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MCSC to revise $1.27M budget Student leaders ask SSFC for leniency after filing budget waiver past deadline Selby Rodriguez Campus Editor The Multicultural Student Coalition defended its proposed budget of $1.27 million Monday night, and asked for a student government committee to consider reneging its automatic denial of the budget, due to missing the deadline.

Student council Rep. Nneka Akubeze represented MCSC during open forum and asked Student Services Finance Committee

members to reconsider the organization’s waiver form, which is a new requirement for groups requesting more than $250,000 in funds.

The group’s waiver form was automatically denied because it was turned in after the final deadline of 12:00 p.m Monday.

Akubeze said extenuating circumstances should be taken into consideration, as well as the fact that the group was unaware of the time constraint, having received a reminder email just 12 minutes before the form was due.

She added the group’s budget took more than three months to compose, and the required waiver for student organizations requesting more than

$250,000 put added strain on the process.

The week-long period MCSC had to reanalyze its budget and complete the waiver after last week’s committee meeting approved the form was not an appropriate amount of time, Akubeze said.

“With respect to the waiver, I would like to urge this body to reconsider the deadline,” Akubeze said. “Our waiver is really important in this budget.

We want you to actually look at all of it instead of just one-fifth of it.”

SSFC Chair Sarah Neibart stood by the denial, saying she has adhered to the policy of automatic rejection for late items since earlier last year.

“It sucks that this was not in on time, but it is not

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Nneka Akubeze spoke on behalf of the Multicultural Student Coalition during open forum of Monday’s SSFC meeting. After filing the paperwork required for budgets over $250,000 past the deadline, the group’s original budget of $1.27 million was automatically denied by the committee. fair for me after standing through this policy since spring to go back on it for just one group,” she said.

Neibart said MCSC is the

only student organization requesting a budget above $250,000, thus making it the only group required to turn in the waiver.

SSFC member Tia Nowack said the deadline was not stated in last

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Metro driver involved in fatality will not be charged Investigation cites ‘significant’ blind spots in decision not to file charges Adelaide Blanchard News Editor The driver involved in a fatal Madison Metro bus crash earlier this summer will not be charged, the

Dane County District Attorney’s office announced Monday, after the office determined the driver had not been under the influence and the vehicle itself obstructed the driver’s view.

In June, Maureen Grant, 58, was struck and killed by a Madison Metro bus while crossing Lake Street to University Avenue. Grant was an employee at the Memorial Library.

Dane County DA Ismael Ozanne’s office said in a statement no charges would be pressed against Debra Foster, the Madison Metro driver. Foster was issued a citation for failing to yield to a pedestrian in connection with the incident earlier this summer.

One of the key factors in the decision was a blind spot on the bus, according to the statement.

A reconstruction unit from

the Wisconsin State Patrol determined the bus created a “significant” blind spot, which prevented Foster from seeing Grant until she was right next to the Metro bus.

The DA’s office reviewed a number of reports including those from the Madison Police Department, photos and video related to the crash and the State Patrol team that worked on reconstructing the

crash before coming to a conclusion, the statement said.

Foster was also required to take a test to make sure she was not operating the bus under the influence at the time of the crash.

Toxicology results came back clean, according to the statement from the DA’s office.

Madison Metro spokesperson Mick Rusch said they were not

contacted when the DA’s office made the decision and are still working on an investigation.

Ozanne said while the bus company was not contacted during the investigation, he felt he had all the appropriate information to make the decision.

He said it is doubtful Madison Metro’s

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City approves St. Francis housing Episcopalian church gets green light from commission for student high-rise on University Adelaide Blanchard News Editor A highly contested proposal for a student highrise on University Avenue got approval from a city commission Monday night, after nearly two hours of public forum from two rivaling campus ministry communities.

In a 4-3 vote, the Madison Plan Commission approved a plan for an eight-story high-rise as part of the redevelopment for the St. Francis Episcopal Student Center.

The proposal will go in front of City Council tonight for final approval.

The meeting ran late into the night when approximately 30 people from the St. Francis Malory Goldin The Badger Herald community and the Members of Madison Plan Commission voted in favor of a plan for St. Francis Episcopal Chuch to build a Lutheran Memorial high-rise for student housing after community members weighed in on the merits of the project Monday. community — which has

a ministry building near the proposed high-rise — signed up to speak at the public forum.

Randy Bruce, architect for the St. Francis project, said the 80-unit high-rise would have height consistent with the buildings in the area and would include a courtyard and space for bicycle parking.

The original plans for the St. Francis highrise called for 12 stories, but after talks between Lutheran Memorial and St. Francis, as well as the Plan Commission’s rejection of the plan earlier this year, St. Francis presented the eight story plan as a compromise, Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said.

While St. Francis would be building the high-rise, the building would not function for a religious purpose, he said. It would

be partially owned by the Episcopalian Church, and partially owned by the developer, LZ Ventures.

But members of the Lutheran Memorial community disagreed on the nature of the “compromise” in public forum.

Franklin Wilson, a member of Lutheran Memorial, argued St. Francis’s new proposal was essentially the same and it reminded him of an incident playing ball as a child.

When his brother was winning at baseball, Wilson said, he took a swing at him with a baseball bat. He said his mother told him he should not hit people with baseball bats.

“So I picked up a croquet mallet and took a cut at him,” Wilson said.

Part of Lutheran Memorial’s vested interest

in the St. Francis highrise stems from how the proposed high-rise would affect the internal and external atmosphere of their own sanctuary.

Laura Rose, who attends Lutheran Memorial on University Avenue, said during public forum she feared the colorful patterns of light through the stainedglass windows would be affected, and she was not the only one who voiced those concerns.

Council President for Lutheran Memorial, Al Larson, said the high-rise could be an eyesore for the University Avenue corridor in 40 years and urged the commission to think for the long term.

But not everyone felt new student housing would be detrimental to the area’s

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Bill would allow citizens to sue officials for harassment Proposed legislation would ensure rights of victims are upheld after Kratz litigation Michael Kujak News Reporter Legislation proposed in an Assembly committee’s public hearing aims to stop prosecutors and police from using their positions to take advantage of victims or witnesses after a district attorney escaped charges following a

criminal investigation last fall.

Several Republicans in the Legislature have already expressed support for the Crime Victim Preservation Act, but the committee did not vote on the measure, which was proposed by Rep. Andre Jacque, R-Bellevue, during last Thursday’s hearing.

According to Jacque, the bill was influenced by the Ken Kratz scandal, in which the Calumet County District Attorney resigned from office after he sent text messages to a domestic abuse victim

and attempted to spark an affair with her while prosecuting her exboyfriend.

Under the Wisconsin Constitution, the Crime Victims Rights Board has the power to investigate public officials who abuse victim’s rights.

