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Slain student’s call mishandled by 911 operator By Abby Sears THE DAILY CARDINAL

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MPD Central District Capt. Mary Schauf and Lt. Joe Balles warn that the large crowds Mifﬂin Street Block Party generates create a crime-conducive atmosphere where strangers can easily access residents’ homes.

Police gear up for Mifﬂin block party Large crowds offer ideal setting for criminal behavior By Alex Morrell THE DAILY CARDINAL

At its best, Madison’s annual Mifflin Street Block Party has been a peaceful day of revelry, music, celebration and relaxation the weekend before UW-Madison final exams. A chance for students and other residents to blow off steam, socialize and soak up a nearly 40-year-old tradition—along with a few beers. At its worst, the block party has been a hellish, drunken debacle breeding riots, sexual assaults, fights and dangerous, alcohol-related accidents. A crowd of thousands bathed in booze that becomes a safety nightmare for police. “There’s nothing more difficult for the police to try to provide security and safety for than an unsponsored,

ill-planned and poorly coordinated event that revolves simply around drinking alcohol that 10 to 15,000 people—depending on the weather—will show up to,” Madison Police Department Lt. Joe Balles, who helps plan the police presence and strategy for the Mifflin party, said. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, is one of the few vocal defenders of Mifflin, but he said he recognizes the potential dangers the party creates. “I was a witness to every painful minute of the 1996 riot at this event. So I know that this has the potential for getting out of hand, but I also know that we have more police now than ever at this event,” Verveer said. More cops, stricter standards To mitigate the chances of another wide-scale riot and to control the large crowd, MPD has increased their presence—but this increased presence has also chaperoned a stricter enforcement of the law. “What we’re definitely doing is setting a stronger tone. We’re estab-

lishing a safer tone earlier in the day,” Balles said, adding with the increased police presence, arrests have multiplied, increasing from 261 in 2006 to 489 in 2007. Partiers can be given citations for underage drinking, selling alcohol to minors, noise violations or public urination, but, according to Verveer, the most common citation is for possessing an open alcoholic beverage in public. Tom Wangard, a UW-Madison junior and a Mifﬂin Street-area resident who organized a petition to relax enforcement of noise violations at the party, believes the strict ordinance enforcements are a misuse of police power and efforts. “The police should be focused on preventing theft and violent crime from happening rather than being concerned about whether you set foot on the sidewalk with a can of beer,” Wangard said. However, Balles believes the dan-

Brittany Zimmermann, the UW-Madison junior killed in her apartment last month, called 911 before she died, officials confirmed Thursday. Dane County 911 Center Director Joe Norwick said at a news conference Thursday Zimmermann made the call from her cell phone but was disconnected after a dispatcher did not hear anything and mistook Zimmermann’s call for a “hang up.” Madison Police Chief Noble Wray said police were not notified of the call but should have been summoned to Zimmermann’s residence by the dispatch center. “It would be accurate to state that there is evidence contained in the call, which should have resulted in a Madison police officer being dispatched,” Wray said at a news conference. According to Wray, dispatching an officer would have been consistent with both MPD policy and national 911 standards. Both police and Norwick

said audio, content and time of Zimmermann’s call will not be released at this time to avoid compromising the ongoing homicide investigation. After receiving Zimmermann’s call, Norwick said the dispatcher answered a second call, which was determined to be an actual hang up. The dispatcher then called the second number back, confirmed it was an accidental call and proceeded to answer a third 911 call regarding an unwanted person in a residence. According to Norwick, Dane County 911 Center policy instructs dispatchers to call back hang-up calls, from both landline and cellphone calls, to verify there is no emergency. If a hang-up call is made from a landline, the 911 Center automatically dispatches police to the residence to determine if an emergency occurred. “The technology of landline telephones allows [us] to get a reading for the address. That’s not so in cell-phone technology 911 page 3

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Registration for the campus-wide safety alert text messaging system WiscAlert-Text began Thursday and will be available to all students through the My UW server. Events like the shootings at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University and the homicide of UW-Madison junior Brittany Zimmermann prompted university ofﬁcials to create the new method of communicating to students across campus. The new form of communication at UW-Madison will be used to alert students in cases of emergency when using text messaging proves to be more efﬁcient than

other alert systems. “The police department would evaluate the situation and determine whether we need to make the community aware of the situation through text, e-mail, voicemail, reverse 911, the WiscAlert website or WiscAlert on Facebook,” Lt. Michael Newton of the University of Wisconsin Police Department said. The text message system will not take the place of these other alert forms but rather work with them to improve the ﬂow of communication between the law and students, staff and faculty. “All of the systems work in conjunction with one another. Different situations bring up different modes of communication,” Newton said. Several hundred students have already registered and the Wisconsin Police Department strongly encourages students, faculty and staff of

UW-Madison to register for this alert system. WiscAlerts-Text does not charge registered users, but cell-phone companies will apply normal text charges. According to Newton, an extraordinarily high number of registered users could cause an initial delay in the system. “If all 90,000 eligible people register for this system, it will take a while to send the messages through the system,” Newton said. Students can register their cell phone numbers through the WiscAlerts-Text portal on their My UW accounts. “One of the main things we are looking forward to is SOAR and getting incoming freshmen to sign up,” UW spokesperson John Lucas said. The University of Wisconsin Police Department hopes the majority of students will register by the fall 2008 semester.

