By Allison GeyerThe Daily CarDinal

“People move here to find a bet-ter way of life, but they find that it’s not as welcoming as they hoped it would be,” said Celia Jackson, co-chair of the Dane County Task Force on Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System.

In response to observations such as this, in 2008 the Governor’s Commission on Reducing Racial Disparities in the Wisconsin Criminal Justice System compiled statistics on racial disparity in Wisconsin’s crimi-nal justice system.

Based on the Commission’s recommendations as well as other reports confirming Dane County’s “severe overrepresentation of people of color in the criminal justice system,” County Executive Kathleen Falk and County Board Chair Scott McDonell worked with the Dane County Equal Opportunity Commission to form a special Task Force whose goal would be to review the Governor’s report and apply its recommendations to the problems that exist in Dane County.

The Task Force began its work in September 2008, meeting monthly. Divided into five sub-groups and comprised of county residents from law enforcement, service agen-cies, community advocacy groups and the courts system, the Task Force hosted presentations given by

experts in the criminal justice sys-tem and held four public hearings designed as listening sessions.

These public hearings provided an opportunity for the Task Force to understand the concerns of those who are most affected by racial disparities. The majority of the public voiced concern about inequality.

According to the Task Force report, several different people testified, “while they lived in the danger-ous inner city neighborhoods of Chicago, not one of their fam-ily members had ever been arrested there—but upon moving to Dane County, nearly everyone they knew had somehow become involved in the system.”

Other testimonials described alleged racial profiling by the police, skepticism and reluctance in filing complaints, unnecessary incarcera-tion, exorbitant fines and the “revolv-ing door” system from prison to pro-bation and back again, according to the report.

One community member said “people feel that they can’t go to the law for help,” and another called the county’s problems with racial dis-parities in incarceration “a new kind of slavery.” Yet another described the fear and violation felt by a fam-

ily when immigration enforcement officers “claimed to be local police officers, knocked on doors and entered their homes without permis-sion, demanding IDs from everyone inside and taking family members away to be deported.”

This perception that causes mis-trust of authority is in con-

trast to the Madison Police Department

as a leader in “pro-actively imple-menting the best programs and policy changes that would

directly impact racial disparities,”

according to the Task Force report.

In fact, the MPD has been making an effort to resolve dif-ferences even before the formation of the Task Force.

“We embrace pro-active, prob-lem-solving, community-based policing models and have officers doing many things to help raise-up neighborhoods, families and individ-uals,” said MPD Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain.

He added, “We are always review-ing our policies and procedures as they relate to why our officers make contacts with citizens. It is certainly our goal that contacts are based on behavior—not race.”

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UW students rally for immigration reformBy Valerie klessigThe Daily CarDinal

The Madison Student Coalition, a union of local high school and col-lege students and immigrant rights advocates, rallied Tuesday as part of a national week of action to encourage federal immigration reform.

The march began at Memorial Library and finished on the Capitol’s steps, where activists held a press conference to voice their support for two bills: the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, introduced in 2001, and the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act, introduced in December. Both bills would provide a path to higher education and citizenship for immi-grant youth brought to the United States at a young age.

“We are here today because we know it is time for a change in our nation’s immigration system, and we know we as a community can contribute in making that change,” UW-Madison sophomore Evelin Rodriguez said.

The press conference featured community members and area middle school, high school and college stu-dents. After the press conference, participants lit candles and retraced their footsteps down State Street. The rally concluded at Humanities, where advocates gathered for music and food.

Mario Garcia, finishing his last semester at UW-Madison, said com-prehensive immigration reform needs to occur this year because it reflects the values of the United States.

City ordinance would make drinking on the job illegalBy hannah ShepardThe Daily CarDinal

An ordinance sponsored by Mayor Dave Cieslewicz that would prohibit the consumption of alco-hol by employees of licensed retail alcohol establishments while working is being considered by the Alcohol License Review Committee .

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, argues that the proposed ordinance is unnecessary.

“It is a solution in search of a problem largely because it is already against the law for an employee of a liquor license establishment, bar or restaurant to be under the influence,” he said.

Verveer says the decision of whether or not to allow an employee to drink on the job should be left to the discretion of the owner.

Madison’s Alcohol Policy Coordinator Katherine Plominski does not think servers should be able to consume alcohol while on the job.

“Most establishments have in-house rules to stop this from hap-pening, but it is surprising how many

don’t,” she said.Plominski said this is an

opportunity for Madison to help shape state policy by changing the current ordinance.

“There is a sober server ordinance on the books, but it is hard to under-stand. … It needs to be looked at again,” she said.

Some opponents, such as UW-Madison student and ALRC board member Mark Woulf, find the proposed ordinance to be too broad.

“By prohibiting all drinking, we are stepping on some toes. If a family member of an employee walks in and wants a drink, that would be illegal under the new ordinance as it is writ-ten now,” he said.

Woulf, Plominski and Verveer all agree the ordinance needs to be amended before it can be passed.

The ordinance was originally scheduled to be discussed at today’s ALRC meeting, but has been post-poned to a later date.

Cieslewicz is currently revising the proposal so it would only affect own-ers, staff and contracted employees.

Towers residence hall to convert to apartmentsThe Towers Residence Hall on

State Street began its last semester as a private dorm this week, and will instead serve as an apartment building available for rent as early as next fall.

According to Alyssa Heikkinen, leasing director at the Towers, the building’s new management com-pany, Best Management Onward Campus, made a decision in early November to convert the Towers into an apartment building.

“Since the building has been here for so long, we are hoping to make sure that people understand that it is not a private residence hall anymore, it will be just regular apartments for anyone and every-one,” she said.

Heikkinen said BMOC began renovations within the building shortly after the decision was made, beginning with the removal of the dining hall cafeteria.

She added that they currently have model apartments available

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Deer Cardinal-The NFL playoffs are in full swing,

and I don’t know a thing about football. This guy I like invited me to his Super Bowl party, and I don’t want to look like an ignorant twit. Can you give me some easy tips to look like a master of the gridiron?

-Jenny W.

Monamaloola Jenny!I’m a little out of the football

loop myself. My favorite team (the Cardinals, obviously) have already lost, and the remaining teams are some of my least favorite. So, instead of worrying about the specifi cs of any team, worry instead about projecting yourself as a passionate fan regardless of who plays.

Whenever a pass is contested, throw down your drink and claim there should have been a penalty. Whenever the announcer says some-thing praising a player, shake your head and say “God, could he be any

more in love with him?” and chuckle. Whenever someone starts talking about their favorite player, interject that “he’s had an up and down year” and say that he could be “a real star if he was more consistent.” The obvious key here is enthusiasm and emphasis. You have to make everyone know how much you know about football, and do so at the loudest possible vol-ume. Consider investing in a licensed NFL bullhorn if necessary.

