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City officials pass house party rule Council votes in 3rd version of ordinance, says will allow more voice for students Kaylie Duff y Herald Contributor Madison’s City Council voted to approve the hotly contested nuisance party ordinance in its third form, which includes additional amendments that some officials said cast the ordinance in a more favorable light for both students and city officials.

Three amendments to the ordinance, designed to promote engagement and conversation between the Madison Police Department, tenants and landlords, were passed with considerable support from council

members.

An amendment requiring the ordinance to be reviewed by the council every year, presented by Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, was one of the three passed at the meeting.

A sunset clause amendment was also proposed, which would end the ordinance after two years if no further legislative action takes place to extend the measure. Ald. Michael Verveer, District 4, presented the clause to the council, saying that while he did not generally support sunset clauses, the provision would work well to provide necessary discussion of the ordinance in the future.

Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Chair Hannah Somers said while ASM still does not fully support the ordinance, the measure has continued

to change and develop more favorably since its first draft was presented to students.

“We are generally opposed to the idea of this ordinance,” Somers said. “It doesn’t benefit students in any way.

We do support the version in front of you much more than the original versions.”

Somers voiced the student government’s approval that the ordinance calls for student involvement in conversations between landlords and police in cases of nuisance parties. The ordinance can hopefully play a role in preventing landlords from imposing fines onto students, Somers added.

Housing Committee member Curt Brink also spoke in support of the ordinance at the meeting.

“The beauty of this is that if there is a problem, everybody has to sit down here together,” Brink said.

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Members of the Madison City Council voted to approve the controversial nuisance party ordinance in a meeting on Tuesday. The rule will now have a sunset clause in two years if the body takes no further action. The policy’s implementation will be up for review in December.

Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, asked Brink whether the ordinance changes would go far enough to protect tenants.

Brink responded that it is too soon for committee

members to know the full effects of the ordinance but they will continue to monitor its enforcement until its first review in December.

Madison Alcohol Policy Coordinator Mark Woulf

noted the revised ordinance will require “absentee landlords” to get involved with their properties.

He added if there is a

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Poll finds Walker in for ‘fight of his life’ in recall Public Policy Polling shows prominent Dems in lead, state disapproves of gov.

Tom Merchant Herald Contributor A national polling organization unveiled extensive data from throughout the state on Tuesday matching up candidates against Gov. Scott Walker in the

upcoming recall election, and concluded the governor is in for “the fight of his life.”

Public Policy Polling’s data suggested the polling numbers are some of the most encouraging figures for Democrats recorded since last August, with the majority of those surveyed disapproving of the governor.

Polled voters were evenly split on whether to recall Walker, with 49 percent in favor and 49 percent against the recall, according to the poll. Walker’s approval

rating came in at 47 percent, 5 percent below his disapproval rating of 52 percent.

In a statement released with the poll, Public Policy Polling President Dean Debnam said Walker’s numbers had been seeing some recovery, but now appear to be turning back in the wrong direction.

Debnam said the big question now is whether Democrats can find a candidate to take advantage of Walker’s vulnerability.

In an email to The Badger

Herald, Walker campaign spokesperson Tom Evenson said Wisconsin elected Walker to take bold action to address the budget crisis, and he was confident voters would elect him again because the governor has kept his promises of decreasing the budget deficit without raising taxes or laying off public employees.

According to the poll, the largest threat to Walker is former Sen. Russ Feingold,

Wisconsin on the Recall Do you approve of Gov. Walker’s job performance?

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Activist launches run in Fitzgerald recall election Lori Compas announces campaign against Senate Majority Leader, voicing aims for honest government Ilona Argirion Herald Contributor

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The Assembly committee approved a measure that would only allow officials to be eligible for recall if they had violated a code of ethics or a criminal offense. Democratic opponents of the bill questioned the specific kinds of conduct included in the bill that would be grounds for a recall election.

Lori Compas, one of the organizers behind the effort to recall Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, declared her candidacy to run against Fitzgerald in a Tuesday press conference, saying she would run on her desire to return to an honest government.

In the public announcement,

Compas presented a platform inspired by the concerns she heard while talking to people in the district, such as job creation, affordable access to health care and restoration of open government.

“This movement isn’t about me … it’s about all of us,” Compas said.

“It’s about our belief that people should matter more than money.

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Committee approves recall INSIDE constitutional amendment Ultimate showdown

Bill would narrow use to ethical complaints, passed by committee vote down party lines Mike Kujak State Legislature Editor The criteria for recalling an elected official in future elections would become narrower under a state constitutional amendment approved by an Assembly committee on Tuesday.

The Legislature would

establish a code of ethics to be used as a criteria for determining if a politician faced with a serious crime or ethics problem could be eligible for recall, and recall petitioners would be required to demonstrate sufficient grounds for a recall.

The Election and Campaign Reform committee voted along party lines to send the bill to the Assembly floor for debate. Before the approval, the constitutional amendment would have to pass the Legislature in the current session and the next, before eventually going to a statewide

voter referendum.

Rep. Kelda Roys, D-Madison, said she would not vote for the resolution and expressed her concerns with the constitutional restrictions the bill would create.

“During the public hearing I asked a number of questions to the author of the bill over what conduct would allow the recall to happen, and he couldn’t give me any answers,” Roys said. “If we’re going to impair someone’s right to hold elected officials accountable, I’d like some certainty around that.”

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Editorial Board Chairman Alex Brousseau discusses mediation styles of Reps. Pocan and Hulsey.

OPINION | 6

The role of social media in revolutions UW alum Anna Day spoke about her experiences with organizing during the Arab Spring.

NEWS | 4

Brian Regan comes to town The Comedy Central approved comic will bring the funny and hold the profanity in an upcoming show at the Overture Center.

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Board candidates tout student agendas Pan, Magnino release plans aiming to increase campus involvement before District 5 race for county seat Katie Caron Higher Education Editor With the election for Dane County Board of Supervisors approaching, both student candidates vying for the position released blueprints for their initiatives for the office and ways to better engage students in the body.

University of Wisconsin sophomore Leland Pan announced a plan for his candidacy Tuesday titled “Accessibility and Accountability,” which he said aims to empower the student voice. John Magnino also released a plan for how to spend his time in office, which targets campus engagement.

“Students need to realize that their voice is more powerful than they think,”

Pan said.

Pan said he would focus on emphasizing constituent services, empowering students through feedback and lobbying, and fostering open communication with a more transparent government.

In the plan, Pan said he would focus on bringing regular people into the democratic process through tactics such as encouraging participation and holding information sessions for interested individuals.

He would also foster more transparent government by overhauling the county website and getting information to students by creating a monthly newsletter and increasing mailings to district residents, according to the plan.

“Empowerment through civic participation, increased activity at the ballot box and direct contact with our representatives is imperative,” Pan said in the plan.

Magnino, a UW junior who announced his candidacy for the District 5 seat last month, released his “Initiative for Campus Engagement” last Friday.

Magnino said if elected, his initiative would focus on getting students more involved in city issues.

“There is a serious lack of basic knowledge of what the County Board does and aims to do, especially in terms of how it affects students,” he said.

He said there are two main pieces to the initiative.

The first, he said, would

establish a city-county committee for the campus, which would facilitate discussions with city and county stakeholders and students.

He said he is most enthusiastic about this piece, as he feels it will solve the problem students currently face with the lack of communication and serve as a clear venue to voice their input.

The second main piece is the establishment of a student-county liaison position, which he said would involve placing qualified students from the UW community into committees where they would voice concerns specific to that committee.

“It wouldn’t even be me representing them, but me facilitating their inclusion,”

Magnino said.

Magnino said his main criticism of Pan’s proposal was that it does not fully address solutions for increasing city-county communication with campus stakeholders.

Magnino added he feels he would better represent students from all walks of life rather than those just from organizations and groups he is affiliated with.

In reaction to Magnino’s proposal, Pan said he feels it misses the organizing aspect important to empowering students.

Pan said despite this, he does think that both he and Magnino both seem to be passionate about student involvement, and that whichever way the election turns out students should be in a good position.

WaPo reporter urges domestic policy inquiry Dana Priest spoke on US intelligence contracting research, says public discussion on national security necessary Jackie Allen Campus Life Editor A Washington Post reporter spoke about her Pulitzer Prize-winning research and concerns with the United States intelligence community and domestic counter-terrorism movements at the Fluno Center Tuesday night.

Dana Priest, who spoke as part of an annual University of Wisconsin School of Journalism lecture series, said a main issue that surfaced when conducting interviews concerning the communities was oversecrecy and the increased use of contractors for intelligence.

She added contractors play an increasingly large role in intelligence communities,

with nearly 90 percent of the work completed by a handful of contractors in the realm of federal counter-terrorism agencies.

“I [was] starting to see a growth in the number of organizations that hadn’t existed before or growth in the organizations that had existed,” Priest said.

“Eventually the buildings came to symbolize something important about the world that we’re entering.”

Priest said that in an interview with then-U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, his staff was unable to provide the exact number of contractors working in his department because of the amount of subcontractors who would then be hired by contractors.

She also described the

Official says Twitter drives new models Alyssa Smith Herald Contributor In a visit to campus Tuesday, a Twitter official outlined the founding of the international social media platform and addressed its expanding role in revamping the nature of advertising.

Twitter Chicago advertising representative Alex Grant, a University of Wisconsin alumnus said Twitter was a product before it was a company, and it has gained an instrumental place in worldwide communication.

Information on Twitter can spread in real time, leading the company to want to shrink down the world and make information more accessible, Grant said.

Users can tweet from almost any device, including computers, tablets and mobile devices by sending text messages or logging onto the website.

According to Grant, nearly 57 percent of active users utilize Twitter from a mobile device.

Grant emphasized the importance of quality over quantity as one of Twitter’s most important functions.

“High value content will make its way out and be shared,” he said.

However, he said nearly 40 percent of Twitter users do not tweet at all. This was a surprising but reassuring statistic for UW student Bryce Dalzin, who said he felt better knowing he was using the site properly, even though he does not tweet.

“I’m still a part of Twitter,” Dalzin said.

Knowing people use Twitter without ever tweeting reinforces the notion that Twitter connects people with their interests, Grant said.

He also said at the inception of Twitter,

advertising seemed like the best way to make it a more successful business, but creating ads that did not annoy users could pose a challenge.

“Instead of creating ad products that weren’t just adding things, we wanted to amplify organic activity on the platform,” Grant said. “So we made ads out of tweets.”

With this concept in mind, Twitter’s advertisements now consist of promoted accounts, trends and tweets aimed to engage users and target followers.

Twitter has also made it easier for businesses to have a home on the site, Grant said, by creating opportunities to enhance profile pages with customization and graphics as well as the ability to pin a tweet to the top of a page.

Also, he said tweets containing media like pictures or video links can now be expanded online, exposing the media right in the tweet without having to open it in a new window.

These additions provide brands with a better ability to create a nice user experience, Grant said.

“It’s interesting hearing how companies’ campaigns are driven using Twitter,” Kelly Duerr, a UW student, said.

Duerr said she considered Twitter just a social outlet before hearing the presentation and it was interesting to see its other values and the future of the business.

Grant explained the Twitter mission statement as connecting people everywhere to what is important to them, driving home Twitter’s importance to engagement and sharing among its users.

“One can move the world with 140 characters,” Grant said. “You are what you tweet.”

intelligence community as a “self-licking ice cream cone,” where those with security clearance passes are able to lock out others from being involved in intelligence issues.

“Definitely, we’re safer,” Priest said. “But it’s not because of this giant thing we’ve created, it’s because within that there are organizations who have learned a huge amount about al-Qaeda, how to track them and how to get information.”

She also criticized a “dragnet approach” to counter-terrorism, which includes the extent of airport security searches and the “see something, say something” theory.

Priest added a more indepth discussion about threats to national security

would find there is currently a threat to security, but also that al-Qaida is “nearly defeated,” with membership numbers as low as 100 to 200 around the world. She added Americans have accepted everything the government is doing is worthwhile, partly due to the lack of an honest discussion about real threat levels.

