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eBooks cheaper, more (Left) Karl Rove speaks in the Union's Wisconsin during the controversial lecture Thursday evening. (Right) A group of protesters rally convenient than regular outside of the Union's Wisconsin Room Thursday evening during the Karl Rove lecture. Post photos by Dustin Zarnikow textboks
By Tom Swieciak Republicans and the Young past signs which indicated that wore masks depicting former News Editor America's Foundation. backpacks and large carry-ins President George W. Bush, while Obama must look [email protected] The speech turned out to be were not allowed. Attendees others held signs asking that to history in making well-attended, highly-organized also walked past a small group Rove be imprisoned. Afghanistan decision Republican political leg and secure, but proved rowdy of about 20 protesters belong Rove was introduced by for end Karl Rove spoke at UW- and raucous for those who ing to Students for a Democratic mer Wisconsin Congressman Milwaukee last Thursday eve came to voice their opposition Society, who were slowly walk Mark Neumann, who is currently ning in the Wisconsin Room at to Rove. ing in a circle, chanting qui the invitation of UWM's College Upon entry, attendees walked etly. Some of the SDS students See ROVE page 5
beer his hand. Bauer was later cited for underage drinking. Do you know who your * ?.i>! Avfew Saoes The police report says Bauer admitted to drinking, though (Facebook) friends are? he disputes that; he pleaded no contest a few weeks ago in La Crosse Municipal Court and Students at UW-La Crosse cited has agreed to pay a $227 fine. for underage drinking based off of At least seven other UW-La Xrosse students, two of whom Facebook photos are Bauer's roommates, were also cited under the same or By Jonathan Anderson ing their privacy. similar circumstances. Special Projects Editor Adam Bauer, a 20-year-old Finding the photos [email protected] UW-La Crosse sophomore, is one of those students. Bauer says La Crosse police Facebook stalking is the lat Unexpectedly, he says, he re created a spurious Facebook est tool the La Crosse Police ceived an e-mail this past account under the name of Department has employed October from La Crosse police "Jenny Anderson" and ob :
uw/vtrOSt Obama to send troops in, Federal funding for stem- pull troops out cell research underway Editor in Chief Editorial Editor Business Manager Kevin Lessmiller Jason Kopplin Simon Bouwman President Barack Obama announced The Obama administration approved fund • News Editor ' Production Editor Advertising Manager Tuesday that 30,000 U.S. soldiers will be de ing for the experimentation on new lines of hu Tom Swieciak Josh Evert Kurt Raether ployed to Afghanistan, only to begin returning man embryo stem cells using tax-payer dollars, home after 18 months. The soldiers, 10,000 according to the Washington Post. The move is Photo Editor Asst. News Editors Account Executive less than was requested, will deploy early next counter to bans that were put in place during Marly Fink Sam Hogerton Joey Morgan year at "the fastest possible pace" in order to the Bush administration, which argued that Tammy McCubbin Puzzle Editor Advertising Designer secure key population centers and stop Taliban stem cell experimentation was in opposition Special Projects Editor Jonas Wittke Kim Sullivan militants. Obama stated that the purpose of to a society which valued life. As many as 254 the deployment was to "deny al-Qaeda a safe Jonathan Anderson Copy Editors Distribution new lines of human embryonic stem cells are Lindsey Millard Patrick Quast haven," "reverse the Taliban's momentum," scheduled to be submitted for approval. Fringe Editor and "strengthen the capacity of Afghanistan's Jacob Schneider Alek Shumaker Dustin Zarnikow security forces and government." Critics have Asst. Fringe Editors Sarah Hanneken Board of Directors charged that Obama is trying, politically, to Trapper Schoepp Kevin Lessmiller have it both ways. It has been noted that not Tiger Woods in marriage Web Editor Michael Ray Kurt Raether only will U.S. troops in Afghanistan begin re KodySchafer scandal Jimmy Lemke turning home just before Obama's re-election Sports Editors bid, but also that Obama was willing to accept Jimmy Lemke Marly Fink Professional golfing legend Tiger Woods Taliban involvement in Afghanistan's govern released a statement last week in which he Tim Prahl Simon Bouwman ment less than two months ago. apologized to his family for "personal failings" and that he regrets his actions "with all of [his] heart," according to the AP. The state Phone:(414)229-4578 SHIPPING ADDRESS MAILING ADDRESS ment came after Woods got into a car accident Fax:(414)229-4579 2200 Kenwood Blvd. Union Box 88 MPS discusses condom [email protected] Suite EG80 UWM P.O. 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All submissions become the as next year. "Let's have counseling with the property of The UWM Post, Inc. kids. This should be done in careful consulta tion with a doctor," Sally Ladke of the Wisconsin The UWM Post is published Mondays in the fall and spring semesters, except Abstinence Coalition said. during spring break and exam periods. The UWM Post also publishes once in late summer. The UWM Post is written and edited by students of the University of Wiscon sin - Milwaukee and they are solely responsible for its editorial policy and content. The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is not liable for debts in UW-Milwaukee Police received a report from A UWM student who lives off-campus came curred by the publisher. The UWM Post is not an official publication of UWM. an off-campus security office Saturday, Nov. into the UWM Police Department Tuesday, Dec. The UWM Post is a student organization at UWM. 28 at 8:05 a.m. that the windows on hiS' per 1 to report that he just got into a fight with sonal vehicle had been smashed while it was his roommate and believes the roommate may parking the parking lot of UWM's Great Lakes have called the Milwaukee Police Department. The First Amendment Water Institute. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of A UWM student reported that someone took religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging UWM Police received a report of male sub $20 from him Wednesday, Dec. 2 while he was the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the jects throwing beers cans and/or bottles at withdrawing money-from an ATM in the Golda people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government neighbors and pedestrians on the sidewalk at Meir Library's West Wing. for a redress of grievances. an off-campus address Nov. 28 at 11:22 p.m. Security officers witnessed two under A fight in progress was reported at an off- age juveniles exchanging alcohol in front of campus address Sunday, Nov. 29 at 1:25 Cunningham Hall Thursday, Dec. 3 at 1:59 a.m. p.m. I
The UWM Post 3 UWM Police responded to a request to allow is a member of: ft i r\ C-» an exterminator entry to the Chancellor's resi El www.ywii dence Monday, Nov. 30 at 6:53 a.m. Gov. Jim Doyle to give UWM fall commencement speech
By Mike LaCount Alumni Association and the UW on the reason he was selected. Staff Writer System Board of Regents, accord-/ "There have a lot of good, new [email protected] . ing to senior university relations engineering hiring this year as specialist Brad Stratton. a result of budgeting," Stratton As the semester winds down, . The keynote speaker for the said, something he did not be students begin to prepare for fi ceremony will be Wisconsin Gov. lieve would have happened with nal exams and other end-of-term Jim Doyle. out the help of Doyle. assignments. However, for some In the past, honorary de Lee Sensenbrenner of the gov students, December is not just gree recipients present the pri ernor's office said Doyle may talk the end of another semester but mary address. Often times, the about the economic difficulty the end of their final semester. speaker for the fall will be a stu people are facing. Sensenbrenner Fall graduation has arrived dent who did not have a chance also said the governor will likely and seniors are working on get to speak during the spring discuss the importance of pub ting everything submitted for commencement. lic service. After college, Doyle approval in order to collect their This year, Jim Doyle was se served a term in the U.S. Peace diplomas Dec. 20. lected by the members of the vice Corp. Throughout his career, Sunday Dec. 20 at 2 p.m., the chancellor's office as someone Doyle has addressed the impor commencement for undergradu who has been relevant not only tance of volunteer work. ate and graduate students will to Wisconsin and Milwaukee, but "It is a chance to address stu take place at the U.S. Cellular to UWM as well. dents at a great university with a Arena in downtown Milwaukee. "He has been a huge supporter history of support and collabora Predictably, the ceremony will of UW-Milwaukee," Stratton said. tion," Sensenbrenner said. include speeches and addresses While unsure about what the This will not be Doyle's first made by UW-Milwaukee faculty. governor will choose to discuss time attending the ceremony. He Brief addresses will also be given during the 15 minute address, spoke at a UW-Milwaukee com by a representative of the UWM Stratton had some guesses based mencement three years ago. uwmpost.com News December 7,2009 3 Fall 2009 news recap ON MURRAY NOW OPEN AT NOON ON SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS! NFL TICKET BIG TEN NETWORK * 10 TV'S * * 9 FT. PROJECTION TV * YOUR PANTHER SPORTS BAR! GO PACK GO! $1 HAPPY HOUR DAILY 3-9 VOTED BEST BAR FOR DRINKING CHEAP! VOTED BEST HAPPY HOUR '05, '06, '07, & '08! SATURDAY N00N-9PM - SUNDAY NOON - CLOSE $1 DOMESTIC PINTS AND RAIL DRINKS $1 NAPPY HOUR ALL DAY a NIGHT Post photos by Sam Hogerton DOMESTIC TAPS & RAILS By Marly Fink Matusiak, who is originally to a Journal Sentinel report, Asst. News Editor from Poland, discovered news Cudahy had planned to give $2 ANY I [email protected] paper pictures Forman had the lease to UWM if the site taken in Poland in September was approved as the new SFS 9 TO CLOSE-14 Student government of 1939 just days before the headquarters. The site was re president referred for Nazi invasion occurred. He ar jected by UWM on Sept. 4. investigation rived in Poland in August of UW-Milwaukee's student that year, taking thousands of Former vice chancellor government leader faced pictures of the city before it was fired amid misconduct Til J C$3 LONG ISLANDS impeachment proceedings was bombed. probe, records show within the first month of the "There are about 100,000 UWM's former vice chancel | IfLVl 9:00PM- fall semester. images in his collection alone lor for student affairs, Helen Student Association (SA) and each one is interesting," Mamarchev, was under inves $10 ANY Ti President Jay Burseth was re- Peschel said. tigation for making inflamma tory statements when she was 9PM - CLOSE abruptly fired by Chancellor Carlos Santiago in June, ac BOTTOMLE cording to records obtained Including: Guii under Wisconsin's public re Harp& 11 other Taps cords law. Just days before the investi gation was launched, Santiago $1 SHOTS W/ COLLEGE ID to, informed Mamarchev that $3 BOMB SHOTS c/ose he had decided to not reap $0 SMIRNOFF COCKTAILS point her for the upcoming *- ANY FLAVOR academic year. Mamarchev's 2008-2009 appointment was set to expire on June 30. ferred to the Senate Oversight Records show that on June and Rules Committee (SORC) Pieces of Eight site re 17, Santiago and Mamarchev on Thursday, Aug. 27 by the jected for freshwater met with senior-level officials SA Senate in an emergency facilities from the Division of Student 2311N. MURRAY AVE. • 414-224-7084 meeting. SORC proceeded to On Sept. 4, UWM decided Affairs; Santiago had re OPEN MON-FRI 3 PM-CLOSE conduct an investigation and that it would no longer be quested a meeting to inform SAT & SUN NOON-CLOSE multiple hearings. headquartering its School of the division's leadership of mm Among the grievances Freshwater Sciences in the his decision and to discuss against him, Burseth was ac ~bTd Pieces of Eight restaurant Mamarchev's exit from UWM. cused by his opponents of site, leased to philanthro After Santiago left the meet trying to abolish the SA con pist Michael Cudahy for $1 ing, Mamarchev purportedly stitution. Burseth told the million. made the statements in ques Post he did not do anything Five days later, Cudahy tion. UWM administration wrong and called the push to made it clear that he would not refused to release the state impeach him a "conspiracy help fund UWM's new College ments, calling them "inaccu theory." of Engineering and Applied rate and inflammatory." "I don't know how to react," Science research , facilities, In a letter obtained by Burseth said. "I don't even re which are now planned to be the Post, Santiago referred ally understand what the al erected on Milwaukee County to the statements as "ex legations are." Grounds in Wauwatosa. tremely inappropriate and Burseth has since been When the Post asked UWM unprofessional." The day af cleared. Vice Chancellor of University ter the meeting, upon being Relations Tom Luljak about informed of the alleged state Library discovers rare the timing of Cudahy's fund ments, Santiago initiated the WWII photos ing withdrawal, Luljak main probe. TheAmericanGeographical tained that the university Society (AGS) Library at UWM does not discuss its relation Feingold discusses war discovered several photo ship with donors. strategy, healthcare at graphs taken by Milwaukee "We respect and accept UWM native and renowned photo whatever wishes or directions U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold (D- journalist Harrison Forman donors choose to go or not go. WI) spoke at UWM on Nov. just before and during the You would have to talk to Mr. 14, giving a speech entitled start of World War II in Warsaw, Cudahy directly about his de "Wisconsin's Progressive Poland. cision, but we aren't going to Tradition and Century of The unique photos were speak for him," Luljak said in Reform." discovered on accident by a phone interview. In his presenta Kr-ystyna Matusiak, digital coK Cudahy purchased the tion, Feingold discussed lections librarian, and Susan lease to the old Pieces of Eight Wisconsin's history of ad Peschel, visual resources li Restaurant in August for $1 dressing social issues. brarian, while scanning million. The restaurant is on Forman's images of Tibet. city-owned land. According See RECAP page 4 4 December 7, 2009 Nev\8 The UWM Post Waxing Workshop jumpstarts the winter season
