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Committee alters MCSC’s budget SSFC approves budget changes for diversity groups to allow for internal instruction Jackie Allen Campus Life Editor

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University of Wisconsin Chancellor David Ward lead the meeting for presentations on diversity and faculty pay on Monday. One professor urged faculty to advocate for affordability in education.

Diversity plans stalled Faculty Senate members say initiatives for affordability, equal access need to be in focus Jackie Allen Campus Life Editor University of Wisconsin faculty representatives presented multiple annual reports on campus diversity and undergraduate admissions for consideration to Faculty Senate members Monday

following challenges to university budgets and independence.

Sara Goldrick-Rab, a professor of education policy studies and sociology, presented the annual reports from the past three academic years for the Committee on Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions

and Financial Aid, which made two recommendations to the group on faculty involvement and affordability.

Goldrick-Rab said their first recommendation is for the UW faculty to play a more prominent role in administrative actions to generate greater levels

Alvarez retracts assault comments Jackie Allen Campus Life Editor University of Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez apologized for comments he made about allegations surrounding former Associate Athletic Director John Chadima after a Dane County official called on him to retract his statements.

In an interview with the Wisconsin State Journal in late March, Alvarez questioned the statements of a former football player, who said in a report released by UW he locked himself in a bathroom in Chadima’s house when Chadima offered him alcoholic beverages and made sexual advances.

“Was that the accusation from a so-called ex-football player who had to lock himself in a closet to hide from John?

I would question a lot of what was said,” Alvarez said.

Alvarez also told the State Journal the former player likely confused the athletic

of equity and diversity on campus, including socioeconomic, racial, gender, sexual preference, disability and more.

She also urged the Faculty Senate to advocate for enhancing the affordability of education.

“Dramatic cuts by

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The University of Wisconsin student government’s fee allocation committee voted to approve budget alterations for two campus diversity student organizations in a meeting Monday night, in the latest development from a yearlong battle with the groups over funding.

The Student Services Finance Committee voted to change a budget alteration for the Multicultural Student Coalition from $22,000 to $15,052. SSFC Chair Sarah Neibart said the alteration was for professional training for members to learn how to improve diversity education on campus.

An alteration for Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Azatlán was also approved by committee members, which Neibart said would also cover the costs for an event for Wunk Sheek, a Native American student organization.

SSFC Vice Chair Chase Wilson said he did not think the committee should allow the budget alteration because then other campus organizations would ask for changes to their budgets.

MCSC representative Althea Miller said she is certain the money is coming from a salary line that is no longer in use and would not be used in the future.

“Most of the money is coming from a salary lineitem that is no longer in use and will not be used. The money is going to some of the alums and other basic stuff like hotels, food and intensive training,” Miller said.

Miller said the budget alteration is needed because she feels as if they are wasting money by not using it wisely. The money will not be used if they do not alter the budget, she added.

Wilson also said he wants to know where exactly the money for the budget alteration is coming from and where it is going for specific alterations.

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training room with a nearby equipment area, where alcohol and mixers purchased with booster funds were stored and taken on trips.

Sup. Carousel Andrea Bayrd, District 8, said Alvarez’s statements mocked and belittled a sexual assault victim in a letter to Alvarez and Chancellor David Ward March 26.

“I expect both Alvarez and the university to take allegations of sexual misconduct with the highest level of concern,” Bayrd said.

“This should be especially true when the allegation is against an employee in a position of authority.”

She said Alvarez’s statement was offensive because it insults and mocks a victim for running away, when instead the victim kept his wits about him and made the right decision to remove himself from a dangerous situation.

Bayrd added she

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Police record spike in burglaries in INSIDE student neighborhoods over break City alders, officers will meet to address recent uptick in incidents in Madison’s downtown Adrianna Viswanatha City Hall Editor A recent spike of crimes in downtown Madison over the past months continued this past week as police logged a higher number of neighborhood burglaries while students were on break.

According to a news release from the Madison Police Department’s South District,

burglaries in areas including the Regent and Vilas neighborhoods rose by 50 percent compared to the same time period last year.

MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said the extremely warm early spring-late winter weather may have contributed to the uptick in burglaries.

“We typically see burglaries go up in nicer weather with people opening apartment windows and doors,” DeSpain said.

The news release also said the University of Wisconsin’s recent one-week recess could be a contributing factor to the rise in incidents in addition to the weather, as students are often out-of-town for the week.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said there has been a palpable increase in incidents this semester in relation to previous semesters.

Verveer also said the majority of burglaries take place during the daytime when thieves know residents are not home and can enter a dwelling through unlocked doors and windows.

He said electronics are most highly targeted by the burglars.

He said a recently approved pawn shop ordinance has helped to return stolen items to victims, as the pawn shops must now record each purchase of an item with MPD.

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Alissa Scalzo Campus Editor A city committee approved two plans for new student apartment complexes on campus after small alterations to account for city requirements.

The Plan Commission approved the proposals for the new apartment complexes, slated to be built in the Dayton/ Brooks and West Wilson Street neighborhoods.

Developer Joe McCormick and architect Joseph Lee presented their proposal to the Plan Commission for the Brooks Street apartment.

The plan was previously brought before the Urban

Design Commission.

Despite initial reservations about the proposal from some of the commission’s members, McCormick and Lee said their plan now meets the requirements of the plans for both campus and the neighborhood.

The main problem UDC found with the proposal involved the positioning of the five-story, 14-unit apartment, with members saying the building needed to be pushed back slightly on the ground floor and pushed forward on the third floor.

McCormick assured UDC members the stepups and step-downs had been fixed in the proposal, which was the issue of

most concern to the committee.

“The plan is ready to go, and we would like to get going on it,” he said.

A second apartment on the 600 block of West Wilson Street was presented to the Plan Commission as a 60-unit building that would be on currently vacant land.

Lance McGrath, the developer on the project, said 640 West Wilson Street is located on a gravel parking lot, so no demolition of buildings is required in order for the apartment to be built. He said it has already gone before UDC and received final approval.

“This will be a six-level apartment,” McGrath

said. “Four floors will be residential, and two will be for parking. Forty-nine units will be one-bedroom, and 11 units will be twobedroom.”

McGrath said there will not only be a view of the Kohl Center, but there will also be a fitness room for building residents.

Paul Cuta, an architect working on this apartment building described what the new building would look like, saying the energy of the building would be focused off of Wilson Street, where the entrance of the new apartment will be.

“This building will be along two rail lines, and I believe there will be an interesting energy over in

that area,” Cuta said.

Cuta said the front of the building is a bright orange color on the front, which will be carved out to create terraces on the building. There will also be a garden center for residents to visit.

Ald. Marsha Rummel, District 6, said though the area seems a bit out of the way, she is very excited on the developers’ behalf to create a new center of the city.

The Plan Commission approved the proposal for the new apartment at 640 West Wilson Street, and the developers plan on having the construction begin this June in hopes of moving in residents in June 2013.

