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dr. rebecca Blank, one of four finalists for UW-Madison’s chancellor position, meets with campus and community members at the chazen art museum.

Fourth chancellor finalist visits UWdr. rebecca Blank stresses new funding, financial accessibilityBy Tamar Myersthe daily cardinal

University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor finalist Dr. Rebecca Blank vis-ited Madison Wednesday and stressed the need to expand funding sources and connect with students and faculty.

Blank has held various positions at the U.S. Department of Commerce since 2009, which she said has given her expe-rience managing an organization with

many different units and a large budget. She said she has held positions at univer-sities in the past and is ready to return to higher education.

“I’ve spent a good part of my life under public universities … and just love the energy and the diversity that exists in those sorts of places,” Blank said.

She said she would make it a priority to balance budgetary needs with financial accessibility for students. She highlighted ways to expand funding sources such as launching a campaign to expand endow-ment gifts and working with faculty to make sure the university stays among the top recipients of federal research money.

Blank also said she would work with the shared governance system, calling it one of the

Campus passes ASM constitutionThe student body passed

a referendum to change the student government’s con-stitution while also electing over 30 representatives to serve in Associated Students of Madison positions in elec-tions which took place Monday through Wednesday.

Preliminary results show 15 percent of the student body par-ticipated in the elections, with a total of 6,077 completed ballots.

Voter turnout increased from last spring when only 11.4 per-cent of the student body submit-

ted ballots. Student Elections Chair

Mickey Stevens said placing the ASM constitution referendum on the ballot likely contributed to increased voter participation.

“It’s something that’s a big-ger deal,” Stevens said. “It’s an issue that more students may have cared about.”

The new constitution passed by a vote of 3,065 “yes” votes to 1,190 “no” votes.

Student Council Rep. Sean McNally, who drafted and proposed the new consti-

tution, said the constitution will “streamline a lot of ASM’s processes” and allow the new branches to focus on their respective areas.

A 15-member committee made up of ASM leadership and grassroots committee chairs will draft bylaws for the new student government structure, which will then be sent to Student Council and would need to pass by a two-thirds vote.

Go to dailycardinal.com to view a list of the elected representatives.

—Alyssa Brenner

ASM supports change to midterm policy

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The Associated Students of Madison Student Council approved a resolution Wednesday that aims to cre-ate a policy to allow students more time to prepare for mul-tiple midterms within a short

period of time.The ASM resolution asks for

the option to request midterms be moved if a student has three or more in a period of two school days. Similar to the finals policy, professors are not required to

allow the change.The proposal mirrors a simi-

lar policy that already exists for finals weeks, which allows stu-dents to ask their professors to

Committee hears update on drafting of university’s new diversity planBy Cheyenne langkampthe daily cardinal

Members of the Committee on Diversity and Campus Climate heard an update Monday on the drafting of the next campus diver-sity plan and discussed the role of the university’s next chancellor in the success of the plan.

Michael Jackson, student co-chair of the Ad Hoc Diversity Planning Committee, reported on the planning process, saying the committee has asked to extend the deadline to finalize the plan to July

1. The ad hoc committee was origi-nally charged with creating the plan by April 1.

According to Jackson, the com-mittee is currently developing a con-sistent framework for the plan and will soon split into sub-committees to address specific diversity issues.

“Our goal is to get this university back in front of the discussion on diversity and really take the lead,” Jackson said.

He also added that creating a

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• changed from three branches to four branches: executive, legislative, appropriations, judicial

• Student government President given “executive Order” powers• coordinating council split into two bodies: cabinet of directors and

President’s council• leaders of recognized student governments can serve as non-voting

members of the Student Senate• Funding decisions voted on by only the appropriations branch

Changes to asM in the new constitution

I have to admit, as reluctant as I am to do so, I have been a PC for most of my life.

I learned to right-click and explore the world wide web through Windows. I honed my skills in Microsoft Office. Eventually, I advanced to designing PowerPoint presentations and cre-ating fictitious budgets in Excel—all while playing my collection of stereotypically preteen music with Windows Media Player.

In high school, I met my first Macintosh, or “Mac,” as they say. Soon I got my first Apple product, the original iPod mini, and tackled iTunes. I learned to sync my music to the device, create playlists using Genius and bought “Untouched” by The Veronicas from the iTunes Store. But it wasn’t until my senior year that Mac and I got to know each other while work-ing on my high school’s year-book. I quickly fell in love with its pearly white keys and sleek design. We regularly went on safaris and took photo orga-nization to the next level with iPhoto. It was a whole new world of technological excite-ment, and the dock was my magic carpet, taking me to new heights of design and aesthetics with programs like Photoshop and InDesign. I felt as though I was gravitating away from my Windows PC roots in favor of an alternative operating system I had only just met.

As I had grown accustomed to a Mac lifestyle, I faced a truly first-world dilemma when it came time for me to pick out a

laptop for college. I spent my most formative years using a PC, and although the Mac was intriguing and mesmerizing, I wasn’t confident I could make the transition to college while making the transition to Mac at the same time. But the decision to “enter” my freshman year with a PC instead of a Mac is one that I would gladly “delete” from my life’s search history.

