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Gophers get axed in Minneapolis Badgers dominate Minnesota en route to 20-7 win in 123rd Border Battle game Nick Daniels Sports Editor MINNEAPOLIS — After being billed as the game to bring the famous rivalry for Paul Bunyan’s Axe back into relevancy, No. 19 Wisconsin (9-2, 6-1 Big Ten) and No. 25 Minnesota (8-3, 4-3 Big Ten) didn’t disappoint as the Badgers outlasted the Gophers in a 20-7 win in front of a record-breaking crowd Saturday at TCF Bank Stadium. With 53,090 mostly maroon and gold-clad fans in the stands to open the game, the 15-point favorite Badgers seemed far from the same ho-hum offense that annihilated the Hoosiers just one

week earlier. Struggling throughout the first quarter to establish any type of offensive pressure, senior running back James White’s first-play, 49-yard run deep into Gopher territory would set up sophomore Jack Russell for a 31-yard field goal. But that would be all the favors Minnesota’s defense would be doing for the Badgers early on. Throughout the rest of the quarter, Wisconsin’s potent run game would earn only 16 more yards on the ground, as the Badgers and Gophers traded punts — neither team able to dictate the flow of the game. Then in the second quarter it seemed that the game might be slipping into Minnesota’s favor when Aaron Hill intercepted a Joel Stave pass on Wisconsin’s first drive of the quarter and took it back 39 yards for a quick pick-six and

Minnesota’s first lead of the game. However, as the quarter wore on, the Wisconsin defense continued to provide the offense with good field position. Starting on Minnesota’s 49-yard line after senior linebacker Chris Borland recovered a fumble with 5 minutes, 38 seconds remaining in the half, a 19-yard James White run and 20-yard pass from Stave to redshirt senior Jacob Pedersen, positioned the Badgers within the Minnesota 10-yard line. Four plays later, White would punch in Wisconsin’s first touchdown from oneyard line to regain the lead. “The turnovers were huge for us in this game,” head coach Gary Andersen said. “They gave us an opportunity to get some points and get out of drives

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IceCube finds energy in south UW recognized as leading institution on particle detector in Antarctica Lindsey Gapen Reporter

Jen Small The Badger Herald Adellah Taïa said a scandal in Morocco in 2007 brought media attention to issues of homosexuality and increased eﬀorts to change public perceptions.

Moroccan writer talks adversity Author, ﬁlmmaker highlights his struggle as openly gay man in Middle Eastern society Maddie Makoul Herald Contributor Abdellah Taïa, one of the first openly gay, French-speaking authors from the Middle East spoke about his personal struggles as a gay man in society and how queer rights in Arab nations are changing at a lecture held Friday.

Taïa, an author and filmmaker, first acknowledged his sexuality in a public letter to his family in 2009. Taïa has written four novels, two collections of short stories and numerous essays. One of his novels, which was adapted into a film, translates to “Salvation Army.” The novel reveals how an

individual deals with the reality of daily life in Morocco, where one has to be careful to hide their sexuality to “save your head,” Taïa said. Taïa said he felt very lonely as a child and said he truly believed he was the only gay person in Morocco, but years later he realized this was not the case.

“I tried to be positive, not to put the blame on my parents or my mother, or even Morocco,” Taïa said. “I always try to say it was not their fault. If it was the fault of someone, it was society and how it works. And yet now I am fully aware of how society works, how they

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Buried a mile underneath the ice of Antarctica, the University of Wisconsin’s south pole particle detector, IceCube Neutrino Observatory, has discovered unprecedented amounts of energy beneath the surface and recently has attracted some national media attention in the science community. Francis Halzen, principal investigator of the project, said IceCube is a “big detector” that identifies neutrinos. “Think of IceCube as a big eye whose main mission is to take a picture of the sky, but instead of seeing light it sees neutrinos,” Halzen said. Halzen said neutrinos are essentially subatomic particles in the cosmos that, unlike light, have the capability to travel through walls. Neutrinos have no mass, he said. Halzen said the IceCube project emerged about 25 years ago with the idea to put a particle detector in a block of ice one mile deep in Antarctica. Workers

on the IceCube project finished building the particle detector in 2010, Halzen said. “What we have now are the results of three years of data,” Halzen said. Halzen said IceCube researchers working with the particle detractor have discovered an enormous amount of energy ever before seen in a photo. He added 28 neutrinos from the cosmos were discovered, the equivalent of making a picture in the sky with 28 pixels. The future goal with the project is to discover more neutrinos and try to map the universe, Halzen said. “Getting more pixels in our sky map is the first priority,” Halzen said. Halzen said only about one-third of IceCube is focused on this task, however, since IceCube is also focused on other projects such as detecting dark matter. He added that neutrinos are the main mission since they have more than a thousand times the energy than any accelerator.

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First TEDxUWMadison event features professors’ ideas Allie Johnson News Content Editor Five University of Wisconsin professors speaking on topics ranging from the relevance of music to stem cell research to the effects of the Internet on stimulating debate were chosen as part of TEDxUWMadison, the university’s first independently organized Technology, Entertainment and Design event held

Saturday. TEDxUWMadison, and other events like it, are organized independently from the original TED conference, but are designed to follow the same concept of bringing in speakers to share ideas worth spreading, according to a TEDxUWMadison statement. This year’s event revolved around the theme, “Learning in unexpected places,” and all five speakers shared different

insights from their various areas of research. Why music? Afro-American studies professor, Alexander Shashko said the way people listen to music has become the most dominant focus of the music world, in some ways eclipsing the importance of the reasons why people listen to music. Shashko reminded the audience the most important thing about music is why they listen to

it. “Ultimately, why do we care about music, why does music matter?” Shashko said. “Because [music] affects us in some way. It makes us feel, it makes us think, it makes us laugh or cry, we can hear it in the experiences we’ve had.” Shashko encouraged the audience to think about what music means and the messages it can carry for society. Music has wisdom to

impart if people listen closely, Shashko said. “Challenge your own preconceptions,” Shashko said. “Listen to music you’ve chosen to ignore, that you actively dislike.” Human brain development Waisman Center researcher Anita Bhattacharyya advocated for learning through stem cell and regenerative medicine research. Bhattacharyya said

researchers discovered recently it is possible to study early human brain developments through stem cells found in skin cells. Bhattacharyya added the information gained from stem cells can be used to bridge the gap between animal and human clinical trials because new medicines can be tested on these cells to measure their toxicity for humans.

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30/18 WRITER, page 1 view gay and straight.” Taïa said he felt his experience growing up as a homosexual in Morocco was very solitary, and even his various writings reflecting on his experiences did not help his healing process, as memories from his childhood still remain. “I do remember this edge that all of society is pushing you to and telling you ‘jump’ or something like that,” Taïa said. “I don’t even remember how I found the solution or the energy to become the person you are seeing in front of you right now.” Taïa said a scandal that took place in Morocco

through his policies during the recall election campaign. “At the beginning of June 2012, after the recall election, Scott Walker said that ‘unbelievable amounts of new jobs’ would be coming to the state, and we just haven’t seen them,” Baldauff said. However, officials at the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation said Walker has led a “pro-business” administration leading to a lower unemployment rate and more jobs than in the past. “Gov. Walker has made creating jobs a major priority. He works very closely with the business community to try and meet their needs. He has

eliminated a large deficit that we had when he took office. His administration is just a very probusiness administration,” Mark Maley, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation spokesperson, said. Maley said in a survey, 94 percent of businesspeople said that they thought Wisconsin is headed in the right direction. However, Tate said 65 percent of the state’s population believe their current economic situations will remain the same or get worse over the next year under Walker. Baldauff said Walker’s administration had made several major mistakes in

getting Wisconsin back on a track to a strong economic recovery, including devoting excessive time and energy on radical social issues as opposed to focusing on creating jobs like they promised. She said Walker is also failing to create a strong economy with a backbone of “good, family-supporting jobs.” “I think the first big mistake that [Walker’s administration] made was cutting 1.6 billion dollars from public education in their first budget,” Baldauff said. “Our public schools are producing the workforce of the future, and we have to have our children ready to compete in a global economy.”

