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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

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Gov. quiet on electoral votes Walker has not expressed opinion on new system, looked at long-term effects Lexi Harrison Herald Contributor

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A campus-based reliever for the Mifflin Street Block Party on May 4 has been in the planning stages for the last several months because of the city’s aversion to Mifflin.

May 4 event more likely Sarah Eucalano City Hall Editor A city decision will likely mean students will have the opportunity to attend an alternative festival to the Mifflin Street Block Party May 4, leaders from the Wisconsin Union Directorate and the Associated Students

of Madison said Tuesday.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said city and university officials, including Soglin, met with student leaders at a Jan. 23 meeting.

“City officials gave a big green light to the conceptual plan of this event,” Verveer said. “The plans are still in their infancy.”

The possible event was discussed heavily among student government last semester, but has consistently been the subject of speculation because of variables in municipal government.

Sarah Mathews, president of the Wisconsin Union Directorate, said the event

has a budget that would allow them to draw a nationallyknown musical act. She added the event will be held the Saturday before the week before finals and be a vibrant music and arts festival.

David Gardner, spokesperson for the

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Gov. Scott Walker said last weekend he has not taken a position on reallocating Electoral College votes, a controversial proposal which would have given President Barack Obama less of the state’s electoral votes in last year’s election.

Walker told media outlets recently he has yet to take a stand on the proposed change to distribute most electoral votes by congressional districts rather than the current winner-take-all system.

Over the weekend, Walker told the conservative news organization Newsmax in an interview he thinks it is an “interesting idea” but is not sure whether he supports it.

“I haven’t committed one way or the other to it,” Walker told Newsmax. “For me, and I think any other state considering this, you

should really look at not just the short-term, but the long-term implications. Is it better or worse for the electorate?”

Walker also told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel he has a “real concern” with such a change.

Walker said Wisconsin’s current status as a swing state means candidates make a push in the state, and that might go away if such a plan is implemented.

“We get to hear from the candidates,” Walker told the Journal Sentinel.

“That’s good for voters. If we change that, that would take that away, it would largely make us irrelevant.”

Although there has been talk of reallocating the state’s ten electoral votes, no formal legislation has been introduced to do so. However, a 2007 bill Assembly Majority Leader Robin Vos, R-Rochester, cosponsored would have

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MPD speaks in light of tragedy Police chief asks for community trust after recent officer-involved shooting Allison Johnson City Life Editor Community members met Tuesday to address the ethical controversies associated with the officer-involved shooting of a Madison man last November.

Paul Heenan, 30, died as the result of a confrontation with Madison Police Department Officer Stephan Heimsness Nov. 9, according to a MPD statement. According to the statement, Heimsness was responding to a call regarding a burglary in progress after an intoxicated Heenan tried to enter the wrong house.

After an investigation, MPD decided to exonerate Heimsness, stating the officer shot Heenan after believing himself to be in danger of being disarmed, the statement said.

In a statement from Jan. 24, Ald. Marsha Rummel, District 6, explained the purpose of the forum was to provide an opportunity for neighborhood residents to share concerns and ask questions regarding the investigative process and the use of deadly force.

The meeting consisted of a panel of representatives from the Dane County District Attorney’s Office, MPD and members of the community, including Heenan’s friends and neighbors. The panel answered questions both from the audience and other panelists.

Amelia Royko Maurer, a friend of Heenan and one of the community representatives on the panel, asked MPD why deadly force was justified in the incident when it appeared Heenan did not

pose any life-threatening danger to those around him.

According to MPD Lt. Dan Olidas, it is important to take into consideration that Heenan was wearing a coat. Due to the coat, Heimsness could not make the assumption Heenan did not have a weapon concealed on his person, he said.

“Deadly force was found to be justified to prevent the officer from being disarmed,” Olidas reiterated.

Neighbor and community representative on the panel Rob Kennedy inquired whether any MPD policies and procedures would change in light of the incident.

MPD Police Chief Noble Wray explained the department is currently in the process of reviewing the policies and procedures related to the incident. The department will examine policies and procedures as relating to internal affairs, use of force and how information is conveyed from the 911 dispatchers to the police officers, he said.

Community panelists expressed the desire for an independent review of the investigation and the incident as a whole.

“I am not certain what [the community] believes an independent investigation will show,” District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said. “I don’t believe there is any other information we have.”

Community members also expressed concern with the decision of the MPD to allow Heimsness back onto the street as an officer.

According to Wray,

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Tick-tock Students gather for a sneak peak at all the clubs and organizations on campus that are offered, from science to art, at the annual Student Organization Fair.

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Controversial beer ads no INSIDE longer on Madison buses PBR campaign on Metro ends after complaints from city’s residents Sarah Eucalano City Hall Editor Three controversial ads for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer finished their six-month spot on Madison area buses at the beginning of this month, despite numerous complaints

Madison Metro Transit received from community members.

Mick Rusch, Madison Metro spokesperson, said on average, he received a complaint every two weeks during the six-month duration of the ad campaign. The controversial beer ads featured bold ads that made the buses appear, to some people, as a beer truck, Rusch said.

Rusch said Madison Metro did not have Pabst take the ads down, but

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took the ads down at the end of their six-month lease. He said Madison Metro hired another employee who began taking care of selling the bus ads beginning in January, instead of contracting through an outside agency.

He said the company discussed taking more control of the advertising situation.

“We talked about community awareness

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State agency CEO stays Commerce Dept. replacement will keep leader on staff after financial woe Polo Rocha Senior Legislative Editor The interim CEO of the state’s public-private agency that replaced the former Department of Commerce will remain in his position permanently after a series of credibility issues for the agency, Gov. Scott Walker announced Tuesday.

Reed Hall will keep his job as permanent CEO of the quasi-public Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, which has seen a number of problems in the past year; most notably, it lost track of more than $8 million worth of loans to businesses in October.

Walker and a Republicancontrolled Legislature established WEDC last session to replace the Department of Commerce.

Walker said at a news conference Hall will continue to “get the credibility of this organization back” and noted most of the issues within WEDC have been or are in the process of being dealt with. “[Hall will continue] to address some of the administrative concerns that were limited to a few but had an impact on the image of the WEDC,” Walker said. “He’s done an incredible job of working with the board, the Legislature, auditors and others to timely and effectively address those challenges.”

Hall, a former Wisconsin Alumni Association board member, replaced Paul Jadin in October when Jadin left for a private sector job.

WEDC announced in October that it had lost track of more than $8 million in loans it gave to businesses, or about 15 percent of its loan portfolio.

Walker said he had not originally planned on keeping Hall, who had agreed to an interimonly position. But Walker chose to keep Hall despite a nationwide search for a new CEO that had led to 120 candidates and three finalists.

When asked about the search being a waste of money, Walker said it was “well worth it” because businesses can see he chose Hall out of a vast number of qualified applicants.

Hall said he was excited to stay on at his first public sector job and said WEDC has been working on a computer system to keep track of loans, grants and tax credits. He also said WEDC is recruiting a chief financial officer and will soon be looking for a senior credit officer.

A number of business groups released statements saying they were pleased with the decision to keep Hall. Kurt Bauer, president of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, said in a statement Hall was a “proven innovator” who would continue to make the state more businessfriendly.

Senate Minority Leader Chris Larson, D-Milwaukee, was less complimentary about the selection. He criticized WEDC’s spending of roughly $40,000 on the CEO search only to select the interim CEO. “Wisconsin’s hastilydeveloped job creation entity WEDC has now wasted even more tax dollars,” Larson said in a statement. “Secretary and CEO Hall, with very little economic development experience, is the least qualified of those considered for the position.”

Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, who is a WEDC board member, said in a statement he was also concerned with the costs of the search.

“The priority for WEDC must be regaining public trust, putting people back to work quickly and reserving this negative economic trend,” Barca said. “Reed Hall seems like a capable business person and I stand ready to work with anyone — including the new CEO, the governor and the rest of the WEDC board — to help achieve our economic goals.”

MAY, from 1 Associated Students of Madison, said the event, is still in the planning phases to ensure cooperation between the city and campus government interests. Although the event’s location has not been finalized, he mentioned the area on Randall Court between Union South and Engineering Hall as a possible venue.

“It will be memorable and allow campus to come together in camaraderie and community,” Mathews said.

“We’re not going to say don’t go to Mifflin. We’re students; we’re not against students having fun. We’re not trying to stomp out or control Mifflin.”

The decision to hold an alternative event comes after months of speculation about Mifflin’s future. Last year, Mayor Paul Soglin and the Madison Police Department announced the party would

WALKER, from 1 given two statewide electoral votes to the winner of the state’s popular vote and allocated the rest by who won each congressional district.

Republicans control five congressional districts, and Democrats control three.

Under such a proposal, Obama and his opponent would have gotten five electoral votes, rather than Obama getting all ten.

University of Wisconsin mass communications professor Dhavan Shah

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Sustainability Committee Chair Colin Higgins wants to implement a big campus event on Earth Day to spread environmental awareness.

Committee focuses efforts on environment awareness New ASM branch stresses recycling, addresses possible events on campus

teach students how to communicate with others regarding environmental issues.

