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ASM may still see structural changes Despite rejection of constitution, student government could soon make alterations Lauren Tubbs Herald Contributor Although the student government voted to reject a proposed constitution to make structural changes to Associated Students of

Madison Wednesday night, some changes to the body may still be in store in the future.

ASM Chair Andrew Bulovsky said the main points of concern with the proposed constitution included the power of the executive and whether students should be able to decide on the constitution.

Bulovsky said members of Student Council expressed concerns about the potential powers

of the new position of president the new constitution would have created.

He also said some Student Council members also were concerned with the idea of students having the chance to vote on changes or new proposals for the council.

Bulovsky added some people did not think University of Wisconsin students would care or be informed enough to vote on the constitution.

He said this was disappointing to hear because he felt putting the constitution and possible changes on a ballot for students to vote would increase the turnout of votes for elections and raise awareness of ASM. According to a statement from ASM, discussion regarding changes to the way student government operates could still continue in Coordinating Council, the body

composed of the chairs of different ASM committees.

Legislative Affairs Chair Daniel Statter said one of the main disagreements at the meeting regarded the effect structural changes put forth by the constitution would have on ASM. “There was a fundamental disagreement: whether the new structure would have been a step in the right direction

toward improving the student government’s accountability to the student body, or further isolate the organization,” Statter said in an email.

Statter added he sees potential for more debate and discussion on the possibility of incorporating the supported parts of the proposed constitution to the existing one in the scheduled Coordinating

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GAB at odds with Van Hollen Citing administrative concerns, Kennedy says board wants voter ID ruling after November Polo Rocha State Legislative Editor The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board director does not want the Wisconsin Supreme Court to rule on the voter ID law until after November, disagreeing with the attorney general’s suggestion that the board rule before the elections.

GAB Director Kevin Kennedy said the board would have administrative concerns if the Supreme Court were to uphold the law prior to the elections.

As the GAB is an independent board made up of retired judges, the agency does not favor a certain ruling on the law and only wants the decision to come after the elections, as election clerks have little time to be trained about the details in the law.

League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Education Network Executive Director Andrea Kaminski, whose group has won one of the two permanent injunctions on the law, said she was pleased with Kennedy’s statements on the issue and added her group has been working to eliminate any potential confusion on election laws.

“We are trying to get

everyone on the same page so that there isn’t confusion at the polls,” Kaminski said. “To change the rules at this point would be disastrous.”

She added a reversal might also be bad for not only election clerks, but also voters themselves, as many might be impeded from voting. Kaminski said the reason why some may not be able to vote is it can take time to get a proper identification. She said this is because there is lots of “jump[ing] through hoops,” such as some acquiring a birth certificate.

Last month, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said in a statement the Supreme Court should take up the case before the elections and not delay the issue further.

“People in this state are very frustrated that a common sense law enacted by the Legislature and signed by the governor has been blocked,” Van Hollen said in August. “While I respect the judicial process and the right to challenge a law in court, it is time for our Supreme Court to take control of these cases.”

Van Hollen spokesperson Dana Brueck noted the law, prior to the permanent injunctions,

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Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., is running against former Gov. Tommy Thompson in November’s senatorial race and is openly gay. Democrats are calling for Thompson to fire an aide for making a remark about her sexuality.

Democrats call out Thompson aide Conflict arises after staffer for former governor jokes about Baldwin’s sexuality in email Polo Rocha State Legislative Editor A number of Democrats called on former Gov. Tommy Thompson to remove a high-ranking member of his staff who recently made a joke about the sexual orientation of Thompson’s opponent, Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. Thompson’s political director, Brian Nemoir, sent the email making

Rap meets poetry Saul Williams of New York performs a blend of poetry and hip-hop at the Memorial Union Terrace Thursday night. Minneapolis rapper Dessa opened for him.

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fun of Baldwin’s sexual orientation last week to a group of reporters.

He also attached a video of Baldwin dancing in a gay pride event near the University of Wisconsin campus.

In a statement, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Mike Tate called for Thompson to “take responsibility” for his campaign’s actions.

Thompson told the Associated Press his

staffer “shouldn’t have done it.”

“It is time to hold him accountable for his record, the positions he takes and what his campaign does and says,” Tate said in the statement. “If Tommy Thompson is afraid of standing up to his political handlers then what makes anyone believe he will stand up for us in Wisconsin.”

Tate also characterized Thompson as someone

who has spent too much time in Washington, calling the situation similar to the “divisive Washington politics” people no longer want to hear.

Thompson had said Nemoir was moved to another position in the campaign, but emails he sent out last night had the same official title.

Tate also said Thompson was given

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Expert offers advice for graduate school applicants In web seminar, U.S. News and World Report contributor provides inside tips Camille Albert City Hall Editor Higher education admissions expert Donald Martin spoke in an online seminar Thursday to lay student’s

fears to rest about graduate school and provide tips on how to survive the application process.

Martin, a regular contributor to U.S. News and World Report, decided to hold the seminar to help students with the process of applying to graduate school and taking the GRE exam because graduate and business schools have

rapidly increased their GRE score acceptance, according to an Educational Testing Service statement.

Martin advised students to start thinking about their future plans and what type of graduate school they would like to attend.

He said there are lots of myths about graduate school, one being that it

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INSIDE Pressure needed on UW and SSFC

Porn, drugs, cancer, fame and death

Redemption on line for UW under the lights

After the recent loss of SAFEcab, students ought to keep pushing for safe transit.

Bruce Wagner’s newest novel, Dead Stars, attacks Hollywood in all its shiny smutty splendor.

After a shocking loss to Oregon State, the Badgers face a shifty, blitz-happy Utah State defense.

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University declares Year of Innovation After Year of the Wisconsin Idea, UW changes tone to advancement through sponsoring events, special website Jane Milne Herald Contributor Following the Year of the Wisconsin Idea, the university has declared the 2012-2013 academic year to be the “Year of Innovation.”

Director of Programming of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Laura Heisler said the three main themes for the Year of Innovation came from Interim Chancellor David Ward.

Heisler, who manages the Wisconsin Science Festival, the first of many events in coordination with the Year of Innovation, said the ideas for the theme also came from planning around that event.

Heisler said Ward embraced the idea to have this academic year be the

Year of Innovation and agreed the theme answers the question of what the campaign after last year’s idea should convey.

Heisler added events through the year are designed to be convenient for students to stop by between their classes.

Heisler said she thinks the theme of the Year of Innovation will provide students on campus with an opportunity to celebrate success.

“We want to spend some time to embrace that everyone can be an innovator,” Heisler said.

“You can innovate in anything you do and we all need to embrace this spirit.”

Provost Paul DeLuca said events will be broadly focused on many different subject areas and will

include events for people to directly participate in, material for people to read and things for people to

“We want to spend some time to embrace that everyone can be an innovator.”

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“The choice for this year lines up nicely with Interim Chancellor Ward’s presence on campus,” DeLuca added.

DeLuca said the Year of Innovation is a great way to recognize many of

the highly creative things that have taken place at UW in addition to what is happening currently.

