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Israel-Gaza conflictand study abroadMiddle East violence causes safety concernsBy Ben siegelThE Daily CarDinal

“Study abroad is a great way to regain a sense of the world outside of this campus,” reads one student’s testimony on the web-site of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Study Abroad Office.

For those studying abroad in Israel this semester during the assassination of Hamas leader Ahmed Jabari and the ensuing week of rocket exchanges between Hamas in Gaza and the Israeli Defense Forces from Nov. 14-21, the experience in a society both at war and under siege was less out of a brochure in the Red Gym than a front page of The New York Times.

Rockets have flown back and forth between Gaza and southern Israel since 2001, but have never threatened the popu-lations of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Israel’s first and third largest cities, as they did this November. As tens of thousands of the Israeli armies’ called up reserves gathered at the Gaza border, the memory of 2008’s three-week invasion of Gaza loomed large.

It was under this backdrop that New York University suspended its Tel Aviv

program, evacuating all students and aca-demic staff to London Sunday, Nov. 18.

“We did not think our students and personnel were in proximate or imminent danger. We wanted to avoid a situation where the students would get [to] the end of the semester and have difficulties returning home,” NYU’s Vice-President for Public Affairs John Beckman said in an email to The Daily Cardinal. “Given that consideration, the high priority we always place on student safety … we thought this was the prudent course.”

UW-Madison’s safety policies for stu-dents studying abroad are largely deter-mined by the advice and travel advisories of Cultural Insurance Services International, which provides insurance to study abroad students, and the U.S. State Department, according to UW-Madison Communications spokesperson John Lucas.

The two UW-Madison students in Israel this semester are studying in the northern city of Haifa, effectively putting them out of harm’s way, Lucas said, add-ing that the university was in “frequent” contact with them via phone and email.

“[Student’s safety] is something that we’re always monitoring from Madison … whether it’s a larger situation like the Arab Spring, or a

Wisconsin voters turned out in record numbers Nov. 6, casting over three million votes in the 2012 General Election, according to the Government Accountability Board.

Votes cast for the president ticket totaled 3,071,434, the most votes cast for a single office in a statewide election in Wisconsin’s history.

“This record turnout reflects the voting public’s deep-rooted commitment to par-ticipate in the selection of their governmental

leaders,” Wisconsin’s chief election official Kevin J. Kennedy said in a press release.

In addition to the record number of votes cast, Kennedy noted the percent of voter turnout, up slightly from 2008, was one of the highest percentages in recent history.

“Wisconsin’s turnout rate of 70.14 per-cent of eligible voters casting ballots in the presidential race was the fourth-highest percentage since records have been kept going back to 1948.” Kennedy said.

Record three million Wisconsin voters turn out in Nov. 6 election

SSFC delays decision on contentious MCSC budget

After hours of debate and nearly 40 amendments, the Student Services Finance Committee delayed its vote Thursday on the Multicultural Student Coalition’s 2013-’14 budget following a proposal to consider minimally fund-ing the group.

According to SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker, the committee can vote to minimally fund a group if it does not meet a set of required funding criteria within SSFC bylaws. Bruecker said minimal funding is determined to be the “minimum amount to function,” and would be around $10,000.

SSFC Rep. Jeff Ehlers first pro-posed the committee consider mini-mally funding MCSC due to “signifi-

cant changes” to the group’s program-ming since its eligibility hearing, say-ing a number of programs had been removed entirely.

However, Rep. David Vines said while what is in the budget is “sig-nificantly different,” the group is still providing the same direct services that led to its approval for eligibility.

After discussion on Ehler’s propos-al, the committee considered tabling MCSC’s budget decision to allow rep-resentatives to take a closer look at the required criteria.

Rep. Sarah Neibart disagreed with postponing the decision, saying the

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Milwaukee city officials ask UW to drop adidasThe Milwaukee Common Council

voted Wednesday to support University of Wisconsin-Madison activist groups in urging Chancellor David Ward to termi-nate the university’s contract with adidas.

The issue began January 2011 when a factory contracted by adidas suddenly shut down without compensating over 2,700 Indonesian workers. The UW-Madison Labor Licensing Policy Committee and the Student Labor Action Coalition have lob-bied university administration to cut ties with the company since December 2011.

Milwaukee Ald. Tony Zielinski, District 14, said he is passionate about preventing the abuse of workers for eco-nomic gain, and that adidas’ actions

need to be more vigorously addressed.“These corporations have to get the

message this type of behavior won’t be tolerated,” he said. “If the chancellor at UW-Madison continues to support [adi-das] in spite of their abuse of workers, it’s less likely they will change their policies.

