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New Union plan passed Terrace tree removal supported; members resolve to iron out remaining safety issues of the building, she added.

Council member Sam Campus Editor Seering brought up an Union Council issue regarding the outside approved final design staircase and when it will recommendations Tuesday be open.

“It actually might be for a Memorial Union expansion project that code related … and we’re encompasses changes to looking at a code study,” the basement and first floor, von Below said. “We want to be certain it’s a safe as well as the place up on controversial that deck that student we’re making and theater “We want to accessible and lounge. be certain it’s a whether we need Nonone point or two voting Design safe place up on that deck that points for an exit Committee back into the member we’re making building.”

Wendy accessible and The von Below complexity lies presented the whether we in the desirability plans during need one point last night’s or two points for of leaving that stair open but meeting, an back exit into needing a second highlighting means to get off the changes the building.” the deck without made to designs Wendy von Below leading back into building, approved last Design Committee member the Lein and Wilson March.

Architects The new spokesperson space will Del Wilson said. extend from the current If the exit does lead theater toward Lake Mendota by about 30 feet, back into the building, von Below said. It includes there needs to be a way to a fireplace, additional manage and control it, he seating and a new deck said.

“Part of the challenge with stairs on the west side

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The Union Council supported the plans for an addition to the Memorial Union Terrace, which has generated some controversy on campus. Critics say the expansion could spoil the view’s integrity. would be if we had to have a second emergency exit that goes back into the building when the Union wants to be secure,” Hank Walter, who is a member of both the Design Committee and Union Council, said.

“We’re trying to find an answer for that.”

Von Below emphasized this was not the first challenge the committee has faced — and that as members “have not thrown up their hands yet,” this

case will prove no different.

Council decided to vote on the floor plan without these logistics to fit the tight time constraints of the Design Committee.

The motion for the student/theater lounge floor plan was passed by a vote of 8-0-1, with Seering abstaining. Logistics for the exit will be available at a future meeting.

The plans also include

Edible architecture Two University of Wisconsin graduate students peruse the gingerbread houses on display at the Overture Center this Tuesday. Different bakeries in Madison showed off their edible buildings.

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• Funding for an Alumni Park between Union and Red Gym, where there is currently a parking lot.

• Restructuring of Helen C. White parking to accommodate lost parking at the Union.

• Greater accessibility to the Union, including fewer stairs and more ramps for wheelchairs.

Memorial held for UW student Jackie Allen Campus Reporter Friends and family of University of Wisconsin senior Zach Zenk, who died last week in his Madison home, honored his memory during a memorial service in La Crosse Tuesday.

Zenk is survived by his parents and two sisters.

He graduated from Aquinas High School in La Crosse in 2007, where he was a member of the wrestling team, and he had a passion for computers and programming, according to Zenk’s obituary.

Zenk was also employed on campus as a student web developer for external relations in the College of Engineering, working on rebuilding their website, UW spokesperson John Lucas said.

The Madison Police Department is currently conducting an investigation into Zenk’s death, pending the results

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• The Union Theater lounge will be downsized, and the lakeside windows will be similar to those currently in the cafeteria.

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Matt Huppert The Department of Administration and the Capitol Police hosted a public forum Tuesday morning to inform members of the public about the newly drafted rules for holding an event or rally at the Capitol.

Chris Ahmuty, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin, said he felt many at the meeting left feeling that the DOA officials and Capitol Police Chief Charles Tubbs failed to properly clarify the intricacies and intent of the updated rules.

Under the updated facilities access policy, organizers of any activity or displays at any state building, including the Capitol, would have to send a permit for approval to the DOA within 72 hours of the event. These updated regulations took effect on Dec. 1.

“The frustration is going to get even greater now, and people will likely get concerned and exercised,” Ahmuty said.

“We’ll probably see demonstrations about the right to hold demonstrations.”

Apart from Tuesday’s meeting, DOA officials and Capitol police will host meetings on Thursday afternoon and Saturday morning in the Capitol basement to educate members of the public about the new regulations, according to a DOA statement.

Ahmuty said the new updated rules for the facilities

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of a toxicology report from a medical examiner.

MPD Lieutenant Dave McCaw said police are still waiting for the medical examiner to determine cause of death, which will then influence the next steps the investigation will take.

“When a young person passes, it’s not like an old person passing because it’s unexpected, because it’s unusual. Not a lot of young people die,” McCaw said.

“We’re taking it seriously.

Everyone is really looking at it as a death investigation.”

The results of the test can take anywhere between the next two to three weeks, McCaw said. In these cases, where cause of death is uncertain, MPD usually works with a medical examiner, he added.

“I think that anything that moves any further in our investigation will be hinged on that,” McCaw

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Officials approve UW student voting ID cards Adrianna Viswanatha State Reporter State officials approved new ID cards some University of Wisconsin System campuses will issue students in light of the new voter ID law.

The Government Accountability Board’s decision Tuesday to approve new voter identification cards will have a large impact on students’ ability to vote

in the upcoming spring elections.

GAB spokesperson Reid Magney said UW System schools have been submitting cards to the GAB for review, which the board has been approving for some time.

While the Madison and Milwaukee campuses are among the system schools that now have their IDs approved, the two-year colleges as well as UW-Parkside, UW-

Platteville and UW-River Falls are still waiting on whether or not their voter ID cards will get governmental approval.

“The legislation said that student IDs are acceptable if they meet the requirements. Our understanding is that UW schools are taking steps to make changes so those IDs are acceptable,” Magney said.

The voter ID legislation mandates

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school IDs must have an issuance date, expire within two years and include the student’s signature.

Magney said the approvals are a result of the universities’ efforts to redesign secondary IDs to be used for voting purposes only.

The UW System has argued student IDs should be applicable for voting usage IDs, but many of the existing IDs

did not comply with the new law’s stipulations.

“We are faced with only a couple of options.

We can reissue IDs, which is very expensive, or we can work with the GAB to create voting-only IDs upon request,” UW System spokesperson David Giroux said.

He said IDs such as the ones at UW are “smart

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‘Hatters going to White House Campus a capella group to have audience with president upon receiving invitation submitted their original song, “Wisconsin News Reporter Christmas,” from their recent album, The University of most Wisconsin Madhatters 2010’s Cheer on Tap, a capella group will and a live video from “uwmadhatters” entertain President the channel, Barack Obama and his YouTube to the wife Michelle tonight at according the White House holiday statement. After a long party in Washington, wait, the men heard back asking for their D.C. The group is known availability.

The group just for its spontaneous bursts of song around concluded a weekend campus— they’ve of performances at the performed in UW dining Orpheum Theater on halls and residence halls State Street, Pierce said. performances alongside the other These and the large official gigs audiences they’ve they drew booked. will be While an helpful. audience “I think with some of the national guys might politicians be a bit might nervous, but prove to coming off be slightly our successful different, concert series the group weekend plans to incorporate Kevin King should calm the same UW MadHatter all of our nerves a bit,” audiencePierce said. based “Overall, techniques we’re very they use humbled to have been for all shows. to perform, MadHatter Robert asked Pierce said the group’s and we’re all looking performances depend forward to an awesome on the crowd they are experience.”

King said in the singing for, and this isn’t statement the group going to change in D.C. the “In reality, a lot of emphasized of the our performances vary importance based on the crowd we university and fans in have,” Pierce said. “We gaining access to this will alter our set mid- opportunity.

“This is truly a onceperformance if we want to cater to the audience’s in-a-lifetime experience that we wouldn’t have tastes better.”

UW senior and been able to accomplish MadHatter Kevin King without the support said in a UW statement of the campus and our the group was ecstatic fans,” he said in the and surprised over the statement.

Madhatters was opportunity.

“We’re just a group of founded in 1997 and is guys from the Midwest composed of 15 singers who like to sing. We had and one beatboxer from no idea that we would the UW campus, Pierce have the opportunity said.

These members range to sing at the White House for such dignified from a variety of ages, people,” King said in the backgrounds and majors, but all share a passion statement.

The White House for music, according to Social Office contacted the statement.

They currently have the group to inform the Madhatters they one live album and were in the running to three studio albums. perform for the White The first album was House’s holiday series released in 2002 and was as they are considered featured on the Best of “distinguished musical College A Capella CD ambassadors of [our] in 2002, and their third state”, according to the album, released in 2007, garnered two national statement.

The group then recording awards.

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During Tuesday’s legislative committee meeting on concealed carry, Rep. Jim Ott, R-Mequon, argues with fellow committee member Rep. Gary Hebl, D-Sun Prairie, over how strict to keep regulations on concealed weapons.

Officials try to roll back rules for concealed carry Ilona Argirion State Reporter A legislative committee approved a bill that would suspend several of the Department of Justice emergency rules for concealed carry, including the rule requiring a minimum time for training.

On Tuesday, the Wisconsin Legislature Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules held a meeting regarding the training requirements to obtain a license to carry a concealed weapon and passed the legislation suspending several of the DOJ’s emergency rules by a 6-3 majority. The next step for the bill will be to head to the Legislature for approval.

The committee recommended in the legislation that parts of the DOJ’s emergency rule on training be suspended, including the requirement that a firearms safety or training course include at least four hours of instruction.

The meeting addressed two main concerns with respect to the emergency rule. The first related to the definition of “firearms safety or training course,” which incorporates a minimum four-hour requirement.

The second had to do with the form of certification that must be submitted to provide proof of training.

