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over after a three-semester vacancy Women's basketball ^ C\ WITH nearly stuns No. 10 By Mike La Count The role of the Vice Oklahoma News Editor Chancellor of Student Affairs [email protected] is to oversee the operations of a wide number of student- As November began so too service departments, which fringe | page 9 did UW-Milwaukee's new Vice include athletics, the Union, Chancellor of Student Affairs, University and Neighborhood Dr. John still has the Michael Laliberte. Housing, Norris Health Center, magic of New Orleans Laliberte, a New England na­ the UWM Bookstore and tive, comes to Milwaukee from others. Idaho where he served as the In the case of UWM, this President of Student Affairs for means managing a budget of Boise State University. Prior $73 million as well as any ad­ to that, he was the Associate ditional funds obtained for Vice Chancellor for Student special projects. Michael Pollan says he can sum up his ideology in seven words, "Eat Affairs at the University of While at Boise, Laliberte food, not too much, mostly plants." Post photo by Alison Korth Amy Sedan's to bring Massachusetts-Dartmouth. was working with around $50 By Lyla Goerl her uncouth humor to Laliberte is taking over for million annually but said dif­ Special to the Post Dilemma and focused on Jim Hill, Dean of Students, ferences in budgetary size [email protected] American eating habits. Milwaukee who was serving as interim makes little difference in how Pollan started by carry­ Vice Chancellor after the for­ it is handled. Over 1,000 attendees ing in two grocery bags, tak­ mer Vice Chancellor of Student "Once you get to a certain spent Wednesday evening ing the items out one-by-one Editorial | page 15 Affairs, Helen Mamarchev, was with Michael Pollan, world- and carefully explaining what fired in June of 2009. See LALIBERTE page 6 renowned American au­ each item was, how eating it Prop 19 would be a boon thor, journalist, activist and worsens or helps us, and how for economy professor. the item had been re-engi­ The sold-out event, which neered to include healthy or New gruesome warning took place in the Union's not-so-healthy ingredients. labels for cigarettes are From the Wisconsin Room, was based on just too much Pollan's book The Omnivore's See POLLAN page 3 outskirts of Gaza Israeli Mayor talks of Mirra and North Shore talk money

Palestinian resistance to peace freshments and several in­ dotes, mostly regarding re­ BMX legend and formational booths for the alty speculation, but he also By Lindsey Millard give both sides." local bank team attendees, including a sta­ peppered in various tales of Managing Editor The group's organizers clearly tion where you could have his BMX exploits, which were [email protected] expected some disruption; there up to dispense your picture taken with a met by expected cheers from was a police office stationed at the speech bubble announcing the audience. Mayor of Sderot, Israeli David door and audience members were financial advice your financial goals. After Mirra's presentation, Bouskila said in eight year's time required to sign an "audience be­ After the refreshments, Dale Livinsgton from North the Palestinians living in the Gaza havior" contract. and a good time about 100 guests filed into Shore Bank took the stage. Strip launched 13,000 missiles College Democrat Shawn the Zelazo Center's main Livingston gave a straight­ into Israel; of those, 8,000 landed Matson said, "We hope for the best By Zach Erdmann hall to hear Mirra speak. Wes forward walk through the ba­ in the city of Sderot. but plan for the worst." Asst. News Editor McKane from 103.7 KISS FM sics of fiscal responsibility, His speech in the Union's While the event was paid for [email protected] was there to introduce the including budgeting, manag­ Fireside Lounge Thursday, Nov. 11 by the Jewish National Fund, event, giving the audience a ing credit debt and keeping focused on the effects of the bomb­ The Israeli Club at UWM, College On Saturday, American trial run of the clicker de­ an eye on your credit score. ings on the town and presented a Republicans, College Democrats, BMX athlete Dave Mirra gave vices they were provided to After the presentation, decisively pro-Israeli viewpoint and Jewish Student Services-Hillel a talk at the Helene Zelazo answer questions during the both speakers held a Q&A to a pro-Israeli audience. were also sponsors. Kate Edwards, Center about personal fi­ presentation. session, with the bulk of the Matt Capristo, with College of College Republicans, said it was nance and the important After a couple of jokes, financial questions being di­ Republicans, said, "He came to the first time College Democrats lessons he has learned in Mirra took the stage. He led rected at Livingston and the give the prospective of a border and College Republicans have his life. The event was spon­ the audience through the bulk of the BMX questions town in Israel, and he did that per­ worked together in her time at sored by North Shore Bank story of his rise to fame addressing Mirra. One entre­ fectly. And while it was informa­ UW-Milwaukee. and MasterCard, both of and the mistakes he made preneur asked Mirra about tive and heartbreaking the mayor Both political student orga- whom had a strong presence along the way. He seemed to the best way to start up a BMX did not present both sides of the at the event. draw on recent experience issue. [Bouskila] wasn't here to See BOUSKILA page 2 The event started with re­ for most his financial anec­ See MIRRA page 3 2 November 15,2010 News The UWM Post

uwMrOSt Priests and bishops asked Poorly-timed Garfield to work on weekend causes uproar Editor in Chief Asst. Sports Editor Business Manager Kurt Raether Jeremy Lubus Simon Bouwman Fifty-six bishops and 66 priests met in Jim Davis issued an apology last week after Baltimore last weekend for a two-day work­ a Garfield comic published on Veterans Day Managing Editor Editorial Editor Advertising Manager shop on exorcism. U.S. Roman Catholics say caused controversy. The premise of the strip Lindsey Millard Jackie Dreyer Stephanie Fisher there have been a large number of requests involved Garfield about to crush a spider when News Editor Production Editor Account Executive for those trained in the removal of demons or he stops for the spider to issue a warning. "If Mike La Count Josh Evert Joey Morgan spiritual entities from people and places sus­ you squash me, I shall become famous," said pected of possession. Bishop Thomas Paprocki the spider. "They will hold an annual day of Asst. News Editor Multimedia Editor Advertising Designer in Springfield, III., says he has heard a small remembrance in my honor, you fat slob." The Zach Erdmann Sierra Riesberg Kim Sullivan number of priests received requests for their strip concludes on a class of spiders with one Special Projects Editor Puzzle Editor Distribution services from all across the U.S. Only trained asking, "Why do we celebrate National Stupid Jonathan Anderson Jonas Wittke Patrick Quast priests who have been given permission by their Day?" Davis said he regretted the timing and bishop can perform the procedure. Paprocki Fringe Editor Copy Editors Alek Shumaker any offense that may have been taken. The strip Jacob Schneider Sarah Hanneken believes, ideally, every diocese should have a was actually written a year earlier and Davis Board of Directors priest trained in exorcisms on hand. had no indication of when it would run. Davis Caitlin PenzeyMoog Kurt Raether Asst. Fringe Editors has a brother who fought in Vietnam and a son Trapper Schoepp Derek DeVinney Simon Bouwman who served in Afghanistan. Michael Ray Josh Evert Ament looks to sandwich Web Editor Sports Editor Kody Schafer Kim Sullivan Walker Tim Prahl Tim Prahl Tom Ament has shown signs of interest in be­ Walker, Tax-less Ranger coming Milwaukee County's interim executive. Governor-elect Scott Walker has been trying Once Scott Walker resigns, expected sometime to get a head start on his gubernatorial policies in late December, a temporary appointment through requests made to Gov. Jim Doyle. Last Phone:(414)229-4578 SHIPPING ADDRESS MAILING ADDRESS will need to be made until a spring-time spe­ Fax:(414)229-4579 2200 Kenwood Blvd. Union Box 88 week, Walker asked Doyle's administration to cial election determines a permanent replace­ halt any activities involving the federal health­ [email protected] Suite EG80 UWM P.O. Box 413 ment. 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Monday, Nov. 15 The Klotsche Center will be holding Late Night H.I.P.H.O.P., a grassroots rap-enthusiast Olympics at 7 p.m. Students can participate group, will be hosting a free event featuring in a number of intramural sports which will be The First Amendment Rick Ross in the Union Wisconsin Room at 7 held in an Olympic-style event. p.m. