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New York Jets superfan becomes top news source amid controversy Ian McCue Sports Editor As he sits in a leather armchair at a State Street coffee shop, a bright red Bucky hoodie draped over his frame, this could be any freshman student. His eyes earnest with anticipation and excitement, a grin

permanently pressed across his face, he is but one new face in a group of more than 6,200 freshmen.

But the story of Jake Steinberg is a shade different than that of the other 18-year-olds who arrive in Madison each fall.

It is a story hinted at only by the thick, green band

inscribed with the words “Play Like a Jet” wrapped around his wrist.

Best known by his Twitter handle @ Steiny31, home to more than 5,200 followers, Steinberg has contributed to TheJetsBlog.com — an outlet predictably dedicated to the NFL’s New

York Jets — since April 2010.

But only in the last nine months did he grow into one of the most prominent sources of breaking news involving the Jets. Here was the Upper East Side Manhattan native, beating out grizzled veterans of the ferocious New York media

market — men twice his age — on everything from injury updates to roster shifts during the 2011 offseason.

“Nobody had actually seen him, there were a few guys I guess that had met him before,” former Jets wide receiver and current NFL free agent DaMarcus

Ganaway said. “But he was just like a myth man, it was like everybody knew who Steiny was but nobody believed he was like 18 or 17 or however old he was at the time.”

So how did this selflabeled diehard fan build a

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Officer contends alleged burglary grounds for using force on victim Molly McCall City Hall Editor Madison Police Department Chief Noble Wray addressed the concerns of the community and details of the incident after a MPD officer shot and killed a man early Friday morning.

Paul Heenan, 30, died as the result of a physical confrontation between himself and MPD officer Stephen Heimsness. Heimsness originally reported to a home on the 500 block of South Baldwin Street for a burglary in progress.

“We did respond to a complaint of a burglary in progress, but that is not what the incident turned out to be,” Wray said.

Wray said Heimsness walked up to the house and saw Heenan and the homeowner “grappling” outside,

pulled out his service weapon and then ordered the two men to “get down.” He said Heenan swore at the officer, got approximately 15 to 20 feet away from him and tried to reach for his gun.

Heimsness then fired three shots at Heenan because he believed his life was in danger, Wray said. He added after Heenan was shot, MPD Officer Stacy Troumbly began performing life-saving aid.

Wray said police were originally called to the scene when Heenan allegedly walked into the homeowner’s house instead of his own.

MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said there was a key stuck in the door, allowing Heenan to enter the threshold

With the president’s health care reform law likely staying intact, Gov. Scott Walker will decide by Nov.16 whether Wisconsin will run its own health care exchange.

Health care exchanges are online marketplaces where

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uninsured individuals and small businesses can look at and purchase health insurance plans. They will be up and running in each state by Jan. 1, 2014, regardless of whether a state wants them or not.

A state, the federal government or a partnership of the two can create and run the exchanges. Walker has

until Friday to decide to set up a state-based exchange or until February to set up the partnership exchange. If he chooses neither, the federal government will set up a federally-facilitated exchange for Wisconsin.

States have until Friday to decide if they want statebased exchanges. However, the

deadline for additional details on states’ plans was extended to Dec. 14, according to a letter from Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. This gives Wisconsin more time to work on its plans if it opts for a statebased exchange by Friday.

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Campus committee heads development projects McKenzi Higgins Herald Contributor The Joint Southeast Campus Area Committee met Monday night to consider future projects on campus and updates on existing projects.

Committee member Gary Brown led the discussion about future projects, which included the development of a music performance facility and bringing an art warehouse back to the

University of Wisconsin campus.

The School of Music performance facility would be located at the intersection of Lake Street and University Avenue, Brown said. The project to build the facility is currently in fundraising and has reached 50 percent of the goal funds.

He said as soon as 75 percent of the goal funds have been raised, the design process will begin.

Brown expects to reach

75 percent funding within six to nine months. He added he has received positive feedback from the community.

“We’ve had a couple of people call and think this is great,” Brown said. “A lot of people are interested.”

Tandem Press, located on Dickinson Street, is an off-campus UW warehouse used by art students, Brown said. The warehouse originally stood where Ogg Residence Hall currently stands, he said.

Brown said he wants Tandem Press to be located on the UW campus again. He said the proposed location would be in a warehouse east of the Kohl Center. He noted an arts district in that area of campus would be something for students to look forward to in the future.

The committee also discussed the next phase of the Gordon Commons Dining Hall project.

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Brown said the physical demolition of the old Gordon Commons would begin Friday of this week, but most of the concrete would be crushed during the semester break.

“We wanted to do it when students were out of town,” Brown said. “It’ll be a noisy operation.”

The old Gordon Commons will become a green space with a large patio, an open dining

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XC coach creates fun atmosphere Byrne continues to garner accolades as he pulls in top recruits and big wins

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UW makes flu shots mandatory Nathaniel Olson: Making influenza vaccinations obligatory for hospital staff will improve health care outcomes

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SSFC passes 2013 WISPIRG budget Allison Johnson Herald Contributor The Student Services Finance Committee of the Associated Students of Madison approved the budgets of two student organizations and heard a budget proposal from another.

The committee approved the 2013-2014 budget for the Working Class Student Union by a unanimous vote of 12-0.

During debate on the budget, SSFC Rep. David Vines advocated for staying consistent with previous budget decisions by adjusting the number of weeks and hours per week of salaried staff positions within the organization.

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committee to lower the number of required weeks for each position during the academic year to 33.

Additionally, the committee also voted to create 13 summer positions with reduced hours for each staff position.

Regarding the change, SSFC Rep. Devon Maier said, “Fewer hours are needed because there are fewer students on campus in the summer to service.”

Vines also addressed conflict regarding the funds allocated for bus advertisements in WCSU’s advertising budget. He said the organization was right to ask for the amount it did because it proved it got the best deal it could on the ads and the ads were important because they would reach a

lot of students.

SSFC approved a final budget of $47,693.36 for the organization for the 20132014 fiscal year.

After tabling its budget decision for Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group in its previous meeting, SSFC ultimately approved the organization’s overall budget by a vote of 9-2.

The committee continued its debate regarding whether to approve the salary line for WISPIRG’s budget, with representatives expressing their concerns about the contract process required for the organization’s positions.

The committee eventually approved a motion to include a sunset clause for the salary line of WISPIRG’s budget.

SSFC Rep. Sarah Neibart explained the sunset clause would approve the positions and salaries until the chancellor renders the decision if they are able to contract out their paid staff positions to outside hires, she said.

The committee also heard a budget presentation from Adventure Learning Programs, a student organization that leads team- building workshops all over the University of Wisconsin campus throughout the year.

ALPs Summer Coordinator, Sarah Horwitz, spoke to several returns of GSSF funds made by the organization in the previous fiscal year in the presentation and highlighted how the

organization will better use its funds in its new budget.

ALPs returned some of the money allocated for salaries in the previous year because it overestimated the time needed to fulfill certain tasks and lost several employees, Horwitz said. To address this problem, she said the organization asked for lower salaries for its academic year and summer coordinator positions.

“These positions need fewer hours than we previously anticipated,” Horwitz said.

The budget also included an increase in funds for fall and spring staff training from previous years.

Horwitz cited this increase to increased food costs from sending more members to the training.

LGBT community kicks off trans* awareness week badGer herald dig it.

Center promotes services, visibility of trans* people across campus Julia Skulstad Campus Life Editor The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Campus Center is set to kick off its trans* awareness campaign later this week at the University of Wisconsin.

Associate Director of the LGBT Campus Center Katherine Briggs said the LGBT Campus Center spreads awareness in a pattern that is woven through yearly programming.

Briggs said work at the LGBT Campus Center is not simply constricted to this week and stressed the center aims to use the week to facilitate programming particularly targeted on trans* awareness and visibility.