I began noticing problems with my Dell Inspiron as soon as I arrived at my first lecture. In my first class, there were no other PCs in the room. This realization was followed by confusion, self-loathing and sheer panic at the thought that I had failed to miss the “Macs only”

policy in the syllabus. From then on, I felt like I was the only PC liv-ing in a world of Macs. But I con-tinued to lead my alt-ernative life-style. Then, I started receiving blue screen of death threats from my PC, and by the end of my freshman year I was on first-name basis with Scott from the Memorial Union DoIT Help Desk.

Now, one year and two hard drives later, I am closing all the windows and shutting down my PC for good. I weighed the appearance costs and social ben-efits, factored in my intended profession and decided it was time for me to get on the Mac-wagon. After several trips to the DoIT Tech Store and a few frantic

phone calls to my dad, I pur-chased a 13-inch MacBook Pro. It was surprisingly easy to set up. Apart from the 25 painfully long minutes of mediocre waiting music while waiting to talk to someone from Office Support, I’ve had few problems transition-ing to life as a Mac.

My MacBook Pro is faster, lighter and more intuitive. It’s more compatible with my devices and serves my needs as a journalism student. Although I’ve spent the majority of my life as a PC, I think it’s safe to say this PC girl has gone Mac, and she’s not going back.

Have you gone Mac? Would you ever go back? Tell Sarah about it and email [email protected].

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‘Shifting’ gears to ‘enter’ the world of Macs

I ’ve been getting a lot of dirty looks lately whenever I open my mouth. And no, my den-

tal hygiene is without a doubt superior to your own. Don’t go there. But I think I might know why people have been giving me the death glare.

OK, so not everybody is com-fortable with all of my jokes—my sincerest apologies. Apparently, there are things people don’t like you to tell them. Nobody told me. I can’t begin to express how sorry I am right now.

To the girl at The Plaza last weekend who I told she looked like a raccoon that just got out of a spaghetti bath: I’m sorry. You aren’t actually an animal. Unless you’re one of the Animorphs, in which case don’t claw my eyes out next time I bring out my trash. See, this is no better.

What’s something that has absolutely no chance of upsetting anyone? Crayola Crayons… duh. Even an Expo sniffer could figure

that out. Crap!No, I will make it through

one paragraph without pissing someone off. This is possible.

Wow, that wasn’t so bad. Wait, yes it was. I feel like I’m sweating tears right now. It’s really hard not to make everyone angry constantly.

Enough—I’m just going to start riffing on a topic and there will be absolutely nothing abhor-rent or ugly about it.

Here we go.

The Easter Bunny is a wonder-ful creature. I remember the first time I met her (yes her), way back when I was a wee little rabbit lover wooed just by the thought of being cradled in her fuzzy, cottony knees. Looking into her eyes was like eating a KFC biscuit (before that place went to hell) smothered in magic butter.

She was kind and beautiful and treated me with more love and

tender care than a 2-year-old could ever hope for. At about 5-foot-5 (not including the extra six inches from her oversized, carpeted fiber-glass head), she was just the right height for a mythical creature, and I loved her for that, too.

I remember the wicker basket she gave me. It was full of pastel-colored eggs that were filled not with embryos and yolk but with jelly beans and nickels. An Easter miracle! I would have eaten them whole—plastic shell and all—but being such a thoughtful oversized rabbit, she wouldn’t let me force them into my mouth. There was also a big chocolate bunny in a cel-lophane and cardboard prism that came with her gift to me, a thing I didn’t want to consume because it seemed like sacrilege. How could I devour a disciple of the demi-god that stood before me? But she insisted. And I succumbed to her helping hand that guided the sweet, milk-chocolaty figure into my evermore salivating mouth.

THIS WAS WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT CADBURY CREMES! And now, every year, I need to have at least one. OK, at least five… 10. Don’t forget about those wooden paddles stapled to an elastic string with a little rub-ber ball at the other end. Aren’t

those great?What happened next was

even more amazing: The Easter Bunny made me cinnamon rolls! I LOVE CINNAMON ROLLS! HOW DID SHE KNOW?!? I stuffed like eight down my throat in 10 seconds and was going for my ninth when something pretty goddamned weird happened: The Easter Bunny took off her head. So I cried and cried and cried because the Easter Bunny was actually my mom. This was the scariest thing to ever hap-pen to me and after that day I’ve hated everything so I instinctive-ly make brutally unfunny and offhanded jokes with the intent of permanently damaging egos at every opportunity that comes my way.

This wasn’t any less offen-sive than telling you all to “shove it,” was it… I’m sorry; I can’t help myself. Maybe we can have a good cry together about our flamboyant deficien-cies? But then again, there’s nothing more off-putting than someone rambling about the Easter Bunny, sobbing into a stranger’s lap.

Do you bathe in spaghetti? Tell Andy to back the hell off at [email protected].

