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Ordination sparks Westboro protest Nation’s first openly gay minister draws protest from group, support of citizens Ally Boutelle City Reporter Members of the Westboro Baptist Church were in Madison Saturday to protest the ordination of a local man as the first openly gay minister ordained by Presbyterian Church USA. Nine members of the Westboro Church picketed outside Covenant Presbyterian Church on South Segoe Road to oppose long-time Madison community leader Scott Anderson’s ordination. They were joined by more than 50 counter-protesters to voice

their indignation with the Westboro protesters. The Westboro group carried signs saying “God Hates Fags” and “God Hates America” and said “fags” are why the country is “damned to hell.” The group has a national presence centered around controversial beliefs. Known for radical protests, Westboro Baptist Church is particularly infamous for picketing the funerals of soldiers. “[The group believes] God is punishing America for its sins, including the tolerance of homosexuals,” University of Wisconsin political science professor Donald Downs. “These views are abhorrent to almost everyone in America.” Megan Phelps-Roper,

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Members of the Westboro Baptist Church arrived in Madison to publically oppose the ordination of the first openly gay minister in the Presbyterian Church, Madison resident Scott Anderson. The controversial group, who are known for protesting at soldiers’ funerals and contend tolerance of homosexuality leads to punishment from God, was outnumbered by citizens promoting equality and their support for the minister.

Campus-area bars test controversial ID policy Dan Niepow Deputy City Editor Two campus bars are defending their newly implemented policy to only accept drivers licenses and passports as proof of legal age for bar entry. Signs posted outside the entrances of Wando’s Bar and Johnny O’s Sports Lounge, both located on University Avenue, indicate state IDs, which are available

to state residents of all ages who do not hold a driver’s license, are no longer accepted in these establishments. Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said MPD had no immediate problems with the policy and is in support of it as long as it was working as an effective method to patrol for underage bargoers. Some bar-goers contend the new policy is

a form of racism because of the demographics of who typically has a drivers license or passport. “It’s fine with us,” DeSpain said. “We just want to make sure they’re checking that underage people are kept out.” MPD’s main concern remains to curb the use of fake IDs, he said. DeSpain said he does not think the new policy will necessarily increase the prevalence of using forged forms of ID.

Mayor Paul Soglin said he generally has no problem with city bars implementing the policy and it could be beneficial. “[The fairness of the policy] depends on how it is being implemented and administered,” Soglin said. “It could have a disparate effect.” Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said he is not necessarily a supporter of the policy, but he has heard from bar owners it has

made a difference in the amount of violence. “I wish they didn’t have these policies,” he said. “But many of these bars feel they have no choice.” He emphasized that the policy must be enforced “equitably and in a nondiscriminatory manner.” In 2005, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee examined the racial distribution of those with drivers licenses. They

found 55 percent of black males did not have state licenses compared to 17 percent among white males. This disparity was similar between AfricanAmerican females and white females. In an email to The Badger Herald, the owner of Johnny O’s said the policy reflects a move toward more selectivity in ID forms accepted.

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War in Afghanistan hits 10-year mark Experts emphasize veterans’ presence at UW allows for awareness among students Matt Huppert State Editor

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Attendees at the Occupy Madison rally sought to draw attention to the influence of corporations in U.S. politics. The event originates from the Occupy Wall Street movement taking place in New York City.

Occupy Madison takes city park Nur Athirah Idrus News Reporter Armed with the slogan “We are the 99 percent,” an estimated 200 Madison residents gathered in Reynolds Park by 6 p.m. Friday to stand with the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York City, aiming to speak up against the influence of corporations in government. The event, dubbed Occupy Madison by organizers, is one of the many protests scheduled to take place in cities around the country in support of opposition to the power of the 1 percent of people in the United States who control an estimated 50 percent of the country’s wealth. One of the organizers of the Friday event, Bill Fetty, confirmed the

Madison movement does not have a definite leadership structure. He said the lack of a leader is attributed to the many narratives present in the rally. “We operate on a horizontal structure where everyone has equal power to voice out their concerns because people have different reasons for being here, but we need to be organized in groups to be stronger together,” he said. Amanda Love, an attendee of the rally, said she was pleased to see support for the event continue to grow as it progressed. She said she has been participating in the group’s meetings, and more people are seeking participation in furthering the cause. “I think this rally

attracts people’s attention to protest against the massive influence corporations like the Wall Street has on the government. We are the majority 99 percent, but we feel neglected [and] not listened to. Here, we want to make our voices heard,” Love said. Love said participation is growing as more and more people feel policymakers have focused more on helping the corporations who fund their campaigns than the citizens who vote for them in office. Nancy Angsten, one of the supporters of Friday’s rally, was holding a sign reading “Give it back.” Angsten has a disability and said she has not been able to work for 26 years. “They took my pension away. This rally depends on how strong the people

unite. It is important that we, the people, take America back,” Angsten said. Nathan Punswick, a bank worker, said he was at the rally because he is disappointed with how corporations work. He said morale is now low among the remaining workers at his bank as a direct result of the layoffs the bank has to face after they adopted the government policies. “I want to see that this kind of rally put some pressure on the suits and ties that haven’t been accountable for their actions,” Nathan said. “They are getting big bonuses while the rest of us are being denied our pensions.” The grassroots rallies including Occupy

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Last Friday marked the 10th anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan, the implications of which one professor said many people take for granted. University of Wisconsin political science professor Charles Franklin said a very small percentage of citizens have had to feel the full physical and emotional effects of serving in conflicts in the Middle East. He said most Americans go about their daily lives without considering the implications the wars have for soldiers and military families. Early on in the war in Afghanistan, the United States achieved a fair amount of success with a fairly quick overthrow of the Taliban and the weakened presence of Al Qaeda, Franklin said. However, as the U.S. turned its attention to the war in Iraq, the conflict in Afghanistan became a secondary concern, prolonging the consolidation of power in the country and the war itself. UW political science professor Donald Downs said the country’s voluntary military service allows many to take the sacrifices of soldiers and the wars themselves for granted. Downs said the campus presence of veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is a

daily reminder for many students of the real life implications the wars have for those who choose to fight in them. “It’s one thing to know of something abstractly, but it’s another thing to see it in person,” Downs said. “Having an appropriate military presence on campus exposes our students to the broader world in ways that are beneficial.” Downs is the coauthor of “Arms and the University: Military Presence and the Civic Education of NonMilitary Students,” a book about the effects student veterans have on their peers that will be released in January. In a survey given to students at several universities and institutions in the country, Downs said 75 percent of students felt having veterans and military personal on campus gave them a broader sense of the war and its affect on those directly involved. Franklin said the insurgent nature of the Taliban has made the possibility of a clear-cut conclusion to the war slim. He said a NATO agreement between the Hamid Karzai government and the western countries with military presence in Afghanistan, including the U.S., would seek to bring foreign troops out of the country in 2014.

