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Football tickets could see price hike UW Athletics finds need to cover rise in operation costs, team travel funds Laney Thompson Herald Contributor Badger fans could see a hike in general admission football tickets next year to compensate for increased operational costs.

The Finance Committee of the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department proposed a $3 increase per game, totaling a $21 hike in regular season ticket prices, UW Athletic Department spokesperson Justin Doherty said.

All but one member of the committee voted in favor of the proposal. However, the price increase will not go into effect until passed by the Athletic Board, he said.

With increased operational expenses and

the potential of unexpected costs not accounted for in the budget such as a state mandate requiring new payment plans for state employees, an increase in ticket prices has become necessary, Doherty said.

The funds from increased ticket prices would also go toward travel expenses for UW teams, Doherty said.

With Rutgers and Maryland joining the Big Ten, there will be more flights to the East Coast than before, he said.

“The cost of operating goes up like anything in life,” Doherty said.

UW Athletic Board Chair Dale Bjorling said UW ticket prices are “relatively low” in comparison to other institutions in the Big Ten. The Athletic Department does not have a habit of recommending increases, Bjorling said, adding this proposed increase is tied to the need to operate the program and build a budget

for next year in a “fiscallyresponsible” manner.

“When you consider that we have won three straight Big Ten Championships, I think we are putting a pretty good product on the field.

[We] have kept the prices for that product, relatively speaking compared to the other schools in the conference, pretty low,” Bjorling said.

However, he said ticket price is a factor in attendance, noting that UW saw below average attendance this year. The Athletic Department is working to identifying why this trend occurred, but given the nature and size of the program, the effects of the increased ticket prices on attendance will have to be observed next year, he said.

Nonetheless, Bjorling said people seemed to be comfortable with the price increase.

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Andy Fate The Badger Herald Despite declines in attendance, UW Athletic Board members say the increases in regular admissions tickets are reasonable.

Assembly passes extension of BadgerCare Legislators vote to delay transition to federal system in special session Madeleine Behr State Editor

With talk of compassion, promises and faith, Wisconsin legislators passed a bill to delay implementing BadgerCare and federal

exchange transitions for three months during a special Assembly session Wednesday.

The bill passed 64-32, with five Democrats joining the Republicans in favor of the bill. It now heads to the Senate for approval.

Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said passing the bill to delay moving more than 70,000 families off BadgerCare until heathcare.gov and its system were effective was a

“compassionate choice.”

“I would call that compassion,” Vos said. “I would call that helping the federal government who broke their promises, keep their word.”

The bill, which passed the Joint Finance Committee Monday by a 14-2 vote, would keep the 77,000 families who were expected to sign up with the federal health care exchange before Jan. 1 on BadgerCare until March 31.

However, due to the delay, 83,000 childless, young adults will not be moved onto BadgerCare until April, as the budget bill required.

Rep. Andy Jorgensen, D-Fort Atkinson, expressed deep concern with using the word compassion to describe the Assembly vote.

“You know, if my mom was here, she would say, ‘Compassionate my foot!’”

Jorgensen said. “You are not being compassionate, so let’s throw that word away.

On your talking points on your desk, cross it off.”

Republicans also rejected the Democrats’ amendment, which would have requested that federal Medicaid dollars be used to cover the 83,000 childless adults who were promised health care.

Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, said the federal dollars are waiting to be used and are not as “questionable” as Republicans believe.

JFC co-chair Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, said the Assembly had to hold a special session because of the failures of the federal government and the mistake of believing in it.

“The president of the United States’ signature program is an embarrassment to him, not us,” Nygren said. “We have been speaking for years about how this program BADGERCARE, page 4

Aide fired over racist tweeting Walker’s campaign staff member loses job after posting about Hispanic residents Alexa Ardis Reporter

Courtesy of Clay Hill The city officially dubbed Dec. 7, the league’s season opener, Mad Rollin’ Dolls Roller Derby Day in honor of the team’s rising success.

City recognizes roller derby team Madison’s female racing group Mad Rollin’ Dolls celebrates 10-year anniversary Jamie Degraff Reporter True winners are successful on and off the track and earlier this month City Council recognized the efforts made by Madison’s women’s roller derby league for its consistent contributions to the local community.

The Council recognized the Mad Rollin’ Dolls, the city’s female roller derby league, as it comes up on

its 10-year anniversary next week. The city also officially dubbed Dec. 7, the season opener for the league, Mad Rollin’ Dolls Roller Derby Day. Competitors in the derby league are referred to by their skater names.

“Slayhound,” of the Quad Squad Team, reflected on the progress the league has made since its inaugural season almost a decade ago.

“We had our first

bout in 2004 with just two teams and a small crowd, which is much different from where we are now,” Slayhound said. “Now we have eight home teams, three travel teams and a huge volunteer crew, so we have expanded greatly in the past 10 years.”

Slayhound said the rising success of the league itself was directly linked to the growth of its volunteer group, which has stayed consistently involved

in the community and participated in charity events such as stuffing Thanksgiving baskets for the Goodman Community Center.

“Mouse,” a star skater for the Reservoir Dolls team and one of the founders of the league, said they are glad to give back to a community that has helped them expand past just a small group of skaters.

Mouse, Slayhound and

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A finance staffer for Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign was fired for tweeting racist remarks from her personal account, making her the second staffer to be removed for racially charged social media posts in recent months.

Taylor Palmisano, 23, was Walker’s campaign deputy finance director, according to a report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Palmisano tweeted from the account @itstaytime on March 9, 2011: “I will choke that illegal mex cleaning in the library. Stop banging fucking chairs around and turn off your Walkman.”

Two months earlier, Palmisano posted, “This bus is my worst fucking nightmare. Nobody speaks English & these ppl dont know how 2 control their kids #only3morehours #illegalaliens.” The Twitter account has since been deleted.

Jonathan Wetzel, Friends of Scott Walker spokesperson, told the Journal Sentinel Palmisano was immediately removed and her remarks do not reflect the views of the campaign.

Palmisano also released a statement saying she regrets the “offensive and irresponsible remarks,”

and “the consequences of making such unacceptable statements.”

In August, Walker also fired Steven Krieser from the Department of Transportation after Krieser compared illegal immigrants to Satan on Facebook.

Palmisano’s firing comes a month after Walker contacted Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Ambassador Eduardo Medina-Mora to request a Mexican consulate be established in Wisconsin.

“The Hispanic community in Wisconsin has grown rapidly in recent years,” Walker said in the statement.

“The Mexican Consulate office serving Wisconsin is located in Chicago, and it also serves Illinois and Indiana.”

Walker said the Chicago office is often too busy to also address Wisconsin and Indiana residents, who often wait two months or more to receive adequate documents.

University of Wisconsin political science professor Ben Marquez said the request to establish a consulate could be a way to help represent area Latinos. “[Consulates] can be sources of information and representation for Mexican nationals, but it’s been a long time since the Mexican council was an effective

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27/18 DERBY, page 1 the entire league were also very grateful for the recognition given by the City Council for the partnerships they have made to help support the city.

“It was a huge honor and definitely a long time coming to be part of an organization so well ingrained in the community,” Mouse said.

In addition to their services to charity, Mouse said she was proud of the Mad Rollin’ Dolls as a whole for continuing to grow without losing its traditional identity, which is defined by an

Aliya Iftikhar Campus Editor University of Wisconsin freshman Cade Peregoy drew thousands of fans’ eyes as he stripped off his shirt and ran across Camp Randall during Saturday’s football game.

