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AUGUST 27, 2012 • THEONLINECLARION.COM • VOLUME 43, ISSUE 1 • MADISON AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
If renting wasn’t already intimidating enough, it’s even harder for those who are just starting
Staff writer Ellen La Luzurne walks prospective new renters through precautions, making sure renters keep their security deposit, how to check in, and more. »3
Even though the franchise is over, does the extended ending fix ‘Mass Effect 3’? »11
WolfPack Soccer team gears up for new season »13
» SEE DOMAIN PAGE 4
STUDENT SHUTTLE TO INCREASE IN FREQUENCY FOR
EAST, DOWNTOWN AND WEST CAMPUS
SCHEDULEWest to Downtown: 7:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 PM, 3:30 PM, 4:30 PM
Downtown to West: 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m.
Truax to Downtown: 7:20 a.m., 8 a.m., 8:40 a.m., 9:20 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:40 a.m., 11:20 a.m., noon, 12:40 p.m., 1:20 p.m., 2 p.m., 2:40 p.m., 3:20 p.m., 4 p.m., 4:40 p.m.
Downtown to Truax: 7 a.m., 7:40 a.m., 8:20 a.m., 9 a.m., 9:40 a.m., 10:20 a.m., 11 a.m., 11:40 a.m., 12:20 p.m., 1 p.m., 1:40 p.m., 2:20 p.m., 3 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 5 p.m.
School pushes rebrand with new domain
JASON CUEVAS
News Editor
MATC is out, and Madison College is in. The school’s name rebranding has now advanced to the school’s domain and e-mail officially changing to madisoncol-lege.edu.
Students and faculty should be aware that everything they use a web URL for, such as e-mail, blackboard and myMadi-sonCollege will all now have the madison-college.edu address.
Regina Mosher, Director of Administrative Applications, spoke on how communication has been the biggest obstacle in the change to the new web address. The school is doing as much as it can to get the word out concerning this change.
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Pizza has been moved to the WolfPack Den to make room for a “healthy cafe” at the Truax campus. There’s sushi in the back and healthy snacks at the checkout line. Organic
and gluten-free foods are prepared in front of you, some of which con-tain local ingredients.
Terrie Thorstad, director of Auxiliary Services, worked with many of the student organiza-tions and groups and found that they desired a healthier option for
food.After the concept of a healthy
cafe was formed, Chefs Jason Walker and Brad Kahn worked together over the summer to come up with a menu for the new place. Providing local and organic food is one of their goals, along with being all things healthy. Not even one soda is in the cooler. Students are still free to use the soda machines that are only about 20 steps away.
Vegetable soup for $2.99 includes the choice of vegetables and broth along with bread and butter. An upgrade to include a meat choice
brings the price to $3.99. Also on the dinner menu are items such
as a hummus plate for $4.99 and vegetable plates ranging New food, machines being
brought to Madison College campuses
Sandwiches with fresh bread will soon be in the vending machines. With options like salads and tuna salad sand-wiches low in fat and sodium, Madison College students and faculty will be able to eat right at all campuses when there are no other food options. Prices ranging from $1.50-$3.50 make these choices affordable, as well.
Students needed an option for food besides chips, Spaghetti-O’s and pop, Terrie Thorstad, the director of auxil-iary services, said.
Before this semester many of the regional campuses had only soda and
chip/candy machines. These limited options made dif-ficult the possibility of getting proper nutrition.
Canteen, the vendor for the machines, gets their food from Kitchen Fresh Foods out of Green Bay.
The bread comes fresh every day, and they return what they don’t use to the bakery so it doesn’t get used in making Canteen’s products, Mike Wishowski, Canteen’s district opera-tions manager said.
Students at Truax will know when the changes are implemented with the arrival of a new state of the art machine supplied by Canteen.
Each campus will have to be evalu-
By JACOB ENNISManaging Editor
» SEE CAFE PAGE 5
» SEE VENDING PAGE 4
CHECK OUT THESE ITEMS IN THE NEW CAFE:
Vegetable Soup $2.99
Hearty Meat Soup $3.99Choice of broth, vegetables and meat
Hummus Plate $4.99Includes pita bread
Salad Plate $4.99Includes bread and butter
Veggie Plates $3.99-$6.99Includes dinner roll and butter
Fruit Smoothies $3.99
Goodgrub
More food options, new vending coming to Madison College campuses
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CAMPUSUPDATESCompiled by Clarion Staff
OFFTHESHELFBy Deb Diller ([email protected])
Welcome to Madison College and the excitement, tension, fun, and challenges of a new semester. The Madison College librarians and staff look forward to meet-ing you and helping you succeed in your classes.
The Madison College libraries are a great place to study, work online, and get help. We’ve got comfortable tables and chairs, computers, printers, books, maga-zines, and DVDs. Some of our libraries have quiet rooms, group study rooms, presenta-tion rooms, and media rooms. Every library has a circulation/help desk and friendly librarians ready to answer your questions.
But, we’re not only physical spaces, we’re virtual as well. We’re tweeting, skyping, emailing and blogging. We’re facebook-ing, online chatting, and video streaming. We’ve even created a library page for your mobile device. Our webpage (http://library.madi-soncollege.edu/) features an interactive avatar, rss feeds and a link to our Facebook
page. We’re using every technology we have at our disposal to make sure that when you need a resource or help with an assignment, you can turn to your Madison College libraries and your Madison College librarians.
We’ve created 80-plus online research guides providing resources and links on dozens of topics including art, sports, math, health, fashion, automotive, marketing, English, social networks and citation help.
If our college has courses on a subject, we’re providing resources on that subject. We provide access to over 30 commercial databases that include academic journals, popular magazines, reference books and local, national, and international news-papers. All of these services are available online and are free to students.
Our Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) features information about our traditional print collections housed at our seven libraries (Truax, Downtown,
West, Fort Atkinson, Portage, Reedsburg and Watertown.) But, the OPAC includes more than just print resources. We have an extensive electronic book or E-book collec-tion and streaming video collection (Films on Demand) within our catalog. You just need to click on the link to read or view the entire book or film online. Again, those ser-vices are free to students.
Look for this column in future issues of the Clarion, each one written by a Madison College librarian. Get to know us and your libraries, both in person and online. Discover why over 63,000 students visit the libraries each month. It’s the place to be!
WHAT’S HAPPENING?Madison College Public Safety
Department responds to many calls for ser-vice. However we would like to keep the col-lege community informed. Here are some of the notable incidents this month.
On 05/29/2012 Madison College Public Safety Officers took a report of a stolen bicycle. The bicycle was later recovered and returned to the owner with assistance from the Madison Police Department.
On 06/28/2012 a Madison College Public Safety Officer responded to a report of a disruptive student. The officer could not gain compliance from the subject and four Madison Police Officers responded to the scene to assist the Public Safety Officer. After a brief struggle, the subject was taken into custody and arrested. Neither the sub-ject nor the officers were injured during the incident.
On 08/07/2012 Madison College Public Safety Officers responded to a patient suf-fering from injuries to her lower extremi-ties. Madison Paramedics responded and
care was transferred to them. The patient was transported to a local hospital.
CAMPUS SAFETY TIP OF THE MONTHEveryone knows this time of year brings
many new faces to the campus, including thieves unfortunately. Property theft is a crime of opportunity that is prevalent in a transitional environment such as Madison College so be sure to secure all of your essential belongings in your vehicle, store them out of sight and remember to lock your vehicle and keep the windows com-pletely rolled up. If you feel it necessary to bring certain essentially items with you on campus, make sure you keep them with you at all times and never leave them unat-tended for any length of time. The first step in stopping crime is you.
As always, if you have any information regarding the above incidents or other campus safety concerns please contact our department at 243-4357, we have Public Safety Officers available 24/7.
-JOE STEFFEN (CRIME PREVENTION TEAM LEADER)
Madison College Public Safety “Respect, Excellence, and Integrity”
PUBLICSAFETYby Sergeant Joe Steffen, Crime Prevention Team Leader
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GUIDING THE GATEWAYDuring the summer, some of the final processes of construction have started, including glass sheets and concrete being laid. Completion of the ADA parking lot provides a shorter walk to the Truax main entrance.
New COMPASS retest fee
Students retaking the COMPASS test are now going to be charged $5.00 for each section they retake. The fee will be charged to the student’s tuition-due account. Any student wanting to take a second retest will need an advisor’s authorization.
Financial aid for books
Students receiving financial aid for the 2012-2013 school year who meet eligibility requirements will be able to charge books to their financial aid.
Hallways are open again
Students and staff can once again use the restrooms by the main entrance and walk to the Public Safety office without having to walk around the cafeteria.
Check the Halls
Books, cars and rooms for rent are pinned up on the hallway bullitin boards.
MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 | NEWS | 3THE CLARION
MICHAEL PATTONStaff Writer
An ordinance initiated by Mayor Paul Soglin, Alder Mike Verveer and Bridget Maniaci may change the way local’s get home from State Street.
On August 7, the Common Council met to amend current Madison General Ordinance to prohibit taxicabs waiting for passengers on State Street. Currently cabs are permitted to provide services on State Street between the hours of 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.
This change would remove the ability of cab drivers to cruise up and down State Street looking for people who hail a cab. The only way a cab is permitted is for them to either pick up or drop off a per-son on State Street.
A Transit Mall exists between the 100-600 blocks of State Street, as stated by the State Street Capitol Concourse Mall proj-ect from 1974. This prohibits all private vehicles and street parking. It does allow busses, taxis and some delivery vehicles.
Cab Drivers for Madison Safety (CDMS), headed by Christina Ballard, is a group composed of taxi drivers, dispatch-ers, customers and other members of the community. They are working to ensure community safety and customer satisfac-tion by advocating for greater taxi access to State Street. They oppose the changes to State Street taxi laws.
CDMS has proposed their own change to the law that will allow taxis to enter State Street in order to find prospective customers and pick up anyone who waves them down.
Recently they gained support of The Dane County Coalition to Reduce Alcohol Abuse. CDMS and the Coalition share the goals of keeping drunk drivers off of the road and protecting State Street patrons from alcohol-fueled violence.
The City of Madison made cabstands on side streets off of State Street for people to meet and be dropped off. Two of the six locations, 200 W Henry St. and 300 W Johnson St., are right in front of Fontana Sports and A Room of Ones Own Bookstore.
Fontana Sports owner John Hutchinson wrote a letter to Executive Director of the Central Business Improvement District, Mary Carbine, expressing his differences with the amendment.