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ASM Student Council elects new leaders, loses prominent SSFC chair By Erin Banco THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Associated Students of Madison voted on leadership positions and received the resignation of one committee chair at a meeting Thursday. Student members spent a considerable amount of time listening to the vice chair nominees—Hannah Karns, chair of the Legislative Affairs committee, and Student Services Finance Committee Chair Alex Gallagher, attest to their strengths as leaders. Karns and Gallagher discussed time

commitments, academic ﬂexibility and past experience as ASM members. Each nominee discussed his or her plans if elected vice chair. Karns expressed the importance of communication, while Gallagher said ASM should “think big” and promote outreach to UW-Madison’s large campus. The board voted to elect Karns as the vice chair of ASM for the 2008-’09 academic school year and to postpone the election for chair position. Before the meeting’s close, asm page 3

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t’s that time of year again when we pack up a dorm room’s worth of our belongings and head back to our roots. Whether it’s moving home for the entire summer or just a weekend visit, most of us will return to high school friends, GPA-hungry parents and sheets we’ve slept in since early grade school that we pray will never come in contact with a black light. But for me, things are a bit different. I will not return to Milwaukee, where I grew up. Rather, I’ll be on the next ﬂight down South to Nashville, Tenn., where my family moved almost a year ago. My brother and I were informed of this plan two summers ago. “All the girls are ugly,” my brother Bryce said, ﬂipping through the brochure of his to-be prep school. “I’m not moving.”

mifflin from page 1 gers from a large amount of people drinking in such a concentrated area necessitate the strict enforcement. “I mean, [Mifflin block party] is just not smart. That’s why we put such a strong emphasis on those minor violations—open intoxicants, public urination,” Balles said. “It’s people’s right to assemble, but it doesn’t mean they have the right to stand in the middle of the street and drink a beer.” MPD Central District Capt. Mary Schauf contends that police standards and expectations are well-publicized and conveyed through media and community meetings. “We always have some people that want to draw attention to their behavior down there,” Schauf said. “The ideal would be that our arrest numbers would actually start to go down because people would voluntarily comply with the rules that day.” Dangers of a massive crowd According to Balles, one of the greatest dangers of Mifflin is that there are so many strangers at house parties, making the situation harder to control and leaving hosts and guests vulnerable to crime. “You can’t have a much more dangerous situation than what you’re going to have on Saturday where you think about letting all sorts of strangers into your house down there,” Balles said.

My parents exchanged discouraged glances. I picked up the brochure. “You’re ruining my life!” Bryce screamed. “I don’t want to move to Nashville. I’ll have to wear ugly shirts and eat fried alligator and I will become all depressed and wear scary clown makeup to school and then I’ll have no friends and die alone.” My little sister took it much better. “We’re moving to Nashville,” my mom told my sister several months later. “But what about my friends?” “You can take horseback riding lessons.” “Awesome. When are we going?” The answer was about eight months. The time flew by and before I knew it, I was the Midwestern daughter of Southern parents. The thing about the South, though, is that it really is a different world. First of all, they haven’t quite gotten over the Civil War, or as they call it, “The War Between the States.” Proud Confederate flags fly over various buildings on every block. And then there’s the hospitality thing. People in the South are just so

damn nice. It’s weird. Waiters seem to actually care if you’re happy with your food, and strangers that you pass on the street will initiate conversation. And it wasn’t because I’m hot. I learned this pretty quickly after a few failed, but quite original, pick-up lines I concocted. “You can Nash in my Ville any time you like,” I told a friendly barista during one of my visits. “What does that even mean?” he asked, looking a little uncomfortable. “It means you can [EXPLETIVE] me. God, are you people stupid?” Once I realized my sex appeal was not the reason behind Southern kindness, it became a lot less pleasant. Like the time I went with my parents to pick out paint for the new house. “I think this shade of purple would look fabulous against the Southern sunset. Or how about a more conservative beige? Have I shown you the blues yet?” a happy employee asked. My parents looked at him silently, overwhelmed. “Oh no, I didn’t mean to annoy you. This always happens. I’m just

so passionate about paint!” he said. “Can I interest you in some eggs while you’re waiting?” He motioned to the register-turned-griddle where an enthusiastic painter was flipping eggs in a frying pan. “Larry’s frying the neon eggs. Bobby Joe’s making the pastels in the stock room,” he said. I threw up a little. That’s when I realized my brother, who professed the niceness thing was kind of creepy, may have had a point. Night after night, I’d see the smiling mailman, the touchy-feely real estate agent and the guffawing traffic lawyer entering my room at night, complimenting me while they suffocated me to death with the Confederate flag. I suppose what’s most important is that my family is happy, which they are. But I think it will still take me awhile to feel I belong in a place where, whenever I visit, my boyfriend is worried I’m going to cheat on him with my brother. If you’d like to sample some fried alligator garnished with fresh maroon paint, e-mail Kiera at wiatrak@wisc.edu.

