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UW HEADS TO THIRD-STRAIGHT ROSE BOWL Nick Korger Sports Content Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Badgers didn’t look like a team that was supposedly reeling coming into Saturday’s Big Ten championship game.

Instead, Wisconsin (8-5, 4-4 Big Ten) looked like an offensive juggernaut, manhandling Nebraska (10-3, 7-1) 70-31 in Lucas Oil Stadium as three running backs amassed 100 yards or more for the first time in school history and handed the

program its third-straight Big Ten title and Rose Bowl berth.

“I apologize to everybody associated with Nebraska football with how we coached, how we played and it’s not acceptable,” Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini said.

Doak Walker Award finalist Montee Ball cruised to 202 yards and three touchdowns, junior James White gained 119 yards with four rushing touchdowns and redshirt freshman Melvin Gordon gained 216 yards on just nine carries, scoring a touchdown himself.

It was also the first time in school history that Wisconsin had two running backs go over the 200-yard mark as the 70 points scored were a new Big Ten championship record, easily surpassing the previous record of 42 set by the team in 2011.

“Just to say to have three Big Ten championships, that says it all,” Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema said.

The Badgers set the tone for the game early, as a four-play opening drive culminated in a jet-sweep to Gordon, who took it to the left

sideline and cut upfield for a 56-yard touchdown.

Even though Ball was named the game’s MVP for his performance, it was the electric runs of Gordon that sparked Wisconsin early and often, as the little-used tailback took three of his nine runs for over 40 yards.

Wisconsin primarily used Gordon on motion-sweeps, as the straightline speed of the redshirt freshman to the sideline was often too much for Nebraska to keep up with.

“I was waiting for the day he was going to excel and show what he

was capable of doing,” Ball said with a smile. “It’s really pleasing to me to see him grow and watch him really do some great things out there.”

On the first play of Nebraska’s opening drive, quarterback Taylor Martinez threw a short pass to wide receiver Kenny Bell in the right flat, but Bell mishandled the pass and the ball found its way into the hands of Wisconsin cornerback Marcus Cromartie. With nobody in front of him, Cromartie took the ball 29

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Professor reminisces ‘80s at UW Psychology instructor Coffey speaks on campus marijuana use, school acceptance rate Elizabeth Grinde Herald Contributor When University of Wisconsin psychology professor Patti Coffey was a Madison undergraduate in the early ‘80s, students did not walk to class with iPods and there was no ‘jumping around’ between the third and fourth quarters of home football games. In an interview with The Badger Herald, Coffey details what

Madison Police Department

Police released the above sketch of a man who allegedly attacked a female 21-year-old UW student more than a week ago. The man tackled the victim and punched her in the face.

MPD releases attacker’s sketch Molly McCall City Life Editor The Madison Police Department released a sketch of the suspect who attacked a female as she was walking home in the early morning of Nov. 24.

The 21-year-old victim was walking from the State Street area to her house when she was attacked on the 100 block of East Johnson Street, according to MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain.

DeSpain confirmed the victim is a University of Wisconsin student.

“She was suddenly tackled by a stranger, who then punched her in the face,” he said.

The victim was able to kick

the suspect and scream; an off-duty firefighter heard the screams and came to rescue her, he said.

DeSpain said when the firefighter arrived, the suspect was on top of the victim and the firefighter was able to hit the suspect before he escaped.

The firefighter rendered aid to the victim, who sustained head cuts as a result of the battery.

DeSpain said detectives believe sexual assault was the motive. DeSpain and MPD thanked the firefighter for stepping in because they believe if he hadn’t, the victim would have been sexually assaulted.

Ald. Scott Resnick, District

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else has changed at UW and what seems to be part of the undying culture that defines the campus.

Badger Herald: What attracted you to choose UW? What do you think attracts students today to Madison when choosing a school?

Patti Coffey: Today, I think there’s a lot more thought about where you should go; what’s a good fit for you. My parents said

that Madison was the best school in Wisconsin. I loved how big Madison was. I just loved all of the people and all of the things to do.

BH: What was your favorite social event to go to? Football games? Mifflin?

PC: I never went to a football game. I was someone who thought it was a good time when the library would be quiet. I loved the Union. Halloween was something I would

Campus hospitals not expecting layoffs, cuts Alice Coyne Reporter University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics remains optimistic in regards to changes in the federal health care system, contrary to the recent changes announced by Meriter Hospital Nov. 27.

Last Tuesday, Meriter announced cuts to both Medicare and Medicaid, as well as a 50-person employment downsizing, in response to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. However, according to UW Hospital spokesperson Lisa Burnett, UW Hospital has remained optimistic about the federal changes.

“We’ve been preparing for federal health care

transformation for some time,” Burnett said. “I feel very good about our preparation.”

Although unable to comment on the measures Meriter will be taking in response to the PPACA, Burnett said she is confident in UW’s approach to the health care reform and the hospital’s ability to retain employees.

According to Burnett, UW hospitals have put many policies in place to better the balance between work and home life for employees.

Burnett added the UW Hospital has “made a very big effort in becoming the employer of choice.”

Meriter, a private hospital, is facing $3.6 billion in reimbursement cuts, according to a statement. However, the effects of the

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PPACA policy changes on the UW hospitals, a public hospital, have yet to be determined, Burnett said.

Though UW hospitals cannot predict the outcome of the implementation of the new federal health care law, Burnett said the hospital prides themselves on employee retention, especially with a focus on female employees.

Because many of the UW Hospital staff are female, Burnett stressed the importance of promoting a workplace that allows wives and mothers to feel as though they have enough time for their families and their jobs.

“It’s something we’ve done that has helped us hang onto employees

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typically kind of avoid; it was pretty crazy, and also pretty unstructured. It was always pretty crazy. But back then, there was not the same level of police involvement.

Mifflin Street was a different environment. There was music, like reggae music.

And if you think about the ‘80s, there was heavier marijuana use. People

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Popular hot dog joint closes doors After more than 3 years, Mad Dog’s Eatery serves last frankfurter; owner cites son’s health for restaurant’s end Molly McCall City Life Editor A restaurant specializing in the art of hot dogs will be shutting its doors after three and a half years of business.

Mad Dogs Eatery, located at 309 N. Henry St., closed Sunday evening.

Owner Steve Nelson stated personal issues as the reason for closing.

He said his autistic son’s nursing will be cut off soon in a letter he received a little over a month ago.

Nelson’s son was born with one lung, one kidney and an esophagus that

was not attached, he said.

He is fed by a feeding tube and requires a lot of maintenance, he said.

“I had to make the decision to take care of him,” he said. “Having a kid with disabilities teaches you to roll with the punches and be happy with what you get.”

Nelson called Mad Dogs Eatery “the hot dog connection” in Madison.

The menu ranges from the classic Chicago Dog to a hot dog called Road Kill.

Nelson said there is a hot dog called the clown dog, consisting of two jumbo hot dogs

in a 12 inch hoagie bun.

Customers wear a clown wig and get their picture taken to put on a wall if they finish it.

“It’s a nice, chill hangout,” he said.

Nelson said a lot of the items on the menu are his own recipes.

