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Ward, SSFC clash over seg fee budgets Chancellor prepared to overturn student decisions for Wisconsin Union, Rec Sports Katie Caron Higher Education Editor University of Wisconsin Interim Chancellor David Ward has indicated he will likely overturn two budget decisions from the Associated Students of Madison segregated fee budget for fiscal year 201213. In a letter to Student Services Finance Committee Chair Sarah Neibart and ASM Student Council Chair Allie Gardner, both of whom approved the segregated fees budget within their own branches, Ward said he is prepared to overturn decisions made regarding the non-allocable budgets for Recreational Sports and

Wisconsin Union. “While we may differ on certain points within the budget, I am encouraged by our previous cooperation to continue to work together to obtain important student services with responsible segregated fees stewardship,” Ward said in the letter to Neibart and Gardner. Neibart said Ward’s likely decision is not a surprise to her, although she finds it to be unacceptable. Neibart said she and Ward will meet today, a required step in the budget-approval process so the chancellor cannot go ahead with any proposals without consulting student government again.

“[Wednesday] I will give the chancellor a chance to take back his proposals on the non-allocable budgets, which were completely inappropriate and unacceptable,” she said. Regarding the Rec Sports budget, Ward said in the letter he intends to accept the budget as it was presented by the group because the group has cooperated with an existing agreement. He also said he intends to support the proposed budget increase for “major building maintenance and repair.” A zero percent increase in Rec Sports’ budget would require the group

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Interim Chancellor David Ward will meet with key student government leaders today to further collaborate on the budget decisions. It is required that Ward consult student government again before moving ahead.

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Senior reflects on abrupt end to study abroad trip in face of massive revolts Lauren Tubbs Reporter The highly-charged political protests in Egypt during the beginning of 2011 had dramatic effects for the University of Wisconsin students studying abroad there when they received a phone call telling them it was time to come home. Julie Lindsey, the interim managing director of University of Wisconsin’s International Academic Programs, said that in January 2011, UW’s study abroad programs in Egypt were suspended because of the civilian uprising that took place in protest of the Egyptian government. “Based on the protest situation which escalated in January 2011, the U.S. State Department issued a Travel Warning for Egypt,” Lindsey explained in an email to The Badger Herald. “In light of this warning as well as escalating political unrest, IAP suspended its study abroad programs in Egypt.” Lindsey said she hopes for students like Dane DeVetter and all the students who desire to study abroad in Egypt in the future that the situation in the country will continue to improve and that the programs will be able to be reinstated. “IAP continues to monitor the status of Egypt as a study abroad program destination through multiple sources, as well as have stayed in contact with universities who currently have students in Egypt,” Lindsey said in an email to the Herald. “At this time, our programs continue to be suspended, but I am hopeful that things will

stabilize enough in Egypt in the near future allowing IAP to reinstate our programs.” DeVetter, a senior studying international studies, was one of the six UW students studying abroad in Alexandria, Egypt at the time of the call for suspension. DeVetter’s trip was ended when he and the other students were forced to evacuate Alexandria on Jan. 31, 2011. He had arrived in Egypt Jan. 8 and said he was excited to spend an entire semester abroad in a foreign nation, but his trip was cut short. Both Lindsey and DeVetter agreed

that, despite having to pull students from the programs in Egypt after less than a month, suspending the IAP programs was the right decision. “Each institution needs to assess what is best for their students and follow their institutional guidelines and procedures regarding students abroad,” Lindsey said. DeVetter echoed these sentiments and had experienced them first-hand. Having been in Egypt during the time of the protests, DeVetter said there was some uneasiness when the

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Reporter Madison’s City Council tackled multiple controversial issues, including those related to student representation on an alcohol policymaking committee, at a meeting that lasted long into Tuesday night. Early in the meeting, alders discussed a threeyear sunset date for a student representative from Associated Students

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En masse riots broke out in a revolt against the Egyptian government last January. Civilian protesters stole riot armor to protect themselves, though bystanding UW travel abroad students were sent home after authorities deemed it too dangerous for them to remain studying there.

A former aide to Gov. Scott Walker during his tenure as Milwaukee County Executive pleaded not guilty to all four felony charges of disorderly conduct in public office as part of an ongoing John Doe investigation Tuesday. Kelly Rindfleisch, Walker’s former deputy chief of staff in Milwaukee County, has been accused

Supreme Court justice asks colleagues to recuse themselves from discussion on conduct allegations Reporter Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser is asking that his colleagues recuse themselves in the consideration of the disciplinary case filed against him last week, a move that could put an end to the case entirely if successful. Prosser is accused of choking his colleague,

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Former aide pleads not guilty in probe

Prosser: review panel gives unfair disadvantage Camille Albert

of Madison serving as a technical advisor to the Alcohol License Review Committee. The council met to discuss whether to make the seat a permanent position on ALRC. The council did not approve the proposal, which was referred back to the Common Council Organizational Committee. CCOC will review the idea and decide if the position will be further discussed.

Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, during an argument they had last June. The Wisconsin Judicial Commission asked six justices to discipline Prosser last week. Three appeals court judges will hear the case and give input on the discipline to the Supreme Court. Prosser claimed Bradley charged him and he was simply defending himself.

Prosser does not believe any of the justices should sit on the case because all but one witnessed the incident. He said Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson and Dane County Sheriff’s detectives could potentially influence the justice that did not witness it. Donald Downs, UW political science professor and adviser to The Badger Herald, said

another reason Prosser would not want his colleagues to sit on the case may be because he will have to say personal things, which is hard to do with other people around. According to John Witte, a UW professor of political science, Prosser will not step down from the court unless he is absolutely forced. “He’s on the conservative side of the © 2012 BADGER HERALD

court and there will be enormous pressures from the conservatives to keep him there,” Witte said. Prosser will most likely be reprimanded for the incident, Downs said. He said he does not see any reason for harsher penalty than that because the incident was not a criminal offense. Witte said it is very unclear what will happen

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on four counts for doing campaign work and fundraising while remaining in her county job. The charges against Rindfleisch are part of a larger investigation, also known as a John Doe probe, into Walker’s previous administration, which has resulted in charges being brought against five former Walker employees.

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The Government Accountability Board has received a substantial federal grant that could help to increase voter turnout in to be held elections later this year. GAB, which oversees elections in Wisconsin, plans to use the $1.9 million grant they received earlier this month to simplify the process of absentee voting for Wisconsin residents who live abroad or are serving in the military. GAB spokesperson Reid Magney said the board applied for the grant through the Department of Defense’s Federal Voting Assistance Program, which is designed to help military and overseas citizens vote in U.S. elections. “The grant will allow us to build an online system through which service members can print off their absentee ballots and mail them in,” Magney said. Currently, the system works so that an absent citizen would have to contact their county office and request a ballot, which they would then have to receive and mail off again — all in time for the general elections. With the assistance of this grant, voters will be able to do everything but vote online, Magney said. The award is similar to the $2 million grant GAB received in 2008 from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to improve election data collection processes since it does not require state matching funds, according to a GAB memorandum from Tuesday. When asked about how this would affect the recall elections to be held later this year, Magney clarified the grant would not be put to use in time for the recalls, but the online system would likely be up and running for the general elections in November. GAB hopes the new system will allow service people overseas as well as abroad get them early enough to be counted, Magney said. Voter turnout is estimated to only increase by a few thousand votes. However, Magney emphasized the significance of the grant. “It may be a relatively small number, but it is very important that those serving overseas are given the opportunity to vote,” he said.

UW struggles with weather fluxes Air conditioning will begin to work in campus building in phases over several weeks Jane Milne Herald Contributor While people around campus have been enjoying the unseasonably warm temperatures outdoors, a problem has been posed for the University of Wisconsin’s indoor temperature maintenance. UW Facilities, Planning, & Management is in charge of cooling the 120 buildings on campus, and this early warm spell has posed a difficulty for controlling the temperature of the buildings around campus. Work on cooling the buildings usually starts in April as the normal cooling season is May 1 to Oct. 15. However, these tentative dates are subject to change based off of the weather patterns, according to a UW statement. Faramarz Vakili, associate director of the Physical Plant at Facilities, Planning,

ALRC, from 1 The position was first designed to provide a student perspective in ALRC and has been very productive for the past two years, Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said in an interview with The Badger Herald. The current University of Wisconsin chancellor or their designee also has a position on ALRC, Verveer said. The ASM member is to act as a sister position to the chancellor’s. The council also voted to approve the issuance of a request for proposals for an architectural and engineering design consultant for Fire Station No. 1 and the Fire Administration Buildings. “Generally we are looking to create a new Fire Station No. 1,” the city’s Director of Economic Development Aaron Olver said at the meeting.