“That [environmental issues training] will help students be able to talk to people without making them feel like we’re all going to die,” Higgins said.

Kevin Mauer, member of 350 Madison Climate Action Team, proposed working with ASM to further an energy audit campaign. He explained how getting university endowment funds moving away from the fossil fuel industry would be a substantial achievement.

“We want to show that this is a dirty industry with no future,” Mauer said.

Energy auditing is a nationwide movement college campuses are becoming a part of, Mauer added.

If the committee took this up as a campaign, got more faculty involved and followed a more institutionalized approach, the campaign would see a success transcending that of “just being obnoxious with students,” Mauer said.

There are resources to pursue this campaign, Higgins said, yet the project may be too big for the current semester and may be more successful if initiated at the beginning of the next academic year. Since this is the committee’s first semester, smaller projects may be

addressed first, he added.

“It’s hard to tackle some of these campaigns in one semester, which is why we are aiming towards smaller projects,” Higgins said.

A committee member suggested the idea of building off events already happening, such as creating campaigns to make Earth Day a major campus event. The committee also addressed increasing the awareness of the connection between energy use and economic benefits, such as how being environmentally efficient with heating and electricity can save students money.

Another committee member proposed the idea of addressing the Greek community to further sustainability goals, particularly with increasing the recycling of cans and bottles.

“When you have 50 to 100 people in a house, there is a lot of waste,” the committee member said.

“That would be a great place to expand to.”

Higgins said the committee is hoping to recruit new members, as well as conduct further outreach at the student council kickoff meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room on the fourth floor of the Student Activities Center.

The committee will select campaigns and elect leadership roles at next week’s meeting.

not continue, with serious consequences for violators of the new policy.

But within the last several months, police began to say they would staff Mifflin with the same resources and enforce the same policies they did at the 2012 event, which saw low attendance compared to recent events.

Mathews said the Wisconsin Union had been discussing putting on a large end of the semester event for months, but knew they needed to recruit Associated Students of Madison and other student groups to make the event a success.

The decision for the May 4 event came from the university’s lack of an official event to celebrate the end of a year’s hard work before finals, Mathews said.

She cited Northwestern University’s “Dillo Day” and the University of Pennsylvania’s “Hey Day” as examples of what the May 4 event could be modeled after.

“We wanted to create something vibrant and unique to UW-Madison,” she said.

She had the festival will embody the UW’s “play hard, work hard” ethic. Mathews also said the event will sell beer, but in a responsible, legal way to attendants who are of age.

Verveer said MPD will treat Mifflin the same as they did in 2012. This means there will be a similar number of officers, a similar low tolerance for any ordinance offenses and the police will not look the other way if someone has an open beer on the street or sidewalk.

Student Council voted to endorse the May 4 event in early December. She said the funding for the event will come from ASM’s internal programming, donations, sponsorship, ticket sales and university endorsements.

“This is an event that needed to happen for a long

time at the University of Wisconsin,” she said. “We don’t have an event that culminates at the end of the year where Badgers can unwind and celebrate the end of the year. It’s a last hurrah before finals.”

Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said he supports a yearend event that is studentled. He said it is unfortunate sexual assaults and stabbings have occurred at Mifflin in previous years.

He said the May 4 event around Union South will be a welcome change and will include more programming.

Madison should not let negative behavior impact the end of the year celebration that is important to many people, Resnick said.

Andrew Bulovsky, ASM chair, said they were hoping to attract 5,000 attendants to the May 4 event. He said numbers are still being finalized, but they expect to have a budget of around $160,000.

agreed with Walker the state would become less competitive.

“Wisconsin would receive less national political attention because candidates will instead pay attention to issues in other states that maintain an all-or-nothing vote,” Shah said. “This is potentially really damaging in the long run.”

Shah called this a move that would be “detrimental” to the state, but beneficial to the national GOP because it would give its future presidential candidates a better chance of winning the

state.

Kenneth Mayer, a UW political science professor, said he thinks such a proposal is unlikely to go through.

In an email to The Badger Herald, he said Wisconsin would not be the first in adopting such a change. The system is already in place in Maine and is currently being considered in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia.

“Right now, the only states that are considering this are states where Republicans control the

state government, but Obama won in 2012,” Mayer said. “The motivations are transparently partisan, just as they would be if Democrats in Texas, Georgia, Missouri or Tennessee were pushing for this.”

Mayer pointed to Nate Silver, a New York Times political statistician, calculating a Romney victory if the previously mentioned states plus Florida had a district plan. He said that is why Democrats “would fight to the death over any changes, both here and elsewhere.”

Lindsey Gapen Herald Contributor The student government’s grassroots Sustainability Committee began to form potential campaigns to pursue this semester at a Tuesday night meeting.

This is the committee’s first semester.

The Associated Students of Madison’s Student Council created the committee last semester.

Although many ideas had been previously discussed, Sustainability Committee Chair Colin Higgins said new ideas were welcome for discussion.

Higgins said a previously discussed, feasible project for this semester would be working in favor of standardizing the appearance of recycling bins on campus. He added this would also include educating students on what can and cannot go into them, and increasing their presence on campus in general.

Higgins also discussed how engaging in environmental issues training would provide a great opportunity to

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GOP mining bill vote set for early February Senate, Assembly committees could move Republican proposal Feb. 6 Polo Rocha Senior Legislative Editor The legislative committees on mining will vote in early February on whether or not to move forward with the Republican Party proposal.

Both legislative houses’ committees scheduled a Feb. 6 vote on whether to pass the GOP mining bill to the next step of the legislative process.

Republicans are eager to pass that bill as soon as possible, but Democrats

and environmental groups are concerned there has not been enough public debate on it.

Rep. Mark Honadel, R-South Milwaukee, said the bill — which intends to open the state up to iron mining again — has already had large amounts of public input.

As this bill resembles the one that failed by one vote in the Senate last year, Honadel said there has been lots of work and debate over it already, including hearings in northern Wisconsin. He said the Legislature should not “waste that effort.”

“I’ve been in the Legislature a little over 10 years, and I have never seen a bill that has more scrutiny from the public and the

Legislature,” Honadel said.

The committees held a hearing last week on the bill, although some criticized them for not holding it in northern Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters disputes Republicans’ statements the bill does not harm the environment, spokesperson Anne Sayers said.

She added the bill is new and should be given enough debate, rather than judging last session’s debate as sufficient.

“This is a new bill and a new session, and we literally had seven days to review a 200-page bill,” Sayers said.

“This deserves the time to read it and the opportunity to get input.”

Candidates face off to earn their spot on County Board Contenders hope to appeal to university with housing efforts, transportation goals Allison Johnson City Life Editor The Dane County Clerk’s Office finalized the ballot of a special election for a county board, approving two candidates to run for the vacated downtown district seat.

After obtaining all the necessary signatures, the clerk’s office confirmed Mary Kolar and C.J. Terrell as the two candidates hoping to take on the task of District 1 Representative on the Dane County Board of Supervisors.

District 1 captures the majority of the downtown area surrounding the Capitol Square, stretching from Lake Mendota to Monona, according to the Dane County website. Former District 1 Supervisor and current Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell said the district is unique because there are a lot of “empty nesters” and students, yet not very many families.

“What makes the common bond is people

who like to live in urban centers with a lot of 24/7 activity,” McDonnel said.

After McDonell resigned from the seat to take on the job of Dane County Clerk late last year, a special election was deemed necessary to fill his spot.

As a resident of Madison for the majority of his life, Terrell explained he decided wanted to run to give back to the community that gave him so much. He described himself as an “out of the box” candidate.

“One of my strongest qualities is looking at things from multiple angles,” Terrell said. “I think I can use my ability to look at things outside the box to benefit the [Dane County Board of Supervisors].”

As a retired veteran of the U.S. Navy, Kolar said running for a position on the board was her way to continue to serve her community.

According to McDonell, candidates need to be aware of issues regarding University of Wisconsin students, since they compose a major demographic of the district. McDonell cited transportation and the environment as the next big issues regarding students that will be an

important focus for the new representative of the district.

“I think one of the bigger problems for a lot of the student districts is that a lot of issues don’t directly affect students,” McDonell said. “A lot of it affects them indirectly.”

According to Terrell, the main pillar of his campaign is public transit.

It is important to look at creative ways to get a lower price for buses, Terrell explained.

Community members want transportation that is cost effective but also good quality, he said.

“I think this is something people in Madison are adamant about,” he said.

According to Kolar, UW students will benefit if she wins the election because of her work with Dane County leaders in the past.

Kolar said she wants to look at increasing housing options for students. It is important for students to have the ability to stay in Dane County after graduation, she said.

Additionally, Kolar said her platform addresses issues of human services, transportation and government efficiency.

The special election for the Dane County Board of Supervisors will be held Thursday, April 2.

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Students dress to impress at the Spring Career and Internship Fair, where companies are on the lookout for eager applicants.

Spring Career Fair expects to draw unusually large crowds University offers students unique opportunities to help life success Julia Skulstad Senior Campus Editor Students and faculty at the University of Wisconsin are gearing up for the biannual career and internship fair next week.

