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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

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100 State proposal sees little progress

Walker: Time frame to review signatures not realistic, campaign will not file any disputes Julia Jacobson Herald Contributor Gov. Scott Walker announced Monday he will not verify recall signatures filed against him because of the limited time given to review petitions.

The deadline for Walker to submit challenged to the signatures was Monday, according to a statement from the Government Accountability Board. Walker would have had to invalidate the required minimum 540,280 signatures out of approximately 1,000,000 obtained.

In a statement from the Walker campaign, spokesperson Ciara Matthews said because Walker was unable to review signatures under the short deadline, responsibility now falls to the GAB to ensure fairness in the recall process.

According to its statement, the campaign only had time to view 350,000 signatures.

The GAB granted Walker a 20-day extension earlier this month, but a Dane County

judge denied his later request for an additional two weeks.

Matthews added that volunteers were given 60 days to collect signatures — twice the amount of time Walker representatives were given to review them.

She said even with the assistance of non-profit organizations like Wisconsin Grandsons of Liberty and Verify the Recall, the task of sifting through the 152,000 recall documents proved too time consuming.

“Despite these massive efforts, the time to challenge hundreds of thousands of signatures was unavailable,” Matthews said in the statement.

Following the governor’s announcement, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate said the governor had twice the amount of time originally granted to him by law, and despite having more than 13,000 volunteers to help review the petitions, he still could not find a substantial fraud rate.

Landmarks agrees to advise on renovation plan, stalls vote on building destruction Adrianna Viswanatha City Hall Editor Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

Three years after a large outbreak in university residence halls, cases of norovirus again are appearing in Madison and the University of Wisconsin.

The norovirus outbreaks have begun and are infecting those in densely populated areas and living spaces. The virus last largely affected student life in 2008, when many residents in UW dorms and fraternity and sorority houses fell ill.

The primary symptoms of norovirus include diarrhea, vomiting, trembling hands and other symptoms. According to Amanda Kita-Yarbro, head epidemiologist for Madison and Dane County Public

The 100 block plan for State Street continues to be hotly debated by city committees as area developers hope for a decision to demolish numerous buildings.

The proposal, developed by the 100 Block Foundation, would make major changes to several buildings on State Street.

Citizens of varying perspectives came together Monday night at the city’s Landmarks Commission meeting to share their opinions on the aspect of the proposal that would demolish the historic Schubert and Fairchild, or Stark, buildings.

David Stark, grandson of the builder of the landmark Stark building, said that despite the family legacy, he and his father both support adopting the 100 Block Foundation’s proposal to demolish the building at 122-124 W. Mifflin St. “What it comes down to for us and our family’s connection to it, ultimately we believe the Frautschis have stepped forward with their generous gift to the city,” Stark said.

The project, to be funded by the Frautschis, would redevelop an “ugly” block, Stark said.

He said it supports a cohesive vision for the downtown area.

Stark said the buildings are clearly in disrepair and have not been used, and for his family to object to tearing the building down would be unfair.

“We want to keep our vision focused on present and future, not in the past,” Stark said.

Jason Tish, director of the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation, said both the Stark and Schubert buildings are both viable and contribute to the “unified sense” of State Street.

Tish said the neighborhood at Fairchild Street and Mifflin Street is eligible to be a historic district.

“These buildings contribute to our idea of our city’s landscape and our city’s history,” Tish said.

Gary Peterson, a city planning consultant for more than 40 years, said it would not be a lasting loss to tear down the two buildings, as they both are experiencing blight, or damage to many aspects of their infrastructure.

Peterson said making the necessary renovations to

election.

“I know that it is only with the energy of young people will [Obama] win this campaign and will continue to make tangible progress and drive toward the kind of country and world to which so many young people aspire,” Axelrod said.

Axelrod added the efforts of the president improve the United States’ higher education system by making student loans more manageable, expanding community colleges and making higher education more affordable in general.

And while the youth vote is largely generalized to be aligned with the Democratic Party, Jeff Snow, chairman of UW’s chapter of College Republicans, said conservatives may have more sway than usual in the upcoming general election.

Snow said enthusiasm and support for Obama have decreased each of the past three years of his term, as people may be realizing “all of the hope and

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Gov. Scott Walker claims despite “massive efforts” from his campaign and volunteer organizations, it is impossible to comb through the 152,000 pages of petitions. Walker’s campaign was only able to get through 350,000 signatures of the approximately 1,000,000 signatures collected.

“He’s saying we had an easier task collecting the signatures out in the cold than they had sitting at warm desk reviewing paper,” Tate said. “After months of Scott Walker’s moaning for all these months, we know now it was nothing but a distraction.”

Tate said he did not know if Walker’s campaign would file an appeal against an earlier GAB decision to not grant them more time for the

review process. He added he is unsure if the end of the review process would lead to other candidates getting in the race but was confident the entire field of candidates would be set by March 19, before a primary begins.

GAB spokesperson Reid Magney said the GAB would be the sole reviewer of recall signatures from now on.

“We are going to continue our careful examination of the

petitions, as we have been doing all along,” Magney said.

Magney said the GAB has until March 19 to verify signatures and determine if an election is necessary. He added the GAB would continue to look for signatures with fake, duplicate or incomplete names and addresses in addition to signatures that occurred outside the allotted recall

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Norovirus reappears near UW campus Virus makes annual return to Madison area, health officials caution preemptive measures Adrianna Viswanatha City Hall Editor

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Senior members of President Barack Obama’s campaign will make concentrated efforts to gain support of young voters, a population they said was crucial to his 2008 victory.

Obama campaign sets sights on college student involvement Senior advisers prepare for stop in Madison to gauge local enthusiasm Olivia Demarinis Herald Contributor A tour organized for President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign will make a stop at the University of Wisconsin campus March 7, according to two senior organizers with the campaign Monday.

The Obama campaign’s senior strategist, David Axelrod, and National Youth Vote Director Valeisha Butterfield-Jones, announced the Greater Together Student Summit Tour — which will visit 12 schools in 11 states between February and March this year — in a press conference with campus reporters.

Adopted by the president’s campaign under part of the “Greater Together” slogan, the tour will bring together senior

campaign officials, community leaders, student representatives and celebrities to discuss key policy issues. The time and location of the visit in Madison is still to be determined.

Butterfield-Jones said many of Obama’s goals will directly affect young Americans and students of higher education.

The president’s platform has focused on job creation for students after graduation; school loan and debt reforms for those who become teachers, nurses or serve in the military; and attempts to lower the overall cost of attending college, she added.

Butterfield-Jones also cited the repeal of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, increased health care coverage for full-time students and the Lilly Ledbetter Act, a law that helps women fight for equal pay as victories for American freedoms.

Axelrod said he was proud that young people were driving the president’s campaign, adding young voters were responsible for Obama’s success in the past and will dictate it in the future

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Jackie Allen Campus Life Editor Members of the University of Wisconsin’s student government have entered the early stages of planning a campus forum to address Madison city services.

On Monday, Legislative Affairs Chair Hannah Somers said city officials encouraged her to host the forum. Currently, she is waiting to hear responses from city officials on the particular content of the forum, which will be hosted in an effort to include students’ responses to city services.

The discussion is likely to include city services such as snow plowing, trash removal and other basic services, Somers said.

She added the forum will be important in providing a student voice, which is generally unheard on Madison issues.

“Most students live off campus for three years, and most students use these services and probably don’t get invested enough to have an active voice like a lot of other

community members do who have been there longer,” Somers said.

Somers said the committee is looking tentatively at hosting the forum in April. The forum will be open to the entire UW campus, but will specifically target students who do not live in university housing.

