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Audit ﬁnds mishandling of federal funds at UW By Megan Orear THE DAILY CARDINAL

Although state agencies allocate most federal funds properly, an audit conducted recently by the Legislative Audit Bureau revealed state agencies mishandled federal grants in a few significant areas during the 2007-’08 fiscal year. Mishaps occurred at a few UW campuses in disbursing federal funds, creating a total of $142,169 in disputed use of federal money. “Given the amount of federal funding that we manage, this is a very, very small fraction,” UW System spokesperson David Giroux said. “Nonetheless, we take these findings very seriously.” According to the report, UWMadison, UW-Milwaukee and UWOshkosh did not request federal reimbursement for student financial aid in a timely manner, costing a loss of $183,500 to the state in interest. All three campuses reimbursed the remaining balances and pledged to work toward more timely transactions. The audit found issues at many of the campuses concerning moni-

toring the enrollment statuses of students. Because of a technical error, four UW-Parkside students whose enrollment statuses rendered them ineligible for aid received financial aid, costing the federal government $28,982. UW-Parkside has made necessary changes to assure this mistake does not happen again. “In each of these cases, our campuses have specifically responded to these findings, and have in most cases already taken the corrective action,” Giroux said. Gov. Jim Doyle created the new Office of Recovery and Reinvestment to monitor stimulus funds. The LAB will play a role in monitoring those funds as well. LAB Financial Audit Director Carolyn Stittleburg said allocating the incoming federal stimulus dollars will be a big job, but she is hopeful that agencies have the proper systems in place to make sure they are spent according to federal regulations. “I would say generally overall the agencies do have good controls in place, and hopefully they’ll be able to spend these funds in an efficient manner,” Stittleburg said.

Remembering Brittany

Part four of four Campus safety continues to improve after Zimmermann’s tragic death

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Last year’s All-Campus Party included a battle of the bands.

WASB to host OK Go for 2009 All-Campus Party By Melanie Teachout THE DAILY CARDINAL

UW-Madison students and faculty will have the chance to watch OK Go, the infamous treadmill dancers and singers, at the Wisconsin Alumni Student Board’s tenth annual All-Campus Party. The band will wrap up the week’s events, which are set to begin April 18. “All-Campus Party is the nation’s largest alcohol-free party at a college. It’s a week full of free events put on by WASB for students from students,” Mike Jurken of WASB said. According to WASB member Lisa Kibiloski, events for students

include Breakfast with Bucky, Bucky’s State Fair, All-Campus Idol, Club Bucky, Wear Red, Get Fed Pizza Lunch, Kickball Kickoff and the Spring Football Game. The winner of All-Campus Idol will get the chance to perform during the concert April 24 and will attend the American Idol Finale event in Los Angeles, Calif. Along with the 2009 All-Campus Idol Winner, performers Friday night will include We The Living, the Nod, and the main band, OK Go. Artists such as Talib Kweli, Ben Kweller, Common, Better than Ezra

Tears ﬂowed and bells chimed on the UW-Madison campus Thursday as family, friends and members of the university community gathered to remember slain student Brittany Zimmermann on the one-year anniversary of her death. Mourners gathered at the base of the Carillon Tower as the bells tolled 21 times, one for each year of her life, at 12:20 p.m., the time Zimmermann was killed in her off-campus apartment April 2 of last year. The homicide ignited an urgent sense of personal safety awareness across campus at the time of Zimmermann’s death, and though the university has taken great strides in expanding security, improvements are still being made one year later.

Crisis response on campus When word of Zimmermann’s homicide reached university officials, University Communications spokesperson John Lucas said the campus’ crisis response mode instantly kicked into gear. “The police have a plan that’s the same, whether it’s a Virginia Tech-style shooting or if Van Vleck floods and they have to cancel classes,” Lucas said. “There’s a very set way the university is prepared to respond no matter what kind of situation.” For campus officials, the first priority is to assess the situation at hand and determine if there is any immediate danger to students, faculty and staff. Lucas said relaying information and keeping the campus community informed is then of the utmost importance.

The university developed a more efficient way to do this last May with the debut of the WiscAlerts text message system. University officials also launched the “Safety 24/7” campaign and website in August, urging students returning to campus for the fall semester to always be conscious of their personal safety. Improving the 911 center With a collaboration of university and city officials simultaneously dealing with the Zimmermann case, the importance of communication extended far beyond campus borders. Zimmermann’s mishandled call to the Dane County 911 Center stirred controversy, but the call also instigated several changes at the center within zimmermann page 3

DISTRICT 8 THROWDOWN A preview to the April 7 election

If you could only fulﬁll one of your campaign promises while in ofﬁce, what would it be? Bryon Eagon: “To improve campus and downtown safety and that is why I have unveiled a detailed safety plan. I want to look at short-term action and long-term solutions to make public safety a viable goal.” Mark Woulf: “I promise to commit myself to making our campus area a safer place. I will strive to make our streets safer by accomplishing goals of funding for street lighting and neighborhood watch programs, combined with a long-term goal of changing the way we look at crime as a city as a whole.”

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Account Settings Network: 9th Circle of Hell, Lake of Frozen Blood and Guilt Select Applications: We’re Related! – Connect with former family members who also failed to keep the faith. Scrabbulost – The most frustrating game of Scrabble ever! No vowels! iSpamU – Spam your friends! This app sporadically makes posts on all your friends’ walls about bogus websites. CreeperPoke – Randomly pokes people you don’t talk to anymore, even total strangers! What’s on Your (Racist) Mind? – Automatically generates racist, epithet-laced tirades in your status updates for all to see. Talk about

embarrassing! Upload friend lists from Facebook to your new account (luckily, 99.7% of your former friends are members of FacebookHell)? Hell yes. (Please note: Since Facebook already retains all damning evidence such as photos of you doing Asian eyes, embarrassing drunken posts from freshman year on that girl-who-you-never-even-met’s wall and a complete list of every one of your totally tool-ish status updates for all eternity, part of your punishment will require you to review all the mortifying Facebook escapades of your former life. SUCH IS THE WILL OF BEELZEBUB, LORD OF THE FLIES) Privacy Settings Note: FacebookHell automatically allows everyone who hates you to view and update your full proﬁle, including those who come to hate you because of said updates. Please notify me whenever someone: Yes No Pokes me o Prods me o Brands me with the mark of the beast o Prays for me, though it shall be of no avail o Publish to the News Feed whenever I: Add a friend Make a wall post Change relationship status (get dumped)