“Part of our mission is to serve all students and all communities,” Briggs said.

Gabe Javier, director of the LGBT Campus Center, said the idea for trans* awareness week started with celebrating Nov. 20 as the national Transgender Day of

DEADLINE, from 1 “We are committed to providing you with the flexibility, resources and technical assistance necessary to help you achieve successful implementation of your state’s Exchange and look forward to continuing to work with you as we implement the health care law,” Sebelius said in a letter to governors.

Last week, a group of Democratic lawmakers encouraged Walker to work with them to set up the state-based exchange.

Various groups across Wisconsin have also pushed for Walker to install a statebased exchange as well.

This includes groups like Wisconsin Citizen Action and ABC For Health, the Wisconsin Medical Society and the Wisconsin

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Brown said concrete and other stone crushed during the demolition of the old Gordon Commons would be recycled as part of the reuse and recycle plan approved by the city of Madison.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said he spent Election Day in the new Gordon Commons Dining

Remembrance.

Briggs said the day honors and mourns the people who have been victims and survivors of hate crimes. She said it celebrates the resilience, vibrancy, creativity and power of trans* and gender variant communities.

Javier said it is important to celebrate the spectrum and experience of the lives of people across the gender spectrum. “[The week provides] an opportunity for us to look at our own gender expressions and genders to deconstruct the gender binary,” Javier said.

According to Briggs, the center serves as a space for mourning, celebration and community building. She said it is also important to note the week is not just focused on trans* awareness, but also about visibility for the center on campus.

Briggs said the LGBT Campus Center wants UW students and faculty to recognize they have a lot of power to make the university a welcoming and inclusive space for trans* folks and other people.

“UW folks are curious, engaged and have a lot of power to educate themselves and make

campus a welcoming place for everyone no matter where they recognize themselves on the gender spectrum,” Briggs said.

Javier said he is looking forward to the week and added he hopes people will come out and show support for the trans* identified community.

Javier said the events are not just for those who identify as transgender, but are also for those who are allies of trans* individuals. He added he hopes people will come out and show support for the trans* identified community.

“We have trans* identified people as our neighbors and classmates,” Javier said. “We are really committed to all of Wisconsin and all UW Badgers, including those who identify as transgender at UWMadison.”

Highlighted events of the week include a trans* monologue and gender spectrum open mic Wednesday at 6 p.m. in A Room of One’s Own bookstore and the Tranny Roadshow Friday at 7 p.m. in the Humanities building.

Those interested in a full listing of events can look to the LGBT CC website.

Hospitals Association and business groups like Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce and the Wisconsin chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses, according to The Associated Press.

“We’ve maintained all along that a statebased exchange offers Wisconsin the best opportunity to preserve and build on the strengths of our competitive health insurance market,” said Phil Dougherty, senior executive officer of the Wisconsin Association of Health Plans.

A coalition of “Wisconsin Patriot Groups,” including various Tea Party chapters, released a statement Monday asking Walker to decide against state-based exchanges. The coalition said with a state-based

exchange, Wisconsin would no longer be able to “challenge the law.” It also said the state, not the federal government, would be the one that pays for the creation of a state-based exchange.

The Supreme Court upheld most of the health care reform law earlier this year in a 5-4 decision. As for funding the exchange, Sebelius encouraged governors in her letter to “take advantage” of the funds the federal government is making available to them to help them with the law’s implementation.

Cullen Werwie, spokesperson for Walker, said last week the governor’s administration was meeting to decide what it would do. On Monday, he had no updates regarding their decision.

Hall and was impressed.

“It’s a gorgeous facility.” Verveer said. “It’s spectacular in so many ways.”

The renovation of Memorial Union is set for completion in July 2014, Brown said.

Fundraising for phase two of the renovation, which includes the restoration of the central and east wings as well as upgrades to the Terrace, is underway.

Mark Guthier,

committee member, said $5 million has been raised so far as part of the $20 million fundraising goal.

Guthier said based off current funds raised, the project is on schedule and within the proposed budget, but he would like to be slightly further ahead.

He said he is pleased with the lack of problems encountered with Hoofer space thus far, as it is very close to the renovation sites at Memorial Union.

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ASM hosts public campus diversity forum Panel of campus leaders answered concerns of students on campus climate Dana Bossen Reporter Associated Students of Madison hosted an open forum regarding issues of campus diversity Monday night.

As a part of the Shared Governance Week of Action, a panel of campus leaders working on diversity issues answered questions and concerns voiced by students.

“Tonight’s panel was

really able to hear student concerns,” ASM Press Office Assistant Courtney Jackson said. “ASM saw roughly 50 students at the diversity and climate forum, and many of them proposed questions and concerns.”

Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Joanne Berg said that in admissions, one of the objectives is to have a diverse student body at University of Wisconsin.

Berg said students should be able to be prepared to interact with all different kinds of people.

“If you’re here as a student at the university you should really be getting an education in what the world

is going to be like,” Berg said.

Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Climate Damon Williams said the university faces many challenges when attempting to diversify.

Williams said one of the problems UW faces is that as a flagship school, the university has a responsibility to students who come from Wisconsin.

However, Williams said the university also wants to attract a more diverse student body from out of state, as well as internationally.

“As an institution, we have a responsibility to balance both of these missions,” Williams said.

“How are we going to be a global, world-class research university that is going to attract great students from all over the world, when at the same time we have a responsibility and a mission to the sons and daughters of Wisconsin?”

Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Campus Center Gabe Javier spoke at the forum about how the university can move forward with future diversity programs.

Javier said the university needs to focus not only on the future of diversity programs, but also specific issues and experiences

students are facing right now.

“We have to be able to look forward and say, ‘What does diversity look like in the future of this institution?’ and also know that there are specific realtime experiences of students of color, of the LGBTQ community, international students and veterans,” Javier said.

Williams also said system accountability was necessary to strengthen the university’s Diversity Plan.

Williams said at the individual and institutional levels, to ensure accountability, there needs to be both consequences and incentives for departments

involved in the Diversity Plan.

“All the ideas and the tools are out there,” Williams said.

“A major part of this plan is ensuring that we actually do these things over time.”

Berg added there is not a culture of accountability on the UW campus. Rather, there is a culture of people being independent, she said.

Berg said to ensure accountability is going to require conversations and discussions at every level within the university.

“We need to be asking questions in a positive light,” Berg said. “We need to be asking, ‘What’s the gap, and how are we going to close it?’”

Mayor, City Council square off on budget amendments Overture funding at center of debate as committee prepares for compromises Molly McCall City Life Editor Mayor Paul Soglin put forth a number of amendments to the 2013 city budget less than a week after City Council members introduced their own changes.

At a news conference Monday, Soglin introduced 16 amendment proposals in a press conference, two key issues being the elimination

of the $.25 bus fare increase and additional funding to the Overture Center.

Soglin’s spokesperson Katie Crawley said the mayor has been negotiating with the City Council, but the two have not yet come to an agreement on his 2013 operating budget amendments.

Crawley said Soglin also proposed to allocate $150,000 for the Overture Center and another amendment for a possible $350,000 more.

She added Soglin requested an open book policy with the Overture Center so the institution would be completely transparent for the city, something that is currently not the case.

“He’s trying to put together a package that can be adopted without too much pain and agony,” Crawley said.

Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said $350,000 of Soglin’s proposal depends on a sum of private contributions from the reconstruction of Lisa Link Peace Park, which the city covered after the fundraising was not reached.

Soglin’s original proposed budget released in October totaled $266.4 million. His current proposals would increase spending by 5.86 percent, totaling $267.6 million.

Fundamental disagreements remain about the Overture, but the council

appears to support restoring its funding closer to this year’s total of $1.85 million, he said.