“With only three parking spaces on our street and being open until 7 p.m. we will miss the parking,” Hutchinson wrote.
From 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. those parking places will be turned into the cabstands.
A Room of Ones Own owner Sandi Torkildson also wrote to Carbine about issues with the parking spaces.
“I have not, as of yet, seen a single taxi use the space outside my store before 9 p.m. Having these spaces, and others, declared taxi stands at 6 p.m. has taken away many parking spaces that custom-ers of downtown shops use at night,”
State Street cabs may become less likely
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RENTING 101Starting college? New apartment? Ellen Luzerne is here to help
ELLEN LA LUZERNEStaff Writer
Renting a first apartment and signing a first lease can be a great experience or a major nightmare. According to the Tenant Resource Center, the best way to avoid a nightmare is to do a bit of research before signing a lease.
Check with former tenants to ask if the landlord treated them well, responded to requests for repairs, returned the security deposit or gave proper notice for entry into the apartment. Calling the local building inspector or Consumer Protection at 608-224-4853 can also provide insight into your landlord’s track record.
If the lease is already signed, tenants can take a num-ber of steps to protect themselves and avoid problems. Some of the common issues faced by renters include:
CHECK INThe landlord should provide a check in sheet at
move-in time. Tenants have seven days to complete this form. The more thorough the check in, the more likely the security deposit will be returned at the end of the lease. Condition issues to be noted include items such as stained carpets, cracked windows, damaged blinds, dirty appliances, stained walls or ceilings, missing light cov-ers, non-working outlets, scratched countertops, etc.
To further document the apartment’s condition, a video or pictures dated around the time of move-in should be taken and with the landlord. E-mail provides a good paper trail to document actions. This documenta-tion is essential in protecting security deposits.
TIMELY REPAIRSMake sure to make a list of needed repairs. When
you contact your landlord, document your call (i.e. note date, time and general description of the conversation.)
If your landlord doesn’t respond, make your request in writing. If that still doesn’t work, contact the building inspector. Rent should not be withheld. In some cases a rent rebate may be able to be obtained, but proper chan-nels must be followed.
According to the Tenant Resource Center, “If your lease has a provision waiving responsibility for the landlord to provide premises in habitable condition or maintain the property, you can automatically break your lease – these provisions make your lease void and unen-forceable.”
LANDLORD ENTRYIn Madison and Fitchburg a landlord must give a
24-hour advanced notice to enter an occupied apart-ment. A minimum of a 12-hour notice is required in Wisconsin by state statute. This notice may be changed by agreement, so leases should be reviewed to determine if these changes have been agreed to.
ROOMMATESThe lease is a legal and binding contract. Most leases
contain the phrase “joint and several liability” and that means any or all roommates can be held responsible for the terms of the lease. For example, if one roommate doesn’t pay their portion of the rent, the other(s) can be made to cover the shortfall. The Tenant Resource Center advises “it is a good idea to spell out some basic rules in a roommate agreement. The roommate agreement should establish each roommate’s obligation to the others. All roommates should sign and date the agreement and get a copy.”
These are just a few of things to think about when renting. More information and help can be found through the Tenant Resource Center. Call (608) 257-0006, e-mail [email protected], or visit the cen-ter at 1202 Williamson St., Suite 10, Madison.
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CHEAP FURNISHING
SOLUTIONS FOR STUDENTS
THRIFT STORES
Madison has plenty of thrift stores, includ-
ing GoodWill, Dollar Tree, Pawn America
and St. Vinny’s. Lamps, tables, chairs and
miscellaneous junk is sure to be found at
these places.
HIPPY CHRISTMAS
Curb-shopping is a well known occurence all
across the nation. During the Fall, students
can be sure to find all kinds of furniture.
This is a great way to find tables, chairs,
couches and desks.
MADISON COLLEGE BULLETIN
While not horribly reliable, students can
find lots of items on this website, some-
times closer to brand new for cheaper
prices. Check the ‘for sale’ area; subsec-
tions ‘free’ and ‘wanted’ are sure to be your
friends, unless you have need for one of the
other areas in the ‘for sale’ section.
AMAZON, EBAY, AND THE WEB
These are other options available, as
Amazon frequently has discounted items
even if they’re brand new. eBay is another
option, which also has both used and new
items for typically lower prices.
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CABSCONTINUED FROM PAGE 3
Torkildson wrote. Cab owners believe the effect will be
hard. When Wisconsin played Nebraska last year, Madison Taxi received 1686 total calls between 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. Of those, 602 were people hailing cabs. Add in the numbers of the other cab companies and there were an estimated 5,000 calls on that particular weekend.
Cab drivers believe they provide a valuable service to the city by helping regulate the flow of people and helping prevent problematic situations that occur through excessive drinking. They believe that this would also create the problem
of putting tourists in danger by directing them from their bars to a darkened area. Cabs also help in moving people around after hours when the busses end their runs.
“Main goal is to get Downtown cleaned out as fast as possible at closing time, and this is done by the cab Drivers,” said John Macknimara, business director of Union Cab of Madison
Most cab phone numbers are not read-ily available and most bartenders don’t have the time to be calling a cab for every single individual. At the late-night hours most phone banks that cab companies have are filled up, and it is difficult to get a call in to provide service. This is why many of the cab companies feel the need for State Street hailing to be available.
a huge task to undertake. Project Manager George Matykowski stated that the school is dealing with over 25 tera-bytes of data. There have been 15 people working on it from a technical perspec-tive, and over 30 people involved outside of the technical service.
Keeping both the old domain name and the new one are not an option. Educause, which control .edu domains, allows schools to only have one domain address. This means that there is a hard date when the matcmadison.edu address can never be used again. Mosher would not comment on when that exact date would be.
The school is trying to control its own destiny and figure out the proper date to switch over and end the use of matcmadi-son.edu themselves. They hope to have this date sometime in late September. The idea currently is October, but that is not set in stone at all.
“Not the week of final exams. Not the week before final exams. Not between the two semesters because that doesn’t do any-one any good,” Mosher said. “We’re trying to find the time that is the least bad for
students and faculty.”The domain change can cause a variety
of problems. Faculty need to be aware that things they referenced on blackboard may need to be changed. If a word document was posted up for a class it will need to be changed to a new address for this term.
Everything relating to student use should be mostly fixed at this point in time. The next couple months will be spent cleaning up all the little links that can be broken in things like blackboard.
Students are encouraged to help out if they find a broken link. They can search broken links on the schools homepage, or simply go to madisoncollege.edu/broken-links. This will let you fill out a form on what your problem is so that it can be cor-rected. Students can also call the student help desk, and are asked to please have information on where and when your problem occurred.
There are a number of things being done to alert the student body to the changes including mass e-mails and signs in the cafeteria and library.
Matykowski says that they have defi-nitely learned from this experience. There will be a page of lessons learned handed out so the team will be able to deal with future endeavors like the domain name change more efficiently.
DOMAINCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
JACOB ENNISManaging Editor
The construction may make find-ing your way into the school confus-ing, but all you need to do is follow your nose to The Bakery for some fresh student-made – and student-priced – baked goods.
Students in the Baking/Pastry Arts program run The Bakery, and everything sold there is made by them. Nothing is brought in from outside vendors to be put on dis-play.
Students of the 21-week, 25-credit program will learn market-ing and sales techniques working in the store since it is in a real-world retail setting.
The Bakery can be found just around the corner and down the hall from the cafeteria. If, unfortunately, it can’t be found some of the pas-tries – Rice Krispy treats included – can be purchased in the Marketplace during its regular business hours.
Some items to be found in The Bakery include mousse tortes, sacher tortes – chocolate cake with almonds and covered in chocolate – and linzer tortes, a nut pastry with raspberry filling.
STUDENT-MADE BAKED GOODS WILL
BE AVAILABLE FIRST WEEK OF
CLASSESELLEN LA LUZERNE
Staff Writer
Books, buses and ballots are on the minds of Madison College’s elected lead-ers. The MATC student senate is tackling issues related to these items in the upcom-ing school year.
According to Senate President Ousmane Kabre, the initiative to help with the costs of books is centered on the 3As - Access, Affordability and Awareness. Senate and College administrators are working with instructors to encourage use of more open online sources. The affordability portion of the plan is set to encourage students to purchase their textbooks online. To raise awareness of the program, the senate is organizing a workshop for instructors to provide information and help with making lower cost choices for course materials.
A bus pass is included as part of stu-dent fees. According to Kabre, many stu-dents who own a car sell their Madison College bus pass through online vendors like craiglist.com or directly to people they know. Kabre believes the college can save money and reduce fraud if students use
their student IDs to ride the city bus. For that reason, the Senate has been working with Madison Metro and UW Madison to set up a system to allow use of student IDs to ride the bus.
“We finally got good news that Madison Metro will acquire new equipment that will allow students to use their ID instead of their bus pass,” Kabre said. «If that hap-pens, the college will be able to cut the expenses used to purchase bus tickets.»
The Senate is also working on creat-ing more access to parking downtown and is planning a commuter fair to encourage use of the shuttle, the city bus or carpooling. Look for the following Senate sponsored events: Commuter Awareness Displays – September 4-7 (Truax, Downtown and West); Commuter Fair – September 5 (Truax) and September 6 (Downtown), 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Bike Clinic - September 7 (Truax) 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
The Senate invites students to run for office. Socials are set for all main cam-puses: Thursday August 30th (Truax), Thursday September 6th (West Campus), Thursday, September 13th (Downtown) to encourage participation in student gov-ernment.
ated by Canteen for wireless signal since their machines have online access
for things such as online inventory and credit card purchases, Thorstad said.
Also, the food that goes into the machines will be determined by the demo-graphics of each campus so it will be tai-lored to the students and staff attending.
With Canteen’s purchase on Swansen
this summer and their new healthy food line just coming out, there is a little bit of a wait to get the new machines and food in.
By the end of September new machines and a fresh selection of food should be showing up at all Madison College cam-puses.
VENDINGCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
We finally got good news that Madison Metro will acquire new equipment that will allow students to use their ID instead of their bus pass.
— OUSMANE KABRE
Senate turns focus to books, buses and parking for students
KABRE
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from $3.99-$6.99 depending on what’s included.There is also a protein of the day and a pasta or
grain of the day, Kahn said. This helps change up the items offered, yet keep the menu easy remember.
