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For the 100 block of State Street, gentrification could harm the character of the area by forcing renters out. | 4

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In game No. 3, the Badgers shot 50 percent en route to laying down a 69-33 victory over the visiting Terriers. | 8

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Recall brings 25K people to rally Matt Huppert State Editor

POSSIBLE FUTURE OF RECALLS

A look at what the next few months hold should petitioners gather the necessary 240,000 signatures to trigger a recall election.

1st anniversary of Gov. Walker’s inauguration

Recall petitions begin circulating

GAB verifies signatures

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In a scene reminiscent of last spring’s demonstrations over collective bargaining, tens of thousands of supporters of a recall against Gov. Scott Walker gathered at the Capitol Saturday to express frustrations with his policies and sign petitions for his removal.

An estimated 25,000 to 30,000 people descended on Capitol Square in support of an effort to recall the governor. During the rally, supporters of the recall marched around the Capitol, signed petitions and listened to a diverse range of speakers.

Organizers for the recall effort will have to collect 540,206 signatures from Wisconsinites by Jan. 13 in order to mandate a recall effort. As of Friday evening, 105,000 signatures had been signed only four days into the effort, according to a statement from United Wisconsin.

Beth Huang, a University of Wisconsin student, said she is supporting the governor’s recall because his approved budget cuts and financial decisions have weakened secondary education in the state.

“I have seen the impact of budget cuts first hand,”

Huang said to the crowd.

“Not only has my tuition increased by over $1,500 per year since I started school two years ago, [but] there are fewer sports in classes available for students directly because of budget cuts.”

Huang said the $250 million dollar cut to the University of Wisconsin Systems, along with the $47 million cut to UW, has deteriorated higher education in the state.

Calls from the governor of creating a more balanced budget, Huang said, did not merit the cuts to the state’s educational institutions.

“When every dollar invested in [UW-Systems] returns $21 to the state, cutting higher education is the least fiscally responsible move Walker could make,” Huang said.

In a statement, a coalition of Tea Party groups in the state denounced the recall effort.

The collective bargaining reformations, the statement said, has led to a more financially stable environment for Wisconsin’s local communities.

“Governor Scott Walker’s bold and courageous approach to reforming the collective bargaining process that has been a stranglehold on our local municipalities is already working across our state,” the statement said.

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The statement said unions have been “flooding” Wisconsin with out of state volunteers and funding in order to bring more leverage in their efforts to recall the governor, which it said would lead to more taxpayer dollars going to unions instead of back into the economy.

Al Peltier, a welder and member of Ironworkers Local 881, said the work of Walker and Republican Legislators to curb the bargaining rights of unions in the state was in drastic conflict with Wisconsin’s history of protecting workers rights.

He said Walker implemented the union bargaining limitations not to save the budget, but

Taylor Frechette The Badger Herald

Between 25,000 and 30,000 Wisconsinites gather on the steps of the state Capitol building Saturday afternoon as part of a celebratory rally to kick off the recall efforts against Gov. Scott Walker. Petitioners must gather more than 500,000 signatures by Jan. 13.

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Officials say special elections bare hefty price tag Anti-Walker effort expected to cost Wis. $650K for staffing, supplies, office space Leah Linscheid Deputy State Editor Officials from the Government Accountability Board estimated they would need more than $650,000 to fund the recall against Gov. Scott Walker and other legislators in the upcoming months, providing a stark figure of the size and gravity of the recall efforts.

According to the GAB budget summary for processing the 2012 recall petitions, the agency will request $652,000 for expenses such as temporary staffing, additional office space and supplies and equipment.

The summary was compiled based on the assumption that eight recall petitions will be filed. According to GAB spokesperson Reid Magney, the estimated costs have risen compared to the costs of the summer recalls, which were estimated at $88,000.

“The agency’s current budget does not include

funds for recall elections in 2012,” Magney said.

“We are looking at unprecedented recall activity. The constitution guarantees the people the right of recall and if recall petitions do get filed in January, the GAB needs the resources to process those petitions and determine whether recall elections must be held.”

According to the budget summary, $250,000 would be allotted for public education on the voter ID law, which now requires voters to present a valid Wisconsin driver’s license, a Wisconsin ID card from the Department of Transportation or a

Bring it on!

Drag performer Kandi Barr engages the crowd Friday at QueerFest, a Queer and Allied Talent Show with Drag. Admission for the night at Memorial Union was $5, with proceeds from the 50/50 raffle going to a lifeline for LGBT youth contemplating suicide. The first place prize of the night was $100.

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current ID card issued by a U.S. uniformed service.

The GAB filed its expected costs with the Joint Committee on Finance Thursday.

According to University of Wisconsin political science professor Barry Burden, the estimates show the scope of the current political atmosphere in Wisconsin.

“This is a major effort for the agency to have to verify over half a million signatures in a relatively short period of time,” Burden said. “This is unprecedented.”

Dennis Dresang, political science professor at the La Follette School

of Public Affairs, said the cost analysis is just a notice and the funds have not yet been requested by the agency. Burden said the board’s request for additional funds could be turned down by the committee, as they had been turned down recently in the past year.

Burden said that, should the GAB’s request be denied, the agency would probably be granted additional time to review the signatures, similar to the time frame from this summer.

He also commented on the fact that Republicans currently have a majority in the committee, and

said they would not necessarily vote against supplying the GAB with the extra funds to address the recall efforts.

“I think they would like to see the signatures verified,” Burden said.

“Even if that takes more money or time, they want that process to be done thoroughly. I can imagine Republicans supporting that because they want to make sure the petitions are valid.”

Dresang agreed with Burden, saying Republicans would want to challenge the signatures and call to

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University student claims Rhodes Scholarship title Senior to study English at Oxford under full funding for up to three years Selby Rodriguez Campus Editor A University of Wisconsin senior will be packing her bags along with 31 students from around the U.S. to continue her studies at Oxford this October after being awarded a Rhodes Scholarship announced Saturday.

Alexis Brown, a senior majoring in English and history from Algonquin, Ill., was named a 2012 Rhodes Scholar Saturday, according to a statement from The Office for the American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust.

Associate Vice Chancellor for General Educational Administration Aaron Brower said the university is proud of Brown’s success.

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“Alexis is just a fantastic student,” Brower said. “We’re very proud of her and her accomplishment and can’t wait to see what she does next.”

In addition to her studies, Brown is founder and editor of The Madison Journal of Literary Criticism. She also tutors children from low income households, is a writing fellow at UW and has worked for The Madison Review, the statement said.

She plans to study modern English literature at Oxford, the statement said.

Brower said Brown’s accomplishment reflects highly upon UW and its educational standards. “[Brown’s achievement] validates the really good educational experience we provide to our students,” Brower said.

“We’ve had four Rhodes Scholars since 1994 and about 15 finalists in the last four years alone.”