DeLuca said there is a new website for the occasion, which he describes as a mechanism to communicate with people.

According to a UW statement, the three themes of the Year of Innovation focus on innovation in the fields of teaching, research and operations, interactions between the UW campus and community and the implications of the many UW technological advancements.

The statement said the book Radioactive by Lauren Redniss, UW’s Go Big Read reading project choice for this year, will serve as the focus of some of the many

events in coordination with the Year of Innovation.

“The event invites faculty, students and staff from all parts of campus to come together to explore diverse approaches to innovation, ranging from launching new tech ventures to revamping old processes to creating new campus-community connections,” the statement said.

The statement said the Year of Innovation will kick off Oct. 9 with an event titled “UW is ‘Innovation U’: Building on a Tradition of Innovation.”

Those interested can also follow everything that is transpiring on Twitter under the name @UW_ Innovation and with the hashtag #uwinnovation, according to the statement.

Tax credited for smoking decline Meghan Zernick State Politics Editor Recent reports indicate that some legislation tough on tobacco companies is beginning to lead to a decrease in the amount of smokers in both Wisconsin and the United States.

A statement yesterday from SmokeFree Wisconsin said since April 1, 2009, when President Barack Obama raised the tax on cigarettes from $0.39 to $1.01, one million adults on Medicaid stopped smoking, which should result in cheaper health care for taxpayers.

This tax increase, along with the statewide public smoking ban from 2010, has made Wisconsin more closely resemble smoke-free state.

Rep. Jon Richards, D-Milwaukee, wrote the Smoke-Free Wisconsin Act. This act ensures smokefree air in restaurants, bars and workplaces throughout Wisconsin. Richards said making cigarettes more expensive is an effective way of reducing smoking, particularly for young people.

“The smoke-free workplace law we passed in 2010 and tobacco prevention efforts are also working to significantly reduce smoking among children and adults across Wisconsin. Yet, smoking still remains the leading cause of preventable death in Wisconsin,” Richards said in an email to The Badger Herald. “Our work is far from done.”

Maureen Busalacchi, executive director of SmokeFree Wisconsin, agreed raising taxes on cigarettes has proven to be effective in discouraging young people from smoking. Busalacchi said she also thinks the tax increase has encouraged people who want to quit smoking to follow through with it.

Busalacchi also noted some people have moved to candy cigarettes, which are taxed less. Busalacchi said she thinks all types of cigarettes, tobacco or not, should be taxed equally, including candy cigarettes. She also said better programs should exist in all parts of Wisconsin to help smokers quit.

“It has been shown in the past that people do quit smoking when the taxes on cigarettes are raised,” Busalacchi said. ”More needs to be done to reduce smoking in our state. Programs should be made available in more places in Wisconsin to help smokers quit smoking.”

Director of University Health Services Sarah Van Orman said she is also in favor of the tax increase on cigarettes. She said it has been proven to reduce smoking and decrease the amount of individuals who start smoking.

Van Orman said more funding is needed to ensure all individuals have access to programs and counseling to help them quit smoking.

According to Van Orman, these programs are partially funded through lawsuits against tobacco companies, but some of that funding has been lost. If more people had the resources to quit, then the state would be one step closer to reducing smoking-related diseases, Van Orman said.

“Smoking is still the leading cause of preventable death in Wisconsin, and one of the reasons health care costs are high,” Van Orman said.

“Smoking causes diseases such as cancer and congestive heart failure. Raising the taxes on cigarettes will ultimately decrease the amount of youth smokers, which should lead to a long-term reduction of smoking throughout the nation.”

Pete Madland, executive director of the Wisconsin Tavern League, said the League opposed the smoking ban during the legislation.

He said it has had a negative effect on taverns across the state.

Madland said members of the League tell him people spend less time in the bars and instead go to the liquor store, get a six pack of beer and go home. He added there will likely not be an effort to overturn the ban despite it’s detriment to taverns.

“Our members are trying to adjust to the law and according to polls, the smoking ban is very popular throughout the state, so I don’t see any politician taking the incentive to try and change it,” Madland said.

Kelsey Fenton The Badger Herald

PAVE Chair Meagan Minster and Finance Coordinator Molly Lloyd take questions from SSFC members Thursday evening.

The group presented to the committee in its eligibility hearing, and the committee will decide on if it will approve it Monday.

Student groups explain services to committee Julia Skulstad Campus Life Editor In a meeting Thursday, a branch of student government heard from two campus student groups in their eligibility hearings for funding.

Associated Students of Madison’s Student Services Finance Committee listened to presentations from Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment and the Student Leadership Program.

Two representatives from PAVE spoke on the organization’s behalf.

PAVE Chair Meagan Minster told the committee her organization is a registered student organization that works to prevent sexual assault, dating violence and stalking through education and activism on the University of Wisconsin’s campus.

Minster said PAVE’s programming and direct services are organized to reach college-age

students specifically. She added their services are arranged in ways that meet the specific needs on the UW campus.

Minster said UW students are the beneficiaries for 96.3 percent of PAVE’s programming and 97.7 percent of PAVE’s direct services.

“PAVE has a strong history of fiscal responsibility, and throughout our time as a [General Student Services Fund] group we have never overspent our budget and have always consistently provided the programs and services for which we are prepared for,” PAVE Finance Coordinator Molly Lloyd said.

Minster and Lloyd cited PAVE’s peer education workshops, resource and reference library, “safe space” office consultation time and media advocacy as integral parts to their organization.

Four committee leaders from the Student Leadership Program also represented their organization in their eligibility hearing.

Financial Coordinator Troy Henkel said SLP was founded in the fall of 1995.

“Our mission has been to develop effective and essential leadership skills for students and student groups through comprehensive leadership education and diverse experiences,” Henkel said.

Internal Affairs and Development Coordinator Kevin Pickett said SLP targets UW students in a variety of ways.

Pickett said SLP

reaches out through two mass emails a year, at events within the Greek community or the UW Housing Resource Fair and meetings held in dorms. He said they also reach out to students through the Student Organizational and Social Justice fairs and in classroom announcements to specific lectures.

Pickett said SLP also holds office hours in the Red Gym every week and is accessible through social media outlets.

“We are very accessible to students no matter what way they try to reach us,” Pickett said.

At the end of the meeting, SSFC Rep. Devon Maier talked about how as a result of Wednesday’s ASM meeting, the proposed new constitution will not be put to a student vote.

SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker said decisions regarding eligibility hearings for all GSSF groups will be taken care of by the end of fall.

Bruecker said the importance of holding eligibility hearings for GSSF groups, aside from their requirements, lies in the fact they allow time for student organizations to vocally present what they have already said in writing to help clarify things for SSFC members.

Bruecker said all GSSF groups have to have the element of direct service in their organizations and added they must be accessible to all students and be able to tailor their programs.

She also said SSFC will engage in debate and vote on the eligibility of PAVE and SLP in their next meeting Monday.

