Issuu

MARVELOUS, ANNOYING SEQUELS ON THE WAY

Exclusive interview with the State Street Piccolo Man PAGE 2

University of Wisconsin-Madison

From ‘Sex and the City’ to ‘Toy Story,’ blockbuster follow-ups highlight summer slate ARTS Complete campus coverage since 1892

n i l f f i M

dailycardinal.com

PAGE 5

Monday, May 3, 2010

Arrest made in North Side homicide

The Madison Police Department arrested a suspect in the homicide of a 19-year-old Madison man Friday. According to news website WKOW.com, Madison resident Karen Giron-Cruz is being held by police “on charges she was a party to the crime of homicide.” Giron-Cruz was associated with the white car suspected of being used in the shooting of Antonio Perez Wednesday, according to MPD. Perez was shot and killed in what MPD believes to be a gangrelated incident on the 2100 block of Fordem Avenue. Police seized the vehicle but continue to look for two suspects. According to the police report, both are young Latino men, and the primary suspect is described as approximately 5'8" and 175 pounds, with a stocky build and shaved or bald head. Anyone with information on tensions between rival gangs in Madison or about this specific crime is encouraged to call Madison Area Crime Stoppers at 608-266-6014.

2010 al

u n n a t a Arrests y up from t r a p k c c i blo s u m t u b , r a e y t s la d e m e e d stages ess a succ

ASM elects new chair, vice chair By Kelsey Gunderson The Daily Cardinal

Associated Students of Madison representatives elected former Student Services Finance Committee Chair Brandon Williams as chair of the new Student Council session Sunday. Williams defeated former Academic Affairs Chair Jonah Zinn in a 20-12-1 vote. Representatives also elected former Legislative Affairs Chair Adam Johnson as vice chair and T.J. Madsen as secretary. Williams said he feels he is ready to take on the role of chair, pointing to his experiences allocating student segregated fees and working to reach out to the student body as SSFC chair. According to Williams, the rising cost of education is the top issue facing asm page 3

Milwaukee rally draws thousands By Hannah Furfaro The Daily Cardinal photos by danny marchewka (top) AND lorenzo zemella (CENTER AND bottom)/the daily cardinal

By Taylor Curley The Daily Cardinal

Many students woke up earlier than usual Saturday morning and started tossing back some brews in honor of the annual Mifflin Street Block Party. The perfect weather, packed street and two stages of music made for a memorable block party yet again. The Madison Police Department said Saturday’s block party was the most heavily attended in years, and citations were up as well. By 9 p.m., 212 citations had been issued, mostly for open containers, glass bottles and underage drinking violations,

compared to 164 citations last year. There were also two more serious incidents. One involved a 19-year-old woman who told police she was sexually assaulted in the basement of a home on Mifflin. A person of interest in the assault was being questioned by MPD. The other incident involved the fraternity Kappa Sigma. A wooden picture frame that came from an upper balcony of the fraternity house struck a 19-yearold woman. The victim suffered a deep head cut and was transported to the hospital, and police are still investigating the incident.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, was not able to give an official crowd estimate but said there were likely more than 20,000 attendees at this year’s block party. “Even with much more attendees than previous years, the citations given out by the police department were exactly half of what was in 2008,” Verveer said. “This is a victory if you will.” Verveer said ideally there would be no arrests, but good weather leads more students to come to the block party and

start drinking earlier, increasing the likelihood of problems. Madison-based production company DCNY Pro sponsored the party. There were two music stages, sponsored by WSUM student radio and Maximum Ink Music Magazine, and some students said they made the block party much livelier than it was in previous years. “The music keeps getting better and better every year. That’s the one thing that does change,” UW-Madison senior mifflin page 3

Thousands of marchers descended on National Avenue in Milwaukee and an estimated 500 marched at the state Capitol Saturday as part of the annual May Day immigration march. The march in Milwaukee, which was planned months before the recent passage of a controversial Arizona immigration reform law, was one of over 80 May Day marches nationwide that protested the law. People from across the state joined the march, which featured a speech from Rafael Reyes, an Arizona native and member of the National Day Labor Organizing Network. “There is a presence of fear in Arizona, but also a presence of strength and beauty in the young rally 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.”

page two 2

Monday, May 3, 2010

An independent student newspaper, serving the University of Wisconsin-Madison community since 1892

TODAY: rainy hi 68º / lo 47º

dailycardinal.com/page-two

Bonnie’s smoothie date with Piccolo Man

Volume 119, Issue 136

2142 Vilas Communication Hall 821 University Avenue Madison, Wis., 53706-1497 (608) 262-8000 l fax (608) 262-8100

News and Editorial edit@dailycardinal.com Editor in Chief Charles Brace Managing Editor Ryan Hebel Campus Editor Kelsey Gunderson Grace Urban City Editor State Editor Hannah Furfaro Enterprise Editor Hannah McClung Associate News Editor Ashley Davis Senior News Reporters Alison Dirr Ariel Shapiro Robert Taylor Anthony Cefali Opinion Editors Todd Stevens Editorial Board Chair Jamie Stark Arts Editor Jacqueline O’Reilly Sports Editors Scott Kellogg Nico Savidge Page Two Editor Kevin Slane Features Editor Madeline Anderson Ben Pierson Life and Style Editor Photo Editors Isabel Álvarez Danny Marchewka Graphics Editors Caitlin Kirihara Natasha Soglin Multimedia Editor Jenny Peek Copy Chiefs Anna Jeon Kyle Sparks Justin Stephani Jake VIctor Copy Editors Mark Bennett, Parker Gabriel Jon Mitchell

Business and Advertising business@dailycardinal.com Business Manager Cole Wenzel Advertising Manager Katie Brown Accounts Receivable Manager Michael Cronin Billing Manager Mindy Cummings Senior Account Executive Ana Devcic Account Executives Mara Greenwald Kristen Lindsay, D.J. Nogalski Graphic Designer Mara Greenwald Web Director Eric Harris Marketing Director Mia Beeson Archivist Erin Schmidtke The Daily Cardinal is published weekdays and distributed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and its surrounding community with a circulation of 10,000. The Daily Cardinal is a nonproﬁt organization run by its staff members and elected editors. It receives no funds from the university. Operating revenue is generated from advertising and subscription sales. Capital Newspapers, Inc. is the Cardinal’s printer. The Daily Cardinal is printed on recycled paper. The Cardinal is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press and the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. All copy, photographs and graphics appearing in The Daily Cardinal are the sole property of the Cardinal and may not be reproduced without written permission of the editor in chief. The Daily Cardinal accepts advertising representing a wide range of views. This acceptance does not imply agreement with the views expressed. The Cardinal reserves the right to reject advertisements judged offensive based on imagery, wording or both. Complaints: News and editorial complaints should be presented to the editor in chief. Business and advertising complaints should be presented to the business manager. Letters Policy: Letters must be typewritten, double-spaced and no longer than 200 words, including contact information. Letters may be sent to letters@dailycardinal.com.