President Pro Tempore and Ald. Chris Schmidt, District 11, in partnership with Council President Shiva Bidar-Sielaff and 14 other council members, proposed adding $900,000 for Overture, bringing its funding to $1.75 million.

Schmidt and BidarSielaff also authored the amendment eliminating the bus fare increase.

Schmidt said he and Bidar-Sielaff presented their amendments to the mayor last Tuesday but were unable to come to a compromise.

“He didn’t accept them,”

Schmidt said. “He suggested alternatives, but we didn’t find them acceptable.”

The council leader’s amendments would bring the budget total to $276 million, an increase in spending of 5.62 percent, Bidar-Sieleff said.

Resnick said he is glad to see both the City Council and mayor’s office agreeing bus fare increases are not appropriate at this time.

This may impact expansions the metro had in mind, but Resnick called this a “great compromise.”

The mayor will put his amendments on the table at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, according to Resnick. He said Schmidt and

Bidar-Sielaff’s amendments need 11 votes to pass, a number he believes will be reached. However, this means the mayor will probably veto the budget, he added.

If the budget is vetoed, members would call an emergency council meeting in the following weeks, during which the council would either reach a compromise or the mayor’s veto would be overturned, Resnick said.

Bidar-Sieleff said 14 votes are needed to override a veto, which at this point she is confident the council can achieve.

Cammy Albert contributed to this story.

Latino vote proves important for future presidential elections Professor: Eligible Hispanic voters increased by 22 percent since 2008 Meghan Zernick State Politics Editor Former Gov. Mitt Romney’s loss at the polls may be in part due to the Republican Party’s lack of support from the Latino community, experts say.

According to a report released by the Pew Research Center, 23.7 million Hispanics were eligible to vote in the 2012

STEINY, from 1 following rivaling that of Jets beat reporters from the New York Daily News and ESPN just months after taking an ambitious plunge into the country’s largest media market?

By developing close, personal relationships with Jets players.

Too close, many said, to be covering the team and turning him into a somewhat controversial figure.

Steinberg openly admits that he is first and foremost a Jets fan who does not envision a future as a reporter or in any other mediarelated role. But, from his perspective, he sheds a positive light on each player’s story in an organization

election.This is a 22 percent increase from the 19.5 percent eligible Latinos in the 2008 election, the report said.

The report said Latino voters also make up 11 percent of eligible voters in the U.S., compared to 8.2 percent in the 2004 election.

University of Wisconsin political science professor Donald Downs said the Latino vote proved to be significant in elections across the nation. He added it did not help Romney, R-Mass., in Wisconsin and added the Latino vote was not as important in Wisconsin as in other places.

“At both the national and

that may face more microscopic criticism and scrutiny than any other NFL franchise.

“I’m that guy that can do the same thing that the media can, can get their story out there, that can help them on a personal level,” he explained.”

But not try to get the headlines and make money off of them and that’s where I think I kind of fit in.”

First joining the credentialed Jets media during training camp this summer, he walks the everthinning tight rope between reporting and public relations.

Affectionately called “Steiny” by players — indicative of just how central Twitter has been to his rise — he says he knows about 15

the state level, Republicans need to be part of principled and meaningful immigration reform if they want to be more acceptable to Latinos,” Downs said.

Downs said Romney’s posture on immigration “doomed” him with the Latino vote.

If Republicans have a more positive stance on immigration, they should be able to garner more Latino votes for at least four reasons, Downs said.

“Reason one is Latinos tend to be more socially conservative, like Republicans; two, Latinos believe in opportunity and self-reliance, which

members currently on the Jets’ 53-man roster.

It’s a style of journalism role the founder and owner of TheJetsBlog.com, Brian Bassett, fully supports for a website he says is meant to be the “fan’s voice” for Jets news.

“I do think that players realize they’re probably going to get more favorable coverage with Jake,” said Bassett, 38, who in 2004 started the blog that now logs more than a million views a month. “But at the end of the day, its not Jake’s responsibility to give fair coverage. It’s his responsibility to be realistic, to be earnest … I’m not putting the pressure on him to take both sides of the issue.”

Republicans stress; three, George W. Bush got over 40 percent of the Latino vote, which shows they are not inherently hostile to Republicans; four, the Republicans have a very promising ‘bench’ of presidential contenders,” Downs said.

Downs named figures such as Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Gov. Susana Martinez, R-N.M., as such Latino contenders.

Downs said the main thing that “really did Romney in” was the surprisingly low turnout of Republicans. “[Romney] got fewer votes in the end than 2008

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The homeowner attempted to help get Heenan back to his house and suffered injuries on his arm after the struggle, Wray said.

The evidence for the investigation is based on officer statements, Wray said. He said he is not aware of any video footage of the incident.

Wray said Heimsness previously served a 15-day suspension with MPD after an incident in December 2006.

According to an MPD statement, Heimsness and MPD Officer Corey Urso reported to State Street for a disturbance between two males Dec. 30, 2006. Ellisa Parker, bartender of State Street Brats, filed a complaint against the officers and said Heimsness kicked one of the suspects in the head and neck with his foot several times, the statement said. It added Parker accused Heimsness of

presidential candidate Sen. John McCain did. Obama ended up with eight- tomillion fewer votes. Had Republicans turned out more, Romney could have won,” Downs said.

“Romney’s turnout machine in Ohio and elsewhere was not very good in the end.”

Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause Wisconsin, said the Republicans did not try to obtain Latino votes. He noted this trend was particularly true in Wisconsin.

Heck said he guesses very few Latinos voted Republican in this election because of the harsh

being “very aggressive” with the suspect.

Wray said Heimsness’ suspension occurred before he became the MPD chief.

MPD Officer Minh Duc “Kimba” Tieu said the incident Friday was considered highrisk and very unpredictable.

He said Heimsness’ behavior was consistent with what MPD officers are taught in training.

“It was certainly appropriate and within training to have that service weapon out in response to a burglary,” Tieu said.

Heimsness was given additional training after his 15day suspension, according to Wray.

DeSpain added in response

stance the party has toward immigration.

“The Republican Party made no attempt to reach out to Latino voters in the 2012 election, and they paid the price for it,” Heck said.

Heck said in order for Republicans to gain the support of the Republican Party, they need to soften their stance on immigration laws and even embrace legal immigration.

If Republicans do not reach out to the Latino population in future races, Heck said they will lose even more support, as demographics are shifting away from being a white majority in Wisconsin.

to another burglary Sunday night, a MPD officer pulled out a service weapon in a similar manner to the incident Friday morning. He said in the Sunday incident, the suspect complied with the officer.

Officers are required to have handcuffs, a service weapon, an accessible baton and chemical spray in their possession when responding to a burglary, Tieu said.

Wray said there are several reports that indicate Heenan was intoxicated during the incident, but it is not confirmed. He said going into the wrong home and then struggling with the homeowner is not typical behavior.

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Thousands sign Texas petition to secede Obama must start prioritizing poverty Those who downplay the movement for Texan secession forget it was once a country. Americans should take the idea of Texan independence seriously.

Taylor Nye Managing Editor First, let me start off by revealing an inherent bias: I am originally from Austin, Texas. In regard to a recent story by The Washington Post, it appears Texas is attempting to secede from the union. Cards on the table: We’ve always wanted to.

Texas is not alone, as other states have sent petitions, including Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,

North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina and Tennessee. I would guess that some of these petitions have been sent because Republican constituents do not like their newly elected president. In Colorado’s case, I would guess it’s because they don’t want Obama taking away their beloved trees.

But the case of Texas is actually very culturally different. Texas was once its own country, as Texans will readily point out to you. Texan independence is taught in state history to fourth graders, and I can’t even remember the number of times my uncle showed off the huge map

he keeps of the Republic of Texas. In fact, Six Flags Over Texas is so named because Texas has been controlled by five countries (“flags”) and by Texans themselves.

