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Sellery Hall robberies raise safety concerns By Erin Banco THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, and Madison Police Department Central District Captain Mary Schauf remind students to be cautious and lock windows and doors during the May 3 Mifﬂin Street Block Party.

Mifﬂin music rules stand By Evan Hall THE DAILY CARDINAL

With the Mifflin Street Block Party just days away, Madison officials reiterated ground rules for the festivities at a neighborhood meeting Tuesday. Students packed the Madison Senior Center to voice questions and concerns of their own, many focusing on a crackdown on noise violations. UW-Madison junior Tom Wangard presented a petition with some 150 signatures from Mifflin residents asking for more reasonable limits on noise violations, but city officials did not budge, saying they had already made concessions to keep the noise level as high as it is. “My biggest concern is the ability to communicate safety both for

my staff and improving the overall safety of this event,” Madison Police Department Central District Captain Mary Schauf said. “You don’t have a right to have your music override your neighbors.” Schauf also emphasized the need for students to take responsibility for their guests. “You have some ownership for the safety of the people who come to your residence to party with you,” Schauf said. “Our biggest priority concern is the safety not only for you, for your property, but for all these people that are attending this event.” Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, who organized the meeting, echoed Schauf’s appeal for accountability and cooperation. Verveer recommended

James Thomson elected to society with highest honors By Erin Banco THE DAILY CARDINAL

Members from the National Academy of Sciences elected UW-Madison stem-cell researcher, WARF member and anatomy professor James Thomson into the society Tuesday. Seventy-two other competitive scientists were selected to join the group along with Thomson. The NAS is a society of scholars who dedicate themselves to helping the future of science, technology and engineering research. More than 200 of its 2,100 members are Nobel Peace Prize winners. According to WARF Managing Director Carl Gulbrandsen, Thomson is a pioneer in his field and was the first to successfully culture and maintain human embryonic stem cells. “He is really the reason why UW-Madison is the center of the universe for stem-cell research,” Gulbrandsen said. Thomson’s lab is involved in producing the first completely defined medium that did not

have other species’ proteins in it. They focus on the study of embryonic stem cells in general and how it is possible for stem cells to replicate any type of cell in the body. Last year, Thomson THOMSON and Junying Yu discovered the genetic reprogramming of human skin-cells. Earlier this year, Thomson was appointed director of regenerative biology at the Morgridge Institute for Research. Gulbrandsen said the distinction of being invited to the NAS is long overdue but well deserved. Scientists from a large spectrum of fields recognize Thomson’s research. “He is in the top echelon of having citations to his papers,” Gulbrandsen said. “He is brilliant, a very focused individual and committed researcher.”

students lock doors and windows and be aware of who their guests are whenever possible. “We can expect thousands and thousands of people to descend on your neighborhood on Saturday,” Verveer said. “Unfortunately a very small percent will be there to commit crimes of opportunity.” Madison Fire Marshal Ed Ruckriegel laid out a number of recommendations for keeping one’s property and home safe during the block party, including avoiding grills and bonﬁres. Ruckriegel warned especially against overcrowding balconies, which he said are prone to collapse. If parties grow out of control,

After several separate incidents over the weekend at Sellery Hall, ofﬁcials reminded residents to lock their doors and take caution while walking at night. According to Sellery Hall Area Coordinator James Franzone, two Sellery Hall residents were harassed by an individual in the ally near the Double Tree Hotel last weekend. One of the victims’ bags was stolen and they left the scene with bruises to the head. That same night in a separate incident, two other Sellery residents had more than $2,000 worth of possessions stolen. The items taken include a laptop, iPod and digital camera. The residents left their door unlocked at night and the individual stole their possessions while

they were sleeping, according to Franzone. “We have camera footage on the first floor, for every exit of the building,” Franzone said. “We have requested that camera footage so that we can view it between the time frame of when they went to bed and when they got up.” With the recent violence on campus, dorm officials are re-evaluating their strategies for safety. Franzone said that it is a constant process to ensure dorm officials do everything possible in terms of securing the facility. “We have implemented things like the automatic locks on the doors, the keys to get up into the stairwells and to get to a floor from the elevators,” he said. sellery page 3

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a law requiring photo identiﬁcation to vote is constitutional, stirring calls for such a law in Wisconsin. Advocates for a voter-ID bill in the Republican-controlled Assembly have stated it is needed to stop voter fraud. Michael Pyritz, spokesperson for state Rep. Jeff Stone, RGreendale, said Stone ﬁrst heard questions and concerns about voting issues in 2000. Stone

authored a voter identification bill in the previous legislative session. According to Pyritz, voters would feel more confident in the legitimacy of elections with such a law, along with a faster voting process. However, Carrie Lynch, spokesperson for state Sen. Russ Decker, D-Weston, said mandatory voter photo identification would decrease the number of voters using same-day registration. voters page 3

