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Unions stage gigantic rally Police estimate crowds at least 70,000 strong on Saturday for largest day of protests; celebrities, politicians show solidarity Katherine Krueger Campus Editor Pro-union protesters continue to gain support in their battle for workers’ rights from nationallyrecognized celebrities and politicians urging demonstrators to continue occupying the Capitol and defending collective bargaining rights for public employees.

Madison Police Department Sgt. Kelly Donahue said MPD estimated crowds at rallies throughout the weekend fluctuated between 70,000 and 80,000 on Saturday.

Police did not report any arrests.

Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, joined local activist Ben Manski to address students gathered at the top of Bascom Hill before leading a march, which gathered about 250 members, to join union supporters standing outside the Capitol Friday.

Baldwin said Wisconsin historically has been

a national leader in guaranteeing free and public education and was the first state to ensure collective bargaining rights for public employees.

Baldwin also said Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill is an attempt to roll back nearly 50 years of Wisconsin history in his first five weeks in office.

“We must draw the line in the sand here in Wisconsin, express our solidarity and show them what democracy looks like,” she said.

She also said her colleagues in Congress have approached her to say the battle in Wisconsin must be won, or other states are sure to follow with similar legislation to limit bargaining rights.

She added UW System students and students from across the state have proved a driving force in the movement and are leading the opposition to the bill.

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Streams of student protesters joined Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, on a march from Bascom Hall to the Capitol Friday.

Whitford thanked the massive crowd Saturday for demonstrating to the nation and the world that democracy must be actively pursued every day.

He said the days of protests are a “huge, sustained, peaceful and unwavering response” to a “misguided” proposal from Walker.

Whitford characterized the bill as radical and “unAmerican” and a ploy to repay the special interests and corporate backers that helped fund his election campaign. “[Walker] lacks the capacity for genuine leadership and instead uses his budget as a Trojan horse to deny American

workers a seat at the table,” Whitford said. “This is for a country that finally realizes its promise of opportunity for all instead of accumulation for the few.”

A Madison East alumnus, Whitford also said he could not be more proud of the 800 high school students who

walked out of class and to the Capitol earlier in the week.

Mayor Dave Cieslewicz also joined City Council members in public condemnation of Walker’s proposal.

He said the decision to

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CAMPUS POLICY

Regents confront Martin on Badger Partnership, system split Chancellor reemphasizes effort to transparency at high-tension meeting, warns of budget cuts Katherine Krueger Campus Editor The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voiced frustrations over a lack of timely details about the New Badger Partnership and the chancellor ’s talks with state officials which some regents said lacked transparency at a Friday

meeting.

Chancellor Biddy Martin presented her goals for her proposed new administrative model and fielded questions from UW System representatives on how the other UW institutions would be affected if the Madison campus were removed from the system.

Martin said while she regrets the stress a lack of communication among regents may have caused, the most pressing issue to

consider is preserving the strength of the institutions as state budget cuts loom.

She said she hopes the Badger Partnership will maximize UW’s resources by cutting through red tape and levels of bureaucracy on a state and system level which have promoted outdated administrative practices and requirements.

While no officials from the Madison campus have seen Gov. Scott Walker ’s final budget bill, Martin

said increased flexibility, which would allow the campus to generate, keep and use its own resources, would be crucial to preserving the institution’s quality.

Martin said after years of cuts, no pay plans from the state and furloughs for university staff, the university could still face a 15 percent reduction in state funding, a measure which would prove detrimental to the entire UW System.

“Madison is not going anywhere. UW-Madison is not going anywhere,” she said. “It does not aim, ever, to separate itself from its important relationships with other institutions in the state.”

She also addressed the reasoning behind not informing the other regents she had met with the governor ’s staff to discuss the potential split, saying there is a period of any process that requires confidentiality.

The UW System also floated a proposal for public authority status in January, an action Martin said indicated the regents had been informed about the proposal.

Regent Charles Pruitt said the separation has the potential to significantly change the face of higher education in Wisconsin, with a broad spectrum of effects for the other UW

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STATE POLICY

Polls suggest public support for laborers National survey groups all report high rate of opposition to bill stripping collective bargaining rights; Walker’s approval falling Leah Linscheid News Reporter

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Many University of Wisconsin students stayed inside the Capitol despite an order for all protesters to clear the building for cleaning.

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Protesters, officials continue Capitol occupation Hundreds leave rotunda for cleaning crews; some risk arrest Sunday afternoon when police attempt clearing out interior Ellen Anevicius News Reporter Despite the Department of Administration announcing the Capitol would be closed starting 4 p.m. Sunday, protesters refused to leave, some prepared for arrest, but police never forcibly removed demonstrators from the building.

Religious leaders, union members and University of Wisconsin students said in a press conference they would practice civil

disobedience and allow officers to arrest them if law enforcement began forcing protesters out of the Capitol, which opponents of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill have occupied since Feb. 15.

Alex Hanna, co-chair of the Teaching Assistants’ Association, said he would stay and risk arrest because he said the move to close the building was political and only masked as a cleaning requirement.

“This is a politically motivated decision to close

the building. Students have been stewards of this building and have helped to keep it clean,” Hanna said.

Rep. Brett Hulsey, D-Madison, took the floor at 3:30 p.m., encouraging protesters to follow him out when the building closed.

“We are winning,” Hulsey said. “What we need to do now is walk out those doors at 4 p.m.”

However, at 4 p.m., nearly 300 people chose to walk up into the rotunda,

ignoring Hulsey and an intercom message announcing the building was closing and asking protesters to leave.

However, after an hour of drumming, dancing and chanting, police had not made any arrests.

Charles Tubbs, Capitol Police chief, said no one would be arrested if protesters obeyed the law and remained peaceful.

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The popularity of provisions significantly limiting collective bargaining rights for public employees in Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill is declining, according to recent nationwide and statewide polls.

After Walker’s proposal began receiving national press coverage, national polling firm Gallup conducted a poll to gauge public opinion on the issue of collective bargaining rights for state employees and found the majority of individuals polled are not in favor of the bill.

Gallup surveyed 1,000 adults from across the nation and discovered significant opposition to the elimination of collective bargaining rights for Wisconsin’s public sector unions, with 61 percent of people nationwide in opposition.

However, the nation was divided on whether unions are helpful or harmful to members, the poll suggested.

Other polls on Walker’s

bill were released, although they were not conducted by independent poling agencies.

The AFL-CIO, one of the country’s most influential labor unions, released a poll revealing 51 percent of Wisconsinites disapproved of Walker’s performance in office, and 58 percent opposed limiting collective bargaining rights.

Polling group We Ask America said 43 percent of residents surveyed favored the bill, while 57 percent were opposed. The poll also revealed younger age groups were more likely to be against the bill.

University of Wisconsin political science professor Charles Franklin, an expert on polling, said some skepticism still exists over the relevance of the public opinion polls.

Sample size, where the sample was taken, how questions were asked, in what order those questions were asked and other factors can affect the quality and integrity of results.

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Katherine Krueger Campus Editor University police successfully talked down a man who was contemplating suicide on the roof of Van Hise Hall Friday, the tallest building on the University of Wisconsin Campus.

UWPD Sgt. Ruth Ewing said officers successfully resolved the situation around 5:55 p.m. Friday when the unidentified man was successfully transferred to the care of mental health professionals.

“Responding officers were able to talk him into getting off the roof and work with him to receive medical treatment,” a UWPD statement said.

She said the situation was handled according to typical protocol, and Charter Street, Linden Drive and Observatory Drive were blocked off to traffic to ensure the safety of those in the immediate area.

Metro bus routes surrounding the area also changed their routes while police were on the scene.

“Professional negotiators were also brought in to work with UWPD officers,” Ewing said.

A UW student exiting the building said the occupants were not evacuated while Megan McCormick The Badger Herald the situation was being Officers from UW Police closed off the area near Van Hise Hall after a man began pacing back resolved and she was and forth at the top of the building. Police safely took in the man, who is now in mental health care. unaware of why officers

were policing the area.

UW Dean of Students Lori Berquam said in a statement mental health support is always available for students and members of the campus community in need of assistance or additional resources.

Students are encouraged to call the University Health Services mental health crisis line at 608)-265-5600 for assistance 24 hours a day or to utilize UHS Counseling and Consultation Services.

UHS drop-in counseling sessions are also held without an appointment at various locations around campus most days of the week.

While uncommon, some people recently have fallen from downtown high-rises in the last several years.

Madison Police Department officers responded to an individual jumping off the roof a building on West Johnson Street last December.

Officers reported the individual jumped after initiating a fight with a roommate resulted in contacting the police.

Emergency firstresponders were also called to the La Ciel apartment complex on University Avenue after a UW student fell from an eighth story balcony in 2007.

The student survived the incident and suffered nonlife threatening injuries, including several broken bones, when the individual landed on a secondary roof above the pavement.