Should anyone have any questions about health food, Kahn said he is happy to answer and educate them. Binders of information are also available at the assembly line if wanting to sit in the cafeteria and learn while eating is desired.
Customers also won’t have to worry about their allergies because the chefs make certain of what ingredients go into the food. All one needs to do is mention what allergies they have.
Paper plates or plastic trays won’t be found there, either. The food is served on actual dinnerware. Kahn and Walker just want students to be sure to return the bowls. They don’t want to lose them, and have to resort to the barbeque style of serving food.
Not only will buying local grass-fed meats help out the farmers in the region, it will help control the quality.
“It’s a good thing to do for the community,” Thorstad said
Most of the fresh produce and ingredients are organic, and some are even local, she said. Another upside is the possibility of grants from the federal government for healthy menu items.
As with the Marketplace and WolfPack Den, use of the One Card to purchase food will earn custom-ers a 10-percent discount.
Though it’s still referred to as the Market Express, the official name will be decided by a nam-ing contest set for September.
“I think our biggest problem is going to be, can we keep up with the demand once it get’s going?” Thorstad said. She sees it being very successful, and rightly so. It’s a healthy option right inside the caf-eteria that’s decently priced.
Along with the addition of the new healthy cafe, the Marketplace (most know it simply as the caf-eteria) will also have a little change to it, but not enough to confuse anyone.
There will be some new $4.99 hot meal menu items, and the ones that did well last semester are still there. Also, once a week Doug, the grill cook, will be making his catfish special in the Marketplace.
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MOVE ALONGWolfey guides students while construction is being finished at Truax. It is scheduled to be finished by Fall 2013.
George TreviranusEDITOR IN CHIEF
Jake EnnisMANAGING EDITOR
Callie VaseyARTS EDITOR
Jason CuevasNEWS EDITOR
LETTERS POLICYLetters to the editor should be typed or written legibly, be 250 words or less, and include the writer’s name, phone number and e-mail address.The Clarion reserves the right to refuse to publish any edito-rial submission or advertisement, which may be edited for length, taste and grammar. All submis-sions become the property of The Clarion and may be used for publication.Drop letters off at The Clarion office, Room 130 Truax, or e-mail them to [email protected].
CLARION EDITORIAL BOARD 2012-2013
The views expressed by The Clarion editorial board do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Madison College, it’s student body or any faculty therein. They are comprised of the writers listed above and/or of those who write for the Opinion section.
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THEBUZZQuestions asked to you, our readers.
How do you feel about about
starting school at Madison College?
“I just moved here from Texas, and now I’m here. Pretty excit-ed.”
— Deandre Jones
“I’m really excited. It’s my first time starting a degree program.”
— Kassy McLeughlin
“I went to UW-Stevens Point, and it’s been six years so I’m excited to start.”
— Dan Robson
6 | MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 THE CLARION
FRANCES WIEDENHOEFTStaff Writer
The selection of a president is criti-cal for a strong national presence. Presidential duties guide domes-
tic and international affairs.Voting in local races, however,
which is equally critical, is abysmal.When local elections are held
without a major statewide or national race, voter turnout drops off substan-tially. Voter turnout was less than 20 percent in April 2008 when the only statewide or national races on the bal-lot were the state Supreme Court and a non-binding referendum, according to the Government Accountability Board (GAB). That compares to a voter turnout in presidential primaries and general elections of 35 and 50 percent, according to the GAB.
But which level of government has a greater impact on your life? A presi-dent may make sweeping homelessness initiatives, but they will never help decide where the people gathering in your local parks can find shelter from the cold or a storm.
The quality of anyone’s life is made up of many factors. Standard of living in the community is one. Few people think of their standard of living until it changes. It doesn’t matter whether a person lives on Highland Avenue or Northport Drive. The knowledge and abilities of local officials will impact the standard of living as much or more than at those at the national level.
Every community resident can ben-efit from a good working knowledge of the common council and its commit-tees. They keep the community vibrant and focused.
The journey leading to the commit-tees of the common council is less com-plicated than applying for an online dating site. It begins with a visit to the Madison Common Council. The Council meets the first and third Tuesday of every month in the City County Building, Room 201. Clear directions for location, agenda, and how to speak
JASON CUEVASNews Editor
Despite religious freedom being in the first amendment to the consti-tution, the battle over religion has
been ongoing ever since. Recent events have displayed an improper way of think-ing and have made the need to stand up for religious rights as important as ever.
The recent tragedy at the Sikh temple in Milwaukee has shown people’s ability to reach out to those of other faiths and to undermine some of the most important values at the same time. A common theme has been that the shooter probably mis-took the Sikh people as being Muslims. It has been stressed that these people are not Muslim.
The same reaction also occurs when it comes to President Obama and the lies that have been spread about his religious background. Almost everyone has heard
the false accusation of the President being a Muslim. Once again, people come out in droves to defend that he is not.
What these arguments do is fool peo-ple into subtly agreeing with a very poor point of view. Without realizing it, people have already agreed that there is some-thing wrong with being a Muslim.
When the focus of the Temple shooting becomes that they weren’t really Muslims, it is implied that it would have been more acceptable if they were. The truth is it would have been just as much of a tragedy if it took place at a Muslim temple.
When one adamantly defends Obama as not being Muslim, it implies that there would be a problem if he was. There is nothing wrong with a Muslim holding political office. The form of worship one follows has nothing to do with their abil-ity as a political leader.
There is currently a very dangerous movement that tries to claim our country is a Christian nation, and that when the
founding fathers created the constitu-tion they were only implying Christian freedom. This idea is both dangerous and false.
The United States Constitution clearly states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” This means that all people are allowed to practice their religion, or lack of, the way they see fit. There is no religion that is better than any other religion.
The facts are that every religion in his-tory has some blood on their hands. There will always be extremists, but people in this country should not be forced to be held accountable for the actions of those extremists.
Madison College is a diverse com-munity with people of almost every background possible. We hope that the student body here will respect the reli-gions of others and not infer that anyone is worth any less due to their beliefs.
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RELIGIOUSRESPECT
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Get involvedin your local government
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George TreviranusEDITOR IN CHIEF
Jake EnnisMANAGING EDITOR
Callie VaseyARTS EDITOR
Jason CuevasNEWS EDITOR
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THEBUZZQuestions asked to you, our readers.
How do you feel about about
starting school at Madison College?
“I just moved here from Texas, and now I’m here. Pretty excit-ed.”
— Deandre Jones
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FRANCES WIEDENHOEFTStaff Writer
The selection of a president is criti-cal for a strong national presence. Presidential duties guide domes-
tic and international affairs.Voting in local races, however,
which is equally critical, is abysmal.When local elections are held
without a major statewide or national race, voter turnout drops off substan-tially. Voter turnout was less than 20 percent in April 2008 when the only statewide or national races on the bal-lot were the state Supreme Court and a non-binding referendum, according to the Government Accountability Board (GAB). That compares to a voter turnout in presidential primaries and general elections of 35 and 50 percent, according to the GAB.
But which level of government has a greater impact on your life? A presi-dent may make sweeping homelessness initiatives, but they will never help decide where the people gathering in your local parks can find shelter from the cold or a storm.
The quality of anyone’s life is made up of many factors. Standard of living in the community is one. Few people think of their standard of living until it changes. It doesn’t matter whether a person lives on Highland Avenue or Northport Drive. The knowledge and abilities of local officials will impact the standard of living as much or more than at those at the national level.
Every community resident can ben-efit from a good working knowledge of the common council and its commit-tees. They keep the community vibrant and focused.
The journey leading to the commit-tees of the common council is less com-plicated than applying for an online dating site. It begins with a visit to the Madison Common Council. The Council meets the first and third Tuesday of every month in the City County Building, Room 201. Clear directions for location, agenda, and how to speak
JASON CUEVASNews Editor
Despite religious freedom being in the first amendment to the consti-tution, the battle over religion has
been ongoing ever since. Recent events have displayed an improper way of think-ing and have made the need to stand up for religious rights as important as ever.
The recent tragedy at the Sikh temple in Milwaukee has shown people’s ability to reach out to those of other faiths and to undermine some of the most important values at the same time. A common theme has been that the shooter probably mis-took the Sikh people as being Muslims. It has been stressed that these people are not Muslim.
The same reaction also occurs when it comes to President Obama and the lies that have been spread about his religious background. Almost everyone has heard
the false accusation of the President being a Muslim. Once again, people come out in droves to defend that he is not.
What these arguments do is fool peo-ple into subtly agreeing with a very poor point of view. Without realizing it, people have already agreed that there is some-thing wrong with being a Muslim.
When the focus of the Temple shooting becomes that they weren’t really Muslims, it is implied that it would have been more acceptable if they were. The truth is it would have been just as much of a tragedy if it took place at a Muslim temple.
When one adamantly defends Obama as not being Muslim, it implies that there would be a problem if he was. There is nothing wrong with a Muslim holding political office. The form of worship one follows has nothing to do with their abil-ity as a political leader.
There is currently a very dangerous movement that tries to claim our country is a Christian nation, and that when the
founding fathers created the constitu-tion they were only implying Christian freedom. This idea is both dangerous and false.
The United States Constitution clearly states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” This means that all people are allowed to practice their religion, or lack of, the way they see fit. There is no religion that is better than any other religion.
The facts are that every religion in his-tory has some blood on their hands. There will always be extremists, but people in this country should not be forced to be held accountable for the actions of those extremists.
Madison College is a diverse com-munity with people of almost every background possible. We hope that the student body here will respect the reli-gions of others and not infer that anyone is worth any less due to their beliefs.
OURVIEWView of The Clarion Editorial Board
RELIGIOUSRESPECT
Reaction to Sikh temple shooting revealshidden prejudice toward eastern religions
Get involvedin your local government
» SEE INVOLVED PAGE 7
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MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 | OPINION | 7THE CLARION
Here we go, another year. I’m ready, you’re ready (I hope), and so is my bag of chex mix which would be
number 15 for the week.Some things are looking different
here, aren’t they? First of all, the paper was completely redesigned this summer to reflect some coming changes for the year. And by redesigned, I mean a total of about three attempts to create a new logo
and ways to make “vertical story formats” a new philosophy. Hopefully it works out.
Sparing you the minute details, right away you’ll see the top of page one now holds two to four flashes for stories inside the issue. Do you like it? No? Why not? Just let us know.
Some other changes include the sec-tion headers, which is just fancy talk for the road signs indicating where each
section begins. We think it works, but we could always be wrong a few issues down the line. Let us know how we did!