GOP’s fake Dems aim to force recall primary Sean Kirkby State Politics Editor In an action some groups say violates state statutes, the Republican Party of Wisconsin is running six Republicans as “fake” Democrats to force a primary race in recall elections for four state senators, the lieutenant governor and the governor.

RPW spokesperson Ben Sparks said they are running the Democrats to ensure one primary and one election date. He said the party could not allow Republican senators to face a general election on the same day as a Democratic gubernatorial primary.

He added they are also running fake Democrats in the lieutenant governor and governor races to “take no chances.” He said somebody may drop out of the primary.

“We want to ensure election fairness,” Sparks said. “One primary. One election.”

He said the Republican Party will not expend any resources running the campaigns other than circulating nomination papers to ensure the candidates get on the ballot.

However, We Are Wisconsin, a group advocating progressive values, alleged in a statement running fake recall candidates is election fraud and those associated could face fines as much as $10,000 and three-and-ahalf years in prison.

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prohibit the falsification of any information on a declaration of candidacy.

Jeremy Levinson, the attorney who represented Democrats in recall related lawsuits, said in a legal opinion that when filing a declaration of candidacy a candidate must state that his or her candidacy is representing the party for which the primary is to take place.

“Clearly, a candidate running in a Democratic primary for the purpose of disadvantaging that party and giving electoral advantage to the Republican Party can do so only by falsifying his or her declaration of candidacy,” Levinson said in the opinion.

One Wisconsin Now, another progressive advocacy group, sent a letter last Wednesday to the Government Accountability Board asking them to investigate whether the Republicans who ran as Democrats in last year’s senatorial recall elections committed election fraud.

Reid Magney, spokesperson for GAB, said they plan to explore the issues the letter raises but said he could not comment on the content of the complaint itself.

Sparks said the GAB previously held running Republicans as Democrats was legal.

According to GAB website, Gladys Huber of Mequon is registered to run in the gubernatorial Democratic primary, while Isaac Weix of Menominee

plans to run for lieutenant governor in the primary.

Gary Ellerman plans to face Lori Compas in the Democratic primary for the recall election of Republican Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau.

Tamara Varebrook may run against John Lehman in the primary for the recall election of Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine.

James Engel could run against Kristen Dexter in the primary for the recall election of Sen. Terry Moulton, R-Chippewa Falls, according to the website. James Buckley could run against Rep. Donna Seidel, D-Wausau, in the recall election of former Sen. Pam Galloway, R-Wausau.

The final deadline for collecting signatures for nomination is due to the GAB today.

Recall elections are currently scheduled for May 8 and June 5. If more than one candidate gets enough nomination signatures to get on the ballot as part of the same party, primaries will be held May 8 with the general election on June 5.

GOP’s fake Democrats GOVERNOR Gladys Huber LT. GOVERNOR Isaac Weix SENATE Gary Ellerman Tamara Varebrook James Engel James Buckley SOURCE: Republican Party of Wisconsin

DIVERSITY, from 1 the state Legislature put education at this flagship university out of reach for students,” Goldrick-Rab said. “We encourage you all to become informed of the true costs of college attendance.”

The committee is also having conversations with the University Committee about appropriate ways to bring faculty new information regarding affordability. She added they are hoping to have more information in their

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SSFC representatives delayed a vote on the SAFECab service to students, which was cut by the committee in their last meeting for declining rates of students using the service.

SSFC, from 1 “This money will be thrown away then,” Miller said. “The money from the salary line is not going anywhere and isn’t helping with anything that we need help with.”

Miller said about $20,000 of the line-item could be used more wisely, adding if the budget alteration was not allowed, then students money will be wasted.

The alteration comes after multiple diversity organizations raised concerns over the budget denials in a Student Council meeting in March.

In the meeting, MCSC members said the cuts illustrated a “multicultural incompetence” by ASM members. She added she believed the perceived problem could be rectified by diversity training.

MCSC also recently

fall semester report, since this past year has been the committee’s most active yet.

Goldrick-Rab also said they have met with Financial Aid Director Susan Fischer about need-based financial aid, which has increased following funding from the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates.

“Nationally, meritbased aid has overtaken need-based financial aid,” Goldrick-Rab said. “UWMadison actually bucks that trend. It doesn’t give out so much merit-based aid as much as needbased aid.”

Timothy Shedd, a UW associate professor of mechanical engineering, also presented the reports from the past two years from Campus Diversity and Climate Committee, which cited delays on projects due to challenges to members convening.

Shedd said the committee attempted to draft an institutional definition of diversity that could be referenced throughout UW, but was put on hold because they were not able to reach a consensus on what should be covered in the

sent a 15-page letter to Chancellor David Ward as a final appeal for student segregated fee funding after being denied for not meeting SSFC criteria and missing deadlines. The group was also denied in multiple appeals before the ASM Student Judiciary.

The committee delayed a vote on a special contract hearing for the Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group, which Chair Matt Kozlowski said is fundamental for the group’s professional staff.

SSFC also delayed review of a budget cut for Safe Arrival For Everyone taxi cab service for Thursday, after the committee voted to cut funding for the campus transportation service during an earlier meeting when some members agreed the system is inefficient and under utilized.

definition.

Shedd added they planned to develop a plan for “Data Chats,” which would attempt to create conversations with top-level administrators and help the committee form recommendations.

These plans were also put on hold because of the political protests last spring, as well as uncertainty over the New Badger Partnership proposal, he said.

“Some issues we discovered, we don’t always have the right people to provide advice or the right background,” Shedd said. “So we are going to gain as much expertise and experience as we can as a committee to be able to be in a position to provide advice to the community as that becomes available.”

Shedd said now the committee is focusing on three issues: benchmarking diversity initiatives at other institutions, bringing together efforts of other diversity groups on campus and creating a forum for faculty to provide a “clearinghouse” of information throughout campus.

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ALVAREZ, from 1 believed Alvarez was cavalier and did the exact opposite of demonstrating UW’s commitment to protecting students and encouraging reporting of even minor concerns.

“It is acceptable for Alvarez to have a personal opinion as to the accuracy of the accusation, but it is not appropriate for Alvarez to bully the alleged victim as not being man enough by locking himself in a closet,” Bayrd said.

However, Alvarez said Chadima’s actions in serving alcohol at a party in California for Athletic Department staff during the Badger’s trip to the Rose Bowl was unapproved, adding “he overstepped his boundary.”

The allegations were part of a series of two independent reports from UW detailing allegations of three individuals who said Chadima made sexual advances toward them during his tenure at the university.

In a letter dated April 3, Alvarez apologized for his statements regarding the allegations of sexual misconduct.

He added UW takes allegations seriously and has encouraged members of the community to report incidents.

He also said that through placing Chadima on administrative leave immediately and independently investigating the allegations, UW has demonstrated how seriously it views the case.

“I would like to say that the behaviors described by those who have come forward and the investigators are shocking to me on a personal and professional level,” Alvarez said.