CRIME in Brief UNIVERSITY AVENUE Disorderly Conduct A 19-year-old woman was arrested Friday on tentative charges of battery, disorderly conduct and possession of fake identification after causing a disturbance on the 500 block of University Avenue.

Madeline Feder, originally of Encino, Calif., allegedly attacked a taxi driver after the driver informed the woman of a $3 cab charge for a ride to her boyfriend’s State Street apartment. The cab driver was skeptical an apartment actually existed at the address Feder gave.

Feder allegedly began slapping and kicking the driver before exiting the cab, the report said. She then offered passing cars

$500 to give her a ride and began throwing money at passing vehicles.

When officers arrived on the scene, Feder registered a .22 blood alcohol level and presented the officers with a “less than authentic” Canadian ID, Madison Police Department officer Howard Payne said in the report.

SOUTH GAMMON ROAD Car Theft A 15-year-old Madison boy was arrested Tuesday afternoon on charges of multiple car thefts within the past week.

A Madison woman reported her vehicle missing after parking it at Madison Memorial High School all day Tuesday, an MPD report said.

Police found the vehicle and arrested the suspect at West Towne Mall, where a witness saw him entering the mall.

The suspect said he had asked another individual to steal the keys to the vehicle.

MPD connected the incident with a similar car theft at East Towne Mall on Monday. His name was not released since he is a minor.

Disturbance Early Friday morning, MPD broke up a fight between about 15 individuals and dispersed about 40 onlookers in the parking lot of a Denny’s restaurant, according to another report.

Police arrested Denise Simmons, 23, and Raven Simmons, 30, both of Madison, after they began

if she did not pay. The suspect also had personal information about the victim, including her Social Security number.

yelling obscenities from their car at occupants of another vehicle.

Simmons exited the vehicle and attempted to fight people in the street, the report said.

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Intimidation A 21-year-old Madison woman recently reported receiving numerous threatening phone calls in the past months from a “Justin Simpson,” an MPD report said.

The woman said “Simpson” claimed the victim owed $300 for a payday loan, but she had not taken out any loans.

The phone calls became threatening when “Simpson” claimed the victim would be arrested

A 76-year-old Madison man reported his walker had been stolen after he left it outside Village Bar for about 45 minutes Wednesday afternoon, an MPD report said.

The walker was necessary for his mobility, and he is now having trouble leaving his home, the victim told police.

The walker has four wheels and a can holder.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call Madison Crime Stoppers, 608-266-4336.

Budget repair bill details show perks for political appointees Proposal’s non-fiscal parts could allow Walker power to deem partisan positions Andrew Averill State Editor Gov. Scott Walker’s repair bill to address the current budget shortfall contains provisions that would likely politicize a number of state agency positions.

The bill Walker said contains items that would help fix the $137 million shortfall in fiscal year 2010 to 2011 also contains language giving Walker the ability to appoint positions within state agencies currently occupied by non-partisan civil servants.

Walker’s spokesperson, Cullen Werie, said in an e-mail to The Badger Herald the provisions did indeed exist.

“Employee positions and their classifications are appropriate to include as a budget item,” Werwie said.

The Legislative

Fiscal Bureau listed the replacement of classified with unclassified positions, or civil service positions replaced with politically appointed ones, as a non-fiscal item, meaning it would have little to no impact on the state’s budget.

Critics of the provisions said Walker would be increasing his political reach to positions meant to serve the public interest and not a specific political ideology.

“This is another provision where Governor Walker is politicizing agencies so that he can select people that are politically acceptable to him rather than people who are necessarily knowledgeable about the agency and its functions,” said Jay Heck, the executive director for Common Cause in Wisconsin. “It’s a policy change rather than fiscal.”

The provisions affect 36 civil servant positions across 15 agencies, including the

Department of Health Services, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Justice, where the bill would modify communications and legislative liaison positions.

Heck said he expects Walker would make communications people accountable to him, meaning information given out to the public could have a political slant.

“You’re replacing people who are classified or non-political that are carrying out jobs they’re supposed to be doing to serve the people of Wisconsin — that’s what you want. A non-political civil service,” Heck said.

One-hundred years ago, Heck said, positions now held by civil servants were all politically appointed. This practice was ineffective, and civil service reform created positions for employees hired because of merit instead of political position, he said.

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Board of Regents President Kevin Reilly analyzes Chancellor Biddy Martin’s request for more flexibility at UW-Madison Friday.

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He also said while many details on the proposals are not yet available, the regents have advocated increased flexibilities for all UW campuses for years.

Regent David Walsh said the ability for the Madison campus to be able to set tuition is a cause for concern among members of the Board of Regents and the public who are trying to keep the university accessible to students of diverse economic backgrounds.

Martin said tuition has traditionally been a “backed-into” number based on what cuts are handed down at the state

level, and although this course of action presents risks for the Madison campus, a tuition cap and no new tools from the state would prove devastating to the university.

Associated Students of Madison Chair Brandon Williams said though the new model would warrant substantial review, he does not view the separation as potentially damaging to other UW System schools.

“We do not see this creating more competition than does not already exist,” he said. “We cannot take the option off the table, and doing so would ignore the higher education needs of Wisconsin.”

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Madison schools delay budget-related layoff notices until May Superintendent says decision allows MMSD to fully consider Walker’s proposal before cuts Kelly Kaschner News Reporter

After Gov. Scott Walker’s announcement late last week that state workers could expect 1,500 layoffs by the end of the fiscal year, Madison Metropolitan School District officials said Friday they would delay preliminary layoff notices until May 15.

MMSD Superintendent

Dan Nerad said an agreement had been reached with Madison Teachers, Inc., to delay issuing hundreds of notices until Walker released more details about the the state’s next biennial budget.

The district originally anticipated distributing the notices Monday, the deadline according to state law, unless individual districts were able to use collective bargaining to negotiate new deadlines.

The MMSD Board of Education met in closed

session Friday morning to discuss the potential layoffs and the consequences that could come because of delaying the notifications.

Nerad said the board decided to delay the preliminary notifications to allow its members sufficient time to react to the budget’s outcome. Walker’s office had scheduled the budget’s release for Feb. 22 but delayed the announcement because of controversy among the legislature and public concerning Walker’s budget repair bill.

UW professor with ties to NASA receives award for public service personnel.

“The average age of a NASA worker is over 50.

I think this is unhealthy.

Younger people have Erin Aubrey a different way of News Reporter thinking,” Kulcinski said A University of in an e-mail to The Badger Wisconsin professor Herald. “They don’t know recently received one of failure yet and are ready NASA’s highest public to take chances.”

Kulcinski said service honors for his experience non-government serving on the employees for his committee gave collaborative work him a wide-ranging with astronauts, and detailed military and understanding industrial leaders. of NASA’s inner UW nuclear workings. engineering Kulcinski’s professor Gerald Kulcinski work on the council Kulcinski was nearly two awarded the prestigious required NASA Exceptional months every year but Public Service Medal for has been a valuable his service on NASA’s foray in public service, Advisory Council, a UW which is a crucial part of employment with UW, the statement said.

NASA Director Charles statement said.

He also said Bolden gave the award in recognition of Kulcinski’s government and industry leadership on the council officials will often call on universities to provide a from 2005 to 2009.

Kulcinski served as an more objective analysis on adviser for nuclear power contentious issues.

The administrative in space and chaired often served the human resource body committee on a body that as a liaison between weighs NASA’s operating mechanical staff and obstacles and plans for higher governing bodies, he said, so staff members future missions.

He said his work on were able to more freely the committee focused voice their concerns with on education, working committee members.

Kulcinski began his with small businesses and bringing a younger involvement with NASA generation of workers in the 1980s when he and to the NASA workforce. a group of colleagues The committee makes were researching possible recommendations to sources for a long-term, NASA administrators non-radioactive source of based on close energy, the statement said.

Years later, he won his collaboration with

Nuclear engineering expert served as adviser for atomic power’s use in outer space

first honor, the NASA Public Service Medal, for the discovery of an extremely rare isotope that could provide the sustainable energy source.

An Apollo space mission found large amounts of the isotope are present on the Moon, a finding that provided momentum for the founding of undergraduate research programs at UW in the emerging field, he said.

Kulcinski added the program has garnered attention from astronaut and former UW professor Harrison Smith. Smith was a part of the Apollo 17 mission and the last man to be on the Moon.

He also helped establish UW’s Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics, an organization he said has provided NASA with ideas and hardware to use for missions and experiments.

“WCSAR-developed payloads have successfully flown 10 missions on the U.S. Space Shuttle, one mission on the Russian MIR space station and three missions on the International Space Station,” the statement said.

Kulcinski said WCSAR researched long-term energy usage in space, the prospect of growing sustainable food in space and developing robots to perform tasks that could are otherwise dangerous to humans, though funding for the agency has since been discontinued.

“With this delay, we’ll have more time to better understand Walker’s budget proposal and its potential impact on the need for layoffs,” Nerad said.

