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Experts weigh in on post-debate rally LEAH LINSCHEID News Content Editor President Barack Obama brought a renewed vigor among voters on the University of Wisconsin’s campus Thursday as he distanced himself from former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and highlighted the importance of voting to an audience 30,000 strong. During his visit to Bascom Mall, Obama focused on Romney’s performance in Wednesday’s debate, opening his speech by saying, “I met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be Mitt Romney [Wednesday].” Obama’s speech highlighted differences between Romney’s performance in the debate and prior statements the former governor has made during his presidential campaign, citing Romney’s $5 trillion tax cut plan and federal funding of education, among other examples. According to UW political science professor David Canon, this strategy fared well with Obama’s audience. “It was very effective in terms of how he was able to turn [Wednesday’s debate] into something that was explainable to his supporters,” Canon said. Canon added Obama’s speech was tailored for a liberal crowd, a
demographic one would address in a different manner than the national audience he faced in Wednesday’s debate against Romney. Contrary to the president’s performance in the debate, Canon said Obama went on the offensive at Thursday’s event, attacking Romney for his inconsistencies throughout the campaign. UW journalism professor Mike Wagner watched the speech from a campus library and noted Obama’s performance was significantly more aggressive than his debate showing on Wednesday. “He wants voters to focus on inconsistencies in Romney’s record and his performance in the debate compared to what he’s said up until Wednesday,” Wagner said. “In the wake of the debate, Obama’s strategy is to paint Romney as someone who can’t be trusted.” Canon said pro-Obama supporters who were disappointed with his debate performance may have been consoled by Thursday’s speech in Madison. Wagner added supporters present at the event appeared pleased with the “feistier” tempo of Obama’s speech, noting the president directly attacked Romney and contrasted the two contenders’ views in a way that he
avoided at the debate. “I heard more than one person in the crowd say, ‘Where was this yesterday?,’ so I think supporters were more than satisfied with today’s performance,” Wagner said. Obama appeared more comfortable in front of the Madison crowd, Wagner said, noting his audience “ate it up.” Journalism and political science professor Dhavan Shah wrote off Obama’s higher degree of comfort as evidence the president excels in oration but not necessarily at impromptu speaking. “People who are great orators can deliver a prepared set of remarks very well, and Obama’s a master at that,” Shah said. “On the other hand, extemporaneous speaking, where you need to have all these details at your command and pick remarks that are concise and specific, that’s a different set of skills.” Shah also compared Obama’s oratory skills to those of former President Bill Clinton’s, noting the former Democratic president excels at public speaking in the context of both debates and premeditated speeches. “Obama, I think, has elements of
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Students and others show their Wisconsin pride at the rally on Bascom Hill Thursday afternoon. Students and families alike gathered to hear President Barack Obama speak at UW for the third time since 2008.
30K ascend on hill for issues address In speech, POTUS speaks on student loans, debt, importance of education; takes stabs at opponent’s proposals Tara Golshan Higher Education Editor President Barack Obama stood between an inflatable Bucky Badger and Bascom Mall’s Abraham Lincoln statue yesterday as he took to Bascom Hill to address the campus just one day after the first presidential debate. A crowd of 30,000 students and community members
received the president for a campaign speech aimed at young voters and university students. According to a University of Wisconsin statement, students began lining up for the event at 7 a.m. and were allowed into the venue at approximately noon. The president spoke at about 4 p.m after introductory speeches from Mayor Paul
Soglin, Senate candidate and U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, and members of the Obama campaign. Obama responded to many of the issues mentioned in the debate Wednesday night in an effort to rally the students and residents of Madison for their votes. Noting the differences between his and former Mass.
Gov. Mitt Romney’s campaigns, Obama emphasized contrasts in addressing the deficit. “This country does not grow from the top down; it grows from the middle out,” Obama said in reference to the Romney campaign’s focus on “trickledown economics.” Obama told an eager crowd that the American middle class
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Board of Regents considers athletics proposal In part one of meeting, Regents hear details for plan that would increase UW sports system transparency Polo Rocha State Legislative Editor The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents heard details for a new proposal Thursday that would increase the transparency between the board and its universities in regards to ethical and legal issues regarding campus athletics. Regent Brent Smith described it as a “straightforward” process that would make for information being shared more often. He said Thursday’s meeting was simply a discussion of the process and no action was being taken that day.
There was no “smoking gun” that led to this proposal, UW System President Kevin Reilly said. “There is nothing prompting this other than a recognition of a changed environment [following] the Penn State tragedy and this board’s desire to do its job in an ever more transparent and effective way,” Reilly said. “It’s called ‘continuous improvement.’” Reilly said much of the information that would be reported to the regents is already being reported to the National Collegiate Athletic Association. By bringing the chancellor and athletic director
an annual report on their athletic system, the regents could “have a conversation” about the programs. The regents are responsible for “protect[ing] the integrity” of all programs in the system, including athletics, said Michael Morgan, senior vice president for administration and fiscal affairs. Morgan described the annual report as a way of establishing a “well-defined, open and unambiguous” system of reporting. The report would consist of information about how athletes are doing in academics, the programs’ finances and ensuring © 2012 BADGER HERALD
compliance, according to Office of Audit Reporting and Management Director Elizabeth Dionne. While the majority of regents agreed on the proposal, some also raised concerns. Among the concerns was whether the regents would be intervening unnecessarily into campus affairs. Regent Mark Bradley said chancellors are placed in universities for those responsibilities. “We have oversight responsibility, but we don’t run those campuses,” Bradley said. “We have a CEO who is
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After a preliminary hearing Tuesday, a lawyer in the Montee Ball attack case expressed concern about the methods police used to identify the suspects. Defendants Wendell Venerable, 21, Robert Wilk, 22, and Deonte Wilson, 21, pleaded guilty at their preliminary hearing. Court Commissioner Todd Meuer said the defendants have 20 days to file motions to the trial court under Judge Rebecca St. John. Axley Attorney Brian Hough, who defended Venerable, filed a motion for the court to suppress the results of an eyewitness testimony at the preliminary hearing.
In an email to The Badger Herald, Hough said the leading detective in the case presented images of Venerable to the eyewitness without using a line-up and six weeks after the faces of the suspects were given media attention. He said eyewitness testimony is one of the leading causes of wrongful conviction. “The process is inconsistent with accepted procedures, and is therefore unreliable,” Hough said. According to Assistant District Attorney Michael Finley, a number of witnesses identified the men in a group based on the color of the shirts they were wearing. He said the witnesses spotted them walking around before the battery occurred. He added the three suspects
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circuit court complaint, video surveillance from the Saxony Apartments showed the individuals entering the building soon after the time of the attack. It said the men entered the apartment individually and showed
confusion as to which direction they wanted to go. Witnesses identified the men as the alleged attackers from the video footage and still images captured from the video surveillance, according to the complaint. “I don’t think there is a big problem with the identification myself,” Finley said. He said the men went into the apartment building after the alleged attack and came out wearing different clothing. The complaint said the three men, along with two other unidentified males, were spotted the morning of Aug. 1 surrounding Ball and kicking him in the body and face. It alleged they ran away after a man tried to come to Ball’s aid and punched one of the
attackers. The witness stated in the complaint he heard one of the suspects say, “We got nine football players to go.” Finley said a witness heard one of Ball’s attackers say, “He jumped me last week, he jumped me last week.” According to Finley, a detective testified at the hearing that Venerable told him he had been attacked at a birthday party the week before and needed stitches in his lip. According to the complaint, the detective confirmed through witness testimony that although Ball was at the party, he was not involved in the fight itself. The three men accused of attacking Montee Ball this past August will meet for a trial court at a date to be determined.