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et’s face it. If you’re reading this, you’re probably not expecting to read about the United States’ foreign policy, a better understanding of quantum physics or stock tips. Odds are you think waterboarding is some sort of awesome extreme sport (or sex position), you spend most of your time contemplating the shape of your belly button and you can barely even read, let alone grasp the aforementioned concepts. But still, there is a reason that all six of my readers keep coming back and that, my dear friends, is because I embarrass myself weekly with the aim to give you some sort of new look on life, make you laugh or just make you glad that you’re not me. This week, because I believe in sacriﬁcing myself for the greater good of journalism (and since my

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friends have nagged me), I am giving them their one shining moment, albeit with the worst stories I can possibly recall. We’ll start with this weekend at the Karaoke Kid, a place where I frequently embarrass myself with my famous rendition of “I Touch Myself.” My friends and I were waiting for our turn to sing and were getting bored, so we plotted ways we could entertain ourselves. The result: We lured a drunk 40year-old woman named Barb wearing a neon-orange top away from her mom friends (wearing fannie packs) and into the arms of Jonah, one of my guy friends, whose sole goal (for the sake of 20 dollars) was to give her a wet, juicy, lingering tongue kiss. It was the grossest thing I’d ever seen. Even sicker is that Jonah’s ex-girlfriend was seated next to him and later admitted to me that she was vaguely turned on by the reversepedophile event taking place beside her. She snapped pictures eagerly and tagged them on Facebook

before she went to bed. That night, Jonah took us all out for gyros to celebrate his triumph. Needless to say, he ended up down $2.23. As you might have guessed, alcohol may have played a factor in this incident. Here are some other things my friends have done after a night of drinking. My skinny friend came home from a night at the bars starving. She was craving a hamburger and though she had a pound of beef in the fridge, she didn’t have the will to wait to cook it. So she ate nearly a pound of beef—raw. What I don’t understand is how she didn’t have to sit on her toilet with a garbage bag under her chin to catch the massive amounts of diarrhea or profuse vomiting that might be caused by eating raw meat. Instead, she felt ﬁne and made it a ritual. Another friend of mine peed in her laundry hamper and didn’t remember until the next day after she dug through her pile of laundry in search of a pair of leggings. Needless to say, she was pissed. In the same sort of classy fashion,

my roommate decided that running around the hallways of LaCiel in her birthday suit might help her burn off the 48 Jell-O shots she had taken earlier that night when she was pre-gaming. Not all my friends do stupid things when they drink; others do stupid things when they’re in love. My neighbor recently admitted to me that the reason her phone broke last week was because she dropped it on the kitchen ﬂoor—while she was having phone sex. Suddenly it made sense: No wonder she ran over visibly sweating through her sexiest pajamas, begging to use my phone and clenching what I mistook for a Sharper Image massage wand. Although you might read the above incidents and think it’s cruel to expose my friends, I beg to differ. We all do stupid things—and it’s OK, as long as we learn and one day laugh at them. Just try not to laugh too hard—you might just pee in your hamper. If you’d like to share your most embarrassing moment with Ashley, email her at aaspencer@wisc.edu.

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Kenzer calls for unbiased media Reporting in Israel unfairly assigns guilt, speaker says By Grace Kim THE DAILY CARDINAL

A representative from Honest Reporting accused the media of bias against Israel at a lecture hosted by UW-Hillel Tuesday. Honest Reporting—an organization that works to ensure clear and fair representation of the issues in Israel by monitoring the media in the area—was represented by its National USA Executive Director, Gary Kenzer. According to Kenzer, members from the organization read more than 400 online newspaper editions every day to catch

media biases. Kenzer said Israel is often assumed guilty right away in situations like that of Muhammad Jamal al-Durrah. Durrah, pictured in a photo with his father during a Palestinian-Israeli clash, became a center for debate in 2000. Kenzer said media outlets released the picture of the father huddling with his child, provoking everyone to blame Israel for murdering Durrah. “Israel has to be treated no differently than any other countries around the world. Innocent until proven guilty, not the opposite,” Kenzer said. “Israel is also the same as any other countries around the world, which is it’s not perfect.” According to Kenzer, many recent news stories have cast Israel in a negative light. Kenzer argued reporters are accusing Israel of hindering Jimmy Carter’s peace

mission and standing in the way of peace with Hamas. He added that there are also photo biases in the media that distort the truth, such as portraying just a portion of an image, doctoring the photo or not printing photographs at all. “I thought that it was really interesting to hear and see the huge international media bias against Israel,” UW-Madison international studies major Emily Singer said. “I deﬁnitely think that it’s important to talk about international news to see what other people think and say.” Kenzer emphasized the importance of educating people about the biased media and exposing such cases. “We certainly hope that you will do something with it like telling other people and sending a letter to certain paper that you protest. It takes only two minutes,” he said.

mifﬂin from page 1 Sgt. Dave McCaw of Madison’s Community Policing Team urged students to call him at 608-5762300. McCaw’s unit will be dealing solely with illegal house parties on Saturday, and he said he would willingly clear out any house party, but only at a student’s request. “I will be the bad guy,” McClurg said. “It gets you out of that pressure to end it.”