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Gov. candidates battle for union support Campaign responds after AFSCME video accuses Barrett of backing Walker’s limits on collective bargaining Julia Jacobson Reporter The state’s largest union forwarded a video to its members Barrett last week criticizing Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s stance on collective bargaining, despite Barrett’s Falk campaign calling the video inaccurate.

The 24th Wisconsin chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME, sent out an email last week to members criticizing Barrett’s politics and included a video portraying Barrett as supportive of Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican who Barrett is aiming to run against if he wins the Democratic primary.

Although the video was not produced by AFSCME, it implied that Barrett agreed with Walker’s plan to eliminate collective bargaining rights for public workers.

Barrett, who is running against Walker in the upcoming recall election, and his campaign office have consistently denied such support.

However, AFSCME Local 24 said it will not back down from its original assertions and will continue to endorse the video.

According to a statement, AFSCME Local 24 said while the group used poor judgment in directing the union members’

attention to an Internet video that went over the top to make its point, the union believes it is essential to bring attention to Barrett’s record on collective bargaining.

Barrett campaign spokesperson Phil Walzak said Barrett was portrayed inaccurately in the video.

“It is a recklessly unfair depiction that has been confirmed by fact-checking organizations and the media reports. This is a great disservice to everyone in Wisconsin,” Walzak said.

After several union leaders apologized through email this week, Walzak said he expected voters to see through the video’s false claims and recognize it as misleading.

AFSCME Local 24’s refusal to admit what several groups view as false accusations toward Barrett has led to other unions criticizing the union for not being upfront enough about the union’s political agenda.

Executive Director Jim Palmer of the Wisconsin Professional Police

Association said in a statement that this election is an opportunity for Wisconsinites to reclaim control of the government, but the video interferes with this vision.

“If we can’t allow our candidates to campaign for themselves without taking pot-shots or deceiving the people we represent, we are in severe trouble,” Palmer said in the statement.

Palmer also said the AFSCME Local 24’s promoted video did not tell Barrett’s position in its entirety because it was edited. The full audio showed that Barrett was only referencing Gov. Walker’s proposal, which he later said he was against, Palmer said in the statement.

Early in her campaign, Democratic candidate and former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, who is running against Walker in the recall election, earned the endorsement of AFSCME, positioning herself as one of the more pro-union contenders.

Falk declined to comment

on the effects of the video on Barrett’s campaign, choosing to instead focus on her supporters. In an email to The Badger Herald, Falk’s spokesperson Scot Ross said Falk wants to run a positive

campaign focused on her own credentials and vision for Wisconsin’s future.

The primary for all six recall elections will be held May 8, and the general election will be held June 5.

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CRIME in Brief WEST GORHAM STREET Battery

WEST JOHNSON STREET Battery

A group on West Gorham Street attacked a 19-year-old man from Fitchburg early Sunday morning, according to a Madison Police Department report.

A group of three men allegedly approached the man and accused him of touching their car, witnesses reported, after which the men knocked the Fitchburg man to the ground and kicked him.

MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said the man does not remember anything of the incident himself but that his friends heard someone ask about the car. The friends said the man did not touch anybody’s car.

After the incident, the three men got into a silver Toyota van and drove off with two college-age women who were also in the vehicle.

The man was taken to the hospital and treated for head injuries, DeSpain said. At this time, he said it is not clear whether the victim is a University of Wisconsin student.

A 23-yearold Madison man was knocked unconscious after he was attacked in a parking lot on West Johnson Street early Saturday morning, a report said.

The report said a group in the parking lot appeared to be “trashtalking” another group in a red SUV. When someone got out of the vehicle, the man’s friend stepped between them to prevent a fight, and a person who got out of the car allegedly struck the man, DeSpain said.

The man’s friend said the man struck blows to the face of his attacker after the man hit him but was ultimately knocked out, the report said.

DeSpain said the man was apparently uninvolved in any dispute between the two groups.

He was taken to hospital and treated for facial injuries.

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typically a time when student residences are targeted by burglars the amount of crimes seen recently near campus appears to be a pressing concern.

Resnick said MPD South District’s acknowledgement of the sharp increase in

“It is by no means a cureall, but over time I think it will help us combat these burglaries and bring the thieves to justice,” he said.

Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said although UW’s spring break is

UNIVERSITY AVENUE Battery

A 19-year-old

female sustained facial injuries after being punched in the Segredo nightclub on the 600 Block of University Avenue, according to a report from MPD. DeSpain said the woman and witnesses to the incident were not forthcoming with information, but it appeared there had been a fight between the woman’s friend and another woman.

“There had been a fight between two women, one of whom the victim knows, and during the fracas, she was punched by a man,” he said.

DeSpain said detectives are looking to talk to the woman again to extract more details about the incident, hoping she is in a “more clear” state of mind.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said Segredo has seen a decrease in violent incidences since it opened and that this is unexpected.

“I was disappointed to see that Segredo had a fight where a woman had her nose fractured,” he said. “I hope this is not a trend we will see in the future.”

crimes shows there is a definite problem.

A meeting scheduled for April 18 at Union South will include representatives from MPD and UW Police as well as city alders and officials to discuss safety solutions in light of the slew of burglaries.

Editorial Page Editor Taylor Nye oped@badgerherald.com

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Opinion

Barrett strongest for Dems as centrist candidate John Waters Columnist The Government Accountability Board announced last month that 900,938 people officially signed in favor of the first gubernatorial recall in state history. For the Democratic Party, the question is: “Now what?”

After a year of concerted efforts, millions of dollars, one round of recall elections and a Wisconsin Supreme Court election, the Democrats finally have Gov. Scott Walker in their sights. Only one problem — who the hell is going to beat him?

The governor is already well-funded, has the infrastructure provided by the office and absolutely no primary threats. Couple that with the very highprofile endorsement of big-name Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Janesville, and you have a formidable opponent.

The two front-runners

for the Democratic nomination are Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk. The key to the next month is going to be avoiding any negative campaigning between the two candidates like those that have affected the Republican presidential primaries.

With the clear goal of removing Scott Walker from office, Democrats need to quickly coalesce behind one of the candidates.

Falk has the early advantage in endorsements from various public union groups due to the fact that she declared her candidacy earlier than Barrett did.

In fact, Barrett’s late entry irked many Falk supporters. However, in a recent poll by Marquette Law School, Barrett leads Falk 36 percent to 29 percent for the nomination.

I think Barrett is the only logical candidate. Losing by only four points to Gov. Walker after a relatively weak campaign in 2010 and in one of the hardest elections for Democrats in recent memory, Barrett has the appropriate name recognition and strength of résumé. He is the more

central candidate, and in this election, what is going to matter is convincing the independent voters left in the state that a change in governor is going to benefit them.

Everyone has been saying for several months that the voters have already aligned themselves on this issue. Vocal supporters on both sides know where they lie on the issue, and running a very liberal, Madison-connected candidate is not going to be of value.

