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Going Mad(Hatters) for trivia Members of the University of Wisconsin MadHatters men’s a capella group serenaded students duking it out for trivia superiority on Wednesday. The trivia night, hosted by the Wisconsin Alumni Association, awarded points for Homecoming week. Zhao Lim The Badger Herald

UW officials say issuing second card will force system to absorb exorbinant fees Sean Kirkby State Reporter

Issuing new student ID cards to out-of-state students could run a cost of up to $700,000 for the University of Wisconsin System as officials continue to weigh how to meet the requirements of the Voter ID law. The University of Wisconsin System is weighing the possibility of issuing a second ID to outof-state students that would comply with the new voter ID law but could mean up to $700,000 in costs for the Madison campus. UW spokesperson Dennis

Chaptman said issuing the new student IDs would likely cost UW at most around $700,000, but a more common estimation is around $500,000. “The [second] ID would be for a student from Illinois who wants to keep her Illinois driver’s license rather than getting a Wisconsin-issued driver’s license or Wisconsin state ID,” Government Accountability Board spokesperson Reid Magney said. “She would not only need to have 20 days of residency but also the student ID card.”

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Ward to support merit-based faculty salaries Chancellor says pay increases could keep UW competitive, quality in forefront Alyssa Smith News Reporter In a recent address to members of the faculty, University of Wisconsin Interim Chancellor David Ward expressed support for pursuing a more competitive, merit-based wage structure with the aims of ensuring quality of instruction and retention. Ward emphasized the

importance of creating a merit-based pay plan with the aim to help enhance faculty and staff salaries, according to Faculty Senate member and University of Wisconsin chemistry professor Judith Burstyn. She added the topic of wages appears to be a great priority for the chancellor despite the challenges presented by current budgetary constraints. Vice Chancellor for University Relations Vince Sweeney echoed the sentiment, adding such an initiative could benefit the university by ensuring

UW is attracting and retaining quality faculty members. He said these proposed salary changes could serve to benefit the university as a whole. “Increased wages will help us stay competitive in the fight to keep the best and brightest faculty here at [UW],” Sweeney said. “It would be in the institution’s best interest to recruit and retain the best faculty.” Speaking about Ward’s first term serving as chancellor from 19932001, Burstyn said Ward managed to keep a consistent and equivalent salary base for UW faculty

in comparison to wages to its peer universities. She added in the period between Ward’s terms of leadership, there were few to no salary raises for university employees and in some cases, salaries were decreased. This is significant, Burstyn said, because university data shows the faculty turnover rate was much higher when wages were stagnant compared to when wages were more competitive, demonstrating the notion that some faculty members decided to pursue new employment opportunities at other

institutions during these periods. Burstyn also listed salary discrepancies as another cause for concern among UW employees when discussing Ward’s message of monetary allocation. She said the university must find a way to bridge the gap in its base budget. “When we hire new faculty, we have no choice but to pay competitive salaries. When we make offers, they are always at competitive wages [and] often higher than wages of those who have been here a long time,” she said. Burstyn added Ward

appears “concerned about correcting these issues.” In his address, Ward suggested ideas for reform including resource stewardship and educational innovation, Burstyn said. This would aim to reconsider how operations are managed and ask where money is being applied and if this is the best area for it, she added. Ward also addressed the possibility for gain in the area of philanthropic reform and its potential to aid the base budget,

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Bill would divide state’s electoral votes by district Proposed election law would benefit candidates with regional popularity Matt Huppert State Editor Matt Hintz The Badger Herald file photo

Current Madison Alcohol Policy Coordinator Mark Woulf will address neighborhoods, drug crime under shifting role.

Changes in policy position to address heroin epidemic Mayor, city officials to broaden scope to drug issues after UW halts partial funding Dan Niepow Deputy City Editor Following cuts in funding for the Alcohol Policy Coordinator from the University of Wisconsin, Mayor Paul Soglin said the role would likely face a revamping in the scope of its focus in the near future. The coordinator ’s role is expected to expand to address the growing drug concerns in the city, particularly with the

increased frequency of heroin-related incidents over the past several months in Madison, he said. “Since it’s going to be a full-time city position, there are no constraints on how the position is utilized,” he said. “The alcohol policy coordinator is going to be working on all substance abuse — not just alcohol … it will include the rising problem with opiates and heroin.” The position was previously funded equally by the UW and the city, but now will be entirely shouldered by the city, Soglin said. This will allow more freedom in determining what the coordinator can

do, he said. There have been a growing number of burglaries and armed robberies linked to the use of heroin, and Dane County has already proposed the creation of the Opiates Task Force to combat these issues. The alcohol policy coordinator will now be able to address these issues as well, Soglin said. He also said there would be an added neighborhood component to the position, allowing the coordinator to look at specific neighborhoods experiencing drug-related problems. For the first half of the

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A bill that could potentially alter the influence of Wisconsin voters in presidential elections began being circulated for support in the Legislature Wednesday. The proposal, introduced by Rep. Dan LeMahieu, R-Cascade, would segment the state’s electoral college votes and give the congressional districts in the state a separate vote in the presidential election. Under Wisconsin’s current system, whichever presidential candidate wins the popular vote in the state wins the state’s 10 electoral votes, regardless of how close the election is, University of Wisconsin political science professor Donald Downs said. Most states’ Electoral College systems operate in this manner If LeMahieu’s proposal gains approval, this system

of votes would likely create a divide in Wisconsin’s electoral vote, Downs said, as some electorates tend to vote down partisan lines. Under the bill, the eight congressional districts in the state would act as individual popular vote elections. If a candidate wins a congressional district he or she would receive one electoral vote. Rep. Kelda Roys, D-Madison, said those in support of splitting the electoral votes into the individual districts contend this would give more legitimacy to citizens who vote against the party which typically wins the state. However, she says this measure would have the opposite effect, as candidates could instead focus their attention on states where they can win all of the electoral votes. She said Wisconsin has primarily voted in favor of Democratic candidates over the past 30 years. Roys said Republicans in the state who support this bill are doing so in an attempt to curb the number of electoral votes President Barack Obama stands to get in the 2012 election. A small number of states, including

Nebraska, have previously chosen to split their electoral college votes in the presidential elections, Downs said. Besides Wisconsin, several states, such as Pennsylvania, are also currently considering splitting up their electoral votes. Downs said the change in the electoral college count would mean Wisconsin would receive less attention from candidates in future presidential races. With the removal of a ‘winner-take-all’ electoral college system, candidates would not have the incentive to campaign in the state, he said. In recent presidential elections, Downs said, candidates have viewed Wisconsin as a swing state which could go for either Republicans or Democrats. However, the proposed split of the state’s electoral votes would likely end this status. “In the last few [presidential] elections, Wisconsin been one of the key states,” Downs said. “[With the split of electorate votes,] the state would become less important.” Downs said the

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Student government was swept into a storm of controversy Wednesday night after a removed representative sat on council and advocated for new legislation to retain two previously removed members. A major topic of contention was whether or not to count former Nominations Board Chair Niko Magallon’s vote or if he could speak as a member of Student Council. Representatives were split on what Associated Students of Madison Chair Allie Gardner referred to as a “grey area.” Originally, Gardner ruled for Magallon’s vote to be counted but specified with an asterisk in the records. This issue

was further debated once Magallon attempted to ask former Vice Chair Beth Huang a question while she spoke during open forum. Council members battled back and forth on the issue, in what Representative Dan Posca referred to as a “clusterfuck.” Chief Justice Kathryn Fifield gave a speech during these comments, stating she had previously refrained from speaking during council as she is not a student representative and is reluctant to speak on controversial items currently under consideration in Student Judiciary. She said that in light of this “flagrant and open defiance,” this was going to change. “The time for me to sit quietly and not speak in these meetings is over,” she said. “I really just lack the words. If this is the way things are going to be, ASM is going to collapse.” Fifield emphasized ASM is composed of

ELECTORAL, from 1 argument could be made that splitting state electoral votes is a fairer way of representing the state in a presidential election, since close splits under a standard electoral college system award nothing to the party that loses by even a small margin. While Roys said the bill would

three branches, and if council was to disregard the actions of one branch, there was no longer any semblance of a shared governance structure. She said if this trend continues she saw no reason why Student Judiciary should keep taking complaints. It was eventually ruled that Magallon’s vote would not be counted when Gardner made the final decision after hearing opinions from members. Magallon’s sitting on council during last night’s meeting coincided with the introduction of the Retention of Sworn ASM Elected Officials Act co-sponsored by Representative Nneka Akubeze and Diversity Chair Tangela Roberts. This act states the Student Judiciary is not an enforcement branch of ASM and the standing removal of Magallon and Huang was only a recommendation. The legislation also said the only way to remove both members is through impeachment by a two-

likely receive more Republican support than Democratic, she said she believes some Republicans will see how the legislation would take power away from the state. “My hope is there are still some Republicans who are confident enough in their ideology to believe they can win an election fair and square,” Roys said.