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laughed out loud when I read your column last week, because I have fantasies about one of my professors, too! Can you talk a little bit more about making those fantasies a reality—can I get in trouble for sleeping with my professor? Or can he get in trouble? Thanks, A+ Student Dear A+, First off, you’re asking the wrong sex columnist; I met my fiancé while he was a house fellow in my dorm, and he was later fired for “inappropriate relations with a resident.” As you can probably deduce, that resident was me. Since my standards of appropriateness are clearly flawed, I deferred to some experts in the field for this one: a female lecturer in the chemistry department, a male horticulture TA, three former house fellows and some official university guidelines and policies. The short answer: “They can’t stop you, [but] it is made clear that it is not in your best interests to pursue a personal relationship,” the TA says. Specific policies vary by department, but the official University of Wisconsin-Madison Statement of Consensual Relationships says “amorous” relationships “have the potential for extremely serious consequences and ought to be avoided.” The statement goes on to require “suitable arrangements be made for the objective evaluation of the student, employee or prospective employee” should such a relationship arise. The house fellow handbook devotes two paragraphs (of 43 pages) to “consensual romantic and/or sexual relationships.” You can find them in the

The fact that there are potential consequences doesn’t escape many of us, and ultimately, the presence of those potential consequences could (you know, potentially) make the sex that much more appealing.

So, by the books, the person with the power/status advantage must notify their immediate supervisor. Then the supervisor has the responsibility to make some arrangements, I guess, though according to a female former house fellow, even conflicts that could be “mitigated” beforehand often aren’t: “Putting a flirty, attractive female on a horny male floor probably was not the best call.” So much for clear direction. The individuals I spoke to were pretty clear on these policies, but also provided real-world (and, in some cases, “done-that”) perspectives. When asked about official policy, the chem lecturer said, “If you do sleep with a student, you must remove yourself from any ability to grade that student,” although she also noted that in the chemistry department, the policy is generally “not to sleep with students.” Coming from a prof or TA’s point of view, this makes sense: “Nearly all the risk lies with the person in a position [of power],” observes the TA. “The [potential risks include] lawsuits, loss of job, and professional isolation.” The lecturer echoes that last point: “TAs that have flirted

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sexual harassment section. After noting that the university provides “clear direction” to individuals seeking to engage in such relationships, it states, “The individual with the power or status advantage must notify his or her immediate supervisor. The supervisor has the responsibility for making arrangements to eliminate or mitigate a conflict where consequences might prove detrimental to the university or to either party in the relationship.”

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with students or talked about attraction to them have been scorned in my experience... It really comes across as lecherous and nasty, like your priorities are out of order.” OK, fine. But—hot damn—the way my professor looks deep into my eyes and talks about masculine sexuality just trips my trigger. “Many people do do it without incident,” observes the TA, and multiple instances cropped up in my small sample. So despite the long-ass list of potential consequences, the fact that there are potential consequences doesn’t escape many of us, and ultimately, the presence of those potential consequences could (you know, potentially) make the sex that much more appealing. Finally, you ask if you could get in trouble for sleeping with your professor, and the answer appears to be no (except, in my case, with my fiancé). The university cannot suspend, expel or automatically flunk a student for scheduling some extra-special office hours. In fact, they’re pretty up-front about the disparity: “The instructor, supervisor, or other employee who, by virtue of his or her special power and responsibility, will bear a special burden of accountability.” Despite the absence of written consequences, I do want to point out that a pre-existing imbalance of power in a relationship might interfere with the subordinate’s ability to freely give consent. I might be reluctant to end a relationship if I knew this professor could write me a great recommendation. You might agree to do things you’d rather not do if you knew your TA could help get you a spot in your first-choice lab. Don’t forget that a relationship with a professor might be just like class itself—it starts off super interesting and fun, but ends up being a giant pain in the ass for the student. And speaking of students, I was so excited to get a student question at sex@dailycardinal.com, I about jizzed in my pants. So keep ’em (and me) coming.

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Sexual Assault Awareness Month Fact of the Day: Thirty-eight percent of rapists are a friend or acquaintance. Weekend, April 3-5, 2009

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UW-Madison’s Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment will launch an ad campaign this month to stress the importance of receiving consent from sexual partners, especially when alcohol is involved. The campaign’s tagline will be “Some things should never be blurry. Ask for consent every time.” The ads will be posted in Madison metro buses as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. According to PAVE chair Ally Cruickshank, the campaign will educate students on alcohol’s effects in impairing judgment, and ways to prevent and report crime. The campaign will also explain the concept of consent between sexual partners. “Consent is a freely given ‘yes,’ not the absence of a ‘no,’” Cruickshank said. “Consent is most clear when it is communicated verbally, but it can also be through the overall actions.” Carmen Hotvedt, PAVE’s faculty advisor, said it is important to stress awareness and action about alcohol-induced sexual assault. “[Drinking] is never an excuse to take advantage of someone else’s body, whether or not [that person] is drinking,” Hotvedt

zimmermann from page 1 the last year. After the homicide, Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk reviewed center policy and made many recommendations to revamp the service. The 911 center now practices a “when in doubt, dispatch” policy, and Falk added 13 new positions to keep the center adequately staffed. Leadership at the 911 center also shifted when former 911 center director Joe Norwick resigned ﬁve months after Zimmermann’s death. After a nationwide search, Falk announced last month that Minneapolis 911 Center Director John Dejung would become the head of the Dane County 911 Center in June. Capt. Carl Gloede of the Madison Police Department said police and 911 center officials meet and talk more now than they did before the Zimmermann homicide. “Since that incidence we’ve expanded the committees that we have between our two agencies to go over issues and to work through potential changes that we would want or they would want to implement,” Gloede said. “We have a very good relationship as far as communicating.” Moving into the future While Zimmermann’s homicide heightened awareness among

