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Feature on Robbie and to Madison Bryce Boyd Walker, Barrett debate benefits of proposed rail line Women's soccer loses to the University of Texas, 4-3 By Mike La Count for the race here in Wisconsin News Editor echoes that heard on the na­ [email protected] tional stage. Whether you're at a fringe | page 9 Barrett rally or a Walker shindig, The gubernatorial race is jobs, fiscal responsibility, health rounding the last corner and care and education will be the Interview with heading for the final stretch, cornerstones of conversation. Milwaukee's Ragadors with just four weeks left before Both men, if elected, aim to the Nov. 2 election. Walker and pursue many of the same goals Barrett have shifted into high differing ideologically in how gear and are frequently mak­ to get there. Both have talked ing stops across the state, do­ about creating jobs, balancing ing what they can to sway voters Wisconsin's budget and improv- into their respective camps. A lot of the political rhetoric See TRACKS page 5 The Milwaukee Intermodal Station. Post photo by Sierra Riesberg Residency rules at UWM a possibility UWM tries Tribute to Jim Henson

By Tom Swieciak Editorial | page 19 Asst. News Editor to keep ties [email protected] Reasons why voters •** As of right now, 10 of the UW to students should choose Feingold ". -^f\^.. System's 13 four-year campuses have instituted a "residency re­ By Mike La Count quirement." The only UW schools News Editor Ending homophobia in listed without residency require­ [email protected] America ments are the UW-Madison, UW- Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee. There is a lot of talk amongst A residency requirement dic­ the administration, faculty and tates that incoming students staff at UW-Milwaukee about must live in university dorms in growing the university both in ply did not graduate. order to attend the university. size and influence, as is the goal Another important However, should outgoing of any major research institute. number to consider is Chancellor Carlos Santiago's vi­ Rhetoric which does not arise UWM's student retention sion be fulfilled, UWM will no as frequently is the success rate rate. In 2007, 72 percent longer be on that list. With the of the students who attend said of full-time and 42 per­ addition of the new Cambridge institution. cent of part-time students Commons on North Avenue, Retention and graduation rates remained from the previ­ and the potential of turning the have been an area of great focus ous year. newly purchased Columbia St. at UWM for the last six years. UWM serves, for many Mary's Hospital complex into When one compares the statis­ students, as a "gateway" dormitories, Santiago noted that tics between UWM and other school. Students may be­ UWM has enough space to house members of the UW System there gin their college career at all incoming freshmen at UWM. is a noticeable disparity. UWM but after their first "We now have sufficient uni­ A common statistic univer­ year or so transfer. Forty- versity housing to provide beds sities use to determine student three percent graduated to all incoming new freshmen," success is the graduation rate does not mean 57 percent Santiago said during his farewell after six years enrolled. UWM's of UWM freshman fail to plenary address. "And it is time current six-year graduation rate get a college degree; many for us to institute a residency is 43 percent. What this num­ of them just may do so at requirement, similar to others in ber means is that after six years another college. the UW System, for UWM fresh­ only 43 percent of freshmen By comparing this num­ men to live in a university-run leave school with a diploma from ber with other universities facility." UWM. in the UW System it can be Director of University This number can be mislead­ put into context. In 2009 Housing Scott Peak noted that ing and hard to interpret because UWM's student population the requirement has not been it doesn't factor in transfers. If a was about 25,239. The implemented beyond Santiago's student transfers and graduates next closest UW School is from another college it will ap­ UW^Milwaukee's four residence halls. Post photos by Sierra Riesberg See REQUIREMENT page 5 pear, by this stat, that they sim- See RETENTION page 6 2 Octobers 2010 News The UWM Post

uwMrOSt Monday, Oct. 4 Kids, don't smoke that The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will perform at Alterra on Humboldt at 7 Milwaukee aldermen have been working to Editor in Chief Editorial Editor Business Manager p.m. The event is part of their coffeehouse ban the sale, use and possession of synthetic Kurt Raether Jackie Dreyer Simon Bouwman concert series. pot. K2, Cloud 9 and Spice are some brands of a new incense being sold at head shops around News Editor Production Editor Advertising Manager Mike La Count Josh Evert Stephanie Fisher Wednesday, Oct. 6 Milwaukee. The incense, if smoked, can produce many of the effects of marijuana. Last week The UW-Milwaukee Benefits and Asst. News Editors Multimedia Editor Account Executive the Milwaukee Common Council's Public Safety Wellness Fair will take place in Wisconsin Tom Swieciak Sierra Riesberg Joey Morgan Committee unanimously recommended an or­ Room from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This Zach Erdmann dinance should be passed banning its use in Puzzle Editor Advertising Designer is chance for UWM employees to speak Milwaukee. The Journal Sentinel reported it will Special Projects Editor Jonas Wittke Kim Sullivan to representatives from the benefit pro­ likely be discussed at the Common Council meet­ Jonathan Anderson grams offered by the university. Chief Copy Editor Distribution ing Oct. 12. Lindsey Millard Patrick Quast Fringe Editor Thursday, Oct. 7 Jacob Schneider Asst. Copy Editors Alek Shumaker Sarah Hanneken Enjoy the sights and sounds of Jam Ak A bigger and better Asst. Fringe Editors Board of Directors Jam perform traditional African Dance. Caitlin PenzeyMoog Trapper Schoepp Kurt Raether The group features authentic African Lambeau? Michael Ray Derek De Vinney Simon Bouwman dance, drumming, costume and choreog­ Mark Murphy, president and CEO of the Green Josh Evert raphy. The performance will be held in the Bay Packers, is looking into the feasibility and Sports Editor Web Editor Tim Prahl Kim Sullivan Union Wisconsin Room at 8 p.m. effect of adding 10,000 seats to Lambeau Field. Kody Schafer An economic report showing the impact Packer Tim Prahl Asst. Sports Editor Friday, Oct. 8 games have on Brown County revealed Lambeau Jeremy Lubus Henry Rollins, a musician, comedian, generates $12.3 million for the county per game. activist and actor, will be at the Peck Projections claim an additional 10,000 seats could increase that number by $1.7 million. 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In his message The UWM Post is written and edited by students of the University of Wiscon­ dressed dog and most creative display of he acknowledges more people are killed by cli­ sin - Milwaukee and they are solely responsible for its editorial policy and Panther spirit, as well as one for the most mate change than wars. The tape's authenticity content. The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is not liable for debts in­ fly stroller. Participants can register online has not yet been confirmed. curred by the publisher. The UWM Post is not an official publication of UWM. at http://www.uwm.edu/pantherprowl. The UWM Post is a student organization at UWM. The UWM Student Association Senate Playing children pay the meeting will be held in the Union Fireside Fisher-Price The First Amendment Lounge at 6 p.m. After numerous injuries in the U.S. and Canada Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of to toddlers, Fisher-Price is recalling over 11 mil­ religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging lion products. The recall includes a variety of the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the toys, high chairs and tricycles. The high chairs people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government had pegs which caused cuts to the legs of chil­ for a redress of grievances. dren; in some cases the injuries required stitches. On October 10 at 3:45 a.m. A Robbery A number of inflatable balls were recalled after with force occurred at 3062 N. Cramer. being deemed a choking hazard. One model of Suspect approached victim and demanded tricycle which featured an imitation ignition key her purse that contained credit card and in front of the seat was reported to have caused cash. Suspect fled southbound and got genital bleeding for some girls. The UWM Post 3 into a small sedan type vehicle. Suspect is a member of: U-WIRE is described as black male 20 to 25 years El 5'9" to 5'10" 150 to 170 pounds, wearing black pants and shirt. Milwaukee Police are investigating this incident

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Atomic * Oakland & Locust Open 7 days: IV. on-Sat 10-9 Sun 12-8 i 10% off ENTIRE PURCHASE with this coupon! Expires Oct. 15th uwmpost.com News October 4,2010 3 Profile on Senator Nick Kadulski Know thy government erything someone offers me, What is one goal you I gave it the time of day and have for your time as a decided it'd be kind of neat. representative? By Zach Erdmann So, I came in and asked what Kadulski: Coming into this se­ Asst. News Editor it would be like, and I guess I mester, I would have thought [email protected] did well on the interview and my goal was doing things in got on there. SAC that have never been done During the Sept. 26 Student before. This online [grant appli­ Association Senate meet­ How do you represent cation] process has never been ing, Senator and Senate your constituents? done, doing a new grant type Appropriation Committee (SAC) Kadulski: That's something that's never been done, bylaws Chair Nick Kadulski abruptly I take pride in. I discovered that didn't exist until I got in walked out during discussion [the Post website], and I think there. But I'll tell you what; I of a bill regarding policies [the comments section] is an­ don't think that's gonna be it... implemented by the Student other way to hear what stu­ I want to go into [the Senate Activities Office. Kadulski's de­ dents are saying. I don't know Finance Committee (SFC)] and parture, followed by another who they are when I talk to I want to convince everybody I don't like to play politics. Post photo by Sierra Riesberg Senator, left the Senate un­ them. Just the other day an is­ to kinda drop their opinions I'm a business-oriented guy, able to continue without quo­ sue was brought up through and ... really go into that pro­ straight to the point. I'm hon­ rum. The Post sat down with [the Post's website]. But re­ cess with an open mind and est, here all the time, and I just of us don't. Maybe they under­ Kadulski to discuss his role in ally ... I'm very involved in the come out agreeing... I think it's want to make sure everything stand something in a way that the SA and his reason for leav­ Black and Gold Committee for more beneficial to the entity... I do gets done right. we don't understand it. Maybe ing the meeting. the Lubar School of Business. if the Senate can trust that they're right. So guess what? I'm involved in the Student the Senators on SFC did their You walked out of the We're gonna wait one more How did you Investment Club, Beta Alpha work, and it can go through Senate Meeting last week (Sept. week and then we'll pass it. get involved in SA? Psi, and then I started my own right away ... I'm gonna try to 26), when a highly anticipated And if that person still objects, Nick Kadulski: It just started student org to go along with lead the way with a lot of mo­ bill hit the floor. Why? it doesn't matter. I think ma­ with me getting really in­ the Business Scholars pro­ tions, and really explain to ev­ Kadulski: I supported the jority puts it through. But at volved with student organi­ gram, and that's going well, it's erybody, 'Well, this is why I [Campus Life Commitment least we have that time to think zations. I was in the business coming together. ... But at the feel this way.' So maybe if I led Act] ... I feel like [Student about'it. ... If you take some of school, but 1 wanted to learn same time, representing SAC the way, they could follow and Association President] Travis this legislation and put it on about other things and learn - I don't want to just act like we can actually have some rea­ [Romero-Boeck] was doing the a budget item, basically all it outside of the classroom, so I'm representing the Business sonable numbers and some­ right thing with that bill. We does is it get around that rule I started joining some busi­ School at that role, because thing we all can agree with in also came up with these great that we set up for good reason ness school student orgs. I I'm representing everyone. I've the end. rules governing how legisla­ ... I didn't walk out to break met [former Vice President] built up a network there and tion gets through the Senate. If quorum ... I didn't want to be Michael Zahorik at the Student people know I'm a Senator, so Why should anyone care there's an objection to legisla­ part of setting a precedent. Investment Club, and he was when they have an issue or a about what you do? tion, it's tabled. And the great running for the Vice President concern, there's a way it can Kadulski: With me, they know thing about that is, maybe The next SA Senate meeting is spot. I didn't pay much atten­ get to me. And I think that's they can get things straight - that one person - even if it is Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. in the Union tion to it until he was looking worked out pretty good. they can get a straight answer. only one person - maybe they Fireside Lounge and is open to to hire a treasurer, and like ev­ I'm not a big fan of politics. know something that the rest the public.

