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DOA to cease implementation of union bill After judge rules publication not equal to law, department agrees to halt enforcement Andrew Averill State Editor The Department of Administration agreed to cease implementation of the governor ’s union bill Thursday after a Dane County circuit court judge declared in an amended order the bill’s publication did not make it a law.

DOA Secretary Mike Huebsch said the newly amended order contained

language that would require his agency to cease implementing the provisions within the bill.

“While I believe the budget repair bill was legally published and is indeed law, given the most recent court action we will suspend the implementation of it at this time,” Huebsch said in a statement. “DOA will continue to abide by the court orders, like the department has done all throughout this process.”

The DOA had begun implementing provisions within the bill since

the weekend. They had finished updating the payroll system to subtract increased employee contributions to health premiums and pensions from paychecks and were in the process of testing the changes when Huebsch decided to stop putting the bill into effect, DOA spokesperson Carla Vigue said.

Dane County Circuit Court Judge Maryann Sumi first ordered a temporary restraining order barring publication of the governor ’s bill limiting collective

bargaining by the secretary of state on March 18. The order also prohibited further implementation of the bill, but after the Legislative Reference Bureau published the bill online March 25 some agencies believed the bill had been moved into law.

Sumi had chosen not to rule on whether the LRB publication made the bill into law in her previous two orders, from which the DOA concluded the bill was in fact law and justified their continued implementation of it.

Republican leadership did not welcome Sumi’s third amended version of the temporary restraining order.

“Once again, one Dane County judge is doing everything she can to stand in the way of our efforts to improve the economy and create jobs,” Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said in a statement. “The fact that the prosecution didn’t even request an amended TRO makes it clear: this is judicial activism at its worst.”

He added it was ridiculous to think a circuit court had more say over legislation than the actual Legislature.

The Department of Justice, who had been in contact with the DOA over the matter, believed the LRB’s publication did move the bill into law and objected to Sumi’s newest order.

The DOJ said the order is issued over their objections and they did not believe it is proper,

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Mayoral candidates vie for student vote History shows in race for Madison’s mayor between Cieslewicz, Soglin, UW voters’ support can be deciding factor on election day Pam Selman City Editor The Madison mayoral candidates reached out to students Thursday evening at an event hosted by the College Democrats, who asked the long-time competitors to lay out a summary of their past accomplishments and visions for the city’s future.

Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said the standing roomonly turnout for the event was encouraging and demonstrated a crucial point for the April 5 election. The last time Cieslewicz and his opponent, former Mayor Paul Soglin, faced off in 2003, Cieslewicz won by 1,200 votes, with a campus margin of 1,200 votes.

“I have been mayor

for eight years, and I was largely elected on the student vote,” Cieslewicz, a University of Wisconsin graduate, said. “In a lot of ways, I feel like I owe my election to the students. I am here because I was a student.”

Cieslewicz pointed out key areas he said he has contributed to the Madison campus through issues of concern for students, including the diminished crime rate and the restructuring of Halloween on State Street into a safer Freak Fest.

In an attempt to connect with students’ social life on campus, Soglin criticized Cieslewicz’s Alcohol License Density Ordinance program, which severely limits the number of alcohol establishments in the city.

Malory Goldin The Badger Herald

Mayoral candidates Paul Soglin and Dave Cieslewicz, who have faced off for the same office in the past, court student votes at a meeting Thursday.

“I don’t buy for one minute that alcohol density works — there is no scientific evidence to prove that it does,” Soglin

said. “If someone is going to consume alcohol, I’d rather have them in a bar than somewhere else — there are more people

there who know the signs of trouble.”

Soglin said students needed to take it upon themselves to improve

the culture of the campus and set standards against

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Dane County district attorney has yet to look into death threats Department of Justice officials express concern over lack of review; no comment from DA Andrew Averill State Editor The Department of Justice announced Thursday it was concerned about the Dane County district attorney’s lack of action regarding a referral

the agency sent detailing a threat made to a lawmaker during the tumultuous weeks surrounding the passage of the budget repair bill.

The Division of Criminal Investigations within the DOJ received 86 complaints of lawmakers being threatened and began investigating Feb. 21. A majority of cases

were closed out after investigation, but the DCI sent one case involving a Dane County man who made two separate threats over email to the district attorney office for further review March 18.

As of Thursday, nothing had been done with the referral.

“It is important to note that this department

routinely refers investigative reports to district attorneys, including the Dane County district attorney, for their review and charging decisions,” DOJ spokesperson Bill Cosh said in a statement. “This is where the matter currently sits. We are concerned about the lack of action regarding this referral.”

The district attorney’s

office did look at the referral, but sent it back due to clerical and administrative errors found therein. The DOJ sent the referral to the district attorney with a criminal history record attached, which the district attorney’s office lost and requested another from the DOJ, Cosh said in an interview with The Badger Herald.

The district attorney’s office also wanted paperwork filled out for each of the 16 emails included in the case instead of having all the emails on one sheet, Cosh said.

He added the DOJ complied with the district attorney’s request

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Ad hoc committee weighs pros, cons of splitting neighborhoods Some think easiest, best way to redistrict involves breaking up, combining representatives Alexa Sunby City Reporter A city committee moved forward with Madison’s redistricting process Thursday by assessing mapped proposals for new district boundaries that will be presented to the public in the coming weeks.

The Ad Hoc Committee debated various issues with redistricting such as using physical barriers as boundaries and enhancing minority participation through creating special areas of interest.

The biggest conflict the committee began to tackle was how to find a balance between respecting neighborhood associations while trying to maintain diverse populations within each district.

George LeVines The Badger Herald “We’re going to have to Tom Akagi, the consultant who drew the current plans for redrawing Madison’s 20 districts, tells have tradeoffs,” committee the ad hoc committee about the issues involved in coming up with Madison’s new boundaries. member Salvador © 2011 BADGER HERALD

Carranza said.

“The question is which ones are better tradeoffs; should we pay more attention to [neighborhood] boundaries or minority representation?”

The balance is difficult to achieve because all districts are required by law to have a roughly equal number of residents, said Tom Akagi, a consultant who drew the plans.

Committee member Mark Richardson said individual neighborhoods are often composed of similar demographics because of cost.

“Unfortunately, sometimes neighborhoods go hand in hand with housing and cost, and you can’t split the two,” Richardson said.

Under the first proposed redistricting plan, Carranza said Districts 5 and 13 would see significant decreases in minority populations. The largest drop is in District 5, which would go from

a rate of 31 percent to 12 percent.

Since the previous redistricting 10 years ago, the city’s population has increased by about 25,000 — disrupting the balance between the 20 aldermanic districts. The target population for each district is 11,660 residents.

Akagi said the most important aspect of his four redistricting designs was to stay within 3 percent of the 11,660 person target for each district.

Ald. Steve King, District 7, said he worried about splitting neighborhood associations because alders’ primary means of receiving their district’s input comes from those groups.

“If we had more flexibility than 3 percent, maybe 5, we could keep more associations together,” King said. “I think we would take that

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CRIME in Brief REGENT STREET Robbery Three teenage boys remain at large after robbing two of their acquaintances of money and drugs at Hoyt Park on Regent Street Wednesday evening.

According to a Madison Police Department report, the two victims offered different accounts as to what exactly happened — one alleged they were threatened with a gun while the second victim claimed it was a strongarmed robbery, though both agreed cash and a container of marijuana were taken.

MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said the department received a

hung-up 911 call from an onlooker, and because the city responds to all hangup calls, officers were able to locate the victims on a park bench.

EAST MIFFLIN STREET Animal Complaint MPD officers spotted a small dog walking down East Mifflin Street without a leash with its owner slowly following behind in her vehicle Monday evening, an MPD report said.

Complaints had previously been made against the woman for allowing the dog to wander freely, but officers had not been able to locate the suspect until witnessing the incident

firsthand.

The 70-year old woman was ticketed for permitting a dog to run at large and was told despite her disability, she was required to find an alternative way to exercise her dog, the report said.

CLOVER LANE Weapons Violation A 17-year-old Madison man was arrested for disorderly conduct and unlawful use of a facsimile firearm after MPD officers were forced to create a perimeter around the suspect Tuesday evening.

According to an MPD report, officers had to call in a canine unit as they swept the neighborhood for the suspect, who had

allegedly been spotted with a gun in the 3300 block of Clover. Police later discovered the suspect had a BB gun that had been used to recently shoot at targets.

“Certainly if we think we have someone with a gun acting in a threatening way in a neighborhood, we will try to keep people inside — anytime you have someone with a real gun or a gun that looks like a real gun, we notify the neighborhood until we have a firm understanding,” DeSpain said.

FRISCH ROAD Overdose An MPD dog was dispatched to help locate

a suicidal woman who had left her house Thursday evening after taking a potentially lethal dose of prescription drugs and leaving suicide notes behind for her family.

