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Part three of three: Current Chancellor John Wiley reﬂects on his term and discusses the future of the university On the final day of its series on the UW-Madison chancellor search, The Daily Cardinal interviews outgoing Chancellor John Wiley on his experiences at UW-Madison and his thoughts on the search for his replacement.

DC: What do you most enjoy doing as chancellor? JW: Meeting with students and meeting with alumni. I get lots of chances to do both, and with no exceptions—including times when I had big groups of protestors

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Chancellor John Wiley announced his decision to step down Dec. 7, 2008, after serving as the university’s leader since 2001. or demonstrators—I always come away from meetings with students feeling proud of our students. And by meeting with the students and the alumni … it reminds me what business we’re in. The students with all the promise of the future and the alumni with all the accomplishments that their education here made possible, it’s just very gratifying in both cases.

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The Daily Cardinal: What do you like best about living in Madison? John Wiley: When I first came here as a student about 40 years ago, I just liked Madison immediately—I mean as soon as I drove into the city even before I met anyone … I actually like the weather—the four seasons. I enjoy cold weather actually more than summer, more than hot weather. I’ve never lived any other place that I liked better than Madison. And when I went away after I graduated, I always knew I wanted to come back someday, and I did, about eight years later.

DC: What has been the most difficult part? JW: Dealing with the state budget has been the most difficult and challenging.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Police to increase video surveillance at Mifﬂin By Abby Sears THE DAILY CARDINAL

For the first time in Mifflin Street Block Party history, cameras will be placed at various locations on Mifflin Street to monitor the actions of partygoers, police said Wednesday. In previous years, police have placed one aerial camera on the roof of the nearby Metropolitan Place condominium building, according to MPD Lt. Joe Balles. For the 2008 festivities, police plan to install additional cameras along Mifflin Street to get a better view of the action. “We’re going try to put in some other cameras this year lower and closer to the ground like the ones on State Street and see how they work out for us—that’ll be the first time we’ve done that,” Balles said.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said previous surveillance measures at the Mifflin party were used to give officials stationed at a command post located on West Johnson Street a better idea of crowd activity. “All the police and fire commanders that are in that command post can watch real-time what’s happening on the street, and [the camera] has zoom-in capability,” Verveer said. Balles compared the new cameras for Mifflin Street to the ones installed on State Street as part of the Downtown Safety Initiative to oversee events like Freakfest. Police hope the presence of cameras will reduce the number of arrests made at Mifflin, which are significantly mifﬂin page 3

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Favorite UW sport: Football Wiley: That’s probably my favorite one to watch … I go to all the home games. I go to one away game a year. Every year I’ve been chancellor, I’ve been to a bowl game—that might be a record. Favorite UW building: Memorial Union/The Terrace Wiley: Probably the Memorial Union—the Terrace … One of the things I hope to leave as an unﬁnished legacy for the future is to take that Union Terrace and extend it all the way along across Library Mall, along what’s now Murray Street, across University, past the University Square ﬂoor, past Johnson [Street], through where Ogg Hall used to be, all the way over to Regent Street. Have a long pedestrian mall—what we’re calling the East Campus Gateway … That part of the campus I think someday will be the iconic experience of being on this campus. At some point, and I hope I’m still alive to help make this happen, the Humanities building gets knocked down … It’s my highest fundraising priority along with need-based scholarships. Those are my two highest priorities for the last [130] days.

With UW-Madison finances closely tied to the state Legislature, several key lawmakers Wednesday said they would like to see a diverse array of qualities in the next chancellor. State Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, said he wants the person to work well with lawmakers. He said the chancellor must also be an effective fundraiser to help UW-Madison grow. Risser said he would respect the UW-System Board of Regents’ role in making a decision on the next chancellor. “I have conﬁdence that they can help select a really good person and make a recommendation that is satisfactory … to the state,” Risser said. State Rep. Steve Nass, RWhitewater, wants the next chancellor to have a better working relationship with lawmakers, according to Nass’ research assistant Mike Mikalsen. Nass is chair of the Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee, which often deals with legislation and funding issues related to the campus. Mikalsen said current Chancellor John Wiley often communicated directly with lawmakers, but was also combative at times during discussions on campus policies. Wiley increased UWMadison’s reputation as a research facility, Mikalsen said, though Nass wants more focus placed on

successful manager of staff, according to Mikalsen. He said the university wasted money in the past over personnel lawsuits ﬁled by staff members. “When things are tight you can’t afford to be wasting money on lawyers and out-of-court settlements because some administrator didn’t do their job correctly,” Mikalsen said. He said Nass suggested a candidate from outside the UW-System BLACK might be a better choice for the next chancellor, in order to bring a fresh perspective. Committee member state Rep. Spencer Black, D-Madison, said Wiley’s replacement must continue to focus on keeping the university affordable. He also said the person must take the job not only for the salary, but also because of their love for the campus. Nathan Williams, spokesperson for state Rep. Jeff Smith, D-Eau Clair, also a member of the Colleges and Universities Committee, similarly said the quality of life in Madison draws candidates, despite ﬁnancial troubles in the state government.

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lright Matt, we’re going to go over this again. This is the sixth time in the last 15 minutes, but that’s ﬁne. We’re used to reminding you about things, so say it with us this time: “You are not going to fall asleep.” You’re going to brew another cup of tea, ﬁnish your work, maybe change into a new set of clothes and start your day as if you haven’t already been awake for 24 hours. We know this for a fact. And we would know it, because we’re your cerebral cortex. That’s right, your centers for memory, spatial perception, language and consciousness are all present and reporting for duty. We know you’re tired and that staying awake to watch the sunrise isn’t such a romantic notion when you’ve spent the past nine hours drafting an argument about the First Amendment. But we’re here to make

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sure you finish this task and then head off to work an hour from now, just the same. And we’ll keep focusing your weakening cognitive powers on these ungodly dry legal analyses for as long as necessary. See Matt, we’re like your body’s computer, handling all of your calculations and word processing. But you’re starting to get sluggish. You’re like that old desktop PC at home, the one that worked great when it was new, but then you filled the hard drive with Pavement albums and your youngest sister downloaded a bunch of viruses onto it and— Oh! See right there! Your attention is starting to wander. Why don’t you go fix another cup of tea and take a brisk walk around the perimeter of the living room? Maybe do some jumping jacks or take a nice, refreshing, shower with the knob turned all the way to the right. Yes, that pounding noise in your temples is your heartbeat, but don’t worry—it’s beating with enthusiasm! Unhealthy to stay up this late too often? Why, plenty of successful people have gotten by with strange sleep schedules. Leonardo da Vinci.

Napoleon Bonaparte. Salvador Dali used to stay up all night just bouncing a ball, and look how famous he is. We’re not asking for a “Mona Lisa” here. Just wrap up this last bit about John Paul Stevens, cite your sources and stop worrying about revisions. “Should the concluding paragraph really be in the form of a haiku?” Um, we don’t know. Did the musicology paper you wrote overnight back in February really need a threepage dream sequence set in colonial Williamsburg? These are questions asked by people who avoid working under adrenaline or desperation and who’d rather budget their time in a daily planner with an inspirational photo of a mountain top or a unicorn on the cover and— Sorry to get worked up like that. Truth be told, we’re tired too. We’ve been awake just as long as you have, and you’ve been feeding us nothing but green fucking tea for, like, half a day. If you weren’t too much of a sissy to drink coffee, like any normal person working under a deadline, we’d have ﬁnished hours ago. And now you’re drifting off again.

Look, we didn’t want it to come to this but... remember the dream with the bees? The ones as big as condors? Why, there must have been hundreds of those things buzzing around. Sure, it sounds stupid now, but remember how you spent the next month terriﬁed of ﬂowers? Bzzz! Sorry, that was out of line. Still, we can’t say for certain, but we’re pretty sure that if you fall asleep right now you’re going to have that dream again. For the next month. Except maybe it’ll be worse this time. Who knows what the subconscious will come up with if it takes over? So before you think about setting your alarm and getting a few quick winks in, consider whether you want to grow up to be a 35-year-old man who wears a beekeeper’s suit while riding the bus to his twice weekly psychiatrist’s appointments. Are you getting up to brew a pot of coffee now? Good! We hoped you’d see it— Hello? Covered in bees? Offer Matt a cup of coffee by e-mailing him at hunziker@wisc.edu.