Should Texas be allowed to secede? It would make my life more difficult, to be sure, and quite a few University of Wisconsin students would newly find themselves international students. However, I take issue with the perception the media is presenting about the absurdity of secession. It has happened before; it could happen again, and since independence is burned into the minds of Texans, it

should be approached with more cultural sensitivity.

It is not so crazy to think states’ rights could still trump the national government, although national control is much stronger now than it was the first time Texas was a country. But we in the north need to understand that in some states, including Texas, the idea of secession is more than just a silly idea: It has been and could become a reality.

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

Texan petitions to secede from the U.S. are becoming an ongoing joke. Texas needs to relax and be comfortable with its role as the Lone Star State.

Charles Godfrey Editorial Page Content Editor I never got the impression that Texans were thrilled to be a part of the American experiment. It has always seemed that the state of Texas never forgot the Republic of Texas long enough to be comfortable as a part of the United States. Shortly after it joined the Union in 1845, it jumped ship to join the Confederacy in the Civil War, and ever since Reconstruction, there have been murmurs of secession.

Within the past few days, those murmurs have been distilled into a petition asking the Obama administration to grant Texas the right to withdraw from the U.S. The petition appeared on the White House’s

official website and has been electronically signed by 37,072 citizens, most of them from Texas.

Petitions with more than 25,000 signatures are eligible for presidential consideration.

My understanding is that the state of Texas has always made it clear that its involvement in the United States is strictly conditional.

Consider Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s 2009 speculation, reported

by ABC News, that “If Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that. … Texas is a very unique place, and we’re a pretty independent lot to boot.”

Granted, Perry has made it very clear he is not at all interested in secession.

But he has tapped into

the lingering sentiment of Texan independence.

If the United States of America were a dinner party, Texas would be the guest who arrived a little bit late and made a show of saying, “Well, I have another event to be at tonight, but I thought I’d stop by for a quick hello, but I really have to be going at some point.”

Later, Texas would get into an altercation with other guests and raise its voice, proclaiming, “Really, I should be going.

I’ve lost my appetite.”

I have a couple questions about this whole scenario. First of all, would Texas really do well on its own?

Personally, I think Texas is better off as a state than it would be as a country. On the other hand, should America make a serious effort

to keep Texas around?

Absolutely — we need Texas for its natural resources and college and professional football, and moreover we like Texas.

Texan petitions to secede from the U.S. should be taken seriously, but not too seriously.

The fact people in Texas are unhappy with the way things are going in Washington is a legitimate concern, but no more legitimate than the complaints of Wisconsinites or New Yorkers. Actually, if it keeps playing the secession card, Texas risks turning its complaints with federal government into a running joke.

Charles Godfrey (cgodfrey@badgerherald. com) is a junior majoring in physics and math.

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The Alamo, once a battleground in the Texas Revolution, has become a symbol of Texan independence. Within the past few days, thousands of Texans have signed a petition to secede from the U.S.

Aaron Loudenslager Columnist President Barack Obama was re-elected with a resounding victory over former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., in which he earned a total of 332 Electoral College votes.

This victory demonstrates the American people have rejected the laissez-faire economic policies Romney advocated for during his 2012 presidential campaign. It is a mandate for the president to continue his emphasis on progressive economic policies that help ordinary Americans.

Both the Obama and Romney campaigns talked constantly about the “middle class,” but they rarely mentioned the specific problems of those in poverty and neglected to explain specifically how they would combat poverty in the U.S. It is time Obama launches a new war on poverty to eradicate poverty in this country.

Obama enacted many progressive economic policies during his first term as president. Some of these include the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank Act. These policies are a good start, but there is much more that can and needs to be done.

Certain members of the Republican Party have asserted Obama is a radical socialist who has dedicated himself to making sure job creators are burdened by government regulations and intervention. However, empirical evidence proves the exact opposite.

The Guardian reports that according to analysts at WealthInsight, 1.1 million new millionaires were added to the U.S. population under the Obama administration.

This is approximately 1,000 new millionaires added per day. Furthermore, according to the Tax Policy Center, 7,000 American millionaires paid no federal income tax in 2011. Millionaires and job creators haven’t been overburdened under the Obama administration — they have flourished economically.

Not only have individual millionaires thrived financially during Obama’s first term, but corporations have benefited also. Even before Obama was elected, a study conducted by the Government Accountability Office showed that between 1998 and 2005, two-thirds of American corporations paid no federal income tax. Although the federal corporate tax rate is 35 percent, according to Citizens for Tax Justice and

the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the average tax rate of 280 Fortune 500 companies between 2008 and 2010 was only 18.5 percent.

Additionally, 30 Fortune 500 companies owed less than zero in federal income taxes.

The two companies with the highest negative income tax rates were General Electric and Pepco Holdings.

Pepco earned $882 million in profits between 2008 and 2010, but it had a negative tax rate of 57.6 percent, while G.E. earned $10.5 billion in profits during the same time period and had a negative tax rate of 45.3 percent. It should be clear from these undisputable facts that Obama’s economic policies have not hurt the wealthy in the U.S. If anything, Obama’s economic policies have coddled the wealthiest individuals and corporations in this country.

During Romney’s presidential campaign, he said to a CNN reporter, “You can focus on the very poor. That’s not my focus.”

Although Obama has enacted policies that help the middle class and the poor, he has not made a specific demand to Congress to make helping the poor a top priority. He pledged in 2008 that the federal minimum wage would increase to $9.50 by 2011.

But this has not happened yet, even though Obama had a super-majority in Congress from the start of his presidency, and now he has to deal with a divided Congress once again.

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., R-Ill., introduced legislation in June that would raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour within 60 days of its being signed into law.

According to Ralph Nader, $10.57 an hour is the amount needed just to keep up with the minimum wage from 1968, adjusted for inflation.

But the legislation has yet to pass, which isn’t surprising given election season just ended.

According to the Census Bureau, there were approximately 46 million Americans living in poverty during 2011. In Obama’s second term as president, it is imperative he demand Congress pass minimum wage legislation. Obama must not only protect the current social safety net against budget slashing congressional Republicans; he must expand it and make it more efficient. There must be more funding for homeless shelters, education, Medicare and Medicaid.

I know it will be difficult, but I think Obama is up for the challenge.

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

Mandatory vaccinations improve health outcomes Nathaniel Olson Columnist It’s an uncomfortable part of medicine that doctors make mistakes. My dad returned home from a toe surgery two years ago, and when he came out from underneath the effects of the sedatives, he discovered three neat, tidy stiches still intricately embedded in his skin.

It was hardly a lifethreatening experience, but it illustrated just how easily something can go wrong during a surgery.

That wasn’t even the complicated part.

Now, we’ve heard a lot in the last couple years about “government takeover of health care.”

Although this phrase is vacuous at best, it’s been used to make a fairly simple argument: Health

care is more effective and has greater value for individuals when they, not their societies, make the decisions about the type of care they want to receive.

It has become a popular slogan for those who want to see less regulation in the health care industry.

But this rallying cry ignores the ways in which more regulation can make everyone safer, even if it comes at the cost of some personal liberty.

The Wisconsin State Journal reported that this year, following the lead of other local hospitals, such as Saint Mary’s, University of Wisconsin Health and Stoughton Hospital will make vaccinations against influenza mandatory for all their employees. As Dr. Nasia Safdar, head of infection control for UW Hospital, put it, “It’s

a patient safety issue. …

Why be satisfied with anything less than the ideal?”

Now there’s an argument to be made that mandatory requirements for vaccination, even with exceptions for religious or medical reasons, violate the personal autonomy that we accord to all citizens in the United States. As SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin — the organization that represents most nurses and therapists in the UW System — stated succinctly, “We support flu shots, but we don’t think they should be mandatory.”

While personal autonomy must be respected, there is more than enough justification for health providers to implement a policy of

required vaccinations.