Before I finish, I should mention that we are always looking for new staff to come in and help out. Drop us a visit to Room 130 at Truax or D125 at DTEC, or email us at [email protected]. We’ll be sure to find a place for you here!
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need a coma.
LETTERFROMTHEEDITORA quick word from your Editor in Chief, George Treviranus.
INVOLVEDCONTINUED FROM PAGE 6
are given on the Madison homepage. The web address is www.cityofmadison.com. Attending a meeting is a good way to become familiar with the work the Council does. From there a quick trip through the Madison homepage is all that is necessary. Both variety and number of committees are accessible with very little web page maneuvering. You can also find qualifications for joining a committee, and how to provide input.
Committees include both Council members and citizen members. This helps to balance knowledge of council needs and the diversity of community input.
City governance begins with the mayor. Divisions, directors, superinten-dents and other city officials all report to this position. The Common Council is par-allel to the mayoral position. According to the City of Madison home page the Council makes recommendations to the mayor. In turn the Council is indepen-dently charged with some decisions. A two-thirds vote by the Council can over-turn any veto by the mayor. This being the case, it is crucial for the council mem-bers to have accurate information.
This is where the Council committees fit in. The committees, according to infor-mation at the City of Madison website, conduct most of the preliminary work for council members to make their deci-sions. With the committee system citizens with diverse backgrounds, education and experience can have a bigger role in shaping public policy. It’s a system which allows for more checks and balances on policy by subjecting it to public scrutiny.
There are 44 different committees and subcommittees. Information gath-ered from the City of Madison website shows they are broken down into five main categories: policy review and development; advising specialized units or programs; hearing individual cases; studying and recommending City action; and civic promotion. The Common Council has the authority to create new committees as they determine a need. Recommendations for appointments of committee members, citizen or Alder, are made by individuals themselves. Council members, community members, and the mayor also make recommendations. The mayor confirms committee appoint-ments.
The committee application itself isn’t long or in depth. Basic qualifications are few. You must reside in the city of
Madison and have no conflicts of interest. Questions are brief and straight-forward. They are similar to a job application. After some basic information there are questions about committees of inter-est and those previously served on. Applicants are asked about previous public service. There are also questions about relevant qualifications, education, and work experience. In order to ensure no conflict of interest a Statement of Interests form is supplied.
The real question is, are committee members qualified? Does the Council get solid information and recommenda-tions? City Alderman Mark Clear said, “the questions are not necessarily as important as the answers.” He believes the mayor needs enough information to know if the prospective member will be a good fit. “There may be a lot of writing on a page,” Clear said. This does not guar-antee enough of the crucial information. The best application, he believes, includes the main qualifications concisely written. This allows for the time pressed mayor to identify good candidates quickly. Sometimes the mayor or a Council mem-ber already knows the candidate. In this case the application process is just a formality. Clear believes most committee members, both from the Council and pri-
vate citizens, are qualified, informed and engaged.
Committees may meet twice a month if an important vote is coming up in the council. Others may only meet every few months. Homework and research vary as well. Some members may be working every night while others may work only weekly. Scheduling of committee times and dates can be a nightmare. Almost all members have busy work and family commitments.
Clear said finding committee members is “a tough challenge.” There is a limited pool of people interested in serving. “We need to get the word out,” Clear said.
Diversity of input improves the city. It improves the Council as well, he said. The committees of the Common Council give governance an important element of range of background and opinion.
Community members need to be actively engaged in the governance of their local communities. Voting is just one small way they can do it. Even more important, and certainly less frequently considered, is serving on local commit-tees to help guide community leaders through their decision-making process. If you want to have an impact on your local community, don’t hesitate, pitch in and join a committee.
Welcome students!Here’s a quick question: What do
books, bulldozers and birthday cakes have in common? If you said they’re all connected to Madison College —you win.
The books represent the afford-able, high-quality education you’ll receive at the College. The bulldozer is a reminder of the new high-tech buildings that are current-ly under con-struction at our campus. And the birthday cake? That’s in honor of the College’s 100 year birth-day. We’ll be holding a special centennial gala in October (more on that later). It’s definitely an exciting and historic time to be at Madison College.
A smart choice and free t-shirtsThanks for choosing Madison
College—show your pride with a free t-shirt. Just be one of the first 50 students to stop by my office at the Administration Building and ask for your Madison College t-shirt.
You made a smart choice when you selected Madison College. Not only will you save thousands of dollars in tuition each year, you’ll also obtain the high-tech skills and hands-on training needed to find success in the real world. We’re proud to say that nearly 90 percent of Madison College graduates are employed within six months.
Looking to continue your edu-cation? Madison College supplies UW-Madison with more transfer students than any other institution, including all of the UW Colleges
combined. We also have agreements with hundreds of other four-year institutions. That means you can start here—and basically go anywhere.
Construction updatePardon our dirt. You’ve probably
noticed all the construction work at the Truax campus. We can’t wait to show you our new Health Education Building, Protective Services Building, Ingenuity Center, and Gateway entrance.
These state-of-the-art buildings, scheduled to be completed by next summer, will better prepare students for such high-demand careers as nursing, law enforcement and manu-facturing.
Our regional campuses are also being expanded and remodeled. We appreciate your patience during this exciting construction period at the College.
Centennial gala As I mentioned earlier, Madison
College is gearing up for a big centen-nial celebration. On Friday, Oct. 26, friends of Madison College are pre-senting “A New Century of Promise” at the Alliant Energy Expo Center.
The centerpiece of the event is the Imagination Center, a showcase of student excellence in such areas as robotics, science, biotechnology, health care, and visual communi-cations. Proceeds from the event will support the Madison College Foundation’s Forward Fund and stu-dent scholarships.
Final thoughtAs you go through college and
life, I hope you remember this quote: “Believe in your dreams and they may come true; believe in yourself and they will come true.” Study hard and welcome to Madison College.
PRESIDENT’SMESSAGEFrom Dr. Bettsey Barhorst, Ph.D.
DR. BETTSEY BARHORSTMadison College President
MICHAEL PATTONStaff Writer
In light of the two recent shootings ques-tions arise where to place the blame so this doesn’t happen again. The fingers
mostly point to more gun control. Adding more laws will not solve this problem.
There are thousands of laws pertaining to firearms including everything from pur-chasing to ammo sizes and types, who can and cannot carry and trans-porting of firearms. State laws vary and are independent of existing federal firearm laws.
The problem isn’t needing more laws, but better enforce-ment of those laws and a properly trained armed civilian popula-tion. In Wisconsin you need to have a class in order to qualify for a concealed-carry permit. But there isn’t a required live fire class.
It’s important that you have to be able to use your firearm, as well as getting a feel for it. It would not make sense if you bought a 45 magnum and don’t know how to fire it. It’s the same as going to the DMV and getting a driver license. You must have a required amount of book time along with actual driv-ing experience.
If we decide to ban all types of firearms and remove them off the face of the earth. Should another massacre happen this time
with rocks, ballpoint pens, or notebook paper. Then should we start adding more restrictions and start banning rocks, pens and paper? The problem isn’t the weapons but the person holding the weapon.
We can compare the debate to what was done to the drug problem. It created a multi-billion dollar underground market over which there is absolutely no control.
With more laws it creates more restric-tions to the law abiding citizen. The criminal already have the weapons and know where to get weapons when needed. To disarm the population their right to defend themselves sets a one-sided stage and gives an unfair advantage to the criminal elements.
There are many examples of the armed citizen standing up in the face of evil that have firearms. In one such example, a guy released from prison walks into a market-place in Utah. He purchased a kitchen knife and started attacking people in a parking lot. A 47-year old man with a concealed-carry permit was able to give that man a moment of pause before being arrested. (Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, UT 4/28/12).
If someone was a concealed carry holder in a Colorado theatre and was there at the time of the massacre, I am sure there would be a lot less needless casualties.
So why condemn Soccer Mom Suzy with out the right to defend herself, if held against her will. A bullet usually travels at 1000 feet per second or more, whereas a call to police is a few seconds, and the response is usually 5-30 minutes depending on location. While Suzy is waiting for police her grey matter is already on the concrete. This could be prevented if Suzy was armed and trained to defend herself.
MICHAELPATTONClarion Staff Writer
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By CARYN KINDKEPPELStaff Writer
For those wanting one last hurrah before summer slips into fall, the Sun Prairie Sweet Corn Festival was the event to attend.
Admission to the event on Saturday and Sunday was $1.00 per person, or $5.00 per carload of visitors. The festival grounds are in Angell Park, where on Saturday and Sunday, over 70 tons of steamed sweet corn was delivered to the park. Corn can be pur-chased by the ear ($2) or by the “tote” ($6), which is an open-topped cardboard box that can fit upwards of a dozen cobs.
Inside the open-air corn building, the tote customers husked their own steam-ing hot cobs. Volunteers behind two lines of tables were available with pans of but-ter to cover the corn. Then, the customers grabbed paper towels and visited the salt “tree,” where the shakers are hanging from an umbrella-style clothesline, to ensure the cobs are seasoned to their liking. However, pepper lovers had to think ahead and carry in the spice, since it wasn’t available.
Although the corn was slightly over-cooked by perhaps a connoisseur’s stan-dards, it was tasty and excellent when slathered in butter and salt. The corn was best eaten on the hill overlooking the Show-mobile stage in order to take in the scene. The festival featured musical and other acts to interest the 100,000 visitors during the four-day event. Entertainment included rock, jazz and choral music, as well as karate and dance demonstrations.
On the lower grounds, there was a mid-way of impressive size for a small town with carnival games, rides and food booths. Most rides were around $3 and ran the gamut from kid friendly carousels and a ferris wheel to plunging pirate ships and rides that spun wildly enough to satisfy even the most daring of riders. The games were of the traditional variety: basketball toss,
balloon pop, air rifle shooting and rubber ducky river for the tots, with an assort-ment of gigantic plush toys as prizes for the lucky winners. Two free inflatable “bouncy houses” were also available on the lower grounds to entertain both toddlers and older children.
The other food booths around the fest were somewhat lackluster. Perhaps most people cannot find room to eat much else, after partaking in the corn tote. Soda, beer, ice cream and pulled pork were available near the corn building. Hot dogs, hamburg-ers, corn dogs and funnel cakes were also for sale. The cinnamon-and-sugar coated hot mini doughnuts were worth a trip to the midway area, despite their high cost to both one’s wallet ($5) and waistline. Also, it was fun to watch the doughnuts being dispensed, fried and flipped via their auto-matic machine.
