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Monday, February 27, 2012

Wis. leads in 2011 layoffs

The Badgers Strike Back Wisconsin avenged its home loss to Ohio State by burying the Buckeyes in their own house Sunday afternoon, 63-60. The Badgers reaffirmed their fourth-place position in the Big Ten and will finish out the regular season with two more games at home.

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Despite some economic recovery, new cases of unemployment continue into the new year Meghan Zernick Herald Contributor Despite signs of recovery over the last year, Wisconsin is one of the leading states in layoffs and unemployment claims, according to the most recent federal statistics.

Only five other states — California, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Florida — had more layoffs than Wisconsin during January of this year, according to the a recent report released by the

Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A separate statement by the bureau said Wisconsin leads the Midwest in terms of the most initial claims for unemployment. This January, 6,014 applications for unemployment were filed in Wisconsin, more than double the amount of claims filed in Minnesota and Iowa combined.

However, this is a 50 percent decrease from the 12,148 unemployment

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Chadima texts reference alcohol, bar meetings UW committee may edit alcohol policies in light of concerns regarding conduct Jackie Allen Campus Life Editor Text messages sent by former University of Wisconsin Athletic

his laundry delivered.

Chadima, a former senior associate athletic director, resigned in early January after being accused of sexually assaulting a male student Athletic Department employee at a party during the Badgers’ trip to the Rose Bowl.

The assault reportedly took place following a party held Dec. 30 for Athletic Department employees,

redacted.

In one text message in December, an individual references the Echo Tap, a bar near campus, asking, “hey, when can we meet up for this exit interview?

Preferably not at the echo.”

Chadima responds, “preferably at the echo!!”

Texts also presumably sent to student employees show Chadima asked for his room to be cleaned and

Department official John Chadima included multiple references to alcohol, which may prompt further changes in university policy.

Documents obtained

by The Badger Herald include Chadima’s text correspondence before, during and after the team’s trip, with many of the names and conversations with his correspondents

which resulted in more than $1,000 in damages.

In a later text, Chadima apologized for the damages and said, “managers admitted to it, so they will pay 4 any damages.”

A 30-page report released by an independent review committee on the assault also reported Chadima provided alcohol to underage students.

According to the report,

Chadima was accused of reaching into the pants of a student worker and then threatening to have the student fired. In texts sent on the night of the party, Chadima said, “you are fired. Sending you home on a greyhound tomorrow.”

According to Vince Sweeney, vice chancellor for university relations, a

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UW will not support multi-year athletic scholarships Tara Hoffman Herald Contributor The University of Wisconsin is the only member of the Big Ten Conference to support the override of an NCAA policy allowing Division I sports

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to implement the policy, according to the statement.

While UW and other Division I institutions may not be convinced of the benefits the policy has to offer, Doherty said some student-athletes may have an appreciation for the passing of the new policy.

“If you look at it from the student-athlete standpoint, the perception is this gives them a sort of security,” Doherty said.

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Division I institution that voted the same way regarding the new policy.

According to the NCAA voting document, 205 out of 330 Division I institutions, including UW, supported the override of the multiyear grants policy. However, upon its conclusion last week, the override failed to gain the necessary fiveeighths majority by only two votes.

Ninety percent of the Division I institutions voted on whether or not

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the policy.

Keeping scholarship offers to one-year terms allows more flexibility for student-athletes, and offering multiyear scholarships would essentially lock both sides into the agreement, Doherty said.

“Our institution has always taken the stance that we want to do what we believe is in the best interest of our student-athletes,” he said.

UW was not the only

of the institutions with Division I membership are concerned about the implications of the new policy.

“As we continue to examine implementation of the rule, we want to work with the membership to address those concerns,” Emmert said in the statement.

After considering the pros and cons, Doherty said UW cited flexibility as a major concern and reason why it supported the override of

programs to offer multi-year scholarships to studentathletes.

Before the NCAA implemented the new policy, student-athletes were only offered oneyear scholarships by major college sports programs with the option of renewing them on an annual basis, Associate Athletic Director for External Relations Justin Doherty said.

In an NCAA statement, President Mark Emmert expressed how the majority

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Unlike other Big Ten schools, Wisconsin says one-year terms offer more flexibility

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On Feb. 23, the female victim was walking on the 100 block of South Bedford Street when a male perpetrator attacked her from behind.

According to the report, the perpetrator threw her to the ground and demanded that she hand over her

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Dems question ethics of Koch brother’s funds

Erickson: UW finally a threat

With recall possibilities on the horizon, Tea Party donations come under fire

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Dems file complaint against Koch donations Opponents of Gov. Scott Walker’s prominent financial backer raise concerns about Americans for Prosperity Ben Vincent Herald Contributor The Democratic Party of Wisconsin revealed its plans Thursday to file a complaint with the Government Accountability Board that calls for an investigation into the election donations made by conservative financier David Koch.

According to a statement released by the party, the complaint will be submitted because of statements Koch recently made to the Palm Beach Post regarding his organization Americans for Prosperity. Koch told the Post AFP has contributed to Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign, and they plan to spend more.

In the statement, Democratic Party of

Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate said Koch’s interview with the Post was “disturbing.”

He asked Koch to leave Wisconsin politics alone.

The party launched a fundraiser on their website last week called “Defeat Walker: Money Bomb,” calling to fight back against the Koch-backed Tea Party.

As of Sunday night, more than 207,000 independent donations had been received.

The Wisconsin GOP declined to comment on the complaint.

AFP and the MacIver Institute released a joint statement following the Democrats’ announcement, which said the complaint had no merit and should be thrown out.

The statement said the complaint is a “desperate

tactic by power-hungry special interests” that have ignored the real issues. AFP added they look forward to working with Wisconsin in the future, emphasizing their work with the state last year to create the Working Wisconsin educational effort.

University of Wisconsin political science professor Barry Burden said it seems unlikely that Koch or his organization will be found in violation of the law.

“Koch didn’t exactly say that he would be intervening in a campaign or on behalf of a candidate,” Burden said.

“Of course, Walker, like many other politicians, is both a government official and a candidate at the same time.”

Burden said everyone

Student business creating involvement on campus Company brings experience, unique product to Madison, UW community Katie Caron Higher Education Editor A student-run business at the University of Wisconsin aims to bring a simplified custom apparel service to campus and the city of Madison.

Shirt and Simple, a free custom T-shirt service launched and copyrighted in 2006 in Iowa City, Iowa, is in its fourth semester of business at UW and has generated about $12,800 in revenue to date since it started at UW in spring 2010.