New Beer Thursday Fatty Boombalatty a Belgian Maybe fat’s not the best word to characterize this beer. Maybe awesome’s a little better. And phenomenal a little better than that. Yeah, phenomenal’s a tighter ﬁt. Fatty Boombalatty might be the ﬁrst successful gambit at bringing the Belgian out of the abbey and into the 21st century, where only one of the two great monastic pasttimes, illumination and drinking, has survived. The beer tastes fresher, yet is undeniably Belgian. It’s just as sweet and just as wheaty, but it tastes like some orange juice hijacked the old caravan and is kicking the speed up a few notches. A few miles down that road, the rough-

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and-tumble hops kick in, terminating the flavor and leaving only a resounding crispness in its place. The hops in this beer do what hops everywhere should do. They put the brakes on and step out of the limelight. It makes for an infinitely more drinkable beer, especially around the top end of the bottle. All in all, the taste flies fast and low to the ground. The result is a Belgian that cuts to the quick instead of mellowing in the mouth. The beer wins awards for mouth-feel and drinkability as well. The carbonation’s thankfully on the light end. Also, the flavors never get so intense you have to prime yourself for

another sip. At 7 percent alcohol, it’s a heavy hitter but nothing to be overly careful around. All in all, the Fatty Boombalatty is a welcome update to a 700-year-old favorite. It’s also nice to be drinking a Belgian that’s not perpetually reminding you that it’s roughly 700 years old. Furthermore Brewing Co. • Black River Falls, Wis. $7.99 at Riley’s Wines of the World

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Microsoft partnering with UW to open downtown research lab By Rachel Racoosin THE DAILY CARDINAL

Microsoft Corporation is partnering with the UW-Madison computer sciences department to open a laboratory in downtown Madison this spring. The Microsoft Jim Gray Systems Lab will open under the leadership of UW-Madison computer sciences professor emeritus and Microsoft Technical Fellow David DeWitt. The lab will provide UW-Madison computer sciences graduates an opportunity to conduct research on database systems. “Microsoft is here because we are doing some of the best database work in the world and we have produced scores of graduates who have gone on to successful careers in the industry,” DeWitt said in a statement.

wiley from page 1 it is that a combination of state money and tuition is what funds the base budget of the university. I mean we have a lot of other money … But none of those things can be re-allocated to use for hiring faculty or running academic programs. The base operations of the university are funded out of just those two things— tuition and state support. The less we get of state support, the more we have to get from tuition. That’s what’s caused tuition to go up faster than it should have or would have otherwise … If our budget is flat, that means I’ve had six years of re-allocating money from one thing to another … Everything we’ve done that’s new has been done by that process of re-allocation and cost cutting and cost savings. DC: Do you feel confident handing off the momentum you’ve generated in terms of fundraising to whoever takes over? JW: Yes, I feel very confident that the institution is in extremely good shape … I absolutely expect that the next chancellor during their first five or six years will raise as much money as the total of all the money we’ve ever raised in our history. I think we’re very well positioned to have another hugely successful fundraising campaign. That happened during my six years. The campaign that we completed in that time raised more money than all of the money ever raised in the history of the university from 1848 to 2001. And I think that will happen again in the next five or six years. DC: What do you think are characteristics to be a good chancellor? JW: First, I think, is to be a good listener. One of the temptations of having a high level position, whether it’s a dean or a chancellor or a president of something is … you get used to people being very polite to you and telling you, “Yes, you’re right,” even if you’re not … People tend to tell you what they think you want to hear, instead of what you really need to know. So doing a lot of listening and careful listening, I think, is probably the most important single thing.

“Our focus will be on continuing the production of talented graduate students and taking on some of the great challenges in database systems,” he said. Gary Sandefur, dean of the College of Letters and Sciences, said the lab will be extremely valuable to the UWMadison campus. “In Computer Sciences it will allow graduate students to have some handson experience in actual research and development—that’s part of the work they would be doing for Microsoft. So it’s really a great opportunity for some of our students,” Sandefur said. Computer Sciences Department Chair Gurindar Sohi stressed the importance of the partnership between UW-Madison and Microsoft on a national level. “It’s going to bring great visibility DC: What role do you play in finding a replacement? JW: Not [any] really. The search committee interviewed me, actually twice … to find out what I thought the biggest challenges were and the kinds of things they should be alert for. So they listened to whatever I had to say, but I have no role at all after that. I don’t even know who’s being a candidate or who’s under consideration … I’ll be as surprised as everyone else when I read in the paper who the final five are. DC: Do you have any advice for your replacement? JW: Not very much. I’m preparing a briefing book with pages on every school and college, every major unit or department on campus just to make sure that nothing falls between the cracks, so there’s a smooth transition … But I think that’s probably what’s best for me to do is turn over the key and go do something else. And if they want advice, they’ll come ask. If they don’t, I’m sure they’ll find their own way. DC: Do you have more definitive plans after September?

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to our department,” Sohi said. “This will be the ﬁrst time Microsoft has set up a facility like this in collaboration with a computer science department worldwide, and the ﬁrst time a facility has been set up around an individual faculty member.” Work done in the new lab will focus on developing data management techniques, according to Sohi. “With the explosion of the data that is the result of the growth of the Web and all sorts of data gathering devices, there is a lot of data that has to be managed and clever techniques to manage that data need to be developed,” he said. The lab will be located on West Main Street and will have six employees, as well as the support of UWMadison’s computer sciences faculty and graduate students. JW: No, not really. I figure I’m going to stick around here. I don’t know exactly what I’ll do. I may retire. I may stay on the faculty. I know I shouldn’t try to go back to engineering … Since I’ve been doing educational administration for 20 years, I think maybe it’s best if I teach in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis or the La Follette Institute. DC: Any thoughts about campus safety, in light of Brittany Zimmermann’s death? JW: Campus safety is a constant priority, and despite anything that we might wish to the contrary, it’s never 100 percent. If there were any one thing that I could wave a magic wand and fix that would improve safety more than anything else, it would be to eliminate high-risk drinking

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UW students gather at Library Mall Wednesday to participate in Bucky’s State Fair as part of All-Campus Party.

… Almost every bad thing that happens to students—almost, not quite—involves excessive alcohol … But obviously, periodically, we get reminded it’s a dangerous world in ways that go beyond our control, and things happen that you’re hard-pressed to know how you could have prevented. DC: Any final message to the students? JW: I don’t think I have advice for the students. I’d be happy to let them know that I am very proud of them … I have a great deal of confidence that this current crop of students—all of you who are here working toward your degrees—are a very important part of the future leadership of this country and other countries around the world. —Interview by Amanda Hoffstrom

mifﬂin from page 1 higher for the one-day event than the combined arrests made on two nights of Halloween weekend, according to Balles. UW-Madison junior and Mifflin Street-area resident Tom Wangard said he does not think the cameras will change the behavior of the mostly responsible student crowd attending the party. He said the cameras should be used to protect students from harmful situations rather than aid in stricter enforcement of other violations. “I think it’s a fine tool as long as the police are using it with the safety interests of the students in mind,” Wangard said. “I just hope that they don’t use it to crack down on, you know, taking a cup of beer one step onto the sidewalk or anything like that.”

