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Bars halt ID policy Rule on driver’s licenses removed after some city officials call it discriminatory Ally Boutelle City Editor

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Stem cells key issue in Senate race Former governor Tommy Thompson’s recent Vatican visit draws ethical debate into focus Tori Thompson State Reporter While it is still a year until the race for Wisconsin’s soon-tobe open Senate seat takes place, stem cell research is already being brought to the forefront as a potential hot-button issue in the election. Former Republican governor Tommy Thompson spoke at the Vatican last week to advocate for adult stem cell research, campaign spokesperson Ryan Burchfield said in an email to The Badger Herald. “Thompson fully supports adult stem cell research, which does not require the destruction of embryos,” Darrin Schmitz, spokesperson for Thompson, said in the statement. “[Thompson’s] position regarding stem cell

research is consistent with the 2001 policy developed during President Bush’s tenure.” Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause in Wisconsin, said stem cell research will likely to be a topic of discussion in the upcoming race. Thompson has to appeal to pro-life groups who are against embryonic stem cell research and only support the practice of studying adult stem cells, Heck said. He said Thompson has changed his position on the issue. “When [Thompson] was Secretary of Health and Human Services for President Bush, he was not known as a strong opponent of embryonic stem cell research,” Heck said. A statement from the Democratic Party of Wisconsin said

Thompson is trying to “pander to the far right,” highlighting his opposition to stem cell research as another strategy in doing so. In an email to The Badger Herald, Phillip Walzak, spokesperson for Democratic candidate Tammy Baldwin, said the congresswoman from Wisconsin’s 2nd District differs from Thompson in her support for stem cell research. “[Baldwin] supports both adult stem cell research and embryonic stem cell research,” Walzak said. “Both have enormous potential to save and improve lives, and both provide tremendous opportunities for jobs and investment in Wisconsin’s economy.” Heck said Baldwin is currently the only Democrat running for the open Senate seat. As

of now, he said Baldwin would either be running against Thompson, former congressman Mark Neumann or Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon. Though Thompson was governor 11 years ago, Heck said his 14 years in the position means many Wisconsinites still remember Thompson favorably. He said the race will be competitive no matter who runs from the Republican party. “[Rep. Baldwin] has the advantage of an uncontested primary and she’s a phenomenal fundraiser,” Heck said. If the race comes down to Thompson and Baldwin, Heck said Thompson would likely have a slight advantage over the congresswoman because he is the more

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The downtown bars that implemented a controversial and allegedly discriminatory admission policy have stopped their enforcement after an overwhelmingly negative response from city officials and the community. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said downtown bars Johnny O’s and Wandos have removed signs in the windows that said the bars require a driver’s license or passport for entry. He added that Logan’s Madtown discontinued the policy as of Nov. 4. Verveer said the bars made the decision to stop the policy without action by the city. “Any pressure that the city exerted was through the media,” he said. “The news that the establishments have abandoned the policies was largely in reaction to the concerns that were articulated by some in the community.” The policy was put in place after a notable increase in violence inside and in front of bars over the summer. Verveer said a catalyst for bar owners’ concerns was a brutal attack outside of Wando’s in July that landed several people in the hospital. Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said the city has recently focused on the issue of gang activity in downtown bars. He said the Madison Police central precinct has focused on deterring gang members from entering bars and ensuring that police monitoring the area are well aware of gangaffiliated individuals. Resnick emphasized, however, that deterring gang members is a completely different and

more focused approach from an open-ended ID policy. Verveer said the city is focusing on curbing violence by increasing police presence in the downtown entertainment district as of late summer. Efforts have been largely successful, he said. “Much of this [violence] has subsided, and it’s silly to say that it’s the ID policy that was the reason why the violence subsided,” Verveer said. The bars’ decision follows an onslaught of negative feedback from city officials and community members alike. Resnick said people’s main concern was that the policy unfairly targets African-Americans and other underrepresented individuals who may not have driver’s licenses. “By focusing on these groups, there’s an intent to keep those individuals out of the bars in downtown Madison,” he said. “Bar owners would argue that it’s more of a safety concern.” Members of the city’s Equal Opportunities Commission formed a subcommittee to specifically address the ethical concerns surrounding the policy and look for possible violations of city ethics code. Commission members also said action needed to be taken to eliminate the policy in a recent meeting. “I’m a little confused as to why we’re sitting back and letting this policy happen,” EOC member Kathy Cramer Walsh said. While the city did not take any formal action to target the policy, Resnick said officials did explain possible outcomes of racist policies, including

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City planners divided on State Street redevelopment Madison officials say project would ruin historic landmarks, oversteps bounds Ally Boutelle City Editor City planning staff have expressed concern the proposed redevelopment of the 100 block of State Street would permanently destroy Madison landmarks and take away from the street’s historic architectural concept. Steven Cover, director of the city’s Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development, sent a letter explaining his and his staff’s concerns to George Austin, the project’s manager, on Thursday. The proposed redevelopment, funded by philanthropists Jerome Frautschi and his

wife Pleasant Rowland, involves completely demolishing multiple buildings on the 100 block and rebuilding their State Street facades, the letter said. Two of the buildings are historic landmarks, he added. Cover said in the letter he feels developers are overstepping their bounds by demolishing buildings that are an integral part of Madison’s history. “Buildings are designated as landmarks because their architectural/cultural contributions to the community are unique and should be preserved,” he said. “Demolition … should only be considered for truly extraordinary projects.” Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, who represents the area, said he is “keeping an open mind” on the proposal, but he shares Cover’s concerns

about preserving State Street’s history. Verveer said the developer’s plan to demolish half the block and rebuild the buildings in the likeness of historic structures using materials from facades “goes too far.” “It’s too much to demolish every one of those historic buildings and create a replica of several of them,” he said. “We’ve seen other examples where developers keep facades and just build new buildings behind them.” Verveer, however, emphasized he supported several aspects of the project, including the creation of modern, energy-efficient interior spaces and converting apartments to office space. In addition to the landmarks on State Street, Cover said he opposes

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City planners expressed disapproval for the redevelopment of the 100 block of State Street, which would include demolishing several historic buildings. In a letter sent to the project’s developer, one official said rebuilding storefront facades “goes too far.”

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News Reporter Dick Wheeler, longtime Capitol fixture, respected journalist and founder of The Wheeler Report, died Friday morning in his apartment. Although Wheeler ’s cause of death has not yet been reported, his daughter said he had a heart attack 24 years ago and that he had congestive heart condition, according to Mike Mikalsen, spokesperson for State Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater. Wheeler began reporting in the Capitol during the early 1970s, Mikalsen said. In 1972, Wheeler founded The Wheeler Report, which would quickly become an essential tool for both

legislators and state news followers. “The Wheeler Report covered the full spectrum of what was going on, and it is not like anything you would find in any other news site. The way he gathered and provided information and put no spin on it is what made his report so important and an indispensable source of information,” Mikalsen said. “People on both sides of the aisle would refer to him as probably the fairest guy in the Capitol press corps.” Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, said The Wheeler Report contains records of all the bills introduced, the schedules of hearings and everything else that went on in the state Legislature. Risser added Wheeler’s

daughter and son-inlaw, Gwyn and Trevor Guenther, helped Wheeler compile all of the information. Risser, the longest serving legislator in Wisconsin, said in the long time they worked in the Capitol, Wheeler had become a “friend and confidant” to him. “He had been around since 1972, so he has seen the political pendulum swing back and forth. From a personal standpoint, he and I often talked about the Legislature as it existed before becoming so polarized and partisan,” Risser said. “Wheeler [became] an institution within an institution.” Many other legislators and organizations released statements on Friday that listed one of Wheeler ’s greatest

qualities to be his incredible insight and unique ability to provide historical parallels and contrasts when reporting the news. Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, released a statement on Friday testifying to Wheeler ’s skill and character. “Dick was a journalistic pioneer: he was always at the heart of the story; he saw angles nobody else saw, and he knew the Capitol inside and out. But more than that, he had a great sense of humor and a kind heart,” Fitzgerald said. In a statement, Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, praised Wheeler and his lifelong achievements. As a journalist, Wheeler always

challenged politicians and elected officials, regardless of their political leanings, Barca said. Moreover, he said Wheeler was always respected by officials for his knowledge and abilities as a storyteller. “Dick was one of the most knowledgeable, insightful, principled and hard-working journalists I have ever had the pleasure to know,” Barca said in the statement. “Dick meant so much to us legislators, as well as his colleagues in the press corps, and he will be sorely missed. The Wisconsin Capitol will never be the same.” According to The Wheeler Report website, a memorial service for Wheeler will take place in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday, Nov.15 at 4 p.m.

