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Court orders Republicans redraw linesBy Adam WollnerThe Daily CarDinal

State lawmakers will have to redraw two Milwaukee Assembly districts because the new maps drawn by the Republican-controlled legislature violated Latino voting rights.

A panel of federal judg-es found the new eighth and ninth Assembly district bound-aries to be in violation of the Voting Rights Act Thursday because they split a Latino com-munity into two districts. The Government Accountability Board now must halt implemen-tation of the new election maps.

Under state law, the state legislature must redraw dis-trict maps every 10 years to account for population changes. The new maps, which altered boundaries across the state, were passed by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Scott Walker last summer.

Thursday’s ruling upheld the other district boundaries and ordered lawmakers to leave them in tact when redrawing the two

Milwaukee districts. The three-judge panel also

criticized Republican legislators for crafting the maps in secret and for placing over a million Wisconsin residents in different districts unnecessarily.

Voces de la Frontera, a Latino rights group, filed a lawsuit against the maps in October, arguing the newly drawn dis-tricts would limit the voting power of the Latino community in Milwaukee by dividing them into two districts.

“This is a vindication, that we were right,” Voces de la Frontera

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State Street proposal may be in jeopardy

By Ben siegelThe Daily CarDinal

A $10 million plan to rede-velop a block of State Street could be dead after months of debate over the fate of

numerous historical buildings involved in the project.

Representatives of W. Jerome Frautschi and Pleasant Rowland’s Block 100 Foundation asked the city to remove the proposal from the agenda of an upcoming Landmarks Commission meet-ing Thursday, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

This removal from the agen-da gives Frautschi and Rowland

time to decide whether or not to continue pursuing their project, which they have threatened to abandon in the past.

The proposal calls for the redevelopment of six proper-ties bordered by State, North Fairchild and West Mifflin streets into a mixed-use office and retail space that features an open garden.

By Tyler nickersonThe Daily CarDinal

When a strange “booming” noise awoke citizens in the small town of Clintonville early Monday morning, they were confused. When it happened again Tuesday night, some became irritated.

But when it happened three nights in a row without any official explanation, some local business leaders started to see an influx in customers as flocks of people journeyed to the nor-mally sleepy town of 5,000 half-way between Stevens Point and Green Bay to experience and investigate the phenomenon.

Lynn Mommaerts, owner of the Hawg House bar and grill in downtown Clintonville, said it sounded, “kind of like a big train going by, like a rattling.”

The disturbances have baf-fled city officials and captivated the attention of the nation, with news organizations from Seattle to Washington D.C. turning their attention to the small town.

Some theorized the dis-turbances were caused by the construction of a KwikTrip gas station in town, while the blog Gawker.com sarcastically pro-posed there was a “portal to hell opening up under Wisconsin.”

But by Thursday afternoon, city officials finally had an explanation.

At a town meeting at

Clintonville High School Thursday night, city officials told the tired citizens that a 1.5 mag-nitude earthquake early Tuesday morning is the culprit, accord-ing to a preliminary review by the U.S. Geological Survey. The reports from Monday morning reflect seismic activity leading up to the actual earthquake.

While Clintonville’s online fame is fleeting by nature, the “massive” influx of people is welcome news to some, who overnight have seen Clintonville become a hub for curious pass-ersby and news organizations.

Mommaerts said she has noticed her bar has received signif-icantly more business as the town cashes in on its brief spotlight.

“A lot of people are com-ing from out of town, just to check and see what’s going on,” Mommaerts said.

And the Hawg House is only one of the many local businesses that have benefit-ted from the phenomenon.

“I think its great for some of our businesses,” Director of the Clintonville Chamber of Commerce Sandy Yaeger said Thursday. “I think they’re doing well. The hotels are doing well, the coffee shop, the restaurants and the gas stations, so it’s great for business.”

Yaeger said the last week has been good for Clintonville, bringing in lots of people and some extra revenue, despite the sleepless nights.

Business ‘booming’ in ClintonvilleMysterious noise draws attention to small town

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Mark Millerminority leader

state Senate

“The Republicans, behind closed doors... concocted

unconstitutional legislative maps.”

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Clintonville

‘Wisconsin town longs for relief from mysterious booms’

‘strange noises turn Wisconsin village into boom town—literally’

‘Earthquake eyed in mysterious Wisconsin booms’

‘is the portal to hell Opening Up Under Wisconsin Right This Very Minute?’

Various news sources picked up on the story of mysterious booms coming from Clintonville.

sweet 16 sorrowDespite a second-half comeback, Wisconsin fell short against top-seeded Syracuse Thursday, losing 64-63.

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Candidates Leland Pan and John Magnino were visibly disap-pointed Thursday after realizing that despite being awash in lime-light and prolific endorsements, no students will be around to elect one of them to Dane County Board due to spring break.

Heartbroken, the two candi-dates blubbered inaudibly at a recent press conference.

“B-b-b-but! I… I… I shook hands with Scott Resnick!” Magnino said.

Meanwhile, Pan shouted over him, “The Cap Times liked me a lot! A LOT!”

The two students have been competing since early February to prove their respective “liber-al-ness” and general aptitude to advocate for important student platforms like lowering the drink-ing age and outlawing blue books.

