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University of Wisconsin-Madison Complete campus coverage since 1892 dailycardinal.com Tuesday, April 10, 2012l
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”
Alvarez apologizes for ‘offensive’ remarksBy Sam CusickThe Daily CarDinal
UW-Madison Athletic Director Barry Alvarez apolo-gized in a letter last week for comments that a Dane County Board Supervisor said were “mocking and belittling” to a sexual assault victim.
The sexual assault allegation was the third in a string of accu-sations against former senior associate athletic director John Chadima, the first of which ulti-mately resulted in Chadima’s sus-pension and resignation.
In a letter to UW Chancellor David Ward and Alvarez, Supervisor Andrea Bayrd request-ed Alvarez apologize for his “offen-sive” comments in a March 21 Wisconsin State Journal article, in which he questioned the accuracy of the victim’s allegations.
The victim, a former football player, reported in early February he had to hide in a bathroom to deter Chadima’s sexual advances following a football game in 2010.
“Was that the accusation from a so-called ex-football player who had to lock himself in a closet to hide from John? I would question a lot of what was said,” Alvarez told the State Journal.
Alvarez’s comments came in response to a second report released by UW, detailing find-ings regarding the alleged sexu-al assault by Chadima. Alvarez apologized to Bayrd and the vic-tim in a letter.
“First, I’d like to apologize if I offended anyone—including the alleged victim—with my com-
ments regarding the allegations of misconduct,” Alvarez wrote in the letter to Bayrd as reported by the State Journal.
In her letter to Ward and Alvarez that prompted the apol-ogy, Bayrd criticized Alvarez for making fun of a victim who she said acted responsibly in a dan-gerous situation.
“It is acceptable for Alvarez to have a personal opinion as to the accuracy of the accusation, but it is not appropriate for Alvarez to bully the alleged victim for ‘not being man enough’ by locking
himself in a closet,” she said.Bayrd also said she felt
Alvarez’s comments could deter future victims from report-ing sexual assault because they would risk being mocked.
“The message Alvarez sends to future victims is clear—don’t report a sexual assault or risk being made fun of. And don’t run away from danger but stay and fight, like a true football player. Future victims are cow-ards if they run away and hide,” Bayrd said in her letter to Ward and Alvarez.
UW-Madison athletic Director Barry alvarez apologized for comments that some felt mocked a sexual assault victim.
lorenzo zeMellA/The Daily CarDinal
phoTo CoUrTeSy of yoUTUBe.CoM
an online video sent by the american Federation of State, County and Municipal employees falsey suggests Barrett supports act 10.
Plans for two new student apartments receive go-aheadBy Abby BeckerThe Daily CarDinal
A city planning committee approved a permit to demol-ish two buildings at Brooks and Dayton streets Monday to make way for a five-story apartment building.
The proposed 14-unit apartment complex would be located at 202 and 206 N. Brooks St. near UW-Madison’s Educational Sciences building and would target student renters.
“It’s time to build on the site,” said property owner Joseph McCormick. “I think we have a nice looking build-ing here, and we would like to
get working on it.”
UW-Madison Facilities Planning and Management Director Gary Brown con-tinued to speak against the project because the univer-
City planning officials approved fur-ther construction to Camp ran-dall Stadium and remodeling of the neighboring McClain Center student athletic facility Monday.The $76.8 million project involves three phases designed to enhance the Camp randall area, according to UW-Madison Facilities Planning and Management Director Gary Brown. Phase one, which is already under construction, involves interior remo-deling of the stadium, replacement of the stadium’s turf and construc-tion of a connecting tunnel from inside the stadium to the McClain Center.Phase two and three call for renova-tions to the McClain Center such as replacing the roof and building new strength and condition facilities as well as a new locker room.The project also includes plans
to renovate Badger Way, the bike path from Breese Terrace through randall avenue, which cuts through the stadium. ald. Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, District 5, said the new path will improve pedestrian and bike access in the neighborhood.ABBy BeCker / The dAily CArdinAl
City approves further plans for new student athletic center
Construction on the athletic center aims to enhance the Camp Randall area.
phoTo CoUrTeSy of UW AThleTiCS
Walker recall race intensifies after misleading video
Competition between lead-ing candidates in the May 8 Gov. Scott Walker recall primary Tom Barrett and Kathleen Falk is heat-ing up after an online video dis-torting a statement Barrett made about public unions last fall sur-faced last week.
Former Dane County Executive Falk received several key endorsements from influen-tial state public employee unions after she promised to completely reverse Walker’s controversial Act 10, which included massive cuts to public funding and eliminated collective bargaining rights for public employees.
