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Meriter lays off 50, cites health care law changes Sarah Murphy Herald Contributor

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Stadium Bar owners look to sell the establishment to developers hoping to construct profitable student-aimed apartments in its place.

Stadium Bar faces uncertain future Camille Albert City Hall Editor Plans to put student housing developments in place of the Stadium Bar may be in the works, despite the establishment’s long-standing history as college hot spot for home football games. Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said the owners of the

Stadium Bar are looking to sell it in the near future, a move that may result in a student-targeted housing development on the plot. He added the proposed development would be a good fit in the neighborhood, citing its location near other student apartment buildings and its proximity to the University of Wisconsin. The

city has not yet seen the final proposal from developers, he said. The Opus Group, the developer expressing interest in the proposed development, declined to comment. However, Ald. Sue Ellingson, District 13, said the development is currently set

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In response to the new federal health care law, Meriter Hospital reported Tuesday it would be releasing 50 employees in an effort to rethink health care services. According to a Meriter statement, all health systems are facing significant cuts in federal Medicare and Medicaid. “The new federal health care law, Patient Protection and Affordable

Care Act, requires all health systems to think differently about the way health care is provided,” the statement said. The statement added Meriter is working to match employees from the eliminated positions to available positions, and they also will help those left without a place by continuing their pay and benefits for the rest of the year. Mary Reinke, spokesperson for Meriter Health Services, spoke of two different changes

created by PPACA that has required the decision. “We are faced with, like all hospitals in Wisconsin, the cuts on reimbursements for Medicare,” Reinke said. “We are facing $3.6 billion in reimbursement cuts, which provide care to those who need it most.” Reinke also said the other change is that health care reform is requiring providers to be focused on outcomes, adding the hospital is

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Committee considers ordinance for homeless Camille Albert City Hall Editor A city committee may be looking to include the homeless population in an ordinance that would protect them from discrimination in

housing, employment and public accommodation. Division Manager for the Equal Opportunities Commission Marcus Miles said commission members are in the studying phase of this idea and still have to

work out many of the details. He added the ultimate goal is to grant the homeless “a more meaningful protection in the city.” “It’s a possibility the

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MLB commissioner lectures campus on ethics lessons Lauren Tubbs Reporter As a grand kickoff to the University of Wisconsin’s Ethics Week festivities, the commissioner of Major League Baseball presented

UW students with a lecture on ethics and integrity in the workplace. UW alumnus and MLB Commissioner Bud Selig was welcomed to campus in an effort to raise awareness on the value

of ethics in the business world, UW accounting professor Terry Warfield said. “[The ethics student board] coordinates a set of activities throughout the year that help us

achieve our objectives of ethical and professional development,” Warfield said. “Having a UW alum that leads a major organization speak about ethical leadership is a great kickoff to Ethics Week.”

According to Selig, in baseball, as in all businesses, every businessman’s most important value in dealing with situations is integrity. Selig added he puts integrity at the forefront

of every decision he makes as the commissioner of the MLB. He advised those in attendance to do the same, even when that means making tough decisions

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Kick the six-hours-or-less habit or pay sleep deprivation’s consequences. by sarah witman Sleep is a natural, everyday and seemingly simple phenomenon. Yet a plethora of environmental factors can prevent people from getting the sleep they need at night. Among college students, researchers are finding some frightening causes and effects of habitual sleep loss. Sarah Van Orman, the executive director of University Health Services at the University of Wisconsin, said she feels that, for many higher education students, college can become “the perfect storm for sleep deprivation.” She cited a recent study by the American College Health Association, which found that about a quarter of college students nationwide

are not getting enough sleep. At UW, that number is slightly higher: more than half of UW students are sleep-deprived to a certain degree. “It’s pretty significant,” Van Orman said about the issue. A UHS survey sent out by email in the spring of 2011 “suggests most students are sleep-deprived at least on some days of the week.” The survey asked students the number of nights per week they got adequate sleep. “Adequate sleep” was determined by whether the student reported feeling well-rested in the

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morning, rather than by a set number of hours. Only six percent reported having a positive sleep experience for every day of the week. Other than keeping track of the well-rested feeling, Van Orman said college students should self-monitor their sleeping habits based on how long it usually takes them to fall asleep, a period of time called sleep latency. While it might feel great to hit the pillow and immediately fall asleep after a long day of classes, this is actually a sign of poor sleep health. “[Sleep deprivation] affects everybody differently,” Van Orman said. “When people fall asleep in less than five minutes, that’s

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severe. You should normally fall asleep within 15 minutes.” In terms of why students are falling so short of the necessary sleep requirements — a minimum of eight hours for 20-somethings — it is possible to chalk up these deficiencies to two main causes: environmental and selfinflicted sleep prevention. In short, the way students live and their choices are starving them of sleep. Van Orman calls the way people sleep and their habits “sleep hygiene.” While schools from elementary on up often focus on bodily hygiene, some college students are falling short when it comes to understanding and maintaining their own sleep hygiene.

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Walker plans budget talk tour across state Grassroots group alleges governor’s statewide trip is not open to public Meghan Zernick State Politics Editor This week Gov. Scott Walker will begin a tour across the state of Wisconsin to talk with Wisconsinites about their ideas to improve the state. The trip, dubbed by his campaign as the “Talk with Walker Tour,” will last several months. Walker is set to speak with Wisconsin citizens to determine their “priorities and ideas for building a better Wisconsin,” according to a statement released by the governor. Walker said in a video released by his campaign that he wants to have a conversation with Wisconsinites concerning the best ways to fix the economy in the state. “As we continue our work on the state budget, we need to identify key areas we can improve on and invest in to continue moving Wisconsin forward,” Walker said in the video. In an interview with The Associated Press, Walker said he hopes to involve the people of Wisconsin in creating his next agenda and budget. The last budget Walker released drew weeks of constant protests by thousands of Wisconsinites and resulted in an eventual

recall election in which Walker was successful over opponent Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. The budget targeted collective bargaining rights of public employees. Walker said he and the state’s Legislature have been successful in improving the business climate thus far, adding Wisconsin has been named as the 13th best business climate in the country. Walker said he plans to focus on two main goals: job creation and developing the workplace. According to Walker’s video, there is a growing demand for skilled workers in the fields of construction and manufacturing, and he predicts more than 63,000 job openings in these fields by 2015. Walker also noted he intends to continue to invest in infrastructure and education, as well as reform the government to eliminate “waste” and excess spending. “Giving every child in the state, regardless of their zip code, a great education is the right thing to do,” Walker said in the video. Walker said the accountability measures he put in place will “make sure kids are learning from great teachers.” He also stressed the importance of his Read to Lead program, which ensures children are able to read by third grade. According to the statement, Walker’s talk will primarily consist of speaking with workers,

employers, taxpayers, editorial boards and other Wisconsinites. Erik Kirkstein, political director for United Wisconsin, said although Walker’s press release gave the impression that Walker’s tour would be a chance for the public and Walker to discuss the issues in the state, that is not the case. Kirkstein said when the time and location of the first stop of the tour was released Monday, it was revealed the tour is actually private. United Wisconsin released a statement pertaining to Walker’s tour that states if Walker really wanted to improve the state, he would allow every Wisconsinite to be heard and not just a select few businesses and their employees. According to Kirkstein, the governor admitted he had not done a good enough job reaching out to the public. “[This tour] is Walker’s attempt to create the false impression of being open with the public,” Kirkstein said. “When Walker travels the state, he should give everybody the opportunity [to voice their opinions].” In its statement, United Wisconsin urged citizens to call Walker’s office and request his talk sessions be opened to the public. Walker will introduce his budget for the next two years in February, according to the Associated Press. The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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MLB Commissioner Bud Selig spoke to students on campus Tuesday about ethic concerns in baseball and within the workplace as a kickoff to UW’s Ethics Week.