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Group petitions student government for eligibility after three years of disqualification; tensions eased after lawsuit Tara Golshan Higher Education Editor The University of Wisconsin’s student government finance committee continued its funding eligibility process Thursday, hearing requests from a new student organization and an organization that has faced controversy in the past. The Student Services Finance Committee heard eligibility presentations from Collegians For A Constructive Tomorrow, which was denied funding for the 2011-2012 fiscal year after SSFC ruled the non-profit had failed to return SSFCowned equipment, violating UW’s financial policy. CFACT appealed the decision to the Student Judiciary, which ultimately sided with SSFC and said the student government did not hold any personal biases
against the organization. The organization works to promote environmental stewardship. The decision ended up in federal court when CFACT argued the student government should not have denied eligibility because the organization argued the policy violation was invalid. The court sided with SSFC and found no viewpoint neutrality violations. While CFACT is being considered for eligibility for the 2014-2015 fiscal year, the organization has been bared from eligibility for the past three fiscal years. It is hoping the funding will allow the organization to address the needs and requests of all students. “We found out we weren’t able to meet the needs of all students,” CFACT Rep. Patrick Sullivan said. “We had to turn some students away because we didn’t have
the resources.” According to Sullivan, CFACT is expecting 175 interns this coming year. The organization, which has dealt with more than 100 interns in previous years, will be dealing with the high number of interns with increases in staff positions, coordinators and members on the board. Sullivan said the organization would also begin to hold office hours to take requests for advocacy trainings and other direct services provided. MLW, a group newly recognized as a registered student organization in the past week, also presented on its Warrior Training Program to the committee. According to MLW Financial Officer Matt Manes, the Warrior Training Program is the sole focus of the organization. “We exist entirely to
provide this warrior training program,” Manes said. According to Manes, the program is an effort to educate on the history of combat, encourage healthy lifestyles and instill a sense of honor and morals that will ultimately develop further leadership skills. Manes added the program incorporates both academic instruction and a “hands-on” component with weapons training. In an effort to keep warrior history alive, Manes said, the academic instruction is a required component of the program and cannot be disregarded in a student request. Manes said with a focus on warrior gender roles, which he said is an important aspect of warrior history, the program hopes to attract both male and female students. He also added the
organization is expecting a diverse group of participants with students of all cultural backgrounds. “We want to be a small number of students who serve the campus as a whole,” Manes said. “We want to get as many students as possible, from as many backgrounds as possible.” According to Manes, the program will be limited to 20 students for safety reasons and will be offered only to student ID- carrying students. Decisions for both MLW and CFACT will be released Monday. According to SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker, next week will be the last week of eligibility hearing rounds, with the final two organizations presenting Monday. Bruecker noted she was impressed with the committees’ performances in this year’s eligibility rounds.
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Thousands take to Bascom Hill Thursday afternoon for President Barack Obama’s rally. Some UW political science professors previously criticized the choice of location, with professor Kenneth Mayer calling it disruptive and suggesting an alternate venue.
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President Barack Obama revs up the crowd from behind the podium Thursday. Obama emphasized contrasts between himself and opponent Mitt Romney, highlighting points from Wednesday’s debate.
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A child hoisted up on shoulders takes in the view of President Barack Obama from the crowd. The event drew not only students, but children and families as well.
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President Barack Obama flashes a smile as he walks to the podium for his speech at UW. Obama cracked a few jokes, including one in reference to Romney’s Big Bird comment from Wednesday.
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Neighborhood considers North Bedford development New complex will tear down historic house, possibly as early as January Stephanie Awe Herald Contributor Plans to build a new residential development and tear down a singlefamily house in the Mifflin neighborhood pushed ahead at a neighborhood meeting Thursday. A new complex at 125 N. Bedford St. will be put in after the demolition of the 150-year-old house that currently sits there as early as January 2013. “I think this is what the Mifflin neighborhood
needs,” Todd Meinholz, the house’s property owner, said. “It provides high value to the student population.” The current house has four bedrooms, one and a half bathrooms and a five-foot high basement. Meinholz made the proposal for the new building and said the four students currently residing at the house are in favor of the changes. He said they will have a temporary place to stay during the renovation and are looking to rent a unit in the new building. Dave Herch, the architect for the new building, said it would be a long and skinny fourstory residential complex designed for student living
and would contain eight apartment units and a total of 23 bedrooms. He
“The city has decided they would like more density in this Mifflin neighborhood.” Todd Meinholz
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said the plan includes five moped and 24 covered bike stalls and no vehicle parking, conforming to the city standard. Herch said he designed the complex to blend in with the rest of
Marquette poll: Baldwin leads by smaller margin Candidate still ahead of Thompson by 4 points, compared to 9 points last month Polo Rocha State Legislative Editor A new poll shows U.S. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., leading former Gov. Tommy Thompson by four points in the race for a U.S. Senate Seat, but the results have Baldwin’s lead at a smaller margin than just a few weeks ago. Baldwin leads Thompson 48 to 44 percent with likely voters. A poll in midSeptember showed her leading 50 to 41 percent. Marquette Law School Poll Director Charles Franklin said his polls have shown crucial changes have come because of independents’ shifting support. “In August, independents leaned a bit Republican in the Senate and slightly Democratic for president,” Franklin said in a statement. “In mid-September, they leaned strongly Democratic in both races, and now they are swinging back to a more competitive balance.” The poll also found women are supporting Baldwin more with a margin of 54 to 38 percent, whereas Thompson has more support among men by 50 to 41 percent.
Baldwin’s favorability rating stayed almost the same at 40 percent, but her unfavorability rating jumped from 34 to 40 percent. Thompson’s numbers stayed similar, with 38 percent of likely voters having a favorable view of him and 49 percent having an unfavorable rating. John Kraus, spokesperson for the Baldwin campaign, said Baldwin’s outreach among state voters has helped her poll numbers rise, contrasting her strategy with what he described as a less outreach-focused Thompson campaign. “Tammy has worked hard to earn people’s support and she visited with students on campuses across the state,” Kraus said in an email to The Badger Herald. “Thompson has admitted that he was exhausted and his own supporters have been outspoken about the fact he hasn’t been working to earn people’s support. Thompson arrogantly believes he is entitled to this job but now polls show voters disagree.” In a statement released after the poll results, Kraus said Baldwin was a candidate who would stand with middle-class voters, while Thompson would support special interests. Still, Thompson’s spokesperson Lisa Boothe said the poll numbers were not significant, pointing
to Baldwin’s record in Congress as unpopular and “too extreme.” “The only poll that matters is on Election Day,” Boothe said in an email to The Badger Herald. “With a $16 trillion debt and over 23 million Americans unemployed or underemployed, Wisconsin families cannot afford Madison liberal Tammy Baldwin in the United States Senate.” Boothe called Thompson a “proven reformer and job creator” and said he is confident voters across Wisconsin agree he is the best choice to strengthen the economy. President Barack Obama is still up in the state by 11 points, according to the poll. He leads former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., 53 to 42 percent. The poll also surveyed voters on their thoughts regarding the reversal of much of the collective bargaining legislation last month by a Dane County circuit court. The pollsters found while 44 percent wanted collective bargaining rights restored, 49 percent were in support of the law. Gov. Scott Walker’s approval rating with registered voters was 50 percent, up from his 46 percent approval rating in September. His disapproval rating was 45 percent, down from 49 percent, according to the poll.
OBAMA, from 1 Clinton’s ability to connect with the public, but he tends to be long-winded and focus on the details,” Shah said. The president also dedicated a significant part of his speech to getting out the vote, repeatedly telling supporters, “Don’t boo — vote.” Several introductory
the neighborhood in order to preserve the neighborhood’s original appearance. Most units would contain three bedrooms and nine-foot high ceilings allowing for more room, Herch said. The building would not have an elevator but would have built-in heating and air-conditioning as well as a handicapped entrance, Herch said. Meinholz asked surrounding houses if they would consider selling, but they did not express interest. He said if they had, the new building could be expanded on those lots as well so the building would not be as narrow, which he said City Council would prefer. Scott Kohler, chair of
the Steering Committee from the Downtown Neighborhood Association, said the neighborhood statement of approval is prepared and is supported by the neighborhood. If approved, the construction of the new building would begin in January or February 2013 and be completed in August 2013 in time for Aug. 15 occupancy. He said each bedroom is estimated to cost $600 per month, not including utilities. The downtown plan and recent rezoning of the city have allowed for this renovation to occur, Ald. Mike Vereer, District 4, said. He said approval of the proposal would encourage further renovation in the Mifflin
REGENTS, from 1 responsible for reporting to us.” Other concerns touched on what sort of violations would need to be reported to the regents. Regent John Behling said minor alcohol violations might not be something that needs to be reported to Reilly. UW Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell also shared that concern, noting reports on minor violations would make athletics go “above and
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speakers, including Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, and Madison Mayor Paul Soglin, asserted the importance of voting and provided information for individuals interested in casting their ballots early. UW political science professor Dennis Dresang said the primary goal of Obama’s entire speech was
area, as City Council is looking to build four- to six-story buildings in the area. “The city has decided they would like more density in this [Mifflin] neighborhood,” Meinholz said. “It’s a great place to live. It wasn’t that long ago I was living here in the neighborhood.” According to Verveer, the biggest concern involves changing the face of the neighborhood with the addition of new buildings. The plan will be submitted for approval by the Urban Design Commission, Plan Commission and City Council. Meinholz’s next meeting will be with Plan Commission Oct. 15.
