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MPD: Zero tolerance at Mifflin party Following last year’s safety issues, police will strictly enforce all city regulations Leah Linscheid City Life Editor Madison city officials, University of Wisconsin students and Mifflin neighborhood residents considered multiple presentations concerning safety issues for the

upcoming block party at a meeting Tuesday night. The meeting, hosted by Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, featured presentations by the Madison Police and Fire Departments on how Mifflin Street residents can promote safety at their respective parties. MPD Lt. David McCaw stressed that city ordinances will be enforced at the block party and the department expects compliance from students. “The mantra from the Police Department will be

Other commonly cited tickets include a $177 fine for underage drinking, a $429 fine for possession of a fake ID and a $177 fine for urinating in public. MPD Sgt. Tony Fiore discussed the issues of hosting parties on Mifflin Street during the block party and said the department writes citations averaging $1,500 per resident for a house party. He added hosts of house parties at the block party may receive “amnesty,” which would greatly reduce

100 percent compliance, and that’s what we’re expecting from the people who come to Mifflin this year,” McCaw said. “All ordinances and issues will be addressed accordingly.” McCaw also provided estimates for the most commonly cited tickets at the Mifflin Street Block Party, including a $303 fine for open containers on the street, sidewalk or other public property; a noted change from last year’s event that permitted party-goers to drink in the streets.

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enforcement citations to the hosts, by calling MPD to disperse the party if it has gotten out of control. “If the party has gotten out of your control, you need to make a choice, and one of those choices is to call the police and have them safely disperse the party,” Fiore said to residents of Mifflin Street. “I can’t promise that there won’t be any enforcement, but certainly any enforcement that comes out of your residence will be considerably less.” Associated Students

of Madison Legislative Affairs representative Maria Giannopoulos said city officials are advocating starting the block party at a later time in the day to lessen drinking and subsequent dangerous activity. She added students have the responsibility of ensuring the future of Mifflin by promoting a safe event this year. “Last year Mifflin did not go over so well, and we want to re-brand that and

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Students, community members gather on campus to push back on racial inequalities Tess Keegan Herald Contributor In light of widespread public attention and outcry over the shooting deaths of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin of Florida and 20-year-old Bo Morrison in Slinger, Wis., earlier this month, members of the Madison community gathered on Library Mall Tuesday to push for racial equality. A crowd of about 150 students, teachers and community members joined together in support of Martin and Morrison and to spread awareness about their views on the issue of social inequality in relation to both cases. Martin, an African American, was shot and killed Feb. 26 by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, who has not been charged or arrested in the case. Zimmerman claimed self defense, though police reports show Martin

was unarmed and carrying only a bag of skittles and an energy drinking while wearing a hooded sweatshirt. Morrison was killed in Slinger after a homeowner found Morrison hiding on a back porch. Adam Kind, the man who fatally shot Morrison, was not been charged in the shooting. At the speak-out event, University of Wisconsin junior Tiffany Schroeder said Morrison was a close friend of hers, and she has felt frustrated as she feels the media has portrayed Morrison as a “young black criminal.” She described the “baby Bo” she had known since age nine, and shared anecdotes of Morrison and his calming qualities including “giant bear hugs.” “I never thought it would be like this. What has happened to Bo and Trayvon

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Christine Bohm, a friend of Bo Morrison, a Wisconsin teenager who was killed while intruding in a house in Slinger, Wis., asks rally attendees to consider the merit of the state’s Castle Doctrine law.

Like many other powerful objects, books have become the object of scrutiny by the Department of Corrections in Wisconsin. Most bibliophiles could attest to the strength of a book by means of its content, but the DOC has applied a different meaning. Regulation on these everyday objects has increased in state prisons over the past several years, out of concern they could be used to conceal weapons or illegal substances. Wisconsin Books to Prisoners Project, a group that operates out of Madison’s Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative, seeks to address this very issue. “We think, ‘What could be less

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Wisconsin Books to Prisoners was started in 2006 as a way to serve inmates asking for book donations. It now operates out of Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative on Gilman Street. threatening than a book?’” said Elizabeth Severson, a Madison retiree and Wisconsin Books to Prisoners volunteer. The group aims to place books directly in prisons, in accordance

with the institutions’ safetyoriented restrictions, Severson said. Inmates in Wisconsin prisons are restricted to 25 reading materials in

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Courts will redraw maps after INSIDE legislators deny special session Ilona Argirion Herald Contributor A federal court will draw the district lines for two Assembly districts after legislators decided against holding a special session to redraw the maps. On Tuesday, three federal judges ruled to redraw election maps for two Milwaukee Assembly districts. In doing so, the court ordered the state and the groups suing it to deliberate in the coming days and to try to reach an agreement on how to reconstruct the borders.

If a consensus cannot be reached, both sides will have to file competing maps for the court to consider by next Tuesday, according to the court order. Senate Republican Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, and Assembly Majority Leader Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon, said in a joint statement the court has affirmed 130 of 132 districts and every congressional district the Republican Party drew is constitutional. “We will work with the Department of Justice to submit

an alternative map that ensures the 8th and 9th districts meet the constitutionality already met by the rest of the districts,” they said in the statement. According to Andy Janssen, spokesperson for Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa, D-Milwaukee, a representative for one of the districts affected by the change, Republicans have refused to come back into session to fix the violations of the Voting Rights Act as it pertains to the two districts.

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Highlighting her personal experience with the decades-old fight in Uganda, a member of Invisible Children spoke to University of Wisconsin students Tuesday about the Kony 2012 campaign and the efforts of the Invisible Children organization to end the war that has been occurring in central Africa for 26 years. The discussion, led by Oyella Jane, a member of Invisible Children who was visiting the United States for the first time, followed a screening of the “Kony 2012” film that has been circulating the internet en masse. The screening and following discussion was sponsored by the UW chapter of Invisible Children. The event featured a group of roadies from the Invisible

Children headquarters who are crossing the country to distribute the “Kony 2012” film and spread awareness of the campaign, which is aimed at educating Americans and others around the world about guerrilla military leader Joseph Kony who captures children in Uganda and kills their families. Jane is currently a college student in Northern Uganda, and she said her higher education opportunities would not have been possible without scholarships provided by Invisible Children. She started the discussion by sharing a story of her own experience with the Lord’s Resistance Army and Kony. Born into the 26-year long conflict, Jane lost part of her family to violence in Uganda and she herself was a victim. “I was ambushed by the rebels and I took a bullet in the back, but I survived,” she said. Since then, Kony has moved from Uganda into surrounding countries in central Africa. Jane explained that “with Kony gone, we’ve seen peace and

we’ve seen freedom.” Now that she has seen peace for her country, Jane said she wants all other countries to have peace too. This is the purpose of the Kony 2012 campaign, she said. While Kony is no longer in Uganda, he is still at large. The campaign seeks to create awareness of the crimes Kony commits and encourages young people everywhere to place pressure on their representatives to stop the injustices he has caused, she said. “Let us all agree that Joseph Kony is bad and must be stopped,” Jane said. After her speech, Jane and the other members of Invisible Children answered questions from the audience. When asked about how the people of Uganda responded to the “Kony 2012” film, Jane said many people were frustrated with Kony and strongly supported the cause of Invisible Children. She said Ugandans “welcome any supporter and any effort to stop Joseph Kony.” UW sophomore Bonnie Johnson said she found it

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Oyella Jane, a Uganda native who was shot by the LRA, asks American students to stand with the Kony 2012 campaign intended to capture the leader of the army, which is made up of kidnapped children. helpful to hear the stories of someone who had experienced the conflict firsthand to weigh in on the campaign. “I didn’t know the opinions of the people of Uganda about Invisible children and Kony before this,” she said. UW sophomore Maia Wahlberg had similar thoughts about the discussion, and said she had heard a

lot of skepticism about the movie and was pleased Jane addressed some of that. Members of the UW chapter of Invisible Children also discussed the upcoming event “Cover the Night” on April 20, which they said is a concentrated effort to spread the message of Kony 2012 by plastering the campus and city with posters as well as writing letters to congressmen.

John Doe documents target more Walker aides 7 former associates subpoenaed, expert says could serve as ‘road map’ for who next targets will be in elusive probe Sean Kirkby State Politics Editor Newly released documents show the court involved in an ongoing John Doe probe into Gov. Scott Walker’s tenure as Milwaukee County executive subpoenaed the public files of multiple employees and also contain online chat transcripts where employees discussed future career aspirations in Walker’s administration. According to the court documents, on Aug. 15, 2011, the court involved with the John Doe proceedings issued subpoenas for the personnel files of seven employees, including Walker’s former spokesperson, Fran McLaughlin. The seven subpoenas were also for three former

employees who face criminal charges, including Kelly Rindfleisch, who served as Walker’s deputy chief of staff in Milwaukee County. The recently released documents also include a series of transcripts of online chats between chief of staff Jim Villa and Rindfleisch soon after she became deputy chief of staff. In a March 30, 2010 online chat, Rindfleish said “fran” was reviewing campaign press releases. “And then I got fran highlighting all the mistakes in the press releases that the campaign does,” Rindflesich said in the transcript. Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause in Wisconsin, said that this would be illegal if done on county time and that it

would be “stealing” from the taxpayers to do campaign work in a government office. In the transcripts, Rindflesich and Villa also pictured the kinds of jobs they would get once Walker became governor. Rindfleisch told Villa she decided he “needed to be Secretary of Commerce.” “You can do that for 3 years and then transition into the private sector with a very lucrative job,” she said in one chat message. In subsequent messages she added, “and I can be your [executive assistant], you can pay me well. I’ll stay through a transition and then go to the private sector.” In a transcript for a March 28, 2010 set of online messages, Villa said he thought Walker was thinking

