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DeGrasse Tyson preaches innovation Nationally-respected astrophysicist makes campus appearance for Senior Day talk Allison Johnson Herald Contributor Speaking to a full audience at the Memorial Union Terrace, worldrenowned astrophysicist and science orator Neil deGrasse Tyson argued for the need for innovation and cultural scientific fluency at the inaugural Senior Day event Thursday afternoon.

Tyson is a science communicator who was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2007 and is now slotted to host the reboot of the late Carl Sagan’s television series “Cosmos.”

Sprinkling his speech with humor, Tyson addressed the importance of bringing science and technology innovation back

into the forefront of society.

“If you are not fluent as a culture in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, you might as well go back to living in a case,” he said.

In his lecture, Tyson advocated the idea that the U.S. is not moving forward as fast as it was several decades ago. He said in the 1960s, the idea of “tomorrow” was a fundamental concept, one that is lacking now.

The driving force behind his rhetoric was his enthusiasm for space exploration and his emphasis on its influence on all facets of society.

Tyson explained how going to the moon influenced and motivated the students, novelists, poets, journalists, television and film producers and politicians of the era.

He also said the economy in the U.S. has “flatlined” as time has gone on. With this in mind, he said science and

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World renowned scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson addresses students at the Memorial Union Thursday as part of the inaugural Senior Day event. He said the U.S. needs to continue brainstorming to maintain progress.

Dems face off in Congressional contender debate Tara Golshan Reporrter Around 20 students gathered Thursday evening for the Second Congressional District candidate forum, as the four candidates shared their past experiences and views on politics and finance.

Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, cyber and electronic security consultant Dennis Hall,

Rep. Kelda Helen Roys, D-Madison, and local attorney Matt Silverman all took part in the forum hosted by UW’s chapters of The Young Progressives and College Democrats.

They are running for the seat currently held by Rep. Tammy Baldwin, who is running for the Senate.

All four candidates found fault with what Hall called a “broken” Congress. Pocan attributed his candidacy

to the current “politically perilous time.”

The candidates also said they see a direct correlation between the “broken” political system and the special interest financing that backs congressional campaigns.

Roys highlighted what she found wrong with today’s political system anecdotally with her experiences warding off lobbyists in the Legislature.

“The tremendous influence of corporate interests in our political system, not just on the lobbying side but in funding elections, gives them all that power,” Roys said. “The compromising spirit and the unwillingness to stay on principle and fight even when it is tough are putting special interest above the public interest. Lobbyists shouldn’t dictate our public policy.”

Semester sunset Students take in warm temperatures on the docks at the Memorial Union Thursday afternoon. With summer soon approaching, the community can expect the Terrace to be full of sun-seeking students relaxing on the pier.

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Although all four of the candidates hold similar positions and claim the same political leanings, each candidate rested on their own “unique” past experiences.

Roys said she was the first candidate to refuse all endorsements and financial backing from corporations and political action committees. She also complimented the others on the panel for following suit.

According to Silverman, on average congressional members spend two to three hours a day raising the $1.4 million needed to run their political campaigns.

Silverman, who will also not be accepting private money, said time could be better spent on other things.

Silverman, admitting he was the only candidate

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Mitchell: Money needs to go back into schools Sean Kirkby State Politics Editor Mahlon Mitchell, president of the Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin, is the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor. He spoke to The Badger Herald briefly outside of his Tuesday election night party at Moe’s Tavern and Grill.

The Badger Herald: How do you feel about the voter ID bill? And do you think changes to the law should be addressed by the Legislature or the court system?

Mahlon Mitchell: I think we’re at the

point now where the courts have to take care of it. And it’s obviously detrimental to people voting. It’s the same when in the 1960s we had the John Birch society that were trying to suppress the vote.

We have the same thing happening right now with the Koch Brothers and the like. So we’ve got to get rid of that bill — no doubt.

BH: How would you work with a potentially conservative Legislature to accomplish your goals?

MM: You’ve got to talk with people at a level that we often talk at and that’s

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INSIDE Students reveal challenges behind studying at UW while parenting Meghan Zernick Reporter Student parents at the University of Wisconsin have access to programs and services to help them balance the challenges of parenthood with their academic

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The UW Office of Child Care and Family Resources is located in Eagle Heights and helps provide services to student parents. The OCCFR also offers early education and

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Jen Dittrich-Templin, the parent resource specialist and supervisor of the Child Care Tuition Assistance Program, said the main function of

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Republican legislators are calling on Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to release specific details about his plans for the state budget so voters can compare his plans to Gov. Scott Walker’s record over his last year in office.

Joint Finance Committee Co-Chairs Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, and Rep. Robin Vos, R-Burlington, sent a letter to Barrett Thursday asking for the specifics of his plan to balance the state’s budget, fund public education and provide medical care for the poor.

The letter includes a number of provisions in Walker’s budget, including a $1.2 billion investment

in Medicaid and education reforms that “have helped save more than a billion dollars for taxpayers.”

The legislators asked Barrett what he would do differently and to provide specific details.

“Walker has made tough choices and has been open to criticism from Mayor Barrett,” Vos said in a conference call with the media. “It’s time now in the campaign, with less than four weeks to go, to say how they want the next two years to be spent.”

Vos said Barrett has only provided details on his wind energy and clean jobs reforms. He said while this is a sector of Wisconsin’s economy, it is only a small section of the larger budget picture.

When asked if he thought Walker’s campaign

provided similar details on his budget plans when running in 2010, Vos said Walker was clear in his last campaign about his budget intentions and plans for collective bargaining when asked about them.

Walker’s campaign also released a statement Thursday calling on Barrett to respond to the letter and explain what he would have done to balance a $3.6 billion budget deficit.

“It’s been about 41 days since Barrett started campaigning, and yet he hasn’t offered his plans for education or health care funding,” Walker’s campaign spokesperson Ciara Matthews said in the conference call. “We, along with Rep. Vos and Sen. Darling, are asking Barrett to come clean with specifics to Wisconsin’s

Kylie Peterson Herald Contributor New polling results show Gov. Scott Walker is five points ahead of his Democratic opponent Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in Wisconsin’s upcoming June recall elections, a difference from previous polls which showed Barrett and Walker neck-and-neck.

According to a Rasmussen statewide telephone survey, 50 percent of Wisconsin’s likely voters would vote for Walker and 45 percent would vote for Barrett in a recall election. Additionally, the survey said two percent of the state’s likely voters prefer a different candidate, while another

two percent remain undecided.

Rasmussen is a conservative polling organization.

The survey of 500 likely Wisconsin voters was conducted Wednesday and Thursday, the report said.

Rasmussen also said the poll had a margin of error of 4.5 percent.

The polling differs with results from a Marquette Law School poll released prior to this week’s primary elections. The Marquette Law School poll results showed Walker leading Barrett 48 to 47 percent among likely voters, while Barrett led Walker 47 to 46 percent among all registered voters. Both of these results fall within the margin of error.

Still, the results showing a dip in support for

Barrett may not indicate a substantial change in favorability toward him, University of Wisconsin political science professor John Coleman said in an email to The Badger Herald. He said the polling may just reflect the closeness of the race.

“Polls operate within margins of error of a few points, so someone moving up or down a couple points across various polls is no surprise,” Coleman said.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if the next poll that came out had Gov. Walker ahead by five points, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it had the race tied.”

Coleman also said he does not see any direct correlation between Barrett’s recent win as the Democratic candidate

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for Wisconsin’s upcoming recall election and his lower favorability in the Rasmussen poll results.

UW political science professor Barry Burden said in an email to The Badger Herald variation in results between the newlyreleased Rasmussen poll and the Marquette Law School poll probably has little statistical difference.

However, he said the two surveys used different interviewing methods, with the Marquette Law School poll using live interviews and the Rasmussen poll relying on recorded voices to conduct the interviews. This may have an effect on who responded to the survey, Burden said.

“Averaging these and other surveys, it seems

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While Barrett’s campaign website stresses the importance of creating jobs, protecting the environment and reinvesting in education, it does not include a detailed budget plan or any scheduled intentions to release one.

Barrett has previously vowed to call a special session to restore collective bargaining rights of public employee union workers.

However, Barrett has declined requests from unions to promise to veto any budget that does not restore these rights.

The two candidates will have a chance to debate the budget and the collective bargaining reforms at the two scheduled statewide televised debates May 25 and May 31.

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Barrett’s campaign released a statement Thursday calling the letter a “transparent stunt to duck” accountability on Walker’s own budget. The statement also said Walker chose to balance the budget by raising taxes on senior citizens and making “the deepest cuts in education in state history.”

Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesperson Graeme Zielinski said Walker did not answer similar budget questions when running against Barrett in the 2010 election.

“He didn’t answer any questions on the budget or a jobs plan,” Zielinski said. “He answers very few questions from the press. He didn’t talk about collective bargaining and

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Lt. Gov. candidate Mahlon Mitchell will draw attention to the voter ID bill and improving communication between partisan executives and legislators throughout his campaign. He said he was encouraged to run for the office after thousands of people flocked to the Capitol last year in protest of the budget repair bill.

MITCHELL, from 1 that level of compromise. Right now, we’re seeing no compromise with Gov. [Scott] Walker and his agenda. He’s basically saying his

way or no way. And that’s a problem. We’ve got to actually compromise as Republicans, Democrats, moderates, no matter where you’re from. We’ve got to come together as Wisconsin and do what’s best for the state.

BH: As part of the 20112013 biennial budget, the UW-System received major cuts in funding. Would you support putting more money into the system, and what do you think the system should do to address these cuts?

MM: The UW System lost $250 million in June. And then in the next round of cuts, they lost another $32.1 million. That’s a problem.

You can’t say education is affordable. We need to put

our money into education.

We have an untrained workforce and instead of giving more money to education, we’re taking money away. So, you’ve got to definitely look at the way we fund the UW System and get back to taking care of what the government’s supposed to do, and that is education, take care of jobs and also talk about poverty.

BH: How did you get involved in politics?

MM: I really stepped up to plate last year when everything was happening at the rallies. Many people have got to speak out. We don’t get anything done unless we speak out and, more importantly, unless we vote.

We have the vote.

who does not have any political experience, said he bases his campaign strategy on his military background.

“Serving in the army, you have to balance two things,” Silverman said.

“One, you cannot fail, and the second is that you have to take care of the men and women under your charge. That duality is very similar to what it means to be a congressman. You have a responsibility to your nation and a responsibility to your district.”

According to Hall, his experience as a Vietnam veteran has also had an influence on his desire to legislate.

The forum also briefly addressed environmental issues, and Pocan said he has received an endorsement from environmental nonprofit Clean Wisconsin.

Roys said since she voted against a bill that would streamline the

safest to conclude that Walker has a slight lead,” Burden said.

Regardless of poll results, Walker and his campaign team are “confident … voters will reaffirm the decision they made a year ago,” Walker’s spokesperson Tom Evenson said in an email to The Badger Herald.

The Barrett campaign did not return a request for comment.

Of the publicly available polls since January, Walker has been ahead in four and Barrett in three, with a gap between the candidates ranging from one to six points, Coleman said.

“This points to the value of not treating any one poll as the definitive story,” Coleman said. “It’s better to look for patterns.”

process for attaining a mining permit in the Legislature, she supports a clean environmental policy in her fight against polluters.

Silverman also mentioned the influence his military background has had on his views on energy.

“I had the privilege to fight a war on oil, and I don’t want to do it again,” Silverman said.