However, a 2005 Wisconsin Supreme Court decision decided the language of the state Constitution only amounted to a general policy statement and did not grant the board enforceable rights, Jacque said.

Since the state Constitution did not grant authority to the board, Kratz was able to avoid the charges against him.

Kratz was previously the longtime chairman of the Crime Victims Rights Board but stepped down from the post in December 2009 under pressure from state officials. Jacque said this type of manipulation of the system is what inspired the legislation.

The bill would directly attempt to change the language in the state Constitution to give more power to the board in

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similar situations in the future, Jacque said.

“Clearly, there has to be the ability for a body like the Crime Victims Rights Board to seek justice on behalf of victims in those instances,” Jacque said. “[The proposed bill] clarifies what should be common sense: that you should not be utilizing somebody’s personal information for private benefit.”

The first part of the bill would reinstate protections that were in the 1993 Crime Victims Rights Amendment,

Jacque said. The victims would have the right to be treated with fairness and free from harassment by public officials, employees or agencies.

Under the bill, they would also have the right not to have their personal information used by any public employee for attempting to obtain a personal benefit or financial gain, Jacque said.

If his or her rights were violated, the victim could request a district attorney to seek relief on his or her

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Correction Due to a reporting error, the Sept. 19 “Crime in Brief” stated that the man charged in the disturbance on South Carroll Street had been arrested for dumping beer on a lawmaker.

The brief should have read, “MPD officers cited 26-year-old Miles Kristan of Madison on disorderly conduct Thursday after he allegedly dumped a beer on a Wisconsin lawmaker in a public bar Wednesday night.”

The article should have made it clear Kristan was not arrested, but rather cited. We regret the error.

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Worker grievances go to municipalities State municipalities will assume responsibility for workplace complaints as result of collective bargaining law Iloma Argirion News Reporter Grievances from county employees, once handled by the collective bargaining mechanisms of state unions, will now fall under the jurisdiction of local municipalities as a result of the state’s new union law.

This responsibility was transferred to municipalities after Gov. Scott Walker ’s budget repair legislation was signed into law, which tempered many public workers’ collective bargaining rights.

Consequently, grievance procedures, which had previously been included within the collective bargaining agreements, were expunged, leaving the responsibility of determining a new

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“There is a broad consensus that this is language that needs to be

system for dealing with termination, workplace safety, discipline and employee complaints to the municipalities.

Cullen Werwie, spokesperson for Walker, said Wisconsin workers can expect to continue receiving protection from state agencies.

“State workers will continue to receive protections under Wisconsin’s civil service protections,” Werwie said. “Their grievances will go through the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission.”

Although police, fire personnel and administrative managers were exempt from the collective bargaining law, other unionized groups such as construction workers, carpenters, electricians and many others are subject to the

added,” Jacque said. “This is bipartisan legislation [and] will be hopefully moving forward in the next month.”

In an email to The

“Madison as a city entity has a better infrastructure to handle grievances because of the

size of our city and the number of employees,” he said. “This will probably put Madison in a better position than smaller municipalities.”

Donald Moynihan, a spokesperson for the La Follette School of Public Affairs, said in order to be able to adequately manage themselves, governments need a certain “basic level of capacity.”

Wisconsin is organized in a manner in which it is comprised of a lot of small municipalities, he said, which in result makes it a very decentralized state.

Moynihan said the repair bill shifts a lot of administrative responsibility onto local governments, which is fine for those like Madison with the capacity to manage this

responsibility, but could prove to be a larger, more complicated ordeal for small towns and villages.

However, Moynihan said there is a possibility that many municipalities will essentially reinstate the old agreements.

“The budget repair bill has created a good deal more uncertainty for municipalities in managing all aspects of human resources,” Moynihan said. “My guess is that many of them would prefer not to have to reinvent the wheel.”

He added there is a chance that other governmental municipalities will take advantage of their newlygranted authority and, as a result, there is a chance that we will soon start hearing stories of unjust labor practices.

Badger Herald, political science professor Barry Burden said the legislation is not expected to receive much opposition.

“Once this bill gets

moving, it will be difficult for any legislator to vote against it. So it would be crucial to get the policy right before moving forward,” Burden said.

Jacque said he will bring the bill up again in an executive session with the Criminal Justice Corrections Committee on Thursday.

new stipulations, he said.

Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said while it is not yet known when City Council will take up the issue or how the city would be affected, the city is well-equipped to handle the transfer of responsibility.

“The budget repairs bill has created a good deal more uncertainty for municipalities.”

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week’s SSFC minutes nor was it audio recorded.

She said this is significant because if the deadline is not on the record, then it did not actually happen.

The committee chair unilaterally decides deadlines, and Neibart said it was sent out in an email to all General Student Services Fund groups last week.

Representative David Vines said the waiver itself violates viewpoint neutrality as only one group had made it known it would be requesting a budget that would require a waiver.

“I would argue this already was a witch hunt for a group making it known their budget would be above $250,000,” Vines said.

Vines added he did not believe the waiver was crafted with any malice towards MCSC. Within the next few days, Neibart said she would contact MCSC asking for a new budget reduced to $250,000.

An eligibility hearing was also held afterward for Adventure Learning Programs.

ALPs offers both low and high ropes courses for any students or organizations interested in learning and practicing new skills to help strengthen group connections.

Supporting Peers in Laidback Listening also held their hearing.

SPILL is an anonymous, emailbased support system available to students on a 24-hour basis year round, giving them an opportunity to reach out for additional support.

investigation results could change the outcome of the decision.

A statement released by Madison Metro shortly after the DA released his decision stressed the safety of the buses.

All vehicles and mirrors are updated to follow federal safety and industry standards, and Madison Metro drivers are trained to deal with the blind spots that are inherent with large vehicles, the statement said.

Madison Metro denied further comment in the statement, but Rusch said the bus company will announce when they plan to release the findings of their own internal investigation.

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University of Wisconsin law student Bryce Cummings said living in Grand Central this year has showed him how convenient and safe the area is for UW students and the high-rise would give more students the opportunity to live in that area.

Members of Lutheran Memorial are going to City Council to try to convince members to ultimately deny the proposal, said Douglas Swiggum, chair of the Lutheran Memorial Facilities Committee.

“We’re not picking a side. We’re not picking a religion,” Resnick said.

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Innocence Project secures $1M in federal grants Law School program funding boost will go toward exonerating wrongfully convicted Jackie Allen Campus Reporter The University of Wisconsin Law School’s Innocence Project is expanding its resources in examining cases for individuals who may have been wrongly convicted after receiving grants from the United States Department of Justice totaling more than $1 million.