At a Monday meeting, Legislative Affairs member Sam Seering added the forum can provide an opportunity for the city to evaluate how effective their services are, as well as make their upcoming budget more responsive to the needs of both students and Madison residents.

The committee also planned for the upcoming Associated Students of Madison lobby day to take place on March 6.

Committee members plan on lobbying against tuition increases, in part associated with the Wisconsin higher education grant.

They will also lobby on the Special Task Force on UW Restructuring’s flexibilities on placing a cap on tuition increases, Somers said.

Seering said the committee is also looking at encouraging the task force to establish institutional, local boards which would connect the 26 UW campuses to their local communities.

“They would do outreach and make it so the university is

responsive to the needs of the community and the community knows the needs of the university,” Seering said. “So it creates a special contract between the community and the university.”

Legislative Affairs members also continued to voice opposition to current state legislation on tenant rights, which they argued could make tenants more uncomfortable speaking to their landlords about their basic housing rights, which could result in infringement on those rights.

Somers pointed out because many students are first time signers, they may not be sure of what to look for in a lease.

New tenants also may not realize certain clauses are illegal, which could harm future tenant-landlord relationships.

The bill also allows a landlord to dispose of any property a tenant has left behind, without notifying the tenant first. Somers said the committee is planning on delivering letters to the Senate’s committee in charge of the tenant legislation.

“We think this legislation will contribute to the kind of already negative dynamic between landlords and firsttime renters,” Somers said. “Because of how complicated the process is … it will be even less clear on what they can and can’t do after this passes.”

STATE STREET, from 1 these buildings would be extremely expensive, particularly to replace the foundations. “[The Stark building] may be historic, but it’s falling apart,” Peterson said.

Several downtown residents said they disagreed with the proposal and emphasized the buildings’ role in the city’s history.

George Austin, director of the proposal, said the project seeks to create a sense of place and expression for the Fairchild-Mifflin corner.

He said the properties have not been maintained, and that the commission should think of the project as a whole in order to see the benefits that would come from it.

“It isn’t because of lack of respect for the landmark, but rather the vision for the future,” Austin said.

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The Landmarks Commission was still unable to make a final decision on demolishing the Schubert building on State Street as part of a controversial proposal to revise the 100 block.

Ultimately, the commission voted to advise the Plan Commission of the Fairchild building’s historic value.

Additionally, the Landmarks Commission voted to refer the decision

to allow a certificate of appropriateness for demolition of the Schubert building to the Urban Design and Plan Commissions for further feedback before a final decision is reached.

Private donors and sponsors have combined resources to reschedule the Art in Protest showcase after the University of Wisconsin Extension School for Workers shut down the production after complaints from lawmakers.

In a statement last week, the School for Workers said it canceled the event following concerns that the arts festival would be seen as a partisan event and that that the line between art and politics was too blurry for a state-funded school to be behind the exhibition. Artists set to be featured in the display were showcasing art based on the massive protests at the Wisconsin state Capitol last year.

“While we disagree, we recognize that some might be unable to separate the art from the politics and we have concluded that, despite our best efforts, it would be difficult to maintain the primary focus on art and respect for the culture of working people,” the statement said.

Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, said the festival would be inappropriate if paid for and sponsored by the Extension’s School for Workers because it would

NOROVIRUS, from 1 Health, the virus often is mistaken for stomach flu.

Craig Roberts, an epidemiologist at University Health Services, said UHS sees enough norovirus cases to be called an outbreak in the dorms about once a year.

“It’s a very common infection, very contagious,” Roberts said. “It is easy to spread from person to person, especially when people live in close environments like residence halls or similar situations.”

He said the typical response to an outbreak in residence halls is to augment the cleaning process, particularly in doing extra cleaning in the restrooms, public areas and common spaces of the residence halls.

Additionally, Roberts said the real number of students affected by norovirus in the dorms is hard to know, as it is often suspected, but never confirmed. He said the same symptoms may also appear with other illnesses.

“It’s so common; it’s around all the time in the winter,” Roberts said. “We have a lot of it going around in southern Wisconsin this winter.”

She said an outbreak at Jefferson Middle School started around Feb. 16 and carried on throughout last week, although things seem better as of Feb. 27.

Kita-Yarbro said the virus is extremely common and very contagious. She said Madison has a “norovirus season” every year around this time.

The virus spreads via direct contact and ingestion, particularly when people

associate UW with the protesters.

Mike Mikalsen, a spokesperson for Nass, said Nass no longer has objections to the festival because they understand it is now funded privately or with donations. He added the art itself was never in question, but the role of UW Extension was.

“We’ve never had a problem with the festival as long as it’s paid for as a private activity,” Mikalsen said. “He certainly has no concerns. As we understand, it’s being paid for privately or with donations … so Steve has no objections to it.”

Mikalsen said the initial concerns stemmed from the possibilities of taxpayer funds and state money being used to support the festival.

Sandra Kallio, a UW Extension spokesperson, said the Extension is no longer sponsoring the event or involved with the festival in any way.

“We realized people were having a hard time separating the art from the politics, and it was going to be difficult to keep the focus on the art,” Kallio said.

The festival is now set to be held March 9-10 at the Goodman Community Center in Madison, a spokesperson from the center confirmed.

touch an infected surface and go to eat or put their hands in their mouths.

Additionally, Kita-Yarbro said the virus may be airborne in an area where someone vomits.

At Jefferson Middle School, Kita-Yarbro said Public Health has been working with the nursing staff to help curb the spread of the virus. She said Public Health consulted the staff on cleaning methods and testing for the virus.

The polling facility set up at The Jefferson, an independent living facility for retirement-age people, had to be shut down a couple of weeks ago when the virus was found to be circulating among residents, Kita-Yarbro said.

“They have nursing staff and infection control practitioners,” Kita-Yarbro said. “We consult with them on an as-needed basis.”

Additionally, she said that although there are not any more cases than usual in the city at this time, it is important to let people know how to protect against it.

Kita-Yarbro said if a person has symptoms of diarrhea or vomiting he or she should stay home for at least 48 hours after experiencing these symptoms, and should wash his or her hands often, in a different bathroom than others if possible, though this may be difficult in settings such as residence halls.

People who are not sick and have not been should also wash their hands often, especially before eating or putting their hands in or near their mouths.

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change they had voted for isn’t all that great.”

UW political science professor Donald Downs believes Obama’s reelection is far from sealed.

“Obama has some ground to pick up with his own coalition,” Downs said.

Downs said young people should be concerned with the current economic debt the nation has accumulated. He added the Democratic Party

has done little to reduce the debt and Republicans will not work out a deal, leaving citizens with few options.

However, the GOP is in a different stage in the campaign because it is still unclear who the presidential nominee will be.

Because of this, Snow said there may not be a huge push for the student demographic.

“The youth vote necessarily doesn’t have as big of a driving force in a Republican primary,” Snow said.

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In an email to The Badger Herald, Wisconsin Grandsons of Liberty spokesperson Tim Dake said there was insufficient time allowed for review under the current state statutes, and at least 30-45 days of signature verification should be allotted for statewide elections.

Dake said the people of Wisconsin have lost faith in the system currently in effect, and tighter control of how the process is executed should be implemented.

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Kenneth Munson, Midwest Regional Director for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, argues each state throughout the U.S. has the opportunity to make a health exchange function in a way that works best for the state during a forum Monday.

Experts examine future of state’s health care reforms HealthWatch forum brings contention on creating federal exchange system Michael Kujak State Legislature Editor Health care experts at the state and federal level hosted a forum Monday in Madison to inform the public on the new changes coming to health care programs in the state.

As part of the HealthWatch Wisconsin Conference taking place Monday and Tuesday, the first member of the panel, Wisconsin Department of Health Serivces Secretary Dennis Smith, explained the tough but realistic changes made to the program over the last year.