Police dog Slim was able to locate the Madison woman after officers exhausted their search without luck. According to an MPD report, the woman had taken all the pills in a bottle and could have died because of the cold temperatures outside.

“There are a lot of these police dogs that are multipurpose and can track people and narcotics,” DeSpain said. “They track people who could be missing or endangered, as was the case in this incident.”

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System president says under Wisconsin Idea Partnership all schools have autonomy needed to succeed, Martin claims separating Madison important for excellence Katherine Krueger Campus Editor University of Wisconsin System officials provided new details of their proposal to gain flexibilities as a united entity in a Joint Finance Committee meeting Thursday, a plan the Madison chancellor has said could pose a risk to the excellence of the system’s flagship campus.

UW System President Kevin Reilly said new flexibilities for all campuses, as articulated in the Wisconsin Idea Partnership, would be necessary to continue producing well-prepared graduates and jobs for the future Wisconsin workforce.

He said in order to cope with such a significant magnitude of cuts, the system as a whole should receive the new managerial

flexibilities chancellors have sought for decades in a round of nearly three hours of testimony from Chancellor Biddy Martin and other system chancellors.

Reilly also said the committee should consider the proposal as a means to avoid fracturing the system, and Gov. Scott Walker has indicated he would be willing to work with the system officials and chancellors.

“Increased flexibilities are important to UWMadison, but they are just as important for the other campuses,” Reilly said. “We offer you a simpler way forward, with no question about public status.”

If the current plan to separate UW-Madison from the System and make it a public authority entity is approved, Reilly said campuses risk unnecessary

duplication, harmful competition between campuses and higher costs to students.

Reilly provided documents to committee members with his plans for the Wisconsin Idea Partnership, including giving the Board of Regents tuition setting powers, with the caveat that the system would work to develop new policies to ensure lower costs to students, allowing easier access to higher education for all Wisconsinites.

Human resources areas would also be governed by the regents’ oversight, which would maintain the power to recognize collective bargaining agreements for system employees and provide incentives to faculty and academic staff members, the documents said.

While the regents would

retain these administrative authorities, the documents said the Legislature would still approve all construction projects over $500,000 and the Wisconsin Department of Administration would retain oversight for procurement, two flexibilities included in the New Badger Partnership.

At the meeting, Martin said the system’s proposal would not provide the Madison campus with the new tools necessary to preserve the excellence of Wisconsin’s flagship university.

“We’re tired of the same structures that are not getting us where we need to go,” Martin told committee members.

She said the proposal set forth by Walker in his budget address would allow essential flexibilities in areas of administration

Former Dane County executive endorses Cieslewicz Falk says current mayor strong on environmental, state political issues; challenger Soglin says vote of confidence may not carry as much weight as in past elections Pam Selman City Editor With the mayoral election less than a week away, the incumbent candidate received a significant last-minute endorsement to his campaign Thursday.

Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk announced her official endorsement of Mayor Dave Cieslewicz for mayor, adding to his broad base of supporters including AFSCME Local 60, Fair Wisconsin and the Sierra Club.

Cieslewicz, who has worked with Falk regarding environmental movements throughout

we can be.” the past several years, said she hoped to continue.

The endorsement rings Falk said Cieslewicz’s he is excited and proud to a familiar bell in success in the have her support. the long-standing upcoming “I’m glad to competition between election is have it as it adds Cieslewicz and his important to many other opponent, former for Madison endorsements that Mayor Paul Soglin, because of the we’ve already gotten as Falk’s previous recent political from professional endorsement for climate and labor groups,” Cieslewicz in the throughout Cieslewicz said.

2003 race between “She is well Cieslewicz Wisconsin.

Soglin the two candidates “I worked respected all over Madison with her hard hard to help first elect him served as a turning point in work on social justice and eight years ago — and then the election.

“Paul Soglin himself four years ago,” Falk said women’s issues.”

In a statement in the statement. “There said that in 2003 Kathleen’s announcing the is more we need him to endorsement was key endorsement, Falk said she do: Standing up to the to my victory so I think has worked hard during Walker agenda, improving it’s very significant”, options Cieslewicz said.

Cieslewicz’s two previous transportation Soglin said while he successful campaigns for to get us to work, and mayor — a record she said creating the ‘greenest city’ has an incredible amount

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of respect for Falk and the work she has done throughout her past 14 years in office, he does not believe her endorsement will carry as much weight during this election cycle as it has in the past.

“I have tremendous respect for Kathleen Falk and certainly her endorsement has meaning, but I don’t think it has nearly the influence it had in 2003,” Soglin said. “Especially because today both former Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton and former Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager have endorsed me and I am very pleased about that.”

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and personnel in a way that the system’s proposal would not benefit campuses in the long run.

With the two proposals for autonomy vying for consideration under the state budget, one senator said the difficult economic climate should not promote infighting between UWMadison and system officials.

“Sit down and work together so we move the university system and the UW-Madison campus forward,” Sen. Luther Olsen, R-Ripon, said.

Although the Legislature will eventually make the final decision on whether to separate UW-Madison from the system in several weeks, UW representatives for all campuses agreed greater autonomy would be necessary to face cuts of a magnitude not seen in recent years.

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Current Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, who is currently seeking another term, and aldermanic candidate for Madison’s District 8 Scott Resnick meet with UW students at Rheta’s Cafe in Chadbourne Hall Thursday afternoon.

UNION BILL, from 1 but would respect the court’s decision, according to a statement from Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s office.

The statement went on to say the DOJ believes the case filed by Dane

County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne and the TRO that came out of that case needs to be looked at further.

“Ultimately, we expect a higher court will need to weigh in on the fundamental issues of constitutional law and

judicial power that these proceedings have put to the test,” the statement read.

The DOJ filed an appeal March 21 to the original ruling, which the court then referred to the Supreme Court because of the importance and

impact of such a case.

The Supreme Court has not yet decided whether they would hear the case.

The Dane County circuit court case is scheduled to reconvene hearings on the case Friday.

risk.”

City Attorney Michael May said the higher the deviation number is pushed, the more likely the redistricting plan would be challenged, potentially bringing the matter to court.

Ald. Lauren Cnare, District 3, echoed King’s concerns and said she dislikes splitting neighborhood associations.

But Cnare said she would rather seek input from the neighborhoods before focusing intently on the parameter.

Cnare said some associations are large enough that they could be split to accommodate the redistricting, and other smaller neighborhoods could be merged.

The committee plans for public input hearings downtown and on the city’s east and west sides.

The meetings would be held on three separate days in mid-April to gauge residents’ views on the proposed plans.

Cnare said if the committee continues to emphasize neighborhood association boundaries, the existing alders should make sure they and the associations come to their public input hearing and talk about the impact.

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UW Law School continues to impress in national contests Moot Court team wins regional competition, earns semi-finalist spot at Washington D.C. finals Seung Park News Reporter The University of Wisconsin Law School’s Moot Court team continues to draw national acclaim for the university after several top finishes in national competitions.

UW Law School teams have achieved recent success at national competitions, finishing highly in contests in Washington D.C. and Chicago, Moot Court President Larry Fogel said.

Moot court is a mock appellate court experience in which students take on the role of lawyers and argue their case in front of a judge, Fogel said.

Last week, a UW team traveled to Chicago to compete in the Saul Lefkowitz Intellectual Property Moot Court competition and after winning the regional competition, the team finished as semi-finalists at the national competition in Washington D.C., he said.

A team also recently traveled to a national competition in New York City, he said.

Kerry Gabrielson, one of the team members that traveled to New York

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Andrew Welhouse, spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, did not comment on the lack of action by the DA, but said he was concerned

City, said it was exciting to have the opportunity to argue cases in front of prominent judges at the nationally recognized competition.

Members of the team gain invaluable real world experience in the courtroom and gain confidence in their abilities, she said.

“It taught me that I can hold my own,” Gabrielson said. “It was a big confidence boost for my ability to argue.”

Fogel said UW also hosted a competition on campus last weekend with a focus on constitutional issues, which was attended by teams from “literally all across the country.”

Moot court consists of two components, he said.

First, a team submits a brief — a statement that covers their appellate argument — that is read by a panel of judges and graded.

Then, the team appears in front of the panel to argue their case.

“Students gain good writing skills and effective oral advocacy, in addition to academic credit,” Fogel said.

He said an important tenet of moot court is to effectively communicate your case to the judge in a limited amount of time.

Team members must put in a lot of individual work and research, Gabrielson added.

After writing their brief for competition individually, the team practices their oral arguments in front of other team members and professors.

She said though the hard work associated with membership on the team and the “monumental” amount of time required to prepare for competitions could be tiring, she was proud of the team’s recent achievements.

Team members of the moot court are selected through competitive tryouts.

Around 30 students are selected to be members of the UW Moot Court Board, Fogel said.

This year, the competitions focused specifically on Sixth Amendment issues.

There is a new topic every year, all of which somehow relate to the Constitution.

