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News Briefs
History of Parkside
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THE
RANGER
University of Wisconsin-Parkside's Student Newspaper
NEWS February 5, 2008
News Since J 972
The Rungcr News i~written-end edited by ~rudenl~ of the University ofWir.cons;n.ParkJ;ide;md they are solely rl::.pollSible for ils..edilorinl p;JliC)' and comem,
"It is a great way to introduce
your organization to the new and
returning students each semester.
It is also fun to see what other
clubs are active on campus as well
as seeing people you may have
missed over the break." Besides
just getting the clubs names out
to the students, some clubs had
interactive entertainment at their
booths. David Wilson thought that
"Circle K having 'Guitar Hero' at
their booths was very interesting.
I bad fun doing that." Another
club, PEC, showed how to bum
calories while making smoothies
for the students checking out the
fair. They had a blender booked
up to a bicycle that, when ridden,
ran the blender.
Anyone who
could not make it
to the fair should
check the Student
Activities site to
get a listing of
the organizations
on campus. Go to
the UW-Parkside
website, click
on Student Life
and then click on
student activities.
The Ranger News
will be highlighting
different
o r g a n i z a t io n s
each week. Find
one that fits your
personality, major
or hobbies, and join
an organization on
campus!
Organizational fair
DEB VAUGHN
lucas008@uwp.edu
Every semester a theme is chosen.
This time it was Ranger Palooza:
Ranger Pride. Entrants design
their posters and booths to reflect
their pride in UW-Parkside. The
organizations compete for cash
prizes to their private account
funds, I" place $75, 2"" place $50
and 3'" place $25. Anonymous
judges make the rounds of the
event and decide which booth
showed its Ranger Pride the best.
Winners will be announced within
the week.
34 clubs were represented
this season. Wendy Siepler, the
Parkside Adult Student Alliance
representative to the Student
Government Association, said,
The bi-annual organizational
fair was held Wednesday, January
30'h in Main Place from 10:30 to
I :30. The Student Acti vities office
coordinates the fairs at the start of
each semester. It is a great way
for student organizations, clubs
and societies to showcase what
they have to offer the students
at the University of Wisconsin
- Parkside. Along with student
organizations, there were several
booths for volunteer opportunities
such as the Blood Center of
Wisconsin, The Womens' Center
and Habitat for Humanity.
" .
Testing hours changed
JOSHUA DIEFENBACH
diefeOOO@rangers.uwp.edu
result a proctor has been hired
to administer exams three days a
week in room 269 in the Library.
Within this new group study area
students will be accommodated
with dividers, earplugs,
headphones and classical music
in order to produce a distractionfree
environment and lessen
anxiety. Professors have also been
asked to help with the testing
situation by either administering
an alternative test or allowing the
student to take the same test in an
empty room.
Depending on the status
of the budget, the schedule
should return to five days a
week beginning next semester.
If students have any questions
the Disability Services office is
located in Wyllie Hall D175.
The beginning of each
semester brings new challenges
and changes. One such change
has occurred in regards to testing
times offered by the Disability
Services Office. Last semester
testing was available five days
a week, whereas this semester's
testing will be available on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays.
Accordi ng to the Coordinator
of Disability Services, Dr. Renee
Kirby, the primary reason for the
change is budgetary, who also
went on to say, "What Disability
Services is doing is more in line
with universities and colleges
across the country." Last year
more than one thousand students
went through Disability Services
offices between the months of
January and December. As
. "
"We've got lSSUeS
.
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February 5, 2008
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acuity Ad.-Isor
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ews Editor
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rls & Culture Editor
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pinion Editor
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ilustrators
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Mission Statement
The Ranger News strives to
inform, educate, and engage
the UW-Parkside community by
publishing well-written, accurate
student journalism on a weekly
basis.
The Ranger News has meetings every Friday at
noon. All students and faculty or UW-Parkside
are welcome. PIe.1se feel free (0 attend. Have any
commenls, concerns. questions, or slOry ideas?
Please e-mail us at rangemews@uwp.edu .
We are located at Wyllie D139C
ch person may take one newspaper per issue
Ie. Extra newspapers can be pun:hased for $1
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rst serve basis. meaning that once they are gone,
y are gone. We work on the honor System, but
iohnors will be prosecuted for theft. Faculty
mbers and students organiZAtions who wish
o use The Ranger News in classrooms should
onsult the editor-in-chief to reserve however
any free copies they wish to use.
At first, I. was hesitant to
write- about some negative things
in this week's ·Letter From the
Editor. It was a matter of only
wanting to display the positive
things that happen in our news
office and within our organization,
but I soon realized that you, the
readers, have a right to know that
we make mistakes sometimes
The
The best work from the nation's
best print. The show features 100
prints each with no dimension
exceeding 18 inches. For
collectors, the exhibition is a good
place to acquire prints. Images of
many of pieces tan bepurchased
with a portion of the selling
price helping UW-Parkside art
,scholarships.
Spirit Week: Yell Like Hell
Parks ide Cafe
8-9:30 p.m,
AC {free} Are you touo and'
PROUD? I can't HEAR you!
Show your UW-Parkside spirit
during this raucous program in
the Parkside Cafe. The top three
teams that exemplify school spirit
take home cash prizes. Let me
hear ya!
