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As the annual Ironman triatholon made its way through Madison, this participant swam 2.4 miles, biked 112 miles and ran 26.2 miles to gain his status as an Ironman finisher.

Regents debate excess revenue levels Madeleine Behr State Editor Discussion turned to deliberation over acceptable percentages of allowable reserve funds Friday morning at the monthly meeting for University of Wisconsin System officials.

Although expected to approve a plan to ensure financial transparency after information of reserve funds became public this spring, the UW System Board of

Regents did not approve the proposed plan, but decided to continue the discussion at their October meeting.

After passing a resolution to deplete the system-wide reserve fund from $152 million to $36 million to cover one-time costs, such as the UW Flexible Option program and others, the board debated the percentage of unrestricted funds that could be held by each institution, proposed at 10 and 15 percent.

Of the eight funding

categories described in the proposal, the four categories encompassing unrestricted funds include tuition, auxiliary operations, general operations and other unrestricted program revenue.

The percentages serve as thresholds for what amount of reserve funds can be held to ensure the financial health of each institution, David Miller, senior vice president of the UW System, said.

The proposal would set

a minimum percentage of reserve funds at a 10 percent minimum cash carryover requirement, adding that funds accumulated more than 15 percent of their unrestricted funds as a cash carryover will have to be justified by each institution’s officials to the board.

All requests to keep funds above 15 percent would also include a timeline for the use of additional unrestricted funds, according to the proposal.

“If we thought the 15 percent was a cap, we would say this is unacceptable,” UWMadison Chancellor Rebecca Blank said of the proposed percentages. “What I want to make clear is that we are almost surely coming back to you with those justifications and hope you take them seriously for business related reasons.”

Miller said allowing each institution to come forward and explain the purpose and timeline of using the funds

above 15 percent will lead to a more transparent and public understanding and discussion of fund usage.

Many regents expressed their fears about the proposed percentages, saying 15 percent is too low to ensure financial health of each campus.

Regent David Walsh said he was impressed a number could be decided so quickly, but a 15 percent guideline

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Soglin to negotiate labor wages Sarah Link City Editor In preparation for the October introduction of Madison’s operating budget, Mayor Paul Soglin looks to reopen negotiations with local labor unions in an effort to tighten a budgetary gap.

Such negotiations, however, could result in cuts to public workers’ salaries, Ald. David Ahrens, District 15, said.

The 2014 operating budget, which will be introduced to Madison’s City Council on Oct.

Andy Fate The Badger Herald As of Aug. 27, 25 underage alcohol citations have been issued in Madison.

Extreme alcohol levels reported Start of year sees spike in underage citations despite new UW drinking education program Lindsey Gapen Herald Contributor As of Aug. 27, 25 underage citations have been issued and 10 students have been sent to detox or a nearby hospital, Marc Lovicott, University of Wisconsin Police Department spokesperson said.

Increased alcohol-related citations are typical to this time of year, with the influx of students on campus and in the city, Lovicott said.

“These numbers may be a tad higher than average, but we’re used to seeing large numbers at the beginning of the year since students are just coming back to school and

many aren’t used to a college setting,” Lovicott said.

However, despite finding normalcy in the number of incidents, the severity of the altercations have been considerably more severe, Lovicott said.

The extremely high amounts of alcohol consumed in some of the cases were both alarming and unusual, he said.

Officers have handled two cases in particular that could have ended fatally, both involving 19-year-old female students, a UWPD statement said. One student was recorded to have a BAC level of .33 and

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1, manages how the departments operate and maintain city employment, specifically involving such items as salary increases and health insurance.

In a statement earlier this summer, Soglin said funding for local revenue sharing, transportation and payment for police and fire protection services will fall flat in 2014, despite the state government’s projection of a $1 billion surplus. “… the Finance Department projects a difficult gap between revenues

and expenditures, particularly if we wish to address neighborhood development issues, poverty, the digital divide and food policy,” Soglin said in the statement.

Several years ago, City Council signed labor agreements approving a 3 percent increase in union wages, Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said.

However, with these negotiations, Soglin looks to raise union wages by only 1 percent in order to adjust to the limitations on revenue growth put in place by the state, Resnick said.

Ahrens said the mayor is considering these steps because of a gap in the budget that makes such cuts necessary.

“I think what the mayor is trying to do is to reduce the level of the pay increase because of the $4 million shortfall,” Ahrens said.

Ahrens said the salaries of workers in all agencies of city employment would potentially be affected by this, including workers in the parks department, fire department and city

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Ironman races through city Diverse group of 3,000 participants takes on grueling annual triathalon Aliya Iftikhar Campus Editor Daniel Bretscher planned to dig into the best cheeseburger in town to celebrate his second place finish at Madison’s Ironman race on Sunday.

Bretscher has been professionally racing triathlons for six years and completed the race in eight hours and 46 minutes, six minutes behind first place finisher Maik Twelsiek of Arizona.

Throughout Sunday, around 3,000 runners could be seen swimming, biking and running a total of 140.6 miles around Madison during the Ironman triathlon.

Some dumped the water meant for drinking on their heads as they ran past, others stopped for bathroom breaks and at

least one stuffed a bag of cheese puffs in his running vest.

Participants came from a wide variety of backgrounds and represented 49 states and a variety of nationalities, Ben Rausa, a staff member at the Ironman event said. They included professionals, amateurs, disabled and cancer survivors, he said.

“You can’t stereotype an athlete here, you’ll see people from all walks of life, age, shape and size,” Rausa said.

The race began at 7 a.m. and participants had two hours and 20 minutes to complete the swim course, had to complete the bike course within 10 hours and 30 minutes after the offi cial start time and the run course 17 hours after the official start time, the Ironman website said.

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For many, participating in the Ironman is a lifelong accomplishment and a dream come true, Rausa said. The participants generally train for the event for at least a year, he said.

This Ironman was Bretscher’s sixth and he was just happy to get through it.

“It’s a relief to get to the finish line and have a good result,” Bretscher said.

For Blake Becker, a Madison native and current resident, Sunday marked his 28th Ironman and he finished in sixth place.

“This race got me into the sport, it’s a race that I really want to win someday so every year I come back trying to win,” he said.

Dispersed along the Ironman route were about 3,500

volunteers and even more supporters, Bekah Stauffacher, an Ironman volunteer said. Some helped the medical team, handed out water and snacks and others simply cheered to keep up participant morale.

Glenn Bohannon, a staff member at the Ironman event, has competed in four Ironman races previously and enjoys working on the other side.

“It’s rewarding to me because I can see what goes on behind the scenes, a lot of people come here and don’t know all of the stuff we have to do and how long it takes us to set it up,” Bohannon said.

The race route took four days to set up and will take one day

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TJ Pyzyk The Badger Herald A University of Wisconsin study demonstrates the body’s need for quick-acting energy in sleepless situations.

UW study finds sleep loss, overeating linked Results show overtired brains seek carb-rich foods at night Catherine Steffel Herald Contributor Just as move-in week and the return of late-night study sessions cause college students to lose sleep, a new project by University of Wisconsin researchers has found sleep deprivation may play a role in late night snack binges.

A new study conducted by UW researchers demonstrates the effects of sleep deprivation on hedonic, or reward-seeking, eating behaviors. The study is the first to show how overactive brain chemistry can lead to hedonic eating when people are sleep deprived. Such results have clinical implications and may provide a partial explanation for the eating habits of college students, according to Marcy Braun, a registered dietician with University Health Services.

Research studies performed on humans have long confirmed overeating in times of sleep deprivation. Brain scans and surveys show people are drawn to unhealthy, carbohydrate-rich foods, such as soda and dessert, when they have lost sleep, she said.

“You can definitely tell that when people are sleep deprived. They need … quick-acting energy,” Braun said.

Typically, the brain coordinates with other parts of the body to adjust caloric intake.

Brian Baldo, assistant professor of psychiatry and lead author of the study, likens the brain to a thermostat.

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was too low for him to agree to the proposal.

“I’m a little astounded we

turns on the heat when the temperature of a room is too low, the brain sends signals that trigger us to eat when peripheral signals from the rest of the body are too low, Baldo said.

“Feeding is a chemical challenge to the body [through which] peripheral hormones change the size of a meal,” Baldo said.

However, previous studies showed no association between sleep deprivation, changes in peripheral signals and increased eating.

Baldo and Ruth Benca, professor of psychiatry and Wisconsin Sleep Center research director, respectively, explored this phenomenon in a study conducted on rats.