English could be state language Legislators drafted new bill after polls showed residents support oﬃcial dialect Alex Stearns Herald Contributor

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private-sector job growth in three years, Mike Tate, chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, said in a statement. He said this displayed an overall slowing of job creation in Wisconsin. While some parties are feeling optimistic about the numbers, others believe the numbers are misleading. Historically, Wisconsin has had a lower unemployment rate than the national average of 7.3 percent, Melissa Baldauff, DPW spokesperson, said. While the unemployment rates are decreasing, the number of jobs being created is nowhere near the amount Walker vowed to generate

A new poll released Wednesday shows support among Wisconsin residents to declare English as the state’s official language. The poll, conducted Nov. 14 by United States English, Inc., phoned 1,000 likely voters in Wisconsin and found 84 percent of these respondents support a bill introduced by Rep. André Jacque, R-DePere, to make English the official state language. The results also show that support for making English the state language extended to 81 percent of Wisconsin residents who speak a language other than English at home and 87 percent of those who are immigrants. “It is really immigrants themselves who are the strongest advocates of English being the official language of Wisconsin,” Jacque said. U.S. English Chairman Mauro E. Mujica said in a statement that making English the official language would add incentive for immigrants to learn English and would increase their likelihood of “achieving social and financial success.” Mujica added the large support from Wisconsin residents is not often seen in politics. Jacque said Wisconsin is only one of 19 states that does not have English as its official language. The 31 states with English as the official language did so without it becoming a political issue, Jacque added. Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, said in an email to The Badger Herald that she feels the bill would “demean” Wisconsinites who speak a language other than English. “Considering almost 5 percent of Portage County’s residents speak Hmong, Spanish, or Polish, it’s important to promote cross-cultural competencies and celebrate diversity,”

in 2007 forced the Arab community to analyze what they think about homosexuality. There is a tradition of men dressing in women’s clothing, Taïa said. Men celebrated the fake marriage of two men, one of whom was dressed as a woman and someone posted the images on YouTube, he said, adding that within two weeks it was making headlines. This “scandal” became a debate in Morocco, bringing up the question of homosexuality, Taïa said. The media frenzy ended with a threehour televised debate on Moroccan TV, in which some people condemned homosexuality and others defended it, Taïa said.

Shankland said. “Removing access to government documents in Spanish, Hmong and other languages takes away citizen access to our government and discriminates against those who may be limited in English proﬁciency.” Jacque said having ballots or documents in multiple languages makes “learning English seem more optional,” and that learning English helps promote unity “economically and socially” in a society. However, Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa, D-Milwaukee, said the bill would likely affect how she and other elected officials communicate with bilingual constituents. “Wisconsin has always had a tremendous Latino and Polish immigrant district, and adding an English proficiency requirement to ballots would be very offensive to minority constituents who prefer to speak a language other than English. Essentially, [the bill] would be a violation a voting rights,” Zamarippa said. Mariana Pacheco, a University of Wisconsin professor with expertise in language and literacy learning, said in a statement Friday that she fears an ideology of “English only” would start to shape and affect the educational policy of minority students learning the English language. Jacque said his proposal has not received much criticism from fellow legislators, but has seen support from both sides of the aisle. “When I have talked to other Democrats, Republicans and independent parties, there has been an overwhelming majority that support English as the official language,” Jacque said. Jacque added Democrats at the federal level have “recognized” that English is critical in moving up and achieving the American dream.

This forced everyone to face the reality of homosexuality, he said. The efforts to change public perceptions continue, and there are currently four or five gay magazines written in Arabic, one of which is based in Morocco, Taïa said. Young people, around 19 or 20 years of age, run the magazine in Morocco as a political act, working to gain awareness, he said. “These kids are my heroes these days, because no one is helping them to create and develop this magazine,” Taïa said. “For them there is a possibility to connect to each other and build something you could call a community.”

Jen Small The Badger Herald Users of the new application will be able to ﬁnd places to hunt and the locations of other participants.

New DNR mobile app supports hunter safety New feature for smart phones employs GPS to aid deer season Jacob Ahrens-Balwit Reporter

Staying true to the idea that there is an app for everything, the state Department of Natural Resources launched a new mobile application to help hunters as deer season began Saturday. A statement from state DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp said the app will feature GPS mapping software and a safety alert tool, as well as a Trophy Case feature which allows hunters to share stories and photos from their deer hunts. Rep. Stephen Nass, R-Whitewater, a hunter himself, said he is hoping to see more and more new hunters become “excited” about the sport because of the new app. In a statement from the DNR, Stepp said the app has a feature designed to connect hunters in the same area to assure maximum safety. “[The app allows hunters] to share messages and their GPS location with designated

contacts, to help make sure help is at arm’s reach,” Stepp said. “As I always say, a safe hunt is a successful hunt.” Hunters will be able to find places to hunt, places to register their deer and regulations surrounding hunting, Stepp said. Stepp added the app will be updated regularly and an additional feature will be added in the spring for the fishing opener. Anyone who downloads the free app will receive updates as they are made, she said. In addition to the app, another change for hunters this season is the allowance of rifles, instead of only shotguns, through new legislation passed this session. Gov. Scott Walker said he was looking forward to a safe but successful deer season, as a fellow hunter himself. “Like riding my Harley and watching the Packers, going hunting is one of my favorite Wisconsin traditions,” Walker said in a statement. According to a statement from Sen. Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, 2012 was a relatively safe hunting season in Wisconsin.

However, 28 incidents of weapon-related injuries were reported, of which four were fatal. Most hunting related injuries are not weapon related, however. The DNR’s Outdoor Report for November 21, 2013 states “statistics show one of three hunters will experience a fall from a tree stand.” The agency continues by encouraging anyone hunting from an elevated tree stand to use a safety harness. A recent International Hunter Education Association study found 300 to 500 hunters die annually in tree stand accidents and about 6,000 other hunters suffer injuries. “The leading cause of injuries during hunting season isn’t firearms,” Lassa said in a statement. “It’s the unsafe use of tree stands. This is another injury that is easy to prevent: eight out of 10 hunters who are injured in falls from tree stands aren’t wearing a fullbody harness.” Additionally, a survey from the DNR showed that even though twothirds of hunters who hunted from stands owned a body harness, only a third actually wore them.

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The Wisconsin Union Directorate Publications Committee held the third annual Yule Ball Saturday, named for an event in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.”

The committee partnered with the Harry Potter Alliance and invited attendees to donate books at the event to support the charity, Read Indeed.

Attendees of the ball heard performances from several university singing groups, participated in Triwizard Tournament-style activities and could eat from a spread of Harry Potterthemed food and drinks.

The committee invited attendees to wear more formal attire or dress up as a character or facet of the Harry Potter world to be entered in a costume contest. Some went all out with their costume creations, like this student dressed as the Whomping Willow. Henry Erdman The Badger Herald

DreamBank combines store, community space American Family Insurance flagship store to give back to city residents Alex Arriaga Reporter DreamBank, American Family Insurance’s contribution to Capitol Square, received a visit from “American Idol” Season 11 winner and the organization’s spokesperson, Phillip Phillips, last week in an effort to promote the store’s mission of encouraging people to follow their dreams. Phillips came to the American Family Insurance flagship store to host a small event, one of many events

that DreamBank puts on, Chris Rudolph, one of the store’s “dream curators,” said. He said the store is less focused on selling insurance policies and more focused on creating an inspiring community space. DreamBank is sponsored by American Family Insurance, which started in Madison 86 years ago, Rudolph said. He said the company sponsors DreamBank as a way to give back to the Madison community and represent the insurance company in a tangible way. “DreamBank is a free interactive community space that is solely dedicated to inspiring and equipping people to pursue their dreams,” Rudolph said.

More specifically, DreamBank hosts three to five community events per week that range from family events such as kids’ Zumba and Jazzercize to student and professional events such as resume and interview workshops, Rudolph said. DreamBank also offers VIP study nights in which a group of students can use the location to study while DreamBank provides Ian’s Pizza, according to the organization’s website. However, when events are not being held in the DreamBank office, anyone is welcome to come, hang out and use the space to study or work, Rudolph said. Everything they have there is free for anyone, he said. Rudolph added

DreamBank also hosts interactive exhibits. The current exhibit theme is “Attitude of Gratitude,” which features notes hanging

You can buy “almost anything online, but if you get go into somewhere you want to have an experience.