“No one’s coming to UW to get a degree and work at a mediocre company,” Maddi Brodi

UW Senior

The Spring Career and Internship Fair will take place Monday Feb. 4 from 4-8 p.m. at the Kohl Center.

Maria McGinnis of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, and also involved with career services, said it is important for the university to hold a career fair in the spring because there are many students who are still looking for internships and full-time positions.

McGinnis said the spring fair tends to be smaller than the one held in the fall. She said they had 188 employers

planning to attend Monday, a figure lower than the 276 who attended in fall, but is expecting the number to somewhat increase.

“We want to get as many employers to get in front of our students as possible,” McGinnis said.

However, they are up in registration in comparison to last spring’s fair, at which 183 employers attended, she added.

UW senior Maddi Brody, who attended her first career and internship fair last fall and plans to attend the fair Monday, said when a student walks into the fair for the first time, it is a little overwhelming.

“Recruiters generally really want to take the time to talk to you,” Brody said in encouragement.

“As much as you are there to sell yourself, they are there to talk to you.”

As someone looking for a job right now, it is tough, Brody said. But, she added, she cannot imagine every university is providing the same opportunity to their students.

In comparison with her friends at other schools like Indiana University and the University of Michigan, Brody said she feels more prepared, as many of her friends from other schools have yet to think about their careers following graduation.

“When I say I’ve been job searching since the last [fall] career fair they are surprised,” Brody said.

McGinnis said both UW students and alumni have attended the past career and internship fairs. She said she expects the same, but is hoping for a large number of attendees.

From an employer standpoint, McGinnis said to expect organizations, corporations, nonprofits, government agencies and UW campus programs as examples of those interested in talking to applicants at the fair.

UW spokesperson John Lucas said both the spring and fall career and internship fairs provide the opportunity to meet with employers who consider UW degrees valuable. Employers know of the high quality experience students receive here, he said.

“No one’s coming to UW to get a degree and work at a mediocre company, nobody’s dream is that,” Brody said. “Our school is not aiming for that.”

Brody said it is not just a matter of getting your degree and then wondering what to do, rather, she added, it is about having a plan.

The economy may be on an upswing, Brody said, but it is still difficult to find employment.

“In general, I think most students recognize that they need an internship or job,” Lucas said. “So it’s a no-brainer to get yourself in front of these sources as quickly as you can.”

Pro-life facility sparks controversy with Madison alder, community Planned Parenthood alternative persists in trying to receive funding for housing Sarah Eucalano City Hall Editor Care Net, a Christian pro-life pregnancy center in Dane County, will continue to pursue government funding for a housing project after members of Madison’s City Council chose to drop sponsorship for the project.

Care Net did not receive support from City Council members at Tuesday

BEER, from 1 of our advertising,” he said. “How do you make advertising that the community finds acceptable?”

Madison Metro has asked alcohol advertisers in the past to remove bold imagery, such as shot glasses and bottles of alcohol, Rusch said.

Instead, they ask them to rely more heavily on their logo, he said.

The Pabst Blue Ribbon ads were a product of a contest of the beer company where artists designed them to be bold, Rusch said.

This was the second

night’s Board of Estimates meeting and at a previous Community Development Block Grant Commission meeting. It is therefore impossible for Care Net to receive city funding, unless a member of City Council chooses to sponsor the company for their next meeting.

Ald. Joe Clausius, District 17, said he has not heard a single alder say he or she would be willing to sponsor Care Net’s housing project.

Care Net is a national agency that states on its website it is a “Christcentered ministry whose mission is to promote a culture of life within our

year Pabst has advertised with Madison Metro, and the ads were more bold this year, he said. Part of the problem is Madison Metro does not control which routes the ads run, he added.

This means the ads ran on routes through the University of Wisconsin campus, the probable target market of the company, but also passed schools, which caused some of the complaints, Rusch said.

“We asked them if we could tone them down a little bit,” Rusch said.

“They did tone some things down, but not as much as we would have liked — and

society in order to serve people facing unplanned pregnancies and related sexual issues.”

Rhonda Thompson, Care Net’s development director, said Care Net is no longer seeking a $150,000 grant from the city, nor a $400,000 loan from the federal government.

Thompson said Care Net will still be seeking financial assistance from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.

WHEDA is an independent authority that supports economic development and works with small businesses, nonprofits and community

that led to the complaints.”

Rusch said now Madison Metro has control of the advertising, they will focus on using local advertisers.

Madison Metro’s control and influence of the ads being used have drawn some free speech concerns. “[PBR’s] speech here falls into the category of ‘commercial speech’ — that is, advertising, which is a lesser-protected form of speech that lacks the full-blown free speech protection given other types of legal speech,” UW law professor emeritus Gerald Thain said in an email to The Badger Herald.

This means Madison

groups. WHEDA does not rely on tax dollars.

Care Net will be applying with WHEDA for tax credits, Thompson said.

She said they will apply later this week and will appear on the agenda for the City Council meeting Feb. 26.

Thompson said their goal with WHEDA is to receive tax credit for financing. She said if Care Net is approved by WHEDA, they will be seeking investors who will purchase the tax credit.

“We look forward to providing affordable housing in the community for 36 families and singles,” Thompson said.

Metro can modify the ads, or even remove them if they wanted, and this would not raise any First Amendment free speech issues, he said. Thain said commercial speech received no protection until the 1970s when they were given limited protection.

Rusch said Madison Metro will be focusing on catering to more local advertisers. The company was allotted $135,000 at yesterday’s Board of Estimates meeting.

He said there is a meeting tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, April 6.

Clausius, who is the alderman in Care Net’s district, said he does not support Care Net’s mission or their proposed housing project.

“This is an anti-choice organization,” Clausius said. “I’m a strong believer in a woman’s right to choose and I would not support funding them in any capacity.”

Clausius said he does not feel public dollars should be used to fund any kind of anti-choice organization.

Clausius said in a statement from City Council he along with Alders Tim Bruer, Lauren Cnare and Matt Phair removed their names from

Heenan

Heimsness

SHOOTING, from 1 Heimsness will no longer be working in the neighborhood where the incident occurred.

Of the situation as a whole, Wray said it was not common for a suspect to approach an officer in full uniform giving commands. The deadly force situation produced that night was the result of Heenan approaching Heimsness, he said.

sponsoring a resolution for Care Net’s housing project. The statement said their actions were a response to public concern and revelations about Care Net’s practices.

In the statement, Clausius criticized Care Net for attempting to take away a woman’s right to make her own reproductive choice. The statement said he was happy to do what he could to support Madison’s strong prochoice environment.

Clausius also said in the statement he testified against Care Net at the Community Development Block Grant Commission meeting Jan. 17.

“This was the perfect storm of everything that could go wrong with an officer-involved shooting,” Wray said.

Community representative Ricky Hedgwood said the neighbor who initially reported what he believed was a burglary in progress said he would not feel comfortable calling the police again.

In response, Wray explained the purpose of the meeting was to restore confidence in Madison residents of the ability of the MPD to keep them safe.

Eileen Harrington, facilitator of the meeting, said the meeting was sure to be the first of many actions toward the restoration of trust between MPD and the community.

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Ethnic studies should adapt, evolve to inspire students Charles Godfrey Editorial Page Editor Academically speaking, one of the relatively few universal undergraduate experiences at the University of Wisconsin is an ethnic studies course. It’s a graduation requirement that serves as a sort of common ground for the student body — a common ground that is constantly evolving.

As the UW prepares its new diversity plan, Associated Students of Madison has formed a Diversity Committee that will hold a roundtable and open mic night to talk about the history of ethnic studies, learn about students’ experiences with

ethnic studies courses and hear thoughts on the future of the requirement. The ASM Diversity Committee plans to pass student recommendations onto the UW Campus Diversity and Climate Committee. The roundtable event is scheduled to take place at Union South Feb. 18 at 7 p.m.

You’ll find a spectrum of opinions on the ethnic studies requirement. For instance, many people feel that ethnic studies courses address a fairly narrow definition of what it means to be “ethnic,” focusing heavily on the Civil Rights movement and immigration while ignoring other aspects of cultural identity. Others argue ethnic studies credit is assigned rather arbitrarily, and one student might fulfill the requirement with Black Music, another with Introduction to Folklore.

Personally, I think there is truth in both of these

sentiments.

My experience with ethnic studies was mediocre when I took cultural anthropology during my freshman year. Of course, I enjoyed the texts we read about indigenous cultures on islands in the South Pacific Ocean, and they broadened my worldview.

The class as a whole gave me an appreciation for the massive variance in human experience. On the other hand, we spent most of the semester formalizing common-sense notions of social interaction rather than discussing real issues of cultural identity, and much of the material was presented in an unnecessarily subjective (i.e. leftist academic) light.

What’s more, it was a large lecture of over 200 people — nobody would have noticed if I skipped lecture, and after a five minute presentation, a two page paper and a multiple-choice exam, I was

over and done with my ethnic studies requirement. As an ethnic studies class, a cultural anthropology lecture left something to be desired. I got ethnic studies credit, but I didn’t feel like I had earned it.