A moving belt jarred one group of rats awake to simulate sleep deprivation.

Results from this group were compared to rats on a reduced diet and rats exposed to the moving belt while awake, Baldo said.

Analysis of rat brain scans in the study revealed sleep deprivation was a likely cause of the overexpression of opioid peptides, particles which can lead to an experience of intense pleasure. This indicated the opioid system, which is central in reward systems, is overactive in sleep-deprived rats, Baldo said.

The current study therefore provides the over-activation of reward centers as one possible explanation for increased snacking in sleep-deprived humans, Baldo said. Sleep deprivation can lead to an increased regulation of opioid peptides, sticking genes in the “on” position and resulting in excessive eating, he said.

Available data suggests that overactive opioid systems recover when

could come up with a number,” Walsh said. “We have to be careful here and I hope we don’t leave the impression that we know what we are doing in establishing a number.”

While Walsh and other regents were concerned with the proposed 15 percent threshold, Miller said his team have worked with private accounting firms, the Educational Advisory Board and used inspiration from other universities.

Miller said the

sleep is replenished, Baldo said. In future work, Baldo would like to study other chemical changes that could drive overactive opioid systems. The effects of sleep deprivation on the opioid systems of overweight or obese individuals also will make for interesting future study, he said.

The study gives insight into a realm that is not easy to control. While sleepdeprived students may be prone to eating unhealthily, Baldo emphasizes that these new studies mark correlations between sleeping and complicated eating behaviors that may “destigmatize snacking problems under sleep loss.”

The clinical implications of the study are farreaching, Brown said. The study results may help individuals who are trying to lose weight, since results may suggest that simply getting more sleep may help curb unhealthful snacking, she said.

Brown recommends students combine awareness with regular eating to combat excessive eating under sleep deprivation. Adding energydense, protein-rich foods, such as peanut butter, to snacks may also limit unhealthy choices, she said.

Still, hedonic eating processes driven by sleep loss are hard to control, Baldo said. Both Brown and Baldo agree, however, that study results have the potential to target drugs that regulate cravings and other eating behaviors.

Brown said experimenting with getting an extra hour of sleep each night for one week can help determine how sleep deprivation impacts an individual and could positively impact both quality of sleep and eating behaviors.

percentages used at other universities, such as University of California at Davis, are also 10 to 15 percent, but also run as low as 2 to 3 percent.

“In drafting this policy, there’s not a model to use around the country,” Miller said. “We are breaking some new ground here, there’s not a model here you can point to.”

The proposal comes with a January 1, 2014 deadline set by the state Legislature.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon proposed a revised plan for a new sevenstory fraternity house that complies with city ordinances at a meeting Thursday, after its previous proposal was rejected this summer.

SAE presented a proposal earlier in the year to replace its current house at 627 Lake St. with a new building. The Zoning Board of Appeals deferred the proposal in August because it had a 53-foot setback from the lake instead of the required 75-foot setback.

According to Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, the project now meets the setback requirements, adding that the change of the plan from a five-story building to a seven-story one was not an issue.

Bill Levy, the property manager, said the goal of the project is to preserve the fraternity by replacing the deteriorating current building.

Levy said SAE brought this project forward five years ago and they hired a company that looks at fraternities to see if the house could be saved.

The company found the current SAE house was beyond repair, he said.

The house has numerous issues with water damage and plumbing, and the fraternity needs to create more rooms in order to house brothers that wish to live there, he added.

Levy said a city ordinance effective Jan. 1, 2014 requires all fraternities and sorority houses to have sprinkler systems installed and makes reconstruction imperative.

He added he felt this ordinance was odd as it only affected Greek houses and other old houses in the area were not required to do the same. He said he believes unfair prejudice

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David Schmiedicke, City of Madison finance director, said the mayor is working on putting together a budget that works with the strict limits on revenue growth that are placed by the state.

Schmiedicke said most of Madison’s revenues come from the property tax and the levy for operating budget purposes can only increase by the change in new construction.

The value of new construction that occurs in the city and the amount of growth on a percentage basis for the 2014 budget

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exists against fraternity houses, which he has experience dealing with.

“Many people would like to see our houses fail,” Levy said.

Steve Harms, director of pre-construction services for Tri North LLC, which is involved in the development and the construction of the project, said the proposal should meet city approval by December. The plan will be submitted sometime in October.

Harms said the proposal for the new house seeks to preserve the nature of traditional fraternity houses, which has stood at its location on Lake Mendota since 1924. The plan uses a brick exterior, and Harms said they plan on reusing the stone casings of the pillars on the front of the house in some way.

“We’re doing what can we do to keep this fraternity going, and keep them in the same location,” Harms said.

Harms said the developers are aware that the house is a contributing building to the National Historic District, and although it is not a landmark, the developers will still meet with the Landmarks Commission out of consideration.

Levy said he wants to preserve the fraternity because it is a positive thing for students.

Fraternity members have more of a say in their house in comparison with other student housing on campus, he said.

“This is a positive thing for all fraternities and sororities on campus,” Levy said.

Levy said he hopes SAE’s house is pushed through so that developers will not gain control of the property and then rob fraternity members of their involvement and possibly make rent more expensive.

is 1 percent and therefore the property tax cannot be increased by more than 1 percent.

“We then have to accommodate employee compensation costs, costs for health insurance plans, pensions and costs for things such as fuel, maintaining city programs, all within that limited revenue growth,” Schmiedicke said.

Resnick said negotiations are currently in the process of being made, with regular ongoing meetings. He said there may be hypothetical future plans for other cuts on the city budget as well; however, the process is still in its early stages.

leave until many hours after midnight, he said.

Volunteers and people that help put the race on are truly the backbone of the race, they are what supports it and makes it happen, Ryan Richard, the race director, said.

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Board debates paying athletes University athletic council prepares to take position on amateurism in NCAA Aliya Iftikhar Campus Editor

Courtesy of Sean Biehelea A delegation from Madison’s sister city Frieburrg, Germany, visited in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the cities’s formal friendship.

Sister city group tours Madison Representatives from Freiburg, Germany, pay environmentally focused visit Sarah Link City Editor A delegation from Madison’s sister city Freiburg, Germany, made the journey overseas last week to tour several important city sites in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the cities’ formal friendship.

According to a statement, the visitors from the midsized southwest German city included the city’s mayor Dieter Salomon, the Deputy Mayor, as well as other City Council members and community leaders.

The visitors arrived on Tuesday, and attended the City Council meeting where the 25th anniversary of their partnership with the city was honored.

The visit was intended to focus on activities and institutions that reflect sustainability, Sally Miley, assistant to the mayor said.

Freiburg is considered an international leader in sustainability and renewable energy, Miley said, and Madison would like to work with them on those issues.

On Wednesday and

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“These levels are significantly higher than what you typically see,” Lovicott said. “Usually people are between a .1 to a .25, it’s rare to see someone in the .3 range.”

UWPD always records BAC levels when dealing with alcohol related cases, however, it is not always possible to discover on site, Lovicott said. In some instances with highly intoxicated individuals who need immediate hospitalization, it is necessary to seek a blood test to discover the BAC level, he said.

Thursday, the delegation visited Madison’s Farmers’ Market, the Children’s Museum, Central Library, the Overture Center, the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and the Veronabased company EPIC. “It was a very short visit, but very packed full of activity,” Miley said.

Their visit encompassed a green tour at the Children’s Museum, a trip to the Central Library to look at the green aspects of the building, and a visit to the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Miley said the group also toured new developments in the city like the Constellation apartment building on East Washington.

“While they are way ahead of us in energy independence and renewable energy we wanted to be able to show them what we are doing,” Miley said.

Miley said the visitors were “blown away” by EPIC, adding the delegation also enjoyed the Children’s Museum, as they were not familiar with the concept of a youth-aimed museum.

Miley said she believes the city was still able to provide Freiburg’s representatives with some new information, as a continuation of the mutual flow of ideas between the sister cities.

Mayor Paul Soglin acknowledged the green practices of Freiburg during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. He said the German city has also worked with Madison officials since the start of the friendship in 1988 on issues like renewable energy.

“Every mayor since then, several Common Council Members and citizens provided an avenue to bounce ideas off of each other,” Soglin said.

Besides being able to provide some new information to the Freiburg delegation about sustainability practices in the city, Miley said the group was able to meet University of Wisconsin students who have been able to study abroad during their visit to the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery.