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Police arrest knifewielding panhandler The Madison Police Department arrested two transient men in separate incidents in downtown Madison Tuesday night. The first incident occurred around 7:22 p.m. when police responded to a call about an aggressive panhandler in the 100 block of State Street, according to a police report. A business owner told police a man was “getting in the faces” of customers trying to enter his store. When police arrived, the man, 53-year-old Eton Bentley, pulled out a switchblade knife, threw it on the ground and began screaming obscenities. Bentley was arrested and tentatively charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a switchblade knife, menacing panhandling and a parole hold. MPD is requesting

he be placed on the State Street ban list. In a separate occurrence, police arrived at the Great Dane Brewery at 123 E. Doty St. at 11:37 p.m. after a man punched a window pane, breaking the glass of the establishment’s door. MPD public information officer Joel DeSpain said employees escorted 51-yearold Ronald Duell out after a bartender refused service to him. “They say he ordered a drink and the bartender told him she was not going to serve him and gave him a glass of water,” DeSpain said. Once outside, the man punched the door and began yelling obscenities at police who responded to the incident, according to DeSpain. Police arrested Duell and tentatively charged him with criminal damage to property. –Abby Sears

Report ranks Wis. No. 1 in drunk driving, campus accidents difficult to estimate Wisconsin has the highest rates of drunk driving in the United States, according to a Wednesday report, though UW-Madison officials said it is difficult to gauge the amount on campus. The report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration said 26.4 percent of Wisconsin drivers were intoxicated at least once while driving in the last year. The states with the next-highest rates included North Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and South

Dakota. Utah was rated with the lowest amount of drunk drivers with 9.5 percent, according to the report. Ervin Cox, assistant dean and director of Student Advocacy and Judicial Affairs, said some incidents of drunk driving do occur on campus, but it is difficult to estimate because many people likely drive drunk and are not caught. He said police might also arrest drunk drivers on campus who are non-students.

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Farrell stresses importance of social media By Allison Valentor THE DAILY CARDINAL

Scott Farrell, expert in crisis communications, gave the lecture “Generation S: Social Media and the Communication Revolution” Wednesday at Vilas Hall. Students and faculty gathered to listen to the UWMadison School of Journalism and Mass Communication alumnus speak about the increasing significance of social media. Farrell, co-manager of the GolinHarris global office, provided insight on the public relations and social media world. Farrell introduced the concept of Generation S, the generation that is currently in college and will soon head out into the work force. He said Generation S will soon play an important role in “a time of incredible change driven by the emergence, the growing acceptance and, in many cases, the preference of this social media.” According to Farrell, newspaper readership is on the decline and online participation is steadily increasing. He stressed the importance of the Internet market and social media to the marketing and public relations professionals in coming years. “One in four Americans have a MySpace page,” he said. He indicated social media is a phenomenal market for public relations and marketing professions. “Consumers have taken ownership of the brand,”

Farrell said. He said more and more news is coming from non-traditional news sources like blogs and people are concerned about the validity of the sources. “Eighteen of the top 20 stories came from bloggers or other aggregator sites,” Farrell said. He stressed authenticity in social media is a major platform of public relations professionals. Companies can connect with the market through micro-

marketing and highly tailored messages, but it must be done in an authentic way. “People can sense a phony, and they are brutal when they find you out,” he said. Farrell emphasized the future of advertising and public relations is really in the hands of the public, but it is the responsibility of the public relations professionals to harness the power of the public and turn it into profits for their employers.

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ike Leckrone, UW-Madison band director and professor of music, remembers the tear gas, student protests and troops with ﬁxed bayonets outside the Humanities Building in the late ’60s during the Vietnam War. “The wonderful thing was once you got into rehearsal, all the things going on would cause you to lose focus [of the war],” Leckrone said. “[The Humanities Building] was an oasis from some of the turmoil going on at that time.” The university plans to tear down the Humanities Building, constructed in 1969, and rebuild it to include more rehearsal, performance and classroom space. Despite his fond memories of the building, Leckrone recognizes the inevitable fate of the Humanities Building, the same fate of other modernist buildings on campus. “From the practicality of the building, it is about time we looked into building something new eventually,” Leckrone said. Modernist buildings, popularly constructed in the 1960s and ’70s, were usually poorly designed and built, according to Arnold Alanen, UWMadison professor of landscape architecture. The university struggles between preserving historic buildings and rebuilding them to enhance the university’s modern appeal.

The plight of modernist design According to Alanen, the university’s threat to tear down buildings made in the 1960s and ’70s prevents modernist architecture from remaining part of the university’s history. Conversely, buildings constructed a century ago were not torn down, such as the Dairy Barn, Education Building and University Club, and will remain a part of UW’s history. “Some of the buildings—such as Humanities—reﬂect the intellectual and theoretical aspects of modernist architecture,” Alanen said. He added that the Humanities Building includes architecture future students will no longer have the opportunity to observe. “Although modernist buildings are hard to love, it may very well be that the appreciation for them will grow over time,” Alanen said. “The conundrum is, of course, that they may all be gone by the time this appreciation emerges.” Alanen said the buildings that endanger students or become obsolete are the ones in need of complete

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Building the future

Caught between the historical value of old buildings and the attraction value of the contemporary, UW-Madison must make critical decisions about which campus landmarks survive.

demolition and rebuilding, such as E.B. Fred Hall. Built in the 1950s, it was recently replaced by the Microbial Science Building because, despite its architectural signiﬁcance, its labs were inadequate for studying contemporary science. History set in stone Although the university may demolish some modernist buildings on campus, it also makes an effort to restore and preserve the older, more historic, buildings. These distinct buildings create an educational experience for students and make the university as a whole appear more “historic,” according to Mary Rouse, former Dean of Students.

maintaining its historical aspect. “We think [the renovation] is going to just provide the ability to show prospective students not only what the School of Education is all about but also an opportunity to see a [1900sera] building that’s been restored back to its glory days,” Underwood said. The renovated Education Building will also include 10 “technologically advanced” classrooms, according to Paine. “We want a building that shows some respect to education ... as a process and as a profession,” Underwood said. Other historic buildings on campus serve as a marketing tool for drawing in new students, such as the Red Gym, built in 1894. Eleven years ago, the Red

architecture and central location, we thought it would be ideal to historically preserve it and adaptively use it for frontline services,” Rouse said. “The university uses old buildings with rich history as a selling point and an attraction,” Rouse said. “Students think: ‘If these buildings are so old, the school must be historical.’” Even so, it takes campus buildings of all eras—both historical and contemporary—to attract UW’s wide range of students. “Not all buildings can be preserved, but on a campus it is essential that examples of all historical periods be represented,” Alanen said. Historic buildings, modern amenities Upgrading the buildings with contemporary facilities will not necessarily destroy the historic signiﬁcance for students, according to John Barnhardt, UW-

Old can still be green Despite the historical signiﬁcance lost when replacing buildings, the new ones will have the opportunity to incorporate more green or environmentally friendly building techniques and products. “If you talk about green architecture, reusing a building is the best way of recycling it,” said Joe DeRose, staff historian of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Incorporating open green areas on campus is also a concern with new construction. Chancellor Wiley’s East Campus Gateway Plan involves making a strip running from Memorial Union to the Kohl Center, forming one big pedestrian mall of green space. “It is just a gateway so as people are driving through, they can tell once they are on University of Wisconsin property,” Barnhardt said. According to Corbett, natural spaces and open environments are critical to campus design. He fears the negative effect contemporary buildings— which will replace demolished buildings such as Union South and Humanities—will have on the ambience of campus. For example, on University Square, the Lucky Apartments are built straight up into the air several stories, blocking sunlight from passersby, Corbett said. “I don’t know if you can have any more lack of concern for the people walking around it than the developers were with that building,” Corbett said. Fiscal success Regardless of the potential historical damage, Alanen believes renovating buildings demonstrates the university’s success in receiving donations, both from public and private sources. For example, alumni donations funded the Education Building renovation and addition. Despite the possible negative side effects, restoring historic buildings on campus enhances the educational experience of students, according to Alanen. “These buildings ... allow generations of students—who eventually become alumni—to share some reference points in their education and history on campus,” Alanen said.

