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2 suffer armed home intrusion Residents held at gunpoint and tied up in apartment on Langdon Street Camille Albert City Hall Editor

Johna Schneider The Badger Herald

ALRC Alcohol Policy Coordinator Mark Woulf speaks to the committee Monday night. In the meeting, the ALRC unanimously approved a liquor license for Frank Productions at the Orpheum.

Liquor license approved Committee passes license for Frank Productions in operation of Orpheum Theater Camille Albert City Hall Editor The Alcohol License Review Committee unanimously approved Frank Productions, the temporary managers of the Orpheum, for a liquor license at a meeting Monday night.

The ALRC recently denied the Orpheum a liquor license last June under its previous ownership. In order for the venue to re-open, it must obtain a liquor license.

Owner of Frank Productions Fred Frank said the company made a deal with the Monona State Bank when the Orpheum closed down to operate the theater into the foreclosure process.

“We have an extensive history and background of producing events and what we really want to do is turn

the lights back on State Street and bring some life back into that theater,” Frank said. “We think we can attract a lot of people downtown; not only the student body but the young professionals.”

Frank said his intent is to make the Orpheum an allage venue, and as a result, the committee decided to deny Frank Productions an entertainment license and instead recommended it apply for a theater license.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, added the Orpheum has always historically obtained a theater license, along with many other venues in the Madison area. Verveer said he is thankful Frank Productions has decided to take this temporary management on.

“It has been a tremendous loss having the Orpheum be

dark for most of this year and on a gradual decline longer than that,” Verveer said.

Frank stressed the Orpheum will only operate as a theater and will close its doors once the show is over. He said it does not wish to operate it as a bar and added the venue will not be open if there is not a performance taking place.

According to Frank, Frank Productions has major acts booked every Saturday night in February and hopes there will be around 800 to 1,000 people in the theater at that time.

The Orpheum will consist of only the live entertainment Frank Productions books, oversees and controls, according to Frank. He said in its current foreclosure stage, he does not plan on opening the venue to weddings but

may look into an opportunity to hold the Wisconsin Film Festival.

The committee also revisited noise complaints at Whiskey River Saloon as a condition of its previous liquor license renewal. Many residents who live above and near the venue have complained it gets too loud at night.

According to Clint WhiteHorse, special event producer and manager of Badger State DJs, the noise level is lower than in previous years. He said since the complaints began, Whiskey River Saloon turned down its amplifiers.

If the complaints continue, the ALRC will revisit the issue when it applies for the license

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Two residents were held at gunpoint and tied up by several suspects at their apartment Monday night.

According to a Madison Police Department statement, three suspects carried a handgun and demanded items from the victims at their apartment at 200 Langdon St. One suspect is identified as a male

“It’s an unfortunate event and I’m glad that no one was hurt, but clearly cases of violence like this are not acceptable.”

Bridget Maniaci District 2 Alder between 18 and 20 years old, while the other is a male in his early 20s.

The victims said they were tied up by the suspects but untied themselves once the suspects left the residence and then called the police from their neighbor’s apartment, the statement said. It said the victims were not injured and police do not think anything was taken from the residence.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said armed

home invasions are rare, and there has only been one other such event this semester downtown on East Gilman Street.

Verveer said typically home invasions are targeted to a specific residence rather than a random act of violence.

He said regardless of its accuracy, there is a belief drugs and/or money is usually available at the targeted residence.

“I would be very surprised if the police don’t conclude this is a targeted crime,” Verveer said.

Even though the victims in this incident called the police, Verveer said most armed home invasions go unreported because drugs are often present in the home and the victims do not want the police to get involved.

He added the victims are not necessarily involved in drugs and could also have gotten caught in a mistake of identity.

Verveer said either way, it is an unfortunate incident.

Ald. Bridget Maniaci, District 2, agreed.

“It’s an unfortunate event and I’m glad that no one was hurt, but clearly cases of violence like this are not acceptable,” Maniaci said.

The investigation is ongoing, according to the statement.

Committee hears MCSC, SPILL budget proposals Allison Johnson Reporter A committee of the University of Wisconsin’s student government met Monday to continue budget hearings for fiscal year 2013-2014, hearing from two student organizations, including a hearing for the Multicultural Student

Coalition.

The Student Services Finance Committee of Associated Students of Madison heard the proposed budget for fiscal year 20132014 from the MCSC, an organization that works to improve campus diversity climate. It also experienced a funding conflict spanning almost the entirety of last school year.

MCSC presented its budget with a significant decrease in the amount of funds requested for the upcoming fiscal year.

MCSC member Libby Wick-Bander said due to the financial difficulties the organization was facing, it no longer had the capacity for a larger budget. At the end of last semester, SSFC voted to freeze the budget for MCSC for 52 weeks during

the current fiscal year due to allegations of intentional policy violations, she added.

“We wanted to prioritize direct services over partial direct services,” she said.

Wick-Bander said SSFC cut MCSC’s budget and a lot of programs down.

SSFC Rep. Devon Maier noted advertising was important for the direct services offered by the

organization. He asked if MCSC would benefit from an increase in the advertising line of its budget.

“We don’t have enough money in advertising,” she said. “We would like to put more money in advertising, but not at the expense of our programs.”

Supporting Peers in Laid Back Listening, a student organization that offers

an anonymous peer-based support system online, presented a budget of $39,819.80 for fiscal year 2013-2014 to the finance committee.

According to SPILL President Abby Forss, the budget is a $16,266 decrease from the previous fiscal year.

She credited this decrease to

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Groups advocate redistricting reform Citing less competitiveness in state races this election, some calling for changes Polo Rocha State Politics Editor After a lack of competitiveness in many Wisconsin races this fall, some are calling for redistricting reform to be done in the upcoming legislative session, years in advance of the next redistricting cycle.

Every 10 years, the Legislature is in charge of drawing new maps that reflect population changes studied in the decennial census. With the latest round of redistricting ending up in the courts again and many races not being competitive, various groups are calling for the process to be reformed.

An analysis from Common Cause in Wisconsin found only one race was competitive in the state Senate, which the Republicans took back with an 18-15 majority. The group

found only 14 competitive races out of the 99 total in the Assembly, where Republicans will have a 6039 majority.

Although he noted there have never been many competitive races in the state, Jay Heck, the group’s executive director, said last year’s redistricting process made that problem worse.

“Voters now have virtually no say as to who represents them in Madison and in Washington, D.C.,” Heck concluded in a statement announcing the group’s findings.

In an interview with The Badger Herald, Heck said Democrats would have likely drawn maps to their advantage as well if they had been in control. He called redistricting reform a “win-win” for both parties and something that would restore citizen confidence

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All of the lights The city has put up snowflakes along State Street, meaning winter and the holiday season are officially upon us.

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INSIDE

Dragon-I fills Chins’ void

Men’s hockey has hit a rough patch

Gov. Scott Walker for president?

Authentic cuisine from a skilled chef sets new State Street restaurant apart.