beyond” in comparison to other parts of campus. Overall, however, Bazzell said UW was “comfortable” with the proposal. “The protocol that’s been outlined here is fair and appropriate, giving the board an opportunity to learn at least on an annual basis where we stand in terms of our financial wellbeing, on student athlete well-being [and on] academic success along with compliance are appropriate categories,” Bazzell said. “I think the content suggested here
seems to be about right.” UW Athletic Director Barry Alvarez said his department is “transparent” in what it does. He added the reports the regents ask for already must be presented to the university athletic board, the NCAA and the Big Ten. Alvarez also thought the proposal was “prudent.” “We certainly would be glad to come here and make these presentations to you and be open to any questions,” Alvarez said.
his administration has been able to address the “middlemen” in the student loan system and “give money directly to the students.” Obama said he hopes to end the growth of
American citizens, regardless of political party affiliation, and emphasizing the importance of the vote, asking for people to not “give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference.” “I believe in you and I am asking for you to believe in me,” Obama said. Sophomore English major Maddy Michaelides said she had a 4:30 a.m. wake-up call and was still not first in line to see the president on Thursday. Michaelides, like many other students attending the event, missed a full day of classes to be present for the Obama’s speech. “I have only skipped classes twice in my career—once for Neil deGrasse Tyson, and once for Obama,” Michaelides said. “If those aren’t valid reasons, I don’t know what is.”
“This country does not grow from the top down; it grows from the middle out.” Barack Obama
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tuition costs in order to end the “burden” of student loan debt and added he hopes to recruit 100,000 math and science teachers for his next term. The president ended his approximately 22-minute speech expressing his dedication to all
to encourage voting. “Most people have already made up their mind about who they’re going to vote for,” Dresang said. “The major impact of his visit to campus is to energize his supporters.” Wagner added Obama’s campaign has spent time and money educating voters across the nation on how
and where to vote. “His campaign is very good at turning out their supporters,” Wagner said. “I would suspect the level of support the president gets in this election will be similar to 2008, a year when there was more excitement among young people in his candidacy, and that’s not the case this year.”
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GAB will not seek extension in absentee ballot returns Board reports delays in sending ballots to military voters, says issue is taken care of Jake Ebben Reporter The state’s election board sent a letter to former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney’s campaign announcing the board will not go to the courts to ask for an extension for some absentee ballots to be turned in. The letter comes after the Government Accountability Board announced this week that 37 absentee ballots to overseas and military voters were sent out past the
required deadline. This prompted a response from the Romney campaign, which told the board there should be an extension in the deadline for those voters to return their ballots. “I am writing to express my concern regarding your office’s attention to the voting rights of men and women in uniforms, and to urge you to take immediate action to correct recent violations of military voting rights,” the Romney campaign told the GAB in a letter. President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign agreed with Romney that it was important to see whether the voters were being denied their right to vote, United Council Governmental
Relations Director Analiese Eicher said. She assured all votes would be counted. GAB sent a letter Wednesday to the Romney campaign saying the late ballots were all sent out in time for their ballots to be sent back in and counted. The board cannot extend the deadline by itself and can only do so with a court order, which it said it is “not inclined to seek” because of the facts it currently has regarding the ability to return the ballots on time. The board also noted absentee ballots would be counted if clerks receive them before 4 p.m. Nov. 9, three days after the election. According to the GAB letter, out of the state’s 1,851 municipalities, only 27 did
not send a total of 37 ballots out in time. Military and
“I am writing to express my concern regarding your office’s attention to the voting rights of men and women in uniforms.” Romney campaign letter to GAB
overseas voters’ ballots must be sent 45 days before an election under federal law. “The Legislature and our office have developed a number of redundancies
in the absentee voting process to address possible breakdowns that may occur,” the letter said. “This includes the threeday statutory extension for counting absentee ballots, electronic transmission of ballots for military and overseas voters as well as a newly developed online ballot delivery program that went into effect for this election.” The website for that delivery program is myvote. wi.gov, which also contains information on elections for all voters. The GAB told the federal Department of Justice immediately about the issue, which requested the board ask three of the voters whether they had enough
time to send the ballots back. The letter explained some reasons the ballots were sent late, a substantial one being most clerks work part-time and have other jobs. In two municipalities, a candidate’s death caused ballots to be reprinted. Two other places had technical failures that delayed the printing. Common Cause in Wisconsin Executive Director Jay Heck agreed all the ballots would be counted and said those voters will have a voice in this year’s elections. The late ballots were an accident and “shouldn’t anger anybody,” according to Heck. “It was not deliberate,” Heck said. “The GAB will learn from it. They usually do a really good job.”
Romney revved up after debate In wake of debate, GOP says victory is in sight, Obama will raise taxes on middle class David Espo and Kasie Hunt Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Buoyed by a powerful debate showing, Mitt Romney said Thursday he offers “prosperity that comes through freedom” to a country struggling to shed a weak economy. President Barack Obama accused the former Massachusetts governor of running from his own record in pursuit of political power. Both men unleashed new attack ads in the battleground states in a race with little more than a month to run, Obama suggesting Romney couldn’t be trusted with the presidency, and the Republican accusing the president of backing a large tax increase on the middle class. The debate reached 67.2 million viewers, an increase of 28 percent over the first debate in the 2008 presidential campaign. The measurement and information company Nielsen said Thursday that 11 networks provided live coverage of the debate. Not even Democrats disputed that Romney was likely to benefit politically from the debate Wednesday night in which he aggressively challenged Obama’s stewardship of the economy and said his own plans would help pull the country out of a slowgrowth rut. Still, there was no immediate indication
that the race would expand beyond the nine battleground states where the rivals and their running mates spend nearly all of their campaign time and advertising dollars. Debate host Colorado is one of them, and Virginia, where Romney headed for an evening speech, is another. So, too, Wisconsin, Obama’s destination for a mid-day rally. Nevada, Ohio, Iowa, New Hampshire, Florida and North Carolina are the others. Among them, the nine states account for 110 electoral votes out of the 270 needed to win the White House, more than enough to tip the campaign to one man or the other. “Victory is in sight,” Romney exulted in an emailed request for donations to supporters. It was a show of confidence by a man hoping for a quick reversal in pre-debate public opinion polls that showed him trailing in battleground states as well as nationally. Reprising a line from the debate, he told an audience of conservatives in Denver that Obama offers “trickledown government.” He added, “I don’t think that’s what America believes in. I see instead a prosperity that comes through freedom.” Another possible pivot point in the campaign neared in the form of Friday’s government report on unemployment for September. Joblessness was measured at 8.1. percent the previous month. Obama campaigned
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Mitt Romney gives a thumbs-up to the crowd at Wednesday night’s presidential debate. Romney has said “victory is in sight,” showing a renewed confidence after the event. with the energy of a man determined to make up for a subpar debate showing. Speaking to a crowd not far from the debate hall, he said mockingly that a “very spirited fellow” who stood next to him onstage Wednesday night “does not want to be held accountable for the real Mitt Romney’s positions” on taxes, education and other issues. “Governor Romney may dance around his positions, but if you want to be president you owe the
American people the truth,” he said. Later, before a crowd of tens of thousands in Madison, Wis., he said Romney wants to cut federal funding for Public Television while repealing legislation that regulates the banking industry “I just want to make sure I’ve got this straight: He’ll get rid of regulations on Wall Street, but he’s going to crack down on Sesame Street,” Obama said. Taxes were a particular point of contention between
the two men, although they were sharply divided as well on steps the cut the deficit, on government regulation, on education and Medicare. Both in the debate and on the day after, Obama said repeatedly that his rival favors a $5 trillion tax cut that is tilted to the wealthy and would mean tax increases on the middle class or else result in a spike in federal deficits. Romney said it wasn’t so, and counterattacked in a new television commercial.
It cited a report by the American Enterprise Institute that said Obama and “his liberal allies” want to raise taxes on middle class earners by $4,000 and that the Republican alternative would not raise the amount they owe to the IRS. Romney repeated the claim at an evening rally in Fishersville, Va. “He’s going to raise taxes on the middle class,” Romney charged, citing the $4,000 figure. “I don’t want to raise taxes on anybody.”