Looking through the catalog at ethnic studies classes, I get the feeling an ethnic studies course is simply a class that deals in some way, shape or form with race, ethnicity or cultural identity, not an ethnic studies class in its own right. I get the feeling when the university instituted the requirement, rather than developing an ethnic studies curriculum, it flipped through the catalog and found courses that fell under the category of “ethnic.”

I think the university could do better. As one of the few university-wide requirements, these classes lie at the center of the UW undergraduate curriculum. As such, I expect a great deal of intentionality

on the university’s behalf as it goes about developing ethnic studies courses. I want to see a commitment to excellence in these classes.

What if instead of large introductory lectures, ethnic studies classes were small seminars that involved a great deal of participation, delving deep into the subject of cultural identity in a way that stimulated discussion?

Ethnicity is something deeply personal and intricately woven into the texture of our lives — it is in history, art, music and our identity as people — these classes should expand imaginations and encourage creative expression.

The bottom line is ethnic studies classes have the potential to be awesome, but at the moment many students feel lukewarm about them because the ethnic studies curriculum hasn’t responded to the interests of students.

As the university develops its diversity plan, I hope it places an emphasis on creating an ethnic studies curriculum that addresses a more openended definition of what is meant by ethnicity with discussion-based courses that get students talking.

I am glad the UW has made ethnic studies a requirement.

To me, it seems these courses serve the important purpose of broadening worldviews and providing an insight into what it means to be human.

I hope the university takes these courses seriously, listens carefully to student recommendations and makes them a priority in its diversity plan. In years to come, I want ethnic studies to be something that gets students talking, not just another box on a checklist of academic requirements.

Charles Godfrey (cgodfrey@ badgerherald.com) is a junior majoring in physics and math.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Civic education informs citizens Situation in Congo must be addressed Pamela Selman Editor-at-Large Can you name the party that has control over the House of Representatives? How about the five freedoms afforded to you by the First Amendment, or how many amendments are included in the Bill of Rights? What about the bill’s purpose?

It’s quite likely not all of you could answer all of these questions — it’s possible some of you couldn’t even answer one of them.

Yet these are just the bare-boned basics of Understanding How Your Government Works 101. If you struggled with these questions, how do you expect to know what options you have if a bill is proposed that you believe to be unconstitutional, if you’re turned away at the polls for a seemingly illegitimate reason or if an elected official is abusing his or her power?

The sad truth is that in 2010, only 27 percent of 12th grade students

preparing for college tested at or above proficient levels of civic knowledge. Nearly a quarter of these collegebound students were deemed to have less than the basic knowledge in civics. This means they were unable to answer questions like “identify the effect of U.S. foreign policy on other nations” or “identify the meaning of a Supreme Court opinion.”

When these scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress were released, national leaders in education erupted in a fit of dismay, concerned our country’s students couldn’t even identify the most basic principles of the democracy guiding the nation in which they live. With this dilemma in mind, I worry our generation is ill-prepared to perform its civic duties and contribute to society in a meaningful way.

So when Washington, D.C. municipal lawmakers introduced a plan last week that suggests cutting the high school graduation requirement that obliges students to take and pass a basic civics course on the key principles of American government, I was floored. While the

proposal is still in its infancy and is open for debate, the very notion our lawmakers would even consider cutting this critical component of our education is absurd.

D.C. public education leaders suggest the proposed changes to graduation requirements — which also call for giving academic credit for extracurricular activities such as team sports and art and music study — will help the district cope with its omnipresent crisis of graduating less than twothirds of its students in four years.

After spending time this past summer working with some of D.C.’s high schoolers, I can entirely sympathize with the D.C. State Board of Education’s intentions.

But the solution to the problem there — and in cities throughout the country facing the same battles — is not to simply throw their hands up in despair and hand students a free pass in order to up the graduation rates.

The fact our nation’s capital — perhaps the best city in the country to learn and experience civic engagement in action — is considering minimizing the importance of civic

education is worrisome.

The potential for a consequential trend is dangerous.

The situation in Washington, D.C., calls for a greater look at comprehensive education reform throughout the country. Clearly, the current model of public education is not getting the job done.

By avoiding the subject of education reform entirely, lawmakers are failing students. Without comprehensive reform, students throughout the country will continue to achieve mediocre scores on civic knowledge exams because they will not know the most basic principles of our government.

The result is the competency of a large portion of our generation to perform as productive members of society will be called into question.

Civic education is a key measure in maintaining an informed and active citizenry, and to allow it to get swept to the wayside would be a true shame, with endless ramifications harmful to a constructive society.

Pamela Selman (pselman@badgerherald. com) is a senior majoring in journalism and political science.

Last semester, several student organizations came together to raise awareness about the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has claimed over 5.4 million lives. Human rights abuses perpetrated in the context of the war include sexual and gender-based violence, child soldiering and forced labor.

Amnesty International; Students Against Trafficking; African Students Association; Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment; and Empowerment through Development and Gender Equality are currently working toward getting the University of Wisconsin to issue a statement about the presence of minerals sourced from armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the electronics we buy. As the university as a whole works toward socially responsible procurement and investment policies for electronics, individual students can also take action for human rights in Congo.

Today, students across the country are calling President Barack Obama to urge him to develop a coordinated U.S. response to the crisis in the eastern Congo. Specifically, we will ask him to appoint a presidential envoy to participate in the peace process

currently underway in Congo.

An international presence is needed to facilitate this process because the parties currently participating in the peace process all are implicated in the violence, and have problematic ulterior motives. The last time these groups came together to discuss “peace,” the result was more instability.

Please join Amnesty International UW and students from across the country in calling the White House today to ask Obama to appoint a presidential envoy to the peace process in Congo. Dial 1-888542-4146 today — we’ll give you simple, clear instructions and then transfer you straight to the White House. It will only take a minute, and your call could make a big difference.

If you are interested in learning more about what else you can do to help take action on campus, please email (katyjohnso@gmail.com) or come to Amnesty International UW’s spring kickoff meeting Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. in Humanities 1651.

Katy Johnson (katyjohnso@ gmail.com) is a senior majoring in political science, international studies and African studies.

Mark Bennett (mdbennett2@ wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in journalism and political science.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Do we have the resolve as a people, as a country, as a government to finally put this issue behind us? I believe that we do.”

-PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Speaking in Las Vegas yesterday, President Barack Obama addressed the issue of immigration, specifically renewed efforts to open a path to citizenship for the more than 11 million illegal immigrants currently living in the United States.

His remarks are particularly relevant in light of a plan for immigration reform created by a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators, which was released Monday. Among other things, the plan calls for an increase in border security, an efficient system for employers to verify the immigration status of an employee and a path to citizenship.

While immigration has long been a subject of heated debate and immigration reform has year after year been stymied by political stalemate, it appears that this year, some significant strides might be made.

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THE BADGER HERALD PRESENTS “HUMP DAY”

Making screams, shouts, silence in the sack Katherine Harrill Hump Day Columnist Welcome to another Hump Day, Badgers!

Hopefully everyone had a relaxing break and you are all ready to dive into more answers to your sexrelated questions! The theme for this week is noise — or the lack thereof — in the sack. This is definitely an important topic to anyone who shares a room, apartment or wall with another human being, a.k.a. every single one of you. Onto our first question!

My girlfriend and I both live in the dorms, and so it is already really hard to find alone time, if you catch my drift. When we do get a moment to ourselves, we can’t get anywhere ‘cause she’s a screamer during sex and the whole floor can hear us. How can I tell her to quiet down a bit without ruining the mood?

Well, at least you know

you’re doing something right, my friend! On a serious note, I can’t blame you for wanting some privacy while you get it on, since that is quite the commodity in the dorms.

You definitely don’t want to broadcast to everyone when you are doing the deed. So, if your girlfriend is not aware of her earth-shaking screams of pleasure, it may be best to just be blunt and tell her to quiet down. If you are truly worried about her reaction to this request, I do have a few more suggestions that could help solve the problem while remaining sexy.

Remember the “quiet game” from your childhood, where people got you to be quiet by turning it into a game where the first person to make a sound lost?

Well, make it sensual by challenging your girlfriend to play during sex. Put something up for stake, like

having the loser buy dinner for the winner or promise her a “special prize” if she can hold out the entire time.

After agreeing on rules, turn the lights down low and jump into bed!

If games are not really your style, or she doesn’t take the bait, try getting her in the mood by whispering sweet nothings in her ear during sex. Put your lips up to her ear and quietly tell her what you are going to do to her, then trail kisses down her neck. Chances are, if you start whispering she may follow your lead. You may be surprised at how hot making love quietly can be once you give it a try!

This last idea is not for the faint of heart, but it can have quite the payoff! If your girlfriend is a bit more on the kinky side, you could always try a rubber ball gag or balled up piece of fabric.

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power dynamic shift can add an extra spark to your love life while granting you a solution to your problem.

I do recommend a beginner gag that is relatively small to allow for ease of breathing, and one that has a Velcro closure for quick removal.

However, if you do go down this route, make sure to communicate beforehand and decide on an action that takes the place of a safeword, like having her tap your arm.

Furthermore, make sure to repeatedly get consent and check on your girlfriend throughout your escapades!