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Indigenous Peoples Day set for Bascom Katie Caron Campus Reporter Native American students make up 0.9 percent of the student population at the University of Wisconsin, but a small number on campus does not necessarily translate to a small voice. Today, on the top of Bascom Hill from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., indigenous students will put on an event celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day with music, talks and informational literature about the effects of colonization on Native Americans. Indigenous Peoples Day, a relatively new secular holiday, is described as a counter-

celebration to Columbus Day with the purpose of promoting Native American culture and history. Wunk Sheek cosecretary and Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán member Ryan Young said the holiday allows Native American students to generate more awareness on campus. “There are a lot of people on campus that aren’t consciously aware that Native Americans still do exist,” Young said. “We’re bringing awareness to Native Americans in higher education.” Young said the transition for Native Americans living on reservations to the university setting can be

challenging. Young also emphasized Indigenous People’s Day is for celebrating indigenous people from all walks of life. Young also noted in addition to creating more awareness of issues surrounding Native Americans and their voice on campus, the holiday aims to highlight the history of indigenous people. “It’s a day to get information out to people who still believe Columbus discovered America,” Young said. Americans celebrate Columbus Day to remember the landing of Columbus in the Bahamas on Oct. 12, 1492. “Over time there is some sense that

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OCCUPY MADISON, from 1 Madison have relied heavily on social media such as Facebook and Twitter to reach out for public support. They have also set up a webpage online, linking Occupy Wall Street with other branches of

Columbus somehow fits into the story of American nationalism,” said Charles Cohen, UW history and religious studies professor. “The notion that Columbus is associated with the United States is a particular construction of the 19th century.” Cohen said this notion grew and solidified in the 20th century and manifestations of Columbus remain prominent in today’s society, citing examples like Columbus Circle, N.Y., Columbus, Ohio, and Columbus, Wis. He added the emergence of Columbus as an American figure and the celebration of Columbus Day depicts an interesting cultural

AFGHANISTAN, from 1 He said it is unclear at this time whether the Taliban could take over the country once these forces leave. In a statement, President Barack Obama asked citizens to use the anniversary as a reminder of the sacrifices made by soldiers and families along with those made by the citizens of Afghanistan who have fought alongside U.S. and NATO troops. The death of Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, as well as the capture or deaths of many other Al Qaeda leaders, has brought the United States and forces around the world closer to eliminating the threats posed by Al Qaeda, Obama said. “Despite the enormous challenges that remain in Afghanistan, we’ve

participating major cities. On their Facebook page, Occupy Madison has recently posted live streaming videos online, documenting their assemblies. The group now has more than 5,000 followers. “To get people to come is a tricky thing, but we

phenomenon. “It’s an important point to make about how people construct their history,” Cohen said. “It doesn’t make them historically accurate but may make them important.” He said both Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day are political celebrations, each with questions of politics and identity at their core. “Indigenous Peoples Day is an attempt to convey the idea that American Indians inhabited the continent long before Europeans did,” he said. “For them, Columbus’s arrival and everything that came after was a disaster of great proportions. They’re creating a counternarrative.”

pushed the Taliban out of its key strongholds, Afghan security forces are growing stronger

“Having an appropriate military presence on campus exposes our students to the broader world in ways that are beneficial.” Donald Downs

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and the Afghan people have a new chance to forge their own future,” Obama said in the statement.

mostly use social media to update supporters on the progress of the rallies,” Fetty said. According to Fetty, the group has not acquired a permit for the use of Reynolds Park. He said the group has elected not to seek a permit because the park is a public space.

CITY BARS, from 1 “State identification cards are often not very legitimate,” he said. “We just ask for two valid forms if it’s an ID card.” Wando’s owner Jay Wanserski did not immediately return calls for comment. ID checkers at both of the bars also declined to comment on the new policy. Although Wando’s and Johnny O’s have already adopted the new policy, Shayne Miller, general manager of Segredo, said he does not plan on implementing it in the future. He said while there was an increase of violence in the downtown area this summer, this new entrance policy is not an appropriate way to address it. “We respect everybody else’s view on how they want to handle it,” he said. “But we feel there are other ways to ensure the safety of not only your customers but also the customers of the neighboring buildings.” He said Segredo spent increased funds on security and implemented a dress code to help address problems. Miller also argued the new policy could be discriminatory against people with disabilities and international bargoers, especially given the diverse nature of campus.

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Man Overboard Students took an unexpected dip in Lake Mendota Friday when their boat capsized. The event marked the kickoff of the 100th annual University of Wisconsin Homecoming celebration. Teams competed for points by racing homemade cardboard barges off Memorial Union Terrace. Zhao Lim The Badger Herald

Bill would put tax hikes to state vote Leah Linscheid News Reporter

WESTBORO CHURCH, from 1 granddaughter of Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps, said the group was in Madison to remind people of what the group believes to be the consequences of homosexuality. Phelps-Roper said by protesting, she was “fulfilling her duty” to “love my neighbor as self, and to warn him that his sin is taking him to hell.” Between 50 and 60 people from churches around Madison gathered to counterprotest. “They provided a wonderful witness — it was a wonderful morning, full of dignity and grace and healing,” Anderson said.

The counterprotesters gathered across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church members, holding rainbow flags and signs and chanting “we are standing on the side of love.” Anderson said the Westboro Baptist Church’s presence during the ceremony was a “sideshow.” “People know they’re coming; we’re going ahead with the service,” Anderson said before the ceremony. “People are giving a different witness to God’s work than the picketing we see on the sidewalk.” Still, Phelps-Roper said Westboro Baptist Church enjoyed the presence of protesters. She said gaining a

greater audience only furthers the group’s mission. “Our goal is to take these words and spread them over the area and the attention of the media is helping us do just that,” PhelpsRoper said. Madison police were on site to ensure tensions did not escalate. Downs, a First Amendment expert, said the Westboro Church was acting fully within their rights. “As the Supreme Court ruled last spring in Snyder v. Phelps, [the Westboro group’s] views deal with a matter of public concern — the moral state of America as they see it,” Downs said. “The First Amendment

protects all ideas relating to public issues, regardless of how abhorrent.” Anderson’s ordination marks a historic moment in the Presbyterian Church’s history. Anderson said a change was made this summer in the church’s constitution, allowing ordination regardless of a person’s sexual orientation. Anderson said he had been in the process of trying to reclaim his ordination for five or six years, which is why he was the first to be ordained in the nation. He was originally a minister more than 20 years ago, but was forced to resign when he publicly admitted he is gay.