UW names Ag. research leader Professor hired as director for CALS body to engage students in outreach programs Tahleel Mohieldin Campus Editor A research center within the University of Wisconsin’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, which aims to engage students in research, named its new director Friday as the outcome of a nearly three-month long search process. Michael Bell, a UW community and environmental sociology professor, was named to the director position for the Center of Integrated Agricultural Systems, which was founded in 1989 to build sustainable agriculture research programs in Wisconsin that respond to farmer and citizen needs. CIAS has historically provided students with opportunities to get involved in research and outreach programs, according to the program’s website. Bell emphasized the importance of this program’s approach to these ideals since its inception. “For over twenty years, CIAS has shown the value of an integrated approach to agriculture, integrated with land and with people,” Bell said. “Without an integrated approach, we cannot sustain either.” Daniel Kleinman, a UW professor of environmental sociology and CIAS co-director, said the center “embodies the Wisconsin Idea.” CIAS is unlike most Colleges of Agriculture throughout the nation that are typically more oriented towards large scale and corporate agriculture, Kleinman said. The program’s aim of incorporating more diverse sustainable agriculture research programs and inclusion of farmers in the decisionmaking process also help to set UW’s program apart, he added. Kleinman added CIAS staff members collaborate with the Citizens Advisory Council in setting research agendas regarding the needs of both stockholders in the state and farmers. Bell said his past experience, especially with the university’s Agroecology Program he helped launch, will benefit the college’s interdisciplinary approach. “Through my association with the Agroecology cluster and Agroecology

Master’s Program here at Madison, and through my research before coming here, I have come to deeply value the interdisciplinary approach that is at the heart of sustainability,” he said. Kleinman said he believes Bell’s influence in launching the program, experience working with farmers and level of commitment will provide the college with a fresh perspective. The Agroecology program focuses on the intersection between agriculture and the environment, according to Bell. As a result, the program strives to bring together staff and

“CIAS has shown the value of an integrated approach to agriculture, integrated with land and with people. Without an integrated approach, we cannot sustain either.”

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Newly named CIAS director students. In addition to launching the program, Bell published several books, three of which have won national awards, according to the release. Bell’s book, “Farming for Us All: Practical Agriculture and the Cultivation of Sustainability,” focuses on issues managed by CIAS. Interim CALS Dean William Tracy said Bell is an excellent choice for director due to both his personality and past experiences. “[Bell] is energetic, thoughtful and knows the state and the college,” Tracy said. “[With his] research on Wisconsin agricultural systems gives him an excellent understanding of the diversity in Wisconsin agriculture.” Tracy said he looks forward to the new directions the center will take under Bell’s leadership, which he believes will help improve agriculture in Wisconsin. Bell said he would begin his term as director Monday, Nov. 14. He said he looks forward to taking CIAS in a new direction.

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CRIME in Brief FRANCES STREET AND UNIVERSITY AVENUE Automobile Accident Lt. Mary Lou Ricksecker of the Madison Police Department said a carpedestrian accident occurred near the intersection of University Avenue and Frances Street Friday evening, injuring two. Two cars collided and the second car was pushed into the bike path. Ricksecker said a pedestrian and a bicyclist were injured. MPD will release further information early this week.

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A statement from the U.S. Department of Justice said Sedrick Williams, 39, of Madison was sentenced Thursday afternoon to four years in prison for the illegal distribution of heroin. Between the months of September 2010 and May 2011, the suspect and his brother, Tracy, conspired to sell and distribute heroin throughout the vicinity of Dane County, the statement said. Undercover agents had been tracking Williams for quite some time. On May 19, officers pulled him over and recovered over 30 grams of heroin hidden in the engine compartment. Sedrick Williams was then taken into custody. His brother was arrested shortly after.

MIDVALE BLVD Sexual Assault A Madison acupuncturist working at Du’s Acupuncture Clinic was arrested Wednesday afternoon following a sexual assault claim made against him by a 24-year-old woman. The Madison woman reported to police that the acupuncturist had made inappropriate advances towards her during one of her acupuncture appointments, an Madison Police Department report said. The suspect allegedly kissed the woman, touched her in a sexual manner, and made inappropriate comments. He denied the allegations. Ald. Chris Schmidt, District 11, said incidences

of sexual assault are very infrequent in his district. He said this particular incident was very unusual.

RUSTIC PARKWAY Overdose Ambulances were called to the home of a 22-yearold man early Wednesday morning following a suspected heroin overdose, a MPD report said. The unconscious man had no pulse, was not breathing and was found in a bathroom by a family member, the report said. Madison Police and Town of Madison paramedics were immediately called to the scene. The man is currently in critical condition at the hospital. The man had just recently completed a treatment

Do you want to play a game? Ariela and Karl Haro von Mogel duke it out over a game of Jenga as a part of National Gaming Day. The event allowed participants to enjoy their favorite video and board games at Steenbock Memorial Library on Saturday. John Lemmon The Badger Herald

program with the hopes of combating his addiction.

EAST WASHINGTON AVENUE Robbery A 56-year-old man’s car keys were stolen from him after making a purchase at the Kelley Williamson Mobil on East Washington Avenue Sunday night, a Madison Police report said. The victim put himself between the thief and his car to protect his car from being stolen, the report said. The gas station clerk then saw the commotion and came out to investigate, causing the suspect to flee with the victim’s keys still in his hand. A responding officer on the scene worked with the victim so the victim’s car could be towed from the gas station to a friend’s house.

MINERAL POINT ROAD Found Property Last Saturday afternoon, a MPD officer was dispatched to investigate a possible purse theft after a man was witnessed taking a purse off the pavement of a PDQ convenience store parking lot. The man reportedly took the purse and drove away. According to a report from MPD, however, that same day, the purse was handed in by the same man at MPD’s West District Station, explaining that he had found the item and wanted to return it to its proper owner. The officer contacted the owner of the purse, a 61-yearold Madison woman, who confirmed it had not been stolen but merely fallen out of her car.

Epic Systems to add 900 jobs Verona-based medical software company unveils plan to add offices for new hires Kaylie Duﬀ y News Reporter

STEM CELLS, from 1 widely recognized candidate. Both candidates want the focus of the Senate campaign to be on jobs. Walzak said job creation is one of the main reasons Baldwin is running. Heck said the Republicans already have a majority in Congress and they need four more seats

to take control of the Senate. He said the race will likely bring in a large amount of money to both campaigns due to what is at stake. “This is going to be an incredibly important race, not just for Wisconsin, but for the nation,” Heck said. “It will be the most expensive Senate race in Wisconsin’s history by far.”

The Verona software development company Epic Systems recently announced plans to expand its campus with another set of office buildings, creating about 900 new jobs at the company. The new development will be located on the south side of the campus and will be made up of three buildings, situated between Epic Lane and Milky Way. The company develops electronic medical record software for many hospitals and clinics. “[Epic] wants to expand to meet the demand of their electronic business,” Verona Ald. Brad Stiner, District 3, said. “They are hiring young IT people who specialize in creating these electronics.” Stiner said Epic is in the process of adding to its staff. They need more office space to accommodate their current and future employees. The new buildings will bring about 900 new jobs to the south side campus, he said. Stiner added the development would allow for job opportunities for additional positions such as cooks, servers, janitors and many others. Bill Burns, Verona

ID POLICY, from 1 the possibility of revoking a bar’s liquor license, to bar owners. Verveer said Mayor Paul Soglin called two formal meetings in his office to discuss the policy and its potential implications.

City Administrator, said Epic’s expansion is positively impacting the community. “I think we’re very glad to see Epic continuing to do well. This economic development is very good for the city of Verona,” he said. The new buildings will also increase the value of the property, according to Burns. This brings in more tax money that will benefit the citizens of Verona. The proposal was first presented to the Verona Plan Commission on Monday, Burns said. There was a “positive initial reaction.” However, there were many questions regarding traffic. Stiner also said the company benefits Verona’s community and economy. “I am very happy to have Epic Systems within the city of Verona,” he said. “From my point of view, District 3 is thrilled. They are very happy for people who can now land jobs there.” While Burns did not comment on how this increase of jobs will directly affect UW students, he did know that the company “hires a lot of young people from the area,” including recent graduates. This expansion will be in addition to the nine office buildings already on the Epic campus.

He added city officials also held multiple discussions in City Hall. Resnick said it is likely that controversy will resurface. “I hope the city works on possible legislation and ordinances that would regulate this in the future,” he said.

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Famed UW Nobel Prize researcher in DNA dies Biochemist won honor for research conducted while on Madison campus Seung Park News Reporter The University of Wisconsin lost one of its most storied researchers when professor Har Gobind Khorana, former director at the UW Department of Biochemistry and the winner of the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine, died last Wednesday at the age of 89. “He created an all-new

field,” Aseem Ansari, a professor of biochemistry at UW, said. “He chemically synthesized a gene that underlies the whole field of synthetic biology. The chemistry behind the ability to synthesize DNA was developed by him and the members at his lab.” Khorana, who worked at UW from 1960 to 1970 before moving to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, won a Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking work conducted at the university. According to a statement from UW, Khorana served as a codirector of the UW Institute of Enzyme Research and was a member

of the Department of Biochemistry on campus. Although Khorana will be remembered for his major impact in the world of genetic science, that was

“He chemically synthesized a gene that underlies the whole field of synthetic biology.” Aseem Ansari UW biochemistry professor not his only achievement, Ansari said. “More importantly, he did science between disciplines,” Ansari said.