In a meeting in early November, JCRAR suspended portions of the emergency rules affecting the training requirements for concealed carry licenses, according to a DOJ statement. Although proof of training is still required to apply for a license, several changes were made to the bill.

The changes included in the legislation would eliminate any time requirement for the firearms safety and training course, the word “test” from the definition of firearms safety and training course, any time requirement for firearms instructor training, the requirement for an instructor’s signature on the certificate affirming they taught the course to the student, the location where the training was provided from the certificate and instructor contact information on the certificate.

But not all of the rules are suspended.

JCRAR Co-Chair Jim Ott, R-Mequon, said the bill will also keep several of the DOJ’s emergency rules, including a general firearms safety or training course completion that meets the requirements of the new rules. He said the attorney general will craft permanent rules sometime next month.

JCRAR Co-Chair Leah Vukmir, R-Wauwatosa, said the JCRAR’s elimination of the four hour time requirement for concealed carry

training will give more autonomy to the individual instructors.

“Placing a arbitrary number really does not determine what is in the best interest of the people. … I believe that it is based on the instructor and the instructor will determine if a person has achieved the requirements to get a license” Vukmir said.

Rep. Gary Hebl, D-Sun Prairie, said the initial proposition of a mandated training program, which was set for by the attorney general, was created based on extensive research based on laws and regulations in other states.

Eliminating this part of the concealed carry law disregards the attorney general’s testimony.

In addition, according to Hebl, the attorney general was not notified of the public hearing that was held in opposition to the training requirement.

“We are wasting time on issues that matter very little to our constituents when we deal about concealed carry. We should be concentrating on job creation. … We need to get back on track and do what is right for Wisconsin. And what this action today is, when we vote on not having the training requirements of four hours … we are not looking out for the best interest of our citizens, and that is absolutely wrong,” Hebl said.

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UWPD: Sellery house fellow’s room vandalized Ally Boutelle City Editor A Sellery Hall house fellow and hall officials called University of Wisconsin Police last weekend when a house fellow’s room was entered, vandalized and toilet papered by an unknown person.

UWPD Lieutenant Mark Silbernagel said the damage was “maliciously” done while the house fellow was out of the building with other

residents during a fire alarm.

Silbernagel said there was not significant monetary damage done to the room. Instead, the house fellow’s belongings were shifted, but not broken, and the room was toilet papered last Friday night.

Sellery Hall Area Coordinator James Franzone said police had originally thought the house fellow’s keys were stolen, but they were found inside luggage

in the room. He added house fellows do not have master keys for the buildings in which they work and live.

Although both Sellery officials and UWPD are continuing to investigate the vandalism, Franzone said nobody has admitted to the crime.

“We’ve contacted the house to see if anyone would come forward and talk,” he said. “At this point, no one has come forward and taken responsibility for their

actions”.

Silbernagel said as far as he knew, this incident is the only one that specifically targeted a house fellow in any of the residence halls on campus this semester.

He added, however, that property damage and vandalism, particularly alcohol-related incidents, are extremely common on campus.

“We certainly see a lot of alcohol-related incidents that result in light criminal damage

and are crimes involving disturbances,” he said.

He added that given the time and circumstances of the incident, it is likely that alcohol was involved in the crime.

“Since it was about one o’clock in the morning and it was a ... Friday morning, I definitely think it’s possible that alcohol was a factor in what happened,” he said.

Silbernagel added the investigation is open and ongoing.

“Our position has been that civic engagement and participation is a key part of the college experience.

We hope students can take the opportunity to learn to be active citizens and exercise their rights,”

Giroux said.

The secondary IDs will be presented only upon request by students so they will not receive the new IDs unless they need them.

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involved in a variety of efforts to help students understand this law and what steps they need to go to be eligible to vote on election day. The ID card is part of that,” Giroux said.

Giroux said all IDs will be ready for students to use in time for the upcoming spring elections.

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STUDENT IDS, from 1 the ones at UW are “smart cards,” meaning they are used for food, libraries and other services. These IDs are very expensive to replace, Giroux said.

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Scams pose threat to Pasadena-bound students Caroline Wittenberg News Reporter As Badger fans scramble to get tickets and hotel rooms near Pasadena, Calif., for one of the mostanticipated Wisconsin football events of the year, state officials are warning fans to avoid Rose Bowl travel package scams.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection said in a statement Tuesday that Pasadena-bound students should use caution as they search for travel packages

COUNCIL, from 1 the removal of one of the Terrace’s oak trees, as it posed a problem for construction and program spaces.

Additionally, von Below said the tree was deemed unhealthy through a three-part assessment series by University of Wisconsin professor Bruce Allison.

The oak tree’s removal passed with a vote of 11-0.

Changes made to the first and basement floor levels for phase one were also passed during last night’s meeting by votes of 10-0 and 8-0, respectively.

The design plans will now move to the State Building Commission later this month for approval.

since the packages might appear cheap on the surface, but may not even include a ticket with the package.

Sandy Chalmers, WDATCP division administrator of trade and consumer protection, said the problem with Rose Bowl scams is that once someone has sent money to a con artist, they stand no chance of having it returned.

She said a travel package may look legitimate, but many people sign without considering the additional charges that may come up down the road and that it is important to know exactly

what is being purchased before signing a check.

Consumers should read the fine print of a contract before agreeing to anything to make sure that the hotel and airline names are disclosed accurately, Chalmers said.

“We try to be proactive and to let people know the information they can to make good decisions about buying tickets,” she said.

The WDATCP is not aware of students being scammed so far this year, but warns that scams are likely to appear as fans try to get sold-out tickets.

A list of tips for consumers includes buying tickets from legitimate sources and established businesses, asking to see a picture of the ticket before buying to confirm the date, time and location, and not giving a credit card number over the phone.

Even so, while Craigslist is considered a legitimate place to conduct business, when a picture is not included, consumers may fall prey to scams designed by people just trying to make money, Chalmers said.

“If you’re going to go to Craigslist or any classified

ad website, make sure you read the scams page because they’re pretty up to date, and they’ll give you pretty specific information on current scams,” Chalmers said.

Chalmers said red flags also should be raised if a ticket is advertised for far below its market value. She added students should keep an eye out for vendors who do business only over the phone or whose website does not include a physical address.

-The Associated Press contributed to this story

QUICK TIPS TO AVOID ROSE BOWL SCAMS When looking for travel packages, watch out for ones that appear cheap on the surface but may not even include a ticket.

Ask to see a picture of any tickets purchased in order to confirm date, time and location.

Be wary of any tickets selling for far below market value.

Research online to keep up on the latest scams to be aware of.

CRIME in Brief EAST TOWNE MALL RETAIL THEFT Three women stole more than $600 of merchandise from the Victoria’s Secret store at East Towne Mall last Wednesday, a Madison Police report said.

The store manager, who was in tears after the incident, said she recognized the women as soon as they entered because of prior disturbances they caused in the store, the report said.

Although store staff tried to assist the women, the women dismissed them and told Victoria’s Secret staff they “hated white people,” the report said.

The manager said one of the women then physically threatened her. Immediately after the threat, the three women grabbed store merchandise and took off running.

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Police were called to Madison’s Club 5 near the Fish Hatchery Road exit of the Beltline on Monday morning after an employee reported a fight, an MPD report said.

When officers arrived, everyone involved was gone, according to the report. Fifteen minutes later, however, a 20-year-old man came to a local hospital with stab wounds. He said he had been injured during the fight outside Club 5.

Police arrested two men who have been both charged with reckless endangerment, but remain unsure as to who actually was responsible for the stabbing. The victim is still in the hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries, the report said.

A man sitting in the parking lot of a Subway restaurant called police Friday when an employee chased a masked man out of the venue, an MPD report said.

The employee told police the man had entered the restaurant and demanded the employee load the bag with money. He added that the man had his hand on his waist, insinuating he was carrying a weapon, according to the report.

The victim called the man’s bluff when he realized the robber was actually holding a stick, not a firearm. The Subway employee punched the robber in the face 10 times, according to the report.

The victim said the robber ran from the scene — his plan foiled — but the employee took after him on foot and kept punching him, the report said.

The suspect remains at large.

RAYMOND ROAD AND MCKENNA BLVD WEAPONS VIOLATION Several citizens called the Communications Center of Dane County Sunday after seeing a woman with a gun at the intersection of Raymond Road and McKenna Boulevard, an MPD report said.

The woman was holding what appeared to be a handgun and pointing it at passing cars, the report said. One caller said the woman was laughing as she waved the gun at passersby.

Officers apprehended the woman and confiscated what turned out to be a BB gun.

Ald. Lisa Subeck, District 1, who represents the area, said crime is a problem in the area, but declined comment on how much of that crime involves firearms.

“In parts of the southwest side, we’ve had significant challenges with crime, some of which have definitely involved weapons,” she said.

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Fla. campus reacts to death likely linked to hazing Brent Kallestad Associated Press

Christine Armario Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida A&M President James Ammons said Monday the university is committed to breaking a conspiracy of silence that has for decades shrouded hazing practices at the school and finally resulted in a band member’s death.

Ammons addressed an estimated 2,000 FAMU students Monday night and then took several questions, many of which were about the media coverage that most in the audience felt portrayed the school in a bad light.

“We are going to eliminate this pattern of destructive behavior from

our campus,” Ammons said. “This code of silence hampers our ability to root out these insidious activities.”

Petitions were sent through the audience from student government leaders seeking signatures from students to pledge to stop hazing at the school.

Robert Champion, a drum major in the school’s famed band, the “Marching 100,” died in Orlando. It came hours after performing at the annual Florida Classic football game between the Rattlers and rival BethuneCookman.

