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New guns law making rounds Update to 2011 concealed carry statue would allow some permits for campuses Alice Coyne State Politics Editor

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Supporters of the city legislation say an enhanced tracking system for purchasing kegs would allow Madison Police Department the tools to act on incidents with more efficiency.

City weighs keg tracking Downtown alder says rule would infringe on students’ privacy, cites possible impact for stores Sarah Eucalano City Hall Editor Mayor Paul Soglin recently voiced support for a new ordinance to ramp up keg registration at the time of purchase as a tool for law enforcement officials, which one downtown alder said sends the wrong message

about alcohol on campus.

Mark Woulf, the City of Madison alcohol policy coordinator, said the University of Wisconsin asked the city to look at a basic tagging system for kegs. He said tagging would allow law enforcement to track the keg back to the purchaser and make it easier

for them to respond to incidents.

“It is important from a discipline standpoint to know where the flow of alcohol is coming from,” Woulf said.

Woulf said the ordinance has not been developed yet, but many other states and communities have a tagging

system in place, and different ways to regulate kegs have been discussed in Madison.

Woulf said a keg tagging ordinance would create more consistency because while some downtown liquor stores already tag their kegs, some do not. It would

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A new concealed carry bill circulating at the Capitol would extend the reach of current law by allowing off-duty and retired law enforcement officials to carry concealed weapons into schools with the proper permit.

Under the state’s concealed carry law, citizens with a license are allowed to carry concealed weapons.

Currently, only on-duty police officers are allowed to carry weapons with authorization on a school campus in Wisconsin.

The law also amended state statutes regarding firearms near schools, mandating any individual who knowingly possesses a firearm on school grounds is guilty of a Class I felony. The law defines “school property” as “a public school, parochial or private school or tribal school … which provides

an educational program for one or more grades between grades one and 12 and which is commonly known as an elementary school, middle school, junior high school, senior high school or high school.”

Rep. Joel Kleefisch, R-Oconomowoc, drafted a similar bill last session that failed.

University of Wisconsin professor Michael Scott, an expert on police and crime prevention, questioned the need for such officers to go into schools very often to begin with, noting Wisconsin already allows on-duty officers to wear firearms in schools.

“Schools are not necessarily made more safe by having more guns in them,” Scott said.

He said he was not troubled by the idea of allowing retired or offduty officers to carry concealed weapons and that trained professionals carrying

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Leg Affairs, students to lobby for tuition freeze Committee letter emphasizes need for increased financial aid for UW students Muge Niu Herald Contributor The University of Wisconsin student government, in cooperation with a System group, reviewed a biennial budget campaign to lobby for tuition

protection to be included the state’s new funding cycle.

The Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee released a letter on the biennial budget, advocating for a tuition cap for Wisconsin residents and an increase in need-based financial aid and funding for the UW System.

Chair Dan Statter said members of the committee will put together budget packets at their next meeting, including letters to state legislators, as an effort

to communicate student priorities throughout the release of the state biennial budget.

Statter also urged members to tell their personal stories in letters to state legislators.

“We think that often times legislators receive lots of numbers, see a lot of legislative research packages and lots of lobbyists, what they may not get is the real personal stories,” Statter said. “We want to make an impact on students’ personal

Mining bill debate draws donations for Republicans Walker, Legislature get $15.6 million in contributions in 2-year time period Alice Coyne State Politics Editor The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign released findings Monday that found groups in support of the Republican Partysponsored mining bill made significant campaign contributions to Gov. Scott Walker and Republican members of the Legislature.

The report recorded $15.6 million in donations between 2010 and 2012 from proponents of the mining legislation. This figure includes $11.3 million donated to Walker and $4.25 million to members of the Legislature.

WDC Executive Director Mike McCabe said they gathered this information by looking at contributions since 2010 of 30 groups registered to lobby in support of mining deregulation in the state. He said officials first started noticing a contribution increase in the summer of 2010.

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life … to not tell the stories is doing a disservice.”

As part of the biennial budget campaign, the United Council for UW Students organized a lobby convention to take place the weekend of Feb. 23, an ASM statement said.

According to United Council Vice President Beth Huang, the free convention will allow students from across the state to learn about the impacts of the biennial budget and attend lobby workshops, followed

by over 40 meetings in the Capitol Feb. 25.

“Our main goal of the February lobby convention is to have as many students feeling empowered to tell their stories and to tell their stories to their legislators,” Huang said.

“We want to communicate to the state legislature that this continuous increase in tuition is really having negative impacts on students.”

Huang cited not buying textbooks and dropping out

all together as examples of some possible negative impacts.

In addition, Huang said the statewide call-in day, another major event and opportunity for students to communicate their priorities regarding the state budget to their legislators, will take place Feb. 14.

The biennial budget campaign is one of the major priorities of United Council this semester, Huang said.

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groups have given 610 times as much as mining opponents have given,” McCabe said.

He noted donations have been lopsided and added these large contributions could speak to why the legislation has been addressed so quickly this session.

Though donations favor Republican representation, proponents have been reassuring Wisconsinites of the transparent and honest dialogue behind the bill.

Although McCabe Dylan Chmura Moore performs trombone Monday night, including Neal Farwell’s “Rouse” and Frederic Rzewski’s “Last Judgment.”

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Shot fired at downtown music venue, marks first of 2013 Gun discharged at Frequency during fight despite low incidents in area Sarah Eucalao City Hall Editor

A firearm was discharged during a fight between two men outside The Frequency, a music venue located off the Capitol Square, early on Monday morning.

According to a Madison Police Department

incident report, no one was injured by the gunshot, and the fight had moved outside by the time one of the men involved in the fight used the firearm.

The statement said the two men, who appeared to be in their 20s, left the

scene by the time MPD arrived on the scene.

MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said although no official statistics have been released on last year’s gun crimes, the use of firearms remains an issue in the city.

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“We’ve had concerns about the numbers of weapons on the streets of Madison,” DeSpain said.

“Weapons in the city have been an ongoing concern.”

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said after the two suspects got into a

fight, one pulled out a gun and they were both pushed outside.

The suspect without a firearm stood beside the door and when the other suspect came out carrying a firearm, the

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The committee approved a budget of $34,100 for the Student Judiciary, the judicial

branch of the student government chaired by ASM Student Judiciary Chief Justice Nicholas Checker, by a vote of 8-0, with three members abstaining.

SSFC Rep. Ronald Crandall motioned to zero fund the advertising line item, reducing it from the proposed amount of $8,000. He cited his desire for personal advocacy in campaigns regarding ASM elections as why the committee

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Crandall also said he felt spending $2,000 for graphic design for a logo in the last budget cycle was “ridiculous.”

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ASM Student Judiciary Chief Justice Nicholas Checker appeals for funding for the court in front of SSFC on Monday night.

Jonathan Harris expressed strong disagreement against the motion. He said it has been proven spending money on campaigns increases awareness.

He also said more money spent increases awareness and voter turnout.

“If you look at how many people turn out to vote on this campus, it’s pretty low,” Harris said. “Cutting it [the advertising line in the budget], from $8,000 to zero not only affects the campaign, but it affects the candidates personally.”

To ask candidates to personally spend money or promote themselves, Harris said, introduces inequality because some candidates have a lot of money, while others do not. He said he is not asking ASM to personally fund candidates, but is rather advocating ASM to promote the campaign or the elections themselves.

After much debate, the motion to zero line funding for advertising ultimately failed by a majority vote.

