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The 40th anniversary of the Mifﬂin Street Block Party on May 3 drew around 10,000 attendees. MPD reports arrest totals higher than those of Freakfest 2007.

Mifﬂin arrests hit record high Madison Police Department makes approximately 400 arrests at block party By Abby Sears THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Mifﬂin arrests 2008 Offense statistics as of 7:15 p.m., May 3 • 157 open container of alcohol • 68 underage drinking • 11 public urination • 11 fake identiﬁcation • 10 glass-free zone • 4 possessions of THC/marijuana • 2 disorderly conduct Source: Madison Police Department

City officials are pushing to revamp the Mifflin Street Block Party, possibly through sponsorship of the event, after the party hit a record number of arrests at the 40th annual event Saturday. With more than 400 arrests made by the Madison Police Department, the 2008 event’s arrest numbers surpassed previous Mifflin parties, as well as those of Freakfest 2007, according to police reports. MPD public information officer Joel DeSpain said the majority of arrests were alcohol-related offenses such as open container and underage drinking. A police presence of 120 officers supervised an estimated crowd of fewer than 10,000 people throughout the day until the party dwindled down and streets opened up around 8 p.m. Police relocated resources to the State Street area to monitor the shifting partygoers as the night continued. “Overall the crowd has been a somewhat intoxicated many people, but they’ve been for the most part behaved,” DeSpain said. The paradox of a relatively tame crowd and a high number of arrests is a problem that has city officials eager to make changes to the event. Until recently, officials remained opposed to any formal recognition of the

Mifflin Street Block Party and sought to end the event, according to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4. Officials see potential to revitalize Mifflin through commercial sponsorship given the success of Freakfest, which has been sponsored for the past two years. “I think that there is a renewed, very strong interest by city officials to try and hopefully proactively seek out a sponsor, an organizer for this annual event,” Verveer said. Rather than gating off the street and making partygoers pay an admission fee like at Freakfest, Verveer said the goal of having a sponsor at Mifflin would be to bring more structure to the event. He said obtaining a street permit would allow for main music stages to be set up in the street and shift the focus to music rather than just drinking. “I would prefer it be student based,” Verveer said of the sponsorship, suggesting a student organization take on the role. “This party has always been about students, it should be about students.”

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After the Dane County 911 Center revealed that it mishandled Brittany Zimmermann’s cell phone call the day of her homicide, many UW-Madison students are questioning the center’s ability to provide proper emergency response. “I understand they probably had a bunch of calls that they were dealing with, but it’s kind of a big failure on the part of 911 to do what it’s supposed to do,” UW-Madison senior Gabriel Endres said. At a news conference Thursday, 911 Center Director Joe Norwick said a dispatcher mistakenly thought Zimmermann’s call was an accidental or “hang-up” call. When a hang-up call is made from a cell phone, center policy dictates that the dispatcher call ZIMMERMANN the number back to verify that there is no emergency, but Norwick said police are not dispatched because technology cannot locate an exact address from a cell phone. Madison Police Department policy, however, says that the technology has been available since at least 2006, with upgrades allowing dispatchers to receive the “subscriber name, phone number and location from where the cellular call was made.” LeeAnn Krieg, ﬁrst vice president of the Wisconsin Emergency Number Association, said 2005 legislation used a monthly surcharge on cell phone bills to develop more precise locating technology. Krieg said the fees are collected then distributed among counties to implement their technological upgrades. Despite the push for improvement, Krieg said current technology is limited in its cell phone locating abilities. “The technology is there, but with the way the technology is right now 911 page 3

Campus research takes center stage UW stem-cell pioneer one of TIME 100

Groundbreaking day for ‘discovery’ By Stephanie Dar THE DAILY CARDINAL

Construction ofﬁcially began Friday on the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, the public-private partnership that will house much of UW-Madison’s future interdisciplinary research. Gov. Jim Doyle, members of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and UW-Madison Alumni John and Tashia Morgridge welcomed community members during a groundbreaking ceremony

Friday at the building site on the 1300 block of University Avenue. “We are on the verge of the integration of the most unique public [and] private institute anywhere in the world dedicated to the kind of research that will improve people’s lives for generations to come,” Doyle said. The building will host both the private, nonprofit Morgridge Institute for Research and the public Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.