Associate Sports Editor Nick Daniels weighs in on how meaningful the next stretch of games is for Wisconsin.

Nathaniel Olson: Weeks after the election, speculation has begun — but you shouldn’t worry about a Walker presidential bid.

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Man beaten on 600 block of State Street Madison Police report alleges battery in early hours of Sunday morning; victim suffered no significant injuries Camille Albert City Hall Editor A man was allegedly beaten to the ground and temporarily lost consciousness on the 600 block of State Street early Sunday morning.

According to a Madison Police Department statement, two men punched and kicked the 26-year-old male victim

around bar time, 1:30 a.m.

One of the suspects is a white male age 21 to 24 years old, it said.

MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said the incident occurred after the victim and suspect bumped shoulders, and said the victim claimed the suspect was staring at him. He added it took place at State Street Brats. “[The victim] said the

bump was harder than it should have been,” DeSpain said.

DeSpain said the victim went to the hospital after the incident, but did not have any significant injuries.

According to the statement, after the victim was beaten, he said he either passed out from being intoxicated or was knocked out. He realized his wallet and cell

phone were missing after regaining consciousness, the statement said.

Police are not sure if the suspects were intoxicated, DeSpain added. He said the victim’s wallet and cell phone are still missing.

DeSpain said even though the victim did not provide very detailed descriptions, MPD is reviewing surveillance cameras and other evidence in an effort

to locate the suspects. He said police are reviewing footage from cameras both inside and outside the bar.

Violence downtown tends to be enhanced in areas with a high concentration of bars, DeSpain said.

“There’s some amount of violence that takes place particularly after bar time in the city where there are some bar fights,” DeSpain said.

Commission votes down housing proposal McKenzi Higgins Reporter A city of Madison commission failed to approve the construction of a seven-story student housing unit near Langdon Street Monday night.

The nearly 17,000-square foot housing unit was proposed to be built on Henry Street and Iota Court and would have been adjacent the Chi Psi Fraternity house, but the Landmarks Commission voted to oppose it.

J. Randolph Bruce, the building’s architect, said three existing buildings in the Langdon Street area would need to be demolished to construct the unit. He said, however, the new unit would resemble the demolished buildings and fit in with the historic look and feel of Langdon Street.

Ald. Michael Rosenblum, District 19, said he felt the proposed unit was too close in proximity to the Chi Psi Fraternity and would overshadow other nationally-landmarked buildings in the Langdon Street area due to its large size.

“It’d be really tough to see three historic buildings demolished,” Rosenblum

said.

Madison Lawyer Fred Mohs, a former member of Chi Psi Fraternity, said he and other Chi Psi alumni have spent millions of dollars to renovate the fraternity house. The presence of the large building across the street would diminish their hard work, Mohs said.

Mohs said the look and feel of Langdon Street should be preserved and added in the past, proposals to build highrise complexes were moved to University Avenue or Johnson Street. He mentioned the Palisade Apartments as an example.

Stephanie Stender, Kappa Kappa Gamma house board member, said she was opposed to the project because it diluted Langdon Street’s unique historic character.

“The fact Langdon Street is recognized as a National Register Historic District shows it is a precious asset to not only our city, but our country,” Stender said.

Amy Scanlon, Landmarks Commission staff member, said a National Register Historic District is not an area that is governed locally, but is governed nationally and

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Erica Gehrig addresses the Landmarks Commission Monday night. The commission voted down a proposal for an apartment near Langdon Street. is recognized by its character or date of development and provided with tax credits or incentives.

Bruce also proposed allowing full public access to Langdon Lane. He said emergency vehicles, as well as general vehicular traffic, could use the lane to pick up and drop off passengers.

Madison Area Attorney David Sparer said he currently assists and is a former member of Nottingham Cooperative, located at 146 Langdon Street.

Sparer said Langdon Lane is currently used as a driveway for the co-op’s residents, and the proposed unit would make it unusable. He said Langdon Lane is not a cityowned or maintained street and there would be legal issues if the proposed project were approved.

Ald. Erica Fox Gehrig, District 13, said a motion proposed and unanimously approved by the Landmarks Commission opposes the demolition of the three

buildings to build the new unit. She said concern was expressed about the longterm implications of the unit, as well as inconsistencies with the Downtown Planning Commission’s guidelines.

Ald. Marsha Rummel, District 6, said ultimately, the building could not meet the standards proposed by the city and would dramatically change the intimate quality of the Langdon Street area.

“It’s a nice building, but the wrong location,” Rummel said.

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COMMITTEE, from 1 the large amount of funds SPILL had left over in its previous budget.

The under-spending in the previous budget was due to

over-estimations made by the organization, Forss said. The organization was relatively new and did not have a previous budget to look to at the time, she explained.

Forss cited decreases in

the advertising, supplies, furniture, printing and salary lines of SPILL’s budget.

Regarding the advertising line, Maier asked SPILL to speak to the effectiveness of its promotional advertising.

“[Promotional advertising] is extremely effective,” SPILL Vice President Michelle Gargus said. “Advertising is the only way to get the word out about the organization.”

Gargus said SPILL

REDISTRICTING, from 1 in state government.

The state’s two largest newspapers have recently written editorials calling for reforms. Two weeks ago, the Wisconsin State Journal editorial board did so after noting all congressional races were won by double-digit margins. This weekend, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board encouraged legislators to begin discussing reforms.

The last legislative session saw bills tackling redistricting reform by giving the power to either a non-partisan agency or to an independent commission appointed by law.

“Both ideas are worth debating — and one of them should be adopted,” the Journal Sentinel editorial board said Saturday. “The timing might be right.

There is plenty of time between now and the next census. Most members of the Legislature — and probably the Governor — will not be in office when the new rules would take effect.”

Both reforms have worked in other states, according to University of

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Similar to the Whiskey River Saloon, the ALRC was also asked to review the status of noise complaints from Plan B. Several residents in the neighborhood surrounding Plan B said they had trouble sleeping at night due to

hands out promotional items at events such as the Chancellor’s Convocation and new student night at the University Bookstore and buys ads on Facebook and in the campus newspapers.

Wisconsin political science professor and redistricting expert David Canon. He said Wisconsin’s current system is “broken,” and either reform would be a large improvement over the current process.

Last year, Democrats introduced a bill that would follow the first route and hand the Legislature’s constitutionally-given power of redistricting to the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Government Accountability Board, whose maps would then be voted on in the Legislature.

Although that bill had no Republican co-sponsors, an independent commission bill saw support from members of both parties.

That bill would set up a commission whose maps voters could approve or deny in a referendum. If rejected, the state Supreme Court would then be in charge of making maps.

As the latter bill proposes an amendment to the state’s Constitution rather than delegating the Legislature’s constitutional power to an agency, it would have to be voted on by two consecutive Legislatures and be approved by voters.

noise coming from the nightclub.

ALRC Alcohol Policy Coordinator Mark Woulf said the nightclub has taken steps since its license was renewed last June, such as making the dance floor soundproof.

The committee will accept an update from the club in February after the renovations are complete.