When you consider the fact a single carrier of the flu virus could pass it on to a patient or coworker, who could pass it off again, setting off a chain reaction of viral infection, the 85 percent vaccination rate at the UW hospitals last year seems precariously low. With mandatory inoculations, Safdar said she expects those numbers to jump up by about 10 points, putting UW in the more comfortable 95- to-98 percent immunized range.

Safdar is hardly alone. More doctors are recognizing the need for rudimentary regulations that can improve health care outcomes immensely.

Atul Gawande, a surgeon at a Boston-area hospital and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical

School, introduced a mandatory checklist into his operating room a couple years ago and proceeded to spread it around his hospital.

Checklist items included such basic instructions as “wash your hands” and questions like, “Is there enough blood on-hand in case of severe bleeding?”

When the doctors who had used the checklist were later polled, 94 percent indicated they would appreciate the use of the checklist if they themselves were undergoing a surgery. It appears the best defense against disaster is not fancy hardware or good fortune, but rather quality preparation and meticulously planned policies.

Nobody is perfect. But our society recognizes

a doctor’s job is not like yours or mine. In an operating room, a mistake cannot be edited like words on a page or be re-done like a dish from a restaurant kitchen.

Doctors know if they make mistakes people can die, and a large majority of them realize the role hospital policy can play in averting disaster.

We should all cherish our hard-won right to make our own choices.

But sometimes, the best decision is to put yourself in a scenario where the paths have been chosen for you. And trust me, the flu sucks. Let’s all just get the shot.

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

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Fish fry 101: Catholicism not necessary to partake Abstinence from meat ‘that walks the earth’ opens door for fried fare Benjamin Cox Chew On This Columnist There are few things as quintessentially Wisconsin as a Friday night fish fry. When German Catholics settled Wisconsin, sauerkraut and wienerschnitzel were not their only contributions to the newly developing culinary scene. Being good Catholics, they also observed meatless Fridays.

It is important to note, however, that “meatless” means an entirely different thing to a Catholic than it does to a vegetarian. The original religious doctrine that required abstaining from meat (one of the Canon laws in its more recent form) was written, like all religious documents of its time, in Latin. This doctrine used the Latin word “carne” for meat,

the technical definition of which is the flesh of a warm-blooded animal that walks the earth.

Because fish doesn’t fulfill either of these requirements, it was left off the list of taboo items to eat on Fridays — thank God! Over the years, eating fish on Fridays has become a way of life, with nearly every restaurant and bar in Wisconsin offering some variety of fried fish special every Friday. As with anything, some people do fish fries well, and others do them not so well.

There are five constants in fish fries: Fish, potatoes, coleslaw, bread and tartar sauce.

Some might even count beer, too. Some of these items are found in different incarnations, but they are always present in one form or another.

So what differentiates a good fish fry from a bad one? Frying things well is an art form, and the key is in the details. Is the fish tender and flaky or is it overdone and chewy? Is the batter light and crispy, or is it soggy

and heavy? What about the sides? What potato options do they offer? Is the coleslaw creative or is it bland? Is the tartar sauce homemade? How is the bread?

With these things in mind, I wanted to highlight a few of the fish fries I have attended recently. Hopefully, this will help fish lovers everywhere better navigate the endless array of fish specials available to them on Fridays.

Jordan’s Big 10 Pub Located on Regent Street in downtown Madison, the Big 10 Pub offers the best fish fry I have had in a while. The portions were sizable and well-prepared. They also had a larger than normal selection of fish, including bluegill and a rotating catch of the week — when I went it was a salmon fillet.

The batter on the fish was light and extra crunchy when fried, and the fish — I got the cod — fell apart when I bit into it. Jordan’s gets extra props for

offering potato pancakes, served with applesauce as well as fries. The Big 10 also features an impressive selection of fish sandwiches, from a catfish po’ boy to a breaded butterfly shrimp sandwich. Someone who is looking for a great fish fry must look no further.

If you go, however, be prepared for a wait.

Alchemy Café The Alchemy Café is a trendy spot located on Atwood Avenue just off Willy Street. The Alchemy is friendly to picky eaters, snobby eaters, vegetarians and even vegans. This is because it takes simple dishes and does them with a twist, like its stuffed grilled cheese — stuffed with onion, pepper, spinach and a cilantro pesto — or its bourbon cocoa buffalo wings. And although it only offers one fish fry option, fried cod, it is done well. The cod was fresh and flaky, and the crust was the right crispiness.

The coleslaw was mostly purple cabbage

and was lighter than most, which was refreshing. Finished with a dinner roll and a pile of wedge potato fries, you are guaranteed not to go hungry getting the fish here.

Quivey’s Grove Quivey’s Grove is my new favorite fish fry spot in Madison. Quivey’s is located off Country Road PD on Nesbitt Road.

Quivey’s features two separate restaurants, the Stone House for a little class, and the Stable Grill for a rustic feel; both offer the same fish fry.

The fish fry was outstanding. Quivey’s features four different options: fried cod, baked cod, fried perch and a combo featuring all three.

Quivey’s tops it off with house-made tartar sauce, sourdough bread, coleslaw and a choice between parmesan potato or fries — be sure to get the parmesan potato! The crust on the fried cod was crispy and juicy, and the fish was flaky and fell apart when I bit into it.

The perch had a pretzel crust and was served in

thinner pieces than the cod. The crust was a little thicker, but it worked well with the fish.

The two fried fish were my favorites, but the baked cod was great too, topped with herbs and butter. People ordering the baked cod for a lighter meal might want to ask for less butter.

The house made tartar sauce tied everything together. It wasn’t thick and chunky like most tartar sauces, but light and creamy. It was also tangy enough to balance the heaviness of the rest of the meal.

Be prepared for a wait at Quivey’s, too.

Hopefully, this narrows down the Friday night dining options a little bit for my readers. I am always looking for good fish fries, so whether you are abstaining from meat or just like fish, try a local fish fry this weekend.

Let me know how the food was… Questions?

Comments? Concerns?

Got a favorite fish fry of your own? Let me know at: bcox1@wisc.edu.

‘Wreck-It Ralph’ creates believable story world New animated film hearkens back to ‘Toy Story’ glory days, this time embracing video game era Tim Hadick ArtsEtc. Writer

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Reggae-rock artist Matisyahu has shorn his identifying mane of hair as part of an ongoing spiritual journey and will make a tour stop in Madison this weekend.

Matisyahu in Madison for ‘one day’ Jewish artist hailing from eastern Pennsylvania examines life, his place in it Phebe Myers ArtsEtc. Writer It is rare to find a musician who truly cannot be compared to anyone else. Matisyahu is one of those artists.

Creating a mix of music that is part reggae, part alternative rock and part religious, he produces a blend that is certainly one of a kind.

Matisyahu, known for being a Jewish musician, has made some huge changes in his life during the last year. He shaved his long locks and tweeted he was reclaiming himself.

Matisyahu, known as Matthew Miller offstage, took time to share this metamorphosis with The Badger Herald in a recent interview.

“When I was in college, about 21, I started to become interested in Judaism, in my ethnicity — studying becoming more religious,” he said. “At a certain point, becoming more religious, or how I understood it, meant letting go of some of my own logic … in order to grow beyond myself.”

He added this change was about much more than religion — something many others face at certain points of

life — and explained his personal motivations in further detail.

“I think that I was no longer blindly living by an ideology,” he said.

“I had accepted upon myself, but was sort of taking what I know from what I’ve been inspired by … and, at the end of the day, making my own decisions about my life.”

‘I think that I was no longer blindly living by an ideology.

I had accepted upon myself, but was sort of taking what I know from what I’ve been inspired by … and, at the end of the day, making my own decisions about my life.’