UW journalism professor Lew Friedland, who introduced Priest, described her as an important journalist who explores issues others do not cover. In an interview with The Badger Herald, he added the data collection she conducted in investigating national security illustrates her commitment to reporting.

“This is what journalism is,” Friedland said. “It’s taking

PARTY RULE, from 1 disturbance or violent action on the property, the landlord will be called in to talk with the tenants and police.

Ald. Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, District 5, said she felt the proposal really did not have anything to do with the underlying issues of drinking. She said she wanted to make sure this

AMENDMENT, from 1 Rep. Gary Tauchen, R-Bonduel, shared Roys’ concerns over the details of the bill, but said they would be hashed out in the near future. He said this was because of the lengthy process an amendment has to go through to be finalized, and was less concerned that the bill would have insufficient details and certainty.

Rep. Jeff Stone, R-Greendale, also shared concerns about the specifics of the bill and wanted to make sure the structuring of ethics code was handled properly.

Stone, along with others on the committee, questioned how the new ethics code created by the bill would relate the current ethics code to state statutes.

really hard questions and taking really smart people and spending a lot of time staying with it until you get the answers, and that’s why she’s so important.”

Priest also praised the work and memory of New York Times war reporter and UW alumnus Anthony Shadid, who died in Syria on a reporting assignment.

“Shadid is the best model of journalism that I can think of because he tried to get the ground truth, because the ground truth is all around,” she said. “He accomplished that. He told us things other people couldn’t tell us.”

Priest won a Pulitzer Prize in 2006 for her reporting of black site prisons, where unacknowledged government, military projects take place.

was not an ordinance that would simply add fines to the system, but would instead incentivize engagement between tenants and landlords on the issue.

“I definitely support the third substitute,” BidarSielaff said. “I’m curious to see the report if this makes a difference or not.”

The sponsor of the nuisance party

ordinance, Ald. Paul Skidmore, District 9, said the ordinance is not supposed to be centered on students, but is rather a measure concerning behavior.

“Over the months, this ordinance has changed from a series of penalties to an education tool,” Skidmore said. “I think you’ll see it’s going to be very effective.”

Analysis by the legislative council said the current ethics law on the books would overrule the amendment’s ethics code until a potential recall was proposed.

Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa, D-Milwaukee, voted against the bill, saying she strongly believes the amendment would be a mistake.

“Former Gov. La Follete would be turning over in his grave,” Zamarripa said.

The committee also unanimously passed a second bill related to recalls, which would provide a penalty for anyone who used “anything of value” to induce someone to sign or not sign a recall petition.

Roys said she would support the bill because

the signing of a recall petition should be treated the same as an election.

“Last year I offered an amendment to do just this and almost all the Republican members of Assembly voted to table the amendment,” Roys said. “I’m delighted to see you guys coming around.”

According to the legislative council there is very little evidence in previous case law for what constitutes “anything of value” that would trigger the penalty.

The council’s analysis cited paying $5 dollars in exchange for voting in an election or offering free child care for parents who wanted to vote on election day as past examples of violations that would potentially be enough to trigger the penalty.

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Alum says social media critical for Arab Spring Researcher Anna Day spoke on role of organizing during start of revolution Kelsey Ryan Herald Contributor Independent journalist and social media researcher Anna Day addressed a crowded Red Gym yesterday about how social media gives countries in peril an outlet to organize and speak out, as well as her personal experiences living in the Middle East.

Day, a University of Wisconsin alum, reported firsthand on the Arab Spring revolutions. In Egypt, she said she observed how social media had an immense impact on organizing and perpetuating a revolution.

Using a YouTube video of a female Egyptian revolutionary, Day conveyed the realities of life in the Middle East. The woman in the video used it as a form of

communication to organize fellow citizens to meet in an effort to stand up for their human rights.

“Her words still make me tremble,” Day said.

Day said the video was an example of how people in the Middle East have powerfully impacted their society through their use of social media.

Sabi Atteyih, a Madison resident who attended the talk, noted activists have to try to incorporate everyone and anyone, as the Egyptian revolutionary explained in her video.

“If one person can walk and has access [to other people], they need to walk next door and knock on the door and get people involved,” Atteyih said. “[They] need to do something.”

Day also described the violence she observed in Egypt, including brutality, rape, torture and the sodomizing of prison inmates by prison guards.

In addition, she addressed a quality of fearlessness

in citizens to stand up to the injustices they had experienced.

The citizens were often women who helped spur non-violent resistance against government regimes through social media, Day added.

A specific example she drew upon was from the small country of Bahrain.

Bahrainian people effectively used social media such as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook to their advantage, she said.

Day said citizens would also go online and start trending their own topics, tweeting at Oprah and other celebrities in hopes of receiving attention, an endeavor that was successful.

She said because there were so many persistent protesters, they were able to obtain the help they needed.

This sort of persistence is a lesson activists in the United States could learn from, Day said. She noted there are still a lot of issues in the United States concerning racism, sexism

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University of Wisconsin alum Anna Day addressed a campus audience Tuesday night during Social Media and the Revolution: the Arab Spring and Beyond. Day studied the significant role media outlets served in allowing citizens to organize revolutionary activities. and poverty that need to be addressed.

“A lot of things we like to pretend we’ve passed, we really haven’t,” Day said.

She also thinks activists have the power to draw attention to injustices at

home and abroad, similarly to the use of social media from the Bahrainians.

The only issue, she said, lies in the fact that U.S. injustices could require a fundamentally different approach.

Day said in learning about how Twitter allowed Bahrainians to have such an impact and other instances, activists in the U.S. and around the world could reshape their social media strategies.

Report: children living in poverty on the rise in Wis. Study finds children could face challenges later in life, recession has deepened divide Camille Albert Reporter A recent study found that, despite hopes for an economic recovery after a crippling recession, Wisconsin children are still waiting for relief from poverty.

According to a study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, an organization dedicated to aiding disadvantaged children, more Wisconsin children live at or below the poverty line since the advent of the recession. Since the recession began, the

state’s child poverty rate has increased five points to 19 percent.

Wisconsin Council on Children and Families spokesperson Bob Jacobson said growing up in poverty can have detrimental consequences for children, including health problems and increased interactions with the criminal justice system. He added children surrounded by poverty in their adolescence can also experience further damaging effects.

“It’s bad to grow up in a poor household where most of your other neighbors are middle class, but it’s not as bad as growing up in a neighborhood where everyone’s poor,” Jacobson said.

University of Wisconsin sociology professor Felix

Elwert also said growing up in poverty-stricken neighborhoods can have long-lasting effects.

Children who grow up in poor communities are far less likely to graduate from high school than children in non-disadvantaged neighborhoods, which in turn can greatly affect their incomes later in life.

Elwert said poverty has not only increased in Wisconsin but is a nationwide trend.

Child poverty began to rise before the recession, with an upward trend that began in 2000. The trend has faced a dramatic increase since 2006.

Wisconsin’s child poverty rate is still below the national average, but has been growing increasingly quicker since the recession. Milwaukee has historically had the highest

concentrations of poverty in Wisconsin, Jacobson said.

Among the 50 biggest cities in the country with children in poverty-striken areas, Milwaukee ranks fourth.

As a result of these issues, poverty should be viewed as a community-wide problem and needs to be addressed at the state level, according to Jacobson. He said state governments are currently not adequately addressing child poverty, particularly in terms of the “massive” cuts to healthcare and early education.

Tim Smeeding, director of the Institute for Research on Poverty, also said child poverty is an area to be taken more seriously by society and government officials.

“Poverty matters and hurts low-income kids in a number of ways,” Smeeding said.

“Why child poverty has gone up and how is something that ought to be thought about more carefully.”

Jacobson said there have been some efforts to combat poverty in Wisconsin, including Vision 220, a program launched by the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families.

The program focuses on the areas of healthcare, quality of early education, safe and affordable housing and financially-supportive jobs for families living in poverty.

Elwert said a decrease in the child poverty rate is not guaranteed if the nation is able to fully emerge from the economic recession, a concern that Jacobson echoed.

“We would certainly hope that as the economy recovers, we’d see some decrease in the

Child Poverty: By the numbers

19% Current child poverty rate in the state of Wisconsin

28 Wisconsin’s national child poverty ranking

18% Increase in child poverty in Fond Du Lac County since 2007, the biggest jump in the state SOURCE: Annie E. Casey Foundation

child poverty rate,” Jacobson said. “We remain hopeful, but we can’t assume things are going to improve quickly.”

Citizens voice discontent on wolf hunt Supporters argue legislation needed to rein in booming population throughout state Sean Kirkby State Politics Editor At a contentious public hearing, concerned citizens lashed out against a bill establishing a wolf hunt they claimed was formed without consultation of the public, while officials say it would curtail a growing population problem.

The Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Environment heard testimony Tuesday on a bill that would establish a state wolf hunt from Oct. 15 until the end of February. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources would be able to issue wolf hunting permits to in-state and outof-state residents under the proposal.

Sen. Terry Moulton, R-Chippewa Falls, a coauthor of the bill, said the measure is needed to achieve current wolf management goals. He said the population has gone from an estimated 25 wolves in the mid-1980s to a population between 800 and 1,000 wolves today, while DNR management goals have set the

POLL, from 1 who pollers found would beat Walker 52 percent to 45 percent in a recall election. Feingold has yet to enter the race and has said on multiple occasions he has no plans to run.

When squared off against all the other Democratic opponents, Walker either wins or loses the election by a margin of 3 percent, which is just below the poll’s 3.27 percent margin of error. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett led Walker 49 percent to 46 percent,

“The bottom line is that our wolf population is out of control,” Moulton said.

Sen. Jim Holperin, D-Conover, said the management goals have not been modified for years and the bill has no reference to the set goal of 350. He said while he supports the bill, he wonders if 350 might be a little low.

Moulton said the bill was crafted in consultation

with DNR officials and since the species was recently removed from the endangered species list and handed over to state control, they would need to continue counting the wolves to ensure they would not be relisted as endangered.

However, Sen. Van Wanggaard, R-Racine, raised concerns about parts of the bill allowing night hunting of wolves, which he said might be unsafe. He said a coyote and a raccoon are not as aggressive as a wolf and wolves are much larger than coyotes and raccoons.

DNR Land Division Administrator Kurt Thiede said since the delisting of wolves from the federal endangered species list at the end of January, DNR has given out permits to hunt wolves to land owners who have had a history of depredation. He said to date they have issued 46 permits and only one wolf has been harvested.

“While we feel that we do have the tools to address specific problem wolves, a harvest season

would provide us with the additional tools needed to bring the wolf population to within the goals established,” Thiede said.

In written testimony submitted to the committee, Robert Chicks, Stockbridge-Munsee Community Tribal Council president, said the bill is moving quickly through the legislature and has left little opportunity for Wisconsin tribes and the public to comment.

He said in his testimony the bills were drafted without any consultation with the sovereign tribes of Wisconsin and the bill would hinder the ability of tribes to manage the wolf population.

“These bills represent an unnecessary and illconsidered rush to enact sweeping changes to wolf management in Wisconsin,” Chicks said in his testimony. “Wolf management should be based on the best available science, sound conservation practices, broad public input and should be consistent with state management plans.”

followed by current candidate Kathleen Falk, who led Walker 48 percent to 47 percent. The poll found 27 percent of voters are “not sure” about Falk.

Tom Barrett campaign spokesperson Patrick Guarasci said Barrett is grateful for the tremendous outpouring of support from people across Wisconsin that the polls reflect.

Guarasci said as the recall process unfolds, Barrett would continue to remain focused on the issues that matter most, such as creating jobs,

strengthening the middle class and leading with honesty and integrity.

Barrett has yet to file papers with the Government Accountability Board indicating any intent to run in the recall election against Walker.

The poll also determined current standings in the Democratic primary election to see who would face Walker. In the lead is Tom Barrett with 45 percent, followed by Kathleen Faulk with 18 percent, Doug La Follette

with 14 percent, Kathleen Vinehout with 6 percent and 17 percent undecided.

The polling group also cited several reasons for public opinion to be even more encouraging for Democrats than the numbers currently show.