The committee also approved a budget of $331,569 for WSUM, the University of Wisconsin’s student radio station, by a vote of 9-0, with three

members abstaining.

SSFC Rep. Ian Malmstadt moved to strike $920.08 from the General Manager salary line, and to therefore decrease the original amount to $78,178. His motion was ultimately carried by a majority vote.

Malmstadt said when comparing last year to this year, he noticed it was above a 3 percent increase.

He said he decreased the increase down to a 2 percent increase, which he cited would be more reasonable and conservative.

Speaking on behalf of the budget as a whole, SSFC Rep. David Vines said he felt comfortable with the budget.

“I have been working with WSUM for probably about a year and a half now,” Vines said. “They have been very vigilant about being fiscally responsible and I feel like this budget and their previous expenditures show that, and I am very comfortable with the budget where it is right now.”

SSFC will hold their next meeting Jan. 31, where the committee will hear budget proposals from the Child Care Tuition Assistance Program and the Student Activities Center.

Board takes on pro-life housing project Plans for affordable housing development sparks controversy among committee after sponsors drop support Sarah Eucalano City Hall Editor The City of Madison’s Board of Estimates met Monday night and weighed the possible consequences of a potential affordable housing project proposed

by Care Net, a Christian pregnancy center, and also granted approval to a plan to create a Madison Public Market.

The affordable housing would be located next to Care Net’s current

Dane County location on Macarthur Road, Rhonda Thompson, Care Net’s development director, said.

There would be 36 units in the proposed housing development, which would be called Eagle Harbor.

City officials have raised concerns that Care Net will not separate its Christian, pro-life mission from its housing project, which would receive government funding. Care Net would receive $550,000 from the government and $400,000 would be a loan

from the City of Madison while $150,000 would be a grant from the federal government.

Thompson said Care Net will not be making a decision on who lives in the apartments at all, and said it will instead be decided by an outside organization.

She said anyone in the community will be allowed to apply. Most of the apartment’s units will be set aside for residents who meet certain income levels. Groups of units will be allocated for people

who made 30 percent, 50 percent, 60 percent and 100 percent of the median Dane County income.

Madison’s Plan Commission unanimously approved Care Net’s proposal, while the Community Development Block Grant denied Care Net funding.

“We see a need for affordable housing and we would be able to help meet that need,” Thompson said.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said Care Net’s proposal is a controversial

application.

He said the four City Council members who were originally going to sponsor a City Council resolution granting Care Net funding have now removed their names as sponsors of the resolution.

By default, Care Net’s application will fail if there are no sponsors, Verveer said.

If Care Net receives sponsorship from a member of City Council, the resolution will be taken up at the City Council meeting Feb. 5.

Ethnic studies requirement topic of debate ASM’s Diversity Committee will hold roundtable for issues with current status to solicit student feedback Noah Goetzel Higher Education Editor In an effort to weigh possible reforms to the University of Wisconsin’s ethnic studies requirement, the Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee announced plans for a roundtable event on campus.

The event, set for Union South on Feb. 18 at 7 p.m., will begin with a history and overview of the requirement, Diversity Committee Chair Mia

Akers said. During this time, speakers will address how and why the requirement began and the associated historical issues, according to an ASM statement.

Afterward, Akers said First Wave Hip Hop and the Urban Arts Learning Community will host an open mic forum allowing stakeholders to discuss their personal experiences and opinions about the ethnic studies requirement.

The Diversity Committee will conclude the roundtable by distributing note cards to event attendees, asking them to share their feelings about the current ethnic studies requirement and what changes they would like to see, Akers added. After going through these note cards, she said the committee will forward their recommendations to the campus Diversity and

Climate Committee.

Akers said she is optimistic the recommendations they receive from this event can impact the university’s new Diversity Plan, which will drafted by April.

“We really are hoping these discussions can inform the campus diversity plan, but as an ad hoc committee for ASM, we always are looking for more than just ethnicity in terms of diversity,” said Akers, who is a member of ASM’s Ad Hoc Diversity Plan Committee.

She added the event could be great if properly planned and executed.

Niko Magallon, a member of both ASM’s Student Council and Ad Hoc Diversity Plan Committee, said the ethnic studies requirement is significant to the new Diversity Plan because it is required for all students.

“The reason why

ethnic studies is such a centerpiece here in this committee and also the new plan is that everybody has to take [a] class before they graduate,” he said.

Magallon added this work in revising the requirement is one of many opportunities the committee has to affect major change this semester leading up to the new plan’s release.

The fact diversity embodies a broader definition than simply ethnic studies is a flaw with the current requirement, Vice Chair Hannah Kinsella said.

“That sums up what’s wrong with the current ethnic studies requirement,” Kinsella said. “Most students think the requirement is limited to the Civil Rights Movement or immigration from Mexico. The ethnic studies requirement should include so much more about somebody’s

identity as a person. It needs a new name in my mind.”

ASM spokesperson Courtney Jackson said she has contacted only registered student organizations under the “cultural/ethnic” category at this point to invite them to the roundtable.

Still, Jackson added the event is open to everyone.

Grace Fondow, a UW senior and member of Latina-based sorority Sigma Lambda Gamma, said it may be difficult to get a good showing at the ethnic studies roundtable event.

“I think it could be effective,” she said. “The problem is it’s really hard to get people to go to things like that. The people who care about it and have room in their schedule to go will go to it, but the majority of people who don’t really have a strong opinion either way won’t be there.”

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“We don’t want to do anything painful for businesses,” Woulf said.

Woulf said he will most likely take a look at the draft of the ordinance within the next month, and then act from there.

Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said a keg regulation ordinance has been discussed in the city before, but has not been passed by any previous body. He said it poses concerns for identity rights and protection for students.

“I believe that this is an invasion of privacy, and students themselves have the right to be responsible for their own actions,” Resnick said. “We shouldn’t be creating fear around alcohol on campus — it sends the wrong message.”

People will be forced to register any keg rented in city of Madison, Resnick said. The purchaser would be required to leave their name with the liquor store. This would make it easier if officers were to respond to a house party and needed to track back

who rented each keg.

Resnick said it is important to consider the costs of the ordinance on the city and the small businesses that sell kegs.

“I’d hate to see someone being tracked to a keg face fines simply for legally purchasing alcohol,” Resnick said.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the Madison Police Department typically receives good cooperation from house party hosts.

He said they simply record names of the hosts off the house’s mailbox to begin figuring out who is responsible for a party.

Madison already has a keg delivery ordinance, he said. The ordinance states individuals who wish to have alcohol delivered are required to purchase the alcohol in person and provide identification at a retail liquor establishment.

The purchaser is also required to meet the establishment’s representatives at the point of delivery, he said.

He added written records of the delivery must be saved and available for inspection by MPD at any time.

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ASM to renew fight on rule review Committee members to take next steps in full examination of System student fee policy Tara Golshan Deputy News Editor The governing body of University of Wisconsin’s student government convened Monday to address how each chair will use the remaining 92 days of their term, which include a renewed effort for a substantial review of UW System policies on student fees.

“Having a tuition freeze is a legacy we could all be proud of.”

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Student Services Finance Committee Chair Ellie Bruecker said her committee will be dealing with some contentious issues this year regarding the non-allocable budgets, which will likely be

seeing large increases from the Division of Recreational Sports and the Wisconsin Union.

According to Bruecker, Rec Sports, which has not asked for an increased budget in some time, needs the extra funding to bring the Natatorium and Shell facilities up to state safety code. However, Bruecker said the same was not true for the Wisconsin Union, as they have their own renovation budget.