By Tammy McCubbin at UWM who works at the to a shop," Henry said. "You campus community and the said. Asst. News Editor Adventure Center, said the learn how to. do it yourself, general public. Jaimie Zahn is a freshman at [email protected] workshop is a great opportu and it saves you money." UWM who began snowboard- nity for students to cheaply The Adventure Center also ing three years ago. When UW-Milwaukee's Union get their snowboards waxed, offers equipment rental ser "It's better than going asked about the trips offered Adventure Center held its and meet fellow snowboard- vices, such as the rental of to a shop...You learn by the Adventure Center, Zahn second annual ski and snow- ers at UWM. snowshoes and boards, ice sated she has yet to take ad boarding waxing workshop Henry pointed out that stu skates and an Cross-Country how to do it yourself, vantage of the activities, but Friday Dec. 4. The workshop dents can bring in their skis Ski Package which includes and it saves you they seem like a good time. allowed students to learn how boots and poles. A student or snowboards throughout money/'- Derrick Henry "It is fun to meet other snow to wax their own skis and the winter season to have it can rent these items from one boarders," Zahn said. snowboards for only $10. waxed. "We want to teach peo night up to a whole week. with the Adventure UWM's Union Adventure All equipment needed for ple how to do it themselves," The Center also conducts Center Center is located in the lower waxing was provided by the Henry said. many weekend and day trips level of the Union across from Adventure Center, so there He stated that the Adventure that include canoeing on the the Gasthaus. To learn more was no need for students to Center offers ski and snow Milwaukee River, camping and "We want to promote stu about programs offered go to, bring anything but their skis board waxing at a significantly Rock Climbing at Devil's Lake dents to do something outside www.adventurecerjter.uwm. and snowboards. cheaper rate than most other and much more. These events of school. We want students edu. Derrick Henry, a junior places. "It's better than going are offered to students, the to create a new hobby," Henry
Studying around the clock on campus Proposal to keep library open 24 hours during finals falls through
By Eric Thorson would have only one or two new workers in such a short of The Stoutonia hours to get their work done time period-our jobs consist of at the library. The point was a lot more than just checking It is the reason that col also brought up that home out books. The new employees lege students pull all-night work could actually be done at would have to learn how to use ers by using an array of vari home. the databases, shelve books, RECAP "I am running for governor ous drugs. No, I'm not talking Having multiple roommates, check-out equipment, trans because I believe in the people Continued from page 3 about a typical Friday night at all with different schedules, fer phone calls, place items of Wisconsin, the businesses of the University of Wisconsin- however, does not always allow on reserve, pull and package Wisconsin, and the future of Stout, rather finals week and for the most conducive study books for Universal Borrowing Every year the Morris Fromkin this state," Barrett was quoted its drawing closer with each ing atmosphere. Many people and Interlibrary loan, be able Memorial Collection hosts an by NBC 15. passing day. Students' options posted on the Facebook group to handle tech problems, event in which a speaker is se for preparing for the end of se that they enjoy the ambience take fines, add library print lected who has, in some way, UWM Post Sues UWM for mester onslaught of exams and that the library provides and ers to laptops, use the micro worked toward social reform. Records projects are somewhat limited would much rather study there fiche machines for periodicals The Collection was founded The UWM Post filed suit from the evening to the wee than anywhere else. Access to and understand emergency 40 years ago by the family against UW-Milwaukee, argu hours of the morning. The available research tools is also procedures." of Morris Fromkin. Fromkin ing that the university misap Robert S. Swanson Learning a plus to students who wish to There are also security is was a lawyer working in both plied a federal student privacy Center, or the library as it is see the library remain open. sues involved with keeping the Milwaukee and New York. law to redact records of a public more commonly referred to, The majority of people who library open 24 hours. There During his career, Fromkin meeting. has had the same hours of posted on the wall of the group would not be enough people provided legal counsel to poor The newspaper claims that operation for years. It closes felt the plan to remain open on staff to monitor the entire immigrants and others in need documents and audio recording at midnight Sunday through until 2 a.m. was sufficient to library, leaving it prone to al for no charge. When he died in requested through Wisconsin's Wednesday, at 11 p.m. on most people's study needs. cohol abuse, pornography 1969, his family established open records law came heav Thursday and at 4:30 p.m. on This idea came under much and other student mischief. the organization to continue ily redacted. The plaintiffs in Friday and Saturday. College scrutiny from students, espe Students who are celebrating his efforts. the case are the Post and cur students are notorious night cially those students who dou the end of the semester may rent Special Projects Editor owis and the library is one of ble as employees of the library. also feel the temptation to Mayor Barrett wants to be Jonathan Anderson, while the the most popular study areas "The first and foremost issue enter the library intoxicated, Governor Barrett defendants are the Union Policy on campus. To accommodate of keeping the library open 24 even if it was just to use the Current Milwaukee Mayor Board (UPB) and UWM Records the needs of the students, the hours is that the library doesn't bathroom. One idea from a Tom Barrett announced his Custodian. Amy Watson. library will remain open until 2 have the budget to do so," said student was to shut down the plans to run for the governor The university cites the a.m. from Dec. 15-17 as well as Amanda Greene, who is a se upper floors and keep all ac ship of Wisconsin during the Federal Educational Rights and Dec. 21 and 22. Weekend hours nior graphic design major as tivity confined to the first two week of Nov. 16. Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, will be extended to 10 p.m. on well as the UW-Stout Library floors. This is not the first time which aims to ensure the pri Friday, Dec. 18 and 6 p.m. on student manager. "Suppose we Whether or not the library Barrett has attempted to run for vacy of students' educational Saturday, Dec. 19. did somehow find the money. would even be utilized that the office. Barrett made a guber records, as reason to redact The initial idea was to keep This would mean that each stu late into the night was another natorial bid in 2002, which he student names and identifi the library open 24 hours dur dent worker would have to put question. "I honestly don't lost to current Gov. Jim Doyle. able information from the UPB ing finals week. Many other col in a 40-hour work week, and think there will be many stu However, Barrett told Madison's records. lege campuses have instituted we all have our own finals to dents there," said Greene. "We NBC 15 that, unlike in 2002, he The litigation is currently that policy during finals week prepare for." keep track of how many pa plans to win this time. pending decision. including UW-Stout's neigh One idea was to pay the trons enter and exit the library bor to the east, the University workers a higher wage for on the hour, every hour with a of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. A working the overnight shift. simple counter on the security Facebook group called "Stout UW-Eau Claire pays its library gates. For example, this past Students in Support of a 24-hour workers an elevated wage, and Saturday, only 67 students en Healing Balance Massage Library during Finals Week" they have been able to make tered throughout the entire was created to view feedback it work. Another option pro day." €OL^9 3385 s. Kinnickinnic Ave. about this idea. The group at posed by one student on the The schedule has been de %&?«* tracted 840 members, some in same Facebook group was to cided and students will be 414-744-8753 Wisconsin Licensed support of the idea and some hire Wal-Mart employees that able to utilize the library on who opposed it. One member were already accustomed to the dates above until 2 a.m. $38 Special Introductory Rate! of the group mentioned how working the graveyard shift. to prepare for finals. Greene Experience the true healing many students have classes, "This is an interesting idea; closed by saying, "We are open Power and Bliss of massage jobs and extracurricular activ however, I'm not sure that it at 7:30 a.m. as well; I really $48/hr. Regular rates ities and that sometimes their would work for a couple of rea feel that students can study in day doesn't end until 10 or 11 sons," said Greene. "It would their own rooms for five and a HttD://HealinaBalanceMke.m com p.m. Students in this situation be virtually impossible to train half hours." uwmpost.com December 7,2009 5
said. He also cited that "show and disapproval composite rat "Attention all who enter here: Rove Thursday night," Ubbesen ROVE ing respect for the rights of oth ing was upside down - 48.1 per if you're coming in this room said. "While SDS acknowledges Continued from page 1 ers," was something that was, cent disapproving of his per with sorrow or to feel sorry for freedom of speech, we wanted ideologically, a trademark of formance and 47.2 percent ap my wounds, go elsewhere. The to make the message clear that "liberal intellectuals," clearly proved. That's where they take wounds I received I got in a job Rove is not welcome on our in the race for Wisconsin's next calling the protesters' logic into all the recent polls and average I love, doing it for people I love, campus because of the crimes governor. Neumann discussed question. them together." supporting the freedoms of a he has committed against hu his family and his political ca Rove began with his love of When the floor wasopened to country I deeply love. I am in manity. SDS and its allies did reer, at numerous times invok Milwaukee, noting that his fa questions, Rove also addressed credibly tough and will make a not stay confined to the 'Protest ing the promise of America and ther was born two miles north the Bush-era energy efficiency full recovery. What is full? That Zone' as the university has no the American Dream. in Fox Point and that his grand policy, noting that with such a is the absolute utmost physi right to contain a peaceful When introduced by Mark mother died in Oconomowoc. policy it is cheaper for the econ cally my body has the ability protest." Neumann, the audience gave He briefly went into his omy to operate. He cited the use to recover. Then, I will push Mark Zeihen Jr., co-chair of Rove a standing ovation. There Norwegian ancestry. Rove told of lithium ion batteries for cars that about 20 percent further UWM College Republicans, also were those who booed as well. a story about his great-grandfa as an example of his point. through sheer mental tenac gave the Post a statement re The group of about seven neo- ther being recommended to be Rove stated that such en ity. This room you are about garding the event. fops at the back sang "For he's the Ambassador from Norway ergy efficiency initiatives, "re to enter is a room of fun, op "On Thursday evening, UWM a jolly good fellow" in loud uni to the United States. He stated gardless of what happens on timism and intense rapid re- had the historic opportunity to son, refusing to take their seats that his ancestor turned the Of the question of climate change, growth. If you're not prepared host a long time national fig until they completed. Several fer down because he refused to is good for our country." Rove for that- go elsewhere, signed, ure," Zeihen said via e-mail. of the student protesters began relinquish his American citi added that, "the by-product of The Management." "Regardless of ones views on standing up and shouting Rove zenship, stating that his ances that is, guess what, less pollu The Post asked SDS member this person's politics, it is im down. tor said there is "nothing more tion and less greenhouse gases. Molly Ubesen about the protest possible to deny Mr. Rove's in "You're a war criminal and precious, nothing more dear to It's the wise way to go, not cap which SDS staged outside the telligence, political success a treasonous bastard," one stu me, than being an American." and trade. The wise way to go Wisconsin Room, in addition to and comprehension. It is sad dent shouted as he was taken Rove moved on to mention is mandates and incentives (ref the various interruptions dur that UWM's College Democratic from the hall. the election of Barack Obama erencing businesses), and we're ing the event. Chapter refuses to embrace the Numerous attendees shouted as the first African-American getting exactly where we need Ubbesen said that SDS mem opportunity to engage in the the protester down, yelling for President of the United States. to go by doing so." bers were not part of the distur marketplace of ideas regarding him to "get out," amongst other "It says something quintessen Rove also gave a moving bances during the speech. this highly successful national recommendations. Other pro tial^ good about our country, homage to U.S. Sen, John McCain "SDS staged a peaceful pro figure." testers quickly made them that our politics has come thus based on a question in regards test against war criminal Karl selves known within the first far," Rove said. "That we have to campaign tactics used in the minutes of the event. One begun to live [the] dream of 2000 Republican nomination trench-coated student unfurled Martin Luther King of judging for president. a banner that read "9/11 was people not by the color of their Rove concluded on^a senti an Inside Job." The student was skin, but by the content of their mental note regarding a Navy quickly removed, alongside a character." SEAL who had been shot 18 singing neo-fop who continued He described Obama as in times while on duty. This, how his dandy-banter throughout, spirational and said Americans ever, did not stop protesters with peals of "let me go, I say." thought he would be something from interrupting. The audience cheered loudly at different. "You killed them," one pro the removal of the students. "It hasn't worked out exactly tester shouted on his way to Rove got the audience fired the way he thought or the way wards the door. up with his response. "I'll keep the media thinks," Rove said. Not being deterred, Rove my remarks short and then you "Today at pollster.com, for the read, verbatim, from a picture can get in line and ask me any first time, and quicker than any of the soldier's hospital door, damn question you want," Rove modern president, his approval where the soldier wrote: Post photo by Dustin Zarnikow Frederick Allen Westphal Candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Wisconsin "A Leader... Not a Taxer.5 5 1082 Westport Drive 262-268-3968 Apt 107 Cell: 262-305-0786 Port Washington 53074 Fax: 262-536-4091 On the first Tuesday of 2011,1 will sign Executive Orders: 1) Ending the sales tax in Wisconsin. Result?? The only economic stimulus that is effective and fair. Consumers in bordering states will come here to buy, to vacation, and to relocate a business/family. 2) Rolling back tuition at our State Universities to 2008 levels. 3) Placing a cap on credit card interest at 7%. 4) Ending all state fees: driver's license/registration, airport departure, and fee per baggage, hunting, fishing, etc. 5) Guaranteeing equal pay for equal work, regardless of age, gender, or marital status. I am going to do this for you, here is what you can-do for me in exchange: When I sign these executive orders, I will be saving you about $20,000 per year. All I ask from you is to support my campaign by: 1: Registering to vote. 2: Voting in the Primary. 3: Volunteering on your campus to help create a "Westphal for Governor" group. It will be totally voluntary, and you will be asked to get students to register and sign the nomination for partisan office. I will personally come and teach you what you need to know. I wil also visit from time to time to help with any problems. My cell phone will always be open to you, let's talk.