Premier Movie Series: •American
Gangster'
Molinaro 105
9-10:45 p.m.
The Ranger News
too.
After
distribution
last Tuesday,
I sat and
counted all the
leftover issues
from Dec. 18.
Out of 2000
issues we had
printed, there
were about 90
left. If you do
some rough
math, that
ends up being
about 95%
circulation.
Granted, the
issue was on
the stands for
well over a
month, but it
is something
10 be proud of
nonetheless.
If we continue to improve 'the
.content of our paper, I think the
circulation numbers will improve
as well. Much to the amazement
of some staff, this week is another
12-page issue. From what 1
understand, this doesn't happen
very often, Going back to the
improving of content ~ if we riot
only improve the quality of our
content, but also the quantity-I
believe we can consistently
produce a newspaper that covers
more issues, both on campus
and off campus. The goal bere
is to improve the reputation of
the paper, make the paper more
interesting for you to read, and
make it more interesting for us to
create.
Unfortunately, with
the good must corne some notso-good.
The one that has been
bothering me the most is our
reporters. Some of the reporters
are great, they show up to every
meeting (and if they can't attend,
they let me know in advance),
take on a story or two, and get
everything in by deadline. But to
counter them, there are a handful
of reporters who almost never
attend meetings, take on stories
when they feel it is convenient
for them, and usually turn in
their stories past deadline. This
not only makes the paper look
bad. but it makes the reporters
themselves look bad. If Ihe
reporters are interns, it most
certainJ y will affect their grade.
Staff at The Ranger News know
that the meetings on Fridays
- are mandatory staff meetings.
Along these lines, there are a
few reporters who would like to
be bumped up to page editors.
Which would be fine, except thai
they want to be page editors for
completely wrong reasons. I think
these reporters need to step back
and evaluate how their actions
have affected both themselves
(in terms of their integrity and
dependability) and The Ranger
. News.
Hopefully admitting
that we're not perfect doesn't
discourage anyone from joining
The Ranger News. I encourage
you to come to a meeting on
Fridays in our news office, and see
if anything interests you. We're
looking for any help we can get,
so if you think you'd make a great
reporter. photographer, illustrator,
or copy editor, don't be afraid 10
fill out an application and become
a staff member.
Stay warm, stay safe,
and I hope you enjoy this issue of
The Ranger News.
II
r.
Jo Kirst
Editor-in-Chief
TH.E .U.
dents can see it now for free--
nd there's free popcorn.
Wednesday, February 6
21st Parks ide National Small
Print Exhibition
Com. Arts Gallery
11 a.m.-8 p.m.
Noon Concert: Duo Roldan
Molinaro 105
1.2-1p.m ..
AC {free} Guitarist Rene
Izquierdo and cellist Ana Ruth
Bermudez join forces for a lunch
hour of great music ...with no
strings attached.
Spirit Week: Pep Rally
Parkside Cafe
12-1 p.m.
It's time to let the spirit move
youl Join us for a tailgate style
lunch (indoors, of course, 'cause
ii's cold out~id~). Members of the
UW-Parkside basketball teams
will be there; the dance team
and cheerleaders will be there;
the winners of the Yell Like Hell
contest will be there. There'll be
giveaways, popcorn, snow cones,
and a great time for everyone!
Poetry Slam featuring Komplex
Main Place
8-9: 15 p.m.
It's a poetry open nUc and you're
the star. Gota verse aboutto burst?
Got a rhyme that's sublime? Got
a phrase to daze? Let il out! The
evening features Komplex and
is co-sponsored by the Black
Players Guild.
Heart disease is the number one
killer of women. Know your risk
for heart disease and take the The Rangers face the Lady Hawks!
first step toward a healthy heart . from Quincy University and the
with -this free blood pressure' decibels you add to the building
check from the Student Health may be exactly what the girls
and Counseling Center. A second need to gain a victory. We know
screening is held Thursday, Feb. that's a huge responsibility bUI
7, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 on the we think you can handle it. Go'
Union Bridge. Make a promise to RANGERS!
be heart healthy not only during
February but for life!
Thursday, February 7
Student Health & Counseling
Center blood pressure screening
10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Union Bridge
. 21st Parkside National
'Print Exhibitiou
Com. Arts Gallery
II a.m, - 5:30 p.m.
Small
This meeting of the K-12,
Education Book Club features
the volume 'Elephant in the'
Playroom.'
Women's basketball vs. Quincy
University
De Simone Gym, SAC
5:30·6:45 p.rn.
,Abolitionists
Underground
Wisconsin
Overlook Lounge. Library
7-8:30 p.m.
and
Railroad
the
in SE
There are two sides to the
American drearn and in 'American
Gangster,' Frank Lucas (played
by Denzel Washington) g~ts
to live both. Detective Richie
Roberts (Russell Crowe) is out to
prove Lucas' means to support his
dual life is through the selling of
beroin. Ridley Scott's Academy
Award-nominated crime drama is
'- ...J still in theaters but UW-Parkside
Spirit Week: Tailgate Party
Ranger Hall
4:30-5:30 p.m.