Carl Gulbrandsen, chair of the MIR board of trustees and managing director of WARF, called the partnership “truly a role model for innovations in 21st Century scientiﬁc endeavors.” “The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery is a creative leap of faith among a handful of visionary individuals willing to invest serious dollars to make their dream a reality,” Chancellor John Wiley said, discovery page 3

By Amanda Hoffstrom THE DAILY CARDINAL

TIME magazine recognized UW-Madison biologist James Thomson as one of 2008’s “World’s Most Inﬂuential People” in its May 12 issue, which hit stands Friday. The fifth-annual TIME 100 lists Thomson, along with Shinya Yamanaka of Japan’s Kyoto University, for their separate yet similar discoveries in November 2007. Each discovered a way to genetically repro-

gram human skin cells to act like embryonic stem cells. TIME’s entry called the discovery an achievement with “a potential that could be unlimited.” “It’s terriﬁc that TIME has honored Dr. Thomson—and for a second time,” Carl Gulbrandsen, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation managing director, said in a statement. Gulbrandsen said Thomson thomson 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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hen Maggie Pennington returned to her room Sunday morning, she expected to find her roommate passed out in boxer shorts and a T-shirt that wasn’t hers, face first in a box of Ian’s pizza, just like any other Sunday. But this particular Sunday, Pennington instead found a note and a half-eaten box of Cracker Jack. The note read, “Dear Maggie, by the time you read this, I will be gone. Last night, Keaton Miller—you know, that one guy from the party who writes a column on Tuesdays—came over. I was inconsolable about my column ending for the year, and he held me as I wept. We were sobbing, watching “You’ve Got Mail” and eating Cracker Jack when a ring fell out of the box. Keaton then proposed and offered to fill the void that the ending of my column has left in my life. We are on

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our way to Vegas, and there is pizza in the fridge. Love, Megan.” Pennington called the police, fearing her roommate had been unstable when she accepted Miller’s marriage proposal. Ofﬁcers tried to contact the elopers. Corbett answered her phone and mumbled the phrases “Elvis,” “a Star Wars theme” and “mazel tov!” before hanging up. Police also tried to call Miller but got only his voicemail. The recording began with the voices of Corbett and Miller speaking in unison, saying, “Hi, you’ve reached the Millers,” then devolved into giggling and baby talk between the two. Sarah Nance, who edited both Miller and Corbett’s columns, was surprised by the couple’s elopement. “I guess I should have seen it coming, since they run back-to-back on Monday and Tuesday,” Nance said, sliding her own desk closer to one of the good-looking copy chiefs. “They worked so closely together.” Wednesday columnist Ashley Spencer also commented on the elopement. “This all comes as a shock to me. I thought if anyone ended up with Keaton it would be

Matt—they have a lot in common,” Spencer said. “They are both skinny, pale men who have an unhealthy interest in Legos. At no point did I ever see any romantic interest on either side. I think once Megan actually puked at the sight of Keaton at a Cardinal party. It might have been the seven keg stands she did, though. Nonetheless, I never saw this coming. I can’t picture them even holding hands, let alone getting it on.” Andrew Peck, a former editor for the two, was more surprised by Miller’s actions than Corbett’s. “You know, I never saw Keaton as the type to elope,” Peck said. “He always struck me as the sort of person who’d want to be treated as a princess on his wedding day.” Nate Truchan, who lived downstairs from Corbett and Pennington, said he had seen Corbett and Miller running off together Saturday night. When Corbett told him of their plans, he attempted to stop the couple. “I tried to talk some sense into her, but she just kept asking if I had the number for Hooters Air and if I thought they had ﬂights out of Madison. I don’t think that even exists anymore,”

Truchan said. “Then this guy they call ‘G-unit’ walked up to her, crushed a can on his forehead and told her to go for it. That was all she needed.” Although Miller had been single up until the elopement, Corbett had been dating Kevin Hinderman for more than two years. Hinderman could not be reached for comment, but his brother Kyle said, “When Kevin heard the news, he ﬂipped. He jumped in his truck and I think drove out there to stop it. I just hope she took pictures on Hooters Air. That would be pretty sweet.” Police assume the couple will be returning sometime later in the week, but whether or not their marriage will be legal is still up in the air. Peck summed up the staff’s feelings on the elopement. “I am delighted they decided to elope.” Peck said. “Now I don’t have to get them a gift.” Police believe alcohol may have been a factor in the incident. To congratulate the happy couple on their marriage, which will probably last until Megan returns to the Cardinal in the fall and Keaton ventures into the real world, e-mail mcorbett2@wisc.edu.

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Campus anti-Iraq War rally focuses on economic impact By Charles Brace THE DAILY CARDINAL

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A costumed protestor wears a mask of President Bush during an anti-Iraq War demonstration on campus and at the Capitol.

Holding cardboard peace signs and colorful pinwheels, protestors marched from Library Mall to the state Capitol Friday in an event highlighting the economic costs of the Iraq War. Around 50 protestors gathered on campus, where several bands played before the march. State Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, gave a speech on funding for the war taking money away from other programs. “When I look at this war, this mindless, unnecessary, ill-conceived, poorly executed, reputation-damaging, outrageously costly war,” Pocan said, “I look at what we could have done with those resources instead had we had those right in Wisconsin.” He said he was not capable of measuring the impact on the state of those killed or injured in the war, so he

SLAC ‘condemns’ Wiley over Adidas contract The Student Labor Action Coalition sent Chancellor John Wiley an open letter of protest and a mock ﬁnal exam Sunday, encouraging him to take further action for apparel workers in El Salvador. In the letter sent to the chancellor, SLAC members criticized the lack of action taken by the chancellor to remedy the issues facing 63 allegedly blacklisted former workers of the Hermosa Manufacturing factory in El Salvador. Workers at Hermosa produced apparel for Adidas, an ofﬁcial licensee of the university.