Suit against UW Internet project dropped in court After Dane County judge dismisses case, public-private plan able to move forward Selby Rodriguez Campus Editor A lawsuit against the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Wiscnet and others over a broadband Internet project in four locations around the state was dismissed in Dane County court Friday. Dane County Circuit Court Judge Peter Anderson dismissed the July 2011 lawsuit filed by Wisconsin Independent Telecommunications System against the Board of Regents, Wiscnet, CCI Systems Inc. and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, according to a statement from the UW Extension. The suit was over the Wisconsin Broadband Project, which aims to partner Community Area Network with the private sector to enhance broadband connectivity via a statewide infrastructure, according to the UW Extension website. Access Wisconsin, a company that represents a number of rural telecommunications companies, said it is still deciding its next steps following the judge’s decision in a Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association statement.

Wisconsin Broadband Project coordinator Maria Alvarez Stroud disagreed, saying this decision would benefit the state. “[This is] good news to the Wisconsin economy,” she said. The WSTAS statement said the decision was based off the judge’s opinion and neglected all aspects of the suit outside of using state and federal funds in Superior, Platteville, Wausau and Chippewa. The statement also said the project was a waste of taxpayer money, injures rural telephone communications providers and takes money away from schools and libraries through its effects on the BadgerNet Network. BadgerNet provides services to all 72 Wisconsin counties through a wide network, Internet transport and video applications, according to BadgerNet’s website. Its services are provided to organizations in both the private and public sector, as well as to technical colleges and K-12 schools, the website said. According to the UW Extension website, the Building Community Capacity through Broadband project would help Wisconsin’s businesses in a global market and aid the unemployed by allowing more access to online tools and job prospects while also giving access to online educational opportunities.

“He took tools and ideas from a different science to bear on another problem.” Khorana visited the UW campus for the last time during a 2009 symposium held in honor of the 40th anniversary of his Nobel Prize win. The gathering drew important researchers from the field as well as his former students and colleagues. Ansari said the event drew nearly an 80 percent acceptance rate from invitees. Apart from his legacy of scientific achievement, Khorana left his mark on another facet of education with the Khorana Scholars Program, an exchange program between Indian university students and

UW. “We spoke for a very long time — about a year — about how to do this,” Ansari, who is also one of the founders of the program, said. “We sent UW faculty to rural India, one of the poorest parts of the world. Over the past four years, we’ve been bringing in [Indian] students [to study at UW].” According to a UW statement, the program has recently expanded to include students from other Midwestern universities as well as other schools including MIT and Harvard University. Ansari said in addition to his many achievements in his field and contributions to

academia, he will also be memorialized as a mentor. “Scientific discoveries aside, it is the people that you mentor and how they go on to do amazing things of their own [that is important]. The new generation is a tribute to that. His legacy is, of course, to science, but also to the people that he trained,” he said. The world has lost a great scientist and person, Ansari added. “He was a very intense, earnest individual,” Ansari reflected on his meetings with Khorana. “He cared very deeply about people and about science. Always engaged intellectually, always asking interesting questions.”

Travelin’ Band The Henhouse Prowlers got toes a-tapping in the Rathskeller during a free performance on Friday night. The band was the focus of a PBS series soundtrack and was supported by opener Daylight in the Swamp. Andy Fate The Badger Herald

Other benefits of the project include expanding telemedicine, increasing telecommunications and making Wisconsin a more desirable place or businesses or people to stay, according to the website. Ray Cross, UW Extension and UW Colleges chancellor, emphasized the project’s importance in a statement. “This work by the UW Extension and our many community partners is vital to the future of the Wisconsin economy,” he said. “I hope that now the government, the university, private businesses and communities in every corner of the state will be able to work together to assure Wisconsin is connected to the global economy.” Access Wisconsin represents 30 independent telephone companies spread across the state, according to an Access Wisconsin statement announcing the lawsuit. The statement also said it was illegal to use state and federal funds to place themselves ahead in the private sector. “This competition — unfairly subsidized with taxpayer money — would reduce revenue to local telephone companies, especially in rural areas,” Access Wisconsin President and CEO Mark Weller said. “That means local employers would not have the revenues they need to provide jobs and to invest in infrastructure for the entire community.”

Occupy Portland protesters return after being driven out Jonathan Cooper The Associated Press

Terrance Petty The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Several hundred protesters, some wearing goggles and gas masks, marched past authorities in a downtown street Sunday, hours after riot police drove Occupy Portland demonstrators out of a pair of weeks-old encampments in nearby parks. Police moved in shortly before noon and drove protesters into the street after dozens remained in the camp in defiance city officials. Mayor Sam Adams had ordered that

the camp shut down Saturday at midnight, citing unhealthy conditions and the encampment’s attraction of drug users and thieves. The number of demonstrators began to swell following the raid and increased throughout the afternoon. By early evening, hundreds of officers brandishing nightsticks stood shoulder-to-shoulder to hold the protesters back. In the hours after the midnight eviction deadline, the anti-Wall Street protesters and their supporters had flooded the park area even as authorities in other cities across the nation stepped up pressure against demonstrators, arresting

dozens of people. At one point overnight, the Portland crowd swelled to thousands. As dawn arrived, riot police had retreated and most of the crowds had gone home, but protesters who have been at the two parks since Oct. 6 were still there, prompting one organizer to declare the night a victory for the movement. “We stood up to state power,” Jim Oliver told The Associated Press. Police moved in later as demonstrators held a midday “general assembly” meeting to discuss their next moves. An officer on a loudspeaker warned that anyone who resisted risked arrest and “may

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also be subject to chemical agents and impact weapons.” Demonstrators chanted “we are a peaceful protest.” One man was taken away on a stretcher; he was alert and talking to paramedics, and raised a peace sign to fellow protesters, who responded with cheers. City officials erected temporary barbed-wire fences around three adjacent downtown parks, choking off access for demonstrators as parks officials cleaned up. Even ahead of the police raid, the camp was a shadow of what it had been before Saturday. A large segment of campers were homeless people drawn to the free food and

the destruction of a landmark building on West Mifflin Street and a limestone structure on the same street that he believes is worthy of landmark status. “The building, although not presently a landmark, is a classic limestone structure staff believe worthy to be designated as such,” he said. “[It] does not seem to be a candidate for demolition. The department does not support the demolition of this building.”

shelter offered by Occupy Portland. They are gone, after outreach workers went through the camp to help them find shelter elsewhere. And as the Saturday midnight eviction deadline neared, protesters themselves began dismantling tents. Around 4 a.m., dozens of police formed a line across from demonstrators who had poured into the street. On Sunday at an impromptu news conference, the mayor defended his order to clear the park, saying it is his job to enforce the law and keep the peace. “This is not a game,” Adams said. Officials said that one

Cover added the proposed redevelopment would clash with the existing “urban fabric” of the area. He suggested developers “reconsider [their] approach” and draw up new, less drastic plans for the development. Verveer said Cover’s concerns are valid and he is ultimately interested in a compromise between developers, donors and the community as a whole. “I certainly hope and believe that that powerful letter, which was quite

officer suffered minor injuries when he was hit by some kind of projectile in the leg. Also Sunday, for the third time in three days, Oakland city officials warned protesters that they do not have the right to camp in the plaza in front of City Hall and face immediate arrest. Police officials have said a preliminary investigation suggested the shooting resulted from a fight between two groups of men at or near the encampment. Investigators do not know if the men in the fight were associated with Occupy Oakland, but protesters said there was no connection between the shooting and the camp.

strong in tone, will cause the team to rethink their approach,” he said. The controversy regarding the policy could alter the developers’ original project timeline, leading to later start and end dates. Verveer said he thought the original timeline was “overly ambitious” because of the holidays and students’ absence over winter break. Verveer added that he hoped changes to the project would not affect Frautschi and Rowland’s support.