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UW-Madison junior Angela Cuda, who lives on the 500 block of Mifﬂin, said the increased police presence, including several new video cameras on Mifﬂin Street, could limit the fun but is ultimately necessary for protection. “I think that they’re increasing the surveillance in light of the Zimmermann murder, which is probably a good thing because safety is important to the campus right now,” Cuda said.

Wiscontrepreneur Challenge winners collect $300 for prize The winners of the 100-hour Wiscontrepreneur Challenge will be recognized by Chancellor John Wiley and representatives of the Kauffman Campus advisory committee Wednesday. The winners participated in the challenge on April 17 to try and make the best project possible with $10 to spend on “Surplus With a Purpose” materials.

Judges critiqued the participants in three categories and awarded the best with $300. Matthew Manske won in the “most creative” category with his “I pedal,” designed to help power hand-held devices by using the energy from riding a bicycle. Anastasiya Kvit’s project won in the category of “most value.” She created a colorful UFO coffee

table that also won her the “People’s Choice” award and an additional $100. Jonathon Jackson and Peter Dykstra tied for “most social value created.” Dykstra’s project, “The Space Heater Safety Alarm,” warns users when their space heater has become a risk. Jackson won for his ideas to further market the university’s “We Conserve” campaign.

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Sellery Hall had a training session with UWPD on April 17 where housing ofﬁcials trained by learning about housing issues. Part of the training consisted of walking around the exterior of the dorm and looking for physical safety issues like lighting and tall bushes. Sergeant Mark Silbernagel from UWPD praised University Housing for its continued effort to improve dorm safety and for their cooperation with the department. “UWPD has liaison ofﬁcers that are assigned to each of the residence halls to monitor the hallways at night and to help foster a safe environment,” he said. Silbernagel encouraged students to visit http://www.upwd.wisc.edu/ for safety tips in dorms and across campus as a whole.

“I think it would definitely have the effect of having less people show up for same-day voting because if they get to the polls and find out ‘I need an ID,’ they can’t get it that day,” Lynch said. In addition, she said mandatory photo identification would cause voter disenfranchisement problems in the state. Opponents of such measures have stated the bill would disproportionately affect minorities, the elderly and students. While opinions differ on the need of photo identification, Kevin Kennedy, director and general counsel of the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, said voter fraud is not

a prevalent issue in Wisconsin elections. “The actual instances of fraud in Wisconsin are very limited,” Kennedy said. “Most of them are going to be the kind that you are going to detect post-election. They’re not going to be identified through picture ID.” Kennedy stated a voter photo identification law would increase confidence in legitimacy of the elections, but it would be difficult for some residents to gain an ID to satisfy the law. A change in state law before the 2008 presidential election is unlikely, as the Legislature is not in regular session until January 2009. A voter ID bill passed the Assembly but failed in the Senate in the previous session.

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oday marks the first biweekly print edition of The Capital Times and its start as a primarily online news source. The Capital Times is the first daily newspaper in the country to basically eliminate its print circulation and run most of its content online. The Capital Times’ presence in Madison has lasted 90 years, and although the platform may change, its legacy and importance will remain. A significant aspect which will allow The Capital Times to remain as a major news source in Madison is its relationship with madison.com. As long as The Capital Times’ website is under madison.com’s umbrella, captimes.com will continue to get hits and readers. This relationship is key for continued readership of city’s progressive news provider. In securing a mainly online platform, The Capital Times will be able to address breaking news better than any print news source in

Madison. The online version of the formerly print-based publication has the ability to become more than just the “progressive news source.” And although the shift to online may seem like a failure, it is an opportunity to reach readers where they sit most often: in front of a computer. This opportunity can put The Capital Times at the forefront as a progressive business. The web publication has the potential to be more successful because audiences are seeking information constantly, and The Capital Times is in the best position to provide a constant stream of information in a medium that people use most frequently. Between its two weekly editions and online content, The Capital Times has the platform it needs to maintain its status as a community resource. If the publication extends its ﬁghting editorial spirit to its business model, it will pave the way for future newspapers that head to the web.