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Former ASM Chair Brandon Williams presented a letter signed by former leadership appealing to the council to reconsider legislation up for debate. thirds vote of ASM. Akubeze said the legislation was not meant to be disrespectful to any branch of ASM and the end goal was for ASM to return to a properly functioning body. Huang said she was against this legislation earlier in open forum. ASM Chair Emeritus Brandon Williams also spoke during open forum to read a letter signed by Adam Johnson, Kurt Gosselin, Carl Fergus, Matthew Manes, Tom

WARD, from 1 saying salaries could then be increased using this funding. Mike Mikalsen, spokesperson for Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, who chairs the Committee on Colleges and Universities, said Nass’s interests are with students first,

ALCOHOL, from 1 year, the position will continue to be funded by the grant between the city and the university, Soglin said. After June 30, the city plans to take up the full cost. Mark Woulf, the current alcohol policy coordinator, said he was optimistic for the expansion of the position but regrets the loss of a direct link to policies on the UW campus. “I think the position was good for the campus in that it highlighted a lot of issues related to alcohol on campus,” Woulf said. “I was in a position just being fresh out of the university to really understand the students’ perspective.” He said UW would likely use the funding for other alcoholrelated policies and he is interested to see

Templeton and Michael Romenesko, all former leaders in branches of ASM. Williams said all individuals disapproved of the two pieces of legislation on the docket, the Process Standardization Committee and Retention of Sworn ASM Officials Act — both of which threaten the authority and independence of at least one autonomous branch of the student government.

but any money found internally should be used at the university’s discretion. “Nass places a high priority on tuition costs for students, rather than pay [for faculty],” Mikalsen said. Burstyn said she could not imagine another person to undertake this initiative, considering

what these plans would entail. “It’s our understanding that they felt they could better use the money for alcohol issues,” he said. Woulf also noted UW made the decision to stop funding the position independently and informed the city afterward. While he said he ultimately feels the expansion of his role would have a positive impact in the city he hoped it would not change much for students. “Everything that I do now as far as it relates to liquor licensing processing … will not change,” he said. “The only thing that will change will be that [the alcohol policy coordinator] will be doing much less within the university,” Woulf said.

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Owners react to crime on State Madison business leaders weigh how to best address recent disturbances Molly McCall News Reporter

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Members of Madison’s Election Advisory Committee weighed the results and feedback yielded in Tuesday’s practice election, which aimed to gauge the effectiveness of different polling procedures and configurations. The event allowed officials to consider the best methods for implementing the voter ID law.

City takes up lessons of mock poll Officials say while some kinks worked out, campus could benefit from similar exercise Dan Niepow Deputy City Editor A city committee discussed the practical applications gained from Tuesday’s mock election, which aimed to test the best methods of implementing voter ID laws in the city. City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl described some of the difficulties she encountered during the test but said she also believed that the mock election was an important step in preparing for future elections. “I’m really glad that we did it,” said Witzel-Behl. “We’d like to do it again on campus with voter registration as part of the mix.” She added the election gave the Elections Commission actual data to work with in considering the best way to implement voter ID policy from rather than just observations. She said officials tested out multiple methods of voting during the trial,

VOTER ID, from 1 Wisconsin students have everything they need to vote in Wisconsin, either with a driver’s license or state-issued student ID, Magney said. The student ID cards would be for out-of-state students, he said. The UW System is considering issuing a new card to serve voting purposes that would not replace students’ current ID. The new student ID card would require the signature of the cardholder and an expiration date of two years to qualify under the law, he said. The university is currently exploring the possibility of issuing each

each with varying levels of success. Separating the poll books and the ID portion from the poll book was the most successful in reducing the amount of time of the process, she said. “This seems to make it even more essential to have well-trained and indoctrinated chief inspectors,” Rosa Garner, a chief elections inspector, said. Elections officials also timed how long it took to complete provisional ballots, Witzel-Behl said. The mock election gave the city a better idea about how upcoming elections should be run, allowing them to zero in on the most important areas for improvement, she said. Most importantly, she noted the same traditional elections setup would not suffice anymore. She added the same setup would not be successful for every polling place, given the varying space constraints of each location, demonstrating the need

for another trial election before the voting season rolls around. Witzel-Behl also expressed concern about educating out-of-state students in particular. Many of the students that she talked to were unaware of the fact they had to surrender their out-of-state drivers license to obtain a Wisconsin ID card. She mentioned some of her strategies for voter outreach on campus. She said some members of the Associated Students of Madison and the Teaching Assistants’ Association have been deputized to register students to vote, and she hopes to deputize house fellows as well. “We’re going to have to start doing more outreach on campus,” she said. “Part of that is going to be holding another mock election, hopefully on campus, to allow students to participate.” Andrea Kaminski, executive director of the League of Women Voters, discussed voter outreach

in technical colleges. She said she believed that it may be easier to get voters registered in these schools. “The only good thing is that, in general, tech college students have driver’s licenses in-state,” she said. She also asked whether the Department of Motor Vehicles was planning on setting up mobile units to help expedite ID acquirement, but WitzielBehl said that no funding had been offered to do this. City election officials’ greatest concern was educating voters about what forms of ID are valid and how they can obtain them. Members are continuing to spend time doing voter outreach all over Madison. Some of the group’s outreach included hourlong presentations that took place in various food pantries throughout Madison, with the aim of providing more information about voter ID and to allow people to ask further questions.

ID for two years to meet the law’s requirements. Not only would students need to use the new student ID to vote, but they must also present a tuition bill or enrollment letter to prove they are currently enrolled at the polls, Magney said. Common Cause in Wisconsin Executive Director Jay Heck said the individual costs for universities which would be incurred by distributing the cards could harm schools already struggling under the weight of state budget cuts. “This comes at a time when Gov. (Scott) Walker and Republican legislators have cut about $250 million

from the UW System,” Heck said. “Where is this money supposed to come from?” To qualify for a second student ID, students would not only need the documentation to register to vote but also provide information on their current address to the university, Heck said. The UW System and GAB have collaborated in their efforts to meet the requirements laid out in the voter ID law since its approval, Magney said. While the UW System initially considered issuing stickers to student ID cards to make them valid to use at the polls, he said the

groups decided against the measure and have told board officials they are now considering issuing these new student ID cards. Consequently, while Magney said the GAB had previously approved the rule allowing for universities to apply stickers to meet the requirements, the GAB director would stop pushing for this rule change. Showing ID is not the only change at the polls. For instance, roommates will no longer be able to vouch that their roommates have met the 20-day residency requirement to register at the polls, Magney said.

A board of Madison business owners voiced concerns about recent crime outside of State Street establishments and reservations surrounding the implementation of the concealed carry law in November. The Greater State Street Business Association met last night to discuss the mayor’s decision to replace the benches on the 500 Block, Halloween and theft prevention. In Wednesday’s Greater State Street Business Association meeting, Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the mayor received complaints over the weekend and made the executive decision to reinstall the benches previously removed to deter illegal behavior. Soglin saw other issues during an organized survey of the downtown area on a weekend night with a variety of city staff in late August, including spacing issues and too few available benches, bike racks and garbage cans, Verveer said. He said a meeting with the mayor is planned for Friday to discuss these issues as well as the installation of the benches. Last Friday, an oversight committee voted to remove benches and replace them with bike racks outside of Taco Bell and Jimmy Johns, said Verveer, who voted to remove the benches. Mayor Paul Soglin emailed the park manager on Monday morning and the parks division had them reinstalled on Tuesday morning, he said. “Illegal behavior was observed by business owners, mainly drug dealing,” said Mary Carbine, director of the Central Business Improvement District. Carbine also detailed BID’s Family Halloween event for Madison families on Friday, Oct. 28. The event will be

open to kids age 12 and under and is slated to take place on State Street and around Capitol Square, she said. Participating stores will have signs up allowing children to come in to trick-or-treat, she said. Herb Bergson from the Financial & Retail Protection Association provided the members with an opportunity to protect their businesses with a non-profit organization. FRPA is a website that reports thefts to aware business owners of crimes in their area, Bergson said. The website issues alerts on anything from shoplifting to armed robbery, he said. There are currently 1,300 members including retailers, financial institutions and police stations, he added. “The more we get signed up, the better,” Sandy Torkildson, president of the Greater State Street Business Association, said. The group also weighted how to protect not only their business, but also the area as a whole. The downtown area has seen an increase in retail theft, Verveer said. MPD passed along a message to inform the association that arrests were made regarding the theft at Capitol Kids on South Carroll Street, he said. Carbine also said the concealed carry law will be effective Nov. 1. Businesses that post the template should be informed and aware that it causes responsibility, she said. Verveer said many officials also remain concerned with the law’s implementation and the City of Madison is continuing to help businesses adjust to the law. The level of police service funding for BID in the city budget will remain the same as last year, according to the Board of Estimates.

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Recall efforts against Walker could involve Lt. Gov. Attorney general to weigh if one recall can remove two seats Matt Huppert State Editor A city committee discussed the practical applications gained from Tuesday’s mock election, which aimed to test the best methods of implementing voter ID laws in the city. City Clerk Maribeth Witzel-Behl described some of the difficulties she encountered during the test but said she also believed that the mock election was an important step in preparing for future elections.