Deer Cardinal,I’m getting married soon, and I’m

having trouble selecting my best man. It’s not like that movie “I Love You, Man,” where the dude has no friends; I just can’t decide between four really good friends, two of whom are twins. Help!

Mike “The Situation” S.

Situation!First off, I just want to say I’m a

huge fan of “Jersey Shore.” I try to keep these abs toned the best I can,

but I just can’t quit the worms, bro.Anyways, your question is a tough

one to negotiate. Even if you feel one of the twins has an edge, it would be soul-crushing to choose one as best man over the other. Flipping a coin is too arbitrary of a solution for a situa-tion (!) like this, so instead, you’ll have to solve this the “Jersey Shore” way: Whoever gets the most jacked and tan in one month is your best man.

Now I’m sure all of you are already fervent believers in the GTL (Gym, Tanning, Laundry) method. If any of your friends aren’t, they’re automati-cally cut. Your friends may have to resort to drastic measures, including fi guring out a way to work out while on a tanning bed. Still, their devotion to getting as jacked and tan as pos-sible is a testament to their dedication to you, and to making your wedding off the hook.

Once the guys are done, the win-ner gets to be your best man, the second place fi nisher gets to DJ the

reception, third place gets dibs on the hottest girl on the dance fl oor but has to leave four hours early, and the last place fi nisher is uninvited from the wedding, and his henceforth known as “Vinny”.

This method may seem harsh, but you know what they say Situation: don’t fall in love on the Shore. They also probably say an anecdote that actually applies to this situation (!), but I’m far too busy getting jacked to look it up. Stay strong, bro.

Want to head to the club later and beat the beat with Snooki, J-Woww, Sammi Sweetheart, Ronnie, Vinny, Pauly D and The Situation? Call me on my duck phone at deercardinal@dailycardinal.com.

Life is hard. The Deer Cardinal is here to help.

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E very year the fi rst day in January marks the begin-ning of a new year and mil-

lions of fat peoples’ diets across the country. I myself am not immune to the “I promise to get fi t and lose weight” resolution virus and have promised that this will be the year when I stop eating entire pack-ages of Oreos in a single sitting and acknowledge that onion rings dipped in ketchup do not count as two servings of vegetables.

To start the year off right I decided to embark on what looked like it was going to be the most popular and probably most suc-cessful weight-loss program of the year: the Taco Bell Drive Thru Diet. While you might scoff, I had no doubts. What could possibly go wrong on a diet where you get to eat fake Mexican fast food every

single day?! Besides, that formerly fat lady in the commercial said it works, and we all know that it’s illegal to lie on TV.

My roommate pointed out that during said commercial the fi ne print at the bottom of the screen said that the DTD should not actu-ally be considered a weight-loss plan and that the spokeschick only cut about 500 calories a day, but I think that if the font’s too small to see on my fl at screen from the couch, it can’t possibly be that important.

Despite my faith in this promis-ing new weight loss adventure, I decided to do a little research before signing away six months of my life to Taco Bell’s “Fresco Menu.” Turns out, out of the seven Fresco items, four contain dead cow, a substance I refuse to consume. I was left with only three options: a chicken bur-rito, a bean burrito and a ranchero chicken taco. All three sounded plenty tasty but seven days a week? That would mean tripling up on one item every week! Lame. As much as I love TBell, variety is the spice of life and three options just

wasn’t going to cut it.I looked through the rest of the

menu for other low-fat options and much to my dismay, there was abso-lutely nothing that even I could pre-tend was diet food. And that says a lot. I’m talking calorie counts in the quadruple digits and more salt in a few burritos than an entire canister of Morton salt.

Instead of trying to fi nd another viable diet option, I decided to come up with a different resolu-tion instead... being on time for everything. I’m normally one of those people who’s chronically late for just about everything besides Happy Hour and dinner.

Unfortunately being on time is conducive to people who get more than two hours of sleep a night on a regular basis and don’t silence their alarms more often than actually reacting to them. So far I’ve been on time for roughly two shifts between both my jobs since January 2 (the day after I real-ized that I was inevitably going to fail the DTD). It should be noted that I stayed in Madison over break

and worked every day. When I told my bosses that

this was my new resolution, one fl at out laughed at me and the other told me I might want to set my sights on a more realistic goal. After those less than positive responses, I started to wonder, “Is being on time asking too much of myself? Should I lower the bar so I don’t fail yet again?”

I decided yes, lowered expecta-tions always work out in my favor and so now, I’ve decided that my resolution is to do less of every-thing. Since I’m clearly incapable of doing more or better at any-thing, I’m going to work on doing less. I’m going to work fewer hours, study less (if that’s even possible), go out less, stop showering and spend more time in sweats or bet-ter yet, in the nude. Less is more... that’s my new resolution. How can I fail?

Have a great New Years resolution that you want to share with Jillian? Think that she should reconsider the Drive Thru Diet? Tell Jillian atjlevy2@wisc.edu.

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Liberal group upset over UW ties to pollBy Hannah FurfaroThe Daily CarDinal

A liberal communications group is accusing a UW-Madison profes-sor and the conservative think tank he is affiliated with of manipulating poll data.

One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross said polling data compiled by Wisconsin Policy Research Institute regarding support across the state for school vouchers wrongly depicted majority support for such programs.

The particular data in question is part of a poll that looked at politi-cal issues around the state. George Lightbourn, WPRI president, said the most germane data for each issue was presented.

“The numbers are consistent, we didn’t jiggle anything,” he said regarding the data on vouchers.

Lightbourn said that despite being called “conservative” or “right-wing,” WPRI does “peer reviewed legitimate research.”

“If [One Wisconsin Now] had looked at all the results … there are some results in that poll that left-leaning people would find very gratifying.”

Ross said initial data was removed from the final poll presentation, downplaying the lack of overall state

support for vouchers. He said he had early concerns about the affiliation between WPRI and UW-Madison.

“We were suspect about this proj-ect from the beginning because of WPRI’s well known ultra conserva-tive agenda. It is pretty clear they got involved with the University of Wisconsin to try to put a more credible imperator on their biased research,” Ross said.

Ross called on the University of Wisconsin to demand an end to the University’s affiliation with WPRI.

Ken Goldstein, the UW-Madison professor who had methodological control over the polling, said he was paid as a con-sultant by WPRI, which is allowed under his university contract.