Editorial Board Charles Brace Anthony Cefali Kathy Dittrich Ryan Hebel Nico Savidge Jamie Stark Todd Stevens Justin Stephani l

Board of Directors Vince Filak Cole Wenzel Joan Herzing Jason Stein Jeff Smoller Janet Larson Alex Kusters Charles Brace Katie Brown Melissa Anderson Jenny Sereno Terry Shelton

TUESDAY: sunny hi 78º / lo 55º

BONNIE GLEICHER the bonnanza

n the heart of Library Mall on a Sunday afternoon, I did what I’ve wanted to do for the past four years: get to know the Madison celebrity commonly known as “The Piccolo Man.” One hour, a smoothie, and many words later, I finally did. Meet the man behind the orange jumpsuit: unabridged, uninhibited and uncensored. So, what is your real name? Tom Ryan. When and where were you born? Sunday, July 29, 1951, in Sterling, Illinois. I got my bachelor’s degree in computer science at the University of Northern Illinois. How long have you lived in Madison? Since the summer of 1994. I love the vitality in the atmosphere of the university. The main thing that attracted me to this area was the nude beach by the Wisconsin River. There’s a nude beach here? Yes. I had no idea. How far away? In the northwest corner of Dane County, they call it Mazo Beach in rural Mazomanie. I started going there back in 1983. I was driving there from Illinois. It’s very popular. I haven’t been able to go out there much, but it’s beautiful out there in the wilderness. I’ve always wanted to go to a nude beach. Well, I guess you’d better hurry if you’re going to be moving away from Madison. How long have you been playing the piccolo? Since 1979. I played other instruments before that. I started on clarinet in 1961 and then saxophone and flute, and then piccolo. Eventually, the piccolo became my main instrument. Where do you usually play? Weekdays, roughly noon-2:30 in front of the bookstore. Now that the farmer’s market has start-

ed, I play out there every Saturday morning too. I’ve also been in the University Band since Spring 2002. I’m the only piccolo player. I hope the audience can hear you play amid the band. Well, the piccolo’s an instrument that tends to cut through pretty well. That’s true. I can hear you from all the way down State Street. Yes, I like to call that “market penetration.” How come you wear mostly orange? Just for fun. It seems to work. When I was a student at Northern Illinois and I spent a few summers in Madison, I happened to see an orange suit in a store and I had to have it. I’ve always liked bright colors. I’ve always had a sense for the outrageous. I bought this suit and started accessorizing it and it kind of grew from there. You wear orange everyday? Most days. Not at funerals? Not at funerals. Do you get dressed up for Halloween? No, but I see people dressed as me. How does that feel? It’s flattering. How do you maintain your orange beard? I dye it once or twice in the springtime. After that, I get my annual haircut. I shave off the top of my head, but not my beard. The last time I shaved my face was in 1993. Before that I hadn’t shaved since 1975. Do you live nearby? Yes, I live on West Washington in subsidized housing. The city is my landlord. I bike over here. Before I lived there, I slept in the back of what had been a U-Haul truck for nine years. Before that, I was sleeping in a Dodge van. Sleeping in my vehicle I had more of a sense of independence—not having to worry about paying rent every month, following the rules, didn’t have neighbors to contend with. Is playing music your main job?

No, most of the money I make these days is not from playing music. I work one week a month at a friend’s auto shop doing whatever kind of unskilled work they have available there. I work on race cars. What else do you like to do? I’m actually organizing a “World Naked Bike Ride” event in Madison. They’re in most major cities, but this will be Madison’s first. It’s on June 19, 2010 at 11 a.m. A lot of friends like to bike ride, and a lot of them like to be naked. I’ll spread the word. How do you feel when people call you “Piccolo Pete?” Of the names that people call me, that has to be my least favorite. I prefer that people call me “Tom.” There’s a rumor that... I’m secretly wealthy or something? There are lots of stupid rumors. Those seem to be the kinds of rumors that would arise. Are you single? I have a female friend. She’s a musician too. She plays the flute. You make beautiful music together. We have played together quite a bit. Boxers or briefs? Commando. When I wear dress pants, I wear bikini briefs. I wonder: Where do you think that expression

“commando” came from? I don’t know. What’s your favorite job you’ve ever had? Playing music on the street. People come up and say the most wonderful things to me. Really? What’s the nicest or most memorable thing someone has said to you? I had a woman once say that if she goes by here and I’m not playing for whatever reason, there’s something missing. It’s the truth! Is there anything you want to say to the UW-Madison community? I’d advise people to live their lives as they see fit. I think too many people spend too much time trying to please others. Are you happy doing what you’re doing? Yep. Would you have it any other way? I guess not. I could do things to make more money, but they probably wouldn’t be worth it. You have to enjoy doing what you’re doing. Words to live by. Thanks so much for reading my column this year! I’ve so enjoyed writing them. If you have any last words to say, please let me know at gleicher@wisc.edu. Goodbye, UW-Madison!

BONNIE GLEICHER/THE DAILY CARDINAL

Did you already submit your Page Two columnist submissions? (I hope not, because I listed the wrong e-mail address like a moron)

Seriously guys, my bad.

For the record Corrections or clariﬁcations? Call The Daily Cardinal ofﬁce at 608-262-8000 or send an e-mail to edit@dailycardinal.com.