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What happened next was even more amazing: the easter Bunny made me cinnamon rolls. I loVe

CInnAMon rolls!

Yesterday’s article “Committee to address hip-hop in Madison” incorrectly reported Anthony Brown II as a hip-hip artist who performs under the pseudonym “A.L.” Brown identifies himself as an R&B artist and an advocate for the local hip-hop scene. His official stage name is “Anthony Lamarr.” We regret the error. For corrections, call The Daily Cardinal office at 608-262-8000 or email [email protected].

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Transit plan aims to reduce crowds on Metro buses

The Madison Transit and Parking Commission rec-ommended the city approve Metro Transit’s five-year plan at a meeting Wednesday that would consolidate bus stops and combat overcrowdedness.

After an analysis of the bus system revealed problems due to increased ridership over the last few years, Madison Area Transportation Planning Board staff members proposed increas-ing buses on certain routes and introducing higher-capacity buses to accommodate large num-bers of passengers.

Madison Transportation Planner Mike Cechvala identi-fied Johnson and Gorham as streets that would benefit from a reduced number of bus stops, which would reduce travel time, increase reliability and cut down on fuel emissions.

According to Cechvala, the area currently has approxi-mately eight to 10 bus stops per mile, but the plan would con-solidate the number to between four and six.

TPC member Amanda White said the proposed num-ber of bus stops being elimi-nated is too drastic.

“Reducing it to a potential quarter mile and going from 12 stops to six stops seems like it may be excessive considering that these are some of our most highly used corridors,” White said.

Cechvala said the proposal includes increasing the frequency of certain bus routes, including downtown routes 2, 4 and 5.

Metro Transit General Manager and TPC representative Chuck Kamp said Metro Transit wants to meet the increase in demand for spots on buses.

“For most students, it’s less than half the time they get a seat,” Kamp said. “Most of the time they’re standing, and we would like to change that because there’s only so much you can do standing before we start losing prospective riders.”

MATPB and the city Council will have to approve the plan before it can be implemented.

—Sarah Olson

Expert says public market would benefit Madison

City planning expert Dan Carmody consulted with Madison’s Food Policy Council Wednesday about the economic and nutritional benefits of creating an urban public food market.

Carmody, manager of Detroit’s successful Eastern Market, which opened in 1891, said a public market in Madison would create jobs and increase Madison’s aver-age household income by “re-localizing” the food economy, and would therefore be self-sustaining.

“Any edgy public market that wants to create itself needs to move beyond just having a really sexy place to go buy fruits and vegetables to being a motor for economic development,” he said.

According to Carmody, “metropolitan food hubs” can also enhance the over-all health of the population by increasing education and

spreading awareness about nutrition and food.

“We’re not going to change habits just by letting our healthcare people do it or our schools do it,” he said. “It’s got to be this conversa-tion, this engagement we have about this issue.”

The Food Policy Council is in the process of drafting a plan to move forward with the project, which includes a study of feasible locations, possible funding options and the most efficient way to col-lect public input.

A public market would provide residents with the opportunity to take full advantage of the agricultur-al resources in and around Madison by “creating a way for the metro area to embrace food,” according to Carmody.

“There are a lot of places with bad access to good food,” he said.

—Melissa Howison

State senator circulates bill to ban concealed firearms in state Capitol

State Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, began circulating a bill Wednesday that would make it illegal to carry a concealed weapon in the state Capitol.

The bill, which is unlike-ly to gain traction in the Republican-controlled legisla-ture, would add the Capitol to a list of places exempt from the 2011 concealed carry law that allowed citizens to carry a con-cealed weapon in public.

Risser said he proposed the bill because he feels that having a concealed weapon in the Capitol for safety reasons is unnecessary.

“The Capitol is [already] the most protected building in the state,” Risser said.

He also said the bill is needed because children’s groups fre-quently come to tour the Capitol, especially in the spring.

“You don’t allow firearms in schools,” Risser said. “Why would you allow firearms in the Capitol where you have hundreds

and thousands of children walk-ing around visiting the seat of state government?”

State Rep. Michael Schraa, R-Oshkosh, said in a state-ment Wednesday he opposes Risser’s proposal, because the concealed carry law has been successful statewide.

“Concealed license hold-ers have shown themselves to be responsible citizens over and over,” Schraa said.

He also said the bill would not do enough to protect the Capitol from violence, because it does not impose any physical barriers like metal detectors.

“I guess Sen. Risser wants those in the Capitol to be com-pletely defenseless,” Schraa said in the statement.

However, Risser said the Capitol already has a strong enough police presence to deal with anyone set on com-mitting violence.

—Maya Miller

the university’s strengths. She said although the system should not prevent decisions from going through, the collaborative process is vital.

Blank also addressed ques-tions surrounding online learning and investigating how Internet technologies can be incorporated into the univer-sity. She said this process is complex because there is not a concrete understanding of what new education models are and how they can be used.

