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Walker, state leaders call for tuition freeze State audit reveals UW System surplus

By Cheyenne Langkamp the daily cardinal

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Humans vs. zombies game adapts following weapon confusion

By Ben Siegel the daily cardinal

When the human survivors on campus made their last stand against an overwhelming zombie force Friday night, they were armed with socks rather than the standard Nerf guns, as part of a compromise with university officials after a week of heightened suspicion regarding weap-

ons following the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings.

Humans vs. Zombies, the highly visible campus-wide variation of tag, held its spring round last week. Most participants start as humans, while a handful begin as zombies that must tag humans to create more zombies. Humans

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Many state legislators reacted with outrage to Friday morning’s announcement the University of Wisconsin System held over $1 billion in surplus in its reserves at the end of last June, prompting some to advocate for a tuition freeze over the next two years.

According to a document from Legislative Fiscal Bureau Director Bob Lang sent to members of the Joint Committee on Finance, the UW System has accrued $1,045,200,572 in its program revenue reserves from the 2011-’13 funding cycle.

The Legislative Fiscal Bureau and Legislative Audit Bureau discovered the surplus through an audit that began after information regarding $33 million in Human Resources overpayments surfaced in February.

Of the total surplus, $397,039,108 must be spent in specific areas as stipulated by federal regulations or in gifts and grants, leaving nearly $650 million which could be used in general programing.

A majority of the $650 million came from student tuition,

according to the statement from Lang.

The announcement also comes after the sixth straight year of 5.5 percent tuition increases for Wisconsin universities. The Board of Regents vote last June pushed UW-Madison in-state tuition above the $10,000 mark for the first time.

Students Services Finance Committee Chair Ellie Bruecker called news of the surplus “unacceptable” and “disappointing,” given the numerous tuition increases and students with unmet financial aid needs.

The statement from Lang said the UW System administration had identified plans for a majority of the funds, such as approximately $148,932,903 devoted to “growth agenda and strategic plans.”

UW System spokesperson Dave Giroux said the System has “worthwhile ideas” for the extra funds. The System outlined its plans in a release Friday morning that was removed from its website following news of the surplus.

In the release, Reilly suggested increased financial aid options and resources devoted to increasing retention rates and number of degrees produced, as well as funding the UW Flex Option degree.

However, $206,989,665 was not identified within the document as having a projected use at this time.

Giroux said he would not comment on the “outrage” felt by leg-

islators, saying the cash balances are part of the System’s financial statements every year.

He added the overall budget for UW System is upwards of $6 billion, saying $200 million is a “very small” safety net in comparison.

While safety net balances have been smaller in the past, Giroux attributed the increase to “more uncertain times than usual.”

Five republican legislative leaders, including JFC co-chairs state Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, released a joint statement criticizing what they called a “mishandling of taxpayer dollars”

by UW System administration.

“Our state deserves better from the institutions that are educating our students and future leaders,” the statement said. “It is not only unfair to the students and their parents who keep getting hit with tuition hikes; it’s unfair to the taxpayers of Wisconsin.”

The statement, along with a statement from Gov. Scott Walker, called for a two-year tuition freeze for Wisconsin’s universities.

State Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, echoed the concerns of his colleagues, saying the System “has some explaining to do to students and to the broader community.”

Mason said he feels it is appro-

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Professor Profile: Jack Kloppenburg, Community and Environmental Sociologist

By Meghan Chua The Daily Cardinal

University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Jack Kloppenburg has had some of his most memorable experiences abroad, but he focuses on taking that worldview and applying it locally.

Kloppenburg, a professor in the department of Community and Environmental Sociology, whose work involves social analysis of farming and food systems, served in the Peace Corps in Botswana from 1976 to 1979.

On a 500 kilometer trip along a dirt road in the country, Kloppenburg gave a ride to a pair of armed guerillas of the Zimbabwe African National Union until the five-ton truck he was driving got a flat tire outside a village.

“All the people in the village saw these two guys with guns getting down from the truck, and the whole village ran off into the bush,” Kloppenburg said.

Kloppenburg said during his time in Botswana, before which he had no experience with agriculture, he discovered he liked working with plants and farmers. It also exposed him to “real poverty and inequality” for the first time. “[I] found that the inequalities that I had witnessed in Botswana were here in the United States as well,” he said, “and decided that it was my place to be here in this country rather than working in international development.”

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Jack Kloppenburg, a UW-Madison professor, is also the director of the university’s sustainability-focused residential learning community.

“…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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s I mentioned last week, Sex Out Loud brought adult film star James Deen as their keynote speaker for Sexual Health Fest.

The event was hugely successful, drawing over 700 people, many of whom packed the hallways just to hear Deen speak.

Aside from his stance on condoms—use them!—and comprehensive sex education— a must—Deen provided the audience with a motto to live by: “Handjobs are totally cool and always appropriate.”

I couldn’t have said it better myself. However, the notion of handjob acceptability seems controversial among our peers. Many say, “Why give a handjob when the person could just do it themselves?”

Others attest, “I know myself better than my partner, so it’s more efficient to wack myself off.” All I have to say is, whaaa?

While each person is entitled to their own opinion, it’s mine that handjobs are a safer, more efficient way of getting someone off who we’re just getting to know. Maybe we haven’t discussed our STI history and status yet but we’ve gotten hot and heavy. Utilize those old h.j. skills and

we’re good to go.

How can we make the experience (at least) as fun for our partners as it would be if they were alone? Many ways, of course!

Just the presence of another person, and the feeling of that person’s hand on your dong, can be very exciting. By simply being in a close enough vicinity to touch, we’ve fought half the battle.