“People get emotional in politics. The other crucial point is, you cannot find a survey that released more infor-mation more quickly or more publi-cally than this survey,” he said, noting the online availability of the data.

Goldstein said every part of the polling data on vouchers, includ-ing a questionnaire, cross-tabs and a PowerPoint presentation are openly accessible online.

“[Ross] is basically accusing us of cherry picking, but what he’s doing is cherry picking in the most egregious fashion,” Goldstein said.

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The Towers residence hall on State Street will serve as an apartment building next fall.

Old Middleton Road plans provoke heated discussion

The discussion of renova-tions of Old Middleton Road brought many vocal citizens to the Madison Common Council meeting Tuesday.

The project is in an area that is represented by Council President Pro Tem Mark Clear, District 19. Clear supports the renovations for the road includ-ing plans for an addition of bicycle paths.

The proposed renovations would require the removal of as many as 400 trees. Despite plans to replant new ones, this fact led to a heated discussion.

Many residents of the area surrounding Old Middleton Road voiced their concerns about the plans.

They expressed concern that

the removal of so many trees would not be an improvement to the area. The residents are worried that if trees are removed only for a renovated road to be added that the rustic feel of Old Middleton Road will no longer exist.

Although some residents had concerns, most were open to a renovation of the road, but want alternate plans. Supporters said they hope these plans will include decreasing the amount of trees that will have to be cut down.

Clear explained that a street-tree plan will be developed in the summer to address these issues.

Other renovations discussed included those for Femrite Drive and Marsh Road, as well as assessments for Commercial Avenue Street.

—Maggie DeGroot

state senate passes political campaign finance reform legislation By steven rosenbaumThe Daily CarDinal

The Wisconsin state Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would require interest groups that run political ads in elections to register with the state government.

Currently, political ads that do not endorse a specific can-didate are not regulated by the Government Accountability Board, a state organization that monitors campaign financing.

The aim of the new bill is to limit ads that do not endorse one candidate in particular, but could be viewed as partisan.

Instead of endorsing a candi-date outright, one candidate may be implicated as “for” or “against” the issue in such ads. According to the bill’s supporters, these ads need to be treated like those from specific cam-paigns or political parties and should be regulated by the government.

Julie Laundrie, spokesperson for one of the bill’s sponsors, Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Waunakee, said these issue ads are violating cam-paign finance laws.

“Hundreds of thousands of dol-lars are going into elections that

do not abide by our election laws. This bill makes any ad that is talk-ing about a candidate, election or voting, within the election period, which is 60 days [before the elec-tion date], report to the GAB and they must follow the laws of our state,” Laundrie said.

Opponents of the bill said they think issue ads are not the problem. Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, said the problem with elec-tions is that current laws make contributing to campaigns very dif-ficult. He said organizations some-times resort to running unregulated issue ads.

“There are so many [more] laws right now than there used to be and this is just another bill that restricts what people can do in campaigns. I think it would be better if we open things up more and make it easier to get the campaign funds to the candidates,” Grothman said.

The GAB previously consid-ered enacting similar reforms on its own. According to GAB Public Information Officer Reid Magney, if the new bill becomes law the GAB will not pursue further action.

New GOP candidate Kleefisch enters 2010 race for lieutenant governor

A new Republican candidate for lieutenant governor entered the race Tuesday.

Rebecca Kleefisch, a UW-Madison graduate and for-mer WISN-TV news anchor, said she plans to run her cam-paign on an agenda of “kitchen table common sense.”

In her announcement she said she has a “clear vision” of her role as lieutenant governor and said she will use her experi-ence in marketing to draw jobs to Wisconsin.

“The lieutenant governor is the marketing VP. We need some-

one who understands how to craft compelling, articulate messages for why job creators should come to this state, start up in this state and expand in this state,” she said in a statement.

Kleefisch joins three other Republican candidates in the race including Rep. Brett Davis, R-Oregon, businessman Ben Collins and Superior Mayor Dave Ross.

On the Democratic side, four candidates including state Sen. Spencer Coggs, D-Milwaukee, currently plan to seek the nomination.

state assembly approves texting billA state Assembly bill that

bans texting while driving in Wisconsin now awaits final con-sideration after claiming 89 votes from state Assembly members. Six members voted against the bill.

The bill outlaws composing and send-ing electronic mes-sages while driving, including text mes-sages and e-mails. Under the bill, first-time violations may cost between $100 and $400 and s u b s e q u e n t convict ions within a year may cost between $200 and $800. Exempt ions to the bill include emer-gency vehicles and Global P o s i t i o n i n g System devices.

Current law pro-hibits inattentive driv-

ing of a motor vehicle but does not indicate specific distrac-tive behaviors. Although a ban

on texting and driv-ing was instated last November in Kenosha, state Rep. Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, the author of the bill, said he hopes to see it extended to a state-wide law.

The legislation was initially intro-duced in October 2009 where it was referred to the Committee on

Transportation and amended. The

revised bill aims to take effect July 2010.

—Ashley Davis

for show and are renting for next year.According to the Towers website,

apartments are available for rent on an individual basis, and renters can pay for a room rather than a share of the full apartment rent.

Heikkinen said the Towers are still part of the UW-Madison private hous-ing connection, and Statesider, located next to the Towers, will remain a pri-vate residence hall.

Heikkinen said she hopes the trans-formation into an apartment building will provide more living opportunities for UW-Madison students who choose to live off campus.

“We’re pretty much one of the larg-est buildings on State Street, so it is a good way to give those upperclassmen another option for housing,” she said.

For more information visit theuwtowers.com.

—Kelsey Gunderson

“This country is a country of immigrants, and the Latino immi-grants and immigrants from other countries are just another wave of immigrants,” he said. “It is immoral to be deporting people and splitting families apart. … This issue is about human rights.”

UW-Madison sophomore Noah Weatherton said he attended the event on behalf of his partner, who is an immigrant from Mexico, and he sup-ports equal rights for all immigrants.

“I’m just hoping that other stu-dents will be able to see the number of people we have here and can see that when people organize in masses, things really can change from the ground up,” he said.

Under the DREAM Act, undoc-umented youth must have entered the country before the age of 16 to be eligible.

After its year of work, the Task Force presented its findings to the community in addition to suggested solutions for the current problems.

One suggestion was to have the Vera Institute of Justice organization assist the district attorney’s office.

Described as “the best practice in reducing racial disparities in criminal justice,” the Vera Institute of Justice “helps district attorneys to collect and analyze data about their offices’ struc-tures and processes which they can then use to take corrective action,” according to the Task Force.