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In keeping with the “historic” feel of campus, representatives from the state, UW Campus and School of Education plan to carry out a “respectful renovation” of the Education Building from January 2009 to Fall 2010, said Julie Underwood, dean of the School of Education. The building project includes restoring the late 19th century Education Building. “We anticipate this building being heavily used by all students for classes and the like not only throughout the day but into the evening hours,” said John Paine, facilities manager for the School of Education. According to Underwood, the building project will hopefully cater to the needs of modern students while

Gym was redesigned from a gymnasium into a center for Student Orientation Programs and the Admissions Office to help the large student body find their interests on campus. The Red Gym’s rich history made it a prime candidate for renovation instead of demolition. “The first basketball game ever played was in that building,” said Robert Corbett, project architect for the Red Gym. “Lafollette launched his presidential campaign from that building.” The university also decided to preserve the Red Gym because of its architectural features. “Given the Red Gym’s distinctive

Madison senior and president of the Wisconsin Union. For instance, after Union South is rebuilt, the university will work on the historical preservation of the Memorial Union. “That building was built when there were 10,000 students on campus,” Barnhardt said. “Now we have over 40,000 students, so it really needs some serious upgrades.” The Memorial Union building project will include re-exposing the original work, which was covered up during the last renovation. The project will also include a renovation of the theater, Main Lounge and administrative ofﬁces.

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The Daily Cardinal staff rates eight places in the search for the city’s tastiest french fries By Marly Schuman THE DAILY CARDINAL

The search for the perfect, golden-brown, crispy french fry is a dangerous and greasy task few are brave enough to take on. Plain fries may all look relatively similar, but the depths of that sliced potato can contain unlimited flavor and goodness. Fries are much more than trashy bar food—they can be transcendent. Our mission to find the best fries in Madison wasn’t easy, especially considering the large number and wide variety of places that serve fries. We decided to only rate each restaurant’s regular fries, leaving out spicy or waffle fries to avoid confusion. We also

limited the restaurants to those around the State Street area we thought were either popular with students or would serve up some quality fries, coming up with a total of eight places. The judges were five Daily Cardinal fry aficionados and self-proclaimed experts: Emily, Ariel, Ryan, Eunice and me. Here are the final ratings from zero to 10 of the places you should check out the next time you have a craving or take a pass on because the fries just don’t cut it. The Nitty Gritty 223 N. Frances St. After arriving at our first destination and receiving a confused response from the host trying to figure out why a n y o n e would just order fries, we were served promptly. The immediate response

from everyone was, “They’re good but not great.” The Nitty didn’t really put any extra effort into its fries to try and wow customers. We all agreed the ketchup made the fries much better. Despite our complaints, we had no trouble ﬁnishing the basket. Average Rating: 5.9 Dotty Dumpling’s Dowry 317 N. Frances St. Even though these fries looked like the Nitty’s on the outside, the inside was heavenly. We all claimed to taste the flavor of the potatoes and enjoyed the crunch of the outside. Plus, Dotty’s fries come in two sizes at a great value. Eunice thought the fries had a unique taste, and Emily said she wanted to keep eating them. Although they were definitely great fries, we still felt like the perfect fries were out there somewhere, and even Ariel pushed aside her prior Dotty’s favoritism a little by rating the fries only a nine. Average Rating: 8.5 The Kollege Klub 529 N. Lake St. The KK served cheap and fast fries at a lower quality. Ariel was the first to notice the odd, cheesy taste of the fries, which everyone then tasted. Even though we enjoyed the crunch of the outside, the inside didn’t have a fresh taste, reminding Eunice of tater tots. Even the appearance let us down, which Emily described as

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malnourished. Average Rating: 4.8 State Street Brats 603 State St. When we thought we couldn’t taste worse fries, Brats proved us wrong. We weren’t really surprised by the poor quality, considering this tiny, overpriced order of fries was ready in about two seconds. We were beginning to notice that extra time often means extra effort. We decided these fries were flat out bad, and they were by far the worst we tried. They looked peppered, yet there was no taste of seasoning. Emily said this fast trip felt like peeling off a Band-Aid. Average Rating: 3.2 Five Guys Burgers and Fries 517 State St. Five Guys proved to us they know their specialty. The fries might not have been the most upscale, but they were crunchy, fresh and flavorful. Eunice said she could taste the potato, and Emily agreed. Five Guys may be a fast-food joint, but it is the real deal. Ryan thought the fries looked like they had been to the beach, all tan and greasy. In fact, the grease level was the only downside. They were even cheap and came in a huge portion that we had no trouble polishing off. I enjoyed these fries so much my rating tipped the scales to push Five Guys ahead of the previous favorite, Dotty’s. Average Rating: 8.6 Amy’s Cafe 414 W. Gilman St. Our experience at Amy’s began by watching a staff member open a bag of frozen fries. This might have swayed us, but we initially enjoyed these skinny, over-salted fries reminiscent of McDonald’s. Then came my realization: “Something is very wrong with this ketchup.” It was watery and oddly spicy, similar to

THE PANEL EMILY “The Saltiest Judge”

ARIEL “The Dotty’s Lover”

RYAN “The Bottomless Pit”

EUNICE “The Simon Cowell of Fries”

MARLY “Ketchup Queen”

buffalo wing sauce. Although this is a little unfair to Amy’s, which usually serves normal ketchup, the condiment ruined our experience. The ketchup tasted so terrible Eunice rated the fries as a three, and some of us felt compelled to warn other patrons of the ketchup crisis. Average Rating: 5.1 Hawk’s Bar and Grill 425 State St. We expected average bar fries at Hawk’s but were pleasantly surprised by the elegant presentation. The fries tasted average, but they unanimously won the “prettiest fries award.” Hawk’s curly fries had seasoning on top to add some color, but they were a bit undercooked. Average Rating: 6.2 Le Chardonnay 320 W. Johnson St. Whoever said white tablecloths and fries don’t go together? Le Chardonnay, just off State Street, is an upscale French restaurant that proved to us we saved the best for last. We waited awhile for these fries, but it was well worth it. These pommes frites were homemade, hand-cut very thin and topped with a special spicy mayo. We all agreed the roasted red peppers added just the right amount of ﬂavor, and the mayo cut out the spice. Ariel correctly labeled the fries as “fancy-schmancy,” considering most people do not eat fries with a fork. These fries tasted different, but Emily said they were the change she was waiting for. The fries were so delicious we found ourselves scanning the menu to see if we could afford coming back to the restaurant with the best fries in Madison. Average Rating: 9.5

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By Eric Schmidt THE DAILY CARDINAL

Ben Stein has gone completely insane. His new documentary, “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed,” is the worst kind of polemic—a ﬁlm that takes special delight in obscuring the truth and confusing the issue. While we were too busy ignoring him, Stein became an impassioned voice for the Intelligent Design movement. ID theory, of course, claims that a higher intelligence—not natural selection—is responsible for the formation of complex cellular structures.

Is this ﬁlm really just about a few mistreated professors, or is a religious revival waiting in the wings?