The second speaker, Midwest Regional Director for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Kenneth Munson, discussed some of the fundamental new changes that will be implemented throughout the country under the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010.

The key point of contention between the two speakers was the idea of creating a governmentrun health exchange system in Wisconsin,

which would allow people looking for coverage under the new system to have a marketplace to meet and explore options for purchasing health insurance.

Smith said the exchange would be comparable to the farmers’ market that takes place at Capitol Square in Madison in warm months.

“One of the most popular things to do in Madison between April and October is to go to the [Dane County] Farmers’ Market,” Smith said. “At one point in time, we built roads and sidewalks to get to the market, but once you go to the market, no one told you what to buy. You decide for yourself.”

Munson added the majority of people interested in the exchange would be workers who do not have insurance through their workplace and are also ineligible for Medicaid.

Both Munson and Smith agreed such an exchange should exist, but disagreed over how it should be created and implemented.

When asked why Gov. Scott Walker turned down $37 million in federal money to help implement the exchange in Wisconsin, Smith said Walker was originally supportive of the idea but had other problems with creating the exchange.

“It was unfortunate

that it became clear over time that there would not be a state exchange, only a federal exchange,” Smith said.

“The micromanagement of the exchange in Washington, the process where every decision would have to be approved by CMS. Wisconsin could have done it if Washington would stop and listen.”

Munson said the issue of giving states more flexibility to create an exchange was more controversial than Smith implied. He said there were also many people calling for less flexibility at the state level.

“It’s important to know that we have an opportunity in each state to make the exchange what you want it to be,” Munson said. “If you have different provisions in your marketplace, you can do that if you set up your own exchange. But if the states choose not make their own exchange, the federal model will be implemented.”

Munson added if states do not implement their own exchange model before the full implementation of the law in 2014, states would still have the option to create their own system. However, funding made available in the past might not be available later on.

The University of Wisconsin is kicking off technological updates to campus libraries in a grand opening ceremony today as part of an effort to optimize student learning.

College Library and Wendt Commons, the engineering library, will both undergo the learning-focused remodel known as the Wisconsin Collaboratory for Enhanced Learning Center.

With a new assortment of hightechnology spaces, John Booske, a UW professor of electrical and computer engineering who fronted the initiative, said WisCEL will create an entirely new meaning for a place where he said students already spend most of their time: the library.

He added the program will include new rooms and areas for small group discussions, peer advising centers and tutoring classrooms.

“WisCEL’s overriding principle is ideally to have success for all students in learning course material,” Booske said.

“To make it happen, we need to concentrate and recognize that students are individuals and start at different points. We ideally want to individualize the

President pushes for effort to keep costs down, preventing cut in taxpayer funds Sean Kirkby State Politics Editor President Barack Obama is calling on governors across the nation to increase funding for higher education and decrease federal funding for universities whose tuitions he argues are too high.

In his remarks to the National Governors Association Monday, Obama issued a challenge to governors to invest more in education.

“Nothing more clearly signals what you value as a state than the decisions you make about where to invest,” Obama said in his prepared remarks. “Budgets are about choices. So today I’m calling on all of you: Invest more in education.”

The Obama administration also released its “Education Blueprint: An Economy Built to Last,” which said the administration plans to create a competitive fund for states that maintain adequate funding for higher education and make other reforms.

The blueprint also said the federal government would

“reward” universities that offer low tuition costs and quality education, as well as enrolling and graduating high numbers of Pell Grant students.

“That means colleges and universities are going to have to help to make their tuition more affordable,” Obama said in his remarks. “And I’ve put them on notice — if they are not taking some concrete steps to prevent tuition from going up, then federal funding from taxpayers is

“That means colleges and universities are going to have to help make their tuition more affordable.”

President Barack Obama going to go down.”

Former chancellor and University of Wisconsin professor John Wiley, an expert in higher education administration and policy, said cuts to higher education are the main reason behind tuition increases.

There are five major agencies in Wisconsin’s discretionary budget, and only the UW System has an outside source of funding in the state, according to Wiley.

Wiley also said he

approved of Obama’s plan to create a competitive fund to increase state funding for higher education. He said it should encourage state governments to keep an eye on tuition costs.

David Giroux, UW System spokesperson, said the cost of an education in the UW System has remained the same over the past 30 years and has only increased with the rate of inflation.

However, he said during those years state funding has been cut and, to fill the gap between state funding and the cost of education, the UW System has had to increase tuition.

“We’re not just talking about Wisconsin but every state,” Giroux said. “This has been a long–term trend for the past two to three decades.”

Wiley added Obama’s plan to use federal money as a way of rewarding and punishing schools that keep tuition low would help UW since it has the second lowest tuition rate in the Big Ten. “Even though tuition is higher than it should be, we stand to gain from the policy,” Wiley said.

However, Giroux said the Obama administration has not released the details of the plan and that while the proposals match UW System schools well, it would be difficult to tell if the plan will help UW System schools or not.

“WisCEL’s overriding principle is ideally to have success for all students in learning course material. To make it happen, we need to concentrate and recognize that students are individuals and start at different points.”

John Booske WisCEL Initiative Leader

coordinates according to each player on the field.

College Library Director Carrie Kruse also said the program is designed to fit every student’s needs.

“Students coming in to take classes can interact with the space in a different way than they would with a traditional classroom,” Kruse said. “Other students can experience different styles of learning with the spaces versus the traditional study rooms.”

Wendt Commons Director Deborah Helman added she thinks past engineering students from her class

would have benefited in introductory courses from the way WisCEL courses are taught, such as allowing more time to work on practice problems with an expert.

WisCEL’s technology will allow students to prepare for class by watching a video lecture. Then, to maximize learning, students will be able to work in small groups to discuss the material they watched.

Meanwhile, an instructor is able to answer questions that each student or group may have, according to Booske.

Finally, the students will be able to use a particular web-based software that quizzes them and gives instant feedback, Booske said.

Timothy Paustian, UW bacteriology professor and expert on collaborative technology in the classroom, added technology plays a big role in helping students learn.

“Most people are good visual learners, so if they see something displayed to them it will help them understand what is going on,” Paustian said.

The program developed from funding from the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates, as well as support from College of Engineering Dean Paul Peercy, College of Letters and Sciences Dean Gary Sandefur, UW Provost Paul DeLuca, Jr., and Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell.

The grand opening ceremony will include tours and speeches from UW Interim Chancellor David Ward, and Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning Aaron Brower at College Library, and Booske and DeLuca at Wendt Commons.

County attains positive results in environmental health study Report card reflects on decade, shows water, air qualities see some increases Alissa Scalzo

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learning style of every student.”

Booske also compared WisCEL to athletics, in that a teaching assistant in a WisCEL classroom can walk around like a coach, setting up plans according to each individual student in the room like a coach

Herald Contributor The overall environmental health conditions in Dane County have seen improvement throughout the past several years, a report released by a county agency said on Monday.

The Environmental Health Report Card, which assesses the county’s environmental health for the last decade until 2010, came from Public Health Madison and Dane County.

According to a statement from the office of Dane County Executive Joe Parisi, the report card offers a body of data and exploration of the quality of the air and water, as well as the safety of food and homes.

This report was developed through a process which incorporated experts and specialists in environmental organizations and state, city and county governments.

Jeffery Lafferty, an environmental epidemiologist at Public Health Madison and Dane County, said the environmental Health Report Card is separated into five distinct sections, namely air quality,

water quality, healthy homes and communities, food protection and sustainability.

“A variety of variables are evaluated in each of these sections to provide the reader with a broad outlook concerning environmental challenges facing Dane County and the City of Madison, as well as the progress — or not — that has been made,” Lafferty said.