Brown was chosen

from a two-stage application process where she first received endorsement from UW and then interviewed for her district. This year, 830 students received endorsement, and 210 made it to the final interview, according to the statement.

The average value of the Rhodes scholarship is $50,000 a year, the statement said, though this can vary depending on field of study and length of stay.

The scholarship will cover all of Brown’s college and university fees at Oxford University, a stipend extending during vacations and transportation to and from England, the statement said.

American Secretary for The Rhodes Trust Elliot Gerson said in an email to The Badger Herald that while he has not yet met Brown in person, he is excited

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MCAT changes could impact undergrads Danielle Miller News Reporter Medical School hopefuls at the University of Wisconsin may face additional curriculum challenges following the recent announcement that changes to the Medical College Admissions Test will be fully implemented in 2015.

The announcement came this past week by the Association of American Medical Colleges, according to a Kaplan Test Prep press statement.

For medical colleges, this could mean timely changes in curriculum are necessary to fully prepare students to take the exam.

According to the statement, 52 percent of medical school admissions officers questioned in a survey conducted by

Kaplan believe schools will be able to revise their curriculum before the new exam is administered.

UW Assistant Dean for Admissions Kurt Hanson said upperclassmen currently preparing for the exam would receive the current version of the MCAT. Underclassmen, on the other hand, could receive the modified version of the admissions test.

The university is more than capable of making the required changes to curriculum for these students, Hanson said.

“The changes in knowledge are not that significant to the current appropriation that current med students have to go through,” he said.

Research for these modifications has been an ongoing process since 2008

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Duffy. Removing content that is no longer applicable for students is beneficial in the long run, she said.

One such area is the writing score, Duffy said, as prospective medical students must undergo interview processes which make this score null.

“They are dropping the writing score, and that’s probably a good thing because they have the verbal score already,” Duffy said.

According to the statement, students taking the MCAT after January 2013 will also have to complete an un-scored and experimental section of the test containing information slated for inclusion on the 2015 MCAT. This version of the test will have four numerically scored sections: biological and

biochemical foundations of living systems, chemical and physical foundations of biological systems, psychological, social and biological foundations of behavior and critical analysis and reasoning skills.

Modifications will also increase the allotted time for completion from five and half hours to seven, according to the statement.

The statement added recommendations for final modifications to the exam were finalized in November and will be voted on by the AAMC Board of Directors in February 2012.

Kaplan’s survey was conducted by phone this past July and August.

It includes information from 69 of the 135 AAMC accredited medical schools, the release said.

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as an AAMC advisory committee sought changes to encompass scientific advancements for future doctors, the statement said.

Hanson said the committee consulted with various individuals spread across the field including officials at the state level.

He added the committee’s work provides students with an adequate amount of material to be tested on. “[The AAMC] are very thoughtful; I believe this is the fifth version of the test,” Hanson said. “They have done a great job of getting [feedback] in from undergraduate and medical schools. There are no changes I would recommend.”

Material will also be dropped from the exam, according to UW Admissions Advisor Becky

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Compliments of UW

Vice Chancellor for Facilities Alan Fish announced he will leave UW after more than 20 years on campus. Fish leaves behind a long legacy of campus projects.

A key figure in University of Wisconsin facilities management and major building projects on campus with more than 20 years of experience announced he will be departing UW in January after accepting a prestigious post at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Alan Fish will assume the mantle of vice president of real estate and campus services on the Maryland campus, according to a statement from UW. He will work with members of Johns Hopkins University

to oversee all of the campus’ utilities and transportation systems in the post.

Fish said he was excited to start in the new office.

“Johns Hopkins is a tremendous research and teaching institution with a global reputation for excellence, and being part of that team is very exciting,” he said.

Fish has managed UW facilities and buildings since being appointed as associate vice chancellor in 2002, according to the statement.

During this tenure at UW, he authorized several construction projects which have changed the face of campus, including Union South and the new Lakeshore Residence Hall, the statement said. His time as Vice Chancellor also marks the largest UW expansion in buildings since the 1960s.

Fish contributed to about $2.5 billion worth of projects that are either completed, in construction or in planning and design phases, the statement said.

Of his achievements on campus, Fish said the university’s recent commitment to sustainability and conservation are among his proudest and he will miss the campus and his colleagues.

“I love the setting that we’re in here with great parks and lakes [as well as] really amazing amenities that we have,” he said. “There is some regret — I’ve spent over 22 years in Madison and made a lot of friends.”

Fish first entered UW in 1989 as administrative officer and associate athletic director, according to the statement. Since then, he played a roll in creating UW facilities such as the Kohl Center and the Porter Boathouse.

The post at Johns Hopkins presents a new set of challenges and experiences, Fish said.

“I think it’s just the newness of the whole environment,” he said. “[There will be] a whole new set of opportunities and obstacles to figure out, [and] that is what is very exciting about this.”

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with the state for wages and health benefits, but were turned away by the governor.

“That’s why we’re here today, and it’s why I signed my recall petition earlier — because I believe in workers’ rights, and in the freedom to express our voice,” Peltier said.

rather to silence the voices of workers in the state.

Public workers, he said, had been willing to give up a large percent of their paycheck to repair the state’s budget in exchange for keeping their abilities to bargain

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According to Dresang, the expense is not a big issue in the total scheme of the recall efforts.

“I think this is a concern that is pretty secondary,” Dresang said. “There are going to be costs with all sorts of different issues with our governing process, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t go ahead with them.”

By the numbers

$652,000 Estimated budget needs for GAB to fund Walker’s recall

$88,000

Spent on this summer’s recall of Democratic and Republican legislators

$250,000 Allotted in the GAB’s budget request for public education on the voter ID law

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CRIME in Brief SOUTH GAMMON ROAD Disturbance A 35-year-old Madison woman was arrested and charged with second degree reckless endangerment of safety Thursday after driving her car into a group of people standing outside of a bar on the west side of Madison.

According to a Madison Police Department report, the altercation arose when Towanda Cooper spotted her ex-boyfriend talking to a woman inside the bar. Cooper and another female allegedly assaulted the woman with a bottle and pool cue.

After being ejected from the bar by security personnel, Cooper got behind the wheel of her car and lurched towards a knot of people,

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“[Brown’s achievement] validates the really good educational experience we provide to our students.”

Aaron Brower

Associate Vice Chancellor for General Educational Administration

“I was thrilled with her election and look forward to talking to her soon about her plans for Oxford,” Gerson said. “This class of Rhodes Scholars, as always, is remarkable.”

striking several, including her ex-boyfriend.

MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said no one was hurt during the incident, and while domestic disputes are not uncommon, parties rarely attempt to injure each other with vehicles.

COOLIDGE STREET, VILAS AVENUE Disturbing phone calls A father called the police Sunday after listening to a disturbing voicemail left for his 6-year-old son on his family’s answering machine.

In the voicemail, an unidentified male caller spoke about getting permission from his parents for a sleepover, while apparently attempting to alter his voice to sound like Elmo. He also named three of the child’s

friends and said “I love you.”

