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Affirmative action legislation sees halt Following marathon Assembly meeting, bill to eliminate race as grant factor stalls Pam Selman News Content Editor Democrats in the state Assembly managed to temporarily stall a vote on a controversial surprise amendment on affirmative action brought into Tuesday night’s floor meeting, which flowed into the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The original bill provides grants to students who are in poverty and are nontraditional. For a student to qualify as nontraditional, he or she must either be in prison, a first generation college attendee or black, Indian, Hispanic or Hmong. The amendment, introduced by Rep. Peggy Krusick, D-Milwaukee, proposes eliminating race as a factor in college grant applications that consider minority status as a qualification. While intermittent

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debate continued for nine hours after the proposal was originally introduced at 11 p.m. Tuesday, the proposal received initial preliminary approval from the Assembly Wednesday around 8 a.m. Democrats managed to block final passage of the amendment until tonight, when the proposal is set to be further discussed. The session marks the final opportunity for any legislation to be passed through either the Senate or the Assembly as the houses go into recess until January.

During tonight’s debate, Democrats can object to the amendment being sent to the Senate, blocking the final passage until lawmakers return in January. Regardless of when it passes, approval by both houses would further require Gov. Scott Walker’s signature. Krusick said the bill was important because it would allow the grants to continue to be needbased with talent criteria, regardless of whether or not a student qualified as a minority. “It includes all

ethnicities; they will all receive equal treatment,” Krusick said. While the bill had the backing of the entire GOP body. Krusick was the only Democrat in support of the bill while others were left outraged at the proposal. After the Assembly reconvened from caucus around 4:30 a.m., the amendment was preliminarily approved with a 57-34 vote along party lines sans Krusick. Krusick’s Democratic counterparts said the proposal was insulting to the rights of minorities.

Those opposing the amendment also argued the proposal is part of a greater GOP desire to squash minority rights and remove affirmative action from the higher education system. Rep. Brett Hulsey, D-Madison, said the amendment was a “racist race to the bottom.” According to Hulsey, the measure could potentially culminate in roadblocks for minorities trying to obtain jobs after graduation.

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A tribute to the fallen University of Wisconsin sophomore Reyna Guzman leaves a memento on the altar as part of the Altar del Dia de los Muertos in memory of a lost loved one. The display is open to the public throughout the week at the School of Education’s Commons Lobby Art Gallery, where students can also leave gifts on the altar. Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

Senate: Contraception must no longer be taught as effective to avoid pregnancy, STIs Sean Kirkby State Reporter In one of their final meetings before the the end of the fall session, the Wisconsin Legislatures narrowly and divisively passed a bill which promotes the teaching of abstinence instead of contraceptive methods in public schools. In a 17-15 partisan vote Wednesday, the Senate passed a bill that eliminates a statewide policy requiring schools with sexual education programs to provide instruction on the proper use of contraceptives to students. The bill also requires schools to present abstinence as the only reliable way to protect oneself from unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. During the meeting, Sen. Jon. Erpenbach, D-Middleton, said the measure irresponsibly ignores the pressures today’s teens face from their peers and the media to be sexually active. By not requiring schools to show the accurate consequences of unprotected sexual behavior and how to go about such behavior in a safe manor, he said the state puts minors at a greater risk of unwanted pregnancy and infection. Bill author Sen. Mary Lazich, R-New Berlin,

said the bill in no way bans schools from teaching about birth control, but rather allows local school boards to create a sexual education plan that works best for their students. Sexual education curriculum will also now include more parental input, she said, allowing for a more personalized and localized version of these courses. Erpenbach said teenagers generally make the choice to engage in sexual activity when they are told in school to wait until marriage. “You can’t argue with the plain and simple fact that kids and children do get pregnant,” Erpenbach said. “’Just say no’ doesn’t work.” The Senate also passed two bills during the special jobs session portion of Wednesday’s meeting, one that lowers the interest rate for paying legal settlements and another that makes property owners liability free if trespassers hurt themselves on their property. Sen. Jim Holperin, D-Conover, said the bill to protect property owners if trespassers hurt themselves is not a bill that should be included in a special session to create jobs. “This is not a jobs creation bill, as it has

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Wis. law on self defense loosened Homeowners no longer face burden of proving imminent threat during invasion Matt Huppert State Editor A bipartisan bill that would give homeowners more legal protection if they injure or kill an intruder may be taken up by the Wisconsin Senate today. The legislation, known as the Castle Doctrine and passed during Tuesday’s floor meeting of the Assembly, gives homeowners the right to shoot an intruder out of self-defense without having to prove first the intruder was a threat.

Rep. Dean Kaufert, R-Neehah, author of the legislation, said in a situation where a homeowner encounters an intruder, the homeowner would be granted civil immunity under this bill if he or she injured or killed the intruder. Consequently, if the homeowner was prosecuted for harming the intruder, a jury would presume that he or she had the right to do so until the prosecution could prove otherwise. “[The bill] makes it

more difficult for that intruder to bring a case of action,” Kaufert said. “[However,] if the prosecutor felt the homeowner did go too far, he can still press charges.” Kaufert said the bill has received support from both parties, having two Democratic cosponsors and the support of nearly three quarters of the Assembly floor during the bill’s passage. Rep. Kelda Roys, D-Madison, voted against Kaufert’s bill during Tuesday’s

assembly meeting. She said the bill is an excuse for homeowners to “shoot first, ask questions later.” Roys said she felt the law as it stood provided enough of a protection for homeowners, given that they were already protected if they killed or injured someone in selfdefense with reasonable proof. She said not having to prove the intruder poses a threat first opens the door for accidental killings.

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Ousted ASM representatives reinstated Before taking up budgetary concerns, government brings back officials who violated bylaw Katherine Krueger Deputy News Editor

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Sen. John Erpenbach, D-Madison, said a bill to teach abstinence education as the only viable form of protection against pregnancy and STIs would not succeed under today’s societal norms.

Representatives of the University of Wisconsin’s student government voted to reinstate two members previously removed for election violations on Wednesday, a decision which drew criticism to both the policy and publicity of the process. Beth Huang and Niko Magallon, who

previously served as Associated Students of Madison vice chair and Nominations Board chair respectively, were sworn in immediately after the vote was completed. Members of Student Council debated whether to vote on the nominations for two vacant Council seats in the College of Letters and Science, with some representatives characterizing the selection

of previous ASM officers as “cronyism.” Officials also scrutinized the Nomination Board’s process of interviewing applicants and called into question whether the timing for releasing the candidates to be presented in council violated open meetings law. Rep. Tom Templeton said the votes from the board’s meeting last night, which were six to zero for

Huang and five to one in favor of Magallon, should not be considered because he said these figures are skewed as a result of the process. Several representatives also urged members to hold off on the vote until next week’s meeting, due in part to it being the first official meeting for newly elected officials.

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Corrections Monday’s article “Campaign aims to engage youth in politics,” the Herald incorrectly identified the Obama for America spokesperson as Drew Anderson. The representative on the call was Jim Messina. Also, in the article “November rolls in Native American recognition,” Ryan Young, co-secretary for Wunk Sheek, had male pronoun attributions when gender-neutral pronouns should have been used. We regret the errors and the online editions have been updated to reflect the changes.

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Developer releases Bassett apartment plans Additional studentoriented housing could take nearby campus area Andrew Haﬀner News Reporter A Madison developer and architect presented their plans for two new student apartment complexes that, if approved by city and neighborhood councils, will be erected on North Bassett Street. At a meeting on Wednesday night, developer Scott Faust, along with Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, and architect Randy Bruce, described the early phases of a plan to build two new apartment buildings on the parcel of land outlined by West Johnson, North Bassett

and West Dayton Street. The buildings would displace an office building, the Inez apartment complex and a house. The building slated to be raised on West Johnson Street is set to be 12 stories high and made up of 155 mixed efficiency units, meaning that one, two, three and four bedroom units will be available. The building on West Dayton will be three stories high, consisting of 42 mixed efficiency units. Current plans show the U-shaped three story building forming a courtyard area between itself and the 12-story complex. Bruce described the plaza as an ideal area for bicycle parking. Bruce said mopeds would be kept away from the street front sides of the buildings, with parking available underground in the ratio

of one parking slot per seven bedrooms of the complex. There will be 48 parking spaces under the three-story structure

“There’s definitely a focus on students here. ... [The buildings] will certainly be nice and new, with full amenities.” Randy Bruce

Project Architect to accommodate the 42 units. The builders are currently confronted with zoning restrictions on the heights of the buildings. “This proposal is a bit unorthodox, a little different than most of the proposals we see, because the city is in the midst of re-writing its zoning code, a code that hasn’t

ASM, from 1 Student Services Finance Committee Chair Sarah Neibart also said because the board made the decision not to release a statement with the two nominees’ names when deliberations ended, it would not be fair to the student body to vote on the appointments. Other representatives questioned how the nomination of two formerly reformed officials would reflect on the processes of Council as a whole. “I think it sends the wrong message,” Sam Polstein, a member of Student Council, said. “I don’t think we should be giving members a second chance.” John Lemmon The Badger Herald Nominations Board ASM chair Allie Gardner oversees the Student Council meeting Wednesday night. The Council voted to member Libby Wickappoint Beth Huang and Niko Magallon back to the body after they were removed for election violations. Bander defended the