& Management, acknowledges the difficulty associated with the presence of this unexpected early heat. “We are trying to do what we can with the premature weather. We have a priority system that we have started doing in the past two weeks,” he said. The 120 buildings cooled by the central chilled water system are not just cooled by the flick of a switch like in most household cooling systems, according to the statement. Chilled water is circulated through the cooling coils of several hundred air-handling units around campus buildings, and to chill the buildings these then push cool, conditioned air into occupied space, Vakili said. Because these coils are drained at the end of the cooling season, they need to be refilled when the cooling season begins again. This is done to

protect the coils from freezing in the winter season. This is a timeconsuming process, and is the reason why cooling takes between three and four weeks to complete, Vakili added. Vakili said the temperature is expected to drop in the next couple of days, which may slow down the cooling process in buildings even further. “There is still a possibility of ending up with cold weather. We do not want to freeze the coils. If the building is not needing cooling, we will not risk that,” he said. According to the Physical Plant Facility, the priority system is put in place to ensure a smooth transition from the heating and cooling system. It consists of four tiers. According to the tier system, buildings of the first priority include UW Hospitals and Clinics where life and safety is in

danger. Second priority is buildings and rooms that have animals or involve temperature sensitive experiments and essential server rooms. Vakili said Facilities, Planning, & Management has completed the first and second tier. The third tier, known as intermediate critical, is now underway, he said. This consists of buildings with sealed windows, high heat generating equipment and high occupancy fluctuation. Vakili said the final tier of priority is the least critical, and that the cooling process on this tier has not yet begun. This tier includes buildings with operable windows for ventilation that do not have temperature-affected experiments. Vakili says there have been some complaints about the heat in the past few days, but for the most part people have been understanding that this is a surprise.

It is likely that the city will have to partner with Hovde Properties, a real estate development company, or design the station itself, Olver said. The framework of the partnership with Hovde

with underground parking, Verveer said in the interview. They offered to expand their adjacent development to include the Fire Department on West Dayton Street and the Fire Administration Building on West Johnson Street. Olver said at the meeting that once the partnership is formed, the project will be brought back to City Council for further discussion. “We are asking you to essentially move this project forward,” Olver said. “I feel like it’s important that we get this going as fast as possible.” Both Fire Station No. 1 and the Fire Administration Building were constructed in the 1960s, Verveer said. A partnership with Hovde would expand development for a new facility. This was the first time council voted on the issue, and it was the first

step for the city to begin the selection process for potential architects, Verveer said. “This is a major undertaking for the city of Madison,” Verveer said at the meeting. “‘This is very much on the fast track with regards to planning.” The council also quickly voted to adopt the establishment of a glass-free zone for the West Mifflin Street area from 8 a.m. on May 5 through 6 a.m. on May 6 during the Mifflin Street Block Party. Verveer said in the interview this is an item adopted by the City Council every year for the Block Party, as well as occasions such as Freakfest at Halloween. There is an ordinance in Madison that allows the City Council to prohibit glass containers on city property, Verveer said. This includes streets and sidewalks. However, this can only be done if the time and location are specified.

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PROSSER, from 1 with this case. He said Supreme Court races used to be very low-key but have become more complicated as time has gone on. “Now these things are escalating into multimillion dollar contests and there’s a lot of outside money coming in,” Witte said. “That has led to a very divisive court. They don’t get along with each other and the politics are clear that it’s difficult.” The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Wis. receives lukewarm rating on abortion regulations Report shows state is in the middle for implementing pro-life laws, new legislation in line with more conservative states Sean Kirkby State Politics Editor After legislators passed bills modifying abortion restrictions and coverage last week, a new study shows a growing number of states are becoming more restrictive to abortion access and rights. The Guttmacher Institute, a group working to advance sexual and reproductive health rights, said in a study released last Thursday that 55 percent of all reproductive-aged women lived in a state “hostile” to abortion rights in 2011, a 24 percent

increase since 2000. “This has been a trend over the past decade, and it shows no signs of abating,” said Elizabeth Nash, one of the authors of the study. “All of this reflects the makeup of state legislatures that have become more conservative.” The study defined three types of states: “supportive,” which only enacted one restriction from a list of actions that the institute claims restricts abortion, “middleground,” which enacted two to three and “hostile” for those enacting four or

clinic 12 to 18 days later to confirm termination of the pregnancy. Susan Armacost, legislative director for Wisconsin Right to Life, said the report ignores the statistics of coercive abortions and said that if abortion advocates really cared about the welfare of women, they would support the legislation. She said abortions are still available for women and that to call this proposal hostile is a “bunch of bologna.” “How is that harmful to women? To give them

abortion conducted in person. The Wisconsin Legislature passed similar bills last week, including a bill restricting abortion coverage under health exchanges created by the federal health care reform act. Another bill requires that doctors perform a physical examination before administering an abortion-inducing drug. Doctors would have to inquire if the patient was being coerced or not, and the bill would also require a woman to return to the

more. It defined Wisconsin as a “middle-ground” state in both 2000 and 2011. Wisconsin was one of 35 states that remained in the same category. However, 15 states switched categories and each one, the study claims, became more restrictive. The list of abortion restrictions the study used included prohibiting abortion coverage in private health insurance plans and requiring an extended waiting period paired with a counseling requirement for an

more information and time?” Armacost asked. Armacost said many of the measures, such as providing pamphlets on abortion, requiring multiple visits as well as physical examinations and requiring doctors to ensure an abortion is not coercive, will protect the health of women and do not restrict abortion access. However, Nash said inperson consultation with more medical visits would make it more difficult for women to get abortions as they may have to skip work to make the appointments.

Concealed carry rule extension passes Sean Kirkby State Politics Editor Concealed carry licenses from other states will continue to be recognized in Wisconsin after lawmakers granted an extension for an emergency rule at a committee meeting Tuesday. The Republicancontrolled Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules gave the state’s Department of Justice an extra 60-day expansion in a bipartisan 6-4 vote to continue recognizing concealed carry licenses issued by other states through May 28. The administrative rule would have expired March 29. Brian O’Keefe, administrator for DOJ Division of Law Enforcement Services, said Wisconsin currently recognizes 29 states and two territories whose permit process requires similar background checks to those

EGYPT, from 1 Egyptian citizens began forming riot groups near the residence hall where he was living, which was a 25-minute drive from the campus of Alexandria University. “On the fourth night … we heard people yelling off in the distance and ran to a nearby balcony and saw a big group of hundreds of young people,” DeVetter said. “They were clad in Egyptian riot gear and had an armored police vehicle that they had taken over … they stopped in front of the dorm gates and were yelling for other students to join them.” DeVetter said the evacuation process was very sudden and happened quickly. First, he said, on Jan. 29, the students got a call saying it was time to leave the dorms because the security personnel at the dorms, who were few and ill-equipped, had decided to leave. DeVetter said he and some

the state’s permit process requires. O’Keefe said DOJ is asking for the extension to finish out the current permanent rules process after the committee last November made changes to training requirements for concealed carry licenses. “We couldn’t continue to look at things the same way with how we review the applications as far as training,” O’Keefe said. O’Keefe said DOJ has handed out almost 87,000 permits since the law was enacted last year and has received almost 100,000 mail applications for permits. Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, questioned parts of the emergency rule, which would not require the same training that Wisconsin requires for permitting as the rule only relates to background checks. “So, under reciprocity we

of the other students were at the local grocery store at the time of the phone call. The directions they were given were for some of the students to return to the dorms quickly and grab what they could and for the others to pay for the groceries and head to a new location. This new location was an apartment building a few blocks away that was considered safer. This quick move came with a cost, however. “We were in a big hurry, but we could have taken a lot more time,” DeVetter stated. “I was one of the few to go back [to the dorms], so I was trying to figure out what my friends wanted. I just hoped I wouldn’t forget anything too big, but we didn’t get a lot of our stuff back.” DeVetter said the students spent the night in the apartment and were told they would be heading to the airport to leave the next day. He added the trip to the airport in Cairo also caused some anxiety.

made last year, Scott said. However, Rep. Fred Kessler, D-Milwaukee, raised the question of whether the committee can vote on either of the measures since, as of Friday, neither party has a majority in the Senate. Because former Sen. Pam Galloway, R-Wausau, resigned on Friday, neither party holds a majority in the Senate, so the structure of committees will have to change to reflect that balance, Kessler said. He said if a Democrat replaced one of the three Republican senators on the committee, the committee may not have passed the emergency rule for concealed carry rule. However, Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, said during four previous times when neither party had a majority in the House, the makeup of the committee has not changed. He said because of statuary requirements,

require only background checks,” Risser said. “For state residency, we require background checks and training. So it’s true, is it not, that under this reciprocity agreement we’re letting people come from out of state and have concealed weapons without the training requirements that we have in Wisconsin?” The committee also approved an emergency rule giving the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission a 60-day extension to continue union recertification elections through June 11. Commission Chairman James Scott said the group needed the extension to complete recertification because it could not finish on time. He said 179 of 207 school district unions whose contracts have come due have pursued recertification. Unions will have to recertify annually under legislation