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Chris Rudolph Dream Curator on the walls, in which visitors can write about what they wanted to share and with whom, and free “30 Days of Gratitude” journals, in which any person can write

UW names Fan Advisory Council New committee designed to help improve communication with game day attendees Gabrielle Dibenedetto Reporter In an effort to foster discourse between Badger fans and University of Wisconsin officials about game days, the Athletic Department is collaborating with the first Fan Advisory Council, set to have its first meeting Monday. The fan council was created in an effort to improve communication with game day attendees, a UW athletics statement said. The Athletic Board named the members of the first council last week, made

up of 25 members picked out of 800 applicants. The members include alums and non-alums, locals and out-of-state, people who have held season tickets for many years and new season ticket holders, as well as two students, the statement said. The fan council will provide an opportunity for season ticket holders to provide suggestions and ask questions about possible concerns, the statement said. The council is scheduled to meet three times before a new council is chosen, the statement

said. Nancy Hilton, one of the members of the fan council, said she was surprised she made the cut onto the committee, but is excited to get to work. Hilton has been a football season ticket holder for about 35 to 40 years, and she said she feels she can offer a great perspective since she is older and has attended games for many years. Hilton said she returns to Badger football games every year because she is a huge football fan and it is part of her fall entertainment. As a member of the Madison

community, supporting the university is very important, she said. Hilton said she wanted to be a member of the council because she strongly believes it is important for the fans to have a say. Hilton said she is anxious to see and be a part of what the Athletic Department has planned for the future. “Founding the council is a step in the right direction, as the majority of season ticket holders bring in a lot of money to the university,” Hilton said. “So it is extremely important that our voice is heard.”

something to be grateful for every day for 30 days. “That’s kind of the trend, you can buy almost anything online but if you actually go into somewhere, you want to have an experience,” Rudolph said. “Some companies have done this really well, Apple with their Apple store, Starbucks […] it’s not just a cup of coffee, it’s the atmosphere. How do you do that with insurance? [...] What we’ve found is that you can experience and be inspired to dream, so this is kind of our physical representation of our brand.” Rudolph said that the idea for DreamBank came from research that was done for American Family’s commercial campaign, featuring the mantra “your

dream is out there, go get it, we’ll protect it.” What was discovered, he said, was that individuals who maintain dreams in life are happier, healthier and more likely to invest in their communities. Since the opening of DreamBank in October 2012, they have had 30,000 visitors, Marta Kinsman, another DreamBank dream curator, said. Their audience ranges from young families to young entrepreneurs to college students, she said. Kinsman said part of the DreamBank marketing strategy is to distribute information at Starbucks, Barriques and Copps as well as walking along State Street and Capitol Square to hang information on community calendars.

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Living wages could improve quality of life in city New report reveals it is beneficial for companies to pay employees more Elizabeth Kosiewicz Reporter To avoid evicting Amish constituents, a new bill in the Wisconsin State Senate would exempt homes without electrical wiring from laws requiring smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Nathan Duerkop, chief of staff to bill author Sen. Terry Moulton, R-Chippewa Falls, said the bill is based on attempts to cooperate

with Wisconsin’s Amish communities. “As they’re building their homes, they’re running into situations where they’re being inspected for the presence of smoke detectors,” Duerkop said. “But because it goes against their religious beliefs, they don’t want to have them installed. So it’s an effort to try and work with them on that.” The same reasoning applies to certain plumbing regulations that the bill also exempts these communities from, Duerkop added. He said the bill contains provisions that address homes that do not have flushing toilets, exempting them from related plumbing laws.

Duerkop said he was unsure as to how potential safety concerns would be handled. Moulton, in the email he and Rep. Kathleen Bernier, R-Chippewa Falls, sent requesting co-sponsors for the bill, said some local Amish families currently face serious consequences from the lack of these devices. “Today, several Amish families in our district face eviction from homes they own and live in, as well as punitive fines for not complying with portions of the UDC [Uniform Dwelling Code] that violate their faith,” the legislators said in the email. Moulton added the

buildings meeting the requirements outlined in the bill must still comply with other building code requirements, and should an Amish home be wired for electricity or have flushable toilets, it will still be required to have the detectors and proper plumbing. Karen M. Johnson-Weiner, an anthropology professor at Elizabethtown College, said in an email to The Badger Herald that Amish religious texts require them to build their houses in a specific way. “If, heaven forbid, a fire comes, sweeps through the house and something terrible happens … they’ll be with God,” Johnson-Weiner said.

“Theirs is not an intellectual faith; it’s a lived faith.” Johnson-Weiner and her colleagues from Elizabethtown College also help keep up the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies on campus. The Young Center’s website provides further details on the Amish community’s views of technology. “Most Amish groups forbid using electricity from public utility lines,” the website said. “Electricity from batteries is more local, controllable and independent from the outside world.” The web page says the Amish do not necessarily disapprove of technology

itself, but rather the way that the use of it can threaten their separation from the outside world and their communitybased traditions. The Amish seek to avoid unnecessary connections with those outside their community and to limit the ways in which their people could be exposed to “worldliness,” the website said. “The Amish seek to master technology rather than become its slave,” the website said. “Like few other communities, they have shown the tenacity to tackle the powerful forces of technology in order to preserve their traditional way of life.”

Bill would allow exemptions for smoke alarm law Legislation helps Amish residents who cannot have home detectors Alex Ardis Reporter To avoid evicting Amish constituents, a new bill in the Wisconsin State Senate would exempt homes without electrical wiring from laws requiring smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Nathan Duerkop, chief of staff to bill author Sen. Terry Moulton, R-Chippewa Falls, said the bill is based on attempts to cooperate

ICECUBE, page 1 Halzen said he did not know if this discovery was important, but he hoped so because nothing with this amount of energy has been photographed. UW is the leading institution on this project,

TEDX, page 1 Peeking prenatal Christopher Coe, director of the Harlow Center for Biological Psychology, addressed the commonly held idea that children are born as blank slates. Babies are not all the same at birth, Coe said. Coe researches what types of prenatal events affect developmental trajectories for children. In his talk, he explained his lab has been able to demonstrate that nine months spent in the womb are some of the most important events in peoples’ lives. Prenatal experiences, particularly the experiences and conditions of the mother during pregnancy, such as having the flu or being anemic, can affect development later in life. “The mother’s pregnancy conditions

laws. Duerkop said he was unsure as to how potential safety concerns would be handled. Moulton, in the email he and Rep. Kathleen Bernier, R-Chippewa Falls, sent requesting co-sponsors for the bill, said some local Amish families currently face serious consequences from the lack of these devices. “Today, several Amish families in our district face eviction from homes they own and live in, as well as punitive fines for not complying with portions of the UDC [Uniform Dwelling Code] that violate their faith,” the legislators said in the email.

Moulton added the buildings meeting the requirements outlined in the bill must still comply with other building code requirements, and should an Amish home be wired for electricity or have flushable toilets, it will still be required to have the detectors and proper plumbing. Karen M. Johnson-Weiner, an anthropology professor at Elizabethtown College, said in an email to The Badger Herald that Amish religious texts require them to build their houses in a specific way. “If, heaven forbid, a fire comes, sweeps through the house and something terrible happens … they’ll be with God,” Johnson-Weiner said.

itself, but rather the way that the use of it can threaten their separation from the outside world and their community-based traditions. The Amish seek to avoid unnecessary connections with those outside their community and to limit the ways in which their people could be exposed to “worldliness,” the website said. “The Amish seek to master technology rather than become its slave,” the website said. “Like few other communities, they have shown the tenacity to tackle the powerful forces of technology in order to preserve their traditional way of life.”

which is “a very big deal,” Halzen said. UW is the first to build a particle detector and no one else in the world has done so yet, he said. “They’re trying to build something like IceCube in the Mediterranean Sea, but it’s still in the

planning stages,” Halzen said. Halzen said the National Science Foundation, whose mission is to support fundamental research in science and engineering, is the main source of funding for IceCube. He

added there are some additional funders within foreign collaborations, but NSF has the “largest piece of the pie.” NSF spokesperson Peter West said NSF is responsible for coordinating all science projects in Antarctica and

providing funding to any Antarctic program that “has merit in science.” NSF invested “a great deal of money” into IceCube research, he said. “Clearly, we are quite pleased with their discoveries,” West said. West said NSF is

responsible for the logistics of the IceCube project, such as getting it built a mile under the ice and maintaining it. “The discovery of neutrinos is important because it tells us more about the nature of the universe,” West said.

affect the health and wellbeing of the baby at birth,” Coe said. Why polarized debates used to be good for us … until the Internet came along Dietram Scheufele, life sciences communication professor, said the Internet has hindered the ability of people to participate in debates. Talk matters, Scheufele said. However, the Internet has changed who people talk to and how they talk to them. He challenged the notion the Internet has created more heterogeneous network because people now are able to more easily interact with people who are like them. He added the anonymity of the Internet and the nature of online interactions has allowed people to forget how to disagree with one another. “We end up interacting

in online environments without the slightest idea of how to do it well,” Scheufele said. Scheufele advocated taking off the “virtual ski masks” and remember what is appropriate to say in public debates, especially online. Learning in unexpected places: Around the world and back again Lori DiPrete Brown, associate director at the UW Global Health Institute, emphasized the idea that small changes can often have the most effect on the world. DiPrete Brown said people are in a better position to assess what is possible in the world because of the increasingly globally-connected world. “With small changes you can change the world and you can let the world change you,” DiPrete Brown said.