INEQUALITIES, from 1 are extreme tragedies,” she said. “These boys need justice. We must not focus on the past; we must focus on the here and now. We must do what we can to make sure these young men haven’t died in vain.” Christine Bohm, a friend of Morrison who attended the party in Slinger on the night of his death, expressed her feelings regarding the Castle Doctrine, which presumes people using deadly force against intruders are justified

of him as an executive assistant for the Department of Administration or the governor’s office, depending on if Walker won the governor’s race. Heck said the subpoenas show several higher staff members who could face charges, such as McLaughlin, who now works as a spokesperson for the Milwaukee Police Department. “It’s an interesting road map of where the investigation could be headed,” Heck said. However, the political implications of the investigation and whether it would have an effect on a potential recall election Walker faces remains in question. University of Wisconsin life sciences

regardless of if the illegal trespasser is armed. She said she feels the law circumvents a due process of law for the Morrison case. “What this law does is give the next person in this situation the idea that killing is lawful and acceptable. It’s barbaric; it’s inhumane,” she said. “In both cases, these laws seem to have protected the wrong person. That’s 100 percent failure.” Savance Ford, a 17-year-old African American student at Madison West High School, attended the rally and said he felt shocked upon hearing of Martin and Morrison’s killings. Ford said his mother has not allowed him to go out alone in the past two weeks, despite their neighborhood’s safe reputation, for fear of violent discrimination because of his age, gender and race. Jessica Kirstein, a graduate student at UW, cited the American Legislative Exchange Council as a

communication professor and expert in public opinion Dietram Scheufele said it would depend on whether or not Democrats focused on the John Doe probe as one of two or three main issue in their campaigns. He said Democratic gubernatorial candidates are eventually going to have to decide on two to three key issues. He called this process priming, where a candidate selects and runs on key issues to get the voters to think about in the voting booth. While he said this could be one of the issues Democrats focus on, the Democratic Party is still struggling to choose the issues they will focus on in the campaign, partially because they have not decided on a candidate.

prominent force that is affecting social legislation across the country, including the Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law and Wisconsin’s Castle Doctrine. “It is not coincidental that the same organization (ALEC) who wrote the legislation for “Stand Your Ground” in Florida, and the Castle law in Wisconsin is the same organization that wrote the noxious Arizona immigration law,” she said. She urged those in attendance to consider this a divergence by the organization to obscure the problems involving unequal distribution of wealth and power, and that attendees need to pay attention to who is influencing government. America and its democracy. Everything stands exposed.” - The Associated Press contributed to this story

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Election officials conflicted on recall financing rules Michael Kujak State Legislative Editor Election officials said there are still gray areas in what regulations for campaign finance will be in place for the upcoming recall elections during a meeting Tuesday morning. Government Accountability Board Director Kevin Kennedy and Mike Wittenwyler, attorney at Godfrey & Kahn and a University of Wisconsin Law School professor, led the panel in discussing the complexities of the upcoming elections and taking questions from lobbyists. Wittenwyler, who is often

consulted by lobbyists to help them understand campaign election law, said he thinks of recall election funds as three separate pots. The first pot is donations occurring during the recall petition gathering and review process, he said. Unlimited contributions can be given during this time to the groups collecting and reviewing signatures, but that period ends this Friday. The second pot is the recall special election pot. The special election pot, starting Friday, will allow individuals to make donations of up to the $10,000 limit. Wittenwyler added that individuals donating to this

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group will not have to worry about recent donations made to the third pot: the governor’s 2014 reelection fund. In this particular set of circumstances, Wittenwyler said there was also a new hypothetical fourth pot, the recently formed defense fund by Gov. Scott Walker. “This fund can only be formed under a unique circumstance,” Wittenwyler said. “In Wisconsin, in the event of being investigated or charged for campaign finance violations, you can create one. It also says if your agents are being investigated, you can create one.” Under the GAB’s interpretations of the

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MAPS, from 1 He said it is not up to any member of the Legislature to implement changes and the court will draw the lines in consultation with the plaintiff and defense attorneys. Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Executive Director Mike McCabe said with the recall elections on the horizon, it is important to note that the border controversy will not affect them. He said the recall elections will be conducted under the old political boundaries. “The federal court has issued an injunction barring the Government Accountability Board from implementing the maps, but how long that injunction is in place is up to the court,” McCabe said. “GAB had been operating under the assumption that the new maps would be implemented for this fall’s elections. That may be up in the air now because of the court injunction.” Every 10 years, states must draw new congressional and legislative districts to

MIFFLIN, from 1 make sure Mifflin is as safe as possible this year,” Giannopoulos said. “People throwing parties and people that are attendees are the people that brand what Mifflin is.” According to McCaw, MPD will also focus on concerns that visitors from outside Madison contributed to safety problems during last year’s block party. He said officials compiled a list of arrests of students from neighboring colleges, and MPD will email these colleges to update them on changes to the event, including the open container ban.

“The mantra from the Police Department will be 100 percent compliance.” Lt. David McCaw MPD

City officials and students began Mifflin Street Block Party discussions earlier than normal this year to better facilitate strategies to avoid last year’s safety concerns, including the stabbing of two UW students. “Given the circumstances of what happened at last year’s block party, we felt it was important to engage the neighborhood early and often as we plan toward this year’s event,” Verveer said.

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account for ever-changing shifts in population. Consequently, this may give one party an advantage over the other, Janssen said. He said since the Republican Party was in the majority when the Legislature drew the maps last year, some claimed the borders were unfairly determined. The challenges were originally brought up by a group of Democrats and the immigrant rights group Voces de la Frontera. Parts of the redistricting plans passed by the Legislature were ruled to have violated the VRA by diluting the voting powers of Latinos in two Milwaukee Assembly districts. The new boundaries must comply with the applicable provisions found in the VRA, the U.S. Constitution and the Wisconsin Constitution. Based on the rules detailed in the VRA, borders must be redrawn for the two districts so the 8th Assembly district has a Latino citizen voting age population of at least 60 percent, according to the statement.

the recall, a lobbyist or contributor would then be able to donate to the office holders who end up running again. Wittenwyler and Kennedy debated what the statutes imply and how much a contributor could give for several minutes before Kennedy said he would release a statement clarifying the GAB’s official position on the matter in the next two days. Kennedy also addressed several other election issues, which he said are starting to be decided on in court. Voter ID has been enjoined for now and a federal court decision has been handed down

on redistricting, pending complication in the 8th and 9th districts. The signature review process for the recalls, according to Kennedy, is also finally wrapping up. He said the upcoming confirmation of the four senators is just a formality after decisions made last week, and the governor and lieutenant governor’s is close to finished. “There will be recommendations [Friday] to certify the two recalls for the statewide offices,” Kennedy said. “We’ve finished the entire review except 4,000 signatures from the lieutenant governor, which should be done today.”

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statute, Wittenwyler said if a contributor wanted to give money to the defense fund, he or she would have to donate to the 2014 reelection campaign and then, with the contributor’s permission, the donation could be transferred. However, Kennedy said he disagreed with Wittenwyler’s characterization of the recall election pot and the 2014 reelection pot. “The way I see this, any contributions you have made since Jan. 1, 2011 to incumbents is counting toward the next election, whether that is the recall election or 2014 reelection,” Kennedy said. Kennedy said after

Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney has a solid lead in the Republican presidential field while a neck-and-neck race for the Wisconsin governor’s seat continues, according to polling released Tuesday. When matched up against Gov. Scott Walker in the most recent polling by the Marquette University Law School, none of the Democratic candidates currently declared would beat the governor. However, several of the candidates come very close, even within the poll’s margin of error of 3.8 percent. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who has not yet declared candidacy but is expected to make a final decision in the coming days, came the closest, receiving 45 percent of the vote to Walker’s 47 percent. Walker led Kathleen Falk 49 percent to 45. Falk’s spokesperson Scot Ross remained optimistic over the polls. “These polls show the more people are getting to know Kathleen, the more they see her, the more they like her as the best candidate to beat Gov.

Walker,” Ross said. When compared to polling from last January, the percent of people who are unsure of their favorability of Falk dropped from 56 percent down to 50 percent. In the polling, the governor also led Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma, 49 percent to 41 percent, and Secretary of State Doug La Follette trails 49 percent to 42 percent. Also included in the poll were potential matchups in the Democratic primary. Barrett led the way with 36 percent, with Falk coming in a close second at 29 percent, and La Follette and Vinehout trailing with 8 percent of the vote. However, these standings could change as 17 percent of the voters still remained undecided over the Democratic primary candidates. The polls also tracked the GOP presidential primary election occurring April 3. University of Wisconsin political science professor and director of the polling project Charles Franklin said while the polls do show Romney in the lead, a clear favorite has not emerged. The polling had Romney

leading the presidential race, receiving 39 percent of the vote, with Santorum closely behind him with 31 percent of the vote. “Romney seems to have now gained the upper hand,” Franklin said. “Regionally Romney has been doing well, and most of Santorum’s support is based in the South.” Texas Congressman Ron Paul, who will be visiting campus Thursday, came in third place, receiving 11 percent of the vote, and former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich came in last with 5 percent of the vote. Twelve percent of the voters remain undecided. Franklin said Romney’s ability to hold the lead is an interesting turn of events after a similar poll in February showed Santorum with the lead with 34 percent of the votes. However, Franklin said it was likely a result of the February poll being released right after several impressive Santorum victories in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado. The polling also showed how candidates would fare against President Barack

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Obama. The president polled higher than any of the GOP candidates. Romney polled the closest, receiving 43 percent to Obama’s 48 percent. Obama also led Santorum by 12 percent and Paul by 10 percent. The final segment of the polling on the elections asked voters planning on voting in the Republican primary what quality was most important to them in a presidential nominee. The top choices were strong moral character at 32 percent, experience at 30 percent and being a true conservative at 14 percent.