“We were expecting some caravan of SUVs or something to take us to the airport,” DeVetter said. “We ended up getting a tour bus, which we thought was a bad idea because we didn’t want to be obvious as tourists … but the ride out of town was smooth.” DeVetter pointed out a more positive note, saying there were very few times where he felt uneasy to be an American in Egypt during this period of political unrest. He told stories of how welcoming and friendly all of the local Egyptians, especially the Egyptian students, were and how helpful they were in his studies there. This was especially true of the courses he took in Arabic, Egypt’s native language. He was in two Arabic classes, one that focused on colloquial Arabic and another that focused on the standard version of the language, as well as an Israeli-Palestinian conflict course. He also had an

opportunity to learn about the global economy from a professor at the university. He said he also sharpened his language skills with the people he lived with. “I got to live with Egyptian college students, which was nice because they spoke Arabic with us all the time and helped us when we made mistakes,” DeVetter said. “The Egyptians were super accommodating and really nice people. I was even surprised by how many people said welcome to me in English.” But even though his stay was cut short, he said what he learned was worth it. “I chose the program in Alexandria specifically because I heard it was the most language-intensive,” DeVetter said. “Studying Arabic abroad is definitely a good experience, as well as learning to handle yourself in interesting situations … I would say to the students wanting to do this program to definitely go for it.” Despite DeVetter

WALKER, from 1 According to the complaints filed against Rindfleisch, a secret computer system was being used in Rindfleisch’s office for campaign emails. The maximum penalty for Rindfleisch’s felonies is six years in prison. Under current state law, it is illegal for publicly paid workers to raise funds, work on campaigns or use state property while working on their official responsibilities. Darlene Wink, who has also been charged in building the computer network, pled guilty Feb. 7 to two charges of soliciting political funds while working in a county office. Rindfleisch’s attorney, Franklyn Gimbel, announced the pleas Tuesday. Gimbel also requested to change the venue of the proceedings from Milwaukee County to Rindfleisch’s residence in Columbia County, held under Republican Deputy Attorney Jane Kohlwey. The hearing to discuss the change in venue will

take place March 30 because of the judge’s decision. Common Cause in Wisconsin Executive Director Jay Heck said he finds the investigation to be a “very serious matter,” and that the change in venue should not have an effect on the proceedings or their outcome. “Columbia County is just where she lives, but the facts will stand wherever,” Heck said. “It’s just a stalling tactic; I don’t think it will change the outcome.” Despite the presence of previous venue change motions, Heck also said he thinks such requests are not generally permitted for the general public and said because of Rindfleisch’s position, this is “just how the law works.” Although Walker has not been charged, Heck said Rindfleisch’s association with the Walker administration will affect the governor down the road. “Despite Walker and his staff ’s attempt to paint a rosy picture, the Rindfleisch case

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Members of the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules pass a resolution to extend a rule that validates out-of-state concealed carry licenses in Wisconsin, despite the variation in license requirements. the committee’s members are appointed until January 2013, and Senate rules probably could not overrule state statute. Co-chair of the Committee Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Wauwatosa, said because the hearing was posted before Galloway retired, it would not be

expressing the valuable experiences gained in Alexandria, he could not hide the major disappointment he felt during the evacuation process. He said these feelings were the worst during the 36-40 hours he and the other students spent at the Cairo airport, all of them waiting for their separate flights home. “I’m really bummed I had to leave,” DeVetter stated. “But as disappointing as it was, from the beginning when I knew we had to go there were emotions of ‘this really sucks’ … but on the other hand, this was an Egyptian domestic political issue, and I knew that we should probably leave.” Although DeVetter came home to Madison disheartened, he said he would encourage any student wanting valuable cultural experiences or strengthening of language skills — mainly Arabic — to study abroad to Egypt, not just for the studies, but also for the fun.

will affect the Walker administration, especially when going into a recall election,” Heck said. Heck said Walker’s decision to set up a legal defense fund is also suspicious because setting up such a fund is only allowed by those who are currently under investigation. University of Wisconsin Professor Donald Downs agreed with Heck and said the Rindfleisch case has political implications on the Walker administration and is unsure why Walker believes he is not targeted in this case. “This case definitely casts some shadows over Walker,” Downs, also an adviser to The Badger Herald, said. “Prosecutions are political themselves.” Currently, Walker has deferred all releases of information to District Attorney of Milwaukee County John Chisholm. It is unknown whether or not Walker has met with Chisholm. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

affected by the change. She added by statute the committee consists of five senators. “I don’t know how you are going to change that so we have two and a half, two and a half,” Vukmir said. “So based on that, no, I’m not going to give you half of Sen. Grothman.”

WARD, from 1 to reduce its budget by $245,000 because of an agreement the group must cover 50 percent of facilities projects, Ward said. As for the Wisconsin Union budget denial, Ward said the group made no error as it complied with a 2007 agreement signed by ASM and SSFC that addressed how to report to SSFC. He also said without the 3 percent proposed budget increase, the Union would have to reduce its budget by $330,000, which would result in a loss of service to students. Neibart said for both the Rec Sports and Wisconsin Union budgets, SSFC made its decision mainly because of a lack of transparency and information necessary to make a budget decision. She said the agreements Ward mentioned in his letter do not have anything to do with the need for transparency as to where proposed funds are going. Neibart added she has an appeal ready for the Board of Regents if Ward decides to officially overturn the budgets — which she said she believes will happen. “In no way was what I or SSFC [were] requesting outside of that agreement, so they’re a little off base on that one,” she said. “We just wanted more information. We gave both of them a chance to give us the information and they did not. However, I am confident that the Board of Regents will favor us.” Neibart said there were more verbal agreements cited by Ward than written documents, and these are not sufficient. In addition to his proposals for non-allocable budgets, Ward also expressed disagreements with the allocable budgets for the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group, Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlan and the Student Transportation Board. In particular, Neibart said his intent to veto a line item in the WISPIRG budget establishing a sunset clause for professional staff funding came as a shock to her and is inappropriate.

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Violence could be Miﬄin’s undoing Ryan Rainey Managing Editor Northwestern has Dillo Day. Illinois has Unofficial Saint Patrick’s Day. Indiana has the Little 500. In an especially obnoxious display of aristocracy, Virginia students drive to a horse track wearing seersucker and fancy hats to spend a day drinking at the Foxfield Races. The University of Wisconsin, in the truest display of Wisconsin exceptionalism, has the Mifflin Street Block Party. It’s the original springtime college party — a model for high-octane alcohol intake events that has tarnished Madison’s reputation for parents, strengthened it for many aspiring undergraduates and inspired envy among friends of Madison students who attend other Big Ten universities or UW System schools. But is Mifflin a seminal model for how a college party should operate? Absolutely not. In fact, the course Mifflin has taken for the last 15 years provides a case study in exactly what an event with large crowds of intoxicated young people outdoors in beautiful weather should not be. And on a periodic

basis, UW students return to negotiations with the city about the future of the party. 2012 is one of those years, and the negotiations appear to be failing again because they only continue to work along the divide between students and the city’s older residents. Traditionalists, or students who want to drink, want the event to stay as tumultuous as possible. They want to keep Mifflin within its “roots” of chaos that never existed in its original hippie incarnation. Grouches older than 30 want the event to completely cease to exist. The city and UW hate the party to the extent that Mayor Paul Soglin has threatened to end the event and the university refuses to come close to putting its smallest finger on any sort of musical sponsorship. The stories of Mifflinrelated stabbings, riots and sexual assaults are common knowledge for every University of Wisconsin student by now. But in another display of Wisconsin exceptionalism, we’ve turned a blind eye to everything that makes Mifflin a nightmare so we can continue to enjoy day drinking. Students were outraged after Soglin’s angry response to the event — which represented the overall views of the city — and some even seemed to think a near-death experience at Mifflin was not enough reason to shut down the party. Student leaders have the thankless job of trying to

bridge the gap between the friendly majority of partiers who just want to have a good time and the government officials who want to see Mifflin die because of the small minority of out-oftowners who have ruined everyone else’s fun. Believing in tent-revival temperance isn’t a precursor to realizing Mifflin’s current status is a blight on Madison as a whole. In any other city, or among any other student body, the noticeable outrage of the student body and the college town community in question after violence like last year’s stabbings would be impossible to ignore and lead to a complete reevaluation of the event’s security strategy. But instead, students appear to be afraid to even admit Mifflin’s drunkenness could be dialed down. This could be fatal for the party’s future. At the University of Connecticut in Storrs, a student died of his injuries from a beating at their Spring Weekend in 2010. Last year, the university announced it was prohibiting any off-campus visitors from coming to the university. The state troopers even came to ensure roads into campus were blocked. The reason? “Many outside the University have asked why UConn doesn’t simply ‘cancel’ the event,” UConn’s vice president for student affairs said in The Daily Campus, UConn’s student newspaper. “The truth is that if it were possible for UConn to do this, we would have

done so many, many years ago.” That sounds awfully familiar to Mifflin’s current situation. It’s a miracle UW and campus-area apartment complexes haven’t already prohibited visitors from Mifflin like they do for Halloween. But if Soglin says the word, Madison could find itself in a position remarkably similar to our friends in the much smaller Storrs. Unfortunately for everyone involved, Mifflin is the most impossible public policy issue with which the city deals on a regular basis. Budgets and union contracts look like rice and beans next to a political mole that has the potential to anger both the not-in-my-backyard old folks and the crucial “woo!” student vote. In the event of another disastrous party, Soglin is not going to listen to the whining of students who want to black out because that’s just what you do on Mifflin Street. In reality, what will ruin Mifflin is the perception of an attitude that plagues the student body’s insatiable need to be drunk at any cost. Yes, the party is fun, especially on a bright spring day. But claiming that it can’t exist in its pure form without a few changes is both ridiculous and untrue, and it could lead to a breaking point where we lose the event entirely. Ryan Rainey (rrainey@ badgerherald.com) is a junior majoring in Latin American studies and journalism.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Adidas proves need for collaboration We politely disagree with the March 14 opinion column by Sarah Blasky, Beth Huang and Taylor Marx in which they accuse Interim Chancellor David Ward of having disregarded shared governance. Their particular concern is a laudable one, namely the university’s current contractual dispute with the Adidas Group. The issue at hand is whether Adidas is in violation of the code of conduct and sponsorship agreements they signed with the University of Wisconsin as part of a licensing agreement, by not contributing to severance payments due workers at a plant in Indonesia. Sarah, Beth, and Taylor are also correct that the Labor Licensing Policy Committee, a UW shared governance committee, has requested that the chancellor put Adidas on notice that their contract will be terminated if they do not comply. Our concern is that they misinterpret the way that shared governance works at UW. It is not about the chancellor complying with shared governance committee recommendations. Shared governance is about cooperation and collaboration, and all shared governance committee recommendations are only advisory to the chancellor and, ultimately, the Board of Regents. While faculty, academic staff and students are vested in the development of institutional policy through shared governance, it is chancellors who

