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Analysis: drinking, ID tickets double MPD patrols have increased, affecting students’ choices for housing, game days Alissa Syverson Herald Contributor The police force on the University of Wisconsin campus this semester has been taking more action to combat underage drinking and illegal behavior by students. The amount of underage drinking, fake identification and illegal possession tickets given out at the start of this school year more than doubled the amount during the kickoff of the 2011 academic year. While students have responded negatively to the

increased police presence, the Madison Police Department is defending its actions, citing an escalation in crime in the downtown area creating a need for more patrol.

Police have been most prevalent in popular residential areas, where parties are likely to be held. MPD has also been policing the nearcampus bar stretch along University Avenue since a shooting occurred in the area last year, according to MPD records obtained

by The Badger Herald.

College Court, North Randall Avenue and North Mills Street have also been under recent heavy police enforcement.

In recent years on the UW campus, the police force would generally

hand out one or two tickets at each location where they shut down a party, according to the records. However, since the beginning of this school year, it has become increasingly common to see around 20 tickets given out at each party.

On the higher end, there are some parties that have resulted in around 50 tickets being handed down, according to the records.

These tickets ranged from underage drinking and possession, providing alcohol to underage students, possession of fake identifications and illegal drugs.

The reports show a steep increase in the number of tickets given out this year comparative to last school year. From Sept. 1 to Sept.

30, 2011, 194 tickets were given out for underage drinking, possession of illegal substances and obtaining fake identifications. This year during the exact same time period, there were 500 tickets given out for the same reasons, according to the reports.

In addition to handing out underage drinking tickets, police are now making homeowners responsible for underagers caught drinking on their properties. Of the 500 tickets given out in September, 219 of these were for providing alcohol to underage individuals or for encouraging underage drinking.

MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said the increase in ticketing and police

presence is in response to increasing numbers of thefts, batteries and sexual assaults taking place both at parties and in public places.

“The police are not necessarily trying to crack down on underage drinking, but rather, large, out-of-control house parties where violence is occurring,” DeSpain said.

“Small house gatherings are not likely to get busted, they only will be when there are large numbers of people spilling out into the street.”

However, many students believe the policing changes reaches further than that. Dozens of Badger fans received tickets or were ejected from Camp Randall during the 2012 football season.

According to MPD records, there was an increase in tickets handed out on North Randall Avenue and Lathrop Street at parties before the football games.

UW sophomore Elizabeth Tzortzos said the crackdown has had an impact on the culture during Badger home games.

“The amount of gatherings around the stadium has declined this year because of police enforcement,” she said.

Students have also been kicked out of the stadium for obvious signs of intoxication or for moving to a student section area other than the one they were assigned. Student ticketholders ejected from

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Reps consider increasing their daily expense funds Fitzgerald: Senate should be focused on passing fiscally responsible budget Noah Goetzel Herald Contributor Republicans in the state Assembly are considering increasing the amount of money its members can write off as food and lodging expenses.

Representatives from both parties said the rationale behind raising the rates of daily, per diem expenses for the 99 Assembly members is the rising costs of lodging and food in Madison.

Legislators are currently eligible for $88 a day to pay for these expenses and $44 a day if they are Dane County representatives, according to the state’s Legislative Reference Bureau.

This per diem rate was adopted in 2001 and has remained constant since then.

Legislators do not spend their entire per diem expenses, and the amount spent may vary based on the individual decisions of the legislators, their leadership role and their committee duties.

Assembly chief clerk office manager Laura Jones said Assembly members are limited to claiming 153 days per year for the days they come to the Capitol.

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Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said he opposes increasing the expenses right now in his chamber, as he said the Senate needs to do more important things like job creation and the budget.

“I would not support raising the per diem right now,” Fitzgerald said in a statement Wednesday. “I think the State Senate is more focused on making sure we pass a fiscally responsible budget and work on legislation that will bring real jobs to Wisconsin.”

Per diem expenses are given in addition to the legislators’ $49,943 annual salary, and the Assembly speaker receives $25 per month on top of that. For travel costs, legislators are also

Mifflin: below ASM Chair Andrew Bulovsky headed conversations centering on a proposed event scheduled for May 4.

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Professor tackles fiscal cliff solutions ASM signs on to Former presidential advisor: decision “unusual opportunity” to take on tax reform Tara Golshan Higher Education Editor A University of Wisconsin economics professor played “If I were a dictator” Wednesday evening, presenting his take on the impending “fiscal cliff,” ultimately examining the unique economic opportunities, such a national crisis, that could present.

John Karl Scholz, who previously served as an economic advisor and tax analyst under President George Bush Sr. and President Bill Clinton, respectively, lectured on his

ideal economic agenda last night in an event hosted by the Bipartisan Issues Group.

BIG President Alex Holland, who introduced Scholz, said the widely publicized fiscal cliff issue embodies an issue that can only be solved through bipartisn work.

“It is surely an example of how we need bipartisan support for issues,” Holland said. “There is no way we can have increased revenues at the same time [that] we have cuts to spending. It has to be a bipartisan effort.”

Scholz said the term “fiscal cliff” was a bit of a misnomer, as the end of the Bush tax

cuts at the end of the year would not have an immediate impact on the economy. He acknowledged, however, that the “current political system is not equipped for the long term problems” associated with such an economic shift.

The cliff, he said, is a “simple” fiscal imbalance, in that the country is spending more than it takes through taxes.

“Even when we are growing at a normal rate of GDP growth, we are spending more than we are taking in with taxes,” Scholz said.

Scholz questioned why lawmakers are “so reluctant”

to raise taxes, emphasizing that the taxes the country takes in when compared to the world are “phenomenally low.”

Despite noting the fiscal cliff could result in another recession, Scholz said he is optimistic and “bullish” about the next four years, seeing the opportunities that could arise from this economic turning point.

According to Scholz, the “driving over the cliff” is unlike anything he has experienced in his lifetime.

“The fiscal cliff gives an unusual opportunity

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Mifflin alternative Members approve May 4 music event with Wisconsin Union Directorate Dana Bossen Herald Contributor University of Wisconsin’s student government addressed their role in the Mifflin Street Block Party in their final meeting of the semester last night, ultimately resulting in the endorsement of an alternate entertainment event.

Associated Students of Madison’s Student Council convened to consider the May 4 proposal, which suggests a music festival sponsored by the Wisconsin Union Directorate to be held on the same day as the upcoming Mifflin Street Block Party.

The proposal, which was drafted by ASM Chair Andrew Bulovsky, came as a surprise to many on the council, as ASM previously stated they would not be involved with Mifflin.

According to ASM Vice Chair Maria Giannopoulos, despite involvement in the May 4 proposal, ASM does not hold a formal stance on the Mifflin Street Block Party.

In an email to The Badger Herald, Wisconsin Union Directorate President Sarah Mathews said unlike most other universities, UW does not have an official end of the year celebration with a

nonacademic focus.

“Student leadership at the Wisconsin Union Directorate has decided to work on this to make this a reality,” Mathews said.

WUD reached out to ASM to involve them as a potential banner event for the university.

Matthews said ASM’s support would add additional resources, practical policy knowledge and connections to the proposal, which would be very beneficial for the event.

“I think it is up to ASM leadership to decide internally whether they want to be formally involved or partner with this initiative,” Mathews said. “They’re the elected representatives of the student body, after all, and I think it would be a great student-serving event for them to be involved with.”

Legislative Affairs Chair Daniel Statter argued against the event, noting the proposal says it is a non-alcoholic music festival but then later states that alcohol will be provided to those who are of age.

Statter also said the proposal wants the event to be an “organic, studentled initiative,” but it is clearly in response to the Mifflin Street Block Party.

“This resolution is filled with erroneous statements

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Survey shows improved county business climate Report: Dane area experiences bigger sales, profits in 2012 compared to 2011 Stephanie Awe Herald Contributor Dane County business opportunities are looking up after a report released Wednesday showed businesses in the county were experiencing bigger sales and profits this year in comparison to last year.

The 2012 First Business Economic Survey showed that profitability increased to 48 percent of businesses compared to the 38 percent from last year. It also said operating costs had gone up from 49 percent in 2009 to almost 60 percent in 2012.

According to Mark Meloy, First Business Bank president and CEO, survey results show that overall, businesses have been performing well.

“The report, as a whole, is full of good news,” he said. “It’s generally affirming information and conversation that we bankers have had with our prospects that a majority of business has seen an increase in revenues and an increase in profit in 2012 from 2011,” he said.

Meloy added that over the past few years, the retail and service sectors of the survey fared particularly well.

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said retail business was up from last year’s 31.25 percent profitability to 49.06 percent. The service sector increased to 48.97 percent profitability from last year’s reported 37.12 percent.

According to the survey, employment, compared to last year, is beginning to rise for Dane County as well, with a 2.14 percent increase in the wages sector and 0.32 percent decrease in low wages.

Hathaway Dilba, cofounder and director of promotions at Ale Asylum, said their business is just taking off. They moved into a new and larger space at 2102 Pankratz St. about two months ago where they almost tripled their staff for the Tasting

“The report, as a whole, is full of good news.”

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Room, she said, which includes a new kitchen manager, kitchen staff and additional servers.

Dilba said Tasting Room profits have increased this year. She credited the success to controlled timing in expansion. Business is gaining, she said. “[Ale Asylum is] in a

place to reach our goal and expand statewide,” she said.

The survey also said Dane County businesses’ sales revenue has gone up by 2.75 percent from 2011, accompanied by a 2.43 percent decrease in a low sales revenue from last year.

Meloy said despite these improvements, many businesses are not yet confident in their ability to increase capital expenditure or raise employment.

“The results are good, but emotions are uncertain [for the future],” he said.

The survey reports a 2.77 percent decrease in High Capital Expenditure and 4.59 percent decrease in Capital Expenditure compared to last year.

First Business Bank collaborated with A.C. Nielsen Center for Marketing Research at the University of Wisconsin to conduct the survey.

The survey has been done for the last 10 years, Meloy said, and this year they sent surveys to over 4,000 varied businesses in Dane County. He said the survey indicates both how a business performed in 2012 and how they expect to perform in 2013.

According to the statement, 323 county businesses responded to the survey and it has a confidence level of 95 percent with an error range of 5 percent.

EXPENSES, from 1 compensated for round trip travel to and from the Capitol.

Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, echoed Fitzgerald’s resistance to per diem expense increases, calling the proposal by incoming Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and others “totally hypocritical.”