“I cannot explain the significant increase the Union is going to ask for, nor am I happy with it,” Bruecker said.

She said such changes impact the students as they pay for the segregated fees and added she will be meeting with the Union for further information as to how the money is going to be used.

In response to Bruecker’s report, Statter advised ASM make efforts to increase campus awareness about non-allocable segregated fees and who is in charge of

them.

“We all pay over $220 each semester for the Union and I would say 99.8 percent of students have no idea that that is why their seg fees are $500,” Statter said. “It is not because of us, it is because the folks over there like to spend money.”

Bruecker added she will also be asking the Board of Regents for a full review of the F50 policy, which mandates System administration of student fees.

Committee Chairs also reached consensus on a communal objective of simply “getting things done” by the end of the semester.

Sustainability Committee Chair Collin Higgins reiterated this point, emphasizing his wishes to get his newer committee off the ground. According to Higgins, the Sustainability Committee will be voting on campus campaigns in their upcoming meeting in an effort to begin making an impact on campus.

Such campaigns could

include an energy audit of the campus and the standardization of recycling bins, Higgins said.

Dan Statter, Legislative Affairs chair, also emphasized the importance of his committee’s campaigns, highlighting the state’s biennial budget and updating the body with reports from the governor’s office.

According to Statter, a tuition freeze is not out of the question this year, a motion which could end the trend on tuition increasing.

“The line we are getting from the governor’s office is there are things in the budget that students will like very much,” Statter said.

“Having a tuition freeze is a legacy we could all be proud of.”

ASM Vice Chair Maria Giannopoulos ended the meeting with information on the Jan. 29 spring semester student organization fair, which ASM is co-sponsoring.

The event will take place from 5-8 p.m. in the Kohl Center.

GOP officials to testify in redistricting court battle Alice Coyne State Politics Editor

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An incident at The Frequency off the Capitol Square on Monday morning marked the first time shots had been fired downtown since May 2012.

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They both fell to the ground struggling, which was when a round was fired, Verveer said. The firearm was taken away from the suspect by the other suspect, he said.

The suspect who originally had the firearm then ran away toward the Capitol, he said. The other suspect, who by then had the gun, started running after him but then returned to the area near the bar. He was then lost in the crowd, Verveer added.

The discharged shot hit a tree, although there were large amounts of pedestirans outside, Verveer said.

GUNS LAW, from 1 firearms should not be an issue as long as their licenses remain current under law to carry such weapons and they are qualified to do so.

However, in 2011, when the bill predating the concealed carry law was being up for debate, opinions were divided over whether allowing concealed weapons was an effective solution to instances of gun violence-a debate likely to be echoed in discussions surrounding this new legislation.

When the bill for the concealed carry law was being debated, Rep. Jeff Mursau, R-Crivitz, contended the security that concealed carry provided for families was reason enough to enact the law.

“Crime goes down when concealed carry is legalized; it’s time for Wisconsin to fully recognize the right

“This incident is of grave concern to me because it appears that it is only by shear dumb luck that nobody was seriously injured,” Verveer said.

Verveer said the suspect with the gun is a black male between 20 and 25 years old, and between 6’ 1” and 6’ 2” tall with short, curly hair.

Verveer said he was surprised the incident had occurred at The Frequency, because the establishment has a very good reputation and added it was premature to blame the management for the events that transpired.

The Frequency is a venue that has live music seven nights a week for an 18 and over crowd.

There was a hip-hop performance the night of

of all its citizens to preserve their security and the security of their families,” Mursau said in a statement on that bill.

“Criminals in Wisconsin are going to have to start asking themselves if their potential crimes are worth the risk of encountering someone ready to fully defend themselves.”

Opponents to this legislation in 2011 voiced concern that the “fighting fire with fire” approach would only lead to more violence.

Jeri Bonavia of the Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort said she viewed concealed carry as the gateway to more tragedy in an earlier interview with the Herald.

“Research that has been done shows there does exist a correlation between conceal carry laws and firearm death rates; in those states that have the loosest laws, they typically have the highest rates of homicides by firearms,” Bonavia said.

the gunshots.

Verveer said The Frequency’s promoter, Mark Evans, has also previously been invited to appear before the City of Madison’s Alcohol License Review Committee on multipe occasions to present his advice on the best practices for live music venues.

“I have always been very pleased that The Frequency has opened their doors to University of Wisconsin students and others under the age of 21 so they can access live music,” Verveer said.

The last incident of any shots being fired downtown occurred on the 600 block of University Avenue outside of Segredo Madison on the weekend of May 19.

Prosecutors served subpoenas to Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, along with other Republican leaders, in an effort that will allow them to examine computers for evidence of an unfair process of drawing election maps and furthering the legal feud over redistricting, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report.

The state draws new boundaries for congressional and legislative districts every 10 years, and the current case developed from redistricting in 2011, done after the 2010 census, according to Mike McCabe, executive director of Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.

During this time, Republicans had control of both the legislative and executive branches and were able to approve district maps favoring their party, he added.

McCabe said GOP officials drew lines in a way that packed certain districts full of Democratic voters while diluting Democratic voting power elsewhere.

“In a democracy, voters are supposed to choose their representatives,”

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The main goal is to achieve tuition protection for UW System students across the state, she added.

Statter and Huang were in agreement United Council and ASM should continue to lobby on behalf of UW students to try to stop the trend of a 5.5 percent increase in tuition for the past six years and create a tuition cap to ensure the financial feasibility of UW System schools for Wisconsin residents.

“They won’t stop that trend unless [students] are talking about it,” Huang said.

In addition to the state budget campaign, members of the committee discussed progress on other lobby projects this semester, including the Responsible Action Bill, the student regent campaign and a new project to install live bus arrival screens in campus buildings.

The committee members will meet with state legislators this week to look for support on these projects.

thinks this information should cause citizens to wonder how openminded legislators really are, Majority Leader Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford, said at the mining hearing last Wednesday he wants this to be an open and transparent process.

Gogebic Taconite, one of the companies hoping to open a mine under this piece of legislation, also suggested at Wednesday’s hearing they will continue to openly participate in issues surrounding the bill.

McCabe said mining industries see an opportunity to make money in this state, but was skeptical on how lucrative the industry might be in the state.

“There’s a shortterm flurry of economic activity, but once a mine’s

McCabe said. “We have a system where it’s really the other way around.

This is a real indication that we need redistricting reform.”

Prosecutors want access to evidence proving Republicans deliberately drew lines to rig districts to their advantage.

Plaintiffs have been trying to find the computers used to draw these maps to find out whether records have been withheld, the Journal Sentinel report found.

Vos said last week he did not know anything about the whereabouts of the computers and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, also received a subpoena, according to the Associated Press.

One of the sources of controversy is also the secrecy under which those in charge of redistricting operated.

According to Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause in Wisconsin, one charge includes the allegation of using taxpayer dollars to hire lawyers to assist them with the map drawing.

“Hopefully information will be discovered and the public will have the chance to know how the

exhausted, you end up seeing the company move on to the next state,” McCabe said.

“In the past, mining has created ghost towns across the country.”

In response to this claim, Gogebic Taconite also spoke to the economic security a mine would provide, promising to hire only Wisconsin workers.

They were confident a modern mining facility would be able to withstand a fluctuating economy.

Jay Heck, executive director of the nonpartisan lobby Common Cause in Wisconsin referred to the figures as manifesting “typical power politics.”