“The Chancellor’s inaction is insulting and disgraceful, and we’re ashamed to be students at a university that so callously ignores its students and workers,” SLAC member Jan Van Tol said in a statement. The group also sent Wiley a mock ﬁnal exam featuring a series of true-orfalse questions about acceptable labor practices, as well as an exam question asking for an explanation of what steps will be taken to assist the former Hermosa workers. John Lucas, university communications spokesperson, said UW-Madison

is more proactive in ﬁghting sweatshop labor than other universities. “Other schools, including recently UNC and Penn State, are still struggling with the issue of the Designated Suppliers Program, which we signed on to several years ago,” he said. Lucas also said the chancellor admires SLAC’s dedication to fair labor practices. “Though they have different tactics, everyone shares the same goal–– improved conditions for workers producing licensed apparel,” he said. —Jillian Levy

UW-Oshkosh chancellor to stay in Wis.

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University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Chancellor Richard Wells withdrew his application for the top position at a Pennsylvania college system Friday, meaning the openings for UW System chancellors will remain at ﬁve. Wells said in an e-mail to UWOshkosh faculty and students that after his recent discussions with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of Governors, he felt the position was not the “best ﬁt” for him. “I suspect that my candidacy for this position has understandably raised

concerns among some members of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh community,” Wells said. He said he still feels it is an honor to serve as chancellor and the PASSHE position is one of the few jobs he considered since working in Wisconsin. PASSHE spokesperson Kenn Marshall said Wells did not elaborate on why he withdrew his application. The UW System is currently searching for chancellors at the Madison, Green Bay, Whitewater, River Falls and Parkside campuses.

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inﬂuential leaders, artists and entertainers, among others. The magazine’s acknowledgment came days after Thomson was elected as a member to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors for scientists. UW-Madison named the November 2007 stem-cell ﬁnding the “Discovery of the Year” at a ceremony in February as Thomson accepted the position of director of regenerative biology at the Morgridge Institute for Research, the private half of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, which began construction Friday. Gov. Jim Doyle mentioned the TIME article at a groundbreaking ceremony, saying Thomson had “broken into popular culture.”

said who spoke at the ceremony. Funding for the building was provided by a $50 million gift from the Morgridge family, $50 million from WARF and $50 million from the state. In addition to research wings, the building has allotted room for a talent sector with public space for performances and an area for ﬁne and casual dining. The institutes “will welcome and nurture the arts, educate our community [and] our children,” Gulbrandsen said. Tashia Morgridge said the institutes will also include a multi-story teaching lab that specializes in hands-on learning. She said the main-floor public space will also be used for workshops, lectures and other events. “I am pleased to make the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery one of the cornerstones of this campus, something that every researcher, professor, student, alum and citizen of this state can be proud of,” WID Interim Director Marsha Mailick Seltzer said. Construction is scheduled to complete in 2010. For more information about the institutes, log on to www.discovery.wisc.edu.

people who live in multi-ﬂoor residences, such as high-rise apartments or dormitories. Endres, however, said technological imperfections should not hinder an emergency response team’s efforts.

“I feel like it would just be a huge step even if they can ﬁnd where generally you are—that’s good enough that they should be able to do their job and ﬁgure out [a location] beyond that,” Endres said.

made the cover of the magazine in 2001 for being the ﬁrst person to isolate and culture human embryonic stem cells in 1998. “His research is the foundation for Wisconsin’s ambitious plans to grow its economy around stem-cell science and biotechnology,” he said. “Jamie Thomson is an extremely disciplined and focused researcher, and it’s great to see that a consumer publication like TIME continues to write about his remarkable contributions to medical research and improving human health. Not many people other than politicians or entertainers receive this level of national recognition.” The TIME 100 also recognizes

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focused on ﬁnancial costs. Taxpayers in Wisconsin, according to Pocan, have spent over $8.3 billion on the war so far. He said this equals 1,238,940 scholarships for UW System students in a year. Pocan said Madison could pay for more police and better public services with the $309.6 million in city taxpayer funds spent on the war. He said polls showing U.S. John McCain, R-Ariz., with strong support in Wisconsin are not signiﬁcant as the Democratic primary contest is diverting attention away from McCain’s advocacy for the war. Protestors chanted anti-war slogans as they marched down State and Langdon streets, booing several actors who wore masks of President Bush, Vice President Cheney and McCain when the rally goers reached the Capitol. Natalia Hokin, 18, said the war appears less important to residents