Zielinski said he met with members from UW-Madison SLAC Wednesday night to assure them he would con-tinue to work with them in protesting UW-Madison’s contract with adidas.

In July 2012, UW-Madison asked a Dane County Circuit Court to decide if adidas had violated its contract with the university. The case is currently in the Dane County Court System.

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By Pita Laffafake NeWs friDay

Get Fatah on Shawarma, a food cart vying for space in Library Mall in front of the University Book Store, will make a unilateral bid for cart-hood to the Associated Students of Madison this month.

Banzo, a popular falafel cart, took control of Library Mall more than a year ago, and in light of the cart’s success GFS has propelled a campaign to establish itself as another Middle Eastern option near the University Bookstore.

Although there is little avail-able space in the Mall, many foodies are spearheading the movement for a “two-cart solu-tion.” But GFS will take its bid for cart-hood unilaterally to ASM without bilateral negotia-tions with Banzo as stipulated by University of Wisconsin law.

One GFS proprieter, who chose to remain unnamed because of the conflict, said

the residents of Madison need schwarma in Library Mall, but Banzo does not provide schwarma and refuses to place it on the menu.

“While we recognize Banzo’s legitimacy as a falafel cart and right to hold space in the Mall, we cannot go on without a schwarma vendor in the region,” he said. “Talks have long been at a standstill with Banzo, so we have no choice but to take our case to ASM.”

Currently GFS holds “stand status” in the Food Cart

Association of Madison but is determined to upgrade to “cart status.” A third Middle-Eastern cart, Kebabistan, a militant cart located on Gilman St., hinders the peace process by not recog-nizing Banzo’s legitimacy.

Kebabistan calls for the destruction of the falafel cart and the liberation of Banzo’s terri-tory from what it refers to as an “illegal occupation.” Kebabistan, which is backed by the University of Minnesota, has been known to frequently shoot pieces of grilled chicken at the falafel hub and has upgraded its military arse-nal in order to launch a barrage of fried chicken schnitzel attacks at Banzo, making its patrons unnecessarily hungry.

It remains to be seen wheth-er GFS will receive an upgrade in status at its upcoming ASM hearing. However, the publicity it has received over the last few weeks has swayed many sur-rounding carts to back its cause.

By Brett Bachmanfake NeWs friDay

Thanksgiving: A time to get together with family and friends to appreciate all the things we have and find one last moment of respite before the hectic holiday season.

For the Johnson family, how-ever, Thanksgiving is an oppor-tunity to show those annoying relatives that they still have not lost their football touch after years of inactivity and order-out Chinese food.

Tom Johnson, captain of one of this year’s teams and father of two, is quick to mention the history of the Johnson family Turkey Bowl.

“I’ve been dominating my brother Frank in the Turkey Bowl since we were ten years old.” Tom said.

This year’s annual Johnson family Turkey Bowl had all the makings of a classic game: Friendship, rivalry, talent, grit, alcohol and heartbreak.

The first half of this year’s game ended 0-0 after twenty-eight dropped passes and six fumbles. There were, however, 73 beers in the garbage by the end of the second quarter.

Sandy and Diane Johnson, in-laws and wives of the team’s respective captains, did not seem to mind the score.

“We’re just here to have fun,” Diane said.

Frank Johnson, captain of the other team and brother of Tom, attributed the first quar-ter stalemate to the shoddy play of his teammates after a scathing halftime speech full of slurred words.

“I played two years of varsity ball so I knew I had to step up,” Frank said at halftime.

The game took a turn for the worse three minutes into third quarter when Frank attempted to tackle Tom, pull-ing a hamstring and breaking Tom’s left ankle.

The game would conclude with a trip to the emergency room in Diane’s minivan, score still standing at 0-0.

Sandy and Diane said they were disgusted with their spouses’ behavior and mentioned last year’s game in which Tom suffered a con-cussion after a missed tackle.

“They pull this every year.” Sandy said.

It seems that healthy, American inter-family competi-tion is alive and well.

By Regina Phalangefake NeWs friDay

Weeks after an explo-sion destroyed two homes in Indianapolis, investigators have determined that the blast was caused by an overabundance of Midwestern cheerfulness and good vibes.

“We see a lot of flare ups at this time of year,” said Ray Hoosiersman, spokesperson for the Indianapolis Police Department. “Basketball season has just started, it’s the holidays,

ornery dads around the region are finally letting people put the heat on during the day. It’s a real-ly dangerous time for over-vib-ing. People get way too copacetic and things just combust.”