I will have no overall campaign manager except myself. These "Westphal for Governor"* chapters will be in all 27 state university campuses from now until election day. The location of the UWM site will be somewhere in the student union.
Take this home to your parents, and have them read it, especially the executive order concerning your tuition. 6 December 7, 2009 News The UWM Post
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By Tim Prahl Loyola," Jeter said. "I thought their pas Sports Co-Editor sion, energy and effort early put us at [email protected] a disadvantage. We found ourselves in early foul trouble and dug ourselves The Milwaukee men's basketball team a hole because of the foul trouble and opened their conference season last week tried to work our way out of it." with two games at home. On Thursday Eayrs and Meier, two of Milwaukee's night, the Panthers were able to hold off biggest weapons, sat the bench most the University of Illinois-Chicago by a of the first half with foul trouble. With score of 57-52. those two on the bench, Loyola pounded Both teams shot the ball rather poorly, the ball down low and took a 10-point with Milwaukee shooting 29.2 percent lead at halftime. from the floor for the game, including The Panthers were able to make a key a mere 4 of 26 (15.4 percent) from be run midway through the second half, hind the arc. sparked by the play of true freshman "We'll take wins," UW-Milwaukee head Lonnie Boga. The guard from Florissant, coach Rob Jeter said. "We understand we Mo. had eight points in one and half min can play better. We understand that we utes and finished with 12 on the night. can make shots. We just have to prove But despite the second-half surge, we can do that." Loyola stayed balanced and was able to Defending Horizon League Player right their ship. of the Week and usual top-scorer for "We worked hard, worked hard and Milwaukee James Eayrs may have suf then would have an untimely foul," Jeter fered the most from the cold shooting said. "Or we'd work hard and work hard as the senior who was averaging 17.6 and then kick the ball out of bounds. points per game had just seven on two We only had 10 turnovers, but they were of 14 shooting. timely turnovers. And timely foul calls. The Panthers were led in scoring by That was the difference." senior Ricky Franklin and sophomore The loss stopped the Panthers win Tony Meier as each had 14. ning streak at five and dropped them That cold shooting carried over into to 6-3 overall, 1-1 in conference. UWM Saturday's game against Loyola (Chicago) "travels" to Marquette this Tuesday be and this time UW-Milwaukee couldn't re fore heading out to North Dakota State cover as they lost 69-64. on Saturday. The Panthers' Ricky Franklin defends against a fast break by Loyola's Courtney Stanley during "You have to give a lot of credit to UWM's hard-fought loss Saturday night at U.S. Cellular Arena. Post photo by Sam Hogerton Football December-isms Flyers drub Panthers Down the home stretch for the NFL Women's basketball knocked off by ranked foe
ByJoeDevitt What also stinks for the Bears is that -By Jimmy Lemke utes on the floor. Tucker was the only Staff Writer their defense has been steadily getting Sports Co-Editor Panther in double figures, scoring 12 [email protected] worse since their trip to the Super Bowl a [email protected] points, and she was one rebound away, few years back. They don't have much of from a double-double. Junior Jenilee December has arrived and although a pass rush anymore. Lance Briggs is the There it was, a real opportunity for Klomstad pulled down seven rebounds school will be dumping all over us for a only linebacker that you're worried about, the Milwaukee Panthers to get a sig and tallied one block, keeping a pretty few more weeks, we can take a little solace and the secondary is old and has been nature non-conference victory. And impressive streak alive. Klomstad has in the delightful NFL action that's headed racking up the injuries. then tip-off happened. knocked down at least one block in ev our way. Yes, the woes of the Chicago Bears are Shooting just 23.1 percent in the ery game this season. It should be an awesome upcoming humorous to Packer fans and Jay Cutler- first half, the Panthers failed to estab If it weren't for Tucker or Klomstad, week 6f football. The Packers-Ravens game haters alike. And unless Green Bay totally lish the momentum needed to win on the Panthers would have had difficulty on Monday is going to be a lot of fun to tanks on Sunday, the hurt will continue the road. Their defense was just as keeping the score even that close. Start watch. It's a December game, between two into next season. porous as their offense was stagnant, ers Jodie McClain and Lindsay Laur good teams, at night, at Lambeau Field — it On a slightly more serious topic, there with the Flyers ending the first half on both had one of those tough shooting doesn't get much better then that. Baltimore has been quite a compelling discussion a 35-4 run that all but ended the game nights that come from time to time, a will be fired up with Ray Lewis running his lately about the impact of concussions: by halftime. combined 1-11 from the floor. Milwau gums as usual, butCreen Bay has had extra how they're affecting the game today, and Once again, the turnovers were a kee can only hope the shooting woes time to prepare, and this game should ulti the potential ramifications players could real problem. Milwaukee committed of Friday night don't carry over to the mately come down to match-ups. face down the road. A lot of ex-players 32, allowing Dayton to capitalize on Horizon League season. Aaron Rodgers should be able to go after are having problems with headaches, and many extra possessions. Add in the It was nowhere near enough the the Raven's secondary with some success, some are even showing severe signs of poor shooting, and the game was a mountain they had to climb out of at as long as he makes sure he knows where dementia. recipe for disaster. halftime. The 56-19 lead Dayton en Ed Reed is and stays away from him (easier Today's players are absolutely enormous The Panthers can take several joyed at the break allowed them to said than done, of course). It'll also be re and play at an incredible speed. Seriously, bright spots from their performance coast to the worst defeat Milwaukee ally interesting to watch how Baltimore at at no point in NFL history have there been on Friday. In the second half, not only had suffered since dropping a 85-48 tacks Green Bay's defense. If the Packers such tremendously large men who can run did they shoot better, they shot a lot decision in December of 2006. can keep Ray Rice in check (and there's this ridiculously fast. I mean, if it pleased better. Milwaukee shot 46.9 percent Next the Panthers play UNI at the good reason to believe they can, consider Patrick Willis (49ers linebacker), he could in the second stanza, even outscoring McCleod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa on ing their performance so far this season), pick the average man up right over his head the Flyers 33-30. Thursday night. The next home game they'll have a very good chance at winning and throw him 30 yards like a sack of po Freshman Sami Tucker, who had at the Klotsche Center will be Sunday, the game. tatoes. The players all compete with reck played only sparingly to start the sea Dec. 13 against Chicago State. Of course, we mustn't forget the great less abandon, and they have no fear when son, made the'most of her 22 min Packer-Bear rivalry that continues this they're on the field. Sunday at Soldier Field. It'll be fun to The NFL governing body should recog watch Jay Cutler play in another impor nize head injuries as a serious issue and tant game. He has been such a bum so take an active role in educating players far this year, racking up interceptions at about the lifelong ramifications of such in a pace only Brett Favre could rival. I know juries. They must take positive steps, like it doesn't help that the Bears have a pretty continuing to improve helmet technology, grim WR situation, but good quarterbacks and hopefully the incidence of concussions have managed to win games with mediocre can be greatly minimized down the line. receivers before. Cutler was brought in to We need a sport that showcases physical be the franchise player, and he's gotten off power without causing debilitating physi to a pretty bad start. cal and cognitive repercussions. 8 December 7,2009 The UWM Post Volleyball loses but plays well in tournament
By John Parker the University of Illinois, they NCAA Tournament, but they time leader in digs during the quite turn out how Milwaukee Staff Writer were playing the unseeded won two sets and pushed the Horizon League Tournament planned, the Panthers argu [email protected] Dayton Flyers instead of the game to the full five sets be last weekend. ably proved themselves to Illini, the number five overall fore an early start for the be a legitimately deserving When "Selection Sunday" seed in the tournament. Flyers allowed them to sneak NCAA Tournament team de arrived for the Milwaukee Nonetheless, the odds of away with a 3-2 victory. There has been a lot of spite having the worst overall Panther volleyball team, the the 16-14 Panthers winning a "It was great that we came discussion lately about record in the tournament and general consensus was that set, a feat they or any other out and we went at them right their worst record in the last the team was going to be Horizon League school had away. We weren't scared of concussions: bow they're seven years. shipped off to Champaign,III. yet to accomplish in the NCAA them; we weren't like 'oh affecting the game Don't be surprised if or Minneapolis, Minn, to take my goodness they're in the tournament, seemed slim today, and the potential Milwaukee's performance on one of the nation's elite, as when you compared them to top 25,' we just went after it in this year's tournament has happened the last several the 29-3 Flyers. and we did our best," said ramifications players prompts the NCAA selection times the Panthers made the Not only did the Panthers Milwaukee senior Lauren may face down the road. committee to give future tournament. pull out the first victorious Felsing, a first team All- Horizon League champions a While Milwaukee did get set in the history of Horizon Horizon League selection little more respect than they shipped off to the campus of League teams to make the who became the school's all- While the game didn't have in years past.