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Obama’s bid tarnished by Rev. Wright’s speech MATT JIVIDEN opinion columnist

here are a myriad of reasons why I’m hesitant to write about Rev. Jeremiah Wright this week. Wright’s comments have indirectly, yet purposefully, become tied to Obama’s campaign. This has not been ethical, nor does it serve to foster the political discussions this country so desperately needs at this point. There has been a media saturation which, by far, has been sensational over substantive. Although news media has focused on Wright, little attention has been paid to the pastors afﬁliated with John McCain. These include Texas televangelist John Hagee—who has said Hurricane Katrina was God’s punishment against New Orleans for hosting a homosexual parade, that the Jews brought the Holocaust upon themselves by “turning away from the true God,” and Catholicism is a “false cult,” which contributed to Hitler’s anti-semitic views. When Hagee endorsed McCain earlier this year, McCain said he was “proud” to have the pastor’s support. Six years after labeling the “late great” Rev. Jerry Falwell one of the political “agents of intolerance” in 2000, McCain delivered the commencement address at Falwell’s Liberty University. Regardless, I’m not here to make excuses for Wright—whose most recent course of action has been, at the very least, damaging to Obama’s campaign. Most recently Wright has hit the

press circuit, saying some outlandish things claiming, “Africans have a different meter, and Africans have a different tonality.” “Europeans have seven tones, Africans have five. White people clap differently than black people. Africans and African-Americans are rightbrained, subject-oriented in their learning style,” he said. “They have a different way of learning.” He also defended his claim that the government may have invented the AIDS virus—citing the Tuskegee experiment. Obama officially condemned Wright’s statements, saying, “When I say I find these comments appalling, I mean it. It contradicts everything I’m about and who I am.” It was a good move from Obama—perhaps even one which was overdue. However, it is somewhat saddening that Obama is constantly required to answer for the actions of his pastor. It is debatable as to what effect Wright’s remarks will have on the election, but the burning question remains: Why does he continue despite the fact that his much-publicized derisive rhetoric is significantly damaging Obama’s campaign? Perhaps it makes some sense that Obama’s “post-racial” campaign is not being spared Wright’s rhetoric. The post-racial mentality does stand in stark contrast with Wright’s longstanding ideology—an image of black identity that has been forged as a reaction to the milieu of systematic marginalization and oppression. The circumstances that shaped this identity are by no means contrived and to some extent continue to this day, but their manifestations via Wright in this election cycle may stymie the conceivable progress which Obama’s campaign could achieve. Wright seems to be taking this as a chance to further his own ideology by exploiting the issue of race in America as he sees it via the Obama candidacy,

which has thus far emphasized unity and the often overlooked and vast common ground among ethnic groups. If you watched Wright on the press junket this week, it seems abundantly clear that hubris and pride also seem to play their part. He often seemed petulant and patronizing in his tone as he parlayed his 30 seconds of fame into a full 15 minutes. In parts of his address to the NAACP he played like a poor man’s Chris Rock—his words were not funny enough to be comedy, yet not nearly insightful enough to be preached from the pulpit. In short, according to Obama, Wright has “caricatured himself.” Wright’s criticisms didn’t exclude Obama—whose he charged with political pandering, saying “he says what he has to say as a politician.” I wouldn’t call what Obama is doing pandering to the white community (which seems to be what Wright is implying). Instead, I would argue Obama is attempting to appeal to the predominantly similar sensibilities within the black and white communities. Obama is attempting to win an election in a predominantly white country, but certainly not at the expense of the black community. No one is suggesting that Obama (or his constituency) must forget the sordid racial history of the United States, or that his ascent to presidency would negate the previous atrocities, but perhaps a realistic way to make the future better is to stop focusing on the things that make us different. Instead of focusing on trivial issues we could focus on the vast majority of important and pressing issues upon which people across all races and social strata agree. That seems to be the road Obama is trying to take— without much help from Wright or the mass media. Matt Jividen is a senior majoring in history. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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to while jamming out in the privacy your own room or as Ashlee Simpson’s new album background music while chilling dropped last Tuesday and hit hard with friends, but it would benwith 11 tracks of rocking, girl-power efit from a solid ballad. Only the beats. Bittersweet World will likely last track, “Never Dream Alone,” appeal to Simpson’s fans, but it is slows it down for three minutes of thoughtdoubtful she’ll reach CD REVIEW ful reflection any new listeners, about... well, besides several anxiety-ridden teenagers. it’s hard to tell, Simpson is still but she sounds jamming to the awfully sad beat of her own about it. The drum—as she says song showcases on this album, she her vocal ability Bittersweet World still likes to “color well. She is by Ashlee Simpson outside of the no means a phenomenal vocallines” and is likely trying to be more of a badass ist, but her voice is pleasant to than she really is. She may have listen to with its distinctive low, a harder time standing out in the brassy tone. Many fans posted on crowd now with her new nose. This album is fun to listen Simpson’s website about the THE DAILY CARDINAL