Miley said one of Freiburg’s Citizen Committee

members, Toni Schlegel, graduated from UW and was also part of the delegation.

Mayor Salomon spoke at the City Council Meeting about the long relationship between the two cities. He recalled Soglin’s visit to Freiburg last June that made him realize the strength of the friendship.

“Having such great conversations with you and your team were very refreshing and inspiring,” Salomon said.

Salomon said he was pleased to attend the City Council meeting that reaffirmed the “fruitful and solid relationship” between Madison and Freiburg despite the physical distance.

Salomon said he thought the two cities had a lot in common, and he was able to celebrate that fact on his visit.

“The similarities between our two cities become clear to me in terms of their size and beautiful surroundings,” Salomon said.

Madison has seven other sister cities in Lithuania, Italy, Cuba, East Timor, El Salvador, Mexico and Japan.

This year, the university introduced a mandatory program, AlcoholEdu, to help curb the number of students drinking excessively and reduce the number of students whose academics are impacted by alcohol, University Health Services Executive Director Sarah Van Orman said.

“We don’t expect this program to have an impact right away, but we hope that over time students will be more educated,” Van Orman said.

It is important to note that copious drinking may lead to the suffering of a student’s grades, not to mention death if taken too far, Van Orman said.

“When students are found

so highly intoxicated, the first thing that goes through my mind is relief that they’re alive,” Van Orman said. “The second reaction is ‘why did they go that far?’’’

People who drink frequently or people who have never drank before are typically the ones who wind up in detox, Van Orman said.

Noting, however, that it can happen to anyone, Van Orman highlighted the dangers of drinking games.

People do not realize that they are asking their body to take on too much, she said.

UWPD is trying to get students to talk about these issues, Lovicott said.

“We understand that people will drink illegally, but we want students to

know that these levels are incredibly dangerous,” Lovicott said.

Lovicott reminded students that the Responsible Action Guidelines give immunity to people who call for help when a person is in need of medical attention. This means that students will not get in trouble if they themselves are intoxicated but do the “right thing” by calling for help to save someone’s life, he said.

UW and UHS are working closely to evaluate how best to address these drinking issues, but in the meantime Van Orman urges students to take action if someone is in need.

“You could really save someone’s life,” Van Orman said.

As college sports kick off their seasons, University of Wisconsin’s Athletic Board began preparing for a discussion on amateurism at their first meeting of the academic year on Friday.

UW will soon be asked to weigh in on the national debate of whether or not to pay college athletes, Athletic Board chairman Dale Bjorling, who plans to create a subcommittee to evaluate the issue of amateurism, said.

Although it may not be an issue the board can resolve, amateurism will become a relevant issue at the university, Bjorling said.

Taking the revenue college athletics bring to universities into consideration, Bjorling said the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the commissioner of the Big Ten Jim Delany have been discussing whether or not to give student athletes monetary compensation every year to cover their

expenditures.

NCAA rules do not allow college athletes to hold a job, Bjorling said.

The discussion needs to occur soon, Bjorling said, citing such controversies as the selling of autographs, that he said have been overshadowing student-athletes’ actual performances.

“It is a disaster,” Bjorling said. “There’s Johnny Manziel out there getting paid to write autographs, maybe he did or didn’t, I have no idea.

Maybe he should get paid, at the same time there is the NCAA selling his jersey, is that fair?”

Bjorling said the subcommittee will look into such questions and inconsistencies and determine a position in the debate that is in the best interest of both the university and its studentathletes.

Bjorling also plans to set up a subcommittee that will deal with campus engagement and ways for the Athletic Board to get more involved on campus and in campus activities.

Bjorling declined to offer more details.

Campus opens farmers’ market University sustainability efforts bolster accessibility of locally farmed produce Aliya Iftikhar Campus Editor Last Thursday it took 27 minutes for Bucky’s Bacon Bread to sell out at University of Wisconsin’s first campus farmers’ market, Carl Korz, Assistant Director of Dining Services at the Wisconsin Union, said.

UW’s first farmers’ market began Thursday as the university looked to continue its sustainability efforts throughout campus.

The farmers’ market will take place every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Union South through the end of October.

“Being green is one of the operating principles that we adhere to in order to fulfill our mission,” Nicole Prekop, the Dining Services Project Manager, said. “Just being aware of the resources with respect to the environment really helps us achieve our vision as Wisconsin Union.”

The campus’s farmers’ market was created to provide a convenient location for students, faculty and staff to be able to eat healthily and have fresh local options, Prekop said.

Many students are at game day on Saturday mornings and are unable to make the trip up to Capitol Square, Prekop said. Holding the farmers’ market on Thursdays gives students a chance to get their local produce for the weekend when they have a chance to cook healthier meals, she said.

UW farmers’ market exposes students to the people who grow their food and provides an event where people can discuss and enjoy local food in a market environment, Korz said. It is also an opportunity to offer healthier choices to campus and provide a market for local growers, he said.

The idea was developed between the Wisconsin Union’s programming and dining services departments, Korz said, adding that the students on the Dining Services committee really

nurtured the idea and crafted the basics.

Currently the farmers’ market consists of two to three vendors, but they are looking to bring that number up to six or seven by including vendors such as Babcock Dairy with a cheese stand, Prekop said.

The UW farmers’ market is also looking to collaborate with student organizations around campus.

“The future markets will bring in different student organizations and have different resources to provide attendees ways to eat healthy and be educated on nutrition,” Prekop said.

Korz said he believes everyone should know where his or her food comes from and the hard work it takes to create it, as it gives people a better appreciation for what they eat. Local produce is fresher and has a longer life because it uses fewer resources, specifically in terms of transportation, he added.

In addition, buying produce at the farmers’ market supports the local economy and the farming community in southern Wisconsin, Korz said.

Many of the items are reasonably priced — comparable to any other farmers’ market and perhaps lower than what a student would find in a supermarket, but Korz emphasized that price should not be a determining factor when it comes to food.

“The cheapest items are not always the best, it’s really about the values,” Korz said. “If you can have a fresher product, cut down on carbon, help our local economy and preserve farming practices … I would think that most people would pay a little more.”

UW has always been intertwined with agriculture in many ways, Korz added, noting Wisconsin is a very bountiful region in the country. The access to produce is tremendous and UW should encourage local production when possible, he said.

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Soglin puts forth ephemeral fix for homeless crime that the City of Madison would “drive them right back!”

Soglin’s comments were spurred by a discussion of the 100 block of West Mifflin Street, which has become a haven for many homeless people. The Cap Times also reported that Captain Carl Gloede of the Madison Police Department explained that police have made more than 200 arrests on the 100 block of West Mifflin during the past year.

While residents demanded that the city step in and address the spike of crime by moving people off the block, Soglin faulted the state of Wisconsin and the prison system for the homelessness and crime present on West Mifflin. He claimed that the Department of Corrections is releasing inmates directly to the streets of Madison without the means to find employment and housing.

Obviously, Soglin and Gloede are addressing serious problems of poverty and crime on West Mifflin — they are both right to point out that something needs to be done to make the block safe for downtown residents.

Everybody agrees on that.

What I haven’t heard is a plan of action.

What I mean is that drivethem-right-back-exclamationpoint isn’t a long-term solution to the problem of homelessness and crime in

Charles Godfrey Editorial Page Editor Madison is a very welcoming town for political liberals with houses, but for those who gravitate toward conservative politics and for homeless people, it isn’t so hospitable.

If the past few years of political melodrama have taught me anything about this town, it’s that there is a vocal contingent of Madisonians ready to put forth a categorical rejection of all things right of center in retaliation to the slightest hint of conservatism — and there’s nothing more obnoxious and oxymoronic than dogmatic liberalism.

If Mayor Paul Soglin’s management of this city has taught me anything about anything, it is that Madison is not nearly as welcoming to the homeless as its contingent of vocal liberals would suggest. According to the Cap Times, last week Soglin, arguing that “Statements that some of us have made about Madison being a drop-off point [of homeless people] for other units of government is now getting fairly welldocumented,” announced

downtown Madison. In fact, it’s a simplistic nonsolution.

One would think that after pointing out a root cause of crime and poverty in this city, namely the Department of Corrections’ policy of releasing convicts who don’t have the resources to find a job and a home, Soglin could come up with something better than a plan to kick homeless people out of Madison.

Soglin has argued that permanent housing would be a permanent solution to Madison’s homelessness problem, but this isn’t the first time he has put forward a send-them-away type plan to deal with homelessness.