This delay should help reduce anxiety among faculty, especially in a time where extensive layoffs may not even be necessary.

Board of Education Clerk Ed Hughes said there might be fewer required layoffs than currently anticipated if the budget repair bill passes through the Senate without

further changes.

“No one thought the layoffs would come to the number we anticipated — that was a worst case scenario,” Hughes said.

“We’ll do everything we can to limit teacher layoffs.”

The anticipated layoffs aim to help limit the state’s $17.5 million budget shortfall, but Hughes said if the bill passes, required contribution to teachers’ retirement accounts could allow for fewer cuts.

Nerad said he hopes to maintain the current district

staff as much as possible and does not anticipate staffers seeking alternative options while waiting for the layoff notices to be released. He added he trusts the district’s staff will be satisfied with the negotiated delay.

If passed, Walker’s budget proposal could cause significant cuts in state aid to school districts throughout Wisconsin. A number of other school board across the state are considering similar courses of action.

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MTV holds Madison auditions for “Real World” participants Reality television show invades State Street searching for most explosive young personalities Sasha Hayman News Reporter Several hundred young Wisconsinites tried their luck at a casting call for the 26th season of MTV’s “The Real World” at State Street Brats Saturday morning.

The show’s producers were looking for University of Wisconsin students, young professionals and

recent graduates who demonstrate “characters from real life.”

Producers were also seeking students who have had to work to support themselves or who have been negatively affected by the recent economic downturn.

The casting directors added they were looking for well-rounded characters with strong personalities and diverse backgrounds.

Previous seasons of the show have featured

individuals such as an HIV/AIDS educator, an Iraq War veteran and a recovering addict, as well as freshman Congressman Sean Duffy, R-Ashland, who was on “The Real World: Boston” in 1997.

“My tagline was that I’m racially ambiguous, liberal in mind and body and socially diverse,” said Olivia Schmit, a UW freshman who auditioned for the show.

The casting directors also said in a statement they were targeting a

“younger demographic, ages 18 to 24” and the turnout at the casting call consisted primarily of UW students.

Typically, the show casts seven or eight young adults from across the country who then live together in what the show’s producers call an “incredible social experiment.”

“I want to be one of those eight strangers picked to live in a house and work together, but so does everyone else

here,” UW freshman Scott Mendlinger said. “The [auditions] were packed.”

The previous season of the show took place in Las Vegas and prior seasons have taken place in cities across the world.

The program began in New York City in 1992 but crossed international borders in 2003 when the casting crew moved to Paris and then Sydney in 2008.

The casting directors would not say what location had been selected

for the filming of the upcoming season.

Auditions were simultaneously taking place Saturday on campuses in Houston and Boston. They are scheduled to continue in cities across the country until March 30, with an audition taking place in Chicago this Saturday.

The show’s producers urged those who missed Saturday’s auditions to submit application videos on the show’s website for consideration.

Libyan protesters inch closer to capital Gadhafi faces ultimate fate as opposition brings battle for democracy to Tripoli’s outskirts; Obama, Clinton call leader illegitimate Maggie Michael Associated Press ZAWIYA, Libya (AP) — With residents shouting “Free, free Libya,” antigovernment rebels who control this battle-scarred city nearest to the capital deployed tanks and antiaircraft weapons Sunday to brace for an attack by troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi.

The Obama administration offered “any type of assistance” to Libyans seeking to oust the longtime leader.

Politicians in the opposition stronghold of Benghazi set up their first leadership council to manage day-to-day affairs, taking a step toward forming what could be an alternative to Gadhafi’s regime.

In the capital Tripoli, where Gadhafi is still firmly in control, state banks began handing out the equivalent of $400 per family in a bid to shore up public loyalty.

“The Libyan people are fully behind me,” Gadhafi Hussein Malla Associated Press defiantly told Serbian TV, A man opposing Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi brandishes his rifle even as about half of the and fires into the air to celebrate the liberation of Benghazi, Libya. country was turning against

him and world leaders moved to isolate him. “A small group (of rebels) is surrounded ... and it will be dealt with.”

Gadhafi has launched by far the bloodiest crackdown in a wave of anti-government uprisings sweeping the Arab world, the most serious challenge to his four decades in power. The United States, Britain and the U.N. Security Council all slapped sanctions on Libya this weekend.

A day after President Barack Obama branded Gadhafi an illegitimate ruler who must leave power immediately, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton kept up pressure for him to step down and “call off the mercenaries” and other troops that remain loyal to him.

“We are just at the beginning of what will follow Gadhafi. ... But we’ve been reaching out to many different Libyans who are attempting to organize in the east and as the revolution moves westward there as well,” Clinton said. “I think it’s way too soon to tell how

this is going to play out, but we’re going to be ready and prepared to offer any kind of assistance that anyone wishes to have from the United States.”

Two U.S. senators said Washington should recognize and arm a provisional government in rebel-held areas of eastern Libya and impose a nofly zone over the area — enforced by U.S. warplanes — to stop attacks by the regime.

Gadhafi’s son, Seif alIslam, in an interview with U.S. television, insisted that his father won’t relinquish power and that Libya had not used force or airstrikes against its own people.

There were no reports of major violence or clashes on Sunday, although gunfire was heard after nightfall in Tripoli.

The regime, eager to reinforce its view that Libya is calm and under its control, took visiting journalists to Zawiya, 30 miles west of the capital of Tripoli on Sunday. The tour, however, confirmed that anti-government rebels control the center of the city of 200,000 people, with army tanks and anti-aircraft

guns mounted on pickup trucks at the ready.

Hundreds of people chanted “Gadhafi out!” in central Zawiya, a key city close to an oil port and refineries. It also is the nearest population center to Tripoli to fall into rebel hands.

The charred hulks of cars littered the city, many buildings were pockmarked by bullets, and most streets were blocked by felled palm trees or metal barricades.

Police stations and government offices have been torched, and antiGadhafi graffiti — labeling him a “mass murderer” — was everywhere. In the main square, an effigy of the leader hung from a light pole with the words “Execute Gadhafi” on its chest.

The mood in Zawiya was generally upbeat, with chants of “Free, free Libya,” although the anticipation of a renewed attempt to retake the city was causing some anxiety among the rebels.\ “We are all wanted,” said one rebel at the square who did not want to give his name for fear of reprisals.

“Zawiya in our hands is a direct threat to Tripoli.”

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Thousands of protesters from across Wisconsin converged on a snowy Capitol Square Saturday for the largest pro-union rally so far this month.

RALLY, from 1 unanimously approve all union contracts for city employees through 2012 was made because it was the right thing to do and to send a message to Walker

ROTUNDA, from 1 to close the building at 4 p.m. came after a series of restrictions limiting access and carry-in items were announced last week.

The implementation of restrictions, forcing the protesters to leave, would be a travesty for what the Capitol building stands for, said Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine.

“It would be a departure from the idea that this building has always been the people’s Capitol,” Mason said.

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that Madison would not exploit public workers.

Cieslewicz said collective bargaining has historically proved a means of ensuring progress for labor groups and the greater community

and said he recently sent a letter to Walker after the phone call with a journalist impersonating David Koch was made public.

“He said he considered hiring people to come and disrupt the peaceful

protests in Madison,” the mayor said. “I asked why [Walker] did not reject it on moral or legal but political grounds.”

He added the concern is the actions to close the Capitol would be done in an effort to quiet protesters and change the scene in the building before Gov. Scott Walker’s budget address Tuesday, Mason said.

Tubbs cited public health and building maintenance reasons for closing, asserting safety is still the top priority of the Capitol Police.

“Everyone agrees that our state Capitol is a source of pride for our state,” said Tubbs. “We

should take a break to take care of the building.”

The Joint Committee on Legislative Organization approved a rule Wednesday restricting public access in certain areas of the building beginning at 4 p.m. Friday.

By 6 p.m. Friday, the South Wing was closed while political statements and rumors circled the Capitol’s halls.

Cullen Werwie, spokesperson for Gov. Scott Walker, said in an e-mail the list of items to be removed from the

building, which included potential fire hazards such as mattresses, tables in hallways, folding chairs, storage of food and cooking appliances. The e-mail sparked further concerns about forcibly removing protesters.

Beginning Saturday, people were not allowed to carry blankets or sleeping bags into the building, according to Tubbs.

As of Sunday night, no arrests were recorded.

poll, Franklin said.

However, Franklin said when multiple polls have the same conclusion, that conclusion can be trusted.

“You can have greater confidence in the results

when you see multiple polls by different organizations pointing to the same conclusion,” Franklin.

“These are relatively consistent results in the Wisconsin issue that

shows high levels of public support for state workers contributing to pensions and health care, but also support the unions’ rights to continue to exist and bargain collectively.”

— Pam Selman contributed to this report.