Secondly, lube. Lube, lube and more lube. What do our mouths do that our hands do not? Selflubricate! Vaginas self-lubricate, too, and although anuses do not, we also employ lubrication when we enter that orifice. Doing the same with our hands can make it easier on the giver and receiver, and can allow us to dip further into our bag of tricks.

Once we’re all lubed up, we can get the rhythem going by setting a steady pace. Moving one or two hands up and down the shaft of a penis can create exciting stimulation. To bring it to the next level, try continuing that motion with one hand while cupping or massaging the balls in the other hand. With our partner’s consent, we can reach further back and stroke the perineum (taint, gooche, etc.) or butt hole for additional pleasure.

O t h e r tips include the selfexplanatory graphic “ m i d- s h a f t by dylan moriarty hand-twist,” wherein we twist our hand in clockwise or counterclockwise direction each time

we reach the mid-shaft area.

Furthermore, caressing the head of the penis, either by drawing the foreskin up or using our hands around the glans, can make such a sensitive spot feel very sweet indeed.

As with any sexual activity, it never hurts to vary speed and amount of pressure to our partner’s content. However, once a person says, “I’m close,” varying style could deter orgasm, so we should avoid changing it up too much unless we want to keep going.

Another trick to employ is edging. Edging is a technique in which we bring our partner to the “edge”—close to orgasm—and then stop

before they come. When they are finally brought over the “edge,” the orgasm will be so intense, they might let out a little yelp in pleasure.

Remember, handies can be a great way to see our partner’s O-face without coming into contact with fluids we’re not yet ready to share, or mix it up if we’re ready to get out of our everyday routine. We should also keep in mind that if our partner finishes us off or pleasures us at all, it’s always courteous to return the favor!

The bird is the word on sexual health, so ask her something! Email sex@dailycardinal. com for the inside scoop.

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fter months of cold winter, the last sheet of ice finally cracks on Lake Mendota and the first spring buds start to bloom on Bascom.

The green, orange and yellow chairs appear on the Terrace, and the warm sun shines over campus. Madison is the place to be. … And what do you know, by the time I finally have a free afternoon, it’s time to pack up and go home. I’ve considered finding a Madison summer sublet, but this year, it might not be in the cards. So begins the process of planning my move back home.

Every year, getting my stuff from Madison to my mom’s house can be a challenge because my hometown, Rockville, Md., is about 800 miles away—you

might recognize my city’s name from the R.E.M. song “(Don’t Go Back to) Rockville.”

Over the past semesters, I’ve tried out different itineraries that have involved various combinations of planes, trains and automobiles, but no matter what, I’m really just not good at this whole moving thing.

Take my first trip home freshman year as an example.

Going home at winter break is like a practice round for moving in the spring. You cram half your stuff into bags on a deadline and find some mode of transportation to take you from point A to point B. For me, this meant taking the Badger Bus to Milwaukee and taking a plane from there to Baltimore.

Fool-proof enough, right? Nope.

Somehow, I managed to lose my glasses while I was on the bus—as in I left the bus having no idea where they were, despite searching high and low. After spending three days squinting, I received an email that my glasses had turned up in my seatmate’s

suitcase. In Waukesha.

This experience ended up being an omen for semesters to come.

The following spring, move-out day crept up on me.

Scurrying to come up with a plan, at the last minute, my family decided it would make sense for my dad and grandpa to come get me.

After making the grueling two-day trip in one stretch, my dad arrived at Witte in… not the best mood. He looked like his plan to unloft my bed was going to consist of throwing it out the window.

The next morning, we got on the road. Somehow, despite several missed exits, a neardeath experience on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and a case of pink eye, we arrived in Rockville in one piece.

By sophomore year, I figured it would make more sense to fly to and from Madison at the beginning and end of the year. Save a few delayed planes and missed buses, this proved

pretty easy (by the time I was 20, I had learned how to keep my glasses on my face and out of my neighbor’s suitcase). On a cheap airline, it was actually more affordable than driving since I had a place in Madison where I could store my stuff for free.

This year, though, I might not be so lucky when it comes to finding a place to leave my things. Shipping furniture and checking bags can get expensive, and something tells me I won’t be able to count a roomsized rug and a microwave with a comforter stuffed into it as carry-ons.

As of right now, I’m on the lookout for a hidden storage closet in Vilas that goes unused for the summer. But if that doesn’t pan out, maybe I should just reconsider R.E.M.’s advice.

Has a band ever written a song telling people not to return to your town? Do you go back regardless? Share your moving experiences with Rachel at rmschulze@wisc.edu.

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UW professor uses stem cells to restore memory in mice A University of WisconsinMadison professor, recently successful in planting stem cells into monkeys’ brains, has now successfully created nerve cells that could transform into brain cells and repair learning and memory in damaged laboratory mice.

Neuroscience professor Su-Chun Zhang and Yan Liu, a postdoctoral associate at the Waisman Center, contributed to the first study to successfully translate human embryonic stem cells into nerve cells, according to a university news release.

In the study, published in April, researchers damaged the mice’s medial septum, an area of

the brain which Zhang said in the release is “fundamental to our ability to learn and remember.”

According to the release, researchers chemically prodded stem cells to turn into a type of nerve cell, either GABA or cholinergic neurons.

Zhang said in the release GABA neurons are associated with disorders such as schizophrenia, epilepsy, depression and addiction, and cholinergic neurons are involved in Alzheimer’s disease and Down syndrome.

After the stem cells were transplanted into the hippocampus, an area of the brain which is associated with forming memo-

ries and connects to the medial septum, they specialized and turned into the appropriate cells for the hippocampus.