Peregoy, a Wisconsin native studying landscape architecture, told The Badger Herald his side of the story about that game day. This interview has been edited for clarity and style.

Can you tell me about yourself?

I’m not too much of a partier I guess, compared to people on my floor at Witte where I live. I think I would describe myself as just below average in socializing. But I am usually very loud and hyper, I just don’t really like going out on weekends.

The game was one of the exceptions.

This game, because it was over Thanksgiving break, we called a bunch of our friends who were going to come down to McFarland over the break and encouraged them to buy tickets to the game.

That probably kicked up the drinking and socializing for me for that day.

What happened on Saturday?

I went to get food and about midway I decided I didn’t want to get food and I couldn’t find my friends and where I was sitting earlier, so they said to move up to one of the front rows. At this point my memory gets foggy. I’m guessing it’s from

an adrenaline rush blur because I didn’t honestly drink too much.

And then I was encouraged more or less.

I’m told that I jumped over the railing where the players come out, adjacent to where the band is.

Until I got tackled I don’t remember a thing, that’s what I’m assuming is just an adrenaline rush blur but after I got tackled I remember everything else crystal clear.

Did you go into the event planning to enter the field?

No, absolutely not.

Were you trying to streak?

I wasn’t trying to take my pants off at all, I know that.

I took off my shirt because the crowd was going crazy so I guess I wanted them to go even crazier. But, I would never take off my pants. I gave my shoes to one of the guys I was talking to before I jumped over the railing because I said I would run faster, that’s what he told me.

I also want to say that the University of Wisconsin Police Department and some of the city police that were there were fantastic. I cooperated 100 percent and they knew I was having a good time, and they weren’t harsh.

Did your friends or the people around you encourage you to get on the field or try to stop you?

After I got separated from my friends, I went to the front row. I was half on a bleacher and half on an

Joey Reuteman The Badger Herald Peregoy said he did not go to the game with the intention to streak but was encouraged by those around him.

aisle, so I was getting a lot of unwanted attention. I believe those were the people that were encouraging me to do it.

Looking back, how do you feel about your decision to streak?

I feel regret because I think the university may try to have a statement punishment. If they punish me too lightly, then people may say they didn’t do anything and influence others to maybe streak or be rebellious. That’s what I fear.

I regret doing it also because I read articles that another student was arrested in the stands and they believe he was trying to streak as well. He took his shirt off but he got detained before even attempting to jump. I

regret that I was the one that influenced others.

What are you taking away from the experience?

I’m really trying to focus on school more. As a freshman, I believe the transition from high school to college -- even from summer to college -is very difficult and I’m in Witte and it’s a more social dorm than others. In Witte, socializing is kind of forced because people play music and everyone can hear it, people scream and you can hear it. It’s really easy to get attention in Witte. In general, that’s true among all dorms. It’s pretty crazy to have mostly freshman living independently for the first time, it makes an atmosphere perfect for bad choices.

Do you think people are pressured into partying and making decisions they otherwise wouldn’t when living in a social dorm like Witte?

Yes, absolutely. For a few months now I’ve been trying to move out of Witte because I had a seizure in art class from sleep deprivation, and sleep is almost impossible to get in a dorm. So that’s a medical reason, I had to move out.

I’m trying to ignore the attention I’m getting from what I did but at the same time be friendly to the people putting the attention on me. It’s a lot to handle; it’s a bit stressful. It’s also nervewracking because I still have to meet with the dean.

High STI rates continue to plague county Sarah Evon Herald Contributor With more than 2,000 reported cases of sexually transmitted infections in Dane County so far this year, officials are looking to raise awareness of this “alarming” health issue.

According to a Dane County statement released Tuesday, one in two sexually active young people will get an STI by the age of 25 nationally and most of them will be unaware they have contracted one.

Mary Jo Hussey, the Public Health of Madison and Dane County HIV/AIDS program coordinator, said the county released the findings in an effort to inform the public of the new STI clinic in Dane County.

“It gives us an opportunity to raise the issue and talk about sexually transmitted diseases and infections and remind people that even if they don’t have health insurance, there are still ways they can be tested and treated,” Hussey said.

Craig Roberts, an epidemiologist at University Health Services and clinical assistant professor, said an STI can be anything transmitted through sexual activity and can be caused by hundreds of things. He said that the five main STIs include HIV, chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea and pelvic inflammatory disease.

While the primary age range of those with STDs and STIs is 15 to 25

independent “do-ityourself ” mentality.

Although the club has had sponsors over the years to help it stay successful, Mouse emphasized how the league has kept its dignity and never lost sight of its roots.

“We still have all the control over how the game is played, how the rules are developed and voted on, and how exactly we want roller derby to be presented to the community,” Mouse said.

Mouse said she hopes the growing popularity of Roller Derby will serve as an inspiration to all women and inspire

years old, this does not mean that this number consists mainly of college students, Roberts said. In fact, he said that the rates of chlamydia on campus are lower than those of the overall general age population in the county.

However, he said people under the age of 25 are 50 percent more likely to be exposed to and come in contact with a STD or STI. Dane County Supervisor Leland Pan, District 5, said the county should be worried about STIs no matter their prevalence among residents.

“It is a real concern, no matter what the rate,” Pan said. “It’s definitely something that needs to be worked on.”

In addition to county services, Roberts said UHS provides students with STD and STI screening, testing and treatment.

UHS sees approximately 5,000 students a year regarding STDs and STIs, Roberts said.

Pan also said the county needs to ensure that residents are educated on safe sex as well as treatment for STDs and STIs. “We need to make sure there is proper education for all ages,” Pan said. “There are a lot of good organizations on campus like [Promoting Awareness Victim Empowerment] and Sex Out Loud that need to be supported to provide people with information on safe sex.”

Roberts added that he is working to raise awareness of the issue on campus.

those who may have “written-off sports to try another athletic endeavor.”

One of the unique aspects of Roller Derby, Mouse said, was the fact that having wheels provides all types of women an opportunity to compete, even those without athletic builds.

Slayhound said the recreational league offered by Mad Rollin’ Dolls is a good opportunity for new and inexperienced skaters to grow as athletes and get involved in the community. The league currently has around 120 skaters and is continuing to grow, Slayhound said.

“We’ve always been attune to this issue and are working to further promote it through social media and hoping to inform students of the services offered at UHS,”

Roberts said.

Hussey said the main problem in the county is not an increase in cases, but the fact that the number has remained steady.

“There has not been an increase in STIs over time, but the bigger concern we have is that the number is not going down and continues to remain a problem,” she said.

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Bill would constitutionalize state tax laws Legislators look to strengthen majority vote for Wis. tax increases Madeleine Behr State Editor Two Wisconsin legislators are looking to make state tax law a constitutional amendment, making any future attempts to change the process of increasing taxes more difficult.

Current law requires a twothirds majority vote in the Legislature to increase sales, income or franchise taxes, which the constitutional

WALKER, page 1 voice for the Latino citizen community,” Marquez said. “But it could just be a practical way of bringing Mexican government representation into a state where there are increasing numbers of Mexican nationals.”

This move, as well as the firing of previous aides who spoke negatively of the Hispanic population, are likely part of a Republican effort to reach out to minority voters, Marquez added.

Marquez said the Republican Party nationwide

BADGERCARE, page 1 would not work. And it didn’t work.”

In response to the Republican outcry over federal failure, Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, said the state’s health care system is in “crisis” not because of the failed website, but rather because of Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican majority.