said. “Consent is a really simple concept … people should be able to ask for it and then respect someone else’s boundaries.” The student group will use their resources to fund the ad campaign. However, if the campaign is successful, the group expects to receive funding from a grant the university received in December. Katie Simmons, PAVE’s media advocate, said though the campaign focuses only on alcoholrelated sexual assault, the organization intends to educate students about sexual assault on a broader scale throughout April. “We are trying to get people aware about this issue and try to change the way the student body communicates with each other about those kind of topics,” she said. PAVE will hand out stickers, posters, bottle openers and keychains with the campaign’s taglines to increase the efforts of the bus system advertisements. The group will rate the success of the campaign by surveying students in the upcoming months. Results will determine if the views and behaviors of students have changed because of the campaign. For more information on PAVE, students can visit uwpave.rso.wisc.edu. students, campus safety remains an ongoing concern. “It’s good that people were sensitive about safety issues [and] what they can do to keep themselves safe,” said Associate Dean of Students Kevin Helmkamp. “But when your actions are based on fear, do you maintain those actions when you’re no longer afraid?” According to MPD Central District Capt. Mary Schauf, police still see the “nothing bad will happen to me” mindset far too often in college students. Even simple safety measures, like locking doors and avoiding walking alone at night, are sometimes ignored in favor of seemingly more convenient practices. Helmkamp said more university efforts to improve student safety are currently in the works. The UW Police Department is discussing conducting crime prevention surveys and checking for proper locks on Langdon Street residences that request it. Ofﬁcials are also working to develop an e-mail or text message system for students to report potentially dangerous situations on campus, such as darkened areas caused by burned-out lights. “We’re always asking what can we do better to help students get the information they need to make the decisions that can help them stay safe,” Helmkamp said.

“Dollars for Brittany” Scholarship Memory lives on through fund Created by Zimmermann’s family, the first “Dollars for Britany” scholarship will be awarded this spring. Contributions can be sent to: The Brittany Zimmermann Memorial Fund Marshfield Medical Center Credit Union P.O. Box 279 Marshfield, WI 54449

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Capital Times editor and writer John Nichols speaks Thursday about the legality of the National Guard deployment to Iraq.

Campaign to ‘Bring the Guard Home’ kicks off in Madison By Steven Rosenbaum THE DAILY CARDINAL

A campaign to keep National Guard members from being deployed in foreign wars kicked off in Madison Thursday. The Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice is joining a growing national campaign called Bring The Guard Home. This week marks the beginning of local activism regarding the issue. The group’s mission in Wisconsin is to promote a bill recently proposed by state Rep. Spencer Black, DMadison, which would give the governor de facto veto power to any federal order that places the Wisconsin National Guard on active duty. This bill was written in response to the impending deployment of 3,200 Wisconsin National Guard members to Iraq. Similar bills are either being written or are circulating through state legislatures in 21 other states. Benson Scotch, a national spokesperson for Bring the Guard Home, along with John Nichols, associate editor for the Capital Times and local writer specializing in constitutional

issues, held a teach-in Thursday at the Pyle Center to discuss the bill and rally grassroots support. The Bring the Guard Home campaign claims there is no legal basis for the Wisconsin National Guard to be deployed overseas. The authority for them to go to Iraq was granted in the Authorization for the Use of Military Force, which Congress passed in 2002. According to Scotch, AUMF was meant to “safeguard the United States from threats posed by Iraq and its supposed weapons of mass destruction and to enforce all relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq.” The campaign believes that the AUMF should have expired when Saddam Hussein was removed from power and when no weapons of mass destruction were found, and that no National Guard troops should be in Iraq. Nichols said he hopes this bill will allow the National Guard to return to its original purpose. “This is the restoration of a wellregulated militia,” Nichols said. “It is a way for Wisconsin to say ‘no.’”

A recent DNA match confirmed a suspect’s involvement in a State Street beating that occurred in May 2008. According to court records, Robert E. Walker, 32, was charged Wednesday with first-degree sexual assault, as well as first-degree reckless endangerment. The 54-year-old female victim was found unconscious and naked in the stairwell of a State Street building, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. When questioned, Walker denied any connection to the woman. Later, however, the police discovered his alibi was false, the WSJ said. According to Detective Samantha Kellogg of the Madison Police Department, a witness recently identified Walker, and police were able to match his DNA with the DNA found at the crime scene. “Getting a match was lucky because the database for DNA is smaller than the fingerprint database,” Kellogg said. Although fingerprints are still vital to solving crimes, Kellogg said DNA will be the key to solving most cases in the future. Walker’s past criminal record includes charges of battery and theft. Because of the severity of the charges and his previous record, Kellogg would like to see an “expensive” sentence for him. First-degree sexual assault is a felony that can include sexual intercourse or sexual contact without consent—in this case, causing great bodily harm. Cases of sexual assault and battery are not uncommon in the Madison area. Police often see a progression in criminal habits, beginning with robberies and eventually leading to sexual assaults, according to Kellogg. Reliable witnesses and high-quality video also help the police to “stop the crime wave,” Kellogg said. The Dane Country Rape Crisis Center urges victims to undergo a medical exam after a sexual assault. The examination should include inspection for “injuries, foreign hair samples, semen and other body fluids,” all of which can be used as evidence against suspects.

Athletes buy mopeds with scholarships

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UW-Madison athletes confirmed Thursday they sometimes use housing scholarship funds to buy mopeds and other items. Associate Athletic Director Vince Sweeney said the Athletic Department does not monitor what students do with the funds once they have been issued. He said how athletes use the funds is at their discretion. Sweeney said the amount of scholarship funds given to athletes is mandated by a ﬁnancial formula designated by the NCAA. He said such procedures are in place at other Big Ten schools and similar to scholarship funding practices used by other departments on campus. He said the majority of the 23 sports funded receive scholarships. Jeremi Suri, UW-Madison history professor and former Athletic Board member, said the incident was “systematic of the lack of oversight” involving campus athletics. Suri resigned from

and Run DMC have performed at ACP in the past. “It’s important that we can provide musical variety for students so we try to get different acts from year to year,” Kibiloski said. “OK Go is different from any of the sounds we’ve had in the recent past and they have great name recognition.” Students can receive vouchers for the concert at the UW Credit Union on State Street April 13-17. Students are required to have their student ID cards to receive vouchers. Concertgoers can exchange their vouchers for tickets starting at 4:00 p.m. April 24. Concert doors open at 7 p.m. and the ﬁrst performer will go onstage at 8 p.m. “Last year’s attendance was close to 4,000 people because it was at the Field House. This year the capacity at the Overture Center is around 2,300, and we deﬁnitely want to reach that,” Mike Jurken, WASB concert coordinator, said. To see a full list of events, students can visit allcampusparty.com.