According to Balles, less than half of arrests at Mifflin are of UW-Madison students. “We want to believe this is some student event, but the fact of the matter is it really attracts people from all walks of life, including transients and predators who are down there to prey on people,” Balles said. Schauf stressed the need to curb these “mega-parties” where hosts have hundreds of strangers roaming premises undeterred, questioning the logic and safety of Mifflin’s “free-for-all” mentality. “If you look at some of the more colorful street life Madison has, how much of that colorful street life do you want wandering through your place?” Schauf said. “People literally open their doors to anybody and anything.” Wangard echoed the police officers’ concern, emphasizing the personal accountability residents should exhibit. “I think that’s definitely a huge personal responsibility issue,” Wangard said. “The people who are having the parties have to be aware of who’s coming in, who’s in their house, locking up their valuables.” The excessive alcohol consumption at Mifflin intensifies the risks posed by the large crowd and creates serious health hazards as well. According to Schauf, the unique environment of binge drinking and relative disorganization in mass increases high-risk behavior and dangerous

levels of drunkenness. “It isn’t even so much that people are drinking, but they are drinking way to excess. And because of this general lack of disorder, you have really, really, really drunk people,” Schauf said. “They can’t walk, they’re vomiting so badly, they’re a danger to their life because they’re so incapacitated by their alcohol.”

and the extensive police presence, Verveer still views the Mifflin Street block party as a valuable Madison tradition that students value. “I think the vast majority of students do appreciate the tradition. It’s one of the neat things that makes Madison well known for being not only a top academic institution but also an institution where we know how to have a good time,” Verveer said.

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Elevator ﬁre in Southeast dorm under investigation By Staci Taustine THE DAILY CARDINAL

UW-Madison students evacuated Witte Hall dormitory on West Johnson Street Thursday when a elevator fire broke out at 3:14 a.m. System Director of University Housing Mike Kinderman said the fire started in the emergency phone box of an A tower elevator and is currently under investigation by the UWPD as well as the Madison Fire Department. “[The fire] caused quite a bit of smoke, but not a heck of a lot of damage,” MFD Lt. Peter Ystenes said. “It was pretty much contained to that [phone] box, but we had to evacuate both towers.” Ystenes admitted Witte has had problems with faulty alarm systems. “The first semester, we did have several odds and ends issues with the fire alarm system itself and some real activations that should have happened,” he said. “We certainly had more [evacuations] in Witte than in other areas.” UW-Madison freshman and Witte Hall resident Jenny Bar said she was hesitant to get out of bed. “We’ve had so many alarms and

nothing’s ever happened, so why bother going outside when you know it’s going to be a false alarm anyway?” Bar said. Bar and friends only left their rooms after hearing that an actual fire occurred. The Madison Fire Department does not have a definitive explanation for the fire. “At this point we’re not quite sure what caused it, arson is always a possibility but we haven’t verified that,” Ystenes said. “It’s just scary when something like this happens, and the potential of the damage that could have been done.” Kinderman, who is awaiting the Fire Department’s assessment, is also anxious to find out the cause of the fire. “I haven’t gotten a confirmation one way or another whether it was faulty wiring or whether someone actually set it,” he said. Witte Hall personnel and the MFD requested that students who have information regarding the fire contact house fellows, residence life coordinators, police or the Madison area crime stoppers to provide tips.

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Ben Daniels leads a chant with the Immigration Workers Union for a May Day Rally to protest local immigration policies. Student ralliers began their march at Library Mall and continued to Brittingham Park.

May Day rally draws immigrant rights activists Hundreds of students and workers rallied through downtown Madison Thursday to protest labor and immigration issues. The Immigrant Workers Union organized a May Day rally on International Workers Day to call attention to poor working conditions and immigration policies in Dane County. Participants traveled down West Washington Avenue from Brittingham Park to the Dane County Building near the Capitol. The rally aimed to criticize current

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McCain building campaign in Wisconsin, may beneﬁt from split among Democrats By Rebecca Autrey THE DAILY CARDINAL

U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and his campaign are starting to prepare for the presidential election in November by solidifying staff and campaign strategies in Wisconsin. Kristen Kukowski, communications director for the Republican Party of Wisconsin, said the McCain campaign moved forward in Wisconsin recently by naming Jennifer Hallowell as its regional director in Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. Kukowski said general elections in Wisconsin are traditionally very close and it is especially important for McCain to reach independent voters in Wisconsin, including students. She said McCain will open up at least 10 offices across the state to reach voters. “The McCain campaign and the RNC [Republican National Committee] and us are working together to make a voter turnout program, and that will consist of offices around the state,” Kukowski said. According to Kukowski, McCain’s head start will be beneficial no matter who ends up being the democratic nominee. She said the Democratic presi-

dential candidates U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., have such similar policies that McCain will stand out running against either candidate. Charles Franklin, professor of political science at UW-Madison, also said McCain could gain ground from organizing his campaign in Wisconsin without competition from a speciﬁc Democratic nominee. “Given our record in the last two elections and even earlier elections, there’s good reason to think the race will be competitive, and so McCain will beneﬁt from whatever start he can get in this thing,” he said. Franklin said if Clinton can pull some of the more closely contested primaries away from Barack Obama, it might take longer to determine a Democratic candidate. This could result in McCain being the only established candidate in the race until the Democratic National Convention on August 25, according to Franklin. “I think if Clinton manages to win some of the primaries she’s not expected to win, like Indiana … that would play to her campaign’s argument that Obama is not as electable as he looked earlier in the year,” he said.

success.” “We grew up with immigrants in our high schools, we go to college with immigrants, they are our classmates, our neighbors and our co-workers,” Bruning said. Bruning said students participated in this rally to advocate for the presence of immigrants on the UWMadison campus. “We support immigrants, and they are welcome in our community,” Bruning said. —Rachel Holzman