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Budget cuts have huge social cost Momentum Charles Godfrey Columnist The state’s Joint Finance Committee has approved a proposal to restrict government spending on health services in an effort to curb the budget deficit. The proposed change in Medicaid and Medicare services denies eligibility to adults under the age of 26 who are covered under their parents’ insurance, caps premiums and raise co-pays. A conservative estimate shows that the plan would leave 64,000 Wisconsin residents without health insurance. Of all the ways this state could balance the budget, cutting medical care for the disadvantaged in a time of economic hardship for the state is one of the worst options. A comment made by JFC Co-Chair Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, encapsulated the hard-headed and narrow-minded politics that went into this legislation. When asked about the proposed cuts to medical care, Vos replied, “The timeline is wise, and the time for social justice achieved through government money is over.” Vos’ statement

disregards government social programs as unnecessary, but he fails to realize that hampering them with funding cuts is a dangerous pattern that will only cause more political turmoil in the state of Wisconsin. There was a time when the government left social justice efforts to churches and charity. This was also the time when malnutrition was common and diseases were rampant in tenements, and a time before modern medicine became widely available. Since the Great Depression, government has taken up the

Removing the government safety net would be an economic catastrophe — without welfare and Medicaid, the United States would look like a developing country. responsibility of making sure American citizens have food to eat and are in good health, ensuring that no one goes hungry or dies from a treatable illness. People still go hungry, and from a public health perspective, preventable illnesses still claim many lives every year. With that said, the social welfare programs that provide a safety net for those

who would otherwise be unable to feed themselves or afford medical care make Wisconsin a much nicer place to live than it was at the turn of the century. I’d think Vos and other politicians who vocally disregard social welfare programs as unnecessary economic burdens on the government should think this one over. If Vos had his wish and the government ended its social welfare programs today, the outlook for tomorrow would be grim. Quite literally millions of people would be sick and hungry, a situation current events have shown spells political instability and imminent conflict. Removing the government safety net would be an economic catastrophe — without welfare and Medicaid, the United States would look like a developing country. In light of this, I find it hard to believe that the legislators who proposed cuts in social programs have fully considered the ramifications of these cuts. I find it alarming that Rep. Vos thinks the government is no longer responsible for the physical well-being of its citizens. It is no secret there is a great deal of economic inequality in this country, and in this state. But government support of social justice is a buffer

that cushions the impact of inequality, and is essential to stabilize a steep gradient of wealth. Beyond that, it is a matter of the most essential of human rights, the right to a healthy life and food security. It is morally wrong to deny food to the hungry, and in the era of modern medicine, it is morally wrong to deny care to those without money. It is imperative that food and medicine are provided for in the state of Wisconsin. State government programs are the most centrally organized and efficient means to accomplish this task. As I understand it, the purpose of economics is not simply to balance the state budget, but to spend taxpayer dollars in a way that results in the greatest benefit for the most people. For this reason, I don’t understand the logic of cutting spending on medical services in order to balance accounts. Cus will result in less benefit for the most disadvantaged of Wisconsin residents and Robin Vos is okay with this social injustice. Left unchecked, this lack of attention to social justice will make Wisconsin a terrible place to be poor, sick, or hungry. Charles Godfrey (cwgodfrey@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in math and physics.

Herald Editorial Holistic approach to merit pay Merit pay for teachers has been supported by unlikely allies, including Gov. Scott Walker, President Barack Obama, and, most recently, Wisconsin’s largest teacher’s union, the Wisconsin Education Association Council. Although this is a step in the right direction, legislators need to ensure the use of qualitative measures as well as quantitative. While rewarding educators for performance rather than seniority or level of schooling is an old idea, Walker may soon implement the program as a part of sweeping changes to education. In fact, as of the end of September, Milwaukee schools are set to receive $10 million to act as a pilot program in implementing the merit pay system. It is fitting that education, like any field, should be able to reward those who meet challenges and penalize those that do not. However, teaching differs in

important ways from other fields and an approach to merit pay should be based in community solutions and student evaluations. In the wake of the No Child Left Behind Act, it is worrisome to think that any sort of change in education would be based primarily on standardized test scores. Although it is not yet clear how Wisconsin policymakers would structure the state’s merit pay system, it seems inevitable that scores would play a large role. This, however, should be balanced with equally qualitative standards. Many aspects of teaching fall well outside what can be measured by bubbling in circles with a No. 2 pencil. Enthusiasm, willingness to mentor, and dedication to students are all equally important aspects of education that are unlikely to be reflected on a scantron. For this reason, it is incredibly important to make student

evaluations and classroom observation the real focus of a merit pay system. Focus should be shifted away from test scores to ensure a better overall teacher, and those numbers should be used mainly as an incentive for bonuses or leadership roles. It is important to realize that adopting a merit pay system is only one solution to one part of the floundering U.S. education system. Larger social issues such as poverty and difficult home lives play into whether or not students test well, and reforms at the municipality and school administrative levels could help better combat these. Such changes could also help to actually improve test scores rather than forcing teachers to take all the responsibility. Overall, a multifaceted approach to merit pay can help ensure its future success as one component of education reform.

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key in recall Erin Goulding Guest Columnist Remember the inspiring display of democracy that occurred in Madison last winter and made international news? Remember the protests that attracted hundreds of thousands of people to the Capitol and continued for weeks? Remember what it was all about? At the time, the primary purpose was to “kill the bill,” a budget repair bill Governor Scott Walker had recently proposed. Among other things, the bill would strip the collective bargaining rights of unions. It was clear from the beginning that the protests at the Capitol aimed not only to stop Republicans from pushing the bill through the state Legislature, but also to accomplish another underlying, ultimate goal: to recall the governor himself. As of Nov. 15, we will officially be able to start gathering signatures to begin the recall process. Many have presumed it will be difficult to gain the same enthusiasm we saw from the protests to gather adequate signatures for a recall. They talk of how difficult it will be to get enough votes for the actual recall election. They say the people of Wisconsin are “burned out.” But we cannot allow ourselves to fall short on the goal we set several months earlier. We began a movement that united the people of Wisconsin in solidarity while broadcasting our passion for the nation and the world to see. There are those who claim since the bill passed, Walker’s primary failure has been said and done. But nonetheless, Walker continues to give us plenty of reasons to kick him out of office. His earliest decisions in office lost thousands of jobs statewide, and his campaign pledge to create 250,000 more jobs has remained an empty promise. Walker’s new budget slashes all funding for Planned Parenthood and allows insurance companies to

deny women coverage for legally prescribed birth control. Walker’s budget also cuts $250 million from the UW system and $1.6 billion from the entire public education system. In the past nine months Walker and the rubber-stamp Republicans in the Legislature have gone even further, pushing a radical, ideological agenda masked as a “special session on jobs,” but creating no jobs whatsoever. It’s an agenda that has given more power to private corporations and big business at the expense of Wisconsin citizens while continuing to drive us deeper into recession. The people of Wisconsin did not ask for these policies, and they certainly did not ask for legislation that has done nothing but hurt college students, women and working families. Walker has given us all the more reason to continue to fight for his recall. Still, we cannot forget the horrid legislation that he pushed through last spring, slashing state employee’s salaries and crippling unions statewide. We must not allow the aweinspiring passion that went into the protests last spring to fall short of its ultimate goal. We cannot stand aside and let one of Wisconsin’s most historic moments become fruitless. We cannot allow the thousands of protesters’ voices to go unheard. Starting Nov. 15, the College Democrats of Madison will stand in solidarity with Wisconsinites to Recall Walker. We will unite in the mission to finish what we started. Will you join us? For more information on joining the recall movement visit www. uwmadisoncollegedems. org. Erin Goulding (egoulding@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in political science. She is the Communication Chair of the UW-Madison College Democrats.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “I’d rather drink bleach than listen to Nickelback and have them associated with Detroit.” -Anti-Nickelback Petitioner Move over recall, there’s a new petition in town. Infuriated with the announcement that Canadian sob band Nickelback would take the stage at halftime for the Thanksgiving showdown between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers, one disgruntled football fan began an online petition to save the ears and souls of fellow viewers. While there is no guarantee the petition will boot the band from the slot, over 53,000 signatures have been collected so far. Unfortunately for the band, this hostility is not exclusive to American sports fans: Earlier this year hockey fans in Winnipeg sent a letter to the NHL Commissioner, begging him to keep Nickelback out of their arena. The faux-grunge rock stars didn’t play for their Canadian bretheren, but American nonfans may not be so lucky. While it’s likely too late to break the contract, those who sign the petiton can at least say they tried. As for the game, we’re predicting a lot of muting during halftime - except the commercials of course.

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Biopic investigates FBI head’s life

Eastwood’s ‘J. Edgar’ exceptionally compelling, emotional, informational film Kate Northey ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

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Lars von Trier’s ‘Melancholia’ takes a close look at the emotions of characters who know their world is about to end, with a plot that involves the collision of two planets — one of them fictional.