Hey Hump Day ladies, I’ve been having some problems with my boyfriend lately. He doesn’t make ANY noises in bed and I’m worried I’m not pleasing him as much as I could. Should I be worried?

Fact is, some men turn into mutes during sex while others shout to the heavens.

It seems your man is the

former in this case, and that is perfectly okay! It could be he is embarrassed by the idea of vocalizing his pleasure to you, or your expectations may be higher due to the unrealistic scenes in porn. Or he may just prefer to remain quiet and enjoy your attentions without any interruptions. If this still worrys you, sit him down and explain to him you like it when he groans, and you plan on driving him wild until he is yelling your name.

Make his toes curl and watch him unwind at your hands and mouth. Tease him with foreplay until he begs for release, and then ride him off into the sunset.

I can’t imagine he will resist your pleas for some vocal gratification, but don’t fret if he’s still silent. The Kinsey Institute released a study examining sexual vocalizations that found, in most cases, partners made

sounds to increase their partner’s arousal, not to give a display of their own.

In fact, in many instances, the moment where people reported making the most noise during sex did not correlate with having an orgasm. Therefore, chances are despite his lack of “oohs” and “ahhs,” if he has an erection, you have nothing to worry about. If you still aren’t sure, then turn on some loud music to help relieve any pressure to perform as things start heating up.

That is all the bed-rattling fun we have for this week, Badgers! Until next time, study hard, stay healthy and stay sexy!

Katherine Harrill is a junior majoring in psychology. To have more of your burning sex questions answered, give her and the rest of the Hump Day ladies a shout at humpday@ badgerherald.com.

Sundance helps movie gems rise Bess Donoghue ArtsEtc. Staff Writer For the last two weeks, Park City, Utah, has been abuzz with filmmakers, press and eager audiences, all in great enthusiasm for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. As a member of the Wisconsin Union Directorate Film Committee, I had the opportunity to attend the festival with six other committee members to scope out films for The Marquee in Union South.

Between the seven of us, we saw over 100 films.

My group was at the box office early every morning to wait in line for tickets.

We then journeyed off to see anywhere between four and six films in a given day.

Some films started as early as 8 a.m. or as late as midnight.

When tickets were sold out, which was often the case, we anxiously stood in waitlist lines, hoping for a last-minute pass into a feature. This is just a glimpse of some of the great cinema that premiered at Sundance.

Documentary films are split into three different categories at Sundance: U.S. Documentary, World Documentary and Documentary Premieres.

After seeing at least one in each category, my personal favorite was “Gideon’s Army,” by debut director Dawn Porter. The film premiered at the festival and is scheduled to air through HBO. The film describes how 1963’s Gideon v. Wainwright Supreme Court decision decided all U.S. citizens should be allowed legal representation, even if they cannot afford a lawyer.

The documentary follows three public defenders from the southern United States as they tirelessly work in harsh conditions to represent their clients. The three lawyers struggle to avoid reaching their breaking points from an overwhelming amount of cases they receive on their first day without adequate training.

But the defenders are committed to upholding this fair and just law, even if their jobs involve low pay and long hours.

The film goes deep into the work of the three lawyers inside and outside the courtroom and showcases the obstacles they face trying to represent those that no one else wants to. Audiences are treated to a realistic glimpse of what happens in the courtroom, not what Hollywood wants us to believe takes place.

Near the end of the film, audiences find themselves in an unusual position. As the film portrays each defender working on a specific case, however they are treated during their time onscreen, the audience wants them to succeed. Ironically, that also means supporting the client on trial. Porter puts audiences in a thoughtful position that raises questions about morals and general opinions.

This emotionally intense and eye-opening documentary was wellreceived by Sundance audiences, receiving a standing ovation as the credits rolled — a gesture rarely earned at the festival.

Ryan Coogler’s “Fruitvale,” winner of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award of the U.S.

Dramatic Competition, has potential for more attention as the year progresses. Coproduced by Forest Whitaker (“The Last Stand”), the film depicts the true story of Oscar Grant, an innocent victim who was shot to death by a police officer at a train station in the Bay Area in 2009. The shooting caused a regional outrage whose consequential social movement made international headlines.

The film walks audiences through a dramatic account of the events of Grant’s final day. Coogler, available for a Q&A session following a presentation of the film, explained every scene in which Grant communicates with another character in the film is based on accounts by Grant’s friends and family to ensure accuracy.

Grant’s death sparked protests, both peaceful and violent, after commuters present at the scene recorded the event and uploaded footage onto the Internet.

Although the officer responsible for Grant’s death was put in jail, he was released just two years afterwards on parole.

The timeline and sequence of events was well done, presented with quick, clear editing that flashes back and forth between Grant’s past and his final hours. In this unique manner, Coogler includes many aspects of Grant’s life, particularly mistakes from his past.

Although not necessary for the storyline of his last day alive, these imperfections help make Grant’s character more human and relatable to audiences.

The entire cast of the film gave raw and soulful

performances, including Academy Award winning actress Octavia Spencer (“The Help”) and “The Help” costar Ahna O’Reilly. However, Coogler praises Michael B. Jordan (“Chronicle”) for his performance as Grant, explaining he truly represents the charismatic character who was Oscar Grant.

This film seeks to be a voice against police brutality.

Although Grant’s death gives some closure to “Fruitvale,” the film is left open-ended because, to this day, the issue of over-aggressive police forces persists.

One final film to look for in the next couple of months received few critical accolades, but was talked about by many Sundance audience members as one of the most charming films at the festival. “In a World...” explores the narrative behind the voices often heard in movie trailers.

Lake Bell (“It’s Complicated”) directed the film; his screenplay received the 2013 Sundance Film Festival’s Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award. Bell also plays Carol, an aspiring movie trailer voice-over often overlooked because she is a women. And, when her big break finally comes, many have doubts about her ability, including her father, who works in the same profession.

The award-winning screenplay moves quickly with fast, humorous scenes and witty remarks by all the characters throughout.

Although Bell offers numerous entertaining instances where she uses accents and impersonations, the supporting cast does not

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Additional cast members include Demetri Martin (“Contagion”) as Carol’s awkward and shy co-worker who seeks to develop a more meaningful, and potentially romantic, relationship with her. Jeff Garlin has a small appearance in the film as himself. Lastly, Geena Davis (TV’s “Commander in Chief”) plays a minor but influential role in a scene in which her message to Bell’s character cannot go unheard.

The narrative offers a number of different messages that make the story appealing to all audiences. Themes include family relationships, feminism and career aspirations that, combined

with the minor romance and excess comedy, could make “In a World...” quite popular if buzz about the film grows.

These were just three of many films not only programmed at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, but ones that I particularly enjoyed.

For these films, Sundance was just their premiere; it is difficult to know where they will go beyond the festival.

For example, last year’s U.S. Dramatic winner, “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” is one of nine films up for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards. Any of these three films, or others played at Sundance, could reach the same level of acclaim.

It all depends on how word of these films spreads.

Love Songs compiles romantic playlist for passionate fans Colin Kellogg ArtsEtc. Editor Following the recent announcement of their reunion, Destiny’s Child dropped Love Songs, their first album in years, last week. Though all but one of the tracks was selected from previous works, chances are only the diehard fans will recognize many of them. Love Songs is comprised of slower, more romantic tracks than the more upbeat, sassy club songs the group is known for.

This album really does consist of “love songs” — and nothing else. It is full of tracks perfect for a soulful night in with a significant other or for pining over the one who got away — on your couch, sporting sweatpants, with a tissue box nearby. It is, essentially, chock full of baby-making music.

Destiny’s Child, comprised of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Kelly

Rowland and Michelle Williams, fails to deliver the powerhouse vocals and booty-bumpin’ rhythms that sustained their fame from the late 1990s into the early 2000s. Love Songs is not what you’d expect as a comeback from the fierce trio that released tracks like “Ind ependent Woman Part 1,” “Survivor” and “Jumpin’, Jumpin’.”

Many of the songs seem to blend together in a swell of sentimental R&B, including the underwhelming Timbaland remix of famously fierce track “Say My Name,” which is nearly unrecognizable in Love Songs.

The only new song off the album, “Nuclear,” follows the same lowkey tone set by the rest of the album. The lyrics are simple and few with just enough chemistry references to make the metaphor complete: words like “bond,” “quantum level” and “energy” are

sprinkled throughout.

There is little evidence of the vocal maturity each Destiny’s Child member has experienced in their solo careers since the group’s disbandment; it’s almost as if the producer was trying to downplay the individual voices instead of finding a way to harmonize and show them off.

Originally released in 2004 on Destiny Fulfilled, “Cater 2 U” is one of the only unique tracks on Love Songs. It utilizes the unique but complementary voices of Knowles, Williams and Rowland, bringing out luscious, velvety tones.

The track stays true to the well-layered production characteristic of Destiny’s Child songs, though its beats will bring you back to the pre-iPod era, when music was still played on Walkmans.

