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Stem-cell breakthrough could mean treatment for Huntington’s ease in which patients lose control of muscle coordination.

A research report published The key to the study is the earlier this week suggests use of GABA neua possible connection rons, which are between the use of stem responsible for creatcells and a treatment for ing the network the Huntington’s disease. brain uses to coorSu-Chun Zhang, a dinate motor funcUW-Madison professor, tion, but are reduced is the senior author of the in Huntington’s new study, which shows patients. According ZHANG embryonic stem cells may to the report, be used to reinstate the researchers found a neural circuit needed for motor way to manufacture large quancontrol that is destroyed in tities of GABA neurons from Huntington’s patients. embryonic stem cells, which There is no cure for they implanted in mice to test Huntington’s, a terminal dis- how well they would integrate

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The state Assembly and Senate culminated their 2011-12 session Thursday with mixed feelings about its success.

Abortion bill passes as session ends

By Tyler Nickerson The Daily Cardinal

The 2011-12 state legislative session culminated late Thursday after a contentious bill requiring a doctor to be present when administering an abortion passed despite persistent Democratic opposition.

Republicans argue the bill will ensure no one is coerced into an abortion, though Democrats say it amounts to “a war on women” because it makes it harder for women to get abortions. The bill already passed in the Senate and

will now go to the governor to be signed into law.

Thursday’s heated dialogue epitomizes the tone of the state Senate and Assembly this session, which has seen both Republicans and Democrats accuse each other of political strong-arming and mutual blaming for lost opportunities.

Democrats say Walker and Republicans are responsible for Wisconsin leading the nation in job loss in 2011, while

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A session in review...

Didn’t pass: Mining bill­—would have eased mining regulations Didn’t pass: Venture capital bill­—meant to spur new business creation Passed: Wetlands bill—easier to develop wetland areas Passed: Wolf hunt bill—limits hunting of wolves

Passed: Abortion bills—limits insurance coverage of abortions; requires a doctor be present when administering abortions Passed: Sex education bill— promotes abstinence only sex-education Passed: Tenant/landlord bill— empowers landlords

in to the mouse’s brain.

The cells not only integrated in the mouse’s brain, but also projected to the corresponding target and reestablished the neural circuit, which restored muscle coordination.

This result suggests a possible treatment for a previously incurable disease, as well as discovering that the human brain may be more resilient than originally thought.

While the findings are optimistic, researchers said in a statement that the technology will not be ready for human trials until further research is completed.

Cartoonist’s prank might earn him a felony

By Ben Siegel The Daily Cardinal

With hindsight being 20/20, cartoonist Mike Konopacki isn’t laughing at the fake press release he sent the Capital Times in February, now that he knows his forgery of a state representative’s official document could cost him $10,000 and threeand-a-half years in prison.

The Dane County District Attorney’s Office is considering filing felony charges against Konopacki for replicating the letterhead of state Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, in a release forwarded to the Capital Times on Feb. 25 that led the paper to post an article on its website. It was taken down after 40 minutes Reporting on the release, the article alleged that Nass, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. were pressuring the Smithsonian to remove posters from last year’s Capitol protests in Madison from the archives of the National Museum of

American History.

Nass filed an official complaint with Capitol Police on March 8, which was then forwarded to the district attorney’s office.

The Capital Times suspended Konopacki, who freelances for the paper, for six weeks.

He claims the article took his actions out of context.

“My intent wasn’t to make fun of the Capitol Times,” he said. “My intent was to make fun of Nass and share a joke with my friends.”

The cartoonist claims he created and sent out the release to satirize the cancellation of the “Art in Protest” show three days prior.

Sponsored by the UW-Extension’s School for Workers, the event was canceled after the school was pressured against hosting the event by Nass’ office, according to a story by the Capital Times.

“It’s not that we don’t have a sense of humor,” Mike Mikalson,

a spokesperson for Nass, said.

“No one has the right to issue a statement…with the letterhead of [another] individual. It does harm to the individual…to the public and media.”

According to Wisconsin State Statute 946.69, a person commits a Class-I felony if they “ assume to act in an official capacity or to perform official functions.” It is this law could be used to implicate Konopacki, though its application would be “nitpicking,” according to UW-Madison journalism and law professor Robert Drechsel. “[This is] about someone who was angry—understandably— about something somebody did with his letterhead,” Drechsel said.

“It’s hard for me to imagine a prosecutor wanting to put time into enforcing something like this in this kind of context.”

The district attorney’s office has not yet reviewed the police report, according to Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne.

County urges caution in celebrating St. Patrick’s Day Madison residents can look forward to a number of events and an increased police presence throughout town Saturday, March 17 in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.

the Shamrock Shuffle 5K, 10K and 2-mile walk will take place on State Street. Presented this year by Wells Fargo and Dental Health Associates, the Shuffle’s proceeds are donated to the Boys & Girls Club of Madison.

Continuing their annual tradition, the Dane County Shamrock “So before you toast, make Club will raise the Irish flag in sure you have a safe ride the Capitol Rotunda at noon. home.”

While the official St. Patrick’s Day Parade begins in Capitol Elise Schaffer Square at 1:30 p.m., the Parade public information officer Committee will host contests The Dane County Sheriff’s Office such as “Most Freckles” and “Reddest Hair” at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and East Officially starting at 10 a.m., Mifflin Street beginning at 1 p.m.