As for the future, Nelson said a couple of people have asked about buying the shop, but he has not received any decent offers yet. He said he would not rule out reopening in the future.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said he has eaten there before and is

sad to hear the news of its closing. He sympathizes with the difficult personal circumstances the owner’s family is going through.

Although three and a half years may not seem like a lot, Verveer said it was almost like an eternity compared to the previous series of restaurants in the space.

“Many have not lasted more than three and a half years because the location is a tough location, largely because the space is so small,” he said.

He said there are not a lot of downtown restaurants that specialize

UHS, ASM address mental health UW increases prevention resources in response to student suicide, high stress levels Paige Costakos Herald Contributor University Health Services plans to increase efforts to provide students with resources to prevent suicide in light of the University of Wisconsin’s second student suicide last Wednesday.

With money from a federal grant intended to aid prevention of suicide on college campuses, UHS will partner with Dean of Students Lori Berquam, the Associated Students of Madison, Active Minds and other organizations on campus to highlight mental health issues at UW. According to Dr. Danielle Oakley, the director of counseling and consultation services at UHS, this is an opportunity for UW to bring a “gatekeeper program” to campus in order to help students, faculty and community members recognize mental health issues.

Oakley said UHS has also launched a “Red Folder Program” to educate faculty at UW. Over the course of three months, Oakley said the

program distributed red folders that contain a summary of information that UHS provides to over 850 faculty and staff around campus.

“It isn’t the job of the faculty members to address mental health issues,” Oakley said.

“Rather, the Red Folder Program will teach them how to recognize

“... We need to figure out how we can make sure resources are available for struggling students.”

David Gardner

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mental health problems among students, respond to them accordingly, and refer them to an appropriate resource.”

Oakley added UHS hopes to eliminate the stigma placed on seeking help for mental health issues by initiating the Red Folder Program.

According to Berquam,

the program was in high demand among faculty and staff.

ASM Press Office Director David Gardner said he believes the Red Folder Program is very successful and effectively allows the faculty to communicate with students in areas that students may not otherwise be reached.

According to Gardner, UW has higher student suicide rates than the majority of schools in the Big Ten conference, a statistic that ASM and Berquam are “uncomfortable” with.

Berquam, in a meeting with the student government’s coordinating council, said she is uneasy about statistically quantifying suicides on campus and is more interested in looking for solutions, which Gardner said ASM is involved in.

“ASM and UHS will work on combating this,” Gardner said. “The key is interception. We need to figure out how we can make sure resources are available for struggling students.”

Oakley said UHS offers a number of these

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Psychology professor Patti Coffey sat down with The Badger Herald to speak on what UW was like as an undergraduate in the early 1980s.

REMINISCE, from 1 weren’t so drunk, and people wouldn’t think, “Oh, I want to burn a car.” It didn’t have that kind of energy.

BH: What kind of energy did the social events have?

PC: I think they were probably more peaceful. I don’t think people getting real drunk is ever a good thing. Not that they weren’t doing that, but it would have been legal. The drinking age was 18 and marijuana was de-regulated, basically, in Madison, not enforced.

I’d get my coffee in the morning at the Union, and it was full of marijuana smoke.

You’d be like, “Please, it’s 8 o’clock in the morning!” It was a completely different environment. Because of the legal drinking age, we would

go to the bars; people go to more house parties now, I guess.

BH: What was the hardest class you took?

PC: I didn’t take calculus or chemistry. I had to take just some kind of advanced algebra. The course I did the worst in was geography; I remember getting a C in it. But I can’t remember intro classes having that reputation. I can’t remember a class that was super hard.

BH: Did UW have the reputation as being one of the most competitive public universities in the nation?

PC: I just don’t remember thinking about it in that way, like I was trying to go to the hardest school. First of all, Madison was a lot easier to get into [than it is now]. I met my husband here at Madison.

He went to Madison West

High School and if you were a Madison student, and you were in the top 50 percent of your high school class, you were automatically accepted to UW–Madison. That wasn’t the message we were getting in high school. The message I was getting was, “You need to go get a good education.”

There was not that high school pressure then, with grades and getting in.

BH: What is the biggest difference you’ve noticed in the student body and who UW admits?

PC: There were far more special students, and nondegree seeking students. But it was cheaper then. I put myself through college, I waited on tables. You could never do that now. There was less of a degree focus, and less of a rush out. If I was in a class, there were a lot of older

resources, including a 24-hour crisis line, free counseling services that do not require appointments and stress and wellness clinics.

Gardner added students who feel overwhelmed should also seek resources at the Dean of Students office.

In addition, Gardner said UHS will partner with ASM, Active Minds, Ask, Listen, Save, NAMI and SPILL to host a Mental Health Coalition Fair Tuesday, Dec. 4 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the School of Education Commons.

The fair will offer destressing activities including yoga, dance, recreational sports, food and massages, Gardner said.

“Mental health has received a lot of attention recently, partly due to the emotional stress of finals season,” Gardner said.

“The Mental Health Coalition Fair will focus on helping students alleviate stress and educating them about resources they can take advantage of.”

The UHS 24-Hour crisis line can be reached at 608-265-5600.

people, more of a mixture of people. Now, it’s very hard to get into Madison as a special student. I couldn’t just sign up and take a class, I feel like that’s gotten so much more restricted. So we have sort of a homogenous age group, and this shifts sort of the focus of the education, it’s more of means to end. I think it’s costrelated, resource-related.

BH: Is there anything that UW doesn’t do as well now?

PC: My biggest criticism would be the pressure we put on high school students. And the means to an end view of education, which I think is unfortunate. Rather than going to school to get an education, you go to school to get a job, rather than just getting educated. [When I went for my undergrad] the first years were about getting educated, and being exposed to things. That was a different time. And some of that is just because it’s so expensive now.

There were a lot less people financially stressed, and a lot less people financially focused.

BH: Have you noticed any change in the attitudes or demeanors of students?

PC: I’m very encouraged because I think students are much more aware, and more exposed to more information.

They might be more educated when they get here, and more tolerant. Students aren’t as shell shocked, which is good.

But there is more pressure and stress, and I think that’s unfortunate.

BH: Would you say that you have noticed huge changes overall on UW’s campus?

PC: Madison still has a very nice atmosphere. I don’t see it as more negative or more positive; it’s still a very special campus. And that Badger pride has stayed the same.

in what Mad Dogs has.

Time will tell if that type of food is restored in the future, he added.

Speaking broadly, Verveer said retail space downtown has been doing quite well in terms of low level of vacancies, compared to only a couple years ago.

“Anecdotally, there have been fewer vacancies in the State Street area,” he said. “Despite the location’s small size, generally making for a more affordable rent, I am optimistic that a new retailer will occupy that space.”

HOSPITALS, from 1 in a competitive market,” Burnett said.

However, Dr. Michael Abernethy, faculty member of the Division of Emergency Medicine at UW’s School of Medicine and Public Health, said “there has to be, and there will be cutbacks” in certain areas of UW Hospital expenditures, by drawing comparisons to similar expenditures in the United Kingdom.

Despite this prediction, Abernethy agreed, at this point, “it’s hard to predict how this will affect things and how health care entities are going to adapt.”

At UW hospitals, Abernethy said operations have been running smoothly thus far, adding the layoffs at Meriter were multifactorial.