However, Silverman said the economy and health care were not touched upon throughout the debate. Students were encouraged to speak with the candidates during a short meet and greet after the forum.

Despite the candidates’ beliefs and statements throughout the forum that a Democrat will win the seat, Republican Chad Lee and Independent Joe Kopsick are also running for the position.

The Democratic primary elections for the second congressional district seat will take place Aug. 14.

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The Democratic candidates in the running to replace Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, engage students in a debate on campus Thursday. Baldwin will be leaving her seat to run for U.S. Senate.

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Newsies reflect on semester’s campus characters Pamela Selman News Editor

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As another semester comes to a close, we think it is only fair to reflect back on the people who made these stories possible. Some of them forced the news family to groan, grunt or roll our eyes. Although neither of us will be leading the news team into the deep blue abyss that is next semester, we could not miss the chance to expound on some of the strange and controversial figures that will always hold a strange and somewhat embarrassing soft spot in our hearts.

The spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin has arguably brought more character to our pages than any other source.

He is the living, breathing epitome of a political spokesperson. He hates Chicago sports teams, and his Twitter feed suggests abhorrence toward good oldfashioned fun.

Still, if there’s a political bandit on which we should keep a social media eye, it’s this guy. His followers are treated on a daily basis with magical glimpses into the ludicrousness Zielinski puts forward.

And, while some of his commentary is best suited off the pages, News Island has been sure to keep a running log of all its favorite Graeme quotes.

Throughout this semester, and certainly for semesters to come, Zielinski will remain a source favorite — after all, he really is the source equivalent of a teddy-graeme.

Don’t go. Don’t go. Just don’t go.

Despite all the good work Berquam has brought to the University of Wisconsin campus, these are the words that could define her legacy.

Although previously a partially behind-the-scenes campus figure, there is not a student on campus — possibly not a student in the Midwest — who does not know who Berquam is today.

After her video debut advising students to “don’t go” to the Mifflin Street Block Party went viral, campus newspapers throughout the Midwest reported on the video that was, well, to put it mildly, unpopular. Within hours of the video making its way through the student body, “don’t go” remixes swarmed Facebook and Twitter feeds, depicting Berquam’s message along with Mike Posern’s hip hop song “Please Don’t Go.” While her video certainly had good intentions, it arguably only reinforced the community’s drive to attend the notorious event. Students donned party gear reading “Dean says don’t go, we say #YOLO,” in reference to a popular Twitter hashtag.

UW took down the original video several hours after it debuted, and Berquam issued an official statement saying the video might not have been in the best taste, but reminding students she had their best interest in mind and wanted them to have a safe Mifflin.

This semester’s Student Services Finance Committee deliberations over eligibility and later funding for the MultiCultural Student Coalition were wrought with frustration and open hostility as the months-long saga played out.

The trouble began with a missed deadline to file a waiver for budgets exceeding $250,000 and continued to snowball downhill, culminating in several protests hosted by the group and two unsuccessful appeals before the Student Judiciary. In meetings, MCSC staff and SSFC representatives griped over conflicting math about the breakdown for the organization’s direct services provided to students and whether the types of activities unique to the group’s mission fit the bylaws’ definition of a direct service.

With the issue at deadlock, MCSC sent a lengthy last appeal to Chancellor David Ward after the cycle’s budgets had been submitted for final approval. Highlights of the letter included decrying the process employed by the SSFC chair, SJ chief justice and University of Wisconsin professional staff as discriminatory and unfair, just for starters.

“Perhaps there is a relationship between the racist student government genocide against student of color organizations and the empowerment seized by the perpetrators of white racist hate,” the letter read.

Members also posited a lack of funding would cause hate crimes to skyrocket and made ample use of the word “corruption” to characterize the decision.

Ward sent the decision back to Student Council for a final decision, helping fuel the uncertainty on policy and allegations of biased decision-making that have typically plagued the body.

As the semester draws to a close with the funding dispute still unsettled, MCSC and SSFC will likely have to duke it out in the fall.

At least we will have front-row seats to the big show.

Allie Gardner

It was not a good semester to be chair of the Associated Students of Madison, and Allie Gardner was often at the heart of the controversial shitstorm.

Gardner took heat for getting arrested, along with other elected student representatives, at a United States Student Association protest on student loan debt outside lending firm Sallie Mae in Washington, D.C., March 26.

The Herald reported United Council of UW Students funded Gardner’s travel, but ASM Chief of Staff David Gardner, Rep. Libby Wick-Bander, SSFC Rep. Tia Nowack and Rep. Max Love received funding from the internal budget, which is directly funded through students’ segregated university fees. At least students did not pick up the tab for posting bail.

Another snafu during Gardner’s tenure was her vote to break the tie in Student Council’s eligibility hearing for MCSC, even though she had previously protested SSFC decisions alongside members of the group. Critics cried foul, but MCSC got eligibility (for the time being).

While it remains unclear what Gardner’s legacy will be from her tenure as chair, ASM certainly tested readers’ patience with debates mired in obscure policy and by endlessly crossing accepted protocol for civility in their meetings this semester.

It is a tough job for any student to do, but we were left with nothing to do beside use words like “embattled” and “tense” in our meeting story ledes and watch the Student Activities Center burn.

Paul Soglin

Madison Mayor Paul Soglin has never been timid about getting his two cents in on just about any city issue.

Often adversely outspoken about issues students hold close, Soglin has managed to stir up a whole lot of mixed feelings among the student body and the Madison community.

Serving as a prominent voice against the Mifflin Street Block Party, the mayor’s face made its way to popular party t-shirts sporting his head in neon colors with a note reading “Sorry for Partying.”

Soglin urged students to take an active role in planning the event and vowed it was time for the 43-year-old annual party to end once and for all. Still, he eased up after this year’s event drew a smaller crowd that was overall better behaved. He has not offered up a firm stance on the future of the party.

The mayor also received grief from campus students after pushing a nuisance party ordinance that makes it easier for police to target house parties, but imposes greater risks on students caught hosting parties that are deemed to cause a public nuisance.

Members of the student government went head-to-head with Soglin and his team of city officials, arguing the legislation was an attack on students because of high fines and broad language.

The mayor’s most recent term in office — he’s currently in his third stint as mayor — was initially met with an anonymous “Soglin the Grouch” Twitter feed, which has since died as his name has fallen further out of headlines.

Scott Resnick

It has been a busy semester for campus-area Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8. Whether he was nabbing headlines for facilitating campus safety forums or engaging students in a community-wide conversation on the planning for the future of the Mifflin Street Block Party, Resnick was everywhere.

In serving as a representative for a predominantly student district, Resnick pushed to create additional lighting in campus neighborhoods that saw a rash of crimes, including on Spring Street and Frances Street. He voiced his opinions on changes to student bus routes. He was involved in efforts to mobilize student voters amid ever-shifting voter ID law provisions.

In a recent campus safety forum hosted by the Madison Police Department and city officials, Resnick expressed the need to execute large-scale changes in order to make the campus area safer for all.

“It takes more than just students locking their doors to create a safe community, and that’s what we’re striving toward,” he said at the forum.

His involvement in student issues even earned him the honor of being featured as the “Alder-Man” meme — a superhero saving Madison’s downtown area from certain destruction — on The Badger Herald’s opinion page. decisions.

With all of the fanfare, we have one question: Resnick for Congress?

MPD: Mifflin was ‘ridiculous’ Police reflect on last weekend’s block party, say event has seen no improvement from ’11 Andrea Choi Herald Contributor Madison Police Department representatives conveyed the dangers of this year’s Mifflin Street Block Party at the Mifflin Neighborhood Association meeting, citing an increase in arrests and the unpredictable behavior of partygoers.

At the meeting Thursday evening, MPD representatives recalled moments of this year’s Mifflin Block Party, saying it was not safe.

“It was just a very unsafe, dangerous, ridiculous event,” MPD Officer Christine Hill said.

Hill said although she did not know of any injuries at the event, she does not think the situation went better than last year in terms of how difficult it was to control the crowds and the large amount of underage drinking. This year, there were nearly 400 arrests, compared to 171 last year.

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“In the 1960s, no companies were overseas.

That’s because we were innovating. By making innovative products that no one can figure out how to make, that’s how you keep jobs,” Tyson said.

She added that aside from the main block party, there were also a number of preparties or parties on other streets such as Langdon.

“We have been totally engulfed in everything Mifflin in the past two months, and that’s pretty much what we have worked on,” she said. “It was a oneday event, and it took nearly all of our resources.”

Scott Kolar, an association member, said one large difference he noticed between this year and last was there were nearly as many police officers as there were partiers in the morning.

Hill said many partiers started to come out in the afternoon.

Hill added while the police were trying to control the crowds, many students were not listening and needed repeated warnings. She said the police managed to “take down” a few partiers.

“We set up a perimeter so that we could see what was happening,” she said. “And

kids started chanting.”

During the meeting, members of the association started to question whether more news coverage on the harmful effects of the party could raise students’ awareness. Larry Warman, chair of the association, said students would not believe the content and would go anyway.

Hill said most party hosts or partiers went with good intentions, believing the

party would not get out of control. However, she said as the party went on, individuals’ behavior became unpredictable.

She said this year she had residents coming up to the police and asking them to help clear out partiers whom they did not know.

“They just couldn’t control the mass,” Hill said. “They don’t get it in their minds how difficult it is to control the crowds. It was a very long and hard day for us.”

Mary Kolar, a member of the association, said some business owners were frustrated because their operations were affected.

There were also pictures of arrests taken by reporters in front of their stores.

Indy Stluka, a Mifflin Street resident, said some of his friends went to the block party, and they appreciated the cooperation between residents and police.

“Overall, [students] liked that it was a little bit more low-key with attendance

When the space program ended, Tyson said, many Americans were feeling nostalgic. He said this feeling occurred because nothing of similar caliber was following it, and when there is nothing to keep society going or moving forward, there is always the threat of reverting backward.

University of Wisconsin senior Ryan Alt, who attended the lecture, agreed with this idea. He said many in today’s society take today for granted, overlooking the possibilities of the future.

Tyson said this could come with consequences.

“If we are not careful, this decade could turn into the decade of anniversaries

of things that happened in the ‘60s,” he said before pausing his lecture to send the quip to his followers on Twitter.

UW freshman and lecture attendee Tapan Sharma said he attended because he wanted to hear more about the place of science in society and said he was impressed with Tyson’s

“We have been totally engulfed in everything Mifflin in the past two months...It was a one day event and it took nearly all of our resources.”

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Members of the Madison community maintain mixed perceptions of the event’s worthiness following last weekend’s block party. The student body remains largely divided on the effect extra police presence had. number and their backyards weren’t completely demolished,” he said. “Police also helped them to escort some people out that they

didn’t want to be there.”

He added he was happy to know there were no reported assaults against policemen that day.

fervor.

“The level of commitment [Tyson] has to creating a better future through science is overall inspirational,” he said.

Tyson said he would love nothing more than to see the U.S. continue the innovation that made it a world leader in the 20th century by investing in a

program that would send people to Mars.

He concluded with a final statement on a need for change to impact the future.

“We need to do something different tomorrow than [we] are doing today; that’s the foundation of discovery,” he said.

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PARENTING, from 1 OCCFR is to coordinate the campus child care system and also to provide education and support to parents.

She said OCCFR has worked for many years to try to include a question on UW applications asking if the applicant has children. That way, if the applicant does, they would be directed to her office.

Dittrich-Templin said, however, OCCFR’s request has been denied multiple times.