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Committee addresses registration ordinance Lauren Tubbs Reporter Among topics reviewed at the Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee meeting Monday was a negative response from a Wisconsin senator to legislation supported by the Associated Students of Madison and new initiatives in the works for transportation advancements on campus.

ASM Press Office Director David Gardner said he will work with ASM members to respond to statements made

by Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, combating a provision passed in a bill by the Madison City Council this past summer.

Gardner said the provision, which was passed

into law in July, requires landlords to include voter registration forms in the packet of materials a new tenant receives upon moving into a new house or apartment.

“As students we really value this ordinance,” Gardner said. “ASM passed legislation supporting this ordinance and it’s really important that we stay firm to that resolution.”

Gardner said ASM’s actions to support the legislation were in response to UW students’ complaints about confusion surrounding voter registration and voting locations. He said ASM received a number of comments from students who intended on voting but found the processes for registering under a new

address confusing.

In a few instances, Gardner said, students just gave up voting altogether.

Gardner said these voter registration forms were a helpful student aid in the recent presidential election.

He added the clerk’s office noted the success of the forms after many were returned to the office filled out.

According to Gardner, Grothman recently stated his objection to the ordinance, saying it is unlawful because it causes tenants to feel compelled to vote, an illegal action under State Statute 12.09(3).

Grothman intends to take action to remove the provision under this statute if the courts do not do so, Gardner added.

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No need to worry about Walker presidential bid Nathaniel Olson Columnist Elections in America are like that significant other you always seem to keep coming back to. We can’t live with them, but we can’t survive without them, either.

Yes, to the chagrin of many, 2016 presidential election speculation is already underway.

Wisconsin, home to Gov. Scott Walker — one of the most polarizing political figures in the national media — is hardly an exception.

Conjecture abounds in the weeks following every major election. National media outlets will ask the same questions and perform the same follow-up procedures they do every year. What will happen to the losers? Will our newly elected legislators manage to work together as unsuccessfully as our

former representatives?

And, perhaps most importantly, who will be next to throw their hat in the center of the circus?

Much ink will be spilled in the coming months assessing whether Walker, the now twice-elected governor of Wisconsin, will seek his party’s nomination for the 2016 presidential contest. Inferences sway in both directions, but if the nominating conventions were to be held today, major news sources such as CNN would list Walker as a contender for the selection.

For his part, Walker insisted he is uninterested in even thinking about the nomination and is instead focused on leading the state of Wisconsin.

I’ll call baloney on that one. Everyone daydreams, politicians who have already shown a degree of comfort in the national spotlight especially.

That being said, Americans need not

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Being able to bring in such a successful, well-known professional has so far attracted more people and is getting them excited about ethics.”

-MORGAN MELKA, UW SENIOR This is how University of Wisconsin senior Morgan Melka, leader of the speaker committee for Ethics Week at the UW School of Business, responded when asked about the upcoming keynote address to be delivered this evening by Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig at the Plenary Room in Grainger Hall at 5:30 p.m.

Melka and the School of Business did well to track down a big-name speaker like Bud. However, those of you who still have a bitter taste in your mouth when you think of the days when Selig was hard at work in an attempt to fold the Minnesota Twins might be skeptical about his status as an authority on the subject of ethics.

worry about the election of President Walker anytime soon. Here are three reasons to change the channel whenever the next pundit brings up the subject.

First of all, Walker is far too polarizing for the American electorate.

There’s a good reason that Walker is on the short list of conservatives that the modern Republican establishment considers presidential; he has championed their causes in a particularly attention-grabbing fashion. By ramming through controversial legislation, presiding over investigations into the emails of critics and being one of the few governors to take the bastions of liberal power (teachers, unions) head-on, Walker has cemented a place for himself in the proverbial halls of the conservative wing.

However, while this

makes Walker a darling of the Republican Party, it also makes him highly unlikely to receive its nomination for president. General elections are extraordinarily tough to win if a candidate refuses to try and win the moderate vote. Just ask former former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., whose last-gasp, makeor-break strategy was to sell himself as a moderate, sensible Republican in the presidential debates. Ask George McGovern, who ran as an anti-war liberal and got subsequently creamed — even in lieu of the Watergate scandal — by Richard Nixon. The next Republican candidate will need to be more Jon Huntsman than Sarah Palin, and the establishment will realize that in four years’ time.

Second, Walker’s celebrity is a double-edged sword. Although it can draw the type of attention that presidential hopefuls need, making national

news coverage is not always a good thing. To wit, the Milwaukee County prosecutor’s investigation of one of Walker’s former top deputies has brought a potentially calamitous criminal case to the governor’s doorstep.

Elections are won by relentlessly marketing an image of a candidate to voters. Voters remember these candidates by making associations between them and the images and phrases they are surrounded by.

This makes early nominees particularly susceptible to death by a thousand cuts.

Ask Montee Ball what having his name next to the words “arrested” and “trespassing” on national news outlets did to his Heisman hype. Headlines that mention Walker’s name and the phrase “sentencing hearing” foster a criminal image, not a presidential one.

Lastly, Walker is way too boring. While boring can

be a benefit when running for major government offices — see Ryan, Paul — being elected to run the show has required an element of gravitas in the past. The former moderate Republican governor of my home state of Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty, couldn’t survive the 2012 primary because his middle-of-the-road, “aw shucks” Midwestern attitude couldn’t beat Rick Santorum’s climate skepticism or Newt Gingrich’s moon colony.

Such is life in the politicalentertainment complex of modern America.

So, although Walker’s star might still be rising in the GOP, don’t look for him on the national stage in four years. After all, he’s still got Wisconsin to take care of.

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

Constitution protects gay marriage Reginald Young Editorial Page Editor Taxes. The economy.

Abortion. Medicare. Pot. Name any issue, and it likely was discussed during the most recent election’s campaigning. One of the more complicated issues, however, is gay marriage.

In case you had been living under a rock since election results came in, Maine, Maryland and Washington all legalized gay marriage, and Minnesota voted down an amendment that would have defined marriage as between a man and a woman.

Same-sex marriage is undeniably gaining support across the country.

It’s one of the social issues most in flux right now in the U.S., yet its complexity often goes unexplained.

So what exactly is it that makes the issue so legally complicated?

In 1996, a piece of legislation was passed called the Defense of Marriage Act. The act, in essence, defined marriage

as between a man and woman in regard to interstate purposes.

So what does that exactly mean? Well, Article IV, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution contains a clause known as the “Full Faith and Credit Clause.”

This clause says states have to respect the public acts, records and judicial proceedings of other states.

So, for example, if you get a speeding ticket in Illinois but you are a Wisconsin resident, you still have to pay that ticket.

If you get married in one state, other states have to recognize that marriage for tax purposes and whatnot. Except, of course, if you’re a same-sex couple — thanks to the Defense of Marriage Act. The law on the federal books says states don’t have to recognize gay marriages performed in other states.