UW political science and law professor Howard Schweber reached a similar conclusion and said President Barack Obama’s health care policy is only a small part of the story.

“Badgercare is underfunded, which is also putting pressure on hospitals,” Schweber said in an email to The Badger Herald. “UnitedHealthcare and Molina Healthcare have both said that they, too, are either cutting services or thinking of doing so, but they point to the inadequate funding of the state program rather than changes to Medicare.”

According to Schweber, endlessly increasing spending on Medicare is a long-term problem. If federal spending is going to be cut, then businesses that depend on federal spending will have to adjust, Schweber said.

SKETCH, from 1 8, said the firefighter’s action shows the heroics of Madison city employees. Many citizens could have walked in the other direction, but the firefighter stepped in despite the serious nature of what was occurring, he said.

“I would like to offer my personal thanks [to the firefighter],” Resnick said.

MPD’s sketches are spread far and wide throughout the city of Madison and the

“We are asking anyone who may be able to put a name with the sketch to call crime stoppers.”

Joel DeSpain

MPD Spokesperson

surrounding regions, DeSpain said. He believes if the suspect is currently in Madison or any of its neighboring cities, he will be caught.

“We [MPD] are asking anyone who may be able to put a name with the sketch to call crime stoppers,” DeSpain said.

Anyone with information can call the Madison Area Crime Stoppers at 608-2666014.

According to the MPD statement, there is an award up to $1,000 and callers may remain anonymous.

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City Council restructuring would benefit all Pam Selman Editor-at-Large Public service workers have time been snubbed by society time and time again and, in the last 24 months, have received the evil eye from Wisconsinites. The thought of giving the people who give up so much to ensure the cities, counties and states throughout this nation function to their best abilities any more than the shallow earnings they already receive is often met with a snarky comment or a stark “no.” And last month, Madison proved itself to be no different.

And when, as The Wisconsin State Journal reports, the Madison Board of Estimates voted Nov. 19 to halt action on a proposal that would have increased the salary of the City Council president to a mere half of what Mayor Paul

Soglin makes ($62,750), it tugged at my heart.

Maybe the twinge came from my nerdy love for city news and for the characters behind the scenes that I’ve seen make everything from Mifflin and Freakfest to the Downtown Safety Initiative realities. Maybe it came from the shame in knowing City Council President Lauren Cnare, District 3, currently makes only $10,352 each year, or regular council members earn a derisory $7,772 annually.

Either way, the fact we pay the people who are arguably some of the city’s most valuable and talented assets next to nothing is disgraceful.

I won’t lie — upping their pay would require some serious number crunching and a potential overhaul of the current council structure that would result in bigger districts and less alders sitting on the voting body. It might mean pulling funding from other areas of the budget that would not be possible without the hard-working men and women who ensure those proposals are put into place.

But that redistricting wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world. Twenty members currently sit on the governing body, and reducing that number down to between 10 and 15 would be a drastic change in alders’ responsibilities, but one that would be manageable.

As it stands, many districts have large overlap in constituent type and needs, making a merger of similar districts an unfavorable, but reasonable, possibility.

While these solutions would require hours upon hours of discussion (one thing alders are certainly experienced in…), the value these individuals bring to our city requires no debate at all. While alders are an underused resource, there is no doubt they will go to bat for any and all of their constituents. Their job description might be listed as part-time, but there’s no question they put in the hours of a full-time constituent champion, and then some.

During my time in Madison, I have lived in Districts 4 and 8, represented by Alders

Journalists can breathe easier with Wis. Shield Law in place Taylor Nye Managing Editor Whenever I joke about becoming an undercover reporter in the seedy world of crime, my mom doesn’t think it’s so funny. We’ve all heard the quintessential story of a journalist who gets too close to his or her story, but what if that story ends in a court case? On Nov. 29, a Sauk County judge ruled the state may not subpoena three Wisconsin journalists in the case of a farmer facing criminal charges. This decision not only has a large impact on legal standards, but journalism.

The trial is for Vernon Hershberger, an Amish farmer from Loganville who engaged in a raw milk operation without a license for his farm, reports the Wisconsin State Journal. In June 2010, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection placed seals on the coolers that held Hershberger’s merchandise because he did not have a license to produce or sell dairy products.

While covering the story, reporter Jessica VanEgeren of the Capital Times, reporter Marc Lovicott of WISC-TV News 3 and reporter Chris Woodard of WMTV NBC 15 noticed Hershberger had broken the seals on his coolers and was again selling dairy products. In December 2011, reports the State Journal,

Hershberger was charged with four misdemeanors, and the journalists were subpoenaed to testify in his upcoming January trial.

However, a law called the Shield Law prevents journalists from being subpoenaed to testify unless the information they gained from reporting is not available from any other source. In this case, Sauk County Judge Guy Reynolds ruled the information that Hershberger was selling products again could come from other sources like the customers who bought the products.

This trial run of the Shield Law has deep implications

Journalists are going to keep doing what they’re doing, but the Shield Law has the power to be either another tool in the reporter’s toolbox or to slightly dampen their journalistic approach. for the interplay between the legal system and journalism.

The law, in a way, seeks to protect journalists from what is often an ethical gray area in reporting. In one sense, journalists have the same obligation as any other citizen to report a crime to the proper authorities.

On the other hand, it may be seen as a breach of journalistic tradition to do anything more than report to the public. Additionally, a journalist who becomes a whistle-blower instead

of an investigator may risk burning sources.

The Shield Law is an interesting piece of legislation in that it helps validate the methods journalists use to do their job. Everyone knows the stereotype of the nosy reporter, but this legislation actually encourages journalists to put themselves in the thick of the action with less fear of legal action if they do. To some extent, it also gives them the legal prerogative to watch the story unfold as opposed to worrying what the legal ramifications might be.

All this would be a huge step forward for Wisconsin journalists, yet there is still uncertainty about the law. The judge told the Wisconsin State Journal depending on what happens during Hershberger’s actual trial, he may reverse his decision and allow the Wisconsin Department of Justice to subpoena the reporters.

Journalists are going to keep doing what they’re doing, but the Shield Law has the power to be either another tool in the reporter’s toolbox or slightly dampen their journalistic approach. If the law is upheld, journalists may be able to go into controversial stories with a little less apprehension about asking the tough questions. If it is reversed, although one hopes it is not the case, they may be a little more careful about how close they get to a story.

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

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 11/19 column:

AHAʼs funding shows segregated feeʼs flaws plainandsimple I understand the use of fees to fund rec sports, SAFE services, busses, that benefit the university as a whole, but funding student groups got out of hand a long time ago.

What Plainandsimple is getting at is it’s entirely understandable for our student government to fund groups and services that help students as a whole.

But the question the segregated fees debate focuses on is: Can student government justify those fees going

to groups that benefit only a smaller subsection of the student body? The opinion page editors say no. An athiest’s seg fees shouldn’t be used for Badger Catholic just as much as a Christian student’s seg fees shouldn’t be used for Athiests, Humanists and Agonistics.

Mike Verveer and Scott Resnick, respectively. Both of them make themselves ridiculously available to their largely student constituent base.

