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PETA case may be reevaluated USDA says it may reinvestigate case against UW after research vet letter Tara Golshan Higher Education Editor After closing People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ case against the University of Wisconsin only last week, a letter from a former UW animal lab veterinarian may prompt the federal government to reassess their decision.

United States Department of Agriculture Spokesperson, David Sacks, said in an email to The Badger Herald the letter sent by former UW Veterinarian Richard Brown on Friday “may lead to another focused inspection or re-evaluation.”

The letter was sent in response to USDA’s clear inspection

report to PETA’s complaint of alleged unethical cat research violations, Brown said.

The letter denoted specific protocol violations, in addition to Brown’s firsthand experience with the university throughout the case.

According to the letter, Brown was in communication with various divisions of the university regarding his concerns and was the “only veterinarian to file a minority opinion from this institution.”

According to Sacks, Brown’s letter appeared to provide the USDA with additional information, previously unknown during the time of original inspection.

However, Director of the Research Animal Resource Center Eric Sandgren said he found no new details after reviewing the letter.

“I don’t know what is new information

here,” Sandgren said.

“When I look at this, I don’t see any new information.”

In addition to not finding any original content in the letter, Sandgren also said some of the letter contained inaccurate information regarding Brown’s communication with the university.

According to the letter, Brown informed both the UW School of Medicine and Public Health Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and asked the USDA to review the minutes recorded.

However, according to Sandgren, upon archival search, no such evidence is currently found.

“Without the evidence, there is no support,” Sandgren said. “There was an exceptionally strong review, very focused on the surgical

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Logan’s Madtown Restaurant and Bar is facing two complaints for violating alcohol policy, as it sold over its 50 percent threshold for alcohol sales.

Logan’s faces uncertain future with alcohol license Molly McCall City Life Editor Logan’s Madtown Restaurant and Bar will face two complaints for revocation at the Alcohol License Review Committee meeting this Wednesday, which could spell the beginning of the end for the establishment Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the City Attorney’s Office filed two complaints for revocation after the Madison

Police Department received the failed audit.

Alcohol Policy Coordinator Mark Woulf said MPD requested an audit to determine what percentages in revenues the bar was making, comparing food and alcohol sales. Woulf said the results, which are from this past year, came back at 67 percent alcohol.

Assistant City Attorney Jennifer Zilavy said Logan’s is located in the Alcohol License

Density Ordinance, which requires Logan’s to meet the definition of a restaurant by selling 50 percent or less in alcohol.

Woulf said Logan’s will make its initial appearance to enter a plea at the meeting Wednesday.

The committee will then select three members to form a subcommittee that will attend the first hearing in the next

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Woman attacked on Monroe Street Molly McCall City Life Editor

PLAY ON Members of the University of Wisconsin Marching band play on State Street in an appearance sponsored by Noodles & Company.

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City representatives speak on budgets Molly McCall City Life Editor Two representatives from the city and county government met with University of Wisconsin students Monday to discuss their respective 2013 budgets and their impact on the city and campus community.

Dane County Supervisor Leland Pan, District 5, and Ald. Scott Resnick,

District 8, both represent UW student districts at the county and city level and spoke on topics including student safety, transportation and homelessness.

Resnick spoke on the city budget, which at $266 million is much smaller than the county budget, which sits at $500 million. <p>He said $108 million will be allocated for the Madison Fire Department

and the Madison Police Department in the budget, and $50,000 has been proposed for police overtime on campus.

Resnick noted $100,000 will add more cameras in the downtown area and added approximately 72 new pedestrian lights have already been installed.

Library Mall, which has been under construction in various places for 10 years, will also receive $500,000

for planning a multimillion dollar project, he added.

Resnick also added that the Metro fare is increasing from $2 to $2.25. This may not affect students as much as the student bus pass increase from $1.15 to $1.25 for the 80 buses, he said.

Resnick said this will not affect the 80 or 81 routes

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Madison police are looking for suspects in an alleged sexual assault that took place early Saturday morning.

According to a Madison Police Department statement, the incident occurred in an alley behind the 1800 block of Monroe Street.

According to the statement, the victim, age 21, lost consciousness after the three men pushed her to the ground.

The statement said she

believes she may have been sexually assaulted between 3:00 a.m. and 3:30 a.m.

Saturday morning. The statement said she was walking home after socializing with friends near State Street.

MPD Spokesperson Joel DeSpain said the police were contacted around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.

The statement said there are three suspects, all white males.

The victim said there was one suspect who had a

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Go Big Read author presents on art, literature Julia Skulstad Campus Life Editor The author of the this year’s Go Big Read selection spoke about her book as well as her experiences combining research and art at Union South Monday evening.

Lauren Redniss, author of Radioactive, said she wanted to talk about the book itself and also about the story

behind the story.

Redniss said she started telling stories combining research, reporting, artwork and design several years ago when she began contributing op-art pieces to the New York Times.

In her talk, Redniss shared examples of her pieces, including one she did shortly after 9/11. Another depicted a unit of World War II camouflage painters

composed of gay men to address debates of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell law.

“These op-art pieces combine oral history and on-location drawing, to look at issues in the news in hopefully unexpected ways,” Redniss said.

She said as she worked on these op-art pieces, much of the story-behind-thestory details were left out “in order to make the piece

fit for a relatively, limited, black-and-white space in a newspaper.”

Redniss said she was looking for a format where she could highlight details and work in color. For these reasons, she said she decided to write a book.

She also spoke on her first book titled Century Girl that documented the life

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Fight outside Osaka Bar leads to arrest Madison Police report altercation early Sunday morning resulting in battery charges and 2 citations Molly McCall City Life Editor A fight at a bar on the 500 block of State Street resulted in one arrest and two citations Sunday morning, according to Madison police.

According to a MPD statement, the fight occurred at 1:33 a.m. at Osaka Bar. The suspects are all male, age 21 and from Madison.

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one arrest for battery and disorderly conduct, while they issued two citations were for disorderly conduct. The statement said police responded after citizens reported seeing men fighting outside.

“The disturbance began between the arrested suspect and a woman in the bar,” MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said.

According to the statement, the suspect is accused of punching several employees.

DeSpain said people were trying to get the suspect out of the bar after the melee when more punches were thrown.

He said a few of the main suspect’s friends got involved when the fight ended up outside on the street.

“The fight was over when police got there,” DeSpain said.

The statement said the bar manager closed the nightclub after the incident.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said he requested Osaka Bar be included in the Alcohol License Review Committee walk-along tour which took place Friday night.

Last summer, Verveer separated Osaka’s license renewal for ALRC consideration due to concerns he heard from neighbors regarding noise complaint. He said this incident occurred just 24 hours after ALRC toured the restaurant and

nightclub.

Verveer also said Osaka tends to attract people that have been engaged in fights.

“This isn’t the only fight that has occurred at Osaka over the last year,” Verveer said.

Verveer said he plans on asking police if they find it appropriate to have a conversation with management, and he said he will reach out to management himself to talk about the incident.

SSFC hears presentations from two groups Badger Catholic asks for reduced funding in next year’s budget, MEChA proposes increase in budget hearing Allison Johnson Reporter A committee of student government began its first round of budget hearings for the 2013-2014 fiscal year at its meeting Monday, hearing presentations from two student organizations.

The Student Services Finance Committee heard budget proposals from Movimiento Estudantil Chicano de Aztlán and Badger Catholic.

The presentations from the student organizations addressed any adjustments to the budgets from the previous fiscal year.

Badger Catholic finance chair Nicholas Checker said he did not think it would be right to ask for an increase in funds during these economically difficult times.

“We are a fiscally responsible organization,” he said.

Badger Catholic reduced its requested budget through the elimination of several paid positions and the adjustment of several expenses in programming.

The group is looking to be more responsible with certain aspects of its funding, Checker said.