“We need to be experimenting,” Blank said. “We need to be part of the conversation with the leading universities that are looking at this and make sure that Wisconsin … doesn’t get left behind.”

Freshman Ricardo Mora who spoke to Blank about aspects of diversity on campus, said he did not believe she was knowledge-able enough about the issue.

“She should learn a bit more about Wisconsin, the different types of diversity it has and what qualifies for diversity here on campus,” Mora said.

Emily Baer, a freshman and member of the Student Labor Action Coalition, talked to Blank about incidents in which Chancellor David Ward ignored the recommendations made by the shared governance Labor Licensing and Policy Committee to take action on alleged labor abuses by contracted compa-nies, which Baer said was “a big slap in the face to the idea of shared governance.”

According to Baer, Blank did not have enough information to com-ment on the controversy, but said if chosen as chancellor she would look into these types of issues.

“If she does come to our campus, she encourages us to push her on these issues … the other candidates seemed more evasive,” Baer said.

have finals moved if they have three within a 24-hour period.

ASM Vice Chair Maria Giannopoulos, who proposed the legislation, she said she felt stu-dents would benefit from the poli-cy because she has felt the “mental overload” of studying for three exams within a two-day period.

The original legislation defined a midterm as being worth 15 percent of a total grade, but council voted to amend it to 20 percent.

Giannopoulos said she has spoken to faculty members who said they were concerned over the 15 percent number, saying they would prefer a higher percentage.

Student Council Rep. Niko Magallon said students are now expected to be more involved in extracurricular activities to get jobs in the future.

“Things are drastically different and I think this legislation does reflect the changing times,” Magallon said. “I really hope that faculty can under-

stand that these flexibilities are needed for us.”The resolution will now go to the Faculty Senate

for final approval. —Paige Villiard

specific mission and vision early will be important for the plan’s success by ensuring the trans-parency and accountability that lacked in past plans.

According to Jackson, the plan will be rooted in data on cam-pus diversity, as well as recom-mendations from public listening sessions that will likely occur in April. He said the committee will be creating a website with infor-mation for the campus commu-nity in the next few weeks.

CDCC member Claudia Mosley said the diversity plan needs to be institutionalized into the larger campus strategic plan, adding the plan must have the backing of the university’s new chancellor.

Jackson said he felt it would be

“fair” to expect the next chancellor be chosen with diversity in mind, saying it would be “problematic” if he or she is not.

However, CDCC student rep-resentative Courtney Jackson said she was concerned over her impressions of the four finalists from the recent public receptions, saying Dr. Michael Schill was the only one to show a strong commit-ment to diversity.

CDCC members discussed writing a formal statement to reflect its expectations of the next chancellor and sending it to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, who will make the final decision. Although not enough committee members were present to officially vote on the let-ter, the committee plans to hold a special conference call to approve the action.

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Bowie heralds‘The Next Day’

By Cheyenne LangkampThe Daily CarDinal

You may know him as Ziggy Stardust, Major Tom, Jareth the Goblin King or as that British bloke who doesn’t mind wearing tights and, hey, looks pretty good in them. But to everyone world-wide, he’s known as David Bowie.

Now 66 years old, David Bowie shocked even his most faithful lis-teners with the sudden announce-ment of a 24th studio album earlier this year, after 10 years of silence. The Next Day focuses on the struggles of today and tomorrow and managing to somehow outlast them. Coming from an artist who wasn’t expected to grace the charts again, the title is no mere coinci-dence. The album reflects on what has become of the world, while sug-gesting the current state of things is not nearly as bright it was yesterday.

On his latest work, the glam rock sage uses eclectic lyrical poise to comment on themes that are more pertinent than ever, from modern celebrity culture to mod-ern warfare. Death, guns, ghosts and graveyards all make multiple appearances on the album, though in typical upbeat Bowie fashion. His records always carry a fair amount of tracks where Bowie sounds passionate, often on the brink of breaking down. That’s exactly the case on his first single from the album, “Where Are We Now?,” which was released the day of the album’s announcement. The track is a heart-wrenching, introspective lament for another time in Bowie’s life, making mul-tiple references to locations in Berlin, an extremely influential city for the artist—it was the place where he found his unique sound during the 1970s.

“Where Are We Know?” sounds like the soundtrack to a nostalgic walk through the streets of the German city, a thoughtful reflection on where Bowie (and the world at large) has gone since. “How Does The Grass Grow?”

is an upbeat track with dark undertones—at one point Bowie croons, “Where do the boys lie? Mud, mud, mud/How does the grass grow? Blood, blood, blood.” It’s worth mentioning not many artists can manage to meld such somber topics with energetic pop rock melodies.