Mason added that no other state besides Wisconsin have a similar situation because of the

amendment would strengthen by not allowing a Legislature to exempt itself from the current law, Jason Rostan, spokesperson for bill sponsor Sen. Leah Vukmir, R-Wauwatosa, said.

“You never know in 10 years, 20 years from now, a Legislature could sit and say, ‘We desperately need to raise taxes by a huge amount because we want to create whatever program,’” Rostan said. “They could exempt themselves and pass a bill eliminating the requirement.

Having it in the Constitution makes the Legislature actually have to follow the law.”

A similar constitutional

is facing a problem trying to reconnect with Hispanic voters that they may have alienated in the 2012 election by using racist and antiimmigrant rhetoric.

“Opinion polls have shown that Latinos don’t separate themselves from immigrants in the face of these attacks,” Marquez said.

“They see themselves as being personally attacked.”

However, Marquez acknowledged that this will be a difficult struggle for the party to face, especially with the growing presence of the more conservative tea party faction.

Marquez added a typical

rejection of Medicaid dollars.

“The governor can’t have it both ways,” Mason said.

“He can’t say that there is a failed federal program, but not acknowledge his complicity in that not working in Wisconsin because he failed to take federal Medicaid dollars.”

Democrats also requested the bill be referred to the Assembly Committee on Health. The motion was rejected.

Rep. Jon Richards, D-Milwaukee, said referring

amendment was introduced last session but was unsuccessful, Rostan said.

However, Rostan said the sponsors are giving it another go.

Dale Knapp, research director at Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, said the organization does not advocate for or against the legislation, but added the amendment would not eliminate any potential funding increases should the Legislature want them.

“One of the things you could do is impose the sales tax on services, which would raise revenues by not raising the rate,” Knapp said. “Similarly with the state

Republican strategy to address the minority issue has been to appeal to those that are viewed as accomplished and already conservative first.

As the Latino population becomes more mobile, more Latinos should, theoretically, begin to receive those same appeals favorably, Marquez said.

“The Republican Party has a serious problem right now,” he said. “I think Governor Walker understands that and is looking for a way to do so.”

Friends of Scott Walker and Walker’s office did not respond for comment.

the bill to committee would allow the Assembly to examine the consequences of all actions more closely and allow the chance for childless adults to come forward and speak about the delay of their health care coverage.

However, Vos said he would prefer the Assembly address the issue sooner rather than later, as delaying the decision would place more uncertainty into Wisconsin families.

The Senate will take up the bill Dec. 19.

income tax, there are things you can do with deductions and credits to raise or lower taxes without raising rates.”

Rostan said he would expect the amendment to be seen favorably among Wisconsin voters, should it pass two consecutive legislative sessions as Wisconsin law requires.

However, Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause Wisconsin, said educating voters about the implication of the law could sway voters’ opinions.

“Well, it always sounds good when you’re saying, ‘Let’s not have any tax increases and make it real difficult [to raise taxes],’”

Heck said. “Once voters understand the practical implications of rigidity in the law, they would regret it.”

In emergency funding situations or a specific instance where the state requires more revenue, Heck said the amendment could “impede and conceivably hurt a lot of people.”

Rostan said the amendment has seen additional Republican legislators sign on as co-sponsors, but no Democratic members.

He added he is interested to see how the political landscape would be should the provision reach taxpayers.

Of the amendment overall, Heck said it would not be a

TICKETS, page 1 Nancy Hilton, a member of the Fan Advisory Council, said as a season ticket holder of more than 35 years, she did not have a problem with an increase in prices.

With increases in price across the board, Hilton

said this is not “an out of line request.”

“Football is an expensive habit, but an enjoyable one,” Hilton said, adding that it was a big part of many people’s lives.

Football is one of the top revenues for the UW community and brings in millions to the city and

“wise” decision to strengthen the current law to be a constitutional amendment.

Tax increases should reflect the majority, meaning through the representatives the people of Wisconsin elect, Heck added.

The Constitution should only be amended for particular issues, not when a majority wants to pass something while they are still in the majority, Heck said.

“Certainly, the Republicans are the majority, but it ought to be as it was a couple years ago: a vote,” Heck said.

“Something they can put into the law, but not made a permanent part of the fabric of Wisconsin.”

the university, Hilton said.

UW has to have “top-notch facilities” to be able to compete, she said.

Although the Fan Advisory Council has not discussed an increase in price yet, Hilton said she expects it will be discussed at its next meeting in February.

Local bars’ violations to be kept on point system City passes changes to demerit system for liquor licensed businesses Tuesday Jessie Kanter Herald Contributor The city’s bars will now lose points for alcohol policy violations in a system similar to having demerits on a driver’s license under a new ordinance.

City of Madison Alcohol Policy Coordinator Mark Woulf crafted the newest version of the ordinance that dictates the city’s policy, which was passed by City Council Tuesday, Ald. Scott Resnick, District 8, said.

Resnick said the council hopes to create a more fair balance of determining which bars are in violation of city liquor laws.

Currently, the city demerits licenses with capacity violations and selling alcohol to people who are underage, he said.

However, under the new system, Resnick said demerits will be calculated on a point system with certain thresholds to determine consequences.

When a bar accumulates a certain number of points, it will then have to come before the Alcohol Licensing Review

Committee, Ald. Larry Palm, District 12, said. He said the committee could take any action from simply having a conversation with the bar owners or managers to suspending their liquor licenses altogether.

Palm said the city is trying to have a more secure position when they ask bar owners to give up their licenses. They want to be able to provide details as to exactly why licenses are being taken away, he said.

“Liquor laws are heavily controlled. We want to make sure we have specific guidelines, so when something happens, people know the expectations,” Palm said.

Still, Resnick said the new ordinance does not change the punishments currently in place but instead allows the city to better monitor good operators versus bad operators.

Through the clarification of the points system, Resnick said the city is able to more quickly recognize businesses who are irresponsible with their liquor licenses. He said this new way of tracking allows the city to operate more “nimbly.”

Resnick said the system will be similar to how police keep track of driving violations through a driver license.

With the new revisions, there will be followthrough in multi-year periods, Resnick said. This is one more tool for the Alcohol License and Review Committee to monitor different situations and be proactive in addressing violations early, he said.

Resnick said bars that may never have come before the committee can now be called to appear if they have a certain number of demerit points. Problems can be taken care of before the situation turns negative, he said.

Resnick said he does not think the point system will hurt the liquor industry in any way, but will put the responsibility on the bar operators.

“If you look at the bars who cause the most issues, it all stems from whether or not an operator is following the rules,” Resnick said.

Following the rules includes having the right staff and maintaining control of their establishment, he added.

There was unanimous support for the ordinance among City Council, with members expressing their hopes that the new guidelines will help the city become more efficient in addressing demerits on liquor licenses, Resnick said.

City snow plow budget limited for rest of 2013 Kaity Moquet Reporter The city’s budget for snow removal may be on thin ice this year, as only limited funds are available for the rest of 2013.

The city allocated $6,595,000 in its 2013 budget plan for snow and ice removal. However, only $850,000 of the budget is left, George Dreckmann, Madison Street Division spokesperson, said in an email to The Badger Herald.

Dreckmann said the amount of money should last the city for about two more larger scale snow storms of 3 to 4 inches, and then some smaller wintry mixes that would require the city to salt the main roadways.

Ald. Marsha Rummel, District 6, said in an email to The Badger Herald that Mayor Paul Soglin had previously proposed an even smaller budget of $5,387,527 in 2014 for snow and ice control.