The 9th Annual Budweiser St. Patty’s Pub Crawl begins at 6 at the Stadium Bar. Additional law enforcement units will be deployed throughout the county on Saturday.

The Dane County Sheriff’s Office urged people to use their best judgment in commemorating St. Patrick’s Day in a statement issued Thursday.

“The best way to avoid trouble this St. Patrick’s Day is to celebrate responsibly,” public information officer Elise Schaffer said in a statement. “So before you toast, make sure you have a safe ride home.”

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Wisconsin Republican lawmakers were given a collective time-out after throwing mass fits over a Dane County judge’s decision to place a permanent injunction on the voter ID law, passed last spring.

In his ruling, Circuit Justice David Flanagan said the law infringes on citizens’ right to vote and disproportionally affects young, old and minority groups.

“How dare that judge take away my right to take away people’s voting rights!”

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State Sen. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, who has been known to draw on the walls with crayons if his juice is not served to him in the appropriate sippy cup, said he is worried about how the ruling will affect his recall race.

“Well, I’m a goner for sure now that the vote will actually reflect the will of the electorate,” he said. “Not fair!”

Other legislators in the Capitol time-out room, which was previously served as the Joint Finance Committee meeting room, noted the injustice of it all.

“How dare that judge take away my right to take away people’s voting rights,” state Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, said. “I’m pretty sure the Founding Fathers never intended for old people, students or minorities to vote, anyway. Gaaawd.”

Because of the recent beautiful weather, the fitful lawmak-

ers were taken outside for some fresh air and sunshine, but Grothman was sent back inside after he started screaming “I HATE SPRINGTIME AAAHH!” and scaring local children.

The legislators had just started to calm down when state Reps. Kelda Helen Roys, D-Madison, and Mark Pocan, D-Madison, drove by in a car with “waaambulance” strewn across the side, mocking the Republicans as they passed.

“Told you so, losers!” Roys yelled out the window.

Although most Wisconsin Democrats were elated at Flanagan’s decision, former Dane County Executive and current opponent of Gov. Scott Walker Kathleen Falk was less than pleased.

“Repealing the Voter ID law was, like, half my platform,” Falk complained. “What the hell am I gonna do now?”

The letter Glenn Grothman hates this week is: S • Single moms • Sunshine

Aaron Rogers’ evil brother brought down

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Summer murders Spring Summer reportedly abetted in the murder of Spring after City of Madison Police located Spring’s body at the bottom of Lake Mendota Wednesday.

Forensic analysts concluded Spring had been killed late Sunday evening after Summer and what appeared to be six Lake Mendota ducks clawed Spring to death. They then brought its body to the middle of the lake with one of the Memorial Union’s rental canoes.

While MPD Spokesperson Joel DeSpain said he was “utterly shocked” by Spring’s death, it was one of the “more creative” murders he had witnessed in the campus area.

“The precision and attention to detail Summer and the six Mendota ducks paid to executing the crime is the stuff saved for movies,” he said.

To commemorate Spring’s premature death and Summer’s sudden takeover, classes were

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canceled for the remainder of the week, as 75 percent of the student body reported being “too depressed to be productive.” The Memorial Union Terrace is serving complementary beer to all mourners.

“The precision and attention to detail Summer and the six Mendota ducks paid to executing the crime is the stuff saved for movies.”

Joel DeSpain spokesperson Madison Police

Those looking to express their condolences to Spring’s family can join with bikini-clad girls on Bascom Hill each day of the coming week at 5:30 p.m. for Shiva, as Spring was a conservative Jew from Long Island.

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Cheeseheads everywhere can rest easy tonight knowing the infamous Baron Rodgers, brother of the beloved Green Bay Packers quarterback, has been caught and put behind bars.

For years, Baron has terrorized good-natured Wisconsin citizens with his diabolical schemes. In 1983, Baron was born alongside his twin brother, Aaron Rodgers. They grew up in California, and while Aaron excelled at football and academics, Baron found his passion was turning calculators into make-shift Tasers and putting Barbie dolls on the grill or behind the wheels of their parents’ parked car.

Dropping out of school at the age of 12 to dedicate his life to acts of violence, Baron traveled the world to learn about the art of crime. It was during this time he discovered his love for trains and dynamite.

Armed with his evil knowledge, Baron led the Pleasant Valley Bandits to an unprecedented 3-0 season of successful train robbing. Pleasant Valley Police cited their lack of preparation for train robberies as the main caveat to Baron’s success.

“Who robs trains? Who does

that?” Police Chief Ed Collins explained in 1998. “Of course we did not know how to respond.

This is the 20th Century for heaven’s sake.”

Still, the offenses landed Baron in a dim spotlight that caught the attention of various crime syndicates, each hoping to utilize his evil potential.

As such, Baron disappeared into the dark shadows of the underworld, though he has been seen escaping the scene of many crimes, sometimes wearing a Burger King crown on his head.

Baron reached the peak of his evil career during the most recent NFL postseason when he snuck into Green Bay’s locker room during the Packers losing contest against the Giants.

He has been accused by angry Green Bay fans everywhere of spiking the Powerade coolers.

His luck ran out last weekend, however, when Baron was seen tying Miss Canola Oil to a train track. Authorities rushed to the scene, at which point Baron cackled and attempted to flee. It was then he was subdued by a football, thrown perfectly at his head by his brother.

“I used to just let Baron do his thing, but after what he pulled on me during the playoffs, I’ve lost sympathy,” Aaron said.