The album is marked with the overarching themes of despair and longing. It’s a glam rocker’s lament, if you will. We could all spend hours analyzing Bowie’s cryptic words, but this album may be an example where just listening and tapping along is enough. No mat-ter the lyrical content, David Bowie makes me wanna boogie. Rich saxophone, guitar and bass notes are the part of every Bowie album I affectionately call “space jazz swank.” The album’s title track is a perfect example of this uniquely-Bowie style. With fierce vocals and instrumentals, “The Next Day” is a beat that makes you want to tap your feet. “Dancing Out in Space” is another quirky track with a smooth electric pulse behind Bowie’s chanting “Something like religion/Dancing face to face/Something like a drowning/Dancing out in space.” A bit dreary when you think about it? Yes, but fun nonetheless.

Despite a decade in the dark, it’s hard to call the record a “comeback” when it never felt like Bowie left the music scene. From his relatively downbeat “China Girl” to the overly flam-boyant “Let’s Dance” and count-less other tracks and tricks, his career has always been character-ized by creativity in variation and innovation... Enough to beg of the modern day listener, is there a track on your respective music player of choice that hasn’t been influenced by this rockstar in some way or another? One thing is certain, Bowie was a pioneer of the on-stage alter ego increasingly embraced by our generation of stars (think Lady Gaga).

In the end, The Next Day sounds just like what it is—a regular David Bowie album (if you feel comfort-able using regular and Bowie in the same sentence). Much like the man himself, the album grows on you with each listen, so much so that you may find yourself not want-ing to turn him off. This may have been what he intended, given his age. For the pop rock newcomer, it gives a taste of the sounds of

Bowie, ideally prompting a look back into his older, more lively and risky deeds. For the longtime fan who has been aching for more, it’s a relief. Perhaps at this point Bowie is only doing what makes sense,

providing an average new album (by Bowie standards) and spur-ring a look back to appreciate what has been. I don’t foresee any of the tracks from The Next Day replac-ing “Fame,” “Starman,” “Young

Americans” or any of the other quintessentially Bowie tracks his 46-year career has given us, but it’s more than nice to hear from the Goblin King once again.

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David Bowie returns with his first album in ten years, the aptly named “The next Day,” a meditation on life and death.

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Maintaining doctrine a necessity in Catholic schools

Matt Kleistguestcolumnist

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T wo weeks ago, the Diocese of Santa Rosa, Calif. made the news because its

bishop, Robert Vasa, is requir-ing teachers at Cardinal Newman High School to sign, as part of their contract for next year, an affirmation of faith that says they abide by Catholic teaching and agree with the Church on mat-ters of “modern errors”—abor-tion, homosexual marriage, etc. The initial reactions to this range from, “How dare he?” to, “Finally, a bishop is cracking down.”

The first thing to establish is that Cardinal Newman High School is run by the diocese. True, it is not a parochial school—it does not belong to a parish. Nevertheless, it is under the direction of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, and thus ultimate-ly falls under the direction of the bishop. One of a bishop’s main jobs, as defined by the Catechism of the

Catholic Church, is to “preserve God’s people from deviations and defections and to guarantee them the objective possibility of profess-ing the ‘true faith’ (Catholicism) without error.” The effect of educa-tion in a person’s overall develop-ment means the bishop must take the content of such education seri-ously, especially when it falls under his responsibility. That aspect of the bishop’s required affirmation is very understandable. “I’m not presuming that the campus is lib-eral or conservative [in terms of Catholicism],” he is quoted as say-ing. “I am simply fulfilling my duty and responsibility to make sure that the Catholic faith, as it is presented in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, is clearly and consistently taught in the Catholic institutions of the diocese.”

The buck stops with him in terms of the faith lives within his diocese, and he is taking proactive steps to ensure that the biggest out-let of Roman Catholic teaching—save only the pulpit on Sundays—is

consistent with the beliefs he is in charge of defending and promoting.

But is a required assent for teachers a step too far? According to the superintendent of the dio-cese, John Collins, about 25 percent of the teachers are non-Catholic. It is also safe to assume that a por-tion of the remaining 75 percent are ostensibly Catholic, but per-sonally differ on certain matters of Catholic doctrine, especially doc-trines on “modern errors.” Is it fair to require them to sign, as part of their contract, a confirmation they believe in and will profess such contented doctrines?

Consider the situation from the bishop’s perspective. He is not only the ultimate authority of the school; he is also the shepherd of souls for those who belong to the diocese. This no doubt includes most of the students at Cardinal Newman High School, and, as mentioned above, 75 percent of the staff. The most important thing to realize is the school is not just a secondary school as understood in secular terms, it

is not just a private school either. It is a place where parents send their children to get a Catholic edu-cation, and everything that comes with, and where teachers—even in non-religious subjects—should be expected to provide just that. I understand many parents send their non-Catholic children to Catholic schools, but we need to remember that the purpose of these institutions is not just to educate in a private setting, with all-school Masses and exposure to Jesus post-ers as part of the trade-off. The affirmation of faith is an attempt to ensure Cardinal Newman High School remains a Catholic institu-tion. What it is essentially saying is, “If you want to work here, you need to be on board with Catholic teach-ing.” This is not an asinine concept after all. It is the bishop’s school and he is a Catholic bishop.

