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The Associated Students of Madison launched elections for the 16th session Monday, the ﬁrst of three days in which students can cast online votes for 36 open student government positions. Claire Lempke, a member of the ASM Press Ofﬁce, said she expects relatively high voter turnout, a prediction due in part to continued debate over constitutional changes defeated by the student body in February. “Just because of all of the talk with the constitution, I think people have more of a vested interest in this election,” Lempke said. “There’s more of a campaign this year as far as who’s running, and I think that’s generating a lot of interest from larger groups on campus, rather than just from individuals.”

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The salaries of professors at both public and private universities in Wisconsin are well below the national average, according to a study released Monday by the American Association of University Professors. The study shows the average professor’s salary at 16 of Wisconsin’s 29 universities is below $73,000, but the national average is $108,749. According to UW System spokesperson David Giroux, this is no surprise to UW System ofﬁcials. He said faculty salaries at Wisconsin universities have lagged behind

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The Sigma Chi fraternity, located at 221 Langdon St., was suspended Monday because of an alleged alcohol-related violation. actions under this Policy that constitute violations of federal, state or local laws, and may be subject to additional action by an appropriate judicial body.” The policy also states that students are responsible for abiding

by University Beverage Regulations, state statues and city ordinances “regarding possession, consumption and sale of alcohol beverages.” Lucas said the investigation is still ongoing and there is no other information available.

Fifteen students from For Accessibility, Community and Empowerment of Students (FACES), a slate that evolved from the Vote No Coalition, are on the ballot for ASM positions. The group’s blog urged students to vote against the revised ASM constitution in February and now calls on students to vote FACES candidates into ASM seats. FACES candidates include SSFC vice chair Kyle Szarzynski, who is vying for a second term. In an April 7 blog post, the slate stressed the importance of improving the affordability and accessibility of higher education, promoting campus safety and diversity and improving student representation as its primary areas of focus. The constitutional revisions opposed by FACES passed in the stu-

dent council, but the general student body defeated the proposal Feb. 24. Katherine Tondrowski, ASM Elections Commission chair, said she thought the clash over constitutional revisions inspired candidates and the general student body. “Because of the constitutional vote there is a slate this spring election, which is something that hasn’t happened in the past couple years,” she said. “Because of that they are very present on campus, so the other candidates who are not part of that slate are also kind of stepping up to get their name out there.” Tondrowski said the constitution will likely remain a point of interest for the new session of student government, but said she doubts changes will be open to a campuswide vote. ASM online voting will close Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Study: Pay for Wisconsin professors lower than average By Cathy Martin

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Sigma Chi suspended for alcohol violations The UW-Madison Committee on Student Organizations suspended the Sigma Chi fraternity chapter Monday for an alleged violation of alcohol restrictions. According to university ofﬁcials, the incident occurred on the night of April 2 and continued into the early hours of April 3. The investigation will be conducted by officials from the Offices of the Dean of Students on behalf of the Committee on Student Organizations. John Lucas, UW-Madison spokesperson, said the suspension is unrelated to the fraternity’s recent sexual assault allegations. The suspension terms stem from the Policy on the Conduct and Discipline of Registered Student Organizations. According to the policy, student organizations “are not exempt from discipline for such

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those of their peers for years. The UW System is working to convince the state to invest more in faculty compensation, Giroux said. However, the state Legislature has been resistant because of its ﬁnancial challenges in the current economic climate. “At a time when people are … facing severe economic hardship, any discussion about faculty salaries is out of sync with what the average Wisconsin citizen is going through,” Giroux said. However, Jeff Smith, chair of the Legislature’s Colleges and Universities Committee, said low faculty salaries

could lower the quality of higher education in Wisconsin. “Hopefully we will be able to recover … before our education is depleted to the degree where we are catching up,” he said. Smith also said the Legislature allows universities to ﬁnd resources on their own for increasing salaries. UW-Madison provost Julie Underwood said the University of Wisconsin Foundation launched a fundraising campaign in 2008 to provide financial support for faculty and staff.