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other point Walker is skeptical cost $3,740.00. Additionally, the out that student's who live in TRACKS about. REQUIREMENT newly constructed Cambridge dormitories tend to be more in­ Continued from page 1 "For that $810 million, the Continued from page 1 Commons offers a "double up­ volved, and as a result, increase federal government said that grade" for $7,100 to those stu­ the university retention rates. will create 55 permanent jobs," dents in double rooms. "It is interesting when you ing education. said Walker. "If you do the comments. These charges are prior to the look at students who live off cam­ However, there are some math, that is more than $14.5 "It was only his comment, payment of any university meal pus," Duce said. "It might only be distinct wedge issues that re­ million per job. I don't think by and that's something that's been plans, which range between a couple blocks but they have the veal real differences between any measure that is a good use brought up," Peak said. "It has not $2,668 and $3,800 per academic same tendencies that commuter the candidates. One of the of tax payers' money." been started or initiated yet from year. Students living in Sandburg students do because they just lit­ most controversial matters Instead, Walker has been our department. There's consid­ Hall's East Tower, or Cambridge erally come to campus for class is the proposed Amtrak ex­ vocal about the idea of using erable amount of conversation Commons, must pay an adminis­ and then go back. When students tension. Since Wisconsin won that money to pay for other or discussion that would need to trative fee of $1,334 per academic live in the residence hall they a bid for $810 million to ex­ areas of Wisconsin transporta­ take place before we would be year if they do not choose a meal are more engaged in activities tend the high-speed rail line tion, such as road and bridge able to implement." plan. All students utilizing hous­ they get to know their faculty. from Milwaukee to Madison, repair. The UW Board of Regents sets ing must pay an additional $38 They are going to be on campus there has been a lot said "Now there is two options ... the requirements concerning res­ fee per academic year. and will have a higher retention about its actualization by both one is to send it back, but I don't idency, as well as the possibilities Incoming freshmen not ex­ rate." Republicans and Democrats. think that is our only option," of exceptions. According to the empted from a new residency re­ When asked if students would Barrett talked about the sig­ said Walker. "If you look back UW Help website, the residency quirement would be required to be able to have a say in the mat­ nificant impact this issue will in 1998, Tommy Thompson requirements apply to students pay at least $3,778 for university ter before its enforcement, Peak have on the outcome of the was faced with a similar cir­ who, generally, are freshmen and housing and, at most, $10,938. was quick to note that student election when he visited UW- cumstance. He had $241 mil­ sophomores. The current rules This is prior to the payment of feedback was necessary for such Milwaukee in late September. lion that was sitting back from state that if a student does not university tuition, which cur­ an implementation. "I think from Scott Walker's 1991 in the East-West corridor live in the home of a parent or rently stands at $4,075.63 per "Definitely," Peak said. "Right standpoint, he would like this that was supposed to be used legal guardian within approxi­ semester for a full-time on-cam- now, for the typical freshmen/ [high-speed rail] to be the de­ for some sort of a light rail mately 40 miles of campus, that pus student. So, with a residency sophomore class, we have about, fining issue of this campaign," system. Tommy Thompson student must live in a university- requirement, at the very least possibly, 4,000 beds and, you said Barrett. "I think in a sense went to Congress with some operated residence hall. Students students would pay $12,370.21 know, if you were to take a sig­ it is." members from Wisconsin and who are 21 years or older, or have for one full academic year as a nificant, a very significant num­ The gubernatorial candi­ got them to change it and it been out of high school for at freshman, after the addition of ber, consider the freshman class dates have been making state­ was in part used to fund the least two years, can be exempted the mandatory and fixed student is roughly 4,000 - it's a little bit ments left and right about the Marquette Interchange." from the rules. fees of $440.95. For those stu­ less this year, but lets say roughly rail system since early 2010. Walker's opponents "That concept, the residency, dents who choose Cambridge 4,000 on average. You're now Back in February, Walker have called these ideas is already a requirement that, it's Commons or Sandburg Halls limiting the beds left for sopho­ said he was not against the disingenuous. a UW system requirement that all East Tower the total comes to mores, and there's a substantial idea of building a train but ex­ "Scott Walker knows the freshmen, you know, live on cam­ $13,704.21. number of students that want to pressed concern about the op­ $800 million that is commit­ pus," Peak said. "But it has a his­ In the event that tuition or come back for a second year [in erating costs. ted to this high-speed rail tory here at UWM because we've housing prices on campus would the dorms]. So the students have In the Milwaukee Journal can be used for one thing and never had enough space to put not increase, if UWM instituted to be definitely at the table in this Sentinel, Walker was quoted one thing only, and that is that requirement into execution a residency requirement similar conversation." saying he could see supporting high-speed rail," said Barrett. because we haven't had enough to other UW campuses, requiring Duce echoed Peak's assess­ the train "if there was a model "He says he is going to have power to. The concept around both freshman and sophomore ment, and added that students that could be shown where it Congress change that, and he what the chancellor was saying year be spent in campus hous­ who live on campus are likely was self-sufficient, where the knows that is never going to before he left, was now that we ing, a student would pay at least to do better academically as a operating costs were covered happen." have enough power to, you know, $24,740.42 for the first two years result. by the users ... There's no ap­ With a 2016 deadline, we can consider it because it's a of college. "There are a lot of factors to petite for a tax increase." this money will not be sit­ system policy." Hypothetically, a full-time consider, so clearly the director The $810 million in federal ting idly as was the case for Regardless of any possible freshman student who commutes of housing will look at that," Duce money will pay for the con­ Thompson. Construction on exceptions, such a requirement from home only pays the univer­ said. "I think the data almost al­ struction of the rail. The pas­ the Milwaukee-Madison line would be abigchange for UWM stu­ sity $8,151.26. This means that ways shows students who live in senger cars were purchased will have already begun by dents. Single rooms in Sandburg the university is losing out on the residence halls are going to in 2009 for $47 million. This the end of 2010. According to and Purin Halls range between $4,218.95 per new commuting be more successful because they money came from a $122 mil­ the Wisconsin Department of $5,170 and $6,490 per academic freshman every academic year have more access to resources. lion bonding authority ap­ Transportation's financial plan, year. Double rooms in all UWM the residency requirement is not We always want as many students proved by the Wisconsin state $57 million worth of work will housing range between $4,310 in place. as possible to live on campus. We legislature for rail passen­ have been done by the time the and $6,100 and triple rooms, Student Success Program just want to make sure that it is ger route development. This next governor takes office. available only in Sandburg Halls, Coordinator Kerri Duce pointed accessible for everyone." money was also used to pur­ If Wisconsin does not fol­ chase the Amtrak Station in low through on the construc­ Milwaukee in 2007. tion of the rail, that money There is currently $72.5 will come out of Wisconsin's million remaining which could pocket rather than the federal be used to cover additional grant. Members from Doyle's costs if construction of the administration who helped se­ UNION DEBATE SERIES PRESENTS Milwaukee-Madison line were cure the grant doubt Congress to run over $810 million. will be willing to let Wisconsin IMMIGRATION LAWS IN THE U.S. However, this still leaves spend it differently. unanswered questions regard­ Wisconsin beat out other ing the operating costs for states petitioning for the same the train once it is running. railroad grant. Some of the The federal grant stipulates other contenders were Ohio, that the train must be carry­ California and Florida. Barrett ing passengers by Jan. 1, 2016. believes that if Wisconsin At this point, the train will ei­ chooses not to build the rail­ Tuesday, October 12, 2010 ther need to be self-funded way, Congress will just offer 7pm • UWM Ballroom or receive subsidy. It is over the money to the next name 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd. the idea of needing subsidiza­ on the list. tion that Walker is expressing "They keep telling this big lie (Campus level) concern. that they can take this money Barrett, on the other hand, and use it on roads, and you sees the rail line as a catalyst can't," State Transportation Secretary Frank Busalacchi for economic growth. The long- Dan Stein Enrique Moron es term plan for rail fans is to said in the Journal Sentinel in continue to forge the rail line September. "If we don't spend farther across the Midwest. it, it's going to go to other The Union Debate Series seeks to promote scholarly discourse that "I think it is important for states for high-speed rail, not focuses ou local, national and global topics. The country continues to economic development. I think for [Wisconsin] roads." discuss the number of undocumented immigrants who live and work Regardless of what will hap­ people are failing to look at in the United States. Dan Stein of FAIR and Enrique Morones of it as part of a network in the pen with the grant money, if Midwest that was advanced Wisconsin builds no railroad, Border Angels take on this tough issue. by Republican Gov. Tommy either Barrett or Walker will Thompson in the 1990s. He face some train-related finan­ was sort of the godfather of cial hurdle as governor. Walker For more information about event and ticket distribution, contact all of this. It is not Madison will need to come up with the to Milwaukee, it is Chicago to money to cover construction Union Sociocultural Programming, 414-229-6998. UNIVERSITY.. WISCONSIN Milwaukee to Madison to La already done. Barrett will have mWmmm^^ TOMlLWAUKii Crosse and then on to the Twin to make sure operating costs Cities," said Barrett. for the new Amtrak line can Along with this argument be managed. Barrett touts job creation, an­ BBS