Another man called police earlier this month when a man called his home and spoke to his 6-year-old daughter on the phone.

According to the report, the caller asked the girl her name, age, her friends’ names and where she attends school.

DeSpain said the best thing to do after receiving such a call is to attempt to get the caller’s phone number with caller ID, and then contact the police.

RODNEY COURT Residential burglary A 24-year-old man returning to his residence on Rodney Court Tuesday witnessed an unidentified man walking in his yard holding his roommate’s laptop, a MPD report

said.

When the resident confronted the stranger, the unknown man told him that he had found the laptop.

When the resident persisted, the man put the computer down and ran away.

DeSpain said most burglaries are crimes of opportunity, with the majority made possible by unlocked doors and windows. He also added that laptop computers and small electronics are commonly sought out by burglars, and should be kept secure and out of sight when not in use.

WEST BADGER ROAD Robbery On Tuesday, a 42-year-old man came into the South District Precinct reporting

that he had been the victim of a robbery attempt and asking for a ride downtown, a police report said.

The man claimed that he had been walking on the 900 block of Badger Road when two men confronted him, one of them brandishing a knife and demanding his wallet.

The victim said he ran away towards the precinct office without surrendering the wallet, but lost it while fleeing.

After hearing the man’s account, an officer at the precinct drove the man to a downtown homeless shelter.

According to the MPD report, officers at the precinct have said that the man has made crime reports in the past while seeking transportation.

RAYMOND ROAD Robbery A man was attacked and robbed by a group of five to eight teenagers Tuesday, a MPD report said.

The 23-year-old victim, who was visiting Madison from Georgia, was walking on Raymond Road when the group approached him.

One member of the group allegedly punched him in the back and took his cell phone and headphones, the report said, while another encouraged the first attacker.

The victim said he recognized the teenager who attacked him, but could not place him. Police said the cause for the attack could not be established at this time.

Deer hunting season hits full swing Sunday marked highly held holiday for traditional hunters aiming to poach “30-point buck,” Walker joins in hunt Molly McCall News Reporter With the brisk November air of a Wisconsin autumn, camouflage and blaze orange become not only permissible, but encouraged for hunting season.

Nov. 19 at dawn is considered akin to Christmas morning for avid deer hunters. Men, women and children pack up the car and head north for a relaxing weekend with family, friends and the high hope of shooting the elusive “30-point buck.”

People from all around the state are itching to get to their deer stand, including Gov. Scott Walker.

In an audio file on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

website, Walker says he plans to spend the inaugural hunting weekend out in the woods.

“I’m hoping that all hunters from one end of the state to the other, have a both safe and successful hunt,” he said.

John Kinnett, long time deer hunter and small business owner from Edgerton, Wis., is one among many of the dedicated hunters headed out for opening weekend.

He travels to the “middle of nowhere” with no electricity and no running water, to a hunter ’s heaven called Deer Camp, a tradition carried with the season.

“It’s a family tradition.

It started with the greatgreat-grandparents and goes through every generation. It’s a good time to bond,” he said.

Trevor Kinnett, John Kinnett’s son, said he also has fond memories of spending time up north with his dad, saying it

“It is more than just hunting, it’s actually a time to socialize and bond with your family.”

Josh Eastman UW junior

provides time to get rid of all the distractions of life.

UW junior Josh Eastman said he enjoys the relaxation the outdoors bring. Eastman said he likes to hunt because his father taught

him the sport from a young age.

“It is more than just hunting, it’s actually a time to socialize and bond with your family,” he said. “It is one of my favorite times of the year.”

Brody VanDeventer, a student at UWWhitewater, heads up to his cabin in Drummound, Wis., with his family every year for opening weekend. He said being outdoors and seeing the deer in their natural environment is a thrill in itself, regardless of whether or not he gets a deer.

VanDeventer said there seems to be an increase in hunters every year that are out to get their buck on the first morning, but the atmosphere among hunters remains one of respect and kindness.

DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp said in a statement that she wishes hunters a safe, enjoyable and successful endeavor as they take to the woods.

“I sincerely hope everyone who enjoys and cherishes the traditions and excitement of deer hunting can find time to spend sharing these special days with family and friends,” she said in the statement.

According to the DNR website, the October antlerless-only gun season and Earn-ABuck program have been suspended this year. The elimination of this policy will allow hunters to take aim at a buck first, without first shooting an anterless deer.

The regular gun deer season date extends from November 19-27, the website said.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Herald Editorial Building trust On Nov. 14, a strong community voice argued against the proposed renovation of the 100 block of State Street by Overture Center philanthropist Jerome Frautschi. The head of the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation called the project “architecturally dishonest and jarring.”

The public outcry over the proposed changes shows how strongly the “not in my backyard” sentiment pervades in the community.

Underscored by the recent death of the Edgewater Hotel’s renovation, it is likely that many feel State Street renovations would be careless and heavy-handed.

However, such construction could do wonders to update the worn and forgotten 100 block if properly approached.

Developers argue they will try to do their best

to complete renovations without affecting the buildings’ historic façades, and project manager George Austin is right in saying the much-needed updates would create vibrancy.

As a gateway to the Capitol Square, the block should reflect both the eclectic character of State Street and the casual elegance of buildings near the Capitol.

Right now, it does neither.

Unfortunately, arguing about the architectural integrity of the historic buildings fails to acknowledge an important possible snafu. To some degree, gutting the buildings to make way for shops and

office buildings could be seen as gentrification. It is easy to see how posh new work spaces and higher rents could drive out the local businesses that thrive on this block. State Street never has been and is not meant to be upscale, so if increased rent mean Teddywedgers will be forced out, it will lose some of its character. The same goes for residents who currently call State Street home.

This project, however, is significantly different from Edgewater and other development initiatives seen in recent years. The

If increased rent means Teddywedgers will be forced out, [State Steet] will lose some of its character.

Frautschis are intending the renovations as a philanthropic gift, so no public money should mean no problems. Based on past donations to the community, his intentions are honorable, he is acting in the city’s interest and we have no reason to believe he is motivated by money.

Frautschi cannot take care of the block forever, though. Eventually, the buildings will change hands to landlords less concerned with maintaining State Street’s character. For this reason, we cautiously accept the proposition to renovate the 100 block, but reserve final judgment if it seems the atmosphere of this wide-ranging area seems endangered.

The Madison community needs to face its fear of change for the benefit of the downtown area.

Alex Brousseau

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State Street businesses will suffer Dear Editor, It seems as though the City of Madison is always having construction projects thrown here and there.

After reading Tuesday’s article, “State Street redevelopment draws harsh public response,” it made me satisfied that many people don’t agree with the construction project.

The latest construction project that has been proposed for State Street is unneeded, and will impede the business on State Street for more than a year. A rehabilitation construction project should be put into place once the buildings actually need a face lift. The project should keep the historical value of downtown Madison.