Where Falk can only point to her concerted efforts in the recent recalls and promise to veto any state budget that doesn’t restore collective bargaining, Barrett can point to several tough budget decisions he has made as Milwaukee’s mayor.

What the Democrats need to provide is not someone who is as far to the left as Walker is to the right, but somebody who can demonstrate an ability to stand in the middle, recognize the budgetary problems facing the state and work with a divided State Assembly and Senate toward solving those problems.

I personally had hoped that a new quality candidate would have emerged such as Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, but ultimately a rerun of the 2010 governor race is the best option facing the Democratic Party. With the relatively narrow time frame for creating name recognition in their candidate, Barrett’s already established name in Milwaukee and the state at large are going to be valuable assets in this election.

As I have written before, the ideal scenario for Wisconsin would have been the opportunity to simply vote on a referendum geared around the specific issue of collective bargaining rights. Without that, the series of recall elections was understandably the only option. But it is going to be crucial for the success of this recall that the Democrats quickly recognize Barrett as the only candidate with a realistic chance of winning against an entrenched incumbent.

Now is not the time to push out a candidate with very left-leaning language.

Senate recall elections nuanced Jared Mehre Guest Columnist The second round of upcoming recall elections in Wisconsin promises to be just as memorable as the last round of elections held in 2011. While much of the focus is on the race between Gov. Scott Walker and his yet-to-be-determined challenger, we cannot forget about the four equally important Wisconsin Senate recall elections.

While the possibility of defeating Walker exists, I feel the probability of this scenario taking place is quite low. This is due to the weakness of the Democratic challengers and the fact that the events that made the recall elections possible was a grassroots movement without a clear leader.

However, three of the four senators being recalled in May were first elected in 2010, with the exception of the 13th district, represented

by Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald.

These three senators were elected during the national uptick in Republican voting tendencies. This was mostly due to President Barack Obama’s health care mandate, which was passed with a supermajority in both houses and was much like

the conditions that allowed repeal of collective bargain for public employees to take place here in Wisconsin.

This is important to note since the political pendulum which swung far right to get these three senators elected is now at a more centrist point, allowing for first a larger independent voter base and a more evenly split independent vote.

While the conditions that helped Gov. Scott Walker get elected were the same as the conditions that aided the Republican senators, the Democratic challengers of these senators will not have to go through a difficult and detrimental primary with more than one real candidate.

The three districts where the 2012 Senate recall elections will take place have a better reputation for being historically Democraticleaning or swing districts (once again, excluding the 13th district). Take, for example, the voting tendencies of the districts with failed recalls compared to the three swing districts holding recalls this May. In 2008, the failed recall districts voted for Obama by margins of between 2-6 percent, with the swing districts voting for Obama by margins between 8-12

percent.

Then take these same districts and compare their voting tendencies for the 2004 election between Bush and Kerry. The failed recall districts voted for Bush between 3-15 percent, and the swing districts voted for Bush between 1-7 percent, with one district voting one percent for Kerry. From a historical perspective, this means the current senatorial recalls may have more ground here.

When comparing the individual races with the 2012 Senate recall districts, it is important to note the circumstances that exist in each district. In the 21st district, a rematch is set to take place between Republican incumbent Van Wanggaard and a Democrat, John Lehman.

Lehman served one term in the Senate before being defeated.

In the 23rd district, another rematch is set to take place between Republican incumbent Terry Moulton and Democratic candidate Kristen Dexter.

However, this first election between the two candidates happened in the Wisconsin State Assembly with Moulton being defeated by Dexter in 2009. The 29th district holds the most

interesting circumstance because its state senator elected in 2010 vacated her seat, leaving it open to be filled with the recall election.

The two most likely candidates for the Senate seat would be Republican candidate Jerry Petrowski and Democratic candidate Donna Seidel. This is expected to be the most exciting race since both candidates are currently serving in the Assembly, which therefore means there is no incumbent, which therefore makes it unlike any of the other races. Finally, there is the 13th district’s recall election between Republican incumbent Scott Fitzgerald and Democratic candidate Lori Compas. Compas was the organizer of the recall campaign against Fitzgerald and was inspired by the recall effort to run against him.

I urge the eligible voters of Wisconsin to be mindful of all aspects and elections in these recalls. The prize for both parties may just be the governorship, but a majority in the Senate is equally valuable.

Jared Mehre (mehre@wisc. edu) is a freshman with an undeclared major.

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Kathleen Falk entered the gubernatorial race early, and seemed to be the only Democratic challenger until Tom Barrett recently threw his hat in the ring.

Those voters have already decided that regardless of the candidate, they are going to vote against Walker. The key to victory is going to be providing a candidate that people in the middle can see as a central, solutions-focused candidate

who can move Wisconsin past the heated party schisms that have plagued the state since Walker took office.

John Waters ( jkwaters2@ wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in journalism.

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Gannett attempts to cover motives I enjoyed reading Ryan Rainey’s commentary titled “Newspaper ethics not contest of popularity” when I picked up The Badger Herald’s March 27 “deadtree” edition while in Madison.

However, about the only thing “transparent” in Green Bay PressGazette Publisher Kevin Corrado’s recent column concerning the Gannett “journalists” who signed petitions to recall Gov. Scott Walker is that people should be able to see through Corrado’s self-serving spin and notice Gannett has a double standard for publishing what is contained in public records.

While Gannett published the names of judges found on the petitions, the megacorporation wouldn’t come clean about its own “journalists,” whose names can also be found on the same public records. A searchable database with those names can be found online at www.iverifytherecall. com, which also contains copies of the recall petitions themselves.

The not-so-hidden political agenda of these “journalists” is something Gannett is less than forthcoming about.

Corrado assumed the editorial position in an effort to try to cover Gannett’s hide rather than identify these “journalists” by name in the interest of full disclosure.

Spouting boilerplate baloney about “Gannett’s principles of ethical conduct” is clearly phony.

The actions of what Gannett reports or doesn’t report concerning the effort to recall Walker speak louder than Corrado’s

self-serving words.

Over the next two months, will Gannett obtain the public records to publish the salaries and benefits of public employees behind the recall effort and also report how much more property taxpayers could pay in the event what the state Legislature enacted last year is overturned?

Salaries and benefits typically account for the overwhelming majority of a public school district’s expenses, for example.

As for the ethics training Corrado alluded to in his column, required reading for all Gannett employees should be William McGowan’s “Coloring the News.” Subtitled “How Political Correctness has Corrupted American Journalism,” McGowan’s book includes examples of how Gannett’s misguided management has tainted its news coverage.

Hopefully Gannett will follow state labor standards related to any disciplinary measures those signing the recall petitions might face.

I know of at least one instance in the past five years when the megacorporation was investigated by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and found in violation of state labor standards after Gannett improperly released personnel records containing false accusations to smear a former employee.

Kevin Boneske (kevinboneske@ yahoo.com) is an award-winning news and sports journalist from Sturgeon Bay. He is also a University of Wisconsin alumnus.