In the ﬁlm, Stein focuses on dozens of scientists who reject Darwinism, claiming to have been “expelled” from the scientiﬁc community for advocating ID. These ID promoters are careful to avoid association with religion, and Stein, likewise, avoids embracing religious fundamentalists. This raises an obvious question: Who else is he expecting to publicize

this film? If Stein were only being mischievous and controversial that would be one thing. Bad polemics are the lifeblood of trendy American political circles—see “Fahrenheit 9/11,” for example. But Stein is doing something far more disturbing: inciting a cultural battle without ever stating what victory would entail. At least Michael Moore’s antics relate to actual policy proposals. By the end of the film, the audience has been bombarded with every major talking point on the ID question, each disregarding rhetorical continuity. The film introduces some clearly religious authors concerned that Darwinism has contributed to a moral decline including (gasp!) abortion and euthanasia. At the same time, it pressures viewers to avoid linking ID with religious-right politics—or religion of any sort. So which is it, Ben? Is the goal here academic freedom? Is this film really just about a few mistreated professors, or is a religious revival waiting in the wings? The film’s other major intellectual offense is just as scandalous. Stein films at several old concentration camps in Germany, since converted to museums. He has a conversation with a muse-

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Jonestown Massacre’s latest aims at die-hard fans By Alison Eiler

slower, steadier song with simple guitars and a noticeable chorus. “Golden The latest installment by the Frost” picks up where “Yeah-Yeah” Brian Jonestown Massacre, My Bloody leaves off with distorted vocals and a Underground, successfully pulls the mass of sped-up guitars and percussion to create a perlistener through a CD REVIEW fect Jonestown drugwhirlwind of feverous noise saminduced sound. plings and classic Throughout the Jonestown sounds. rest of the album, For first-time listhe band experiteners, a word of ments further on caution must be songs such as “We given: Although Are the Niggers of My Bloody Underground Underground will the World,” which Brian Jonestown earn a place in the consists entirely of Massacre hearts of long-time a piano solo, and fans next to Methodrone, it is not for “Black-Hole-Symphony,” which the faint of heart or Jonestown virgins. delves into the world of noise instead The first song on the album, “Bring of coherent choruses, verses or even Me the Head of Paul McCartney on guitars and percussion. “Automatic Heather Mill’s Wooden Peg,” gives Faggot for the People” is another suclisteners a strong and classic Jonestown cessful use of noise experimentation song with the dark and slightly mono- with clanging percussion and whirltone voice of Anton Newcombe, ing guitars, creating a tornado of and interweaved with the jangle of guitars engulfing the listener. and steady, simple beats in the backOverall, whether the band is ground. experimenting with Icelandic lyrics Following the opener is “Infinite or low-fi or demo-tape sound quality, Wisdom Tooth/My Last Night In the mix with classic Jonestown sounds Bed With You,” which echoes the creates an excellent album that will first track’s feel with its dark, melodic exceed listeners’ expectations despite vocals, a style reminiscent of the 1960s the band’s long-running career. My psychedelic bands. The track is pre- Bloody Underground is an exceptional sented in a serene voice and has more example of how albums can experiof a rock ’n’ roll feel with its faster beat ment with multiple sounds and styles and still create a track-list that brings and more complex guitar rhythms. “Yeah-Yeah” and “Golden Frost,” listeners through a coherent journey the strongest two songs on the album, that doesn’t sound choppy or dispair together nicely. “Yeah-Yeah” is a jointed. THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Ben Stein can yell into his megaphone and pout all he wants, but who’s listening? Anyone? Anyone? um curator about how Hitler was inspired by Darwin and how the Holocaust might not have happened without Darwinism. Here’s a simple suggestion: If you request permission to film on sites as personal and horrific as Nazi gas chambers, don’t be flippant in stein page 8

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Waste of ‘88 Minutes’ By Katie Foran-McHale THE DAILY CARDINAL

Actually, the movie is 108 minutes long, but who’s counting? In this whodunit—or rather, who will do it—with a modern twist, Dr. Gramm (Al Pacino), a forensic psychiatrist, is faced with death threats when a serial killer he testiﬁed against is put on death row. The suspects? The serial killer (Neal McDonough), the romantically rejected teaching assistant (Alicia Witt), the disgruntled dean (Deborah Kara Unger), the emotional assault victim (Leelee Sobieski), the one-night stand (Leah Cairns), the irresponsible secretary (Amy Brenneman) and the nosy student (Christopher Redman). Each loom over Gramm’s head as he is given 88 minutes to live.

Just when you think you’ve ﬁgured it out, every third plot twist comes as a surprise.

This list of suspects is about as unnecessarily busy as the ﬁlm itself, and the effort for intense action throughout the ﬁlm is pointlessly exhausting. Barely a minute goes by without a cell phone ringing with yet another

predictable plot twist, a car exploding, a building being set on fire or someone getting unpleasantly mutilated. The film opens with the cliché initial crime scene of the notorious serial killer. However, “cliché” soon turns to over-the-top when the victims of the crime are introduced as identical twin sisters named Joanie and Janie. If that doesn’t turn anyone off, Al Pacino’s character will, getting sentimental about his “baby sister” during the same blurry flashback—played repetitively throughout the movie—of a little girl yelling “Daddy, daddy! Look! I’m flying a kite!” The film’s inconsistencies are equally distracting. Dr. Gramm breaks his cell phone (a feeble attempt at foreshadowing), asks an enamored teaching assistant to borrow hers and suddenly all the girl’s incoming calls are for Gramm without explanation. Then, when the culprit is revealed, his/her all-too familiar “here’s what I did and why” story doesn’t reveal how such close surveillance is kept on the professor to continue the creepy “[insert number here] minutes left until you die” messages. In addition, the phone calls alerting Dr. Gramm are supposedly 12 minutes apart after only four actual minutes. All fluff aside, the movie has a few redeeming qualities. The ending is not entirely predictable, as each and every suspect substantially incriminates him/

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With his career on the slide, it’s hard to tell if Pacino is preparing for a storm of criticism or calling his agent to star in ‘Singing in the Rain 2.’ herself at some point. Just when you think you’ve ﬁgured it out, every third plot twist comes as a surprise. Plus, every time Pacino gets emotional, he

gives whatever lady he’s standing next to a “Godfather”-esque kiss, reminding the audience that he did indeed used to star in quality ﬁlms.

assigning abstract blame for the Holocaust (Ever hear of blaming Hitler?). Stein cites his Jewish heritage as giving him extra license to draw such a spurious connection. He can feel however he wants about the Holocaust, but some of us study the Holocaust on its own terms—as an unprecedented act of human evil—without straining to link it to our ideological enemies. Stein may not even realize how disgusting this maneuver is. So where is Stein coming from? Until quite recently, he was hosting a throwaway game show on Comedy Central. No doubt, he figured out how much money could be made exaggerating the culture war, and from pitching himself as a steadfast supporter of the “American way”—whatever that means. Yet of all people, Stein is taking cues most closely from Michael Moore, his political antithesis. The film’s style is nearly identical to Moore’s: funny old movie clips used to mock opponents, mile-a-minute romps through complex history and quests for interviews with hard-to-locate arch-nemeses. The religious right, it seems, has found a junk polemicist to call its own. Isn’t that special?

Streaming saves ‘Dawson’s Creek’ CASEY MYSLIWY in case of emergency

lashback to 10 years ago: A disgruntled, 11-year-old Casey is unhappy. Why? Because she wasn’t home in time to watch “Dawson’s Creek,” and alas, she forgot to set the VCR to tape it. Now the episode is forever lost to the annals of time. Flash forward to the present: A decidedly less disgruntled Casey is at the library and missing “Lost.” This time, there’s no cause for alarm, because unlike 10 years ago, the episode she is currently missing is far from lost forever. It will be streaming online so Casey can watch it the next day. No more setting the VCR, no more rushing through homework to get home to the TV. Thanks to the Internet, TV has become a lot more ﬂexible. In a world where people seem to be increasingly pressed for time, it only seems natural the networks would start using their websites to cater to the needs of the contemporary viewer. With TV stations like ABC, NBC and the CW now streaming their shows online, it’s no longer the end of the world if you miss your favorite show the day it airs. Not to mention the online format is an advertiser’s dream. With TiVo’s popularity, audiences have the power to skip right over the dreaded commercials that cut into their TV enjoyment. However, advertisers now have the opportunity to get some of that audience back by running shorter spots online. Most advertisers have even taken advantage of the online format to make their marketing efforts more interactive, with games or YouTube-like videos that directly engage users—a feat that is difﬁcult to do with television alone. For all of these reasons, audiences and producers alike are asking the big question: Is TV dying? Now, anyone can watch an entire series online at their leisure, and with

advertisers finding online marketing possibilities practically endless, will shows soon be coming straight to your computer instead of straight to your TV set? The verdict is still out, but I believe TV will continue to go strong. Why? For the same reason online streaming of shows became so popular in the first place: People are busier. It may seem like a paradox for me to say that, but think about it: After a long, hectic day of work or school, sometimes you get home and just want to veg out in front of the TV. We are a culture that uses TV to relax, even if we’re just channel surfing—and no one has quite figured out a way to mimic that on the Web yet. TV has also become a social activity, since getting together with your friends to watch “America’s Next Top Model” or “American Idol” every week encourages lots of healthy interaction. There’s something about looking forward to the “same time, same station” from week to week that keeps us grounded and sane in the busy world we live in. So skeptics, fear not: I have a feeling TV will be sticking around for a good, long time. This is for the same reason people still go to the movie theater when they could just use Netflix: They do it for the experience, something that outlasts even the newest technology. Want someone to watch “American Idol” with on TV before it’s too late? Shoot Casey an e-mail at mysliwy@wisc.edu.