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OCCFR makes changes to child care, service provider Switch from Chicken Soup Center to new outlet prompts swap to in-home model Dana Bossen Herald Contributor Earlier this week, the University of Wisconsin’s Office of Child Care and Family Recourses announced it will be making some changes regarding the care of mildly ill children and the provider of care and services.

In a statement, the OCCFR defined “mildly ill” as “children who are unable to attend their regular child care provider due to symptoms or illness.”

The university offers care

EXPERT, from 1 is not worth pursuing higher education unless it is a very highly ranked school.

“You want to focus on finding the best fit for you,” Martin said.

“There’s no statistical evidence that a higher ranked program causes you to be more successful.”

According to Martin, thoroughly researching graduate school programs of interest is one of the most important parts of the application process. He said that includes talking with admissions staff to get more information about the programs they offer and figuring out what they look at when reviewing applications.

Another myth Martin said he wants to prove wrong is that graduate school is too expensive.

He said there are a variety of scholarships and financial aid opportunities offered to students and that students can sometimes gain full tuition or an additional salary by working at the institution they attend.

BALDWIN, from 1 a chance to address the issue but only said “[Nemoir] apologizes, I believe.”

As Tate called for Nemoir to step down, Thompson spokesperson Lisa Boothe said the controversy is a

ASM, from 1 Council discussions to take place in the future.

Statter said despite some unprofessional ways of handling discussion at Wednesday’s meeting, he expects ASM to have mature debate and express integrity during the upcoming process and added he still sees potential for change.

Statter said he has spoken with colleagues who voted against the resolution and said they are committed to taking pieces of the constitution and debating the ways they apply to the current one.

ASM Vice Chair Maria Giannapolous said even though the proposed

GAB, from 1 was in place for elections in February.

Brueck said the law has faced objections for months, but the Department of Justice’s opinion is “unchanged.”

She added to Van Hollen’s comments on why the injunctions should be overturned. “[Van Hollen] and the Department of Justice have a duty to defend state law,” Brueck said in an email to The Badger Herald.

“As we’ve indicated, voter ID represents the public policy of the state as decided by the Legislature.”

Brueck emphasized that reasoning in the rest of her comments, saying

services to mildly ill children of faculty, students and staff families.

“The service is targeted for students, faculty and staff who must attend work or class but whose child cannot attend their regular child care provider due to illness,” said Director of OCCFR Lynn Edlefson.

From 2011 to 2012, the program catered to 15 student families and 14 faculty and staff families who utilized the sick child care center, Edlefson said.

The university’s program for the care of mildly ill children began in 2000 and has experienced numerous changes since its start, she said.

According to Edlefson, care for mildly ill children was originally sought

Students interested in higher education are often worried their grade point average is not strong enough and do not think they will get into their desired programs, Martin said.

He said graduate schools are looking for students to demonstrate abilities across many areas and it is key to make a good impression on the

“Make sure you smile; it lightens the moment. It makes a huge difference.”

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U.S. News and World Report Contributor

application.

Dawn Piacentino from the Higher Education Division of ETS said it is important to take the GRE test as soon as possible because it is a universal exam accepted by both graduate schools and business schools, including 85 percent of the top institutions.

She said the GRE test underwent changes last

although Kennedy’s concerns are valid, the law has to be enforced as passed.

“While we understand the practical demands of overseeing an election, particularly when injunctions have prevented existing law from being applied in previous elections, voter ID is the law of the state of Wisconsin and should be in place for the November election,” Brueck said.

Aside from the state lawsuits that are being blocked by a permanent injunction in state courts, there are also two different lawsuits in federal courts on the basis that the law challenges the federal Voting Rights Act.

“The service is targeted for students, faculty and staff who must attend work or class but whose child cannot attend their regular child care provider due to illness.”

Lynn Edlefson

OCCFR Director

down, OCCFR then signed with Interim Home Health

July that have eased the nerves of many students.

“We want individuals to approach test day with more confidence so they can do their personal best,” Piacentino said. “On test day, when you take the computer-based GRE, at the end of the test you will view your scores and after you view them, you can decide where you’d like to send them.”

According to Piacentino, students can send in their scores from the most recent test or send all scores from the past five years and do not need to send any scores they are not proud of. Another new policy since July is that students can retake the test once every 30 days and can take it five times in a continuous 12-month period.

Martin said the best way to tackle graduate school interviews is to be professional and “be yourself.”

“You’re good enough just as you are; just be yourself,” Martin said.

“Make sure you smile; it lightens the moment.

It makes a huge difference.”

distraction to shift the focus away from Baldwin’s record.

Thompson officials said Nemoir did not speak on behalf of the campaign.

In an email to The Badger Herald, College Democrats of Wisconsin Chair Andrew Suchorski echoed Tate’s comments,

constitution was turned down, many good ideas were brought up at the meeting that the body will continue to discuss.

“Although the constitution as a whole did not pass, the steps to improve our student government will not be lost,” Giannapolous said in an email to The Badger Herald.

“Coordinating Council will discuss possible ways to utilize the ideas brought forth.”

Giannapolous said any bylaw changes or alterations to the way a member or body of ASM carries out a process will be made to increase the efficiency of ASM members and make them a bigger help to students in the future.

through Ginger Ail at Meriter Hospital. However, when Ginger Ail was shut

saying Thompson must “do the right thing” and calling his campaign “divisive.”

“Wisconsin students reject this kind of dirty, Washington politics that Tommy Thompson’s campaign has embraced,” Suchorski said in the email.

“Tommy

Services in 2001.

She also noted, starting in 2006, care for mildly ill children was being provided by the Chicken Soup Center for backup care. According the OCCFR website, this care was given in a HighEfficiency Particulate Air filtered classroom on University Avenue.

The OCCFR has been offering an in-home model for child care for student parents since 2001. This inhome care will now extend to all university families, Edlefson said.

However, when OCCFR signed a contract with the Chicken Soup Center, the inhome model was removed.

The in-home model of care has now been reinstated as the primary method for child care through OCCFR,

Edlefson said.

According to the statement, the office recently made the decision to switch from the Chicken Soup program to Maxim Healthcare Services, which provides in-home care for the children involved in the program.

Edlefson said the termination of the Chicken Soup program arose because of low utilization and the lack of concern about nonimmunized children in the center who may be ill.

Through Maxim Healthcare Services, care will now be provided for mildly ill children using an in-home model. Edlefson said using an in-home model will be different than the typical center-based model of child care.

“We have assured students, faculty and staff families that we have a resource for those that find themselves in need of this service,” Edlefson said.

“We specifically did not want to close the sick center-based care without another option for those that need it.”

Edlefson assured recipients the biggest change will be in providers, not the actual care being given to children of these families.

OCCFR Parent Resource Specialist Jen DittrichTemplin said she suggests families eligible for care for mildly ill children also look into the Kids-Kare program, which offers financial assistance to income-eligible students, faculty and staff and also determines a family’s eligibility for Maxim Healthcare Services care.

Raise the Roof Four students play Just Dance for Wii at Helen C. White Library Thursday night. This was one of the featured activities at the Helen C. White House Party, which also included mini golf.