Because pagetwo@dailycardinal.com and page2@dailycardinal.com are very different things, I may be missing your hilarious Page Two column submissions! Please submit (or re-submit) three sample columns between 600-750 words that showcase your unique writing style and e-mail them to page2@dailycardinal.com. I’ll read them this time, I promise.

NEW Deadline: May 23

dailycardinal.com/news

Monday, May 3, 2010

news

State’s corrections costs were double Minnesota’s in 2008 By Hannah Furfaro The Daily Cardinal

Wisconsin spends more than twice the amount Minnesota does on its corrections system and imprisons nearly 14,000 more, according to a new report from the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance. According to the report, Wisconsin spent $1.1 billion on corrections in 2008 compared to Minnesota’s $460 million. Between 1990 and 2000, the rate of growth of corrections spending in Wisconsin outpaced Minnesota; however, since 2000, both states have seen a reduced rate of growth in spending. “[Minnesota has] a lot of people under probation, and their probation is comparatively more effective.” Kenneth Streit associate law professor UW-Madison

Wisconsin has a population of 5.7 million compared to Minnesota’s 5.3 million, according to census data, and Wisconsin had 23,000 individuals incarcerated in state prisons in 2008 compared to under 9,000 individuals in Minnesota. Higher spending and a greater prison population in Wisconsin can be attributed to differing probation and community corrections policies between the two states. According to the report, crime as a policy issue

rally from page 1 people and elders who are protesting, holding vigils, fasting and calling for SB 1070 to be defeated,” he said in a statement about the rally. The law, which passed in April, gives Arizona state and local law enforcement power to question individuals about their immigration status if they have reason to believe the

came to the forefront of state politics in Wisconsin between 1993 and 1999, which led to an increase in the inmate population and a decreased willingness to parole offenders. Minnesota, which passed reforms to limit its prison population in the 1970s and 1980s, puts more individuals on parole or probation than Wisconsin. The report shows that incarceration costs a state over 20 times as much as probation, which could help explain the spending discrepancy between Wisconsin and Minnesota. Kenneth Streit, UW-Madison associate law professor, has monitored both Wisconsin and Minnesota’s correction systems for the past 25 years and said he “wasn’t surprised” by the WISTAX data. “[Minnesota has] a lot of people under probation, and their probation is comparatively much more effective,” he said. “They have a fairly clear sentencing policy as far as who should be in prison, and for the most part it’s the most serious offenders who get a lot of prison time.” A 2009 report from the Pew Center shows corrections spending in Wisconsin amounts to over 8 percent of the overall state budget. The report shows Wisconsin is ranked 15th nationally in total corrections spending and Minnesota is ranked 28th. California, Texas and New York were the top three states for overall corrections spending. person is in the United State illegally. The law aims to bring Arizona law in line with federal immigration policy, and its provisions make it a state crime for undocumented individuals to reside in Arizona. Since the bill passed, President Barack Obama’s administration and politicians across the country have come out against the law. In a statement, U.S. Secretary

danny marchewka/the daily cardinal

Former Student Services Finance Committee Chair Brandon Williams (left) defeated former Academic Affairs Chair Jonah Zinn (right) to become chair of the Associated Students of Madison in a 20-12-1 vote Sunday.

asm from page 1 students. He said he plans to address this issue by continuing communication with state and local lawmakers. “Every single student, even if their parents pay for their entire education, has some investment here,” he said. Williams said he also hopes to ensure that all students know their rights when it comes to landlords and renting off-campus, as well as bridge the gap between ASM and the student body. “I think it’s important to remember that we’re an organization that’s comprised entirely of students that exists strictly for the benefit of students,” he said. Rep. Sam Stevenson said of Homeland Security and former Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano said the law diverts “critical law enforcement resources from the most serious threats to public safety” and may get in the way of federal law enforcement’s duties. Students from Madison who attended the rally, including Student Council Rep. Maxwell Love, said it is important for

although he feels both candidates were qualified for the position, he supported Zinn because of Zinn’s experience working directly with the student body as chair of the Academic Affairs Committee and his work with the Student Labor Action Coalition. “Jonah has an attitude about the student body that is very proactive,” Stevenson said. “He wants to get out and know people and what’s important to students.” Several representatives, however, said they felt Williams’ work as SSFC chair made him the best candidate for the position. “[Brandon] has the potential to really raise the bar for ASM leadership and to set an irreversible students on campus to protest the law. Love said the crowd included individuals from many different backgrounds. “It is definitely something students should care about,” he said of the Arizona law. “What did students do during Vietnam, during the South African apartheid? ... They fought back. Students have power which needs to be catalyzed.”

photo courtesy jennell jenney

Thousands of people from across the state gathered Saturday in Milwaukee in protest of a recent immigration law passed in Arizona.

precedent for the next few sessions and hopefully for the next decade and more,” Johnson said. Johnson, who defeated Rep. Jolie Lizotte in a 20-12-1 vote, said his work rebuilding the Legislative Affairs Committee qualifies him for the position. He said increasing outreach to the state government, to peer institutions and to the student body are the most important tasks he plans to accomplish as vice chair. “I really view the vice chair as being the quintessential figurehead of outreach within ASM, so that’s where I want to focus,” he said. Following Williams and Johnson’s elections, Madsen won an uncontested election for the secretary position.

mifflin from page 1 Lindsay Lubeck said. “The cops are basically doing the same thing every year, but the music is always constantly improving.” Another noticeable difference was a beer garden, which had not been part of the event since 1995. Hosted at the former Planned Parenthood site, the beer garden mostly attracted the “senior citizens of the crowd,” according to Verveer. Verveer said few were surprised by the attendance at the beer garden, as it mostly supplied entertainment to people who were concerned about trespassing or were not comfortable drinking with the younger crowd. He said the beer garden was a success, though it is still up in the air whether it will continue next year because of space issues. “Overall the event was a huge success, and that is not just me that is saying it, it’s everyone—it’s the police officers and the fire department, too,” Verveer said. “The crowd was positive, and everyone was in voluntary compliance. I am sure the weather greatly helped with the attitude of the crowd, too.” UW-Madison freshman and first-time partygoer Jack Treacy said the block party lived up to his expectations. “I expected there to be a lot of people, a lot of booze and a lot of fun, and that was pretty much what it was,” Treacy said.