Milwaukee Mayor Barrett has refused to make such a commit-ment. However, in an interview
last spring, he said would repeal the collective bargaining element of the bill, but not necessarily some of the other fiscal elements.
But an online video included in an email sent last week from American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, who support Falk, falsely implies
Barrett supports every aspect of Act 10.
The claim prompted Barrett to propose a “clean campaign pledge” to the other candidates in the race. The pledge is designed to eliminate the “corrosive” influ-ence of outside and unaccountable spending in politics.
“The smear video released yes-terday is just plain false, a deliber-ate distortion of the truth with one purpose – deceive voters about my record,” said Barrett in a state-ment Wednesday. “This attack is precisely why I asked all candi-dates in the Democratic primary to sign a clean campaign pledge.”
Falk, whose campaign is not directly connected to the video, has not agreed to sign the pledge.
apartments page 3
otto Gebhardowner
Gebhardt Development
“it’s been exciting to be involved in a project like this
that could hopefully really be a catalyst for the whole... east Washington district.”
Tom Barrettcandidate
Wisconsin governor recall elections
“The smear video released yesterday is just plain
false.”
Meet the parentsLove is hard, but making a good first impression will be a snap with these easy tips+pAGe TWo
What will happen this year?April Arts Calendar:
+ArTS, pages 4&5
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A s spring break drew ever closer, a dark, dreary prospect loomed ahead
of me. What I’m referring to is not my failure to get my shit together and plan an unforgettable road trip with my homies to, say, the Grand Canyon or wine country. No, what I’m alluding to is the fact that upon returning to my child-hood residence I would be forced to take baths for a solid week. Let me repeat—I would have to take baths for a week straight.
Ponder this for a moment: When was the last time you took a bath not because you needed to relax with a glass of red wine in hand and lavender-scented can-dles strewn along the edges, but because you quite literally had no other means to cleanse your body? Probably not since about age four, am I right? What you think of as a luxurious way to unwind after a stressful day is how I attempt to scrub the sweat and grime off my body after a mid-afternoon run.
Let me lay out a scenario for you: You decide to go for, say, a five mile run. It’s a balmy summer afternoon with the humidity level at about 83 percent (after all, we
do live in Wisconsin). Naturally, you’re sweating your balls off by the end of your workout and are in dire need of a thorough washing. Rather than stepping into a refresh-ing shower, in which the layer of sweat just slides right down the drain, you get to step into a tub and quite literally sit in your own filth. Let me tell you, it feels pretty damn rejuvenating to use sullied bath water to wash off your sweaty body. Betchya I smell real good after leavin’ that tub.
That, my friends, is only a small piece of the puzzle. Ever taken a cold shower? I can concur that those are horrific experienc-es, particular- ly in the middle of January in the Midwest. However, imagine for a second submerging your body into an icy cold bath. Come laundry day, there is virtual-ly no chance of having luke-warm water, let alone hot water, for your daily soak, and when I say icy cold I’m talkin’ Jack and Rose diving off the Titanic into the Atlantic Ocean cold (I couldn’t resist the reference considering its recent re-release in 3-D). Starting to agree baths aren’t so relaxing after all?
If I haven’t sufficiently con-
vinced you of the deplorable nature of taking tubs, let me illuminate another common plight of grow-ing up without a shower. Picture this: You’re a family of five with one (yes, one) bathtub, and each and every one of you needs to take a dip before embarking for work and/or school. Essentially, each one of you needs to be bathed and ready to go by 8 a.m. An impossible feat? Not entirely, but it does require one
to wake up significantly earlier in order to
be ready on time and not end up last in the lineup. You do, after all, need to
run the water first
b e f o r e jumpin’ in—no just turn-
ing the dial and hoppin’ in like all of you 21st century shower-owning bastards. And you can bet your bot-tom dollar that the last three suck-ers who got in line for the tub are going to have luke-warm water at best and water so cold your nipples could cut glass at worst.
I could quite easily continue carping about the insufferable nature of baths, but for now, I will cease after leaving you with one more point for consideration. One of the many alluring advantages of showers over baths is that various
visitors of said shower do not leave scores of unwanted hairs clinging to the bottom and sides of the show-er—they tend to slip down the drain along with the showeree’s grunge. This, however, is not the case with baths. This would not be such a paramount issue if bathers (namely, men) realized how utterly repellent it is to find dark hairs that they “forgot” to clean out adorning the tub. I sometimes wonder how it is they even have any hair left on their bodies after witnessing the amount left in what used to be a white tub.