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of Wednesday, Nov. 17 religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging Tuesday, Nov. 16 Lyrical Sanctuary Open Mic will be featuring the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the As part of International Education Week, the Grammy-winning rapper Jonathon Frost in the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government Center for International Education will offer stu­ Union Ballroom East from 8 to 10 p.m. for a redress of grievances. dents the opportunity to sample food and learn about the region of North Africa and the Middle Thursday, Nov. 18 East. It will be held from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. in Coyote Grace will bring their acoustic rock/ Garland Hall room 104. bluegrass/jazz/old-time show to the Gasthaus. The performance begins at 9 p.m. The UWM Post 3 is a member of: U-WIRE El • alone, shower alone - this is not During the event Bouskila BOUSKILA normal." spoke of the trouble facing Continued from page 1 When a missile is launched Sderot, but offered few solu­ citizens of Sderot have 15 sec­ tions to the Palestinian-Israeli onds to hide. conflict. nizations are involved with "There [were] children who "The main problem is there Hillel on campus, according to did not succeed [in hiding them­ are people who teach children Matson. selves]," he added. to hate," Bouskila said, "The first "What a great way to come out He spoke of digging graves step is to convince our children of the November 2nd elections only two feet long for the chil­ it is not okay to hate." by saying, 'look this is some­ dren who died in the bombings. He explained children learn thing [College Republicans and In 2008 the Israeli govern­ about the conflict early on. Monday & Wednesday College Democrats] can all part­ ment began "Operation Cast "The name of the game is ner and work on,'" Matson said. Lead" to end the bombings from the education system," Bouskila $4 Pitchers Lite & High Life $3 Bombs But Bouskila shows there is a lot the Gaza Strip. According to said but then placed blame on $1 Sloppy Joe Sliders of work to be done. Amnesty International's website, Palestinians. "There [are math] 1,400 Palestinians died during books in Palestine [that say;] 'If the Gaza War while most of the you kill three Jews, how many Wednesday m rockets launched from Gaza were stay?'" carried out by Hamas and other $7.50 Dollys Famous Pasta llam-Spm "Be weak once - we In an interview after his armed Palestinian factions. speech the mayor implied the will no longer have a Bouskila only said, "This op­ Palestinians do not really want Tuesday & Thursday country. I prefer to be eration was necessary to stop the peace because they place condi­ $6 Pitchers Riverwest Stein $3 Bombs missiles, to bring a little silence tions on their peace offerings. strong and unpopular/ to the children who suffer." "When [they say], 'you want Tuesday: $150 Taco^. - Mayor of Sderot, He told the audience it is un­ me to treat you okay [then] you popular in the media and the have to give me this,' this [pro­ Israel David Bouskila U.N. for a nation to be strong. duces] something that would not Friday "Be weak once - we will no really be peace," Bouskila told $7.75 Fish Fi longer have a country. I prefer the Post. to be strong and unpopular," The mayor carried with him a He told the audience 75 per­ Bouskila said sending laughter sculpted, black flower. 1682 N Van Bur en Street cent of children in Sderot suf­ through the audience. He explained, "8,000 rockets fer from post-traumatic stress Since 2008, Bouskila said is too much iron," so an artist {414)276-1975 disorder. 6,000 people have moved to in Sderot began sculpting flow­ Bouskila said, a "13 year Sderot and 15 factories have ers from the iron left by the old child [who] cannot sleep opened. missiles. p*1

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formance, Bryan replied, "I accountant that handles it. What POLLAN heard some of his old ideas, was cool about that was you had Continued from page 1 also caught some new ones." The Post interviews everything in sight, you really Many of Pollan's talking kept track. I think now it feels points were primarily con­ loose when you don't see every­ He described how ingredi­ cerned with nutrients. He Dave Mirra thing on a day-to-day basis. You ents such as carbohydrates, explained how the evil nu­ could be getting scammed. You fats, sodium, etc. have led trients, such as fat and cho­ really [have to] keep an eye on the U.S. to its current posi­ lesterol, have started to "take your shit. tion, food-wise. He explained over," and that our bodies that the problem is an ideo­ are blessed when we receive This seminar is all about logical one, and that nutrition the good nutrients, like fiber, "getting there" financially; at is fundamentally based on a polyphones and vitamins. what point did you realize that science. "Why do we eat?" asked you had arrived "there"? "There are four assump­ Pollan. "We eat for pleasure, Mirra: I guess the coolest thing tions to nutrition," said Pollan. community eating, to con­ was in '98 I bought my mom "One, it's key to understand struct our identity." a house, before I bought my­ nutrients, second is you can't Although each of his books self one. She lived in an apart­ eat without consulting with are around 70,000 words, he ment still, and I was like, 'you experts, third is nutrition di­ said he could sum everything know, I'm going to buy her a vides the world between good up in just seven: "eat food, not house.' The coolest thing was and evil, and finally the whole too much, mostly plants." taking her for a ride and say­ point of eating is health." "I liked coming to see him," ing, 'hey mom you're going to Pollan continued to fur­ said UWM student Lauren live here.' I guess that's when I ther explain these assump­ Kruager. "I have some of his finally realized. books and really enjoyed tions. The audience laughed David Mirra stops in at the UWM Post for a chat. at his jokes, but they were reading them." Post photo by Jacob Schneider That's impressive consid­ clearly listening intently, After his presentation, ering there isn't a huge amount some nodding their heads in there was a short question- of money to be made in BMX, agreement. and-answer session, fol­ At age 36, Dave Mirra is an up, and along the way the and there especially wasn't in "I read The Botany ofDesire, lowed by a book-signing and action sports icon. The "Miracle choices made. If I was coming '98. dug it, and wanted to see reception. Boy," as he is known in the BMX here to pitch Where you should Mirra: No there's not. That [Pollan] in lecture format," community, has been riding on put your money it would be a was the start. Now it's even said Josh Bryan, a junior at For more information on adrenaline and ambition since little bit weird. worse. BMX was one of the big­ UW-Milwaukee. Michael Pollan, visit his web­ the mid '90s, racking up more gest events in the X-Games. You When asked what he site: www.michaeIpollan.com. X-Games gold medals than any What was the first big look at X-Games now, there are thought of the night's per­ other competitor along the check you got? so many good riders pushing it, way. And his achievements Mirra: It was '96. X-Games and they're making $500-$600 don't stop at BMX either; Mirra started in '95. ESPN created a bucks a month. It's definitely re- of bankers in the back of the is also an accomplished Subaru whole series leading up to X- cessioned into more core com­ MIRRA hall. rally car driver and TV person­ Games called "Destination panies and less big companies. Continued from page 1 The Q&A was followed by ality, hosting two seasons of Extreme." The first contest was Kids are just getting too smart a raffle drawing; four peo­ MTV's "Real World/Road Rules in South Padre; I won the street with all the technology and ple left with tickets to the Challenge." While Mirra's suc­ event and got second in vert. I computers. You can't just show training facility, and Mirra Milwaukee Public Museum cess doesn't make him a fi­ got a goodcheck, so I bought a up on a shit bike, you'll get beat answered the best he could. and one lucky attendee got nancial guru, having a list of stereo. My salary at that point up. It's a different ballgame. He said that it is difficult for two tickets to the upcoming sponsors as rich and diverse was like a grand a month. For many skate parks to stay in Packers-49ers game. as MirraCo, DC Shoes, Monster, me it was always about living What one piece of advice operation right now, and that Mirra met with fans in the Subaru, Maxxis and SNAFU has on cash. I didn't have a credit would you give to young per­ he didn't know enough about lobby following the event forced him to get educated card 'til I was like 23. I think son encountering a large sum the action-sports community to sign photos and chat. about his finances, and help these days it's a great thing to of money for the first time? in Milwaukee to make a more Attendees were given gift others do the same. have for security, but I've al­ Mirra: I would say, 'have you educated answer. bags on their way out the door The Post had a chance to ways lived within my means guys seen American Gangster?' The other questions, asked that included a mishmash of speak with Mirra before his and I think it's everybody's Put a Rottweiler dog cage over prerogative. by attendees of all age ranges, kitsch including stress balls, financial education seminar the top of it, and don't worry ran the gamut of personal fi­ cell-phone holders, Chili's gift at UWM's Zelazo Center for about doing shit with it until nance concerns, from when cards, and discount DVDs. the Performing Arts Saturday Did constantly dealing you educate yourself. Keep it to get a first credit card, when Altogether, the few people afternoon. with cash get overwhelming at safe. You may be better off than to cancel an old card, what to who took advantage of this a certain point? having someone say, 'hey I can do if your workplace doesn't event received more than Could you tell us Mirra: It's funny, I don't do it do this for you. Watch, you're provide a 401(k), and when their money's worth in finan­ what this seminar is all about? anymore, which I kind of miss. going to see your money dou­ to start paying down student cial advice, star power and Dave Mirra: It's a cool concept. Things got complicated with ble in seven to ten years,' you loans. Livingston fielded all swag. It's more about me going and commercial property, rental know that whole spiel. The next these questions with ease, at talking about my personal life: property, and the more assets thing you know, you're not see­ times directing to his team where I started, where I ended you have, so I have a full-time ing anything happen.