A proposed amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution would require legislators to poll the electorate for popular support on tax increases, rather than just achieve legislative approval. The amendment, which Sen. Frank Lasee, R-De Pere, began circulating for cosponsorship on Thursday, calls for state legislators to use state referendums for tax and major spending increases. According to Lasee, the amendment applies to spending from the state level down to the local level, although several communities already use some type of referendum system. “Often the government grows too fast and we take too much from our citizens without asking them,” Lasee said. “On major spending increases, it is valuable for elected officials to have a conversation with voters.” Lasee argued the amendment would not make raising taxes impossible and said local voters in the past have voted to spend more money and raise taxes 50 percent of the time. “If there is a true need, if people understand and want it, they vote for it,” Lasee said. He added voters are “overwhelmingly” supportive of using referendums to have a say on taxes and large spending increases. Jay Heck, executive director of the non-partisan watchdog group Common Cause Wisconsin, called Lasee’s amendment “ill-advised” and “irresponsible.” “If all we’re going to do is have a referendum every time someone wants to raise some revenue, then we don’t need elected officials,” Heck said. “We might as well disband the Legislature,

because they are elected to make those decisions.” Heck accused Lasee of grandstanding, saying the amendment is an attempt to gain public favor by saying legislators should not have the power to make important decisions. He added voters have the power to determine whether these politicians should remain in office at election time. Rep. Kelda Roys, D-Madison, expressed her opposition to the amendment, calling it a way for legislators to escape responsibility. Roys said citizens expect elected officials to do their jobs and pass a budget that meets state needs. She characterized the measure as one that could paralyze local communities and as an example of “extremely bad governance.” Roys also said the amendment’s effect on job creation could result in significant layoffs for local communities if the ability of legislators to increase revenue through taxes is weakened. “[The amendment] would be devastating to local communities and the economy of those local communities as they’re starved of the ability to provide the services that people need,” Roys said. “We are already struggling from the devastating cuts to local communities.” Roys cited Colorado’s similar experience with taxpayer protection laws, the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. The law, enacted in 1992, requires any limits on revenue debt and spending to only be weakened by voter approval, according to the Colorado State Legislature’s website. As recently as 2010, there have been efforts to repeal the law, none of which have been approved by the Legislature.

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Rodriguez-Benitez case human rights issue Charles Godfrey Columnist Last week, Amando Rodriguez-Benitez was driving drunk the wrong way down I-43 in Milwaukee when he was stopped by a sheriff’s deputy. At that point he had already crashed into one car and caused another driver to swerve into the median, but nobody was seriously injured. Rodriguez-Benitez plead guilty to numerous traffic violations and a felony charge of recklessly endangering safety. Milwaukee Judge Jeffery Wagner reduced sentenced him to 11 months at the county jail with Huber work-release privileges, which will allow Rodriguez-Benitez to

remain gainfully employed while he serves his time. For Sheriff David Clarke, 11 months wasn’t enough. After hearing the sentence, Clarke brought it to the attention of the courts and the U.S. Bureau of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement that the defendant is an illegal immigrant. In a news release, Clarke questioned, “Why would we let an illegal immigrant out on work release to look for a job he’s not supposed to have?” He went one step further to add, “Let’s just start the deportation process.” Believing he was eligible for deportation, ICE put a 48-hour hold on RodriguezBenitez on the day after his arrest, but he was never taken into ICE custody. Clarke informed ICE of the work release sentence on Thursday, urging them to begin the deportation process, and they issued another detainer. Even though Clarke considers Rodriguez-

Benitez’s immigration status to be central in this issue of criminal justice, Chief Judge David Hashner would disagree. “It’s illegal for a circuit judge to ask a defendant whether they’re here legally or illegally,” he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “There was no way for Judge Wagner to know, and it’s illegal to ask.” Clarke has confused the role of the judicial system in the case of RodriguezBenitez, who was on trial for drunk driving and reckless endangerment, not illegal immigration to the U.S. His citizenship status is completely irrelevant — it would not make his endangerment any more reckless or his driving any more inebriated, and thus should be left out of the discussion entirely. And it was, until Clarke decided to take his complaints to the media and make an ostracizing and politically charged scene. The sheriff has also overstepped his own

responsibilities by attempting to sway both the judiciary and ICE, calling for Wagner to revise his sentence and for ICE to deport Rodriguez-Benitez. Attempting to take matters into his own hands, Clarke is trying to carry out vigilante justice.

[Sheriff David] Clarke has confused the role of the judicial system. ... Attempting to take matters into his own hands, Clarke is trying to carry out vigilante justice.

Through his media comments, Clarke has made his political motivations clear, referring to the job

Rodriguez-Benitez was “not supposed to have.” He has implied that the defendant shouldn’t be allowed to hold a job and should be deported immediately. The level to which he has personally involved himself in this case to advocate a more severe punishment of Rodriguez-Benitez is concerning, and amounts to an assault on this man’s legal rights and human dignity. Immigration is an inflammatory political issue. Clarke, the Milwaukee District Court and ICE aren’t going to decide the future of immigration policy or influence it in the slightest. They will, however, determine the future of Rodriguez-Benitez for the next year or so, maybe for the rest of his life. Clarke has advocated a more severe sentence and deportation because he feels immigrants have different legal and human rights, and if Clarke has his way, Rodriguez-Benitez

will be taken from his family, home, community and job in Milwaukee and sent back to his country of origin. This is a harsh sentence. The Milwaukee District Court reached a decision in the case of RodriguezBenitez, in which he plead guilty, apologized to the court and was sentenced to 11 months with work release. I see no reason why he can’t serve his time, return to his home in Milwaukee and continue to be a contributing member of our American society, matters of documentation aside. The goal of criminal justice is to reform criminals, not to ship them off whenever possible. I urge Sheriff David Clarke to remember this and to mind his own business, and to let the District Court decide what is best for Mr. Rodriguez-Benitez. Charles Godfrey (cwgodfrey@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in math and physics.