Jackson also emphasized the impor-

tance of a driver’s license recovery pro-gram as a way to curb the “revolving door” of repeat offenders.

According to the report, “Ex-offenders returning to the com-munity after prison face great difficulty obtaining stable housing, employment, support, and treatment,” especially if a suspended license prohibits them from driving without fear of re-incarceration.

“Getting them licenses is crucial,” said Jackson. Additionally, increased efforts for community education on how to deal with police encounters are essential in helping the public know what to expect.

“A lot of people don’t speak English,” Jackson said. “Law

enforcement encounters can get lost for understanding.”

Ranging from advancing data collection and analysis techniques to restorative justice measures and com-munity education, the Task Force offered an extensive list of both funded and unfunded options that it hopes to put into action within the year.

Jackson said she is working with city and county officials to implement the recommendations.

“In the meantime, we need for people to step up to the plate and work with the OEO [Office of Equal Opportunity] and look to see how they can contribute,” said Jackson. “This really is a community based effort.”

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Sunday Morning© Puzzles by Pappocom

Ludicrous Linguistics By Celia Donnelly donnelly.celia@gmail.com

Sid and Phil Classic By Alex Lewein alex@sidandphil.com

Ambulance Moonpants By Taylor Nye taylor_e_a@yahoo.co.uk

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

LEAP OF FAITH

ACROSS 1 Either horn of a

crescent moon 5 Certain religious

Jamaican, briefly 10 Slightly open 14 Climactic lead-in 15 Called strikes and

balls 16 Artificial bait 17 Entranced 19 Evangelical’s cry 20 Modicum of color 21 What you might wind

up with 22 Domestic squabble 23 Saws wood 25 Outback offerings 27 Goddess of the

rainbow 29 Cotton sheets 32 Minuteman III or

Peacekeeper 35 Slender, long-legged

African wildcat 39 Vessel for a non-

singles cruise? 40 Deep-pile

Scandinavian rug 41 Foolishness 42 2004 Jamie Foxx

biopic 43 Supply with a staff 44 Alpaca cousins

45 Affliction of the eye 46 It’s just over a foot 48 “___ we forget ...” 50 Looked at 54 “20 Questions”

category 58 Head in a stein 60 Alimony check payees 62 Play ___ in (be

involved with) 63 Decorative needle

case 64 Chinese appetizer 66 Feature of the Earth 67 Emulate Eden’s

serpent 68 Morales in “La

Bamba” 69 Biblical book 70 Reduce drastically 71 Actress Sofer

DOWN 1 Acting ensembles 2 Remove, as a

boutonniere 3 Dictator’s underling? 4 Mayflower passenger 5 Do some massaging 6 Bow-wielding boy 7 Gushes forth (Var.) 8 CIA director under

Clinton and Bush 9 Muddle 10 “Northern Exposure”

setting 11 Auto boost?

12 51, famously 13 Tony-winning musical

of 1996 18 Contemptuous

expression 24 Fiber used in rug-

making 26 With aplomb 28 ___ record (break an

old mark) 30 Airline passenger’s

table 31 Inner Hebrides island 32 “___ la Douce” 33 Blue hue 34 Place for valuables 36 Caribbean quaff 37 Ampule 38 “Adrift: Seventy-Six

Days Lost ___” 41 Decamp 45 Bar accessory 47 Boundaries 49 Fishing line problem 51 Adam, Jerry and Mae 52 Banish 53 Beef casing 55 Antlered animal 56 Haggard hero

Quatermain 57 George Sand novel 58 Crumbly Greek

cheese 59 Pertaining to hearing 61 Has a taste of, as

wine

Answer key available at www.dailycardinal.com

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Charlie and Boomer By Natasha Soglin soglin@wisc.edu

Premonition: In 1950, the first remote control was invented. It was called the “Lazy Bones.”

Evil Bird By Caitlin Kirihara kirihara@wisc.edu

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

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In his 2009 release, Changing Horses, Ben Kweller left the alternative rock world of his early career and made his first venture into country music. While he performs amicably in his new genre, the decision to explore his alter-native country and bluegrass interests has brought Kweller to a crossroads. Will he return to the indie rock that led to his early success or dive deeper into country tradition? The newest release from Kweller, Sawdust Man/Send Me Down the Road, provides a glimpse in the direction Kweller’s career is moving.

Only available as a 45-rpm vinyl record, Sawdust Man/Send Me Down the Road follows up Kweller’s previous release by continuing to embrace his country influences. Side A of the record contains the track “Sawdust Man,” which also appeared on Kweller’s last full album. “Sawdust Man” exemplifies the current transition in Kweller’s artistic direction. The track opens with a piano part that could be from any one of Kweller’s albums, however it is quickly overpowered by that characteristi-cally country twang that has become a staple of Kweller’s recent music.

No matter what genre he performs, what sets Kweller apart is his distinct voice; his vocals stand out with his rootsy style. Some of the quirk that made his other albums so interesting comes through at the end of the track with an oddball voice-over playing in the background. But similar to Kweller’s most recent work, what will really deter-

mine if fans will enjoy the song is if they can accept the new country direction.

On Side B is “Send Me Down the Road,” which, unlike its Side A coun-terpart, is a new single. However, those looking for him to revert back to his old

style will be sorely disap-pointed. “Send Me Down the Road” is as much a country song as anything Kweller has done before. The track shows how deeply Kweller is immers-ing himself into the world of country. The guitar is as twangy as ever, and Kweller begins to adopt a bit of a drawl at points

during the track, showing that the artist is truly into the Nashville spirit that has taken over his sound.

If this record is any indication of where Kweller’s sound is headed, fans hoping for a return to his old indie rock may be disappointed: that return does not seem imminent. Meanwhile, Kweller’s journey into the world of country deserves a listen because of the fresh sound he’s bringing to the genre. But his most recent work is inarguably different from anything he has done before and that is sure to put some listeners off. Although a 45-rpm vinyl release certainly isn’t something that is going to appeal to everyone, as long as the listener comes in with an open mind, both fans of Kweller and alternative country will find something to enjoy about his artistic direction.

A t time of publication, it’s all but completely official: as early as Friday, Conan O’Brien will be removed as

the host of “The Tonight Show” on NBC. He makes room for former host Jay Leno, who could find no love for his new show or giant chin in prime time.

There are a myriad of explanations of the sad decision available in the media–Conan’s sup-posedly slumping ratings, angry NBC affiliates demanding that Leno air his ratings-poisoning humor after local news programming or the flowering bromance between the billionaire comedian and top NBC exec Dick Ebersol. However, if we examine the history here, we see a grand conspiracy against Leno working behind the scenes of entire late-night blow-up.