The statement said many of Walker’s prospective opponents are far less well-known statewide than he is, which could be an advantage for his challengers to make up even more ground as the electorate gets to know them.

population goal at 350.

Moulton said the bill is needed to control wolf depredations, where wolves attack livestock. He said 96 percent of wolf depredation payments from the state government have been made in the past 12 years.

“The bottom line is that the wolf population is out of control.”

Sen. Terry Moulton R-Chippewa Falls

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Bill would halt health care cuts Lawmakers introduce plan to keep program at current enrollment, citing statewide demand Julia Jacobson Herald Contributor A bill announced by legislators Tuesday would stop Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed health care cuts and reverse the elimination of coverage for certain Wisconsinites currently enrolled in the BadgerCare program Tuesday.

Democratic legislators announced their plans to introduce the BadgerCare Protection Act, which would prevent the Department of Health Services from removing funding from the BadgerCare program.

Repealing corporate tax “giveaways” implemented by the Walker administration would largely fund the proposed act, according to Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, and Rep. Jon Richards, D-Milwaukee, the bill’s authors.

“There are more people now eligible for BadgerCare, and these are people who have been paying their taxes, playing by the rules

and doing everything they are supposed to be doing,” Erpenbach said. “Now that they are eligible and they can’t get health care.”

Erpenbach said under Walker’s health care plan, $500 million would be cut from the BadgerCare and Medicaid budgets.

An estimated 64,000 people — almost half of which are children — would lose health care benefits or be forced to pay higher premiums, according to Erpenbach. Under current policies, adults over 200 percent of the poverty level are eligible for BadgerCare benefits, but this number is likely to be lowered to 133 percent under the cutbacks.

“If the governor is serious about job creation, he needs to do something about health insurance,” Erpenbach said. “They are absolutely making the wrong choices.”

University of Wisconsin professor Tom DeLeire, a health care policy expert and director of the La Follette School of Public

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Brenda Nemec, a medical coordinator in Peewaukee, shared her personal story at the press conference announcing the proposal. She said she would be unable to pay for insurance without BadgerCare.

Affairs, said with the state facing reductions in other areas as well, there might be few options to compensate for budget shortfalls.

DeLeire said alternative plans were discussed with the Obama administration, but the proposal ultimately introduced by Walker appeared to be the most cost-benefit effective.

“I think there is no question that [the governor’s] plan will save the state money,” DeLeire said. “There is little

evidence that expanding health care saves money in the budgetary sense.

Basically, the governor’s plan is to tighten eligibility in a couple dimensions.”

According to DeLeire, many people on BadgerCare are still offered insurance through their employers, but do not take the benefits.

He added the majority of the burden would still fall on the individuals most likely to have privatelyfunded insurance.

“Where else could they cut? We have already made deep cuts to schools and other areas,” DeLeire said.

Brenda Nemec, a Medical Coordinator at Pewaukee Veterinary Service, shared her experience with BadgerCare at the press conference.

Nemec said her mother was given synthetic estrogen while pregnant with Nemec, and these injections were later found to increase the likelihood of cancer. Nemec is now

categorized as “high risk,” which means her insurance premiums were as high as $18,000 a year.

“I am on BadgerCare because I’m allowed to be discriminated against by insurance companies for a complication I was born with, through no fault of my own,” Nemec said.

“Without BadgerCare, I would be unable to afford insurance for myself and back to paying outrageous premiums for a plan with a huge deductible.”

Group calls to end collection of birth costs from fathers Advocates find rule prevents prenatal care for fear of abuse in unmarried births Leah Linscheid City Life Editor Wisconsin’s practice of collecting birth costs from unmarried fathers could be preventing women from obtaining appropriate prenatal care for fear of abuse, according to a recent report.

Advocacy and Benefits Counseling for Health, Inc., a Madison non-profit law firm, released a report Monday that suggested Wisconsin should discontinue collecting

RECALL, from 1 It’s about our expectation that government should be open and honest. It’s about the simple belief that our legislators should work hard on our behalf and represent us honorably.”

Compas said she chose to announce her candidacy at the Jefferson Area Business Center, a member of the Wisconsin Business Incubation Association, because of the center’s efforts to foster local job creation by encouraging small businesses and entrepreneurship.

She also said she does not intend to raise the amount of money that Fitzgerald has in preparing for a recall.

“This campaign has strength money can’t buy,” Compas said. “My strength to serve in the Senate comes

birth costs from unmarried fathers.

The report outlined concerns with the state’s policy of requiring unmarried pregnant women to identify the father on Medicaid or BadgerCare applications. According to the report, the father is then required to pay for medical expenses associated with the birth of the child and can be prosecuted or sued if he fails to comply.

According to ABC for Health Executive Director Bobby Peterson, the identification requirement often scares pregnant women away from applying for health insurance, because they wish to avoid identifying the father and fear retaliation from him.

“You create tension

from a willingness to listen and respond to constituent concerns. It comes from my ability to cooperate and find common ground. My strength comes from the inspirational courage of a thousand volunteers.”

In a statement following her announcement, Compas was optimistic about her chances of winning the election. She also negated people’s doubts regarding her inexperience by pointing out Fitzgerald never held public office before running for this same seat 17 years ago.

Compas is currently the only candidate to have filed papers to the Government Accountability Board to run against Fitzgerald.

The 16,742 signatures collected to trigger a recall against Fitzgerald are currently under inspection

between single women and the fathers early in the relationship and there may be women who are not getting the care they need because they don’t want to identify the father, because it may result in physical or emotional abuse,” Peterson said.

Married women are not required to identify the father when applying for health insurance in the state. The report also said Wisconsin is one of nine states that bring charges against unmarried fathers in order to collect birth costs, which can include jail time in some counties.

The report found Wisconsin collected more than $18 million in birth costs from unmarried

by the GAB, which is scheduled for completion by March 19.

University of Wisconsin political science professor Barry Burden said unless there are additional court challenges or the board requests more time for verification, Fitzgerald’s recall will be made official on that day.

Burden said it looks as though Compas would be the only candidate to challenge Fitzgerald and she has filed a void in the 13th District the Democrats have not addressed until now.

He added the Democrats previously announced opponents for the other three districts where recalls are likely to take place.

According to Burden, the playing field would be stacked against Compas.

fathers last year, more than any other state with similar policies. It also raised concern that recent budget cuts to child support enforcement may incentivize local offices to act more aggressively in obtaining birth costs from unmarried fathers.

Peterson also cited elevated infant mortality rates across Wisconsin as a possible consequence of the birth cost recovery policies. “[This issue] oftentimes affects low-income, unmarried parents and puts pressures on the family, leading to women not getting prenatal care,” Peterson said. “It could lead to poor birth outcomes, meaning premature death, premature birth and problems with

If the recall election takes place, Compas will be running against one of the most powerful politicians in the state in a district that leans Republican.

“It does not appear that she has much campaign experience,” Burden said.

“It would be a major coup for the Democrats if she were able to defeat him. It was even a surprise that her organization managed to collect what appears to be enough signatures for the recall.”

The State Senate Democratic Committee released a statement following Compas’ announcement, thanking Compas for leading the effort against Fitzgerald.

The committee emphasized Compas’ ability to energize her community and her broad appeal.

lifelong health.”

Rep. Kelda Roys, D-Madison, also addressed the issue of infant mortality, saying birth costs can act as barriers that prevent women and children from receiving the necessary prenatal care, which can have devastating consequences.

“It raises a really important concern for those of us who are concerned about infant mortality and maternal and child health,” Roys said. “These women are vulnerable, and we should not be putting hurdles in their path as they seek to get that basic healthcare they need to have healthy babies.”

Wisconsin Medical Society Senior Vice President Mark Grapentine said while the report includes interesting

insights into the birth costs debate, the organization has to fully analyze the possible ramifications of the report before taking a stance on the issue.

Peterson asserted the costs of collecting birth costs from unmarried fathers have outweighed the benefits of the policy.

“We’re not saying there shouldn’t be any father responsibility to pay for the support of the child,” Peterson said. “What we’re saying is Wisconsin, like 41 other states, should stop collecting birth costs from the unmarried fathers, because the risks that women are not going to get prenatal care for these babies will cost a lot more to the system and society.”

Editorial Page Editor Taylor Nye oped@badgerherald.com

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Politicians like Pocan needed for true healing Alex Brousseau Editorial Board Chairman Last week, The Badger Herald Editorial Board met with Reps. Mark Pocan and Brett Hulsey, both Democratic legislators from Madison. While both had similar ideologies, one thing was abundantly clear: we need more legislators like Pocan and fewer like Hulsey.

During our meeting with Pocan, he spoke with melancholy of the evergrowing tension between the Wisconsin Democrats and Republicans, and the need to repair this broken

relationship.

He said this animosity stems from the mass protests last year.

Republicans are upset because the Democrats walked out on them and demonized them in front of the public, and the Democrats are upset that Gov. Scott Walker never met with the party leaders.

Furthermore, Republicans are continually fasttracking controversial legislation. With both sides still licking their wounds and holding grudges, no one is willing to cooperate long enough to repair the rift.

Before then, Democrats and Republicans were able to put aside ideology in order to compromise and even form friendships with each other. Pocan spoke fondly of his close friendship with Rep. Robin

Vos, R-Burlington, with whom he co-chaired the Joint Finance Committee.

He also emphasized a need to return to a friendly, more bipartisan environment.

According to Pocan, this recent shift has been especially detrimental to the freshman representatives, who have only seen the volatile and hostile side of Wisconsin politics and think that is the way discourse is supposed to work.

This was evident in our meeting with freshman representative Hulsey, who was extremely hostile toward Republicans the minute he sat down.

He spoke of thwarting legislation instead of working toward a solution and was not shy about attacking Republican legislators.

At one point during the

QUOTE OF THE DAY “We had some cars that got wet.”

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Rep. Mark Pocan, pictured left, and Rep. Brett Hulsey, pictured right, have two very different styles of discourse when it comes to the most crucial issues. Maybe Pocan’s even-handedness can finally bridge the bipartisan gap. meeting, when asked what his goals were for the rest of the legislative session, Hulsey went so far as to say all Republicans are evil and his job is to keep as much evil out of Wisconsin as possible.

Attitudes like this are keeping Wisconsin from moving forward past all the hate and controversy which occurred last year. By being

Special interests have no place in Wisconsin politics Joe Timmerman Staff Writer The state of Wisconsin has become a microcosm of the broader political landscape across the county. It has all the great elements of political drama, and even one significant advantage over the rest of the country: We don’t have to wait until November to see how it turns out.

For this reason, both the right and the left feel that a victory is imperative this summer when the recalls take place. Whoever doesn’t win will insist that the results don’t matter, but only losers say that winning isn’t everything.

For this reason, out-ofstate activists have plenty of vested interests in Wisconsin politics, and will make these interests known with the help of campaign finance laws. This is wrong.

Wisconsinites should be allowed to decide their elections, not wealthy individuals and groups from out of state.

There are two main reasons for the huge inflows of cash. The first is a bizarre provision in Wisconsin campaign finance law that allows for unlimited contributions while petitions are being circulated and verified.

The other is the advent of Super Political Action Committees, which can raise and spend unlimited sums of money during elections. Both of these

provisions are being actively taken advantage of by those looking to influence elections.

A recent Palm Beach Post story on David Koch sheds some light on the situation. David Koch, along with his brother, who founded the ambiguouslynamed Americans for Prosperity, have been major players in the recall game thus far. In fact, as the La Crosse Tribune reports, the group has already spent $700,000 on a TV ad supporting Walker.

By influencing Wisconsin politics, they’re hoping to, in turn, translate that momentum into a larger conservative victory in

Once Democrats coalesce around a candidate of their own, more money is sure to pour in from liberal interests.

November.

It’s worth noting, though, that the Koch brothers aren’t the evil boogeymen the left sometimes makes them out to be. They’re good people, who just happen to be extraordinarily wealthy and extremely conservative.