Male student culture reveals need for change By D.J. Nogalski THE DAILY CARDINAL

On a typical Friday night, most undergraduates, including those attending UW-Madison, have come to terms with paying ﬁve dollars at the door to receive a red Solo cup for unlimited drinking. However, some college students are often exempt from the fee: young women. According to Kelly Anderson, director of the Dane County Rape Crisis Center, the majority of sexual assaults involve a female victim. According to the Center for Disease Control, 20 to 25 percent of college women will experience either an attempted or completed rape during their college career.

According to Anderson, there is an assumption in society that women are lying about being victims of sexual assault. “I think it has a lot to do with a huge fear on the part of men that they are going to be accused and that you can’t prove you didn’t do something,” Anderson said. “I think oftentimes that men feel very vulnerable to accusations of sexual assault.” Joe Morris, a member of the Intrafraternity Council (IFC) and Delta Epsilon, said males oftentimes look for praise from their assault page 3

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don’t think anyone can deny that communication technology is advancing exponentially, eliminating the likelihood of dialing a wrong number or contacting the wrong person, whether via phone, iPod or rocks on window. Basically, the art of fucking with people is changing with the times, leaving the days of “maybe we should *67 in case they have caller i.d.” behind. That’s not to say prank calling won’t revolutionize itself just like everything else, and that our children and grandchildren won’t be surprising their crushes in the shower with their teletransporter machines or making spooky noises at the neighbors in their invisibility cloaks. But the days of the simplicity of prank calling or good, old-fashioned, honest dialing mistakes could be behind

us soon, so I’d like to take this opportunity to pay homage to phone shenanigans. I discovered the wonders of the telephone in elementary school in the coat room of my Milwaukee synagogue with a few friends. A friend of mine wondered what would happen if we dialed 1-800-freesex. Three of us huddled ear-to-ear around the tiny speaker. “Hey baby, I’ve been a dirty little slut. How can I pleasure you?” We hung up, laughing hysterically. “She called us baby!” my friend exclaimed. Not long after that, I soon discovered that prank calling wasn’t really prank calling unless you actually spoke to the person. So I did what any 9-yearold would do. I called my parents. “Mrs. Wee-ah-trach?” “Yes?” “Would you like to come to a tea party?” I asked in my best British accent. “Umm what is this regarding?” “We serve oolong with a side of biscuits and worm guts!” I covered my mouth to hide my snickering.

ASK THE DEER CARDINAL Life is hard. The Deer Cardinal is here to help. Deer Cardinal, What are your thoughts on Twitter? —Linda M. Monamuloola Linda, Here’s something I want you to ask yourself: if MTV made a documentary about your life, would anyone want to watch it? Granted, if MTV made a documentary about your life, it would be scripted and edited beyond the point of being about your actual life and you would come across as a vapid, soulless narcissist, but think about it. Assuming the answer is no (which it

is, Linda, it is), ask yourself this: if that documentary was turned into a book, and then compressed into 140-character tidbits and broadcasted on the internet, would the world be better for it? No, it wouldn’t. Here’s some advice my Grandpa gave me before he died, Linda: “Make what you do more interesting than what you say, what you say more interesting than what you write, and, Deer God, never write what you say you do on Twitter.” Got a question for the Deer Cardinal? E-mail page2@dailycardinal.com.

“Ooh, well that sounds delicious! By the way, if you talk to my daughter, would you let her know to put her clothes in the hamper instead of kicking them under her bed? Thanks.” After my pubescent years of calling classmates, I ﬁnally perfected my prank call voice. When I discovered my good friend Tim, for reasons unbeknownst to me, had installed a trucker radio in his car, I jumped on the opportunity to show off my skills and sent out my signal to all the truckers in the area. “Hey boys, I’m feeling lonely. Can someone keep me company?” Upon receiving an overly enthusiastic plethora of responses, I was suddenly afraid for my chastity. “Oh, never mind. Found someone. Thanks anyway.” Another under-discussed point of confusion with the phone is the area code. When my parents moved to Nashville a few years back, they didn’t change their cell phone numbers for a few months. So, when my dad, a doctor, would give