“shall be the executive heads of their respective faculties and institutions and shall be vested with the responsibility of administering board policies under the coordinating direction of the president and be accountable and report to the president and the board on the operation and administration of their institutions.” (Wis. Stat. sec. 36.09(3) (a)) Put in simple words, Ward reports only to the Board of Regents. The facts of the particular Adidas matter are that along the way, Ward or his staff have consulted regularly with the LLPC. We believe he has taken their concerns seriously. He has brought their concerns to other shared governance leaders including the two of us and the University Committee, the Academic Staff Executive Committee and the Associated Students of Madison, as well as the Board of Regents, who under state statutes have the ultimate authority to govern policy matters at UW and other UW System campuses. That is what shared governance is about — cooperation and consultation. Ward has pursued that path relentlessly on this issue. Reasonable people can disagree on strategy and tactics in complicated matters. Ward has chosen to pursue a path of mediation prior to one of putting Adidas on notice of contract termination. We agree this choice is a prudent one. It may avoid costly court battles, and it could result in the workers receiving severance payments through a cooperative

outcome. It does not preclude the termination choice if mediation fails. Ward has stated and restated his willingness to pursue that path if it proves necessary. At a broader level, it has been our repeated experience on a wide range of matters over the past nine months that Ward respects shared governance deeply. The fact is he consults with shared governance leaders, committees and representative bodies openly, repeatedly and collaboratively. The article’s accusation regarding his respect for shared governance is, in our view, unfair, and it is not representative of his leadership. Indeed, he is working hard at all levels of the institution to strengthen the commitment of UW, the Board of Regents and ultimately the state of Wisconsin to the practice of shared governance. We encourage the authors and the LLPC to find ways to deepen cooperation and collaboration rather than demanding compliance. We believe this is the only path to making shared governance work well for the UW. Bradford Barham (barham@ mailplus.wisc.edu) is chair of the University Committee and a professor of agricultural and applied economics. Heather Daniels (hdaniels@grad. wisc.edu) is chair of the Academic Staff Executive Committee and a senior administrative program specialist of the graduate school.

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Barring any last-minute entry by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, it is likely Kathleen Falk will be Walker’s recall challenger. But is she the best fit?

Falk not best pick for bipartisanship Zach Butzler Staff Writer With a gubernatorial recall election likely happening June 5, it’s looking more and more every day like Gov. Scott Walker will be facing off against former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk. There will be a primary, of course, but barring a last-minute entrance by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Falk is the likely choice. Although Walker’s opponent is basically irrelevant for a good chunk of the electorate who made up their minds a long time ago, I can’t help but be disappointed that Falk is the best Democrats have to offer. In polarizing times like these, Wisconsin voters aren’t looking for another ideologue. Anybody who goes up against Walker is going to have to give voters good reason to believe he or she will be able to put aside dogma and compromise to get things done for the state. By agreeing to sign a pledge to public sector unions that she would veto any budget that doesn’t restore their collective bargaining rights, Falk already showed she has little interest in compromise. Walker made the foolish claim he would bring the state 250,000 jobs. So far, he’s only about 244,000 short. It’s clear this recall election needs to be about jobs. Although I appreciate Falk’s passion for environmental issues, it’s a tough sell in tough times. Alhough there were certainly problems with the proposed Gogebic Taconite mining project in northwestern Wisconsin, the company’s remarks were alarming. According to a statement from GTAC President Bill Williams, the Legislature’s rejection of the plan — which would have created between 600 and 700 jobs for Wisconsinites — “sends a clear message that Wisconsin will not welcome iron mining.” Now more than ever, Wisconsin cannot afford to be seen as a state that’s unfriendly to business. I worry Falk would only exacerbate that perception by adhering too strictly to her beliefs in strong environmental regulations. Tied directly to her

strong regulatory beliefs is Falk’s record on taxation. In order to make up for Walker’s cuts to the Wisconsin Technical College System, she said last month she would raise taxes on multi-state companies. If we’re trying to create jobs for the state, it’s not the best message to send to businesses (ask Apple what they think about the corporate tax rate). And as Dane County executive, Falk raised Dane County residents’ taxes every year, 14 years in a row. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out how the Walker campaign is going to paint Falk. She is the epitome of every stereotype nonMadisonians have about our “77 square miles surrounded by reality.” In the immortal words of Jets linebacker Bart Scott, they “can’t wait!” If you’re a fan of divisive hyperbole, a Falk/Walker election should be right up your alley. If Walker is going to be successfully recalled, it will be because enough independent voters

As Dane county executive, Falk raised Dane County residents’ taxes every year, 14 years in a row. were won over by the opposition. Falk will undoubtedly have the support of most who signed the recall petitions, but I don’t see how she wins over folks in La Crosse who might not agree with everything Walker’s done but aren’t quite sure he deserves to be recalled. In my view, the recall process ought to be reserved for things like illegal actions or ethics violations, so unless any wrongdoing on Walker’s part emerges as part of the John Doe investigation, you won’t find me at the polls this June. Regardless, the prospect of a Walker/ Falk election should give pause to those of us interested in cutting through the cloud of toxic discourse that hangs over the Capitol. Part of the Falk campaign’s tagline is “Bringing Wisconsin Together.” Unfortunately, I worry she will only serve to push the state even further apart. Zach Butzler (zbutzler@ badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in journalism and political science.

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Classifieds SO to the return of terrace furniture! ASO to cougars - do you know how traumatic it is to see an apparent mother & son suddenly start making-out in public? there was at least a 25 year age diﬀerence and you’re in union south, yes I’m going to stare. SO to this city. Nothing better on a beautiful day than a jog to picnic point and an ice cream cone on the terrace. Oh wait. Yes there is. Day drunk on my porch with my tv watching march madness. Thursday... Your time will come. SO to the group of old dudes on the terrace yesterday. Especially the one who made up a song “I wanna roll, I wanna roll, I wanna roll a big fat doobie” which is now stuck in my head. I wanna be you someday. SO to chocolate pudding. ASO to myself for eating 3 cups of it today. Oh well. Worth it. ASO to the obese bug that committed suicide right in the middle of my forehead while I was biking SO to the people handing out beers in the elevator at Aberdeen!! Beer was cold, sun was out, the guy was hott! Come over sometime I

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ASO to the girl I saw wearing high heeled rain boots. It’s too bad natural selection doesn’t weed out awful fashion sense. HFMSO to ass. Ass ass ass ass ass ass ass ass ass. ASO to being shocked by my Mac charger when I tried to lick the peanut butter out of it. DASO to trying to lick it... seriously? How did I get into Madison? SO to the nice weather. Thank you for making the girls dress like girls again. ASO to my morals and my penis having conﬂicting interests...

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ASO to the blond snobby freshman walking up Bascom in wedges today. You seem to think you’re hot shit now that you’re in college, but you look like a fool. ASO to the Imperial March coming on my Pandora just as I pulled out the study guide for my midterm tomorrow. Well I’m fucked.

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THE BADGER HERALD PRESENTS HUMP DAY

Solid sex advice, from tip to shaft Sam Johnson Hump Day Columnist

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After a long hiatus and the loss of several founding members, indie-rock group The Shins returned to the studio to record its newest album, which was released yesterday. Although the album is ostensibly about the transition between life and death, it plumbs the thematic depths of far more interesting and unexamined topics.