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Brothers reunited by UWM soccer glory, or even better? If you mary, looks downfield to his Andy ReicTs new take a look at his career statis­ favorite target, Jackson (318 plan working tics, he had only played four receiving yards in 10 quar­ full seasons before his Eagle ters), and gets points on the out perfectly stint. In those four years, he board. It's no question why eclipsed 2,500 passing yards Reid has chosen Vick over once and the "running" quar­ Kolb. Not only has Vick ex­ By Shawn Kumar terback averaged slightly over celled and shown the Eagles Staff Writer 800 yards rushing with an aw­ are formidable contenders [email protected] ful 77.1 passer rating. in the NFC, but according to Comparing the teams Vick Reid, Vick has "matured" and After our beloved Clay had to play with back then to shown "growth." Matthews knocked out Kevin now is laughable. His Atlanta Wasn't it just months ago Kolb from his professional team had a very weak offen­ that Vick fled the scene af­ startingdebutasaPhiladelphia sive line, his favorite target ter someone at his party was Eagle, no one imagined it was a guy more famous for shot? A lot of people may still would be the start of another his bizarre name rather than look back at his dog fighting Michael Vick era. Even fewer, his talent (Alge Crumpler), charges and say he does not including Head Coach Andy and the entire offense was deserve what he is getting. Reid, thought it would actu­ based around Vick's legs. The fact of the matter is Vick MIUWAUK1I ally last more than one game. In contrast, the Eagles have did his time. He was punished After game one Reid told the a young, solid offensive line and it's time we move on. I media, "Kolb is still our quar­ led by Winston Justice and Vick is allowed to win back terback; if he is healthy he Pro-Bowler Jason Peters. The America like most other ath­ 19 will play." Two weeks have receiving core is extremely letes do after they commit or since passed and Kolb looks fast, athletic and young with are accused of a crime (i.e. pretty healthy with the clip­ DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Kobe Bryant and Ray Lewis). By Tim Prahl Post photo by Sierra Riesberg board on the sideline. Maclin and Brent Celek, along Maybe Reid's analysis of Sports Editor In the 10 quarters since with the very promising Vick's "maturity" means a bet­ [email protected] to restore its old luster and the Vick has taken over the LeSean McCoy in the back- ter chance to help the Eagles proud tradition of UWM soccer." Eagles, the team has scored field. All these players fit win than Kolb. After all, Reid's Standing side by side, you'd Thus far, it's been a pretty 80 points while allowing only Reid's coaching philosophy job is to get wins and get to the never guess it. They don't share successful homecoming for both 49. Vick has thrown for 720 perfectly, and it's not one di­ play-offs, especially after get­ the same dorky haircut like Eli the young men. yards and six touchdowns mensional, with Vick as the ting rid of his right-hand man and Peyton Manning. They don't Robbie has started all 10 along with 170 rushing yards main threat. Perhaps that's Donovan McNabb. He needs share the same build like Tiki games for the Panthers, playing and another score with zero why Vick has excelled as the to show he is not incompe­ and Ronde Barber. Heck, they 877 minutes and scoring one turnovers, as of week three. quarterback for the Eagles. tent and does have some good don't even play the same posi­ goal. At the same time Vick has the This system has allowed him judgment. Winning with Vick tion like the famous tennis tan­ Bryce started the season on second-highest quarterback to actually make plays and would be the ultimate victory. dem Mike and Bob Bryan. the bench but earned the start­ rating behind only Peyton share the ball. Let's see if Vick can truly show "We're two years different ing job in net by his perfor­ Manning. Vick uses his legs now as a America that he is not only in age, different in height, we mance in practice, according to Is Vick back to his former second option instead of pri­ back, but better than ever. barely look the same, play dif­ Whalley. Since taking over, the ferent positions, we're pretty older brother has given up 9 different in a lot of ways," UW- goals in 6 matches, two of which Milwaukee men's soccer player were penalty kicks - regarded as Bryce Boyd said. nearly impossible to stop. Bryce, the 6-foot-2-inch 21- "In fact, [Robbie's] first goal year-old, uses his bigger frame all started with me," Bryce said. and long arms as the last line "I passed it to Ryan Whitehead of defense as he plays keeper who passed it Robbie, and he for the Panthers this season. did the rest." Robbie, Bryce's 5-foot-7-inch 19- The rest was an impressive year-old brother, uses his speed individual effort that involved Image courtesy of nytimes.com and agility as the first line of taking on numerous defenders offense. down the sideline and into the While both are making quite corner, beating said defenders an impact midway through the off the end line and sending a season this year, neither was a shot to the far post for a golden part of the program last year goal against Valparaiso. Hooked by the Longhorns as they both initially received Panther fans undoubtedly scholarships to schools out hope that play was a sign of Women's soccer loses heartbreaker the attack beating what coach west. things to come, and there's more Moynihan described as "about "We had both been recruited evidence to that than just this By Tim Prahl Hagen started off the scor­ six defenders," and scored on by UWM initially," Bryce said. year's overtime winner. Sports Editor ing with her eighth goal of a rebounded first shot. "We both went to Marquette High Robbie, who was described as [email protected] the season in the 13th minute Second, it she is now tied and had been to plenty of UWM- a "little blur" by Bryce, scored a of the game. Texas answered with Lisa Krzykowski as the Marquette rivalry games so we goal in the state final in 2008 at The UW-Milwaukee wom­ back a minute later and the all-time leading goal scorer in knew how special the program storied Marquette High School to en's soccer team wrapped up game went into halftime knot­ UWM history with 57. had been in the past." give the Hilltoppers their 21st their non-conference schedule ted up at one. "It's a great accomplishment But the Mequon natives were state championship. Friday night in heartbreaking From that point on scor­ and honor," Hagen said of the both pulled in by the traditions While the boys joke that they fashion as they fell 4-3 to the ing was at a premium as Texas feat. "I really couldn't have and warmer climates of sunny were a little nervous about liv­ University of Texas. scored in the 65th minute, but done it without my teammates California. After three years in ing just a short trip down 1-43 It was a battle of goal scor­ sophomore Demi Price evened [all three years]. It's something San Francisco for Bryce and one from Mom and Dad, they both ers as UWM junior Sarah Hagen the game back up just 11 min­ I knew I was going to approach, year in Santa Barbara for Robbie, said they love being back home netted two and assisted on an­ utes later. but I don't want to settle. I'm both decided to try their game a where it all started. other, while UT sophomore Cummins scored her third going to try to score as many little closer to home. And despite the fact that one Kristin Cummins recorded the goal in the 78th minute, but goals as I can." "It all just kind of fell to­ is the shortest person on the first hat trickagainst Milwaukee UWM answered right back as That shouldn't be too hard gether," Bryce said. "I decided team and plays up front and the in nearly three years. Hagen scored her ninth of the as the Panthers get back into early to transfer to UWM and other is the third-tallest Panther Despite the scoring bar­ year with just over six minutes league play where Hagen has [Robbie] decided late to leave and plays on the back line, both rage by the Panthers, it wasn't remaining in regulation. had a majority of her goals. UCSB and he didn't really know individuals have helped bring enough as the Longhorns found Unfortunately for Panther Milwaukee returns home where he wanted to go so I had quite a buzz back to UWM. the back on the net in the 99th fans, Texas got the last laugh for their first true home games him talk to [Head] Coach [Chris] Said Bryce, "At the end of the minute to hand Milwaukee it's as junior Lucy Keith scored a of the season this weekend Whalley." day we still love to play soccer, fourth loss of the season. golden goal for UT nine min­ as the Engelmann Field con­ "After the old coaches left, we we love being part of the team, "It's a tough one to lose," utes into the first overtime. struction is finally complete. were kind of intrigued by the and we just respect each other UWM Head Coach Michael The second goal by Hagen The Panthers host Valparaiso idea of helping change the mo­ and have fun with it." Moynihan said after the game. was an impressive one for two Friday night at 7 p.m. and mentum of the program back "I thought we had it." reasons. First, she spearheaded Butler Sunday at 1 p.m. 8 October 4,2010 Sports The UWM Post

Post photo by Sierra Riesberg Blocking out the competition this season has been the Panthers front line dominates Valpo, Loyola Panthers impressive front line. They were critical in By Jeremy Lubus end to make it close but it their win over Valpo as well Asst. Sports Editor wasn't enough. as Loyola. Friday night the II •PUSS Saves You [email protected] "It feels good to be back Panthers had 16 blocks and home," said Panthers Head added 12 more on Saturday. The pressure has been on Coach Susie Johnson. "This is the best block­ Time and Cash the Milwaukee Panthers wom­ Natalie Schmitting lead ing team we have ever had en's volleyball team since the way with 14 kills Friday at UWM," said Johnson. "The they were picked to win the night and Kerri Schuh added whole match we are focusing Horizon League once again. 10 kills as well. on it and working on it be­ The Milwaukee County Transit System is your chauffeur After surviving a scare from Saturday afternoon was a cause we know it is a differ­ and it's already paid for. U*PA$S gives you unlimited Valparaiso Friday night, the little less dramatic but that is ence maker." rides and all you have to do is pick it up. Panthers knocked off Loyola the way Johnson will take it The Panthers have a stretch Saturday afternoon to remain as her team took care of the to separate themselves in With 1>PAS$, you don't pay high gas prices, deal with atop the conference with Ramblers. Burg, who had 36 the Horizon League as they parking on campus, road construction or congestion. much help from their front assists Friday night, led the play seven of their next eight Plus, the bike racks on all MCTS buses give you another line. way again with an impressive matches at home. way to be environmentally friendly. UWM beat Valpo 19-25, 25- 49 assists against Loyola. "We definitely need to play 13, 25-22, 19-25, 15-13 and Berg was efficient and better but this is a great start," NEW! All UBUS routes have evening service Monday Loyola 25-19, 25-19, 21-25, 25- Morgan Potter is showing ev­ said Johnson. through Thursday. 21 to improve to 5-0 in league eryone she can fill the shoes The pair of wins brings play. at libero. Milwaukee's record to over Pick it un Valpo forced a fifth set "She [Potter] has really de­ .500 at 8-7 overall. The when they broke open a 16-16 veloped into a great player Panthers travel to UIC on All IKPASS distribution will take place any weekday tie with five-straight points to over this past year," said Tuesday before returning at the Parking & Transit Office on the ground floor win the fourth set 25-19. The Johnson. "If she doesn't get home this weekend to host Butler on Saturday and Wright of the Union. HOURS: Monday through Wednesday, Panthers rallied to take the that first dig she knows ex­ fifth set 15-13. Valpo scored actly what to do." State on Sunday. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. three-straight points at the The big difference so far Starting Thursday, September 9, U^PASS will be avail­ able for pickup during regular posted business hours. Save even more Another mixed weekend Get coupons and discount tickets from these partners when you pick up your U^PASS. for men's soccer