Stoke up for UW-Parkside
basketball at the Great Tailgate
Party! Grab a brat and a beverage,
mak~ a sign--th~ basketball teams
are playing Quincy University
and they have those awful yellow
unifonns, gosh!--get your face
painted a tasteful green, and get
a free rally towel. HO! You are
ready to cheer the Rangers on to
victory! And it all starts with a
Great Tailgate.
K-12 Education Book Club
Tallent Hall
4:30-6:30 p.m.
The Friends of the UW-Parkside
Library organization presents
Wendy Ela's lecture' Abolitionists
and the Underground Railroad in
Southeast Wisconsin.'
Latinos Unidos Latin Dance
Workshop
Main Place
7-8:30 p.m.
Men's basketball vs. Quincy
University
De Simone Gym, SAC
7:30-9:30 p.m.
The Rangers face Great Lakes
Valley Conference foe Quiocy
University. UW-Parkside looks
to defend its home court agaiust
the invading Hawks who'd like
nothing better than to steal a win
13=====-----'--rh;-~~::__--------- THE POLICE
BOOTTER
oNE lNCIDENT #
J
01/29/08 08·161
Fir~Drill, Child Care e'enter. !0:04am.
Staffrequest fire drill. All evacuated safely. Officer cleared.
01/29/08 08·162
Theft·Froma Motor Vehicle. SAC Lot.
12:07pm.Complainant· reports UWP Parking Permit was stolen from
vehicle.Report is taken, replacement Parking Permit issued.
01/29/08 08-163
TrafficAccident - Hit and Run. Union Lot. 1: 14pm.
Complainant reports vehicle was struck in lot. Officer takes report,
then cleared. .
01/29/08 08·164
TheftFrom Building. Molinaro Hall. 1:IOpm.
Complainant reports computer equipment was stolen. Officer takes
report,then cleared.
01/29/08 08-166
Theft·AUOther. Tallent H,all. 4:54pm.
Complainant reports unauthorized use of Ranger Card. Officer takes
report,then cleared.
01/29/08 08·168
TrafficViolation. CTH G. !0:11pm.
Ticketissued for Following Too Close and issued Verbal Warnings, 1)
Pail/Stop at Stop Sign, 2) Mandatory Seatbelt Requirement. Officers
thencleared.
,
01/30/08 08-170
TrafficAccident - Personallnjury. CTH JR. 8: 11am.
Officersdispatched to accident. Rescue was refused. Vehicle removed
fromroadway. Officers take report then cleared.
01130/08 08-173
Theft- From a Motor Vehicle. Ranger Lot. 3:21 pm.
Complainant reports rear sliding window was smashed and UWP
Parking Permit and Cobra Band Scanner were taken from vehicle.
Replacement Parking Permit issued, officer takes report then cleared.
01130/08 08-174
Possession of MarijuanaJDrug Paraph. University Apartments,
6:20pm.
Resident Advisor requests officer for smell of Marijuana. Officer
arrived. issued citation for Possession of Marijuana. Officer cleared.
01/31/08 08-177.
Agency Assist. CTHA@22odAve. 2: 17an1.
State Patrol Dispatch requests assistance on Traffic Stop, wartant
pickup. One subject taken in-custody. with 2 active warrants. UWPPD
officer cleared.
01131/08 08·180
Tow Vehicle. Outer Loop Road, 5:15pm.
Complainant reports vehicle in ditch. Officers arrive, no injuries
reported. Tow Company requested, vehicle removed from ditch.
Officer cleared.
New episode ofUWP-TV
A new episode of uwp. TV
has been uploaded to youtube.
com. UWp· TV has captured
footage from the seventh annual
Winter Cultural Celebration.
which held in' Main Place. Th~
Office of Multicultural Student
Affairs COSMA) sponsored the
event. Additionally, the film crew
of UWP- TV caprured footage of
a fuudraiser the Drama Club held
on the union bridge featuring
Santa Claus. Every episode of
UWP·TV can be viewed at http://
youtube.com/user/uwptv,
Budget shortage may lead to tax break for
wealthy
. inheritance tax for" the heirs and
heiresses of the states wealthiest
people. The petition can be found
at http://www.onewisconsinnow.
orgipage/petitionlinheritance. The
One Wisconsin Now started
a statewide petition, which calls
for Wisconsin state legislators to
.. fill an approximate $300 million'
budget shortage by reinstating an
inheritance tax expired on the first
of this year.
.Black Players Guild hosts Komplex .
~ professional poet. from collaborative pieces combining where anything goes. The night
New York, Komplex will be the art of instrumentals, singing willlastuntilabout9p.m.orwhen
sprttmg his stuff Wednesday night and spoken word. Come to be the last poet bas performed.
rn Main Place starting at 8 p.m. entertained by a pro and support
. The University of Wisconsin- artistic students in one outstanding
Parkside's Black Players Gnild show. Also, take your chance on
will be joining in with several stage during an open mic portion
.Situations of Substance
The . Racine Dominican
Retreat Program is hosting a
series of discussions from January
nntil March about varying topics.
The discussions are on Tuesday
nights from 6:30 to 8:30. The
next topic is titled "Tliat Which
. Is Sacred In The Constitution",
and is taking place on' February
19'". The admission fee is $12.50
•.. CONTlNUED
'- ;-. Iil- ei'"D-I
in Kenosha. e need you there to
make 'we tha dOOsnt happen.