David Koch’s spokesperson estimates that he gives $4 to charity for every dollar he uses politically, including a pledge to donate $100 million to create a cancer research lab at MIT. For every wealthy conservative donor, there’s an equally wealthy liberal donor. It’s not just the right that’s trying to influence state politics.

Once Democrats coalesce around a candidate of their own, more money is sure to pour in from liberal interests. This isn’t a matter of liberal or conservative; it’s a matter of allowing Wisconsin to choose its own leaders. Barring an unforeseen and unlikely constitutional amendment, the torrents of cash into the state are unlikely to slow before the recall election. Since it doesn’t look like it will be possible to cut the money off at its source, the only other option is to minimize its impact.

In a perfect world, political advertisements wouldn’t do any harm.

Voters would do their own research, figure out which candidate best fits their views, and then vote for him or her. Unfortunately, we’re far from that right now. Public opinion is swayed significantly by slews of mudslinging ads.

The best — and only — way for Wisconsin to take its future into its own hands is for each and every voter to appreciate the power of his or her vote and do the necessary preparation.

Democracy doesn’t do much good if money can still buy an election. If we allow outside interests to continue to sway our elections, we might not be such a wonderful and unique state forever. To keep outside interests from deciding the fate of Wisconsin, I urge every single person not only to vote, but to do the proper research beforehand.

Joe Timmerman ( jptimmerman@wisc.edu) is a freshman majoring in math and economics.

legislators like Pocan and fewer like Hulsey on both sides of the aisle. Only when both parties are able to sit down together and rationally discuss legislation can we move toward a better Wisconsin.

Alex Brousseau (abrousseau@badgerherald. com) is a second year law student.

Recent low voter turnout not inherently detrimental

-DISPATCHER, WINNEBAGO COUNTY SHERIFF As reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Feb. 26, participants in the annual “Battle of the ‘Bago” were warned not to park their cars on the ice. As an unfortunate consequence of this unusually warm Wisconsin winter, the sun came out and the one-foot-thick ice began to melt, causing 36 cars to be at least partially submerged. One would think it would be common sense not to leave a two ton chunk of metal sitting on the surface of a barely frozen lake on a sunny day.

Apparently, one would be wrong.

so completely polarized, legislators like Hulsey are unwilling to work together and are turning every piece of legislation into all-out partisan warfare. This uncompromising animosity is standing in the way of legislators like Pocan, who are trying to repair this relationship for the better of the state and its citizens.

This state needs more

Zach Butzler Staff Writer In 2004, P. Diddy gave America an ultimatum.

Undoubtedly distraught over growing political apathy among youth, he proclaimed in a fit of rage: “Vote or die!”

Last week, nearly 90 percent of Dane County residents chose death. P. Diddy’s “Rock the Vote” campaign may not have been talking about Dane County judicial primaries, but most people agree voter turnout numbers — even in presidential elections — are much lower than they should be. And who can blame people for thinking that? We’re all encouraged to be good citizens, and most people’s definition of being a good citizen includes voting.

But we’re missing a key part of the puzzle here. Mere voting is not what makes democracy successful. Increasing voter turnout in and of itself is not a good thing unless people are making informed decisions. For democracy to live up to its potential, votes must be supported by a sober, thoughtful evaluation of reality.

In a 2011 poll done by Pew Research Center, only about three out of 10 Americans knew that the government spent more on Medicare than on things like scientific research or

education. When most people don’t have correct beliefs about their own government, perhaps turnout is actually too high.

I don’t know about you, but if someone is going to be making an important decision that affects my life, they better be damn sure they did their research.

Why should we expect different from voters?

Another example: I came to the University of Wisconsin in the fall of 2008 with wide-eyed idealism, eager to get involved in the whirlwind of then-Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign for president. Naturally, I was drawn to College Democrats and attended a rally. But I realized pretty quickly it wasn’t for me.

Sure, the personality cult atmosphere filled with inane chants was rather off-putting (I half expected a Two Minutes Hate of John McCain). But what drew the final straw for me was an email informing members that “voting down the ballot” (i.e. voting a straight party ticket of all Democrats) would be the topic of the next meeting.

I supported Obama, but I wasn’t about to just check the “D” box and call it good without even thinking about who the candidates were. I wasn’t willing to be part of an organization that advocated blind loyalty over reasoned deliberation.

Clearly, College Democrats can’t be blamed for advocating what’s in their best interest. I’m sure College Republicans would do the same. That’s just the role parties play. But we do a disservice to each other if we take elections so

lightly that we merely look for “Ds” and “Rs” and call it good. It might be slightly better than not being informed at all, but not by much.

I want to believe getout-the-vote advocacy groups are genuinely interested in increasing the quality of our debate and decreasing voter ignorance.

The political realist in me says otherwise. The fact is college students (especially here) vote overwhelmingly liberal, so those who stand to gain the most from getting out the youth vote are Democrats.

But regardless of the role these types of groups play, it is certainly arguable that they mobilize people who would not otherwise get involved in politics. Being a civically minded individual is certainly something to strive for, but merely being mobilized is insufficient.

We need to question our beliefs and think about issues from multiple angles for democracy to be everything it can.

Relax, folks. I’m not calling for some sort of arbitration panel that decides whether or not individuals are sufficiently informed enough to vote, and I certainly don’t want to return to things like literacy tests. Instead, people should just ask themselves before they vote: Am I really making an informed decision here?

The bottom line: If you don’t know, don’t vote.

Sometimes it’s just the right thing to do.

Zach Butzler (zbutzler@ badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in journalism and political science.

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BITCHY A roundup of some of the more thought-provoking (or thoughtless) comments left on badgerherald.com In response to the 2/26 column:

Redrawing voting districts ought to be in courtsʼ hands

by ShadrachSmith

Since the thirty-five tribes of the Roman Republic, redistricting has been a blood sport.

In response to the 2/23 column:

Point-Counter-Point: Wisconsin tort reform: Justified or not?

by Guest

Alex got my vote!

In response to the 2/26 article:

City, campus parking rates to rise this summer

by Guest

Good luck with that, unless mommy and daddy are rich.

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Classifieds SO to the feeling you get when you’ve been having a sucky morning and then realize it’s Shout-out Wednesday!

Shout out to the question of all questions: Who shot first, Gredo or Han? SO(?) to the dude who was literally hold his girlfriend’s backpack, while it was still on her back, while walking down University.

Though it’s nice to see you got her back (literally), it was beyond awkward to watch. Props nonetheless to your dedication.

SO to the breakfast of champions: a bloody mary, a cup of coffee, and a mouth full of semen.

SO to seeing people smile/giggle while reading their texts.

Yeah i’m probably super creepy but it’s so cute seeing people happy on account of their friends/family/ significant others!

ASO to anyone who says nice guys finish last.

Nice guys do not finish last. Guys with no game finish last.

SO to the guy roller blading down Bascom.

You have more courage than I could ever hope for, and are my current idol. Sincerely, a girl who can barely walk down Bascom with-

out tripping. Bucket list worthy? I think yes.

TSO (triple) to seeing the Union South napper for the third time. I thought maybe this was just a two-time nap thing, but it’s apparently a regular occurrence. You nap on that couch, man. Own it.

SO to being the only girl in one of my engineering classes. DSO to all the guys who ask me stupid questions, I presume you are attempting to start a conversation with me but your social skills are so pathetic it’s almost cute.

up their butt. You guys make me giggle.

SO to that awkward moment when a student hits “Reply All” to a professor’s email and expresses her concerns about the one kid who constantly asks questions during class.

SO to anyone who knows where to get their ass shaved? The gal friend refuses...

SO to the guy in College right now with the roughed up face. I like your style, you can join my Fight Club anyday, just don’t tell anyone its kinda one of our rules.

SO to the guy I overheard saying dude I am never going grocery shopping on xanax again to his friend on university.

SO to the fact that every time I see a hot guy I start singing “I wanna sex you up.”

Dear God, I need some sexy time.

SO to the guy (girl?!) who farted audibly at WUD Film’s showing of Battle Royale. We’ll never forget you.

ASO to pretending that I’m at a wine tasting and swishing my soda around to release aromas and releasing it all over my fucking lap..... ASO to being an idiot.

SO to me and my roommates for making one hell of a snowman as if we were little kids again. HMFASO to the girls across the courtyard for watching us make it and then going outside to knock it over about five minutes after we headed inside..it’s on bitches.

SO to guys who walk like they have a stick

SO to stupid hobbies keeping me sane between paper grading.

With luck, my students will never learn that I escape from particularly terrible papers by making model buildings. ASO to the semester I built an entire city; please, please don’t make me repeat that.

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ASO to the number of old guys at Whiskey last night. DASO to the one who started hitting on me and unbuttoning his shirt. Umm, 1.

You’re my dad’s age and the only guy my dad’s age who is allowed to unbutton his shirt for me is Johnny Depp. 2.

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HSO to us!! We are incredibly blessed to attend a school where we continuously win at life! We have the trifecta of awesome: academics, athletics, and partying. DSO to the look on non-Badgers’ faces when they party here, for you this is just a good time, but for me this is what I call life!!

SO to the creep at Segredos last night who asked for my number. have fun talking to the bail bondsman.

ASO to guys who use both the arm rests.

What, do you really think girls don’t have elbows?! And that maybe we’d like to give them a rest too sometimes.

Inconsiderate, bro.

Shout out to life.

You’re good.

SO to key changes in any song ever. You never fail to give me goosebumps.

ASO to the guys walking through Union South asking each other where union south is... winners right there. Yeah, go ask the front desk.

Wish I could see that reaction.

SO to having the best friends in the world, in the best city in the world. This is making me get all teary-eyed and shit.

ASO to the girl who puked on my backpack during our biochem exam. Digesting my backpack is NOT what chymotrypsin should be used for.

ASO to having fat-facesyndrome today. And every day. All the time.

SO to the guy working at the SERF checking ID’s around noon Tuesday. Your beard is kinda like Abe Lincoln’s, but I still think you’re really hot. Keep swipin’ like a champ.

SO to Piccolo Pete playing Hey Jude outside the bookstore today! Keep on, keeping on PP SO to my professor who told us to treat the dating game like taking an exam. Your start out with the easy ones.

Wise indeed.

ASO to the basement chem stock room man.

Why are you always such a grouch? You sit on your ass all day and hand acetone to kids.

Life can’t be that hard.

SO to my roommate who gave up computer games for Lent. DSO to Shoutouts taking up all her free time instead!

ArtsEtc. Editor Lin Weeks arts@badgerherald.com

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ArtsEtc.

Overture to host Brian Regan show tomorrow Comedian boasts squeaky clean vocab, real-life observations Seung Park ArtsEtc. Writer

Photo courtesy of Comedy Central

Best known for his stand-up albums and Comedy Central special, Brian Regan will take the stage in Madison to perform a modified version of his latest routine. Far from his initial plans to get a job in accounting, the comic has been performing since his debut in 1997.

Since his debut in 1997, stand-up comedian Brian Regan has regularly brought down the house with his unique combination of clean humor, situational comedy and ever-changing routines that represent the freshest in stand-up theater. Thursday, Regan will bring his act to the Overture Center for the Arts in pursuit of the funny bones of Madisonians and University of Wisconsin students everywhere.

At first glance, Regan doesn’t look like your typical stand-up comic, and with good reason: He had originally planned to get a degree in accounting, as far away from comedy and humor as you can get.

There was only one lesson he got out of accounting, Regan joked: “The numbers have to add up in a straight line. I use that to stand on the stage without toppling over.”

After he got out of accounting, Regan discovered his talent for theater and comedy when he switched majors. “When I started going, I was enjoying this world a lot more.”

Today, Regan is one of the most popular stand-up comics around, with several live albums to his credit and a Comedy Central special.

Regan plans to come

onstage with his newest routine, “All By Myself,” for UW students this Thursday.

He noted, however, that it won’t be just a rehash of his previous tour routines and will include new material.

“The act constantly evolves, and once you have a new hour together, once it’s recorded, I start moving away from that material,” he said.

Regan often relies on everyday humor borne out of normal, run-of-the-mill lives to please his audience. His biggest inspiration as a comic was himself, he said.