At about this time one year ago, Soglin proposed that the city invest in a program called Helping Hands Homeward, a service that would provide homeless people with long distance bus fare with the goal of reuniting them with family and friends in other cities.

“Helping Hands Homeward” sounds all well and good, but the program seemed to be an all too convenient way to put Madison’s homeless population on a bus with a one way ticket to somebody else’s backyard.

Soglin’s efforts to address homelessness are more confusing and convoluted than a collection of Yogi Berra non sequiturs. The only permanent solution

Jen Small The Badger Herald Mayor Paul Soglin claims that other government agencies in Wisconsin drop off homeless people in Madison.

is permanent housing for homeless people, so the City of Madison needs to buy them bus tickets and send them to other cities. It’s obnoxious that other cities in Wisconsin are dropping homeless people, including criminals, off in Madison, so the City of Madison needs to retaliate in eye-for-an-eye, tooth-for-a-tooth fashion and “drive them right back!”

I wonder if Soglin visualizes his policy on homelessness and crime as a sort of Ping-Pong game in which cities bounce homeless people back and forth, or just

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$336,490.00

Margaret Raymond

Dean, UW Law School

$330,000.00

Kenneth Hendricks

Professor, Department of Economics

$300,000.00

Coach, Women’s Basketball

$300,000.00

Vice Chancellor

$291,461.00

Dean, UW College of Engineering

$290,000.00

François Ortalo-Magné Bret Bielema William “Bo” Ryan, Jr. David Ward

Bobbie Kelsey Paul DeLuca, Jr. Paul Peercy

Data source: The University of Wisconsin System Redbook (compiled by Madison.com) As students we often wonder where our tuition money is going. So, we looked up the top ten best paid UW employees here in Madison.

It’s hardly a surprise that most of the highest-paid emplyees are coaches and administratiors — and only two professors made the list.

Allow external review of police Joe Timmerman Editorial Page Editor Madison is known across the country as a safe, friendly place to live and raise a family.

However, at its heart, Madison is still a city, not some sort of idyllic paradise, and being a city comes a whole host of problems brought on by so many people living in such a small space.

Like all cities, Madison has a nontrivial amount of violent crime, which can at times necessitate forceful action by police.

While this is unfortunate, there’s nothing inherently wrong with police taking violent action in order to protect the public.

However, it’s crucial to ensure police are held responsible for their actions — after all, how credible can law enforcement be if they aren’t held to the same standard of the law? This is exactly the problem the City of Madison is facing.

In the past year, there have been three fatal shootings by Madison Police Department officers.

While MPD generally has a sterling reputation, this

doesn’t mean they should be exempt from external review.

There is currently a bill, sponsored by Rep. Garey Bies, R-Sister Bay, and Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, moving through the state Legislature that would set a new state-wide standard requiring an outside investigation of police-related fatalities.

Specifically, the bill would require that at least two members of the team investigating the incident be from an independent agency, and that only one member of the team be from within the group being investigated.

Not surprisingly, the bill has garnered some criticism from law enforcement officials.

Specifically, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, opposes the bill, calling it “unnecessary” in a press release issued last week.

Van Hollen’s opposition to the bill isn’t necessarily unfounded — it will make life more difficult for police departments, and it will add red tape and bureaucracy. However, this is a small price to pay for ensuring that all police-related fatalities receive a fair, independent and unbiased review.

There are some obvious concerns with police departments having an overwhelming voice in

investigations of their own department. Even if the investigators don’t think they’re biased, it’s entirely possible that they are. To begin with, people tend to like people that they know.

Most people would be very reluctant to discipline someone they work with every day. Also, law enforcement officers will likely feel more empathy for their fellow officers than would an impartial observer — it’s not crazy to think that police officers might look out for their own.

If a private company “were involved in an incident that resulted in someone’s death, we would surely require an independent investigation. ... Why, then, should police investigations be any different?

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It’s possible that the police officers investigating a shooting could act in a completely neutral manner. However, even if the investigators are able to approach the situation without any bias, the simple fact that the investigators could be perceived as being biased

ultimately undermines the investigation in and of itself. If the general public perceives a source of bias, the investigation immediately loses credibility.

Having an independent investigation of police killings simply makes sense. If a private company were involved in an incident that resulted in someone’s death, we would surely require an independent investigation.

We certainly wouldn’t be content with an investigation conducted in large part by employees of the company itself.

Why, then, should police investigations be any different? It’s simply good policy to require an independent investigation.

None of this is meant as any sort of slight against police in the state of Wisconsin. I have no doubt that MPD is acting with the best interests of the general public in mind. However, there’s no way to guarantee that this will always be the case, in Madison or throughout the rest of the state.

Hopefully lawmakers will see the common sense in this situation and pass this bill.

Joe Timmerman (jtimmerman@ badgerherald.com) is a junior majoring in math and economics.

one statewide game of hot potato — I suspect he might.

However, if officials like Paul Soglin are bright enough to elucidate root causes of these problems, such as a lack of affordable housing and an inadequate prison system, that’s precisely where they should look for a solution. Soglin and the City of Madison should advocate for an improvement in Department of Corrections rehabilitation and integration programs or for permanent homeless shelters rather than focusing myopically on removing homeless criminals

from the 100 block of West Mifflin and sending them somewhere else.

Driving homeless people right back is the epitome of a Band-Aid on a bullet hole, and advocating temporary fixes while pointing out the sources of downtown Madison’s homeless crime problem and the permanent solutions that would address it can only be described as willful ignorance.

Charles Godfrey (cgodfrey@badgerherald. com) is a senior majoring in math and physics.

Two rights of way make a clusterfuck Garth Beyer Columnist Each year the Madison Police Department reminds students and city residents of the law that all drivers must yield to pedestrians, whether they are crossing the street at a marked or unmarked location.

What remains unclear is whether bicyclists are pedestrians, or drivers.

Let’s turn that opaqueness into clarity; generally, a biker is entitled to the same rights and obligated to follow the same rules as the driver of a motor vehicle.

Speaking of motor vehicles, on campus I’ve noticed a significant increase in the use of mopeds. However, because it seems mopeders roll as if they always have the right of way, I like to think that “moped” is just short for “more pedestrians.” (For full disclosure, I, too, ride the moped-rule-breaking bandwagon.)

The rules of the road are fairly straightforward. The hierarchy of right of way is as follows: pedestrian, bicycle, moped, car/bus.

But what happens when a bus is behind schedule?

What happens when 200 students need to go from the humanities building to Van Hise in 10 minutes? What happens when you put upward of 40,000 students on campus and expect them to get to class on time?

Just like you, I could call multiple drivers stupid, hundreds of pedestrians stupid, bikers stupid, mopeders stupid, and hell, we could agree that the general public is stupid, but that we are not.

But I don’t think that anyone has the intention of getting hit or causing injury on campus when crossing the street, when they are not supposed to or riding through a wall of pedestrians with their moped. Now, that would be stupid.

What we really need to ask is, why does everyone think they have the right of way?

The answer is that we don’t all have the right of way, but we all do need to get to classes, jobs and

extracurriculars. We need certain courses that are only available at certain times, and in building a schedule, it’s clear that the University of Wisconsin does not acknowledge the time it takes students to get to classes. I’m still aggravated that I have five minutes to get from Van Hise to Vilas.

UW has demonstrated an ignorance of the fact that some students have jobs, some are double majors and some have classes at completely opposite ends of campus. The university ignores the fact that, because there are 40,000

... I’ve noticed a “signifi cant increase in the use of mopeds.

However, because it seems mopeders roll as if they always have the right of way, I like to think that ‘moped’ is just short for ‘more pedestrians.’

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plus students on campus, all vehicles (bicycles included) must yield to the two-mile line of them crossing the crosswalk, regardless of whether the light signals that it is okay for them to do so.

Waiting for the number of people on the crosswalk to die down, I’ve sat on my moped for 20 minutes just to travel four yards.

I’ve seen bicyclists hit pedestrians. I’ve watched a car pull out and nearly hit a moped driver who, in an attempt to get to class on time, began riding in the left lane.

Come to think of it, I want to change what I previously said about people not being stupid. Most pedestrians, bicyclists, moped drivers and car drivers are stupid, but I can’t blame them for it. When students are rushed to get somewhere and penalized for arriving late, it’s no surprise that they make stupid choices.

Garth Beyer (gbeyer@ wisc.edu) is a senior majoring in journalism.

