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Wisconsin felt right at home Saturday, defeating Purdue 62-17, knocking the Boilermakers out of second place all along the way. | 10

Deputy State Editor A Muskego man filed the first recall effort against Gov. Scott Walker Friday, a move some suspect to be a ploy by supporters to allow Walker to raise campaign funds earlier. According to paperwork filed with the Government Accountability Board, it was filed by a committee called “Close Friends to Recall Walker.” David Brandt, treasurer of the committee, filed the paperwork and checked a box that stated he would not raise more than $1,000 in the calendar year. In the paperwork, Brandt wrote his intent to file the recall papers was “to fulfill my friend’s last request. Brandt contributed $50 to Walker ’s election

campaign in fall 2010. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin has been preparing for a Nov. 15 date to begin their recall effort against the governor. An official can begin to raise unlimited campaign funds as soon as paperwork for a recall effort against them has been filed, according to Reid Magney, spokesperson for GAB. Cullen Werwie, Walker ’s spokesperson, said in an email to The Badger Herald he was unaware of the effort. The Republican Party of Wisconsin did not return calls as of press time. Rep. Kelda Roys, D-Madison, said the paperwork brings an “unfair” aspect of recall elections to light. “One of the aspects of the recall is the loophole that allows politicians

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Bare It All!

Walker recall sees surprising start Leah Linscheid

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More than 200 participants showed up for Sunday morning’s chilly Bare It All charity run. The annual 5K run/ walk is free to participants, but sponsors ask for a clothing donation either before the race or as the race progresses and participants heat up. This year generated more than 300 pounds of clothing donations. Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

who are being recalled to raise unlimited funds while the petitions are being circulated,” Roys said. “Campaign finance laws exist to make sure nobody’s voice is drowned out. We have campaign limits for a reason, and this loophole makes a mockery of those laws.” Roys said the ability to raise unlimited funds in a recall campaign sends citizens the message that government does not matter, because politicians will only listen to their corporate contributors that support them the most financially. Roys recently authored legislation to end the unlimited funds allowed to politicians undergoing recall elections. At this time, the legislation has not

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Officials consider pitfalls in downtown bar policy Valid state driver’s license, passports now required at some locations for proof of age Molly McCall News Reporter

Megan McCormick The Badger Herald file photo

Bar-goers lining up outside Wando’s on University Avenue can expect to see a sign in the establishment’s window saying only valid driver’s licenses and passports are acceptable forms of ID.

A new ID policy put in effect by a handful of Madison bars to only allow entry with a valid driver’s license or passport has led some city officials to take concern about possible racial discrimination. Recent research done in Madison shows that about 15 percent of Caucasians do not have a license compared to about 50 percent of black people, city Alcohol Policy Coordinator Mark Woulf said. “That alone raises eyebrows and could easily be determined to be discriminatory,” he said. A few bars implemented the policy this summer in response to a rise in violence, he said. Student or state IDs displayed by patrons will no longer be accepted. The bars with the restrictive policy allege it has reduced incidence of violence. Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said the policy

violates the legitimacy of a state-issued ID. Some bars that have implemented the policy in the past or currently follow it include popular campus bars such as Wando’s, Brothers and Logan’s, he said. Resnick said he disagrees that the purpose of the policy is to curb underage drinking, calling the claim illegitimate. The new policy is also not a city-backed policy, Mayor Paul Soglin said. Woulf said there has been no formal complaint against the bars who have signed on to promote the new rules. If a bar were to be found violating the city’s equal opportunities ordinance, it could lead to the removal of the bar ’s liquor license, Woulf said. If a complaint were to be filed, someone would have to bring it to the civil rights department, Soglin said. Although some bars have adopted the new

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Stricter rules near for student athlete concussions Assembly passes legislation requiring further parent education on risks Matt Huppert State Editor More severe handling of student athlete concussions will be at the forefront of athletic department policies around the state after a bill requiring more intense and rounded education of the risks associated with concussions passed the Assembly last week. Under the bill passed Friday, players involved in a youth sporting event who are experiencing symptoms that suggest they have a concussion

must be removed from the game or practice and are not allowed to play until they have been cleared by a health professional to do so. Consequently, a player will not be able to play for the remainder of the week unless they show no signs of concussive symptoms as determined by a heath professional. David Bernhardt, a medicine and public health professor at the University of Wisconsin, said the public has become more aware of the effect concussions have on youth athletics. The current attention paid to concussions, Bernhardt said, is in part due to the increased focus professional and collegiate sporting leagues have put on collision-induced head

traumas over the past several years.

“[The legislation] decreases the risk of having multiple head injuries, but has it decreased the risk? No, but it’s a step in the right direction.” David Bernhardt

UW medicine and public health professor

Jay Heck, director of Common Cause in Wisconsin, said a bill of this nature would not receive much political

turmoil in the state, a rarity, he said, from the heated measures that have occurred during the past session of the Legislature. “[With this bill] there’s not much politics involved,” Heck said. “I can’t think of anyone who would be opposed to taking extra safety precautions for [concussions].” Heck said while it is unfortunate this type of bipartisanship has not been experienced in job creation legislation, it is encouraging to see the Legislature uniting to pass legislation which can keep kids in the state safe. Athletic trainers are taking a more conservative approach when it comes to treating and diagnosing a player with a potential concussion, Bernhardt

said. Guidelines and preventative measures adapted by trainers from high school to the professional level have also been evolving, he said, due to the increasing information from the medical community about the long-term ramifications concussions may have. School athletic programs do not have the resources to provide a medical professional at every youth sports game, he said. He said the legislation wisely puts the responsibility on coaches to determine if a player is experiencing concussive symptoms. While many of the long-term effects of concussions are still being discovered, Bernhardt

said the psychological damages of concussions are better known. An athlete experiencing postconcussive syndrome, or the presence of long term symptoms of a concussion, often deals with some level of anxiety and depression. Moreover, Bernhardt said the most common effects of post concussive syndrome are chronically recurrent headaches. Athletes can also experience a lack of focus, prolonged fogginess and a slower reaction time. Bernhardt said the risk of receiving an initial concussion in a youth sporting event is not likely to decrease. However, he said the legislation’s requirement that prohibits

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Correction Due to an editing error, the original headline mistakenly said the new UW clinics would be $100 million. The $100 million the city approved was for the entire project on the campus’s west-side where several building projects will be constructed, including UW clinics. The headline has been edited to correctly reflect the city’s project. We regret the error. In the article “Landlords Give Controversial Rights,” published Wednesday, Nov. 2, a letter cited was incorrectly attributed to City of Madison Police Chief Noble Wray. The letter was actually from Town of Madison Police Chief Scott Gregory. We apologize for the error.

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CRIME in Brief REGENT STREET Drug Arrest

A Milwaukee man caught the attention of Madison police when he demanded that officers give him a ride to his friend’s house in their squad car, a Madison Police Department report said. Moments after denying his request, officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Regent Street. The same man was standing in the middle of the road, claiming to need police assistance, the report said. Officers found an open container of beer and prescription hyrdrocodone pills in the man’s possession. The pills were not prescribed to him. According to the report, he was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance with a Prescrip-

CONCUSSIONS, from 1 players with concussion symptoms from playing prevents them in theory from receiving a second concussion. “[The legislation] decreases the risk of having multiple head injuries, but has it decreased the risk? No, but it’s a step in right direction,” Bernhardt said.

tion and Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol.

EAST SPRINGS DRIVE

“The city’s been having ongoing issues with people using and abusing heroin,” DeSpain said. “It’s especially been a problem on the north side, close to interstate traffic.”

Heroin Overdose A 19-year-old Oshkosh woman overdosed on heroin in a car parked in the parking lot of a TGI Friday’s, MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said. A MPD report said the woman was not breathing. The restaurant manager removed her from the car while a TGI Friday’s employee administered CPR, DeSpain said. The woman admitted to shooting up in the lot after driving to Madison to buy heroin, the report said. Drug paraphernalia was found inside a restaurant trash can.