required to earn the public’s trust, which that might upset people is important to an institution’s success. involved. “Remember, if you “As a social institution, you’re going to have live and work in a sport, your ups and downs, business or any other instinctively and you’re going to group, have situations in which people will know what you’re going to have you’re doing and why to make unpleasant you’re doing it,” Selig decisions,” Selig said. said. “If the actions “But in everything you imply something they do in life, including shouldn’t, they will sports, you can’t doubt and you will have nothing equivocate on left.” integrity.” Selig Selig, who said these said there “If a gentleman lessons in have been uses integrity are many tough performanceimportant, decisions enhancing not just made in for those baseball to drugs and protect the another doesn’t, involved sports integrity of that’s not a level in institutions, the game, but for cited the playing field, every decision and that’s an individual to toughen integrity issue.” investigations Bud Selig planning on entering and MLB Commissioner the business regulations of world. performance He said he hopes enhancing drugs. As controversial as all UW students in the process was, he said attendance would take it was a choice that had these integrity teachings to be made to ensure to heart. “Baseball is a the integrity of his metaphor for life,” Selig organization. “If a gentleman uses said. “You have your ups and downs, and performance-enhancing drugs and another you go through a lot doesn’t, that’s not a level of things, just like life playing field, and that’s has its disappointments an integrity issue,” Selig everyday, but in the end said. “[The MLB] has an it is a sport that brings so obligation to ourselves much joy to people, and and our fans that the I never forget that.” Anthony Goodin, a game will be as honest as first year student in possible in every way.” According to Selig, UW’s law school, said honesty is the primary events like this are factor in business extremely valuable as hosting “someone of integrity. He said honesty his stature come to our and transparency campus solidifies the of your decisions as great reputation and a businessman are education we have here.”

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Capitol arrests see sharp decline in November Elliot Hughes Deputy News Editor Despite the continued presence of singing protestors occupying the Capitol without a permit, citations handed out by the Capitol Police Department took a dive in the month of November. After a busy September and October, Capitol Police handed out only three citations in November, according to the most recent data collected by the Wisconsin Department of Administration, but the reasons why are not quite clear.

STADIUM BAR, from 1 to be a six-story mixeduse development with the first floor reserved for commercial space and the next five comprising residential spaces. There have been initial discussions of moving either a restaurant or a bar into the first level of the new project, Resnick said. “It may not be the same Stadium Bar we all remember, but there have been conversations,” Resnick said. Ellingson noted she would not be surprised if the Stadium Bar goes back into the first floor of the building. According to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, the bar has been a campus landmark for years and attracts thousands of people each season during home football games. The bar is also home to a popular volleyball league every summer. Resnick noted the disappointment that will likely be felt by numerous patrons of the Stadium Bar. “It’s unfortunate any time some place you have memories at is going to change,” Resnick said. “Hopefully with what gets replaced, there will also [be an opportunity to] build new memories and contribute to the neighborhood.” The bar primarily resides within the district of City Council President Ald. Shiva Bidar-Sielaff, District 5, who said the project idea has been in the works for a few months. She added more definitive plans to move forward with a potential development began around three weeks ago. Verveer said the proposal is the most recent example of a tremendous building boom in the campus area that has taken place over the last several years. He said many of the new developments in the past semester presented to the city have been studentoriented. Despite whether the proposed development moves forward to take the place of the bar, the city has a strict policy against funding student housing, Verveer said. “We very much frown on providing city

Capitol Police Chief David Erwin decided in August to crack down on those protesting inside the state Capitol without a permit. One group, called the Solidarity Singers, visits the rotunda to sing in protest of Gov. Scott Walker from noon to 1 p.m. every weekday. The chorus has earned the group a fair amount of attention from police in recent months. The singers have largely refused to follow the costfree permit requirement, which led to 19 citations in September and 36 in October, according to the DOA.

financial assistance to student housing projects,” Verveer said. “Most student housing projects are actually quite profitable.” Ellingson said the planning is in its earliest stages. Should the proposal go forward, it would need to be approved by members of the Urban Design Commission, Plan Commission, City Council and potentially neighborhood members. Resnick, Ellingson and Bidar-Sielaff will host a neighborhood meeting Dec. 6 at Union South to hear comments and concerns from Madison citizens.

Under the rules, any group of more than four people requires a permit for an indoor event. A multitude of citations for holding signs over railings, which is prohibited in the building, were also given out in September and October, according to the DOA. Solidarity Singers member Brandon Barwick said the sing-a-long has continued as usual throughout November with a cadre of protestors even appearing on Thanksgiving, yet only three citations have been handed out. According to DOA numbers, nobody has been cited for sign misconduct in

November. In an email to The Badger Herald, DOA spokesperson Stephanie Marquis did not address why the amount of citations decreased. Barwick said he thinks the drop in tickets is in reaction to the group’s intention to challenge the constitutionality of every citation. “I think they realized that they screwed up,” he said. “We have a lot of really talented attorneys that we’re working with, and we’re ready to take every single ticket to jury trial. I think their tactics of scaring us off or just getting us to stop

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commissioner could pose and recommend some type of ordinance that would prohibit employers from using [homelessness] as a basis of discrimination,” Miles said. The Equal Opportunity Ordinance was created in the 1960s and helps to protect certain groups from discrimination in housing accommodation and employment opportunities, according to Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4. He stressed Madison has a tradition of fostering equal opportunities for all its citizens, a value the ordinance promotes. He said the city has been tackling discrimination

Under the ordinance, Madison landlords and employers are prohibited from discriminating against groups like students. As a group, students have historically been well protected in Madison thanks to measures like the Equal Opportunity Ordinance. If a citizen of Madison feels discriminated against, they can take it upon the city for review by filing a claim that may lead the commission to give them a monetary award, according to Verveer. Miles said the commission is currently conducting investigations that will shed light on the

protesting haven’t worked.” According to the Wisconsin Citizens Media Cooperative, a citizen journalist website assembled by protestors, the total amount of protesting-related citations recorded as of Nov. 23 were 59 in September, 39 in October and three in November. To Barwick’s knowledge, those November numbers have not changed in the days since. He said he has received tickets in the mail anywhere from a few days to one to three weeks after the citation was initially written, so the number could change. According to the DOA, the

last ticket written was Nov. 19, a citation that was issued to Barwick. American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin spokesperson Stacy Harbaugh said while it is interesting the ticket-writing has gone down, the total amount of citations given over the past few months is still “shocking.” She said the ACLU is glad to see the singers challenging the tickets. “We really hope that it will be a situation where a judge will recognize that people’s constitutional rights are being violated when they receive these tickets.”

benefits of incorporating the homeless as a protected class in the ordinance. The commission also regularly makes recommendations to Mayor Paul Soglin’s office and studies equal opportunity issues arising across the city. The ultimate result of the commission’s efforts may serve as a referral or recommendation to Soglin about how increased protection of the homeless can proceed, Miles said. Verveer said including the homeless population under the ordinance sounds like a fair proposal. “Madison has a strong, proud tradition of protecting equal opportunities for all segments of the community,

and we likely have one of the largest collections of protected classes,” Verveer said. “This seems like a logical progression to ensure that people are not discriminated against based on their housing status.” Verveer said unfortunately, many homeless people are discriminated against in various ways. He noted they often have a harder time finding a job and housing than others. Miles said the proposal will likely be addressed at the next Equal Opportunities Commission meeting on Dec. 13. Before it is referred to the City Council, the addition will have to go through the city attorney’s office, Miles said.