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By Zach Erdmann food waste. He asked for sup­ Asst. News Editor port from the SA in their ini­ [email protected] tiative. Romero-Boeck told Kyle that he had recently worked to On Thursday, Nov. 11, get more recycling bins placed Student Association President around the Union, and adding Travis Romero-Boeck held his compost bins is feasible. second Fireside Chat of the During the discussion, a year, to a relatively substantial question was raised about the audience. The Fireside Chat is quality of recycling at UWM, an open forum for the presi­ with several students stating dent to field any questions and that they knew'that the garbage concerns from students. It is an and recyclingwere commingled understatement to call the first and disposed together anyway. Fireside Chat poorly attended. Romero-Boeck said he would During the first chat Romero- investigate this immediately. Boeck spent the majority of his Another student raised con­ first open forum fielding ques­ cern about the new changes be­ tions from his executive staff. ing made to the B.O.S.S. sys­ This time around things were tem and the current policy of different. providing an exception to their When Romero-Boeck arrived boundaries to students within several students were already a certain number of blocks of waiting for him in the Fireside the edge. Romero-Boeck ex­ Lounge, enjoying the previ­ plained that B.O.S.S. would be ously promised food. More reigning in their service area as students walked in, includ­ a way to cut down on the wait Alex Kostal, self-proclaimed "Red Menace" of the SA senate, in his office. Post photo by Sierra Riesberg ing a large group of students time for a ride. The student was from Act Everywhere, an activ­ ultimately unsatisfied with this Commission, they started talk­ ist student group on campus. answer, asking if B.O.S.S. was a ing to us and now we're actu­ Approximately 25 students safety service or a convenience ally making headway in that. attended. service. After Romero-Boeck ex­ Know your gov't plained it was both and striking We're trying to get more vegan Several of the audience mem­ cookies. It starts small, but it bers had questions in mind at that balance was the difficulty, Profile on SA Senator and PR Director Alex Kostal can easily go on. The chance is the start of the event and some the student left. there, you just kinda got to take just attended to better familiar­ The questions continued a hold of it. ize themselves with the face of through diverse topics from ByZach Erdmann campus wants, and you're go­ the SA, but once the discussion the SA making on official state­ Asst. News Editor ing to have to just feel your way As the Special Assistant started, it quickly took up the ment in support of UWM's di­ [email protected] around. for Public Relations of the SA, entire hour allotted. versity as a valuable part of our and in that capacity a represen­ The first question was from a campus in response to recent What is one goal you have for tative of the public face of the graduate student named Megan, hate crimes in the UW System Name and Position: your time as a representative? students of UWM, how do you and she asked about nighttime to how segregated fees are al­ Alex Kostal, Senator-at-Large Kostal: I'd like to make the think some of your comments child-care options for students located and what UWM can do and the Student Associationt students' voice actually repre­ outside of the office reflect on who have classes that run later in the face of rising tuition. Public Relations Director sent something more. Maybe it the SA and on UWM students as than the Children's Center's On this subject Romero-Boeck sounds common, but we have a whole? For instance, you com­ hours. Romero-Boeck deferred said, "What [the SA] can do is How did you this government, we have all mented on the Post's editorial the questions to his personal raise the quality of services at get involved in SA? these procedures in play, and "The war on homosexuality," assistant, Katie Adamczyk, who a low cost to students to make Alex Kostal: Well I've always we have all these rivalries and published online October 4: "If also works at the Children's this campus somewhere you had a passion for politics, espe­ relationships [between] the SA all the overly-religious drones Center. Adamczyk explained want to be and add value to cially campus politics. In high and the university administra­ honestly think homosexuals are about the center's after school the education you receive [at school my senior year, I served tion. There's only so much we going to hell, why is that anyone program, and the extensive list UWM]." as the president of the student can currently do when we want else's business? Why don't they of babysitters who cover the re­ council, but it wasn't very effec­ something to be changed, and keep to themselves, instead of maining hours for children. This was the last Fireside tive and there wasn't a whole then we have to hope that the injecting their bullshit into the Kyle, a representative from Chat for the Fall semester, but lot of opportunity for students administration agrees with us... public spectrum." Act Everywhere, brought up the SA office is located on the to dictate policy or change any­ I see a gap between what we say Kostal: I have always been out­ their recent efforts to have UW- ground floor of the Union, room thing at all. So after experienc­ we can do and what we want to spoken, I suppose. When I feel Milwaukee compost all of its EG79. ing that, I started looking at col­ do and change actually getting passionately about something - leges and one of the main things done. maybe it's not a good thing, but I looked at was 'Do you have a it's hard to kinda restrain that Student Government? Do you Why should anyone care emotion in the things that I say... have a place for students to be about what you do for them? I tend to just say how I feel, and active in a political scene out­ Kostal: Basically a lot of people I think people should appreci­ side of the College Republicans, don't think we do anything. If ate that. I would hope that the College Democrats and what­ I was made to give a 30-min- people in the SA would say, 'He not?' So coming to UWM I saw ute dissertation on what I did isn't speaking for the Student that there was a Student Senate each day, it would be difficult to Association,' but if that reflects and tried to get as active as I sum up in bullet points the task back on the Student Association, could right away. I completed every day. It's a pro­ at least people will know...we're cess... Every day we come in and being honest. And we aren't go­ How do you represent we work on furthering by centi­ ing to pull any punches; if one your constituents? meters, by inches, hopefully by of our members is passionate Kostal: Well, it is interesting feet, the goal of increasing stu­ about something, we're not go­ because I don't have as easy of dent representation. And I sup­ ing to look to politics and look a time. If I was an engineering pose as a student you should to what's going to make the least senator or something, I could care that I'm there because I'm amount of people pissed off. go to the engineering club and a voice to someone. I may not We're just gonna outwardly be I could know what they want. have the power to demand that open about the way we feel. As an at-large senator, you kind something be changed, but I have to have your finger on the definitely have the place to try Does it ever concern you pulse of the entire campus... I and advance that goal a little that you might alienate people think one of the best ways to further... with this attitude? figure out what students want I think students should try Kostal: Well the beauty of my is to spend a lot of time around to get involved more and I think position is that I'm an elected the campus, not just in the SA of­ they should look to their student official. And like all elected of­ fice but moving throughout the reps not as people who just eat up ficials, every year someone gets Union, going to other activities, their [segregated fees] for travel to decide if I should represent social things on the campus, or trips or whatever, but as people them or not. And if they feel like talking to your classmates... It is who can really advance a cause. my views and beliefs are out of different because we have such We have some vegan students touch with what they feel, then a large, diverse campus and you that want to see increased vegan they can cast a vote against me. are always going to have dif­ options in the lunch areas, and The Fireside Chat seems to have ignited some interest. ferent views on what the entire they joined the Dining Services See KOSTAL page 6 Post photo by Sierra Riesberg uwmpost.com News November 15,2010 5

moustaches and registered with the foundation. GIS Day at UWM Crumb-catchers Whether going for the cool- factor or trying to raise aware­ Maps of flooded city acquired FEMA funds ness, there are bound to be catching on at UWM plenty of insulated faces parad­ By Michelle Sanchez public and private organiza­ ing around campus. Special to the Post tions have yet to utilize GIS, No-Shave November reaches halfway point "I love No-Shave November [email protected] the job market can only get because my face stays warm," bigger. By Kevin Kaber ing that the razor-free bout can says Austin Amato, a grizzled On Nov. 17, UW-Milwaukee The keynote speaker, Staff Writer go on as long as the person junior at UW-Milwaukee. will be celebrating the 11th Wansoo Im of Vertices, LLC, [email protected] wants. Fret not, females. No-Shave Geographic Information will be discussing the topic of The website also lists the November does not discrimi­ Systems (GIS) Day. community involvement and Call it No-Shave November, benefits of the shave-less nate by gender; ladies can join GIS Day is an annual event learning with GIS. "He is ani­ Beardvember, Movember, Why- month. For instance, you'll be in on the action too. on campus for both profes­ mated and very excited about Are-People-Looking-at-Me- part of the 'in' crowd by doing "I'm not shaving my legs for sionals and the general pub­ his work," said Professor Donna Funny-vember; no matter the what all the cool kids are do­ the entire month of November," lic to learn more about GIS Genzmer of the Cartography name; it will still be a hairy ing and saving money on shav­ says Amanda Nilsson, a junior technology. This year will in­ and Geographic Information month. ing cream, razors and other at UWM. "If guys can do it to clude a rare map tour, speed Science Center on campus. Set down the razorblades, accoutrement. their faces, girls should be al­ sessions, workshops, a key­ A variety of technology tweezers and Nair, because for The folks at Movember United lowed to do it to their legs, or note speaker and free pizza. will be on display from the the month of November, peo­ States (http://us.movember. anything else for that matter." GIS student projects will be