“I think it’s a mistake to figure out what the audience is looking for,” Regan said.

“I’m interested in what I want to tell them. The best way to approach it is, I try to imagine myself out in the audience. I think about what makes me laugh.”

In one of his oft-repeated performances, Regan retells a story about how he went refrigerator shopping and the antics that unfolded with the clueless salesperson. Thanks to his way with words, even the most mundane of tasks are transformed into pure comedy gold.

“If you look at them, my jokes aren’t even really jokes as they are little vignettes,” Regan said. “They’re little plays! It’s a situation I’ll set up. These are scenes, and the way they work is to act them out.”

The impersonations aren’t necessarily borne out of a desire to make the audience laugh, Regan said. “I’m not even aware of what I’m doing

physically,” he confessed.

“I don’t do them for the buffoonery aspect.”

Along with his impersonations and pantomime, another of Regan’s unique traits is the way he keeps his comedy PGrated, with nary a swear word in sight. This persona wasn’t purposefully created, Regan said. “I just tend to naturally think that way comedically,” he noted, while maintaining that the essence of the comedy was unchanged by how it was told. “Black and white is different from color pictures,” he said. “But they’re still the same picture of the exact same thing.”

Regan said that stand-up comedy has changed since his debut in 1997. A large part of that has to do with the Internet and the increased speed of communication that it brings, he explained.

Although there are many tough obstacles to being a stand-up comedian, Regan says that all of the hard work has only served to motivate him even more. “I love writing, hitting the stage and seeing how much fresh stuff I can throw out there,” he said.

“If you’re on a board, you’re having a blast at that moment,” the comic quipped, reiterating his desire to have fun with the process. “I love the challenge of being a comedian.”

Tickets for Brian Regan’s performance at the Overture Center on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. can be purchased at www. overturecenter.com. Seats sell for $39.50.

‘Yankee Tavern’ views conspiracy, loss with nuance Now showing at Bartell, play holds important political message Amie Kjellstrom ArtsEtc. Reporter “Blame the government.”

It’s a mantra we hear time and time again — when taxes go up, when we get parking tickets, when we get Norovirus. But blaming the government for the deaths that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001 is not an idea that most people are comfortable with confronting.

Like it or not, that’s exactly what Steven Dietz’ play “Yankee Tavern” is about.

Opening last weekend at the Bartell Theatre, “Yankee

Tavern” puts forth the conspiracy theory that our own government may have intentionally planned 9/11 for reasons unbeknownst to the public.

The majority of support for this conspiracy comes through the mouth of Ray (Mark Snowden), a homeless man who lives in the abandoned hotel above his late best friend’s New York City bar, the Yankee Tavern. Though Ray spouts the type of laughable theories you might expect to hear from the homeless — the U.S. moon landing was staged, Disney brought about the end of communism and so on — the majority of his theories actually make sense. In fact, some are so plausible that the audience cannot entirely discount his arguments about 9/11.

For example, Ray argues

that big oil companies rigged the 2000 election in favor of Bush so that Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” would scare the world into saving the planet.

Next, Ray argues that the greatest conspiracy of all was the Kennedy assassination.

“It’s true that Oswald shot Kennedy,” Ray claims, “but the shot that mattered was fired by the conspiracy nuts: They shot holes in the official story and thus destroyed the faith of a nation.”

It’s clear from his demeanor that the audience can’t rely on Ray — the man steals suits from the dead after wakes — but he’s so likeable and persuasive, we want to believe him. And when he begins presenting evidence for the 9/11 conspiracies, he makes us wonder if maybe we’re the crazy ones for not believing

something so obvious.

While the story is compelling and the writing is tight and witty, the acting is problematic. Mark Snowden stumbles over his lines, though this is understandable given that he controls close to three-fourths of the dialogue.

Impressively, he smooths over his blunders by making his character even more of a likeable, though babbling, old man.

On the other hand, bar owner Adam (R. Peter Hunt) and his fiancée Janet (Netalee Lev Sheinman) leave much to be desired. Though they each have their moments, ultimately their relationship is less than believable and their lines a bit forced.

Redeeming the play in terms of acting is Jason Compton, who plays a mysterious stranger named

Palmer who keeps showing up at the bar. Keeping the audience guessing whether his character is a CIA agent, a ghost, a spy or just an ordinary man suffering the loss of his best friend on 9/11, Compton is riveting. He commands authority and allows the audience to forget for a few moments that this is, after all, just a play.

In the actors’ defense, the set works against them, making it nearly impossible for them to establish authenticity. The stadiumstyle wrap-around seating pulls the set lengthwise along three tables set up in a row across the stage, which is ultimately distracting and inauthentic.

Minor imperfections aside, “Yankee Tavern” is important for one crucial reason: It encourages its audience

to challenge the veracity of national government.

It’s no coincidence that the Bartell chose to stage “Yankee Tavern” — a play that demands that viewers think carefully about who they elect to public office — during an election year. The Bartell itself is adorned with posters and paintings against Gov. Scott Walker’s alleged hidden political agenda and the dangers of not being politically educated.

Well before the curtain call, “Yankee Tavern” convinces its audiences that it’s important to be an active member of civil society. And if that’s not success in art, what is?

“Yankee Tavern” runs through March 10 at the Bartell Theatre.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by calling 1-800-8383006.

THE BADGER HERALD PRESENTS HUMP DAY

Earn that orgasm: Hump Day outs climax fakers weigh like a hundred pounds. Is this how guys want women to look when having sex?

Amie Kjellstrom Hump Day Columnist Hi, Hump Day readers!

It’s Wednesday — you know what that means: More sex questions, more sex answers.

Do certain sexual positions improve your cardio?

It depends. While sex can definitely increase your endurance, it may be more beneficial to increase your cardio endurance outside the bedroom first. Staying in shape by walking, running, and strength training will improve your strength, endurance, and flexibility in general, and open up some new possibilities in the bedroom.

All the women I see in porn look like they

I can’t speak for every man (or woman), but this notion was generally disproven last year — most guys prefer women to be heavier rather than thinner.

The authors of the 2011 book “A Billion Wicked Thoughts” studied the Internet activity of more than a billion people. They found that for every pornrelated search for a “skinny” girl, there were almost three searches for a “fat” girl.

Plus, many of the men they interviewed said they love having something to hold onto and look at during sex.

So for every woman who’s ever felt self-conscious about her weight during sex: Flaunt it! And for every guy who likes curvy girls: Never hesitate to let us know — it might get you laid.

Does anyone wait until marriage to have sex anymore?

Yes.

Is there such a thing as too much sex?

As long as you’re both enjoying it, I can’t imagine that there is. The only risk that comes to mind: frequent sexual intercourse can sometimes cause urinary tract infections, so if you’re a lady and you start noticing UTI symptoms like frequent urination, be sure to check in with your OB/GYN.

My boyfriend wants us to watch each other have sex with other people. I’m open to doing whatever he wants because we like to keep our sex life exciting after being together for three years, but I’m not sure how I feel about this. Could you talk about some of the pros/cons? What would you do?

Ask yourself the following questions: Are you the jealous type? Can you watch your partner have sex with another person without feeling angry or betrayed?

Will this cause damage to

your relationship? Are you even the least bit interested in having sex with someone other than your partner?

This is a tough one.

My advice: Go with your gut. If you’re not interested in having sex with anyone else, and if you’re not interested in watching your partner interact sexually with someone else, let your partner know that you’d rather find another way to spice up your sex life. Don’t go through with this just to please your partner, because hurting yourself isn’t worth it.

But if you’re stable in your relationship, you know that getting physical with other people won’t damage what you have, you set up boundaries that you and your partner agree upon and you find people you’re both attracted to who will respect the boundaries you establish, then go for it. If you choose to do this, I’d suggest setting up a code word or signal with your partner so that you can communicate to him or her if you feel uncomfortable

and change your mind at any point during playtime.

How can I get my partner to be more comfortable with my vibrator?

Start bringing it to bed with you when it’s time to get down. The first time, don’t actually use it — just lay it next to you. The next time, ask your partner to hold it against you for just a minute during foreplay, then set it aside and get on with your business. Each time you want to play, keep it around — the more time your partner spends around your vibrator, the more he or she will get used to having it around.

Is there a medical use for Kegels outside of sexual health?

Yes! Kegels are exercises that strengthen women’s pelvic floor muscles. During pregnancy and delivery, or if they become too weak in general, these muscles can collapse, causing the pelvic organs to sag — called a uterine prolapse. Kegels

can also be prescribed as treatment for incontinence (they can help people with frequent urination problems feel like they don’t have to “go” as often).

How can I tell if my partner is faking it?

Listen to his or her breathing and pay attention to body temperature.

Is her breathing slowly getting heavier? Is his body temperature or heart rate going up? Are her muscles tightening? Can you see goose bumps on his skin?

These are signs that your partner’s orgasm is genuine.

But if she’s thrashing around like she’s riding a mechanical bull, or if he’s screaming and moaning when you’re not actually touching him, your partner is probably faking. Here’s a tip: If the orgasm feels unearned, it’s probably not happening.

That’s all for this week! ‘Til next time.

Send Amie some sugar at humpday@badgerherald. com.

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B a ss m a k e r Local DJ and University of Wisconsin alum Gurmukh Singh, also referred to as the BassMaker, has been up since 9 a.m. practicing his set list, preparing the venue, setting up equipment and trying to make sure everything runs smoothly for his show.

While Singh is doing his last checks — things like making sure all of the right cords are plugged in and the sound works — most Madison students are just beginning to think about what their plans are for the night. They might go to that one thing at that kid’s house that lived on their floor freshman year or, maybe, they will wind up at State Street Brats or the Orpheum to hit the dance floor where a DJ is performing.

The idea of being a DJ or being friends with a DJ has always been a sort of sexy thing. People like Singh, who take DJing seriously and are also talented at it, are often branded by their DJ identity.

It is seemingly ironic that so many DJ enthusiasts and wannabes appear to know so little of what it actually takes to be a good DJ. DJing is not just a five-minute performance; a DJ has to play upbeat music the entire night to keep a crowd entertained.

“I’ve never had a night where I’ve DJed and felt like, ‘Shit, all that was for nothing.’

If I can tell you’re having a good time, then all that shit doesn’t matter to me,” Singh said.

Singh treats his turntables as an instrument and tries to practice DJing for at least two hours every day. This may sound like a lot of time, but Singh realizes that the only way he will get noticed as a DJ is if he keeps working on his craft and improving.

“When you listen to some of the sickest DJs in the world, you’re like damn, those guys put in a lot of work and those guys are at the top of their game. That’s my goal,” Singh said.

Singh identifies the musician as a DJ’s best friend.

He says artists like Kanye West and Jay-Z are some of

Local DJ Gurmukh Singh mixes it up with ArtsEtc.’s Kate Northey

his favorites because they always deliver quality work. In addition to spinning popular tracks by hip-hop icons, Singh downloads up to 5,200 songs in a day in search of original sounds.

“A lot of people are passive about music, they only consume it from the radio.

DJs are supposed to widen your view of things, make you hear things that you haven’t heard before. That’s my deal.

I’m like a fucking raptor when it comes to music. I chew up everything,” Singh said.

Born in America, but raised with a strong Punjabi (a region in Northern India) background, Singh’s signature DJing style is a fusion of hip-hop and a type of North Indian music called bhangra.

This genre of music is rich in culture, with lyrics about harvesting crops and ethnic practices.

Even though traditional bhangra music may be hard for some people to relate to, Singh finds ways to cater to all crowds, meshing he drum-based cheery sounds of bhangra with the harshness of contemporary hip-hop.

“Madison is a diverse place and people are willing to go out of their comfort zone. I can spin a bhangra track to a room full of people and the Indian kids will be buckin’ out

to it, but people that aren’t Indian will be buckin’ out too,” Singh said.

Singh has rapidly established himself as a prominent and unique DJ in Madison, but just two years ago, he had never scratched on a turntable. Singh graduated in 2009 from UW with a degree in finance and economics and then went on to work at a bank. Life was moving along fine, but he felt that something was missing.