Film serves as art piece amid flaws Dunst, Skarsgard work well as distraught newly-wedded couple in apocalyptic film Kevin Mahoney ArtsEtc. Writer The most recent, visually stunning film from Danish director Lars von Trier, “Melancholia,” is without question the masterpiece of his career. Tackling the staggering subject of the apocalypse, von Trier has managed to present the end of days as both heartwrenching and beautiful. He begins with an eightminute prologue similar in magnitude and theme to the opening of “2001: A Space Odyssey.” But where Stanley Kubrick begins with the dawn of man, von Trier begins with the demise. Both brilliant and abrasive, von Trier opens with a string of startling images behind the score of German composer Richard Wagner’s classical piece, “Tristan und Isolde.” Birds fall from the sky behind a chilling closeup of a nakedly desolate woman (Kirsten Dunst, “All Good Things”). A mother (Charlotte Gainsbourg, “Antichrist”) futilely carries her son as her feet melt into the ground like a Salvador Dali painting. A bride, Justine (Dunst), floats down a creek like Ophelia, and it all ends with a cosmic view of the collision of the two planets. Any single still photo from the opening sequence could serve as a piece of art in its own right. After this undeniably enthralling intro, the entire film becomes a flashback to the events leading up to the Earth’s eventual destruction. The film is split into two acts. The first begins with a wedding, and is named after Justine — a slightly bipolar ad copywriter recently wed to a mundane but sympathetic husband (Alexander Skarsgård, “13”). They arrive late to their own reception, met by Justine’s frantic sister Claire (Gainsbourg) and Claire’s impressively wealthy husband, John (Kiefer Sutherland, “24”). Before they join the party, Justine notices a red speck in the sky that seems brighter than surrounding stars. John misreads it as a star, but as seen in the prologue, the audience knows it to be “Melancholia,” a red planet on a collision course with Earth. The reception takes place at John and Claire’s castle-like home, which is grandiose enough to garner even Mr. Darcy’s envy. Claire has planned the event to a vigorouslyrigid schedule that is destined to fail from the start. The reception moves along through scene after scene of uncomfortably tense and awkward situations. Justine becomes increasingly despondent throughout the wedding, retreating to take naps or bathe while her guests wait on her. On

what is supposed to be the greatest day of her life, the appearance of Melancholia has thrown her into an unstoppably self-destructive state. The night ends in unrequited affection, and Justine’s new husband leaves with his parents. The second act, “Claire,” is less condensed and details the long days of fear and anxiety leading up to the day when Melancholia is supposed to pass by Earth. John, fittingly portrayed by Sutherland as a man who is always in control, is constantly reassuring and comforting Claire with full confidence of the impossibility that the planets will meet. As Melancholia comes closer, the sisters become two ships passing in the night, trading anxieties. The planet’s gradually greater presence weighs heavy on Claire’s mind and loosens Justine’s. Justine’s sudden bliss comes from her mysterious knowledge of the impending cataclysm. She muses to her sister, “I know things.” Later, perhaps speaking through the morbidly cynical director, she says, “The Earth is evil; we don’t need to grieve for it. Nobody will miss it.” This is not a story about the destruction of the planet. This is a story about the existential crises of people faced with the disintegration of their entire world. Von Trier points to the complete futility and absurdity of happiness in a world destined for annihilation. Where Claire falls apart when she finally realizes her doom, Justine slowly falls into a serene sense of satisfaction as she faces the end. The audience will relate more with Claire than Justine, though it is clear Justine is a picture into the director’s own depressed and fatalistic mind. The final 30 minutes of the film refuse the audience a moment to breathe. Viewers’ throats are thick and hearts heavy as they see the foreshadowed scenes of the prologue illuminated in context — as the Earth takes its final breaths before the end. Despite some gaps in the basics of Newtonian physics, von Trier has created a film equal to the magnitude of its theme. “Melancholia” has succeeded in seamlessly instilling a sublime sense of fear, pleasure and tension in its audience, members of which must hold their breath and brace themselves for one of the most picturesque and transfixing images of the mortality of humanity to date.

‘MELANCHOLIA’ Lars von Trier

Compelling and emotional, “J. Edgar” will captivate audiences. Director Clint Eastwood (“Hereafter”) and writer Dustin Lance Black (“Milk”) outdid themselves in recounting the remarkable life of the late J. Edgar Hoover, who served nearly 50 years as the face of law enforcement in America. Leonardo DiCaprio plays the difficult role of Hoover, a man bottling up his sensitive emotions and sexual denial to maintain his image as a stern and innovative crime stopper. It all begins in 1919, when precocious 24-year-old Hoover starts working for the Justice Department. He immediately finds flaws in the way crime is handled and deems Americans unsafe, especially from communism, which he considers a “disease,” rather than a political party. Hoover serves as a narrator throughout the movie, recalling past crimes he has solved to teach young agents how legends are made. However, as the tale unfolds, it becomes clear that Hoover ’s reality is deluded with subconscious musings actually making the arrests, rather than strictly acting as the brains behind the

operations. The film spotlights not only Hoover’s successes, like normalizing fingerprinting and mastering the Dewey Decimal System, but also his weaknesses and how he corruptly maintains absolute power within the Justice Department over a long period of time. For instance, Hoover was not above using blackmail to obtain the results he desired. He possessed a secret love letter written to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt from her female lover and a voice recording Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Arnie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Josh Lucas, Judi Dench Credits: Directed by Clint Eastwood; written by Dustin Lance Black; produced by Eastwood, Brian Grazer and Robert Lorenz. Running time 2:17 Rating: R

of President John F. Kennedy having an affair. This element of including real pieces of America’s most shocking history in the film is captivating, informative and attention-grabbing. As a whole, Eastwood’s direction is brilliant. Audiences will wonder if the film is shot from

Hoover ’s perspective or his peers. It is not until the end that one questions Hoover ’s direct involvement with the war against communists, the search for the kidnapper of the Lindbergh baby and the prosecution of outlaws like John Dillinger. The perceived integrity and value of Hoover ’s work seems reliant on the support of his mother (Judi Dench, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”) and the presence of his number two man, Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer, “The Social Network”). Hoover uses Tolson as a crutch, never giving him the power to be a stand-alone leader, but exploiting him to support his own control within the Bureau. As the film progresses, it is clear there is unexpressed sexual tension between the men, both of who are peculiarly uninterested in women and a social life outside of each other ’s company. Despite maintaining separate residences, they worked side by side, ate meals together daily and went on joint vacations. No concrete relationship is ever established between them, but they develop a deep understanding of each other that is not revealed or understood by any other characters, with the possible exception of Hoover ’s loyal assistant Ms.

Gandy (Naomi Watts, “Dream House”). But near its end, “J. Edgar” takes a romantic turn when Hoover and Tolson express a long-awaited yet heartwarming gesture of love. Beyond the script and direction conveying a compelling message, “J. Edgar” has interesting and powerful camerawork, spot-on period costumes and outstanding makeup. The camera angles were used to make Hoover appear more dominant. They often shot at low angles that made him appear both large in size and powerful in personality. And as the movie takes viewers through different time periods, the costumes and scenery change fluidly. Even as the movie’s plot travels forward in time, Hoover, Tolson and Gandy remain pivotal. At times, it is hard to believe that the man playing Hoover is in fact Leonardo DiCaprio because his visage and acting as an old man is so convincing. The film is compelling, emotional, informational and downright enthralling. With a star-studded cast backed up by great direction, “J. Edgar” is a must-see film of the

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Gambino sets up ‘Camp’ in the suburbs Rookie commercial album delivers muddled message on middle-class angst Peter Hoeschele ArtsEtc. Writer In the multi-year hip hop calendar, 2011 is the Year of Self-Conscious, Ironic Regurgitation of Themes. The brooding musings of Tyler the Creator and Drake’s continuous omphaloskepsis are fun, but with the release of Childish Gambino’s first commercially produced album Camp, listeners should question if this new crop of artists is simply pulling from a Tumblr authored by a Williamsburg-based Kanye collective. The suburban angst continues to be in vogue with the newest class of social media-driven rappers, and resonates with, well, middle-class suburban kids. There are hopeful hints from Donald Glover, the name behind CG and actor in the popular sitcom “Community,” that he is making a striking commentary on the trend. But, even taking into account that the project is monikered via a Wu-Tang name generator and that Glover very obviously chooses the lyrical and thematic hyperboles littering his tracks — he holds a BFA from NYU — it falls short of expectations. That being said, Camp is eminently listenable and taken at face value will likely rack up a following of devotees. Although Glover does not push into new territory as hoped for by fans of his previous work, the album succeeds, mainly by tapping into the electric production and delivery currents Kanye West fed into the middle-class themes first explored by Run-D.M.C. in the ’80s. The lead single, “Bonfire,” is everything fans have come to love in Gambino. It drives like an early ‘Ye anthem, Glover flowing over the top like Weezy, except

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In stores tomorrow, the first for-sale album from ‘Community’ actor Donald Glover’s music project adds little new to his oeuvre. with a lyrical tightness that will make entire dorm floors reconsider picking up English as a (second) major. Yet, it also shares the same tired tropes present in Gambino’s previous work and seen on essentially every track of Camp: a taste for Asian women, glamrap references to the increasing discomfort he feels with the riches brought by his newly found fame, and emotional scars from growing up a “blerd” (“black nerd”). Several tracks also serve as odes to the “haters” in the music community. In “All The Shine” he writes “My nigga, like, ‘I’d get you MTV if I could, man, / but Pitchfork only likes rappers who crazy or hood, man,” exemplifying his distaste for “haters” in the form of music professionals. Pitchfork Magazine has not given

Childish Gambino more than a passing mention, despite high praise elsewhere. Instead of taking the occasional swipe at the lack of appreciation he has received, Glover would have been welladvised to let all of his frustration be seen from “Backpackers.” A brilliantly produced track, Glover does an exceptional job showcasing his unique vocal delivery while responding to any criticisms leveled his way by turning them around on the industry and culture itself. Songs like “Backpackers” make it difficult to directly attack Glover ’s reliance on the same thematic elements, because he continues to eloquently elevate his own personal issues to a larger stage. He underhandedly calls out issues of homophobia, sexism and classism in both

hip hop and “hipster” cultures in a way others have not. Fans of Childish Gambino will find Camp to be a rehashing of everything they love in Donald Glover ’s side project. Some, including many reviewers, will not rave simply because he has not created something distinct. However, it’s important to keep in mind this is technically his freshman album, and not every person has heard the Gospel according to Donald. His Revelations are all but guaranteed.