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The Badger Herald | Arts | Tuesday, April 10, 2012

‘Silo’ Dahl eats big in Madison Joeseph Nistler Staff Writer The University of Wisconsin is known for its competitive edge, with football and basketball teams consistently ranked near the top in the nation. And it’s no secret that Madison students have a knack for eating and drinking.

So maybe it shouldn’t come as a surprise that this college town is home to the nation’s top-ranked collegiate competitive eater, UW senior Eric “Silo” Dahl.

Dahl treats eating like a sport, and his contest and challenge records prove beyond a doubt that he is the best around. Dahl is undefeated in both disciplines of competitive eating — challenges and contests — with a combined win tally exceeding 25 total.

But according to Dahl, achieving those standings isn’t easy. Instead, it requires a stricter diet than one might expect. Contrary to an overweight food champion stereotype, Dahl keeps himself in shape for eating by lifting weights and maintaining a diet as strict as any athlete’s.

“I eat one meal a day.

Sometimes it’s almost like a challenge in itself just to take in so many calories,” he said. “I mean, I try to have a balanced diet, just that it’s

usually all in the span of two hours or so.”

Dahl got his start in eating challenges when he and some friends ate at Big Red’s, a Philadelphia cheesesteak restaurant on University Avenue. When they saw the challenge, a three-pound steak sandwich in less than 10 minutes, one of them had to try it, and Eric volunteered.

As it turned out, he didn’t just attempt the challenge, he demolished it — in all of five minutes, 52 seconds. Dahl said the challenge “wasn’t that bad,” which may be disheartening to the hundreds that have tried it and failed.

Dahl said his time was the third fastest ever at Big Red’s, beating out the three- or fourhundred-odd people that had attempted it.

After that, Dahl recognized his talent and honed his skills.

From cheesesteaks to pizza to no-handed pumpkin pie contests, Dahl said he does it all.

“I really don’t mean to sound cocky or anything,” he said, “but I haven’t found a food yet that slowed me down.”

He frequently travels the country to cash in on contests, which he said are more fun and challenging to him than individual food challenges. For those who don’t know the difference, a challenge is the mountain of food that you might see

on a restaurant menu. Those who in a set amount of time, or at all, get a free t-shirt and maybe a photo on the wall. A contest is the state fair whocan-eat-the-most-apple-pie type competition in which the winner can take home cash prizes and serious bragging rights over rival eaters.

As the competitive eating season gears up in April, Dahl will be traveling for five out of the next six weekends to compete in Alabama, Illinois and upstate New York, to name a few locations.

In Madison, however, he hopes to eventually set the record for the Man Vs. Food challenge at State Street Brats.

The challenge involves two pounds of beef with another two-and-a-half pounds of toppings. According to Dahl, only one person has ever finished. While most restaurant patrons busy themselves deciding how to split the enormous burger, Dahl said he plans to split the last finisher’s time.

“He was also a competitive eater, I think,” Dahl said.

“He did it in 20-something minutes; I’d like to try to get it under 10.”

Dahl hasn’t had any trouble competing against professionals in the past. In a recent turkey sandwich contest in Iowa, he devoured 25 sandwiches in five minutes, halving the time limit.

“I finished 25 sandwiches

in five minutes then basically watched everyone else try to finish theirs for the next five minutes,” Dahl said. “I think the guy who got second was a professional, too.”

While Silo gears up for challenges across the country, Madison residents have at least five downtown challenge options to try and work their way up the competitive eating food chain.

At Mad Dog’s on Henry Street, the Clown Dog challenge has contestants eating two jumbo Vienna beef dogs on a double bun.

According to Barry Goldberg, a self-proclaimed Mad Dog’s enthusiast, the dogs are the easy part. It’s the bun that takes some work.

A clown dog is comparable in size to the sandwich featured in the Motherlode challenge at Silver Mine Subs in which challengers eat a 16-inch sub weighing two pounds, four ounces, according to Silver Mine’s website. The enormous sandwich is tough to get down, even for the people who make it.

“On my second try, I finished it,” UW senior Matt Kostelecky said. “It was hard. … I always like sandwiches, but that’s a lot of food.”

The challenges only get larger in Madison at Rev Jim’s Roadhouse, State Street Brats and Big Red’s Steaks.

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Collegiate competitive eater Eric Dahl at the Diamond Dog hot dog eating contest last July in Minneapolis, Minn. Dahl won after eating 10 full hot dogs. the Double Glutton Burger as being made up of five pounds of beef, one pound of bacon and a quarter-pound of cheese, with other toppings and French fries. That is over six-and-a-half pounds of food in one sitting. Simply finishing the feast means Rev Jim’s will pay for it, saving the eater $34.95.

At State Street Brats, the new and improved Man vs.

Food challenge dishes out two pounds of hamburger, a brat, another pound of cheese curds, toppings and a pound of fries and a 32-ounce beverage. Finishing in less than 30 minutes means the meal is free. According to Brats’ manager Matt Goetsch, there has only been one winner since 2010, when they increased the amount of food from 1.5 to 4.5 pounds.

“We used to have about 10

percent of people finishing that tried it,” Goetsch said of the lighter-weighing challenge. “It seemed too easy, so we had to make it bigger.”

Big Red’s challenge also has a time constraint, making it tough for eaters who take their time. To beat the challenge, a challenger has to finish a three-pound cheese steak sandwich in less than 10 minutes. This was Eric Dahl’s first food challenge, remember, which he said “wasn’t too bad.”

But Eric is a professional.

Everyone needs to start somewhere, and sometimes a Badger just has to pig out.

To see videos of Silo in action, visit his Facebook fan page at www.facebook.com/ ericsilodahl or his Youtube channel, www.youtube.com/ edahl85.

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Beyond the misinformation of media health ‘experts’ Rachel Werts Low-Fat Tuesday Columnist Have you ever watched a news broadcast or read an article that claimed one of your favorite foods had been linked to a health complication according to the “experts?” It’s hard to know whom to believe when magazines, talk shows and internet ads are making health claims every day.

The trick is to look for information from reputable sources. Read below for fact-based answers to some common health questions circling the media today.

I have sometimes heard that eggs are bad for you, but other times that they’re good — which is it?

Eggs, like all other foods, are not “good” or “bad.”

Eggs were once given a bad reputation because it was suspected they might increase cholesterol levels.

Recent studies by the Harvard School of Public Health have found this is not the case, and that egg consumption does not affect a person’s cholesterol levels.

An egg is a healthy, energy dense food. For just 70 calories, one egg is a good source of protein, B vitamins, folate, choline, vitamin D and iron. Go ahead and enjoy eggs — yolk and all — but remember a healthy diet consists of a balance of a wide variety of foods, consumed in moderation.

I know whole grains are healthier for me, but why?