the board in October 2008. Cindy Alvarez, wife of athletic director Barry Alvarez, was also reported to have given or sold a moped to a football player, according to news website WKOW. Jon Mortrud, owner of Madison Scooters, said it was true that Alvarez bid on a moped Mortrud used during a charity auction for the local nonprofit Gilda’s Club. Mortrud said Alvarez sold the moped to a football player, though Mortrud previously stated to WKOW that she gave it as a gift. The gift of a moped to a player would be considered a breach of NCAA rules, but Sweeney said the item was sold to the player. “There were no NCAA violations whatsoever, regardless of what may have been implied in any report on WKOW,” Sweeney said. —Charles Brace

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DeGraw strips down sound to bare essentials By Kaitlyn Schnell

variety of music today that over-generalizes situations. It is safe to say singer-songwriter The first two singles from Free Gavin DeGraw delivered a solid provide a good preview of what album once again. Although much the rest of the album offers. In more subdued than past albums, “Dancing Shoes,” a song he wrote such as Chariot and Gavin DeGraw, as a teenager, the only instrument Free still provides fans and music lov- present is a running piano. The ers alike with an honest, high-quality other single, “Stay,” is a great example of the vulnerability he shows this set of songs. Unlike DeGraw’s major hits time around. When DeGraw sings, “Chariot” and “I Don’t Want to Be,” “I need your lovin’ arms at night / the tracks on Free sound a lot less But it never hurt this much / You commercialized and produced. This don’t have to be part of the problem different concept infuses the music / I just need a second chance,” it proves this sincerity with an earthy comCD REVIEW ponent. Most of the of his sound. songs are merely The track accompanied with “Glass,” about a a piano, keyboard man admitting he or guitar and soft made a woman fall percussion. The in love with him acoustic pieces will without loving her convert easily into back, and the airy Free intimate, live pertrack that inspired Gavin DeGraw formances. the album’s name, The album did “FREE,” contribnot take as much time to put togeth- ute the album’s strongest lyrics. er as past albums. As a result, the “Indian Summer” emerges as the songs project a very candid sensa- most produced song with electric tion. DeGraw portrays the emotion guitar riffs throughout. DeGraw’s of music as instinctive sentiment. The country side also shines through on moment the song’s meaning unravels “Indian Summer,” but ultimately itself to the artist is the same moment spoils what would have been better it is captured in the essence of the as a pop song. However, “Waterfall,” songs. The whole project suggests the with a liquid melody that drips with attempt to encapsulate tunes the way tranquility, also contrasts DeGraw’s they should be experienced—live. normal sound, but this time with The stripped-down album gets more success. back to what’s important in the first Free epitomizes music captured in place: the lyrics and music. And, in the moment by welcoming pieces that DeGraw’s case, simple is better. There thrive when played live. The earthy, is something very vulnerable about uncomplicated method differs from his sound. He exposes his thoughts how DeGraw normally works, but so openly and honestly that it feels the album still includes the profound like he is reading his diary—you lyrics typical of this talented artist. know you shouldn’t be listening, but Following the pleas of his first hit you still can’t help it. This approach single, DeGraw is certainly nothing refreshingly contrasts with the wide he doesn’t want to be on Free. THE DAILY CARDINAL

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Although Bill Hader (left) stands as director Greg Mottola’s only carry-over from “Superbad,” “Adventureland” impresses by providing more enthusiasm for theme parks and depth in characters.

Enthusiasm abounds By Todd Stevens THE DAILY CARDINAL

In 2007, the teen comedy “Superbad” became a certiﬁable phenomenon. One of the most popular high school movies in years, it was quoted ad nauseum and made a cultural icon out of a lovable loser known famously as “McLovin.” So how does “Superbad” director Greg Mottola follow up such a big hit? Mottola answers with his latest project, “Adventureland,” a movie that sticks to the teen comedy genre while steering it in a completely different direction.

“Adventureland” tackles unclear situations maturely, making it starkly different from and more reﬁned than Mottola’s previous blockbuster.

At the heart of “Adventureland” is a story not terribly different from that of “Superbad.” James (Jesse Eisenberg doing his best Michael Cera impression) has just graduated from college but doesn’t have any idea what to do with his life. After a fruitless employment search, he settles for a summer job at the Adventureland amuse-

ment park, where he meets fellow disenchanted slacker Joel (Martin Starr) and is instantly enchanted by his jaded co-worker Em (Kristen Stewart). Similarities to “Superbad” are hard to miss. But “Adventureland” tackles unclear situations maturely, making it starkly different from and more refined than Mottola’s previous blockbuster. Like the main characters of “Superbad,” James is a virgin and desperately trying to change that, but in this case it is hardly the film’s main focus. Instead, Mottola chooses to zero in on the actual relationship that develops between James and Em, instead of reducing it to an epic quest for James to dispatch his v-card. Even when a love triangle develops among James, Em and the park’s resident Casanova Mike Connell (Ryan Reynolds), none of the interactions are cut-anddry. This stems from Mottola’s refusal to neglect any one character, instead taking the time to shape them all. It all brings more depth to the story that “Superbad” never even attempted to create. Along with the fully fleshedout characters, “Adventureland” is easily relatable to anybody who has ever been stuck in a menial, entry-level job. The demonic customers and repeti-

tive tasks make Adventureland seem like a circle of Hell, a familiar feeling for many teenagers working summer jobs. Of course, depth and relatability are fine, but first and foremost, a comedy needs to humor audiences. Fortunately, Mottola doesn’t neglect to bring on the laughs. Starr in particular gets plenty of opportunity to shine, as almost every line that leaves his mouth is comic gold. The same can be said for Bill Hader, playing the ridiculously mustachioed boss at Adventureland. Hader steals every scene he is in with his obliviousness to the world around him and his rampant enthusiasm for the amusement park business. Occasionally, the script does get a little too low-brow, resorting to blows to the crotch and vomit jokes, but more often than not it sticks to smarter humor. When laugh-out-loud moments are paired with great characters, it makes “Adventureland” into an incredibly gratifying viewing experience. Not only has Mottola matched his work with “Superbad,” he surpassed it by creating a film that works on several more levels—even if it doesn’t have McLovin. Grade: A

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Gavin DeGraw’s charm and talent gained him mainstream notoriety, and a stripped-down sound places his songwriting on display.