Shins’ latest deeper than death In happy accident, ‘Port of Morrow’ stumbles onto unexpectedly meaningful territory Lin Weeks ArtsEtc. Editor One gets the feeling that The Shins were trying for a grand statement on their latest album, Port of Morrow. From the album’s arc — morose to uplifted and back again — to the coy title that seems right at home on a list of euphemisms with “the great beyond” and “the next adventure,” to the screw it, let’s just flat out say it lyrics on the titular finale like “Lady, look at your hands, get the angles right / Ace of spades / Port of Morrow / Life is death is life,” it’s clear the band is aiming to remark on death and afterlife. (If you need more evidence: The ace of spades is the Death card in tarot. Plus, that track ends with what sounds like 10 seconds of silence but is actually a very quiet whoosh when you turn up the volume.) But although The Shins miss that mark on most of the album, they accidentally stumble onto much more interesting — relevant ground, ground

that hasn’t been tread unceasingly since time immemorial. By accident, Port of Morrow succeeds as as an examination of the choices people make and the reasons they make them, even as it aspires to be something more grandiose. Unfortunately, the incidental subject matter doesn’t fit the musical tone designed for the intended theme. That aforementioned cycle — downtrodden to upbeat and back down — is a motif that informs the order of the songs, the lyrical conceits (remember: “Life is death is life”) and even the musical construction of individual tracks. The problem, though, doesn’t crop up until the relatively cheery middle section of the album. Toward the beginning, The Shins are right on point, blending smooth backing guitar with a little keyboard, some high-hat and snare and clear, calm vocals that are balanced down just enough to sound like they were recorded at

the end of a long narrow studio. The end is strong as well, with several tracks — “Taken for a Fool” comes to mind — that feature just a strummed acoustic and a southern accent short of country ballads. “Simple Song” is clearly meant to be Port of Morrow’s primary single, and it’s destined to succeed in that role. The Shins appear to have taken a leaf from Arcade Fire’s sheet music, crafting a song that’s triumphant and longing all at once. And it was probably a small step for the group to adapt the choral backing used in several of their previous albums to the swelling and arching melodies seemingly crafted specifically for a zoomedout shot of a beaten-up station wagon on the final leg of its indie-movie journey. Although that song will grab the ad royalties, the following track, “It’s Only Life,” is the star of the show. It’s in that song that the lyrics first begin to circumvent yet another examination of life and

death in favor of something deeper. If the lyrics “You’ve been talking for hours / You said that time will wash every tower to the sea / And now you’ve got this worry in your heart / Well, I guess it’s only life,” don’t put a sad smile on the face of every listener, well, that’s only because tetanus-related lockjaw remains a serious medical condition. There’s no experience more universal than staring up at the ceiling wondering what in the world is the right thing to do and how in the world to figure that out. It’s a sinking, longing feeling, and The Shins capture it perfectly through much of Port of Morrow, even if they don’t mean to.

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Legislation invasive, harmful Send message to Republican representatives: Stop writing laws on women’s bodies

Amie Kjellstrom Hump Day Columnist I can’t believe we’re already six months shy of the 2012 presidential election. While it’s tough to predict who the Republican nominee will be just yet, one thing’s for certain: If a Republican gets elected in November, women in the U.S. are seriously, seriously fucked. In response to the recent wave (tsunami?) of extreme-right wing policies dictating what a woman cannot do with her body, Soraya Chemaly wrote an outstanding article for the Huffington Post titled, “10 Reasons the Rest of the World Thinks the U.S. Is Nuts.” I want to summarize her work here because I believe it’s absolutely crucial that all women, especially women of reproductive age, are fully educated on exactly how Republicans plan to restrict women’s fundamental human rights if elected. Plus, this article is

“Making women carry still-born fetuses to full term because cows and pigs do.” Here, Chemaly is referring to Georgia Rep. Terry England’s recent bill proposing that women carry dead fetuses to delivery like some animals do. A mother of twins, Chemaly rightly points out that if one twin is a stillborn, carrying it to term not only endangers the other twin, but puts the mother’s life at risk as well. Here’s what pisses me off the most about this law: No law-proposing man will ever have to give birth. No male

Republican will ever have to decide, after months of feeling a child grow inside of him, whether or not to carry that child to term. But they insist on telling women that we can’t make that decision. What the fucking fuck?

“Forcing women to undergo involuntary vaginal penetration … with a condom-covered, six- to eight-inch ultrasound probe.” In response to a bill recently proposed in Virginia (and currently being considered in Pennsylvania) that would require a woman seeking an abortion to undergo a penetrative vaginal ultrasound, Chemaly argues that “trans-vaginal ultrasounds undertaken without a woman’s consent are rape according the legal definition of the word,” arguing that this “constitutes torture when used, as states are suggesting, as a form of control and oppression.” Torture and rape. Republicans are proposing to torture and rape women. Their own women. Their mothers, sisters, wives, daughters, friends, granddaughters and lovers. I agree with Chemaly when she points out, “Women have the right not

The head of my boyfriend’s penis is not that sensitive. Instead he prefers attention to be paid towards the base of the shaft. How normal/common is this? I will admit, this question has got me boggled, because this is not very common. This is really two questions in one — why is the glans (penis head) not so sensitive and why would there be extra nerves at the base? Although I don’t know why it would happen, his nerves just could be wired differently. For example, some dudes love having their nipples sucked on, some hate it and some don’t care either way.

Can you get HIV through oral sex? Technically, yes. But this is more of a “theoretical risk.” The CDC has very few documented cases of HIV transmission via oral sex and the fourth International Oral AIDS Conference estimated the risk to be .04 percent per oral sex act. The risk increases when the HIV-positive person is within the first six weeks of infection, when there are cuts, scrapes or gum irritation on the inside of the mouth and when there is a penis involved.

Can I get an STI from someone who is a virgin? Yes. Ever heard of a cold sore? Plenty of people have them, and they are not always transmitted via sexual contact. A cold sore is usually herpes simplex virus type one, and it is transferable to the genitals. Which means that someone who has a cold sore (or even someone who is prone to cold sores but not currently presenting with one, though this is much less likely) can transfer the virus to genitals during oral.

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one of the first I’ve read that cuts the bullshit and gets straight to the point. Chemaly begins her article by citing that women, as human beings, have the following human rights: the right to life, the right to privacy, the right to freedom, the right to bodily integrity and the right to decide when and how to reproduce. Next, Chemaly goes on to discuss, as the title reveals, 10 proposed laws governing women’s bodies that are literally unbelievable. She talks specifically about two bills that have made headlines recently across the country:

Sam here, refreshed and full of knowledge from a week in Minneapolis for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Conference. Some cool, random facts for you all: There is a new strain of drug-resistant gonorrhea on the loose and around one-fifth of young women who are treated for chlamydia will become reinfected within one year. Also, experts estimate that STI clinics miss most chlamydia and gonorrhea cases by neglecting to swab the throat and anus. Now on to your sex questions from the last week.

has about five calories in it, and most penises ejaculate just around one teaspoon at a time. Less than 5 percent of what is in the stuff is sperm, the rest is a mix of sugar, water, vitamin C, citric acid, enzymes, protein, amino acids and zinc. Now, despite as healthy all that sounds, please do not start using cum guzzling as a dietary supplement. The amount of vitamins is insufficient and there are only about 150mg of protein per splooge. An egg has six grams.

to be raped by the state.” Simply put, these laws, and the many others surrounding women’s human rights, are absurd. Fortunately, many Republicans have called attention to the horror of these laws by refusing to support any and all of the Republican nominees. But the craziest thing about the recent wave of laws restricting women’s rights, in my opinion, is the fact that millions of women support these men as presidential candidates. The bottom line: Both women and men need to be fully educated about just what the Republican candidates are proposing to do to women’s bodies when it comes time for us, collectively, to choose our next president. It’s absolutely crucial that we as voters are fully informed about these laws so that we can stand up to the men (and women) who are proposing, essentially, to torture and rape women, and then stamp that act with government approval. Amie is a senior English and international studies major. Send her your questions and comments at humpday@ badgerherald.com.

Many people with balls difference between an STD and STI? prefer light touches One stands for sexually with the finger pads transmitted disease and one stands for sexually or soft (!) grazing transmitted infection. with the fingernails. Both refer to the same things, but “STI” is the Easy, right? You can improved and also try simply holding newer, more inclusive term. or cupping the sack, “Disease” seems to imply a chronic condition, but because those little in actuality most STIs are guys really just want to curable, if not treatable. be snuggled and loved! So “STI” is actually a more clinically accurate When you are ready term. “Infection” is also for more, see if your intended to reflect the commonality of the partner enjoys gently issue — 19 million new squeezing or tugging STIs in the U.S., people! Plus, “disease” just sort of of the testicles. sounds intimidating and stigmatizing.

If this doesn’t affect his ability to give or receive pleasure, I’d say it’s no biggie. But if it bothers him or he suspects some kind of nerve damage, a visit to the urologist could be a good idea. Lastly, as always, communication is key. You two seem to have a good thing going, but would it be possible to ask him some more clarifying questions? Is this just his polite way of asking you to grab a hunk of cock from the base and squeeze or go down deeper? Does he find stimulation on the head irritating or truly just kind of blah? Is there another way he would prefer the glans to be sucked, stroked, or otherwise loved? Do report back if you find out!

What is the nutritional value of jizz? Why, are you on a diet? Just kidding. Semen has very little nutritional value. One teaspoon

I’ve heard that one should not neglect the balls. But I’m not really sure what to do or where to start. Never fear! Many people with balls prefer light touches with the finger pads or soft (!) grazing with the fingernails. Easy, right? You can also try simply holding or cupping the sack, because those little guys really just want to be snuggled and loved! When you are ready for more, see if your partner enjoys gently squeezing or tugging of the testicles. The next step would be a good tongue lapping — this can feel especially good in conjunction with a lubey hand job. A hint though — this all becomes easier during a state of arousal when the balls have that nice “tight” look. Send Sam & Amie your insatiable inquiries at humpday@badgerherald. com.