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U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is beginning to prepare his campaign efforts in Wisconsin and working to appeal to student voters.

immigration laws for treating people as second-class citizens, according to a statement from the Immigrant Workers Union. Another motive for the rally was the recent actions of Sheriff Dave Mahoney, who has been checking the immigration status of prisoners at Dane County Jail. UW-Madison student groups such as the Student Labor Action Coalition and the Campus Anti-War Network also participated in the rally. John Bruning, an active member of SLAC, said the rally was an “overall

A recent survey shows that though most Wisconsinites do not believe climate change will ever be extremely problematic, most still believe it is an important issue. According to the Badger Poll conducted by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, only 18 percent of Wisconsinites said they believed climate change would be extremely problematic, while a third said it would be slightly or not at all problematic. However, Chad Kniss, project director of UW-Survey Center, said the more accurate interpretation of the survey is that twothirds of Wisconsinites believe climate change will be moderately to extremely problematic. UW-Madison assistant professor of geography John Williams said he

asm from page 1 Gallagher announced his resignation from ASM, citing the organization’s lack of new representation and need for reform. “ASM is not really moving in the direction that I will continue to support,” Gallagher said. “I feel like reform is going to be a tough issue for this body to handle––far more than I have the patience for.” ASM recently released a statement addressing the failures of the student government following a “State of the ASM” address with poor student attendance. The organization said it would restructure its systematic issues and regain legitimacy on campus. Gallagher said it would require new student involvement in the organization to better address reform issues, adding he was no longer motivated to continue working with the counsel. Many members of the counsel expressed deep regret about

believes climate change will be moderately problematic for the state and called the survey ﬁndings impressive. He said they indicate a lot of awareness among Wisconsinites on the issues of climate change. According to Williams, a trend toward warmer winter temperatures could jeopardize industries that utilize the snow and normal Wisconsin winter conditions. Williams said rainfall patterns and drought frequency would become more extreme, and that even a slight change in global temperature could cause species in Wisconsin’s northern forests to decrease and species from southern areas to move in. “The challenge now is for scientists to take the issues of climate change down to a regional scale for political leaders and citizenry to plan and prepare for the impacts of climate change,” Williams said. Gallagher’s decision to leave. ASM representative and chair nominee Jeff Wright said, “I am thoroughly disappointed that Alex Gallagher is leaving this body … I think we are at a huge loss with him leaving personally, he has been a massive vertebrae and backbone for ASM this past year.” The board also selected chairs for the counsel’s committees including the Finance Committee, Legislative Affairs, SSFC, Campus Relations, and the Nominations Board. Members voted Brittany Wiegend as the new chair of Legislative Affairs and Frances Charapata as Campus Relations chair. Charapata said she would work with the student council to strengthen ties to the local media and develop a timeline to increase communication with the student body. The counsel plans to meet once a month during the summer and will reconvene in the fall every other Wednesday.

John Imes, executive director of Wisconsin Environmental Initiative, said people are more concerned with economic issues than climate change. “Folks are more concerned about the price of gas, food, the job climate and the economy in general,” he said. Imes said all of Wisconsin, especially businesses, have the opportunity to be a part of the solution to global warming by improving general efficiency. He also said businesses could benefit by improving efficiency because there is an increased demand for this by consumers. “Because we’re incredibly inefficient in our commerce in terms of how we produce goods and services, there’s an opportunity for businesses to do well financially by doing good environmentally,” Imes said.

911 from page 1 today,” Norwick said. On the day of Zimmermann’s death, the 911 Center received 115 hang-up calls, 83 of which came from cell phones. Wray recommended the 911 Center conduct an internal investigation shortly after the homicide to determine what happened in the case of Zimmermann’s 911 call. Norwick said the unnamed dispatcher who fielded Zimmermann’s call was not disciplined and continued to work after the event. “The dispatcher is a competent, caring person and a longstanding employee with a good record,” he said. Zimmermann’s fiancé discovered her body April 2 in a West Doty Street apartment the two shared. Her killer remains at large, but police said the homicide investigation is still active.

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s the academic year comes to an end, thousands of students will once again descend upon Mifflin Street for its annual block party. As security concerns increase, so does enforcement of necessary laws to ensure the safety of UW-Madison students enjoying one last hurrah before finals begin. That being said, know what you can and can’t do while celebrating with the swarm of others present for the festivities. Similar to 2007’s Freakfest celebration, three cameras will survey Mifflin Street in addition to over 100 police officers. Additionally, police have tightened noise restrictions and re-zoned “public prop-

erty.” Any person caught drinking on a city sidewalk, street, terrace or alley will receive a costly citation, regardless of age. Any party’s noise heard from three houses away will be charged as well. Mifflin Street Block Party is a communal event celebrating the coming of spring and the conclusion of a year of hard work. That in mind, don’t hesitate to celebrate, but remember that the police are watching and their authority is absolute. Dean of Students Lori Berquam’s requests, such as “go out with people you know and trust” and “exercise caution in any public setting” are to be taken seriously. Regard safety as highly as fun at all times.