Monday, May 3, 2010

dailycardinal.com

arts

dailycardinal.com/arts

Monday, May 3, 2010

New Pornographers show music is always better when done Together By Kevin Mahoney

classic New Pornographers mood. It features Newman’s distinct falsetto voice, Neko’s Fans of the New Pornographers have soothing backing vocals and a remarkably waited anxiously for three years, but like so wide array of instrumentals. many things in life, the waiting makes the Newman passes the mic to Case on reunion so much sweeter. The band will the second track, “Crash Years,” doing so release its fifth studio album May 4, having with little limitations. The band backs her already released a couple of its singles, “Crash engaging lead vocals with subtle piano Years” and “Your Hands (Together).” beats, energetic strings and most charmCarl (A.C.) Newman is the alchemist ingly, a bounty of whistling that would make behind the gold that is the New Pornographers’ Andrew Bird envious. It starts with a forceful guitar blast that sets a patlatest album, Together. tern throughout the song. Newman, guitarist and CD REVIEW Although the track lacks singer for the grunge band the band’s familiar whimsy, Superconductor, formed it highlights Kurt Dahle’s this side-project band over phenomenal drumming. a decade ago, mixing what “Your Hands (Together)” might seem like incompatible ingredients. He started is a pop song tour de writing songs for what force, reigniting the band’s would become the New power-pop roots, feeling Together Pornographers in 1998 with more like their debut, Mass The New Dan Bejar, the nasal-voiced Romantic, than their more Pornographers tenor and cryptical lyricist recent Challengers. Upon inception, critics quickly tagged the for the band Destroyer. For Together, Bejar wrote and sang three of the tracks. Newman New Pornographers a “supergroup” because is also responsible for finding the catalyst that of the high caliber of each member’s solo turned the group to gold in the incredibly careers. Although it may be the foil of many versatile Neko Case, who can channel a folk “supergroups,” the New Pornographers’ troubadour one day and a pop muse the next. collaboration doesn’t degrade individual With the tremendous collection of talent, the strengths with musical compromises; rather New Pornographers have released a number it welds these strengths to make something of top-notch albums, including Twin Cinema even more magnificent. The collaboration and Electric Version. creates one terrific whole while still highlightTheir latest continues this trend of ing the specific talents each member brings. excellence. This is the New Pornographers’ Together harnesses Neko’s powerful yet fifth full-length album and fourth consecu- graceful voice, Bejar’s bare-bones lo-fi electric tive summer release. What the Beach Boys folk and Newman’s genius musical sensibrought to summer fun in the ’60s, Together bilities to create an album, as the title suggests, captures today in this throwback to the together. Excluding “Your Hands,” the first iconic decade’s power-pop. four tracks are all sung by different vocalists, Within seconds, Together’s gracefully Newman (“Moves”), Case (“Crash Years”), explosive opener leads to an inescapable Bejar (“Silver Jenny Dollar”) and Kathryn inclination to bob your head to the rock Calder (“Sweet Talk, Sweet Talk”). This varicello. Together plays like a roller-coaster ride: ety keeps the album fresh, which is quite an pure joy and excitement, twisting, turning achievement in the power-pop genre. The album closes with a track named, and spinning on a cool summer night. With catchy hooks, clever wordplay and layered perhaps in an attempt to reassure fans, “We harmonies, Together’s sound will dominate End Up Together,” a fantastic finale to this brilliantly formatted album. “We End Up summer playlists. The New Pornographers stuffed Together” calms the mood down a bit, Together with 12 terrific tracks, nine of returning to the daydream feel that made which were written by Newman. In addi- so many people fall in love with Challengers. tion to the band’s full ensemble providing The track contains extensive strings and all the sound for each song, Together has a three main members singing in unison, a number of spectacular guest appearanc- stunning vocal ability. es: Beirut’s Zach Condon, St. Vincent’s Together is the band’s magnum opus Annie Clark, Okkervil River’s Will Sheff and will hold at least a couple spots in New and the Dap-Kings’ horn section. Pornographers’ fans “most played” playlist Every track on Together offers something for some time to come. To quote Bejar, unique. The first track, “Moves,” sets the Together is simply “a playground for fun.” THE DAILY CARDINAL

PHOTO COURTESY WARNER BROS.

This summer, “Sex and the City 2” will be released, using a ridiculous plot and foreign locations to beat the dead horse that came of the ﬁrst movie version of the celebrated TV show.

To see or not to see? A summer film preview With the summer months come the summer movies. This could mean a multitude of things, as the films that come out during the scorching season can be terrific, like “The Dark Knight,” or they can be pure wastes of time, like “G-Force.” To help guide you through 2010’s summer movies, The Daily Cardinal’s Arts section previews the movies you have to see and you have to avoid. “Iron Man 2” Anticipated release date: May 7 Even though it hasn’t been released in the U.S. yet, “Iron Man 2” is the first bonafide summer blockbuster of 2010, taking in over $100 million on its opening weekend in foreign markets alone. The sheer number of characters introduced in this sequel may overwhelm some, but who can complain about the additions of Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell and Don Cheadle to an already star-studded cast? If the trailer is any indication, Rourke’s villainous turn as Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr.) nemesis Ivan Vanko promises to be a memorable role. —Kevin Slane “Sex and the City 2” Anticipated release date: May 27 The tagline of “Sex and the City 2” is “Carrie On,” but they really shouldn’t have. If the trailer is any indication of what the film will be like, it looks as though the horse beaten to death by the first “SATC” movie will be getting a few more good kicks, and by feet in stilettos, no less. What started as a TV show that challenged how society viewed sex has turned into a ridiculously drawn-out plotline scrambling for new obnoxious drama. “SATC” viewers were content with the happily-ever-after that came with the series finale and they endured the first film; but with an additional movie, the genius of the show has unfortunately been overshadowed. —Jacqueline O’Reilly “Toy Story 3” Anticipated release date: June 18 It’s been 15 long years since Pixar released the first-ever fully computer-animated film, a little movie called “Toy Story.” Fast forward to today, and Pixar is the definitive king of animation, the measuring stick by which all other animated films are judged. The question is not whether “Toy Story 3” will make money; the real question is whether the film can live up to Pixar’s ever-increasing level of quality, one that made their most recent feature film, “Up,” only the second ani-