“With all the cuts we’re asking everyone else to make, it doesn’t seem appropriate for Assembly members to spend more money,” Taylor said.

“Republicans talk about how we’re in a dire financial state. There’s a lot of hypocrisy in the policies they’re proposing.”

In 2011, legislators received $862,493 in per diem expenses. Vos, Assembly Majority Leader Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford, and Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, tied for the most per diem expenses in

TICKETS, from 1 the games received letters from UW Athletics reminding them that future incident could result in revocation of their season tickets.

The changes in game day culture have forced students to avoid certain areas and change up their standard pre-game routines.

Still, UW sophomore Leah Schaumberg said the main result of the increased police presence is just forcing students to find new places to celebrate their Badger pride.

“I have heard from numerous students that police intervention around certain areas such as College Court are causing students to find new places to party,” she said.

The impact extends further than game days, though.

UW sophomore Megan Spude said her football and general social experiences this year caused her to pause in deciding where to live next year.

With the increase in police concentration near certain student residential areas, Spude said she crossed some locations off the list without even touring them.

“I purposely didn’t look in some certain residential areas because I knew that the police would intervene on a regular basis,” she said.

Still, Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said MPD’s goal is not to scare people away from certain areas, but instead to enforce a culture of compliance. He said MPD has been trying to work closely with students to demonstrate what kinds of activities will lead to police interference.

“A Twitter account has been released to notify when the police will be doing compliance checks on bars and also when

2011 at $13,464 each.

Some members of the Assembly remain unsure whether they support adding money to the per diem expenses.

Rep. Andy Jorgensen, D-Fort Atkinson, said the current per diem rates are sufficient for some Assembly members, but he did not say whether they should increase.

“I can see why a proposal like this would be offered,” Jorgensen said.

“It’s something you have to take a look and see if you have per diem on what it’s paying for and making sure it’s efficient. I know things have all gone up.

The prices for hotel rooms and expenses to do this job have all risen in the last year. I believe it needs to be looked at.”

Rep. Dean Kaufert, R-Neenah, is also on the fence about raising the per diem rates. He said although his costs have gone up, he is not sure whether this is a good time to do it.

they respond to house parties to show what kind of behavior will or will not attract officers,” he said. “The focus is to keep underage drinking in a safe and contained environment”.

Students can see the up-to-date whereabouts of the police and their activities by following @MPDCentralCPT on Twitter.

Resnick said the increase in police presence on State Street and University Avenue bar areas is likely a direct response to the shooting on the 600 block around bar time at the end of last school year.

DeSpain echoed Resnick’s reasoning, attributing the police activity to the shooting and also to a general shift in behavioral trends in the area.

“There has been threatening and

“I purposely didn’t look in some certain residential areas because I knew tht the police would intervene on a regular basis.”

Megan Spude UW Sophomore intimidating behavior in bars and restaurants, as well as armed robberies and gang affiliations,” DeSpain said.

In 2007, the city launched its Downtown Safety Initiative as the first step in combating these types of violence in the area. The city allocated $100,000 for this public safety plan to place additional officers in the city on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

The officers were ordered to enhance district-wide policing efforts in street crimes and residential areas.

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Assembly committes to have bipartisan leaders Rep.: Decision to include Dems, GOP may not lead to more cooperation Polo Rocha State Legislative Editor Incoming Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, appointed two Democrats to cochair committees with Republicans, a move the body has not seen since the 1995 legislative session.

Vos said Wednesday Rep. Leon Young, D-Milwaukee, will be co-chairing the State and Federal Relations Committee, and Rep. Jill Billings, D-La Crosse, will co-chair the Constitution and Ethics Committee, according to the Associated Press.

The Assembly will once again see a large Republican majority, after the party took 60 of the 99 seats in the November

FISCAL CLIFF, from 1 to reform taxes and alter patterns of spending,” Scholz said. “Part of the solution to the fiscal deficit problem is to raise taxes.”

Scholz, who proceeded to share what he called “a lot better ideas that are completely politically infeasible,” spoke to the “holy grail” of taxes, which would broaden the tax base while lowering rates.

MIFFLIN, from 1 and we should not pass this proposal,” Statter said.

In an interview with The Badger Herald, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said MPD Chief Noble Wray has been trying to put an end to the annual Mifflin Block Party, adding

elections.

Because of this, the committees will likely still see a larger Republican majority, Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause in Wisconsin, said.

Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, called the news a positive gesture, but noted Republicans may still continue to oppose bipartisanship in the Legislature.

“If they’re going to shove school vouchers down our throat, if they’re going to cut funding from the [University of Wisconsin], if they’re going to attack women, that’s not a bipartisan agenda,” Taylor said. “Let’s see what kind of policies the representatives push.”

She added she hopes Vos and other Republicans are “truly amenable” to the Democrats’ ideas.

Heck agreed Vos made a good move, but said the real test would be whether the next legislative session is bipartisan.

“What happens is going

to be much more important than these sort of symbolic moves, but he’s off to a good start,” Heck said. “It shows promise.”

Heck said Wisconsinites are “sick and tired” of partisanship, especially after the divisiveness of the past two years, which saw two rounds of recall elections, including one of Gov. Scott Walker.

Democrats were also divisive when they were in control of the Legislature, he said, adding that people want to see parties set aside their political interests and work together to solve the problems Wisconsin faces.

Rep. Mark Honadel, R-South Milwaukee, said Vos’s move was positive and that he hopes to see more bipartisanship in the Capitol as well.

“I come from the world of business and industry, and we always know how to work with everybody,” Honadel said.

-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The dream tax reform agenda, according to Scholz, includes reforms to taxes on capital gains, health insurance, mortgage interest, retirement savings and charitable contributions.

Although Scholz admitted his “dream” reforms would receive critique from mainly Republicans as well as some Democrats, he said the tax raises would not hinder economic growth.

“The taxes at United States’ levels are very, very low on international standards,” Scholz said. “We are nowhere near the levels of taxes that one would consider being a major impediment to growth.”

Scholz, who said he believes his reform policies will never be seen in the real political economy, said taxes are “the art of plucking the goose with the least amount of squacking.”

that the May 4 proposal could be a step in that direction.

“If this is a proposal to move the event to a more controlled space without the same level of alcohol consumption, that would fall more in line with what the chief hopes to see,” DeSpain said.

ASM Rep. Olivia Wick-

Bander said while there is a problem with binge drinking on campus, hosting a music festival would not fix that problem.

However, because of the block party’s problematic history, ASM Rep. Devon Maier argued it is important for ASM and the university to support an alternate event.

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Architect Randy Bruce argues his plans for a student apartment building on Frances Street are asthetically pleasing to the area.

Contentious apartment proposal gains approval Sarah Eucalano Herald Contributor Plans to put up new apartment buildings in Madison’s downtown area moved forward after receiving the Urban Design Commission’s approval Wednesday night.

One of the projects, a 12-story apartment building on the 300 block of Frances Street, received final approval. The design of the building has been updated to better fit the needs of the future residents and community, along with meeting the city’s requirements.

The updated design includes a roof-top garden with a patio, alliums and sedum plants, according to the building’s architect, Randy Bruce of Knothe and Bruce Architects. He said the building will now include both recycling and garbage chutes, a window for every bedroom, additional moped parking and four bike racks.

The new plan also includes a four-foot setback that will allow for tables and chairs outside of the building. The restaurant that will occupy part of the first floor may use those tables and chairs, Bruce said.

“It’s a little more spacious,” he said of the new design. “There’s a little more elbow room. We fit into the context being established.”

City Planner Heather Stouder, who reviewed the project proposal, said the project meets all requirements except for two: there is not enough yard space and the landscaping requirement is not met, she said.

She also said the traffic engineer was concerned about the increase in traffic on Frances Street. She said the proposed setback allows for more pedestrian activity to take place.

“The design team and owner have done everything they can to meet the staff’s requirements,” she said.

“The question is whether this program can fit on the lot.”

Usually buildings in this area cannot exceed 10 floors, but if certain requirements are met, bonus floors are granted. Design professional and UDC member Melissa Huggins said the building meets requirements in order to receive two bonus floors.

“From a design standpoint, this is a very beautiful building, and you’ve worked hard at it,”

Huggins said. “I would like to see this project go forward. It’s a tough one, but we can’t get hung up on it.”

Bruce expressed his excitement about the two bonus floors that would make the building 12 floors.

“I’ve been saying since the get-go that the attractiveness of this building is in the height and the slenderness of this building,” Bruce said.

The commission also granted approval for a fivefloor, 75 unit apartment building on Bassett and Dayton. A six-story building on the 400 block of South Park and the Northgate Shopping Center on North Sherman was also approved.

Knothe and Bruce Architects also requested initial approval for their eight-story, student-oriented apartment building on Iota Court and Henry Street.

The project is controversial because it is much bigger than the other buildings in the neighborhood, and many neighborhood members have expressed that they do not support the project. UDC chose to defer the decision to Plan Commission, which meets Dec. 17.