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because the media is not reporting on it enough. She said young residents are still concerned about the war, but many people are discouraged over a lack of governmental action to end it. Harry Waisbren, one of the organizers of the event and member of the group Campus Progress that sponsored it, also said the media no longer sufficiently covers the war. He said students are most affected by the war because it strains the economy, which then affects tuition and scholarships. Other issues, like rising costs in health care and job losses, according to Waisbren, are difficult to solve while the war continues. “The Iraq War is the biggest issue in the country. We can’t achieve progressive reforms until we are out of Iraq,” Waisbren said. Organizers of the event said it coincided with the fifth-year anniversary Thursday of Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” speech.

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n light of both the Virginia Tech shootings and the Brittany Zimmermann murder, UWMadison officials have implemented the WiscAlert-Text system to warn students of possible emergencies on campus. The new text alert system was also influenced heavily by the lack of communication during the Jesse Miller incident earlier this academic year. Police and campus officials also discussed when and under what circumstances the new WiscAlert-Text system would be utilized. “The police department would evaluate the situation and determine whether we need to make the community aware of the situation through text, email, voicemail, reverse 911, the

WiscAlert website or WiscAlert on Facebook,” Lt. Michael Newton of the University of Wisconsin Police Department said. Although it took almost eight months after the Jesse Miller incident for campus and police ofﬁcials to implement this new communication system, WiscAlert is a welcome addition to a campus rife with safety concerns in the past year. The current system is a free service for students on the WiscAlert list, so there is no excuse for any UW-Madison student with a cell phone not to sign up for this muchneeded safety measure. The new WiscAlert-Text service is the ﬁrst step in a continual effort to ensure the safety of the student body for years to come.

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Current racial-diversity plan demands revision RYAN DASHEK opinion columnist

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s the school year winds down at UW-Madison, Plan 2008 is also coming to an end. Plan 2008 is an initiative created by UW-Madison administrators to increase the percentage of minorities attending UW-Madison and thereby promote diversity on campus. Plan 2008 also aims to close the achievement gap between white and non-white students. The program, which started in 1998, has successfully increased the undergraduate minority population to just under 4 percent of the total undergraduate population. While Plan 2008 has been slightly successful, it needs to be heavily revised before such a plan is reinstated for another 10 years. What the university is hoping to accomplish is no doubt backed by an excellent vision. By improving diversity on campus, students are gaining a vital part of knowledge that cannot be obtained by sitting through lectures. Also, the acceptance of students from different backgrounds and cultures contributes new ideas and perspectives to campus. By implementing Plan 2008, the university has tackled the growing issue of the racial achievement gap. Still, while there are definite advantages to increasing the diversity on our campus, the way UW-Madison has gone about it is wrong. Using an approach closer to afﬁrmative action in admitting minority students is not the right way to increase diversity. An inherent problem with accepting students based on their ethnicity is the

increase of racial tensions among the rest of the population. White students who are rejected from a university may blame minority students for taking their place even though the white student may not have been as well prepared for that particular school. Furthermore, white students may feel that minority students did not earn their place in the university fairly and were accepted based solely on their race. This resentment may take its toll on minority students, who in turn could potentially lash back, creating a vicious cycle of racial prejudice and conﬂict.

By instituting a form of afﬁrmative action, we are only perpetuating racial tension, as well as wasting money.

Also worth noting is the large price tag attached to Plan 2008. Although the plan was relatively inexpensive at the beginning, the cost has since skyrocketed to more than $5 million in 2006 alone. At this point, one must question if the increase in minority students to only 4 percent of the total undergraduate population is worth such a massive investment, much of which is paid by taxpayers and students. With the amount of money that has been spent, shouldn’t we be seeing better results? The way UWMadison is going about increasing diversity and decreasing the racial achievement gap is clearly not paying off. Nevertheless, we cannot really blame UW-Madison for struggling to drastically increase diversity on campus through a cheaper and non-divisive approach. Many

minority groups across Wisconsin lack a competitive education at the high-school level. The university is trying to combat this by employing a program called PreCollege Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence, which aims to raise the quality of education received at the K-12 level for students of all races. In this way, minority students can receive an education closer to that received by white students. Thus, they have a better chance of being accepted into a college on a more competitive basis. The goal of PEOPLE is much more realistic, and the outcome of this program is more long-term than Plan 2008. Therefore, the university should aim to increase the range and scope of the PEOPLE program. Increasing diversity on campus is vital, but the way the university is going about it is unproductive. By instituting a form of affirmative action, we are only perpetuating racial tension, as well as wasting money. Instead, the university should be using a more color-blind approach to accepting students and allocating more money toward the PEOPLE program so that all students in Wisconsin are able to finish high school on a more level playing field. By doing this, not only would diversity increase on campuses all across Wisconsin, but the achievement gap between white and non-white students would also decrease significantly. Although another 10-year program aimed at increasing diversity may not be the wisest decision, helping minority students finish high school with the same level of education as that of white students will have a positive impact for the UW system in the long run. Ryan Dashek is a sophomore majoring in biology. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Man to Mann Michael Mann talks about ‘Public