When I lived in Verveer’s district, he showed up to false alarm fire alarms in the middle of the night in the middle of the week just

Either way, the fact we pay the people who are arguably some of the city’s most valuable and talented assets next to nothing is disgraceful.

to make sure everything was under control. He also has previously served as arguably the largest proponent of allowing students to keep the Mifflin Street Block Party their own, going head to head with Soglin at times.

Resnick aided me in settling a landlord-tenant dispute,

sending a message to local landlords reminding that students are tenants, too, and their student status is not a pen invitation for exploitation. Both also played integral roles in ensuring first-time voters knew their voting rights and locations ahead of the November elections.

These are just minute examples of the value alders contribute to this city. The time and effort every alder puts in is remarkable. As a former city editor at The Badger Herald, I got just a small glimpse into the constant and sometimes dreadful meetings our representatives sit through on a nightly basis, with discussions sometimes lasting into the 3 a.m. hour.

And while there’s no doubt these individuals know exactly what they’re getting into when they run for their sometimes highly competitive seats that does not mean it is not our responsibility as their constituents to recognize the work they do for us.

Without them, the budgets that ensure snow is removed from the streets, Madison

Police Department officers are patrolling the downtown area and street lights are on in dark areas for students who are walking home from the library late at night would not be possible.

For now, the city has indefinitely tabled the proposal to bring Cnare and future council presidents’ salaries up to a reasonable mark, and the discussion to ensure alders are being compensated for their time and effort has not even begun. The best thing you can do as a responsible constituent is to write to your alder, the mayor’s office or the Board of Estimates and ask them to bring these proposals to life and to open up a responsible discussion on how these changes can be implemented without impacting the quality of life Madisonians have grown to adore.

To find who your alder is and contact information, check out Madison’s Common Council website.

Pam Selman (pselman@ badgerherald.com) is a junior majoring in journalism and political science.

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Feeble job growth shows flaws in Walker’s policies

Spencer Lindsay Staff Writer The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release their monthly report on the employment situation Friday. On a national level, the jobs recovery seems to be picking up steam so far this year. On the other hand, in the State of Wisconsin, the recovery is not going well.

As the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes, the nation has created jobs consistently for over two years, while the state of Wisconsin lost around 35,000 jobs between May and August. Gov. Scott Walker’s budget cuts have hurt the jobs situation by cutting government spending during the recession.

The state should take on a more Keynesian approach towards creating jobs. However, under the leadership of Gov. Walker this seems unlikely. The jobs recovery in Wisconsin is moving painfully slow. So far this year, the nation as a whole has created around 1.12 million jobs.

Given that number, and based on proportional population, one would expect the State of

Wisconsin to have gained roughly 30,000 jobs on the year. This, however, is not the case, as the state’s economy has only created only around 13,000 jobs this year.

Much of the state’s under-performance is due to Walker’s budget cuts. When the government slashes spending, they also slash jobs. The government employs 10,000 less people than it did two years ago. Walker cut $2 billion dollars of government spending out of the economy.

This means not only are there less public jobs, but also that the money these employees would typically be paid is not flowing through the economy.

Walker’s budget is balanced on the backs of the middle class.

His budget cuts took a large chunk out of the University of Wisconsin System and public school aid. The last thing teachers need is a pink slip, and the last thing students need right now is an increase in tuition costs. Cutting government spending is the last thing a state should do during a recession, and as a result of our state’s decision to slash the budget, our economy is recovering slower than it should be.

Keynesian economics has been tried and tested by history. In order to create jobs we should

spend, then cutback when the economy recovers. People need jobs, and the government should look out for the people’s interest.

While budget cuts can be an effective tool in balancing the budget, they should be reserved for tranquil economic times. Gross Domestic Product is a measure of the size of the economy which consists of consumption, investment, government spending and trade balance. If we want to increase our growth, we must not cut government spending. Cutting government spending ultimately hurts the economy when it is in need of jobs. Under Walker, the state’s GDP has increased slower than that of the nation as a whole, as Chase’s Wisconsin Economic Outlook reports. In order to create GDP and employment growth we need to increase government spending.

Gov. Scott Walker’s budget cuts have hurt the employment situation and slowed growth. So long as we are fiscally responsible in the long run, taking a Keynesian approach to the recovery would be best. We need public sector growth, not draconian cuts.

Spencer Lindsay (sclindsay@wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in political science.

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Redefined redefines pop songs in entertaining show UW a cappella group celebrates CD release with lively performance Alleigh Fralick ArtsEtc. Reporter The University of Wisconsin’s student-run a cappella group, Redefined, showcased its talent at its CD release show this past weekend.

Performing a phenomenal 16 songs, Redefined captivated the audience with its large repertoire. The co-ed group, made up of all nonmusic majors, premiered four new songs as well as performed some old favorites. Their music director, Kelly Nelson, said, “We always try to pick songs that will appeal to everyone in our audience.”

With this in mind, Redefined’s show included all different types of music, singing, among other things, “Some Nights” by Fun., Matchbox Twenty’s 1998 hit “3 AM” and “Hide and Seek” by Imogen Heap.

They engaged the audience with a raffle drawing during intermission, a dance-off and a special performance by the group’s beat-boxer.

The group also included a few Christmas songs, which is something that they haven’t done much of in the past, according to the group’s publicity manager, Connor Smith.

Redefined’s show was made more enjoyable because they put their unique spin on the music. The sounds that resonated when everyone’s voices were put together were truly unbelievable, sounding very similar to the actual beat of the original versions. The production of the concert was fantastic and organized well also, with School of

“We’re not just a group of students who sing together.”

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Bhangra and Surma Dance opening for them to grab attention right away. The collaborations of certain songs seemed to be chosen well, with the crowd responding particularly well to “Fast Car” performed by Sarah Winter and Sam Fleischman. The introductions to each song, usually told with a story,

were a nice touch to make the audience connect better with the group as a whole.

As for Redefined’s new CD, Inside Out, is the group’s sixth studio album since it originated in 2001. However, this album is different from the rest because it was completely produced by Dieter Schaaf, former beat-boxer for Redefined, rather than an outside producer. When discussing the inspiration for the album, Nelson made note of showcasing everyone’s talent instead of just a few members. Redefined’s CDs can be bought through any member and will be available on iTunes, Spotify and Pandora by the end of Christmas break.

The album proves a worthwhile listen.

Redefined consists of 16 talented singers, all with different tones and abilities and Inside Out does a great job of displaying this. The older songs such as “Hey Ya” and “Say My Name” were as fun to listen to as the newer songs because the members’ unique voices give them a fresh sound.

A standout track on the album is “Poison and Wine” sung by Alec Hoge and Katie Berndt. Originally a country song, this duo changed up the tone of the

Photo courtesy of Redefined

Redefined’s members pose for the cover of Inside Out, the group’s sixth studio album. The CD was released this weekend. song but ended up with a result just as powerful.

According to Nelson and Smith, Redefined has been hard at work and has no plans of changing that for the future. Practicing six hours each week and planning quite a few road

trips to keep performing, their biggest goal is to have a great Spring Show, which will be held May 10 at the Overture Center. This group has an interesting dynamic; spending so much time together, they say they have become a

big family. “We’re not just a group of students who sing together,” Smith said.

