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Memorial Union fire extinguished Damages of $10,000 reported after twoalarm fire ignites in construction area

Madison Fire Department was called to the scene and quickly extinguished the two-alarm fire which caused damages reaching $10,000.

According to a statement from the University of Wisconsin Police Department, police officers and the Madison Fire Department were notified of the fire at 7:38 a.m.

Julia Skulstad & Tara Golshan Campus Editors After sparks flared up in Memorial Union early Monday morning, the

A statement by the City of Madison Fire Department said firefighters arrived three minutes after receiving the call.

The fire yesterday morning was in the Memorial Union Theater, Wendy Von Below, project manager for Memorial Union said.

According to a UW statement, the fire was

Resnick said there were multiple small fi res on the roof and inside the theater construction site.

“The flames quickly traveled up the void space behind a wall and entered the large attic space above the theater. A fire crew entered the building and saw fire burning along the walls near the ceiling

currently working on the west wing of the building, assessed the damages.

According to Resnick, a torch tool was being utilized and consequently ignited wax paper, behind one of the walls of the Wisconsin Union Theater.

The UWPD statement said the tool being used was a cutting tool that lit flammable materials on fire on the site by accident.

construction related.

Because of the construction, Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said the fire was found in a room that was previously being gutted.

“There was nothing much there,” Resnick said.

The blaze was brought under control at the arrival of the MFD, the UW statement said, and Boldt, the construction company

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Walker subpoenaed to testify Governor will have to speak in trial of former staff member set for October 15 Meghan Zernick State Politics Editor A subpoena has been filed with the court which will mandate that Gov. Scott Walker testifies in the trial of one of his former staff members, according to the Associated Press.

Kelly Rindfleisch is accused of campaigning for Republican Brett Davis while her salary was being paid by the citizens of Milwaukee County, Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause in Wisconsin, previously said.

Rindfleisch was

deputy chief of staff in 2010 while Walker was Milwaukee County Executive, and Davis

“If he did not know about it, the damage to his political career would be limited.”

David Canon

UW political science professor

was the GOP’s original choice for the lieutenant governor race in 2010, according to Heck.

Rindfleisch pleaded

not guilty to four charges of misconduct in office, a felony in Wisconsin, and five other members of Walker’s staff besides Rindfleisch are now facing charges.

Heck said Walker is one of the 36 witnesses who will be called to testify, and Rindfleisch has denied Walker knew anything about her activities.

Tom Evenson, a spokesperson for Walker’s campaign, said Walker has been agreeable during the proceedings of the case.

“Governor Walker continues to cooperate

with authorities as he has throughout this process,” Evenson said in an email to The Badger Herald.

As for whether or not Walker’s campaign will be impacted by his testimony, professor David Canon, a political science professor at University of Wisconsin said it will depend on what Walker has to testify about.

“Walker is being called to testify about illegal activities that were committed by someone he worked with. If he did

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CFACT Rep. Patrick Sullivan speaks to his group’s eligibility. SSFC denied it by a vote of 13-0.

CFACT denied funding again SSFC votes down eligibility for fourth time in a row, approves Medieval Warriorcraft League Allison Johnson Reporter

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Gov. Scott Walker has been ordered by subpoena to testify in the trial of former aide Kelly Rindfleisch, who is accused of illegally campaigning during her time working for Milwaukee County.

In a meeting Monday night, a committee of student government voted to deny eligibility to Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow for the fourth year in a row in addition to approving eligibility for another student group.

Associated Students of Madison’s Student Services Finance Committee denied CFACT’s eligibility by a vote of 13-0 and approved the eligibility for Medieval Warriorcraft League by a vote of 8-0-5.

CFACT is a non-profit organization that seeks to inform students about issues like global warming or the effects of government regulations through advocacy campaigns.

Ultimately, SSFC denied funding to the non-profit for the 2012-2013 fiscal year after ruling that the organization violated university financial policy.

SSFC previously decided CFACT violated policy by failing to return SSFC-owned equipment. SSFC denied funding for the non-profit for the 20112012 fiscal year after ruling that the organization violated UW financial policy.

CFACT appealed the decision made over the 2011-2012 fiscal year to the Student Judiciary, who maintained SSFCs original decision.

When CFACT then brought the decision to federal court on the basis that SSFC should not have denied their eligibility because they thought the said policy violation was invalid, the court sided with SSFC. In the meeting last night, SSFC members expressed confusion over which aspects of CFACT’s programming qualified as direct services and over the question if direct services were the primary focus of the group

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Man injured on West Dayton Street over weekend McKenzi Higgins Reporter An intoxicated man suffered a broken nose and jaw as a result of a fight with another man downtown early Saturday

morning, according to Madison police.

The incident occurred on the 400 block of West Dayton Street at 2:44 a.m., according to a Madison Police Department statement.

MPD Spokesperson Joel DeSpain said the victim had difficulty recalling the details of the fight, but a witness was present and was able to identify the suspect as a 25-30 year-old male.

Student reports robbery, assault on Regent Street McKenzi Higgins Reporter A University of Wisconsin student reported a robbery and assault that occurred on Regent Street early Saturday morning to the Madison Police Department on Saturday

afternoon.

The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Regent Street near Park Street and involved a 19-year-old female who was walking alone after parting with a friend, MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said.

According to a MPD statement, the suspect is

described as a male, 18-22 years old, 6 feet tall with a muscular build.

The victim said the man punched her in the face and demanded her black leather bag, took it and then ran off, DeSpain said.

“The victim wasn’t quite

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DeSpain said the witness told police it was a one-onone fight with both men throwing punches, but the victim did not land any.

“The witness told police they chose to intervene after the suspect

continually punched the victim in the head,” DeSpain said.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said it was unusual for a fight like this to happen on the 400 block of West Dayton

Street because it is entirely residential. He said typically this type of situation occurs outside bars on State Street, University Avenue and

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Youth voting groups are trying to turn around a perception recently shown by the Pew Research Center that young voters are apathetic about this election cycle.

In late September, a Pew study found voters between 18 and 29 to be much less engaged in the 2012 elections than in recent years.

While those 65 and older saw no drop in their election engagement from 2008, youth voters dropped 14 percent in engagement.

The two other age groups in between saw smaller drops, contributing to an overall drop in engagement of 6 percent.

The number of young adults who were sure they were registered to vote dropped from 61 percent in 2008 to 50 percent when the poll was taken. Of the registered voters polled, 63 percent said they would definitely vote, a nine-point

drop from 2008.

University of Wisconsin College Republicans Chair Jeff Snow said his group has been registering voters and getting students involved in canvasses and events across campus.

Snow said the Pew study does not match with the growing support of his group, which doubled the amount of students at its kick-off meeting this year.

Recent events such as a debate-watching party or Tagg Romney — the Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s son — coming to State Street Brats have been well attended.

“We have a significant amount of active members that go and volunteer for Romney in the local victory center, and we have had large crowds at all of our events,” Snow said.

“Pew might have said that youth enthusiasm is down overall, but we have a lot of enthusiasm from our organization.”

Snow contrasted this

enthusiasm for Romney with students unhappy with their employment prospects under Obama’s economy.

Students for Obama Chair Peter Anich said while Snow frequently talks about students’ dislike for Obama, the president’s Thursday campaign rally on campus shows that is not the case.

With more than 30,000 attendees, it is the largest campaign rally this election cycle has seen so far. According to Anich, about 200 volunteers collected thousands of voter registration forms from the people in line.

Along with youth voters knowing Romney is on the “wrong side of history” on many issues, Anich said Wisconsinites have not been strangers to elections lately. These things have prevented the enthusiasm gap from taking place in Madison, he said.

Anich said his group focuses much of their efforts on registering voters, as some students might be

confused about election laws, especially with the moving around students do.

“That is essentially our biggest job — informing them they don’t need their voter ID or they need to register every time they move,” he said.

Among the events Students for Obama will be holding in the future are drives for early voting, which begins Oct. 22.

Obama’s 2008 “hope and change” theme was popular among youth, UWMilwaukee political science professor Kathleen Dolan said. As that message has largely faded away in this election, she added, young voters are now reverting back to their normal rates of engagement, which could be a factor in the Pew results.

Dolan emphasized that young voters do not consist solely of college students so campaigns also need to reach those outside of college campuses.

“Higher education issues are real and important

to the people that go to college, but not everybody goes to college, and more people don’t finish college than do,” she said.

“Mobilizing is the most effective way to reach that group. Having said that, campaigns tend to do most of their mobilizing on college campuses so that’s part of the challenge.”

In order to reach voters outside of college campuses, Dolan said campaigns need to set up voter registration drives in malls or grocery stores and use social media.

Rock the Vote, a nonpartisan organization aimed at improving youth participation, has been using the Internet to accomplish its goal, spokesperson Chrissy Faessen said.