If Cardinal Newman was sim-ply a private school, the assent of faith would indeed be problematic. But parents who enroll their chil-dren there and teachers who seek

employment from Bishop Vasa need to understand that they are entering the Catholic Church’s ter-ritory when they enter the build-ing. Considering the bishop’s duty and the purpose of Catholic schools, the affirmation is simply a check to make sure Cardinal Newman High School is continuing to “preserve God’s people from deviations and defections and to guarantee them the objective possibility of profess-ing the true faith without error.” Those who disagree with the “true faith,” especially the teachers with conscientious objections to signing the document, must look around and realize where it is they are employed, and for what purpose their institution is supposed to be working. It should be obvious that Catholic schools run by the dio-cese are supposed to be more than just nominally Catholic. Accepting employment at such a school, like it or not, must also be an acceptance of the whole package, proper care of Catholic children’s souls and all.

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Religious belief and personal knowledge inseparable in science literacy

I n a class discussion a few weeks ago, the professor posed a question to those in

attendance: How do you define sci-ence literacy? While this may seem to be a simple question to answer, that was not the case for the roughly 100 people there.

When confronted with this question, most answered science literacy is measured by how much someone knows about science topics. Others concluded it is how much someone understands what the scientists see as true. While both of these, common knowledge of sci-ence and knowledge of the scien-tific consensus, are important, I do not believe they are alone enough to determine whether someone is truly science literate.

Science literacy must hold a deeper meaning; science lit-eracy must include one’s beliefs. However, in 2010, the National Science Foundation’s oversight body took a different approach to science literacy.

After distributing surveys and collecting the results for the board’s biennial “Science and Engineering Indicators,” the NSF’s attempt to measure science literacy in the U.S. and around the world, two true/false questions where omitted from the report. Those two questions were “human beings, as we know them today, developed from earlier species of animals” and “the uni-verse began with a big explosion.”

According to John Bruer, the lead reviewer for the chapter of the report in which the questions where omitted, claimed the two questions caused Americans to “experience a conflict between accepted scientific knowledge and their religious beliefs.”

And, yes, it is not difficult to

understand his reasoning behind omitting these questions. Evolution and the Big Bang strike at the core of what many Christians believe, or are at least taught to believe.

The evidence which can be used to support Bruer’s decision is right in the survey results, too. Only 45 percent of Americans cor-rectly answered the evolution ques-tion, a statistic significantly lower in comparison with other parts of the world: 78 percent in Japan, 70 percent in Europe, 69 percent in China and 64 percent in South Korea. The same is true for the Big Bang question, with only 33 percent of Americans answering correctly.

So why then is there a 40-point spread in the percentage of people who answered these questions right between the U.S. and other parts of the world? As Breur argued, it is beliefs, more specifically, religious beliefs. This I agree with.

However, Breur and the NSF were, without a doubt, wrong to exclude the results from these ques-

tions in the 2010 report.Some people, including a polit-

ical scientist at the University of Cincinnati, argued, “because of Biblical traditions in American culture, [those] question[s are] really a measure of belief, not knowledge. [In European and other societies] it may be more of a measure of knowledge.”

While it is true religion does not bear as much weight in some societ-ies, it is not right to separate knowl-edge and belief. Instead, these two things must both be considered when discussing science literacy. The person who understands the scientific consensus but discredits it based on religious beliefs is no more science literate than the person who is completely ignorant of the knowl-edge to begin with.

And I am not alone in this thinking. Jon Miller, a science lit-eracy researcher and creator of the science literacy survey ques-tions, argued, “If a person says that the earth really is at the cen-

ter of the universe … how in the world would you call that person scientifically literate?” I do not think I would be able to say it any better than Miller did.

The good news is the 2012 edi-tion of the “Indicators” does include questions about evolution and the Big Bang, but the large gap between the U.S. and Japan, Europe, South Korea and China (in regard to evo-lution only) continues to exist.

While Breur and those who excluded the questions in 2010 may argue knowledge and beliefs are two different things, I argue that is the wrong thinking.

Science literacy must include whether or not someone believes, at least in the high pos-sibility, that science knowledge and consensus is fact.

If the U.S. hopes to catch up to other developed countries in sci-ence literacy, this is an issue that needs to be addressed right now.

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Paul filibuster holds valuable lesson

E very once in a while, an incident comes along that perfectly clarifies the

state of our political discourse. Last week, Sen. Rand Paul’s, R-Kentucky, 13-hour filibuster did exactly that. Anyone even remote-ly concerned with civil liberties, checks and balances and due pro-cess of law should have cheered Paul’s filibuster for seeking explicit limits on the use of drones against American citizens on American soil. Indeed, Paul’s discussion, while welcome, did not go remote-ly far enough in scope.

The questions of whether the government has the right to target American citizens on foreign soil—a right the government has already usurped through the due-process-free killings of Anwar al-Awlaki, Samir Khan, and the 16-year-old

Abdulrahman al-Awlaki—or the right to target non-citizens with-out due process should receive an equally vigorous discussion. Rather than embrace Paul’s narrow but vital question and encourage fur-ther debate on a drone program that has killed thousands of peo-ple overseas, so-called progressive commentators undertook a trite partisan attack on Paul instead.