The devastating results of the incident led to a tightening of regulations on organic food sales, feel-good movie mara-thons, catching snowflakes and other high-risk behaviors across the Midwest in cities prone to near-Indianapolis lev-els of happiness.

Madison police see the city as an area of particular concern due to its far-out ambience and this way-cool empanada place this one guy’s cousin ate at one time.

“We just want to warn people to really tone down their groove for the next few weeks until the peak danger period has passed,” said police spokesperson Joel DeSpain. “We just need to wait out the storm until the holidays end and everyone goes back to being all moody and depressed all the time.”

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Turkey Bowl results ininjury, draw, drunkenness

Indiana explosion due to over-abundance of ‘really good vibes’

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alex Miller, UW-Madison student and Banzo enthusiast, is fighting for food cart peace. since tensions arose, his daily diet has been greatly restricted. he envisions a world in which he can eat falafel and shawarma together.

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so we have no choice but to take our case to aSM.”

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Public advises on chancellor selection

The Search and Screen Committee for the next University of Wisconsin-Madison chancel-lor met with Madison community members earlier this week to fur-ther its outreach efforts to univer-sity constituencies, according to the committee’s chair David McDonald.

McDonald said the commit-tee met Wednesday with the greater Madison city and busi-ness community because the university relies heavily on its support and partnership.

“The chancellor is a very impor-tant representative of the university to outside communities so we were anxious to hear what perspective those constituencies would have on

what they look for in a chancellor,” said McDonald.

The meeting was “very positive,” according to McDonald, who said community members expressed very clear opinions on the qualities the next chancellor of Wisconsin’s flagship university should possess.

“Their big concerns were hav-ing a chancellor who understood the business community as a part-ner in improving life in Madison and neighboring parts of the state,” said McDonald.

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“Single”lifepromotersKateBolickandMichaelcobbspeaktoUW-Madisonstudentsandcommunitymembersaboutembracingthesinglelifeandtakingpressureoffrelationships.

Speakers advocate for ‘single’ lifestyleBy Mary Kate McCoytheDailycarDiNal

Old college friends and pio-neers for the single voice Kate Bolick and Michael Cobb spoke about embracing the single lifestyle at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Thursday as part of the Humanities Without Boundaries lecture series.

Bolick, author of the 2011 con-temporary piece “All the Single Ladies,” is a contributing editor for The Atlantic. Cobb, a profes-sor of English at the University of Toronto, recently authored a book, “Single: Arguments for the Uncoupled.”

The talk, set up as a conver-sation between Bolick and Cobb, focused on being single and their fight to change the popular view that single people are lonely, des-perate and selfish.

Cobb’s inspiration to write the book stemmed from his frustra-

tion with the lack of representation for the single life.

“No one believed us, that we loved being single,” Cobb said. “Nothing shows off the positivity of being single.”

Bolick attributed her decision to remain single to wanting inde-pendence. She said it was about “how to exist in the world and take care of myself.”

Cobb emphasized the expecta-tions surrounding romantic rela-tionships and highlighted their fragility, and suggested countering this by taking off the pressure and allowing people to breathe.

Both Bolick and Cobb stressed that they are not against mar-riage or romantic relationships, but rather want people to know being single is a viable alternative to marriage.

“We’re not against cou-ples,” Cobb said, “What we’re worried about is the suprema-

cy of marriage.”Cobb and Bolick encouraged

developing strong friendships and said they have the potential to be better relationships than romantic ones.

“Friendships flourish organi-cally, whereas relationships have expectations,” Bolick said.

Bolick and Cobb acknowledged there are critics of this lifestyle, but underscored that many people are single and it should be embraced.

UW-Madison junior Leah Walkowski, among the more than 50 people that attended, said although she was not sure what to expect, she was surprised at the direction the conversation went.

“I was interested to hear they weren’t averse to romantic rela-tionships in general, they support romantic relationships in their entirety, they just think friend-ships should be equally impor-tant,” Walkowski said.

Science foundation honors five UW-Madison professorsFive University of Wisconsin-

Madison professors were named as fellows in the American Association for the Advancement

of Science Thursday.Since 1874, AAAS has named

notable fellows into the honor soci-ety for their exceptional work in

the field of science. The non-profit international organization serves to advance science and help societies worldwide through education, sci-

ence programs, and other outlets, according to its website. AAAS is also known as the publisher of the journal Science, as well as other global publications.