Alas, taking tubs is the fore-most reason I dread venturing home. As a child, my mother used to have to threaten to take away my Nintendo-64 and Nickelodeon privileges before I’d step foot in that damn tub, teeming with leftover filth and hair. When times were tough and no hot water was in sight for at least the rest of the day, we most certainly resorted to heat-ing water in a little teapot on the stove. No, we never shared bath water—I draw the line there. But fillin’ up that tub one teapot at a time sure as shit diminishes the whole “relaxing” aspect of taking a tub. You lucky folks who grew up with a shower should count your blessings—living like Laura Ingalls Wilder is no walk in the park.
Did you live in a home straight out of the 1800s as a chitlen as well? Share your horror stories of taking tubs with Rebecca at [email protected].
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WEDNESDAY:sunnyhi 56º / lo 32º
TODAY:sunnyhi 48º / lo 30º
How to: impress your new girlfriend’s parents
Samy moSkolteach me how to samy
You’re 23 and you finally have your first real live girlfriend, and she wants to take you home to meet the folks.
Although it can be intimidating, by being thoughtful,showering regularly and following these easy steps,
her parents will loveyou oh so much.
Tip 2: Bring them a gift to show you respect their wisdom and vitality.
Tip 3: Talking about politics can be a mine field, so just say you support everything.
Tip 4: Talk about all your girlfriend’s qualities you admire, like her sense of humor, her knack for the Cryptoquip or the size of her brains.
Tip 1: When you first arrive, remember your girlfriend was created by half of each of these strangers, so half of themmust not be so bad.
gRaphic by angel lee
University of Wisconsin-Madison Complete campus coverage since 1892 dailycardinal.com Tuesday, April 10, 2012l
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”
Alvarez apologizes for ‘offensive’ remarksBy Sam CusickThe Daily CarDinal
UW-Madison Athletic Director Barry Alvarez apolo-gized in a letter last week for comments that a Dane County Board Supervisor said were “mocking and belittling” to a sexual assault victim.
The sexual assault allegation was the third in a string of accu-sations against former senior associate athletic director John Chadima, the first of which ulti-mately resulted in Chadima’s sus-pension and resignation.
In a letter to UW Chancellor David Ward and Alvarez, Supervisor Andrea Bayrd request-ed Alvarez apologize for his “offen-sive” comments in a March 21 Wisconsin State Journal article, in which he questioned the accuracy of the victim’s allegations.
The victim, a former football player, reported in early February he had to hide in a bathroom to deter Chadima’s sexual advances following a football game in 2010.
“Was that the accusation from a so-called ex-football player who had to lock himself in a closet to hide from John? I would question a lot of what was said,” Alvarez told the State Journal.
Alvarez’s comments came in response to a second report released by UW, detailing find-ings regarding the alleged sexu-al assault by Chadima. Alvarez apologized to Bayrd and the vic-tim in a letter.
“First, I’d like to apologize if I offended anyone—including the alleged victim—with my com-
ments regarding the allegations of misconduct,” Alvarez wrote in the letter to Bayrd as reported by the State Journal.
In her letter to Ward and Alvarez that prompted the apol-ogy, Bayrd criticized Alvarez for making fun of a victim who she said acted responsibly in a dan-gerous situation.
“It is acceptable for Alvarez to have a personal opinion as to the accuracy of the accusation, but it is not appropriate for Alvarez to bully the alleged victim for ‘not being man enough’ by locking
himself in a closet,” she said.Bayrd also said she felt
Alvarez’s comments could deter future victims from report-ing sexual assault because they would risk being mocked.
“The message Alvarez sends to future victims is clear—don’t report a sexual assault or risk being made fun of. And don’t run away from danger but stay and fight, like a true football player. Future victims are cow-ards if they run away and hide,” Bayrd said in her letter to Ward and Alvarez.
UW-Madison athletic Director Barry alvarez apologized for comments that some felt mocked a sexual assault victim.
lorenzo zeMellA/The Daily CarDinal
phoTo CoUrTeSy of yoUTUBe.CoM
an online video sent by the american Federation of State, County and Municipal employees falsely suggests Barrett supports act 10.
Plans for two new student apartments receive go-aheadBy Abby BeckerThe Daily CarDinal
A city planning committee approved a permit to demol-ish two buildings at Brooks and Dayton streets Monday to make way for a five-story apartment building.
The proposed 14-unit apartment complex would be located at 202 and 206 N. Brooks St. near UW-Madison’s Educational Sciences building and would target student renters.