Both were devastated Thursday when a well-meaning sophomore allegedly informed them, “Dudes. Your election is April 3. Everyone’s

on spring break, so good luck.”Although Magnino and

Pan differ on important issues, including which of them protest-ed harder last spring, both agreed that “this is a totally messed up situation, and we feel really sad right now,” according to an inconsolable Magnino.

The candidates even went so far as to suspend their respec-tive campaigns and compro-mise over which Ben & Jerry’s flavor to buy, eventually split-ting a pint of Chunky Monkey and a box of Kleenex.

Both also agreed they feel most wronged by the ambivalence exhib-ited by the student body as a whole.

“Here we are, trying to put forward some real change and advocate for student rights against the oppressive ‘man’ that is Dane County,” Pan sniffed. “And every student we talk to is just like, ‘Woo! Spring break, baby!’”

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Boop! falls to nincompoopsBy Timothy McCorgiFake neWs Friday

Lower the banners of hopeful liberty! Withhold your tears! The people’s trumpeted voices have been silenced and a possible thun-dering revolution now lay mute.

The darkened skies of inepti-tude and self-obsession grow darker and more violent with each passing session. A new hero had arisen from the beaten masses and tried to deliver this storm-ridden council of students into a new era of peace and prosperity, but alas, it was not to be.

Who was this champion of light? This warrior of grace and serenity? This orator wielding words with such dexterity and purpose not seen since Cicero? Who overnight would have parted the tumultuous seas of student politics and found unanimous approval among the entire stu-dent body?

Such a task could obviously not be the work of one hero! Indeed, this deliverance would have been the work of an unprecedented, multi-headed body of wisdom.

This prosperous nearly dou-ble-dozen minded sage went by

the name of BOOP. The name has no meaning, and indeed it needs none. The prolific works it could have achieved speak libraries’ worth of ancient tomes toward the triumphant union called BOOP.

News of the mighty BOOP’s defeat pulsed across cam-pus as students heralded from their dorm windows, “Shame! Melancholy! The will of the peo-ple shall not be moved!”

When their voices became too sore to verbally express their enthusiasm, a spontaneous march erupted down University Avenue complete with confetti and an impromptu marching band.

Culminating at the Student Activity Center, BOOP rose from the masses to the ruby-encrusted front door of ASM royal chambers and addressed the crowd.

A hushed silence fell over the masses as each spoke with words it would be an injustice to repeat in print form. When BOOP had finished their inspiring speeches, applause erupted with mad fury and passion. Although the day is lost, the passion lives on brethren. And that passion is named BOOP.

UW to save money by abbreviating In an effort to save the uni-

versity money, Chancellor David Ward is instituting a new policy targeting ineffi-cient communication.

Starting April 1, UW-Madison will abbreviate any word longer than four let-ters in emails, letters and other communications.

According to Ward, these changes will “save the uni hdrds of thsnds of dllrs over the next dcde.”

“We will be svng mney on ink and papr, as well as cnsrvin spce on our svrs so we don’t have to buy new ones as oftn,” Ward said in a statement. “Oh my, that was qite a seres of whol wrds!” he added.

University officials said they got the idea from a journalism

professor who signs her emails “tnx, kc.”

“kc has set the stndd for the kind of innvatn this cmps so desprtly neds,” Ward said.

When told of her influence, the professor said she was very excited.

“I have alwys told my stdnts how grt of an educatr I am. I strtd signng my emls that way to show that I am too imprtnt to take the time to rite out my full name for a bnch of nsgnficnt undrgrds,” kc said. “My arrgnce and use of bad mtphrs shud be the exmple for all of my collegs in this univ.”

“This new cost-svng msur I have insprd just mkes my argumt even strngr.”

She then equated it to beat-ing a dead horse.

—Steven Rosenbaum

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after picking different teams to win the ncaa tournament, andy and Matt’s bromance has been put on shaky ground.

Bracket disagreement ends epic campus bromanceBy haley henschelFake neWs Friday

A whirlwind bromance took an unfortunate turn this past week when sophomores Matt and Andy compared March Madness brackets and real-ized they did not have the same teams winning the annual bas-ketball competition.

Previously named the best bromantic relationship since that of Russell Wilson and Nick Toon, Matt and Andy’s life-long friendship had blossomed into the deepest bromance Ogg Residence Hall residents had ever witnessed.

Recently, however, a brack-et dispute between the duo intensified into the bro brawl of the semester, one whose effects are predicted to linger for years to come.

“I specifically told him to put Baylor as his top pick, but the bastard went behind my back and went with North Carolina,” Matt said in a recent interview with The Daily Cardinal. “After everything we’ve been through, why would he do this to me? What went wrong?”

“I can’t handle this, man.

Now I have no excuse to get out of shit like cooking dinner with my girlfriend and watching ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’” Matt contin-ued. “I need my bro back.”

Andy was not available for comment, but rumor has it he locked himself in his room Tuesday and has yet to emerge. He has reportedly been filling the void in his life with Easy Mac binges, day drinking and “Call of Duty” marathons, during which he edited the names of enemy troops so that they were all a variation on “Matt.”

“I honestly don’t see what the big deal is,” said Kelly, Matt’s girlfriend of three weeks. “They’re, like, for real getting way too worked up about this.”