“I’m really glad that we did it,” said Witzel-Behl. “We’d like to do it again on campus with voter registration as part of the mix.” She added the election gave the Elections Commission actual data to work with in considering the best way to implement voter ID policy from rather than just observations. She said officials tested out multiple methods of voting during the trial, each with varying levels of success. Separating the poll books and the ID portion from the poll book was the most successful in reducing the amount of time of the process, she said. “This seems to make

it even more essential to have well-trained and indoctrinated chief inspectors,” Rosa Garner, a chief elections inspector, said. Elections officials also timed how long it took to complete provisional ballots, Witzel-Behl said. The mock election gave the city a better idea about how upcoming elections should be run, allowing them to zero in on the most important areas for improvement, she said. Most importantly, she noted the same traditional elections setup would not suffice anymore. She added the same setup would not be successful for every polling place, given the varying space constraints

of each location, demonstrating the need for another trial election before the voting season rolls around. Witzel-Behl also expressed concern about educating out-of-state students in particular. Many of the students that she talked to were unaware of the fact they had to surrender their out-of-state drivers license to obtain a Wisconsin ID card. She mentioned some of her strategies for voter outreach on campus. She said some members of the Associated Students of Madison and the Teaching Assistants’ Association have been deputized to register students to vote, and she

‘Choosing Boys Over Girls’ Mara Hvistendahl, a freelance journalist who worked in China, said her time in Asia raised her awareness of sex selection in some countries. The talk was an installment of the Wisconsin Union Directorate’s Distinguished Lecture Series, held on Wednesday. Tom Zionkowski The Badger Herald

hopes to deputize house fellows as well. “We’re going to have to start doing more outreach on campus,” she said. “Part of that is going to be holding another mock election, hopefully on campus, to allow students to participate.” Andrea Kaminski, executive director of the League of Women Voters, discussed voter outreach in technical colleges. She said she believed that it may be easier to get voters registered in these schools. “The only good thing is that, in general, tech college students have driver’s licenses in-state,” she said. She also asked whether the Department of Motor

Vehicles was planning on setting up mobile units to help expedite ID acquirement, but WitzielBehl said that no funding had been offered to do this. City election officials’ greatest concern was educating voters about what forms of ID are valid and how they can obtain them. Members are continuing to spend time doing voter outreach all over Madison. Some of the group’s outreach included hourlong presentations that took place in various food pantries throughout Madison, with the aim of providing more information about voter ID and to allow people to ask further questions.

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

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Capitalism on trial in Occupy Wall Street protests Matt Jeﬀers Columnist For the past few weeks, signs featuring “We are the 99” dominated Wall Street and Main Streets across America. This is in response to a double-dip recession, federal bailouts of big banks and record highs for corporate profits in the past several years. According to the Federal Reserve, the top 1 percent of the population hold 34.3 percent of the nation’s net value. If this fact alone does not cause you to cringe, chances are you’re either a Randist Libertarian ideologue with no sense of equality or one of the top 1 percent. Many of the other 99 percent are rallying around the country and the world to show

their solidarity with one another and to demand change. These “Occupy Wall Street” protests should not be linked to the Tea Party or its repulsive candidates like Sarah Palin. The Occupy movement has a profoundly different sort of flavor than an assemblage of frustrated libertarians resenting the idea of having to pay for public education. This legitimately grassroots and leaderless movement is the product of a middle class that has been hit the hardest by all of the financial turmoil and has an innate sense of distributive justice that the raw statistics indicate is being violated. The public media debate is being straw manned by right wing commentators insisting that the protesters are Communists, or “anticapitalism.” Instead of writing the protesters off, it is time people began questioning ideas they hold with a religious

fervor, such as the notion that laissez-faire capitalism is a good thing. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the very notion of insurance are themselves very socialistic ideas, yet they are programs that most Americans want and need. The free market has done great things for wealth creation in the U.S. and around the world, but every economic system has its drawbacks, and those of unfettered capitalism are beginning to reveal themselves. The capitalist system on the whole is here to stay, and this is a good thing, but the question of regulation and social fairness is what is on trial here. The Occupy Wall Street protest goes beyond the mere problem of disproportionate distribution of wealth. Former Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold pointed out another issue: “We have to get corporations away from dominating

our political process … We have to overturn the Citizens United decision that has created the most destructive situation at least in 100 years, if not in the whole history of the country.” He is referring to the U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled in favor of allowing corporations to donate as much money as they wanted to any political candidate and to do it in secrecy. This sort of corporate

The free market has done great things for wealth creation in the U.S. and around the world, but every economic system has its drawbacks. influence is bound to be a corrupting process, and it has already hit us in our home state, where Gov. Scott Walker decided to pass the Telecom

Deregulation Bill, or as it should be called, the AT&T Deregulation Bill. Regardless of what any fool of a presidential candidate (Mitt Romney) says, corporations are not people; people work at corporations. Citizens United is a violation of the First Amendment right to free speech, because profits that workers create for corporations are being used to support political candidates and positions they may not support. If John Doe, who works at AT&T, is a staunch liberal Democrat and he produces wealth for the corporation of AT&T (they wouldn’t hire him if he didn’t), it is a violation of his rights to take some of that money and put it towards a political campaign he does not support. He is indirectly being used to support something he does not wish to. It is not enough to say, “It’s his choice to work at that company,”

especially in light of the fact that corporations can make contributions to political campaigns in secret. When the government bails out large businesses and banks that go on to make record profits while the unemployment rate hovers at 9 percent, you know something is wrong with the political and economic system of this country. Does it really make sense that a CEO makes 100 times what the average worker does, especially considering that statistically speaking he is not much happier than those in the upper middle class who make $75,000 instead of millions? The Occupiers are not asking for, nor do they want, a communist system, but they do want the ability to find a job that pays a living wage. Matt Jeffers (mjeffers@ wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in philosophy and economics.

Bill keeping ex-cons out of Media coverage distorts workplace uneconomical domestic violence issue John Waters Columnist

The bill moving through the Capitol right now aimed at preventing felons from gaining employment will cost Wisconsin. A bill proposed by State Rep. Joel Kleefisch, R-Oconomowoc, would permit employers to both refuse employment for applicants convicted of a felony and fire current employees with the same conviction, even if the felony is not related to the job. Despite the budget problems this country is having, prisons haven’t made it into the public discussion. With politicians looking to make cuts everywhere, the reality that America incarcerates 25 percent of the world’s prison population at huge costs rarely comes up. Instead, in Wisconsin we have a bill being crafted that would make it even more difficult for ex-convicts to return to society, making it more likely that they will end up back in the system. This will cost the taxpayer even more. Preventing someone from gainful employment because of an unrelated mistake is completely counterintuitive. Politicians in this country have used “tough on crime” as an empty

electioneering tactic for years. The problem is that fear-based policies only get you so far. When it comes to people reentering the workforce, what we need is a dose of reality, not an expensive political gesture. By preventing those trying to put their lives back together from getting a job, unemployment goes up. Qualified workers are denied jobs for no better reason than a mistake they already paid for. This bill extends the nation’s concept of punishment beyond a term of incarceration. Now a person who has paid for his mistakes with years in prison returns to society to find that he is no longer a citizen. He now has an official second-class citizenship where a genuine work ethic and commitment to improving oneself can be rejected outright from any opportunity for gainful employment. This leads to another problem inherent in this bill: the increase in repeat offenders. Without jobs and structure, what do our elected officials think these individuals will do? We built a justice system not only to punish those people who broke the law, but also to rehabilitate them so that they could achieve a productive place in society. To toss that idea aside is to attack a pillar of our justice system. The main problem here, as in so many of our country’s issues today, is an economic one. Providing greater hurdles for former

inmates to clear in order to find employment will increase the rate of return to prison in Wisconsin. And that costs a lot of money. With the average prisoner costing $24,000 a year, policies like this one cannot pass. In fact, with a party in power so fervent in its commitment to reducing budget deficits, the only kinds of prison bills on the table should revolve around punishments that keep people out of prison and programs that get people into jobs, not keep them out. This bill will not only create a blockade against employment, it also will prevent any locality from deviating from the state’s standards. So a city like Madison, which strays from state standards in how it allows conviction records to be used in employment considerations, would have to fall in line. This bill does not help anyone. People being released back into society need guidance, not hurdles. The taxpayer needs more people contributing to society, not more people being funneled back toward prison. This bill seems to have no goals beyond convincing the public that people who are trying to put their lives back together should be kept at arms reach and treated like the bogeyman. As much as I like Halloween, making that costume fit is way too expensive. John Waters (jkwaters2@ wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in journalism.

Jacqueline O’Reilly PAVE Media Advocate How we interpret social phenomena often depends on how we see them depicted in the media. Whether understood through television, cinema, music or advertisements, much of what we believe is influenced by the messages we consume. Most of the time, this is not a bad thing. The media is a tremendous tool capable of teaching us about common decency, personal triumph and human capacity. Other times, however, the media invites us to consume ideas that are both erroneous and detrimental. Domestic violence as depicted by the media is a prime example of this. Although it is a very real and difficult problem people on this campus face, the media often trivializes the issue. This can be done by sexualizing and making light of this crime, ultimately leading to society’s desensitization to the issue. Shows like “Family Guy” and “South Park” are successful because they take typical situations and make them hysterical. That said, a line is crossed when the butt of the joke is a horror countless people live with on a daily basis. Furthermore, shows often depict domestic violence as a burden only faced by people of lower socioeconomic statuses or lower education levels. Oftentimes, these depictions spotlight

“white trash” or AfricanAmerican families, an inherently racist implication. Adding insult to injury, this both trivializes the issue while advancing stereotypes around it. Domestic violence is a plight faced by people in all walks of life, regardless of gender, sex, sexual orientation, relationship status, race, age or socioeconomic status. What’s perhaps even more revolting is when violence is depicted as sexy, something inherent in a relationship that makes situations hotter or more desirable. In Maroon 5’s music video for “Misery,” a traditionally attractive woman is shown beating Adam Levine, threatening him with a knife and pushing him off a balcony, among other violent acts. Still, the depiction is meant to be arousing, and Levine appears to be — at the very least — passively accepting her behavior. This instills in the audience that violence is both accepted and hot, when in reality it is an unwelcome and sometimes lifethreatening dilemma many people face. To portray it otherwise is dangerous to society’s understanding of a profoundly widespread problem. It is important to note that the media is not the cause of domestic violence. What makes media so powerful today is that it is interactive. When we see a funny joke on our favorite television show, we share it with a friend,

who shares it with his or her friend, ultimately spreading what can be a trivializing concept. If we see a misrepresentation of domestic violence in the media, we carry that with us, building assumptions about the issue based on how we’ve observed it in movies or online. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and thus the perfect time to reflect upon the messages we consume and their effects. We might not be the actual perpetrators of violence, but that does not mean we are not contributing to a culture that encourages or minimizes it. Challenge yourself to become more conscious of the ways media can minimize, trivialize or make light of the very serious and real issue of domestic violence. By doing so, we will see our violent culture diminish. Would you like to discuss this issue further? Come to PAVE’s Domestic Violence in the Media workshop on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. in Vilas 4008. Questions? Email uwpavemedia@gmail. com. Are you currently in a violent relationship? Help is available. Contact Domestic Abuse Intervention Services at their 24-hour help line at (608) 251-4445 or email them at info@ abuseintervention.org. Jaqueline O’Reilly (jgoreilly@wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in journalism and political science. She is a PAVE Media Advocate.