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Point-counterpoint: College Aﬀordability With the cost of higher education on the rise at schools across the country, the issue of college aﬀordability is as important as ever. We asked UW’s College Republicans and Democrats to weigh in with their ideas for how to reduce the cost of college.

COLLEGE REPUBLICANS Producing quality education is one of the greatest successes that society can experience. Education is truly the great equalizer among all classes of society, and throughout human history, the mark of a fruitful society has been predicated on the level of education of the society. The United States has some of the finest educational institutions the world has ever seen, but it needs to fix its overall education system in order to maintain this status. If students cannot afford college, how can we keep producing these quality graduates? The easiest way to make education accessible is to make it affordable for all Americans. However, the history of the federal government subsidizing higher education has bankrupted our generation and inflated education costs. In other words, despite its goal of lowering tuition costs, the government subsidizing education tends to make college more expensive. For example, imagine that student A is planning on selling his football ticket. Student A knows that most students will be willing to pay $25 for the average football ticket, so that is the market price for which he is going to sell it. If the university stepped in and offered to give $10 to anyone who is willing to buy a ticket, to subsidize the cost, what is to stop student A from selling the ticket for $35? This has been the Democrat game plan for higher education, and it has simply not worked. However, there are plans to lower the costs of education in a way that provides greater access to quality education and maximizes every young American’s potential. Recently, Gov. Scott Walker implemented a revolutionary idea, known as the FlexOption Program. Through this program, students can use knowledge gained in the field and prior classes toward their degree. There is no need to waste students’ money by taking classes on subjects that a student may already have knowledge of.

The fix to education’s high costs lies not only with the government, but leaders within the university system. The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents should come to the conclusion that not all University of Wisconsin schools should have every major. Instead, some Wisconsin schools should specialize in certain majors. For example, some should focus on psychology while others focus on chemistry. Each school should offer stellar programs in the subjects that they specialize in. Even though this may be a painful transition and fewer students would graduate with these majors, this decreases competition in the workforce, increases the quality of our graduates and cuts costs. Likewise, the UW System should not impose increases in tuition for students, when the flagship university has $650 million in unallocated monies. This is the same system that was lobbying for an increase in funding in the 2013-2015 biennial budget. This is the same system that has an ambitious campus refurbishment plan over the next 10 years that will cost millions of dollars. While new buildings will bring new students to campus, the inevitable increases in tuition will drive away students from lower socioeconomic classes, and will not be put towards retaining quality professors within the departments to keep the high quality education that the world has come to expect. This is part of the reason why the Wisconsin legislature put a freeze on tuition for the next two years: so that students will have less of a financial burden, saving tens of thousands of dollars in the future. These approaches show that conservatives DO care about education, and they are constantly trying to make education more accessible to everyone. Instead of just throwing money at the problem and hoping that it will solve itself, Republicans have come up with viable education solutions, and they are making a difference.

COLLEGE DEMOCRATS On average, students with bachelor degrees earn 21 percent more than students with associate’s degrees, 50 percent more than students who have no education beyond completing high school and 97 percent more than students without a high school diploma or its equivalent. Thus, it is evident that higher education is crucial to future earning power and financial stability. Despite the importance of this investment, however, Congress has become trapped in a partisan gridlock, which has made it difficult to address the issues facing higher education, including rising tuition costs and student debt. But President Barack Obama, understanding the benefit and importance of an educated workforce, has been a leader in higher education reform and has moved past partisan politics in order to make higher education more accessible to all students. Since coming into office in 2009, for instance, Obama has expanded the number of recipients of Pell Grants by 50 percent while increasing the maximum award for the grants by more than $900. This expansion, which provides financial aid to low-income students, has made a significant impact in making college more affordable. To address the issue of growing student debt, Obama recently implemented a “pay as you go” program, which allows students to cap loan payments at 10 percent of monthly income. This benefits students tremendously by allowing them to establish themselves financially as they transition from college to the workforce. Most recently, Obama unveiled a new plan to give incentives to schools that experiment with new ways to save students money. This includes schools that make the shift to competency-based graduation requirements, provide more online classes for appropriate subjects and build partner programs with high schools, so students can get ahead in working on their degree while reducing the overall cost of college. Obama has also proposed adopting a rating system in order to help students find schools that provide quality education at a fair

price. Therefore, by taking the initiative to encourage schools to self-reform, and by helping students make financially feasible decisions, Obama is saving students money. Despite partisan gridlock, Democrats in Congress like Sen. Tammy Baldwin, have followed Obama’s leadership in investing in higher education. In 2009, for example, Baldwin supported Obama’s Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which made significant changes to the federal student loan program while removing 60 million from banks that were profiting off the system. In addition to supporting the expansion of Pell Grants, Baldwin most recently advocated for a bill that cut interest rates for student loans in half, thus reducing the burden of debt on students. In the Wisconsin state legislature, Sen. Dave Hansen, D-Green Bay, and Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, have also taken the initiative to support students in their higher education pursuits through their proposal of the “Higher Ed, Lower Debt” bill. Specifically, the bill allows students to refinance their student loans in order to take advantage of lower interest rates, which gives students more control of their financial repayment plans. The bill further reduces the burden of student debt by allowing students to deduct loan payments from their state taxes while providing more transparency in lending and loan counseling services. This would provide much needed financial relief for students making debt repayments, while also ensuring that borrowers are able to make informed choices about their financial futures. From the Presidency to Congress to our own state legislature, Democrats understand the importance of higher education that is affordable and accessible to all. In the words of President Obama, “higher education shouldn’t be a luxury, or a roll of the dice; it’s an economic imperative that every family in America should be able to afford.” As an “economic imperative,” if we invest more in affordable higher education, as Democrats at all levels of government have done, we will have a more educated workforce, a stronger middle class and a more prosperous nation.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “[The nuclear option] will poison the atmosphere of the Senate.” - Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator Last week, Senate Democrats, led by Majority Leader Harry Reid, invoked the so-called “nuclear option” in the senate. Essentially, Democrats changed the rules of the senate so that conﬁrmations of presidential nominees (with the exception of Supreme Court Justices) require only a simple majority vote, rather than the normal 60-vote margin required to override a ﬁlibuster. Predictably, Senate Republicans were less than pleased with this change. Over the weekend, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, appeared on Bloomberg TV to discuss the issue. Cruz’s claim that Reid has “poisoned the atmosphere of the Senate” is akin to the pot calling the kettle black. Apparently Cruz has conveniently forgotten the government shutdown that he all but singlehandedly caused just a few short months ago. The reality of the situation is that, while Democrats may have added poison to the Senate’s atmosphere, it was already toxic to begin with, largely thanks to Cruz himself. The nuclear option may not be the ideal outcome, but the status quo of Republicans blocking every presidential nomination was simply not sustainable.

Dems right on nuclear option Aaron Loudenslager Columnist After months of excessive political obstructionism from Senate Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Senate Democrats exercised the so-called “nuclear option” last week. The action was inevitable — the culmination of actions taken by a political party whose actions have transformed Congress into one of the least productive Congress’ in American history. Although the Democrat’s use of the nuclear option will change the future dynamics of the Senate, the new changes will largely be positive. The media tries to portray political news stories objectively by presenting the views of members from both major political parties. By doing so, they insinuate both sides’ views are “reasonable.” But the simple fact of the matter is that, on many issues, the tactics of congressional Republicans are anything but reasonable. As Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein, authors of “It’s Even Worse Than It Looks,” wrote in a Washington Post op-ed, “The GOP has become an insurgent outlier in American politics. It is ideologically extreme; scornful of compromise; unmoved by conventional understanding of facts, evidence and science; and dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition.” Mann and Ornstein are emphatically correct, especially on the fact that the contemporary Republican Party is averse to compromise and pragmatism. Since 2007 (when the Republicans lost the majority in the Senate), the Republican Party has filibustered 332 times, including a record 112 filibusters during the 110th Congress. Not only have Senate Republicans filibustered President Obama’s domestic legislative proposals, they have also been especially active in filibustering Obama’s executive and judicial nominees. According to PolitiFact, “68 individual nominees [have been] blocked prior to Obama taking office and 79 (so far) during Obama’s term.” This evidence demonstrates that Obama has had more of his nominees filibustered thus far in his presidency than all other presidents in American history. Yet, this is not the only evidence of historic political obstruction by Senate Republicans. Obama’s nominations for federal district court and circuit court judges (after getting approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee) have been delayed from getting a Senate confirmation vote, on average, more than four times longer than President George W. Bush’s nominees. In addition, in an attempt to legitimize Republican opposition and filibustering of Obama’s proposed judicial nominees for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals (which is considered by many to be the second most powerful court in the nation), Senate Republicans, such as Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, argue, “In terms of raw numbers, the D.C. Circuit has the lowest number of total appeals filed annually among all the circuit courts of appeal.” This is strictly true, but extremely misleading. Carl Tobias of the University of Richmond law school said the D.C. Circuit handles many administrative agency cases, and “those administrative agency appeals can be exceedingly complex, with hundreds of