Their amazing talent and connection to one another makes both watching them in concert and listening to their album a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

Hobbits, high notes, hijinks on deck for December films From Tarantino to Streisand, box office seeks high numbers this holiday season Bess Donoghue ArtsEtc. Staff Writer The award season is now in full swing, and this year’s crop of films continues to have audiences racing to the theatre to watch the latest flick. This month has everyone asking one question in particular about two mainstream Hollywood releases: “The Hobbit” or “Les Miserables”?

Academy Award-winning director Tom Hooper (“The King’s Speech”) is bringing a musical to theatres Dec. 25 with his adaptation of Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables.” The film includes a star-studded cast of Hugh Jackman (“Real Steel”), Russell Crowe (“A Beautiful Mind”) and Amanda Seyfried (“Dear John”) and is set in Paris just before the June Rebellion of 1832.

The fi lm also stars Anne

Hathaway (“The Dark Knight Rises”), whose musical performance critics are already calling Oscar-worthy.

The production of this film marks a first for recording live vocals in which the actors used ear pieces with live piano accompaniment to sing the songs, rather than pre-recording the soundtrack and having actors lip-synch during filming. “Les Miserables” is receiving great amounts of buzz for the season, but faces one large competitor: Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.”

Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien novels have anxiously anticipated “The Hobbit” since 2003’s release of “Return of the King,” the final film in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Martin Freeman (“Sherlock”) plays Bilbo Baggins, a young hobbit traveling from Middle Earth with wizard Gandalf, Ian McKellen (“The Da Vinci Code”) to reclaim a treasure guarded by Smaug, a dragon residing on the Lonely Mountain.

In addition to McKellen,

a number of familiar faces from the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy return for this film, including Cate Blanchett (“Hanna”), Elijah Wood (“Celeste and Jesse Forever”) and Andy Serkis (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”). “The Hobbit” is the first of a three-part series from Peter Jackson, and offers nearly three hours of epicfantasy cinema beginning Dec. 14.

The screen will also offer nonfiction stories this month, with films on a visit from the British monarchy to the United States during World War II and a family’s fight to survive the 2004 Southeast Asia tsunami.

“Lincoln,” currently still in theatres, portrayed President Abraham Lincoln during a climatic point of the civil war. Now, Rob Michell (“Notting Hill”) directs a story about President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, just as the United States is on the brink of joining World War II in “Hyde Park on Hudson,” in theatres Dec. 7.

The film stars Bill Murray as FDR, housing the the first-ever trip from the

British monarchy to the United States, and includes the memorable moment in which the President served hot dogs to the King of England during a lunch.

Fast forwarding 60 years later, Naomi Watts (“J. Edgar”) and Ewan McGregor (“Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”) enact a true story about a British family (but in reality a Spanish family) on vacation in Thailand.

Within moments, their paradise is drastically changed as the first wave from the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami powers through their hotel, separating the family.

After garnering critical acclaim, following its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, the film looks to portray a family’s struggle to reunite during the chaos of one of the world’s worst natural catastrophes.

December is not short on simple romantic comedies, including “This is 40,” (Dec. 21) Judd Apatow’s spin-off of “Knocked Up.” The film stars Paul Rudd (“The Perks of Being a Wallflower”) and Leslie

Mann (“The ChangeUp”), returning to their roles as Pete and Debbie, struggling to make it through family life and marriage. Over the years, Apatow has offered a number of comedic films, including his work on “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” and “Funny People,” and looks to add this new comedy to his list of accomplishments.

Additionally, director Anne Fletcher, whose previous films include “Step Up,” “The Proposal” and “27 Dresses,” offers “The Guilt Trip” Dec. 25, starring Seth Rogen (“50/50”) and Barbra Streisand (“Little Fockers”). In the film, Streisand plays Rogen’s mother, joining him on a road trip to sell his latest invention and rekindle a relationship with her lost love. The film marks Streisand’s first starring role in a film since “The Mirror Has Two Faces” in 1996.

Christmas Day should collect big bucks for the box office. In addition to the “The Guilt Trip” and “Les Miserables,” Director

Quentin Tarantino (“Pulp Fiction”) offers a film that’s just the opposite of a romantic comedy, with the release of his new western “Django Unchained.”

Jamie Foxx (“Horrible Bosses”) plays a freed slave looking to save his wife, played by Kerry Washington (“Fantastic Four”) from notoriously brutal plantation owner, Calvin Candie, played

by Leonardo DiCaprio (“Inception”). Foxx is assisted by German bounty hunter, Dr. King Schultz, played by Christoph Waltz (“Water for Elephants”), who garnered an Academy Award for his last performance as a Jew hunter in Tarantino’s “Inglorious Bastards.” Also making an appearance is Samuel L. Jackson in his fifth Tarantino film.

While the calendar year may be coming to a close, the box office’s varied offerings should yield high numbers in this final month. Following the stress of finals, take some time to relax and prepare for the awards season with any number of these new and exciting flicks.

Band of Horses gallops away with Madison crowd’s heart Rock and roll took Barrymore crowd on rollicking ride at sold-out show Rachel Rogerson ArtsEtc. Reporter The lights on the ceiling of the Barrymore twinkled like stars over the flanneldecked crowd Saturday night. Spirits were warm as anxious showgoers waited to immerse themselves in authentic rock and roll, something Band of Horses would not fail to provide in this sold-out show.

The relaxed vibe was cut short when Band of Horses entered the stage a little after 9 p.m. The members were drenched with aquamarine light as Ben Bridwell, the lead singer of the band, charmed the cheering crowd with his southern twang.

After a short greeting, the band burst straight into “Knock Knock,” one of album Mirage Rock’s biggest hits. The pure talent of the band was

revealed straight away.

Bridwell’s voice sounded even better live and the three guitars blended expertly into heavenly layers. The crowd was transfixed by the divine sound: Even the old-timers sitting in the back were standing and exclaiming their love for the band.

The momentum of the music and crowd continued to accumulate into their second song, “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands.” Bridwell sang passionately, swaying stiffly back and forth as the crowd yelped and whistled, encouraging the howling lyrics and guitar.

The ending of the song was nothing short of epic as the three guitars came together in a melody that left the entire theater vibrating. As the guitar’s sound continued to reverberate throughout the theater, the crowd was teeming with a tension that could only be broken by the guitars continuing back into their sinuous melody.

The band had chemistry throughout the show, fueling the crowd’s

enthusiasm even more. was cast on Bill Reynolds, During instrumental another guitarist, during breaks, the band members an instrumental prelude. would join in the middle of Reynolds planted his feet the stage as if to celebrate firmly apart as if to cement himself to the ground their own musical genius.

As the band progressed as he ripped an insane onto “The Great Salt rift, creating a unearthly Lake,” a song from their mechanical effect. Yet first album Everything All Reynold’s moment in the The Time, the showgoers limelight was over as soon as Bridwell continued started to to be hypnotized The crowd was play. Bridwell by the transfixed by the bounced around the music. divine sound: Even stage as Heads the old-timers his hands swayed to and fro sitting in the back seemingly during the were standing and effortlessly flicked across haunting exclaiming their the strings verse and rebounded love for the band. of his guitar.

The crowd to head was paralyzed, banging in basking in the upbeat Bridwell’s chorus.

Bridwell often showcased mastery.