United Nations condemns Syrian shelling of town Security Council passes statement addressing fatal attack on Turkey Edith M. Lederer Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council overcame deep divisions to unanimously approve a statement Thursday condemning Syria’s shelling of a Turkish town that killed five women and children “in the strongest terms.” Council members managed to bridge differences between the strong statement demanded by the United States and its Western supporters and backed by their NATO ally Turkey, and a weaker text pushed by Russia, Syria’s
most important ally, after negotiations that began late Wednesday and continued through Thursday. In the press statement, which needed approval from all 15 council members, the U.N.’s most powerful body said the incident “highlighted the grave impact the crisis in Syria has on the security of its neighbors and on regional peace and stability.” It also extended condolences to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Turkey. The council demanded an immediate end to such violations of international law and called on the Syrian government “to fully respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbors.” Russia’s agreement that the Syrian shelling violated international law was a key
concession by Moscow. The original Westernbacked draft, proposed by Azerbaijan, condemned the shelling “in the strongest terms” and called it a violation of international law. Proposed Russian amendments never mentioned any breaches of international law, so the inclusion in the final text was a concession by Moscow. Earlier Thursday, Syria’s U.N. envoy said his government is not seeking any escalation of violence with Turkey and wants to maintain good neighborly relations. Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari said the government hasn’t apologized for the shelling from Syria because it is waiting for the outcome of an investigation on the source of the firing. He read reporters a letter he delivered to the Security
Council that sent Syria’s “deepest condolences” to the families of the victims “and to the friendly and brotherly people of Turkey.” It urged Turkey and its other neighbors to “act wisely, rationally and responsibly” and to prevent cross-border infiltration of “terrorists and insurgents” and the smuggling of arms. During Thursday’s negotiations on the text when the outcome was still in doubt, U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice told reporters “we think it’s very important that the council speak clearly and swiftly to condemn this shelling.” “This sort of cross-border military activity is very destabilizing and must be stopped,” she said. The border violence has added a dangerous new dimension to Syria’s civil war, dragging Syria’s neighbors deeper into a
conflict that activists say has already killed 30,000 people since an uprising against President Bashar Assad’s regime began in March 2011. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm Thursday at the escalating border tensions and warned that the risks of regional conflict and the threat to international peace is increasing, U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said. The U.N. chief called on all parties “to abandon the use of violence, exercise maximum restraint and exert all efforts to move toward a political solution,” he said. Nesirky said Lakhdar Brahimi, the U.N.-Arab League envoy, has been in contact with Turkish and Syrian officials “in order to encourage an easing of tensions.”
Syria’s Ja’afari said the “Syrian government is keenly interested in maintaining good neighborly relations with Turkey.” “The Syrian government is not seeking any escalation with any of its neighbors, including Turkey,” he stressed. But he said Syria wants to explain to the Turkish people that their government’s policies supporting the opposition “are wrong and have been wrong since the beginning of the crisis.” Ja’afari said Turkey responded to the incident by launching artillery shells into Syria starting at 7 p.m. local time Wednesday and stopping at midnight. Turkish troops then resumed artillery shelling Thursday morning until 7 a.m., injuring two Syrian army officers, he said.
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President Obama delivers for Wisconsinites John Waters Columnist President Barack Obama looked to begin his rebound from his loss in the first debate with a rally on Bascom Hill, and he did not disappoint. According to officers I talked to at the event, 30,000 people turned out for the president, with even more turned away at the door. It was definitely a packed hill, where we spent more than three hours waiting for Obama
in the rain and occasional sunshine. We got both, and it made the whole wait worthwhile. I was interested to see how Obama would use what had happened in the debate against presidential candidate Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Massachusetts, to update his usual campaign speeches. We were still treated to some of his more usual rhetoric, like doing some nationbuilding at home and wanting to recruit 100,000 new math and science teachers. But we also got to see a response to the debate against a man whom Obama opened the speech calling “this very spirited fellow claiming to be Mitt Romney.” The president continued
said something he didn’t his attack on Romney’s tax plan, saying, “The real Mitt during the debate when he brought up Romney’s plan Romney has been running to cut funding to PBS. around the country for “When he was asked the last year promising what he would do to $5 trillion in tax cuts that actually cut favor the spending wealthy. And yet, the fellow I was interested to see and reduce deficit, on the stage how Obama would use the he said he’d last night who what had happened eliminate looked like public Mitt Romney in the debate against said he did not presidential candidate television funding,” know anything Obama said. about that. It Gov. Mitt Romney, “I just want was all news to R-Massachusetts, to make him.” to update his usual sure I got This campaign speeches. this straight. received He’ll get some laughs rid of regulations on Wall from the crowd but didn’t Street, but he’s going to really add anything to the crack down on Sesame conversation from the Street. Thank goodness debate the night before. somebody is finally I thought Obama finally
cracking down on Big Bird.” That was by far his funniest moment, and it raised a relevant response to both Romney’s desire to repeal Dodd-Frank and his lackluster answer to deficit reduction. PBS currently accounts for .012 percent of the federal budget. Astrophysicist and defender of all things science and education Neil deGrasse Tyson made the point on twitter that cutting PBS to balance the federal budget is “like deleting text files to make room on your 500g hard drive.” For those of us who have been following the campaigns up until now, most of the speech wasn’t anything that hasn’t been said before. Among other
things, Obama attacked Romney for shipping jobs overseas and trying to present a different image at the debate than who the “real Mitt Romney” had been for the last year. The president needed to start getting back on track after a tough first debate. Getting out the base for a successful rally in Madison was a good start. But I think the president needs to take some of the barbs he had for Romney on Bascom and get them into the debates. For the people who survived the elements and the wait on Thursday, though, it’s safe to say they got what they came for. John Waters ( jkwaters@ wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in journalism.
UW’s handling of Obama visit partisan, biased Reginald Charles Young Editorial Page Editor Students gathered Thursday to hear one of the most significant political figures of our time speak in the heart of their campus: the first African-American president in the White House, the second visit from a sitting president in two years since President Harry Truman in 1950, all coming together on Bascom HIll. President Barack Obama’s second visit will surely be remembered. While it is an undeniably historic occurrence, political science professor Kenneth Mayer has raised significant concerns about how the event was handled by the University of
Wisconsin. The first notable objection made is that Obama’s visit to campus was disruptive to the university’s mission of education. There is some truth to that statement, but the fact he’s the POTUS outweighs this objection. The university should have tried to avoid shutting down buildings, and it could have held the event in the evening when most classes were out. Less disruptive alternatives definitely existed that the organizers did not take into consideration. Second, Mayer raised concerns that Obama’s visit was framed as the president visiting, instead of the reality that Obama came as presidential candidate focusing on campaign rhetoric. While this is a valid objection, it’s not concrete or easily fixable, but rather a cognitive perception. How do you ensure students viewed the event as a speech from
his or her email and a presidential candidate? phone number, which You hope you’ve instilled will no doubt be used in enough critical thinking some political way, like that they can figure it emails for donations, in out for themselves. And order to see the POTUS? honestly, most students In essence, the process did understand this point. required Obama didn’t students come to speak to pledge to students But, unfortunately, some initial about his daily the impression the support for job; he came to catalyze rest of the state has the president’s reelection, citizens to get of UW was further regardless out and vote. of whether Of Mayer’s reinforced thanks they actually concerns, one to the university’s stands tallest: partisan handling of supported him. But the attendees the president’s visit. university were required administration to RSVP was totally OK in order to with this. gain entrance to Bascom As I mentioned in an Hill. The RSVP process column earlier this week, required attendees to Madison is viewed by most go to Obama’s website, of the rest of the state as enter their email, phone a place where a stifling number and submit their liberal culture prevents information via a button healthy discourse from labeled, “I’m in!” happening. And events “In” what? I’m “in” on like Obama’s visit just the campaign? I’m “in” on add fuel to that fire. The supporting the president’s university could have reelection? Why should handled Obama’s visit in a a student have to give
bipartisan way, but instead, it showed open bias by bowing down to the way the president’s campaign wanted to organize the event. However, this doesn’t necessarily support the notion that students are being “indoctrinated into the left” during their time here. It’s important to remember professors raised these concerns. If they obliged with the way the university handled the event, then that would obviously support the notion that those who are in charge of the classroom are hopelessly liberally biased. But it wasn’t the professors; it was UW administrators who gave the green light for the process. Vice Chancellor for University Relations Vince Sweeney said the event had “priceless educational value.” Yes, there is definite value to having the president come speak on campus, but if it is organized in the way the
UW administration chose to organize it, then some of the “value” is offset by how much a Madison degree is devalued. When an employer gets an application from a UW student, there’s a chance they’ll look at that degree and think, “I’d rather have an employee whose mental capacity isn’t limited by being indoctrinated in a liberal classroom.” Fortunately, the political science department has proved our classrooms aren’t instances of “Clockwork Orange”-like liberal indoctrination they might seem to be to outsiders. But, unfortunately, the impression the rest of the state has of UW was further reinforced thanks to the university’s partisan handling of the president’s visit. Reginald Young (ryoung@ badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in legal studies and Scandinavian studies.