When listening to Matisyahu’s new album Spark Seeker, it is not difficult to see a more optimistic, freer version of the artist. In the single from the album, “Sunshine,” he sings,

“Reach for the sky/ Keep your eye on the prize/ Forever in my mind/ Be my golden sunshine.”

With lyrics like this, it would seem Matisyahu intended the album to have a liberated vibe. The songs tackle important issues, he explains, but feel anything but heavy.

“I think this album is a fun album,” he said. “It has a lot of content but a light to it as well … a lot of it is about rebirth and reclaiming yourself.

Trusting yourself. A lot of my music has been about searching, about believing in yourself.”

It is surely clear to listeners that Matisyahu’s music comes from the soul: The soul of a very optimistic man, with deep-rooted religious beliefs.

“Faith is a big part of who I am and my sort of essential sense of this world,” he said. “It lends itself to optimism at times. Music is my outlet … I try to write songs that are inspirational, will give people strength and are empowering for myself as well.”

Aside from listening to his music, something else Madison fans may look forward to gleaning from this concert is

Matisyahu’s tradition of stage diving, which he says he is continuing on this tour.

Matisyahu knew he wanted to be a musician since he was 16, when he saw a Phish concert that changed his life.

He states that being at the concert and being absorbed into the music made him want to be a musician. That concert and love of music began a life-long journey that has been constantly changing.

Thinking about all of the recent changes he has undergone, it would seem that something big had caused all of this. But Matisyahu thinks of it differently.

“Life is a transition; I think that we are always in transition. There are points in time where we have to make big decisions, but usually that doesn’t happen in one moment or one day,” he said. “So usually those big decisions or big transitions happen over a big period of time, and in a process, an organic process.”

If you want to see Matisyahu’s transition, and, of course, the promised stage diving, he is performing tonight in Madison at the Overture Center for the Arts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30.

Over its lifetime, Walt Disney Studios has done amazing things with an enormous range of movie premises. From “Mulan” to “Hercules,” to “Bolt” and “Treasure Planet,” Disney films have spanned the gamut and made the studio famous for being able to make children’s movies from almost anything.

With Disney’s latest animated feature, “WreckIt Ralph,” the studio crafts an excellent film — this time going off the rise of video games. “Wreck-It Ralph” is set in a world similar to “Toy Story” where game characters in an arcade move about on their own when gamers are gone for the day. Characters can travel between games through the power strip they are all plugged into, which acts as a kind of train terminal.

Ralph (John C. Reilly, “The Dictator”) is unhappy with his predestined role of wrecking everything in his game, “Fixit Felix Jr.” Meanwhile, the game’s main character, Felix (Jack McBrayer, TV’s “30 Rock”), is beloved by all.

Ralph becomes sick of his bad image, and after being challenged to prove himself as a hero by winning a medal, he starts jumping games in search of positive recognition.

On his quest for a medal, Ralph enters the game “Hero’s Duty,” a gritty alien shooting game. From there, Ralph accidentally jettisons himself into a game on the opposite end of the spectrum: “Sugar Rush,” a candy-themed racing game.

In “Sugar Rush,” Ralph meets smart aleck wannabe racer Vanellope (Sarah Silverman, TV’s “Bob’s Burgers”) who tricks Ralph into helping her fulfill her dream of high-speed victories.

But “Hero’s Duty” character Sgt. Calhoun (Jane Lynch, TV’s “Glee”) knows there’s more amuck than just Ralph goofing off in “Sugar Rush,” so she teams up with Felix to clean up the mess Ralph has made.

“Wreck-It Ralph” is pure Disney magic; everything from its incredible production values to its thorough and detailed plot makes the film shine. Creating the world of “Wreck-It Ralph” obviously took an incredible amount of thought and effort, using the medium of video games in film as it has never been used before. This includes Disney’s

2010 flick “Tron: Legacy.”

Rules for living as a video game character were created for “Wreck-It Ralph,” giving the film logic and clarity.

Everyday life is explained in straightforward but subtle ways that keep the audience connected to the story.

Nothing was spared in making sure “Wreck-It Ralph” lives up to Disney’s historically high standards.

The film’s main problem lies in its scattered message.

Unlike many Disney movies with clear-cut endings where the princess gets married or the curse is lifted, “WreckIt Ralph” has a deeper, selfserving message for Ralph and his pals.

Forgetting its rather intense focus on community, selffulfillment and acceptance, “Wreck-It Ralph” is easy to sum up as just another fluffy, visually entertaining movie for the kids. The older audience will find it easier to pick up on the film’s full meanings, making it a film truly for all ages.

“Wreck-It Ralph” also has not forgotten to appeal to hard-core gamers. Easter eggs full of references to the gaming industry keep fans on their toes looking for added details. Disney uses characters from classic game titles, such as “Sonic the Hedgehog” and “Pac-Man,” on top of creating its own cleverly designed retro and new arcade titles.

Homage to videogames in a kids movie can only mean one thing: Everyone that grew up with videogames is now old.

The soundtrack boasts a huge range of music. From a re-worded “Shut-up and Drive” originally by Rihanna to Skrillex making a cameo to DJ his own song, a pop music atmosphere carries the film through a lot of its goofier moments. For climatic scenes, Henry Jackman composed a robust score that embodies his experience with film. Although the foreign language end-theme by Japanese super-idol group AKB48 may throw off some younger viewers, “Wreck-It Ralph” succeeds by keeping music in mind during every scene.

Disney’s comeback from the abysmal mid-2000s, including a speed bump with this year’s “John Carter,” is showing signs of sticking around with “Wreck-It Ralph.” With a stellar cast of talented voices and visual effects etched into its heart, the film’s flaws are easily overlooked when there is so much done right on display.

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Sports BYRNE, from 8 about his athletes and passionate about winning,” Connor said.

“It translates over into the team and you can see it grow each year.

Twenty-two straight Coach of the Years is not something you win on accident ... and passion is the way he’s gotten it done.”

“I don’t think hip would be the right word, but if there was a different word to describe that then that’s what coach would be,” Darling said with a smile on his face.

Whatever it is this “hip” coach is doing, it’s undeniably working and has been recognized with 22 consecutive Coach of the Year awards, an unprecedented feat that has gone unnoticed by many.

While winning so often and on such a consistent basis can lead to complacency, Byrne stressed he always feels motivated going into each season.

“I have a saying, that ‘If you surround yourself with good people, good things happen,’” Byrne explained.

“That’s part of the success — us having good athletes who want to be successful and who want to do what it takes to be successful.

They motivate me and when I see them excited, I get excited.

“I get excited about kids that not just perform well on the track, but when you look at the whole person it’s about the development over the four years. The number of kids that I’ve had in school and seeing their growth, I get excited by that and it’s kind of fun to see that light switch go on whether it has to do with their performance, schoolwork or lifestyle. It’s just fun to see a whole person come together.”

The word “fun” gets thrown around a lot with this historically successful crosscountry team, and for good reason. Coach Byrne highlighted the importance of making his athletes feel comfortable and not succumb to the pressure of being a Division I athlete.

“When you think about it, some of our kids got into this by accident in high school because of them running on the basketball court or the soccer field or whatever, but when you ask our athletes, it just happened,” Byrne said.

“When you bring them back to that time, when they got excited about it, they have fun and they love to do it.

They love winning and I like to keep it simple like that. I think sometimes, as coaches, we just have to step back and, as I say, ‘Keep it simple, and keep it country.’”

Wisconsin faces No. 10 Florida in first road game UW backcourt to match up against Boynton, Gator’s pressure defense Nick Korger Sports Content Editor 1995.

That was the last time the Wisconsin men’s basketball team played a ranked team on the road within the first two games of the season.

But, as all records are meant to be broken, the No. 22/20 Badgers (1-0) will travel to Gainesville, Fla., to take on the No. 10 Florida Gators (1-0) in their first road contest of the season Wednesday night.

