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UW’S SEARCH FOR A NEW LEADER: PART TWO OF FOUR

Finalist calls to revamp UW fundraising Chancellor candidate Michael Schill seeks value from engaging alumni, raising funds Julia Skulstad Senior Campus Editor For chancellor search finalist Michael Schill, a dean and law professor at the University of Chicago

Law School, fundraising and alumni engagement are essential for the future of the University of Wisconsin.

Schill, who is one of four final candidates for the chancellor position, said fundraising is a critical factor for sustaining “great educational institutions” in an email to The Badger Herald.

“I actually love fundraising because I think

of it as matchmaking,” Schill said. “You take a great school with lots of needs and a donor with lots of love and gratitude for the institution. When you make a great match, it is better than anything you can imagine!”

Although there is potential for increased state funding for UW, Schill said only philanthropy can create and maintain what Interim Chancellor

David Ward has called the “margin of excellence.”

Schill, who also served as the dean of the University of California-Los Angeles School of Law, said during his time at both UCLA and Chicago, he had extensive experience building successful fundraising operations.

UCLA increased alumni participation from 17 to 31 percent, tripled fundraising and raised over $82 million

by the time he left in 2009, according to Schill. At Chicago, he said he helped raised almost $90 million in three years.

The secret to fundraising, Schill said, is to work with faculty, students, staff and alumni to create a compelling vision and then articulate that vision in a way to capture donors’

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Analyses show tax cuts benefit highest earners Walker’s budget billed as relief for state’s middle class taxpayers Noah Goetzel State Politics Editor

Spring in Madison?

Badgers gathered outdoors by Lake Mendota to enjoy what felt like the first days of spring temperatures in the past several weeks.

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Committee approves iron ore mining plans Noah Goetzel State Politics Editor After many months of examining the issue, the Wisconsin Legislature’s budget committee approved a contentious mining overhaul bill Monday to allow iron ore mining in the

state.

The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance approved the Republicanbacked bill that will allow the opening of an iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin by a vote of 12-4 along party lines, sending it on to the Assembly and the Senate for

a vote.

JFC Co-Chairs Sen. Alberta Darling, R–River Hills, and Rep. John Nygren, R–Marinette, said in a statement they are “pleased” to support a piece of legislation to help northern

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Two separate analyses of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget found the richest citizens in the state stand to benefit the most from his income tax cuts, which have been billed as relief for middle class taxpayers.

A collaborative report from the Council on Children and Families and the Institute of Taxation and Economic Policy found the top 20 percent of Wisconsin households earning more than $90,000 annually benefit from more than half of all Walker’s tax cut.

Another report from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau confirmed those making six figures or more make up less than one-fifth of those receiving a tax cut, yet they would save on more than 49 percent on the $170 million proposed yearly tax cut. The bureau’s

analysis added average state taxpayers would save $83 in 2014.

Wisconsin CCF Research Director Jon Peacock said the amount of money Wisconsinites save from Walker’s tax cut increases proportionally to the annual income of these people, up to about $200,000.

He noted the findings were not surprising, as cutting taxes primarily helps the wealthy because they receive the full benefit of those cuts.

According to Peacock, the governor’s proposed tax cuts are “misleading” because he touted these benefits to middle class Wisconsin residents.

“We’re not saying [Walker’s administration] went out of [its] way to design a way to benefit the rich,” Peacock said “It could have been much worse and much more skewed to help the rich, but their description of it as helping middle income people is a bit deceptive because they really aren’t going to see too much [of a benefit].”

Peacock added someone making $50,000 a year may only see tax relief amounting to $50 or less annually. He noted those

below the poverty line of about $21,000 will save $2 or less annually.

Walker’s total income tax cut for the 2013-2015 biennial budget is $343 million, or 2.2 percent, according to the CCF and ITEP findings.

“We question whether the state should be cutting taxes now instead of providing increased funding for schools,” Peacock said. “We question whether this is the best way to use the surplus funds the state has right now.”

According to the statement from Bob Lang, director of the nonpartisan fiscal bureau, individuals earning six figures or more comprise four percent of those who would receive a tax cut.

However, these taxpayers would be given 16 percent of the $49.3 million total tax decrease. These same taxpayers earning more than $100,000 a year make 18 percent of Wisconsin’s income currently pay about 26.7% income taxes under current law, the statement said.

Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca,

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No immediate support for tuition cap Walker’s education adviser says budget allows UW increase in funding, flexibility Riley Sexton Herald Contributor A member of Gov. Scott Walker’s administration touted greater flexibility and the availability of new funding for the University of Wisconsin System, but did not voice support for setting a cap on tuition increases in a meeting with students on Monday.

Michael Brickman, Walker’s education policy adviser, spoke to students and said Walker’s budget includes an influx of

$181 million to the UW System. However, he said he was not immediately supportive of a tuition cap that would limit the university to a certain percentage increase in tuition per year. “[The state] can’t always keep up with increased cost and continue this quality of education for students,” he said.

Both Daniel Statter, chair of the Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee, and Brickman agreed the new funding would be very useful to the university. Both said they hope to use the new funds to increase the availability of higher education to students.

However, Statter said

he is hesitant to allow UW System to set its own tuition rates, as it has proposed to do so.

“It’s what we’ve seen,” Statter said, regarding previous tuition increases in recent years. “When there is not a legislative tuition cap, tuition will go up, as high as 15 percent.”

Brickman also took committee questions regarding a tuition cap and the state budget.

He said the state had looked at a hard tuition cap in the past, but this government mandate was not aligned with the new flexibility given to the university. “[We want to] make sure that the system and campus have the flexibility they need to better serve

the students,” he said.

Brickman instead pointed to ways of increasing efficiency within the system, such as the UW Flexible Degree plan, which allows retroactive credit for those adults returning to college with work experience.

He also highlighted the increased use of online learning as a way to drive down costs, as well as increasing the accessibility of higher education for those around the state.

“Efficiency is a buzzword that we hear often,” Statter said.

According to Statter, there is an agreement between ASM and Brickman that the new

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Relief for the intolerant!

In light of a recent mass school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary tary School in Newton, Conn., Madison police and state officials weigh in on gun policies trainings at schools and ensure these education centers are encompassed in police officers’ areas of duty.

The University of Wisconsin Police Department also emphasizes the need to

recognize and act on violent threats when they are at an early stage. Legislators cannot agree, however, on whether the state should enact stricter gun regulations.

Democrats are pushing

The governor’s education policy adviser emphasized the added state funding for schools in the budget.

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GUN CONTROL As the national debate over gun control remains heated, Madison and state leaders plan to address the issue through a number of different measures. The city plans to increase safety

Chris Lotten The Badger Herald

for universal background checks for gun owners, but the Republican-controlled Legislature disagrees and say current laws are sufficient.

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SSFC adopts increased budget for Rec Sports Muge Niu Higher Education Editor A student government committee approved Recreational Sports’ budget request for more than $2.7 million with a 5-1 vote for the next fiscal year on Monday.

The 2013-2014 budget is about a $400,000 increase from last year, with a $7.33 increase in segregated fees per student for the next year.

The Associated Students of Madison’s Student Services Finance Committee voted on the budget proposal from Rec Sports with five members voting in favor of the budget, one voting against it and four members abstaining because they were absent at an earlier hearing or had affiliations with Rec Sports.

The approved budget for the next fiscal year includes the original budget, which covered only basic maintenance of the facilities and an additional $100,000,

continue to fix buildings that are falling apart with marginal increases,” Bruecker said.

Bruecker said this practice would eventually waste large amounts students’ dollars and advised the committee to support long-term improvements of Rec Sports with a spring referendum.

Additional funds for a feasibility study will increase segregated fees next year by $7.33 per student, compared to a $6 increase per student that Rec Sports’ original budget request required.

Horn said the additional increase of $1.33 per student is a one-time increase for the feasibility study.

SSFC Rep. Devon Maier supported the addition of funding for a feasibility study.

“We all talk about keeping seg fees under

according to SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker.

Interim Director of Recreational Sports Joe Horn said Rec Sports would use the extra money to figure out what they need to rebuild the Natatorium as well as renovate the Southeast Recreational Facility and the outdoor field area.