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10 Curt Phillips/ 6 Danny O’Brien 28 Montee Ball/ 20 James White 34 Derek Watt/ 86 Sherard Cadogan 4 Jared Abbrederis/ 89 Chase Hammond 9 Jordan Fredrick/ 3 Kenzel Doe 48 Jacob Pederson/ 85 Brian Wozniak 15 Ricky Wagner/ 61 Tyler Marz 78 Rob Havenstein/ 64 Robert Burge 79 Ryan Groy/ 73 Dallas Lewallen 54 Kyle Costigan/ 75 Zac Matthias 72 Travis Frederick/ 70 Dan Voltz

Points for: Points allowed:

28.5 17.5

RUSHING 237.8 124.5

Yards for: Yards allowed:

173.3 87.7

PASSING 162.6 196.5

Yards for: Yards allowed:

203.5 251.2

TOTAL OFFENSE 400.4 320.9

Yards for: Yards allowed:

376.8 338.9

ROSTER OFFENSE QB RB FB WR WR TE OT OT OG OG C

8 Kevin Hogan/ 6 Josh Nunes 33 Stepfan Taylor/ 32 Anthony Wilkerson 85 Ryan Hewitt/ 36 Lee Ward 21 Jamal-Rashad Patterson/ 88 Ty Montgomery 4 Drew Terrell/ 39 Kelsey Young 11 Levine Toilolo/ 86 Zach Ertz 54 David Yankey/ 70 Andrus Peat 73 Cameron Fleming/ 78 Kyle Murphy 65 Khalil Wilks 54 David Yankey 76 Kevin Danser 51 Joshua Garnett 64 Sam Schwartzstein 61 Conor McFadden

DEFENSE

DEFENSE

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DE

DE DT DT LB LB LB CB CB S S

11 David Gilbert/ 51 Tyler Dippel 92 Pat Muldoon/ 97 Brendan Kelly 96 Beau Allen/ 77 Bryce Gilbert 87 Ethan Hemer/ 45 Warren Herring 53 Mike Taylor/ 30 Derek Landisch 36 Ethan Armstrong/ 13 Conor O’Neill 44 Chris Borland/ 59 Marcus Trotter 14 Marcus Cromartie/ 21 Peniel Jean 10 Devin Smith/ 5 Darius Hillary 24 Shelton Johnson/ 7 Michael Caputo 12 Dezmen Southward/ 43 Michael Trotter

SPECIALISTS P PK KO LS PR KR

90 Drew Meyer 96 Stephen Salata 94 Kyle French 17 Jack Russell 94 Kyle French 17 Jack Russell 56 James McGuire 60 Connor Udelhoven 3 Kenzel Doe 4 Jared Abbrederis 3 Kenzel Doe 25 Melvin Gordon

LEADERS Total Touchdowns 1. SR Montee Ball 2. JR James White 3. JR Jared Abbrederis

21 12 5

Rushing Yards 1. SR Montee Ball 2. JR James White 3. FR Melvin Gordon

1730 802 570

Receiving Yards 1. JR Jared Abbrederis 2. JR Jacob Pedersen 3. FR Jordan Fredrick

793 346 192

Sacks 1. SR Brendan Kelly 1. JR Tyler Dippel 3. JR Chris Borland

5 5 3

Interceptions 1. SR Devin Smith 2. JR Dezmen Southward 2. SR Marcus Cromartie

4 1 1`

DE DT OLB ILB ILB OLB Andy Fate The Badger Herald

With only four starts under his belt, redshirt senior quarterback Curt Phillips will need to build on his 55 percent completion rate in the Rose Bowl to defeat a tough Stanford defense.

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Phillips must be efficient at QB

O-line matches up with No. 3 rush D

There’s a secret to the Badgers success under Curt Phillips. Want to know what it is?

They run the ball.

In both of Wisconsin’s wins with the fifth-year quarterback the starter, the team has averaged 552 yards on the ground. In the two games they’ve lost with Phillips under the helm? Just 182.

It isn’t always a good sign for the Badgers when Phillips throws multiple times in a game. In the two losses the Badgers have suffered with Phillips as the starter, he has thrown 25 times in both games. In the two games the Badgers have won with him under center, he threw just seven and eight times.

If Stanford — the Pac-12’s best defense against the run, does stop the Badgers’ run game — Phillips has still shown that he can make the big throw when asked. Although his accuracy has been off at times, he has made consistently accurate throws when rolling out of the pocket.

He’s also taken several hits that have made Badger fans cringe, but he still manages to complete the pass.

One thing’s for sure, Phillips is a game manager who knows how to keep the Wisconsin offense going. He’s shown real grit and toughness stepping into the starting role mid-season and it’s well known that the Badger players respect him. We’ll have our eyes on him in Pasadena New Year’s day.

—Nick Korger

For a Wisconsin offensive line that has faced an endless stream of adversity this season, the toughest test may yet remain.

When Travis Frederick and Co. line up in the trenches Jan. 1, staring down their facemasks will be one of best seven-man fronts in all of college football.

Running a high-powered 3-4 defense, the Cardinal is anchored by junior outside linebacker Trent Murphy, who leads the team with 10 sacks.

Helping Murphy break through the line of scrimmage is Wisconsin native and former Homestead High School star Ben Gardner. The junior defensive end — one of two defensive stalwarts on the team with 7.5 sacks — will prove a constant challenge to either right tackle Rob Havenstein or left tackle Ricky Wagner. If he wins that battle, Garner will be a frustrating disruption to the Badgers’ running game.

Together, Stanford’s defense surrenders an average of only 87.7 yards per game on the ground, third best in the nation. How an offensive line that opened gaping holes against Nebraska in the Big Ten title game fares in the battle at the line will determine if Montee Ball and Co. can help the offense build a steady rhythm.

Melvin Gordon’s edge-bursting speed is reminiscent of that of Oregon tailback De’Anthony Thomas in last year’s Rose Bowl. But the Cardinal D held Thomas to just 43 yards on seven carries in the Cardinal’s upset win ahead of the Pac-12 title game.

—Ian McCue

Play-calling should stay aggresive

Wisconsin must contain Taylor

Offensive coordinator Matt Canada has weathered quite the storm during his first season at Wisconsin.

Criticized widely by the press and fans alike for his conservative play calling, Canada put all of that to rest when his team hung up 63 offensive points on the No. 12 team in the nation during the Big Ten Conference Championship.

Throwing the kitchen sink at the Cornhuskers helped reinstall faith and swagger in the offense, but the real question is how the Badgers will respond against the best defense in the Pac-12 and one of the best defenses in the nation.

The last time Wisconsin faced a top-25 defense was Michigan State, who held Wisconsin to 190 yards. While Stanford isn’t a top-five defense like MSU, they still have enough talent to stop Wisconsin’s run game and force Canada to adjust his gameplan early.

And there’s still the matter that when it comes down to it, it was still just one game that Canada seemingly outcoached his opponent. Stanford head coach David Shaw and his defensive coordinator Derek Mason are no slouches. And Canada has shown throughout the season, especially in the second half, that he’s vulnerable to being bested by his opponents adjustments.

If Wisconsin has any hopes of winning in an upset against No. 6 Stanford, Canada will need to continue his creative ways through the entire Rose Bowl. If he threw the sink at the Huskers this past Saturday, he’ll need to throw the kitchen in too if he wants to bring the Badgers their first Rose Bowl win since 2000.

—Nick Korger

It’s been a change in narrative for the Wisconsin Badgers during the 2012 season. For the past two years, the University of Wisconsin relied rather heavily on its record-setting offense, but this year, on several occasions, it’s been the defense that’s kept the Badgers competitive.

When the defense relented it was usually because it tired out near the end. So for Wisconsin to top Stanford, it may be a necessity to stop its punishing run attack before it can take a toll on UW’s stamina.

The Cardinal ground game is headed by Stepfan Taylor, a 5-foot-11, 215-pound running back who plays a major role in the offense overall. Apart from being second on the team with 38 catches, the senior has covered 1,442 yards and rushed for 12 scores as the Cardinal’s feature back.

He’ll try to navigate a Wisconsin front seven much improved from a year ago that allows 124.5 rushing yards a game, just shy of third place in the Big Ten. Stanford, meanwhile, averages 173.3 yards per contest, sixth in the Pac-12.

The UW defense, lead by middle linebacker Chris Borland, has the physicality to match Taylor and his strong-armed offensive line. If Wisconsin can clog the holes, the weight of the game will fall on the shoulders of Kevin Hogan, a freshman quarterback who’s started the past four games for the Cardinal.

Hogan’s turned in impressive performances in each of his starts, but the Badgers would prefer him to take charge instead of Taylor.

—Elliot Hughes

SS FS

91 Henry Anderson/ 90 Josh Mauro 49 Ben Gardner/ 7 Aziz Shittu 58 David Parry/ 97 Anthony Hayes 93 Trent Murphy/ 48 Kevin Anderson 17 AJ Tarpley/ 9 James Vaughters 11 Shayne Skov/ 35 Jarek Lancaster 44 Chase Thomas/ 42 Alex Debniak 6 Terrence Brown/ 2 Wayne Lyons 25 Alex Carter/ 31 Barry Browning 8 Jordan Richards/ 28 Harold Bernard 29 Ed Reynolds/ 5 Devon Carrington

SPECIALISTS P

14 Ben Rhyne

PK

19 Jordan Williamson 14 Ben Rhyne 19 Jordan Williamson

KO LS PR KR

67 Reed Miller 56 Jacob Gowan 4 Drew Terrell 22 Remound Wright 36 Kelsey Young

LEADERS Total Touchdowns 1. SR Stepfan Taylor 2. SR Zach Ertz 3. SR Drew Terrell

14 6 5

Rushing Yards 1. SR Stepfan Taylor 2. FR Kevin Hogan 3. JR Anthony Wilkerson

1499 209 195

Receiving Yards 1. SR Zach Ertz 2. SR Drew Terrell 3. JR Levine Toilolo

837 443 393

Sacks 1. JR Trent Murphy 2. JR Ben Gardner 2. SR Chase Thomas

10 7.5 7.5

Interceptions 1. SO Adam Reynolds 2. SO Jordan Richards 3. 5 tied

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UW hoping third time’s charm against Stanford Alvarez set to coach Badgers in Pasedena following Bielema’s shocking departure Kelly Erickson Senior Sports Writer Barry is back.

Yes, the Wisconsin Football legend himself who led the Badgers to three Rose Bowl victories in 1994, 1999 and 2000 will return for a fourth shot at the “Granddaddy of Them All” Jan. 1, 2013.

According to Tom Mulhern of the Wisconsin State Journal, the football captains reached out to Alvarez and asked him to coach at the Rose Bowl after former head coach Bret Bielema unexpectedly darted to the SEC to coach at Arkansas. Alvarez saw it as an honor and will make his first coaching debut since his retirement in 2005.

Alvarez will take the 8-5 Badgers to their third straight Rose Bowl, where they’ll be hoping the third time is the charm. In 2010, the Badgers played a close one against TCU, but fell a failed two-point conversion short of forcing overtime, losing 21-19. A year later, UW was seeking some redemption, this time led by phenomena Russell Wilson. But Wilson and his high-powered offense couldn’t match Oregon’s even higherpowered offense and the Badgers faced heartbreak once again in a 45-38 decision.

In its third attempt at a chance for the roses, Wisconsin will face No. 6 Stanford who boasts an 11-2 record. In contrast to the Cardinal’s command of the Pac-12 this season, many view the Badgers presence in the Rose Bowl as an

embarrassment given their record and lack of ranking in the BCS standings.

But with two ineligible teams in their division and a surprisingly favorable rematch in the Big Ten title game, Wisconsin steamrolled its way into the Jan. 1 matchup on the heels of 70-31 victory over Nebraska Dec. 1.

