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Senate contenders differ on education Baldwin, Thompson battle specificity in their proposals for college affordability Elliot Hughes Deputy News Editor For months, candidates seeking office all across the country have pounded the table about how they plan to fix the economy, do or do without the Affordable Care Act, erase the deficit and so on. With only days

until Election Day, the major themes of Election 2012 are clearly defined.

And a hot button issue for candidates in most races across the nation has been higher education funding and the increase in student loan debt facing the youngest generations. From time to time, candidates touch on the subject involving the people entrusted with the future of the economy and who will also be burdened with debt.

Although overshadowed by other issues, the cost of higher education has

nevertheless reserved part of the national dialogue in the 2012 elections for itself.

The issue has received even more prominent mainstream play over the past year after the problem reached a pair of milestones and legislators began taking action.

Alarm bells began ringing last October when USA Today reported student loan debt in America would soon eclipse the $1 trillion mark.

In March, The Washington Post noted the collective arrears of American students surpassed that of credit card and automobile debt.

Then, in June, Congress voted to freeze student loan interest rates at 3.4 percent, rather than double it.

And just as those sirens began warming up last year, President Barack Obama announced he would speed up the implementation of a “pay as you earn” program aimed at easing the burden of monthly student loan payments.

The issue persists as a leading pillar of Obama’s presidential platform and it has also been adopted in similar capacity by U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin,

Despite contentious history, hotel may see reconstruction in coming months Camille Albert City Hall Editor

Chancellor Search and Screen Committee agrees on qualifications Andy Fate The Badger Herald

Occupy Madison members and homeless citizens set up camp for the second year running this week on East Washington Avenue.

Herald Contributor The University of Wisconsin’s search for a new chancellor officially kicked off Tuesday when the committee charged with finding a new leader for the university posted the position opening online.

The Chancellor Search and Screen Committee will begin to accept applications and nominations for the position of chancellor, and the hiring process will take into account such qualifications in candidates as a strong commitment to the university, its students and public service in addition to academic success and leadership qualities, the UW job post said.

According to committee chair and UW history professor David McDonald, the community forums proved helpful in framing the committee’s interpretation of the

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Occupy Madison camps out despite city’s unease Camille Albert City Hall Editor Individuals who lived in tents on East Washington Avenue last winter as part of an Occupy Madison movement have set up camp on the same site this winter, despite the city’s decision last year that the encampment is illegal.

According to Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, what started out as Occupy Madison

gathering in tents last winter has turned into an encampment of homeless individuals on the 600 block of East Washington Avenue. She said it is unacceptable for the group of individuals to camp on this site like they did last winter.

“I will not support seeing another encampment over the winter at this site,” Maniaci said. “This is clearly trespassing. The idea that somehow this

is acceptable is just ridiculous.”

Mayor Paul Soglin said he is waiting to see staff reports that will indicate whether or not the encampment is outside the law to determine a solution. He added the state of Wisconsin regulates public and private campgrounds.

Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said the Occupy Madison site on East

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After a contentious few years of seeing no progress as a result of funding arguments, The Edgewater Hotel will begin major reconstruction this November.

Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said he believes the reconstruction of the hotel will serve as a major investment for the city.

For two mayoral terms, the redevelopment has been the center of a major city government controversy.

The hotel’s construction will feature the removal of the tower on Wisconsin Avenue, and a public plaza with an ice skating rink and other communal areas will take its place.

He added the 1920s section of the hotel will be remodeled, and the hotel will construct a new tower located near the lake.

Ten new condominiums are also set to be built adjacent to the hotel.

Ald. Mark Clear, District 19, said the hotel plans to re-open with its new

UW accurately forecasts Superstorm Sandy University atmospheric sciences department utilizes computer program to track tropical system Lauren Tubbs Reporter With Superstorm Sandy’s effects still being seen across the east coast, the University of Wisconsin has put forth an effort to help predict Sandy’s effects as well as offer assistance to any UW students needing help in dealing with the situation.

According to UW atmospheric sciences professor Jonathan Martin, data collected on campus has been used daily and has proven especially helpful in alerting people most affected by Sandy and updating them on what could be expected from the storm.

UW’s atmospheric sciences department has tracked Sandy by collecting data from satellites over the ocean, then entering the data into computer models used for forecasting.

“We contribute data everyday, but with highprofile weather situations like the hurricane, our work is very significant and highly-valued,” Martin said.

Chris Velden, senior researcher at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, an institution based in Madison, said data processed at UW was sent to the National Hurricane Center. He added this data proved to be extremely valuable to the center, as it is difficult to collect a significant amount of information on the storm as it formed over the ocean.

“Our work puts satellite data into numerical models that work on a global scale, including the entire U.S. and other parts of the world,” Velden said. “The satellite data is often the only routinely available data to make the weather predictions from the models.”

Velden said UW also contributed to Sandy tracking through the construction at the Space Science and Engineering Center at UW using an instrument put aboard a NASA aircraft that allows for high-resolution pictures to be taken as the aircraft flies over the

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Campus leader position posted Sarah Murphy

one percent of graduates in the System finished school with outstanding dues, representing 14,065 people.

As a result, Baldwin has been active in efforts to ease the burden of student loans.

She voted in favor of two bills in 2008 and 2009 which increased the amount of Pell grants and ended the federal funding of private lenders.

She supported Obama’s “pay as you earn” measure and voted to freeze the current student loan interest rates this summer as well.

D-Madison, in her Senate campaign.

A survey by the Institute for College Access and Success found that 62 percent of U.S. publicschool graduates in 2008 had student loans, with an average tab of $20,200. And Wisconsin’s college students have hardly avoided loans any better than the rest of the country’s up-and-comers.

For those enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, the average debt of all graduates reached $19,043 in the 2010-11 academic year. Seventy-

remodels in early 2014.

Clear added he is “thrilled” the project is finally moving forward.

“It’s going to be a huge improvement to a historic and very iconic property in Madison,” Clear said. “It’s going to be a great boost for our local hospitality industry, and I think it will become one of the most important buildings for the city, as it was when it was originally built.”

The reconstruction is at least a $100 million investment, Resnick said, consisting of money that will be provided through a few different funding sources, including private means. The investment will also be comprised largely of bonds and will receive approximately $66 million from a state bond.

Resnick said the reconstruction of The Edgewater Hotel will be positive for the city, though Madison has refrained from funding any part of it.

“I’m glad the developer

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With the presidential election less than a week away, conservative think tank leader Ed Whelan spoke on the University of Wisconsin campus last night, highlighting his thoughts on religious liberties under President Barack Obama’s administration.

Badger Catholic, UW’s chapter of the Federalist Society and the Wisconsin Union Directorate hosted Whelan, who is the president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, according to Badger Catholic President Jake Heyka. Whelan addressed in his speech what Hayek described to be core issues facing Catholics today.

According to Heyka, Badger Catholic looked toward EPPC for a speaker because of the organization’s dedication to Catholic values. The center is a Washington, D.C., institution that deals with the relations between religious and ethical issues and the choices of political leaders in the American democracy.

“As we looked at the oncoming election and

the issues facing Catholics we considered having a speaker come in who could speak about the Catholic issues; obviously there have been some issues between Catholics and the Obama administration,” Heyka said.

Whelan outlined his belief that the president’s actions over the last four years have deteriorated and marginalized religious liberty in the United States.

Whelan said the president and the Obama administration have repeatedly undervalued religious liberty in their political actions.

“Religious liberty during the Obama administration, under President Obama, is also a story of President Obama subjugating religious liberty, subordinating it to goals he has decided are more important, disparaging religious liberty, deprecating it.” Whelan said.

In an effort to back his thesis, Whelan added under the Obama administration, it took two years to appoint an international religious liberty representative, who he said was ultimately given limited resources.

Whelan contrasted this with the immediate appointment of an international lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender representative who was given ample resources, Whelan said.

Focusing his talk on contemporary issues,

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“They’ve been helpful through all of [the process] in the ways that we expected—in giving us perspectives that we might not have otherwise encountered in our day to day involvement with the university,” McDonald said.

According to McDonald, the community meetings helped shape the focus of

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Martin said the predictions of Sandy’s effects were “right-on.”

He added scientists were able to tell approximately where and when the hurricane would hit a week in advance, with the

Whelan discussed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’s mandate that requires almost all private insurance providers to provide coverage for all Food and Drug Administration-approved prescription contraceptive drugs, devices, surgical sterilizations and abortioninducing drugs.

According to Whelan, the Obama administration’s ideology is marginalizing traditional Catholic beliefs by unilaterally requiring private insurance providers to cover contraception.

Whelan added this marginalization can also be seen in the context of LGBT rights. The administration’s refusal to exempt religious organizations from antidiscrimination laws, Whelan said, has “forced” Catholic charities and adoption agencies out of business because of the requirement to accept same-sex couples.

“There were plenty of adoption agencies that provided for same-sex couples,” Whelan said. “But in the name of diversity, each of these businesses had to be exactly the same.”

According to Whelan, such punishing legislature under the Obama administration has been seen in other industries as well, adding the president has finally “abandoned” the Defense of Marriage Act after “pretending” to support it.

the job posting, adding there was wide concern about a candidate’s ability to address affordable, high quality undergraduate education, as well as maintaining the high profile, world-class scientific research image.

McDonald also said the posting specifically emphasizes the new chancellor’s interpretation of the Wisconsin Idea. It would be ideal for candidates to be very involved on strengthening ties to the

predictions becoming more and more accurate each hour.

“With our help, there were thousands of lives saved and probably many more people saved from injury and property loss from the effects of the hurricane,” Martin said.

Martin stressed UW’s

desperate the right wing is to smear people who don’t agree with them and to make them look bad — it’s just irresponsible,” Heck said.

Wood’s false accusations could lead to a misdemeanor depending on whether the district attorney takes up the issue, according to Capt. Joe Balles of the Madsion Police Department.

One is not supposed to lie to the police or intentionally create a false crime, Balles said.

Balles said it is bad enough to lie to the police, but creating a crime is even worse because of the time and effort the police put forth when investigating that crime.

However, police are sympathetic toward victims, Balles said.

“We understand that it is difficult to come to the police and report a crime,” Balles said.

“We are sensitive to our relationships with victims.”

A volunteer working on a congressional campaign has recanted his allegations of being attacked because of his status as a gay Republican.