parties and huge records that run to 50,000 pages. And they can take years to resolve.” Against this backdrop of political obstruction (especially in the context of judicial nominees), Reid and his Democratic colleagues in the Senate decided to exercise the “constitutional (or socalled nuclear) option” in regards to most presidential nominations. Historically, members of the Senate in the political minority could prevent legislation from being enacted if they continually debated on the Senate floor. Slowly, reforms were enacted in the Senate to limit the power of the filibuster, with only 60 votes being required to defeat a filibuster. Although it took 60 votes to defeat a filibuster, the Senate can change its own rules by a majority vote. This is because the Constitution states, “Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings.” Last week, the Senate majority voted to remove the 60-vote requirement to end a filibuster on presidential nominees (expect Supreme Court nominees). Now only a simple majority is needed to confirm a nominee. The Senate had no other practical choice but to exercise the constitutional option. The Republican Party has filibustered Obama’s legislative proposals and executive nominees at historic rates. As a result, judicial and administrative vacancies continue to increase in number. To ensure that our national government functions adequately, it was necessary for the Senate to limit the minority’s obstructive power. It is certainly true that the Democrats’ exercise of the constitutional option will have some negative effects. It will make Republicans less likely to compromise on legislation and Supreme Court nominees since they won’t have as much influence on other confirmations. At the same time, though, it will allow Obama (and future Presidents) to fill vacant positions in the judiciary and in agencies without excessive political obstruction. Even though Republicans might increase their political obstruction on the legislative front, doing so will probably harm them in the next election. As Rep. Tom Cole, R-OK, has said, “Republicans need to understand that their political problems are neither tactical nor transitory. They are structural and demographic. The hard truth is the GOP coalition constitutes a shrinking portion of the electorate.” If Republicans want to win the next election, they must enact legislation that is supported by a large portion of the electorate, instead of filibustering such legislation. Republicans in the Senate have engaged in a course of political obstructionism that has no parallel in American history. Whether it was Obama’s legislative proposals or presidential nominations, Senate Republicans were determined to filibuster them. Now, the Senate’s historic decision to exercise the constitutional option in regards to most presidential nominations will make our federal government function better by allowing the government to fill vacant positions without excessive political obstruction. Aaron Loudenslager (loudenslager@wisc.edu) is a second year law student.

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Rocky the Herald Comics Raccoon™ One time there was this deerhunter out in the woods. He got lost and wandered around for hours. He spotted a bear and asked, “Hey bear, how do I get out of these stupid woods?” Then the bear ate him. Moral of the story: Bears give lousy directions.

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ACROSS 1 Keystone place 5 Some vacation spots 10 Uttered, as a farewell 14 Carnaby Street’s locale 15 Brown, in a way 16 Gershwin’s “Summertime” is one 17 Tornado monitors? 20 AOL or MSN 21 Like Mao’s “little” book 22 Tito, the King of Latin Music 23 Deg. from M.I.T. Sloan 25 Note in a poker pot 28 Cafeteria stack 29 What the only detective on a case has? 33 “It ___ over till …” 34 Improve, as one’s manners

35 Prefix with classical 38 What a bouncer may confiscate 40 Makes tough 42 Medevac destinations, briefly 43 New British royal of 2013 47 Smelling salts holder 48 What a remorseful Iago might have said? 50 Send as payment 53 Classic car whose name is a monogram 54 ___ Antiqua 55 Draw out 57 Get into 59 Wash. neighbor 62 Doubleheader … or what 17-, 29- and 48-Across are? 66 To be, to Béatrice

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I went to The Snuggle House and this happened Erik Sateren ArtsEtc. Editor I stepped into the Main Street building. I had been biking in the freezing cold for nearly 20 minutes, and the warmth of the building was a godsend. But I was about to be made even warmer; I was in The Snuggle House. After composing myself at the front door, I stepped through. I expected to be greeted by some sort of front desk. Instead, I faced a series of bedrooms stretched along the length of a hallway. The wood floors were well-varnished, and the furniture looked spotless. The walls varied in color, but most wore a comforting shade of lavender. There was no one to be seen. For all I knew, I could have been alone in someone’s apartment. “Hey, man. How’s it going?” I turned around and saw a tall, long-haired man walk through a door, a beaded curtain brushing

over his shoulders as he approached me. It was Lonnie, The Snuggle House’s only male snuggler and all-around very chill dude. I introduced myself and, expecting a handshake, began to extend my hand. Instead, Lonnie embraced me. “Nice to meet you, bro,” he said as we hugged. Another person appeared from behind the beaded curtain. It was Jennifer, who I was to be snuggling with. She wore leopard-patterned pajamas, a Snuggle House T-shirt, a scarf and socks. We embraced and introduced ourselves. She asked if I had brought a change of clothes, which I hadn’t. “Do you want some hot chocolate or anything?” she asked. I said sure and sat down in the waiting area as Jennifer checked my IDs. Lonnie whistled in the adjacent room as he toyed with the water heater. Jennifer walked back in the room with some papers for me to sign, and I read

through them, noting what was acceptable and unacceptable in a Snuggle House setting. Acceptable things included holding hands, hugging, snuggling and more. Unacceptable things included stroking, rubbing or doing anything that might be construed as sexual. I noted all of this. As Lonnie prepared the hot chocolate, I disclosed to them my position at The Badger Herald. I told them how I was doing this to counter some of the negative press The Snuggle House had received leading up its Nov. 15 opening. The Snuggle House’s grand opening was pushed back a month after city attorneys expressed concern that the business might be a front for prostitution. Lonnie and Jennifer were glad to hear this and promptly gave me high-fives. Soon, there was hot chocolate in my hand. Jennifer had some too. We walked into a bedroom and sat down on the bed. She put a CD into a CD player, and a medley of

ambient sounds washed over the room. Jennifer told me that in the week since The Snuggle House opened, she has snuggled with around five customers. She told me the story of a client who came in with visible anxiety. For a while, they sat and talked. Then they held hands. By the end of the hour, they were lying down together. Not intending to hold hands for a full hour, I suggested we jump straight in to the snuggling. Jennifer curled up into little spoon position, and I took her in my arms as her big spoon. We sat in silence for about five minutes as Spanish guitars and jungle sounds surrounded us. It was just me and my thoughts and a complete stranger curled up in my arms. I couldn’t help but think of the complete ban on anything that could be perceived as a sexual advance. With this in mind, I moved as little as possible and kept a one-inch distance between our lower bodies.

She broke the silence. “So what would you write about this?” she asked. I told her I would write about us talking — how I got a feel for what people do at The Snuggle House — and about how we started snuggling as jungle sounds played in the background. The tension had been broken. We spent the rest of the hour in the same spooning position, making small talk throughout. We talked about her time at The Snuggle House, her hometown in northern Wisconsin, her experiences snowboarding and her scheduled trip to Jamaica. I told her about my job at the Herald, life at University of Wisconsin and my month-long summer trip to Paris. Our position never changed, but our hands would occasionally come together and our fingers would lock. It was these impromptu moments that felt most intimate. While The Snuggle House strictly prohibits anything that could be construed

as sexual, which creates a barrier for physical intimacy, it was these small, intimate touches that made the experience the most comforting. And Jennifer’s calm, outspoken demeanor made for an hour’s worth of good company. I couldn’t help but crack a smile as she told me about the artwork she admires in a Mexican restaurant on Monroe Street. “In my favorite painting there is this girl — she has black hair — and then there’s butterflies. All the paintings are really beautiful, but that’s my favorite one,” she said. It was refreshing, hearing these things from someone who I had just met but was now so close to. For 60 minutes, I talked and snuggled with a complete stranger. When the CD ended after an hour, I thanked Jennifer and returned outside to the cold. The wind drilled against my face as I biked home, and the entire way all I wanted was someone else to snuggle with.

Despite flaws, ‘Catching Fire’ stays shocking, fun Elise Romas ArtsEtc. Staﬀ Writer

Photo courtesy of US Alteration To get audiences excited for his new album, Fiasco is embarking on a preview tour with several up-and-coming rappers.