He said the GOP bill under discussion now is very similar to the one that failed last session, although now more Republicans are present in the Senate.

process unfolded,” Heck said. “This should be a matter of public record because this is a measure of public policy.”

Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, referred to Gov. Scott Walker, Vos and other officials as the “DNA of corruption.”

Ross said Republicans hold the majority in office currently because of the maps they drew — a majority that shows particularly in the voter ID law, the cuts being made to education and the plan to reallocate electoral college votes.

McCabe, Heck and Ross all agreed public, non-partisan parties should be in charge of redistricting.

Sen. Dave Hansen, D-Green Bay, is currently trying to introduce a non-partisan process to redistricting.

“The fact that we are in a new session and we are still discussing the secret efforts of Republicans to build and protect their current majorities by gerrymandering legislative districts in their favor just shows how corrupt the current system is,” Hansen said in a statement Monday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Those who are in favor of the mine are those who did not want changes to the original bill, he added.

The contributions, therefore, demonstrate a close relationship between proponents of the mining bill and the state government, Heck said.

He said money often helps to shape legislation, but also observed it has become an increasing problem in elections both in Wisconsin and across the country. He said using campaign contributions to influence public policy is not good for democracy.

“People perceive the government to be bought and paid for,” Heck said.

He said he would like to see public fi nancing in the future so decisions can be based on the merits of the issue at hand.

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Walker right on benefits Jared Mehre Columnist Shortly before his State of the State address, Gov. Scott Walker released a report detailing the findings of a review board he commissioned, which consisted of lawmakers and smallbusiness owners. As a result of the board’s recommendations, Walker has urged state lawmakers to consider a major overhaul of the rules and regulations of the state.

According to the Wisconsin State Journal, the report details a grand total of 307 recommendations to 218 chapters of state rules.

While the suggestions cover a wide range of topics, from animal diseases to prescription drug monitoring, the major reasons the recommendations are under fire are the proposed changes for receiving unemployment benefits.

Walker listed several of the changes to unemployment benefits he would like to see lawmakers pass.

Such changes would include tightening regulations for receiving unemployment in order to cut down on fraud, restricting the number of reasons for receiving jobless benefits and decreasing the number of reasons an employee can quit their job and still go on unemployment.

These proposals are a welcome change to the state of Wisconsin.

The most important of these proposed changes is cutting back on the amount of fraud that takes place in giving out unemployment benefits. It is of the utmost importance we distinguish between a person who deserves jobless benefits and one

who is trying to get by doing the least amount of work possible.

Beyond this, it is also important the requirements for those on unemployment benefits help them get back to work as quickly as possible. Walker’s proposal would require those receiving jobless benefits to submit four job applications every week, as opposed to the current weekly requirement of two.

This proposal is a step in the right direction for helping people get back to work — it should be the job of those on unemployment to seek employment.

The State of Wisconsin must encourage its unemployed citizens to seek jobs as vigorously as possible. As a state, we must also make it clear while we are more than willing to help citizens who are down on their luck, we are not willing to give out money freely to people who are unwilling to work or are trying to cheat the system.

Walker is not seeking to pull the rug out from under the state’s unemployed and send them into desperate poverty. He is trying to make the unemployment process more thorough and efficient in determining who has earned their unemployment check.

It is the job of the government to protect the interests and wellbeing of its citizens.

However, this does not entitle the people to take advantage of their government by doing as little as possible in order to grab at whatever free benefit may float their way. The people of Wisconsin must begin to get back to work, and as the economy of the nation continues to recover, it is important for the state of Wisconsin to motivate its citizens to seek employment.

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

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New regulations for behavior in the Capitol gallery, passed by Republicans in the state Assembly and Senate, have come under fire from some Wisconsinites for banning recording devices .

Gallery rules wrong to target recording John Waters Columnist Earlier this month, the State Assembly and Senate passed new rules for acceptable behavior in the Capitol gallery that prevent people from recording in any way the actions on the Assembly floor. Republicans were able to move the new rules through without support from Democrats.

There were a couple other additional restrictions added, such as no wearing hats or displaying signs or placards, but it seems the central thrust of the updated rules is to prevent the recording of state legislative discussions and that is a problem.

For a state with such a great history of open record laws and transparency, it is certainly concerning that at a time when it should be easier than ever for a responsible citizen to record and distribute the actions of

our politicians, it is in fact being outlawed.

I wouldn’t have anything against adjusting the rules of decorum in the gallery in general. I have never been a supporter of the people who do the singa-longs every day at the Capitol or the people who have yelled over legislative meetings in the past. It negatively affects the discourse and ideal of the Capitol. The Capitol is not supposed to be a place where you shout and yell and do whatever you want.

It is a more important place than that — you don’t go to a church and yell at the pastor in the middle of his service and you don’t go to the Capitol and yell at a politician in the middle of a legislative session.

So I’m disappointed an opportunity to pass new rules wasn’t more focused on reaffirming this building’s hugely symbolic meaning to everyone in the State of Wisconsin and shouldn’t be abused by any one group as a constant base of disrespectful noise.

Instead, we get this language about no recording. Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, told the Wisconsin State Journal, “The goal of

having the gallery there is to allow any citizen to observe, but unfortunately during the course of the last two years, far too many observers became participants.”

I completely agree with the speaker on those points. But if the goal is to allow observation, why are the majority of the new rules prohibitive against the recording of those observations?

“...you don’t go to a church and yell at the pastor in the middle of his service and you don’t go to the Capitol and yell at a politician in the middle of a legislative session.”

Now if someone were running around the Capitol harassing individual lawmakers while sticking a recording device in their face hoping to get some kind of negative reaction that they

can make a YouTube video out of, that is different. But it should be pretty easy for the rules to distinguish between merely recording a legislative action and harassment.

If you want to go to the Capitol to observe the actions of your government you should be able to do so in any way you want. If you go to the Capitol to be the action, there should be clear limits as to what you can do to prevent disruption, and you should be held accountable if you exceed those limits.

I’m very much in support of rules that return the Capitol to a level of decorum and respect that was commonplace before the passage of the budget repair bill. But using that as an excuse to prevent people from recording and sharing what happens on the Assembly floor is wrong. Lawmakers deserve to work in the Capitol without being harassed and the people deserve to observe them at that work however they see fit.

John Waters ( jwaters@ badgerherald.com) is a senior majoring in journalism.

Two-state solution: now or never for Israel and Palestine Aaron Loudenslager Columnist Israel has been increasingly isolating itself from other countries through many policies, including its continued program of building Israeli settlements in the West Bank. With these continued settlements, a peaceful agreement between Israel and the Palestinians for a two-state solution seems quite remote. But the recent Israeli parliamentary election — and President Barack Obama’s nominations of Chuck Hagel and John Kerry for Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State, respectively — give renewed hope for a two-state solution. The U.S. must exert its influence with Israel in order to achieve a two-state solution in Obama’s second term. If a peace agreement is not reached during Obama’s second term, a solution for long-term peace between Israel and the Palestinians may never be reached.

Prime Minister Benjamin

Netanyahu, who was leader of Israel’s Likud party during the last parliamentary government, has been a staunch advocate for constructing Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Yet in 2009 he stated, “I want to advance a peace agreement with the Palestinians. I am capable of achieving an agreement.

I have the political will inside me.” Netanyahu’s assertion of wanting a peace deal is in stark contrast to his advocacy for building settlements in the West Bank and the main Likud party platform in 2008.