Checker also said one of the most significant changes requested in the proposal is the elimination of the bookkeeping position. He said he felt the overlap between the duties of the bookkeeper and other positions could be absorbed by other positions within the organization.

SSFC Rep. Sarah Neibart expressed concern about previous overspending on printing expenses

in the previous fiscal year, considering the organization had proposed a reduction in that expense for the upcoming year.

Checker said the reduction was made because the organization felt they could be more responsible with printing expenses. He said the overspending was due to lax bookkeeping and miscommunication.

“The most difficult thing to budget for is salaries, [since] that’s what’s fluctuates the most,” Checker said.

He also said Badger Catholic did not foresee any overspending or underspending because they have budgeted effectively.

During the meeting, MEChA proposed a budget increase from the 2011-

2012 fiscal year. The main proposed increases arose from the need for new nonrental equipment.

MEChA representatives expressed the need for new multimedia equipment to aid its direct services.

MEChA representative Nurys Uceta said they wanted to extend their CulturArte program to digital media through the purchase of a digital camera, Adobe software and a new projector.

“We need a projector so we don’t keep renting from the libraries,” Uceta said.

Uceta said they cannot always rely on the libraries for projectors. She said MEChA does its workshops through media, so their need for this equipment is necessary.

MEChA also expanded its budget to include

changes to paid positions in the organization. They now have separate positions for a CulturArte coordinator and facilitators during the academic year and summer, Uceta said.

Uceta emphasized the importance of funds for these positions.

“Summer is when most of our planning happens,” she said. “[It’s] where we are able to create a better program for the academic year.”

When asked if MEChA saw potential for over or under spending, Uceta said only the programming that is not planned ahead has the potential to be underspent on.

The final budget decisions for Badger Catholic and MEChA will be made at the SSFC meeting on Thursday.

DOA audit shows largest Rainy Day Fund deposit ever In annual fiscal report, department says state will contribute $108.7 million to fund geared toward future savings Meghan Zernick

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State Politics Editor The Department of Administration released its annual fiscal report showing Wisconsin will deposit the largest amount into its Rainy Day Fund in state history, according to a statement from the DOA. According to 2009 Legislative Fiscal Bureau publication, the rainy day fund was created in 1985 after the early 1980s recession. The purpose of the fund is for the state to have money set aside for times of low economic growth in the future.

This year, the state of Wisconsin will contribute $108.7 million to the Rainy Day Fund, and this is the first time that the state has contributed to the fund in consecutive

years, according to the DOA statement.

The statement said at the end of the 2012 fiscal year, Wisconsin had a surplus of $342.1 million. The surplus is $50.5 million above the projected surplus of $291.6 million, according to the annual fiscal report.

The annual fiscal report said a major percentage of state tax collections are still used for local school districts, municipalities and counties.

“Under Governor Walker’s leadership, Wisconsin will make the largest deposit to our rainy day fund in state history. We continue to manage the state budget to be good stewards of the taxpayers’ money to put the state on sound fiscal ground for future generations,” DOA

Secretary Mike Huebsch said in the statement.

According to Nathan Conrad, spokesperson for the Republican Party of

‘The benefit is that it can provide a cushion against future unforeseen downturns in the economy.”

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Wisconsin, the deposit to the fund shows just how well Gov. Scott Walker’s reforms are working in Wisconsin.

This development should go a long way in showing the voters

of Wisconsin just how important and what an impact fiscal sanity makes on the state level, Conrad said in an email to The Badger Herald.

“With the November election just 21 days away, reforms like these are needed on the federal level as well,” Conrad added in his email. “We can expect to see fiscal sanity return to Washington if we stand united behind the Romney/Ryan ticket and bring them to the White House on November 6.”

David Canon, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin said he thinks it is a great idea to build up the Rainy Day Fund.

Historically, Wisconsin has not been very good about putting any money in this fund, Canon said.

“The benefit is that it can provide a cushion against future unforeseen downturns in the economy. However, the disadvantage is that such a large amount is being put into the account when Wisconsin has such a weak economy,” Canon said in an email to The Badger Herald. “It might make more sense to put some of that money back into the economy.”

Conrad also said Wisconsin has had one of the slowest rates of job growth in the past two years of any state in the nation.

The DOA did not return calls,nor did the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.

One Wisconsin Now and Common Cause Wisconsin declined to comment.

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State No. 2 for third party spending in Senate race FEC data shows Wisconsin high on list, with $21 million spent Jake Ebben Reporter Wisconsin is ranked second in the nation in terms of third party spending in the upcoming senatorial elections, according to Federal Election Committee data.

With the election just weeks away, both candidates have received money from Political Action Committees and organizations outside of the state of Wisconsin.

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin spent more money than former Governor Tommy Thompson, the report said.

According to the data, spending from outside parties on the election has exceeded $21 million with Thompson and Baldwin’s current totals almost tied at just over $10 million each. The biggest spenders so far this year include Crossroads GPS, Americans for Prosperity and each party’s respective senatorial campaign committees.

Donald Downs, a professor of political science and journalism at University of Wisconsin, said television is an important part of a campaign candidate’s visibility.

“I think that campaign spending in general has an effect on the public and in terms of dollars

LOGAN’S, from 1 couple of weeks.

Verveer said this is important because this is the first time the city is revoking a liquor license from an establishment that is a bona fide restaurant.

“It’s my understanding that this is the first one since the ordinance has been in place,” Woulf said when asked how many restaurants/bars have been filed for revocation.

“It’s hard to say what will happen.”

If Logan’s is not shut down, they could receive a lesser punishment ranging from 3-90 days of suspension, Woulf said. He added the subcommittee can also decide to not do anything at all to penalize the restaurant.

Zilavy said a hearing will be scheduled at the meeting. The subcommittee will make the decision after the hearing and forward it to ALRC for a final vote.

Verveer said ALRC will be acting as a judge and jury to decide Logan’s outcome.

If the City Attorney and Logan’s cannot reach an agreement, there will be a hearing before ALRC where evidence will be presented

PETA, from 1 records, which was part of the investigation already.”

Sandgren also added although Brown was associated with the cat research, he was not the “principle,” but rather one of many who worked mainly as an on-call veterinarian during this specific research project.

In both an interview with The Badger Herald and in his letter to the USDA, Brown vocalized the alleged research violations were “an act

ATTACK, from 1 gun, DeSpain said.

“Right now, we are talking to her and trying to verify the details of what she said happened,” DeSpain said.

DeSpain said MPD often brings in a police sketch artist to composite

spent, the more time a candidate has to spend on television in order to get their message out to the masses does make a dramatic difference in how they are viewed,” Downs said.

Downs also pointed out there is much

“I think that campaign spending in general has an effect on the public and in terms of dollars spent, the more time a candidate has to spend on television in order to get their message out to the masses does make a dramatic difference.”

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more money going into this year’s senatorial campaigning than in the 2010 election between then-state Senator Russ Feingold and current Senator Ron Johnson.

According to Downs, several factors contribute to this.

“In this election, you have two new people running and it’s an election year,” Downs said.

With the presidential and senatorial elections happening around the same date, Downs said people are going to be more aware of what

is going on and show more interest about the election at the state level.

Another important aspect to take account for, according to Downs, is that Wisconsin is a vital battleground state.

“Both parties are concerned in getting control of the Senate, as they are in all swing states,” Downs said.

As for the side effects of such an intense campaign, Downs said he sees increasing negativity of the campaign advertisements as having different effects on different people.

Downs said for certain individuals, negative advertisements will turn them off. But he said for others, that is what will convince them. Nathan Conrad, Republican Party of Wisconsin spokesperson, also expressed the importance of Wisconsin as a swing state.

“The U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin is one of the number of targeted senate campaign’s nationwide,” Conrad said.

Conrad also said he believes that the amount of money that is put forward into campaigns can drastically affect the way a candidate is viewed.