Singh had always been curious about DJing and finally decided to go for it.

So he borrowed $50 from his girlfriend and purchased his first set of turntables.

Although he had a musical background in drums, Singh started from ground zero with turntables, and much of his progression was self-taught.

He was instantly passionate about DJing and chose to take a risk and quit his bank job.

Looking back on his decision, Singh says, “It was such a natural thing for me to do. Without a set of turntables

it’d be like not having an arm.

I would feel naked and super, super awkward. The universe wouldn’t be right.”

Singh said he could not have gotten this far without his ultra-supportive family and friends. Even though he acknowledges their honesty about his music is sometimes hard to hear, he knows they are truthful because they support him and think he is talented.

Even though Singh considers himself to be in diapers as a DJ, he has a lot of knowledge about what it takes to succeed in the industry. He makes time to practice, he personally goes to venues to promote himself and most of all, he is whole-heartedly and passionately engaged in his craft.

And even if most people dancing to the BassMaker’s mixes do not realize how much

effort and practice is required to achieve that sound, all that really matters, according to Singh, is that they enjoy it.

“If you’ve ever seen me DJ, you know I will buck out to my own music,” Singh said. “It’s kind of like laughing at my own jokes. It means everything to me when someone comes up to me in the middle of a mix and they are like, ‘Dude, you are awesome, that’s sick.

Who are you? What’s your name?’ and that just makes it all worth it.”

Singh refers to his job as “the best job in the world,” and he shows no signs of slowing his steady climb to the top. He is hoping to begin performing at other UW campuses, in Minneapolis, in Michigan and beyond. His ultimate goal is to become the world’s most famous bhangra DJ. This might be one of those moments you look back on and think, “Damn, I should have paid attention to that guy.”

Stay informed about everything Bassmaker by following Singh on twitter @ DubHopSociety and interacting with him at facebook.com/ theBassMaker.

Photos courtesy of Gurmukh Singh

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THIS WEEK'S TOP GAMES No. 7 North Carolina at No. 5 Duke

No. 17 Louisville at No. 2 Syracuse

Sat., March 3, 6 p.m.

Sat., March 3, 3 p.m.

Syracuse will have had an entire week off since its last game to prepare for a tough Louisville squad and will be putting its 9-game winning streak on the line as it heads into the double-bye of the Big East Tournament. Orange, beware.

When isn’t UNC and Duke a major headline? Depending on the early-week matchups, this game will likely determine the ACC regular season champs. The Cameron Crazies will be raucous, especially after Duke won at UNC Feb. 8.

No. 8 Ohio State at No. 6 Michigan State Sun., March 4, 3 p.m.

After the Buckeyes lost to Wisconsin on Sunday, Michigan State has already clinched a share of the Big Ten title, but Ohio State could still play spoiler and force the Spartans to share the title with Michigan, OSU or both.

NUMBER OF THE WEEK

15 The number of offensive rebounds secured by Fordham junior Chris Gaston in a 67-62 win over La Salle. Gaston also put up 35 points and four blocks against the Explorers.

NATIONAL RANKINGS Associated Press Top 25 1. Kentucky (63) 2. Syracuse (2) 3. Kansas 4. Duke 5. Michigan St. 6. UNC 7. Missouri 8. Marquette 9. Baylor 10. Ohio State 11. Georgetown 12. Murray State 13. Michigan

14. Wisconsin 15. Wichita State 16. Florida 17. UNLV 18. Indiana 19. Louisville 20. Notre Dame 21. SDSU 22. Florida State 23. Temple 24. Virginia 25. Creighton

TEAM OF THE WEEK

ACC

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Associated Press

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo hasn’t always had the top-end talent of Draymond Green (23), but his teams religiously rank at the top of college basketball.

Izzo’s performance rivals the best

TOP PERFORMANCE Anthony Davis Kentucky Wildcats

1. Thomas Robinson, F, Kansas 17.8 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 1.1 bpg 2. Anthony Davis, F, Kentucky 14.3 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 4.8 bpg 3. Kevin Jones, F, W. Virginia 20.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 1.0 bpg 4. Draymond Green F, Mich. St. 15.6 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 3.6 apg 5. Doug McDermott, F, Crei.

23.1 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.1 apg

CONFERENCE POWER RANKINGS Big Ten — Iowa sweeps the season series with Wisconsin, then the Badgers go on the road and beat a top-10 Ohio State team. Just another example of the depth of the Big Ten that no other conference can match.

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Big East — The gap between the Big Ten and Big East has gotten much closer over the past couple weeks. The top seven teams in the Big East are going to look pretty scary in any first round matchup in the NCAA tourney.

Brett Sommers Statistics Editor Let’s play some NCAA men’s basketball trivia. Which coach has the most Division I NCAA Final Four appearances of all time? That’s easy: John Wooden. At one point, Wooden led UCLA to nine consecutive Final Fours and championships from 196775 and ended his career with 12 total appearances.

Second question: Which active Division I coach has the most Final Four appearances? Again, this might seem pretty simple after his team just won the NCAA Championship last year, but the answer is Mike Krzyzewski. Coach K has 11 Final Four appearances and is tied for second all-time with legendary North Carolina coach Dean Smith.

OK, third and final question for the bonus point: Which active coach has the second-most Final Four appearances, all with the same school (Coach K is also first in this active category with all 11 appearances coming with Duke)?

Here is your hint: This coach is also tied for fifth all-time in Final Four appearances with two other coaches.

I wish I could get a count on how many of you said Michigan State’s Tom Izzo.

To die-hard college basketball fans it may not seem that tough of a question either, but in general it seems that despite everything he has accomplished at Michigan State, Izzo rarely gets the credit or placement he deserves among the top coaches in college basketball today and maybe of all time.

Izzo has not only become the face of the Michigan State Spartans basketball program, but in some respects he has become the face of Big Ten basketball, serving as the longest tenured coach in the conference and the fourth longest

ACC — Florida State finally lifted its disguise as a contender, which is too bad.

Someone other than Duke or UNC has to win eventually. That said, outside the to three teams, the ACC is rivaling the SEC for the last spot in the rankings.

tenured coach in the six power conferences (ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC), just behind Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim, Krzyzewski and Connecticut’s Jim Calhoun.

The MSU head coach began prowling the East Lansing sidelines during the 1995-96 season after 12 years as an MSU assistant coach. Now, in his 17th season, he’s putting the finishing touches on his seventh Big Ten regular-season championship team with eyes set on another Final Four and NCAA Championship.

Izzo has been around a while, not seen in any school colors outside Spartan green and white since the 1982-83 season as an assistant at Northern Michigan. He has six Final Fours to his credit and one impressive national championship in 1999-2000, but how does he rank with some of the greatest coaches of all time?

It seems unlikely that anyone would ever approach the greatness of John Wooden and his UCLA teams of the 1960s and ’70s that won 10 national titles, and even if they did it would be foolish for anyone to be compared to Wooden anyway. If there is a “Golden Laws of Sports” book somewhere, page one certainly reads, “Nobody will be nor can ever be as good of a coach as John Wooden.”

How about the polarizing figure of Bob Knight, a former Big Ten man himself? Izzo doesn’t necessarily match up win-for-win with Knight.

After all, Knight is second all-time in wins with 902 Division I victories, but it was over the course of 42 years as a head coach. Izzo, again just in his 17th season, has won 407 games at Michigan State, putting him on a 24 wins per season average, about 2.5 wins per season more than Knight.

Being 47 years old, it is unlikely that Izzo will come anywhere near Knight’s 42-year head coaching career, but if he did, his pace would break the 1,000 win barrier, something no Division I coach has yet accomplished.

Like Knight, Izzo also pulled off something pretty amazing, winning the NCAA Championship in just his fifth year after taking over a Big Ten

program. Granted, Knight won three national championships with the Hoosiers including an undefeated season, but he has already fallen behind Izzo’s Final Four mark.

Knight reached the Final Four five times in 29 years at Indiana. Izzo had five of his appearances from 2000-10.

Not even the great Wooden, Coach K, Hall of Famer Dean Smith or current North Carolina coach Roy Williams, the four coaches with more Final Four appearances than Izzo, won national championships that early in their tenures.

One final coaching giant, I believe, holds the best comparison to Izzo, and that’s Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski. Obviously at the pinnacle of his profession, Coach K generally seems to be put far ahead of any other current coaches.

Coaches like UConn’s Jim Calhoun, Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim or UNC’s Williams all seem to fall short in comparison to Coach K, but if anyone comes close to matching the accomplishments of Krzyzewski, it should be Izzo.

Izzo doesn’t have the longevity of Coach K, as many national titles, the wins or many of the accolades that 32 years at Duke have afforded Krzyzewski. But it is very difficult to find a coach that has done more with less than Izzo. With only 13 High School All-Americans to ever play for Izzo, it is remarkable that he is the third coach to reach three consecutive Final Fours. Krzyzewski has coached more than 40 Blue Devils selected in the NBA draft; Izzo has just 12.

2012 may be Izzo’s greatest coaching job yet as he just grabbed a share of his seventh Big Ten Championship this week, a testament to his entire career after Michigan State began this season unranked and 0-2. Yet once again, MSU is poised for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and has a Player of the Year candidate in Draymond Green.

Izzo deserves to win his second National Coach of the Year award, and he just might get it. Perhaps then the nation will know the greatness that is Tom Izzo.

3 POINTERS

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Big 12 — The Big 12 drops a spot in the rankings this week simply due to lack of depth. Once March Madness begins, we will see if a four or five-team deep conference will have toughened the top teams enough to make a run.

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UConn has struggled mightily all season after winning last year’s NCAA and Big East Championship Tournaments, sporting a 17-11 record overall and 7-9 conference mark. A big part in the Huskies’ strife has been the absence of head coach Jim Calhoun who has been on medical leave since Feb. 3 with back problems. Good news for UConn is that Calhoun plans to be back on the sideline March 3 for the regular-season finale assuming his upcoming back surgery goes well.

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University of Louisville head coach Rick Pitino has been selected as one of the 12 finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for the class of 2012. Pitino is one of four first-time finalists for the hall of fame, joined by former Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller, former NBA coach Bill Fitch and two-time Olympic gold medalist Katrina McClain.

Pitino has his current Louisville team ranked No. 17 in the country with a 22-7 record.

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Like father, like son? Pat Knight, son of college basketball legend Bob Knight, ranted about the group of seniors at Lamar, where Knight is in his first year coaching. After losing 62-52 to Stephen F. Austin Wednesday, Knight said Lamar has the “worst group of seniors right now that I’ve ever been associated with.” He further added that “these guys are stealing money to be on scholarship with their approach to things.” It may not be throwing a chair, but strong actions nonetheless.

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SEC — Kentucky remains the only national title contender in this conference. And with probably just five teams getting into the tournament, only UK will get a seed higher than four. Only the Pac-12 is worse in the power six conferences.

Team

Conf.

Overall

Duke UNC Florida St. Virginia Miami NC State Clemson Maryland Va. Tech WF Ga. Tech BC

12-2 12-2 10-4 8-6 8-6 7-7 7-7 6-8 4-10 4-10 3-11 3-11

25-4 25-4 19-9 21-7 17-10 18-11 15-13 16-12 15-14 13-15 10-18 8-20

BIG EAST

Jae Crowder Marquette Golden Eagles

NAISMITH WATCH

14. Wichita State 15. Wisconsin 16. Michigan 17. UNLV 18. Louisville 19. Notre Dame 20. Indiana 21. Saint Mary’s 22. Florida State 23. SDSU 24. Creighton 25. Temple

STANDINGS

If you missed Saturday’s game between Kansas and Missouri you missed what was probably the best college basketball game of the year. On the heels of a 10-point win over Texas A&M Wednesday, KU fought back from 19 points down at home to win 87-86 in overtime with the help of 28 points and 12 boards from Thomas Robinson.

Davis may have taken a slight edge in the Player of the Year race after his Saturday performance against Vanderbilt, helping to continue the Wildcats’ undefeated SEC record by scoring 28 on 10of-11 shooting, gathering 11 rebounds and blocking 6 shots.