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MERITER, from 1 “expected to be doing more with less.” Additionally, Reinke said Meriter’s actions to embrace PPACA have not only been these cuts. Reinke said not just Meriter, but all national health systems, are likely preparing to work more with the community to provide preventative care

and wellness. “We are focusing much more on preventative care, and that’s why Meriter has been investing over the years to provide preventative care at clinics close to people’s homes and work places, not just hospital care,” Reinke said. According to Reinke, this preventive care focuses on many issues, ranging from health and wellness,

managing diabetes and finding ways to prevent low birth weights. According to the statement, Meriter is changing its model “from treating the sick and injured to a model that promotes better health and health outcomes. Our vision is to position Meriter as a leader and embrace health care reform.”

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Associated Students of Madison Chair Andrew Bulovsky commended UW’s Dean of Students Lori Berquam on her efforts to promote mental health across campus through several initiatives in light of the university’s second student suicide this semester.

Mental health concerns grab Dean’s attention Berquam: Office launches campaign to highlight suicide increase on campus Tara Golshan Higher Education Editor In wake of the semester’s second student suicide last Wednesday, student government officials met with the dean of students to highlight campus initiatives on mental health and other issues. University of Wisconsin Dean of Students Lori Berquam joined Coordinating Council last night to update the board on her office’s four main initiatives, including policies on preferred names, emergency contact information, an initiative to contact young alumni and a mental health campaign. According to Berquam, UW averages approximately one suicide per semester and has seen two this semester, making the issue of mental health increasingly “critical” on campus. In response to the tragic incident, Berquam said she will be hiring two additional staff to her department to address the growing need for mental health outreach, a move that will ultimately place her “in the red” with respect to her budget. Berquam said the

number of students seeking such attention has quadrupled. She also stressed she would much rather hire staff past budget than let students go without help. “I would much rather have students come forward say ‘I am struggling’ than have them suffer in silence,” Berquam said. Associate Students of Madison Chief of Staff Sarah Neibart applauded the measures being taken by Berquam’s office, but added that they seem to all be “reactionary” instead of analyzing the potential source of the problem. Berquam added she is more concerned with measures to help students currently. “I am a strong proponent of not looking at the problem, but looking at the solution,” Berquam said. Among these solutions, Berquam said she will be putting her staff through mental health training, a program that will cost approximately $100 per person, in hopes to ultimately bring a comprehensive program to UW. ASM Chair Andrew Bulovsky also suggested involving faculty by encouraging professors to add a paragraph to the end of their syllabi denoting mental health resources on campus. Since the onset of the fall semester, faculty, professors and teachers’

assistants have all been given a “red folder” with important mental health information, according to Berquam. She said UW fluctuates between third and fourth in the Big Ten for number of suicides with Northwestern University being ranked first. Berquam also addressed other initiatives from the Division of Student Life, emphasizing the importance of the preferred name policy, a measure Berquam said she hopes will be enacted by fall of 2013. The policy will ultimately allow students to use their preferred name in venues like the classroom, student identification card and Wscmail. It has received significant positive feedback from the student body and campus organizations, according to ASM Diversity Committee Chair Mia Akers. Akers asked Berquam whether ASM needed to do any further work raising awareness on the issue, to which Berquam said her department is well aware of student interest regarding the issue. ASM spokesperson David Gardner requested Berquam tweet about the mental health campaign. ASM will also be sponsoring a Mental Health Fair that is set to be held in the Education Building on Monday, Gardner said.

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Path lighting choice simple Joe Timmerman Columnist In the words of Ald. Mike Clear, District 19, “It’s Madison; everything has to be controversial.” This is an extremely apt description of the debate surrounding lighting the currently unlit southwest commuter path. The new lights, which would cost around $200,000 would run from the Beltline to Breese Terrace. There has been much dispute surrounding these lights (more of which will surely rear its head at a public meeting on the issue tonight). However, a simple analysis shows that the benefits of lighting the path far outweigh any negatives. The benefits of adding these lights are fairly straightforward. The southwest commuter path sees thousands of walkers and bikers each day. At night, one can imagine that things could get dicey with pedestrians and cyclists all trying not to hit anyone and avoiding being hit

themselves. Of course, crime is also a worry in poorly-lit areas. Adding lights would help to remedy both of these problems. Further, electrical wiring was installed when the path was built, so adding the lights wouldn’t involve any serious excavation. Opposition to the lights has come from a variety of sources. First, there are those who live close to the path and don’t want to deal with the excess light coming into their yards and homes. Second, there are commuters who use the path and enjoy its current dark state at night and don’t want to see it change. Finally, there are “dark sky” advocates, who want to keep light pollution to a minimum so as not to obstruct the night sky. In a perfect world, we would be able to balance all of these interests and keep everyone happy. However, we live in the real world, and not everyone can be happy all the time. The real world necessitates that we make trade-offs that result in, if not everyone being better off, at least most people being better off and the rest not being too badly off. In this context, lighting the path seems like a no-

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The Southwest Commuter Path is currently the subject of debate because of recent proposals to install lighting from the Beltline to Breese Terrace. brainer. While all of the arguments against lighting the path have some merit, none of them — or even all of them combined — outweigh the benefits of finally and properly lighting the path. While it’s unfortunate that some people will have undesired light spilling on to their property, the number of homes adversely affected is very small compared to the thousands of people who use to commuter path

Responsibility for privacy falls on Facebook users Sarah Witman Editorial Board Member For anyone whose Facebook has not yet been dotted with the latest viral status, this time it was a legalese attempt to fend off creative property theft. Humor me by reading this. Even a brief skim will do. “In response to the new Facebook guidelines, I hereby declare that my copyright is attached to all of my personal details, illustrations, comics, paintings, professional photos and videos, etc. (as a result of the Berner Convention). For commercial use of the above my written consent is needed at all times! (Anyone reading this can copy this text and paste it on their Facebook Wall. This will place them under protection of copyright laws. By the present communiqué, I notify Facebook that it is strictly forbidden to disclose, copy, distribute, disseminate or take any other action against me on the basis of this profile and/or its contents. The aforementioned prohibited actions also apply to employees, students, agents and/or any staff under Facebook’s direction or control. The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of my privacy is punished by law (UCC 1 1-308-308 1-103 and the Rome Statute).” It seems somewhat impressive. Citing specific statutes and using words with accents usually has that effect. But upon closer investigation, as columns in Slate, the Atlantic Wire and Forbes have already pointed out, there are more than a few flaws, not to mention that posting a status offers no legal protection at all. With the help of Facebook’s Silicon Valley neighbor, Google, the average user of the social

media site would find that, for one, there was never a “Berner Convention.” Although, there was a Berne Convention in 1886, which forged an international agreement on copyright laws. Also, the “Rome Statute” focuses primarily on genocide and war crimes. It is amazing that these oversights have survived through so many rounds of copying and pasting. The bad grammar should be a tip-off, too. But when one considers how many succumbed to the Nigerian email scam in the 1980s and ‘90s, maybe this is not so surprising. The difference, though, is that email chain letters are out to get something: people’s money. I am inclined to think, since there is not much to gain from giving out bad legal advice, that there is a law student out there who truly believes they are doing a service to humanity by getting this thing going, not unlike the way Elle Woods throws around terms like mens rea and habeas corpus to try to help others in “Legally Blonde.” There is a real issue at the heart of this misleading status gone viral. Users are worried about having control over the information they post there, and Facebook knows it. So, in response to that concern, Facebook provides information about how users can prevent copyright infringement and unintended breaches of privacy. It points users toward the U.S. Copyright Office, World Intellectual Property Organization and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. It also reminds users that they may delete materials from their page at any time or set up privacy barriers that will keep out certain untrustworthy viewers. If notified, it will even take action against those who misuse another person’s information by removing the content and terminating the infringing user’s account. This all is in the terms of use that every user hypothetically reads before agreeing to make an account.