Though Love Songs is an interesting choice for a group trying to return to a scene dominated by

younger performers who likely listened to Destiny’s Child growing up, it stands strong as a compilation album. Love Songs does not betray the strong vocal quality or seductive soulfulness characteristic of Destiny’s Child. With the album’s title in mind

and expectations aside, it is evident the tracks were carefully selected to uphold a common theme. And though tracks were chosen from different works, the end product surprisingly maintains the flow and continuity a good album should have.

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ASO to myself for already succumbing to my regular procrastination methods the second day of class. Compulsively checking Facebook & the shout-outs, make it stoppppppppp ASO to my professor making us sign a “learning contract”.

I’m pretty sure the thousands of dollars I pay to be in your class are contract enough.

SO to the boy who found my phone and returned it to my class today! I owe you a drink!

SO to putting in mediocre effort for my classes this semester because I’m graduating and already got into the program of my choice!

ASO to the kid in the balcony who slept through the entirety of Gen 466 today. Nap at home, the aisles are full of people who would like a seat.

SO to the girl who checked to see if I was alright after I spilled on my moped.

Nothing was hurt thank you, except maybe my ego, or my embarrassment part of me. Thanks for being a true badger

ASO to the older man in harvest grains at union south who sat in front of me, blocking my clear view of a very attractive man with pierced ears. My eye stalking did not appreciate being interrupted.

SO to a power hour being a perfect solution to a break up.

ASO to still being in the late nights, sleep in, making bank at work, and partying with friends mode. It’s making my transition into bedtimes, homework, early mornings, and lack of free time phase very difficult.

SO to the cap center foods delivery guy. you surprised me by coming early and i forgot to tip. i’m SO sorry! you get double next time!

ASO to the competition I secretly have with my roommate to see who will take the trash out first.

I think we both lose when the trash starts overflowing SO/ASO to my mom sending me cookies, with a note that read “here’s some cookies, they’re not very good. sorry.” uh, thanks mom.

Shoutout to being so

embarrassed by your own brother on facebook that you are thinking about unfriending him

99% covered with black sharpie and couldn’t even recognize herself in the mirror

ASO to my easy mac that didn’t come with the cheese package. What’s the point without it?!

SO to getting drunk and sleeping with your boss, numerous times. work is much more interesting now

Shout out to the dime I found in my bra the morning after a night supersaturated with tequila. I don’t know if I want to remember how that got there.

SO to my roommate who asked me if the band was playing a show at halftime of the hockey

SO to my mom who was getting drunk off a bottle of wine at home, alone, during our last phone call. and you thought madison was gonna be a bad influence on me?

SO to my friend who woke up with a face

SO to norris, chuck: the only calf to roundhouse kick all 114 pounds of himself out of his mom’s uterus.

SO to selling my eggs in order to pay for my spring break trip to Florida this year. DSO to this meaning I’ll have less eggs to fertilize while I’m there.

ASO to apartment searching--I’m 700+ miles away but I have to come home just so I can tour and sign for an apartment? *sigh* SO to Pottermore.

I know many have forgotten about you already, but I haven’t. And you’re keeping me sane right now.

ASO to having a short paper due tomorrow but SO to already putting it off by reading the Shout Outs. If I’m nothing else, at least I’m consistent.

QSO to why the tooth fairy doesn’t come when you get your wisdom teeth out?! i am still waiting for my $4

friends are. DSO to those friends: thanks for always being there for me, even when I act like a dumbass. That’s true Badger love right there <3

SO to being a liberal studies/humanities kind of girl and finding myself in both the chem and biochem buildings this semester. Oh last minute breadth courses as a senior, constantly exposing me to new places.

SO to watching the Food Network while eating Easy Mac. ASO to feeling like I’m letting the chefs on Chopped down while they make amazing, creative meals while I can barely wait 3.5 minutes.

SO to having better lesbian sex dreams then straight sex dreams. ASO to said dream guys... get your shit together!

SO to shitty situations that show you who your real

ASO to drinking being the ultimate cock block. Not because of whiskey dick, but because I get so sloppy.

ASO to the obnoxious number of people on the 80 on thisfucking gorgeous day. If I didnt have to go to the HSLC I would gladly walk my ass to class. And move to the back of the bus freshman, it’s not first semester anymore.

SO to anyone who lost one large black glove. Ya left it sitting by the Chem computers in the lobby.

SO to busting out shorts and flip flops just because it’s above freezing. You know you’re from Wisconsin when....

SO to making my dinner tonight at 3:50.

When you’re hungry, you’re hungry!

SO to all guys on campus who DO NOT wear sweatpants to class. Keepin’ it classy SO to the sex position where the lady lays on her stomach with a pillow under her hips and the man enters from behind...try it ladies, you’ll thank me.

SO to every other badger who is on crutches right now, and and extra SO if

you made it up or down Bascom Hill. A thankful SO to people who hold doors for us. With that said, ASO to people who have no clue that it is almost physically impossible to open a door on crutches.

SO to the stairwell of my apartment building being warmer than my actual apartment. What’s a tenant to do to get sufficient heating around here?!

SO to the lake on rainy days. You remind me of the Black Lake. Now, only if I had some gillyweed...

A big FUCK YOU SO to people who drop cigarrette butts or trash on the ground.

Let’s keep our campus clean shall we?

ASO to the couple literally making out at college library at 12:30pm on a Tuesday. Can’t you go somewhere else?

A dorm? A bathroom?

Thanks for making my lunch not so enjoyable.

ASO to 22 years of Midwestern weather leading to my not trusting anyone or anything. shout out to whoever named their wireless network Ho_Runners you guys are REALLY cool Shoutout to my roommate for forgetting her keys, buzzing the apartment at 5 AM, getting stuck in the elevator and being passed out when the firemen pried open the door. this is the stuff of legend.

Shout out to my Poli Sci Professor for saying, “For everyone one person that gets into Law School, an Angel dies.”

Shout-out to new class schedules and awkward run-ins.

Luckily, by the time this prints, I’ll have found an alternative route to avoid you.

Shout out to my professor’s mega comb over. Unfortunately, it does not fool me, or the rest of our 300+ lecture. It does however give me something to mindlessly stare at during class other than the compilation of R rated doodles on the back of the seat in front of me.

SO to the new-andimproved www.badgerherald.com/shoutouts

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Second half collapses continue to haunt Badgers Depleted Wisconsin roster struggling to close out opponents in waning minutes Dan Corcoran Badger Blog Editor The rock ‘n’ roll band Queen was formed 42 years ago, and although it is well past its prime, perhaps its members should consider going on tour again — if Freddie Mercury was brought back to life — because they are certainly needed in Madison. That’s because the Wisconsin women’s basketball team has done covers of some of the band’s greatest hits so far this season, but unfortunately not We Are the Champions, as it has struggled late in games leading to its current 9-11 record.

I Want to Break Free If there was one glaring problem to be pointed at for the crunch-time breakdowns head coach Bobbie Kelsey would undoubtedly admit it, but it has not been just one problem that has cost the Badgers victories. There has been an abundance of turnovers in some games, while in others the problem is simply a lack of points. Just when those issues seem to be brought under control a different shortcoming, rebounding or lack thereof, has cost Wisconsin games.

It was frustrating enough for co-captain Morgan Paige and her teammates to endure a six-game losing streak, but more frustrating was losing in close games, with a different problem costing them each time.

“In our close games I

KORGER, from 8 offense and seven on defense, while the new coaching staff will have their pick of several enticing options at the quarterback position, with three players who boast starting experience.

Don’t forget, there’s an entire offseason for players to improve and make strides in both speed and strength.

In my mind, there is absolutely no reason to cease optimism about 2013 and the future of this Wisconsin program. Not because I’m a homer — even though I’m a student at Wisconsin and grew up dreaming of being a Badger, so that’s my disclaimer to you, reader — but because an optimistic fan base with great expectations is one of the first steps (and measuring sticks) to creating the atmosphere necessary for continued success for Wisconsin.

If there’s a football player or football team that doesn’t hold high expectations going into every season they’re in the wrong sport and the wrong place, and the same goes for fans. So, unleash that preseason optimism and hold nothing back. Hold this team

SOFTBALL, from 8 could be the catalyst that sends an already deep offensive Wisconsin team to postseason play.

“I’m very excited to finally be back and practicing and playing with the team to my full ability,” Spence said. “It’s a breath of fresh air.”

Spence, who said her biggest individual goal remains to just stay healthy for an entire season, should take solace in knowing that her teammates are more than capable of picking up the slack if she does miss any games this season.

“She’ll give us a burst of power, which is exciting,” Healy said. “It’s a bonus when [the injury] gets better. That’s the way we’re looking at it.”

With just her second recruiting class ever as the head coach, Healy has sprinkled seven freshmen among the ranks of the Badgers’ roster.

And with at least one of those new faces poised to contribute in a big way for Wisconsin, Healy’s team has depth throughout the roster that was severely lacking in

feel like each and every one of them has something else that we did wrong, so it’s not the same thing that’s killing us,” Paige said. “That’s the most frustrating thing about it.

One game it’s defensive assignments, one game it’s offensive rebounding, one game it’s turnovers, so if we can just get all of these things that we’re trying to do right, right all the time, we’d be in good shape. We’re just having these little slip-ups in the end, and they’re costing us games.”