According to Ynet, a popular Israeli news source, the 2008 party platform included, “Palestinians will be able to manage their lives freely … but not as a sovereign, independent state” and the “Jordan River will be the State of Israel’s permanent border.”

If Netanyahu wants to reach a peace deal with the Palestinians, then the Palestinians must be allowed to have their own viable

state. In addition, when one looks at a map, it becomes clear if the Jordan River constituted the border of Israel, then there could be no future Palestinian state. This is because both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are west of the Jordan River, and according to the 2008 Likud platform, “Israel will not allow the establishment of an Arab Palestinian state west of the Jordan River.” Thus, Netanyahu may have said he wants to establish long lasting peace, but his actions suggest otherwise.

Not only are the Israeli settlements in the West Bank an impediment to peace and a two-state solution with the Palestinians, they are being constructed in violation of international law. As international lawyer John McHugo wrote, “Since the 1920s, international law no longer [recognizes] that a state can acquire title to territory by conquest.” When Israel was recognized as a nation-state and a member of the United Nations in 1949, its territory did not

include the West Bank or the Gaza Strip. Thus, it cannot construct settlements in the West Bank because, in essence, Israel is trying to acquire territory that is not theirs. Furthermore, the U.N. and the European Union consider the West Bank to be Israeli-occupied territory.

Israel has continued to isolate itself diplomatically from other countries by constructing settlements in the West Bank to the anger of the international community at large. Yet, with Israel’s parliamentary election last week, there is a possibility for change.

Netanyahu’s Likud party combined with the Yisrael Beiteinu party — forming the Likud-Beiteinu party — in last week’s election.

The new party lost seats in Israel’s parliament and, as a result, has been weakened politically. Although the Likud-Beiteinu party won the most seats in parliament, right-wing and ultraorthodox religious political parties still have fewer seats in parliament than in 2009.

This gives Netanyahu two main choices. He can do what he did in 2009 — form a parliamentary coalition with right-wing and ultraorthodox religious political parties to form a government — or he can decide to try to form a new parliamentary coalition that includes the new centrist Yesh Atid party, which took second place in last week’s election. If Netanyahu does the latter, there is a chance the Israeli government will try to negotiate a peace agreement with the Palestinians. If he does the former, the construction of West Bank settlements is bound to accelerate even more, further hurting the chances of a two-state solution.

The U.S. cannot and must not wait for the Israeli government to negotiate a peace agreement. It is the duty of the U.S. to exert its influence with Israel — arguably its number one ally — to establish a peaceful two-state solution between the Palestinians and Israel.

Both of Obama’s recent

cabinet nominations, Hagel and Kerry, support the state of Israel and its security. At the same time, both Hagel and Kerry support of the right of the Palestinian people to have a future viable state. As Hagel said in a speech in 2002, “Israel is our friend and ally, and we must continue our commitment, but not at the expense of the Palestinian people.”

Time is short for a twostate solution. Israel’s rightwing parliamentary coalition, which has interpreted the Bible so literally as to believe Israel’s border must coincide with the Jordan River, has been weakened politically — for now — and Obama’s two nominees strongly believe in a Palestinian state. If a solution is not reached in Obama’s second term, an equitable and fair solution may be forever out of reach.

This opportunity for peace must not be wasted.

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

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THE BADGER HERALD PRESENTS “Low-Fat Tuesday”

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Eat, drink to a healthy semester Rachel Werts Low-Fat Tuesday Columnist Spring semester can be a stressful time. Homework, jobs and extracurricular activities pile on and leave the immune system compromised, unable to fight off colds and the flu effectively. If you have bad luck this semester and get sick, it can be hard enough to just get out of bed, let alone take care of yourself.

Here are some quick tips on what to do to get back to being healthy as fast as possible after falling ill.

Liquids really are important.

It’s the first thing your mom or the doctor says for a good reason. Water and electrolytes affect a variety of body processes, including heart rate, nerve signals and immune function.

Water is the best choice, but other clear liquids like sports drinks or sodas are sometimes good choices to replenish electrolytes. For those who find it hard to tolerate flavored beverages,

try diluting the drink with water.

How much fluid is enough?

The usual recommendation is to get six eight-ounce glasses a day. However, because the ill are at a greater risk of dehydration, more than six glasses a day is advised during sickness.

Stock up on preprepared foods and healthy snacks in advance.

Fatigue and nausea can be counter-productive when trying to cook healthy meals. At your next visit to the grocery store, try picking up some healthy frozen dinners and canned soups for easy-to-make meals as a precaution to illness. Healthy snacks like nuts, dried fruits and whole grain cereals are usually well tolerated and packed with vitamins and minerals.

Beware of high fat foods.

Greasy foods may be comforting, but fat is the most difficult nutrient to digest and can exacerbate symptoms. Try to pick out simple forms of carbohydrates and light protein sources, such as whole grains, low-fat yogurt or hard-boiled eggs.

Eat small, frequent meals and separate eating and drinking.

Having an upset stomach

can make eating seem counterproductive, but it is important to keep getting energy and nutrients to the immune system so it functions at its best. Eating smaller meals is often more easily tolerated on a sensitive stomach. Also, by eating solids and drinking liquids at different times, feelings of fullness and the risk of vomiting are more likely to be avoided.

Eat your biggest meal when you have the most energy.

Lack of appetite is a common symptom of colds and the flu. Try to tackle the task of eating when you have the most energy. It will be easier to prepare food at that time. It is important to keep getting fluids, calories and nutrients to avoid fatigue and boost the immune system.

Exercise is all right if you don’t have a fever or fatigue.

For very active people, being confined to the couch can seem to make matters worse rather than better. Mild to moderate exercise can help clear nasal passages and alleviate congestion. However, skip the workout if feelings of exhaustion or an elevated temperature are present.

Exercise alters your body

temperature and tires out your muscles, which are unsafe when ill. Listen to your body. If a workout feels like too much, it probably is and it may prolong the illness. If exercise sounds like a good idea, make sure to cut down the time and lighten the intensity as a safety precaution. Even if you are training for a specific event, taking a week off to get healthy is in your best interest.

Let someone know you don’t feel well and know when to ask for help.

It can be easy to isolate yourself when feeling ill, but letting someone close know you aren’t feeling well can be helpful if things become serious. Having someone around to make sure there is a stock of tissues and fluids can lend comfort and also means an outside pair of eyes is keeping watch. Sometimes it can be hard to know when things are serious enough to go the doctor without the help of another person.

Remember medications treat symptoms, not the illness itself.

Over-the-counter drugs can claim on TV they can cure the cold or flu, but they really only try to alleviate your symptoms.

RECIPE OF THE WEEK Vegetable Bean Soup Makes 6 servings

Ingredients: 1 cup sliced carrots 1 cup sliced zucchini 3/4 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped red pepper 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) vegetable broth 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained 1 can (16 ounces) white beans, undrained 1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) stewed tomatoes, cut up 1 cup frozen corn 4 teaspoons ground cumin 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro Directions: In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, saute the carrots, zucchini, onion and red pepper in oil until crisp-tender. Add the broth, beans, tomatoes, corn, cumin and cayenne; bring to a boil.

Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30-35 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in cilantro; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper can also be added for a little spice.

Remember that selfmedicating won’t make you better--only rest and time will. If you have questions about what to take, talk to your doctor.

Stay home.

If you have a fever or the flu, you’re better off staying home. Contact your boss or professor and explain what is ailing you. He or she will likely understand that others should not have to risk catching your illness.