Kelsey Fenton The Badger Herald

Thompson needs to stop embracing this kind of dirty politics and remove Brian Nemoir from his campaign.”

The Thompson campaign did not return phone calls or emails regarding this issue.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

Editorial Page Editor Reginald Young oped@badgerherald.com

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Students should press UW, SSFC on transit changes Taylor Nye Managing Editor This morning, I received an email, as I m sure the rest of you did, from Transportation Services notifying me there were changes to the bus routes I use the most. Starting last month.

Not only are they modifying where the 80 picks up (and, by the way, no map to help you understand where these new pick-ups might be), the 81 will come

15 minutes less frequently, and the 85 is nixed altogether. Said Student Services Finance Committee Rep. David Vines: “I know we are really getting played by the city, and they are trying to make us cover a significant portion of the budget we did not originally approve.”

Do you realize we still have to pay the same amount of student segregated fees for a much poorer quality of service?

In fact, SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker pointed out we are actually paying more of our money for Associated Students of Madison bus passes. So overall, we are getting less transportation, but it’s costing us more. In addition, we are also still

ridiculous because they paying for SAFEcab, even have no viable alternative. though it was unwisely If you wanted a SAFEcab, scrapped in favor of …

Transportation nothing.

Services Fortunately, recommends you everyone’s have SAFEwalk favorite, Ald. walk you to the Scott Resnick, So overall, we are getting less edge of their District 8, boundaries. has our back transportation, but But then you’re on that one. it’s costing us more. on your own.

The Herald In addition, we are Oh, and it isn’t reported very fast. We’re earlier this also still paying for week that SAFEcab, even though cutting your buses, says Resnick it was unwisely UW, but don’t proposed the scrapped in favor of ... worry, you can idea of a flatget your bicycle rate, SAFEcab nothing. valet parked alternative. when you go to But our a football game! The tone alder shouldn’t have to be of the email demonstrates stepping in like this. how little regard the city The premise of cutting has for students. The the services is even more

end of the email reads, “NEW! University Bicycle Resource Center” and “More transportation stuff you might like to know!”

In this sense, they’re like parents trying to distract a little child with a lollipop so we won’t notice the tetanus shot we’re about to get. Fortunately, SSFC is up in arms about this whole debacle, and if they can take it upon themselves to accomplish something this year, their outrage may win us our beloved 85 route. In fact, right now they are about the only ones who can help us get our transportation back: With budget cuts, it’s up to ASM to help us bridge the gap in services the state can’t afford to pay. Vines and SSFC Vice

Chair Joe Vanden Avond seem ticked off enough to do something, and we have to hope transportation issues don’t get lost in the shuffle of ASM infighting that has plagued the group for the past year.

So right now, it’s up to us. Pressure your leaders in SSFC to follow through, and help support Resnick’s initiative to replace SAFEcab. Or, y’know. You can always wait in the bitter Wisconsin winter at the wrong bus station for a route that’s been cut. That’s always fun.

Taylor Nye (tnye@ badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in biology, archaeology and Latin American studies.

ID ruling best Leaders must be exceptional, not average after election LETTER TO THE EDITOR

To the editor:

Recently I read Nathaniel Olson’s column in which he claims both presidential candidates struggle to relate to ordinary citizens. I agree with his point that voters feel a strong connection with Clinton, but some other arguments he made don’t sit well with me.

My main concern with his article is he seems to be promoting the idea that our presidential leaders should be “average.” He seems to be taking a position that our presidential leaders should identify with the layman in every way and that the current candidates can’t because “[President Barack] Obama is the ivory tower intellectual and Mitt [Romney] is the cold capitalist” and because “They have attended elite institutions, held major offices and kept themselves in excellent physical condition.” This reminds me of something people were saying about George W. Bush back in 2000 or 2004 — they felt they would be able to have a beer with him.

Well, I disagree with this mentality — I would not want an average person in the oval office. I would

offshore? never expect the average However, I am not person to be able to have a convinced Barack Obama beer with the president in is so distanced from the the same way they would struggles of the average with their buddy. I am American. As far as my not trying to straw-man understanding goes, Nathaniel’s article here.

President Obama was not What I’m trying to say is born into wealth. In fact, only exceptional people he was largely raised by a should be expected to win single mother while being the presidency. This might make them less identifiable moved around the country.

He earned his degrees with the average voter, from elite institutions but I would not want the and gained his way into average voter running our prominent country. offices on That merit. His brings me My main concern with his campaign to my next article is he seems to be strong concern promoting the idea that our has grassroots about the column. I presidential leaders should support.

His am quite be “average.” stances on convinced providing Mitt health care coverage for Romney can’t relate millions of poor, uninsured to ordinary American Americans, investing in citizens because he was higher education and born into wealth — his investing in the middle father was chairman and class show that even if president of American he does not understand Motors Corporation — and everything about the life of has made a fortune off of the average citizen, he does saddling failing companies have a good grasp of many with huge amounts of of their primary concerns. debt. I do not only think Given all this, I see very he cannot relate to the little evidence in support average citizen. I think he holds the average American of the idea Obama cannot relate to the problems of citizen in contempt. How ordinary citizens. else could he have been so Finally, the point of the content with bankrupting paragraph describing the companies, killing jobs leadership at Madison and moving his money

was lost on me. It was inconsistent with the rest of the column. Our elite quarterbacks represent above-average physical ability and incredibly hard work. Similarly, our prominent administrators and our celebrated alumni represent intellectual prowess and extreme diligence.

These are traits we can look up to and from which we can learn. People look at such figures as inspiration to achieve their goals. However, Nathaniel’s column seems to suggest these traits are undesirable in a leader because their followers cannot identify with them. This is where I am in complete disagreement.

I appreciated Nathaniel’s column for its insight into alternate viewpoints and hope that you have found my comments equally thought-provoking. I look forward to hearing more thoughts on what makes somebody a good leader and whether these candidates really understand the problems facing average citizens.

David Gedymin (gedymin@wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in chemical engineering with a business certificate.

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equation to scramble to meet the requirements. On the voter side, it is clear there are a significant number of people without IDs, people who would have to then find time to get to the DMV and get John Waters acceptable identification.

Columnist With all ID being mailed, many may not even receive their The Government IDs on time. The Accountability Board said Wisconsin Department Thursday it does not want of Transportation does to see the state Supreme make clear “A receipt Court rule on the voter including your photo ID bill before the Nov. will be provided to you.

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This receipt is acceptable Kevin Kennedy, director photo identification for of the state GAB, said he voting and serves as your doesn’t believe there is ID until your card arrives enough time to implement in the mail.” But these the law and told Attorney complications for the voter General J.B Van Hollen, are then multiplied, as “This is going to create the GAB has to scramble problems.” The response to implement the law and from a spokeswoman for teach its poll workers Van Hollen, Dana Brueck, what ID is boiled down acceptable, to, “Voter But with a close how to ID is the presidential election understand law of the the receipts state of and a closing and how to Wisconsin, deal with the and should time frame for legal citizens be in place implementation, now of this state for the is not the time to who show November decide this issue. up without election.”