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Miﬄ in needs ASM members ﬁght loan debt more structure In February 2011, when the budget repair bill threatened the wages of our University of Wisconsin educators as well as the university budget as a whole, students and educators activated en masse. Their goal: to put a stop to what they deemed an attack on their institution and their education. Thousands walked out of classes in a coordinated attempt to show that students, when united, can effect great change. The Associated Students of Madison Student Council supported the walk-outs because they believed this act of civil disobedience was symbolic of student power and what it could accomplish for our campus. The Associated Students of Madison still believes this. The United States Student Association Legislative Conference brought together students from around the country to unite on issues that affect us on a national level. Through cooperation, we can succeed on a far greater level on our own campuses. It is for this reason that Student Council unanimously approved sending students to this conference. At the five-day conference in Washington, D.C., the individual stories spoke the loudest, particularly those of students greatly affected by student loans.

The UW delegation heard from people suffering from the decision to pursue higher education in pursuit of their dreams. The suffering hit home for our delegation because UW students have more student loan debt than the national average. Higher education is an investment that many families are choosing to forgo because they no longer see it as an option. Many Badgers do not know what awaits them after graduation, aside from accumulating interest, unreasonable loan payments and likely unemployment. It is shameful that the country allows this injustice, but even more shameful that it allows corporations to profit from it. Sallie Mae, with many other predatory lenders, makes a business out of policies that harm students. The USSA recognizes this as fundamentally wrong and a barrier to higher education for all. That is why students of UW and many other campuses met with legislators Monday to voice concerns and attempted to meet with Albert Lord, CEO of Sallie Mae. When Lord refused to meet, students decided to publicly demonstrate their frustration and disappointment. Hundreds of students protested outside the building. Thirty-six

students blocked the entrance to the building and were subsequently arrested. We are proud to say that we stood united in front of the doors of Sallie Mae, as leaders of the students of UW. The arrests are indicative of our dedication to helping our fellow students. They draw much-needed attention to what thousands of UW students already know: The blatant exploitation of students seeking an education is just not fair. We are proud to fight diligently for students on our campus as we were elected to do. Standing up for students at UW and across the nation was the purpose of sending us to Washington, and we hope the Associated Students of Madison continues to do so in the future. Allie Gardner (angardner@wisc. edu) is a junior majoring in sociology and educational policy studies. She is the chair of ASM. Tia Nowack (nowack@wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in environmental studies and strategic communication. She is the rules chair of ASM. Maxwell Love (mlove@wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in political science and African American studies. He is a representative-elect of ASM.

Dave Cieslewicz Guest Columnist Police Chief Noble Wray may just have been speaking his mind when he told the news media recently that he hoped the Mifflin Street Block Party would soon be a thing of the past. It’s not an unreasonable position for the police chief to take. After all, last’s year’s event was marred by violence, and even in the best of years, a full detox center and one or more sexual assault charges are common. But there’s reason to think that last year’s extreme problems were an anomaly brought on by a new policy — gone this year — that allowed open intoxicants on the street. Before 2011, we had a decade of relative peace on Mifflin, and there’s no reason to believe we won’t return to that this year. The Halloween and Mifflin parties are the rites of fall and spring for UW students who contribute to our economy

both as students and as entrepreneurs and inventors after they graduate. And it’s just part of the cultural fabric of this place. UW is not Brigham Young. It’s my guess that the party will go on and that it’s OK as long as we can eliminate the violence, including sexual assaults, and ratchet down the drinking. The idea my administration had for doing that was to lend more structure to the event. That’s why we thought a sponsor who booked bands on stages and sold food would be a good thing. It gave Mifflin an identity and a purpose beyond just a massive beer party. For this year, the city has retreated on that idea, but I think it should be revived. Structure is what helped turn around Halloween, and it seems to me that it is the longterm answer for Mifflin. Dave Cieslewicz (dcieslewicz@wisc.edu) is an adjunct associate professor of geography and the former mayor of Madison.

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Ward needs SLAC’s opinion Zach Butzler recently published an opinion piece in which he argued against the Student Labor Action Coalition’s approach in our campaign against Adidas. However, Butzler’s claims are empty and unfounded. Butzler argues we should let the process of bargaining with brands “run its course” like we did with Nike, implying that in that case, the UW administration made its decision based on a protocol independent of students. However, this protocol would not exist without student activism. Student groups like SLAC organized nationally through United Students Against Sweatshops to help form the Workers’ Rights Consortium, which is the group that issued the report identifying Adidas’ contract violation in the first place. Doing what is best for the university does not equate with appeasing student groups, Butzler claims. However, Ward should at least listen to student groups when they possess more expertise than him in the area. SLAC has 19 years of institutional knowledge about sweatshop issues, which is why chancellors have been quick to follow our recommendations in the past — including Ward when he agreed to have UW affiliate with the WRC in 2001. Further, the assertion that Ward knows more about this case than anyone amounts to

advocating for students to accept any decision handed to us by administration, which directly contradicts the principles of shared governance. According to Butzler, Ward is handling the situation in a “professional” manner. Frankly, it’s unprofessional to let a corporation who has signed our labor code of conduct blatantly violate the agreement by refusing to pay their workers. Accountability would mean putting Adidas on notice for a period of 90 days and then terminating our contract with them if the workers are still unpaid. Ward says he hasn’t put Adidas on notice because they could sue the university, yet senior university legal counsel Brian Vaughan has publicly stated that putting Adidas on notice is not legal grounds for them to sue us. Ward is ignoring the relevant specialists. SLAC’s strategy is proven. After enough universities put sufficient pressure on these brands, the corporations pay their workers. We were the first university to cut a contract with Nike, and when other universities followed suit, it put enough financial and public pressure on Nike to force them to pay the Honduran workers. Now, it’s the same story but in a different country. Unlike Adidas, who made more than $6 billion in profits last year, PT Kizone workers are not able to conform to Ward’s

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Taylor Marx discusses the finer points of Adidas’ labor contract with the University of Wisconsin and its affiliate PT Kizone at an event yesterday. Is Chancellor Ward paying enough attention to SLAC’s concerns? schedule. SLAC’s goal in this campaign is to get the workers of PT Kizone paid, and the way to make this happen is to put Adidas on notice. Pursuing only mediation is not as effective as it would be if paired with putting Adidas on notice, and it cuts shared governance groups and the general public out of the process, making it not

only less transparent but undemocratic. While Butzler might be willing to deny responsibility for his power in the university, we are not. Jon Perkins ( jsperkins@wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in political science and a member of SLAC.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

To advance labor dialogue, TAA won’t endorse Falk On Feb. 23, the Teaching Assistants’ Association passed a resolution that said the TAA would only consider endorsement of a candidate for the recall on the condition that they pledge to repeal Wisconsin Act 10. This includes the restoration of collective bargaining, “fair share” dues for public sector unions and restoration of public employee benefits to pre-Act 10 levels as well as the restoration of all cuts made to social services in the 2011-13 budget and a veto for any legislation which imposed barriers to unionization or unjustly burdened working people. To date, we have no such candidate. The most likely Democratic hopeful, Kathleen Falk, has instead emphasized as a point of pride her ability to cut wages while maintaining collective bargaining. While she has pledged to veto any budget that does not restore collective bargaining, she has made it clear that she intends to balance budgets on the backs of workers. Falk’s statements suggest a

belief that we must not expect a minimal, basic restoration of wages and rights to pre-Walker days. Falk appears to agree with the political consensus: Working people must pay for a crisis they did not create. At our membership meeting on March 20, there was a motion to rescind the resolution. It passed, and the resolution no longer stands. The membership also voted against a Falk endorsement. We are proud that our union dared this crucial discussion. We believe that the political direction suggested by the resolution is the correct one for the TAA and for the labor movement, and wish to elaborate upon our position. First, the unwavering support unions have long given Democrats is directly implicated in the weakening of organized labor over the last several decades. Instead of putting pressure on Democratic politicians, organized labor has always guaranteed them votes and volunteers. Yet there is no shortage of examples of Democrats’ willingness to

ignore — or attack — workers. Most recently, it was the failure of the Obama administration to pass the Employee Free Choice Act in a Democrat-controlled Congress. In Wisconsin, state Democrats Russ Decker and Jeff Plale supplied the votes needed to cancel 17 union contract extensions weeks before Walker took office. In the past year, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has threatened to scale back contributions to Democrats. However, as of this writing, the AFL-CIO’s endorsement of Obama in 2012 is all but assured. As long as the threat of withdrawing support from the Democrats remains empty — as Trumka’s apparently is — organized labor will continue to degenerate. To endorse a candidate who does not meet the resolution’s criteria is to partake in the myth that workers are to blame for the state’s debt problems. This myth has been demolished several times over since last year, so we’ll not dwell on it here. In practical terms, union endorsement of any of the

current candidates means accepting a discourse that depicts public employees as high-rollers with plush salaries and benefits, whose burden on taxpayers must be reduced. At a time when those same myths will be increasingly mobilized to undermine unions, we cannot afford to support it in any form. Unions are in a special position to defend the public goods from which all workers benefit, organized or not. They are the strongest organizational representatives of workers’ general interests, and if the goals of the Wisconsin Uprising and the Occupy movement are to be realized, the fight must be, in large part, led by them. At a more tactical level, when labor involves itself in broader social struggles on behalf of working people, they win much-deserved legitimacy from unorganized workers. Focusing narrowly on collective bargaining may be perceived, with some justification, as the unions continuing to play an inside game to win back their seat at the table, regardless of where

everyone else gets to sit. If the TAA makes no endorsement in the recall elections, some may feel that we’ve opted out of politics altogether. We disagree; on the contrary, we will have made a political intervention that supports the political independence of the labor movement and that says we refuse to be a rubber-stamp department for the candidate who happens to be someone other than Scott Walker. We will have made a contribution to the return of a fighting labor movement. In refusing to endorse Kathleen Falk, who appears committed to the use of collective bargaining as a method of extracting sorelyneeded benefits and wages from workers, the TAA has begun to make just such a contribution. Matt Reiter (mreiter2@wisc. edu) is a history Ph.D. student and a member of the TAA. Michael Billeaux (billeaux@ wisc.edu) is a sociology Ph.D. student and a member of the TAA.