From a person who lives on State Street, I would not want this lengthy construction project to detract from the beauty or interrupt the vibrant personality of the street today. Not to mention, who wants to wake up to a jack hammer at 7 a.m.?

Nobody.

Kristen Mcreath (kmcreath@ wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in community and nonprofit leadership.

Editorial Board opinions are crafted independently of news coverage.

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“We’re treating this as a crime scene.”

- CHARLES TUBBS CAPITOL POLICE CHIEF In July after a “Solidarity Singalong,” state worker Ron Blair stabbed a heartshaped balloon being carried by protester Leslie Peterson. What followed was a state-launched investigation and allout media hype. Blair is now pleading

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Best days ahead if Walker recalled Dear Editor: Scott Walker has been neglecting to take responsibility for any of his actions since the beginning, so neglecting to acknowledge that this recall is about him is no surprise to me.

I recently saw a commercial in which Walker fights against this recall by saying that the best days in Wisconsin are yet to come. I agree. Yes they are, but only after Walker is recalled. It seems that even during his campaign Walker had alternate motives and plans that he did not care to exemplify.

Repair the budget?

More like destroy unions, education and health care. Not everybody agrees with unions, of course, but they are important to many of the hard workers in this state. Furthermore, since Walker has been in office the unemployment rate has increased, even though

he promised that this budget repair would create jobs.

I’m glad to see the people of Wisconsin come together and stand for what they believe in by commencing this recall movement.

Repair the budget? More like destroy unions, education and health care.

I can’t speak for everybody else, but by making my previous comments I am not calling Scott Walker a bad person, he’s just more like a person who makes bad decisions.

Jasmine Harris (jaharris4@wisc.edu) majors in community and nonprofit leadership.

guilty to charges, which will likely not be stringent since he is a first-time offender.

The “balloon carcass,” as Peterson said, had several stab marks and a large slash. What was Blair’s reasoning for this unprovoked attack on an innocent balloon? The balloons,

which have been periodically released since last year’s protests, become trapped in the Capitol’s dome ceiling. Apparently, Blair was tired of having to wrangle them back to the ground, so he launched a preemptive strike.

Recall recruits rude, uniformed Vincent Borkowski Staff Writer I was recently walking on campus this past Thursday when I was approached by a person decked out in proDemocrat buttons with a clipboard. Rather rudely with no “excuse me” or anything, he demanded I sign the petition to recall Gov. Scott Walker.

I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt and I asked him why he was doing this.

The recaller responded that Walker was destroying Wisconsin families. I asked him to specify because that statement is rather broad and also incorrect.

He said that Walker is destroying unions. I told him that the unions are still around. I then informed this recaller that the state economy has been fixed because of Walker, more money has been made available for education and the state of Wisconsin has been saved from financial collapse.

I then asked him why he would want to recall someone who has saved our state. He responded, “You’re stupid.” I decided to leave, but not before asking him why it was the left wing was supposedly

the “Party of Tolerance” with members like that (he didn’t get it).

I learned two things from this encounter. First, I learned to never again waste my good humor on Democrats. Second, the workers they have seem to be ignorant beyond belief judging by this sampling of them I was exposed to. If the reason they’re going to give is just propaganda, then the Walker recall should flounder easily.

After taking a closer look at where the money is coming from to fund the recall efforts, we see that a lot, if not most, is coming from outside the state. That’s odd. Other states seem to have some sort of investment in Wisconsin. The ability to trace the paper trail ends with the Political Action Committee, some of which can be traced to very wealthy fat cats. It looks like the 1 percent are funding the recall Walker efforts, but for what reasons?

Investments with unions?

Democratic Party affiliations? Your guess is as good as mine. All I know is Democrats have been destroying campaign regulation legislation for as long as I’ve been metabolizing

glucose.

Because the Wall Street protesters are against the wealthy 1 percent, and because some members of that 1 percent have liberal tendencies and are trying to recall Walker, part of the Wall Street protesters must support Walker, if that logic follows.

I learned never to waste my good humor on Democrats. ... If the reason [workers] are going to give is just propoganda, then the Walker recall should flounder easily.

Therefore it seems that most of Wisconsin supports Walker and rich people from outside the state are funding the recall.

Thankfully there is an opposing force to the recall named Recall the Recall. They’re a group of level-headed professionals who are

looking to end the ridiculousness that is the recall Walker “movement.” I use the word movement loosely because that would imply that things are being changed. Recall the Recall recently had a peaceful meeting that was almost interrupted by liberals. The right to meet peacefully is protected under the First Amendment, which these protesters rudely seem to have ignored.

The Walker recall “movement” isn’t looking too good right now. Rude members, most of the state against them, and the puppet strings are being pulled by an outof-state group or groups.

I’d be worried if I were in the recall camp right now.

If the liberal media were fair, they’d have revealed the fact that fat cat corporations are sticking their filthy fingers in our state on the side of the left wing. As it is, it is common citizens that are left being harassed while the whole state just waits for the recall effort to fail so we can get on with making Wisconsin better.

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

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Studio Days showcases graduate art community University Art Lofts act as think tank for artists formulating, displaying projects Joe Nistler ArtsEtc. Staff Writer The University of Wisconsin’s art department opened its studio doors last week for its annual Studio Days, giving the public a taste of what’s going on in the graduate art community.

Art lovers on campus have plenty of opportunities to see the final products created by students in the graduate arts program in various Madison exhibits, but probably little insight into the creative process behind those pieces. Student Services Coordinator Jennifer Simonelli said Studio Days is a unique

chance to see where the art is made, and how the artists make it.

“Seeing the artists’ work in their studios versus in a gallery or in an exhibition is a really great opportunity for the viewer to see the artists in their own element, to see what they’re working with, their environment, who influences them, maybe who’s next door,” Simonelli said.

The element of “where” can have profound impacts on the art. Simonelli noted that the 87 graduate students come from a huge range of cultural backgrounds from all over the world and travel frequently to seek inspiration. When they return to their studios, housed in the Humanities building and the Frances Street Art Lofts, fresh influences and interpretations can intermingle freely among

the artists.

“The graduate students are kind of at the forefront of what’s going on in contemporary art practice,” Simonelli said. “I think the art they’re making here is a very nice snapshot of a whole bunch of different cultural influences.”

Location, cultural backgrounds and life experiences all play a huge role in that elusive beast called inspiration. But it may surprise viewers to see students finding inspiration in sciences, mathematics and history, subjects audiences might not typically associate with studio art.

At least one sculpture on display in the first-year graduate gallery, located in the Art Lofts, takes a cue from anatomy by surgically slicing out a piece of the intestine and enlarging it to mammoth proportions.

“Fig. 2” would fit equally

well in a medical sciences building. Its creator, Natasha Hovey, can often be found working in her studio down the hall, where surgical photos of human anatomy adorn the walls and strings of dried clay cover the table.