According to Conrad, this is possibly why current frontrunner Baldwin is leading Thompson by a slim margin in recent polls.

“Congresswoman Baldwin had a large head start due to her lack of a primary and was able to put out a number of campaign ads,” Conrad said.

from each side, he added.

The ALRC will make a recommendation to the City Council, who will have the ultimate say, Verveer said. The earliest the decision will be made is early December, he said.

Until then, Logan’s will be able to operate freely, he added.

Previously, MPD and the City Attorney could request an audit of an alcohol establishment on their own, Verveer said. Due to what happened to Logan’s, the City Council approved an ordinance that only allows ALRC to request an audit at the last council meeting.

One previous similar example of a restaurant that was shut down for similar violations was the restaurant Quinton’s, formerly located in the building Chaser’s now occupies, he said.Quinton’s violated a condition on their liquor license, Verveer added. He said the difference between Quinton’s and Logan’s is the City Attorney and ALRC’s decision to suspend Logan’s liquor license, but not completely revoke it.

“The suggestion from MPD is that Logan’s receive the death penalty and be shut down,” Verveer said.

BUDGETS, from 1 this year or next year, but it will in future years.

Mayor Paul Soglin is proposing cuts in overtime for campus move out, which includes the extra city cleanup staff. Resnick said he is pushing for this to be included in the budget.

Resnick also addressed moped parking as another issue affecting students, but one that is not included in the budget. He said mopeds are currently considered bicycles, but that will change this coming spring.

“The entire issues stems from the moped cluster outside Grand Central,” Resnick said.

“Safety is an issue.”

A moped subcommittee created an ordinance that will cover the entire city, he said.

Resnick said the area between the sidewalk and street is not legal, but the sidewalk to the building is legal in most cases.

Pan said buses, an important issue for students, are not addressed at the county

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This year’s Go Big Read author, Lauren Redniss speaks to the crowd at Monday’s event. Redniss highlighted her path to being an author.

GO BIG READ, from 1 of a woman who danced on Broadway.

She said at the time when she started the book, the woman was 99 years old.

“Upon completing Century Girl, which was a story in many ways about performance and spectacle and was printed on shiny paper, I wanted to go in the opposite direction,” Redniss said. “I decided to tell a story about interior lives and invisible forces.”

Redniss also spoke to her Go Big Read selection, Radioactive, which she said is about the interplay between the text and the artwork.

Redniss said the book looks beyond the lives and romances of Marie and Pierre Curie, who discovered radium and polonium and coined the term “radioactivity.” She said it flashes forward in time to look at the modern day repercussions of their work.

Redniss said as part of her creative process she went

level, however the county has leeway on spending on lakes.

“We [the county] are extremely limited compared to others,” Pan said regarding budget leeway.

As for the issue of homelessness in Madison, Pan said half of the $500 million county budget is going towards health and human services, which includes homeless shelters.

Pan said $50,000 is being proposed for a temporary homeless shelter.

Currently the site is yet to be determined, but he said a location on Wright Street near the airport and a location on East Washington Avenue are two options.

He said the location on East Washington is “much more convenient” due to the prominence of homeless people in the State Street area.

“I agree that the ultimate solution to homelessness is housing,” he said. “We can’t just sit around and wait so pushing for funding is incredibly important. It’s the moral thing to do.”

that led to [his] leaving UW-Madison.”

However, Sangdren emphasized Brown was not fired, but rather resigned from his position. He added there has been very little turnaround in the veterinarian department.

Only one veterinarian, who was not affiliated with the RARC, was fired many years ago.

Sandgren also added PETA’s complaints were based on the 2008 protocol, which has since been updated for 2012.

Although PETA Spokesperson Justin Goodman said the change in protocol does not “negate the fact that it was wrong” at the time of research, Sandgren maintains the university was never in the wrong.

Even with the old protocol, Sandgren said the veterinarian team “did the best they could” and “were trying extremely hard to treat the animals” especially in response to claims about chronic bacteria.

According to Sacks,

the USDA has taken the matter into consideration and will approach the development seriously.

“At USDA, we take all matters involving the Animal Welfare Act very seriously, so we will look into this matter further and will decide on the most appropriate course of action,” Sacks said.

“Ensuring the welfare of the animals we regulate is at the heart of everything we do.”

The university has not released a statement, Sandgren said.

a sketch of the suspects.

MPD has also taken action in such a case that has potential forensic evidence to verify that sexual assault occurred.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said he was shocked when he read the report. He said this is not where things like

that happen in Madison, except in the rarest forms.

The fact that there were three suspects and one with a gun is such a rare occurrence, he said.

“It goes without saying that it’s an unspeakable crime,” he said. “It is so rare that I’m sure police are making [solving] it a

tremendous priority.”

Verveer also said sexual assault is a “huge problem” in the community.

MPD urges anyone who saw suspicious individuals in this area around 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m.

Saturday to call the South Police District.

to Hiroshima, Japan and viewed historical sites and monuments and interviewed survivors of the atomic bomb dropped on the city in 1945.

“I like to think that on some level, by going out and doing reporting, by making observations that on some level that feeling, that kind of poetic mystery seeps into the book,” Redniss said.

UW Junior Sara Hatzenbeller, who attended the event, said she thought Redniss did a very good job explaining how her artwork paired conjunctively with the text.

“I think it was something most people were curious about. My questions were answered and I learned many new things as well about her views on abstract art and subliminal storytelling,” Hatzenbeller said. “It was very benefical.”

Interim Chancellor David Ward said he chose Radioactive as this year’s Go Big Read book because he thought it was an

extraordinary book that is striking and impossible to put down.

Ward said more than 90 courses are using Radioactive in this semester, ranging from English to Biology classes.

“Her work is the definition of innovation and with Radioactive, she stayed true to her unique vision,” Ward said.

“Giving voice in an entirely new way to a story many of us thought we already knew.”

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EDUCATION Columnists and student advocates on what they see as the most pressing issues facing higher education today.

Technology less visible but more valuable Nathaniel Olson Columnist Education is a constantly changing field. Regardless of what the US News and World Report rankings would have you believe, the places where you can get a quality education are constantly shifting as academic institutions adapt to new technologies, trends and pressures.

This phenomenon is not just true of the United States.

According to the Economist, just a few decades ago, children in Afghanistan were taught basic arithmetic with problems like this one: “One group of mujahideen attack 50 Russian soldiers. In that attack 20 Russians were killed. How many Russians fled?” Today, some Afghan classrooms are equipped with computers and internet

access. But you probably couldn’t Google the answer to the above word problem; just subtract.

Historical anecdotes aside, the dynamic nature of the modern world is forcing schools to offer fresh, innovative services at a competitive price. This is a good thing — students should demand more bang for their buck and pressuring schools to provide materials that complement their lessons.

In many respects, the University of Wisconsin has been able to keep pace with these changes. It has updated its websites, offered a variety of online educational opportunities and expanded the amount and variety of technological resources that students can check out at the library. On the second floor of Helen C. White, for example, you can check out a

MacBook, a digital camera or a video camera.

Although these services are useful, they are but the tip of the iceberg in terms of potential. For example, here at the UW, the Department of Family Medicine is rethinking the way it teaches hands-on concepts, like avoiding hazards in a home visit by simulating the experience via computer.

According to a recent press release, students will be able to “learn at their pace and repeat the experience until comfortable with the material and to identify all the 45 hazards, such as rug trip hazard, expired food and medicine. In the future, it can be rolled out to teach firefighters, social workers, emergency responders and even parents who want to child-proof their home.”

But smarter infrastructure

does not just mean flashy computer programs or nifty gadgets. While these things are often useful, there may be even more cost-effective ways to provide learning opportunities. Online education, something as simple as watching a lecture from your couch, is becoming easier to create and access.