Dittrich-Templin said many students are not parents when they enter college and it is significantly difficult to find all the student parents out there. She said her program makes the effort to get the word out despite these challenges.

“We do our best. We have a Facebook page, we have a website, and on an annual basis we hand out many brochures to as many departments and student advisors as we know of,” Dittrich-Templin said. “So anyone who is looking for child care should be able to find us.”

Day care centers are located throughout the campus and provide care

for children ranging from six weeks to 12 years old.

The Chicken Soup center provides care specifically for children who might not be able to attend regular day care because they are sick, according to the OCCFR website.

The OCCFR also provides financial assistance for both single parents and two-parent families. The amount each family receives is based on the income of each family, according to DittrichTemplin.

She said CCTAP receives its funding from segregated fees allocated through the Associated Students of Madison.

“When we go to present that budget, we bring student parents with us to present their story to the student government so they understand what a student goes through and what they need as a parent and why this funding is so crucial for them,” DittrichTemplin said.

When asked about the visibility and access of the program, Dittrich-Templin said CCTAP is completely open to anybody. The financial assistance is based on the applicant’s status as a student and their family’s income. The financial aid

provided is designed to $100 of that, but it does student parents cover anywhere from a help small portion to a majority significantly. Due to the aid of the family’s day care of CCTAP, upwards of 90 percent of undergraduate needs.

Financial aid is made student parents are able to graduate available on time, to students Dittrichthrough Templin said.

CCTAP, and it “I would say that “I would say serves about financial stress that financial 200 students stress is per semester, is the biggest obstacle that the biggest Dittrichobstacle Templin said. student parents Because face. That and time that student parents CCTAP is management. But face.

That, funded by and time student fees, once a child hits management. as long as five, the financial But once a a student strain goes down, child hits five, is paying and the stress at financial segregated home goes down, the strain goes fees and down, and the meets certain so they don’t need as much financial stress at home income goes down, guidelines, support for day so they don’t they are care and the time need as much eligible for commitment is financial CCTAP’s support for services. On less.” day care, average, the Jen Dittrich-Templin and the time awards are Parent resource specialist commitment about $1,600 Child Care Tuition is less,” per semester, Assistance Program DittrichDittrichTemplin said.

Templin said.

Shari This money does not entirely Franey, a student parent cover child care because with junior status at UW, full-time child care is shared her experience with about $250-380 per week OCCFR and some of the and CCTAP only covers setbacks she and others

face as full-time students who are also parents.

She said while she was satisfied with their services overall, she felt the OCCFR could do a better job of getting its name out.

Franey said there is no information present in the Student Activities Center and also felt the website is not very professionallooking.

Beyond OCCFR, Franey said while some professors have been extremely flexible if she needs to reschedule an exam or bring her daughter to class, there have been others that have not been so accommodating. “[Some professors] will not let you reschedule exams for anything. There was a pregnant lady that had to drop the class because her due date was too close the exam. There was also a guy who stayed up all night with his wife while she was giving birth, and he still had to take the exam the next day,” Franey said.

Even when accommodations are made for parents, one student said she feels she is perceived by other students as getting preferential treatment.

Miriah Barger, a senior

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at UW, said she does not like that other students feel she receives special treatment when she is still completing the same work.

Another disadvantage to being a student parent, Barger said, is missing out on parts of her daughter’s life. She has missed some of the milestones such as walking, crawling and talking.

While she said she did like the OCCFR as a program, Barger said it did have some shortcomings.

“One thing they could do better is reach out to underrepresented groups.

A lot of undergraduate Latinas that I know that do have children or are going to have children had no idea what this program was,” Barger said.

Franey also expressed how helpful CCTAP and OCCFR have been for her and her family. She said they have done a lot of things for her and both have made going to school a possibility.

“They do a lot of things for us, and I think they are really great. I have no idea how they could improve,” Franey said. “I don’t know if I would be able to go to school at all if it weren’t for CCTAP. My husband and I are really grateful.”

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Chadima resigns after scandal Weeks of investigation into the events surrounding a Rose Bowl party led to the discovery that a former University of Wisconsin associate athletic director allegedly made sexual advances toward three male students in the Athletic Department.

The first report released in January found John Chadima, who resigned Jan. 6, sexually assaulted a male student Athletic Department employee at a party during the Badgers’ trip to the Rose Bowl.

Documents obtained by The

Badger Herald also indicate Chadima sent texts to an individual the night of the party, threatening to have the individual fired.

A second report claimed Chadima drove a former UW football player. When he said the student could spend the night, the student reported he locked himself in the bathroom until Chadima passed out.

The second report said Chadima groped a third individual at a party held when the football team was at a bowl game, with multiple instances

of inappropriate conduct also occurring when he worked at Camp Randall Stadium.

According to a statement released by Chadima’s lawyer, Chadima has struggled to handle the anonymous allegations and has sought help through counseling, stress management and faith-based guidance.

UW received $100,000 for the investigation, which was chaired by former Dane County District Attorney Patrick Fiedler. The investigations also resulted in a review of UW alcohol policies.

Wis. politics heats up with looming gubernatorial recall More than six months after recall efforts officially started last November, opponents of Gov. Scott Walker will have the chance to recall him June 5 in an election against Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.

On Tuesday, the race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination came to an end when Barrett won the Democratic gubernatorial primary, defeating former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk; Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma, and Secretary of State Doug La Follette. President of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Mahlon Mitchell received the nomination for lieutenant governor.

The race for the nomination started Jan. 18, when Falk announced her plans to run in the race, a day after petition signature collectors turned in almost one million signatures to the Government

Accountability Board to trigger the recall. Throughout the next few months, Falk was joined by Vinehout and La Follette.

On March 30, GAB ordered recall elections for Walker, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and four state senators including Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau. Barrett joined the race the day the elections were certified.

Throughout the months leading up to the election, money has poured into the candidates’ campaigns. More than $42 million was spent by campaigns before the primary, and estimates for the amount of money spent on the election round off anywhere from $60 to $80 million, doubling the previous campaign spending record in 2010.

Barrett ran against Walker in 2010 for governor and lost.

Mifflin persists with city’s woes A long history of celebration and tradition among campus and city residents was met with challenges this year, putting the future of the Mifflin Street Block Party in jeopardy.

The year started off with a concerted effort by city officials, police and students from the Associated Students of Madison coming together to discuss what changes were needed to be made to the Mifflin Street Block Party to ensure less violence and more control at this year’s

John Doe case leaves Walker critics with suspicions For nearly two years, the Milwaukee district attorney’s John Doe probe has investigated Gov. Scott Walker’s administration during his term as Milwaukee County Executive in 2010.

Two of the most important advances in the investigation came in January when authorities arrested former Deputy Chief of Staff Kelly Rindfleisch and former employee Darlene Wink.

Rindfleisch was charged with four felony counts of misconduct in public office and allegedly spent time in office working on campaign fundraising for lieutenant governor candidate

Brett Davis. She pleaded not guilty in March to all four charges.

Wink was charged with two counts of intentional political solicitation for working on fundraising activity while in a county building. She entered a guilty plea in February on both counts.

Earlier in January, the DA’s office also charged three other former Walker associates with crimes, two for embezzlement and one for child enticement.

The probe took an additional turn when Walker opened a legal defense fund in March to help pay for the legal expenses

surrounding the investigation to pay for the expenses incurred in cooperating with the investigation.

The most recent campaign reports show Walker transferred $60,000 to his legal defense fund before last week’s primary. The money transferred to the defense fund was part of the $231,439 Walker spent on legal fees over the period, which ended April 23.

Throughout the semester, Walker has said his campaign and office have cooperated with information requests from Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm, who is leading the investigation.

event.

Some suggested changes which were used in previous years to fix the party, like having a sponsor for the event. Others suggested entirely new ideas, including charging money to go to the event. The idea of moving the block party to another venue was also brought up.

Ultimately, the main rules for the block party included having no open containers on the street, strict no-trespassing laws for properties on Mifflin Street and open streets in which attendees were not allowed to loiter.

While many, including police and city officials,

lauded the day for its lack of violent crimes compared to last year’s two stabbings and multiple sexual assaults, some were less pleased with the stricter outcome.

Some students and those from out of town complained the new policies for the party were too severe, some calling it the “worst Mifflin” they had ever experienced.

However, other students embraced the new rules. Many said the option of signing up their houses for parties helped maintain control and safety.

Going forward, the Mifflin Street Block Party’s future seems uncertain, but there is hope that with continued collaboration a solution can be reached.

MCSC debacle remains unsolved with end of year After the Multicultural Student Coalition was denied funding eligibility by the Student Services Finance Committee first semester, the student organization ultimately gained eligibility in a controversial decision made by Student Council in late April.

In the funding conflict that dominated much of the 18th session of Associated Students of Madison, members of SSFC said they initially denied MCSC funding last semester because the group did not meet the direct service requirement.

After denials of appeals to SSFC and Student Judiciary, MCSC appealed SSFC’s eligibility decision to Interim Chancellor Ward in a letter voicing claims of “institutional racism” in student government and claiming SSFC members failed to remain viewpoint neutral.

Ward responded by mandating the decision be heard by ASM Student Council, and said in a letter that although SSFC members did not commit a viewpoint neutrality violation that he was remanding the decision because of a flawed definition

of “viewpoint neutral” in ASM bylaws.

After receiving training on eligibility hearings and funds allocating, Student Council heeded Ward’s mandate and held the eligibility hearing despite an injunction from SJ. Four alleged intentional policy violations for MCSC surfaced in early April, which led SSFC to freeze the organization’s budget for 52 weeks.

Debate during the heated ASM meeting centered on MCSC’s meeting the direct service requirement in addition to arguments surrounding the alleged intentional policy violations.

Ultimately, ASM Chair Allie Gardner broke a 10-10 tie vote in the decision, voting for MCSC’s eligibility and officially reinstating funding for the group.

Members of SSFC then filed complaints to SJ asserting that Gardner and multiple other ASM members violated viewpoint neutrality through various actions during the meeting.

SJ has not yet decided on the case.

Opinion

Editorial Page Editor Taylor Nye oped@badgerherald.com

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The Badger Herald | Opinion | Friday, May 11, 2012

THE ‘CAN’T TEACH AN OLD DEAN NEW TRICKS’ AWARD As sure as a bear shits in the woods, Dean of Students Lori Berquam flies by the book. Whether on tenterhooks about the latest student controversy or working the crowd at a campus event, Berquam swears by her tried and true

methods of filling her role as top banana of student life.

Soup to nuts, she tackles student issues like it’s going out of style.

But when it comes to pouring the Kool-Aid for the student body, Berquam can be dumber than a box

of rocks. When Berquam decided to think outside the box in late April, all hell broke loose. As a last ditch effort to follow in the footsteps of the city and stomp out the Mifflin Street Block Party, Berquam posted a YouTube video urging

students to avoid the party like the plague.

But even the best laid plans of mice and men fail, and Berquam, having tilted at windmills, found her words were as welcome as a skunk at a lawn party.

After opening a Pandora’s

make no bones about it: Berquam is as cliché as deans come. It’s her job to be a wet blanket on student fun, so why reinvent the wheel? Anything else is about as useful as tits on a bull.

See you later, alligator.

box of YouTube comments, the university deep-sixed the video. But we have to give credit where it is due: Berquam let bygones be bygones and acknowledged she had stumbled upon her Achilles heel.