She explained her experimentation with different firing techniques to see the effects on the clay and apply them to future projects. On her computer screen, a 17th century sketch of skeletons atop a mound of anatomy provides her next inspiration.

Going deeper into the Art Lofts, artists of every medium and genre mingled with visitors during Studio Days, while some continued working on their art. From photography to oil painting, one student even worked on a blown-glass piece in her lab. The artists talked enthusiastically about their work, both finished and

unfinished, on display in their crowded studios. “[Studio Days] is very exciting for our students, and it’s something they look forward to every year. They really enjoy talking about their work and meeting with people and learning from the audience what they interpret from the pieces,” Simonelli said. “So it may be interesting to see … how that conversation may influence their direction.”

The graduate students weren’t the only ones on display this week. A gallery on the 7th floor of Humanities housed the Bachelor of Fine Arts exhibit, which featured undergrads’ work from the semester. Coinciding with Studio Days, the BFA exhibit is an annual effort to provide the public with a glance at a different group of students, some of which are potential members in a

future generation of Studio Days.

If you missed either Studio Days or the BFA exhibit, there will be other chances to see the grad students’ finished work on campus. The first-year grad student exhibit is still going on at the Art Lofts, and a slew of exhibits are still to come. Checking out UW students’ artwork is a chance to stay in touch with the Madison and UW community, said Simonelli.

“We really appreciate having the public come in and see our space,” she said. “I think it gives a great sense of community to know what’s going on in Madison.”

For more information about UW-Madison artists’ Studio Days and other future exhibitions, check out the Art Department’s website at www. art.wisc.edu.

UW Poet Laureate discusses past, goals Fabu shares poetry with community, recalls early need for expression after major events Amanda Connors ArtsEtc. Reporter Poetry on the bus lines, sidewalks, radio; poetry ingrained in everyday life — such is the world Fabu Carter Brisco envisions. Carter Brisco, known simply as Fabu, is Madison’s current Poet Laureate. She is the third person to hold the position of Poet Laureate for the city of Madison, following in the footsteps of John Tuschen and Andrea Musher.

With poetry not only published in books but also pressed into the sidewalk on Williamson Street, Fabu advocates putting poetry in unusual locations and spaces. She focuses on helping poets in the community get published.

“I, at one time, had poetry for elementary, middle school, high school and adult poets in different places around Madison. Elementary was in the Capital City Hues and middle school was in the Madison Times.

High school poets [were] on bus lines … and adult poets were in Madison magazines,” Fabu said.

Fabu believes publication is a very important step in the writing process and wants to give people a chance to see their poetry out in public.

“You really need audience feedback, you really need to see your work and how it looks, not just on a page, but on the Internet or published in some kind of venue,” Fabu said.

Although Fabu is now a published poet, she is happy she was able to overcome her rather

upsetting introduction to poetry and make it her own.

“It’s to me a mystery of how I became a poet because when I was a child we had to memorize poems,” she said. “You’d be called to your teacher’s desk. I had to memorize ‘The Daffodils,’ a poem

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and I thought I would never like poetry after that. It was so scary to stand by the teacher ’s desk in front of the class and recite this long poem about daffodils.”

Fabu started writing when she was very young.

Her father was a career Army man and moved around frequently. Fabu and her mother moved with him from Army base to Army base. She attended kindergarten and first grade in France and then lived in almost every state in the South until 1968, when her father was called to fight in Vietnam.

When her father left to fight in the war, Fabu and her mother moved to Memphis, Tenn., to be closer to her mother ’s family. They arrived in Memphis during the Sanitation Strike of 1968.

“We were just plopped right in the middle of history without any kind of preparation,” Fabu said. “[Moving to Memphis] had a really, really tremendous effect on me because up until then I was pretty much an innocent little girl.

When they plopped us right down into Memphis, that was my first time to realize that people hated me for the color of my skin.”

While in Memphis, Fabu witnessed the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,

Photo courtesy of Fabu Carter Brisco

Fabu Carter Brisco, or Fabu, is just the third person to have been named UW-Madison’s Poet Laureate, and will hold the position until Dec. 31 of this year. Her goal is to incorporate poetry into everyday life. an event that has greatly affected her writing.

“I was just a little girl trying to grow up and all of the sudden I felt like I was dropped into kind of a warzone,” she said.

“And indeed, that Easter, the Easter of ‘68, I looked out the window and saw tanks rolling through the neighborhood because they called in the National Guard. So that’s how I cut my teeth on poetry and writing. Because I just had to. There were so many feelings inside.”

Fabu moved to

Wisconsin to attend graduate school at the University of Wisconsin in the late ‘70s because it was the only school that offered a graduate degree in African-American language and literature.

“When I first came here, there were 20 African Americans who came in together as grad students, and by the end of the first year there were only two of us. We are the two that graduated,” said Fabu.

Fabu was also the first person to graduate from UW with a master ’s

degree in Afro-American Studies.

“The UW … provided [a lot] for me to write about. The campus has always been a really great adventure. There’s so many people, nationally and internationally known. I got to hear a concert of Bob Marley before he died. It was so exciting — all of the information that was swirling around and all the things you could learn,” Fabu said.

Her experiences in her childhood and at the UW

helped Fabu to realize how important poetry is as an art form.

“Poetry is like the stepchild in the writing world because it’s not considered as elite as novel writing or as exciting as short story writing or as strong as essay writing,” Fabu said.

“For me, though, poetry contains the most useful forms of expression and is a healing tool.”

Fabu will continue to serve Madison as Poet Laureate until Dec. 31.

Author Joan Didion tries to forget in memoir ‘Blue Nights’ Celebrated writer of nonfiction dredges up tragedies of her daughter, husband Shawn Rajanayagam ArtsEtc. Writer It seems no review of Joan Didion’s work can avoid extolling her as “America’s most celebrated essayist.” With that in mind, Joan Didion, America’s most celebrated essayist, recently published her latest memoirs, “Blue Nights.”

The book is a rumination on the personal tragedies that have assailed Didion in the past few years. Within

the space of 20 months, she faces obstacles that culminated in the death of her husband, the novelist and screenwriter John Gregory Dunne, and then her daughter, Quintana Roo. “Blue Nights” is filled with the kind of clinical prose that is characteristic of Didion. Her surgical approach to writing helps the book avoid the pitfalls of many survivor’s tales; rather than falling into the sappy territory of survivor’s guilt, Didion deftly expresses the torrent of self-recrimination she is feeling without ever seeming trite.

Didion wrestles with her own shortcomings as a mother throughout the book, and it is heart-wrenching

to see Didion try to place some of the blame for her daughter’s infirmity on herself. She recounts the story of how Quintana, then just 5 years old, placed a call to an asylum and asked to be committed. “Was I the problem?” asks Didion plaintively. “Was I always the problem?”

Reading Didion’s work, one cannot help but feel she was not the best mother.