By Tim Prahl we came out so flat, it's re­ draw when Milwaukee sprung L IDUMKIN- Sports Editor ally difficult to put a finger on offense midway through [email protected] on it," UWM Head Coach Chris the second overtime. Whalley told uwmpanthers. Junior Ross Van Osdol This is starting to be a com. "We passed the ball rea­ lofted a ball to the far post reoccurring theme for the sonably well at times, pos­ where senior Peter Sanger's UW-Milwaukee men's soccer sessed it, but ultimately we centering touch found fresh­ team. made a couple of mistakes man Jordan Record who bur­ In a pair of games, the in the game that cost us. But ied the close-range shot for Panthers looked like two dif­ shots don't win games - goals the golden goal. ferent teams at times in a loss win games - and our finishing "I am really pleased and to the University of Detroit and just isn't good enough." really proud of the lads and K\ a thrilling win over Cleveland Traveling to Cleveland on the character they showed State University. Sunday to take on the Vikings, today," Whalley said. "After In Friday's game at Detroit, Milwaukee was going against playing poorly on Friday, the UWM came out flat in the first a strong opponent that hadn't character and confidence they half and quickly fell down two lost a home match in 17 games, showed was great today. I feel goals. Despite playing remark­ a streak that spanned over two we got what we deserved with ably better in the second half, years. the way we played today." and receiving a goal by junior The Panthers showed sig­ Sunday's win improves the defenseman Tony Maxey in nificant improvement from team record to 3-5-2 overall :.••' •'••'". the 73rd minute, the Panthers Friday, but neither team could and 2-2-0 in Horizon League could never dig themselves crack the opposing defense as play. The men return home in To check out the special offers and to find out where to . out of their early hole and fell the game was scoreless through a battle for the Chancellor's your U*PASS, go to RtdeMCTS.com or call 414-344-6711. 2-1. regulation. It appeared fans Cup Saturday as they play host "I really don't know why were destined to a scoreless to Green Bay. a 10 October 4,2010 fringe The UWM Post Words with a liar Henry Rollins talks about North Korea, "Sons of Anarchy" and the Tea Party Movement. Monday & Wednesday $4 Pitchers Lite & High Life $3 Bombs Jackie Dreyer the [Democratic People's Republic "Sons of Anarchy." What was Editorial Editor of Korea]. I had a feeling that this it like playing that role, and $1 Sloppy Joe Sliders [email protected] was the kind of thing that I was did it affect you personally? going to be hearing, but I had no Rollins: It was work, and I took Wednesday Henry Rollins is a man of idea that it was going to be so it. I had a great time working many hats. Musician, writer, extreme. The more time I spent with such a talented group of $7.50 Dollys Famous Pasta UamSpm spoken-word performer and ac­ there, the more I came to the con­ people and being part of some­ tivist are all appropriate labels, clusion that North Korea is what thing I knew was going to be re­ Tuesday & Thursday but they only scratch the surface conservatives in America are ally good. Beyond that, it had no of the breadth that is Rollins' ca­ shooting for: a mass labor pool, effect on me. I would go in, do my $6 Pitchers Riverwest Stein $3 Som ds pabilities. Undoubtedly most ready to work their fingers to the thing, get back into my Subaru Tuesday: $1.50 Taco^ famous for his role as lead vo­ bone for next to nothing and no and head back to the pad. It's not calist of Black Flag (1981-1986), unions to challenge the power like I hated myself or had some Rollins wouldn't find his calling of the free market. The press is kind of massive emotional con­ Friday — as a spoken-word performer un­ completely controlled, no one flict. It's Hollywood - it's lines on <"*"? -ir_ r. , r- til the mid-'80s, releasing 15 al­ challenges authority, and mili­ paper and nothing more. Doesn't $/./b Fish Fr bums on his own label, "2.13.61," tary and law enforcement are in­ mean you can't hit it hard in the since 1985. distinguishable. If they had their moment, but it's nothing to take Though Rollins has penned a way, this is what America would home and ruin your weekend f 0SZ /tf Van Buren Strtm. number of books (10 to be exact), look like. Sprinkle the country over - not for me, anyway. (414)276-1975 three in particular - commonly with statues of Jesus Christ and referred to as the Black Coffee Ronald Reagan, and you have Within the past 10 years, Blues trilogy - are his most in- Tom De Lay's little slice of heaven. you started working in broad­ demand product, often touted as All this was going through my cast radio, which seems like "classic Rollins." mind when I was being propa­ a direct contrast from being a These days, Rollins writes gandized to death every waking musician. What was it like mak­ ThJSbst a weekly music column for LA moment I was there. I have never ing that switch, and will you IHISTORICWIEI Weekly and a blog for Vanity Fair been anywhere like North Korea, ever go back to making music? WLEGENDARVPfUFOBHASCESi called "Straight Talk Espresso." besides maybe Dallas. Hey now! Rollins: Actually, I have been do­ Rollins took the time to discuss ing radio shows for many years. some pressing matters with The UWM isn't the first univer­ In the '80s, I would substitute for UWM Post prior to his upcoming sity or college that you've spo­ people at local college stations appearance. ken at. If you were "Professor or take over an hour on some THE TEH. ioai Rollins," what book would you show. The station I am at now, World travel seems require all students to read? KCRW, is where I learned a lot to be a passion of yours. What Rollins: I don't think I could re­ of technique from a tremendous recent destination has been the quire them to do anything, lest a DJ named Deirdre O'Donoghue. most eye-opening? parent brings a lawsuit. I would I learned it all from her. She passed away years ago. It's still WtTH SPECIAL GUESTS Henry Rollins: My recent visit ask that they perhaps read Naomi DELPHIC & THE HUNDRED IN THE HANDS to North Korea was one of the Klein's The Shock Doctrine, and a heavy thing to be sitting in that most different travel experiences the last three Chalmers Johnson room all these years later in the I have ever had. They don't have books are worthwhile to a young same place where I learned from a god - they have Kim Il-sung. American about to go out into her. I miss her a lot. I like the Statues and images of the Great the world. job. When I am off the road, it's Leader are everywhere. My tour my favorite night of the week. It's guides told me stories of all the You played a white-su­ a great things Kim Il-sung did for premacist on season two of FX's See ROLLINS page 18 IRON *" Infinite Arms. Playing a range of indie rock Farm Aid 25: Growing that often borders on alt-coun­ WINE try, Band of Horses have al­ pLussPECtAisitEST HEIDi SPENCER hope for America ready harnessed the arena rock sound on record, but their com­ bination of expansive guitar 35,000 attend Farm Aid 25 at Miller Park layering sound and Bridwell's haunting vocals is definitely By Jacob Schneider farm awareness. worthy of stadium status. fringe Editor As expected, Farm Aid By the time the first of [email protected] founder and president, Willie the "four headliners" (Dave i&iMgvkM vvuvy* ~-._4: $w ««»_#•• Nelson kicked off the music Matthews) was set to play, at­ AN EVENING WITH With a lineup as star-stud­ portion of the day's festivi­ tendance had swelled notice­ ded and diverse as Saturday's ties just after noon with his ably, almost to capacity. It was Farm Aid 25 benefit at Miller own rendition of "The Lord's clear that a large contingent of DAVID Park, it's easy to forget that the Prayer." DMB fans had come to witness annual event is more than just Waukesha natives, the their solemn leader and his pal, a concert; it's an attempt at an Bodeans rocked a short early Tim Reynolds, give some old SEDARIS agricultural revolution. afternoon set. Wasting no time Dave Matthews Band tunes the Founding members, Willie on any deep cuts, the local stripped down acoustic treat­ Nelson, Neil Young and John outfit stayed true to its '90s ment. Even for someone who Mellencamp, along with Dave roots by playing fans favor­ has never seen Dave Matthews Matthews (board member since ites "Fadeaway" and "Closer perform in any capacity, it was 2001), have helped raise over to Free." While they sounded a treat to witness the rapport $37 million to keep family as good as they did in their between these two as they farms in business since the in­ heyday, appearance wise it played without the rest of the augural Farm Aid was held in was clear that ample time has usual jam band ensemble. 1985. passed since "Party of Five" Matthews, a seasoned per­ PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS HERE WE GO MAGIC And while it's somewhat ruled the airwaves. former seemed to keep the FRIDAY OCTOSEf. 22 • TURNER surprising that it took twenty- Shortly after 3 p.m. Band of crowd engaged with what can five years for Farm Aid to make Horses performed what could best be described as spastic its way to the Dairy State - es­ arguably be considered the yelping during the crescendo pecially considering that over best set of the day. After open­ of one song. This is most likely BLONDE 97 percent of Wisconsin farms ing with "Is There a Ghost," a signature "Dave move" that REDHEAD are family owned, making our the title track from 2007's his fans have grown to know 1V.JL.X-/1. XMmmfA JUL-/ state an glowing example of Cease to Begin, lead singer, and love, but to the novice lis­ WITH SPECIAL CUES! PANTHA DU PRINCE $18 SATURDAY OCTOBER 23 * TURNER what Farm Aid represents - it Ben Bridwell joked, "This next tener, it was downright creepy. was an honor and a privilege song has more than seven lyr­ Luckily, Reynolds wicked gui­ for Miller Park to showcase the ics, I promise," then proceeded tar licks made up for Matthew's facebook.com tv.itter.com I PABSTTHEATER.0R6 : storied event as it celebrated to play "Compliments," the jan- /PabstTheater /PabstTheater 414.286.36630000 a quarter century of spreading gly single,from thejr latest LP, See FARM AID page 18 &