George Mason University economics professors Alex Tabarrok and Tyler Cowen recently launched a new website that seeks to provide a basic education in development economics to thousands of people that cannot afford today’s tuition prices. Their website provides lectures, quizzes and user-submitted content that add up to around 45-hours of educational material.

Although the website is hardly a substitute for a diverse college curriculum,

it is a fantastic supplement to anyone learning about the developing world, economic history or public policy.

On a campus as liberal as this one, I doubt anyone will contest the argument that infrastructure development is important. It is essential both to recruit new students and to reassure current students that the administration is taking note of dilapidated equipment and facilities. Buildings as large and glamorous as 333 East Campus Mall and the new Chazen Art Museum overwhelm us with their sheer scale and architectural magnificence. They can even get the university quality press in lauded publications such as the New York Times.

But there are other arguably more important forms of infrastructure development that tend to

be overshadowed — literally and figuratively — by this university’s never-ending construction projects. Yes, new buildings are often both big and beautiful, but they don’t contribute to efficient, cost-effective learning in the same way a program designed to teach students basic math or foreign language skills does.

I’m afraid some of the ways that this university spends its money are overly cosmetic — they are the educational equivalent of putting new rims on a car. Let’s replace the engine instead and give our students more MPG. Then they might have money left over for non-metaphorical fuel.

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

Growing loan bubble presents serious problem Aaron Loudenslager Columnist The student loan bubble is growing bigger and bigger, and there will come a point when it bursts just like the housing bubble did in 2008.

The result will be economic chaos and turmoil for millions of Americans. To stop this economic bubble from bursting and to give every American access to affordable higher education, Congress and our Wisconsin state legislature need to take action.

Some economists argue that there is no bubble, insisting that rising tuition for students is the result of lower higher education appropriations from state legislatures and Congress.

There is definitely merit in this claim.

According to a Demos report titled “The Great Cost Shift,” aggregate state appropriations for higher

education were $65.1 billion in 1990-1991 and only $75.6 billion by 2010-2011. Simply to provide the same relative amount of higher education funding per full-time public student, states would have had to appropriate almost $102 billion to higher education. This amount is 35.3 percent more than the $75.6 billion states appropriated in 2010-2011.

I wholeheartedly agree the cost of education has been shifted from state legislatures and Congress to the individual student, and that this is hurting students. The negative impact on students is illustrated by the fact that, according to The Atlantic, student loan debt grew by 511 percent between 1999 and 2011. In addition, USA Today reported in 2010 that 19 percent of households had either “outstanding student debt” or “loans in deferment” and “among households headed by someone younger

than 35, a record 40 percent [owed] student debt.”

Yes, cost shifting has played a major role in the higher education debt crisis — but this doesn’t mean that the higher education bubble doesn’t exist. Economic bubbles occur when the market prices of goods do not reflect their true value.

This occurred in the housing mortgage market before the Great Recession.

Housing mortgages were sold to consumers.

Then, the mortgages were securitized into collateralized debt obligations and sold to Wall Street investors. The demand for CDOs on Wall Street artificially inflated the price of houses. When largely unregulated and complex CDOs collapsed in 2008, housing market values plummeted.

There were signs of a housing bubble before it burst. Today, there are signs of a higher education bubble

that is also bound to burst.

In a 2007 speech Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke said, “The rate of serious delinquencies has risen notably for subprime mortgages with adjustable rates, reaching nearly 16 percent in August; roughly triple the recent low in mid2005.” This 2007 increase in delinquencies is analogous to the increase in the number of students in outstanding debt or deferment that we see today.

Our political leaders must not allow another economic bubble to burst — they must take decisive action. But what actions are they to take?

Gov. Scott Walker exempted the University of Wisconsin System from a $66 million cut in August, but kept the $250 million in funding cuts in the current budget.

This is simply not the way to create more jobs in Wisconsin nor is it the way to help students obtain an affordable

higher education.

State funding for UWMadison “declined 8 percent between 2002 and 2010,” according to a report from the National Science Board. This trend is occurring nationwide.

Unless it wants nearly 20 percent of students to end up with outstanding student loan debt or to be in default, our state legislature must make adequately funding higher education in Wisconsin an essential priority.

I realize that Wisconsin, like many states, has many funding priorities and that funding education with limited revenues can be difficult. That is why the federal government needs to intervene as well and fix the student loan debt crisis.

The Student Loan Forgiveness Act would help students by capping payments on federal student loans to 10 percent of discretionary income each month. After consistent payments for

10 years, up to $45,000 in student debt would be forgiven. The Act would also offer federal student loan forgiveness for students who participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program after five years instead of 10. Unfortunately the act has not been passed in Congress.

Where should our political leaders find the money for funding higher education, you ask? There are many ways to find tax revenue at the federal level, such as closing tax loopholes that benefit corporations, eliminating federal subsidies and taxing financial derivatives on Wall Street. One thing is clear — our politicians must fund higher education. It is ultimately up to students to pressure their leaders for this funding.

Aaron Loudenslager (loudenslager@wisc.edu) is a first year law student.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Low income students deserve high quality schools As most people know, there is an undeniable link between the quality of education that a student receives and his or her social class. For obvious reasons, lower class children are not receiving high quality education, whereas middle and upper class children continue to have successful schooling experiences.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2010 more than one in five children lived in poverty.

Children, whether they are rich or poor, are required by law to attend school until they are 16 years old.

Attending school while struggling to survive can be

extremely difficult for these lower class children. They may be homeless, starving and extremely tired when they enter school each morning.

Coping with other problems during the day interferes with these students’ ability to concentrate in school. How responsible are teachers for teaching these children, whose basic needs are not being fulfilled?

Part of the responsibility can be put on the teachers, and one could argue that it is a teacher’s job to teach under any circumstance.

However, it is almost impossible for these

children to go to school and learn when they are thinking about when they will get their next meal and where they will sleep the subsequent night. In addition, many schools do not provide adequate resources to assist teachers who deal with these problems, and the teachers are left for themselves.

So, maybe the teachers should shoulder some of the blame. But what about the parents? It is also their liability to fully provide for their children.

Unfortunately, about 15 percent of the U.S. population today is poor, and children who are born

into poor families are likely to grow up to be poor as well. If we really want to provide an equal education, the government needs to help these people get out of poverty and end the poverty cycle. In this way, children can grow up and receive a high quality education like their upper and middle class peers.

Fortunately, the government has implemented a few programs to combat poverty and provide poor children with a quality education — but none have been proven to be substantially effective.

These programs include initiatives such as Head

Start, which provides lowincome children with formal education before entering kindergarten. This program has been very popular and has grown over the years, but recently there has been speculation about its effectiveness.

In addition, The No Child Left Behind Act places responsibility on the schools, and demands student test scores to make “Adequate Yearly Progress” in order for schools to receive funding. It also calls for all students to be at 100 percent proficiency by 2014 — which is unrealistic, considering the many other variables that affect the quality of a

student’s education, such as social class.

The problem with social class and education is that there will probably always be a poor class, for it is an almost inevitable part the U.S. economy. Education needs to be a team effort -- schools, teachers and the government need to work together in order to deal with this issue. The focus of reform must be on the children, and every child needs to be able to receive a quality education.

Jaime Ropski is a member of Students for Education Reform.

She is a sophomore majoring in education.

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The ‘FOB’ (pictured above) may be the flagship sandwich, but Full of Bull serves doesn’t shy away from non-roast beef options.

With Taco Bell and KFC out of the ring, Full of Bull takes over Kevin Kousha ArtsEtc. Staff Writer Some people were sad to see Taco Bell go.

For many, the memories were nauseating at best, but a certain die-hard group of fast food lovers lamented the loss of the State Street franchise.

Another casualty, too, was Kentucky Fried Chicken. Most people, however, were perfectly happy to see the fast food chains go.

Madisonians have

been spoiled. With so many restaurants to choose from, Colonel Sanders could hardly put up a fight. A Doritos Locos Taco was clearly no match for the other options, which are, in many cases, only a few steps away. As the two restaurants closed, people began to wonder what would

take their place.