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cab, set off the fire alarm at Brothers, and gave out her mother’s phone number instead of her own. She was the definition of a hot mess. And she lives to tell the tale! WW: Being able to bring the axe home from Minnesota, again. Showing the Gophers how to pregame like real college students, and hooking up with a crush. Winning.

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Kelsey’s home debut spoiled Wisconsin’s new coach unsuccessful in home opener, losing 80-63 to Oral Roberts Ian McCue Associate Sports Editor New head coach Bobbie Kelsey’s Kohl Center debut wasn’t the statement victory Wisconsin women’s basketball fans were hoping for, as the Badgers fell to the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 80-63 Sunday. After taking control as the first half wound down, the Golden Eagles (2-0) never looked back as their lead didn’t slip to less than eight points in the entire second half. Going on a 21-3 run that started near halftime and continued into the first five-plus minutes of the second period, Oral Roberts’ ability to score in bunches thwarted any opportunity for a Badgers (1-1) comeback. Although Wisconsin remained competitive for much of the game, players and coaches said UW simply gave the Golden Eagles far too many opportunities to score and run away with the game. “It was more about what we didn’t do as opposed to what they did,” Kelsey said. “[Oral Roberts] did what they normally do, and they do a good job at it, but you got to capitalize on the opportunities and we didn’t do that.” Struggling to contain Oral Roberts’ star guard Kevi Luper, a two-time All-American Honorable

Mention selection who finished with 34 points, the weak UW defense sealed its own fate by allowing three players to put up at least 15 points. The Golden Eagles shot over 49 percent from the field and nearly 35 percent from beyond the arc, numbers that allowed them to run away with

“It was more about what we didn’t do as opposed to what they did.” Bobbie Kelsey Head coch

a road win in the second half. Despite the lopsided final score, the Badgers carried a lead with just less than five minutes to play in the first period, shooting close to 45 percent from both the field and from three-point range in the half. Led by Wurtz’s nine points in the first 20 minutes, along with eight points from both guard Jade Davis and forward Ashley Thomas, UW looked like an entirely different team in the second half. As coaches and players emphasized, Wisconsin

hurt themselves for much of the game and struggled to get the ball through the net from the free throw line, shooting only 53 percent (8-for-15) from the charity stripe against the Golden Eagles. “I’m definitely not taking anything from Oral Roberts, they’re a great team, but, at the same time, we could’ve played much, much better,” senior guard Jade Davis said. “And the score, this game doesn’t show anyone how good we can be. I think there’s a lot for us to learn and there’s a lot for us to take from this game, but at the same time, it was all on us.” With six lead changes in the first half, the Badgers’ 15 turnovers in the first 20 minutes and 31 in the game — the highest number in program history — kept them from gaining anything more than a single basket lead during the first half. Wurtz led all scorers with 15 points, and was joined by Thomas and Davis among players who finished with double figures, but Kelsey noted that more players need to step up if they hope to bring down tough nonconference opponents. “Taylor playing hot like she is, we need other people to step up their game … it can’t be just one person,” Kelsey said. “We have enough on this team to really play

better basketball, but when you just have one person kind of carrying the load, everybody’s got to do their job. We needed more help.” Oral Roberts only stretched their lead during the second half — up by as much as 21 at one point — as Luper and forward Jordan Pyle continued to pour on the points. While the Golden Eagles’ shooting slowed down in the second half, the team sunk eight of their 10 free throws in the second period to keep the Badgers from seriously threatening their lead. Despite showing signs of a comeback early in the second half, the Badgers seemed unable to find a steady rhythm on the offensive end. Wisconsin nearly doubled up Oral Roberts on the boards with 48 rebounds to the Golden Eagles’ 26, but was unable to convert its opportunities, shooting 28 percent in the second half. After picking up a dominant victory over Milwaukee Friday, the loss to Oral Roberts shows the Badgers still have plenty of improvements to make. The Golden Eagles may have closed out UW with a 17-point victory, but head coach Jerry Finkbeiner saw the Badgers as a team still growing comfortable in a new system that will improve quickly. “We got them at the right time. We play them a month and a half from now, it’s going to be a tight game and we might lose at the buzzer,” Finkbeiner said. “But tonight, the first weekend of the season, it’s a great scheduling job on the part of my assistant coach.”

CHOP, from 12 the drive’s last play, when Wilson turned to his left and found a wide-open Ball in the flats, who then ran it in from five yards out. The Badgers scored three touchdowns on their first three drives. Other scores came from Ball on a 14-yard run, in which he juked passed a Minnesota safety to reach the goal line, and a nine-yard pass from

“We’re going to enjoy this victory tonight, but come tomorrow, it’s all about Illinois. I just know that if we win out, we’ll pretty much care of business. It’s on us.”

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Wilson to Toon on the second quarter’s first play. Toon led all players with eight catches, 100 yards receiving and two touchdowns. “Nick’s been coming back slowly since those couple weeks when he was a little off and finally feeling healthy, and I know him and Russell have a special connection,” Bielema said. After accumulating minus-1 yards of total offense in the first quarter, Minnesota regained some momentum once Wisconsin went up 210. The Gophers drove 55 yards in 12 plays before being stopped on third down at the Badger

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“We’re going to stress on [special teams] more and more during the week. The coaches are going to hit on it very hard because we know how important it is to put the defense in good field position.”

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of Bennett as he sprinted down the field and scored Minnesota’s final points of the game.

five-yard line. Minnesota lined up for a field goal but pulled a fast one on the Wisconsin defense as holder Adam Lueck pitched the ball to kicker Jordan Wettstein. Wettstein avoided two tackles on his way toward the pylon, which reduced Wisconsin’s hold on the game to 21-6, after the following PAT-attempt went wide. “We’ve been practicing it for probably three weeks,” Wettstein said. “And Collin McGarry made a huge block, I just need to get it to the outside and I made it to the goal line.” But the Badgers responded soon afterward. Minnesota reclaimed possession with 2:11 in the first half and moved the ball to about midfield when Fenelus, who missed a tackle on the fake field goal, intercepted a pass from MarQueis Gray on the UW 22-yard line. The offensive then built that momentumswing into a 17-yard touchdown pass to Toon, which gave UW a 28-6 lead at the break. And now in control of its path to the Big Ten Championship Game, Wisconsin no longer has to worry about the jockeying for position as the rest of the conference will be doing the rest of this season. Now, the Badgers can go back to concentrating on themselves. “We’re going to enjoy this victory tonight, but come tomorrow, it’s going to be all about Illinois,” safety Aaron Henry said. “I just know that if we win out, we’ll pretty much take care of business. It’s on us.”

“We did a little bit of a personnel grouping, front side versus back side,” Bielema said. “We committed another two periods of practice to it, so we’ve got to get results. Again, it’s the inconsistency. … The first one of the second half, just can’t have it and we’ll continue to work and move forward.” Fenelus, who missed a touchdown-saving tackle on the faked field goal, said he expects a lot of hard work during practice this week and knows the coaches will put it into focus. “Kickoff, punt, we know we’ve got to do our job,” Fenelus said. “We’re going to stress it more and more during the week. The coaches are going to hit on it very hard because we know how important it is to put the defense in good field position. “All those hve to be able to say ‘I want to make this play. I want to make that tackle.’ That’s the biggest thing.”

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SPLIT, from 12 video and Mersch hit his shoulder, actually,” Eaves said. “[Officials] have a tough job; they’re trying to make a snap decision at a glance. Unfortunately, he made the call he did and we had to kill a five-minute [penalty]. It wasn’t a factor in the game as it turned out. Actually, I think we got some momentum by going out there and killing the penalty.” Coupled with the outstanding penalty killing performance was a visit from various members of the Wisconsin football team, proudly bringing Paul Bunyan’s axe onto the ice. All of the momentum seemed to favor the Badgers, but several missed opportunities and key mental errors helped the Gophers string three third-period goals together by Taylor Matson, Nick Bjugstad and Nate Schmidt in a nine-minute span to bury the Badgers. “We had a lot of good scoring chances tonight but we also didn’t have many shots and we might have passed up on some,” Barnes said. “It’s a give, take thing. We’re going to go to the film, take a look at it and learn from what we see.” Friday night was all about consistency and the dominant play of UW freshman goalie Joel Rumpel in the 3-1 win, which consequently earned him the start on Saturday, as well. It was the first time this season the Badgers started the same goalie in both weekend games. Rumpel was the star of the game, not allowing Minnesota’s high-scoring offense to put a tally on the board until a power play with just over a minute to

“I thought our team stepped up well, and we rallied around the passion and the rivalry.”