— The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Biddy’s fight worth Taxing smokes could extinguish deficit praise, discussion Martenzie Johnson Guest Column

Sam Clegg Editorial Board Chairman When Biddy Martin began her chancellorship at this university, a group of legislators circulated a blog post accusing the flagship’s new steward of being “an obscure, selfindulged, theory-laden, post-modern scholar.”

Noting that Martin’s seminal book included such chapters as “sexualities without gender and other queer utopias,” the conservative Republicans seemed almost delighted by the prospect of one of the world’s largest research universities going down in flames with a feminist at the helm.

Fast forward two years. A very similar picture of good intentions marred by bizarre propaganda emerges. This time, however, you’re much more likely to hear Martin called a corporate tool than a Marxist.

Her current woes can be traced to the revelation of a message she sent to Department of Administration Secretary Mike Huebsch which indicates she knew Gov. Scott Walker was planning to classify this university as a Public Authority in January.

In the message, Martin laid out a series of criteria Walker would need to meet in order to make UW-Madison’s transfer to a Public Authority possible.

Among her requests was the provision of a block grant from the state the university could then spend at its discretion, a clause that protected any operating surpluses from being reclaimed by the state and a firm commitment to shared governance.

The reaction was as abrupt as it was dumb.

Former Herald columnist Steve Horn railed against the impending “corporatization” of research. Student activist Max Love has called for Martin’s firing. The Teaching Assistants’ Association sent out an e-mail expressing opposition to a Public Authority model for, among other things, its supposed ability to remove a state cap on tuition increases. The e-mail also decried the fact that, if a Board of Trustees were to run UW-Madison, the body could be “entirely appointed by Gov. Walker.”

But intellectual bankruptcy deserves no place at such a serious moment: there is no state limit on tuition.

And under the board proposed by Martin, 11 of the 21 Trustees would be appointed

by Walker — not all of them. While Walker appointees would hold a simple majority, as Erik Paulson so ably pointed out, Walker will appoint a similar majority to the current Board of Regents by the end of his fouryear term.

The TAA released a follow-up email on Friday, in which the senders urged a more deliberative approach.

Yet no clarification was offered to the thousands of recipients about the

fact that the original email made up a state law and then lied about the composition of the proposed board.

The effort necessary to understand Martin’s balancing act is not a trivial one. The greatest possible disfavor this campus could do itself is to allow a sincere discussion about this university’s future to be dominated by those whose broader vision quite literally amounts to an excess of snide Twitter messages.

There are very reasonable concerns about Martin’s political efforts — even if she was pitted against a governor whose imperviousness to discussion borders on deafness. Walking a tight rope is difficult when there are propagandists clamoring for your head on either side. If Martin has done something worth noting in the past month, it is her refusal to sit and wait for outside forces to provide the type of utopian relief the demagogues so falsely insist is on its way.

So let’s have the inevitable discussion about what it means

As you may or may not know by now, the state of Wisconsin is facing a $137 million budget deficit for the current fiscal year. If you have been wondering why thousands of people have been camped out in front of the Capitol, this deficit may or may not have something to do with it.

Aside from tax cuts, health coverage and collective bargaining issues going on with Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill, there is still the matter of decreasing the deficit. To balance the budget, and perhaps provide a surplus, the state need not cut jobs or eliminate BadgerCare for needy families. The answer to the problem is simple: raise taxes.

Cigarette taxes, that is.

According to the Wisconsin Department

of Revenue, for the 2010 fiscal year, the state generated more than $759 million in revenue from tobacco taxes — $644 million from cigarettes.

This stems from the state collecting $2.52 per pack

With an estimated 443,000 deaths per year in America from cigarette smoke, it is worth the risk of public backlash and disapproval for increasing the cigarette tax in Wisconsin. of cigarettes, the seventh highest in the nation.

The last increase was 75 cents in 2009. If the state raised taxes again they would be able to offset the debt and have wiggle room with the added revenue. Wisconsin could raise the cigarette tax 94

cents, to $3.46 per pack, which would provide a $103.3 million surplus for the state.

You may ask, if taxes were raised, wouldn’t that detract some from purchasing cigarettes?

Yes, but that would not have as big an effect as assumed. When Michigan raised its cigarette tax 75 cents, overall sales only decreased 19 percent over a three-year span. Even if the state were to see a 20 percent decrease in sales in one year that would only drop the surplus to $63.4 million.

Avid smokers would disagree with this idea, and they would have every reason to do so. With the rising costs of health care and insurance, how could one possibly afford to smoke and pay for the health care to improve their deteriorating health? It is downright selfish of us non-smokers to suggest a 94 cent increase for a

product that causes an estimated 49,000 annual deaths due to secondhand smoke, according to the National Cancer Institute.

With an estimated 443,000 deaths per year in America from cigarette smoke, it is worth the risk of public backlash and disapproval for increasing the cigarette tax in Wisconsin. I would expect protests from smokers nationwide and lobbying from Phillip Morris and Altria Group, or any other company the “truth” ads are always talking about.

With fewer smokers comes a smaller deficit, which lessens protests and prevents budget cuts.

But as Gov. Scott Walker’s Crank Yankers moment illustrates, the elimination of collective bargaining may not be a budget issue after all.

Martenzie Johnson (mwjohnson6@wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in journalism.

So let’s have the inevitable discussion about what it means for this university to redefine its relationship with the rest of the University of Wisconsin System, and the state in general. Educate yourself. Argue. Get angry. Above all else, read.

for this university to redefine its relationship with the rest of the University of Wisconsin System, and the state in general. Educate yourself. Argue. Get angry. Above all else, read.

After weighing the facts, you may even end up believing that Biddy Martin really is the corporate tool she’s been painted as in the past week. Just remember that as things stand, the state government is able to confiscate surpluses in this university’s budget.

It is able to deny our employees domestic partner benefits. It decides who we buy our resources from, who constructs our buildings and how we buy property insurance.

Martin’s proposal may not alleviate every problem associated with the manifold growing pains of a research university. It is, however, a step in the direction of something tangible.

As for me, I’ll admit to some confusion. There are moments where I wonder if we will all be substantially worse off 10 years from now because an obscure radical from Milwaukee County became too infatuated with power to resist his base’s populism. But as ugly as the future looks, I’ve never been prouder of the obscure, selfindulged, theory-laden, post-modern corporatist who is fighting so magnificently to get us there in one piece.

Sam Clegg (sclegg@ wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in economics.

Alex Thomas

Cheddar border battle nearing stalemate

Alicia Yager Editorial Board Member They’ve been called heroes for defending democracy, and they’ve been called cowards for shirking their duties.

But Sen. Fred Risser said he and his colleagues are simply giving Gov. Scott Walker and other Republicans more time to listen to constituent outcry.

“We are doing our job.

We are bringing public attention to what the governor is trying to do, which is wipe out 50 years of worker’s rights in just days,” said Risser, a Madison Democrat, in a telephone interview from an undisclosed location in Northern Illinois. “We think we’ve accomplished our goals, and people have reacted.”

Risser and the other 13 Democratic senators fled the state on Feb. 17 in order to break quorum and stall a vote on Walker’s controversial budget repair bill, specifically the section stripping state employee unions of most collective bargaining rights and requiring increased benefit payments.

They haven’t treated their absence as a vacation; Risser said they are working harder than ever

through constant phone contact and e-mails with staffers to keep abreast of the situation in Madison.

So exactly how long will the senators stay just outside the reach of Wisconsin State Patrol?

Risser said the answer relies largely on the Republicans’ next move.

And for the most part, there really hasn’t been much movement from Republicans, outside of the occasional press release decrying the absentee senators for basically slapping democracy in the face by running away.

However, there was one Republican who tried suggesting a compromise on the issue: Sen. Dale Schultz of Richland Center wrote a column on Wednesday saying he would offer an amendment that would restore collective bargaining rights after two years. The increased benefit payments would still be required, but Schultz’s amendment would require this sacrifice of all state employees—Walker’s current bill exempts certain law enforcement and fire departments from these union changes, which many critics attribute to campaign favors.

“We are capable of a thoughtful approach with all the stakeholders at the table, to protect the pocketbook of taxpayers and preserve the quality education and public services that make

Wisconsin great,” Schultz wrote.

Finally, it seemed like there is some hope of a resolution of this deeply divisive issue. But Risser and the other senators are not quite ready to come back to the Capitol yet, and I can’t say I blame them.

For one thing, Schultz did not actually introduce his amendment on the Senate floor on Friday. He blamed this on the fact the Democrats weren’t available for a bipartisan discussion of the amendment, but I’d wager it had more to do with the fact that Republican legislative leaders as well as Walker completely shot down the idea.

And from his tone, it does not seem likely Schultz is going to try his amendment again.

“It is with a great deal of disappointment that I am not going to put this amendment in today and put this body through a prolonged debate, and harden opinions anymore than they already are in this body and across the state,” Schultz said on the floor Friday.

This strikes me as a cop out on the one chance of reasonable negotiations between the two parties.

Just give up after one try with barely any effort?