Restaurant owners, with their eatery already established elsewhere in Madison, clearly had their eyes on the location.

Full of Bull may seem new to many University of Wisconsin students.

In fact, it’s been around a few months, although it opened in the summer

when most Badgers were away. Taco Bell and KFC shared a dingy exterior and posters on the windows covering much of the view.

Full of Bull has open windows, and a clean, bright interior. To the observer, it looks like it opened yesterday.

Full of Bull is more than just red meat, but it certainly centers around sandwiches.

Beyond them, there are a variety of sides and desserts.

The sides range from more conventional choices, like fries, to pizza rolls and mozzarella sticks.

Their desserts start with a base of frozen custard.

The restaurant, with its sandwiches, sides and desserts, benefits from variety. This is not Chipotle where every dish is effectively a variant of the next.

Every sandwich was clearly considered piece by piece, and even the bun varies depending on what type of sandwich is ordered.

With the appetizers, some options feel out of place on the menu. But with the sandwiches, the variety makes each one its own and can provide a solid amount of choice. The result is distinctive.

As opposed to a normal sandwich shop, there’s a sort of understood assumption

that each sandwich is made completely, not in modular parts.

While they can be fiddled around with at the customer’s request, they’re best left as they are. Each sandwich’s uniqueness and range of flavors is certainly a distinguishing factor of the restaurant.

Compared to other State Street eateries catering to a collegesized budget, Full of Bull falls slightly on the pricey side, given what Badgers have come to expect. A combo meal typically runs a little over $10, and the portions are hearty, but certainly not excessive.

The difference between other competitors, though, is a matter of a few dollars per meal. Full of Bull is also challenging a convention of similar eateries on State. Most restaurants leave the dessert to the various ice cream shops and confectioners dotting the street or provide unimpressive offerings like cookies to tack on to the end of the meal. Full of Bull offers custards for students looking for an aftermeal indulgence. Much like the sandwich options, the custards offer a substantial range of choice both in flavor and format.

One of the curious

facets of State Street is the uniformity of its shops and restaurants.

There are maybe half a dozen cafes, multiple ice cream and frozen yogurt locations, three or four places to get a burrito, etc. Yet another restaurant opening on State Street seems unlikely, even if it’s replacing two old ones.

Regardless, Full of Bull offers frozen custard, a dessert that appears to be universally loved by Wisconsinites. While sandwiches are the centerpiece, it might be that many of their customers come to the restaurant looking for a familiar taste that is surprisingly hard to find near campus.

Full of Bull isn’t using a radically different formula to try and find success, but there are a few unique characteristics that just might give it the edge it needs to make some elbow room in an already restaurant-saturated location. Hopefully, UW students — maybe even the ones mourning the loss of Colonel Sanders — are wishing that a restaurant doesn’t live up to its name.

Full of Bull is located at 534 State St. For hours and menu, visit www.fullofbullroastbeef. com.

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Look no further to find quality sushi in Madison From China to Japan to Madison, plenty of downtown venues to satisfy raw fish appetite Ben Cox ‘Chew on This’ Columnist I love sushi. While it may not be everyone’s favorite, I consider sushi to be the ultimate eating experience.

The unique textures and tastes in each roll form a playground for the senses.

But while sushi’s popularity has been steadily rising in the United States, there is a big misconception about sushi that often gets overlooked.

This “Japanese” delicacy actually originated in China.

As early as 400 BC in China, raw fish was kept in rice so that the natural fermentation process of the rice preserved the fish.

Then, months later, when the fish was eaten, the rice was discarded. It wasn’t until 1,000 years later that the tradition was introduced in Japan. Preferring to eat the rice with the fish, Japanese people began to eat the preserved fish before the fermentation was over, when the fish was partially raw and the rice still had some flavor; sushi, as we know it today, was born.

History aside, sushi is one of the healthier meals out there. Between the nori (seaweed), the rice, the fish and whatever veggies are added to the roll, it’s hard

to find a more balanced meal. The only problem with my passion for sushi is that the fish come from the ocean, and I live in Wisconsin. While we may give Minnesota a run for their money on the lake front, the nearest ocean is quite far away. This means that the sushi you’ll find in Madison could be a letdown.

But with that in mind, I want to include a rundown of the sushi places in Madison that I frequent and what makes them great.

Restaurant Muramoto Restaurant Muramoto has two locations in Madison (King Street off Capital Square and Hilldale Mall) and features my favorite sushi in the city. The

freshness is unbeatable as is the quality of ingredients. I go to Muramoto for the lunch special. On any weekday during lunch, you can get the chef’s choice of three rolls of sushi (one from each of three tiers of complexity) for only $10 (If you go to the King Street location, you can pick your rolls for $12). It can be pricey if you go for dinner, but it’s well worth it.

Located at 225 King St. Wasabi Located on State Street right off the University of Wisconsin campus, Wasabi is a close second to Restaurant Muramoto for me. The deciding factor was Muramoto’s lunch special.

Having said that, Wasabi is fantastic, and if you’re

looking for a dinner spot, the choice between Wasabi and Muramoto is a toss-up. I usually go with a friend and split about five rolls.

Located at 449 State St. Takara Japanese Restaurant Popular among college students as a destination for sake bombs, Takara is also on State Street, only a block away from Wasabi, with another location on Whitney Way. I consider Takara to be on a slightly lower tier than Wasabi and Muramoto, but I still go to Takara frequently because of the prices. They, too, feature a lunch special for $13, but you can pick any three rolls you want (specialty rolls included) and it comes with a choice of

salad or miso soup.

Located at 315 State St. Edo Japanese Restaurant Last on my list of sushi restaurants is Edo Japanese Restaurant. Edo features two Madison locations as well, with one on South Park Street and another on Monona Drive. I don’t go to Edo for a sit-down meal (as I’d probably go to one of the other three restaurants listed), but for take-out instead. Edo is great for takeout with fast and convenient service.

Located at 532 South Park St. Questions? Comments?

Concerns? Did I leave a great Madison sushi restaurant off my list? Let me know!

Historical movie bends facts, but still entertains Affleck directs, stars in darkly humorous film set in Cold War Spencer Semonson ArtsEtc. Writer Ben Affleck (“The Town”) released his third directorial film, plunging those old enough to remember into nostalgia, while edifying others on the feuding nations and realities of the Iran Hostage Crisis during the Cold War. Affleck stars as Tony Mendez, a disheveled CIA agent with a shaggy haircut and a flippant backstory.

The film shifts between historical fiction and thrilling caper, with Affleck portraying a steelyeyed spy, a confident and reserved escapist.

The film covers a touchy time in American history, as it centers on the Iran Hostage Crisis. Six embassy employees escape into the streets in hiding. Then in comes Tony Mendez, a

seasoned operative of the CIA and the only one capable of saving lives in a time of public outcry.

The main premise of the film strikes interest immediately: Mendez must secretly promote and create a sci-fi film and smuggle out the escapees with fake Canadian passports purporting that they are a film crew scouting locations in Tehran. He succeeds with the help of a monster makeup expert and a washed up producer. Besides being thrillingly entertaining, it’s surprising to note the level of historical accuracy that went into the making of this film.

The soundtrack is even a nostalgic throwback.

Much of this was meant to look and feel like a 1970s political thriller. Not only did Affleck think hard about the film’s progression, but also it’s texture, including using ‘70s-style filming techniques when recreating scenes from real events, like a public hanging by crane and the organization of readings to the press. The historical

framing and attention to detail were very specific — even the casting nailed the look of the characters.

Some amazing choices included John Goodman (“ParaNorman”) as an Oscar winning makeup artist, Bryan Cranston (“Total Recall”) as CIA senior executive, and Alan Arkin (“Little Miss Sunshine”) as a hammy award-winning producer.