out his cell to patients, they often called the last seven digits with the Nashville area code. Unfortunately, this would lead them to another “doctor” who didn’t quite have the credentials he did. “You’ve reached Bob’s home abortion service. Please leave your name, number and preferred date and time of termination.” Most of my precious phone memories star me as the pranker, but I’ve also been the victim of prank calling or mistake calling, like when my ex-boyfriend tried to drunk text his friend Kyle, but accidentally sent, “Hey Kyke,” to me. As my college years come to a close and I start to ﬁnd my professional self, I understand that a 22-year-old job hunter’s prank calls are not really adorable anymore. But I could probably make an exception if I had one more shot on that trucker radio inviting lonely men to tea parties with bugs and ballerinas. Kiera’s in the market for an invisibility cloak for reasons she is unable to disclose. E-mail her at wiatrak@wisc.edu and she’ll make you an offer.

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Sexual Assault Awareness Month Fact of the Day: One in 33 men has experienced an attempted or completed rape in his lifetime. Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Underground economy thriving Although the nation’s economy continues to shrink, the number of people working in the underground economy is on the rise, according to UW-Madison economics professor emeritus Edgar Feige. He said this underground economy, which consists of untaxed economic activity, has grown to an estimated 22 to 24 percent of the economy and the amount of unreported income is now over $2 trillion. According to Feige, whose research

is not yet published, the amount of unpaid taxes in the United States has reached nearly $600 billion. In 2001, the IRS estimated the tax gap to be $345 billion. Although tax evasion has existed “as long as there have been taxes,” Feige said it tends to increase during a serious recession, like the current economic crisis. “It increases the burden on honest taxpayers; it obviously increases the government’s deficit.

So it also increases the burden on future taxpayers,” he said. According to Feige, even a small fraction of the unpaid taxes would significantly reduce governments’ deficits. Wisconsin currently faces a 2009-’11 budget deficit of $5.9 billion, and that number is expected to rise. Jessica Iverson, spokesperson for the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, said it is too soon to determine any state-specific information on the issue. —Megan Orear

Midwestern governors show bipartisan support for rail initiative Several prominent state leaders in the Midwest joined forces to support a high-speed rail network that would link together various states in the region, according to a letter sent to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Gov. Jim Doyle, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and other regional governors believe the rail network would improve the economy and introduce a new vision for intercity passenger rail.

“President Obama’s vision of making high-speed rail a part of our nation’s future transportation network holds great promise,” Doyle and others wrote in a statement. “We recognize that a high-speed rail network has the potential to reduce highway and airway congestion, greenhouse gas emissions and the nation’s dependence on foreign oil.”

The hub of the Midwestern network would be located in Chicago, linking large and small metropolitan areas, airports, bus stations and highways. The ﬁrst phase of the network would connect Milwaukee to Madison and Chicago. Obama’s economic stimulus package funds and mandates highspeed passenger rail.

Man arrested for allegedly exposing self to two underage girls A 53-year-old Madison man was arrested after allegedly exposing himself to two 16-year-old girls near the Capitol Square Saturday afternoon. According to a police report, Madison police responded to the 20 block of North Pinckney Street around 4 p.m. The two girls told police they were sitting on a bench

assault from page 1 peers by seeking multiple sexual partners, potentially encouraging them to use force. “Recent studies have shown that a stunning number, like 50 to 60 percent of men in some of the research projects, say that they would commit an act of sexual assault if they knew they wouldn’t get in trouble for it,” Anderson said. According to Wisconsin statute alcohol is considered a drug, and the law prohibits an individual from having intercourse with someone who is incapacitated by alcohol and cannot give consent. “Technically you are not able to give consent when you’re drunk, which

waiting for a bus when the suspect approached. The girls said the man’s genitals were exposed and he made sexually suggestive comments to them. Before he left the scene, the suspect also allegedly stole one teenager’s cell phone, which she had left sitting on the bus stop bench.