“I’m just glad that I get to have my Matty-Cakes back,” Kelly added. “Those two were just, like, way too obsessed with each other for my taste.”

Several other bros who are tight with Andy and Matt have offered their solutions to the prob-lem, such as bro-hugging it out or peace offerings of Keystone, but it seems as though the two conflict-ing bros are not willing to com-promise anytime soon.

• Corgis

• Children

• Bill Clinton

• Choice

• Compromise

• Creamsicles

• Contraception

• Carnies

The letter Glenn Grothman hates this week is: C

By Mckenna KohlenbergThe Daily CarDinal

Wisconsin gained 4,000 private sector jobs for the sec-ond consecutive month and added 8,300 jobs overall in February, though the state’s unemployment rate remained unchanged, according to the latest jobs statistics from the Department of Workforce Development Thursday.

The report shows that February’s unemployment rate stayed at 6.9 percent, the same it was in January but still the lowest it has been in a little over

three years.The state’s unemployment

rate falls below the seasonally adjusted national rate of 8.3 percent and is lower than other Midwestern manu-facturing states like Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. The construction, health care and profes-sional business sectors all saw job growth.

However, the DWD noted Wisconsin’s unemployment data is liable to misconstrued figures and a margin of error of plus or minus 9,300 jobs.

Republicans inter-preted the report as further proof their policies are working to improve the economy.

“It’s clear that Wisconsin’s economy only continues to improve under Governor Walker’s leadership,” said Republican Party of Wisconsin Communications

Director Ben Sparks. While Democratic

Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate agrees job growth is positive, he said it is now more important than ever to provide job seekers with the skills and educational back-grounds employers are seeking.

“I urge Scott Walker and his Republican Party to restore their cuts to our technical col-leges so that Wisconsin

can continue to compete in our 21st century economy,” Tate said in a statement Thursday.

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Modest job gains in February

8.3KTotal jobs created in February

6.9Percent, Wisconsin’s unemploy-ment rate

Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson is leading the field of candidates for a U.S. Senate seat in most polls.

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Thompson, presidential candidates to visit stateBy adam wollnerThe Daily CarDinal

Wisconsin will play host to former Gov. Tommy Thompson and two Republican presiden-tial hopefuls over the next week, as pivotal primary elections loom ahead.

Thompson, one of the front-runners in the Republican U.S. Senate race, will be on campus Saturday to speak to College Republicans from across the state about his campaign. He will also talk about his previous experience in public office, where he served as the Governor of Wisconsin from 1987 to 2001 and as U.S. Health and Human Services sec-retary during President George W. Bush’s first term.

“We are extremely excited to host a fellow Badger at his alma mater,” UW-Madison College Republican Chairman Jeff Snow said. “Governor Thompson’s appearance has garnered a lot of intrigue and enthusiasm.”

The event is part of a larger Wisconsin Federation of College Republicans’ campaign week-end in Madison.

Former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann, Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, and Madison businessman Eric Hovde are challenging Thompson for the Republican nomination. U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, is the lone Democratic candidate in the Senate race.

With the state presidential primary less than two weeks away, Republican hopefuls are planning to make sever-al campaign appearances in Wisconsin over the next few days as well.

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum will participate in a campaign event Saturday in Milwaukee hosted by Americans for Prosperity, a conservative political group. Santorum will also hold four rallies throughout the state this weekend.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney originally planned a fundraiser in Milwaukee for March 31, but cancelled it Thursday. Ann Romney hosted a campaign event for her husband in Middleton Thursday.

Executive Director Christine Neumann Ortiz said in a state-ment. “If the Republican Party had chosen to honor the pub-lic process—instead of operating secretly—there would have been the opportunity for a meaningful discussion and debate. Instead, it only serves as a lengthy and costly lesson.”

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said in a statement the state Department of Justice is currently reviewing the deci-sion and that any appeal of the ruling would go directly to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

In a joint statement, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, and Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, said the ruling largely vindicates

their efforts because the panel found 130 of the 132 districts constitutional.

“Our state constitution requires new district maps every 10 years to reflect chang-ing population, and that’s exact-ly what the legislature deliv-ered,” they said.

Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller, D-Monona, applauded the court’s decision and said Democrats are ready to redraw the maps in a way that does not disenfranchise voters.

“The Federal Court confirmed today what we’ve maintained all along: The Republicans, behind closed doors, without input from any Democrats and at great expense to the taxpayers of Wisconsin, concocted unconsti-tutional legislative maps,” Miller said in a statement.

woman attacked by teen wielding sock filled with rocksA Madison teenager was

arrested after bludgeoning a woman with a sock filled with rocks Wednesday night.

The fifteen-year-old girl was charged with “substantial bat-tery” for beating the woman

with a sock “filled with rocks,” according to Madison Police Department Spokesperson Joel DeSpain in a statement.

The two women were argu-ing with one another before the attack took place at the inter-

section of W. Badger Road and Park Street at 11 p.m.

The victim was taken to a hos-pital for treatment of her head inju-ries while the suspect was escorted to the Juvenile Reception Center to be placed in secure custody.

Wisconsin’s Department of Justice once again appealed a judge’s ruling Thursday, attempting to reinstate the recently blocked voter identifi-cation law.