NORTH PINCKNEY STREET Child Abuse A Madison Metro bus driver witnessed a woman striking her 3-year-old child in the face multiple times, a report said. The bus driver became very upset and radioed to a dispatcher to call 911, said DeSpain. Police soon arrived on the scene. DeSpain added when police arrived, the woman vehemently denied having abused her daughter. Officers arrested her when the child’s face turned bright

By the numbers

Proportion of injuries in 9 high school sports that are traumatic brain injuries

15%

Proportion of Wisconsin high school football players estimated to receive concussions annually.

173,285

Estimated number of traumatic brain injuries treated in hospitals annually. Sources: Wiscsportsconcussion.org, Centers for Disease Control

red and began to swell, the report said.

TOKAY BOULEVARD Possession A Madison Metro bus driver called police to tell them a passenger was passed out on his bus, an MPD report said. When the suspect was awoken by a police officer, the report said, he grabbed several plastic bags from his pocket and shoved them into his mouth. There was a struggle, but the officer was able to stop the man from swallowing the bags. The bags contained crack cocaine and marijuana, the report said. The suspect was arrested for Possession of Cocaine, Possession of THC, and

BAR POLICY, from 1 policy, many bars in Madison have continued to accept all valid state and federal identification. “I haven’t seen a need to do it and don’t know why others are doing it,” State Street Brats Manager Matt Goetsch said. Kollege Klub Manager Jordan Meier also said he is “sticking with what works.” Anyone who looks 30 years or younger is required to show a state or federal ID that is not expired, he said. Meier said he thinks one or two people that have caused a problem in the crowd spearheaded the new policy, but he has not seen a problem in his crowd in recent months to switch to the restrictive policy. In a previous email to The Badger Herald, the owner of Johnny O’s Sports Lounge said the policy allows the bar to be more selective about the identification

Resisting/Obstructing.

CLYDE GALLAGHER AVENUE Update on Stabbing A 25-year-old Madison woman was arrested for her role in the recent stabbing of a 40-year-old man, an MPD report said. The victim initially claimed he was stabbed on a bike path near Williamson Street and his wallet was stolen. He was then hospitalized and police were dispatched to the hospital. Information given by the arrested woman has led officers to believe the stabbing occurred in the victim’s apartment. She was arrested for First Degree Reckless Endangerment and Resisting/ Obstructing for allegedly stabbing the man.

it accepts. He added the bar has seen many instances of state IDs that are not legitimate. The city’s Alcohol License Review Committee will sit down with the city attorney, Department of Civil Rights and Madison Police Department for a training session sometime in December to address the issue, he added. There will be a private meeting this week among the downtown alders and other interested parties to discuss the issue as well, Resnick said. The group is working on drafting a letter that will then be sent to bar owners when finished, he said. Woulf said he understands the bars are trying to keep their business safe, but is unsure the policy is the way to do so. “We want to give bar owners tools to keep their establishments safe without discriminating against patrons,” Woulf said.

RECALL, from 1 received a hearing in either house. “We’re creating a situation in which potential campaign finance limits that allowed citizens’ voices to be heard will be meaningless,” Roys said. Charles Franklin, University of Wisconsin political science professor, expressed surprise an individual had filed a recall effort. “Stop saying things can’t get any crazier in Wisconsin, because obviously they can,” Franklin said. According to Franklin, more than one organization has filed paperwork in past Senate recalls. He said if Walker supporters had filed the recall effort, the extra time it would give Walker to fundraise is modest. “I don’t see that there’s much benefit to the governor by having an extra week to fundraise,” Franklin said. “That’s not a huge percentage of the time.” He said although Walker would gain little extra time to fundraise, the effort could be a strategy to confuse people about the recalls. “It’s very hard to see that anyone on the pro-recall side would see an advantage in jumping the gun when there’s going to be an organized effort,” Franklin said. “That does raise questions of who the person is that’s filing, what is their relationship [with the governor] and what is their motive in doing it.”

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NBA player creates scholarship Alumnus Michael Finley says endowment meant to allow further opportunities for minorities Tess Keegan News Reporter A two-time NBA AllStar and celebrated former University of Wisconsin basketball player announced a scholarship Friday that will be awarded annually to an African-American studentathlete at UW. “I wanted to give back to the university that was so instrumental to me as a basketball player and as a man,” Michael Finley, a retired NBA player most recognized for his time with the San Antonio Spurs, said at a press conference Friday at the Kohl Center. “This is something that is going to hopefully live a lot longer than myself. It’s a way of extending my legacy here at the university and giving another kid the opportunity to fulfill their dreams through the [UW].” As it is an endowed

scholarship, funds will accumulate each year through gains made on the principal investment, with portions set aside each year for scholarships. “We are just thrilled about Michael’s generous gift,” Associate Athletic Director Marija Pientka said in an email to The Badger Herald. “We appreciate the support of all our fans, but it is especially meaningful when a former athlete decides to give back. Michael was a leader when he played for the Badgers, and remains so today by setting a great example to others.” Finley’s career at UW spanned from 1991 to 1995, during which he set several records, including being the only player in Badger history to score 500 points in three separate seasons, score more than 2,000 points over his career and average more than 20

points per game, according to a statement from the university. He also played a crucial role in the resurgence of men’s basketball at UW in the early nineties, leading the Badgers to their first appearance in the NCAA tournament in 47 years during the 1994 season. Finley was a first-round draft pick by the Phoenix Suns in 1995 and was appointed to the NBA AllRookie Team, the statement said. He went on to play for the Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs and Boston Celtics during his 15-year NBA career. He also helped the Spurs rein in the NBA Championship in 2007. “During my four years here, we had to go through many adverse situations: different coaches to losing games to losing seasons. But I was able to hone my leadership skills, and I’ve carried what I’ve learned

from those situations through my NBA career and business ventures I’ve been a part of. My foundation as a leader definitely started at the UW,” Finley said. The announcement of the Michael Finley Foundation Scholarship comes on the heels of recent state legislation that would ban minority status as a factor in awarding state-sponsored student grants. The state Assembly gave preliminary approval Friday with a 58-35 vote. Democrats were indignant, saying underrepresented students are disproportionately affected by poverty, and the bill would prevent qualified students from reaching their educational and career goals. Republicans maintained that eliminating race as a consideration for grants would allow more equal considerations for all

Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

Retired Spurs player Michael Finley introduces his scholarship fund to give back to UW Friday afternoon. students who display financial need. Despite the vote in favor of the bill, Democrats opposed sending it to the state Senate and further deliberation will be postponed until lawmakers reconvene in January. “The beauty of it is that I am the result of what

can happen when you get out of a not-so-great environment and come to an environment like this,” Finley said. “It can make you a better person. By having my scholarship available to AfricanAmericans, it provides an opportunity that may not have been there otherwise.”

UW-Stout moves for required alcohol safety program Tara Hoﬀman News Reporter Following a series of alcohol-related student deaths on campus, students at the University of Wisconsin-Stout will be required to assess their personal alcohol use through a policy change aimed at increasing awareness. Several years ago, San Diego State University created e-Chug, a personalized assessment that examines an individual’s alcohol use by asking questions related to frequency of use and how much the individual is consuming, said Jacob Bloom, UW-Stout Alcohol and Other Drug Program Coordinator.