Lupe Fiasco promises fun, eclectic set for Orpheum Louis Johnson ArtsEtc. Staﬀ Writer Last Friday, I spoke with hip-hop superstar Lupe Fiasco on the phone. The Chicago-based rapper — who will be playing the Orpheum Theater this Wednesday — had intriguing things to say about his upcoming album, Tetsuo & Youth, his album preview tour, his approach to live shows and his career in the hip-hop game. The Chicago native reached superstardom with his first LP Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor, which boasted production from the likes of Kanye West, Jay Z and Lupe himself. To date, Lupe has been nominated for 12 Grammy awards and won in 2008 for Best Urban/ Alternative Performance with his hit song “Daydreamin’” featuring Jill Scott. Lupe Fiasco is set to hit Madison this Wednesday. No matter the atmosphere, Lupe brings his all to his live performances. “I try not to have expectations when I go into a city, or another area or whatever. Whether it be a place I’ve been to multiple times, or a place I’ve been to never, or a place I’ve been to maybe once, I try to tone down my expectations so I don’t get overexcited,” Fiasco said. “I just come in and say, ‘hey, I’m going to give a good performance no matter if it’s one person or ten thousand people,

or if they’re kind of laid back and chilling and everybody’s high, or you know if everyone’s just super turned up and ready to tear the place apart.’ I just try to maintain the same level of performance that I do anywhere else.” Fiasco will be performing songs off his upcoming album Tetsuo & Youth, set for release in early 2014, along with some of his mega hits and underground classics for the more invested fans. “Well, the album is Tetsuo & Youth and this is the Tetsuo & Youth Preview Tour, and it’s just that we’re previewing brand new records off of the new album,” Fiasco said, “but still mixing that with the records that I’m kind of known for, then also blending that with the kind of in between, internetsensation kind of records that are more for the cult fan base. Then some stuff that didn’t play on the radio, stuff that wasn’t front-page news. But definitely you’ll have the legion of core Lupe Fiasco fans who’ll be happy about it. So it’s just a mix of that. The push of it is to get the itch, get people introduced to the new album.” The new album’s interesting title is sure to spark the curiosity of fans, but according to Fiasco, there’s no hidden meaning or greater power behind the title. “It doesn’t mean anything. It’s called Tetsuo & Youth because I pulled it

out of a hat. You know, it was kind of just, like, two words I liked. So it doesn’t really mean anything, you know?” Fiasco said. Maybach Music Group’s Stalley, RCA’s Dee 1 and unsigned artist The Boy Illinois will be joining Fiasco on tour. “I just kind of put people in the position to promote themselves and promote what they do,” Fiasco said. “Old School Love,” featuring Ed Sheeran, is the first single released off of Tetsuo & Youth. The track is reminiscent of many other Lupe classics that feature folk artists, such as “The Instrumental” featuring Jonah Matranga or “Superstar” featuring Matthew Santos. “Me and Ed are on the same record company, and it kind of came through the channel of the record company trying to get us on a joint, so that’s how it happened. He did a record, sent it to me, I put my piece into it, sent it back and now we have this — hopefully a big smash on our hands,” he said. The Tetsuo & Youth Preview Tour will stop in Madison Wednesday at the Orpheum Theater. If you’re looking for one last hurrah the day before you pretend to like your extended family on Thanksgiving, give Fiasco and his posse a peep. Keeping appearances at Thanksgiving dinner is a lot easier when you can’t hear due to the previous night’s concert-related activities.

Avid fans with the burning desire to know more about the life of the “girl on fire” and flame of hope Katniss Everdeen, as well as the 12 districts of the Capital, shall wait no longer. After a year and a half wait, the anticipated “The Hunger Games” sequel, “Catching Fire,” has finally blazed into theaters. The thrilling adaptation of Susan Collins’ popular book series is brought to the big screen by director Francis Lawrence and his incredibly gifted and versatile cast, featuring the acting skills of Jennifer Lawrence (“Silver Linings Playbook”) as Katniss Everdeen, Josh Hutcherson (“Epic”), Woody Harrelson (“Free Birds”) and Elizabeth Banks (“Movie 43”), to name a few. Considering the other major roles that Jennifer Lawrence has played in the past, it’s easy to see the impressive magnitude of her talent. Once again, Lawrence shows off her versatile acting skills in her portrayal of Katniss Everdeen. For anyone who has read the novel, it is safe to say that Lawrence is spot on in her representation of the beloved female heroine. She takes on the Katniss character through her strong and serene disposition, which she upholds as the world

is literally crumbling around her. But Lawrence’s acting is most notable and believable during the traumatic scenes of the film. Those who are indifferent to the “Hunger Games” series as a whole may enjoy this movie solely for the costume design. There is a variety of eccentric costumes, ranging from ragged and dirty frocks of the poor civilians in the districts to the over-the-top and bedazzled attire of the people living within the Capital. Effie (Elizabeth Banks) in particular is a character well-known for her extravagant garb. She does not disappoint in “Catching Fire,” as she dons her many voluptuous, colored wigs as well as her vivacious dresses. While the film excels in costume design and acting, it contains no memorable music. The melodies played in the background were used only to complement onscreen images and to draw out specific emotions from the audience — nothing new or original here. The cinematography also faltered in places, most notably during fight scenes. The action is perpetual, and the cinematography does little to clearly establish what is going on. Everything happens so fast and the camera shakes

throughout, leading to nauseating visuals. Although the soundtrack is nothing memorable and the camerawork occasionally poor, these factors do not take away from the impactful and controversial storyline threaded throughout the film. Some readers may call “Catching Fire” an easy read, yet an intriguing novel that also encompasses a significant amount of violence. This later point is apparent in the film adaptation of the book as well, which makes it difficult to recommend the film to children. Though this can be frustrating and even shocking at times, these shockingly violent occurrences and plot twists make the storyline for “Catching Fire” that much more powerful and effective. Despite the film’s depressing nature, “Catching Fire” gives viewers an impactful experience that qualifies as a successful evening at the cinema. Viewers will be captivated by the brilliance of the plotline combined with exceptional acting. It is as enjoyable as it is upsetting. “Catching Fire” will leave you — ahem — “hungry” for more.

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The Badger Herald | Sports | Monday, November 25, 2013

Women’s basketball focusing on defense Despite 3-1 start to season, squad expecting growth rest of campaign Chris Bumbaca Women’s Basketball Writer Now in her third season at the helm, Wisconsin women’s basketball head coach Bobbie Kelsey and her staff are settled in and have begun to establish her coaching style on the team. At the epicenter of Kelsey’s style: defense. The Badgers opened the 2012-2013 campaign with an impressive display of shutting down their opponents and holding them to a menial shooting percentage. Throughout the first four games of the season, Wisconsin held Northern Illinois, UWMilwaukee and Drake to an average 31.5 shooting percentage. “You have to take away [the] opponents’ strengths and maximize your own strengths,” Kelsey said. “We’re not going to let people do what they are normally going to do. If they beat you, they have to do something that they either worked on or made that adjustment to. Most folks keep with their favorite move in their comfort zone, and we want to take them out of that comfort zone.” Kelsey sends her players into every contest with a game plan, which usually involves focusing on the opposing teams’ top scorers. For example, against Drake, their two top scorers were unable to crack double digits. She implements the man-toman defense and instructs her players to force ball handlers to use their weak hand to drive to the

basket. “You can’t let the best shooter out there shoot,” Kelsey said. “If they are going to beat you, it has to be a contested shot over your hand. If they are making that, then there’s nothing you can do about that, but if you are there -- and you are making it hard for them then -you should have some success.” But defense is more than just a game plan to this team. It is a way of life. Kelsey knows that her team is going to put the ball in the hoop, but she insists the other side of the court is where the outcome of games will be determined. “Coach [Kelsey] preaches it every day,” junior forward Jacki Gulczynski said. “We are going to have to keep our feet in front of the ball. You are not going to win a championship on offense.” The players have learned from their wise coach and have realized that the only way to turn around mediocre seasons of 9-20 in 2011-2012 and 12-19 in 2012-2013 is to give their all on defense. No longer is the focus on how many points a player had, but how many steals, rebounds, or blocked shots a player had. No longer is the goal a number to reach on offense, but a number they will refuse to let the other team reach on defense. Defense is not the only change in attitude visible from the team this season. Boxing out and rebounding has come into the forefront as well. If there is something Kelsey and her staff will not tolerate, it is giving up offensive rebounds. The players know they will

run during practice if their rebounding game is not up to par. In practice, coaches will interrupt a possession and send players to do sprints if one team allows more than two offensive rebounds during a possession. “What Coach Bobbie says is what we try to do,” junior forward Michala Johnson said. “We know that if we don’t get a certain amount of rebounds or allow too many second chances the rims will be up and we’ll be running in practice.” Rebounding is an aspect of the game the team has failed to fully grasp thus far in the season. Coming into Thursday’s game against Alabama, Wisconsin had significantly outrebounded their opponents by an average of 10 per game. However, the Crimson Tide dominated the Badgers on the glass, pulling down 19 offensive rebounds, a key factor in a 70-62 loss for the Badgers, their first of the season. “Our problem is the rebounding, we did not box out,” Kelsey said after the game. “We worked on it all week, and that is what makes it even more disheartening because it is something we emphasize and work on and we don’t do it very well.” This Badgers squad has the most potential than any other women’s team to walk out of the locker room in a while. They know what individual sacrifices they will have to make to reach team goals, and they are ready to make the leap from mediocrity to a Big Ten Title contender. Most of all, they have realized what will get them there. Defense and rebounding.