Bureaucrats’ responses to homelessness arrogant Taylor Nye Managing Editor Everyone knows Madison has a grave and growing problem with homelessness. Shout-out to whichever group is feeding them in Lisa Link Peace Park next to my house, because the city currently has no concrete plans to provide them with the basic human right of shelter. Last Wednesday, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi spearheaded an
initiative to move forward with a homeless shelter on Wright Street that the County Board unanimously approved. On Friday, a very cranky Mayor Paul Soglin sent Parisi a letter complaining no one was keeping him in the loop. The most troubling part about all of this is on both sides of this debate, our elected bureaucrats are letting trivialities keep the homeless community from having somewhere to sleep. I’d actually like to point out Parisi’s fault first: What did he think was going to happen? Everyone knows our mayor is characteristically grouchy, and it seems Parisi was trying to pull a fast one. The legislation Parisi
proposed actually included a provision that the site of the shelter could be changed if, somehow, they decided they didn’t want it there. With this inclusion, it is absolutely clear Parisi knew Soglin was going to raise hell. He anticipated it and went ahead and did it anyway. That’s enough to piss any parent off, let alone Soglin, irritated dad to all of Madison. The bigger problem here, though, is Soglin. His letter is entirely counterproductive, and I’m not sure what he hopes to change by scolding Parisi for being too busy for a meeting. In an especially funny part of his letter, he stated, “The city is always willing to work in
a cooperative fashion … on this and many other issues.” Like Mifflin, right? Hahahahaha. Not only that, but it’s evident Soglin doesn’t want homeless people in Madison at all. He said, “I have made it clear that the City of Madison does not have the resources or the responsibility to take care of Dane County’s and Wisconsin’s homeless population.” I’m under the impression homeless people mainly stay in one area, so for him to think all of Wisconsin will be flocking to a Madison homeless shelter is preposterous. And furthermore, as reported by the Wisconsin State Journal, Parisi spokeswoman Casey Becker
said, “The response from the mayor’s office was for the county to evaluate bussing homeless people outside of Madison to other communities.” Parisi echoed the same sentiment, telling WKOW, “We’ve reached out to the mayor and asked for his input, but we haven’t received any input other than ‘ship them out of Madison.’” This implies the homeless are somehow less citizens of Madison than I am, or than Soglin is. This is a fervently classist sentiment, and I wish there’d be some Student Labor Action Coalitionstyle protest rage over it. I’d like to think the reason Parisi’s tried to sneak a shelter in under Soglin’s nose is because he
truly cares for Madison’s homeless. I’m pretty sure the reason Soglin is stalling the shelter is because he wants those damn kids off his lawn. What should be weighing the most on these politicians minds, though, is that it’s getting awfully cold outside. Madison’s homeless have needed a shelter for years, and as time drags on, the situation is only getting more desperate. If there’s one thing I’d like my taxes to be doing, it’s giving a homeless person a hot cup of coffee and a place to watch TV. Taylor Nye (tnye@ badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in archaeology, biology and Latin American studies.
ASM voter registration encourages lifetime civic participation Spencer Lindsay Staff Writer The Associated Students of Madison recently approved legislation that will allow an exception to the rules that prohibit doorto- door soliciting for voter registration in residence halls. This is absolutely the right move by the university to encourage voter participation and civic involvement from a
young age. The university should continue to encourage students to vote and be involved in politics to develop a civic-minded, well-informed student body. There is a need to spark students’ interests. The least likely demographic to vote is young adults. The blog Medialiteracycolloquim reported only 58 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds are registered to vote, in comparison to 71 percent of the population as a whole. If we refuse to participate in the conversation, our voices don’t matter when decisions are being made. Because young people vote less than other demographics, our issues seldom come up.
Higher education is often one of the first things on the chopping block when budget cuts come around. Lack of participation has a direct impact on policy, and when young people don’t participate, we often pin ourselves into a corner of frustration and under representation. Voter participation is the single most crucial part of our democracy. I think it would be a fair assumption to say people who are active when they are young tend to be more informed voters when they get older. If you give the student body a sense of civic responsibility and a sense their decisions matter,
it will likely inspire some people to follow politics who otherwise wouldn’t. That involvement leads to a better informed electorate, a cause we should all support. ASM’s legislation is good because it facilitates this type of involvement. It provides an easy route for students who have just become old enough to get registered and vote. It will make all of our voices stronger. Registration is, by law, nonpartisan — it is illegal to not register someone based on political grounds — and the legislation only applies to the Madison Student Vote Coalition, a
non-partisan organization. While as a demographic youth, particularly in Madison, tend to lean to the left, the main purpose and outcome of this legislation will be to improve student participation, not aid the interests of any political party. There were concerns raised over this legislation on the basis this is a compromise to students’ privacy. While I agree completely allowing door-to-door solicitation could be invasive, I feel that under this piece of legislation the students’ best interests are ultimately being served. It is not about invading privacy; it’s about
strengthening our voice. In the future, ASM should avoid legislation that will lead to compromises in student privacy. Voter participation plays a very important role in policy, and by not voting in large enough numbers, the youth is shooting itself in the foot. Encouraging participation by allowing groups to register students in the dorms is the right thing to do. In closing, encourage students to register because if you don’t vote, you can’t complain. Spencer Lindsay (sclindsay@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in political science.
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Still selling vinyl 30 years later Bennet Goldstein ArtsEtc. Staff Reporter For 30 years, B-Side Records has kept its State Street doors open. Famous musicians — members of the bands The Mekons, Garbage and The Edge — stepped through its doors. Construction jack-hammered State Street’s asphalt in the 1990s. The store’s ownership changed hands. Yet through these changes, Madison’s downtown record shop continues to, as B-Side’s website notes, provide “music of lasting value.” Now at its 30-year “pearl jubilee,” B-Side Records can look back on its history and see how it has remained a store of lasting value. Ralph Cross and Dan Jenkins, natives of Ann Arbor, Mich., opened B-Side Records Oct. 9, 1982. According to current owner Steve Manley, Cross and Jenkins modeled the B-Side shop on a record store they worked at while living in Michigan. Like Cross and Jenkins, Manley had an affinity for music. He grew up in Whitewater, Wis., in a home full of it. “My parents listened to a lot of [National Public Radio], which was a mix of classical, jazz and folk. … I loved listening to hit radio
in the ‘60s as a kid. I am old enough to vaguely remember the emergence of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones in America, and some of my older cousins had those early records,” Manley said. In his adolescence, Manley visited Madison whenever he could. Prior to B-Side Record’s opening, he frequented another State Street record shop called Slatewood Records. There, he met Tom Hamer, whom Manley credits with turning him on to “some great artists before B-Side arrived.” Manley moved to Madison in the late 1970s to study graphic arts at Madison Area Technical College. “I felt Madison was my destiny,” he said. Not long after B-Side Records opened, Manley browsed its collections and became friendly with Cross and Jenkins. “They found this place in the middle of State Street in Madison,” Manley said. “Initially it was all vinyl and cassettes, as CDs had not yet been introduced to the market — in fact the first prototype compact discs had been tested just a week earlier.” Nine months later, Manley was working there as an employee, eventually acquiring stock ordering responsibilities. One feature that has
remained with B-Side Records is the shop’s flair for discovering and distributing quality records, often the music of independent or lesser-known artists. Many of them are included in B-Side’s staff ’s “best (musicians) of the year” list, which the store publishes on its website annually. This tradition of supporting independent music goes back to Manley’s own musical education. He credited the radio with being his mentor. “Around 1970, a new FM radio station came on the air, and I was hooked immediately. It was WIBAFM, but was called Radio Free Madison back then,” he said. “They had a featured artist every night that they would sprinkle in throughout the sets of otherwise freeform programming — rock, blues, folk, comedy.” Manley said he loved that the radio departed from the “top-40 hits” that filled the airwaves. The free-form format allowed for new possibilities and discovery. “This was the emergence of the underground, which was the true alternative for music back then,” Manley said. “I guess this is maybe hard to fully comprehend or put into context for students these days who have grown up with the Internet, and the infinite
choice that it provides. It took some dedication and patience to learn about alternative music before the Internet.” Another feature that has remained with B-Side Records has been its dedication to its roots. Soon after the store’s founding in October 1982, CDs had only just started to reach consumers’ hands. In fact, Japanese shoppers were the first to buy Billy Joel’s 52nd Street, the first album ever released on CD. In the following years, B-Side stocked its shelves with the record format, but Manley held his breath. “B-Side started dabbling in CDs, but only a few titles were available at first, mostly Japanese imports,” he said. “We were skeptical about this new format catching on.” Yet it did. Soon B-Side Records was selling CDs alongside most music retailers. Despite the predominance of CD sales that occurred in the 1980s and 1990s, B-Side never stopped distributing older mediums like vinyl records. In explaining this, Manley found a relationship between the medium in which music is played and the experience listeners have. “The more engaged people are in the listening process, the more they will get out
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B-Side Records will celebrate 30 years of providing unique records to its State Street customers with a party at the High Noon Saloon Saturday. of it. I enjoy playing an iPod on shuffle as much as the next person, especially when I’m doing something else at the same time. But I think it’s important to sometimes give music deeper attention and respect, and a great way people are learning to do that again is by playing vinyl,” Manley said. “In a world of constant distractions, giving a quality record your full attention can be surprisingly rewarding,” he added. Years later, Manley still sells vinyl. The thing Manley credits for his working at B-Side Records for nearly 30 years has been its feeling of “home.” Although he has resigned himself to the fact
State Street is “a little less funky and independent these days,” Manley has “never dreaded the thought of coming to work.” “Not many people can say that. Being my own boss is hard to complain about. I love sharing good music with people and am happy to talk about it with whoever stops by.” In celebration of 30 years in business, B-Side Records is throwing a party Saturday afternoon from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the High Noon Saloon. There will be two bands, two-for-one bar specials, home cooked food, cake and prizes. Cover is $5. For more information, visit high-noon. com.