The statement said the county faces the challenge of “the amount of small particulate matter in the air.” Although Dane County remains in compliance with federal air quality standards, there were several days in the past few years when the average daily level of particulates was unhealthy for citizens.

Lafferty said this report intends to provide an informational resource which may be used by certain health professionals, academia and the general public for their knowledge.

There are several noted improvements in the environment, Lafferty said, including consistent air quality over the past decade, with the majority of days having reached the highest quality rating by the Environmental Protection Agency air quality index.

The statement pointed to drinking water quality as an issue the county has been examining.

“Per capita usage

of municipal drinking water usage has steadily decreased since 2005 at both the city and county level,” the statement said.

Single sources of air toxins also have continued to decrease. The percentage of childhood lead poisonings remains low at both the city and county level, the statement said.

Lafferty also noted improvement areas include the levels of chloride, which continue to increase in Dane County surface and ground waters and the use of road salt.

“The report provides an informational resource that may be used to better understand these issues and to demonstrate the issues that have improved and issues that need further improvement,” Lafferty said.

Lafferty also said Dane County residents could play an important role in improving the community’s health quality.

He said each environmental issue has a “local response” section from which citizens could get information and examples of how to make a difference environmentally in their communities.

“Although these objectives are not always measurable at the local level, they provide a solid foundation to effectively assess the environmental issues that impact public health in Dane County,” the statement said.

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Funding for detox center matter of life, death Hayes Cascia Columnist College is a place for higher learning and where people go to find direction in their lives. That is what society wants us to believe, at least. However, college students all across America know the real deal. For the most part, it’s a work hard, play hard environment.

Here’s the gist of college: Work your ass off during the week and hang in there until the weekend

rolls around. Then have a drink or two — or 12 — then wake up the next morning ready to take on the day. That is, after you pop Advil and attempt to figure out what happened the previous night that caused you to wake up with only Pokémon cards and three raisins in your pocket.

Anyone who has a semester of college under their belt can most likely say they have had a night like that, but why is this such a common experience?

For many kids, college is the first time they are close to 100 percent independent; and who’s not into participating in prohibited activities

when their parents aren’t around? Another factor in the over-indulgence of alcohol among college students is that high schools nowadays are so strict about drinking that a fair amount of students will not have had their first drink until college or the summer before. This means that many kids are still learning their limits and will go a little overboard occasionally until they figure out their tipping level.

What am I talking about all this drinking for? It’s not Thirsty Thursday; it’s only Study and Do Homework Tuesday (and yes, it has a ring to it.)

The answer lies in recent news stating that Dane

County has cut services at the Dane County Detox Center to put more money back into the pocket of the government. The manager at Dane County Human Services, Todd Campbell, said the $200,000 cut is justified because the majority of that money was to being used to treat chronic alcoholics that repeatedly seek treatment at the detox center instead of going to rehabilitation clinics.

However, even if this is true, not all of the attendees to the Detox Center are alcoholics, and this is exactly what has the police worried. Due to the cuts, police now face the moral decision of bringing belligerently drunk people

to the emergency room or leaving them on the street where they can potentially harm themselves and others. Because the university is here, there are many students within the city who make stupid choices to the point of alcohol poisoning. Where do these students go if a cop fails to bring them to an emergency room?

Especially concerning is Wisconsin’s climate.

You cannot go swimming in winter months. If the alcohol doesn’t get them, these kids can end up dying from hypothermia, which I think would lay heavily on the conscious of a police officer who made the decision to leave them on the street. By restoring

the funding, people would not have to be turned away from detox due to the lack of services. With an astounding 1,800 people brought to detox by the Madison police alone last year, a pretty good case is made to reinstate these funds.

Being realistic, college kids aren’t going to change anytime soon, and they will continue to drink themselves into oblivion.

It would only make sense for detox funding to return to its original value before this year’s cuts, before someone’s life is seriously endangered.

Hayes Cascia (hcascia@ wisc.edu) is a freshman with an undecided major.

Achievement gap needs Political game begins after public’s greater scrutiny Walker’s challenge decision Eric Hill Guest Columnist You’ve undoubtedly read about the Madison Metropolitan School District’s recent initiative to close the racial and socioeconomic achievement gap that’s been plaguing the city for decades. This sudden shift in collective focus is likely the result of the Urban League of Madison’s recent Madison Prep charter school proposal.

If not, it’s important to note that the proposal would open two schools to serve a portion of youth from some of city’s most under-served communities. They would borrow from formulas being used by highly effective charter schools across the country to get at-risk youth achieving at levels consistent with their more fortunate counterparts. But despite it being sound, wellfunded and supported by evidence, the plan was ultimately voted down by the Madison school board in favor of the unchanging system that guarantees nothing but persistent failure.

The only silver lining to emerge from the school district’s disappointing decision is that the community has a renewed

sense of urgency around the issues of education inequality in Madison.

The scope of these issues, I might add, is nothing short of pandemic. Madison, a city often described as “progressive” and “forward-thinking,” can lay claim to one of the widest achievement gaps in the nation. Every year, hundreds of low-income and minority students in Madison slip through the cracks of a broken system and either drop out or fail to graduate. The result is a growing demographic of citizens that are less likely to find employment, less able able to provide for themselves and their families, and more statistically likely to end up in the only system that’s less fiscally-efficient than our schools: the prison system.

It is time that we as students speak out in favor of the children that hope to one day follow our paths to college and beyond. As a big part of the Madison community, it’s critical that we are active and involved in advocating for the necessary changes so long overdue in our otherwise great city. Simply put, we cannot continue to fail so much of our youth.

As future parents,

professionals and concerned citizens we must place a fundamentally strong and fair educational system atop our list of priorities.

We’re fortunate because we already have an education. We’re already well on our way to success and happiness.

We all worked hard to get it, yes; but most of us were brought up through a system that was largely bent in our favor. And as recent products of that system, we have a unique perspective and qualified voice that can and will be heard. If this is a message that resonates with you, then Students For Education Reform needs your help.

SFER provides a vehicle by which all students can learn about the issues of educational inequality and become equipped to be real advocates for change.

So please consider joining our chapter and helping us fight for real reform in our community and beyond. All are welcome, and certainly all are needed.

Eric Hill (emhill2@wisc. edu) is a senior majoring in community and nonprofit leadership. He is president of Students For Education Reform — University of Wisconsin Chapter.

John Waters Columnist Gov. Scott Walker’s decision not to challenge any of the recall signatures means that after a year of recall activity, Wisconsin is getting close to the main event.

The deadline for Walker to challenge recall signatures passed without incident Monday, leaving only a review by state elections officials between Wisconsin and third recall election for governor in U.S. history.

After receiving an extra 20 days to veto signatures, the Government Accountability Board denied Walker an additional two weeks. Despite Walker’s campaign spokeswoman Ciara Matthews’ claim that the GAB’s decision put them “on an impossible timeline,” information from a random vetting of signatures by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel had already pointed toward an inevitable recall election.

According to the Journal Sentinel, about 15 percent of the 500,000 signatures at which they looked

could not be verified, and they were using a review more vigorous than the one used by the GAB. Matthews concurred with that number saying 10 to 20 percent of the signatures they looked at were questionable. You could double that number and still not be close to throwing out enough signatures to stop the recall. The bottom line is the questionable signatures storyline has run its course.

I’m pretty excited about the whole thing. Yes, we still have to wait until March 19, which is the GAB deadline for validating the signatures. But after that, it’s game time. A year and a month after this whole thing got started, we are finally getting down to business.

I wrote last year that the political turnout in the Senate recall elections and the Wisconsin Supreme Court election were a pregame to the main event.

Now we are finally there, with one last official move by the GAB, we won’t have to continue this debate in any auxiliary avenues.

