts on the season. Wisconsin welcomes the South Dakota Coyotes for another doubleheader, Wednesday at Goodman Diamond. The Coyotes boast a record of 12-15-1 and are led by sophomore Alexa Rundeen on offense, and in the circle by junior Mel Johnson. Rundeen enters play with a .300 average, 36 hits and 18 RBI while Johnson carries a 9-10 record to go with a 3.44 ERA and 100 strikeouts. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

he’s the only person ESPN shows if they ever do hockey highlights, he’s the golden boy, the wunderkind, the prodigy — hell, maybe he’s the (next) Great One. But many of these criticisms are more indictments of the state of hockey in this country than ways to bash the player himself. Still, many hockey fans (myself included) don’t like him.

When you get down to it, he’s perhaps the best player in hockey today, and has the hardware to prove it.

Maybe Crosby is soft, but I’m going to need a bit more convincing that he’s the anti-christ if the only reason you give me is that he takes dives. Crosby might not be the biggest badass in the game, but let’s face it — he’s a damn good player who works for his goals and has shown he can lead his team to a Stanley Cup. The reasons to cheer for Crosby only become clearer when you compare him to hockey’s other mega-star, Alex Ovechkin. Crosby might be soft, but Ovechkin is the more harmful antithesis of that: the bad-boy player whose popularity lets him get away with being a dirty player. Now I’m not going to switch into Don Cherry mode and tell you Ovechkin’s celebrations are out of line and not in keeping with the sport’s unwritten code, because I’m not some old dude in a ridiculous suit who thinks the game should still be played on ponds and that goalies are pussies if they wear a mask. But, like I said in this column a few months ago, Ovechkin’s style of play has gone from exciting and intimidating to downright reckless this season. Ovechkin has taken opponents out on illegal knee-on-knee hits and even ended Brian Campbell’s regular season with a check into the boards from behind. Sure, he can score some downright beautiful goals from time to time and there’s no player in the NHL who is more entertaining to watch than Ovechkin. But when you get down to it, Alex Ovechkin has become a dirty player, and while people laud his brash style of play, Crosby is

Badger Bits Women’s Tennis On Sunday afternoon, the Wisconsin women’s tennis team (7-14, 2-6 Big Ten) faced the Iowa Hawkeyes and took their sixth team loss of the season, 5-2. The Badgers were led by senior Katya Mirnova who ﬁnished her ﬁnal home match with a comeback victory in the No. 3 singles spot 5-7, 6-1, 6-3, and took the lone doubles win on the day paired with sophomore Angela Chupa 8-4. Wisconsin has two regular season matches remaining before the Big Ten Tournament on April 29 and 30 at Iowa.

thrown under the bus for being too soft. You would think, then, that it would be Ovechkin who would draw the ire of hockey fans everywhere – after all, he can be just as over-hyped as Crosby in what passes for NHL coverage here. So why do we hate Sidney Crosby so much while we give Ovechkin a blank check to end seasons and injure players? If we get past the machis-

mo behind calling a player soft we might see that Crosby is an extremely good player who works hard for every goal and has delivered in crucial ways his rivals have not. The media coverage of him is a little ridiculous, but that’s not necessarily his fault – when you get down to it, he’s perhaps the best player in hockey today, and has the hardware to prove it, with a Cup and a gold medal.

So scale down the Crosby hatred – sure, keep putting a baby’s head on his body and selling #87 diapers and paciﬁers, but slow down when you call him a punk or the worst thing to happen to hockey since the lockout. When you get down to it, there aren’t a whole lot of good reasons to hate Sidney Crosby. What exactly makes Crosby so hatable? E-mail Nico at savidgewilki@wisc.edu.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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Badgers prepare for duo of double-headers By Ryan Evans THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin Badgers softball team (11-25, 1-10 Big Ten) wraps up their two week, 12 game home stand with back-to-back doubleheaders versus Northern Illinois (18-24) and South Dakota (12-251) on Tuesday and Wednesday at Goodman Diamond. The Badgers are coming off a two-game weekend series with Purdue that saw Wisconsin split with the Boilermakers. The 3-0 victory on Saturday afternoon was the Badgers’ ﬁrst win in Big Ten conference play. Wisconsin will be looking to close out their home stand on a high note behind senior pitcher Letty Olivarez. Olivarez has been

the Badgers ace on the mound this season with a 7-19 record and a team leading 3.55 ERA and 119 strikeouts. Olivarez earned the victory Saturday afternoon versus Purdue tossing her ﬁrst shutout of the season while striking out six and only allowing one hit. Another player who will be key for the Badgers this week is freshman inﬁelder and Big Ten Freshman of the Year hopeful, Molly Spence. Spence has been the Badgers main offensive threat this season batting a team high .379 to go along with six home runs, and 23 RBI’s. This past weekend versus the Boilermakers, Spence went 4 for 5 on the weekend and added an RBI in the Badgers win on Saturday.

Women’s Basketball Player of the Year Rae Lin D’Alie She did not lead the team in scoring, rebounding, or even ﬁeld goal percentage. What senior guard Rae Lin D’Alie did bring to the Wisconsin women’s basketball team though this season cannot be measured by any statistic. D’Alie, who set the program record for most career games played in and most started, at 125 and 124 respectively, averaged the second most minutes on the team while scoring 8.8 points per game. The Watertown, WI native was awarded both for her impressive numbers and on-the-court leadership with a selection to the third team All-Big Ten Conference.