Except there’s a part of the U.S. Constitution that says states must recognize acts of other states. And, in case you’ve never taken a political science course, the Constitution always wins — how any court could find DOMA constitutional is beyond me. Fortunately, in 2011 President Barack Obama’s administration officially switched its stance on the act and instructed the

Department of Justice to argue the law should be struck down.

When, not if DOMA gets struck down, states will be forced to recognize gay

“If you get married in one state, other states have to recognize that marriage. ... Except, of course, if you’re a same-sex couple. ...” marriages performed in other states. For example, a gay Wisconsin couple could go get married in Maine and come back and Wisconsin would have to recognize and treat that marriage as equivalent to a heterosexual marriage.

This will deal a huge blow to gay marriage opposition.

The Defense of Marriage Act demonstrates the way in which conservatives pick and choose when to use the “big, bad, overreaching government oughta keep its paws out of my life” argument. A true Republican would argue the national government is too involved in the private lives of citizens when it dictates whether their marriages can be

recognized from state to state. They would say the government has no right to get involved in the personal lives of citizens.

But then again, by that logic the government shouldn’t ever stand in the way of someone’s right to an abortion.

These apparent inconsistencies in the Republican campaigning platform give support to the argument that we all have already formed our opinions before we come up with reasoning, since an individual’s views taken as a whole often express these sorts of inconsistencies.

The Supreme Court is about to hear a case involving same-sex marriage and DOMA on Friday. If it rules the act to be constitutional, then it will be a blatantly political decision. The movement supporting nationally legalized samesex marriage is gaining momentum — the legal complexity of it somewhat nuanced, but the answer is clear-cut: DOMA needs to go, and its elimination will be a major step forward for the country.

Reginald Young (ryoung@ badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in legal studies and Scandinavian studies.

Congress must compromise on taxes to avoid looming fiscal cliff Aaron Loudenslager Columnist Unless Congress and President Barack Obama can reach a compromise before Jan. 1 to avoid the fiscal cliff of $560 billion in mandatory tax increases and spending cuts, the economy will likely be sent into another avoidable and unnecessary recession. It is time for our political leaders to make tough decisions based on concrete and realistic budget figures in an effort to reduce our debt, instead of relying on unrealistic budget figures used for purely partisan purposes.

It’s weird how quickly politicians change their tones and rhetoric after an election. Many Republicans seemed unable to compromise on immigration reform and federal debt before the election, but afterward they appear to be ready for their first true attempt to compromise and work with Obama since he was

elected in 2008.

Some Republicans, such as House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, are not ready to compromise.

A few days before the election, he told the National Journal, “I think it’s important that we avoid the fiscal cliff, but that doesn’t mean I’m interested in raising tax rates and killing jobs.”

Although since the election Boehner has opened up to the idea of revenue increases through a reform in the nation’s tax code, he has continued to oppose an increase in marginal tax rates, arguing it would harm job creation.

His support for revenue increases would violate a pledge to oppose tax increases that was written by anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist, which most Republicans signed.

But some Republican congressmen, including Sen. Lindsey Graham, R- S.C., have openly admitted they would violate the pledge during this legislative session.

On ABC’s “This Week,” Graham said, “I will violate the [anti-tax] pledge, long story short for the good of the country, only if Democrats will do entitlement reforms.”

Not all Republicans think raising tax rates should be taken off the table. Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol said on Fox News Sunday, “It won’t kill the country if Republicans raise taxes a little bit on millionaires. It really won’t, I don’t think.”

For the first time I can remember, I’m in agreement with Kristol.

Raising marginal tax rates won’t destroy job creation, and in addition it will bring in more revenue to fix federal debt. Obama’s proposal would raise the current marginal tax rate of 35 percent to 39.6 percent, the tax rate that prevailed under President Bill Clinton.

Conservatives claim a higher marginal tax rate would destroy job creation, but the evidence proves the opposite. According

to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, small business job growth under Clinton’s administration was twice the rate under the George W. Bush administration, even though Bush had lower marginal tax rates.

To fix the federal debt and avoid the fiscal cliff, it won’t be enough to simply raise the marginal tax rate.

Congress needs to cut the bloated and wasteful military budget and implement a Wall Street financial transactions tax.

The U.S. spends more on its military than any other country on Earth.

In fact, according to The Huffington Post, the U.S. outspends its closest rival in military expenditures, China, at a rate of approximately six to one. Also, according to Mother Jones, the U.S. spends almost $250 billion annually to maintain bases and troops overseas, including “more than 1,000 military installations” outside the U.S. If Congress is

serious about reducing the deficit, then it must make cuts to the military budget. There is no viable and responsible path toward fixing our national debt that doesn’t involve military spending cuts — it’s not mathematically possible.

Not only does Congress need to reduce current military spending rates — it must also implement a financial transactions tax. This idea is not new.

It was first introduced by John Maynard Keynes in his magnum opus, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, where he wrote that “A substantial [g] overnment transfer tax on all transactions might prove the most serviceable reform available” to reduce excessive financial speculation in the U.S. A financial transaction tax has been implemented by 29 different countries and has been endorsed by consumer advocate Ralph Nader, billionaires Warren Buffet and Mark

Cuban and economists such as Paul Krugman, Joseph Stiglitz and Dean Baker. In an op-ed for the Guardian, Dean Baker wrote, “A modest [financial transactions] tax, which would be too small for normal investors to even notice, could easily raise more than $100 billion a year.”

Congress and the president must come to an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff and address long-term debt. Raising marginal tax rates on the wealthiest in this country, reducing our military expenditures and implementing a financial transactions tax are only part of the solution. But if these three things are not included in a compromise to avoid the fiscal cliff, our political leaders will have shown they are not serious about fixing the looming problem presented by our long-term debt.

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

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The Badger Herald | Arts | Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Russell’s ‘Playbook’ scores big among viewers

Photo courtesy of The Weinstein Company

Life is a little crazy for Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper, “The Hangover Part II”) but a new friend (Jennifer Lawrence, “The Hunger Games”) helps him get over a bad breakup, face his own mental issues and see the silver linings of dark events he needs to get past.

‘Silver Linings’ may be good enough to vie for Oscar gold this awards season Alleigh Fralick ArtsEtc. Writer David O. Russell’s “Silver Linings Playbook” unites comedy, drama and romance

all into one to create what may be one of the most memorable movies of the year. In short, Russell has crafted an incredible film.

Bradley Cooper (“The Hangover Part II”), as Pat Solitano, plays a unique, somewhat troubled young man who was recently released from a mental health facility after spending eight months trying to come to terms with his mental illness.

Back living with his parents, Pat tries to grasp onto his former life as a substitute teacher and a loving husband.

His uncontrollable love for his wife, Nikki (Brea Bee, “The Best and the Brightest”) remains in the forefront of his mind, and he constantly tries to win her back. Although this seems like the only thing keeping him stable, his marriage also happens to be tearing him apart.

With the limits of a restraining order and some painful memories that Pat cannot seem to forget, he sometimes struggles to control himself and loses his temper around the people who care about him the most. This often leaves him walking on a fine line with the authorities.