Judges have issued injunc-tions against implementing voter ID laws in two separate cases, and the DOJ has now appealed both.

Although the department filed its latest request Thursday, it comes too late for those hop-ing to reinstate voter ID require-

ments in time for the upcoming presidential primary April 3.

While Republican lawmakers said requiring proof of identifica-tion at the polls safeguards elec-toral integrity, critics contend the voter ID law disenfranchises vot-ers, particularly minorities, the elderly and students.

Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess issued his origi-nal injunction, which prevents the implementation of voter ID requirements at the polls, March 12.

The DOJ filed its second request Thursday after Niess denied the department’s origi-nal appeal and upheld the injunction Tuesday, calling the law “unconstitutional.”

State attorneys argue the injunction blocking the law should not take effect until a Milwaukee appeals court has a chance to rule in a separate voter ID suit filed by two Milwaukee groups.

The Milwaukee judge issued a similar initial injunction, but has yet to rule on the DOJ appeal.

Department of Justice launches second voter ID appeal

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One of two certified histor-ic landmarks in the proposal would be completely demol-ished under the plan—a point of contention for the city bodies required to review it.

“This could be good news in that [Frautschi and Roland] would like additional time for fur-ther modifications to their pro-posal,” said Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, of the withdrawal.

“Rather than facing pretty much certain unanimous rejec-tion of their request [to demol-ish the landmarked building by the Landmarks Commission] it sounds like to me that they are taking the wise step to think of some alternatives.”

Walking away from the proj-ect would entail dividing up and selling the six buildings included in its designs for State Street, a measure the founda-tion has hinted at carrying out

if its designs continued to meet opposition from the requisite city committees.

“If they’re close to pulling the plug on their plans, I think that would be a big loss and quite unfortunate,” Verveer said. “I hope that they’re going back to the drawing board and requesting additional time to consider modifications to their approach. I just don’t know and it sounds like perhaps they don’t know either.”

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The proposal to redevelop the 100 block of State Street was removed from the landmark Commissions agenda, a possible sign planners are abandoning the project.

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No kilt needed for this Scottish bandBy Marina OliverThe Daily CarDinal

Just under a week has passed since We Were Promised Jetpacks’ final South by Southwest (SXSW) performance, yet the band has already embarked on a two-month-long North American tour. This schedule, combined with an earlier European tour and a solid string of SXSW shows, means members of We Were Promised Jetpacks have found 2012 crammed with action.

The recent festival in Austin proved to be a very positive expe-rience for the band, according to singer Adam Thompson.

“Oh yeah, we enjoyed it,” he said. “We thought we played well at all our performances, and it made for a good time.”

With such a full calendar, con-stant travel has become the norm for the Scotland natives, especial-ly in the United States, where the tour stretches from coast to coast.

“It’s a lot of driving,” Thompson said from a moving vehicle some-where near Colorado. “A lot of watching stuff on laptops, a lot of playing shows.”

The band is currently playing in support of their sophomore album In the Pit of the Stomach, which came out toward the end of last year. Thompson said the band feels happier with the result of their latest album compared to the first, partially due to a longer recording process.

“During the first album, we didn’t really know what was going on,” he said. “We felt like it was more of a big deal. But with the second album it was like

‘yeah, another album,’ but we were more confident, and we had recorded it better.”

WWPJ carries a multitude of genre classifications, appar-ently falling somewhere between

the realms of indie, post-punk, pop-rock, alternative and emo. Yes, some listeners describe their sound as “Scottish emo.” Thompson points out that these labels are not self-imposed.

“I don’t care and it doesn’t really matter,” he said about genre. With a chuckle, he joked, “But we’ll go with Scottish emo.”

In a similar attitude, Thompson seems to not be caught up with

how fans react to their live show. The feeling he wants fans to walk away with, in his laughing words: “Eh, that was alright.”

Really, though, Thompson says as long as the band is honest and puts on their best perfor-mance, then they have done all they possibly can.

“We’re just up on stage doing something we have fun doing,” he said.

Wisconsin will be new terri-tory for WWPJ, and Thompson admits he has not heard much about the dairy state.

“Well, before we went to bed last night we did watch ‘That ‘70s Show,’” Thompson offered.

Looks like Thompson will have to wait until Saturday to see the 21st century version of Wisconsin for himself. To par-take in WWPJ’s maiden voyage into the state, pick up tickets for the March 24 Madison show on The Majestic Theatre’s website.

“Ulysses”: so exhausting, recovery nap may be required

D epending on whom you ask, “Ulysses” is either the greatest work of

literature, period, or the most confusing pile of what-is-this-I-don’t-even-know imaginable. There is no middle ground. It’s certainly got the credentials to go both ways.

I re-read “Ulysses” last week over the course of four days. To put it bluntly, it was an experi-ence. It was physically exhaust-ing; when I finished reading the last words, I lay down for a nap, I was so sapped. Even though there are longer books, none of them have the same feeling of immensity as “Ulysses.”