“It’s time to build on the site,” said property owner Joseph McCormick. “I think we have a nice looking build-ing here, and we would like to
get working on it.”
UW-Madison Facilities Planning and Management Director Gary Brown con-tinued to speak against the project because the univer-
City planning officials approved fur-ther construction to Camp ran-dall Stadium and remodeling of the neighboring McClain Center student athletic facility Monday.The $76.8 million project involves three phases designed to enhance the Camp randall area, according to UW-Madison Facilities Planning and Management Director Gary Brown. Phase one, which is already under construction, involves interior remo-deling of the stadium, replacement of the stadium’s turf and construc-tion of a connecting tunnel from inside the stadium to the McClain Center.Phase two and three call for renova-tions to the McClain Center such as replacing the roof and building new strength and condition facilities as well as a new locker room.The project also includes plans
to renovate Badger Way, the bike path from Breese Terrace through randall avenue, which cuts through the stadium. ald. Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, District 5, said the new path will improve pedestrian and bike access in the neighborhood.ABBy BeCker / The dAily CArdinAl
City approves further plans for new student athletic center
Construction on the athletic center aims to enhance the Camp Randall area.
phoTo CoUrTeSy of UW AThleTiCS
Walker recall race intensifies after misleading video
Competition between lead-ing candidates in the May 8 Gov. Scott Walker recall primary Tom Barrett and Kathleen Falk is heat-ing up after an online video dis-torting a statement Barrett made about public unions last fall sur-faced last week.
Former Dane County Executive Falk received several key endorsements from influen-tial state public employee unions after she promised to completely reverse Walker’s controversial Act 10, which included massive cuts to public funding and eliminated collective bargaining rights for public employees.
Milwaukee Mayor Barrett has refused to make such a commit-ment. However, in an interview
last spring, he said would repeal the collective bargaining element of the bill, but not necessarily some of the other fiscal elements.
But an online video included in an email sent last week from American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, who support Falk, falsely implies
Barrett supports every aspect of Act 10.
The claim prompted Barrett to propose a “clean campaign pledge” to the other candidates in the race. The pledge is designed to eliminate the “corrosive” influ-ence of outside and unaccountable spending in politics.
“The smear video released yes-terday is just plain false, a deliber-ate distortion of the truth with one purpose – deceive voters about my record,” said Barrett in a state-ment Wednesday. “This attack is precisely why I asked all candi-dates in the Democratic primary to sign a clean campaign pledge.”
Falk, whose campaign is not directly connected to the video, has not agreed to sign the pledge.
apartments page 3
otto Gebhardowner
Gebhardt Development
“it’s been exciting to be involved in a project like this
that could hopefully really be a catalyst for the whole... east Washington district.”
Tom Barrettcandidate
Wisconsin governor recall elections
“The smear video released yesterday is just plain
false.”
Meet the parentsLove is hard, but making a good first impression will be a snap with these easy tips+pAGe TWo
What will happen this April?This month’s Arts Calendar:
+ArTS, pages 4&5
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Ingrid Michaelson @ Overture Center, 8 p.m.
Pilobolus Dance Theater @ Wisconsin Union Theater, 8 p.m.
The Naked & Famous with Vacationer and Now Now @ Majestic Theatre, 9 p.m.
Nick Offerman, April 18
By Jaime BrackeenThe DAily cArDinAl
Come one, come all to Madison’s favorite spring function: the Wisconsin Film Festival!
This year’s five-day event runs from April 18-22 and is jam-packed with films ranging from foreign to those homegrown in Wisconsin, with shows screening in venues all over the city.
Presented by the UW Arts Institute and UW Department of Communication Arts and found-ed in 1999, the Wisconsin Film Festival (WFF) has been success-ful since its commencement. It hosts breakout films in the catego-ries of International Features, New American Independent, International Documentaries, Restorations and Rediscoveries and Wisconsin’s Own—films made in the state of Wisconsin or by Wisconsin natives.
This year’s fes-tival also boasts a roster of spe-cial events and speakers from the film realm, including “Oscar-nominated ani-mator Don Hertzfeldt” and “Focus Features CEO, James S c h a m u s , ” according to the WFF website.
Tickets are $8 per show for the general public or $5 for students who pick up their tickets at a designated box office with their student ID. More information on venues and shows can be found on the WFF website at www.wifilmfest.org.
Just in case you start feeling over-whelmed by the impressive lineup of films and need help picking out a few good ones, here are three par-ticular flicks the Arts Desk can’t wait to see.