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By Alex DiTullio The Daily Cardinal

Members of UW-Madison’s Ballroom Dance Association are worried the new Gordon Commons will prevent the group from hosting its weekly public dances, most of which take place in the current dining hall’s basement.

Dance Association President Amelia VanHandel said the Division of University Housing plans to carpet every room in the new building, rendering several rooms that would be otherwise suitable for dancing unusable.

While the group has taken its complaints to Division of University Housing Director Paul Evans, he said in an e-mail to the group DUH made the decision because carpeted floors best suit the majority of prospective customers. He added there are other buildings the group can use for dancing, such as the Memorial Union and Union South.

But VanHandel said these areas are not viable options because UWMBDA would have to compete for the space with non-student events like weddings and conferences.

“At most we could only get those rooms once a month,” she said.

“So if we lose the use of Gordon Commons, we will essentially have to cut our dances by 75 percent.”

VanHandel also said while Evans noted hardwood floors

would cost more than carpet, the group does not need hardwood floor, but rather any noncarpet surface. According to her, these surfaces are cheaper than carpet in the long run because they do not require the same amount of maintenance.

“So if we lose the use of Gordon Commons, we will essentially have to cut our dances by 75 percent.”

Amelia VanHandel president UW-Madison Ballroom Dance Association

The group currently has a petition circulating to show how many people carpeted floors would displace, VanHandel said. She added members have also contacted UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward and the Dean of Students office.

“We’ve been inviting them to the dance this Saturday in Gordon Commons so that they can see in person what a dance is like and why it’s necessary that we have uncarpeted space,” she said.

Still, VanHandel said no one has been able or willing to help her group because no one is specifically responsible for maintaining danceable space on campus.

UW-Madison wins social media competition

Attorney general appeals judges’ decisions ending voter ID law

As the Badgers advanced in the NCAA basketball tournament Thursday, UW-Madison won a social media “tournament” that pits schools against each other in a competition similar to March Madness.

The “Influencer Insanity” contest was created by Klout. com, a website that measures the use of social media. Social media users cast votes for the university they thought best utilized the technology.

After UW-Madison “beat” Drexel University, Duke University, University of Washington and Syracuse University this week, they met Marquette University in the finals where they beat their in-state rival 3,745 to 2,740.

As expected, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced Thursday the Department of Justice has appealed two Dane County judges’ decisions to permanently suspend a new law requiring voters show a valid ID at polling places.

After state Circuit Court Judge Richard G. Niess permanently suspended implementation of the law last week on grounds it unconstitutionally disenfranchises some citizens, voters no longer have to show a valid form of identification before receiving a ballot. Dane County Circuit Judge David Flanagan, whose decision Van Hollen is in the process of appealing, ruled the law is unconstitutional as well.

A successful appeal will not reverse the rulings in time for the April 3 spring election and the recall elections in May and June. But if successful, Van Hollen’s challenges could affect November elections, which include the presidential election.

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abortion from page 1 Republicans touted changes they made to the state’s budget, saying they created a pro-business culture through a successful “pro-jobs agenda” this session.

Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, was largely positive as he reflected on the past year, pointing to the 15,700 private sector jobs gained in January. He said Wisconsin’s jobless rate is down to 6.9 percent, the lowest level since 2008.

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Members of the Downtown Coordinating Committee, including Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, discussed the various vending possibilites for the Mifflin Street Block Party Thursday.

City still looking for Mifflin Street Block Party sponsor

By Jeffrey More The Daily Cardinal

The format of this year’s Mifflin Block Party will soon take shape, according to city officials who said Thursday that the biggest variable is whether the event will find a sponsor next week’s deadline.

Having a sponsor will enable the block party obtain a street use permit, allowing for portable toilets and food vendors on the street.

One possible candidate is All-Star Catering from Hudson.

Although All-Star expressed interest and has sponsored from

previous Mifflin events, it has yet to apply for this year’s party.

If the event does not find a sponsor, the city could consider amending its vending policy and let vendors sell food.

Unlike at last year’s block party and in accordance with open container laws, police will prohibit alcohol sale and consumption in the street this year, with or without food vendors.

According to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, the city is trying to prepare for the inevitable party on Mifflin.

He said part of that includes listening to student and resident input.

“It is quite exciting to have such a diverse group of folks involved… particularly college students [who] have never been involved…on working with the city on something like this,” Verveer said. “It’s better to work with students, who are the main consumers of the event, than to work against them.”

Interested students and Mifflin neighborhood residents are encouraged to attend the March 22 planning meeting at the Madison Senior Center at 7 p.m.

Finance Committee: student fees for SAFEride to increase

By Cheyenne Langkamp The Daily Cardinal

The Student Transportation Program introduced its budget, which could significantly increase student fees toward SAFEride services, to the Student Services Finance Committee Thursday.

The transportation board negotiates costs with the City of Madison to provide SAFEride and SAFEcab services, as well as student bus passes for the UW-Madison campus community.

The requested budget totals about $4.2 million, up about $180,000 over the group’s 2011 budget projections. Students’ segregated fees cover about half the total cost, sharing the rest with UW Transportation Services.

But according to SSFC Chair Sarah Neibart, next year’s transportation budget might increase further because the Madison Metro bus system is charging more, compensating for increased ridership, higher state rates and inflation.

Chase Wilson, SSFC Vice Chair and a student representative on the Transportation Board, presented the budget. Negotiations are ongoing, Wilson said, because the board and the city are still “Thanks to Republican reforms, 94 percent of businesses now say that Wisconsin is on the right track, up from 10 percent last session,” Fitzgerald said in a statement Thursday.