Bob Engel, a UW senior majoring in marketing and member of the Shirt and Simple committee, said the business started at UW when owner and president George Pfeiffer brought the idea to him in 2010 with a desire to expand his business to more universities.

Engel said he was in a leadership position at UW’s Delta Sigma Pi — which now runs Shirt and Simple in Madison — when Pfieffer contacted him with an interest to develop the business

CRIME IN BRIEF, from 1 money. Once she handed over the cash, the thief fled the scene.

The woman, a University of Wisconsin student, was reluctant to report the incident, according to MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain. DeSpain said most individuals that have experienced a crime of this nature tend to call police immediately.

“We urge people who are victims of crimes to call us right away, [which] can put us in a position to potentially apprehend a perpetrator if we get there right after something happens,” DeSpain said. “At

at UW in 2010. He said Pfieffer’s overall business currently based in Chicago now generates more than $200,000 each year.

All proceeds generated from the Shirt and Simple business in Madison go back to Delta Sigma Pi, Engel said.

Now, a committee of six people within Delta Sigma Pi runs the business in Madison, which includes taking care of invoices and the website as well as the more creative marketing side, Shirt and Simple Chair Jack Patten said.

Engel said those using the service can go online to shirtandsimple.com, order their product and the company will take care of the payment system and the printing of the T-shirts, which is done by Madtown Printing.

“We have a cool competency that a lot of other custom printers don’t have, which is that all of our orders and payments are done online,” Engel said.

He said customers can go to the website, make an order page and create the artwork for the apparel so everyone can see it.

Then, all of those who will be ordering the shirt can look at the design before indicating their size and paying online.

Engel said this feature

forgoes the normal process organizers have of trying to show the design to and collect money from their T-shirt group, which he said can be unnecessarily stressful.

Patten said in addition to providing a unique service to Madison residents and students, Shirt and Simple allows those involved to gain valuable marketing and business experience.

“I’m running it this semester, and I’m just a sophomore,” Patten said. “It’s great in terms of leadership in running the committee, learning what promotions work well, learning to target your market and making the service accessible for college students.”

He added that involvement in Shirt and Simple has helped in terms of gaining handson experience in digital marketing and how to effectively run a websitebased business.

Patten said overall he has had a great experience with the business as it focuses on serving the community.

“We focus on being the best possible service for students and organizations in Madison and we are committed to maintaining that connection,” Patten said.

this point, it makes it much more difficult when we get the call several hours later.”

With a limited description that the victim was able to provide, MPD has yet to identify any suspects, DeSpain said.

He said he encourages any individual who has information regarding the incident to call Madison Area Crime Stoppers at 608-266-6014.

falsely claimed to be the newly hired general manager, according to an MPD report.

A woman who was working at the time of the incident told the male she had been unaware of any such hiring, according to the report. The man continued to say he was in fact the new general manager.

While the female employee called the location’s hiring manager and sought the validity to the man’s claim, the suspect proceeded to cook himself a meal and eat it in the restaurant.

Police arrived on the scene to find the suspect

Denny’s, Thierer Road Disturbance On Feb. 21, a male dressed in a tie and holding a briefcase walked into Denny’s restaurant and

knows the Koch-funded organizations will be assisting with Walker’s recall reelection effort, but said it is less known that they manage to get classified as a nonpartisan or nonprofit group.

He added that pushing the complaint is also a campaign event by the Democrats, who want to remind voters of the link between Walker and Koch, especially from a prank phone call a year ago. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin filed a similar complaint with the GAB on March 7 of last year regarding the prank phone call made by left-wing blogger Ian Murphy, who identified himself as David Koch in a conversation with Walker.

The complaint argued

Walker violated campaign finance and state ethics laws during the call by illegally soliciting coordination for independent expenditures.

The GAB dismissed the complaint two months later, along with a number of other complaints filed during last spring’s budget repair bill protests.

In an email to The Badger Herald, United Wisconsin spokesperson Erik Kirkstein said the recent admissions

by David Koch call into question whether there has been collusion between Walker and Koch-funded organizations like AFP. The Koch brothers’ political action committee gave $43,000 to the governor’s campaign in 2010, the highest amount allowed from a PAC.

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scholarships for studentathletes who were recruited and have made a commitment to UW on signing day this year.

In the NCAA statement, Sidney McPhee, chair of the Student-Athlete WellBeing working group that proposed the policy, said the group will keep working on the concerns of the members of Division I institutions who voted to override the policy.

“As the reform effort continues, we will engage more closely with the membership on potential proposals and policy changes,” McPhee said in the statement.

He added that UW has not been operating in a way in which there is an annual threat of losing a scholarship. For this reason, he said UW has not viewed the policy as necessarily having a need for the level of long-term security that a multi-year scholarship will offer.

There is not enough compelling evidence to see the change to multiyear contracts for all teams as essential, he said.

Doherty said the football team is the first UW sports program to use the new policy. The team offered multi-year

CHADIMA, from 1 committee established by UW Interim Chancellor David Ward is still in the early stages of a review on alcohol policies.

Sweeney added that the group, led by UW Vice Chancellor Darrell Chadima Bazzell, will review the university’s alcohol policies to create them if not in place, or update them if needed.

Sweeney added current general policies mandate that UW does not purchase alcohol with state money or tuition revenue.

“I think there’s progress being made,”

carrying a canceled stun gun without a permit, DeSpain said. An incident of this nature happens rarely, and thus has received much attention from the community, DeSpain said.

Sweeney said. “I know there’s been discussion about how best to proceed. It is moving forward, perhaps not as swiftly as some would like, but it is moving forward given the complexity of the process.”

Sweeney added Bazzell is currently reaching out to campus and gathering people to assist him on the project.

Sweeney also described the process as a “major undertaking.”

The committee will later develop a plan to communicate and raise more awareness of UW policies on alcohol, Sweeney said.

An investigation into two other allegations against Chadima is ongoing.

A Madison resident, 22, was sentenced to 130 months in prison for heroin distribution, according to a U.S. Department of Justice report.

Officers were conducting an investigation after a Nov. 4, 2011 incident in which a package of heroin meant for distribution was

found in the male’s vehicle, according to the report.

The authorities soon determined that the man was a “significant” heroin dealer in Madison and was receiving much of the drugs from Chicago.

The male was considered a “significant” dealer because his “relevant drug conduct” concerned at least 400 grams of heroin, DOJ spokesperson Myra Longfield said.

In October of last year, the Madison resident was apprehended on his way back from Chicago, after authorities found a vast amount of heroin that the male admitted belonged to him, said the report.

have a lot of businesses that are choosing not to invest more funds here, or they’re choosing to pull funds out, which will have an impact on jobs,” Mikalsen said.