Kyle Wood, a volunteer for the Chad Lee for Congress Campaign, previously said he was physically attacked in his home because of his political affiliations, according to The Associated Press.

As a result of the false accusations Wood made about his alleged attack, he has been dismissed from his position, according to a campaign statement.

The statement went on to say the Chad Lee Campaign will fully cooperate with authorities while the Madison Police Department investigates the crime further.

Dan McNally, congressional campaign manager for Lee’s opponent, Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, said in a statement “It shows how the false testimony exemplifies current desperate the right wing is to uncivil politics.

“We hope that those smear people who are responsible who don’t agree for the recent events are quickly brought with them and to to justice,” McNally make them look said in the statement. bad — it’s just “We are keeping every option open on irresponsible.” legal actions towards Jay Heck organizations and Executive Director individuals that Common Cause in Wisconsin perpetrated this lie.”

Executive Director of Common Cause in Balles added it is Wisconsin Jay Heck said to encounter Christian Schneider, rare a columnist for the false allegations and Milwaukee Journal charge an individual Sentinel, and Charlie with making them, but Sykes, a radio talk show common to have victims host on WTMJ, helped report part of a crime spread Wood’s false and later report the rest.

After Wood’s recant, accusations through it is questionable as their respective media.

Heck noted the stunt to what will happen has wide repercussions in the future of these and may discourage campaigns, UW political professor people to become science involved and lead them Donald Downs said. to believe all politicians He added the false allegation may reflect are corrupt. on Lee’s Heck said stories run poorly

by Schneider without congressional campaign.

Credibility was lost, checking the validity of the claim hurt his and damage control credibility considerably, must be taken, Downs noting the columnist said.

The Associated Press should issue an apology.

“It shows how contributed to this story.

state, but also be able to connect in a larger global sense, McDonald said.

“The chancellor will need to be very involved with external relations, both in terms of representing the legislature to the community of Madison and also in Washington, federally,” McDonald said.

According to McDonald, the meetings have displayed a general interest in ensuring the new chancellor maintains a

strong relationship with the community.

The posting specified that inquiries regarding the position should be directed to the consultant search firm Storbeck/Pimentel and Associates, which the university hired to aid in the chancellor search and screen process.

All applications must be received by Dec. 21, according to the post. The position is set to be filled by July 1, 2013.

role in tracking hurricane Sandy should give faculty, students and alumni pride in the valuable contributions the university makes in such emergency situations.

The Madison area, as well as surrounding regions in the Midwest, are also experiencing some effects from Sandy, according to Martin. These effects include wind warnings, 2030 foot waves in the Great Lakes areas and flooding in areas around Chicago.

“The storm was so expansive that its effects are being felt in areas far from the east coast,” Martin said. “The cold wind you woke up to today is a result of [Superstorm] Sandy.”

UW spokesperson John Lucas said the Dean’s Office and University Health Services are offering counseling assistance to students in need of help as friends or family on the coast are hit by the storm.

He added students can call the Dean’s Office for other forms of support, including facilitating a necessary trip home or dealing with schoolwork issues that arise as they return home.

“We weren’t really sure how things were going to play out,” Lucas said. “We didn’t know how much help would be needed, but we want the students to know we are here for them in whatever they need.”

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Author of voter fraud billboards steps forward Milwaukee family foundation posted warnings in areas with minority pop.

Polo Rocha State Legislative Editor The renters of the Milwaukee-area billboards stating voter fraud is a felony were revealed Monday night after an investigation by One Wisconsin Now and AfricanAmerican news website The Grio.

The investigation found Milwaukee’s Einhorn Family Foundation rented

OCCUPY, from 1 Washington Avenue last year was deemed illegal as it violated city health code, an issue he noted he is concerned about this year, as well.

He said he believes Occupy Madison is a protest that will continue promoting their interests until they “declare victory,” but he noted his confidence that city officials will reach a solution.

“I’m absolutely confident we’ll find a peaceful resolution,” Resnick said.

Occupy Madison began last year as a group of students from the University of Wisconsin and other members of the community who were engaged in a political and philosophical public debate that reflected sentiments sweeping the nation, Maniaci said. The movement was part of the larger Occupy protests that started in New York City. She said homeless individuals took the opportunity to receive food and goods while moving in on a political protest.

She added a dozen or so of these individuals have been camping on the Dane County campgrounds for most of the year.

Maniaci said it is not a safe environment for the individuals to be putting

SENATE, from 1 And today, in her quest to reach the Senate, her campaign identifies college affordability as a primary issue.

“Throughout her career in public service, Tammy Baldwin has made investing in education a top priority and will continue to do so in the U.S. Senate,” Brandon Weathersby, campaign spokesperson, said in an email to The Badger Herald.

According to Weathersby, Baldwin will continue to support increased public investment in higher education and will join Obama in emphasizing community and technical schools as the manufacturers of a skilled workforce.

Baldwin’s Republican opponent, former Gov. Tommy Thompson, has been mum on the subject of higher education’s affordability throughout his campaign, but holds a strong record during his time as governor for protecting the UW System.

Phone calls and emails sent to the campaign for this story were not returned.

Its official website makes no mention of the issue. The two candidates completed the last of their three debates last Friday, but the topic of higher education was not raised in any of them.

Thompson’s lack of specificity on the matter comes as no surprise to UW journalism professor and expert on elections and public opinion Michael Wagner, because he said the subject of education is generally a topic the public sides with Democrats on to begin with.

Given the matter has its biggest effect on those least likely to vote, the 18-25 age range, Wagner said Thompson might not see much incentive in concentrating on it.

And, according to Marquette Law School polls, Thompson has been

the billboards, which the foundation confirmed in a statement prepared by public relations firm Culloton Strategies.

“Stephen and Nancy Einhorn placed these billboards as a public service because voter fraud — whether by Republicans or Democrats — undermines our democratic process,” the foundation said in the statement. “By reminding people of the possible consequences of illegal voting, we hope to help the upcoming election be decided by legally registered voters.”

The billboards read, “Voter fraud is a felony,” which was

themselves in and is also a poor use of the land. She also noted the individuals have demonstrated what she considers arrogance by setting up on the site with no respect for the property or the neighborhood.

Local activist Brenda Konkel, a former alder Maniaci defeated in a 2009 election for the District 2 seat, said in a blog post that the movement is doing what it can to work with police and Occupy participants to prevent abuse of the property.

“Sounds like the city and the county are really taking the needs of the homeless seriously now,” the blog post said. “More work to do, but progress is better than what we have had in the past.”

Dane County is sending in caseworkers to work with the individuals with the goal of removing them from the site in the near future, Maniaci said.

She added the group has known for months they could not camp at this location, and not having a plan for the future is not an excuse for them to stay there.

Maniaci said she is working hard to find an alternate location for a homeless day shelter. The city is considering a former teen center as a potential venue.

able to climb back from an 8-point gap and strike a tie since mid-September, despite staying quiet on higher education.

“Another reason might be that he doesn’t think very many people will be basing their vote on that issue,” Wagner said. “It costs money and time to get people’s attention and he wants to focus on issues that are going to be voting issues.”

Still, Thompson’s lack of discourse on public education and student loan debt during this election cycle might not be entirely reflective of the work he would do for students if elected to office.

Noel Radomski, director of the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education and an expert on the history of Wisconsin’s public colleges and universities, said Thompson holds a positive record with the state’s universities as governor from 1987-2001.

According to Radomski, Thompson allocated more money toward state financial aid programs as tuition costs continued to rise. He added Thompson also worked closely with the construction of the state’s 529 plan, a program for parents to save money for their children’s’ looming college tuition.

Radomski conjoined the two by saying the efforts represented one of Thompson’s three major accomplishments with the state schools over his tenure.

“I think people were pleased because when there was not a deficit, he did put more money into the UW System,” Radomski said. “And second, when the economy would go south, because we had several recessions during his period, he didn’t cut [funding from the] UW System as much as people predicted he would. I think he was a supporter of higher education, but I think, also, it was tied more to economic development.”

criticized by various groups as discouraging Milwaukee voters, especially minorities, from voting.

In a statement announcing its findings, OWN Executive Director Scot Ross echoed such criticisms and warned “anyone who would attack the sacred right” to vote would see similar pushback from his and other progressive groups.

“This was not an act of free speech, but an expression of racism as despicable as the ‘whites only’ signs of the Jim Crow South,” Ross said in the statement. “We said we’d find out who was behind this, and we have.”

In 2010, there were similar

EDGEWATER, from 1 was able to make these decisions without the use of city resources,” Resnick said.

“We have a very tight budget, and the developer was very confident in the project itself and was able to find funding from elsewhere, so I think it’ll be a strong investment to the downtown.”

According to Resnick, funding for the hotel was not reauthorized in Mayor Paul Soglin’s first budget.

Although The Edgewater

ads placed in the Milwaukee area by what Clear Channel Outdoors Advertising described at the time as a private family foundation in Milwaukee. Ross said several groups at the time tried convincing Clear Channel Outdoors to take them down, but they were unsuccessful.

The OWN and The Grio investigations also found that in 2010, the Bradley Foundation, a Milwaukeearea conservative group, gave the Einhorn Family Foundation $10,000 “to support a public education project,” according to a OWN statement.

The Einhorm Family Foundation had kept its

restaurant and other elements of the hotel have remained in operation over the last several years, the redevelopment project was put on hold until the hotel could recover the lost funds on its own without help from the city.

Clear said the city funding was pulled from the hotel in November 2011, causing many to believe the project was dead. Development planners asked the city to provide $16 million to the hotel in their 2012 budget,

anonymity prior to Monday’s finding. Clear Channel took down the billboards last week after complaints it heard from groups like OWN. Mike Mikalsen, spokesperson for Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, said Clear Channel erred in taking down billboards that “simply stated the law.”

He also called the criticism of the billboards part of the Democratic Party’s “race agenda” and said he was happy to see conservatives criticizing Clear Channel for its decision.

“Anything with a more conservative message is something that does not receive the same kind of

free speech protection that we see with the radicals who are in the Capitol,” Mikalsen said. “That free speech everybody rallies to protect.

This free speech is not.”

In an interview with The Badger Herald, Ross said the billboards were clearly not aimed at informing voters.

He said the billboards were made to intimidate voters, and the reason why his group, and other progressive groups, fought for this issue is that the billboards were the “very essence of voter suppression.”