Season Timeline Feb. 18: Ohio State 83, Wisconsin 78 When the Badgers first met the Buckeyes in early December, the team had held an eight point lead heading into halftime before eventually falling by 15 points. Now home against Ohio State, Wisconsin looked for revenge and although down by five at the break, the Badgers held together for the second half, trailing by only two late. However, the Buckeyes hit seven free throws in the final 34 seconds of the game to send the Badgers to one of their toughest losses of the season. Mar. 21: Vermont 64, Wisconsin 50 The Badgers received the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid in seven seasons, locking up a better than expected seventh seed. However, Wisconsin was paired up against an extremely experienced and under-ranked Vermont team who jumped out to a commanding lead early. Although the Badgers began the second half with a 120 run to take a two point lead, Wisconsin simply did not bring their best performance, leaving the team waiting yet another season for a Tournament victory.

Jan. 21: Penn State 54, Wisconsin 43 With a record of 15-4, the Badgers found themselves on the verge of entering the AP National rankings as they battled Penn State for sole possession of second place in the conference. Despite a strong performance in the ﬁrst half, Wisconsin couldn’t hold on as they spent most of the second period attempting to play catch up to no avail. This loss began a 5-5 slide which carried the Badgers down the stretch to a third place conference ﬁnish. Mar. 5: Wisconsin 73, Purdue 51 Entering the 2009- 2010 season, the Badgers had not beaten Purdue in 16 straight attempts. However, in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament, Wisconsin not only defeated Purdue for the second time in the season, but also ended the Boilermakers’ bid for 17 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances by shredding the Purdue offense en route to one of the most impressive victories in program history. Final Record: 21-11

Both Olivarez and Spence will have to be on top of their games as the Badgers are set to play four games in the next two days. On Tuesday the Badgers play host to the Northern Illinois Huskies. The Huskies come into Madison with a 18-24 record. Offensively, the Huskies are led by a pair of juniors: infielder Zoe Sinner and infielder/outfielder Andrea Colosimo. Sinner is batting .317 with eight home runs and 21 RBI’s and Colosimo comes into play with a .310/4/21 line. Northern Illinois boasts a freshman offensive threat of their own in Jennifer Barnett who carries a .303 average, with 33 hits and 18 RBI softball page 7

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Senior pitcher Letty Olivarez has been a leader for the Badgers this season with seven wins, a 3.55 ERA and 119 strikeouts.

Badger defense carries team to one of best seasons in program history

By Mark Bennett THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin women’s basketball team outpaced every expectation in the 2009-2010 season on their way to one of the most successful campaigns in program history. The Badgers were predicted by some before the season to finish as low as tenth place in the Big Ten conference. However, head coach Lisa Stone and the rest of her team chose to ignore any expectations as they built a 21-11 season, second best in program history, a third place conference finish and the team’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in seven years. With all five starters returning on the season, the Badgers played some of the toughest defense in the country and held their own on the offensive side. Wisconsin held opponents to a Big Ten leading 56.2 points per game while shooting 43 percent from the field on the other end of the court. Leading the Badgers in scoring was junior guard Alyssa Karel with 14.3 points per game. Adding to the offensive attack for Wisconsin was senior guard Rae Lin D’Alie, scoring 8.8 per game, and junior forward Tara Steinbauer who tacked on 8.6 points per game as well as 6.3 rebounds per contest. For their strong season efforts, both D’Alie and Karel were honored as members of the All-Big Ten Conference team. Karel earned second-team honors, while D’Alie picked up third-team honors. Stone was also honored as the Big Ten coach of the year by her fellow coaches. The Badgers began the season

on a tear, jumping out to an 11-2 record, losing only to in-state rival Green Bay and eventual Big Ten Champion Ohio State early on. The Badgers then lost two consecutive contests against Iowa and Illinois before finding their groove again for four straight wins. With a record of 15-4 and on the verge of entering the AP national rankings, Wisconsin met Penn State at the Kohl Center for a season-defining match-up. With second place in the conference on the line, the Badgers fell to the Nittany Lions in a second-half collapse. That loss began a 5-5 season record down the stretch which just barely allowed the Badgers to cling to a tie for third place in the Big Ten. Although Wisconsin knocked off perennial powerhouse Purdue by a margin of 22 points in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament, the Badgers simply could not hold onto a late game lead in the semi-finals, falling to the Buckeyes for the third time in

the season, and ending the team’s regular season. The Badgers were not finished playing basketball however, as the team was rewarded with a seventh seed in the NCAA Tournament—their first appearance since 2002. However, the Wisconsin women were paired with an under-ranked and overpowering 13th seed Vermont team who easily brought down the Badgers, 64-50 to end the team’s season. Next season looks promising for the Badgers however, and there is no reason why this team should be expected to accomplish anything less than fight for the conference title and another NCAA Tournament bid. Wisconsin will return four of the team’s top five scorers, and will add Louisville transfer, sophomore Tiera Stephen to the roster. Fans can rest assured that this team will garner significantly more respect heading into the 2010-2011 season.

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Junior guard Alyssa Karel led the Badgers in scoring this past season averaging 14.3 points per game and grabbed all-conference honors.