1992: NBC chooses Jay Leno over David Letterman as the new host of “The Tonight Show,” igniting an embittered feud. A year later, Letterman leaves “The Late Show” for a new show on CBS to compete with Leno’s Tonight Show. Conan takes up hosting duties in Letterman’s place on “Late Night.”

2004: Conan threatens to jump to another network if he isn’t promised a better timeslot in the near future. NBC compromises by twisting Jay’s arm into retiring in five years, handing host duties on “The Tonight Show” to the gangly redhead in 2009. Generation Y rejoices.

February 2009: Conan steps down. Jimmy Fallon is slotted to replace him, but only those who enjoy sketch comedians laughing uncon-trollably during sketches are excited.

May 2009: Jay finally steps down. Conan appears as a guest so Jay can pass the torch. Not pictured is the pair wrestling over the actual torch during commercial break.

September 2009: Amidst fears that Leno’s continued popularity could mean a competing show for the “Tonight Show” after Jay’s “retire-ment,” NBC compromises by giving Jay a prime

time slot nearly identical to his “Tonight Show” format. The show first airs a week before Conan assumes hosting the “The Tonight Show.”

January 2010: Four months into the arrangement, NBC execs announce that neither show is performing as expected. NBC’s solution: Move “The Tonight Show” to 11:00 for the first time since its inception, giving Jay a half hour before Conan to attract the baby boomers, then letting Conan pull in the 18-24 set afterward. Conan balked and refused to move his show, setting him on his current track to exit NBC altogether, likely for a new show on a to-be-determined network. Leno is presumed to take back “The Tonight Show” as soon as February.

And for a glorious week, late-night TV erupted into seething hatred as the public feud between Conan and NBC led every host to take satirical aim at one another. Conan blasted NBC execs for being morons. Leno blasted Conan for being a whiner. Letterman relished in backlash at Leno and NBC. Jimmy Kimmel stole a moment in the squabble by performing an entire show in a Leno impression. When Leno attempted to retaliate by having Kimmel on “The Jay Leno Show,” Kimmel proceeded to rip Jay to shreds on stage. And all the while, ratings for all the late night shows exploded, with Conan’s show in particular finally (and ironically) rising to ratings expectations.

NBC has known it all along–Leno may be big, but berating and trashing him on air is big-ger. This week was only the beginning: Leno’s return to “The Tonight Show” will be marked by a triumphant walk on stage, only to be beaten to death by Conan on air. Emmy judges, make sure you are watching.

Yup, NBC has been engineering a brilliant conspiracy to sell ad time during the public beating of Jay Leno for quite some time. Or maybe they make terrible decisions and just screwed up royal. Only time will tell.

All kidding aside, Leno has plenty of fans, and good for them. But there’s a special place in hell for those who support Jay Leno ousting Coco from “The Tonight Show.” If you can send a retort, send it to mriechers@wisc.edu.

Failing to ‘Revolt’ against conventions

NBC knows ‘Leno Show’ must die

Kweller moves comfortably to country on new release

MARK RIECHERSjumping the mark

Sawdust Man/Send Me Down the Road

Ben Kweller

ALBUM REVIEW

By Meg AndersonTHE DAILY CARDINAL

If a movie sells itself as the coming-of-age tale of an awkward teenage boy obsessively trying to lose his virginity, it had better offer an interesting twist on this tired and overused plot. “Youth in Revolt,” directed by Miguel Arteta, attempts to put a quirky and original spin on the overdone, panicky, adolescent quest for sex, wherever it can be found.

The film opens by introducing Nick Twisp (Michael Cera) as a hopelessly pretentious 16-year-old with one mission: to lose his vir-ginity as soon as possible. Twisp is caught in his own mediocre middle-America existence when what he really longs for is a life of classi-cal poetry and vinyl records. His divorced and promiscuous parents seem to represent both what he hopes to avoid, an ordinary life, and what he wants most, a sex life that extends well beyond the pages of magazines.

The plot starts to roll when Twisp takes a vacation with his mother (Jean Smart) and her live-in boyfriend, played disgustingly perfectly by the plump and furry Zach Galifianakis. While away, Twisp meets Sheeni Saunders (Portia Doubleday), a confident girl whose obsession with obscure foreign films and all things French seems to align perfectly with his own affected interests. Naturally, he falls for the girl, but after he is threatened by her dazzling boyfriend, he decides it is time for a change in his life. In enters Francois Dillinger, Twisp’s outrageously rebellious alter ego, also played by Cera, who swag-gers about with a crusty, prepubescent moustache and a smoking habit. The movie then follows Twisp and Dillinger along as they wreak havoc in an attempt to impress Saunders.

Youth in Revolt certainly has its moments of hilarity. The supporting cast is

filled with accomplished comedians. Fred Willard stands out as a neighbor harbor-ing illegal immigrants, and Ray Liotta is hilariously creepy in his cameo as the cop who comforts Twisp’s mother by staying the night.

The relationship between Cera’s char-acter and the girl he is violently pursuing also has promising comedic spark. When the two first connect in a duel of coun-terculture obscurity, their self-conscious sophisticated acts are a riot for any of us who read Kerouac too early or religiously update their Facebook music to reflect the best of indie pop.

However, there are too few of these sharp and observant moments. The film is mainly filled with juvenile, easy jokes and worn-out ideas. Cera, who essentially plays the same character in everything he is in, awkward yet endearing, seems to finally be at the end of his creative rope. Cera stands out in the ensemble casts of his past work in movies like “Juno” and the television series “Arrested Development,” but in “Youth in Revolt,” his classic act feels strained and exhausted.

“Youth in Revolt” is amusing enough to keep you entertained for its 90-minute running time, but if you go in expect-ing more than a movie that’s essentially “American Pie” meets “Superbad,” com-plete with recycled jokes and gimmicks, look elsewhere.

Twisp is caught in his own mediocre middle-America existence when what he really longs for is a life of classical

poetry and vinyl records.

The film is mainly filled with juvenile, easy jokes

and worn-out ideas.

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As shown in ‘Youth in Revolt,’ Michael Cera’s awkward but lovable demeanor in his characters is becoming more awkward and less lovable with excruciating repetition.

Cera, who essentially plays the same character in everything he is in, awkward yet endearing, seems to finally be at the

end of his creative rope.

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labs must adhere to ethical standards

After New Year’s it was revealed that Federal ani-mal welfare inspectors

who visited UW in December found twenty violations on cam-pus. Violations included dogs that did not receive adequate veterinary care despite vomit-ing and failing to produce urine and unsanitary operating rooms. Amidst an uproar over the eth-ics of animal research and an argument about whether or not UW should be participating in animal research, focus has drift-ed from what really plagues the UW animal research programs, namely a lack of oversight.