SELF DEFENSE, from 1 Kaufert said the bill will now go to the Senate, where the body will either vote on it during the last scheduled floor meeting of the fall regular session Thursday or postpone action on the bill until it reconvenes in January. Wisconsin is not the first state to propose

such a measure, Kaufert said, saying some 30 other states have passed similar legislation. He said the rights provided in the bill do not apply to a homeowner who is engaged in a criminal activity at the time of the intrusion or if police enter the home. He said the bill gives homeowners the right to protect themselves

been touched since the 1960’s,” Verveer said. The current code would prohibit the builders from building their three-story complex any higher than it is now. Developers are hoping to overcome this restriction with the Nov. 15 release of the “Downtown Plan,” a remodeling of downtown Madison’s zoning codes and development plans. “It’s a little premature for us to say,” Bruce said. “The current downtown design codes are very specific; we’re maxed at three stories, and that’s all we’re allowed.” Regardless of how the city’s zoning is revised, the builders said they are optimistic that they can break ground during the summer of 2012. Verveer commented that the Downtown Plan had called for a public park to be created on the

parcel of land in question, citing the high density of buildings and population in the area of the site as a prime reason for a park to be built. Still, the planning staff is moving away from this idea, as plans for the apartment complexes have gradually solidified, he said. While the builders maintain faith in their timetable, Verveer said the process of reviewing the Downtown Plan alone could take several months. Bruce said that the new apartment complexes would be assets to students’ residential options. “There’s definitely a focus on students here. … [The buildings] will certainly be nice and new, with full amenities. They should be very welcoming to the students,” he said.

process used by the selection committee, saying members followed the standardized rules in place and the decision should not be affected by how the action could be interpreted. Wick-Bander also said she selected Huang and Magallon because they were the most skillful candidates through the process and their experience serving on Council would prove crucial when joining in mid-session. The measure passed with a vote of 15-7-4, with the appointees taking their oath of office after the vote. With 30 minutes remaining in the meeting, Council members took up the ASM Internal Budget. According to the bylaws, representatives must approve the budget before

Nov. 15 or the budget will be recommended to SSFC as it stands. Members debated the Commencement Speaker Fund, which was reduced from $75,000 to an earmarked sum of $1, for a decision by Council members. Rep. Leland Pan said the idea of hosting a “worldclass speaker” makes a judgment about the value of the commencement ceremony and appeals to the dominant values of the group, excluding underrepresented students on campus. A motion to consider placing the fund at $50,000 was up for discussion when time for the meeting expired. The full budget will again be up for further debate in next week’s meeting.

without worrying about whether or not they will be charged for doing so. “If person unlawfully breaks into your home, it’s assumed that you believe he’s there for a criminal purpose,” Kaufert said. “You don’t have to ask them; you’re afforded that protection.” Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause in Wisconsin, said

the bill is part of the Republican Legislature’s agenda to pass far-right social and economic bills while they have control of both Legislative houses and the governor’s office. He said the bill itself is not something he believes Wisconsinites are particularly worried about, saying the Republican majority is putting too much

emphasis on socially conservative bills and not focusing on creating jobs. If the Senate decides to vote on the bill Thursday, Heck said the current one-member Republican majority may make it difficult for the bill to pass, as more moderate Republicans may feel the bill does not have enough of a jobs focus to be taken up by the body.

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that are given to those students who are considered to be at the biggest disadvantage for educational opportunities in the state. The grants are part of a $4.4 million Talent Incentive Program, which Republicans have

argued was originally established as a pathway for any poor student to gain access to higher education, regardless of race. — The Associated Press contributed to this story — Badger Herald reporter Bridget Conlin contributed to this story

If the amendment does pass, it could impact around 4,300 Wisconsin students who traditionally qualify for the grant money each year. The grants typically range between $600 and $1,800 awards

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UDC approves student high-rise Episcopal proposal passes despite Lutheran opposition Ally Boutelle City Editor A city commission approved the construction of an eight-story student apartment building on the property of the University of Wisconsin campus’ Episcopal student center on University Avenue after months of controversy Wednesday night. The 80-unit building, located at 1001 University Ave., is across North Brooks Street from Grainger Hall and across from Lathrop Hall, architect Randy Bruce, said at the Urban Design Commission meeting. The building will be designed for student living, Bruce said. It will feature indoor moped parking on two basement levels and both covered and uncovered bike parking. Despite Luther Memorial Church’s opposition to the proposal, the project passed through UDC. Ald. Marsha Rummel, District 6, was the only committee member who opposed. The date developers will break ground has yet to be

ABSTINENCE, from 1 nothing to do with creating jobs,” Holperin said. “This legislation that we are voting right now is simply a way of getting around regular schedule scheduling. … That’s the only reason it’s on this agenda — a subterfuge to get around Senate rules in regular session.” However, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said that the purpose of the bills introduced into the special session is part of a two-pronged approach to help create jobs and a businessfriendly environment in Wisconsin that will attract business from throughout the Midwest. Sen. Joe Leibham,

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An 80-unit apartment building on the 1000 block of University Avenue will move to the next step of the city process despite a neighboring church’s concerns against additional student residents. announced. The church initially opposed the project because members believed the tall building would cast a shadow over the church and take away from its historic stained-glass windows, church member Douglas Swiggum said. Swiggum said the congregation became concerned after members began to experience problems with residents of the neighboring Grand Central apartment complex. He said that during the two and a half years that Grand Central has been open, the church has experienced disruption and minor damage from students throwing food, beer cans and heavy glass liquor bottles off of their balconies at the building. Students’ actions have caused cracks and breaks in tiles and shingles on the church’s roof, Swiggum said. The problem continues to persist.

R-Sheboygan, argued that the bill does address job concerns. He said that in conversations with three of the largest employers in his district, the three biggest issues they had were the regulatory climate, the litigation climate and the workforce, and that the bills before the Senate today dealt with those two issues. However, Sen. Julie Lass, D-Stevens Point, said that the biggest issues for businesses were focused on educating the workforce, not taxes, liability or regulations. She said that in a conversation with six Green Bay business owners, five said the biggest issues they faced were a workforce without proper training.

Bruce said he agreed the problems faced by the church were concerning but said that the majority of the units in the new building do not overlook the church. The church’s Senior Pastor Frank Wilson suggested that the balconies on the upcoming apartment building be screened in to avoid similar problems. “Management has increased security, but every fall there’s a new crop of students,” Swiggum said. “Every fall enough mass is thrown to easily sail through a stained glass window.” Still, Bruce said the building is designed in a modern style to attract even more students into the area and blend in to the modern residential area. “When choosing building materials, we wanted something that would read as uniform as possible so the design felt as sleek as possible,” he said.

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Dems introduce jobs program to highlight session GOP alleges bill package focuses in on partisan politics, does little for work Mike Kujak State Reporter In the last week of the regular session, Democratic legislators in the Assembly introduced a package of bills they say will help create jobs in the state. According to a statement released by Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, and Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller, D-Monona, the package, introduced Tuesday, is comprised of nine proposed bills.

The bills hope to connect workers with jobs and help give Wisconsin workers the appropriate training to obtain jobs in the future. The statement said the most emphasized bill, sponsored by six Democrats, is the Workforce Growth Program. The bill aims to work with the Wisconsin Technical College System to provide grants that enable technical college students to enroll in programs that provide important jobs skills. Morna Foy, WTCS vice president of policy and governmental relations, said the Workforce Growth Program helps employers fill job skill shortages. She said the program is designed to encourage

employers to collaborate with technical schools to identify problems with local tech employers. “The real beauty of it is that it is driven by the needs of those who have jobs available and recruiting workers with the right skills,” Foy said. Foy gave examples of common problems technical employers face and how the proposed bill could help. If an employer has workers ready to pursue a program but not enough facilities to train them all, funds from the bill could help, Foy said. If other employers did not have enough people interested in a certain career, the funds could be used to create scholarships or other incentives to

pursue that field. Mike Mikalsen, spokesperson for Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, said there are several problems with the job creation package. Mikalsen said the bills aimed at technical colleges and the package itself are more of a political statement than anything else. “The bills themselves are not a bad idea, but their bills are so focused on one entity,” Mikalsen said. “Even though we are still pumping out record numbers of graduates from the tech college system, the reality still comes up short. Their proposal does nothing to create jobs in the private sector.” According to Mikalsen, Republicans have

supported maintenance of grant programs that helps to create jobs in the private sector, but they would not support the Democrats’ plan to put more money into the system itself because of cuts to the agency. Mikalsen criticized the timing of the package and emphasized the political nature of the package proposal. “It’s not lost on people that Democrats waited until the last week of the floor period,” Mikalsen said. “We’re done in terms of schedule, and Thursday is the last day until January. They waited until the third to last day to introduce these bills. That again speaks to the partisan nature of them.”

Rep. Louis Molpske Jr., D-Stevens Point, was the main sponsor of another one of the job package’s main bills that aimed to create the Wisconsin Agriculture Corps. This program would work to connect Wisconsin youths with agriculture and farming jobs that Molpske said he believes have received an undeserved perception of a lot of work and not a lot of fun. “If you want to keep one of the most important sectors of Wisconsin going, $59 million part of the economy, you have to replenish the wealth. Just like the Brewers, they’re only as good as their farm teams. Wisconsin’s economy needs a good farm team,” Molpske said.