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Not that any of us do read it in full or realize what we are signing off on at the time. Heck, most of us have not glanced at Facebook’s terms of use since making our accounts in eighth grade. But we ought to. Facebook users feel threatened, but are doing little more than nervously re-posting someone else’s status. At its core, Facebook has certain aims; the primary goal being an open source for the sharing and access of information. The same freedoms of access that make Facebook so useful and wonderful are driving these privacy and copyright concerns. So, Facebook will continue to make content openly available for viewing and sharing unless a user specifically prevents it from happening. “You grant us a nonexclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Facebook,” reads a line from Facebook’s terms. We have granted Facebook that power. There are simple ways to curb it, but a status post will not. One must set strict privacy and application settings that would change how Facebook could use the information, or delete the content from Facebook altogether (take note, though, when Facebook says “delete” that is about a threemonth process, according to its terms). Facebook provides many free and automatic services: It is a place to share ideas, messages, pictures, videos and links with friends, whether we created them or someone else did. A place to advertise our thoughts, hobbies and interests. A platform for businesses to connect with their consumers. On top of that, it is practically handing out free legal guidance. The responsibility is on the site’s users to defend the information and content that they want to keep safe.

every day and night. And yes, I’m sure it’s very nice and relaxing to be able to stargaze while walking on the path at night. However, the primary purpose of a commuter path is not to be a stargazing location — it’s to provide a safe and efficient means of transportation. There are plenty of other places in the area that offer a view of the night sky without bikes zipping by.

Finally, Madison is a city. It’s going to produce a lot of light. While it would be wonderful to be able to see the night sky without light pollution from Madison, that simply is not going to happen in a city of this size. Regardless, stopping the addition of 70 more lights is not going to change anything. Madisonians certainly love some good controversy in our government. While

occasionally frustrating, this is a good sign. It means that people are engaged with the political process and care about the city. Let’s just hope that our love for controversy doesn’t get in the way of good public policy — in this case, lighting the commuter path. Joe Timmerman ( jptimmerman@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in math and economics.

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BITCHY A roundup of some of the more thought-provoking (or thoughtless) comments left on badgerherald.com

In response to the 9/20 column:

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Point-Counter-Point: Sly no liberal hero

No need to worry about Walker presidential bid

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The market decides. It’s really that simple. If he

Also worth pointing out that [Walker] would be the

was pulling the dollars, he’d be able to talk until

first president since the 19th century to not have a

he was 106.

college degree.

Yes, typically the market decides if a radio show talk host ought to be cut. But when the leap is made from political radio talk show to nonstop Christmas music, the opinion pages’ editors wonder just how smart that market is. We don’t mind Christmas music, but couldn’t WTDY have found something that better served its listeners.

Anon points out that it would be unfathomable to imagine Gov. Scott Walker in the White House given his “qualifications.” But Walker’s expertise, or rather lack thereof, on higher education did not stop him from making “informed” cuts to public universities. Perhaps he feels threatened by those who are more educated than him.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Absolutely.” -GOV. SCOTT WALKER Gov. Scott Walker responded strongly, claiming he is absolutely confident he is not a target of the criminal investigations involving his former aides in his Milwaukee County office. Oddly enough, several days before making this statement, a Milwaukee County prosecutor presented evidence linking Walker to the illegal activities.

Sarah Witman (switman@ badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in journalism and getting a certificate in environmental studies.

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ASO to my sister literally crying because my dad wouldn’t put her clothes from the washer into the dryer. I mean seriously girlfriend. This is what happens when you go to school in Boston instead of Madison. SO to using my break to drink inordinate amounts of wine and watch the Disney documentary “African Cats.” Twice ASO to seeing everyone’s facebook statuses about thanksgiving when your abroad. SO to being home in one month and being able to enjoy spotted cow, football, cheese, real beef from real cows (British certiﬁed is shit), family, friends, and just

America in general! USA USA USA SO to unintentionally referring to Madison as “home” for the ﬁrst time. Apparently you’ve made this freshman quite happy. SO to all of the awkward hook ups that took place this weekend. DSO to puke and rallying the whole weekend. Nothing like, once again, proving you can out drink any guy from your high school class. These past three years have really paid oﬀ. ASO to going to the library alone hoping I will make a friend somehow after realizing all of my friends kind of suck. DASO to not knowing how to make friends. ASO to people who are loud with their friends when everyone around them is studying. DASO to being doubly distracted right now that

I don’t even know what they’re saying because I think they’re speaking Korean. Not only are you irritating me, I can’t tell what you’re saying. Regardless, all people, please shut your faces! I’m trying to focus. SO to bartenders who know and approve of your usual. Half-hearted ASO to feeling like a drunk. Someone get me a drink ASO to the fuck head who walked into the quiet section of college and began talking as if it wasn’t. Put your turkey pepperoni away and get the fuck out. Nobody cares that your roommate is jacking oﬀ and locked you out.

the closest to a sex talk I’ll ever get.

SO to random people who sit at your table at Helen C when there are clearly other tables open. What kind of a statement are they trying to make? I’m simply wondering... since it kind of makes for an awkward study experience. RSO to the cute guy who sat at my table though. ASO to Thanksgiving with vegan relatives. I love you, but I also love me some turkey! SO to the Christmas station on Pandora. It is the only thing that will get me through this month of studying for ﬁnals. ...MORE >>>

ASO to being a sophomore and not being able to drink at my relatives’ on thanksgiving because I’m not 21. Really?? My parents let me drink, so pass me a beer. SO to my mom. She took me grocery shopping and nonchalantly asked me if I needed any condoms when we passed the aisle. I think that’s

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Some of this can be blamed on social norms: Van Orman speculates that Americans perceive lack of sleep as a status symbol, since people may want to emulate high-powered CEOs who regularly run on five hours of sleep. People in general believe they can “catch up” on sleep, another myth, she said, leading college students to get an average of only six hours of sleep on weeknights and 12 on weekends. This erratic pattern can take a toll on students’ well-being, especially when coffee and high-caffeine energy drinks are added to the mix. Van Orman added that even small amounts of alcohol, a frequent presence in college life, can affect sleep. Although students may feel droopy and ready for sleep after drinking, alcohol actually has a way of energizing the body after a few hours, interrupting the sleep cycle. “Alcohol is really interesting because [it makes] people go to sleep, but then when the alcohol level in the blood drops after about five hours, it actually causes what we call ‘paradoxical excitement,’” Van Orman said. “Many students describe this — they drink a lot and pass out, then they wake up at four in the morning. That’s a bad night of sleep; you will not go through a full sleep cycle.” Even when a college student has the opportunity for a good night’s sleep, they may still be interrupted by a roommate or noisy neighbor, a process common to shared living spaces such as residence halls and apartments. Furthermore, the use of certain modern devices has been found to hinder the sleep process. The light emitted from phone,