The victims described the suspect to police, and he was later located in Peace Park on State Street. The suspect, Samuel Pullian, was arrested and tentatively charged with theft, menacing panhandling and two counts each of causing a child to view sexual activity and disorderly conduct.

blurs the line of what’s appropriate, because with only a few drinks you can usually give consent,” Morris said. According to Anderson, alcohol is the number-one drug that shows up on screenings of people who have been sexually assaulted. “I think it’s normal to desire a physical relationship with the opposite sex, but using alcohol or drugs at a party to facilitate hooking up with a girl is wrong. I’ve witnessed it plenty of times when the girl wouldn’t be as willing when sober,” Eric Allred, a UW-Madison sophomore, said. Assistant Dean of Students Kevin Helmkamp said there is a tendency for men in society to bond through their interaction with women. “Fraternities do not invite girls to their parties to drink for free just

because they are nice guys, they are increasing their access to drunk women … because it increases the likelihood that they will get to have sex with them,” Anderson said. According to Morris, IFC and Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment are stepping up their efforts to increase awareness regarding sexual assault in the Greek community. Several university organizations are focusing on inﬂuencing students to view men’s attitudes as the solution. “I think that guys on this campus need to step up on this issue and not treat their relationship with women so cavalierly,” Helmkamp said. “If guys know about that, they need to get in their face and say, ‘This has got to end, and it ends right now.’ I think there is great power in guys doing that.”

salaries from page 1 Gov. Jim Doyle also put $15 million of state funds into the Faculty Retention and Recruitment Fund. Smith said this is a step in the right direction but would not signiﬁcantly affect faculty salaries in the state. Giroux, however, said Wisconsin would not see a migration of its faculty to higher-paying colleges as a result of the study.

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“[Faculty migration is] a phenomenon that we’ve seen over the years, but it’s not something that we expect to spike any time soon,” he said. Underwood stressed this is especially true at UW-Madison. “The way we continue to retain people is that we’ve got a great institution, so people want to be here. They want to come here and do their best work,” she said.

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Lemonwilde released their debut EP Red Room from Los Angeles, but the band is rooted right here in singer Joe Murray’s hometown of Madison. As their debut spreads through the Internet’s wide world of music, listeners will ﬁnd something eerily reminiscent of Radiohead but with a twist of hard rock. The result is something hard to listen to if you’re leisurely walking down the street, yet gripping enough to force its way onto your playlist with regularity. “Just This Ashtray” begins with swirling electronic effects coming straight from Portishead’s Third. Even the low mutterings of Murray sound as foreboding as Beth Gibbon, but when forceful guitars and lyrics repeating, “Say goodbye to this romance / Cause I no longer need you,” enter the chorus, Lemonwilde puts their own stamp on this song and makes a lasting ﬁrst impression. The best part of Red Room is its natural progression. Not only does each track transition well musically, but the lyrics also take you on a 21minute rollercoaster of a relationship.

After the initial separation of the couple in the opening song, “Finding Jesus in Math” contains slight optimism and hope toward a brighter future following the turmoil of the ﬁrst song. Slightly more up-tempo and assertive than the previous track, it indicates less reﬂection as the confused lover moves on. But as the song develops, Murray and the music become tightly wound up, eventually resorting to reassurance by repeatedly exclaiming “No, I’m not afraid.” After this climax of anxiety, the track unwinds itself with electronic noises slowly peeling away until nothing is left.

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Lemonwilde’s debut EP Red Room shows that the group has lots of potential, earning comparisons to Radiohead’s album OK Computer.

of “Danse.” Once this song gets going, comparisons to Radiohead are bound to come up if they haven’t already. Murray’s swirling, siren-like voice through the wordless chorus is as ghostly as anything on OK Computer. “Inspired Painter” brings the most emotional force, both musically and lyrically, out of the five tracks. At this point in the album, the narrator is repenting to a now-unrequited lover. Throughout the track, the sporadic snare and hi-hat cymbal perfectly represent the excited, yet depressed angst that Murray’s delivery progresses to. All while the lyrics maintain the same feel by becoming stuck lamenting “Poison yourself Romeo / Kill yourself tonight / The love that you’ve been beggin’ for / Is gone, gone, gone.” Although these lyrics may seem corny, they demand sympathy through the song’s emotionally raw delivery. The last track, “Nondeterministic Automation,” feels like a relaxing breath of fresh air as it stands as the contemplative conclusion to the love story. Only getting slightly worked up for the chorus, it allows listeners to gather their thoughts and recover from the rollercoaster of emotion the ﬁrst four tracks provide. To put it simply, Red Room is far more cohesive and focused than any listener could hope for on a debut EP. In fact, it’s so uniﬁed and consistent that, after listening to it straight through, it is hard not to wonder what Lemonwilde could follow up with. More importantly, will they be able to create a sound and focus to satisfy listeners over the course of a full-length LP? But whatever Lemonwilde has planned, one thing is easy to understand: A debut providing this much depth and raising this many questions about their future is already something to be proud of.