ID. The state Two Supreme Court should Dane County judges take up this case in the have already blocked the future. law, citing a “substantial Wisconsin needs to have impairment of the right the attorney general prove to vote,” a guaranteed to the court that voter right under the state fraud, which according constitution. to Kevin Kennedy in a The issue at this point Politifact story has never is really twofold, and exceeded 20 instances whether or not the state in any statewide election should enact this law longsince 2000, is a grievous term really needs to take concern. But with a close a backseat to the more presidential election and immediate problem: Can a closing time frame for the law be enacted right implementation, now is now?

According to a survey by not the time to decide this issue. The bottom line is the ACLU commissioned by the plaintiffs against the there clearly is a sizable voter ID bill, in Milwaukee portion of our population that has the legal right to County alone, 9.5 percent vote but doesn’t have any of unregistered voters and form of state identification.

8.7 percent of registered Eight weeks before a voters do not have presidential election is acceptable ID. The survey therefore not the time to also shows the law would fairly decide on this bill, affect Latino and black and that’s the point Van voters to an even larger Hollen missed when he extent. said, “I would think that Those numbers seem to the other side would be fit with a national survey by the Black Youth Project, happy to have a decision sooner than later too and a non-partisan, not-forhave this done, if they profit whose own study have confidence in their “Indicate(s) that overall legal position, by all means levels of turnout among let’s get this over with,” as young people of color are reported by the Milwaukee likely to be reduced by Journal Sentinel. large numbers — between Both sides have 538,000 and 696,000 in confidence in their legal total — in the states that position; that’s how a case have passed these laws, perhaps falling below 2004 like this gets to the state Supreme Court. With and 2008 levels.” time being such a factor With only eight weeks in this scenario, the right until the election and decision is to allow this no verdict on the case imminent, the GAB’s desire election to be conducted under existing law and to push the ruling beyond this election makes perfect save settling voter ID until sense. What if, for instance, after. the ruling came at the John Waters ( jkwaters@ beginning of October? wisc.edu) is a senior That would leave a month majoring in journalism. for both sides of the voting

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Global music melds at fest Madison World Music Festival brings a cultural harmony of sound from far and wide Joe Nistler ArtsEtc. Content Editor If this country is a melting pot, Wisconsin makes the fondue. The Madison World Music Festival is sifting through that proverbial

cheese to celebrate some of the most talented musical artists from around the globe. Thirteen countries are represented among the nine sets, providing modern twists of traditional cultures at every turn.

Friday night is a picturesque journey from Sweden to Tunisia as the Movits! open with their unique modern pop fused with swingin’ jazz. Later, Zeb and Haniya from Pakistan exercise smooth, swinging tunes with an indescribably Eastern vocal flavor.

And finally, the night gets going as Delhi 2 Dublin and MC RAI speed things up with a more modern blend of bass and electronic ambiance to raise the atmosphere.

Come Saturday, once everyone finishes their pancakes and crepes, the fest moves to the Willy Street Fair, where fans and artists both international and native Sconnie can enjoy foreign flavors in both their food and their tunes. Zeb and Haniya will again present their ambient yet alert ethnic grooves between sets from Brazilian Matuto and Taj Weekes of St. Lucia.

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not to stop and enjoy the multicultural scenery during Weeke’s low-key reggae set, which brings a dub slow enough to affect your pace. It sends an audible message to enjoy the sights, sounds and happenings of this once-a-year Wisconsin exploration of sounds hailing from far from the state.

Saturday night, The Terrace opens up for an after-party of sorts, as the U.S.’s very own DJ Warp provides dance grooves that anyone from any edge of the globe can relate to. While cultural elements flowed and fused throughout the day, this is the chance for them to coalesce and boil together.

The Madison World Music Festival kicks off Friday at 5 p.m. at the Terrace. For more information, visit uniontheater.wisc.edu.

Stay tuned for a World Music Festival recap and review Monday!

In today’s world, we cannot escape the tentacles of celebrity. From our Twitter feeds to our notquite-highbrow news sources to our grocery store checkout lines come gossip-mongering, photo shop-abusing, gaspinducing headlines and graphics, all telling you about Kim’s latest alleged sex scandal or which slighted young Hollywood actor is refusing to speak to his cheating ex.

The fact most of us know which young Hollywood actor I’m referring to is evidence enough we’ve become enmeshed in a world where we won’t take a phone call in favor of texting but we’ll eagerly address on a first-name basis a Tom and Katie we’ve never met but everyone knows. That’s what Bruce Wagner thinks, anyway.

In his latest novel Dead Stars, the author of Memorial and The Chrysanthemum Palace tears Hollywood a new one, painting a lurid portrait of a Tinseltown decorated with drug-laced tin foil and shiny condom wrappers.

Using a socially grotesque cast of characters, Wagner touches on everything from the lure of reality television to child pornography to drug abuse to cancer to death. And he uses such familiar names as Rihanna, Dakota Fanning and Michael Douglas to do so.

Chapters are named for their stars and shuffled about, with the 16-andpregnant Reeyonna (real name Jerilynn) wedged between her porn-loving foster child baby daddy Rikki, her junkie paparazzi brother Jerzy, and her hasbeen art photographer mother Jacquie. Actor Michael Douglas, the world’s youngest breast cancer survivor Telma, reality TV dropout TomTom and failed author Bud also take their place in Wagner’s motley crew.

The challenge isn’t keeping their stories straight over the 600-odd pages but deciding whose story is more depressing.

With more pop culture name drops than a VH1 show and more drug references than Urban Dictionary, Wagner at once invites you to connect with his characters while shamelessly presenting them for ridicule.

He uses misspellings and ampersands for his starstruck teen characters, reveals Michael Douglas’s deepest issues in his

therapy sessions and exposes Bud’s tendency to read book reviews instead of books themselves.

Wagner also rips open a horrifying world of readily available hiddencamera/underage/rape/ fill-in-the-depraved-blank pornography, introduces readers to the upskirtshooting “snatcherazzi” and makes his characters booty bump meth between snorting roxies.

Yet somehow you don’t want to stop reading.

You’re strangely compelled to find out if Reeyonna will ever live her fantasy of seeing her picture in Us with her baby in tow, to see just what brave and bratty Telma will do next in her quest to use her “kancervivor” status to get on “Glee,” and to follow Jacquie’s tale as she seeks to restart the 15 minutes of fame she attained from taking nude pictures of 8-year-old Jerilynn. The fact you have to read through Rikki’s porn selections and adventures, Jerzy’s paranoid theory on an Eminem-led race revolution and Tom-Tom’s attempts to film a reality show about failed reality stars in Betty White’s home is part of Wagner’s genius; you’re not getting through his book without eating a fair amount of venom.

Finishing the book leaves you more unsettled than satisfied, with an undeniable “what just happened” lingering long after the back cover is closed. Wagner’s scathing critique of what is wrong with Hollywood — the idolization of celebrity, the confusion of attention with merit, the acceptability of the pornography industry, the drive to out-shock and the reward that comes from doing so — paints what we can only hope is a skewed portrait of our culture at this moment in time.