Champion, 26, was found unresponsive on Nov. 19 on a bus parked outside a hotel after the game after he had been seen vomiting. Police have not been specific, but said they believe hazing played a part in his death.

It also started a criminal

investigation into whether FAMU officials have ignored past warnings about hazing.

“It’s just not right, but it probably took this for it to stop,” said Fredrick Mixon, a 21-year-old fourth-year health service major from Avon Park.

“It’s an embarrassment to the university, not only to the Marching 100. It’s shameful.”

Ammons repeatedly asked students to keep Champion and his family in their hearts and as the rallying cry to finally stamp out a hazing tradition that has haunted FAMU for the past 20 years.

“We’re going to have to unify around the legacy of Robert Champion,” Ammons said. “And to institute a complete culture change here at FAMU.” Champion’s death is being investigated

formal discussions about when, or even if, the band will resume its activities during the remainder of this school year.

“Out of respect for Robert Champion and his family, I just don’t think they should be performing,” Ammons said.

More than 100 band members dressed in bright orange T-shirts with “100” on the front, sat together in the crowd.

Authorities have still not said how the junior died, only that hazing played a role. University President James Ammons referred to the student dismissals in a memo he sent earlier this week to the school’s board of trustees, but didn’t specify what they did, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday.

According to 911 tapes, Champion had vomit in his

by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Until it is completed, the showy high-stepping, high-energy band is suspended from performing.

Ammons also fired longtime band director Julian White and expelled four band members suspected to be involved in hazing.

“This is one of the most challenging times that the university has had,” he said. “This university community is committed to making this right and doing away once and for all with hazing.”

The Marching 100’s rich history includes performing at several Super Bowls and representing the U.S. in Paris at the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution.

There have been no

mouth the moments before he died and he couldn’t breathe.

“We need an ambulance ASAP,” an unidentified caller says in a recording obtained by AP. “His eyes are open but he’s not responding.”

Champion’s death was puzzling because of his high position within the band, and because he was an upperclassman.

“Drum majors are always in the front, always in the limelight,” said Jermaine Culbreath, who was head drum major at BethuneCookman University last year. “Walking around campus, you have a lot of people speaking to you, saying they saw you on the field. Half the people, you don’t even know who they are. You have alumni coming up to you, you have all these people who really appreciate what you do.”

ACLU, from 1 access policy could possibly have a “chilling effect” on events and rallies held at the Capitol. He said the regulation may be too restrictive and would make it difficult for groups to organize.

The new rules require a permit for groups with as few as four people.

Ahmuty said smaller groups may not find it is worth their resources to go through the application process, especially with the requirement to give 72 hours notice.

He also said the new updated regulations give too much discretion to the DOA, specifically in the Capitol Police’s ability to charge organizers of a rally or event $50 for additional officers and overtime work.

Ahmuty said DOA can now also require groups to obtain liability insurance before holding an event.

While this can be relatively easy for some groups, he said controversial groups may have difficulty receiving liability insurance from private insurance companies.

For these reasons, Ahmuty said the bill infringes on many gatherers’ First Amendment rights, regardless of what the

Matt Hintz The Badger Herald file photo

During the protests that flooded the Capitol and redefined Wisconsin politics, protesters from across the state gathered inside the rotunda to fight against Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining legislation. supporters are in favor of. He said restrictions are essential to assess policies, but giving too much discretion to the policy maker often silences groups.

“Public officials shouldn’t shield themselves from criticism. That’s the

nature of our democracy.

The First Amendment requires that when you have events on state property, like [the Capitol], you try to accommodate events,” he said.

Mike Mikalsen, spokesperson for Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater,

said the core rules for holding events at the Capitol really have not changed. He said the only areas majorly altered were places were groups have ran into confusion in the past.

Mikalsen said Tuesday’s meeting and the updated

regulations do not prove whether the district attorney will be willing to take up cases where protesters or event-goers in the Capitol have broken the facility access rules.

He said the district court has unjustly thrown out many cases in the

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If the cause of death is found to be natural, no further action by the police is necessary, McCaw said. He added police currently do not believe anything suspicious contributed to Zenk’s death.

He said any investigation into the death of a younger person is “puzzling,” because there is no simple explanation for the cause of death.

Lucas said UW is now focused on providing resources to Zenk’s friends or anyone who might need help.

He added university

administrators were informed by Madison police but were also unaware of the cause of death.

“It’s a tragedy any time a student and a member of our community passes away.”

John Lucas

UW spokesperson

“It’s a tragedy any time a student and a member of our community passes

past several months of protesters who have broken the established rules, for instance harassing public workers in the Capitol and disrupting floor meetings.

He said he hopes the updated rules will clarify that these cases should not be thrown out.

away,” Lucas said. “Our way to react to any sort of student death is just to provide resources for his roommates and anyone who might need help.”

Currently no services or memorials on campus are planned.

University Health Services Counseling and Consultation Services are available if any students are in need.

Students can drop in to UHS offices on East Campus Mall on the 7th floor between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

For more information on UHS Counseling services, students can call 608-265-5600.

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Some Asians withhold ethnicity on college apps Jesse Washington Associated Press (AP)--Lanya Olmstead was born in Florida to a mother who immigrated from Taiwan and an American father of Norwegian ancestry.

Ethnically, she considers herself half Taiwanese and half Norwegian.

But when applying to Harvard, Olmstead checked only one box for her race: white.

“I didn’t want to put ‘Asian’ down,” Olmstead says, “because my mom told me there’s discrimination against Asians in the application process.”

For years, many Asian-Americans have been convinced that it’s harder for them to gain admission to the nation’s top colleges.

Studies show that Asian-Americans meet these colleges’ admissions standards far out of proportion to their 6 percent representation in the U.S. population, and that they often need test scores hundreds of points higher than applicants from other ethnic groups to have an equal chance of admission.

Critics say these numbers, along with the fact that some top colleges with race-blind admissions have double the Asian percentage of Ivy League schools, prove the existence of discrimination.

The way it works,

the critics believe, is that Asian-Americans are evaluated not as individuals, but against the thousands of other ultra-achieving Asians who are stereotyped as boring academic robots.

Now, an unknown number of students are responding to this concern by declining to identify themselves as Asian on their applications.

For those with only one Asian parent, whose names don’t give away their heritage, that decision can be relatively easy.

Harder are the questions that it raises: What’s behind the admissions difficulties?

What, exactly, is an AsianAmerican — and is being one a choice?

Olmstead is a freshman at Harvard and a member of HAPA, the Half-Asian People’s Association. In high school she had a perfect 4.0 grade-point average and scored 2150 out of a possible 2400 on the SAT, which she calls “pretty low.”

College applications ask for parent information, so Olmstead knows that admissions officers could figure out a student’s background that way.

She did write in the word “multiracial” on her own application.

Still, she would advise students with one Asian parent to “check whatever race is not Asian.”

“Not to really generalize, but a lot of

Asians, they have perfect SATs, perfect GPAs, ... so it’s hard to let them all in,” Olmstead says.

Amalia Halikias is a Yale freshman whose mother was born in America to Chinese immigrants; her father is a Greek immigrant. She also checked only the “white” box on her application.

“As someone who was applying with relatively strong scores, I didn’t want to be grouped into that stereotype,” Halikias says. “I didn’t want to be written off as one of the 1.4 billion Asians that were applying.”

Her mother was “extremely encouraging” of that decision, Halikias says, even though she places a high value on preserving their Chinese heritage.

“Asian-American is more a scale or a gradient than a discrete combination . I think it’s a choice,” Halikias says.

But leaving the Asian box blank felt wrong to Jodi Balfe, a Harvard freshman who was born in Korea and came here at age 3 with her Korean mother and white American father.

She checked the box against the advice of her high school guidance counselor, teachers and friends.

“I felt very uncomfortable with the idea of trying to hide half of my ethnic background,” Balfe says. “It’s been a major

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Heather Pickerell, student at Harvard University, in front of a threshold on her campus. Pickerell, who was born in Hong Kong to a bi-racial couple, didn’t check any race or ethnicity box when she applied for Harvard because she thought it would damage her chances of being accepted. influence on how I developed as a person. It felt like selling out, like selling too much of my soul.”

“I thought admission wouldn’t be worth it. It would be like only half of me was accepted.”

Other students, however, feel no conflict between a strong Asian identity and their response to what they believe is injustice.

“If you know you’re going to be discriminated against, it’s absolutely

justifiable to not check the Asian box,” says Halikias.

Immigration from Asian countries was heavily restricted until laws were changed in 1965.

When the gates finally opened, many Asian arrivals were welleducated, endured hardships to secure more opportunities for their families, and were determined to seize the American dream through effort and education.

These immigrants, and their descendants,

often demanded that children work as hard as humanly possible to achieve. Parental respect is paramount in Asian culture, so many children have obeyed — and excelled.

“Chinese parents can order their kids to get straight As. Western parents can only ask their kids to try their best,” wrote Amy Chua, only half tongue-in-cheek, in her recent best-selling book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.”

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Herald Editorial Save Mifflin The Mifflin neighborhood is a historic area of downtown Madison, filled with a rich tradition of student activism dating back to the Vietnam War. However, it is also filled with dilapidated houses and run-down apartments. The area is in desperate need of update and revitalization, which is exactly what the Downtown Plan seeks to accomplish.