The upper grounds of the fest held the free petting zoo area for the kids during the daytime and a beer tent for those 21 and over. The Quad Power Jump ride (featur-ing bungee-type cords) was available for those who were interested in a different kind of ride. Craft booths featured a variety of handmade creations to peruse, ranging from colorful cloth purses and potholders to interesting clocks made from old car hub-caps.
Overall, the Sun Prairie Corn Festival was worth a visit for people who want to have a little fun before the summer ends. Not surprisingly, the highlight of the festi-val is eating plenty of on-the-cob sweet corn. The festival is a great way to spend a day with family and friends and experience this local tradition.
A growing city with a population of 29,000, Sun Prairie is located about 12 miles northeast of downtown Madison. As the city’s premiere event, the festival began in 1953 and takes place every year, rain or shine, around mid-August. The 2012 event took place Aug. 16-19.
Annual Festival Highlights the Sweet Taste of Corn-On-The-Cob
AUG. 31BROOKLYN LABOR DAY CELEBRATION Located at Brooklyn Legion Park, you can enjoy the annual EMS/Fire Department fundraiser. There will be tractor pulls, chicken BBQ, pancake breakfast, and softball tournament. Admission is free.
BARABOO RIVER RENDEZOUSEnjoy a Pre-1840’s reenactment of the Fur Trade in Spirit Point, Baraboo.Admission is $1, and goes from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WILHELM TELL FESTIVALCome to the 75th annual Wilhelm Tell Festival, located on Wilhelm Tell grounds and downtown New Glarus. For more details, visit www.willhelmtell.org.
WISCONSIN STATE COW CHIP THROWThis festival is located in Marion Park, Prairie Du Sac.
ROCK RIVER THRESHEREEAnnual antique tractor and steam engine show. Located at Thresheman’s Park (off Hwy 51 south of Edgerton), 10$ per day.
SEPT. 1TASTE OF MADISONLocated on Capitol Square. Food and music will be provided.
SEPT. 2ART IN THE PARKArt fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. is Village Park, New Glarus.
SEPT. 3LABOR FESTMadison Labor Temple. Kids activities included, music and other entertain-ment provided. Begins at noon.
SEPT. 6TRACI BRIMHALLAuthor of ‘Our Lady of the Ruins,’ enjoy a poetry reading from Traci Brimhall at DTEC campus. Room num-ber TBD.
SEPT. 7FESTIVAL ON THE ROCKFundraiser for park improvements.4 p.m. to midnight, admission is free.
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ABOVE Corn fest volunteers butter corn for festival patrons. BELOW Two lines wait for totes of corn.
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AUG. 31LAWLESS (R) Set in the depression-era Franklin County, Virigina, a bootlegging gang is threatened by authorities who want a cut of their profits.
THE POSESSION (PG-13)A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit.
SEPT. 7THE WORDS (PG-13)A writier in his career-prime dsi-covers the consequences of stealing another authors work.
FINDING NEMO 3D (G)The Disney classic returns to the big screen in a journey where a timid clownfish is on a quest to find his son.
PREVIEWS MOONRISE KINGDOM American Empirical Pictures
Moonrise Kingdom is a love story between two twelve-year-olds(Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman) on an island off the coast of New England in the 1960s.
Wes Anderson creates a miniature uni-verse filled with minute details and social outcasts. The island of New Penzance has no paved roads, and is accessible only by ferry, cut off from the main land much as the characters are cut off from each other.
Early on, Hayward runs away to meet
her young pen pal, bringing with her only a suitcase filled with her favourite books, a record player, lefty scissors, her kitten and her trusty binoculars. Estranged from her classmates at school and from her distant parents (Bill Murray and Frances McDormand), Hayward bonds immedi-ately with the socially inept Gilman, an orphan, who is spending his summer as a Khaki scout at Camp Ivanhoe. The pair soon sends the island into a frantic search, as the local police chief (Bruce Willis) and the rest of Gilman’s troop go out to look for them. When Gilman’s fos-ter parents forbid him to return to their home, a Social Services taskmaster (Tilda
Swinton) is prompted to ferry out to the island.
Underneath its sugary outer coating, the film is anti-institutional. As if seen by child, adult establishments are oppressive and at points ridiculous.
As much as the film deals with nostal-gia, it also speaks to disillusionment. The world-weary adults are evidence of lives and relationships that didn’t work. But for Hayward and Gilman, the outlook is more optimistic. They don’t belong in the adult world. Maybe they’ll be alright.
Anderson expresses himself in a visual feast. Moonrise Kingdom is dense in visu-als, dreamy primary colours, deadpan jokes, and tiny moments that speak much with little. Underneath the sweet visual layer is a grown up movie with heavy themes and characters whose motivations are so complex that only an adult would understand. This isn’t a movie for children about children. This is a movie for adults told through the eyes of children.
— ROBIN GEE
With its A-list cast, ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ is a childs delight for adults.
AMERICAN EMPIRICAL PICTURES
NATASHA REHMStaff Writer
Bruce Wayne’s (Christian Bale) city of Gotham has been at peace for the past eight years following the capture of the Joker (Heath Ledger) and the demise of Harvey “Two Face” Dent (Aaron Eckhart). With crime down, and the people of Gotham no longer needing Batman, “because he’s the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now,” Bruce Wayne turns into a bit of a recluse.
We are introduced to Bruce Wayne in a way that is unexpected. He is still host-ing dinner parties, but there are whis-pers of what he has become. We are also introduced to a precarious server named
Selena Kyle (Anne Hathaway) who seems to have a knack for
stealing items. But what is most odd is that she was not after jewels or money.
Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman) has spent the last eight years restoring Gotham to order, under the “Harvey Dent Act,” which ensures that criminals stay behind bars.
A Batman saga is not complete with-out a love interest for Bruce Wayne, in which case his sights fall on Miranda Tate (Marion Cotillard). Miranda is the new partner of Wayne Enterprises and she is very interested in their clean energy project and the fusion reactor that can be produced to create clean energy. Unfortunately, the fusion reactor was initially created as a weapon and in the wrong hands can create absolute chaos.
What Gotham does not expect, is a force that no one could imagine. He has risen from the pits of hell to wreak havoc on Gotham, and to leave it in ruins and absolute chaos. The masked man is named Bane (Tom Hardy) and has had help from Selena
Kyle, but she does not know what his plan is.
With Bane now in the picture, it has forced Bruce Wayne to don his cowl and mask again, to give back to his city that he loves. With the plead-ing of Alfred (Michael Caine) not to, Bruce Wayne has a hard decision to make: risk his life for a city he loves, or stand back from his city that is
still waiting to capture him due to taking the blame for Harvey Dent’s death. Bruce Wayne knows what he needs to do, and with that will need help from a familiar friend, Lucious Fox (Morgan Freeman), to help Batman in his quest, and of course to supply him with the latest weapons and gear.
John Blake (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is an up and coming officer in the Gotham police force, and due to his “hot-head” nature, has caught the eye of Gordon. Gordon recruits Blake in helping find out who Bane is and what he wants.
The Dark Knight Rises is a true testa-ment to who Bruce Wayne and Batman really are, as a person and as a hero. The theme that Nolan used was pain and in most scenes of this movie, it is prevalent whether it is emotional or physi-cal. Bruce Wayne is stretched more than a person should be able to, and bends more than
he should be able to. The Dark Knight Rises is arguably the
weakest of the trilogy, but it still makes for a very good movie. If you liked the Batman Trilogy up until now, it is well worth it to see how Bruce Wayne deals with everything that has happened in his life up to this point, the impact others have made on him and the impact he has had on others, and what Gotham ends up finally giving back to him.
“The Dark Knight Rises” (TDKR) is the third installment in Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” series. It had a release date of July 20 and currently has made over 500 million worldwide as of Aug. 3.
Batman’s show-down with Bane is great, but not as strong as ‘Batman Begins’ or ‘The Dark Knight’
LEGENDARY PICTURES
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ALEGENDfilm
THE DARK KNIGHT RISESCHRISTOPHER NOLANLegendary Pictures
MASS EFFECT 3 EXTENDED CUTPC, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U
Bioware’s Mass Effect series is some-thing rare in gaming – a story the player can influence and change in ways both big and small, but one that came to an end in Mass Effect 3. Mass Effect takes place in an original space opera universe, filled with aliens like the warrior Krogan, all-female psychic Asari, the robotic Geth and their nomadic creators the Quarians.
The player controls Commander Shepard, a human soldier tasked with uniting the galaxy in a war against the Reapers, gargantuan creatures that seek to destroy all life. He or she also faces Cerberus, a group of human ter-rorists seeking to control the Reapers. Joining Shepard is a supporting cast that mostly returns from the previous game. The most memorable new addition is the Prothean Javik, who is only available with DLC. While you can play this game without playing the previous two, it’s rec-ommended to play them first and import
saves. This gives you a greater grounding in the game’s world and lets you make crucial decisions yourself.
Mass Effect 3 plays similarly to Mass Effect 2. A hybrid of a RPG and shooter, the RPG mechanics are easy to under-stand and free of the inventory manage-ment and level grinding that plague the genre. Conversations with the game’s many NPCs have multiple options, and feature a morality system based around “paragon” and “renegade” options. These do not correspond to “good” or “evil” so much as “diplomatic” and “pragmatic.” Unfortunately, side quests are sparse and mainly consist of fetch quests. Mass Effect 3 also adds a four-player co-op mode. With just three enemy types and one mode, its multiplayer lacks variety and is only a momentary diversion.
Mass Effect 3 is burdened by an infamously muddled ending, and Bioware sought to answer criticism with the free Extended Cut DLC. The Extended Cut fills in plot holes and better explains the ending. It also adds an epi-logue that takes the form of a slideshow. The Extended Cut provides the closure needed at the end of a fantastic series.
— DREW WIGCHERS
MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 | ARTS | 11THE CLARION
AUG. 28MADDEN NFL FOOTBALL 3DS Experience football in 3D with new features designed specifically for the handheld. Casual players wel-come.
JOURNEY COLLECOR’S EDITION PS3Experience Journey in the collec-tors edition, alongisde “Flower” by the same developer.
TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON XBOX 360Pegged as action-adventure, follow Optimus and gang as they try to protect their race.
AUG. 31TALES OF GRACE F PS3
A writier in his career-prime dsi-covers the consequences of steal-
ing another authors work.