“Compliance”: Upon viewing, this film has ignited some fiery discussions amongst viewers at Sundance and SXSW Film, mainly due to its foray into true and conse-quently disturbing subject matter. A commentary on the influence of power over individuals, this narra-tive film by Craig Zobel documents the tale of a high school girl wrongly accused, an overstressed manager and a pathological man imperson-ating a police officer—not to men-tion the ensuing confluence of their demands, reactions and willingness to follow authority. Some audience
members actually shouted their dis-taste at Zobel during post-viewing Q&A sessions, while others felt it was a great film to spur important conversations. At the very least, we think it is safe to say this film will get people talking.
“Khodorkovsky”: This tri-lin-gual film is one the Russian govern-ment did not want the public to see. Falling into the New International Documentaries category at the fes-tival, “Khodorkovsky” holds a spe-cial place in our hearts for its jour-nalistic approach at uncovering truth behind the arrest of Russia’s most efficacious oil man, Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Days after publicly challenging Putin, Khodorkovsky was arrested on grounds of fraud. German director Cyril Tuschi
and his crew have since cap-tured the only interview with K h o d o r ko v s k y after his arrest, and follow the subsequent trail of questions and coverup in the wake of this event. This film will be an interesting per-spective into the government and turmo il of a country that still holds many secrets for Americans and other audiences.
“Frames”: We are incredibly excit-
ed for the WFF debut of this Wisconsin’s Own selection. “Frames” takes a mock-documentary approach at artistically exploring the story of a small town in Wisconsin. However, the filmmaker, Peter, quickly uncovers questionable events in this presumably “pure” town while also igniting an obsession with Vera, his helper on the project and love interest off the screen after she makes a mysterious disappearance. “Frames” appears to pres-ent both mystery and thrill while explor-ing the idea that, no matter how small the population, every town has more depth than meets the eye.
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“compliance,” a film that questions how far humans will go to listen to authority, will play at the WFF.
Nick Offerman @ Wisconsin Union Theater, 7:30 p.m.
Switchfoot with The Rocket Summer @ Majestic Theatre, 8 p.m.
UW Jazz Orchestra @ Mills Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Kimya Dawson @ The Sett, 9:30 p.m.
African Night @ Wisconsin Union Theater, 7 p.m.
Sepultura with Death Angel @ Majestic Theatre, 8:30 p.m.
Sara Bareilles @ Wisconsin Union Theater, 8 p.m.
Spark & Flame Art glass Exhibit opens @ Chazen Museum of Art
Pro Arte Quartet @ Mills Hall, 8 p.m.
Ezra Furman with Coo Woo and Chamberlain @ Der Rath, 9:30 p.m.
Michael Menert with Dirty Disco Kidz @ Majestic Theatre, 9 p.m.
The Kissers @ Hamony Bar, 9:45 p.m.
The Dear Hunter with The Envy corps @ The Sett, 9 p.m.
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals @ Majestic Theatre, 9 p.m.
Emily Hurd @ Brink Lounge, 7 p.m.
Laidback Luke with GTA and Jack Mulqueen @ Majestic Theatre, 9 p.m.
“Yesterday” @ The Union South Marquee, 7 p.m.
Sid Wilson @ Regent Street Retreat, 9 p.m.
fun. @ Majestic Theatre, 8:30 p.m.
Heather Maloney with Bascom Hill @ The Frequency, 8 p.m.
Centime @ High Noon Saloon, 8 p.m.
Trampled By Turtles with These United States @ Barrymore Theatre, 8 p.m.
Chris Hardwick with Jonah Ray and Matt Mira @ Majestic Theatre, 8 p.m.
Bassnectar @ Alliant Energy Center, 8 p.m.
Opening night of “Cassandra” @ Overture Center, 7:30 p.m.
Caveman with Screaming Females @ Der Rath, 9:30 p.m.
Bombino with Tani Diakite and the Afrofunkstars @ High Noon Saloon, 8 p.m.
Bellydancing UW, @ Wisconsin Union Theater, 2 p.m.
“Love Stories” @ Overture Center, 2 p.m.
Cults with Spectrals and Mrs. Magician @ Majestic Theatre, 8:30 p.m.
Salsa and Tango Party @ Brink Lounge, 9 p.m.
Ida Jo @ Mickey’s Tavern, 10:30 p.m.
Bret Stubblefield with Kari Daley, and the Original Funky Monday’s Band @ The Frequency, 9:30 p.m.
Grains of Time: Urban Forest Stewards Exhibition @ Redamte Coffee House, 7 p.m.