After “Magic Man,” a his inner goofiness throughout the show. stage hand approached During “The Great Salt Reynolds with a birthday as Bridwell Lake,” he diverged from cake the main melody into a announced it was his quirky interlude before birthday. Bridwell starting continuing back into a singing “Happy Birthday” and the crowd followed grandiose final chorus.

The spotlight diverted suit, filling the theater from Bridwell shortly and with jovial voices. Band of

Horses was able to make the crowd feel like a family, united by the mutual love of bona fide rock and roll.

After Reynolds attempted to blow out all the flaming candles, the band continued into Cease to Begin’s “No Ones Gonna Love You.” Bridwell’s comic attitude revealed itself again as he turned and serenaded Reynolds as he sang, “No one’s gonna love you more than I do,” and pointed to him while singing, “Anything to make you smile.” The crowd laughed, and how couldn’t they? Bridwell was brimming with charm and humility.

After the crowd belted out the lyrics to Cease to Begin’s “General Specific,” the mood shifted as the formerly colorful stage faded into darkness and a solo spotlight casted down upon Bridwell. The crowd was dead silent and utterly captivated. Nothing could be heard other than Bridwell’s voice as he crooned Band of Horses’ top hit “The Funeral.”

The warm electric guitar accompanied Bridwell’s

echoey oohs creating a sound that could only be described as angelic. When the beat dropped, the crowd was jubilant, yelling and screaming as if they have been waiting for this one moment since they purchased their tickets.

Fans took their phones out frantically, trying to record the rock glory unfolding in front of them as security scrambled to stop them.

As the arousal of the crowd grew and the music steadily built, the lights on the side walls started to fade in and out to the music, creating a completely ethereal effect.

The crowd wailed and cried as the show came to this groundbreaking climax.

When the song came to its inevitable end, the audience was completely awed at what they had just witnessed. Bridwell thanked the crowd and promised to come back soon. Until then, Madison will undoubtedly be waiting excitedly to witness the unparalleled musical prowess of Band of Horses once again.

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Sports HUSKERS, from 8 three-touchdown performance earned him MVP accolades, while White’s 119-yard, four-touchdown day was only a portion of his role on offense. Overall, the run game accounted for 539 yards of the Badgers’ total 640 offensive yards on the night.

Canada called for Wisconsin’s “Barge” formation on several occasions throughout the game. The formation has seen limited success this season, making an occasional appearance in several of UW’s most recent games. However, the formation, quarterbacked by White, led to four Badger touchdowns.

With White taking the direct snap on six occasions, he twice ran for touchdowns, first for nine yards at the 1:01 mark of the first quarter and again for a yard early in the second. He also handed off to Ball for a 16-yard touchdown at the 7:15 mark of the second for the 3510 lead (and game-winning score).

But the most notable score out of the Barge formation was Wisconsin’s sixth touchdown of the game with two seconds remaining in the first half. The Badgers had the Cornhuskers’ defense fooled, as it expected White to run to the outside for the touchdown. Instead, White dropped back and found a wide-open Sam Arneson in the back of the end zone for the first touchdown pass of his career.

“James really wanted to be recruited as a quarterback all year long and finally had that opportunity to show up out there today,” Bielema joked.

But White was not the only non-quarterback to make a pass, as redshirt junior wide receiver Jared Abbrederis showed off the talent he displayed at Wautoma High School as a quarterback.

On UW’s first drive of the second quarter, Wisconsin was facing a 1st-and-10 from Nebraska’s 28. Senior quarterback Curt Phillips handed off to Abbrederis on a reverse — a play the wide receiver is known for running.

Instead of running to the outside edge, Abbrederis slowed up and found a wideopen Phillips for a 27-yard pass that fell just shy of the end zone. White scored a play later on his 1-yard run out of the Barge.

“It’s always fun when you get those trick plays that you’ve been working on for a while,” Abbrederis said. “I wish I could have gotten a touchdown out of that one, but it led to a touchdown and that’s all I could really care about.”

WIth a quarterback carousel often grabbing headlines in 2012, Canada has faced much criticism for poor play-calling and a conservative game plan.

Time and again the run-runpass game plan was predictable — and in games such as Penn State, it was largely ineffective.

But on the biggest stage of their season, Canada & co. put together an unprecedented game plan they had been hiding for weeks.

“In our business and in this conference your job is to win the Big Ten and go to the Rose Bowl,” Canada said. “… We needed to win this game to win the Big Ten and that’s what we did. So whatever it took to get it done, that’s what we were going to do.

“We didn’t try to not be creative in the past, but certainly, yeah, let’s let it all hang out. We’re going to win the Big Ten. I mean, how many times do you get to do that?

For me, I’ve never gotten to do this.”

Brust powers Wisconsin past Cal 81-56 Junior guard finishes with 22 points as Badgers force Golden Bears to turn ball over season-high 23 times Nick Korger Sports Content Editor After shooting poorly earlier in the week against Virginia, Wisconsin found a way to right the ship at home Sunday afternoon.

Behind a 51.7 percent shooting effort from the field and a 14-0 run in the first half, Wisconsin (5-3) gave California (61) its first loss of the year, stomping the Golden Bears 81-56 in front of an announced crowd of 16,596 fans at the Kohl Center.

Leading the Badgers in an all-around effort was the solid play of Ben Brust, as the junior guard led all UW players in scoring with a team-high 22 points.

Brust showed a little bit of everything against the Bears with his high-energy play, connecting on three of his six attempts from three-point range while also making a few circus layups.

Rounding out the offensive effort for the Badgers were the doublefigure scoring efforts of Jared Berggren (18), Ryan Evans (13) and Sam Dekker (10).

BADGERS, from 8 Multiple times, with no man open, he elected to run but had little room to make anything happen. His No. 1 target, wide receiver Kenny Bell, had a quiet two catches for 14 yards on the night.

With few options to utilize, Nebraska found itself facing a thirdand-10 or longer in five of its seven first half drives. The Huskers converted only one of them, when Martinez scored from 76 yards out. The other drives ended in a field goal and a pick-six for UW’s Marcus Cromartie.

Wisconsin frequently jostled its players around in the box, with some defensive linemen even standing upright in a two-point stance, disguising blitzes with zone coverage as well.

“We were trying to back off the ball and not really show what we were doing there,” Dippel said of the defense’s third-down tactics. “They have a very good system [with]

ROSE BOWL, from 1 yards for a touchdown as an extra point made the score 14-0 in favor of the Badgers just two minutes into the game.

It was an eerily similar start to the previous meeting between the two teams in September, as Wisconsin jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter at Memorial Stadium only to surrender the game in the second half.

And just like in the first meeting between these two teams, the Huskers rallied as a highlightreel 76-yard touchdown

It was a redeeming game on the boards for Wisconsin, which dropped a disappointing game at home to the Virginia Cavaliers Wednesday after shooting just 38 percent from the floor.

“There were a lot of the same looks; it’s just a matter of stepping up to the plate, being a man and finishing the play,” Brust said of the difference between the two games.

“It was good that the looks were there again; we just have to finish throughout the year.”

Brust’s 9-for-13 shooting performance from the field exemplified the guard’s strong shot selection on clean, open looks — save for one circus layup and a three-pointer from three steps past half-court.