album, and the overall consensus is positive. They appreciate that she maintains her image and is not influenced by the trend of young female stars conforming to the gaudy, drug-addicted ways of the Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton clique. Simpson’s fans praise her masterfully artistic lyrics and her ability to connect to her audience, but this may be a bit of a stretch to say about Bittersweet World. For all the bashing, the younger Simpson will always have a fan base. Maybe she is corny and tries a little too hard to define herself as an edgy, rocker chick, but the album is fun overall. Simpson’s fans will enjoy this party-style album, but it is unlikely that she has any Grammys in her near future.

his weekend, “Iron Man,” the first summer blockbuster of the season opens nationwide. Being the oracle I am, I wanted to make some predictions so my genius could be preserved for all times. (In the interest of full disclosure, I was 100 percent sure last year’s “Transformers” would fail. Damn you, Optimus Prime!) Also in the interest of keeping my readers, I will refrain from talking about “The Dark Knight” as long as I can. Prediction No. 1 “The Incredible Hulk” will be the second straight critical failure for the Hulk. The last movie that had this much infighting and arguments over the script and creative control was M. Night Shyamalan’s “Lady in the Water,” a film so reviled that a tell-all novel was written about the director’s downfall. Edward Norton rewrote “Hulk’s” script, basically co-directed the film and wanted a say in the film’s final cut—sounds like a calamity of Shyamalanian proportions. By the way, I predict it will still make $150 million. Hulk buy big and tall shirt store! Prediction No. 2 The battle of the sexes will be decided July 18: “Mamma Mia!” vs. “The Dark Knight” (sorry). Those unfortunate men who lose that battle can at least take solace in watching Pierce Brosnan as trapped as they are. Speaking of solace, as soon as I see “TDK,” I can begin my countdown to Bond 22, “Quantum of Solace,” in earnest. Prediction No. 3 The battle of the comedians will be decided June 20: Mike Myers’ “The Love Guru” vs. Steve Carell’s “Get Smart.” As art imitates life, this June 20 match-up features an American government agent against someone who speaks with an accent and has a faith we don’t fully understand. John McCain says we could watch these

Prediction No. 4 Sci-fi nerds have moved on... “XFiles 2” marks the end of Gillian Anderson as a geek sex symbol: “The X-Files” went off the air six years ago. No one who hasn’t spent that time replaying the DVDs by the light of their alien head lamp will care. Most other nerds are counting down to the premiere of “Star Trek” in March. Prediction No. 5 “Speed Racer”: The Wachowskis:: Waterloo: Napoleon: The Wachowskis used up most of their good will by unleashing sequels to “The Matrix” on an unsuspecting public. The acting looks hammy, the premise sounds shaky and the special effects look like an acid trip. However, hoards of stoned teenagers will call it the trippiest movie since “Yellow Submarine.” Prediction No. 6 Someone will recall that at one point Will Smith’s film “Hancock” was titled “Tonight, He Comes.” Millions of teenage boys join in laughter. Prediction No. 7 “Wall-E” will be the best-reviewed film of the summer. Pixar has a phenomenal track record for bringing both unique and entertaining films. Their past three efforts have all yielded one of their respective year’s best films: “The Incredibles,” “Finding Nemo” and “Ratatouille.” As a film essentially without audible dialogue, critics will be knocking each other over to sing the praises of another masterpiece. And from what I hear, Roger Ebert has a mean uppercut. Prediction No. 8 “Indiana Jones” will be the highest-grossing movie of the year: George Lucas can afford to eat another day— bring on the tauntaun steaks! Also falling somewhere in the top five this summer, although I’m not entirely sure in what order: “Iron Man,” “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,” “The Dark Knight”—once again, sorry—and “Hancock.” If you still aren’t ready to give up your “I love Mulder and Scully” t-shits, let Brad know at boron@wisc.edu.

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Today’s Sudoku

Beeramid

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Mega Dude Squad

By Stephen Guzetta and Ryan Lynch rplynch@wisc.edu

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

Dwarfhead and Narwhal

By James Dietrich jbdietrich@wisc.edu

Happy birthday to you, you, you and nine million other you’s. You share your birthday with at least nine million other people in the world.

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

The Crackles

By Simon Dick srdick@wisc.edu What is that?

It’s my digeridoo. I’m trying out for the marching band.