Fitzgerald did, however, mention his disappointment about the failed bill that would have eased regulations on mining in Wisconsin and brought a large iron ore mine, and supposedly thousands of jobs, to northern Wisconsin.

But Democrats said

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Finance Committee Vice President and Transportation Board Rep. Chase Wilson presented the transportation budget. debating just how much students should contribute.

SSFC and Transportation Board representatives said they hope to keep the student share of the campus bus services budget at the current amount, while still maintaining the same level of services.

Chancellor David Ward is set to make a decision on the issue Wednesday, when he reviews all student segregated fee budgets for 2012-2013.

Should Ward opt to overrule student recommendations and increase segregated funds to transRepublican’s “pro-jobs agenda” was really just an attempt to impose a Conservative social ideology on the state, pointing to bills promoting abstinence-only sex education in high schools and the abortion bill that passed Thursday.

Democrats also blame the struggling economy and dismal jobs numbers on Republican’s unwillingness to pass any of the more than 20 “pro-jobs” bills the Democrats introduced.

“While the Legislature fumbled on job creation, the state lost

portation, Neibart said she plans to appeal the decision.

If Ward supports student recommendations, the Student Transportation Program must engage the city in further negotiations to decide the level of services UW Transportation will still be able to provide next year.

“Depending upon the chancellor’s ruling on the budget… students could end up paying hundreds of thousands of dollars more a year with no additional increase in services,” said SSFC Rep. Cale Plamann. tens of thousands of jobs for six straight months as our surrounding states added jobs,” state Sen. Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, said in a statement Thursday.

However, Fitzgerald pointed out that of the 123 bills signed into law, the vast majority of them passed with bipartisan support.

“I think that’s a testament to the fact that there’s more that brings us together than brings us apart,” Fitzgerald said as the Senate closed up shop until they reconvene this summer.

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65 Area code 801 resident 66 Attain also-ran status 67 ‘60s counterculture hallucinogen 68 Corps member 69 “Good grief!”

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tate Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, received quite a bit of flack for the legislation he introduced last week condemning single parenthood. The discussion surrounding Grothman’s bill, SB 507, has focused on his idea that single parents are unqualified to raise children and are more likely to abuse them. However, much of the criticism overlooks what the bill is actually promoting rather than bringing down. SB 507 is not just an attack on single parents.

This ideologically based attack extends far and wide in its scope.

SB 507 specifically requires “the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board to emphasize non-marital parenthood as a contributing factor to child abuse and neglect.” In this case, non-marital does not necessarily mean

the same thing as “single.” This includes co-habitating, unmarried parents. This also includes homosexual parents, who are not allowed to marry in Wisconsin..

If the bill actively promotes marriage as the only legitimate source of stability for a child, then it promotes marriage over other lifestyles. The next problem lies in the fact that promoting marriage in a state where only heterosexual marriage is legal promotes a heterosexuality over other sexual preferences.

Therefore, as well as stigmatizing single parenthood, this bill implies homosexuality is bad and homosexuals are more likely to abuse their children whether they are single or part of a couple or not.

By advocating marriage, this legislation also condemns

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State Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, at the Capitol last fall. Grothman recently introduced a bill labeling single parenthood as a factor of child abuse that has attracted much negative attention. anyone having sex outside of marriage, which, as it happens, is a pretty large portion of Wisconsin’s population. In considering this bill, you must also take into account Grothman’s voting record. He is strictly prolife and in favor of abstinenceonly sex education. If comprehensive sexual education is bad, abortion is bad and now single parenthood is also bad, then

Grothman either really likes adoption or has a serious problem with pre-marital sex. Signs seem to point to the latter.

Grothman can believe whatever he likes; this is America, after all. However, SB 507 would require the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board, a government agency, to adopt these principles in their decision making and training as

well. It would therefore be government policy to condemn lifestyles not compatible with Grothman’s backwards vision of the world. The fact of the matter remains that it is not up to Grothman, the government or any single person or institution, and that decision should not be made based on lifestyle choices such as marriage or sexual preference.

Defining democracy a challenge for fixing our system zach thomae opinion columnist Zach has previously written about the “Promise of our Democracy” dinners in last Thursday’s issue. Look for it on dailycardinal.com. he second session of the “Promise of Our Democracy” dialogue series ended with a moment of reflection. We were supposed

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to think about what made the sessions “work” for us which, given our enthusiastic participation, they clearly did.

I’m not sure what made them “work” for me—I was probably naturally curious enough to handle almost anything—but the first things I thought of were a few things that did not work so well.

For two nights, we debated the merits of several possibilities for improving democracy in America.

Each possibility had different moral premises, and each valued

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Robert Lieber is Professor of Government and International Relations, Georgetown University. He is an authority on American foreign policy and U.S. relations with the Middle East and Europe.

His latest book entitled, Power and Willpower in The American Future: Why the US is Not Destined to Decline, will be published in Spring 2012 by Cambridge University Press.

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Donald A. Downs is the Alexander Meiklejohn Professor of Political Science at UW-Madison

democracy, however defined, for a different reason. Similarly, when my group looked at these possibilities, we judged them based on different standards.

This made it difficult to talk on common ground for a long time.

We thought different aspects of each way to fix democracy were more important than others.