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It’s officially the most wonderful time of the year for TV fans. Late September marks the arrival of the networks’ newest entertainment offerings. Unfortunately, as a busy college student, it can be tricky to tune into all the new TV season’s hits and misses. Hopefully this guide will help you figure out which shows are worth cramming in to your busy schedule.

If you like: “Revenge,” “Scandal,” “Dallas” or “Gossip Girl” You should watch: Betrayal (ABC, premieres Sun Sept. 29 at 9 p.m. CDT) Because: This hour-long drama follows a married photographer who begins an affair with a powerful lawyer, but her new lover is defending a murder suspect who is being prosecuted — by her husband! Tune in to see which side she takes and how messy things will get. This drama is sure to include plotlines featured in the similarly-titled “Revenge” and “Scandal,” and a large cast of characters with interwoven storylines like those on “Dallas” and “Gossip Girl.”

If you like: “Fringe,” “Vampire Diaries” or “Supernatural” You should watch: The Tomorrow People (CW, premieres Weds Oct. 9 at 8 p.m.)

Because: This new sci-fi drama follows a group of international young people who have mysterious talents. They’re kind of like a younger group of X-Men but with less crazy superpowers. The group comes together to make their powers even stronger and fight against evil global forces. This remake of the 1970s British series is definitely worth checking out if you’re a sci-fi fan.

If you like: “New Girl,” “Girls” or “The Mindy Project” You should watch: Super Fun Night (ABC, premieres Weds. Oct. 2 at 8:30 p.m.)

Because: This new sitcom, starring Rebel Wilson of “Bridesmaids” and “Pitch Perfect,” follows three BFFs who decide to ditch their motto of “always together, always inside” for the nightlife scene.

There’s sure to be lots of hilarious jokes for all the slightly awkward twenty-something girls out there (and probably their awkward guy friends, too).

If you like: “Parenthood,” “Glee” or “Modern Family”

If You Like: “Grimm,” “Arrow” or “Once Upon a Time”

You should watch: Welcome to the Family (NBC, premieres Thurs. Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m.)

You Should Watch: Sleepy Hollow (Fox, premieres Mon. Sept. 16 at 8 p.m.)

Because: This dramatic comedy follows two families brought together by their teenage children’s interracial relationship and unplanned pregnancy. The show stars Mike O’Malley (best known from the sitcom “Yes, Dear” and playing Kurt’s dad on “Glee”) and Ricardo Chavira (Carlos from “Desperate Housewives”) as the teens’ dads.

The show follows “Parks and Recreation” and is one of three new Thursday night NBC comedies.

Because: Icabod Crane and the Headless Horsemen come back to life in present-day small-town America. It turns out the headless horsemen is one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, and it’s up to Icabod to save his new home and friends, along with the rest of the world. This new horror-drama follows “Bones” on Fox’s Monday night lineup.

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WSUM’s Snake on the Lake a biting success Erik Sateren ArtsEtc. Editor Last Saturday, the sounds of polyrhythmic trap beats exploded through the humid air hovering over the Memorial Union Terrace.

As lightning flashed in the clouds on the opposite shore, Lord of the Fly and CRASHprez jumped across the stage to screams of “Brick squad!” and “Turn up!” Excessive air horns blared from *hitmayng’s computer as adults who just wanted to spend a quiet night on the Terrace began to stare in awe. It was an intimately rowdy time. It was the 8th

annual Snake on the Lake Fest, a festival organized by WSUM 91.7, the University of Wisconsin’s licensed student radio station.

Chicago-based Dada x Oppi kicked off the set with their soulful take on hiphop. It was Dada x Oppi’s second show as a duo, and the two had a charming chemistry onstage. The duo touched on social topics, urging the audience to “save these kids out this crazy world,” and jumping into a call-and-response of “New America.” Dada, rapping in his soulful tenor, closed his eyes as he screamed out, “I sold my soul for this street life.” As

their set drew to a close, the two smiled and said their thanks before joining the crowd in anticipation for the next act.

After an energetic introduction from emcee Eric Wiig, Lord of the Fly and CRASHprez took the stage, bringing with them their hard-hitting trap beats and gut-busting stage chemistry.

“If you love your grandmother make some noise,” CRASHprez shouted. As he jumped into his remix of “Versace,” the crowd in front of the stage jumped up and down like a group of coked-out hamsters. Lord of the Fly,

initially told not to jump into the crowd, asked the audience, “Turn down for what?” And into the crowd he jumped.

The duo handed off verses with expert precision, rapping over beats from TNGHT and *hitmayng, who stood behind his computer, occasionally interjecting humorous one-liners in a high-pitched voice. The DJ joined the two rappers for their last song. The set came to a close with a hilarious call-and-response between the three guys onstage and the crowd: “Say CRASH fucking prez!”

“CRASH fucking prez!” “Say

*hit fucking mayng!” “Calm down.”

After the energetic second set, Psymun & K.Raydio took the stage.

Hailing from Minneapolis and a graduate of the UWMadison, K.Raydio crooned, “I got that moonshine/ It’s heavy on my mind,” while Psymun laid out hazy, glitch-filled beats akin to Burial’s. K.Raydio’s smoky voice mixed like syrup with Psymun’s dense, foggy beats and resulted in a lush, sultry atmosphere — the perfect contrast to the acts preceding her.

“I’m making turn down the new turn up,” she said.

Between songs, she’d burst

into smile, thanking the crowd for what she said was one of the best shows of her life. She told stories of her time at UW and how she wrote her first song on the Terrace. She continued spitting her dense, introspective lyrics: “Left a message in the bathroom mirror with my lipstick.”

Towards the end of her set, she giggled and said, “Y’all are really fun.” After her set, Psymun played Kanye West’s “Bound 2.”

The crowd began soulfully rapping as all the artists joined onstage, embracing and socializing. It was the perfect cap to a beautiful night.

Local business provides snuggles with strangers Erik Sateren ArtsEtc. Editor For years, your desires to pay money to snuggle with a complete stranger have probably been unfulfilled.

But that’s all about to change.

Starting Oct. 1, The Snuggle House will open on Madison’s East Side and allow people to pay $60 for one hour of snuggling action with a professionally-trained “snuggler”.

Yes, it’s a sketchy concept, and the Snuggle House’s

shoddily-pieced together website is a little unnerving, but the Snuggle House’s website touts the numerous benefits of cuddling, including increased oxytocin levels and sense of well-being that lasts for days.

The Snuggle House will charge $60 dollars for an hourlong “single snuggle.” Hourlong “double snuggles” will cost $110. It’s unclear what a double snuggle is, but one might assume that it entails snuggling with two strangers instead of one.

The Snuggle House is currently hiring six “professional snugglers” to aid clients in their desire to be a little spoon to a complete stranger’s big spoon. If you enjoy snuggling, money and the company of strangers, it doesn’t seem like all that bad of a gig. Background checks are required as a part of the application process, according to the website.

In order to apply for a snuggle session, one must fill out a basic information form.

Once received, an “associate”

will contact the client and take them through an approval process. The Snuggle House maintains that all information will be kept confidential.

The website also stresses that no nudity or sexual behavior will be tolerated. Cameras will be in place in each snuggling room to ensure the safety of both the “snuggler” and the “snugglee”. On The Snuggle House’s official Facebook page, a man commented, “This is to prostitution what non-alcoholic beer is to Wild Turkey.” He brings up an interesting

point. While snuggling is an enormously fulfilling process, at what point will a horny client feel frustrated over not being able to take the intimate process of cuddling to the next level? Is paying for the Snuggle House’s services like paying $60 for a minor case of blue balls? At what point does snuggling turn into innocent, light-hearted dry humping?

The website doesn’t make this entirely clear, but we assume this information will be brushed over once you’ve stepped into the doors of The

Snuggle House come October.

“This is an exciting opportunity to receive the benefits of TOUCH THERAPY in a non-sexual way, and feel ‘connected’ in a disconnected, digital world,” the website says. Say what you want about The Snuggle House — it’s hard to argue that the concept isn’t interesting. For now, the Snuggle House has no listed address or phone number, but once that information is disclosed, believe us, we’ll think about maybe — just maybe — trying it out.

2 Chainz’s ‘B.O.A.T.S.’ floats despite repetitive themes Danielle Bunker ArtsEtc. Writer After the release of Based on a T.R.U. Story in 2012, 2 Chainz fans have been anxiously awaiting the release of the album’s sequel, B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time.

The new album has a hard act to follow, considering the previous album had myriad well-known hip-hop artists featured within, including Lil Wayne, Drake, Kanye West, The-Dream, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj and Mike Posner.