“We definitely do work on college campuses, but that isn’t all we do,” Faessen said. “We reach out to [young voters] through social media, mobile and other effective means of communication to get them registered to vote.”

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Voter mail-out complaints filed GAB receives numerous notifications of false mailings, says problem recurring yearly Meghan Zernick State Politics Editor The Government Accountability Board has received numerous complaints that information on voter registration mailings has been incorrect, according to a statement from the GAB. In the statement, GAB director Kevin Kennedy said the GAB gets complaints about these types of mailings every election.

“Political parties and interest groups send out glossy mailers to encourage voters to register or apply for an absentee ballot to vote by mail,” Kennedy added.

“While these mailings are permissible, our advice to voters is to examine them carefully before relying on them for definitive information about participating in the electoral process.”

Michael Haas, a staff attorney at the GAB, said the board has not made any judgments or conclusions pertaining to the misleading voter registration information.

“This type of thing has occurred with groups on all sides, not just Republicans,” Haas said. “This has been a problem in every major election.”

Haas said he does not think this will have much of an effect on voter turnout.

A lot of things affect voter turnout, Haas added.

Haas also said the GAB had been promoting the new voter website they unveiled a few weeks ago, MyVote.WI.gov.

The GAB said in a statement this site should help voters make sure they are registered and know where to go on November 6. ”Wisconsin’s new voter information portal will empower voters, reduce the workload on local election officials, and help ensure fair and transparent elections,” Kennedy said.

Haas said this website will be very helpful because voters can print their registration forms directly online.

Nathan Conrad, spokesperson for the Republican Party of Wisconsin, said they are committed to increasing voter participation in the election this November.

“Unfortunately, no list is ever perfect and while these circumstances are without a doubt unfortunate, we are working diligently to make sure that accidental list mistakes do not occur in the future,” Conrad said in an email to The Badger Herald.

According to Graeme Zielinski, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Republicans have a “lousy track record” when it comes to protecting the votes of students.

Zielinski said their recent history is especially troubling.

“Whether this was intentional or not, it’s important that everyone’s vote is counted and protected and we are working to do that come November,” Zielinski said in an email to The Badger Herald.

Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause Wisconsin, described the Republican Party sending out glossy brochures with misleading information as a “dirty political trick.”

He said it is dishonest, confusing and undermines democracy.

Mike McCabe, the executive director for the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, said this is not the first time that he has seen incorrect information in voter registration applications, more often from the RPW. “We’ve seen this kind of thing so often that it is hard to believe that it is not intentional,” McCabe said. “This has happened multiple times and it is starting to look like a pattern.”

Heck said instances like these go to show how far people will go to try and prevent the other side from winning an election.

It appears that the RPW is mainly behind this, Heck added.

Heck said he does not know how many people will be affected by this, but even if one or two people are consequently unable to vote, that is too many.

Heck said he hopes the publicity surrounding this situation will alert the public enough and limit further damage.

“This is just another attempt of a partisan group attempting to throw the election,” Heck added. “When people read information printed in their mail, they will believe it. This is another form of voter suppression.”

McCabe said he cannot look into the hearts of the people making these mistakes, but he has to assume they are just completely inept, or they are truly trying to mislead voters.

When asked how this might affect the national election, McCabe said misleading voters in any way erects a barrier which can affect voter turnout.

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Mayor Paul Soglin speaks to the board Monday night. Soglin unveiled his 2013 Executive Operating Budget early last week.

Board of Estimates tackles operating budget in meeting Members speak on ambulance rates, Monona Terrace, police initiatives Molly McCall City Life Editor The Board of Estimates met Monday night to pose questions and address concerns regarding the city’s 2013 Executive Operating Budget, focusing their discussions on rising ambulance rates, the Monona Terrace Convention Center, library funding and police operations.

Mayor Paul Soglin unveiled the budget last week with an emphasis on maintaining basic city services, strengthening neighborhoods and public safety.

Increases in the ambulance fee from $600 to $900 for residents and to $1,000 for non-residents as well as a mileage increase from $3.50 per mile to $16 are key revenue changes in the budget, Soglin said in a city statement.

Ald. Anita Weier, District 18, questioned the average cost of an ambulance trip.

“It seems like it really wouldn’t cost that much,” she said.

However, Soglin noted the last increase was in 2009. According to the statement, this will generate approximately $2.2 million.

Madison Library Director Greg Mickells spoke on behalf of the library’s budget,

stressing the importance of staffing.

Mickells also spoke of the book festival, which he hopes will remain in Madison. He said he is meeting with the event organizer to discuss the possibilities of this year’s festival.

“The library is important to the community,” he said. “It [the library] is an opportunity for socialization.”

The Central Library is still under construction and will reopen in a year. Soglin said any leftover money from construction should be used for library purposes.

Monona Terrace Convention Center Executive Director Gregg McManners said there are not a lot of places to reduce expenditures. He said the terrace has seen a decrease of $400,000 in revenue since 2008.

McManners said if more money is allocated for marketing, the terrace will see an increase in revenue.

He said the city needs to promote Madison as a whole.

“We need to market this destination,” he said. “There’s a lot to offer that we’re not showing to the region and the nation.”

Soglin is addressing the marketing issue with an investment of around $100,000, funded by increased room tax revenues, according to the statement.

Madison Arts Coordinator Karin Wolf is involved in the event, Make Madison Music, which works with local citizens and musicians with mini-concerts all over the

city on the summer solstice.

The statement said additional funding for Dane Dances, a music video featuring Madison citizens and planning money for a new music festival will be included in the budget.

According to the statement, an additional $50,000 will be included in the Madison Police Department budget as part of the Downtown Safety Initiative, which funds for overtime in the Central District on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

The statement said funding of $30,000 for the Southwest Safety Initiative will also be continued.

Central Police Chief Noble Wray said the DSI allows MPD to plan when things are going to get out of control.

“If something is occurring over a long period of time and we know it’s going to generate a great deal of overtime, we can come to the [City] Council and raise the issue.”

Soglin said these funds allow the police and the city to track how the department is doing in each neighborhood. Most of the money will be used for the Central District and Southwest District because they are the most challenging areas up until now, he said.

The BOE will further discuss the 2013 Executive Operating Budget on Tuesday and will continue until the second week in November when City Council will vote.

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Committee debates Student Regent nomination process In Legislative Affairs meeting, members speak on desire for more student input Dana Bossen Reporter In an Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs meeting Monday, members continued to address the idea of starting a campaign to change the way student members are appointed to the University of Wisconsin’s Board of Regents.

Legislative Affairs Chair Daniel Statter said the UW

Board of Regents allows two voting student members to serve two-year terms.

Legislative Affairs Rep. Kaitlyn Novotny said currently the governor appoints student members, and ASM is working to change the system so the student body elects representatives.

Statter said the current governor-appointed system is not working and added students represented should appoint their Student Regents.

“Normally the governor appoints students to the board. This means that often, these students have views that are very similar to the governor’s views,” Novotny said. “We’re aiming for these

Finalists chosen for college deanship Sixteen person committee nominates four candidates for engineering position Isabel Finn Herald Contributor Four finalists were announced on Friday for the deanship for the College of Engineering, bringing the University of Wisconsin closer to completing their search.

Chaired by James Rawlings, professor of chemical engineering and biomedical engineering, a 16-person committee met to screen, evaluate and choose four candidates.

According to Rawlings, the process of picking four finalists began with a nomination. After this, individuals who were nominated were able to submit an application for evaluation, he added.

Rawlings said once the committee reviewed the applications, they invited a handful to the university for a brief interview.

After the interview, the committee chose four candidates to present to Provost Paul DeLuca and Interim Chancellor David Ward.

The four finalists are Christopher Ober, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, William Wepfer and Ian Robertson.

Ober, professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell University since 1986, expressed his excitement about the opportunity to hold the deanship at the College of Engineering.

Ober said he is currently a member of the graduate field of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry where he makes and studies new polymers.

In addition, he said he works on experimental photoresists.

“It is through this area that I have met several of the faculty at Wisconsin and have come to appreciate them and the culture of excellence at your university,” Ober stated.

Ober said he is looking forward to learning more about the university, its faculty and its students.

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The MFD statement said there was a large amount of smoke in the attic and added firefighters successfully extinguished large flames also found in the attic of the site.

Though access to the attic was limited, firefighters were able to put the fire out despite only being able to enter through one door and having to crawl on small walkways through heavy smoke, the MFD statement said.

Resnick said the fire took 45 minutes to put out.

Resnick also said the incident turned into a two-alarm fire and was of a more critical nature.

Ramesh, Chair of Materials Science and Engineering and professor of physics at University of California-Berkeley, is involved in extensive work in materials science, steel structure, condensed matter science and the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot initiative, which promotes and advances solar energy.