sponsors. All attendees will ple across the globe are letting com) have a slightly more re­ To avoid a plumber's night­ judged as part of a competi­ have the ability to interact their five o'clock shadows turn spectable reason to grow a mare come December, those at tion culminating at the event. with GIS professionals and into 30-day adornments. moustache over the course of No-Shave November encourage Attendees will gain an un­ representatives from the The gentlemen at No Shave the month. They state that "the bearded fellows to shape their derstanding of how Milwaukee National Geographic Society, November (www.no-shave-no- moustache becomes the ribbon face manes into delectable cre­ secured FEMA funds for the Geospatial Information vember.com) have detailed for men's health, the means by ations, such as mutton chops, a flooding that occurred in the Technology Association the shave-less activities of the which awareness and funds are Fu Manchu, the Super Mario, or city this summer. Through (Wisconsin Chapter), and month. They list a set of five raised for cancers that affect the Rap Industry Standard. the use of GIS technology, an many more. unnecessarily straightforward men." A lot can be said about such analysis of the affected areas An added bonus to the rules uncannily similar to those Movember was founded in a monumental month. Given the was sent to the federal gov­ events of that day will be a in underground boxing clubs. Australia and has 23 campaigns possibilities and causes for un­ ernment, which led to the ac­ "stunt" performed by the GIS The first is you do not shave in six different countries, in­ kempt keratin, it's certain to be quisition of funds. This is a Club during lunch. This event in November. The second, you cluding the U.S. and the U.K. a hairy month for guys, girls, good example of why GIS is will provide a live demonstra­ DO NOT shave in November. Last year, over a quarter of a faces, and legs indeed. such an important tool in both tion of basic GIS technology And the rules conclude by stat­ million men pledged to grow public and private sectors. for everyone to watch. "This technology being dis­ Registration is required for played on GIS Day can change the events that day. There is no your life," said Professor admission fee. Events will oc­ William Huxhold, chair of the cur from 8:30a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Department of Urban Planning on Nov. 17 in the American at UWM. The profession of a Geographical Society Library GIS analyst is considered the and Golda Meir Library. A full fifth-best job for stress levels list of events and registration and is in the top 100 jobs, ac­ can be found on the event's cording to CNNmoney.com. website: http://gisday.uwm. Further, since many levels of edu. Buy books, fund literacy Two opportunities to contribute A lot of hairy chins can be sighted around campus this month due to No Shave November. to charities at UWM Post photo by Sierra Riesberg

What percent Maybe it's time to put food and weight in its of your day proper perspective and do you spend get back to a healthier thinking about... and happier life. By Mike La Count UW-Milwaukee Chapter of the Aurora Psychiatric Hospital is News Editor Student Wisconsin Education providing an innovative and [email protected] . Association (WEA) will be Weight evidence-based approach to holding its Scholastic Book treating disordered eating and With leaves browned, with­ Fair in the Denmark Lounge body image distortions. ered and descending from of Enderis Hall from 9 a.m. Calories trees, freezing temperatures to 4 p.m. The books on sale ">od Our evening program enables and the first snow storm hav­ will range from kindergarten students to continue with their ing hit Wisconsin last week, to eighth-grade reading lev­ Jpdy Image daily activities while participating there is no denying the winter els. All money raised will go Stress in a structured treatment setting. season is just around the cli- to Sam's Hope, a non-profit or­ :xerdse Our program includes nutrition matological corner. Attached ganization that works to im­ education, coping skills training, at the hip to the cold months prove literacy in inner-city as weil as group and individual is the holiday season. This schools. support. We also offer inpatient means it is almost time to On Tuesday, Nov. 16, the and day programming for more - either begrudgingly or em­ Klotsche Arena will hold serious eating disorders. phatically - install decora­ Late-Night Olympics. While tions, cook copious amounts the registration date has To schedule an assessment or learn of food and spend time with past, students who signed- more about our program, contact: distant family members. up will participate in a vari­ Aurora Psychiatric Hospital While some may main­ ety of intramural sports held 1220 Dewey Avenue tain axioms such as "no in an Olympic format. Events Wauwatosa, Wi 53213 Christmas music until after will include volleyball, fut- 414-4546694 Thanksgiving," getting an sal, floor hockey, dodgeball www.Aurora.org/A8HS early start on the season of and basketball. Revenue gen­ giving may be more accepted. erated will go to the Ronald This week, two events will McDonald House. In the past, Aurora Psychiatric Hospital' be hosted at UW-Milwaukee the late-night event has gener­ Aurora Health Care is a not-for-profit giving students an opportu­ ated hundreds of dollars for health care provider and a national nity to exercise the spirit of the charity. The event begins leader in efforts to improve the quality giving. at 6:30 p.m. of health care. From Nov. 15 to 18, the 6 November 15,2010 News The UWM Post

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OOORMET SMOKED MAM CLU6 going out," said Laliberte. tration and students is impor­ I fall 1/4 pound ef real appiewaod smoked ham. Laliberte, who is still un­ tant to him, and increasing the #| PEPE^ PLAIN SLIMS pweiene cheese, ietteee. ismato, & real maye! Real appiewoes' smoked tan and prevolaee cheese packing, talked about the help role of students is one of his garnished with leusee, tomats, and stays. W BILLY CLUB® SUM I Ham & chsese he has received from Hill mak­ primary concerns. Skates roast beef, smoked ham. prerslsne cheese. n BIS JOHN® SUM 2 least leef Bijan mastard. lettsce, tmsate. & mayo, ing his transition as smooth as "One of the things that I Medium rare ctaiee reast tef. rspeed with SUM 3 Tana salad possible. found really attractive when SUM 4 Tertey breast #9 ITALIAN NIGHT CLUB® SUM 5 Salami, sapiesla, cbeese leaf genes salami, Italian capicola. smoked bam. "[Hill] has been able to offer I applied is the idea of the #3 TOTALLY TUNA® SUM 6 Bfflible srs«slstie and prsirslsse cheese all tapped with lettuce, tornate, Fresh bsesentade tesa, mmi with cetery. eniess. esisn, mays, and oar homemade Italian vinaigrette. me support in the history of shared governance model that arts' aer tasty sauce, then lapsed with alfalfa sprouts, (Yen hay'ta order hot peppers, just ask!) what has gone on, the direc­ you have," said Laliberte. "I am caeiiisber. leitsee, aid tomatc {My tuna racks!) Lew Carta Lettuce wrap #10 tWNTER'S CLUB® tion of where things are going a true believer in that. What I #4 TURKEY TOM® k full 1/4 pound ef fresh sliced medium rare and what things are more criti­ want to see is a greater diver­ fresh sliced turkey breast tapped with lettuce, roast heel. prsTslaae, lettsce, teams, & mays. testate, alfalfa sprouts, and mays. 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CATERING spread, sliced cttcsmker, sprssts, lettuce, tomato, and items, namely those in former atseafo spread, alfalfa sprssts, sfees* csesetser, mayo! (it's the real deal, asd it ain't even California.) Chancellor Carlos Santiago's "Often times [representa­ lenses, toasts, ass" mays. (Truly a garnet sua sat BOX lunmts. PUTUBS, MST«S> fsrvegetariassosSy. peace dude!) Simm WIS wit) include a deiiwry #13 GOURMET VEGGIE CLUB® Initiative, which will require tion] is left to a handful of stu­ charge af 58$ per item 0/-i*t). J.J.8.LT.® >J * double praralsne, real a*ecads spread, sliced immediate attention in upcom­ dents," said Laliberte. "They are cucumber, alfalfa sprssts, lettuce, tomato, & mays. issstt, lettuce, temato. & mays. (Try it as my 7-gram whale wheat bread. This veggie ing weeks. representing 30,000 students, (The esty better it! is taasaa's H.T) ** JiMMYJ0HNS.COM** sandwich is warrd class!) 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Milwaukee showed the same character they've had all season by continuing their attack despite Valley the early deficit. That never-say- Close but no cigar die attitude finally paid off when junior Sarah Hagen netted her 19th goal of the season in the Freshmen nearly lead upset of No. 10 Oklahoma 68th minute. blues The play started when fresh­ press to try to swing things man Sara Stern, making her back in their favor. Despite third-straight start, sent a beau­ starting two freshmen, with a Women's soccer falls tiful ball toward the penalty third playing significant min­ area for the streaking Hagen. utes, the Panthers handled in NCAA first round Although the school's all-time the added pressure well, all leading goal-scorer said she things considered. By Tim Prahl didn't know exactly where the "I wasn't scared," freshman Sports Editor net was, she buried the ball far Angela Rodriguez said of her [email protected] post to even things up. first NCAA game. "I played Milwaukee's celebration didn't against AAU competition A lot can be said for finishing last long however, as UW retook that was just as hard as [this the regular season on a strong the lead just 29 seconds later on game], so I feel I was ready. I note. The same goes for being a controversial play. think our team worked well able to play postseason games The Badgers sent a cross from and our practices this week close to home. the left and got a nice shot off went really well ... The UW-Milwaukee women's from about 12 yards out. Senior "I felt really confident go­ soccer team had both in their Leslie Deebach made the initial ing into this game. I'd say I favor heading into their NCAA save, but Kodee Williams, who felt more confident going into Tournament first-round matchup some believe was in an offside this game than the La Crosse against Wisconsin Friday night, position, cleaned up the loose [game] for some reason. My but it wasn't enough, as UWM fell ball to put the Badgers up for mom had a talk with me and to the Badgers 2-1. good. my dad had a talk with me. I "It's frustrating," UWM head "We keep getting stuck at this was just ready to go, I wanted coach Michael Moynihan said. first round and it's kind of frus­ to kick some butt." "We've been in the NCAA so many trating," Hagen said. "They were Rodriguez did just that, times and we want to go places able to get two goals, and for us collecting 16 points and seven once we get here. We felt it was a to give up that goal right after we rebounds in her collegiate de­ good matchup for us... scored was kind of deflating." but, both team-highs