GO RANGERS!
Spirit Week: Come y Sportz
De Simone Gym, SAC
10·11:15 p.m.
What could possibly top
an evening of great college
basketball? How about an evening
of great college basketball
AND a healthy dose of langhs?
You provide the subjects, the
improvisational group Comedy
Sportz takes it from there!
Friday, February 8
per session, and registration is
required one week in advance.
For more information, please
contact Rita Lui at 262·639-4100,
extension 1230.
_., ....
IHE U
Midnight Madness
Sports and Activity Center
9·11:59 p.m.
Get full use of the Sports and
Activity Center and enjoy the
soccer tournament.
Saturday, February 9
Women's basketball vs. SlU
Edwardsville
De Simone Gym, SAC
1·2:45 p.m.
Men's basketball vs. SlU
Edwardsville
De Simone Gym, SAC
3:30-5:20 p.m.,
Sunday, February 10
Fastpitch Wiater Academy
Sports and Activity Center
3·5 p.m.
The UW·Parkside Softball
Fastpitch Winter Academy holds
the final of its four sessions in me
Sports and Activity Center.
~onday,Februaryll
21st, Parkside National Small
Print Exhibition
Com. Arts Gallery
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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The Ranger News February 5, 2008
I SPORTS I
Winter Golf Clinic held at UW-Parkside
RYAN MONTROSS
Ryanmo1988@shcglohaI.net
Simone Gym.· The
golf clinic had a total
of eight sessions
starting at 6:30, 7:30,
8:30, and 9:30, at 45-
minute intervals. The
clinic was intended
for people of all. ages,
welcoming anyone
who was trying to
improve his or her
game. Tustin FOOie,
a physical therapist,
talked about common
injuries that golfers
'acquire over a long
period of time. Injuries include
the lower back, neck - which
usually results in a muscle pull
and doesn't tolerate a hard-swing,
elbows and wrists - through poor
mechanics, and the shoulders. If
there was a specific injury to the
shoulders, the golfer wouldn't be
.able to get full rotation in his or
her swing.
To avoid injury to the lower
back, Justin Fediesuggested, "You
want to try to keep a neutral "S"
_ curve while you swing the club".
-He also stated that stretching
allows full range of motion in
your swing. If you do not stretch,
the risk of injury is even greater:
According to Fedie, "stretching
helps prevent injuries and helps
your game." Fedie explained
that professional golf stars . like
Tiger Woods get injured much
less often because they are so
efficient in their swing. Fedie also
commented "you don't usually'
see people get hurt with just one
swing, 'it's a repetitive sport," One
of Justin Fedie's key comments
througbout his speech was that
"Golf is 90 percent mental. If you
. have fatigue, it's a lot harder to
concentrate,"
Mark Hansen, golf
professional in Mequon,
Wisconsin talked about the
different conditions that a golfer
bas to deal with, including the
weather, our mood and emotions", .
and the course conditions. Hansen
also talked about "The Six Ns" of
every golf shot: Assess, Align,
Act, Accept, Analyze, and <,-djust.
Hansen described that assessing
the circumstances, choosing the
right club, and aligning the shot
takes roughly thirty seconds. After
the golfer hits the ball, it takes len
seconds in order for. the golferto
accept the shot, analyze, and then
adjust. Mark Hansen said, "If you
do not accept your shot, you art
in conflict and that is an issue,"
He also explained that there is no
place for anger on the golf course.
You have a choice to how you
react to everything. When asked
about mistakes, Hanson said
"A person has to make the sam;
mistakes three times' in order to
realize it's a mistake." Finally,
when asked what 'the worst SCore
he'd ever heard of was, Hansen
replied, "216 thru nine holes. He
didn't play the back nine because
it was dark."
A Winter Golf Clinic was
held on Wednesday, Jan 30,
and Thursday, Jan 31 in the De
TELL Us
February 5, 2008
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February 5, 2008 The Ranger News
History of Parkside
BETZY SCHATZMAN
ruffiOO2@uwp.edu
campuses to be built; one in the
Racine or Kenosha area and the
other in the Fox River Valley
area (Oshkosh). There was a
Did you ever notice that committee created to find suitable
the University of Wisconsin- locations. In Racine and Kenosha,
Milwaukee is located in many lawyers, political groups,
Milwaukee, the University of unions, business owners, and
Wisconsin-~ ~ _~ofticialsjoinedin.tolobb¥
in Madison, the 'University of for the new university to be built
Wisconsin-OshkoshisinOshkosh, in their town.
but the University of Wisconsin- There was an enormous
Parkside is in Kenosha? There rivalry between Racine and
is only one other University of Kenosha counties to have the
Wisconsin campus that is not new four year university built
named for the town .it js located: in their respective county. Each
the University of Wisconsin- worked among their city, county,
Stout, in Menomonie. There is a and labor and industry councils to
sweet story of a wonderful man find the best location, and provide
behind UW-Stout -- James Huff the site committee with the best
Stout, who founded the institution plans, including the notion that
with his own wealth. But how did their councils would be the most
we end up with UW-Parkside. accommodating and economically
A law was passed in 1965 efficient to work with.
for two new four-year university Proposals were to be
submitted by January 28, 1966.