The Wisconsin Innocence Project brings

UW law students, professors and defendants together in an effort to investigate possible wrongful convictions, educate students and appeal for convictions to be reversed if innocence is proven.

The funds are provided from two different grants, one from the Post Conviction DNA Testing Assistance Program and the second from the Bureau of Justice Assistance Wrongful Conviction Review Program.

Co-Director of the project and Law School professor Keith Findley said the funding will allow the program to continue investigating wrongful

convictions, as well as expand clinical research, support staff members and students.

“We’ve been able to double the number of students who we can offer placement at the Wisconsin Innocence project, which allows us to create many more opportunities as part of their legal education,” Findley said. “They work on real cases with real clients.”

Findley added the students receive practical experience working in the project by negotiating with prosecutors, litigating the claims of the innocent, analyzing evidence and speaking with witnesses.

According to professor John Pray, the project

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allows UW to reach out to prison inmates who either never had the opportunity to analyze DNA evidence or have evidence which may be retested with more modern techniques to prove innocence in a conviction.

“The community and the citizens of Madison are paying for people to be incarcerated for various crimes,” Pray said. “If these people are innocent, they certainly shouldn’t be in prison, and if they’re innocent there’s someone out there who is committing crimes and should be brought to justice.”

Findley said the two grants will also allow the Innocence Project to

create an advisory board, featuring prominent defense attorneys, forensic analysts and police officers. The advisory board will allow the project to expand the scope of their litigation and policy initiatives.

Part of the funds will also subsidize costs of DNA testing in crime labs or DNA labs which can become expensive, Pray said. The Innocence Project also plans on hiring more attorneys to supervise law students studying wrongful conviction cases.

According to Findley, the grants were awarded following two different written grant proposals that included a list of personnel, the nature of

the program to be created and a budget plan.

Pray added the two grants are partially a continuation of previous awards provided for the Wisconsin Innocence Project’s investigations and litigation. The grants allow the project to followup on current cases with wrongfully convicted criminals.

“These cases are very long, complicated cases.

They require a longer period of time than originally thought,” Pray said. “The funding of that was running out so this will allow us … to go to court to get the testing and if possible to go to court to get the conviction reversed.”

Not another ‘Manic Monday’ An introductory drawing class takes advantage of the warm weather and catches some rays on Monday. Students took a recess from damp classrooms and desks, making the picnic tables on Library Mall their art studio for the day.

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Group says code on housing cost favors religious leaders, is not constitutional Adelaide Blanchard News Editor The Freedom From Religion Foundation is looking to roll back some tax benefits for religious leaders through a lawsuit filed in a Wisconsin district court last week.

The suit lists the Internal Revenue Service and Secretary Treasury Timothy Geithner as the defendants and cites Tax Code 107, which excludes members of clergy from housing costs and gives preferential treatment to religious leaders.

Because the tax code advances religion, according to the suit, it is unconstitutional. “[I]f ‘ministers of the gospel’ are accorded preferential tax benefits, then FFRF’s nonbelieving directors should get the same benefit,” a statement from the foundation said.

Dan Barker, copresident for the

foundation, said he used to be a minister and was able to take advantage of the tax exclusion. Now, as a leader of a nonbelieving non-profit, he cannot use the same benefit.

He said the suit demonstrates the discriminatory nature of the tax exclusion.

However, he said he does not want the same tax exclusion for his non-profit organization.

Rather, he said closing the tax loophole would add to the revenue stream for the U.S. In an email to The Badger Herald, U.S. Treasury spokesperson Sandra Salstrom said her department does not comment on ongoing litigation, but the tax codes allow for any members of the clergy — no matter what religion they represent — to take the tax break.

Salstrom said the tax break is not only for members of the clergy, but any employee who needs special housing for their job. She said the same exemption would be available to a university president who needs to live on campus.

Nobody in the Catholic Diocese of Madison had any knowledge of the lawsuit, said Diocese spokesperson Brent King.

However, King said the house called the rectory, where a parish’s priest lives, belongs to the church and never the priest. The community donates to the church to pay for the rectory’s upkeep, and that charitable donation is tax exempt.

University of Wisconsin law professor Allison Christians said there is a caveat to the tax code: Housing costs are exempt from taxes if the minister or priest pays for their housing themselves, which they wouldn’t be doing if they lived in housing paid for by their parish or religious community.

Tax Code 107 was “absolutely” written to benefit and protect religious leaders, Christians said, but there is a reason it still exists in the tax code although it is partial to religious communities and has been an issue raised in other parts of the country, not just Wisconsin.

“Courts don’t want to look at it,” she said.

Editorial Page Editors Allegra Dimperio & Taylor Nye oped@badgerherald.com

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County conservatives put brakes on budget Taylor Nye Editorial Page Content Editor “Sorry, but I don’t ever read your stories,”a friends once told me. “You start off with a little story about your childhood, and then you talk about poor people.”

“I know,” I laughed, “They can be kind of dry.

But I also talk about jobs.

And taxes.”

Low income residents, jobs, and budgeting are my main concerns, so it’s no wonder the new county budget is making my blood boil. The budget itself isn’t bad — as reported by the State Journal, it sets aside $24.2 million for roads, 911 improvements, conservation of land and much more. However, a brazen move by the conservative minority has stopped the budget in its tracks, and their stonewalling could lean unfairly heavily on taxpayers.

Paul Fanlund of the Cap Times says, “county government always plays second fiddle on the local stage.”

While Mayor Paul Soglin’s budget plan review last Wednesday drew enough onlookers to be considered a spectacle, the county government is quietly dealing with a schism that could cost them fines, investment and the trust of lending agencies.

At the last budget vote, a group of 10 conservatives on the county’s Board of Supervisors voted no on capital financing that, in theory, was already approved last November.

The budget includes all sorts of great programs, including elder care, job creation and rehab, and also has enough cuts to make conservatives happy.

However, Sup. Bill Clausius, District 19, who proposed the postponement, said that conservatives are concerned about how much money the county plans to borrow, especially in the case of land conservation and county vehicles. In all, 10 conservatives agreed, and were able to halt the proceedings because it takes three-quarters of the total 37 members to authorize borrowing.

Sup. Cynda Solberg, District 36, who originally voted down the budget because she didn’t approve of the land purchases,

switched her vote and said, “It bothers me that people want to jeopardize some of those things … It’s stuff we’ve already purchased, and it’s really important things for the Sheriff’s Office and 911 and roads that are in dire need. They are shooting themselves in the foot.”

Not only will not approving the budget rob Dane County citizens of its programs, but we may also face $10,000 a day in fines if we pass the federal deadline for improving emergency radio systems.

And that’s not all: If the money isn’t borrowed quickly, the county could incur $5 million in charges, penalties and litigation.