Rep. Kelda Helen Roys, D-Madison, is disappointed that Walker has been unsuccessful in creating the 250,00 jobs he originally promised.

She said Wisconsin is the only state in the nation that has lost jobs for the last six months straight and continues to lag behind the rest of the nation.

Roys finds the claim that the recall efforts are obstructing job growth to be “completely ridiculous.”

“Clearly, Walker’s failed economic policies are holding Wisconsin back,” Roys said. “It’s the pattern of abusive power, a culture of corruption and secrecy that has torn the state apart. And it certainly doesn’t explain why Wisconsin is the only state to have lost jobs every single month since this economic plan went into place,” Roys said.

In a statement released in response to the statistics, Rep. Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, agreed with Roys’ disappointment and said focusing on a development of a bipartisan jobs agenda to focus on putting workers back to work quickly.

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Secretary for the Department of Workforce Development Reggie Newson

said in an email to The Badger Herald he feels the Wisconsin economy is much better now than it was during the recession and even a year ago.

“Wisconsin’s unemployment rate has been declining,” Newson said in the email. “The latest rate of 7.1 percent is below the national rate and those of other heavy manufacturing states in the Midwest. Under Gov. Scott Walker’s leadership, Wisconsin is moving in the right direction.”

Mike Mikalsen, the spokesperson for Representative Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, echoed Newson’s thoughts. He said that

while the number of new jobs created last year was not as high as the Walker administration would have hoped, he thinks that since unemployment has begun to decrease, Wisconsin is headed in the right direction.

Mikalsen also said the obstacle in the way of the expansion of Wisconsin’s economy is the recall efforts. He said businesses everywhere are wary of the political turmoil in the state and are more likely to invest elsewhere.

“The reality is when you have an economy where businesses still are unsure where the final result of the reforms are going to end up, you

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Dept. of International Studies changes sought Committee will examine academic advising, faculty, academic services Hannah Filipiak Herald Contributor A University of Wisconsin Department of International Studies committee is examining changes in academic advising, as well as the organization of faculty in academic services.

The new committee started with the issue of organization within the department after new cuts to Title VI funding from the government that support international studies centers on campuses, which was pointed out by more than 100 faculty members.

Brad Barham, who is chairing the new committee, said the blueprint for the group is to figure out how to handle different governance mechanisms that pertain to issues like how faculty members’ roles play out in academic decisions.

“The committee has three charges, two specific to the governance of the current organization of the Division of International Studies and one which is a broader question that will probably only be better framed by the

committee,” he said.

He added the committee will focus mainly on how the university wants to tackle the growing globalization it is a part of and who will head the drive for those strategies they come up with.

He also said the faculty in the committee will evaluate whether the dean of the DIS has too many roles in governing the department, since Barham is the current dean, as well as the director of the International Institute and vice provost for globalization.

As for student involvement, Barham said students would not be able to be on the committee themselves but would have a say when it came to addressing the globalization strategies for the university.

Advising within the College of Letters and Sciences is also experiencing monumental changes, according to adviser Ricardo Court.

“The UW advising community is coming together in an unprecedented way to rationalize student advising and to provide better advising across the College of Letters and Science and across the campus by integrating first year advising, exploration, departmental advising, faculty advising and Career Services for the first time,” he said in an email to The

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He added the first change they implemented was the addition of the first director of campus advising, who will be overseeing all the of the occurring developments.

Although he said the exact nature of the developments are not known at this time, he said students know very little about academic advising on campus beside their own experience or the odd story about a bad advising experience.

He said students could play a larger role in impacting advising if they learned more about the subject, and the International Studies department will try to combat the scattered stories of bad advising in order to get students more involved with their advisers.

Court added the International Studies department believes they are offering a novel approach to the undergraduate experience and welcome a broader audience in the process of these changes.

“Leaving aside anecdotal accounts of ‘bad’ advising, we are very much looking to engage on the subject of just what constitutes ‘good’ advising, how students should be forming their expectations and how they should be thinking about what is expected of them,” Court said.

Despite rumors, Google offices will stay in Madison Release of temp employees sparked false whispers of move out of town Sam Morgen Herald Contributor Rumors of Google leaving its Madison satellite office were dispelled this weekend, though the company did report some recent employee cuts.

Two weeks ago, Google released a small number of employees from its Madison office. The employees released were part of a temporary project titled Google Places, which allows businesses to advertise locally on Google’s search engine.

Executive Vice President

of the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce Delora Newton said the employees were contracted to work for only a limited amount of time and on Google Places.

A team of 20 employees still works at the Google office, located at 301 S. Blount Street, Newton said.

She said the GMCC enjoyed working with Google and the experience was a pleasure.

Google Places is a program run on Google’s website that allows businesses to advertise locally on Google’s search engine, and it allows local consumers to rate small businesses in the area.

It is an experiment to see if business owners and consumers can communicate effectively, with apps for Google Places

Parking costs to rise this summer Cogan Schneier Herald Contributor Prices for city parking facilities, as well as University of Wisconsin campus parking, are expected to rise this summer to maintain upkeep costs.

Changes to the prices are scheduled to begin in June 2012, according to a statement from the Madison Transit and Parking Commission.

“Unfortunately, the rate increases are a necessary evil to maintain our aging facilities,” Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4 said. “The No. 1 factor in raising these rates is to raise money to pay for the repair and replacement of our aging garages.”

Depending on the outcome of meetings with downtown business and property owners, as well as a public hearing and additional approval

by City Council, the rates would increase at varying degrees, Verveer said. For example, single pole meter rates would increase from $1.50 to $1.75, according to the statement.

Verveer also explained that the city and UW, though not identical, do work together to develop rates for parking, and try to have “fairly consistent rates.”

The annual permit

to park in base lots on campus will go up by $45, said Associate Director of UW Transportation Services Casey Newman.

The fiscal year begins in July, so anyone buying permits after this time will be paying the new rate.

This mainly affects students who would be buying permits for the new school year in September, as annual permits are valid from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31, Newman said.

“We don’t receive any outside funding,” Newman said. “So the revenues we collect through permits and whatnot is how we fund our operations, and in order to fund our current costs we need to do a series of things and some of those include a small rate increase.”

Newman does not expect this to affect the demand for parking permits. He said there aren’t enough parking spots for every person that wants one, and there is currently a waiting list.

He said even if people do decide to hold off on purchasing a new permit, there is no expectation for the amount of permits issued to go down.

Day and half-day rates, however, will remain the same, as will metered spots and on camps ramps, Newman said.

available for Android and iPhone.