mated film to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. If “Toy Story 3” somehow manages to meet audience expectations, Pixar could be in line for another Best Picture nomination come awards season. —Kevin Slane “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” Anticipated release date: June 30 If there were any justice in this world, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” would star Wesley Snipes as a vampire hunter who slays Robert Pattinson’s sparkly Edward Cullen, then fires a silver bullet into Taylor Lautner’s jacked werewolf, Jacob. Sadly, “Eclipse” instead revolves around the ongoing angstridden love story of Edward and Bella (the perpetually hair-fiddling Kristen Stewart), the werewolf ’s continuing third-wheel infatuation with Bella and, on occasion, an actual plot involving an evil vampire (Bryce Dallas Howard) who wants to use her mini-vampire army to kill Bella. Basically, everybody wants Bella. With the core love triangle returning, tween-age girls are sure to flock back to theaters in droves, while all other unfortunate souls likely die of boredom. —Todd Stevens “Inception” Anticipated release date: July 16 Poor Christopher Nolan. Just one year after he directed the most successful movie since “Titanic” with 2008’s “The Dark Knight,” James Cameron comes back and steals all of his blockbuster thunder with “Avatar.” Thankfully, Nolan got back on his horse with “Inception,” a psychological thriller that takes place “in the architecture of the mind.” Nolan has kept most of the plot under wraps so far with cryptic trailers and limited press releases, but with a cast that includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page and Marion Cotillard, it’s hard to believe “Inception” won’t be at least worth watching. —Todd Stevens “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” Anticipated release date: August 13 Michael Cera as the underdog? Something new and different! In “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” we once again find Michael Cera in love with the unconventional girl, complete with various shades of neon-colored hair. In order to truly win her over, he must defeat (seriously, the noodle that is Michael Cera has to fight these guys) her seven evil ex-boyfriends. The premise seems pretty lame, but the film has some decent actors in it, most notably Anna Kendrick (“Up in the Air”). Regardless, her Oscar-nominated talents probably aren’t enough to make this movie any less typical than it appears to be. —Jacqueline O’Reilly

PHOTO COURTESY MATADOR RECORDS

The New Pornographers are a band that knows how to hightlight the unique talents possessed by each member of the group. Their latest album, Together, proves this.

comics 6

Friends, Romans, Badgers, lend them your ears! Manatees possess vocal chords that give them the ability to speak like humans, but don’t do so because they have no ears with which to hear the sound. dailycardinal.com/comics

Monday, May 3, 2010

Easy as ﬁnding a drunk person on Mifﬂin

Today’s Sudoku

Evil Bird

By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

Ludicrous Linguistics Classic

By Celia Donnelly donnelly.celia@gmail.com

The Graph Giraffe Classic

By Yosef Lerner graphics@dailycardinal.com

Crustaches

By Patrick Remington premington@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.

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

First in Twenty

By Angel Lee alee23@wisc.edu

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com PLUMBERS’ HELPERS

1 6 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 28 31 35 37 39 40 43 44 45 46 48

ACROSS Allow entrance to Put on board Cherry centers Beauty pageant winner’s crown Entertainer Amos or Spelling Pastoral poem (Var.) Urge to continue Adam’s garden Slangy denial What a plumber on the decline does? “The best is ___ to come!” “The lady ___ protest too much” Monopoly game piece Partner of relaxation Has a litter Some binary digits They’re not positive Hanker Plumber’s shout to noisy movie patrons? Muslim prince (Var.) Telephone button “To thine own ___ be true” Taco toppers Prepare paint

50 TKO ofﬁcial 51 Creatures studied by Goodall and Fossey 53 “Just a ___” (“hold on”) 55 Show affection like a plumber? 62 Kachina-doll makers 63 Kind of poetic foot 64 Advance warning 66 Prayer-ending word 67 Measures of electrical current 68 Trunk, in art class 69 Big bell 70 Speech ﬂaw 71 Word of welcome 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

DOWN Got some duck down? Archaeological sites Biblical wise guys Literary incongruity Ship for Suez passage “Never mind!” notation List header Nymph in Greek myth Separate chaff from grain Rotating ﬁreworks “Survivor” immunity emblem

12 13 21 22 25 26 27 29 30 32 33 34 36 38 41 42 47 49 52 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 65

Galley goof Whole heap Gregg grad Gas for Merman? Contends with difﬁculties Persona’s counterpart, in Jungian psychology Rebuff Plants Where some pitchers sleep? Brickworker or hen, at times British laborer Extinguish a candle (with “out”) Showing indecision Elite police team Hang decoratively Like many pubs Ongoing drama Make a comparison Indian wise guy Two-dot mark Thick rug ___ sapiens Not hidden Problems for sitters One-sixteenth of a cup (Abbr.) Passe TV dial Irish Craggy hilltop

Washington and the Bear

By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

opinion dailycardinal.com/opinion

Monday, May 3, 2010

view

s much as we love those men in uniform, Madison can’t get enough of the jolly fellows patrolling the streets via pedals. Yes, Madison has a love for the diligent and forceful bike police who make it top priority to catch and ticket any criminals illegally zipping through Library Mall at record speeds. This safety squad is just one small portion of Madison’s extreme efforts to create and uphold a more bike friendly city. While Madison is currently one of the few cities throughout the country to maintain a “Gold” level for its accessible and convenient biking system, there exists one rank that The League of American Bicyclists has yet to award: Platinum. The desire to reach that level, along with the economic beneﬁts biking brings to the city, fueled a recent expedition to Germany and the Netherlands. Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk and nineteen other participants, including UW-Madison’s Associate ViceChancellor for Facilities, Planning and Management Al Fish, were sponsored to travel to Europe by the 20BY2020 campaign. This initiative aims to make biking 20 percent of the transportation within Madison by the year 2020. The primary objective behind the excursion was for participators to “identify best practices surrounding the development of infrastructure, policy and education that support the growth of bicycling.” While the intentions surrounding the trip appear humble and progressive, the notion that biking interest groups managed to fund and organize the tour seems a tad worrisome. Members of Saris Cycling