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SC to the gorgeous guy I just crossed paths with in my apartment building when I was doing laundry. You liked my “Sieve” shirt! Please... be single! Drinks sometime? -The girl in 111

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SC to the cute boy with beautiful/mysterious eyes, a scruffy beard, and a black hat in my History 441 class. I think we’ve seen each other on campus a few times now and keep making eye contact. Problem is, I’m too shy to make the first move.... talk to me in class sometime--Girl in the spiffy Brewers jacket sitting one row behind you

SC to the blonde haired man wearing a plaid cut-off in section 113 at the hockey game on Friday. Words do not describe how sexy you are. I hope you have season tickets so we can make more than just eye contact. -the blonde that couldn’t stop staring.

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ArtsEtc.

Face to face, artist captures stories

In ‘Portrait Story Project,’ old adage literalized as subject of each picture transcribes tens, hundreds or thousands of words Sarah Witman ArtsEtc. Editor In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, compassionate individuals ranging from doctors to teachers traveled to the Gulf Coast from all parts of the U.S.. Among them was Francesco Lovascio di Sangis, an artist from Cape Cod fed up with the lack of appreciation for fine art among the “bourgeois” seaside tourists. Di Sangis made the trek to the decimated city of New Orleans, inspired by plans for a project he hoped would renew his faith in the craft. “When Hurricane Katrina happened, the grassroots sector of society was the only sector that was doing disaster relief per se in the disaster zone,” he said. “County, parish, state and federal governments were not; it was friends rescuing friends. … I wanted to create fine art in a microcosm of the apocalypse, as I came to view it in time.” Di Sangis didn’t know what he’d find when he “stuff[ed] a backpack full of nothing but sketchbooks and graphite pencils and hitchhike[d] into the middle of the worst natural disaster at the time to have hit the Gulf Coast,” but he wanted to at least try. “It turned out to be the

best decision I could have made,” he said. This endeavor, which resulted in 400 completed portraits, was the beginning of what the artist calls the Portrait Story Project. He continued on to do 600 portraits in the lowincome, rural communities of Appalachia and hopes Madison will yield similar creative successes. He calls this segment “Portrait Story Project: Faces of Mad Town, City of Four Lakes.” Di Sangis paints portraits of individuals in the selected region and then gives them guidelines to handwrite an accurate, subjective narrative of their experience atop the painting. He uses a variety of wet and dry mediums, layered on mat board, using materials that range from waxy china marker to runny tempura. The project provides personal stories that would not otherwise be told. “Most of us can’t help but tell a story in the most casual conversation; it’s how the human mind thinks,” Di Sangis said. “We are pattern-recognizers and narrative generators.” Di Sangis exemplifies this statement by recalling an early hominid looking at a collection of footprints and having the unique capacity to realize what it means: that it’s a representation of

something happening there in the past. “History is nothing more than stories made archival,” he said. Making history interests the artist; he thinks certain things can be emphasized while others are discredited or undermined by the way they’re presented. He doesn’t want to let that happen and instructs people on how to be their own “journalist.” “I tell people to write a story; to give a sense of time, place and action,” he said. “Be subjective — you are a subject, so assert it. … [Write about] how you establish self-empowerment, or maintain connection to land, build local economy or community,” he said. “It should be your own experience, not someone else’s, not future or past tense.” The artist believes the project enacts an important dissent from traditional portraiture. “Historically, [portraits have] been reserved for the wealthy aristocracy, or at least has occurred on a commission basis even if it’s something as informal as a caricature,” he said, speaking to the contrasting, non-commercial aspect of his own project. “I’m trying to get grassroots independent social movements to both generate

and caretake their own aesthetic legacy. There’s private ownership and state maintenance in museums, but I’d like to think I’m pioneering a third sector to fine art.” Excluding the fact that his paintings are not for sale, di Sangis said he still considers what he does fine art. However, his artistic training has been atypical to say the least. “I more or less emerged as an artist in Cape Cod and was very much adherent to the Cape School of Art even though the school was actually closed when I got there; I squatted in the building that had been a school,” he said. “I met the middle-aged Cape School impressionists that had their formative years there when it was open. … There’s a fellow named Ray Nolan; he gave me some pigments that I still have yet to use up.” The dedication to his art is evident in di Sangis’ handground oil paints, which he said went out of style in the 1200s. The bike on which he currently carries his art supplies brought him from Chicago to the Occupy Madison grounds in Reynolds Park. Portrait Story Project’s installment in Madison, which now consists of a few completed portraits hanging from a tent in Reynolds Park, “will

Photo courtesy of Francisco Lovascio di Sangis

Artist Francisco Lovascio di Sangis started his career in Cape Cod’s fine arts scene, but left that life to travel to New Orleans when Katrina hit. He is now located in Madison full-time. hopefully be written and narrated by hundreds like the last two portrait stories were.” No artistic paradigm could take place without some personal motivation or involvement with the subject of the art. Di Sangis had a few pointed words to say about the occupation he is capturing through his images. “[Some people] deal with economic fires by dumping gasoline on them. … I think it’s great that there’s been a solidarity gathering here in conjunction with the Wall Street protests. The folks here have been openminded and creative and lucid enough to have an impact,” he said. When asked if he

would bring his skills and perspective to New York, though, he did not foresee it. “I’m committed to Madison,” he said. “Portrait Story Projects are geographically delineated.” While di Sangis is “on the informational dirt road,” he does upload many scans of his artwork to www.portraitstoryproject. org. He advocates to the communities he works with that they organize the pieces in a local space, which in Madison is still pending volunteers. “What we’re looking for first and foremost is participation,” he said. “The originals are part of a series, and that series stays with the landscape that generated the content.”

Let’s hear it for the boy: Brewer’s remake a success ‘Footloose’ keeps premise, soft-shoes into modernity with surprising pizzazz Bess Donoghue ArtsEtc. Staff Writer Kevin Bacon’s iconic role in the 1984 version of “Footloose” will always have a special place in the hearts of film aficionados. His powerful and emotional dance scene in an abandoned warehouse is a film sequence that will never be forgotten. The idea that Director Craig Brewer (“Black Snake Moan”) could direct a remake of the classic seemed unthinkable. However, what few expected was an excellent retelling of the plot in an updated setting, which actually makes the remake worthwhile. “Footloose,” playing in theaters tomorrow, presents Ren McCormack

(Kenny Wormald, “Center Stage: Turn It Up”) adjusting to small town life in the South after moving in with his uncle (Ray McKinnon, “The Blind Side”). Upon his arrival, Ren’s energetic and rebellious New England personality does not prepare him for a town still grieving from a car accident three years prior that resulted in the deaths of five teenagers and caused the city council to ban a number of teen activities, including dancing. Although the law forbids dancing, teens still engage in the activity. The dance numbers throughout the film are well choreographed by Jamal Sims, whose previous work includes popular dance films “Hairspray” and “Step Up.” Wormald is a passionate dancer and moves flawlessly across the screen throughout the film’s numbers. He also partners

well with “Dancing with the Stars” professional Julianne Hough, who plays Ariel Moore, the daughter of the town’s preacher, Reverend Shaw Moore (Dennis Quaid, “Soul Surfer”). Hough’s professional dancing skills add a sexy element to a film that clearly emphasizes a change in times since Kevin Bacon starred in the film. Her character dons cowboy boots and tight jean shorts rather than the 1960s dresses of the original film. Instead of playing chicken with trailers, the town’s boys compete with each other by racing abandoned buses. The complex fatherdaughter relationship between Quaid and Hough’s characters will be relatable for any parent familiar with the struggles involved in looking out for his or her child’s best interests. Quaid’s determination to protect the teenagers of the town

from outside dangers is reflected well in the deep emotional stress of his facial expressions. The film also provides an entertaining and exciting soundtrack. Kenny Loggins’ original “Footloose” track makes an appearance at the beginning of the film, and a new version covered by Blake Shelton is played during the final dance sequence. Shelton’s country-inflected voice blends well with the modernity of the film. However, it ultimately lacks the excitement and enthusiasm of Loggins’ original track. Miles Teller (“Rabbit Hole”) plays a scenestealing role as Ren’s humorous friend Willard Hewitt. During the film, Willard reveals he is incapable of dancing. In a playful dance scene in which Ren teaches Willard to dance, another familiar song from the original film, “Let’s Hear It for the Boy,” makes an

appearance. Teller brings a cheerful demeanor that stands out from the rest of the cast. He manages to portray a character lacking in self-confidence in the beginning, but towards the end, he proudly confronts his issues and dances his way into the audiences hearts. From the moment the camera focused on the dancing shoes tapping the floor, the audience couldn’t help but bounce in their seats. By the end of the film, there were nothing but smiles, because that was all that could truly express the happiness of the final dance scene. One of the best aspects of the film is a viewer of any age can enjoy its entertainment value. Although the same can be said about many movies, this storyline is unique in the way that it looks at a town struggling from multiple perspectives. Through all the stress and emotions of the characters,

dance becomes a hobby through which the town bonds and forms closer relationships. The cast and characters of this euphoric film successfully manage to make their mark on a well-done remake of a classic story. Although the storyline is the same, there is no apparent desire to mirror the original exactly; the style of the remake more than manages to appeal to a modern audience. “Footloose” should satisfy entertainment cravings for all groups of audiences with its romance, humor, dance and family-based story lines. In all it’s an exciting adventure that encourages everyone to, as songwriter Loggins would have it in the titular track, “Lose your blues; everybody cut footloose!”