PREVIEWS
Well, at least now we have something else to complain about when it comes to Bioware.
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GRAVITY RUSHPlayStation Vita
JapanStudio’s “Gravity Rush” is a unique title. It combines the seamless free-roam environment of games like “Grand Theft Auto,” and the manga-style story telling of “The World Ends With You.” Although Gravity Rush sticks out as one of the pre-miere users of the PlayStation Vita’s six-axis, the game has a tendency of making the player dizzy and confused in the heat of battle due to the “gravity shift” function during gameplay. Despite that pitfall, the game’s primary concepts are accurately portrayed and executed.
The majority of the game is spent tra-versing through multiple districts of this floating city, collecting “precious gems” to help increase Kat’s various abilities and power levels in a very role-playing-game-type fashion. The player completes simple tasks here and there, indicated by a green waypoint, to increase Kat’s maximum stat limit; typically they are challenge missions, such as time attacks, and plot missions.
If there’s one thing that can be said about this game, it’s that it immerses the player incredibly well based on gameplay alone. The gravity shift function is very accurate with realistic physics that allows the combat system to truly flourish. Some attacks and powers are more preferred in most situations over others, but they are all beneficial to be used, making the combat system consistently enticing. Even though the gravity shift function is great fun, it’s not uncommon for it to confuse players or make them slightly dizzy from the fast paced action; those with vertigo might want to steer clear. To make matters a little more complicated, sometimes the in-gravity combat gets a little messy and hard to control. The game tries to make up for this by almost having an auto lock-on, but it doesn’t completely do its job most of the time with how unpredictable your enemies are.
With a top-notch art style and nice load times to boot, it’s no surprise that the Vita has no issues running the game.
The music in Gravity Rush doesn’t make much of a presence, which is too bad, as that would have been even more fantastic to add to this games repertoire of game play and storytelling. There’s no other way to beat up baddies than doing it with instrumental rock bursting in the back-ground.
Gravity Rush is a solid title; go pick it up already.
— GEORGE TREVIRANUS
Hugely popular ‘Diablo’ series lives up to expectations
DANIEL SCHOTTBusiness Director
Players return to the world of Diablo, but it is a very different world than they once knew and loved. With the destruc-tion of the Worldstone, the heart of the universe, the future of the planet seems shrouded in darkness.
A star has fallen into the Tristram cathedral, where the demonic Lord of Terror Diablo once attempted an invasion of the mortal world. Deckard Cain, the last surviving member of the demon-fighting group known as the Horadrim, has gone missing in the ruins, and the dead have begun to rise from their graves and attack the town of New Tristram, located near the ruins of Tristram.
The original Tristram was decimated in a second demonic invasion, led by the Maiden of Anguish Andariel, and the townsfolk decided to abandon Tristram. However, this did not end their woes, as the third incursion of hell again landed at their doorstep. Caught off guard, many townsfolk were slaughtered immediately as the dead swarmed over New Tristram.
Diablo 3 was released by Blizzard Entertainment in mid-May of 2012, and has been met with a combination of praise and criticism. While popular gaming companies, such as G4, IGN and Game Informer, have given the game
extremely high scores many consumers have done quite the opposite, rating the game very low on various critic web-sites.
Much like Diablo 2, Diablo 3’s graphi-cal style remains largely the same beau-tifully crafted environment. Players battle through detailed environments as they take on legions of demons, but Diablo 3 takes it a step further and makes many of these stages more inter-active. With more destroyable objects and with the ability to use some parts of the environment to damage opponents, Diablo 3 has surpassed the original Diablo titles in pure graphical prowess.
Something that remains unchanged in Diablo 3 is the basic style of game play. Like the first two Diablo games, the user interface has the player looking down on and controlling a single char-acter from a birds-eye perspective.
Diablo 3 also offers a new look at the style of game play first introduced in Diablo and expanded in Diablo 2. Unlike the permanent skill trees that are used in most games, where you invest your limited amount of skill points into cer-tain abilities and cannot change your choice once it’s done, Diablo 3 offers the ability to constantly change your skills. This allows for players to test out multi-ple different types of skills without hav-ing to constantly make new characters in order to test out ideas.
The storyline in Diablo 3 is purely amazing, but the reason for its immense popularity is the games re-playability. Thanks to random dungeons, random-ized item drops and random events, Diablo 3 is never the same experience, making it a great game to play multiple times through. With Blizzard’s develop-ment staff, the game will also be adding more content as it develops, allowing for the game to be just as huge as its predecessors.
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PREVIEWSAUG. 28VIOLENT WAVES CIRCA SURVIVE The ever-popular indie-rock band releases its first fully independent record, featuring tour single “Sharp Practice.”
AUG. 28CENTIPEDE HZ
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE The widely controversial band releases again, out-of-the-wild.
NIGHT VISIONS IMAGINE DRAGONSRising rock band from Nevada is releas-ing its first full studio album, produced by grammy winning producer Alex Da Kid.
BEACON THE TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB Widely praised for its previous single “What You Know,” the popular indie-rock band releases after two years.
SAND & SNOWA Silent Film
For their third studio album release, A Silent Film has once again outdone them-selves. Mixing a sound of soft vocals with upbeat indie background music, A Silent Film breaks through the surface of 2012’s new album releases and surprises us with their new album Sand & Snow.
Robert Stevenson,
vocalist and pianist of the band, express-es his thoughts from his heart clearly with the lyrics of every song. Cuckoo Song, is number 5 out of 11 new songs. It gives off a haunting feeling of heartfelt longing, and is backed up by unique gui-tar riffs, and a steady beat of the drums. All 11 songs have an upbeat pace to them, but the lyrics carry a lot of meaning with them.
Number 7 of the album, Harbour Lights carries a melody that can be compared to Coldplay and Snow Patrol.
Sand & Snow is anything but mediocre. This album brings a new light to all Indie bands and Indie music. With unbeliev-ably unique lyrics, and equally as unique instrumentals, Sand & Snow is definitely a gem to be discovered in the world of music.
— CALLIE VASEY
PONDAMONIUMDuck Pond
There aren’t many bands that give shiv-ers with their opening act. Dum Dum Girls, Garbage and The Flaming Lips did very well in getting the audience riled during their performance at Madison’s annual event, “Pondamonium.”
Royal Bangs, the initial act, and The Congregation, also the opener for the open-er, started off well with their energy. Royal bangs, from Knoxville, Tennessee, played a great set. Not many people were around at that point, but once The Congregation came on stage things started to pick up.
In my mind, the concert didn’t really get started until Dum Dum Girls came on stage. Despite being new to them, they still played impressively. The lead singer with her bleached blonde hair took control. The indie pop-rock style was very catchy.
Then we get to Garbage, the band originally native to Madison. They played gloriously, opening with the first track from their new record “Not Your Kind of People,” titled “Automatic Systematic Habit.” While the first few songs were great, unfortunate-ly the band seemed to have suffered from a case of the “blasting all the instruments too loudly”-isms. From those first few songs, it can be accurately deduced that the entire audience went at least 20 percent deaf.
The band took a break at that point, thankfully, to introduce band members. Once they picked up again, it was as if suddenly every track became coherent. It might’ve been because everyone was deaf at this point, or maybe it has to do with the technicians or DJ’s. The rest of their per-formance was marvelous and wonderful.
They played numerous new tracks as well as others from their older records, including “Bleed Like Me.”
One thing that really stood out for the group was the drummer. Boy, can this guy play. I was convinced at one point his hands didn’t exist. Some other noteable tracks from their performance included “Control,” “Big Bright World” and at the very end, “Battle In Me,” which apparently played at the Olympics this year. The com-bination of rock, techno and pop is genius.
The best was saved for last, clearly, this year, with The Flaming Lips. The crowd waited very long for them to come on stage, as it took them nearly 30 minutes to set up and another 15 minutes for the ran-dom downfall of rain. Thankfully it passed over quickly, and the suspense ended.
Boy, can they play a show. As a per-son who has never seen them live, it was a real blowout. They started off strong with smoke, balloons and confetti flying everywhere. “The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song” and “Ego Tripping” made a strong impact, and at one point during their performance, the lead singer encased himself in a giant inflatable balloon, literally rolling around on top of the audience.
They finished strong with “Do You Realize,” at that point prolonging the ending by a good 10 minutes in order to squeeze the last of everyone’s energy. It was truly a great show. $50 is a price anyone should gladly pay for this quality of entertainment.
A special shout out to the girl who crowd surfed the entire show, as well.
— GEORGE TREVIRANUS
‘Warped Tour,’ with bands ‘Of Mice and Men’ and ‘Yellowcard,’ has a little something for everyone
EVAN HALPOPPhotography Editor
Warped Tour isn’t just any tour with some bands in it. It is one of the largest tours in the United States, which hap-pens during the summer months. The tour has hosted artist such as, Eminem, Fall Out Boy, Katy Perry, All Time Low and Yellowcard.
The experience of Warped Tour is an exciting one. With eight stages fea-turing 70 different bands throughout the day, one has to wonder where they should begin enjoying the variety of music being played on Milwaukee’s Summerfest Grounds.
Everytime I Die, a metal band, had a strong guitar mixed with strong vocals when they performed.
Hard rock band, Of Mice & Men, had a bit more energy to their guitar and drums in addition to an energized crowd.
Breathe Carolina, an electro pop/rock band, had a lot to offer. Their song “Last Night (Vegas)” certainly had a good ring to it. They closed with their hit single “Blackout” which was a good way to go out with a bang.
We the Kings, an alternative rock/pop band started the song Skyway Avenue from their self titled album We the Kings then went onto play a few
more songs until they got to a fan favorite Check Yes Juliet, in which many in the crowd went nuts. Taking Back Sunday was received well playing many of their hits from over the years. Kieth from Everytime I Die came on to perform with them for a song. Yellowcard, came on played many of their hits and one from their new album “Southern Air” which came out on Aug. 14.
Pierce the Veil, a rock band from San Diego, California cer-tainly had the crowd roaring with excitement as they were enjoy-ing the clear, energy filled gui-tar and bass combined with the vocals.