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to the struggle that I've experi­ Is it ever a burden being enced as the blues. tagged as a bluesy roots band? Ragadors sing the blues Hall: Definitely. People tag us The blues genre is often as a blues-rock band by reputa­ associated with loss and de­ tion I guess, which is fine. As I spair, but some players may said, the blues is the music that Milwaukee quartet to release first full-length album find the craft to be more of a kills me, so I'm going to play it positive, remedial experience. until I find something else. But By Trapper Schoepp ate a familiar sonic landscape. cal structure? What is your process? I don't consider us a straight Asst. fringe Editor Lead singer Ben Hall spoke Ben Hall: A lot of the songs Hall: I don't sit and revise my blues band. I don't know what [email protected] with the Post about the blues came out of my relationship words. I usually flow words we are, but there's something and his band's new record. with my wife of four years. The onto a page when I'm sitting else going on. The Ragadors will celebrate lyrics evoke some traditional and meditating on an emotion. the release of their debut full- Blackinkyswells is themes, but that's only be­ Then, I go through and sing Lastly, where does your length album, blackinkyswells, filled with conflicted relation­ cause blues and folk music was lines that grab me, often just music fit within the rest of the at Club Garibaldi Oct. 8. The 11- ship narratives. Were the lyrics what tied my heart to the idea using all the words as I wrote Milwaukee music scene? track collection merges bluesy inspired by personal realities, of writing and playing music in them the first time. The times I Hall: 91.7 WMSE is a deli- instrumentation, poppy hooks or was the subject matter just the first place. No other genre feel most motivated to write are ciously dirty proponent of the and confessional lyrics to cre­ more appropriate for blues lyri­ as a whole speaks so directly usually when I feel I have no­ Milwaukee music scene, and where else to go. Perhaps that's they've encouraged bands to my subconscious reaching out get real and just play the music. for hope. I think Milwaukee loves its grit and its dirt, whatever form it's UWMPOSC emm MOMAM torn* m*m~wwi In the last decade, blues in. And sure, Milwaukee could WILUS FREEMAN MALKOVICH PAHr has seen a resurgence in popu­ support its local music more, larity with bands such as The but I've also found it to be a INVITE YOU White Stripes and The Black beautiful place to create and Keys. Where do you imagine play some rock and roll. this type of music will be at in the future? ADVANCE Hall: Though many of those bands' records are very pro­ SCREENING duced, they still keep the es­ sence of what it sounds like to Stop by the hear a band play songs, which is all I'm interested in. You defi­ UWM Student Union nitely won't see a dude with a Monday, October 4, laptop on stage with us. I think many others ... are beginning to 2200 i Kenwood Blvd Suite SG80 want to hear the real business, Milwaukee, Wl 53201 which is not smoothing over all the screw-ups and out-of-tune for your chance to parts. You know, just play the win a pass for two damn song. to the special advance screening of STILL ARMED STILL DANGEROUS. STILL GOT IT RED on Wednesday, October 6.

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gets sidelined. Something worth more atten­ The Social Networktio n than the film allows is the Gordon Gekko hacker worldview. To the college board, Zuckerberg admits that he simply sought to uncover "some poignant, timely pretty gaping holes in [their] sys­ growing stale By Graham Marlowe tance. It's as if all of the anecdotal tem," not to revolutionize com­ Staff Writer recall between Zuckerberg and munication. Even the angel in­ [email protected] co-founding best friend Eduardo vestors involved have trouble Saverin (played by Andrew picturing a website in which voy­ Wall Street should have stayed asleep "They don't have roads Garfield) becomes meaningless eurism and background checks in Bosnia, but they have in a film that defines itself long hold equal weight. By Casey Buchanan cee, Winnie, (Carey Mulligan, Facebook." before its ending. Throughout this mess, our Staff Writer Public Enemies, An Education) Lines like this form the stark At its heart, the film is a sharp perception of the Facebook team [email protected] that he has been working with and dramatic basis of Columbia dialogue between social con­ morphs from skepticism to gut­ her father, who is trying to get Pictures' The Social Network, nect and disconnect mixed with tural jealousy rather quickly. By Director Oliver Stone who is close to her in exchange for in­ a new film from David Fincher a handful of well-placed punch the end of the film, we have lit­ best known for such anti-estab­ sider information. His goal is (Seven, Fight Club, Zodiac) that lines. The fast editing style of tle sympathy for any of them, as lishment hits as Platoon and JFK, to raise enough money to pay follows the growth of Facebook the film adds an Ivy League the audience finds itself in utter gives his take on the 2008 finan­ for alternative energy research. in all its misguided glory. glamour to the college experi­ sorrow while the world's young­ cial crisis by putting it in the per­ Gordon warns Jacob that the Aaron Sorkin (A Few Good, ence, as hazing and drunken est billionaires finally turn off spective of one of his most pop­ market is going to crash soon Men, The West Wing) adapted his debauchery create a slow-burn­ the cameras. The film concludes ular characters from the 1980s and that he needs to take his screenplay from Ben Mezrich's ing backdrop that deceives in its with an experiential stillness - Gordon Gecko. In Wall Street: fiancee and walk away from the nonfiction novel The Accidental nostalgic relatability. usually reserved for high-octane Money Never Sleeps, the sequel whole program or be destroyed. Billionaires (2009), and as the These scenes initially feel like concerts, as its false feel-good to the hit 1987 film Wall Street, Naturally, Jacob sees only dollar film progresses viewers' under­ comedic extras (including a hi­ ending parallels a collective re­ Stone^showcases the many ways signs and ignores him. stand why this is important - larious bit where then-Harvard alization of time stolen by the in which corporate America has Stone, in his first ever sequel, particularly in the portrayal of President Larry Summers dis­ website. gotten out of control. draws too heavily on the previ­ characters. misses a theft accusation from Zuckerberg originally built The main character, Gordon ous film, which became a sym­ If you've read anything about Olympian twins Cameron and Facebook on the idea of exclusiv­ Gecko (Michael Douglas), has bol for 1980s excess, and the the characters' real lives, it be­ Tyler Winklevoss), but their pres­ ity, but it's now so ingrained in gotten out of jail and is warn­ idea simply does not fare well in comes obvious within the first ence is a smart, comedic cop-out our daily lives that we sometimes ing Wall Street that it happened a modern day setting. The mind­ twenty minutes that Facebook that offsets the inherent sadness forget it's there. Consequently, to him in the '80s, and it's go­ set in the 1980s was that the cofounder Mark Zuckerberg's of the story. In this way, much of those who've unplugged pose ab­ ing to happen again. In true Wall stock market was a place where unlikability is at least some­ the film's laughter - specifically surd risks to their social lives. Street fashion, no one listens. In an average scrub could come what caricatured. In fact, it's Justin Timberlake's portrayal of "Inventing a job is better than a break from the previous film, off the street and make millions likely that viewers see more of Napster's Sean Parker - comes finding one," says a defense law­ Gecko plays the anti-hero in­ of dollars in a few months. In Sorkin himself, as he shapes the at the expense of chilling social yer near the end. As we trudge stead of the antagonist, using the modern age of government Facebook founder with a level of commentary. through the Great Recession, age as the reason he can no lon­ bailouts and big business tax pompous condescension that is All the while, it comes as no this is an even more depressing ger be part of the money game. cuts, the Wall Street crowd is unconvincingly his own. surprise that Saverin is painted inference. Perhaps the film's di­ He gains the trust of his soon no longer considered a hip part However, Jesse Eisenberg in a favorable, almost innocent rectors attempt to say that greed to be son-in-law, Jacob (Shia of American lifestyle. Gecko (Adventureland) does not stray light (After all, he consulted the can lose its flavor, but instead LaBeouf), by giving him tips of serves as a warning for the au­ far from himself in his role, and book it's based upon.). But as one hears the echo chamber of the trade in order to gain access dience as a way of saying, "Hey! for this reason the film's ad­ Silicon Valley takes over, we see status updates as they exit the to his estranged daughter. herence to factual evidence (or Saverin as a "good" guy, despite theater. Jacob does not tell his fian­ See WALL STREET page 17 Mezrich's novel) loses impor­ how his financial input gradually 14 October 4,2010 fringe The UWM Post Serving the Of Muppets and mortality of children's educational pro­ Celebrating the life of Jim Henson gramming around. It's easy to see why children fell in love highest bidder By Michael Ray college, assembling five-min­ with the characters five days a Asst. fringe Editor ute shorts entitled "Sam and week. Fluttering twiddlebugs, [email protected] Friends," incorporating slap­ singing monsters and likable Nikita" a rogue hit for the CW stick comedy with the creation characters, both human and "Life's like a movie / Write of his "Muppets," a revolution­ Muppet, made for must-see TV. your own ending." Those are ary type of puppet that allow Kids even knew they were learn­ wise words, sung by a frog to more life and energy to be em­ ing - and they enjoyed it. And an audience of pigs, bears and bodied in the characters. The they still do. weirdoes and penned by a man show also gave birth to an early When Henson died, adults whose life would be defined by version of Kermit the Frog, one who had been raised on the two things - puppets and public of the most enduring television show and children who watched television. characters of all time. it religiously somehow felt the The late Jim Henson, who full impact of this one life on would have celebrated his 74th their own. In many ways, it birthday last week, remains the Even in the midst of was if a best friend suddenly most widely known puppeteer in heartache, there was passed away and there was this history, creating such enduring void. Imagine a child wondering By Sean Willey Image courtesy of the CW characters as Gonzo the Great an important lesson to whether Kermit would cease to Staff Writer and Cookie Monster (who has be learned - the impact exist, snuffed out by untreated [email protected] American version only grossed since opened up his palette to pneumonia. How could the $30 million, it received consis­ fruits and eggplant). His death that one life can have on show go on, when the man who The CW's newest addition to tent reviews with the original. in 1990 brought the issue of the world. was the show was gone? the fall lineup is an action drama As a result, "La Femme Nikita" mortality into the living room But the Muppets never left. whose characters are intrigu­ became a TV hit for five years. of millions of kids. Watching Big Jim Henson's greatest legacy ing and whose genre - for the Some say that a storyline that's Bird singing "It's not easy being Years later, when approached only partly exists in his creation CW - is revolutionary. Maggie Q seen two movies and a TV se­ green" at Henson's funeral was by the Children's Television of his army of furry monsters {Mission Impossible III) stars as a ries has ran its course. The fact an impossible heartache. Workshop to help develop a and snuffleupagi. The rest of it girl on the prowl to take down a of the matter is the show had Even in the midst of heart­ children's program for public was passed on to his children secretive government black-ops a dedicated following and only ache, there was an important television, Henson developed a who run the company today, to agency that once controlled her fell through because of a dispute lesson to be learned - the im­ series of characters that are still his workers and to his audience. life. Four episodes into the bold between the USA Network and pact that one life can have on staples of the show today - Bert In addition to some of the funni­ pick-up by the CW and "Nikita" Warner Brothers. the world. "Sesame Street" has and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch and est send-ups of classic literature is becoming a huge hit that may "Nikita" isn't a continuation. endured to teach generations of course, Big Bird. Henson also (Muppet Treasure Island; The pay off for the network sooner Yes, it follows the same story of children the importance of directed animated shorts that Muppet Christmas Carol), there rather than later. line, but jumps three years education and humor, and clips taught children how to count, have been stage shows, books In 1990, La Femme Nikita, a ahead of where it left off. In the from classic "Muppet Show" epi­ how to read and how to laugh. and even a Muppets 3D movie at French independent cult clas­ original, Nikita was still part of sodes can still bring a grown Being raised on the show, es­ Disney World. And while there sic, inspired the 1993 American the organization known simply man to tears laughing. pecially in the 1970s and 80s, are still Muppets left in the remake Point of No Return Henson began his puppe- was almost inevitable. There world, one man's mark moves with Bridget Fonda. 