Newton said the project started recently and created an illusion that the Madison’s Google office had grown significantly. In actuality, the Google office has doubled its employees since it opened in 2008, when it had 10 people employed.

“It’s great when a national company like Google opens a

satellite office,” Newton said.

Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said the recent employment endings are not likely to impact Madison in any significant way. He said computer science majors need not worry about a shrinking job market due to Madison’s Google office shakedown.

“There is still a strong demand for students with computer science degrees,”

Resnick said.

With the presence of Epic, Sony, Sonic and a variety of other local tech businesses, graduates with computer science degrees should be able to look forward to a booming job market in Madison, Resnick said.

In the past, Madison’s Google office has taken part in Google Street View and Google Maps, photographing

and blueprinting the streets of Madison in order to make quick and easy directions available on Google’s website.

At the moment, Newton said Google’s office is dealing with technical issues and is not attached to any one project. However, the office continues to look to expand and no further job terminations should be expected.

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Select based on status, not race Vincent Dumas Staff Writer

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The University of Wisconsin Police Department’s daily crime log is not adequately fulfilling its function, proscribed by the Clery Act, of keeping the campus informed.

Herald Editorial Crime bog Looking through the University of Wisconsin Police Department’s daily crime log is, for the most part, pretty boring. The one-line incident descriptions show just how much of their time is spent on routine tasks such as detox conveyances and fire alarm checks.

Every once in a while, more worrisome entries appear. On Feb. 21, “threats-harassment” was reported at Helen C. White.

“Sexual assault offenses” were recorded at 600 Highland Ave., better known as UW Hospitals and Clinics, on Feb. 14.

Unless you read the crime log on a daily basis, chances are this is the first time you heard of these incidents. They were not picked up by the media, and UWPD certainly did not expand on them with a public incident report.

It is concerning that UWPD does not take the time to include details on more serious crimes.

Instead, that duty falls to UW Communications and the local

media — if they are lucky enough to get in contact with a UWPD representative.

UWPD has made large strides over the last year to improve their communications with the public. Employees like Sgt. Aaron Chapin have emerged as reliable, helpful sources. UWPD is reachable by phone, even after hours.

Unsettling cases persist, however. In December, a sexual assault was reported in Witte Hall, and The Badger Herald’s requests for information were not returned. UW never released further information on the incident.

Still, by law, UWPD is doing their job. The federal Clery Act requires campuses to keep and make public a 60-day crime log.

Older reports must be made available within two days. Failure to do so can result in a $27,500 fine per violation.

But when “admin code violations” and “all other except traffic” are considered acceptable

descriptions of incidents that merit inclusion in the log, what are we really learning? The point of the Clery Act is to keep campuses informed of relevant crimes and statistics. “Sexual assault offenses” tells us almost nothing.

UWPD must start publishing full reports on incidents of interest to the UW community.

When an assault happens in a dorm, we need to know as many details as possible without compromising the privacy of the victim. If a theft happens in a library, we want to know where and what. The Madison Police Department does this everyday, with successful results.

Public safety is about more than responding to the scene of a crime; it means keeping the public informed. The bare minimum required by law is not enough. UWPD should jump at the chance to embrace transparency by making an actually helpful amount of information easily accessible.

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Last Wednesday, University of Wisconsin philosophy professor Dan Hausman gave a talk on the fairness and justification for preferential admissions.

The talk was prompted by a report released last October by the Center for Equal Opportunity, which found that “studies show ... a black or Hispanic undergraduate applicant was more than 500 times likelier to be admitted to [UW] than a similarly qualified white or Asian applicant.”

Hausman engaged the question of preferential admissions on the basis of race and concluded the policy is justified because it attempts to alleviate differences in lifetime opportunity for minority groups. If that is the best justification for policies like the one implemented here at Madison, as seems plausible, then the university should be instituting similar guidelines for all groups that are disadvantaged, not allowing preferential admissions for those minority applicants who have had equal opportunity.

There is little solid ground for why a minority student from a middle-class family in suburban America should have a greater chance of acceptance than his or her white or Asian counterpart, except as restitution for past wrongs.

Yet restitution would be best served by targeting those minority individuals whose hardships are current and limiting. Similarly, there is little reason why any applicant, regardless of race or ethnicity, from a family below the poverty line should not get comparable assistance.

This is not to say that the current iteration of the policy is anything close to what some call “reverse discrimination.” Reverse discrimination is at best a misnomer and more likely a cynical attempt to tie wellintentioned policies to the worst of American history.

Discrimination against minority groups has almost always been predicated upon the degradation and humiliation of a group

of people. In contrast, the premise of “reverse discrimination” is the elevation of these same historically disadvantaged groups. However, disadvantaged groups are not restricted to minority races or ethnicities.

Race and ethnicity are strong predictors of unequal opportunity, but the ultimate cause of unequal opportunity is low socioeconomic status.

Policymakers should not be content with attacking an effect instead of aiming at the cause. Minorities do face obstacles to success that are essentially racial, but in all, these obstacles have a much smaller total effect than the pervasive socioeconomic inequalities.

If one posits a world in which the minority populations have achieved parity of prosperity with that of the white population, that is, minorities fall along the same bell curve of income and education on which the white population resides, then the problem of the disadvantaged remains.

Society would still find it necessary to ameliorate the barriers to education of the economically and socially downtrodden. A policy that sought to give preferential admissions to those who come from low socioeconomic backgrounds would be more effective than the current policy.

Because of minorities’ disproportionate representation in the lower orders of socioeconomic status, they would benefit at a proportional level from such a policy, while also helping other individuals prone to privation. A preferential admission policy using this criterion would simultaneously quell any allegations of “reverse discrimination” and also better accomplish the university’s quest to provide more help to the nation’s disadvantaged. Even the CEO, whose mission statement declares, “it [is] imperative that our national policies not divide our people according to skin color and national origin,” would be satisfied with that.

Vincent Dumas (vdumas@ wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in history and philosophy.

Redrawing voting districts ought to be in courts’ hands Charles Godfrey Columnist The federal trial in the case of the controversial redrawn voting districts has been yet another revelation in the overt political self-interest of the Republican Party.

The maps were introduced and pushed through the Legislature under Republican support with the approval of Gov. Scott Walker, and then instantaneously contested in court by a group of Democratic citizens and the immigrant rights group Voces de la Frontera. The maps were contested on the grounds that they diminished Latino voting power in Milwaukee and unnecessarily redistricted 300,000 voters throughout the state.