UW-Madison faculty that will be recognized include Professor of Plant Pathology Paul G. Ahlquist, Professor of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics KyungMann Kim, Professor of Psychiatry Ned H. Kalin, Professor of Chemical and Biological engineering Thomas F. Kuech and Professor of Life Sciences Communication Dietram A. Scheufele.

AAAS will honor the faculty members at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston held Feb.16, as part of a five-day convention.

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representativesfromtheMulticulturalStudentcoalitionaskSSFcmemberstoapprovethegroup’sbudgetthursday.

committee had spent a large amount of time amending the proposed budget so that it is now more “fiscally responsi-ble” and a vote should be taken.

However, the committee voted to delay its decision until

its next meeting Monday where it can vote to minimally fund the group or further amend and vote on the proposed budget.

MCSC requested $1,450,899.68, but after SSFC’s amendments the approximate proposed budget currently stands at $167,967.

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regional disturbance like the Japanese earthquake,” Lucas said.

On the campus of Haifa University, UW-Madison junior Jake Beckert witnessed protests for and against Israel’s offensive, not unlike the one on Library Mall Nov. 17.

“It wasn’t much different then you would see in any protest move-ment in the states, and certainly less than the union … protests we had in Madison my freshman year,” Beckert said in an online message.

But some of Beckert’s room-mates were called up for duty, and were gone when he returned from class. And after a bomb det-onated on a public bus in Tel Aviv on Nov. 21, the day of the cease-fire, he found himself riding one on his trip to a school where he volunteers as an English teacher.

“When a passenger on the bus set a huge sports bag down on a seat without sitting down, I couldn’t help but be a little ner-vous,” he said. “I could tell I was not the only person on the bus watching him, and I felt a little silly for it, but I couldn’t help it. He … just got off at a stop and probably went to work out.”

UW-Madison junior Ilana Baumwald spent the summer fill-ing out her application to study in Jerusalem in the spring. She began rethinking her decision when the rockets began targeting the cities, eventually deciding she would stick with Israel when she received an email—and a choice—from her International Academic Programs advisor Monday, Nov. 19.

With the subject line “Israel update,” the email revealed that other students had contacted the office about switching their programs to “avoid the situation in Israel all together,” and provided a list of pro-grams still available for any other stu-dents reconsidering their plans.

Rome caught her eye, but because she would have to com-pletely withdraw from the Israel program in order to apply, she realized the conflict she was read-ing about in the news, and the apprehension she felt, was, in a way, part of the experience.

“I realized that it’s always a possibility when you choose to go to Israel, and I’ve learned to accept that,” Baumwald said. “Some things always happen … [the] uni-versity wouldn’t send us to Israel if they thought it was unsafe.”

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Smokin’ Bandits with Horseshoes & Hand Grenades @ High Noon Saloon, 10 p.m.

Rob Reid @ Mother Fool’s Coffeehouse, 8 p.m.

“ParaNorman” @ The Marquee—Union South, 3 p.m.

MSO “A Sparkling Madison Symphony Christmas” @ The Overture Center, 2:30 p.m.

Movember Mustache Bash @ The Majestic Theatre, 8 p.m.

Psychostick w/ Tiger Clutch and Underground Day 1 @ The Frequency, 9 p.m.

Reignwolf @ The Frequency, 9 p.m.

Chris Head with Rodeo Bums @ High Noon Saloon, 7 p.m.

Halestorm @ The Majestic Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Jessica Fichot with Harmonious Wail @ The Brink Lounge, 7:30 p.m.

“The Campaign” @ The Marquee—Union South, 9:30 p.m.

DJ Shadow w/ Man Mantis @ The Majestic Theatre, 9 p.m.

Cinematheque Screening of “In Another Country” @ Vilas 4070, 7 p.m.

Over The Rhine (and a Toys for Tots 2 Night Toy Drive) @ The Majestic Theatre, 8 p.m.

Cinematheque Screening of “Remember the Night” @ Vilas 4070, 7 p.m.

Trapper Schoepp and the Shades w/ Marty Finkel @ The Rigby, 9 p.m.

High On Fire with Goatwhore, Lo-Pan, Zebras, @ High Noon Saloon, $15, 7:30 p.m.

“Rock of Ages” @ The Overture Center, 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Ida Jo & Scott Lamps @ High Noon Saloon, 7 p.m., 21+

Django Django @ The Marquee—Union South, 7 p.m.

Getting Lucky with Lucky DeLuxe @ The Frequency, 9 p.m.