His catharsis does not make for light reading material, and his vocabulary calls for some cringe-worthy definitions, but while “Dead Stars” immortalizes our disgusting celebrity habit, it also ironically guarantees the Dakotas, Emmas, Elles, Nickis, Chris’s and Rihannas that our universe orbits around are kept alive forever in print. Perhaps in a gesture of defeat, Wagner writes into his sad sordid story the fact even dead stars give off light. Unfortunately, his book’s spite will likely prove to burn itself alive before getting into the hands of those who could most benefit from a look in the fun house mirror found in its pages.

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Sports URGENCY, from 8 on linebackers Chris Borland and Mike Taylor to wrap up Keeton when he escapes the pocket.

When Keeton does drop back to throw, he is sure to test Michael Trotter — who is filling in for senior captain Shelton Johnson, sidelined with a broken arm — early and often.

“They’re absolutely a very good team, especially their offense,” Borland said.

“As far as stopping the quarterback, … there’s things we can do schematically but it comes down to tackling, comes down to guys playing sound within their own game.”

If the Badgers are to avoid starting the season 1-2 — a tough concept for Wisconsin fans to swallow given preseason expectations — its offense must reunite behind an embattled offensive line.

After failing to direct a scoring drive until the fourth quarter last weekend, O’Brien and his group of unproven receivers must find a way to move the ball down the field more efficiently.

After suffering a chest injury against Oregon State, true freshman wide receiver Reggie Love may have to step in for No. 1 target Jared Abbrederis (Bielema said Abbrederis is probable after practice Thursday). Converting only two of its 14 third downs in the shocking loss, the Wisconsin offense can’t afford to wait until the final 10 minutes to challenge a blitz-hungry Aggies defense.

“You’re not going to win a game when you go two for 14, no matter what,” Pedersen said.

“That starts out with us obviously getting in shorter third downs — we can’t be at 3rd-and10s, 3rd-and-15s.

“When we get those 3rd-and-1s, we got to pat the big guys up front on the back and say, ‘Hey, we need to get this.’”

While Ball and others admitted anger consumed the locker room after the Badgers dropped their second game of the year, players said practices gained new intensity as they prepared for Week 3. The mention of “urgency” omnipresent among coaches and players, Borland noted players dashed to the film room on Sunday and Monday.

A new offensive line coach pacing the sidelines and a humbling loss still fresh in their memories, the Badgers understand what’s on the line this weekend. Bielema and company can only hope they took Pedersen’s message to heart.

“We were all angry, we were all upset, disappointed, all kinds of negative emotions that I believe opened our eyes,” Ball said.

“Which is why I believe we had a great practice today [that will] really send us forward back onto the track.”

Badgers carry momentum to Chicago Sean Zak Associate Sports Editor In what is a very young season, the Wisconsin men’s soccer team has played in a way best compared to a passage from Ben Barry in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days: “They’ve been up, they’ve been down, they’ve been here, they’ve been there, they’ve been a frickin’ one team circus.”

While Matthew McConaughey probably knows little about Wisconsin soccer, the quote he yells to Kate Hudson fits the Badgers season like no other line could.

The Badgers started the season with a remarkable victory on the road at Memphis, scoring four goals in the final 14 minutes to top the Tigers by a single goal.

They then proceeded to go 0-2-1 in their next three games, including a 3-1 loss to Florida International in front of a vocal McClimon Complex crowd in their home opener.

But that weekend wasn’t over, and Wisconsin rallied its spirits to a 1-1 draw against No. 13 Georgetown.

And all of this in just five games. Time is on the side of the Badgers. With plenty of season remaining, a strong showing this weekend at the Illinois-Chicago Soccer Classic would do wonders in jumpstarting their momentum.

Wisconsin will start the weekend Friday night with a matchup against the Western Illinois Leatherbacks — a team coming off a 3-0 drubbing to No. 20 Marquette.

The Leathernecks (2-3) own victories over DePaul and Valparaiso, however, and will be no pushover for the Badgers.

Western Illinois is no stranger to Wisconsin, as Friday’s match is its fifth meeting with the Badgers in seven years. The past four bouts between these two teams have all ended with 1-0 scores, with the Badgers triumphing in three of the four affairs.

Their shared history is one thing head coach John Trask indicates as a reason for their Friday game to be a battle.

“We’ve had some great battles with them over the last couple years,” Trask said.

“We expect they are going to come out firing and play well above whatever their record may be.”

Regardless of how well the Leathernecks play, the Badgers are more concerned with how they will perform.

After the disappointing homeopening loss to FIU, Trask elected to use a four-back defensive strategy, and it worked against the nationallyranked Hoyas.

Wisconsin took control with an early goal and relinquished just one in its double overtime effort. The Badgers now plan to use that showing against the Hoyas as momentum heading into the weekend and toward the impending Big Ten schedule.

“Our game against Georgetown — obviously it wasn’t a win — but in a large sense, it was a success for us,” freshman goalkeeper Chase Rau said. “It made us realize the true potential we have as a team.”

A win Friday will keep the momentum going into Sunday’s game against IUPUI. Their official name — Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis — may seem

lengthy, but their season likely has felt even longer.

Thus far, the Jaguars are just 2-5 and are eager to add to their win column. With a newly-defined Badger defense gaining speed, the Sunday match may be a defensive battle.

Last weekend, IUPUI shut out Northern Kentucky 1-0 behind seven saves from freshman goaltender Eduardo Cortes. Cortes was later named Defensive Player of the Week for the Summit League. If Cortes is on his game, the sometimesstagnant Badger offense may meet its match.

However, Cortes himself may meet his own match standing in the opposite goal.

In his first year on campus, Rau has seized the starting goalie position and run away with it. Although the victories have not been turning his way, Rau is right on pace with his coach’s expectations.

“He’s been pretty solid for us,” Trask noted. “We think a lot of the issues have been in front of him.”

With an additional defender on the field, the Badgers’ defense should be

in its most bolstered state this weekend, making things easier on the young goalie.

It should also help draw attention away from a group that has already surrendered 11 goals.

Although two opponents linger on the weekend schedule, Wisconsin is focusing on the things it needs to do to get ready for its conference schedule, which begins next Friday against Penn State. The short list includes staying motivated and playing solid defense.

“We’re definitely going in more worried about ourselves [than our opponents],” sophomore defender AJ Cochran said. “We are going to play the game that we know how to play, play with confidence and hopefully things will just fall into place from there.”

Without a major opponent like Georgetown in the UIC tournament, the Badgers’ confidence is on the rise.

“I definitely think the expectation is to go 2-0,” Cochran said. “If we don’t come out 2-0, it will probably be a little bit of a disappointment.”

No. 1 UW seeks win in 2nd meet of season Badgers travel to New York in homecoming for head coach Mick Byrne; Ahmed, Darling, Connor not competing Dan Corcoran Sports Writer The top-ranked Wisconsin men’s cross country team will head to Stony Brook, N.Y., this weekend for its first road meet of the year, serving as somewhat of a homecoming for head coach Mick Byrne.