The transplant repaired the mice’s ability to learn, the release said, including remembering how to find a hidden platform in a pool during a lab test.

He added the new study is more likely to assist drug screening technologies and research than immediately benefit research on psychiatric disorders, because “for many psychiatric disorders, you don’t know which part of the brain has gone wrong.”

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“When that happens it becomes a public safety issue.”

UW-Madison senior and game organizer Alex Turek said he did not learn about the weapon reports until the six organizers—known as moderators— were called into the Dean’s office Friday, the day the game was set to wrap up.

“It [would have been] hard for us to reschedule and get people out,” he said. “The university worked really hard for us to get a final compromise with the Friday night mission.”

Working with Associate Dean of Students Kevin Helmkamp and the UWPD liaison, the moderators worked out an arrangement for humans to use socks, rather than Nerf guns, which allowed

the round to finish as planned, albeit without Nerf weaponry.

“Given the context of recent national events … we have decided that the most responsible course of action is to eliminate any imitation gun play,” the moderators wrote in a Facebook message to all participants.

The last mission Friday night was “mummy-themed,” pitting the remaining humans against “Pharaoh Buckeye the Third” and his undead minions. The humans were eventually overrun, surprised by a group of zombies hidden in a U-Haul trailer.

“It went smoothly, and despite the cold weather and snow, the players … made the most of our event.” Turek said.

can “stun” zombies with toy Nerf guns or socks to prevent being tagged. The humans win if they survive until the end of the week and the zombies win if they turn every human.

The Nerf guns have caused confusion with real guns in the past—until two years ago, human players problematically painted the brightly colored toys in darker shades—and they were mistaken for real weapons on campus on the Wednesday and Thursday following the Boston attack, according to UWPD spokesperson Marc Lovicott.

“We understand it’s a game that uses fake weapons, but they can look real,” Lovicott said.

Developers propose high rise on State Street A local development group is hoping to turn multiple properties it owns on and around the 500 block of State Street into a multipurpose high rise, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

Mullins Group, working with developers Core Campus of Chicago, proposed tearing down the University Inn hotel, located at 529 State St., as well as a four-

unit residence, located at 431 N. Frances St., to make room for a new 12-story construction project, the Journal said.

The building would stand between one and four stories tall on state street and increase to the full 12 stories as it moves closer to University Avenue, and would include between 200 and 300 upscale apartments geared

toward students, according to the Journal. The plan also includes commercial space and 150-200 above ground parking spaces.

The Journal article reports a positive reaction from city officials, including Mayor Paul Soglin. Developers will present the proposal to the community April 29 before moving forward in the city permitting process.

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UW System President Kevin Reilly said in a statement Friday he welcomes discussion on how to use the additional funds.

surplus from page 1 priate for the legislature to have a role in UW System’s funding in the future.

“It’s a public university that is supposed to provide public education to Wisconsin residents,” Mason said. “With this big of a surplus, paired with a staggering amount of student debt, I think it’s more than fair for the legislature to start asking some tough questions.”

State Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, chair of the Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee, also released a statement urging the Board of Regents to remove Reilly from his position.

Mike Mikalsen, spokesperson for Nass, said the audit process makes it “very clear” past statements from UW administration about the need for increased tuition and state funding were “simply a lie” and for that reason Nass is calling for

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In his research, Kloppenburg studies plant breeding and community access to those genetic changes. He said patents are a major problem in plant breeding, calling it “appalling” that researchers cannot use patented seeds.

Reilly’s removal. “[Nass] simply no longer believes that President Reilly can be trusted to represent the interests of Wisconsin families,” Mikalsen said.

According to Mikalsen, months ago legislators faced difficulties looking into UW’s funding, which prompted action from the state audit bureaus.

“They were met by resistance for the information which clearly, we believe, was an intent to cover this up,” Mikalsen said.

In a second statement, Reilly said the administration is open to a discussion over the UW System’s budget.

“We welcome a conversation about the appropriate levels of fund balances, how those funds should be used to benefit students and the state, and what level of unrestricted reserves should be maintained as we manage a complex higher education enterprise in uncertain times,” Reilly said.

Kloppenburg works alongside worldwide colleagues with Open Source Seed Initiative, aiming to have seed breeders connect open source licenses to their products so the seeds cannot be patented.

Although he recognizes global responsibilities and connections, Kloppenburg said it is important to know and understand the place in which you live in order to know the global issues.

“If I can’t learn to live sustainably here,” he said, “how can I talk about living sustainably in California, or Chile or Botswana?”

Madison judge denies state’s request to halt Act 10 lawsuit proceedings

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The University Inn hotel, located at 529 State St., could be redeveloped into apartments.

A Madison circuit court judge denied a request by the state asking him to delay proceedings on a lawsuit challenging Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial Act 10 legislation, which all but eliminated state workers’ collective bargaining rights.

The Wisconsin Law Enforcement Association originally filed the pending lawsuit before Judge John Markson to challenge Act 10 as it applies to law enforcement officials, specifically whether it violates officials’ constitutional rights to free speech, association and equal representation. The WLEA

represents law enforcement officials across the state, including University of WisconsinMadison police.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice, headed by Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, asked Markson to wait to proceed with the WLEA case until a state appeals court made a decision on a separate case considering whether Act 10’s denial of collective bargaining rights violated state education and governmental workers’ constitutional rights.

Markson’s decision to deny the state’s request means the case will proceed as normal.

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“The c o n s e quence of continuing business as usual is pretty catastrophic,” Para said.

According to Climate Action 350 UW member John Vinva, more significant climate change would disrupt agriculture and could lead to price increases in everyday products, which would affect students.