Group, Bikes Belong Coalition, and the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin realize that these are the politicians to schmooze. Much like lobbyists bribing legislatures with free trips and accessories, sending Mayor Dave across seas for an enjoyable biking expedition completely mirrors biased intentions behind the tour’s funding. These cycling organizations understand that, in order to implement more in-depth biking requirements and to install various amenities designed for cyclists throughout the city, they need to target those on top. Sending particular government officials on a fully funded excursion was the way to do it. While it may be hard to argue against initiatives aimed to create a friendlier biking community across Madison, the techniques behind these ambitious efforts should not stem from interest groups and organizations. While sending various Madison officials on an international excursion may have reaped some benefits and innovative ideas for cycling techniques, the true motives behind the trip were nothing short of extravagantly pleasing and informing top dogs in office. Whether or not the intentions behind these organizations remain genuine or not, providing anything free shows a level of influence that no interest group should have over government officials. Although Madison could benefit from more effective biking programs, funding should not come from biased cycling organizations. In the future, we would appreciate it if lobbyists would simply stick to lobbying, instead of gifting thinly veiled vacations under the pretense of fact-finding expeditions.

New major far too “liberal”

Cardinal View editorials represent The Daily Cardinal’s organizational opinion. Each editorial is crafted independent of news coverage.

biking bad

QI GU opinion columnist

here might be a new twist in the future when answering the age-old ice breaker, “What’s your major?” “Liberal studies.” “What? Is that a major?” According to University of Wisconsin-Madison ofﬁcials, it could be. Recent discussions show that the College of Letters and Science is thinking about establishing a new liberal studies major. This looks exactly like a fervent follow-up of the Year of Humanities. However, how much the school’s proposal could beneﬁt students is highly doubtful.

When you take 40 courses in 20 areas, I wonder whether you can achieve proper creative thinking and troubleshooting skills.

All arguments for a liberal studies major boil down to an expansion of horizon. There are science students who have zero clue about what’s going on in the news, and also humanities junkies who panic at the mere mention of Excel. A liberal education major could help solve a few individual cases. But it is certainly not the only way, not even one of the best ways to change the general picture. A realistic question facing such a major is how to strike a balance between depth and width. When you take 40 courses in 20 areas, I wonder whether you can achieve proper creative thinking and troubleshooting skills. A basket of introductory-level

classes does nothing beyond spurring initial interests and clarifying common sense. A college education without any focus would lose its purpose. So how about some concentration on a couple of areas while maintaining a liberal arts breadth? That sounds fine. But don’t we already have such choices? You can graduate after meeting the requirements of your majors and liberal studies. At UW-Madison, the general education requirements have six parts: communication, quantitative reasoning, natural science, humanities/literature/arts, social studies and ethnic studies. These requirements all together add up to a minimum of 22 and a maximum of 30 credits. In comparison, you need around 30 credits to graduate with a major. So we can almost claim that every UW student graduates with at least two majors: the specialization and the liberal studies. Why bother setting up a separate major when current options would suffice? School officials maintain that some students may not find their ideal major among available programs. Well, isn’t that something we all experience during our first two years in college? Even if you still don’t know which area to set foot in, there’s an amazing Plan B for students who really want something unique. Many sizable universities, including UW, allow students to design their own majors with the help of advisors. The fact that we take lots of liberal studies courses doesn’t mean we want a major that lumps them all together. Besides setting up a new major, many other approaches can improve the picture of liberal education more sustainably. For UW, one possibility is raising the general education requirement. The University of Minnesota currently has a threepart liberal education requirement. Specific requirements under the branches range from regular social

sciences to designated themes like international perspectives, all adding up to 36 credits or more. An increase in required courses not only allows for more shopping time on the academic catalog, but it also extends the breadth of undergraduate education. A liberal studies certiﬁcate could also achieve what the new major is intending to reach, but in a more ﬂexible way. It would help to encourage students to try more liberal arts offerings on campus without getting burdened by another 30 credits.

Why bother setting up a separate major when current options would sufﬁce?

Besides the breadth, another deﬁning feature of liberal studies education is its depth. It can hardly be achieved by PowerPoint presentations in a cafeteria-sized lecture hall. Instead, a higher faculty-student ratio has proved effective in fostering involvement and creativity. Thus, shrinking average class sizes and offering more course options may achieve the end goal much better. This might be the last thing UW can afford to do. But it’s also the ultimate path to a prosperous liberal education. The question facing UW is not whether to add a new liberal arts major, but how to make its current liberal studies offerings more appealing to both the students and the market. With the diminishing facultystudent ratio and students’ whining about limited course options, there’s much more to be done before we hit new territories. Qi Gu is a junior majoring in journalism. Please send all responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Implications of buying local extend beyond your shopping list By Dan Tollefson THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Dardanelles is a 13-year-old Mediterranean restaurant located on the west side of campus on Monroe Street. You can’t order a number three with fries, and the Mahi Mahi doesn’t taste like a stuffed Chipotle burrito. It’s the perfect symbol for the smalltown, local atmosphere of restaurants and shops that ﬁll the area. The owner of The Dardanelles, Barbara Wright, is a leading voice for the “Buy Local” movement in Madison. She has been advocating for local Wisconsin farmers and growers since she opened the restaurant in 1997, and she prides herself on buying locally grown products. But Friday, April 30, her restaurant closed. After hearing about the closing, I started to wonder whether or not buying local actually matters. When we hear people talk about “eating organic” or “buying local,” it sounds like the politically correct, liberal college student thing to do. But for the average eater looking for a cheap, quick meal on a daily basis, concepts like sustainable agriculture and communities don’t often come to mind when faced with the numerous fastfood joints on State Street. However, there are real-life beneﬁts to buying local foods, and it’s about more than just sounding smart to your friends on Earth Day.