The goal of the assessment is for students to gain general information and basic education about alcohol so they are able to make educated decisions regarding their consumption to keep themselves and their friends safe, Bloom said. The university hopes to address misconceptions about social norms on alcohol. “Students, and people in general, have a tendency to overestimate unhealthy behaviors and underestimate healthy behaviors,” Bloom said. Administrators recognize that an abstinence-based approach does not generally yield results. With e-Chug, students can see where they fall and make decisions themselves, Bloom said. According to a UW-

Stout statement, program completion is required for spring class registration. The results will not be shared with the university or used in research, but are intended to give students an opportunity to look at where they match up on a personal scale compared to nationwide benchmarks, the statement said. Bloom said e-Chug has been instituted at more than 550 universities and colleges because it has been proven to yield successful results. UW-Stout has used e-Chug for the past five years, but the program did not become a mandatory assessment until this year. The campus has experienced a string of alcohol-related deaths in recent years, the most recent of which occurred last fall

when a student died as a result of injuries sustained in an assault. According to a UW-Stout statement, six students have died from alcohol incidence in the last three years. UW-Stout is not the first System school to make e-Chug any form of requirement, but they are the first in Wisconsin to make e-Chug mandatory for all first-year students, Bloom said. Currently, the University of Wisconsin’s campus does not require incoming freshmen to complete the e-Chug assessment or a mandatory alcohol education program. The Chancellor’s Alcohol Policy Group is investigating possibilities for a universal educational prevention program, said Tom Sieger,

University Health Services Director of Prevention Services and Campus Health Initiatives. Director of Student Assistance Kipp Cox said UW has used e-Chug for several years as part of the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students program. Involvement in the BASICS program is a consequence for individuals who have received multiple alcohol related offenses or been transported to detox, Sieger said. The university receives information from city and campus police and university housing staff about alcohol related incidents. These offenses may consequently require involvement in the BASICS program, Cox said.

Cox said there are two forms of BASICS: Individual sessions, which involves working with an alcohol counselor, and group BASICS, which places participants in a group discussion. The programs include two sessions over a duration of two weeks. Individual BASICS implements e-Chug as a component of the program, Sieger said. “We need to have different tools in our toolbox to address situations,” Cox said. Cox said UW has experienced alcohol-related deaths, and that the health and safety of students is a major concern. In addition to health, Cox added alcohol abuse negatively affects the academics of students.

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Bill allows performance-based pay for teachers Katie Foran-McHale News Reporter The state Assembly approved legislation early Friday morning that will allow school districts to use student performance on standardized test scores as a factor to discipline or fire teachers. The bill, passed at the last meeting of the regular session, will also allow for school boards to bypass class size limits participating in the Student Achievement Guarantee in Education program, grant high school credit for extracurricular sports, allow charter schools to expel students and allow

school districts to contract public or private agencies to provide certain services for special education students. The bill, approved by a vote of 54-38, was split along party lines, with all Democrats opposing and all but one Republican supporting. Rep. Brett Hulsey, D-Madison, said the bill will not help local communities achieve. He described how any student could have a bad day while taking a standardized test, which could potentially affect a teacher ’s future. He also said test scores are often determined by parental income and

parental education level, rather than student achievement. “It is ironic that this body is voting to micromanage local schools and teachers after giving them a record cut in funding,” he said. Hulsey also cited the SAGE program’s smaller class sizes as a way to help students learn more efficiently, especially in areas like math and science. He said allowing class sizes to approach 18 to 30 pupils negates SAGE’s goal. “This bill takes things that we know work and guts them, while pushing on things like

Badger birthday bash UW’s traditional pre-game Badger Bash assimilates into a 175th birthday celebration for Dane County before Saturday’s game against Purdue. Dane County Executive Joe Parisi joined with UW’s marching band to lead the crowd in celebrating the county. Zhao Lim The Badger Herald

these [punitive measures] that we know [do not] work. It’s another step backwards in education,” he said. Rep. Steve Kestell, R-Elkhart Lake, emphasized school districts must have additional factors other than student performance when disciplining or firing a teacher. He said if a teacher acts against a policy or violates a term of their employment, the school district does not need an excuse to dismiss them. “I’ve never met a school board and school administration that is out there looking for new and exciting ways

to fire teachers,” he said. “You can use test scores, but they must be value added and that cannot be the only component. School districts want to find ways to keep their best teachers, not looking to get rid of them. And they want to help those teachers who need a little help to get better.” Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause in Wisconsin, said the bill unfairly compares teachers in school districts statewide with incomparable socioeconomic differences. He said a wealthier school district in Waukesha County or the

City of Madison would have more resources, a greater tax base and higher test scores, since students are coming from families with a greater economic advantage than places like inner-city Milwaukee. Heck said the issues the bill presents should be decided on a local level statewide, not by the state Legislature. “Parents in consultation with teachers and administrators in their local districts should be discussing these matters and coming up with their own solutions if there is a problem, not state legislators in Madison,” he said.

East Washington plans move forward after stall Ally Boutelle City Editor The city is on the verge of launching plans to redevelop the former Don Miller properties on East Washington Avenue, hoping to bring new life and commerce to a youth-dominated area. Mayor Paul Soglin said the city is negotiating potential deals with developers to build commercial and residential properties on the 700 and 800 blocks of East Washington Avenue. Ald. Marsha Rummel, District 6, said alders and community leaders have reviewed project proposals and selected three developers from a larger group. The selected developers are Gebhardt Development, The Rifkin Group and Urban Land Interests. The three companies are now beginning to design and pitch project ideas, Soglin said. Gebhardt Development is the furthest along, Rummel said, with designs for an apartment complex with first-floor offices in the works. The building’s current design exceeds the city’s 10-story limit, but Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, introduced a proposal to allow Gebhardt to exceed this and build up to 12 stories. Assuming the project

is approved, Rummel said work could begin “sooner rather than later,” possibly as early as 2012. Marty Rifken of The Rifkin Group has showed preliminary ideas for an office building on the 700 block, Rummel said. He has opened communication with local nonprofit organizations in hopes of attracting them as future tenants. The final proposal is from Urban Land Interests, Rummel said, which includes plans for construction of residential and office buildings followed by a parking structure and a second, three-story office building. “I’m disappointed that the office building is only up to three stories high,” Rummel said. “In current economic conditions we’re seeing developers being very cautious — they have interested tenants but not enough to build taller buildings.” Soglin said the city has a vested interest in the project because of a $5.8 million investment in the land made by former Mayor Dave Cieslewicz. He added that one of the city’s main goals is to make up for that initial investment. “It is our hope that we will be able to get the money back by selling the land to developers at

the same price,” he said. Rummel said she expects the city will become further involved when developers apply for tax incremental financing to help fund their projects in the near future. Maniaci said developing the area could be a catalyst for significant economic and cultural growth in Madison. “We have the potential to propel ourselves forward out of traditional manufacturing and into exciting tech based careers,” she said. “We’re looking at a lot of emerging industries in the technological field and in research.” She said adding exciting jobs and residential buildings will attract young people and build up the community. Maniaci said the development is what the city needs to grow over the next two decades and improve its tax base. In tight financial times, she said the possibility of expansion is a huge opportunity. “This area will attract a vibrant and creative group of residents that are young,” she said. “They’re working on building their careers and dreams, and I’m hoping we’re able to harness that fantastic energy.”

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Allowing concealed carry but not cameras absurd Charles Godfrey Columnist Six Madison protesters are suing the state’s Department of Administration over a ban on signs and banners in the Capitol. The lawsuit was filed on Friday and claims the $500 dollar fine for carrying a sign or banner in the Capitol without the approval of the Department of Administration is unconstitutional and violates the First Amendment. In the Wisconsin State Journal, Lawyer Jeff Scott Olson described the signs as “pure expression of political ideas,” and added that, “several signs that led to citations simply contained [the] words of the free speech provision of the Wisconsin