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nephew Kristofferson (voiced by Eric Chase Anderson), get caught heisting cider, the band Sly as a fox of farmers wages war against the Fox family and their animal Wes Anderson takes on Roald Dahl friends. The culmination of the film takes place around Mr. Fox By Noelle Stephen alike. The meticulous detail trying to save his friends and Staff Writer and inventiveness - posing and family from the invading trio. [email protected] shooting the puppets at meager However, the emotional weight 12 frames per second, followed of the film lies within the Fox Reviving stop mo by reposing repeatedly, permits family dynamics. Anderson's tion animation in an fresh appreciation to the indus films generally hold themes of era where 3-D digi trious cleverness that went into impossible, absurd families and tal amazement takes the making of the film. this idea persists in The Talented precedent in children's films, The individual strands of Mr. Fox. While head of the house, Wes Anderson's The Fantastic Mr. fur on the Fox family can be Mr. Fox, copes with the repercus Fox brings an old school charm seen whisking with their move sions of his crime, his son Ash to animatronics. Closer to the ment. This facet brings a real (voiced by Jason Schwartzman) Wallace and Gromit flicks than istic aesthetic that is nostal struggles in constant competi Up, the film's painstaking fore gic to adults who experienced tion with Kristofferson for his ground for details, and inven stop motion animation at its father's attention. tive elements, bring a quality of commencement. Much of the clever humor craftsmanship to the story. Mr. Fox's journey begins with will leave adults smiling with The 1970 Roald Dahl tale a midlife crisis at the age of pleasure and kids grimacing in of Mr. Fox (voiced by George seven fox years. Tired of writ confusion. The dialogue and Clooney) is incarnated into ing a newspaper column that protruding ideas are geared a chronicle-that stays true to nobody reads, the quirky patri more towards mature audience Anderson's style. No, there arch plans one last adventurous members, as Mr. Fox humor aren't any suicide attempts or reprisal against three vindic ously undergoes a journey of startling acts of human car tive farmers. Boggis (voiced by self-discovery: "Who am I? Why nage. There isn't even a depress Robin Hurlstone), Bunce (voiced a fox? Why not a horse, or a bee ing Elliot Smith melody to pay by Hugo Guinness), and Bean tle, or a bald eagle? I'm saying homage to Anderson's previous (voiced by Helen McCrory)— this more as, like, existential successes. The soundtrack does whose fresh stock of poultry and ism, you know?" includes everything from "The hard cider are enough to tempt The imaginative use of stop Ballad of Davy Crockett" to the Mr. Fox back into the dodgy line motion accompanied with Beach Boys' version of "OF Man of work he once relinquished. Anderson's acumen will con River." When Mr. Fox and his team, vince adults that animation isn't Visually, The Talented Mr. Fox consistingof dopey possum Kylie just for kids. appeals to children and adults (Wallace Wolodarsky) and agile Image courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox
tablished numbers from their ever expanding repertoire. A sight for sore eyes Familiarity shook hands with A good read, or listen jaw dropping awesomeness as the straight-ahead blues-rock of Dennen, Potter cross-pollinate "Joey" and "Ah Mary" was caught The Books enlighten Turner Hall off guard by the heady, faux- audiences funk grooves of "Watching You" and "Medicine." By Graham Marlow their newest album, This Is Nocturnals' music is at times Staff Writer Somewhere. There is a definite decidedly raunchy, and desper [email protected] reason for this, as their disap ately literate. The sheer energy pointingly-short hour-long set of the group, discarding the Last Monday night pre made an indelible impression sight-for-sore-eyes good looks sented an odd but inter on even those least familiar. of Potter and bassist Catherine esting pairing at Turner The group channels a counter- Popper, stops people in their Hall Ballroom. On cultural blend of blues, rock tracks. their own accord, Brett and soul, with a modern flair Their material, particularly Dennen and opener that hits the ear as a less trashy, the newer cuts, was received so Grace Potter & the Nocturnals more musical version of Heart. well that many were left won have built considerably dif Potter possesses an incredibly dering, ironically, what classic ferent audiences. However, as dynamic voice and musician rock covers they were playing. the evening progressed it was ship that challenges the Pillow- The melodies stick in the listen clear that a considerable effort era Grace Slick, without the er's mind like honey, begging had been made to cross-polli obvious talent of her backing to be AM-radio staples of the nate the otherwise incompatible band. murky 1970s. By the end of the audiences. Playing a batch of mostly new set they had blown the roof off The Vermont based songs that will be released in the place giving Brett Dennen a Nocturnals have recently spring, the Nocturnals book- gained national attention with ended their set with more es See DENNEN page 10 Image courtesy of The Books
By: Josh Evert dio they use. Zammuto has Production Editor claimed in interviews that 99 [email protected] percent of the audio he and de Jong find is scrapped. Only Guitarist NickZammuto one percent makes it into a and cellist Paul de Jong final product. This seems es §1 founded The Books in pecially noble when you con 1999, deciding to make sider some of the audio that a "pop collaboration" they must have to excruciat that meshes found audio with ingly pick through. their own musical composi When the duo came to tions. The result is an exper Turner Hall last Monday, for imental, folk and electronica instance, they performed a mash-up, which is complete new tune that's based on their with speech and sound sam collection of Talkboy (of Home ples. The music walks a line Alone 2) cassettes. An argu between being humorous ment between an uncensored and enchanting. Some Books young brother and sister be songs find the members ed comes more violent as the iting dialogue into nonsensi song progresses. They played cal proclamations, and others a few other cuts from their find them sampling speeches forthcoming release, which is by Einstein. still untitled. The new songs The Books aren't care Image courtesy of CJ Foeckler less when it comes to the au- See BOOKS page 14 uwmpost.com fringe December 7,2009 11 What could A new monster is born
Lady Gagas latest: an 80s dance odyssey is considered dark by Lady Gaga standards. The 80s beats, glitter have been and candy lyrics are still there. "Speechless" takes form as roll of a rock ballad where Gaga fi Tom Waits' new album falls short nally decides to show off her vo cal talents, something listeners By Steven Franz text of each routine's book- have been waiting for the whole Staff Writer ending songs. It makes album. [email protected] you wonder why the man couldn't have just released fm, Late in an artist's a concert recording and "With a mix of original ^ career, the dif given each facet of his neo- club and pop beats, ference between vaudevillian routine its live albums and proper milieu. Gaga's voice pulsates greatest hits compendiums Like Waits' first live al through the ravenous is razor-thin. bum, 1988's Big Time, the That's not to say that Tom tracks on Glitter and Doom sounds, creating an Waits is nearing the end of Live are collected from vari irresistible dance track/ his creative rope - one re ous performances through ally hopes he's got another out the United States and four, five, six decades left Europe and,faded together in him - but without the to create the illusion of a In case you didn't get enough gimmickry of an album like singular seamless live per dance tracks, the end portion of Metallica's symphonic col formance. Perhaps pur the album contains a Starsmith laboration S&M, Waits' new posefully, only one of the Remix of "Bad Romance." The key record Glitter and Doom songs on Glitter and Doom board synth is kicked up a few Live just seems like a col Live appeared on Big Time, Image courtesy of Polydor Records notches, while the vocals echo in lection of the artist's favor which means despite a By AbbyJacobsen chorus, complimented by a deep, and out, solidifying Gaga's love ite songs and nothing else. healthy dose of Waits' Staff Writer bass filled backbeat that will affair with 80s melodies. While a Tom Waits com most postmodern late-pe [email protected] stay with you, whether you like And of course, there's the long pendium is not a bad thing riod work (including the it or not. With a mix of original awaited duet of Lady Gaga and at all, a true concert re frighteningly surreal mu H& Lady and Gaga: those club and pop beats, Gaga's voice ... Beyonce? Who imagined that cording from one of the sical poem "Circus" from two words put to pulsates through the ravenous these two would create music to eminent performers of 2004's Real Gone), some gether now create sounds, creating an irresistible gether? With Beyonce displaying our time would have been of his best work - from an immediate reac dance track. the recent Sasha Fierce person a particularly exceptional albums like Rain Dogs, tion by anyone who reads them. "Alejandro" brings us back ality of her music, the duo was experience. Franks Wild Years, and Sudden images that come to mind to the reason why we question able create a danceable pop song. Not helping the cause is Swordfishtrombones - is include: crazy, fashion sense (or Gaga's fame. Using auto-tuned Beyonce bounds into the song the fact that much of Waits' conspicuously missing. lack thereof), insane, nonsensi vocals and ballad style singing, with her ferocious vocals and her famous between-song ban But the music itself is, cal, lobotomy etc. What should we Gaga holds what seems like the unique sound, adding more of a ter is excised in favor of admittedly, the stuff that really think of Lady Gaga? She's same note for three and a half hip-hop feel to the song. She lets brevity. The one remain can only erupt from the not deserving of the title of ge minutes, and mixes in bizarre all the guys know that she just ing bit of it on the album's mind, voice, and fingertips nius, but she's definitely inven accented monologues between wants to party, not talk. first disc - the aptly-titled of a true American genius tive. With her newest album The verses. The beat, similar to a late With a group of songs scat "Story," a short monologue like Tom Waits. The songs Fame Monster, she's quickly on 80s dance mix, carries a violin tered in beats and tempos echo about Waits'eBay overindul- on Glitter and Doom Live her way to cementing her position melody,, that takes an otherwise ing Gaga's undying love for the gences—("I bought - swear are bizarre, phantasmago- as a pop icon of sorts - whether upbeat pop song and turns it 80s dance scene, the nine song - the last dying breath of rical fantasias that explore it's good, bad or crazy. bland. collection makes for a great pop Henry Ford/It was trapped the darkest depths of the The album starts with the The remainder of the album album. 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Precious delivers depth and heartbreak
By Steven Franz was dead. plex character, jealous that Staff Writer However, Precious is a film her child, even as a baby, was [email protected] in which nothing is cut-and- granted her husband's sexual dry. Every character, no mat attention instead of her. But Lee Daniels' Precious ter how cruel, is psychologi her character is the type of is a film that comes cally complex and eminently right-wing nightmare wel so close to great pitiable. Every situation in fare queen, solely dependent ness that it's a little life, no matter how despon on government income, who frustrating. A terrifying so dent or inexorable, can be es rarely-if-ever actually exists. cial-realist glimpse into the caped with the right prepara In an effort to give the char heart of the American ghetto, tion. There's always some acter added depth, Daniels the film, about the illiterate thing else, and Precious is a and Sapphire, who wrote the daughter of a welfare queen film that, despite its crush- book upon which the movie twice impregnated by her fa ingly bleak setting (the height is based, end up making a ther, features wonderful out- of the drug and AIDS epidem caricature of the system that of-left field performances ics in Black America, finding makes Mo'nique's stunning that flesh out 1987 Harlem no quarter for wealth of riches performance less affecting. - the doldrums of Reagan's or the American Dream), re But the film does an excel America - into a multifac- mains unflinchingly optimis lent job straddling the line eted thing, at once a concrete tic. Enter Blue Rain, played by between uplifting tale of the prison and a place of endless Paula Patton, an alternative power of the human spirit possibilities where some school teacher who sees noth and schlocky melodrama; times all you need is a little ing but potential in Precious Precious never devolves into push to achieve greatness. and who takes it upon herself full-on sap. Even at the height Precious's eponymous char to turn the girl's life around. of Precious's educational suc acter, newcomer Gabourey cess, the film makes no bones Sidibe, is everything you'd about the piercing gloom of expect of one of life's dead reality, and one of the film's ends - illiterate, massively Sometimes all you need final revelations is, while not overweight, a slave and pris unforeseen, heartbreakingly oner to her tyrant of a mother, is a little push to achieve crushing nonetheless. Here Mo'nique, in a stunningly sur greatness. is the true nature of race prising performance. Precious in America and the prison is shuffled through the public of the ghetto, and Precious, school system, given A's for even through its weaknesses, keeping to herself without ex It's a complicated portrayal stands tall as one of the most periencing the benefits of an of America to be certain, but affecting, engrossing films of education. She's laughed at, what gives the film such joy the decade. picked on and pushed down ous strength also lends it no on the street. She contem ticeable weakness. Precious's plates suicide and wishes she mother is a startlingly com
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By Mike Kujak asks the question: if there is nothing at Staff Writer the end of the road, is it still worth the [email protected] journey? Like many post-apocalyptic films, the Injuneof 2008, Entertainment story's main character is its haunting -. Weekly named Cormac environment. The planet is an extremely McCarthy's The Road the best bleak wasteland and the grit and deso book of the past 25 years. late texture are felt in every shot. The Five months later, the book's film adap surviving remnants of humanity have tation was removed from the Oscar sea been largely reduced to thoughtless vio son and was delayed for an entire year lence and cannibalism. This depressing for unclear reasons. Now, John Hillcoat's reality is well adapted by Hillcoat and is adaption is finally in theaters and is the gloomy highlight of the film. cursed with an unfair burden of high However, Hillcoat falls short with expectations. While the film could never other important aspects of the film. live up to the hype that surrounded it, When a director adapts a novel, he needs the adaptation does succeed in a few to carry the author's visions while bal key areas. ancing them with his own. Hillcoat's The story follows an unnamed father creative output is never truly revealed (Viggo Mortensen") and son (Kodi Smit- because he follows the original text so McPhee) journeying together towards faithfully. the sea across a post-apocalyptic land The Coen brothers set a high stan scape. The story takes place years after dard with their spot-on adaptation of a great, unexplained cataclysm that has McCarthy's novel No Country For Old destroyed civilization and almost all Men. Much like how a father holds hopes life on Earth. This setup creates a more in his son, the viewers held hope in fulfilling and realistic world then those the seeing this film achieve its full po found in most apocalyptic films (2012) tential. Sadly, a few impressive mo or dystopian films (I-Robot). ments weren't enough to win over the The main characters learn that they audience. will not survive another winter in their The darkest moments were too dark, present location. The father leads them and the lighter moments didn't capture through a desolate landscape towards the audience like the novel did. It's easy the sea, sustained by a hope of find to respect the project because of its lit ing other "good people" like them. This erary context, but it's hard to imagine is where the film shows its true spirit. sitting through it again. It may be best to The "apocalyptic-western" that Hillcoat read the book, because only those who creates is merged with classic McCarthy have interpreted McCarthy's vision will themes such as survivalism, selfishness, appreciate the few areas where the film Image courtesy of Dimension Films father-son relationships and suicide. It does manage to succeed.