Stanford — who beat UCLA 27-24 in the Pac-12 Championship game for a trip to Pasadena — is a strikingly Big Ten-esque team that has a balanced attack and a staunch defense.

“This is going to be the first team, really for both of us, that it’s almost kind of like a mirror image where our guys on defense are going to see some things that they recognize, because they go against them in training camp and spring ball,” Stanford head coach David Shaw said in a teleconference Dec. 2.

“You’re talking about double teams and pulling guards and full backs and tight ends and quarterbacks that use play action. It’s going to be some very similar styles.

But at the same time we have our own uniqueness as well.”

The Cardinal have averaged 173.3 rushing yards per game and 203.5 passing yards per game, all leading to an average 28.5 points per game. In comparison, Wisconsin’s offense averaged 237.8 rushing yards per game and 162.6 passing yards per game. With a boost from 70 points in the Big Ten Championship game, the Badgers averaged 30.8 points per game on the season.

The similarities don’t end on offense — both teams rank within the top 20 in the nation in scoring defense. Stanford sits in at No. 14 overall in points

Andy Fate The Badger Herald

James White and Montee Ball ran for more than 300 yards and seven touchdowns against Nebraska in the Big Ten championship, but will be facing Stanford’s third-ranked rushing defense. allowed with 17.5 per game while Wisconsin checks in at No. 19 with 19.1 points allowed per game.

Overall, both defenses rank within the top three in their respective conferences as the Cardinal proved to be the No. 1 overall defense in the Pac-12 on the heels of their No. 1 rushing defense as well.

Stanford’s defense only allows an average of 87.7 yards per game which will prove to be a tough test for a Wisconsin team that relies on it’s three-headed rushing attack in senior Montee Ball, junior James White and sophomore Melvin Gordon.

The three running backs carried the Badgers through

the Big Ten title game, combining for a total of eight rushing touchdowns out of UW’s 10 scores in the matchup — White also threw for a touchdown.

But Wisconsin also has a solid defense — No. 3 in the Big Ten — that is a little more balanced than Stanford’s (its pass defense gives up an average of 251.5 yards per game). The Badgers rush defense has allowed 124.5 yards per game as the strengthened secondary allowed 196.5 yards per game.

For the Badgers, a key may be whether they can continue to effectively move the ball with their imposing run game. Since quarterback Curt Phillips stepped into

the starting role, he has only completed 36 of 65 attempts — 55.4 percent — for 457 yards and four touchdowns, making the run game key to keeping the pressure off the fifth-year senior.

While Phillips is the third quarterback UW has started this season, Stanford has undergone it’s own quarterback carousel, until it finally landed on freshman Kevin Hogan — also the third quarterback to play for his respective team this year.

Hogan has seen action in nine games this season, starting four of them. Over that time, he has completed 97 of 133 passing attempts for 973 yards and nine touchdowns.

Stanford may not be a traditional Big Ten powerhouse, but it certainly has that feel going up against Wisconsin. For Barry and the Badgers, Alvarez just wants to give his team the best chance to have success, especially in light of the recent coaching changes.

“My other main objective is to make sure that our student-athletes, specifically our seniors playing in their final game as Badgers, have a tremendous experience in the Rose Bowl,” Alvarez said in a statement regarding Bielema’s departure, prior to announcing he would coach the team. “We will do everything within our power to make that happen.”

Next stop: Pasadena

Andy Fate The Badger Herald

Kelsey Fenton The Badger Herald

Senior running back Montee Ball, joined here by several members of his offensive line, earned MVP honors after running for 202 yards. Ball launches himself into the end zone from the 4-yard line for one of his three scores in the Badgers 70-31 victory over the Huskers.

Kelsey Fenton The Badger Herald

Andy Fate The Badger Herald

Wisconsin will land in Pasadena as the first five-loss team in Rose Bowl history as NCAA sanctions helped them earn a third-straight Big Ten title. Middle linebacker Chris Borland, who finished the game with a team-high 13 tackles, shares a hug with co-defensive coordinator Chris Ash.

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The Badger Herald | Arts | Thursday, December 6, 2012

The Badger Herald | Arts | Thursday, December 6, 2012

Madison officials combat homelessness From banning panhandlers downtown to providing a new daytime warming shelter this winter, the city of Madison has been busy this semester combating the problems homelessness brings into the city.

Madison’s City Council passed an ordinance to completely ban panhandling in the downtown area in midSeptember. Two months later, city officials are calling the ordinance a success.

The ordinance received some backlash from the American

Civil Liberties Union, who said it is unconstitutional and bans a form of speech. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the city is confident the ordinance is legal and constitutional.

The city also announced a proposal in September to place discontinued parking meters on State Street as a place for donation in hopes to fill in the monetary gap that banning panhandlers created.

In an effort to keep the homeless safe as the weather gets colder, in late September, Dane County planned to

partner with Porchlight and Domestic Abuse Intervention Services to create a daytime center to provide the homeless with warmth. The center eventually opened its doors Nov. 26 and will stay open until the end of March 2013 on East Washington Avenue.

The county currently spends $1.5 million on homelessness.

The center will have social workers on staff from Porchlight to help the homeless find employment or housing and will provide computers for them to fill out job and housing

applications.

This decision sparked some criticism from Mayor Paul Soglin and nearby businesses.

Soglin said there are better locations for the shelter, and he added opening new shelters does not address the substance abuse and mental illness problems that many homeless people face. Overall, he said, the city is in support of the shelter.

In the Dane County capital budget, $600,000 was set aside to buy a property for a permanent day resource center in the downtown area.

THe badger Herald Presents City contests overture funds Funding for the Overture Center was the hot-button issue in Madison’s 2013 city operating budget, but it was not a new story — debate over the amount of funding the center would receive has faced controversy since it was opened in 2004.

Madison Mayor Paul Soglin proposed to cut $1 million from the Center’s 2012 funding of $1.85 million. He cited foggy financial records for hesitancy in funding, noting the whereabouts of the center’s subsidy is unknown.

According to Soglin, the Center’s executives have seen

their salaries double in the last two years.

By allocating more to the Madison Police Department in order to promote police, fire and safety, Soglin said he focused on resident safety instead.

However, City Council members were adamant on increasing the center’s funding. Fourteen council members under the leadership of President Pro Tempore Chris Schmidt and Council President Shiva Bidar-Sielaff proposed allocating $1.75 million, $900,000 more than Soglin’s

initial proposal.

“For me, this is personal, and [I’m] very familiar with what an asset [the Overture Center] is to the downtown [area],” Ald. Mike Verveer, District 8, said.

Less than a week after the council’s proposal, Soglin showed reluctant support by raising his funding by $500,000.

The City Council passed the $267.1 million 2013 operating budget Nov. 15, with a total of $1.75 million allocated to the Overture Center. Soglin did not veto the budget, signing off on the budget the next day.

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Semester That Was FALL 2o12

university redesigns human resources plan On Monday, the University of Wisconsin’s Faculty Senate voted to accept the University Council’s proposal for the Human Resources Design plan. Their approval allows the redesign plan to move forward to other governing bodies, including the Board of Regents.

The redesign process with the new HR Design plan will address human resource issues of compensation, hierarchy, categorization and diversity at UW. The university was granted the right to submit a new plan following changes in the state budget that allow for greater flexibility on behalf of the campus.

The Faculty Senate had originally voted to postpone the motion to accept the HR Design plan in its November meeting.

The body decided to withhold its decision on the plan, citing concerns with the lack of detail for a variety of issues present in the proposal.

In the month leading up to

Katie Gaab The Badger Herald Design

sTATE TAKES CENTER STAGE IN CONTENTIOUS ELECTIONS Wisconsin became one of several crucial states to watch this election cycle, with a highly contested Senate race and both presidential campaigns focusing many of their efforts in the state.

Voters were aware of the state’s importance, as a record number of Wisconsin voters went to the polls this fall.

The recall elections turned Wisconsin into a testing ground for the state’s parties, who knew they would likely need the state’s 10 electoral votes in 2012 in order to get their candidate to the White House.

The state’s importance held up throughout the election cycle. President Barack Obama, who was reelected and won the state 53 to 46 percent, made various stops in Wisconsin, including

one in Milwaukee the weekend before the election. Two of his stops were in Madison, one of which took place on campus at Bascom Mall, where 30,000 students and community members participated.

Obama’s opponent, former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., picked a Wisconsin Congressman as his running mate — the influential budget wonk Rep. Paul Ryan.

Along with a couple of visits from Romney, his running mate made stops across the state and referred to his Wisconsin roots often in speeches elsewhere.

In the Senate race, longtime Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, won 54.1 percent to 45.9 percent against former Gov. Tommy Thompson.

The race was among the highest in spending

in Senate races and an overwhelming amount of the advertising in it was negative.

Thompson faced a close primary challenge from businessman Eric Hovde, and many thought the race pushed Thompson too far to the right. After much spending and a heated primary race, Thompson prevailed.

By that time, however, Baldwin’s popularity was increasing, and she led in most polls until Election Day. With her election, she will become the first openly gay Senator in the nation’s history.

Republicans fared much better in the state Legislature races. They held their large majority in the Assembly, where they will have a 6039 majority when the next legislative session begins.

the organization’s December meeting, changes were made to the plan regarding balance and compensation, shared governance and training.

In a meeting earlier this week, the Faculty Senate also voted against an amendment proposed

by Noah Feinstein, UW assistant professor of community and environmental sociology, which addressed problems with shared governance and the role of the faculty in decision power.

Interim Chancellor David Ward addressed shared governance concerns at the last meeting.

Ward said he hoped to have the trust of the Faculty Senate in their judgment and would wish that issues of content would be discussed and others like governance would be handled separately.

If the HR Design plan is approved by the Board of Regents, it will move forward to planning and will be implemented starting July 1.

Chancellor hunt continues Members of the University of Wisconsin community began the search for the university’s next chancellor this semester in effort to find a replacement for Interim Chancellor David Ward

by July 2013.

The Chancellor Search and Screen Committee, representing a diverse array of faculty, community members and students, was formed in September, ultimately charged with the task to fill the vacancy.

The committee, which focused the majority

of the semester on receiving input from the community, got feedback through a series of public forums in addition to a meeting with Madison’s business community.

According to committee Chair David McDonald, the public forums and community feedback helped solidify and refine the attributes and characteristics wanted in the next chancellor.