“This amount should be sufficient if we meet the targeted average of five snow events with accumulations over 3 inches next year,” Rummel said. “If we have more snow events

that trigger plowing, then the Streets [Division] may have to ask for additional funds.”

Dreckmann said the Street Division knows that if the given budgets are not sufficient in protecting public safety, it can receive additional finances from the city’s contingent reserve fund.

Ald. Ledell Zellers, District 2, said in an email to The Badger Herald the budget allocated for snow and ice control should be adequate in keeping Madison safe unless there are some extremely severe snowstorms this winter.

Zellers said budget plans are created based on past years in addition to snow plowing standards.

Rummel added Madison has taken on a “sensible salting” policy for major roads of bus and travel routes and streets that connect to educational facilities. This plan minimizes pollution of Madison’s lakes and watershed, she said. She said finding a balance between public and environmental safety is important.

“Salt contaminates drinking water quality and adversely affects wildlife

habitats so keeping it to a minimum is important,” she said. “Over the years, Streets has tested different ratios of salt and sand as well as different environmentally safe de-icing products.”

According to Zellers, removing snow efficiently is a key way in which Madison keeps travel running smoothly and safely for all forms of transportation.

Zellers said this includes sidewalks, which is why homeowners or landlords are encouraged to shovel their walkways as soon as possible.

Rummel said preparation for handling snow and ice through the use of salting and sanding the streets is an effective method for keeping Madison residents traveling safely and efficiently.

She also said if residents plans on driving or taking the bus during any sort of snow storm, they should leave early in order to ensure ample time to arrive at their destination promptly and safely.

Dreckmann said it appears as if, for now, the snow and ice control plan and budget will be sufficient for the upcoming winter in keeping Madison safe and moving.

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UW senior receives Marshall Scholarship Aliya Iftikhar Campus Editor Andrew Bulovsky, a University of Wisconsin senior from Lodi, has achieved a step toward his dream of eventually running for public office by winning the Marshall Scholarship.

Bulovsky was recently named a Marshall Scholar, a distinguished scholarship that allows 34 selected students to study at a British university of their choice for up to three years.

Bulovsky has chosen to study comparative politics at the London School of Economics and said he is most excited to work with

the faculty. Bulovsky said he began the application in May but started working toward the scholarship last spring.

He said he was attracted to the scholarship because it was an opportunity to represent Wisconsin and the United States in the United Kingdom and experience a different perspective on learning.

Bulovsky said receiving the scholarship felt “phenomenal” and he was excited to represent UW on an international level and to bring the meaning of what it means to be a Badger to London.

Bulovsky studied abroad in London and said he

is looking forward to returning and interacting with a variety of people and gaining a new appreciation for the perspectives and backgrounds people bring with them.

During his time at UW, Bulovsky said his most memorable class was a seminar by UW political science professor David Cannon on recent politics.

The class allowed for open discussion and allowed students to interact and bounce ideas off each other and communicate.

“It was nice because we didn’t all agree on the issues,” Bulovsky said.

“There’s such an inherent

value in talking to people and deliberating, and I really enjoyed that experience.”

However, Bulovsky said the biggest thing he will take away from UW are the experiences he has had outside of the classroom, from the organizations he has been involved with to the people he has met.

Bulovsky was heavily involved in Associated Students of Madison, serving as chair last year. “[ASM] is often written off as a place where nothing gets done and people only bicker with each other, but there’s value and a lot to be learned in being able to be open-minded and hear other

people’s ideas,” Bulovsky said.

Bulovsky said ASM allowed him to experience new ideas and people he did not agree with and find ways to work with them towards a common goal. He said the creation of Varsity Day and a mental health space in the Student Activity Center were some of ASM’s biggest accomplishments during his time as chair.

Currently, Bulovsky serves as the senior class vice president, which he said is more of a symbolic representation and university focused than the student-focused ASM. Nonetheless, Bulovsky

said he tries to get to know his class in his leadership position on campus.

“I think the very best way to know who you’re representing and the things that you stand for is actually having conversations with people that are your constituents,” he said.

While Bulovsky plans to carry his Wisconsin values with him to London, he encouraged current students to take advantage of the many opportunities UW offers.

“Challenge your beliefs, get involved with something and meet as many people as you possibly can,” Bulovsky said.

ASM holds elections for spring leadership spots Bryan Kristensen Reporter

“And for you, good sir”

Jill Peters The Badger Herald

The University of Wisconsin held its 80th annual Tudor Holiday Dinner at Memorial Union’s Great Hall Wednesday in an evening of choral presentation, dinner and English pageantry.

State Democrats call for redistricting referendum Aaron Drews Reporter Democratic representatives in the state Assembly are called for a statewide vote to adopt a nonpartisan policy for redistricting Tuesday.

Rep. Dana Wachs, D-Eau Claire, in addition to other Assembly freshman Democrats, introduced legislation that would allow the state to conduct a referendum during the 2014 general election to gauge public opinion on redistricting.

“Attempts to fix our flawed, partisan system of redistricting have been ignored in the Legislature, so we feel that now is the time to give Wisconsin voters the chance to speak up,” Wachs said in a statement.

Erik Kirkstein, a spokesperson for United Wisconsin, said his organization would firmly support the Democrats’ proposal.

According to Kirkstein, partisan politics has played too strong a role in determining political boundaries and a referendum would allow for more nonpartisan methods to prevail.

“For too long, redistricting in the hands of politicians has allowed them to cut and paste the voting math in the interests of power,” Kirkstein said.

“This is not in the interests of the people of Wisconsin.”

Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause in Wisconsin, has been holding forums

on redistricting reform since 2007 and sees such reform as the major issue his organization has been working on.

The hope is the Legislative Reference Bureau, an existing nonpartisan body, would be given the authority to conduct redistricting, Heck said. This measure is modeled after the current system in use in Iowa, he said.

“This has been a top political reform priority for CC for a number of years,” Heck said. “This year it all came together because we were able to get everyone together behind the same, unified redistricting measure.”

Heck said the 2011 redistricting process was “hyper-partisan” and secretive, making it the source of many of today’s problems.

Legislators from all political parties are experiencing less competition which, Heck added, can make them less responsive to the public.

Heck also said that lack of a challenge in elections forces candidates to appeal to the extreme base of the party, making them pursue more partisan policies.

“We now don’t have a single competitive congressional district in Wisconsin,” Heck said.

“This is in large part due to the gerrymandering process.”

Melissa Baldauff, a spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, said the fraud and misconduct in the last redistricting process cost

the state millions of dollars in wasted legislation.

According to Baldauff, part of the problem is that the Republican Party holds a majority in both houses of the legislature, allowing them to shut down legislation by refusing to bring it to the floor.

“This is a reform that will make sure that no one party is able to rig the game,” Baldauff said.

Kirkstein said United Wisconsin is currently conducting a petition of its membership to complement the efforts of Democrat legislators in the Assembly.

“We want to make sure our members have their voices heard and let the legislators know that this is something the people of Wisconsin want,” Kirkstein said.

In early September, Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald released a statement that said decisions on redistricting should not be taken out of the hands of officials.

“Legislative reapportionment is one of the most important duties that the legislature is required to perform under the Constitution. I have no interest in turning that duty over to an unelected, unaccountable board of individuals that could bring their own partisan leanings and internal agendas to the process,” Fitzgerald said.

Calls to elections and campaign committee chairs Sen. Mary Lazich, R-New Berlin, and Rep. Kathy Bernier, R-Chippewa Falls, were not returned.

Elections were held for multiple-chair positions in the final Student Council meeting of the semester Wednesday.