Ramesh said he looks forward to possibly coming to Madison because he believes he can improve the existing engineering program due to the university’s potential and fantastic people.

“The expectations of what we want need to be different and much higher,” he said. “We should expect the best.”

William Wepfer, chair of the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, said hopes he can come back to UW as a dean.

Since receiving his doctorate in mechanical engineering from UW, he has worked as a professor in the largest mechanical and nuclear engineering program, according to a UW statement.

Wepfer, born and raised in Wisconsin, said he looks forward to coming back to UW because the college is “outstanding.”

“It would be a great opportunity for me to give back and it would be a lot of fun,” Wepfer added.

The last finalist is Ian Robertson, director of the Division of Materials research at the National Science Foundation and Professor of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, according to the statement.

Robertson was unable to return comment.

According to Rawlings, in the near future, each of the candidates will visit campus in order to make presentations in front of the entire university.

However, the date the dean will be chosen remains unknown, he said.

According to the UWPD statement, firefighters were able to control and extinguish the fire, limiting the amount of damage to about $10,000.

Resnick added though one of the firefighters was admitted to the hospital for heat related injuries, he was expected back in the office later in the day.

Resnick said no other injuries were reported from the public or the construction crew. He also said from what he knew, the fire had not set back construction and construction crews were expected to return to work later in the afternoon.

He added he was glad no one else beside the firefighter was injured and added he was also glad to see how quickly the fire department responded to the situation.

representatives to be elected so they are reflecting student views.”

Statter said student members should be selected from recommendations made by elected representatives of student governments from institutions within the UW system.

He brought up specific examples of other universities who use student recommendations to appoint students to the Board of Regents.

Statter said as an example, Oregon’s board is similar to Wisconsin’s in that they also allow for two student regents to serve two-year terms, but allows for the student body to

recommend who the governor should appoint.

Statter said he hopes to adopt a model similar to Oregon’s. He said students should have input into who is appointed, but ultimately, the governor should make the appointment.

“Our Student Regents are full voting members,” Statter said. “They are not just there as a symbol; they really do have voting rights.”

Statter said this is why it is important to make sure that Student Regents feel connected to the student body.

Statter said this is important because they want to ensure that whoever serves as Student Regents have a

continual connection between the elected student leaders and by extension the student body at large whether they come from the students or not.

He said regents should feel like they represent a group of constituents and act as a delegate to those constituents.

He said by appointing regents through student recommendations, they are more likely to feel as though they are representing the student body.

“It is important for students to know that they have a voice on the Board of Regents and this is how they can be heard,” said Novotny. “We are aiming to change this system so that our Student Regents are

students who are elected by students and have the voice of the student body.”

Statter said students should know there is a difference between Student Regents who really feel like they represent a group of constituents and those who are simply appointed as trustees to rely on their own ideologies.

Statter said Student Regents represent student issues and the student experience and should be able to provide real testimony on issues the student body is currently facing.

“This isn’t something new, but it takes a fight and that is why we think this a good year to do it,” Statter said.

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Senate race heats up with new TV attack ads Thompson calls Baldwin liar in new ad, Politifact calls him less truthful Scott Bauer Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Tommy Thompson began airing a television ad Monday that accuses Democratic opponent Tammy Baldwin of lying, but an independent fact-checking group found the former Wisconsin governor has been the lesstruthful candidate during the U.S. Senate race.

Thompson and Baldwin are battling for the seat

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Verveer said since the victim suffered serious injuries as a result of the fight, the crime would be considered substantial battery.

“The perpetrator needs to be brought to justice,” Verveer said. “I hope that someone will find the man and an arrest will be made.”

He said intervening physically between two people fighting is dangerous and to let professionals handle the situation by calling 911

that became open with the retirement of Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl.

A Marquette University Law School poll released last week showed Baldwin with a narrow 4-point lead.

Both candidates, as well as their allies, have been spending millions on television ads attempting to sway voters. Many of those spots, as well as other statements, mailings and campaign material, are fact-checked by the independent group PolitiFact.

It is that group’s work that forms the center of Thompson’s latest statewide ad called “Lying.” It refers to PolitiFact declaring as “false” comments made in a television spot last

immediately. He added, however, in this fight,

“The perpetrator needs to be brought to justice.”

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the situation could have been much worse had the witness not intervened as the victim was unable to defend himself.

month by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on behalf of Baldwin.

That ad claimed that Thompson “admitted” he had been changed by Washington and had sold out after leaving public office in 2005 to make millions.

PolitiFact determined was false because it mixed and matched Thompson’s statements, making it appear he was condemning his own conduct and private-sector work when he wasn’t.

Thompson’s ad doesn’t include that background or make clear it was comments by another group, and not Baldwin, that were determined to be false.

A tally of PolitiFact ratings shows Baldwin has gotten only one “false,” while Thompson has gotten six. He’s also received three “pants on fire” ratings, which is even worse than a “false.”

“Tommy Thompson can’t handle the truth,” Baldwin’s spokesman John Kraus said in a statement reacting to the new ad. “Thompson has turned his desperate campaign into a dishonest campaign based on false claims and outright lies.

The only question now is how low he can go on the low road he is taking.”

Thompson, in a statement released with the announcement of the new ad, said it is Baldwin who “has been telling a litany

of lies throughout this election. When it comes to hard-working middle-class families, my opponent says one thing while her record indicates another.”

The “Lying” ad also refers to Baldwin siding with other Democrats in Congress by voting against a 2010 tax compromise.

The ad shows footage of President Barack Obama saying that failure to reach a deal would cause taxes to go up $3,000 for the average family.

In addition to the one “false” rating from PolitiFact, Baldwin has received three “mostly false” ratings, two “half true,” one “mostly true” and one “true.”

Thompson has received

three “pants on fire,” six “false,” one “mostly false,” one “half true,” five “mostly true” and three “true” ratings.

Of his three “pants on fire” ratings, one of those was for Thompson saying the Wisconsin affiliate of the national conservative group Club for Growth had endorsed his Senate bid.

The group does not issue endorsements.

Another was for Thompson claiming in an ad that President Barack Obama’s health care law results in a “government takeover of health care.”

That claim has been repeatedly discredited and was even dubbed the “2010 Lie of the Year” by PolitiFact.

Paul Ryan makes stop in Ohio Vice Presidential candidate speaks on Keystone XL pipeline, says country on path to energy independence John Seewer Associated Press SWANTON, Ohio (AP) — Mitt Romney’s administration on Day One would approve a pipeline that would run from Canada to U.S. refineries in Texas, creating thousands of jobs and pushing America on its way to energy independence, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan said Monday.

Ryan told supporters during his third trip to swing state Ohio in the last two weeks that there are enough energy resources for North America to become energy independent within eight years.

“We need to unlock the energy we have in this country to create jobs,” he said.

Ryan blamed President Barack Obama for standing in the way of the Keystone

WALKER, from 1 not know about it, the damage to his political career would be limited.

If he did have knowledge of illicit activity, that would greatly affect his campaign,” Canon said.

Professor Karl Shoemaker, and associate professor of law and history at UW, said there is no statute of immunity in Wisconsin that would prevent the governor from having to testify.

He said since it is a criminal case, there are no exceptions.

STUDENT, from 1 sure what to do at the time,” DeSpain said.

“What she should have done is called the police immediately after the crime happened.”

DeSpain said when the victim of a crime waits to call police long after the incident, it diminishes

The Wisconsin congressman said coming up with new energy sources, improving job training programs and removing bureaucratic barriers will go a long way in helping Ohio, Michigan and other industrial states that have lost jobs over the last four years.

He told supporters at a late-afternoon private fundraiser in the Detroit suburb of Pontiac that progrowth, anti-regulation policies of a Romney administration would also improve the fortunes of the manufacturing industry, which has lost hundreds of thousands of jobs during the past few years.

“We know a very healthy auto economy is healthy for America,” he said.

Ryan capped a campaign swing through Michigan with a raucous rally at nearby Oakland University in the school’s athletic center. He was preceded by

many speakers, including GOP U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra, who aims to unseat Democrat Debbie Stabenow, and madein-Michigan musician Kid Rock, who has been strumming for the Romney ticket.

“I’m very proud to say that we have elected our first black president,” Rock said to scant applause as he introduced Ryan. “I’m sorry he didn’t do a better job. I really wish that he would have, I really do.”

Ryan said he’s concerned that U.S. allies are seeing “a superpower in retreat” when it comes to foreign as well as domestic policies.

He said that under the Obama administration, there has been more borrowing, spending, money-printing and taxing.

“It doesn’t create more jobs, it does not create more prosperity,” he said. “We’ve got to get off the path of copying European policies.”

of him,” Shoemaker added opinions legislators are immune to Shoemaker said. “They being summoned when won’t care.”