Enemies’ and learning to love ﬁlm at UW By Brad Boron THE DAILY CARDINAL

Stepping off the elevator in the Wisconsin State Capitol, one almost feels out of place among the building’s current occupants, who are all dressed in 1930s attire with hair so slick it reflects the light. In the next room over, actor Billy Crudup, playing FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover, is asking a committee for more appropriations for his “G-men,” clearly restraining the emotion that threatens to overtake him at any second. Suddenly, the meeting is over, and Crudup and his men, angry at the decision, storm out of the room. And so ends a typical “morning” of shooting for director Michael Mann, who’s in Madison this week to shoot his latest film, “Public Enemies”—due for release in July of 2009. While it’s nearly midnight, the cast is now breaking for “lunch” and will be back to work in under an hour. Mann is famously elusive while directing his films, preferring to concentrate on his work during shooting. But for Mann—writer and director of films like “Collateral,” “Heat” and “Miami Vice”—this is a special occasion; it’s homecoming for the UWMadison alum from a journey that started almost 40 years ago. Mann said his love of film started

at UW-Madison, with the introduction of the school’s first film course and with a screening of Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove” at the Orpheum Theater. “I didn’t really know what I was going to do after graduation. ‘Dr. Strangelove’ was a revelation. It knocked me out,” Mann said. “It was one of those moments where it just occurred to me: ‘This is what you have to do. You want to make films.’” That career trajectory has never failed Mann. He’s been nominated for four Academy Awards, won an Emmy and directed some of the greatest actors of our time, including Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Daniel Day-Lewis and, in “Public Enemies,” Christian Bale and Johnny Depp. “I didn’t really know what I was going to do after graduation. ‘Dr. Strangelove’ was a revelation. It knocked me out.” Michael Mann film director

One would think a director with Mann’s reputation would be used to dealing with marquee names, but Mann approaches each actor he

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UW alum Michael Mann—whose canon of work includes ‘Heat,’ ‘Collateral’ and ‘Miami Vice’— returned to Madison this week, shooting at the Capitol for his new film, “Public Enemies.” works with differently. “What I am conscious of is my obligation to communicate to actors in the most telling way,” he said. “But what I do find in common in all of my actors is a sense of adventure about how they approach their character.” Mann is also regarded for his outstanding eye for scenery and location shooting, which brought him back to Wisconsin to film segments of “Enemies.” While scouting for locations to shoot, Mann was informed by his cousin, a prosecutor in La Crosse, that many of the towns in southwest Wisconsin have kept

‘Iron Man’ boasts solid performances

By Megan Corbett

While in Afghanistan to demonstrate his company’s newest weaponry, Stark is captured and wounded by terrorists using his weapons—the same weapons he built to defeat the terrorists. He treats this event as a semireligious awakening, vowing to use his gifts to make the world safer and donning his metal armor to destroy the weapons that have fallen into the wrong hands. Although “Iron Man” features an

When the years of rehab and relapse, sobriety and addiction are described in Everyone knows Chris Farley. But such detail, Farley’s ups and downs there is more to him than “Fat Guy in a have a certain emotional power. The Little Coat.” “The Chris Farley Show” book jumps from moments that will is the intriguing biography written by make readers laugh out loud to times those who knew him for far more than that will make their eyes water. It is an his “fatty fall down” humor. emotional and compelling piece, even Co-authored by Farley’s older if not written in a common style. brother, “The Chris Farley Show” The book itself is loosely structured. is written as a collection of anec- When beginning the book, the series of dotes. Stories come from co-work- anecdotes loosely held together under ers, friends and each chapter can be family who played irritating, but readers BOOK REVIEW significant roles can quickly adjust to throughout his life. this. The short stories also make for a While the stories quick read (the book from celebrities is barely over 300 like David Spade pages). There are and Chris Rock enough grammatical are entertaining, and stylistic errors to the quotes from his drive the average edifamily and childhood friends reveal tor insane, but the “The Chris Farley Show” a side of Chris flaws—much like Farley most fans have never seen. those of the actor himself—are what A surprising theme that runs make the book endearing. throughout the biography is Farley’s “The Chris Farley Show” also has active religious life. In several recollec- special appeal to Madison readers. tions, friends say Farley would attend Farley was a Madison native, and while church three to four times a week, not much is said about his semester at partly to combat his various addic- UW-Madison, there are several stories tions. He attended Catholic school all of the student unions, Lake Mendota his life—except for a brief semester at and other Madison landmarks. There UW-Madison after he was expelled are also sections of pictures in the book, from Marquette. In fact, one of his showing his time with the Edgewood most popular characters, “Matt Foley, football team and his beginnings in motivational speaker,” was named after comedy at the Ark Improvisational a priest he befriended in college. Theatre in Madison. Other stories describe his zest for Overall, “The Chris Farley life, his incredible talent for physical Show” has a surprising emotional and improvised comedy, and his deep appeal. While readers are treated to devotion to family. But for all the the many hilarious stories from his hilarious stories and personal success, friends and family, the book also it is Farley’s struggle with addiction opens up the darker side of Farley that captivates the reader. One can’t that drugs and alcohol created. It is help but hope it will all work out, a book that will stay with readers, even though it’s well known how the even if many of the short stories it story ends. contains do not. THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Favreau’s direction creates a comic book movie with adult sensibilities, yet retains a youngat-heart mentality.