The Associated Students of Madison also heard recommendations from a budget allocation committee and an update on the campus diversity plan.

Elections for chair positions In the election for the Retention and Recruitment Chair, there was a 10-10 tie between Carissa Szlosek and Adrian Holtzman. The vote remained at 1010 three times, before Szlosek was elected chair by a vote of 10-9.

Szlosek was not in attendance at the meeting, but sent a letter in which she highlighted her desire to get different types of people around campus involved in ASM. ASM representatives said they voted for Szlosek for her outgoing, upbeat personality and her willingness to get others involved with student government.

Additionally, Hannah Kinsella was elected University Affairs committee chair, and Genevieve Carter was elected Nominations Board Chair. Both ran unopposed.

Diversity Committee Plan

Ryan Adserias, Ad Hoc Diversity Committee cochair, also gave an update on progress made on the Diversity Plan for the 2013-2014 school year.

Adserias said phase one and two, the data collection and analysis are complete.

Phase three, design and recommendations, is currently underway, he said.

In phase three, the committee is looking at ways in which the university should create a new diversity plan and how it should institute the plan.

Adserias said one thing the committee was focusing on was an inclusive excellence framework. This will emphasize “leadership, responsibility and accountability in the pursuit of equity, diversity and excellence,” he said.

Adserias said moving forward, the committee will come up with a draft recommendation to the campus and community and present them to governance bodies as well.

Budget Allocation Review Committee Jeffrey Lewis, a student representative, and Tim Norris, from the Office of the Vice Provost, spoke to Student Council regarding the Budget Allocation Review Committee.

The Review Committee

is a committee of representatives from all over the university, consisting of university administrators, faculty, staff and students who will study new budget models for the university, Lewis said.

The current budget method used at UW does not provide options for transparent decisions, so exploring other options could be better for UW, Lewis said.

“The committee would like to help the university in creating a holistic budget plan for the university and its future,” Lewis said.

Norris said a problem with the current budget plan arises when different schools’ enrollments within the university fluctuate, but resources for expanding schools do not follow.

This can result in deans having a difficult time planning things for the school, he said.

Norris said the budget should allow schools and deans to anticipate changes in the future and make it easier for them to work their allocated budget around these changes.

Norris and Lewis said the committee has just been given the task of reviewing whether there is a need for a change in the budget structure at UW. The report from the committee will come out in February, they said.

OPINION

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Good intentions don’t excuse Obamacare failings Over the last several months it has been impossible to turn on the news without hearing something about the Affordable Care Act. There have been many misconceptions, countless petty political moves and various debates regarding the constitutionality and economic implications of universal health care.

Before I begin my criticisms of the ACA, it is important to say that it isn’t without its silver linings. While it is logistically flawed and many people have had nightmarish experiences thus far, Obamacare is not the end of the world as the GOP believes. It is, however, a very large step in the wrong direction.

A major misunderstanding about universal health care is that it is free. “Free health care” DOES NOT EXIST. Someone, somewhere is paying for it. Obamacare hinges on young, healthy

people paying for things they will likely not need in order to keep costs affordable for the elderly and those with serious conditions. Considering the poor financial status of many younger U.S. citizens and remembering that people can stay on their parents’ coverage until the age of 26 (a provision of the ACA), Obamacare seems doomed to fail without drastic changes in enrollment.

In California — a state considered relatively typical for Obamacare enrollment — 23 percent of those currently enrolled qualify as “young,” well below the 36% percent supposedly needed to cover the cost of the sick and elderly.

The notion that people currently do not have health care is also something of a misconception. 911 operators do not say to callers, “You don’t have insurance? … Sorry,

we won’t be sending anyone.” There are already hospitals that allow underprivileged Americans to get care at a reduced cost or for free, and Obamacare is not helping these establishments. The ACA changes section 501r of the IRS tax code, expanding requirements for tax exempt status of charitable hospitals providing free care to the uninsured, which will likely force many to converge with entirely for-profit organizations.

Perhaps you have heard the occasional sensationalized horror story, a fear-mongering effort to guilt people toward health care reform. No doubt some people fall through the cracks of an imperfect system that does need some reform. Certain issues are even well addressed by provisions in the ACA. Regulation of excessive profiteering

by pharmaceutical been terminated as a companies is one good result, and even more example. Yet such plans may get dropped as reformations could have employers are unlikely to been passed apart from meet ACA requirements government-run by providing health care, likely plans with with less opposition. preventative “Worst of all, care to all Worst of all, the currently employees the currently dysfunctional working 30 or dysfunctional Obamacare more hours per Obamacare undermines most of undermines week. most of its its supposed goals.

As if the threat s u p p o s e d of malpractice President Barack Obama claims the wasn’t quality goals. ” ACA was passed to control enough, ensure affordable, doctors will quality health care begin getting for all. Yet enrollment paid by the “quality” of has stalled due to a their work in 2015 as faulty website and opposed to the number of general skepticism. Many patients they see. Many premiums have gone may reject patients with up and are expected to poor prognoses and the increase further if more greatest need for care young citizens do not in favor of patients with enroll. People are now simple needs, for whom forced to buy preventative “quality” treatment is care they may not want manageable. or need in order to meet Blaming insurance ACA minimum plan companies for requirements. Many the Obamacare’s well-liked plans have shortcomings has been

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an ignorant move of Obamacare supporters.

The truth is that companies were forced by the ACA to cut plans in order to comply with Obamacare’s minimum standards. When the president promised people could keep plans they liked, he either didn’t understand his own law or was lying.

It is worth mentioning that the president also promised Obamacare was not a tax, but passed it as a tax because the government cannot force citizens to buy a good or a service — exactly what “mandated health care” seems like.

Still, supporters ignore the glaring flaws of the ACA and stand behind it because of its supposed “good intentions.”

Caleb McCardell (cmccardell@wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in medical microbiology & immunology and

Comments ‘waste of our time’ UW lacks service-based LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Garth Beyer Columnist

From time to time, when I get bored with Facebook, bored with the news, bored with all the other websites that I go to just to escape the pressing reality of upcoming assignments, I look at the comments of online news stories and columns. There’s real entertainment there.

In the latest of The Badger Herald comments, kyleharris215@gmail. com noted “fuck u eat shit” on a news article.

The brilliant response of another, bobontheknob, was “fuck you eat shit fuck you eat shit.”

After I attended a panel discussion on “Trollish Behavior and the Future of Online Comments” hosted by the Society of Professional Journalists Madison Pro Chapter, I have it on good authority that there are equally colorful and outspoken people commenting on other news sources like Isthmus, the Wisconsin State Journal and The Capital Times.

The reason I can’t pull such vibrant examples of comments from them is that they have filters and moderators deleting the comments that are

crass or aimed to harm others. What ignites the fuse to verbal fireworks in the comments section is the ability to post anonymously, according to panelist Dietram Scheufele, the John E. Ross professor in science communication at the University of Wisconsin.

As a result, many news sources force commenters to either use their Facebook login or their real name. However, according to Tim Kelley, digital media manager at Madison.com, “You would be amazed at what people will post even under their personal account.”

An extensive discussion on how to handle trollish behavior in the comments section then took place.

The conclusion? There’s no real solution other than to sap the time and positive personality of the journalists themselves.

The Wisconsin State Journal said that it is now having its journalists use time in their day to review the comments left on their articles. This is a harsh solution. If you’ve read any comments (or left ignorant ones of your own), you should understand why most journalists never look at the comments on their stories.

All of this lead to one encompassing question: Why do news sources allow comments on their stories when...