UW has the second largest animal research program of its kind in the country, relying heav-ily on animals to advance progress in a myriad of fi elds. Right now there are approximately 100,000 or more animals participating in some 1,200 research studies at over 50 locations. The size and breadth of UW’s animal research is huge. Participating species include not only the ubiquitous mouse, but also chickens, pigs, dogs and of course the ever con-troversial primates.

Given the size of UW’s ani-mal research program it comes as no surprise that violations occur. It seems unlikely that every research study is policed and each principle investigator, or head researcher, is moni-tored to ensure proper animal treatment. As the UW animal research program is most likely here to stay, the campus commu-nity and the state of Wisconsin must demand higher standards

for the treatment of research animals. But high standards mean little if oversight and enforcement of animal research regulations is lax.

If there is something to take away from the joint federal investigation, it is that UW needs to improve the orga-nization and oversight of its animal research programs. UW should be motivated to do so by the 200-300 million federal dollars received every year for animal research.

Currently there are six oversight committees on cam-pus of which one, the All Campus Animal Care and Use Committee, can overrule the five other committees. The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare wants UW to restruc-ture these committees and the oversight process in order to both prevent animal violations from occurring and to quickly identify and address violations when they do occur.

The issue here is not about the condition of the animals at the time of inspection. OLAW, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, stated in a letter to Dr. William S. Mellon, Interim Associate Dean for Research Policy, on December 18 that the inspection “found all the animals examined to be in good condition.” UW needs to address the largely adminis-trative based issues that effect the animal research on cam-pus. An improvement in over-sight will reduce instances of inadequate veterinary care and ensure the consideration of and use of less painful procedures on research animals and ben-efit the program as a whole. While the university’s large ani-mal research program can make oversight challenging, UW must work to ensure adequate over-sight or face losing both public support for animal research and Federal funding.

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W isconsin may end up being the only state in the union that

fails to adopt the changes in IRA conversion law made by the federal Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (TIPRA). The law removes the adjusted gross income limitation on people who want to convert their traditional IRAs to Roth IRAs (it was previously $100,000). Traditional IRAs allow contribu-tions of untaxed income but dis-bursements on them are taxed and are required starting at age seventy and a half. Roth IRA contribu-tions have already been taxed but do not tax disbursements and do not ever mandate them (this is significant in terms of estate plan-ning because the money could continue to grow tax free over the lifetime of a beneficiary, unlike with traditional IRAs). It gets much more complicated than this for individual situations but in general, a person would want to convert to a Roth IRA if he or she anticipated being at a higher tax rate in the future than today.

To convert a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, a person would be required to pay taxes on the amount they are converting (since it has not been taxed previously). That person would have the option to pay those taxes over either one or two years. But if Wisconsin does not adopt the federal law, that same person, assuming he or she has an Adjusted gross income over $100,000, would have to pay an additional early disbursement penalty of 3.3 percent on the initial conversion, and would then have to pay a 2 percent penalty on it for the current year and each subse-quent year the money was actually in the Roth IRA.

Adoption of this law was orig-inally part of Governor Doyle’s

budget but it was removed because the legislature was concerned about a Revenue Department report that showed Wisconsin losing a com-bined $3 million in 2011 and 2012 as a result of it. Since then, however, that estimate has been revised to show that the state would actually gain almost that much in revenue over those years. This revenue boost would be the result of effectively collecting the taxes on the money from the tra-ditional IRAs (those that would be converted) over a two year time period as opposed to collecting them annually on the income that money would otherwise have been earning. At a crucial fi scal time like this, Wisconsin cannot afford to lose out on revenue.

But the state would not only be losing out on current revenue by not adopting this law. According to a poll of the Wisconsin Institute of Certifi ed Public Accountants (CPAs), a fair portion of the CPAs will advise their clients (those with adjusted gross incomes over $100,000) to move to another state in order to make this conversion if they are set on doing it. For higher income taxpayers, the potential tax savings from a move this drastic may well be worth the hassle. If Wisconsin cannot afford lost revenue, it most certainly cannot afford to have an exodus of higher income people with retirement aspirations.

On the surface, this may not seem to be a signifi cant issue to the typical

college student. However, that is a nar-row, short sighted viewpoint for two reasons. First, if Wisconsin is going to continue as a going concern, driving its higher income citizens away is not going to be a viable strategy. Second, all college students intend to graduate at some point and as young members of the work force, issues like this one will suddenly be very relevant. Something is being done about this.

State Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, has introduced Senate Bill 416, which will bring Wisconsin up to speed on the TIPRA changes. There are already several co-spon-sors from both sides of the aisle. You can help by fi nding out where your State Senator stands on this issue and making sure he or she knows your position on this issue. A por-tion of our legislature seems to have been convinced that this would go unnoticed. It is up to the people of Wisconsin to make it clear to them that this is not the case.

Ben Turpin is a junior major-ing in psychology. We welcome all feedback. Please send responses to opinion@dailycardinal.com.

Change needed in IRA laws to secure revenues

BEN TURPINopinion columnist

At a crucial fi scal time like this, Wisconsin cannot afford to lose

out on revenue.

The campus community must demand higher standards for

treatment of research animals.

100,000-The estimated number of animals that are currently being experimented on across campus.

20-The number of violations that UW was cited for during the recent inspection of research facilities.

$25,000,000-The amount of money spent on animal care by the university per year.

Source: The Wisconsin State Journal

Numbers don’t lie:Animal research on campus

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E veryone has heard of the idea of separation of church and state. Well now I’m pro-

posing a new one: the separation of church and sports.

How many times after a game have you heard an exchange resem-bling this one?

Reporter: Hey how was your team able to run the ball so well today to secure the win?

Player: Well fi rst and foremost, I want to thank God for allowing me to succeed today and giving our team this huge victory.

Interviews in sports are fi lled with so much irrelevant dribble and so many mind-numbing clichés, most fans might just let conversations such as that one slip by without a second thought. But if one thinks about what the implications of statements such as those one really are, he would realize proclamations like that one have no place in sports because of how foolish, insulting, illogical and hypocritical (I could go on) it is to associate God with sports.

First off, if you’re an athlete talk-ing after a game about how God helped you accomplish challenges such as catching a ball, making a

tackle or winning a game, such refer-ences don’t make sense, and just make you sound like a moron. What if during a sportswriting job interview the interviewer compliments me on a particular sports page I print, and asks me how I accomplished this, only for me to reply that the major factor in publishing a well-done sports page involved God. How do you think the interviewer would look at me after I answered the question like that? What do you think the chances are that I’m getting that job?