make each character’s emotional reasoning accessible to modern audiences to make the story worth telling. “In 1933, they thought idiomatically; like ‘there’s a bullet somewhere with your name on it’—a certain kind of fatalism,” he said. “There are some good reasons why they’d have that way of thinking. But you have to decide your ﬁlm’s story.” At about 12:30 a.m. it’s back to work for Mann and his crew during this long night of shooting. It’s no bullet, but “Public Enemies” is all the better for having Michael Mann’s name on it.

Bio reveals Farley’s hazy past

By Brad Boron Recent superhero movies haven’t exactly run the emotional gamut. From Spider-Man’s angst to Batman’s brooding, too many heroes seem to loathe the powers and abilities audiences would give their Lassos of Truth to possess. In “Iron Man,” however, Robert Downey Jr. and Director Jon Favreau have made a superhero movie that’s equal parts action, intellect and humor and that earns its place in the pantheon of great comic book adaptations. Downey plays Tony Stark, the billionaire playboy/genius. A likeable cad, Stark is seemingly never without a drink in his hand or, at the very least, en route to his next drink.

much of their architecture from the early 1900s, the perfect background for a Depression-era drama. “Public Enemies” marks the first time since Mann adapted and directed “The Insider” in 1999 that he has chosen to directly adapt a book rather than create his own story. “Whether you write an original story or do an adaptation, you still have to find the story for the movie,” Mann said. “You have to ask yourself, ‘What is the story for the movie?’ You have to find your own psychology and your own attitudes.” Mann added that it’s necessary to

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Sure, Robert Downey Jr.’s heart is strong enough to fuel a flame-throwing suit of armor, but it’s his snarky wit that shines through in ‘Iron Man.’ outstanding supporting cast including Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridges, the film ultimately succeeds on the strength of Downey’s character. Downey has been known as a wild personality, and that same personality allows him to inhabit Tony Stark so well. Downey mixes his character’s sense of responsibility with the kind of excitement that any member of the audience might have were they suddenly granted Iron Man’s armor. Downey’s interpretation of Stark feels very human and sympathetic and is one of the first fully relatable comic book characters in years. Favreau’s direction is impressive, especially for a director who has never directed anything this big before. It’s clear that Favreau had fun imagining Iron Man’s world and watching Downey and company play in it. The visual effects are amazing, and there is a seamless transition between what’s real and what’s been digitally rendered. The final battle between Iron Man and the film’s nemesis is a master class in comic book action. Any future superhero films would be

wise to take notes during the battle on the freeway or when Stark is chased by fighter jets. Favreau’s direction creates a comic book movie with adult sensibilities, yet retains a young-atheart mentality. “Iron Man” is the first film produced by Marvel Studios—Marvel Comics’ new film studio. This is a great first film for the studio: true to the comic books for the purists, but accessible enough for general audiences. Devoted Marvel readers should also be sure to stay for the post-credits scene, where their knowledge of Marvel lore will undoubtedly pay off. “Iron Man” is the first great movie of the summer blockbuster season and has set the bar high for the rest of this year’s slate. The strength of Downey’s personality alone makes for an entertaining film, but the action sequences and fantastic supporting cast put it over the top. Borrowing a little something from Black Sabbath, fans should be running as fast as they can; “Iron Man” lives again.

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Today’s Sudoku

Beeramid

By Ryan Matthes beeramid_comic@yahoo.com

Mega Dude Squad

By Stephen Guzzetta and Ryan Lynch rplynch@wisc.edu

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

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

Dwarfhead and Narwhal

By James Dietrich jbdietrich@wisc.edu

Jamaican me birthday a holiday? In 1990, Bob Marley’s Feb. 6 birthday was declared a national holiday in Jamaica.