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FIAMMETTA, from 12 that Syracuse can throw at them. MF: In Syracuse, on campus, in the city, what’s the talk like about facing Wisconsin? Obviously, the Orange are the higher seed, the No. 1 seed, I think widely perceived to be the more athletic team. Are many fans familiar with the Badgers, do you think? ZB: I don’t know that they know a whole lot about them. I think they were happier to see Wisconsin than Vanderbilt

CLASH, from 12 susceptible — which fits neatly into Wisconsin’s offense. Just under 40 percent of Wisconsin’s shots this year have come from behind the arc with 36.2 percent of those shots connecting. But Syracuse’s defense is big and athletic enough to contend shots from outside and Wisconsin will have to remain just as alert. “You might think a shot is open but they’ll close quickly, so you just got to be ready for that — use shotfakes, ball-fakes,” said guard Josh Gasser, who averages 7.7 points per game and has a team-best 45.6 shooting percentage from three. Syracuse also is vulnerable on the offensive boards. The Orange has been liable to miss out on

STEADY, from 12 accounted for all 11 of UW’s bench points. Senior Rob Wilson missed all six of his shots and was scoreless despite his 23 minutes on the floor. Similarly, freshman Frank Kaminsky struggled to find his rhythm and missed all four of his attempts. It was a familiar story against Montana, as only two Badgers — Wilson and Brust — who left their seat on the sideline managed to create the some offense. Wilson, though converting on just one of his three

after everyone kind of had picked Vanderbilt as a team that could get to the Final Four and beat Syracuse, especially without Fab Melo. But I’m not sure that fans really know a whole lot about Wisconsin other than, you know, they’re just really hard-working, kind of a defensive slugfest, slug-itout kind of team. MF: Let’s say Syracuse, at the very least, makes the Final Four. Given everything that went on this season, where do you think this team would rank in Syracuse history?

ZB: Well, I actually wrote a column earlier this year that this team is right up there with the best that Syracuse has ever had. I think the only thing stopping them from being considered the best ever would be if they don’t win the national championship because then by default, it goes to the 2003 team that did win the championship.

defensive rebounds all year due to its defensive configuration. Back in the Round of 32, Kansas State, one of the better rebounding teams in the country, had more offensive boards, 25, than Syracuse had defensive, 23. In the meantime, the Badgers were a middling rebounding team in Big Ten play, coming out with a minus-0.1 rebounding margin. But although Wisconsin struggled to score against Vanderbilt’s 2-3 zone, the win might not have happened if not for two offensive rebounds by forward Jared Berggren and Gasser in the game’s last minute. Both boards gave Wisconsin a brand new shotclock and allowed UW to drain precious time. “You talk about zones

and offensive rebounds, those were two huge ones — Berggren and Gasser’s two rebounds that were able to get us another shot-clock reset,” associate head coach Greg Gard said. While the Badgers can count on more opportunities to put back second chances against the Orange, UW still needs to remain conscious of the way SU compensates via steals and blocked shots. “Any zone, that’s always kind of the Achilles’ Heel,” Gard said. “They do give up some [offensive rebounds] … but they also create a lot of havoc … shot blocking, they get a lot of offense out of their defense, jumping passing lanes, deflections, disrupting offensive flow. “There’s things they trade off for it but they’ve obviously gained a lot more than they’ve given up.”

attempts from beyond the arc, was 2-of-5 from the field and sunk all five of his free throws. Brust scored his only points on a late threepointer after the game was decided and picked up three fouls despite only seeing 14 minutes of play.

doing it while shooting an impressive 66 percent from the field over the two game stretch. While Taylor outscored the 6-foot-6 forward over the past two games, Evans proved more efficient with the ball in his hands as he continued to solidify his role as a great secondary scoring option to the Badgers’ senior point guard. Although his three-point shooting is still a work in progress, Evans went 2-for-4 from long distance against Montana and Vanderbilt on his way to scoring in double digits for the 14th consecutive game.

Player of the Week — Ryan Evans After leading UW’s scoring effort against Montana with 18 points and eight rebounds, Evans followed up with 11 points to go along with five rebounds against the Commodores,

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The Badger Herald | Sports | March 21, 2012

TOP SWEET 16 MATCHUPS (1) Michigan State vs. (4) Louisville Thurs., March 22, 6:47 p.m.

(1) Syracuse vs. (4) Wisconsin Thurs., March 22, 6:15 p.m. The Badgers have had four and five players score in double digits in their first two games respectively. It will take a similar effort to dismantle Syracuse’s suffocating zone defense even without Fab Melo in the middle for the Orangemen.

Michigan State has been a trendy Final Four pick for quite some time, but Louisville is quietly flying under the radar, especially after running the table in the Big East tournament. The Cardinals are dangerous, so Michigan State better be ready.

(1) Kentucky vs. (4) Indiana Fri., March 23, 8:45 p.m. One Sweet 16 pairing everyone was praying for was a rematch between the Wildcats and the Hoosiers, the latter of whom gave Kentucky its only loss of the regular season on Christian Watford’s buzzerbeating 3-pointer for the 73-72 victory in Bloomington.

NUMBER OF THE WEEK

The number of 15th seeded teams to walk away with stunning victories over their second-seeded counterparts. Norfolk State took out Missouri 86-84, and Lehigh dispatched Duke 75-70. Madness!

NATIONAL RANKINGS AP Top 25 1. Kentucky (61) 2. Syracuse (1) 3. Missouri (2) 4. UNC (1) 5. Michigan St. 6. Kansas 7. Ohio State 8. Duke 9. Baylor 10. Florida State 11. Marquette 12. Murray State 13. Michigan

14. Wisconsin 15. Georgetown 16. Indiana 17. Louisville 18. Wichita State 19. Creighton 20. Vanderbilt 21. New Mexico 22. SDSU 23. UNLV 24. Saint Mary’s 25. Florida

TEAM OF THE WEEK

Deshaun Thomas Ohio State Buckeyes

Green showed off his entire repertoire against 16th seeded LIU Brooklyn. The senior forward, who is the first MSU player since Magic Johnson to average 15 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists per game for the Spartans, notched a triple double with 24 points, 12 boards and 10 assists in Sparty’s 89-67 win.

NAISMITH FINALISTS 1. Thomas Robinson, F, Kansas 17.7 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 1.9 apg 2. Anthony Davis, F, Kentucky 14.3 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 4.6 bpg 3. Draymond Green F, Mich. St. 16.3 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 3.9 apg 4. Doug McDermott, F, Crei. 22.9 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.1 apg

CONFERENCE POWER RANKINGS Big Ten — The Big Ten flexed its muscles in the second and third rounds of the NCAA tournament, going a combined 9-2, with four teams reaching the Sweet 16, backing up its status as the best conference in college basketball.

Big East — The Big East got a jump on the field with the most bids into the tournament, but it has still showed well thus far with four Sweet 16 teams to match the Big Ten. The Big East also had three teams fall to lower seeded opponents.

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Norfolk State’s Kyle O’Quinn (10) unexpectedly led the Spartans to an 86-84 upset victory over second-seeded Missouri in the NCAA tournament. Who’s next?

Leaders, glue needed to advance Brett Sommers Statistics Editor At this point most of us, probably all of us, can admit that the next Nostradamus does not walk among us. Of course in reference to everyone’s brackets that have been busted by now, if somebody has picked an entirely correct bracket to this point, a line is probably filing outside his or her front door waiting to ask whether the world will truly end in 2012. And ain’t it grand? As much as we all check our brackets game by game, especially through those first two manic days of the tournament — hoping for the mythological perfect bracket — it would be pretty boring if pickby-pick went according to plan. If someone “knew” that Norfolk State and Lehigh were going to pull upsets over number two seeds Missouri and Duke, respectively, that would really ruin the moment of 2012 being the first tournament year with two 15 seeds advancing. The unpredictability, the fickle games that lower seeds win every year is what keeps us all coming back for more. Nobody saw Kyle O’Quinn of Norfolk State or C.J. McCollum of Lehigh causing the fits they did. In fact, commentators couldn’t stop gushing over O’Quinn’s 26 points and 14 rebounds, incredulous of the fact that no one outside the Spartans offered him a scholarship. McCollum’s 30-point, 6-rebound, 6-assist outburst nearly left Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski speechless, saying, “[Lehigh] had the best player on the court tonight in McCollum. He’s been their player of the year, and he’s really one of the outstanding players in the country. You could see why tonight.” The first four-day stretch of the tournament — six, if you count the round one play-in games — all led to this, the elimination of 52 teams and an essentially new bracket. Cue the Sweet 16. And now with the field of 16 preparing for another hotlycontested four days, more than ever, teams will look to rely on the players who have gotten their respective teams this far and try to squeeze a few more ounces of talent out of their quieter players to help push them over the top, just like O’Quinn and McCollum

Big 12 — The Big 12 lost a power in Missouri in its opening-round game to Norfolk State, but Baylor and Kansas have been able to hold off the field thus far. Both face potential Cinderellas in the next round — almost midnight? SEC — The SEC gets bumped up a spot after two strong, yet possibly misleading wins by Florida and cruising victories by Kentucky. Alabama lost a heartbreaker to Creighton and Wisconsin’s defense proved too tough for premier Vandy shooter John Jenkins.