It was expected that the site
committee would come to view
the proposed sites, and that a
decision would be handed down
within three months of proposal
submission.
In January of 1966, Racine
Stale SeWllor Heory Dormaa
wrote, in an article in The Racine
Labor(newspaper), "Never has the
cooperation between city, county,
industry and labor been so great
as today [,J in their mutual effort
to bring a four year university to
the city of Racine." He further
claimed in the following week's
article that througb a "high"
source that Racine sounded like
it was the most "qualified" city
because they seemed to best meet
the criteria the site committee set
forth.
The site committee's main
criteria was that "[t]he community
shall contract to make the site
available as the development of
the campus and the needs of the
state require." Racine's proposal
did seem to fit the criteria.
Racine proposed to fill in the
lake, to create more lakefront
land, which would reduce cost,
donate the land of Pershing Park
and the current University of
Wisconsin-Racine Center, and
Western Publishing president,
William Wadewitz, would donate
some of his downtown land. This
would provide the university with
roughly 49 acres. Over time, they
would also purchase 100 local
homes for the university's use.
Kenosba proposed several
sites as well. Their county and city
were working together as well.
They did not have such drastic
plans as Racine- did; they would
simply offer some sites that had
ample acreage. One suggestion
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was the old Bong Air Force Base
(now Bong Recreational Park),
another was the 690-acres of
rolling farmlands, open fields, and
forest between Petrifying Springs
Park and Wood Road.
By May of 1966, the
committee finally made their
decision;.tJ1ey chose the 690 acre
parcel of land. Given that the
university would be between the
two cities, the student body would
be corning from the two UW
Centers: Kenosha and Racine, and
the rivalry had been so callous -
the state legislature decided that
it would irresponsible to give this
university the name of only one of
the cities. The idea for a suitable
name was discussed, and it was
clear that the only logical name to
choose was UW-Parkside.
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Comic Spotlight:
'Bomb Queen'
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ALEX SCHUTZ
maulmail@yahoo.com
cheer her on because of
her charisma. As one
may have guessed from
her name, Bomb Queen's
favorite way to dispatch
anyone who opposes her
is through explosives,
the effects of which are
lovingly detailed in the
art of the book. The
Bomb Queen herself
is drawn -in the typical
female character fashion:
dangerous curves and
a costume that barely
covers what it needs to.
Although she does use
her feminine wiles to her
advantage, the character
is presented as a strong,
independent woman. Of
course. she is also a raving lunatic
that has no qualms blowing up
people just for the fun of it, but
no one is perfect.
The series just wrapped
up its fourth chapter, subtitled
Suicide Bomber. Each chapter
is made up of four issues and the
previous three have been reJeased
as trade paperback collections. I
recommend starting with the first,'
chapter as the story arcs are self- ~
contained, but all the chapters .
build upon the last, giving
background information and
revelations. I do not, however,
recommend the Bomb Queen
series for younger people, those
who are easily offended by
language (cursing and innuendo)
and violence, or those that don't
have a sense of humor and take
things way too seriously.
There are many superhero
Prnicsout on the comic racks.
nageComic's Bomb Queen isn't
heofthem. The title character is a
'Per-villainess that runs a lawless
ity. She killed the mayor and
~k over New Port City, turning
Into a current day Sodom and rmOlTah.Bomb Queen plasters
r Image everywhere and even
Is her Own web show. Heroes
aVetried to clean up the city, but
IWaysmeet a grisly end at the
ands of the Bomb Queen. The
'nes is most definitely a social
Ilireand extremely over the top,
laking references to our mediaeavy
culture and how image is
'erything.
Bomb Queen is
'mpletely evil just because
befeels like it, and the citizens •
8 The Ranger News february 5, 2008
op-ed column
What Iam doing here
JOSHUA AULOZZI
aulozOO3@uwp.ectu
Well, instead of writing an
actual op-ed for this first week
of the new column, I decided to
do a sort of introductory piece.
I want to first of all introduce
myself, as most of the people
who will be reading my opinions
have no idea who I am, and
secondly I want to explain what
type of articles will appear in the
column and what my reasoning
is for writing here.
For starters, I don't want
to get too personal, but feel a
little bit of background on. me
is relevant given that many of
my opinions-as is the case
with most people-i-are greatly
influenced by my upbringing
and the experiences I've had
throughout the first 27 years
of my life. I am a native of
Kenosha and have lived here my
entire life, aside from the time
I spent in the Military. After
graduating from Bradford High
School in 1999, I worked for a
couple of years, and then joined
the Army after September 11,
200 I. I spent the next four years
in Georgia with the 3'" Ranger
BaUal_aaod wu.<IepIoyed three
times to Afghanistan and twice
to Iraq. Overall my time in the
service was a great experience.
but I decided to get out after my
initial four-year contract because
my wife and I had just had a
baby and I didn't like tbe idea of
leaving them again. Immediately
after leaving the Army I enrolled
at Parkside and have been here
full time for the past 3 years.
My major is English, but I also
have a great deal of interest and
have taken a number of courses
in both Political Science and
Philosophy.