When James Joyce wrote “Ulysses,” he pulled out all the stops with regards to tech-nique. The book is less a book than a compilation of every trick writers had been using up to that point, and even then

he changed those, too. Each chapter assumes a different style or mode—ranging from straight-forward narrative to Victorian pastiche to a 180-page play nestled in one of the last chapters, and don’t forget the infamous unpunctuated soliloquy that constitutes the last chapter. It kind of assumes a history of English writing up to that point.

The story of “Ulysses” doesn’t concern itself with plot per se, since nothing in the book seems to be building up to anything. The story is almost asininely simple compared to the complexities of execution. It goes: One Stephen Dedalus (an author avatar if there ever was one) bums around Dublin after the death of his mother, feeling all-around perplexed and saddened. Meanwhile, one Leopold Bloom has an average day out which includes work at his newspaper, fried kidneys, a visit to the library and doing a questionable thing on a rock while looking at women on the beach… it’s not everything that happens but you’ve got the gist of it.

Reading “Ulysses,” you get the feeling that this is the most realistic book ever written. It sags with detail and insight. Simultaneously it is one of the most contrived books I have ever read. I don’t say contrived as a bad thing, but I use it to say that “Ulysses” is the most nakedly

novelistic novel I have ever read.Generally when we read

books we expect them to have some dimension of truth to them, even if they’re some kind of off-the-wall sci-fi or fantasy work. Fiction is just spinning a bit of truth out of a heap of lies and arranging it artis-tically. But more so than any other book I’ve read, “Ulysses” is the one that tries hardest to be realistic.

Joyce used language to mir-ror thought, carefully detailing what every main character does in the context of the story. In short, he wanted someone to open the book and find Dublin. It’s not just a facsimile of truth: it is truth, this is how Dubliners truly lived their lives on this June 16, 1904.

It’s a discomfiting thought. It’s discomfiting not necessar-ily because of its hyper-realism coupled with impossibly pomp-ous technique, but because you aren’t allowed to escape into “Ulysses.” It keeps the reader engaged, whether it’s enraptur-ing you or miring you in confu-

sion. It engages you even if you quit after line one, whether it lingers in your mind as fantasia or horror.

We’re accustomed to lit-erature being separated from life, both as a sort of discred-it to the novelist as well as a defense mechanism against the unpleasantness a novel can

unleash. Bad things happen in “Ulysses.” There is a lot of unpleasantness and awkward-ness and overall pessimism. But there are also laughs and cries and sheer jubilation. In short: There is life in “Ulysses.”

Couldn’t keep your eyes open through “Ulysses”? Ask Sean how he did it at sreichard@wisc.edu.

SeaN ReichaRdyour raison d’être

i reread “Ulysses” last week over the course of

four days. To put it blunt-ly, it was an experience.

When James Joyce wrote “Ulysses” he pulled out

all the stops with regards to technique.

PhOTO cOURTeSy We WeRe PROMiSed JeTPackS

We Were Promised Jetpacks have been called everything from pop-rock to “Scottish emo,” but regardless of genre, concert attendees can count on plenty of guitar riffs and angst at this show.

The Skinny

Who: We Were Promised Jetpacks with Bad Veins and New CassettesWhere: Majestic Theatre115 King St.When: March 24. Doors at 8 p.m., show at 9 p.m.cost: $15Why you should care: They recently released a new album, plus: Where else can you hear live, Scottish emo music?

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I t is no secret that the past 13 months have seen a mas-sive shift in political tone

in Wisconsin. Since the debates over collective bargaining last February, the state has been supercharged with heated politi-cal rhetoric, bitter partisan divi-sion and an petulant aversion to compromise more suited to cliques on a middle school play-ground than the state Capitol.

But along with this vocal turn away from negotiation and toward headstrong partisan-ship, there has also been the encouraging call for a return to political decency. Analysts and editorial boards—this news-paper’s among them—have penned many columns decrying

the state’s loss of compromise and respect, calling for a return to a Legislature that valued bipartisanship and moderation over blind party loyalty.

But as we call for that change, some within the state seem more willing than ever to chip away at whatever piece of bipartisanship still remains in

our state politics.State Sen. Dale Schultz,

R-Richland Center, is one of the few moderate representa-tives who still hold office in Wisconsin. He does not follow in lockstep with his party, hav-ing been the only Republican to vote against Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining reforms, as well as a GOP-backed bill that would have eased restrictions on mining in northern Wisconsin.

Schultz is exactly what Wisconsin, and democracy as a whole, needs right now: some-one who will vote for what they feel is right and who puts their constituents and his or her con-science before political party. And because he breaks the mold of hyper-partisanship, Schultz is also a target.

Earlier this week, con-servative group Citizens for Responsible Government filed papers to begin the recall pro-cess against Schultz and state Sen. Bob Jauch, D-Poplar. The reason for recalling Jauch is predictable—like the rest of his party, he opposed the same mining bill Schultz did—and speaks to the “recall fever” that has been Wisconsin’s norm as of late.

But Citizens for Responsible Government is targeting Schultz for being too moderate. They want to replace him with a more

extreme Republican, one that will conform to their warped world view, where compromise is a dirty word.

This is the point, to bor-row a phrase from television, where the recall efforts jump the shark. This is where the petitions and the elections stop being an extraordinary response to extraordinary times, and instead become a tool to perpetuate the division that has become all too com-mon in Wisconsin.