Fogel said competitions held by UW bear similarity to other moot court competitions held at universities around the country.

He added although UW teams did not compete, members focused their efforts on recruiting prestigious judges from the Madison area, including sitting judges from the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals.

about the death threats and the cases needed to be taken seriously. He added Fitzgerald had been the subject of at least one threat. “[People making the threats] are using some harsh and specific language about senators

and their families and we’ve seen several incidents already with Senator [Dan Kapanke, R-La Crosse],” Welhouse said. “This language is unacceptable.”

The Dane County district attorney could not be reached for comment.

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SSFC approves last budget of semester Bus pass program to receive $4M after debate possible over SAFEcab changes came to end; 2 student groups may still see more funds Melissa Hanson Senior News Reporter The student government approved its last budget of the semester during a meeting on Thursday, with final decisions on funding eligibility still pending for a couple of student organizations.

The Student Services Finance Committee approved the Associated Students of Madison’s bus pass program budget at $4,031,400 after contemplating suggestions to make changes to the SAFECab service.

SSFC Chair Manes said SAFECab dealt with the issue of students abusing the service in the past and decided to make a cut in

funding and services last year.

Representative Peter Lorenz said he has heard a lot of student complaints about SAFECab not working effectively. Lorenz wanted to know what was standing in the way of having a student-run cab program.

Manes said a similar program was proposed by a member of ASM earlier this year, but it was too expensive, and the University of Wisconsin’s Office of Risk Management would not approve the program.

ASM Buss Pass Program Coordinator Margaret Bergamini said the program needs student input on what they think needs to be

improved.

“Given there has been concern about these programs …, I would strongly encourage and assist students to get together and talk about alternatives,” Bergamini said.

The ASM bus pass program budget decision marked the end of SSFC’s official budget business for the semester.

Over the year, SSFC had a couple of its decisions appealed to the Student Judiciary.

The Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group was denied funding during its first funding eligibility hearing in front of SSFC. After WISPIRG won a

second eligibility hearing, it was denied funding again.

WISPIRG appealed to the Student Judiciary again, and a decision has yet to be delivered on the case.

Another student organization, Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow, was initially denied funding

by SSFC as well.

CFACT also won its appeal to the Student Judiciary and is awaiting its second eligibility hearing.

Both eligibility decisions are still pending, even though SSFC’s report will be sent to Chancellor Biddy Martin next week.

ASM Chair Brandon Williams said revisions can be made to the report at a later date if necessary and have been made in the past.

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SSFC Chair Matt Manes, who was not reelected to the committee in Wednesday’s elections, explains past issues with SAFEcab services.

Department of Natural Resources says Fox River clear of chemicals Since clean up began in 2004, water areas see 73-percent reduction in harmful toxins Alissa Siegenthaler News Reporter After a substantial clean up effort, portions of the Fox River have seen significant decreases in chemical pollution according to a recently released study conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Agents from the DNR

and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began a clean up of the Little Lake Butte Des Morts, whose north end becomes the section of the Fox River leading into Green Bay, in 2004.

The project took until 2009, when the DNR began taking water quality samples and tested walleye in the lake for quantities of Polychlorinated biphenyl, a chemical found to cause health problems in people including developmental

problems in infants.

Sample results showed a dramatic decline in levels of PCB, according to the study.

Gov. Scott Walker and DNR Secretary Cathy Stepps held a press conference along the banks of the Little Lake Butte Des Morts Thursday to express their satisfaction with the results of the cleanup.

“This is a great milestone in the recovery of a river that’s such an important economic engine and natural

resource for this region and our state,” Walker said in a statement released after the press conference.

Specifically, the EPA and DNR study found a 73-percent reduction in the amount of PCB within walleyes, Gary Kincaid, a DNR engineer involved in overseeing the project, said.

He added the clean up resulted in far lower levels of PCB concentration in walleye, water and sediment than the DNR

and EPA had originally set out to meet.

The PCB levels were lowered through a process called capping, which consists of putting sand, gravel and stone over the sediment that has PCB contaminants.

Kincaid said capping is a permanent and good solution to the problem and will be continually reviewed by an oversight team to make sure the caps are doing their job.

If the system were to fail, it would be fixed

or the sediment would be removed promptly, Kincaid said, hoping to assuage the fears of citizens who worry capping is not a successful way to deal with PCB contamination.

The project was funded with $99 million, Kincaid said.

With other segments remaining for cleanup, Kincaid said they would continue to do full scale remediation in all places with considerable PCB contamination.

NATO warns Libyan rebels, government against attacking civilians Officials say total of 205 aircraft, 21 navy vessels placed to patrol, defend residents against harm Slobodan Lekic Associated Press

Don Melvin Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO has made it clear that rebel forces in Libya are not impervious to bombardment if they attack civilians.

Canadian Lt. Gen. Charles Bouchard, commander of the NATO operation which assumed control of Libyan airspace on Thursday, said anyone attacking civilians “would be ill-advised to continue such activities. I recommend that you cease such activities.”

NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said “This applies to both sides, whoever targets risks

becoming a target. We will apply the mandate across the board.”

But Lungescu emphasized that the issue was hypothetical because the U.N. resolution mandating NATO’s intervention had been triggered by the systematic attacks of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s security forces against civilians, and not by any action of the rebels.

NATO said the allies had supplied a total of 205 aircraft and 21 navy vessels for the operation, which includes patrolling the seas off Libya to prevent the delivery of weapons to the warring sides.

The U.S. contributed 90 aircraft and one warship.

Among the 14 nations listed, France provided 33 aircraft and one ship, and Britain 17 planes and two warships.

The hand-over from

the U.S., which had been leading the impromptu group of countries bombing forces loyal to Gadhafi, “has been seamless with no gaps in the effort,” Bouchard told journalists from his headquarters in Naples, Italy.

His remarks were transmitted by video link to other journalists in Brussels.

NATO aircraft had already flown more than 90 sorties since the alliance took over command at 0600 GMT (2 a.m. EDT), Bouchard said.

Bouchard also said NATO would investigate a claim by the Vatican’s envoy in Libya that airstrikes in Tripoli during the night had killed 40 civilians — though he noted that the alleged incident was said to have taken place before NATO took command.

“I am aware of this news report,” he said. “I take every one of those issues seriously, but our mission began ... today.”

The report by the Fides news agency quoted Bishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, the apostolic vicar of Tripoli, as saying he had learned that a building in the district of Buslim had collapsed during bombing, killing 40 people inside.

Bouchard said the alliance had very strict rules of engagement, and was very careful in going after any targets.

NATO’s assumption of command comes at a sensitive moment in the war between the rebels and loyalist forces.

Gadhafi’s ground troops have nearly reversed the gains rebels made since the international airstrikes began.

The battlefield setbacks have led to increased calls for the

international community to supply weapons to the lightly armed rebels.

The latest fighting centered on Brega, a town important to Libya’s oil industry on the coastal road that leads to Tripoli.

Citizens also have fled Ajdabiya, a rebel-held city about 50 miles (80 kilometers) to the east of Brega, for fear that government forces are on their way.

Speaking in Stockholm, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday the alliance doesn’t support U.S. and British suggestions that the U.N. mandate for the international military operation in Libya allows arming rebels.

Britain and the U.S. believe that existing U.N. Security Council resolutions on Libya could allow for foreign governments to arm the

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KEEP ON COUNTING Zhao Lim The Badger Herald

Young Americans for Liberty meet on Library Mall with a homemade “debt clock, “which they hope allows onlookers to visualize the national debt.

consuming large levels of alcohol, as is tradition with Wisconsin statewide culture.

He said there are many incentives students can find within themselves and messages they can send to their friends about leveling out the attractiveness of drinking large quantities.

Student activism was also an issue Cieslewicz said would define the city in the coming years because of the recent political climate created around Gov. Scott Walker ’s controversial legislation.

“The spirit of student activism has really been bought back by this governor, and unfortunately it sometimes takes a contrast like that to really kick off a movement,” Cieslewicz said. “As mayor, I’d like to give you things that you might engage in on the local level.”

Both candidates also agreed there needed to

rebels, despite an arms embargo being in place.

In Brussels, NATO’s top officer, Italian Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola, declined repeatedly to say whether the alliance would intercept any ship carrying weapons to the rebels, calling the question hypothetical.

Di Paola said about 20 of the alliance’s 28 members had contributed military assets to the campaign, and that several other regional nations were joining them in the effort.

When asked whether the alliance would use intelligence collected

by CIA agents in Libya — in the wake of new revelations that small teams of operatives are working there — Di Paola replied: “We are collecting intelligence from our allies.

We are not questioning which sources they are coming from.” be greater community investment given the city’s growing population — an issue Cieslewicz said could be defined as the largest challenge the city will face in the coming years.