What Can Dead Prisoners Do? @ The Marquee—Union South, 7 p.m.

Paper Thick Walls with Parias Day @ The Frequency, 8:30 p.m.

Otherwise with 4th Floor, @ High Noon Saloon, 8 p.m.

The Sharrows with Soup, Eric “Doc” Holliday @ High Noon Saloon, $7, 9 p.m.

The Lucas Cates Band @ The Overture Center, 6 p.m.

END OF THE WORLD PARTY: The 4 AM with The Moguls, The Hamburglars @ The Frequency, 9 p.m.

LCD Soundsystem vs. Daft Punk @ The Majestic Theatre, 10 p.m.

Sunspot @ The Frequency, 7 p.m.

Veil of Maya with Upon A Burning Body, Volumes @ The Loft, 6:30 p.m.

Every Time I Die with The Chariot, Letlive, Kills & Thrills @ The Loft, 6:30 p.m.

Greg Cahill and Josh Williams @ High Noon Saloon, 7:30 p.m.

Jim Schwall @ The Crystal Corner Bar, 9:30 p.m.

Oak Street Ramblers @ The Malt House, 7:30 p.m.

August Teens @ The Frequency, 7 p.m.

George Winston @ The Stoughton Opera House, 7:30 p.m.

“Poverty Stops Here” Benefit w/ Cory Chisel and the Wandering Songs @ High Noon Saloon, 7 p.m.

DJ Samrock @ The Cardinal Bar, 9 p.m.

Sparetime Bluegrass Band @ The Frequency, 6 p.m. ($5 or 3 cans of food for local pan-try), 18+

“The Gift of the Magi” @ American Players Theatre—Spring Green, Wis., 7 p.m.

“A Christmas Carol” @ The Capitol Theater—Overture Center, 7 p.m.

Salsa Saturday with Naborí @ The Majestic Theatre, 8 p.m.

Shelley Faith @ The Come Back In, 9:30 p.m.

Celtic Music Session @ Willy Street Co-op East, 2 p.m.

Cajun Strangers @ High Noon Saloon, 4 p.m., 21+

Go to premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” at your local movie theater

Avoid watching The Hallmark Channel at all costs

F. Stokes’ Day After Christmas Party @ The Frequency, 9 p.m.

Jump Around with DJ Wyatt Agard @ The Cardinal Bar, 9 p.m.

Acridore with Tragic Death @ High Noon Saloon, 9 p.m., 21+

Anna Laube @ Merchant, 9:30 p.m.

The BoDeans @ The Majestic Theatre, 9:00 p.m.

The Labor That Kills @ High Noon Saloon, 5:30 p.m.

The Dwarves with The Gusto & Warhawks @ The Frequency 10 p.m.

Madison Marimba Quartet @ Mills Hall—UW Humanities Building, 1 p.m.

Carl LaBove @ The Comedy Club on State, 5:30/8/10:30 p.m.

DJs Nick Nice & Mike Carlson @ The Majestic Theatre, 8 p.m., 21+

Captiol Chordsmen @ Evjue Commons—Olbrich Gardens, 2 p.m.

Tune in to Pandora’s “Holiday Radio” station all day long

Watch “Elf” or whatever is on ABC Family’s “25 Days of Christmas”

Indulge in decadent desserts before the End of Days: brownies revampedBy Rebecca AltThe Daily CarDiNal

Brownies are a finicky dessert. I have tried a multitude of recipes in my day, and I frequently encounter the inevitable (and unpleas-ant) consequence of dry, crackly brownies after only a day or two—even with double the protection of plastic wrap and aluminum foil. Excepting a few boxed brownies (which freakishly stay moist and delicious for a week after baking), homemade brownies tend to lose their melt-in-your-mouth texture unless consumed immediately upon removing from the oven. Alas, discovering the perfect brownie recipe has been a life-long mission for this novice baker—and my laborious journey ended this past February. Cue Ghirardelli Stuffed Brownies, a.k.a. mouthwatering bliss.

These brownies should be renamed Ghirardelli Stuffed Heaven. I have honestly never had anything more scrumptious touch my lips. I feel I must warn you, though, that unless you have others to share these with, you will eat the pan in literally two sittings… and may or may not develop adult onset diabetes.

Feel free to use whichever Ghirardelli is your favorite. I have used mint and caramel and hope to give the limited edition pumpkin spice flavor a run later this month, but in light of the holiday season, I thought mint the most appropriate. Enjoy.