Eric Hutchinson with Anya Marina @ Majestic Theatre, 8:30 p.m.
Hellyeah with C lu t ch , Ky n g and Monstro @ Barrymore Theatre, 7 p.m.
Humorology @ Wisconsin Union Theater, 7 p.m.
“The Two Gentlemen of Verona” @ Mitchell Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
N$FW Tour @ High Noon Saloon, 9 p.m.
Fountains of Wayne with Nicole Atkins @ High Noon Saloon, 8 p.m.
Neale-Silva Young Artist Competition winners exhibition @ Chazen Museum of Art, 12:30 p.m.
Bo Burnham @ Barrymore Theatre, 8 p.m.
Hip-Hop Pedagogy, Performance and Culture @ UW Grainger Hall, 7 p.m.
Gauntlet Hair @ High Noon Saloon, 8 p.m.
Festival brings homegrown films to Madison theaters
Be sure to follow @dcArtsdesk on twitter
for updates throughout the month!
cults, April 17
sara Bareilles, April 21
“the two gentlemen of
Verona,” April 26
Last April, union south debuted its world-class venues with Of Montreal. What memories will you make this year?
phOtO cOurtesy (iN chrONOLOgicAL Order) cOLuMBiA recOrds, NBcuNiVersAL, sONy Music eNtertAiNMeNt, BreNt NicAstrO, MArk kAuzLArich
grAphics By ANgeL Lee/The DAily cArDinAl
opinion6 Tuesday, April 10, 2012 dailycardinal.com l
Letter: ASM members empowered to fight student debt
Steven NemcekDAily CArDinAl OpiniOn COlumnisT
W isconsin is the 25th most obese state, where approxi-
mately one in four adults are obese and three in five are over-weight. Since 1990, the number of obese adults in Wisconsin has nearly tripled according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. According to several professors at the University of South Florida, obesity is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide and leads to a variety of serious health compli-cations such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes and sleep disorders.
Public health doctors and community fitness organiza-tions have been teaming up to design ways to increase physi-cal activity among individuals. On March 29, Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill introduced by Republicans in the Assembly and Senate designed in col-laboration with organizations such as the American Cancer
Society, the YMCA and the American Heart Association that aimed to combat this pub-lic health epidemic.
Under Wisconsin Act 162, schools will be released from certain liabilities associated with access to recreational facilities such as gymnasiums, tracks and swimming pools. What this means is schools may now open up such facilities to the public. Individuals may walk on school tracks, swim in school pools and use weight room facilities to exer-cise during hours designated by the school. Before this act was signed, schools were liable for any injury incurred to individu-als. Now they are free from such
liability, which gives an incen-tive to allow exercise facilities to remain open to the public.
This law is beneficial to the community and is one of the common-sense solutions put forth by our legislature. Giving local communities access to facilities that they paid for with their tax dollars seems entirely logical. Citizens of Wisconsin pay taxes, which pays for pub-lic schools and the facilities in these schools. It seems almost absurd that they would be restricted from using the facili-ties they pay for.
In addition, this bill directly benefits the public health situ-ation in Wisconsin. Especially in inner-city schools, where poverty rates directly correlate with obesity rates, the recre-ation facilities at public schools may be the only accessible and affordable exercise locations for many families. This bill enables families to take control of their personal health situation and allows them a means to alter that situation for the positive.
Also, the potential for com-munity building and family-focused health opportuni-ties should not escape notice. Individuals in the community may organize work-out groups, informal swimming lessons or other exercise opportunities. These possibilities work to bring communities together. Parents may also exercise with their chil-dren, which only aids in putting public health responsibilities in the hands of families.
Already Act 162 has been a success. For example, Rhinelander High School formed a partnership with a local YMCA, which provided the school with instructors for
a variety of exercise classes for a small membership fee every month. Rhinelander has opened up its hallways for walking before and after the school day and its pools and weight rooms are now open to the public.
As more and more schools start to offer this same access, I believe that we will see a posi-tive impact on the public health of our state. Obesity is obvi-ously an issue that we need to combat, and the best way to do this is by bringing families and communities together. This bill is a common-sense collabo-ration between the Wisconsin Legislature and a number of local health organizations, and the Republicans in the Assembly and Senate should be applauded for their effort.
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Act 162 improves the health of citizens
Since 1990, the number of obese adults in Wisconsin
has nearly tripled.
Obesity is obviously an issue that we need to com-bat, and the best way to do this is by bringing families and communities together.