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Snoop Dogg has certainly branched out in recent years but his older albums prove Snoop can create a great hip-hop album.

Recipe for perfect rap album DALE MUNDT croco-dale rock

f you’re like me, by this point in the semester, you have completely checked out of all your classes. Perhaps you are ignoring homework, skipping entirely too much class, or maybe you have just stopped pretending you aren’t facebooking during lecture. Whatever the case, you’re probably looking for something to distract you from your responsibilities and make the rest of the semester go faster. Let me suggest recording a rap album. I hardly need to point out that you don’t actually need to be talented. With Asher Roth, Soulja Boy and 50 Cent getting regular radio play, quality is clearly not a prerequisite for success. And no matter how bad your music is, you can’t possibly make an album that would compare with Shaquille O’Neal’s 1994 masterpiece, Shaq Fu: Da Return. But the most important consideration in recording your album is to cover the four songs that just about every rap album has: the song about yourself, the money song, the song about sex and the song about rap.

The song about yourself is perhaps the most important. This song establishes your validity to speak as a rapper. You can take this several different directions. You can focus on your passion for music and your skills as an MC, like Brother Ali’s “Pedigree,” or you can make this song about your popularity and recognizability like Jay-Z’s “Public Service Announcement.” Another option, exempliﬁed by Dre’s “Still D.R.E.” is to angrily reassert your status and ambition to “stay on top.” The song about money also allows some ﬂexibility in your approach. Notorious B.I.G. has a “money” song on both of his studio albums, but the songs provide very different viewpoints. “Gimme the Loot” validates armed robbery as a method of creating wealth, while “Mo Money, Mo Problems” provides a dismal view of monetary success. The Wu-Tang Clan’s “C.R.E.A.M” takes a sober look at the struggle of poverty, while the Cool Kids’ “Gold and a Pager” is a tongue-in-cheek description of the materialistic urges of teenagers. This song is important to your album because it provides an insight into your goals as a rapper. For instance, the Wu-Tang Clan want monetary success for social mobility, while the Cool Kids clearly view the materialism in hip-hop as absurd. The “sex” song is generally a misogynistic treatment of women as sex objects, although the motivating emotion varies widely. Dr. Dre’s “Bitches Ain’t Shit” angrily repeats “We don’t love them hos,” while Snoop Dogg’s “Ain’t No Fun” provides an ironic tension between a smooth, romantic sound and the lyrics that project women as sexual objects to be passed around. Notorious B.I.G., despite the song title “Me And My Bitch,” provides an intimate, romantic examination of a serious relationship. This song will allow you to proclaim your sexual prowess or show a tender side of your personality while still reinforcing sexual roles. Lastly, the song about rap can either be a song about the current state of rap music, or a song connecting you to past rappers. Some great examples include Kanye’s “Breathe In Breathe Out,” Murs’ “The Science,” and Jurassic 5’s “Radio.” Rapping about rap will let you explain your superiority to other rappers while connecting you with older, better styles of rap. These four songs provide the basis for a solid rap album. Add in a club hit, or maybe a song about a serious social issue, and you have a well-rounded debut in hip-hop. But don’t worry—you may not win any Grammys, but you’re already better than Shaq. Want to be like Shaq and tell Dale how your ass tastes? E-Mail him at dpmundt@wisc.edu.