Lenders could see the county as untrustworthy, which means its bond rating would fall, interest rates would rise and contractors and banks would be unwilling to make deals. In a county already struggling against its reputation as cold to business, this is a costly mistake.

So, you may be asking, who’s going to pay for this? This time, it’s all of us. The monetary difference, as usual, will fall on the backs of Dane County taxpayers.

Sup. Scott McDonell, District 1, and chairman of the Dane County Board,

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A conservative bloc of the Dane County Board of Supervisors has stonewalled the passage of County Executive Joe Parisi’s budget citing county borrowing, most prominently in the case of land conservation and buying county vehicles. said, “On human services, we have been getting cut from the state and federal government for a while now. These cuts are even deeper just at a time we are seeing increased demand for services. This hits particularly hard on kids, seniors and people with disabilities.”

Dane County has already lost what McDonell calls the “strong safety net like we had 15 years ago,” and cuts to worthy programs can’t go much further before there won’t be anything left for those that need the most help.

Times are tough for

everyone, and taking that into consideration, County Executive Joe Parisi put together a budget that made the best of a bad situation.

Targeted program funding strived to maintain social services in a downturned financial climate.

Significant program cuts should have appeased conservatives’ concerns of fiscal responsibility and self-reliance.

Unfortunately, the actions of the conservative minority are a political partisanship tantrum. The State Journal reports that Solberg said the “board’s staunchest conservatives

have been dominated by … liberals for years,” and the move is, according to Sup. John Hendrick, District 6, “hostage taking.” The 10 conservatives who voted down the county budget are not just voting against the disabled and the poor.

They’re also voting against taxpayers, jobs, safety and the environment.

Essentially, 10 people voted against all of us.

If that’s not a hostage situation, what is?

Taylor Nye (tenye@wisc. edu) is a junior majoring in archaeology, biological anthropology, and Latin American studies.

Partisanship defiles presidential race, Congress Allegra Dimperio Editorial Page Editor Republicans don’t want to save the economy.

They don’t want to put Americans back to work.

They don’t want to get out of the recession. At least not until they see one of their own with their hand on a Bible on Jan. 20, 2013.

Sound cynical? Ten years ago it would have been, but in today’s political circus it’s impossible to deny. This period of American history has been referred to as “stagnant,” “deadlocked” and “partisan,” and it’s not hard to see why. With Washington divided, the political “process” has become one of propose, vote down and repeat.

This summer we saw in vivid detail the appalling state of political disarray

when politicians on both sides gambled with American prosperity and lost. The debt crisis was a moment of clarity when voters realized that the political system is indeed broken. However, more appalling than the realization is the fact that not a single thing has been done to remedy it.

Sure, both sides promised efforts towards bipartisanship, they claimed they cared more about their constituents than their campaigns and they swore things would get better. Then they turned around and blamed each other for the mess. Unsurprisingly, their actions led to a credit downgrade that continues to ripple across the country.

Shockingly, media have dropped the story and politicians faced essentially no consequences.

But what could be a bigger story than the stillunstable stock market, the shaken faith of foreign investors, and the possibility of increased

interest rates for those already carrying the weight of the wheezing economy?

Oh yes…who will become the next director of the shit show?

While the 45th president of the United States has over a year before he or she takes office, the spectacle of who will emerge as a candidate has completely captured America’s attention. The presidential hopefuls are carefully grooming their personas, strategizing how to win votes and perfecting the art of cutting down their competitors. While these are all normal aspects of political campaigns, this particular campaign started a bit early: the day Obama was sworn in.

It seems that since the day they lost the election, Republicans have been doing their damndest to undermine, overturn and throw out every piece of legislation proposed by the president or his fellow Democrats.

Shut down Guantanamo Bay? Congress wouldn’t

authorize it. Revamp health care? Only an extremely edited version passed and each Republican candidate has sworn to overturn it.

Offer a compromise that favored Republicans to solve the debt crisis? They wanted all or nothing.

Fundamental differences between Republicans and Democrats are what make up our two-party system, but at some point the American people need to be put before ideologies.

That point is now. As a country we are facing high unemployment and a tedious stock market.

We are funding wars with money that isn’t ours. We are losing the ability to pay social security, to fund the post office and to budget adequate support for education. And what are our presidential hopefuls arguing about? Who hates Obamacare more.

The presidential campaign would be a mere annoyance if the quest for control of the White House hadn’t spread to every politician in Washington.

Issues are voted on along party lines, with the only real explanation being that Republicans don’t want Democrats to “win” and vice versa. It seems the desire to have the upper hand has driven policy makers to do everything possible to obtain it. Well, everything except make policies.

Take Obama’s jobs plan, a far from perfect document, but an effort nonetheless. One of its elements is extending the payroll tax cut in hopes of encouraging hiring, a point tax-loathing Republicans were expected to agree with. They didn’t. In a surprising about-face, Republicans shelved their no-tax-ever mantra to reject Obama’s proposal, even though they supported the same measure in 2001 and 2008. But why? Even such respected sources as The New Republic suspect it is to see Obama fail.

Americans are tired of political chess where the sole objective of a party is to claim checkmate.

Both parties claim they are always acting in the interests of the people, that they are supporting or refuting legislation based on its merit and consequences. This cannot possibly be true when the primary goal of any politician is to stay in office at all costs. Next to nothing has been accomplished in the last three years, and unlike his would-be replacements claim, it is not solely the fault of the president.

Compromise has to be a component of the political process or we will remain at a standstill — a fact both parties willfully ignore.

Abraham Lincoln once said, “a house divided against itself cannot stand.”

If policy makers continue to treat politics like a game to be won, the house will fall and land on the American people — politicians and all.

Allegra Dimperio (adimperio@badgerherald. com) is a junior majoring in journalism.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “I literally Googled ‘stupid Wisconsin laws’ and this one came up as No. 1.”

-STATE REP. DALE KOOYENGA, DISTRICT 14

Kooyenga is championing a bill to repeal a law passed in 1895 that outlaws the sale and use of margarine in Wisconsin.

The penalty for breaking the law is three months in jail, but there have only been one or two complaints against restaurants violating the law. The only action taken against the restaurants has been the issuing of warning letters. The state also requires that butter be served in schools, health care facilities and prisons, and if the law is abolished, the state can save money since margarine is about 1/3 of the cost of butter.

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Rocky the Herald Comics Raccoon™ Governor Walker: I know how you can build the Madison to Milwaukee train and make it profitable ... legalize weed only on the train.

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El Reventonazo to mix Chicano culture, music Friday’s event to be collaboration between MEChA, WUD Music Aly Pavela ArtsEtc. Reporter Amanda Connors The Badger Herald

Anna Nadon and Brandon Frederick pose during a recent ballroom dancing get-together on campus. Lessons are open to all skill levels.