Under Pressure It’s not as if Wisconsin has performed poorly by any means, considering the Badgers have played toe-to-toe with every team but two so far, and has held halftime leads in 14 of their 20 games. Instead it has been costly play in the second half, most of the time only for a few minutes, that has cost the Badgers wins. Two games that come to mind are the losses to Iowa, one by nine points and the other by 11. What appeared to be comfortable Hawkeye wins were in fact close games that were lost due to 14-0 and 18-5 runs respectively by Iowa in the late minutes.

Assistant coach Alysiah Bond explained her team’s late-game losses as simply been outperformed during that time.

“The difference for us is not making winning plays down the stretch,” Bond said. “What we face is because a lot of teams are more talented or deeper than us, we have to pay special attention to detail.

And when we don’t do that we let some teams get the ball in the hands of their playmakers, and they do what they do best. That’s where we’ve hit a wall,

to a high standard. Because when nothing but a Rose Bowl win is considered a successful season, you know you’re the fan of one of the best programs in the nation.

And don’t forget ... at Wisconsin, a national championship is a real possibility and the Badgers have been inching toward that for the past several years. Three years ago, the Badgers were a loss away from finishing the regular season undefeated. Two years ago, it was a pair of long distance heaves that derailed a dream season. This past year, it was losses by an average of under four points.

The results are already there and Wisconsin’s reputation remains strong, one of the reasons I believe Andersen has largely held together this Badger recruiting class.

So to Mr. Zak and all the pessimists out there, don’t worry.

Be happy.

Nick is a fifth-year senior majoring in history and English while pursuing dreams of entering law school. Love or hate the column? Let him know at nkorger@badgerherald.com.

her previous two years.

“I don’t think we’ve had this kind of depth before where truly you have people at multiple positions that could vie for the starting spot,” Healy said.

Healy will get plenty of chances to see what she has for talent in her new players and to find her starting lineup before the beginning of conference play, thanks to the team’s toughest nonconference slate in recent memory.

The Badgers’ schedule includes No. 26 Notre Dame, No. 21 Stanford, No. 3 California, No. 22 North Carolina and No. 18 Louisville.

With such a tough road in front of them, Healy and her players know it’s a matter of taking it one game at a time.

But, for a program that has never finished higher than fourth in the conference standings, there are a few players who are looking at the big picture.

“I think we have a great shot to win the Big Ten,” Blackshear said. “We have a great schedule and lineup, it’s being put in our hands and it’s up to us to finish it.”

and the understanding of simply knowing the scout, following through with action, so we can complete the mission, which is to win some of these games.”

Another One Bites the Dust One of the biggest stories to outsiders about the program would be Wisconsin’s emaciated roster, which now only lists nine players for the rest of the season. The two early season transfers and more importantly the losses of AnnMarie Brown and captain Taylor Wurtz have been evident, especially lacking what Bond calls a “work ethic” leader they had in Wurtz. The Badgers have dearly missed that absence of leadership, as well as scoring from Wurtz late in games, and has relied almost exclusively on Paige for scoring.

Still, even with an extremely short bench and lack of experience, the players and coaches are not looking for excuses, or a scapegoat for their lategame woes.

“Bobbie has a saying, ‘we don’t have a lot but we have enough,’ and we believe that,” Bond said.

“We’re not waiting for someone to come in a superwoman cape, and rescue us. We don’t need to be rescued. We just have to pay attention to the small things that can make a difference in winning a game and having a smile on your face after the game, or shaking your head saying, ‘goodness we let that one slip away,’ and that’s how we felt several times, but that’s been something that we control.”

Play the Game Although the crunchtime struggles and close losses are less than ideal

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Junior guard Morgan Paige has seen her team struggle to close out games throughout the season. The Badgers have held leads in 14 of their 20 games played this year and have seen many of them slip away due to multiple issues, including poor rebounding and defense. for the Badgers, the unique circumstances they have encountered thus far this season have certainly tested the mentality of the players and coaches. And with the walls of adversity Wisconsin has found itself up against, it can only be a matter of

time before the team finally breaks through.

“Every game we have something that’s so big of an obstacle that can we overcome it? We don’t know until the game’s over,” Kelsey said.

And perhaps the Badgers

wanted to get the other songs out of the way first and save the best song for last. After all, there’s still plenty of conference games to play and a Big Ten tournament for the Badgers to sing “We Are the Champions.”

UW falls on road to No. 11 OSU Buckeyes’ second half run, Thomas’ dominant scoring derails Badgers upset hopes Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Through 28 minutes, the Wisconsin Badgers were just about right where they wanted to be at No. 11 Ohio State.

They had slowed the pace, were playing their usual brawny defense and were holding their own in almost every way. And they led by four points.

But then the Buckeyes went on a 15-0 run and coach Bo Ryan’s team could never recover.

With Deshaun Thomas scoring 25 points — 10 during the pivotal run — Ohio State went on to a 58-49 victory Tuesday night.

“There was a flurry there where they got four or five shots right at the bucket and we didn’t take care of what we needed to take care of,” Badgers forward Mike Bruesewitz said.

Ryan said it was defensive mistakes which led to the Buckeyes turning a 41-37 deficit into

INFIELD, from 8 The move almost seems perfect, though the results remain to be seen.

Between the bases, it’s the same old story of Peace and Massey, a story that frustrated opponents throughout all of 2012.

Massey led the Badgers in hitting last season, batting .358 en route to a first team All-Big Ten selection as a junior.

Her five errors were the fewest of the experienced infield group. The wellrounded middle infielder spends a lot of time near second base thanks to her bat, much more than your typical second baseman.

Her 22 doubles led the conference and inked her name in the record books as the best-ever season total for a Badger.

Naturally, she wears No. 2 on the back of her jersey.

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a 52-41 lead.

“We had some guys miss some assignments on pickups, help and recover,” he said simply.

With Ohio State (16-4, 6-2 Big Ten) trailing 4139 with 11:26 left, Thomas took over.

Thomas’ fake and 10foot jumper over Ryan Evans tied it at 41, with Thomas then giving the Buckeyes the lead on a drive through the lane and finger roll after Evans had been called for a charge at the other end.

It didn’t stop there, as the Buckeyes’ defense stepped up the pressure to force bad shots while the offense started clicking.

During the 15-0 run that went from the 13:01 mark to under 6 minutes left, the Badgers were 0 for 7 from the field with three turnovers as everything went Ohio State’s way.

Thomas hit another basket, this time on a drive, before LaQuinton Ross popped in a 3 from the left wing. Thomas

then took a pass from Shannon Scott on the fast break and scissored in for a layup. While Wisconsin continued to misfire at the other end, Thomas jousted with Evans, forcing him to step back before hitting a soft, fallaway 16-footer to push the lead to 52-41 and bringing a crowd of 16,911 to its feet.

“That’s easily the best player we’ve played because of how he can get his own shots,” Ryan said.

“Thomas is good. He was tough on the two-point jump shots — real tough — and around the basket.

He can attack. He’s so strong.”

Ben Brust finally ended the 7:11 drought with a 3 from the top of the circle.

Bruesewitz blamed the Badgers’ inability to stop the Buckeyes in transition. “(It’s) just small stuff that we can take care of,” he said of the mistakes.

“We’re better when we’re set five on five than when we’re turning the ball over and they’re out sprinting

and getting layups.”

Until the run, Wisconsin had controlled the tempo by passing the ball around, finding the open man and making 11 of 28 3-point attempts.

The Badgers took more shots behind the arc than they did inside it (making just 8 of 24).

They also didn’t shoot a free throw, the first time that’s happened in Ryan’s 12 years and 390 games in Madison.

“We’ve done it to other teams,” he said.

Traevon Jackson, the son of Buckeyes great Jimmy Jackson, led the Badgers with 12 points in the arena where his dad’s jersey hangs from the rafters. Jared Berggren added 11 points.

Ryan said the Buckeyes gained confidence as they took over the game.

“Once they got it going it made it tough because then you take one thing away and you have to deal with the other,” he said.

Then he added, “They’ve got a good team.”

for the Badgers as Peace, Massey’s running mate up the middle, calls No. 22 her own. Not as well known for her hitting, Peace makes up for any lacking offense with her extravagant defensive prowess.

“She makes a lot of inspirational plays,” Healy said of the junior shortstop. “She’s the type of kid that makes plays catching it off one foot, diving and gets the team going that way.”

As a group, the Badgers’ infielders are as consistent as can be. Each member of the group started at least 48 games last season out of a possible 53.

Massey started them all, Peace missed just one and Blackshear only two.

Through the amount of games they’ve played together, a special bond formed in protecting the dirt and keeping runs off

the scoreboard. Their proximity on the field keeps them rather close, but their interaction, as slight as ever, keeps them even closer.

“It’s just our chemistry on the field,” Massey said of what she’s looking forward to in 2013. “We all have little phrases that we say to each other, it’s just the feeling, I guess, of having played together for about three years now.”

And in between them all will be pitchers Cassandra Darrah and Meghan McIntosh, both also returning from last season.

Each of them coming off sub-3 ERA seasons, Wisconsin’s set of slingers certainly appreciates the players that can cover the ground behind them.