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educate yourself on sexual assault At a time when a UW-Madison fraternity ﬁghts rape allegations and local elections hinge upon campus and city safety, April’s National Sexual Assault Awareness Month has never been more pertinent. This month, student groups such as PAVE (Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment) and UW-Madison administrators have emphasized the importance of utilizing resources and students educating themselves about ways to avoid becoming a victim of sexual assault. SAFE Services, the most wellknown program on campus for promoting safety, is often neglected by the majority of the student body.

SAFEWalk services run from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. every night. SAFERide services run from 10:30 p.m. to 3 a.m. PAVE has also planned an expensive campaign with the tagline “Consent isn’t blurry,” meant to raise awareness about taking advantage of others when their judgment is impaired. PAVE will be distributing stickers, bottle openers, key chains and bookmarks during the month to promote smart decisions and safety. Do yourself a favor: Take time to attend a PAVE-sponsored event and become educated. The more you know about what can be done to prevent sexual assault, the better.

Putting a stop to the cycle of sensationalism TOM HART opinion columnist

ue to a mystery illness that has overtaken me over the past few weeks, I am sorry to say that my television watching has increased dramatically. Although lounging in front of the television might seem appealing to some, I must say that I am very close to losing my mind. Sure, I may be pleased that I can now quote “Jurassic Park’s” entire script and that I got to see Kanye West go for a swim, but the repetitious news cycle of the cable networks is driving me insane. Now we know where all those

BALCO steroids were shipped after Victor Conte went down. Sensationalism is running rampant like Arnold Schwarzenegger in his ﬁnal battle against the Predator. All I want to do is get to the chopper. I made a point of humorizing the major news networks’ coverage during this past week in a twisted attempt to shed some light on the recurring cycle. Maybe if I sat on my couch for a few hours and threw insults at the tube, all this anguish would go away.

Hearing the same cycled coverage about sensationalized issues is preventing citizens from hearing important stories.

I was wrong. Nancy Grace was jabbering on about Natalie Holloway and Caylee Anthony (again) when the remote ran out of batteries. The next hour was mind-numbing: Casey Anthony trial, Natalie Holloway update, Octomom, Anthony, Octomom, Anthony, Octomom, Anthony... Stop! Where is that lecture from Billy Madison when you need it? “Excuse me, Ms. Grace ... what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.” Nancy Grace is not the only so-called “news show” that regurgitates the same video and analysis around the clock. CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and local news networks are all guilty of the same offense. At what point did television media lose its soul? My entire life has been ﬁlled with blanket stories that ﬁll time slots rather than educate the public. Millions of Americans sit in front

of their televisions every day hoping to be informed about what’s happening in the world around them. I fear the rising tide of sensationalism is dulling the minds of my fellow countrymen. Hearing the same cycled coverage about sensationalized issues is preventing U.S. citizens from hearing the stories that are truly important. For instance, every Sunday my DVR is set to record Fareed Zakaria’s Global Public Square on CNN. Zakaria is one of the last hosts who actually devotes his show to socially relevant stories. I was excited to hear about Syria’s reaction to Obama’s speech in the Turkish Parliament, until the U.S. cargo ship captain escaped from captivity off the coast of Somalia. The news update was worthy of airtime, but it shouldn’t have taken more than five minutes. All the necessary information could be obtained from the byline: “U.S. Cargo Ship Captain Freed. Three Pirates Killed in Navy Assault.” Instead, CNN decided to devote the entire afternoon to the story. After reporters were ﬁnished interviewing retired naval ofﬁcers and the captain’s neighbors, I still learned absolutely nothing more than what a byline could have told me. The problem is that the large media networks compete with each other for coverage on the sensationalized stories. They find a story that revolves around a heinous murder, kidnapping, celebrity arrest or political flap and milk it for all it’s worth. And at the end of the day, when the original story has lost its vivacity, the “media leeches” move on to their next victim. While news networks decide their content, the viewers keep these programs rolling. So I plead with you, if you are as sick of the OJ Simpson, Joe the Plumber and Octomom stories as I am, boycott these networks. Use the Internet to choose your own news. Only then will we get to that chopper. Tom Hart is a senior majoring in history. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Men’s Tennis