I likewise find the majority of what Paul stands for reprehen-sible, but this filibuster was not an election. It was not an up or down vote on the entirety of Paul’s beliefs. It was a discussion of a drone program that has received a paucity of attention, despite the wide ramifications involved. Those who wait for the right per-son to raise these questions miss the point entirely.

I would love for a liberal poli-tician to make an equally bold stand on key issues of militarism and civil liberties, but no such

figure has been forthcoming. Commentators who genuinely care about these issues should take this rare moment of height-ened media attention to voice their objections, rather than wait for a member of the Democratic Party to take a stand that may never arrive. After all, the only Democrat who participated in the filibuster, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ultimately voted to confirm John Brennan as head of the CIA, despite his instru-mental role in orchestrating the drone program.

Any discussion of Paul inevi-tably involves his peculiar, if not abhorrent, take on the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and the same rule applied in this case. I only wish these commentators would attack racism in all its manifestations in the present day, rather than focus solely on a politician’s view of a bill passed 50 years ago. As Falguni Sheth, professor of philosophy and political theory at Hampshire

College, has pointed out time and time again, having a black president in office hardly means that racist policies have come to an end.

Examples testifying to this sad reality are abundant. The drone program has killed thousands in the Middle East. During President Barack Obama’s first term, 1.5 mil-lion people were deported, more than under any president in history. In the six-month period between January and June of 2011 alone, 46,000 immigrant parents of U.S.-citizen children were deported. The drug war —the policy most respon-sible for tearing apart African-American communities by brand-ing people felons for committing nonviolent drug offenses—carries on with even greater funding under Obama. Spending on the Byrne grant program, drug task forces started under the Reagan admin-istration and notorious for racial profiling, has increased by billions of dollars in the last four years. The

people who pass for “progressive” media personalities at places like MSNBC would much rather focus on Paul’s views about a half-centu-ry old bill than draw attention to the active harm done to people of color under a Democratic president.

The reaction to Paul’s filibuster reveals that tribalistic party loyal-ty, rather than bedrock principle, motivates the Democratic Party and its loyal supporters. The same group who rightfully denounced the horrid civil liberties abuses under President George W. Bush has turned a blind eye to the con-tinuation and expansion of those very same policies under President Obama. Abuses must be denounced regardless of whether the person in the Oval Office has a “D” or an “R” attached to his or her name. Anyone claiming to hold genuinely progres-sive beliefs has to recognize that.

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Thompson’s poised approach in free agency proven an effective gameplan

A s the second-coming of college football’s sign-ing day (also known

as the start of the National Football League’s free agency period) clogged up Twitter feeds nationwide the last couple days, I could not help myself but to keep constant tabs on where the big names in this year’s free agent’s class would end up. While I scrolled through the constant updates courtesy of ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Chris Mortenson, or NBC’s Pro Football Talk, teams like the Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers made the biggest moves while the rest of the league, includ-ing the Green Bay Packers, tried to play catch-up.

Green Bay’s lack of free agent activ-ity should not sur-prise its religious fan base, yet fans were still grumbling about how gen-eral manager Ted Thompson needed to make moves or how the franchise, only two seasons removed from a Super Bowl championship, would be left in the dust because of its inactiv-ity. At least, that is the vibe I got. However, despite the fans’ anxiety, my response to is sim-ple: Let’s take a deep breath.

Whether Packers fans want to tuck their head between their legs and admit it or not, Thompson knows talent and knows how to evaluate it. If you need any further justifica-tion for that, simply look at his draft classes since he took the reigns of his current position in 2005.

It all started when Cal phe-nom Aaron Rodgers luckily fell into the Packers’ lap with the 24th overall pick in the 2005 draft. Thompson followed that selection up with the drafting of Greg Jennings in 2006. He dug deep in the 2007 Draft to get wide receiver James Jones in the third round and tight end Jermichael Finley in the third round the year after.

Moreover, he pulled off some very impressive draft-day trades, as he traded down in the 2008 draft to get wide receiver Jordy Nelson and struck gold again in the succeeding draft, trading up to snag defensive playmaker Clay Matthews. Not

to mention, in the same draft as Matthews, Thompson drafted defensive tackle B.J. Raji with the team’s original pick.

If that isn’t enough for the cheesehead faithful, others surely understand Thompson’s premium general managerial skills. Don Banks, an NFL writ-er for Sports Illustrated, high-lighted the top front offices in the league and not surprisingly, Thompson’s was second, only behind the 2013 Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens.

“The Packers almost always reside near the top of the list when it comes to the reputation of their front office, because they have the talented roster, draft track record, organiza-

tional stability and aversion to quick fixes in free agency that have almost always worked for the league’s best and brightest teams,” Banks wrote.