Think about food you purchase at the grocery store, or a restaurant, and how it got there. Vendors use land, air and sea transportation to ship products from the farm to the factory, and from the factory to the shelves. According to a 2003 study by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, on average, the distance a food item travels from the farm to your grocery store is 27 times higher than from a local source to your kitchen. Don’t forget the additional amount of fossil fuel required to refrigerate items for such a long journey. In a county that recently received a “C” grade for ozone and an “F” for ﬁne-particle pollution by the American Lung Association, reducing carbon emissions by any amount matters a lot. With ongoing concerns about global warming, air pollution and foreign energy dependence, every step we take to wean our society off CO2 counts. I’m not saying you should start a garden in your apartment, or that by refusing a free Double Down from KFC you’ll save the world, but the little things add up. Given Wisconsin’s storied agricultural history, along with a state economy driven by farming, protecting local farmers should be a top priority for “America’s Dairyland.” When you

buy from a grocery store, only a fraction of the money stays within the local farm system, while the rest goes to processors, distributors, truckers and other middlemen. According to a 2002 study by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, if consumers spent one percent more of their money on locally grown products, farmers’ incomes would increase by ﬁve percent. By increasing local farm income, more money is spent locally to maintain and improve the business, perpetuating a cycle of positive local transactions. In addition to its energy and agricultural beneﬁts, buying local has some pretty big economic advantages for the county. When someone spends money at a locally owned business, the tax dollars stay within the county, which provides more funding money for programs and developments at a local level. Maybe even enough to renovate a certain recreational facility. Since locally-owned businesses are Dane County’s largest employer, buying local means increasing jobs, too. As a student, there are easy ways to start supporting local products, and one of them happens every Wednesday and Saturday morning on the Capital Square. The Dane County Farmers’ Market is reportedly the largest producer-only farmers’ market in the country, and it offers a great way to walk off that terrible hangover

while stocking up on fresh fruits and vegetables. All items are produced by the vendors selling them at the stand, and no re-sale is allowed. Other shops and restaurants are out there, too. Dane Buy Local is a coalition of local independent businesses and organizations allied to keep Dane County communities functioning and prosperous. If you’re interested in supporting a local economy, www.danebuylocal. com lists over 400 local businesses in the area, including some UWMadison favorites like Paul’s Book

Store, Strictly Discs and, previously, The Dardanelles. Buying local is important, either as a means of boosting our economy or protecting the environment. Whether you choose to buy apples from the Farmers’ Market or Copps isn’t going to seem monumental today, but with time and a community effort we can make changes that help shape the way our world works in the future. Dan Tollefson is a junior majoring in English. Please send all responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

DANNY MARCHEWKA/THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Dardanelles, a local Monroe Street restaurant, has become one of the most recent victims of the public’s aversion to buying local.

sports 8

dailycardinal.com/sports

Monday, May 3, 2010

Men’s Soccer

Badgers down UWM to finish spring unbeaten By Jack Doyle The daily cardinal

A goal in the closing minutes gave the Wisconsin men’s soccer team a 4-3 win over rival UWMilwaukee Friday in the McClain Center, and concluded an unbeaten spring exhibition campaign. Sophomore forward Mark Roos scored the game-winner with time running out after a goal kick from senior goaltender Ryan Vint bounced through to Milwaukee’s penalty area and Roos flicked it past the Panthers’ charging keeper. Roos said he wanted to ensure the Badgers won on their terms, unlike the last time the two teams met. “Last time we played them [Milwaukee] we went to penalty kicks ... and you never know what’s going to happen on PKs,” he said. “We wanted to win when we still had it under our control.” The game was originally sched-

uled to be played in Camp Randall Stadium, but poor weather forced the teams to move indoors and playing 8-on-8 to adjust to the smaller field. Both teams took advantage of the smaller playing field by scoring as many goals as they had in any contest this spring season. Wisconsin senior midfielder Jon Rzepka was the first to strike, scoring eight minutes into the match. Rzepka put the Badgers up 1-0 after heading in a rebound following a whistling shot off the crossbar by fellow midfielder Josh Thiermann. Then, in the 32nd minute, Rzepka gave Wisconsin a 2-0 lead after catching the Milwaukee goalkeeper out of position and curling the ball into the lower-right corner of the net from about 20 yards out. Rzepka was happy to finally get on the scoreboard this spring season. “It felt really good because I haven’t scored all of spring in the

Lorenzo Zemella/cardinal file photo

Sophomore forward Mark Roos played the part of the hero, scoring the winning goal against UWM in the team’s final spring season game.

first four games,” he said. But Milwaukee came back with a goal of its own just a few minutes later. A defensive breakdown by the Badgers resulted in a Milwaukee goal after a Panthers forward went one-on-one with Vint and slid the ball the goalkeeper to make the score 2-1 going into halftime. Milwaukee carried its momentum into the second half and tied the game 2-2 in the 63rd minute after a hard strike flew by the Wisconsin keeper. After regaining their composure, the Badgers responded with a goal of their own nine minutes later. Sophomore Derek Pitts scored a header off a corner kick to give them a 3-2 advantage. Pitts’ goal was not meant to be the game winner, however. Just minutes later, a sizzling shot by a Milwaukee midfielder from 30 yards out whistled past the Wisconsin defense and straight into the lowerleft corner of the net. Holding off the Panthers’ barrage of shots, the Badgers finally got their big break. The Vint-to-Roos connection in the final minutes gave the Badgers the lead for good and ended the game with a 4-3 win. Having completed an undefeated spring exhibition season with the win on Friday, the Wisconsin men’s soccer team has high expectations for the upcoming fall. “Definitely nothing less than making the tournament,” Rzepka said of his goals for the season“Being a senior, I want to go out and be the team that breaks the streak of not going to the tournament.”