Current Mifﬂin protests lacking traditional spirit By Jon Spike THE DAILY CARDINAL

At last year’s annual Mifflin Street Block Party, many may recall the clever protest of numerous students dressed as zombies, roaming the streets with signs and outstretched arms. Their message was simple: The event had shifted from its original purpose in 1969 as a Vietnam protest and become a desensitized and meaningless drinkfest. Although the protesters were met with mixed reviews from the crowd, few could deny the legitimacy of their claim. Mifflin has devolved into drinking for drinking’s sake, and students can’t claim to be free of issues to protest. This year, as well as last, there is an eerily similar war being waged overseas that warrants contention. Student tuitions are quickly rising, and the state government is continuing to distance itself from funding this state institution. A same-sex marriage ban passed in Wisconsin despite widespread opposition from the student body. However, it is unrealistic to expect students to alter Mifflin drastically enough to make the same statement that the inaugural Mifflin Street Block Party made. There is, however, a realistic chance at tackling issues closer to students’ hearts, with the intent of gradually increasing Mifflin’s political influence in years to come. In 2007, Halloween on State Street was hijacked by city officials, commercialized and turned into the embarrassment that was “Freakfest on State Street.” The once-legendary event has turned into a sponsored series of concerts requiring advance tickets, completely stripping State Street’s unpredictability and charm in favor of consumerism and product-placement. If there were anything a drinkfest like the Mifflin Street Block Party could have a chance at protesting, Freakfest is it. The protest need not be complicated. With minimal effort, students can hang strategically

placed banners on some popular Mifflin Street balconies or perhaps produce a few T-shirts expressing discontent with the current state of Freakfest. Also, think of the delightful irony: Students that formerly dressed like zombies to protest drinking in excess are now protesting not being able to drink in excess while dressed as zombies on State Street. The Mifflin Street Block Party will once again return to its grassroots nature of protest, while still allowing students to engage in heavy drinking. It’s win-win, especially for the zombies. There is a caveat, however. Officials at this year’s Mifflin Street Block Party are utilizing similar cameras to those implemented at Freakfest on State Street. If students can prove during the Mifflin Street Block Party that these cameras, along with crowd cooperation, will curb violence and vandalism, Freakfest may have some shot at returning to an uncharged and unsponsored event. However, any excessive crowd damages or arrests could forever deter the Mifflin Street Block Party from ever having political significance. To restore one time-honored event in Madison, students must act responsibly at another. This is not a deterrent from getting drunk, but rather knowing where law enforcement’s tolerance lies.

As you enjoy Mifflin this year, take a second to remember what makes it so enjoyable. There are entertaining free bands lining the porches of local houses. There are hardly any barricades. Police only interact with the crowd for obvious crimes and occasional photo opportunities. However, Freakfest has lost this charm. There is an absurd advance ticket system, everyone is barricaded in and everyone else is barricaded out. Also, let’s not forget: Lifehouse was the headlining band last year. Should I repeat that last line for effect? If students do not want a similar fate for the Mifflin Street Block Party, they must be conscious of their drunken antics this Saturday. Also, if students show discontent for the commercialization and control that has ruined Freakfest, perhaps officials will consider allowing State Street Halloweens to adopt at least some of the freedoms granted on Mifflin. Students may not be able to emulate the same political messages of the first Mifflin Street Block Party, but they can at least make a start, while still enjoying the drunken revelry that makes Mifflin special. Jon Spike is a sophomore majoring in English education. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Fine for consumption of alcohol on public property

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Fine for noise violation if heard more than three houses away

$8,000

Most expensive ticket issued at Mifﬂin Street Block Party 2007 Source: wisctv.com

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Weekend, May 2-4, 2008

Boris’ unique metal is miles of ‘Smiles’ By Mario Puig

tial guitar tone and atmospheric noise make for an acidic soundIf you haven’t heard Boris yet, scape that brilliantly complemake doing so No. 1 on your to- ments the song’s urgent pace and do list. This Japanese three-piece Takeshi’s vocals. boasts mastery of a number of One of the best songs on this genres, including but not limited album is “My Neighbor Satan.” to punk rock, psychedelic rock, Somber, melting guitar notes many metal make a heavenCD REVIEW varieties, ambily atmosphere, ent, and a numwhile buzzing ber of sounds distortion and that have yet quick drums to be (or may lurk quietly in never be) classithe background. fied. Indeed, the Takeshi sings one lasting tag a melancholic Smile you can attach but catchy Boris to this band is verse until it’s “superhuman.” devoured in a Outside of sheer genius wah-driven, unbelievably heavy songwriting, Boris’ strength lies jam session. The band’s abilin its guitars. The skills of the ity to switch from the heaviestband’s main guitarist goes by the sounding band in the world to name Wata, and her skills are the prettiest-sounding is more unmatched. With a little help than impressive. from frontman/guitarist/bassist “Ka Re Ha Te Ta Sa Ki – No Takeshi and drummer Atsuo, One Grieve” is the other album Boris can flatten monuments highlight. The song begins with with crushing riffs during masses the ultra-heavy, ambient dronof amplifier worship, kick out ing sound that initially made righteous and seething rock jams Boris huge in the underground. and delicately articulate heav- At around the 1:30 mark, the enly sonic paintings of peace and track just goes nuts. Takeshi’s beauty—sometimes all in the faraway howls are drowned out same track. in a series of Wata’s mind-bending solos, while Atsuo drums so fiercely that he produces a sound not unlike static. The resulting atmosphere is otherworldly. Outside of sheer genius song The song is like skydiving into writing, Boris’ strength lies in a tornado as the Jimi Hendrix Experience blares throughout its guitars. the skies. Crazy. It’s difficult to say where Smile ranks in relation to Boris’ other albums. Not only The band’s newest album, because they are so consistentSmile, has a decreased emphasis ly good, but because they’ve on meditative heaviness and cre- released fourteen studio albums ates a sort of rock/noise hybrid. since 1996 and are collaboraOne track on which this sound tors on at least four others. works especially well is the “Laser That’s a lot of awesomeness to Beam.” After an angry drum choose from. Just know that warm-up and a brief but searing Smile will be one of the better guitar solo, the song explodes albums you hear this year, or into an overdriven punk assault. any other for that matter. This The combination of Wata’s bes- band has no peer.