It was his 14th game this season with over five blocks.

1. Kentucky (31) 2. Syracuse 3. Duke 4. Kansas 5. Michigan St. 6. UNC 7. Marquette 8. Missouri 9. Murray State 10. Baylor 11. Ohio State 12. Georgetown 13. Florida

All Standings and Stats are up to date as of Feb. 28, 4:30 p.m.

Kansas Jayhawks

Granted the competition may have been a bit sub-par, but Crowder did work for Marquette on the road at West Virginia and at home versus Rutgers. The senior scored 53 points, tallied five blocks and snagged six steals as Marquette ran its winning streak to five games.

USA Today Top 25

Team Syracuse Marquette G’Town ND S. Florida Louisville Cincinnati Seton Hall UConn WVU St. John’s Rutgers Pittsburgh Villanova Prov.

DePaul

Conf.

16-1 13-3 12-5 12-5 11-5 10-6 10-6 8-9 7-9 7-9 6-10 5-11 4-12 4-12 3-13 2-14

Overall 29-1 24-5 22-6 20-10 18-11 22-7 20-9 19-10 17-11 17-12 13-16 13-16 15-14 11-17 14-15 11-17

BIG TEN Team

Conf.

Overall

Mich. St. Ohio State Michigan Wisconsin Indiana Purdue N’Western Iowa Illinois Minnesota Nebraska Penn State

13-3 11-5 11-5 10-6 9-7 9-7 7-9 7-9 6-10 5-11 4-12 4-12

24-5 23-6 21-8 21-8 22-7 19-10 17-11 15-14 17-12 17-12 12-15 12-17

BIG XII Team Kansas Missouri Baylor Iowa State Kansas St. Texas OK. State Oklahoma A&M Texas Tech

Conf.

15-2 12-4 12-5 11-5 8-8 8-8 7-10 4-12 4-12 1-16

Overall 25-5 25-4 25-5 21-8 19-9 18-11 14-16 14-14 13-15 8-21

PAC-12 Team

Conf.

Overall

Wash.

California Arizona Oregon Colorado UCLA Stanford Wash. St. Oregon St. Ariz. State Utah USC

13-3 13-4 12-5 11-5 11-5 9-7 9-8 6-10 5-11 5-12 3-13 1-15

20-8 23-7 21-9 20-8 19-9 16-13 19-10 14-14 15-13 9-20 6-22 6-23

Team

Conf.

SEC Kentucky 14-0 Florida 10-4 Vandy 9-5 Alabama 8-6 Tennessee 8-6 LSU 7-7 Miss. State 6-8 Arkansas 6-8 Ole Miss 6-8 Auburn 4-10 Georgia 4-10 S. Carolina 2-12

Overall 28-1 22-7 20-9 19-9 16-13 17-11 19-10 18-11 16-12 14-14 13-15 10-18

NATIONAL LEADERS Points 1. Reggie Hamilton, OAK 2. Damian Lillard, WEB 3. Doug McDermott, CREI 4. Shane Gibson, SHU 5. Gerardo Suero, ALBY

25.5 24.7 23.1 22.0 21.7

Rebounds 1. O.D. Anosike, SIE 2. Thomas Robinson, KU 3. Andre Roberson, COLO 4. Jamelle Hagins, DEL 5. Kevin Jones, WVU

12.9 11.8 11.4 11.3 11.0

Assists 1. Scott Machado, IONA 2. Kendall Marshall, UNC 3. Jesse Sanders, LIB 4. Vincent Council, PROV 5. Jason Brickman, LIU

10.1 9.7 8.0 7.3 7.1

Blocks 1. Anthony Davis, UK 2. William Mosley, NWST 3. Damian Eargle, YSU 4. C.J. Aiken, JOES 5. Eric Buckner, GAST

4.8 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.5

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BATTLED, from 14 on, as referees Terry Wymer, Ed Hightower and Larry Scirotto called a combined 43 fouls between the two teams.

Wisconsin finished 22-for-29 (75.9 percent) from the free throw line, while Minnesota was 21-for-29 (72.4 percent).

Both head coaches also drew technical fouls. Ryan’s came with 3:08 remaining in the first half, after no foul was called on a turnover by forward Ryan Evans. One play earlier, a foul had been called on Rob Wilson that resulted in two free throws for Minnesota’s Ralph Sampson III. “They’ve seen me like that in practice, I mean, once in a while. It depends on if I had a bad meal, or not, at lunch,” Ryan quipped when asked about his players’ reaction to the technical. “Boy, you know, if that’s what it takes, coaches would do that all the time.”

With the Badgers trailing by seven points at halftime, Taylor answered with a jumper less than two minutes into the second half to bring the Badgers within 23-18.

Taylor finished with a gamehigh 22 points on 4-for-9 shooting, including 3-for-6 shooting from 3-point range.

He also sunk 11 of his 12 free throw attempts.

After the two teams traded baskets over several possessions, the game was tied at 25-25 with 16:04 remaining. No points were scored by either side for nearly four minutes before a Rodney Williams layup put the Gophers up by two.

Williams finished with 11 points and nine rebounds, while guard Andre Hollins led Minnesota with 18 points.

Hollins shot just 3-for-12 from the floor, though he hit 10-of-

TECHNICALS, from 14 Brust to pull within seven.

After the break, Wisconsin continued to steadily chip away at the lead with Taylor and Evans combining for six early points, putting things at 25-22.

Then, forward Mike Bruesewitz drove toward the basket and slipped in a layup despite contact near the rim. Bruesewitz was initially called for

MCCUE, from 14 running back tradition at Wisconsin now appear more genuine than ever before.

“Like I tell recruits, ‘What better place is there for a running back than Wisconsin?’” Hammock said. “I feel the same way as a coach. What better place for a running back coach than Wisconsin?”

It sounds like a cheesy line to pump up the ego of a talented four-star running back, but it also reflects on the fact that Wisconsin is developing into and deserves to be a primary option for fleetfooted ball carriers across the nation.

Analysts and fans alike may point out that Wisconsin football has made its name on the run-heavy offenses that crank out 1,000 yard rushers every season. It’s no surprise, then, that a running backs coach wants to stick around at a school where he can laud every recruit with the powerful line that they could be the next Montee Ball, who rushed for 1,923 yards and a still hard-to-believe 39 total touchdowns this season.

In that view, one of the nation’s best up-andcoming college coaches

BEST, from 14 country and the world.

They can even offer scholarships to some of their athletes, a luxury that the UW Alpine Ski Team cannot afford, as they only have club status at the University of Wisconsin.

As a result, the UW Alpine Ski Team is forced to rely on its members to fund its twice-aweek practices and its competitions throughout the season. On the team website, they estimate that each of their members pay approximately $25 per week once practice at Tyrol

11 free throw attempts.

While the Kohl Center crowd was subdued for much of the first half — aside from Ryan’s technical — due to the lack of scoring, it was reignited after UW forward Mike Bruesewitz drove through the lane and appeared to sink a tough layup with contact. However, the call was quickly ruled a charge on Bruesewitz. After conferring, the call was changed to a shooting foul on Hollins, sending Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith erupting into argument on the sidelines.

“Who knows?” Smith said when asked for the clarification the referees gave him on the call. “To have the ball like that and change the call, are you kidding me? It’s a joke. It really is.”

With just under 12 minutes remaining, Smith was called for a technical foul after arguing a no-call by the officials. Taylor sunk both free throws and then nailed a 3-pointer after the Badgers inbounded the ball, building their lead to 32-27 with 11:30 remaining.

That once again energized the crowd, as the Badgers never relinquished the lead.

Their biggest lead came with the score at 44-34 with 6:49 remaining, though the Gophers did narrow the game to within five points with 18 seconds remaining.

However, Minnesota missed three of its final four free throws, allowing Wisconsin to rebound all the way from its dismal first half.

“Coach [Ryan] gave us a good speech at halftime, and we wanted to come back and bounce back,” Evans said.

“I’m just glad we got the opportunity to go out there and do it again.”

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It takes 2: Tennis duo strong pair With the rest of the team struggling, No. 1 doubles pair Bertha, Ask mark of consistency Sean Zak Sports Writer At this early stage, the 2012 season has been less than memorable for the Wisconsin men’s tennis team. A losing record and zero wins away from home rarely round out the recipe for success.

When stacked against quality competition, the Badgers have typically faltered, but the doubles team of sophomore Fredrik Ask and junior Billy Bertha has endured as the exception to that rule.

Through only seven matches of a 23-match season, the Badgers’ No. 1 slated duo has piled together a record of 6-1, recording just their first loss this past weekend at Minnesota.

Before falling to No. 32 Rok Bonin and Julian Dehn, 8-5, Ask and Bertha had produced six straight victories; all the while Ask was recovering from three weeks worth of sickness.

What is likely even more impressive is their ability to translate success while owning greatly contrasting profiles.

Ask weighs in at 165 pounds and stands 6 feet tall. Bertha, on the other hand, stretches to 6 feet 5 inches and nearly outweighs Ask by 30 pounds.

The differences do not end with their physical

a charge, but after the three referees huddled at the top of the key, they reversed the decision and U of M’s Andre Hollins was called for having a foot in the restricted area instead.

“I thought he was inside the circle; that’s kind of why I went up,” Bruesewitz said of his initial reaction. “I waited for them to hopefully overturn it. That was my third foul; I thought I was

going to be sitting on the bench.”

The reversal gave Bruesewitz a chance at a three-point play – which he fulfilled – and minutes later Smith was called for the technical.

“I mean, who knows?”

Smith said, when asked about what explanation he was given for the overturned call. “You don’t get one. You got a huddle like that and change the call. You kidding me?

turning down an NFL job only reaffirms that the Badgers boast one of the most recognized rushing traditions in the country.

However, with the jump to the pros, Hammock would have seen a significant pay increase and set himself up nicely for consideration for NFL offensive coordinator openings farther down the road. Instead, he chose to stick with a premier Big Ten program that continues to creep deeper into the national landscape and, much like Chryst in the past, wait for the perfect opportunity.

Loyalty to the school where he worked as a graduate assistant in 2003 and 2004 only carries so much weight in big-time decisions like whether to take an attractive job alongside NFL sideline giant Jeff Fisher. Ultimately, the decision for Hammock undoubtedly came down to “what is the career outlook of staying in Madison compared to heading for the Gateway Arch?”

Piling onto the evergrowing stack of evidence that Wisconsin is an alluring place for the top coaches in the country is that the Rams turned to

the Badgers in the first place when looking to fill a void on their own coaching staff. If UW was not building an elite program, NFL teams simply wouldn’t attempt to hire away its premier player developers.

John Settle, Wisconsin’s tailbacks coach from 2006-2010, was similarly lured away by the NFL’s Panthers to take over the same spot in Carolina, establishing a pipeline between Camp Randall and the pros in which Badger fans should take pride.

The threat of losing one of the few lasting sources of stability in Hammock may have been nothing more than a momentary scare for Wisconsin fans hoping for another Big Ten titleproducing 2012 campaign.

But, they must remember that even though such moments first appear to lack any favorable angle, these situations are an unfortunate effect of the glorious climb to college football’s peak.

Basin begins in December to cover various costs.

Still, the team is happy to stay at its club-level status, as it allows them to reach a wider group of people and build a bigger interest for their sport.

“It’s part of the mantra of the team that we want to accommodate everyone,” Dux said. “It’s really important for our group to be able to teach to all skill levels, whether they are beginners or high-end racers, just because a lot of times you get a better, more complete team from that.”

When one adds together all of the competition,

travel time, and practice time on top of their school work, it is easy to see that these student athletes are busy individuals, but they don’t seem to mind at all.

In fact, they seem to thrive on it.

“Practice is probably the best part of my week, just to get together with the team,” Frenz said.

“We’re always having a blast and helping everyone out with their skiing, or helping each other with schoolwork, or even just life.

“We have become a really close-knit group. We are a family.”

Convinced Hammock only stayed because he felt like he owed it to Bielema, or wanted the chance to guide Montee Ball to a Heisman this season? Let him know by tweeting @imccue.

frames, though. Ask is a sophomore from Oslo, Norway, whereas Bertha is a junior from Whitefish Bay, Wis., placing nearly 4,000 miles between their hometowns.