Heck has the legislature said the is in session, timing of but even that “I don’t think this trial is is only during this will change inconvenient civil cases. supporters’ for the Shoemaker said he does opinions of him.” GOP as it not think Karl Shoemaker will occur than people who UW associate law and less month support history professor a before the Walker national now will elections. be affected Mike by him McCabe, testifying.

“I don’t think this the executive director the Wisconsin will change supporters’ for

Democracy Campaign, has also said he doubts any part of the trial will have implications for the election in November.

McCabe said he does think this trial could cause Walker to lose support in the long run.

He also pointed out that Walker is not up for reelection until 2014, so this trial does not have any immediate effect.

The hearing for Rindfleisch is scheduled for Oct. 15.

-The Associated Press contributed to this report.

additional surveillance cameras are needed and will be installed as part of the Downtown Safety Initiative, aiding police in solving crimes.

“There are proactive measures being taken to make sure that perpetrators will be brought to justice for these types of crimes,”

Resnick said.

Resnick said he takes this incident very seriously and said there will be a town hall meeting administered through Associated Students of Madison on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. in the Student Activity Center to discuss campus safety.

XL pipeline and pushing too many environmental regulations that have cost jobs in the coal industry, a thorny issue for the president in southeast Ohio, where coal has a large footprint. He said similar control by Washington has hampered manufacturing growth throughout the Midwest, including Michigan and his home state of Wisconsin.

Obama earlier this year objected to the Keystone XL pipeline’s proposed 1,179-mile route over environmental concerns, suggesting that the pipeline should go around a sensitive aquifer in Nebraska. But Obama encouraged the company to pursue a shorter project from Oklahoma to the Gulf Coast.

Approving the entire pipeline would get people back to work in construction and factories, Ryan said.

the opportunity for them to gain information about the attacker.

He said the victim’s keys and ID were found and returned to her, but the money was gone.

Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said the incident occurred at one of the primary locations on campus where

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CFACT, from 1 at all.

CFACT member Patrick Sullivan said students receive a direct service through their program.

“Campaigns represent the largest scope of the services we provide,” Sullivan said.

SSFC Secretary Jonathan Harris said the committee was not able to identify the non-profit’s direct services to university students.

“I think they have elements of a direct service, but they don’t have it all together yet,” Harris said.

SSFC Rep. David Vines said he found the programming listed as direct services in the group’s application to be falling below the requirements of direct services. He said what CFACT claimed to be a direct service was mostly events, speakers or bringing people in to teach students which is not considered a direct service.

According to Vines, CFACT advocacy campaigns could be considered direct services, but were not counted as them by the organization in their application.

SSFC Rep. Kyle Quagliana said he saw a lot of potential for activities that could be considered direct services,

but the eligibility application did not acknowledge them.

SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker said the decision should not be interpreted as meaning the organization does not do important things.

“The decision on CFACT shouldn’t be interpreted as unimportance, but rather that it didn’t fit set criteria in order to be eligible for GSSF funding,” Bruecker said.

According to an ASM statement, CFACT will explore other options for funding their programming.

In the meeting yesterday, SSFC also granted eligibility to MWL. SSFC brought up some similar concerns regarding the Warrior Training Program as a direct service during the eligibility discussion of MWL. Due to the physical activity aspect of the program, committee members expressed concerns that it could not be tailored to all students.

MWL representative Matt Manes said the program as a whole can be tailored to all students. He said everyone can learn the information and the moves even if they cannot physically participate.

Vines said he believed the group makes a strong effort to accommodate for this concern.

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The Badger Herald | Opinion | Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Opinion

Tammy more nuanced in healthcare Racism an issue LETTER TO THE EDITOR

in Eagle Heights

Nathaniel Olson Columnist Although it was written almost a decade ago, The West Wing is still relevant today. Arguing about Social Security with one of his advisors, fictional President Josiah Bartlet cautions against participating in the debate. “Social Security is the third rail of American politics,” he warns, “Touch it, and you die.” His advisor looks down, then looks the president straight in the eyes and responds, “That’s because the third rail is where all the power is.”

While that prescient piece of dialogue concerned social security, it could have been a modern commentary on debates over the future of Medicare and Medicaid.

Here in Wisconsin, people are catching on to the fact that the financial solvencies of Medicare and Medicaid — government health insurance programs which serve the elderly, the disabled and low-income families — are in jeopardy. Because it’s election season, this discussion has turned into a fierce debate over which candidate for Senate, Democrat Tammy Baldwin or Republican Tommy Thompson, would be the better representative in Washington to do something about it.

First the facts: Program costs are high and still rising.

Kaiser Health predicts that in about eight years, Medicare and Medicaid expenses will comprise about 20 percent of the federal budget. These programs are popular, at least in Wisconsin. In a Marquette University Law School poll 65 percent of respondents agreed that “Medicare should continue as it is today, with the government … making sure that everyone gets the same defined set of [health care] benefits.”

The Affordable Care Act — pejoratively known as ObamaCare — extends the projected solvency of the program from 2016 to 2024, largely due to the $716 billion cut to providers and insurers.

Much of this has been skewed by the usual campaign conjecture. Both

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Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. has attacked her opponent, former governor Tommy Thompson, for making millions working in the healthcare industry. even-handed. Thompson candidates have been quick makes a fair point when he to accuse their opponents explains there are financial of wanting to make drastic, issues which are not being threatening cuts to these talked about. It’s also programs. Thompson has important to note the plan charged Baldwin with he supports, a vouchersupporting the $716 billion esque idea similar to the one in cuts which he says will proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan, directly affect program R-Janesville, is par for the participants. He has further course as far as contended details go. that That being Democrats “Baldwin, for her said, I’m voting don’t have a part, has launched for Tammy viable plan Baldwin. Here’s for reforming a strong counterhealthcare, narrative, putting why.

As a young and he argues the spotlight on person, I feel they are uneasy voting “going to the millions of the stand around dollars Thompson against candidate who and watch has earned work- wrote the law it go broke.”

Baldwin, for ing for health care that allows me her part, has firms since leaving to stay on my mother’s health launched the Bush adminis- insurance until a strong tration.”

I’m 26. As a counterstudent who narrative, believes in the putting the value of higher spotlight on education, I find the millions it difficult to vote against the of dollars Thompson has candidate who supported earned working for health this law, which makes it more care firms since leaving the likely for young people to Bush administration. enroll in college. According So, who do you trust with to a study by Towson the power?

University, “A student who I don’t see this issue as

is insured via her parent’s health insurance plan is 5.7 percent more likely to enroll as a fulltime student than a student without parental coverage.”

I’m not voting for Tommy Thompson because the last few years of his professional life exemplify the shady “revolving-door” politics that go on between the public and private sector. After regulating the health care industry under President George W. Bush, Thompson made millions of dollars while under the employment of those same companies. If that smells fishy to you too, well, it is.

Health care’s financial problems are not going anywhere. It’s difficult to balance budgets and even harder to do it evenly. But some groups have young people’s futures in mind while others want to play down the past. Vote for Tammy Baldwin. Let’s give the right group the opportunity to ride the third rail.

Nathaniel Olson (naolson4@ wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in political science, history and psychology.

On an unseasonably cold, early October morning, I had signed up for a community garden workday — for a modest fee, one can acquire a plot and complete freedom to work that plot, but is obligated to work one workday during the year.

I am a member of the Eagle Heights Community Gardens, which was established in 1962 and remains one of the nation’s largest and oldest community gardens. It employs strict organic growing rules, a communityoriented, folksy feel and a collectivist attitude. Some would call it a mecca for modern-day hippies while others recognize that having a garden of your own is a great resource and source of pleasure in the middle of a city.

So there I was, shivering in the early morning and hoping everyone would show up so we could just get this workday over with. As my fellow gardeners began to arrive, it did not escape my notice that racially I was in the minority.

At least nine of the twelve or so people that showed up were Asian and were greeting each other and chatting in a shared language that I did not know — having never lived anywhere but Wisconsin and being about as white as they come. And it didn’t escape my notice either that I was completely alright with this scenario — that people like me do not often experience here in Wisconsin.

The only reason these thoughts are significant at all is because of what a worker standing next to me chose to say in the next moment. He was tall, probably in his late fifties and looking like your typical Wisconsin sportsman — Red Wing boots, jeans and a green nylon jacket — and

notably, white. He looked at me, the only other “white” person in the group, and said “It must be the Asian-only workday, huh?”

I know some of you may be thinking that it’s a pretty innocent comment, and not one worth getting offended over — especially considering that he only said it to me, and I am in fact not Asian. However at the time, I was taken aback. I didn’t want to say anything as I didn’t believe such a statement really dignified a response, and so chose to just grunt and say nothing.