Burns said although students may be more concerned about

trying to find a job and the unstable economy, climate change will significantly affect their livelihoods as well.

“Ultimately, if we continue our current trajectory, the job won’t matter if we don’t have clean drinking water, [or] if we can’t

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The environment takes center stage on Earth Day, but for many students and Madison community members, the Earth’s changing climate is a daily priority.

Climate Action 350 UW is a student organization that works to raise awareness about environmental issues, including climate change, and inspire action on campus. The organization is affiliated with the global movement 350.org, which aims to reduce the level of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere.

Climate Action 350 Steering Committee member Emmy Burns said the organization is in the midst of a divestment campaign asking the UW Foundation to discontinue its investments in

companies that develop fossil fuels. According to Burns, the UW Foundation has $1.9 billion invested in fossil fuels.

She said the organization works closely with 350Madison, the city’s chapter of the 350.org movement.

350Madison Co-coordinator Madeleine Para said the organization sent a petition with more than 1200 signatures calling for fossil fuel divestment to the UW Foundation.

Para said many large foundations, such as the UW Foundation, are invested in fossil fuel companies because they have historically been seen as good investments.

But 350Madison wants to put pressure on fossil fuel companies, Para said, because the development of fossil fuels will put the Earth’s ecosystems at risk.

breathe the air,” Burns said.

Vinva said he thinks addressing climate change can overwhelm people because it is such a large-scale issue, but getting involved in the 350 movement has given him a sense of agency.

“The cool thing about 350.org is that it’s given me a place to feel empowered, that I’m part of a movement that actually is doing something about it,” Vinva said.

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ASM committee aims to make campus more environmentally friendly

By Cheyenne Langkamp the daily cardinal

After more than a month of drafting legislation and lobbying other representatives, the Associated Students of Madison Student Council approved the creation of a new grassroots Sustainability Committee in fall 2012, a project spearheaded by current committee chair Collin Higgins.

According to Higgins, he pursued the committee’s creation because none of the other ASM grassroots committees were

addressing issues of environmentally friendly campus initiatives.

“There wasn’t really that opportunity for students to have a voice in the student government or have an opportunity to push how university policy affects sustainability,” Higgins said.

Higgins said he sees multiple areas for improvement on campus sustainability efforts, including encouraging students to purchase reusable water bottles and coffee mugs to reduce daily waste.

“I think sustainability affects

students’ everyday lives in ways they may not realize,” Higgins said.

“There are a lot of small mundane daily actions that multiplied by 42,000 students add up to really significant mundane daily actions.”

At the university level, Higgins said he would like to see more locally sourced food options in the dining halls.

“There is a big demand for it and students would really be impacted in a positive way,” Higgins said.

He also added he would like to see the university become a leader

2013 Earth Day week campus events

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Nelson Institute Earth Day Open House: Touch a Piece of History and Let it Touch You: Monday, April 22, 11 a.m.

122 Science Hall

A Taste of Madison Sustainable Business presented by The Madison Fund, Wisconsin Microfinance and SERRV: Monday, April 22, 5-8 p.m.

5120 Grainger

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Bucky’s Campus Clean-up with the Morgridge Center: Monday, April 22, 3-5 p.m.

Meet in the School of Education Patio in the back of the Education building

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Introduction to Careers in the Environment/Green Careers: Wednesday, April 24, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Middleton Building, 1305 Linden Drive, Room 120

Mugs on the Mall with Rethink Wisconsin: Wednesday, April 24, 7-11 a.m.

Library Mall

ASM Sustainability Fair: Saturday, April 27, 12-3 p.m.

Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery

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in using alternative energy sources to meet campus needs via solar panels and wind panels.

At the same time, Higgins said he hoped to increase the number of students ASM would reach by creating the new committee.

Overall, he said student involvement in the committee’s first semester this spring has been consistent, though small. He hopes having more institutional relationships and additional recruitment publicity next year will help increase student engagement.

“Sustainability is a bit of a buzzword right now,” Higgins said.

“People really do have an interest, I think it’s just about tapping into that interest.”

He said he hopes to “hit the ground running” next semester by seeking out ideas for the committee’s campaigns at its upcoming Sustainability Fair April 27.

“I’m kind of leaving [our next campaigns] up in the air right now,” Higgins said. “It’s really about the democratic process, really getting students ideas from the fair.”

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Retrospective on a psychedelic masterpiece CD REVIEW

Zaireeka The Flaming Lips

By Nikki Stout The Daily Cardinal

For Record Store Day 2013, April 20th, the experimental rock group The Flaming Lips re-released their 1997 album, Zaireeka, on vinyl.

For those of you unfamiliar with the logistics of listening to this masterpiece of the bizarre, you should note requires four, yes four, CD players, and multiple speakers to be heard in full. The CDs are to be played simultaneously in order to get the full effect of the album— trying different combinations of each disc is worth a listen as well, though. The album moves back and forth between surreal, atmospheric harmonies and utter dissonance in

melody and instrumentation. But even in its moments of dissonance, it is a beautiful, heady work of art.

Musically, Zaireeka is a step up from the Lips’ previous releases. With this album came the departure from guitar-driven psych-pop and the emergence of layers of strings, keyboards and synthesizers on top of basic rock musicianship. In a way, Zaireeka is The Flaming Lips’ Revolver.

The drums and percussion on this album are flawless. And man, are they loud. Prepare for bleeding ears upon pressing play; the first track is a glorious assault to the senses. What follows is a jazzy bassline and an ethereal howling from ring leader Wayne Coyne.