FOOTLOOSE Craig Brewer

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Change of seasons means one thing: Get your pumpkin on Samantha Stepp Chew on This Columnist As Halloween nears, pumpkins begin to appear on stoops and window sills all over Madtown. But in the rush to clean, carve and display these ghoulish orange globes, we often forget about their non-decorating benefit — namely, food! Really? Pumpkin? Look around you, Madison! It may seem like an obscure flavor, but you’ll find there’s more of it out there than you think — especially this time of year. Lattes, beers, ice cream, pastries, pies … many restaurants and stores have taken pumpkin’s unique flavor and applied it to a wide variety of dishes. Take The Chocolate Shoppe (468 State St.), for example. Its Snap-O-

Lantern flavor, which only appears in autumn, is a mixture of pumpkin pie ice cream and crumbled-up ginger snaps. “The ginger snaps are the best part,” Stacy Harnett, a Madison native, said. Being soaked in ice cream renders the ginger snaps pleasantly mashy, and their holiday spice flavor sits nicely upon the clean backdrop of creamy, rich pumpkin pie pie flavor. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Archer Farms Pumpkin Pie yogurt (available at Target). The pumpkin pie flavor comes through all right, but the bitterness of nutmeg, ginger and cinnamon (usually offset by sugar in real pumpkin pie) does not mesh well with the artificial sucralose Target uses in its fat free yogurts. Moreover, the brown specks meant to imitate these spices render an otherwise tolerable texture slightly pasty. If you’re looking for a more healthy pumpkin fix, Red Mango (627 State St.) offers a better way with its Pumpkin Spice frozen

yogurt. The yogurt itself is a tinge sour, but the pumpkin and ginger flavors come through all right. The texture is not as silky or mouth-filling as ice cream, but the blocky-creaminess of frozen yogurt is an adequate stand-in and is much preferable to Target’s pasty stuff. Plus, you can get any number of toppings ranging from Kit Kat bars to M&Ms to graham crackers. I went with the graham crackers to simulate a graham cracker crust — not bad! In the cake department, you can always head to Madison Sweets (511 State St.) for a Pumpkin Spice cupcake. Beware, though — the lil’ cuppin cake may look cute with it’s perfectly round dollop of cream cheese frosting and speckling of cinnamon, but the texture doesn’t quite live up. “It’s more like a bread,” UW student Lindsay Wesolowski said. “If I was in the mood for a cupcake, I would be disappointed.” Although the cream cheese frosting is light and pillowy,

the “cake” part of the cupcake is heavy and dense like pumpkin bread instead of the moist airiness of cake. A better way to experience home-baked pumpkin flavor comes from the front door display at Fresh Madison Market (703 University Ave.) stacked with Father’s Table Pumpkin Rolls — pumpkin cake rolled around butter cream frosting. The cake itself resonates strongly of cinnamon, ginger and powdered sugar, and the butter cream frosting is so good it’ll make you wonder why no one every paired butter cream frosting with pumpkin pie before. Plus, you can feel good about yourself since 50 percent of Father’s Table profits go to charity. A pumpkin spice latte from Peet’s Coffee & Tea (in Memorial Union) is another way to get your pumpkin on. With frothy steamed milk at the forefront, the pumpkin pie flavor takes on more of an understated role — almost too understated. This drink could have used a little extra ginger or

cinnamon to cut through the milk’s headiness. If you really want a good pumpkin flavor out of your drink, I highly recommend Pumpkin Disorderly Ale from The Vintage (529 University Ave.). The beer’s naturally sharp flavor conveys hints of cinnamon, cloves and ginger like a dream, mellowed out by a warm, pumpkin-ey, slightly sweet body. Who needs real pie when you have this stuff? Just grab some whipped cream, some friends and a heated outdoor table, and you’re all set. As Madison local Suzanne Liebergen said, “It brings fall closer to my heart.” Well, maybe not. For most, guzzling a beer that evokes the feeling of pumpkin pie just doesn’t cut it. After all these teasers, you might want the real thing. Fortunately, the cute, brunch-based Sunroom Cafe (638 State St.) bakes any kind of pie to order. Upon bringing the pie home and tasting it,

I found a few counts against it. First, it was refrigerator-cold when I got it — evidence that it hadn’t been baked fresh. In addition, the pie’s weight made it lean outwards in its flimsy tin, causing the edges to pull away from the center and this weird little crack to appear all the way around it. Finally, the crust was thin and tough on the bottom and dry-tasting on the outside — not ideal. The center “pumpkin meat,” however, was creamy, not too sweet, and it evoked that subtle flavor of pumpkin and spice for which pumpkin pie is famous. It saved the pie from being a complete disaster. Still, if you really have a pumpkin pie craving, I would recommend you skip the $15 Sunroom “gourmet” option and pick up a Sara Lee from Fresh Market. Or better yet — make one yourself! Samantha Stepp is a junior majoring in journalism. Email suggestions, recipes or comments to sstepp@wisc.edu.

Gridiron Nation Editor: Brett Sommers | sports@badgerherald.com

The Badger Herald | Sports | Thursday, October 13, 2011

THIS WEEK'S TOP GAMES No. 20 Baylor at No. 21 Texas A&M

No. 11 Michigan at No. 23 Michigan State

Sat., Oct. 15 • 11 a.m.

Sat., Oct. 15 • 11 a.m. The battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy has finished with the Spartans on top each of the last three years, but Wolverines head coach Brady Hoke has Michigan undefeated and playing much better defense than recent years.

Neither team enters this contest with a good points against average, and turnovers could be key. A&M will need to force Baylor’s Robert Griffin III into at least one poor decision. Griffin’s TD to interception ratio this year is 19:1.

No. 18 Arizona State at No. 9 Oregon

NUMBER OF THE WEEK

3.0

Sat., Oct. 15 • 9:15 p.m. State’s only real chance in this game may be if Oregon running back LaMichael James is held out after he dislocated his elbow Saturday against Cal. If James does play, he will be going for a fourth straight 200-yard game.

The number of sacks by Illinois defensive lineman Whitney Mercilus on Saturday against Indiana. The junior’s three sacks pushed his season sack total to 8.5, which leads both the Big Ten and the entire nation.

NATIONAL RANKINGS Associated Press Top 25 1. LSU (40) 2. Alabama (10) 3. Oklahoma (8) 4. Wisconsin 5. Boise State (1) 6. Oklahoma St. 7. Stanford 8. Clemson 9. Oregon 10. Arkansas 11. Michigan 12. Georgia Tech 13. W. Virginia

14. Nebraska 15. S. Carolina 16. Illinois 17. Kansas State 18. Arizona State 19. Va. Tech 20. Baylor 21. Texas A&M 22. Texas 23. Michigan St. 24. Auburn 25. Houston

PLAYER TO WATCH

ACC

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

HEISMAN HOPEFULS 1. Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford ‘11: 1,382 yards, 15 Total TDs 2. Russell Wilson, QB, Wisconsin ‘11: 1,391 yards, 15 Total TDs 3. Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor ‘11 1,520 yards, 21 Total TDs 4. LaMichael James, RB, Oregon ‘11: 852 yards, 9 Total TDs 5. Trent Richardson, RB, Ala. ‘11: 729 yards, 12 Total TDs

CONFERENCE POWER RANKINGS

SEC — Looking at it now, it seems the only way the SEC relinquishes control of the top spot is if another conference wins the NCAA championship and the rest of the SEC has a miserable bowl season. (That’s Dec. and Jan.)

Big XII — Oklahoma’s thrashing of Texas in the Cotton Bowl Saturday just showed how much of a difference there is between the top of the AP poll and the bottom. The Big XII is still pretty good though.

Big Ten — Michigan State and Penn State have creeped back into the polls this week, and Michigan and Illinois continue to be undefeated. The gap between the Big Ten and the Big 12 closes a little bit this week.

Pac-12 — The Pac-12 continues to beat itself up and make all but Stanford and Oregon look like mediocre teams. A win by Arizona State over Oregon this weekend would make three good teams; don’t count on it.