Perhaps she paid too little attention to Quintana, a fact she readily acknowledges.

In retrospect, she feels guilt for ignoring her daughter — “Brush your hair, brush your teeth, shush, I’m working” were the most common adages. But are not all parents prone to

certain deficiencies? Who would blame Didion for her parental limitations? And who among us would dare to suggest her daughter died because of it?

“I do not know many people who think they have succeeded as parents …

Most of us recite rosaries of our failures, our neglects, our derelictions and delinquencies,” she wrote in “Blue Nights.” No author but Didion could summarize the guilt of a parent so aptly. “When we talk about mortality we are talking about our children,” writes Didion. This is a truism, for Didion at least. The deaths of her husband and then daughter have forced Didion herself to face up to her own

fear of death.

It is a problem with which she is constantly grappling, especially in the second half of “Blue Nights.” More and more, we see the process of aging foregrounded as Quintana’s death provides a background, a counterpoint, a constant reminder of mortality.

When Didion herself is diagnosed with herpes zoster, a disease that leaves her feeling, to borrow Ntozake Shange’s phrase, “corporeally inept,” she is clearly in denial. “I maintain faith that my own symptoms will improve, lessen, even resolve. I collect encouraging news, even focus on it. I memorize my child’s face.”

By the end of book,

one cannot help but feel confused. Didion the writer is scientific in her analysis of how Quintana’s death has affected her. But Didion the person, the mother, seems to have learned nothing.

“There is no day in her life on which I do not see her,” she wrote. And yet, for Didion, every day is a simultaneous repudiation of Quintana’s death and a meditation on it.

“Memories are what you no longer want to remember,” Didion writes in rebuke of those trying to comfort her by focusing on the positive memories of Quintana’s life. The tragic irony is that, try as she might, Joan Didion simply cannot forget.

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UW drops 3rd straight, 69-51 to WSU Badgers couldn’t overcome Cougars’ defensive pressure, give up 15 turnovers Nick Korger Women’s Basketball Writer Washington State senior Rosetta Adzasu, the Cougars starting point guard who suffered a concussion in practice on Thursday, was reduced to a spectator against the Badgers Friday night. She probably enjoyed what she saw.

The Washington State offense did not miss a beat Friday, shooting 58 percent from the field and lighting up the Kohl Center in a 6951 win over Wisconsin. It was a game that looked like Washington State couldn’t

WALK, from 8 does that turns you insideout is they really shoot the basketball,” Wofford head coach Mike Young said.

“Berggren, Bruesewitz; Evans stepped back there and made a three, and then Brust, and then on and on. That’s really, really hard.

“Credit to the Badgers, they were that much better tonight than we were.”

Leading the way for Terriers Saturday were guards Kevin Giltner and Cochran, who each scored 10 points on a combined 8-of-20 shooting.

Wofford was held to just 12 points in the paint and earned only nine shots from the free

FIAMMETTA, from 8 injuries to Wisconsin’s vaunted offensive line (most notably center Peter Konz, right tackle Josh Oglesby and left guard Travis Frederick), a frequently onedimensional passing attack (wide receiver Nick Toon’s inconsistency becomes even more critical with the shoulder injury to Jared Abbrederis, who caught just one pass Saturday) and an offense that has become dramatically more pass-heavy with Wilson at the helm.

Witnesses of Ball’s most stellar runs this season aren’t shocked by the numbers he’s posted, and they really shouldn’t be after he averaged 10.8 yards per play in Wisconsin’s seasonopener against UNLV. That game also stands as an instance of some awesome unintentional foreshadowing, as Ball struck a picture-perfect Heisman pose on his first rushing touchdown of the

miss, as the team received scoring contributions from nine of its players, four of whom recorded double figures.

Perhaps the entire night was summed up on a desperation long three-point heave by Washington State guard Tia Presley at the shot clock buzzer in the final minute of the game.

For Wisconsin head coach Bobbie Kelsey, it was a shooting performance she had never seen from her old conference foe during her time at Stanford.

“They were hot and we had some lapses defensively,” Kelsey said.

“I know that one shot by Presley she put up she just threw it up and it went in.

So that’s the kind of night they were having. I’ve never seen them that hot because I’ve scouted them for four

throw line — all of which came in the second half.

Wisconsin also doubled up on Wofford in the rebound battle, winning 43-22.

Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan came away impressed with the success his players had against Wofford’s inside game.

“I was pleased with about 85 percent of the defense on how we handled their screens and some of the looks they were trying to get with the post because they hurt a lot of teams inside; tall teams, short teams,” he said. “They had some pretty good action on their inside game and I thought Jared did an excellent job.”

season.

Really, nobody should be surprised by Ball anymore. Some Heisman voters inevitably will be given the diminished spotlight on Wisconsin since it excited the national title race, but what a shame that will be.

Ball’s well-rounded skills have formed an essentially blemishfree Heisman candidacy. ... Ball’s steady season-long excellence has proven that as he goes, Wisconsin goes.

“He just keeps running,” right guard Kevin Zeitler said. “He just keeps running; he just keeps driving his legs and it works out.”

Mike is a senior majoring in journalism. Do you think

years.”

Although the Cougars struggled to begin the game, falling behind 12-4 early, the iron eventually became very kind.

Washington State ran a combination of flare entries and double staggered screens for their backcourt all night, as the Cougar guards found themselves with separation to contributed 53 of the team’s 61 total points.

“Our offensive execution has not been good yet out of the gate,” Washington State head coach June Daugherty said. “But this is a very unselfish team that’s led by some very good seniors. I love the fact that our front line will sacrifice their bodies and set those flares and double staggers to get our shooters open.

Our posts do a good job of

BALL, from 8 quarter. Ball took the handoff from Wilson, cut right, stiff arming one defender with his left hand and then spinning to his left, leaving Illini defensive back Terry Hawthorne completely spun around.

By the end of the game, Ball had set forth a Herculean effort that struck a distinct tone in the UW locker room.

“Best in the country, the best in the country — hands down,” Henry said of his impressions of Ball. “The stats speak for themselves; he’s cut weight from last year and he looks good, man.”

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making those guards have some free looks.”

While the Cougars were on fire offensively, the team transferred the heat to the defensive game as well.

The Badgers struggled to find a good look against the suffocating pressure defense of the Cougars guards.

Struggling at times to find an open shot, the Wisconsin guards felt Washington State breathing down their neck all game, as the Cougars’ ball pressure frustrated the Badgers, forcing 15 turnovers and stealing the ball 11 times.

“We didn’t have our best pressure out there tonight just because of the concussion to Adzasu,” Daugherty said. “But I thought April Cook was solid, you’re not going to get past her. She’s one of the better athletes in the Pac-12.

BYE BYE, from 8 yards in the first half.

Head coach Bret Bielema said he knew his team just wasn’t executing its normal game plan.