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M embers of the Daily Cardinal Editorial Board were well
informed in their March 19 piece, “Don’t blame UW for ris-ing tuition.” UW-Madison is under a funding squeeze from all quarters. This places our educational quality, and even our future quality of life at risk. With state funding dimin-ishing, it is only natural for UW-Madison to look towards raising tuition as a means of filling the gap. However, stu-dents do not have to stand idle while economic and political forces threaten the quality of our education, while burdening students with insurmountable debt. The Associated Students of Madison as concerned UW students are empowered with an all-of-the above strategy to help alleviate tuition pressures and protect our education at UW-Madison. United, we are making our voices heard at the Capitol, assisting in cam-pus restructuring efforts, and working to increase student awareness and access to finan-cial aid.
On March 6, as part of a statewide “Lobby Day,” UW students from UW-Madison and around the state visited legislators at the state Capitol in order to advocate for public higher education funding and student aid. Legislators would do well to note the benefits of
UW funding, not just to stu-dents, but to the state’s econo-my as a whole. While students were generally received warm-ly, there is still much work to be done as a part of our ongoing efforts to ensure that the effects of education cuts and rising student debt are clearly articu-lated to lawmakers.
Most importantly, students are listening and engaging in UW System restructuring dis-cussions on campus and at the state capitol. Students are pres-ent at each meeting of the spe-cial state legislative task force which will greatly influence the future organization of the UW System. Thanks to the effec-tive lobbying efforts of many members of ASM, students will have a speaking and ques-tion and answer periods at the UW Restructuring Task Force meeting on May 9, 2012.
In addition to advocacy, ASM students on University Shared Governance Committees, which are often out of the media spotlight, have been working hard representing students in Chancellor Ward’s
restructuring efforts. This includes student proposals for Educational Innovation ideas as well as student participation in Administrative Excellence and HR Redesign workgroups. In short, students are assist-ing in ideas to make campus run efficiently, save financial resources and transform the educational experience, while preserving our most treasured pieces of UW-Madison. All of these restructuring efforts will not only create a better campus, but also save financial resourc-es now and into the future.
While longer term efforts take time to alleviate our creep-ing tuition situation, in the meantime, students are helping students by increasing aware-ness and access to financial aid. This year, ASM held the first Financial Opportunities Fair in order to bring these resources directly to students. This is an event that will continue to grow for years to come.
While our university may be facing a stormy financial future with decreased state funding and increased tuition pressures
on students, we do not have to stand idle and let the winds take their course. Though the problems may at times seem structurally rigid and daunt-ing, ASM students are empow-ered to make a difference, pre-serving our educational quality
and future quality of life. There is hope for a solution, and it begins with each student right here at UW-Madison.
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By Brett Bachmanthe daily cardinal
After a successful spring break the Wisconsin softball team (6-3 Big Ten, 20-12 over-all) closes out a five-game home stand at Goodman Diamond with a doubleheader against the Western Illinois Fighting Leathernecks (12-3 Summit League, 22-16 overall).
The Badgers have won eight of their last 10 games and are currently coming off a six-game win-streak over the past week, which concluded with a three-game sweep over rival Minnesota at Goodman Diamond.
After finding themselves down 10-2 in the fourth inning, the Badgers posted an eight-run rally, which contributed to an 11-10 win in the nightcap last Saturday against the Gophers.
This was Wisconsin’s biggest comeback in school history, and their 20th win on the season.
The win was Wisconsin’s big-gest comeback in school history, and their 20th win on the season.
Winning Big Ten softball player of the week honors was sophomore infielder Stephanie Peace, who hit .627 over the
course of the six-game streak and went 4-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wisconsin’s record-breaking comeback over Minnesota last Saturday.
Peace is currently hitting .304 this year, which ranks sixth for the Badgers.
S o p h o m o r e p it ch e r Cassandra Darrah was named Big Ten Co-pitcher of the week, after allowing just one run and one extra base hit in 28 innings of work, becoming the first Badger to receive the award since Eden Brock won it in 2007.
Darrah was 4-0 on the week, earning her 13th victory of the year, which places her at sixth among Big Ten pitchers.
The win was her 15th com-plete game of the season and added to her 118 innings pitched.
Western Illinois currently sits atop the Summit League standings after handing North Dakota State pitcher Krista Menke her first loss of the sea-son with a 6-1 defeat in which the Leathernecks had 12 hits and five earned runs.
Wisconsin on the other hand, is ranked fourth in the Big Ten,
trailing Nebraska, Purdue and Michigan.