Team Ga. Tech Duke UNC Va. Tech Virginia Miami

Conf. 3-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-2

Overall 6-0 3-2 5-1 5-1 3-2 2-3

Coastal

Heisman voters need to create even ground for all candidates Brett Sommers Statistics Editor The savior of whichever NFL team is lucky enough to have the worst record: Andrew Luck. Everybody’s favorite Badger: Russell Wilson. The unforeseen force behind the Baylor Bear’s big-play offense: Robert Griffin III (RG3). And the electrifying and inefficient Michigan quarterback: Denard Robinson. The aforementioned stars of college football are just four of the names floating around in the latest weekly Heisman Trophy race predictions. Each warrants being included on the respective lists published by ESPN.com, SportsIllustrated. com, HeismanPundit.com and my own Heisman Hopefuls on this Gridiron Nation page. But is the Heisman race really a race at all? As it has been mentioned all year, the Heisman is Luck’s to lose. I never ran track or cross country, but as best I can tell, races don’t usually begin with one person having already been given the lead. And why should Luck be given such a great advantage to begin the season? Yes, he most certainly had a phenomenal year in 2010, passing for over 3,300 yards, 32 touchdowns and completing over 70 percent of his passes, but then why didn’t he win the Heisman last year? I get the feeling that Luck’s NFL hype was the real driver in giving him such an advantage to begin the season. He would have gone No. 1 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft, just like he is projected to do so in 2012, but just because he is the top pro prospect coming out of college shouldn’t automatically hand him college football’s most prestigious award. If the Heisman were about the potential of players headed for the next level, former Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith wouldn’t have even been considered for

the award, let alone won it. Thus, the NFL hype Luck is receiving should play no part in whether or not he takes home the hardware. It is unfair for the other players in college football to have to fight such an uphill battle against such great competition. While I may be a little biased due to the evercirculating buzz of Russell Wilson here in Madison, I really do think that Wilson — up to this point — has had a better 2011 campaign than Luck. Wilson has thrown for slightly more yards, a marginally higher completion percentage, one fewer interception and scored the same amount of total touchdowns. Very close numbers all around, except for Wilson’s passer rating, which leads the entire nation and Luck (182.3) with a 216.9 rating. I would even argue that RG3 has had a better season than Luck, as well. Already passing for over 1,500 yards and 18 touchdowns to one interception is a blistering pace. And while Baylor hasn’t reached the toughest point of its schedule yet, the Bears have played a far superior slate of games than Luck and the Stanford Cardinal. My next biggest beef with the Heisman Trophy is how little the voters who determine its recipient seem to vote for the player best described by the award: the most outstanding player in college football. There are many outstanding football players in college football on offense and defense. Yes, defense too. But only once in the entire history of the Heisman Trophy, dating back to 1935, has a defensive player won the award — Michigan’s Charles Woodson. The most recent example of a defensive player being overlooked is Detroit Lions’ star defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who finished fourth in the 2009 Heisman voting. Fourth! That is almost criminal. Suh had 12 sacks and over 50 tackles and was one of the most feared players in football for Nebraska that year. For him to finish behind three other players was ridiculous. Winner Mark Ingram, and runners up Kellen Moore and Toby Gerhart, all had great seasons, but Suh simply finished fourth because his side of the ball doesn’t score all the

points. This season, the “Honey Badger” from LSU, cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, has climbed into the top 10 of some Heisman polls — but don’t expect him to move up much higher, no matter how stellar his play is. Only a sophomore, Mathieu leads one of the most stifling defenses in college football’s recent memory, but unless he returns at least 15 turnovers for scores to keep a relative pace with Griffin’s passing touchdowns and Trent Richardson’s smashing ground game in Tuscaloosa, Mathieu won’t stand a chance on the stage in New York City. One might be able to make the argument that offensive players are more deserving of the Heisman than defensive players, but what about the distinctions that lie even among offensive playmakers? Dating back to 2000, nine quarterbacks and two running backs have won the award. I will be the first to agree that the quarterback is the most important position on the field, but why in many cases does that automatically mean the quarterback had the most outstanding season? I think the decision making by the quarterback can be rivaled by a star running back’s toughness to run the ball 30 times a game, continually getting pounded into the ground. In 2004, former USC quarterback Matt Leinart won the Heisman over a former Oklahoma Sooner now more recognizable by his initials, AP. Adrian Peterson gained nearly 2,000 yards and 15 touchdowns on the ground, while Leinart passed for just over 3,300 yards and 33 touchdowns. When I think about the physical demands of the position, the 1,300-yard advantage Leinart held means almost nothing to me. Peterson should have run away with the award. For a trophy as storied in history and tradition as the Heisman, I think the award would be better served if the voters would set their biases aside, not give anyone a head start at the beginning of the year and vote with integrity for the most outstanding player in college football.

QUICK HITS The Speculation is Getting Old

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First committed to the Big East for 2012, now TCU is expected to go with the Big 12 instead. Not a surprising move due to location, but if anything this is just another of many realignment headlines that are just starting to get old. By the way, if anyone cares, the Big East is looking to add six more football schools. Yawn.

The State of Florida is Sinking Many would have thought that California would be the first state to physically break off the United States and sink into the abyss of the ocean. Instead it appears that the state of Florida will do it first. For the first time since Dec. 6, 1982, no football team from the entire state was found in the AP poll. Florida, Florida State, Miami and South Florida have fallen off the map.

Conf. 2-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1

Overall 4-1 5-1 3-3 4-1 2-3 4-1 4-2 2-4

BIG TEN

Associated Press

ACC — Clemson is still rolling after beating down lowly Boston College and Wake Forest took advantage of limping Florida State. The amount of ground separating the ACC and Pac-12 is very small, and next weekend will change things.

Overall 6-0 4-1 2-3 3-3 2-3 1-5

LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu is just one of many Heisman candidates over the years overshadowed by distinct biases in the trophy’s voting process.

COACH OF THE WEEK While it may have had more to do with the injury to Ohio State’s starting quarterback Braxton Miller, Pelini’s staff took advantage of the situation and put his players in position to win after being down 21.

Conf. 3-0 3-0 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-3

Team Rutgers WVU Pitt Cinci. Louisville S. Florida Syracuse UCONN

This is really looking more like a possible player of the year award for James. He had 239 yards Saturday against Cal, but has also put up 200+ yards in three straight games and is averaging a ridiculous 9.0 ypc.

Bo Pelini Nebraska

Team Clemson WF Maryland NC State FSU BC

BIG EAST

LaMichael James Running Back, Oregon

Lynch has played an impact role off the bench for the Fighting Irish defensive line this season, at one point stringing together three consecutive games with a sack. He has a total of eight quarterback hits and 12 tackles this season.

14. Nebraska 15. Illinois 16. W. Virginia 17. Va. Tech 18. Kansas State 19. Michigan St, 20. Arizona State 21. Texas 22. Houston 23. Texas A&M 24. Baylor 25. Penn State

Atlantic

Former starter Stephen Garcia may have blown South Carolina’s chance at an undefeated season, but Shaw replaced him with a flawless performance on Saturday. We will see if Shaw can continue to reinvigorate the offense.

Aaron Lynch DE, Notre Dame

1. Oklahoma (32) 2. LSU (15) 3. Alabama (11) 4. Wisconsin (1) 5. Stanford 6. Boise State 7. Oklahoma St. 8. Clemson 9. Oregon 10. Michigan 11. Arkansas 12. Georgia Tech 13. S. Carolina

STANDINGS

Connor Shaw Quarterback, SCAR

FRESHMAN FOCUS

USA Today Top 25

Leaders

Team Illinois Penn St. Wisconsin Purdue Ohio State Indiana

Conf. 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-2 0-2

Overall 6-0 5-1 5-0 3-2 3-3 1-5

Legends Team Michigan Mich. St. Nebraska Iowa NU Minn.

Conf. 2-0 1-0 1-1 0-1 0-2 0-2

Overall 6-0 4-1 5-1 3-2 2-3 1-5

PAC-12 North

Team Stanford Oregon Wash. Wash. St. Oregon St California

Conf. 3-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-2 0-2

Overall 5-0 4-1 4-1 3-2 1-4 3-2

Team AZ St. USC UCLA Colorado Utah Arizona

Conf. 3-0 2-1 2-1 0-2 0-3 0-4

Overall 5-1 4-1 3-3 1-5 2-3 1-5

South

BIG XII Team Kansas St. Oklahoma Ok. St. Baylor Texas TTU A&M Iowa State Kansas Missouri

Conf. 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-2

Overall 5-0 5-0 5-0 4-1 4-1 4-1 3-2 3-2 2-3 2-3

SEC East

Team S Carolina Georgia Florida Vandy Tennessee Kentucky

Conf. 3-1 3-1 2-2 1-2 0-2 0-3

Team Alabama LSU Auburn Arkansas Ole Miss Miss St.

Conf. 3-0 3-0 2-1 1-1 0-2 0-3

Overall 5-1 4-2 4-2 3-2 3-2 2-4

West Overall 6-0 6-0 4-2 5-1 2-3 3-3

2011 STAT LEADERS Quarterback Rating 1. Russell Wilson, Wisc. 2. Robert Griffin III, Baylor 3. Andrew Luck, Stanford 4. Bryn Renner, UNC 5. Nathan Scheelhaase, Ill.

216.9 212.9 182.3 177.6 175.8

Rushing Yards 1. Ray Graham, Pittsburgh 2. LaMichael James, Oregon 3. Marcus Lattimore, SCAR 4. David Wilson, Va. Tech 5. Trent Richardson, Ala.