The one thing that seems to keep Pat sane is running, which is how he gets to know Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence, “The Hunger Games”), the sister of Pat’s best friend’s wife. Tiffany has some struggles of her own after the death of her husband, and their like-mindedness is what builds their connection.

As the two spend more time together, we find out what happened to dissolve Pat’s marriage and why he ended up in the institution.

As their friendship progresses, Tiffany promises to help Pat reach out to Nikki through a series of letters if he, in turn, partners with her in a dance competition.

Apprehensive at first, Pat agrees and practices daily to perfect their dance for the big show. While all of this is occurring, Pat balances time with his father, a diehard Eagles fan who believes his son is a good luck charm.

Through a number of events, his gambling father makes a bet with high stakes to make some money for

a restaurant he is hoping to be true. You have to do to open, leading to the everything you can, and if unforgettable climax of the you stay positive, you have a movie. Toward the end, shot at a silver lining.”

The cast of Bradley Pat has his first encounter with Nikki at the dance Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De competition.

Niro and Jacki The Weaver was inconceivable a successful connection “This is what combination, with Tiffany even though the and his long I believe to large age gap lost love with be true. You between the two Nikki leaves main characters Pat with have to do may have a difficult initially been offdecision that everything putting for some. unfolds into a The general truly beautiful you can, and plot of the ending. if you stay movie was fairly The humor unique.

The found in positive, you movie came Pat’s erratic have a shot at together well at behaviors and his a silver lining.” the end after its slight confusion dysfunctional in the first half, family, pairs and although with romance and the devastation of a it had its cheesy moments, mental illness to create this the cast portrayed real-life exceptional work of art. problems in a compelling This film, unlike the typical manner. There is no doubt romantic comedy, takes its this emotional rollercoaster audience on a wild journey of a movie is an all-around of this unexpected yet crowd-pleaser for all ages.

With the multiple genres functional friendship.

Even though we see Pat that coexist in this film, it is at his very worst, we get to a good bet it will be up for a watch him heal with a much few Oscars. healthier life than he clearly had before. Bradley Cooper’s most memorable line sums up Pat’s attitude and the underlying message of the SILVER LININGS film: “This is what I believe PLAYBOOK

Turbo Fruits head up eclectic show Dakotas, Little Legend assisted Nashville-based rock band for low-key High Noon performance Kevin Kousha ArtsEtc. Staff Writer Forming an eclectic trio of sounds, Dakotas and Little Legend opened for Turbo Fruits Sunday night.

When Dakotas started its set, there were fewer than a few dozen people at the High Noon Saloon, many of them members of Little Legend and Turbo Fruits.

Dakotas is a-four piece group that centers its sound on strong percussion, clean guitar riffs and distorted chords from its rhythm guitar. Especially considering the singer’s vocal style, it is not difficult to compare the band to The Strokes.

Playing generic songs without any substantial enthusiasm, Dakotas failed to engage the crowd. The scattered applause came from other band members and what appeared to be family and friends of the band. Especially considering the band’s faceless musical style, it did not leave much of an impression.

In many ways, Little Legend was the opposite of Dakotas. For one, the group was far more animated and lively. Between every song, the band members played a guitar lick and shouted “Go Pack Go!” Eventually, the game was put on the screen behind them, and they would turn around between songs to check the status of the game. The band even looked comical on stage, with each member dressed distinctly different and ranging in size and height.

Moreover, Little Legend’s musical style was more diverse than its studio album let on. The band members switched between a few similar genres, going from rock to even folksounding numbers during their set. Sometimes the guitarists would produce high, almost screeching guitar riffs in the vein of the Edge from U2.

Other times, they stuck to simple indie rock songs with a driving drum part.

The variety was almost enough that the set didn’t feel coherent, but the group held it together and provided a sense of cohesion.

Most importantly, the

band played with endless energy and enthusiasm.

Jumping around the stage during every song, the band’s energy awoke the crowd and brought much of the small audience to its feet. Thanks to the size of the High Noon Saloon, once people stood by the stage, the venue seemed much more alive, even with the small attendance.

Turbo Fruits is certainly not the kind of band one would expect to see at the High Noon, however. The band plays crunchy, riffdriven songs as homage to classic and hard rock of decades past. With long hair, jean jackets and baseball caps casting a shadow over their eyes, the group members looked the part as well.

It was odd to see such a band playing to such a small audience. Turbo Fruits’ sound conjures images of dingy basement shows or packed venues.

Nonetheless, the band put on a show. After starting with “Volcano,” one of the slowest songs in the band’s repertoire, Turbo Fruits moved on to its faster paced, hardhitting numbers. With little fills and extended solos, Turbo Fruits showed off its musical prowess and showed the audience the extent of its capabilities.

The band played some difficult numbers well and with an impressive amount of skill.

All three performances last night had different manners of playing and different levels of success.

Musically, their styles were fairly disjointed, and going from one band to the next was not a smooth transition. Yet, with multiple performers and more than three hours of music, Turbo Fruits and company put on an interesting show for those who came out.

To check out music by bands Turbo Fruits, Little Legends and Dakotas as mentioned in this review of Sunday night’s show at the High Noon Saloon in Madison, head to the online story at http:// badgerherald.com/ artsetc/2012/11/27/turbo_ fruits_head_up.php.

Andy Fate The Badger Herald

Some restaurateurs wait longer than others to attain their first restaurant opening. Raymond Sze is on his second in Madison: He owns Nam’s Noodle and newly-opened Dragon-I.

Dragon-I brings spice to State Street New Asian fusion restaurant picks up slack in building that formerly housed Chins Seung Park ArtsEtc. Writer State Street, extending from Library Mall to the Capitol building, is a well-known nexus of fine food, atmosphere and relaxation for University of Wisconsin students.

The latest addition to the street’s growing collection of worldwide cuisine comes in the form of Dragon-I, an Asian fusion restaurant specializing in Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese cuisine as well as a dash of Korean spice.

Owned by Raymond Sze, a local restaurateur who also operates Nam’s Noodle on Regent Street, the new eatery also houses an event space for up to 80 people, as well as a full karaoke lounge.

Dragon-I’s emphasis is on a broad fusion of Asian cuisine, unlike Nam’s Noodle, which Sze noted was too small for his plans.

“Everything [at Nam’s] is stable, and I think I needed a change in my life,” Sze said. “That’s why I think I gave myself a second opportunity.

State Street was one of my dreams, to open a restaurant here.”

The location in the heart of State Street has many advantages, Sze said.

“I’ve been running a karaoke business at Nam’s for over 10 years, and many students don’t have a car so it’s not easy for them to go,” he said. “That’s why I’ve opened a karaoke and a restaurant here, so they

can come more easily [than before].”

Sze is also planning to invest more time and effort into the food. He has already hired a new chef with 35 years of experience in a variety of Asian cuisine.

“The taste will be much more authentic,” Sze said.