This debate is already “prolonged” with the 14 Democrats holed up in Illinois, so why not at least try a little harder to meet in the middle?

When I asked Risser

about Schultz’ proposed amendment, he seemed open to the idea but said they had concerns about its chances of survival.

“Even if the compromise worked out in the Legislature, you’d want to be darn sure the governor wouldn’t turn around and undo it,” Risser said, referring to the executive’s line-item veto power.

There’s the kicker.

Walker has repeatedly said that he will not back down on his proposal, even with union bosses agreeing to the increased benefit payments if he would leave collective bargaining intact. And he can afford to hang tough with the Republican-controlled Legislature following his every whim. This hard, unyielding stance is doing wonders for Walker’s popularity with the national Republican Party and will undoubtedly put him on track for a higherup political post.

So with Democrats holding out on a compromise and Republicans not willing to offer anything substantial, a new border war is raging between Wisconsin and Illinois.

“We will be back at the appropriate time, and that timing is not yet determined,” Risser said.

Guess we’ll just have to wait and see who breaks first.

Alicia Yager (ayager@ badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in journalism and French.

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‘Hall Pass’ not a good idea for marriage, moviegoers Mature audience members should be sure to ‘pass’ up chances to see latest flick Abigail Smith ArtsEtc. Reporter Picture this: potty jokes, body parts, a car chase or two and Owen Wilson.

If this sounds appealing, then “Hall Pass” is the flick for you.

As for the rest of us, we can easily use a “pass” of our own and skip out on the Farrelly brothers’ (“The Heartbreak Kid”) new gross-out comedy. With only a few redeeming moments — most of which are spoiled by the previews — the film remains on a relatively unintelligent plane, which is disappointing coming from this experienced and generally comically successful cast.

“Hall Pass” stars Wilson (“Little Fockers”) as a sexually frustrated suburban dad, accompanied by Jason Sudeikis (“Going the Distance”) as his equally discontent partner-inconjugal-crime.

Both married to unrealistically stunning wives, played

by Jenna Fischer (“The and this plays out in Office”) and Christina the stereotypical wife Applegate (“Going the characters, who are fans of Distance”), their marital Kathy Griffin, hot baseball and dinner boredom is initially players parties. completely unbelievable.

The overall story winds But as the story develops, it becomes a up proposing that a slightly less ridiculous happy marriage is most concept. The two men are easily achieved when the given a “hall pass” from involved parties put their their marriage, allowing pasts aside to focus on them a week’s break from an unbalanced future, in the matrimonial bond, which the wives hold the to do whatever — or sexual reins. Not exactly whomever — they please, revolutionary stuff.

The acting is admirable, with no consequences.

“It’s a guy concept,” but the script pushes the characters said Peter over the Farrelly, one top, as with of the film’s Even with the any Farrelly writers/ addition of a flat-out brothers directors, comedy. The in a recent funnier cast, there leads interview would not be much female are generally with IMDb. com. “But hope for a story this pleasant characters and ultimately I unintelligent. the audience think it’s a completely chick flick… sympathizes It goes both with their ways, this hall pass idea, and it’s a need to take a break from lot scarier when women marriage for a week, both get a hall pass than when for their husbands’ sake and their own. And while guys do.”

Disappointingly, the the male leads certainly Farrelly brothers take have their funny moments a rather traditional — picture soccer dads approach to family values trying to pick up chicks at

Applebee’s — the Farrelly Favre cameo that caught brothers’ bodily-fluid- everyone’s attention, the heavy absurdity of a script Farrellys should have eliminates any chance stopped there, and called it a day as for true far as writing comedic comedies goes. genius on ‘It’s a guy concept...

The the part of But ultimately I mindless the actors. think it’s a chick comedy The on display entirety of flick... It goes both for most of the film ways, this hall pass the film is is spent temporarily wishing that idea.’

Peter Farrelly redeemed by Sudeikis Co-writer/Director the few scenes would that effectively stick to capture the “Saturday Night Live,” and that Ed hilarious monotony of Helms, known best for being 15 years into a his brilliance as the geeky marriage, and not as Andy Bernard on NBC’s young as you once were.

For example, after a “The Office,” would swoop in and take over few truly pathetic nights of “game-spitting,” the the role.

Even with the addition two main characters are of a flat-out funnier seen eating take-out and cast, there would not be watching Kung Fu movies much hope for a story in the room where they this unintelligent. The are staying for the week.

Farrelly brothers seem Their failed attempts to to be the biggest fans of pick up ladies are pitifully their own work, and are displayed alongside this clearly counting on their lonely day in a hotel room ability to ride the “There’s — one they rent purely Something About Mary” to give them “a place to wave until the end of their bring the babes.”

“Hall Pass” is also directing days.

And while Wisconsin revived by a few touching will never forget the Brett scenes where Wilson and

Sudeikis don’t make an appearance. But even at these rare points in the film, which put the focus on Fischer ’s and Applegate’s characters, it is mostly the picturesque aerial shots of Cape Cod — the wives’ hideaway while their husbands have the week off — that make up for the script’s lack of character development and depth.

“We try to think of characters that you’ll like enough,” said Peter Farrelly, “that we can hang our jokes on them.”

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Voice actors in yet-to-be-released ‘Rango’ stepped out of recording studio and onto the actual film set, to gain an acting experience not limited to just dialogue.

‘Rango’ hype rages hot as a Bieber Fever Johnny Depp, director Gore Verbinski discuss unique production process for upcoming animated Western family film Ann Rivall ArtsEtc. Editor It seems Johnny Depp finally caught the fever — Bieber Fever, that is.

“We just established that I’m a Belieber,” Depp said while shaking the “Never Say Never” star’s hand at a recent “Rango” press conference in Los Angeles.

Depp was describing how he first channeled his inner lizard to play the voice of Rango when suddenly Bieber strolled up to the table where Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin and Gore Verbinksi were sitting.

“I had to come say hi — I heard you were in the building,” Bieber said, as the crowd of journalists slowly began to lose their professional cool over the collective star power assembled in the Orchid Room in the Four Seasons Hotel.

Reporters began to shamelessly whip out their stowed cameras, despite the strict policy prohibiting photography.

But rules be damned — Biebs and Depp were meeting for the first time — this required documentation.

It seems only fitting that a tween idol would crash the press conference of an animated family flick like “Rango.”

Despite the fact that the film chronicles the life of an adventurous, talking chameleon on the precipice of an identity crisis, the feeling of existential panic transcends ages, and in this case, even species.

As the first animated feature from the acclaimed director of the blockbuster “Pirates” franchise, “Rango” taps into the brilliance of visual effects guru Industrial Light & Magic to create a different kind

of computer animated created, was this sort of atmosphere that was Western.

ILM, which in the really, truly ludicrous; past has only been used I mean, just ridiculous. for their dexterity with It was like just regional special effects, wanted to theater at its worst,” create a tactile world for Depp said jokingly.

“I think the characters the viewer, according to Hal Hickel, the animation had humanity because we were interacting director for “Rango.”

At a “Making of with each other, and Rango” presentation, more chemistry; and so Hickel and Tim it felt more organic and real,” Fisher Alexander, added. the visual Part of effects ...because Westerns building that supervisor, humanity explained usually involve the within the the hallmark pistol characters is painstaking creating the process of showdown, smoking persona of creating and the occasional the character each swig of whiskey (or itself, which critter’s fans of Depp eyes. The in Rango’s case, cactus juice), critics have grown animators accustomed wanted to have already begun to, especially provide the a realistic to question if ‘Rango’ since depth to really is a kid movie. inception of his iconic the eyes.

Captain Jack Take a look Sparrow, at the eyes peculiar in “Rango” and then who’s compare them to the eyes athleticism served as an in “Up,” for instance. inspiration for Depp’s of You’ll notice a stark characterization Rango. difference.

“When we were But to create those realistic aspects and doing ‘Pirates’ one, two translate them into and three… when Jack animation, Verbinksi Sparrow had to run knew he had to take a — there was this very different production specific run that I wanted. approach when working … I saw this footage of a lizard running across the with his voice cast. “…when I heard water. And it was like the people say, “Well, it’s an strangest thing I’ve ever animated movie; this is seen,” Depp said. “So I how they do it. They get actually think that Rango a microphone and an was somehow planted in actor.” And I just thought Gore’s brain from that…

— that sounded so crazy lizard run. And when he to me,” Verbinski said, actually called me and explaining how the said, ‘I want you to play actors stepped out of a lizard,’ I thought, ‘Well, the recording studio and God, I’m halfway there.’”

For Fisher, who plays onto a crudely designed set to interact with one Beans — a rough and another using minimal tough desert iguana — props and costumes so her muse was slightly animators could see their different.

“I kind of imagine interaction, instead of Beans... If Clint Eastwood just hear it.

“The process that and Holly Hunter would we did, that Gore have a love child, that

would be Beans,” Fisher said.