As reported by the Journal Sentinel, University of Wisconsin political science professor Ken Mayer, an expert witness in the case, said the district lines were “radically reconfigured.”

He said that in many cases, thousands of voters were unnecessarily moved in and out of districts.

In one extreme example, an under-population of 10 people in the 60th Assembly District was remedied by moving 17,595 people out and 17,963 in — which by my calculations is actually a net addition of about 360 people.

Mayer concluded that, “It should have been possible, and it was possible, to move less people.”

Another serious concern is that the new district lines are a threat to Hispanic voting power. Revisions to the 8th and 9th districts of Milwaukee split a neighborhood that had a strong Hispanic majority down the middle, a move that advocacy group Voces de la Fronterra says serves only

to diminish Latino voting strength. According to Peter Earle, as reported by the Wisconsin State Journal, the group’s attorney in the federal trial, “They chopped it right down the middle without any regard for how the community felt.”

In light of expert analysis of the new district maps, and considering the fact that Republican lawmakers drew them up and presented them to the Legislature without consulting the public or the Democratic minority at the Capitol, it is obvious the maps were drawn with the intent to strengthen Republican voter representation in the state of Wisconsin.

This biased redistricting represents an attempt to tamper with the electoral process. In an ironic and distasteful political powermove, Republican legislators have taken a process that is meant to ensure equal voter representation and used it to tilt the electoral playing field.

For the past three decades,

lawmakers have failed to agree on voter districts, so the process was handled by the courts. This process should always be handled by the courts. The courts are the branch of government that most closely approximates a neutral third party, and in the interest of equal political representation across the state of Wisconsin, they ought to draw the maps. Politicians have proven once again that they cannot be trusted to do so in a just manner.

Assistant Attorney General Maria Lazar told the the Wisconsin State Journal that “the process of legislation is not on trial,” and claimed that while the maps themselves are under scrutiny, the redistricting process is assumed to be constitutional.

While Lazar is absolutely correct — the process is not on trial in this federal court case — it is in question. One would have to be a cynical, realpolitik, Nietzschean willto-power type GOP member to be okay with this sort

of blatantly undemocratic redistricting process.

I’m a cynic too, so I know that if Democrats held the majority, they’d undoubtedly do exactly the same thing, and they probably will as soon as they have a chance.

Of course, just because both parties fudge with voter maps doesn’t make it okay, and this doesn’t mean it should be a valid political strategy. Giving politicians control of the redistricting process undermines the very foundations of electoral democracy, and allows the party with a majority to skew voter representation, which is our most fundamental right as citizens.

Letting politicians draw voter maps is like putting a basket of candy out on the porch on Halloween with a sign that says “Take One Please.” It’s pathetically overtrusting and places far too much faith in politicians who have proven themselves time and again to be capable of the most overt forms of self-

interested behavior. In this case, the Republican Party dumped the entire basket of candy in a pillowcase and ran away laughing. Of course, the Democrats would have done the same thing if they had arrived sooner.

It’s getting harder and harder to look at the last year of Republican politics in Wisconsin and see anything but blatant and undemocratic attempts intending to maximize Republican power.

If the collective bargaining bill was largely a measure to undercut the considerable funding Democrats get from public unions, this redistricting effort is nothing more than an attempt to undercut Democratic voter representation. It’s a major cause for concern that the Republican Party isn’t even making a superficial effort to play a fair political ballgame.

Charles Godfrey (cwgodfrey@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in math and physics.

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High Noon to host Porchlight fundraiser tonight ‘Soup & Bread’ benefit will provide funds to fix damage done to building in January fire Holly Hartung ArtsEtc. Reporter While University of Wisconsin students were still on winter break, presumably in the comfort of their parents’ houses, a safe haven for Madison’s homeless was badly damaged by fire. This January, Porchlight — a non-profit that provides

a variety of services including counseling and shelter for the homeless — incurred enough damage to displace several residents from the Brooks Street building located near Grainger Hall.

For an organization that already depends on the donations from others, this was a devastating blow.

However, there are some in the Madison community who are dedicated to helping the shelter in what might be its greatest time of need.

Inspired by a similar event in Chicago, Nancy Sorensen is organizing a series of free “Soup &

Bread” dinners where attendees are encouraged to donate to benefit local charities. The proceeds from tonight’s event at the High Noon Saloon will go toward Porchlight.

“They’re always in need of funds, but I thought this might give them an extra boost,” Sorenson said in reference to the recent fire at the Porchlight.

Sorenson has a lot of experience with foodbased fundraisers since she also runs Iron Cupcake Madison, a baking competition that raises money for food shelters.

As for her latest project, she got the idea from a

Chicago-based initiative that serves free weekly soup dinners hosted at a bar featuring jazz musicians, the proceeds from which benefit local food shelters. Sorenson adopted a similar model but adapted it for the Madison scene.

That meant securing the High Noon Saloon as the venue, getting local chefs from the Weary Traveler, Metcalfe and Nutshell Catering on board and operating on a less frequent schedule.

Several amateur chefs from the Madison area are also pitching in with pots full of their favorite soup

recipes.

The first event was held in November of last year and raised more than $1,000 to benefit Second Harvest. Sorensen said she hopes to make this a monthly event and increase its frequency if it continues to be popular.

“They’re fun and designed to bring people out and foster a sense of community and hopefully fill the empty crockpot so that other people can eat as well,” she said.

Sorenson also said that even if people have only a few minutes, they should drop by the event. “Last time we had some people

who couldn’t stay, and they went through the line with their Tupperware and at least had enough for lunch tomorrow,” she said.

Although this event will benefit Porchlight, future events will benefit other local nonprofits in need.

The Madison Soup & Bread benefit does not have its own webpage yet, but those interested in attending can look it up on Facebook or check local events calendars for future events.

For more information on the event, please visit The High Noon Saloon’s website at www.high-noon.com.

Small presence, big bass: Rusko plays Orpheum English electronic act takes stage, but leans on club bangers, flashing lights Sam Berg ArtsEtc. Reporter This weekend, Leeds dub-stepper Rusko (Christopher Mercer) wobbled his way through a two-hour set at the Orpheum Theater.

Although his music lacked diversity, Rusko proved he knows how to keep a crowd invested for an entire show of rib-shaking bass.

Plenty of people showed up in their rave gear, some bringing glowing hula-hoops, others sucking pacifiers.

The dance floor at the theater never looked so big. Recent renovations at the Orpheum have removed rows of the theater seating to make room for the undulating crowds that fill the floor.

The sight of the Leeds musician hopping around his MacBook was hardly inspiring. The crowd was far more interesting than anything transpiring on stage. Some glowed, while others showed enough skin to star in soft-core porn.