The biggest questions for the Badgers will remain at the guard position, as young Wisconsin point guard George Marshall will most likely be assigned the task of guarding Florida’s star guard Kenny Boynton, an explosive scoring threat — he recorded 110-made

three-point shots and was the fourth-leading scorer in the SEC in 2012-13 — and a senior leader on head coach Billy Donovan’s team.

With the questions still surrounding this Badger team amid the seasonending injury to veteran guard and defensive standout Josh Gasser, Marshall understands this early matchup offers his team an opportunity to show its talent against one of the country’s best.

“We could definitely make a statement with this game,” Marshall said. “We have a pretty experienced team so I feel like all the guys are ready.

It’s definitely a positive to play against competition like [Florida] and an opportunity to get better against a great team.”

If there’s one thing Donovan has done in his time at Florida, especially during its national championship years, it is bring the defensive pressure. With athletic players across the roster, the Gators held their first

opponent of the season, Alabama State, to just nine points at halftime.

“There will be some changing defense to try to get us to think on the fly,” assistant coach Lamont Paris said. “They’ll try to pressure us to get us out of our comfort level, not wild crazy pressure but they will press in full-court pickup and ball pressure pretty hard in the half court.”

It still remains to be seen what Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan will do with his lineup. Since it’s only the second game of the season, Ryan is still trying to find the rotation he wants in the starting lineup as well as the bench.

In the first game of the season against Southeastern Louisiana, Ryan started Marshall, Ben Brust, Ryan Evans, Frank Kaminsky and Jared Berggren. But, with Mike Bruesewitz showing he’s already strong enough to receive major minutes after a gruesome leg injury and highly-touted freshman Sam Dekker looking strong

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Badger forward Ryan Evans will hope to rebound offensively in a big way against Florida after shooting a lackluster 1-8 from the charity stripe against Southeastern Louisiana. with eight points in his Badger debut, there’s a possibility Ryan may try a different look in his starting five facing a more fast-paced Florida attack.

Dekker and Donovan already know each other on a personal basis — Dekker played for Donovan on the USA men’s under-18 team this summer, although he was sidelined by an ankle injury for the majority of his time with the group.

But Dekker still left his

impression on Donovan, who remarked to ESPN. com after the summer that the young player was “going to be terrific.”

So, maybe Ryan will end up asking Dekker for an insight into the brain of his next opponent on the opposite bench.

“Sam, being a coach’s son, he’s a listener,” Ryan said.

“He takes it all in. And I’m sure he learned something from Billy as well as anybody else.”

Bielema previews upcoming game with OSU Head coach highlights dual-threat quarterback Miller, recruiting the state of Ohio in Monday press conference Ben Vincent Sports Writer As the Wisconsin football team prepares to square off against a familiar and unbeaten foe, head coach Bret Bielema will see a new face on the opposing sideline.

Ohio State officially hired Urban Meyer as head coach Nov. 28, 2011. Meyer has guided the Buckeyes to a 10-0 mark in the 2012 campaign.

In his weekly press conference Monday, Bielema complimented OSU’s talent and execution under Meyer.

“Each year is a different year,” Bielema said. “This year, they’ve obviously done a very nice job to get to where they are today, and you would expect more of the same.”

Upon arrival, Meyer installed a new offense that differed from the philosophy of his predecessor, Jim Tressel.

Bielema said Tressel’s offense was similar to Wisconsin’s, but Meyer has

DANIELS, from 8 be a role Brust is capable of fulfilling.

While it’s hard to make any definitive conclusions against a cupcake opponent like Southeastern Louisiana, performances like Brust’s 14 points combined with 11 rebounds will need to happen more often than not for the Badgers — especially if they hope to help earn Bo Ryan his 12th straight fourth-place finish or better in the Big Ten. If Sunday’s statistics weren’t enough for you

gone “totally away from that.”

When asked about the coaching matchup between himself and Meyer, Bielema deferred, saying the game would be decided on the field. Bielema sat down with Meyer during Meyer’s working stint as an analyst for a meeting Bielema called an “enjoyable experience.”

According to Bielema, the much-publicized tiff between him and Meyer this summer over recruiting was overblown.

Bielema said he was surprised at how big the issue became and added he learned from the ordeal.

The competition between Wisconsin and Ohio State extends beyond the football field. Wisconsin recruits heavily in Ohio, Bielema noted, and some of the players from both UW and OSU have known each other well before they even take the field against one another.

“Recruiting, you wear that on your sleeve,” Bielema said. “That’s the

life line of your program.

A lot of times, that’s when the feelings get very emotional.”

Despite having already clinched a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game with a 62-14 win over Indiana Saturday, Bielema said the Badgers still have plenty to play for in the final two games of the regular season.

Dismissing the notion he might sit players for health reasons in the last two games, Bielema instead said the team’s focus is on winning a share of the Leaders Division title. Ohio State has already secured at least a share of the division crown.

“I might have a mutiny on my hands if I tried to pull anybody out of the game this Saturday,” Bielema said.

When the Big Ten expanded to 12 teams with the addition of Nebraska in 2010, Wisconsin and Ohio State were placed in the same division, meaning the two teams will play every year. In the past, the road

to a Big Ten title meant beating Ohio State, Bielema said.

“When the divisions came out and Ohio State was in our division, I thought that was a great thing for us,” Bielema said.

“Just because we knew we were going to get to play them every year.”

Bielema is 1-4 against Ohio State in his career, with his lone win coming in 2010 against a top-ranked and undefeated Buckeye team.

to make judgments on Ben Brust, then you need not look further than Wednesday night, as the Badgers begin their difficult nonconference slate — one that should provide the Badger newbies with plenty of experience by the start of their Big Ten campaign in January.

As a result, you can expect Wednesday’s trip to Gainesville, Fla., to play the No. 10 Florida Gators to be a good barometer for the type of Brust fans can expect to see this winter.

Playing away from home for the first time

this season, the Gators will test the mettle of all three of Wisconsin’s unproven guards.

After last year’s stalwart defensive guards, Gasser — a 2012 all-Big Ten Defensive Team honoree — and Taylor — a 2011 allBig Ten Defensive team honoree — led the team to the best scoring defense in the country, only time will tell if the combination of Brust, Marshall and Jackson are capable of doing the same. They will be put to the test early with the task of defending one of the better offensive guards in the country

in Florida senior Kenny Boynton.

Regardless of whether you believe Wisconsin is as good as they were last year, Wednesday’s game will go a long way in defining the type of year Brust and UW may have in store for Badger fans.

Preparing for Miller Ohio State is led by sophomore quarterback Braxton Miller, a player Bielema said has improved since his freshman year and one Wisconsin will need to contain Saturday.

Miller has accounted for 65.6 percent of the Buckeye’s offensive output this season with 1,753 yards and 14 touchdowns passing as well as 1,116 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground.

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and a potential Heisman candidate, Bielema noted UW recruited Miller out of high school before Miller ultimately chose OSU. “We knew that he was a tremendous athlete and a tremendous kid,” Bielema said. “He’s just a really, really gifted human being.”

Bielema said he noticed Miller’s accuracy has improved this season, due in part to another year of experience and the scheme OSU has installed around Miller. According to Bielema, Miller is one of the most mobile quarterbacks he’s ever seen.

When asked to compare Miller to former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, Bielema claimed there was no comparison.

Following last season’s 33-29 loss in Columbus, Bielema said he noticed Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson sought out Miller to congratulate him on the victory.

“I just wish we didn’t have to play him every year,” Bielema said. “He truly is special.”

MONTEE, from 8 hit me after the last game day in Indiana that the next game is going to be my last game in Camp Randall,” Ball said. “It hits me every single day at random times, but it’s bittersweet because it’s kind of sad. It’s the last time I’ll be able to play here, but everything that I’ve done here is something I can look back on and love to think about.”