Dance Association leading biweekly ballroom romps UWBDA offers dance lessons, social events in studentfriendly venues Amanda Connors ArtsEtc. Reporter It’s Saturday night in Madison and some students are getting pumped up for an intense night of … ballroom dancing? That’s right — the University of Wisconsin Madison Ballroom Dance Association holds a social dance open to all UW students and UWMBDA members every weekend.

Those who have never learned a dance with actual steps and specific moves shouldn’t worry. Not only does UWMBDA host dances every weekend (either Friday or Saturday night), they also teach various types of ballroom dances in their bi-weekly lessons.

Lessons are held Thursday nights at Memorial Union and immediately before the weekend dances with separate classes for intermediate and beginning ballroom dancers. These lessons are a chance to learn from professional teachers from studios all around Madison.

Before the dance each week, the lesson focuses on one specific type of dance. Last Saturday was the waltz. This upcoming Friday is the rumba. Other lessons this semester will include the hustle, salsa, tango, and the charleston

Whether attendees are completely new to dancing or have been dancing for years, UWMBDA’s social dances are a way to explore the art of ballroom dancing in an informal and relaxed setting.

“We are open to individuals of any skill level. The dances are really low-pressure events in which you can earn a great life skill and have a lot of fun doing it.” said Amelia Van Handel, president of the UW Madison Ballroom Dance Association.

These dances are not associated with the Madison ballroom dance teams. However, it’s not unusual for many members of Madtown Ballroom and the Badger Ballroom Dance team attend, so there is rarely a shortage of talented dance partners.

The dances include music for all dance styles, not just the style taught in the lesson beforehand. Many of the experienced dancers are more than willing to demonstrate how to do basic dance steps for any dance for those that do not know how.

A happy surprise for such a consistently solid event is the low price of the dances. For nonmembers, the dance costs five dollars and it’s just two dollars for members.

Membership for a semester is just fifteen dollars — considerably cheaper than the membership for many campus organizations and clubs. With that due paid, members can attend all of the pre-dance lessons for

free and all of the Thursday lessons for two dollars. In addition, they receive a free t-shirt, bag or shoe brush.

One of the only downsides to these weekend dances is that very few students know that they exist. Personally, I learned about the social dances through a ballroom dance class at the university, but I did not know about these dances at all my freshman year.

However, in my experience, the number of students attending these socials has continued to increase as the years go by.

At the events, most people tend to dress semiformally — dresses for girls and nice shirts and pants for the guys. However, it is not uncommon for people to wear jeans. The dances do include food such as cookies and fruit; yet another incentive for the shy or uninitiated. Plus, a relaxed atmosphere makes it incredibly easy to meet new people and to dance off the stresses of the school week.

If that sounds like your idea of a good time, all that’s left is to put on your dancing shoes — the program continues this Friday at Gordon Commons.

For more information check out UWMBDA’s website, UWMBDA.org.

The intermediate lessons are intended for people with at least one year of dancing experience and half a year of experience in that particular dance.

Get ready to learn, dance, eat and be a part of a culturally enriching experience — and you won’t even have to book a flight to a foreign country.

On Friday, Sept.

23, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) and the Wisconsin Union Directorate Music Committee will put on their 4th annual cultural and educational music event called El Reventonazo.

The event will start at 12 p.m. on Friday with workshops with the performing bands titled “Music, Resistance and Community” in the Multipurpose Room at the Student Activity Center. From 2 to 3:30 pm there with be conversations and food with the performing bands. The event will continue with concerts starting at 7 p.m. at the Terrace. In the case of bad weather, the event will be moved into the Rathskeller in the Memorial Union.

Jorge F. Rodriguez, a graduate student and member of MEChA, works on El Reventonazo organizing committee. He explained that cultural activists are coming from all over the country, Mexico and South America to lead these dialogues about music, resistance and community.

Caroline Wilson, a junior at the University of Wisconsin and the assistant director of grants and cosponsorships for the WUD Music Committee helped coordinate the event as well. In an interview with The Badger Herald, she explained the value of the event. “Whether or not students know about Mexican cultures, they

can learn a lot more from these workshops,” she said.

The featured musicians this year are Cumbia Tokeson, Bompleneras and La Otrabanda.

Cumbia Tokeson, a California-based band, presents Colombian cumbia music, with a Peruvian, chicha influence combining pop, funk and reggae.

From Chicago comes Bompleneras, with Puerto Rican bomba and plena. La Otrabanda originates from Madison and plays Venezuelanfolk music.

“This is one of the rare events on campus where undergraduate and graduate students of color get to be a part of stimulating discussions regarding the roles of music, community and resistance and participate at a concert with great and holistic music.”

JORGE RODRIGUEZ UW Grad Student “All these bands have special projects in their own communities to develop the well-being and self-determination of their community members,” said Rodriguez. “Not only are they community organizers, but their music is also fun and powerful; it’s going to be a blast.”

MEChA is a student organization with a goal of educating students about Chicano culture, history and struggles.

“We consider ourselves cultural and political activists. We focus a lot on education and the cultural arts,” explained Rodriguez.

MEChA began in 1968 with roots in the Civil Rights movement for Mexican-Americans and came to UW in 1973.

The Wisconsin Union Directorate Music Committee is an organization devoted to bringing live shows to the University of Wisconsin Madison Community.

The committee is made up of students and union members.

Molly Lloyd, director of the WUD Music Committee and UW senior explained the committee’s involvement with El Reventonazo.

“The Rathskeller, the Sett in Union South and the Terrace are our venues and we voted on the show and granted them to use these spaces,” she said.

Wilson noted MEChA booked the bands, and that they help coordinate technical details like where to put chairs, and the sound for the show.

“We always like collaborating with other student orgs, we’ve worked with MEChA in the past, and they are great to work with. It’s a win-win situation,” Lloyd said.

Rodriguez explained that El Reventonazo is a unique event. “This is one of the rare events on campus where undergraduate and graduate students of color get to be a part of stimulating discussions regarding the roles of music, community and resistance, and participate at a concert with great and holistic music,” Rodriguez said.

“All students and all of the Madison community is welcome at this event.”

“Madison is all about embracing different cultures, but uniting as well. It’s really cool how here we have so many different cultural groups, and everyone is so excepting and wants to educate each other,” added Wilson.

It seems like El Reventonazo is the perfect place to do just this.

For more information on this event, check out the Union’s website or search Facebook for “El Reventonazo”.

Low-fat Tuesday pumps up readers’ knowledge of protein, carbs Rachel Werts Low-fat Tuesday Columnist Hey Herald readers! I am the other writer of Low-fat Tuesday, Rachel Werts. I am a senior majoring in dietetics at UW-Madison.