for the "We had plenty of good looks. UWM's season closed with a game. We were inches away on several 12-7-2 record and another one- Sami Tucker takes early lead against No. 10 Oklahoma. Fellow freshmen Courtney occasions, and if we want to go and-done affair in the NCAA Post photo by Sierra Riesberg Lindfors and Kimee Chandler somewhere we have to convert Tournament despite arguably each logged 20 minutes of ac­ those chances." outplaying their opponent yet By Tim Prahl a 76-59 win. tion, with Lindfors having an Both teams came out creating again. Sports Editor "I thought [we] stepped up impressive nine points and dangerous chances early on, but "In big games you have to step [email protected] to the challenge and played five rebounds down in the it was Wisconsin that grabbed up and make some big plays and with no fear," UWM head coach post. the game's first goal. [Wisconsin] did and we didn't," When national power­ Sandy Botham said. "We came "This experience is going to In the 27th minute, the Badgers Moynihan said. "I don't know if houses schedule games out very aggressive, attacked be huge for Angela and Kimee," launched a long throw-in into the emotions get to us. It can't just against more average teams them and got to the bonus be­ Botham said. "We started two box. After a cross to the far post, be bad luck; we have to take this early in the season, it's fore they did. I think everyone freshmen and two sopho­ Laurie Nosbusch was able to get some accountability for it. It's normally a foregone conclu­ saw the potential this team mores, so this is just great her head on the ball and give the hard. We have to figure it out sion the result will be a lop­ has, that we can play with experience for them." Badgers the early lead. though." sided affair. one of the best teams in the Milwaukee was within five Apparently no one told the country." points with five minutes re­ Panthers. Oklahoma scored the maining, but a late run by the half. The UW-Milwaukee wom­ game's first six points, and it Sooners sealed the game for Led by Tone Boyle's 16 points, en's basketball team opened looked like the whitewashing Oklahoma. Panthers including four of eight from down­ their season hosting 10th- had begun. The Panthers re­ Sami Tucker and Lindsay town, the Panthers were within one ranked Oklahoma this past sponded well though, making Laur each scored in double point mid way through the second Saturday and surprised nearly a 13-2 run to take a 13-8 lead figures for UWM. struggle half at 51-50, but quickly saw the 1,000 in attendance as they five minutes into the game. Next up for the Panthers is deficit balloon to eight points af­ hung with one of last year's Led by preseason All a trip to Minneapolis as part ter a 9-2 run by the Owls. Anthony final four teams before the American Danielle Robinson, of the Subway Classic this Hill had an efficient second and Sooners pulled away late for the Sooners put on a full-court weekend. early on finished the game with 15 points and eight rebounds. Hill was able to get touches in­ the road side the paint, which Jeter said nu­ merous times would be the key to winning games this season. Dominating performance Team loses UWM struggled in their first two games at contest against Portland, but the season with a victory. Boyle's first regular-season game Volleyball caps season with lopsided win Elizabeth Egerer led the Athletes in Action back after sitting out an entire year Panthers with 12 kills, and Classic to a back injury was a sign of good By John Linn Hintze, Natalie Schmitting Kerri Schuh added 17 digs. As things to come. The redshirt se­ Staff Writer and Maddie Sueppel) were a team, UWM had six blocks By Jeremy Lubus nior shot only four of 13 from the [email protected] honored before their last and nine service aces. Asst. Sports Editor floor but finished with a team-high regular-season home game. "I definitely believe that was [email protected] 13 points and a pair of steals. The UW-Milwaukee vol­ The seniors, along with their the best match we've had all Turnovers and poor free- leyball team captured the teammates, easily steam- season," said head coach Susie It certainly was not the start throw shooting have doomed the Horizon League crown over rolled UIC. Johnson. "Just as a whole, as men's basketball coach Rob Jeter Panthers so far. In two games, a week ago on the road and The first set ended much a team really efficient. Playing was expecting as his Panthers Milwaukee has turned over the ball came home to put an exclama­ closer than it started. UWM with a purpose." opened the season at the Athletes 25 times. In their loss to Portland, tion point on the season with a scored six points before UIC Looking forward to the in Action Classic in Portland, UWM did not score a single point three-set sweep of University got on the board and was up league tournament, Johnson Oregon. The team struggled to until seven minutes into the game, ,of Illinois-Chicago. by as many as 10 points at said, "I feel good. I feel that stay close in their first loss to host­ by then they were looking at an The Panthers (20-8, 15-1) times. UIC remained pesky to the team is really confident ing Portland, as they fell 80-60. 11-0 hole. took the match 25-18, 25-5, the end, but UWM earned the and really playing our best The Panthers (0-3) played bet­ Milwaukee played the second and 25-22 from the visiting win. fight now. So we're feeling ter Saturday night but struggled game of the three-game road trip UIC Flames (13-15, 7-7). UWM The second set was an ab­ pretty good about it." from the free-throw line en route without senior defensive special­ lived up to its No. 1 ranking solute thrashing as UWM held The Panthers have the No. 1 to a disappointing 85-76 loss to ist Jerard Ajami. He did not dress to start the season by taking UIC to only five points. The seed heading into the tourna­ Florida Atlantic University. UW- for the game after starting the the No. 1 seed into the league Flames showed some life in ment and therefore are host­ Milwaukee shot a dismal 44 per­ first game against Portland, during tournament. the third set and battled the ing. Their first tournament cent (15 of 34) while FAU converted which Ajami played four minutes Before the game, the team's Panthers to the end. However, game is Saturday at 1 p.m. at 20 free throws alone in the second and did not attempt a shot. seniors (Jena Berg, Lauren UWM capped off the match and the Klotsche Center. 8 November 15,2010 Sports The UWM Post

fensive flow and chemistry thus his Heisman for taking improper far. The team is playing solid de­ benefits, voters will definitely Surprise! fense, which has given up an av­ Newton's Laws be keeping a closer eye on the erage of just 91 points through candidates to avoid another de­ Bucks headline the first eight games. Look for bacle. Newton is not convincing the Bucks to improve soon; this anyone otherwise. Newton and NBAs early-season team is much better than they've coach Gene Chizik keep avoid­ shown. of Phootball ing questions and say they want question marks Cleveland Cavaliers: LeBron to move on. who? The Cavs were 4-3 after the The sad part about all of this By Kris Gilson season's first two weeks, mak­ Latest NCAA debacle truly a shame is that the allegations are prob­ Staff Writer ing everyone in Drew Carey's ably true. There is no reason to [email protected] hometown forget about James. By Shawn Kumar game. His statistics are just in­ believe that they are not. Sam OK, that's probably not true, but Staff Writer sane; he is ranked in the top five Bradford, Troy Smith, Matthew The NBA season is nearly three coach Byron Scott has this cast of [email protected] in quarterback rating and rush­ Stafford and Tim Tebow never weeks old and there is plenty to no-names playing well. Cleveland ing yards. had these types of allegations. talk about. Much of the offseason won three of its first four games We've all heard the numer­ Unfortunately for Newton, There is a reason this news centered on LeBron James and the on the road, getting solid produc­ ous stories and reports regard­ the media may impact the col­ broke out and there is a rea­ Miami Heat and whether or not tion from sharpshooter Daniel ing Heisman-favorite, quarter­ lege football landscape this son it all broke now. Newton's they would challenge the 1996 Gibson and forward J.J. Hickson. back Cameron Newton from year. With all these reports of Heisman chances will be hurt, Chicago Bulls team that won an The Cavs might not finish the Auburn. Over the last several cheating, extortion, theft, and and maybe even his perfor­ NBA-record 72 games in the regu­ season as strongly as they have weeks, different reports have probably more to come, he has mances in the coming games lar season. After the season's first started, but it's clear the team emerged regarding Newton and committed more crimes and sins that could place him and the two weeks, the Heat stood at 5- has some pieces to build around his involvement in a number of than career wins, and it could university in immortality. 3, meaning it would have to win for the future, even without King "questionable" activities. One re­ really take a toll. So far, it hasn't With only a month of regu­ 67 of the team's last 74 games James. port states that an agent rep­ seemed to impact his perfor­ lar-season college football left, to match the '96 Bulls. In other Golden State Warriors: The resenting him asked for nearly mance, but then again, since al­ there will most likely be even words, maybe next year. Warriors began the 2010-11 sea­ $200,000 to guarantee a signa­ legations broke he hasn't played more negative Newton reports After two weeks, the New son 5-2, joining the Orlando ture from Newton. Others show the toughest of competition. to emerge. Hopefully we find out Orleans Hornets and Los Angeles Magic, Boston Celtics, New Orleans that he cheated at least three Distractions are a significant the culprit behind all this back- Lakers remained the league's only Hornets, and L.A. Lakers as the different times while at the factor for any player trying to stabbing and smear campaign two undefeated teams. It can be only teams to go undefeated at University of Florida and even succeed and win big games. For against Newton. It might be tied argued that the Lakers didn't play home after the first few weeks of stole a laptop and faced expul­ Newton it will be a different story. to Florida, as they would have any challenging teams for the first the season. Coach Don Nelson's sion before he transferred. Never have we witnessed some­ all this information to begin couple weeks, but the Hornets be­ departure meant the Warriors After he left Florida (for what­ thing like this before. A player at with, but whatever the case and gan the season facing seven qual­ would become more controlled, ever reasons), he went to junior the pinnacle of his game being regardless the circumstances, ity squads and beat all of them, both on offense and defense. college at Blinn College in Texas scrutinized and attacked like let's hope