Bruecker said Rec Sports will spend the next year drafting a plan for possible facility renovations to the Natatorium. She said by next spring, they will know exactly how much money they will need from students and submit it for voting.

Bruecker said the addition to the budget is necessary, although she said she is “extremely” conscious of the increase in student segregated fees and wants to keep college affordable for students.

“I think it is ill-advised to assume that we can

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SSFC Chair Ellie Bruecker emphasized the balance between student fees and facility renovations. control, but it looks like we are spending maybe $10 million just keeping things where they are at…just keeping our poor facilities at their current poor level,” Maier said. “So I think this addition to the budget is a great idea to allow students in the spring to make an important decision to improve our university’s recreational facilities.”

SSFC will recommend the budget to ASM Student Council, then the UW Chancellor and finally the UW System Board of Regents for final approval.

The original budget proposal only included the basic expenses to keep the buildings open and running without any room for longterm improvements or expansion of the facilities.

CRIME in Brief Sarah Eucalano

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THURSDAY

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PARK STREET:FIRE

A popular Mexican restaurant on South Park Street caught fire early Monday morning.

Firefighters arrived at the scene of the fire at Taqueria Guadalajara around 7:15 a.m., Madison Fire Department

HENRY AND LANGDON STREET: ROBBERY An unidentified female suspect mugged a 19-yearold Madison resident on the corner of Henry Street and Langdon Street Saturday

She said firefighters spent time digging and looking through the remnants of the fire to find fire patterns and a potential origin of the fire.

The amount of damage done to the building is currently unknown, but there is no structural damage done to the building, Wirth said.

“A lot needs to be done on the inside to make it habitable and useful as a restaurant,” Wirth said.

She said all food in the restaurant had to be thrown away because it had been contaminated by the heat and smoke produced by the fire.

Wirth said the restaurant has been closed, but she said the owners are highly motivated to reopen the restaurant as soon as possible. She said there is no official timeline for reopening the restaurant, but the restaurant is insured.

spokesperson Lori Wirth said.

No one was injured in the blaze or in the building at the time of the fire, but the fire damaged the restaurant’s building, she said.

MFD took approximately 10 minutes to put out the fire and an additional 30 minutes to make sure the building was free of hot spots. She said fires often permeate the walls of buildings,

which was the case in this particular fire.

She said when the firefighters opened up the walls and found fire inside, they attempted to extinguish it immediately.

“They make sure it doesn’t rekindle and spread to places you can’t see,” Wirth said.

She said they were unsure about how the fire was started, but said they hope to know the cause later in the year.

night.

The suspect allegedly tackled the victim, punched her in the head, grabbed the victim’s phone and ran away, according to a Madison Police Department

statement. The victim and her friends chased down the suspect and were able to retrieve the phone from the robber by throwing money at her, the statement said.

Police were called a half

hour after the incident occurred, the statement said. MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said no arrests have been made yet. He said the robber may have been acting on encouragement

she received from three young men she was with before she stole the phone.

“A witness had heard that one of the young men had made a remark about a dare,” DeSpain said.

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The man used a squirt gun to spray the woman with mace, or a similar substance, according to a MPD statement. The victim used snow to remove the substance from her face.

According to the statement, she told a MPD officer it felt like her face “was on fire.”

The suspect was located sleeping in a nearby doorway. They also found an extendable police-like

baton on the suspect, the statement said.

Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, called the incident a “senseless act.”

“It’s extremely bizarre, even by State Street standards,” he said.

Police arrested a 27-year-old Madison man Saturday morning after he sprayed mace into the eyes of a 21-year-old woman leaving a bar.

langdon street: burglary A robber entered an unlocked apartment on the 200 block of Langdon Street Saturday night and stole a backpack containing two laptops, a phone and wallet, according to a MPD statement.

A 22-year-old resident of the apartment walked out of her bathroom to find the man in her apartment.

The statement said when she

screamed, he ran away with both her and her roommate’s possessions.

The statement said many burglaries downtown have occurred after residents have left their doors unlocked.

The statement described the suspect as a black man in his late teens, cleanshaven and wearing diamond-style earrings and a black hooded sweatshirt.

FINALIST, from 1 imaginations.

“Donors need to believe that you love your school and they respond to high energy and devotion,” Schill said. “I spend about half of my time on development.”

During his tenure at UCLA, Schill said he developed a relationship with an alumnus who cared deeply about one of the university’s programs, but who had not been treated well in the past.

He said they went to a lot of Bruins basketball games and developed a great friendship together.

Schill said this individual made a multimillion gift to name the program.

“A couple years later after the economic recession, he told me after a game that he was

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worth less than he had been worth at the time of the gift,” Schill said. “I took a deep breath and thought that he might not be able to continue making the payments.

Instead, he told me that it was the best thing he ever did. Can you imagine how good that made me feel?”

According to Schill, such alumni engagement is paramount to UW’s future, as their financial support is needed.

However, he added alumni are also part of a university’s family, noting the ties between the university and its alumni run deeper than funding as each shares a bond that is lasting and strong.

“And we owe our alumni love, respect and admiration regardless of whether they give six figures or one figure,” he said. “They are part of our

Two male suspects stole a purse from a 34-year-old female at Whiskey Jacks Saloon early Saturday morning.

The woman put down her purse and left it unattended while she talked with her friends, the statement said. When she realized her purse had been stolen, the bar’s staff reviewed surveillance tapes and identified the two suspects, according to the statement.

One was still in the bar and the other was leaving the bar, the statement said. The man leaving

family.”

As chancellor, Schill said he would bring that same sense of warmth and family to UW, a skill he believes is also an important part of his current role as dean.

While emphasizing a focus on campus relations, Schill also said his work on the board of the Argonne National Laboratory would transfer to a new role at UW, a leading research institute, adding the experience taught him about the science and technology enterprise.

Schill also said he served as chair of the University of Chicago committee on for-credit online education and added Wisconsin will need to confront these issues.

He said if selected as chancellor, he plans to

the bar had the woman’s money, credit cards and phone, the statement said.

The victim’s purse was found inside the bar.

MPD tracked down the suspects and retrieved the female victim’s possessions, according to the statement.

“The staff at Whiskey was totally on the ball and worked quickly to identify suspects and aid police in catching them and returning her property,” Verveer said.

“I’m gratified to see the staff went the extra mile to apprehend the suspects and help the victim.”

engage with students from day one. This includes attending Badger games, art performances, social and political events and meeting with students because the first step, he said, is to show up.

At UCLA, Schill chaired the Council of Professional School Deans. He said the position gave him insight into the different types of issues facing each of UCLA’s 11 professional schools. Schill also sat on the Chancellor’s Executive Committee, where he said he was able to help address the major issues facing the university.

“UW is, simply put, an extraordinary university,” Schill said. “It is home to an incredible faculty and a wonderfully engaged and brilliant student body.

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GOP to oppose stricter City, campus police gun laws in Legislature ramp up safety plans Democrats plan to draft bill that calls for more universal background checks Andrew Jensen Herald Contributor Wisconsin Republicans do not plan to pass any gun control laws this legislative session despite Democratic efforts to strengthen background checks for gun purchases, according to a Republican Assembly leader.

Democrats will attempt to curb gun purchases in Wisconsin by drafting a new piece of legislation to strengthen background checks on future gun customers.

However, Assembly Majority Leader Rep. Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford, said he is “absolutely against” stricter gun control and does not support their “anti-gun” agenda.

According to state law, standard background checks at gun stores and through licensed dealers restrict certain people from buying and having access to guns, such as criminals, youths and those with mental health issues.

However, many gun sales are done by individual transactions,

including friend-to-friend or unlicensed dealer purchases, according to a report from the University of California-Davis Violence Prevention Research Program. The program recommended universal background checks that would ensure everyone who buys guns is qualified to do so, no matter where they buy them.

Suder said Wisconsin currently has adequate gun control laws, such as the concealed carry provision that he said already promotes safety of citizens.

He said he believes further legislation is unnecessary.