Weekend series a split By Emma Condon THE DAILY CARDINAL

After earning an encouraging 5-2 win over Iowa Saturday afternoon, the Wisconsin men’s tennis team fell to Minnesota 4-3 in four and a half hours of agonizing and physical play at their last home match of the season. With the meet leveled at 3-all, both the No. 29 Badgers (4-4 Big Ten, 15-7 overall) and the No. 33 Gophers (5-3, 16-6) looked to the battle at No. 2 singles between Wisconsin’s sophomore No. 47 Marek Michalicka and sophomore Tobias Wernet. In the decisive third set, Michalicka was up a break at 4-3 but struggled with severe cramping as he tried to close out the set. He took his time and paced play carefully, but the impaired Michalicka could not hold off Wernet, who capitalized on the opportunity and won the next three games to move up 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, pushing the Gophers one point past

the Badgers in an emotional upset. “I was a little upset and I felt bad for Marek because actually he’s really in shape. It was bad luck for us today,” freshman Patrick Pohlmann said. “That can happen to all of us,” Baumann added. “We should just forget about it. We still have a lot of matches ahead of us, we’ll play on the road next week, and we have the Big Ten Tournament and the NCAAs. So of course it’s a tough loss, but we should just be positive and think about the next matches.” The Badgers started strong in doubles, winning the point in tense play between the border rivals. The No. 15-ranked duo of junior Moritz Baumann and Michalicka aggressively broke freshman Ishay Hadash and sophomore Sebastian Gallego early and continued to push to a clean 8-3 victory. Despite a brief injury scare that had Pohlmann on the ground with a hurt ankle, he and junior Luke

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Freshman Patrick Pohlmann had wins against both Iowa and Minnesota in the Badgers’ ﬁnal home series of the 2009 season.

Rassow-Kantor showed no signs of letting up and took out their opponents 8-2 to secure the early onepoint advantage for Wisconsin. The Gophers were quick to answer in singles with wins at No. 5 and 6, but their lead was short lived as No. 31 Baumann delivered yet another authoritative win for the Badgers, extending his streak to 22-0 in a contentious three-set victory. “I’m undefeated so far so I have a lot of confidence, and that’s big in tennis when you have a lot of confidence in the big situations,” Baumann said. At No. 4, Sophomore Peter Marrack fell as Pohlmann and Michalicka advanced to third sets. Pohlmann won his first seven games against Gallego, but the Gopher recovered to claim the second set. In the third, the two struggled more to hold than break, but Pohlmann steadied and bested Gallego. “[Gallego] played really even so I just made, I think, important points in the game, like 30-all I made it to 40-30 or a deuce,” said Pohlmann, who also struggled with minor cramping. “I was a little luckier I think.” The Badgers dismissed No. 58 Iowa (3-5, 11-7) Saturday with a 5-2 victory to start the weekend. Pohlmann and Rassow-Kantor stepped up first at No. 3 doubles and devastated their Hawkeye opponents in an 8-1 victory before senior Michael Muskievicz and junior Michael Dierberger closed out the point with their own 8-5 victory at No. 2. Opening singles play, a lively Pohlmann cruised to another straight-set victory over sophomore Nikita Zotov 6-1, 6-3. Marrack followed, turning in a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Iowa freshman Will Vasos before Baumann dealt the final blow to the Hawkeyes, removing fall Big Ten Singles champion senior Christian Bierich 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 for the meet at 4-1. Next weekend, the Badgers will wrap up their regular season on the road against No. 61 Penn State (35, 10-11) and Big Ten leader No. 3 Ohio State (8-0, 25-1).

NASCAR, obscure sports deserve respect ANDY VAN SISTINE sistine’s chapel

or as long as cars have raced around in the NASCAR circuit, the argument about whether or not it is a sport has also raced around in discussions and forums. Though I am not personally a huge fan of cars racing around a track, I do understand the physical stamina that is required of somebody to sit in the cramped little roll cage of a hot car for hours and hours as it tools around a track for 400 miles. The focus you have to have and the strength to keep that wheel turned in the right direction is intense. It is not appealing to watch, but to me, NASCAR is a sport.

What deﬁnes sport and where do we draw the line. Is it at bass ﬁshing? Chess? Ballroom dancing?