The best medicine is prevention!

Flu shots are free at University Health Services, so there is no reason to take a chance on getting sick.

Remember to cover your coughs, wash your hands frequently and let your sick friends know they should stay home and get healthy to avoid spreading their sickness.

This week’s recipe can be frozen and heated up when it’s needed most. It is full of vegetables and protein to keep an immune system going strong.

Local writer takes on aging, decay in novel ‘The Way of the Dog’ focuses on man accepting past at end of life McKenzie Kirkland ArtsEtc. Writer Reflective, engaging and challenging all describe Madison local Sam Savage’s newest short novel, “The Way of the Dog,” due out this February.

Savage’s latest follows a doubtful and dying artist, Harold Nivenson, in his old age. With Nivenson as narrator, the novel bounces back and forth between Nivenson’s past and present. He reflects on his past relationships and how they have brought him to where he is. In particular, he gets hung up on his relations with his old rival and/or “friend,” Peter Meininger, and how he has left Nivenson where he is now.

Nivenson mourns the decline of true art and becomes an observer of his neighborhood rather than a participant. He contemplates suicide but finds a reason to live in his dog, Roy. Savage develops Nivenson as a complex and disconnected individual through his

detached paragraph style. Paragraphs range from a single sentence to long flowing paragraphs.

The constant breaks set the paragraphs up as Nivenson’s own thoughts written down on the note cards he obsessively carries around and jots tidbits down on.

The reader is drawn in and starts to relate to Nivenson’s cynicism, which is all too evident in the beginning of the novel. I myself started rethinking the progression, or deterioration, of art-scandalous for an ArtsEtc. writer. However, Nivenson begins to accept the past for what it was and live in the moment. He starts to take on the nature he saw in his dog, in line with “the way of the dog,” one might say.

Savage draws the reader in further by putting emphasis on certain words by using italics. It draws attention to certain words in detached paragraphs; the italics seem to set the tone for that particular “note card” or thought before it breaks and gives way to the next.

The italics create a visual difference and seem to pop straight out of the reading, giving a theme for where Nivenson is mentally at a given

point. The reader is able to follow the character development from adamant doubter and critic to his acceptance and inner peace.

Nivenson’s separation and physical decay pairs with his deteriorating house, emphasizing how both no longer “fit in” with the neighborhood.

He often observes the neighbors through his window, which furthers his separation from the more progressive neighborhood. He is physically separated from the neighbors who actively avoid him and his clear acceptance of personal decay.

He refuses to keep up with his house, or himself, and keeps all the paintings from the rival he seems to detest.

Savage is highlighting Nivenson’s ties to the past and an unwillingness to let go until the very end. The cantankerous Nivenson clearly doubts his past, but he also shuns the future of his neighborhood with defiance as he holds onto his decaying home and yard.

Savage manages to get his readers emotionally invested and questions the idea of “progression” in the arts, yet he also highlights the importance of art and the inner peace it can bring.

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Track by track, Hummingbird shows off Local Natives’ creativity with contrasting imagery of sadness and happiness for powerful album.

Heavy lyrics, catchy beats bring Hummingbird home Local Natives crafts tangible flow with darkness, emotion in second album Zak Scholl ArtsEtc. Writer Local Natives’ sophomore album, Hummingbird, introduces their slightly despairing content with “You & I.” Powerful vocals accompanied by marching drums guide the audience into the album with a chauvinistic entrance. The content delivered from this band’s lyrics pull at the emotional heartstrings yet still contain that shining hope, yearning for resolve.

The marching from Matt Frazier’s drumming is excellently displayed in “Heavy Feet,” the second song on the album. Reminiscent of the band Imagine Dragons, this song has familiar kick and clap patterns listeners will find themselves nodding their heads to. Carrying on into “Ceilings,” listeners are introduced to the dreamy and inspiring flow characterizing the Local Natives. Each song during the introduction of Hummingbird seems to feature some key instruments and styles the band uses. “You & I” begins with vocals; “Heavy Feet” highlights the drums; “Ceilings” showcases some keyboard in its initial stages, while the guitar shines intermittently in the production.

“Black Spot” begins with catchy and rhythmic

keystrokes designed to introduce voices that tug emotionally at listeners throughout the album. The band’s choral sound brings an interesting appeal to the lyrics, which are kept simple and ambiguous enough to elicit any number of emotional responses.

The best showcasing of the chorus is exhibited in the enticing “oohs” from the band’s singers. Featured in “Breakers,” the “oohs” will be cemented into the heads of most listeners, leading a swaying flow of voices and drumming that culminates with crashing symbols and an abrupt end.

“Three Months” is a reminder of darkness that must be triumphed over.

The vocals are sought out as a guide, while a marching drumbeat carries the listener through, ever reminded of the despair by lyrical content and minor chords.

But Hummingbird is not about sadness. It’s as if the band is drawing upon sadness as an inspiration for what has lead Local Natives to where it is today.

As if to say, “let it all go,” “Black Balloons” brings the mood out of the depths and into the open air. “Wooly Mammoth” completes the transition into brightness with pounding drums. One of the vocalists digs deep to draw the epic voice used to bring down and then lift up the listener. The voice is beautifully accompanied by ranging guitar licks and inspiring keyboard work.

“Mt. Washington” features an acoustic introduction

followed by a ghostly voice and sprinkled with some piano. The spacey guitar comes back to take the listener into the drumming which is at the core of every story the Natives are trying to tell.

“Columbia” brings the mood back to seriousness.

With repetitive lyrics such as, “Am I giving enough …

Am I loving enough,” it leads on an epic journey, setting the somber tone required for the rousing conclusion of Hummingbird.

And the final track, “Bowery,” does not disappoint.

It occasionally flirts with a grungy lower vocal lead that makes the listener pay more attention to the seriousness of their content. However, the interludes have a melody that brings up poignant memories of lullabies with the track’s soft keys and light chords. The last installment of the genius that is Hummingbird will be echoing inside the head’s of each listener, concluding with rising “oohing” and increased tempo as the album drops off just as quickly as it began.

While the style of Local Natives can be compared to Fleet Foxes or Band of Horses, Local Natives creates a sound all their own. The band creates a listening experience that is one-of-akind. The emotion and power that is put into this album shines through each song in a unique way.

The album is set for release today.

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Lack of offensive depth shows in Minnesota sweep Badgers looking for more from second, third lines behind powerful first group Caroline Sage Associate Sports Editor In losing back–toback games against No. 1 Minnesota this weekend, the missing piece for the No. 8 Wisconsin women’s hockey team was clear: offensive depth.

The Badgers (15-9-2, 11-9-2 WCHA) were able to net just one goal in the 120 minutes of hockey they played. While the competition couldn’t get much harder with the undefeated Gophers (260-0, 20-0-0 WCHA) sitting on the opposing bench, the University of Wisconsin has struggled to expand scoring beyond its top line.

“I think it’s tough when you look at the points, and people who have scored and who haven’t,” junior forward Madison Packer said. “We don’t have a lot of people producing points.”

Packer scored the team’s lone goal this weekend during Sunday’s 5-1 loss.

STREAK, from 8 Landon Peterson’s efforts in defending the net as Eaves recalled Peterson’s third period shutout against the Seawolves Saturday night, stopping 21 shots overall and scratching an itch that had been bothering him since the teams’ last meeting in early December.

“He really closed the door and was able to make up for a disappointing performance earlier up at Anchorage where he let in a goal he really wished he could take back,” Eaves said.