899 852 779 767 729

Receiving Yards 1. Jordan White, WMU 2. A.J. Jenkins, Illinois 3. Robert Woods, USC 4. Kendall Wright, Baylor 5. Keenan Allen, California

824 815 747 690 668

Sacks 1. Whitney Mercilus, Illinois 2. Nordly Capi, Colo. St. 3. Sean Porter, Texas A&M 4. Andre Branch, Clemson 5. Vinny Curry, Marshall

8.5 8.0 6.5 6.0 6.0

The Badger Herald | Sports | Thursday, October 13, 2011

Cardinals drop Brewers, go up 2-1 ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers hoped Yovani Gallardo would settle down and stop the St. Louis Cardinals. Instead, he went wild. Albert Pujols hit an RBI double during a fourrun first inning against Gallardo and the Brewers never quite recovered, dropping to the Cardinals 4-3 Wednesday night and falling into a 2-1 deficit in the NL championship series. “When you make mistakes like we did the first inning, they’re going to get their hits, they’re going to score some runs,” Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. Gallardo, who’s 1-7 with a career 5.66 ERA against the Cardinals, trailed 2-0 after his first 12 pitches and barely made it out of the opening inning. The 17-game winner walked three, one of them intentional, and the Brewers had Chris Narveson up in the bullpen before Yadier Molina grounded into a run-scoring double for Gallardo’s first outs. Gallardo trudged to the dugout after his 33-pitch ordeal that included RBI doubles by Jon Jay and David Freese. In all, Gallardo lasted five innings and gave up eight hits, walked five and tied an NLCS record with three wild pitches. He struck out two. The Cardinals’ 4-0 lead seemed like plenty with ace Chris Carpenter Associated Press pitching. It was, barely, St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Jason Motte and catcher Yadier Molina congratulate each other after a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday. The Cardinals now lead the NLCS 4-3. thanks in large part to a 12-up-and-12-down Carpenter performance by the St. singles by Rickie Weeks, divisional series, wasn’t on base in every inning Game 4 Thursday for Brewers, against him. Weeks the wild-card Cardinals didn’t have his “A’’ Jerry Hairston Jr. and nearly as sharp this time. Louis bullpen. game, either. He walked “We got to 4-3 and I felt struck out with two against Randy Wolf. Four relievers — Yuniesky Betancourt, and The Cardinals batted none in that gem Fernando Salas, Lance a sacrifice fly by Gallardo. good,” Roenicke said. “I on to end the fifth. But couldn’t around against Gallardo against the Phillies, but Kotsay’s homer felt we were going to score Milwaukee Lynn, Marc Rzepczynski Mark touch the St. Louis in the first. Pujols already had a walk and and Jason Motte — were leading off the third made some more runs.” delivered an RBI double a hit batsman in the Carpenter labored bullpen. perfect over the final four it a one-run game. “It’s not going to work after starring in a Game Brewers’ first three plate Carpenter, coming through five innings, giving innings. Milwaukee chipped off a shutout against up six hits and walking very often that you can 2 win with a home run appearances. Carpenter escaped put four zeros against and three doubles. in the three. away at Carpenter with Philadelphia with help from Kotsay, The Brewers had runners their offense,” Cardinals two runs in the second on deciding game of the who strayed too far manager Tony La Russa off second on Prince said. Fielder ’s lineout to Jason Motte, who center and was doubled had two saves lasting off the bag by Jay’s more than inning in strong throw to end the September, got four outs inning. for this save and fanned Kotsay got a spot pinch hitter Casey start in place of Nyjer McGehee to end it. Morgan, partly because Carpenter won his he’s 4 for 11 against seventh postseason Carpenter. Morgan fl ied game to tie Bob Gibson’s out to start the seventh franchise record, as a pinch hitter and but with none of the was roundly booed brilliance of his three-hit throughout the at-bat. win over Roy Halladay and the favored Phillies NOTES: Hall of Famer in Game 5 of the first Stan Musial made a round. Nearly half of his pregame appearance 89 pitches were balls. at home plate via golf The starters’ cart, and was flanked ineffectiveness was by fellow Cardinals surprising considering Ron Roenicke Hall of Famers Bob their track records. Manager Gibson, Lou Brock and Carpenter has been Milwaukee Brewers Red Schoendienst. ... clutch throughout his Pujols has 16 postseason career in the postseason, walks, moving past going 7-2 with a 3.14 Jim Edmonds for the ERA in 12 games. St. Louis had its franchise record. ... Gallardo allowed only two runs in 21 innings, chances to break away Betancourt singled his a minuscule 0.86 ERA, later, but hit into three first two trips and had double plays and been on a 10-for-18 run before Game 3. before a flyout in the Kyle Lohse, pitching stranded nine runners. Luckily for the sixth. on 12 days’ rest, starts

“When you make mistakes like we did the first inning, they’re going to get their hits, they’re going to score some runs.”

KORGER, from 14 curb-stomp upon weaker competition such as Nevada-Las Vegas, Oregon State, Northern Illinois and South Dakota. Even against Nebraska, Wisconsin recovered after a few minor hiccups to run the tables (Nortman still punted only twice). But this hasn’t stopped Nortman from increasing the quality of his punts. Every year, he has punted for a better average than the last, as the senior averages over 43 yards per punt, ranking him in the top 50 of the FBS. Consistency is extremely important for punters, as we saw this season what a poor punt can do for a team (Oregon State punter Johnny Hekker’s incredible shank of negative four yards against the Badgers). And Nortman has had fewer chances than ever to show his consistency. But the senior continues to consistently execute his role for

the Badgers, with both booming punts and pooch punts. The fact that Nortman continues to show improvement in his game despite only two punts a game is a testament to the mental toughness of the senior. Bielema would agree with that assessment, as he advocated for his punter in his Monday press conference. “I reached out to the two Senior Bowl games just to let them know, ‘Don’t bypass my punter because he doesn’t have the numbers,’” Bielema said. “Don’t penalize him for [us] being good on offense. Brad’s as mentally tough as I’ve had at that position. Usually kickers and punters are a little offcenter, but he’s been really good.” I’m sure as the Badgers go deeper into their conference schedule and see stronger opponents — especially on the road — Nortman will gain extended opportunities to smell the field again. But Nortman’s

disappearance from the field is only a positive sign for Wisconsin. If the Badgers go on to win the Big Ten or the national championship, it will be in large part to their offense being so effective. Dominating time of possession, marching down the field and scoring almost every time it touches the ball, Wisconsin has a chance to do something special this season. While the offensive surge has been to the benefit of almost everybody, Nortman will have to impress scouts and others in only a few attempts. As he’s proven so far, when the Badgers need Nortman, he will be ready. But hopefully it isn’t too often. Nick is a senior majoring in history and poor writing. Think the Badgers need Nortman to punt more? If you do, he probably doesn’t want to hear from you, but email Nick anyway at nkorger@ badgerherald.com and let him know what you think.

The Badger Herald | Sports | Thursday, October 13, 2011

Badger defenders proving resiliency Mani, Yonga, Cochran anchor versatile defense for Wisconsin Ian McCue Associate Sports Editor In a season full of singlegoal leads for the Wisconsin men’s soccer team, the pressure rarely lets up for a defense often tasked with keeping the tying or winning goal out of its net. After giving up late goals early in the year against Virginia, California-Irvine and Memphis, the Badgers’ defensive unit has proven that it can close out victories in its more recent matchups, and UW’s record has improved accordingly. Despite showing weaknesses early on, the Wisconsin defense has shown resiliency and looks like a much more intimidating unit than it did in early September. Much like the growing relationship on the offensive side of the ball between Chris Prince, Tomislav Zadro and Joey Tennyson, the defenders’ understanding of each other’s games is reflected in their performance on the field. Anchored by the veteran leadership of fifth-year senior defender Colin Mani, along with standout younger players in sophomore Paul Yonga and AJ Cochran, the Badgers’ versatile D has developed a sense of chemistry that is increasingly apparent in conference play. Featuring six different players that regularly line up in the backfield, the defenders are still adapting to and building around each other’s games. “Every game we get with

BATTLE, from 14 Claxton’s game. “[He’s] someone that I’ve been able to learn from this year and mold my game after,” Armstrong said. “Hopefully [I’ll bring] a lot of things, hopefully toughness, hopefully a never-quit mentality. Hopefully, I move enough out there in the open space.” While Claxton had only one start last year, he played in all 13 games and recorded 24 total tackles — a mark he is easily on his way to surpassing. Armstrong also played in all 13 games, with no starts, and finished with 14 tackles — also a mark he will also likely beat. “Of course it brings out your strengths; you want to show that you’re the best,” Claxton said. “Being a player, you want to get that playing time. You’re competing, doing anything you can to get that playing time just to prove to the coaches that you’re willing to do whatever.” Playing with the likes of Chris Borland and Mike Taylor in the linebacking corps, the competition

that group playing together — the organization, the communication, the decisionmaking — all those little bits that make a good defense, continues to get better,” head coach John Trask said. “Every minute, we’ve got to continue that relationship between [the defenders].” The Badgers’ defense usually features Mani, Yonga, Cochran and Trevor Wheeler, but between injuries and moving players around the field, Kyle McCrudden and Arnel Zahirovic have seen significant playing time as defenders. While their improvement over the season can be partially credited to the developing relationship between the players, the return of Cochran clearly provided a major boost for the Badgers. After going down with a concussion and missing several games, the freshman has made a major and immediate impact for UW. Known for his physicality and ability to thwart an opposing attack with his skills in the air, Cochran has added a new dimension to the Wisconsin defense. “He’s one of the best freshman in the nation, I’d say,” Yonga said. “I mean, he dominates the air ball — I haven’t seen anyone win more air balls than him, and it’s just huge to have him back there to help us out.” In addition to Cochran, Yonga and Wheeler have demonstrated tremendous maturity since their freshman seasons and even over the course of the 2011 season. Though there are few statistics to measure the individual impact of defensive players, it’s clear that the great amount of playing time both players saw in their first year is

between Armstrong and Claxton only reinforces the group as a whole. “It shows that we have a lot of guys that can come in a play whenever a guy gets injured and step up,” Claxton said. “When I broke my wrist that first game, [Armstrong] stepped in and played very good those two, three games that I was out. It just helps us out and shows that we have a lot of depth.” Pleased with the depth he has in his group, Huxtable has reached a compromise, where both players will see significant playing time. But with Claxton as the traditional starter, he’ll continue to get the nod now that he’s healthy. “Kevin is back now and healthy,” Huxtable said. “I’ve been splitting time with the two of them, and I’m going to continue to do that. Kevin will come back to be the starter because I truly believe, and will always, that a starter doesn’t lose his position to an injury. … I’ve sat down and talked with both of them. They both know they’re going to split time.”