Jeff Nass, spokesperson for the National Rifle Association’s state-charted association Wisconsin’s Firearm Owners, Range, Clubs and Educators Inc., said he sees the legislation as useless in preventing gun access to criminals. “[Gun control legislation] never has [helped] in the past,” he said. “It won’t in the future.”

Even if the legislation passes, Nass said criminals would still acquire weapons by any means necessary, such as black market deals, to avoid background checks. Strengthening such checks would not help gun regulation but simply infringe on the rights of law-

abiding citizens, he said.

Suder said he opposes universal background checks for gun owners because he does “not want every gun owner on a list.”

He said he also does not believe universal background checks will lead to less gun violence.

Suder, however, said he supports the mental health checks currently in place to prevent the mentally ill from having access to firearms.

In a joint statement from October, Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, and Rep. Penny Bernard Schaber, D-Appleton, said they planned to re-introduce a bill this session to force domestic violence offenders to surrender their guns following a shooting in Brookfield.

“It deeply saddens me to see senseless acts of violence in Wisconsin,” Schraber said in the statement. “It is our duty to help protect the victims of domestic abuse and make sure that they are safe from violence.”

Sen. Bob Jauch, D-Poplar, said he thinks universal background checks would not further restrict guns purchases because criminal background checks are already in place to stop criminals from purchasing them.

Police will increase presence at Madison schools in hopes of preventing violence Sarah Eucalano City Hall Editor The Madison Police Department will be working more closely with the elementary schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District in an effort to prevent violence in schools after a number of recent mass school shootings.

Luis Yudice, MMSD coordinator of school safety, said there were many discussions on how to increase safety in schools following the shooting at the elementary school in Newton, Conn, where 28 people were killed, most of whom were first grade students. He said many different strategies to increase safety have been discussed on the national stage and one of those was police making themselves more available at schools.

He said this would allow police to stop incidents before they occurred.

Yudice said MPD officers will become familiar with staff, the layout of schools,

how to respond if an incident were to occur and how to participate in safety training at schools.

He said there have been no incidents at Madison Public Schools other than the minor ones that are common at schools across the country.

Police officers are assigned to patrol certain areas of the city. Yudice said MPD officers will not be assigned to elementary schools but rather schools will be more incorporated into officers’ specific areas of duty.

He said police officers will make an effort to stop by the schools that are within their area. There are approximately 45 public elementary and middle schools in Madison, Yudice said.

“All school districts have reacted in one way or another to the the tragedy in Connecticut,” Yudice said.

“They are doing their best efforts to make sure their schools are as safe as they can be.”

Police are also working to prevent school shootings at a university level.

University of Wisconsin Police Department Sgt. Aaron Chapin said UWPD is working to prevent a similar incident by educating the community, training officers

to respond appropriately to incidents and identifying individuals who could be threats before anything happens.

UWPD encourages community members to report information to authorities if they suspect someone may be a potential threat, so police can prevent a potential incident from happening on UW’s campus, Chapin said.

Chapin said in most situations with active shooters, somebody knew the shooter and knew something was wrong in the shooter’s life. He said if someone is acting inappropriately, it needs to be brought to the attention of the authorities.

UWPD Chief Susan Riseling has also gained attention for a short video she shows at the end of presentations she gives on campus that outline how people can protect themselves if they are attacked by someone with a gun.

“These incidents are becoming a fact of life — and death,” Riseling said in a video. “It’s clear it’s your life and you’ve got to fight back for your life. The video gives advice to handle a shooter: get out, call out, hide out, keep out and take out.”

Committee weighs ethnic studies student feedback ASM begins initial recommendations to change university course requirement Bryan Kristensen Reporter A student government committee addressed common themes from student feedback on possible proposals to expand the current ethnic studies requirement at a meeting Monday.

The discussion focused on additional time requirements, reducing discussion sizes

and adding service-learning courses.

The student responses were collected from a roundtable event hosted by the Associated Students of Madison’s Diversity Committee last week. At the event, students were asked to fill out notecards with suggestions for changes to the requirement.

According to Vice Chair Hannah Kinsella, there were four themes to students’ responses.

One common theme was expanding the current requirement of one ethnic studies course with three credits to two courses with six credits, Kinsella said.

The second theme was that

students should be required to take one ethnic studies course in their first two years at UW, and then another class in their final two years, Kinsella said.

A third theme, favored by Chair Mia Akers, was for all classes in the requirement to reduce the sizes of their discussion sections so there may be more room for intimate discussions about students’ own personal experiences with diversity.

“I’m in Intercultural Dialogues right now, and I’ve never been in such a real environment where people can say whatever they feel… and not feel like they’re being judged,” Akers said. “I think

the smaller the better because then you really have to open up and discuss with one another.”

The fourth theme, Kinsella said, was the introduction of more service-learning courses for ethnic studies, which are classes that require students to go into the community to interact with different people.

The committee will present the students’ feedback to the university committee drafting the new campus Diversity Plan, Akers said in a previous interview with The Badger Herald.

Diversity Committee member Niko Magallon said the feedback included a mix of undergraduate students,

graduate students and a professor.

Magallon added it was nice to hear from students who had taken the classes, along with graduate students and professors that were involved in educating students on the ethnic studies courses.

Akers said she wished more students had attended and would have liked more conflicting viewpoints that could have led to more discussion.

In addition to the discussion of last week’s event, University Affairs Chair Becca Buell attended the meeting to offer an opportunity to the committee members about testing a new

alcohol education program that may be implemented on campus for first-year students.

Magallon said some students told him at the ethnic studies event that they were discriminated against at times when other students appeared to be intoxicated and this alcohol education could also teach students about ethnic prejudice.

“The education course could help students become more mindful that when they’re drinking … deep seeded prejudices that we have against people of different ethnicity do tend to come out more,” Magallon said.

Coordinating Council debates internal communication Tara Golshan Deputy News Editor For many on the internal board of University of Wisconsin’s student government, communication and collaboration remained critical issues up for discussion in the group’s Monday meeting.

Associated Students of Madison’s Coordinating Council convened after passing a new constitution for referendum in last week’s Student Council to deliberate members’ own internal communication.

According to Legislative Affairs Chair Daniel Statter, many issues regarding transparency are “obviously” still a problem on the council.

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Brickman said the tuition cap is just one of the many ways to keep the institution accessible. He said the state will work directly with students, faculty and

ANALYSES, from 1 D-Kenosha, said in a statement academics, economists, think tanks and even conservative groups have criticized Walker’s economic policies. He added he does not believe these proposed tax cuts produce more jobs or help the state’s economy.

Statter, who introduced the subject and facilitated the discussion, turned to the rest of the chairs in order to brainstorm possible solutions.

Conversation quickly focused on the nature of chair reports, which many members saw need for improvement, both in content and structure.

ASM Vice Chair Maria Giannopoulos said she tries to be “as transparent as possible” by providing detailed chair reports, adding it was up to the rest of the body to read them and ask questions.

Statter, however, reminded the body there is a difference between accountability in ASM and transparency.

the Board of Regents to make sure that one way or another, families still have access to this institution.

Statter said a government mandate is necessary in tuition protection.

“Without a tuition cap mandated by the state, it is becoming less and less clear that it is [protected],” he said.

“A true middle-class budget would balance real middleclass income tax relief with investments in important areas such as public education and access to affordable health care,” Barca said. “Unfortunately the governor has again chosen to ignore Wisconsin’s long-term health in order to score shortterm political points.”

Issues with transparency arose last semester in Coordinating Council with the May 4 proposal, the beginning of an alternative event to the Mifflin Street Block Party, a plan by which Statter said he was “blindsided.”

“No one should be completely and utterly blindsided on Wednesday,” Statter said, “It is not a good feeling.”

The subject of collaboration also played a role in the meeting as members discussed the format for the new bylaws, which must be written in line with the newly approved constitution.

For the sake of balance, Nominations Board Chair

Sean McNally said only four grassroot committee representatives will be part of an ad hoc constitutionbylaws committee, not including either Sustainability Chair Colin Higgins or Press Office Director David Gardner.

In the spirit of communication, Student Activities Center Governing Board Chair Katie Cary offered to keep communication open between those named to the committee and those who were not.