As for the column, there are
a couple of reasons I wanted to
write opinions for The Ranger
News. First off, I am a fairly
politically interested person, and
as such, I think it is important
to be-at least somewhatpolitically
informed. That being
said, I also understand that many
young people care much less
about politics and political issues
than I do. The problem with this
is that though a person may pay
little attention to politics or real
issues, he or she is still very
likely to hold opinions on these
issues. Often these opinions
are extremely uninformed and
have no factual or even logical
reasoning to back them up. My
goal in writing this column is to
expose some of the views that
are fairly commonly held in the
hopes that readers would come
to a better understanding of their
own opinions and, in the future,
use a bit more caution in holding
to beliefs which have' little
factual basis.
My second reason for
writing opinions in The Ranger
News is that I believe there is
a great deal of value in hearing
different points of view about
political issues; and I think my
perspective on any issues is
very different from the views
Parkside students may be used to
encountering. Idon't necessarily
expect or even hope to change
the opinions of this column's
readers, but I certainly do hope
tbat my writing would provoke
thought and even some debate
about the topics I discuss.
Finally, I encourage anyone
reading this column to e-mail
me your own thoughts, opinions
and disagreements about what
I write, and I will attempt to
get any insightful comments
published in a future edition of
The Ranger News.
Waterboarding: the draining of
America's decency
RYAN ASHTON
ashtoOOl@uwp.edu
In a testimony before the
Senate Judiciary Committee on
Tuesday, January 30, Attorney
General Michael B. Mukasey
refused to clearly state whether
waterboarding-a form of torture
that simulates drowning-is
legal or illegal. As the head of
the United States Department of
Justice. the Attorney General has
the important responsibility of
representing the moral and legal
standing of the United States. It
is with this in mind that I believe
the chilling indifference Mr.
Mukasey demonstrated over
the issue of waterboarding is an
aberration of the moral and legal
integrity of the United States.
Insofar as the United States
is a civilized nation it should
be common practice for United
States officials to adhere to the
most elementary forms of morality
and human decency. Contrary to
what Mr. Mukasey's testimony
would have you believe, defining
the scope of elementary moral
practic ':5 not ambiguous over
matters concerning the torturing
of human beings. The famous
eighteenth century philosopher
Immanuel Kant, for example, very
concisely outlined a conception
of morality that essentially
states the following: Moral
behavior, with respect to humans,
is such that a person always treat
another human being as an endnever
merely as a means to an end.
Torture, since it is arguably the
most flagrant instance of "mere
means" treatment conceivable,
clearly violates Kant's simple
moral maxim. On that basis alone
the United States is obligated to
refrain from considering the use
of torture as a legal interrogation
technique-that is, of course,
assuoting that the United States
wishes to remain civilized.
Some may argue, however,
that waterboarding is not clearly
torture, and, therefore, that it
may not compromise the moral
standing of the United States if it
were used. Now, I have no idea
how one might make the case
that waterboarding is not torture
(it is a simulated execution
after all), but even if such a
claim were granted, Mukasey's
own testimony is sufficient to
demonstrate how waterboarding
violates Kant's simple standard
for evaluating moral behavior.
In his testimony before the
Senate Judiciary Committee,
Mukasey stated that the legality
of the waterboarding technique
depended on "the heinousness
of doing it, the cruelty of doing
it balanced against the value ... of
what information you might get."
This is quintessential means-end
reasoning. Essentially, Mukasey
is arguing here that the ends
(information) justify the means
(waterboardi ng) - preci sely
the antithesis of Kant's moral
maxim.
Even though the immorality
of torture is the most important
argument against its use, there is
yet another convincing reason to
remove it from the list of possible
interrogation techniques: It
doesn't work.
According to the Army's
own Field Manual on intelligence
interrogation, "The use of force,
mental torture... or exposure
to unpleasant and inhumane
treatment of any kind is prohibited
by law and is neither authorized nor
condoned by the US Government.
Experience indicates that the Use
of force is not necessary to gain
the cooperation of sources for
interrogation. Therefore, the Use
of force is a poor technique, as
it yields unreliable results, may
damage subsequent collection
efforts, and can induce the source
to say whatever he thiaks the
interrogator wants to hear."
For those who feel that
special circumstances, like
hypothetical "ticking time-bomb"
scenarios, prevent the option of
torture from being taken off the
table completely, the burden is
on you to demonstrate why. It is
sickening enough to consider that
torture- the abuse of the most
basic of human rights-could be
used as the means toward the end
of '<information gathering;" but,
it is utterly monstrous to consider
that torture could be used toward
no further end whatsoever. Since
it is well understood that torture
yields "unreliable results,"
it seems as though the latter
scenario is inevitable wherever
torture is used. In that sense then,
torture becomes its own end-a
completely intolerable possibility.
In light of this, any country
that condones torture, either by
actively using it or considering
its possible use, is entertaining
a position that is so grotesque
it has no business calling itself
"civilized."
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News?
WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE!
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Facebook "Compare People"
application: Kick in the face
RYAN MONTROSS
Ryanmo1988@sbcglobal.net
Roughly over 60 million
people use Facebook for
blogging purposes; however, a
little over 599,000 people utilize
the Compare People application.