Lecture Series brings new light to poverty, education National reform expert looks to UW to make college accessible for all Alyssa Smith News Reporter The University of Wisconsin community welcomed a nationwide recognized education reform expert to its campus Wednesday as he delivered a message of hope and a plan of “common sense” regarding the impact strong schooling in poverty stricken areas can have. Chief Executive Officer of Manchester Bidwell Corporation Bill Strickland, who spoke about his rough childhood as part of the university’s Distinguished Lecture Series, said he understands the effects of poverty firsthand, sharing an anecdote from his younger years when he said he was

failing school until an arts teacher “saved his life” by insisting Strickland pursue a college degree. Taking this advice, Stickland applied to the University of Pittsburgh, where he entered on academic probation. Upon graduation, Strickland left the school with honors and was asked to be the commencement speaker, he said. Strickland said his story demonstrates the importance of a community working cohesively to support poverty-stricken students who might not initially appear to have the highest potential. “Don’t give up on the poor kids; someday they might be the commencement speakers,” Strickland said. During his time at Pittsburgh, Strickland founded the Manchester Craftsman’s Guild, which aimed to bring arts education among inner-city youth. After graduation, Strickland

acquired a failing trade school and turned it around to create the Bidwell Training Center. These vocational and arts centers make up Manchester Bidwell Corporation. The multi-million dollar center, located in what Strickland described as one of the worst neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, has yet to see any crime, violence, theft or substance abuse among its students during its 26 years of programming, which Strickland attributes directly to atmosphere fostered on site. He said all students deserve “beautiful places” in which they can learn and grow. “Environment drives behavior,” Strickland said. “The idea of the center is to get the poor people out of the dark.” By creating aesthetically pleasing centers and instilling an enriching and free curriculum, Strickland said the center’s students not only

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CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation Bill Strickland addresses the Madison community on campus Wednesday to share his story on moving from an impoverished childhood to becoming a successful, nationally recognized figure who has made a college education accessible to hundreds of poor students. have the ability but also the desire to learn. Strickland’s lecture emphasized the need for education reform now and called for his programs to be implemented immediately with the replication of his centers nationwide. “I’m showing you the answers on this screen,” he said. “It’s about common sense and

getting decent people to step up and do the right thing.” After being recognized across the nation for his innovative ideas, including winning the MacArthur “Genius” award, Strickland was appointed to the “Community Solutions” committee by President Barack Obama to discuss education reform and create recommendations

for public policy. His ideas were wellreceived among audience members, including UW student Sarah Mathews, who said she found the lecture very inspiring. “It’s refreshing to hear something hopeful from someone with a plan,” she said, adding how Strickland’s message of working as a community has implications for students.

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Jobs session does nothing for jobs Right to arms John Waters Columnist The special jobs session is drawing to a close, and it is clear the Republicans are more interested in protecting their own jobs than creating any for Wisconsin. In the last month, a session that was supposed to be aimed with “laser beam focus” on the issue of creating jobs in Wisconsin has been nothing more than one partisan move after another. Instead of addressing the loss of jobs, Republicans have focused on maintaining their own. The most obvious of these moves is an attempt to implement the new districts from this summer’s gerrymandering into the potential recalls coming up next year. Republicans don’t want to have to defend their jobs from the people who elected them. Instead, they want their new, more comfortable districts to decide. The result of this could be Wisconsinites being represented by people they did not vote for. As Sen. Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, put it, “If you purchase a vacuum

at a department store and are unhappy with its performance, you can return it with a receipt. Unfortunately, this legislation is telling Wisconsinites who bought into what was being sold by Republicans in the 2010 elections and are now dissatisfied with the purchase that they cannot make such a return even though they have the Wisconsin Constitution as their receipt.” The rest of the session has been one big padding of the ultra-conservative agenda. Instead of honestly considering nine Democratic bills aimed directly at Wisconsin’s economic and educational problems, Republicans have decided to solve some problems I didn’t know we had. Apparently we have a huge problem of employers being forced to hire felons, and so the legislature will make it legal to refuse them offhand — definitely a job creator. Wisconsin also has the biggest jobkilling problem in the country, not enough teens abstaining from sex. Thankfully, our Legislature has pushed for a bill that will take out instructions about “puberty, pregnancy, parenting, body image, gender stereotypes and the health benefits, side effects and proper use of contraceptives and barrier methods” in exchange

for “the necessary skills to remain abstinent.” Someone tell the federal government they are missing out on a jobcreating gold mine with that one. Then we have had this week’s round of headshaking legislation. A law that legal experts say addresses a problem that doesn’t exist and could create unforeseen consequences is one: The law is designed to create more legal protection for people who shoot intruders in their homes. The Criminal Law Section of the Wisconsin State Bar and a group of judges, lawyers and academics could not come up with “a single case wherein a homeowner was charged with a crime for defending himself or herself from a home intruder.” This was just another law designed to solve a problem that doesn’t exist. The list goes on with a legislative all-nighter Tuesday basically aimed at eliminating Affirmative Action from a scholarship designed specifically to help minorities. While all these bills gain traction, the Democrat sponsored initiatives actually aimed at improving the economic climate in Wisconsin remain on the back burner. One such law, a $10 million grant designed to help technical colleges in high-demand industries such as welding, apparently doesn’t stand a

chance of passing through the Republican majority. Instead of looking to aid the people who could make an instant impact with the availability of shovel-ready jobs, the Republicans remain committed only to advancing their own interests. Calling a special session for jobs makes for a great political talking point, but the reality is we haven’t seen one bill designed to make a real impact on the economy. It’s bad enough that the rhetoric of deregulation and lowering taxes have been proven failures (George W. Bush), but to spend the entire session addressing nonexistent problems is a failure to uphold the responsibility of an elected official. These laws are not subtle. Each gives something to the Republican’s base of support while failing to alleviate the greater problems facing the state. While the idea that one bill can solve all the problems and instantly create jobs is far-fetched, a job session without job policies doesn’t make a lot of sense. It seems no matter what happens in Wisconsin, the Republicans remain committed to one thing: themselves. John Waters (jkwaters2@ wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in journalism.

Herald Editorial Ideas for MCSC Members of the Multicultural Student Coalition will hold a rally on Library Mall today to protest the Student Services Finance Committee for “unregulated and illegal processes” when reviewing MCSC’s request for more than $1 million of segregated fees. The MCSC has framed their budget battle as an issue of race and ethnicity at the University of Wisconsin when it should be about proper procedure, objective criteria and the candor of a student-funded organization. After years of calling SSFC racist, reporting feeling unsafe at committee meetings and not offering solutions for the myriad problems our student government faces, it is clear MCSC’s tactics

are counterproductive to their own cause. They need to consider changes to their approach. MCSC has two options. First, they can work with, and not against, SSFC to foster a better relationship with the committee and work toward fixing the problems they see on this campus. SSFC is not off the hook — they, too, must improve their currently rocky relations with MCSC. Secondly, the group can stop applying for General Student Services Fund money and use the lack of financial regulation to their advantage to seek large national grants or donations as a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving campus climate. Doing so would aid their cause

in many ways, including allowing them to leave facilities perceived as racially unsafe, such as the SAC. Additionally, being free from the GSSF removes many onerous regulations from the group, such as restriction of fundraising and the often-derided requirement that a GSSF group provide a direct service. Without GSSF, MCSC could serve the campus and spend their own money as they see fit. By using inventive strategies, MCSC will be free to contribute more constructive activities than rallies that only continue to alienate those who can help their cause. Instead, today’s rally will likely ignore any new ideas about the future of both SSFC and MCSC.

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far too costly Sean Rajanayagam Columnist It’s now official. Wisconsinites who have a concealed carry permit — and judging by the surge in downloads of the online application, the figure will likely number in the tens if not hundreds of thousands — are now allowed to carry a concealed weapon into many public buildings, including the state Capitol. While this issue is serious, at least Stephen Colbert sees the funny side. On last night’s “Colbert Report,” he noted that while guns are allowed in the Capitol building, cameras are not. “Thank God,” he said. “Cameras are dangerous.” Not as dangerous, however, as the misguided libertarianism that has been canonized as one of the pillars of conservatism and is threatening to take over political discourse across the country. These libertarian conservatives are the same NRA advocates who spew garbage like “guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” This ridiculous aphorism is, in a way, correct. But if you don’t have a gun, it’s probably a lot harder to kill a person than if you can easily access one. Why, then, give people easy access to guns, when the expected costs far outweigh the possible gains? At which point gun advocates will adopt a patronizing tone, take you under their arm and gently explain that it all began with the Bill of Rights, which codified “the right of people to keep and bear arms.” “These people fought for our freedom, son,” they’ll say. “We can’t give up our rights just so the government can control us even more.” Except that sometimes, a little control is a good thing. Why is it that America, with its libertarian attitude to gun laws, seems to be the site of the world’s most horrific shootings? Columbine, Virginia Tech, Northern Illinois University, the Washington sniper, the Tucson shooting earlier this year, the list goes on. Sure, other countries have had their incidents. The massacre