The council also decided to change deadlines for chair reports, making them due earlier in the week in order to provide more time for members to read and

MINING, from 1 Wisconsin residents who are “hungry” for jobs. They said the bill would protect the environment and generate well-paying jobs.

While Democratic legislators lobbied for the bill to include more environmentally safe measures and include public feedback on the issue, Sen. Tom Tiffany, R– Hazelhurst, said in a press conference the bill would not allow for iron mines to damage their natural surroundings.

Tiffany, the bill’s coauthor, said iron ore mining is a different, cleaner kind of mining that does not involve chemicals.

Instead, he said machines separate the ore from the rock.

He said aside from minimal environmental impact from the bill, allowing an open-pit iron mine to be constructed in Ashland and Iron Counties would promote Wisconsin’s depleted manufacturing industry.

“This is a real opportunity here in the state of Wisconsin for us to have a resurgence in manufacturing,” Tiffany said.

Assembly Majority Leader Scott Suder, R-Abbotsford, said legislators want to ensure an “open and transparent” process regarding the bill and its environmental impacts. He said the Legislature is working with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to limit effects on the natural

ask questions about other people’s committee work.

In addition, Higgins encouraged members to hold one-on-one meetings outside of general meetings in an effort to increase communication and collaboration even further.

Similar meetings were emphasized regarding the bylaws, in order to ensure consistency and accuracy in the text between the different grassroots committees.

Student Judiciary Chief Justice Nicholas Checker also informed the body that they will be given access to ASM’s Constitutional Committee’s bylaws as a template in order to give a starting point for those unfamiliar with the

surrounding where the mine would be built.

Suder said Wisconsin has one of the largest iron ore deposits in the nation and added Iron County has a history of 100 years of iron ore mining and once had more than 40 mines.

“We hope to bring Wisconsin back to its heritage,” Suder said at the press conference. “We are extremely pleased with this project and we hope to have bipartisan support in both houses.”

Despite the bill’s passage, the majority of Wisconsin voters still oppose this proposed new law, according to a statement from the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters. The WLCV commissioned a poll from the Democratic-

format of such writing.

Although he agreed with the effort to provide a formatting structure, Gardner said he felt hesitant about providing the committee’s bylaws as the template for the body to “tweak,” noting an alternative method could create a more collaborative environment.

“It would make me uncomfortable to see ACC bylaws to be put up and then people to say: ‘How can we tweak these?’” Gardner said.

“I think it would be a better and more collaborative process to say: ‘Here are the ACC bylaws, here is what we have now, here is how the constitution has changed… what is the best way to do it?’”

leaning Public Polling Policy firm that found 62 percent of voters opposed the bill, while only 29 percent supported the measure.

Sen. Jennifer Shilling, D-La Crosse, said in a statement she was disappointed Republicans rejected several Democratic amendments she said would have increased citizen participation in the permitting process for iron ore mines and increased environmental protections.

“Rather than letting special interests write their own set of rules, we need to take a balanced and commonsense approach to protect taxpayers, local communities, and our natural resources,” Shilling said.

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All four finalists are, on paper, exceptionally qualified and impressive candidates.

Similar to Martin, who left her position as provost at Cornell University before moving to Madison, our next chancellor will come from an elite university or institution and will continue to uphold UW’s longstanding reputation as one of the nation’s top public universities.

It is also obvious each candidate would bring a unique approach to the university’s administration.

This board will distribute a questionnaire to the four candidates this week; their answers will give us more insight into their plans and motives for those plans.

But for now, let us provide some initial analysis of the candidates: Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank is, unquestionably, the candidate who will satisfy those who called for UW to appoint a business-minded chancellor late last year. Her knowledge of government processes, combined with her academic achievements and strong background in higher education, make her, to borrow a phrase from sports reporting, a triple threat. Blank is also the only candidate with a connection, albeit small, to UW — in 1985 she was a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Economics.

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Allow us, for a moment, to indulge our journalistic predisposition for cliché: The University of Wisconsin finds itself at a crossroads.

This has been the stuff incessantly-repeated for the two-and-one-half years since former Chancellor Biddy Martin began to roll out the New Badger Partnership, a crucial, controversial and ultimately doomed legislative proposal that coincided with protests against Gov. Scott Walker.

Interim Chancellor David Ward has acted as an effective steward of UW for the last two years despite his public appearance as an uninvolved bureaucrat.

He has executed the job for which he was hired and has maintained a seemingly amicable relationship with some of the most important power brokers in the state, namely Walker and the Board of Regents.

But now is the time to move on from Ward and introduce a leader with an agenda rather than a timerestricted steward.

Last week, when the university announced the four finalists to replace Ward and Martin, we were pleasantly surprised with the diversity of experience represented on each candidate’s curriculum vitae.

Considering UW’s current position at a crossroads, we arrived at several conclusions about the distinct hypothetical futures of the institution under each

dean of Johns Hopkins University’s Whiting School of Engineering, would bring a wealth of experience in science and engineering to UW. Of the candidates, he would likely place the greatest emphasis on scientific research if chosen. This board believes an advocate for the sciences is tantamount to a business advocate given that supporters of higher education and economic development continue to view science and technology as crucial to the university’s future as the state’s economic engine.

We hope his selection would not compromise UW’s active humanities departments.

Previous chancellors, such as John Wiley, have shown a steadfast commitment to both academic sectors.

Michael Schill, the dean of the University of Chicago Law School, has an impressive legal resume and holds an academic and administrative role at one of the most prestigious law schools in the nation.

We find his candidacy appealing not solely because of his current institution’s reputation, but also because his legal background could be helpful in UW’s dealings with the state government.

We would be interested to observe how Schill adjusts to a university with a different culture than UChicago’s.

Kim Wilcox, currently Michigan State University’s provost, brings a

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familiarity with Big Ten universities unique to the four candidates. He is the only finalist presently employed at a public university. His current special assignment in Washington, D.C. at the Partnership to Cut Poverty and Hunger in Africa is a smart and gracious use of his academic capital. We believe his experience in Washington could bring a unique approach to lobbying and international expansion that is crucial as UW strengthens its reputation.

Next month’s forums, combined with our questionnaire, will paint a more comprehensive picture of the finalists. But we are intensely satisfied with what the search-and-screen committee has provided the UW community, and we are confident all candidates could bring UW the visionary leadership that has been its standard for years.

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Gov. wrong to spurn healthcare funding There is no legitimate research backing up Gov. Scott Walker’s decision to refuse to fill the gaps in Medicaid with federal funds. Research, some even completed by non-partisan groups, shows he is basically choosing to throw away taxpayers’ money.

It’s not fiscally responsible.

His plan will not only cover fewer Wisconsinites — especially low-income parents, many of whom will be pushed out of Medicaid — but also cost the state millions more in the long term. It is ridiculous not to use the money the federal government is offering,

which is, after all, paid by Wisconsin taxpayers.

If he is worried about the federal government’s ability to keep its promise in the long term, then he should offer a conditional full expansion that allows him to change Medicaid again if the government stops funding 90 to 100 percent of the costs.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in its original form did not intend for the lowest income individuals (between 100 and 133 percent of the federal poverty level) to purchase insurance through

marketplaces.

While the marketplaces will have federal subsidies available, this will still not be a viable option for many people. Even though monthly payments could be as low as $15 to $20 per month for some individuals, this does not include the high deductibles and co-pays accompanying these less expensive plans.

During the past few years that I’ve been living in Madison, I have experienced firsthand the desire of my fellow Badgers to make a positive impact on the world. We know

we have a voice and the avenues and responsibility to use it. It may seem mundane, but medical assistance programs such as BadgerCare help individuals and families in accessing healthcare, which is vital to a productive and happy life.

We live on a campus of global significance but we cannot forget we have a responsibility to fight for social justice locally as well as abroad.

Nikki Smith (nlsmith4@ wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in legal studies and social welfare.

Residency requirement benefits cities Jared Mehre Columnist In his budget address last week, Gov. Scott Walker cited plans to end residency requirements throughout the state of Wisconsin. While only taking up a paragraph of the 600-page document, the prospect of ending residency requirements has been one of the most controversial parts of Walker’s budget plans.