Constitution.” To me, it seems almost laughably ironic that protesters would be fined for carrying the constitution into the state Capitol. The nerve! Recent developments in the Capitol’s policy of what is and is not allowed on the premises have me scratching my head. Since protests began in earnest last spring, countless would-be paparazzi have been dragged out the door or arrested for attempting to film or photograph the legislative process. It is legal to carry a camera in the building, but illegal to use it. Winding up a 35mm in the Capitol is a one-way ticket out the door. Matt Rothschild, editor of The Progressive, was arrested Tuesday for taking pictures on the Assembly floor. He was apprehended while documenting the arrest of another photographer, which must make this the first known case of a meta-arrest for Capitol photography. In a bit on concealed

carry in the Capitol, talk show personality Stephen Colbert reassured viewers that “… this does not mean that you will be seeing images of gunfire in the statehouse, because while guns are allowed, cameras are not.” Colbert highlights another layer of absurdity in the Capitol’s policy — concealed carry. There are multiple problems with concealed carry at the Capitol, the largest of which are the discontinuities in the policy within the building itself. The Assembly will allow guns in the gallery during legislative sessions, but the Senate has been reluctant to pass such a bill. The Senate should follow the Assembly’s lead and allow guns. It is completely hypocritical for lawmakers to pass a bill that allows concealed guns in Wisconsin and then ban them at the Capitol, the most prominent public building in the state. It is unreasonable for senators to expect Wisconsin

residents to happily accept a concealed carry law that their elected representatives are uncomfortable with. As I’ve said before, and I’ll say again, I have no problem with concealed carry laws. I think that if they apply to the state, they certainly ought to hold true for the Capitol. However, I don’t think that concealed carry laws are more important than Wisconsin citizens’ rights to express their political opinions and know what goes on during legislative sessions. I’m no expert on the Constitution, but the last time I checked, freedom of speech is part of the First Amendment. The right to bear arms appears later, in the Second Amendment. The Capitol is a symbol of this state and the beating heart of its democratic government. Unfortunately, building policies on signs and cameras reflect a lack of respect for the democratic ideals of freedom of expression and

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Protesters were arrested at the Capitol for using photography devices. This is contrasted by a recently passed bill that allows firearms in the same building. transparency. Gov. Scott Walker and representatives of the Assembly and Senate must consider what sort of message these bans send to citizens. At the moment, it appears that their priorities are guns

first, First Amendment second and transparent democracy a distant third. Charles Godfrey (cwgodfrey@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in math and physics.

Dems have vested interest in Herald Editorial maintaining ID fraud paths Thanks for the incompetence Vincent Borkowski and view voting history. Staff Writer The most recent outcry from the perpetually dissatisfied Democrats in the state Legislature has been over Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to require voters to present valid identification cards in order to vote. The logic behind this is you are proving (with a picture) that you are who you claim to be when you cast your ballot. The old system just required you to state your name and prove your address, which, coincidentally enough, is what anyone who looks through your mail could guess. I can’t fathom why the Dems would be unhappy with this law; it really seems like a win-win situation. There has been rampant voter fraud all over the country, and this new law seems like an easy solution. Could it be that Dems are dissatisfied with such a law because the recent voter fraud is allegedly connected with the left wing? Many, many rumors abound that in the most recent senatorial, gubernatorial and even presidential elections, there were votes cast for Democrats by those allied with the left wing using other peoples’ names or even made-up aliases. The joke, “If you don’t vote, a Democrat will for you,” actually rings true: More than 1,000 votes for Obama had been cast by people who were dead or had moved to another state. I mean, I’ve heard of the “Obama Effect,” but I didn’t think it involved necromancy. Accomplishing voter fraud is relatively simple. Because it’s public record, illegal voters can go online

They choose targets based on those people who haven’t voted for an extended period of time. They then either steal mail from that address or forge some, and then go to the polling place and pretend to be the person they are victimizing. They then cast a vote for Obama, Kloppenburg, Barrett or whoever is on the Democrat ticket and go on to repeat with however many inactive voters they found. Voter fraud accusations against liberals aside, their dislike of the bill is suspicious. The left wing argues that requiring photo voter ID will make it harder for Democrats to vote. Huh. A bill is able to curtail Democratic voting rights without even mentioning them in its wording? Sounds like lunacy. Here’s the best part: They’re wrong. This bill doesn’t limit anyone’s voting rights because the government is giving out IDs to anyone who needs them. There is absolutely no reason why someone cannot attain a free government ID card. The Dems go on to say that the bill in some magical way targets “students, Latinos and the elderly” because they are (according to the Dems) unable to get ID cards. I’m a student and I know how to get a valid ID card, so please do not insult my intelligence. Furthermore, the statement by the Democrats who oppose this bill are essentially racist, because they have insulted the entire Latino ethnicity by saying that they are simply unable to get ID cards. A Latino friend of mine said he knew where to get an ID card (he has one). Good try, left wing. Good try. Another group is also opposing this bill — the League of Women Voters. If

you’re like me and you’ve never heard of them, don’t be alarmed. Their website claims to be “nonpartisan,” while a look at their activity shows them to be deep in the liberals’ pocket. They could have been told by the Democrats to oppose the bill since it would appear that their argument against the bill is the exact same as the Democrats’, almost to the point of being verbatim. If the left wing is going to do things like this, you would think it would put a little more creativity into the lines it feed its puppets. The group’s bias further shows in the fact that are moving to sue Republicans high up in the state government over the voter ID bill. They even go so far as to accuse Walker, but no Democrats are named. The League of Women Voters is just another political action committee financed by the Democrats that lets them stick their chubby fingers in government while having ambiguous, apolitical names such as “United Wisconsin.” Then, the paper trail ends with the PAC while the Dems can hide unmolested in their houses made of gold and gems. I hate to sound like a broken record, but we once again return to liberal desperation. They’re jealous. They’re jealous that a Republican’s policies are working, that he’s fixing the enormous debt we’re in and that he happens to be right about the new voter ID bill. Their opposition to this bill is desperate and silly. It’s a simple bill that benefits us as a state by reducing voter fraud and in no way marginalizes voters, liberal or not.

Divided government and separation of powers — these are staples of most modern democratic governments. While the Associated Students of Madison claims to operate under these principles, recent actions surrounding the removal and reinstatement of Niko Magallón and Beth Huang show the Student Council is fed up with sharing. Huang and Magallón — who serve as Student Council vice chair and Nominations Board chair, respectively — were removed from their positions by the Student Judiciary for violating election laws. Last week, Student Council voted to disregard SJ’s decision and reinstate these members to their old positions, displaying a lack of respect for the other branches of ASM. At the least, the current Student Council’s incompetence and insolence toward the other branches has had one positive effect: It has exposed the institutional problems with ASM’s constitution. Student Council operates under the mentality that SJ is not there to make the final decision, but only to advise, making Student Council the sole decision-maker. They have also tried to grab power from the Student Services Finance Committee by proposing an advisory committee to oversee their work. These shameless

Vincent Borkowski (vborkowski@wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in neurobiology.

attempts to control the other branches not only show a lack of trust, but a fundamental flaw in ASM’s constitution. While there are some safeguards of the separation of powers in the current ASM constitution, these are inadequate. For instance, SSFC and SJ have a constitutional right to veto any Student Council provision that directly applies to them, but only as provided in the bylaws. A closer review of the bylaws reveals that no bylaw defines this power or how to exercise it, making this supposed constitutional right a power in name only. It is because of this institutionally weak division of power that Student Council has been able to disregard protocol to create needlessly ad hoc solutions to these structural deficiencies. The current Student Council needs to abide by the division of power between itself, SJ and SSFC. In lieu of changing the bylaws or drafting an entirely new constitution, the only safeguard against these actions is the trust and respect of the current members. The student body is not getting what it voted for in a Student Council that only focuses internally. It is for the betterment of ASM and the student body as a whole if this separation is observed, otherwise the entire system will collapse.

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‘Clown’ obscure to all but its creator

David Lynch’s music proves like his cinema: solid fundamentals but undeniably strange Sarah Witman ArtsEtc. Editor

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‘The Farnsworth Invention’ is a fictionalized version of the history behind television’s creator, and the electronics executive who attempted to commandeer his creation.