“I watched him as a junior and senior in high school trying to recruit him,” California head coach Mike Montgomery said. “Ben’s a deep shooter; we talked about the fact that you could not let him stand and shoot it deep on the catch and we obviously did not heed that.”

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their cadence; they like to get people to show their blitzes. We tried to disguise as much as we could.”

More turnovers only made matters worse, as defensive end David Gilbert popped the ball loose from Martinez’s grasp in the second quarter.

And on Nebraska’s first drive of the second half, Martinez threw an off-balance pass rolling away from pressure, giving cornerback Devin Smith an easy interception return to the 9-yard line and setting up another score.

“I thought we had one of the best weeks of preparation on the defense,” said middle linebacker Chris Borland, who returned from a twogame absence to lead the team with eight tackles. “Really proud of the defensive effort from the D-line, to the linebackers, to the secondary.

“It’s one of our best we’ve put forth all year in the first half, especially.”

scramble by Martinez on third-and-11 brought the score to 14-7.

Nebraska’s defense followed up its offense’s success by forcing a threeand-out, as Martinez and the Huskers drove the ball on the proceeding possession 76 yards down the field.

A Brett Maher field goal later, the lead was cut to 14-10.

But that was the closest the Huskers would get, as Wisconsin offensive coordinator Matt Canada’s creative play-calling kept the Huskers off-balance all game, shifting out of initial formations with

did a solid job containing Cal, outrebounding its adversary 36-30 and forcing 23 turnovers. The Badgers scored 25 points off the turnovers, the final difference between the two teams on the scoreboard.

But even though the margin of victory was large, the play of Wisconsin remained far from perfect.

The team struggled to keep 2012 first team allPac-12 guard Allen Crabbe from scoring as he pleased.

Crabbe — who entered the game leading the Pac12 in scoring at 22 per game — dropped 25 on the Badgers behind an 8-for-15 shooting performance.

The Badgers did manage to hold the Pac-12’s second leading scorer, junior guard Justin Cobbs, to just 11 points, well below his season average of 20.

Two areas where the program has excelled under head coach Bo Ryan, free throws and turnovers, were both lacking in Sunday’s game as well.

The team shot just 14for-25 from the charity stripe, a measly 56 percent,

with freshman sensation Dekker going 1-for-4 and Evans 3-for-6.

“In a game like this we had more free throws,” Ryan said. “There are certain guys you want on the free throw line more than others. On the turnovers … you have to live with it because (the game’s) already been played. But, can you do that night in and night out against teams that don’t extend out that much? No, you can’t end up with that many.”

Finding major minutes for Wisconsin off the bench again was freshman guard Zak Showalter.

Showalter, whose father played for Ryan at UWPlatteville, continued to show tough-nosed play on defense Sunday, registering five points, three assists and a steal.

With Ryan still shuffling his starting lineup at the point guard position between George Marshall and Traevon Jackson, Showalter once again provided critical depth off the bench for Wisconsin.

“He plays the game with a passion,” Ryan said.

“Like it matters to him, he cares, he wants to make something good happen.

And he’s a spark plug, especially defensively at times. He’s a guy that has to give us good minutes.”

The Bears kept it close for just five minutes, holding a one-point lead until a layup by sophomore big man Frank Kaminsky made the score 7-6, as the Badgers orchestrated a 14-0 run that lasted more than four minutes.

Although Cal’s defensive pressure helped bring the deficit down to just 11 points in the opening minute of the second half, three-straight points from Evans and a three-pointer from Berggren provided the water to extinguish any proverbial fire the Bears tried to start.

“I know Bo Ryan’s teams well enough to know what you’re going to get when you come here,” Montgomery said. “When Virginia came in here and beat them we were going to get them at their best in terms of their effort and physicality. … I’m disappointed we lost our poise and didn’t compete.”

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Players offered the simplest of explanations for what created this shocking offensive explosion. The eight rushing touchdowns and 539 yards on the ground?

Those were the product of everyone from offensive linemen to wide receivers finishing out their blocks, driving defenders down the field as Ball, Gordon and James White blazed their way into the end zone.

The trick plays, including a pass from tailback White out of the “Barge” formation to reserve tight end Sam Arneson in the back of the end zone? Every player executing his assigned role and being exactly where he was supposed to be on that particular play.

When Bret Bielema arrived for his pregame press conference Friday, he took the stage with a noticeable sense of excitement, as if he knew what was ahead for this team. And that vindictive win arrived when Nebraska

encountered a perfect storm.

“We love when people say you can’t,” Bielema said postgame. “We heard it from a lot of different people. … You just quietly store it away. Kind of walk softly and carry a big stick.

When you have a chance to take a swing, take it hard.”

It appeared that stick was loaded with the pain of each heartbreaking, gamewinning score surrendered to an opponent this year.

Bielema’s team swung it ever so violently for 60 minutes best described as pure football bliss for any fan of Wisconsin football — with stellar blocking from the offensive line and smashmouth runs anchoring touchdownproducing drives.

In an undressing so thorough that Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini started his postgame press conference by apologizing to “everybody associated with Nebraska football,” it was impossible not to wonder where this team was for the last three months.

Before us Saturday night was the team that matched the sky-high preseason dreams of a team rolling

off back-to-back Big Ten titles. The season will end in the place all those prognosticators expected — the sun-kissed hills of Pasadena.

When asked if his third-consecutive trip to the Rose Bowl would be more special after fighting through a season littered with disappointment, redshirt junior Travis Frederick countered with a quick response.

“You know what would make it really special is a win this time,” Frederick said.

If the offensive fireworks fans watched Saturday night were more than the perfect alignment of Wisconsin’s football stars for four quarters, I like the Badgers’ chances.

If Saturday night proved anything, it was that this team is one built to not only succeed, but indeed flourish at the season’s most pivotal moments.

three men in motion and running several trick plays.

The Badgers used the “Barge” formation — an offensive setup that entails up to nine-down offensive linemen with White at quarterback — to respond to the Huskers’ rally, with White scoring on a 9-yard run as well as a 1-yard run on the next drive.

“You never know which play is going to matter,” White said. “Every play is a big play. Everybody pushed through each play and helped push us through the game.”

If Nebraska had any

hopes for a comeback, it was crushed in Wisconsin’s final drive before halftime. Taking over with just a minute left in the second quarter on their own 21-yard line, the Badgers were once again bolstered by Gordon, who took a sweep 60 yards to set up the game’s lone touchdown throw.

And it wasn’t made by a quarterback.

Once again out of the Barge, White took the snap and took a step forward, only to pull back to pass and find tight end Sam Arneson wide open in the end zone for

a deciding touchdown that not only made the score 42-10, but sent the Huskers into the locker room looking dazed by the punch in the mouth they had just endured.

“I don’t know if I’ve enjoyed coaching a team as much as these guys because we’ve gone through some pretty high peaks and low valleys,” Bielema said.

“I got a group of men that only know one thing, and that’s how to work, how to have faith. Their determination to get here and the resiliency of this group gave us the championship.”

Ian is a senior majoring in journalism. What were your thoughts on the Badgers’ dominating win in the Big Ten title game? Let him know by email (imccue@ badgerherald.com) or on Twitter (@imccue).