Each defender finished 2012 with a fielding percentage of at least

.921 with Massey and Mueller at .976 and .978, respectively.

And while they may do a good job making the pitchers look good, having familiar faces toeing the rubber does a lot for the infielders as well.

“It’s just a comfort thing,” Peace said. “Just knowing what their strengths and weaknesses are as pitchers, and where they’ll be in coverages … it’s a lot of fun to play behind them.”

These infielders were comfortable in 2012.

They were comfortable setting countless records and comfortable leading the Badgers to match a program-best 34 wins.

With the same crew of infielders back again and with another year of experience, comfortable could take on a far greater meaning in 2013.

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Tournament or bust for UW softball Wisconsin program looks for first berth in postseason play since 2005 season Nick Korger Sports Editor The time is now for Wisconsin softball.

With the weather feeling Tuesday afternoon feeling more like spring than the middle of January, it seems fitting the beginning of the season for the Badgers is just around the corner.

Already practicing in preparation for their opening tournament, the University of North Carolina Tournament, Feb. 8 in Charlotte, N.C., expectations surrounding the program have never been higher.

“We expect ourselves to do even better than last year,” senior captain and third baseman Shannel Blackshear said. “Every year we’ve raised the bar a little bit.”

And there’s no reason Blackshear should believe anything different. The Badgers are returning every starter from last year’s record-setting team in 2012, giving the group high hopes this is the year they reach the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2005.

When Wisconsin head coach Yvette Healy took over the program in 2011,

she inherited one of the youngest teams in all of college softball.

But Healy and her staff mentored the team to success, as UW won 30 games for the first time since 2005 in her inaugural season at the helm.

Yet there were brighter days down the road for Wisconsin just a year later, as the team posted the best record (34-19) in program history in 2012 while also shattering program records for team batting average, runs and RBIs. But the wins were all for naught, as Wisconsin lost their last two games of the conference schedule, sliding them from a potential second place finish to a tie for sixth in the conference, as the NCAA tournament selection committee chose just two teams from the Big Ten for postseason play.

Highlighting the returning players, UW brings back two 2012 first team All-Big Ten performers in senior utility player Whitney Massey and senior outfielder Kendall Grimm.

Massey shattered the Wisconsin single-season doubles record last year with 22 and Grimm clobbered the Big Ten with a .407 batting average in league play, good for fourth best in the conference.

Rounding out the returning award winners for Wisconsin is junior pitcher Cassandra Darrah. Named

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Wisconsin head coach Yvette Healy (center) will have every starter from her 2012 team for the 2013 campaign. Among those returnees are pitchers Meghan McIntosh (left) and Cassandra Darrah (right). Darrah, just a junior, earned second team All-Big Ten honors as a sophomore after posting a 2.27 ERA. The fireball-throwing McIntosh, UW’s No. 2 on the mound, threw a no-hitter this fall. second team All-Big Ten in 2012, Darrah posted a 22-13 record and 2.27 ERA as just a sophomore.

Healy will hope Darrah and No. 2 pitcher senior Meghan McIntosh will not only show the dominance they showcased in the fall —

Darrah threw a perfect game and McIntosh threw a nohitter — but that they take on a new leadership role.

“The team did voting for captains and they wanted to see the pitchers in that role,” Healy said. “They’re just two of the nicest kids. We’re

getting on them to be a little meaner.”

Wisconsin will add another lethal bat to its lineup in 2013, as senior Molly Spence is once again set to return from injury.

Spence, who missed all of the 2011 season and was limited to just 28 games

last year due to injury, still provided a bang with 23 RBIs and a Wisconsin single season high of seven home runs.

Spence, who was the Offensive MVP for the Badgers in 2010 as a freshman,

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Wisconsin’s infield will have continuity on its side in 2013, with all four starters from a season ago returning and a new face or two ready to make an impact.

Same names, different year for Badgers’ infield First team All-Big Ten player Massey highlights four UW returning starters Sean Zak Senior Associate Editor They say Shanel Blackshear is loud and somewhat goofy. They say Stephanie Peace can inspire her teammates with a simple flick of her glove. They say Whitney Massey doesn’t say too much, or talk too loudly, but she doesn’t need to; her bat speaks much louder.

They say Michelle Mueller has a cannon for an arm.

They say a lot of things.

And although the things they say may seem different in most aspects, in the end they, as a group, are all the same: starting infielders for the Wisconsin softball team.

They’re pretty good too.

“It is unique when you

get this much returning experience,” head coach Yvette Healy said with an excited smile on her face before Tuesday’s practice in the McClain Facility.

The Badgers may have been practicing indoors, and it may still be January, but you wouldn’t know it by talking to the ever-anxious head coach entering her third season.

She will gladly welcome the “unique” situation presented to her with an entire infield returning from last year, and although the players will return, the positions may change, if ever so slightly.

Peace and Massey, the pair up the middle, will not be changing at all. It’s ho-hum for the returning shortstop and second baseman.

Blackshear and Mueller, however, will likely swap positions. Blackshear, last year’s third baseman, spent much of the offseason

battling the pains of knee surgery before just recently being cleared to fully participate. Mueller, last season’s first baseman, will now cross the diamond toward third.

Healy noted the two corner infielders could switch again as the 2013 season progresses, but until Blackshear is fully comfortable with her knee, her spot will be at first.

Most programs couldn’t fathom the option of moving a third baseman to first base.

The Badgers, however, can seem to do whatever they please with their pair of talented corner infielders.

“Shannel [Blackshear] has probably one of the best gloves on our team,” Massey said, a noteworthy trait for first basemen.

“Michelle [Mueller], she’s got a gun of an arm,” Healy echoed, a noteworthy trait for a third baseman.

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Last week one of our writers, Sean Zak, wrote a column about holding back optimism for the Wisconsin football team in 2013.

My simple question in response is, why?

I understand last year’s new assistant hires and all of the transition that followed led to bumps and bruises, but there really isn’t much to worry about heading into the inaugural season of the Gary Andersen era.

You don’t need to worry about the transition between coaching staffs for the players. If anything, this group of young men at Wisconsin showed how resilient and adaptive they are to adversity and change this past season.

Most of the University of Wisconsin’s talent that will have their names on the initial two-deep for 2013 had the a firsthand opportunity to experience the kind of tough football Andersen produced at Utah State, so don’t worry about players not wanting to buy in to the new coaching staff.

Almost losing to the Aggies at Camp Randall will do that to you.

Don’t worry about the obstacles that come with the meshing of a new staff. Every new member on Andersen’s staff has worked for or with the head coach at some point, helping bring an atmosphere of familiarity, or, in Andersen’s words, the ability to “hit the ground running”.

Don’t worry about

conflicting viewpoints between coaches, like the ones that may have existed between Matt Canada and Bret Bielema in 2012.

New offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig worked with Andersen when he was at Utah, and Dave Aranda worked under the Badgers’ new head coach at Utah State, showing the level of trust and respect the Badgers’ new head coach has in his hires.

So, there probably won’t be any firings at midseason this year.

There was also that certain something that struck me during interviews with all the new hires earlier this January. Every single one of the coaches pointed to the chance to work with Andersen and his playersfirst style as their primary reason for coming to Wisconsin.

I don’t have a perfect memory, but when I was going through this same process of meeting and greeting Wisconsin’s hires a season ago, I don’t remember Bielema being the No. 1 reason the coaches came to the school. So, based on first impressions and hearing about Andersen calling every single player on his Utah State roster to let them know he was leaving, I think I’m sold the entire Wisconsin football program, from top to bottom, is/will be sold on Gary Andersen.

And another thing, how can you hold back optimism when so many key players return for this team?

First team All-Big Ten middle linebacker Chris Borland? Check.

No. 1 wide receiver Jared Abbrederis? Check.

The entire group of eight players who made up the rotation of the defensive line in 2012?

Check.

Joel Stave, Curt Phillips and countless others?

Check.

Sure, star tailback Montee Ball is gone, but here’s a news flash: The Badgers won’t be lacking talent in the backfield.

James White has been patiently waiting for three years to get his shot as a starter, but don’t think the speedy youngster Melvin Gordon won’t get his opportunity to steal the job.

There was also a reference in last week’s column about how UW doesn’t reload every year like dynasty programs in college football.

What? What about three straight trips to Pasadena?

2012 was supposed to be a rebuilding year for the Badgers and what did they do? Wisconsin went to the Rose Bowl and nearly beat Stanford, one of the most physical teams in the country. Of course there were the restrictions that led to UW being there in the first place, but the team showed they belonged in the top tier of the country once again with their play in the “Granddaddy of Them All.” And this upcoming season, Wisconsin has a senior class that is absolutely stacked. In fact, before Bielema departed he voiced his opinion that the 2013 team was going to be his best ever.

I can understand why. After throwing in a plethora of new starters on both sides of the ball in 2012, it was to be expected that there would be growing pains, especially on offense, where the Badgers had to replace three starting linemen, a terrific fullback, a No. 1 wide receiver and that one guy who starts for Seattle.

Now the Badgers return 15 starters, with eight on

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