TV, tablet and laptop screens is known as movement (REM) sleep is when dream “blue light.” Too much blue light before bed usually occur, and typically comes after the prevents a successful shut-down of body and NREM stages for a short period of time. mind. The interruption of a bleeping text While certain stages of sleep are used for regenerating brain cells, the final stages message notification is doubly unhelpful. “If I could give students a word of advice, are when new memories are formed, Van it’s to put your phone way on the other side Orman said. Sleep is necessary for memory formation, especially the last few hours of of the room,” Van Orman said. Aside from their surroundings and their sleep, she added. A student who is getting six hours or less day-to-day demands keeping students awake, freshmen and sophomore students a night, therefore, risks interfering with this may find their own bodies are actually process. To prevent this, college students should cram for tests working against during daylight hours them. Adolescents to preserve crucial need more sleep than sleeping time the children and adults — night before an exam. 10 hours at least — and “We know people they often fall into a who are waking pattern of going to up after six hours bed later and sleeping routinely are missing in. Van Orman said the part of sleep that this natural human is really consolidating behavior is called “the memories,” Van delayed sleep phase,” Orman said. “There which some students are studies that show have not shaken off Sarah Van Orman UHS Executive Director students who get less by the time they get to sleep have lower GPAs college. “Adolescent sleep patterns are still at work and poorer academic performance.” A sleep-deprived brain will actually go to for many college students,” Van Orman said. “So many students still need more sleep and sleep for short periods of the day while the still have that delayed sleep phase, which person appears to be awake and functioning, is a problem when you have eight o’clock Van Orman described. These are called “microsleeps.” classes.” Microsleeps impair hearing, vision Moreover, sleep deficiency causes memory problems. There are different and processing of new information. One “stages” throughout a night of sleep. Mayo can imagine the attention and retention Clinic describes roughly four stages of problems this causes when microsleeps NREM (non rapid eye movement) sleep occur in a lecture hall. “In a brain wave study, you will actually that last five to 15 minutes each. Rapid eye

The more we learn about chronic sleep deprivation, the more we are going to determine that it leads to a lot of problems.

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see the brain going to sleep while [research participants] are awake,” Van Orman said. “People will miss what is going on even though they seem to be awake.” This inability to process information quickly leads to mistakes — even accident and injury in everyday tasks like cooking and biking. Van Orman added the leading cause of death for people with sleep apnea is car accidents because they are sleep deprived. “Monitor on Psychology,” a monthly magazine from the American Psychological Association, reports that young drivers are responsible for more than half of the 100,000 traffic accidents caused by drowsy driving each year. “We think about drunk driving, but we don’t really think about drowsy driving,” Van Orman said. This may resonate with college students that have cars on campus. “If you put people who have been up all night in a driving simulator, they drive like someone who is legally intoxicated.” In the long term, lack of sleep can affect hormones and metabolism to cause obesity or diabetes, according to the Mayo Clinic’s website. It can also lead to hypertension or high blood pressure. Depression, anxiety and mood disorders are closely linked to with sleep problems as well, Van Orman said. She calls the effects of chronic sleep deprivation “pretty profound.” “Nationally it’s interesting: The average person slept nine to 10 hours at the turn of the century, but the average American now sleeps six to seven,” she said. “I think the more we learn about chronic sleep deprivation, the more we are going to determine that it leads to a lot of problems.”

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ARTSETC. PRESENTS HUMP DAY

From sexy smells, looks to awkward holiday gifts Sam Johnson Hump Day Columnist Wow, November is nearly over already! But you know what that means … World AIDS Day is upon us! Dec. 1 is commemorated as a worldwide day of recognition, awareness and unity for those affected by the human immunodeficiency virus. The easiest way to join the effort in preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS is to get tested. Around one-fourth of people who are HIV positive do not even know that they are. In fact, about half of all new HIV cases are thought to be transmitted through contact with people who don’t know they are positive. Getting tested for HIV

on campus is fast, easy and doesn’t cost you anything extra. University Health Services offers confidential HIV testing and can even send you your results via the online MyUHS portal instead of waiting around for them. UHS will have free, walk-in HIV testing this Friday, Nov. 30 from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. So do it! Now on to your questions for this week. You know that smell after sex that inﬁltrates the room? What the hell is that? Is there any way to avoid it or get rid of it quickly? Ahh yes, the classic case of post-coitus stanky funk. Yes, I am quite familiar. That scent, my friend, is the lovely concoction of sweat, hormones and sexy juices like semen or vaginal fluids. Yummy. And pungent! A total turn on for some — you get to bask in the after affects of your love making — and a not so welcome reminder of the naughty things that just went down for others.

How to avoid it? Well, you could try not being very active or strenuous with your thrusts and humping and rolling around, and be very careful about containing any and all bodily fluids. But that sounds kind of methodical and clinical to me. So crack open a window, light a candle, make sure not to fuck five minutes before house guests arrive or learn to love it! Recently, my guy told me that he would really appreciate more eye contact while I’m giving him head. I want to give him what he wants and the idea of it is hot, but I can’t bring myself to do it and I am kind of embarrassed. Do most people make eye contact when they give head? Any suggestions for making it less awkward? Props to him for being direct with what turns him on! But I definitely empathize with your hesitation. Making eye contact while sucking a dick involves

acknowledging, “Whoah, your pee hole is totally all up in my grill right now.” It is very intimate. I don’t have any statistics about blow job stare downs at my disposal, but I do know there are fans in both camps. But I do have a few tips if it is something that you would like to try. One, practice making more eye contact outside of cock sucking in every day conversation. This can just help with getting more comfortable meeting gazes in general, something we do less and less of nowadays. Two, remember that this need not be a staring contest. Periodic glances up and smiles should do the trick and can actually make you feel more present with the job at hand. Lastly, take a tip from Tyra — smize! A.k.a. smile with your eyes. Empty, corpse-like stares with dead or no emotion isn’t sexy at all; have intention with the stare and use it as a window of expression for what you’re thinking, which is

hopefully, “Oh yeah, I love sucking down that big, hard, throbbing cock of yours!” I have been dating someone new for about two months now. We aren’t officially boyfriend and girlfriend, but everyone pretty much knows that we’re exclusive and probably going to be ‘a couple’ within a matter of time. But we’re in a weird relationship zone with the holidays coming up. Should I get them a gift or would that be implying too much? Implying what, that you care about this person at least an ounce more than a random stranger walking in the street and that their existence crosses your mind every so often? I may not be as current on relationship rules and the dating game as I think I am, but I’m pretty sure that it is completely socially acceptable to give your friends gifts during the holiday season. And who is the person you’re dating if

not an extra special friend that you enjoy or at least fantasize about rubbing genitals with? There’s no need to make it overly complicated! Do you get your roommates gifts? Your co-workers? Your close friends? Then why not the person you have established that you enjoy seeing regularly? It doesn’t have to be jewelry or anything that screams, “I WILL LOVE YOU ‘TIL THE DAY I DIE.” Just pick out something you have heard them say they need or want, like cozy slippers or a new iPhone case or their favorite snack, something simple to say, “Hey, I kind of like you and pay attention when you talk!” That’s all for this week. ‘Til next time, stay sexy and safe. Sam is a senior at UW who hopes to see you at World AIDS Day events on campus this week and next! E-mail her and the other lovely ladies of Hump Day at humpday@ badgerherald.com

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The Badger Herald | Classifieds | Wednesday, November 28, 2012 10 for maybe drinking too much coﬀee for that to happen.

SO to every “non-country” individual at UWMadison. You don’t get appreciated enough in the shoutouts compared to those that think they live below the Mason-Dixie line. SO to never hunting, hating country music, and being raised away from a farm. ASO to the uncomfortable anxiety that always ensues when I have to call the mustached scheduler lady at my work to ask for hours each Christmas/Summer break. ASO to the Mondays where you drink sour milk and forget your backpack. SO to shaped

Macaroni for allowing me to love Monday’s again. ASO to the guy whose “cologne” is so strong it’s making the three of us around you want to hurl. I know some of us girls are guilty of over saturation of perfume, but DAYUM, what’s in this crap, horse piss? ASO to me for falling down while running at the indoor track. Twice. In the same place. DASO for this most likely ruining my chances of meeting hot badger men there. SO to always hoping that the custodial

staﬀ will elect to keep positive grafﬁti and only remove the mean, disheartening bullshit some people so rudely choose to write. SO to Newell’s Deli. Best kept secret dining commons on campus. Classy as fuck. QSO to the guy who poured a gallon of milk over his head in library mall today... whaaaaaaaat?