“I think [the guys] are excited about going to New York,” Byrne said. “I’m excited about going to New York. I’m going home.”

Byrne spent 19 years as head coach at nearby Iona College, where he built the Gaels into an elite program, winning 17 straight conference championships.

His success has not stopped at UW, where Byrne has added five Big Ten titles to the active 13-year streak and captured a national title last year.

For the success to continue this year, the Badgers will have to replace Elliot Krause and Ryan

Collins, key components of last year’s national championship team. While they may be losing two of their best runners from a year ago, Wisconsin still has a vast pool of talented runners to draw from.

The goal for this weekend’s race is to test that depth and gauge what younger and less experienced runners on the team are capable of filling in the missing pieces for UW this year.

“Ultimately, what we’re looking for is some guys who are going to ... take us into the championship season and support Mohammed Ahmed, Reed Connor and Maverick Darling,” Byrne said.

“That’s what these meets are designed for.”

Competing in Saturday’s meet is Byrne’s alma mater, Providence College, a top 30 team that will likely serve as Wisconsin’s toughest competition.

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in the game against Georgetown seems to and the team’s poor have been a turning defensive play rests on point for a team that the shoulders of every was lacking confi dence, and it is a game the UW player on the field.

“We all defend whole team will look together,” junior to build on as it moves forward in midfielder the season.

Drew “We aren’t just “We went Connor the first 45 said. “We talking about minutes of aren’t just our backline, that game talking but instead without a about our we are talking goal for the backline, time but instead defensively about first season we are the whole group.” all and we are talking looking to defensively Drew Connor get our first about the Midfielder shutout of whole the season group. …

We work as a team to this weekend hopefully, move [the ball] up the McCrudden said. “But we need to continue to field.”

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Stony Brook Invitational — a fairly small meet — is not stacked with top-tier teams, making Wisconsin the favorite to win.

Despite the fact Wisconsin has a quality chance to take home firstplace honors for its eighth meet in a row dating back to last year, it is still early in the season, and how they finish in the overall standings is not UW’s primary focus. Instead, the meet is a chance for runners with less racing experience to prove themselves, as Ahmed, Connor and Darling will not run.

Some of the runners Byrne has his eye on for Saturday include senior Rob Finnerty, juniors Neal Berman and Jacob Naylor, sophomore Alex Hatz and redshirt-freshman Sam Hacker.

Although Darling will not be in the race, he will still be there to support his teammates, who he

ZAK, from 8 they would prefer the latter.

With the decision in place to remain “independent” in a football sense, the choice to leave the Big East for other sports must have been the deciding factor. But it just doesn’t make sense.

The Big East may be losing hold of its formerly tight grasp over college basketball, but that still doesn’t have teams flocking to the ACC. Why leave a historically successful conference for another one without the same amount of prominence? Lacking a legitimate answer, the next question is location.

Does Notre Dame wish to expand its athletic brand to the Atlantic coast? Good luck recruiting among the behemoths of Duke, North Carolina, Maryland, Florida State, Syracuse and Virginia

says have stepped it up and are excited not only about racing Saturday, but also about the chance to defend their Big Ten and national championships.

“The summer miles have really paid off and [the younger runners] are looking really good,” Darling said. “[Saturday] is an opportunity for them to gain more ... racing experience at the 8K and 10K level.”

This weekend also offers the Badgers a chance to bond together and build team morale as they look to develop the chemistry necessary for a championship team. They will try to further their chemistry through the race and the mutual pain and suffering cross country entails.

Both on the course and off it, the newer Badgers will be able to learn a lot from their experiences this weekend, as they hope to build on opportunities they

have already had as a team this year.

“Two weeks ago we went to Door County and we had a great time up there with the team,” Darling said.

“The team chemistry and camaraderie [are] really high.”

Whether Wisconsin wins a title of any sort this year will undoubtedly come down to these weeks and races early on in the season, where the younger and less experienced runners battle for the chance to be included in the quest for a second-consecutive national championship.

While the Stony Brook Invitational is just one part of the bigger picture for this season, it will make that picture clearer as to who will help Wisconsin continue its winning tradition.

Ultimately, Byrne is excited to “see some young guys wear that uniform, wear it proudly and compete hard.”

Tech. Competing with those universities on any athletic field is an entirely different game as well. Notre Dame may have just upped the ante without really knowing it.

The ACC welcomed Notre Dame with arms stretched wide, but why? Because they can actually do something with the Notre Dame name.

Adding a notable university to the list of Duke, North Carolina, Florida State, etc. adds great notoriety to an already impressive conference. However, one thing it will not guarantee is the ACC will be able to compete with its 14-member neighbors, the SEC. So for now (or until the 27-month time period imposed by the Big East is waived), Notre Dame is a member of the ACC. But Notre Dame has never really wanted to be a part of a club.

For 17 years, they have been

a member of the Big East, a conference that primarily resides in the Northeast.

But they weren’t exactly a perfect fit there.

After all, the campus is located just two hours from Chicago. So is Madison.

Location seems to have little importance to the University of Notre Dame, but in the end, location might be all that matters.

Maybe Notre Dame is looking for something new, a change of scenery.

They’ll enjoy it for awhile, I’m sure, but with their time in the Big East as evidence, all good things must come to an end. Hopefully the Notre Dame name doesn’t.

Sean Zak is a junior majoring in journalism and communication arts. Do you agree with Notre Dome’s move to the ACC, or was it a costly mistake? Let him know on Twitter @sean_zak.

Sports Editor Ian McCue sports@badgerherald.com

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Badgers return home with ‘urgency’ Utah State’s dualthreat QB, creative defense to provide Week 3 challenge Ian McCue Sports Editor Following the humbling loss to Oregon State last weekend, senior tight end Jacob Pedersen stood in front of the offense at a meeting Sunday with a simple message: Believe.

Clearly shaken by the upset at Reser Stadium, the Badgers sit at a pivotal point in the season, with more than a single victory on the line under the lights at Camp Randall Saturday. It’s a chance to not only regain a sense of confidence, but to keep the hopes of a BCS bowl game within sight.

It’s an unfamiliar position for a program that has finished with at least 10 wins each of the past three seasons. “(The urgency) wasn’t there before because I guess all of us players now, we’re used to being on top,” senior running back Montee Ball said. “We’re not really used to building a program. We came in when this program was great, so right now we’re all learning.”

That sense of urgency — the apparent word of the week for the Badgers — is

precisely what Wisconsin will need to right the ship against an Aggies squad fresh off an adrenaline-pumping victory over in-state rival Utah, breaking a streak of 12-straight losses to the Utes.

Across the line of scrimmage from Ball and an offensive line that has severely underperformed through the first two games is a 3-4 defense that has surrendered an average of only 76 yards per game on the ground this season.

In its second year using three defensive linemen and four linebackers — a scheme primarily used in the NFL — Utah State’s defense will rely on confusion and creativity to keep an already-reeling Wisconsin team off-balance.

“We have got to stay humble and hungry,” Utah State senior linebacker Bojay Filimoeatu said in a Monday press conference. “With our defense playing how it is in the past two games, I think we can do anything right now.”