Diana Krall romances audiences with fusion of pop, jazz on Quiet Nights By Joe Skurzewzki THE DAILY CARDINAL

Seductive rhythms. Classy piano solos. Sexy vocals. Clever remakes. This is just a taste of the latest album by Grammy Award-winning jazz musician Diana Krall. The Canadian-born Krall, popular for transforming so-called “elevator music” into a jazz phenomenon, has released a new collection of smooth jazz melodies, covering the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, the Bee Gees and Dionne Warwick. Krall’s Quiet Nights personiﬁes the romantic melodies her listeners have come to love, following in the footsteps of her other classic tunes, such as “The Look of Love” and “Little Girl Blue.” Krall’s Quiet Nights shares its title with a 1963 album by legendary jazz

musician Miles Davis. Like Davis’ album, Krall’s work embodies the bossa nova style of music, characterized by Brazilian rhythms.

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Quiet Nights Diana Krall On the whole, the songs on Krall’s albums have similar musical arrangements, allowing them to ﬂow into one another and giving the album a sort of ﬂuidity. This upholds the smooth, mellow tone of

the album by preventing any abrasive, jarring songs from deterring the listener from the overall theme of Quiet Nights. The ﬁrst track, “Where or When,” rises like the morning sun to the sound of a ﬂute. The song’s lyrics convey the idea of a lovers’ meeting as Krall sings, “The clothes you’re wearing are the clothes you wore / The smile you are smiling you were smiling then / But I can’t remember where or when.” “I’ve Grown Accustomed To Your Face” and “The Boy From Ipanema” have minor lyrical changes from the original versions, giving them Krall’s own female jazz style. The seductive melody of “The Boy from Ipanema,” Krall’s rendition of “The Girl from Ipanema,” popularized by Ella Fitzgerald, lures the listener in

with simple guitar chords and attractive lyrics. Perhaps no other song on the album represents Krall’s use of the bossa nova style more than “Este Seu Olhar,” a remake of a song by Brazilian musician Tom Jobim. The romantic Brazilian lyrics and guitar take the album to a whole new level. Yet the triumph of Quiet Nights is Krall’s remake of Dionne Warwick’s hit “Walk On By.” Krall’s sexy, raspy rendition of Warwick’s song grabs the listener and brings them into the song while the perfect mix of violins and horns set the tone of the piece. Krall’s remake of the 1971 Bee Gees classic “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart” sounds similar to a remake of the same song from fellow countryman and crooner

Michael Bublé. Just as the album begins with the heralding sound of “Where or When,” it logically closes with the song “Everytime We Say Goodbye.” Violin solos in the middle and end of the song offer ﬁnality, proverbially closing the door on the album. The album ﬁguratively embodies Krall’s love affair with her audience—from the commencement of “Where or When,” to the puppy love of “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Your Face,” to the parting of ways in “Everytime We Say Goodbye.” In Quiet Nights, Krall succeeds in emotionally connecting with her audience and establishing a romantic mood with her sexy voice and moving piano solos, thus building on her impact on the contemporary jazz world.

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film tax incentive not worth costs

ollowing the excitement brought by last year’s bigbudget production of the upcoming movie “Public Enemies,” the Wisconsin film industry has drawn extra attention. As the most high-profile Hollywood project to shoot in the state in years and the first blockbuster to take advantage of Wisconsin’s film tax incentive, many hoped that a flurry of jobs and local spending would accompany the stars and bright lights. But even months after the cast and crew left the state, it is unclear exactly what benefits “Public Enemies” and the film tax incentive in general have brought to the area. Gov. Jim Doyle appears dissatisfied with this lack of noticeable benefits. In his most recent budget proposal, Doyle set forth to eliminate the state’s film tax incentive, which currently provides a 25 percent return in tax credits to film projects that shoot in Wisconsin. Instead of the tax credit, Doyle suggests replacing the current incentive with a flat $500,000 grant for projects that meet the criteria. Such a change has been opposed by the state Assembly’s Joint Finance Committee, which informally voted in favor of keeping the tax credit system. It appears that the most recent statistics on the film tax incentive indicate Doyle may have the right idea. This past Tuesday, a state study was released showing that it costs approximately 20 times as much to create jobs through the incentive compared with other state job-creation initiatives. At a time when government assistance to private enterprise is receiving more scrutiny than ever before, it seems hard to justify the film tax incentive as a costefficient way to create jobs in today’s struggling economy. In addition, the money that

movie productions bring into the state has come into question, most notably through state Department of Commerce estimates that last year’s production of “Public Enemies” claimed a $4.6 million tax credit from the state despite only spending a total of $5 million. For a net gain of barely half a million dollars, the tax incentive hardly seems worth the effort. Even the tax credit’s effectiveness at drawing moviemakers to Wisconsin has come into question, as other states in the region—such as Michigan—that offer greater tax credits lure away ﬁlmmakers seeking a Midwestern setting.

If Wisconsin wants job creation and economic beneﬁt, Hollywood is not the place to look.

Despite deceiving pitch, Biddy’s initiative needed By Jamie Stark THE DAILY CARDINAL

Granted, there are other, more indirect benefits that need to be considered. For one, movies can bring increased notoriety to the state, resulting in greater tourism dollars. The artistic benefit also has some merit, as the tax credit is incredibly beneficial to independent filmmakers in Wisconsin—including local Hollywood hopefuls looking to break into the business. However, with the issues facing the state budget and the economy, it is hard to justify any tax credit that has not produced concrete benefits for Wisconsin. Until an incentive is constructed that does otherwise, Doyle’s plan to table the current film tax incentive and adopt a flat return seems to be the most practical option. If Wisconsin wants job creation and economic benefit, Hollywood is not the place to look.

Opening up yet another university e-mail, I was initially disappointed to find a hidden message from Chancellor Biddy Martin—we’re jacking up your tuition. They call it “The Madison Initiative for Undergraduates” when the initiative is to charge us more. For obvious reasons, Martin does not want to frame her plan as what it is—an intentional tuition increase for students. There would be considerably more attention—and outrage—if this idea were sold to us sans the glittery, wonderful-sounding name. Despite the unnecessary marketing maneuver, this tuition hike will benefit every Badger.

Good job, Biddy. Your greatest accomplishment is no longer Strawbiddy ice cream.

For a while now, I have been wondering what our seemingly aloof chancellor has been working on while locked up in her Bascom Hall office. This is it: a fair, well-developed and long-overdue plan that will increase the value of our UW-Madison diplomas. The administration is making noticeable efforts to gather student input and use it to mold the minor details and final product of the tuition hike. Through listening sessions, presentations and a useful, interactive website devoted to the plan, Martin has made every detail accessible and open to criticism. It is smart of Martin to make this a working, not concrete, plan. As a new chancellor, she is risking quite a bit by introducing this initiative, especially when her first big initiative is a tuition raise. But

throughout this process she has been brutally honest. She is not just listening, she is asking questions and using our feedback to fine-tune her plan.