The term “whole grain” means the grain has not been refined in processing and still retains the bran and germ. By preserving the bran and the germ, essential vitamins and minerals like selenium and potassium are preserved, as well as dietary fiber.

This makes whole grains a more nutrient-dense food and a better choice than refined grains that have been stripped of their vitamins and minerals. New research cited by the Washington State Department of Health says consumption of whole grains may reduce the risk of developing high cholesterol, gastrointestinal problems such as constipation or diverticulitis, type-2 diabetes

and certain types of cancer, as well as help maintain a healthy weight.

So how do you know you are getting whole grains?

By checking the label.

Labels with “whole grain” or “whole wheat” provide whole grains, but products labeled “multi-grain” or “seven-grain” only signify more than one grain is used in the recipe. Those extra grains may or may not be whole grains.

Why do I keep seeing gluten-free products everywhere? Are they healthier for me?

Gluten is a protein found in the grains of wheat, rye and barley. Some people cannot tolerate this protein due to an autoimmune response in their small intestine and suffer abdominal cramps, bloating, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation, irritability and fatigue after consuming gluten. This gluten intolerance is known as celiac disease, and the treatment is a gluten-free diet.

Awareness of celiac disease is increasing, and the market for glutenfree products has grown accordingly. However, if you are not gluten-intolerant, there is no need to eat a gluten-free diet. If you think you are experiencing the

symptoms of celiac disease, do not self diagnose. Many other conditions result in the same symptoms, so be sure to go see your doctor or registered dietitian to get a proper diagnosis.

I know I should limit my total sugar intake, but I’ve heard that artificial sweeteners can cause cancer — which ones should I eat?

Artificial sweeteners like saccharin, aspartame and sucralose are regulated by the USDA and FDA. Regulation by the USDA and FDA means that if present in a food item, the amount of artificial sweetener is recognized as safe based on rigorous scientific studies.

According to the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health, the issue of artificial sweeteners and cancer first arose after some initial animal studies found a possible correlation to bladder cancer. However, subsequent studies have shown that this correlation only exists in laboratory rats due to the differences in the physiological mechanics between our bodies and rat’s bodies.

Epidemiological studies also show that there is no correlation in humans between artificial sweetener

RECIPE OF THE WEEK This week’s recipe is a cookie recipe made with Splenda artificial sweetener, whole grains and eggs. Substitute rice flour, almond flour or quinoa flour for the whole wheat flour, and you will have a gluten-free recipe for those gluten-intolerant friends as well!

Splenda Oatmeal Cookies Yield: 36 cookies Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup butter , softened 1 cup Splenda (blend for baking) 1 tablespoon molasses 2 large eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 cups old fashioned oats , uncooked 1 cup raisins or other dried fruit pieces Directions: Preheat oven to 350°F; lightly grease cookie sheets.

Stir together flour, soda, and cinnamon; set aside.

Beat butter and Splenda at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy; add eggs, molasses and vanilla, beating until blended. Gradually add flour mixture, beating at low speed until blended; Stir in oats and raisins. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto prepared cookie sheets; bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly on cookie sheets, remove to wire racks to cool completely — Enjoy!

consumption and increased cancer risk.

By replacing table sugar with sweeteners, you can help

lower your added sugar intake.

However, remember that most processed food items with artificial sweeteners are usually

not nutrient-dense items and should still be consumed in moderation just like regular sugar products.

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The Badger Herald | Sports | Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Brewers survive late scare with Cubs Milwaukee wins in Chicago, 7-5; Axford gets 1st save of season after threatening end CHICAGO -- (AP) A big lead was slipping away and John Axford’s stomach was churning. He held his composure and the Brewers hung on, too.

Aramis Ramirez drove in two runs in his return to Wrigley Field, Ryan Braun got booed relentlessly and Milwaukee walked off with a 7-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night.

The Brewers were sailing along with a four-run lead going into the ninth when things got real interesting.

The Cubs scored two and had the bases loaded when Axford struck out Starlin Castro looking on three pitches to end the game.

SWEEP, from 10 offense to carry it past the Badgers and their strong pitching. The Leathernecks are led by dynamic freshman Sammy Marshall, a speedy leadoff threat that leads the Summit League with 55 hits and is second in batting with an average of .420. The speed of Marshall on the bases is something the Badgers will also look to contain, as the freshman has yet to be picked off this season, stealing successfully on all 45 of her attempts.

Offensively, the Leathernecks are solid top to bottom. Starters Jamie Goss and Ashley Campbell both come into Tuesday with batting averages at .353 and .302, respectively.

Both have home run pop and the knack for the big hits, as the two have combined for 11 of the team’s 21 home runs and 57 RBIs.

home to St. Louis.

Ramirez got a mixed reaction from fans in a successful homecoming, driving in the game’s first run with a sacrifice fly and adding an RBI double in the seventh that made it 6-3.

“It was good for Rami,

I know he’s fired up,” manager Ron Roenicke said. “The adrenaline is a little bit different when you come back home.

That came after Matt Gamel hit a run-scoring triple off Shawn Camp (01) and scored in the sixth, breaking a 3-3 tie.

That was enough for Marcum, who gave up solo homers to Barney and Bryan LaHair in the first two innings but not much after that.

The reaction for Ramirez was hardly a surprise, considering fans often questioned his effort during his eightplus seasons in Chicago.

Nor was the reception for Braun, who had two hits and scored a run.

The reigning NL MVP’s potential 50-game suspension for a positive drug test was overturned, but the scar to his reputation figures to linger.

One fan in the left-field bleachers brought a large “Cheater” sign. Another held up one that read “Bonds: 762” on one line with “Braun: MVP” on the second and an asterisk with the word “Cheaters” on the third. Just about everyone let him hear it in his first road game, and he might as well get used to it.

“Braun has been one of the best players in the big leagues for the last four years, so he’s always catching some sort of razzing from fans,” Axford said. “This year it’s just going to be a little different.”

Marcum, meanwhile, looked as if he might not last long in this one, with Barney driving a ball to the left-field basket in the first and LaHair clearing the right-field bleachers to make it 2-1 in the second -Chicago’s first homers this season.

Weeks tied it at 2 with a laser off Chris Volstad just inside the left-field foul pole leading off the third, and Alex Gonzalez gave the Brewers a 3-2 lead in the fourth when he doubled and scored from third on Marcum’s squeeze.

The Cubs tied it in the fifth, but the Brewers quickly regained the lead, sending old friend Dale Sveum and the Cubs to their third loss in four games.

Volstad, acquired from Miami in the Carlos Zambrano trade, allowed three runs and five hits after the Cubs got dominant starts from Ryan Dempster, Matt Garza and Jeff Samardzija against Washington.

“You want to push each other,” Volstad said. “I was trying to go out there and do what Jeff did last night. ... As a staff, I think we’re feeling pretty good.”

literally hitting your lanes and hitting your heights, you can pretty much take on anybody.”

The Badgers will most likely go with Darrah on the mound in game one, but the team will hope to find solid production from the rest of the pitching staff.