But UW quarterback Danny O’Brien, who threw for 172 yards and a costly interception against Oregon State, may be in an even tougher spot this weekend.

Nevin Lawson, a speedy junior cornerback with NFL potential, serves as the centerpiece of a shifty secondary that can both blitz and drop into pass coverage and surrendered 229 passing yards to Utah.

Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

Tight end Jacob Pedersen has only six catches for 62 yards on the year but may see more balls thrown his way this weekend if Jared Abbrederis can’t suit up for Saturday’s game.

“They got a great (defensive back) corps, probably one of the better that we’ll see all season long,” wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni said. “(Lawson) is a heck of a player; he’s as good of a corner as I think there is

in the country.”

When Ball is not on the field attempting to finally break out and make up for his lack of Heismanworthy numbers, the UW defense will have its hands full against dangerous dual-

threat quarterback Chuckie Keeton. A sophomore who completed nearly 70 percent of his passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns and gained another 86 with his own legs in the upset of Utah, Keeton creates serious matchup

issues for the Badgers.

Though the defense did an admirable job keeping the Beavers from running away with a win in Corvallis, Ore., the team will count

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Megan McCormick The Badger Herald

Junior defender Paul Yonga is part of a defensive unit that has conceded 11 goals in five games so far this season, a year after allowing only 22 goals all season in 2011. Head coach John Trask is hoping a return to a four-man defense will help put the Badgers in a better position to win games as the Big Ten season draws near.

UW looks to improve backline Wisconsin sits at 1-2-2 after injuries; formation changes prove to be costly setbacks for talented defense Nick Daniels Associate Sports Editor For the University of Wisconsin men’s soccer team, the first five games of the season have been anything but easy.

Following a season that saw the Badgers earn their best record (10-8-2) under head coach John Trask, which culminated in a semifinal finish in the Big Ten tournament, UW has struggled to replicate the same results this year, sitting at a 1-1-2 record so far this fall.

To make matters worse, the defense, which was the most dependable part of the team last year — it earned seven shutouts on its way to helping the Badgers win six games that were decided by a single goal — has already allowed 11 goals in its first five games.

UW has been plagued by a number of slow starts to games this season as well. In its first five games this season, UW has been the first to concede a goal in three of them.

For head coach John Trask, the diagnosis is

simple.

“The back(line) is not being sharp enough,” Trask said. “I think, over the last couple of weeks we have just been chipping away at the things we need to do better, whether it’s [marking in the penalty area], or start-up positions, or making sure that we are all connected on the field. … It’s just unfortunate that it’s taking this much time.”

In an attempt to create more goal-scoring opportunities this season, Trask and the rest of the coaching staff tried out a new formation to start the season that pushed more players farther up the field into the attack. It forced UW to depend on only three defenders — most soccer teams use four — at the back to provide a final line of defense.

“We’ve been a team, over the past couple years where we really played defensively, so we were hoping this was the year that we would be able to extend the field some,” Trask said. “… In a couple of early preseason games we saw that we played better attacking-

wise when we had three at the back.

“Obviously [the formation] was not effective, and we switched back, and we got these guys back in their comfort zone. That way, we hoped we could start defending properly.”

In UW’s first game since switching back to a defensive line with four at the back, the Badgers earned a hard fought 1-1 draw against 13th-ranked Georgetown after the game went to double overtime and only allowed one goal in the second half on a penalty kick given in the 67th minute.

The Badger backline returns almost all of its key players from a year ago, including junior captain Paul Yonga and sophomore AJ Cochran, who have both started since their respective freshman years.

But despite a defense full of experience, a few key injuries coming into the season have affected the personnel Trask has had to choose from at the back — none more than recovering senior defender Kyle McCrudden — and

mistakes were bound to happen with different combinations of players in the defense, especially early in the season.

With McCrudden’s return to the starting lineup against Georgetown Sunday, the Badgers return one of their three captains and another leader to help solidify the defense. “[Kyle] has had a couple of surgeries in the offseason, trying to get his groin right, but that is behind him,” Trask said. “Having said that, because of the timing of the surgery, it was difficult for him to put in enough work to get ready for preseason.

“He’s a senior captain, he has got experience, and I thought, though he couldn’t hold up in double overtime, that he gave us some great minutes Sunday, and hopefully he can give us more this coming weekend.”

While it is easy to single out the defense for the team’s early mishaps this season, the players are quick to point out soccer is a team sport

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Sometimes change is good, and sometimes change is bad. Sometimes change is inevitable, and sometimes change should have never occurred.

Around college football the past year or so, everything is changing; this we already know.

Universities are attempting to “stay ahead of the curve” by swapping conferences for competition, dishonoring contract agreements and dispatching any sense of geographical significance.

Boise State — notorious for their football domination of the Western Athletic Conference — made plans to join the Mountain West last September before quickly determining they would rather join the Big East, eventually leveling out in total confusion this past summer.

They were joining, then they were leaving, then they were staying and then they bolted. But now only for football? If you are not confused about the current state of NCAA conference realignment, then you certainly have your ducks in a row, or Mountaineers in a row, or whatever.

Change in collegiate athletics is only OK in moderation — this was readily on display throughout the long and painful trials of creating a college football playoff.

However, there has been nothing moderate about the conference realignment of the past few years.

Believe me, it is not a good thing when you flip on the television and are unsure which conference West Virginia now calls home.

Sportscaster Dick Vitale may have said it best in a recent ESPN interview when he noted you need a scorecard handy just to keep track of which schools constitute the Big East.

Just when you think the dust is settling on the collegiate landscape,

another media-chased change-up rolls on through, the latest edition being Notre Dame. Just like any other popular university in the nation, the attraction of bright(er) lights is sometimes too much to bear.

Earlier this week, Notre Dame announced plans to leave the Big East and become the 15th member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, including all sports except football and hockey. Since the ACC has a spinoff hockey league that fields just seven teams and plays at the Division II level, the independence of Notre Dame football has easily grabbed the most attention.

The school known best for its academics and independent football team took the bait of the shifting collegiate environment and bit hard. Dumb fish.

From an outsider’s view, the ACC is barely desirable by football standards. If it were not for the Big East being typically second fiddle among the major NCAA outcrop, ACC football would likely be the laughingstock of the BCS qualifying conferences.

Although the Fighting Irish will retain the ownership of their everimportant independent tag, they will really only be semi-independent.

Notre Dame will soon have to schedule five ACC opponents on their football slate each year, a move that significantly alters the aura surrounding Notre Dame football.

The Fighting Irish are known for scheduling opponents across the country, rarely changing from year to year. Notre Dame holds rivalries all over the nation, from USC to Michigan to Navy and Purdue. Truly, it is like no other program.

Scheduling all these rivalries in addition to a yearly bout with Stanford was already difficult. Now throw in an obligatory set of five additional games and the schedule is basically full.

Ask Notre Dame alumni if they would rather watch the Irish suit up against ho-hum Virginia or prepare for a nationally-televised bout with a ranked rival like Michigan State. I’m certain

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