Hoops unveils new wrinkles Mike Fiammetta Mike’d Up By the time Wisconsin faces a ranked team — ironically enough, it will be No. 1 North Carolina — later this month, how much will we really know about the Badgers? The question is scary because the answer will almost assuredly be not much. UW heads to Chapel Hill Nov. 30 for the headliner of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, and its four games prior will feature opponents like Colgate, Wofford, Missouri-Kansas City and Bradley. Consequently, it is fair to expect the Badgers’ non-conference season to unfold as usual — games at the Kohl Center will feature an uncharacteristically high number of points (like Saturday’s 85 against Kennesaw State), and everyone will be eager to see how Wisconsin will respond on the road. Sure is a familiar theme for the program, right? Nevertheless, UW’s season-opener against Kennesaw State cultivated some interesting developments for a team needing to compensate for the graduations of Jon Leuer, Keaton Nankivil and Tim Jarmusz. Common preseason

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play in the game, falling just shy of the shutout but getting the win, 3-1. “[His performance] impacts more importantly the relationship with the players he’s on the ice with,” Eaves said. “As [assistant coach] Gary Shuchuk said, it almost seemed like [Rumpel] was yawning out there. He was in control, he was moving well, he was big. He had good rebound control, he moved the puck efficiently. So, I’d say the relationship with his teammates and the coaching staff went up after that performance.” A bit overshadowed by Rumpel was the Badgers’ offense that exploded for three goals in the second period after a back-andforth first, in which each team had its five shots turned away. Little more than five minutes into the second period, a series of great passes around the Minnesota defensive zone set up Mark Zengerle for a tap-in that put Wisconsin up 1-0. Less than a minute later, Keegan Meuer sent a high-powered shot toward Minnesota goaltender Kent Patterson, but the puck was deflected an instant before reaching the goal and redirected over Patterson’s right shoulder to extend the lead to 2-0. “I thought our team stepped up well, and we rallied around the passion and the rivalry,” Meuer said. “It’s a good idea to ignore it, but if you embrace it and go at it with the right attitude like our team did tonight where you fight well, you can play well if you rally around that.” The Badgers’ final goal occurred about midway through the period when Mersch found his way behind a Minnesota line change, giving him a clear breakaway against Patterson. Upon deking left, Mersch brought the puck back going five-hole on Patterson to give Wisconsin a 3-0 lead. “There was a lot of good detail, not too many turnovers,” Eaves said. “We made some really nice plays in our own zone and coming out of our zone. We played a nice game in a lot of areas.”

UW’s seasonopener against Kennesaw State cultivated some interesting developments for a team needing to compensate for the graduations of Jon Leuer, Keaton Nankivil and Tim Jarmusz.

expectations held that the offense would be more post-oriented, as all three of those forwards excelled on the perimeter. This year’s bigs, Jared Berggren and Mike Bruesewitz, follow in that tradition as well, but the need for increased production in increased roles figures to push them closer to the hoop at times. Ryan Evans, though he is listed as a guard/ forward and seems to get many starts at the 3-spot, also is a more comfortable offensive presence closer to the hoop. Brust, Gasser unveil new backcourt By the end of the Badgers’ 85-31 trouncing of the Owls, a slightly different picture than the expected interior-heavy attack had unfolded. Sophomore guards Ben Brust and Josh Gasser tied for the team-lead with 14 points, while star senior point guard Jordan Taylor finished with seven — though he did add a game-high seven assists. Neither of the performances by Brust and Gasser was startling, though they were very welcome as head coach Bo Ryan looks to see what he can glean from the nonconference slate. Brust is widely expected to be one of the first players

off the bench (he was the first Saturday), and Gasser is coming off a record-setting freshman season in which he finished fourth on the team in scoring (5.9 points per game). Despite earning limited playing time last season, Brust developed a reputation as a lethal outside shooter with a knack for getting himself open, especially coming off ball screens. Indeed, Brust was on point from behind the arc Saturday in sinking four of his eight threepointers. His only other basket came on a layup halfway through the first half, when, after a KSU turnover, Brust led UW’s fastbreak with a teammate on each side of the court. Seeing just two Owl defenders spread out a bit front of him, Brust accelerated, split directly through them and finished with a slick layup. The play, largely lost in the ridiculousness of the matchup (e.g., Kennesaw State scored just eight points in the first half), revealed another element that Brust can provide off the bench, outside of simply an outside shooter. Gasser’s points came mainly from behind the arc as well, as his 4-for-4 shooting day came entirely from three-point territory. He added two free throws late in the first half, and also added four assists and four rebounds. A first glimpse at the freshmen Beyond noting the rotations and first players off the bench, the first look at the freshmen is essentially the only other significant aspect of these early-season contests. The Badgers got a look at two Saturday afternoon, guard Traevon Jackson and forward Frank Kaminsky. Jackson, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound Westerville, Ohio native, appears to have strength and offensive skills beyond that of the typical freshman. He’s also the son of former Ohio State great and 14-year NBA player Jim Jackson. He saw 13 minutes of playing time against Kennesaw State, behind only the starting five, Brust and senior guard/ forward Rob Wilson (15 minutes). Jackson finished with 1 for 2 from the field, the lone shot coming from behind the arc, and two rebounds. Kaminsky, meanwhile, played 10 minutes, scored five points on 2-for-3 shooting, and pulled down five rebounds. At 6-foot-11, 230 pounds, the Lisle, Ill. native is expected to be another young contributor that has a precociously high basketball I.Q. The other two freshmen that might see the court this season, guard George Marshall and forward Jarrod Uthoff, did not Saturday. After the game, Ryan said they both came very close to seeing the floor, and any redshirt decisions will not be made for a while. With the very, very early rotation seeming to be set with the starting five and then Brust, Wilson, Jackson, sophomore forward Duje Dukan and Kaminsky, they likely face an uphill battle to see minutes beyond any quick looks Ryan might give them in these nonconference games. Mike is a senior majoring in journalism. Have any early impressions of the Badgers? Let him know on Twitter @mikefiammetta and be sure to follow @ BHeraldSports for all the

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Reserve guard Ben Brust began the season on a good note: leading the Badgers with 14 points on 5-for-11 shooting.

In season opener, UW dispatches Kennesaw Sophomore guards Brust, Gasser lead Badgers to 85-31 victory over Owls Mike Fiammetta Sports Editor Once again, an earlyseason game at the Kohl Center finished with a score more apt for a Badger football game than a matchup on the hardwood. The No. 14 Wisconsin Badger men’s basketball team (1-0) opened its regular season with an 85-31 victory over the Kennesaw State Owls (0-1) Saturday afternoon. Sophomore guard Ben Brust displayed the shooting prowess that has heightened expectations for him as a key contributor off the bench this season, tying for the team-lead with 14 points on 5-for11 shooting from the field. The Badgers other ’ sophomore guard, Josh Gasser, also scored 14 points while redshirt junior guard/forward Ryan Evans finished with 13. Star senior point guard Jordan Taylor finished with 11 points, seven assists, four rebounds and two steals. “When you let a team shoot 59 percent, they shoot 60 percent from three, they out-rebound you by 20, I don’t think there’s too much more that you can say, except you’ve got to go back to the drawing board,” KSU head coach Lewis Preston said. Kennesaw State, an Atlantic Sun Conference school of 23,452 students in Kennesaw, Ga., struggled to find much of an offensive rhythm that would match the bevy of scorers Wisconsin was able to put on the floor. Ten Badgers saw at least 10 minutes of playing time and scored. The Owls were led by junior guard Markeith Cummings with 18 points, but as a team, shot only 23.3 percent from the field, 20 percent from threepoint territory and 56.3

percent from the free throw line. “I never read too much into one game,” UW head coach Bo Ryan said. “I know they were a little shorthanded, their coach is new and he’s trying to install a system.” Jared Berggren scored Wisconsin’s first points of the season at the 18:52 mark