Ross also said if the billboards were an attempt to inform voters, then it would not have been anonymous.

a proposal that ultimately failed.

The city’s process to determine whether to provide funding for the hotel in 2011 divided City Council members. Despite a close vote, the committee authorized the termination of its funding.

Soglin said City Council will not be involved in the revamping process of the hotel, and the plans will go through the planning department to determine whether the financing

is in place and if the design reaches its original standards.

Soglin noted he felt the city allocating $16 million to the project was unnecessary.

He also emphasized his distress that one of the elements of the design of the reconstruction would allow the hotel to take control of the street end at the foot of Wisconsin Avenue.

“I just disagree about giving private bodies so much control of a public space,” Soglin said.

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Historical Society celebrates fundraising campaign Meghan Zernick State Politics Editor In a celebration taking place Tuesday evening, the Wisconsin Historical Society announced its Forward Campaign raised $77.6 million toward its cause, exceeding the original goal to earn $77 million.

Tuesday evening, donors and members of the Wisconsin Historical Society gathered to commemorate their first and largest campaign’s achievement of their goal.

According to Campaign Chair Craig Culver, the

Forward Campaign initiative started about six years ago with a primary goal of restoring the Library Reading Room on the second floor of the Historical Society building, located in Library Mall.

Patty Franson, a member of the campaign, described the renovated Reading Room as “evoking history but still modernized.”

The campaign funding went toward restoring the room to its former beauty by bringing back the antique-style lamps and tinted skylights while modernizing the Reading Room with electricity access

and Internet at every table, according to the campaign. “[The Reading room] is a stellar resource for us,” Franson said. “It helps Wisconsin by creating a link between Wisconsin’s past identity and the future.”

Other aspects of the campaign included research with University of Wisconsin chemistry professors to improve old films and the rebuilding of the Wisconsin Historical Society’s website, according to the campaign.

Paul Hodges, a member of the campaign, said it was necessary for the Historical Society to update its website because currently more

people connect with it via Internet.

One feature Hodges and fellow campaign member Amy Wyatt pointed out was how citizens now have access to pictures and locations of 130,000 restored buildings for architectural drawing purposes, with 200,000.

Visitors to the site can also search for birth and death records as well as marriage documents, Hodges added.

Wisconsin Historical Society Director Ellsworth Brown said the effort to raise the money to make these renovations was made possible by both the public and private sectors and

involved “complementary bipartisan legislative support.”

Former Gov. Jim Doyle and Gov. Scott Walker both supported the Historical Society in its goal, Brown said.

Culver and Brown both expressed their gratitude for the generosity of donors in preserving Wisconsin’s history.

“That tells me something — particularly considering the economic reality of the last few years — that our history means something special to the people of Wisconsin, and they want to ensure it is collected,

preserved and shared for our benefit and for the benefit of future generations,” Culver said.

The Board of Curators featured Wisconsin legislators Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, Rep. Terese Berceau, D-Madison and Rep. Steve Kestell, R-Elkhart Lake, Brown said.

Brown described the theme of the campaign as “honoring the past while ensuring that the society is best positioned to meet the needs and expectations of people today and in the future.”

State GAB predicts high voter turnout for election Meghan Zernick State Politics Editor As early voting starts off, the Government Accountability Board is predicting an overall voter turnout in the millions for Wisconsin.

Reid Magney, spokesperson for the GAB, said it is too early to tell if the early voting count will match expectations.

“We expect three million voters and one in five ballots being absentee,” Magney said.

According to a statement released by the GAB, Wisconsin officials have given 225,209 absentee ballots to citizens.

Of those ballots, 101,253 were from county clerks’ offices, and 123,956 were sent by mail.

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Administrator of the GAB Nate Robinson said citizens are sometimes confused about the difference between absentee and early voting in Wisconsin, according to the statement.

“Some people who vote in the clerk’s office expect to be able to put their ballot into a tabulating machine or a ballot box,” Robinson said. “Under Wisconsin law, these ballots must be put into sealed certificate envelopes and sent to the polling place or a central count location on Election Day, where they will be opened and tabulated by election inspectors.”

Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause in Wisconsin, said once the actual voting begins, people usually take it seriously and are respectful.

Heck said on Election Day,

all the fears of both sides “tend not to be realized.”

According to Heck, the GAB has done a great job under the difficult circumstances the recalls present.

Heck said the GAB is doing a “non-partisan, good job.”

“There are people on the right and the left who criticize the GAB and don’t like what they’re doing, but I think for the most part they have served the great majority of the people very well,” Heck said.

Heck said Common Cause will put out a tollfree number for any citizen to call for help, which is 1-866-OURVOTE. The number is for a national coalition, Heck said.

“It will tell voters what they need to bring or once they’re at the polls and they do face some problems, they can call this number and there will be legal advice available about how they can proceed,” Heck said.

Gail Bliss, chair of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, said it is important to not only vote but to know one wants to vote for and why.

Bliss encouraged people to know more about all the candidates, not just those in the national election.

“Citizens need to know that local officials impact their lives as well. The local sheriff impacts laws on loitering, and the local treasurer affects property taxes,” Bliss said. “It is important to not just vote in the elections featured at the top of the ballot.” Bliss recommended voters who do not participate in early voting should vote early in the day because if there is a problem with casting a citizen’s ballot, there will be more time to get it fixed.

Bliss added those who are not registered should remember to bring documents with their names and addresses on them.

Kevin Kennedy, the director of the GAB, suggested in the GAB statement that voters check the hours of their municipal clerks before early voting.

Henry Erdman The Badger Herald

Members of Madison’s City Council debated three housing developments targeting students and young professionals at its meeting Tuesday.

City Council approves student-oriented housing Sarah Eucalano Herald Contributor Madison’s City Council unanimously approved plans to build two apartment buildings near the University of Wisconsin campus on West Johnson Street and Main Street at a meeting Tuesday night.

The proposed West Johnson Street apartment will include 250 apartment units and will comprise 60,000 square feet. The Main Street apartment building is set to contain 176 high-end apartment units.

Plans for a new apartment building on North Bedford Street were sent back to the Planning Commission.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the landlord requested more time to consider submitting different plans for the development.

Randall Alexander, CEO of Alexander Company, said the company’s plan to construct the apartment complex on Main Street will be a $40 million investment in downtown Madison.

“I feel good about this,” Alexander said. “We are excited. It has been a good experience with city leadership.”

Tony Michaels, a resident of downtown Madison since 2001, told the council he supports the majority of the Alexander Company’s apartment building plans. He noted his disagreement with the aspect of the plan that would allow one entrance for the apartment building’s parking garage.

Michaels said having only one entrance and exit will be a safety concern because it will not be able to accommodate the high number of cars that will be using the single entrance.

When Michaels asked the Alexander Company to compromise on the issue, it decided not to, he said. He added the company refused to compromise because it would be inconvenient for the company.

Verveer said the building plans for West Johnson Street, which have been proposed by Hovde Properties, would include retail and office space, along with a new home for the Madison Fire Department’s administration office.

He added the MFD’s new offices would be located on the side of the building on Dayton Street.

Mayor Paul Soglin said Madison needs

more apartments in the downtown area. He added it would help the city contain sprawl by increasing population density downtown and make public transportation more efficient.

“The downtown area needs more apartments, which meet a variety of income levels, such as those of students and recent graduates,” Soglin said.

He said when the new apartments go up, they will have higher rents, but after a decade, the new apartments will have rents that fit into Madison’s rental market better. Soglin said expensive housing is not turning away students, but rather the increasing price of tuition.

“You can always find more reasonably priced living,” Soglin said.

Verveer said the downtown area has a vacancy rate of less than 1 percent, a rate that is virtually nonexistent. This has led to a construction boom downtown, he said.

Soglin said UW provides less student housing than most other universities with similarly sized campuses, an issue the city can take advantage of by providing housing that is attractive to students.

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Baldwin better on social issues

Herald Editorial Vote for Obama’s re-election President Barack Obama has exhibited an even-keeled temperament rare among presidents and essential for difficult times. He has pushed an agenda for progressive change and can claim legislative accomplishments that equal those of great modern presidents like Ronald Reagan and Lyndon Johnson. And most importantly for students, he has considered the consequences of his decisions for the next generation of Americans that will lead this country.

Obama’s opponent, Gov. Mitt Romney, is a man with a record of political independence and moderation. But the leadership of the party he represents has been hijacked by radicals whose only interest is governing for the Americans who elected them, not the entire country. Although this board would prefer Romney to act more like he did as governor of Massachusetts than he has as candidate for president, we believe he would be a weak executive who would cave too easily to political pressure from radical conservatives in Congress.

Although Romney has spoken out on the egregious comments about women’s health that some members of his party have made, we doubt his disagreement will translate into legislation. Romney has changed positions on women’s health several times, but his current position suggests a terrifying tendency to cave to fringe elements that want to see progress related to reproductive health completely overturned.

Throughout his term, Obama has drawn praise from women’s rights advocates for passing the Affordable Health Care act and thus giving women of all classes free access to birth control. His

influence over Supreme Court appointments would hinder the repeal of hard-won judicial precedent related to women’s health.

Romney’s solution to the student debt crisis, arguably the most important issue for our age group, is to tell students to borrow money from their parents. Romney supported extending the student loan rate, which deserves recognition and applause. He also has publicly favored for-profit colleges, a destructive and flawed educational system that is already showing signs of weakness. His lack of detail is unsettling.

Obama, however, has endorsed a commitment to public higher education that will add personal benefit to students who should be allowed

But this election is arguably more important than 2008, and voters should feel even more motivated to turn out to the polls and vote for Obama. to attend our prestigious public universities and would maintain that very prestige in the future’s competitive educational landscape. If Romney is committed to helping students with their debt and maintaining the United States’ exceptionalism, why does he endorse such a flawed educational model?

Obama also has been more consistent on the crucial issue of student loan reform. When Congressional Republicans stalled on a bill that eventually passed and extended the current student loan rate this summer,

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Obama and his colleagues in the Senate pulled a compromise out of their hats and prevented the rate from increasing. The extension was a bipartisan issue already, but the Republicans’ inability to acknowledge the urgency of the issue has led to a type of budgetary nearsightedness that could put our generation in further trouble.