There is no legitimate reason to file for a recall of Schultz. He did not flee the state for weeks like Senate Democrats last year, nor did he push through legisla-tion in a way that shirked com-promise and cultivated a poison-ous, anti-democratic (lower-case “d”) atmosphere in the Capitol like Senate Republicans.

He is, in fact, a model leg-islator, a voice of reason and cooperation willing to cross party lines and work toward bipartisan consensus. We need

more legislators like Schultz in Wisconsin. We need more legislators like Schultz in the nation as a whole. The last thing we need is to threaten the few people still willing the work across the aisle or to make negotiation and compro-mise grounds for intimidation.

We acknowledge some hypocrisy in saying that this is the point where the recalls run off the rails, as Jauch and Schultz become the 14th and 15th senators targeted for elec-tions, along with the gover-nor. It’s fair to ask why—when groups start to target legislators we like instead of ones we do not—this is wrong but others are right. But there were real reasons to put those senators, and the governor, on the ballot for recall: reasons that do not exist for Schultz.

And now is as good a time as any to ask if these recalls, and the prolonged partisanship they help sustain, is good for Wisconsin. Will they lead to better debates or more produc-tive legislative sessions? Will they foster a better political environment and restore rea-son and decency to Wisconsin politics? When the recalls stop being an extraordinary occur-rence and start being an effort to crush what little remains of biparti-sanship in our state, we can see the answer is no.

Cardinal View editorials represent The Daily Cardinal’s organizational opinion. Each editorial is crafted independent of news coverage.

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New recall attacks all moderates

City modernization must preserve historical character

I take great offense with the term “modernizing.” I keep hearing this term with every

single proposed development plan for the city of Madison, espe-cially in the 100 block of State Street. Though a development plan was just put on hold, I still agree that the city should modernize. However, I believe this should be done without destroying the over-all character of the city.

My idea of modernizing Madison would not be to change the feel of it, but to upgrade what is already here. I may sound sappy, but there really is some-thing special about the old left-overs from the “old days.” To me, the most beautiful and fun towns and cities are the ones that make an effort to preserve and enjoy their collective character.

I love all the pockets of Madison that have a historic feel. I also rec-ognize the need to advance a city to allow and promote for more commerce. Keeping in mind the current budget issues, Madison could certainly use the added funds from a higher capacity of

commerce in the city. And like many historical preservation issues, the underlying fact still remains that economic needs are far more important than the self-ish desire, such as my own, to keep the city from possibly pro-gressing economically.

My argument, however, is that the remnants of old Madison actually attract peo-ple to the city. The 100 block of State Street is one of these areas. I live right near State Street, so I often find myself walking the street, as well as around Capital Square. Walking to my internship, I myself have noticed the mod-

ernized, commercial aesthetics of Capitol Square specifically. I agree that the commercial approach is appropriate for that area, but the areas on the adjacent streets carry a distinct feel of a living city.

The 100 block may seem inconsequential to the larger scheme of the city, but it is the underlying issue of preserving the character of a living, breath-ing city. This is what, at least to me, makes Madison so attrac-tive. For example, imagine if a developer, who may not under-stand the inherent value of pres-ervation, were to take down the Orpheum’s sign in an effort to

“modernize” the city. Taking down the sign would make the street less fun. The street would effectively lose its special charac-ter, something that is really hard to put a dollar sign on, especially for outside developers.

The new plan proposed by Stuart Levitan, chair of Madison’s Landmarks Commission, repre-sents a vision that remedies both causes. The plan itself manages to preserve the landmarks in ques-tion, while creating a new plaza for people to relax and mingle. This new plaza would only add to the active, dynamic feel that Madison has in so much abun-dance. In the end, the situation would be win-win for all the involved parties, and more impor-tantly for the public good.

I love walking, biking, and just generally enjoying the wonder-ful Madison aesthetic. If devel-opers can preserve this sense of public ownership and also boost Madison’s economic progress then I agree that the renovation should be done. Specifically, I believe that Levitan’s plan is more comprehen-sive, represents public interests better, while also achieving the goal of commercial, developer-minded, progress.

Matthew Curry is a junior majoring in political science and environmental studies. Let us know what you think by sending an e-mail to opinion@dailycar-dinal.com.

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and because he breaks the mold of hyper-partisan-

ship, Dale Schultz is also a target.

the last thing we need is to threaten the few people still willing to work across

the aisle.

I also recognize the need to advance a city to allow and

promote for more commerce.

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© Puzzles by Pappocom

Eatin’ Cake By Dylan Moriarty EatinCake@gmail.com

Caved In By Nick Kryshak nkryshak@wisc.edu

Solution, tips and computer program available at www.sudoku.com.