Unless the GAB asks for more time in reviewing the signatures, which seems less likely following the governor’s decision, the next 10 weeks will be all about answering the questions that have lingered

in Wisconsin since Walker’s union busting bill last year.

I want to know what Wisconsin thinks about all of this. The trend of recall is not in Walker’s favor, with the Republicans losing two senate seats this summer.

But at the same time, the election results have been mixed, with Judge David Prosser winning what was spun as a conservative victory over challenger Judge JoAnne Kloppenberg in last year’s Supreme Court race.

Now, though, we are going to get the chance as citizens to have an official say on the direction of the Walker administration.

Let’s find out if Walker was right, and the opponents of stripping collective bargaining were a vocal minority. Let’s see if Wisconsinites will hold Walker accountable for the last six months of job loss, for his cuts to education and a John Doe investigation that just will not go away.

I don’t know how it is going to play out. But the actions of the last year made it plain the people of this state wanted to have their say, and it is definitely going to be an interesting next couple of months.

John Waters ( jkwaters@ wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in journalism.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “A big mistake would be me eating ice cream before bed.

This was a criminal choice.”

-CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE WILLIAM HANRAHAN Yesterday, 30-year-old man and former Madison East High School girl’s basketball coach Jason Hairston was charged with having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl.

Apparently, Hairston had even pretended to be the girl’s father to take her out of school and check into a motel to have sexual liasons. Besides seeming like it was taken straight from an episode of Law and Order: SVU, the judge who ruled on the case was obviously appalled. Before mandating the man to four years in prison, he uttered the above quote. This begs the question: what’s so bad about ice cream before bed? The opinion editor finds nothing wrong with scooping Cherry Garcia into a measuring cup at midnight. And who knows, maybe it could be enjoyed with an episode of, say, Law and Order: SVU.

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Dragonfly Lounge Madison’s new homegrown venue Basement locale rocks house party vibe with tight-knit group of musicians Joseph Nistler ArtsEtc. Staff Writer In a small basement venue, crowded but not packed, Chicago rockers in Young Jesus are set to take the stage, preceding a pair of local Madison bands — Temple and Pushmi-Pullyu. A mingling audience pays little mind to the imaginary stage barrier, one broken throughout the night as the bands play with the crowd.

To the right, a group of 20-somethings devours pizzas and downing drinks.

To the left, several more crowd the bar to begin the night’s revelries. It feels like a house party, but there are no bedrooms up the stairs. There is a kitchen, though, where the staff of Bellini’s Italian restaurant is closing up for the night. But here in the basement, the party has just begun.

The Dragonfly Lounge, Madison’s freshest, and probably smallest, venue is up and running on a Friday night. It caters to the local scene driven by Mine All Mine Records, a label essential to the Lounge’s creation.

Mine All Mine shares several connections with bartenders at Bellini’s and the Dragonfly Lounge.

Several of the bartenders play in Mine All Mine bands, and nearly all of them are involved in the local music scene. This made the Lounge an organic and inevitable creation, according to Mine All Mine co-founder Corey Murphy, who said he also plays in three bands including Fambly Fun! Murphy said the space that is now the Dragonfly Lounge had long been an after-hours hangout for Bellini’s employees and owners who shared a passion for music. But its official uses were limited to private events and wedding parties seeking an intimate atmosphere.

“I don’t really know why it wasn’t a venue sooner,” Murphy said with a shrug.

“It helped that all the

owners and employees are really into music and in bands … so we developed a partnership with them via Harrison [a friend and bartender at the Lounge].”

Tom Teslik, a fellow bartender and member of Pushmi-Pullyu, who headlined Friday’s show, was also instrumental in the venue’s conception.

Teslik also volunteers regularly at the Project Lodge, so his musical connections run deep throughout Madison.

The cozy atmosphere keeps him coming back to listen and play, even when he’s not on the clock at Dragonfly.

“There’s a great ambiance here and just good vibes, like a speakeasy,” Teslik said. “It’s like a great house party with a full sound system and a full bar.”

Teslik played the Dragonfly Lounge’s first official show, a free release party for his December 2011 EP, It’s On The Sleeve.

Later, Murphy said Mine All Mine started booking six-show series, each with a theme. Themes thus far have catered to pop and indie rock, and Murphy

said an acoustic series is in the works. Then, for fair contrast, they hope to put on a metal show — if the Lounge can handle it.

Friday’s show marked the start of a new series, and the first one to charge admission.

“The first series was free … to build awareness for the venue and the label. But this is really the first thing MAM has ever done to make any money,” Murphy said, adding that it’s “basically been all charity so far.”

According to Murphy, John Praw had been running the label for five years, offering free downloads for its bands online. While Mine All Mine releases primarily music from Madison bands, its reach spans the globe. The band has put out albums from bands hailing from faraway countries like South Africa and New Zealand, Murphy said. It makes you wonder how such distant musicians catch wind of an independent label in Wisconsin.

“We get a lot of stuff through email from bands that just came across us

online,” Murphy said. “A lot of it tends to be kind of weird, ambient stuff, and I think that crowd generally gravitates online because it’s hard to find people locally who will listen to weird stuff.”

As the startup of the Dragonfly Lounge indicates, the Mine All Mine aesthetic is patently DIY. They burn the CDs on their own computer and package them in handmade cases, according to Murphy. Cardboard cases actually give the physical releases more character in a sense, differentiating them from standard jewel cases and mass-produced liner notes.

Each copy is unique to its owner, Murphy said.

And the ambition only increases with their projects. While the details are hazy, Murphy mentioned another project to use money generated from ticket sales to donate beehives to people in third-world countries.

“That’s really John’s thing; he knows what he’s doing, but the idea is that if you give someone in a third-world country a beehive, they’ll be able to

maintain it and gather the honey to eat or sell. It’s weird, but it’s something that can really help,” Murphy said.

In a charitable addition to the beehive drive, the money they make at shows all goes to Heifer International, an organization that donates cows and other animals to families in need as a step towards their self-reliance.

Mine All Mine has lofty goals, but they are humanitarian goals that are entirely achievable.

Hearing about their charitable projects Friday night made it easy to forget the more immediate work at hand — Teslik had a show to play, after cheering and grooving to Young Jesus and Temple, of course.

As each band in turn nailed its own energetic breed of rock to the Dragonfly Lounge, it was clear this was something much bigger than a great house party.

The Dragonfly Lounge is located at 401 E. Washington Ave. For more information on Mine All Mine records, check out www.mamrecords.com.

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Seven weeks of bread, fish and breaded fish Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures

Amanda Seyfried plays an obsessed abduction survivor in director Heitor Dahlia’s new psychological thriller “Gone.”

Overdone storyline leaves ‘Gone’ too easily forgotten Not even Amanda Seyfried’s blue eyes can save flawed psychotic thriller Kate Northey ArtsEtc. Staff Writer Despite more than satisfactory acting from lead actress Amanda Seyfried (“Red Riding Hood”) in the new thriller “Gone,” the film’s overly-simplified, predictable and one-dimensional script make the movie a goner.

The film begins one year after Jill (Amanda Seyfried) narrowly escapes death when she is kidnapped and left in the wide-reaching Forest Park in Portland, Ore., to die in a deeply-pitted, manmade hole.

After the incident, Jill lives a tense life in fear that her perpetrator will return. She becomes consumed, maybe unhealthily, with finding and persecuting her almost-killer.

Beyond taking self-defense classes and carrying a gun in her purse, she is aware of every person and noise around her, ready to take action against anyone looking to cause her harm.

In addition, Jill avidly collects articles of missing girls and pesters the police to take action to the point where everyone at the police station knows her and knows to ignore her.

This may be in part because there was no evidence uncovered to prove that Jill was ever abducted in the first place, and she was deemed psychologically unstable. Because of this, the police officers treat her like the boy that cried wolf, never taking her claims seriously.