Many of our readers might find this endorsement unsurprising considering this newspaper’s status as a source of student news. We would find it easier to accept this if the Republican party had not proven itself to be paternalistic and hypocritical since Obama’s election. When they describe how voters’ children will live with the national debt, they are talking about us. But they fail to realize that we will also live with the personal debt incurred by their failure to act on educational issues.

Four years ago, a wave of teary-eyed emotion for the historical significance of Obama’s election swept the nation. That enthusiasm is gone.

But this election is arguably more important than 2008, and voters should feel even more motivated to turn out to the polls and vote for Obama.

Barack Obama’s presidency has proven his commitment to innovative leadership and compromise. On the night of Nov. 6, we doubt young people will fill the streets to celebrate if Obama is reelected. But young voters should go to the polls and feel the sense of fulfillment and satisfaction that comes with casting a ballot for a man who has made it clear he understands the future of the country and the importance of young people in that future.

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Soglin’s video idea reveals flaws Joe Timmerman Columnist Madison is a wonderful city, as everyone who lives here can attest. It even has a reputation around the country as a vibrant, safe place to live with plenty of jobs, to boot. In fact, we consistently place highly in rankings of best small cities in the U.S. The secret’s out — Madison’s a pretty cool place. Considering this, it seems a bit odd that Madison Mayor Paul Soglin is pushing to spend $50,000 on a music video promoting the city. However, further examining the issue of this proposed music video helps to illustrate a broader problem with Wisconsin’s room tax system.

To get an idea of why Soglin wants this video made, it’s important to understand where the money for it would be coming from. In Wisconsin, municipalities are allowed to levy a “room tax” on hotel room rentals. According to state law, however, a certain percentage of the revenue that a city

assume that most people raises from room taxes already know about must go directly toward Madison, would be to promoting tourism in put the extra money that city. toward improvements on At first glance, this Monona Terrace, which seems like a bit of an odd falls under “promoting rule — and it is. There is tourism” as defined by a reason for it, though. state law. This would The state figures that make Madison a better any damage done by city for tourism by giving taxing tourism can at people more of an actual least be partly repaired reason to come here — by funneling some of the not that a music video room tax revenue back wouldn’t do the same, of into promoting tourism. course.

This information raises While a couple of certainly questions If we have to a better about the proposed spend $50,000 on option than a video, music video. something tourist- music Monona First of all, is a music video related, I’m sure we Terrace seems really the best can find something to be doing way to spend better to spend it on quite well as it stands $50,000 than a music video. right now. promoting We’d be hardThis, then, tourism in brings us back Madison? pressed to find to the same Let’s suppose, something worse. question: generously, Do we really for a moment need the money from that it is. This would this room tax in the first likely suggest that place?

Madison probably doesn’t This is actually a need to continue to tax complicated question rooms at its current rate. because some of the The city would be made much better off by simply money from the room tax can be used for things lowering its room tax besides tourism, and than by making a music the city is definitely in video. need of any money it can Now, let’s suppose, a get its hands on right little more realistically, now. However, if we’re there is a better way to spend $50,000 promoting seriously contemplating using the money to make tourism in Madison than a video, it’s probably a making a music video. good sign that we don’t How could we spend the need the money in the money more effectively? first place. Reducing One obvious way, if we

Republican Party platform that broadly opposes abortion, regardless of the circumstances The economy has been surrounding it. As considered by many governor of Wisconsin, as the most important PolitiFact states he issue in this election, signed into law restrictive and in some ways it is, partial-birth legislation, but social issues are just which was later struck as important, especially down by a federal appeals considering their effects court as unconstitutional on everyday Americans. in 2001.

Tammy Baldwin would Furthermore, the make sure, as her record Los Angeles Times demonstrates, that both economic and social issues reports in 2000, Gloria Feldt, president of the are zealously advocated for that help the American Planned Parenthood Federation of America people if elected to the said, “[Thompson’s] signed U.S. Senate. every anti-choice bill that Baldwin has clearly has come before him.” demonstrated her Not only does commitment to economic Thompson believe in policies that help the restrictive abortion laws, middle class in this he also opposes gay country. As a member marriage as a fundamental of the U.S House of Representatives, she voted right. He said during his first debate this year with against the infamous 1999 Baldwin “I support the Financial Modernization citizens of Wisconsin” Act, a law that allowed in regards to Wisconsin banks to become too big voters defining marriage to fail. between one man and one The Financial woman by Modernization referendum, Act effectively repealed the Baldwin has clearly adding that he thought 1933 Glassdemonstrated her marriage was Steagall Act, commitment to a state issue. a law that Just separated economic policies because a investment that help the middle state has and class in this country. the power commercial to regulate banking. It something did nothing does not mean a state to help consumers; It can discriminate on only helped the finance, sexual orientation when insurance and real estate it decides to regulate industries, which should that subject, in this case be evident by, as PBS marriage. A state should reports, their combined not be able to deny two $350 million expenditure consenting, loving adults on lobbying and political the ability to live their donations in the 1997-98 lives together and raise election cycle to repeal children if they wish to the Glass-Steagall Act. do so and get married. To Even when most deny this fundamental Democrats in her party right on the basis of forgot their duty to sexual orientation is to protect consumers and deny many of my personal middle-class Americans, friends and family Baldwin held her feet members of their civil firm and voted against rights. Baldwin, if elected, legislation that would would be the first openly harm consumers in gay U.S. Senator and also the future, like the supports equality for all Modernization Act Americans. Like many which helped create the issues, Thompson also had 2008 housing bust and a change of mind when it the highly unregulated comes to contraception.

Wall Street financial As Wisconsin’s governor, derivatives market. he created a state family In contrast, Wisconsin planning program which Republican candidate spends taxpayer money for U.S. Senate, Tommy to provide contraception Thompson, is like Mitt and family planning to the Romney; they are both poor. political opportunists Yet, when the Obama who will do or say what administration mandated is politically convenient that health insurance at any particular moment companies provide for an extra vote. The contraception, religious Milwaukee Journal institutions claimed Sentinel reports that Thompson was promoting it was a violation of their religious liberty. a voucher-like program Thompson agreed, so that people in 10 years posting on his Facebook could choose either on Feb. 7 “[The birth traditional Medicare or control requirement] is a government subsidy a breach of our religious to buy private health liberties that any person insurance. of faith should oppose.”

This is essentially It shouldn’t matter if what Paul Ryan has a religious institution advocated in his past doesn’t believe in congressional budget providing contraception. proposals. Both Ryan’s Oral contraception cures and Thompson’s plans ovarian cysts and women are transparent attempts shouldn’t be denied a to privatize Medicare right to this cure simply by slowly undermining because an institution the federal program. In believes unfettered the past month, though, religious freedom Thompson has tried to trumps peoples’ right create a distance between to adequate health care. himself and Ryan’s Tommy Thompson, like Medicare plan by now Mitt Romney, will say saying he wants to give anything to get elected seniors either the option to office this election. of traditional Medicare or Thompson changes buying into the Federal Employees Health Benefit positions constantly during elections and then Program. The Huffington implements conservative Post notes he also said in economic and social regards of his new plan in policies once elected. We comparison to Ryan’s, “I need someone to fight think my plan is better.” for the middle class on Thompson’s views on economic issues and fight economic issues, along for every American on with his views on social social issues, not just some issues, are adverse to the Americans, and I believe interests of the American Tammy Baldwin will fulfill people. Thompson that duty. does support a woman’s right to choose in cases Aaron Loudenslager of rape or incest, but (loudenslager@wisc.edu) has not supported a is a first year law student. change in the recent

Aaron Loudenslager

Madison’s room tax from 9 percent — there is only one Wisconsin city with a higher rate — could help to boost tourism on its own.

However, this still isn’t a great option, since it entails decreasing general tax revenues, as well. Perhaps the real problem behind the music video idea is that the state requires cities to spend a portion of the room tax revenue on tourism in the first place. There are certainly arguments to be made for allowing municipalities to spend room tax revenue however they see fit (although lobbyists for hotels might not approve). However, that’s a topic for another column.

Look: Madison doesn’t need a music video. We really, really don’t. If we have to spend $50,000 on something touristrelated, I’m sure we can find something better to spend it on than a music video. We’d be hardpressed to find something worse. However, the real issue here is that the city ended up with $50,000 it doesn’t need, while simultaneously having to slash its budget and hike bus fares. Clearly, there’s something not right with this system.

Joe Timmerman ( jptimmerman@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in math and economics.

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Classifieds SO to the couple studying together in Ebling Library. The way he stood up, walked around the table, gave her a kiss on the cheek, and then sat back down was painfully adorable.

HMFASO to the girl on the third floor of union south in a conference room who literally came in to eat chips and watch videos. SO to you getting kicked out of my once quiet study space.

SO to Herald hookups.

That’s what having a keyfob is all about.

The office has so many couches for a very, very good reason.

DSO to Leah.

SO to the Packers for pulling out a win, despite their best efforts, and salvaging this Wisconsin sports weekend.

SO to realizing that your lab partner is super hot when you randomly bump in to her and her short shorts at Freakfest SO to gummy bears... you’re my only friends.

SO to my new heroes.

Lost my phone and camera Saturday night.

The guys who found them charged my phone, called my roommate and dropped off my missing valuables. Badgers helping fellow Badgers is truly winning.

smashed my windshield in a backyard parking area on Mifflin. It was really awesome going to get my car to go volunteer only to find my vehicle destroyed. Hope karma bites you in the ass dickheads.

SO to big girls on campus. I may be the only one, but I think all your curves and rolls are damn sexy.

Be proud, and remember that fat bottomed girls make the rocking world go round.

SO to my friend’s sister for visiting him this weekend. DSO to her for sleeping with me. TSO to my friend for being cool with it.

SO to the disgruntled looking guy dressed up like a Viking stumbling down park street this morning. As he passed me, he proclaimed “best walk of shame ever”.

Bravo good sir, you made me chuckle.

ASO to having to wear your fat pants the Monday after Halloween weekend because all you did was drink for the past three days.

SO to my badger shaped dildo <3 SO to my roommate having to do a walk of shame in our own house.

Not quite sure how the attic was a better option than your bedroom.