ZAK, page 10 lead. A turnover soon aided their fade as the Badgers took control, but it was still more of a fight than the axe game has seen in years. One will never know if there has ever been more drunk males in their 20s yelling “GopherNation” at lady Badgers fans at least 60-years-old, but that type of pride was on display Saturday. Backing a top-25 team and inviting another into your home will generate that punishing type of vanity. It was the kind that won’t allow a team to parade with the rivalry trophy all over your home field and feign chopping down not just one, but both of your goalposts. Minnesota didn’t like that Wisconsin’s parade of players crept up on them as they finished reciting the beats of their school fight song. As tradition has bred,

Wisconsin wanted to hack at the goalpost, something the Gophers have probably seen too many times over the nine consecutive seasons of border battle defeats. “It’s a good decade for us,” said senior linebacker Chris Borland, who had freshman cornerback Sojourn Shelton draped over his shoulders after the game, holding a sign that read “10 straight.” The Gophers stood pat in front of that goalpost. Maroon and gold met the advancing cardinal and white, axe in the middle, held high by the victors. “Chop, chop, chop. Chop, chop, chop,” the group of Badgers shouted as they pushed Bunyan’s tool onward. Shoving ensued between the two sides, enough to catch the coaches’ interest, but not enough to garner much more. The Minnesota marching band and remaining attendees in the student section combined

for one last “Let’s go Gophers” chant. “We chopped it from a distance,” senior linebacker and Minnesota-native Brendan Kelly said. “I don’t know if it’s a true chop, but you can count it for what it is.” It was a tense encounter between those dressed in pride and others dressed in victory. It was a byproduct of a rivalry; an extra level of the “chippyness” noticeable to the athletes on the field, but not always obvious to the fans in the stands. A rivalry was visible Saturday evening in Minneapolis. That was nice to see again. Sean is a senior majoring in journalism and communication arts. What do you think of the Wisconsin-Minnesota rivalry? Let him know with an email to szak@ badgerherald.com or with a Tweet to @sean_ zak.

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The Badger Herald | Sports | Monday, November 25, 2013

UW soccer sees success in 2013 Veteran squad earns first tourney victory since 1995 NCAA Championship season Nick Daniels Sports Editor For the 13 seniors on the Wisconsin men’s soccer team, the last four years had been building to this moment. It sounds cheesy, but for a team that has had the odds stacked against them for the last few years, it becomes the only way to do justice to the turnaround they engineered. Their freshman years were the same year that head coach John Trask took over the program — the third coach in three years — and together the task they faced was not going to be an easy one. To put it bluntly, Wisconsin soccer was in dire straights. Out of seven teams in the Big Ten, they had been picked seventh in the 2010 conference season.It almost seemed generous for a team that had finished the previous year 7-8-2 and would now be forced to depend on its freshman class to preform right away. Throughout the 2010 season, Wisconsin lived up to expectations. With nine freshman seeing lots of minutes for the Badgers, they were one of the most inexperienced programs in the conference. And it would show, as the team would finish a measly 4-13-3, good enough for that preseason pick of seventh place in the conference. But the interesting thing about youth in a sports team is that it will eventually become one of its greatest strengths. Another year older and wiser as it headed into its sophomore season, the team was slowly transitioning into seasoned veterans. With that in mind, Trask raised the expectations and began setting a goal with his team that they would try to qualify for the NCAA tournament that year. While they would ultimately fall short in year one of their quest, almost overnight the team had become competitive. By the end of the season they had earned 10 wins — the most for the program since it won 11 games in 2003. It wouldn’t be a stretch to imagine that Wisconsin was going to be in serious contention when the NCAA tournament came around in 2012. Most of the team would be three-year starters, and new additions like freshman midfielders

DEFENSE, page 10 It wouldn’t be until its final possession of the game that UM entered Wisconsin’s red zone, and it was senior linebacker Chris Borland who halted the late Gopher attack with a tackle on fourth down at the Wisconsin 13-yard line to seal in UW’s 10th-straight victory over Minnesota. “I think early on they were moving the ball. I have a lot of respect for Minnesota’s offense. They are very physical and maybe that caught us a little bit by surprise. It is hard to emulate that in the week,” Borland said. “We responded well and adjusted to that and to not let up any points to a team that has at least been moving the ball against some good defenses. It’s a performance to be proud of.” A continuing sign that Borland is one of the nation’s top linebackers, No. 44 silenced an exuberant crowd all afternoon, recording a team-high 12 tackles. Though his performance all game assisted UW in its domination over the Gophers, it was Borland’s pair of fumble recoveries that may have been the difference maker. In their first offensive drive following the pick-

Drew Conner and Anders Kristensen had the team continuing to improve. But then tragedy struck. In the spring between the 2011 and 2012 season, star midfielder Tomislav Zadro tore his ACL. He had been the brains behind Wisconsin’s potent offense — the engine room for Wisconsin’s success. Although no one would have said it, the 2012 season had suddenly become a throwaway year. Without their star, it was hard to imagine them reaching their goal, let alone scoring goals. When the season came, they slipped up; losing some of the progress they had built up over the last year, and struggling to finish the season with another mediocre 6-8-5 record. Third time’s the charm So when the 2013 season finally began, it was do or die. They sought redemption. Zadro was back, and the squad boasted an unrivaled 13 seniors on the roster. If experience was crucial to winning games in a tough, grind-it-out conference, they had experience to spare. Wisconsin started the season out hot and never slowed down, finishing the season 13-4-2, while Zadro claimed the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year award. Just like that, their goal was reached. Milwaukee would be the matchup for the Badgers in the first round of the NCAA tournament, and Madison would be the location. As the game kicked off Thursday night, seven seniors stepped onto the field in the Wisconsin starting lineup, and momentarily it seemed that they had been reincarnated in their freshman forms. For a veteran team that wasn’t fazed easily, team members seemed nervous and passes were misplaced left and right in their first NCAA tournament appearance. But then they settled into the same ho-hum offense that has worked so well for them this season. Just 12 minutes into the game they broke the deadlock — and it couldn’t have been in a more fitting way. Senior forward Toni Ramadani made a run into corner of the penalty area, received the ball and promptly played it back toward the center of the

six touchdown score, the Gophers looked to extend the four-point lead. Redshirt senior offensive linebacker Brendan Kelly would have no part in that, sacking sophomore quarterback Philip Nelson for a loss of six yards and stripping the ball loose for Borland who returned the ball nine yards to midfield. Looking for an extra opportunity, or simply another yard, Borland even attempted to push the ball off into the hand of sophomore linebacker Joe Schobert, who was steps ahead but was moments too late as Gopher junior center Tommy Olson came in for the tackle. After Wisconsin added its final seven points to the board, the senior standout again came up big in the third quarter on the opening Gopher offensive play. Going in for a tackle of running back David Cobb for a loss of three, Borland managed to end the play with the ball himself. “He is a leader of the defense. There are a lot of leaders on the defense,” Andersen said. “He is one of the highlighted guys and deserves to be. There are a lot of […] seniors that are on that defense that played a lot of snaps.” It was a standout

Claire Larkins The Badger Herald Senior forward Chris Prince scored the lone goal of the game, as the Badgers captured their first NCAA tourney victory since the 1995 season.

penalty area for another on-rushing senior, forward Chris Prince, to put it away into the bottom corner. From then on, the senior leadership weathered the storm as they slowly but surely chipped away at the clock. After what seemed like an eternity to the team and the 1,473 fans that had made their way out to the McClimon Complex on a cold November night, the buzzer sounded and the game was won. Wisconsin would be headed to Notre Dame to face the Fighting Irish in the second round of the tournament. While all the players and coaches went through their normal postgame routines, — taking off their shin

night for Kelly as well, as the Minnesota native recorded four tackles and a team-high two sacks including the forced turnover on Nelson in the second quarter. “The biggest thing is when those were happening. Minnesota had some momentum driving there, so a couple turnovers is huge,” Kelly said.