Looking to the old Westerns of the past, animators’ inspiration stemmed from “Shakiest Gun in the West,” a Don Knotts Western that features Knotts personifying his signature Barney Fife guise — a personality Rango identifies with.

One tavern scene in particular, in which Knotts is explaining a tall tale to a circle of interested, gun-slinging onlookers, is replicated almost exactly in “Rango.”

But because “Rango” is a Western, and because Westerns usually involve the hallmark pistol showdown, smoking and the occasional swig of whiskey (or in Rango’s case, cactus juice), critics have already begun to question if “Rango” really is a kid movie, especially with the amount of the adult humor cleverly woven into the script. “…Certainly there’s stuff in there for adults so that we get to have a good time, as well,” Verbinski said. “But… I think people constantly underestimate what [kids] can handle.”

“I think kids, in general, as an audience are the way forward because they’re not sort of sullied by intellectual expectation or this or that,” Depp said. “It’s a very pure kind of response to the work.”

Another unadulterated response?

Verbinski’s reaction to Bieber: “OK, who’s not a Belieber now?”

Statements made by the actors and filmmaker occurred during a press junket made possible by Paramount Pictures.

“Rango” hits Madison theaters March 4.

Ted Watter doesn’t look like a Pakistani folk musician. Brian Tilley doesn’t look like much of a Pakistani folk singer, either.

Yet they are the Pashtones, a band that takes popular Pashto folk songs and adds undertones of Western music to their sound.

The songs are still sung in Pashto, and have a distinctive, foreign sound, yet the additions, like violin harmonies, add a distinctive signature to each song.

Even Watter has a hard time describing the exact sound, saying, “Americanized?

Westernized? I don’t really know, to be honest.”

Like many creative ventures, the Pashtones started due to a simple matter of circumstance.

Watter and Tilley were both attending Pashto language immersion classes at UW-Madison last summer and decided to adapt a song for one of their presentations on Pashto culture. The approval they received from others was welcome, but it was their online popularity that forced them to think more seriously about what they could make of their talent.

“We put it up on YouTube and it got 1,000 hits in the first day, and then we decided we should do something with this,” Watter said.

By October, the pair released their three-song EP, with the help of their Pashto professor. Their self-titled EP is available online for $3, with all of the proceeds going to Oxfam’s flood relief in Pakistan.

Their musical project began almost simultaneously with the start of the disaster overseas, and they felt inclined to help the people they were trying to learn so much about.

“We had been embraced by so many Pashto speakers…and we wanted to give back,” Watter said.

But despite the band’s unforeseen success and benevolence, their burgeoning popular has not been without considerable difficulties.

Watter is a graduate student at UW and is graduating at the end of this semester, while Tilley lives in Baltimore and is currently doing field

work in the United Arab Emirates. Communication is delayed and far from fluid between the two.

“That’s the biggest difficulty,” Watter admits.

And then there’s the easily forgotten fact that neither member of the Pashtones is a native Pashto speaker.

“We need a lot of assistance in, well, figuring out what the songs mean, and how to pronounce them properly,” Watter said.

While their end goal has developed as the band itself has progressed, Watter now appreciates the opportunity they both have to expose people in the U.S. to a small sector of Pashto culture.

“The fact that we’re not of Pashto culture is an interesting opportunity to provide a cultural middle ground,” Watter said.

Though the Internet’s influence has obviously been significantly felt in the Western world already, many parts of the Middle East are just beginning to gain access.

Efforts like the Pashtones, though physically localized, can reach out to more people in that particular region of the world than before.

Watter claims the band has a certain level of notoriety in Pashtospeaking areas. “From what we can tell, of people who speak Pashto and are on the Internet, we’re decently well-known.”

The future of the Pashtones is currently unknown.

Watter believes the band has an interesting opportunity to provide a cultural medium with their music, and regardless of the size of their audience, it’s a connection worth keeping.

With both members being graduate students, their lives are already mired with uncertainty, but they seem set on continuing to produce music together. Given their unexpected success and unique origin, they’ve gladly embraced everything this journey has offered so far.

Watter maintains a positive outlook for the future, and gratefully looks back on the road so far.

“We didn’t expect it to be anything more than the one performance,” he said.

More information can be found at www. thepashtones.com.

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SPORTS WIN, from 10 and tied for the gamehigh with six rebounds.

Three other Badgers also scored in double-digits: Taylor (16), Nankivil (15) and Gasser (10).

Taylor also added seven assists. Over the course of Northwestern’s 20-7 run, Wisconsin hit just two of nine shots from the field and turned the ball over three times, while the Wildcats hit seven of 11 attempts, including five three-pointers.

Northwestern featured just four players contributing to the scoreboard, but all of them scored in double figures.

Guard Michael Thompson led the way with 19 points, while Curletti came off the bench to chip

SWEPT, from 10 it was almost out of reach.

The Badgers pulled to 3-1 after a Justin Schultz goal 39 seconds into the third period, but

in 18.

All other Northwestern players attempted just four shots on the night, but it didn’t prevent the Wildcats from hitting 50 percent from the field, including seven of nine from three-point range in the first half.

“They had looks,” Ryan said. “Man, I would think — the way these guys shoot — they must put mannequins right in front of them and just shoot right over the top of them in their shooting practice.

We might have to try that, because even if we had guys up on them — especially in the first half — with a high hand, they just dropped and fired, just shot over the top because they do it well.

Northwestern finished minutes later, Derek Lee was pushed into Husky goaltender Mike Lee from behind and was called for goaltender interference.

On the delayed call, Nick Jensen launched a pass

the night with a 46.8 shooting percentage and 52.4 from the perimeter.

Wisconsin shot 65.4 percent in the first half and finished with a 57.4 clip for the game. The Badgers hit 42.1 percent of their three-pointers.

The Wisconsin frontcourt conceded just three offensive rebounds to Northwestern. The Badgers, in turn, scored 13 points off their six offensive boards and scored 22 points in the paint.

Leuer, along with Nankivil and sophomore forward Mike Bruesewitz, carved up the inside with great post play, rebounding and passing.

Both Leuer and Nankivil converted a three-point play after battling for two up to a streaking Roe, who scored to make it 4-1 and squash any building momentum for the Badgers.

Lee appeared to have been pushed from behind,

points in the paint.

“I felt like I could be pretty effective in the post,” Leuer said. “My teammates did a great job of finding me in the post, and once I got in there, I just wanted to make a strong move towards the basket, and for the most part, I thought I did a pretty good job of it.”

Taylor never became discouraged in the second half during Northwestern’s surge due to Leuer’s ability to penetrate inside.

“They made their run, they did the same thing last year, but I just felt like we were always in control, especially the way Jon was playing,” Taylor said.

“You just throw it down to him and don’t have to worry about anything.” but nevertheless, was called for the penalty.

The Wisconsin offense for the first two periods of the game consisted of shots from outside and little continuous possession.

And then there were the penalties. At one point, half of the UW defensive corps was in the penalty box, and as Eric Springer went out with an apparent injury, the Badgers were down to just two defensemen.

SENIORS, from 10 Nankivil was second in scoring for UW, contributing 15 points on 6-9 shooting (2-4 from three-point range) and four rebounds. Jarmusz, along with his six rebounds, also contributed six points on 2-3 shooting, all from behind the arc.

The three remaining seniors combined for just three points, all of which came from guard Wquinton Smith on one shot. Guard Brett Valentyn received four minutes of playing time and center J.P. Gavinski was on the court for less than one, but the Badgers were quick to point out the most significant aspect of the night — as it has been in all 15 home games this Wisconsin got a tipin goal from Murray to make it 4-2, but couldn’t draw any closer, despite a spirited effort in the final period.

So now, the Badgers find themselves likely needing a sweep of Colorado College in the regular season finale to earn home ice for the WCHA playoffs. This comes after a February that began with UW sitting within striking distance of the league’s

season and 19 in a row dating back to last season, UW was victorious at the Kohl Center.

“We just know with that crowd behind us, with Badger fans behind us, that when we’re at the Kohl Center, we don’t plan on losing — ever,” Leuer said.

“This team did that this year. One of our goals we had was to always protect our home court, and we were able to do that. Check that one off the list.”

In Ryan’s mind, though, talk of his team’s home play never focused on the streak.

“Our guys are very well-educated; they can read,” he said. “They listen to their classmates; they know what’s going on.

We’ve never talked about a streak.” leaders and ended with it going 0-5-1.

It looks and feels like a desperate situation for the Badgers. But if Eaves and the Badgers agree, they are certainly not admitting it.

“I don’t put terms like that on it. I refuse — because when you put those terms on it, you’re talking about a negative,” Eaves said.

“What is being presented here is an opportunity to grow.”

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Ranking top Kohl Center moments over last 4 hoops seasons Max Henson Take it to the Max For the six Wisconsin men’s basketball seniors and their fellow classmates standing in the student section, last night’s home finale was one especially hard goodbye.

It’s hard to say goodbye to a building that’s housed so much success and so many memories.