Residency requirements stipulate public employees must reside in the city where they work. The ending of residency requirements is expected to affect 127 municipalities including Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s largest city.

These requirements exist to make sure government employees are involved in their community outside of their job. While many cities, including Madison, have ended their residency requirements for most government positions, Milwaukee has had a strict residency requirement law on the books for 75 years.

Decisions about residency requirements are best handled by the municipalities themselves — not all of Wisconsin’s cities are the same. It makes sense to end residency requirements for the less populated areas in Wisconsin, where people with the needed skills and abilities are not always available in the pool of residents.

However, in larger communities such as Milwaukee, the talents the city needs exist within its limits and can be put to better use by having

people conveniently located within them.

A perfect example of this would be the teachers in the Milwaukee Public Schools system. In 2012, the graduation rate for the Milwaukee Public Schools system was 62.8 percent — far behind the 87 percent average in the state of Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Public Schools system graduation rate has always been much less than that of the rest of the state.

People often debate how to get children to commit to their education. I found through my own and many other’s educational experiences that there is no better way to get kids to care about their education than by having a committed teacher who is able to be there for their students.

If residency requirements are ended everywhere in the state of Wisconsin, each individual city will

suffer in its own way.

Our small communities will no longer be able to rely on the certainty that some of the major contributors to their community will be easily accessible. Some essential positions, like chief of police, superintendent and fire chief, can best serve communities they live in.

However, no community would be more affected than Milwaukee. The city is unlike any other city in the state of Wisconsin, and the 75-year long residency requirement is necessary in order to ensure its continued growth.

Milwaukee is Wisconsin’s largest city, and, to truly understand what is most needed for its development, its public employees and officials must live within its limits.

Jared Mehre (mehre@ wisc.edu) is a sophomore majoring in political science, sociology and legal studies.

Gov. Scott Walker unveiled his budget proposals last week in a speech before the Legislature. Many of his proposals have received criticism throughout the state, including those on tax cuts, Medicaid coverage and school vouchers. Although his budget proposal to collect DNA from people arrested on felony and certain misdemeanor charges has also been criticized, this criticism seems to have been largely lost in the maze of other controversial proposals Walker advocated.

Considering the privacy concerns associated with collecting DNA from those who police have only arrested and the courts not yet convicted, the Legislature shouldn’t fund Walker’s expanded DNA collection proposal.

Obtaining an arrestee’s DNA without a warrant and individualized suspicion before a conviction involves significant privacy concerns. As Chris Ahmuty, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin, said, “It’s really a government intrusion that undermines the notion of the presumption of innocence. If you don’t have to be convicted and the government can come and do this to you, it offends a lot of people.”

Not only does it undermine presumption of innocence, the DNA collected from a person can, according to the Electronic Information Privacy Center, “be used to identify the individual’s family members and to implicate the individual’s family members in investigations in which they would not otherwise be involved.”

If you didn’t already know, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments today in the potentially landmark case Maryland v. King. The Supreme Court will decide if “the Fourth Amendment allow[s] the States to collect and analyze DNA from people arrested and charged with serious crimes[.]” Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is confident the Supreme Court will find Maryland’s DNA collection upon arrest law constitutional, although he may believe this because Wisconsin filed a brief with the Supreme Court in support of upholding Maryland’s DNA law as constitutional. Further, Van Hollen also believes Walker’s proposed plan is also constitutional.

For the sake of argument, let’s assume the Supreme Court did find Maryland’s law constitutional on narrow grounds. That doesn’t necessarily mean Wisconsin’s law would also meet constitutional muster. Wisconsin’s DNA collection proposal is much broader than Maryland’s law — Maryland requires DNA collection from a person arrested and charged with certain violent felonies, while Wisconsin’s proposal requires DNA collection from a person arrested and charged with any felony and certain misdemeanors.

I’m getting ahead of myself, though, because I’m not certain the Supreme Court will uphold Maryland’s law.

Even if the Court does uphold Maryland’s DNA law, it would seem to go against its own precedent in Fourth Amendment cases. Both parties in the King case have agreed obtaining a person’s

DNA by using a cheek swab is a search under the Fourth Amendment.

Yet there was no search warrant or individualized suspicion to authorize the search in King. This would seem to make the search unreasonable. As the Supreme Court wrote in Katz v. United States, “searches conducted outside the judicial process, without prior approval by judge or magistrate, are per se unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment subject only to a few specifically established and well delineated exceptions.”

Maryland’s two main arguments for the search being constitutionally reasonable are essentially that first, someone who is arrested has a lower expectation of privacy than the general public and second, the collection of DNA from an arrested person serves an important government interest in solving crimes.

Balancing the privacy interests of people against legitimate government interests, Maryland argues the search was reasonable.

Their first argument relies on two cases holding that people on parole or probation have a lower expectation of privacy than the general public in regards to searches but seems to forget people on parole or probation have already been convicted of a crime. The fact remains: King’s DNA was obtained without a warrant before he was convicted of the crime he was arrested, not after. In this regard, Maryland’s first argument seems weak.

Maryland’s second argument has more teeth. Obtaining DNA from someone who is arrested helps the police in solving crimes, certainly a legitimate government interest. But the real question still remains: does the police’s need to obtain DNA without a warrant from someone who is only arrested and not yet convicted of a crime outweigh the privacy interests of those who are arrested? The empirical evidence suggests no.

According to the Washington Post, most of the convictions under Maryland’s DNA arrest law would have occurred anyway under their older DNA conviction law. But even more on point is the amicus brief from “14 Scholars of Forensic Evidence.” Their brief cites a RAND Corporation report which “found that database [DNA] matches are more strongly related to the number of crimescene samples than to the number of offender profiles in the database.”

Thus, if the government wants to solve more crimes, it should collect more DNA samples at crime scenes instead of collecting DNA from people only arrested for crimes and not yet convicted. Yet, the focus of the government seems to be the opposite. According to Slate, “evidence is not collected from eight out of 10 crime scenes for other serious offenses, like burglary, robbery and aggravated assault.”

It is one thing to collect DNA from someone who has already been convicted of a crime. It is entirely another thing to collect DNA from an arrestee without either a warrant or individualized suspicion.

Our Legislature must not pass Walker’s DNA budget proposal, which violates the Fourth Amendment.

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

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ARTSETC. PRESENTS “LOW-FAT TUESDAY”

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Dairy substitutes fill nutrient gaps in healthy diet Rachel Werts Low-Fat Tuesday Columnist Protein, calcium and vitamin D may be essential parts of any diet, but dairy is not. If you’re looking to cut out dairy, then read on! This week is about how easy it can be to maintain a healthy and holistic diet without milk-based products.

One reason for cutting out dairy is biological. Lactose intolerance affects many young Americans. Many factors determine your risk of intolerance, including ethnicity.

Even if you are not intolerant, there is a good chance you may know someone who is, and being savvy about the alternative options to dairy can be a real asset.

Lactose intolerance is caused by deficiency of an enzyme that breaks down lactose, a sugar found in milk, into smaller particles so your body can digest them. Those without this enzyme may experience bloating, cramps, gas, upset stomach, nausea and diarrhea. If you think you are experiencing lactose intolerance, talk to your doctor.

These symptoms can occur with consumption of milk and milk-based products such as

yogurt, cheese and ice cream.

Those with mild lactose intolerance may be able to tolerate some fermented milk products--usually a half cup of products such as hard cheese and yogurt are good options.

Lactose intolerance is not to be confused with a milk allergy. Allergies cause an acute immune response that can result in swelling of the throat and/or face, hives, vomiting, rapid pulse and dizziness. Food allergies can be very severe and should be diagnosed by a doctor.

Dairy products are often touted for their high nutrient density. Although dairy is rich in protein, vitamin D and calcium, there are plenty of ways to get enough of these nutrients in your diet.

There are many milk alternatives on the market today. In fact, there are so many options that choosing the right one for you can be difficult. Read on for a summary of the most common milk substitutes.

Soy milk is by far the most common milk alternative on the market. There are several flavor varieties as well as lowcalorie options. Soy milk is full of natural protein, low in fat and a good source of calcium.