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By Michael Ray how they'd practiced it in the Asst. fringe Editor basement. The whole thing [email protected] seemed like a nightmare ver sion of Lawrence Welk, but with "Plaid Tidings" follows one difference - it was actually the story of Frankie (Marty entertaining. McNamee), Sparky (Joe Fransee), Whether in the fast-paced Smudge (Scott Stratton) and musical numbers or the corny Jinx (Paul Helm), four young jokes, the four local actors in singers who in life were a four- fused the show with an honest part harmony group called The innocence that drew the audi Plaids who tragically met their ence in and a sense of comic end after a busload of Catholic timing that left them rolling in school girls on their way to their seats. see The Beatles perform on Helm delivered the shy Ed Sullivan crashed into The awkwardness and expressions Plaids. Luckily, no Beatles fans that colored Jinx while Fransee were hurt, but The Plaids got an managed the semi-bravado and express ticket to Heaven. mischievousness of Sparky Walking into the theater, the perfectly. McNamee captured curtains were raised high and the innocence and naivete of four microphones stands sat Frankie and Stratton executed in a straight line. The set was the verbose dialogues and nerd- pure 1960s, a row of light bulbs among-nerds feel of Smudge in outlining the wall like a classic a manner that nearly stole the vanity. The lights dimmed andJ show. four characters slinked onto In a particularly funny bit, stage, each clad in plaid sport Smudge removes his thickblack- coats and pants, talking about rimmed glasses to get over his what it was like to be dead. stage fright and ends up walk Seven years earlier, The ing off stage and through the Plaids had been summoned audience before directed back back to earth to play the con by his fellow Plaids. Stratton cert they never had in "Forever played up the character's confi Plaid." Now, in "Plaid Tidings," dence in the face of idiocy and they have been called to per got all the laughs. form their dream holiday spe While the first act is a 50s cial, but are completely un pop rehash with songs like "Sh- aware of it. Exploring their re Boom" and "Mambo-Italiano," turn through wacky dialogue the second is pure holiday and songs made popular before delight, delving into "White any of the actors on stage were Christmas" and "Let it Snow." even born, they are eventually The sport coats have been clued-in via a heavenly phone traded in for bright red cardi call from Rosemary Clooney. gans and there is a touching tribute to Perry Como, where The Plaids perform back-up to "The four local actors his projected image. » "Plaid Tidings" is a reflection on a simpler time that straddles infused the show with the line of being overly-nostal an honest innocence gic but never steps over. Sure it's full of groaners and tacky that drew the audience costumes, but it also makes in and a sense of comic fun of itself and paints likable, flawed characters who engage timing that left them the audience. People will find rolling in their seats/' themselves smiling and rolling their eyes at the same time, but hey, that's Christmas. If this sounds completely "Plaid Tidings" runs through cheesy, it absolutely was. At Jan. 3 at the Cabot Theatre on one point in the first act, The Broadway. Tickets are available Plaids perform a number sing at the box office or at www.sky- ing into giant plungers instead lightopera.com. of mic stands because that's
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like people don't know when or wouldn't do, but what isn't to stop. A lot of these incidents open for interpretation is that happen as the result of intoxi any form of harassment is ab cation, whether intentional or solutely wrong. unintentional. I never really Whether you're a man or understood the appeal of hav a woman, gay or straight of ing sex with somebne who's somewhere in between, this so drunk that they can't in affects all of us. If it doesn't teract with you. The point is, happen to you, statistics show if this person you're trying to that it will happen to someone get with indicates in any way you know. Knowing the steps that they don't want to do any to take to help your friend is thing with you, you can't do just as important as helping anything with them. If they yourself in this situation. are too inebriated to say or do I understand that not every anything, then they obviously one will be willing to immedi can't say yes either; you'll be ately call the cops for every sit much more satisfied if you just uation. Obviously it's up to the masturbate and go to bed. victim to decide what action to If you don't think sexual as take. We do have some great sault is a big deal, think again. resources on campus that will Sexual assault is a felony and help guide victims and those perpetrators can face up to 60 close to them on the steps they ByJonTingley I've spoken to about this re ual assault (there are several), years in prison, sometimes can take to help resolve this Columnist cently, I never really saw rape but The Rape, Abuse & Incest more, depending on additional issue. [email protected] or sexual assault as a big issue National Network (www.rainn. charges. Not only can the one The Women's Resource on this campus. I was perfectly org) is an incredible resource night severely affect the life of Center (WRC) in the Student Every week, I content in my naivete and on the topic and provides this a person you care about, but Union is a place where people write about an is thought that because I hadn't umbrella definition to define it can surely ruin the rest of can go to discuss their options sue facing college really heard of many cases, the sexual assault in this country's yours. Sex is never worth that if they think they have been students on this problem didn't exist. I think legal system: "unwanted sex much pain and hardship. Sex sexually assaulted. They know campus. While we all know that these things ual contact that stops short of is never worth destroying a the proper steps to take and most of these is happen, but I'm not sure that rape or attempted rape. This life. have the professional training sues can be discussed in a people recognize how often includes sexual touching and I don't want to be preachy and experience necessary to light-hearted and sometimes incidents of rape and sexual fondling." by insisting that you call the help victims and those close to humorous way, this week's is assault occur in this campus Here are the stats: one in cops for every incident of as them move on from this trau sue is no laughing matter. I'm community. This probably has every four women and one in sault. Personally, I strongly be matic event. writing this now because in to do with the fact that roughly every 33 men will be sexually lieve that every victim should Just know that no incident is the past few months, several 60 percent of sexual assault assaulted in their lifetime. report every crime, but I've too small to report. There are friends have told me stories incidents go unreported. I Even more startling is the fact never been in this situation people on this campus and in that I certainly think qualify as also don't think many victims that college age women are so I can't really judge the be this community who can help sexual assault, but either they of sexual assault realize that four times more likely to be havior of someone who has. you. Don't be afraid to use the don't recognize this at all or they are just that — victims — sexually assaulted. Like a few If someone assaulted you and resources at UW-Milwaukee don't seem to think that it's a because they don't really know of my friends, the majority of they don't get caught, they will (after all, that's why you pay serious issue in their relation how that term is defined. victims do not report these in probably try it again. All of you for them). ship with the other person. I'm not going to explain all cidents to police. are free to make up your own For more information, please As with most of the people of the different levels of sex For some reason, it seems minds about what you would visit www4.uwm.edu/wrc.