Stranger than fiction: home movie edition Found Footage Festival makes hometown stop in Madison Sunday Sarah Witman ArtsEtc. Editor Emeritus Happening upon old home movies can mean hours of enthralling entertainment: the weirder, the better. Awkward grade school recitals, intense backyard wiffle ball games and the vividly red, oversize glasses your mom thought would be a wise wedding fashion statement all bring blushes for those captured on film and laughter for those watching. Everyone’s family is strange, often to an unfathomable degree, but it is still a good bet found footage could oust even the most Arrested Development-esque characters out of the spotlight. Friends Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, who grew up in Wisconsin, have devoted their careers to combing thrift stores and garage sales for oddities on film. What started as a high school hobby turned into a touring comedy event that shows clips they have edited and pieced together to show to a live audience, with a bit of Mystery Science Theater commentary. There is profanity, nudity and, most of all, dysfunctionality. The Found Footage Festival, and subsequent DVDs, show American dysfunction at its best. The messed-up fun is due to hit Madison’s Majestic Theatre Sunday night. Found footage has grown into its own niche category of film, but no
one does it quite like these Wisconsinites-turned-New Yorkers. America’s Funniest Home Videos barely scratch the surface of the gruesome, psychotic idiocy this duo proves is out there. Perhaps most enthralling is many of the videos were made under a presumption of complete normalcy, things as commonplace as howto videos, infomercials or exercise tapes. The show’s curators focus mainly on ephemera, that is, film not meant to be seen in a theater, or by the public at all. This is why attendees of Sunday’s show will see things like an overly enthusiastic sponge-painter and a ferret-care video that would have People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the Food and Drug Administration and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children simultaneously cringing. Some clips contain images too dumbfounding to even begin to explain here — think PBS’s Lamb Chop meets “The Silence of the Lambs’” Buffalo Bill. The Found Footage duo is on a ceaseless hunt for new material that will match and outdo previous finds. One hates to imagine how many snippets of weird, ugly-people porn they have accidentally viewed. The footage team, which has lost members and added interns during the past eight years, seeks out the tapes, but sometimes footage also comes to the team via a generous festival-goer. This is something that would be welcomed at Sunday’s show, too, assuming Prueher and Pickett did not clear out the bulk of the state’s VHS resources during their high school years. Prueher and Pickett
stumble on their words, talk over each other and laugh at their own jokes. They are clearly not classicallytrained comedians, if such a thing exists. Perhaps as a result, they are also not pretentious about anything they say. Their wit is unpredictable and often makes tangible what the viewer’s horrified mind is trying to come to grips with — yes, that man is pouring salad dressing on his head, and, no, he is not wearing clothing other than a patriotic bikini bottom. The show thrives on obscurity. Not only is its ridiculous content unmatched — except for maybe on Chatroulette and the occasional vlog — but as VHS becomes a lesser-used medium, found footage grows all the more novel as an art form. The handwritten-on masking tape labels, shiny spools of film and flimsy plastic coverings that rivaled floppy disks in ineptitude — especially when you really felt like watching “E.T.” for the eighth time — evoke nostalgic emotions. While online movie sites have plenty of “buffering” to fill the latter void, VHS may one day be the vinyl of film, to be cherished by sentimental collectors with money to burn as a token of better days. Or not. Whether Prueher and Pickett have posterity or just today’s laughs in mind, Found Footage Festival is sure to be a hilarious and entertaining way to spend October’s first Sunday night. The Found Footage Festival will take place Sunday at 8 p.m. at the Majestic Theatre. Tickets are $13 in advance or $15 at the door. For more information, visit majesticmadison.com.
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FOOTING, from 12 hurts, but we have that experience playing in overtime and I think that’s definitely going to help us.” Another factor that may keep Wisconsin in Saturday’s game is players consider it a rivalry game. There is not a traditional or border battle between the squads, but the fact Indiana is one of the best teams in the Big Ten every year has forged a rivalry between the Badgers and Hoosiers. Many players from both sides know each other well, so familiarity helps to facilitate the competition. Even though there is that familiarity, sophomore defender AJ Cochran is assured once the game begins, it will not exactly be a time for friends to catch up. “Indiana is probably every year the one game on our schedule that we like to look forward to. … Once we cross those lines you have to have a different attitude,” Cochran said. “We’re not going to like them once we cross the lines and they’re not going to like us. There will probably be a little bad blood on the field, but we’ll see.” Although the rivalry will help Wisconsin stay competitive from the opening whistle, the Badgers realize winning the game will take more than heartfelt emotions. Based on its play thus far, Indiana lacks any glaring weaknesses on both the offensive and defensive sides. In 11 games, the Hoosiers have found the back of the net 20 times and average nearly two goals per game, an exceptional average for soccer. Leading Indiana’s scoring attack is sophomore forward Eriq Zavaleta, who has tallied nine goals and two assists for a total of 20 points. Zavaleta should prove to be a big threat to Wisconsin’s chances to win, but he
is not the only player who can contribute to the Hoosier’s offensive attack. “Their whole team is pretty offensive-minded. They have A.J. Corrado and Harrison Petts, and their wing backs like to get up and advance,” Cochran said. “Their whole team is going to be solid and they are going to be looking to go to goal, so our defense is going to have to stay razor-sharp and hopefully keep that shutout.” The Hoosiers’ offense deserves a great of deal of attention, but UW cannot forget about the Hoosiers’ air-tight defense. Eleven games into the season, Indiana has only surrendered six goals, or just more than half a goal a game. Indiana’s stellar defense, coupled with Wisconsin’s inability to score so far this season, could spell doom for the Badgers Saturday. Wisconsin has a very solid defense of its own, and the defenders will be crucial in keeping the high-powered Indiana attack at bay. If the defense can play its part, Wisconsin may have a chance for the upset, but head coach John Trask said for the Badgers to compete, and more importantly to win, they will have to put together a complete team effort with limited mistakes. If the Badgers can do that, they will be able to set the tone for the second half of the season, but regardless of the outcome, Saturday’s game should prove to be an exciting conference matchup. “[Indiana is] a very well-rounded team. We’re going to have to play the best game we’ve played all season; I think the guys know that, and that’s how they are preparing mentally and physically,” Trask said. “It will be a great soccer game in Bloomington. It will be something … to show off the quality of the Big Ten Conference.”