B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time unveils 2 Chainz’ emotional battle as he lets his walls down throughout the 17-track album. “Fork,” the album’s first track, begins with the rapper’s conscious fear about life outside of the rap game. 2 Chainz opens, “I had a dream that rap wouldn’t work,” while flashing back to a scene in which he “woke up on the block/ had to hit it with a four,” referring to his past as a drug dealer. In the song, he describes his life story and how his career path changed his life; music gave him a chance to make something of his life, proving that anyone’s dreams can come true. The new album divulges the rapper’s history

with sex and drugs in a creative manner that keeps his material relevant to not only his life but also to the lives of his listeners.

Even though 2 Chainz excels in relating with his audience, he tends to use recycled themes within his music: money, sex and drugs. In the track “Where U Been?,” he appears boisterous as well as repetitive when rapping about money and women. This repetition causes the songs to become progressively less interesting. Seeing that each line has already been heard multiple times, the songs become easy to skip through. He also glorifies himself by bragging about sex, degrading women and boasting about his rampant materialism, dropping references to pricey name brands. These themes tend to get old after a while, despite the fact that many successful rappers continuously recycle these same themes. Although some tracks appear monotonous, 2 Chainz manages to spice up the album in other ways.

2 Chainz thrives in countless musical styles with the help of features from Drake, Lil Wayne, Pharrell, T-Pain, Lloyd, Pusha T and Fergie. These artists help

make his music cross genres and appeal to different audiences. T-Pain brings in an R&B crowd while Fergie attracts those who enjoy pop.

Mainstream rap artists like Lil Wayne and Drake attract an even larger demographic.

Besides collaborating with well-known featured artists, 2 Chainz also experiments with various sounds. On “Mainstream Ratchet,” 2 Chainz introduces an interesting dubstep vibe and, later, a gospel feel on “Black Unicorn.” Despite these positives, B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time remains somewhat repetitive — much like other albums within the traprap genre — but overall its inventiveness and various musical styles will keep fans engaged.

Photo courtesy of American Songwriter The Australian country star’s newest album is a delightful collection of danceable country tunage.

Keith Urban’s countrypop ‘Fuse’ burns bright Danielle Leick ArtsEtc. Writer

½ B.O.A.T.S. II: ME TIME 2CHAINZ

Photo courtesy of 2 Chainz 2 Chainz’s newest album boasts an all-star lineup of collaborators and musical variety, despite thematic repetition.

Thirteen years after reaching the top of the charts for the first time, Keith Urban has his newest album, Fuse.

The album’s first single “Little Bit of Everything” was released back in May and since has peaked at number 6 on the Hot Country Songs Billboard chart.

Fuse opens with “Somewhere in my Car,” and the upbeat rhythms and lyrics kick off the album on a strong note.

Harking back to classic Keith Urban stylings, “Somewhere in my Car” brings listeners into another world that most can relate to: “But in my mind/ We’re somewhere in my car/ And it’s raining hard/ On the street light glow.”

The crazy electric guitar riff Keith Urban brings out in the middle of the song adds an edgier touch to the otherwise low-key vocals. Fans of Keith Urban’s previous lyrics and music can’t be disappointed with his heartbroken, loveridden lyrics.

Urban’s self-reflecting song “Shame” sports a pop-country vibe.

“Bridges that I burned and lovers that I hurt/ Lessons never learned/ Shame on me, shame on me,” Urban sings, bringing fans into

his intimate personal life.

These relatable situations are part of what makes “Shame” a well-rounded song.

Combined with the toetapping drumbeat in the background and catchy guitar riffs, “Shame” is anything but shameful.

Even country music haters won’t be able to resist dancing and singing along to this jam.

Fuse also features other big name country artists like Miranda Lambert and Eric Church. “We Were Us” showcases Miranda Lambert’s strong feminine vocals. On the song’s slower verse, Lambert and Urban sing separately, but the chorus pulls in strong with the two of them in a fast-paced lyrical collaboration. This sonic difference brings a more country feel into the mix, while the chorus matches the lyrics “Love was fast and we were us” with a faster rock rhythm. Lambert’s vocal style melds with Urban’s in a lovely way. It will surely become a hit.

Eric Church also appears later on Fuse with the song “Raise ‘Em Up.” Church and Urban combine to form a song more unusual than listeners would think for this duo. The guitar riffs of “Raise ‘Em Up” seem eerily similar

to those in Urban’s earlier songs. The duo’s vocal collaboration doesn’t match very well and seems to lack chemistry. With Urban’s overpowering voice, the vocals sound forced and mismatched.

Fuse also contains an additional three deluxe tracks, ending with “Lucky Charm.”

The fun, upbeat track brings the well-rounded album to a close. With 16 tracks and a runtime of 57 minutes, Fuse shows off another side to Keith Urban’s wellrounded vocals, while still throwing in songs like “Somewhere in my Car” to bring listeners back to the artist’s songwriting roots. Fuse is more than just your typical country album.

Instead, Urban adds an edgy rock-pop feeling that listeners can’t help but dance and sing along to.

FUSE

KEITH URBAN

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Men’s soccer stuns DePaul in overtime victory Zadro, Brindle net key goals to help Badgers overcome 2-1 deficit at half Zack Miller Men’s Soccer Writer With a five game road trip on the horizon, the Wisconsin men’s soccer team on Sunday made sure they gave fans at the McClimon Memorial Track/ Soccer Complex enough drama to last for the duration of their absence in the 3-2 overtime victory over DePaul.

After giving up a pair of goals early, the Badgers found themselves trailing 2-1 at the half.

“I walked into the locker room at half,” head coach John Trask said, “I told

them, ‘Guys, the game is there for the taking, you’re fresher than you’ve ever been because we’ve been cycling guys in and out.’

There’s a lot of good pieces and depth where we can overcome a deficit when we’re tired like we were today.”

Taking coach’s words to heart, the Badgers went on the attack for the majority of the second half as they recorded 13 of their 19 shots and six of their eight corner kicks in the second 45 minutes. Unfortunately, the Cardinal and White could not capitalize on any of these opportunities until the waning moments of the game.

Thanks to a 60th-minute red card given to Koray Yesilli of DePaul, the Badgers found themselves at the luxury of a man-up

advantage.

“Being down to 10-men, it’s not always the case that one team dominates,” Trask said. “It’s not like hockey where there’s a power play, but we made it a power play because of how we were pushing the ball and how focused we were. I think we just wore on [DePaul] psychologically and physically throughout that second half.”

Despite dominating time of possession and the pace of play throughout the majority of the second half, the Badgers still found themselves without a goal with just 10 seconds remaining in regulation.

As the clock counted down, freshman goalkeeper Casey Beyers launched a goal kick three-quarters of the way down the field where the ball made its way to

sophomore midfielder Anders Kristensen, and then freshman forward Nick Jones for a cross to the right side of the box where redshirt senior midfielder Tomislav Zadro sent a strike into the back of the net with just one second remaining on the game clock.

“It was a great team play and I just happened to be at the end of it,” Zadro said of his second goal in the past two games. “I think that we were the better team on the day and we deserved to win this game so the ball going into the back of the net on the last play of regulation was everything finally coming together for us.”

For many, the sequence looked as if it was a set play with the level of perfection that it was run to, but

senior captain Paul Yonga implied luck had a little bit to do with it.

“I don’t think it was a set play,” Yonga said with a smile on his face. “We were just trying to get the ball down the field as fast as we could, keep fighting, and we won the slip ball in order to get a good cross where Zadro was waiting on the far side of the post.”

Whether luck had anything to do with it or not, the Badgers took advantage in the overtime period as Zadro was again involved, but this time as the facilitator to sophomore Jacob Brindle for a header to give Wisconsin the 3-2 victory.

Wisconsin travels south for a Florida two-step as they take on two NCAA tournament teams from last season in South Florida

(Thursday) and Florida Gulf Coast (Saturday). The Badgers are ready for the challenge as they are loaded with confidence and nothing but good vibes as they are off to a 2-0-1 start to their 2013 season.

“I told the guys that this club has gotten to the point where I would love to play on the team,” Trask said.

“From a coaching standpoint that’s the ultimate compliment because I’m a former player, and now I’m beginning to wish that I had some years of eligibility remaining.”

Junior defender JunHo Seok injured his left foot after colliding with DePaul goalkeeper Eric Sorby late in the second half. Seok left the field in a walking boot and crutches and will go for an X-Ray on Monday.