Rusk portrait should be removed from state Capitol Jeﬀ Schultz Staff Writer A group of Wisconsin state legislators are trying to remove art they find offensive from the state Capitol. These legislators are not conservative Republicans, as some might expect, but liberal Democrats. The Democratic lawmakers in question want to take down a

portrait of former Wisconsin Gov. Jeremiah Rusk, who violently suppressed a labor uprising in 1886. Under Rusk’s direction, the Wisconsin National Guard shot and killed five people who were protesting for the eight-hour workday. Given the combination of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget bill that spurred protests and Rusk’s brutality in quashing protests, the Democratic assemblymen’s effort seems congruous and justified. However, Republicans consider Democrats’ concern over the portrait frivolous. Yet if one reads philosopher Alan de Botton’s “The Architecture of Happiness,” Democrats’

preoccupation with the portrait appears pertinent. De Botton states, “Behind wanting to own [a] painting and hang it where we could regularly study it might be the hope that through continued exposure to it, its qualities would come to assume a greater hold on us.” Simply put, art is not just something interesting to look at; it is something that influences one’s emotions and actions. Assembly Democrats may have a point if they think “exposure” to the former anti-labor governor’s portrait is bringing out the latent union buster in the current governor. If that is the case, the portrait should

be taken down immediately. Still, the Democratic lawmakers working to remove the painting, namely Rep. Jon Richards, D-Milwaukee, seem to be employing a double standard, considering those lawmakers probably cringe whenever a Republican tries to curtail artistic expression. For example, Democrats were enraged when former New York Mayor and Republican Rudy Giuliani threatened to cut off funding to a Brooklyn art museum unless it removed a controversial painting. However, Rusk’s portrait is not in an art museum, where one should view controversial art. It is in

the state Capitol, where the values of Wisconsinites should be reflected. Hopefully, Wisconsinites do not value the violent suppression of protestors. While other actions and accomplishments marked Rusk’s time as governor, the killing of those five people was an egregious act. Due to those killings, Rusk should not receive the same honor that esteemed Wisconsin politicians, like Robert La Follette, receive by being immortalized in the Capitol. Also, lest one think that removing Rusk from the Capitol is an attempt to sanitize history, Richards proposed simply moving the portrait to the State

Historical Society. This move would allow Rusk to be viewed in the context of history, instead of being viewed in a place of admiration. Maybe a memorial to the five Wisconsinites killed by the National Guard should replace Rusk’s portrait in the state capitol. Perhaps the best reason for taking down the portrait is the clear message it would send to Walker: Even if you manage to escape expulsion from the Capitol in your lifetime, you will not escape it posthumously. Jeff Schultz (jdschultz@ wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in history.

O’Donnell wrong to question Cain’s civil rights activities Vincent Borkowski Staff Writer Lawrence O’Donnell, in a recent interview on MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” made several disturbing remarks toward Herman Cain, a Republican presidential nomination hopeful and an African-American. Cain was invited to be interviewed by O’Donnell in regard to his new autobiography, “This is Herman Cain!” This interview represented nothing more than an attempted trashing of a popular right-wing politician by the demons of the liberal media. O’Donnell quoted a part of the book in which Cain said his father told him not to argue with the white bus driver and to “just sit in the back.” O’Donnell then asked what would have happened to the civil rights movement had Rosa Parks followed that advice. Cain said he was in high school at the time and did not feel he could take part in the sit-ins and other civil rights movement activities. Cain went on to state Parks was an adult, while he himself, being 16 years old, was limited by the amount of activities he could take part in (which is true — he could have been taken out of school or put in a juvenile detention facility). O’Donnell (himself a white American) then made comments accusing Cain of sitting idly by as those fighting for civil rights were beaten and killed. O’Donnell was

downright insulting if not completely racist toward Cain. O’Donnell implied that any and every African American alive at that time had to be actively involved in every sit-in and every freedom ride, and if they didn’t, they are lazy and only reaping the benefits won by every other brave protester. This is where O’Donnell’s logic is ludicrous. Many African Americans could not partake in the movement due to the society they lived in, jobs they held and other responsibilities. And many of those who could not directly attend events helped the movement in more subtle ways, which is the case for Cain. Cain grew up in Atlanta and had a difficult socioeconomic position, yet O’Donnell accused him of not really knowing what the struggles of the movement were. This coming from a son of a wealthy lawyer and wealthy white man who had his seat in an Ivy League college paid for by his father? O’Donnell further insulted Cain by misinterpreting political statements Cain has made during his campaign. Of the many issues that Cain has spoken on, O’Donnell chose to focus on the statements Cain made about the Democratic Party’s control over African American voters. Cain stated that most African Americans had been brainwashed by the Democrats to believe that the Democratic Party is the only way they can vote. O’Donnell chose to interpret it

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Republican Herman Cain, who is hoping for a nomination to run for president in 2012, recently appeared on MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” to promote his autobiography. as saying all African Americans are simply brainwashed, a very insulting and generalizing comment Cain just would not make about his own race. O’Donnell misrepresented the fact that Cain wanted African Americans to know that the Republican Party, not just the Democratic Party, supports rights for African Americans. Cain wanted to inform members of his own race that they have a choice in the matter. How far is the liberal media going to stoop to protect their own

interests? O’Donnell himself is an outspoken socialist (yup, socialist) and has clearly played to his bias. MSNBC has not yet fired O’Donnell for his insulting remarks, most likely because they support any and all efforts to attack conservatives. O’Donnell is apparently an expert in growing up African American in the civil rights movement-era south (spoiler: O’Donnell grew up in Boston with many silver spoons in his mouth). O’Donnell could have focused on more pertinent issues

and created a real debate as opposed to mocking Cain’s desegregation experiences. O’Donnell has since defended his remarks and has called on African Americans to back him up. Many have come to Cain’s defense, calling this a left-wing attempt at a “high-tech lynching.” It is unacceptable to question an African American’s involvement during the civil rights movement in an attempt to trash a political rival. Herman Cain is fighting for the rights

and freedoms of every American, regardless of race or any other characteristic. This attack by the left-wing media is unforgivable and is just one example of many in which the liberal media has gone way, way too far. How much more of this must we suffer so that the liberal media can brainwash us to vote for their candidates and their candidates only? Vincent Borkowski (vborkowski@wisc. edu) a junior majoring in neurobiology.

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No need to beware Clooney flick

‘Ides of March’ shows Gosling in most mature light yet; film successful despite plot’s overt leftist ideology Amie Kjellstrom ArtsEtc. Writer

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Singer Brett Dennen, who played Bonnaroo last summer and has collaborated with artists like Natalie Merchant and Jason Mraz, will headline Wednesday at the Madison Overture Center’s Capitol Theater.