Though the premise may seem gimmicky, it never goes over the top. The film is far more about the fear of an entire country gripped in revolution and social unrest than it has anything to do with goofy sub-plots involving aliens and monsters. The violence that centers on the Iranian peoples’ revolt is chillingly cruel and horrific, while being vividly realistic.

The reason this film isn’t the best — or even one of the best films of the year — is because Affleck skews the truth by using false starts again and again. It’s not the facts that are being diverted, but instead

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Bryan Cranston and Ben Affleck turn back time to the Iran Hostage Crisis, where they infiltrate enemy territory posing as a sci-fi film crew. the stakes of the film, heightened by situations that swell with the rise of Alexandre Desplat’s score. The tension keeps building to achingly uncomfortable levels, but it doesn’t grip you — it only heightens fear levels to an anticlimactic plateau. It doesn’t hurt the integrity of the story or diminish the courageous tactical planning of Mendez, the Canadian ambassador or the hostages’ predicament, but it does lose credibility to an

already fantastical story.

The lesser characters are mostly flat and revolve throughout the plot without evolving past any vaguely interesting appeal. Arkin is certainly the most interesting, providing the same shock humor in this film as he did in “Little Miss Sunshine” and “Get Smart.” But Arkin isn’t the only comedic presence in this film.

Dark humor permeates throughout, making for some edgier fare. More often than not, “Argo”

will keep you on the literal edge of your seat, either in anticipation of the characters’ fate or in laughter at the wellplaced humor.

Though it depicts human cruelties and obviously shows a nation strangled by oppression and violence, the film is keen to avoid demonizing Iranians. While the CIA agent’s dialogue and footage from American protesters in the film might suggest otherwise, it’s really

about peace between nations and saving lives.

It’s a taut thriller, as the circumstances of the historical period were actually grim, and not because of the creative liberties Affleck takes with historical events. It’s exciting to see what this actor and sophomoric director will show us next.

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Bielema also noted there are new plays created as the team approaches each game.

“I’m aware of the numbers, but when we’re dealing with our players and kids, they don’t mention anything but the game in front of us,” Bielema said. “[We’re going to] talk about how it’s an Axe game, it’s about the rivalry, it’s Minnesota and we’re playing at home in front of our crowd, but the only number we want is the one at the end with a ‘W.’” Injury updates Bielema said linebacker Ethan Armtrong, who arrived in the locker room on crutches after suffering a late injury against Purdue, does not need surgery.

UW’s head coach did not make it clear whether senior left tackle Ricky Wagner will play this weekend and said redshirt senior offensive lineman Robby Burge, who did not travel to West Lafayette, should be active again Saturday.

STABILITY, from 8 opportunity to play in the 2008 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.

She played in all three games for Canada and led the team in goals with two during the tournament.

Lam-Feist was just still a teenager when she traveled to Chile, and was the youngest member of the Canadian team at 17.

“Representing your country is always an honor, and for me to do that on the international stage when I was 17 years old was an amazing experience,” Lam-Feist said. “I grew up a little bit because I was always traveling with that team as one of the younger players so I kind of got brought in with the older players.”

She also helped bring home the gold medal for Canada at the CONCACAF U-20 Championship in 2008.

A mixture of curiosity and encouragement from teammate Paige Adams served as key in bringing her to Wisconsin.

Adams was one of Lam-Feist’s teammates in Canada.

While going though the recruitment process, Lam-Feist said she first planned to visit several schools. After Adams, who had already committed to the Badgers, told her to add Wisconsin to the list, she arrived at what was then the unknown world of Madison and her decision was quickly over.

“Before I visited, I didn’t know what to expect. I had never really heard of Wisconsin to be honest, I think the campus, you just fall in love with it,” Lam-Feist said.

“After I visited Wisconsin, I was going to visit a bunch of other schools, but I decided and I told my parents I didn’t want to look anywhere else, and Wisconsin is the school for me.”

When not on the soccer field, Lam-Feist is pursuing a double major in life science communication and sociology and can regularly be found at the farmers’ market, one of her favorite spots on campus.

While she doesn’t know exactly where this path will take her, Lam-Feist hopes to continue to play soccer in Canada, most likely for the Vancouver Whitecaps — her summer club team.

“I think after college, I plan to, at least as of now, play after college and pursue that a little bit and postpone reality for as long as I can,” Lam-Feist laughed. “That is the plan as of now — to continue playing after college.”

UW looks to rebound at LaBahn Suffering back-to-back losses for 1st time since 2001, women’s hockey readies for opening game in new arena Matthew Gailani Sports Writer The Badgers’ offense was nowhere to be found last weekend, as the Wisconsin women’s hockey team not only suffered their first two defeats of the season, but were shutout twice on the road against MinnesotaDuluth at AMSOIL Arena.

The 2-0 and 1-0 defeats marked the first time since 2001 that the Badgers (3-2-1, 1-2-1 WCHA) have not managed a single score in back-to-back games. The series also marked the end of a six-game road trip for Wisconsin, one which included games against Minnesota State and Lindenwood.

“The toughest thing in our business is to score goals,” head coach Mark Johnson said at his weekly press conference.

“We were unfortunate this weekend to come away empty-handed both nights. ... Their goalie was good, and we didn’t capitalize on a lot of opportunities, especially on the powerplay.”

What the Badgers did get in Duluth were several difficult breaks.

In Friday’s game, the Bulldogs’ (2-2, 2-2) first goal came off a botched clear that left an open net for UMD forward Brienna Gillanders. The second goal came after a solid poke check from Wisconsin’s goaltender, Alex Rigsby, which sent the puck behind her into the Badgers’ net.

Saturday’s 1-0 defeat was equally disappointing, as UW failed to find a breakthrough despite multiple chances and 25 shots on goal.

As Johnson pointed out, the other problem for the Badgers was the lack of scoring on powerplays.

While the defense looked impressive, thwarting all eight UMD powerplays, the Wisconsin offense was another story. On Friday, the powerplay unit went 0-for-5, as Bulldogs’ goaltender Kayla Black turned aside all 31 shots.

Saturday’s effort was similar as the Badgers yet again failed to

capitalize, finishing 0-for3 on powerplays. Despite their first two losses of the season, UW’s head coach said his team is not panicking.

“Everything’s pretty upbeat; everything’s pretty positive,” Johnson said. “The team has played pretty well.

Unfortunately, we just came away this past weekend with not scoring the goals we needed to win hockey games.”

Instead, they are looking forward to their home opener and the first game ever played at LaBahn Arena. The puck will drop in the brand new 2,400-seat arena Friday at 7 p.m. against Bemidji State, and game two of the series will take place Sunday at 2 p.m.

Located directly behind the Kohl Center, LaBahn Arena is a sign of the growth of the Wisconsin women’s hockey program over the last decade. The program has won four national titles since 2006 and also has six Frozen Four appearances over that period.

In regard to the new

arena and the home opener, Johnson had only high praise.

“The future is bright for the young athletes to get a chance to work out of the facility,” he said. “There’s so many wonderful things about it. Now we get to open it up Friday night. It will be a special week. It will be a special night for the hockey program.”

Some wonder how long it will take to make LaBahn feel like home for the team, as the Badgers posted a 19-2 record at the Kohl Center last year. Johnson noted that the team is beginning to adjust to its new home.

The more we play, obviously, the more comfortable we’ll be,” Johnson said. “But our players, after spending a couple of weeks in the locker room, spending a couple of weeks practicing, those things are starting to come.”

The Badgers will look to start turning their new house into a home against a Bemidji State team they beat in all four games last year, and currently

sits at the bottom of the conference with a 1-3 overall record. However, there is no guarantee Friday’s game will end with a comfortable victory, as the Badgers only escaped the last meeting with a one-goal victory.

But it may take until the first puck drop Friday night for Johnson to fully absorb the changing face of his program.