It’s freezing up there

SO TO BIRTHDAY SEX ...MORE >>> HMFASO to the motherfucken assholes that

ArtsEtc. Editor Allegra Dimperio arts@badgerherald.com

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Sleigh Bells bring noise pop jingles to Madison Some tricks, more ‘treats’ planned for Thursday’s postHalloween show Zachary Schwaller ArtsEtc. Reporter A sultry chirp “Hello?”, comparable to the ringing of the telephone that preceded it, is the first note of The Badger Herald’s interview with Sleigh Bells’ “Sexi Lexi.”

Like calling an 8th grade girlfriend from your parent’s land-line, Alexis Krauss of the Brooklyn-based noise rock band giggles at jokes and meanders off topics, breaking every sentence up with inaudible mumbles. But Krauss has proved that her pipes and not her pout are the real force to be reckoned with, and she’s ready to treat Madison to a listen.

The duo that makes up Sleigh Bells — front woman, Alexis Krauss, and her more instrumentally inclined cohort Derek Miller — met in 2008, “very serendipitous[ly]” said Krauss. “Our initial bond was always over making records, and that’s kept us extremely focused on the agendas of the band. But the more time we spend together, we’re like a big family now.”

After the release of their first record, Treats, the pair of strangers grew closer and according to Krauss their “closeness has led to a lot more collaboration” making the record they are currently touring with, Reign of Fire much more personal, both

lyrically and musically.

Facing the sudden death of Miller’s father and his mother’s cancer diagnosis, Krauss casts the mood as “a darker, more melancholy record.

“A lot of [the album inserts] come from Derek’s belongings, things that [belonged] to his father and his grandfather,” Krauss said.

“So [Reign of Terror] was more of an exploration of a family history.”

When faced with such tragedy it’s natural to assume a go-for-broke sensibility.

With an already blunt tone focusing on harsh and repetitive guitar riffs paired with nearly inhuman vocal tracks, Reign of Terror goes one step further with its unabashed lyrics and violently humorous imagery.

The pair cite over the top “arena rock bands, everybody from Queen to Def Leppard,” as inspiration for the album alongside the unexpected melodic likes of, “Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las and Cindy Lauper.” According to Krauss, this combination of influences make the vocals “more pop-y in the traditional sense, and the song structures…more comprehensive than in Treats.”

The aesthetic they worked on for this album is equal parts ’80s American high schooler and a back-handed sense of ‘I not only found the keys to dad’s liquor cabinet, but his gun safe, too.’ The bloody Keds that grace the face of the new album, as well as Krauss’ feet in every music video and live performance, “are a symbol

of American innocence,” according to Krauss. “To have the blood on them is definitely representative of being tarnished and obviously something tragic — something going wrong,” she said.

Despite this heavy aesthetic influence, Krauss said it hadn’t affected the writing on the album. She instead references the classic movie “Poltergeist” as both a musical and aesthetic inspiration. Krauss said, “The score [from “Poltergeist”] is really one of our favorite pieces of music… the way the children’s chorus sings that melody, it’s a very haunting but also extremely beautiful.”

She added the “End of the Line” music video is “a time when the aesthetic and the music definitely came together.”

Their live show, coming to The Majestic on Thursday, promises to be equally dynamic and engaging.

“Derek and I have always approached the live set as something that should be very interactive between us and the audience,” Krauss said. “We’re not interested in people standing there with their arms crossed nodding their head politely.

We want the show to be incredibly dynamic, sort of an experience that involves all senses — definitely a sensory overload — and we really hope we’re doing our job well enough that it inspires people to dance, and to move and to feel like they can completely let go and not be hindered by any of the baggage they brought in with them earlier

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Sleigh Bells’ Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss (and their edgy pop style) will perform at the Majestic Theater Thursday. in the night.”

One thing, however, is promised to be most noticeable: volume. In the vein of their arena rock inspiration, their volume (think full wall of Marshall amplifiers), should quite literally bring the house down as well as quite possibly melt some emotional faces. Krauss hopes to elicit a similar live performance to one of her favorite bands, LCD Soundsystem, who’s shows she said she “couldn’t believe how loud [they] were. But everyone was so enthralled by

the music, and so engaged by it, that it seemed to work.”

Sleigh Bells’s opener AraabMuzik is “a real master of what he does,” according to Krauss. AraabMuzik, a producer whose skills with the MPC (a type of drum machine) will be paired with hip-hop hype man Duke Da God, is promised to produce a set that incorporates elements of a dance DJ with a percussive live performance that Krauss herself describes as, “overwhelmingly positive.”

So when asked what we could expect from the show’s

collision of the hip-hop and hard rock worlds, Krauss responded with the matter of fact of a mother going down a grocery list; “a lot of volume, a lot of strobe lights, a lot of loud heavy guitars, a lot of me in the crowd, or on top of the crowd and hopefully a good time had by everyone.”

Sleigh Bells will play at The Majestic on Thursday with AraabMuzik. Doors open at 8 P.M. and tickets are $25 in advance or $28 at the door.

For more information visit majesticmadison.com

ARTSETC. PRESENTS HUMP DAY

Hump Day explores how to smooch when it’s an oops Sam Johnson Hump Day Columnist Well it’s Hump Day again!

Though the temperatures are getting colder there’s no reason your love life can’t heat up. Read on for answers to this week’s burning questions.

I love to kiss, but lately things have been… stagnant.

I’m afraid my boo might want to move things along, but I need the time to “warm up”. How can we make our make-out sessions hotter and more intimate?

Goooood question! Too many times, we skip right over the sweet stuff to get to the ‘good’ stuff. What a missed opportunity!

First thing is to think about the timing and the activity leading up to kissing.

Are make out sessions entered with an intention and time set aside? If so, you may want to consider letting this go. Allowing making out to just unfold as an untamed, physical expression of the intimacy, respect and appreciation we feel for our partners can allow it to come from a more genuine, raw place. And that’s intimate! Instead of planning purposefully for face time, perhaps start with a sensual body massage after a hard day or a deep, empathy-building conversation where you each get to debrief at the end of the day and listen attentively to the details of each other’s lives. Conceptualizing making out as an extension of emotional intimacy instead of something separate can facilitate the transfer of that social intimacy into your kissing!

When starting off a make out session, many kissers report that they enjoy starting off slow to build anticipation.

Start with sweet pecks all over the face, neck, and chest.

Try to avoid the lips at first,

slipping up occasionally to get the corners. When the excitement is too great to continue, start with pecks and suckles of the lips. Without using tongue, practice some ‘lip hugging’ and allow your pouty pillows to interlock like puzzle pieces, pull back, and fold into a new equation.

When tongue is finally introduced, start with small flicks and slightly grazing the tips of each other’s tongues.

From there, follow the rhythm of the kissing. Many people report that they enjoy occasional light sucking or nibbling of their bottom lip during kissing. Twisting the heads so that they are perpendicular instead of vertical allows for deeper kissing.

Also, just because french kissing involves tongue, it doesn’t mean your mouths need to be forever tonguetied. Instead of imagining kissing as poking and prodding each other’s mouths and setting up camp, try to imagine your slippery tongues seeking and finding each other intermittently—in

your mouth, in hers, in the in-between spaces—and embracing momentarily. Take pauses to separate faces and gaze at each other—to laugh, smile, brush cheeks, kiss noses, play with hair. All of those small acts will solidify a bond between people instead of just tongues.

Remember your most important tool —hands!

Use them at the back of your partner’s head during deeper kisses, caress the sides of their body, place them securely at the small of their back, rub thighs, grab shoulders, etc. This will allow for more full-body participation.

You may also enjoy changing positions and environments once in a while.

Making out in a chair, with one person straddling the other can create an entirely new experience than lying side to side. Kissing upside down feels very different on the lips and tongue than facing the same direction.

Standing, pressed against a wall can feel very intense as well.

Lastly, if you do find yourselves lying down next to each other, try to get truly horizontal. Press the fronts of your body into one another, as if you’re trying to cozy up and share body heat, leaving no empty spaces in between.

Being so up in each other’s business can be very intimate.

You can even let your horniness get away from you at this point and incorporate some dry humping. Even through clothes, a vulva or clitoris can be grinded on a knee and a penis can be rubbed against the folds of thighs. See where things go from there!

How soon can you take a pregnancy test?

A pregnancy test can be taken as soon as a menstrual period has been missed.

Some providers recommend waiting until a week after a missed period or doing a follow-up test at that point.

Some pregnancy tests are even accurate up to a few days before a missed period.

Determining the exact day of a missed period is trickier to

determine for females who don’t have 28-day menstrual cycles. Try your best, based on your cycle and calendar, to estimate the day you think your period should start.

As long as you’re a student at UW, there is no need to spend money on expensive pregnancy tests at the drug store. University Health Services provides free pregnancy testing and there is no appointment necessary.

UHS is located at 333 East Campus Mall, in the same building as Sex Out Loud.

Just take the elevator up to the 6th floor of UHS and speak to the receptionist at the Women’s Health Clinic.

An available staff member will administer a pregnancy test. Just make sure to come well hydrated and ready to pee in a cup! UHS also offers pregnancy counseling and referral.

Sam is a sex-obsessed senior who needs more of your questions to feed her desire.

E-mail the lovely ladies of Hump Day at humpday@ badgerherald.com

The Wallflowers revitalize rock roots at the Majestic Seasoned talent, solid set list carried band through Monday night show Emily Rappleye ArtsEtc. Reporter Basked in colored light, a mixed crowd at The Majestic got personal with The Wallflowers in the intimate concert venue on Monday night.

Young and old fans gathered close to the stage to hear The Wallflowers revive their roots-rock sound. The band stopped in Madison on a tour to support their sixth studio album, Glad All Over, which dropped on Sept. 28 after a

seven-year hiatus.

“I see a wide spectrum of folks; I love that. That’s all a band could ask for,” front man Jakob Dylan said as he examined the crowd.

Throughout the show, Dylan alternated between snarky banter with the audience and calm, soulful vocals.

“I’m one of the top ten weirdest guys you’ll ever meet,” Dylan said after rebuking a fan for taking photos with a professional camera. He jokingly asked the fan to stop taking pictures, but when the man didn’t stop, Dylan got uncomfortable.

“I don’t love the long lenses because that makes me feel like you’ve got a website,” Dylan said between songs.