Ghirardelli Stuffed BrowniesAdapted from London Bakes Celebration Brownies

Ingredients:1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder½ teaspoon salt½ cup butter¼ cup semi sweet or dark chocolatechips1 cup brown sugar2 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla extractAbout 16 Mint Ghirardelli Squares

Directions:1) In a large bowl, mix flour, baking

power and salt together with a whisk.2) In a medium bowl, melt butter

and chocolate chips either in the micro-wave or if you have a double boiler and are feeling ambitious, over medium-low heat on the stove. Heat until butter is melted and chocolate chips blend into the butter (no chunks).

3) Whisk brown sugar into the but-ter mixture until there are no lumps.

4) In a separate small bowl, whisk the eggs and vanilla together. Then add it to the butter mixture and stir until

the eggs are completely incorporated.5) Pour the butter mixture over the

dry ingredients and gently fold with a spatula until completely incorpo-rated—don’t overmix!

6) Pour half of the brownie batter into an 8x8, greased baking pan (metal or glass). Place Ghirardelli squares evenly on top of the batter and then pour the rest of the batter over the top. Spread evenly.

7) Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes (depending on individual oven temperatures). Cool completely before cutting (unless you want a melty, runny mess).

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T he Nov. 29 Palestinian trip to the United Nations in order to upgrade their

status from “Observer Entity” to “Nonmember Observer State” marks the latest development in the Middle East, where turmoil has become as conventional as wearing layers in January. With the eight—day Israeli-Hamas conflict still widely visible in the rearview mirror, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas is engaging in a last—ditch effort to stave off a free fall into irrelevancy. With this status upgrade in sight, its implications may actually great-ly benefit Israel and the peace-seeking international commu-nity at large, while acting as a detriment to Hamas and other terrorist organizations.

For almost two decades now, discussion of a two-state solution, in which Israel and

Palestine bilaterally negotiate their borders, has remained stagnant and served as a fes-tering, perpetual scab for all parties involved. Israel and President Abbas’ political party, Fatah, have held talks over this time, but extremist ideologies on both sides and problems in pragmatism have occluded the highly publicized solution from coming to fruition, giving off an air of utter ennui.

Prima facie, what Israel stands to lose by a successful Abbas attempt, is a denigra-tion of primary bilateral nego-tiations. Ostensibly, Abbas’ main aim with the upgrade is the means to try Israel for war crimes at the International Criminal Courts (ICC) of the

U.N.. But with the United States and UK wielding decisive power in the U.N., it seems likely that a successful Palestinian bid would include stipulations that Palestine could not make use of the ICC, and could not ask the U.N. for further support until bilateral negotiations with Israel have taken place without preconditions. Effectively, this upgrade in status would for-mally change a name and fur-ther extend authority without actually granting extra power to the PA.

If this is the case, then it is not only a win for Abbas and Fatah, but it is also a win for Israel, precisely because it is a blow to Hamas. Hamas—the terrorist group that reigns over the Gaza Strip—garnered semi-legitimacy after Operation Pillar of Defense, Israel and Hamas’ most recent battle. But with Fatah reclaiming its title as the sole legitimate option for Palestinian leadership—as the other major parties, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, are terror-ist groups—Fatah is once again thrust into the international

spotlight. After a successful mission, pressure would be placed on both Israel and Fatah to sit down at the negotiating table and discuss the key con-stituents of a deal that recog-nizes the legitimacy of both an independent state of Palestine and a Jewish state of Israel.

With Israel half-heartedly rejecting Abbas’ motion at the U.N., Hamas finds itself in an awkward position. If Israel opposes it, then by default Hamas must support it. Yet Hamas knows that with that bid, Fatah once again takes the reign as the region’s authorita-tive Palestinian voice.

Once Palestine is a state gov-erned by the moderate Fatah party, Hamas will be delegiti-

mized on both the regional and international scales. And with Israeli territory no longer in dispute, its mission to liber-ate all of Palestine (meaning all Israeli land) will be futile. Moreover, just as Egypt, Turkey and Jordan already maintain peace treaties with Israel, (optimistically) so too would Palestine, and Israel would gar-ner one more ally in the region, an always-welcomed outcome.

It has been a long time com-ing, but the agreement on a two-state solution is a distinct possibility during President Obama’s second term. If, and hopefully when, that takes place, it would offer Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas and all oth-ers intent on mass destruc-tion and chaos an unequivocal signal that peace is not only possible, but it is wanted. If the United States and the United Kingdom qualify the Palestinian observer state bid in the aforementioned ways, then a road is paved for all par-ties involved to profit.