in Norway earlier this year, for example, claimed 77 lives. Australia had the Port Arthur massacre in 1996 when 35 were killed, but in the immediate aftermath, its gun laws were significantly tightened and no such events have occurred since. However, the United States has a disproportionate amount of these slaughters, and there is no doubt it is because of the ridiculously liberal approach to gun laws. Wisconsin’s concealed carry law is illustrative of this dangerous trend. Thankfully, the University of Wisconsin has the right idea. Concealed weapons are not permitted into any university buildings, except under special dispensation. There is no need to risk a repeat of V-Tech, and it seems the UW Police Department has taken the sensible course and made such an event unlikely. Obviously, it is my fervent hope that this law doesn’t precipitate any kind of massacre. I wish I could say with absolute confidence that life will continue as normal, that nothing untoward would result from the new concealed carry law. But I can’t. The chance of a massacre occurring is infinitesimal, less than one percent. But it is that tiny sliver of doubt that is the problem. It could happen. It just takes one unhinged person for everything to go wrong. The law has to legislate for that one person, even if he or she may not exist, and that is why the concealed carry law is a huge mistake. Until now, Wisconsin was one of the very few states where carrying a concealed weapon was illegal (Illinois is one notable exception). Now, it has accepted the orthodox position of allowing concealed weapons in many public buildings. It was James Madison, the namesake of this great city, who wrote, “Americans have the right and advantage of being armed unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.” If we are to take a lesson from the lives lost throughout American history, perhaps there should be a bit more mistrust when it comes to gun laws. Shawn Rajanayagam (rajanayagam@wisc. edu) is a senior majoring in political science and American studies.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “If they have unlawfully entered your premises, you don’t have time to ask questions; you don’t have time to determine their intent.” -Rep. Dean Kaufert, R-Neenah You just shoot them. Though that thought remained unsaid, it is the general idea of the Assembly-passed “castle doctrine”. The doctrine gives immunity to anyone who uses severe or fatal force against an intruder. In this home-protection legislation, residents no longer have to prove the intruder was intent on doing

harm — the fact they were on the resident’s property is sufficient. As Rep. Leon Young, D-Milwaukee put it “shoot first and ask questions later.” While everyone is within their rights to protect their homes and families, this doctrine goes above and beyond ensuring that right. With the way it is currently worded, if someone is coming

to ring your doorbell you can shoot them dead with no consequences. As long as you say “But officer, it was an intruder,” of course. It is our sincere hope that this bill is reworded or thrown out. Otherwise, we best be careful where we drunkenly stumble: trespassing has just become a crime punishable by death.

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The production, to be performed at the Overture Center this weekend, centers around a young man that rejects the love of a country woman and instead flirts with her engaged sister.

Tchaikovsky at Madison Opera Students may relate to ‘Eugene Onegin’ despite Russian language, aristocratic tilt Katie Foran-McHale ArtsEtc. Writer Unrequited love, regrets, mistakes and jealousy — sound anything like your life now or your dorm floor freshman year? If so, you have a lot in common with Madison Opera’s production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin,” which takes the Overture Center ’s stage this weekend. “It’s a very passionate story, and there are a lot of mistakes and misunderstandings that blow up into these huge plot-changing events,” said UW alumna Jamie Van Eyck, who plays Olga in the famed opera. The story follows the title character (played by Hyung Yun), a debonair visitor to a small town in 19th century Imperialist Russia. When a young country woman, Tatiana (Maria Kanyova), becomes enamored and makes her move via a love letter, Onegin rejects her and instead flirts with her sister, Olga (Van Eyck). Olga’s fiancé (Scott Ramsay) is enraged and challenges Onegin to a duel, leading to a plague of unhappiness for all four. Van Eyck compared the work to Puccini’s “La bohéme,” one of the most famous and performed operas and the inspiration behind Jonathan Larson’s “Rent.” “[The characters are] young, sort of carefree people in love. They do things with a lot of passion and they don’t always think them through first, and it gets them into trouble,” she said. “But ultimately it’s very endearing.” Instead of a typical opera’s format with separate scenes incorporating arias and recitatives, “Eugene Onegin” is episodic, giving glimpses of each character ’s motivations and emotions. “It’s episodic, but it’s not without really juicy things to drive the plot,” Van Eyck said. One famous episode shows Tatiana writing her passionate letter to her prospective lover; one shows Onegin denying her, scolding her for writing it in the first place. Not only is the production Madison Opera’s first performance of a work by Tchaikovsky, who also wrote “Swan Lake” and “The Nutcracker,” but it’s also the company’s first Russian language opera in its 51st

year of performances. Van Eyck said Tchaikovsky wrote music conducive for the singers, which is not always the case in opera. “[It has] sweeping vocal lines and tunes that come familiar to you by the end of the opera,” she said. “The music is glorious.” Visual elements complementing the compelling story and passionate music are the period costumes, featuring high-waist gowns and aristocratic suits, and the production’s large set pieces, which serve to enlarge stage space and symbolize the type of room being represented. Van Eyck described Madison native and director Candace Evans as detail-oriented while also seeking ideas from singers. The two collaborated on Van Eyck’s character’s use of a swing onstage. “We worked together to find ways Olga would move in a really excited, carefree way to indicate her youth and her vigor without actually trying to act like a child,” she said. Opera tends to have a specific connotation for its audience and for people who say they don’t like it. Van Eyck stressed the importance for potential audience members to realize misconceptions about the medium. “Opera was never intended to be for an elite, small group of people,” she said. “It was never supposed to be something wealthy people would go to attend and be seen by the paparazzi, and that’s what people think it is today.” Instead, “Eugene Onegin” is a story anyone can relate to, especially those experiencing —or glad not to be experiencing — the drama behind being young, in love or alone. “It’s an opera about young people. And I think [students] will really relate to the ways that these people go about their lives. They make choices, they make mistakes, they act impulsively and passionately,” Van Eyck said. “And that’s what opera is. It’s like going to a movie.” Performances are Friday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Overture Center. Student rush tickets will be available for $20 at the box office; general admission tickets range from $18-$116. For more information, go to www.overturecenter.com.

As we move slowly into the colder winter months, the prospect of shoveling snow, biting winds and wet boots fill us with dread. However, winter time brings many cheery seasonal traditions with it as well: snowball fights, a break from school, wearing that sweet winter hat you bought at Ragstock and ... hot cocoa. I’m not talking about that plain chocolate stuff your mom gave you as a kid, either. I’m talking about cocoa with a twist, cocoa with an ingenious design, cocoa that breaks all the rules and pushes the limits of your imagination. Cocoa that will make you forget that it’s twenty below outside, the snow is falling and you haven’t seen your roommates since they tunneled out three days ago to go get help. Yep, in times like these, it’s best to hunker down, heat up your stove and do some extreme hot cocoamaking. Here are some ideas for non-traditional hot cocoa (by the way, I used Nestle for all of

Most Pumped Up Cocoa: Coffee The combination of coffee and chocolate has long been celebrated as one of those perfect flavor marriages, so it’s no surprise that hot cocoa made with coffee is a delicious, decadent drink. Think of it as a slimmed-down mocha from Starbucks. Save for the most resilient of caffeine addicts, coffee and cocoa is best drink in the morning. Unless, of course, you drink it all night, in which case it will, according to Madison local Suzanne Liebergen, “get you buzzed on life the next morning.” Warmest Cocoa: Peppermint Schnapps Want cocoa that will warm your cheeks and get your insides buzzing? Add some Dr. McGillicuddy’s Peppermint Schnapps and watch cool play with hot. The minty flavor both acts like a taste oxymoron on the cocoa’s hot temperature and blends with the cocoa’s flavor like the best bowl of mint chocolate chip ice cream — ice cream that will warm you up quick! Iffiest Cocoa: Chai Tea I say this is the iffiest cocoa combo because out of all of them, this one lost the essence of cocoa

the most. It’s not as if it didn’t taste good, but the tea’s flavor overpowered the chocolate and I felt like I was drinking chai tea with notes of cocoa rather than the other way around. A possible solution would be to make a weak chai tea and try again. Most Surprising Cocoa: Green Tea Never in my life did I think something green would go with something chocolate, but cocoa made with green tea was actually delightful, which makes it the most surprising cocoa out of the bunch. Rather than assert its leafy presence, the green tea acts as a mouthwatering undertone, serving to even out the flavor of the cocoa rather than distort it. Most Extreme Cocoa: Cayenne Pepper Taking your first sip of cocoa with cayenne pepper is a little like lighting a stick of incense, only to realize it was actually a sparkler. Ka-pow! The front half of the sip is smooth and rich like any other cocoa, until the pepper zips up your nose and delivers that crackling shock. Not the most soothing drink in the world, but if you like a little adventure in your drink, this is the cocoa for you. Caveat: I

may have put way too much cayenne pepper in mine. Most Mind-Blowing (as in delicious) Cocoa: Coconut Milk As for the most unbelievably thick, rich and delicious hot cocoa, the prize must go to our friend in the Asian foods aisle: coconut milk. It may sound a little ridiculous, but the thick, white mixture is the perfect consistency for a hot cocoa add-in or base. And don’t worry if you don’t like the taste of coconut — you actually can’t taste it at all, and two of my friends who hate coconut loved this hot cocoa. So there you have it: Six cocoa ideas to put to the test. What can you come up with? Look around your kitchen (or sad little corner in your dorm) and find some good cocoa add-ins of your own. Don’t blame me if your mind gets blown, or if you go six weeks without realizing your roommates are gone. Eventually you’ll come to realize that all you really need in this life is a cup of something hot and chocolaty, and to hell with all the rest. Sam Stepp is a junior majoring in journalism. Send questions, recipes or suggestions to ssstepp@ wisc.edu.