Our administration needs to be more upfront with us and not sugar-coat tuition hikes.

Martin’s plan would upgrade two vital components of our world-class university—affordability and education quality. UW-Madison currently awards the fewest need-based grants out of all Big Ten schools, including Iowa—the only one of our 10 peers with lower tuition. If UW-Madison wants to remain competitive among top public universities, tuition cannot just be cheap—it must be affordable. UW-Madison must offer more financial aid for those of us who need it if we want an economically diverse student body. The goal of this plan is to create more financial aid without making low-income students pay for it. Students who qualify for financial aid and whose families make less then $80,000 will be exempt from the burden of $250 more per year for Wisconsin residents and $750 for out-of-staters.

UW-Madison currently awards the fewest need-based grants out of all Big Ten schools.

Even the fundraising plan is appropriate—half paid by the students who benefit from the increased number of professors, half raised through donations.

I am concerned about how the administration will raise over $10 million from private contributions for this plan. If not enough money is brought in, the only benefit will be a progressive tuition rate—students from high-income families will foot the bill on grants for low-income students. But if Team Biddy can roll up its sleeves and siphon enough money out of the pockets of all those CEO alums we claim to have, the greatest benefit will be realized: UW-Madison will be able to afford to retain and hire more professors, preventing any caps on popular majors like biology or psychology and making required Letters and Science classes more accessible.

Despite the unnecessary marketing maneuver, this tuition hike will beneﬁt every Badger.

In a time of economic downturn, we cannot depend on any level of government for money to keep UW-Madison growing. The UW System Board of Regents plans to cut UW-Madison funding by $174 million. The extra funds Martin’s plan could raise are far from superfluous—they are necessary to keep UW-Madison strong. Students should not be denied a the opportunity of world-class education because we chose not to supply funds needed to meet demands for education. Our administration needs to be more upfront with us and not sugar-coat tuition hikes. But this particular raise is not a necessary evil—it is a step forward. Good job, Biddy. Your greatest accomplishment as chancellor is no longer Strawbiddy ice cream. Jamie Stark is a freshman. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com

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Badgers hope to build on their success in San Diego By Daniel Lyman THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Wisconsin women’s crew team will be in action this weekend, leaving a frigid Madison for San Diego, Calif. Although the climate may be more pleasant along southern California’s Pacific coast, the team cannot spend time basking in the weather; instead it must put together an impressive showing at the San Diego Crew Classic Saturday and Sunday. The team’s last meet was in Texas at the Longhorn Invitational over spring break. After coming off a strong meet, the women are looking forward to competing again soon and are hoping to build off the confidence gained in Texas. “Racing in Texas was a great thing for us to establish a good, solid motivation for the rest of the season,” senior co-captain Theresa Shields said. After a disappointing finish at last year’s nationals, the team is feeling better about where they are this early in the season compared to previous years. They have not forgotten the way they finished last year, which has served as motivation for them to improve this year. So far, that improvement and confidence have been evident to head coach Bebe Bryans.

“The team has a lot of conﬁdence and racing savvy for this early in the season.” Bebe Bryans head coach UW Women’s Rowing

“The team has a lot of conﬁdence and racing savvy for this early in the season … They really have pushed hard and have made themselves accountable for the goals that they set at the beginning of the year,” Bryans said. A large part of this year’s early-season improvement can be attributed to the team’s seniors, including cocaptains Shields and Claire Geiger. “They both put their money where their mouth is. They’re not afraid to tell it like it is on land and then really bring it and meet those high levels of expectation,”

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A very ﬁrey player, plays with a lot of passion. A lot of emotion,” said junior Luke Rassow-Kantor, one of the Badgers often paired with Pohlmann for doubles play. Michalicka describes Baumann similarly, adding, “He doesn’t put any pressure on me. When I miss a ball, he always says, ‘Yeah, it’s alright,’ but when we need to win the point, he can come to me and

nba from page 8 make this option fairly practical. In the Eastern Conference, the Pistons and Bulls occupy the final two playoff spots. Both have sub.500 winning percentages. This isn’t to say that either of these teams isn’t capable of an upset, nor that they shouldn’t be given the opportunity to do so. At the same time, eliminating these spots would eliminate

Bryans said. Shields also spoke about how the team has united this year and the role she has played in bringing the team together. “I want to make sure that all of our team is on board, and I think there is honest leadership in our boat,” Shields said. “People respect the co-captains … We set an example for the goals we want to meet.” “Racing in Texas was a great thing for us to establish a good, solid motivation for the rest of the season.” Theresa Shields senior co-captain UW Women’s Rowing ISABEL ALVAREZ/THE DAILY CARDINAL

The Badgers are glad they have another chance to get on the water and compete again early in the spring season. Shields said being able to get back on the water and to compete again earlier than usual will be helpful in being able to stay on course as they progress through the season. Bryans is also looking forward to being able to have another chance to compete and improve early in the season. “Because we get so little water time compared to everybody else, we’re expected to start slow and get faster throughout the season, and so our mission on this [meet] is to come out swinging.” The team is expecting fast competition and expects to see some of the same teams again later in the season, including at the NCAAs. The meet will be a good opportunity for the women to see where they stand against the competition. “We want to be in the mix and make sure that we’re establishing our name … It will be a good assessment; there are a lot of really competitive teams out there,” Shields said. As far as goals for the rest of the season, Shields said, “We want to put out our fastest run and try to maximize our talent and the hard work we put in.” It is safe to say that the women will work to live up to this standard this weekend in San Diego.

UW senior pitcher Leah Vanevenhoven has been roughed up in the Big Ten this season, posting a 9.69 ERA.