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A bout a decade ago, the almighty National Football League looked

like it was headed down a dan-gerous path. It was turning into a battle of big hits. An exaggera-tion, yes, but not far from where the league was going. ESPN used to throw together highlight reels of players head hunting, launch-ing their 250-pound bodies at each other with the intent to knock guys out of the game. It is rare to see a sport with a main purpose of hurting the other team, but the NFL was certainly flirting with this notion.

With each new season, it seems as though the players get

bigger and faster, not necessar-ily meaner, although Jack Tatum is hard to show up. And this translates into bigger and faster collisions. The league needed an equally effective member in office to keep these big plays on the field in check.

Enter Roger Goodell. And enter with him his laundry list of iron-fisted new rules and regu-

lations. The most important of these being his concern for the well-being of the players unlike anything the league had ever seen before. Goodell brought with him controversial fines and suspensions for cheap hits that were once praised.

Big hits happen in football—it is a violent game—but with reports coming out of long—term brain damage and debili-tating injuries later in players’ lives, change has to happen. The league cannot in good conscience let these athletes brutally attack each other, leaving battered bod-ies and minds in their wake. To an even greater degree, the pub-lic cannot in good conscience celebrate this kind of behavior, putting more money in the pay-

checks of players who deliber-ately bring unnecessary harm to others on the field.

Though suspensions are understandably used sparingly due to business reasons, fines do not affect the fan base. The fines that players complain are being handed out like hotcakes are actually not being handed out enough, nor are they large enough. The average salary of an NFL player is $1.9 million, while players are usually only getting fined a few tens of thousands of dollars for bringing brain dam-age to another human being. A couple weeks ago, Chicago Bear Jay Cutler got rocked by Houston Texan Tim Dobbins, knocking Jay out of the game and into a hospital bed. Dobbins was fined

just $30,000, barely 4 percent of his salary.

Players get suspended for marijuana use, which is now legal in two states, but they get relatively minor fines for physi-cally assaulting another man. The league needs to start making players pay up if they want fines to be taken seriously. In order to truly drill the new safety rules into big hitters’ minds, the league needs to start making the players miss out on their sports cars and mansions. Fines need to begin to take the same toll on professional athletes that they would on blue or white-collar criminals if the league truly val-ues the safety of its players.

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by ryan Hillthe daily cardinal

It’s safe to say Wisconsin (4-4 Big Ten, 7-5 overall) expected to be in Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship for the second consecutive year prior to the season opener against Northern Iowa Sept. 1.

But stumbling into the rematch with Nebraska (7-1, 10-2) with three overtime losses over the last four games and starting three dif-ferent quarterbacks throughout the season is the last thing the Badgers anticipated.

“It isn’t easy,” redshirt junior tight end Jacob Pedersen said of the quarterback carousel. “It’s not

something you want to do. But I think our quarterbacks have han-dled it really well.”

What many Badgers keep reminding themselves of, though, is that they would be in the exact same position if they had ended up closing out the overtime thrill-ers, had a consistent rushing attack throughout the season and had one dominant quarterback leading the team from Day 1.

“One thing coach B[ielema] really has pointed out is that whether we’re 7-5 or 12-0, we’re still playing in this game with an opportunity to go to the Rose Bowl,” redshirt senior quarter-back Curt Phillips said.

For a little added motivation, the Badgers are yet again facing a team in Indianapolis they lost to earlier in the season. Wisconsin met Michigan State in last season’s inaugural Big Ten Championship game after falling to the Spartans on a last-second Hail Mary during the regular season.

The Badgers, who gave up a 17-point lead en route to a 30-27 loss to Nebraska in Lincoln Sept. 29, will meet the Cornhuskers again Saturday.

So does it feel different heading into the game this time around?

“No, not at all,” redshirt junior defensive tackle Ethan Hemer said bluntly. “I think it’s a very similar feeling. We feel confident and prepared.”

A healthy Nebraska senior running back Rex Burkhead—who finally got a healthy amount of carries last week in the Cornhuskers’ win against Iowa—presents cause for concern, though. He scored the go-ahead touchdown and ran for 69 yards on 16 carries, all in the second half.

Although the Badgers faced a similar running back last week in Penn State sophomore Zach

Zwinak, redshirt senior safety Shelton Johnson says Burkhead’s abilities are unparalleled.

“[Zwinak] was more of a down-hill, straight running at you type of dude,” he said. “Burkhead does have those capabilities but he also has very good feet.”