Come hell or high water,

THE ‘RECALL ME, MAYBE’ AWARD If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

And if you try, don’t succeed, try something else and still don’t get your way, try pulling out an obscure constitutional power and perverting its original purpose to fit your needs.

Ethical issues? Recall.

Misconduct in office? Recall.

Fundamental disagreements in governance? Recall. Boredom?

Recall. Fly unzipped? Gentle reminder, then recall.

The various groups hyping the need for recalls, the vast majority of them Democratic-

leaning, are cramping the hand of democracy with never-ending petition signing. Though there are certainly some merits to the complaints against the Republican-dominated Legislature, the constant effort toward tipping the political scales is less of an attempt at throwing the bums out than it is a study in mob rule.

Electoral do-overs have no place in a rational, civil society. Decisions are made, consequences are accepted and votes are cast in the next regularly scheduled election.

Luckily for us though, any measure of civility or reason died more than a year ago to the drone of vuvuzelas and a chorus of “Kill the bill!”

With what is hopefully the final round of recalls taking place next month, Wisconsin may finally be able to pick up all the pieces of its fragmented political landscape and move on.

That is unless the recall elections fail to adequately satisfy the mob, in which case we’ll be in for another long and stupid year.

R.I.P. democratic process; mourn ya ‘til we join ya.

THE ‘DAS RACIST’ AWARD By this point, we have grown more than a little tired of claims that Madison is a “tolerant” city.

It’s not.

In the last year the University of Wisconsin has become a crucible of racial tension that should embarrass every student and Madisonian.

The details are all too familiar by now. Last summer, some Langdon Street residents stupidly hung a black Spiderman doll on their balcony, apparently without realizing its historical implications. In September the Center for Equal Opportunity released pseudo-sociological research that angered minority students who saw it as an affront

to their intellectual ability. The Multicultural Student Coalition applied for more than $1 million in funding from the Student Services Finance Committee and, when denied multiple times, unleashed a scorched-earth assault on innocent student leaders who were not party to racism.

And, in what may have been the most crushing blow to any semblance of racial tolerance at UW, a group of brothers from Delta Upsilon allegedly shouted racist and classist slurs at a group of black women cutting through their lawn.

Each moment ranged in intensity and intentionality. The mock lynching appeared to be an

honest mistake, the CEO report was mostly expected and the DU incident looks to have been a fullon example of drunken racism.

MCSC leadership’s tantrum was a ridiculous emotional assault on students who were painted as racists for simply following the guidelines of a Supreme Court ruling.

Fuck it all. This shit is unacceptable.

The incidents should be seen for what they are: Ugly representations of problems that are real and pressing at UW. If we really are committed to remaining a prestigious institution, avoiding a year like this one might be a good start.

Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

GAB head honcho Kevin Kennedy was unwittingly thrown into the spotlight during the recalls.

Both sides have been hyper-vigilant of the mid-level bureaucrats who just wanted anonymity.

THE ‘THRUST OF

GREATNESS’ AWARD A great man once said, “Be not afraid of greatness: Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” This year, Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board had more than its fair share of greatness thrust upon it.

Before the recalls, one might have thought the public employees of the GAB had the good fortune to fade into the comfort and security of bureaucratic irrelevance, sheltered from political pressure and public scrutiny.

Political events of the past year changed all of that. The GAB was responsible for overseeing the recall petition drive, the implementation of voter ID laws and redistricting.

One might say the board spent the past year picking up the flotsam of a legislative session gone bad.

Throughout the recall process both Republicans and Democrats

watched the board’s every move, ready to pounce on any mistake, real or imagined. Meanwhile, the board was stuck with the undesirable task of sorting through an avalanche of petitions, determining their validity, providing an accurate count and approving a recall election. To their credit, the GAB handled the recall process remarkably well, processing mountains of paperwork in an efficient manner and remaining transparent almost to a fault — despite privacy concerns, recall petitions were posted online for all to see.

In years to come, it might be said that the GAB got more work done in this legislative session than an embattled state Congress and an ever-defiant Gov. Scott Walker.

That’s why it is the lucky winner of this year’s Thrust of Greatness Award.

THE ‘COUNCIL SCHMOUNCIL’ AWARD The Council Schmouncil Award goes to the 18th Session of the Associated Students of Madison’s Student Council for some of the most uninspiring leadership and downright absurdity that surpassed even the antics at the Capitol.

While members of Student Council managed to create new and imaginative ways to stall meetings, postpone votes and circumvent the other two branches of ASM, in the end they accomplished absolutely nothing.

Megan McCormick The Badger Herald They squabbled over Chair Allie Gardner made an ineffective session even more non-functional reinstating two members when she failed to recuse herself from the Multicultural Student Coalition vote. who violated election

THE ‘LITTLE

APPRECIATION’ AWARD

called Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson a “total bitch,” and now is facing investigation for allegedly placing his hands around the neck of Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. Despite the fact that eight of the justices were present, only one has recused herself so far from the following proceedings.

Then Justice Michael Gableman refused to recuse himself from cases involving the law firm that had defended him free of charge after ethics complaints were filed against him. It seems as if Supreme Court justices are spending the same amount of time behind the bench as they are on the stand.

But at least the Supreme Court can be proud they get the Little Monsters Award because, despite the fact that they’re supposed to be an example of excellence and exemplary behavior, they instead have chosen like children going through the terrible twos.

Alex Brousseau Editorial Board Chairman

Signe Brewster Editor-in-Chief

ASM constitution and bylaws, and Board of Regents policy F-50. This set back student power several years, undoing the hard work of the 17th session, 16th session and all those preceding.

With every idiotic move

by Student Council, this board would laugh and say, “It couldn’t possibly get worse!” How wrong we were.

Good riddance, 18th session. You deserve this award for all your ridiculousness, silliness, preposterousness, irrationality, unreasonableness … again, need we go on?

voting like a parent’s warning to come back before curfew. She silenced students who were experts on the issue from speaking at the hearings. Worst of all, she failed to recuse herself from voting even though she has strong ties to the group. She also set the precedent that ASM will forever be subject to the pronouncements — no matter how inaccurate or ill-stated — of the chancellor.

In short, she and the other representatives who voted in favor of the measure violated U.S. Supreme Court precedent, federal and state law, the

THE ‘READER

MONSTERS’ AWARD Turn on any MTV reality show and you’re likely to see at least one man and woman drunkenly arguing, dropping expletives every other word. Replace the alcohol with judicial robes and the swearing with — wait, actually leave the swearing in — and you have the paragon of legal decisionmaking in Wisconsin: the state Supreme Court.

Over the past year, the court has caused almost as many facepalm-inspiring moments as the Associated Students of Madison, which undercut whatever little faith we had left in our public officials. The Supreme Court is supposed to be the utmost realm for citizens to seek justice and for laws to be interpreted. It is supposed to be the quintessence of behavior, not the epitome of disappointment it has been thus far.

First, Justice David Prosser

laws, failed to elect a vicechair for the majority of the year, neglected to fill a handful of empty seats, tossed 100 grand into a pot called “alumni training,” eliminated all funding for a commencement speaker, allocated funding in a nonviewpoint neutral fashion … need we go on?

Worst of all, Chair Allie Gardner managed to alienate the other branches of ASM and set back student rights with a single “aye” when she voted in favor of giving funding the Multicultural Student Coalition.

She treated Student Judiciary’s ban against

Ryan Rainey Managing Editor

Before the members of this Editorial Board started working at The Badger Herald, we believed in the inherent decency of humanity. Yes, we believed people may be flawed, but ultimately, gentle reader, we believed people were good.

And then we encountered the unrepentant dirtbags who frequently leave anonymous comments on badgerherald. com. Often racist, bigoted and disjointed, the trolls gleefully cruise through our website religiously and vomit absurdity upon absurdity on our editorial content.

It’s probably worth noting these sorts of comments are generally the ugly exception to the rule, and the majority of the comments on the site are fine, posted by fellow students and our reporters’

Adelaide Blanchard Editor-at-Large

parents.

Because we believe in the importance of free speech and the notion of the “marketplace of ideas,” The Badger Herald allows readers to post anonymous comments immediately, and it’s up to our vigilant editors to frantically “flag” comments that border on abhorrent or personally attack someone.

Unfortunately, The Badger Herald doesn’t have a policy against “stupid,” which is what a majority of the frequent anonymous commenters are, so their comments remain. These commenters are everything that is wrong with open, public discourse: They are poisonous, vacuous and anonymous. We are talking to you, RonDog and ShadrachSmith, but

Taylor Nye Editorial Page Editor

you are not alone in your douchebaggery.

Perhaps trolling the comment section like a subway masturbator has some therapeutic value — a trend counselors are recommending to people with high levels of stress and anger. But probably not.

The regular commenting trolls have become a sort of curious anomaly to this board.

Meeting them would be interesting — preferably at a public place with lots of lights and people around. They are, after all, some of our most loyal and vocal readers, if not the most irritating.

Consider this an invitation to our frequent, nasty commenters (and you know who you are): Reveal yourselves to claim your fabulous Headliner Prize.

Reginald Young Editorial Page Content Editor

Ed i t o r i a l B o a r d o p i n i o n s a r e c ra f t e d i n d e p e n d e n t l y o f n e w s c o v e ra g e .

Jake Begun Editorial Board Member

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Farewell to the compassionate stoic Farewell to the

Signe Brewster Editor-in-Chief A researcher recently contacted The Badger Herald about a project assessing threats to college newspapers. I ran him through the typical information researchers want to know: Yes, we are entirely independent.

No, the university cannot censor us. Yes, there is another daily student paper on campus. No, we do not have adults on staff.

After exhausting his list of questions, the researcher’s professional tone changed to one of amazement. After speaking to college newspaper staffs across the nation, we were the only true case of independence he had come across. We were unique.

Working at the Herald day after day, year after year, it is easy to forget that we are different. I’m not talking about the special kind of quirk our staff unfailingly exhibits or even the content we put out each

day. I’m talking about that at its very core, the Herald is something different. Part of that is the perfect storm that Madison creates for college media. We’re lucky to be close to the news generators at the campus, city and state level. We’re lucky to have competition in Madison’s professional media outlets and the Daily Cardinal. We’re lucky to have a university that lets us distribute in their buildings, takes our late night calls and touts us as an important part of the fabric that is campus.

Most of all, what makes the Herald different is the principles on which we operate. In our office, there is an unassuming drawer that sits in the editor-inchief desk. Most people don’t know it is there; I certainly didn’t until the desk was my own. If you open it, you’ll find folders upon folders of documents detailing the decisive moments in our history.

There are the moments where we did something in the name of free speech,

and there are the oftenrelated moments where we clashed with campus. There are the moments where we struggled, the moments where we succeeded and the moments where we failed. Together, all of these moments make up the institution that is the Herald: an experiment on the University of Wisconsin campus that for 42 years has turned students into journalists and journalists into experimenters.

I am so proud to have called the Herald a home for the last four years, and I am so proud of the incoming staff. The spirit of experimentation is as ingrained in them as it was in our founders so long ago, and it will carry them forward to many more years of success.

Signe Brewster Editor-in-Chief

Farewell to the last conservative standing

Alex Brousseau Editorial Board Chair What a joy it has been to be a conservative at the University of Wisconsin and, for the past year, being able to bring some much-needed right-wing ideology to the voice of The Badger Herald Editorial Board and the pages of the Opinion section.

When I told my family I would be attending UW as a freshman back in 2007, they all placed bets on how long it would take me to become, as my uncle calls it, a tree-hugging, tofu-farting, granola-eating liberal. While I assured them my political beliefs would not be swayed, they all shook their heads in disbelief.