Gerald Chen, the

It was during this first year that [Dragon-I owner Raymond Sze] found a calling for a certain kind of food: Vietnamese cuisine. ...

restaurant manager and a close friend of Sze’s, explained that Dragon-I sets itself apart from other establishments on State Street.

“It’s a very old building with a very modern environment,” he said, directing attention to the bar that lines one side of the first-floor dining room. “We have an onyx bar with built-in lights coming out of the stones. ... It’s something that Madison doesn’t have, and I think it’s very cool.”

Sze said cooking has always been his passion.

“Personally, I really like eating,” he said.

“When I was young, I would always cook for my family. We weren’t that rich, so I had to take care of my brothers.”

“When they liked [my cooking], I would feel satisfied,” Sze said.

That passion continued when he moved to the United States in 1995, studying English in San Francisco.

It was during this first year that he found a calling for a certain kind of food: Vietnamese cuisine, and especially pho, a rich noodle soup made from beef broth and rice noodles, served with a variety of herbs and condiments.

“When I was in San Francisco, I ate lots of Vietnamese food, especially pho,” Sze said.

“I fell in love with the pho noodle.”

After his graduation from UW in 2000, he set to work making his goal a reality.

“It was one of my dreams to open a restaurant to sell Vietnamese noodles,” Sze said.

With Dragon-I, Sze had the perfect chance to attain his dream.

“I know many Vietnamese restaurants who use a paste to make pho broth, because they want to save money,” he said. “But for us, we use a lot of ingredients, including beef bones, and cook the broth for over 10 hours every single day.”

Sze said nothing less than perfect pho is accepted at Dragon-I. “If we haven’t boiled it properly, we don’t even sell it,” he said. “We simply tell the customers that we’re sold out. We have to guarantee that the soup has been boiled for 10 hours. That’s why our customers like our pho noodles.”

Since its opening several weeks ago, Dragon-I has received generally positive reviews from locals, with a positive three and a half-star rating on Yelp despite some complaints about the slow service.

Sze is aware of these problems.

“In the beginning, we didn’t have enough people working in the kitchen so I didn’t have the time to manage the outside,” he said, confirming that the service at Dragon-I left a little to be desired.

However, he emphasized he believes things will be getting better soon.

“Now, I’ve gotten a new chef, so I will have more time to concentrate on service,” Sze said.

Sze said he is excited for Dragon-I’s potential.

“Nam’s growth is limited, because it’s so small,” he said. “But Dragon-I’s size, location and the customers around this area gives it big potential. I’m very confident that there’s big room for this restaurant to grow.”

Dragon-I is located at 422 State St. It can be reached at (608) 287-1551.

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Callahan fitting well as assistant at Wisconsin Unheralded coach making impact in first campaign with women’s program Dan Corcoran Women’s Basketball Writer Whether they are receiving praise or blame, head coaches in the world of athletics are almost always the sole focus of critics. The spotlight shines brightly on the head coaches and deservedly so, but all too often assistant coaches are left in the shadows, and their roles in a given team’s success is forgotten altogether.

Assistant coaches recruit, scout opponents and take care of the less glamorous work that is involved with helping a team function properly, yet they rarely receive their fair share of the credit for how much they truly contribute to a program.

And coincidentally, the true measure of the quality of an assistant coach is not seen when they are coaching at a program, but after they leave.

This process has come into play with the Wisconsin women’s basketball team this year, as valuable assistant coach Kyle Rechlicz left for the head coaching position at UW-Milwaukee, leaving head coach Bobbie Kelsey with a void to fill.

But the departure of one coach has allowed an opportunity for another assistant to step in and prove herself, in the form of St. Louis native Jayme Callahan.

Only a few months in, tri-captain Taylor Wurtz and the rest of her teammates are adapting well to their new assistant coach.

“She’s great for us,” Wurtz said. “She really knows her X’s and O’s. I think coming in and being a new coach is hard … but

she made the extra effort to take us all out to lunch and get to know us. It’s exciting and it brings a lot of new energy.”

Before Callahan’s coaching days began, she had a great deal of experience playing, which helps contribute to her knowledge. Her start in basketball came when she was in third grade, playing for a St. Louis AAU team.

Callahan continued playing AAU through high school, and after her high school days she went on to play at Missouri Southern State.

It was her college playing days that led to Callahan’s start in coaching, albeit an unconventional one.

“My coaches kept telling me I was going to coach, and we had a coaching change my junior year of college, and I said I would never coach because I saw it was a little rough,” Callahan said. “But my coaches kept pushing me and then finally I got a couple of offers, and I

turned them down to be a high school head coach, and I finally found [a coaching position] that fit.”

Callahan’s first coaching job was at Putnam County High School in Unionville, Mo., right out of college at 22 years old. Although she stayed at Putnam for only one year, she led her team to a 25-3 record and she was named conference and district coach of the year. Since coaching at Putnam, Callahan has been assistant or head coach at five other programs at both the college and high school levels, most recently as an assistant last year at Clemson.

Callahan was content as an assistant coach at Clemson, but after some encouragement, she was drawn to coach at Wisconsin when the opportunity arose. “[Assistant coach Alysiah Bond] just called me out of the blue and asked me if I would be interested, and I said no because I was

happy at Clemson, and I thought Wisconsin was just cows and cheese. She said do a little research and get back to me, and something kept pulling me, wanting to come see it,” Callahan said. “So I came on the interview, and I loved it; I was hooked.”

Kelsey did not know about Callahan before she came on the interview, as it was Bond who had the connections with Callahan, not Kelsey, so Kelsey had to do some research.

After that research and Callahan’s interview, Kelsey was impressed with what she saw and offered Callahan the position on her staff.

Only a few months in with Callahan as assistant coach, Kelsey is already assured she made the right decision for her team and the rest of her coaching staff.

“She’s crazy, funny, fits right in,” Kelsey said. “She’s just a wonderful person to be around, and she’s

knowledgeable about the game. She helps me a lot in game because she has a lot of suggestions and ideas on the fly and you need that in an assistant, in addition to Alysiah and Stacy [Cantley], so it’s been a good fit.”

After observing Callahan’s interactions with the other coaches and players, one would think she is a seasoned veteran of the staff and not a rookie of less than half a year. But Callahan has meshed well with the other coaches and has adapted to her role working with guards — a role she played as a kid all the way through college — to quickly develop a close bond with those around her.

“I feel like I’ve been here over five years, in a good way,” Callahan said. “Our staff is really well placed as far as personalities, as far as everything. We all work really hard, but we all have a lot of fun together too, and they’ve welcomed me with open arms.”

Bennett makes return to Kohl Center with Cavaliers Former assistant bringing similar program to ACCBig Ten Challenge Ian McCue Sports Editor Before the two do battle on the hardwood, old friends will reunite and memories will rekindle when Virginia arrives at the Kohl Center Wednesday night.

Pacing the sidelines for the Cavaliers will be head coach Tony Bennett, a former assistant at Wisconsin under both his father Dick Bennett and current UW head coach Bo Ryan in his four years with the team. A graduate

WAITE, from 8 The team suffered three consecutive losses in straight sets late in the season, including a 3-0 loss to Michigan — a team Wisconsin swept earlier in the season.