Every other week I will be heading the nutritional portion of this column by answering all your questions about food, diet and nutrition!

I don’t want to pretend that I already have all the answers about nutrition though. (Let’s face it – I haven’t gotten my degree yet or passed the exam to be a registered dietitian!) I do, however, want readers of the Herald to know that they can trust all information written from this column because it comes from credible sources like the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition and is reviewed by staff at the Nutritional Sciences Department.

I owe it to those students who read and write to this column to provide the best answers I possibly can. So I will be doing my work for each piece, researching and collaborating with my fellow dietetics students and my professors, to make sure the student body can count on each and every article I put out.

To start off the first nutrition column of Low-fat Tuesday, I chose to answer a common question that

many dietetics majors get these days: Q: I’m trying to bulk up this semester so I have been lifting weights and changing my diet. All the articles I read online say I should eat lots of protein to build muscle mass – are products like Muscle Milk and protein powder really worth the investment?

Dear reader, Well, I’m glad to hear that you are changing your diet to accommodate the changes in your exercise routine! It is true your nutritional needs may change with your athletic activity level. However, your protein requirement is not going to jump through the roof just because you can bench 25 more pounds.

The common misconception that weight-lifters need to eat tons of protein is due to a misunderstanding of how muscles are built.

Although muscles are made of protein, eating more of the substance doesn’t mean it will go straight to your biceps. Excess protein, like any macronutrient in excess, is broken down and either used for energy or converted into fat and stored for later. The energy required for weight-lifting, however, is glycogen – and that is made from carbohydrates.

Depending on what

kind of activity you do, your body uses either carbohydrates or fat as fuel.

Long and low intensity workouts burn more fat, shorter and higherintensity workouts (like weight-lifting) burn more carbohydrates. Protein needs to be converted by your body before it can be used as a fuel, meaning it requires more work. This is why protein is always a last resort energy source and the key to your training diet is to simply make sure you are consuming enough calories and eating plenty of carbohydrates.

It is true that your protein needs will increase slightly, but the average American consumes almost double the recommended daily amount. As long as you’re eating the equivalent of 1.0-1.5g of protein for every 1kg of your body weight you will have plenty to build your muscles, but to fuel the muscle building process the key is carbohydrates.

However, you should know that not all carbohydrates are created equal. Simple carbohydrates, like those found in soft drinks and processed foods are not as good a fuel as complex carbohydrates. Complex carbs, found in vegetables, legumes and whole grains are a better energy source and also supply you with essential vitamins and

minerals. Your muscles will have plenty of energy to lift and rebuild if you make these your dietary focus.

So are Muscle Milk and protein powder worth the money (or, in my opinion, the taste!)? Not really.

A better post-workout option is an 8 oz. glass of chocolate milk, a source rich in carbohydrates and protein, just not in excess.

Concentrate on postworkout drinks and snacks that are about 100-200 calories containing mostly carbohydrates. Examples are a serving of hummus and whole-wheat crackers, a carton of low-fat yogurt with a sprinkle of fresh berries, or half a banana with a tablespoon of peanut butter.

For the rest of your meals just eat plenty of fruits, vegetables and whole grains, and when you do eat protein choose lean meat sources or beans and legumes. All of these are sure to keep you going strong during your training! If you have more questions, choosemyplate. gov is a great source.

Eat strong!

-Rachel Rachel Werts (rachel. werts@gmail.com) is a senior in the dietetics program. If Ramen noodles and Redbull just aren’t cutting it for you anymore, send your questions to wisconsin.dnc@gmail.com.

RECIPE OF THE WEEK: Three Bean Chili Pair this chili with a baked potato and you’ve got the perfect meal full of healthy complex carbohydrates and protein!

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients: 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper 2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic 3/4 cup water 2 tablespoons tomato paste 2 teaspoons chili powder 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1 (15 1/2-ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained 1 (15 1/2-ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained 1 (15 1/2-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can low sodium vegetable broth 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained 1 tablespoon yellow cornmeal 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation: Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper and garlic to pan; sauté 3 minutes. Stir in 3/4 cup water and next 9 ingredients (through diced tomatoes); bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 8 minutes. Stir in cornmeal; cook 2 minutes.

Remove from heat; stir in cilantro. Serve over baked potato and top with a tablespoon of sour cream or cheddar cheese!

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Badgers ready to take ice Women’s hockey prepares to defend national title this weekend with depleted roster Johnson is also encouraged by the level of dedication that his team had for keeping in shape over the summer.

“One thing you look at from a coaching standpoint as you start a new season is how the kids have prepared themselves in the offseason,” Johnson said. “It is human nature that when we do something well, we celebrate quite a bit. But, similar to some of our other teams that have won national championships, these kids have focused in.”

The Badgers have been forced to prepare for an earlier season-opening weekend than in past years.

Last season began with a 7-0 win on Oct. 1 over Rensselaer Polytechnic while this season begins Sept. 23.

To make matters more difficult, four key Badger players will be missing this weekend due to the early start of the season and the call of camp for

the Canadian Women’s National Team. The absence of Carolyne Prevost, Brittany Haverstock, Stefanie McKeough and Saige Pacholok will create open positions, leading Johnson to expect some of his freshman to receive ice time.

“The bench will be a little bit short this weekend,” Johnson said. “Our young ladies will certainly get an opportunity to get their feet wet in a hurry.”

Fortunately, the newer members of the team have had excellent leadership and role models to learn from in the senior captains of the Badger squad, and are confident the strong work ethic displayed in his captains will inspire a similar attitude in the rest of the team this season.

“What’s most impressive is that the upperclassmen have created habits,” Johnson said. “They go about their daily work in a very professional way. For

an incoming freshman, that paints a picture of what they need to do if they’re going to make strides and improve and become a better hockey player.”

Johnson and the rest of the Badgers are looking to one captain in particular — Hilary Knight — to keep the bar set high after last season’s success. Knight has been selected as first captain for the team this year, assisted by fellow seniors Prevost and Brooke Ammerman. Junior Brianna Decker will also have a leadership role as third assistant captain.

Johnson said he has had the pleasure of watching Knight grow as a player and as a person since she was 17, playing on a select team in Lake Placid that Johnson coached.

“Even back then, her drive, her motivation was to become the best female player,” Johnson said. “I think that’s what stirs her every day. Whether she is

people.”

potential to be a valuable asset in the pass rush.

Bielema mentioned that using Borland as a blitzing tool didn’t quite fit into the gameplan for the first two weeks of the season, but that he hopes the linebacker will continue to develop his pass rushing skills in practice for future use.