Andy Fate The Badger Herald

In a tightly performed, often-hilarious night of comedy, ‘The Whitest Kids U Know’ proved their success on IFC translates quite well to live performance. The troupe performed such classics as “The Grapist,” “Tattoo Parlor” and “Abe Lincoln,” interspersing those efforts with pre-filmed clips and amusing interactions with rowdy audience members.

‘Kids’ put on funny, raucous show Sketch comedy group leaves Majestic laughing in sold-out weekend performance Shannon Wallin ArtsEtc. Writer Last Friday night, the guiltiest of pleasures and the darkest of humors graced downtown Madison as comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U’ Know stepped to center stage at the Majestic Theatre. The darling group took the stage just after 8 p.m. to a sold out crowd and started with a bang. Five minutes later, the audience was on its feet roaring for more.

The moment the five comedians stepped on stage, it became clear that they were not just five comedians — they were

one group. The genuine and rich bonds between each comedian proved full throttle and only added to the dynamic of the show, while the individual and collective charisma charmed the audience.

The lively crowd was full of veteran fans but by the end of the show, the group made last calls to rope in any skeptics, newcomers or disbelievers.

The show featured raunchy, perverted, banned-from-the-dinnertable topics, but that did not stop the crowd from eating up every word.

The troupe was sure not to disappoint as their hour-and-a half show included fan-favorites

such as “The Grapist” and “Tattoo Parlor,” and they concluded the night with “Abe Lincoln,” which completely hit it out of the park. If the set list failed to arouse any crowd member, Zach Cregger handled crass with some class by individually calling out rude audience members for everyone else’s enjoyment. On Friday night at the Majestic, taboo was a concept that simply did not exist.

As the soiree wore on, the sketches maintained a refreshingly original style, which served to complement the short snip-it clips from the group’s IFC network

sketch show, showing its range and capability for anyone who was not previously aware.

The group delivered an unforgettable show in an environment where no one needed to worry whether their excessive cackle at horribly lurid material might seem offensive. It was a night where the troupe truly fed off the audience’s energy, somehow making every audience member feel fully satisfied while still craving more. And if that were not enough, all five members of the troupe stuck around after the show in order to meet the audience, hang out and sign autographs.

Those who have seen videos of Rusko’s shows would not be disappointed Saturday night. The crowd in Madison was as colorful and lively as any international audience.

Eliot Lipp opened the show with a diverse set mixing electronic and hip-hop genres from across the spectrum.

Lipp’s set lightened the tone of the show, which otherwise would have been four hours of enough wobbling bass to loosen the historic bricks in the Orpheum’s walls.

Rusko brought a set that included some of his famous releases like “Cockney Thug” that bled into a set of oftenindiscernible songs.

His upbeat take on dubstep translated to a relentless show that left the audience trapped in dance. To a genre originally immersed in dark atmosphere and irregular rhythms, Rusko brings a pop sensibility that resulted

in a packed crowd ready to dance, roll, make out and everything else the pounding bass and strobes of the club entail.

Although there were plenty of blinking lights of all colors, the visuals at the show were disappointing.

Electronic music by its nature limits its musicians’ freedom to be compelling performers.

No matter how much Rusko hopped around his computer screen and shouted nonsense into the microphone, he failed to create any visual interest. While other electronic artists provide spectacular lightshows and jawdropping video effects that provide plenty of entertainment on their own, Rusko relied on himself to make the show. However energetic he was, he did not have the personality to control even the modest size of the Orpheum’s stage.

Had he been wielding a guitar or a pair of furiously tapping drumsticks, Rusko would have had something resembling a stage presence. But the sight of the Leeds musician hopping around his MacBook was hardly inspiring.

The crowd was far more interesting than anything transpiring on stage. Some glowed, while others showed enough skin to star in soft-core porn.

Rusko’s modest stage presence notwithstanding, the audience was clearly enjoying the music blasting out of the theater’s sound system.

Aside from the poor souls trapped in the theater seating above the floor, everyone was doing their best to imitate the quick bass by bobbing their heads or flailing their limbs. Yet it was difficult to maintain the stamina required to dance in a sweaty mass for two hours; many people filtered out during the final half of the performance.

By the end of the show, the floor looked like a war zone.

Discarded cups lay strewn on the ground.

People carried their friends out into the lobby where they got water before nearly collapsing on the red carpet. Although Rusko offered a flat set of decent tunes, the show was satisfying for those who let themselves get lost on a Saturday night.

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ASO to the Brouches (Bro-Douches) who talk the entire 50 minutes during PE 100. Yes, I know it’s pointless and I’m not paying attention either, but I don’t need to hear how your bro totally got a call from this chick and she was like, what’s up, and he totally didn’t know who it was, and I was like, woahhh bro you musta hooked up with some girl and now she wants to talk. That’s so tight. College. Lanyards. Snap-backs. SHUT THE FUCK UP

Sports BLANKS, from 8 inside the right circle and hit the back of the net.

Josephs’ early goal helped set the pace for Wisconsin.

“Every time we score right away, it gets our girls up and that much more energetic on the bench,” sophomore goaltender Alex Rigsby said. “I think it was huge for her to get that early goal, and it was a nice goal, so we took the momentum from that.”

UW found the net two more times in the first period. Senior forward Carolyne Prevost scored

off a rebound shot after senior forward Brooke Ammerman sent the puck into the crease from the left side. Ammerman scored the team’s third goal on a power play with just 1:01 remaining in the first period, sending UW into the first intermission with a 3-0 lead.

In an attempt to save their season, the Mavericks did not let down throughout the remainder of the game.

They were able to hold the Badgers to just one goal in the second period and keep them off the scoreboard in the third. Junior forward Brianna Decker scored the

Badger’s final goal of the game during a four-on-four match-up at 5:26 in the second period.

Saturday’s game remained a battle with a total of 15 penalties assessed in the game; eight for the Mavericks and seven for the Badgers.

UW was able to remain composed and kept MSU scoreless.

“It’s competitive. [The Mavericks] are playing for their lives and we’re trying to figure out how to win the game and getting competitive,” Johnson said.

“In the back of everybody’s mind is that if you lose a

game your season is over so when you’re eliminating a team it creates the environment and you saw that tonight.”

Game one of the series proved to be a more consistent offensive effort

by Wisconsin as they scored multiple goals in all three periods. Ammerman put four of the team’s seven goals in the net including

the team’s first at 3:20 in the first period.

Decker also notched in two goals for UW, and sophomore forward Brittany Ammerman scored one of her own.