Just after chiding another fan for not knowing who The Wallflowers were, Dylan got very still, closed his eyes and began nodding and strumming his guitar, producing the well-known and loved chords of a classic Wallflowers song. Even considering Dylan’s selfproclaimed weirdness and a seven-year break, The Wallflowers still had an obvious connection with the crowd as they played old favorites like “One Headlight,” “6th Avenue Heartache” and “Josephine.”

They tried to resist playing only old material though, despite the wishes of the crowd. Their set list mainly featured songs from their new album, and rightly so — their new material sounded good and

told a new story.

Early on they played “Reboot the Mission” as a proclamation of their return. Lyrics “Eyes on the prize, reboot the mission/ I’ve lost my sight, but not the vision,” declared their intention and the lines, ”Welcome Jack, the new drummer/ He jammed with the mighty Joe Strummer/ I see Rami, Greg and Stuart /I’ve got to say it Jay, we’ve had it coming,” reintroduced them to the stage.

The night’s lineup featured original bass player Greg Richling, an energized Rami Jaffee on the keyboard, guitarist Stuart Mathis, and the drumming powerhouse Jack Irons, who played with the Red Hot Chili Peppers

and Pearl Jam. Guest violinist Gina Romantini from the opening act, Trapper Schoepp and the Shades, was a lively and surprising addition to the sound.

“Who are all these people? I don’t recognize half of them,” Dylan joked as he looked at an old CD passed up from the audience. “What happened to everybody?”

Dylan’s sarcasm and a few technical difficulties gave the show an odd quality, perhaps of a band a little worn from the first few days back on tour after too long of a break. Nonetheless, the quality of the music and talent of Richling, Jaffee, Irons, and Mathis carried the show and made it enjoyable. Aside from the

classics, new songs “Misfits and Lovers” and especially “Love is a Country” sounded full and like soonto-be fan favorites.

“The Wallflowers will be back soon, I promise,” Dylan said as the band went into the first notes of the new track “It Won’t Be Long.”

After they finished the set, the crowd remained cheering and stomping for a few more songs. And it was awhile before The Wallflowers reluctantly returned, led by Richling, for a three-song encore.

However, these last three songs were the highlight of the show. A violin solo from Romantini animated the whole band and The Wallflowers left the stage with a bang.

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The Badger Herald | Classifieds | Wednesday, October 31, 2012

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HSO to the friendly dude at the DMV who went out of his way to be nice to all the terrified foreigners, you give me faith in humanity.

ASO to the lack of outlets around this campus at “study locations”.

I mean it’s nice when your computer dies so you can’t procrastinate, but when you need your computer for homework it really sucks.

SO to all the giant animal Halloween costumes. You all looked so cozy.

ASO to the girl on the 3rd floor of college library eating celery.

Really? Of all foods you choose celery.

ASO to wisconsin dropping off of the BCS top 25 HMFASO to being replaced by nebraska in the rose bowl projections...I miss stave ASO to people who prac-

tice horned instruments, except for the band. There is no way for you to practice quietly, thus disturbing my studying. SO to the uw band, you know how to do it right!

SO to overestimating the amount of free booze you will need to provide to friends over the Halloween weekend and having leftovers.

Sunday/Monday Funday, get at me.

ASO to not realizing I signed a lease with my roomate’s boyfriend too. Oh wait, I didn’t.

Go home.

SO to finding a staircase off Bascom with SO MANY LEAVES! DSO to crunchy leaves still hanging around. You make my day.

SO to me and my roommates and me 1) Wanting it to snow so bad and 2) starting to listen to Christmas music already. ‘Tis the season

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right?

ASO to those awkward comments your older family members post on your Facebook pictures and the resulting internal conflict over whether or not to delete them. SO to crazy family members though.

Thanksgiving can’t come soon enough.

ASO to the girl that sits in front of me in my Classics class.

Not only do you write all your notes in Comic Sans (is this 3rd Grade?) and can’t spell “Mediterranean” even though it’s on the powerpoint in front of you, but you constantly move in your seat and I can’t see a damn thing.

ASO to having to fight the wind to get to class....it’s almost like you’re telling me not to go..

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The Badger Herald | Comics | Wednesday, Rocktober 31, 2012

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What? You still don’t get it? Come, on, really? It’s not calculus or anything. Honestly, if you don’t know how to do a sudoku by now, you’ve probably got more issues than this newspaper.

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This ain’t no time to panic, friend, so keep it cool and I’ll walk you through. Here’s the low down: each clue tells you what the sum of the numbers to the right or down must add up to.

Repeating numbers?

Not in this part of town.

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C’EST LA MORT

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DIFFICULTY: Stalks the earth, harasses the living with crosswords

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The Badger Herald | Sports | Wednesday, October 31, 2012

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O’Brien still with plenty to prove as quarterback Ian McCue Right on Cue It was almost as if everyone was in denial.

As Joel Stave collapsed on the field, rabid fans in the student section and reporters in the press box alike needed a minute to digest the situation.

We knew Stave had been driven into the ground by the beast known as William Gholston, but he quickly jumped back to his feet.

By the time the Wisconsin medical staff surrounded him, I continued to scan the group of surrounding players, convinced it was not No. 2, not the player in the midst of his best performance in a Badger uniform, resting on his knees, his face wincing in obvious pain.

Melodramatics aside, the man down was indeed the redshirt freshman, the one who spent the first half Saturday making some of

the most acute, difficult throws of his young career against a defense loaded with agility and power. He had only one touchdown pass to that point but looked poised for another scoring drive to open the third quarter and help the Badgers defeat the muchdespised Spartans at Camp Randall.

Even as Wisconsin held onto its 7-3, then 10-3, lead into the final minutes of the fourth quarter, when Stave checked out, so did the Badgers’ offense. After flattening defenders for three-straight games, the Spartans’ defense stymied running back Montee Ball at the line of scrimmage on almost every run play. After blowing apart defenses with his gamebreaking runs, James White’s longest run (seven yards) wasn’t even enough for a first down.

Yet the promising arm of Stave — though certainly full of its own set of frustrating miscues this season — finally seemed to be finding holes in the secondary. With just two of his 11 passes falling for incompletions, it looked to be the coming out moment

for Stave, a turning point in his season. Maybe, just maybe, he was developing into the potential fouryear starter Badger fans envisioned.

And it all ended right there — not just for the game, but for the season.

When Danny O’Brien, the once-heralded transfer from Maryland turned head clipboard manager, entered the game for UW, the wheels came flying off the offense. The redshirt junior Madison’s finest welcomed with open arms, who would start all but three games in Madison before Stave took over, looked even more befuddled than he did against the Oregon State defense Sept. 8.

His first series ended with a sack that cost Wisconsin 13 yards and handed the home squad a hopeless 4th-and-28.

O’Brien didn’t even cross into Spartans’ territory in nearly two full quarters of play. The closest he came to adding to the scoreboard was the Wisconsin 47-yard line. Though not entirely his fault, Michigan State sacked the new man under center three times for a

total loss of 32 yards.

On the final play of regulation, Michigan State tore down the opening-day starter in the backfield for a loss of 13 yards as the clock expired, a play representative of O’Brien’s time in the pocket Saturday. It was nothing less than painful to watch, as the skepticism expressed by UW fans toward O’Brien became, once again, entirely justified. Because at this point in the year, after a more-than-worrisome return to quarterback, D.O.B must earn such trust — not only of fans, but of his own coaching staff.

Head coach Bret Bielema made it clear at his Monday press conference that fifth-year senior and three-time ACL-tear victim Curt Phillips could earn the starting nod at Indiana in two weeks. And rightfully so. Though once painted as the quarterback savior with one-and-done legend Russell Wilson heading for the NFL, O’Brien’s play has only declined as the season has progressed.

I can already hear the whispers of me as an

eternal pessimist (a claim that is largely accurate), but let’s turn to the statistics to grade O’Brien’s performance this year.

In 12 quarters under center this season — including his first start against FCS opponent Northern Iowa — he has thrown for all of three touchdowns, 523 yards and an interception.

Not to mention his two fumbles in the first half against Utah State, one of which he lost inside the Wisconsin red zone.

That turnover would lead to an Aggies touchdown before Bielema finally yanked him in favor of the unproven freshman.

Remember, the fumble that put the Badgers behind 14-3 heading into the half before the offense remembered how to play college football?

O’Brien still appears to have the step up in the second go-round of the Wisconsin quarterback carousel this year, and he will likely earn the start in Bloomington, Ind., two Saturdays from now. He will have more to prove than simply being the better option than Phillips

— he must prove he can be more than a constant liability when he takes a snap from center Travis Frederick.

When Stave went down Saturday, there was a reason we couldn’t believe it. It’s nothing less than painful to watch a young, steadily developing quarterback go down with injury against a heated Big Ten rival in a game that for all of the first half lived up to its billing as a grind-itout defensive battle.

Now, their roles are reversed. It’s O’Brien’s time to show he can keep pace with his younger counterpart. As the Wisconsin quarterback, he has two primary jobs: Don’t turn the ball over, and convert the playaction pass. How well he plays that role of glorified game manager will determine where UW finds itself come bowl season.

Ian is a senior majoring in journalism. How much hope do you hold for Danny O’Brien as Wisconsin’s starting quarterback? Let him know at immcue@ badgerherald.com or on Twitter @imccue.

Wisconsin draws Michigan in Big Ten Tournament Badgers aiming to avenge early season loss to Wolverines in opening round Spencer Smith Women’s Soccer Writer After finishing sixth in the Big Ten, the Wisconsin women’s soccer team will head to Bloomington, Ind., where they will take on Michigan in the first round of the conference tournament.

For the second season in a row, Wisconsin (12-6-1, 5-5-1 Big Ten) will play for the Big Ten title, earning the No. 6 seed in the eightteam bracket.

Last year, UW made an early exit, losing in the first round to Minnesota 2-0.

Redshirt junior forward Paige Adams said the team is excited to begin the postseason.

GASSER, from 14 breakout year for the new Wisconsin point guard, Gasser was ready for an increased role in the offense handling the ball and running the offense, filling the void left by former Badger AllAmerican Jordan Taylor.

Just a season ago, Gasser averaged 7.6 points per game and 4.2 rebounds a game for the Badgers, logging 34.1 minutes a contest — good for second on the team — while starting all 36 games.

A starter even as a freshman, Gasser, who will use his redshirt to avoid losing a season of eligibility, acknowledged the frustrations he’s already felt in regard to his injury.