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amend tip policies for state workers

s the weather warms and the student body migrates to the Terrace, the Brat Stand—an appendage of the Rathskellar—opens for business. Long, slowly progressing lines were abundant last weekend, and some customers waited over half an hour for food or drink. This wait is due to understaffing at Memorial Union. While the contentious issues were presumably discussed during the employee listening sessions, the problems of worker turnover remains. One of primary reasons for low worker turn-out and productivity is the disappearance of tips, which workers received as recently as last semester. The official reason for the sudden ban on tips is state employees are technically not allowed to receive “anything of value” other than their wage. In reality, alleged employee misconduct led to upper management denying the privilege of tips.

There is no reasonable way to consider tipping someone who serves beer and food as a conﬂict of interest.

On the surface, a ban on something deemed illegal by the state is necessary. However, the intention of the state law, ERMRS 24.01, was made “for the guidance of employees to avoid activities which cause, or tend to cause, conﬂicts between their personal interests and their public responsibilities.” There is no reasonable way to consider tipping someone who serves beer and

food as a conﬂict of interest. The context of the law is completely unrelated to food service, and Union management could easily turn a blind eye to tipping. Assuming any other state employed food servers are forbidden from taking tips, the state should work to amend the law to curtail the conflict of interest claim to positions where it matters. Politicians and government workers with state benefits should abide by this law. Food service workers, especially part-time students, don’t receive similar benefits working for the state. This is an idea with which the Memorial Union administration would agree: “We’d have no problem with it theoretically,” Communications Director Marc Kennedy said. “There is the possibility that concerns may arise over who should share in the tips. Students behind the scenes who help keep the building and Terrace clean, prepare rooms for events and food in the kitchen are also integral.” Although there are other workers who would not benefit from a renewed tipping policy, this was the way the Union operated previously without complaints. Additionally, allowing tips would improve competition and improve service from those working positions that supervisors are currently forced to work with minimal compensation. The state Legislature needs to amend the current law and make tips acceptable in such situations, as it would ensure happier customers with prompt service from satisfied employees. Both customers and employees alike must pressure current and future lawmakers to act on this proposal.

Investing in single-family housing worth the costs

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ERIK OPSAL opinion columnist

he face of Madison has changed frequently over the past few years with the addition of numerous highrise apartments. The recent reconstruction of University Square makes many wonder when it will stop, but, as much as it pains me to say it, this is actually good for the housing market in Madison. By investing millions of dollars on a ridiculously high-rent apartment complex, Steve Brown knew what he was doing. As UWMadison students come from increasingly high-income households—the median annual family income is now about $90,000, according to a 2007 Wisconsin State Journal article—buildings like Lucky and the Aberdeen will continue to ﬁll up fast. Say what you will about lessadvantaged students being squeezed out of UW-Madison (they are), the facts are clear—as more students are

willing to pay for this type of housing, more of it is bound to spring up. But what effect does this market shift have on the cheaper housing further off campus, such as the Bassett and Vilas neighborhoods? As anyone who has lived in one of these houses can attest, they fall to shit. Of course, landlords have been hoodwinking poor college students into renting these apartments for years, knowing they can exploit the high turnover rate for ﬁnancial gain. Combine this with a market shifting toward higher rents and we see a growing number of vacancies, which lead landlords to invest even less money in repairs. All signs point to deteriorating neighborhoods on the outskirts of campus. Soon the city must choose between a hands-off approach and an intervention. According to a recent Wisconsin State Journal article, the Allied Drive neighborhood used to be in a similar situation. Built in the 1960s, the neighborhood targeted upperclassmen and graduate students, but when better options became available closer to campus, vacancies increased and tenant screening became lax, according to the article. Allied Drive

is now one of the most crime-riddled neighborhoods in the city. Since then, Madison has implemented TIF (tax incremental ﬁnancing) districts across the city, including the Bassett, State Street and Capitol Square areas. In the 1990s, when the Bassett neighborhood was struggling, these TIF funds allowed a group of developers to buy up property, rehabbing them into single-family homes, according to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4. “It’s a means to encourage owneroccupied housing in the neighborhood and provide stability,” he said. With the Vilas neighborhood in a similar situation now, Ald. Julia Kerr, District 13, has requested a $50,000 grant to design a strategy to encourage Madison employees—many of whom work for the university or nearby hospitals—to purchase these homes and restore them. With research showing many employees wanting to live closer to work, this may be a suitable option, Kerr said. This grant is a good start, and it will help tighten the student housing market, but more is needed. The Vilas neighborhood must also strive to become a TIF district so it can attract the same kind of developers that rehabilitated the Bassett areas in the 1990s, with the ultimate goal of transforming entire blocks into single-family residences. To do this, it needs an increment generator, or a “money-maker,” according to Verveer, which one of the hospitals could provide. Dilapidated properties can then be taken off the hands of poor landlords, who can no longer afford upkeep, while providing developers a chance to tap a new housing market. There will still be ample low-rent housing available to students, and more buying options close to campus will appeal to UW-Madison staff, hospital staff and other young professionals. It may be an expensive undertaking for developers to convert these homes, and it may cost the city some money in the short-term, but the overall investment is well worth it. Plus, as we’ve seen with buildings like Lucky, expensive is now the norm in Madison, and area developers are willing to pay the price. Erik Opsal is a senior majoring in journalism and political science. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Today’s Sudoku

Beeramid

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Mega Dude Squad

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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.

Where there’s fat, there’s ﬂavor.

Dwarfhead and Narwhal

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The pound cake got its name from the pound of butter it contains.

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

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50 Old salts 51 Zealot’s motivation 58 “Shaft’’ composer Hayes 59 Something to divvy up 60 “As ___’’ (letter closing) 62 Aquarium brightener 63 Ponte Vecchio river 64 Trucker’s wheels 65 German city on the Ruhr 66 Benchley best-seller (with “The’’) 67 Walked on DOWN

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Track teams travel to Drake Relays, Marquette Twilight By Scott Allen THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin men’s track team will focus on relay rather than individual events at the Drake Relays, while the women’s team will be hoping for good weather and regional qualifying marks at the Marquette Twilight this weekend. As one of the premier meets in the Midwest, the Drake Relays will feature Big Ten schools, including Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio State, and other top schools, such as Notre Dame and indoor national champion Arizona State. “It’s a relay meet, so running well means you have to have four guys all do well,” men’s head coach Ed Nuttycombe said. After earnNUTTYCOMBE ing two regional qualifying spots last week and ﬁve the week before, Nuttycombe said the team is on target to perform well at the end of the season but emphasized the team still has a long way to go. “The distance guys opened up fast, and they kind of set the pace,

tournament from page 12 overall. Michalicka has been equally dominant with an 8-2 conference record to go along with a stellar 202 mark since joining UW for the spring season. “I think the seniors have done a great job and, in all aspects in our lineup, the guys are really stepping up,” Van Emburgh said. Even though their focus is on Michigan State and Minnesota, one team Badger players readily admit they’d like to play is Ohio State. The Buckeyes sit as the No. 1 seed in the tournament and the No. 2 team in the nation. Their lone loss came to No. 1 Virginia on Feb. 18, and they beat UW 6-1 on April 6 in Columbus. “We want to play Ohio State so bad, they’ve always been one of our big rivals,” said Sonkin, who was out for the match with the ﬂu. “It would be the most amazing thing to ﬁnish out the Big Ten season.” Women’s Tournament Preview The UW women’s tennis team will face No. 60 Michigan State for the second consecutive time at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Big Ten