Because what he said made me actually feel a separation between us and them that I hadn’t really felt before. But really, in delineating that separation I knew what side I was on. And it was with the Asians.

He was implying the racial labels which Western society has created took a higher precedence over the label we had all acquired as members of a community garden, working toward the common purpose of creating a place where we can grow our own food, preserve animal habitat and where anyone can provide for themselves and their families with their own organic labor.

Besides all that, did his comment indicate that he felt threatened by being in a racial minority in this one place and moment in time? Because if that’s the case, I’ve got news for him and every other white male in this country: Get used to it. If this sort of comment is one coming out of a community garden in Madison, WI, then I weep to think about the racism that still permeates this country and culture we live in.

Nicole Tautges (tautges@ wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in agronomy and Spanish.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Sim City analogy falls short, oversimplifies U.S. economy I am writing in response to Ryan Rainey’s recent column “Obama understands, Walker disregards urbanization.”

The article begins with a description of the United States economy, as if it could grow in the same way that one can grow an economy in a Sim City game. This completely ignores one of the basic facets of government spending — crowding out.

It takes money to build roads and other forms of infrastructure, and that money could be spent on other things in the private and public sectors, such as expanding businesses or providing more education funding. I am not claiming that building infrastructure doesn’t help the economy.

I am claiming that spending lots of money on infrastructure causes more productive investments to be ignored.

For example, take the issue of high speed rail funding, which was mentioned in Rainey’s column. Is it better to use taxpayer money to fund a railroad, when there is already a bus company that provides transportation between the two cities?

Or is it better to use that money to fund other government services or to simply allow Wisconsin residents to spend the money as they see fit? I would argue there are much more productive investments than the train in both the public and private sectors.

The column also focuses on the way in which the president “casts himself as a uniter, who presides over both Democrats and Republicans.” This is how Obama casts himself, but that does not make it true.

Obama’s signature piece of legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, was passed with only Democratic votes. The government under him has not passed a budget in three years. The blame for this falls on both Republicans and Democrats, not just the president; however, if Obama is the “uniter” as Rainey claims, then why is there so much gridlock?

The president has yet to show that he can work with Republicans, even a small minority of them, to pass

meaningful and necessary tax and entitlement reform.

He may cast himself as a “uniter,” but his track record doesn’t reflect that.

The article argues that the absence of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, from Madison shows that they are ignoring an “urbanizing trend.” This is a ridiculous claim.

Obama took 72.8 percent of the vote in Dane County in 2008, and Madison has been represented by Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., one of the most liberal Congresswomen in the House, since 1999. It is well known as being incredibly liberal. A Romney visit to Madison would surely result

in anti-Romney protests and would not convince many voters to vote for him. These are the same reasons that Obama doesn’t visit Waukesha County or other heavily Republican areas.

The column also claims Republicans are “ignoring the truth and dividing the nation.” This is a flawed claim. The U.S. government has run unsustainable $1 trillion deficits for the past 4 years.

Republicans in the House of Representatives proposed and passed a budget with more sustainable deficits in the long term, even though it had no hope of being approved by the Senate or the president.

The Democrats control the Senate with at 59 person

majority, but the Senate hasn’t even proposed a budget in the past 3 years.

Both Republicans and Democrats are at fault for this gridlock, which has lasted nearly 2 years.

Under Obama the country has not been united. During his presidency, it has become arguably more partisan than ever before in U.S. history — not to say that this is his fault. The solution to our country’s problems will not come from blaming one side — it will come from our leaders working together to solve problems. The current election gives me little faith that this will happen.

James Mashal ( jmashal@ wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in economics.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s buying a race car and having Mario Andretti drive it for you, and I’m not exaggerating.”

-TOM PORTER, OWNER OF LAKE LOUIE BREWING This hyperbolic comparison was drawn by Porter as he was explaining Wisconsin Brewing’s decision to name Kirby Nelson as its brewmaster, as reported by the Wisconsin State Journal. Nelson, a brewer at Capital Brewery since 1987 has been described as an “icon in this industry” and a “creative force,” and he has made a name for himself with award-winning beers, in particular German-style lagers.

Porter insists that he is not exaggerating, and although he makes a metaphorical leap from hopps and yeast to asphalt and high-octane fuel, let’s give him the benefit of the doubt. If Wisconsin Brewery is a Formula One race car, and if Nelson is the sport’s most legendary driver, expect this beer to be one high impact NASCAR collision of a life-changing experience complete with massive explosions.

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The Badger Herald | Arts | Tuesday, October 9, 2012

‘Breaking’ ground in campus hip-hop community Break dancing an exercise in creative expression for local group of artists Bess Donoghue ArtsEtc. Staff Writer This school year marks the tenth anniversary for the Madtown Breakers, University of Wisconsin’s student organization dedicated to performing the art of breakdancing.

A group of UW students founded the group in 2002 due to a common love of breakdancing. What they lacked was a space to practice until they registered to become an official organization.

“It was mainly just a social group with spots to practice,” Charlie Lee said, coordinator of the group formerly known as UW Breakers. Now, the organization has a new name, an even greater campus presence and a mission to collaborate, perform and host competitions.

According to Lee, a senior studying kinesiology, the group boasts a variety of campus cross-sections, including a pre-med student, a grad student and First Wave members. For size, the group tends to keep to about 10 students; some come with former breaking experience, some learn as they go and others

even hang onto their skills post-grad.

“A lot of the alumni that graduated, they’re still involved with the art,” Lee said.

The Madtown Breakers coordinate a number of events around campus and the Madison community to showcase their breaking.

Recent invitations include performances on the Memorial Union Terrace and the Willy Street Fair.

For the Madtown Breakers, breakdancing is a generalized term of their main focus: breaking. Those involved still hold the title of b-boys and b-girls — the same as breakers of decades past. Lee said breaking is still a relatively new thing even with its retro hip-hop roots. And while the art has more popularity on the coasts, it is slowly gaining traction in the Midwest.

Breaking is one of the five elements of the hip-hop culture along with spoken word, DJing, graffiti art and knowledge of the culture as a whole. One would most likely find multiple elements of the culture at a single breakdancing event.

“We mostly listen to drum breaks, that’s how it always started. DJs always played funk, soul,” Lee said. “Breaking is a lot of sampling of other dance styles, but the breaking happens because the music breaks.”

Aside from performance, the Madtown Breakers take their skills on the road

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to competitions. Unlike at choreographed shows, competitive breakdancing relies on live breaks from a DJ to back the action.

Competitions occur at two levels — team and individual. And at the end, judges declare a winner.

Rigorous training all culminates in the final moments where breakers dance on instinct.

“We prepare by ourselves by just training; we don’t choreograph it. When we’re battling, it’s all in the moment — it has not been thought out ahead,” Lee said. “[The judges] like to see a person that has character, confidence, someone not giving up right away and they’re still dancing hard on the floor.”

Most harbor a mental image of what breakdancing is, but according to Lee, some of these images are myth.

One misconception involves the idea of choreographed battling versus actually freestyle battling. The true battling is unplanned and always has been, according to Lee. “When breaking started, that’s how battles were started — impromptu free styling rather than choreographed,” Lee said.

The second myth relates to gang involvement, which Lee said is completely separate from breakdancing.

Breakdancing began with gang association, but has largely moved away from

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For Charlie Lee and the rest of the Madtown Breakers, break dancing is an art, a sport, and a way to engage youth in the community through after-school programs where students practice their techniques and learn hip-hop history. that in modern times.

Part of Madtown Breakers’ mission is to reach out to the community and teach others about “expressing the art,” especially Madison’s youth.

Most recently, they worked with the Madison School Community and Recreation after-school programs in Madison and volunteered at the East Madison

Community Center.

“We’re still volunteering there [at EMCC], kind of practicing and teaching the kids, it’s been great. They’re only teenagers, but they’re as good as us,” Lee said.

To Lee, it’s all about selfexpression and passing on the art. True, breakdancing has plenty of sport and athleticism involved, especially through the

competitions. As an art form, it provides a release for its artists, including Lee. “Through the dance, we can just kind of show what we’re feeling that day, maybe we want to show anger and release some of that stress, you might see that through our movements,” Lee said.

“That’s one way to see it — as an art expression.”

THE BADGER HERALD PRESENTS “LOW-FAT TUESDAY”

Improve your health, scrap food waste Rachel Werts Low-Fat Tuesday Columnist

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Photo courtesy of Madtown Breakers

It’s happened to all of us.

You grab that anticipated item out of the fridge only to find that your carton of milk, fresh apple or container of potato salad has spoiled.

You toss the offending item into the trash, destined for a landfill.