Burkhead has only carried the ball 63 times this season thanks to the nagging knee injury but still averages 7.5 yards per carry. He carried the ball 18 times for 86 yards against the Badgers Sept. 29, but sophomore running back Ameer Abdullah and senior quarterback Taylor Martinez more than stepped up in the sec-ond half. Each finished with over 7 yards per rush.

The presence of Johnson, red-shirt senior defensive end Brendan Kelly and redshirt junior defen-sive end Tyler Dippel, all of whom missed the previous meeting with injuries, will be there to offset a potential second-half surge.

“You come back a little hun-grier,” Armstrong said, who said he is motivated for Saturday’s in a similar fashion from not travel-ling with the team in last year’s Big Ten title game. “It means a little bit

more to you. All those things add a little pep to your step.”

Although the balanced, three-headed rushing attack of Abdullah, Burkhead and Martinez has been in the spotlight leading up to Saturday, Bielema says the pass-ing game shouldn’t go unnoticed from Martinez’s vast improve-ments throughout the year.

Martinez was 11-of-22 with three interceptions and no touchdowns in Wisconsin’s 48-17 drubbing of the Cornhuskers last year. He was 17-of-29 with one touchdown through the air in this season’s game.

“We all know he’s a good athlete,” Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema said. “We know he can run. But he’s very, very clean and precise in his throws, his reads, his reactions.”

Nebraska’s second team All-Big Ten (media) pick, sophomore wide receiver Kenny Bell, racked up 789 yards on just 44 catches this year and had four catches for 57 yards against the Badgers Sept. 29.

“They definitely have some receivers that can stretch you ver-tically, as well,” Armstrong said. “We have to be sound in every-thing that we do.”

by matt mastersonthe daily cardinal

Things have not come easy this season for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1-5-2 WCHA, 1-7-2 overall), but the team will have a chance to right the ship this weekend in the same building where it saw its 2011-’12 season end—on the road against No. 5 Denver (7-1-0, 9-3-0).

While the Badgers fell 2-1 in the best-of-three series last spring, they were playing bet-ter hockey than they had all season—a feat they will look to replicate as they try to put an end to their seven-game win-less streak.

“We did play well there last year, we had great effort,” sophomore defenseman Jake McCabe said. “We were playing our best hockey at that point in time and right now we’re in a little bit of a slump. We just need to focus on getting that first win here—that’s [where]

all our focus is.”The Pioneers are in a bit of a

slump themselves after dropping two games last weekend against Yale and New Hampshire.

Despite the losses, Denver is still second overall in the nation in goals per game (4.17) and have three of the top-30 point producers in the coun-try, led by junior forward Nick Shore. The Denver native has already racked up six goals and 11 assists in his first 12 games this season.

“They’re scoring off the charts,” head coach Mike Eaves said in a press conference this week. “Right now they may have had that wind blowing at their back in terms of goal scor-ing—things going off legs—you don’t know how they’ve been scoring. They’ll be all ready for us now that they’ve lost a cou-ple of games.”

While Wisconsin has had problems putting the puck in the net so far this season, it

should get a boost this weekend with the debut of freshman for-ward Nic Kerdiles.

The Irvine, Calif., native was suspended for the first 10 games of the season by the NCAA for receiving impermis-sible benefits, but he is eager to step onto the ice for the first time as a Badger.

“I think my adrenaline is going to be pumping and I’ll be ready to go,” Kerdiles said. “I’m just going to keep a sim-ple game going, try to help my team out with my energy and hopefully put a couple pucks in the net—that’d be nice, too.”

Expectations are high for Kerdiles—the second-round pick of the Anaheim Ducks in the 2012 NHL draft—but his teammates and coaches don’t want to put too much pressure on him right away.

“[We] just try to tell Nic not to try to do too much,” McCabe said. “The worst thing you can do is press yourself offensively

and try to do too much. He’s a skill player, he’s just got to let the game come to him.”

Wisconsin may receive another offensive boost this weekend, as junior forward Mark Zengerle will travel with the team after missing the team’s last four games with a broken finger.

It is not known whether Zengerle—the nation’s top

returning scorer from a sea-son ago—will dress for the series, but if he is able to go, it would be a major upgrade for an offense that is averaging just 1.80 goals per game.

The Badgers and Pioneers will receive some nation-al attention this weekend as Friday night’s game will be aired on the NBC Sports Network at 9 p.m.

Wisconsin’s Kerdiles to debut in series versus Denvermen’s Hockey

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series with the no. 1 and undefeated Gophers.

third consecutive Big ten conference title, trip to rose Bowl on the line at lucas Oil Stadium

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