So when Jill’s sister, Molly, played by Emily Wickersham (“Gossip Girl”) unexpectedly goes missing, it is no surprise that Jill becomes armed

and dangerous as she fights against the clock and the police to save her sister by herself.

Director Heitor Dhalia (“Adrift”) does little to add depth to the concept of this very stereotypical plot consisting of a vengeful girl on a mission, incredulous police officers, a strange male killer and a happy Hollywood ending. The nature of the plot is realistic, which should instill a bit of fear in the audience, but the script’s execution steals away from the film’s scare factor.

Jill becomes a crazed yet savvy pathological liar, ready to risk her life barging down every dark and creepy road around. One after the other, she flawlessly -- and unrealistically -- uncovers clues about her sister’s disappearance.

Everything from finding lucky clues in obscure places to paying someone a meager amount of money to borrow their car for a getaway contributes to this far-fetched tale. Instead of attributing Jill’s success to her self-defense training and determination, the convenience of the script makes her look like she was continually in the right place at the right time.

The plot is meant to get the audience thinking about who the killer may be by presenting a few suspicious characters. In most movies, there would be some twisted plot that intertwines or justifies the fishy behavior of all the characters — in “Gone,” however, the killer is found and the audience is left to wonder what the purpose of the other characters had been.

The film ends abruptly and without much explanation: It seems more focused on Seyfried’s engagement in high-speed chases and getaways than showing

a bigger picture of the story. Nothing is more disappointing than when the screen turns black and the credits start rolling prematurely, and instead of ending with a cliffhanger, the film ends in confusion.

In short, the film sends viewers mixed messages about the motives of the characters and the true direction of the story. All of these ambiguities pile up, highlighting the film’s weak storytelling.

The most redeeming factor was Seyfried herself, an already well-seasoned actress who did all she could with the role she was given.

Though Seyfried’s character in “Gone” will not add much to her impressive list of work, it is entertaining to watch the petite blonde take down and escape from so many cops.

That being said, for a thriller film, it is disappointing how easily the case is to solve.

Mindless stories are not always a bad thing. For instance, one can easily enjoy a light-hearted romance flick, overlooking all of its imperfections and corniness.

However, in the case of a thriller, an easily decipherable and simple plot is the kiss of death — no pun intended.

Although the story is not the most original or best-told, action-seeking audiences and diehard Seyfried fans — if there are such things — will enjoy watching Seyfried go full out, kick-butt crazy. From sweaty palms to clenched fists, viewers may find themselves sneaking around corners suspicious of every unfamiliar face on the street after seeing “Gone.” On the other hand, audiences might leave the movie wondering what just happened.

GONE

Heitor Dhalia

Sam Stepp Chew on This Columnist

Okay, guys. We got over the awkward, painful Valentine’s Day hurdle. We partied our way through Mardi Gras, and St. Patrick’s Day seems ages away.

So what do we celebrate now? For Christians, it’s time for the long Lenten track to Easter.

If you’re not, but really love fish, it’s still a magical, magical time of year: fish fry season.

Every Friday from now until April 8, restaurants, bars and Legions everywhere are firing up their deep fryers and serving up heaping mounds of golden, flaky white fish to the masses.

Going to a Friday Fish Fry is a bustling, loud, delicious, time-honored experience — an experience The Avenue Bar (1128 E. Washington Ave.) has down pat.

From the outside, the 2009 winner of Madison’s favorite fish fry by Isthmus readers is an unassuming, neon-lit hut couched between a Jiffy Lube and a car repair shop.

Inside, the early 20th century telephones, German steins and ceramic cows that cover the wood-paneled walls evoke your typical 1950s rambler (or your grandma’s living room).

The first thing you notice about The Avenue Bar is the thick, succulent smell of frying fish. The second thing you notice is how crowded it is. Despite two very large dining rooms, this place is crammed with families and couples talking and fiercely enjoying their food with the intensity that comes from a week of restraint. So, first tip: if you’re planning to eat at Avenue on Friday night, make a reservation. If you don’t, you could find yourself waiting 30 to 45 minutes, even with a small group.

The upside to having to wait, however, is going to the bar to enjoy an excellent Old Fashioned or Bloody Mary, served up by Avenue’s harried but friendly bartenders. You might have to dodge to avoid black-clad waitresses and children while you stand and sip your drink, but the spicy, smoky Bloody Mary and the perfectly balanced sweet and sour of the Old Fashioned make it worth it. Like in a moshpit, you will be in everybody’s way, but nobody will hold it against you. The bartenders’ mood sets the tone for the entire waitstaff — unbelievable busy but friendly, attentive and accommodating through it all.

Every Friday from now until April 8, restaurants, bars and Legions everywhere will be firing up their deep friers and serving up mounds of golden, flaky white fish to the masses.

Being low on cash, I did not splurge for the $18.95 lake perch, which my friend told me was superior to the standard $13.95 Icelandic cod. However, cod is probably the fare furnished by your standard hometown fish fry, so I consoled myself with the knowledge that I was getting the true church basement experience.

As for the food itself, it’s your standard fish fry -— meaning crispy, warm and comforting.

The outer shell was crispy and golden, and the fish inside was white and flaky, which is pretty much all you can ask of a great fish fry.

Second tip: Don’t ignore the lemon wedge — spritz that stuff all over!

It is definitely worth it. The bright lemon provides a bright accent that brings out the deep, warm flavor of the fish more completely.

As for the sides,

the hash browns are wonderful, especially if you say yes to the optional onions and cheese. The french fries (or thicker American fries) are also well done — and I highly recommend dipping them in the tartar sauce. Finally, the clam chowder that is their standard Friday night special is phenomenal; don’t pass it up.

That was my first Friday of Lent. Here are the Madison fish fry havens I plan on hitting up for the next six Fridays (and their corresponding Yelp commendations): The Old Fashioned (23 N. Pickney St.) “They have one of the better Friday fish fries in town, especially the walleye.” — Eric O., Madison Brocach Irish Pub (7 W. Main St.) “Holy Fish Fry, Pacman! We both had the all you can eat fried haddock. It was very, very good!!! Nice flakey breading, and the tender juicy meat inside cooked perfectly.” — John L., Chicago, Ill. Graze (1 S. Pickney St.) “The fish fry was spectacular: enormous, fresh, delicate, greasy, everything one looks for with a fish fry. The accompanying tartar sauce was light and airy; good stuff.” — Timmy T., Fountain Valley, Calif.

JJ Fish & Chicken (2835 E. Washington Ave.) “There’s fried fish like Long John Silver’s, and then there’s places like JJ’s” — Michael L., Madison Wando’s (602 University Ave.) “The Friday Fish Fry is to die for! Absolutely fantastic food; VERY highly recommend if you’re in Madison!” -— Matthew K., Dallas, Tex. Jordan’s Big Ten Pub (1330 Regent St.) “The Friday Fish Fry is wildly popular with families and the community; one of the best fish fries I’ve ever had — and I’m a life long Wisconsinite.”

— Kim V., Madison Sam Stepp is a senior majoring in journalism.

Comments, questions, recipes, suggestions?

Email her at ssstepp@ wisc.edu.

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What? You still don’t get it? Come, on, really? It’s not calculus or anything. Honestly, if you don’t know how to do a sudoku by now, you’ve probably got more issues than this newspaper.

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I know, I know. Kakuro.

Looks crazy, right?

This ain’t no time to panic, friend, so keep it cool and I’ll walk you through. Here’s the low down: each clue tells you what the sum of the numbers to the right or down must add up to.

Repeating numbers?

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And that’s that, slick.