Anthro-apology

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1 Music lover’s collection 6 Sunday whisper or shout 10 Inspirational tennis champ 14 Opposite of cathode 15 Better for the nosher 16 “Saint Joan” playwright 17 Certain audition 19 Without question 20 Deerstalker, for one 21 “These Are the Special Times’’ singer 22 Drops a line 24 New York team 25 One who’s done for 26 Garden shelters 29 Phone part 32 Quite a distance 33 Smelling things? 34 Avg., sizewise 35 Wicked 36 Abandon 37 Provider of a one-way ride 38 TV attorney Matlock 39 Part of Argentina’s capital 40 TiVo feature 41 Thumbelina’s creator 43 Financial report column

44 Make parallel 45 Some pantry ﬁllers 46 River immortalized by Smetana 48 Snatches 49 Celebrity mother of twins, informally 52 Stylish magazine 53 Summer havens 56 Futurist of a sort 57 Board at the track 58 Art mart buy, perhaps 59 Szechwan sauces 60 “You missed a ___!’’ 61 Back-to-the past style DOWN

1 Morse code T 2 Peruvian of yore 3 Work in the mail room 4 Start of a musical scale 5 Sowing machines 6 Some harmonizers 7 Bearing 8 Brief strangers? 9 Financial statement ﬁgure 10 Birthplace of a saint 11 One who has no trouble developing? 12 Snowshoe rabbit, for one 13 They often get ﬂeeced 18 Immature parasites 23 Speaks ill of

24 One of the ﬁlmmaking Coens 25 Rash treatments 26 Bio 101 subject (Var.) 27 Split 28 Dead end 29 Put down the hatch 30 Desist partner 31 Bittern relative 33 Seductress 36 Turns one’s stomach 37 Small fry 39 Tenor’s moment 40 Witty word whiz 42 Those who deserve respect 43 Porcine star of 1998 45 West Pointer 46 Barracks break 47 Toast topper 48 U.S./European force 49 Be less than serious 50 Offensive expression 51 Site of Norway’s Parliament 54 Short ﬂight 55 Fictional union activist Norma ___ Webster

You’re trying out for marching band as a digeridoo player?

Nothing...I guess I just never imagined Swingtown being played with a digeridoo before.

What’s wrong with that?

By Eric Wigdahl wigdahl@wisc.edu

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No. 1: Football: Iowa 30, Wisconsin 7, Nov. 20, 2004—The Badgers were one game away from Pasadena, Calif., in three of the four years I was here. But unlike UW’s loss at Michigan in 2006 and its loss at Illinois in 2007, this opportunity came in the Big Ten finale and the Badgers took the field knowing a win meant a trip to the Rose Bowl. But Wisconsin never competed, and we were halfway back to Madison by the time the Hawkeyes were celebrating a share of the conference title that eluded the Badgers. Top Five Winners No. 5: Football: Wisconsin 23, Michigan 20, Sept. 24, 2005—While Barry Alvarez’s final season ended on a sour note, his final conference season started with one of the more memorable wins this decade. My doctor told me that morning I shouldn’t go to the game because I had a partially collapsed lung. Like I was really going

to miss this one. And when John Stocco scored the game winner on an improbable quarterback keeper with 24 seconds remaining, I hardly noticed my short breaths and constant gasps for air. No. 4: Men’s Basketball: Wisconsin 65, Michigan State 63, Big Ten Tournament Semiﬁnals, March 15, 2008—Down 12 with over 10 minutes to go, I turned to Tim Shovers from WSUM and asked him, “Is it over?” “Yeah, it’s over.” “I agree.” But it wasn’t. Wisconsin capped an improbable comeback with the perfect way to end the rivalry between seniors Michael Flowers and Drew Neitzel. Flowers tipped a pass intended for the Spartan guard and beat him down the court to lay in the winning bucket. Flowers was just that much quicker and that much better. Luckily for Badger fans, the Bo Ryan-Tom Izzo rivalry lives on. No. 3: Men’s Hockey: Wisconsin 2, Boston College 1, NCAA

Championship, April 8, 2006—I was never a big enough hockey fan to consider any of their losses “devastating,” but this game was certainly among the best. The Frozen Four is a very underrated event and with Milwaukee as the host city, the Bradley Center was the perfect venue for the Badgers to win it all. The game had everything. UW executed an exciting comeback and Boston College nearly tied it with a last-second shot that hit the post as time expired. No. 2: Men’s Basketball: Wisconsin 77, Penn State 41, March 5, 2008— So many big wins followed by coming

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 up one game short. But on this day the Badgers were just too good and the Big Ten Championship was theirs. The fans charged the court for the ﬁrst time in my four years here and it certainly won’t be a memory I forget anytime soon. No. 1: Football: Wisconsin 38, Minnesota 34, Oct. 15, 2005—This was a comeback that might not ever happen again in Badger football history. Down 34-24 with 3:27 to go, Stocco took the ﬁeld and marched his offense 71 yards for a score in just a minute and 17 seconds, connecting with Brandon Williams for a 17-yard touchdown. The ensuing