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

The Crackles

Classic Anthro-apology Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com GEAR HEADS ACROSS

1 Early Eurasian leaders 6 Himalayan snowman of legend 10 Sailed through, as a test 14 Where the eagle has landed? 15 Present-day Persia 16 The Bible, e.g. 17 1890s gold rush destination 18 Valued Monopoly property 20 Adder’s warning 21 Tests the water? 23 Prepared, as for a jolt 24 Spot for a scoop 25 Discounts considerably 26 Cameraman’s strategy 30 In the thick of 31 Well-read 36 Warm and friendly 37 Roast rather than toast 38 “___ la Douce’’ 39 Football ﬁeld 42 Publisher’s inventory 44 No ﬁghting is allowed here 46 Play to the gallery 50 Treaty signatory 51 Heavenly pair

52 Ship’s staff 53 Once around the track 56 When radio ad rates are highest 58 Taranto’s locale 60 This, in Spain 61 Greek god of love 62 Tear down 63 Tree house 64 Tin can ﬂaw 65 Auto contract, maybe DOWN

1 Low islands 2 Chief Olympian 3 Places of refuge 4 ___ de Janeiro 5 Security system components 6 “Huzzah!’’ 7 Two-term presidents’ terms, e.g. 8 Old mariner 9 Rorschach test component 10 Travel reference 11 Whistle wearer 12 Entertainment director 13 Not just words 19 Babble 22 The “I” in MIT, brieﬂy 24 Handed over 25 Much kicked body part 26 Summoned Jeeves

27 Middle Eastern chieftain 28 End of Caesar’s boast 29 Handwriting feature 32 Posh or snazzy 33 Guthrie of song 34 Some fed. agents 35 Relax, as one’s grip 37 Sulk 40 Poppycockish 41 Said word for word 42 Suspicious story 43 Animosity 45 Least prevalent 46 Humorous Nash 47 Chapter’s companion 48 Sends out 49 Metal fastener 52 “Let’s go!’’ 53 Fuji’s ﬂow 54 British brews 55 TV marine 57 Outrage 59 Top with a slogan

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Track teams pull together solid performances on road By Scott Allen THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin track sprinters and ﬁeld-event athletes competed at the Iowa Musco Twilight Saturday, and both the men’s and women’s teams won two events. Sophomore Rayme Mackinson

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Wisconsin sophomore Rayme Mackinson took ﬁrst place at the Iowa Musco Twilight, registering a 23 foot, 5.5 inch long jump.

softball from page 8 But the Gophers exploded for another rally in the top of the fourth. Once again, Minnesota sent 11 batters to the plate and this time scored seven runs on six hits, knocking Vanevenhoven out of the game. Wisconsin was unable to score in the fourth and fifth innings and with a 10-run deficit after five innings, the game was cut short. It was an all-around disappointing effort for Wisconsin, including its defensive play. The Badgers committed four errors, which led to five unearned runs. “[We did not] step up when we

took first in the long jump after jumping 23 feet, 5.5 inches, putting him six inches ahead of Northern Iowa’s Rozle Bucalo. Freshman Robert Dehn won the javelin by 12 feet at 187-2, although he was 15 feet short of his personal best from a week ago. In the high jump, sophomore Pat Nichols cleared 6-8.75 for a runnerup finish, tying his personal best and regional qualifying mark. Freshman David Pede took second place in the 5,000 meters in 14 minutes, 42.44 seconds, less than one second behind Minnesota’s Sean Olson. UW’s final runner-up performance came from senior hurdler Adam Pischke, who finished the 110-meter hurdles in 14.75 seconds. Decathlete David Grzesiak completed the event in 15.69 for sixth place. Grzesiak also finished sixth in the high jump, clearing 6-6.75. Sophomore Billy Lease took third in the 400-meter hurdles in 55.48, while freshman Jim Lierman jumped 47-10.5 in the triple jump to also finish third. In the throws, sophomore Jake Fritz finished fourth in the shot put at 55-11 for fourth, while fellow sophomore Rory Linder took fifth

Women’s recap The UW women’s track team earned 16 top-five finishes, with two wins at Iowa. Four inches off her personal best, sophomore LaQuita Brazil won the triple jump at 38-6.75, one half inch ahead of senior teammate Michelle Bellford, who jumped 38-6 for second. Bellford also took fifth in the long jump at 17-8. The 4x100-meter relay of Kayla McClendon, Caitlin Dodge, Akaila Cabell and Alexis Beecham ran a season-best 47.20 seconds to win by one hundredth of a second over Northern Iowa. Cabell, a freshman, earned fifth individually in the 200 meters in 25.26. The throwing crew earned six topfive finishes. Junior Amanda Hoeppner placed second in the hammer throw at 1796, second in the shot put at 46-5.5

wanted to,” Boruta said. “Obviously people are going to make errors, but we didn’t have that one person that said ‘give me the ball, I’m going to make a play.’” Wisconsin entered the weekend already eliminated from the Big Ten Tournament, but Boruta said she thought her team was still hungry for wins against Minnesota. “I think we were still motivated. I think any athlete, despite the situation, [has] that competitiveness,” she said. Anderson and senior catcher Joey Daniels played their ﬁnal game on Sunday, and unfortunately neither player will look back on the game fondly.