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The sticking point will be that frustrated and poorly served by shadowy society. and Division? Probably, plus the There's no real "why" in radio they won't be able to accept that their media and their narrow- Flashing forward to the CW can't completely switch from work for me. I was offered the they got taken for a ride by peo­ minded view of what America is "Nikita" premiere on Sept. 9, we their typical genre: drama. job and I took it. I have a habit of ple who laugh at them. They will and could be. They remind me of see a vengeful woman looking to All of their other shows avoid saying yes to work frequently. I see that they were walked into Afrikaners. strike back at the organization completely submerging them­ don't think I will go back to mak­ some very hard-hitting sucker she once dedicated her life to selves in darker issues that ing music. I did a lot of it, and I punches and that their anger, Henry Rollins will be giving but who betrayed her by killing Nikita has no trouble touching. did it very hard and truthfully, which is very real, was used a spoken-word performance at her fiance. Once working as an "The Vampire Diaries" is a suc­ not very well. No one needs any against them. It may very well UWM this Friday, Oct. 8 from agency of the state, Division car­ cessful teen drama following in more. I gave it all I had when I be impossible for them to deal 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the UWM ried out black-ops assignments the steps of Twilight - enough was doing it though. with. I think it already is. When Theater at the Peck School of the all over the world. However, they said. "Supernatural" deals with I hear President [Barack] Obama Arts. This is a free event open soon became "a weapon the U.S. paranormal phenomenon but al­ 2009 saw the emergence speak, I can't imagine anyone to the public - first come, first has lost control of." Now they ways comes back to family and of a new kind of grassroots po­ trying to be more fair, transpar­ served. hire themselves out to contrac­ friends. Do "Gossip Girl" and litical movement, the Tea Party. ent and inclusive. I have plenty tors, serving the highest bidder "One Tree Hill" even need an ex­ - pirates of terror. planation? If you need a forecast Maggie Q trained in a Jackie of what "Nikita" is capable of, into his reverb drenched solo lyrics, but recovered quickly Chan-owned acting school, here's a good example. The most FARM AID set, which was shockingly sim­ and then displayed some im­ learning everything she needed talked about scene of the show's Continued from page 10 ilar to his solo performance at pressive harmonica skills. to land the ass-kicking role that young career saw Nikita in a se­ the Riverside Theater just a few Backed by a band of longtime sees Nikita one step ahead of ductive red bikini snap a man's weeks ago. The most shocking collaborators and family mem­ Division's every move. The sto­ neck, throw a knife through an­ awkward howling, and after a part was the price difference bers (the most impressive be­ ry's conviction is outstanding other's chest, block bullets with guest spot from Willie Nelson between the two shows. Never ing his son Lukas, an impres­ compared to anything recently a chair and then take the shooter during "Gravedigger" all was one to be shy with his words, sive blues guitarist) Nelson seen on television. out with it. forgiven. Young was certainly the most played a bevy of hits before The story is about more than No show on the CW has ever Surprisingly, the best of vocal performer of the evening, inviting the entire day's roster just Nikita's ruthless persever­ won an Emmy and it may be too the big headliners - or at least unapologetically discussing onstage for a final farewell. ance. It includes the personal bold to say "Nikita" will grab the the most engaging - was none the hard pressing matters of Considering that Miller Park subplots of the men and women network's first, but if its pilot rat­ other than Mr. John "I was born greed and corporate farming. hasn't held a concert since Bon behind Division, and the mole ing - 3.57 million, a huge out­ in a small town" Mellencamp. "Factory Farms are the rea­ Jovi's 2005 gig, Farm Aid 25 was (Lyndsy Fonseca) Nikita has in­ come for a show that follows "The Introduced by Farm Aid host, son why we have food alerts," handled quite well. There were side it. Division, a relentless re­ Vampire Diaries" - is any indi­ and Fellow Hoosier, Tavis said Young. "It's why we have hardly any complaints about cruiting machine of troubled cation, the show may be a cen­ Smiley, Mellencamp wasted no disease." the sound quality or volume, souls, has no idea Nikita placed terpiece for the network's future time energizing the crowd with The biggest surprise of the stage times were seemingly on a recovering cocaine addict in­ programming. It's a persistent his onstage theatrics and a full evening came during the final schedule, and beer was always side to do her bidding. story of a government cover-up band, something that most performance. Steven Tyler of a holler away. With the atten­ Division relies on the beauty and one woman's self-righteous other acts were lacking. Aerosmith joined Willie Nelson dance numbers near capacity of theirfemale recruits, and while mission to stop it. Can anyone "The echo's good," said Neil onstage for "Once is Enough" it would only makes sense that that helps with their male "cus­ out there say they don't like a Young - speaking of Miller and "One Time Too Many." Tyler Miller Park hold events of this tomers," it also gets them into good state conspiracy? Park's acoustics - a few songs initially had a close call with the caliber more often. uwmpost.com Editorial October 4,201019 The war on Exposing hybrid vehicles

select cities, allowing owners to The need to reconsider diese charge the car's batteries from homosexuality a standard wall outlet and drive By John Prellwitz choked by rising fuel prices. But up to 14 miles without starting Car Columnist as the Prius's popularity grew, the engine. Aftermarket com­ No room for hate crimes [email protected] so too did a disquieting rumble panies that are installing larger from many less-than-satisfied battery packs in the Prius are By Jackie Dreyer ing in a day and age where minor­ Back in 2004, owners. They were reporting claiming to achieve over 100 Editorial Editor ity groups of all kinds deal with fuel began to miles per gallon in the mid-40s mpg when measured from a full [email protected] issues of self-doubt and fear of creep above $2 - a far cry from the promised tank of fuel. being "different." Attesting to the a gallon and 60 mpg. These numbers are quite im­ It is all too easy to situation at hand, this distress continued head­ Public outcry pressured pressive when put up against forget that the war and anxiety coupled with hei­ ing north with no the Environmental Protection the average car's 24 mpg, but in Iraq is not the nous homophobic bullying leaves end in sight. But Agency to adopt a new fuel we're capable of so much more. only type of war some minorities feeling at their Toyota swooped in and saved economy rating system for Let's compare the 2011 Honda that our nation is wits end. Seeing no other option the day, with the introduction of 2008, which included faster CR-Z and the 2010 VW Golf TDI: involved in. The out of the intense and real emo­ the fourth-generation Prius into highway speeds (previously a the CR-Z is a mild-hybrid gas war that's been tions they feel trapped within, the U.S. automobile market. sedate 45 mph) and city driving engine that makes a weak 122 eating away at me lately? The war they end their lives - leaving the Prius sales doubled that year with the air conditioner on. The horsepower and pulls down on homosexuality. That an intol­ LGTBQ community and its sup­ and the year after, when fuel result was more accurate mpg 37 mpg highway; on the other erance for homosexuality even porters grasping at straws, try­ shot past $3 a gallon, causing a estimates for vehicles across hand, the Golf TDI has a diesel exists is astounding, but it is un­ ing to find a way to help stop mass rush of consumers trading the board, but it did nothing to engine with 140 horsepower and deniable that there are individu­ the hate. in their SUVs for a more efficient correct the Prius' unimpressive nearly twice as much torque, als in this world who hatefully op­ In the Campus Pride 2010 form of transportation. fuel savings. but it only turns out 41 mpg on pose everything that is not "one LGBT Report Summary, the A number of celebrities rolled With the fifth-generation the highway. Granted, it weighs man and one woman." study found a number of alarm­ into the Emmys that year not Prius, Toyota has done quite a 300 pounds more, is less aero­ Most intimately affecting my ing statistics about the harass­ in Lamborghinis and Cadillac bit to increase efficiency: im­ dynamic and is not a hybrid. (I fight in support of the LGBTQ ment and discrimination that Escalades but in cheeky little proving aerodynamics, using might add, though, that it has community is the recent num­ LGTBQ students face on their re­ Priuses. Toyota dealers were lighter drive-train parts and a more manly appearance than ber of suicides occurring in the spective college campuses. The selling the Prius at list price or eliminating the accessory-drive the CR-Z, inspired by the Honda realm of education - every one following facts are examples of higher, but demand was such belt, the latter of which allows Insight and the Prius.) tracing back to a case of homo­ some of their findings: that many consumers were on a the 2010 Prius to attain 50 mpg, The way of the future is not phobic bullying. Less than two •"Respondents who identi­ three-month waiting list for the despite having a larger, more complex and expensive hybrid weeks ago, 18-year-old [Rutgers fied as gay or similar were most backlogged green machine. powerful engine. propulsion systems or cars that University Freshman] Tyler often targets of derogatory re­ The Prius seemed like a god­ Additionally, a plug-in version Clementi jumped to his death marks (66 percent), while lesbi­ send to a nation being slowly of the Prius debuted this year in See HYBRIDS page 20 off of the George Washington ans or similar were most likely