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on-side kick was bobbled, kicked and ﬁnally recovered by the Gophers at their own eight-yard line. After running for 249 yards on 40 carries, Laurence Maroney was held to just nine on three straight carries, leaving Minnesota to punt on 4th and 1. The Badgers sent pressure and punter Justin Kucek bobbled the snap, rolled to his right and tried to get it off. But Jonathan Casillas blocked it and Ben Strickland recovered the ball in the end zone to give the Badgers an amazing win. If you would like to share your favorite moments in UW sports with Adam, e-mail him at hoge@wisc.edu.

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Rundhaug leads the UW pack By Scott Allen THE DAILY CARDINAL

Reminiscing of the good, the bad, the UW

ith two columns to go (including this one) it’s time to start letting the memories flow. Consider this the beginning of the end of “A Hoge in One”—although one could easily make the argument it was the beginning of the end two years ago when I wrote my first column. We’ll start this week with some Badger memories, some as a fan, some as a member of the media. But this is college and while I followed every rule the media has to follow, I never forgot I was still a student paying out-of-state tuition and had a right to enjoy the wins after the stories were written. Looking back, there were some ups and downs, but it was all fun. Here are the five most heartbreaking games I witnessed in person along with the five most exciting wins: Top Five Heartbreakers No. 5: Men’s Basketball: Illinois 75, Wisconsin 65, Jan. 25, 2005— My two buddies and I managed to get free nosebleed seats from the UW ticket office the day of the most anticipated home game in years. Illinois was undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the country, while Wisconsin was in the midst of a 38-game home winning streak. It’s the only game I’ve ever experienced where a seat in the last row of the upper deck felt like a courtside seat. The crowd was unbelievable, but unfortunately, so were the Illini. That team, the 2005 NCAA-runner up, was the best college team I’ve ever seen in person (and that includes the run-in I had with 2008 NCAA Champion Kansas in Detroit this season). I felt honored to see it in person. No. 4: Football: Iowa 20, Wisconsin 10, Nov. 12, 2005—No one wanted Barry Alvarez to leave Camp Randall with a win more than his players, and it appeared he would when the Badgers came out and built a 10-0 lead after their first three possessions. But they would never score again as the Hawkeyes racked up 20 unanswered points. No. 3: Men’s Basketball: Davidson 73, Wisconsin 56, NCAA Regional Semifinal, March 28, 2008—This will be one I never forget because it was my last basketball game as a UW student and it wasn’t exactly how I wanted it to end. I knew the Badgers could lose, but no one thought they actually would. The worst part was that Bo Ryan’s squad got thoroughly beat and played their worst half of basketball of the season at exactly the wrong time. Oh, and Stephen Curry was unbelievable (33 points). No. 2: Men’s Basketball: Ohio State 49, Wisconsin 48, Feb. 25, 2007—This was the hardest game I covered in my two years as the men’s basketball beat writer. Wisconsin seemingly had the game wrapped up before Kammron Taylor missed the front end of a 1-and-1 and Mike Conley, Jr. hit the Big Ten Conference Championship-winning runner just seconds later. memories page 7

With her ﬁnal track performance as a Wisconsin Badger about six weeks away, senior distance runner and fourtime All-American Katrina Rundhaug wants to go out with a bang. “I think I have some pretty lofty goals, but I think I can achieve them,” Rundhaug said. “I deﬁnitely want

to win the Big Ten title—teamwise and individually in the 10k. My goal is to be top three at nationals in the 10k—that would be my highest ﬁnish ever—and I want to run at the Olympic Trials at the end of June.” Anyone familiar with Rundhaug knows these goals are attainable. She already won the Big Tens twice—this indoor season in the 5000

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Katrina Rundhaug is a leader for the Wisconsin women’s distance team, and hopes to ﬁnish her senior season with a Big Ten title.