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Diverse and talented quartet Universes come to Madison this weekend to thrill audiences with singing, dancing, hip-hop and politics by seamlessly blending religious and cultural backgrounds.

Multi-talented Universes Hip-hop activists Universes take the stage at Overture Center By Ryan Hebel THE DAILY CARDINAL

Can actors beat-box? Can poets dance? Does politics mix with jazz? Madison will find out this Friday night when Universes, a New York-based quartet, takes the Overture Center stage, melding hip-hop, slam poetry, theater, dance and activism into a burst of artistic expression. The versatile and aptly named ensemble encompasses a universe of contemporary art forms while simultaneously unifying its four voices and verses into one cohesive harmony. Audiences in 44 states and 19 countries (the troupe just returned from a five-week tour of Africa and Europe) have hailed its members—Steven Sapp, Mildred Ruiz, Gamal Chasten and Ninja—as innovators. Blurring art boundaries for more than a decade, Universes’ eclectic style is layered with influence, allowing the group to cover a vast spectrum of genres.

Blurring art boundaries for more than a decade, Universes’ eclectic style is layered with inﬂuence.

“We come out of the poetry scene and open-mic scene in New York City,” said Sapp, who is also an active playwright. “We’re literally just combining all the things we like and what our talents are ... and it’s all sort of meshed together with an ensemble mentality.” Still fresh from the second

annual “Hip Hop as a Movement Week,” Madison should be primed for Universes, which is, in many ways, a manifestation of blending art and bucking restrictive labels, according to Sapp. “We don’t allow any rules and all that stuff to come into the room when we’re trying to work,” Sapp said. Free from genre limitations, Universes’ potpourri performances have landed them gigs across the country, including in the Midwest, where modern-art appreciation often means polka dancing through sauerkraut museums. “We like the fact that you can see people sitting next to each other in the theater who would never talk to each other under normal circumstances,” Sapp said. Although they come from different cultural and religious backgrounds, the members are tightly knit and have been able to sew their different influences together almost seamlessly. Sapp and Ruiz have been married for eight years, Ninja is Ruiz’s younger brother and Chasten has been with the group for 12 years. “It actually helps tremendously,” Sapp said of working with family. “Deep down, you know you got somebody who’s dedicated to the work and knows your passion for it.” This Friday marks Universes’ first Madison performance, and the quartet will be performing its greatest hits compilation, titled “Live on the Edge.” Described by Sapp as a “musical, poetic journey,” the show combines past performance favorites and some new material into a “mish-mash or big gumbo stew” of styles.

Speaking of gumbo, one of Universes’ most famous routines on tap for Friday is their “New Orleans” piece. Available on the group’s MySpace page, it encompasses the devastation of two years ago in a 10-minute smorgasbord of gospel-fused spoken word, vocal percussion and provocative lyrics drenched in soul music styling. The piece is also an example of the political activism weaved throughout the performance, though Sapp says the group avoids preachy advocacy for its own sake.

The piece is also an example of the political activism weaved throughout the performance.

“I’m not standing on the stage pointing a finger at somebody. It’s all artistically layered into the work,” Sapp said. With their brash, energetic and diverse style, Universes should be an eye-opening experience for college students whose presumptions about poetry or modern dance might make them apprehensive about going. To put it plainly, as Sapp said, “It’s not your momma’s poetry.”

Universes where: The Overture Center when: Friday at 8 p.m. cost: $12, $22 and $25

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Kathi Bennett joins women’s basketball By Jay Messar THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Senior Andrew Braasch and the Wisconsin men’s rowing team moved up in the national rankings from No. 6 to No. 3. The team will race for the Cochrane Cup and the Jablonic Cup this weekend.

Badgers row for the legendary Cochrane Cup By Erica Barts THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin men’s rowing varsity eight, ranked No. 3 in the nation, head to New Hampshire Saturday to race in the Cochrane Cup on the Connecticut River against Dartmouth College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Head coach Chris Clark said this regatta has special meaning for the Badgers. “This event has been contested since around 1961,” Clark said. “‘Historical’ might not be the right word but it is certainly what we do.” Every three years Wisconsin hosts the Cochrane Cup. At last year’s meeting of these three teams, Wisconsin swept all three events: varsity eight, freshman eight and the second varsity event. The varsity eight had a time of 6:12.43. The freshman eight finished with a time of 6:26.50, and the second varsity clocked in at 6:22.22. Junior Ed Newman said the team is doing fairly well. “We had a really good showing in California two weeks ago,” Newman said. “We are not getting ahead of ourselves though. We know that there is a lot ahead of us and there is still a long way to go [to