Eventually, we realized that the other arguments were not wrong, even though we didn’t accept them. We just started from different places and moral compasses. Because each of us had experienced different things and we all had a different picture of the world inside our heads, we thought different aspects of each way to fix democracy were more important than others.

One example of this kept coming up in our discussions.

The purpose of the dialogue series is to deliberate on how to make “democracy” better.

However, each of the proposals to fix democracy seemed to define democracy in a different way, making it difficult to directly compare some of them.

Our facilitator made an effort to have us “try on the possibility” and to take it apart and see what the idea assumed and asserted.

However, we had a lot of trouble with this most of the time. Since we already had preconceived ideas about what democracy was

and how it should work, it was usually hard, at first, to accept each possibility on its own terms, at least for long enough to understand it properly. It was difficult to do.

Working past our preconceived ideas wasn’t just difficult for us, each of the suggested ways to fix democracy were created by a group of people in a situation much like ours and embodies the assumptions of the people describing it. This means that there were sometimes places where different assumptions were combined in the description of the possibility, which made the possible way to fix America’s democracy difficult to talk about.

We tried to “clean up” the ideas by defining—or redefining—some of their component parts, but that was difficult for its own reasons.

Even after we started describing what we thought were the most important aspects of what we call democracy, it was not enough to make any progress in understanding our disagreement.

Since this kind of impasse is no fun to stay in, we tried to get around this problem by chipping away at our disagreements until we got to the core, moral differences we were secretly encountering.

Once we got to this point, it was easier to start reconciling the differences between our points of view. But this was a tedious process most of the time, I don’t think any of us felt like we were getting anything done.

As far as I can tell, that’s just a problem with disagreeing, a problem that we will never be

able to get away from.

We would never be able to do anything if we had to go through this argument before understanding each other’s positions, let alone making a decision. After all, the only reason we have discussions is because we want something to come out of it. But sometimes our disagreements reach a point where a discussion would never be worth it. Since there are some things that we need to do as social animals, we invented democracy as a way to deal with these disagreements.

But, sometimes our disagreements reach a point where a discussion would never be worth it.

According to the Shirky principle, “institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution.” If this applies to our democratic institutions, then this suggests that they should be trying to preserve our strong disagreements. But that means that democratic institutions give no reason to come to an understanding that would temper these disagreements. In other words, there may be no reason for these dialogues to take place.

And the one thing I couldn’t help noticing? The room was a bit emptier than it had been last week.

Zach Thomae is a freshman majoring in computer science. Please send all feedback to opinion@ dailycardinal.com.

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by Southwest is that there is so much going on all across the entire city it is difficult to plan for anything; hence, our new vow to go with the flow. We’ve read several “What you need to know about SXSW” tips and heard from veterans of the event, and they all tell you to give up on whatever you’re planning. However, we didn’t realize the truth of this until Wednesday.

Basically, you have eight hours to maximize your phone battery and the most important time to have it available is between 1:00 and 5:00 a.m. It’s every man or woman for themselves.

The greatest part about not being able to plan though, is that you often stumble into something fantastic. Our first bout of luck came to us at the Spotify house, which we originally went to for the free drinks and photo booth pictures. However Australian artist Kimbra soon treated us to an intimate, solo lawn concert. Don’t let her tiny size fool you, this girl has got a set of pipes and both of us now have insane crushes on her.

Next up, we ventured to the Hype Hotel to catch part of Blitzen Trapper’s set. They played great sit-down-andhave-a-beer music, but it didn’t seem to be the right time of day to enjoy it.

We did a lot of running around trying to find people (NEVER AGAIN) and—more good fortune for us—snagged some free Korean barbeque tacos. They were dank.

Upon suggestion from our friends we then headed over to the French showcase to see Anoraak, whose music you may recognize from the soundtrack

to “Drive.” They were simultaneously dance-y yet still maintained artistic integrity as they created beats worthy of a club mixer while using a full-band setup. Nous aimons Anoraak.

After this, by some miracle, we waltzed into Stubbs for the NPR showcase in the midst of Dan Deacon’s set. At first we had trouble differentiating his talent from that of similar DJs, but he soon proved to us his fame is well-earned. He instructed the crowd to form a giant circle, wherein he orchestrated a mass dance-off before everyone could no longer contain themselves and burst into a frenzied dance mob.

We stayed at this venue for the rest of the evening and next we saw the Alabama Shakes. Their lead singer kicked major ass. We have never seen that much soul in one human body. The guitar riffs made us feel like we were sitting on the front porch of a lonely Louisiana estate, wailing the blues over a lost love.

The night ended in a wonderful climax when Andrew Bird took the stage. Although it appeared he had a case of the sniffles, Bird rocked the headlining spot. His wily charms were not lost in the performance, complete with whistling and violin loops.

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The art of written words Sean Reichard your raison d’être

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elf-help books abound in any genre, be it gardening, speaking or catfish farming, but they are especially prevalent in the school of writing. Books on how to write novels, how to publish that nonfiction memoir, how to make millions of dollars writing, how to outdo Proust and Eliot and the like.

Creative writing classes, writing rules or self-help novels will not turn you into a writer.

Some published authors write whole books on the subject, like Stephen King’s “On Writing.” Some acclaimed authors forgo the books but come up with their own rules of writing. Jack Kerouac had a list, “Essentials of Spontaneous Prose” though honestly a lot of them are oblique (“6. Be crazy dumbsaint of mind”) or better life advice than anything else (“3. Try never get drunk outside yr own house”). Kurt Vonnegut came up with a list late in his career, although he ended it by saying great writers break every rule except number one: “Use the time of

a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.”