“When you let a team shoot 59 percent, they shoot 60 percent from three, they out-rebound you by 20, I don’t think there’s too much more that you can say, except you’ve got to go back to the drawing board.” Lewis Preston Kennesaw State Head coach

with a three-pointer to match Kennesaw State’s opening trey from Spencer Dixon. Berggren, a redshirt junior forward/center fi nished with 11 points and three rebounds. Both teams attempted to settle in over the next two minutes until Taylor converted a layup at 16:27. From there, the Badgers scored 11 unanswered points. Following a media timeout at 11:46, the Owls finally scored again on a fastbreak layup by Markeith Cummings. Kennesaw State only scored three more points in the first half, on a free throw by Cummings and a jumper from guard Spencer Dixon, and entered halftime trailing Wisconsin 41-8. Struggling to hit shots and find open teammates, the Owls were clearly overmatched by the Badgers’ ability to create for themselves. Kennesaw finished with only two assists to its 12 turnovers, while the Badgers excelled

in that department, as usual, with 23 and 10, respectively. As a result, Wisconsin frequently was able to consume the majority of the shot clock and convert opportunities — especially from outside. For the game, UW converted 15 of its 25 three-pointers, good for 60 percent. “[The Badgers are] one of the best shooting teams, late-clock, in the country; probably, the best overall,” Preston said. “It was kind of indicative with some of the threes that Brust knocked down, a couple of the threes that Jordan Taylor knocked down, a couple of the threes Gasser knocked down.” In the second half, the Owls shot a little better, converting seven of 20 (35 percent) opportunities from the field. However, the Badgers also shot better (64 percent compared to 53.8 in the first half) and used their obvious size advantage to murder KSU on the boards, out-rebounding them 41-20. Junior forward Mike Bruesewitz, in addition to his seven points and four assists, pulled down a gamehigh eight rebounds. “We’ve got bigs who can set good screens and then roll or space out and knock down shots, so it makes it hard for teams to scramble late in the shot clock,” Taylor said. “Our bigs can also put it on the floor and make plays. It’s just a lot for a team to try and handle, especially when you’re scrambling around like that.” Also of note was the playing time freshman Traevon Jackson and Frank Kaminsky saw in their first games as Badgers. Jackson, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound guard and son of former Ohio State great Jim Jackson, played 13 minutes, nailed one trey and pulled down two rebounds. Kaminsky, a 6-foot-11, 230-pound forward, played 10 minutes, scored five points and pulled down five rebounds.

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Paul Bunyan’s Axe remains in Badgers’ possession for 8th concsecutive year Elliot Hughes Sports Content Editor MINNEAPOLIS — Paul Bunyan’s Axe returned to the state of Minnesota this weekend, but only for a few hours to sight-see. In the 121st edition of the Wisconsin-Minnesota rivalry — the nation’s oldest — the No. 18 Badgers (8-2, 4-2) retained the game’s trophy for the eighth consecutive year, beating the Gophers (2-8, 1-5) 42-13. “It was finally nice, I’m a senior so I could finally carry it,” redshirt senior defensive lineman Patrick Butrym said. “It was nice to carry it around and nice to be 5-0 and never lose to those guys.” With the Axe in hand, running back Montee Ball and quarterback Russell Wilson each chopped down records at TCF Bank Stadium Saturday. Ball ran for 166 yards on 23 carries for two touchdowns and added one catch for five yards — which also resulted in a score. The junior running back’s three-touchdown

day upped his season tally to 27, a new Big Ten singleseason record. Wilson, meanwhile, had a near-spotless game in completing 16 of 17 passes for 178 yards and four touchdowns. Wilson didn’t throw a single incomplete pass until wide receiver Nick Toon couldn’t bring down a deep pass with less than three minutes remaining in the game. Wilson’s first touchdown pass of the game also gave him the school’s singleseason record for passing touchdowns. He now has 25 on the year. The win bumps Wisconsin to second place in the Big Ten Leaders Division standings thanks to Saturday losses from Penn State and Ohio State. With that scenario, the Badgers control their Big Ten Championship Game destiny now that they have sole possession of second place and that the first place Nittany Lions are set to visit Camp Randall Stadium Nov. 26. Head coach Bret Bielema said he believed that despite two heartbreaking October losses to Michigan State and Ohio State, Wisconsin would be able to rebound. “One of the things that we talked about was a little scripture that we said, ‘Those who have been

Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

Wide receiver Nick Toon leaps over the goal line for one of his two touchdowns Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium. Toon led the way for UW’s wideouts with eight catches for 100 yards. humbled will be exalted and those who have been exalted will be humbled,’” Bielema said. “We had two weeks back-to-back that were as gut-wrenching as anybody could imagine and… whatever happens, you have to embrace it and it has to make you stronger.” After Minnesota’s Duane Bennett ran back a 96-yard kickoff for a touchdown to open the

second half, making the score 28-13, Wisconsin finally kept the Gophers at bay on the following drive. The Badgers drove 57 yards on 11 plays, capping it off with a three-yard touchdown pass from Wilson to tight end Jacob Pedersen. Wilson feigned the play-action, turned as he rolled to the right and hit the wide-open redshirt sophomore for his eighth touchdown reception of

the season. With 9:07 remaining in the fourth quarter and UW up 35-13, the Badgers put the finishing touches on their arch rival when Ball plunged into the endzone to provide the game’s final margin and the Big Ten record. “When he got that touchdown, that last touchdown, I saw him squeeze onto that ball,” Wilson said. “I was like

‘Uh-oh, he got it.’ It’s definitely an emotional time for him, pretty exciting, he’s a great running back, does a lot of great things and he deserves it.” Wisconsin began the day with a slow but steady 14play drive that covered 81 yards in 8:08. The Badgers converted on three thirddown situations, including

Defense suffocates Minnesota; special teams, once again, causes headaches

anything else,” senior safety Aaron Henry said. “It’s just a rivalry. We go chop down the goalpost just like if they were in Camp Randall; they would have chopped down the goalpost. We were going down there to chop down the goalpost — standard, routine, something that we had been doing for the last couple of years. I guess they didn’t like it. That ain’t my problem.”

because it was a point in the game when they started getting a little momentum and it was right before half.” “I think at the end of the day, it’s not really about statistics to us as a defense,” Henry added. “We just want to go out there and play extremely well and allow everybody else, to allow our offense to go out there and make plays. It’s just been a blessing so far.”

Defense dominates While Minnesota was still able to put points on the board via a kick return and a faked field goal, Wisconsin’s defense was crushing. The Gophers only gained 156 total offensive yards, with 105 rushing and 51 passing. Minnesota didn’t get any first downs in the first quarter and only managed to gain nine the entire game. Senior defense tackle Patrick Butrym emphasized the importance of the defense’s performance and senior cornerback Antonio Fenelus’ interception. “It’s huge,” Butrym said. “Not technically a shutout, but the interception was so big

Special teams struggles, again UW didn’t really want to address it after an otherwise great game offensively and defensively, but the Badgers are still struggling with issues on special teams. Each week since traveling to Michigan State, Wisconsin has given up some sort of big play on special teams in the form of blocked punts and kicks and lengthy kickoff and punt returns. Opening the second half, Philip Welch kicked the ball to Minnesota’s four-yard line. Minnesota’s Duane Bennett collected it and took it 96 yards the other

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Kelly Erickson Associate Sports Editor MINNEAPOLIS — Eight years running. The Wisconsin football team proved it can win on the road in the Big Ten, gaining control of its own destiny and holding onto Paul Bunyan’s Axe for the eighth consecutive year Saturday after defeating rival Minnesota 42-13 at TCF Bank Stadium. Senior Nick Toon said it never gets old carrying the Axe around. “No, the axe represents a win, and that’s what you try to do every Saturday,” Toon said. As the final seconds ticked off, the Badgers ran to the sidelines to collect the axe and tote it around the field and eventually “chop down” a goal post — as per usual. Minnesota clearly wasn’t pleased, however, and quickly got chippy with the Badgers as they celebrated. Megan McCormick The Badger Herald “It’s a rivalry, so it’s Cornerback Antonio Fenelus (26) celebrates after a key second-quarter interception that put a stopper in the Gophers’ growing momentum. bigger than a person or

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Badgers split ice series with top-ranked Gophers After taking game 1, Wisconsin opens flood gates late in game 2, loses 4-1 Brett Sommers Statistics Editor Friday night was just the latest example of the No. 1 team in the country coming into Madison to find the Wisconsin Badgers less than hospitable. Although the Wisconsin men’s hockey team (5-6-1, 4-5-1) split the weekend series with Minnesota (102-0, 7-1-0), the Badgers welcomed the Gophers to the Kohl Center with a dominant 3-1 victory on Friday, before stumbling in the final period in a 4-1 game two loss.

“Well, [Friday] night, we were the better team,” head coach Mike Eaves said. “The first period [Saturday], they were the better team, the second period was even and the third period, they were the better team. So I would say four out of the six periods I liked what we did. Unfortunately, it’s a sixperiod weekend.” Following the game one victory Friday, it seemed both game two and the sweep were Wisconsin’s for the taking. The Gophers jumped on the Badgers with a goal from defenseman Seth Helgeson barely six minutes into the game, but the Minnesota native Tyler Barnes answered for the Badgers before the end of the period, tying the game 1-1. The game was back and

forth for the majority of the second period until Wisconsin forward Michael Mersch was given a fiveminute major penalty for contact to the head with 3:12 remaining. Mersch was shown off the ice by one of the officials. Minnesota entered the series ranked first in the WCHA in power play conversion percentage and Wisconsin ranked last in penalty killing efficiency, but the Badgers were able to fight off the first 3:12 of the penalty heading into intermission and then finished the penalty kill early in the third to escape the threat. The Badgers held the Gophers to 1-for7 on power plays for the series. “We looked at the

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Wisconsin goaltender Joel Rumpel (far right) was the star of Friday’s 3-1 win but let three goals slip by in Saturday’s third period.