While Cieslewicz said addressing the growing population through creating strong neighborhoods would translate into a domino effect that would help solve problems like crime and poverty, Soglin said a neighborhood’s quality and success cannot be measured by the absence of markers like crime. “[During my previous terms as mayor] I was convinced we could do something about poverty, and we did — that’s the stuff I get up each morning thinking about, and that’s why I am running for mayor,” Soglin said. “Unlike Dave, who said there’s little a mayor can do about poverty, I believe you can do things strategically and make a difference — there are things that can be done.”

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ASM Election: Students gave up voice with choice to not vote Elise Swanson Columnist

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Democrat Rep. Joe Parisi will work well with either candidate for mayor of Madison

Herald Editorials Parisi for County Exec It’s a bit upsetting that so many liberal candidates ran in the spring primary for county executive — rather than have a real, true race between two people whose views mirror those of the majority of Dane County residents, liberals divided the votes between County Board Chairman Scott McDonelll and Democratic activists Joe Wineke and Zach Brandon.

This left us with state Rep. Joe Parisi, a Madison liberal, and County Sup. Eileen Bruskewitz, a town of Westport conservative.

This makes the race relatively uninteresting, since Parisi will almost certainly run away with a victory. But despite this, we are confident he will serve the county well, and we endorse him in Tuesday’s election.

Parisi has clear plans on how to create a better countywide transit system, as well as an office for economic development. He’s also going to be sure phosphorous levels in the county’s lakes stay low, while Republicans at the Capitol are considering eliminating the statewide phosphorus ban.

He says he is committed to protecting property taxpayers, and given the tough economic times we’re inclined to believe him.

He’ll act as a good complement

to Gov. Scott Walker, and is more aligned politically with the two men competing to be mayor of Madison, a relationship that is important given how closely the two governments must work.

Bruskewtiz, on the other hand, is less specific about what she’ll do as county executive. In an interview with the Herald Editorial Board, the Dane County supervisor made some interesting points about her time on the zoning committee and how some of the progressive members of that entity have kept jobs from coming to Dane County.

While that’s a concern, we have difficulty finding any other decent reasons to support Bruskewtiz — someone who seems to idealize Walker — in a county that has continually supported more liberal policies.

She offers few clear ways on how she’ll save money, and her thoughts on how county government can reduce crime are too convoluted to bother describing here. Her experience on County Board as a check on liberals is important, but it doesn’t match up against Parisi’s eight years as county clerk and his time as chair of the Assembly’s corrections committee.

For these reasons, among others, vote Parisi on April 5.

GOP misuses open records Academic freedom is the hallmark of any great university. Especially in times of societal turmoil and uncertainty, the work of researchers and professors is tantamount to understanding and forward progress.

Last week, University of Wisconsin history professor and presidentelect of the American Historical Association William Cronon wrote an article for The New York Times analyzing Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial union legislation by placing it in a larger historical context.

While researching this article, Cronon also posted information on his blog about the powerful conservative network known as the American Legislative Exchange Council. He points out that much of the controversial legislation sweeping the country, from collective bargaining rights to health care and voter laws, have been pushed by the shadowy and influential group.

The Republican Party of Wisconsin responded by filing a Freedom Of Information Act request for all emails on Cronon’s university account containing any of a number of key terms including “Republican,” “rally,” “union,”and “Scott Walker,” as well as the names of specific legislators and organizations.

It seems apparent the GOP is hoping to find evidence of Cronon actively supporting Republican recall efforts — a violation of university policy. This move creates a difficult dilemma.

On one hand, the Republican Party appears to be bullying a renowned

academic in hopes of silencing genuine scholarly inquiry into contentious contemporary events.

Many have denounced the move as an abominable abuse of Wisconsin’s open records laws.

However shameful these tactics might be, the thought of curbing the rights of citizens to request access to otherwise veiled information about the dealings of government is worse.

The Republican Party is well within its rights to file this request.

While we vehemently denounce their apparently sinister motives, it is in everyone’s best interest to preserve the laws that afford them this power.

Wisconsin has long been proud of its strong Freedom of Information Act laws, which continue to be the most powerful tool available to peel away the curtain over government and hold it accountable to the interests of the people.

Academics like Cronon can only be bullied into silence by such tactics if they allow it of themselves.

By arguing against the laws that unquestionably allow this type of access, Cronon and other critics are also arguing against one of the most valuable devices of academic and journalistic inquiry.

While academic freedom should undoubtedly be protected, even strengthened, it cannot be done at the expense of the freedom of information. UW should surrender Cronon’s emails, just as we expect GOP leaders to do with theirs as counter requests are made in Cronon’s defense.

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Wednesday night was a historic night for ASM elections in terms of voter participation. The turnout: 14.7 percent. It’s pretty epic. Under 6,000 students took five minutes to decide — from their computers — the students who will represent their interests, spend their segregated fees and advocate their causes.

For those of you who voted, here’s a pat on the back from a fellow voter.

For those of you who did not (the vast, vast majority of students on this campus), I would love to hear your reasons.

Please feel free to rail against ASM, to say you didn’t have time or that you didn’t know the candidates. I mean, if ASM hasn’t been your favorite governing body in the past, now would not be a terrible time to try to change that by voting in new members. And if you have a slew of exams or papers or anything else, I’m sure you’ve been studying around the clock for the past few weeks when all the candidate information was up, and Monday through Wednesday when the online voting invitation was sent out.

I am being sincere here, even if my tone implies a

certain amount of meanspirited sarcasm. I would truly love to hear your rationale for not voting because I think it’s an important phenomenon to understand, not only for ASM elections but for the general political process as well. Students typically don’t vote, causing the people trying to get elected or reelected to not pay all that much attention to us.

But to push myself from my soapbox (as I’m sure many of you would like to do in actuality), a quick look at the results of the ASM election proves interesting. First, of the “Share the Governance” slate, 8 of the 13 candidates won their elections; a win rate of 61.5%. In Letters and Science, which has the most seats on ASM, of the 12 who won seats, 5 (41.7%) were from that slate.

That’s actually a pretty impressive result for a coalition with more members running than there were seats open.

Additionally, all but one of the five elected are now freshman representatives, yet two incumbents were not reelected. These results speak either to a group that managed to resonate with the voting portion of the student body or to a group that had the manpower to thoroughly chalk Bascom Hill. I would hazard to say the former.

On the referendum, perhaps the most contentious measure on the ballot was the renewal of United Council funding.

The other measure, changing the ASM

constitution to effectively allow students to serve three years instead of two by not counting the first year of service, was less publicized.

Personally, I voted for the United Council and against the constitutional amendment. I have no problem with students serving three years on ASM, but I do think that if that’s what you want to do, you should amend the bylaws to let students serve three years and then sell that change to the student body. Couching the change in convoluted language and then slipping it in virtually unnoticed is just not quite the way I like my politics.

The student leadership we have right now is incredibly important as the state budget process moves forward and the New Badger Partnership is (potentially, but probably) implemented. You may not care, but the people who were elected by a small portion of your peers will make the decisions that will impact you whether you recognize it or not.

Take a teeny bit of time away from your workload and look at the platforms people ran on. Take some time to figure out what you think about the issues facing this campus right now. If you ignore that call to pay attention, to think critically about events happening around you, you give up your voice.

Elise Swanson (ehswanson@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in political science and English.

Collective bargaining rights bill hopelessly tangled in legislation Dennis O’Reilly Staff Writer Considering the immense amount of opposition Gov. Scott Walker has faced regarding his controversial collective bargaining rights bill, it should come as no surprise that enacting the bill into law would be an equally torturous journey.

That is exactly what is happening.

Multiple lawsuits have been filed against the bill, leading many to believe this bill will not become law until the Supreme Court rules on it. Matters became even more complicated on Tuesday, when Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi reiterated her court order prohibiting Secretary of State Doug LaFollette from publishing the law. Sumi threatened a court order sanction against anyone who disobeyed her, but the Legislative Reference Bureau had already published the law on their website last week. Sumi must decide if Republican leaders violated state laws during debate about the law, and now she must rule on whether the bill actually became a law.

All this is going on while an appeals court has already asked the Supreme Court to rule on the legality of the bill.

And the chaos is further exacerbated if you place the whole situation inside a frame that consists of Walker and his GOP allies in combat with Democrats and all of the state’s furious public workers.

So what does it all mean, Basil?

Rather than ruling on

whether this law has indeed been enacted, Judge Sumi took a hard lined stance against further publication, which is nice and all, but fails to elucidate what the hell is actually going on.

So is it a law or not?

No one really knows, and it seems as if Sumi is more concerned with publication and her power than addressing the underlying issue at hand. Correct me if I’m wrong, but is it not a judge’s job to clear up misunderstandings about the law, or better yet, to elucidate what is and is not law, and then make a firm, crystal-clear statement about it?

Although the jury is still out, it seems Sumi may have dropped the ball on this one. While the courts are squabbling over what is and what is not, the Walker administration has used this ambiguity as a loophole to effect the payroll changes implied in this bill. Those changes will impact public employees’ April 21 paychecks.