From the time I stepped on campus in 2007, going into each and every game — regardless of the opponent — UW fans always knew the Badgers had a chance to win in Madison.

All that winning can be hard to keep track of, so in the spirit of senior day, and for the soon-to-be graduates who just turned in their final student voucher, let’s look back at the six best games Badger fans have witnessed at the Kohl Center over the past four years.

6: No. 15 Michigan State 42, No. 9 Wisconsin 57 (Feb. 28,

2008) There’s always extra buzz around the Kohl Center when the Spartans come to Madison. It was no different in 2008. The testy relationship between Ryan and MSU head coach Tom Izzo was at its peak, and the crowd was all over the Spartans from the start.

And senior guard Michael Flowers was all over Drew Neitzel.

Sparty’s sharp-shooter, who had seemingly been suiting up for MSU for over a decade, was hounded by Flowers all night.

Netizel finished 1-10 from three-point range. That lone conversion produced his only points. With every miss, the Grateful Red’s chants grew louder and the Badgers pulled away.

5: Penn State 41, No. 8 Wisconsin 77 (March 5, 2008) It wasn’t the most thrilling rushing of the court, but after beating the Nittany Lions, UW celebrated a well-deserved Big Ten championship with their fans.

The Badgers dominated from the start and there was never any doubt, but the crowd got a rare chance to commemorate a conference

championship on the home floor. That Wisconsin team ended the season with just two losses in Big Ten play, and the Badgers followed up that senior day victory over Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. to clinch the conference crown outright. Weeks later, UW celebrated a Big Ten Tournament title.

4: No. 11 Indiana 49, No. 13 Wisconsin 62 (January 31, 2008) These were the days when Indiana still garnered respect, the days when those classic stripped overalls still looked cool coming out of the opposing tunnel.

These were also the days of Eric Gordon and D.J White.

Gordon, the uber-talented one-and-done freshman guard, and White, the powerful, efficient senior forward, made for quite the tandem at Indiana, and the matchup with the Badgers created another electric environment inside the Kohl Center.

UW’s lead rose to 20 at one point, but Gordon and the Hoosiers went on a 17-2 run, narrowing the gap to five in the final eight minutes.

But Wisconsin firmed up defensively, stopping the

run right there and the home crowd enjoyed a statement victory over one of the nation’s top teams.

3: No. 10 Purdue 59, No. 18 Wisconsin 66 (February 1, 2011) We finally move past 2008 and fast-forward to a snowed-out evening in 2011 for our next memorable victory.

After a road loss to Penn State, a win over the Boilermakers was essential for UW to stay alive in the Big Ten race. With Purdue up by one with 1:10 remaining, the Badgers needed someone to come through in the clutch.

The flat top himself, Ryan Evans — who had admittedly been struggling offensively all season — became the hero with a nifty jumper to give UW the lead in the final minute.

He later capped the night off with a tremendous dunk in the open floor to seal the victory.

2: No. 5 Duke 69, Wisconsin 73 (December 2, 2009) There are countless reasons why this particular game was so special.

First and foremost, it’s Duke — the evil empire of college basketball. Fans

were lined up for hours in the bitter cold to get as close to the action as they could.

Seeing the legendary Coach K and those black and blue uniforms creates energy in arenas across the country.

Then you have the Big Ten/ ACC challenge, which the Big Ten had never won.

And of course, you have the actual gameplay, which featured energized play on both ends.

The Badgers never trailed, despite Duke’s relentless efforts to pull painfully close thanks to three after three from Andre Dawkins, but UW held on and madness ensued. Wisconsin pulled it off, and as a result, the Big Ten won the Challenge.

Fans stormed onto the court as the unranked Badgers toppled one of the most historic programs in all the land — a program that went on to win the National Championship at season’s end.

1: No.1 Ohio State 67, No. 14 Wisconsin 71 (February 12, 2011) Taking down No. 1 has to be No. 1 on the list.

Combine that with the fact that conference-rival Ohio State was undefeated coming to Madison — just like they were a few months

prior in football — and you have an opportunity few fan bases ever get to witness.

Highlights of the Badgers’ dramatic win over the Buckeyes in football were shown in the minutes leading to tip-off, and the Kohl Center was ready to explode. With towels in hand, the fans created an atmosphere that was truly second-to-none. The Badger basketball team didn’t disappoint.

Jordan Taylor engineered a mesmerizing second-half comeback as the fans once again stormed onto the floor to celebrate another win over No.1 Ohio State.

The 2010-11 Badgers were perfect at home once again, and after playing his last game at the Kohl Center Sunday, Jon Leuer put it best.

“We just know with that crowd behind us, with the Badger fans behind us, when we are at the Kohl Center we don’t plan on losing, ever.”

At this rate, Badger fans don’t plan on witnessing that any time soon.

Max is a senior majoring in journalism. What’s you’re favorite Kohl Center memory? Let him know at mhenson@badgerherald. com.

Badgers sweep Huskies, earn spot in WCHA Final Face-Off WOMEN”S HOCKEY RECAP UW collects 9-3, 5-1 wins in weekend series vs. St. Cloud to open postseason Tom Sakash Statistics Editor They say it’s always difficult to end a team’s season, but on Saturday night, that’s exactly what the Wisconsin women’s hockey team did.

With strong offensive production and a collective defensive effort, the Badgers disposed of St. Cloud State in the first round of the WCHA playoffs 5-1, completing the series sweep and sending the Huskies into the offseason abyss.

Sophomore center Brianna Decker led the offense with three points, including a goal in the second period that put St. Cloud State away for good.

“There was a big scrum going on, and all of a sudden she comes out with the puck, takes it hard to the net and then obviously puts on a great move and scores a big goal. And so that was a big momentum shift,” head coach Mark Johnson said.

Meghan Duggan ignited the offense early in the first period when she slammed home a rebound created by another Decker scoring opportunity.

Four minutes later on a

Badger power play junior winger Hilary Knight found the back of the net with a slap shot from the high slot to make it a twogoal lead.

Wisconsin would add three more goals by Decker, forward Carolyne Prevost and again by Knight on its way to the 5-1 victory, an offensive outburst that overshadowed an exceptional defensive effort.

“As long as we’re playing defense, the offense is going to come,” Knight said. “I know coach said a big thing yesterday, ‘You can score many, but what counts is how many you keep out of the net.’”

Freshman netminder Alex Rigsby stopped 16 of 17 shots from getting by, as she saw few shots from St. Cloud State due to her team’s defensive effort.

It was important for the Badgers to come out and give a complete performance, because the night before they had a little more of a challenge.

From the beginning of the season, the sentiment Johnson and his players echoed after every game is if they remain consistent, no team can stop them.

Friday night, even though the final score of 9-3 may not have shown it, that consistency left the Badgers.

After forty minutes of hockey, St. Cloud State — a team that had won just once all season — trailed No. 1 Wisconsin 4-3 heading into the final period.

“These are challenging games from the standpoint that everybody looks at the standings, everybody talks about who you are playing and what should happen.

But if you’ve been in this business long enough, you still have to drop the puck Megan McCormick The Badger Herald and play,” Johnson said.

When the referee Brianna Decker (left) and Anne Dronen (right) were stellar for UW, who will advance in the playoffs. dropped the puck in the third period, Wisconsin tore out of the gates and exploded for five goals.

Prevost scored twice, Duggan and Knight added their second goals of the game and Madison Packer also put one past Dixon.

Before the third period barrage, however, St. Cloud State nipped at Wisconsin’s heels throughout.

The Badgers jumped to a quick 2-0 lead in the first period with goals

by Duggan and Knight, but the early lead quickly evaporated.

“When you score in the first shift of the game, after 15 seconds, that could be good or bad,” Johnson said. “Obviously it’s great to score a goal and create some energy early on in the process, but we still have to work and the game’s not over.”

WOMEN”S HOCKEY SIDEBAR Wisconsin capitalizes on 4 of 10 power play chances, freshman Rigsby impresses Kelly Erickson Associate Sports Editor New season, new life.

With the regular season behind it, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team hosted St. Cloud State at the Eagle’s Nest, sweeping them 9-3 and 5-1, respectively, and earning a spot in the WCHA Final Face-off next weekend.

While the Huskies didn’t have the most ideal regular season — winning only one game — the No. 1 Badgers expected a tough fight, especially from a team that was given new life in the playoffs.

“As I mentioned in a press conference on Monday, you get into the playoffs and you start a second season,” head coach Mark Johnson said. “Everybody’s at the starting gates irrelevant of how the season went…

They’re here to win, so they came out and they’re going to play hard.”

Special teams shine Despite being the underdog, SCSU gave UW a physical fight with a total of 22 penalties between the two squads.

With 10 power play opportunities in the series,

Wisconsin capitalized on four of them, including three Friday night with five opportunities.

Fielding a stronger power play, the Badgers know how important special teams play is to winning games.