Cardinal’s valiant comeback on the softball diamond falls short in rain-drenched match By John Pounder The badger herald

VILAS PARK – The situation was perfect. It was a familiar scenario; one that sets men up to become legends. And with 2009’s hero watching from the dugout, it was Editorial Board Chairman Joe Labuz who ensured The Badger Herald would come off the diamond victorious for the second year in a row. Down 10-9 with two runners on and two outs, Labuz crushed a long home run over the heads of a deep Daily Cardinal outfield that was already backed up to the city limits of Middleton. The blast gave the Gentle Clowns of the Badger Herald a 12-10 walk-off win in the annual softball game, a year after former sports editor Ben Voelkel provided a theatrical ending to the 2009 game. “There is nothing you can do about it,” Labuz said repeatedly, as he rounded the bases – each utterance of the phrase sapping the already-low self-esteem of the Dirty Bird infielders. But as in any storybook ending, the result would not have been possible without some drama. Up 9-3 in the top of the seventh inning, the Herald looked to be comfortably in control. Needing

only three outs to avenge an October loss in the flag football game, BH pitcher Michael Bleach and his defense ran into some trouble. “Yeah, we wanted to give the Dirty Bird a chance to save face,” Bleach said. “You might say I was just clowning around out there.” With a defense consisting of late-season call-ups, the Dirty Bird started chipping away at the deficit, eventually going ahead on a home run over the heads of an over-confident Herald outfield. Defensive substitutions helped Bleach – who had a part in all three putouts in the inning – get the Gentle Clowns off the field down just one run. In the bottom of the seventh, Publisher Nick Pe n z e n s t a d l e r and sports writer Cassie Paulsen reached base and both advanced into scoring posiSAVIDGE tion by the time Labuz – who already had a home run – came up to the plate. Dirty Bird manager Nico Savidge already knew the game was over at that point. “I considered stacking the outfield, but what’s the point?” Savidge said.

Asked to elaborate on the term “stacking the outfield,” he admitted he planned on sending the entire Cardinal staff into the field, but realized he didn’t want to add a 300-yard walk to what he knew was already going to be an embarrassing, shameful end to the game for the Cardinal. Aside from the carefully planned seven runs the BH allowed in the top of the seventh inning, it was a game dominated by the Herald from the first drink of beer. BH designated drinker Adam Holt won a controversial chug-off against future DC editor-in-chief Emma Roller that required an overtime period. Roller was visibly nervous during the bout, trembling with obvious premonitions of the softball beatdown that would follow. The Herald scored first, but found itself down 3-1 entering the bottom of the fourth inning. Big hits off the bats of Labuz and Editorial Page Editor Sean Kittridge helped produce a six-run inning for the Gentle Clowns. The rest, as they say, is history. “The bottom line is, the Dirty Bird’s bats were small and inadequate tonight,” BH editor in chief Jason Smathers said. “Small and inadequate is all too often the theme with the Cardinal.”

Men’s Tennis

Lorenzo Zemella/cardinal file photo

Sophomore Patrick Pohlmann’s strong efforts on Saturday were not enough as the Badgers’ regular season came to an end.

UW falls to OSU in Big Ten Tournament By Emma Condon the daily cardinal

The no. 27 Wisconsin men’s tennis team exited the Big Ten tournament in Saturday’s semifinal round at the hands of the top seed Ohio State, who outmaneuvered the Badgers 4-0. The two teams faced off only a week ago with the same outcome, but it was not the same story this time around as Ohio (31-1 overall, 10-0 Big Ten) was first on the board with the pivotal doubles advantage. From bottom to top, freshman Chris Freeman and senior Luke Rassow-Kantor were the first to vacate their proset 4-8 at no. 3. Sophomore Patrick Pohlmann and senior Michael Dierberger held their own against juniors Matt Allare and Shuhei Uzawa, winning 8-3, and the point once again came down to the titan teams at no. 1. For Ohio State, No. 15 partners sophomore Chase Buchanan and freshman Dino Marcan pulled out to an early 4-1 lead but Wisconsin’s No. 14 pair senior Moritz Baumann and junior Marek Michalicka battled back to a tiebreak. The boys in red fell short though, and Ohio State captured

victory in the last points 9-8(5). Everything was in motion for the four-time defending champion No. 4 Buckeyes, who extended their lead quickly in singles. No. 31 senior Justin Kronauge plowed through No. 28 Michalicka 6-2, 6-1 to his 145th career victory. At the top spot, No. 22 Baumann took his shot at No. 9 Buchanan but missed, falling 6-3, 6-4 to the Big Ten player of the year. Although Pohlmann and Rassow-Kantor tallied first-set victories, there was no need to play them out after Freeman fell at No. 4, toppled by junior Balzas Novak 6-3, 6-4. The Buckeyes walked away with the four points needed to secure their 14th straight tournament win and defend their 5th title in the championship match. Saturday was the end of the road for the Badgers, who added a shutout, quaterfinal win over Minnesota before falling to the Buckeyes for the second year in a row finishing 19-8 overall and 73 in the Big Ten. Now the squad waits hopeful for a fourth straight NCAA bid when selection takes place Tuesday afternoon. —uwbadgers.com contributed to this report

Women’s Rowing

Wisconsin dominates on the water to claim program’s first conference title By Mark Bennett

Michigan State followed in second with 132 points, and Michigan The UW women’s rowing team grabbed third place scoring 111. won the program’s first Big Ten Battling strong tailwinds all day, Rowing Championship Saturday the varsity-eight grabbed a second on Lake Ovid in Laingsburg, Mich. place finish to secure the chamThe Badgers took the title by out- pionship in the final race of the rowing the seven other teams par- afternoon, while the UW second ticipating in four of six events. varsity-eight won their second title in the past three years. The 148 points accumulated “I could not be prouder of my by Wisconsin Saturday were the team ... Everyone’s effort made third most in the history of the this championship possible.” event, and just two shy of the all Bebe Bryans time record. Prior to 2010, the head coach UW Women’s Rowing best finish for the Badgers in the women’s conference championship was second place in 2004. The second varsity-eight boat, The rowing team will be off varsity-four, novice-eight and sec- for one weekend before returning ond novice-eight all grabbed titles to the water for the 2010 NCAA in the event for the conference’s South/ Central Regional May 15oldest women’s rowing program. 16 in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Wisconsin claimed the champion—uwbadgers.com contributed ship with a total of 148 points. to this report

the daily cardinal