meters and in the 10,000 meters outdoor in 2005. In March, she took fifth at the indoor NCAA championships in the 5k. She’ll have to shave 34 seconds from her 10k personal best to hit the Olympic Trials 32:45 automatic “A” standard. Rundhaug already achieved the 34:00 “B” standard this season and could sneak into the top 24 who make the trials if she gets close to the “A” cutoff. “I definitely think I’m capable of it,” Rundhaug said. For her season opener, Rundhaug traveled with the men’s team to compete against some of the best in the NCAA as well as a few professional runners. She placed ninth behind Iowa’s Meghan Armstrong, in 33:29.48, just meeting the 33:30 automatic qualifying standard for the NCAA national championships. “I think I was a little more worn out than I thought I was,” Rundhaug said. “But, I still got the national qualifier, and that’s what mattered.” Besides Armstrong, Diane Nukuri of Iowa is another top competitor. Rundhaug is currently ranked No. 5 in the NCAA for the 10k, while Nukuri and Armstrong are second and fourth, respectively. “I’m really excited to start the outdoor season, and I feel like it is just starting because I counted the early 10k as the end of indoor season,” Rundhaug said. Rundhaug and five other Badgers will aim for NCAA Midwest Regional qualifying marks in the 5000 meters this weekend at the Iowa Twilight Meet. “This is a kind of a see-whereI-am-before-Big-Tens meet,” Rundhaug said. Three other distance runners qualified for regionals so far. Senior Ann Detmer and junior Gwen Jorgensen got through in the 1500 meters, while junior Sarah Hurley qualified in the 3000 meter steeplechase.

Alicia Pabich, Leah Coyle, Maggie Hippman, Kait Hurley and Ashley Benson are among the other members of the distance crew looking for fast times Saturday. “Our [distance] team has come a long way since my first year here,” Rundhaug said. “We started with a much smaller team with not much depth at all. We’ve definitely come a long way.” In her fifth year, Rundhaug is one of few remaining team members to have trained under Peter Tegen, who coached UW distance from 1974 to 2003. While the 1980s and ‘90s were the heyday for UW women’s cross country, and Tegen earned 15 Big Ten cross country titles in his career, he passed the team off to current women’s head track coach Jim Stintzi while it was in a bit of a slump. “The first year was definitely a tough year for coach Stintzi, but he’s done an amazing job rebuilding the team,” Rundhaug said. “He has a lot of confidence in all of us, and he’s developed us to help us meet our potential. I have a lot of confidence that the program will keep growing and keep getting better and better.” Rundhaug predicted the women’s team would pick up several qualifying marks at the Iowa Twilight this weekend and said her training is going well. Although she has nationals and the Olympic Trials on her mind, for now, Rundhaug is focused on putting up team points for UW at the Big Tens May 16-18. A team title is one of the few accomplishments missing from her résumé. “I truly believe that we’re going to be in the hunt for the Big Ten title. [Winning] would be an amazing finish to my season,” said Rundhaug, who would probably have to score at least 15 points for that to be possible. “I would be ecstatic to have won a Big Ten title as a team.”

Serving an ace: Men’s tennis earns NCCA bid By Chris Lindeke THE DAILY CARDINAL

The No. 33 Wisconsin men’s tennis team earned an at-large bid into the 2008 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championships, the NCAA announced Tuesday afternoon. For the second consecutive season, the Badgers (17-9) will face the Washington Huskies, currently ranked 32nd in the nation, in the first round of the tournament. If they win against Washington, the Badgers will head to Los Angeles to play May 9 or May 10, against third-seeded UCLA, the regional’s host team, or its opponent Eastern Washington. The official date and time have not been set. The Bruins are currently No. 3 in the country, while the Eastern Washington Eagles, champion of the Big Sky Conference, is currently unranked. Last season, the Badgers, making their ﬁrst NCAA Tournament appearance since 1998, defeated the No. 32 Huskies 4-3 on May 11, 2007, in South Bend, Ind. Moritz Baumann, then a freshman, broke a 3-3 tie with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 upset victory over the Huskies’ Alex Slovic, ranked No. 64 at the time, at the No. 1 singles slot. The Badgers handed Washington its ﬁrst opening round loss since 2000.

UW was then swept 4-0 in the next round by No. 5 Notre Dame, a perennial powerhouse. The Badgers finished at No. 32 in the season’s final poll, the highest season-ending national ranking in school history. This year’s at-large appearance marks the 14th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament for the Huskies (14-9). The Huskies lost five of their last seven matches in the regular season following a sevenmatch winning streak. Washington is led by No. 94 junior Patrik Fischer at No. 1 singles. Classmate David Chu, who plays mostly at the No. 5 singles spot, leads the team with 24 singles victories. On Feb. 17, the Huskies were defeated 4-1 by then-No. 11 Illinois, an opponent the Badgers faced twice this season. The Badgers took down Illinois 5-2 in Madison on March 30, but were beaten 4-1 by the Fighting Illini last Saturday at the Big Ten Tournament in Iowa City, Iowa. Five other Big Ten foes join the Badgers in the tournament. Ohio State, the tournament’s No. 2 overall seed, received an automatic bid by winning last weekend’s conference tournament. The Illini received the No. 15 seed for an at-large bid. Penn State, Michigan and Indiana also received at-large invitations.

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Moritz Baumann came through last year for UW as a freshman, and will be counted on to continue his postseason success.