Dennen show rides on ‘Loverboy’ acclaim Wunderkind indie folk musician to bring flavor of Northern California to Overture it’s really difficult and challenging. But, for the ArtsEtc. Writer most part you embrace the It’s easy to forget Brett lifestyle and appreciate Dennen has been making it. It’s long hours and it’s music for more than a tiresome but it doesn’t decade when listening feel like work. It feels to him speak. His soft- like traveling a lot. But spoken rasp calls to mind it’s not vacation because you’re not a recently sight-seeing retired and you’re altar boy playing more than a ‘I was a career shows every 31-year-old folk musician musician before night. ” He cites who’s put out the Grateful four studio I could really Dead as albums. afford it. ... It’s his all-time The Badger favorite band. Herald scary. There’s It comes as a caught up to surprise from him after a no ladder you a musician walk through have to climb whose sound Chattanooga, to achieve set is more Tenn. reminiscent “I was goals. There are of Bob Dylan a career musician no promotions. and Jason Mraz than before I the biggest really could There are no jam band afford it,” income levels. of all time. Dennen said. But the man “I became You kind of clearly has a musician, gotta make it some of the was poor, good vibes and couldn’t up as you go.’ in his soul: afford rent “I’ve always so I didn’t Brett Dennen have a house. Singer-songwriter wanted to go to Burning So I stayed Man. I think at people’s I’m going houses. But there next then a year went by and I started year. I’ll probably rent making enough money to an RV or something like pay rent. But, you know, that.” Dennen is known for in a really cheap situation. And then another year his interest in poetry, both went by and I could afford in music and the spoken another, better place. And word. While on tour, he then another year went by writes constantly. “I write and I could afford to buy a more than I need for songs. I definitely have house.” He hasn’t worked a volumes and volumes of day job since he started poems laying around,” he playing music for a living said. While poetry may almost 10 years ago, he said. “It’s scary. There’s no draw to mind the dark ladder you have to climb and obscure for some, to achieve set goals. There Dennen prefers simpler are no promotions. There poems. “I like poetry are no income levels. You with strong imagery. I kind of gotta make it up don’t need to be moved emotionally. I don’t really as you go.” If he wasn’t a musician, like romantic poetry,” he Dennen would have said. “I like poetry that wanted to be a teacher. uses metaphors and is “I would like to have really simple in just using been working with young everyday objects and people in some kind activities as metaphors for of situation where I’m other things.” During the day of his outside, in the mountains, taking kids backpacking,” show, you may catch Dennen taking his he said. As a musician, he has morning stroll. “When been able to tour across I come [to Madison] I the country on expenses- usually like to run around, paid trips. Despite get down to the water, his constantly mobile run around down by the lifestyle, Dennen still water and hang around finds the energy to travel by the center of town,” he in the off months. “I’ve said. been to India; I’ve been Brett Dennen will be to Hawaii. I spend a lot of time in the mountains in performing in Madison California. But most of the as part of “Bud Light Concerts at the Capitol” in time I’m on the road.” Dennen may spend a the Overture Center for the lot of time on the road, Arts’ Capitol Theater this but getting dinners paid Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. for isn’t always easy. Blind Pilot will be opening. “It’s weird. It’s not work Tickets are $20. For more and it’s not vacation,” he information, call the ticket said. “I mean, sometimes office at 608-258-4141.

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From the opening scene of his newest movie, Ryan Gosling makes one thing very clear: He’s come a long way since “The Notebook,” and there’s no turning back. The up-and-comer heads an impressive cast in the highly anticipated political drama “The Ides of March,” which came out Friday. The film opens one week before the democratic primary election in Ohio, as presidential candidate Governor Mike Morris (George Clooney, “The American”) struggles to retain his diminishing lead. “As goes Ohio, so goes the nation,” reporters in the film announce, emphasizing that Morris must take the state in order to secure his bid for the presidency. Gosling (“Drive”) plays the ambitious, upstanding Stephen Meyers, Morris’s press secretary for the presidential campaign. Alongside campaign manager Paul Zara (Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Moneyball”), Meyers attempts to persuade Morris to strike a deal with morally questionable North Carolina Senator Thompson (Jeffrey Wright, “Source Code”) for a seat in the cabinet in exchange for the backing of Thompson’s delegates, whose numbers will secure either candidate’s

presidential bid. The drama heightens when the opposition’s campaign manager, Tom Duffy (Paul Giamatti, “The Hangover Part II”), reveals the opposition has acquired Thompson’s endorsement, essentially ending Morris’s presidential aspirations. Duffy offers Meyers the chance to begin working for the opposition before Morris is eliminated in the primary election on Tuesday. The ambitious Meyers recognizes his opportunity to secure a prestigious job in the White House, but believes in the purity of Morris’s personal and political values. Tensions rise as Meyers is forced to choose between loyalty and ambition. “Do you want to work for the friend,” Duffy asks Meyers, “or do you want to work for the president?” Indeed, presidential candidate Morris is reminiscent of Obama’s campaign for change. Morris’s face is plastered on the same red, white and blue campaign posters; he promotes technological innovation and emphasizes reducing American dependency on foreign oil. Morris attempts to differentiate himself from his fellow politicians by refusing to climb a corrupt political ladder to the top; but in line with tradition, the audience quickly realizes that Morris is hiding secrets of his own that will challenge

Meyers’ belief in Morris’ morals. The setting of the film reflects the dark but honest tone of the plot. The style is overwhelmingly grey: The lighting is drab and the skies are consistently overcast. The streets and alleyways are dimly lit and lined with muddied slush. The government cars and the politicians’ business suits are dark, and Cincinnati is gloomy. The setting effectively keeps viewers in the dark about the film’s outcome; the complete absence of the sun dampens viewers’ hopes that Morris and Meyers will rise above the corruption and greed by which they are surrounded. As for the acting, Clooney has a surprisingly small role considering his high level of involvement with the film as director and co-star. Although Clooney delivers his role with striking precision, the film makes no attempt to disguise the fact that it acts as a vessel for Clooney’s own outspoken leftist politics. However, Clooney’s choice to explore a relatively small cast in great depth allows viewers to envision their own local politicians in each role portrayed in the film. The characters accurately represent the range of politicians along the sliding scale of morality and present with unabashed honesty the scandalous controversy buried deep in every high-

stake political campaign in modern American politics. Gosling delivers his role as a morallyconflicted political up-and-comer with a newfound sense of maturity that is impossible for the audience to ignore. Despite the fact that his brooding character smiles sparingly, Gosling nevertheless charms viewers by drawing them into his deeply troubled world. And although some parts of his character ’s journey are predictable, Gosling’s ability to craft a character that is so realistically unpredictable during moments of emotional distress instills in viewers a newfound respect for Gosling that cements his place as an actor in the big leagues with Clooney. A true political mustsee, “The Ides of March” delivers on every level: The acting is superb, the plot strikes just the right balance of realistic political fraudulence and unyielding hope, and the content matter is increasingly relevant as we near an election year. Overall, the film is neither overly didactic nor too damning; rather, it presents an honest view of the corruption that plagues both political parties at every level of involvement.