1. Almost no revenue is derived from allowing comments, according to Kelley.

2. The upkeep of moderation and filtration is time consuming.

3. Someone who has a suggestion or fact checking reply to an article can just email the author. Better yet, according to Mark Pitsch, SPJ president, “They can pick up a phone and call them.”

4. Commenting on a news article is not a valuable form of civil or democratic participation.

The real conclusion that no one wanted to stand up and voice is that all the news sources are still trying to figure out why they allow comments.

Then again, I figured we all do things that are a waste of our time.

I suppose online news sources can, too.

Want to share your opinion? Hop online and leave it in a comment. I guarantee I won’t read it.

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

From our commenters:

learning opportunities I’m sitting in my lecture chewing on my pen, wondering why I made the trek up Bascom for this.

It’s not just because I’m incredibly lazy.

No, I just don’t have the motivation to go to this class. The times I do make it to lecture I always end up wondering why I didn’t just stay in my nice, warm bed. I’d get more reading done at home than what I’m accomplishing by sitting in lecture, halflistening to what my professor is saying.

It’s my last general education requirement and all it’s really accomplishing is satisfying these necessary credits for graduation.

Why couldn’t this class be set up like the Art Service Learning class I took my sophomore year?

That fulfilled a gened requirement and I absolutely loved it.

Why? Because I was actually invested in it.

Maybe it was because I was gaining valuable experience by working at the University of Wisconsin Hospital with the artist-in-

residence. Or that I got to use my creativity to come up with fun art workshops for the families of hospital residents. Either way, I was doing something visibly productive and meaningful.

And to top it off, it was something I could put on my resume.

Isn’t that what we’re all trying to do while we’re here in college?

Our hope is to gain enough experience to prepare us for the “real world” after graduation. Shouldn’t our classes cater to these needs?

What is going to help us more, sitting in a lecture trying to digest the information our professor is spewing?

Or being involved in our community and actually applying what we’re learning in class?

Experiential learning is one of the most effective ways to learn.

According to a study conducted by Eldon Ekwall and William Glasser, we only remember 10 percent of what we read and 50 percent of what we hear but an incredible 80 percent of what we experience.

Service-learning courses seem to be the most impactful and beneficial. They provide experience in our field of choice, networking opportunities, possible internships and even future jobs. So why doesn’t the University of Wisconsin offer more of these courses?

You can easily go to the Course Guide online and click “Service Learning” under “Special Groups,” but you’ll find that Madison doesn’t offer nearly enough servicelearning courses. For a university focused on the Wisconsin Idea and serving the state and beyond, shouldn’t there be more opportunities like this for the students?

Time is our most valuable resource.

These classes will kill two (or more) birds with one stone. Why waste your time just sitting in a classroom when you can be doing so much more?

Nicole Condit (ncondit@wisc.edu) is a junior majoring in special education.

“fuck u eat shit” -kyleharris215@gmail.com

“fuck you eatshit fuck you eat shit” -bobontheknob

“you are a retard” -kjhk

“PSYCHO-CUNT ALERT!!”

-$UCIt BI@tch

“God I hope you never have children” -snakeguy

“MEN=SHIT.” -NI MEN HAO-DY TRAMPOLINA

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Instead of electronics or toys that will undoubtedly be outdated, broken, or lost by the next Holiday Season, help give your children the gift of a Wisconsin that we can all be proud of.”

- Taylor Palmisano Taylor Palmisano, who was until Tuesday the Friends of Scott Walker campaign’s deputy finance director, made this bizzarre fundraising pitch in an email to supporters.

However, Palmisano was fired for an entirely different reason: Several of her tweets demeaning Hispanics surfaced. For example: “I will choke that illegal mex cleaning in the library. Stop banging fucking chairs around and turn off your Walkman” — another stellar example of Republican minority outreach.

“Whaaaat a piece of shit” -Afuckingwoman

“You should be raped” -Guest

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‘Dallas’ a club worth joining McConaughey’s character, while sleazy at first, slowly takes on face of benevolence Lexy Brodt ArtsEtc. Staff Writer “Dallas Buyers Club” messes with your expectations.

Going in, I expected a rodeo movie about an almostunrecognizable, stick-thin Matthew McConaughey (“Mud”) humping lots of ladies and snorting lots of coke. In many ways, that’s what it is. But surprisingly, the story is also a heartwarming tragedy, elevating itself with brilliant character transformations and an intelligent commentary on the treatment of HIV during the 1980s.

The plot follows Ron Woodroof (McConaughey), a perpetually half-drunk electrician who finds out he has AIDs and will die in 30 days. The news isn’t exactly taken well: He goes off on a homophobic rant and gets more drugged up. It’s

not long before he ends up back at the hospital, where he meets Rayon, a sweet and smart-mouthed crossdresser. Played by Jared Leto (“Mr. Nobody”), Rayon is what the film needs to balance out Woodroof’s hick conservatism Woodroof , desperate to prolong his one-month death sentence, starts taking AZT—a harmful drug soon to be approved by the Federal Drug Administration—and undergoes trials by doctors Eve Saks (played by a sweet and too easily overlooked Jennifer Garner, “The Odd Life of Timothy Green”) and Sevard (Denis O’Hare, “J. Edgar”). It’s not long before AZT leaves Woodroof on the verge of death and he goes out looking for a new solution—in Mexico.

He meets a rogue doctor, played with ease and humor

by Griffin Dunne (“Broken City”), who prescribes a

series of vitamins and proteins. The two start up a business that involves Woodroof smuggling these miracle pills over the border in his trunk, somehow getting across while dressed in purposeful irony as a priest.

Sometime mid-movie the viewer realizes what director Jean-Marc Vallée is really up to: The film’s beginning takes us to Woodroof ’s lowest point.

He comes off as an idiot, an asshole, a sex-hungry, drugsnuffing bigot. The audience hates him. But somehow, miraculously, the viewer gets to see another side. As it turns out, Woodroof is not only smart, but extremely innovative and clever.

His bigotry softens when he brings Rayon into his business to attract clientele.

The two bicker like siblings, and their strange chemistry has strong emotional appeal.

The film chronicles an interesting dilemma of the 1980s, when many of those suffering from AIDs took a do-it-yourself approach, recreating themselves as medical entrepreneurs in order to distribute medication unapproved by the FDA. Woodroof ’s story is captivating, and his character arc illuminates a more tender side. However, it’s difficult to ignore that Woodroof is mostly motivated by survival and money, rather than the general good of his clients/patients. His overt horniness—made obvious when he grabs a young hotty suffering from AIDs and sleazily fucks her in the bathroom—is supposed to be amusing but really doesn’t do anything to impress upon the audience his compassion.

Leto is the gem of the film: Rayon’s suffering in the face of a slow, downhill

Courtesy of Focus Features One of Woodroof’s patients is the cross-dresser Rayon, played by Jared Leto.

disintegration is painful and heartbreaking to witness. And Woodroof, when he becomes more charming, clever and a little less selfish, is certainly entertaining, even if I left the theater skeptical of his supposed benevolence.

All in all, “Dallas Buyers

Club” is captivating, moving and memorable; behind its playful and humorous exterior is a painful sadness that is truly eye-opening.

½

DALLAS BUYERS CLUB

Spear’s ‘Britney Jean’ cringe-worthy at best Pop sensation’s latest album mixes monotone singing, barf-inducing lyrics Mekea Larson ArtsEtc. Staff Writer

to be experimentation with remix-style beats and pseudo-spoken word lyrics in borderline monotone.