“It sucks; you can’t really describe it I guess,” Gasser said.

But Gasser hasn’t lacked a support network.

Reaching out to the injured player have been players from other campuses and sports, like the football team’s Curt Phillips, a quarterback who has endured and returned from multiple injuries to his own ACL. Phillips had some advice for the long road of recovery ahead.

“Do what [the medical staff] tell you,” Gasser said of Phillip’s advice. “The doctors and trainers they have experienced it with

“We are really pumped for the game tomorrow,” Adams said. “It is kind of do-or-die for us, so we’re really excited and I think we are going to do well.”

UW has seemingly hit a late-season stride, winning five games in a row before falling to Iowa 2-1 in the last game of the regular season Saturday in Iowa City.

During that six-game stretch, the Badgers have scored 13 goals and allowed only seven.

Adams said she believes the team has some momentum from its winning streak but learned from the loss to the Hawkeyes.

“The last game was kind of a wake-up call for us,” Adams said. “It was a learning experience for us and the wins that we had before. I think we are going to carry that through into the tournament.”

Wisconsin will take on

No. 3 seed Michigan (134-2, 7-2-2) Wednesday in the first round of the tournament.

The Badgers hope to avenge a 3-0 loss suffered at the hands of the Wolverines earlier this season at the McClimon Complex.

Michigan dominated Wisconsin in the previous matchup, holding the Badgers to only four shots on goal and tallying 11 shots as a team.

Although the Wolverines were dominant in their September match with the Badgers, Michigan has faltered as of late, currently riding a three-game winless streak. Most recently, Michigan fell in its regular season finale with Illinois, a team Wisconsin defeated 2-1 just three weeks ago.

Senior forward Monica Lam-Feist said the team learned from its earlier game with Michigan and has made some

other athletes. … He just told me to be patient with it; it’s going to suck the first few weeks, it’s going to suck the first couple of months to try and get it done. He told me to take my time with it because if you do you’ll come back strong.”

Gasser also received support from Minnesota’s big man Trevor Mbakwe, who had an ACL injury sideline him just a season ago. Mbakwe responded to Gasser through Facebook, as the two exchanged a few quick messages.

“We inboxed each other for a couple posts back and forth,” Gasser said. “It was pretty nice of him.”

The Badgers will now have to scramble to adjust their backcourt accordingly. A positive for head coach Bo Ryan’s squad is that they have a bona fide No. 1 on the roster waiting for his chance to shine.

George Marshall, just a redshirt freshman, will most likely get the call to fill Gasser’s spot in the starting lineup. Marshall looked impressive in the practice period available to the media Tuesday afternoon, knocking down three-pointer after threepointer while also showing off a smooth pull-up jumper.

While the Badgers will miss the most seasoned member of their backcourt and the unquestioned vocal

leader of the team, Gasser voiced his confidence in the teammates stepping up to respond to his absence.

“George, Traevon (Jackson), Ben (Brust); … we’re not going to skip a beat with me out,” Gasser said. “But the big thing I think we’re going to miss is a vocal guy at the guard position, a leader who’s been there and played a little bit, but that’s something I’ll contribute to even though I’m not out there.”

That contribution for Gasser will come in learning a new role in the Wisconsin program: coach. While not able to partake physically, Gasser will be on the sideline for games and practices to give advice and coach the young and developing Badger backcourt.

“If I’m going to do that in my future, I’m going to treat this year as a coaching internship,” Gasser said.

“It’s good to see a different perspective, get to watch from the sideline, get to watch from courtside.

“That’s what guys who have reached out to me have told me: ‘You’re going to learn some stuff that you never would have learned playing out there and you’re going to realize how much you love basketball and that’s going to help you in the long run.’ I’m definitely going to take this opportunity to learn some things off the court.”

adjustments.

“We definitely looked at that game and what we need to do differently,” Lam-Feist said.

“We changed some things, so going forward we feel comfortable with what we are going to do.”

UM’s biggest threat to UW will be junior forward Nkem Ezurike, who has 11 goals and one assist on the season, with two of those goals coming against Wisconsin in September.

Freshman midfielder McKenna Meuer said the defensive unit needs to put pressure on the Michigan attack to avoid giving up three goals again.

“Our motto all year has been ‘Make them go around us, not through us,’” Meuer said. “So, we want them to play down the outsides and not down the middle, as well as making them play in front of us and then make the tackles that we need to make to get

the ball back.”

UW’s offense has been playing well as of late, scoring seven times in its last three games.

After being shut out by the Wolverines in the regular season, Adams said

“So, if we can just connect that first pass and then get forward, I think we are going to be a lot more successful.”

Paige Adams

UW Women’s Soccer Player the key to the offensive success Wednesday is possession.

“What we are really going to try to do is just, once we win the ball, counter and keep the ball,” Adams said. “I think that is

RUMPEL, from 14 seemed to continue against Northern Michigan, as Rumpel started in the first game before Peterson took over for game two.

But after Rumpel’s performance against UMD — a performance that would earn him WCHA Defensive Player of the Week honors — Eaves was the first to admit the goaltender competition may not be as close as it once was.

“There’s a little space now,” Eaves said at his Monday press conference.

“It would be silly to say anything less of the young man who’s got a 95 save percentage and a low goals against. … [Rumpel has] separated that a bit, yes.”

Originally growing up in Saskatchewan, Rumpel was influenced by his uncle — former AllAmerican UW goaltender Roy Schultz — when it came to choosing where he wanted to play college hockey.

And by the time it was his turn to make a decision, Rumpel said he couldn’t imagine playing anywhere else.

“There was never really a question in my mind.

Wisconsin, I had always heard about growing up,” Rumpel said. “Everything about this place, we sometimes have to pinch

ourselves in the dressing room. I can’t believe anyone would choose to go play anywhere else.”

Now with his first shutout of the season under his belt, Rumpel said it is important he continue his improvement throughout the season, and as a result he has learned to treat every practice as though it were a real game scenario.

“My uncle always told me, ‘You go into practice and you try to get a shutout,’ Rumpel said.

“You don’t want anyone to score on you; you don’t want to make any bad plays on the puck. If you treat [practice] like a game it just makes game situations that much easier.”

While Rumpel is certainly more confident after his strong performance Friday and Saturday against UMD, he isn’t the only one to share those sentiments.

The whole team has gained confidence from his strong play early in the season, especially the defensemen.

“He’s a guy back there that if something does fail, if our systems do fail, … we know Joel is going to make that save 99 out of 100 times,” said Rumpel’s roommate, sophomore defenseman Jake McCabe. “It just gives us a confidence back there that we do have a

something we sometimes struggle with is keeping [the ball] after we win it.

So, if we can just connect that first pass and then get forward, I think we are going to be a lot more successful.”

It is now win-or-gohome for the Badgers, and with the outcome of Wednesday’s game having a large influence on Wisconsin’s NCAA Tournament chances, it is safe to say this is the biggest game of the year for UW. Lam-Fiest said she knows this is a critical game for Wisconsin, and the team will not be holding back going into Wednesday’s match.

“We know that it is door-die,” Lam-Feist said.

“We don’t want to be safe and not put it all out there.

So we are really excited to go out there and play our game and give everything we have.”

darn good goalie and he is going to back us up.”

McCabe also said that Rumpel’s calm, relaxed demeanor is different from many other goaltenders who play the game.

Goaltenders can be an odd breed as they don’t just tolerate, but actually embrace the idea of having hockey pucks shot at them from all directions — some of them flying as fast as 85 to 95 mph.

Following that mentality, they also tend to have a stereotype for being more superstitious — especially if they get on hot streaks — as many have certain traditions they must follow before every game.

While McCabe said he hasn’t noticed too many weird superstitions in his roommate’s preparation, with the Badgers now undefeated in their last two games with Rumpel in front of the net, only time will tell if Rumpel will get more superstitious as the season wears on.

“I don’t think I am too quirky [yet],” Rumpel joked. “I like to keep my normal routine. I usually get to the rink a little early, tape my stick up. …

Always before the game I have to have a cold shower or jump in a cold tub for a bit to wake me up a little bit. That’s about all I’ve got though.”

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The Badger Herald | Classifieds | Wednesday, October 31, 2012 SO to literally having the best weekend of my entire life! Now the count down to Mifflin begins!

ASO to the bathtub in my apartment. Seriously, I don’t want to stand in a foot of dirty bath water while I try to shower.

ASO to realizing that the seven page paper I have due tomorrow is single spaced.

ing to know what this white sticky stuff is on the library keyboard.

Like, we’re in public!

LOLSO to parkas. What is this, Antarctica?

LOLSO to my professor that mistyped “public policy” as “pubic policy” on today’s slides.

ASO to lease signing time. I hate everything. www.badgerherald.com

Awkward SO to not want-

Sports QUARTERBACKS, from 14 majority of the snaps since conference play began Sept.

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“Joel has played very well for us over the year; he’s gotten adapted to the way we block, the way we pick things up, that guys have

trust in him,” Miller said. “It hasn’t been that way with Danny [or Curt] the last couple weeks because they haven’t really played.”

Miller also said standout left tackle Ricky Wagner nearly played against Michigan State after practicing late last week and

will rejoin the line against Indiana. When he returns, Ryan Groy will shift back to his usual spot at left guard, he added.

Badgers run off course With a combined average of 2.2 yards per carry, neither Montee Ball nor James White could find

any space along the line of scrimmage against Michigan State.

While Miller and his crew along the line were quick to assume blame, running backs coach Thomas Hammock refused to use the Spartans’ consistent success stopping the rush as

an excuse for a floundering ground game Saturday.

With defensive ends Marcus Rush and William Gholston clogging up the line and a group of linebackers Miller said was likely the best in the conference, Michigan State now ranks seventh nationally in rushing defense.

“They’re a good defense, but that’s what you want to do,” Hammock said. “In this game you want to play the best, and you want to compare yourself against the best. We didn’t step up to that challenge, so hopefully the next time we’ll be prepared for the next one.”

The Badger Herald | Sports | Wednesday, October 31, 2012

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GRIDIRON NATION

No. 4 ranking for Oregon in BCS polls travesty Caroline Sage Sage Advice With a No. 4 BCS ranking, the Oregon Ducks should feel slighted. Winning the past two games by a total of 78 points should not equate to a drop.