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Musical scratches ‘South Park’ itch Lin Weeks ArtsEtc. Content Editor The most recent episode of South Park, “Ass Burgers,” and its preceding episode of last spring, “You’re Getting Old,” call for a little armchair psychology. What caused South Park creators Matt Parker and Trey Stone to set up, and then immediately destroy, a new direction for the show? Why did they tread meta territory so heavily, trash their own creation through the voice of one of its most-loved characters, bleakly refuse to laugh at the type of humor they’d cultivated over 15 years and then toss the whole enterprise away with the biggest and most intentional deux ex machina this side of the Coen Brothers? The answer? Call it the seven year itch. It’s become almost cliché to compare the top three most successful animated comedies on TV right now, but the comparison remains appropriate because of the unique placement that cartoons, as a genre, and their creators hold in the entertainment industry. People like “Simpsons” creator Matt Groening, “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane and Parker and Stone are neither directors nor actors nor producers proper — though, of course, they may direct or produce or do voice acting on their shows — because those skills don’t translate over to more traditional Hollywood media. Rather, they’re best (if wishy-washily)

categorized as creatives. They’re equally capable of dreaming up, say, an album of show tunes or a Broadway musical as they are overseeing year after year of an animated show about middleclass life in America. In fact, they’re more than capable of branching out into new genres or formats — they appear hardwired to do so, and at surprisingly regular intervals. Take Groening. The first episode of “The Simpsons” aired in December 1989. The show quickly became a cultural phenomenon and churned out dozens of classic episodes you can still hear quoted ad nauseum by aging fanboys if you happen to affect a Scottish brogue in the wrong bar. All of that success, and still: In 1997, Groening began researching science fiction works for “Futurama,” a show that would hit the airwaves two years later. In 2007, “The Simpsons Movie” was released, which put Springfield on the big screen and expanded Homer’s misadventures to feature-film length. MacFarlane exhibits a similar pattern. Apparently not content with just one cartoon sitcom family with an anthropomorphacized pet, he created “American Dad” in 2005, six years after Family Guy’s premiere in January 1999. It’s a little unclear how “The Cleveland Show” (which premiered in 2009) fits into this pattern, but then again, it’s a little unclear how “The Cleveland Show” belongs on television at all. The syndrome is everywhere you look. Mickey Mouse made his debut in 1928, and Walt Disney began work on

“Snow White,” his first feature film, in 1934. The first episode of the Jim Henson-inspired “Sesame Street” was in 1969, the BBC premiere of “The Muppet Show” in 1976. Whether it’s an expression of pent-up creativity, a re-selfaffirmation of why the creator became famous in the first place or just a pet project that might never have seen the light of day if it weren’t implicitly tied to a better-known work, seven years (give or take, depending on whether you’re counting from conception, creation or air date) appears to be the time span granted to a project until a diversion, spinoff or finalé is dreamed up.

Seven years ... appears to be the time span granted to a project until a diversion, spinoff or finalé is dreamed up. Which brings us to Parker and Stone. In June, before the show went on its scheduled summer hiatus, “South Park” aired an episode that some speculated would serve as an unannounced series finalé. In it, Stan Marsh, one of a few characters that occasionally serves as a proxy voice for Parker and Stone, experienced something of an existential crisis on his 10th birthday. Things that had seemed entertaining to him before seemed inane; that which had seemed funny was now dull. Nothing whatsoever interested him; rather, everything (literally,

this being “South Park”) looked and sounded like shit. Other plot points, like Stan’s parents getting divorced, went weirdly unresolved. On one reading it was an indictment of all pop culture by Parker and Stone, but on another it was a mea culpa — an admission that they were part of the problem. The first episode of “South Park” aired in August 1997. Seven years later, Parker and Stone created “Team America: World Police,” an ambitious, offensive, puppet-based send-up of American imperialism and ethnocentrism that had no overlap with Kyle, Stan, Cartman and Kenny’s paper-cutout world. Seven years later was this summer. It appears that Parker and Stone had two ideas (there are, after all, two of them) about how to branch out. Luckily, their musical, “The Book of Mormon,” became a critical and popular sensation, and when the pair returned to the animation studio to continue the show that made them famous, the edge had apparently dulled on their desire to blow up the cozy Colorado town. So that’s why, last week, all the damage was undone. That’s why Barack Obama was dragged back into the “South Park” frame to replace the mouth-defecating duck occupying the Oval Office. That’s why Stan’s parents quickly and unceremoniously moved back in together, Steamy Nix paraphernalia a charred, forgotten memory. And that’s why, with Parker and Stone’s seven-year itch vigorously scratched by a summer on Broadway, no one should have expected anything different.

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Badgers hold on, keep perfect record Wisconsin moves to 4-0-0 on season after difficult sweep of North Dakota Caroline Sage Women’s Hockey Writer After trailing 2-0 Sunday, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team battled back to defeat North Dakota, 3-2, in an overtime victory that gave UW a weekend sweep at the Kohl Center. The decisive moment for the Badgers (4-0-0) came with just one minute of play left in the game when senior forward Brooke Ammerman scored off a rebound shot to tie the game at 2-2 and send the Badgers and the Sioux (1-30) into overtime. “Once that shot came through and it was kind of close, I just kept jabbing at [it] and thought maybe it will skip through,” Ammerman said. “Thank God it did.” Wisconsin carried the momentum from the last-minute goal into the overtime period, as senior forward Hillary Knight scored the game-winning goal. “We created an opportunity in overtime and walked away with a win,” head coach Mark Johnson said. “Any points including the victory today

SPLITS, from 8 and confident in the third period and that reflected our team,” Eaves said. Midway through the second period, Wisconsin’s offense was finally able to gain some momentum when forward Tyler Barnes scored his first goal of the year on a power play. Less than five minutes later, sophomore Michael Mersch tied the game at 1-1 with his first goal of the season. The Badgers and Wildcats headed into the third period tied 2-2, and it seemed possible that game two would head into overtime just like game one. But with 3:44 left in regulation, Wisconsin forward Derek Lee did his best impression of Reed Seckel’s game winning wraparound goal for Northern Michigan from

IMPROVEMENT, from 8 Zengerle, [Michael] Mersch and [Tyler] Barnes play at the level that they’re capable of. They were disappointing in their effort last night. … Every line played solid … we just did multiple more things tonight better than last night which contributed to the win.” A tale of two goalies Before the series, Eaves had two freshman goalies and a third that sat behind

are very meaningful and certainly help us with the conference, and more importantly, it gives us two points that you can’t take away.” While the overtime goal gave Wisconsin the victory, North Dakota dominated play for most of the game, attempting 22 shots in the second period to Wisconsin’s nine. The Sioux were able to capitalize on power play opportunities that aided in building a 2-0 lead. Freshman forward Andrea Dalen knocked the first goal in for the Sioux in the first period, sending UW to the locker room scoreless despite having four power play opportunities in the period. “North Dakota did a great job in the first period with the opportunities on the power plays that we had,” Johnson said. “[They] try to play a real high tempo game, so if you are not ready to play, they are going to be in your face.” Junior forward Jocelyne Lamoreux added to the Sioux’s lead midway through the second period off a slap shot that sailed right past Wisconsin goalie Alex Rigsby during a power play. This added to the Sioux domination throughout the first half of the game as they continued to shut down the Badgers in the second period.