With a solid defensive effort by both Rigsby and the entire Wisconsin defensive unit, the team was proud of its effort and believes the confidence

CHARGES, from 8 tone early on.”

As efficient as Wisconsin’s offense played Saturday, it wasn’t nearly as prolific as Friday night. Senior forward Brooke Ammerman recorded four goals Friday, as the Badgers dominated Minnesota State in a 7-0 victory.

After ending the regular season in disappointing fashion with a loss to Ohio State on senior day, the Badgers were glad to replace that memory with a two-game sweep in the first round of the WCHA playoffs.

“I mean our game this weekend really showed what happened against Ohio [State] was a fluke and it shouldn’t have happened,” Josephs said.

“And it’s really good to get that [win] under our belt,

STYLE, from 8 Covington were removed, they were each greeted with standing ovations from the Kohl Center crowd. Together, the three Badger seniors left their mark on their final home game, combining for 14 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists.

“I’m glad we could get a win in front of our fans,” Kelsey said. “For the seniors, I could get them out and get them their applause and their just due because they deserve

ERICKSON, from 8 knew it had to win if it wanted a hope of home ice in the first round of the WCHA playoffs. But once that last hope faded amid their recent losing streak, the Badgers just wanted to make something of the remainder of their season.

Already well aware they would be heading on the

gain this weekend will carry them though the rest of the WCHA tournament.

“We are happy with where we are right now, with 11 goals we have a lot of energy going into Friday against Duluth,” senior forward and captain Hillary Knight said.

“Where ever they are in the standings it really doesn’t matter now because it is a one-game season.”

so we have the confidence going ahead.”

UW goalie Alex Rigsby complimented the Badgers’ offensive attack this weekend with two shutouts, but enjoyed the offensive production and likes the direction the team is headed.

“I think it’s key for our team to get some confidence, and it was really nice to see some other girls score tonight,” Rigsby said.

Captain Hilary Knight, typically a top scoring threat for Wisconsin, did not manage to score any goals against MSU, but she remained pleased with the Badgers’ offensive production.

“I think the big thing for us tonight was we moved it really well on our power play and just to get some different looks and some good looks at

the net was good for our power play,” Knight said.

“We’re happy where we are right now, obviously 11 goals going in. We’ve got a lot of energy going into Friday against Duluth.”

After four national championships in six seasons, Johnson boasts plenty of postseason success. He’s pleased with the Badgers success in the first weekend of playoff action, but remains focused on the road ahead.

“I was happy with our effort,” Johnson said.

“When you don’t give up a goal over the weekend, your chances to win are pretty good. So a lot of good things come out of it and now you move forward. Forget about what happened and get ready for practice Monday and get ready to play Duluth Friday afternoon.”

that, considering all the changes that happened this year. I just want to

staff. Like I said it could have gone good or it could go bad, and they decided they didn’t want to waste time being mad about it or whatever the feelings were.

“Our record doesn’t reflect what I feel they have accomplished. There were games that could’ve gone our way and could be different. I think that they persevered and really accepted us as coaches and were open to listening to what we had to tell them and working really hard to do that.”

“It’s an awesome day to be a senior and to be a Badger.”

Anya Covington Forward

say the seniors and all the players have been really supportive of me and the

road in the post season, the Badgers adopted some wise words Yoda once told Luke Skywalker: “Do or do not; there is no try.”

Instead of letting teams skate all over them and wait for the offseason to regroup and focus on next year, Wisconsin has shown its capabilities as a potentially lethal team through the rest of the

season. At least it was for Bemidji State anyway. And as it is in any sport, the Badgers are getting on a roll at exactly the right time.

Kelly is a junior majoring in journalism. Tired of hearing her talk about hockey? Don’t worry, the season is almost over. Let her know on Twitter @kellymerickson.

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Brooke Ammerman powered the Badgers offense in their opening round of the playoffs, scoring a total of five goals and one assist. Friday night Ammerman notched four goals for Wisconsin in its 7-0 victory. Ammerman scored the weekend’s only special teams goals, notching a shorthanded goal Friday night and the weekend’s lone power play goal Saturday.

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Badgers down Mavericks in 1st round of playoffs 7-0, 4-0; advance to WCHA Final Face-off Caroline Sage Women’s Hockey Writer A dominant offense and strong defensive play led the Wisconsin women’s hockey team to a sweep over Minnesota State this past weekend in the first round of the WCHA tournament.

In a best-of-three series, the Badgers (31-3-2, 23-3-2 WCHA) were able to shut

down the Mavericks (728-1, 3-24-1 WCHA) in just two games. UW recorded shutouts in both games and scored 11 goals, winning game one 7-0 and game two 4-0.

The two decisive wins Friday and Saturday night advanced the topseeded Badgers to the WCHA Final Face-Off next weekend, where they will take on fourth seed

Minnesota-Duluth (20-131) in the semi-finals. Head coach Mark Johnson was satisfied with his team’s performance in this first round.

“It was good we can talk about a lot of things,” Johnson said. “You look at both games and you don’t give up a goal, we like that, and it gave the young players a chance to gain some experience. I was

happy with their effort. … A lot of good things come out of it.”

Freshman forward Katy Josephs put UW on the board just 1:02 into the game Saturday night. After receiving a pass up the ice by freshman forward Blayre Turnbull, Josephs shot the puck through MSU defensemen from

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SIDEBAR

Even with Knight quiet, Wisconsin’s offense charges through Minnesota State’s defense Nathan Palm Extra Points Blog Editor Wisconsin could not have asked for a better start to the WCHA playoffs, dominating Minnesota State in the two-game series sweep this weekend.

The Badgers outscored the Mavericks 11-0 between the two games, dominating in all aspects of play, but it was UW’s offense that stole the show.

Saturday night featured

a 4-0 Wisconsin victory where the Badgers got off to a quick start thanks to freshman Katy Josephs.

Josephs scored the game’s first goal about one minute into the action.

She found herself on a breakaway, and to her pleasant surprise, snuck the puck pass the goalie on a deep wrist shot.

“Blair passed the puck up to me and I was trying to get a shot on net, and I fought through their [defensemen] and it ended

up going in,” Josephs said.

Josephs plays on the Badgers’ second line alongside Brittany Ammerman and Hilary Knight, a line that’s been slightly overlooked given the consistent success of the first line.

“It felt really good to finally connect with my line mates,” Josephs said.

“I mean it’d been awhile since we’d scored; it was nice to get that on there.”

Josephs’ goal proved crucial in setting the

tone of the game for the Badgers offensively, as UW recorded two more first period goals on its way to victory.