The law will defer money from public paychecks to help pay for rising health care costs and pensions while ridding public payrolls of union fee deductions. When all is said and done, union workers will realize an approximate 8-percent loss in pay, which is substantial for working class families in these economic times.

Many of these working class families live paycheck to paycheck.

Not surprisingly, Walker’s corner has garnered criticism for proceeding bullishly by continuing ahead as if the law was in place. Many have perceived that such actions intimate a general disregard for Wisconsin jurisprudence, and that Walker is trying to get his bill signed into law the

very same way he pressed the bill at the Capitol.

This may be unequivocally true. Walker has yet to champion the posterity of the legal process. It would not be wise to hold one’s breath until he does; however, the angle his administration is taking is a smart one, whether one agrees with it or not.

Walker is exploiting the courts’ incompetence and adroitly accomplishing what he set out to do — save $330 million for the state through worker contributions.

The parties involved can make neither heads nor tails of this murky situation and we cannot look to our leaders for civil negotiation because they are paralyzed by political polarization.

Walker is sticking with his power play by effecting these changes in such an unprecedented way, but considering what he faced to sign this bill over in the first place, the angle he is now taking makes perfect sense.

UW Political Science professor Charles Franklin said these strategies may frame Walker as arrogant.

Walker, it’s safe to say, probably enjoys the look.

UW law professor Howard Schweber adds, if the state begins deducting money from workers’ checks in April, then Walker will definitely be in contempt of court. Amazingly, it seems appearing arrogant and bullish, as well as legally in contempt, may be preferable to running the risk of getting this bill thrown out and starting from scratch — it is unlikely Walker is prepared to deal with another 85,000 protesters banging at his front door telling him to go to hell.

Dennis O’Reilly (dgoreilly@wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in economics.

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ArtsEtc. Editor Ten years ago audiences were introduced to a bodacious, questionably brainy blonde who personified, and simultaneously embraced, every blonde stereotype.

She taught young girls everywhere the universally marketable message about the importance of staying true to yourself.

Elle Woods was a bona fide cult heroine.

Mentioning the name now, a decade after her cultural debut, triggers fond memories of the bend and snap man-bait routine, her unwavering confidence and that bubbly pitch-perfect voice. Even though Elle Woods is perhaps just a distant memory — or no memory at all to some — the “Legally Blonde” legacy Reese Witherspoon established with her 2001 hit has been theatrically translated to the offBroadway stage since 2008 with “Legally Blonde The Musical.” Starting April 5, Madison audiences are

finally getting a dose of Elle’s Harvard song and dance routine when the national tour makes a pit stop at the Overture Center for the Arts.

Though the story may be familiar, some may also recognize a fellow Madisonian among the cast. Andy White, a 2006 Madison East High School graduate, plays Aaron Shultz — Elle’s patronizing first impression of Harvard.

“I would describe Aaron as a pompous creep, obsessed with money and status who’s going to Harvard, because, where else would you go?” White said in a recent interview with The Badger Herald.

As the tale goes, Woods is rejected by her Kennedy-esque boyfriend, Warner, as he embarks on his Harvard journey, bound for Senator-dom.

He leaves his sorority squeeze behind in California in hopes of finding a more suitable, “serious” girlfriend who shares the same life goals. Determined to win the love of her life back, Woods studies up and miraculously is accepted to Harvard Law School in the vain

attempt of showing Warner she can fulfill his ideal and become serious, proving something more important to herself along the way.

“Elle learns that there’s more to life, like staying true to yourself, and people see that and all of the colors that you can give as a person, which is kind of inspiring,” White said.

Fans were most likely initially skeptical when Broadway first introduced the musical in 2007. After all, the film doesn’t necessarily offer resounding natural entry points for the insertion of musical numbers. But after a wildly successful Broadway run and numerous national tours, it looks like skeptics were proven wrong for this upbeat, feel-good journey.

“There’s definitely a huge following of the movie, and honestly I think that helps us because a lot of the dialogue is straight from the film script,” White said. “I know a lot of people are oddly familiar with the musical by just the name, so at least their curiosity will be sparked.”

Though White acknowledges the film

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Since its Broadway debut in 2007, ‘Legally Blonde’ has taken the perky plight of Elle Woods across the nation and beyond. has somewhat of a cult following, he admits he wasn’t a fan prior to being cast in the production.

“I saw it twice on Broadway before I ever saw the movie. I like the music a lot and that’s what drew me in,” White said. “I remember thinking, ‘this is a show I could be in,’ and I guess I was right.”

Joining White is a young and fairly inexperienced cast of other 20-somethings — an element of the show dubious critics have praised, and something White finds encouraging.

“Everyday I truly am blown away by the talent.

A lot of us are pretty young in the business —

the average age is about 23 or 24 — but the amount of professionalism that people show, while still having the ability to keep [the show] light and fresh and fun. It’s what I like to think this is supposed to be about,” White said. “It’s really been a pleasure to be around a group of people who are so inspired by what we’re doing. I feel like I’ve found some lifelong friends.”

But even with the promising talent of the young touring cast, with musical numbers like, “Omigod You Guys” and “Daughter of Delta Nu” some are quick to lambaste the show for its frivolous and seemingly

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shallow nature.

“It’s a feel-good show, but it’s not going to necessarily change your life,” White said.

Though White admits “Legally Blonde The Musical” may not be life changing for audience members, the same cannot be said for White and his involvement with this year’s touring cast.

“This has been kind of a dream come true for me,” White said. “It’s very exciting to come home and see the support I have here from everyone.”

“Legally Blonde The Musical” will be at the Overture Center for the Arts April 5 to April 10. Ticket prices start at $31.

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Rock legend resurrected: Robbie Robertson is back After long 13 year silence, rock ‘n’ roll hall of famer reemerges with 5th solo release Tuesday Sharon West ArtsEtc. Writer

Godly guitar skills clash with dated, yet reflective lyrics in Robbie Robertson’s fifth solo album and first record in 13 years, How To Become Clairvoyant, due out April 5.

At the age of 67 Robertson is a musical legend, but perhaps not well known amongst the younger generation. Robertson has rocked out alongside other legends such as Neil Young, Ringo Starr, Neil Diamond and Bob Dylan. But perhaps his most notable contribution to the music world was as the primary songwriter and founder of The Band, arguably one of the most influential rock bands of the early ‘70s, next to The Rolling Stones.

But for this recent solo effort, Robertson collaborated with good pal and “guitar god” Eric Clapton to create his best album yet. On his last two albums — Music for The Native Americans (1994) and Contact from the Underworld of Redboy (1998) — Robertson explored his ancestry. Now, with How To Become Clairvoyant, he takes on his rock heritage, delivering his first-ever song about leaving The Band, “This Is Where I Get Off.” Continuing with his reflective spirit, “When

The Night Was Young” leaves a dreamy sensation that relays, “What could I have done to change the world?” The mellow song emphasizes his inner yearnings for the good old days.

The smoldering and metallic “He Don’t Live Here No More” details a close friend’s battle with addiction and a tribute to the devilish reputation of the beginnings of rock and roll. The searing gut string guitar solos make the piece irresistible.

“Madame X” turns out to be a crowd-pleaser, probably because it was composed by Eric Clapton.

Robertson incorporated a haunting yet elated texture from Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor into the song and the modern pop, lyric-free, and flowing fresh guitar element is worth noting.

Overall, the songs are radio-friendly, guitaroriented and saturated with classic rock soul.

Robertson’s velvety and rustic voice ties together his contemplative lyrics. From an instrumental aspect, the songs are expertly choreographed and the guitar solos are enticing, fusing the classic rock style with a slight contemporary electric feel.

It’s always refreshing to catch a glimpse of classic rock coming back to life when your ears may be swimming in dubstep, but the vibe from How To Become Clairvoyant is too

autobiographical. The high point from this album is that Robertson demonstrates his guitar expertise like the musical connoisseur that he once was.

The low point is the revival of the ‘70s sound with lyrics that don’t connect well with a younger generation.

While How to become Clairvoyant isn’t a walk down a road of broken dreams or a complete reflection of the Bob Dylan days, it is jaded. This album is a basking in nostalgia with a few steps off the beaten path thanks to the edgy stylings of Tom Morello and Robert Randolph.

Behind the framework of guitar riffs prowl songs that prove Robertson has got plenty of substance left in him. It’s just that Robertson’s tenderly aged memories turned lyrical have sat in the ole noggin too long past the generation that would have loved this gem.

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It’s not personal. It’s business: No one is to blame for ‘Friday’ but Black herself

Tween is innocent: Despite her questionable vocals, Black is a by product of the industry

Oh Rebecca Black, how you have stolen the hearts of too many.