Wisconsin prepares for Illinois By Joe Skurzewski The Wisconsin softball team (13 Big Ten, 12-22 overall) will host the Illinois Fighting Illini (3-2, 1810) in an important Big Ten meeting this weekend. Both teams enter the weekend struggling in recent Big Ten action. The Badgers lost three of their first four conference games this season, dropping a pair with Purdue and splitting a pair with Indiana. The Illini, who won their first three Big Ten games of the season, were swept in a doubleheader Wednesday by Iowa. Wisconsin starting pitchers have struggled in the Badgers’ last three games. In Wisconsin’s second game with Indiana and in Wednesday’s two games against UW-Green Bay, Badger starters have pitched a total of only 4.3 innings. Junior Letty Olivarez and senior Leah Vanevenhoven have performed well coming in to relieve one another, but have often faced insurmountable leads. “Our replacements have thrown very well,” head coach Chandelle Schulte said. To avoid burning out Olivarez and Vanevenhoven, Schulte has added sophomore Kristyn Hansen

to the rotation. According to Schulte, Hansen has been pitching well in practice recently, adding an off-speed curveball to her repertoire of pitches. The Franksville, Wis., native played a vital role in Wisconsin’s 11-2 rout of UWGreen Bay Wednesday. “She’s deﬁnitely proven to us that she should at least see some time,” Schulte said. Hansen was also pleased with her performance against UWGreen Bay and hopes it leads to increased playing time. “It shows my coaches that I’m ready whenever they need me,” Hansen said. Olivarez, Vanevenhoven and Hansen will face a dangerous lineup this weekend. The Illini present a potent offense, led by sophomore utility player Danielle Zymkowitz and sophomore outﬁelder Hollie Pinchback. Zymkowitz is batting .459 and has collected a team-high 45 hits. Pinchback leads the team with nine doubles and is second on the squad with three home runs. Schulte said Wisconsin pitchers will have to be careful and make sure to pitch around the strike zone to avoid giving up big innings to the Illini. “We are going to have to

make them hit their weaknesses,” Schulte said. Despite the recent struggles of her starters, Schulte does not believe fatigue will play a role over the weekend. “I don’t think it’s about overthrowing,” Schulte said. “I think it’s just about getting your job done.” If Illinois has a weakness, it is its pitching. The Illini offense scored 131 runs this season, but their pitchers have given up 148 runs. The Badgers should expect to face Illinois freshman Monica Perry, who leads the team with 13 wins. Perry also has all of Illinois’ 14 complete games. The Badgers proved Wednesday they can string together several strong innings at the plate, scoring multiple runs in the third, ﬁfth and sixth innings. If Wisconsin pitchers can pitch around Illinois’ powerful lineup and get the young Perry into a jam early, Wisconsin can keep the game close. “We’re going to have to hit if we plan on being in the ballgame,” Schulte said. The Badgers and the Illini will face off at the Goodman Softball Complex this Saturday, with a rematch Sunday. Both games are slated to start at 2 p.m.

just [say], ‘Pump it up.’” Regardless of the circumstances that brought the two talented young Germans to Madison, both show signs of tremendous growth and potential, Van Emburgh said. Baumann, who has jumped from a pre-season rank of No. 117 to No. 31 in his ﬁfth semester at UW, has grown into a unique leadership role on the team. “Moritz has really just developed into a great young man and

obviously our team captain and a leader,” Van Emburgh said. “It’s not easy for a shy, international player to really embrace that, especially when English is his second language, but he’s really stepped up this year, and obviously you can see the results.” As for as the young and untested Pohlmann, Van Emburgh is also pleased with his progress and commitment to the program. “He’s making his adjustments and adjusting to college tennis and

college life and going to school and also competing at a top Division I school and really one of the top programs. He’s really kind of just jumped in full force and hasn’t looked back, I don’t think,” Van Emburgh said. Although it’s likely that similar things lie on the horizon for Pohlmann as his illustrious predecessor, the vivacious freshman is likely to do it with his own ﬂair. “The things we really love about

these two guys, not only are they great guys, but they’re really competitive, and obviously, they’re talented tennis players,” Van Emburgh said. “When I’m recruiting tennis players, I really look for how competitive they are on the court, and they both ﬁt that mold.” Baumann and Pohlmann will join the rest of the Badgers this weekend as the team travels to challenge Big Ten opponents Northwestern and Purdue Saturday and Sunday.

a round from the playoffs and pile more pressure on succeeding in the regular season. The same goes for the Western Conference, where an already ultra-competitive race would get that much more intense. There are also uncontrolled factors that will decide whether the NBA can revert back to its days of immense popularity. Team owners and general managers will participate in the oft-discussed

2010 NBA offseason, which will have huge implications for the future of the league. Some of the NBA’s brightest stars will be up for free agency, most notably LeBron James. At age 24, James has made the Cavaliers into a serious title contender, leading his team to a league-best 61 victories. Whether the Cavs win the title or not, it’s astonishing to see James accomplish all this at such

a young age. He has already established himself not only as a oncein-a-generation talent, but also as a highly marketable superstar with a unique personality. We’ll have to wait and see whether James remains in Cleveland, but a move to a big market at this point in his career could be exactly what the league needs to improve its ratings and popularity. As a huge NBA fan, it has been disheartening to see people lose

interest in a league that still holds a tremendous amount of talent and excitement. But some format changes and a few lucky breaks could bring us back to the days of Jordan, when it seemed as if everyone in the world wanted to tune in and witness greatness on the basketball court. Do you think LeBron James has received enough credit for his accomplishments in the NBA? E-mail Matt with your thoughts at mfox2@wisc.edu.

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UW loves das Deutsche aces

By Emma Condon THE DAILY CARDINAL

When Badgers head coach Greg Van Emburgh started pursing the talented recruit Moritz Baumann two and a half years ago, the young German was not at all familiar with the Badger tennis program. But now, the southpaw from Inzlingen, Germany, is stealing the show with a spotless record this spring, and Wisconsin is making room for yet another rising German star in freshman Patrick Pohlmann. “I didn’t even know where Wisconsin is, ﬁrst of all,” Baumann explained about his ﬁrst contact with UW-Madison’s tennis program. “I was at one of my friends’ place and just got a phone call from coach Van Emburgh, and I didn’t even know how he got my cell-phone number.” After getting in touch with Van Emburgh, among others, Baumann scheduled a recruitment trip to the United States and selected Madison to launch his college career.

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Wisconsin junior Moritz Baumann and freshman Patrick Pohlmann.