So I think one could agree answer-ing a question in that manner doesn’t make one sound too smart. But ath-letes are often making comments that don’t make them sound like the brightest humans, so this may not be the worst type of comment to make, at least on this level.

What truly agitates me about using God to credit yourself and your team for playing well is that it insults the players around you. When thanking God for your performance or the out-come of a game, you’re consciously giving credit to God, while uncon-sciously removing acknowledgement from your teammates. If a running back has a good game, it means that his offensive line is opening space for him to run, his quarterback is getting the ball to him well in passing situa-tions and his coaching staff are pushing the right buttons with play calling. Those are general reasons why a run-ning back has success, thus thanking

a spiritual being and not referring to your teammates is insulting.

Going back to my fantastic jour-nalism example, if I believe I turn out a good sports page, it’s because my co-editor, my writers and a number of other people in the staff worked hard to help me accomplish the task. Those are the people I would thank if someone asked me why I performed well; not God.

Thanking God for a well-played game not only insults a player’s team-mates, but it insults the other team. The implication you’re making here, when thanking God for allowing you to win a game, is that God did not want the other team to win the game. Why would God want to Colts to beat the Ravens in the NFL Playoffs? When an athlete says something like that, it just sounds bizarre, unreason-able and hypocritical.

If only a select number of indi-viduals referenced God when talking to the media, I would let it go. But for whatever reason, a huge portion of players have strong ties to their reli-gious communities, and feel a need to bring their religious views into public discourse, when all fans want to do is watch them talk about sports.

So I hope when athletes are asked about a game, they think about their teammates, their coaches and their opponents. Not God.

Little does Scott know, God has the secret to an unstoppable jump shot. Let him know at kellogg2@wisc.edu.

Players: thank your teammates, not your God

“Manny Harris is maybe as good as a guard as there is in the country,” Close said. Close added that fully containing Harris may be impossible, and the key is simply not to let him completely take over the game.

Harris possesses similar traits to Ohio State junior forward Evan Turner; a long, athletic player who can affect the game with his scoring, rebounding and passing ability. Wisconsin recognizes the resemblance, and is even using it as advantage when preparing for the Wolverines.

“Match-up wise we don’t have to change anything at all,” senior guard Jason Bohannon said.

Alongside Harris is another scoring threat, senior forward DeShawn Sims. Sims is second on the team, scoring 16.9 points per

game, and grabs a team-high 7.3 rebounds per game.

“Sims in a terrifi c interior player with a lot of quickness,” Close said.

Michigan may look to exploit Leuer’s absence when the Wolverines have the ball by feeding the 6'8" Sims the ball down low.

Against the Buckeyes, Wisconsin jacked up 26 3-point attempts, clearly getting away from an inside attack without Leuer. But The Badgers may look inside more against Michigan with the Wolverines tendency to play three or more guards.

“I feel like it’s going to be a track meet, but we’re going to have to slow them down and get the ball into the post more than we did against Ohio State,” senior guard Trevon Hughes said.

The contest tips off at 7:30 p.m., and can be seen on the Big Ten Network.

at the Hall of Fame. But while my belief that ste-

roid users should never be voted into Cooperstown was not changed by McGwire’s admission, I was forced to reconsider whether Rose is deserving of the Hall of Fame.

After all, both men violated some of the fundamental pieces of base-ball law—Rose by betting on games and McGwire by taking perfor-mance-enhancing drugs—and now both have admitted to it. Clearly, then, if you judge them by the same standard there is no way to argue that Rose deserves the Hall over McGwire or vice versa.

Obviously Pete Rose wasn’t pro-pelled to 4,256 hits because he bet on baseball, but the fact that he gambled on games he was involved in runs afoul of the MLB’s most strict and clear rule. If the gatekeep-ers of the Hall of Fame, the Baseball Writers Association of America, will not let admitted or alleged steroid users in, there is no way for any of them to argue that Rose deserves

induction as well. To say Rose should be voted in

because he owned up to his crimes and apologized, but that players like McGwire should be left out is unfair. Rose and McGwire’s apologies can never undo the embarrassment that their controversies cost the league, and neither one of them—nor anyone else who bet on baseball or used steroids deserves a place in Cooperstown.

So as you reminisce over baseball’s biggest stories of the 2000s, spare a thought for Pete Rose and one of the game’s classic controversies. What he did in the 1980s was just as appall-ing then as steroid use is to us now, and as fans we must realize that it is wrong to enforce a law that is more cruel to some than others for essen-tially the same crime.

Pete Rose will probably never be enshrined in baseball’s most sacred monument and, as hard as it once was to admit, that is just the way it should be.

Should Pete Rose be allowed into the Hall of Fame? What about steroid users? Share your thoughts with Nico at savidgewilki@dailycardinal.com.

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just to know that we fi nally did it after three weeks of being there,” Ramage said.

The win was especially sweet for the captain Stepan, the tour-nament’s leading scorer, who said that just taking part in the event was a dream come true.

“It’s an honor to begin with, just to wear the jersey, to have a letter on your chest is even better,” he said. “You’ve just got to try to do your best to fi ll the shoes of the guy who had it before you.”

When Stepan, Ramage and

Gardiner returned to the team after the World Juniors, the three Badgers—as well as assistant coach Mike Osiecki—did so with the memory of a thrilling fi nish and amazing tournament.

As his career moves forward, Stepan said that gold medal game will stick with him. Asked to pick his favorite moment, he could not decide between Carlson’s goal, hoisting the trophy or watching the American fl ag rise.

“All three of those,” Stepan said. “I don’t think I could get a favorite one, but I think all three of them will be way up on my list for a long time.”

John Ramage, Derek Stepan and Jake Gardiner joined assistant coach Mike Osiecki at the World Juniors in Saskatchewan.

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UW looks to continue home court advantageBy Scott KelloggTHE DAILY CARDINAL

After producing mixed results on the road last week and playing its first two games without injured junior forward Jon Leuer, No. 19 Wisconsin returns home for a two-game stretch, beginning tonight against Michigan.

The Badgers battled Northwestern last Wednesday for a hard-earned victory, then fell to Ohio State last Saturday as they trek on without their most valu-able big man.

“We’ve done some good things and we’ve done some bad things [since Leuer’s injury],” junior forward Keaton Nankivil said. “Obviously our results in the game reflect that with a win and a loss. It’s going to be a work in progress because that’s a big piece to lose.”