In addition to the town halls and posting the vacancy on the UW website, the committee

also contracted a professional hiring firm, Storbeck/Pimentel, to ease the search and screen process.

The committee, which reached a turning point in the search and screen process toward the end of the semester, has an application deadline of Dec. 21 for all prospective chancellors.

Five potential applicants must be suggested to Ward by February for review and will then be presented and approved by the UW System Board of Regents.

wisconsin courts take on political controversies Several contentious court cases played out over the last several months, including two that struck down Wisconsin laws and one that characterized the John Doe investigation into the governor’s former staffers.

The voter ID law had been struck down by two circuit courts already, a move that the Attorney General appealed. In September, the Supreme Court declined to take up the voter ID cases until after the November elections, but legislators

predict it will continue to be considered an important issue in the coming legislative session.

Many have opposed the voter ID law on the grounds that it suppresses voters, particularly students and low-income citizens.

In a major decision this September, Dane County Circuit Court Judge Juan Colas struck down the law that limited collective bargaining for public employees in 2010. His ruling only applied to local

government and school district employees, not state employees, and he chose not to stay it in mid-October.

As of last week, the John Doe investigation is still open, according to the judge who has been presiding over the investigation. The investigation has charged six people, four of them who were part of Gov. Scott Walker’s staff during his time as Milwaukee County Executive.

Walker has not yet been charged with anything.

However, he held regular meetings with county staffers and those running his 2010 governor’s campaign, which a prosecutor revealed in late November.

Walker’s deputy chief of staff in his county office, Tim Russell, pleaded guilty to charges Nov. 29 after agreeing to a plea deal earlier that week. He was charged with embezzlement of more than $20,000 from a veteran’s organization that he was in charge of at the time.

In October, another one of Walker’s former aides, Kelly Rindfleisch, was sentenced to six months in jail for campaigning while on county time.

Two other aides will be sentenced next year, and a campaign donor was put on probation for two years. The trial for Russell’s domestic partner, whose unrelated child enticement charge was allegedly uncovered during the investigation, begins in January.

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The Badger Herald | Sports | Thursday, December 6, 2012

Bielema explains why he left for Arkansas Ian McCue Sports Editor Less than four days removed from winning a third-straight Big Ten title with Wisconsin, Bret Bielema sported a tie with a slightly darker shade of red as the University of Arkansas officially introduced him as its new head coach Wednesday afternoon.

Standing in front of a podium emblazoned with the Razorbacks logo, Bielema said he had wanted to coach in the SEC for several years and reflected on his seven-year tenure as Wisconsin’s head coach.

“We’d done some really good things, I’d gone to two-straight Rose bowls, knew we went into that Nebraska game with a chance to go to a third,” Bielema said. “The way our team played, it really just gave me a great satisfaction that they’ve got a pretty good team going back there.

“Just felt like it was time for me to try and spread my wings and fly a little bit further.”

The former UW head coach thanked Athletic Director and mentor Barry Alvarez for offering him his first big break in coaching before letting a critical detail slide: that Alvarez — who has come away victorious in all three of his trips to Pasadena — will coach the team in the Rose Bowl.

“Whoever Coach Alvarez picks [as the next coach] is going to be phenomenal, I think he’s actually coaching their bowl game,” he said. “I just heard that before I came here which would be awesome. They might finally win one, everyone always tells me he won three and I lost two.”

The Razorbacks’ new coach said he has not hired any assistants yet and will individually sit down with anyone from the previous staff to give them an opportunity to

hold onto their job. He added that he has a “short list” of about six candidates to take over for former Arkansas’ former offensive coordinator Paul Petrino, who recently departed to take the head coaching job at Idaho.

“They might finally win one, everyone always tells me [Alvarez] won three and I lost two.”

Bret Bielema Former UW head coach

One of the biggest questions surrounding Bielema’s move was his ability to recruit the fertile but highly competitive recruiting grounds of the Southeast. He noted that he signed more than 50 recruits from Florida in charge of a Big Ten program and will utilize his

connections in that state and Texas as he moves into the conference.

“We will recruit uncommon men here that are held to higher standards,” he said. “I don’t want people to be normal, I want them to be uncommon. I want them to be the standard that’s been set in the world of college football on and off the field.”

News broke that Bielema was headed for Fayetteville around 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, but he said he starting talking to Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long about the vacant job Sunday morning after the Big Ten title game. He then met with Long and Smith Monday in New York City before thinking over the opportunity and returning to Madison.

The 32nd coach in Arkansas history signed a six-year deal that will pay him $3.2 million per year — with another potential $700,000 in performance and academic-based

bonuses, according to a report from the Arkansas News. His new contract is a significant boost from his $2.6 million base salary at UW. In addition to the salary bump, Bielema noted the extra funds for assistant coaches and newer, stateof-the-art facilities at Arkansas played a role in what he called a “very difficult decision” to bolt from Madison.

“As soon as we won [the Big Ten championship], I had three coaches come to me the day after the game, they had been contacted by other schools and were talking money that I can’t bring them at Wisconsin,” he said. “Wisconsin isn’t wired to do that at this point, and I just felt for me and for my future and my wife and what I wanted to accomplish in the world of college football, I needed to have that ability to do that.”

Bielema takes over a Razorbacks program coming off a 4-8 season

following a season marred by a scandal involving former head coach Bobby Petrino. Before an ill-fated motorcycle accident that revealed an inappropriate relationship between Petrino and an Arkansas football assistant, he led the team to a 10-2 record that concluded with a Cotton Bowl victory over Kansas State in 2011.

Despite a No. 10 preseason ranking, things quickly turned sour after John L. Smith stepped in as interim head coach, as Arkansas suffered a shocking 34-31 week two overtime loss to LouisianaMonroe.

The new coach admitted that there is plenty of work to do in Fayetteville.

“Right now we’re going to embrace being the underdog,” Bielema said.

“We’re going to throw our arms around it, we’re going to kiss it and make it feel good. We can’t accept it, but we’re going to move forward and understand where we’re at.”

Behind the girth: @BeingBielema Parody Twitter account offers exclusive Q&A as head coach leaves for new job in Arkansas Chances are, if you have an account on Twitter, you are now following @ BeingBielema, the satirical account of what life must be like for the new head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks.

With the recent coach’s departure from Madison, the account has gained more 1,000 new followers in the last 48 hours and is gradually gaining steam in the SEC. We caught up with the man, the myth and the legend for a little Q&A. Badger Herald: You were raised on a hog farm in Prophetsville, Ill. Did that make the job at Arkansas a natural choice, because you’ve had so much experience with pigs?

Being Bielema: I must admit that did play into my decision. I grew up on a pig farm & my new team has a pig for a mascot. Seemed like some serious mojo going on there. That type of karmic activity is hard to deny. Now I just need to figure out what a razor back is.

BH: Have you ever encountered legal issues between UW Athletics for the use of this account?

BB: Nope! I think satire is legal.

BH: What do you look forward to doing once you move to campus?

BB: Cashing that first check & heading back to AQ Chicken for some more chicken fried steak. Oh, and meeting the team, that’ll be a great honor for them, I’m sure.

BH: How hard of a decision was this to make?

BB: Pretty hard. Madtown is a magical place full of high alcohol content beer, sausages & smoking hot

KORGER, from 18 the year to Oregon State.

Bielema fires offensive coach Mike Markuson the next day.

Hold on, I’m not done.

Wisconsin benches its starting quarterback Danny O’Brien in the second half of the Utah State game. The Badgers collapse in the second half against Nebraska. O’Brien is subbed in for the game’s final drive over starter Joel Stave. A misread by O’Brien results in a botched handoff to Ball on a fourth-and-1, ending the game in a loss for UW. The Badgers lose Stave for the season to a broken collarbone in an overtime loss to Michigan State.

And I’m still not done.

Fifth-year senior Curt Phillips, who has never started a game in his career, is named the starting quarterback against Indiana. The Badgers lose

babes. In the end, I couldn’t turn down Arkansas though, the school is just too prestigious. It is considered to be the Harvard of NW Arkansas.

BH: Favorite memory of Madison?

BB: Easiest question ever — every damn day!

Seriously, I’m the inverse of that guy from Office Space.

Every day you saw me in Madison was better than the last. So every time you saw me, it was best day of my life.

BH: What coach do you look forward the most to facing in the SEC? BB: Probably Lester Piles (actually Les Miles, I made a joke there). He’s the worst game day coach I’ve ever seen. Plus the asshole eats grass? What the hell is up with that? I eat poon.

I’m a real tactician (on the field and in the bed) & will dissect his game.

It’s gonna be a blast. If I’m being honest, I wish that Joker guy was still in the league. Coolest name I’ve ever heard. Maybe I can offer him a job as party coordinator.

BH: Favorite bathroom at UW? BB: Handicapped stall at the complex. I put an out of order sign on it so no one else ever uses it. Here is the genius part, I take the sign off when I go in there & place it on the stall next to me. I’m always assured to have my privacy that way. I’ve got a Scentsy pot in there, all of my favorite reading materials like OUI magazine & TP with aloe.

I could stay in there for hours.

BH: I noticed you were wearing a white pullover

to Ohio State and Penn State. The Badgers destroy Nebraska in the B1G Championship game.

And, to top it all off, the head coach leaves the program for the Arkansas job just three days after what may have very well been the most impressive win of his career.

That’s more storylines than some programs have in five seasons, let alone one. So maybe that’s why, if there was any season Wisconsin would lose its head coach, it was going to be 2012.

One thing is for sure: Few people truly know all of the reasons Bielema left. Maybe it was money, maybe it was the pressure of living in Athletic Director Barry Alvarez’s shadow or the criticism he endured during Wisconsin’s struggles throughout 2012.

But it doesn’t matter. As of now, his departure is ancient history, because the

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Bret Bielema is headed to head coach the Arkansas Razorbacks, which means popular parody Twitter account @BeingBielema will be joining the Razorback faithful in Fayetteville. on Saturday for the B1G championship game. Why? BB: Oh I think you know.

“Accidental” nipple show.

You’re welcome by the way.

BH: What size sweatpants are you at this year?

BB: Triple XL. My lady said it’s because the Bieledong just keeps getting bigger.

BH: Most food you’ve ever ate in one sitting?

BB: I can recall two times getting a bit weird with food. The first, I went to the Jade Garden with some of

big question still remains: How will this Wisconsin team respond?