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The full Montee: Ball eyes record Star running back reflects on journey leading to chance at touchdown record Kelly Erickson Football Writer Montee Ball said it best himself: he just has a nose for the end zone.

Saturday, as Ball celebrates his final game at Camp Randall and Wisconsin welcomes Ohio State to Madison, the senior running back will attempt to make history.

Ball is only a touchdown shy of tying former Miami (Ohio) running back Travis Prentice’s 78 career touchdowns — the NCAA record — and needs only two to break it.

And he is more than cognizant of it.

“It kind of says itself,” Ball said. “I’m the one who has scored the most touchdowns — if I break the record — and (am) just that person you want to get the football to.”

The setting and opponent could not be more perfect.

Ball knows Ohio State wants to spoil his party, but the senior doesn’t want to have it any other way on Senior Day. “I believe it’s the ideal picture for myself, to break the record at home, in my last home game,” he said.

But beyond the fact that it is Senior Day, a matchup with Ohio State is the very reason Ball cites time and again that he turned his career around. In 2010, when the Badgers toppled a top-ranked Buckeyes squad

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After choosing to return for his senior season after tying Barry Sanders’ record for touchdowns in a single season (39), Ball struggled to match his production from 2011 before a string of dominant performances late in the season.

31-18 at Camp Randall, Ball didn’t see the field.

Now, two years later with Ohio State back in Madison, the 5-foot-11, 215-pound senior is on the precipice of history.

“I’m happy that that happened because it really showed me what I have to do during practice, because I was working hard but I wasn’t working as hard as I am now,” Ball said. “I wasn’t doing the extra that

you need to do every day to be a really good football player in college football.

So I’m really glad that that happened … when times get hard I look back on that time because that was my first time never to be able to contribute in a football game and that was really challenging. Now I make sure to look back on it and keep telling myself I overcame that, so anything that comes my way, I’ll

overcome it.”

Even at the time, Ball considered switching to linebacker simply because he wanted to get on the field.

If he had made the switch, 2012 and 2011 would have never happened — but there was a time this season when it seemed unlikely Ball would even be close to breaking the record, especially after a slow start and a Heisman

campaign led by the UW Athletic Department that almost seemed to be mocking his less than stellar performance early in the season.

“Just coming out of the summer, with everything that happened to me this summer and coming out of the gates real slow, personally I felt it was way out of reach,” Ball said.

“But I’m really glad I stuck with it, kept pushing, kept

fighting, kept working hard with my teammates in practice.”

Ball certainly hopes the Heisman campaign wasn’t all for naught, but on Saturday, with a chance to put his own name in the record books, the tailback will also celebrate the historic career few expected of him.

“I think it actually

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Before taking over the Wisconsin program in 2008, Byrne coached 24 seasons at Iona College, leading the Gaels to 17 consecutive Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference titles.

Byrne-ing up cross country scene Wisconsin men’s cross country coach wins 22nd consecutive Coach of the Year award Zack Miller Sports Writer The University of Wisconsin’s men’s cross country coach Mick Byrne recently won ... his 22nd consecutive Coach of the Year Award.

Upon initial review, one might be tempted to believe this number is a typo, but it’s not.

Before coming to Wisconsin, Byrne spent 24 seasons at Iona College, leading the Gaels to 17 consecutive Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) titles and 12 trips to the NCAA Championships where his teams placed second (2007), third (2006), and fourth (2003 and 2005).

Byrne’s arrival to the Badger state pinned him in a situation where he had zero of his own recruits. To go along with the challenges of coaching an unfamiliar group of faces, Byrne faced the pressure to extend Wisconsin’s streak

of Big Ten Championships to a record-setting 10th consecutive season.

But Byrne was up to the challenge, and he hasn’t looked back since.

“When I came here there was a lot of success and for me it was just, get off one bus and get on another and keep rolling with it,” coach Byrne said of the transition from Iona to Wisconsin. “The guys knew that I was successful back at Iona and they even knew that some of my teams had beaten some of their teams so it was like ‘OK, he must know something,’ and they kind of bought into it.”

But it wasn’t just about what happened on the track.

“They saw my passion for winning,” Byrne said.

“For them being successful in the classroom, and for them learning how to live the correct lifestyle, they jumped on board real easy.”

Ask any coach who has ever switched programs,

and rarely will there be one who puts it as simply as Byrne. There is something to be said for having one’s own recruits and — at the very least — for allowing time for chemistry to settle in between everyone involved with the team.

“He didn’t recruit me,” senior runner Maverick Darling said, “but on the first day of practice he told me, ‘We’re going to win a lot of national championships and a lot of Big 10 championships and we want you to be a part of that,’ and he has kept true to that message my entire career.”

Darling quickly realized his relationship with Byrne was extraordinary.

“His ability to relate to his athletes and his ability to really understand what we are going through sets him apart and [is] what allowed for that instantchemistry.”

When it came to those he actually recruited, Byrne was equally as

persuasive.

“I’m from Texas so it took a lot to get me here and he’s the main reason,” senior Reed Connor said.

“Madison is a great place, but I didn’t really know what it was besides the cheese.

“Listening to him on the phone in high school, I knew he was a great coach and he hasn’t let me down since I’ve been here. I knew that he cared, that he was passionate about his team and about winning and that’s what makes him a great coach.”

The phone calls back in his high school days were the beginning of a special relationship that Connor said he believes will serve as a positive influence for the rest of his life.

If there were one word to describe coach Byrne in Connor’s eyes, it would be “passion” hands-down, he said.

“He’s passionate about what he does, passionate

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While the season may just be warming up for the Wisconsin men’s basketball team, expectations for what type of team this year’s squad will offer have already begun to surface at the proverbial office water coolers across the state.

Unlike years past, when the Badgers’ success rested largely on the shoulders of the experienced veterans on the team, this year’s edition of UW basketball may be a bit different.

All three of the guards in the starting rotation for Wisconsin shared zero starts heading into the 2012-13 season, leaving a huge question mark for the Badgers’ potential this year.

Sure, everything has gone as planned so far this season since the loss of junior guard Josh Gasser in the preseason — freshman guard George Marshall looked good in his first regular season game, setting the tone early with the first three points of the game. In addition, junior guard Ben Brust scored 14 points on 2-2 shooting from the arc in the same contest. But how much does it really say about a team that it can win by 40 against a Southeastern Louisiana team that finished 12-17 with no ranked teams on its résumé a season ago?

While much of the focus had been centered on Marshall and sophomore guard Traevon Jackson, and rightfully so — the two guards will be responsible for running the Badgers’ offense this season —

Badger basketball fans mustn’t forget about Brust, too.

After all, he might just be the biggest X-factor on the team.

Entering the season, Brust has the most experience of the three, as he contributed through the sixth-man role for UW a season ago.

Following a freshman campaign that saw him average just three minutes of game time, in 201112, Brust earned at least 20 minutes in 24 of the Badgers’ 36 games.

Still, despite averaging 7.3 points per game, Brust was often one of the most frustrating players on the court for Wisconsin last year.

Serving as a microcosm for his entire 2011-12 season, in the period of less than a week Brust scored a career-high 25 points against UNLV on 7-7 shooting from behind the arc, only to lose his shooting touch three days later. His 1-9 performance from the field and 1-5 from three-point range in a five-point effort against UW-Milwaukee was as surprising as his UNLV outburst.

If there is one thing UW’s backcourt will need most, especially with the departure of Jordan Taylor and his 3.01 assistto-turnover ratio, it’s consistency. With new point guards in Marshall and Jackson, Wisconsin is bound to experience growing pains at the point guard position this year, especially while the season is still young.

As a result, it will be Brust’s job as the veteran guard on the team to guide his younger teammates through the tough moments they approach throughout the season.

If Sunday’s regularseason opener is any indication, it might finally

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