Bridge, which connects New ignored deliberately or excluded York City to New Jersey over the (53 percent). Queer respondents Hudson River. were most often stared at (44 Why? Because mere weeks percent) or singled out as resi­ Feingold has been after moving into his dormitory dent authority due to their iden­ room for his very first semester of tity (45 percent). college, his roommate and fellow •"LGBQ respondents (70 per­ 18-year-old Rutgers freshman, cent, 76 percent, 64 percent) exemplary for Wisconsin Dharun Ravi, broadcast across were significantly less likely than the Internet - more than once their allies to feel very comfort­ - a webcam video of Clementi able or comfortable with the Wisconsin senator may be victim of misplaced voter angst making out with another male overall campus climate, their de­ in their room. Ravi updated his partment/work unit climate, and By Brian Holmes Feingold has been a fix­ and speak out when few oth­ Twitter account with tweets like, classroom climate than their het­ Staff Writer ture in Wisconsin since 1992. ers will. Putting the interests of "Roommate asked for the room erosexual counterparts (78 per­ [email protected] It was that year in which he the state and its citizens before till midnight. I went into molly's cent, 85 percent, 76 percent). upset incumbent Republican "party" interests is not just an­ room and turned on my web­ •"LGBQ respondents more Across the nation, many are Senator Bob Kasten as an other empty campaign prom­ cam. I saw him making out with often seriously considered leav­ closely watching Wisconsin's unknown from Middleton. He ise when it comes to Feingold. a dude. Yay," and "Anyone with ing their institution, avoided hotly contested U.S. senate reached out to voters straight­ In 2002, Feingold reached iChat, I dare you to video chat me LGBTQ areas of campus, feared race between incumbent Russ forwardly by writing a contract across the political aisle to John between the hours of 9:30 and for their physical safety due to Feingold and conservative Ron to the citizens of Wisconsin McCain in what became known 12. Yes it's happening again." sexual identity, and avoided dis­ Johnson. Feingold has often on his garage door. This con­ as the McCain-Feingold Act. What may have, for whatever closure of sexual identity due to been a refreshing voice of rea­ tract pledged to rely primar­ The bill aimed to reform cam­ godforsaken reason, seemed like intimidation and fear of negative son in an age of close-minded ily on Wisconsinites for cam­ paign financing and addressed a harmless prank to Ravi turned consequences." partisan politics. Multi-million­ paign contributions, to stay two main issues: the increased into the end of Clementi's life - as What's clear is that equality aire businessman Ron Johnson in his hometown of Middleton role of soft money in campaign the "incredible violin player" and is lacking in epic proportions for brings no governing experi­ and raise his children there, to financing and the proliferation "nice, quiet person" had never the LGBTQ community- and the ence to the table - he is pro­ accept no pay raise during his of issue advocacy ads. The openly addressed his sexuality. last place that should be happen­ posing to side with billionaire six-year term, to hold listening McCain-Feingold Act, other­ Clementi is one of four teen­ ing is in higher education (and re­ corporate interests, loose re­ sessions in each of Wisconsin's wise known as the Bipartisan age suicides as a result of homo­ ally any educational institution of strictions on pollution and an 72 counties every year and to Campaign Reform Act of 2002, phobic bullying this month alone. any kind). We all come to school end to Medicare and Social make sure that the majority was vehemently opposed by There was Seth Walsh, the 13- with a common purpose - to Security. Pay attention to the of his Senate staff had back­ most Republicans - most nota­ year-old California boy who hung learn, to gain knowledge, to bet­ contrast in the experience lev­ grounds in Wisconsin. bly then Senate Majority Whip himself in a tree in his backyard ter ourselves and brighten our fu­ els of these two candidates - To date, Feingold has kept Mitch McConnell. after years of being bullied. He tures. Sexual preference should it's important. his promises. When Congress Feingold stood up for the died last Tuesday after nine days in no way, shape or form enter Johnson is selling himself voted to get pay raises, termination of pork barrel pol­ on life support from the suicide into that mutuality - it is entirely as a new gun for the self-pro­ Feingold sent his back to the itics and corporate welfare, in attempt. There was Asher Brown, irrelevant. claimed, fiscally responsible U.S. Treasury. You'd be hard- which taxpayers spend billions the 13-year-old Texas boy who Passively standing by will only modern conservative. Yet as pressed to find someone more to keep billionaire businesses shot himself in the head after lead to more tragic deaths of tal­ of September, Johnson had honorable and devoted to his "afloat." He was the only enduring repeated homosexual ented LGBTQ students - whether outspent Feingold three to state in all of politics. Yet in Senator with the guts to vote slurs and gestures from class­ openly identifying as gay or not one on TV advertisements, ac­ every poll released since last against the PATRIOT Act of the mates. There was Billy Lucas, - and I, for one, am not willing cording to the Journal Sentinel. summer, Johnson has been Bush Administration - on the the 15-year-old Indiana boy who to let that happen. Remember Moreover, Johnson has stated beating Feingold. grounds that while he agreed hung himself in his grandmoth­ those who have perished this that he is willing to spend mil­ This is not the first time the with most of it, there were er's barn after years of torment month alone. Do not forget that lions of his own dollars on weathered Senator has faced a few provisions he felt vio­ over his sexual orientation. many more individuals like them his campaign. Johnson has adversity. Feingold has been in lated civil rights. Furthermore, Homophobia is now not only are out there, silently suffering. no governing record to speak close races with wealthy com­ Feingold was one of only 23 affecting the day-to-day lives of Extend a word, a hand, a hug. of, aside from chatting with petitors before, but by sticking Senators to vote against the homosexuals, but it is taking Speak up. Act out. Let's end friends on conservative talks to his guns, he has been suc­ Iraq Resolution, formerly the away their lives. Despite living in homophobia. shows and echoing right-wing cessful. His voting record illus­ the 21st century, we are still liv­ extremist sentiments. trates his courage to stand up See FEINGOLD page 20 20 October 4,2010 Editorial The UWM Post

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rately read 'most of which were subjective awareness - it does purposes, yes, they are. as young children. of African descent.') Slaves, by not have an interest in its own It's not so much a matter of For most city-dwellers, the their very definition, were chat­ existence. how we treat them (though, for responsibility to take care of Pwned! tel. Each had a set value and Human and nonhuman ani­ the most part, we treat them already-existing domesticated could be bought or sold at their mals, on the other hand, do horribly); it's that we use them animals means adopting a master's whim. As chattel, they have an interest in their lives. at all. Well-treated slaves are smaller animal like a dog or Animals, slavery had zero rights. They seek pleasure and avoid still slaves - they are still de­ a cat. There are over 350,000 and the concept Indeed, they had as many pain - they are sentient. Any nied the right to pursue their homeless pets on Petfinder. rights as a car or a microwave sentient creature (regardless own interests and to live their com, carelessly cast aside by of 'ownership' has. Just as you can treat your of the color of skin or species) own lives. Think of any domes­ their former owners like ex­ car any way you please - you who is considered the legal ticated animal and you'll find a traneous furniture they "just By Sarah Hanneken can smash it or neglect its ba­ property of another is, for all human purpose fundamentally didn't have room for." While it Columnist sic maintenance needs for all intents and purposes, a slave. tied to its existence. Even pets is certainly wrong to bring any [email protected] anyone cares - so too could (Let me be clear - when I - easily the "best-treated" of more animals into the world for you treat a slave, because you say 'legal property' or 'juris­ all domesticated animals - are our own purposes, we have a On Sept. 22, owned it. (Notice how a slave diction,' I am not talking about brought into existence solely responsibility to care for those 1862, Abraham is an "it"?) the relationship between a par­ for our enjoyment. Tragically, that are already in existence. Lincoln stood be­ This brings us to the fun­ ent and a child. While a mother even these "best-treated" ani­ It's because of us that they're fore the masses damental problem of owner­ might say "this is my son," she mals face serious neglect and in this mess in the first place. and read his ship: "owned" entities (whether is not implying that she owns abuse more often than we like So if you're considering bring­ Emancipation animate or inanimate) cannot her son. Her son does not have to imagine. ing a nonhuman animal into Proclamation, have rights. As chattel, they are an assigned value for which she I am not suggesting that we your home, please go to your declaring all black slaves free completely denied jurisdiction could freely sell or trade him. set all domesticated animals local shelter - do not buy from from the institution of forced over their own existence and Whatever his age, he has a le­ loose in the streets. They are a breeder or a pet store. servitude in the United States. are regarded exclusively as a gal right not to be treated as considered "domestic" for a While good ol' Abe did a It was on that momentous day means to some end. This de­ property and to pursue his own reason - namely, over centu­ mighty bold thing emancipat­ that slavery was abolished - or scribes exactly the status of a interests over the interests of ries of selective breeding, they ing human slaves, slavery in was it? slave. his mother.) have become largely depen­ our country - and in the world Prior to Lincoln's address, By this logic, you could con­ So that brings us to the dent on humans for food and - is far from abolished. All sen­ slaves (most of whom were of sider your car or your refrigera­ "dreaded comparison" (as au­ would fare poorly on their own. tient beings have a right to live African descent) were viewed tor a slave, but clearly no one thor Marjorie Spiegel would Humans have systematically their lives free of manipulation as mere objects and denied is marching around demanding call it): Does this mean domes­ stripped them of their wild fac­ and exploitation. They are not any semblance of personhood. equal rights for refrigerators. ticated animals are our slaves? ulties. Therefore, we must care here for anyone's purpose but (In fact, at the time, the paren­ Why not? This goes back to the Well, to the extent that we con­ for those animals that we have their own. thetical text in the previous sen­ concept of sentience: a house­ tinue to breed them and bring already brought into existence Go vegan to end animal slav­ tence would have more accu- hold appliance does not have them into existence for our own - they are as dependent on us ery. Abolition is up to you.