everything works out including the Bucks twice. Much of their success is also be­ before signing with Auburn this is very strange. Even the with fairness to Newton and the Not surprisingly, Western cause of new coach Keith Smart. University. He now has Auburn Reggie Bush scandal hit the na­ Auburn football program. Even Conference teams had a bet­ Led by guards Monta Ellis and ranked No. 2 in the BCS rankings tional radio waves years after he after Bush disaster of 2010, it ter collective winning percent­ Stephen Curry, the Warriors can and is just two wins away (al­ left USC. All this press will likely seems that no one has learned age, about 55 percent, after the shoot it with anyone and might beit against tough competition) influence his Heisman voting as from their mistakes. first two weeks than the Eastern be headed for their first playoff from a trip to the Championship well. In wake of Bush returning Conference, which was around 45 appearance since they shocked percent. It can be argued that the the Dallas Mavericks in the first East will have better teams at the round of the 2007 playoffs as an top as we get closer to playoff time eight-seed. in April. Oklahoma City Thunder: Last Without further ado, here's a season's regular-season darlings, list of the NBAs biggest early-sea­ the Thunder opened up 2010 at son surprises. just 3-3, getting blown out by the Milwaukee Bucks: Experts Jazz, Clippers and Celtics. Kevin picked the Bucks to finish dead Durant led the league in scor­ last in the Eastern Conference last ing last season at 30.1 points per year, but coach Scott Skiles had game, and he finished second in his team overachieving all season the MVP voting to LeBron James. long, eventually taking the Atlanta Durant is off to a slow start this Hawks to game seven in the play­ season, shooting just 39.4 percent offs in April. 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By Michael Ray "haven't you always wanted Asst. fringe Editor a monkey?" line in "If I Had [email protected] a $1000000" was shared by the entire audience, almost When The Barenaked as an inside joke. Ladies lost co-frontman Steve The most unique parts of Page last year, many fans the show were the impromptu thought the end was near. moments. Frontman Ed How to continue without the Robertson freestyling about primary songwriter and face Pabst beer, AJ Bombers and of the band dominated fan the appeal of Water Street blogs and forums. drew expected cheers. Aside Rather than holding them comments from drummer down, Page's departure ac­ Tyler Stewart criticizing the tually galvanized the rest Cowboys for a humiliating of the band, who released defeat against the Green Bay their first post-Page album Packers the day before were earlier this year. Other mem­ greeted with the standard bers stepped up to fill the "woo-hoos." Dr. John performs at Turner Hall last Tuesday. void, and while it's weird, The band also poked fun Image courtesy of CJ Foeckler it works. at one another and inter­ During a concert last jected funny one-liners that Monday at the Pabst Theater, kept the atmosphere loose many of the fans didn't even and flowing. It felt more like seem to notice the differ­ hanging out in your bud­ ence. Barenaked purists may dy's basement and less like Still night trippin' have stayed home, but all a concert, and that's a good three levels of seating were thing. packed with people, many The climax came at the The Hep-cat voodoo blues of Dr. John in their thirties or forties, end, however, as the entire dancing enthusiastically. band mimicked boy band The show was about what dances. Clips from songs like By Timothy Sienko tory, patchy plaster and caba­ Small groups in the audi­ you would expect from a Pilot's "It's Magic" quickly Staff Writer ret seating, played a well-in­ ence found their feet as The band that made a name for it­ flipped into Stewart singing [email protected] tentioned host to the music Lower 911 took the stage and self in the '90s with hits like about the wonders of alco­ and aura of the night. A co- settled into an up-tempo blues "Pinch Me" and "One Week." hol. Robertson's eight-year- A popular musician whose sponsor of the show offered jam. The baby grand piano, All of the hits got played, a old son managed to freestyle tenure spans nearly 50 years, jambalaya, pulled pork, grits adorned with a skull, and a few older tunes for the die- his way into the spotlight in Dr. John, The Night Tripper, and corn bread. The smell Hammond organ sat vacant at hards were thrown in and one the middle of all this.' put on a clinic of New Orleans of the food hung in the ball­ center stage. When the Doctor or two new songs rounded it So yes, there is life af­ blues and R&B with his griz­ room as the largely older made his way to the stage us­ out, just in case anyone was ter Page. It is a bit strange zled but well-oiled band, The crowd shuffled to their seats ing a cane hung with tribal paying attention. that the band is performing Lower 911, at Turner Hall on wearing the Fleur-de-Lis. But feathers and beads, the mu­ And while it was no sur­ songs he wrote, but enough Tuesday. The set list spanned a breeze of tourism seemed sic swelled, but the crowd sat prise that those hit songs of that original organic en­ his entire career with new to touch the venue - the NPR down. were played, the band proved ergy of the band remains to material from his latest offer­ crowd looking for a time ma­ After soloing for a few bars why they were so successful cater to old fans and new. ing, Tribal, standing up to the chine, the college set wanting on the piano in his signature in the first place - sing-along Whether they can sustain Grammy-winning efforts of a taste of authenticity and stride style, Dr. John's voice potential and catchy melo­ this or not remains to be his early years. Turner Hall itself trying to be dies define pop music. The seen. Turner Hall, with its his­ Preservation Hall. SeeDR.JOHNpage14

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David's material, but the ironic, upper-class offensiveness of Amy Sedaris to her material tends to touch the same cultural nerve. Amy has certainly become a favorite in humor Turner Hall hipster and snotbag subcultures alike. As a born performer, Amy's knack for stage-craft and funny faces makes itself as evident in her written materials - espe­ cially the photographic Simple Times - as it does in her stage performances and films. She has an effortless ability to cre­ ate a wide range of disturbingly true American characters, in­ cluding her most notable con­ ception, Strangers With Candy's Jerri Blank. Her book and stage show are no different. Each page of Simple Times features a differ­ ently homely, uniquely disturb­ ing character modeling Sedaris's equally disquieting sense of hu­ mor and interior decor. Her touring humor circus is Amy Sedaris will visit Turner Hall on Nov. 21 in the wake equal parts stand-up comedy * Scales * Hookahs * Cigs of her newly released faux craft book, S/'mp/e Times. and crafting demonstration. It's * Grinder Cigars Image courtesy of Grand Getral Publishing a frighteningly carnival-esque Papers * Vapes "Martha Stewart Show," which By Steven Franz improv troupe, Second City - would partly feel right at home Staff Writer than the hyper-intellectual writ­ on HGTV or the "Today Show." [email protected] ten prose of her brother. Her ap­ And while overalls and pork-pie pearance Nov. 21 at Turner Hall hats are by no means required Amy Sedaris is not her is on the heels of the bestsell- for admission to the show, one brother. She's just not. ing Simple Times: Crafts for Poor might as well go crazy and live Although David Sedaris has People, which is intelligent and in the moment, even at risk of seen a tremendous amount of hilarious without being particu­ total embarrassment in front success as a writer, playwright, larly dense or cerebral. An auto­ of friends, peers and mortal humorist, speaker, and frequent graphed copy will be handed out enemies. public-radio contributor, Amy's to all attendees at the show. Tickets to Amy Sedaris's tour­ rise to fame has been decidedly The collection contains intel­ ing craft extravaganza at Turner different. ligently crude and mostly offen­ Hall are $29.50, which is by no Born and raised to an sive photographs of her do-it- means a steep price to pay for Orthodox Greek father and a yourself crafts that range across an hour's worth of deranged Protestant mother in subur­ subjects such as "Craft Yourself laughter. Don't expect David to ban Raleigh, North Carolina, Homely," "Teenagers Have a be there, though; that would be Come to our she has far more in common Lot of Pain," and "Crafting for foolish. And please, whatever with the performative likes of Jesus." you do, don't yell Jerri Blank Stephen Colbert -"• with whom Amy's humor is a far cry from quotes at her. You won't like her SALE she starred in Chicago's famed the Ira Glass-endorsed ennui of when she's angry. the day after Thanksgiving &SAVE! Dial C for concrete Tom McCarthys novel remains grounded in narrative and history

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dundancy in any other gray- Times Roll," with Dr. John DR. JOHN bearded musician's show. on guitar, the crowd started Continued from page 10 thinning out, but none of the energy left the stage. While cuts from his last made its entrance. While two albums didn't have any­ the physical effects of ag­ one dancing, the band played ing were clear, he swung be­ swampy funk rhythms under tween the cracked lead paint He swung between the burning guitars, chanted re­ of his lower registers and cracked lead paint of frains and some of the Doctor's the drill press buzz of his deepest piano grooves, show­ uppers with every shade of his lower registers and casing his more psychedelic blue from the beginning of the drill press buzz of tendencies. The lyrics tack­ the show. his uppers with every led the war in Iraq and pov­ Had the show ended af­ erty without any apology or ter 30 minutes, the audience shade of blue from the compromise to the mythol­ would have gotten its mon­ beginning of the show. ogy he has crafted through­ ey's worth of a fully locked out his career. and loaded touring band. Among the last and most After this point, however, the riveting performances of the band dug in its heels and Dr. evening was the tribal clos­ John turned to his organ to ing track to Dr. John's 1968 dust off the old standards debut record, "I Walk on and chart hits. Some started The arrangements of the Gilded Splinters." The mani­ dancing, others clapping classics were considerably festo of a medicine man who along to "Right Place, Wrong reduced to fit the five-man has no time for those who Time" and "Gris Gris Gumbo instrumentation of the eve­ stand in his way was an ap­ Ya Ya." Songs that have been ning. However, the band had propriate statement to make on the road for more than no problem breathing elec­ as he headed off the stage for 40 years would threaten re­ tricity. After "Let the Good the rest of his tour.