Zaireeka takes the listener on a roller coaster ride of angelic peaks and disconcerting valleys, including a song devoted to extremely high and extremely low frequencies, thought to initiate “psychic premonitions.” It is that sort of musical ingenuity any Billboard countdown or radio station would thumb their nose at, yet it’s also that sort of musical ingenuity that has

allowed more than one generation of individuals to love psychedelic music regardless of what form it has taken, whether that is alternative, pop, rock or even rap.

Zaireeka’s developed lyricism similarly provides the perfect parallel to their shift in sound. On “Riding To Work In The Year 2025” we see the band lyrically delve deeper into the genre of science fiction, a precursor to 1999’s The Soft Bulletin and 2002’s Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots’ themes. Yet they don’t abandon their playful nature, as “A Machine In India” specifically deals with Coyne’s wife’s menstrual cycle. “Thirty Five Thousand Feet Of Despair” tells the tragic tale of a pilot committing suicide mid-air. Lyrically minimal, the tone and story of the song is developed almost inherently for the listener. The closing track, “The Big Ol’ Bug Is The New Baby Now” is a spoken monologue dealing with the fickle nature of “choosing favorites,” told through an anecdotal tale about dogs (haha, get it,

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tale?) layered over utterly haunting melodies walls of swirling sound.

This album is an essential milestone in The Flaming Lips’ career, and should be viewed as such.

Listening to 1995’s Clouds Taste Metallic, a personal favorite, and then listening to Zaireeka is like viewing opposite sides of the same coin. Zaireeka is the turning point in the Lips’ career that established their place as both a heady, experimental rock group, but also as a fun, listenable and likeable band.

Even through their eccentricities and grand projects put them in a league all their own, it would be difficult to argue this band as untouchable or unapproachable.

As the band re-released their pivotal album alongside a new record titled The Terror, listening to Zaireeka would certainly provide a good vantage point for an individual who is just getting into The Flaming Lips. It is the exact moment that they became the band they are today.

Rating : A

‘Much ado’ about Joss Whedon’s fantastic adaptation Film Review “Much Ado About Nothing” Directed by Joss Whedon

By Kailee Andrews The Daily Cardinal

Either Joss Whedon is operating on some definition of “vacation” that the rest of us are unfamiliar with, or we’ve just been doing it wrong. After seeing Whedon’s modern film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” I tend to side with the second option.

The story behind the film is this. During a break in postproduction of Marvel’s “The Avengers,” Whedon, encouraged by his wife, Kai Cole, concluded what would make him feel most relaxed during his free time would not be some tropical siesta, but rather leaping into a 12-day Shakespearian film production with his friends. A production that would be funded by Whedon himself and filmed in black and white at his California home.

Whedon has long been known for having this sort of inspiration even during his supposed “time off.” He wrote much of the acclaimed musical episode of his television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” during his “vacation,” and co-wrote and directed the award-winning lowbudget musical superhero comedy “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Log Blog” during the 2008 writer’s strike. The enthusiasm present in “Much Ado About Nothing” is reminiscent of a group of kids making a home movie together.

Knowing the story behind the movie makes the achievements of the film all the more impressive. Despite being a longterm Whedon devotee, I tried to keep my expectations moderate by reminding myself that, in many ways, this was essentially Whedon and friends goofing off at his house.

I’m happy to say that my low-

ered expectations were unneeded, and the film exceeded them in every way. The joy and freedom of the production is palpable in every performance, as the actors, some theater veterans and some new to Shakespearian vernacular, throw themselves into their roles with abandon. They make the Bard completely accessible even to Shakespeare-phobes, as any good Shakespeare performance should do, and ham up some hilarious physical comedy as well.

For anyone unfamiliar with the original Shakespeare play, the gist of it is this: A group of returning soldiers stop in for a stay at the home of Leonato (Clark Gregg, “The Avengers”); the governor of Messina. These soldiers include Don Pedro (Reed Diamond); a respectable Prince, Don John (Sean Maher, “Firefly”); his illegitimate, manipulate brother, Benedick (Alexis Denisof, “Angel”), a witty man who brags of his attractiveness but swears he will never marry; and Claudio (Fran Kranz, “Cabin in the Woods”) a young man who has recently gained attention for his skill in battle. At the home of Leonato, they meet Hero (Jillian Morgese), Leonato’s beautiful daughter; and Beatrice (Amy Acker, “Angel”) his quick-witted niece who is engaged in a “merry war” of insults with Benedick.

There are a multitude of characters in the play, and Whedon fills the roles mainly with favorites from his prior work. The performances are almost universally impressive.

Denisof and Acker charm as sparring potential lovers Beatrice and Benedick, firing off Shakespearian dialogue rapidly while still making it sound naturalistic. Denisof also does some truly excellent physical comedy work that tied only with Nathan Fillion’s (“Castle,” “Firefly”) turn as constable Dogberry in generating the biggest laughs.

Fillion is irresistibly amusing as this “good cop” who constantly throws people off with his attempts to sound sophisticated.

Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney also make a memorable appearance as two members of the Watch serving under Dogberry. The duo is best known for their Youtube shorts and the comedic timing they perfected there is put to good use here.

My only reservation in recommending this film is it might not be as hilarious and involving if you’re not already a Whedon aficionado. There’s something spe-

cial about the thrill you get when you recognize familiar face acting ridiculous or playing against type. It makes the film feel like a personal inside joke you’re in on, or an exclusive party you’ve snagged an invitation to.

Still, on the whole, this is a beautifully shot film that explores romance with skill and humor.

Hopefully these traits will bolster it to broader appeal because

it deserves to be seen, especially by skeptical people convinced the Bard isn’t relevant or entertaining.