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BH brings Ultra 2012 from Miami to Madison Lasers, legends, lasting eardrum damage at massive electronic festival Allegra Dimperio ArtsEtc. Content Editor Just after 11 p.m. on Sunday night, a steady stream of sweaty bodies poured out of Miami’s Bayfront Park, some dragging their dirty furry boot-clad feet, others still dancing shirtless to the beat that played on in their heads. Roughly 165,000 electronic music fans clogged Biscayne Boulevard for the last time that night, aware that Ultra Music Festival 2012 was over but not quite prepared to go back to the city, state or country they came from. As the last bass buzz died, the conclusion was that the 14th Ultra Music Festival was an undeniable success, with fans from Ireland to Israel to Indonesia and dozens of countries in between sated by the sounds of the world’s best DJs for three jam-packed days. Walking into the festival, fans were hit with a wall of sound and a thicker wall of people. The constant current of neon-hatted, Camelbacksporting, bodypainted and bejeweled fans snaked around Bayfront Park, with passersby catching sight of naked body parts from fans in various states of undress and snatches of Portuguese, Swedish, Japanese and German from fans who had traveled from far and wide to attend the fest. And then there was the music. Wubs, zings, blips, pews,

claps, scratches, disco horns and whistles blasted from the eight stages, where fans swayed to ambient, fist pumped to electrohouse, writhed to dubstep and head-bopped to trance, occasionally caught between conflicting bass as they walked between stages. Those who profess to love techno music were satisfied with such crowd pleasers as Avicii, Steve Aoki and David Guetta, while those who claim a more refined palette could catch Afrobeta and Layo & Bushwacka!. The dubstep kids could hail the mighty Bassnectar or choose to expand their horizons with Mord Fustang and 12th Planet, and the more mellow crowd could see MiM0SA, Pretty Lights or SBTRKT. Trance lovers had their pick of the litter with Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten and Sander van Doorn, and those who appreciate a good dance track could jump around to Tiësto, Laidback Luke and Hardwell. Those unsatisfied with the DJs just listed had their choice of more than 200 others. As smiling fan James from Cambridge, England articulated while watching Gareth Emery, “When you go to a club you have to pick the DJ, but when you come to Ultra you can walk up to any stage and hear something amazing.” The goal of the performances seemed to be shock and awe, as DJs found themselves on what is arguably electronic music’s biggest stage, playing to not just festival attendees but fans at home with the premiere of the festival’s YouTube channel, UMF TV. David Guetta shot fire from the top of the main

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Trance DJ Armin Van Buuren joins fellow Dutch DJ Ferry Corsten for the final song of his set at the A State of Trance 550 Arena on Sunday night at Ultra. stage, DJs in the A State of Trance tent were flanked by Tron-like dancers in LED costumes with lasers blazing from their hands, smoke billowed onto the crowd during Carl Cox’s performance, Bassnectar and Skrillex made liberal use of confetti, and Madonna made a guest appearance to promote Avicii’s remix of her new track “Girl Gone Wild.” It was in a word, spectacular. While some DJs were decidedly underwhelming, like the relatively inexperienced Madeon and the too-understated Jus†ice, festival-goers needed only walk to

ARTSETC. PRESENTS HUMP DAY

Alcohol plus hookups: A collegiate love story I found:

Alcohol makes hooking up sloppier:

Amie Kjellstrom ArtsEtc. Hump Day Columnist It’s 1:47 a.m. on a Friday night (technically Saturday morning), and I can see the panic begin to set in after the bartender announces the last call. I’m sitting at a bar stool on the second floor of Wando’s, looking out over the balcony as students begin looking around desperately, trying to find someone to take home. I watch a guy in a blue polo stumble over, wrap his elbow around a girl’s neck and try to convince her why she needs to make her way to his place, pronto. I watch a skinny brunette straddle her girlfriend and stick her tongue down her throat — and I watch the guys drool over them. And I wonder — what the fuck is going on with hook-up culture on our campus? It’s no secret that college students get drunk and fuck each other. And while meeting up at bar time definitely doesn’t represent the full range of ways that students get it on on campus, it’s hard to deny that alcohol use spurs a large number of hook-ups between students every weekend. Now, as a secondsemester senior, I have my own personal opinions about drunken hook-ups. But I think that when it comes down to it, it’s more important for you guys to hear what your peers think about the topics I write about. So over the last couple of weeks, I talked to as many students as possible about the influence of alcohol on hookup culture at the University of Wisconsin (names have been changed). Here’s what

“In my experience, people who are super drunk tend to use their teeth. I don’t like that.” — Mike, sophomore “I barely remember it, but one time a guy told me the next morning that while we were hooking up, I fell off of him and off the bed. So embarrassing.” — Ally, junior “One time, this guy starting blowing on me, like actually blowing on my legs with his mouth. And he was saying things like, ‘oh yeah, you like that?’ And I was like, what the fuck is going on? But we were drunk, so it was just like, whatever.” — Clay, junior

Some people enjoy the freedom of a drunken hook-up:

some is definitely the goal, especially on Halloween and Mifflin.” — Matt, sophomore

Some have regrets: “The only time I’ve ever had to use Plan B was after a really crazy night. It was one of my first nights here, and I was so drunk I slept with someone that I never would have even looked at sober. And now I see that person everywhere, and it’s really awkward, and it just reminds me of how dumb it was.” — Jessica, sophomore “I found out I got chlamydia a couple of weeks after I took someone home from the bars. I felt bad about it, but we never exchanged numbers or last names or anything, so I couldn’t even let them know once I found out.” — Mark, junior

“It’s kind of nice to be able to go out, go home with someone, hook up and then just go your separate ways. You don’t need to have that talk about, like, ‘what happens now,’ because you both understand it was just a drunk hook-up.” — Joe, senior “To be honest, I just don’t have time to be in a relationship. But, like, I still want to do stuff. I think it’s okay to not want anything more than sex sometimes, or to be friends with benefits with someone, if you’re mature enough to handle it.” — Liz, sophomore

Some choose not to take part:

Some people feel pressured to take part:

“It’s not that I like or don’t like what goes on; it’s not about that. But sometimes it seems like there’s no other option here for hooking up, unless you go on Craigslist or something.” — Emily, sophomore “Isn’t that just, like, how it works? I mean, it’s college.” — Megan, freshman There ya have it. ‘Til next week, Badgers.

“I’m not 21 yet, and I don’t have a fake, so I’ve never been to the bars before, but from everything I keep hearing, that’s like the main reason that guys go to the bars. You know, to find someone to hook up with.” — Nick, freshman “That’s what everyone talks about. Like, you talk to your friends the next morning about who you met, what you did, if you’re going to text them or not. I mean, getting

“As someone who’s decided to stay abstinent ‘til marriage, it’s hard for me to see what some of my friends are doing. The thought of having sex with someone I met an hour ago just makes me uncomfortable.” — Liz, freshman “You never really know if people are telling the truth anymore about if they have STIs, and for me, it’s just not worth the risk.” — Katie, senior

And some don’t know how to feel about it:

Send Amie a spark at humpday@badgerherald. com.

another stage to find a performance more suited to their mood. The issue lay more in deciding between conflicting DJs than finding a DJ worthy of being seen. Well, and getting through the crowds. Those who found themselves at the front of the crowd had either staked their claim when the festival gates opened or made effective use of their elbows, shoving through the thousands of glowstring-bearing, inflatable animal-toting, arm-flailing fans in front of them. Once (and if ) they got to the coveted first row, they were rewarded with champagne

in their face from Dada Life, cake from Steve Aoki, sweat from the festival’s scantily clad dancers and occasional guest vocalist and images of their faces transmitted to fans around the world by Ultra’s film crew. While those in the back of the crowd couldn’t see the DJs’ faces or air piano playing, they were treated with a view of entire stages and entire light shows, some more dazzling than others. Those who clambered into the fairytale-esque lit trees had the added benefit of seeing the crowd heave and pulsate below them, until

they fell — or were kicked — out. By the time Sunday came, fans had been treated with the sounds and visuals of the best electronic music has to offer. Although crushed with the realization that the festival was over, those leaving the festival with ears ringing and voices hoarse from heeding the calls to “make some fucking noise” were greeted with a consolation from Ultra organizers: An email sent out just before the festival ended announced the dates for Ultra XVI. For the electronic experience of a lifetime, mark your calendars.

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Classifieds ASO to people who wear sunglasses indoors. There is no sun inside here, and yes, sometimes the sun does set on a badass and you need to take oﬀ your shades.

hang out then in the middle of the night got up, pulled his pants down and preceded to pee in the middle of his room. Bravo. You really know how to impress the ladies.

SO to the girl eating a raw tomato while waiting at the bus stop at nine in the morning. When I need something for breakfast on the go, my ﬁrst thought is a tomato too.

SO to watching ‘Grannies on Safari’ for 2 hrs on Saturday mornings on Create TV. I cannot think of a better start to the day.

ASO to sneezing so hard my ovaries hurt. ASO to the septic tank backing up through the bathtub drain and filling it with a strange gray liquid. Wop party? HMFASO to the boy in Grainger library wearing purple checkered skintight pants and a blue polo with an underarmour shirt underneath. Really bro? Is it not warm enough for your brotop, flip flops and board shorts? ASO to hickeys. it’s great in the moment, but the embarrassment does not make them okay. ASO to the bro who invited me over to

SO to that moment when you can painlessly bite into your tootsie pop SO to thinking that I’m never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna run around and hurt you. SO to joining a club where I get to play with swords everyday DSO to the endless sexual jokes associated with swords SO to the Phil 211 professor using quantiﬁers to describe “I’m on a Boat.” RSO to The Lonely Island. ASO to no new songs in ten months. SO to having a How I Met Your Mother style intervention for our roommate’s faux hawk. ASO to him still insisting

it looks good. Sorry friend, but it just doesn’t. ASO to realizing I was facing a coworker when I was spacing out at work and now they most likely think I was staring at them all day. Sorry dude, I’m not a creep, I swear. I just have the attention span of a goldﬁsh. SO to running in the rain and listening to soundtrack music on my iPod; I secretly pretend I’m in a melodramatic movie. ASO to always feeling like an albatross with each action I go forward with. Past regret cause current follies. ASO to not buying a USA bikini when I had the opportunity. Worst decision ever. SO to America. ASO to bro-tanks. I’ve never seen a single person look good in a bro-tank, but I have seen 100% of people wearing bro-tanks look like douche-bags. SO to the guy crutching his way to the bar tonight. You show true Badger

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dedication as you “crutch where no one has ever crutched before”

it’s almost spring break. There will always be people out there for you!