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

Today’s Sudoku

PLACES TO RETIRE

ACROSS 1 Gridder’s protection 4 New Zealand

aborigine 9 Draft status? 14 Words that will

definitely get you a kiss

15 “The Courtship of Miles Standish” character

16 Little men in the front row

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starter 21 Apply spin 23 Agitated condition 24 Law school class 26 One of Moses’ spies 28 Dispel differences 32 “A mouse!” 35 Carve in marble 36 Book filled with

legends 38 Chi-town paper

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nearest to the sun 48 Seashell seller, in a

tongue twister

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53 Not-too-big a band 54 Deposit on teeth 58 The Rolling Stones’

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MacLaine 63 Rimshot instrument 64 “Charleston Rag”

composer Blake 66 Some linens 68 Aired an old show 69 Many a film festival

film 70 Depart from the

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apartments) 10 Make queasy 11 Doubleheaders 12 “Climactic” intro

13 “Hey you, c’mere!” 18 Musician Clapton 22 Trumpet’s sound 25 Adjusts, as a clock 27 Place for a

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Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Scribbles n’ Bits

How insightful... Blind people have used guide dogs since the time of the Romans .

Washington and the Bear By Derek Sandberg kalarooka@gmail.com

Crustaches By Patrick Remington premington@wisc.edu

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sophomore guard Josh Gasser said. “You can’t point to one thing in the game because there were so many things from early on to the end that could have made the difference.”

Perhaps it was the five missed free throws. Or maybe it was the seven offensive rebounds that they allowed to a Syracuse team not known for its willingness to compete on the glass. And certainly the seven points that the Badgers gave up off turnovers are ones they would like to have back.

However you look at it, the Badgers were just one notch short of the perfection they needed in order to beat the region’s number one seed.

“It seemed like every one of their players was on and feeling it from start to finish,” Gasser said. “We did a pretty good job, just not enough.”

While the emotional hurt was very much palpable in the Badger

locker room after the game, UW gave us one hell of a show.

“We can play with anybody in the count,” head coach Bo Ryan said. “I think we played well enough to have this one on our side but it just didn’t work out that way.”

Taylor, much maligned this season for what many around the country have termed a disappoint-ing effort, was every bit the All-American on Thursday night.

Despite getting off to a slow start, Taylor kicked it into a sec-ond gear when the Badgers went down double-digits late in the first half. Taylor ended the half with a steal and a layup that turned the momentum, then capitalized on that momentum by knock-ing down four three-pointers as Wisconsin mounted a charge that turned a potential beat down into an instant classic.

“He wasn’t going to lose tonight,” Gasser said. “It sucks not to get him a win here.”

Taylor finished the game with 17

points and six assists, sharing the team-high in scoring with junior forward Jared Berggren.

Ultimately it was Berggren who had perhaps the biggest impact on the game. The Princeton, Minn. native picked up his second foul midway through the first half with the Badgers leading by six. He was forced to sit the rest of the half as that six-point lead turned into a six-point deficit.

“I was having some success early on,” Berggren said. “[The second foul] changed the pace a little bit when we had to bring Frank [Kaminsky] in there for extended minutes.”

Trying to reach the Elite 8 for the first time since 2005, the Badgers played a nearly perfect game Thursday night. But with Syracuse bringing their A-game as well, near perfection simply wasn’t going to be enough.

“I think we faced Syracuse’s best,” Gasser noted. “That’s why it’s so tough to swallow.”

of which came from behind the arc. As a team, the Badgers hit 14-of-27

threes, keeping up with a Syracuse team that threatened to run away with the game in the first half.

After scoring 10 of UW’s first 15 points, redshirt junior forward Jared Berggren picked up his sec-ond foul just eight minutes into the game. He had just made a three to extend the Badgers’ lead to 15-9.

UW struggled to generate move-ment on offense with Berggren and Bruesewitz—who also picked up two early fouls—on the bench for extended minutes, and Syracuse used a 25-8 run to take a 33-23 lead late in the half. The Orange shot a blistering 63.3 percent (14-22) from the field in the first half and fin-ished the game at 55.1 (27-49), using explosive guard play to create looks around the rim.

“They space out like an NBA

team and they have NBA-caliber guards,” Taylor said. “It’s hard to guard, they can make moves in tight spaces.”

Even when the Badgers contest-ed shots, when Syracuse needed them to drop, they did.

“We did a decent job contesting and forcing tougher shots but they just made it look easy,” Gasser said.

Behind the second-half effort of Taylor, the Badgers led as late as the 6:37 mark. The program’s seventh leading scorer of all time (1,533 points) smiled every time he brought the ball up the floor as he tried to will the team to Saturday.

“This is obviously a very serious game but at the same time you have to have some fun,” he said. “Above anything else I’ve had a ton of fun in my four years here and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

“Starting five to the last guy on the bench, we’ve got guys that work hard and play hard and play

for each other,” Bruesewitz said. “When you have 17 guys that do that, it’s what you get to see.”

Leading 64-63 with 19 seconds left, Syracuse’ senior forward Kris Joseph (7 points, 3-8 FG) missed the front end of a one-and-one. It appeared that Berggren tried to check in, but too late. The Badgers had a timeout, but Ryan elected not to take it.

“I never leave an in-bounder without a time-out,” Ryan said. “You’ve always got to give your point guard one, you’ve got to give your players one. We already had called what we were going to run at the other end.”

Taylor tried to penetrate left, was rebuffed and found fellow senior Rob Wilson before taking the ball back and putting up the final shot of his career.

“They get to go on and play another 40 minutes and we have to go home,” Bruesewitz said.

ldailycardinal.com Weekend, March 23-25, 2012 7 sportsSoftball

Wisconsin set to open Big Ten play against IowaBy Zac Krausethe daily cardinal

The Wisconsin softball team (11-9) kicks off its Big Ten Conference competition against Iowa (10-15) in a Saturday-Sunday series in Iowa City.