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CREATIVE PLAY-CALLING CONFOUNDS HUSKERS Kelly Erickson Senior Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS — You can let out that sigh of relief now, Badger fans. The Wisconsin football team is indeed the Big Ten champion for the third year in a row.

At the hands of the most creative game plan offensive coordinator Matt Canada has made all season, Wisconsin (85, 4-4 Big Ten) blew out No. 12 Nebraska (10-3, 7-1) 70-31 in the 2012 Big Ten Championship Game for its third-straight trip to the Rose Bowl.

“He obviously came up with a game plan,” head coach Bret Bielema said postgame.

“It was a mixed bag. Matt kept talking about having an indoor game, being able to execute certain things. There were probably a couple we haven’t used yet either that will remain a little secret. … Our kids have a little bit of fun with it, but it was still the meat and potatoes that got us where we were.”

Andy Fate The Badger Herald Wisconsin came out of It was a rosy moment for Montee Ball after Wisconsin’s win over Nebraska in the Big Ten Championship. The senior tailback earned MVP with 202 yards and three touchdowns on the ground. the gate quickly in its purest

style — the run. But instead of punching it up the middle time and again, Canada designed the runs to go outside and streak down the sideline.

Redshirt freshman running back Melvin Gordon — who led all rushers with 216 yards on nine carries for an average of 24 yards per carry — scored his lone touchdown of the night on a sweeping run to the outside for 56 yards to put the Badgers on the board 7-0 only 1:59 into the first quarter.

“They told me [to focus on] the sweeps and stay outside,” Gordon said. “I kept telling myself this is a big game. I want to install some trust in my coaches and teammates so all practice, all week, I told myself, ‘Go hard. … Some good is going to come out of it.’”

While Gordon led the rushing attack in terms of yardage, both Montee Ball and James White also saw staggeringly productive days, as each surpassed 200 and 100 rushing yards, respectively. Ball’s 202-yard,

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BADGERS DOMINATE 1-DIMENSIONAL ATTACK Elliot Hughes Deputy News Editor In the weeks leading up to the Big Ten Championship Game, the Wisconsin football team had made a habit of starting fast and finishing slow.

No. 12 Nebraska (10-3, 7-1 Big Ten), meanwhile, had built up a penchant for comeback victories — not the best combination for the Badgers (8-5, 4-4).

But, it turns out if you start fast enough, it might not matter how you finish.

In their 70-31 Rose Bowl-clinching victory, the Badgers forced the Huskers into catch-up mode so soon they had to abandon a running game that featured two of the conference’s best athletes — running backs Ameer Abdullah and Rex Burkhead — before first quarter’s end.

That allowed the Wisconsin defense to concentrate on and contain the elusive quarterback Taylor Martinez, twisting Nebraska’s offense into tricky third-and-long situations.

“The biggest thing was getting them in third down,” defensive end Brendan Kelly said. “We knew if we could get them into a thirddown situation, we could cause some confusion, some pressure up front and get

loose.”

The Huskers faced a 14-0 deficit by the time they took their second offensive snap. And by the time four minutes had gone by in the second quarter, the gap widened to 18 points.

With Wisconsin scoring swiftly, Abdullah and Burkhead practically became afterthoughts as Nebraska sought to keep pace by abandoning the traditional read-option attack.

Nebraska handed the ball off just five times in the first half with Abdullah, a small but fleet-footed back, receiving just one carry for no gain while Burkhead, the power I-back of the Husker offense, took four carries for 32 yards.

The pair entered the game averaging a combined 30.8 carries a game.

Burkhead eventually finished with 11 carries for 61 yards and Abdullah with 18 on five attempts. They totaled three catches for 29 yards.

Martinez, whom Wisconsin players praised after the game, threw the ball 14 times for 96 yards on nine completions and opted to run 11 other times in the first half. Take away a stunning, zig-zagging 76-yard touchdown run, and the junior quarterback averaged four yards per

carry in the period.

But that simply wasn’t enough to keep up with a Badger team that assembled a game-sealing 42-10 lead at halftime.

“Anytime you can get a team like that down, that loves to run the football and they got to rely on their passing game — and not necessarily their playaction pass game but their drop-back pass game — you feel a lot better,” said UW defensive coordinator Chris Ash. With Burkhead and Abdullah both non-options, Wisconsin focused on sending constant pressure against Martinez on his drop-backs.

In the two teams’ previous meeting Sept. 29, Wisconsin failed to establish a presence in its pass rush, collecting a sack and two other tackles for loss.

This time around, however, the Badgers penetrated the Husker frontline for five sacks and three other TFLs. Defensive ends Tyler Dippel and Kelly each posted a pair of sacks, with linebacker Mike Taylor nabbing another for himself.

Martinez, always willing Kelsey Fenton The Badger Herald to run, was continuously chased out of the pocket. Senior linebacker Mike Taylor holds up the Big Ten Championship trophy for the second-consecutive year after Saturday’s win. Taylor, an

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anchor of Wisconsin’s defense, finished with five tackles — one of them for a loss — and a sack in the Badgers’ shocking decisive victory.

UW’S SEASON CULMINATES IN SURREAL VICTORY found the outstretched arms of the Badgers’ Marcus Cromartie.

As the redshirt senior raced 29 yards to the end zone with the ball held out for the fans to see, Wisconsin was suddenly up Ian McCue 14-0 less than three minutes Right on Cue into the game.

But this could not be for INDIANAPOLIS — Surely real; it had to be another dream destined for doom. it was just one lucky run Then came the reality from the fuel-injected check, a moment when it legs of redshirt freshman appeared order had finally tailback Melvin Gordon. been restored.

Then, a bobbled pass Taylor Martinez evaded a off the hands of the Brendan Kelly sack, pulling Cornhuskers’ Kenny Bell

every acrobatic move he could muster to sprint across the field for a 76-yard score. But Gordon answered with an explosive run down the right sideline where he refused to leave his footing even as he climbed inside the 10-yard line, a punchin-the-face score coming with two seconds left in the half. And so the dream continued.

Saturday night, it was exactly the converse of that word — surreal — that offered the best descriptor of Wisconsin’s 70-31 thrashing of Nebraska for its

third-straight Big Ten title.

The offense was a highlightreel machine, and a 32-point lead had Wisconsin all but crowned champions by halftime.

But at Lucas Oil Stadium, the dream continued, growing more unbelievable with each miraculous score.

This could not be the same team that dropped three of its last four games in overtime, the one whose defining lapse was closing out games after building promising leads.

This time around, finishing was never even

an issue. The crushing of the Big Red — who had just two losses coming into the game — was so dominating that UW eluded its most prevalent hurdle by never needing to jump it.

“Last game we kind of dropped the ball a little bit and let Nebraska rally back,” said Gordon, who finished with a game- and careerhigh 216 yards on nine carries (that’s 24 yards per touch). “But we just tried to keep our foot on the pedal this time.”

Keep the foot on the gas Wisconsin did, piling

up another 28 points in the second half. When it mattered most, when the stakes were at their highest and a 7-5 team eyed a third-straight New Year’s in Pasadena, it finally fit the puzzle pieces together.

There were moments this season when the offense soared, when Joel Stave looked like the savior for a team with which fans increasingly lost patience.

There were moments when the defense looked like it could stop the Big Ten’s best

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