This is still the same group that had the character, talent and tenacity to win an unprecedented third trip to the Rose Bowl and beat the then-No. 12 team in the country 70-31 this past Saturday. And this is still the same team that found a way to overcome all the hiccups, shortcomings and inconsistencies that could have sent them to Jacksonville rather than Pasadena.

And with the announcement that Alvarez will coach in the Rose Bowl all but official, fans and players should take solace alike in knowing that there will be no drop off in the competitiveness of the team and its chance of winning its bowl game on New Year’s Day. After all, the guy won three Rose Bowls and

the O-line. They challenged me to eat 40 crab rangoon.

I ate 56. Later that day, I went out to eat at Perkins with some of the coaches. I was telling the story about it to them and they didn’t believe this marvelous feat. Chryst (that’s before that asshat traitor left) especially didn’t believe me. That evening we were in the office, he had about a dozen each of ketchup, mustard, and mayo packets on his desk so I ate them all. Later, I puked in the top drawer of his desk. Win/

served as Bielema’s mentor for the past seven years.

What player wouldn’t be excited to have an opportunity to play for the man who made Wisconsin football what it is?

In a way, it’s fitting that there was one more major surprise before the conclusion of 2012. But, if this team and Alvarez has anything to say about it, there will be just one more.

The program’s first win in Pasadena since 2000.

Nick is a fifth-year senior majoring in English and history. In addition to being a football beat writer for The Badger Herald, Nick also hosts “The Badger Herald Sports Hour” on 91.7 WSUM on Sunday’s from 4-5 p.m. and is a member of “The Student Section” on Mondays from 4-6 p.m. Catch Nick covering all things Rose Bowl for the Herald throughout winter break on www. badgerherald.com.

Win. BH: What are your thoughts on former coach Bobby Petrino? What about Jessica Dorrell? Plan on getting a motorcycle?

BB: Never heard of him.

Jessica is a wonderful young lady. We have had several conversations & she seems highly qualified to hold any number of positions on the staff at my new school. And shit yes, always wanted a Ninja!

BH: Do you even wear underpants?

BB: I do not. I have a

seamstress in Madtown that sews in a Bieledong pocket in all of my pants.

So I have to slide it in there.

It compensates for the Bieledong being flaccid and at full attention.

BH: How do these two female student bodies (of UW and Arkansas) compare?

BB: I’m going to put this simply…I’ve never met a woman I didn’t like.

BH: Who are you, really?

BB: The Amazing Bret Bielema, head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks.

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LARP: “GSSF, A TALE OF TWO THEATERS GTFO”

The latter part of 2012 was a rocky time for Madison in entertainment.

Entertainment venues, specifically.

For when in recent history has a business been so riddled with underhandedness, betrayal and mismanagement as the Orpheum under its previous owners?

Everything from damages to the theater to one co-owner keying another’s car to bar fights to piles of money being shifted around for profits played a role in this plot. The poor old building was an unfortunate bystander to its parents’ ugly divorce.

The theater’s liquor license was revoked this summer, an event that triggered the gradual exposure of the owners’ tumultuous backstory and, eventually, foreclosure. The historic theater’s future is still slightly murky, although Frank Productions has big plans to amp up the Orpheum’s offerings and one day own the building. The company, appointed

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In his quest to bring medieval fighting to the fore in student life, former Student Services Finance Committee chair Matt Manes succeeded in pulling Excalibur from the proverbial stone. In the case of this sword-related metaphor, we’re referring to his successful application to fund his live action role-playing club, also known as the Medieval Warriorcraft League.

Yes, for those of us interested in the medieval arts of sword fighting and legal wordsmithing, a wealth of services — from classes on warrior ethics to “How to Implode the GSSF Fund”— are available for students.

Hear, hear! Finally, this vital student service will be available to one and all.

But for all his apparent interest in valor and chivalry, Manes is more Machiavelli than King Arthur. While his love for LARPing may be genuine, his goals enveloped in the now infamous “golden clause” of his budget are less so.

Does he want to blast

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The Overture Center for the Arts became embroiled in budget controversy this fall. Mayor Paul Soglin wanted to cut the budget, but the City Council disagreed. to take over a managerial role, hopes to house a variety of shows that were dwindling the past few years. The theater once played host to vaudeville acts and black-and-white film, but Frank Productions has no plans to reinstate the building’s partial role as a State Street movie theater or restaurant.

By happenstance, another venue of note to reach the news within the past few months was the Orpheum’s neighbor: the Overture Center for the Arts. The

glass-walled building is far newer, but nonetheless a downtown gem that acts as a beacon for talent.

Unfortunately, it depends perhaps too much upon the attractiveness of its architecture and a carefullycrafted reputation in the region to draw in talent, something like a moth to a flame.

It certainly does not have the same necessity to seek out talent that, say, Frank Productions currently has.

In late October, Madison alders recognized the

venue’s potential in terms of tourism profits and a greater social good by providing community access to the arts. They showed their appreciation by restoring $900,000 of the $1 million that Mayor Paul Soglin intended to strike from the amount that the city bestowed upon the Overture in last year’s budget. The city gave Overture no conditions with this gift, but if we had to suggest two they would be a marketing overhaul and hiring of an imaginative talent-buyer.

apart the GSSF funding system from the inside out as his final hurrah?

Or does he merely wish to bequeath the venerable art form of LARPing upon the student body? His every move is as calculated as the princes of the Florentine Republic, so there’s no telling for

“A wealth of services — from classes on warrior ethics to ‘How to Implode the GSSF Fund’ — are available for students. ... Finally, this vital student service will be available to one and all.” sure.

The answer will only be known if Matt Manes releases a Joaquin Phoenix-esque documentary. Our suggested title — The Manes in the Medieval Mask.

NO KITTEN AROUND YES, WE DID Here at The Badger Herald, we like kitties.

Some of us are dog people, others are cat people, but we all can identify with one personality trait: We like science.

So we were not upset when People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an organization so committed to furry friends that it sometimes loses sight of people, waged a campaign against the University of Wisconsin’s animal research testing — specifically cochlear implants in a cat named

Double Trouble.

The photos were graphic and troubling, but so are a litany of scientific realities. We enjoy criticism of the University of Wisconsin’s sometimes tone-deaf administration, but UW handled the Double Trouble incident with intelligence and reason this time around.

Without the use of animal testing, we doubt society and this university would advance human innovation and health as much as it has to date. And while it’s reprehensible that

things can go wrong in experiments with animals, the scientists involved in the implants study acted within the realm of scientific testing ethics.

We hope the UW community’s experience with PETA this semester was a cautionary tale about the limits of scientific criticism.

Scientists can and have acted unethically, but this was not one of those cases.

We like science. We value life — including those of cats! But seriously, fuck PETA.

Even though our 2012 election endorsements were powerful, laurelworthy and heroic, The Badger Herald Editorial Board cannot take that much credit for the national and statewide Democratic victories.

Ever the tastemakers, our endorsement track record further cements the staggering and mindnumbing influence student editorial boards play in national politics.

These endorsements made us drunk with power. However, we realized the immense

civic responsibility that we owed the State of Wisconsin, nay, the United States of America.

So let’s review.

In the presidential

“These endorsements made us drunk with power.” election, we bravely endorsed President Barack Obama for a second term. For U.S. Senate, we reviewed the issue of health care, and

like the Justice herself, endorsed Tammy Baldwin.

As Baldwin’s successor in the U.S. Congress, we endorsed Mark Pocan.

Check, check and check.

We understood that we had to endorse the right candidate in each race, lest we give an inept politician the tide-turning momentum that would surely secure them a seat to govern. Any negative consequences would weigh on our conscience.

We deliberated and edited for hours, knowing the editorial burden we willingly bear.

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE ERWIN Three months ago, it was as if someone had sat down at a bar on the Capitol square, ordered a sarsaparilla, watched a tumbleweed mosey on by and remarked, “There’s a new sheriff in town.” At the end of August, Capitol Police Chief David Erwin replaced Charles Tubbs, who took a job with Dane County. With him, Erwin brought a new approach to controlling speech at the Capitol. Promising to crack down on protesters, Erwin did just that.

From arresting general protesters in the Capitol to issuing nearly 60 citations to the Solidarity Singers, Erwin certainly has made good on his

threat.

The problem with that, of course, is that Wisconsin’s Capitol building is considered a public forum, where citizens have a right to speak freely, within reason. And while, yes, there are some annoying incessant ragtag protesters that delegitimize the antiWalker movement, they don’t warrant an overall crackdown on the others who are exercising their First Amendment rights in that same public forum.

The Capitol Police chief ’s favorite character from 1984 must have been O’Brien since he seems to have adopted the dogma that in addition

to war being peace, freedom being slavery and ignorance being strength, free speech is coerced silence.

It seems Erwin doesn’t see a distinction between a threat to the state and a Wisconsin citizen. We greatly respect his 11 years as a Marine, but he ought to realize being a public official requires a different mindset (kind of how you can’t run a state with the mindset of a business).

Erwin has made it clear there’s a new sheriff in the Capitol. While he may not be guarding stage coaches or having shootouts at high noon, he certainly has made his mark.

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In August, Capitol Police Chief David Erwin promised to crack down on protesters without permits. True to his words, he made this building his stomping grounds.

CHANGE WE DON’T BELIEVE IN We doubt that there’s ever been an easy semester to ask for spare change. Even so, this semester has been particularly hard on State Street panhandlers.

This fall, city officials banned panhandling on State Street and in the downtown area, citing concerns that aggressive panhandling was hurting local businesses and supporting drug and alcohol addiction. Many

regular State Street panhandlers, in particular those who frequent the 500 block, had extensive criminal histories. On State Street, panhandling was organized and orchestrated by a physically abusive ringleader.

The panhandling ban makes sense. It became clear that panhandling was a source of revenue for dubious characters on the 500 block, including 12

known felons, and that it was financially supporting drug abuse. Panhandling was doing more harm than good.

City officials and community members have called the ban a success.

Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said, “Everything is going very well, at least as far as business owners and others in the downtown area are concerned.”

Here’s the thing — the panhandling ban was justified. But the way city officials justified it makes it clear that more than anything else, this was a business decision. Moreover, while it was obvious that panhandling wasn’t doing a whole lot to help the homeless, after kicking panhandlers off State Street, the city still hasn’t figured out how to help them.

For a while, there was talk

of putting decommissioned parking meters on State to collect donations of spare change, which would go to non-profits committed to helping the homeless.

However, the meters’ potential to generate revenue was called into question, and the idea has yet to be implemented.