The Badgers have lost two straight games, falling to San Jose State 9-0 in a slaughter-rule-shortened five-inning game and dropping a close 1-0 loss to Oklahoma State last weekend in the Gaucho Classic in Santa Barbara, Calif. Last season, Wisconsin finished 30-23—its sixth 30-win season in team history, and their first since 2005. They finished tied for sixth in the Big Ten with a record of 9-11.

The Hawkeyes have lost nine of their last 11 games but begin a seven-game home stand to open up Big Ten competition. In 2011, Iowa went 27-24 and tied with the Badgers in Big Ten competi-tion with an identical 9-11 record.

Wisconsin won both of their games last year against Iowa in a double-header and swept the Hawkeyes in Iowa City for the first time in school history.

Before this upcoming series, the coaches warned the players about the difficulties faced when playing Iowa.

“They’re a legacy program and a traditionally great soft-ball team,” head coach Yvette Healy said. “If this [Badgers] team stays hungry for it, we have the ability to go in and play well, but it won’t be a piece of cake by any means.”

One thing the Badgers are missing so far this season is the offensive attack of senior All-Big Ten first baseman and designated player Karla Powell, who batted .313 last season with 31 runs batted in.

Powell is the only senior on this year’s team and is battling an injury while batting just .125 this season.

“I just got cleared [to play] the week before we started ... I’ve been working a lot on my short game,” Powell said of the adjust-ments she has had to make at the plate. “I struggled really hard those first couple months … [but it’s] finally coming back to me now ... [I’m] hoping to finish out my senior year with a bang.”

With such a young team Healy stressed leadership to keep the team close and on the right track. For her, calling upon younger players to lead by example will be crucial in the Badgers’ success this season.

“It’s really weird actually,”

Powell said of being the lone senior on this year’s team. “I know [the younger players] look up to me so I try to give them advice ... [it’s nice] to see that people are stepping up when they need to.”

One of these younger players stepping up is freshman out-fielder Maria Van Abel. In 20 games—13 of them starts—Van Abel is batting .478 with 22 hits and is leading the Big Ten in batting average.

Van Abel said the first few weeks exposed her to a lot of different situations, and that the playing time in those first 20 games helped prepare her for Big Ten play.

“I think it’s definitely a little bit of pressure, but I think if anyone can do it, we can,” All-Big Ten sophomore outfielder Mary Massei said of how the youth has affected her and Van Abel. “We don’t have that much experience, but [by playing] together ... we’ll [win].”

Being together is something that this team seems to enjoy.

“I think we’re the most lively group of girls you are going to see in the NCAA,” Powell said.

This first weekend of Big Ten play will be a great gauge of how far this young, lively Badgers

team can go. Wisconsin’s series with the Hawkeyes kicks off with a Saturday double-head-

er with games at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. and finishes with a 2 p.m. Sunday finale.

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Senior all-Big ten first baseman Karla powell has struggled this season after being cleared to play following an injury.

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Senior guard Jordan taylor powered Wisconsin’s offense against Syracuse, but could not get the game-winning shot to fall.

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last-second letdowndespite shooting over 50 percent

from three-point range, the Badgers fell to Syracuse 64-63 in the Sweet 16

By Max Sternbergthe daily cardinal

BOSTON—If I would have told you that Syracuse would outrebound Wisconsin on Thursday, that the Orange would commit the same number of turnovers (six) as the Badgers, and that Syracuse would shoot over 55 percent from the field, you probably wouldn’t even feel the need to tune in.

But Thursday night in Boston, the Badgers took the best punch that top-seed-ed Syracuse had to offer and nearly deliv-ered a knockout blow in response.

“It was like a heavyweight fight,” senior guard Jordan Taylor said. “We hit them and they hit us.”

Ultimately, the game would come down to the final possession, with Taylor coming up just short on a would-be game winner just before the clock was set to expire. But Wisconsin’s 64-63 loss to Syracuse, its sec-ond straight loss in a NCAA regional semi-final, was more about the little miscues of execution that put the Badgers in a 10-point hole than it was that final gasp.

“We were one or two shots away,”

By Parker Gabrielthe daily cardinal

BOSTON—Jordan Taylor thought the shot felt good coming off his hand.

Never mind the fact that he was several feet beyond the line or that he was not able to step into it or that it was well contested.

“It was on line,” Taylor said. “I felt like I got my legs into it. I know it was a deep three, but it felt good.”

When the ball fell short of the hoop with under four seconds to play, junior forward Mike Bruesewitz got a hand on it, a mad

dash ensued and sophomore guard Josh Gasser flipped a no-look shot towards the rim that fell harmlessly. Buzzer. Ballgame. Season over. In maybe the most intense NCAA tournament game this year, the Badgers (26-10) came within a point of advancing to the Elite Eight, only to fall to the East Region’s top-seeded Orange (34-2).

Taylor led a tremendous second-half comeback in the face of Syracuse’ vaunt-ed 2-3 zone defense and an ultra-athletic offense. He finished with a game-high 17 points, including 12 in the second half—all

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