Forward’s ‘Invention’ takes oﬀ Despite occasional forays into overly wordy territory, Aaron Sorkin-penned play well-performed by intrepid cast Sam Berg ArtsEtc. Writer In Forward Theater Company’s production of “The Farnsworth Invention,” the audience meets Philo Farnsworth (Nicholas Harazin), a boy genius from Beaver, Utah, and follows him as he attempts to invent the electronic television. The play was written by Aaron Sorkin, and right off the bat its similarities to Sorkin’s screenplay “The Social Network” are hard to ignore. Both protagonists are fellow geniuses with awkward social habits locked in legal battles against businessmen trying get a piece of the patent. And, of course, the tone of the dialogue is quintessentially Sorkin, with quick, pointed exchanges. Despite having the same ingredients, the play departs from its resemblance to “The Social Network” in interesting ways. Farnworth’s rival, David

Sarnoff (William Bolz, UW MFA student) is the founder of RCA. He portrayed a complex character with motivations beyond just making money. Instead of demonizing Sarnoff, a businessman who attempts to steal Farnworth’s idea for the TV, the play provides flashbacks into the man’s life that frame him more as a competitive, successdriven man, rather than a scheming parasite. The complexity of the main characters made the play captivating. Despite the set, which never changed, the show was engaging and hit with quick, witty dialogue that served to inform the audience or draw an emotional response. The dialogue was always interesting and informative, but at times came off as contrived. Actors often had to take a breath in the middle of reciting Sorkin-penned written lines without consideration to the confines of an average

human’s lung capacity. Likewise, there was an overabundance of swearing in the play that often felt forced and out of place. The narrator spoke calmly throughout the play but implanted “fuck” into sentences with the dexterity of a surgeon using a dull axe. The actors did a fantastic job, despite having to read a script that sometimes left them light-headed. With a cast of just 16, many of Forward Theater Company’s actors took on multiple roles to cover a script written for 70 characters. The company did well working with this many roles, but it was sometimes difficult to keep track of the characters needed to follow to fully understand the plot. Things got especially confusing when the same actor (Alistair Sewell) played young Farnsworth and young Sarnoff within minutes. The company did a great job bringing the production to life. The

set, the face of a brick building, was convincing and utilized to the fullest as a setting for parties, speeches and late 19th century Russia. With just some chairs and a couple wooden tables, the same set transformed into many different settings that were simple enough to be ignored. The actors were so immersed in their fictional environments that it was easy to take the small step away from disbelief and join them in a basement in Utah or an elementary school. In the end, “The Farnsworth Invention” left the audience thoroughly entertained and much more informed about a piece of modern technology that is easy to take for granted. With a talented cast of convincing actors, Forward Theater Company delivered on a tough script with rewarding results. THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION Forward Theater Company

Known for his twisted, unfathomable cinematic creations among film buffs, David Lynch came out with a musical project this week that can have no effect but to astound listeners. The album, aptly titled Crazy Clown Time, is not Lynch’s first project outside film, but for some might pose a surprising endeavor. The only credited guest artist is Karen O, lead vocalist of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, whose pipes can be clearly recognized weaving in and out of a strumming surf rock bass line in “Pinky’s Dream,” which is the first track. Her addition, found solely in this inaugural track, is a positive one — giving the music a human and relatable start to an otherwise distancing, confusing compilation of music. Since the album has been publicized as a solo project, the listener can only guess that the other, male, voice filtering through the remaining 13 works is Lynch’s own singing. The sounds he produces are not ill-trained, and he manages a variety of sounds. These range from a childish rasp to a whiny adult’s crooning serenade in the first half of the album, winding down to high-pitched moans and soulful slurs at yet other points. The main thing that can be said for Crazy Clown Time is its quality. The production value is truly excellent, especially in light of how easy it is these days for anyone with a computer to produce some form of electronic music. This factor is integral for the sonic credibility of Lynch’s experiment, which otherwise would have been downright scary — in a bad way. This is due to the indiscernibility of his lyrics, just like any sanity in the plots of his movies. The most extreme instance of this is in “Strange and Unproductive Thinking,” where a presumptuous robotic garbling of Lynch’s voice says, in a monotone, unwavering pitch, “In the aforementioned dialogues we discovered the possibilities and the curve toward progressive behavior and the ultimate

realization of the goal of evolution,” and it goes on like that for several minutes while the unsuspecting ear crumples in confusion. Other songs might, generously, appear to hold some poeticism within, like in “These Are My Friends” when an immature Lynchian voice whispers “Got some beer and a BBQ/ Got two good ears and an eye on you.” But lines like this go nowhere, circling around without providing the listener with genuine meaning. “Crazy Clown Time,” the titular track, gives the feeling of echoing in a cold wasteland. A strong, constant drum beat and electronic wavering notes fade in and out, punctuating the mournful wailings of Lynch’s nonsense words, or so they would seem to any listeners not quite on Lynch’s poetic wavelength. Electronic music ordinarily changes pace frequently in the duration of a song, which Lynch’s does not — almost all his tracks are set to slow tempos that do not build up to a point. This is stylistically fine, but the effect it has is as though he is streaming vague images through the listener’s mind without having planned an emotion he wants the listener to receive from those images. The emotions caused by the imagery did not match those normally stimulated in his films — such as “Eraserhead,” which does not let the viewer’s mind rest for even a moment, leaving them an exhausted, petrified shell. Like Lynch’s films, Crazy Clown Time was wellmade and undeniably, unapologetically weird. The thing that sets the album at a level below his film work, though, is the feeling it was made for the artist’s benefit alone, withholding any possibility of meaning to the listener.

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When evaluating art, #ﬁrstworldproblems no problem at all Lin Weeks ArtsEtc. Content Editor Taken as a pair, the narration over the opening sequences of “Trainspotting” and the digital message that begins the second half of Radiohead’s seminal album OK Computer are eerily similar. In the movie, the main character, Renton (Ewan McGregor, “Perfect Sense”), describes a well-adjusted life over the strains of Iggy Pop. “Choose life,” he commands. “Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin can openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose

your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage.” It’s a lengthy list, one that Renton caps off by informing the audience that he chose none of those things. Why? “Who needs reasons when you have heroin?” Whatever the intention of the movie, the juxtaposition of the minutiae of suburban life with the punk rock montage of Renton running through the streets is enough to coopt that speech as a prodrug rant (though, true, the parallel ending scene indicates otherwise). His life, full of chases, excitement, drugs and rock and roll is the one that’s being lived to the fullest; yours, with your “leisurewear” and your “mind-numbing, spiritcrushing game shows,” is unfulfilled. Likewise, the track “Fitter Happier” from OK Computer describes an average life. “Regular exercise at the gym three days a week / Getting on better with your associate employee contemporaries / At ease, eating well, a better patient driver / A

safer car, baby smiling in back seat / Sleeping well, no bad dreams.” The track is spoken in computerized tones over an eerie ambiant backing. It’s obvious, as the list is compiled, that Thom Yorke despises the life being described; the computer voice echoes the robotic existence being laid out in excruciating detail. The biggest indicator of his contempt is the care he takes to

There’s an entire category of art that relies on stirring up problems in the middle-class ordinary. Just look at the genre of pop-punk, Sofia Coppola movies or every word Jonathan Franzen has ever written. stay neutral, depicting a thoroughly average group of expectations and ambitions. Well, that, and the fact that Yorke caps the track with “A pig, in a cage, on antibiotics.” The two works, which were released within 18 months of each other

(“Trainspotting” came out in 1996, OK Computer in 1997), both advocate — obliquely in the case of “Trainspotting,” more directly in OK Computer’s — for a less cautious, structured approach to life. Why revel in the tedium and monotony of a safe, uncomplicated life? Why spend your time working out, networking, or watching game shows on the couch when you know that you’ll just eventually be “rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked-up brats you have spawned to replace yourself?” It’s not a new idea, the dullness of a comfortable existence, but that particular brand of self-loathing is unique to an age in which technology meets many of our needs. If on the Maslow hierarchy, we’re somewhere between “Love/belonging and self-esteem,” Radiohead is arguing we need to step it up to “Selfactualization.” It’s a

complex point, to be sure, but imagine for a moment that it could be condensed to 140 characters. Something like “I really wish I got on better with my associate employee contemporaries.” Starting to look familiar? That’s right — the entire enterprise is essentially one big #firstworldproblems hashtag. But is that a problem? The label is meant derisively, and seen most after a piddling complaint on Twitter: “My milk went bad because it was hidden behind all the fresh produce I bought last week,” or “I can’t sleep with this new comforter. I miss my old, beat up one.” And, true, complaints like that wouldn’t exist for a person that had to go out and farm his own vegetables or use a refrigerator box for warmth. But there’s an entire category of art that relies on stirring up problems in the middleclass ordinary. Just look at the genre of pop-punk, Sofia Coppola movies or every word Jonathan

Franzen has ever written. To dismiss art solely because it’s rooted in a generally benign existence is to commit the cardinal sin of judging only on content, rather than considering form. Not that it can’t be infuriating, especially when the characters of a story are more successful than even the first-world audience considering them. However, things like “Sex in the City” or the later seasons of “Entourage” aren’t bad because they’re about a bunch of rich people with rich person issues. They’re bad because they’re boring stories about rich people and their rich person issues. The thing is, first world problems can actually be a shortcut to success with first world audiences, rather than a deterrent. But they don’t guarantee it. Because great art — a category to which “Trainspotting” and OK Computer both belong — evokes an emotional response, and the most direct route to that response is through examining the known.