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Ernst as a holly, there's ivy, and there's stares out like the first page of an face cap the script and the audi frightening Marley, full of regret, "A Christmas Carol," brimming r Charles Dickens' old book, complete with holiday ence is left pitying the old man. whose booming voice is enough with holiday cheer. classic work, "A artwork. As the lights dim, mem Too often, versions of the show to scare both Scrooge and any Christmas Carol," bers of the chorus carrying can fail to provoke empathy by pre wayward audience members has had more incarnations than dles can be seen and heard be senting Scrooge as over-the-top back into introspection. Pickering is magnificent one can shake a Tiny-Tim-sized hind the curtain, the sounds of and grouchy beyond measure. The looming Gothic sets com as the crotchety miser crutch at. Every holiday season, Christmas carols filling the the Pickering manages to stay true plete the illusion, transforming fueled by humbug, multiple companies perform the ater. The serene holiday scene to Dickens' intended story, and the stage from office to bed work and often the effort comes is meant to be crashed by one the show is better for it. room to outdoor scene seam inhabiting the role with off like someone trying to rein Ebenezer Scrooge. Alongsidethemostuncompas- lessly. Musical transitions pro ease. vent the wheel. Jim Pickering is magnificent sionate boss of the year, Torrey vide the perfect distraction for This season's offering at The as the crotchety miser fueled Hanson plays Bob Cratchit with moving furniture onstage as Pabst Theater, however, man by humbug, inhabiting the role just the right amount of nervous the impressive chorus of ac ages to reign in the spirit of the with ease. 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"other restrictions may apply Book Buy Back JBuyoneCLEARANCE ITEM; JL Starts I get the second {DECEMBER 14th I clearance item December 7th30- Decembe%r 12t hOFF ONLY! ! Check the Buy Baefc^N 4d lor Specific Buy ItiieJkv second .item of Lf Vvf/ pWW^' coupon must be [Hours in this Post Issue I equal ©Hesser value present for sale price • m 2200 E. Kenwi Hot Thursday 8:00AM - 4:30PM Friday 8:00AM - 4:30PM 414-229-4201 Tuesday 8:00AM - 6:00PM Saturday 11:00AM - 3:00PM CLOSED 18 December 7,2009 fringe The UWM Post times. In full disclosure I have been marginally mind-fucked Peter Wolf Crier's theatrical indie-rock to find myself with one finger on thoughts I've only come to setting needed, and itself allow have no substance. Brian and since know consciously. Lyri Q&A with lead-singer Peter Pisano ing for every sonic affordance I chose the name because we cally, it hits me at moments like we wished. The house was an found several interpretations some noir conspiracy. album, a record unto itself. The of it, which could serve us well. By Trapper Schoepp With the house perfor live show, as opposed to all re I don't believe either of us, yet, Asst. fringe Editor mances behind them, the duo cordings, is a celebration of that has settled on What it is going [email protected] is taking their songs out on the moment in time. As all record to mean. Like, there is no rush road. Peter Wolf Crier's Inter-Be ing artists do, we took some to nail the thing down yet. I "I think acting it out Peter Wolf Crier's music is resurfaces the haunting drone time to become familiar with know this is cliche shit, but, in musically and lyrically remarkably unique, and alike of Bon Iver, but also incorpo what this band does viscerally, truth, it reflects the formation is their presentation of it. Peter rates a strong level of pop- what it can recreate sonically, of this band's public identity, was my unspoken Pisano (The Wars of 1812) and sensibility. We caught up with and sat with how these ele which is still setting. truth." Brian Moen (Laarks) teamed up Pisano to chat about the expe ments are most appropriately this past fall to create a project rience of, as he put it, "being in celebrated. I believe we've done Are there any lyrical that walks the line between mu a live music video." well thus far to preserve the in themes that drive this collec1 sic and theatre. Instead of re timacy and grit of those sum tion of songs? With this project taking leasing their new record Inter- What's it been like taking mer months and fall weeks in A: This album was born in a center stage with your creative Be in a typical venue setting, songs that were initially per a way, which seems appropri real broken home, a time when output, what has become of The the duo collaborated with di formed in a site-specific theatre ately attended over drinks. I found myself carrying more Wars of 1812? rector Jeremey Catterton to cre setting, into larger, less per shit then I knew existed. I was A: The Wars ended before ate a full-out performance art sonal spaces like bars? What is significance be none too eager to sit with any this became center stage. A piece entitled "This is Not For A: Though it was com hind the band name, Peter Wolf of it. I think acting it out-musi- band is so fucking personal. I' You." The duo utilized differ pletely conscious, it was fairly Crier? cally and lyrically was my un don't mean between members, ent rooms in a desojate house intuitive. The house was an en A: It has, as is the nature of spoken truth. In the months though it undoubtedly is. I mean in St. Paul to create a stunning vironment that could be manip things, no meaning unto itself. that have passed since record we form our healthy delusions concert experience. ulated and willed irt whatever There are words, right? They ing it, I have listened back many of self around these things. It wouldn't have been possible to place this music at center with out first grieving the end of the Wars. What will become of the Wars? Nothing less than a profound, permanent piece of myself which will sit squarely behind every personal, musi cal, or artistic decision I Will ever make from this moment forward. Be it the dharma, the first law of thermodynamics, or AA Bondy's "Love doesn't die, it just goes from girl to girl," the Wars are no exception to this beautiful fate. Nor will Peter Wolf Crier be. Any future plans with Peter Wolf Crier? A: Some people write their memoirs on scraps of paper, some in notebooks, some in a French moleskin journal. Whether I someday find my re cords of the year to come un der my bed or on the shelf, I'm always writing. My only wish is to not belabor each word, sen tence, or page. For more information, please visit: www.peterwolfcrier.com. Image courtesy of Peter Wolf Crier locking fans in and holding their DENNEN attention. Again with the unpre Continued from page 18 dictability, a bright, meringue- The Love Language: This year's best laden bounce governed the majority of the rhythmic pat unknown album hard act to follow, which was terns in his most popular songs. reflected by his awkward start. Not without merit though, the With three albums under his band's musicianship lurked By Kurt Raether titled The Love Language. world of tinged nostalgia. belt, Dennen brought his highly in the background, exploding Advertising Manager He released it to critical ac With nine tracks and a accessible though not decidedly later in "She's Mine" and "Who [email protected] claim, and quickly formed a running time of only 29 min commercial sound to the stage Do You Think You Are?" Their band to back him up on a utes, it is over before you with a strange, convincing pace. solos, to a degree, came out Justin Vernon, the singer/ small tour. can totally grasp all of the A man of thirty-one, he looks of nowhere - so poignant that songwriter known as Bon They didn't make huge busy arrangements and in and acts half his age, carrying they seemed out of character Iver, received a lot of atten waves in the indie circuit, tricate layering. However, a voice that clashes with his ap for the laid back band. In fact, tion last year for going into even with Pitchfork's very the short length will compel pearance. Despite that, Dennen it sounded as though they were a cabin and recording his positive review and a good multiple listenings, allowing has made a pronounced dent long suppressed by the tour's broken heart in album form. reaction at festivals such a new discovery each time. on pop and indie music fans itinerary. He received accolades across as SXSW, because unfor The album has a very solid alike. Despite his obvious commer the globe, and his name tunately the band doesn't through-line, and the songs His set was split unevenly cial success, it was heartening spread throughout the mu have the raw energy that was ebb and flow in a way that between warm, mid-tempo mel to know that Dennen left his ego sic world like wildfire. This captured in the album. As makes sense. It is difficult lowness and nocturnal intro at the door, inviting members of year, Stu McLamb of North McLamb wailed into a sin to pick a song that shines spection, all the while slithering the Nocturnals onstage during Carolina filled Vernon's gap gle microphone in his base above the rest. around the stage like an over two songs. After all, he is here and created one of the best ment, momentary magic Although the imperfec excited high-schooler. The way to "celebrate being alive," as he albums of 2009. occurred. tions in recording technique his slender bottom half gyrated preached in "Blessed." His mu After a messy breakup The album doesn't have were intentional, they would back and forth like an underfed sic, anthemic when it wants to and ejection from his band, a whiff of studio sensibil be inexcusable if it weren't monkey was, uh ... unique. be, has a way of prolonging the McLamb entered into one of ity about it: the instruments for the extremely catchy By the time the low-lit, un carefree jubilance of midsum the darkest periods of his are unbalanced, the vocals melodies that McLamb deliv derstated "When I Go" began, mer without much effort. It ap life and decided to take mat often peak, and persistent ers in droves. Each song has Dennen's charm had set in. pears that people new and old ters into his own hands, us fuzz dominates the tracks. the potential of being that Moreover, a sort of second-hand are catching on and it's no sur ing an 8-track recorder and The aesthetic drenches the stuck-in-your-head-all-week melancholy permeated the ball prise that his fan base is catch a condenser mic to create a whole album in melancholy, room for the rest of the show, ing fire. masterpiece of lo-fi pop en pulling you into a wonderful See LANGUAGE page 21 uwmpost.com December 7,2009 19 U.S. and Latin American relations should be Students should consider a two-way street eBook readers America should embrace southern Cheaper books and convenience make device neighbors appealing By Emily Wottreng The stories I heard in Mexico, By Jason Kopplin doesn't get much more main The only real problem right Staff Writer many from people who left their Editorial Editor stream than that. now is that not all textbooks [email protected] country to try and work in the [email protected] These devices work much are available in a digital for states, were appalling. After like an etch-a-sketch. Every mat. Professors should be While many Hispanics in hearing they went and worked time the page is turned, the encouraged to use texts with the United States speak flu in California or Texas, I would There was a device redraws the screen. readily available digital ver ent English, it's no big surprise naturally ask what they thought time not too It only uses power when the sions, thus alleviating .the that some don't. This is a large of America'. The naivete I dis , long ago when page is turned, meaning a problem! In all likelihood, this country filled with amazing di played was equally appalling, most seri battery can last weeks on a problem will fade with time, versity. Latin Americans make as I ignorantly assumed that ous photogra- charge. The screen also lacks just as almost every new al up a large part of this country they all must have had a bet pherswould've a backlight like those found on bum is now available on iTunes and their race should be em ter life. Everyone had the same looked down computer screens. This helps the day it releases. braced. Yet, after this writer's reaction: a cloudy, funny look their noses at make the reading experience Physical, printed books travels to Mexico over the holi came over their eyes as they ut a digital camera. Even today, almost identical to an actual still hold a place in the public day, I find that we do not ac tered a few words of how it was vinyl record enthusiasts tout book. psyche. The smell of the ink cept Latinos nearly as much as different - and that was the end the format's superior sound Electronic book readers and feel of the paper is very we should, especially when the of the conversation. over CDs or MP3s. Although should be on every college appealing. The same could people of Mexico welcome U.S. there are hangers-on to the old student's radar right now. be said about dropping the citizens with open arms. analog formats, most media First of all, the holiday sea needle on a record or holding After brushing up on my has largely made the transi son is right around the cor an actual photograph. While Spanish, I was prepared to at The stories I heard in tion to the digital age. Books, ner, and these devices make those physical forms still ex tempt communication with the however; have struggled to great gifts. Second, it's about ist as niche markets, digital locals of Punta Mita, a small Mexico, many of which make the jump into the 21st time to start buying books formats win out on ease of use town 45 minutes outside of were from people who century. for next semester. Electronic and accessibility. Puerto Vallarta. Upon my ar left their country to try 2010 looks to be the year versions of textbooks are so For leisure reading, actual rival, I was shocked to find ev the digital book. Amazon's much cheaper —a Kindle or books still hold an edge. But ery person in the airport, every and work in the states, Kindle has been gaining mo Nook can pay for themselves not many students like to curl cab driver, every street vendor - were appalling. mentum as the publishing in time. up with a good textbook. For every native Mexican I encoun world's answer to the iPod. Students