SO to the lady walking her cat up Bascom.

ASO to Michael in my English class. Just because you “manage a blog” doesn’t make you an English God. Go away.

SO to some kid asking how hard it is to get a degree in basketball ASO to getting Mufasa’d on my way out of class today. Yes, that is a stampede joke. SO to the dude who stopped my friend on his bike to bitch at him for not wearing a helmet. We realize his brain would get “fucked up” if he fell and how stupid he would look with a shaved head. Thank you for the laugh ASO to every song reminding you of your ex, as if breaking up isn’t bad enough, pandora and the radio are now your enemies as well. SO to feeling like Pocahontas on this blustery day. DSO to my friend for oﬀering to buy me a cake if I sing Colors of the Wind to her. Challange Accepted!! Unrelated SO to all my fellow Badgers for feeling so down lately. Chin up,

ASO to Ron Paul speaking on campus this Thursday. But hey, if you ever wanted a chance to see what a raisin in a suit looks like... ASO to the moment I realized that when I say I love Madison, I mean the people, the atmosphere, the free time fun...and that truly, when it comes to academics you aren’t happy at all. SO to the dude at the terrace who when asked where he was going violently screamed “THIS WAY” and stormed oﬀ. SO to cadbury mini eggs. DSO to being my own easter bunny and eating them whenever I want. HMFSO to getting the email about football season tickets!!! Let the countdown to 7:30 am on Monday, June 18th BEGIN! SO to wanting to personally convince

every family touring this school that this is the best place on Earth. It takes everything in me not to take them by the hand and walk them to Bascom, buy them ice cream at the Union and then send them oﬀ on lakeshore path. SO to hopefully caving in and doing this over spring break! SO to Spring Break. I know you took your time visiting every other school in the country before ours but if you would hurry back, I would really appreciate the haste. We miss you here in Wisconsin! SO to that moment when you realize you do have cash and won’t have to put a $4 purchase on your credit card! SO to my soc TA. When we lock eyes, my heart explodes. It’s nearly impossible to read you, but there is deﬁnitely some sort of connection between us. Here’s to hoping! SO to throwin hunnids hunnids. ASO to spring fever and everyone coupling up. Everyone I talk to seems to be in a relationship!

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BOOKS BEHIND BARS From page 1

BOOKS, from 1 their cells at one time. They have access to typewriters and in some cases computers, but are not connected to the Internet. Family members, friends and other individuals may not mail books to inmates. With WBTP, inmates request books through letters, and group members try to send a package of paperbacks in response. John Peck, a volunteer at Rainbow Bookstore and original member of WBTP, said the organization is not the first of its kind. It was founded in 2006 by volunteers like Peck, when an Illinois group expressed that it was struggling to meet the growing needs of inmates from neighboring Wisconsin asking for books. Soon after forming, it partnered with a program run by Madison resident Dennis Bergren that uniquely supplies LGBT-focused books to correctional facilities nationwide. The books collected by WBTP are entirely from bulk donations by Half Price Books and contributions to the group’s off-State Street location by Madison-area residents, Severson said. She said the DOC has instructed members of the group that books must be new or gentlyused paperbacks, sans writing in the margins of any kind. After being sorted, they are sent directly to the inmates who requested them. “It’s up to the person in charge of the mailroom who opens the package, and if they don’t accept the books because they think they look used or objectionable, they either throw them away or send them back to us,” Severson said, explaining that inmates who do not receive their books often follow up with letters. “If they send them back to us, we have to pay postage again.” She said frequent requests include

dictionaries, how-to or DIY books for carpentry and other skills, and books on math, art, religion, philosophy and African-American history. “Dictionaries are our most requested book. The price of a dictionary at the prison store is about 30 cents an hour, which can be a week’s worth of wages,” Peck added. Prisons definitively house men and women who have committed crimes deemed offensive by our laws. But when it comes to what these people should do once inside, there are multiple interpretations: Is punishment the ultimate goal, or is it retribution, protection, deterrence or reform? Whatever the case may be, WBTP members say they see books as the best means to ensure conditions in prison do not hamper life after release. Peck said the ban on donating used books was enacted two years after WBTP formed. Although this timing is not necessarily correlated, he said the rule has caused the program additional pressure. “[This rule is] very restrictive as compared to other states,” Peck said. “It greatly limits our ability to provide books to prisoners.” The group meets once a week, and works to ready around 30 packages for shipping, Severson said. Camy Matthay, who has been with the group since ‘06, said each week’s round of packages will cost around $100 for postage alone. Each package contains about three books, to try to keep up with demand; WBTP receives mail on a daily basis. Matthay hopes that once an inmate is done with one copy, it will be shared among friends or donated to the prison library to maximize use. “These [books] are so needed to give [inmates] a little insight on

TOP RIGHT John Peck puts together a package of several books to mail to an inmate in one of 21 Wisconsin prisons. BOTTOM LEFT Inmates frequently request dictionaries, how-to books and African American history. Photos by Sarah Witman

entering a field when in prison,” said Hannah Develmon, a volunteer with WBTP whose son was recently incarcerated. She said she volunteers to support her son and others who might want to better themselves in prison through reading. “At least give them the enlightenment or the desire to get a job when you get out of prison.” The Wisconsin Department of Corrections launched its own effort to fill prison libraries in 2010, and as of last year reported it had collected more than 3,500 books from local donations. WBTP chooses a different tack by mailing books straight to inmates. “Prison libraries are really bad news; some of the books are 30 years old, and there’s a waiting list just to get a dictionary,” Peck said. “We would rather get a book directly to a prisoner so at least they have a book.” WBTP surveyed inmates in eight of the 21 prisons they service, and the results were compiled by Kathleen Wilcox, an individual who works with prison libraries. These surveys found access to books and computers could be denied across the board for a variety of reasons: In multiple cases, access was reportedly determined by prison employees’ moods. Inmates had access to the library between four and 20 hours per month, and at one prison they must submit a request two weeks in advance for a 50-minute library pass. The most consistent complaints were that the libraries had small, outdated collections lacking in highdemand genres. The Federal Correction Institute in Oxford, located 60 miles north of Madison, is the only federal prison in the state of Wisconsin. Its 2009 inmate handbook reads, “What you make of this confinement is up to you. … We encourage you to develop goals which will make a positive difference in your future. You should begin planning for your eventual release and return to society the day you begin your sentence.” However, at numerous correctional facilities in Wisconsin, it seems this is simply impossible. Although law libraries are sometimes available, inmates reported via the survey that little to

no instruction was available, and that access was only allowed leading up to an impending court date. Oxford is also one of a few prisons in the state, if not the only one, that gives inmates access to state law in its library, according to the handbook. Wisconsin’s spending for corrections has doubled in the last decade, taking about $500 million more per year as of fall 2010. Even with all this money filtering in, WBTP volunteers aim to fill the education gaps they believe remain in the prison system: by guaranteeing inmates access to books. “It’s just a basic human right; people have the right to read,” Peck said. “If you are incarcerated, you should have the opportunity to better yourself. If they spend all this time locked up, why not use it as an educational opportunity? Giving people books is the most basic way you can do that.” Although a majority of the thousands of letters WBTP receives are requests for books — whether hyper-specific titles, or just any books at all — too many to count are expressions of gratitude for the services provided. “Thanks to [WBTP], offenders are able to open their minds and learn new and positive ideas, occupy the

long empty hours with fantasy and most importantly subject themselves to new ways of thinking,” an inmate from Green Bay Correctional Institution wrote in 2009. “With the economy’s failure, the Department of Corrections has cut programs that include the library and reading materials. … The impact a book has on an inmate far exceeds the boundary of one man’s mind.” At a broader level, 97 percent of inmates will someday return to their Wisconsin communities. Severson begs the question of what purpose Wisconsin prisons serve, if not to better their occupants in some way. “Wouldn’t we want them to go back to their communities having expanded their knowledge?” Severson said. “These men and women are coming back here.” The Wisconsin Books to Prisoners Project meets each Wednesday night at Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative (426 W. Gilman St.). Gently-used books may be dropped off there or at four other drop-off sites around Madison. Monetary donations for postage should be made out to “PC Foundation.” For those on campus, a university student org called Jail Library Group has book depositories at Helen C. White Hall and College Library for Dane County correctional facilities.

Decade under influence of ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’ Ryan Rainey ArtsEtc. Contributor Next month marks the 10-year anniversary of the official release of Wilco’s classic and era-defining album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. For the last several years, critics have cited the record

as one of the most important works of 21st century music. Pitchfork ranked it as the fourth-best album of the decade, probably cementing its spot as one of the albums kids just discovering rock music years from now will listen to as an example of 2000s-era music. When critics describe

why the album is important, they often point to “Jesus, Etc.,” a downbeat track that describes how “tall buildings shake, voices escape singing sad, sad songs.” Considering the album’s timing (Wilco originally had planned to release the album on 9/11), some have said Yankee Hotel Foxtrot was the most

important post-9/11 album. But instead, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot makes a musical statement about a place and a time that goes much further beyond living in the U.S. in the months immediately preceding and following the attacks. Instead of paranoia, the album suggests a calm, peaceful satisfaction with the

city that Wilco called home at the time: Chicago. It continues to have that effect today. Although the lyrics do not suggest any sense of place, the album artwork’s depiction of the Marina City Towers on the Chicago River — an iconic scene in the city — almost suggests this is an album to be experienced and appreciated within Chicago’s limits. And somehow, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot still seems to capture what makes experiencing Chicago unique. A track like “I’m the Man Who Loves You,” one of Wilco’s many songs that employs their signature bridging of country and rock traditions, blends the loose Midwestern tradition that has come to characterize Chicago’s urban uniqueness with a rock edge that seems so patently American. Ten years later, it’s as important to recognize Yankee Hotel Foxtrot for its ability to define Midwestern sensibilities and American urban life throughout the decade as it is to recognize it for its impact as a post9/11 record of catharsis. As the context of 9/11 has faded away from the

album among younger music consumers who discovered it long after the tragedy, the prophetic words of “Jesus, Etc.” and “Ashes of American Flags” have become less important compared to the rainy-day ambience of the album. Unlike more complex acclaimed albums from the last decade that contain nuances and musical intricacies that still surprise listeners to this day, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot only paints in broad brushes. Its songs are mostly simple and feature musical motifs that would have seemed relatively normal 30 to 40 years ago. But that takes nothing away from its greatness. After 10 years, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot only has gotten better for its ability to accurately describe the complex sentiments and physical feelings of living in the early 21st century. And considering the sugarcoated and idealized version of America that had been circulated after 9/11, Wilco’s realistic and historically accurate approach to Americana will make their most important work significant in popular music for many years to come.