“I had to pinch myself this morning as I drove down to work,” he said.

“It’s a reality. It hasn’t really hit me yet.”

That’s understandable since the women’s hockey team has called the Kohl Center home since 1998, sharing the venue with the men’s hockey team and both the men’s and women’s basketball teams.

Once the game begins, Johnson believes that the “pinch myself ” mindset will be gone and “reality will be with us Friday night.”

And if they want to open their new arena on a positive note, the Badgers will be needing some goals as well.

Badgers battling through Big Ten play Following weekend split, Waite highlights volleyball’s upcoming matches with Minnesota, Indiana Maya Miller Sports Writer Back from another weekend on the road, the Wisconsin volleyball team leveled out its conference road record to 2-2 after losing in three sets to No. 3 Nebraska Friday and beating a tough Iowa team in a five-set battle Saturday.

Despite the split, head coach Pete Waite, whose team now sits at 15-6 overall, and 3-5 in Big Ten play, was happy with the team’s play and its ability to bounce back.

“We saw some good things coming off the loss, rebounded with a win at Iowa, so I thought that was good,” Waite said at his press conference Monday.

On Friday, the Cornhuskers (14-2, 6-1 Big Ten) demonstrated why they are the third-ranked team in the nation, as they swept the unranked Badgers. The close defeat that Wisconsin suffered in the first-set (25-22)

DANIELS, from 8 after all, single-handedly keep her team in the game.

Instead, by punishing Sinclair for her comments, FIFA essentially chose to support, if not promote, mediocrity in its sport.

After all, aren’t referees paid to make those calls correctly?

Just look at the situation in reverse.

Had Sinclair played poorly in the semifinal game, missing key goal scoring opportunities or

seemed to carry over into the second, as Wisconsin found themselves down early 9-1.

Although the Badgers tried to battle back, the early deficit proved too large to overcome as they lost the second set 25-15. The third set was not any different, as the Cornhuskers closed out the Badgers 25-20.

The game against the Cornhuskers marked the fifth time in six games where Wisconsin has faced a ranked team.

“I think Big Ten conference play is tough,” Waite said. “We have a lot of ranked teams every weekend.”

Despite the tough schedule, Wisconsin bounced back to beat Iowa (10-11, 2-6) with strong individual performances and a dominant fifth set.

After battling back and forth all night, the fifth set opened with a 3-3 tie until the Badgers began to take over, opening up a 9-3 lead off five-straight serves

from sophomore setter Courtney Thomas.

The Badgers closed out the set 15-10, as sophomore outside hitter Ellen Chapman recorded her 20th kill of the night.

Strong play from senior Mary Ording also played a key role in the win over a stingy Hawkeyes team.

Waite commented on the importance of such strong individual performances.

“Ellen Chapman is doing some very good things for us on the outside,” he said.

“Courtney Thomas had a great day on Sunday, Mary Ording in the middle, who you know we put there just this fall really came on this weekend with her offense, so that was really good.”

The Badgers will be looking for their top players to come through as they look ahead to playing at Minnesota (154, 6-2) Wednesday and hosting Indiana (8-12, 0-8) Friday.

Although the Badgers won’t be fighting for an axe against the Gophers, they will be hoping to win the border battle as they face a top 10 team whose new head coach, Hugh McCutcheon, recently served as the U.S. women’s national team coach at the London Olympics.

“He’s in there and he’s doing a good job already,” Waite said of McCutcheon.

“But the program is already well established … Minnesota is very, very strong so it’s going to be a tough environment up there but we’ll be ready to go.”

After the tough road game, Wisconsin will be hoping to win one at home against a struggling Indiana team.

The Badgers will have to work hard to contain junior outside hitter Jordan Haverly, who has led the Hoosiers’ offense for the last two seasons.

Friday also marks the breast cancer awareness match, which holds very

important significance to this Wisconsin team.

“It’s something that is big for our players every year,” Waite said. “They actually talk about it well ahead of time and we often have a guest that sits behind our bench for that match. It’s just so important to raise awareness for everyone and such an important topic for women everywhere. So it’s a big night for us, for the match and for the breast cancer awareness.”

The Badgers have now played half of their conference season and UW’s head coach says they have continued to progress as a team.

“Overall I think we’re very high in blocking and defense in the conference,” Waite said.

“For us in blocking the last few years we’ve been up there in the top half of the conference and now we’re leading the conference so I think that’s really good progress.”

playing bad passes, it is likely that she would have been benched or possibly even dropped from the team.

FIFA’s reaction, while a sign of solidarity with its referees, completely frees the officials from any accountability for their actions. Instead of punishing the referee for her poor refereeing or at least giving her a warning, FIFA made a scapegoat out of Sinclair and didn’t deal with the actual problem.

To put this disciplinary

decision into perspective, you need not look further than English men’s soccer player John Terry, who received a similar four-match ban from the English Football Association a few weeks ago after he used racial slurs against an opposing player in an English Premier League match.

The two players received the same punishment, yet Terry’s actions were in direct violation of FIFA’s “say no to racism campaign,” a

valiant cause for a sports body with a diverse set of racial backgrounds on teams all over the world. On the other hand, Sinclair merely vocalized an opinion that most soccer fans and players would agree with: Referees should be held accountable for their mistakes.

Still, the game certainly doesn’t need knee-jerk reactions and subsequent referee firings by FIFA — and there is something to be said for the drama element that human

error brings to the game.

But referee criticism by coaches and players needs to be allowed as a way to hold referees accountable for the problem will only intensify in the coming years.

Nick is a junior majoring in journalism and political science. Do you agree with FIFA’s decision? Is refereeing becoming a problem in soccer? Send Nick an email at ndaniels@badgerherald. com or send him a tweet @ npdaniels31.

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Bielema looks ahead to Border Battle In Purdue win, Groy, Ball share offensive MVP; Wagner’s status still unclear Sarah Randall Sports Writer Coming off a win over Purdue, the Wisconsin football team is looking forward to hosting the Minnesota Golden Gophers this Saturday, where the rivals will fight for Paul Bunyan’s Axe — a trophy that currently resides in Madison.

After a 38-14 win over Purdue, head coach Bret Bielema named Montee Ball and Ryan Groy the offensive MVPs for the game. Groy played the entire second half at left tackle after Ricky Wagner went down with an injury, while Ball rushed for a career-high of 247 yards.

“Ryan really did some pretty good things obviously. For him to step in during the middle of the series with limited exposure during the course of the week [and] to pop out on the left tackle and execute the way he did was really special,” Bielema said. “Montee’s numbers and what he was able to accomplish not only in the game but career-wise is very special and significant. I thought he played with a high motor.”

Before the win over the Boilermakers, the former Heisman finalist averaged just 4.2 yards per carry and was still searching for the dominating performances that became a regular occurrence in 2011.

“I never saw anything different in his preparation.

I’m sure he’s going to tell you that he has pressed harder and worked harder … He’s really found that groove and getting to where he wants to be,” Bielema said. “[Ball] did some things during the course of the week to change his approach.

We’re seven games in and we have five guaranteed left, so it will be fun to watch him grow.”

On the defensive end, Bielema named junior defensive tackle Beau Allen the defensive MVP. In addition to a blocked punt — which the head coach said “was a pure improv by him” — Bielema said Allen, who finished with just one tackle, was very efficient along the defensive line.

After kicker Kyle French missed two field goals against the Boilermakers, Bielema didn’t award a special teams MVP because no player played particularly well.

Following the Badgers’ first road win where the offense established a strong rhythm running the ball, a reporter asked Bielema about how firstyear offensive coordinator Matt Canada has handled the rocky offensive start.

But UW’s head coach said Canada remained calm through the adversity as he grew more comfortable leading the Badgers’ offense.

“He’s creative, but not creative with a bunch of highlighter and glitter, it’s about doing things that make sense,” Bielema said. “The kids buy into him [because] he knows what he’s talking about and he’s brought in some new concepts.”