Britney has never been one to rely on for inspired lyrics, but where her previous work had some interesting production—or at the very least lyrics with entertainment value— Britney Jean is largely filled with cringe-worthy euphemisms and uninspired production that sounds like they came straight from a synthesizer piano.

It’s not fair to say that the album is a complete bust. There’s a song or two that are what they need to be: decent dance songs conducive to yelling lyrics in the club. “Work Bitch,” the album’s first single, has had moderate success in the charts since its release. It’s an updated version of Spears’ aggressive girl power, though with less emphasis on dominating boys and more emphasis on working to get Photo courtesy of Business Insider what you want in all aspects

If Britney can get through 2007, you can get through this album. Maybe.

Britney Spears’ new album Britney Jean is an unfocused mix of teenage boy drama and “head bitch in charge” girl power without much overlap. The album’s central sonic conceit seems

Spears, now 32, seems to be stuck in her teen years, lyrically and musically.

of life. The production is just as aggressive, and it comes together for a solid dance single—exactly what listeners expect and want from a Britney Spears album.

The rest of the album is not nearly as strong. The more successful pieces are explorations of the changing pop/dance scene, exploring electronica, dubstep and certain elements of remixing.

“It Should Be Easy” does this best, with a solid beat, tailor-made for dancing.

However, there’s an overuse of AutoTune that does little to help Britney’s monotonous delivery. “Tik Tik Boom” has a decent chorus for dancing, but the rest of the song is so grating that T.I.’s stereotypical filler rap (mention a club, degrade females, use the word “ice” at some point) is almost a relief.

It’s a shameless euphemism, more uncomfortable than clever. The song is only made better by the fact that “Body Ache,” the next song, is even more uncomfortable:

“I wanna dance till my body ache / Show you how I want ya.” That’s certainly not a euphemism.

The rest of the album is comprised of extremely juvenile world views accompanied by random stings, drums and synthesizer noises. This is not to suggest that Britney is expected to present mature, eloquent world views. It’s simply a fair expectation that a woman in her 30s with two children has no place singing about boys not calling or marking territory (see “Perfume”). The attitudes expressed in “Chillin’ With Yo”’ and “Alien” will connect best with a 14-year-old who “loves her friends” and has a hard time “connecting.”

Simply put, the lyrics are painful. The production on these tracks isn’t much better—it’s messy and unoriginal, pairing a range of instruments that don’t gel and never seem to make a cohesive song.

When a new Britney

Spears album drops, the audience wants something to dance to, something to sing along with, something a little bit dirty and loud. There are elements of all these things on Britney Jean, but they’re hindered by the shamelessly sexual lyrics that are more revolting than clever. The exorbitant number of ballads on the album seems to suggest that Britney wants to revert to her teenage years as she grows older and older.

There may be a successful single or two, but in the end, the album is a parody of the Britney brand: too sexual, too juvenile and too many sounds at once.

½

BRITNEY JEAN BRITNEY SPEARS

Latest Black Flag album pretty much sucks Influential punk band’s first release in 28 years dumps on group’s legacy Michael Ladwig ArtsEtc. Writer It’s risky business trying to get the old band together. Especially if that band is Black Flag, and Henry Rollins is off somewhere getting way too famous to bother with half-assed reunions.

Since he couldn’t catch the big fish, guitarist Greg Ginn looked up Ron Reyes, who was the band’s second vocalist in 1980. You can hear his voice on a few of the

earliest Black Flag songs like “Jealous Again” and “No Values.”

Ginn has always been Flag’s songwriter, though, and pretty much the only reason the band got started in 1979. But it also sounds like he’s a complete asshole. During a show in Australia a couple weeks ago, pro skater Mike Vallely jumped onto the stage and kicked Reyes off for the last few songs while Ginn just rolled with it. Apparently some mean things were said to Reyes, and he wrote a Facebook confessional about how the whole thing went down. Now Vallely’s the lead guy, and Ginn doesn’t plan on

apologizing.

Nonetheless, his voice is the one on the album, and that’s the only one that will ever be there, no matter how many vocalists come and go before their next record comes out. Other than an obvious improvement in production quality and a lot less guitar feedback, there hasn’t been much sonic evolution. Reyes’ voice is slurred and sloppy, somewhere in the indistinguishable nether regions between singing, yelling and talking. His lyrics are immature and simplistic: “I’m wasted / No motivation / This sucks / This is hell” and “Going down to the bitter end / Kicking and

screaming to the bitter end.” The words sound like they could’ve come from the old Black Flag, but that band was not known for its profundity.

This album is really built on its guitar riffs.

Even when they get lost and muffled behind the vocals, you can tell the guitar is driving the rhythm and trying to become the song. The problem is the riffs are the core of every single one of the 22 tracks.

Sometimes it sounds like Ginn is simply playing a few notes in a loop, then Reyes throws some words on top and there ya go, song done. There’s a reason most bands cut it at, say, 10 or 12 songs,

even if that makes the record only 30 minutes long.

In the spirit of punk, they’ve made the songs about 2 minutes each.

But the tempo is a little slow for the genre and the first and last tracks are the only ones that don’t plod along at the same light-jogging speed.

This is not Bad Religion/ NOFX circle pit and bloody-lip punk rock.

It’s really not much of anything.

The record leads in with its only noteworthy track: a quick, halfraging, drum-laden song called “My Heart’s Pumping” that almost made the obnoxious puke-green cover art

believable. But the other songs lack a beat or melody to catch onto and about a third of the way in, the album’s bare guitar riffs and spitting vocals turn into abrasive droning. It sounds like a couple of 50-yearolds jamming out and throwing it onto a track because they know their band name will sell the CDs for them.

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BLACK FLAG

Young Jeezy’s new mixtape establishes his brand South Carolina artist delivers banging beats, features from hip-hop newcomers Josh Villanueva Mixtape Columnist Young Jeezy may be from South Carolina, but his lyrics and heart are clearly reppin’ Atlanta. As one of the biggest names in the trap sub-genre of hip-hop, Jeezy sports a hard-hitting, raspy voice that gives the impression of someone who has gone through a multitude of rough experiences on the streets. This is, indeed, a consistent theme in his

music.

For someone who has been in the game for over a decade, Jeezy never seems to come up with fresh ways to portray his struggles (and successes) in the streets, but growth is still apparent in his work. #ItsThaWorld2 is just another example of how the business-savvy rapper is still building a brand around himself and the label he cofounded, Corporate Thugz Entertainment. #ItsThaWorld2 is a follow up to Jeezy’s It’s Tha World mixtape, which came out almost one year ago. The constantlymotivated artist always seems to be giving his fans

a little taste of the projects he has in the works. This feature-laden work might, at first glance, seem like a cop-out (as most hip-hop aficionados claim that for an artist to truly expose themselves, they should release solo tracks).

Looking at the structure of #ItsThaWorld2, however, there seems to be a clear structure that shows the ulterior motives of Jeezy’s mixtape release.

The first and last tracks are solo tracks by Jeezy, acting as an introduction and conclusion that give the album a feeling of completeness while allowing the middle of the eight-track work to host a more diverse set of songs.

The middle section of the album contains three types of tracks. Two tracks feature Jeezy alongside other big-name rappers.

These songs seemingly act as singles, and they easily could be, with hard-hitting beats and the lyrical flow of rappers such as Pusha T, Big K.R.I.T. and 2 Chainz, just to name a few.

The second type of songs are those that feature Jeezy’s younger CTE signees Doughboyz Cashout and YG. These tracks allow listeners to see how these young, emerging artists stack up to the veteran status of Jeezy. No track shows dominance of one artist

over another.