ACC — Duke laid a major egg for the ACC and if it weren’t for upstart NC State, the ACC bids remaining would already be narrowed to one, North Carolina.

14. Michigan 15. Georgetown 16. Saint Mary’s 17. Indiana 18. Louisville 19. Wichita State 20. Creighton 21. Florida 22. New Mexico 23. SDSU 24. Vanderbilt 25. UNLV

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

14-2 13-3 12-4 9-7 9-7 9-7 8-8 6-10 4-12 4-12 4-12 4-12

31-5 27-7 25-10 22-10 24-12 20-12 16-15 17-15 16-17 13-18 11-20 9-22

BIG EAST

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Draymond Green Michigan State Spartans

1. Kentucky (30) 2. Syracuse 3. Missouri (1) 4. Michigan St. 5. UNC 6. Kansas 7. Ohio State 8. Duke 9. Murray State 10. Baylor 11. Marquette 12. Florida State 13. Wisconsin

ACC

Not the lowest seed to advance to the Sweet 16 ((13) Ohio), but the Wolfpack had more impressive wins over San Diego State and Georgetown. NC State is peaking at the right time after losing on a gamewinning shot in the ACC tournament to North Carolina. Kansas up next. Rock Chalk!

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(11) North Carolina State Wolfpack

Thomas has become the leader of the Buckeyes, above Jared Sullinger and William Buford. The sophomore forward is averaging 20.2 ppg and 7.7 rebounds in his last 10 games, most impressively scoring a career-high 31 points against Loyola in the second round of the NCAA tournament and 18 more against Gonzaga in the third.

did in their opening round. Here’s a look at half of the field. Kentucky: POY candidate Anthony Davis is the easy choice for who the Wildcats relied on most, but his biggest contributions come on the defensive end, where all of Coach Calipari’s players play well. If Kentucky wins the national championship, it will most likely come from the contributions of Marquis Teague. The freshman guard has averaged 18 points and 5.5 assists per game for Kentucky in the tournament after averaging just 9.4 points and 4.8 assists prior to the Big Dance. If he can keep up those numbers, Kentucky will be almost as impossible to stop. Wisconsin: Everybody knows the Badgers wouldn’t be anywhere near the Sweet 16 without Jordan Taylor. Then again, opponents know that too. Expect doubleteams galore on the Wisconsin star from now on, after he torched Montana and Vanderbilt. With that, someone will need to execute when Taylor kicks to the open man. After the win against Vanderbilt, Wisconsin will continue to rely on steady contributions between Mike Bruesewitz and Ben Brust. In the two games prior to the tournament, neither scored a single point but after two games in the tournament have registered 32 points. This production from the role players must continue if Wisconsin hopes to continue dancing in Boston. Indiana: Interestingly enough, the Hoosiers will be forced to navigate the waters of the tournament without a senior leader a la Kentucky, having lost Verdell Jones III to an ACL tear in the Big Ten tournament. Likely, the responsibility will fall on the shoulders of freshman forward Cody Zeller, who led Indiana in points (15.5) and rebounds (6.5) this season. The Hoosiers really need sophomore guard Victor Oladipo to step up, especially to get past Kentucky. Oladipo has been relatively invisible his last five games (7.2 ppg) after averaging 15.6 points per game in seven previous contests. Syracuse: Not often is a reserve relied on to win games, but Syracuse’s Dion Waiters is the Orange’s best player. In his last five games, Waiters is averaging 17.8 points per game off the bench. Kris Joseph and Scoop Jardine get a lot of the fanfare as seniors,

but forward C.J. Fair will need to contribute inside, especially with the loss of Fab Melo. Michigan State: Is there any need to say more than Draymond Green? The guy has breathed life into MSU all season, working in wondrous ways. Need proof? Check out his triple-double against LIU-Brooklyn. As far as finding a Robin to Green’s Batman, the Spartans have an array of talent waiting to be utilized, and junior forward Derrick Nix is the beast to get it done. Listed at 6-foot-9, 270 pounds, Nix is a load on the block that many teams can’t match up against. Averaging 14 points per game in the tournament, Nix allows Green to play the perimeter when needed to stretch the defense. North Carolina: Harrison Barnes just became the de-facto man for the Heels with Kendall Marshall breaking his wrist, as sophomore guard Reggie Bullock must step up in the absence of the injured UNC point guard. He’s only scoring 8.7 per game, but with Marshall’s absence, Bullock must score in double digits if UNC hopes to reach the Final Four. Marquette: Jae Crowder, Big East Player of the Year, somehow still manages to fly under the radar and is killing teams every game. Averaging a ridiculous 21 points and 14.5 boards in the tourney, if someone doesn’t find a way to slow him down, Marquette could win it all. Darius JohnsonOdom is already a star, so some offense from Madison-product Vander Blue would be nice. Blue has only scored 12 points in the tourney, and any significant contributions from him would really hinder opposing defenses’ ability to focus on Crowder or DJO. Ohio State: The casual fan would expect Jared Sullinger or William Buford to be the names of the man who has taken the Buckeyes to this point, but it’s not. Sophomore forward Deshaun Thomas is in beast mode right now and shows no signs of stopping. The perfect complement to Thomas has been all-world defensive point guard Aaron Craft, but lately Craft has found his offensive rhthym. Against Gonzaga, Craft scored 17 points, doubled his average and dished out 10 dimes. When Kraft is on his offensive grind, it’s hard to imagine OSU losing.

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There might be no bigger story in the NCAA tournament right now than the status of North Carolina’s star point guard Kendall Marshall. Averaging over 10 assists per game in the tournament, Marshall suffered a fractured right wrist Sunday in the Tar Heels’ 87-73 win over Creighton. Marshall underwent immediate surgery in the hopes that by placing a pin in his wrist he may be ready to play in North Carolina’s next game against Ohio. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has been crowned champion again, this time not on the gridiron. The Warhawks trailed by 18 points at one point in the second half but rallied to defeat Cabrini 63-60 Saturday night. The national championship is the third in program history and the first since 1989, a team that included current Whitewater head coach Pat Miller. The Warhawks finished the season with a 29-4 record.

After a year in which head coach Steve Lavin missed much of the season due to health concerns and St. Johns failed to make the NCAA tournament, the Associated Press released a report saying Big East Rookie of the Year Moe Harkless has decided to apply for early entry to the NBA draft. Harkless was second on the team in 15.5 points per game and first in rebounds with 8.5 per game.

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

Conf. 17-1 14-4 13-5 12-6 12-6 12-6 10-8 9-9 8-10 8-10 6-12 6-12 5-13 5-13 4-14 3-15

Overall 33-2 27-7 22-12 24-9 26-10 22-14 28-9 19-14 21-13 20-14 14-18 13-19 18-16 13-19 15-17 12-19

BIG TEN Team

Conf.

Ohio State 13-5 Mich. St. 13-5 Michigan 13-5 Wisconsin 12-6 Indiana 11-7 Purdue 10-8 N’Western 8-10 Iowa 8-10 Minnesota 6-12 Illinois 6-12 Nebraska 4-14 Penn State 4-14

Overall 29-7 29-7 24-10 26-9 27-8 22-13 19-14 18-17 20-14 17-15 12-18 12-20

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

Conf. 16-2 14-4 12-6 12-6 10-8 9-9 7-11 5-13 4-14 1-17

Overall 29-6 30-5 29-7 23-11 22-11 20-14 15-18 15-16 14-18 8-23

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

14-4 13-5 13-5 12-6 11-7 11-7 10-8 7-11 7-11 6-12 3-15 1-17

23-10 24-9 24-10 23-12 24-12 19-14 22-11 20-14 16-16 10-21 6-25 6-26

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SEC Kentucky 16-0 Florida 10-6 Vandy 10-6 Tennessee 10-6 Alabama 9-7 Miss. State 8-8 Ole Miss 8-8 LSU 7-9 Arkansas 6-10 Auburn 5-11 Georgia 5-11 S. Carolina 2-14

Overall 34-2 25-10 25-11 19-14 21-12 21-12 20-14 18-15 18-14 15-16 15-17 10-21

TOURNAMENT LEADERS Points 1. Deshaun Thomas, OSU 2. Jake Cohen, DAV 3. Jamaal Franklin, SDSU 4. Rob Jones, SMC 5. Tu Holloway, XAV

24.5 24.0 23.0 23.0 23.0

Rebounds 1. Pierce Hornung, CSU 2. Jae Crowder, MARQ 3. T.J. Robinson, LBSU 4. Rob Jones, SMC 5. Clint Chapman, TEX

17.0 14.5 14.0 14.0 14.0

Assists 1. Kendall Marshall, UNC 2. Scott Machado, IONA 3. Phil Pressey, MIZZ 4. Oscar Bellfield, UNLV 5. Draymond Green, MSU

10.5 10.0 8.0 8.0 8.0

Blocks 1. Anthony Davis, UK 2. Anthony Marshall, UNLV 3. Andre Drummond, CONN 4. Clint Chapman, TEX 5. Erik Etherly, L-MD

4.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0

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Online: UW entering tough Big Ten play Wisconsin women’s tennis seeks first conference finish above .500 in Fleishman’s four years.