All Time Low, a band that needs no introduc-tion to people who have been to Warped Tour, or have seen them on another tour, has a tendency to really know how to put on a show. They imme-diately started with a fan favorite “Damned if I Do You (Damned if I Don’t),” then went onto to play several more favor-ites, including “Jasey Rae,” and their new single, “The Reckless and the Brave” for their new album to be released sometime this fall. All Time Low by far had the craziest and wildest crowd filled with the most applause at the end of each song.
musicWARPED TOURMarch 29, 2012Falling in Reverse, The Used, Yellow Card, Dead Sarah, Matt Toka, Forever Came Calling
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Of Mice and Men singer, Austin Carlyle, energizes the crowd through his mic.
Get warped12 | ARTS | MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 THE CLARION
PREVIEWSAUG. 28VIOLENT WAVES CIRCA SURVIVE The ever-popular indie-rock band releases its first fully independent record, featuring tour single “Sharp Practice.”
AUG. 28CENTIPEDE HZ
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE The widely controversial band releases again, out-of-the-wild.
NIGHT VISIONS IMAGINE DRAGONSRising rock band from Nevada is releas-ing its first full studio album, produced by grammy winning producer Alex Da Kid.
BEACON THE TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB Widely praised for its previous single “What You Know,” the popular indie-rock band releases after two years.
SAND & SNOWA Silent Film
For their third studio album release, A Silent Film has once again outdone them-selves. Mixing a sound of soft vocals with upbeat indie background music, A Silent Film breaks through the surface of 2012’s new album releases and surprises us with their new album Sand & Snow.
Robert Stevenson,
vocalist and pianist of the band, express-es his thoughts from his heart clearly with the lyrics of every song. Cuckoo Song, is number 5 out of 11 new songs. It gives off a haunting feeling of heartfelt longing, and is backed up by unique gui-tar riffs, and a steady beat of the drums. All 11 songs have an upbeat pace to them, but the lyrics carry a lot of meaning with them.
Number 7 of the album, Harbour Lights carries a melody that can be compared to Coldplay and Snow Patrol.
Sand & Snow is anything but mediocre. This album brings a new light to all Indie bands and Indie music. With unbeliev-ably unique lyrics, and equally as unique instrumentals, Sand & Snow is definitely a gem to be discovered in the world of music.
— CALLIE VASEY
PONDAMONIUMDuck Pond
There aren’t many bands that give shiv-ers with their opening act. Dum Dum Girls, Garbage and The Flaming Lips did very well in getting the audience riled during their performance at Madison’s annual event, “Pondamonium.”
Royal Bangs, the initial act, and The Congregation, also the opener for the open-er, started off well with their energy. Royal bangs, from Knoxville, Tennessee, played a great set. Not many people were around at that point, but once The Congregation came on stage things started to pick up.
In my mind, the concert didn’t really get started until Dum Dum Girls came on stage. Despite being new to them, they still played impressively. The lead singer with her bleached blonde hair took control. The indie pop-rock style was very catchy.
Then we get to Garbage, the band originally native to Madison. They played gloriously, opening with the first track from their new record “Not Your Kind of People,” titled “Automatic Systematic Habit.” While the first few songs were great, unfortunate-ly the band seemed to have suffered from a case of the “blasting all the instruments too loudly”-isms. From those first few songs, it can be accurately deduced that the entire audience went at least 20 percent deaf.
The band took a break at that point, thankfully, to introduce band members. Once they picked up again, it was as if suddenly every track became coherent. It might’ve been because everyone was deaf at this point, or maybe it has to do with the technicians or DJ’s. The rest of their per-formance was marvelous and wonderful.
They played numerous new tracks as well as others from their older records, including “Bleed Like Me.”
One thing that really stood out for the group was the drummer. Boy, can this guy play. I was convinced at one point his hands didn’t exist. Some other noteable tracks from their performance included “Control,” “Big Bright World” and at the very end, “Battle In Me,” which apparently played at the Olympics this year. The com-bination of rock, techno and pop is genius.
The best was saved for last, clearly, this year, with The Flaming Lips. The crowd waited very long for them to come on stage, as it took them nearly 30 minutes to set up and another 15 minutes for the ran-dom downfall of rain. Thankfully it passed over quickly, and the suspense ended.
Boy, can they play a show. As a per-son who has never seen them live, it was a real blowout. They started off strong with smoke, balloons and confetti flying everywhere. “The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song” and “Ego Tripping” made a strong impact, and at one point during their performance, the lead singer encased himself in a giant inflatable balloon, literally rolling around on top of the audience.
They finished strong with “Do You Realize,” at that point prolonging the ending by a good 10 minutes in order to squeeze the last of everyone’s energy. It was truly a great show. $50 is a price anyone should gladly pay for this quality of entertainment.
A special shout out to the girl who crowd surfed the entire show, as well.
— GEORGE TREVIRANUS
‘Warped Tour,’ with bands ‘Of Mice and Men’ and ‘Yellowcard,’ has a little something for everyone
EVAN HALPOPPhotography Editor
Warped Tour isn’t just any tour with some bands in it. It is one of the largest tours in the United States, which hap-pens during the summer months. The tour has hosted artist such as, Eminem, Fall Out Boy, Katy Perry, All Time Low and Yellowcard.
The experience of Warped Tour is an exciting one. With eight stages fea-turing 70 different bands throughout the day, one has to wonder where they should begin enjoying the variety of music being played on Milwaukee’s Summerfest Grounds.
Everytime I Die, a metal band, had a strong guitar mixed with strong vocals when they performed.
Hard rock band, Of Mice & Men, had a bit more energy to their guitar and drums in addition to an energized crowd.
Breathe Carolina, an electro pop/rock band, had a lot to offer. Their song “Last Night (Vegas)” certainly had a good ring to it. They closed with their hit single “Blackout” which was a good way to go out with a bang.
We the Kings, an alternative rock/pop band started the song Skyway Avenue from their self titled album We the Kings then went onto play a few
more songs until they got to a fan favorite Check Yes Juliet, in which many in the crowd went nuts. Taking Back Sunday was received well playing many of their hits from over the years. Kieth from Everytime I Die came on to perform with them for a song. Yellowcard, came on played many of their hits and one from their new album “Southern Air” which came out on Aug. 14.
Pierce the Veil, a rock band from San Diego, California cer-tainly had the crowd roaring with excitement as they were enjoy-ing the clear, energy filled gui-tar and bass combined with the vocals.
All Time Low, a band that needs no introduc-tion to people who have been to Warped Tour, or have seen them on another tour, has a tendency to really know how to put on a show. They imme-diately started with a fan favorite “Damned if I Do You (Damned if I Don’t),” then went onto to play several more favor-ites, including “Jasey Rae,” and their new single, “The Reckless and the Brave” for their new album to be released sometime this fall. All Time Low by far had the craziest and wildest crowd filled with the most applause at the end of each song.
musicWARPED TOURMarch 29, 2012Falling in Reverse, The Used, Yellow Card, Dead Sarah, Matt Toka, Forever Came Calling
EVAN HALPOP / CLARION
Of Mice and Men singer, Austin Carlyle, energizes the crowd through his mic.
MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 | 13THE CLARION
sportsEDITOR
TROY A. BRUZEWSKICLARIONSPORTS@
MATCMADISON.EDU
COLLIN STRANGClarion staff
Sam Ramirez is the new men’s soc-cer coach for Madison College. He says he is feeling a little pressure now that he is the head coach, but that he’s also a competitive man.
Since this year’s team is mostly freshmen players, it will be a whole new experience for a majority of the team, which includes facing their first collegiate competition. Ramirez said several players this year, played at a good level in high school.
In fact, he said some of the incom-ing freshman players have more soc-cer knowledge and experience, than did players who competed last season but aren’t returning.
Ramirez said Matric Kotula, Hernan Lopez, and Ian Murphy are the players he believes will have a
greatest impact on the team. He said they have a lot of experience playing soccer and he knows they and the rest of the team, will do a great job this year.
The team itself has really trans-formed this year. There are great additions to the team and a lot of com-mitment from both the players and the head coach. The Team, in Coach Ramirez’s point of view, is ready to go. They have been practicing for a long time, and now that the season is ready start, their hard work, and incredible commitment to the team, will give them energy they need to play well in competition.
The WolfPack’s first game was on the road at Waubonsee Community College, Saturday, August 25, at noon. Madison’s first home game is Wednesday, at 4 p.m., against Milwaukee Area Technical College.
New players and coach hope for soccer success
New assistant joins men’s hoops team
Jim Jones – a mem-ber of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame – has joined the men’s basketball team as an assistant, for the 2012-13 season. Jones coached 28 seasons at Milwaukee
Hamilton High School, followed by a season at Marshall High School, then three seasons at Milwaukee Custer High School. He joins coach Scot Vesterdahl and assistant Bob Relph.
Trying to grab your interest with Pinterest
The Madison College Athletics Department added to its online offer-ings by joining social media site Pinterest. The account will display photos, videos and stories of WolfPack athletes and teams. Fans can also fol-low WolfPack teams using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google+.
Register for free classesat the fitness center
The Madison College Fitness Center is offering free instructional classes to students. Visit http://madisoncollege.edu/group-fitness-classes to register for the following free classes:
• Wednesday, Sept. 5, 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. – Weight Room Fundamentals. • Thursday, Sept. 6, 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. – Weight Room Fundamentals.• Friday, Sept. 7, 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. – Weight Room Fundamentals.• Thursday, Sept. 6, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Swim Assessment.
• Tuesday, Sept. 11, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. – Swim Assessment.
The Fitness Center web site also includes a listing of all the fitness classes that will be offered during the fall semester.
Triathlon Club offeredagain this school year
Students who are interested in joining the Madison College Triathlon Club should visit http://madisoncollege.edu/triathlon-club-0 to sign up and learn more about the club. Fees are $10 for students and $15 for staff.Along with Pinterest, fans of the WolfPack can follow the team via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google+, and RSS Feeds:
QUICKHITSFrom the sporting world.
BRENT SHIRLEYFort Worth Star-Telegram / MCT
College football is back. Teams have been putting in final game plans and tweaks during practices, and the countdown to kickoff is close to single digits. We are about to find out which programs improved since last season, and which ones are still struggling. But for now, every fan cheers for an undefeated team.
Here is a look at what fans should expect in 2012:
StorylinesWill the SEC rule?The Southeastern Conference
has reeled off an unprecedented six consecutive BCS National Championship Game victories. Last season, the outcome wasn’t ever in doubt, as LSU faced Alabama in an all-SEC rematch. Can another conference end the streak? Leading contenders are Oregon and USC from the Pac-12, Oklahoma from the Big 12 and Wisconsin from the Big Ten.