So if you get the opportunity to see it, be there. Because, as the film’s poster proclaims, “Shakespeare knew how to throw a party,” and so does Whedon.

Rating: 4.5/5 stars Note: “Much Ado About Nothing” will receive its theatrical release on June 7th.

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Commencement speaker decision proves divisive Last year around this time, funny, laid back and memorable.

The Daily Cardinal Editorial We expect Holm will provide a Board penned “UW needs to solid commencement that will be pay commencement speakers.” uniquely tailored to his age, expeThe column was primarily in rience and personality. However, response to the announce- the differing levels of satisfaction ment University of Wisconsin with Holm’s selection among this -Madison Alumnus Carol Bartz board led us to examine the methwas to be the spring 2012 com- od that ultimately selected the mencement speaker. The edi- “Workaholics” star. torial board was not optimisAccording to the UW-Madison tic that the former Yahoo and press release announcing Holm Autodesk’s CEO would deliver as this spring’s commencea rousing address. Somewhat ment speaker, “Commencement paradoxically, this year’s speakers are selected and recannounced commencement ommended by senior class offispeaker, Anders Holm, did not cers.” Generally, the senior class have his credentials so strin- officers will take some unofficial gently examined by this board. polls via social media. But, these Holm is a 2003 graduate democratizing measures who is famous for co-stardo not go as far as they ring and co-creating the should. These unoffisuccessful Comedy Central cial social media polls’ show “Workaholics.” reach are limited by the Initially, this board worried senior class officer’s about the address Holm friend groups. It would will provide, given the be near impossible to humor of “Workaholics” select four students from is best described as pretty UW-Madison whose HOLM lowbrow. However, the friends offer a represenpopularity of the show, tative slice of the univerHolm’s well-crafted public state- sity’s population. When the four ment and his young age (31) when people selected all have similar compared to the past two speak- organizational ties, it is clear any ers Pat Richter (71) and Carol Bartz unofficial poll’s reach is not rep(64) convinced this board of Holm’s resentative of what UW-Madison viability as a successful commence- students really want. Although ment speaker. the senior class officers made an This board hopes Holm’s interesting choice we hope will commencement address will be lead to a very memorable com-

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Last year’s spring commencement speaker, Carol Bartz, was an unpopular choice among many students. This year’s speaker, Anders Holm, seems to be more popular and divisive among students. mencement address, this representative governance is a little short shrift.

The senior class representatives should work harder to democratize the selection of commencement speakers. The senior class representatives could either create a short list of viable candidates and let the senior class vote, or the representatives could take feedback from the senior class in the creation of a short list, from which the senior class representatives would select a speaker.

Unfortunately, choosing a viable candidate is a difficult task.

There are three major limitations on viability for possible commencement speakers. UW-Madison does not feature one large commencement, instead the university has

five commencements (including one for doctoral and professional degrees) over the course of three days. Commencement addresses are traditionally provided by UW-Madison alumni. And finally, the university does not maintain a budget to pay the speaker. In summation, to be a viable commencement speaker one must be an alumnus who is willing to provide three days of work for free.

Possibly relaxing one or more of these three limitations proved divisive among this board. Paying for a commencement speaker would attract stronger candidates, but this board worries that paying our commencement speaker would cheapen the gravitas of the ceremony. Also, funds for a commencement speaker would need to come from somewhere. Ultimately,

this board doesn’t feel nearly as strong about paying speakers as we did one year ago. Relaxing the alumni barrier would open the field to more candidates, but this board was also torn between the value of having an alumnus give the address and possibly strengthening the field by including nonalumni. Finally, the structure of commencement itself would be a logistic nightmare to modify.

Ultimately, choosing a commencement speaker is rife with difficulties, but further democratizing the process will leave everyone more satisfied.

Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Boston bombings should prompt unity, not racial violence haleigh amant opinion columnist

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t’s not over. Although the second suspect of the Boston bombing has been captured and the first suspect is dead, we have a long way to go to recover from this most recent tragedy properly. The 19-year-old second suspect was found bloodied, hiding in a boat after an exhausting and intense manhunt. It is great he was captured, but now the hard work begins, such as determining the brothers’ primary motivations for the bombing.

It is very difficult for anyone to comprehend what could motivate such an extreme act.

Many people are convinced the bombing was motivated by an extremist-Islamic agenda because Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older brother, posted a religious video on YouTube dedicated to a prophecy that has previously been used by Islamic extremists.

I, for one, am extremely concerned about the impact this is going to have on Muslims in the United States, given the negative stereotypes they already carry.

Islamic-Americans are already

victims of social stigma following the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

The identity of the Tsarnaev brothers as Muslim and from Chechnya, a volatile region of Russia, prompted Fox News contributor Eric Rush to tweet “Yes, they’re evil [referring to Muslims]. Let’s kill them all.”

Rush later claimed he was being sarcastic, which I highly doubt considering he has written opinion columns titled “Yes, Islam is an enemy” and followed his highly offensive “let’s kill them all” tweet with another bigoted tweet, “It’s nice to see all the Islamist apologists standing up for those who would waste them in a heartbeat.”