“They tried to take away our speed, and I think a lot of the strengths in our game is speed,” Ammerman said. “Not getting the flow really slowed us down. Sometimes you have to battle and fight through adversity, and that’s what we did.” Lamoreux’s goal finally awoke the Badgers as they answered with a score of their own. Just 53 seconds later, senior forward Brianna Decker put the Badgers on the board, though they still trailed by one goal. “Once we got the puck on net, it gave us a little bit more momentum,” Knight said. “As we showed [Sunday night], we can come in the second and third period and capitalize on the opportunities, which gives us confidence as we go forward.” In terms of confidence, Saturday’s 5-2 win over the Sioux was no different. The Badgers kept the game close going into the third period, leading 2-1, and dominated play with three more goals. Senior forward Carolyne Prevost had a stellar first game with a hat trick that led the Badgers to their first WCHA victory of the season. Prevost, along with four other teammates, completed her run with the Canadian national team during Wisconsin’s season-

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Forward Brianna Decker scored a goal and assisted on the game-winner in Wisconsin’s Saturday victory. opening series against Lindenwood two weeks ago. “They came out extremely hard the first period, and as soon as Carolyne put the puck in the net, it gave us so much more momentum,” Decker said. “A couple of early goals really help us out.” Ammerman assisted all three of Prevost’s goals in Saturday’s game. Their chemistry on the ice was apparent throughout the game. “It’s funny, because

the night before, giving the Badgers a lead they would not relinquish. The third Wisconsin goal also gave Justin Schultz his third assist of the game. Friday’s season-opener was highlighted by an intense rally by the Badgers and a fantastic wraparound goal by Seckel with 3.7 seconds left in overtime to deny Wisconsin’s comeback, as Northern Michigan emerged victorious, 3-2. “The thing we want them to leave the rink with tonight is the idea that we came back, we didn’t quit, we persevered,” Eaves said. After being outshot 10-3 in the opening period, Northern Michigan took advantage of Wisconsin’s struggles to control the puck and had 11 shots in the second, converting two into goals by forward Kory

Kaunisto and Florek. Until 7:17 remained in the third period, Wisconsin had been 0- for- 9 on power play opportunities. But UW sophomore defenseman Joe Faust scored on the Badgers’ 10th and final power play opportunity, making the score 2-1 in favor of Northern Michigan. Exactly six minutes later, with 1:17 left in regulation, freshman forward Joseph LeBate scored the first goal of his Badger career. “Our intensity picked up and going into OT you could tell our team really stepped up, and obviously the fans were in it and it was awesome,” LeBate said. Headed into overtime, Wisconsin appeared to have all the momentum but the two teams were locked in a stalemate for much of the period until

Seckel got his remarkable shot to bounce off UW goaltender Landon Peterson’s pad and into the goal to win the game. “I came in, prepared well, stayed focused and just kept telling myself to control the things I can control,” Peterson said. Despite allowing three goals and being credited with the loss, Eaves was pleased with Peterson’s performance. “I thought he was very solid,” Eaves said. “He gave us a chance to win the game. I think one of the tell tale signs [that] a goalie has got poise and confidence out there is the puck was dumped in and he was quick to get out and stop the puck, made good decisions and good passes. He was square to the puck all night and did a nice job, gave us a chance to win the game or get a tie.”

Scott Gudmandson and Brett Bennett for two seasons. In the days leading up to the game, Eaves still hadn’t made a decision as to the starter, but he knew he was going to split the series with two goalies, similar to what he’s done in the past with Gudmandson and Bennett. While freshman Joel Rumpel got the win this weekend, fellow freshman Landon Peterson played just as well. “I thought [Peterson]

was very solid,” Eaves said Friday. “He gave us a chance to win the game. I think one of the telltale signs about a goalie, he’s got poise and confidence out there. If the puck was dumped in, he was quick to get out and stop it. He made good decisions, good passes. He was square to the puck all night and did a nice job. He gave us a chance to win the game or get a tie.” Peterson faced only 19 shots on goal from NMU Friday compared

to the 33 Rumpel faced the next night. Rumpel was tested more often but gave up two quick goals. Peterson also had multiple defensive breakdowns in front of him, all of which led to goals. “They both played solid,” junior defenseman Justin Schultz said. “You can’t ask much more than that. They kept us in both games and I was comfortable playing in front of both of them, and it was good to see them in their first games.”

we have never played together as linemates and we’re both seniors,” Prevost said. “We had great chemistry tonight, and she seemed to find me at the right place and they were incredible passes all over the ice.” “I think over the four years we have been together here, we have such a great friendship off the ice, so it was just easy to play with her,” Ammerman said. A key to the Badgers improving will be

FIAMMETTA, from 8 tied for 43rd in the nation and fourth in the Big Ten. The sack totals were more noticeable before Wisconsin really got on the board with two against the evasive Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez. Defensive end David Gilbert and defensive tackle Beau Allen lead UW with three sacks apiece, though Gilbert will be out for an extended period of time (likely 5-7 weeks) with a broken foot. Allen, a sophomore, isn’t a starter, though he is obviously a key contributor on a defensive line that is capable of rotating in as many as 10 different players in any given game. But moving forward, it seems fair to ask, where

extending their dominance throughout the game, instead of just the last period, which was evident in both games this past weekend. Next week, Wisconsin faces the Minnesota Gophers at home in what should be another close contest for UW. “The pace and tempo next weekend will be the same as it was [Sunday],” Johnson said. “We have a couple of things we need to work on and get ready for next weekend.”

will the sacks come from, especially without Gilbert for the time being? One candidate to watch will be defensive end Brendan Kelly, who stepped into the starting lineup against Nebraska when Gilbert went down and recorded four tackles and one sack. Wisconsin is certainly galloping toward what seems like another BCS bowl berth, but in order to get there, this sort of business must, of course, be taken care of first. Mike is a senior majoring in journalism. Are you concerned about any stats or numbers in particular? Let Mike know on Twitter @ mikefiammetta and be sure to follow @BHeraldSports for all the latest Badgers news.