The idea of replacing panhandlers with parking meters is concerning; it seems to say, “The City of

Madison is committed to helping those in poverty — as long as they stay out of sight.”

We are glad that felons are no longer free to heckle passersby on the 500 block of State. But it is quite possible that the ban has had a negative impact on honest homeless people who panhandled peacefully on State, and so far, nothing has been done to compensate for this.

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ur long, luxurious month of break is nearly upon us, but without homework and class to skip, what will we do? At ArtsEtc., we have some ideas. Whether you’re sticking around Madison or venturing off to wherever you call home, there’s plenty to keep you occupied this break, even if you’re only occupying the couch.

Stuck in Madison for exams, but want to get into the holiday spirit? We’ve got you covered. First pop over to Kilwin’s (208 State St.) for their ridiculously good hot chocolate. No powder involved, they melt real chocolate into your cup for a delicious drink that is probably real bad for you.

To work off those calories, bike around Lake Monona to Olin-Turville Park (1101 Olin-Turville Court) to see the famed lights (or drive … it will be night). A trip through the park is an electric stroll through a winter wonderland, snow optional. If you’d rather be in than out, The High Noon Saloon is bringing a cookie exchange and Christmas album performance from The August Teens Dec. 15. All you need is $5 and a plate full of cookies to celebrate the end of classes in good spirits.

Being home for break is the perfect time to catch up on new releases. In the music world, Green Day will drop Tre! and Bruno Mars will be releasing Unorthodox Jukebox Dec. 11, Rammstein will unleash Mein Herz Brennt Dec. 18 and A$AP Rocky will deliver LongLiveA$AP Jan. 15.

If movies are more your thing, Quentin Tarantino’s long awaited return to the screen comes in the form of a Christmas Day opening of “Django Unchained,” while Lord of The Ring fans get the first installment of “The Hobbit” Dec. 14. For the horror lovers out there, Texas Chainsaw 3D hits theaters Jan. 4. In the video games realm, Hawken comes out Dec. 12 and DmC: Devil May Cry hits shelves Jan. 15.

With the big night falling on a Monday this year, venues are planning a long weekend of excitement. If you’re sticking around here, The Orpheum is reopening with a bash on NYE itself with local talent Hometown Sweethearts headlining. The Majestic is countering with its Decadance NYE party with Nick Nice and bars like Merchant and The Essen Haus are also throwing New Year’s parties Monday night.

If Chicago is more your scene, Porter Robinson is taking over The Congress Dec. 30-31. Navy Pier is hosting a fancy, boozy New Year’s Eve night at The Crystal Gardens for those 21 and up who want to be seen, and Big Gigantic will bring his sax/synth the same night to The Aragon.

For the Minnesotans, International Market Square is hosting the swanky IMAGINE New Year’s Eve event for those who like champagne and getting dolled up while the Skyway Theater will be home to Infrasound 3D Dec. 30 -31 for those who like to get down and dubby. For something a little more sexy, Epic Event Center is throwing Midnight in Morocco, complete with drinks, dancing and a fashion show.

By now, Madison should have had the required 2-4 weeks of below-freezing temps, so you can hop on the bus and make your way to Tenney Park (1330 Sherman Ave.) to ice skate. If you’d prefer to sled, Olbrich Park (3527 Atwood Ave.) is a good spot. If you’d rather hit the slopes, Hoofer’s Ski and Snowboard offers both weekend and weekday trips out to Tyrol Basin and Devil’s Head. And if you need more ideas to get you through the beginning of semester blues, just pick up a copy of your Herald and get going.

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The Badger Herald | Opinion | Thursday, December 6, 2012

FROM THE DESK OF THE EDITOR

That’s just, like, your opinion

It’s not goodbye, it’s see you later

At the beginning of this semester, I welcomed readers to our newspaper with a message previous Badger Herald editors never would have imagined writing: “This might be the last point in our lives in which we have the privilege of either working for or reading a traditional newspaper without paying obscene sums for the novelty.”

Although I anticipated a change in the way the Herald approaches its publication model, I never believed that our staff’s desire to

change and adjust would come so early in the year.

This has been a semester of unprecedented upheaval at the Herald, and a resilient staff and base of readers faithfully committed to student journalism and the Herald’s unique role in the community are the main reasons for this positive upheaval.

For the last month, one of my main roles at the Herald has been to act as a spokesperson for the paper after our decision to cut Friday printing in favor of online-only production on Friday. I mostly find myself repeating answers to the same questions. Is print dead? Is the Herald dying?

No and no. This newspaper will continue to serve an important role in the community, and we’ve responsibly charged a task force of current, recent and seasoned alumni to advise us on how to step into a new age for college journalism.

Eighty miles east of here,

will walk into our freezing office and do the business of putting together a newspaper.

We will continue to do the business of improving our online product so the future classes of University of Wisconsin students native to the web can be confident that we still provide the most relevant and meaningful news about their lives.

And we will continue to do this throughout the semester with a realization that this is a unique and thankful moment in our lives. This organization has changed the lives of hundreds of student journalists since its inception in 1969 and will continue to do so for long in the future.

And if you’re excited as I am about where we are headed for the next several years, I encourage you to visit our office next semester and become part of the Herald family. With the appropriate dedication to learning, you will never experience anything like it again in your life.

another student newspaper hastily and pessimistically announced the killing of its print edition last week.

That’s not how we will make our changes. We will do them responsibly, with an understanding that what our readers want and what our employees need takes precedence over an emotional attachment to a print product.

For now, our print edition isn’t going anywhere, and I’m happy about it. This semester, we produced some of the best papers recent memory, including our Election Day issue and yesterday’s edition about Bret Bielema’s departure.

Our management team next semester, which includes Katherine Krueger at managing editor and Pam Selman continuing in her role as editor-at-large, are incredibly equipped and talented editors who will maintain this tradition.

Next semester, a new staff of capable student journalists

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In my younger and more vulnerable years, my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. He said “Rule number one of the opinion section: Don’t talk about the opinion section.”

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be an editor.

And every day for the past two semesters, I’ve come in to the Herald office, sat down and thought, “This is my desk. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

It really ties the office together.”

When I got here, I remember reflecting on the then-state of the opinion section and saying to myself, “What is this, a section for ants? We’re gonna need a bigger section.” I had a dream of a page where opinions were judged not by the number of citations, but by the substance of the content.

And if anyone wanted to stand in my way, they’d get a healthy dose of double birds.

I’ve seen writers make arguments you can’t refuse. I’ve seen writers go ahead and make my page. But I’ve also had columnists that made me bemoan, “Citations, citations, my kingdom for citations!” I’ve had to remind others that the rules are all we’ve got. From going through both the best of pieces

Operating on the same principles The time has come for me to bid farewell to my loyal readers.

That means you, mom!

And you, anonymous Tea Party commenters! While I can’t say I’ve enjoyed every comment you’ve left me, I can assure you they’ve strengthened my inner eye muscles as the result of the constant eye-rolls they have induced.

But alas, the intent of this column is not to air grievances.

As someone relatively new to the opinion department, I can say that honing in on my analytical skills was a rocky journey at times. I often found myself wondering, what do I really care about? My area of expertise, as my advisors tell me, is the Middle East — but fundamentally, the issues I always find myself drawn to are those of the Davids of the world against the Goliaths.

I recently found the MySpace profile I had circa seventh grade. Here, I’m

quoting myself directly from this Internet time capsule of my former self. Under my “Heroes” section, I so eloquently stated, “i [sic] look up to people who defy stoopid [sic] governments, like that guy from Hotel Rwanda. pretty much ne [sic] one who stands up to the face of evil is my hero. :) [sic]” Cue incessant laughter.

I’m laughing too, in case you thought I take myself as seriously as my official Herald photo. What is funnier is I still operate roughly along those principles — although, I have since banned emoticons from my Internet personality.

There are a number of evils in my world, from my ghastly spelling that should’ve prompted government intervention to the guilt I face as my homeland, Pakistan, rips at the seams. I grapple with what I perceive to be evil through my writing, whether

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so that I can comprehend the events that unfold around me.

If you Internet trollers wish to follow me as I enter the real world, I look forward to your barrage of comments.

Either way, thanks for hanging out with me for this part of the journey.

in the Herald or elsewhere.

Like my MySpace page, my contributions to the Herald will remain as a digital time capsule.

I’m sure years from now I’ll cringe at some of the ideas I believed in, much in the same way I cringe at my MySpace.

I doubt you’ll see me working for the Koch Brothers or joining the American Israel Public Affairs Committee anytime soon, but writing will likely be a part of my life for the foreseeable future — almost as a selfish practice

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Meher Ahamad (mahmad@ badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in international studies and Middle Eastern studies.

and worst of pieces, I’ve learned an important lesson: One does not simply write a Begunian opinion column.

In my time, several readers have capitalized on our “hey, you just read my column and this is crazy, but my email’s in the byline so email me maybe” policy. Other trolls have commented comments within comments within comments, but those rarely went deep enough.

The section has undergone necessary growth — some weeks our views have even reached more than 9,000. I don’t always reflect on my time here, but when I do, I see we’ve got 99 problems, but having a solid page ain’t one.

However, with this great power came great responsibility. And what I’ve learned from that responsibility is this: To thine own opinions be true. I did my best not to ask what the opinion section could do for me, but rather what I could do for it. As long as you don’t stop believin’, the opinion section will never give you up or let you down.

So it bros in the place where there’s no time to funk around. #YOLO Reginald Young (ryoung@badgerherald. com) is a senior majoring in fjord goat-raising and Photoshop.

Because the badger’s name is Harold, silly Like a study abroad trip to Europe, my Badger Herald experience has taken me many places in very little time. Not physical places, unless one counts a few expense-paid excursions to California or the occasional venture up to the Herald roof, but rather journeys of the intellectual sort. And, much like college students gallivanting across Germany, France, Spain, Prague and Italy, I gravitated toward those who spoke my own language: AP Style.

Throughout these three years, I have formed close bonds with those around me as we trekked together through unknown and, at times, frightening territory.

After such a great trip, I’m not sure if I’m quite ready to board that return flight home.

Of course, I am looking

forward to graduation — the feeling of accomplishment from having earned a degree, a non-nocturnal sleep schedule, regular meals and exercise, maybe reading a book. And now that I no longer work at the Herald, spending every waking hour in the office, my roommates and other friends may begin to remember what I look like. Speaking of the office, this dilapidated, squirrelinfested, trash-littered Petri dish for infectious diseases is one thing I will not miss.