This season, Baumann maintains a pristine record. Ranked No. 31 nationally, Baumann has torn through the season, indiscriminately taking down opponents to remain undefeated in his ﬁrst 18 matches of the season and collecting four Big Ten Player of the Week awards this spring. In doubles, he and sophomore Marek Michalicka are 14-2 and ranked No. 15, but before donning the cardinal and white, Baumann ranked in the top 20 in Germany in the under-16 and under-18 divisions. He collected titles winning the ITF Tournament in Leuggern, Switzerland, in 2004 and the Baden Junior Championships in 2003. Despite language barriers in class, a relentless Baumann did not show signs of struggle in his game, climbing to No. 96 nationally in his premiere 2007 season and becoming only the second UW freshman to be named to the AllBig Ten team. Two years later, lightning struck again for the Badgers when the squad was fortunate enough to acquire Pohlmann through the efforts of Van Emburgh and the support of Baumann, who provided a vital source of support for the prospective new Badger. Pohlmann already knew Baumann from tournaments in Europe but had not spoken to him much before investigating the Badgers’ tennis program. “I met him two years ago at one tournament at futures, and I actually didn’t speak a lot with him,” Pohlmann said in rapidly improving English. “But when I spoke with the coach here, I always contacted Moritz just to get more impressions about the university, about coach, about the team.” Hailing from Cologne, Pohlmann was ranked in the top 100 in German men’s rankings and peaked in the top

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UW junior Moritz Baumann is ranked No. 31 in the nation and has earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors four times this spring. 15 of the under-18 division before deciding to move his game to the hardcourts of the NCAA this spring. For the Badgers, Pohlmann opened his collegiate career with a 4-0 Big Ten record and has gone 10-2 overall, hungrily pursing the same freshman success and ranking his compatriot earned two years ago. Fortunately for him, however, he has benefited from the help of Baumann, who was in his situation two and a half years ago. “Here he was really nice to me, too,” Patrick said about reuniting with Baumann at Wisconsin. “The first couple of weeks I felt bad about the weather, I complained a lot and he just tried to talk to me a lot.” With the assistance of both players, the UW men’s tennis team has enjoyed a great season in its own right. Currently 2-2 in the Big Ten and 13-5 overall, the No. 24 Badgers have had a year for the books, cracking the top 20 for the first time in over 30 years and ending the team’s 18-match slump against Notre Dame with two victories

over the Irish in the past month. Although their coach differentiates Pohlmann’s playful exuberance from Baumann’s reserved cool, both players boast similarly physical and devastatingly effective games bred on the clay courts of Germany. “They’re both really athletic and move really well and make adjustments,” Van Emburgh said. “With Moritz, he’s got a huge serve similar to Patrick and really good solid ground strokes, and I think both of them aren’t really afraid to come in to the net, which is going to definitely help indoors.” According to Baumann, making the switch between surfaces required certain modifications to compensate for the higher bounce and fast-paced intensity of American hardcourts, but each player has found a way to continue to impose his unique game in the NCAA. “[Patrick]’s definitely really intense. tennis page 7

Volleyball

Wisconsin continues spring season against Bison By Justin Dean THE DAILY CARDINAL

Wisconsin will host North Dakota State Saturday for the second of the Badgers’ three home matches of the spring schedule. The young Wisconsin team looks to rebound after losing four straight sets to Iowa State last weekend in a match the Badgers almost had to cancel because of injuries

and illnesses. The Badgers played without junior All-American outside hitter Brittney Dolgner and redshirt freshman outside hitter Katie Schill, as well as a number of players who were sick the week leading up to the match. Head coach Pete Waite said Schill will not play this weekend and junior outside hitter Caity DuPont will only participate in the

NBA struggles with fan base

morning practice session, but Waite expects Dolgner to play in the afternoon match. Although the spring matches are important for building team chemistry in preparation for the fall season, Waite said the injuries will give younger players the opportunity to get some valuable match experience. “Any time we can have the upperclassmen on the court, it cer-

tainly helps with our stability on the court,” Waite said. “But still, getting anybody on the court in the spring is good experience for the fall.” The match allows the Badgers to continue fine-tuning the 5-1 offense against a difficult NDSU team that went 24-4 and made its first NCAA tournament appearance in 2008. The Badgers are in the process of switching back to the 5-1 after playing in the 6-2 offensive formation for most of the 2008 season, mainly to take advantage of freshman setter Janelle “Nellie” Gabrielsen’s setting abilities. “I think Nellie’s making some good progress,” Waite said of the 2007 Gatorade Player of the Year for Wisconsin. “It still will come down to our passing and our ball handling—if we can give her a good ball, she’ll be able to deliver some great sets, and she’s picking it up every week and getting better at it.” The Badgers will be coached by Cathy Noth for the match while Waite and assistant coach Brian Heffernan are away on recruiting trips. “[Noth’s] got a great background, having coached and played at Nebraska,” Waite said. “We’re very lucky to have her here in town with us.” The match will start at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Field House.

fter Michael Jordan left the NBA for a second time following his last championship in 1998, many feared the league might face an identity crisis without its iconic superstar. They were correct; the league has seen a notable decrease in popularity over the past decade. Jordan’s brilliant career is far behind us, but the league could still boost its popularity by considering some changes in format. Proof of the recent decline is demonstrated through TV ratings. The 1998 NBA Finals of the Bulls versus the Jazz yielded a Nielsen rating of 18.7—the highest ever for an NBA Finals. Since then, the Finals have reached the 12.0 Nielsen mark just once, in 2001 (the Lakers defeated the 76ers with a 12.1 rating). In 2007, Cavalier superstar LeBron James made his first NBA Finals appearance. This did not prevent the series from receiving just a 6.2 Nielsen rating, the lowest in Finals history. Even last season, when the Celtics and Lakers met to rekindle a historic rivalry from two decades earlier, the series only managed to attain a mediocre 9.3 Nielson mark. What other factors besides Jordan’s dismissal have caused the NBA to lose its ratings even on the game’s biggest stage? Recent changes in format have sparked serious issues. In 2003, the league extended its first-round playoff series from a best-of-five to a best-of-seven series. This change was probably instituted to increase revenue, as a longer series would increase ticket sales. But as in many cases with leagues today (specifically college football’s playoff format), a change that is good for business is not necessarily good for the league as a whole. The change probably reduced the chances of an upset over higher seeds, which is not necessarily a bad thing. It also dragged out the length of the NBA playoffs to an exaggerated level, pushing the start of the finals all the way back to early June. For a regular season that ends in mid-April, it seems unreasonable to make fans wait that long to crown an eventual champion. The NBA desperately needs to accelerate its momentum, not only in the playoffs, but the regular season as well. It does not have the NFL’s buildup going into each weekend or MLB’s set series with intriguing pitching matchups. Shortening the season from its 82-game format would have too much of an effect on statistics, but cutting down the number of playoff teams from eight to six could serve as an alternative solution. This season’s standings nba page 7