The proposed 25-year plan for downtown Madison is three years in the making and aims to balance the importance of preservation with the need for development. It sets new height limits for buildings around the Capitol, calls for 5,000

living units and five million square feet of commercial space and encourages high density development. It also preserves important views, proposes a new park next to the DoubleTree Hotel and would create a path connecting Memorial Union to James Madison Park.

One of the most controversial issues in the Downtown Plan is the redevelopment of Mifflin Street, a traditionally student residential neighborhood that has been the target of redevelopment over the past few years.

Although many feel protective of this quintessential

student area, a street’s history can only go so far to protect its original architecture. Many houses are more than 100 years old and are becoming more run-down every day.

The iconic Mifflin Street Block Party is not reason enough to justify the continued existence of inadequate, unsafe and overpriced student housing.

The Downtown Plan would update the neighborhood by creating a few low-rise apartment complexes and a new urban lane, while ensuring the area is still predominantly composed of duplexes and houses, especially along Mifflin Street itself. It would

also create an abundance of parking spaces by moving them underground, thereby restoring more backyards and green spaces.

While the Downtown Plan proposes much needed renovations, it should not try to cater to young professionals and families, but maintain its predominantly student status.

After all, developers tried to attract the same crowd with Lucky and Grand Central, to name a few, but instead ended up attracting a wealthier subset of students.

Student complaints that any change to the Mifflin neighborhood would

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compromise its integrity are misplaced. Mifflin Street has come to represent an image of students that is tired and inaccurate. The focus should not be on maintaining the neighborhood for sentimental reasons for the hard-partying students, landlords and wistful baby boomers. The Downtown Plan should aim for student housing in the Mifflin neighborhood that is highquality, safe and affordable.

Students should embrace this change as one for the better and look forward to a Mifflin Street Block Party where no one crashes through an unstable porch.

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Student activism shows increase despite partisanship of Wisconsin politics, including the longest serving state senator in the nation, Fred Risser, congressional candidate Kelda Helen Roys, Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin and U.S. Senator Russ Feingold. We ran a successful Get Out the Vote campaign and increased turnout on campus for the April 5 election by 691%. We have deputized over 90 students to register voters and have been subsequently able to register more than 500 new voters in the last month alone. The Obama for America campaign noticed our work and asked us if we would be their campaign team on campus, at a time when we were only two months old. Since then, we have contacted thousands of volunteers and engaged them in Wisconsin politics.

In the past year, we have been most impressed with the way organizations from across the state have come together.

Organizational differences have been put aside as a common goal appeared. The Young Progressives have worked hard, not only to make this a student

The recall of Gov. Scott Walker is underway, and student activism at the University of Wisconsin remains strong.

Hundreds of volunteers have gone out to collect signatures, and 10,000 students have already come forward to sign the petition. There have been challenges along the way, but each challenge has been met by students and organizations coming together from all walks of life to bring students together with the common goal of restoring trust in government.

As I begin my final week as the president of The Young Progressives, I can’t help but think of our beginnings. After the disheartening losses in the 2010 midterm elections, we were uncertain of our next steps. We were a group of people with a common identity, and as we sat around what used to be Russ Feingold’s campaign office, we could not have imagined how far we would come.

In one year, we have taken an idea and used it to create a movement. In one year, we have hosted speakers in every facet

movement, but a movement that will benefit all aspects of society.

What makes us unique is our ability to easily work with other organizations, and this allows us to learn and integrate the skills of those with more experience.

In order for this movement to continue, organizations must be able to continue to set aside these differences and continue to work for the common good.

I have long said that I do not do this for myself, but for the people that I work with. I have been privileged to sit down with these people and gain their knowledge. I have been inspired by the stories that I heard.

This organizational alliance is far from perfect, as the political climate in Wisconsin has been highly charged with the most partisan environment in recent history. My main concern is that this environment has served to stifle debate rather than encourage it. Yes, awareness has increased, but I am concerned that people are not truly thinking about the issues.

Politics are complex, and issues must be looked at individually

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and debated passionately. It is only through this marketplace of ideas that true debate can be had and decisions reached.

As I take a step back from the political realm, I am not worried about the future of political activism, but rather political debate. Students must continue to respectfully debate these controversial issues and then use political activism to advocate for their ideas. When I worked on the Feingold campaign, it was the story of everyday volunteers that kept me motivated, and it is these stories that continue to push me today. As I move on to my next step, I can’t help but turn to Feingold on the night of the end of his 2010 campaign. In quoting Bob Dylan he said, “My heart is not weary; it’s light and free, and I’ve got nothing but affection for those who sailed with me.” Student activism will continue on this campus, and I am proud to have been a small part of it.

Steve Hughes (sehughes@wisc. edu) is the President of the Young Progressives.

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BITCHY A roundup of some of the more thoughtprovoking (or thoughtless) comments left on badgerherald.com In response to the 12/5 column:

Walker administration brings big business jobs

by Vincent Borkowski

Vincent, I’m very impressed by your ability to write an article while simultaneously licking Governor Walker’s testicles.

Damn you had to throw the Obama blast in at the end? Our last president seemed to be spend-happy too. With like, going to war and stuff.

Wisconsin lost 9700 jobs in October. So thats the opposite of creating jobs.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Wisconsin Idea not a buzzword Rose Bowl operation does not resemble free market The problem with mottos and slogans is that after seeing one many times, it begins to lose its real meaning. As crucial as the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents’ 1894 “sifting and winnowing” statement has been to the development of the university, the threeword phrase probably seems trite to many current students.

It is detached from the bold and rebellious devotion to the search for truth that drips from the quote when read as a whole.

Likewise, another of the university’s great ideals, the Wisconsin Idea, can, at times, seem like little more than a buzzword sprinkled throughout UW’s promotional materials. As members of the Iron Cross, a society which was devoted to this idea even before Charles Van Hise articulated it, we feel that the university’s official Year of the Wisconsin Idea marks an appropriate time to speak out on behalf of this philosophy and urge undergraduate students to ensure that it never loses the significance and passion with which it was imbued 107 years ago.

Ensuring the Wisconsin Idea’s continued relevance is a task that requires more of UW

undergraduates than making sandwiches at a food kitchen once a year. Really, it requires more than even the most involved and time-intensive volunteer activities, which, while extremely valuable, are not truly at the foundation of the philosophy.

The Wisconsin Idea does not revolve around manpower; rather, its central tenets are creativity and the application of education to the needs of the state. It lays out a task of significantly greater difficulty than plugging yourself into a volunteer organization — a task without instructions or a clear place to start. It asks that we continue in the university’s long history of coming up with something new that will benefit the world at large.

Roger Rosenblatt, in an essay on how to create great writing, eloquently describes this essence of this challenge and how it can be met: “How can you know what is useful to the world? The world will not tell you. … The world is not a focus group. The world is an appetite waiting to be defined. The greatest love you can show it is to create what it needs.”

This process contains both the challenges of finding what

the world needs and creating that thing that it needs. While we hope that you have not read the above as a denigration of simple volunteering, we now extol it. How can you decide what your community needs if you haven’t seen your community? The first step in meeting this challenge of the Wisconsin Idea is to become involved in these basic ways, by tutoring once a week, by getting involved in an offcampus community center (they aren’t far away), by doing whatever it is that gets you up in the morning. You must leave campus to make a difference outside of campus, and you must experience the world to have even the slightest idea of how you could slide into a nook and find a way to make a small piece of it better.

In summary, we urge undergraduates to do one thing, and to make this one thing a priority during both their years here and their years after graduation. It’s a task with a simple description that belies its true complexity — a challenge which could occupy you for a lifetime. Look at the world. Give it what it needs.

In the Bonds, Iron Cross Class of 2011

Last year, The Badger Herald sparked controversy by printing the names of students reselling Rose Bowl tickets in an effort to shame them. This year, a short column decried the practice as downright un-Badgerly. Some students defend the reselling of Rose Bowl tickets as the operation of a free market, but that argument doesn’t stand up to reason.

If the market for Rose Bowl tickets were truly a free market, many students wouldn’t be able to purchase Rose Bowl tickets at all, and no students would be able make significant profits on the resale of their tickets.

To see why, first imagine a free market and then see how it compares to reality.

In a free market, a profit maximizing university would sell as many tickets as possible at as high a price as possible. Because the number of seats in Pasadena is limited, and because many people would like to go, the price of a ticket would be quite high.

Many students would quickly be priced out of the market altogether.

If we assume that the university accurately set the price

of a ticket at a stable equilibrium, students wouldn’t be able to resell for profit. Any ticket resales would occur at the same market price as the original purchase. In a free market, you might be able to resell a ticket for $400, but you would have had to spend $400 to buy it in the first place.

But that’s not how it works here. The university thwarts the free market by making a limited number of tickets available to students at below market price.

This is a subsidy. The university is forgoing revenue to give students a chance to attend the game. Any student buying a ticket is taking advantage of this subsidy to obtain a ticket at below the market price. Reselling the ticket for profit later is taking advantage of the subsidy for personal profit.

If there is a free market argument to be made, it should be made against the university for blocking free market processes by allowing students to buy tickets below the market price. Are there any students willing to make that argument?

Jordan Lippert (jlippert@wisc. edu) is a second year law student.

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SO to making awkward eye contact with someone you only know from facebook stalking other people, and then wondering if they recognize you from the same thing.

ASO to finding a clump of matted cat hair on my sweatshirt. DASO to the fact that only cat it could have come from is the dead cat that I’m dissecting. Thanks Comparative Anatomy.