spotlight from page 12 New York Jets but also for the fun he liked to have off it. Now athletes are expected to stay clean. Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe were seen as the great match between Hollywood glamour and America’s pastime. But now, seeing Tom Brady out with Gisele Bündchen has such a negative connotation to it that people are disappointed in the MVP. Recently, Arizona Cardinal quarterback Matt Leinart received criti-

olivarez from page 12 freshman year, Olivarez struck out 12 batters against UWGreen Bay. But Olivarez said she was not doing anything special in Wednesday’s outing. “We just go out there and have fun,” she said. She was not afraid to show that she was having fun

so the rest of us just got to follow suit,” junior sprinter James Groce said. “We’re not really worried too much about getting more qualified right now. As a team, the important goal is Big Tens.” Groce, who qualified for regionals in the 400-meter dash and 4x400 relay, will be competing on several sprint relays at Drake. Groce, freshmen Quinn Evans and Andrew Milenkovski and senior Luke Hoenecke will look to improve upon their 3 minutes, 9.08 seconds 4x400-meter relay qualifying effort from three weeks ago. Other relay events include the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x800-meter relays as well as the sprint medley, distance medley and 4x110-meter shuttle hurdle relay. Wisconsin won the meter shuttle hurdle relay at the Sea Ray Relays with seniors Peter Dykstra and Adam Pischke, junior Brennan Boettcher and sophomore Nate Larkin, who recently qualified individually in the 110-meter hurdles. “This will be the widest variety of events that we’ve run,” Nuttycombe said. “We may end up running in all the relays, and we haven’t done that in years, so it’ll be fun.” In addition to the relays, the

Women’s preview The women’s team will send 11 athletes to the Drake Relays, while the rest stay in-state to compete individually at the Marquette Twilight. “It’s really tough to get individuals in the Drake Relays, and we had just horrible weather at Iowa last week,” sprints coach Mark Guthrie said. “So we’re going to take most of our athletes to Marquette so they can compete in their individual events.” The women’s team has qualiﬁed individuals in 10 events so far this season but got only one last weekend, compared to seven the week before. Senior Venus Washington, who qualiﬁed for regionals in the 100meter dash and long jump, ran an impressive 100 meters at the Sea Ray

Tournament in West Lafayette, Ind. The Badgers (2-8, 9-13) handed the Spartans a 5-2 loss last Sunday on Senior Day at Nielsen Tennis Stadium. It was UW’s second-consecutive victory over a ranked Big Ten opponent. The Badgers also defeated then-No. 47 Iowa 6-1 on April 13 in Iowa City, Iowa. “I think if you’re winning at the end of the season, it’s a great indicator that you’ve made improvements along the way,” UW coach Brian Fleishman said. “You win early in the season and lose at the end, it really doesn’t do anything for you. I think we have a lot of momentum going into the tournament, I think we have a lot of conﬁdence going into the tournament. “It feels good to win,” he added. “All the hard work we’ve been putting into it, now the girls realize that it’s paying off.” The team’s two seniors, Chelsea Nusslock and Morgan Tuttle, had a winning hand in two doubles matches as well as a pair of singles contests on Sunday. Tuttle clinched the match with a 6-2, 6-3 win over MSU’s Ally Wickman at No. 6 singles. For the tournament, the Badgers are seeded No. 11 while the Spartans

will occupy the sixth spot. It is the second-straight year the Badgers will hold the No. 11 seed in the tournament. Last year, the Badgers were swept 4-0 in the first round by No. 6 seed Purdue. “We’ll just practice hard [this week], I mean we practice as we play,” Tuttle said. “If we just keep that, and stay positive through adversity, we can hang in there.” Entering the tournament, Michigan State (3-7, 12-12) has lost four consecutive matches and six of its last eight. The Spartans’ last win came on April 6, a 4-3 victory over Iowa in East Lansing, Mich. MSU senior Christine Bader, ranked No. 113 in the country, has knocked off two ranked opponents in five attempts in the spring season. UW junior Liz Carpenter dismantled Bader 6-4, 6-1 last Sunday at the No. 1 singles slot. The winner of Thursday’s match will face No. 3 seed Indiana (8-2, 196) in the quarterfinals Friday. “It’s another dual match for us, but I think for some of the kids it’s good for them to look at it and say, ‘Hey, this is our tournament experience right here, we might not make it to the NCAAs,’” Fleishman said.

cism when pictures of a party he attended were released. Although Leinart should be ashamed that the photos were leaked and that he was caught partying with college kids, whether he deserved the blasts from around the country is debatable. Something has happened to the sports landscape. Today’s media are so hard pressed to keep the continuous stream of news going that anything and everything that can be found on people of interest is being used. Although some of these hot topics

are warranted—like McFadden’s past and Stanley’s troubles—others seem to just be for entertainment. In the end, the high expectations of athletes do, in fact, seem legit. These are regular people who happen to have extraordinary gifts. Whether they asked for them or not is unknown, but it is their responsibility to either use those gifts or get out of the spotlight. If you don’t like current sports media coverage, e-mail Nate at ncarey@dailycardinal.com.

either. Olivarez flashed a big smile after every strike she threw. “[Olivarez] is on fire. I thought that was her best pitching performance all year,” head coach Chandelle Schulte said. However, pitching was not the only part of Olivarez’s game that she brought to the table Wednesday. Her two-run home run in the bottom of the third

inning in the second game provided the icing on the cake, not to mention a little breathing room for the Badgers, who then enjoyed a three-run lead. In the end, it was Olivarez that lit the fire that consumed the Phoenix—only in this tale, there was no resurrection. Olivarez sent the Phoenix back to Green Bay with two losses.

hurdlers, decathletes and ﬁeld-event athletes will compete in their individual events. Good weather will also be conducive to good performances. “We haven’t had good weather at all this year,” Groce said. “It’s either been cold and rainy or cold and windy.” The distance crew will compete in Oregon this weekend, and a few athletes will compete at the Kip Janvrin Open in Indianola, Iowa, outside of Des Moines.

Relays two weeks ago, earning the No. 2 all-time best mark for UW by ﬁnishing in 11.62 seconds. “I guess the training kicked in,” said Washington, who also acknowledged a little help from the wind. “I think a lot of people are thinking about the record more than I am. My goal is just to stay healthy and stay consistent.” Washington is scheduled to compete in the 100-meter dash and long jump as well as a couple sprint relays. “I love getting in that atmosphere [of the Drake Relays],” Washington said. “It’s exciting. There’s a lot of talented competitors there, and it really gets you pumped.” Also competing at Drake will be the hurdlers, heptathletes and a few other athletes. Most sprinters, throwers and ﬁeldevent athletes will hope for good weather in Milwaukee Saturday at the Marquette Twilight. The sprinters, freshman Akaila Cabell and junior Caitlin Dodge, as well as pole vaulter junior Jenny Soceka and sophomore jumper LaQuita Brazil, placed in the top two at Iowa last weekend and will be looking to improve upon their efforts. Junior throwers Amanda Hoeppner and Amy Lewis and senior

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Senior Venus Washington holds the second fastest 100-meter time in UW women’s track history. thrower Kayla Schultz qualiﬁed in one event each and will be looking to qualify in other events at Marquette. The distance crew competed in California last week and will take this weekend off. “We’re close to where we want to be, but we’ve got to start going,” Guthrie said. “We’re going to start giving them their legs back so they’re ready to go by Big Tens.”