These kinds of racist remarks have absolutely no place in the aftermath of this event. The period after this bombing needs to create an atmosphere of cultural unity in the U.S. so we, as a society, can heal. Yes, the bombers were Chechnyan Muslims, but they were also naturalized Americans. It is dangerous for us to count their race and religion toward their motivations. But of course, some immediately dove into these dangerous misattributions. Upon learning the bombers were Muslims, some Americans

immediately attributed the bomber’s homicidal motivations to their ethnicity and religion. Though their religion and nationality could have contributed to their motivations, we cannot be sure these attributes contributed to the bomber’s violent actions without proper investigation into their lives. The younger Tsnarnaev brother, who is currently in critical condition and has not yet been read his Miranda rights, has been described as “a true angel.” The older brother, now deceased, claimed he didn’t understand Americans on a social network site, but also talked about the things he liked about America, the ability to be successful being one of them. As a society desperate for answers—and maybe the next scapegoat—we are too quick to jump to conclusions. These conclusions tend to be based on appearance. If they were white, we would have immediately jumped to the mental illness assumption, or the “they weren’t loved enough as children” and wanted attention assumption. The fact is, no matter your nationality and religion, there could be, and probably are, many unknown motivations for committing crimes.

Also, these incorrect and irre-

sponsible assumptions are often wiped away as more information is revealed; however, sometimes the original misinformation disseminated by the media is never totally removed from the public’s understanding of an event. The incorrect information that spread after the Columbine school shootings still affects public opinion. It is insulting to the Muslim community as a whole to make assumptions on the bombers’ motives based solely on their religion.

Unfortunately, some innocent Islamic-Americans have been the victims of retributive violence after the Boston bombings. According to an article

by Farhana Khera, a mother in Malden, Mass., who was wearing a traditional Islamic head covering, was punched in the shoulder by a man shouting anti-Muslim slurs at her while blaming Muslims for the Boston bombings. A man in New York was beaten after the bombings because he was supposedly mistaken for being Arab, and he believes the attacks were a result of the scapegoating following the Boston bombing.

This is absolutely unacceptable and dangerous for America.

Peter Krause, who is a politi-

cal science professor at Boston College, warned that with the few details we have of the young bombers’ lives, there could be several motivations for their actions. “They are from Chechnya, but you could be American, Japanese, whatever, and it doesn’t mean what you do is based on your nationality.

They could be committing this for personal reasons or political reasons,” he said.

Last week provided tragedy after tragedy for America. In rough times like these, we need to come together as a nation.

We cannot let the nationality and religion of the suspected bombers strengthen the existing negative social stigma on Islamic-Americans. Everyone came together during the bombings to help each other: race, gender and political affiliation aside. That was the true image of America. That was the true and ideal image of what America should be. Rather than letting this “terrorist” attack separate us further, it will be crucial that all Americans, regardless of our religion, ethnicity or nationality come together in strength.

Please send all feedback to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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History! Nikola Tesla invented a death ray that he hoped would achieve world peace.

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

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

First In Twenty Classic By Angel Lee alee23@wisc.edu

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

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WATERMELON CATASTROPHE ACROSS 1 Historic time 6 “Proper” companion?

10 Gone to seed 14 Dupe 15 ___-de-camp 16 Glass rectangle 17 Wanderer’s goal 20 Movie units 21 Crab type 22 One for the off-road 24 Departed 27 Battery terminal 28 They often wear dark eyeliner 31 Attain new heights 33 Dumfries denial 34 Filler for some balloons 36 Prefix for “mentioned” 38 Where some trips begin and end 42 Icy 43 Scottish landowners 45 “Calling all cars” letters 48 Get on with one’s half-life?

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Checked out AMEX or NYSE Imperious “Silas ___” U.S. Open park, for short “___ Misbehavin’” Sicilian volcano Tibet’s ___ Lama Trueheart of comics Give the cold shoulder to Cast-off material

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4 Manitoba Indian 5 Sharpen 6 Distance equivalent to 3.26 light-years 7 Van Winkle of legend 8 First lady McKinley 9 Interlock 10 Turn down in an ugly way 11 “Summer School” star Mark 12 Big name in flatware 13 One trying to make the grade?

18 Plumbing pipe with a right angle 19 Cricket intermission 22 “That turns my stomach!”

23 Word with “kit” or “belt” 25 June 14 26 Small quarrel 29 Put up on the wall 30 French fries or cole slaw 32 Churn ceaselessly 35 Anger (with “up”) 37 Lamb’s pen name 39 “Good work!”

40 Rock concert highlight, for some 41 The 40th state (abbr.)

44 Obedience school word 45 Former PLO leader 46 One of Tony Soprano’s men 47 Little shooters 49 Bootlicker 52 Goes over 21, in blackjack 54 “___ Hard” (Willis film) 57 Menswear selections 59 “Angel” Cheryl 60 Hebrew month 62 High degree 63 African antelope 64 “That ___ no lady ...”

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Weekend sweep helps Badgers move up in Big Ten standings

By Blake Duffin the daily cardinal

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Sophomore quarterback Joel Stave threw for a team-high 161 yards and the Badgers’ only passing touchdown Saturday but the White team fell in Wisconsin’s annual spring game.

Badger offense falls to defense in Spring Game

By Sam Garigliano the daily cardinal

Despite some occasional bursts of production, the Badger’s White team (offense) fell to the Cardinal team (defense) in Saturday’s Spring Game by a score of 61-47.

The scores are deceptively high due to an unorthodox scoring system implemented this year by new head coach Gary Andersen, in an attempt to better measure performance on each side of the ball.

Teams received the same number of points for traditional scoring methods, but received additional points for other feats—including first downs, passes of 20 or more yards, sacks and stopped drives.

Attendance was high this year, drawing in a boisterous crowd of 12,050 compared to last year’s 10,479, a sign that Badger fans have not been deterred by another Rose Bowl loss and the departure of a successful head coach.

A central focus of the offense was the competition between quarterbacks, as no choice has been made for who will start the season.