ZAK, from 12 are welcoming Ryan’s most impressive recruit in recent memory, forward Sam Dekker. Dekker — ranked as the No. 15 recruit on Scout.com and No. 13 by Rivals.com — is Ryan’s biggest recruit since Brian Butch in 2003. Even though freshmen rarely see the floor with consistency under Ryan, Dekker is probably the exception to that rule. Dekker has already ignited the Kohl Center once before even donning a Badger jersey. Dekker’s 40-point performance and game-winning shot in the WIAA Division 5 Boys Basketball State Championship game have paved the way for an illustrious career for the Sheboygan native. If Badger fans can’t get excited about Dekker’s arrival, then go ahead, keep holding out hope for Pasadena. When the hallowed quarterback Wilson was on campus last year, enthusiasm was directed toward Camp Randall instead of the Kohl Center, and Wisconsin basketball generated very little buzz until the December matchup with No. 5 North Carolina. I know it is only
BADGERS, from 12 much to it; [there are] so many checks put on his plate, and I think this year he’s making those checks with confidence, getting his eyes in the right place and because of that continuing to make more plays.” Borland, a defensive captain, is still not completely satisfied with his play. Citing defensive breakdowns in the second half that allowed 444 total yards against Nebraska and an uncharacteristic 263 yards on the ground, including 107 yards to quarterback Taylor Martinez, Borland said Illinois will serve as yet another challenge for
the beginning of October, but I can’t wait to see the Badgers take the floor and run over the lowly Titans of UW-Oshkosh. We are just over one month away from that matchup, and yet the football team still garners all the attention on campus. While new questions ascend each week following debatable decisions from head coach Bret Bielema each weekend, anticipation for the basketball team should rise as well. Right now, the football team is stuck in the shadows of past seasons and showing few signs of releasing itself from that agonizing association. Wisconsin basketball consistently makes up for lack of expectations each year. The Badgers will likely do it again this year. It might seem early, but it’s already time to hop on board with Wisconsin basketball. Sean is a junior majoring in journalism and communication arts. Still holding out hope for the football team, or is it time to turn to basketball? Email him your comments at seantzak@badgerherald. com or tweet at him @ sean_zak.
Wisconsin’s defense. “Well, it’s a divisional game and we understand the talent they have regardless of their record,” Borland said. “Illinois always has talent, and that’s more than enough for us to get amped for this game.” This game will be the 79th all-time meeting between the two teams, with Illinois leading the series 36-35-7. Under head coach Bret Bielema, the Badgers are 3-1 against the Illini, with their lone loss coming in Champaign, Ill., in 2007 to an Illinois team that eventually went to the Rose Bowl. The last time the two teams met in Madison, the Badgers won 27-17 in 2008.
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UW holds chance to improve on rough Big Ten start Volleyball squares off with Michigan State, Michigan for series at Field House Chris Caporale Sports Writer The University of Wisconsin women’s volleyball team is looking to protect its home court and bounce back after a disappointing weekend at home against a pair of ranked opponents. The first match of the weekend will extend the Badgers’ (13-4, 1-3 Big Ten) streak of five consecutive matches against a ranked opponent when they face No. 25 Michigan State (142, 2-2) Friday night. This follows UW’s home affairs with Penn State and Ohio State last weekend, where the Nittany Lions swept the Badgers and the Buckeyes took three of
four. Senior Alexis Mitchell had six blocks in the loss to Penn State and added eight more against Ohio State, and she will have to control the net in a difficult matchup against the Spartans’ strong hitters. Sunday afternoon, Wisconsin faces an unranked Michigan team (14-4, 2-2) tied for fifth in the Big Ten. The Wolverines implement a balanced attack, which includes Molly Toon, the sister of former UW football star Nick Toon. Toon is fourth in kills for the Wolverines, averaging 2.23 per set. The Big Ten’s power is shown in the current top 25 rankings, with seven teams ranked, three of them in the top 10. Although this Wisconsin has had a rough 1-3 start to the conference slate, it continues to work hard in hopes to return to contention. “The biggest strength
[of this team] is their determination,” head coach Pete Waite said. “I think they really want to do well in conference and be one of the top teams in the conference, but it is a battle and they all know
“If anyone loses, they are pretty upset, but especially on our home court. It is just, ‘What do we need to do to fix it? Why are we losing?’”
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that.” And the Badgers need to sustain a high level of play to stay competitive in their Big Ten matches. Waite has changed the practice schedule a bit from that of the past
several weeks to try to keep the team fresh during such a grueling stretch of the season. The team was determined to not to let its performances against Ohio State and Penn State define the rest of the season. “If anyone loses, they are pretty upset, but especially on our home court,” sophomore setter Courtney Thomas said. “It is just, ‘What do we need to do to fix it? Why are we losing?’ We just came back Monday and worked really hard to look forward to this weekend.” Thomas has controlled the offense, leading the team with 55 assists over the two matches, in addition to seven matches where she has recorded 10 or more digs and assists. Thomas added a pair of nine-dig performances against Penn State and Ohio State. Annemarie Hickey, a junior defensive specialist,
has been a consistent defender for the Badgers so far this season. She has tallied double-digit digs in her past seven matches, which includes three matches with at least 20 digs. Hickey and her teammates play each team twice, so there remains plenty of work left in the conference season. But the grind of the season might not be the only thing wearing on the team at this point in the season. “As you get into the Big Ten [season], you have already been at it for at least a month,” Pete Waite said. “Things start wearing on them with school going on.” Wisconsin rode an 11game winning streak into this rough two-week stretch, and the team has played well on the road, where it has recorded most of its nonconference wins and notched its first conference win at
Northwestern. But home wins have not come as easy. In hopes of getting back on track, the Badgers have set out a few key areas to work on in practice. “One of the things we need to work on is having a lot more confidence and just playing together as a team,” Hickey said. With many of the small things getting fixed this week, the team is as prepared as ever to start a successful run in Big Ten play. “We took care of [preconference play] like we should. Conference play, we had a good first weekend,” Waite said. “A win on the road, that’s a good thing. [Playing] the No. 1 team in the country was rough. They took it to us pretty well. We are pretty much where we want to be, but now we have to get things on track and get a split on every weekend in the Big Ten.”
Badgers attempt to rally season against Huskers Nicole Sedivy Sports Writer With a season that started off strong but has taken a beating since the start of Big Ten play, the Wisconsin women’s soccer team faces a crucial test against Nebraska at home Friday night. The Badgers (7-4-1, 1-3-1 Big Ten) headed into their Big Ten season with an impressive 6-1 record. The strength of the conference has proven to be a challenge for the team, which has managed to come away with just one win in its first five games against Big Ten opponents. Coming home from a two-game road series that included a devastating 3-2 loss to Minnesota and most recently a 0-0 tie to Ohio State, Wisconsin’s looming matchup with the Huskers (5-7-1, 2-3-0) is a chance to get back on the right track. “We want to get back to the things we did well at the beginning of the season — our spacing, our decisionmaking, our movement,” head coach Paula Wilkins said. “All those things that were good in the beginning we have gotten away from.” Key to the Badgers’ struggles in the Big Ten has been their inability to put the ball in the net. In the last five games, Wisconsin has scored just four goals, while its opponents have doubled that number, putting away eight goals against the team that calls the McClimon Complex home. The problem has not been a lack of offensive opportunity. The issue lies in the inability to get a good finishing hit on the ball near the net. The Badgers were able to take 12 shots against Ohio State Sunday, but only two were on net. “It’s that final touch. We talked about the X-factor, which is the little extra push, or an extra step,” Wilkins said. “We are getting there. … We need the grit to get the ball in the back of the net.” The focus of practice this week for Wisconsin was continuing to find that final touch, something the team did well at the
beginning of the season. In the seven nonconference games to start the season, the Badgers outscored their opponents 19-5. “I don’t think we are being desperate enough in the box, but I think we all have a good attitude; we know what we want to do,” redshirt sophomore Kodee Williams said. “We have really been working on finishing in the final third; we realize we are getting there but not capitalizing on our chances.” Nebraska will pose additional challenges for Wisconsin, mainly on defense. Husker forward Mayme Conroy is the team’s dominant offensive weapon. She has scored eight of Nebraska’s 19 goals this season. In their most recent home game, the Badgers faced a similar offensive powerhouse in Michigan’s Nkem Ezurike. The defense struggled to contain Ezurike, who scored two goals. “We have the experience with Michigan so we will use what we did wrong looking ahead now,” Wilkins said. “I think the service into [Conroy] we have to stop, but we will have people around her. Defensively we need to make sure we have our two center backs in better shape.” The Huskers enter Friday’s game in a similar situation as Wisconsin. With three of their last four games ending in defeat, they are attempting to snap a two-game losing streak in Madison. Not much history lies between the two teams. Wisconsin trails the alltime series 1-2-1 but posted its first win against the Huskers last season with a 2-0 victory in Lincoln. In just the program’s second year in the conference, Nebraska has traveled to Madison just once before, in 2003, and left with a tight 2-1 victory. The Badgers currently sit at 10th place in the Big Ten standings, with the Huskers right above them in ninth place. Friday’s game is a winnable one for Wisconsin — if the team that started out the season shows up.
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Head coach Paula Wilkins is hoping the Badgers will return to their early-season form this weekend against Nebraska, where UW is searching for just its second Big Ten win. A win would put the team back in a position to have a strong finish in the conference. Only three Big Ten teams own three or more conference wins, and Williams said the team is fired up for the game and ready to turn its season
around. Whether that will actually happen remains unknown until kickoff. “We are kind of back at our underdog status; we need to pick it up and we’ve got the fight and the fire burning inside of us,” Williams said. “We still
want to win. We are not out of it at all; we’re just ready for our upcoming games.” The other unknown is who will be in net for Wisconsin. Junior Genevieve Richard made her debut on the field as a Badger against Ohio State.