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Facebook news apps stifle open debate Ryan Rainey Technologic Columnist For the last five years, I have had a tough time understanding just why people love to hate Facebook so much. Mark Zuckerberg and Co. consistently reinvent the way we communicate with each other, and they do it without inflicting a monetary cost. Yes, Facebook might participate in data mining, but you cannot say the same things about Facebook that you can about a telecommunications company that mines your data and makes you pay for it. In September, Zuckerberg introduced a series of new Facebook features, most of which we are already familiar with. Media attention about the new features has focused on Timeline — a beautiful and comprehensive continuum featuring the most important moments in a user’s life — and integration with Spotify, which the tech press has inevitably touted as the future of the music industry. Those claims might be true. But as a student journalist and, more importantly, as a news consumer, I’ve been most interested in Facebook’s attempt to change the news world. Just like Spotify has its integration into Facebook, news outlets like The Guardian and The Washington Post are testing canvas applications that allow users to read original content inside of Facebook. You may have seen some of your most social media-conscious friends read these stories in your ticker. Zuckerberg’s vision

for the future of online content comes down to one word: sharing. And even though he hit the right note with the Spotify integration, I’m beginning to think news outlets like the Post will be better served to allow readers to find stories, like them or share them with commentary rather than have all those stories show up in a Facebook user’s news feed. In the music world, commentary is limited to either a short blurb: “I really love this song!” or a long review that is often too ostentatious for a Facebook post. The news world, however, is driven by conversation and commentary. Users who take the initiative to share a link on Facebook normally have enough interest in pushing the story to their social network that they also will attract clicks because of their commentary on the story. So yesterday, I decided to skim Facebook for news links and see how people engage their posters compared to other more innocuous posts. I excluded friends in my Badger Herald social circle for obvious reasons. One of my most politically-active Facebook friends posted a link to a local story about a sex education bill proposed in the Legislature. His introduction to the piece was blunt, full of profanity and provocative. The post had 20 likes and 23 comments when I finished writing this column — a pretty impressive number for a college student’s profile. Many social reader stories still appear on my News Feed, but they are mostly afterthoughts. They do not spark my interest or the interest of my friends to the same extent that posting a link with commentary

or even listening to a song on Spotify would. To make matters worse, the canvas applications currently in trial mode are not as visually appealing as individual websites; the entire right side of the application displays the same feed of application activity and an excess of Facebook ads more numerous than those seen on the homepage.

Zuckerberg’s vision for the future of online content comes down to one word: sharing. And even though he hit the right note with the Spotify integration, ... outlets like the Post will be better served to allow readers to find stories, like them or share them with commentary rather than have all those stories show up in a Facebook user’s news feed. Most news organizations, including the Post and the Guardian, rightly take pride in the visual aesthetics of their individual websites. They have successfully translated this success to their mobile and tablet applications, but the desktop applications within Facebook are too restrictive to allow any sort of pleasurable user experience that outweighs simply clicking a favorites icon. Since I’m a student journalist, I’m bombarded by the unavoidable questions about the future of journalism and online media. Some try to answer that the future

of online journalism is uncertain, but in the last year or two I’ve noted a heightened sense of comfort in the media establishment with using tools like Facebook and Twitter to their advantage. Many editors see Twitter and Facebook as a way to write headlines for the 21st century — search engine optimization has given way to the social reading experience. News outlets regularly send out tweets or Facebook posts that cater to a specific audience by writing provocative titles with questions or opportunities for engagement. But with Facebook’s social reader applications, the opportunity for engagement is taken out of the equation. The headlines on the stories have already been written, and outlets no longer have the opportunity to rephrase their content to include questions or proposals before the link. Users like feeling like there’s a voice behind the tweet or Facebook post, and therefore could be pushed away by the idea of an automaticallygenerated and shared story. Zuckerberg and his colleagues have their heads in the right place for trying to be part of the reinvention of journalism and deserve recognition for their efforts. But journalists have become so comfortable with the current uses of social media that Facebook did not really need to change anything in the first place. The new technology is useful for entertainment, but after watching the canvas applications fail to make the same splash that Spotify has made, I’m starting to think newsies will never want to give up their opportunity to engage the audience in their comments section.

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The Badger Herald | Sports | Thursday, November 3, 2011

THIS WEEK'S TOP GAMES No. 14 Kansas State at No. 3 Oklahoma State

No. 9 South Carolina at No. 7 Arkansas

Sat., Nov. 5 • 7 p.m.

Sat., Nov. 5 • 6:15 p.m. Essentially a must-win game for both teams. A win for SCAR keeps it alone in first place in the SEC East, and a win for Arkansas retains an outside chance to sneak ahead of Alabama and LSU down the stretch.

The Wildcats pretty much blew any chance of a BCS title game by getting trounced by Oklahoma Saturday, but a win at Oklahoma State could ruin the Cowboys’ chances, just as they are looking to jump into the top-two after the battle of 1 v. 2 .

No. 1 LSU at No. 2 Alabama Sat., Nov. 5 • 7 p.m. Ladies and gentlemen, the moment we have all been waiting for! Cliche, yes, but who cares. This could be the greatest football game all season, featuring the first (Bama) and third-ranked (LSU) defenses in the country.

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-2, 46

The number of rushing yards and total yards gained by Kansas in Saturday’s game against Texas, respectively. The Jayhawks only managed to move the chains three times and averaged -0.1 yards per carry in the 43-0 defeat.

BCS Standings 1. LSU 2. Alabama 3. Oklahoma St. 4. Stanford 5. Boise State 6. Oklahoma 7. Arkansas 8. Oregon 9. S. Carolina 10. Nebraska 11. Clemson 12. Virginia Tech 13. Houston

14. Kansas State 15. Michigan 16. Penn State 17. Michigan St. 18. Georgia 19. Arizona State 20. Wisconsin 21. Texas 22. Auburn 23. Georgia Tech 24. W. Virginia 25. Southern Miss

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2. Trent Richardson, RB, Ala. ‘11: 989 yards, 18 Total TDs 3. Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State ‘11: 2,010 yards, 24 Passing TDs 4. Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma ‘11: 3,094 yards, 28 Total TDs 5. Russell Wilson, QB, Wisconsin ‘11: 2,033 yards, 23 Total TDs

CONFERENCE POWER RANKINGS

SEC — The SEC once again has four teams ranked in the top-10: LSU, Alabama, Arkansas and South Carolina. Until another conference surpasses that number, it is hard to really challenge who has the power.

Big XII — Oklahoma State looks to be biding its time to jump into the top two spots, but a challenging schedule could derail any BCS title plans and still open the door for rival Oklahoma to squeeze in as a one-loss title game representative. Pac-12 — Both the Pac-12 and Big Ten have five to six legitimately talented teams, but Stanford and Oregon are both better than any team in the Big Ten. It is hard to argue when Stanford has a BCS title shot. Big Ten — Who would have thought Penn State would be the last unbeaten team in conference play for the Big Ten? With several weeks to play, it is very difficult to discern who really is the best team in the conference. ACC — And so the ACC’s only hope falls. It maybe was not unexpected due to the Tiger’s youth and the belief that the ACC is not that good, but anytime the No. 5 ranked team loses, it still creates a stir. This team should be even better next year.

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Trent Richardson has continued his brilliant career at Alabama with 989 yards and 17 touchdowns this season.

Crimson Tide will down Tigers Brett Sommers Statistics Editor An occasion has risen. For just the 25th time in regular season college football history, the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams in the Associated Press poll will collide when LSU and Alabama face each other Saturday night as true titans of the SEC and the rest of college football. Not since 2006 — when the Big Ten was actually a fixture in the national championship landscape — has a scenario akin to this played out. No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Michigan squared off in the regular season finale, and the game failed to disappoint, a 42-39 thriller won by the top-ranked Buckeyes. Will Saturday resemble such an exciting offensive explosion and will No. 1 LSU surge toward an undefeated season like Ohio State did over a lower ranked opponent? Probably not, to answer both questions, but that neither diminishes the quality of play the nation will see Saturday night under the lights of Denny-Bryant Stadium, nor suggests that LSU hasn’t been deserving of the number one spot in the rankings. Here is why Alabama will be the last undefeated team in the SEC late Saturday night. Schedule Apart from playing on the road, which hasn’t seemed to be much of a problem for the Tigers, winning at then-No. 25 Mississippi State and then-No. 16 West Virginia, it would seem that LSU has everything working in its favor to make every Crimson-bleeding fan cringe. LSU opened the season with No. 3 Oregon — arguably the best oneloss team in the country right now — and beat them at a neutral site with its backup quarterback (though Jarrett Lee has earned his Tiger stripes by now). Now, the Tigers have beaten five top-25 teams by an average margin of 23.4 points, pure obliteration of their competition.