The Badgers eventually finished tied for ninth in the league with just five

DANIELS, from 8 considered the hockey equivalent of basketball programs at Duke or North Carolina.

Since collegiate sports teams are unable to pay (at the moment, that is) to land the best talent in the land, the name and brand of a program are the only bartering chips that matter for a prospective recruit looking at his options as he enters the college sports world.

On Wednesday, Eaves announced three recruits set to join Wisconsin’s squad beginning in the fall

of Green Bay Preble High School, the retired point guard went on to become one of the best players in UW-Green Bay history under his father’s tutelage.

Bennett’s familiarity with Wisconsin basketball shows in Virginia’s methodical offensive approach and pack line defense. The Cavaliers currently average only 65.3 points per game this season on clock-eating possessions reminiscent of Ryan’s swing offense.

“Obviously Tony has taken some things that he’s learned form his dad; I think I see some things that we’ve done here from an offensive standpoint,” said associate head coach Greg Gard, who spent his first two years in Madison as an assistant alongside

Bennett.

“You steal from everybody.” Garg said.

“We’ve done it too; we’ve seen some things we like on tape from other teams on both ends of the floor and kind of implemented it into what we do if it fits the personnel.”

The Badgers enter their matchup of the 2012 ACC/Big Ten Challenge — a tournament the Big Ten has won for three consecutive years — coming off a comeback win over Arkansas Saturday in Las Vegas. After falling to No. 11 Creighton 84-74 Friday night, freshman point guard George Marshall said limiting defensive lapses allowed Wisconsin to overcome the 11-point lead Arkansas held at the half.

And the Badgers will need all the defensive integrity they can muster to slow down Joe Harris, the Cavaliers’ leading scorer. The junior guard posts 15 points per contest and has sunk better than 50 percent of his tries from beyond the threepoint arc, but Gard said he can score from almost anywhere on the floor.

“They’ve had him with the ball in his hands, they’ve had him off the ball, so we’re going to have our work cut out for us,” Gard said. “… We definitely got to find him when he walks in the building because I don’t think there’s a limit on his range or the green light he has from Tony (Bennett).”

Gard went on to compare UVA’s dynamic

conference victories in 20 matches. Wisconsin dropped eight of its final nine matches to end its season and finished as one of the bottom four Big Ten teams in hitting percentage, kills and assists.

Wisconsin struggled to find consistency throughout its season, with the team showing

flashes of potential but with the players often having a difficult time finding a sense of rhythm on the court.

Ten of Wisconsin’s 15 conference defeats came in sweeps, including five in its last seven matches.

Prior to his Wisconsin career, Waite was the head coach at Northern Illinois for 11 years. He

is the winningest coach in NIU history at 266102 (.723) and led the Huskies to eight firstplace finishes in the conference season and four NCAA Tournament appearances.

The Wisconsin Athletic Department said it will begin searching for Waite’s replacement immediately.

of 2013. At least so far, the impressive résumés that have become customary of a UW hockey recruiting class haven’t completely disappeared, but that may not last for long, as players move on to programs that can promise a Frozen Four appearance, or better yet a national championship, on an annual basis.

Right now, the Badgers can’t promise either.

And so, the remaining three months in the college hockey season have become more important than ever.

As key players return

from injuries and suspensions and the squad familiarizes itself with a new assistant coach, the Badgers’ response to their early string of bad luck will set the tone for the rest of their WCHA season.

While it seems unlikely Wisconsin will be vying for a national championship in April, a rebound heading into December, January, February and on could prove crucial for the Badgers’ prospects beyond the parameters of the 2012 season.

In a postgame

interview, Eaves equated turning the season around to the slow process of trying to turn a “freightliner” in the water.

Put into simple terms: It takes time.

Unfortunately for Wisconsin, with each successive defeat over the last few weeks, time is not something it has much of at this point.

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guard to a notable Wisconsin alum — Kirk Penney, who suited up for the Badgers from 19992003. Much like UW did for Penney, Virginia runs specific plays designed to create shots — whether from long-range or driving through the paint — for Harris, according to Gard.

Helping out Harris in the post is 6-foot-8 forward Akil Mitchell, a junior who is inches away from averaging a double-double with 11.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per contest.

But the name that jumps off the roster for Wisconsin high school basketball fans is that of sophomore guard and Merrill native Paul Jesperson. Though Jesperson — who UW pursued but decided not to offer a scholarship —

DEFENSE, from 8 injured redshirt freshman quarterback Joel Stave, hasn’t been as impressive, but has stepped up in key situations, particularly at the end of games.

“You know, [Phillips] can throw the football,” Bielema said. “When he sees it and reads it and reacts to it. The last play that he threw, obviously, was very close to being a pick, and I think he will probably go back and look at that, and [think], ‘What could I do better to make sure that that opportunity doesn’t rise up

adds only 4.5 points per game, he averages more than 25 minutes on the floor and has shown he has no problems scoring in transition.

Riding a three-game winning streak, the rhythmic Virginia attack will test a Wisconsin defense that has been surprisingly inconsistent through the first six games of the season. And defense may be exactly what decides how Bennett’s homecoming ends.

“That’s what we pride our defense on: not allowing three-point shots and easy buckets at the basket,” Marshall said.

“So if we just stick to our game plan, play hard and do what we do defensively, then it shouldn’t be a problem.”

again.’”

The play of Curt Phillips will surely be a big factor in the outcome of the game, but the Badgers experience from last seasons first title game against Michigan State and their first matchup with Nebraska this season will help motivate them for Saturday’s game.

“It’s a chance for our guys to play an opponent that we didn’t win, didn’t beat before, and that’s always a motivating factor,” Bielema said. “It’s not a game as much of bad feelings or ill will or anything like that; it’s that they beat us last time.”

Sports Editor Ian McCue sports@badgerherald.com

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Waite resigns as volleyball coach Program head done with career defined by 14 years, 9 NCAA appearances at helm Lee Gordon Volleyball Writer After 14 years as the head coach of the Wisconsin volleyball team, Pete Waite has resigned from his position, Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced Monday.

“I would like to thank Pete for his years of service to the Wisconsin volleyball program,” Alvarez said. “He always ran his program with respect and dignity, and was a good representative of the athletic department. We wish him all the best.”

Waite leaves as the winningest coach in Wisconsin history with a record of 305-146 (.676).

He is the only coach at UW to accumulate 300 overall wins and 150 Big Ten victories. Waite held a Big Ten record of 170108 (.612).

Waite led the Badgers to nine NCAA appearances, leading the team to the national championship match in 2000. Wisconsin won Big Ten regular season titles in 2000 and 2001 with identical 19-1 records.

The team finished second in 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2007.

Wisconsin has not reached the NCAA Tournament and has not finished better than seventh in the Big Ten since 2007 after reaching the tournament in Waite’s first nine seasons as head coach.