One difference that undoubtedly works in their favor stems from each of their biggest tennis assets, coincidentally related to their physique.

“We have different strengths and they match up good together,” Ask said. “[Billy] serves big and has power, and I have a good feel and good eyes for the game.”

In addition to playing styles, Ask is left-handed, which complements Bertha, who is righthanded.

Despite these distinctions, they maintain an important similarity in the fact that they consistently win doubles matches. For head coach Greg Van Emburgh, this is all that matters.

“We’re just looking for the best team that really communicates well together and gels well,” Van Emburgh said. “They’ve seemed to be able to get off to a strong start, so we’ve ended up keeping them together.”

Though Van Emburgh noted that the arrangement of Ask and Bertha as a doubles team can change “like the wind,” if they keep winning, they will definitely stay together.

“It’s a joke. It really is.”

Taylor went on to hit the two free throws, which gave UW a 29-27 lead and the Badgers were then given the ball back. Thirty seconds later, Taylor delivered a three-pointer that further leveled the Gophers.

Minnesota failed to immediately answer, and

Thus far, there are no signs of their winning ways being halted.

In just the past two weeks, the twosome has faced its highest competition, matched against multiple teams in the top 60 doubles rankings.

In consecutive days, Ask and Bertha triumphed over Clemson’s top doubles team, ranked 57th nationally, as well as Georgia Tech, ranked No. 2 in the nation. Succeeding over some of the best competition across the NCAA has brought the pair even closer as teammates.

“Playing with Fred for the first time, we had only played a couple matches, so we weren’t sure where our level of play was,” Bertha said. “But after we beat Clemson we felt like we were meshing pretty well, and once we beat Georgia Tech we realized what level we were at, so it felt good.”

Though currently unranked nationally, it may be only a matter of time before the team of Ask and Bertha has a number tagged to it. Two top 60 victories speak for themselves as opportunities are abounding within the remaining Big Ten schedule.

The conference lays claim to 12 of those top 60 teams, so the top Badger duo will certainly be tested.

Van Emburgh just hopes his players can keep a

when Wisconsin brought the ball back down the floor Evans hit a jumper that gave UW a 34-29 advantage with 10:42 remaining.

The Badgers cruised from there, outscoring the Gophers 36-22 in the half on 44.4 percent shooting, compared to Minnesota’s 25 percent clip.

mental edge regardless of any impending national recognition.

“I hope they can continue to play loose,” Van Emburgh said. “Obviously when you are not in the rankings you tend to play a little looser, and continue to have some success.”

In the rankings is where Ask and Bertha want to be, however, because competing in the NCAA doubles tournament is a shared goal between the two.

Only 32 doubles teams are selected to battle within the Big Ten against great teams such as Ohio State, Michigan, and Illinois.

Wisconsin will likely be searching for one of the even fewer at-large bids.

Both players agreed they are capable of advancing to the tournament.

“We dropped that one in Minnesota,” Bertha said.

“But going perfect in the Big Ten the rest of the way is a good goal. After that you try to make the NCAA tournament, and maybe see if we can become AllAmericans.”

With an abundance of aspirations, only time will tell for the success of Ask and Bertha as doubles teammates.

As far as the Badgers’ number one squad goes, the phrase runs true that opposites attract. These two opposites push the old adage aside, however, and attract success instead.

As may be expected, Ryan wasn’t as exasperated by the referees’ decision to overturn Bruesewitz’s “charge” as Smith was.

“We got a video at the beginning of the year that said the official that made the call – if he’s not sure – he can go ask another official,” he said.

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Badgers spar with Gophers to 52-45 victory, Taylor puts up 22 points

Officiating draws ire from both Ryan, Smith; each earned technicals in contest

Mike Fiammetta

Elliot Hughes

Senior Sports Writer

Sports Editor

If it were easy, it wouldn’t be a Big Ten conference game.

At least, that is how this season has unfolded for the Wisconsin men’s basketball team. Tuesday night, the No. 14 Badgers (22-8, 11-6 Big Ten) fought their way past a horrid first-half shooting effort en route to a 52-45 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers (17-13, 5-12 Big Ten) at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin shot just 4-for-21 in the first half (19 percent) and entered halftime trailing 23-16.

With the win, the Badgers are guaranteed at least a topfour seed in the conference, as well as a first-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament next weekend in Indianapolis.

The Gophers, meanwhile, dropped their sixth straight game, all but eliminating them from NCAA tournament consideration.

Following a rousing 63-60 upset victory at No. 9 Ohio State Sunday afternoon, Tuesday night’s game was Wisconsin’s third in six days.

Although head coach Bo Ryan denied the presence of fatigue in his players, the Badgers appeared to lack energy in the first half. In addition to the overall poor shooting effort, UW shot just 2-for-10 (20 percent) from 3-point range in the first half.

“Minnesota played hard and took certain things away and gave us certain things,” Ryan said. “They gave us some great 3-point looks — that’s happened to us three or four times this year, where you get

After Tuesday night, you probably won’t see any members of the Wisconsin men’s basketball team asking you to use your indoor voice at the Kohl Center.

In No. 15 Wisconsin’s (22-8, 11-6) 52-45 win over Minnesota (17-13, 5-12), both UW head coach Bo Ryan and his counterpart, Tubby Smith, were reprimanded by referees with technical fouls following questionable calls that took place during momentumswinging moments.

And it turns out the Badgers respond well to shouting.

“I think that’s just more of an indirect way of him telling us to get it going and he got the crowd into it too,” guard Jordan Taylor said of Ryan’s technical. “It helped a little bit and helped jumpstart us.”

With 3:08 left in the first half, officials handed down the foul on Ryan as UW was amid a field goal drought that began at the 12:34 mark and would continue until a minute and half into the second period.

Wisconsin shot 19 percent in the first half and committed five turnovers. Ryan, along with the Kohl Center audience, wasn’t particularly impressed with the performance

Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

Jordan Taylor went 11-12 from the charity stripe on his way to a 22-point performance against Minnesota. His performance marked his third 20-point performance of the year, one of which previously came against Minnesota in Minneapolis on Feb. 9. those looks and you just need to hit 33 percent of them, and you’re shooting pretty well. But when you shoot the percentage that we did — we weren’t getting any putbacks, [or] much inside — they did a good job of taking that away.”

Through the game’s first 10

minutes, both teams struggled to build much of a lead. A 3-pointer by point guard Jordan Taylor put the Badgers ahead 11-8 at the 12:34 mark, but Wisconsin then went the remainder of the half without converting another field goal Minnesota subsequently

built an 11-5 run over the next six minutes, culminating in a 19-13 Gophers lead that stayed unchanged for more than three minutes.

The game also reached a high level of chippiness early

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on the floor and several decisions by the referees had already drawn the ire of both.

Frequently, Minnesota had been running a full court press during the game and after Andre Hollins hit two free throws for the Gophers, it appeared the team wasn’t in position to run its game plan on the ensuing inbound.

Thinking advantageously, Ryan wanted his team to quickly fire off an inbound pass, but a Minnesota player had picked up the ball and held on to it along the sideline.

Intentional or not, it allowed the Gophers to arrange themselves, which infuriated Ryan.

“How can you run your press break when the other team’s standing out-of-bounds with the basketball?” Ryan said.

So he went to the ref: “I said ‘Isn’t that a technical?’ If we don’t get it in, they bring their guys down. Their guys were not ready to press at the time.

My feeling was it altered the flow of the game. I had an opinion and evidently I was wrong.”

The ruling energized the Badgers as well as the crowd, which poured out a crescendo of boos.

Wisconsin didn’t allow Minnesota to score any more points in that half after Hollins hit the two free throws that came from the technical.

About a minute after the ruling, and down 23-13, the Badgers picked things up and ended a 10-minute scoreless streak with two free throws by forward Ryan Evans, followed by one more by guard Ben

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Hammock’s fidelity to UW promising sign Ian McCue Right on Cue When Wisconsin running backs coach Thomas Hammock announced he would return to the Camp Randall sidelines next season, Bret Bielema & Co. avoided more than simply the hassle of interviewing and selecting yet another new coach.

Hammock — widely considered one of the Badgers’ top recruiters and one of the preeminent young position coaches in the country — was one of the candidates for, most likely, the same position for NFL’s St. Louis Rams. Although there is no official evidence that the former Northern Illinois tailback was offered the job, it seems quite likely that he was, since the Rams are still searching for a coach and CoachingSearch.com reported his interview went “very well.”

Many fans were already writing off the talented coach, who was one of just three members of Bielema’s staff from last season who would return in 2012, as an unfortunate byproduct of the Badgers’ notable success between the hash marks. With former UW offensive

coordinator Paul Chryst darting for Pittsburgh and carting former tight ends coach Joe Rudolph and former linebackers coach Dave Huxtable with him to the East Coast, the turnstile that was the Wisconsin coaching staff was one of Badgers’ fans top concerns this offseason.

The loss of Hammock would have only added to the worrisome turnover levels, but the coach’s renewed commitment to the Badgers further acted as a sign that Madison is no longer just a temporary stop on the route to the top but rather a final destination for nationally-recognized coaches. No longer is Madison known for the nostalgic playing days of Ron Dayne that garnered Wisconsin football national attention at the start of the 21st century.

Although both ended with tears sliding down the faces of UW’s stars in Pasadena, back-to-back Rose Bowls remain an undeniable sign of a top tier program. Hammock, who drew the Rams’ interest after serving just one year as Wisconsin’s running backs coach, clearly believes the Badgers will continue to expect BCS Bowl appearances and play accordingly.

After being hired last February, the Jersey City, N.J., native’s words on the strength of the

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Photo courtesy of Kerrin Burke Lahr

Senior Emily Duncanson turns past a gate in a slalom race Feb. 12 at Spirit Mountain in Duluth, Minn. Duncanson & Co. have earned a berth to the 2012 National Championships.

Alpine ski slaloming with nation’s best From green squares to black diamonds, UW club team qualifies for National Championship Nick Daniels Sports Writer There are many different outlets for an adrenaline junkie, but for the University of Wisconsin Women’s Alpine Ski Team, only the ski slopes can quench their need for speed.

The Badgers, who compete in the United States Collegiate Ski Association, qualified for the 2012 National Championships by placing 2nd in a regional qualifier February 18 and 19 at Marquette Mountain in Michigan.

The qualification marks the second time the Badgers have made it to the National Championships in the last three years, as the women’s team also qualified in

2010. This year’s National Championships will be held in Sunday River, Maine, from March 5 through 10. Six women — Brenna Murray, Becca Frenz, Kelly Karnopp, Olivia Raedeke, Emily Duncanson, and Britta Gjermo — will represent the Badgers on their quest for a National Championship.

While the Badgers are excited to have qualified, they know that the competition will be fierce and winning at the highest level will be difficult, especially because many of the teams they will compete against have much more experience with the types of hills that will be used during the National Championship.

“The courses out there are two to three times as long as what we get to race

on here in the Midwest,” head coach Dakota Dux said. “A lot of the racers from the east and the west are more acclimated to racing the longer course.

The [Giant Slalom] out there will be over 60 seconds, which is a long time to be working that hard.”

At the collegiate level, the sport of alpine skiing consists of two technical events, Slalom and Giant Slalom. Both events require the skier to make sharp turns around poles, or “gates,” at great speeds, while at the same time trying to complete the course in as little time as possible.

“It’s all about the speed,” sophomore Becca Frenz said. “There are a lot of mechanical movements

that go into the perfect turn, and so the people who are successful are the ones who can put it all together at one time, which is a lot to think about when you are going down a hill that fast.”

As of the 2012 season, the UW Alpine Ski Team, as a whole, consists of 39 men and women, a number that has risen steadily over the course of the last decade.

The team also boasts skiers of all skill levels, from beginners to experienced veterans, as past experience is not a requirement for the team.

Meanwhile, many of the teams outside of the UW team receive financial support from their schools, allowing them to recruit athletes from all over the

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