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Sports ROLL, from 10 as linebacker Mike Taylor recorded his second interception of the season at UW’s 43-yard line after it bounced off the facemask of Cromartie. Seven plays later, Wilson rolled into the endzone from six yards out. After Purdue turned the ball over on downs once again, Ball scored his second touchdown of the day and the Badgers extended their lead to 3510. A 52-yard field goal from Phillip Welch with one second remaining

in the half brought the Badgers into halftime leading 38-17, and the Boilermakers did not score for the remainder of the game. Ball scored his third touchdown of the day on a 29-yard scamper three minutes into the third quarter, and James White ran the ball in from five yards out after linebacker Chris Borland intercepted TerBush. In the fourth quarter, White scored again from one-yard out and kicker Kyle French converted a 29-yard field goal.

WORK, from 10 But the day wasn’t a total loss for the unit. Welch nailed a 52-yard field goal, tied for fifth-longest in school history, on the last play of the first half. It was Welch’s fourth career kick from 50-plus yards, a team record. “I saw Phil hit one from 64 to 65 (yards) in pregame warmups going that direction; there was a strong wind,” head coach Bret Bielema said. “When our offense was taking the field I said, ‘Hey, we get to the 40-45 yard line, I’m going to let him take a swing.’ Phil is

feeling very confident.” Ball ties record In the annals of Wisconsin football, there’s a long list of running backs with stellar numbers and records, and the current back, junior Montee Ball, is steadily approaching them. Ball tied Brian Calhoun’s single-season touchdown record of 24 Saturday in his 223 yard, three-touchdown performance. He’s also three touchdowns away from breaking the Big Ten single-season touchdown record. Considering the fact that Ball has scored

multiple touchdowns in 13 consecutive regular season games and there still remains four games to be played this season, those records shouldn’t last too long. Ball is also second on UW’s career touchdowns list with 45, while the record stands at 71, held by Ron Dayne. Ball isn’t the only member of the Badgers that find those numbers rewarding. They reflect well on the offensive line, too. “It’s great, you can’t keep him out [of the endzone],” guard Kevin Zeitler said. “That means we’re doing

something right. Hopefully we can keep this trend going and he can go on to even bigger records.” For the first time in his career, Ball also surpassed the 1,000-yard mark against Purdue, bringing his season-total to 1,076 yards. Ball said after the game that hitting the mark was important to him, especially since he missed it by four yards last year. Two of his teammates, John Clay and James White, earned the milestone last year. “[It’s] very important,” Ball said. “I fell shy — really, really, shy last year, and I’m glad to see [it’].”

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UW cruises in exhibition Taylor orchestrates Wisconsin offense in easy 80-54 victory over UW-Stevens Point Elliot Hughes Sports Content Editor The Wisconsin men’s basketball team broke the 2010-11 season’s ice with an 80-54 victory in Saturday’s exhibition game against UW-Stevens Point at the Kohl Center. Preseason All-American guard Jordan Taylor paced the Badger offense with eight points on 3-of-6 shooting from the field along with seven assists, while two reserve players from a year ago, redshirt junior Ryan Evans and sophomore Ben Brust, led the way on the scoreboard for the Badgers. Evans led the team with 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field while adding five rebounds and three steals. Brust chipped in another 14 points and grabbed six rebounds, tops on the team.

UPSETS , from 10 the Badgers hit a lower percentage than the Nittany Lions, as Penn State outhit Wisconsin .250 to .182. However, the Badgers benefited nicely from five Nittany Lion service errors, as Penn State ultimately committed 13 on the day compared to Wisconsin’s three. “A big stat for me in the match was the service errors,” Waite said. “It should make the players feel good that [servereceive] came together when it needed to.” However, after a Badger win in the second set it

STEP UP, from 10 great job working and working and working improving her game and blocking,” Waite said. “She’s positive with everyone all the time and waited for her chance. And she made the most of her chance today, that’s for sure.” Ohlander confirmed that assessment. “I just wanted to walk off the court with no regrets,” she said. Not to be left out, senior starter Janelle Gabrielsen recorded a double-double, as the setter racked up 20 seven assists to lead the Badgers along with 13 digs. Gabrielsen also recorded five blocks and seven kills. Hickey Badger ‘D’

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FIAMMETTA, from 10 there’s no longer last year’s element of surprise with him in the game. White has also taken a more secondary role behind Ball this year, whereas last season saw him contribute as a centerpiece of Wisconsin’s Three-Headed Monster with John Clay, Ball and himself. The Badgers remain as dynamic a unit as there is in the nation, but the offensive droughts that have developed in the middle of games — on the road, no less — can halt any momentum Wisconsin will gain with victories in its final three games. Discover a concrete No. 3 wide receiver This issue has permeated throughout the season, beginning during the Badgers’ stellar performance in non-conference games and rising steadily in prominence with each of the challenges presented since. With opponents well aware of Nick Toon’s skill and Jared Abbrederis’ emergence as a legitimate No. 1 receiver, Wisconsin seemed to be in need of one more firm receiving option. Tight end Jacob Pedersen has developed into UW’s latest promising tight end, catching 24 passes for

Although eight points in 30 minutes of play may not be what most people had in mind for Taylor in the season tune-up, the senior played a near-flawless game by engineering baskets for his teammates. “[UWSP was] doing a good job of taking some things away and making Jordan make decisions,” head coach Bo Ryan said. “But you didn’t see him force, you didn’t see him do anything other than get his teammates real good shots or the pass that led to the pass that gave a guy a good shot. That’s when you know you have a good point guard.” Taylor attempted his first shot eight minutes in and didn’t convert until he took his next shot two minutes later. “Jordan wasn’t looking to do anything tonight other than run the show

looked like the wheels might fall off, as the Nittany Lions took the third and fourth sets. The Badgers had numerous opportunities to complete the sweep in the third set, since the team had the Nittany Lions at match point five separate times in extra points. But momentum looked to be shifting to Penn State, especially after Wisconsin dropped the fourth set 1425. But the Badgers finished what they started in the fifth and final set — thanks in large part to a key 7-2 run that helped break a 2-2 tie. The final point of the set and the

Annemarie Hickey leads the Big Ten in digs per set for a reason, and it doesn’t seem to matter what competition the libero faces. Hickey, a sophomore, racked up 25 total digs Sunday to help the Badgers upset the Nittany Lions. Hickey led five Wisconsin players who totaled double-digit digs and also recorded 22 digs Friday against Ohio State, giving her 47 for the weekend. “We were working really hard in practice,” Hickey said. “We kept saying to ourselves defense was going to win this game. It proved that we had great defense this game because of the high numbers of all our defensive players.” Hickey and the

310 yards and seven touchdowns this season. The redshirt sophomore has proven to be good for about three catches a game in Big Ten play and a reliable security blanket for Wilson, but in the search for weapons that will further open up defenses and create options for his quarterback, Pedersen generally lacks big-play ability. Augmenting the issue is Toon’s sudden disappearing act; the redshirt senior has not caught more than three passes since Oct. 1 against Nebraska and hasn’t scored since then either. So behind Toon and Abbrederis, the Badgers have yet to see a true answer emerge at the No. 3 receiver spot. Jeff Duckworth has taken the snaps at that role this season, though he’s caught more than two passes in a game once which was against Indiana Oct. 15. Against Purdue Saturday, he saw arguably his most snaps in a game and caught two passes for 78 yards, 66 of which came on one pass in the first quarter. Mike is a senior majoring in journalism. What’s the biggest issue for this Badgers team? Let him know on Twitter @mikefiammetta and be sure to follow @ BHeraldSports for all the latest Badgers news.