Finally, creative writing programs are common at most universities, including this one.

You can declare an English major oriented towards creative writing. You can even get a Masters of Fine Arts in creative writing. And naturally, these courses are intended towards the teaching and improvement of writers.

The point here is that people really want to be told how to write. They want to unlock what it takes to be a writer and run with it and they want to do it by the book. They want the formula for success, a formula anyone can follow. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. Creative writing classes, writing rules or self-help novels will not turn you into a writer. People don’t just become writers.

In many ways, I have no right to lecture on this. I mean, I write, right? I have a column in a newspaper. If I’m no good, then at least I’m competent enough to chip in 500 odd words every Friday for your reading pleasure. How did I learn then? How come I’ve got what it takes?

But even if I’ve “got what it takes,” it’s not everything, if hardly anything. Really. I don’t feel particularly proud of my writing. I don’t awake with my eyes aflame from sheer potential. I mostly care whether it’s legible and (semi) coherent.

And it’s not like I think I’m a bad writer or a fraudulent

writer; I just don’t feel like a brilliant one.

And I don’t think that’s my end goal. Personally I feel like if I ever thought I was profound and brilliant, then I’m doing something wrong.

Because after a certain point, you need to be able to step back from everything you know, everything you’ve been taught, and understand: this will never get easier.

I’ll defer to Sinclair Lewis briefly, who once said, “Writing is just work.” Simple advice, it doesn’t seem to conflict with the classes or the self-help books either: that with enough work someone can become a writer. But there is another side to the quote. Yes, writing is work, but the other, perhaps more relevant message is that writing stays work. No matter how gifted you or anyone else thinks you are, no matter how many rules you follow or break, no matter how many Masters degrees you earn, it will never stop being work.

In short: while courses and books can’t make you a writer, and sheer intuition/talent won’t either, that’s not what it’s about. Ideally, either can compensate a deficit in the other, but being a good (or even just competent) writer means staying a writer and working at it as much as you can. Ultimately you can’t use anything as a crutch. You have to learn to walk without it.

Think Sean needs some new writing rules? E-mail him at sreichard@wisc.edu.

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Mozart’s score comes alive in UW Opera’s performance

By Steven Rosenbaum the daily cardinal

Mozart rocks. So when I heard that the University Opera was staging Wolfgang’s classic “Don Giovanni,” I knew it would be a must-see.

The opera tells the story of Don Giovanni, a playboy nobleman in Seville. He travels Europe conquering women but on one instance, he goes too far and the women he has betrayed set out for revenge.

Michael Roemer, a graduate student in the School of Music, plays the title role. He gracefully navigates the difficult Mozart score and Lorenzo da Ponte’s tongue-twisting libretto, all the while exuding the arrogance and cunning of the character.

With the exception of Don Giovanni and the Commendatore (Benjamin Schultz), the rest of the principal roles are double-cast.

I attended the final dress rehearsal of the Friday/ Tuesday cast.

John Arnold delivered an exemplary performance as Leporello, Giovanni’s trusted servant. Arnold nailed the changing emotions of his character, ranging from sarcastic to fearful. His performance of “Madamina, il catalogo è questo”/“My lady, this is the catalog”, which describes Giovanni’s hundreds of conquests in detail, was a highlight of the show.

Lindsay Sessing, who portrays the heartbroken Donna Anna in the Friday/Tuesday performances, delivers an emotional performance in the duet “Ah, vendicar, se il puoi, giura quel sangue ognor!”/”Swear to avenge this blood!” with her on-stage partner Don Ottavio (Daniel O’Dea).

The other Friday/Thursday principals Donna Elvira, played

by Shannon Prickett, Masetto, played by Benjamin Li, and Zerlina, played by Ariana Douglas, were also outstanding.

The fact that this produc-

tion was double-cast shows the depth and range of high-quality talent of both graduate and undergraduate students in the UW-Madison School of Music.

The University Opera, under the leadership of director William Farlow, is coming off last semester’s successful rendition of Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece “La Bohème.”

“[The audience is] not going to be distracted by flying in a bunch of stuff.

They’re going to be watching the singers.”

Cassie Glaeser Donna Anna “Don Giovanni”

Farlow’s minimalist conception of “Don Giovanni” is exceptional, especially in a genre defined by lavish sets and costumes. There is one immobile set, but it is still effective because of the way the perfor-

mance is staged.

“Bill [Farlow] does really put the focus on the singing and the natural interactions that you would have,” said Cassie Glaeser who will play Donna Anna for the Sunday matinee. “[The audience is] not going to be distracted by flying in a bunch of stuff. They’re going to be watching the singers,” she said.

Erik Larson, Masetto for Sunday’s performance, said Farlow’s direction has also allowed him to grow as a performer.

“It’s been the first time I’ve had the free reign to make my own decisions and try to figure out what’s best to put on stage,” Larson said. “In a university setting, we’re trying to learn how to become singing actors so it’s very good that we have to make our own decisions and do our own thing.”

Everyone should experience at least one opera in their lifetimes, and the University Opera’s performance of “Don

Giovanni” is not one to miss, especially if you have never gone and are unsure of where to start. The plot is relatively straightforward and easy to follow (It also never hurts to print out a synopsis before heading to the theater). Music Hall is not some fancy opera house, so you won’t need to don formalwear. And perhaps best of all, it’s a bargain—only $10 for students to get a professionalquality opera experience on their own campus.