an appearance. "You Hung recalls other Costello stan­ COSTELLO the Moon," "A Voice in the dards about misleading Continued from page 11 Dark," and "A Slow Drag with women and the damage they Josephine" (the latter practi­ do on one's psyche, lyrically cally a shambling Tom Waits reading like a less-desper­ are nonetheless the type of anthem) all recall the ballad- ate version of "Watching the rock that Costello himself eers and Hollywood song­ Detectives." hasn't touched on for nearly writers that drove early ra­ Very rarely has Elvis 20 years. dio and record sales. Costello ventured into the Minus the addition of But the profound level of arena of politics, instead some flourish violins, the ti­ anger than permeates much preferring to pen personal, tle track is one of the best of the album is able to draw confessional standards both songs Elvis Costello and the the various incarnations intimate and grandiose. On Attractions never released, of pop throughout the last National Ransom, however, it a driving honky-tonk wall- century into a tremendously appears the British Costello rattler that recalls the best modern, familiar form. finally feels sufficiently en­ of '50s proto-punk Vince "National Ransom" is what it trenched in American cul­ Taylor and other artists sounds like: a spiteful, spit­ ture - his many appearances whose releases outdate even tle-throwing, tremendously on "The Colbert Report" Costello's lifetime. literate assault on the Wall haven't hurt - to safely make "That's Not the Part of Street crooks and politi­ statements about it from the Him You're Leaving" is a cal figureheads that caused inside. Maybe that's why he SWTbm 7223 W.I true country music song, the recent financial crisis felt it appropriate to write a Rolling Stones-esque bal­ ("Around the time the killing an album so tremendously M^mMMJ^ DOWNTOWN w«$f m® lad that wears its pain like stopped on Wall Street / You summative of American pop­ peeling paint. Even the tin- couldn't hold me, baby with ular music; maybe he finally Oil green field 414.4o3»7223 pan alley popular music anything but contempt"); "A has the national perspective %nmm h^mmm AMI IMPORTED CIFTS OPEN: MMI-BI mt m «4, m U4 of the '20s and '30s makes Slow Drag With Josephine" to fully appreciate it. uwmpost.com Ed itoria November 15,2010 15

of choice. The list goes on and on, from a photo of the feet of a Let's get corpse in the morgue to a female cancer patient, bald and bedrid­ den, with a sickly-looking pallor. gruesome, Why do I immediately draw to mind the lengthy ASPCA com­ EPA announces new trucks mercials featuring horrific-ally baby abused animals as "In The Arms Of An Angel" by Sarah McLachlan must meet CAFE standards plays in the background? As a pet owner, humane society volunteer By John Prellwitz an average economy standard vate operator to purchase a New FDA and all-around animal lover, I im­ Automotive Columnist that each manufacture's fleet new truck just because it's mediately mute the television or [email protected] must attain or face financial only slightly more efficient. warning labels change the channel when those penalties. The current stan­ For the operator, it's cheaper commercials come on. They are TheEnvironmental dard requires that passenger to simply rebuild the engine for cigarette a sickening reminder so com­ Protection Agency cars average 28 miles per gal­ on their old rig. Because so pletely unnecessary that I can­ recently proposed lon while light trucks exceed many trucks are rebuilt over packages not even bear to watch. that its Corporate 23 mpg. That standard has and over again, it will be many But as someone who con­ Average Fuel been increased to 35 mpg for years before CAFE-mandated unveiled siders herself to be a socially Economy (CAFE) standard be the year 2020. trucks hit the road in suffi­ aware human being, I don't broadened to include heavy- The arguments in favor of cient enough numbers to By Jackie Dreyer need to watch commercials filled duty trucks. Until now, CAFE stiffer CAFE regulations are make any appreciable differ­ Editorial Editor with maimed kittens and pup­ has only applied to passenger obvious. Efficient vehicles ence in fuel demand. [email protected] pies missing limbs to know that vehicles under 8,500 pounds. cost the consumer less money This reasoning holds true animal abuse is prevalent. The Under this new regulation, big at the pump and decrease de­ for the consumer automotive Under the Obama same goes for cigarette smok­ rig trucks would be required mand for crude oil. Burning industry as well. CAFE stan­ administration's ing - I don't need to be shocked to increase efficiency and de­ less fuel creates fewer emis­ dards remained unchanged comprehensive and disturbed by graphic images crease emissions by 20 per­ sions. However, creating more from 1990 until 2007, when tobacco control related to the dangers of tobacco cent by 2018. Heavy-duty efficient vehicles is only truly then-President Bush called plan, the FDA use every time I want to smoke pickups, delivery vans and beneficial when the market on the EPA to update its pol­ made public 36 a cigarette. school buses are expected demands them. icy. Even before the stricter new proposed You want to know why? to achieve 10-15 percent im­ Take the trucking indus­ CAFE standards came into warning labels for cigarette Because goodness knows if I provements within the same try, for example. Fuel is the effect, consumers and man­ packages, nine of which will be had a penny for every time some­ time frame. number one expense involved ufactures were making a chosen and begin appearing on one - friend, doctor, complete in shipping goods across the change. Thanks to rising gas cigarettes for sale in the United stranger, you name it - gave me country. If one big rig manu­ prices, truck and SUV sales States by Oct. 22, 2012. a laundry list of reasons that facturer offered a truck that were already crumbling, and All the labels are an image of smoking is bad for me, let's just was 20 percent more efficient Toyota's Prius was enjoying one kind or another and placed say that I'd be indulging my wan­ Why then aren't all the than its competitors, that wild success while other man­ nexttotextthat reads "WARNING: derlust and traveling the world truck's sales would dominate ufactures were scrambling to Cigarettes are addictive." Set to on all those riches. Smokers do truck manufactures the market. President Obama copy its hybrid technology. cover half the surface area of a not need yet another oppressive increasing efficiency defended the EPA's decision Those changes in public reminder that there is a segment to extend CAFE to trucks by pack or carton of cigarettes and on their own? Take off thinking and vehicle engineer­ a fifth of any advertisements for of society that disapproves of declaring that in utilizing ex­ ing came about without the them, the labels are almost all, their addictive habit. the tinfoil hat; it's not isting technology, tractor- EPA demanding it. Rising gas in a word, disturbing. "The use of graphic warn­ a conspiracy between trailer manufactures could prices created a demand shift One is a photo of the lower ings makes no contribution to increase their rig's efficiency in the market, and auto man­ half of a man's face, his neck and the awareness of these risks and Exxon-Mobile and by 25 percent. ufactures reacted in kind to his hand. Cigarette in hand, he serves only to stigmatize smok­ Peterbilt. Why, then, aren't all the continue making a profit. The blows smoke out of a hole in his ers and denormalize smoking," truck manufactures increas­ "invisible hand" of the market neck from a tracheotomy. One is said Anthony Hemsley, a vice ing efficiency on their own? brought us new, efficient ve­ a zoomed-in, cartoon-style im­ president at Commonwealth Take off the tinfoil hat; it's hicles with even greater ad­ age depicting a person with a Brands, the maker of USA Gold not a conspiracy between vances on the horizon. It will tourniquet around their upper cigarettes, according to the New The EPA instituted the Exxon-Mobile and Peterbilt. do the same for the truck­ arm as they "inject" a cigarette York Times. CAFE program in response to The simple fact is that it isn't ing industry when the time, is into the skin of their lower arm Said "graphic warnings" will the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo. cost-effective for the man­ right - no government inter­ - modeled after how an illegal Intended to reduce national ufactures to do so. And it vention necessary. drug user would inject their drug See LABELS page 16 demand for fuel, CAFE sets isn't cost-effective for a pri­

hibition has inadvertently gift- - dinero that gets used as a to get elected and re-elected, wrapped a billion-dollar indus­ recruitment tool as well as to as the public soaks up their try and handed it straight to purchase weapons and expand "tough on crime" and "tough on Proposition 19the criminal underworld. Drug their selling territory. Terrorist drugs" stances. The American lords are making a fortune on groups, too, use drug money public needs to realize that it illicit drugs due to their high as a means of funding their is to our own detriment that It's time to progress cost and demand - a tax-free operations. we allow these demagogues to fortune, might I point out. If the federal government benefit so greatly from our mis­ wants to make some prog­ guided drug policies. beyond drug prohibition ress in the War on Terror, do­ However, the fact that leg­ ing away with drug prohibition islation like Prop 19 appeared By Bennett Wolfe tance from the older demo­ would be a great place to start. on the ballot at all signifies that Special to the Post graphics while much of the Law enforcement agencies and Americans, now more than ever, [email protected] younger demographics were in Drug prohibition has politicians play a role here, too. are becoming more receptive full support. But because our inadvertently gift- As the number of law enforce­ to change and are taking seri­ Proposition 19 - California's society's youth account for the ment bureaucrats and their ous steps to legalize marijuana, ballot initiative that would've al­ lowest percentage of the over­ wrapped a billion-dollar taxpayer-funded budgets con­ bringing a failing drug war to an lowed adults 21 years of age all voter turnout, that may have industry and handed it tinue to dramatically increase, end. It is my hope that future and older to possess, cultivate been a key factor in the fail­ it seems the War on Drugs is elections across the nation will and transport marijuana for ure of Prop 19. At any rate, the straight to the criminal used as a means to justify their begin to have progressive ballot personal use - did not pass in bill's defeat is evocative of the underworld budgets and further their per­ initiatives, starting with medi­ the Nov. 2 election. Failing with fact that foolish drug prohibi­ sonal agendas. cal marijuana and ending with 54 percent of voters in oppo­ tion will continue to be imple­ Perhaps that is the real rea­ legislation similar to Prop 19. sition, the state is potentially mented in our state and federal son why many law enforcement As Americans, we must be­ missing out on hundreds of mil­ governments, leaving society to agencies and associations op­ lieve that liberty should always lions of dollars annually in tax deal with a multitude of nega­ posed Prop 19. The more over- prevail. The government does and fee revenue, as well as cor­ tive consequences. Gang violence continues funded these politicians are, not have the right to dictate the rectional department savings Several groups are directly in Mexico and along the U.S., the more they are able to talk behavior of adults. The sooner in the realm of tens of millions benefitting from failed U.S. border, thanks to the War on; and act in an uncompromising, we confront these truths, the of dollars annually. drug policies. The first are Drugs. The main source of manner about the measures sooner the War on Drugs will As to be expected, the bill the criminals: the drug lords, funding for these gangs comes they're taking in the War on come to a halt and the better received the strongest resis­ gangs and terrorists. Drug pro­ from money made selling drugs Drugs. In turn, they continue off society will be. 16 November 15,2010 Editorial The UWM Post