The application has individuals
choose between friends in .a
virtual popularity contest. Some
of the questions individuals have
10 compare friends to include
"Who wouJd you rather get stuck
in handcuffs with", "Who would
you rather be trapped on a desert
island with", "Who would you_
rather sleep with", "More likely
to win in a fight". "More famous",
"Rather kiss", and "Better at
science", In my opinion, this
is a waste of time. Comparing
people in order to receive a higher
ranking for yourself just "doesn't
make sense. Why waste five to
ten minutes of your life choosing
which friend is more famous over
the other, while you could go work
out or hang out with a friend?
Another thing thaI gets me is
the immaturity that surrounds the
entire compare people application.
It forces you. to compare between'
some of your best friends in
ridiculous questions such as
"Nicest smelling?" Who cares
what other people smell like?
Don't get all frustrated if you
don't get the number one ranking
for "Nicest smelling." Also, the
Compare People application
makes me feel like I'm in
nigh school all over again. For
example, in the Compare People
application 1 ranked 53" prettiest
and 127'" most likely to succeed.
In my opinion, it didn't matter
where I ranked back in high
school and it .still doesn't matter
today.
Also. I've noticed that in
order to receive your results
after you are finished comparing
people, you have the option of
sending the Compare People
application to 20 other people.
Sending out the request to 20 other
people is seemingly sending the
application to 20 other victims.
Comparing people just
for gossip, and to see who is more
popular and outgoing than the
other is' a virtual kick in the face
to those who do not score high on
the application, Here's an idea:
Instead of judging others based
on their appearances, why not
axe the application all together?
As the late comedian Rodney
Dangerfield used to say "I get no
respect, I tell ya.'
Irresponsible journalism
ROBERT ROSATI
robertrosati@hotmail.com
1 bad planned to write this
for last weeks edition of The
Ranger News, but in the course
of planning layout and editing
articles, the newspaper article
that this editorial is about was
misplaced. As a result this article
is a little dated, but nevertheless
deserves to be called out for what
it is: an example of irresponsible
journalism.
Three weeks ago on Friday,
January 18, it was two days before
the NFC Championship game
between the Green Bay Packers
and the New York Giants. There
was much hype for the game,
which 1 expected. However, that
Friday morning something caught
my attention. On the front cover
of The Racine Journal Times was
an article describing a celebration
that an individual's family does
whenever the Packers score. To
say I was shocked to find this on
the front cover of a newspaper
would be an understatement.
Had the article been placed
into the sports section where it
should have been, 1 would find it
a little hara to understa'"d why it
made the cover of the sports page,
but would still understand the logic
of the decision. But it wasn't. The
touchdown celebration article.
including a picture of the man
who leads his family a Packers
scoring celebration sitting in a
chair, took up half of the front
page. To the Journal Times- it
appears that Chancellor John
Keating's decision to retire from
~IAre you participating in
SSUE Spirit Week?
"No. T don't even know what it's about."
-Katie Lefor, 21, Sociology
"Of course. I'm going to try to go to all of the events."
-Jasmine Overton, 20, Sports and Business
UW-Parkside in- August is less
important than a silly celebration
dance. This isbecause an article
~n Keat~g's announceme~l was
placed below the touchdown
celebration article. It could be just
me, but 1 think that Chancellor
Keating's announcement is just a
little more important than a family
doing a storing celebration in
unison.
4RT
10 The Ranger News 'February 5, 2008
Hypnotist Sailesh on campus
RYAN MONTROSS AND
JO KIRST
Ryanmo1988@sbcglobal.net
dierdraphoenix@gmail.com
Sponsored by the University
of Wisconsin Parkside's
Activities Board, Hypnotist
Sailesh entertained a standing
room only crowd on Jan 31 at
8pm in Main Place. Before the
show got underway he asked the
participants on stage to use the
bathroom, and in the meantime
explained to the audience that
they were more than welcome
to be hypnotized-only if they
wanted to; and if an audience
member wanted to be hypnotized,
. all they had to do was focus on
Sailesh's voice and follow his
instructions. Once the participants
came back to their seats on stage,
Sailesh directed them into a state
of relaxation, and eventually a
state of deep sleep.
There were various scenarios
that the participants woke up to
find themselves in, beginning
with the participants finding
themselves "outside" in freezing
cold temperatures. They were
shivering, shaking, rubbing their
hands together, and snuggling
up with each other to try and
stay warm. The participants
were also astronauts on a trip to
Mars, and once they "arrived".
- they made contact with aliens:
At first the aliens were nice I but
pretty soon they turned mean,
and participants were encouraged
to show the aliens that they were
angry. The participants then flew
back to Earth and were put back
to sleep.
Other scenarios included
the participants "watching" a big
screen TV, watching the funniest
show they've ever seen. When
asked what they were watching,
answers included things like "The
Simpsons Movie", and "The Dave
Chapelle Show". Another show
on the TV was various kinds
of porn-a regular porno, the
participants in ~a porno, and the
participants in a gay porno. This
scenario was a definite crowd
pleaser.