Style clash awaits UW in Sweet 16 Orange’s 2-3 defense could pose tough test for Badgers Elliot Hughes Sports Editor

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If Wisconsin hopes to beat Syracuse’s 2-3 zone, players like Josh Gasser will need to make shots from the outside. Gasser currently shoots a ridiculous 45.6 percent from downtown.

Part of the fun in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is the pairing of teams that do not often see each other, creating unique matchups and the clashing of one league’s brand of basketball versus another. The last time Wisconsin crossed paths with Syracuse was in 1999, and the time before that: 1927. Now, both teams are to face something not often seen in their respective conferences. Over the course of Bo Ryan’s 11-year tenure at Wisconsin, the program has become notorious for its patient, halfcourt offensive strategy, which feeds into the Big Ten’s image as a slow-paced and low-scoring conference. Meanwhile, Syracuse’s 2-3 zone defense is a signature

of head coach Jim Boeheim and it serves as a starting point for its faster, full court length offense often seen in the Big East. And on Thursday, the two trademark methods of Ryan and Boeheim will clash for the first time. The No. 4-seeded Badgers (26-9) have not seen a defense quite like that of No. 1-seeded Syracuse’s (33-2), even though UW has already faced opponents that have switched in-game from manto-man to zone. Wisconsin faced a 2-3 zone in the closing minutes of its victory against Vanderbilt last weekend in the Round of 32 and struggled to penetrate near the rim, “settling” instead for three-pointers, according to guard Jordan Taylor. “They (Syracuse) force people where they want them to go and I think when you back down from that and go back into a shell … that’s when they kind of impose their will on teams and get their way,” Taylor said. “You just have to stay aggressive

and keep attacking them. “You have to be able to penetrate the zone.” But the Orange’s zone is more kinetic than most. “Some zones are more compact, more stationary,” assistant coach Gary Close said. “This one tries to make things happen for them offensively so it’s very aggressive.” Syracuse’s defense is an especially thievish one, standing at third in the nation with 9.4 steals per game and second with a plus5.8 turnover margin. The Orange like to quickly turn their takeaways into scoring opportunities in transition, too. And they also happen to be third in country with 7.1 blocks per contest. Like Wisconsin being replete with potential shooters, the Orange have light fingers all across its roster and Dion Waiters is a prime example of the size and depth Syracuse has at its disposal. The 6-foot-4 guard doesn’t even start for the Orange but leads the team

with 65 steals on the year. The Orange have five other players with between 31 and 49 steals and only three have started regularly this season. Four of them are forwards standing 6-foot-7 or 6-foot-8 and the other is a 6-foot-4 guard. “They’re the [No. 3] team in the country in steals and you don’t think that’s going to happen with teams playing a zone ‘D’,” Close said. “That’s how aggressive they are; that’s how long they are, athletic they are, how well they anticipate.” That Wisconsin plays a more methodical game, dedicated to finding the best possible shot, may help the Badgers from getting their pockets picked by the Orange. UW has protected the basketball as well as anyone this year, posting nine turnovers a game, good for second-best in the country. A 2-3 zone defense is more geared toward protecting the rim and leaves the perimeter

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Grades: Steady defense key in tournament run Ian McCue Associate Sports Editor More than a week after March Madness launched, many Badger fans were left feeling surprisingly pleased with their team’s performance through the first two rounds. With the 60-57 victory Saturday, the Badgers now have a date with the Syracuse Orange in the Sweet 16 to earn a coveted spot in the Elite Eight for the first time in seven years. Prior to knocking off Vanderbilt, Bo Ryan’s squad routed its first round opponent, 13th-seeded Montana, in 73-49 fashion. After stringing together two of its better performances of the year, UW will attempt to take down a deep and talented Syracuse team that will be playing without 7-footer Fab Melo, the anchor of its vaunted

2-3 defense. Offense — 4 of 5 The Badgers displayed typical inconsistency, shooting the ball with a great performance against Montana and a rather unremarkable one against the more athletic Commodores. Sinking 52.6 percent of their shots from beyond the arc and just under 48 percent from the floor against the Grizzlies, Wisconsin’s hot shooting allowed it to build a comfortable lead early and score an uncharacteristically high 73 points. Against a veteran Vanderbilt team, a team-wide effort left UW with a less impressive 41.8 percentage from the field and 30.3 percent clip from threepoint range. Five Badgers ended in double figures — Jordan

Taylor led with 14 — in a game where forward Mike Bruesewitz scored at least 10 points for the first time since a Feb. 4 loss to Ohio State. Wisconsin’s swing offense operated smoothly against an overmatched Montana defense, with Ryan Evans leading the charge with 18 points. Taylor complimented Evans’ offensive performance with 17 points of his own, going 6-of-10 from the field and 3-for-5 from long distance. Defense — 4.5 of 5 Despite boasting a pair of seniors in John Jenkins and Jeffery Taylor who average 19.9 and 16.1 points per contest, respectively, Vanderbilt’s two stars were held to just 22 points combined at The Pit. In one of their best defensive efforts of the year against a deep, quick Commodores backcourt, Wisconsin limited its opponent to an ice-cold 26.3 conversion rate from beyond the arc and 43.5 percent from the floor. A team that, much like the Badgers, often lives and dies by its threepoint shooting, the SEC Tournament champion’s long-range shooting was more than 12 percent

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Shooting 66 percent from the field, Ryan Evans has put up 29 points for the Badgers through their first two games of the NCAA Tournament. below its season average. In their first-round matchup with the Grizzlies, the Badgers’ defensive numbers shone even brighter, as they limited the Big Sky Conference champions to just 49 points in the contest. Wisconsin — who ranks top in the nation in scoring defense, surrendering an average of 52.9 points — never allowed Montana to build a rhythm shooting the

ball. En route to keeping the Grizzlies below 40 percent shooting from all areas of the hardwood, forward Jared Berggren recorded seven blocks, setting a Wisconsin record for most blocks in an NCAA tournament game while anchoring a Badger defense that won the battle on the glass by a 37-21 margin.

It was a rather unremarkable stretch among bench players for a team often criticized for its lack of depth, as the Badgers received only 22 points from the bench in the two games. Although streaky guard Ben Brust hit two critical three-pointers that helped battle off a surging Vanderbilt late in the second half, he

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Q&A: Syracuse editor on UW Mike Fiammetta Mike’d Up Although the Wisconsin Badgers have played two of their most impressive games of the season in the NCAA tournament, they’ll face arguably the year’s toughest competition in the Sweet 16. Thursday night, the No. 4 seed Badgers face the top-seed Syracuse Orange in Boston, where Wisconsin will be looking to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since the 2004-05 season. Madison has grown accustomed to hard-nosed, electric play from their Badgers so far in the Big Dance, but the Orange present an entirely different sort of

beast. With a long, athletic roster that excels at the 2-3 defense, Syracuse thrives on keeping opponents off the scoreboard. But Syracuse has its faults. Starting center Fab Melo was suspended for the duration of the tournament due to academic issues, leaving the Orange without a player who averages nearly three blocks per game. To get a glimpse of Syracuse’s view of this intriguing Sweet 16 matchup, I talked to Zach Brown of the Daily Orange. Below is a Q & A from my conversation with Brown on topics ranging from how Syracuse has rebounded from losing Melo to if head coach Jim Boeheim’s job was ever really in danger. Mike Fiammetta: Obviously, the loss of Fab Melo was the story for Syracuse entering up. To sum up, how have they dealt with his loss?

Zach Brown: Rakeem Christmas and Baye Keita are the two guys who have kind of replaced him. Against Kansas State, Rakeem Christmas played probably his best game of the season. He had eight points and 11 rebounds against Jordan Henriquez, who’s Kansas State’s 6-foot11 center. So everyone was kind of worried about how Rakeem would respond without Fab, who was the Defensive Player of the Year in the Big East, but Christmas kind of gave everyone hope and showed, you know, SU might actually be fine moving on through the tournament. MF: Strictly on the court, how much of a different team is the Orange without Melo? ZB: Well, they lose kind of their best shot-blocker, obviously. That’s why he was Defensive Player of the Year. Offensively, he didn’t contribute a whole lot. It’s

like they gave him the ball in the post and said, ‘Ok, Fab, do what you can do here.’ He got most of his points off of alley-oops and pick-and-rolls and stuff like that, or put-backs. So it’s not a huge effect on the offensive end, but he definitely could’ve [been] a much bigger influence. MF: In your mind, how do Syracuse and Wisconsin match up? ZB: I think it’ll be an interesting game because, obviously, both teams really thrive on the defensive end. It could be something where the first team to 50 or 60 [points] wins the game. I think from what I’ve seen of Wisconsin, SU has a lot more athleticism, so I’m interested to see how Wisconsin’s defense — which has been really good all year — matches up with Deon Waiters’, Scoop Jardine’s and Kris Joseph’s

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