But that is exactly what has unfolded. After dominating Arizona State on the road last Saturday, the Ducks (8-0, 5-0 Pac-12) dropped one spot from No. 3 in Week 9. Then, after destroying Colorado Saturday and then-No. 2 Florida falling at the hands of Georgia, Oregon was again discredited, as Notre Dame jumped ahead to the No. 3 spot behind new No. 2 Kansas State and No. 1 Alabama.

Both the USA Today Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25 put the Ducks where they belong — at the second spot — most likely because they have actually watched this team pick apart every opponent.

But a soft schedule plagues the team, as Oregon has played just a single currently ranked team, No. 22 Arizona.

This is why the Ducks are fifth in the computergenerated ranking that accounts for one-third of the BCS ranking.

The problem is there is nothing more Oregon could do to increase its appeal.

The offense, led by freshman quarterback Marcus Mariota, has scored at least 42 points in each of its first eight games. Sophomore De’Anthony Thomas has rushed for seven

touchdowns, tallying three more receiving.

Averaging 53.4 points per game should be enough for a higher spot than fourth, right?

Perhaps what makes this offense the most impressive is its ability to get things done early, and there is no better example than what happened Saturday in Eugene, Ore. The Ducks outscored the Buffaloes 56-0 -- in just the first half. Yes, you read that right, 56 points in two quarters.

Colorado is by no means a serious competitor against Oregon, but four touchdowns in each quarter puts a whole new meaning to the word offense.

The Ducks’ defensive play makes these early scores look that much better. While the defensive unit is not on the same level as the powerhouse offense, scoring at least 40 points every game means it’s OK to give up a few touchdowns. The team is 24th in the nation in points allowed, averaging 19.4. If you look at each win, Oregon has never truly faced a serious challenge yet this season.

The closest game for the Ducks was back in Week 2, when they won by 17 points. The other seven games have been victories of at least 20 points.

And against the tougher competition, Oregon looked even better. The Ducks completely shut out Arizona, and against the other then-ranked team, No. 23 Washington, they gave up just three touchdowns after taking a 21-0 lead in the first quarter, going on to win 52-21.

However, the marshmallow-like schedule is about to

change, and quickly.

Heading into Week 10, the Ducks will travel to southern California to play No. 17 USC. And after a trip to Memorial Coliseum, Oregon will take on two more ranked teams in the month of November.

It’s a rare situation for a team to want success for conference opponents, but for Oregon that ironically is exactly what they need. Remaining ranked opponents USC, No. 14 Stanford and No. 11 Oregon State will be doing the Ducks a service by winning, as the higher these teams are ranked, the more impressive it will look when Oregon plays, and likely defeats, each of them.

Another advantage for the Ducks heading into November is the unimpressive lot Kansas State and Notre Dame will play. The Fighting Irish have a single opponent remaining that is above .500, and it happens to be USC. Not only will this be the team’s 12th game, it will provide a common

opponent to the Ducks.

Kansas State has two opponents, Oklahoma State and Texas, remaining on its regular season docket, but both are barely clinging onto their spots as the No. 24 and No. 23 ranked teams, respectively. While this means the Wildcats will likely go 12-0, the competition Oregon faces in November should bump it ahead if the team remains successful.

It should also not be overlooked that Oregon,

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5-0 3-1 3-2 1-3 0-4 0-4

the real No. 2 team in the nation.

And if you’re in a position like the Ducks are to decide your own destiny, you can only love the situation and path to the national championship that’s brewing in Eugene, Ore. Caroline is a junior majoring in journalism and political science. What do you think about the current BCS rankings? Let her know by emailing csage@ badgerherald.com.

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unlike Kansas State and Notre Dame, will play in a conference championship game thanks to belonging to the Pac-12, and if the Ducks win, it will be another quality opponent to add to Ducky’s long list of victims.

And there have already been so many.

So for now, the Ducks should feel a bit snubbed, but the prospect of success down the road in this last stretch should not cause the computer rankings any doubts that Oregon is

BCS Standings

Overall 6-2 5-3 7-2 4-4 5-4 5-3

1. Alabama 2. Kansas St. 3. Notre Dame 4. Oregon 5. LSU 6. Georgia 7. Florida

8. S. Carolina 9. Florida State 10. Louisville 11. Oregon State 12. Oklahoma 13. Clemson

Overall 9-0 5-3 6-3 3-5 3-5 2-6

1. Alabama 2. Oregon 3. Kansas State 4. Notre Dame 5. LSU 6. Ohio State 7. Georgia

8. Florida 9. Florida State 10. USC 11. Clemson 12. S. Carolina 13. Louisville

Leaders

14. Stanford 15. Miss. State 16. Texas A&M 17. USC 18. Texas Tech 19. Boise State

20. Nebraska 21. W. Virginia 22. Arizona 23. Texas 24. Okla. State 25. Louisiana T.

Associated Press Top 25 14. Oklahoma 15. Stanford 16. Texas A&M 17. Miss. State 18. USC 19. Boise State

20. Texas Tech 21. Nebraska 22. Louisiana T. 23. W. Virginia 24. Arizona 25. UCLA

Sports Editor Ian McCue sports@badgerherald.com

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SPORTS

Gasser to watch 2012-13 from bench UW guard meets with media for first time since seasonending ACL injury Nick Korger Sports Content Editor Meeting with the press for the first time since his injury, Josh Gasser took a seat with his left leg resting on a separate chair.

The brace that covers Gasser’s resting leg now serves as a grisly reminder to the Wisconsin guard, teammates and press alike of the season-ending injury the junior suffered in practice this past Saturday.

Going up for a layup,

Gasser heard a pop, and that was it. Just like that, the Badgers lost their projected starting point guard for the season to a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

“Just kind of a freak thing, first of all,” Gasser said. “I just got a steal, going in transition and went up for a layup, did a little side step going up for a layup, nothing out of the ordinary. Just kind of gave out on me.

“The physical pain was pretty bad but it was nothing compared to the emotional, mental pain that happened.”

With surgery scheduled for next Tuesday, Wisconsin will have to scramble to adjust to the

unplanned loss of Gasser for the 2012-13 season.

Gasser will likely travel with the team the entire year but miss the first two road trips to Gainesville, Fla., and Las Vegas, Nev., due to the fact they fall within the first month of his recovery from surgery.

The injury and the entire press conference was an affair charged with the raw emotion of Gasser, who seemed to still be accepting the fact his season was over.

It’s a disappointing fact considering what the junior was expected to do this season.

With the upcoming season projected as a Andy Fate The Badger Herald

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Slated to take over at point guard for the Badgers this season, junior Josh Gasser tore the ACL in his left knee Saturday, ending his season.

WCHA names Rumpel Defensive Player of Week Badgers’ sophomore goalie gains traction in position battle with solid weekend Nick Daniels Associate Sports Editor

Noah Willman The Badger Herald

Rumpel saved 64 of 66 shots on goal for a .970 save percentage in a weekend series against No. 14 Minnesota-Duluth as Wisconsin registered a win and a tie.

For many sports, having a good goaltender can sometimes be the vital X-factor that separates a good team from a great team.

After earning its first shutout of the season Friday in a 2-0 win in the first

game of a series against No. 14 Minnesota-Duluth, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team may have found just such a player in sophomore goaltender Joel Rumpel.

Even though there are plenty of games left in the WCHA season, a shutout victory in the first game certainly bodes well for both Rumpel and the Badgers as they look to get back on track after a disappointing season — by Wisconsin hockey standards — in 2011.

While Rumpel had his fair share of highs during his freshman campaign, earning three shutouts

over the course of the season — the most by a freshman netminder in UW hockey history — on a young, inexperienced team, Rumpel would only finish the season with a 12-12-2 record.

Just a season ago, head coach Mike Eaves had used both Rumpel and fellow sophomore Landon Peterson between the pipes for the Badgers, with Rumpel playing in 26 games and Peterson in 13.

In the first series of the 2012-13 season, this trend

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2 quarterbacks to receive consideration during bye With Stave out, O’Brien, Phillips to get even reps with first offense Ian McCue Sports Editor Since taking the reigns as Wisconsin’s offensive line coach following a Week 2 loss to Oregon State, Bart Miller said he’s tried to rid his unit of relying on excuses for its mistakes.

But he did offer some explanation for why the Badgers clawed their way to just 19 net yards on 37 attempts against Michigan State Saturday. Lining up against the Big Ten’s best defense, one loaded with physical specimens, Miller said the Wisconsin O-line matched the Spartans’ physicality but missed blocks on the most critical plays.

“It really comes down to consistency. We had one play, we fit it up perfectly and we had a crease for seven or eight yards and we get into the safety,” Miller said. “The very next play or a couple plays later, we’re

running the same thing, same technique, same look.

We don’t cut him off or we don’t reach in or whatever it is.”

It was a surprising disruption for a unit that picked apart the substantially less dominant defenses of Minnesota and Purdue each of the past two weeks.

The O-line coach acknowledged his players were more than disappointed with their play Saturday, as the Badgers’ surrendered a season-high five sacks after previously allowing only 13 on the year. Whether churning the ball along the ground or throwing deep bombs down the sideline, Miller said the group guarding the trenches assumes responsibility for the offense’s overall performance.

“Any time our quarterback gets touched, whether it’s our fault or not, we take it very personally,” he said. “It’s a knock to you as a blocker, it’s a knock to you as an O-lineman, as a unit, as a coach.”

Exactly who Wagner & Co. will be protecting

against Indiana following the bye week remains unclear, as Wisconsin’s quarterback position has become a two-man race between Danny O’Brien and Curt Phillips.

Offensive coordinator Matt Canada said Phillips and O’Brien will continue to split reps all week before coaches reach a decision on who will take the opening snap in Bloomington closer to the game. “[We’ve] got two guys who have definitely put in their time to earn the right to compete,” Canada said. “Curt has not had as many chances in the game as Danny has, but both of them work hard.”

Whether the redshirt junior who started the first three games of the year or the dual-threat fifthyear senior takes over at quarterback, a fresh face will present plenty of challenges for the offensive line.

Though the Badgers’ line worked with both O’Brien and Phillips throughout fall camp and the former for the opening games this year, neither has taken the

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Andy Fate The Badger Herald

With another lackluster performance from backup Danny O’Brien, redshirt senior Curt Phillips has a chance to win the starting job.