Although I had originally intended to join the College Republicans as a freshman, I was drawn to The Badger Herald. The professional, high-quality journalism

that forms the foundation of the paper persuaded me choose the Herald over its competitor — as well as the meager paycheck that accompanied my hard work.

I started as a city reporter and eventually worked my way up to the head of the news department.

As a part of the news department, I was never able to express my personal feelings or political beliefs.

This was particularly difficult when I was state editor during the 2008 presidential elections. I kept my mouth shut and pushed any opinions I had to the back of my head so I could remain unbiased in my reporting and news articles.

When I graduated from UW in 2010, I was accepted to UW Law School and saw this as an opportunity to

remain with The Badger Herald while also being able to finally express my opinion. I was almost hired as opinion editor, but decided to focus on my first year of law school instead.

However, the itch to vocalize my minority, often marginalized opinions, got the better of me and I eventually accepted the position of editorial board chair for the 2011-12 academic year.

As chair of the editorial board, I was able to bring a conservative voice to the board that is not often heard at the paper. This prompted honest, intellectual debate on fundamental issues such as affirmative action, abortion and individual rights. Though I was often in the minority, I am proud to say the board was, more often than not, able to come to a middle-of-the-road consensus based on rational thinking rather than pure politics.

At the beginning of the year, I said, “This city needs to know how all its students think, not just those who think alike,” and I made sure to do that throughout the year in my bi-weekly columns. Though I was often chided by the vocal, left-leaning majority, I also received a surprising amount of positive comments, applauding — and sometimes flirting

with — me because of my conservative beliefs.

My time at The Badger Herald should be a lesson to all UW students: Conservatives have a place on this campus. Whether it is writing columns for either student newspaper or supporting political candidates, students should not be afraid to vocalize their beliefs even if they are part of the minority culture on campus.

Also, those with differing beliefs can make great allies and even better friends.

Although the rest of the board did not always agree with me, we were always able to come to a consensus through compromise and genuine respect for each other. I will never forget those individuals, who have shaped my life in a permanent and positive way.

I met my future husband and some of my best friends at the Herald. I now bid the paper adieu to leave room for the future liberals, conservatives and moderates who will shape the pages of this great publication for years and years to come.

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

hands-on writer

Jake Begun Editorial Board Member We need to talk. No, no, this has nothing to do with what Student Council did.

Yeah, I heard about Barack’s interview, but that’s not the issue here.

No, it’s not Walker either.

Just listen!

Badger Herald, … I’m leaving you. … It’s over.

Don’t get me wrong; Things have been great for the last three years.

We’ve been through a lot together: murder, tea party rallies, explorations of the nuances of tax incremental financing, and that was only the first year. Since then you’ve stood by me while nameless neckbeards and mouthbreathers have hurled insults at me online and backed me up whenever I managed to string together enough marginally-logical sentences to form a column. For that, I thank you.

But I need to go now, to spread my journalistic wings and finally get paid reasonably to do what I do.

It may sound cliché, but it’s not you; it’s my overblown sense of self-worth and need for health insurance.

It’s hard for me to say this, but we both need to move on.

We’ve experienced the best and the worst in each other. From your commitment to open discourse and diligence in the dissemination of relevant campus journalism to my penchants for peach schnapps and bad puns, I’ve accepted that we’ve had our differences.

You weren’t like the others, though, you have to understand. The journalism school? How could I ever compare you to that Twitter tutorial? Who ever found inspiration on an RSS feed? Am I supposed to create a Google Alert for a soulmate, express my love through a series

of smoothly-designed infographics? Never.

You’re surrounded by all these talented people with a deep love for fundamental truths and public service, whereas I’ve been known to consider string cheese a reasonable meal. You deserve better.

And if not better, then at the very least someone more enthusiastic about the digitized future of the craft and the death of print journalism.

This isn’t to say we can’t still be close, though.

We can bond over our mutual dislike for a certain student organization masquerading as an independent newspaper.

And when you face said “newspaper” on the football field, the softball diamond or the newsstand, remember; they put themselves through that embarrassment without compensation.

Maybe someday, years from now, I’ll open up a Google Doc and wonder if you’re looking at the same one.

So goodbye, Badger Herald; may your ledes be descriptive and your headlines ever-concise.

And should we ever cross paths again, remember me not for my consistently missed deadlines, but rather my biting commentary entirely reliant on puns.

It’s been real, Badger Herald, and you’ll always be close to my heart, but it’s time we offend other people. I’ll not soon forget you, or my editors who so valiantly put up with my bullshit.

BH4LIFE. Jake Begun ( jbegun@ badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in history and journalism.

Hello to the incoming editor-in-chief, new Herald experiments

Ryan Rainey

as the resolution of a yearslong political crisis in this state and the beginning of the search for a chancellor to replace two of the University of Wisconsin’s most divisive leaders in recent memory.

As the news changes, the Herald is up for the challenge of following the most important stories and making sure the student community can get their hands on the most important information as it happens.

Managing Editor The journalism world has undergone a monumental change for the last several years. But you already know this.

The Badger Herald’s history as a student newspaper consistently defies conventional media wisdom. We are accustomed to shifts in the media world.

Not only does our staff switch over on a semesterly basis, but we also have the unique privilege of being able to experiment with editorial and online content in a way that only exists in the dreams of regular newspaper editors.

This is one of the main reasons I am excited to take the helm as the Herald’s editor-in-chief for the 2012-2013 academic year. From the moment I became a state reporter very early in my freshman year, the Herald has

been the centerpiece of my experience at the University of Wisconsin.

The opportunity to lead it through one year is both humbling and exciting.

I would be remiss not to acknowledge the accomplishments of our current editor-in-chief, Signe Brewster, whose term has been characterized by mountains of positive change and a personal humility that is rare in the student journalism world.

Just about every Herald employee will tell you how immensely lucky they were to have worked with Signe.

We’re sure to see some interesting stories pop up in the next year. This includes a national election which will once again bring Wisconsin to center stage in national politics, the aftermath of a recall election which could serve

News as it happens If you’re an especially dedicated Herald reader, you may have waited until midnight to check in and see the next day’s opinion columns or news stories before everyone else. By the time next semester arrives, this practice will be a thing of the past. We soon will begin to roll out a brand new and beautiful website, and content will begin to receive updates on a regular basis throughout the day.

Along with this change, also plan to see more brief, up-to-the-minute news stories on our website as information develops. Live coverage through media like live blogs and tweeting will become even more prominent next year.

Explainers When I was a young reporter, I scratched my head for about a year before

finally understanding the full extent of our student government and the university’s administration.

This is sure to be a common sentiment for those who don’t call themselves part of the UW community’s political or journalistic circles.

Journalism is, more than anything else, a public service to help wide swaths of a population understand the information floating around on a daily basis. This is why readers can expect more explainer columns in our news section. These columns, which our section editors and experienced reporters will write, should allow readers to cut through the most confusing elements of politics. With them, we hope readers can develop a more complete understanding of what makes certain news stories so important to our community.

Accountability With national trust in mass media decreasing on a regular basis, the Herald is committed to keeping readers more hopeful for the future of our newspapers’ relationship with the public. For this reason, I have decided to reinstate a weekly public editor column. I hope this change will increase transparency about the Herald’s internal practices and also keep our staff

grounded. Newsrooms have the potential to be insular, disconnected places. I do not want to see the Herald stray down that path.

Jason Smathers, who served as our editor-in-chief for the 2009-2010 academic year and currently works as a Capitol reporter, will write this column. Jason is one of the most critical thinkers I have met, and his knowledge of the Herald, its history and the intricacies of journalism ethics will prove to be an important asset to our readers and our staff. He is a friend to many on the staff, but I know him well enough to say he will provide unfiltered and, if necessary, highly critical analysis of the decisions we make next year.

In addition to Jason’s column, our new website will give readers more direct contact with section editors and Herald upper management. Instead of searching through our long staff page, readers will now have the option of submitting feedback directly through our website without the cumbersome practice of copying and pasting emails.

Become part of the Herald The daunting three flights of steps that lead to our office might seem intimidating, but the Herald is a welcoming organization always dedicated to bringing in new faces

throughout the semester.

In addition to working as an arts writer, opinion columnist or news/sports reporter, UW students have the opportunity to work in our multimedia department or join our award-winning design staff to put out some truly amazing work.

I’m pleased to say that a team of two talented and capable editors will help lead the Herald through these changes. Taylor Nye, who has guided our opinion section with great skill and enthusiasm for the last year, will take my place at the managing editor’s desk. Pam Selman, a fantastic reporter and our current news editor, will move up to editor-atlarge.

Feel free to contact any of the folks listed below if you are interested in working for their department.

Our email addresses at the Herald are easy to understand; it’s simply the first letter of the first name followed by the entire surname. For example, mine is rrainey@badgerherald. com Assuming the world doesn’t end on Dec. 23, I think we’re in store for a good year at the Herald. I look forward to experiencing it with UW students and the Madison community.

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2012: Editor-in-Chief 2022: Takes over CERN; Discovers Brewster Boson

2012: Photo Editor 2012: Advertising Director 2012: Ad Executive 2012: Ad Executive 2022: Renews marriage vows 2022: Pays employees in Ron 2022: Stars in “Shirley Temple 2022: Still hasn’t gotten a to plain Ruffles Diaz goes to Northwestern!” haircut

2012: Business Associate 2022: Recovering after hit by a car on Lake and Langdon

2012: Display Manager 2022: Loses leg in tragic biking accident

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9 Katherine Krueger

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3 Bryant Miller

10 Adrianna Viswanatha

4 Michelle Cannon

5 Max Nonnamaker

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2012: News Editor 2011: News Content Editor 2011: City Hall Editor 2022: Has weekly three-way calls 2022: Frito Lay spokesperson 2022: CEO of Reddit, with Mike Verveer, boyfriend married to Sean

2011: Higher Education Editor 2022: Nicki Minaj impersonator

2011: Business Manager 2022: Now showers 2.3 times per week!

2011 Campus Life Editor 2012: Deputy Design 2022: Moves to London; dating all 11 2022: Radio DJs under name Doctors, Benedict Cumberbatch “Buttercup”

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16 Kellie McGinnis

17 Kelsey Fenton

18 Dillon Lohmer

19 Jake Begun

20 Ian McCue

2011: Page Designer 2022: Writes songs about horses, trucks, whiskey

2012: Page Designer 2022: Same as present – quietly doing a great job

2012: Associate Photo Editor 2022: Paparazzo

2012: Ad Executive 2022: Gives up career for ultimate frisbee gig

2012: Chairman & CEO 2022: Unlicensed burrito/ whiskey food cart vendor

2012: Assoc. Sports Editor 2012: Design Director 2022: Hates hipsters, goes to Plaza; 2022: Dies of lactose intolerance, hates bros, wears lax pennie takes Gentleclown secrets to grave

22 Lin Weeks

23 Tim Hadick

24 Kelly Erickson

25 Ryan Rainey

26 Tom Guthrie

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2012: Deputy Web Director 2012: Sports Content Editor 2012: ArtsEtc. Editor 2022: Still avoiding life calling 2022: Drinks apple juice, gets 2022: Singing sad, jazzy versions of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in NYC as investigative journalist plastered

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2012: Managing Editor 2012: Copy Editor 2012: Editorial Content Editor 2012: Ad Executive 2022: Working at Appleton 2022: Successfully works for every2022: Settling livestock disputes 2022: Caught breaking into Post-Crescent department at Miami Herald in Norwegian countryside DQ HQ for secret recipe

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2012: Multimedia 2022: Creates first scratchand-sniff infographic

2012: Assoc. Photo Editor 2022: Stars in Where’s Waldo movie; whereabouts fittingly unknown.