ASO to the girl walking in front of me to class talking about how she got ﬁred because she called in sick too many times. Yeah, last time I checked, being too hungover doesn’t count towards a valid sick day. Stop whining about how big of a bitch your boss is. ASO to all the dirty trash stashes around campus. December can’t come soon enough. ASO to couples and their PDA in libraries. Study textbooks, not your bodies

SO to the best part about colder weather. Sweater puppies.

ASO to roommates who turn the heat up to 75. That warmth is expensive, and I AIN’T PAYING FOR IT.

SO to being in the break room at work and passing a fart oﬀ as burnt coﬀee. ASO to me

ASO to my roommates for insisting we have a chore chart and then never doing any of the

chores they “assign” everyone to do. DASO to it always ending in me doing all of the chores even though I’m the one who was against this said chart in the ﬁrst place. I ain’t nobody’s maid...let’s grow up people. SO to my limnology teacher Prof. Stanley today for not only saying the word “discharge” 100 times in lecture today, but also showing us a picture of a salmon having a solo orgasm and spraying clouds of “milt” (AKA ﬁsh semen) into the water, while dying simultaneously. ASO to death by ejaculation. Poor salmon. ASO to the girl snap chatting during my Stats lecture. I know it’s boring, but it is extremely awkward sitting behind you while you take awkward selfies. You’re not being as private about it as you think.

ASO to the guy who poured milk on himself by the food carts. it’s winter in Wisconsin... are you insane? LOL-SO to the Badger Beat article about stolen terrace chairs. $250 per chair to replace?! I could machine that shit for $100. Invest some time in ﬁnding a manufacturer that won’t gouge you on cost instead of trying to hunt down harmless pranks. SO to seeing people copying and pasting the “copyright notice” status on Facebook. Since when does a FB status serve as an acceptable form of legal notice? COME ON, we’re all college kids here! ASO to the rumors about tearing down Stadium Bar for more housing... SAVE STADIUM BAR.

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UW’s offensive struggles persist Lack of scoring, key injuries, leave men’s hockey with only 1 win through 10 games Kelly Erickson Senior Sports Writer Ten games into its 201213 campaign, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team never thought it would boast a 1-72 overall record. Go back to Oct. 6, 2012. The Badgers dominated the U.S. under-18 team 5-0 and were feeling confident about what was ahead of them. They were already looking forward to playing hockey in April. Seven weeks, an NCAA suspension, a broken finger and a new assistant coach later, all Wisconsin can recite is the need to turn around its season. “It’s like turning a freight liner in the middle of the ocean,” head coach Mike Eaves said after Saturday’s 4-2 loss to Minnesota State. “You don’t turn it on a dime. You have to bring it around in a circle.” According to Eaves & Co., that process has already begun. The Badgers downfall this season is largely due to an inability to score goals. UW is averaging only 1.8 goals per game this year, the lowest number in the WCHA and No. 53 nationally.

Prior to their latest sweep at home, the Badgers averaged 23.5 shots per game. Against Minnesota State, that average skyrocketed as Wisconsin peppered the goal with 69 shots on the weekend, averaging 34.5 shots a game. While the team was puzzled after a flat outing in the first period of the series, it was more consistent Saturday and continued to create more scoring opportunities than it had in any other previous series. “We had more guys playing a full 60 minutes than we did on Friday night,” senior forward Ryan Little said of Saturday’s consistent effort. “It obviously wasn’t good enough, but it was a start in the right direction.” Coming into the season, Wisconsin was expected to have a fair amount of depth at forward with several seasoned players and the nation’s leading returning scorer — Mark Zengerle. With Zengerle out over the last four games with a broken left index finger and the loss of freshman forward Nic Kerdiles who came in with

a high expectations, but was sidelined after an NCAA suspension for ineligibility issues, the Badgers feel they have lost a spark on offense. And the lack of offensive firepower isn’t only reflected in the Badgers’ lack of goals, but also in their extremely poor conversion rates on the power play. Out of 32 instances with the man advantage, Wisconsin has only scored on four occasions, a rate of just 12.5 percent, second worst in the WCHA and 44th nationally. As the power play suffers, the penalty kill has seen plenty of time on the ice and has generally stood up to the test. The Badgers are successful 77.5 percent of the time on the penalty kill, giving up only nine power play goals in 40 opportunities. In addition to the penalty kill, the goaltending has also stood as one of the few bright spots for Wisconsin, according to Eaves. “I think our goaltending has been solid,” Eaves said. “I like both our young kids that have played net. We haven’t helped them out with many goals so their

record doesn’t look very good, but I think they’ve done a good job. I think for the most part we’ve tried to introduce a little bit something new for the guys in terms of the way we play. … We’ve had a lot of storms hit us right in the face here and our heads above water and we’re moving forward.” Through 10 games, sophomores Joel Rumpel and Landon Peterson have split tending net with seven and four games respectively (they split time in Saturday’s 4-2 loss to MSU). While Rumpel has the win to his name, the two have only allowed a combined 28 goals — fourth fewest in the WCHA. Rumpel and Peterson each own a 90.9 percent and 92 percent save percentage, respectively. Peterson’s 2.42 goals against average places him as the fifth-best goalie in the conference, while Rumpel sits at 10th with a 2.66 goals against average. Still, with only one win on the season, Little put it best: Wisconsin has nowhere to go but up. With the turn beginning to take shape, the Badgers aren’t giving up any time soon. Facing early adversity

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Despite increasing shots on goal in their last series against Minnesota State, the Badgers still score an average of only 1.8 goals per game, the lowest in the WCHA and 53rd nationally. isn’t a new concept for Wisconsin, especially in recent years. But now the team is striving to prove its season isn’t over. “You can’t expect with this close of a group of guys, with what we’ve gone through, just to break apart that easy,” McCabe said. “We’ve got 26 guys right now. We’re all best buddies, we’re really close — this is the closest team I’ve been on — and we’re here every day. … There’s no one going anywhere.” With everyone on board,

UW is still maintaining a healthy perspective on not only its season, but also life and the game they love to play. “I know I’m only a college student, but … stuff happens in life, you just have to keep going,” Little said. “I’m sure this isn’t the first or last adversity all of us have faced. We just have to keep fighting. It’s a long season. The good news is, we’d rather get this out of the way at the start of the season rather than it happen at the end.”