At first, “Friday” seemed like a hilariously foul attempt at music making in the same vein as “Crank Dat Gopher Boy.” It was good for a laugh or two, but its slow, painful descent to the bottom of the musical garbage heap has become too outrageous to ignore any longer. After a few weeks to digest the cacophony of “Friday,” Sarah and I found ourselves entangled in an ugly philosophical debate previously unseen in the Arts Corner, and we had to ask ourselves: Who’s to blame for Ms. Black’s success?

Despite the fact that Black is indeed just a 13-year-old tween at the mercy of her idiotic mother and Patrice Wilson, no one can be blamed but Rebecca herself.

As they say in “The Godfather,” “It’s not personal. It’s business.” Although it was admittedly cruel to allow Black to croon about the pure awesomeness of “Friday” and debate the merits of sitting in either the front seat or the back seat (mindboggling!), this was a business decision made by Black’s mother and cemented by Wilson’s superior song writing skills.

Money was exchanged — $2,000 to be exact — and unfortunately that money not only bought Black some studio time, a bitchin’ music video and a hefty amount of viral infamy, it also bought her a whole lot of cyber bullying. You get what you paid for, I guess.

Black’s mother thrust her into the business and the spotlight, which regrettably exposed our ears to the unforgettable “talent” of Rebecca Black. Because she’s the one belting out “Friday,” not her mother nor Wilson, she is to blame. Or maybe we’re to blame for catapulting her to pseudo-success.

After all, aren’t we all still racking up the views on her video?

Either way, I’d rather listen to Conan’s rendition of “Thursday” — preferably on Friday.

Twitter feeds and Facebook statuses during spring break (especially on that “Friday”) were ablaze with the revulsion, disbelief and laughter at another’s expense that so often comes with online social media.

Justin Bieber took a hardly-deserved break from the spotlight, as every person on earth instantly became a music critic. Their sole purpose: Bring down Rebecca Black. Their motivation: A fear that unskillfully auto-tuned singing, lyrics written by a caveman on acid and Windows 98-esque music video production will one day become the pop culture norm.

Some may argue this has already happened (the melody of Beiber’s “Baby” parallels “Friday” with chilling proximity), but you need to be a relativist here; the distinction between your average pop song and the dawn of musical apocalypse is clearest when Black sings, “Which seat should I take?”

Even Aaron Carter’s songwriter (who crafted gems like “Then walked in/ The girl I’m crushin’/ A kid spilled juice/ On my mom’s new cushion”) wouldn’t have dared that level of mundane simplicity.

But the final question is: Did Rebecca deserve the infamy? After reading a recent interview with the song’s writer Patrice Wilson — more commonly recognized as the creepily older rapper in Black’s video — I came to believe her mediocre talents are less to blame than the “store-bought fame” industry that birthed the whole phenomenon.

Wilson claims he’s never promised anyone fame — but with what other intent would he be running a “music factory?”

Clearly, there should be some legal construct protecting young people like Rebecca Black and parents that are willing to pay $2000 for a halfway-decipherable song from this whole skeezy business.

Miley Cyrus has said of Black, “It should be harder to be an artist.” My pitiable comeback skills tempt me to say “Look who’s talking” to Miley, but there is a grain of truth there.

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SPORTS GOODMAN DIAMOND, from 10 eight hitters to the plate, the Badgers received an RBI triple from freshman Stephanie Peace, while Blackshear highlighted the inning with a two-run homer that landed past the left field fences.

“You can get emotional and crumble after adversity,” Healy said.

“With how young our team is, that win was big when they bounced back and scored runs. I’m really proud of the approach of this team. We’re not the most talented team in the country, but we battle back. Everyone’s getting better; there’s a lot of exciting things happening with Wisconsin softball.”

In a battle of aces in the second game, the Badgers fell victim to the shutout effort of the Ramblers’ Brittany Gardner, losing 4-0. The Badgers showed early glimpses of jumping on Gardner, loading the bases in two straight innings but never scoring a run.

“We needed to make

SPLITS, from 10 and getting a little tense.

We’re all trying to lighten the mood and let them be excited about it but not stressed about it.”

Pitcher Cassandra Darrah, who has exceeded expectations with her 10-3 record as a freshman, entered the top of the fifth inning with a no-hitter. However, it was Loyola’s turn to build a late scoring run. In the fifth and sixth innings combined, Darrah gave up two home runs, a solo shot by Lauren Zaworski and a three run homer by Jenna Grimm.

Outfielder Jennifer Krueger, however, continued to be a bright spot for this Badger team.

She finished the doubleheader 6-for-6 with three runs and three stolen bases. She extended her stealing streak to a school-record 11 games.

“If you’re fast, it puts a lot of pressure on the defense,” Krueger said.

Krueger is becoming

ERICKSON, from 10 surprisingly entertaining Yankees game — which I despise myself for liking due to my Twins fandom — coupled with a rollercoaster BrewersReds game, opening day had that magic baseball has been missing lately.

Now all you BadgerBrewer fans don’t fret; the Brewers loss was a hard blow, but the game as a whole was exactly what opening day needed.

Starting off with backto-back homeruns from Rickie Weeks and Carlos Gomez is probably the best way any team can start off a season, but then to add a third only four innings later seemed to seal the deal. How could Brewers fans not feel as if

adjustments offensively; we had runners in scoring position a lot and we didn’t pull through,” Krueger said. “We need someone to step up in that situation consistently; if we put up three on them right away they probably would never have gotten locked in. We needed to get momentum and keep it.”

Healy echoed a similar sentiment but understood that with the early success in the first game the Badgers may have fallen asleep at the wheel for the second game.

“We couldn’t push a key hit across,” Healy said. “I think after winning the first game and scoring a lot of runs the team wasn’t as focused in on the urgency of scoring. As a team you get lulled a little; not everyone grasped at the time that the moment to capitalize was early on. I don’t think we were zoned in like we needed to be at that point.”

True freshman pitcher Cassandra Darrah was on the mound for the

second game and brought a no hitter into the fifth inning, only to be broken by the Ramblers’ Lauren Zaworski on a home run.

“Once they put that run on the board, everyone stopped being loose,” Healy said. “Everyone started feeling that we had a zero and stressed. I think you have to try to not do too much with the ball.

For our girls we scored a lot of runs early, and people are trying to hit it out of the park. I think you just have to hit the ball where it’s pitched and string hits together.”

While the Badgers split the series, the players are taking away the positives from the first game, particularly their ability to claw their way back into games.

“We’ll get those key hits,” McIntosh said. “We can come back when we’re down.”

“It was a tough loss; we wanted to win for Coach really bad,” Krueger said.

“But we won’t dwell on it; we’re right back to playing this weekend.”

accustomed to streaks, as she also compiled a 19game hit streak earlier in the year.

“I’m just really

offensive day for her,” Healy said. “It’s great to see a local Wisconsin talent like her do so well.

She is doing her job, and now we just have to find ways to start hitting her in.”

The Badgers were unable to put together another run as they were shut out 4-0.

While Darrah gave up two home runs in the game, it was the lack of scoring that proved most significant.

“We just need work on getting key hits,” Darrah said. “We leave too many people on base, so that’s our main goal going forward.”

After getting off to their best start since 2007, the Badgers hope the second game will be a minor speed bump moving forward.

“We should have had two wins there,” Krueger said. “We just know that we can play with anyone, any day, so we just have to keep working hard and have fun.”

“When you’re facing a team at the top of their conference you know you’re going to get a battle like that. Of course i was an emotional game, but I think it was more emotional for them [Loyola] than it was for me.”

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confident this year,” Krueger said. “I know if I put the ball in play that I’ll beat it out and get on base.”

“It was a phenomenal

the Brewers were finally showing promise?

Enter the ninth inning.

Down 6-3, the Reds clearly did not want to

Maybe the pressure for a save with a threerun advantage was too much for righty John Axford? Maybe it was opening day jitters? start off on the wrong foot by taking the loss. The squad came back with a hot fury worthy of its name.

Maybe the pressure for a save with a three-run advantage was too much for righty John Axford?

Maybe it was opening day jitters? Or maybe Axford felt he had to give the fans something to remember, something to draw them — or the people who could care less about the day — in?

Whatever was going through Axford’s mind, the Reds took advantage of whatever weakness they saw, and Ramon Hernandez hit a threerun home run after Jonny Gomes hit a sacrifice fly, giving Cincinnati four runs in the ninth for the win.

Understandably, the loss was tough, but that game helped make 2011 Opening Day into

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POINT/COUNTERPOINT

Best Final Four Cinderella?

Butler’s return trip to semifinals builds legacy, sheds underdog label for good

Finally making it past the second round, Rams’ run more worthy of glass slippers

There’s really not much else more annoying than those “The Butler Did It” headlines. Or any other Cluerelated one, for that matter.

Nevertheless, Butler’s return to the Final Four has been thoroughly captivating. Perhaps last year the Bulldogs were just the latest in the long line of Cinderellas.

But from the moment Gordon Hayward’s half-court heave barely missed the net at the buzzer of last year’s national championship, any chance of Butler catching the nation by surprise again was eliminated.