But in many ways, the Herald has defined me as a person. In seven semesters, I have written more than 100 articles for The Badger Herald and edited countless more.

I learned from the Arts section that you have to review a few Slash and Susan

Boyle albums before you can interview Arlo Guthrie and Natalie Portman, a lesson in optimism and work ethic that I have been able to apply to many other aspects of life.

When I was fortunate enough to be appointed to Associate Copy Chief my junior year, I quickly saw myself becoming persnickety about oxford commas, hyphenation and other tedious aspects of AP Style. While having a stick up one’s butt is frowned upon in most social circles, at the Herald, such a talent is akin to being the only one who can read a map when the tour group is stranded on a train platform in Bologna.

As an at-large member of the Editorial Board this semester, I have begun to figure out how to channel

my own voice when discussing politics, ethics and legislative matters.

Articulating a relevant opinion in written prose is no easy feat, though, to my surprise, I have found that readers will give a writer far more shit for calling out Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitism in an Arts column than a well thought out piece on higher ed policies for the Opinion section. Muppets fans have also proved to be a tough crowd.

During my tenure as an employee of The Badger Herald (and brief stint as an Arts Editor Emeritus), I have witnessed my fair share of excitement, horror and scandal. I slept in the Capitol building during the collective bargaining protests, traveled to the second of three consecutive Rose Bowls and recently saw

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the paper shift from a daily to a four-day print edition with an emphasis on online media.

Looking back, it amazes me that my GPA stayed intact, that I got any work done at all. For it was not the month spent in Florence, Italy, that got me

hooked on espresso and red wine. That, and much more, I owe to The Badger Herald.

Sarah Witman (switman@ badgerherald.com) is a soon-tobe graduate in journalism with a certificate in environmental studies.

Fitzgerald mistaken to try to polarize GAB Jared Mehre Columnist Incoming Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald is hoping to change the way in which the members of the Government Accountability Board are chosen. GAB is in charge with overseeing Wisconsin’s elections, specifically in the areas of campaign finance, elections, ethics and lobbying laws.

Currently, the GAB members are six former judges who are chosen by four Wisconsin Appeals

Court judges, who are then appointed by the governor and who are finally confirmed by the Wisconsin State Senate. To quote the GAB’s official website,“Both the Board and its staff must be non-partisan.”

The Wisconsin GAB has been revered as an impartial judicial model for the nation by the authority on election law and Ohio State Law Professor, Daniel Tokaji. In his commentary entitled “The Persistence of Partisan Administration,” Tokaji stated that “the best American model is Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board, which consists of retired judges selected in a way that is designed to promote impartiality.”

Fitzgerald wishes to now change the way that

members of the GAB are chosen. He favors taking the retired judges off of the GAB and replacing them with what Fitzgerald calls “Political Appointees.”

This is an affront to one of the most judicious organizations in Wisconsin politics. The criticism of GAB stems mostly from the recall elections that took place over the past two years.

Both Democrats and Republicans have their own personal reasons for disliking GAB. Democrats are upset at GAB for the amount of time it took to review the petitions for the recalls and then to officially declare them. Republicans were frustrated with the board for not scrutinizing the verification of signatures on recall petitions more.

In the end, both Democrats and Republicans are upset with GAB for reasons with which the opposite side of the political spectrum is pleased.

Democrats are upset that the GAB took the time to verify and check the legality of the signatures placed on the petitions for the recall, which Republicans were pleased with. While Republicans were upset that the recalls were even allowed to happen, which Democrats were pleased with.

A change in the process of selection for the members of GAB will once again dramatically change the way in which Wisconsin elections are regulated. In 2010, control of both the Legislature chambers and gubernatorial seat were won

by Republicans, which ended

any possible chance of the minority voice being heard.

And once again, this will be the case in January 2013.

Fitzgerald’s actions are a power grab to try and eliminate the few remaining non-partisan institutions left in Wisconsin politics. GAB successfully did its job during the recall elections. This is clearly evident by the fact that both Democrats and Republicans are upset with the board for contradicting reasons.

The judicial organizations of our government are meant to remain impartial; it is for this reason that the Supreme Court Justices are chosen for life. And yes, no institution is going to be perfect, but the fewer partisan politics involved in our judicial processes the better.

The GAB selection process remains to be a model for the national when it comes to non-partisan politics.

However, Fitzgerald wants to destroy this non-partisan entity which he voted to create. In Wisconsin, we have seen what an unchecked super-majority can do in the world of politics.

Now that Republicans will once again have control of both legislative chambers and the gubernatorial seat, they are already up to creating new legislation to disenfranchise the political minority, and the 101st session of the Wisconsin State Legislature has not even begun.

Jared Mehre (mehre@wisc. edu) is a sophomore majoring in political science.

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SC to supermodels. Supermodels are beautiful girls... A beautiful girl can make you dizzy, like you’ve been drinking Jack and Coke all morning. She can make you feel high full of the single greatest commodity known to man - promise. Promise of a better day. Promise of a greater hope. Promise of a new tomorrow.

SC to Lindsay-The most beautiful person on the field yesterday. DSO to the fact that your legs must be tired because you’ve been running through my mind all night. Will you be my girlfriend?

SC to the guy walking in front of me today.

You smelled amazing!

Please do it again sometime. ASO to you walking too fast and getting far enough away that I could no longer

smell you.

SC to the hottie on the exercise bike at the shell Friday afternoon, normally don’t say but are those space pants you were wearin cuz your ass is out of this world! Hahah See ya ya after Thanksgiving break? ;) SC to the super sexy Biochem 501 TA. You are the reason I go to review sessions. I have never thought of eyebrow piercings as a sexy thing for a guy until you came along.

Please hold a review session for finals, because I WILL be there.

SC to the lesbian in my Art History discussion.

I have a pretty legitimate girl-crush on your personality, the only problem is that i’m completely straight.

ASO to you not having a penis, even though that’s not really your fault. Continue to be awesome pls SC to I: You are so short, and a beautiful chocolate brown, I only wish I didn’t have a girlfriend so we could see where a relationship would head... D. SC to Lisa who is so fine like a very fine wine. DSO to wine SC to Kevin!!! Met you last year in English and have another Eng-

lish class together!

You are an amazing guy and I feel weird saying this SC to the guy I almost ran into in the Grand Central stairwell. We both jumped and it was really funny. Same time tomorrow? My roommates and I are looking for awesome guy friends.

ASO to not knowing anyone on 2nd floor.

SC to Jon C. I’ve had the biggest crush on you since Bio 151 last fall, and we never got to hit it off. I hate that every time I pass you on campus, I’m either with someone or on the phone. One of these times, I’m gonna stop you and ask you out.

Consider this your fair warning.

SC to the incredibly attractive man in the Stats Tutorial Lab today. Your eyes locked me in for our discussion on odds ratio confidence intervals and seeing you smile when we figured it out makes me want to do stats all day. But what are the odds I’ll see you next week?

2nd chance to Bridgett.

Girl, you’re so fine!

Everytime I see your ass in those yoga pants I get sprung. ASO to the two guys you’re always flirting with in lab...stop aiming so high and go for the win

SC to Tom. I want to climb you like a tree ;) SC to JH in Fundamentally Sound. You are gorgeous and so is your voice. Want to make your solo act a duet with a cute Badger girl? ;) SC to the hotty with glasses I just made eye contact with on Bascom.

WHERE DO I KNOW YOU FROM!?!? Signed, the girl in the navy trench coat SC to Erin who stole my jenga piece in Indy.. I would like it back but more importantly would like to see your cute butt again. -b SC to the JSM employee handing out school supplies, candy, etc. dressed in festive costumes! Not sure what I appreciate more, the free stuff or the feeling of Christmas that you bring to this campus with your reindeer and snowmen suits ^_^ SC to the guy in the hot silver jacked up chevy that is parked by the heating plant construction... this girl is so in love!!

SC to Brogan’s! Some of the best nights I’ll never remember.

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

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

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SPORTS DECEMBER 6, 2012

what now?

What Bielema’s departure means for the Badgers

Gus McNair The Badger Herald Design

Nick Korger Sports Content Editor Last night, as I stared up at the ceiling from my bed around 3 a.m. with bloodshot eyes, there were a few thoughts that were rushing through my head.

One was, “how did I drink that much coffee and not die?” The other, well, you have to go back more than 12 hours to begin the news expedition that led to that point of my night.

With the news breaking of Bret Bielema leaving Wisconsin for Arkansas

occurring sometime around 2 p.m. Tuesday, I rushed out of my class to the office of The Badger Herald and called my editor, Ian McCue, telling him the news.

He didn’t believe me at first. Sure, I have a reputation around the paper as a joker, but it took about two minutes for Ian to finally believe I was telling the truth.

I have to admit; the thought that Bielema had left was a bit unbelievable, even to myself. But there it was in front of me, a tweet by the Rittenberg/Bennett

account on Twitter, the most definitive news source when it comes to the Big Ten on the social media site.

As we called in our fellow editors to begin coordinating our coverage, the fun (if it can be called that) began. Sometime after 2 a.m., after numerous updates and several sources in hand, the complete story was finally ready for print in Wednesday’s paper.

And there I was an hour later still trying to fall asleep, still trying to comprehend what had just happened.

I think what I felt at the end of that night was more sadness than shock. Sadness for the players who had been recruited by Bielema, who had to find out the same way many of us did that their head coach would no longer be with them.

For a coach who preached character, commitment to the program and voiced a love for his team (saying he enjoyed coaching this year’s team the most of any he ever had) the move to leave for another program before his current seniors played their final game for the

university was hypocritical.

So maybe that’s the reason star running back Montee Ball, one of just nine seniors on this Badger team, looked so visibly frustrated as he walked out of the team meeting Tuesday night, the one where Bielema told his Wisconsin squad that he was leaving them less than a month before their final game of the season.

And perhaps what made matters even worse is that Bielema decided to leave this team just as it finally looked like the last bumps in the road of the 2012 season

had been passed over.

To put everything in perspective, let’s go over the crazy 12-month ride that led to the point of Bielema’s departure.

Six assistants leave the program after the conclusion of the 2011 season. Ball gets a citation for trespassing at the Mifflin Street Block Party. Ball gets jumped and knocked unconscious a few days before the first day of training camp. Wisconsin loses its second game of

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