Wisconsin heads east for ACC-Big Ten Challenge Badgers set to take on Kelsey’s former school at Virginia Tech Wednesday Sean Zak Associate Sports Editor As part of the women’s ACC-Big Ten Challenge, Wisconsin will face Virginia Tech Wednesday night. Although many times the cross-conference tournament brings a nonconference opponent the Badgers rarely see, the Hokies are a program Wisconsin is particularly familiar with. UW head coach Bobbie Kelsey was an assistant at Virginia Tech for four seasons from 2004-07. Furthermore, current Badgers assistant Stacy

PHILLIPS, from 12 Phillips admitted he needed some time to adjust to the starting role. When he took over the offense nearly a month ago, it was the first time he received the majority of reps at quarterback since fall camp. But he found the learning curve slighted thanks to a lasting friendship with a former Wisconsin quarterback. Not just any quarterback. This one led Wisconsin to their first Rose Bowl in a decade, a feat Phillips will look to achieve with a win on Saturday. “One person, I’ve always

MARSHALL, from 12 player,” Gard said. As he continues to rehab his injury, Gasser says he will soon return to the

Cantley joined the program in 2011 after seven years as an assistant for the Hokies. The two coaches have been using their ties to the Hokies to their benefit. “It helps us because we actually recruited a majority of the team,” Cantley said. “When we scout we really go over the personnel, their strengths and their weaknesses. … It’s an advantage to us because we know the kids really well — we coached them and recruited them.” Both Kelsey and Cantley noted Virginia Tech’s athleticism may prove to be a factor in Wednesday’s matchup, particularly on the defensive end. It will become an even greater factor when they face a Wisconsin team averaging more than 17 turnovers per game. “Their defensive

looked to for advice is Scott Tolzien,” Phillips said. “I usually talk to Scott a couple times a week. We’re pretty close, he’s always good to talk to because he keeps you grounded. “He’s always got some good advice, right before the competition opened up when Joel got hurt he said to make the most of it because I had already come this far and to just to have fun with it.”a So, will he brag to his friend if he ends up winning Wisconsin its fi rst Rose Bowl since 2000? “No, I haven’t made it that far yet,” he laughed. “We have to win this one.”

huddle during timeouts and start joining the team on the road, doing everything he can to help the team without stepping on the floor.

pressure is very, very good. We have not seen pressure like this in a while,” Cantley said. “For us, we really need to take care of the ball, be poised on offense and hopefully we won’t turn the

“It’s an advantage to us because we know the kids really well — we coached them and recruited them.” Stacy Cantley Assistant coach

ball over like we had earlier in the year.” Wisconsin’s turnover problems took a turn for the better in their last game, a 73-55 victory over Evansville Sunday. Point

guards Tiera Stephen and Dakota Whyte helped the Badgers handle the Evansville press and Wisconsin coughed the ball up just 12 times. The Hokies’ intensified press will provide more pressure for the entire game, however, so other Badgers like shooting guard Morgan Paige may have to help out. “It’s going to be a more athletic, up-and-down game, so we really have to be ready for that,” Paige said. “I’ll probably [have to help out more]. That usually happens whenever a press comes up, but we’re capable. We just really have to focus and execute.” Wednesday’s game represents the Badgers third road game of the season and is another lengthy trek from the Kohl Center.

ZAK, from 12 O’Brien and Wisconsin’s (less-than-revered) Bret Bielema — four young, promising coaches that have all exceeded expectations during their short tenures. So the Big Ten is upand-coming in football, the SEC is up and coming in basketball. Each conference currently has a stranglehold over the sports that matter most in America. The best part of it all? Neither is leaving the spotlight anytime soon. When college football

Close friends off the court, Marshall and Jackson maintain the battle for the starting spot at the point is a friendly competition. And it’s just

fans sit down to watch the most important games on New Year’s Day, they will likely be watching teams from either of these conferences, much like they have for years. Each season the two conferences send football teams to meet in the Gator Bowl, the Outback Bowl, the Capital One Bowl and, if necessary, the national championship. Over the next few years, it may likely become more than necessary because the next generation of players want their piece of the pie, too. According to Scout.

heating up. UW’s most recent game against the Razorbacks marked the first time Jackson has earned more time on the floor than his

Two weeks ago, Wisconsin headed west to take on both Gonzaga and Washington State and will head the opposite direction for the game at the Cassell Coliseum. While the trips have been long, the competition the team has faced has been fierce, and the Badgers are taking advantage of the strong competition. “Whenever you have the chance to play well-known, good schools like Gonzaga or schools that are ranked, it’s always good to see how you match up with them,” junior center Cassie Rochel said. “Especially going into conference play, it’s nice to know how well you can hang. … We take pride in doing well against them and beating them if we can.” The nonconference

com, the SEC and Big Ten own eight of the top 10 recruiting classes for football in 2013. For basketball, the two conferences have pegged four of the top six spots. It might seem unfair that just a pair of conferences are set to rule over college athletics, but other conferences can turn those pointer fingers back toward themselves. It was Nebraska’s movement from the Big 12 to the Big Ten that began the coast-to-coast shakeup of schools and conferences. Then A&M and Missouri followed suit

roommate. “It’s basketball,” Jackson explained. “That’s my best friend at the end of the day here at Wisconsin, so it’s nothing [like] a rivalry

matchups have also helped Wisconsin mold a consistent starting lineup of seven to nine players logging steady minutes. In the Evansville victory, seven Badgers received at least 20 minutes of time, chipping in at least five points each. From freshmen to seniors, the diverse range of scorers will likely aid the Badgers against any opponent they face, especially the defensiveminded Hokies. “A lot of the freshmen have been [helping score],” Rochel said. “[AnnMarie Brown], who’s only a sophomore, does well with it too, but as coach said in her press conference, it’s nice to see the seniors lead too. … It’s nice to see that everyone can do it, and coach knows we are all capable.”

and now, for better or for worse, we have Maryland and Rutgers moving to the Big Ten. Can’t blame them, though. Over the past few years and surely for years to come, the place to be in college athletics is either the Big Ten or the SEC. Sean is a junior studying journalism and communication arts. Do you think the SEC and Big Ten are on a crash course toward dominating collegiate athletics? Let him know via email szak@badgerherald. com or on Twitter @ sean_zak.

or anything like that. Of course, you’re going to compete on the court, but at the same time I’m rooting for him and he’s rooting for me too.”

Sports Editor Ian McCue sports@badgerherald.com

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Phillips quietly growing as QB Redshirt senior finds comfort after 3 starts, awaits test of Big Ten championship game Nick Korger Sports Content Editor What a difference a year can make. Last season, Curt Phillips wasn’t even at the Big Ten Championship game. Now, he’s the starting quarterback on the biggest stage a conference game can offer. At home in Tennessee still rehabbing from his third surgery on the ACL in his right knee, the quarterback still dreamed of one day getting his shot. Phillips remembers the feeling he experienced, sitting at home and watching his teammates play for a conference championship without him there. “It was disappointing,” Phillips said. “I wanted to be there with the team, that was frustrating. But it’s that much extra motivation, when something’s taken away from you.

“Now I get my opportunity to be a part of it.” Phillips has never played against Nebraska, Wisconsin’s opponent in the conference championship game. Last time around it was redshirt freshman Joel Stave making the start, as Danny O’Brien made a late game appearance to run the twominute drill. But after the last two weeks, it’s no doubt who the Badgers’ best quarterback is in the clutch. Leading Wisconsin back in the final seconds against both Ohio State and Penn State only to see both games lost in overtime, Phillips has begun to develop a reputation for stepping up when it matters most. The hurry-up, twominute drill that Phillips has thrived in so far for the Badgers resembles the offense the quarterback ran at Sullivan South High School in his hometown of Kingsport, Tenn. And for a team that has lost its five games by an average of less than four points, that kind of ability to close out, or rather,

bring a team back, is something this Wisconsin team desperately needs. “It’s great to have that kind of faith in somebody that he’s already been there and done that,” redshirt junior left guard Ryan Groy said. “He’s already done it, we know he can step up in those situations.” And he’s also shown improvement. After only throwing the ball seven times against Indiana, Phillips has thrown 25 passes in each of his last three games, throwing for 191 yards and two touchdowns — both careerhighs — against Penn State Saturday. “Each game I feel like I’ve settled down a little bit, especially from the first start,” Phillips said. “I had some mental mistakes I shouldn’t have made (in his first start), being a little giddy I guess. But I feel like I’m more comfortable and relaxed.” It’s been hard to say Phillips has had adequate time to get comfortable this season. The redshirt senior has been sacked nine times this season, a result of lackluster play in the offensive trenches,