Leatherneck freshman out-fielder Sammy Marshall holds the second best batting average in the Summit League at a .420, and leads the conference in both runs scored and hits.
On March 13, Western Illinois posted a 5-4 win over Southeastern Conference powerhouse Kentucky, who beat current Big Ten leader Michigan to advance to the Sweet 16 Super Regional in last year’s playoffs.
Western Illinois also posted a close 0-2 loss against one of last year’s Sweet 16 finalists Georgia in preseason action February 18.
The Leathernecks have only played Wisconsin nine times, with the series at 5-4 in favor of Western Illinois.
The last time the Leathernecks and the Badgers faced each other was in 2009. The game ended with a 4-2 Badger victory.
The first pitch of the double-header at Goodman Diamond is set to be thrown at 3 p.m. today, with the second game slated to start at 5 p.m.
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Softball
Bubba Watson’s win good for golf
P erhaps deservingly, golf has gotten a bad image of late. Despite the promise
of a mass explosion of inter-est in the game following Tiger Woods’ rise to the top of the sporting world, golf has made inroads into the masses. In fact, over the past decade I would argue that golf ’s image of a sport designed solely for those who can afford the country club memberships and hours upon hours of coaching has been for-tified more than ever.
Sure, there is the occasional prodigy like Woods or, more recently, Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy. But for the most part, professional golf is the kingdom of the polished, pam-pered and almost robotic player.
Then there is Bubba Watson. The 2012 Masters champion is everything that golf has never been able to be.
Bubba is Bubba. He has never had a lesson. Never looked at a video of his swing. Didn’t grow up in the country club world, didn’t grow up with a coach and certainly didn’t grow up with the prototypical pushy parent.
No, Bubba Watson is not your average Masters champi-on. Bubba Watson is a swash-buckling, carefree, deeply reli-gious and immensely talented guy from Bagdad, Fla. who just happened to have found a way to harness his talent and cre-ativity and turn those assets into a major championship-
worthy arsenal.And this is exactly what golf
needs.Most of us can never hope
to have the flawless swing of Adam Scott or the innate mental capacity of Tiger (in his prime), nor can we hope to putt like Luke Donald or drive the ball as consistently as Lee Westwood.
But all of us can be creative. All of us can find joy in trying to get a little white ball through a flurry of obstacles and into a hole 4.25 inches in diameter that lies a few hundred yards away.
Give Louis Oosthuizen credit where credit is due. His 2nd shot hole-out for double eagle on the par-5 second will go down as one of the great shots in golf history. But for 99 percent of golfers, reaching a par-5 in two shots will never be a reality, let alone seeing that approach drop in the hole.
But every person who plays the game of golf will face that shot from the trees that Bubba pulled off on the second playoff hole. Millions of golfers around the world can now try to dupli-cate that shot when they find themselves in trouble. And while nine times out of 10 they will probably put themselves in worse position, it’s perfectly plausible for a golfer of any abil-ity to pull it off that one time.
That is what is great about the game of golf. One good shot masks 95 bad ones, bringing the addicts back to the casino time after time. By winning the Masters in the fashion he did, a fashion that is fitting given the way he plays the game, Bubba Watson highlighted that feeling golf addicts already know and what purveyors of the game
want to advertise. Bubba Watson is not the next
Tiger Woods. There simply isn’t another Tiger out there. But in terms of growing the game of golf, Bubba is probably a darn close second. Bubba doesn’t just appeal to those fortunate enough to be handed a golf club in their infancy, he appeals to everyone, golfer or not.
Every time you watch Bubba Watson play, it is clear how much fun he has on the course (though admittedly this was not always the case). Bubba might not have a smile on all the time—golfers are just not going to be that way—but he is always trying to have fun with the shots he hits and the cre-ativity with which he tackles a golf course.
One hundred fifty five yards from the trees. Opponent short of the green and facing bogey. The professional thing to do would be to hit a low runner up short of the green and turn the hole into a short-game contest. Ask those on tour and virtually every single one of them would say that is the play.
But that simply isn’t fun. Yes, it is the standard, the workman-like way of getting the job done. But it isn’t fun.
What is fun is pulling out a sand wedge, hooding the face and hitting a 50-yard hook up and around the trees to within 15 feet of the hole.
That is the fun way to win the Masters.
Golf is supposed to be fun and that is why Bubba is exact-ly what golf needs.
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Sophomore infielder Stephanie Peace has powered the Badgers to six straight wins hitting over .600 in Wisconsin’s streak.
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Wisconsin rides a six-game win-streak into doubleheader