Alabama has only played three ranked opponents and won by a narrower average margin, but two of those games were in a pair of the most hostile environments in all of college football. The Crimson Tide fought through a whiteout in Happy Valley against the only Big Ten team without a conference loss, Penn State, and destroyed an undefeated Florida Gators team in the swamp 38-10. Alabama is ready, especially at home, where they have averaged a 34.2-point margin of victory and only allowed 27 points in five games. Offense Throw away the fact that Alabama is ranked No. 11 and LSU is ranked No. 12 in the country in points scored per game. This should be a close game, but 40 points apiece seems pretty unlikely. Lee has had a much more talkedabout season throwing the ball, but part of that is because nowsituational-quarterback, Jordan Jefferson, lost his job after getting arrested. Lee has thrown for 1,250 yards and 13 touchdowns and has effectively managed not to turn the ball over, throwing only one interception. But look at Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron, who Nick Saban wasn’t sure would be the longterm starter for the Tide, and he is having a pretty nice season himself. He has thrown for 1,664 yards, 10 touchdowns and three interceptions in just his sophomore season. While the match-up is pretty even between McCarron and Lee, what Lee and the LSU Tigers don’t have is a Heisman Trophy-caliber running back to hand the ball to. Alabama’s bruising 5-foot-11, 224 pound tailback, Trent Richardson, has run roughshod over the SEC all year long. Richardson has carried the rock 99 times in SEC conference play and managed to acccumulate a higher yards per carry average (6.8) against the SEC than what he has averaged for the entire season (6.6) despite playing weaker non-conference teams like Kent State and North Texas. LSU enters Saturday with the No. 3 rushing defense at 76.6 yards per game, but the Tigers haven’t faced a running back like Richardson. He has scored nine touchdowns in his last four games and has rushed

for over 180 yards in two of those contests. Defense The meat and potatoes, the bread and butter of these two teams. It really is difficult to project how many points will be scored between two teams that each score 40 points per game and also allow fewer than 12, and in the case of Alabama, fewer than seven (6.9). And it’s Alabama’s scary defense that is the biggest reason why the Tide will emerge victorious over LSU. ‘Bama boasts the No. 1 rushing attack (44.9 ypg), pass efficiency against (83.6), total defense (180.5 ypg) and scoring defense in the country, and their pass defense is ranked second (135.63). The key for LSU to find the endzone will be forcing Alabama into turnovers, but if the “Honey Badger,” Tyrann Mathieu or some other LSU defender can’t find a way get the ball away from Richardson and the Alabama offense it will be very tough for the Tigers to score enough points to win. Special Teams Aside from turnovers, LSU freshman punter Brad Lang could be the one secret weapon that the Tigers could use to turn the tables on the buzz saw waiting for them in Tuscaloosa. The Tigers are ranked fifth in the country with a net punting average over 41 yards. By winning the field position battle, LSU could set itself up for some easy points. Even a couple field goal attempts could prove vital to the final score. Whatever you do Saturday night, just don’t fall asleep when this game doesn’t spout offensive fireworks, or if there are less than 40 combined points once it is all over. The defensive intensity should be off the charts, and the suspense of a nail-biting finish could more than make up for a lack of scoring. It doesn’t happen very often that the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams find themselves locked in a battle before a bowl game, especially two teams in the same division in the same conference. Everything will be laid on the line for an undefeated record, a fast track to the conference title game, and the opportunity to become a favorite to be immortalized as a national champion.

QUICK HITS

Team Va. Tech Ga. Tech Virginia Miami UNC Duke

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

Overall 8-1 7-2 5-3 4-4 6-3 3-5

Coastal

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

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

Leaders

COACH OF THE WEEK

1. Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford ‘11: 2,218 yards, 25 Total TDs

Overall 8-1 5-3 5-3 4-4 2-6 2-6

BIG TEN

FRESHMAN FOCUS

HEISMAN HOPEFULS

Conf. 5-1 4-2 3-2 1-3 1-4 1-4

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

Keenum put up numbers Saturday that would even make football video gamers blush. Against the Rice Owls, Keenum’s final line was 24-of-37 for 534 yards, NINE touchdowns and one interception.

Joe Pa did not necessarily coach a spectacular game on Saturday against Illinois, but the Illini’s missed field goal did give Paterno win No. 409, breaking the all-time Division I record. Congratulations.

Team Clemson WF FSU NC State BC Maryland

BIG EAST

Case Keenum Quarterback, Houston

Joe Paterno Penn State

14. Houston 15. Penn State 16. Michigan St. 17. Wisconsin 18. Arizona State 19. Kansas State 20. Georgia 21. W. Virginia 22. Cincinnati 23. Georgia Tech 24. Southern Miss 25. Texas

Atlantic

LSU has only given up 76.6 yards rushing per game this season, and Richardson has averaged 123.6 by himself. Playing at home will help, but Alabama needs a big game from its stud running back to take over as No. 1 in the country.

One of the future bright spots for the Trojans once they are again eligible to participate in postseason play. Lee has caught 34 passes for 534 yards and five scores for USC, including seven grabs for 94 yards and a score in the triple OT loss to Stanford.

1. LSU (41) 2. Alabama (18) 3. Stanford 4. Oklahoma St. 5. Boise State 6. Oregon 7. Oklahoma 8. Arkansas 9. Nebraska 10. S. Carolina 11. Virginia Tech 12. Clemson 13. Michigan

STANDINGS

Trent Richardson Running Back, Alabama

Marquise Lee Wide Receiver, USC

USA Today Coaches’ Top 25

Let the leapfrogging begin

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It will once again take a lot of good fortune for Boise State to earn a BCS title game shot. The lack of conference schedule strength has already begun to hurt the Broncos as they slipped from fourth to fifth in the latest BCS rankings behind Stanford. The rest of the schedule does favor Boise, however. Stanford still plays Oregon, Ok State still has K-State and Oklahoma and LSU or Alabama has to lose.

Triple overtime is just what the Heisman ordered What better way for Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck to cement his place as Heisman favorite than with a fourth-quarter comeback against USC and then two overtime touchdown passes and a two-point conversion throw. Heisman voters love a clutch performance on the resume, and they got one.

Team Penn St. Wisconsin Ohio State Purdue Illinois Indiana

Conf. 5-0 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-3 0-5

Overall 8-1 6-2 5-3 4-4 6-3 1-8

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

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

Overall 7-1 7-1 6-2 5-3 2-6 3-5

PAC-12 North

Team Stanford Oregon Wash. Oregon St. California

Wash. St.

Conf. 6-0 5-0 4-1 2-3 1-4 1-4

Overall 8-0 7-1 6-2 2-6 4-4 3-5

Conf. 4-1 3-2 3-2 1-4 1-5 0-5

Overall 6-2 6-2 4-4 4-4 2-6 1-8

South

Team AZ St. USC UCLA Utah Arizona Colorado

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

Conf. 5-0 4-1 4-1 3-2 2-2 2-3 2-3 1-3 1-4 0-5

Overall 8-0 7-1 7-1 5-3 5-2 5-3 4-4 4-3 4-4 2-6

SEC East

Team S Carolina Georgia Florida Vandy Kentucky Tennessee

Conf. 5-1 5-1 2-4 1-4 0-4 0-5

Team Alabama LSU Arkansas Auburn Miss St. Ole Miss

Conf. 5-0 5-0 3-1 4-2 1-4 0-5

Overall 7-1 6-2 4-4 4-4 3-5 3-5

West Overall 8-0 8-0 7-1 6-3 4-4 2-6

2011 STAT LEADERS Quarterback Rating 1. Russell Wilson, Wisc. 2. Case Keenum, Houston 3. Robert Griffin III, Baylor 4. Kellen Moore, Boise State 5. Andrew Luck, Stanford

196.9 194.1 190.7 180.7 176.9

Rushing Yards 1. David Wilson, Va. Tech 2. Ronnie Hillman, SDSU 3. Henry Josey, Missouri 4. Chris Polk, Washington 5. Bobby Rainey, WKU

1,185 1,057 1,017 1,016 1,014

Receiving Yards 1. Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma 1,070 2. Patrick Edwards, Houston 1,069 3. Jordan White, WMU 1,045 4. A.J. Jenkins, Illinois 1,030 5. Robert Woods, USC 991

Sacks 1. Whitney Mercilus, Illinois 11.5 2. Vinny Curry, Marshall 10.5 3. Sammy Brown, Houston 8.5 4. Andre Branch, Clemson 8.5 5. Sean Porter, Texas A&M 8.5

The Badger Herald | Sports | Thursday, November 3, 2011

Badgers stronger after tough slate UW comes out 7-1 following 8 games against elite teams to open 2011 season Caroline Sage Women’s Hockey Writer After a grueling but successful October schedule playing North Dakota, Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth and Boston University in consecutive series, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team has shown significant progress so far this season. At the beginning of the month, the Badgers (7-1) displayed several signs of weakness as they started off slow and were unable to maintain consistent high-energy play. But with each successive series, the team improved, leading to UW’s decisive sweep of BU this past weekend with scores of 3-0 in game one and 6-1 in game two. The saga began with

KORGER, from 12 Most current students are probably unaware of the traditional success the team has had in the last 10-plus years. Under head coach Pete Waite, Wisconsin has gone to nine NCAA tournaments in his 12 years at the helm, with the high mark being a loss in the NCAA championship match in 2000. The last three years have been the first that Waite’s Badgers have not made the NCAA tournament. This may have lead to a recent lack of knowledge by the current student body that Wisconsin volleyball is traditionally among the nation’s best. This year, there is reason to believe that Waite has Wisconsin volleyball

the Badgers’ struggle for consistency, which was apparent as they were outshot 28-17 by North Dakota in the combined second periods of the series. While Wisconsin was able to come back and win in overtime after being down 2-0 in game two, its play raised eyebrows as to whether or not it would be able to come out of October successfully. The Minnesota series showed an improved consistency but gave the Badgers their first loss of the season in game two. Learning an early lesson on the importance of not letting up, Wisconsin headed to MinnesotaDuluth and swept the Bulldogs. Despite being outshot 49-31 in the second game, the Badgers never stopped fueling their confidence and riding the intensity into the home series against BU. “I think the series in between, Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth, were a good challenge, and

they always bring up our game,” senior forward and assistant captain Brooke Ammerman said. “We are always getting better coming off [playing] those teams.” Playing against a multitude of topranked teams provided the Badgers with the opportunity to challenge themselves early. The stretch of games forced the incoming freshmen to experience playofflike games early and understand the level of competition they would be facing. “The hard thing to duplicate is game experience; we can try to do it at practice, but the chance to get to play high-quality opponents multiple times throughout October forces [the team] to play at a higher level,” Johnson said. “Our younger players are more experienced playing against these top-rated opponents and are a lot better off today than they were a month ago.”