As an advocate for choosing fresh foods over processed, I know it can be a struggle to use it all up before it spoils. But not only is throwing away rotten food like emptying your wallet in the trash, it significantly contributes to your carbon footprint and your impact on the environment.

According to a recent publication from the National Resources Defense Council, an estimated 40 percent of food produced annually in the United States goes to waste. That much food costs $165 billion to produce and accounts for 4 percent of American oil expenditure and 25 percent of all freshwater use. And how much landfill space does that fill? Thirty-three tons every year.

In addition, the processing and transportation of food — not to mention its decomposition in landfills — contributes to greenhouse gas production. The gases are a major important factor in global warming.

Where does all this waste come from? You can thank the American consumer.

The waste starts on the farm; some crops simply aren’t picked because their appearance makes them unfit for sale in American supermarkets.

The next factor is misguided shopping.

Americans buy more than they consume, leading to spoiled items and meal scraps filling up the trash.

Why should we care? Not only does avoiding food waste save you money and help the environment, but it could also help feed other people. The NRDC estimates that 25 million people could be fed if Americans decreased their food waste by just 15 percent.

So how can you help?

Here are some tips from the NRDC to keep healthy, fresh food in your belly and out of the landfill: 1) Shop smarter. A weekly grocery list shouldn’t just include the items you want to eat, it should factor in how much you’ll be able to consume. Know your schedule and plan ahead — don’t buy food for a three

course meal every night during your exam week, for example.

2) Know when foods spoil.

Did you know that “useby” dates and “sell before” dates are just suggestions from manufacturers?

They are not mandated by the government and some foods can be safely eaten after these dates.

However, the Food and Drug Administration does recommend that any product that “looks or smells suspicious” should not be consumed to avoid foodborne illness, regardless of the date on the label. The USDA-run website www. foodsafety.gov is a great resource for safe storage of fresh foods.

3) Keep track of the fridge. Get creative when things near the end of their shelf life. Need to use up lots of spinach or a batch of eggs? The web is full of sites like allrecipes.com, which lets you search recipes by ingredient.

4) Use your freezer. Store all those awesome meals you have cooked for later. This will also save you money on frozen meals and other ready-to-eat products.

5) Compost. This one might seem like a stretch for a college student, but did you know that there are student organizations on campus dedicated to the environmental issues around

food?

Groups like F.H. King Student Farm, Slow Food UW, WeConserve and the Office of Sustainability are working together to provide composting programs in order to help students reduce waste and recycle nutrients.

If you are interested in getting involved, send an e-mail to pmkelly3@wisc.edu for more information.

6) Donate. Have some items that you just aren’t in the mood to use anymore?

There are several food pantries in the Madison area that are always in need of help. Check out Second Harvest Foodbank (www. secondharvestmadison.org) or the Society of St. Vincent De Paul (http://www. svdpmadison.org/food.html) for more information on how you can help and get rid of extra food.

Staying healthy while in school can be hard enough.

Don’t make it harder on yourself by giving up on healthy food for frozen pizzas and take-out. If you take these easy tips to heart, you can make a difference in your own health, the environment’s and even the health of others in the Madison community.

If you’re interested in reading the publication from the NRDC the link is listed here: www.nrdc. org/living/eatingwell/files/ foodwaste_2pgr.pdf

To hear mind-blowing wordplay, just ask ‘Why?’ Fourth studio album from indie rap group continues tradition of strange impressionistic lyrics with experimental melodies Joe Nistler ArtsEtc. Content Editor Genius or insane? There is a fine line to draw between the two, one that artists have towed since the dawn of self-expression. Yoni Wolf, front man and songwriter for Why?, isn’t helping make any distinctions.

Wolf comes off as a literary savant in his writing and delivery with wordplay that pushes the boundaries of free association and stretches the English language. Every word, every syllable, has a purpose — there’s no filler in Mumps, Etc. As such, each sound

receives Wolf ’s utmost attention when it comes to the delivery.

He focuses on rhythm and perfect annunciation over tonality, churning out verse after verse in a nasally robotic tone that sounds more mechanical with every increase in lyrical complexity. This unique presentation is off-putting at first, but soon becomes endearing, like watching your goofy little brother read spoken word and realizing he’s actually damn good at it.

Wolf’s delivery comes across as nonchalant and mostly unemotional — “Bitter Thoughts,” for instance,

sounds like he is in a trance and helps the robot theory.

So, is this obsession with verbal detail and lackluster presentation the work of a genius? Or are the abstract scenarios the ramblings of a mad man? That’s anybody’s guess, but strong arguments exist for both directions.

“That’s how I’ll live when I quit my rap career / let her laughter pass the rafters and go out into the atmosphere,” he says in “Strawberries.”

The phrasing flows naturally and carries along embedded rhymes, but searching for meaning is another matter.

It wouldn’t seem like much of a stretch to imagine Why?

throwing in some of the verses just to mess with their fans.

For example, try to comprehend the “Kevin’s Cancer” refrain on the first reading: “No I know with no uncertainty / that I’m uncertain and I don’t know.”

You’ll hear it over and over, only to finally realize he isn’t saying much of anything at all.

The song “Waterlines” doesn’t exactly help their case when Wolf declares, “women like be jockin’ still / cause I rhyme with skill and talk so chill.” You’d have to be out of touch to take it seriously, yet the words

blend seamlessly amongst deeper themes in the same song. He has to be messing with us.

Getting away from the lyrics for a moment, Mumps Etc. features minimalist hooks and rhythms as layers beneath the spoken word.

Dark overtones dominate the album with brief departures as in the ironically upbeat “Jonathan’s Hope,” a song that opens with “When I got better from the mumps…”

An organic feel exists throughout the album, carried by acoustic instruments from cellos to flutes, pianos to percussion.

As with the verses, the

music is nothing if not experimental. This effort experiments with fewer melodic elements than Why? albums in the past, trading in the catchy bass hooks in Alopecia for airy forest flutes and epic climaxes (see: “Paper Hearts”).

In all, Mumps, Etc. is an impressive fourth studio effort from a completely unique band that isn’t afraid to experiment. And they certainly aren’t worried about anyone questioning their sanity.

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BIELEMA, from 10 or since Abbrederis’ return from a concussion against UTEP. Particularly, he noted the greater efficiency in the red zone and inside the opponent’s 50-yard line.

“The production of our run game and our offensive production per play and in the red zone … any time we’re taking the ball on our side of the 50, we’ve had seven out of nine as touchdowns, Bielema said.

“Those are things that we’re used to.”

One thing Badger fans aren’t used to, however, is the shuffling of quarterbacks. Curt Phillips came in for a series against Illinois — his first live game experience since 2009 — but Bielema said to expect to see similar sets with Phillips in certain situations, especially in light of Michigan’s 44-13 victory over Purdue Saturday.

Bielema said he thinks Phillips can mimic some of the spread offensive looks that Michigan successfully used last week with dualthreat quarterback Denard Robinson. “[It’s] a package we feel strongly about,” Bielema said. “You saw what Michigan was able to do against Purdue in the spread look, so it’s something that we [will] definitely explore and hopefully continue to build.”

GOALIE, from 10 like Richard who is talented both in the air and on the ground gives the defensive line playing in front of her plenty of confidence. At 5-foot-11, Richard’s height advantage makes saving balls in the air her best skill, and she is also a vocal asset to the defensive line, saying communication is key to keeping everyone on the same page.

“For me I have always been a loud (goalkeeper) and I’m sure if you talk to the defenders they will say the same thing,” Richard said with a laugh. “It is just important … to give your teammates information constantly, to be able to adjust to what is going on in the game because there are always changes.”

Although Richard was preoccupied with her role on the Canadian team this summer, she was able to attend the first week of preseason camp and bond with the freshmen players.

Now in her third season at UW, Richard said returning to play alongside her Badger teammates was no problem.

The Canadian grew up in the small town of SaintBruno, Quebec. She began her soccer career at the age of four, wanting to play in goal, but her selfadmitted hyperactivity as a child led her away from defending the net to a goalscoring role until the age of 10. It was then, Richard remembered, that a former coach encouraged her coach at the time to put her in goal. And since then she said she hasn’t left the net.

When the time came to begin looking at college programs, several things attracted Richard to Wisconsin, including the university’s strong academic programs.

“I think what sets Wisconsin apart from other universities are the staff — from the trainers to the lifting coaches to the professors,” Richard said.

“I think people here are very passionate about what they do, and they make it so simple.”

Having a Canadian coach, assistant Tim Rosenfeld, helped make her decision easier. Richard said after speaking with both Wilkins and Rosenfeld, she decided Wisconsin was the right place to go.

“I remember talking to Paula and Tim and they said they were rebuilding the program and I saw it as a challenge and I was willing to take it,” Richard said.

While most of her time outside of class is spent playing soccer, Richard is passionate about studying global health. A pre-med or pre-pharmacy student, she hopes to find a way to help others around the world.