When the participants awoke
next, Sailesh told them they were
looking at him naked. Reactions
varied, as some of the girls stared
and most of the guys looked away
as fast as they could. Next, they
were looking at him as a naked
female, and the reactions were
pretty much opposite of the first
scenario-the girls looked away,
the males stared. One male in the
audience, who was hypnotized,
went up to the stage and asked for
Sailesh's number.
A few scenarios later, the
participants found themselves on
the Jerry Springer Show. They
were about to tell the nation
about a disgusting habit their best
friend has. One. notable response
included a friend eating Legos,
because he' "wants to shit a
brick·'" The participants were put
back into a deep sleep, and were
awaken to find themselves as' the
opposite sex participating in a
dating service. When asked, they'
were to explain to the audience
what they were looking for in a
partner.
The last scenario Sailesh put
the participants through is what
he may be best. known OI. The .
participants were awoken to find
themselves being sprayed by a
Super Soaker filled with muddy
water. They were not allowed
to physically harm Sailesh since
they were «glued" to their chairs,
but they were more than welcome
to yell at him, make rude
gestures, and so on. The next part
of this scenario "unglued" the
participants, and when they were
sprayed with the Super Soaker,
they were making love to their
chairs, having the best multiorgasm
of their lives. Another
spray with the Super Soaker, and
they got a little more kinky than
they had been previously.
To end the show, Sailesh
instructed them that they would
not be embarrassed about
anything they did on stage,
and that they would remember
everything. They would have
,
great self-confidence from that
point forward, which would last
for the rest of their lives. Sailesh
got his start with hypnotism when
'he was in college in Canada. A
friend hypnotized him, and from
that point on he read books about
hypnotism and self-hypnosis. He
started training, and has been
hypnotizing for about 13 years.
For those interested in books on
hypnotism, Sailesh recommends
any book published from 1990 to
the present, He is also a clinical
hypnotherapist, and Sailesh
explained that no license is
required for clinical hypnotherapy
in North America. To leam .more
about Sailesh, check out www.
sailesh.ca,
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!ll1Y Gets Girl is the chilling tale
ofTheresa Bedell, a journalist for
, New York magazine, and the
I effecta stalker has on herlife. The
,playstarts with Theresa meeting
up with a man named Tony at a
bur, for a blind date. Things seem
togo well as they talk about all
sortsof things, enjoy a beer, and
evenset up a second date. On the
second date Theresa realizes that
oventhough Tony is a great guy,
hejust isn't for her. She explains
thisto him as best she can, and
leaves in the middle of dinner.
Tony,however, has other plans.
\
He calls incessantly, buys her
"owers and has them delivered
to her at work, even visits her at
work to try and talk things out
withher.
Even though Tony's physical
presence wanes through the first
act, the tension he creates in
Theresa's life only intensifies.
Theresa grows progressively
concerned, and talks to her boss,
Howard, about the situation.
Eventually,everything escalates to
thepoint where Theresa contacts
the police; only to be told there
isn'tmuch the police can do until
Tonyphysically harms Theresa
The toll the situation is taking
on Theresa is apparent when she
goes to interview Les Kennkat, a
cult film director obsessed with
J,\RT
women and their breasts, and gets
rather snippy with him at certain
points in their interview.
Tony seems to follow
Theresa's every move, and in
some instances seems to be a step
ahead of her. As a result Theresa
moves in with Howard while she
looks for a new apartment. Her
co-workers, on the other hand,
aren't quite as helpful. Mercer, for
example, wants to write an article
about gender roles, and how
backwards dating and courtship
can be. Theresa is extremely
offended by this, assuming
Mercer wants to write about her
specifically. Harriet, Theresa's
assistant, doesn't realize the
situation until it's far too late, and
has given out Theresa's unlisted
phone number. Once Harriet
. comes clean about this, Theresa
fires her.
The seriousness of the
situation is obvious when
Howard and Mercer take a trip
to Theresa's apartment to gather
some personal items for her.
Once they open the door, they
find the' entire place ransackedbooks
strewn across the floor,
clothes ripped to shreds, food
thrown around in the kitchen, just
about everything is destroyed.
They have a brief conversation,
discussing whether they ought to
call the police or not, and whether
or not they should tell Theresa
abont it. The final straw is when
Howard, Mercer, and Theresa try
to clean up her apartment when
Tony rings the buzzer, and Mercer
tries to pursue him as Tony flees
the scene.
Ultimately, the boy has
gotten the girl-Tony got under
Theresa's skin, and ruined her
life without once touching ber.
Theresa decides to follow the
advice given to her earlier by the
detective assigned to her case,
Madeleine Beck - Theresa will
change her name and move to
a new state, Before she leaves,
she sets things right with Les
Kennkat, who had his colon taken
out. As it turns out, he is the only
person in the play she can relate
to.
The cast of this production
had great chemistry on stage,
which was evident right from
the beginning. Staged readings,
like the FreshInk series, use only
minimal amounts of costuming,
lights, and sound effects. The
lighting, sound, and costuming
were almost faultless in this
production. The talkback after the
show was very informative, and it
was great to see how much effort
was put into the show with the
limited amount of time the cast
and crew had to prepare.
The next and final FreshInk
for this school year is titled Rahbit
Hcle. directed by Virginia Hartley,
and is showing Marcb 27, 28, and
29 in the Augie Wegner Studio
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