twilight from page 8 Ten Championships May 16 to 18. “I think things are coming along real well for the team,” Rundhaug said. “Workouts are going real well and we’re deﬁnitely gearing for the Big Ten meet.” Men’s preview About half of the men’s distance crew competed at Oregon last week, where three individuals earned Mideast Regional qualifying times, and this week, the other half will race at Stanford’s Cardinal Invitational. For his 8 minute, 48.66 second performance in the 3,000-meter steeplechase last weekend, sophomore Brandon Bethke was named Big Ten Athlete of the Week. Bethke currently ranks sixth nationally in the event, while sophomore Ryan Gasper is third. Sophomores Craig Miller and Jack Bolas, along with freshman Evan Jager, will be looking to shave a second or so off their 1,500 meter bests, all of which put them in the top 15 nationally. Also, freshman Landon Peacock and junior Christian Wagner will be

get to the national championship].” Wisconsin’s varsity eight finished with a time of 6:06.21 at the Stanford Invitational in California, defeating No. 4 California. Despite limited time on the water earlier in the spring because of ice on Lake Mendota, Wisconsin has shown improvement this spring season and is trying to get faster as a team. “There is a four-letter word in rowing and it is fast. You are always working on getting faster.” Chris Clark head coach UW men’s rowing

“There is a four-letter word in rowing and it is fast. You are always working on getting faster. This crew in particular has a top end which is important for a 2,000-meter race,” Clark said. Clark said that it is one thing to have endurance, but the team is not going to get the results or win the races they want to win if they cannot finish the last 400 to 800 meters faster than their opponents. making their outdoor debuts in the 10,000 meters. The sprinters, hurdlers and fieldevent athletes will be able to refocus on their individual events after competing mostly in relays last weekend at the Drake Relays. The 4x200 and 4x400-meter relays placed third last weekend, while the sprint medley took fifth and distance medley finished eighth. Sophomore hurdler Nate Larkin took seventh place in the 110-meter hurdles, while sophomore Rayme Mackinson earned sixth place in the long jump at Drake. Senior pole-vaulter Derek Thiel, sophomore thrower Rory Linder and senior middle distance runner Joe Pierre each placed in the top three for individual events at the Kip Janvrin Open outside of Des Moines, Iowa, last weekend. So far this season, 13 individuals and the 4x400-meter relay have qualified for regionals, and after this weekend, there will be only two more chances to qualify. Next weekend, the Badgers will compete at home in the Wisconsin Twilight, the final competition before Big Tens.

The varsity eight crew is led by the stern pair, junior Ross James and junior Grant James. The Badgers made a jump in the latest USRowing college poll, going from No. 6 to No. 3, just under No. 2 Brown and No. 1 Washington. The crew team is not too worried about their ranking, however. They are more concerned about starting and finishing each race well. “It is a long process to see who can do what. [We’re] not worried about ranking yet,” Ross James said. Wisconsin will have to leave immediately after the regatta Saturday to head to Boston to compete in the Jablonic Cup on the Charles River. There they will be competing against No. 15 Boston University. At last year’s race, the varsity eight won with a time of 5:55.3, and the second varsity eight also won in 6:01.7. The varsity eight is versatile, and many of the rowers have abilities for each seat in the boat that make Wisconsin a threat. With the continuous improvement from the sophomores coming up into the varsity boat, the Badgers are looking at a successful and fast rest of the season.

yost from page 8 Actually, it is. Ben Sheets’ balky triceps/ears/shoulder/hamstring is nothing to depend on, even if his curveball is. Sheets’ 4-0 record and 1.64 ERA is Cy Young stuff, as long as he can make 20 more starts this season. Jeff Suppan makes the cash to be a big-money pitcher but then has outings like Wednesday’s. And the rest is the back end of the rotation. The fastest to come out of that dugout, of course, was Ned Yost, who is depending on a spot in the playoffs this year to keep his job. The Brewers exercised a clause in his contract to bring him back and manage the team this year. Doug Melvin, the Brewers’ general manager, made it sound as if it wasn’t a tough decision. Yet I remain convinced that if the Brewers miss the postseason this year, Yost and his staff will be out. The Brewers started off hot again this season—not to the same extent they did last year, but still enough to give the impression

The UW Athletic Department and head coach Lisa Stone announced the addition of a new but familiar women’s basketball assistant coach Thursday. Stone, who will be entering her sixth year at the reins of the women’s basketball program, named Kathi Bennett as one of her assistants for the 2008’09 season. “I am pleased to announce the addition of Kathi Bennett to my coachBENNETT ing staff,” Stone said. “I have admired Kathi and her programs as an opposing coach for almost 20 years, and now it’s great to be on the same team.” Stone and Bennett have sat on opposing benches on two different levels. From 1989-1996, the two battled against one another in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletics Conference at UWEau Claire and UW-Oshkosh, respectively. Bennett recorded a 155-32 career record with the Titans, including six NCAA Division III Tournaments, two Final Fours and an undefeated national championship in 1996. As reigning Division III Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year, Bennett assumed the head coaching position at Evansville, where she brought the team from a 3-23 record in her first year to 23-7 in her fourth season with the Purple Aces. In 2000, Bennett took the head coaching job at Indiana. In 2002, just one year before Stone took over at Wisconsin, Bennett’s ﬁfth-seeded Hoosiers won the Big Ten Tournament and made the NCAA Tournament for the ﬁrst time since 1995. In all, Bennett amassed a 17year coaching record of 296-177. Stone detailed Bennett’s role on the coaching staff as what the Badgers have been lacking in that they were ready to take the winner’s mantle from the Cubs. Then they do things that the Brewers were supposed to have left behind, like losing two out of three at home to the Reds, or two out of three to the Marlins. Or giving up 19 runs when they have a chance to catch up to Chicago.