Many may look to Nankivil, now Wisconsin’s only true starting big man, to pick up the slack from Leuer’s absence. Without his fellow forward last week, Nankivil aver-aged 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.

“I know that I need to step my game up, but putting pressure on yourself really doesn’t get you anywhere,” Nankivil said. “Adding that pressure to yourself sometimes complicates things.”

While Leuer’s return remains far off in the distance, the Badgers can at least take com-fort in the fact that they return to action in Madison tonight, where they have not lost once this season, a major reason they remain in the upper half of the conference standings.

“You’re a little more comfort-able [at home] and you got your own fans and things like that,”

assistant coach Gary Close said. “We’ve done a good job playing at home, and that’s important. If you’re going to stay in the race you can’t afford any bumps at all at home.”

Nankivil also looks forward to a couple of home games, espe-cially with the players returning to classes this week.

“It’s always nice to play at home, especially as tough as the conference is this year,” Nankivil said “Also the first week of school, to not be on the road makes a big difference.”

When Wisconsin takes the court

at the Kohl Center tonight, it could be facing a confident Wolverine squad, with Michigan entering tonight’s game on the heels of a win over then-No. 15 Connecticut.

The Wolverines (3-2 Big Ten, 10-7 overall) started the 2009-’10 season slowly, particularly losing their Big Ten opener to 8-9 Indiana.

Still, Michigan is a dangerous team on offense, and it starts with junior guard Manny Harris, who leads the Wolverines with 19.6 points per game.

Keaton Nankivil is one of the “big men” Wisconsin will rely on as the team rebounds from the loss of Jon Leuer, out since Jan. 9.

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If there is no room for steroid users in Hall of Fame, there should not be any for Rose

W ith all of the decade retrospectives that went on last month, I

started wondering about what the biggest sports controversies were of the past ten years.

For any baseball fan, the obvi-ous answer is steroids—there was no bigger black eye in a decade filled with them than the still-endless string of past and present heroes brought before grand juries and Congress, forced to admit that the moments that captivated so many fans were acts of fraud.

Think of baseball’s most mem-orable moments from 2000-2009 and what comes to mind? Luiz Gonzalez’s World Series-winning bloop hit against Mariano Rivera in the 2001 World Series? The Boston Red Sox claiming their first world championship since 1918? How about Rafael Palmeiro wag-ging his finger at Congress or Mark

McGwire stubbornly refusing to “talk about the past” at the same hearing?

With the memories of the ste-roid controversy still fresh and many baseball fans looking for a distraction, it might make some nostalgic for another of baseball’s most enduring debates: that over Pete Rose, and whether he should be allowed into the Hall of Fame.

Now the debate over one issue could be crossing over into the decades-old fight about the other, and it could be bad news for baseball’s all-time hits king.

Because of the record he holds, Pete Rose’s defenders have long argued that he belongs in the Hall of Fame despite the lifetime ban he received from Commissioner Bart Giamatti in 1989. When he admit-ted to betting on games a few years ago many analysts argued that by coming clean, Rose now deserved a spot in Cooperstown, although the chances of this ever happening are now nearly nonexistent.

But McGwire’s recent steroid admission does not seem to make him any more likely to be voted into the Hall of Fame and has

forced Rose’s proponents – myself included – to reevaluate their stance on his induction. After all, if Rose can come clean and deserve to enter the Hall of Fame, surely McGwire has earned the same right with his admission.

I should explain that, until McGwire confirmed what every-one else already knew and admit-ted to using performance-enhanc-ing drugs last week, I believed that Rose should be allowed into the Hall of Fame but that steroid users like McGwire should not.

I’m what some people call a “baseball purist” because I abhor the past and continued use of ste-roids in baseball. (That is a moniker I have since dropped as it is unfor-tunately associated with 70-year-old men who wax poetic about Fenway Park and decry the use of video scoreboards and night games). Regardless of the term for my opin-ion, what McGwire admitted to doing and countless other baseball heroes are accused of doing is unac-ceptable and no one who cheated their way there should be enshrined

NICO SAVIDGEsavidge nation

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Derek Stepan raises the trophy he and Team USA won after an overtime victory against Canada in the 2010 World Junior Championships.

Thrilling finish sends Badgers home with goldBy Nico SavidgeTHE DAILY CARDINAL

It sounds like the script from a Hollywood movie: after a heart-breaking loss to Canada a few days earlier, the U.S. national hockey team scored a game-win-ning overtime goal to upset the host country, silence a hostile crowd and earn the gold medal.

But for three Wisconsin men’s hockey players—sophomore forward Derek Stepan, sopho-more defenseman Jake Gardiner and freshman defenseman John Ramage—that is the dream they lived at the International Ice Hockey Federation’s 2010 World Junior Championships.

Four minutes into overtime of the tournament’s gold medal game, Canada caught the U.S. on an odd-man rush, forcing goaltender Jack Campbell to make a critical save. The rebound bounced out to Wisconsin freshman defender John Ramage and he dished the puck to Washington Capitals prospect John Carlson, who was heading up the ice.

Wisconsin sophomore forward and Team USA captain Derek Stepan said the game turned in an instant, describing the fast-paced play that won the U.S. its first World Juniors gold medal since 2004.

“I remember seeing Jack Campbell come up with a big save, and I just remember taking off, going ‘I’m going to go the other way and if he can get me the puck we’re in good shape,’” Stepan said. “Then I saw that John Carlson was with me and I knew that, as soon as he opened up, I was like, ‘he’s going to shoot this.’ I was thinking to myself, ‘shoot, shoot, shoot!’”

“So he shot it, and it went in and then after that it was kind of a blur

for the next five minutes or so.”Flanked by Ramage and

Stepan, Carlson streaked into the Canadian zone with a three-on-one advantage and fired the game win-ner past Canadian goalie Martin Jones. Team USA streamed from its bench and mobbed Carlson; minutes later Stepan accepted the tournament’s trophy and the Americans accepted their med-als and watched their flag rise at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

What made Carlson’s goal even more remarkable was that he wasn’t even looking at the goal he scored on. Carlson, who currently plays for the Hershey Bears of the AHL, beat Jones by faking a pass to Stepan as they skated toward the goal, and only looked at his target once he had already shot.

“He never looked at the net, not once – he was looking at me the whole time,” Stepan said of Carlson’s goal. “It was a great shot, exactly where it needed to be.”

Ramage and Stepan both said its ending made the game, which saw Canada come back from a two-goal deficit late in the third period, an instant classic and the stuff of legends.

“It was an unbelievable feeling

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“It was an unbelievable feeling just to know that we finally did

it after three weeks of being there.”

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