This year, by once again ascending to the Final Four, Butler sheds its label as America’s perennial underdog. Together, with Virginia Commonwealth University, Butler has arguably brought the dagger to the significance of the “mid-major” label.

Still, the Bulldogs’ March Madness run has been much more fascinating.

The argument can definitely be made that 11-seed VCU had the tougher road, demolishing sixth-seeded Georgetown and third-seeded Purdue, squeaking by fellow Cinderella Florida State and then shocking top-seeded Kansas.

But in Butler, the nation has seen the literal birth of a program. Hayward was a lottery pick in last year’s NBA Draft, and the Bulldogs still returned to the Final Four. That’s something typically reserved for the Dukes, the Kansases and the Kentuckys of college basketball.

Furthermore, baby-faced head coach Brad Stevens has magnified his own star power. He might be unable to dodge the digs at his youthful appearance — at least for a decade or two — but he’s shed the dreaded oneyear wonder label.

That’s the very same label VCU’s Shaka Smart now finds himself battling.

Alright, Butler’s underdog story is great and everything — last year.

The Bulldogs may not have won the prize at the end of the whole dance, but they still had an awesome ride into the national championship.

And now they are back again, only a year later.

VCU hasn’t made it past the second round of the NCAA tournament — ever. Finally, the Rams are fighting for a spot in the national championship. If that’s not the better making of a Cinderella story, then I don’t know what is.

Butler’s story was great the first time around. But with a No. 8 seed that severely made No. 4 seed Wisconsin look like an incapable underdog (too soon?) it just isn’t going through the same challenges VCU has faced through March Madness so far.

This season, if the Cinderella story belongs to anyone, it’s the VCU Rams. Not only did they have to face USC in the first round, they’ve fought their way through Georgetown, Purdue, Florida State and Kansas.

That’s no walk in the park.

The Rams also have the anonymity factor going for them.

Butler has Matt Howard and Shelvin Mack fronting their squad. VCU has Jamie Skeen — who only has 15.4 points per game — and that’s about it.

What better story is there than a group of unknowns coming together and rising to the top? (Attempting not to make a “Miracle” reference here, but it’s impossible to refrain.)

Butler’s story has been told. The Bulldogs had their year last year and just couldn’t finish it out against Duke. It’s time for a new underdog to rise to the top, and VCU is the lucky one to get that chance.

Who’s your favorite Cinderella, Butler or VCU? Log on to badgerherald.com/sports to voice your opinion on this Point/Counterpoint. something glorious.

Instead of being bored with the fact that baseball

For once, sitting down and watching three hours of baseball was made possible without also doing homework or any other sort of activity.

started and feeling a severe lack of fulfillment

from sports — baseball just doesn’t do it for me the way football or hockey does — this season is shaping up to be a turning point.

Yeah, it’s only been one day, but it’s been a day like no other. For once, sitting down and watching three hours of baseball was made possible without also doing homework or any other sort of activity.

Even the DodgersGiants game had that special something that helped make one of baseball’s finest days even better.

Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw and Giants righty Tim Lincecum fought it out in a true battle of the pitchers.

The game was close

throughout and forced you to want it to stay close, to see which pitcher could grind it out the longest.

Baseball hasn’t been the sport of a nation as it once was by any means recently, but for once, there’s hope. For once, baseball held the captivating emotions, and grinding-it-out-for-thewin excitement made you glue your eyes to the TV rather than take a nap.

Kelly is a sophomore intending to major in journalism. Did opening day captivate you as much as it did her? Let her know about your favorite baseball moments at kerickson@ badgerherald.com or follow her on Twitter @ kellyerickson4.

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Walkoff homer gives Reds 7-6 Opening Day win over Brewers Milwaukee becomes first team in 42 years to begin season with back-to-back homers, but Cincinnati surges back in 9th “I’ve never seen an CINCINNATI (AP) — The Brewers got off to a opening day like that,” powerful start, and the said Dusty Baker, who defending NL Central won his first opener in champions had the big four years as the Reds manager. “I’ve seen a finish.

One game in, the Reds guy hit a homer to start the game, but I’ve never are at it again.

Ramon Hernandez hit a seen the first two guys hit two-out, three-run homer homers.

“That was about as in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday, rallying dramatic a finish as you have, especially Cincinnati to a 7-6 victory can over Milwaukee in an ending the season the way opening-day flashback to we did last year and then starting it the same way its championship season.

“I’ve played 12 years, this year.”

The Brewers were and this is the most amazing opening day,” leading by three before said Hernandez, who John Axford (0-1) let it get away. He blew ended it only three with his save chances fourth hit. last season, “To get that type of win I’ve played 12 years, when he set a Milwaukee is great, and this is the most rookie record and to do with 24 saves. it on a day amazing opening Hernandez like today day. To get that type hit an gets people of win is great, and opposite-field even more to do it on a day like line drive excited. It’s today gets people that set off a amazing.” familiar Reds Quite a even more excited. scrum at home start. Quite It’s amazing. plate. a finish.

“It seemed The like he got a Brewers Ramon Hernandez good piece if became the Catcher it, but I wasn’t first team Cincinnati Reds too sure,” in 42 years Axford said. to open the “It sounded season with a little back-todifferent.” back homers The next when Rickie Weeks and Carlos Gomez sound he heard was a connected off Edinson collective scream from Volquez. Ryan Braun also what remained of the had a solo shot, helping crowd of 42,398 — many Milwaukee take a 6-3 lead had left on a cold, raw afternoon. Hernandez’s to the ninth.

That’s when the Reds homer was the last of six reverted to their winning in the game, the only one ways of 2010. Their first that wasn’t a solo shot.

The Brewers have six wins last season came in their final at-bat, tying designs on overtaking the the major league record. NL Central champions Appropriately, they after changing managers clinched the division title — Ron Roenicke took at home on Jay Bruce’s over for Ken Macha — and adding Zack Greinke game-ending homer.

They began the new and Shaun Marcum to season with only the their rotation. They let a second game-ending chance to take first place homer in Reds opening- get away.

The 41-degree first day history — Joe Randa beat the Mets with one in pitch made for the second-coldest opener 2005.

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always make plays will be really helpful.”

Offenses now won’t athletic, explosive guy who can go sideline to be able to run away from Borland’s side sideline. of the field It’s a good in hopes of thing for keeping him us to have him on the In this defense having away from the action. inside.”

In the “In this Chris in the middle keeps him in the middle, defense Borland can having box. Chris is just use his speed Chris in great for fighting to track down the middle those linemen and plays on keeps either side. him in using his quickness But the box,” and strength to bully how does junior those guys. Having Borland’s linebacker Mike him always in the box unique pass Taylor where he can always rushing ability fit in? In his added. freshman “Chris is make plays will be season, just great really helpful.

Borland for fighting finished with those sacks linemen Mike Taylor five was and Outside Linebacker and constantly using his UW Football pressuring the quickness quarterback and with his strength to trademark bully those guys. Having him always spin move off the edge.

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Ramon Hernandez hit a home run with two outs and two runners on base in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Reds a 7-6 win. in Great American Ball Park’s nine-year history, prompting fans to bundle in coats and blankets.

Volquez warmed up wearing a red hooded sweatshirt.

Then, the Brewers got off to the majors’ most sizzling start in decades.

Weeks extended his spring tear with his 22nd career leadoff homer.

He led the Brewers with a .442 average and one homer during spring tackles were simply no match for Borland’s quickness, and though he may be moving inside in UW’s base defense, don’t be surprised to see Borland lined up on the outside for that very role in specific third down packages.

“We don’t know what we are going to do yet for our third down package but yeah, absolutely,” Borland said with a smile.

“I think that will stay.”

Borland says he expects to return to be back to 100 percent by June when the Badgers begin their summer workout program.

He’ll continue to study his new position until camp resumes in the fall when he will presumably be able to return to fullcontact action for the first time in months.

So, how anxious is Borland to test out the middle linebacker spot and absorb that first collision?

“Words really can’t describe,” he said.

training. Fast starts are no surprise for him — Weeks hit a club-record eight leadoff homers last season.

When Gomez homered into the upper deck two pitches later, the Brewers became the first team in the majors to start a season with a pair of homers since Cincinnati’s Pete Rose — who watched from a seat behind home plate on Thursday — and Bobby Tolan connected

off Don Drysdale in 1969.

Drysdale didn’t allow another run in that one, winning 3-2.

NOTES: Hernandez is the fifth Reds player since 1900 to have four hits on opening day, joining C Bubbles Hargrave (1924), OF Babe Herman (1936), OF Jim Greengrass (1954) and OF Paul O’Neill (1989). ... Logan Ondrusek got the victory with one inning in relief. ... Reds 1B Joey Votto received

his NL MVP award before the game. He homered and drove in a pair of runs. ... The Reds are 65-69-1 on opening day, the Brewers 23-191. ... The Reds played a tribute to former manager Sparky Anderson on the videoboard before the game. Anderson died in November. The Reds are wearing a “Sparky” patch on their right sleeves. His No. 10 was marked on the back of the mound.