The freshmen also provided the team with depth and made several key contributions to the team. With the completion of the October games, the group has racked up seven goals and 14 assists thus far. Most notably, freshman forward Blayre Turnbull scored two goals in game two against BU, leading the team to a 6-1 victory. While understandably nervous to be thrown into difficult games right off the bat, the freshman players agree it was only to their benefit. “I think it was better that we played the harder teams right away; it gave me a real feel of what playing would be like and how tough the competition is going to be,” freshman forward Katy Josephs said. “Because they are on you that much faster, my shooting, my skating and everything just has to be that much quicker.” Another underclassman, sophomore goalie Alex

Rigsby, stands out in the eyes of Johnson and others as a player who has taken advantage of this stretch to become more confident and comfortable behind the net. To begin her sophomore year, Rigsby has proven herself almost unbeatable, being named WCHA defensive player of the week for the past two weeks. Most notably, she stopped a career high 46 shots against MinnesotaDuluth in game two for a combined 80 saved shots in that series. She carried this momentum over to BU as she assisted her team in handing the Terriers their first shutout since January 2010. “She seems to be confident, and she is a big reason we have won a bunch of games,” Johnson said. Rightfully enthused with the results they achieved this past month, the Badgers are looking ahead to a very different looking schedule. With the mash of top-ranked

teams is behind UW, five of their next six opponents will be on the road, with the first five against currently unranked teams. While excited to continue their season on the road, there is some concern that the intensity and energy created thus far will begin to fall as the competition lets up. Ohio State is the next opponent Wisconsin will face this coming weekend and figures to be a true test of the progress Wisconsin has made. “I think it is harder to keep the team mentally focused when we don’t have that challenge,” Ammerman said. “I think all of us love to compete, so the month of October was really fun to come into every game knowing it was going to be a battle. We have to realize that if we are going to be number one, [our opponents] are always going to bring their best game, … so that means we have to always be at our best.”

back on track to return to the postseason and long-term success. One of the reasons to believe comes from the Badgers’ success this year (13-11, 5-7) with an extremely young roster. The Badgers play three freshmen and two sophomores on the court. Freshman Courtney Thomas currently leads the Badgers with 12 doubledoubles this season as well as a triple double — just the fourth Badger in program history to record the feat. Thomas is truly a talent to watch, as the freshman leads the Badgers in total assists, is second in total kills and third in total digs. Another starting freshman that has thrived is Ellen Chapman. A 6-foot5 outside hitter, she has led the Badgers in kills for

seven consecutive matches. Chapman leads all Badgers with 199 kills this season. Defense more of your thing? Look no further than Annemarie Hickey. The Badgers sophomore libero (for all of you nonvolleyball followers out there, this is a player that is like a defensive specialist) leads the entire Big Ten with 4.75 digs per set. Hickey seems to cover the entire court herself as she dives and hustles across the floor, making impressive dig after dig. But maybe you want more high-powered offense? Well, this team can give you that. Junior Alexis Mitchell is one of the most athletic players you can see anywhere. The middle blocker gets kills like Aaron Rodgers throws

touchdowns. She also brings electricity to the gym with her signature highenergy play. There’s the cast of characters, but what about the setting? As far as the environment, the Field House is one of the best venues to watch college volleyball in the entire country. In 2010, Wisconsin ranked third in the country for average attendance per match, trailing only Nebraska and Hawaii. The Wisconsin-Nebraska match this season had the Field House packed to the brim. If you like strong competition and close matches, look no further than Big Ten volleyball. The competition Wisconsin faces makes for some very entertaining matches. The

teams the Badgers take on during the conference season are by no means cupcakes. In fact, it can be argued that the Big Ten is the best conference in volleyball, top to bottom. With seven of the 12 teams in the conference ranked in the Top 25, the Badgers face stiff competition in nearly every home match. The chance to see the Badgers upset a top opponent only adds to the reasons to watch this squad. All that may remain for this team to take the next step is to simply make the NCAA tournament and get that first taste of postseason competition. In many cases, the experience of simply being there can trigger the desire and extra motivation to truly become elite. But perhaps the best

reason to watch this Badgers team is the fact that these players are only just beginning to scratch the surface of their potential. With a roster full of so many underclassmen, the fact that the Badgers are in the hunt for the NCAA tournament is impressive by itself. Even though the team faces six ranked opponents this last month of the season, don’t be surprised if these young guns pull off a few upsets. The Badgers have the talent and the youth to be a very dangerous squad for the foreseeable future. Nick is a senior majoring in history and English. Think there’s another sport besides volleyball going largely unnoticed this fall? Let him now at nkorger@ badgerherald.com.

The Badger Herald | Sports | Thursday, November 3, 2011

Goals few, far between for UW offense Badgers scramble to end scoring drought as postseason nears; Defense stays rigid Nick Daniels Men’s Soccer Writer In a sport where so few goals are scored, a single goal can oftentimes make the difference. Unfortunately for the Wisconsin men’s soccer team, goals have been hard to come by. This season, the Badgers have a whopping 50 less shots than their opponents. Comparatively, they are the only team in the Big Ten to have fewer shots per game than their opponents, averaging just over three less shots. In Big Ten play, the Badgers have sometimes struggled to even get a handful of chances against opponents, taking only 3 shots in a 1-0 loss to Northwestern. “We talk about it all the time, and it is something we are working on,” head coach John Trask said. “But last year we would never have gotten 20 shots against that Ohio State team. I like that; that is improvement. … Still, we’re not going to get where we want to get, which is the NCAA tournament in a week and a half, if we don’t find some goals.” Still, the coaches and players are quick to argue that shots aren’t everything. Unlike many

TAXING, from 12 One week earlier, Wisconsin was much more successful against Michigan State’s rushing attack. The Spartans gained only 109 rushing yards, and their leading rusher was running back Le’Veon Bell with a decent 87 yards on 16 carries (5.4 yards per). But even in that game, The Badgers surrendered two runs of

GOALIES, from 12 a power play goal in the final 20 seconds against Nebraska-Omaha. Serving as the game two goalie each series may also be giving Rumpel a small advantage, as he essentially receives an extra day of preparation. “You definitely get a better feel for the game,” Rumpel said. “You get to see their power play and understand their systems a little better and things to watch for. I guess when you get in the net, it’s kind of just a whirlwind, but you are out there on your own for sure.” It is said that rivalry breeds healthy competition and while “rivalry” wasn’t a term specifically expressed by Peterson or Rumpel, the presence of one evidently pushes the other to go above and beyond. “Just in practice in general, you see us battling more,” Rumpel said. “It’s kind of getting into the net and definitely just never giving up on pucks, trying to make those fourth and fifth saves to show up the other guy. In practice you can definitely notice it.” Peterson recognizes other benefits in not being handed the reins as a full-time goalie. “As a freshman, it’s good,” Peterson said.

other sports, soccer is best judged from a more holistic view; the overall play of the game can tell more about how a team is doing than any single statistic. “The game has an ebb and a flow to it,” Trask said. “Of course you wish you could start smacking balls at the goal from the first minute. Unfortunately, that definitely doesn’t happen in the Big Ten; it’s not the nature of the beast here. … There is a fine line. If you go for it early in a game and try to get a lot of shots, there is the chance that you get exposed at the back.” Up until the last few weeks, this game plan largely led to success. The number of shots did not seem to be a cause for concern for the Badgers, and they were still managing to win games despite being outshot. Against Michigan Oct. 9, Wisconsin was outshot 23-6 but still outlasted the Wolverines to pull off a 2-1 win. On the other hand, more shots will not necessarily fix their scoring woes. Against Ohio State Sunday, the Badgers mustered 20 shots but were still unable to mount a comeback and score, losing 2-0. In NCAA soccer, a good team shooting percentage usually hovers around the ten percent mark, which means that a team that is regularly getting only a few shots per game is bound to go through dry spells where the goals

seem few and far between. Unfortunately for the Badgers, they have hit their dry spell at the wrong time of the season. In four games over the last two weeks, the Badgers have been shutout three times and have only managed to score two goals, leading them to only one win in their last four tries. As the offense falters, the defense has been forced to pick up the slack in hopes that the offense might be able to snag just one. “We have always felt that as long as we can do our job, no matter what the offense does, we have to stay strong and not give up any goals,” sophomore defender Paul Yonga said. “Yeah, it’s tough that were not getting goals, but we just gotta do our job, and hopefully we can keep our team in the game.” Coming into their final game of the season, the Badgers, who have yet to come back from a deficit to win a game, will need to score early if they are to win a game against a Penn State squad that is still looking for its first conference win. Even if they do go down a goal, Trask believes it would be the perfect time to prove what this Badger team is truly capable of. “We’ve talked about if we do go down a goal, how do we get that goal back,” Trask said. “Hopefully we won’t be down, but if we are, I hope that we are able to find it within ourselves that Zhao Lim The Badger Herald resolve to get a goal and turn the game around.” On a team short on goals this season, forward Chris Prince (22) is second on the Badgers’ roster with four goals and third with 23 shots on goal.