SO to playing some two hand touch with a bunch of fourth graders while tailgating in Indy. DSO to the one kid with a cannon for an arm that will be the next Aaron Rodgers. TSO to another that could not have been more than three feet tall but ran like a gazelle.

SO to Christmas sweaters, mulled spiced franzia, and drinking with good friends on a Monday night.

SO to the Lucas Oil Stadium security guard that looked like Tunnel Bob! SO to the girl with the pretty blue eyes from Frank’s who asked if I’ve always had trouble getting big things to fit in tight places.

Bagging sandwiches has never been to sexual, and awkward.

SO to the guy on the uw library page with the massive fucking beard... it’s big and grey and luscious and grey. I don’t want to chat with you for assistance, I want to chat with your beard.

SO to how much white girls like wine SO to spicing up my hygienic routine by trying out all my roommates toothpastes.

SO to the guy in the 3rd floor quiet room in College just now who asked if his buddy farted clearly louder than he intended to because he had headphones in SO to the guy at Jimmy Johns today who used this pick up line on me: “Is your name gillete? Because you are the best a man can get.” Very clever sir, too bad it didn’t work.

SO to the guy “pleasuring himself” in the apartments down by Lake Mendota on Langdon/Carroll with the lights on and the windows wide open. We’re sorry about your bum leg. The paper towel ending was a nice touch.

SO to the satisfaction brought on by giving a lousy professor a bad rating on Rate My Professor. Take that, prof, you now have a straight face instead of a smiley. HA! ASO to awkwardly skinny penises. Not sure what

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SO to myself for tripping over my laptop power chord and face planting. DSO to no one noticing. TSO to myself again for always laughing when that happens.

SO to purposefully picking spots near the wall at the library so that other people can’t tell how much I actually go on facebook.... awkward SO to weed. I think it’s keeping me from being anorexic. That makes it medicinal, right?

SO to my roommate who’s answer to my question of “Who doesn’t look peaceful when they’re sleeping?” was “Godzilla” WTFSO to the new LearnUW. Why the fuck would I want my classes grouped by subject and not semester? DASO to the rural sociology category. What does that even mean?

ASO to realizing that I am more turned on by garden gnomes than by the men in my life. SO to gnomes. At least something does it for me.

SO to rum AND coke.

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SO to Christmas trees with empty beer cans as ornaments. Tis the season indeed.

SO to official Christmas Colors Green and GOLD. SO to Glade odor eliminator spray. I always know after someone takes a giant shit when the house smells like cinnamon.

the past two hours. How many nails do you actually have? That shit is flying everywhere and I’m worried about getting nail-shrapnel in my eye.

BOWL!!!!!!!!! HELL YEAH BITCHES!!!!!!!!

SO to seeing my SOAR leader out this weekend... and really, really wanting to hook up with her. You said you loved the dorms... you should come back to my room with me

ASO to non-next-person-in-line people who slink in when a new register opens up. This is a society. We need rules! This is anarchy.

ASO to the guy in my building rooting for the Giants. If I wanted to hear you yelling I would throw my hot coffee in your face.

SO TO THE ROSE

SO to so many people that like beauty and the beast being single.

Coincidence? Doubtful.

SO to engineering jokes. “It’s not the size of the vector, but how you apply the force.” Call me a nerd but science is fun.

A repulsed ASO to the Fingernail Clipper at the SAC. You have been clipping your nails in public, at a study table with someone sitting next to you, for

ASO to transcripts costing an arm and a fucking leg. A FUCKING LEG.

SO to the kid always playing Super Smash Bros on his laptop during lecture. I’m secretly cheering for you three rows behind.

SO to my roommate for becoming single again.

Now don’t get “drunk”

and bring back the girl we call mantooth like you did last year twice.

ASO to boys that don’t know how to undo a 3-clasp bra. Obviously, one of the reasons you wanted to hook up with me was for my big boobs. If you want the present you gotta learn how to unwrap it.

ASO that it’s December 6th and there is still NO SNOW. SO to coming up with the explanation for this being that Wisconsin Sports are too damn HOT for it to snow on our holy land.

HMFSO to 12-0 Packers and HMFDSO to MONTEE BALL go get it in the Big Apple.

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ArtsEtc. Editor Sarah Witman arts@badgerherald.com

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The Badger Herald | Arts | Wednesday, December 7, 2011

ArtsEtc.

An ArtsEtc. SpotOn

F.H. King offers students rich polycultural experience

While many student org offices within the severe, whitewashed walls of the Student Activity Center are often buzzing with activity, few abound with fruit flies. This is a characteristic unique to the headquarters of F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture. The office is slightly cramped — with trowels, wheeled trailers and even living earthworms — and seems even more confining after considering that its members spend the rest of their time out of doors, working on the organization’s student farm.

F.H. King is most known for its Harvest Handouts in Library Mall, where University of Wisconsin students can receive complimentary, organicallygrown produce harvested at the student farm. But the group’s outreach does not end with free eats.

Workshops, guest speakers, potlucks, documentary screenings, internships and working on the garden itself help to bolster discussion on sustainability issues and reciprocal learning.

“It’s a great forum for idea exchange,” said Axel Adams, one of two garden directors for F.H. King.

“Every volunteer that comes out there is going to bring something different to the table. You engage in teaching people how to do things, and at the same time you’re learning how to do things. And it’s all tangible, so you never really forget it.”

This concept aligns with the group’s tradition.

It was founded in 1979, in the days of notable Wisconsin soil physicist Franklin Hiram King, as a forum for exchanging dialogue amid an unconventional movement from strictly monocultures to modern agriculture techniques.

“F.H. King pioneered [an] idea which was radical at that time,” fellow garden director Matt Covert said. “That, in order to ensure that soil remained full of life for perpetuity, you really had to care about the soil as well as the plants.”

Outreach coordinator Lea Burkenroad first discovered the idea of sustainable agriculture as an undergrad in Madison. She said while F.H. King is exceptional in that it provides a model of sustainability through action, it often partners with other groups that have a joint cause — such as a condiment-making workshop this Thursday with Slow Food. Partnering strengthens awareness of their mission, she said, as does bringing in experts from the community to speak.

“It goes along with our whole mission of the exchange of ideas and bringing in people from diverse backgrounds,” she said. “There is a new generation of farmers out there too, which is a big part of it too — we have students here who are studying whatever that might try farming even if it’s just growing food in their backyard when they’re older.”

The group’s officers emphasized that every student may become involved. Covert said they write grants whenever possible and receive occasional donations, such as compost bins from We Conserve, a UW environmental initiative.

However, F.H. King is primarily funded through student segregated fees. He calculates that each student pays $1.20 out of each round of seg fees — worth about two tomatoes from their handouts — and cites this as a reason they are dedicated first and foremost to serving the UW community.

“One [service] is obvious: We provide vegetables,” Covert said. “The deeper version is experiential education. The opportunity for students from a wide range of interest levels and experiences … to learn about what it takes and what it means to operate sustainable agriculture, … [those are] perspectives we can provide you can’t put a price on.”

Covert, who considers himself and Adams to be “caretakers of the soil and the land,” is responsible for the garden year-round, even though it is only productive from early March to mid November.

In the four hyperborean months that make up the off-season, they must order seeds, diagram and continue to compile gypsum, lime and compost.

They use workshops and volunteer work days as both a teaching opportunity and manpower for jobs that are nearly impossible with just the two of them.

“We’re always reading esoteric little articles and old journals to find new things to try,” Covert said, explaining how F.H. King’s endeavors are an everevolving learning process. “[The garden] is more than just for producing food; it’s about finding new ways to manage land.”

Each project, from growing herbs to make tea to transplanting seedlings from a greenhouse, brings up a new perspective toward agricultural self-sufficiency. The group sees events like these as one way to make sustainability more accessible for the community as well as to inspire people to think about related issues and implement them independently.

“We do different things, like growing mushrooms from coffee grounds,” Adams said, plunging a hand below his chair and producing what looked like an immense Mason jar full of dirt. “We also do things with making yogurt, brewing beer.”

Burkenroad explained a new project, as of last spring, called “Full Cycle Freight!,” in which F.H. King interns ride bikes attached to eightfoot trailers around residential areas and local businesses to pick up food scraps for composting at the student farm site.

“It really connects us to the Madison community because [it is a] service to people who would want to compost but don’t know where to put their food scraps,” she said. “It’s a full ‘cycle.’”

The first official meeting for F.H. King is this Thursday, and anyone is welcome to attend and socialize. It will take place in Science Hall, Room 175, and will run from 5:30 to 7 p.m. More information on F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture can be found at www.fhkingstudentfarm.com.

Photos courtesy of Janet Emison Alex Laedtke The Badger Herald Design

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THE BADGER HERALD PRESENTS “HUMP DAY”

From leather to lace: open forum on fetishes Amie Kjellstrom ArtsEtc. Editor

Happy Hump Day, Badgers!

Over the course of the semester, Sam and I have received tons of questions about fetishes. You’ve asked us about everything from foot fetishes to leather fetishes, from butt fetishes to the fetishes that you think are too taboo to even name. You want to know which fetishes actually exist and which are urban myths, which are “normal” and which could land you in jail for a little while. So this week, I’ll fill you in about fetishes and paraphilias and be back again next semester to keep answering your burning sex questions.

First thing’s first: Let’s define what fetish actually means and see how it differs from paraphilia.

According to the experts, you have a fetish for something when your sexual desire is linked to an object or part of the body that is not primarily sexual in nature; think feet, ears, knee-high boots — whatever your heart desires. Some of the most common fetishes include women’s underwear, feet and materials like silk and nylon.