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Badgers engineer comebacks in both matches, pick up win Saturday Brett Sommers Statistics Editor The Wisconsin men’s hockey team, surrounded by questions about youth and inexperience at the beginning of the season, took to the ice for its seasonopening series against Northern Michigan Friday and Saturday to mixed

results. The Badgers split the series at the Kohl Center, picking up a 3-2 win Saturday night after falling in overtime by the same score Friday night. Both games saw the Badgers engineer a late comeback effort, though Friday night’s was ultimately unsuccessful. “Maybe that’s the unwritten character of this team early in the season,” Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves said. “Being young like that, sometimes that [naïvety], they just expect to come back and keep

playing. They don’t think about it too much. That’s a nice quality to have in a group of young men and one we will probably have to pull on in later games this year.” Saturday night, the Badgers started a freshman goalie for the second consecutive night. After Landon Peterson started the first game, Joel Rumpel began the second. Rumpel got off to a rocky start Saturday, allowing Wildcat forward Justin Florek to score his second goal of the series less than four minutes into the game on a power

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Wisconsin hockey players rejoice Saturday after avenging Friday’s loss with a 3-2 win over Northern Michigan at the Kohl Center. play. Northern Michigan continued to outshoot Wisconsin in the first period and it paid off with Florek’s second power play goal of the game with 17

seconds remaining before intermission. Rumpel collected himself and finished with 31 saves and the first win of his collegiate career. “I thought he was

tentative in the first period, got a little better in the second; he felt the puck a little bit more, and I thought he was assertive

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SIDEBAR

Badgers see improvement despite dropping opener; Rumpel, Peterson start strong in goal Kelly Erickson Associate Sports Editor Head coach Mike Eaves said it would be a process and through two games, that process is already starting to take shape. In their season-opening series at the Kohl Center, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team split the weekend 1-1 against Northern Michigan. Both nights, the Badgers found themselves down 2-0 before coming back to tie the game. Saturday night, junior forward Derek Lee scored a wrap-around goal with four minutes left in the game, giving the Badgers a Megan McCormick The Badger Herald 3-2 win. Friday night, the Freshman goaltender Joel Rumpel picked up his first victory in goal in his game-winning goal looked first career start Saturday night. Wisconsin defeated Northern Michigan, 3-2. exactly the same, but it was

scored with only 3.7 seconds left in overtime. UW had no chance for a second comeback, losing the season opener 3-2. Given their youth and inexperience, the Badgers played a rough game one. While it showed moments of potential, especially in tying the game up with a late comeback in the third period on Friday, UW struggled to finish plays and ultimately couldn’t get the puck in the net as a result. “It played out as one might think it played out,” Eaves said Friday. “There were some darn good things and there were some things we need to work on. That’s about what you would expect.”

Wisconsin stumbled early, but in every subsequent period of play, UW looked stronger and more consistent as a whole. “We just all made mistakes,” junior defenseman John Ramage said Friday. “Not only the youth, but everyone, just kind of knocking the rust off. There were times when we were not very good in our own zone or we could have done things better.” “It’s kind of like practice,” Lee said Saturday. “As a group, we’re getting better. We’re becoming more comfortable with one another, we’re building our systems and everything’s slowly coming into one another.”

The Badgers looked like a team that expected the win to come easy and instead found themselves having to fight back even for a chance at a tie. Friday’s effort was the definition of a young team. But Saturday, things got better. UW still went down 2-0 in the first period, but the Badgers didn’t let the Wildcats get any offensive momentum after that. There were some close calls, but from the start of the second period, UW improved and took control of the game. “We did many more good things tonight,” Eaves said Saturday. “It was nice to see the line of [Mark]

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Ruminations from Bucky’s bye week Mike Fiammetta Mike’d Up Ahh, the bye week. Always a time for gentle — if your team is winning — reflection and introspection, a time to assess the season collectively to that given point. Bye weeks usually foster a sort of banal conversation if a week off is welcome, or if said team would be better served by just continuing to play. For No. 4 Wisconsin, forget about that. The way this team has racked up points and whacked literally every opponent it has faced, a simple week off is beyond trivial to discuss. With 1-5 (0-2 in Big Ten play) Indiana coming to town Saturday, the push through Big Ten play remains in focus — especially with consecutive road trips to Michigan State and Ohio State looming immediately after. But in true “it’s a bye week, so let’s nitpick” fashion, there are a few areas that could, down the road, lead to some issues with this team. It’s certainly hard to see much of anything going wrong against the Hoosiers this weekend, but remember — it’s only October. Stat No. 1: Time of possession (31:36 per game) How much importance do you place on this statistic, measuring how long the Badgers hold the football each game? How much importance do you place on it only five games

into the season? On average, the Badgers hold the football for 31:36 per game, good for a middle-of-the-pack No. 33 ranking. For a Wisconsin offense that averages the third-most points per game (48.4) in the nation, the statistic certainly doesn’t seem to be of much importance. UW has 16 plays this season that have gone for 30 or more yards each, 12th-most in the country. In terms of 40-yard plays, the Badgers rank even higher, tied for fourth with 11. But as the calendar pages turn closer to November and those Spartans, Buckeyes and even the Illinois Fighting Illini (don’t sleep on them — perhaps a column for a later date?) face the Badgers, might it be nice to allow the defense a little more time on the sidelines? That’s always the principal argument for controlling the clock, of course. Hold the ball as long as possible, and any dangerous opposing offenses will be kept off the field. The answer, interestingly enough, might trace back to the topic of the Badgers’ weak opponents. This team still hasn’t been tested for a full four quarters, and it’s yet to be compelled to crank out any 10-play, 80-yard drives to kill clock with, say, a three- or seven-point lead with five minutes remaining in the game. Of course, it has not yet had to come from behind late in the game, though UW’s remarkable big-play ability has proven the Badgers capable of seemingly scoring at will. Stat No. 2: Turnover margin (+3) Before Wisconsin could even dream about embarrassing Nebraska

the way it eventually did Oct. 1, the Badgers hosted Football Championship Subdivision foe South Dakota the week before. UW held a 3-0 record entering that Sept. 24 game and fans were already stretching to identify areas of weakness. Forcing turnovers was the most popular, as the Badgers had forced only one in the two games prior to the matchup with the Coyotes. Wisconsin ultimately got its first interception against South Dakota courtesy of interceptions by linebacker Chris Borland and safety Shelton Johnson, appearing to support the “turnovers come in bunches” line the players were pushing in the week leading up to that game. Again, any sort of issues only arise here when looking forward. To date, the Badgers have forced just six turnovers, tied for the second-fewest in the Big Ten. Wisconsin’s plusthree turnover margin ranks them tied for No. 29 with several other schools in the nation, though as the level of competition is expected to rise, the offense is expected to make more mistakes. Without having played an actual road game yet (there were approximately 20,000 empty seats at Soldier Field, and many fans in attendance were pro-UW), it’s impossible to say for certain how Wilson and the offense will respond in front of a hostile crowd. Stat No. 3: Sacks (12) There are other ways to measure the amount of pressure a defense places on opposing quarterbacks, though sacks obviously remain the most significant. The Badgers have 12 so far this season,

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