The arguments against it being a sport are fair. After all, car racing is exactly that: cars racing. But the competition is not about which car is faster. All of the cars are going to be moving as fast as they can move around that track without crashing during a race, and no car out there is going to be signiﬁcantly faster than any other car. The only difference lies in which person inside the car can operate his or her car better than everyone else. Essentially, who can run their machine the best. I know a lot of people who would scoff at that. Running a machine? Does that make taxi driving a sport? Or what about running a vacuum cleaner? Whoever

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The Contested Heritage of the Cathedral/Mosque of Cordoba Prof. D. Fairchild Ruggles D. Fairchild Ruggles holds her A.B. degree from HarvardRadcliffe and obtained the M.A. and the Ph.D. from the Univ. of Pennsylvania (1987 and 1991). Before coming to UIUC in 2001 as a Faculty Excellence hire, she taught at Cornell, Harvard, and Binghamton Universities. Trained as an architectural historian, Dede’s work addresses the built environment of the Islamic world from the 7th century to the present.

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ABSTRACT: The Great Mosque of Cordoba (begun 786) has been a UNESCO World Heritage Monument since 1984. Converted to a church in the 13th century and partly reconstructed as a cathedral in the 16th century, today it is a possession of the Catholic Church. In the postFranco era, both the power of the Church and popular religious practice waned in Spain. However, recent claims by Muslims who wish to assert the cathedral’s prior state as a mosque have stirred up deeply nationalistic, cultural, and religious passions. Excavations continue to bring to light the Islamic, Visigothic, and Roman layers of the site, but the practices of display reveal anxieties about how the archaeological information could be used to assert competing identities in a country that is diversifying rapidly as a result of entry into the European Union, a rapidly expanding economy, and the influx of immigrants.

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can get the floor cleaner in a faster time is the winner! Obviously operating a machine better than everyone else cannot be grounds for calling something a sport—well, except for sport shooting. After all, you can win an Olympic medal for shooting a pistol. And archery, too. And bobsledding, I guess, despite the fact that it is really the sled that is doing the brunt of the work. And then there’s sailing. And equestrian… Then there are people who criticize rhythmic gymnastics. They cannot believe that people can jump around on a big, springy floor holding a wand with a ribbon attached to it and win an Olympic medal because a panel of judges decides one of them is able to do it the best. However, you rarely find someone who thinks that someone dancing and jumping around on a skinny beam or whipping around on a pommel horse does not deserve an Olympic medal. The fate of a “regular” gymnast relies just as much on a panel of judges, but their athleticism and grace is rarely disputed. The same could be said for figure skaters, high divers and ski jumpers, yet cheerleaders and synchronized swimmers get eye rolls for their athletic endeavors. At the root of all this lies the question of what defines sport and where do we draw the line. Is it at bass fishing? Chess? Ballroom dancing? Billiards? Professional eating? Surely it is only a sport if you can win an Olympic medal for it. But then, what about football? So maybe whatever ESPN or Sports Illustrated reports on is what counts. But when was the last time either one of them had anything to report on in the world of cricket or curling? The point is that there is no line. You can argue with NASCAR fans until you are blue in the face that driving a car does not constitute sport, and you still will not change their minds. Do not try telling a cheerleading squad that what they do is not a sport, because they will not hear it. And if you think that Joey Chestnut or Takeru Kobayashi are not true competitors for stuffing fifty plus hot dogs down their throats in less than ten minutes, they will probably throw their world titles, endorsements and ESPN spots back at you with hordes of fans standing in their wake ready to back them up. The fact of the matter is, if you can compete in something, it is a sport and no lack of respect or trash-talking can take that away. Save your breath, naysayers, because every game, contest and skill test in the world will have someone backing it up in earnest. No set of rules or guidelines of what defines a sport can contain every competition, so get past it. Like it or not, the NASCAR racers, baton twirlers, cheerleaders, bass masters, pistol shooters, and hot dog eaters shall have theirs too, and to them we must also say long live sport. Think NASCAR is just a glorified engineering contest? Let Andy know at avansistine@wisc.edu.

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