such as the Persian or the Exotic, are bred to carry this The Hitchhiker's Guide "fashionable" physical feature Deliberating as well.) To achieve the charac­ teristic "tucked" rump, German to South America Shepherds and Labradors are genetically predisposed to se­ domestication vere hip dysplasia. Great Danes By Dustin Zarnikow tained by the power of per­ and Dobermans are subjected Staff Writer suasion - not offered to us. to painful mutilation of their [email protected] (Granted, we would have taken Revisiting the contentious ears ("ear-cropping") and tails a "ride of thumb," if neces­ ("tail-docking"). Lesson #1: Hide sary). If possible, seek out Despite being entirely un­ excessive gear, if your own passage by means issue of pet ownership necessary, the painful and de­ possible. Large of discussion. This will help bilitating manipulation of do­ traveling bags you avoid the possibility of By Sarah Hanneken as the property of another, ar­ mesticated animals' bodies is are harsh on the getting stuck in the car with Columnist guably the most fundamental allowable by law. Why? Because eyes of prospec­ some lonely, desperate drunk [email protected] right of all. Since we share with they are property and their tive drivers. who offered you a ride for less nonhuman animals in the quali­ owners find it desirable. Sometime around midnight than honorable reasons. Several weeks ties of sentience and life-inter­ Injustices to smaller com­ on Halloween night, I found Patch schmoozed the truck­ ago, I wrote an est, it only follows that this right panion-animal species abound myself sitting impatiently on ers to drive us a few miles up article ("Pwned!," be extended to them as well. as well. Does anyone actually the base of a fuel pump at to the highway to a truck stop Oct. 4) delineat­ Animals used for food, fash­ think it's natural for fish, birds, a gas station along the only where more cars were likely ing the morally ion or entertainment, however, reptiles or rodents to live their highway leaving the roman­ to be stopping for fuel and problematic prac­ are denied this basic right. They entire lives in small cages or tic port town of Valparaiso. food for the road. The sec­ tice of domesticating nonhu- are removed from their natural aquariums? In the wild, their I was accompanied by my ond heads started nodding man animals for human pur­ environments and, in the case natural habitats would extend good friend, Patrick, his bird, in agreement between Patch poses. This article sent many of domesticated animals, are across multiple acres, and Phoebe and an attractive, and the driver, the teenaged readers up in arms, particularly selectively bred in such a way those species that have evolved heartbroken lesbian-wielding vultures descended, and the over the discussion of pet own­ that strips them of their wild to be sociable would have the nothing but a guitar - whom men soon had seven people in ership. Yet from the comments faculties. (Breeders generally opportunity to form families we had befriended at the bus the back of their truck. I've received, it appears that select for docility and debilitat­ and colonies, often resulting in station one hour earlier. We huddled up for the cold, much (although, of course, not ing body types.) Chickens, pigs strong social bonds. A couple hours prior to as the three younger kids lied all) of this remonstration is sim­ and other livestock are bred Now before those same this moment, we had made down towards the tail end flat­ ply a matter of misunderstand­ to maximize the proportion of people who got their undies in our most recent of many mis­ bed, all holding on tight as ing. This is not to say that ani­ body weight to skeletal frame, a bundle over the first article takes on this short weekend the Chilean at the wheel drove mal domestication isn't a hot- i.e., generating greater profit again leap forth and decry the getaway - the assumption like a lunatic up the steep, in­ button issue for many people; per "unit," with literally crip­ notion that they ought not to that we had time for "just clining highway exiting the val­ even among animal advocates pling results for the animals. have pets, let me reiterate an one more quick drink" before ley. Thankful to be alive, we it is a topic of significant de­ important point: just because catching the last bus out of jumped out of the truck at a bate (creating another distinc­ the institution of pet ownership, town back to Santiago. This desolate truck stop shortly tion between animal-rights and being an offshoot of domesti­ last drink is what rendered me thereafter, said goodbye and animal-welfare proponents). cation, is morally problematic an impatient man as I sat next distanced ourselves from the Nonetheless, I'd like to ad­ "Every man has a does not mean that you cannot to the gas pump, guarding our three younger kids and began dress some of the more liti­ care for a nonhuman compan­ stashed bags while watching hitching again. gious points that surfaced in property in his own ion. Indeed, I will be thejfirst the two girls hitch for a ride We were strategically lo­ response to the original article person. This, nobody to say how wonderful it is to and Patrick attempt to per­ cated between two truck in an attempt to clear up any has a right to but extend love and care to a non- suade random people fueling stops that were about a quar­ confusion and to push the dis­ human family member. I myself up to give us a lift. ter mile apart. This allowed for cussion beyond the contentious himself." - John Locke am the proud momma of two Lesson #2: If you have a Patch and I to split up - one slavery metaphor that hung up rescued shelter dogs, both of girl or two with you, let them schmoozing at each station - many readers. whom I love as children. And do the hitching. No explana­ and for the girls to keep hitch­ By far the most truculent despite what the law may say, tion necessary. ing. Soon Patch had found a backlash centered on the issue I do not consider them my per­ Lesson #3: Don't hitch in couple headed for Santiago, of pet ownership and the paral­ You've all seen the "prize- sonal property. They are part groups. No one will stop. but they only had room for lels that I (and numerous other winning" sow at the State Fair of my family, and I'm sure the I sat there on my cement two. authors) have drawn between - too large to support her own majority of you who own pets slab, pondering the lovely Lesson #5: If splitting up animal domestication and the body weight. Similarly, chick­ feel the same way. aroma of gasoline along with becomes necessary, don't institution of slavery. In a re­ ens raised for their meat are Even so, we should not be the most logical places to send the girls off in a car with cent letter to the editor, one bred to produce so much mus­ breeding animals in such a way pitch a tent along the free­ strangers on a highway on indignant reader in particular cle that it is not uncommon that strips them of their wild way - all the while cursing Halloween night. thought I was flat-out equat­ for their legs to break beneath faculties. How would you like the band of drunken teenage We broke that rule. ing pet ownership to slavery, to them, at which point they will it if you were made to be com­ musicians who were also at­ Whoops. which he stated, "As a proud inevitably starve to death be­ pletely dependent on someone tempting to hitch in the same The girls waved goodbye pet owner, I find that as insult­ cause they can't reach their else to feed you, shelter you, ex­ vicinity as us. Not only did from the rear window, and I ing as it is ridiculous." food. Such losses are chalked ercise you, make decisions for this collectively make us look watched the car until the tail- Quite understandably, sir. up as part of the costs of pro­ you - even in your adult life? like a mob of Pikeys, it conse­ lights disappeared over the But that is not what I meant duction; breeding for maximum That being said, it is perfectly quently sealed our lonely fate crest of a dark hiil on that at all. The analogy was meant body weight is still more profit­ fine - in fact, it's essential - for on this desperate highway. I lonesome highway. Silence to highlight the problems that able than raising healthier aver­ us to adopt homeless animals believe I was in the process surrounded us, and I looked necessarily arise when any sen­ age-sized animals. from a local shelter, since they of hurling eye-daggers at the over at Patch and shrugged. tient creature - human or non- Such purposeful disfigure­ have already been brought into bastards when I turned my Just he and I again, as per human - is relegated to the sta­ ment is not limited to food ani­ existence and need our help. head and saw a small flatbed usual, walking down a high­ tus of property. mals. Nonhuman companions, Let me conclude with a real- truck pulling into the station. way at 2 a.m. without a clue as Consider the following quote especially dogs, have been se­ life anecdote from Dr. Gary Patch and I looked at each to where we'd end up or how by John Locke: "Every man has lectively bred for centuries to Francione that effectively sum­ other and nodded in unspo­ we'd get there - as if we ever a property in his own person. fit the breed-specific standards marizes the problem of consign­ ken agreement. did. Couldn't have asked for a This, nobody has a right to set up by kennel clubs. Initially, ing domesticated nonhumans Lesson #4: Seek and better way to spend Halloween but himself." Truer words were these physical characteristics to the status of property: persuade. in South America. never spoken. (Note: Just as were selected to suit the breed's "Many years ago, I adopted All of our rides on this fate­ Final Lesson: Never give we would no longer construe specific purpose - racing, hunt­ a hamster from a law school ful Halloween night were ob­ up. A ride will come. Locke's use of the word "man" ing, bull baiting, etc. - but even classmate. The hamster be­ to mean "only human males," as dogs fell out of use as living came ill one night, and I called its semantic scope can easily tools and sporting equipment, an emergency veterinary ser­ sooner by smokers," which I ab­ be extended to include all sen­ breeders continued to adhere vice. The veterinarian said that LABELS solutely believe to be truthful, tient individuals.) to traditional standards. And the minimum amount for an Continued from page 15 speaking from my own experi­ So why was this idea of "be­ as with livestock, many of the emergency visit was $50 and ence as a smoker viewing the 36 ing your own property" so im­ physical characteristics consid­ asked me why I would want different label options. portant to Locke? For the same ered ideal by breeders and fan­ to spend that amount when be put into effect in the hopes And I thought the worst of it reason that it's important to ciers are extremely detrimental I could get a "new" hamster of discouraging adolescents was over after American Spirits you and me: we h'ave an inher­ to the dogs' health. from any pet shop for about from ever starting to smoke went from $3 or $4 to over $7, ent interest in our lives. As sen­ Bulldogs, Boxers, Pugs and $3. 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