and when shots were there [take them],” Ryan said. “That was a great job of orchestrating the offense.” Taylor’s orchestration began soon after tip-off when, on the Badgers’ first possession, he drove toward the basket from the top of the key and kicked the ball out to forward Mike Bruesewitz on the wing. The 6-foot-6 junior, who finished the night with seven points, pulled up and hit the threepointer. Wisconsin’s control of the game never wavered from there, as the Badgers established a 10-point cushion after 10 minutes of play and a 45-33 lead at the half, despite UWSP shooting 61.9 percent from the field in the first period. UW finished the night shooting 49.2 percent from the field and 50 percent from the arc. The Pointers went on to

match came on a kill by junior Bailey Reshel, bringing a thunderous roar from the home crowd and a jubilant team celebration onto the floor. “I think we knew after the fourth set we needed to make a change,” sophomore Annemarie Hickey said. “All of us wanted to win really bad; we’ve just been really sick of losing. We talked all week about playing for our team, and I think we really came together as a team that game.” It was an impressive victory for Wisconsin, considering the team was coming off arguably its most disappointing loss

Badgers defense also faced the best server in the Big Ten Sunday in the Nittany Lions’ Micha Hancock, as the Penn State freshman leads the conference in aces per set. With Hancock sending scalding serves all over the floor, Hickey and the Badgers dug deep to commit only three service errors. “For her serve, we practiced for it a lot,” Hickey said. “We just knew that we had to get it up at center court just for our setters to set it. I think that was everyone’s mentality. We got aced a few times, but we didn’t let that rattle us.”

shoot just about half as well in the second half, but Ryan still mentioned after the game that UW’s frontcourt defense still has some work to do before the conference season arrives. “The front line needs to get more repetitions and that’s what these nonconference and exhibition games are for,” Ryan said. “I think, offensively, we did some nice things, but defensively, a much better job of reading and reacting in the second half.” Due to three starting big men graduating from the Badgers last season, UW’s frontcourt is currently undergoing a bit of a makeover. Ryan’s starting lineup on Saturday included returning starters Taylor and Josh Gasser at the guard positions while Bruesewitz, Evans and redshirt junior Jared Berggren rounded out the frontcourt.

of the season. Friday night at home against No. 22 Ohio State was a completely different affair, as Wisconsin looked terrific in the first set but faded fast, falling in four sets, 20-25, 25-20, 25-18, 2521. Wisconsin hit its secondlowest hitting percentage of the season, as the Badgers posted a measly .098 ratio (44 kills, 30 errors, 143

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Guard Jordan Taylor took a backseat in the scoring effort Saturday but led with eight assists. Evans made it clear how comfortable he is in a starting role for UW. “I like to be starting, I’m going to keep it real,” Evans said. “There’s more opportunities and [Berggren and I are] glad to have that. In the past years, we liked to play in roles and that type of thing but we obviously do want to be starting and helping the team along with Jordan.” Guard Traevon Jackson also received the most playing time among UW freshman, putting in 17 minutes and made his first appearance on the floor at

attempts). After Friday, it looked like the Badgers might be losing grips on their NCAA tournament hopes, but the Badgers showed a giant burst of life by responding from a disappointing loss in the biggest way possible. “We really found a way as a team — everyone on the bench and the court — to pull through and get

the 12:06 mark in the first half. Jackson hit two of four shots, including one threepointer, and finished with five points. He also tacked on two rebounds and assists. Along with Brust, Jackson had the rest of the team feeling good about depth in the backcourt. “Ben, all of last year we knew the way he used to light us up on scout team a little bit sometimes,” Taylor said. “Trae is a welcome element to the team that we are ready to have step in and get some good minutes like he did tonight.”

this game,” Mitchell said. “Five set games so far this season haven’t gone our way, so we really wanted to get back on track. This was a great win for us and a great confidence builder going into facing Michigan and Michigan State next weekend because we know what they’re capable of, but now we know what we’re capable of.”

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Badgers roll at home Back from brutal road trip, Wisconsin rolls off 62-17 victory as Ball glides for 223 yards RECAP Mike Fiammetta Sports Editor After two grueling weekends away from Madison, the Wisconsin Badgers finally got a taste of some welcoming home cooking. Riding a career day from running back Montee Ball, the No. 20 Badgers (7-2, 3-2) snapped a two-game losing skid with a 62-17 win over the Purdue Boilermakers (45, 2-3) Saturday afternoon at Camp Randall Stadium. After two crushing lastminute losses at Michigan State and at Ohio State, a resounding victory was clearly the medicine Wisconsin ached for. “We needed this,” Ball said. “Badly.” Ball, a junior, rushed for a career-high 223 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries. His third

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Special teams still need work; Ball begins to close in on several records Elliot Hughes Sports Content Editor In its 62-17 victory over Purdue Saturday, the Wisconsin football team’s offense returned to the high-powered attack fans

touchdown tied Brian Calhoun’s single-season school touchdown record of 24, and his 223 yards was the highest total by a Badger since Zach Brown rushed for 250 yards in 2007. “Just from a complete standpoint — obviously the rushing numbers are there — Montee’s complete nature, his ability to be a pass [blocker] when he needs to, his ability to catch the ball that you’ve seen during the course of the season and just his mentality,” head coach Bret Bielema said. “He’s wired in a way right now where he expects success on every play. He’s extremely physical.” After winning the coin toss and electing to receive, wide receiver Jared Abbrederis returned the opening kickoff 35 yards to UW’s 37-yard line. Five plays and 63 yards later, quarterback Russell Wilson

found tight end Jacob Pedersen streaking across the back of the endzone on a two-yard touchdown pass. Wilson finished the game 15 for 20 with 205 yards and two touchdowns. He also gained 76 yards and one touchdown on the ground, rushing 10 times. But after the score, Phillip Welch kicked off and Purdue wide receiver Raheem Mostert brought the ball 49 yards to Wisconsin’s 41-yard line. Two plays later, quarterback Caleb TerBush connected with wide-open tight end Crosby Wright, who sprinted 30 yards untouched for a touchdown. The play highlighted a continuous struggle for Wisconsin’s secondary, which has allowed several big plays dating back to the Oct. 22 loss at Michigan State. “We definitely had to bounce back,” cornerback Marcus Cromartie said. “We

knew the first quarter, first of all, we definitely don’t want it to happen, but we knew it was going to be a long game. Our coaches told us all throughout this week, whether it was or wasn’t, get ready for a four-quarter game because we feel like we haven’t finished the way we wanted to these past couple of games.” After a lengthy nine-play, 41-yard drive, Wisconsin’s offense sputtered and was forced to punt. The Boilermakers went threeand-out on the ensuing drive, and the Badgers finally responded. After a six-play, 75-yard drive, Wilson found Abbrederis on a five-yard touchdown pass to give UW a 14-7 lead. Yet again, the special teams nightmare continued on the next play. Mostert returned Welch’s kickoff 74 yards to the Badgers’ 16-yard line, setting up a 25-yard field goal by kicker

saw in September and early October, while the defense enjoyed an improved game as well, allowing just 284 yards of offense. But the special teams still appeared to be stuck in the rut they first dug themselves against Michigan State. Wisconsin’s special teams didn’t concede a blocked punt or give up any crucial points this time around, but they certainly played a role in allowing the Boilermakers to hang around for one quarter and

test the Badgers. Following Wisconsin’s first score of the game — a 2-yard touchdown reception by Jacob Pedersen — Purdue’s Raheem Mostert returned the ensuing kick 49 yards to the Badgers’ 41-yard line. That helped set up a 30yard touchdown pass from quarterback Caleb TerBush to tight end Crosby Wright two plays later. After trading possessions, Wisconsin scored again, this time on a 5-yard reception by wide

receiver Jared Abbrederis. And soon after, Wisconsin’s seven-point lead was threatened by a 74-yard kick return by Mostert to the UW 16-yard line. Lucky for the special teams, the Wisconsin defense stopped Purdue after it had already moved inside the UW 5-yard line. At the end of the first quarter, Wisconsin held just a 14-10 lead. Although the gap began to widen in the second quarter, special teams allowed Wisconsin’s