Sophomore quarterback Joel Stave had the best performance of any passer, going 15-of-20 for 161 yards and one touchdown. The touchdown pass came after one of the two best drives put together by the offense, both of which were helmed by Stave.

“You always want to just play to compete hard,” Stave said. “Regardless if we’re running everything that we’ve put in throughout the spring or if we’re just keeping it pretty vanilla and running some of the basic install plays, you just want to complete the balls that you get and be smart with it.”

Stave’s main competi-

tion, senior quarterback Curt outside, where he managed to Phillips, wasn’t able to match evade the defense with limthe sophomore’s output, going ited blocking and score in the 8-of-13 for 82 yards left corner of the and no touchdowns. end zone. “[My perforGordon, who mance] was average. has been batI didn’t do anything tling an ankle special, but there injury throughweren’t any big misout the offseaNumber of passing takes either, so I son, said he was yards sophomore think it’s just somepleased with the quarterback Joel Stave had Saturday. thing to build off of,” offense’s overPhillips said. all performance Andersen gave on Saturday no mention of which and expressed Number of receiving yards quarterback he o p t i m i s m sophomore wide thought might have about his abilreceiver Kenzel Doe the edge, instead ity to come back had on eight assuring both when healthy. catches. appeared poised “I think I’m and capable. a lot better,” “Positive perGordon said. “I formance, really,” worked on my Anderson said. “I hate to look pad level a little bit. I still need at one day and one perfor- work, obviously, but I think I mance, but I think this past can be really good.” week if I look at both those two In the absence of notable we’re moving in the right direc- senior wide receiver Jared tion, just feeling comfortable Abbrederis, junior wide receivwith what’s going on.” er Kenzel Doe stood out as the The offensive line may have primary option for both Stave been the weakest point in the and Phillips. Doe had eight White team’s game, allowing receptions for 93 yards. six sacks, a safety and five Stave commented on Doe’s tackles for a loss. performance as sign of his progression, and what he’ll be capable of doing when the reg“I hate to look at one day ular season starts. and one performance, but He just continues to get betI think this past week... ter,” Stave said. “He’s a very athwe’re moving in the letic kid, so when he can get the right direction.” ball in a space he can really make some good things happen.”

Gary Andersen With no more public games head coach Wisconsin football scheduled and the semester coming to a close, the team’s focus will turn to off the Sophomore r unning field activities. back Melvin Gordon was “Number one right now Wisconsin’s most effective is finish academically,” ground attack, tallying 17 Andersen said. “Secondly is carries for 74 yards and four to use these next two weeks to catches for 39 yards, a per- get into the weight room and formance highlighted by an formulate our plan for the rest 11-yard touchdown run to the of the semester.”

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The Wisconsin softball team (10-5 Big Ten, 33-9 overall) resumed Big Ten action with a bang this weekend at home against Ohio State (6-9, 27-17).

The Badgers display of resiliency and teamwork lead to a series sweep of the Buckeyes at Goodman Diamond.

Due to weather concerns, Friday’s series-opener was moved to Saturday to make for a doubleheader.

The first of two games Saturday was an exciting one.

UW jumped on the Buckeyes early on to earn a 3-0 lead. Despite the hot start, Ohio State battled back in the fourth inning, scoring five runs off of four hits.

This included a base-clearing grand slam by Buckeye’s senior third baseman Megan Coletta.

Entering the seventh and final inning, the Badgers trailed by three with a score of 6-3. They would battle back to level ground with OSU at 6-6 thanks to a combination of walks, errors and clutch hitting.

After two and a half extra innings of no score, Wisconsin’s junior outfielder Marry Massei took the game into her own hands and hit a walk-off home run, to push the Badgers to a 7-6 victory.

“Always having a walk off hit is always pretty exciting, but having it be a home run is amazing,” Massei said. “I was just trying to take a hack at a good pitch, and it seemed to work.”

After a short intermission, game two of the doubleheader got underway. Pitching for the Badgers was senior Meghan McIntosh.

Again, UW started off hot, scoring two runs in the first inning.

The second inning would be the only time the Buckeyes would do any scoring, as they scored one run. Wisconsin negated this effort in the bottom of the inning when they put up one run as well.

With a 3-1 lead, the Badgers

defense did the rest of the work.

McIntosh led Wisconsin to five straight scoreless innings for the Buckeyes, and a UW victory to mark a 2-0 record for the doubleheader. “[McIntosh] battled and held them down to not too many hits and really just threw a great game coming off the first win,” head coach Yvette Healy said. “To have two quality pitching outings like that in one day is exciting.”

Wisconsin headed into game three of the series with both momentum and confidence.

Following her solid previous performance, McIntosh again took the mound.

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the third when Massei cranked her second ball of the series out of the park for a solo home run.

Ohio State refused to give up.

Just when it seemed like they were out of steam, the Buckeyes rallied to tie the game in the top of the sixth.

With two on in the bottom of the sixth, senior catcher Whitney Massey hit the second home run of the game, and the Badgers took the 4-1 lead.

OSU’s one run in the seventh would not be enough to comeback and prevent the Badgers from earning a 4-2 victory and the sweep.

“It’s very good for us,” McIntosh said. “Ohio State is a good program, so to come out and win three big games against them is really good.”

This series marks UW’s second conference series sweep of the season.

“It’s huge,” Healy said. “We won our first two series and lost our next two, so to come out and win is exciting. We needed a little momentum and that was a huge boost.”

Wisconsin’s next series is another doubleheader at the Goodman Diamond Wednesday against Northwestern.

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Senior Meghan McIntosh earned her ninth and tenth wins of the season this weekend as the Badgers swept Ohio State.