While Darrah continues to shine for Wisconsin — 12-6 in 20 appearances with a 2.31 ERA — the sophomore has largely covered up the struggles of the rest of the team’s pitchers. In game two, the Badgers will look to either sophomore Amanda Najdek (4-1, 4.20 ERA) or junior lefty Meghan McIntosh (3-5, 3.13 ERA) to provide the pitching against the Leathernecks.

Although head coach Yvette Healy will have to decide between Darrah, Najdek or McIntosh, the coaching staff will retain utmost confidence in its chosen starter.

“It’s about who is putting wins together and who is keeping the other team down.” Healy said. “So you’re looking at stats, but you’re also just seeing the tempo of the game and how we win.”

Offensively, the Badgers are coming off a threegame weekend series sweep against the Gophers in which the team posted a combined 19 runs. With balance across the lineup, the Badger bats will pose a tough challenge for the Leatherneck pitching staff.

While Kelsey Michelini (12-6, 2.75 ERA) and Hailey Bickford (28-7, 2.48 ERA) will be the Western Illinois 1-2 punch against the Wisconsin offense, they will have to contain the Big Ten’s fifth-best offense.

Wisconsin currently bats a solid .295 as a squad, bolstered by a handful of talented players. The Badgers’ roster currently holds six players on its

roster with batting averages over .300 on the season, including Maria Van Abel (.369 average, 10 stolen bases), Mary Massei (.343, 17 RBIs) and Whitney Massey (.313, 25 RBIs).

Another player enjoying success at the plate for the cardinal and white is sophomore Stephanie Peace.

Peace, who’s currently batting .304 on the season, recently was named Big Ten player of the week for her role in the Badgers’ six-game win streak. She joins Darrah on the list to become the first duo in school history to earn Big Ten honors in the same week.

Peace has lit up Wisconsin’s opponents with a .625 batting average in the last six games, including a 1.375 slugging percentage and .700 onbase percentage. Peace also played a key role in Wisconsin’s historic comeback from an eight-

run deficit last Saturday against Minnesota, going 4-for-4 at the plate with two doubles and a home run while leading the Badgers to an 11-10 win.

The Badgers also continue to benefit from the return of Molly Spence, who sat out the entire 2011 season due to injury. The former team offensiveMVP has found her power early, blasting seven home runs and 23 RBIs while maintaining a .263 average.

With last season’s all BigTen honoree Karla Powell struggling through injuries for the Badgers in limited at-bats and power-hitting Shannel Blackshear yet to find her home run swing, the Badgers have yet to show their full potential this season.

Tuesday’s games mark Wisconsin’s last nonconference opponent before a stretch of six straight against Big Ten foes.

“They seem to get very interesting when I’m out there at times,” Axford said.

This one sure took a dramatic late turn.

Axford came in with runners on first and third with one out, and Ramirez immediately booted Marlon Byrd’s grounder to third, allowing one run to score. A pinch-hitting Steve Clevenger drove a run-scoring single to center that Carlos Gomez misplayed, putting runners on second and third and making it a two-run game.

After David DeJesus struck out, Darwin Barney walked to load the bases, but Axford struck out Castro for his first save.

“We’re never gonna give up,” LaHair said. “We’re going to take every at-bat like it’s our last.”

Shaun Marcum (1-0) settled down after a shaky start and gave up three runs in six solid innings.

Rickie Weeks homered to help the Brewers start the four-game series on a winning note after getting pounded twice while dropping two of three at

However, the Leathernecks’ offensive attack will face a challenge when they are countered by the Badgers’ ace, Cassandra Darrah. Wisconsin’s No. 1 option on the mound is coming off a phenomenal weekend, being named the Big Ten’s Co-Pitcher of the Week for her terrific performances against University of IllinoisChicago, Loyola-Chicago and conference rival Minnesota. Darrah enjoyed an almost unblemished week of performances, going 4-0 in her four starts while giving up just one earned run.

As a sophomore, Darrah has transformed the valuable experience she gained last season into a dominating approach.

“I learned a lot at the end of last year, during Big Ten play, that spots are super important.” Darrah said.

“In high school I didn’t worry about it as much, but

It was good for Rami, I know he’s fired up. The adrenaline is a little bit different when you come back home.”

Ron Roenicke

Brewers Manager

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Sports HUGHES, from 10 is a National Historic Landmark (a true rarity in sports) and the crowd contains two warring fan bases — at least in the case of Wisconsin and its two recent foes, Texas Christian and Oregon.

Nobody can deny the Rose Bowl’s place in sports. But everyone — the BCS, Pac-12 and Big Ten included — must realize the Rose Bowl will have to take a hit (along with all the other bowls) in order for college football to escape its long documented history of postseason buffoonery.

Somewhat shoved to the background thanks to the aftermath of college basketball’s Final Four, college hockey’s Frozen Four, MLB’s opening day and the Masters Tournament, USA Today obtained documents last week revealing the BCS is considering four new options on how to crown a national champion.

The four options vary in quality — only two include playoff systems — but, dare I say it, all of them are improvements over the current format.

But the last one, despite being an improvement of sorts, is also dog dumb.

It goes like this: Every year, the top four teams in the nation will enter a playoff for the national championship game. But, if just one of the top four

EAVES, from 10 he’s keeping things really close, but I’m pretty sure we’re not going to have Justin back next year.

KE: I was thinking along the same lines, but I’ve been hearing some rumors that he might stick around.

ME: Yeah maybe; there’s the possibility of a strike next year. If there’s a lockout, what would Justin do then? Would he want to go play in the minors, or would he want to come back and finish? That’s the one thing that’s a sliver of hope for him returning.

KE: When’s the last time that you’ve had a defenseman like him?

ME: Well, we’ve had some awfully good young defensemen here in terms of point production.

Jamie McBain comes to mind right away. Jake Gardiner was the same type of skill, maybe didn’t put up the points that Justin had. I think Brendan

teams comes from the Big Ten or Pac-12, then the Rose Bowl suddenly becomes a third semifinals game, and the Big Ten and Pac-12 champs will play in Pasadena.

The next highest ranked teams will fill out the other two semifinals games, and after all three games are played, some sort of selection process will decide who among the three winners gets to play for the national title.

The fact that I had to

With just a four-team playoff, at-large bids would almost certainly gain entrance to the Rose Bowl more frequently, but I don’t think that inflicts a harsh wound on the tradition of the 98-year-old game. write the phrase “three semifinals” is enough to make me go bonkers. For now, we can humor the BCS and call them the trifinals.

It’s a nice gesture to try to protect the Rose Bowl from dilution. With a system like this, it ensures the first-place Big Ten and Pac-12 schools will meet in Pasadena every year, its traditional setup. Without it, outsiders — known as at-large bids — would continue to sneak into the

Smith was a guy that had a magic shot like Justin. Justin, his ability to quarterback the power play and get his shot through either with his velocity, his accuracy or he has the ability to take a little bit off of it, what we call a smart shot, that is the right shot at the right time. So we’ve had some really talented people in that aspect, but I think this year his ability to control the game and all aspects with and without the puck may have separated him a little bit, and the fact that he has that unbelievable work ethic and competitiveness that goes along with that skill: That makes him special.