Thompson will not break the bank throughout the free agency fiasco, nor will he offer lucrative contracts to any high-ly touted player that becomes available. Rather, he will bring

in guys either via the draft or free agency who fit the Green Bay system—a system that has led the green and gold to an NFC Championship appear-ance, a Super Bowl title and playoff appearances in five of the last six seasons.

While fans will still com-plain about the monotony of Thompson’s moves or the recent releases of notable play-ers on both sides of the ball, his moves made complete sense, especially from a financial perspective. For example, the release of cornerback Charles Woodson will save the fran-chise $9.4 million in 2013 and $10 million in 2014, with none of it counting against the cap due to the lack of a signing bonus in the final two years of the contract.

Thus, Thompson is set up perfectly to wisely deviate money toward the team’s soon-to-be marquee free agents like Matthews, Rodgers and Raji, among others.

Whether Green Bay reels in running back Stephen Jackson from St. Louis—both sides were reportedly in contract talks, according to numerous sources—or drafts a head-scratching prospect in April’s draft, I ask you to do one thing: Trust Thompson. He knows what he is doing and the orga-nization has a championship ring to prove it.

Would you like to see Thompson be more aggressive in free agency? Could you not care less about the Packers? Let Rex know your thoughts by sending him an email at [email protected].

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men’s Basketball

Doing the dirty workManagers don’t normally grab headlines, but their role is imperative to Wisconsin’s success

This is the first installment of a two-part story. Check back in next week Wednesday’s issue of The Daily Cardinal for the second installment.

E veryone in sports loves to praise the unnamed, “unsung heroes” who

work behind the scenes to ensure athletes at every level have the best chance to succeed on the playing field. Quarterbacks love to shed praise on their linemen, pitchers love to talk about the impact of a catcher on a per-fect game and golfers always give credit to their caddies for keeping them calm en route to a major championship.

Across the sports world there is perhaps no more “unsung” group of individuals than college basket-ball managers. Whether it is wip-ing up sweat on the practice floor to prevent injury or tracking stats for

the coaching staff to go back and analyze, managers are the back-bone of any major program, mak-ing sure coaches and administra-tors can focus all of their time and energy on the court.

“We always say it’s impossible to say what our job description is,” senior manager Jeremy Davis said. “We are always there to do what-ever the coaches need us to do or the players need us to do.”

“If [the managers] are not around, things just don’t run as smoothly,” senior forward Mike Bruesewitz said.

Though the UW basketball program provides a stipend for its more experienced managers, nearly all of them apply for the job simply out of a passion for the game of basketball and a desire to stay involved at the sport’s highest level. Many man-agers are former high school

players and see the experience not only as a way to stay close to the game, but also as a start-ing point on the path toward becoming a coach at the high school or college level.

“It’s going to be something huge that I’m going to be able to put on my resume,” Davis said. “Just seeing day-in and day-out how a successful program works has been a huge reward.”

Although college and NBA coaches are generally former players, a growing contingent comes from the managerial ranks. Former UW-Milwaukee and Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl began his career as a student manager at Boston College, while Detroit Pistons head coach Lawrence Frank served as a manager under Bob Knight at Indiana.

The growing prevalence of ris-ing up from the ranks of the stu-dent manager comes as no surprise to Wisconsin assistant coach Gary Close, who has seen several former Badger managers go on to success-ful careers in both collegiate and professional basketball.

“What better way [to train for a career in coaching]?” Close said. “[At Wisconsin], you get a chance

to watch coach Ryan, one of the best in the country. That’s a pretty neat opportunity and they have taken advantage of it.”

Current UW Director of Basketball Operations, Luke Wainwright, spent three sea-sons as a manager, staying in the program as a program assistant prior to taking on his current posi-tion in 2010. After starting as a player at Division III Edgewood, Wainwright transferred to Wisconsin looking to find his way into the coaching ranks.

Now charged with making sure everything behind the scenes goes smooth for the Badger program, Wainwright knows first-hand how important the time spent as a man-ger was in setting a foundation for his career in the game.

“Being a manager was very

important and very useful for me to be in the position I’m in now,” Wainwright said. “It really helps you gain perspective on how much time and effort and work it actu-ally takes to make things seem as if they are going really easy.”

While most programs have a managerial staff between four and six, Wisconsin has 19 managers working in the program. With the larger numbers, UW is able to do much more work behind the scenes than many other programs, taking care of every intricate detail that goes into the production of Big Ten basketball.

“We have more jobs to do on game day than other schools,” junior manager Marc Vandewettering said. “There are many different jobs that need to get done on game day and it takes a lot of people to get them all done.”

Having more personnel also allows the Badgers to lighten the workload of some of its hardest working staff members.

“We can spread out the jobs. We don’t have to be at practice every single day,” Davis said. “There’s a group that likes being there every day, but we also have guys who—that’s not their number one pri-ority—and that’s great, too.”

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Managers with coaching aspirations gain valuable experience working in the UW program. Former manager-turned-player tanner Bronson is now an assistant coach at Saint louis University.

the majority of Wisconsin’s 19 managers take the position knowing they will not receive financial compensation.

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