Now, the term fetish is different from paraphilia, which is a preoccupation with the object or body part you fetishize to such a great degree that you depend upon that object for sexual gratification.

Here’s an example: maybe you get super aroused when your partner wears fishnet stockings. Your fetish only becomes a paraphilia when you need those fishnets to become aroused — the fishnets are essential to your sexual satisfaction.

As for types of fetishes?

We’ve got a bunch. If you have a media fetish, then what matters to you is the material of the object you’re interested in. Media fetishes include leather, silk, rubber and latex fetishes. People have media fetishes for every texture imaginable, from feathers to plastic bags.

If you have a form fetish, then what matters to you is the shape of the object.

The best example of a form fetish is the broad category of shoes: people have fetishes for all shapes of shoes, from stiletto heels to pointed toes and even steel-toed boots. Another type of fetish is the animate fetish, in which all fetishes for human body parts are classified; feet, hair, knees and nipples are all examples of animate fetishes.

So, what’s a “normal” fetish? As you may already be thinking, the term “normal” is highly subjective. What’s normal

to someone who eats candy bars for breakfast might seem entirely abnormal to someone who lets their six cats sleep in bed with them every night (not judging). We all do things differently, and we all like different things in bed. If you ask me, we could learn a thing or two from our different tastes.

What I’m trying to get at is that there’s no clear

Odaxelagnia is the fetish for being bitten. ... You can now buy “The Vamp,” a dildo that’s supposed to be Edward’s. way to categorize a fetish as “normal” or not; it all comes down to what you like, or in this case, what you really like.

But we can sort fetishes by which are legal and which will land you some jail time. I’m sure you’re all thinking what I’m about to say: pedophilia. Pedophilia is the adult obsession of engaging in sexual activity with prepubescent children, and it is illegal by law in the U.S. and will land you, if convicted, not only in jail, but also on the sexual predator list.

Another illegal paraphilia is exhibitionism,

or sexual gratification from exposing one’s genitals in public, including actively masturbating in front of the victim. This is also known as flashing and can also qualify you as a sexual predator, according to U.S. law. Another fetish that’s, erm, frowned upon by law is symphorophilia, or sexual arousal from staging car accidents. Yeah, I’m gonna go ahead and discourage this one.

Now, you also wanted to hear about some of the more rare, peculiar fetishes, so I dug up some of the craziest fetishes I could find. Whether they’re true or urban myths — well, that’s up for debate.

You may have ve heard of this fetish, which has recently become ecome fairly mainstream: am: ursusagalmatophilia, ophilia, the sexual desire to o dress up in large, furry, rry, plush animal costumes ostumes (anyone else lusting usting after Bucky?). Then we have dendrophilia: arousal by trees, and catheterophilia: eterophilia: the sexual interest rest in the use of catheterss … ouch.

Agalmatophilia hilia is the fetish involving g statues, mannequins orr general immobility. Just st how this works out,, I’m not quite sure, but there you have it.

There’s also

2011 beginning of tech-tonic shift Ryan Rainey Technologic Columnist Yesterday, Twitter released a list of its mostprominent hashtags for 2011. The two most popular, #egypt and #tigerblood, were a testament to the contradictions of one of the world’s most popular social network websites.

Unless you use TMZ as a primary news source, it goes without saying that the story of the Egyptian dictator stepping down as president after an unprecedented mass movement was more important than a visibly troubled Charlie Sheen signing up for Twitter.

The Arab Spring and the mass movements it has sparked in all corners of the world will eventually become the events for which 2011 is most remembered.

But that does not mean technology journalists should overestimate the importance of social media in Arab Springrelated uprisings.

Many publications or blogs will spend a significant amount of their time writing for the next few weeks about what 2011 meant for technology’s relationship with mass movements and politics in the wake of Twitter’s

announcement. Between the Arab Spring and this week’s recent antigovernment protests in Moscow, technology indisputably has brought mass movements to a global scale in a way never before seen.

But overestimating the effect of Twitter or Facebook on the movement in Tahrir Square is easy for Americans.

Understandably, we want to believe that two of the United States’ greatest recent inventions could have contributed to the largest revolutionary uprising since the 19th century.

In reality, Twitter has not been nearly as instrumental, especially in other Arab Spring nations like Syria and Libya, as most American media sources describe it. History likely will acknowledge the importance of social media and the Internet, but it will mostly be an afterthought mentioned for one sentence in textbooks.

Still, the prominence of Twitter in world movements suggests a significant change in the way Americans, or anyone who uses the hashtag #firstworldproblems, should think of technology.

One of the most difficult aspects of being a technology enthusiast is the constant fear of being too materialistic. In the long run, a passion for computers, smart phones

or social networks does not really mean much more than which team wins the World Series or the Super Bowl. This is a common conundrum for anyone who claims to be interested in the social issues of poverty or oppression but still walks around carrying an iPad or iPhone 4S. The top hashtags this year indicate a turning point in the online world from one characterized by scattershot gossip and irrelevancy to one of activism and engagement. Sheen’s catchphrases may have caught on for a brief period, but many of us had forgotten he existed until Twitter released its list — Egypt has remained fresh in our memory.

Because of this, I think it’s time to stop relating materialism with our, albeit constant, connections to technology. Sure, Steve Jobs shunned philanthropy and did not really seem to care about anything but Apple Computer, but his innovations truly have created a form of communication we’ve never before seen.

Perhaps the most touching proof of this comes with the recentlyreleased documentary “Life in a Day,” which details the lives of folks around the world who submitted videos to YouTube on one day in July.

A young Peruvian boy named Abel takes

us to his house in one of the clips and pulls out a small laptop given to him through the “One Laptop Per Child” initiative. He describes it, unsurprisingly, as one of his favorite things, but then goes on to explain why.

“On Wikipedia, there are stories: history, math, science, religion. … It has everything,” Abel says to the camera. “It’s a giant library.”

Just as not every Egyptian has a Twittercapable phone, not every impoverished child has a laptop. But a young Peruvian child talking about his love for Wikipedia (I’m with you there, Abel) says a great deal about the powerful reach of the Internet for educational purposes, which inevitably leads to waves of change throughout the world.

Soon enough, I’m confident the drivel that emerges from Sheen’s Twitter feed will be replaced by news of more effective leadership coming to power in some of the world’s most dangerous and oppressive countries.

We should not thank them too much, but we can point to Twitter, Facebook and Wikipedia as significant agents of the coming change.

Ryan Rainey (rrainey@ badgerherald.com) is a junior majoring in journalism and Latin American studies. His Twitter name is @ryan_ rainey

hybristophilia, the sexual desire for criminals no matter their crime. And in line with the popularity of the “Twilight” series, hematolagnia is the fetish for sexual thoughts or acts concerning blood, while odaxelagnia is the fetish for being bitten. Fun fact for those of you out there with a vampire fetish: You can now buy “The Vamp,” a dildo that’s supposed to be Edward’s … ya know.

It’s pale and sparkly and can even be refrigerated.

Rawr.

Finally, for those of you who mailed in with questions about how to meet other locals with fetishes, I’d suggest you

check out fetlife.com (think facebook for fetishes). You can build a profile on the site telling others about your fetish and then search for others according to sexual interests. For some people, it can be a little intimidating to open up about your fetish to others, but the Internet is a great way to find a community where you don’t have to think twice about holding back.

Well, Badgers, that’s it from me for the semester.

Thanks to all the loyal followers and those of you who submitted questions this fall. Be sure to take a break from studying for finals and check out the last column of the semester next week with Sam, and have a warm and safe winter break! xoxo Amie Kjellstrom is a senior majoring in procrastination.

Don’t forget to send her your steamy sex questions over winter break at humpday@ badgerherald.com.

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The Badger Herald | Sports | Wednesday, December 7, 2011

DJO drives Marquette past Washington, 79-77 Johnson-Odom’s 23 points lead Golden Eagles to victory in Jimmy V Classic NEW YORK (AP) — Marquette coach Buzz Williams didn’t mix any words when he was asked about senior forward Jae Crowder.

“That’s my guy. I’ll row with that cat no matter where he goes when his career is over,” Williams said. “We don’t win that game without the character of our group, and Jae and D.J. (Darius Johnson-Odom) have done a great job leading our guys on a daily basis.”

Crowder hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 6.3 seconds to play and the 11th-ranked Golden Eagles beat Washington 79-77 in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.

“We knew the play we were running from the previous timeout and came up with the situation that when they do score, get it out as quick as possible,” Crowder said.

“I did that and had a good look. It felt real good.”

Johnson-Odom had 23 points to lead the Golden Eagles (8-0) in an up-anddown game that included 15 lead changes and four ties over the final 12 minutes.

Crowder, who finished with 18 points, hit his only 3-pointer in four attempts 9 seconds after Terrence Ross had given the Huskies (4-3) a 77-76 lead

BRAINS, from 14 so it wasn’t one of those deals where he just pops out of nowhere,” UW’s gruff, media-averse offensive line coach Bob Bostad said. “He’s mature beyond his years, there’s no doubt about that.”

Frederick came to UW in 2009, one year after a

with a nice move in the lane when he was closely guarded by two Marquette players.

“They’re real physical, that’s the way they play and you have to be ready for it,” Ross said.

Washington had a chance at one more lead change but Abdul Gaddy’s long jumper at the buzzer was well off the mark.

Ross had 19 points to lead the Huskies, who have lost three of four and will remain in New York to face No. 7 Duke on Saturday, also in Madison Square Garden.