“Well it was a good way to start,” head coach Mark Johnson said. “Obviously you know we had talked about things prior to the game, talked about the first five or six shifts trying to set the pace and the tone and by her scoring.

It was a big way to set the

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After a 3-0 shutout against Denver on Feb. 17, junior forward Ryan Little joked about setting up his brother — sophomore forward Sean Little — for his first collegiate goal.

At one point against the Pioneers, Sean Little was waiting right in the slot as Ryan Little fed him the puck, only to chip it up and over the goal.

Sean Little would have to wait a little while longer to put away his first career goal as a Badger.

As the men’s hockey team (15-15-2, 10-14-2 WCHA) trailed Bemidji State (15-16-3, 9-14-3 WCHA) 2-1 in the second period of game two, Sean Little finally got another golden opportunity, and this time he didn’t waste it. With 1:30 left in the second period, sophomore defenseman Frankie Simonelli brought the puck out of the corner and found Sean Little who backhanded in the equalizer.

Sean Little’s goal only added to the momentous amount of firsts that took place Saturday night in Bemidji, Minn.

Coupled with SEan Little’s goal, sophomore forward Jason Clark notched his first career point with an assist on UW’s first goal of the night as freshman forward Brad Navin cleaned up the rebound of Clark’s initial shot.

With a Justin Schultz power play goal about four minutes into the third period and an empty-netter from Michael Mersch to cap off the 4-2 win for the second night in a row, Wisconsin earned only its third road win of the season — but it was also its first road sweep of the year. The sweep also gave UW its first three-game win streak of the season and allowed it to move up to ninth place in the conference.

Heading into the weekend, not much was

expected of the Badgers, who toted a 1-8-1 road record at the time. Given the Beavers 11-4-1 home record before Friday night’s contest, UW was widely expected to be flying home with heads hung low and no points to show for its efforts.

Well, with a do-ordie mentality coupled with their new offensive philosophy, the Badgers proved they are a dangerous team to face as the season winds down, starting to get hot as the regular season comes to a close.

Winning 4-2 both Friday and Saturday night — each win capped with an emptynet goal — Wisconsin outshot Bemidji State 61-53 in the series.

Since being swept at North Dakota Jan. 27-28, Wisconsin head coach Mike Eaves has preached the need to get more shots on net. Over the six games since that series, the Badgers have averaged 33 shots on goal. Before that turnaround, opponents outshot UW more often than not as it averaged only 25.2 shots on goal up to that point.

But it took some time before Wisconsin saw results as it fell to St. Cloud State 5-1 and 2-1 at home, despite outshooting the Huskies 74-47 in the Feb. 2-3 series.

After a bye-week and a renewed sense of urgency headed into its final home series, Wisconsin continued to barrage the opposing goaltender with shot after shot, but lost for the fifth game in a row in a 3-0 decision against Denver.

The floodgates finally opened in game two against the Pioneers as the Badgers won 5-2 and kicked off what would become a three-game win streak.

Creating chance after chance in Bemidji, the Badgers started to show exactly what they are capable of. Plagued by youth, Wisconsin’s talent this season hasn’t been able to shine as brightly as it potentially could have, but things seem to finally coming together.

Through most of the second half, Wisconsin

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Seniors go out in style, down UI RECAP

Wisconsin fights back in 2nd half, winning 72-60 after 5-point deficit at halftime Nick Korger Associate Sports Editor

Andy Fate The Badger Herald

Senior Jade Davis, in her last night playing in the Kohl Center, totaled four points, four assists and three rebounds for the Badgers. Davis went 2-for-5 from the field on the night.

It was a fitting end for the senior class Sunday afternoon at the Kohl Center.

In a game mired by first half uncertainty and a struggling Taylor Wurtz, the Badgers headed into halftime down by five. But on Senior Day, Wisconsin showed that it saved its best half of basketball for last, outscoring Illinois (1118, 5-11 Big Ten) 43-26 en route to a 72-60 victory.

Besides snapping a six-game losing streak, Wisconsin (9-19, 5-11) also secured the No. 9 seed and a matchup with No. 8 seed Minnesota in the Big Ten tournament, as the Badgers’ senior class finished their last game at the Kohl Center.

“It’s an awesome day to be a senior and to be a Badger,” senior forward Anya Covington said.

Morgan Paige led all scorers with a career-high 29 points, while Wurtz poured in 21 of her own,

17 of which came in the second half. Wurtz also continued her prowess on the glass, as the team’s leading rebounder by pulling down 12 boards on her way to earning her sixth double-double of the season.

“I’m just very proud of them,” Wisconsin head coach Bobbie Kelsey said.

“Obviously for the seniors it’s a very good win for us to go out at the Kohl, in front of our fans, to give them something to remember.”

While Wisconsin was outshot in the first half

by Illinois, the Badgers answered the Illini’s hot shooting with a scorching second half, as the team shot 64 percent from the field and 4-for-7 from three. The Badgers also won the battle for the charity stripe, converting on 16 of their 17 free throw attempts, led by Paige’s perfect 11-for-11 performance, good for a Kohl Center record.

The 72 points were the most Wisconsin had scored

since a Feb. 2 loss to Iowa in overtime.

“The shots were falling for us,” Kelsey said. “Morgan and I were laughing because the last three she had was right in front of us and I was like, ‘That ain’t going in. Oh my God it went in.’ So that’s the kind of day we had today where as other days they don’t go in.”

The Badgers even overcame a big day from Illini guard Adrienne Godbold, as the sophomore scored 23 points thanks to a 10-for-16 performance from the field. Godbold, who comes off the bench for the Illini, previously averaged only 9.5 points per game.

“She’s really a starter,” Illinois head coach Jolette Law said. “But for me and my team she comes off the bench and brings the spark. She’s a gamer, and every time we need a basket or need a stop she’s there.”

Defensively, the Badgers were able to withstand another lacking

performance. Overall, the team allowed the Illini to shoot 45 percent from the field. However, the Badgers were able to grab a decisive advantage on the glass, as they outrebounded the Illini, 36-17.

Two of those rebounds offered defining senior moments.

With the Badgers up by 11 and under two minutes remaining, Wurtz missed the front end of a one-and-one. However, Covington soared to grab the ball, resulting in a jump ball and another Wisconsin possession. In the ensuing possession, Paige missed a three, only to see Davis bring down the offensive board, extending the possession and ending on a jumper from Covington to make the score 72-57.

It was the last point the Badgers would score in the game, as Kelsey burned three of her remaining timeouts to check her seniors out of the game, one by one. As Davis, Ashley Thomas and

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