“I’ve decided to resign from my position to allow someone else the opportunity to take this program back to the top of the Big Ten,” Waite said. “We have some very good players in the program right now and have signed three excellent recruits for

“I want to thank Pat Richter for hiring me and Barry Alvarez for his support. I want to thank all the players, the assistant coaches, fans and support staff in the department who have helped us along the way.”

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2013. I wish them all nothing but success and I look forward to following the rest of their careers.

“I want to thank Pat

Richter for hiring me and Barry Alvarez for his support. I want to thank all of the players, assistant coaches, fans and support staff in the department who have helped us along the way. I especially want to thank my family for their support and love over the years.”

Waite earned Big Ten Coach of the Year honors in 2001 and 2006. He has coached 10 All-Americans, 14 AVCA All-Region firstteam selections, two Big Ten Players of the Year and 20 first-team All-Big Ten honorees.

Waite has also coached 91 All-Academic Big Ten honorees, with seven of those student-athletes earning Capital One/ CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict honors.

The Badgers had a promising start in the 2012 season, winning 12 of their 13 matches in the nonconference schedule, including a win over South Alabama that gave Waite his 300th victory as Wisconsin’s head coach.

Wisconsin won its first Big Ten contest of the season against Northwestern and followed that with a narrow defeat to thenNo. 22 Illinois in five sets.

However, the Badgers continued to struggle against the top conference teams and even last-place Indiana at the UW Fieldhouse.

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Head Coach Pete Waite coached UW to nine NCAA Tournament appearances and one championship appearance in his 14-year tenure with the team.

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Redshirt junior linebacker Chris Borland has been kept off the field for consecutive games with a hamstring injury but remains third on the team in tackles, with 82 on the season.

Defense prepares for Burkhead Borland will return to practice Tuesday after injury sidelined him against OSU, PSU Cole Monka Sports Writer Another week has passed, and the Wisconsin football team fell in overtime again — 24-21 to Penn State.

After its second overtime loss in a row — and third in four games — Wisconsin (7-5, 4-4 Big Ten) will look to rebound quickly in preparation for its Big Ten title matchup against Nebraska (10-2, 7-1 Big Ten) Saturday in Indianapolis.

Improvements can be made all around, but defending the run — and senior running back Rex Burkhead — was quickly put under the microscope in head coach Bret Bielema’s weekly press conference. “[Burkhead]’s a very, very good football player.

He’s very powerful. Some of their zone schemes and running attacks, he brings an element that maybe number eight and number five don’t necessarily bring, as far as the physicality

element,” Bielema said. Borland. Bielema said “He goes at it 100 miles an Borland will go through practice on Tuesday, hour when he’s in there.”

The defense will have leading to the expectation its job cut out for it come he will play against Saturday. Burkhead is Nebraska this weekend.

Although he has been coming off an injury, but short of he proved game snaps against Iowa as of late, Friday he is Bielema was still a capable [Burkhead] not short of threat. is a very, very praise for Burkhead good football Borland. had only “Chris is a 69 yards on player. He’s very tremendous 16 carries powerful. Some football against Iowa of their zone player,” Saturday, but Bielema all of them schemes and said. “He’s came in the running attacks, a very, very second half. he brings ... gifted leader.

He would When times go on to the physicality are tough or score the element.”

Bret Bielema when things touchdown that put the Head Coach aren’t going your way, Huskers he has an ahead for the remainder of the game in uncanny way of making a the last few minutes of the really big play.”

Wisconsin allowed 179 third quarter.

The most important cog yards rushing to Penn Zach Zwinak to the linebacking corps State’s tasked with stopping the Saturday, so improving powerful Burkhead might the run defense may just be the injured Chris prove crucial to success in

Indianapolis.

But Bielema said stopping Nebraska’s rush does not solely come from halting Burkhead — quarterback Taylor Martinez adds a similarly potent attack himself.

So far this year, he’s thrown 21 touchdowns in 12 games, and he added eight more while rushing the ball. Three of those touchdowns came against the Badgers Sept. 29 in a 30-27 Wisconsin loss.

“Taylor brings a couple different things that you have to be cautious on,” Bielema said. “He’s a mobile quarterback that understands football. So in certain situations, if you bring pressure and all of a sudden he can escape that pressure, he can run for a long time without someone getting him down.”

The Badgers offense has threats of its own — newlyanointed quarterback Curt Phillips.

Phillips, who has stepped in for the

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For the Wisconsin men’s hockey team, it’s quickly becoming do-or-die time.

Once upon a time, Wisconsin hockey was the best in the business.

As of 2006, it had won six national championships since 1973. It also made an appearance in the 2010 title game.

That last run to the championship game in the 2009-2010 season would result in some of the biggest crowds to ever grace Madison, including one game played at Camp Randall that would bring out a school-record 55,031 fans against then-No. 19 Michigan.

As recent as a year ago, Wisconsin and the NHL seemed to go hand in hand, too.

Twenty-two Wisconsin alums skated in the NHL just a season ago in 201112 — the second highest total among college hockey programs — while 11 Wisconsin alums skated in the 2010-11 NHL Playoffs — the highest total of any school.

Now fast-forward to 2012.

After a subpar season last year by Wisconsin standards, finishing 1718-2 and exiting in the first round of the WCHA playoffs, the UW hockey team came into this year with renewed expectations.

Entering the season No. 15 in the preseason collegiate hockey poll

by USA Today and USA Hockey Magazine, Wisconsin — in a matter of weeks — quickly erased that ranking and replaced it with an abysmal 1-7-2 record.

With the unexpected losses of freshman phenom Nic Kerdiles and junior forward Mark Zengerle — last year’s leading scorer for UW — for the first part of

the season, it might have been unfair to expect too much from a talented but still fairly young team.

Then, after the resignation of assistant coach Bill Butters on Nov. 7 for personal reasons, it seemed yet another nail had been pounded into Wisconsin’s coffin.

The once full-to-bursting Kohl Center is experiencing lower attendance numbers so far this season. The Crease Creatures — who once had to wait in a line outside to even get a seat to see hockey’s future stars grace the ice in 2010 — continue to shrink in number with each successive home sweep.

Still, it is not my intention to draw attention to the 2012 Badgers troubles to spur on a quest for head coach Mike Eaves’ head. In fact, I’m thinking quite the opposite.

Fans would be wise to remember this is still the man who led UW all the way to the national championship just two seasons ago and helped it win the national title in 2006. The least any UW hockey fan can give Eaves is more time to right the ship.

Instead, I bring attention to the situation out of concern for the storied program’s future.

Certainly, no one player or coach is to blame for the Badger’s stumbles early this season, but finding a scapegoat for the blame is irrelevant.

Simply put, UW can ill afford to continue to have another mediocre year like it did last season.

In the college sports recruiting process, fortunes can change quickly. In the course of a few seasons, a program can emerge from the ashes to stardom — think No. 1 Indiana in men’s basketball — or fall to the depths of despair.

While UW’s hockey lull may only be entering its second season, it puts the Badgers in a precarious position already for a program that can be

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