can benefit im utilitarian reading, eBooks win tered including the towel lady Barnes & Noble recently un mensely from electronic text out on cost and convenience. in the bathroom spoke perfect veiled its own eBook reader, books. You can add footnotes, When students already spend English. called the Nook. While digital bookmark certain passages, hundreds of dollars every se I figured it was because One man, a cab driver named readers have been around for or keyword-search an entire mester on books only to sell Puerto Vallarta is clearly a tour Demeteri, spoke freely about a over a decade, the technology, text. That sure beats an in them back for pennies on the ist city, attracting many citizens policeman in California kicking price point and content avail dex and a highlighter. Also, dollar four months later, a of other countries for its warm him in the face and arresting ability are all finally lining up consider carrying an entire $300 device seems like a pal weather and beautiful beaches, him because he was driving his to make these devices main semester's worth of books in try investment, especially for especially people from the U.S. bosses' car (under their permis stream. Oprah even featured a device the size of a large pa a freshmen, with many book- As we drove out to Punta Mita, sion), and he spoke only a little the Kindle on her show. It perback novel. buying years ahead of them. this didn't change. At our ho English at the time. Luckily, a tel, every worker spoke perfect judge heard him out and con English. Other than the rou sequences were dealt appropri tine "hola" and "buenos dias," ately. Despite it all, Demeteri I heard almost no Spanish. held the attitude that "there are When traveling to neighboring bad people in every country." It towns, it was all English. When goes to show, for those of you shopping, it was all English. that don't approve of Latinos U.S. military leaders unaccountable This constant stream of English living and working in our coun try, there are probably just as ens of women and children'" made me ask: why do they many who don't or didn't like Germany provides strong contrast (Telegraph, May), "U.S. Afghan speak our language when our working here themselves. air strike 'killed 40'" (BBC, country barely makes an effort to speak theirs? Why do they go In the U.S., we boast about By Nathan Johnson forces; and Deputy Defense Nov. 2008), "U.S. Airstrikes Minister Peter Wichert. In Afghanistan Likely Killed out of their way to welcome us, our diversity, our immigrant Columnist when we hardly let them across As the Associated Press re 26 Civilians" (Huffington Post, roots, and the fabled American [email protected] our borders? Why is this, espe ports, the event came "weeks June), "UN Finds Airstrike Killed Dream. Even one of our most re cially considering the vast num nowned landmarks, the Statue Early in September after the top U.S. and NATO 90 Afghans" (Washington Post, ber of Latin Americans living in of Liberty, displays the engrav of this year, an at commander in Afghanistan, Aug. 2008), and so on. Dozens our country? ing "Give me your tired, your tack took place Gen. Stanley McChrystal, had more examples could easily be poor, your huddled masses in Afghanistan. ordered commanders [to] be cited. English as a primary lan yearning to breathe free." It Around 140 peo sure any targets were clear of ci Are any of the higher-ups in guage in Mexico could easily seems so hypocritical, when we ple were killed vilians before any airstrike." Not the U.S. military hierarchy un be due to tourism, which is a make it nearly impossible for only did Jung fail to ensure that der pressure, having commit huge industry in Mexico.* But - approximately half of which people to become a part of the civilians were not present, he ted far worse atrocities than the if so many Latinos work in our were innocent civilians. If you country that has so much to of also kept quiet after he had evi German command? No, and they country, then they are all in have been desensitized by the fer. I'm not sure when America dence that civilians were killed in won't ever be unless Americans volved in industries of some corporate media, you might be became this stuck-up clique. thinking "So what? What else is the attack, "because he feared shake off their apathy. sort. Wouldn't it make sense to at least get some foundation In many Latin American coun new?" People in Europe, how [the news] would weaken the What is an acceptable num going and attempt to speak the tries, money coming back from ever, are not so unaffected. already waning public support ber of innocent casualties? This language that 17 out of our 23 family working in the United On this particular occasion, in Germany for the Afghanistan is a social question, as different neighboring countries speak? States is their only source of the German military was the campaign," according to the LA societies have different levels of In most European countries, income. This is another factor perpetrator. As a result of the Times. tolerance for needless violence French, English and German that tends to infuriate conser In Germany, the military offi slaughter, no less than three top and death. What accounts for are taught to all students as vatives. In our predominantly cials were quickly held account government officials resigned: this variation? Like everything a requirement. Apparently the Christian country, we fre able. On the other hand, the Labour Minister Franz Josef else that touches upon hu U.S. is once again the excep quently show intolerance and U.S. military encounters little Jung, who had previously served tion; growing increasingly used hate. Let's cut the hypocrisy, public outcry after such blun man affairs, there are mate as Defense Minister at the time to other nations catering to folks. It'd be great if we started ders. Consider the after the rial causes at work. In general, of the attack; Army Chief of us. That's not something to be showing some love to our neigh following headlines: "U.S. air the better organized the work- Staff Wolfgang Schneiderhan, proud of. bors in the south. the head of Germany's armed strikes in Afghanistan 'kill doz See AFGHANISTAN page 20 The UWM Post 20 December 7,2009 Editorial troops. Forgive me for being underwhelmed. Idol's performance History's black hole 30,000 additional troops means 30,000 more American lives in jeopardy in a war that More troops in Afghanistan signals hasalreadyclaimedover4,000. not so queer It means hundreds of thou further futility sands of spouses and relatives spending the next few years Pushing the envelope is nothing new By Greg Heinen cision is equivalent to being experiencing pangs of dread Staff Writer given a cracker after deciding for pop stars every time the phone rings. [email protected] a loaf of bread was needed. According to military officials, It means even more friends, By Mackenzie O'Dwyer Have people been offended cousins and siblings that UW- First it was the Mongols, fol for a full counter-insurgency ef Staff Writer by entertainment aired on Milwaukee students will miss lowed by the British, and then fort in a country there should [email protected] prime time television before? dearly as they fight a war we Absolutely. Soto say Lambert's the Soviets. Now it's America's be a ratio of 20-25 troops or security personnel per 1,000 just might not be able to win. From day one Adam Lambert performance was disgusting turn. Everyone has heard the citizens. For Afghanistan, this And in trying economic times, presented himself as a unique and vulgar is completely un old saying about "those who would equate to 600,000 com it means at least $30 billion character with a bold fashion derstandable, but only without fail to learn from history are bined U.S., NATO and Afghan extra that one Congressman sense and powerful vocals. It hypocrisy. Lambert is openly doomed to repeat it." It's re troops, plus military police. has already recommended got him far in the eighth sea gay, which raises the issue of markable that Afghanistan, of This latest deployment would paying for by increasing taxes son of American Idol but would discrimination. To place judg all places, has proven itself ut bring the total to only half that yet again. Both financially and the same charisma infringe on ment on Lambert for his sexu terly impervious to the impli amount. General McChrystal collectively, we cannot afford his future success in the mu ality is unfair. cations of this old adage. has said he intends to do a to spend even three more sic business? Many believe In Lambert's defense he was With PresidentObama's an counter-insurgency effort only years in this mess. Lambert jeopardized his career placed in front of an audience nouncement of 30,000 addi in certain problematic areas as by putting on a very provoca of adults and, with his theater tional combat troops headed The U.S. has raised the a result of this lack of person tive performance for the 2009 background, did what he does to Afghanistan in the next six troop level from around nel. This seems woefully inad ' American Music Awards. best and performed for his au months, supplemented by a 20,000 to well over 100,000 equate. When one is diagnosed while incessantly exhorting its Broadcast live Nov. 22, dience. When it comes to the request for ten thousand ad with a tumor, like the "cancer" allies for continued support. American Idol runner-up Adam young children watching his ditional NATO troops, it is time that President Obama referred The president says the in Lambert was scheduled as the act, it's the parent's responsi to examine our motivations as to in his speech, a doctor's crease in troops is necessary, closing performance for cere bility to discern what their chil a nation for our continued in decision to target only spe but he also claims, "We do not mony. Judging by previous per dren are watching at 11 p.m. on volvement in this debacle. This cific portions of the tumor want an expanding struggle formances viewers expected to a school night. president's decision, although would seem misguided and with consequences no one can see the unexpected. Lambert Artists can't just watch their well intentioned, is a disap worrisome. In a similar way, foresee." Despite this reassur succeeded on American Idol for career slip away. Making a bold pointment to all involved. a non-comprehensive effort in ance, public opinion is turn his voice but his stage presence statement to leave an impres For anti-war activists who Afghanistan will leave behind ing overwhelmingly against became the wow factor for the sion later publicized in the rallied behind President the roots of terrorisrp, ready the war. The country is fight audience each week. buzz of American media is the Obama in the last election, this to grow back again. ing shadowy enemies, mired Lambert put on a wild only way to keep their name decision creates more disillu in a war with no foreseeable performance as he sexually in lights. Lambert simply put sionment with the president's In lieu of the hundreds of way to achieve total, lasting touched a female dancer, sim his self expression out there to war policies. Comments like thousands of troops for a full victory. Eventually the troops ulated oral sex, whipped danc make a statement, and has ev "This is not the change I voted effort that Gen. McChrystal will leave, and it will only be a ers, and topped it off by mak ery right to do so. for!" already abound. It is true knew he would never get, he matter of time before the re ing out with a male dancer. His During his interview with that the president's promises requested 40,000 troops. He gion is a mess again, provid aggressive display of his sex "The Morning Jolt's" Larry Flick during his campaign were to will potentially be denied even ing further ignominy for the uality was breaking all taboos on Sirius radio, Adam Lambert remove troops from Iraq and this amount. President Obama United States. and ultimately left a lasting gave insight to his personal life renew focus on Afghanistan. will commit 30,000 troops, •*•"—This was a depiction of -..•v^pr^oc-i^n _• -j^ I . - .that affected his tr -there- iffer- Vietnam circa 1965, not In today's media, celebrities actions today. able hope that this was noth ence will be provided by troop Afghanistan 2009. President go to great lengths in order to "I suffered from a little bit of ing more than campaign rhet increases from our allies. Thus Obama maintains that the two stay in the spotlight. Yet, such an ugly duckling complex in my oric, and that our involve far, Great Britain has offered situations are completely dif pleas for attention are not a re early twenties," said Lambert. ment in both countries would 500 new troops, Slovakia will ferent, and in some ways he is cent development and similar "When I was in high school I was quickly reach a conclusion af send 250, and France has correct. But still there are ter vulgar acts started the trend 250 pounds and that creates ter President Obama took of pledged their support at a rifying similarities. It is our re years ago. From Elvis shaking some stuff... some body image fice. This escalation puts an conference in London rally sponsibility to learn from his his hips to Madonna kissing stuff, some confidence issues end to that dream. ing support for Afghanistan, tory this time. women, America has already and I got a lot of my confidence For the military, this de but will not send additional seen its fair share of shock from the validation I got as a ing entertainment. Even Janet performer." As he continued to Jackson exposing herself dur discuss this childhood memory ing halftime show at the Super it becomes clear that the AMA Bowl 38 caused controversy. performance was just a "look at Pertaining directly to the me now" reassurance. By Daniel Opperman ture in students' heads that if dorms! I received a campus American Music Awards, there What was inspiring talent to they go to Oakland Gyros they safety alert on July 11th which were multiple cases of adult some became a nightmare per I am writing regarding an is run the risk of getting mugged, mentioned some armed rob material that have not re formance to others. Lambert sue that I believe affects the yet they're safe wandering beries on the East Side, but ab ceived the publicity to the ex not only belted out a note dur safety