2012: Ad Executive 2012: Ad Executive 2012: Ad Executive 2022: Moved near Corey for 2022: Leaves her boyfriend 2022: Opens up mini corndog late-night conversations for Lance Armstrong stand, just as a hobby of course

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2012: Editor-at-Large 2022: Still has crazy eyes.

2012: Deputy News Editor 2012: City Life Editor 2012: State Politics Editor 2012: State Legislature Editor 2012:Assoc. Multimedia Editor 2012:Video Director 2022: Noted Sriracha bottle 2022: Looser woman, still in 2022: Riding wolfback into 2022: Still a scumbag.

2022: Invited Geraldo Rivera onto 2022: Runs for president collector love with Kelly the sunset with Sen. Risser talk show, never lets him talk sober

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Taylor Nye

Alex Brousseau

Elliot Hughes

Sean Kirkby

Nick Korger

Mike Kujak

Brett Sommers

2012: Assoc. Sports Editor 2012: Statistics Editor 2012: Editorial Page Editor 2012: Editorial Board Chair 2012: Sports Editor 2022: Indiana Jones-esque 2022: Forced to prosecute 2022: Rocks down to Electric 2022:Builds up high school 2022: Hasn’t slept in two basketball dyansty professor with 40 cats husband for withholding sources Avenue, takes it higher years.

Jackie Schmitt

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2012: Copy Editor 2012: Copy Editor 2012: Assoc. Photo Editor 2022: Writes eight-volume 2022: Invents new Twitter that 2022: Best friend is a book on slime mold redefines media as we know it shotgun

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Sarah Witman

2012: Copy Chief 2022: Joins monastery, uses pen name “Father Blogger”

2012: Assoc. Copy Chief 2012: Copy Editor 2022: “Sarah’s Tea Cup, Lap Blanket & 2022: Takes Piccolo Pete’s Crumpet Shoppe” opens place as “Saxophone Kate”

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Peter Zlebek

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2012:ArtsEtc. Content Editor 2012: Comics Editor 2022: Face becomes wildly popular in 2022: Robs banks wearing Japanese McDonalds commercials duck mask

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Kevin Zhu

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2012:Web Director 2012: Web Associate 2022: On principle, won’t call 2022: Letting Mike Fiammetta 911 after coding accident live in his basement

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Corey Chamberlain

2012: Web Consultant 2022: Still lives at the Herald

2012: Publisher 2012: General Manager 2022: Peter?...Peter? Nope, 2022: Communicating don’t remember a Peter. solely through Siri

THANKS TO ALL FOR AN INCREDIBLE SEMESTER!

Roshni Nedungadi 2012: Classified Manager 2022: Flees state after Kathleen Falk found out she voted for Barrett

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Hello, goodbye: Return of double feature, end of era Lin Weeks ArtsEtc. Editor A movie’s ending is not always its most important part. This is true not just in a cliché, journey-notthe-destination sort of way, but also in the way movies are consumed and the way they’re remembered. For every final scene that elevates a movie to jaw-dropping status — “Se7en,” say, or “The Usual Suspects,” — there’s another scene just as fondly remembered that falls in a different place: The opening scene of “Drive,” for instance, or that part of “The Matrix” where you can see the air being displaced by bullets whizzing by a half-supine Neo in impossibly slow motion.

Both “Kill List” (which played at the Wisconsin

Film Festival) and “The Vow” (out on DVD this week) end how you would expect, if you know what you’re supposed to be expecting.

Both feint at inverting genre traditions, but both fall comfortably in step by their final acts. But the problem with all movies is that their ultimate goal is often self-defeating: If a screenplay can get viewers to invest in its characters enough to truly care what happens to them, any sort of ending — even if the underdog wins, or the soulmates end up together, or the antagonist gets what’s coming to him — is unsatisfying. The movie ends. You go home, and the characters all return to the big dressing room behind the screen and get ready to act out the exact same series of events for the 7:10 p.m. crowds in every midsized suburban AMC. Actually, that’s more than just a problem with movies. Inasmuch as life is a series of distinct acts, the end of one part leaves lingering questions. Break

it down as much as you like, but everything ends.

Four years in Madison, three writing for ArtsEtc., a school year working on West Gorham Street, spring semester, the month of May, the last night of production; these things all end, and presumably, when you go home, everyone else disappears while the projectionist goes on break.

Well, OK, the metaphor breaks down, but the point remains. If you care about the people around you, endings kinda suck.

Still, another question completely is what happens in a final scene. “Kill List” situates itself as an antihero thriller, but turns face in its third act to become a much straighter morality play. In it, Jay (Neil Maskell, “Piggy”) is a volatile English veteran living an emotionally fraught middle-class life with his wife and son.

His occasional source of income, and continuous source of stress, is performing assassinations for a mysterious group.

Together with war buddy

Gal (Michael Smiley, “Burke and Hare”) Jay accepts a job which spirals into dark territory when they discover that one of their marks had a file on them as well.

A movie like “Kill List” has a choice to make, in terms of the way it ends.

Assuming the script doesn’t attempt to blaze a rarelyseen nihilistic trail or leave the audience with a cliffhanger, it’s clear that Jay’s career is a semaphore indicating some measure of moral judgement to be doled out by the film’s end, often dripping from the end of a knife. The tension is not in whether there will be comeuppance — there will — but on whom it will be served. Is Jay’s foul temper and occupation as a hitman enough to doom him, or does his apparent (though demonstrably flawed) love for his family and friend excuse his actions? In the former case, things will be very ugly for Jay. In the latter, it will be very ugly for his enemies. Suffice to say, sans spoiler, it’s extremely memorable.

Much more morally ambiguous is what happens to normal characters with generally benign occupations and inoffensive agendas.

Though the stakes are lower, it’s almost easier to be emotionally invested in these types, simply because their stories are relatable.

Consider “The Vow,” which follows the story of Leo (Channing Tatum, “21 Jump Street”) whose wife Paige (Rachel McAdams, “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”) forgets who he is after a car accident.

Neither is particularly flawed, nor totally perfect.

Do they deserve to end up together? It’s neither here nor there.

Or better, consider a guy who, four years ago, sent an unrequested application and an unnecessary writing sample — which he still can’t bear to look at, mostly because he would really rather not know what his freshman year self thought of Infinity on High — into his favorite section of his favorite student paper, and was invited to join as a

writer, since it’s a volunteer position anyway and the main qualification for entry is enthusiasm.

And somehow, he let an entire semester slip away before slinking into the back row of a meeting and tentatively volunteering for a review of a DVD screener, which inspired him later to create a column comparing two recently released movies on the basis of a singular aspect of their composure, all while trying furiously to prove a working thesis that art, even pop-cultural art, is a hugely useful lens through which to understand major parts of life. Does that guy deserve, in the end, to help run that section in a newsroom with some of the smartest and most talented people he’s met on campus?

Of course not. There’s no “deserve” in it. But that’s the thing about endings: Whether they’re fate or dumb luck, they always, inescapably, inevitably happen. So even when they don’t make sense, you might as well make them memorable.

College Life [An oral history]

‘I’d be interested to see, are they graduating now?’

After MTV ax, viewers could only speculate on life after ‘College Life’ ArtsEtc. Seniors Interviews have been edited, condensed and arranged by topic to allow a coherent story to emerge.

DAVID WEXLER (show creator, writer, producer): My only regret is that we weren’t renewed. I think it would have been really cool to follow them for four years. If there’s any project that I think about what it could have been — I think the first year was great. I think we could have had three more of them. So that’s my only regret.

JORDAN ELLERMAN (cast member): That’s a tough one. See I don’t know. The thing is, I think I would just because it hasn’t been a big deal in my life since. There hasn’t been long lasting repercussions from me doing the show.

And it did help me out a lot — I was able to pay for an entire semester’s tuition, and I was able to pay for my rent. Just on money basis alone I’d say I’d do it again.

DAVID WEXLER: We were really one episode away from, if we had one

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more strong performance that we would have been renewed. And I think if it was renewed it would have opened up more communication, and it would have been all it could have been.

ANDREA ENDRIES (cast member): You know, that’s really hard to say, because I think that everything happens for a reason. The way that my faith is, I know that God had that show happen for a reason, I know that it taught me things. … I got tons and tons of messages, like, for two years, from people asking questions about faith and asking questions about how I was saving myself for marriage. … I know that there was a reason for it, but at the same time I don’t think I could be a part of that world right now where I am.

DAVID WEXLER: There were two camps.

One was really interested in taking it to the University of Arizona, the next school, whatever school it was. I loved the idea of following them until they graduated.

I thought that would have been a beautiful piece of television, and that would have been really exciting to me. I think people would have begun to get it more, that this is about the characters, the relationship problems, their family

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TRICIA DICKINSON (UW marketing director): We understand now how to advise students for opportunities for reality shows and we have had several requests since that show. We also understand our interest in getting involved with reality shows as a campus, which is negligible. It’s not something we’re interested in.

LOREEN STEVENS (independently contracted casting director): I’d be very interested to see, are they graduating now? How are they doing? I’ve had people say to me, “Oh, I wish they’d have a reunion, I want to see where they are now.”

DAVID WEXLER: I think there’s a nice arc in the first season with Kevin, even. I think he’s a bit of a partier and then he gets his act together, if I remember correctly, and starts doing really well in school and stuff like that. That really interests me. And then, you can see — imagine when he starts sophomore year.

RYAN RAINEY (incoming Badger Herald editor-inchief), in a 2010 Badger Herald news article: One of

the stars of MTV’s “College Life,” the infamous Kevin Tracy, was one of three University of Wisconisn students whose North Brooks Street party was busted Sept. 11 [2010] by UW police. The fine? A whopping $86,000. Tracy, along with roommates Travis Ludy and Mitchel Klatt, hosted a house party which, according to an MPD report, attracted over 200 people.

TRICIA DICKINSON: Just think about what this is putting out there about yourself, if that’s the way you want to be known not only as a student, but in your life beyond UWMadison. This stuff, once it’s on film, tends to live on.

COLIN SCHMIDT, in a comment on Jason Smathers’ 2009 review: Good luck to the freshman on the show, you are brave, can’t wait to see you in 4 years.

JORDAN ELLERMAN: I’m still in Madison. I took my first year at UW, and then I took a year off with the intention of getting instate tuition. But I couldn’t find work for the first few months, and … I had to make a decision, like, should I go back to school, or should I wait another six months to be able to get in-state tuition and go to UW. So I decided to go to Madison Media Institute.

I’d been thinking about it when I looked at UW, and it’s — my two passions are writing and music. I did creative writing at UW, and I’m doing music at Madison Media Institute.

ANDREA ENDRIES: I wanted to be a sports broadcaster. I was getting my, you know, my videos put together, I was doing interviews, everything was going exactly the way I wanted it to go, just as planned. But while I was down in Florida, … God tried to ask me, “Are you doing everything you’re doing for you, or for my blood,” for God’s plan or my own. … And who knows, God might take me back there once I do this for a while, but as of right now I decided to go full time into ministry [for qlp.tv]. … I’m living currently down in Nashville, Tenn. … But I tell everybody down here, I’m like, I’m always a Badger, no matter what.