“They’re huge,” Johnson said. “Obviously special teams at this time of the year are crucial as you get farther along in the games. If you are going to be successful, you need your penalty kill unit working hard and your power-play unit scoring goals. That is going to help you win games.”

Not only did UW have a fairly successful power play — especially Friday night — the squad was also solid on the penalty kill, allowing only one power play goal through eight chances for SCSU on the weekend.

Fighting to stay alive, the Huskies started to get very physical in the third period of Saturday night’s game, sitting in the penalty box three times, while the Badgers couldn’t seem to stay disciplined with five different players in the box in a 10-minute span.

“You can’t control what the refs are doing,” said sophomore forward Brianna Decker. “We had

to PK a lot, especially in the third period. We thought the last two minutes was probably the longest two minutes of our lives, just sitting there on the bench, waiting for the game to end.”

Rigsby eases into playoffs Heading into the third period Friday night, St. Cloud State kept things close at 4-3, just one goal behind Wisconsin.

Freshman goaltender Alex Rigsby didn’t let the Huskies score another goal until there were six and a half minutes left in Saturday night’s game.

In her first playoff experience, Rigsby stayed relatively solid for the Badgers. But after letting in three goals and allowing the Huskies to stay in Friday night’s game entering the third period, it seemed like her nerves may have been catching up to her. “[Rigsby’s a] young kid,” Johnson said. “It’s a rink that there’s not a lot of space behind the net. If the puck gets there, it doesn’t take much to get it out in front of the net. Pucks seemed to be bouncing the whole game.

Again for her, it’s her first playoff game and it’s a learning opportunity for her.”

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Badgers send seniors off with win

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Wisconsin seniors Keaton Nankivil, Brett Valentyn, Jon Leuer, Wquinton Smith, Tim Jarmusz and J.P. Gavinski helped the Badgers finish the season with a perfect 16-0 record at the Kohl Center.

MEN’S BASKETBALL RECAP Late 3-pointers propel UW to 78-63 win over pesky Northwestern Elliot Hughes Associate Sports Editor Before Bo Ryan arrived at Wisconsin to coach the men’s basketball team, a perfect home record hadn’t been attained since the 1929-30 season.

On Sunday night, Ryan notched his third perfect home record with the Badgers in his 10 seasons in Madison.

Junior guard Jordan Taylor and senior forward Keaton Nankivil each hit a key three-pointer in the game’s final three minutes to stifle a Northwestern comeback in No. 12 Wisconsin’s 78-63 victory Sunday.

Wisconsin (22-6, 124) led by 16 points two minutes into the second

MEN’S BASKETBALL SIDEBAR half, but Northwestern whittled that down to three after a 20-7 scoring run. A John Shurna threepointer with just over seven minutes to play made it a 58-55 game.

The Badgers eventually increased their lead back to eight points before Taylor knocked down a deep three above the key with the hand of 6-foot-5 forward Drew Crawford in his face.

The Wildcats (16-12, 6-11) then answered with two consecutive layups. After Davide Curletti converted one for NU, Crawford stole the inbound pass to lay it in for two more and bring the score to 70-63 with 2:19 left.

On UW’s next trip downcourt, Taylor drove to the basket, taking Nankivil’s defender with him. The junior then

kicked the ball out to a wide-open Nankivil on the right wing, where the senior took full advantage.

The Wildcats never scored again.

“It was kind of a shotclock situation, so I really didn’t want to have to give the ball [away] and put one of my teammates in a bad situation,” Nankivil said. “Jordan did a great job of drawing two guys and an open shot, a situation where if I pass it, it would put someone else in a worse situation probably, so I figured I might as well toss it up there and see what happens.”

Senior forward Jon Leuer led all scorers with 26 points on nine of 14 shooting from the field

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Leuer leads way with 26 points as seniors leave Kohl Center with victory Mike Fiammetta Sports Content Editor Against the Northwestern Wildcats Sunday evening, seniors scored the Wisconsin Badgers’ first seven points.

Senior forwards Jon Leuer and Tim Jarmusz led UW with six rebounds, while Leuer led all scorers with 26 points.

All in all, Wisconsin’s Senior Day performance was fitting.

“I think we did a good job of putting all the pregame emotion stuff behind us and taking care of business and then letting the ceremony take place afterwards,” said UW senior forward Keaton Nankivil. “It’s a pretty incredible feeling, just all

the thanks you want to give to people.”

Following the Badgers’ (22-6, 12-4) 78-63 victory, UW’s six seniors were honored with a video tribute on the Kohl Center scoreboard. Prior to that, once it was clear the Wildcats’ (16-12, 6-11) second-half rally would fall short, Badgers head coach Bo Ryan shuffled his lineup to get all six on the court.

The move was, not surprisingly, met by thunderous applause.

For the seniors, though, it might take some time to absorb the fact they have played their last game on the Kohl Center floor.

“It hasn’t really set in, I don’t think, for me,” Leuer said. “I definitely have a lot of emotions going. It’s just been an unbelievable four years here at the Kohl Center. I’m definitely

going to miss it; every gameday, lacing ‘em up and going out there in front of our fans and our family members. It was definitely a good way to go out and get the win, celebrate with our families and friends after.”

Leuer was the star Sunday — and not just among Wisconsin’s seniors. Along with his game-high 26 points and six rebounds, Leuer showed renewed aggressiveness around the hoop and in the paint. He shot 9-14 from the field and 8-11 from the free throw line.

“I thought our guys did a good job, especially Jon, of scoring in the post,” UW head coach Bo Ryan said. “He didn’t rush things.”

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Rock bottom: UW swept by St. Cloud UW struggles mightily in 7-3, 4-2 losses against Huskies as winless streak now reaches 6 games

MEN’S HOCKEY RECAP Adam Holt Managing Editor ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Rock bottom.

There aren’t many more fitting ways to describe where the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (1913-4, 11-12-3 WCHA) is right now. Their winless streak is at six games, the latest contribution being a 7-3 loss to St. Cloud State — really a 7-1 loss, as the Badgers scored twice in the last 23 seconds of the game.

But despite what sounded like a heated closed-door team meeting after the game that lasted almost an hour, the Badgers are trumpeting optimism following a weekend that didn’t give a lot of reasons to agree with that mindset.

That’s not to say there wasn’t an admission of where the team is at right now.

“It’s the time of the season where we maybe hit rock bottom and the only place to go is up,” senior forward Patrick Johnson said.

“Maybe we bottomed out,” head coach Mike Eaves said. “And there’s no place to go but up.”

Eaves said he wants his players to “take the reins” after a series where St. Cloud State looked firmly in control.

Down 3-1, a five-minute major penalty on Jordy Murray at 7:24 of the third period for kneeing David Eddy gave SCSU (14-15-5, 10-12-4) the power play it needed to essentially end the game. Garrett Roe and Nick Oslund scored to make it 5-1, then as the penalty expired, Eddy made a diving swing at a rebound for the Huskies’ sixth goal.

Later, with Wisconsin on the power play, UW goaltender Scott Gudmandson had the puck stolen by Aaron Marvin behind his net, and Marvin circled around and tucked the puck in the empty net to make the score 7-1.

Johnson scored with 23 seconds left in the game, and Podge Turnbull added a goal with 11 seconds left to finish the scoring.

At one point, it was a 2-1 game. Down 2-0 after goals by SCSU’s Roe and Travis Novak, UW’s Derek Lee left a puck in the left circle for Johnson, who put a one-timer

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Jordy Murray and the Wisconsin Badgers are looking for answers after a weekend road sweep at the hands of the St. Cloud Huskies. past Husky goaltender Dan Dunn at 7:38 of the second period.

Marvin put a loose puck over Gudmandson at 13:18 of the period to push the lead back to two goals.

Despite the backbreaking penalty on Murray, Eaves pointed to the first period as the thing that disappointed him most.

“I do not understand the energy level that we had in the first period on the bench,” he said.

“That’s the one thing

that as far as this group coming together; they’re kind of looking around, like ‘You’re going to do it, no you’re going to do it, no this guy’s going to do it.’”

During Friday night’s 4-2 loss, injuries and disappointing performances forced UW coaching staff to mix up its lines and defensive pairings. At the beginning of Saturday’s game, the only line that remained unchanged from Friday’s pre-game line chart was the fourth line of Jefferson

Dahl, Keegan Meuer and Sean Little.

By the second period, the changes Eaves had made to his lines to “mix things up” had been abandoned. Along with the posts the Badgers hit and chances they missed, the lineup issues made for a weekend where seemingly nothing could go right for UW. Friday night, it was hard to pick out exactly what went wrong for Wisconsin. Maybe it was the bad bounces, maybe it was all the times Badgers

collided into each other or maybe it was the defensive miscues and discombobulated offense.

It was actually easy to pick out what went wrong: everything.

In a building where Friday night games have been unkind to them, the Badgers suffered a 4-2 loss to the Huskies in a game that could have been much worse. By the time UW decided to take an active part in the game,

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