“I look forward to volunteering abroad, that is my interest right now,” she said. “I think for me, I was thinking more undeveloped countries like China … and India as well.”

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Eaves addresses early season concerns Starting goaltender, Kerdiles’ eligibility investigation headline worries following first exhibition Brett Blaske Sports Writer Fall is here and it certainly has gotten very chilly, very quickly for the Wisconsin men’s hockey team.

With a drop of the puck Saturday, the Badgers kicked off their season, skating to a 5-0 victory over the U.S. men’s U18 team at the Kohl Center.

What can give a Badger Hockey fan a warming comfort is that this team has plenty of talent returning. First period action saw a power play goal from last season’s leading scorer, junior forward Mark Zengerle.

The final four goals on the night all involved upperclassmen, including two goals and another three assists.

The Badgers’ freshmen played well in the win, giving credence to head coach Mike Eaves’ quality over quantity approach to recruiting. Freshmen Kevin Schulze and Morgan Zulinick each notched a score with Zulinick’s break away score in the third period of the game serving as a highlight of the match.

However, some of the unknowns of the season are a bit chilling.

The first concern is who will become this team’s goalkeeper, and Eaves addressed this in his weekly press conference Monday.

“We spoke to both young goalies last week and that was the message.

As good as Joel [Rumpel] played at the end of the year, he’s got to go [get] it again,” Eaves said. “And if he doesn’t do it again, he knows who is knocking at the door.”

At his press conference a week ago, Eaves talked of using competition as a

catalyst in position fights for time on the ice. Early in the season and in a game against a U18 squad, evaluating who can do what is understandable.

But the identification process of strengths and weaknesses may yield an alternating duo of sophomores in goal in Rumpel and Landon Peterson.

The teammates can only hope for success from each other to benefit the team, but as the season continues, consistent playing time may become vital. Familiarity with teammates and building confidence could add a difficult element to swapping players in and out of the game.

Leading off the press conference, head coach Mike Eaves quickly and briskly answered the question on every hockey fan’s mind after Friday night’s game surrounded freshman forward Nic Kerdiles and his disputed eligibility, which has been an issue since the beginning of this season.

“The Nic Kerdiles situation, we have a couple things we can speak about that we can share with you,” Eaves said. “First of all, the investigation by the NCAA is an amateur status issue. The NCAA has said that they’ve had holdings for a year. And that we’re appealing this decision immediately.”

It was surprising to many that the freshman was not included in the lineup because Kerdiles was projected as a firstline starter for Wisconsin.

One of the top recruits in the nation, the option of Kerdiles flanking Zengerle could give the Badgers one of the most potent offenses on paper

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Sophomore Joel Rumpel (above) appeared in the net in 26 games for the Badgers last season, collecting a 12-12-2 record and .919 save percentage. But Eaves says he’s still competing for the starting job with fellow sophomore Landon Peterson, who played in 13 games. and undoubtedly helped of NCAA sanctions.

After the game Saturday them gain a No. 15 preseason Eaves said the NCAA ranking. launched the Eaves did investigation not explicitly and they, say that the “As good as Joel “Had been investigation [Rumpel] played investigating stemmed this for a from the at the end of the while.”

UW’s studentyear, he’s got to head coach athlete’s [get] it again.” said missing social media a player of usage, but Mike Eaves Kerdiles caliber did take a Head coach is difficult question as to to quantify his policy on because “he social media hasn’t been in a lot.” Whether for his athletes.

What is troubling is that means the team knew exactly when Eaves knew of an impending suspension the team could be facing the and planned to play without absence of Kerdiles because the freshman or that his lack

of game action means there is nothing to evaluate could become clear in the coming weeks.

The Anaheim Ducks drafted Kerdiles in the second round of the 2011 NHL Draft, and although he was initially a Badger, the Ducks may not let its investment miss an entire season of hockey.

Wisconsin will move on with the season, as Eaves noted that summer hockey took place a long time ago.

“Summer is over. We haven’t played since the end of March, beginning of April,” Eaves said. “So we’ve been playing pond hockey for the last few months.”

Badgers set to defend Adidas Invitational As Brill continues to gain attention, Ahmed among group of seniors eyeing return to competition Sarah Randall Sports Writer Hoping to defend its 2011 title at the Adidas Invitational, the topranked UW men’s cross country team is preparing for the match both mentally and physically.

The Badgers will host the invitational at the Zimmerman Championship Course near the University Ridge Golf Course with the men’s 8k race starting at 12:45 p.m on Friday. The race will include 46 teams from around the country and five other top 10 teams.

Head coach Mick Byrne said the team is going to have its hands full with No. 4 Oklahoma in addition to several other highlyregarded teams. This meet aims to kick things up a notch for the Badgers.

Thus far, the team has had three meets in September, placing first in all three. Although the Badgers won a national championship last year and are off to an impressive start this year, they aren’t letting their

DANIELS, from 10 suiting up for teams in the U.S., soccer has made considerable progress since MLS’s inaugural season 16 years ago.

Originally consisting of 10 teams, the MLS now boasts a respectable 19-team league, and the league has shown no signs of slowing as it looks to add another team to the New York area within the next few years.

But in the midst of these positives, soccer still has a long way to go in the United States.

When it comes to television coverage, the MLS continues to lag behind when compared to other major sports in

same path as we have for the last couple of years, [regardless] of what happens on Friday.”

So far this season, seniors Mohammed Ahmed, Reed Connor and Maverick Darling have yet to race. According to Byrne, Ahmed is training every day and now that the team has stepped up the intensity of workouts, the deciding factor in if he races or not is how he recovers from the tougher workouts. Byrne explained how Ahmed made it through September healthy and once he is ready to go physically and mentally, he will race. At the Adidas Invitational, however, he will not be running.

While there is no certainty about when Ahmed will start racing, Byrne mentioned his star runner has made notable progress.

“What happens over the next couple of weeks depends on how Mohammed responds to workouts,” Byrne said.

“At this stage, he looks really good. He got a good workout at Zimmer last

week.”

As of now, Darling is scheduled to race, but the Badgers haven’t decided if Connor will be running yet. Both athletes want to race, but the coaching staff hasn’t determined the roster yet.

Featuring 19 of the 30 teams ranked in the most recent coaches’ poll, the adidas Invitational is one of the biggest collegiate races of the season because of the noteworthy competition and the quality of athletes attending the meet.

There is representation from across the country, so Byrne stressed that this meet will be worth attending.

“We will see a lot of great teams this weekend and we will know about what is going on around the country,” Byrne said.

“There are three or four teams not coming to the meet, and they’re going down to Louisville to the pre-national meet. I think after this weekend we will have a clear picture of what’s going on around the country, the whole national scene.”

but many of the best like myself — that soccer America. While the NBA players in the MLS are could ever pass football may have fewer fans not players in the prime or baseball in attendance attending games, this is of their careers. In what and popularity. There because many more fans has become a retirement is one key category too watch the games on TV — home of professional important to overlook in including 12.6 percent of soccer, many of the households in 56 urban world’s best players only markets during Game 5 come to play in the U.S. of the 2012 NBA Finals. Many of the world’s best By signing contracts players only come to play in once their careers in Europe come to a close. with NBC Sports and Take David Beckham, ESPN to cover a select the U.S. once their careers in for example. number of MLS games Europe come to a close .

After a successful throughout the season, career playing for many the premier American of the best teams in both the NFL and MLB soccer league has taken a England, Italy and Spain, that is MLS may never step in the right direction Beckham signed with toward building a national be able to compete with: the Los Angeles Galaxy talent. brand fans will want to in 2007 at the age of 31 While both the NFL watch. after a steady decline in and MLB can boast Still, despite the steady playing time with his last the best players in the growth that the league team. His presence in world, American soccer has shown in the last 16 MLS certainly helped the years, it is hard to imagine cannot. Sure, they have league gain visibility, but some recognizable faces, — even for a soccer fan

at some point fans expect to see today’s best players, not the stars of yesterday.

So even though Major League Soccer seems to have found its niche nestled between the MLB and NBA, it will have little hope of further growth until it can convince the best players to spend their primes in America.

Until then, it seems soccer in the United States has reached its peak.

success supersede them.

Now that September is over, the season is completely different as the team moves to a national stage and the championship chase begins.

“We are very excited about the fact that September is now past,” Byrne said. “The meets gave us an opportunity to evaluate some of our younger athletes.”

One of the runners he will be evaluating is junior Alex Brill, who won the Badger Open in early September and earned a spot in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd.”

Byrne is looking for Brill to step up Friday and said the Badgers are going to need him this year if they want to get back on the podium at the national championships.