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Grades: Evans shows development Forward earns 2nd double-double of year en route to rare win in Columbus Mike Fiammetta Senior Sports Writer If you blinked, you might’ve missed it.

In a short three-day span, the Wisconsin men’s basketball team showed just how quickly fortunes can change in this year’s deeper-than-usual Big Ten. After a stunning and disappointing upset at Iowa Thursday night, the No. 16 Badgers (now 21-8 overall and a fourth-place 10-6 in the conference) regrouped at Ohio State Sunday afternoon, pulling out an exhilarating 63-60 win over the then-No. 8 Buckeyes.

Earlier in the week, Wisconsin was seeking revenge against an Iowa team

RESILIENT, from 8 Reflecting back on his team’s tumultuous season, Eaves referenced the team’s North Dakota losses late last month and the 5-2 win against Denver Feb. 18 and voiced his pride in his squad’s resiliency.

“It started around North Dakota, not finding a way to get over that hump, ... then figuring out how to get over the hump [at Denver],” Eaves said. “It was a terrific feeling in the building, and the guys intrinsically knew what it felt like, how we had to play from now on.”

The spark from that win fueled the team through its victories last weekend and has permeated into the players’ mindsets.

“There is a sense in the locker room, from the inside out, an intrinsic sense of how we need to play,” Eaves said.

Facing the Gophers this

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“I’d say it’s freshness, not only physically but mentally,” guard Josh Gasser said of the most difficult part of the short layover. “You’ve just got to stay focused. Only getting one day to prepare for a team, you’ve got to go into that day of practice and really mentally prepare and focus on what’s coming next.”

In avoiding a losing streak of its own against Ohio State, Wisconsin set forth one of its finest efforts of the season. UW went for the rim all day and hit 9-of-11 free throw attempts compared to 2-of-3 in the losing effort against Iowa.

stellar outings from point guard Jordan Taylor (19 points on 6-for-8 shooting and four assists) and forward Ryan Evans (10 points and 10 rebounds for his second career double-double).

Perhaps the greatest sign for Wisconsin this weekend, though, was the emergence of senior guard/ forward Rob Wilson. After receiving limited playing time for much of the season, Wilson scored nine points (3-for-7 shooting, including 3-for-6 from 3-point range) in 21 minutes against Ohio State and 11 points (5-for7 shooting) in 17 minutes against Iowa.

Offense: 3.5 out of 5 The Badgers’ two shooting efforts this week were both statistically impressive. From the tip-off against Ohio

State, Wisconsin came out with a renewed vigor after Thursday night’s disaster.

The Badgers attacked the basket early and often against the Buckeyes, ultimately sinking 9-of-11 free throw attempts (81.8 percent).

Against Iowa, Wisconsin’s only foul shots came from forward Ryan Evans, who was a mere 2-for-3.

In upending the Buckeyes Sunday, the Badgers’ aggressiveness yielded a career game from forward/ center Jared Berggren. The 6-foot-10 junior finished with 18 points on 6-for-13 shooting, displaying not only a stronger presence in the paint but also clutch shooting from outside.

Berggren shot 3-for-7 from three-point range, and his three-pointer with 31 seconds remaining proved to be the go-ahead basket the Badgers desperately needed.

Berggren also scored UW’s final five points.

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weekend in Minneapolis, the Badgers hope to continue their winning streak and by doing so prevent the Gophers from seizing the MacNaughton Cup. Minnesota sits atop the WCHA standings with a 2311-1 conference record, while the Badgers sit at No. 9 in the conference.

While this increases the stakes for Minnesota in this game, Eaves says the team is not focused on what the Gophers are playing for.

“Quite honestly, I’ve never been a coach that is going to throw that up in the player’s face as motivation,” Eaves said. “For us, that’s a side effect of if we play well.

For us, the big picture is continuing to play well. ” Minnesota will also be coming off a four-game winning streak, having swept Bemidji State and Nebraska-Omaha the past two weekends. The Badgers

are training hard as they prepare to face a motivated and highly disciplined team.

When it comes to sidebenefits of performing well, Eaves is confident in his Hobey Baker Award nominee, junior defenseman Justin Schultz. Schultz is the league’s top scoring defenseman, with 15 goals and 42 points, and a strong contender to bring the award back to Madison.

Teammate Mark Zengerle, a sophomore forward with 44 points this season, joins Schultz of Hobey Baker Award contenders.

If either Schultz of Zengerle were to win the award, they would be the second Badger to have that honor following Blake Geoffrion, who won the award in 2010 after finishing as the nation’s second leading scorer and the nation’s top power play goal scorer.

Eaves weighed in on Schultz’s chances and compared the experience to what he went through with Geoffrion.

“Because of how far we went then, it allowed Blake to play in that plane, and he played at a high level.

Playing well on a team in the finals was a huge factor in his winning,” Eaves said.

“For Justin to bring it back around, Justin’s ability to have a chance to win and be successful will be dependent on how far we go here. And if we do well, he is going to be leading the charge.”

The Badgers are facing their final test before the playoffs this weekend, and Eaves and the rest of his coaching staff are confident they’re ready for the fourthranked Gophers.

“We made noise this past weekend, and we need to continue to make noise as we go along,” Eaves said.

Berggren was the Badgers’ shining star Sunday, scoring 18 points on 6-for-13 shooting — including 3-for-7 from 3-point land. He also provided the go-ahead points for UW, hitting a clutch 3-pointer with 31 seconds left that sent the Badger bench into a frenzy.

Berggren also scored Wisconsin’s final five points, setting forth a performance that was night-and-day different from his first against Ohio State, when Berggren allowed the Buckeyes’ preseason AllAmerican forward Jared Sullinger to score 24 points and grab 10 rebounds.

Berggren did score 10 points in that game, though he played only 24 minutes

after Ryan’s discouragement with his defense on Sullinger was evident.

“It is pretty exciting; it’s a little surreal, I guess you could say,” Berggren said of Sunday’s win. “But it’s something that we feel like we can beat anyone, we can compete with anyone.

To get a good win on the road like that is definitely something to be proud of.

But … we’ve got another game coming tomorrow, so no time to sit and dream about that one. You’ve got to move on to what’s next.”

With its last two games at home — Illinois visits Sunday — Wisconsin could enter the Big Ten Tournament riding a threegame win streak, should it win both contests.

Yet, one year after they finished 9-0 in conference games at home, the Badgers are only 4-3 at the Kohl Center in Big Ten play this year. UW’s 6-3 road record has maintained that top-four status in the conference, though the Badgers’ failures at home certainly still resonate as February draws to a close.

“I’d have thought we’d have a better shot at getting a share of the title,” Berggren said. “If you had told us we were going to be 6-3 on the road, I’d like to think we could’ve taken care of business better at home than we were able to do. But we’ve got two more chances to win at the Kohl Center, and that’s our focus now.”

that suddenly has found its way into NCAA tournament bubble discussion. But the Hawkeyes, who upset the Badgers in the Kohl Center back on New Year’s Eve, had no intent on missing out on a season sweep and shot the lights out in a 67-66 victory.

Iowa was fueled by senior guard Matt Gatens, who scored 33 points on 12-for18 shooting (7-for-10 from 3-point range). Wisconsin actually out-shot Iowa in overall field goal percentage, finishing at 50.9 percent (29for-57) while the Hawkeyes sunk 48.0 percent (24-for-50) of their shots.

Wisconsin now has just two games remaining in the regular season, both at home, against Minnesota Tuesday night and Illinois Sunday afternoon.

Defense: 4 out of 5 In both games this weekend, Wisconsin held its opponents below their season scoring averages.

Iowa, third in the conference with 73.3 points per game, scored just 67 against Wisconsin. Ohio State, second with 75.2 points per

game, was limited to just 60 Sunday afternoon.