That sustained the Badgers’ momentum and good health came into question a bit when senior center Derek Lee was injured over the weekend.

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“It was tough to go to sleep that night.”

The struggles from the free throw line go well beyond Marshall as an individual.

Looking at the Michigan State game as an individual case study, Wisconsin shot just 7-of-18 from the line as a team. That’s 39 percent and 11 points off the board in a game the Badgers lost by just two.

“You can’t put too much pressure on one miss,” redshirt senior center Jared Berggren said after the loss.

“I missed plenty before that … all those points [left off the

DANIELS, from 8 respectively — a mark that puts him in an exclusive club with Badger greats Theran Welsh, Mark Johnson and Chris Chelios as the only ones to earn at least 30 assists in their first two seasons.

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Forward Katy Josephs admits this season has been a roller coaster of ups and downs. The sophomore notched a goal in the previous series at North Dakota in game two, which UW went on to win 2-1.

However, it marked just her third goal of the season.

“We need a couple of

younger players to step up,” Packer said. “Josephs had a big goal last weekend against North Dakota and we need more of that.”

With only four points thus far next to her name, Josephs knows she, and the rest of her team, need to start finding the back of the net with greater consistency.

“We need to definitely put forth some goals, we have faith in ourselves that we can score,” Josephs said. “I know Blayre [Turnbull] has a lot in her that she can put out there and there are more goals in me that I can put out there. There are a bunch of people on this team that have a lot of skill to put the puck in the net, but we aren’t yet.”

To see how much depth can elevate a team, Wisconsin needs to look no further than the Minnesota team they just suffered a pair of loses to.

All but one player in the Gophers’ top three lines have tallied 10 or more points this season. Wisconsin was able to hold Minnesota’s top player and the nation’s leading goal scorer Amanda Kessel in check, somewhat, limiting her line to just two

scores this weekend. Yet, contributions from their other lines and three goals by defensemen were too much for Wisconsin.

“They aren’t undefeated for one reason they are undefeated for a lot of reasons and certainly their offense is one,” Johnson said.

“They are deep and usually the teams that are winning their league championships or playoff championships and getting into the Frozen Four are teams that are deep.”

Even looking back to the first series at Minnesota in December, Johnson saw Minnesota’s depth as a problem for his own team’s game.

“That was one of our problems when we played up there, they could dictate the matchups and it causes a few headaches, and even in [Sunday’s] game and in Friday’s.”

The Gophers swept that series as well, with 2-0 and 4-1 victories.

Looking ahead, the ability for all three lines to score and win games is going to be extremely important. The Badgers will be fighting for home ice advantage in the

WCHA Tournament during their six remaining regular season games.

“We can’t just rely on Decker, and Packer and Karley [Sylvester] to put all our goals in the net because that is how it has been. Teams are going to be expecting that so they are going to put their tough lines against them,” Josephs said. “It will be up to the second and third lines.”

With next weekend off, Wisconsin will have extra time to work on getting every line prepared to contribute moving forward.

Losing two games to an arch-rival is never easy, but Josephs said the team is motivated to move on and learn from their past mistakes.

“I want to work on being more consistent with my shooting and my play. I have been up and down all the time, and I think a lot of people need to work on staying focused and being more consistent in their play,” Josephs said. “I think we were hoping to pull out a win in one of these games, but it shows we have a lot of work to do and need to push forward.”

When asked about the status of Lee, Eaves was able to report the integral member of the Badgers’ offensive line had passed preliminary cognitive tests yesterday under medical supervision.

Nonetheless, Eaves would not definitively comment on whether or not Lee would be out on the ice with his team this weekend at North Dakota, adding he would be sitting out Monday’s practice and taking the recovery from his head injury day-byday, awaiting the dissipation of minor headaches that have been bothering Lee since the injury.

It was made very clear Lee was wanted back in the game as soon as possible as Eaves addressed the star’s

successful senior season.

“After being an understudy to some other boys, it’s now his time to shine,” Eaves said. “It’s been really fun to watch him step up to the plate and blossom a little bit. We need him in the lineup.”

Following Saturday night’s major hit that left Lee sprawled and bewildered on the ice, many have wondered why no penalty was called on the play in which a Seawolves’ defenseman rammed into Lee’s head, forcing a collapse and early exit from the ice for the Badgers’ center.

Eaves addressed safety concerns from the public with regards to the hit by noting the play was

witnessed by all four officials refereeing the game. He further added he himself compiled footage from the team’s own camera angles of the incident and has sent it in for further official review.

Eaves drew a parallel to his own experience with concussions, noting the difficulties that can sometimes develop in the psyche and motivation of an athlete during recovery, even when physical damage no longer remains. He cited the final concussion of his career as the main reason he chose to retire from the National Hockey League.

“Up until the last one, there was never a question that I was coming back,”

Eaves said.

Eaves remains optimistic Lee will soon return to the ice as well.

With the health of Eddie Wittchow and Ryan Little also a bit in question, Eaves cleared the air on all

accounts, noting both players are ready for practice all week.

“And I’m fine, in case you’re wondering,” Eaves added with a taste of humor as the team preps for another important weekend in the WCHA. The Badgers will take to the road, traveling to the home of the Fighting Sioux of North Dakota. With both teams in a deadlock for fourth place in the WCHA standings and the Badgers just four points out of first place, a pair of victories could make a huge difference in how the season plays out for the cardinal and white.

Friday’s game is set for 7:30 p.m., with Saturday’s puck dropping at 7 p.m.

board] count the same.

“For [Marshall] to miss one down the stretch is equally as important as all the misses before that so you can’t beat yourself up about that.”

From a season standpoint, the struggles at the free throw line haven’t been on just a game-by-game basis. Every night has been a constant struggle from the line for the Badgers, who are ranked a pathetic 333rd in the country in free throw percentage.

That’s 333 out of 345 teams in Division I basketball.

With a percentage of 60.8 from the charity stripe and Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan’s teams known as

traditionally the best free throw-shooting teams in the nation, something hasn’t been adding up so far this season.

Perhaps the biggest indicator of the bizarre flip-flop for the Wisconsin program is Ryan Evans’ numbers from the line. Just a season ago Evans was second on the team with a 73 percent free throw conversion rate.

This season, he’s just a shocking 39 percent, looking visibly uncomfortable while shooting.

And it’s not like the struggles and the pressure that comes with trying to fix such a big issue doesn’t affect

the mentality of the Badgers.

“Honestly, I’m kind of tired of getting asked about free throws because it’s one of those things we got to fix,” redshirt senior forward Mike Bruesewitz said. “It just has to get done. That’s that. Free throws are free throws and we have to knock them down.

“I’ll probably stop answering questions about free throws for the rest of the season.”

While that might be one of many reasonable steps to correcting what is becoming a plague of poor shooting at the line, the Badgers aren’t lacking for practice.

Marshall said his head

coach hasn’t fretted about the team failing to convert at a reasonable rate from the line, but rather has emphasized the need to put in the extra shots and time to honing the skill.

“He never really made a big deal about it,” Marshall said. “Other than the fact that we should be getting more repetitions in, working on the craft more.”

Just a few days later the Badgers saw the inverse of their fate against the Spartans when they took on the Minnesota Gophers Saturday. With his team down two, the Gophers’ Rodney Williams went to the line to

shoot two free throws with just over a second remaining in the game.

He missed the second free throw as the Badgers survived their own 4-of-8 shooting performance from the line to come out with a narrow victory.