Brill can do what many other experienced, prominent athletes do and lead the younger runners by showing them how to prepare mentally for meets. Preparing mentally is not something the coaches discuss daily, so it’s something the younger

runners must learn from more experienced teammates.

Entering the meet Friday, Byrne said mental preparation is what the Badgers are keying in on if they want to pull the same results as they have been so far this season.

“We are very excited about the fact that September is now past. The meets gave us an opportunity to evaluate some of our younger athletes.”

Mick Byrne

Head coach

“In terms of what we’re looking to do for the rest of the season, it’s just the meet on Oct. 12,” Byrne said. “Monday morning we’re going to wake up and still continue with our training plan and the

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Bielema praises LBs, Abbrederis Phillips could see more time against Purdue; Jean to return this week Drew Harry Sports Writer Considering the strong play of his linebackers this season, perhaps it’s good that Wisconsin head football coach Bret Bielema is getting them confused.

In his weekly press conference Monday, Bielema mistakenly named Mike Taylor the defensive most valuable player for the week. Later, however, he realized he had given the award to linebacker Ethan Armstrong.

Regardless, Bielema noted that the group has excelled this season.

“They are very fast, but they are very intelligent,” Bielema said. “They’ve all had three linebacker coaches in three years … they’ve adapted to that … [coaches] talk about their football IQ.” The group notched 32 total tackles in last Saturday’s matchup against Illinois with 10 each coming from Ethan Armstrong and Chris Borland and 12 more from Mike Taylor.

“I coached linebackers my entire coaching career, have been a head coach and a coordinator and I can’t remember watching a game or seeing anything like that,” Bielema said. “Hats off to those three guys and what they did.”

At the same time, the defensive line was pivotal in maintaining gap assignment and making plays out of the basic alignments, Bielema said.

Along with the linebackers, the defensive line stood out with six tackles for loss, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a quarterback hurry.

“Those guys occupy blockers for the most part; our defensive line stays in appropriate gaps and plays the techniques that the linebackers are expecting them to play,” Bielema said.

“So the ball gets funneled, that way the linebackers can scrap and make plays.”

The head coach noted

“Getting Brendan Kelly and Pat Muldoon back on defense was huge, especially in the fourth quarter.”

Bret Bielema

Head coach

the return of defensive ends Brendan Kelly and Pat Muldoon from injury Saturday bolstered the depth for the unit. Kelly recorded two and a half tackles for loss and one sack, and Muldoon also recovered a fumble.

Bielema said his team was healthier than it had been in three or four weeks and felt that it provided a significant boost against the Fighting Illini.

“I think that made a huge

difference, especially on the defensive side of the ball,” Bielema said. “Getting Brendan Kelly and Pat Muldoon back on defense was huge, especially in the fourth quarter when we needed pressure on the quarterback.”

Along with Kelly and Muldoon, safety Shelton Johnson returned Saturday, and Bielema expects defensive back Peniel Jean to return this week against Purdue.

The coach commended the play of Johnson, who took just four weeks to get back on the field after breaking his arm against Oregon State and lauded free safety Dezmen Southward for stepping into a leadership role in Johnson’s absence.

“Shelton ... for two years has commanded back there,” Bielema said. “I will give credit to Dezmen Southward, I thought he made a huge jump during [Shelton’s] absence. …

Dezmen probably got better in the last three games than any previous three-game stretch he’s been involved with. That was a great experience.”

The head coach also mentioned wide receiver Jared Abbrederis’ continuing production, his third-consecutive game with at least 100 receiving yards.

Abbrederis had seven receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown against Illinois. He also replaced Kenzel Doe on punt returns in the second half, returning to the spot where he finished ninth nationally

Andy Fate The Badger Herald

Bielema said free safety Dezmen Southward stepped into the leadership void left by senior Shelton Johnson, who missed three games. in yards per return last year and gained 29 yards on two punt returns.

He noted Abbrederis’ diverse presence on the field, as the junior contributed in several different areas.

“Obviously, the touchdowns and the long strikes are huge,” Bielema said. “He was a key factor and a key block on the James White touchdown,

a key block on several running plays for James … that kid is an incredible football player and deserves all the recognition he’s getting.”

Bielema cited Abbrederis’ ability to soften the defense, which in turn allows the run game to thrive.

“When Abby [Jared Abbrederis] wasn’t in there, I think the vertical threat

of our passing game was not as prevalent as we’d like and that was what allowed those teams really to hunker down in there and not be as open in the run game as we would like,” Bielema said.

Bielema said he has been impressed with what he has seen from his offensive unit in the last three games —

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Senior defender Joana Bielefeld said the Badgers’ backline had no problem to adjusting to a new goalkeeper in Richard, who played in Italy and Japan with the U20 World Cup team.

Goalie uses Under-20 experience After just three games in goal, junior Richards already impressing for Wisconsin Caroline Sage Women’s Soccer Writer After playing with the Under-20 Canadian National Team this summer, goaltender Genevieve Richard brings both experience and confidence to the Wisconsin women’s soccer team.

The junior Badger traveled to Japan in August, competing for her home country in the FIFA U20 World Cup. In July, Richard also participated a three-week pre-tournament camp in Italy. Reflecting on her experience, Richard said she gained new perspectives on her skills and the game as a whole.

“It’s always been a good opportunity for me to be able to train with the best

players in the country,” Richard said. “We focus more on details and it just allows me to see the game on a different angle and get different opinions from different coaches. I think that is the best part about it.”

Richard’s most memorable experience in international play came when she witnessed the team come together in its game against North Korea.

Though the team ended up losing and did not advance past group play, the effort and dedication Richard said she saw in her teammates is something she will never forget.

“It was the game that was deciding whether we were moving through,” Richard recalled. “Players decided to come together and just give everything

they’ve got. I think it was very inspiring to see the effort and the will to win.”

Competing with the Canadian team forced Richard to miss most of the Badgers’ preseason camp, which set her back from the starting spot in goal at the beginning of the season. However, after a rocky 1-3-0 start in the Big Ten for UW, head coach Paula Wilkins decided to change the lineup.

Richard earned her first career start for Wisconsin on Sept. 30 against Ohio State, and she has remained in goal since, playing against Nebraska Friday and at Green Bay Monday night. Senior defender Joana Bielefeld said the change came without any major issues for the back line.

“Genevieve has been a part of the team for three years now and in practice we are shooting against different goalies and always playing with the different goalies,” Bielefeld said. “It is definitely easy to fit her right in with the starting lineup.”

Against Ohio State, Richard recorded a shutout as the Badgers tied the Buckeyes in a scoreless game. At home Friday, the goaltender helped bring her team to overtime with four saves. Just over one minute into extra time, the Huskers knocked the ball into the upper corner of the goal past Richard’s hands, a shot Bielefeld said any goaltender would have trouble stopping.

Having a goaltender

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If I were to tell you I watched a sporting event this weekend that had a crowd of 66,452 people in the stands, what sport would you guess I was watching?

Your first guess would probably be a football game of some kind. Or maybe you would have guessed a game in the first weekend of the MLB playoffs.

While both would have been logical guesses, if you had guessed either of those sports, you would be wrong.

The game I was referring to was Sunday’s rivalry showdown between Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers — a game that the Sounders went on to win in thrilling fashion as they thumped their rival to the south 3-0 (hey, that’s a high score for a soccer game).

A fact that might surprise you even more — the attendance at the Seattle Sounders game was more than any game of the 2012 MLB playoffs to take place this weekend, with the closest MLB attendance coming in at 52,631 when the St. Louis Cardinals took on the Atlanta Braves Friday in a single-elimination game.

Needless to say, the biggest storyline of the game was not Seattle’s commanding win or the implications it may have for the Sounders as they continue their

quest for a 2012 playoff appearance, but instead the focus settled on the crowd present at Seattle’s CenturyLink Field.

Currently listed as the second highest attendance in the history of MLS — the only game more highly attended was the iconic first match in MLS league history played at the Rose Bowl in front of 67,255 fans in 1996 between host Los Angeles Galaxy and the now-defunct New York Metrostars — the game may say more about the state of soccer in America than the score line suggests.

Still you might be thinking, so what? Soccer is still a second-tier sport in the United States, right?

Once again, however, you would be wrong.

While the traditional big four sports in the U.S. have long been football, basketball, baseball and hockey, a look at recent game attendance suggests this group may no longer be as untouchable as it once was.

Based on statistics from the 2011 (2010-11 for basketball, football and hockey) sports seasons, soccer is no longer an outsider when it comes to league attendance rankings. In fact, MLS has steadily risen over the last few years and now sits in third place, behind only the MLB and NFL in average game attendance.

In its 2011 season, MLS averaged 17,870 fans, putting soccer above both the NBA (17,319) and NHL (17,126) in attendance.

With the likes of world-renowned players like David Beckham and Thierry Henry

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