“Chris, as we all know,

has a little bit of a knack to be a pass rusher and hasn’t worked it a whole lot the first two weeks because of the schemes we were seeing,” Bielema said. “Chris needs to get some time with [codefensive coordinator Charlie Partridge] during practice so he can actually work on that.

He’s got so much power, it’s uncanny what he can do with

Erin Barney Sports Writer After receiving national championship rings at its first practice, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team is inspired by the glory of last season and eager to open up the 2011-12 season this weekend against Lindenwood.

Head coach Mark Johnson and his team will precede the game with a national championship banner ceremony this Friday at the Kohl Center. Johnson said he is proud to be able to honor his team’s accomplishments.

However, he said he hopes his players will be able to stay focused despite the excitement and celebration.

“As that banner is being hoisted, it’s one of those memories that will certainly sit in their minds for the rest of their lives,” Johnson said in his Monday press conference. “I just hope that when they drop that puck we are ready to play.”

SPLASH, from 8 member of the punt team as he was used to target an NIU defender who’s blocked four punts in his career.

“He’s a great leader,” Bielema said. “What we ask him to do as a fullback is good, but what he’s been able to do with the passing game is, I think, enticing to NFL

GRADES, from 8 bad pass that resulted in an interception. But the major fault the offensive line faced was committing four false starts and one holding penalty in the first half. In the second half it faced no penalties, but the damage had already been done.

Defensive line — 4.5 out of 5 Only allowing one touchdown is never a bad thing. The defense as a whole faced adjusting to NIU’s hurry-up offense.

Initally the line looked shaky unable to get pressure on Huskies’ quarterback Chandler Harnish. Once adjusted to the pace of the game, the defensive line effectively stopped any run attempts NIU made, allowing only

HUGHES, from 8 is going to have to find a way to test the physical and mental stamina of his starting 22 as much as possible.

If a lit-up scoreboard is a corollary to that, so be it.

It’s an extremely luxurious problem to have, but good teams can’t afford to rock themselves to sleep. They have to find a way to stay in competitive shape for the tougher competition.

This is also a sport where just winning isn’t enough either. Teams are forced to court the loyalties of a complicated and nefarious rankings system manned by both humans and computers. You have to be impressive if you want

Getting Borland involved in pass rush Sophomore linebacker Chris Borland, who turned in impressive performances against Oregon State and Northern Illinois with nine and 11 tackles respectively, is drawing attention from Bielema because of his

64 yards on the ground.

Linebackers — 5 out of 5 Led by Chris Borland, the linebackers created a strong front for the Badgers, eventually putting pressure on Harnish.

Ethan Armstrong made UW’s biggest defensive play, breaking through the line and sacking Harnish for a loss of 10 yards. Borland finish with 11 tackles, Mike Taylor with five and Armstrong with four.

adjusting to the game’s pace, the secondary played decently well, only giving up 173 passing yards. As the toughest play-caller the Badgers have faced all season, Harnish had his way with the secondary on occasion.

Specialists — 3.5 out of 5

Secondary — 4 out of 5 Cornerback Marcus Cromartie was tested early and often. While he held his own through most of it, he did get burned by Harnish once, giving up a pass that set up NIU’s lone touchdown.

After

With only one punt in the game, Brad Nortman is getting used to sitting on the sideline. While he was consistent as ever, kickers Alec Lerner and Kyle French are still trying to find consistency in their respective kicking games. French missed one 50-yard field goal, while Lerner had a wide range on kickoffs — from going out the back of the endzone to going out-ofbounds at NIU’s 25.

some gaudy postseason hardware.

Breaking news: Whether it’s too early to legitimize the chances or not, Wisconsin is, in fact, in a position to contend for a national title. Wisconsin’s inched forward about one spot a week in both polls and currently sit at No. 6 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 7 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll.

The polls render a constant competition between teams near the top. If a handful of other teams lose while the Badgers win — and win impressively when expected — well, you can fill in the blank.

This is simply a sport where running up the

score is not inherently a bad thing. Sometimes it’s necessary. Blame the system, not Bielema.

Keeping the starters on field and throwing the ball may not be necessary in the latter parts of the season when games have already been won, but after three weeks of scant competition the Badgers need to feast all they can against the Cougars to stay fresh for the Huskers.

Elliot is a senior majoring in journalism. Would you be upset if you saw Russell Wilson throwing a pass in the fourth quarter, already up by 40+ points, against South Dakota? Tell him about it at ehughes@ badgerherald.com or tweet @BHeraldSports.

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Hilary Knight led Wisconsin with 47 goals last season and was second in points to then-senior Meghan Duggan with 81. This season, Knight captains the talented squad. doing off ice conditioning or at practice, she continues to push herself and sets the bar very high.”

Johnson commented on Knight’s role change from last season to the present one, as she now takes on the responsibility that comes with wearing the big “C.” “She is probably going

his abilities.”

Effectiveness of special teams Bielema made a point to give credit to the play of his special teams, specifically its kickoff coverage. He lauded sophomore kicker Alec Lerner for his ability to pin the opponent deep with his kickoffs.

to feel like she is more responsible in areas that in years past, she maybe hasn’t felt that she has needed to step into,” Johnson said. “But like I tell all my captains, the reason you got selected captain is because of who you are. Just continue to be the player and person you have been in the past.”

“He’s been really efficient about putting the ball deep in that right corner,” Bielema said. “It’s a very difficult kick to catch, bring it back to the middle - if you’re trying to - or bring it up that sideline with some of the hang time.”

“And even if he’s hitting line drives, we’re getting down there in coverage and covering pretty well.”

S PORTS ‘All 3 phases’ make splash Sports Editor

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UW head coach offers good news about Oglesby, lauds Toon’s 2-touchdown performance Tom Guthrie Sports Writer As the Wisconsin football team prepares for its final test before the advent of Big Ten play with a home game Saturday against Football Championship Subdivision opponent South Dakota, head coach Bret Bielema made clear that his squad’s mindset in preparation is consistent — regardless of the opponent.

“If our preparation for this week changes from [before], then we’re setting ourselves up for failure,” Bielema said Monday in his weekly press conference. “We really strive and believe … that we know how to win football games here. If it’s South Dakota, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, Oregon State, it’s the same for

our guys.”

Bielema also emphasized that, much like a full-time job, football is a commitment in which rewards come based on the amount of effort put in.

“If you want to put in the extra time, the success you’re going to have is winning, bowl games, NFL opportunities.” Bielema said.

Good news regarding Oglesby Bielema noted that redshirt senior offensive tackle Josh Oglesby, who suffered a knee injury against Northern Illinois, would undergo an MRI later in the day, but had been showing “very, very positive” indications at that point.