So take a break from studying and watching basketball and enjoy the University Opera’s production of “Don Giovanni,” and remember that Mozart rocks!

“Don Giovanni” will be performed Friday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 18 at 3:00 p.m.

The performances will take place at Music Hall. Tickets are $10 for students, $22 for the general public and $18 for senior citizens and are available at the door or online at the School of Music’s website.

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Schultz named as top-10 finalist Team All-WCHA for the second straight year.

For the second season in a row Schultz also recorded his 100th Wisconsin men’s hockey junior career point earlier this season for defenseman Justin Schultz was the Badgers, becoming the first named a top-10 finalist for the Wisconsin defender to do so since Hobey Baker Memorial Award, Brian Rafalski did it during the given to the top player in 1994-’95 season and the collegiate men’s hockey. sixth player in UW history Schultz becomes the to do it in three seasons first two-time Hobey or less.

Baker finalist in Wisconsin Schultz becomes program history.

Wisconsin’s fourth Hobey The West Kelowna, Baker finalist in the past British Colombia native four seasons, the only prohad another big offensive gram in the country to do SCHULTZ season for the Badgers, so. Blake Geoffrion won the recording 16 goals and 44 award in 2010 and Jamie points. Those 44 points made him McBain was a finalist in 2009. the highest scoring blue liner in the The 23-member Hobey Baker nation for the second straight year selection committee and fan votand the 13th highest scoring player ing will determine the 2012 Hobey in the country overall. Schultz was Baker winner. Fans can vote at the only defenseman that ranked in www.hobeybakeraward.com from the top-30 scorers nationally.

March 16-25.

For his efforts Schultz was The Hobey Hat Trick (the named the WCHA Defensive top three vote getters) will be Player of the Year for the second announced March 29 and the year in a row—becoming only winner will be revealed April 6 in the third player in history to win Tampa, Fla. during the 2012 NCAA the award twice—as well as First men’s hockey Frozen Four.

By Ryan Evans the daily cardinal

to be upset by the Big Sky champions, the Badgers (27-8) led pretty much from start to finish.

Trailing early, Sophomore guard Josh Gasser tied it up after he knocked down a jumper for three of his 12 points and junior forward Ryan Evans added nine straight points of his own to cap off a 12-2 UW run that put to rest any early thoughts of a Montana upset. Evans continued to shine for the Badgers all afternoon, finishing with a team-high 18 points (6-of-8 shooting) and eight rebounds.

“Anytime you have a guy like that get off to a start like that, it definitely gets you going as a team,” Taylor said of Evans.

“We’ve been saying all year that we’ve got a lot of guys who can put it in the hole and Ryan’s been great all year.”

While the Grizzlies did their best to stay within arm’s length, Taylor was relentless in defending Cherry, holding the Grizzlies’ leading scorer to just nine points on 3-of-14 shooting.

“Cherry is one of their better scorers. He is a really good player,” Gasser said. “He makes them go so that was one of our priorities coming into the game.”

The UW victory was as much of a team effort as any win thus far this season. Four Badgers

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All eight came during a three-minute stretch midway through the second half that saw Bruesewitz snap a drought from three-point range that had stretched all the way back to Feb. 9 against Minnesota. The junior’s eight straight points turned what had been a 12-point lead into a 20-point blowout.

“It felt good to get one to go down,” Bruesewitz said. “It was about time.”

“Its great to see him knock one down, because he can shoot the ball,” senior guard Rob Wilson said. “For any shooter when you’re not seeing the ball go in, it can be frustrating.”

While this may have been UW’s most complete performance, the Badgers still feel that they have plenty of room for improvement. Wisconsin turned the ball over 10 times on Thursday, allowing Montana to cash those in for 11 points.

“When shots go down, it looks really good,” Bruesewitz said. “But we know that shots don’t always go down so we need to do a good job defensively and taking care of the ball. We didn’t do a good job of [taking care of the ball] today.”

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Commodores (25-10) have had an up-and-down season despite high expectations coming into the year.

But after beginning the season with losses to Cleveland State and Indiana State, Vandy has recovered and had been playing as well as anyone in the country heading into the tournament.

Junior guard John Jenkins is the only non-senior in the Commodores starting five and led VU’s scoring this season averaging 19.9 points per game.

Jenkins was virtually unstoppable on Thursday, leading the way for Vanderbilt with 27 points on 7-of-12 shooting in the Commodores’ 79-70 victory over 12-seed Harvard. Senior forward Jeffrey Taylor, averaging 16.4 points per game coming in, added 15 points of his own to join Jenkins and senior guard Brad Tinsley (16 points) in double figures for Vanderbilt.

After their win on Thursday, the Commodores have now won four straight postseason games after losing their regular season finale at Tennessee, the most notable being last Sunday’s 71-64 defeat of top-ranked Kentucky in the SEC Championship game.

“When you get to this time of the year, everyone is really good,” sophomore guard Ben Brust said. “We just have to prepare for them the same way we have all year.”

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Record: 25-4-2 WCHA, 32-4-2 overall

Record: 15-5-2 Hockey East, 24-9-3 overall

NCAA seed: 1

NCAA seed: 4

Frozen Four appearances: 7

Frozen Four appearances: 4

National championships: 4 Most recent national championship: 2011 Goals per game: 4.55 Power play: 23.3 percent Penalty kill: 89.9 percent

Matchup at a glance

National championships: 0 Most recent national championship: N/A Goals per game: 2.97 Power play: 18.7 percent Penalty kill: 81.8 percent

Shorthanded goals: 9

Shorthanded goals: 0

Shorthanded goals allowed: 4

Shorthanded goals allowed: 5

Goals for: 173

Goals for: 107

Goals against: 54

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Boston College cannot match.