So now that we've got light HYBRIDS cars with diesel engines, what Continued from page 19 next? Instead of continuing to By Dustin Zarnikow was a bit of a wake-up call. The sound good. weigh down our cars with heavy Staff Writer realization that I am here - in You talk to people. You talk and expensive battery packs, let's [email protected] Chile - and not going anywhere to a lot of people. You listen. look like poorly drawn space­ build true hybrids a la the die- else for some time finally struck But use caution - watch for bad ships. The answer to our energy sel-electric locomotive. Imagine A small, turquoise me. Not going to see my coun­ signals. Eventually, you talk to crisis lies instead with lighter ve­ a small diesel engine whose sole antique clock sits try. Not going to see my family. the right people, and you're led hicles and a century-old technol­ purpose is to run a generator that beside my bed. I Not going to see my friends. Not down a pitch-black rural road ogy: diesel fuel. Before we con­ in turn sends power to electric look at it every once going to see my girl. For quite lined with wire farm fences by tinue to dump millions of dollars motors at each wheel. Freed of in a while, but it's a while. the 17-year-old waitress from the into hybrid technology, we should the weight of the vehicle and un­ not the sight of it The energy of the buzzing restaurant. She stops in front first put our vehicles on a weight- affected by wind resistance, the that gets me thinking. It's the city zips around on some invis­ of a house and yells aloud for loss diet and kick start this game diesel could spin with almost no sound. The ticking. It's an old ible socio-electric current, as the Pedro, but Pedro isn't there. It with the inherently efficient die­ effort at all, while the electric mo­ clock, and it's loud. The clock­ entire country prepares for an all works out, though. A miner sel engine. tors propel the vehicle with enor­ work inside it cranks away to re­ intense, five-day weekend of cel­ and his family come outside and Go back in time 15 years, and mous amounts of torque. mind me that time will not stop. ebrating their 200th year of in­ accept you into their home, as you'll find a vehicle just as effi­ As an automotive enthusiast, It will never stop. Life's greatest dependence. This current wraps if you were family. After a warm cient as today's Prius. It's name? my greatest killjoy is high fuel paradox. Sometimes it seems around me and flows right up cup of tea, you climb into the bed The Geo Metro. Every bit as dorky prices. If the great engineering to pass quickly, yet other times my spine in some foreign form of a pickup trick with the miner's as the Prius, true, but weighing minds of the world could build it crawls. It crawls until it be­ of growling anxiety. Sometimes sons, one son's girlfriend and his just half as much, the Geo got the car I imagined above - one gins to drag. And then drags un­ the feeling grips you, like a hand German roommate. Wrap up, 50 mpg with a simple gas engine. that is fast and still makes vroom- til nearly stagnant. The ticking squeezing around your throat, and brace yourself for the late- Now put a diesel engine in a ve­ vroom noises - I'd have no prob­ thunders through my head until closing off your airway. There's night cold desert breeze. A half- hicle that light and voila! You've lem hopping aboard the 100 mpg it becomes nearly deafening. only one way to cure it. And you hour ride under the silver glow of got a powerful car so efficient it'll bandwagon. It would certainly This idea that time can of­ can't do it by sitting... the moon and you arrive in the make the Prius look like a Ford save me money when I drive to ten settle - like a thick, hazy fog You get out. You call a pal, middle of nowhere at a Chilean Crown Victoria. Arizona this winter. that makes it difficult to negoti­ catch a train and head to the Independence Day fonda - the ate movement with any quick­ bus depot. Pick some random equivalent of a giant American ness or accuracy - has become town, and look for a bus that will beer tent. A question must be raised prevalent in my surroundings. take you there. It's okay if the A long night of dancing and FEINGOLD about America's short-term - or, It's been 51 days. The old bus driver only agrees to drop laughing with hundreds of peo­ Continued from page 19 perhaps its selective - memory. clock ticks for the 33 San Jose you off on some lonely stretch of ple leaves you tired, so you fall Suddenly, there seems to be an miners who still sit underground, highway, because the highway is asleep in the bed of the truck on appeal to leap backwards, re- awaiting the day that they will never as lonely when you have a the ride home. Upon arrival, the Authorization for Use of Military turningto the failed policies that once again see the light of day. sidekick. You get off the bus and family graciously gives you and Force Against Iraq Resolution of have cost us jobs, increased the It's been 76 days. The old start walking through the desert your compadre a bed to crash in. 2002, authorizing the Iraq War. national debt and an increased, clock ticks for the 34 Mapuche mountains on a lone back road. A In the morning, you are woken While Feingold is progres­ and woefully transparent, pref­ political prisoners on hunger little rum helps ease the tension up with beer by the crazy sons sive, he is also an independent erential treatment of corpo­ strike, screwed by anti-terrorism of desolation. "Where are we and enjoy a generous breakfast thinker - something that is lack­ rate interests. To be angry over laws and demanding fair trials heading?" you think to yourself with three generations of fam­ ing these days in Washington. America's current predicament from their unresponsive govern­ ... but you don't really know. No ily in this rural town. You bid In the voters' haste to get be­ is justified, but not when you re­ ment. It's been seven months. maps in Chile. Watch the road, them farewell and thank them yond the recession, there is the turn to the cause of the anger, The old clock ticks as cities and listen closely for the sounds for your stay before you start chance that Wisconsin may lose doing nothing differently but throughout this country slowly of a distant Chilean pueblo boil­ walking down the dirt road in the one of the most courageous expecting a changed outcome. recover from the 8.8 magnitude ing over with the bicentennial ex­ warm morning sunlight. You're and caring Senators it has ever That is just idiocy. earthquake that convulsed the citement that is echoing through not sure where you're headed, had. earth back in February. the hills and ricocheting off cacti. but there's a bus somewhere. Sixty days I've been in Chile. Keep walking. And it will take you there. And There have been highs and lows. You finally enter a small everything is OK. So you keep The UWM Post invites readers to submit Letters to the Editor, as well as perspective But regardless of whether I'm Chilean town as the sun is set­ going. pieces, counter-points to previously published pieces, opinions, rants and tauntings. To moving at lightning speed on ting behind the hills. There are Somewhere in the depths of be eligible for publication, letters and opinion pieces must include the author's name and some fit of energy and alcohol or no gringos here. No hotels. No your mind, there remains a dis­ contact information, Anonymous submissions will not be accepted. lying dormant in a boredom-rid­ hostels. No city lights. No floors tant and faint ticking noise. The Please submit to The UWM Post office (Union EG80), or via email at le.ters@uwmpost. den stasis, the clock still ticks. in the shops and restaurants, sound is the clockwork - slav­ com. Please title e-mail correspondence "Letter to the Editor." The preferred length for Sitting on a beach the other just the dirt ground you walk ing away at nothing - but for letters is 350 words or less. Opinions and perspective pieces should be no longer than day, staring out at the vast ex­ on. Take a look around. Take a now, the sound is drowned in the 750 words. Deadline for outside submission is Wednesday at noon. The UWM panse of ocean in front of me stroll. Take it in. Dinner and beer shadow of your life. 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