Huskies coach Lorenzo Romar wouldn’t say the Duke game is now a mustwin.

“The pressure is there every game — can we play at our best?” Romar said.

“Tonight we didn’t finish but I thought we played a pretty good game and if we do that we’ll win our share. When we go out and play we have to concentrate on being at our best and we don’t tack on, ‘By the way, we have to win this because of what’s at stake.’”

Taking advantage of some porous defense, both teams scored time and again in the second half on drives and moves down low. That suddenly changed with about 5 minutes to go when both teams started playing defense, forcing each other to use up most of the 35-second shot clock.

Washington finished with a 46-32 rebound advantage, including 1811 on the offensive end

— which led to a 19-6 advantage in secondchance points.

But Marquette, which lost center Chris Otule to a left knee injury in the opening minutes, was able to stay in the game by forcing 16 turnovers that were converted into 10 points. The Golden Eagles had 10 points on the break while Washington didn’t score at all that way.

“I didn’t do a good job when Chris got hurt but then we kind of got in a groove,” Williams said. “It was hard to win.”

Williams said Otule’s injury was a sprain and he would be examined when the team returns to Milwaukee.

Marquette was 19 of 27 at the free throw line while Washington was 5 of 10.

“The free throws, that’s what Marquette does,” Romar said. “I thought we were very physical but we didn’t get back in transition several times and that could be the difference in the game.”

C.J. Wilcox had 13 points for the Huskies and Aziz N’Diaye had four points and 13 rebounds.

Marquette won at then-No. 9 Wisconsin on Saturday, had some travel problems getting to New York and then faced a taller team in Washington.

“I think we’re whipped,” Williams said.

“I didn’t think our energy level was what it was the first seven games. We need a day to get some juice back because we’re Associated Press not very good without juice.”

Senior forward Jae Crowder hit a 3-pointer to secure a Marquette win at Madison Square Garden and bring his team’s record to 8-0.

once-promising season that saw the Badgers rise as high as No. 8 in the national polls, but was marred by a midseason four-game losing streak and was capped with an embarrassing 4213 dismantling at the hands of the Florida State Seminoles in the Champs Sports Bowl.

Enrolling early ultimately was beneficial for Frederick, who began his career as a Badger by becoming the first true freshman in school history to start the season-opener on the offensive line.

Frederick played center that game, squarely in the middle of the offensive line and responsible for

snapping the ball to the quarterback, and started four of the five games he appeared in that year.

Frederick’s career as a member of arguably the nation’s most respected offensive line, as well as in the classroom, was off to about as strong a start as he could’ve expected. “[Enrolling early],

you have a month or a couple of months that you’re in school before you’re actually starting on [football] stuff,” Frederick says. “That kind of eased me into it a little bit. As for coursework, it gets heavier as you get older. That kind of eases you into it, as well.

“When I was taking calculus and chemistry

and physics, I thought that it was a really tough course load. Then it kind of evolves again and you see, OK, well this is it and I’m sure it’s going to continue to evolve. You kind of evolve with that.”

MCCUE, from 14

Ball, but Wilson has been an equally important component of success for this year ’s squad, also bound for “The Granddaddy of Them All.” If the Badgers relied on Jon Budamyr or another current backup to step in following the departure of former standout quarterback Scott Tolzien, they would be in an entirely different situation right now, one far away from the historic setting in Pasadena.

Wisconsin’s junior running back should finish second behind Griffin — and there’s a solid chance he will — but Griffin deserves the nod this year. Ball’s statistics have earned him that spot, and Badger fans should realize just how special it is to have a Heisman candidate come out of Madison.

With only two Heisman

Trophy winners in program history — Dayne and fullback Alan Ameche in 1954 — sending a finalist to the presentation for the top award in college football can only help Wisconsin’s pursuit of becoming one of the premier programs in the country.

As the recruiting continues to improve and the Badgers develop into a perennial contender in the Big Ten, Ball having the honor of being selected as one of five players hoping to hear his name called Saturday night is great publicity for the Wisconsin brand. Wisconsin already has a reputation for being dedicated to running the ball, something that has allowed them to develop a backfield overflowing with talent, and seeing Ball on the national stage will only continue this tradition.

It’s no coincidence that UW’s only two players to walk away with the Heisman Memorial Trophy were both ball carriers, and Ball has now etched his name along the best backs to ever grace the field of Camp Randall Stadium.

So as you tune in to the Heisman Trophy this weekend and watch Ball proudly represent the University of Wisconsin, realize that this is a rare chance to see a Badger on the biggest individual stage in college football.

Just don’t expect him to win.

That said, Griffin’s numbers are equally, if not more, impressive, and there is simply no way Baylor could have become a nine-win squad without his help. The junior signal caller is the Bears’ offense, powering the team with 3,998 passing yards, 36 touchdowns and just six interceptions.

Finishing the year with a staggering 192.3 passer rating as Baylor heads to the Valero Alamo Bowl to take on Washington, Griffin has truly been the most outstanding college football player in 2011.

Without their rocketarmed quarterback, the Bears are likely a four- or five-win team stuck in a rebuilding year, with little hope of qualifying for a bowl game. Wisconsin likely wouldn’t be in the Rose Bowl without

This is the first in a twopart series. The second piece will run in Thursday’s paper.

Ian is a junior majoring in journalism. Think Ball deserves to be crowned a winner in New York, or is there another candidate that deserves the award? Let him know by tweeting @imccue or emailing him at imccue@ badgerherald.com.

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Zengerle encroaching on Eaves’ points record After notching goal in 15-straight games, sophomore nears 21-game mark Brett Sommers Statistics Editor

During the 1977-78 Wisconsin men’s hockey season, former Badger standout and current head coach Mike Eaves had no idea that he set the school record for consecutive games with a point, scoring a total of 48 points in 21 games.

And until sophomore forward Mark Zengerle began approaching the record within the past couple weeks — and everyone began asking about it — Eaves didn’t know that he still held the record.

Currently, Zengerle’s streak is resting at 15 games, in which he has tallied seven goals and 18 assists. It is the longest streak by a Badger since Chris Tancill also had a 15-game streak during the 1989-90 campaign.

“To have a guy [break the record] here when [I am] here, it would be kind of neat to see it happen because you could shake his hand and say congratulations,” Eaves said. “If you weren’t here then you couldn’t do that. That’s why they keep records, so they can be broken.”

While accomplishing the feat would require Zengerle to force his way into the box score six more times, his level of play this year has been outstanding. And he may just get there, but not because he is trying to break the record — rather, that he strives to play well.

“It’s interesting; I don’t know if Mark is the type of guy that looks at that as a neat challenge,” Eaves said. “He just wants to keep getting points; [the record] is a byproduct of him getting points. If he is thinking about that record, then I think that will hinder his chances.”

Since last year, when Zengerle led Wisconsin with 31 assists, he has been focusing on improving his goalscoring numbers and has found success, already surpassing his entire 2010-11 total.

“It should have been

NEIGHBORLY, from 14 hand, giving up 17 offensive rebounds (against Marquette), a lot of that is just dirty work and paying more attention to that type of thing.

“So I think that’s one of the biggest things we learned in that game, that we can never cease to pay attention to those kinds of things.”

Outside of Brown, who is the only player averaging double-digit scoring for UW-Green Bay, the Phoenix have not been able to produce much offense in 2011.

The team currently scores an average of 62.4 points a game, good for

pretty easy to beat my totals from last year, which was only five [goals], but [Eaves] has done a good job with me, getting me to shoot,” Zengerle said. “He is always wanting me to shoot more and pushing me to shoot more. … I just want to score more; it’s a good feeling, but as the assists go, it will probably always be like that any year I play hockey just because it is how I’ve always been.”

Transforming his game has not been easy for Zengerle. During practice, he has been forced to do pushups when he passes up shots, and he has had to break down the way he has always played the game, forcing himself not to rely on something that has always been his strength in order to make himself a more efficient offensive weapon.

“It’s foreign to [him]; it’s a habit more than anything else,” Eaves said. “[His] first instinct, because he is very good at it, is to make passes.

He sees the ice and he has had a lot of success passing the puck, but people are going to take that away from him and people have taken that away from him. Heck, we even take that away from him in practice and try to get him to shoot more, but he has bought into it.

He is seeing some results from it, and I think he is a believer now.”

But when Zengerle does pass, teammate and fellow forward Tyler Barnes is more than okay with it.

“He is a phenomenal player with the puck,” Barnes said. “I don’t think there is anything he is uncomfortable doing out there which is a great asset to have.

One thing I think of in particular along the lines of [phenomenal] is when he did that spin-o-rama backhand pass to me on the back door. I don’t think that is something I would dream of doing.

For him to pull that off like that with success is good to see.”

With his humble team-first approach, Zengerle may not even be aware that the play Barnes described ended up in the college hockey section of the sports entertainment website Deadspin.com in October, displaying

eighth in the Horizon League, and has five players averaging between five and eight points.

Collectively, the team is shooting at a .389 clip from the field and .280 from the three-point and also typically coughs up the ball 13.6 times a game, which bodes well for the stingy Badger ‘D.’ “Defense always gives us a chance to stay in the game without shooting the ball well, and that’s really the main thing; that’s our staple,” forward Ryan Evans said. “That’s going to be something that’s going to be there in the long run for us.”

Zhao Lim The Badger Herald

Wisconsin sophomore forward Mark Zengerle is closing in on the school record for consecutive games with a point, set by his head coach, Mike Eaves, back in the 1977-78 season. his often impressive puck handling skills.