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Bucks cool Heat 108-101, Ellis scores 33 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee coach Scott Skiles knew Monta Ellis would eventually start putting up the big numbers he became known for with Golden State. “You know when you make a move like that to get a significant player, there has got to be some period of time where you have got to allow for the guy to adjust and people to adjust to him,” Skiles said before Tuesday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks. “It wouldn’t surprise me at all for him to have a big breakout game at any moment.” Those pre-game comments from the Bucks coach proved prescient after Ellis lit up the Hawks for 33 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter, to lead Milwaukee to a 108-101 victory. Brandon Jennings added 18 points for the Bucks, who moved within two games of the idle New York Knicks for the eighth and final

TRANSITIONS, from 12 injuries, Brennan has been able to work very closely with offensive coordinator Canada. Setting the foundations of this new relationship, Brennan already feels as if he’s gained a renewed sense of confidence. “It’s been great so far,” Brennan said. “He’s a really smart coordinator, he has a lot to teach us as a quarterback coach and so far things have been going great. “I feel he’s doing a great job making sure I understand the system. He has no problem answering all my questions with the offense and I really feel comfortable and confident going into each practice.” Linebacker Chris Borland was similarly positive about his new position coach, Andy Buh — at least so far this spring. “We’re still early in practice but everyone’s getting along with their coaches — working hard and getting better — same goes for the linebackers, we all like coach Buh right now,” Borland said. “The fall is a different animal sometimes. But no, he’s great for us and I think he’s going to make us a

playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Ellis, who has struggled since coming over in a trade from the Warriors on March 14, tied a season low with four points against the Knicks on Monday. On Tuesday, he made 15 of 24 shots, including going 7 for 9 in the fourth quarter, and sealed the victory with a 15-foot jumper with 1:27 remaining. He added eight assists. “It was only a matter of time and the time was tonight,” Skiles said afterward. “He was scoring the ball. He was active. He made big shots. When he was covered, he passed it.” Despite the scoring outburst, Ellis didn’t have a “greedy game,” Skiles said. “I thought he played a very unselfish game,” he said. Ellis called it “just one of those nights.” “I was light on my feet. I was just moving. I went into one of my modes. It

felt good,” said Ellis, who noted that his wife was in attendance for the first time since he joined the Bucks, and he had a pregame video phone conversation with his children. “I’m glad I was able to show the Bucks tonight. I want to take this game and build off it.” Josh Smith led the Hawks with 30 points and 18 rebounds. Joe Johnson finished with 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting. The Hawks had 22 turnovers despite entering the game averaging less than 14 per contest — fifth-best in the league. “We had way, way too many turnovers,” Haws coach Larry Drew said. “You can’t expect to win if you turn the ball over like that, particularly on the road.” Said Smith: “We had an opportunity to get a shot on each possession, but all night long from the jump, we were just real careless with the basketball.” It was the fifth game in

great team, a great linebacker corps.” But Borland believes Buh has a lot to bring to his position, especially considering that Buh played the same position.

“This is like a cycle that goes on every year. When you look at it individually it looks like, ‘Oh we’re missing ... so and so.’ I mean, there’s always a person waiting at the No. 2 spot.” Shelton Johnson

Safety, UW Football While Borland and Co. are still embracing the coaching changes, some players are used to the consistent turnover. For Johnson, a new position coach is nothing new. “Every year I’ve had a new position coach when I think about it, so for me, it’s kind of a routine thing now,” Johnson said. “I know coach [Bielema], every year he’s always picked

a great position coach for me so I didn’t think it’d be any different for anybody else.” Secondary coach Ben Strickland has been a part of the staff for three years as a graduate assistant after playing defensive back for Wisconsin from 2004-2007. Johnson has already established a strong relationship with Strickland when he was a graduate assistant and said he was stoked to work with Strickland one-on-one. “Coach Strickland’s been around for a little while and I’ve always had a lot of respect for him,” Johnson said. “Even last year as a [graduate assistant] I’d repeatedly go up to him and ask him questions because I know he knows his stuff. I was very ecstatic when they said they were going to move coach Strickland up rather than hire another person that has to come in here and re-learn the defense. That made the transition as smooth as it ever could be.” While most players are fully embracing the changes — since it is a yearly circumstance — Frederick is taking a more realistic approach. Frederick did say he was looking forward to learning new things from his new offensive line coach, Markuson,

six nights for the Bucks, who were coming off an 89-80 loss to the injury-depleted Knicks. The Hawks were coming off a 139-133 fourovertime victory over Utah on Sunday — the league’s first four-OT game since 1997. “We were clearly fatigued and I thought they were, too,” Skiles said. “But when push came to shove and we needed to make a play, we were able to make it.” The Bucks were without two key players: forwards Ersan Ilyasova (back spasms) and Carlos Delfino (right groin injury). Coach Scott Skiles called both “day to day” before the game. The Bucks played only three reserves. Skiles credited the effort of his bench players, including Larry Sanders, who had four points, five rebounds and three blocked shots in about 14 minutes. Ekpe Udoh, who came to the Bucks in the Ellis trade, started in Ilyasova’s

but the transition has had a few bumps along the way. “Some parts have been smooth, some parts have been rough,” Frederick said. “We didn’t get our playbook until pretty late … trying to learn the plays in a couple weeks is a little bit different. They’re pretty similar to what we were doing before, but a lot of the calls are different so we’ll have a lot of stopping and jabbering back and forth trying to figure things out. As far as that standpoint, it’s not as smooth as we’d like it to be, but as far as the transition, everybody’s just trying to take over and jump in as much as we can.” Regardless of those mishaps, the Badgers felt confident Bielema would get the right guys for the job, and now it is just up to them to step up and fill in roles of the departed players. “Obviously you want to make sure that you got the right people in the right spots, but coach B’s done a great job of that during my time here,” Borland said. “All the players like their respective coaches that have come in. We’re always going to have good coaches at this place because it’s a good place to coach, so not too concerned about it and it’s all worked out thus far.”

BUOYS, from 12 included the team’s Big Ten opener against the Minnesota Gophers, their border rival. The defeat ended Ask and Bertha’s doubles winning streak as Wisconsin lost the doubles point for just the second time this season. Wisconsin returned to Madison for another set of home wins against Green Bay and Northern Illinois. The Badgers’ singles players responded much stronger after winning the doubles point than they had on the road, as

place and responded with eight points, three blocks and a career high-tying 10 rebounds in 31 minutes. “I’ve got to help my team out any way I can,” Udoh said. The Bucks led 55-46 at halftime, but the Hawks used a 20-6 run over the last 6:58 of the third quarter to take a 79-78 lead. The Hawks made 12 of 17 shots in the period, while the Bucks missed their last five shots of the quarter. Atlanta, which had been seeking a season-high fifth consecutive win, went up 8178 with a basket to open the fourth, but Ellis had a steal and a breakaway dunk, two jump shots and a free throw in the first 5 minutes of the period to put Milwaukee up 89-85. The score was tied at 91 when Mike Dunleavy hit a 3-pointer with 4:31 remaining. The Bucks never trailed again, as Ellis followed with a layup and jumper to make it 98-91. Rookie Ivan Johnson had

a career-high 17 points for Atlanta. “You get into these types of situations, and the bottom line is that you’ve got to make plays down the stretch,” Drew said. “Tonight, we didn’t.” Ellis did. “In this league, if you let scorers get into a rhythm, they’ll pick you apart all night long,” Johnson said of Ellis. The Bucks’ last seven wins had come against teams with a losing record, and they had not beaten a team above .500 since March 5. Joe Johnson left the game less than 3 minutes in and received five stitches in his lip after colliding with teammate Zaza Pachulia, the team said. He returned at the 8:59 mark of the second. The Bucks led by as many as 17 in the first half and 5546 at halftime. Smith scored 13 points in the second quarter, and Johnson had just two points in the half on 1-of-5 shooting.