“We just didn’t do what we do,” Bielema said. “We had a couple of penalties, we had a couple of false starts on offense, we had

We’re long, we’re quick and athletic and we try to take advantage of that. We try to extend the passing lanes and make it tough to get it inside if the ball gets to the wing.”

While Wisconsin committed its lowest total turnover count of the season, the Badgers struggled to find a good look all night, as the Cougars defense routinely forced the shot clock down to 10 seconds or less.

“They’re very aggressive on defense,” sophomore Morgan Paige said. “They like to get up in the passing lanes and make you turn the ball over. It gets under your skin a little bit but you have to rely on your teammates to be open, make dribble entry passes and make adjustments in the offense.

Sometimes we didn’t do that and sometimes we did a

really good job with it.”

For Kelsey, the Badgers put themselves in a hole by not getting the ball across half-court in due time.

“We have to get in our offense faster,” Kelsey said.

“If you notice when we get picked up full court and we get to our side, there’s like 18 seconds left. That’s a problem; if they pick up full court we try to give the guard a screen so we can initiate the offense, which was a problem tonight.

“We missed a lot of people who were open. Some folks were just wide open, either we couldn’t see them or we had our heads down. When we watch this tape they’re going to see that the back pass was there all night and we never took advantage of it. But they did. We finally started hitting that pass at the end, but it was too late.”

a pass interference on Borland there that gave them some extra yardage.

We just didn’t do what we normally do.”

In a season that has generally consisted of blowouts by the Badgers, this one was a physical grind that made a statement.

The offense has been posting big numbers all

season, but it was the defense who turned things around and gave the Badgers a chance to win.

“It feels really good to be such a huge contributing factor to a win like this,” sophomore defensive tackle Ethan Hemer said.

“Everyone talks about our offense, but at the same time it’s good for us to come out and take care of business.”

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RECAP 2nd-half surge carries Wisconsin past Illinois 28-17, defense creates 4 turnovers Kelly Erickson Associate Sports Editor CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — It was gritty. It was ugly. But it might have been Wisconsin’s most impressive victory of the season.

Despite trailing, in every sense of the word, 17-7 at half, the No. 17 Badgers (9-2, 5-2) launched a second-half comeback to beat Illinois 2817 (6-5, 2-5).

After a measly first half, Wisconsin’s offense finished with 285 total yards, the brunt of which came on the ground with 195 yards rushing and 90 yards passing. The Badgers gave up 301 total offensive yards, almost evenly split with 152 yards passing and 149 yards rushing.

Quarterback Russell Wilson wasn’t counted on very often, completing 10 of his 13 passes for 90

yards and one touchdown.

He also added a one-yard touchdown run on a naked bootleg at the end of the third quarter that put the Badgers ahead for good.

But it was running back Montee Ball and the defense that really made the difference for Wisconsin.

Ball finished the day with 224 yards on the ground and two touchdowns on 38 carries.

“He’s been able to get the job done,” senior offensive lineman Kevin Zeitler said.

“He’s been reliable, he’s been productive, so why not rely on him?”

While Ball quietly gained over 200 yards, at times grinding out two- or threeyard rushes, he ultimately averaged 5.9 yards per carry.

UW’s defense created four turnovers in the second half, three of which led to touchdowns.

Three of Wisconsin’s defensive backs picked off Illinois quarterbacks Nathan Scheelhaase and Reilly O’Toole as senior cornerback Antonio Fenelus, senior safety Aaron Henry and junior safety Shelton Johnson (whose interception sealed the win) all caught momentum-changing interceptions.

Junior linebacker Mike Taylor also recovered a fumble at the beginning of the second half that sparked the defense’s success.

“Oh my goodness, man, we can be very, very dangerous,” Henry said.

“Our D-coordinator does a tremendous job gameplanning, but I think anytime we can go out there and have one turnover, then have another one and we’ve got guys just flying to the ball … we can be a special team.”

But it was Fenelus’ interception that helped set the tone for the rest of the game.

On Illinois’ second drive of the half, O’Toole was in at quarterback for the Illini on 1st-and-10 from his own 39. O’Toole dropped back to find senior wide receiver A.J. Jenkins, only to have Fenelus cut the route short and intercept the pass.

And while the defense helped the offense, the special teams helped the defense.

For the first time in four games, Wisconsin’s special teams didn’t allow any big plays. Instead, senior punter Brad Nortman was key in trapping Illinois deep in its own territory on several occasions.

Plagued with penalties on offense on the second drive of the second half, UW was looking at 4th-and-31 from

Fighting Illini (6-5, 2-5).

Ball rushed 38 times on the afternoon, gaining 5.9 yards per carry against the nation’s 24th-ranked rushing defense.

The effort was crucial for the Badgers, as quarterback Russell Wilson was unable to establish much of a passing attack outside of his six completions for 67 yards to wide receiver Nick Toon.

Ultimately, Wisconsin’s offense lined up for 58 total plays and handed it off to Ball more than 65 percent of the time.

“That’s what I was telling myself during halftime: I’ve got to make plays; playmakers have to make plays,” Ball said.

“Me, Toon, Russell and players on the defense, too, and we did. It shows that we’re capable of

overcoming adversity.”

After opening the game with an eight-play drive that lasted 5:21 but only resulted in 26 yards, the Badgers failed in the first half to string together anything longer than a four-play, 41-yard drive early in the second quarter that ended with a Wilson fumble. The Illini, meanwhile, gained 224 yards on 42 plays in the first half. Quarterbacks Nathan Scheelhasse and Reilly O’Toole, combined, completed 17 of 19 passes for 113 yards. Both of Illinois’ first-half scoring drives lasted at least six plays, the first consuming 64 yards in 3:01 and the second taking 13 plays, 56 yards and 2:53.

Wisconsin’s first touchdown came at the 2:55 mark in the second

quarter on a 1-yard rush two plays after Illinois punter Justin DuVernois mishandled a punt that the Badgers recovered at the Illini 2-yard line.

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Running back Montee Ball quietly rushed for 224 yards, as he became the main component of UW’s offense with 38 carries. Ball rushed for two touchdowns and received one as well. its own 23. Nortman came in with the wind at his back and hit a 74-yard punt that put Illinois on its own threeyard line.

“It’s certainly nice to punt with the wind at your back,” Nortman said. “Going into it was pretty challenging. It was one of the most drastic winds I’ve felt in my time here, this season especially.

Being able to change field position like that helped our defense and it helped them do what they do best.”

The second half was certainly a great showing for

the Badgers, but the first half was quite the opposite.

Wisconsin went into halftime down 10 points, appearing as if its defense forgot how to pass-rush and its offensive line couldn’t function consistently without injured center Peter Konz.

At halftime, the Fighting Illini led in all phases of the game with 224 total yards to the Badgers’ 93, 113 yards in the air and 111 yards on the ground. Wisconsin had 41 passing yards and 52 rushing

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SIDEBAR Ball has career day with 224 yards on 38 carries, scores 3 touchdowns in win Mike Fiammetta Sports Editor By halftime, Wisconsin running back Montee Ball had gained 60 of the Badgers’ 93 meager yards thanks to an inspired Illinois’ defense on Senior Day at Memorial Stadium.