However, not all varieties are fortified with vitamin D, so make sure you read the label.

Almond milk is another popular substitute that comes in multiple flavors and calorie options. It is a good natural source of vitamin E and calcium; however, it is lower in protein than soy milk and cow’s milk.

Rice milk often wins taste tests in milk comparisons, but it is the lowest in protein and nutrition content. Nearly all nutrients are fortified, so be sure that you’re reading the label to see if it contains calcium and vitamin D. Coconut milk is often considered a palatable choice as well. It is fortified like rice milk, however, it naturally contains saturated fat. The United States Department of Agriculture recommends Americans limit saturated fat to less than seven grams a day.

So depending on the rest of your diet, coconut milk may or may not be the right choice for you.

There are many other alternatives, like hemp milk, oat’s milk and flax milk, that can be found in specialty stores. If you are interested in these products, try comparing their nutrition labels to a low-

fat milk label.

An important note for vegans: A milk fortified in vitamin B12 can be a great choice since the vegan diet is naturally deficient in this essential nutrient.

Cooking with these products is easy: simply substitute milk with your choice of alternative as your recipes dictate. Make sure to choose the right flavor; you may like vanilla soy milk in your coffee, but it probably would taste funny in your scrambled eggs.

Substitution options don’t just stop at milk alternatives.

Soy cheese and yogurt can be found in many grocery stores, and other options may be found in specialty stores.

Don’t be afraid to ask what your market offers. You might be surprised! There are also many blogs and websites dedicated to dairy-free cooking that combine lactose-free ingredients in creative ways.

Not into the “alternative” route to make your diet healthy? No problem. There are plenty of other foods rich in vitamin D and calcium.

Vitamin D can be found in salmon, tuna and eggs. Dark leafy greens like kale, spinach and broccoli are also good sources of calcium. If you don’t

RECIPE OF THE WEEK This week’s recipe is an indulgent dairy-free dessert, using no milk or milk substitutes.

Dairy-free Chocolate Cake 1 cake (13 by 9 inch) Ingredients: -2 cups sifted all-purpose flour -2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda -3/4 cup shortening -1 1/2 cups dark corn syrup -1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract -1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder -3/4 teaspoon salt -1/3 cup white sugar -3 eggs -1 cup cold, brewed coffee Preparation: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius).

Grease one 13 by 9 inch pan.

2. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; set aside.

3. Separate eggs. Beat egg whites in a clean bowl until stiff peaks form.

4. Cream shortening and sugar in mixing bowl until light and fluffy, using an electric mixer at medium speed. Blend in the corn syrup and egg yolks. Beat in vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternately with coffee to creamed mixture. Gently fold in egg whites. Pour batter into greased 13 x 9 inch pan.

5. Bake in preheated 350 degree Fahrenheit (175 degree Celsius) oven for 45 minutes or until cake is done. Cool in pan on rack. Dust with confectioner’s sugar if desired and enjoy! like these foods or avoid animal products as well as dairy, talk to a registered dietitian or doctor about possibly taking a supplement to meet your nutrient needs.

Rachel Werts is a 5th year majoring in dietetics. She works as a nutrition assistant at the Waisman Center and hopes to become a physicians assistant in the future.

Nyash Up! pumps out afrobeat gold Danielle Leick ArtsEtc. Writer Chicago Afrobeat Project’s fourth studio album, Nyash Up!, will leave listeners with no other choice than to bob their heads and tap their toes to a combination of jazzy notes and unique rock beats.

Ten years after Chicago Afrobeat Project debuted, the eight-member group has climbed its way to help define the afrobeat genre.

Nyash Up! takes on a different style than Chicago Afrobeat Project’s three previous albums. The band created the album’s debut song, “I Just Might Be Wrong Like That,” by mashing up songs from Radiohead and Fela Kuti.

Chicago Afrobeat Project also uses Nyash Up! to reinterpret top songs from artists such as B.o.B., System of a Down, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, Céu and 808 Street.

Chicago Afrobeat Project takes classic jazz notes and retunes them into hits with a funk beat. Nyash Up! has a unique sound of rock jazz, heard dominantly in “B.Y.O.B,” balanced with subtle jazz tones of suspense and thrill, as in “Roda,” to create a complementary album suitable for avid listeners of multiple genres. While taking in the music of Nyash Up!, listeners can hear the passion Chicago Afrobeat Project puts into its music through chord progressions and vivid saxophone solos.

Nyash Up! also features vocals, which Chicago Afrobeat Project does not generally include. The combination of brassy jazz instruments is enough to overtake some singing segments; however, songs such as “Inner City Blues Make Ya Wanna Holler” combines strong vocal chords to recreate the sounds of inner-city Chicago. Using collaborations of rap and blues, “Inner City Blues Make Ya Wanna Holler” forces

listeners to rethink blues sounds. The track uses this mix of genres to produce meaningful messages listeners cannot miss. Other songs, such as “Pacific,” use baritone and tenor saxophones, keyboards, bass, drums and various percussion instruments to portray the sounds of early British techno puréed with classic afrobeat sounds. The result is a tribute to 808 State’s soul-filling Chicago-born house music.

Chicago Afrobeat Project takes Nyash Up! to an even higher level with their song “Colonial Waiting Room Mentality.” This track is the band’s personal mash-up of “Waiting Room,” originally

by Fugazi, and “Colonial Mentality,” originally by Fela Kuti. The track is Chicago Afrobeat Project’s tribute to Fela Kuti, who introduced the world to the afrobeat genre.

By changing Fela Kuti’s music into its own style, Chicago Afrobeat Project takes on the genre head-on and proves to listeners that it has a unique sound.

Nyash Up! has great collaborative sounds branching into jazz, funk, hip-hip and even R&B sounds. The lyrics added to tracks are clearly working towards making the album a better listening experience.

Chicago Afrobeat Project will leave listeners with their legs mindlessly moving to the beat as they feel the enthusiasm of the featured artists through the rhythm and meter. Listeners looking for a fresh new set of tunes to clean the apartment to or hold a late night study session should check out Nyash Up! This album is one that is sure to keep anyone awake and focused.

The album drops worldwide today.

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Courtesy of Tegan and Sara

The Canadian duo kept a screaming venue entertained with a set containing tracks from several of their albums. The band’s sound is changing, but their music is still well-received.

Tegan and Sara connect with audience Identical twins focused on personal anecdotes between tracks at Orpheum Sunday night Nancy Payne ArtsEtc. Writer Tegan and Sara performed Sunday at Madison’s Orpheum Theater, showcasing their signature harmonies and poppy alternative beats.

The Canadian sisters put on an energizing show that kept the audience screaming.

The Orpheum was the near-perfect setting for a Sunday night concert, with standing room for those wanting to get up close and seats in the back for those looking for a more relaxed atmosphere.

Although the seats in the back didn’t have the best view of the stage, the talent of the musicians made up for any seating concerns. Tegan and Sara’s opening act, Speak, an all-male indie rock group from Austin, had a Vampire Weekend mixed with Arcade Fire kind of sound. They grabbed the attention of the audience with their occasional jam-sessions and cover of

Aretha Franklin’s “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.” Other than that, they were appropriate background music to set the stage for the main event.

Naturally, the crowd went wild when Tegan and Sara came on and opened with an old favorite, “Back in Your Head” from their 2007 album The Con. The identical twins were decked out in formfitting pants, punk-rock leather jackets and pixie cut hairstyles to match.

They continued to play a few songs from their older albums until they introduced tracks from their most recent album, Heartthrob. Most of the songs from Heartthrob are more techno-pop than their fans are used to, but it’s a nice change of pace from their usual style.

The crowd ate up the girls’ perfect balance of wit and sarcasm when they talked to the audience after every three or four songs.

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the audience and at one point touched on her experience with therapy, wondering aloud if her slightly depressing songs made her therapists feel like all their work was a “waste of time.” For example, the performance of “Nineteen” expresses the heartache that comes from losing a first love.

Even after such emotional songs, her quirky humor not only connected her to the audience but also connected them to her real-life experiences expressed through their songs.