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landed the Badgers just two points short of their first appearance in the Elite Eight since 2008. This success of Wisconsin’s was entirely predicated on defense, as it frustrated opponents in keeping them to just 53.2 points a game, tops in the nation. This defense-first mentality combined with a team-wide selflessness on offense to get the ball to the hot hand (of particular importance when tossing up an average of 21.5 three-pointers per game) powered this team to conference title contention. True, these are staples of any Ryan-coached team, but this one in particular seemed to lack the pieces to pull off the perennial expectations — competing for the Big Ten crown and earning a spot in the NCAA tourney. So as you try to put those memories of Gasser throwing up a hopeless shot and then collapsing to the floor to rest, it may help to remember that this team vastly overachieved. Spring football is starting up, so maybe it’s time to start dreaming about Bret Bielema’s squad. Do the Badgers have another Big Ten Championship title run in them this year?

this team’s success is that it’s the result of so many different players trading nights as the biggest star on the hardwood. This season, six different players led the team in scoring over the course of UW’s 36 games — Taylor, Berggren, Evans, Wilson and Brust. For a team that many, myself included, believed

This defensefirst mentality combined with a team-wide selflessness on offense to get the ball to the hot hand ... powered this team to conference title contention. lacked any dependable star outside of Taylor, such statistics show how far a combined effort can take a team. In the season-ending defeat at Boston’s TD Garden, Berggren and Taylor each did their part — both closed the game with 17 points. Even on the biggest stages, notably the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments, UW proved to be more than a one-man scoring machine, far from a nightly production of the Jordan Taylor Show. That ability to spread the scoring is precisely what

Wisconsin went on to sweep Green Bay 7-0 and drop one singles match to Northern Illinois. Strong doubles play became a theme for Wisconsin as it finished the non-conference season at 8-4, winning five of its final non-conference matches. The Badgers only lost the doubles point once in a close 4-3 loss against the No. 14 Fresno State Bulldogs. “I think the competitiveness has been fine, we haven’t really given any matches away,” assistant coach Joe Bates

said. “The fight and the heart are there and it’s just about confidence now.” The Badgers are on a two-match losing streak in conference play despite earning the doubles point in home matches against both Michigan and Michigan State this past weekend. Highlighting Wisconsin’s doubles pairs was the No. 32 ranked doubles team of Ask and Bertha, as the two defeated the No. 15 pair of Evan King and Shaun Bernstein of Michigan. It hasn’t been uncommon for the Badgers to see top-ranked teams and players so far this season and they still have plenty left to look forward to. Out of the eight Big Ten matchups Wisconsin has remaining, three opponents are currently ranked. Ohio State sits comfortably at No. 2 in the country, followed by Illinois at No. 15 and Indiana at No. 21. “There is always the little extra motivation when they are ranked higher but we try to approach teams the same way every time,” Bertha said. The Buckeyes’ singles anchor is sophomore Blaz Rola who is ranked sixth nationally. He is 24-3 overall in singles play and is 31-3 in doubles with his partner Chase Buchanan. Ohio State’s most recent win was a 6-1

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victory over the No. 21 Indiana Hoosiers. Bertha and his team are aware of what lies ahead and are mentally and physically preparing now. “I think right now we have played enough tennis that it doesn’t come down to practicing or running or conditioning, it’s getting healthy and then when we are out there playing we have to play with the right intensity,” Bertha said. Maintaining endurance and intensity throughout a match will be key for Wisconsin, as many of its singles matches have been pushed to three sets and tiebreakers. Even when that is not the case, all sets have been close so far in conference play. In their recent duel against Michigan, the entire Badgers’ singles lineup lost its first set. However, four out of six of those sets were 6-4 or closer. Close sets make for long matches and Bates recognizes the need for good conditioning. “We have a lot of big matches left. These first three hurt so we are really going to try to hit the weights hard and do some running because it looks like our matches are all going to third sets,” Bates said. “We need to keep the fitness high and go over some mental things so maybe we can tweak them into closing the matches.”

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FINAL FOUR MATCHUPS (2) Ohio State vs. (2) Kansas Sat., March 31, 7:49 p.m.

(1) Kentucky vs. (4) Louisville Sat., March 31, 5:09 p.m. Louisville will likely be the underdog in this contest, but the Cardinals are on a magical run similar to last year’s Big East tournament and that of NCAA champ, UConn. Unfortunately for Louisville, UK has a top 15 ranked offense and the No. 1 ranked fieldgoal percentage defense.

This may be one of the best frontcourt battles we see all year. Both teams feature a POY-big man in KU’s Thomas Robinson and OSU’s Jared Sullinger, and each has another talented big for backup, the Jayhawks’ Jeff Withey and the Buckeyes’ Deshaun Thomas.

NCAA Championship Game Mon., April 2, Time TBA Regardless of who plays in Monday’s championship game, it will be a great matchup of teams that have already proven themselves as champions earlier in the year. UK, OSU and KU won regular season titles and Louisville won the Big East tournament.

NUMBER OF THE WEEK

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The number of blocks per game averaged by Kansas center Jeff Withey during the NCAA tournament. UK star Anthony Davis led the category for nearly the entire regular season, but Withey leads the tourney field.

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

Jared Sullinger Ohio State Buckeyes

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Kentucky won the South region of the NCAA Tournament with relative ease. The Wildcats will now look to take the Big Easy by storm.

Final Four rematches set; UK, OSU peaking at perfect point

TOP PERFORMANCE

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. 16.2 ppg, 10.6 rpg, 3.8 apg 4. Doug McDermott, F, Crei. 22.9 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.1 apg

CONFERENCE POWER RANKINGS Big Ten — The Big Ten and Big East both entered four teams in the Sweet 16, and each had just one reach the Final Four, with the only potential remaining match up in the NCAA title game to decide who earns the power rankings crown.

Big East — Syracuse has a chance to vault the Big East over the Big Ten with consecutive victories over Wisconsin and Ohio State but failed to do so. Unless Louisville wins the title, here the Big East will stay.

Big 12 — Kansas proved itself to be the class of the Big 12 with a Final Four appearance as much as Missouri proved the Big 12 lacked the depth of the Big Ten and Big East in its opening round loss to Norfolk State. SEC — Kentucky still looks destined to bring glory back to the SEC despite an overall weak conference. Should the Wildcats find themselves victorious, it will be the SEC’s first basketball national title since Billy Donovan led the Gators to back-to-back titles in 2006-07.

ACC — For the second year in a row, the ACC fails to have a participant in the Final Four. Once Syracuse and Pittsburgh become members the ACC should rise back to a more respectable level.

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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Having yet to score more than 10 points in this year’s NCAA tournament, Taylor was the driving force in the Jayhawk’s knockout of 1-seed North Carolina Sunday. Taylor filled up the stat sheet scoring a game-high 22 points and recording six rebounds, five assists and five steals shooting 52.6 percent from the field.

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

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They finished the regular season seventh in the Big East, but cruised to the Big East tournament title. Now, Louisville just took out a highly motivated 1-seed in Michigan State and rallied from down 11 in the second half against Florida to reach the Final Four, coach Rick Pitino’s sixth.

Tyshawn Taylor Kansas Jayhawks

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STANDINGS

(4) Louisville Cardinals

Sullinger put together back-toback dominating performances in the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, abusing opponents down low and converting from the charity stripe. Against Syracuse and Cincinnati, Sullinger scored a total of 42 points on just 22 shots from the field. Sullinger was a combined 18-of-22 from the free throw line. He also ripped down 18 boards.

Brett Sommers Statistics Editor The Final Four gives us two rematches from the regular season on Saturday: Ohio State vs. Kansas and Kentucky vs. Louisville. Should the pieces fall just right on April 2, it’s distinctly possible we could have a Kentucky-Kansas clash in the NCAA Championship game. So what can these early-season encounters tell us about what is to come over the course of the next week? Even though both Final Four matchups have already occurred this season, the likelihood that we can glean anything from those games is slim for various reasons. When Ohio State faced Kansas this past December, the Jayhawks beat the Buckeyes by 11 on their home court at the Phog Allen Fieldhouse. That being said, some guy by the name of Jared Sullinger didn’t play that night. Sullinger is a huge part of the OSU offensive and defensive efforts, evidenced by being named the Most Outstanding Player of the East region, so this one could play out quite differently. For each team, you can pretty much throw out any confidence or moral victories from the first game. Ohio State will feel good about getting to play on a neutral floor and the fact that they will have Sullinger in this game, while Kansas just took out a number one seed in North Carolina. Even though the victory was against a Tar Heel squad without star point guard Kendall Marshall, Saturday will most likely be a shoot-out. In that respect, Kansas should

be sweating heading into this matchup. Outside of Kentucky, there is no team playing better basketball down the stretch than Ohio State. Not even Louisville that has won eight straight games dating back to the beginning of the Big East tournament. The Buckeyes looked poised to drop early in the Big Dance after going just 6-4 in its final 10 games before the NCAA tournament, but the inconsistent and unsure nature OSU portrayed before the tournament is now replaced by confidence, which helped it win its first four tournament games by an average of 12 points per game and gain a victory over topseeded Syracuse. Kansas, on the other hand, has stumbled its way through the entire tournament, barely avoiding the major potholes. Sure, Kansas beat Detroit by 15 in their opening round, but the Jayhawks were a Robbie Hummel heave away from having to play overtime against a hungry Purdue squad. And while Stilman White filled in for injured-Kendall Marshall admirably, UNC can’t play its transition game without Marshall, giving Kansas a huge handicap in that game. If the Jayhawks are going to earn a title game appearance, Tyshawn Taylor and Thomas Robinson will have to have career games to combat Sullinger and company. As of now, Ohio State looks to have the upper hand on Saturday. How about Kentucky-Louisville and the battle for the Bluegrass State? Good luck to Rick Pitino coaching Louisville to a win in this one. There hasn’t been a team like Kentucky built top to bottom with this much talent since the 2005 North Carolina team that featured the likes of Raymond Felton, Rashad McCants, Sean May and Marvin Williams. Louisville should feel fortunate to have only lost by seven to Kentucky on New Year’s Eve,

when freshman Michael KiddGilchrist scored a team-high 24 points and collected 19 rebounds. Somehow, the Cardinals were able to hold the Wildcats to 29.8 percent shooting in that game, but UK balanced itself by attempting a ridiculous 43 free throw attempts, making 32 of them. It also seems unlikely that Louisville sophomore Russ Smith will score 30 points again. Defensively, these two teams are evenly matched. The Wildcats rank first in field goal percentage defense at 37.5 percent and Louisville third at 38 percent, but offensively there is little comparison between the two squads. Louisville is ranked 220th in the country, shooting just 42.5 percent from the field, while Kentucky ranks eighth at 48.8 percent. In the NCAA tournament, the margin is even wider. The Cardinals are shooting just 41.9 percent from the field, whereas the Wildcats are shooting an incredible 53 percent from the floor. Not to mention that in just four NCAA tournament games, Kentucky has attempted 128 free throws, making 98 of them (76.6 percent). The numbers don’t match up well for Louisville, and the players on the floor certainly don’t either. The early lines have Kentucky as an eight and a half point favorite. Get your bets in now, because this one could be a blood bath. They may call it March Madness for a reason, but based on how the four remaining teams are playing right now, it’s looking like a Kentucky-Ohio State final is in our future. Brett is a senior majoring in journalism. Think Kentucky and Ohio State will be playing in the national title game? Tell Brett why or why not by tweeting him at @ BAsportswriter or sending him an email at bsommers@badgerherald. com.