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Freshman defender AJ Cochran has anchored a rapidly developing Wisconsin defense that has played a large part in getting the Badgers to 6-4-2 (2-0-0). paying off. Recently pitching a shutout against a then sixthranked Indiana squad, the Badgers also showed their formidable defense in a tough road win over Michigan Sunday. The UW defense surrendered a goal to the Wolverines early on in the second period but was able to preserve the lead and prove that its improved play was not simply a result of the lengthy homestand. Additionally, Mani, Yonga and Wheeler all spent much of their previous careers suiting up on the offensive side of the ball as midfielders and are still getting comfortable in the backfield.

While Cochran has always been a defender, the trios of older players are still settling in at their new position as they simultaneously become comfortable with each other’s games. “Me playing back there, I was the oldest one, and I’m not even a natural defender; I’m a natural midfielder,” Mani said. “I think AJ is the only natural defender that we have back there. Paul and Trevor, all of us were just kind of getting used to the roles and getting accustomed to playing it together.” Although the Badgers lack significant experience in the backfield, Mani says their versatility puts them

at an advantage in working with the offense. As former midfielders, the UW defense communicates well with the offensive unit and knows where it wants the ball. A very aggressive unit that uses its size — particularly the imposing 6-foot-3, 195 pound frame of Cochran — to its advantage, the Badgers’ physicality is evident in nearly every game. As seems to be the case with every sport in the conference, Big Ten soccer is known for low scores and physicality, and the Wisconsin defense is a prime example of that reputation. With 134 fouls on the year, Mani and his fellow

defensive standouts aren’t afraid to use their size and aggressiveness to slow down the opposing offense. Well beyond the halfway mark of their season, the Badgers’ defense looks like it can only get better as it continues to close out the top squads in the Big Ten. “The Big Ten is based off of big guys playing hard, so we definitely have to be able to compete in the air and win the 50-50 balls; that’s definitely what we take pride in,” Yonga said. “We also have good attackers with skills, so we know if we stay strong and big in the back our attackers can get us some goals.”

Sports Editor Mike Fiammetta sports@badgerherald.com

The Badger Herald | Sports | Thursday, October 13, 2011

Battle starts on UW ‘D’

SPORTS

Armstrong, Claxton battling for starting outside linebacker spot opposite Taylor Kelly Erickson Associate Sports Editor Competition is the name of the game. It’s the base of all sports: one player pitted against another, even if they’re on the same team. During his weekly Monday press conference, Wisconsin football head coach Bret Bielema noted an open competition between two of his outside linebackers — senior Kevin Claxton and sophomore Ethan Armstrong. Both have seen significant playing time, but the competition will determine who claims the starting spot. Neither Claxton nor Armstrong seem worried about the situation, as they’re simply looking forward to pushing one another to play better. “I think it brings out the best in both of us,” Armstrong said. “We’re both competitors, we both want to push each other and at the same time, we’re both still teammates, we’re both still linebackers. I guess in a way, it brings us closer together also. Competition breeds perfection.” At the end of fall camp, Claxton was pegged as the starter, but after breaking his hand on a kickoff against Nevada-Las Vegas, Claxton sat out against Oregon State. Armstrong didn’t start until the Northern Illinois game at Soldier Field. While the team as a whole wasn’t

phased by the setting or their toughest non-conference opponent to date, Armstrong more than just filled in for his injured teammate — he made the position his own. With four tackles and a sack for a loss of 10 yards, Armstrong played a physical game that forced his coaches to reconsider who should start. As Claxton is healthy once more, the duo are equally capable in the starting spot. “Well, really what started it was, Claxton was the starting strong linebacker and got injured, so that opened the door for Ethan now to step into a starting role,” linebackers coach Dave Huxtable said. “When you’re second-teamer, you’re only an ankle [injury] away from having to go out there and be a full-time player. That’s what happened with Ethan, and he shined in it against Northern Illinois. He played extremely well and has continued to play well.” The decision takes into account many considerations. Claxton is a senior and was the original first-stringer. Armstrong has proven he’s capable of the starting role. Ultimately, both of them have their individual strengths they bring to the field. So far this season, Claxton has 14 tackles in the four games he’s played, three of which he started. Armstrong has one less tackle with 13 in all five games. But the

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Kevin Claxton missed one game after breaking his wrist against Nevada-Las Vegas but has managed to record 14 tackles through his limited playing time at outside linebacker. sophomore also boasts the 10-yard sack and another tackle for loss. “Kevin’s played a lot of football, so experience is on his side,” Huxtable said. “He’s a tough kid that understands the defense

very well. Ethan is a young kid that’s hungry. Having not played a whole lot in the past, he was very excited to get his first start … and I think he moves very well and, again, is a very smart football player who’s tough.

There are a lot of similarities between the two of them.” “I think that we both bring a lot to the table,” Armstrong said. “Claxton brings a lot of intensity, brings a lot of toughness. He was a safety that moved to linebacker, so

he’s got a lot of experience playing in space” Armstrong may be vying for the same job as his senior teammate, but he feels he’s been able to learn a lot of

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If only the punter had an opportunity Nick Korger Korger’s Korner Do you expect the Badgers to score every time they touch the ball? Do you expect Ohio State to always have suspended players? Do you expect Minnesota to lose the remainder of their schedule? The answer for all of these, most likely, is a resounding yes. But let’s examine the first question. The Badgers’ offensive success this season has cost another player an opportunity. That player is Wisconsin punter Brad Nortman. With the Wisconsin offense almost never allowing the team to get into a punt situation, what does Nortman do on Saturdays? Does he go to the stadium, warm-up and then fall asleep on the sidelines, waiting for the odd chance Bielema asks him to punt? Do his eyes roam the seats behind the Badger sideline, looking for the occasional food vendor so he can go the way of Mark Sanchez and eat a hot dog on the sideline? Or maybe Nortman is just content to sit back and watch the Badgers thoroughly dominate games all season long from one of the best views in the house. Whatever the case, #98 has become a diminishing feature of the Badgers this year. The senior from Brookfield, Wis., has

only punted 10 times this season. How many games have the Badgers played this season? Five. That’s a whopping average of two punts per game. That doesn’t exactly give the punter many chances to show off his talents, as the senior is currently somewhere close to the bottom of the rankings for attempted punts in the FBS. This massive decrease in punts is nothing new for Nortman and the Badgers. As Wisconsin’s success has increased over the years, so have Nortman’s punts. In 2008, Nortman punted 66 times. The Badgers finished 7-6 that year. In 2009 he punted just 49 times. The Badgers went 10-3. In 2010, Nortman punted 38 times (which would have been 40 if not for two glorious fake punts that immortalized Nortman as a god amongst punters in Badger history). Wisconsin won the Big Ten championship and earned a berth in the Rose Bowl. This year, Nortman is currently on pace for 26 attempts in 2011. Who knows what Wisconsin could possibly accomplish this year? This decrease in punts is a great stat for Nortman and the Badgers because one of the greatest indicators of a team’s offensive success is the disappearance of the punter. The punter who currently leads the FBS in punt attempts (53) and punting yards (2531) is Bobby Cowan of Idaho, who plays for a team that is currently 1-5. If you’re punting an

average of eight to nine times a game, chances are your offense isn’t scoring a lot of points. Top teams’ punters like Alabama and LSU have only attempted a little over 20 punts each this season. The main reason you have a better chance of seeing the Wisconsin Marching Band on the field than Nortman in a game this season is the dominance of the Wisconsin offense. The Badgers currently rank ninth in total offense in all of the FBS with 523 yards per game, trailing mostly teams that run a spread offense, like Houston and Texas Tech. When it comes to points per game, the Badgers score the third most points in all of the FBS, with over 48 points per game. Sometimes the Badgers get so sick of scoring touchdowns they just kick field goals to keep Welch and French on their toes. It probably doesn’t help Nortman either that the Wisconsin defense has been one of the nation’s best. The Wisconsin defense is currently giving up the thirdfewest points per game in the FBS (10.2) along with the seventh-fewest yards per game (264.2). The Wisconsin defense helps the offense gain great field position for the ensuing possession, which is more than Russell Wilson and the Badgers’ offense need to punch it in for six. The quality of some of Wisconsin’s opponents have not been in Nortman’s favor, with the Wisconsin starters executing the proverbial

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