His habit of sugarcoating losses and sticking with players who don’t perform is beginning to border on neurotic.

That’s the kind of baseball Yost can’t afford to watch this year if he’s going to remain in Milwaukee. It’s precisely what he does, though. His habit of sugarcoating losses and sticking with players who don’t perform is beginning to border on neurotic, and it’s adversely affecting his team. The way he talked about Dave Bush while he was sputtering to

recent years—defense. “She is one of the best defensive coaches and basketball minds in the country and comes from an outstanding coaching family,” Stone said. “Kathi will serve as my defensive coordinator and assist with recruiting, game and practice preparation and all aspects of player development,” Stone said. “As a longtime friend and colleague, I look forward to working with her on a daily basis.” Bennett is no stranger to Badger basketball as her father, Dick, coached the UW men’s team from 1995-2000. Her brother, Tony, was an assistant coach of the Wisconsin men’s team and is now head coach at Washington State University. UWbadgers.com also listed UWStout alumnus Oties Epps as a new assistant coach at Wisconsin. Epps played college ball at Mount Scenario College in Ladysmith, Wis., before assisting the men’s program as a student at UW-Stout for three years. Epps spent the past four seasons as a women’s assistant coach at Cleveland State University, where he worked primarily with guard and perimeter play while assisting with recruiting, opponent scouting and game strategy. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

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Head coach Lisa Stone will be joined by new assistant coach Kathi Bennett next season for the Badgers. an 0-3 record and a 6-plus ERA is bloodcurdling. And sticking with Rickie Weeks in the leadoff spot—or in the lineup in general—is bewildering. Giving Derrick Turnbow opportunities when the game is on the line makes sense, just like his irritable post-game attitude does. Even if Melvin hasn’t given Yost all the pieces he needs to take the Brewers into the playoffs, the two make it clear that they have a seamless relationship, with Yost able to make all the necessary personnel recommendations to Melvin. If that is the case, then the Brewers need a better appraiser of talent. Sure, the season is still in the early stages, but just as it was foolish for a Chicago paper to set up this Brewers-Cubs series as the be-all, end-all for the hometown team, it would be premature to call for Yost to be given his papers. But it may come to that point for the Brewers. If you think Dave Bush just needs a few more outings to blossom, e-mail Jon at bortin@wisc.edu.

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By Scott Allen THE DAILY CARDINAL

In the second-to-last meet before the Big Ten Championships, the Wisconsin track teams will compete at the Iowa Musco Twilight in Iowa City, while the men’s distance runners will race at Stanford this weekend. The Iowa Twilight competition includes Big Ten rivals Iowa and Minnesota, as well as Drake and Northern Iowa. The Badgers have yet to compete in good weather this outdoor season, making it difﬁcult for runningevent athletes to achieve fast times. “I think things are coming along real well for the team ... We’re deﬁnitely gearing for the Big Ten meet.” Katrina Rundhaug senior distance runner UW women’s track

“Unlike indoor track, a big part of outdoor track is governed by the weather,” sprints coach Mark Guthrie said. “We just haven’t had decent weather. As soon as we can get good weather and a race, that’s going to cure a lot.” Two members of the women’s team are on the verge of school records. At Drake Relays last week, junior Chavon Robinson jumped 42 feet in the triple jump, one-half inch from the No. 2 all-time UW record. She

has to add nine-and-a-half inches to her jump to tie the school record. Also, senior Venus Washington ran 11.62 seconds in the 100-meter dash three weeks ago at the Sea Ray Relays, cutting nearly four-tenths of a second off her old personal best. She is seven hundredths of a second away from the UW record of 11.55. So far, the women’s team has qualified 13 individuals to the NCAA Regional or National Championships in 15 events. Besides Washington and Robinson, four women’s distance runners have qualified, as well as three throwers, two hurdlers and two field-event athletes. The distance runners will be focusing on the 5,000 meters at Iowa. “A lot of us are doing the 5k this weekend, and there’s a chance that five of us will qualify for regionals,” senior distance runner Katrina Rundhaug said. “That would be really good if we could get that many.” While distance and throws are UW strongholds, the sprinting squad is looking strong after sweeping all the sprinting and hurdling events at the Marquette Twilight last weekend. Experience is beginning to kick in for junior and senior sprinters like Alexis Beecham, Caitlin Dodge, Kaitlyn Marsolek and Nicole Slaby, who each won events last weekend. While team scores are not tallied until the championship meets, the team effort will matter most at the Big twilight page 7

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Yost must accept only Brewers’ best

n attendance at the game between the Brewers and the Chicago Cubs Thursday afternoon was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. As such, it was fair that Milwaukee didn’t lose Yovani Gallardo to any major injury after he and Prince Fielder went charging toward first base, at the same time, to break up a drag bunt.

Jeff Suppan makes the cash to be a big-money pitcher but then he has outings like Wednesday’s.

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Junior Chavon Robinson almost moved into the No. 2 spot in the UW record books with her triple jump of 42 feet last weekend.

Gallardo, as expected, lost that battle and went down in a heap. It was telling to see the Brewers surround the 22-year-old, as if their whole season were reliant on him staying healthy—if the Brewers want to advance to the playoffs for the first time in more than 25 years. yost page 7