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Bradie Ewing congratulates Montee Ball as he scores one of three touchdowns Saturday. Carson Wiggs five plays later. “You can probably evaluate that,” Bielema said jokingly when a reporter asked about the issues with kickoff coverage. “Again, kind of like the last kick a week ago, missed tackles kill you. You just can’t have missed tackles on kickoff coverage. So I think, A) we’re going to have to evaluate our personnel, and then B) also what we’re doing with our alignments and our coverage rules.”

opponent opportunities to keep the game close, however brief it actually was. Mostert later returned another kick 40 yards. On the day, Mostert fielded five kickoffs for 206 yards, an average of 41.2 yards per. “I think we just have to give some credit to them, they just had some stuff schemed up with what we were doing, so I don’t know if we’re going to change some stuff here in the future,” said fullback and co-captain Bradie Ewing,

Wisconsin atones for bad showing vs. Ohio State Friday, takes down Penn State in 5 sets Extra Points Editor To be the best, you have to beat the best — and the Wisconsin women’s volleyball team did just that Sunday. The Badgers (14-12, 6-8) knocked off defending fourtime national champion No. 6 Penn State (17-6, 11-3) at the Field House in five sets, 26-24, 25-19, 32-34, 14-25, 15-12. Sunday afternoon’s match resembled more of a boxing match than a volleyball contest, as Wisconsin and Penn State exchanged blow after blow on the court in one of the hardest fought and most exciting matches of the season, featuring 32 tied

scores and 12 lead changes. Wisconsin beat Penn State for the first time since 2006 and won for the first time in five sets all season. “That was a great win for our program in a lot of ways,” head coach Pete Waite said. “We saw some very good ball on our side of the net Friday against Ohio State in the first set, but we didn’t sustain that. This time we sustained it.” Helping in large part to sustain that performance was junior Alexis Mitchell, who fought admirably against Penn State’s gigantic front line, as the middle blocker totaled 10 kills and seven blocks against one of the nation’s best squads. “I’m still in shock,” junior Alexis Mitchell said. “It’s

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Sunday’s win over Penn State is the first 5-set victory Wisconsin experienced all season. It was also the Badgers’ first win over the Nittany Lions since 2006. just great to win like that, especially after letting them come back. We felt a little bit down, but we dug deep and pulled it out in the fifth set. It was a great game to play and be a part of.” Right off the bat, it was a tight one. In an opening set that had seven tied scores and two lead changes, the

Badgers came back after trailing for a majority of the set. Down 1714, Wisconsin used a combination of Penn State attack errors, blocks and several strong kills from the front line to down Penn State. In the opening set,

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Freshman, 2 seniors step up for Badgers against powerhouse Nittany Lions Nick Korger Extra Points Editor Freshman Ellen Chapman has been a feature cog of the Wisconsin volleyball attack, and this weekend, she put forth one of the finest performances of her young career. Chapman set a new career-high for kills Sunday, leading the Badgers’ offense with 18 and helping Wisconsin upset No. 6 Penn State in five sets. Sunday’s strong performance by Chapman was impressive, especially after the freshman struggled mightily

against Ohio State Friday, recording six attack errors along with four receiving errors. “I knew the whole time going into the game [against Penn State] that there were going to be huge blockers in front of me, so I was just working on my shots a lot of the game,” Chapman said. “I just tried to keep the ball in play a lot. I’m not trying to hit it as hard as I can, but just trying to make smarter plays.” Chapman added 11 kills in a Friday loss to Ohio State, once again leading the Badgers in that stat, giving the freshman 29 for the weekend. Chapman has

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who is also employed on kickoff and punt coverage units. “They were executing their blocks and we were just getting out-executed. We’ll get that fixed this week.” Purdue’s execution on special teams was so thorough that at one point in the first half when kicker Philip Welch kicked the ball out of the back of the endzone, the Wisconsin student section let out a sarcastic cheer.

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After a 10-play, 76-yard drive, Ball scored his first touchdown of the day on a one-yard carry. Purdue, despite a 30-yard rush by running back Ralph Bolden, then turned the ball over on downs in five plays. Three plays later, Wisconsin committed its only turnover of the day when Wilson fumbled the ball following a 1-yard scramble. The Badgers responded on the next play, however,

led the Badgers in kills for nine consecutive matches. “[Chapman] was one of a number of people who made some nice adjustments, kept their errors down and just stayed aggressive,” head coach Pete Waite said. “I think there were times that stood out when they suddenly thought a little too much and got cautious, but they came back really well with an aggressive play.” Senior mark on match Of the members Badgers’

duo leaves Penn State two senior on the roster, one

has seen extensive time on the court and the other has not. However, UW’s two captains both enjoyed memorable days on the floor in leading Wisconsin to an upset win over No. 6 Penn State. In the first set, the non-starting senior for the Badgers, Elle Ohlander, put the team on her back. Ohlander came in and rattled off big play after big play, including a service ace, a kill and two blocks. Ohlander went on to record three kills, two service aces and four blocks for the match. “Elle has done just a

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The sense of relief at Camp Randall Stadium Saturday afternoon was so blatantly obvious that it left many Wisconsin fans wondering, “Why can’t we play teams like Purdue on the road?” Scheduling gripes aside, the Badgers got back on track this weekend, cruising to a 62-17 win over the Purdue Boilermakers. Finally, all was good as the Badgers finally returned to Camp Randall after the massive heartbreak of the past two weeks. Control of their own destiny — if there is such a meaningful thing halfway through the season — is beyond the Badgers’ reach, but with some very feasible help from the rest of the Big Ten and/or the BCS computers, a BCS bowl berth is still attainable. But as much as Wisconsin is hoping for losses from Ohio State and Penn State, the Badgers will reap their own benefits from improving on some weakness that were highlighted throughout that brutal road stretch and apparent even Saturday against Purdue. Settle the special teams The Badgers now rank second-to-last in the Big Ten in kickoff coverage, a testament to how dire the special teams situation has become in Madison. “Dire” might seem a bit exaggerated following a 62-17 blowout, but the nightmares in Columbus and East Lansing proved just how critical special teams miscues can be.

Granted, the Badgers finally prevented a kick or punt from being blocked and Phillip Welch’s 52-yard field goal at the end of the first half was a tremendous confidence booster for the senior kicker. However, that also strengthened the spotlight on Wisconsin’s coverage issues. The Badgers are No. 115 in the country with 139.9 yards allowed on kickoffs per game and No. 74 with 22.09 yards allowed per kickoff, two staggeringly alarming rankings for a team that otherwise plays generally clean football. Ignite James White The sophomore running back was one of Wisconsin’s most electric players in 2010, averaging 6.7 yards per carry en route to a 1,052-yard, 14-touchdown season. This season, White is down to 5.1 yards per carry and he’s been trending downward since rushing for 87 yards on 13 carries (6.7 yards per) against Indiana. Against Michigan State, Ohio State and Purdue in the subsequent weeks, White’s averages have dipped to 3.8, 3.2 and 2.9, respectively. Sudden spells of an inability to move the football have been the Badgers’ kryptonite this season — most notably in their two losses — and White has barely provided a spark since his season-high 95 yards and one touchdown against South Dakota Sept. 24. At Michigan State, White rushed 11 times for 42 yards and caught one pass for 12 yards. One week later at Ohio State, he contributed only five rushes for 16 yards and one catch for six yards. Explanations for White’s stunning ineffectiveness have ranged from a perceived lack of explosiveness to the fact

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