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Thursday, April 24, 2008

Wisconsin takes two from rival UW-Green Bay

By Scott Kellogg THE DAILY CARDINAL

Years from now, Wisconsin softball fans may not look back fondly on the 2008 season, but for one afternoon and evening everything went right for the Badgers. Wisconsin (2-14 Big Ten, 14-37 overall) used powerful hitting, solid pitching and ﬂawless defense to sweep UW-Green Bay at home Wednesday, winning the opener 6-1 and the nightcap 4-1. The Phoenix (6-20), who entered with a 10-game losing streak, were just what a struggling Wisconsin team needed to get back on track. “Everything was going right, there’s nothing else to say,” head coach Chandelle Schulte said. “Those were

the best two games we’ve played. I said it all year, that we’ve never ﬁnished a complete game, and we just ﬁnished two.” The Badgers excelled in all facets of the game Wednesday but looked especially impressive on offense. Wisconsin out hit the Phoenix 17-4 in the two games. Four of UW’s hits came off the bat of senior shortstop Lynn Anderson. She hit two home runs— one in each game—and was retired only once by the Phoenix. The blasts were the eighth and ninth home runs for Anderson. “[I was] just trying to hit the ball on the ground,” Anderson said. “I wasn’t thinking home run or anything, just trying to get on base.”

Both of Anderson’s home runs were solo shots to left ﬁeld. Anderson also scored three runs. “I think I was preparing well,” Anderson said. “Before I went to the plate, I just had a mind set of attacking the ball.” Anderson was not the only Badger playing with an aggressive offensive mentality. Schulte encouraged her team to swing early in the count and get the ball in play. “We were going at them a little earlier, [and] at them a little more than we had previously,” Schulte said. Anderson was not the only Badger to use the long ball. Sophomore pitcher Letty Olivarez also homered in the second game for Wisconsin to left-center ﬁeld.

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Sophomore pitcher Letty Olivarez beat the Phoenix with her hitting and pitching as UW won twice Wednesday.

Olivarez also homered in both games of the team’s last doubleheader against Illinois on Sunday. Her power spurt has earned her a promotion in the lineup. She batted in the cleanup spot for both games on Wednesday. “She’s coming into her own right now,” Schulte said. “[She’s] very comfortable, and you can see that at the plate.” Anderson and Olivarez’s power made them standouts on Wednesday, but players across the lineup were collecting hits of their own. Senior catcher Joey Daniels and junior third baseman Theresa Boruta each had multi-hit games in the opener, going 2-for-4 each. And the Badgers got some rare production from the bottom of the batting order as well. Freshman second baseman Livi Abney had two hits in the first game, including a double, and sophomore outfielder Katie Soderberg had two hits in the second game. Both players entered the doubleheader batting under .200. “It’s great when the whole lineup [is hitting] because it doesn’t put that pressure on the 3-4-5 hitters,” Schulte said. The bats made all the noise for Wisconsin, but the pitchers also performed well. Junior Leah Vanevenhoven and Olivarez combined for the first back-to-back complete games for Wisconsin this season. Vanevenhoven (5-22) allowed two hits and an unearned run while striking out eight, and Olivarez (614) allowed two hits and one earned run while striking out a season-high 10 batters. Wisconsin will resume conference play at home this weekend, hosting Ohio State (5-11, 27-20) Friday evening and Saturday afternoon at the Goodman Softball Complex.

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The Badgers have had a tough start to the 2008 season, and sophomore Letty Olivarez has shared in those struggles. But in the past few games, Olivarez has emerged as one of the bright spots on the team. Perhaps her hot streak has something to do with the recent

Wisconsin heat wave. Maybe it reminds her a little of home in Newark, Calif. Whatever it is, Olivarez’s sizzling performances turned into wins for Wisconsin yesterday. Last Sunday, Olivarez hit leadoff home runs in each game of Wisconsin’s doubleheader against Illinois. In doing so, she became the first player in Badger history

to hit lead-off homeruns in consecutive games. Olivarez carried that fire back to Madison Wednesday night and, with senior shortstop Lynn Anderson, propelled the Badgers to 6-1 and 4-1 victories. In the first game of Wednesday’s doubleheader against in-state rival UW-Green Bay, Olivarez batted 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Tournament next step for men’s tennis By Chris Lindeke THE DAILY CARDINAL

The No. 34 UW men’s tennis team is set to begin postseason play this Friday as it takes on the winner of No. 7 seed Minnesota and No. 10 seed Michigan State at the Big Ten Tournament in Iowa City, Iowa. “I think the one thing about our team ... is the guys are really starting to come together and really enjoying each other, and obviously winning helps that as well,” coach Greg Van Emburgh said. “It’s exciting to see the guys grow and continue to look for the challenges that are upon us.” The No. 2 seeded Badgers have reeled off three straight dual match victories, including seven of their past eight—all conference victories. The team’s eight Big Ten victories

during regular season play are the most in UW history. The Badgers (82 Big Ten, 16-8 overall) also notched an 11-0 record at home, the ﬁrst time the program has achieved perfection at Nielsen Tennis Stadium since 1991. Wisconsin swept both potential opponents in back-to-back matches to close the season. The Badgers defeated the Gophers (4-6, 6-16) 7-0 on April 13 in Madison, and cruised past the Spartans (1-9, 12-12) 7-0 last Sunday in East Lansing, Mich. “Either way it’s going to be a dog ﬁght because right now we’re that No. 2 seed and hanging on our shoulders we have a big target on us,” senior Jeremy Sonkin said. “No matter who we play everybody’s going to be gunning, playing their

best tennis.” Senior Nolan Polley was named Big Ten Athlete of the Week for his performance against Iowa on April 12 and Minnesota the next day. The Lexington, Ky., native was 4-0 on the weekend in doubles and singles, including an 8-6 upset victory with sophomore Moritz Baumann at No. 1 doubles over the No. 40 duo of J.P. Ritchie and Bart von Monsjou of the Hawkeyes. Polley, currently ranked No. 109 in the nation, and freshman Marek Michalicka have been the Badgers’ most consistent players during the spring season. Polley recorded a 91 mark in Big Ten dual matches and ﬁnished the regular season 17-4 tournament page 11

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Is spotlight on athletes too bright?

In the second game, Olivarez added pitching to her duties and fueled her fire just a little more. On the mound, she made the Phoenix batters look like a team of high schoolers. She struck out 10 batters, setting a new season high. She missed tying her career high in strikeouts by two. In her

ith the NFL Draft coming up, there’s obviously been a lot of talk about teams, players, crazy owners and where all of this will end up. One of the hot topics has been Darren McFadden, the highly talented and highly publicized running back from Arkansas. McFadden twice had run-ins with the law. In July 2006, he broke his big left toe while trying to kick someone he thought was involved with the attempted theft of his brother’s car outside of a nightclub. The Razorback also got into a ﬁght outside a piano bar in Little Rock last January. However, all of these incidents won’t hinder McFadden from being a top-10 pick in the draft. Unruly athletes seem to be more and more frequent in college athletics. Wisconsin has had its share of black eyes, most notably Booker Stanley. But for every Stanley there is a Lance Smith, who has put his past behind him and genuinely seems to be headed on the right track. The question that then needs to be asked is: Are athletes being held to too high of standards? In today’s world of 24-hour news and the ability to track every move a player makes, the ability for people like McFadden to discretely move on from these types of altercations is nonexistent. Athletes are scrutinized for everything they do, whether good or bad, and the result doesn’t bode well for sports. Wisconsin tries its best to keep its athletes out of the spotlight. The university keeps a shut door on almost all locker rooms and brings individual athletes out for the media to interview. Many sports writers have never been inside the locker rooms, and these are the beat writers who have covered the team for many seasons. Athletes today have to deal with so much more than in the past, and the attitude toward them has changed. Joe Namath used to run around bar hopping, and people loved it. “Broadway Joe” was loved not only for his ability on the football ﬁeld with the

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Olivarez ‘catching ﬁre’ both in batter’s box and on mound for UW By Adam Loferski

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Senior Nolan Polley and the No. 2 seed Badgers will play either No. 7 seed Minnesota or No. 10 seed Michigan State Friday in the Big Ten Tournament. Polley was named the Big Ten Athlete of the Week for his solid play against Iowa and Minnesota. LORENZO ZEMELLA/ THE DAILY CARDINAL