Redshirt senior Lauren Gunderson has started for UW in all other games, and Wilkins said she has not made a decision on which goaltender she will start Friday. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at the McClimon Complex.
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Badgers searching for complete game UW returns home with 1st Leaders Division victory on line against Illinois Nick Korger Sports Content Editor Four quarters of complete, mistake-free football. That is what the Wisconsin Badgers (3-2, 0-1 Big Ten) need to accomplish going into this week’s conference matchup with Illinois (23, 0-1) in their first Leaders Division matchup of the year. The Fighting Illini are just one of three teams aside from the Badgers that are bowl eligible in 2012 in the Leaders Division, making Saturday’s game a crucial one in the Big Ten picture. Illinois comes into Camp Randall struggling to find its identity. Under first-year head coach Tim Beckman, the Illini have already suffered their fair share of bumps and bruises. With three losses already on the season, including an embarrassing home loss to lowly Louisiana Tech and heavily-depleted Penn State, Illinois comes into Saturday’s game searching for its first big win. But then again, so are the Badgers. After playing what was perhaps its greatest half of football this season, Wisconsin fell on the road to Nebraska in heartbreaking fashion, allowing 20 unanswered points in the second half and eventually falling 30-27.
But defensive cocoordinator Charlie Partridge said the Badgers will not be suffering a hangover from the emotions experienced in the loss to the Huskers. “I think the biggest thing is to put it to bed Sunday when we watch the film and learn everything we can from everything that went wrong and that went right Saturday night,” Partridge said. “And then move on to the next opponent, get on to our film study, get on to our Illinois prep and take things one day at a time. … We just need to play a four-quarter game.” The Badgers will have an odd task to face during preparation this week. The Illini have two legitimate quarterbacks who could potentially start this Saturday in junior Nathan Scheelhaase and sophomore Reilly O’Toole. While the dual-threat Scheelhaase, last year’s starter, has battled through injuries early in the 2012 season, O’Toole has shown himself to be capable as the signal-caller for the Illini, throwing for 514 yards and six touchdowns while rushing for 131 yards and a score. But coaches and players alike from Wisconsin said they believe they will see a fully healthy Scheelhaase under center during Saturday’s game. Wisconsin’s defensive tackle Beau Allen has seen the athletic talent of Scheelhaase at the prep level as well as the collegiate, noting the quarterback has surprising levels of athleticism. “I played him in high
school. … He’s been a little banged up but he’ll be back this week and we’re anticipating a good [Illinois] team,” Allen said. “He was a very mobile quarterback (in high school); he’s a really good, athletic player.” Saturday’s game will feature two of the worst scoring offenses in the conference, as Illinois and Wisconsin both average 22.6 points per game, tied for second-worst in the Big Ten. However, the Illini also have the worst scoring defense in the entire conference, giving up an average of 27.8 points per game. When it comes to total yards per game, the Wisconsin offense is worse than Illinois, averaging a mere 309.2 total yards per game — the lowest number in the conference — compared to Illinois’ 349.8, the second-lowest total. With both offenses entering the game unusually stagnant, it looks like once again the victor will be decided by the better defense. That is a good sign for Wisconsin, considering it has the conference’s sixth-best scoring defense and an animal at middle linebacker in Chris Borland. Borland was a huge factor in last year’s 28-17 win against Illinois, a game where the Badgers trailed at halftime 17-7. Recording a staggering 16 tackles and two forced fumbles, Borland thoroughly dominated any blocker or look the Illini threw at him. After being named a consensus first team all-Big Ten pick just a season ago, Borland has
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Middle linebacker Chris Borland leads the Badgers with three sacks and ranks second behind Mike Taylor with 43 tackles this season. picked up where he left off, recording 43 tackles and three sacks so far this season in his revised role in the Badgers’ pass rush. Whether it is chasing down a running back from
the middle or flying over a would-be blocker to record a highlight-reel tackle — cue last week’s film against Nebraska — Borland will most likely serve as a key difference-maker against
Illinois. “I think he’s just learned some of the intricacies of being the (middle) linebacker,” Partridge said. “There’s so
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UW looking to regain footing Men’s soccer must contain electric offense to hand No. 14 Indiana 1st conference loss Dan Corcoran Sports Writer Coming off a muchneeded home victory against Cleveland State, the University of Wisconsin men’s soccer team is looking to build off that momentum and transfer it to the road, as it travels to Bloomington Saturday for a matchup with 14th-ranked Indiana. Indiana is arguably the premier team in Big Ten soccer, having garnered 12 conference championships since the tournament format began in 1991. Once again, this year’s Hoosiers (8-2-1, 2-0 Big Ten) look primed to contend for yet another Big Ten title, so Wisconsin (3-4-3, 0-1) should have its hands full when it takes the field Megan McCormick The Badger Herald Saturday night. Sophomore defender AJ Cochran is currently tied for second on the team in points with four while recording a team-high 978 minutes through 10 games this season for the Badgers. However, this year’s
Wisconsin squad is not lacking in experience when it comes to facing top-ranked opponents. Earlier in the season, the Badgers tangled with the likes of Georgetown and Marquette, now the No. 3 and No. 9 ranked teams in the country, respectively. That experience in hard-fought games against quality opponents — UW tied Georgetown and lost to Marquette in doubleovertime — supports the notion that Wisconsin can battle to the end against any team in the country. “I think playing those late games you get used to the grit and the desire you need to pull through,” freshman forward Drew Conner said. “We’ve gotten unlucky in a few of the overtime games and that
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Wisconsin basketball season cannot come soon enough Sean Zak Zak It To Ya Wisconsin fans are in a weird situation. For the first time since Allan Evridge was handing off snaps to P.J. Hill, things just don’t feel right about University of Wisconsin football. For some reason (actually many reasons, as pointed out by my fellow Herald columnists this week) the 2012 football team just
cannot quite match the lofty expectations we all thought was their destiny. Two consecutive trips to Pasadena, praise from around the country, a Heisman candidate and a Leaders Division that seemed all but won proved to be the perfect recipe for deception. We had all been tricked. Tricked into thinking Wisconsin was among the nation’s elite; tricked into thinking a slightly successful program could replace six assistant coaches without skipping a beat; tricked into thinking this Rose Bowl thing was just an annual trip that Badger athletes, coaches, students and fans made to southern California. How silly.
It has only been five weeks of college football, and the Badgers have fallen from Big Ten Championship Game shoe-in to a state of desperate hopes for a rally to top the “mighty” Purdue Boilermakers. For a Wisconsinite like myself who has grown up through the tribulations of the aforementioned Everidge and Dustin Sherer and defenses that couldn’t hope to keep Ohio State out of the end zone, the current condition of Wisconsin football isn’t crushing. It was inevitable the Badgers would at some point return to their former state of mediocrity. Russell Wilson delayed the process for one season.
The remainder of the 2012 season looks bleak, and it isn’t even halfway over. Although a trip to Indianapolis and a pending trip to Pasadena are not out of reach, the continued struggles of the football team lead me to think the Wisconsin basketball season could not get here any quicker. Even though the initial outlook may not be the absolute brightest or rival the high ranking seen at the start of 2011, there is plenty of excitement surrounding the potential of this year’s squad. The Badgers return five of their six best players from a season ago and provide a much more balanced lineup than last season. Wisconsin
doesn’t have a go-to player like it did in 2011 with Mr. Do-it-all Jordan Taylor, but this team likely won’t need a player like Taylor in order to be successful. Ryan Evans, Jared Berggren, Josh Gasser, Ben Brust and Mike Brusewitz will take a majority of the minutes for the Badgers, but all of them will be happy to share a majority of the shots. In Bo Ryan’s methodical, sometimes painfully systematic Swing offense, a balance of players on the floor is always better than one amazing talent and four role players. At times last year, that oneand-four arrangement found Taylor dribbling and dribbling and dribbling before electing
for a long three-point try. It is exactly how Wisconsin eventually ended its season in a Sweet 16 loss to Syracuse. I’ll be optimistic in saying that situation will not arise this season. There will be plenty of viable threats within the Badgers’ offense and no single player defenses will be able to key on. Neither Brust nor Gasser will be expected to carry the tremendous load Taylor had as a facilitator, but also Evans and Berggren won’t be expected to command the ball while in the post. In addition to the core of returning players, the Badgers
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