Jen Small The Badger Herald

Ryan Groy (79) had to shift over from his usual position at left guard against Purdue when starting left tackle Ricky Wagner left the game with an injury in the second quarter.

Looking ahead to this weekend, the head coach said the team is excited for the biggest rivalry game of the year in Saturday’s Border Battle.

Bielema said it’s always exciting to educate new coaches and freshmen about the history and tradition that revolves around this game.

The Badgers will be looking for their ninth-straight win over Minnesota.

Minnesota’s head coach,

Jerry Kill, was recently released from hospital after suffering a seizure following last weekend’s loss to Northwestern.

Though Bielema noted he has no idea what it’s like to deal with the regular seizures Kill suffers from, he said Minnesota’s head coach is continuing to develop his squad into a contender. “[Kill] is a phenomenal coach,” Bielema said. “We knew they were going to be a

better team this year.”

Like the Boilermakers, the Gophers also use multiple quarterbacks in MarQueis Gray and Max Shortell.

Despite the similarities, Bielema said preparing for Purdue was slightly different because though they rely on a pair of quarterbacks, the Badgers’ defensive strategy didn’t change much based on who was under center.

However, the Gophers’ game plan changes more

drastically depending on who is playing quarterback. “[For Minnesota] there is a different approach when each quarterback is in,” Bielema said. ”When MarQueis Gray and Max Shortell are in there together, MarQueis is maybe lined up as a wide receiver.

He had another aggravated injury, but when Gray gets going down hill, he’s a load.

[That’s] 250 pounds of lean,

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A Vancouver native, senior midfielder Monica Lam-Feist has started all but two games since arriving on campus as a freshman in 2009 when Wisconsin advanced to the Sweet 16. This season, she leads the Badgers with 45 shots and ranks fourth on the team with nine points and remains a key component of Wisconsin’s offense.

Lam-Feist source of stability Experienced Badger midfielder making most of final moments on collegiate field Caroline Sage Women’s Soccer Writer The past four years of women’s soccer at Wisconsin has amounted to 41 wins, 20 conferences wins, two trips to the NCAA tournament and one Sweet 16 appearance. While the team has evolved over this time, one factor remained constant — the presence of Monica Lam-Feist in the midfield.

Lam-Feist joined the Badger family in 2009 and instantly found herself taking on a starting role as an attacking midfielder.

Since then, she has started all but two games in her four years at Wisconsin.

Now in her final season, Lam-Feist’s time on the field is approaching its final days.

Friday’s 2-1 victory over Northwestern was also Senior Night for the Badgers (10-5-1, 3-4-1 Big Ten), and the overtime win over Illinois Sunday marked the last time Lam-Feist and her fellow seniors would step onto their home field.

“This weekend was exciting, I had my dad fly in for it,” Lam-Feist said. “It is kind of weird knowing that was my last time playing at McClimon.”

Back in 2009, the Vancouver native earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors twice and finished third on the team in both shots (45) and assists (13).

The team finished third in the Big Ten, seven places higher than the 2008 team that struggled all season. Wisconsin fought all the way to the Sweet 16 that year and Lam-Feist remembers the excitement of the NCAA tournament run.

“Every year there has been a defining moment.

I think going back to my freshman year, not knowing college soccer yet, and the fact that we made it to the Sweet 16, I think that was one of my favorite moments,” Lam-Feist said.

“We had nothing to lose because we were underdogs the whole season, so it was a really good feeling being able to go that far.”

Head Coach Paula Wilkins considers LamFeist and the rest of the senior class to be her first true recruiting class at UW and is honored to see their success and dedication to the Badgers’ program.

“I told them before the game, [the seniors] are

the recruits that bought into me, it was my first real recruiting class and I thought it was important for them to have ownership of the program,” Wilkins said after Friday’s game. “The way they played tonight, I think they showed that.”

On the field Lam-Feist is an offensive machine, looking to take shots and create scoring opportunities whenever possible. With the exception of a few shifts as a forward, she has played the attacking center role for Wisconsin’s midfield throughout her career.

Lam-Feist leads the Badgers in shots, racking up 45 already this season and had five during this weekend’s pair of conference wins.

“I define myself as an attacking player, who likes to take chances and score goals,” Lam-Feist said. “That is really my mindset when I’m on the field. I like to contribute attacking wise.”

Senior Joana Bielefeld has played in the midfield with Lam-Feist the past two seasons as the defensiveminded center. The two have progressed though all four years as Badgers together. “[Lam-Feist] is just a

really hard worker. She’s tricky, she does little things with the ball like nutmegs people and can laugh about it afterwards, so she is good with the ball and our chemistry is great,” Bielefeld said. “We both work for each other and I know she has my back and I have hers.”

Along with Bielefeld and seniors Lindsey Johnson and Lauren Gunderson, Lam-Feist serves as a captain. She believes she can best lead her team by setting the standard of what it means to work hard.

Lam-Feist also brings a professional tone to the team when needed, having played for both the under-17 and under-20 Canadian national teams.

“Her ability to dribble and connect passes is huge for us in our success and to develop as a player with a professional mentality,” Wilkins said. “Her ability to be professional and do the right things in terms of warm-ups and things like that has been very important for us.”

Highlighting Lam-Feist’s experiences representing her home country was the

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While the Summer Olympics officially ended over two months ago, repercussions from one game in particular in the women’s soccer competition still haven’t faded away.

The game, played between the U.S. women’s national soccer team and Canada’s women’s team in the semifinal of the Olympic competition, would not be decided until stoppage time on a last-second goal by forward Alex Morgan.

Earlier in the game, this ending never would have seemed possible. Canada had taken the lead three different times throughout the game, but referee Christiana Pederson made two questionable calls in the second half. The first was a disputed penalty kick given for a handball in the box that gave U.S. forward Abby Wambach a chance to tie the score at three, and both went against Canada and ultimately aided the U.S. in its comeback bid.

After their semifinal matchup, the Americans would eventually go on to win the gold medal, while Canada had to settle with bronze.

In a close game decided by a referee’s less-than-perfect calls, it seems reasonable that the Canadian players would be frustrated by the result, especially after leading for most of the game.

After all, how many chances do you get at an Olympic gold medal?

Unfortunately for Canadian forward Christine Sinclair, FIFA’s governing body decided Friday they didn’t see things quite the same way.

Quotes from Sinclair in postgame press conferences expressed obvious discontent with the refereeing in the critical semifinal game and quickly went viral across the globe.

“We feel like we didn’t lose, we feel like it was taken from us,” Sinclair said. “It’s a shame in a game like that, that was so important, the referee decided the result before it started.”

Certainly not a scathing, personal attack on the referee by any means, Sinclair’s harsh words for the referee were enough to earn her a four-game ban from the Canadian national team and a reported $3,500 fine from FIFA’s international governing body in what FIFA called “unsporting behavior towards match officials.”

The incident poured gasoline on an already intensifying debate as pressure on soccer referees has increased in recent years.

Over time, as the game continued to speed up with each successive generation of players to rise through the ranks, referees have been forced to handle the growing task that is regulating a professional soccer game.

Many different proposals have surfaced in response to the growing strain put on the referees to make the right call, including instant replay, goal line technology and using more referees in the game.

Unfortunately, most of these proposals have remained just that — proposals — as FIFA has made it clear in the last several years they think changing the way games are officiated would destroy the “beautiful game.”

While this portion of the argument is understandable — more referees and video replay would slow down a game that is famous for its fluid play — when FIFA chose to forgo most of these ideas to solve the refereeing problems (they only allow instant replay in very specific cases), they also made a decision to increase the likelihood that referees will continue to make poor calls.

So when Pederson’s iffy calls didn’t go Canada’s way and ultimately cost them the game, it seems only fair that Sinclair should have the right to protest. She did,

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