JORDAN ELLERMAN: I don’t see anyone from the show anymore. There were two web people, who were web. They were on webisodes that never got aired. That was Dan and Anna. Dan I still see, we party, we go to the bars.

ANDREA ENDRIES: Besides Josh (now working as an engineer in the west suburbs of Chicago), I really haven’t seen them

Thanks for following our five-part series on ‘College Life’ in ArtsEtc. this week Monday Creation and controversy Tuesday Casting and production Wednesday Reception, reality and response (pt. 1) Thursday Reception, reality and response (pt. 2) Friday Where are they now?

— I mean we’re Facebook friends.

DAVID WEXLER: I don’t think we could have done anything differently, it was just too bad. So. I think it could have been a really big, a really important piece of TV if it went on for four years. I think everyone would have finally gotten it and it would have been something very interesting.

ANDREA ENDRIES: I look at the MTV world as like this little bubble, so I can’t believe I was there.

But I wouldn’t want to be there now.

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Rewards, memories from last 4 years unrivaled Mike Fiammetta Mike’d Up Well, damn.

Another semester has passed by, except this time for so many other seniors and myself, it’s our last one.

This is my final column for The Badger Herald, and as nostalgic and teary-eyed as I’d love to make you, I don’t think that’s what these spaces are for.

Sappy, it-can’t-be-true farewell columns are a staple of the student journalist’s last stand on campus. I find nothing wrong with that, believe me.

But after all the words that have been printed in this column space, so many of which spoke of Wisconsin’s top athletic programs “turning the corner,” “taking the next step,” and whatever other phrases came to mind, I’d like to head in that direction one last time.

More talented writers

than myself have outlined post-graduation life, all of its wonders and its challenges, everything that you hear a million times over from family and friends in these all too short final weeks.

But what do I know about that? Heck, for all I know, it’s all downhill from here.

Told you I wouldn’t get sappy.

What I do know, as I turn the corner and take the next step like Bret Bielema’s back-toback Rose Bowl teams and Bo Ryan’s perennial tournament contenders both have, is that Wisconsin has rewarded me and challenged me to the fullest extent I believe possible in a four-year span.

Most colleges present familiar scenarios — the dreaded freshman-year roommate disaster, the delightful feeling of finally finding “your people” on campus and the maneuvering through four whirlwind, and quite often grueling, years of academic and social achievement.

But here at UW-Madison, neatly embedded in one of the quirkiest cities you might ever see, nothing

comes without your greatest effort. From navigating through the labyrinth that is the Humanities building — a four-year project for me — to balancing the workload provided by a premier research institution with the rigors of a Gameday Saturday, this university will beat you down, stack a crapload of work upon your shoulders and then reward you to the fullest.

Boy, those rewards.

I’ll speak from a sports perspective because it’s what I know best. Beating Ohio State as many times as we did, in all sports. Seeing Montee Ball emerge from a third option at running back into a Heisman Trophy finalist. Nebraska’s first Big Ten game, with ESPN’s College GameDay in town, turning into an utter beating. Women’s hockey exerting its dominance in the sport with two national championships and a game shy of another.

And yes, those Rose Bowls. Forget, if you can, the nine combined points by which we lost. The manner in which both of those teams overcame crippling defeats — the horrendous showing in the 2010 Big Ten

opener at Michigan State and those two Hail Mary Nightmares from 2011 — to finish two of the greatest seasons in school history was thoroughly inspiring.

When I look back at the four years of Badger history I was able to witness firsthand, I believe there are two things I’ll treasure most. First will be those two football seasons, not for the final games, but for the start-to-finish transformation both teams underwent. Second will be the fact that we not only saw probably the greatest fouryear stretch in UW history, but also that across the board, Wisconsin athletics look primed to surpass that brilliance in the next four years and beyond. Forget about football, basketball and men’s hockey — just look at the recent success of track and field, cross country, women’s hockey, softball and several other programs. You’ll be hard pressed to find equivalent strength elsewhere.

Within the bigger picture, whether you’re a sports fan or not, I hope this message is one that resonates. I’m reminded of a semesterclosing speech I’ve had

the pleasure of hearing twice from Professor James Baughman, one of the journalism school’s best. Though it’s inevitably geared toward journalism majors, the message is universal. Essentially, it goes, “When you see those kids from Syracuse or Missouri, with their socalled superior educations, trip ‘em. I’ve heard from employers throughout the country that they want Wisconsin kids because they work harder, and that’s proven time and again.”

For the sake of my own future, I sure hope Baughman’s right. Given my experiences here in Madison, though, I have absolutely no problem believing him. On Wisconsin. *** Though I promised not to get too sentimental here, I need to end my final column by thanking every Heralder I’ve ever met. The list of names is too long to do each one justice, but the passion, intelligence and ability to do their job better than anyone else has been one of my biggest sources of inspiration. I began writing for the Herald in the second

semester of my freshman year, and one of my few regrets in my time here is not starting earlier.

I would, however, like to single out two people individually. Ian McCue and Nick Korger will be taking over as sports editor and sports content editor, respectively, next semester, and I’m absolutely thrilled about it. Ian and Nick are two people I’ve gotten to know very well over the past several years, inside and outside of the Herald.

Whether you’re a devoted Herald reader or not, I sincerely hope you’ll check out the sports section frequently next semester, because I know Ian, Nick and the talented staff they’re putting together will bring it every single day.

The Herald, throughout the entire paper, is in tremendous hands moving forward.

Mike is a senior majoring in journalism. After graduation, he’ll be heading to Washington, D.C. If you’d like to keep in touch or share any thoughts on the last four years, you can reach him on Twitter @mikefiammetta.

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Q&A: Henry on taking next step with Raiders Former Wisconsin safety ready to play nickel back if necessary Elliot Hughes Sports Editor After going unselected in the NFL draft in late April, former Wisconsin safety Aaron Henry nevertheless found a home for the time being, signing with the Oakland Raiders shortly afterwards.

Henry, a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches in 2011, set aside some time to talk to Sports Editor Elliot Hughes about his draft weekend and the prospects of him making the Raiders’ final roster.

Elliot Hughes: How excited are you to begin this next stage in your career?

Aaron Henry: It’s very exciting. I always had a dream of playing at the next level, and now to finally see it come to pass, I’m thrilled. My time here at Wisconsin, my four-to-five years, I had a great time here and I’m looking forward to playing in the NFL. EH: How soon after the draft did you start getting calls?

AH: I started getting calls right before the draft ended, I would say five picks before the draft ended. It was crazy, and there was a couple teams calling, and I had to make a decision based on where me and my agent felt there was a need, the chances of making the team, and so I chose Oakland. It’s a great situation.

EH: What was it about the Raiders that you liked?

AH: I got calls from about five different teams — the Lions, Texans, Cowboys, the Raiders and the Cleveland Browns.

They were all like [between] 30 seconds of each other. The Raiders, they didn’t draft any safeties and they have a brand new coaching staff coming in, and I felt that was a great situation.

Cleveland’s situation was pretty similar, too, but they didn’t have any new coaches — not that that means anything — but, a lot of times, when new coaches come in, they may notice something about a young man that older coaches didn’t see.

Veterans are going to be veterans, of course, but everybody’s pretty much on a clean slate, no preconceived notions. A guy can go in there and play. I felt that was a very, very good situation for me.

EH: I saw on Twitter Terrelle Pryor reached out to you. How do you feel about being teammates with him and the rest of the guys in Oakland?

AH: Most definitely, I’m really, really excited about it. We go from playing college ball against each other to becoming teammates.

It’s most definitely a thrill. I had the chance to talk to him last night and the guy — you can say what you want to say about him — but the guy is a die-hard competitor.

Anytime you got somebody on your team who’s willing to compete that’s willing to compete with you and willing to give his best, I don’t care who he is, I’m willing to go to war with him. It’s definitely going to be a good time.

EH: What was the draft weekend like for you, were you nervous the whole weekend or were you relaxed?

AH: I thought I wasn’t going to be nervous but it was very nervewracking, just because I was just ready for it to be over with. The couple days leading up to it I

Stephanie Moebius The Badger Herald

An undrafted rookie, Aaron Henry will have to work hard to make the Oakland Raiders’ final roster. He said he chose to sign with Oakland because they didn’t select a safety in the draft and had a new coaching staff coming in. wasn’t nervous at all, but then when it started happening and when it was going on, it was just kind of a wait-andsee. Just sitting there at the house, waiting to see what happens. I was trying to keep myself busy, but when you’re tuned in, you really don’t know. I watched most of it. I think on the last day I didn’t see the first couple of picks, but for the most part I saw just about every pick. It was very, very nerve-wracking.

Before it even started I couldn’t wait for it to be over.

So now I’m excited it is over and now we can quit with the shenanigans and play football.

EH: What’s your understanding of what you need to do to make the Raiders’ roster?

AH: Oh my gosh, I got to be a competitor and just go in there and play every day. Special teams is going to be huge. Special teams is going to be really, really big.

Just making sure I can take in everything I can from the older guys and being a contributor on special teams and willing to be on any one of them. Not really placing myself in a certain category, or saying ‘I never did this’ or ‘I can’t do it.’ Just really having an open mind

and going out and doing whatever they call me to do.

Making that team is going to take a lot of focus and dedication and drive to go out there and want to be the best, and I already think I’m an extremely good player.

I think I have the mental capacity to go out there and run defense, I think I have the athleticism to control the back end, but … when you’re a younger guy, it’s not just playing defense or playing special teams, so I think that’s going to be huge.

EH: Is there a chance you might play cornerback at all?

AH: The funny thing about

that is I have no idea. I have no idea at all. You know, everybody looked at me at safety, Oakland looked at me at safety, but they talked a little about nickel, but I’m not sure. I could care less whether it’s corner or safety. I know I can cover. It doesn’t matter to me at all.

Like I told all the coaches, I said ‘I just want to play.’ So I’m just thrilled about the opportunity.

EH: If you could say anything to the fans at Wisconsin right now, what would you say?

AH: Oh, my goodness. I’d say thank you for these last

four, five years. It’s been a privilege and an honor to go out there and run in front of 85,000-plus week in and week out. My time here has been very, very memorable.

I wont forget this place, it’s ingrained in me. This program will forever be a part of my upbringing and my success as a football player.

And not only did I go to two Rose Bowls and play in the first Big Ten Championship game, but also I graduated from there with my college degree. This university, and what these fans have done for me, there’s no way I could ever pay them back or say thank you enough.

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GREATEST Conference and national titles were won, deep playoff runs made and memorable moments etched into our minds. Here’s the best of the best in Wisconsin sports from the past year.

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Head coaches always have to make do with what they are given, and inevitably, some are more fortunate than others.

Men’s basketball head coach Bo Ryan, if anything, wasn’t as fortunate as he usually is with his personnel when it came to the 2011-12 season. He entered the season missing two of his three top scorers from the previous year and was tasked with implemented three new starters in the frontcourt.

Those replacements — Jared Berggren, Ryan Evans and Mike Bruesewitz — all took turns struggling with their increased demands, which allowed opposing defenses to concentrate on disrupting All-American guard Jordan Taylor. The result was a discombobulated offense that got caught playing hot potato a few times too many.

But the frontcourt eventually got the hang of things, and the Badgers went on to have a more successful postseason than the year before. UW navigated through the rough terrain of the Big Ten, finished in fourth place and won a game in the conference tournament for the first time since 2008.