Pair of freshman playing key role in back line Young defense led

by Schwarz, Taylor aiming for success in 2013 campaign Dan Corcoran Women’s Soccer Writer To say the Wisconsin women’s soccer team is young is an understatement. Out of the 26 players on the Badgers’ roster, only eight of them are upperclassmen, just two are seniors. Needless to say, with 18 players who are sophomores or freshmen on this year’s squad, the Badgers and head coach Paula Wilkins have already had to rely a great deal on younger players this season.

However, so far for the Badgers, having to rely on players, especially those with no experience at the college level, hasn’t had many negative consequences as Wisconsin is off to a 3-1-1 start.

Nowhere is the youth more prevalent than

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Stave’s control of the field throughout the game began with the Badgers setting the tone early, forcing the Golden Eagles to fumble the football on the first play of their initial offensive drive.

Following the fumble recovery by redshirt senior safety Dezmen Southward, Wisconsin opened up offensive play with a 22yard scoring drive. Stave found Derek Straus wide open in the end zone to give the fullback his first career touchdown and put UW on the board 7-0.

A series of back-andforth three-and-out drives to follow was broken by sophomore Melvin Gordon exploding on a 65-yard rush to the six yard line late in the first quarter, setting up Stave to connected with his go-to wide receiver, redshirt senior Jared Abbrederis, for a 14-0 Badger lead.

The Golden Eagles responded with a 12-yard completion to earn their first first-down conversion of the game, but dualthreat quarterback Darian Stone continued to struggle against the Badgers’ new 3-4 defense.

Stave and the UW offense appeared in control heading into the second quarter after

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So while the outlook for Sept. 14 couldn’t have changed much, the idea that Wisconsin is progressing should keep that optimism far from fading.

The end result from Saturday could be viewed as a 48-point mockery and loss of $500,000 through a

the Wisconsin back line, which has already seen two freshman play key roles in the early stages of this season. Those two freshmen are Kylie Schwarz and Morgan Taylor, and although they both may be freshman, the similarities, and just how they got to be Badgers, end there.

There’s Schwarz who played high school soccer for Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minn., but also spent time playing club soccer as well. Not only did Schwarz play both club soccer and high school soccer, but she also played two different positions on the two teams. On the high school team Schwarz played forward, but during the club season she spent time as a defensive midfielder and center back.

According to Schwarz, spending time on both offense and defense has given her unique insight into playing center back with Wisconsin.

“Playing forward and center back, seeing both

sides of it, I think it’s helped me become a better center back because I know what the forwards want to do, what they don’t like defenders doing to them, so it helps me see both sides of it,” Schwarz said.

As far as how Schwarz went from playing for two different teams in Minnesota to being a starter for the Badgers in her first season was something she didn’t really think a possibility a few years ago.

“I visited all over the country, and to be honest ... because I’m from Minnesota, I was like, ‘I’m going as far away as possible. I’m going to California,” Schwarz said.

“Paula was just like, ‘Just stop by. You never know.’

And as soon as I stepped foot on campus I was like, ‘This is it.’

“I can’t even describe it. I was more excited to come here than anything and it still has exceeded my expectations.”

When she got to Wisconsin, Schwarz

a big third-down completion to redshirt senior tight end Jacob Pedersen for 27 yards.

However TTU’s young defense — including four players who made their first career starts last week in the Golden Eagles 63-7 win over Cumberland University — halted the Badger progress as junior safety Austin Tallant picked off Stave at the TTU 28 yard line to hand the quarterback his second interception of the season.

“Any young player, you are going to live with ups and downs and it’s magnified when it’s the quarterback,” Andersen said. “Joel is coming around.

I would say there were times when leadership appeared better today than it has been throughout camp and last game and I was proud to see that.”

The momentum didn’t shy away from the Badgers, as Gordon danced his way down the end line on a 37-yard run to put UW up three touchdowns with 3:44 remaining in the half.

Stone responded with a quick 14-yard completion, but two big tackles by redshirt sophomore Darius Hillary stopped the Golden Eagles in their tracks, handing the ball back to Stave in the final two minutes of the half.

The second half proved to be an increasingly familiar Wisconsin tale of running backs trading

off touchdown-runs. First up was a two-yard run by senior James White, putting Wisconsin up 34-0 after the right goal post rejected kicker Kyle French’s extrapoint attempt.

It then became time for freshman running back Corey Clement to dominate. The new star added 14 points to the UW scoreboard in the fourth quarter, including a 75-yard touchdown run to give UW a final score of 48-0.

For the second game in a row and just the fourth time in program history, three Badger running backs finished with over 100 total yards. Clement lead the pack with 149 yards on 13 carriers to average 11. 5 yards-per-rush, and Gordon and White came in just behind with 140 yards and 109 yards on the game, respectively.

“They said it was my turn and I was like all-right I am not going to let you guys down. It’s time to go to work.

I believe we have a very competitive group and that’s what drives all of us to be more competitive,” Clement said.

While the highly anticipated TTU spread offense failed to put a score on the board, punter Chad Zinchini repeatedly punished the Badgers with poor field positioning. The senior punter averaged 50 yards on nine punts.

contract with the visiting Golden Eagles, or it can be viewed as a key point on the progression trail leading up to Wisconsin’s first substantial opponent of the season, one they’ve seemingly been targeting all along.

On Saturday, we saw the passing game and we saw the running game. We saw a successful 2-minute drill and we saw the defense dominate. We even saw a debut victory for the

Andersen-endorsed red helmets.

We saw Wisconsin make enough marks on that checklist. And next week, we’ll see what that all means.

Sean is a senior majoring in Journalism and Communication Arts.

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wasn’t sure what her role would be as part of the Badgers’ squad, and actually thought it was a mistake when she saw Wilkins had her name down to start first game of the season. But that was certainly no mistake by Wilkins as Schwarz has gone on to start the first five games for the Badgers with one of those starts coming at outside back.

Schwarz delved into the difference between outside back and center back.

“I think center back ... you have to be more like authoritative and give a lot of information. You’re constantly talking and moving people around where you want them to be and where you want them to sit. Outside back it’s a lot more attacking.

You have to have that attacking mindset to get forward. I think for me, I like being able to sit back and see everyone in front of me. I like having that leadership role,” Schwarz said.

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A big part of the Wisconsin defense was the play of senior inside linebacker Conor O’Neill who stepped in for the injured Derek Landisch to make his first career start. O’Neill, along with Chris Borland who tallied five tackles, anchored the middle of Wisconsin’s defense to hold Tennessee Tech to just 44 yards rushing on 30 carries.

Finishing the day with nine tackles, one-and-ahalf of those for losses, O’Neill reflected on the experience of moving up the depth chart to make his first career start.

“It means a lot to me to be able [to] run out there with the first unit and get my first start,” said O’Neill, who has played in 42 career games on special teams. “I told myself I wasn’t going to live with any regrets after the first game and I feel like I did that. I took advantage of it.”

It wasn’t just the front seven of the Wisconsin defense that were part of the success, as the secondary also contributed a great deal — Tech’s Darian Stone was only 8-19 with 69 yards passing — including setting the tone early on the first defensive play of the game. The Golden Eagles’ Stephen

Morgan Taylor, or “Mo” as she’s referred to by her teammates and coaches.

Unlike Schwarz, Taylor played only club soccer throughout her high school years.

As she noted, Taylor came to Wisconsin last spring to participate in spring practice with the team and adjust to the college level. But the decision to graduate high school early and enroll at Madison, which few athletes ever choose to do, was one that Taylor had planned before she even started high school.

“I kind of had it in my mind to get out of high school as soon as I could before I even started high school,” Taylor said. “So freshman year I planned to take the hardest classes I could; get everything done with and then just take the easy road junior, senior year. And so I had all my credits in and I was ready to come here so I graduated early.

“It was tough and just not having any time to transition from high

Bush took the first handoff to the right hashmark where he was met by Badgers’ cornerback Darius Hillary, who forced the fumble eventually scooped up by Badgers’ safety Dezmen Southward.

It was clear from that play on the Wisconsin defense would dominate the Tennessee Tech offensive attack as the Badgers held Tech to only six total first downs throughout the game, one shy of the school record of five set against Temple back in 2005.

Although the dominating defensive performance came against another lackluster opponent, this time against an FCS school in the Golden Eagles, Southward made it clear that the Badgers’ defense is not to be taken lightly.