“We’ve been up there a couple of times this year, and a lot of us played there last year, and that’s to our advantage,” said junior forward Brianna Decker, Wisconsin’s finalist for the Patty Kazmaier this year. “We’re used to the rink, we know what to expect.”

But as his team gets ready

All-American, Elite 89 Three Badgers were honored Thursday night by the NCAA. Junior forward Brianna Decker, senior forward Hilary Knight and senior forward Carolyne Prevost were given the awards at the 2012 NCAA Frozen Four championship reception.

Decker was named a first-team All-American while Knight grabbed a second-team All-American honor.

Decker finished the season with 80 points (27 goals and 43 assists) and is a finalist for the Patty

Kazmaier Memorial Award. Knight tallied 57 points this season (29 goals and 28 assists) after moving to the center position.

The All-American selections were Decker and Knight’s second and third, respectively.

Prevost was given the Elite 89 award, presented to the athlete with the highest GPA participating in each of the NCAA’s 89 championships. Prevost is majoring in Kinesiology with a 3.78 GPA. Matthew Kleist

for another win-or-go-home game, Johnson said he wants to make sure Wisconsin has the emotional energy necessary in a high-stakes contest against a motivated opponent.

A nagging question for the Badgers this season has been if they can play at a postseason pace, since they entered the NCAA tournament having lost two of their previous four games. But after grinding out a win against Mercyhurst in the national quarterfinals last weekend, Wisconsin seems to have put some of those concerns to rest.

Still, Johnson knows the Badgers need to be ready for what is coming when the puck drops at 5 p.m. Friday afternoon, and they have to earn a spot in the national title game.

“We talk about a lot of little things, but the most important thing is playing relaxed, playing confident and playing to win,” Johnson said. “If you can

do those three things, you know you’re going to leave everything out on the ice and things are going to happen.”

“The first seven or eight min-

utes of the game should be quite entertaining,” he added. “Both teams will be flying high­—you hope that you’re ready to go, and you need to be ready to go.”

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Senior forward Hilary Knight’s experience, playing in her third Frozen Four, will be an assest for the Badgers this weekend.

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Wisconsin makes easy work of Montana

By Max Sternberg the Daily Cardinal

Last four standing

The Badgers continue their push towards another national championship, facing Boston College Friday

By Nico Savidge the daily cardinal

Around this time one year ago, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team found itself getting ready for a NCAA semifinal matchup against Boston College at the Frozen Four, where both teams knew that after stellar seasons they were just two wins away from a national championship.

If that sounds a lot like what the Badgers are getting ready for this weekend­—and it should, with Wisconsin set to square off with the Eagles at the 2012 Frozen Four in Duluth, Minn., Friday afternoon—you would not know it from the way the team talked about its impending rematch with Boston College.

A little less than a year after the Badgers defeated the Eagles and went on to win the program’s fifth national title,

Wisconsin started preparing this week with a blank slate.

“If anything, we just have to remember that we’re a new team and it’s a different year,” senior forward Hilary Knight said.

“Everything that we accomplished against Boston College last year is sort of irrelevant going into this week.”

One aspect of last year’s game the Badgers know to be ready for, though, is their opponent’s motivation. After all, it can be hard to end a team’s season one year and not find a motivated group the next time you see them.

“They’re going to have kids that played against us last year, and they don’t want what happened last year to happen to them again,” head coach Mark Johnson said.

There are certainly plenty of differences between 2011’s

game and Friday’s rematch.

Wisconsin will be without its Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award-winning forward and team captain, Meghan Duggan, and Boston College will no longer boast Patty Kaz finalist Kelli Stack, who left with other members of their teams’ senior classes.

Another key difference will be in the game’s location, something that could give an edge to Wisconsin.

Last year, the teams met in Erie, Pa., at a rink they must have been unfamiliar with going into the Frozen Four weekend.

This time around, they will meet at the University of MinnesotaDuluth’s AMSOIL Arena, where Boston College played in October, but where Wisconsin

ALBUQUERQUE­, N.M.—After being saddled with the sometimes burdening distinction of being named a preseason All-American, Wisconsin senior guard Jordan Taylor had what could only be described as an up and down year.

Coming back from an offseason ankle surgery, Taylor did finish the regular season with a team-high 14.7 points per game, but shot just under 40 percent from the field, struggling in some of the Badgers’ most crucial contests.

Thursday in Albuquerque, Taylor was every bit the AllAmerican. The Bloomington, Minn. native had easily his best effort of the year finishing the

afternoon with 17 points, eight rebounds, and six assists in Wisconsin’s 73-49 win over 13-seed Montana.

“There are very few players in the country that have ever had four years of what he’s done for our team,” head coach Bo Ryan said. “Our guys believe in him and trust him. I like the fact that he’s on our side.”

“I expected every bit of what he did today,” Montana junior guard Will Cherry said after the game. “He got his teammates the ball and really ran their team when we started making a comeback.”

Despite being the trendy pick

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Junior forward Ryan Evans’ strong preformance Thursday was indicative of the Badgers play as they defeated Montana 73-49.