Tegan and Sara entranced the crowd both through song and personal anecdotes.

This became especially apparent when one member of the crowd passionately shouted, “I love you!” while one of the girls was talking. The entire audience shouted in agreement and the girls sent their love right back. At one point they gave Madison some welldeserved praise for being

an “extremely friendly and welcoming city,” relating it to the feeling of their hometown of Calgary. Although one twin dominated dialogue with the audience, when either of the girls connected with the crowd, they turned a concert setting into what felt like a conversation between friends.

Their set was diverse with old and new songs, and the concert was also well spaced with stories from the singers about the band’s adventures on tour.

Throughout the whole concert, they maintained their dynamic harmonies and personal lyrics about love, growing up and heartache. The crowd exuded love for the girls; everyone was excited to see them play and wanted them to do well.

Although there could have been more power solos from the band, Tegan and Sara stayed true to what they are about and put on a great show for their fans.

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NCAA needs to swallow dose of its own medicine Dan Corcoran Kookoo for CoCo I thought my classes were complicated — I know I’m a freshman, but I’m still getting used to college here.

Then I tried to understand the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

For those who haven’t heard about what happened at University of Miami a little over a year and a half ago, here’s the college SparkNotes version. Nevin Shapiro was a Hurricanes’ football booster, and beginning in 2002, he began providing illegal benefits to players and recruits — 72 athletes in all, according to Shapiro — as defined by NCAA standards.

These benefits included dinners, cash and, in one case, $10,000 to secure the commitment of basketball player DeQuan Jones.

However, Shapiro was not just a booster breaking NCAA rules. He was a felon running a $930 million Ponzi scheme.

It all came crashing down in June 2011 when Shapiro was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for the scheme.

Shapiro had nothing to lose, so he decided to come forward with claims about what he was involved in at Miami, resulting in an NCAA investigation of the Miami Athletic Department.

And just a little more than a month ago, it seemed like the governing body of college athletics had finally wrapped up its investigation and was about to deal Miami, along with many people and coaches associated with the program, a punishing blow. Well, as it turns out, the NCAA, in trying to deal a knockout punch, may have knocked itself unconscious.

Yes, the NCAA meant

CRITICAL, from 8 of gaining confidence and igniting Nebraska’s offense on any given day.

But it is not as if the Husker offense is so onedimensional that it is anemic if the shots aren’t falling for Talley and Gallegos.

Nebraska has a rising star in 6-foot-6-inch swingman Shavon Shields, who ranks fourth on the team with 8.3 points per and also pulls down 5.1 rebounds per game.

“Those guys shoot it, when they get hot, as well as anybody in the league,” Gard said. “They shoot it like Brandon Paul and [D.J.] Richardson at Illinois, you don’t want to get in a ‘horse’ contest with them.”

Never was that potential clearer than in a four-point home win for Nebraska over Iowa Saturday, when Talley sunk a late three-pointer to

well in trying to investigate and prosecute Miami, and although rule breaking in college athletics is nothing new, there have never been problems with the overseer in Indianapolis. That is, until now.

While conducting the investigation of Miami, the NCAA obtained evidence from Shapiro’s attorney, who was defending him in a bankruptcy case that did not involve the NCAA. This evidence was obtained illegally and therefore not usable in the NCAA’s case.

And if that’s not bad enough, the NCAA actually had Shapiro’s defense attorney on its payroll, something NCAA president Mark Emmert and others at the headquarters were unaware of until they saw it on an expense list last fall.

What’s ironic about this whole situation is that the NCAA is charging Miami with “a lack of institutional control,” something the policing and rule-setting body appears to be lacking of as well.

What does it all mean?

The facts are on the table now for all to see, but what happens now? Many people and member universities are questioning Emmert as president, including the entire Mountain West Conference, which internally circulated the following memo regarding new leadership:8 “Is it time for the presidents to seek new NCAA leadership or a new organization? The NCAA has evidenced decisions that focus on trivial and penalize our athletes. The salaries for the NCAA leadership are excessive and an embarrassment to the Mountain West schools.

Their decision making is cumbersome and oblique.”

OK, So Emmert didn’t know what was going on

within his own organization and, as president, he is accountable for the illadvised decisions that were made. That much is true. But the problem that everyone seems to be overlooking is that changing leadership positions won’t fix anything.

There is corruption running rampant throughout college athletics and whether this is a onetime slip up from the NCAA or a continual habit, we now know there is a problem not only with the followers but with the leader as well.

That problem is greed and money. The desire to win national championships and haul in the cash has taken over what was supposed to be a learning experience for student-athletes, at least in the revenue sports.

We, as the media, have contributed to this problem by commercializing college athletics and treating the players like objects and not like people.

Well, it’s time for this to stop. The NCAA has to put its foot down and say enough is enough, and it has that opportunity right now.

If it lets Miami get off with only self-imposed sanctions, the NCAA will be as good as dead. It must take hard action against Miami with legitimate evidence left to set an example for everyone else. Firing Emmert may be necessary to set an example, but something must be done to reform this slowly corrupting organization.

The situation might be hard to understand, but what needs to happen is simple: the NCAA needs to become the National Collegiate Athletic Association again.

cap a comeback in which the Huskers came back from a 16-point hole at halftime.

Taking the Kohl Center floor for the second-to-last time this season will be a Wisconsin team that has buried its last two opponents by a combined 51 points.

After taking part in a series of low-scoring slugfests, the Badgers have displayed renewed offensive energy and netted at least 65 points in five of their last six games. The challenge for UW, then, lies in not reverting to its early Big Ten-season form, when defense compensated for lasting shooting struggles.

“That [first matchup with Nebraska] kind of showed what the league was going to be like — that wasn’t our only grinder of a game,” senior forward Mike Bruesewitz said, who sported a new hairstyle Sunday that drew

comparisons to that of Kramer from “Seinfeld.” “We figured out we can win these types of games, we just got to make sure we stick to our rules defensively and make plays when we need to.”

As the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments creep closer, Wisconsin takes the hardwood with much different stakes hanging in the balance than Nebraska has. And for a Cornhuskers team that Gard said has found ways to “muddy things up” all year, the motivation comes with the chance to bring an end to UW’s Big Ten title hopes.

“We’ve put ourselves in a pretty good position right now, besides some losses that we wish we didn’t have,” freshman forward Sam Dekker said. “We got to take [Nebraska] out hopefully and that’ll drive us into the next game.”

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and worked the puck easily around the four Despite Lee’s absence defensemen.

Finally in the three final UW getting close, Zengerle power plays, Wisconsin whipped the puck across showed signs its power the crease to Barnes play is improving. With waiting to tap it in on the the game back door, tied 2-2 but he could and fewer not connect than seven “It was missed with the opportunities in minutes puck quick left in the end that was enough. regulation, The our downfall.”

UW was fate of the given a power play Mike Eaves eventually golden Head coach became the opportunity to take a outcome of late-game the game lead. with UW coming up just The team managed to short in overtime. keep the puck inside the “It was missed Nittany Lions’ defensive opportunities in the end end throughout almost that was our downfall,” the entire two minutes Eaves said.

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Regardless of how successful the power play is or isn’t, with the upset, the Badgers’ postseason hopes have fallen into dire straits. With two WCHA series left to close the season, Wisconsin does control its own fate, but making the NCAA tournament will be a more difficult task.

“What can you do about it? It happened, we have to get back to work,” sophomore defenseman Jake McCabe said succinctly.

“I wouldn’t say momentum’s been lost, but it’s devastating,” Zengerle added.

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UW slips late in OT against PSU Badgers falter in extra time, losing further grasp over hopes for NCAAs Kelly Erickson Hockey Beat Writer As the Wisconsin men’s hockey team entered its eleventh overtime game of the season with Penn State, the unnerving feeling of a must-win situation was overwhelming.

With just one minute to play in extra time, a tie seemed imminent.

But as Penn State junior forward Taylor Holstrom continued to hack away at a loose puck, the Badgers watched their NCAA tournament hopes slip farther away when the Nittany Lion put away the game-winning goal with just 34 seconds left on the clock.