And while it’s impressive the team managed to go 1-1 in two games it shot a combined 11-of-26 from the line, the Badgers’ struggles have gotten to the point where even the head coach was joking about it after the victory over the Gophers.

“We smoked them from the free throw line didn’t we?”

Ryan said wryly.

add to Zengerle’s individual points total, more importantly they mean one of his teammates will be credited with a goal — something that came few and far between at times for the Badgers earlier this season, especially in his absence.

Combine his output

with three goals and seven assists from Kerdiles and it becomes clear without those two on the ice, Wisconsin was short two of its top five assist producers this season — the engine room of any successful team.

And so it was only fitting Friday night, as the team sought to finally break

their power play drought extending all the way back to Dec. 13 against AlabamaHuntsville, a Zengerle pass would make the difference in helping set up a goal from junior forward Michael Mersch on the team’s first power play chance of the night. Even more telling is the fact Kerdiles or Zengerle

scored or had a hand in all but one of UW’s five goals that night.

With both players now healthy, fit and firing on all cylinders since their returns to the lineup last month, the Badgers look like a team to be reckoned with moving forward — as long as Zengerle and Kerdiles are on

the ice, that is.

Nick is a junior majoring in journalism and political science. Think that the Wisconsin hockey team has something else to thank for it’s dramatic turnaround this season? Send him an email at ndaniels@badgerherald. com or tweet him @ npdaniels31.

She is one of few players repeatedly appearing on the scoreboard for UW, with Sunday’s goal marking her 13th on the season.

Alongside Packer on Wisconsin’s top line, senior forward Brianna Decker continues to dominate. She leads the team in points, goals and assists this season, with her most recent contribution coming with an assist on Packer’s goal Sunday.

Beyond this duo and sophomore line mate Karley Sylvester, the Badgers are not seeing consistent offensive production from their other lines.

“When we are having trouble this year, in the games we’ve lost, it has been due to scoring,” head coach Mark Johnson said. “We need to figure out ways to get to three or four [goals]. If we do, then our chances are pretty good, but some nights we aren’t able to do that.”

Johnson’s connection between winning games and scoring goals seems obvious, but this season’s results clearly show scoring more than one goal has kept UW off the losing end every time.

In all 15 wins and both ties,

Wisconsin has scored at least two goals. In all nine losses, they have scored a single goal, or been shut out.

The equation going forward for Wisconsin seems simple: score more goals.

However, with just seven Badgers with point totals in the double-digits this season, that equation may be hard to solve, unless others begin to step up.

“When we are having trouble this year, in the games we’ve lost, it has been due to scoring.”

Mark Johnson

Women’s Hockey Coach

“It’s been really fun to watch [Lee] step up to the plate and blossom a little bit. We need him in the lineup.”

Mike Eaves

Men’s Hockey Coach

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Senior center Derek Lee, who has 16 assists on the season, was diagnosed with a concussion after UW’s 2-1 win against Alaska-Anchorage Saturday.

Pieces falling into place for Badgers Lauren Schwinghammer Sports Writer Fresh off a series sweep of the Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves, men’s hockey head coach Mike Eaves was feeling like things were finally coming together for his team. Friday and Saturday’s

definitive wins included, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team lengthened its unbeaten streak of WCHA wins to 10 games.

“We found a way to answer the riddle,” Eaves said in his weekly press conference Monday.

Eaves cited the change in

tempo and urgency all the men showed Saturday as the main push for their win, giving special note to its uptempo pace that lasted into the final minutes.

Also of note was sophomore goaltender

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It wasn’t long ago, on Nov. 27 to be exact, that I wrote a column concerning the dire situation that was Wisconsin men’s hockey.

At the end of the first half of the season and heading into final exams here at the University of Wisconsin, the team sat at a disappointing 3-7-3 after starting the season with big expectations and a No. 15 ranking to boot. Fans began to wonder what had become of their perennial title-contender, while I wrote about the lingering effects a poor season could have on the long-term success of the program.

Fast forward nearly two months and the situation could not be more different.

UW has clawed its way back into the rankings at No. 19 and head into their series this weekend at North Dakota on a 10game unbeaten streak in WCHA play. More importantly, they sit just

four points back from first place in the WCHA. So what changed?

To be frank, the Badgers have not faced the most difficult of schedules in that time frame. Since Dec. 13, UW has faced only two ranked opponents in No. 11 Minnesota State and No. 8 Miami, while beating up on WCHA cellar-dweller Alaska-Anchorage (1-15-4 in WCHA play) for four of those victories in that span.

But there is another reason for Wisconsin’s season turnaround too, and it is an answer a modest coach would tend to avoid using: the players have all been healthy and eligible to play.

While Eaves never made it an excuse, trying to compete in the cutthroat WCHA with two key absences at the same time early this season in Mark Zengerle — the nation’s returning leading scorer in 2011-12 with 50 points — and heavilyhyped freshman Nic Kerdiles was no easy task.

After years of consistent success, it is certainly understandable fans began to think of the UW hockey program as infallible. Winning was the norm. So it seemed almost destined the next guys in

line would be able to keep things going as if Zengerle and Kerdiles had never been missing at all.

But after it became clear that Kerdiles would be forced to sit out the first 10 games after what the NCAA called a violation of the “code of amateurism” and Zengerle would miss six games after being diagnosed with a broken index finger, that quickly became impossible.

Unfortunately, as much as coaches hate to admit it — taking it almost as a personal insult to their ability to adjust to what the season gives them as they aim to build a successful team — some players just can’t be replaced no matter how hard you try.

Zengerle is one of those players.

Almost more important than Zengerle’s goal tally for the team over his time at UW is the 5-foot-11 center’s ability to make his whole team better around him.

So far this season, Zengerle has nine assists despite missing six games this season. In both his freshman and sophomore campaigns, he finished with 31 and 37 assists,

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Bo Ryan has watched his program turn from one of the nation’s best free throw shooting teams to 333rd in the country, shooting just 60.8 percent.

Woes on free throw line continue for Wisconsin After setting team record 2 years ago, Badgers struggle to own charity stripe Nick Korger Sports Editor George Marshall sits alone on the line in a gym.

Marshall bends his knees and flicks his wrist, releasing the ball effortlessly in a smooth motion.

Swish.

He does the same thing, over and over again like a machine with the same, automated product at the end of the sequence, each made more pure than the next.

But the basket Marshall puts each basketball

effortlessly through doesn’t reside on the Kohl Center floor. And Marshall isn’t shooting in the middle of a game.

Instead, the redshirt freshman guard registers his makes inside the court of the Nicholas Johnson Pavilion, where the Badgers hold their practices.

“Have to get these extra shots in, have to work on the craft to get better at it,” Marshall said. “A lot of [making free throws] is mental, but a lot of it is muscle memory and getting better at it.”

Marshall was still bothered about his missed free throw against Michigan State Jan 22., a game where the guard missed the first of two must-make attempts from the charity stripe with his team down two with just

a few seconds remaining — he missed the second intentionally.

It was what Marshall described as a “tense moment” on the line before he released the first attempt, a shot he knew he missed as soon as he released it.

But the framework and the memory of the miss lasted longer than the actual moment itself, playing itself through Marshall’s head throughout the night.

“I thought about it for a long time, just wishing I could go back to the free throw because I felt I rushed it just a little bit,” Marshall said. “I was really disappointed when I missed especially when I knew the reason I missed it was because I rushed it a little

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