“It’s something I said before the season started and it’s something I’m going to stick with until I’m proven wrong. We’re one of the best defenses,” Southward said, staking the claim that the Badgers may be one of the best in the nation. “And we’re one of the best because we’re smart, we have a lot of talent, we have some speed and we’re tough.”

With only a brief glance at the stat sheet, it was clear the Wisconsin defense, and offense for that matter, were both overwhelmingly successful in the win, but the Badgers’

school to college too was tough. I struggled a bit, but it was good getting me ready for now and the level of play and the speed of play.”

Taylor had played center back all throughout her club soccer days, but so far in her time with Wisconsin has played outside back. Although it has been a learning process because she had never played outside back, according to Taylor she enjoys the position more because it allows her to focus more on attacking and moving up the field.

It’s clear there are many differences, but despite the differences between Schwarz and Taylor and the different routes to Madison, the only thing that matters for Wilkins and the Badgers is the similarity: both are freshman. With youth comes a great deal of learning, but considering the two are already starting, it seems there’s a bright future ahead for Wisconsin and it’s back line.

performance was hardly perfect.

One glaring concern was the Wisconsin kicking game. Following Wisconsin’s fifth touchdown midway through the third quarter that gave the Badgers a 34-0 lead, place kicker Kyle French clunked the ensuing extra point off the right upright.

French stayed in for the next kickoff but following the next touchdown, Jack Russell made his first appearance of the season to kick the PAT. Russell made both of his extra point attempts, but missed on a field goal attempt from 31 yards with 53 seconds remaining in the game, also by hitting right upright.

Although he didn’t specify what the decision was behind taking French out of the game, Andersen made note of the fact that there will be a competition for the spot between French and Russell.

“It just doesn’t seem real clean and it’s just not crisp,” Andersen said. “We got to continue to improve and it all starts with me.

I’m not pointing fingers at any kid. I’m not pointing fingers at any assistant coaches. I got to find a way to help him and get him where he needs to be.

Sometimes the best way to help people is to create a competition for them, so that’s what we’ll do.”

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Tennessee Tech no match for UW Badgers score 48 points against Golden Eagles in second-straight shutout of year Caroline Sage Senior Sports Writer For the first time since 1958, the Wisconsin football team begins the season with two shutout wins, as the Badgers trounced Tennessee Tech University 48-0 Saturday afternoon.

Coming out of a 45-0 win over Massachusetts last week, head coach Gary Andersen saw the dominance on the field continue, finding offensive ease and defensive perfection en route to his second win at Wisconsin.

“I thought Tennessee Tech gave us a bunch of different looks and different things we needed to be prepared for and we handled it … and bottom line is we handled it both times,” Andersen said.

“It’s hard to shut people out.

I am proud of the kids, they should be excited, because again that is hard to do.”

While the repeated near-perfect defensive performance by Wisconsin — allowing TTU just six first downs and 113 total offensive yards — is the highlight of UW’s season thus far, it was the execution of the twominute offense to close out the first half that spoke to the Jen Small The Badger Herald potential of this Badger team.

An illegal block by After struggling against UMass Aug. 31, redshirt sophomore quarterback Joel Stave came back against Tennessee Tech to finish 24-29 for 219 yards.

Wisconsin on a punt return left the offense starting on its own six yard line with 1:49 left before halftime. Then quarterback Joel Stave took over.

The redshirt sophomore showed leadership and control as he took his team down the gridiron, completing 10 of 10 passes and finding redshirt senior tight end Brian Wozniak in the middle of the end zone to put Wisconsin up a commanding 28-0 at the half.

“Offensively the highlight that comes to me, and we’ve got to see more of it, is the two-minute drill. That was huge from us,” Andersen said.

“We backed up, got out from being backed up, number one, and number two, we then continued down the field and executed at a high level.”

Stave continued the streak in the third period to complete 13 straight passes and finished the day 2429 for 219 yards and three touchdowns.

“You want to throw completions, you want to give your guys to make plays and we are doing a great job of protecting, I had plenty of time,” Stave said. “If you can get the ball in the hands of

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O’Neill solid as substitute Senior linebacker makes first career start against visiting Tennessee Tech Dan Corcoran Sports Writer Saturday brought a different foe into Camp Randall for the Wisconsin football team, but despite the new opponent and a different style of play in Tennessee Tech, it was an almost identical result to the first game of the season. But lost among the second blowout in as many weeks was the airtight play of the Badgers’ defense, which pitched its second shutout in a row to open up the season with the 48-0 win over the Golden Eagles.

Following the game Andersen gave his thoughts on the defense that surrendered only 113 total yards in the

game, noting that holding an opponent scoreless, regardless of who the opponent is, is something very difficult to do considering the last time Wisconsin recorded backto-back shutouts was in 1958.

“It’s going to get tougher — we all know that. All you can do is play the people you’re in front of. I thought that Tennessee Tech gave us a bunch of different looks and different things that we need to be prepared for and we handled it and so did UMass. And the bottom line is that we handled it both times. It’s a great opportunity. It’s hard to shut people out.

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Andy Fate The Badger Herald In his first career start for Wisconsin, senior inside linebacker Conner O’Neill helped anchor a UW defense that earned its second-consecutive shutout victory.

Wisconsin proves ready enough for ASU Sean Zak Zak It To Ya The checklist wasn’t long, but in order to keep the optimism flowing around Gary Andersen’s Wisconsin program, the checklist had to get crossed off — at least before the Badgers would head west next weekend.

Ever since Andersen arrived and hosted better press conferences and took his team to a water park and was enthusiastic about being the Wisconsin head football coach, the optimism around the program sprouted like liana.

It was about as much

optimism a program could muster following an 8-6 season and another orientation sequence of assistant coaches. A starting performance similar to the 2012 opener against Northern Iowa — a toothand-nail, 26-21 struggle just to illuminate the win column — would turn grins into groans. Certain things needed to happen for that optimism to withstand, and thus far, they have.

The checklist started with fall camp, mastering the new 3-4 defense, choosing a starting quarterback, refilling positions of the departed just like any other school, etc. Check.

The next step was last Saturday’s victory over UMass, the day of debuts for Andersen, his assistants and plenty of newbies on the field. A Wisconsin shutout

victory — check.

And finally, the most recent phase was crossed Saturday afternoon in Wisconsin’s 48-0 drubbing of FCS opponent Tennessee Tech. The defense proved its Week 1 shutout was no fluke, Joel Stave proved Andersen correct in selecting him as the starting quarterback and the offensive line proved they are no slouch from the history of big boys before them. Check, check, check.

Pen running dry from incessant check marks, that pre-fall optimism can now remain, at least for another week.

But quickly the pessimist sees little value in stomping the wilting flowers of UMass and Tennessee Tech that traveled into Camp Randall to begin the season. They may not resemble the highest quality of college

football, and the Badgers may have paid their way into the stadium, but this Wisconsin team needed straightening. They needed to make some checks on that list.

Naming a starting quarterback is one thing, but to get that quarterback some confidence and reacquaint him with Camp Randall was another. Implementing a new defense is one thing, but doing so in shutout fashion, with a secondary blanketed in new faces was another.

Not everything is hammered out, but enough has been done to keep that optimism around.

The updated checklist from fall camp to Saturday shows Wisconsin is about as ready as it could be to take on Arizona State.

In a sense, the gears have seemed set on Sun Devils from early on.

Wisconsin wasn’t going to have trouble with either of the floundering programs they’ve matched up against this season. The Badgers have now won 28-straight times against nonconference opponents in Camp Randall.

Chris Borland said that a pair of shutouts were exactly what was supposed to happen against “these opponents.”

“No one wants to go out and win 70-to-nothing every game. That’s not very fun,” senior safety Dezmen Southward said following the game. “You want to be challenged and I think Arizona State will present that. We’ll be ready and I’m sure they will be, too.”

Gary Andersen seems like he has been ready, too.

Even before the UMass game Andersen was concerned that his team didn’t get

enough days of practice in intense heat like the Badgers are bound to find next week in Tempe, Ariz. But when asked about that heat again Saturday, Andersen replied without a worry that the sun will be down and the heat won’t be an issue. Having made his way through two victories and a wide-ranging checklist, there’s no surprise there.

The check marks made against Tennessee Tech, coupled with those made against UMass show just how vital the opening games of the season were for the Badgers. Travelling to Arizona likely became a whole lot easier knowing that there are fewer and fewer capacities to worry about — a list now trimmed to the ever-inconsistent

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