Then, Ball ran away for 164 yards and two touchdowns in the second half and the Badgers (9-2, 5-2) erased a 17-7 halftime deficit to move within one win of a berth to the inaugural Big Ten Championship Game after a 28-17 win over the

“That’s what I was telling myself during halftime: ‘I’ve got to make plays; playmakers make plays.”

Montee Ball

Running back

knew we were walking into a little bit of a storm,” head coach Bret Bielema said. “We kind of told our guys to be braced for

an initial surge and [we] obviously didn’t play well in the first half.”

But in the second, with the score kept manageable by a series of Illinois miscues, Wisconsin’s offense looked to its running attack even more, handing the ball off to Ball 36 times. After linebacker Mike Taylor recovered a fumble at the Illinois’ 25yard line, the Badgers took 12 plays to go just 30 yards, rushing Ball 10 times.

Ultimately, Wilson capped the drive with a five-yard touchdown pass to Ball, who had been left wide open after his defender got trapped over the middle of the field.

Later in the quarter on a 3rd-and-1 from Illinois’ 35-yard line, the Badgers chose another run and Ball rushed up

the middle, broke two tackles and then surged near the right sideline 34 yards to the 1-yard line.

On the next play, Wilson faked the handoff to Ball and scampered easily to his left on a naked bootleg that caught the run-weary Illinois defense off guard on the last play of the third quarter and put Wisconsin up 21-17.

“Me and him talk about it all the time — just be great, don’t settle for anything less,” Wilson said of Ball. “During practice, we talk about that and it shows up on the field.”

The Badgers never relinquished their lead, and Ball tacked on another score with a dazzling 17-yard run with 12:12 remaining in the fourth

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Badgers take Terriers for a walk Gasser never flinches from perimeter, scores 16; UW flexes defensive muscle in 69-33 rout Elliot Hughes Sports Content Editor It took a little while to warm up, but the No. 13 Wisconsin men’s basketball team dished out a 69-33 home victory over Wofford Saturday night with half of the team’s shots falling on target.

Sophomore guard Josh Gasser led all scorers with 16 points, hitting five of six shots from the field and all four attempts from beyond the arc. Gasser also added five rebounds and two assists.

Forwards Jared Berggren and Ryan Evans backed up the guard’s play with 13 Zhao Lim The Badger Herald points apiece, a career high Sophomore guard Josh Gasser scored 16 of Wisconsin’s 69 points Saturday night for Berggren, who pitched in against Wofford. Gasser deftly hit five of six shots, including all four from the perimeter. seven rebounds on the night

while Evans chipped in six along with five assists. Both converted six of 12 shots from the field.

The Badgers (3-0) started the night off slow, scoring just 13 points after 10 minutes while the Terriers (1-2) came within three points after Karl Cochran hit a three-pointer just after the 10-minute mark.

Gasser then replied with a three-pointer of his own, beginning a 19-0 run that lasted until just before the break. Wisconsin missed its next four shots but went on to hit six of the following 10, with three-pointers coming from Rob Wilson (seven points) and Jordan Taylor (four points, four assists).

However, the real story of the run, which lasted over nine minutes, was

Wisconsin’s defense.

Berggren and Gasser combined for one block and two steals over that period while Evans swatted away three shots himself.

Meanwhile, Wofford was limited to two offensive boards.

“I think [the run] started with defense, we got going on defense,” Evans said. “I dove for one, Jared dove for one, so that was huge defensively. And having a guy like Josh, being able to knock down shots, I think he gave me two assists on that run, so that makes it pretty easy for me.”

“And a guy like Jordan Taylor, someone who’s really just distributing right now, instilling confidence in all of us, I really commend him for that … He’s just playing real

team ball right now.”

Wisconsin entered the locker room at halftime with a 32-12 lead from which Wofford would not recover.

The Badgers shot 43.3 percent from the field in the first period and upped that clip to an even 50 percent when all was said and done. About 39 percent of Wisconsin’s tries from the perimeter had their desired effect as well.

The Terriers, meanwhile, shot 26.5 percent and 21.1 from the arc on the night, despite engineering good looks on offense and capping its turnover count at nine.

Ultimately, though, Wofford just couldn’t keep up with Wisconsin.

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UW’s Ball undeniable Heisman candidate Mike Fiammetta Mike’d Up In a game that was won with his Badger teammates squarely on his back, Montee Ball made a swift, resounding statement to the rest of college football — the Wisconsin running back is an undeniable Heisman Trophy candidate.

Ball’s 38 carries, 224

rushing yards and three total touchdowns at Illinois came together to form the Heisman Moment that is the intangible quality required to win college football’s most coveted bronze trophy. His final run — a 15-yard dash with a resounding stiff arm and a nimble spin move — put the final touches on Wisconsin’s 28-17 win, a victory that catapults them to the brink of playing for the Big Ten title, with only the Penn State Nittany Lions standing in the Badgers’ way.

All year long, Ball’s had the requisite statistics and wins for legitimate

Heisman candidacy. After his performance Saturday, Ball rests second in the nation in rushing yards (1,466), first in yards-percarry average among rushers with more than 200 carries (6.6) and first in total touchdowns (30, also a Big Ten single-season record). Even in the 9-2 Badgers’ pair of losses, Ball rushed for at least 5.0 yards per carry and two touchdowns in each.

But of course, the picture of the Heisman race is refined essentially just as frequently as the BCS title picture — especially this year. A 53-50 Nov. 12 loss to Oregon and

a shaky 31-28 win over California have seemingly cooled the jets on Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck’s campaign, while the losses of Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden and Oregon running back LaMichael James have also damaged their respective candidacies. Even Ball’s own quarterback, Russell Wilson, has lost essentially all of his own momentum after attempting only 13 passes Saturday afternoon.

Ball’s résumé can and will be juxtaposed with that of Alabama running back Trent Richardson, Houston quarterback

Case Keenum, Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III and who knows how many others. But on a 9-2 Wisconsin team that can reach the Rose Bowl for a second straight year, Ball has touched the football on nearly a third of UW’s plays (32.9 percent) and accounted for just about the same percentage of his team’s yardage (32.2 percent).

With his rushing totals supplemented by a healthy contribution in the passing game (16 receptions, 233 yards and five touchdowns) and his prowess as a pass-blocker, Ball’s well-rounded skills

have formed an essentially blemish-free Heisman candidacy. As good as some of his aforementioned competitors have fared this season, Ball’s steady season-long excellence has proven that as he goes, Wisconsin goes.

The fact that sophomore running back — and reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year — James White has been largely forgotten in UW’s offense after leading it in rushing last year typifies Ball’s dominance this year.

Ball’s consistency has also persisted despite

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