I think early on “they were moving the ball. I have a lot of respect for Minnesota’s oﬀense. They are very physical and maybe that caught us a little bit by surprise. It is hard to emulate that in the week.

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The forced turnover by Kelly made for a Wisconsin offensive drive that took just five plays for 49 yards to give UW a 10-7 lead, and one they would not let down for the remainder of play. While the UW linebacker contingent once again owned the day for Wisconsin, its secondary play that has

guards and cleats, adding ice to various injuries and talking to the media about the meaning of the win — there was something different about this night. Each one of them seemed calmer than one might expect for a team that was now faced with the challenge of playing the No. 3 team in the country if it wanted its season to continue. The only possible explanation: They were content. They had done it — made the NCAA tournament — and now they were still alive with a chance. Anything from here on out was a bonus. They were going to leave their collegiate careers on

received mixed scrutiny all season long came together for an equally impressive performance. Completing just seven of his 23 pass attempts, Nelson and his Gopher offense were held to just 83 passing yards on the day after an average of 198 passing yards in its past four conference games. Dropped passes and missed opportunities appeared to be the theme of the night for the Gopher offense, but it was a combined effort of the young Badger secondary, led by sophomore safety Michael Caputo with four tackles. Redshirt freshman Nate Hammon and redshirt sophomore cornerback Darius Hillary also each recorded three tackles on the night, with Hammon forcing the first Gopher turnover of the game to start the second quarter. “We had some good pieces to the puzzle and had to replace some people in the back end. If you look at that crew it is pretty amazing,” Andersen said, looking at the progress of his defense this season. “There are a lot of kids playing in that back end and that was the challenge, to put it together and it’s a credit to the kids.”

their own terms. ——— One by one each player left the stadium until just two remained: Prince finished up one last interview, while fellow senior Nick Janus stood a few yards away at the corner flag staring out over the field with the scoreboard off in the distance — still showing the victory in glowing letters and numbers “Wisconsin: 1, Milwaukee: 0”. For most of the team it was time to look forward — at what the season could become — but for Janus and Prince, in that moment, they finally

had the chance to reflect on everything they had already accomplished. “Take it all in Nicky,” Prince said. “This is the last time we’ll ever play on this field baby.” And with that Prince picked up his cleats and walked out to the parking lot where the rest of the team was waiting for him to join the celebration. This celebration had been a long time coming. Nick is a senior majoring in journalism and political science. Were you at the game Thursday? What did you think of Wisconsin’s win? Let him know at ndaniels@badgerherald. com.

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Badger defense stifles Gophers UW forces 3 fumbles, prevents Minnesota oﬀense from scoring touchdown in victory Caroline Sage Senior Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS — In a frigid border battle between two Big Ten foes, it was the Wisconsin football team’s commanding defensive play that heated up the field in TCF Bank Stadium to bring the highly coveted Paul Bunyan’s Axe back to UW. It was performance that by all standards seems remarkable, holding a Minnesota (8-3, 4-3 Big Ten) team that entered the battle riding four-straight conference victories scoreless against the Badgers’ (9-2, 6-1 Big Ten) defensive squad. “It’s a tough-minded group, the defense played extremely well, they did a nice job of getting out of the drives, being physical and taking care of business,” head coach

Gary Andersen said. “I was proud of them.” Yet, for Wisconsin, it has become somewhat of a routine as the defense has now allowed a touchdown in threestraight Big Ten meetings — against Iowa, Indiana and now Minnesota. The last time the defense gave up a seven-point score in conference play was back on Oct. 19 against the Fighting Illini. The Golden Gophers’ only score of the game came early in the second quarter as redshirt junior linebacker Aaron Hill completed a textbook pick-six, sniping a pass from redshirt sophomore quarterback Joel Stave and running 39 yards into the end zone to put the Minnesota up 7-3. The first time UW has fallen behind on the scoreboard since its 6-0 deficit to open play against Iowa, the Badgers’ defense made sure Minnesota would not see itself dancing into the maroon and gold end zone again.

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Andy Fate The Badger Herald Redshirt senior Brendan Kelly stripped Minnesota quarterback Phillip Nelson in the ﬁrst quarter, helping set up Wisconsin’s ﬁrst touchdown of the game.

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Andy Fate The Badger Herald Quarterback Joel Stave struggled in the ﬁrst half, ﬁnishing with six completions on 14 attempts and an interception that led to a Minnesota pick six.

AXED, page 1 and grind the clock out.” One drive later, Wisconsin added to its three-point lead with another field goal from Russell, this time from 20 yards out, with three seconds remaining in the half. From there on out, the same old story lines that have helped lead Wisconsin to nine victories took over. The defense shut down any good chances for Minnesota, and the offense returned to its methodical, grind-it-out offense as the clock slowly wound down. “Early on they were moving the ball,” Borland

said. “I think maybe that caught a little by surprise, we responded well and adjusted to that. … It was a performance to be proud of.” To open the second half, a combination of Stave passes and White runs — he would finish the night with a game high 125 rushing yards — led the Badgers 83 yards down the field over seven minutes and five seconds before capping the drive off with a twoyard touchdown pass to redshirt senior Jared Abbrederis. “That was huge,” Abbrederis said. “We talked about it at halftime, and we needed to get something, especially getting the ball right

away. That was big to take a lot of time of the clock and take a lot of the momentum away.” With the score sitting at a comfortable 20-7 for Wisconsin entering the fourth quarter, neither team could manage a successful drive the rest of the way, and the Badgers were able to close out their 10th straight victory in the 123rd matchup between the Wisconsin and Minnesota football teams. The 20-7 win for Wisconsin brings them within one more win — it currently stands at 58-578 — of tying the all-time record between the two teams. After a relatively tame 60 minutes of football, tensions ran high after

the game finished, and the postgame celebrations began. As per tradition, the Wisconsin team immediately rushed to its sideline at the end of the game to hoist Paul Bunyan’s Axe. However, when the team ran to chop down the field goal in front of the Minnesota student section, the Minnesota football team blocked its way and put up a fight as pushing and shoving broke out for a few brief moments. “[It] could have been handled differently in my opinion,” Andersen said. “It was a great victory for us, and we’re happy to get out of here, get the victory and move on to Penn State next week.”

MINNEAPOLIS — Three weeks ago, after Wisconsin beat Iowa and redshirt junior linebacker Marcus Trotter carried the Heartland Trophy along the sideline, he proudly hoisted the bronze bull toward the reach of fans stretching over the barrier between avid and athlete. From the looks of it, Wisconsin had won something. They definitely did. The Heartland Trophy is, in every fashion, a rivalry trophy; but it’s not Paul Bunyan’s Axe. The Iowa-Wisconsin game isn’t the Minnesota-Wisconsin game, and it was pretty apparent. After that game on Nov. 2, players weren’t ready to equate the two, which is to be expected. There’s too much history involved in the battle for the axe that the other game will never compare, but the axe just hasn’t been the same recently. It’s been all Wisconsin. There’s been little flair for the fans to build excitement for. Minnesota is always Wisconsin’s rival, but it felt like Ohio State or the Spartans from East Lansing could replace them. That’s why Saturday was nice to see. WisconsinMinnesota felt like a rivalry again. That feeling never left for the players or people closely associated with the program and likely never will. They get a presentation at the beginning of the week; they touch the axe at the end of each practice before they leave Camp Randall. There are reminders everywhere. But for Wisconsin fans, there hasn’t been much more

than proximity. The opponent hasn’t been ranked, nor have the games been very competitive. Wisconsin was a 16.5-point favorite for bettors at kickoff, a spread that steadily grew throughout the week. The Badgers were expected to roll into TCF Bank Stadium, waltz in the end zone with ease and head home with their ninth victory of 2013, but things were different Saturday. For one, it was a record crowd in Minneapolis. The announced number of 53,090 came early in the first quarter. While it felt too early to announce an official number, it was impressive in showing no other game at Minnesota in the fourplus years of TCF Bank has been as important, even on its coldest of evenings. And it wasn’t easy. The battle was a pleasant sight in general — rivalry pushed aside — because the Badgers weren’t stomping a Big Ten adversary. The 25-point-plus drubbings of Purdue, Illinois, Northwestern, Indiana and others can wear on the meaning of a Big Ten battle. Minnesota was much different. The Badgers earned every point they scored Saturday, as Minnesota’s defense was possibly, surprisingly, the stingiest defense Wisconsin had faced this season. The longest play of the game came on the first snap — a 49-yard broken-tackle scamper from senior running back James White. After that, the game was a grind, points coming almost exclusively from beneficial field position. At one point, the underdog Gophers were the best team on the field, driving to add to their second quarter

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