KE: Have you ever heard of coaches specifically scouting defensemen the way they do for Schultz?

ME: When you watch defensemen as a hockey coach — and I was a forward — I had to teach myself as a coach to look for specific things that a defenseman does in his

sanctified bowl game.

But this format gives those two conferences a huge advantage over their peers. In the event that the Rose Bowls were to be spawned as an additional semifinal (creating the trifinals), both conferences stand a good chance of having a team in position of the BCS standings to snatch up one or both of the extra trifinal spots.

This thought experiment was confirmed

by SB Nation’s Jason Kirk, who demonstrated it using the scenarios of the past five years. For example, in 2010, Oregon won its conference and was ranked No. 2 in the BCS, which would render the Rose Bowl a trifinal. No. 5 Wisconsin, the Big Ten counterpart selected for the game, would thus be party to the trifinal (and a chance to go the title game). Meanwhile, No. 6 Ohio State is next in line to take Oregon’s nowvacant seat in one of the other two semifinal games.

So, because of this rule, the Big Ten would suddenly have two teams competing for a national title even though neither of them were ranked in the top four. In any other year, the chances of the Pac-12 having someone sitting at No. 5 or 6 are relatively likely as well, as demonstrated by Kirk in his article.

And let’s say Wisconsin

game. For instance … the way a defenseman skates backwards, the way he pivots, the way he uses his stick when he’s checking, his positioning out front — those are the little nuances of being a good defenseman. With Justin, it was a little easier to notice him because here was this young man, in the very first game I saw him, within the first five minutes, I’m going ‘Whoa, we have something special here.’ What jumped out to me was his ability offensively to join the rush, to carry the puck, to see the ice and not only to see the ice but to make the play. … Those are two sides of the coin you look at in defensemen.

As a head coach, I had to learn to look for those things, but with Justin, he jumped off the map because of his offensive prowess.

Be sure to check Herald Sports Tuesday and Wednesday for the final two installments of Eaves’ interview.

wasn’t ranked No. 5 and Ohio State wasn’t No. 6. The Big Ten still would have been a benefactor since it has to send someone to the Rose Bowl every season. It doesn’t matter what the team is ranked. By virtue of being the Big Ten champion, they get to be included in the trifinal against No. 2 Oregon and play for a trip to the national championship.

With just a four-team playoff, at-large bids would almost certainly gain entrance to the Rose Bowl more frequently, but I don’t think that inflicts a harsh wound on the tradition of the 98-year-old game.

Teams from outside the Big Ten and Pac-12 have made appearances in Pasadena since 1916.

Alabama hasn’t been to the Rose Bowl since 1946 but has more appearances (six) than 12 teams from the Big Ten and Pac-12, and its four victories put it in seventh place all-time.

The first Rose Bowl I attended featured Wisconsin versus TCU, and the game was no less special to me. As a nonAQ team, TCU might have even made that game more intriguing for a national audience anyway — especially since the Horned Frogs won.

No matter who’s in the Rose Bowl, it’ll be the same marquee game it always is. Merely entertaining this convoluted idea robs the Rose Bowl of its pageantry.

It would become an inconvenience in the overall effort of crowning a champion the fair way; the Rose Bowl would become something to grumble about rather than marvel at.

And I need a vacation I can rely on.

Elliot is a senior majoring in journalism. Is the Rose Bowl worth all this trouble?

Let him know at ehughes@ badgerherald.com.

Sports Editor Elliot Hughes sports@badgerherald.com

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Eaves talks star’s status

In part 2 of Q&A, head coach says he’s ‘pretty sure’ UW will be without Schultz next season Kelly Erickson Sports Content Editor After reflecting on the year and discussing his breakout sophomore forward Mark Zengerle, Wisconsin men’s hockey head coach Mike Eaves and Herald Sports turned the conversation toward two-time All-American defenseman Justin Schultz in the second installment of the Q&A on the state of Badgers hockey.

Kelly Erickson: On that topic, let’s turn the conversation to Justin Schultz next. Obviously, he still hasn’t said anything about going pro.

Noah Willman The Badger Herald Do you have any updates?

Mike Eaves: Justin After a 16-goal, 28-assist performance this past season, Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves thinks it’s likely his All-American defenseman Justin Schultz will depart for the pros this offseason.

is quiet to begin with.

Because of that fact, he keeps his cards pretty close to his chest. The fact that he hasn’t signed indicates that he’s probably not going to sign with Anaheim. I guess if he was going to go he would’ve gone. I think that what he’s doing is he’s using that rule that he can become a free agent.

I think he’s going to play that card — that’s my own thought process based on the fact that he didn’t sign right away. We don’t see the guys quite as much any more, but the one comment that he says is ‘it’s really complicated.’ So

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UW eyes Western Illinois after sweep Softball readies for Leathernecks after winning 3 in a row over Minnesota Nick Korger Associate Sports Editor The Wisconsin softball team just continues to find ways to win.

After finishing off last weekend’s conference sweep against Minnesota with the largest comeback victory in the program’s history — coming back to win 11-10 despite being down eight runs in the fourth inning — Wisconsin (20-12, 6-3) welcomes Western Illinois (22-16, 12-3) to Goodman Diamond for a Tuesday doubleheader.

Both teams are riding

hot play entering Tuesday’s games.

The Fighting Leathernecks have won 16 of their last 19 games, with a 10-game winning streak in that stretch. The Badgers are no strangers to wins as of late either, as the team has won its last six contests.

Western Illinois, currently the top team in the Summit League, will look on its

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Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

UW ace Cassandra Darrah will square off with Western Illinois’ Jamie Goss and Ashley Campbell, who combine for 11 home runs and 57 RBIs.

BCS should not plan around Rose Bowl Elliot Hughes Look Hughe’s Laughing Now Let’s say I was presented with a cache of tickets to various places and events, all within the United States.

Some would be plane tickets and reservations to resorts in warm climates, like Miami or San Diego.

Some would be tickets to music festivals, like Coachella or Bonnaroo.

Tickets to film festivals, tickets to the Harry Potter theme park and so on.

We’re talking lucrative vacation opportunities.

If I should ever be given this opportunity, I’d probably sift through all of them until I found the one bearing a distinctive rose.

I’ve been extremely fortunate to attend the past two Rose Bowls, and boy do the football gods know I pine to return

again some day. Beaches are basically one and the same to me; resorts aren’t my taste; music festivals are a completely different kind of atmosphere. When it comes to other sporting events, as long as I had no loyalties to either team, I think I’d rather head down to Pasadena and go to the Rose Bowl.

The scene is majestic: The weather could hardly be better, the San Gabriel Mountains drape the background, the stadium

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