After shutting out Penn State 5-0 in game one of the nonconference series, the Nittany Lions (13-13-0) roared back from a short two-goal deficit to upset the No. 18 Badgers (1411-7, 10-7-7 WCHA) 3-2.

“We’re going to look

back at this and say, this was a game of missed opportunities,” head coach Mike Eaves said.

“We’re probably going to look at the film and say we out-chanced them two to one and we didn’t score enough to put it out of the game in regulation.”

Holstrom was the first to get Penn State on the board at the 6:48 mark of the third period, only seven seconds after Wisconsin made it 2-0.

Penn State won the center ice faceoff and, according to sophomore goaltender Landon Peterson, Holstrom’s shot ricocheted off a Badger glove causing him to lose sight of the puck.

Penn State tied things up 2-2 just less than six minutes later as freshman forward Casey Bailey capitalized on their fourth power play of the evening while junior forward Michael Mersch took a seat in the sin bin for slashing.

Bailey beat Peterson five-hole as the Oregon, Wis. native attempted to clear the puck.

The 3-2 overtime win was the final game for the Nittany Lions as they played as an

independent this year and will join the Big Ten next year — along with the Badgers.

Despite the loss, the Badgers outshot the Nittany Lions 44-36, with 20 of those shots coming in the middle period.

After opening the second period with some sloppy play, Wisconsin eventually took command, putting up the majority of its 20 shots in the final 14 minutes of the period.

The boosted offense finally helped the Badgers get on the board and junior center Mark Zengerle scored his first goal since Feb. 2 against North Dakota to give Wisconsin a 1-0 lead.

Zengerle worked the puck around the Penn State defense at the blue line, gaining a 2-on-1 situation with freshman winger Nic Kerdiles.

After passing back and forth in the slot to get the misdirection, Zengerle chipped the puck up into the net for the score at the 16:40 mark of the second period. The Rochester, N.Y. native led the Badgers with six shots on net on the night.

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Junior forward Mark Zengerle scored the opening goal for the Badgers Monday but Wisconsin couldn’t hold on for the win, eventually falling 3-2 in overtime.

Still rolling after a hot finish in the second, sophomore forward Joseph LaBate notched a wrister from left top of the left circle top shelf for the 2-0 lead.

The Badgers certainly weren’t short on chances Monday night; they just couldn’t capitalize often enough.

“I think we had plenty of chances to try and get that

cushion to put them away,” Zengerle said. “Their goalie played pretty well but at the same time, we have to finish our opportunities.”

Those opportunities included a meager four shots on four power play chances on the night. After scoring two power play goals Sunday night on seven chances, the Badgers weren’t able to capitalize — especially after

losing senior forward Derek Lee around the 9:40 mark of the first period due to an unspecified leg injury.

Lee, who quarterbacks the power play, was only on the ice for the Badgers first man-advantage of the night.

Eaves has maintained time and again that the power play suffers due to a lack of

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Wisconsin tourney dreams put on ice After unexpected loss to first-year Nittany Lions squad, Badgers sit on playoff bubble Caroline Sage Associate Sports Editor

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Senior forward Mike Bruesewitz will play his final games at the Kohl Center this week with fellow seniors Ryan Evans, Jared Berggren, J.D. Wise and Dan Fahey.

Badgers begin critical stretch Win over Nebraska would move Wisconsin into tie for 2nd place in conference Ian McCue Basketball Beat Writer It may not start with the sexiest of opponents, but the Wisconsin men’s basketball team is about to embark on its most critical stretch of the season, one that will determine its positioning in the postseason.

With a victory over Nebraska (13-14, 4-10 Big Ten) at the Kohl Center Tuesday night — a game that kicks off a four-game stretch to close out the regular season — the Badgers will move into a tie for second place with Michigan State. Though Indiana still has a firm two-game grasp on the conference title race, Wisconsin’s (19-8, 10-4 Big Ten) distant chance at winning its first Big

Ten crown since 2008 can only stay alive with a win against the Cornhuskers.

Reflecting on the first matchup with Nebraska this season — an ugly 4741 road win for UW in its second Big Ten game of the year — serves as a reminder of the growth this team has made to emerge with only four losses in conference play thus far. When rekindling memories of that narrow Jan. 6 victory in Lincoln, players and coaches agreed the offense had yet to find its groove.

“Since our first game versus Nebraska we’ve made huge strides offensively,” fifth-year senior forward Ryan Evans said. “At that time we were kind of getting our defensive chemistry together. I think the first

couple games in the Big Ten conference we won solely off of defense.”

Nebraska, in its first year under head coach Tim Miles, sits 10th in the conference standings but has provided a genuine scare to the likes of Michigan State and Ohio State. After weathering a grueling Big Ten schedule littered with nationallyranked opponents, the Nebraska must now embrace its role as spoiler.

The success they have found has come courtesy of the same principles that have defined Wisconsin basketball under head coach Bo Ryan — offensive efficiency and stingy defense.

“They’re going to play almost identical defensively to how we do in terms of playing

percentages, forcing in the tough looks, trying to take away your strikes,” UW associate head coach Greg Gard said. “We’ll be pretty efficient offensively where they waste possessions, those types of things. So you’re going to have to execute, beat them, they’re not going to hand you anything.”

Although Nebraska averages just 59 points per game, the lowest in the Big Ten, Miles’ squad is not without its offensive threats. A pair of veteran guards, Dylan Talley and Ray Gallegos, conducts the Huskers’ offense with 14 and 12.5 points per game, respectively. While each shoots less than 37 percent from the field, Gard said both are capable

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In the devastating loss Monday night to Penn State, the Wisconsin men’s hockey team now finds themselves at a pivotal point in their season.

Prior to the faceoff against the Nittany Lions (13-14-0), the Badgers (14-11-7) found themselves tied for No. 17 in the PairWise Rankings — a system designed to imitate the NCAA tournament selection process of the top 16 teams. The confidence from the previous night’s 5-0 win and a victory over then-No. 2 Minnesota a week earlier was all but buried in the 3-2 overtime loss Monday as Wisconsin now sits 11 places back at No. 28.

While recognizing the impact of the loss on their tournament hopes, head coach Mike Eaves is looking ahead to their only other shot at a seed in the tournament: winning every game going forward.

“It just squeezes the importance of our last four games…we have to primarily win out so that is our task at hand,” Eaves said.

The silver lining of UW’s loss is that it comes outside of conference play, where Wisconsin is battling for homeice advantage — currently sitting tied for sixth place with 27 points — in the first round of the WCHA tournament. A trip to a tough Nebraska-Omaha team followed by a home series in the Coliseum against St. Cloud State will round out the rest of their regular season.

With a similar mindset as Eaves, the team has accepted its fate and is ready to push ahead.

“What can you do about it? It happened, now we have to go back to work. We have to winout,” sophomore defenseman Jake McCabe said. “I guess it is obviously a painful loss here but we will start rebuilding right now.”

Making the uphill battle steeper for UW is the potential injury to senior forward Derek Lee, who left the ice halfway through the first period with visible pain and did not return to play.

This isn’t the first time this season the Badgers played without their breakout center.

Lee suffered a concussion back on Jan. 26 against AlaskaAnchorage and missed the following series against North Dakota and game one against Bemidji State.

Eaves did not have an update on Lee immediately following Monday’s loss.

“I haven’t talked to the doctor yet … I think they will have to wait and see how it is tomorrow [Tuesday] and let us know,” Eaves said.

Lee has been a consistent component of the Wisconsin offense all season long as a key playmaker on the ice. He is second on the team with 21 points, with 18 coming off a team-high assists.

Where UW will feel his loss most is on the already struggling power play. The team ranks last in the nation with just over 10 percent success with a man-advantage.

Lee has been considered the base of the power play unit that includes McCabe and junior forwards Tyler Barnes, Michael Mersch and Mark Zengerle.

The team believes this combination can get the job done, but injuries preventing the unit from playing together in the recent past — McCabe missed the Bemidji State series due to an ankle injury — have hindered their performance.

Without its rock on the power play for almost the entire game Monday, the Badgers came up short as four opportunities with the manadvantage — three in the third period — failed to end with the deafening sound of the horn.

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