at least 30 yards — one to Bell, a 32-yarder late in the first quarter, and the other to wide receiver Keshawn Martin, a 34-yard double end- around that went for a touchdown. Yet, while both Ohio State and Michigan State find themselves near the top of the Big Ten standings, one of Wisconsin’s worst performances, statistically speaking, came against

the run came in the Oct. 15 Indiana game. The Hoosiers, 1-6 at the time and 1-8 now, rushed for 233 yards against the Badgers despite getting torched in a 59-7 UW blowout. Hoosier running back Stephen Houston led IU with 135 yards on 19 carries (7.1 yards per), though those numbers were heavily inflated by the 67-yard touchdown

“Usually freshmen don’t see ice time a lot until their junior year. Just getting my toes in the water and getting the experience and also watching on the bench, it’s good.” It’s not just the goal that Peterson and Rumpel share — both also come from somewhere other than the contiguous United States. Rumpel was a recruited scholarship player from Swift Current, Saskatchewan, and Peterson was a late commit to Wisconsin after skating for two seasons with the Alaska Avalanche of the North American Hockey League. “Landon did a tremendous job to get himself into school; there were a lot of logistics he had to go through … and he carried a lot of the responsibility on his shoulders,” Eaves said. “[He was] really mature and that is the one thing that was like, man, he is really on top of it. That is what is helping him as a goaltender, his mental and emotional control and just keeping everything calm and doing the things he does well, and as a result you have what you think is a pretty mature looking young goalie in there.” The improvement and maturation of each player is an interesting concept. Both

Peterson and Rumpel have played well in their first four games of collegiate hockey, but what happens if both continue to become better goaltenders and deserving of more playing time? “Whoever is going to get the starting position in the long run [doesn’t matter]; we are teammates and we’re here to support each other, so

run he unfurled in the second quarter. That was all the scoring Indiana could muster in Camp Randall that afternoon, but Houston’s run nevertheless began the string of big plays allowed by Wisconsin’s defense. As isolated and seemingly random as those large gains are, the Badgers have learned firsthand how dangerous they can be. With Purdue,

whether he is playing or I’m playing, the support is always going to be there,” Peterson said. “If that role comes down to me, you just want to play your heart out every night just trying to get the job done.” Teammate Justin Schultz commented that both young goaltenders have gained the trust of the rest of the team by giving the Badgers

the nation’s No. 42 rushing attack (181.8 yards per game), coming to Madison Saturday, Wisconsin will have another test to pass in order to prove it can limit critical mistakes as the Big Ten slate kicks into high gear. The last two losses have smacked a sizable dent in UW’s BCS bowl hopes, though as large as they remain attainable, the defense’s mindset will

a chance to win in every game, and it appears Peterson and Rumpel refuse to allow playing time get in the way of the competitive friendship and team chemistry they have helped develop. “It’s been a good

be a crucial factor. “I honestly think that you need to learn from the mistakes that have happened, but you really need to put it behind you in a way where you’re still not disappointed about it, you’re not moping around feeling sorry for yourself, because if that happens, we’ll lose again this week,” Butrym said. “But I don’t think that’s the approach.”

relationship; we’re pretty good friends off the ice and joke around and get in little pushing matches once in a while,” Rumpel said. “It’s all in good fun, so it’s a good competition, and it’s only going to make both of us better.”

S PORTS Big gains on ground Sports Editor

Mike Fiammetta sports@badgerherald.com

The Badger Herald | Sports | Thursday, November 3, 2011

taxing UW’s defense Wisconsin seeking answers after Ohio State rushes for 268 yards in Columbus Mike Fiammetta Sports Editor With slightly more than four minutes remaining in Saturday’s 33-29 loss at Ohio State, Wisconsin’s defense faced a 3rdand-2 just past midfield that held serious gamedefining potential. A stop would have given Wisconsin the ball back with ample time to recover from a 2014 deficit and possibly exit Columbus, Ohio, with a crucial Big Ten road victory. Yet, OSU quarterback Braxton Miller, already with 54 rushing yards to his name, took the snap from the shotgun, surged ahead off left tackle on a direct run and sprinted 44 yards, untouched, for a touchdown. The play, aside from extending Ohio State’s late fourthquarter lead, accentuated Wisconsin’s struggles defending the run. “Every game you go into — it doesn’t matter what league you’re in, what part of the season — stopping the run is the No. 1 priority,” defensive coordinator Chris Ash said. “We want to keep guys out of the end zone,

and the way you keep them out of the end zone is to stop the run.” The Badgers currently rank 54th in rushing defense, allowing 139.25 rushing yards per game. Against Ohio State, they surrendered 268 to the Buckeyes. Miller, in his seventh career game, rushed for 99 yards on 19 attempts (5.2 yards per). He also scored one other touchdown, a 1-yard scamper early in the third quarter. Most dangerous of all, however, was Ohio State running back Dan “Boom” Herron. In his second game back from a six-game suspension, Herron gashed Wisconsin for 160 rushing yards on 33 carries. While that 4.8 yards-per-carry average seems hardly threatening, Herron’s performance highlighted an issue Wisconsin has been dealing with since facing Indiana two weeks earlier — allowing big gains on the ground. On the first play from scrimmage in the second half, Herron burst straight up the middle through UW’s defensive front and sprinted 57 yards before being tackled. Herron finished the game with seven runs that went for at least seven yards, while Miller had four. “Overall, if you take away two or three plays that they had, I think they might have been

averaging less than three yards a carry,” linebacker Mike Taylor said. “For two athletic guys like that, that’s pretty good. But when you get 50-, 60-yard plays like that, that makes it look worse than it is. But you can’t have those two or three big plays because they … lead to touchdowns.” Indeed, Herron punched the ball into the end zone six plays after his 57-yard dash. The Badgers did make it tough on the Buckeyes, forcing OSU to go for it on fourth down after failing to score quickly after Herron’s run brought the ball to Wisconsin’s 18-yard line. Yet, the poor showing against the run magnified the Badger offense’s struggles to move the ball in the second and third quarters and ultimately kept them from fully overcoming the Buckeyes’ lead. Ohio State, of course, emerged victorious in the final minute on a 44-yard pass from Miller to wide receiver Devin Smith. “I think the thing [we learned] from Ohio State is we need to finish games,” defensive tackle Patrick Butrym said. “That’s really what it is. It’s much broader terms; you can break it down against the run or against the pass. Overall, we just need to finish games better.”

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Zhao Lim The Badger Herald

Wisconsin’s defense allowed Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller to rush for 99 yards and two touchdowns Saturday.

Volleyball worth look Nick Korger Korger’s Korner

Stephanie Moebius The Badger Herald

So far this season, the Badgers (4-4) are 3-1 with Joel Rumpel in net. The Saskatchewan native currently holds a .917 save percentage and has accumulated 133 saves in 2011.

2 freshmen goalies, 1 net Neither Peterson, Rumpel shows signs of budging after splitting starts down middle Brett Sommers Statistics Editor On Thursday, Oct. 6, the day before the Badgers’ season opener, Wisconsin men’s hockey coach Mike Eaves still hadn’t decided who would start the season opener the following night. He knew it would be either freshman Landon

Peterson or freshman Joel Rumpel, but the decision was essentially a toss-up. Eaves ended up choosing Peterson to start game one and started Rumpel in game two, and it has been that way in every series since. But there is a little intrigue week-to-week; neither goalie ever knows for certain what the rotation

will be — or if there will even be a rotation. “There is something that when you don’t know if you’re the starting guy, you have to be good every day,” Eaves said. “That internal type mindset is very good for pressing people to stay on top, take care of the details and be good day in and day out.” Strictly looking at each

goalie’s record — Rumpel sits at 3-1 and Peterson at 1-3 — Rumpel appears to be the favorite. But a deeper look into the Badgers’ season shows strong play from both goaltenders. Peterson’s three losses have included two overtime games and

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The average Wisconsin student sports fan is someone who loves football, basketball and hockey. He or she has been to Camp Randall and the Kohl Center. Two great venues, two great environments. There may be no college sports town as rowdy and rocking as Madison on any game day. Just ask Scott Van Pelt. However, there is one large, storied venue at Wisconsin that remains largely unattended by Badger students. This venue has been the home of the Wisconsin boxing teams who established dominance in the nation from 1933 to 1960, winning eight national team titles and racking up 38 individual champions. This storied building previously hosted Wisconsin basketball and housed the 1941 national championship team, the only title-wining team in program history. Today, Wisconsin’s Field House plays host to two UW teams, one of which is wrestling. The Field House is as much a part of Wisconsin sports and lore as any venue in Madison today. But the history is not the reason to venture down to the Field House this November. Right now, a trip to the Field House is needed to check out one of the most interesting teams the University of Wisconsin has to offer this fall. It’s not the program that calls Camp

Randall or the Kohl Center home. The Field House is not just the home of the wrestling team, but also the Wisconsin volleyball team. This weekend is the best time to watch some premier volleyball action, as the squad is setting up for a weekend clash between two topranked teams in the conference, including current four-time reigning champion Penn State. If you’re like most average sports enthusiasts, you played volleyball passively in gym, on the beach or in the backyard. While many high schools offer the option of competitive volleyball for girls, very few offer the option for men (only 51 high schools in Wisconsin). So chances are, guys, you have never seen an upper level match of competitive volleyball. Prepare to be surprised when you watch the Badgers. Watching your first collegiate volleyball game is quite the treat. It’s hard not to be impressed with the fast pace, the speed and the power that these athletes display through three or more sets in the duration of a match. There’s nothing like a strong kill or close set to get the blood pumping. For most of the students here (with the exception of graduate students and super seniors) the team has not made the NCAA tournament in recent memory. However, the team this year shows promise of breaking the three-year tournament dry spell, making the team a must-watch during the final month of the season.

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