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After throwing just seven times in his first start against Indiana, Phillips has been asked to throw 50 times combined in his last two games. team’s sending consistent blitzes to challenge the inexperienced quarterback and stop the Wisconsin running game and the quarterback holding onto the ball for too long. With the Big Ten Championship game marking just his fourth start for the Badgers under center, Phillips says he’s starting to find his comfort zone as “the man” for his team’s offense. “I’m starting to feel a lot more comfortable, like I’m on the same page as my receivers,” Phillips said. “At first, I felt I knew what was going on and what I was seeing from the defense, but I wasn’t getting it out

that fast because I wanted to make sure I wasn’t making any mistakes. So now I can play a little bit faster and trust myself.” It was an observation also reflected by his head coach, Bret Bielema. “I think the part that probably has shown up, in my opinion, from an old defensive coach, there are some plays where he maybe wasn’t quite sure he could throw it,” Bielema said at his Monday press conference. “If you just hesitate a half second, sometimes that window can close.” Wisconsin’s No. 1 wide receiver Jared Abbrederis, who was named a

consensus first team allBig Ten selection Monday, has seen his production vastly decrease since the injury to Stave, recording just seven catches over the past three games. But, like Bielema and Phillips, Abbrederis also voiced both receiver and quarterback are still learning from one another. “We’re just trying to figure each other out, with the play-calling, trying to understand what he’s good at,” Abbrederis said. “I think we’re good chemistry-wise and as the weeks go on we just keep getting better and better.”

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Even with Marshall in the starting lineup, Jackson’s minutes have been increasing steadily to the point of eclipsing his backcourt partner in Wisconsin’s win over Arkansas Saturday.

Marshall, Jackson learning on fly 2 inexperienced guards growing comfortable in starting role after Gasser’s injury Ian McCue Sports Editor With one costly, season-ending planting of his left foot on the Kohl Center floor, Josh Gasser reshaped the careers of redshirt freshman George Marshall and sophomore Traevon Jackson. When Gasser, the proven floor general, the all-Big Ten defender, tore his ACL in practice Oct. 27, it put the redshirt freshmen on the fast track to a starting role. A combined 92 minutes of gametime in a Wisconsin uniform between the two before this year (all belonging to Jackson), in a single practice, the two point guards moved from reserves to major contributors. “It was devastating for the team, Josh was a big part of this team,” Marshall said. “For me individually, me taking on a bigger role — I kind of took it as ‘I have to [step in].’ But at the same time I felt I was ready, whether Josh got hurt or not.” Ready or not, Marshall started the season-opener against Southeastern Louisiana 15 days after Gasser was relegated to the bench with a massive

brace blanketing his left leg. Gasser was not Wisconsin’s leading returning scorer or rebounder, but he was still regarded as one of the most important players in the Badgers’ lineup this season. A classic Bo Ryan player, the junior rarely turned the ball over, acted as an efficient ball distributor and scored when called upon. Never flashy but obnoxiously reliable, Gasser started 66 of his 70 career games in his freshman and sophomore seasons. While Marshall has earned the starting spot at the point in all six games this year, the 6-foot-2 Jackson averages only five fewer minutes of time on the floor than his 5-foot11 counterpart. And while both have shown a steady hand with the ball, the six games have not come without moments where the lack of experience has shown through. “As a young player, first year getting big minutes, you’re going to have games like that where you’re not happy with the way you played,” Gasser said, his arms hanging over a pair of crutches. “But it’s all about how

you respond, it’s all about what you do in the practice, the next day, the next game and they’re learning that.” Observing from a seat positioned behind the bench through the first games of the season, Gasser — who started all but four games as a freshman in 201011 — has not been shy about offering his own advice. In practices and following games, the Port Washington native has pointed out defensive errors and the other miscues he notices after spending two seasons in Ryan’s system. Gasser has tried to follow the lead of former UW players Jordan Taylor and Rob Wilson, the players he said guided him through his extensive time on the hardwood as a freshman. But by the sixth game against Arkansas Saturday, a 77-70 comeback victory, associate head coach Greg Gard saw promising signs of development from Jackson on his way to finishing with a careerhigh 11 points. “They’ve grown,” Gard said of his point guards. “And that’s even been possession-to-possession,

media timeout to media timeout. I thought Trae really thought in the Arkansas game, did a much better job of controlling tempo, getting a feel for how they were trying to press him, when they’re trying to trap him.” Despite their promising growth, both are still in the process of establishing their offensive identity at the collegiate level. Much of Marshall’s game has come from beyond the three-point arc, from where he has launched at least five shots in four of the first six games of the year. Both Marshall and Gasser agree that he must grow more comfortable attacking the basket, an area the Chicago native says has “always been a part of my game.” But the steepest learning curve likely stands in the most obvious difference between Gasser and his replacements — experience. “They’ve got to understand how to be a quarterback and how to be an extension of the coaching staff out on the floor and not just another

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It’s all happening, right before our eyes. It started a few years ago and is heating up. We just have not realized it yet. The Big Ten and the SEC, each now boasting 14 nationally prominent college allegiances, are dead set on a collision course to dominate college athletics. The recent additions of Maryland and Rutgers to the Big Ten — be it mainly for ownership of a fraction of East Coast television sets — have driven their new conference above the Pac12, ACC, Big 12 and all other feeble leagues that make up the NCAA — except for, of course, the SEC. The SEC was already atop the landscape of collegiate sports, and it has been there for a while. Six-straight BCS national championships, three of the last eight college basketball championships, the reigning softball champion and two of the last six women’s basketball championships all call the SEC home. And how about baseball and the pings of aluminum bats that wake us up and keep us awake at night every June. The SEC has had three champions in college baseball in the past four years, advancing a team to the finals in each of the last five. For fans that adore collegiate parity, the list unfortunately goes on and on. There is barely any more room in the trophy case. Then the SEC stole Missouri and Texas A&M — two schools known for balance across their athletic departments — leaving the Big 12 with a much less meaningful group of 10. If any conference deserves the tag athletic monstrosity, it’s the SEC. But here comes the Big Ten, ponying up to the bar where only the SEC likes to call the shots. Can they

By sheer numbers, the Big Ten will, at the very least, hang out near the successes of the SEC. No other conference can match the depth of 14 fullfledged collegiate programs — at least not yet. More programs means more opportunities for other schools to define their season, much like Texas A&M did this year with a victory over Alabama. Fans on this campus can recognize just what a victory over No. 1 Ohio State can do for a program. It has since helped bring two conference championships and dates with national television at the Rose Bowl. And for all the magic the SEC has in football, the Big Ten has it in basketball. Coincidentally, the best coaches in the nation lead the best programs in the nation. Ohio State’s Thad Matta, Michigan’s John Beilein, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo, Indiana’s Tom Crean and Wisconsin’s very own Bo Ryan constitute five of the best coaches that toe the hardwood in the nation. Each of their programs began this season ranked in the top 25. The SEC boasts two premier coaches in John Calipari and Billy Donovan, both well-known for having stable hands and cutting down nets come springtime. For football, Alabama’s Nick Saban (3), LSU’s Les Miles (1) and South Carolina’s Steve Spurrier (1) have all brought home national championships to the SEC. But if SEC fans were rejoicing when Urban Meyer stepped down at Florida, they can only count their blessings a little while longer. The man that once dominated the SEC now lives comfortably in the Big Ten. He also has not lost a game yet as head coach at Ohio State. Joining him in conference is Michigan’s Brady Hoke, Nebraska’s Bo Pelini, Penn State’s Bill

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