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

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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 31-7 29-8 24-10 26-10 27-9 22-13 19-14 18-17 22-14 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 31-6 30-5 30-8 23-11 22-11 20-14 15-18 15-16 14-18 8-23

PAC-12 Team

Conf.

Overall

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

24-10 24-10 24-10 23-12 24-12 19-14 24-11 21-15 18-16 10-21 6-25 6-26

Team

Conf.

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 36-2 26-11 25-11 19-15 21-12 21-12 20-14 18-15 18-14 15-16 15-17 10-21

TOURNAMENT LEADERS Points

Minnesota forward Trevor Mbakwe has battled severe injuries throughout his career with the Gophers. Now, the NCAA has granted Mbakwe a sixth season of eligibility, but according to an Associated Press report, the decision may not be that simple. Mbakwe says he is leaning toward returning but has not ruled out the possibility of forgoing the extra season and entering himself into the NBA draft.

1. Jake Cohen, DAV 2. Jamaal Franklin, SDSU 3. Rob Jones, SMC 4. Tu Holloway, XAV 5. Rodney McGruder, KSU

24.0 23.0 23.0 22.7 22.5

Rebounds

2 3

Often the norm in today’s world of college basketball, another highly-touted freshman will leave for the NBA. Sources told ESPN.com that Duke guard Austin Rivers will not be returning to Duke for his sophomore season. Rivers was a focal point of the Blue Devils’ offense this season and averaged 15.5 points and 2.1 assists per game before Duke was bounced from the NCAA tournament in its opening round game against 15-seed Lehigh.

1. Pierce Hornung, CSU 2. T.J. Robinson, LBSU 3. Rob Jones, SMC 4. Clint Chapman, TEX 5. Draymond Green, MSU

17.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.7

Assists Wagner College, a private institution with an enrollment of just 2,400, made news in college basketball when it promoted its assistant men’s basketball coach, Bashir Mason, making him the youngest head coach in Division I at the age of 28. Mason played Division I basketball at Drexel from 2003-07, averaging more than 11 points per game his junior and senior seasons.

1. Scott Machado, IONA 2. Phil Pressey, MIZZ 3. Oscar Bellfield, UNLV 4. Matt Dellavedova, SMC 5. Oliver McNally, HARV

10.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.0

Blocks 1. Jeff Withey, KU 2. Anthony Davis, UK 3. Anthony Marshall, UNLV 4. Andre Drummond, CONN 5. Erik Etherly, L-MD

5.0 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.0

Sports Editor Elliot Hughes sports@badgerherald.com

12 | Sports | Wednesday, March 28, 2012

SPORTS

Hoops America: Final Four preview Ohio State and Kentucky primed for success

Football embraces smooth transitions Despite offseason turmoil, new coaches quickly leaving mark on Wisconsin Kelly Erickson Sports Content Editor

In collegiate athletics, turnover is simply unavoidable. Athletes come and go as they graduate or cash in on professional deals. So at the start of the 2011 season, the Wisconsin football team — with all its high hopes and expectations riding on the shoulders of a senior class, which instantly gained more strength with the addition of transfer quarterback Russell Wilson — could not have guessed that after the season was all said and done they would also have to replace six coaches. “This is like a cycle that goes on every year,” safety Shelton Johnson said. “When you look at it individually it looks like, ‘Oh we’re missing … so and so.’ I mean, there’s always Megan McCormick The Badger Herald a person waiting at the No. Jacob Pedersen is one of many Badgers working with a new coach this spring, Eddie Faulkner. In 2011, Pedersen had 30 catches for 356 yards. 2 spot waiting to get their

time to shine. It’s just about getting better at this point in time.” Players may leave all the time, but news that a coach was leaving was a whole new experience for a few players, including center Travis Frederick. “It’s definitely different. I’d never been through anything like that in high school or college so it was little different for me to hear the coach that I had been with for three years was leaving and I was going to get a new guy,” Frederick said. “Coach [Mike] Markuson has come in and he’s done a great job trying to adjust to us, we’re trying to adjust to him — it’s been certainly different and it’s been a process, but we’re still working through it … it’s just been a different opportunity.” While the Badgers are only three practices into spring camp, many players said the transition has been pretty smooth. “A lot of it’s just getting acquainted with your new coaches and trying to get a new system,” tight end Jacob Pedersen said. “Coach [Matt] Canada and them, they did

a great job — the system, it’s easy to catch on. Once you catch on, stuff just starts falling into place. With the departure of offensive coordinator Paul Chryst — and the slew of Badger assistants he took along with him — head coach Bret Bielema faced the task of replacing his offensive coordinator, offensive line coach, tight ends coach, receiving coach, linebackers coach and his secondary coach. It was a seemingly tall order, but there’s a confidence that suggests everyone has already meshed well in their short time together. “In my mind, it’s the players who really run the team,” quarterback Joe Brennan said. “No matter who the coaches are that they bring in, we’re still going to play that Wisconsin football no matter what. We’re a sound group that’s got high character and I don’t feel that’s ever going to change.” With Wilson gone and quarterbacks Curt Phillips and Jon Budmayr nursing

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Amid trials, doubles play buoys Badgers UW optimistic about road ahead despite recent struggles Erin Barney Men’s Tennis Writer The Wisconsin men’s tennis team has plenty to be proud of despite its recent losing slump. The Badgers had an impressive record from their non-conference season and are drawing confidence from those past wins during this drought. Wisconsin had a trying non-conference season this winter, one which they hoped

would prepare them for the several ranked opponents they would face in Big Ten play. Wisconsin opened the 2011-12 season with nearly flawless home wins over Butler and Western Illinois at 6-1 and 7-0, respectively. However, the Badgers were unable to carry their momentum with them on the road as Notre Dame swept them. Wisconsin saw even stronger competition further south as the squad dropped back-to-back matches against Clemson and Georgia Tech. Despite the team losses, the Badgers were able to celebrate key doubles wins

in their first five matches, including an undefeated record in the No. 1 doubles position from partners Fredrik Ask and Billy Bertha. The pair led the Badgers to doubles point wins in four out of five matches. Despite the 5-2 team loss at Georgia Tech, Ask and Bertha extended their winning streak to 5-0 with a notable 8-4 win over the No. 2 doubles team in the nation, Kevin King and Juan Spir. “We would have liked to squeak out a couple of wins when we took the trips down to Georgia Tech and Clemson,” Bertha said. “We wanted one of those wins because they were ranked teams, but we knew that was going to be tough. We had some young guys on the team.” A pattern started to form as Wisconsin continued to win at home but consistently fell on the road. One such loss UW Athletics

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Fredrik Ask and Billy Bertha (not pictured) form a dynamic doubles duo that has charged UW’s success, with a 8-4 record this season.

Sweet 16 savory finish for UW Ian McCue Right on Cue It’s hard to push away the initial frustration — to come to terms with a down-to-the wire, heartbreaking loss. It seems impossible to shake the visions of what could have been, with the Elite Eight or even Final Four glory possible if not for that disastrous threepoint heave to close the game. But in reflecting on the 64-63 loss that ended the careers of Jordan Taylor and Rob Wilson in cardinal and white jerseys, it’s hard to judge this season as anything less than a tremendous success. To think that this squad lost two of its top three scorers in Jon Leuer and Keaton Nankivil,

along with another starter — the always-lovable Tim Jarmusz — and still managed a Sweet 16 run is simply remarkable. Leuer — now molding into a reliable role player for the Milwaukee Bucks — led the team with better than 18 points and seven rebounds per contest in 2010-11. The streaky Nankivil added 9.7 points per and ranked second on the team with 4.2 boards per game while averaging more than 27 minutes of play. Yet even the loss of those two dynamic shooters wasn’t sufficient for a rebuilding year in Madison. Let’s take a step back to see how the Badgers’ chances looked in late December, well past the midway point of the regular season. Wisconsin had just dropped its third consecutive Big Ten game in a demoralizing 18-point loss to Michigan in Ann Arbor. There were skeptical voices ringing that maybe, just maybe, this would be the year Bo

Ryan and Co. couldn’t pull it together. Maybe, after all the talent and scoring UW had lost, it wouldn’t be able to finish among the Big Ten’s top four in a year with the strongest lineup of teams, top-tobottom, in conference history. But the Badgers were able to regain their composure from a stretch that included a home loss to Iowa, reeling off six victories in a row after surviving their lowest point of the season. After thinking about where this team stood just 10 weeks ago, it’s difficult not to be pleased with a last-second loss in the regional semifinals to a No. 1 seed. I have a feeling that if Wisconsin fans were told at the beginning of this year that their favorite team would fall in the Sweet 16, most would be pleasantly surprised. So just how did the Badgers get it done to emerge at season’s end with a 26-10 record despite having no player

averaging 15 points or more this year? The senior point guard certainly deserves a significant portion of the credit for corralling another solid tourney run, but in a season when questions abounded about who exactly would score outside of Taylor in the preseason, it was the year of the role player. Eight different players finished with double figures in at least two games this season. Two junior forwards in Ryan Evans and Jared Berggren answered many of those questions, but the likes of Josh Gasser, Rob Wilson and Ben Brust all proved themselves to be legitimate scorers this season. Without the collective effort of these skilled but not gifted scorers, Wisconsin would never have to worry about a March Madness run in the first place. What’s so impressive about

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