As Zengerle creeps closer to the points streak record, it’s important to note that it isn’t just the number of goal scoring chances that Zengerle has improved. Along with forcing him to shoot more in practice Eaves has loaded him with responsibility.

“We have had to [ask him more of him],” Eaves said, naming a lengthy list. “We have asked him to go from wing to center because there is more responsibility in our own zone; he has passed that test. We have asked him to step up and be a penalty killer and he is doing a nice job there. We are asking him to step up and be our number one faceoff guy, and he is leading our team in faceoffs. The responsibility has grown mainly because he is a year older, but we have a young team and he needs to bear some of that.”

All the work Zengerle has done and all the responsibility he has undertaken, especially as a sophomore, certainly needs to be credited.

What better place for this than the University of Wisconsin record books?

Zengerle may not be

thinking about the record much, but would he think it would be cool if he broke it and it lasted 34 years?

Absolutely.

“It would be pretty cool,” Zengerle conceded. “I try not to worry about it; it’s still a bunch of games away to be able to do something like that, but it definitely would be neat. I think [the fact that Eaves hold the record] kind of makes it extra cool or kind of fun.”

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The Badger Herald | Sports | Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Phoenix present another challenge for Badger team on rebound from 2 losses Elliot Hughes Sports Content Editor The state of Wisconsin will dish out its next opponent for the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team Wednesday night as it welcomes its northern neighbor, UW-Green Bay, to the Kohl Center.

The No. 14/16 Badgers (6-2), after a near-spotless six-game start to their season, hit a two-game bump last week, dropping contests against their first ranked opponents of the year, North Carolina and in-state foe Marquette.

Wisconsin converted just 37.1 percent of its shots from the field and was out-rebounded 86-61 over those two games. But the Badgers still managed to keep themselves within striking distance in each contest, a testament to UW’s defense, which didn’t concede more than 61 points to either the Tar Heels or the Golden Eagles.

“We just pride ourselves on, obviously, defense and not giving many turnovers,” guard Josh Gasser said, who later ascribed Wisconsin’s lack of rebounding as the biggest factor in the last two losses. “You just got to find other ways to get yourself in the game and

pull out victories, and that comes from the defensive end.”

The Badgers swept the trio of other in-state Division I basketball schools a year ago, but got off to as bad of a start as possible in this year ’s tour of in-state schools with the 61-54 loss to the Golden Eagles.

Apart from the fact that Marquette is one of Wisconsin’s biggest rivals, the Golden Eagles also ended the Badgers’ 23-game winning streak at the Kohl Center. It was also the Badgers first nonconference loss at home since the 2008 season.

UW-Green Bay (4-4) is coming off a two-game homestand that saw victories over IllinoisChicago and Loyola and will be playing in its third game in six days when it tips off with Wisconsin.

The Phoenix has not posed much of a threat to the Badgers over the course of the series between the two teams.

The Badgers are 16-1 alltime versus the Phoenix, but the one loss came just two years ago in an 8884 road game decided in overtime.

Last year ’s meeting with the Phoenix went much smoother for the Badgers, though, as they shot 48.8 percent from the field on the way to a 70-56 win.

Seven-foot-one center Alec Brown — who weighs in at 215 pounds — was in his debut season for the Phoenix then, and

against the Badgers he scored 18 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked two shots.

Brown has returned for his sophomore year to lead for the way for UWGreen Bay, particularly down near the rim, leading the team with 13.8 points per game on a 47.7 percent clip. The 60 rebounds to his name are also 15 more than other member of the team.

“He’s pretty good,” forward Mike Bruesewitz said, who is averaging 6.6 points per game. “From what I remember last year, he was long, pretty active, got a pretty good touch around the basket. He’ll present a good challenge for us as a big guy in the middle, but they got some other guys who can beat us so we each got to take care of everybody.”

Wisconsin’s struggles near the rim have extended to free throw shooting as well, as the Badgers are averaging a mere 10.6 attempts per contest. And after being outdone on the boards the last two games, Brown presents another challenge for Wisconsin to right the ship in the frontlines.

“We learned that we have to roll our sleeves up and do some dirty work and be gritty and play tough,” assistant coach Lamont Paris said. “A lot of what we do offensively is going to be dependent upon making or missing shots, but on the other Zhao Lim The Badger Herald

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Wisconsin sophomore forward Mike Bruesewitz and the rest of the Badgers have been outdone in rebounding in their last two games.

Ball worthy of talk, not trophy Ian McCue McCue’s View

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Travis Frederick (72) has played guard and filled in at center for the Rose Bowl-bound Badgers in 2011, all while balancing that with the demands of being a computer engineer.

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Big brains to go with brawn By day, Frederick plows road for Heisman candidate; by night, he’s buried in textbooks Mike Fiammetta Sports Editor After meeting Travis Frederick for the first time, three things immediately stand out.

The first is his sheer size.

As an offensive lineman for the University of Wisconsin, Frederick stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 330 pounds. As big as that seems, those figures place him near the average of a typical UW lineman — after all, one of Wisconsin’s youngest linemen, redshirt freshman Rob Havenstein, is listed at 6-foot-8, 345 pounds.

Second is Frederick’s beard. Forming from the sideburns of his fairly standard closecut haircut, Frederick’s beard matches his light brown hair but extends away from his jaw bone to form a scraggly, seemingly unkempt coat of facial hair. In postpractice interviews, it’s normal to see beads of

sweat — more than a few — stream down the beard as he speaks. Along with his large stature, Frederick’s beard makes him naturally exude the stature of a Wisconsin offensive lineman.

The third distinct trait becomes clear once he’s talking. Answering even the most generic of cliché, jargon-filled football questions, Frederick takes his time speaking, talking with his hands as if he’s using them to craft his words.

It all makes sense, really. When he’s not mauling opposing defenses and opening running lanes for Wisconsin’s vaunted rushing attack, Frederick’s laboring away in Engineering Hall or any number of the university’s labs, working on projects involving computer processors, pipelines and so much other foreign technobabble that’d you’d wonder, how does

he have time for Division I football — let alone as a major contributor on the offensive line of the nation’s No. 10 team?

“I’m working on a project for a digital design and synthesis class; we’re designing an integer divider coprocessor that hooks up to a processor and a serial bus that works in between that,” Frederick said after an evening practice in mid-October.

“The higher-up you get, the more projects you have. We’re designing a pipeline processor for another one that would go in your computer, basically a five-stage pipeline processor.”

Frederick, a redshirt sophomore and a double-major in computer engineering and computer science at UW, grew up in Sharon, a town of slightly more than 1,500 people 90 minutes from Madison.

Developing a clear interest in math and

science, Frederick’s academic background formed organically.

“I like to play with Legos; I like that kind of stuff that’s inventive stuff and investigative,” Frederick said.

“I think that falls into the engineering field. I like the hands-on part of it.”

After graduating early — talented high school recruits often enroll in college early to gain an extra semester of training at the Division I level — from Big Foot High School as a National Honor Society member and first-team all-state offensive and defensive lineman, Frederick initially explored aerospace engineering before turning his attention toward computers. He says he is not “one of those crazy mechanical engineers.”

“I had known about him since he was a freshman in high school,

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He has 1,759 rushing yards, an astounding 38 touchdowns and averages 6.4 yards per carry. He has carried the Badgers at times this season, and has firmly established himself as the top all-around back in the nation.

Montee Ball clearly earned his spot in the Heisman Trophy presentation and has a strong case for returning to Madison with the trophy in hand, but Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III deserves the award more than anyone else.

... Griffin has done more for his team than any other player in the nation and should emerge victorious.

Although it’s great to see a Badger back in New York — the first since Ron Dayne in 1999 — Griffin has done more for his team than any other player in the nation and should emerge victorious. Ball has been outstanding for Wisconsin all year, but the fact that he played alongside one of the best quarterbacks in college football, Russell Wilson, severely hurts his case.

The miracle North Carolina State transfer was a leading Heisman contender before the Badgers’ back-to-back losses at Michigan State and Ohio State, and having a teammate playing at that high of a level only weakens Ball’s Heisman resume.

UW’s top backfield threat leads the nation in both rushing yards and rushing touchdowns,

and it would be a crime if he were refused an invite to New York.

Perhaps most impressive is that Ball stands just two touchdowns away from breaking Barry Sanders’ record-setting 39-touchdown 1988 season. His numbers are much better than those of Trent Richardson, who boasts 1,583 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns on a six-yard per carry average, making Ball the best running back in the competition.

It’s a remarkable position for a player who was never even considered a legitimate Heisman candidate until the last few weeks, when college football analysts finally began to take note of Ball’s impressive numbers this year. While fans in Madison were irked by the lack of national attention the Wentzville, Mo., native received for his five consecutive games with more than 130 yards on the ground, Ball’s rise to Heisman candidacy has definitely been an unexpected one.

Seeing limited playing time last season until an early November matchup with Purdue after the rise of then-freshman running back James White, no one could have imagined Ball to be in such a position last fall. After taking a majority of the carries and flattening opposing defenses in 2011, perhaps no player on the Wisconsin roster could be more deserving of being in this spot. The bruising back failed to accept a backseat role despite the rise of the speedy freshman White, and now he finds himself in an incredible position.

On top of those gaudy statistics, Ball is a perfect two-for-two throwing the ball, passing for one touchdown and 57 yards.

With a 504.4 passer rating, he has been even more efficient through the air than on the ground.

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