BCS messWhich two teams earn nation-
al-championship berths always is a dominant theme, capable of driving conversations from the opening kickoff. Expect more of the same this season, with two more years scheduled under the BCS system. Also expect to hear unending chatter about how the situation will be different in 2014 under a playoff system, and how that system would have affected this year’s outcome.
Shifting landscapeLast year, the season’s kickoff
was greeted with an onslaught of conference realignment rumors. Texas and Oklahoma were potentially going to the Pac-12, and the Big 12 was in danger of disappearing. Now, the Big 12 again will be under scrutiny, along with new members TCU and West Virginia. Texas A&M and Missouri are now in the SEC, which also will draw attention. The slightest hint of instability in a conference could set off another realignment scramble.
Heisman watchRB Montee Ball, Sr.,
Wisconsin. When Tyrann Mathieu was kicked off LSU’s team, Ball became the only returning Heisman finalist this
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The Madison College soccer team enters the season with a new coach in Sam Ramirez and several first-year players.
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Two Madison College soccer players fight for the ball during a recent practice.
What to watch for in college football 2012
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14 | SPORTS | MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 THE CLARION
MCSPORTSMaidson College schedules and results
GOLF
ScheduleAUG. 24 Highland “36” Invitational, Freeport,
IL, 8 a.m.AUG. 25 Rock Valley College Invitational,
Rockford, IL, noon, N4C.AUG. 31 Edgewood College Fall Classic,
Janesville, WI, noon.SEPT. 1 Edgewood College Fall Classic
Janesville, WI, 8:30 a.m.SEPT. 7 Duane Chaney Invitational, Port
Byron, IL, 1:45 p.m.SEPT. 8 College of Dupage Tournament,
Wheaton, IL, 12:30 p.m., N4C.SEPT. 14 illinois Valley Classic, Oglesby, IL,
noon.SEPT. 15 Illinois Valley Classic, Lasalle, IL, 9
a.m.SEPT. 21 Midwest Elite Golf Challenge, Spring
Green, WI, 11 a.m.SEPT. 22 Madison College Invitational,
Cottage Grove, WI, 11 a.m., N4C.SEPT. 28 Prairie View Classic, Byron, IL, 1:30
p.m.OCT. 4 NJCAA Region IV Tournament, Day
1, Byron, IL, 11 a.m., N4C.OCT. 5 NJCAA Region IV Tournament, Day
2, Byron, IL, 10 a.m., N4C.OCT. 6 NJCAA Region IV Tournament, Day
3, Byron, IL, 10 a.m., N4C.
SOCCER
ScheduleAUG. 25 at Waubonsee Community College,
Sugar Grove, IL, 12 p.m.AUG. 29 at home vs. Milwaukee Area
Technical College, 4 p.m., N4C.SEPT. 7 at Harper College, Palatine, IL, 4
p.m., N4C.SEPT. 12 at Triton College, River Grove, IL, 4
p.m., N4C.SEPT. 14 at Moraine Valley Community
College, Palos Hills, IL, 4 p.m.SEPT. 19 at home vs. Joliet Junior College, 4
p.m., N4C.SEPT. 21 at Milwaukee Area Technical College,
4 p.m., N4C.SEPT. 24 at Carthage College JV, 7 p.m., N4C.SEPT. 26 at Concordia University JV, 5:15
p.m.SEPT. 29 at home vs. Kishwaukee College, 1
p.m.OCT. 3 at home vs. Harper College, 4 p.m.,
N4C.OCT. 5 at home vs. Triton College, 4 p.m.,
N4C.OCT. 9 at home vs. Carthage College JV, 4
p.m.OCT. 10 at Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL, 4
p.m., N4C.OCT. 13 at Saint Mary’s University JV,
Winona, MN, 1 p.m.OCT. 17 TBA NJCAA Region IV Tournament
Quaterfinal.OCT. 20 TBA NJCAA Region IV Tournament
Semifinal.OCT. 24 TBA NJCAA Region IV Championship
Game.OCT. 27 TBA NJCAA District C Tournament.NOV. 11 TBA NJCAA Division III National
Tournament.
VOLLEYBALL
ScheduleAUG. 10 Alumni Scrimmage, 6:30 p.m.AUG. 17 at home vs. North Iowa Area
Community College, 3 p.m.AUG. 17 at home vs. Western Technical
College, 6 p.m.AUG. 24 TBA College of Dupage invitational,
Glen Ellyn, IL.AUG. 28 at home vs. Harper College (Parent’s
Night), 6 p.m.AUG. 30 at College of Dupage, Glen Ellyn, IL,
6 p.m.SEPT. 4 at Milwaukee Area Technical College,
7 p.m.SEPT. 8 TBA Rochester Invitational,
Rochester, MN.SEPT. 11 at Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL,
6 p.m.SEPT. 13 at home vs. Rock Valley College, 6
p.m.SEPT. 18 at home vs. Triton College, 6 p.m.SEPT. 20 at UW Whitewater, 6 p.m.SEPT. 25 at Harper College, Palatine, IL, 6 p.m.SEPT. 26 at Fox Valley Technical College, 5
p.m.SEPT. 27 at home vs. College of Dupage, 6
p.m.
To see the full Volleyball schedule, visit madisoncollegathletics.com
CLARION STAFF REPORT The Madison College Athletic
Department is both “teeing-off ” and throwing the “ceremonial first pitch,” on a unique fundraiser, or as the depart-ment describes it – a “friend-raiser.”
The “9&9 Athletics Outing,” which combines the links and the diamond, to bring-in funds. Nine holes at The Bridges Golf Course, is followed with dinner and a baseball game, for $45.
Sign-in at the golf course begins at 2 p.m. and a shotgun start at 3 p.m. After completing their game, the participants
go to Robin Roberts Baseball Field for dinner and watch a WolfPack baseball game, which starts at 7 p.m.
To compliment Friday’s events, an alumni baseball game is being held the following day. Athletics staff members said no effort was spared in securing participants for the game. Emails and phone calls were sent to most former baseball team members, along with their parents.
While fundraising is an important aspect of a successful college athletic program, this event’s focus describes the “friend-raiser” moniker. The department
said the focus isn’t the money, but rather to reunite alumni and maintain relation-ships with anyone considered WolfPack alumni.
Tickets are available for participation in individual events and registration is available through madisoncollegeath-letics.com. The golf event is limited to 72 participants, due to the event being hosted at a nine-hole course.
Those interested can purchase the complete package – golf, dinner and baseball. They also can order just dinner and the baseball ticket. For more infor-mation, call 246-2100.
Athletics fundraiser combines links, diamond
Gorman takes helm for men’s golf teamCLARION STAFF REPORT
The Madison College men’s golf team
begins the season with a new coach – Pat Gorman.
Gorman was an assistant golf coach at University of Wisconsin-Madison, for both the men’s and women’s teams, from 1997-2003. He’s also the only three-time PGA Teacher of the Year and
was lead instructor at the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy at Bay Hill. In 1989, before Gorman competed in the PGA Tour’s U.S. Bank Championship.
Along with the new coaching position, Gorman remains director of instruction for The Oaks Golf Course, near Madison.
He replaces Bill Scheer, who coached the team for three seasons. Scheer and the WolfPack had some success last season, including a 302 team score at the Duane Chaney Invitational in Port Byron, IL. The total is tied for the 15th, in
the WolfPack’s top team event results. While Gorman inherits some of last
season’s golfers, he’s already looking to build for future seasons.
“To be a successful college golf coach, you have to be able to continually attract and sign talented players, who can win championships,” he said.
The team began its 2012-13 season, last weekend. Friday, the WolfPack was at the Highland Invitational in Freeport, Ill. Saturday, they were at the Rock Valley College Invitational, in Rockford, Ill.
Volleyball team starts season ranked ninth in the nation
CLARION STAFF REPORT The 2012 women’s volleyball team
begins its season, Tuesday, with the ninth spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III preseason rankings.
The WolfPack ended 2011 a victory shy of qualifying for the national tour-nament, finishing with a 22-13 overall record. They were 6-6 in the North Central Community College Conference (N4C).
A tournament berth would have been clinched with a win over Rock Valley
College in the Region IV Tournament, to follow a win over tournament-favorite Joliet Junior College. It would have been the WolfPack’s second national tourna-ment appearance, in three seasons.
In 2009, the WolfPack won their first two events, over Nassau Community College and Ridgewater College. They eventually lost to Brookhaven College, which won the national title.
Ridgewater – the 2011 national cham-pion – is ranked No. 1 in the preseason poll. Rock Valley, which ended the WolfPack’s season last year, are ranked third.
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season. Ball eschewed the draft to lead a Badgers team that should have one of the nation’s best running attacks.
RB Kenjon Barner, Sr., Oregon The Ducks know running, and Barner is a speedster who will put up his share of highlights. But sophomore De’Anthony Thomas, another fast running back, will steal some of Barner’s carries. What will be great for the Oregon offense could hurt both players’ Heisman hopes.
QB Matt Barkley, Sr., USC Barkley, like Ball, declined to enter the draft for a chance at a final, fairy-tale sea-son. USC is entering the season with championship hype, which will bring pressure. But all of the hype could help Barkley’s campaign. It’s all about get-ting your name out there.
QB Geno Smith, Sr., West Virginia Smith is a dual-threat quarterback who can put up big numbers passing and rushing. With the Mountaineers chang-ing conferences, Smith should grab enough of a spotlight to make his case.
QB Landry Jones, Sr., Oklahoma Jones may not be as flashy as some of the other quarterbacks on the list, but his numbers (nearly 4,500 yards and 29 touchdowns last season) make him one of the top passers in the country. He will have to cut down on the intercep-tions (15 last year).
QB Denard Robinson, Sr., Michigan If Robinson stays healthy, he should have a highlight collection ready for the finalist show. Like last season’s winner, Robert Griffin III from Baylor, Robinson is lightning on the field. He can lead a quick scoring drive, with his legs or arm, from any yard line.
RB Marcus Lattimore, Jr., South Carolina It’s tough to become a Heisman candidate at running back in the SEC because of the pounding defenses, but Lattimore has the tough-ness to stay on the field. He is physical runner who will carry the load for the Gamecocks.
QB Collin Klein, Sr., Kansas State Klein might not have the preseason hype, but at the end of the 2011 season, he was drawing comparisons to anoth-er Heisman winner: Tim Tebow. Klein has the same hard-nosed running style. He also has the passing ability (1,918 passing yards and 13 touchdowns) that could put him over the top.
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