Individually, though, opposing players were able to post big numbers against the Badgers this weekend.

Gatens’ 33 points for Iowa were the most scored against the Badgers by any player this season, while Ohio State sophomore forward Deshaun Thomas finished with 23.

Wisconsin’s defense also thrived in the turnover department in both games this weekend. The Badgers forced the Buckeyes into 12, including 10 in the first half.

Iowa turned it over 13 times Thursday night.

Bench: 3 out of 5 As mentioned above, Wilson’s development into Wisconsin’s sixth man played the biggest role in terms of bench contributions this weekend. Wilson’s nine were points were all UW’s bench scored against Ohio State, but he did receive some help from Ben Brust’s 10 points

HUGHES, from 8 Shurna dissolved in the second half against the Badgers, scoring seven points and grabbing two rebounds. Purdue’s Robbie Hummel managed 13 points against Wisconsin, but on 5-of-17 shooting, and had only three rebounds despite playing at home.

These are all top 10 scorers in Big Ten play, by the way.

Continuing on: Iowa’s Matt Gatens (33 points) and Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger (24 points) each have had productive games against the Wisconsin defense but had rough days too.

In their first meeting, Gatens went 2-for-9 and put up six points. In a rematch with Sullinger, the Badgers gave him an allowance of just eight points and six rebounds.

There are three players in the top 10 that got the better of Wisconsin, however: Michigan State’s Draymond Green, Penn State’s Tim Frazier and Michigan’s Trey Burke. (For those that are counting, UW’s Jordan Taylor is the top 10 scorer I have not mentioned.)

Should the Badgers run into those three players again in the tournament, there’s no telling what damage they’re liable to inflict.

What we do know, though, is that Frazier has little, if any support, on his Nittany Lions squad, so his offensive outbursts don’t mean as much.

Gatens has been

against Iowa.

Player of the week: Ryan Evans For just the Ohio State game, Berggren would have been a very tempting pick, especially for his clutch play. At Iowa, even in a loss, Josh Gasser’s 14 points were a tremendous sign as the sophomore shooting guard continues to work his way past a scoring slump.

But for his consistency in tying Gasser for the team-high with 14 points at Iowa (he also added six rebounds) and then notching a double-double against Ohio State, Evans brings home this week’s coveted Herald Sports Player of the Week trophy.

For the season, Evans is now averaging 10.7 points (.438 shooting percentage), 6.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. He is also third on the team, behind Taylor and Gasser, in minutes played per game (30.0).

subdued before — and when he tore the Badgers apart last Thursday, he was amid an incredible two-game shooting streak where he hit 12 consecutive three-pointers. He’s a consistent scorer, but the chances of him repeating a performance like that are slim.

Green is the one to worry about. In two games, he put together 38 points and snagged 24 rebounds against the Badgers. Green and Sullinger are forces around the rim that Berggren struggled to contain earlier this season. (Green would also get my Big Ten Player of the Year vote as of this moment, along with many others.)

Berggren made quite a leap in defending Sullinger on his second go-around, and when you consider his work on other conference bigs (like Illinois’ Meyers Leonard), it leads me to wonder if he can deliver a humbling experience to Green, an absolute double-double machine.

Either way, the Badgers have shown a propensity to pipe down the kinds of players who are most likely to take over a game and make those around him play better. In tournament time — and just in any game, for that matter — that’s huge.

Elliot is a senior majoring in journalism.

What do you think of UW’s work against the Big Ten’s finest talent? Let him know at ehughes@ badgerherald.com.

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Victory guarantees top-4 finish for UW; UM desperately needs win prior to NCAAs Mike Fiammetta Senior Sports Writer Things are just beginning to heat up.

After falling to eighthplace Iowa Thursday and regrouping for a thrilling 63-60 victory over thenNo. 9 Ohio State, the final chances to jockey for a desirable position in time for the Big Ten tournament are well underway for No. 15 Wisconsin.

With an up-and-down weekend behind them, the Badgers (21-8,10-6 Big Ten) remain in fourth place in the conference with two more games remaining in the regular season. A pat position in the standings alone would earn the Badgers a bye week in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, which hits Indianapolis March 8-11. A win in either of its next two games guarantees Wisconsin a top-four seed, and in head coach Bo Ryan’s 11 years at UW, the Badgers have never finished below fourth in the league.

Tuesday night at the Kohl Center, the Badgers will attempt to once again bolster their conference standing against the Minnesota Gophers (1712, 5-11). Wisconsin will be playing its third game in six days, against a Minnesota team that took it to overtime in Minneapolis Feb. 9 before the Badgers escaped with a

Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

Wisconsin will be looking for another stellar performance from Jared Berggren Tuesday after he netted 18 points and hit a clutch 3-pointer to help take down Ohio State Sunday. He also held Jared Sullinger to just eight points.

68-61 win.

“You can’t take any night off in the Big Ten,” forward/ center Jared Berggren said.

“It doesn’t matter who you’re playing; a team that’s at the top of the standings or the bottom. Every team’s going to play hard, every

team’s going to compete and every team is capable of beating anyone, really.

“There can’t be any letdowns, and we have to keep our focus, keep our mental edge and be prepared to take their best shot and give our best shot

right back at them.”

The Badgers will also be bracing for the best effort from a desperate Gophers team that has now lost five straight games after losing to No. 23 Indiana 69-50 at home Sunday. Prior to that loss, Minnesota might

have still had a decent opportunity at sneaking into the NCAA Tournament in March. Now, though, the Gophers almost assuredly need to win out and get help from other teams sitting on the tournament bubble.

Coupled with Wisconsin’s short respite between games, Minnesota’s need for a victory has the Badgers expecting just as tough of a contest, if not tougher, than the one they

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UW silencing Big Ten’s best

Noah Willman The Badger Herald

Justin Schultz (right) fights for the puck against a Denver defender in mid-February. A candidate for the Hobey Baker Award, Schultz had a goal and an assist in game two of that series.

Wisconsin proves resilient Riding 3-game winning streak, Eaves marvels at Badgers’ ability to turn things around Stamena Ivanov Sports Writer With its last regular season games coming up this weekend on the road at rival Minnesota, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team is working to keep its momentum and head into the playoffs on a high note.

Head coach Mike Eaves

is confident in his team’s chances if players remain consistent.

“We’ve got to keep banging the drum here and play the way that we are playing, so that we can, in fact, continue to play,” Eaves said at his Monday press conference.

Coming off their first road sweep at Bemidji State, the Badgers are riding their

second-longest winning streak of the year at three games. Eaves expressed his excitement coming off his team’s twin 4-2 wins.

“One thing that was talked about after Saturday was our fourth line’s performance, with that being a contributing factor to our win,” Eaves said. “It was nice to see that line jump in there

and make a difference.”

Throughout the season, Eaves has remained mindful of his team’s youth and lack of experience. The Badgers’ record of 15-15-2 reflects their dedication to continuing to improve in practice and the growth of Eaves’ young team.

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be anything — a guard that scores at will, or a posse of free throw shooting machines, or a defense that doesn’t let you get to the rim.

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Luckily, the Badgers Michigan State, haven’t let their names though looking like get kicked or asses taken a champion, could by the Big Ten’s stars nevertheless be upset much this year. on a neutral floor (the Indiana’s Cody Zeller Spartans have lost to was a ghost at the Kohl three different Big Ten Center, scoring seven teams on the road, and points and notching four only one is currently personal fouls (credit to in the top four of the Jared Berggren). Illinois’ standings). The winner Brandon Paul scored of this tournament will likely exude some sort of 10 points on 3-for-11 shooting and didn’t have critical ingredient over an assist to his name its four- or three-game (credit to Josh Gasser). tournament run that Northwestern’s John none of the others will have.

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