of many UW-Milwaukee around the neighborhood near solutely no mention whatsoever tent Lambert's production did. ing his American Music Awards students. Although I greatly Riverview. of Nathan Potter's murder. One example of this behavior performance but he made a appreciate the campus safety I believe that many new Now, the neighborhood is was when Janet Jackson se lasting image of himself in the alert e-mails that I receive on students to this school are being terrorized by a serial ductively danced with a male, American media. Still, the art a regular basis, I believe that attracted to the low rents in arsonist who is lighting gar grabbing the dancer's groin. ist had no intent on being in with a little effort they could be Riverwest. Many of these stu bage cans on fire, which have Another during Lady Gaga's appropriate but rather aimed made a little more relevant to dents are from small towns been spreading to neighbor performance of "Speechless," to express himself by taking a many students' lives. and may not be as aware of the hood houses. My garage was when she smashed whiskey risk. I'm speaking about the fact safety issues that come with liv burned to the ground last week bottles against the piano. that campus safety alerts only ing in the neighborhood. I un end and at least one housejias focus on crimes that take place derstand that you cannot list been destroyed. This is some on the East sideof the Milwaukee every crime that takes place in thing I think students living on The UWM Post invites readers to submit Letters to the Editor, as well as perspective River. There are countless stu every neighborhood where stu this side of the river, or even pieces, counter-points to previously published pieces, opinions, rants and tauntings. To dents that live in the Riverwest dents live in the e-mails, but students who visit their friends be eligible for publication, letters and opinion pieces must include the author's name neighborhood. Especially with some mention could be made. in the neighborhood should be and contact information. Anonymous submissions will not be accepted. the addition of the Riverview For example, this 4th of July made aware of. Please submit to The UWM Post office (Union EG80), or via email at letters@uwmpost. dorms I think that more stu weekend, my upstairs neighbor, Thank you for your time in com. Please title e-mail correspondence "Letter to the Editor." The preferred length for dents should be made aware of. who was also a UWM student, reading my letter. letters is 350 words or less. Opinions and perspective pieces should be no longer than the criminal activity that takes was shot to death in front our 750 words. Deadline for outside submission is Wednesday at noon. The UWM place in those areas. The cam house. This incident was mere Daniel Opperman is a UWM Post reserves the right to edit or reject your submission. pus safety alerts paint a pic blocks away from the Riverview student. AFGHANISTAN ber of troops a country sends 4,500 troops. France, which tra or the torture scandals of Abu uses his perpetual excuse that he to Afghanistan. The U.S., which ditionally has the strongest labor Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay. has too much on his plate right Continued from page 19 has a weak labor movement and movement in Europe, sent "only" These political and moral de now to get to other important, relatively unorganized working 3,000 troops. feats have set a dangerous prec unresolved issues. In reality, this class, will have 68,000 troops In any case, the working edent for further abuse of power, is just a lame cop-out, as a trial of ing class is, and the less it relies in Afghanistan by the end of classes of Europe would never notwithstanding the fact that a Bush and Cheney would bring to upon the ruling class, the more this year. The United Kingdom, be so passive as to accept the Democrat is in the White House. light the Democratic Party's col ready it is to hold its government conservative as it is by Western assault on civil rights and liber After all, President Obama has laboration in the conduct of war accountable for its actions. European standards, sent 9,000 ties Americans suffered under so far refused to hold George W. and violation of international law. A rough indication of this troops. Germany, which features the PATRIOT Act and the NSA Bush, Dick Cheney, and others re And so justice is delayed, which trend can be found in the num a handful of labor parties, sent electronic surveillance program, sponsible for war crimes. Obama is to say, denied. uwmpost.com Classifieds December 7, 2009 21 t$|MY JOH^ We are now hiring drivers, in-shop staff and managers. F/T or P/T. Flexible hours. Fun, fast-paced workplace. Apply in person at 3129 N. Oakland Ave. or 1344 E. Brady St. SCAB-IEB.'* LANGUAGE Continued from page 21 song. The second track, "Lalita," would be ripe for radio play had it been re corded in a studio. The influences are slightly difficult to pin down, and although the group's MySpace page says they sound like "Etta James kicking heroin," it may be more accurate to point in the direction of M. Ward or Arcade Fire. The music occasionally introduces vignettes in or CLOW WS? fluenced by southern rock, but to describe it as anything but raucous catchy indiepop would be a disservice. Only US. Cellular ha^ tltne. Lyrically, the album an mostly focuses on the Text* and Pi* from »"*the .hone 16 pee break-up and downfall that preceded the record So nearlry hail "* ing sessions. "Yesterday/ Chased two rabbits and they both got away," getusc.com Mclamb whimpers as he opens the album. He con tinues in the same vein, focusing on missed op portunities," past loves, and regret. It's as if -^ T1S CeBwtoK you're listening to the insL better man in the corner of the f ' ' believe in somethl* bar, wallowing in his mis ery and shouting out in frustration. As music becomes more and more personalized in the time of downloads and iPhones, everyone has their favorite "secret band" that they would like to share with the world. The band that never got the recognition they de !ineomwg( served. In 2009, that band is Stuart McLamb's The Love Language, and his self-titled album. Check it out. The UWM Post 22 December 7, 2009 Comics PRESSED RYAN PAGELOW Pet of the Week Taco SO THE POLL BV QUITE HAVEVOU "X GOOD THINGS OH, RIGHT... NUMBERS A FEW LEAKED IT ARE GENERALLY IT'S BEEN Taco is a sweet 2 year old tuxedo cat. His inter R&UV SHOW PERCENTAGE TO THE ANNOUNCE SO LONG... ests include: drinking out of the faucet, sleep I'M AHEAD? POINTS, MAVOR. PRESS WET? / TO THE PRESS. ing in his bed, trying to catch birds fool enough to land on his balcony, and chasing his little N~7~ brother, Pickle. Taco likes to be petted while he eats, and will sit next to a full bowl of food and meow for someone to pet him before he'll take a bite. CORPORATE HORROR JOSEPH KUENZLE DID YOU PUT MY CELLPHONE "ii.!N JELLO? '" Send us photos of your pet, with its name and a little about them to [email protected]. Friends of the A.M.S. (Minnesota Indie/Rock) Supporting Acts: In Harbour (Minnesota Rock) 10 Paces, Fire (Milwaukee Indie/Rock) {EVENTS} Friday December 11th, 7:00pm-11:00pm 8th Note Cafe, Union WG24 the event is free. Sponsored by Union Activities Bespoke: The Jewelry Object Sale Board, a student organization at UWM. For more information email [email protected] or call Wednesday, December 9th, 9am - 8pm 229-5961. You can also visit Union Concourse http://www.myspace.com/friendsoftheams Students from Jewelry and Metalsmithing Area in the Visual Art or http://www.myspace.com/inharbour Department will present at least 500 pieces of jewelry and/or for more information. furrCtiGnal objects that are unique and sometimes outrageous in design but will all address the idea of the one-of-a-kind or "bespoke". Each student is responsible for the fabrication of 20-30 pieces including rings, pendants, brooches, earnings, etc. using materials that range from silver and gold to nontraditional MHOUHCEMEHl materials such as plastic and rubber, students create jewelry with an exciting twist. All the work will be available for sale in order to assist Object, a student-run metals organization, in support of their efforts to bring in visiting artists. Sponsored by GET YOUR ORGANIZATIONS Object, a student organization at UWM. For more information EVENTS IN THIS AD! contact N-ina Mueller, Object President at (262)336-4580. To submit your student organization's events to be included in this ad, contact the Student Mike Mangione and the Band Concert Activities Office at [email protected]. Sponsored by: Aquinas Club and Student Association Pantherlink Calendar Subscription Center Thursday, December 10th, 8pm-9:30pm The Subscription Center is being launched in phases Union 280 beginning in Fall 2009. Student organizations who Mike Mangione creates music that speaks to the masses in a wish to have events added to the Subscription Center brutally honest tone. His constant dedication to his audience and calendar should contact the Student Activities Office the art of live performance has been the underlying impetus at [email protected] for additional information on behind his most recent release, "Tenebrae". The album marks a submission processes and criteria. Events must be denouement of sorts, the culmination of a process that began as submitted well in advance for consideration. Event a search for a subtle, organic, yet dynamic and expressive sound. submissions should be for unique events rather than Event is free. Sponsored by Aquinas Club and Student Associa for on-going or repetitive meetings, tion, which are student organizations at UWM. Please visit study groups, etc. www.aquinasclub.com or www.mikemangione.com or e-mail [email protected] V: funded by fc !»*&£ uwmpost.com December 7,2009 23 Word Search & Rescue" Sudoku INSTRUCTIONS: Words from the list may appear forwards, backwards, horizontally vertically, or diago- INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in the squares so that every row, every column, nally in the grid. When all words from the list have been circled, place the remaining UNCIRCLED letters in the and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. "RESCUE," in order (starting with the top line, reading left-to-right), tc > spell out a familiar saying! 'WHEN YOU WISH.,/ P 1 c A S s 1 0 P E 1 A 6 5 3 4 1 Word List S A A T s Y A s T H S 0 3 9 2 5 E E N M u S C R A U G N C W C D N 0 u H 1 R 0 0 4 7 ANDROMEDA LIBRA S U E S R E p R 1 E N A AQUARIUS PERSEUS 1 4 9 ARIES PISCES 1 L K P O O A V U Y S Q CANCER SAGGITARIUS P S 1 E C T M G E A S U 8 6 3 CAPRICORNUS SCORPIUS S U T A 1 R L E. S W T A CASSIOPEIA TAURUS S H E G R N 1 M D H E R 2 3 6 GEMINI VIRGO LEO US G S P T B 1 R A U 1 2 5 C A K 1 A N R N T H E U S F A C C E A 1 L E 0 S 4 3 8 6 RESCUE: 8 6 5 1 7 solution from last week found on page 6 ©2009 Jonas wittke Solution found on page 6 ©20.09.Jor>as Wittke wordsearchandrescue@yaH oo.com Anagram Crackers" THE UWM POST CROSSWORD [email protected] ©2009 Jonas Wittke INSTRUCTIONS: Unscramble the letters below to spell out everyday English ACROSS 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 words. When you're finished, unscramble the circled letters to find the miss 6 9 1 Used the phrase ing word from the quip! Solutions are published in the following issue. 14 "double-dog?" 15 * 6 Net fabric 17 18 19 FRATE 10 Pranks 14 Run away together 20 21 1 22 15 Healing plant •23 25 16 Send out TEWPS 17 Tower city? • 26 Z7 28 29 •30 31 M22. 18 Big party 19 Clown's competition 33 34 •35 36 QQ 20 Xmas decoration (hyph.) 43 22 Not working ' 37 38 H39 40 41 <42 SACKOR 23 Blackbirds •44 45 H46 24 Xmas decoration Q-QQ— Q: How did the farmer make 26 Jewels 47 48 49 SO •51 52 •53 • RESORR crop circles? 30 Marijuana (sl.) 32 Gritty prefix 54 55 Mas 57 33 Naked rhizopod protozoan 53 . 60 » 61 32 63 ©4 _QQQ 35 Word after, heating or be A: "With a fore tape 65 . . ANSWERS FROM LAST WEEK: NOVEL GOUGE TANNER EIGHTY "Because LOVE 37 Xmas decoration means NOTHING to them" 39 Xmas decoration 68 69 „ 44 Smell 71 46 Type of economics? 72 73 • ln-word THIS WEEK'S IN-WORD: SNOWING 47 Puts away ©Jonas Wittke. 2009 .5.1 Sandwich shop 1 INSTRUCTIONS: Find as many words as possible using only the letters 53 Hey you! 5 Certain airline 40 Cut (off) from this week's IN-WORD. Words must be four or more letters long. Slang 54 Xmas decoration 6 Chatterer 41i Billboard s words, proper nouns, and contractions are not permitted. Only one form of a verb is permitted. Words that become four or more letters by the addition 56 Spouse 7 Ran out, as time 42 #s of "s" are not permitted. Solutions are published in the following issue. 58 Norway's capital 8 Only 43 "Polka" pattern component 59 Xmas decorations 9 Ticker 45 Unused end Can you find 13 or more words in "SNOWING?" 65 Junkie 10 Zodiacal sign 47 Stand or sit lazily 66 Exam format 11 During.. 48 Kleenex 67 0 compound 12 Gin or vodka drinkN 49 Peeping Toms, for example 68 Permanent result? 13 "Deacon Blues" band, with 50 Fingerprint patterns 69 Not coarse "Dan" 52 Soup servers 70 Individualist 21 One may press this way 55 Jeer (at) ©2009 Jonas Wittke last week's solution found on page 71 Napoleon Dynamite filmmaker 25 Beginning 57 Bacterium sometimes respon 72 Lipids 26 Space sible for food poisoning HMMHMNMMMM 73 Silly 27 Jawbreaker's genre 60 Operatic solo 28 Custodian's tool 61 Ne?ve fiber V\NMTRIVIA DOWN 29 Min. part 62 Spanish girl 1 It's owed 31 Broke ground? 63 First garden What is the name of UWM's fight song? 2 Winglike 34 Increase 64 Withered a) UWM, U-Betcha 3 Judicial garb 36 Filling station? b) UWM Fight Song 4 Fencing sword 38 Head motion c) Black and Gold, Rah! Rah! Rah! last week's solution found on page 6 iup"6uos iu,6y/SD!iaime/np8"uj/v\n>MM'V\//:duq :a:>jnos '(c\ jawsuy ^lli The UWM Post 24 December 7,2009 Paid Advertisements 4S* _ * *§i* ^i^ *F« "••••" HI '-• UWM Bookstore The Best Time to Sell Your Books is during Finals Week! Monday through Thursday December 14 through 17 8:30 am to 6:00 pm Monday and Tuesday December 21 and 22 Friday, December 18 8:30 am to 6:00 pm 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Wednesday, December 23 Saturday, December 19 8:30 am to 4:00 pm 9:30 am to 3:30 pm www. bookstore, uwm. edu flfiLCTTS •«•*• f Presents very©mi€ *While they last on 12/09/09 1 IfriiiMi «s H, c