From there, Ryan guided the Badgers to a secondconsecutive Sweet 16 NCAA tournament appearance before falling to No. 1 seed Syracuse, making the most of what he had.

While many might expect to find Montee Ball and Co.’s resilient Rose Bowl squad here, the oft-forgotten men’s cross country squad pulled off an even greater feat — winning the national championship.

National Coach of the Year Mick Byrne boasted a roster replete with four All-Americans when the Badgers left Terre Haute, Ind., with the team’s first national title since 2005 and the fifth in program history. Much as he had all season, junior Mohammed Ahmed — who will likely be heading to London this summer to compete in the Olympics — placed a team-best fifth at the Nov. 21 NCAA Championship.

Taking home the national title by a commanding 42-point margin, the collective effort was a triumphant end to a season that surpassed this squad’s lofty standard of expected success.

Before bringing the national title trophy back to Madison, Wisconsin’s program continued its utter dominance by wrapping up its 13th consecutive Big Ten crown. The squad won six of its seven races last fall, with only one second place finish.

Joining Ahmed with All-American honors were seniors Elliot Krause and Ryan Collins along with junior Reed Connor.

— Ian McCue HONORABLE MENTIONS:

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FOOTBALL, WOMEN’S

— Elliot Hughes HONORABLE MENTIONS: MICK BYRNE, MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY; MARK JOHNSON, WOMEN’S HOCKEY

BEST

MOMENT JEFF DUCKWORTH’S CATCH BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Earlier in the 2011 season, the Wisconsin football team had twice been victimized by deep, Hail Maryesque passes, resulting in the only two losses the Badgers had incurred up until they met Michigan State in the inaugural Big Ten championship game.

And while Jeff Duckworth’s catch in that game wasn’t quite a Hail Mary, it was similar enough in its desperation to make up for the bizarre series of events that prevented a national title campaign; finally, a prayer was answered in the name of UW. Down 39-34, with just over four minutes remaining in the final quarter, quarterback Russell Wilson took the snap out of the shotgun on fourth-and-six at the MSU 43-yard line. He rolled left, but green defenders quickly cornered him. With little time to think, Wilson set his feet and catapulted the ball across the field in Duckworth’s direction.

With the ball sailing above, Duckworth jockeyed for position with safety Isaiah Lewis, as if battling for a rebound. But Lewis slightly overcompensated and couldn’t reach the pass even though Duckworth barely had enough momentum to leap for the ball.

Then came the equally memorable call over the televised broadcast: “Aaaaah!” broadcaster Gus Johnson yelled, as Duckworth hit the turf with the ball tucked safely away in both hands. “What a catch! At the six-yard line, Duckworth! Thirty-six yards! And a first down for the Badgers!”

— Elliot Hughes HONORABLE MENTION: BRAD NORTMAN’S FALL, BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP

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HERO ALEX RIGSBY WOMEN’S HOCKEY

Given the fact Wisconsin’s first line of forwards scored 98 goals this past season, it is not difficult to see why sophomore goaltender Alex Rigsby did not receive the attention she deserved. The Badgers are known for their high-octane offense, but their success leading up to the national championship would not have been possible without Rigsby.

As just a sophomore, she led the nation with 1,044 saves and ranked second nationally with a phenomenal .949 save percentage. In the Badgers 40 games last season, including postseason play, only on two occasions did Rigsby allow more than three goals.

Wisconsin players and fans have become accustomed to Rigsby’s consistent play over the past two seasons, but that does not change the fact she is the unsung hero of Wisconsin sports. At times when the Badgers’ offense stalled last season, Rigsby kept UW in contention with her play in net. It essentially was assumed that Rigsby would always perform well, so like many goalies, she did not receive the accolades she deserved for another outstanding season.

— Nathan Palm HONORABLE MENTIONS: BRAD NORTMAN, FOOTBALL; HILARY KNIGHT, WOMEN’S HOCKEY

BEST INDIV INDIVIDUAL VIDUAL

PERFORMANCE ROB WILSON VS. INDIANA @ BIG TEN TOURNEY Prior to March 9, Rob Wilson’s biggest contribution to the Wisconsin Badgers came in his steady yet surprising late-season emergence as Bo Ryan’s most critical bench player.

Indianapolis, the fourth-seeded That day in Ind Badgers met the fifth-seeded Indiana Hoosiers for a second-day Big Ten Tournament game. Indiana Penn State the day before, while the had dispatched P Badgers’ top-four regular-season finish earned them a bye. had started onlyy two ggames in his Wilson, who ha four-year fo our u -year career aand was averaging just 3.1 points in

10.7 minutes of playing time, stunned the college basketball world with a 30-point effort on 11-for-16 shooting, including 7-for-10 from 3-point range. Wisconsin won 79-71 by making the most of Wilson’s 32 minutes on the floor, a number nearly as staggering as his 30 points.

Star point guard Jordan Taylor ultimately provided the greatest synopsis of Wilson’s effort against Indiana. As the team’s only other senior beside Taylor, Wilson might not have been the biggest contributor on the stat sheet, but the way in which Wisconsin’s bench emptied 3-pointer after 3-pointer in Indy personified his place on the team.

“I’m so happy, I almost feel like I had 30 [points],” Taylor said after the game to a smaller-than-usual throng of reporters that, probably for the first time ever, had their full attention on Wilson.

— Mike Fiammetta HONORABLE MENTIONS: MONTEE BALL IN BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

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GAME BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP

Wisconsin has participated in some pretty outstanding sporting events this year. From a high-strung 2012 Rose Bowl showdown with Oregon, to men’s basketball downing OSU in front of their own crowd and to men’s hockey sweeping a top-five ranked North Dakota. But none of them compare to the sweet, sweet victory that was the Big Ten Championship game against Michigan State.

It was a story written for the ages. Of course Wisconsin and Michigan State would face each other once again in the conference title game after a nail biting, heart breaking Hail Mary touchdown that decided the Oct. 22 instant classic in which MSU bested UW for the second year in a row. Fate wouldn’t have it any other way.

UW didn’t waste its shot at redemption.

In a true team effort, UW dominated the start of the game as junior running back Montee Ball ran for more than 100 yards in the first quarter. As he was slowed down, quarterback Russell Wilson made things happen.

With one of the most memorable plays of the season, Jeff Duckworth made a 36-yard game-saving grab for UW on fourth and six, setting up a Ball touchdown.

To cap it all off, Brad Nortman gave an Oscar worthy performance on one of the game’s final plays, drawing a roughing the kicker penalty on MSU’s Isaiah Lewis, earning the Badgers a trip back to the Rose Bowl.

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IMPROVED SOFTBALL

The work of Yvette Healy has gone largely unnoticed in her first two seasons as head coach of the softball team. That will not last much longer.

The Wisconsin softball team is every bit deserving of being named the most improved Wisconsin team. The Badgers’ 2012 season was headlined by their first .500-plus conference record since 2005, as well as a long list of program records.

The Badgers set program-bests in overall win streak, home

win streak, conference victories and home runs in a single game. Two wins this weekend at Nebraska would set a program record of 35 victories in a season.

Wisconsin’s biggest improvement came on offense, with a team batting average 40 points higher than a year ago. On the same tune, team ERA was 13 points better than 2011. A top-three conference finish is on the line in Lincoln, Neb., along with a possible NCAA berth coming selection Sunday. This would mark the first NCAA tournament appearance since 2005 and stands as a true illustration of their improvement.

With only one senior departing from this year’s team, the 2013 softball squad will have the opportunity for even greater improvement.

— Sean Zak HONORABLE MENTION:

MEN’S SOCCER

— Kelly Erickson HONORABLE MENTIONS: MEN’S BASKETBALL AT OHIO STATE; MEN’S SOCCER SHUTS OUT INDIANA

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IMPROVED JARED BERGGREN JARE MEN’S BASKETBALL MEN Nobody thoug thought it would be easy for Jared Berggren.

Replacing the giant void left in the frontcourt by the senior All-American Jon Leuer, Berggren departure of sen season as the projected starter for the came into the se Badgers despite playing a very limited amount in his career, averaging 2.4 points and 6.9 minutes per game off just a year before. of ff the bench jus experienced coach or player would But, as any exp rarely provide an accurate glimpse into explain, stats rar potential. balanced offensive arsenal with the ability Showing a bal

to stretch the floor, Berggren proved to be a shining light for Wisconsin in his junior season, averaging 10.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 27.8 minutes per game. It was Berggren who was largely responsible for bottling up the likes of the conference’s talented posts — like Indiana’s Cody Zeller and Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger — as the center registered 60 blocks on the season, the third most by any Badger in a single season.

Perhaps there was no finer showing of Berggren’s progress as a player than the season’s final contest against Syracuse. Although limited by early foul trouble, the junior showcased his offensive prowess against one of the most athletic teams in the country on national television, scoring 17 points on 6-for-7 shooting from the field and a perfect 3-for-3 showing behind the arc.

— Nick Korger HONORABLE MENTIONS: JAPHETH CATO, MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD; MARK ZENGERLE, MEN’S HOCKEY

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Third time’s the charm Three UW teams, up to to this point, football, men’s cross country and women’s hockey each won their conference title.

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BRIANNA DECKER Junior forward of the Wisconsin women’s hockey team, Brianna Decker lit up the ice this past season, leading the team to a national championship appearance and an overall record of 35-5-2. Decker recorded 82 points during the season, a team high, and a tie for most points in the nation. She led the nation in goals, scoring 37 goals in the 40-game season.

Decker received the esteemed Patty Kazmaier award to honor her for the extraordinary season. The award is given out each year to the top women’s college hockey player. She also was named First Team All-American, and WCHA player of the year.

Throughout the season, Decker stepped up big at key moments. During the NCAA quarterfinal game against Mercyhurst, she scored a goal and assisted on another to give UW a 3-1 victory, advancing them to the Frozen Four. She also helped her team to a 4-3 overtime victory against then No. 8 ranked Minnesota-Duluth with two goals and a pair of assists, including an assist on the game-winner.

Decker also commanded Wisconsin’s top offensive line that netted 98 goals for the Badgers. Alongside wingmen Carolyne Prevost and Brooke Ammerman, the trio remained a consistent source of goals throughout the season.

— Caroline Sage HONORABLE MENTIONS: HILARY KNIGHT, WOMEN’S HOCKEY; CASSANDRA DARRAH, SOFTBALL

INSIDE HERALD SPORTS LOOKS BACK OVER THE 2011-12 YEAR, GIVING UW ATHLETICS AWARDS OF ALL KINDS. PAGE 18-19

Junior running back Montee Ball gave one of the best performances over the course of a season, of any athlete at Wisconsin this year.

Ball amassed a total of 2,229 offensive yards en route to 39 touchdowns. As a result of his outstanding year, Ball was a top-five finalist for the Heisman Trophy, finishing fourth place in the voting.

Many expected the Wentzville, Mo., native to take his chance at the pros after such a prolific season, but Ball shocked everyone once again, deciding to return to Wisconsin for his senior year for another shot at the Rose Bowl and to earn his degree.

The junior’s achievements are compounded by the fact that he accomplished such a feat largely only playing in three quarters a game. There’s no knowing exactly what Ball’s stats would have looked like if he actually played a full four quarters for 14 games. Either way, being honored as the best male athlete at UW this year wasn’t much of a stretch.

— Kelly Erickson HONORABLE MENTIONS: MOHAMMED AHMED, TRACK/CROSS COUNTRY; RUSSELL WILSON, FOOTBALL