Individually, Daniels reached base twice on a walk and a hit by pitch, but struck out looking in her final at-bat as a Badger. Anderson also reached base twice with a walk and a hit by pitch, but was retired in her only official at-bat. The shortstop made two errors in the field. On Saturday, Wisconsin played a much more competitive game. The contest went into 11 innings, making it the longest game of the Badgers’ season. The game went scoreless for ten innings before Minnesota broke through with an RBI double by Stemper off freshman pitcher Kristyn Hansen.

and sixth in the hammer throw and discus, throwing 162-1 and 168-0, respectively. Sophomore Victor Dupuy also cracked the top six in the long jump in 22-7.25.

and fourth in the discus at 148-6. Sophomore Samantha Dehn took second in the discus, throwing 150-6, and also earned fifth in the shot put at 40-9.75. Also placing in the top five were junior Amy Lewis, who threw 134-5 in the javelin for third, and junior Johanne Verpil, who threw 165-10 in the hammer throw for fifth. In the 3000-meter steeplechase, senior Kira Cerroni took second in 11:01 and sophomore Karen Greuel took fifth in 11:40. Freshman Leah Coyle earned third

in the 5000 meters in 17:30, with teammate Kait Hurley close behind in 17:35 for fourth. UW’s other top performances came from senior Alex McCannel, who ﬁnished third in the 100-meter dash in 12.73, and freshman Shannon Schlack, who earned fourth in the pole vault for clearing 11-1.75. The Badgers will compete at home May 10 in the Wisconsin Twilight, their ﬁnal tune-up before the Big Ten Tournament. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report.

Rowing teams glide to success over weekend The UW men’s rowing beat Dartmouth and MIT Saturday in New Hampshire to win the Cochrane Cup, while the women’s rowing placed second at the Big Ten Championships in Ann Arbor, Mich. —Complete coverage of these events will be in tomorrow’s Daily Cardinal.

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COACHES’ CONTRACTS MAINTAINED. The UW Athletic Board decided not to extend the contracts of women’s basketball coach Lisa Stone, men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan and wrestling coach Barry Davis on Friday. Their contracts run through 2011, 2013 and 2010, respectively.

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By Scott Kellogg THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin softball team’s nightmare season came to an end over the weekend as it was swept by Minnesota at the Goodman Softball Complex, losing 4-0 Saturday and 14-4 Sunday. The Gophers will move on to the Big Ten Tournament,

while Wisconsin will sit home and try to make sense of a season that set the record for most losses (40) in school history. The Gophers (9-7 Big Ten, 2815 overall) dominated Wisconsin (3-17, 15-40) in nearly all facets of the game Sunday, in a game that was called after ﬁve innings because

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Senior shortstop Lynn Anderson (5) registered one of Wisconsin’s two hits Saturday and scored one of the team’s four runs Sunday.

of the mercy rule. The Badgers got a poor pitching performance out of junior Leah Vanevenhoven, played sloppy defense and executed poor situational hitting. “I think that last game kind of epitomized our season,” junior third baseman Theresa Boruta said. Minnesota, meanwhile, was able to sustain two extended offensive rallies, play sharp defense and overcome a shaky start by junior pitcher Katie Dalen. Vanevenhoven, who was erratic on the mound, shut down the Gophers’ bats in the first inning but could not hold Minnesota in check later in the game. Wisconsin entered the second inning with a 3-0 lead, but the Gophers quickly rallied with five runs on five hits in an inning in which Minnesota sent 11 batters to the plate. Junior catcher Shannon Stemper grounded out to lead off the inning. Then a single by senior second baseman Amber Nelsen, a walk by freshman designated hitter Natalie Neal and a groundout by senior center fielder Casey Wheeler put two runners on base with two outs. Vanevenhoven had a chance to escape the inning with just one more out and no damage done, but with two outs the next six Gophers reached base. The big blow came with the bases loaded and Wisconsin still leading 3-2. Vanevenhoven induced a popup to shallow left field off the bat of senior left fielder Shila Fernandez. Senior shortstop Lynn Anderson had

the best shot at making a play on the ball. Anderson had to turn around and run into the outﬁeld and was able to track down the ball but fumbled the catch. Two runs scored on the play to give Minnesota a lead it would never relinquish. The Gophers added two more runs in the third inning off Vanevenhoven,

who ﬁnished the day with three innings pitched and nine runs earned on 11 hits and three walks. Wisconsin then scratched out a run to make the score 6-4, entering the fourth inning with a good chance to come back and win its ﬁnal game of the season. softball page 7