Oglesby has experienced

recurring knee problems over the course of his football career, having undergone six surgeries in the past.

Success for Toon Fifth-year senior wide receiver Nick Toon, who recorded five catches for 75 yards and two touchdowns against Northern Illinois, drew praise from Bielema, not just for his production but also for his improved mechanics and technique.

The head coach even went so far as to comment on Toon’s NFL potential.

“Nick … built his body up [at the beginning of the season],” Bielema said.

“Russell [Wilson] and him obviously have a connection.

They’ve been good on routes.

Nick’s been really good at

catching in his hands. …

When the NFL scouts come in, they make the comment that all of Nick’s catches are away from his body. He catches them in his hands, and that’s really a lost art.”

Ewing’s versatility It’s easy to be overlooked if one isn’t the starting quarterback, tailback or one of the wide receivers, but fullback Brady Ewing, Bielema noted, has performed very well not only at the fullback position, but in the special teams phase as well.

In addition to catching four passes for 51 yards Saturday, Ewing also has contributed as a member of the kickoff return team and as a key

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Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema applauded fullback Bradie Ewing’s leadership and performance in both the passing game and on special teams versus the Huskies.

Grades: UW looks fierce O-line faces penalty issues, rest of offense near-perfect in 49-7 win over Northern Illinois Kelly Erickson Associate Sports Editor Every week Herald Sports will look back at the most recent Wisconsin football game and award grades to each position group on a scale of zero to five. Here’s a look at how the Badgers managed Soldier Field’s environment in downing the NorthernIllinois Huskies 49-7.

Quarterbacks — 4.5 out of 5 Wilson only had one Megan McCormick The Badger Herald small hiccup against NIU. Wide receiver Jared Abbrederis hauls in a pass Saturday, one of six he got a hand on With his first interception

against Northern Illinois at Soldier Field. Abbrederis led the team with 83 yards receiving.

as a Badger in the fourth quarter, the quarterback’s near-perfect game was marred by one hurried decision coupled with a bad pass. Despite the error, Wilson still completed 23-of-37 passing attempts, racked up 347 yards and three touchdowns. When the Huskies were stopping the run, Wilson got the ball to his receivers — finding Nick Toon for two touchdowns. When Wilson couldn’t find any options, he ran the ball himself.

Running Backs — 4.5 out of 5 The running game had another slow start. Montee Ball and James White combined for six carries in the first quarter, but only gained 19 yards. For much of the first half the run game remained a gritty affair with short gain after short gain until White

followed center Peter Konz and wide receiver Jared Abbrederis’s blocks for 20 yards, resulting in a touchdown. The run game ended the day with a net total of 266 yards on 42 carries. Wilson accounted for five of those carries and 37 total yards.

Tight ends — 5 out of 5 Jacob Pedersen accounted for one of the game’s most exciting plays. On first and goal, Wilson dropped back into the play-action, finding an open Pedersen waiting behind the NIU secondary on the left sideline, who trotted into the endzone for UW’s sixth touchdown of the day.

Wide receivers — 4.5 out of 5 Both Toon and Abbrederis had key catches throughout the game. Toon brought down two touchdowns and a

total of five receptions for 75 yards. Abbrederis made a key 38-yard reception on Wisconsin’s first drive of the game, setting the offense up for its first touchdown.

Abbrederis finished the day with six receptions for 83 yards, but also committed a block in the back. The play-action was a critical part of UW’s victory — opening up the run game — and proved how multi-dimensional UW is.

Offensive line — 3.5 out of 5 The offensive line had a decent outing, giving Wilson plenty of protection in the pocket, allowing him an eternity to throw. It only faced one major protection breakdown when the NIU defense broke through, pressuring Wilson into a

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Don’t hate on Bret for huge blowouts Elliot Hughes Hughe’s Your Daddy?

I’ve been eating my words for the past three weeks now and my, my, my, I didn’t know they could be so delicious.

The No. 6/7 Wisconsin football team is a bright and shiny 3-0. That’s “three-and-zero.” Three — for three blowout victories — and ‘O’, for oh-my-goshnobody’s-had-a-chance.

I assumed there would be hiccups in quarterback Russell Wilson’s acclimation to the offense. I assumed Wisconsin would fall over itself and allow an inferior non-conference opponent to hang around and make the Badgers look bad even though they’d eventually win.

Nope. Time to chow down.

Instead the Badgers have released a Tyrannosaurus offense on its first three victims, while the defense has posted a shutout and has given up no more big plays than you could count on one hand.

Yup, UW sure hasn’t played a top-shelf team yet, but that hasn’t stopped the Badgers from coming close to laying an egg against like-opponents in years past. Prior to all three games, it looked like a blowout on paper and

the Badgers brought those prophecies to life.

So with the South Dakota Cougars of the Football Championship Subdivision visiting Madison this Saturday, I can’t picture anything other than a landslide the likes of which Austin Peay (70-3), Indiana (83-20) and Northwestern (70-23) experienced a year ago. Couldn’t you agree?

And should the Badgers salsa dance around the Cougars — I’m just going to say it now — there better not be any unsportsmanlike complaints hurled at head coach Bret Bielema.

Nebraska comes to town in less than two weeks and Wisconsin’s starters have yet to play an entire game — let alone be pushed for four quarters. And after seeing how the conference performed this past week (Michigan State and Ohio State lost convincingly), Nebraska right now looks very much like Wisconsin’s toughest opponent on schedule.

Bielema kept his starters in the game until about midway through the fourth quarter, despite the score reading 42-7 by the time of their curtain call. He also didn’t slow down the passing game much before the second team took the field.

In the postgame press conference, it almost seemed like Bielema anticipated a little bit of heat. This is the first thing he said in his opening statement (which means he wasn’t even asked to explain):

“I’m excited. I think one thing that I wanted to see today, we gotta play a fourquarter game,” Bielema said. “Just the way the couple games [have] been playing, we haven’t gotten four quarters of work.

That’s why I kept those guys in there.”

That’s all there was to it. Nobody else raised the (non) issue to Bielema in the press conference and, to my knowledge, it didn’t come up in any interviews with the players.

But as the points piled up last year, Bielema increasingly received more and more harsh words from the ethicists of sports.

It even landed him on Sports Illustrated’s top 40 “Unsportsmen of the Year” for 2010.

But seriously, it’s about time we understand that some of the commandments of sports just aren’t true in all situations.

Although Nebraska has won all three of its games by more than one score, it took late touchdowns by quarterback Taylor Martinez in two of those three games to cushion the lead before the final whistle.

The Cornhuskers have been tested — they’ve felt a sense of urgency in the fourth quarter — and as a result may be better prepared for a dogfight than the Badgers at this point. With Nebraska visiting Madison about a week and half, Bielema

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