Football season opener moved up, under lights Wisconsin is so excited to start the 2011 football season that the Badgers and their opening-game opponent, UNLV, have decided to move their season-opener up two days. The game will now be played at Camp Randall Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 1 with the game time to be announced at a later date.

“To be able to open up the college football season at home, in front of our tremendous fans at Camp Randall Stadium in a Thursday night game, something that has only been done here one other time, will

be very special,” head coach Bret Bielema said. “It will be great national exposure for our program and a terrific way to kick off the 2011 season.”

The last time Wisconsin played a home game on a Thursday night was a 19-7 win over Western Michigan on Aug. 31, 2000, also the seasonopener. Since 1998, the Badgers are 8-2 at home in night games.

Overall, UW has won 26 of its last 29 games played at night.

The night game against UNLV is just the start of an intriguing 2011 home schedule for the Badgers that includes

a game against Pac12 power Oregon State, Nebraska’s first-ever Big Ten conference game and a match-up against Penn State to close the season.

For information on season tickets, please visit www. wisconsinfootball2011. com. The Badgers are currently in week two of spring football practice.

Spring ball concludes with the annual Spring Game at Camp Randall Stadium on April 23 at 1 p.m. Tickets to the game are $5 with all proceeds benefitting the UW School of Nursing.

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Borland embraces move to inside spot Reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year comfortable at middle linebacker position Max Henson Sports Editor

Chris Borland seemed to be in the middle of everything during the 2009 season when he was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, forcing turnovers and recording sacks on a regular basis.

Now, after suffering a season-ending shoulder injury last season, Borland is set to become the official man in the middle for the UW defense in 2011.

Head coach Bret Bielema announced at the start of spring camp that Borland was making a position switch from outside to middle linebacker.

Borland Jeff Schorfheide The Badger Herald remains limited in spring camp as he works his way Chris Borland suffered a season-ending shoulder injury last year, but as he works his way back back to full health, but to full heath, he is preparing to man a new spot — middle linebacker — for the Badgers this year. the transition to middle

linebacker has already started in the film room.

“I’ve just been familiarizing myself with the position,” Borland said. “It’s not too difficult really. And we’ve changed some things with our defense so everybody is learning. I played a little bit my freshman year and its been a pretty smooth transition so far.”

But why the need for such a transition in the first place?

Borland established himself as a defensive play maker in his first season on the outside, so why make a change?

According to Borland, the move fits better with Wisconsin’s current linebacker depth.

“I think it’s just a practical decision based on our personnel,” Borland said.

“Mike [Taylor] and Clax [Kevin Claxton] are two great outside linebackers and I’m probably a better fit

than both of those guys in the middle.

“To get three of our better guys on the field — I think it makes the most sense.”

In addition, Borland appears to have the skill set necessary to excel at the middle linebacker spot.

The 5-foot-11, 242-pound player is stout enough to hold his ground against inside running plays, and he also has the quickness needed to shoot the gaps and make plays on the edges.

With that in mind, Borland’s fellow linebackers are excited about the positive effect the move will have on their unit.

“I think it’s a really good move,” senior linebacker Kevin Claxton said. “Chris is a very

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Softball splits home-opening doubleheader with Loyola SOFTBALL RECAP Strong bats carry Badgers in game 1 victory; stranded baserunners cost game 2 Justin Mertes-Mistretta Softball Writer Wisconsin entered Thursday’s doubleheader against Loyola on a two-game losing streak, having lost four of its last five games. The Badgers got their win in the first game, 9-4, but split the doubleheader after being shutout 4-0 in the second game.

For first-year head coach Yvette Healy, it was not just any opponent she was facing on a cold Thursday night. Healy spent 11 years coaching Loyola prior to coming to Madison, but this game was more about the skill of the opponent, not the storyline.

“When you’re facing a team at the top of their conference, you know you’re going to get a

battle like that,” Healy said. “Of course it was an emotional game, but I think it was more emotional for them [Loyola] than it was for me.”

In the first game, it was neck-and-neck for the first four-and-a-halfinnings. Heading into the bottom of the fourth, the Badgers trailed 4-2, but the deficit didn’t last long.

Infielder Stephanie Peace hit a triple to left-center to bring home the first of five runs in the inning for Wisconsin.

Karla Powell hit a solo shot — her seventh — in the third inning and was intentionally walked by Loyola in the fifth inning, which proved to be a vital mistake. The next batter, Shannel Blackshear, connected on a two-run homer to make the score 7-4.

The Badgers would go on to shut out Loyola for the remaining three

innings and added two more runs in the sixth inning to record their 16th win of the season.

In the second game of the doubleheader, Wisconsin was unable to take advantage of early opportunities, leaving runners in scoring position. The Badgers left bases loaded for the first two innings in a row, something that has been a problem for Wisconsin all season long, as it left a total of 18 runners on base in a doubleheader against Penn State.

“We’ve been leaving a lot of runners on base lately,” Krueger said.

“We just need someone to step up and be big in that situation.”

“I think sometimes it’s a mental thing,” Healy said. “They just have to be looser. I can see this team maybe pressing

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Jennifer Krueger was 4-for-4 at the plate in the first game of Wisconsin’s doubleheader Thursday.

SOFTBALL SIDEBAR First 2 games at Goodman Diamond have Badgers go from high to low as bats fall silent in second game Nick Korger Softball Writer In the first game of Wisconsin’s home opener against Loyola, the Badgers’ bats awoke in a flurry, scoring five runs in the fourth inning of a 9-4 trouncing of the Ramblers.

During the nightcap, though, UW’s bats fell dormant.

While the Badger offense struggled in the second game, senior Jennifer Krueger put on an all-night clinic, going a combined 6-for-6 in the

doubleheader.

Krueger reached on two errors as well, but from the beginning it was evident the Ramblers had no answer to Krueger’s speed on the base path. Reaching base eight times, Krueger put herself in position to score constantly and stole three bases.

“I just knew if I put the ball in play they would have a hard time getting me out,” Krueger said.

“That’s all I was focusing on; I didn’t care when it went or what happened.

I just put the ball in play

and ran as hard as I could.”

While Krueger excelled in both games, the Badgers offense as a team showed its resilience more in the opening game. Trailing for more than half of the game, sophomore Meghan McIntosh received all the run support she needed when the Badgers cranked out five runs to take the lead for good.

“I really had confidence in them; even though I gave up some runs, I knew my team would back me up,” McIntosh said.

“After the home run

by Shanel [Blackshear], Coach [Yvette] Healy told me to just shut them down and put some zeroes up on the board. Once the team got going offensively, my confidence got bolstered by them.”

While McIntosh showed grit all day on the mound by working her way out of tight situations, the big fourth inning showed the great capabilities of the Badger offense. Bringing

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Opening Day gives baseball new energy Kelly Erickson Erickson the Red What’s more exciting than watching baseball all day?

Well, probably watching football, hockey or basketball all day.

In today’s sports world filled with adrenaline pumping, full-contact, grinding-it-out-forthe-win excitement, baseball’s classy, leisurely style just doesn’t have quite the same effect on the general public.

Sure, baseball is “America’s pastime,” but the grandeur of the

sport seems to have been tarnished as football rose to dominance and took the sports throne.

In light of all this, opening day has become a contested day of the year — either people are head-over-heels for it, or they couldn’t care less.

For those who couldn’t care less, they missed out on one of the more exciting opening days baseball has seen in awhile.

Being a Twins fan, I’d like to see the Yankees die a slow, torturous death after what they’ve put me through the last two years. But upon watching their entire game today against the Tigers, entertainment ensued.

While all my expectations consisted of the Yankees creaming

the Tigers, baseball can’t get much more exciting with a 3-3 tie headed into the seventh. Sure, Curtis Granderson hit a bomb out to right field, securing a 1-0 record for New York, off Detroit lefty Phil Coke as soon as he took the mound (so it seemed), but the game single-handedly showed baseball at its finest.

Originally, I was indifferent about opening day — mainly because the Twins didn’t play — but also because I wasn’t quite feeling up for baseball season quite yet, and I wasn’t expecting anything too exciting to happen upon looking at the schedule.

I was seriously going to propose opening day should be filled with rivalries: Yankees-Red Sox, White Sox-Twins,

Brewers-Cubs, and the list goes on. Sure, there’s one rivalry played each year to start the season off — this year the baseball gods have graced us with the San Francisco Giants and L.A. Dodgers.

Even if these rivalries were just a one-day event and not a series, creating more hype about opening day and the start of baseball season would be more remarkable and more exciting.

Initially, I was expecting these shortcomings without big rival games. I thought baseball would start without being remarkable or interesting.

I was wrong.

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