The third type of track within #ItsThaWorld2 are simply solo tracks from YG and Doughboyz Cashout respectively. These songs allow the younger, upand-coming artists to shine on a bigger stage as a part of a mainstream artist’s mixtape. This is also a testament to the character and celebrity of Jeezy, as he has the credibility and success to vouch for his lesserknown labelmates.

While the mixtape does not contain any type of lyrical content that pushes Jeezy forward as an artist, it delivers what fans come to expect from him: vivid, picturesque rhymes of

working the corners in the hood, romanticizing the drug game and bragging about his riches. If you come in knowing that this is what you’ll get, then this is exactly what the doctor ordered. And it is great.

This also marks an evolution for Jeezy as a businessman. To put the success of his fellow CTE members with that of his own grind, Jeezy illustrates his level of fame and how he’ll use it to bring up those he feels are worthy of such an honor. At the very least, #ItsThaWorld will give listeners a respect for the never-ending hustle of Jeezy and his CTE family.

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Kaminsky drinking Michael’s secret stuff Allegations surfaced late last night that Frank Kaminsky has been drinking “Michael’s Secret Stuff,” an illegal substance that became popular with the release of the film “Space Jam.” The drink is supposed to increase your athletic performance “exponentially,” says the NCAA’s Student Athletic Advisory Board.

“The average increase in vertical leap after a bottle of Michael’s Secret Stuff is about 9 feet.

Quickness, strength and concentration all increase at about the same rate.

It’s the most potent product on the market for athletes,” said Joseph Steele, chairman of the Student Athletic Advisory Board.

Troy Huff, a senior for

the University of North Dakota’s basketball team told the Misnomer he was not surprised to hear of the allegations. “I was sitting in the paint waiting to draw a charge on Frank, and the guy literally stepped on my head and performed a 360-degree windmill dunk all while singing ‘Wrecking Ball’ (Miley Cyrus’ No. 1 hit).

“Now you tell me he ain’t juicing!”

Other players also saw this coming. Yogi Ferrell, star point guard for Indiana University, is highly skeptical of Kaminsky’s newfound skill set. “I mean, look at the dude. If you didn’t know, you would think he’s a chemistry major [laughs] who couldn’t

jump over a pebble if it crossed him. Hell, he looks one of ‘em farmer boys they got up there (more laughter).”

Until this date, Kaminsky has been adamant that he has not taken any illegal substances. “Haters gonna hate, ya feels? Ask any of the guys, I don’t juice.

If they tryna catch me riding dirty that ain’t my issue. Imma just fly, no lie, you know this balllllin’,” Kaminsky told a group of reporters.

If proven guilty, Kaminsky would face some of the strictest penalties the Student Athletic Advisory Board issues. The charges include playing for the MATC Monstars for a full year, being forced to

watch Badger games while being chained to Mr. Swackhammer’s (MATC’s coach) throne and sharing a room with Monstar center Blanko.

Badger shooting guard Traevon Jackson was more concerned that Kaminsky chose not to share the drink. “How aren’t you going to share that stuff? I mean, Michael shared with the Tune Squad and look what happened. They couldn’t be stopped! If this is true, I am very disappointed in Frank.”

The NCAA has issued a full investigation into the matter with plans to release a full report before Dec. 15. Follow us @MadisonMisnomer or like us on Facebook for more updates.

UW arsonist retires in high regard Forty years after starting his career at the University of Wisconsin, beloved campus arsonist Glenn Baker has decided to leave the profession in order to spend more time with his family, Baker said at a press conference yesterday morning.

Baker, who set a number of smaller fires before gaining campus and state notoriety for the Great Bascom Fire of 1975, said the thing he will miss the most is the students.

“It’s the young adults I hope I have touched, the men and women who I hope I left some imprint on during their four years,” Baker said.

“The freshman studying in College late at night who came home to find their dorms burnt to ash or the seniors at Der Rathskeller whose bike tires I turned into melting puddles of goo. It’s the looks on their faces that have always warmed my heart.”

Responsible for more thab 2,000 fires since 1973, Baker said he never once considered another line of work, calling fire starting “a calling from a very early age.” After lighting his parent’s gazebo on fire at the age of 7, Baker was sent to a juvenile camp where his talents for pyrotechnics really soared, he said.

Baker began his fire studies at the UW as an undergraduate under the supervision of Eddie “No Survivors” Grisdale, one of the first arsonists to bring the “spread method” to the university. Baker said it was Grisdale who encouraged him to stick with his passion.

Throughout his 40-year career at the UW, Baker never slowed down his illustrious and frightful pyromania, UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank said.

The chancellor recounted one story told to her in which Baker contracted the measles in 1984.

“Everyone assumed Glenn would stay home and try to

get well,” Blank said. “But, lo and behold, at 7 in the morning, students in Birge Hall were greeted with a sudden and quick spreading grease fire, which trapped in students and faculty alike. The fire department later found pipes jamming the handles of all the exits, leading to countless more deaths. That’s just the kind of guy Glenn was.”

Baker said he plans to spend the next chapter of his life spending time with his wife, Gertrude, whom he met while setting fire to her dress in 1978. The couple plans to spend their time up north traveling from cabin to highly-flammable cabin.

Misnomer Incomplete Thoughts Seriously, what the hell are you thinking Amazon? Droids? You think this is going to be a plausible idea? Did you come up with while working at Cheba Hut? What’s next? Packages of cheese?

Survivor’s tale: a Rheta’s turkey day One of the Madison Misnomer writers was unfortunate enough to be stuck in UW Housing over the Thanksgiving break.

Because we assume you enjoy laughing at other people’s misery as much as we do, here is his untouched accounts of the affair.

Editor’s Note: We want to warn you this might cause some of readers to weep, guffaw, chortle or all of the above. It brings about a myriad of emotions, really.

Survivor’s Log Day 1: Wednesday, Nov. 27 Entry 1: 11 a.m.

My roommate just left.

I think there’s only one other person on my floor.

He’s kinda weird, though.

I don’t think I’ll approach unless necessary. God, I hope he isn’t staying, too.

All my friends went last night, not bothering to go to any classes today. I figured I would, but woke up and found both my Wednesday classes cancelled. Typical.

Maybe I’ll get around to finally finishing “Breaking Bad.” Entry 2: 3 p.m.

The weird kid across the hall just left. I was going to the bathroom when he left.

“Sorry, I can’t get lunch. My ride’s here. Figured I should go to class today, but I can’t not see my family for the holiday! So jacked to get home.” “Uhh, yeah, me too.

Can’t wait for my mom to

come pick me up. Any time now.” All I could do was lie to hide the shame and pain.

Maybe I’ll start watching “Game of Thrones.” This’ll still be a good weekend.

Entry 3: 6:30 p.m.

The Dining Hall closed for break. How am I supposed to eat? “Game of Thrones” is good.

Entry 4: 8:17 p.m.

Masturbating has stopped being entertaining. What can I do with myself now?

Entry 5: 11:58 p.m.

The hall is so empty. The whole dorm is so quiet. I think it might be driving me crazy. At least I can finally listen to my 90s playlist without shame.

Survivor’s Log Day 2: Thursday, Nov. 28 Entry 6: 9:44 a.m.

Just woke up. Ate a PopTart out of the vending machine. There are only three packages left in the machine. Will that be enough to get me through the long weekend? I’ll have to form a ration plan later. Found an interesting flyer on a walk around the neighboring dorms to see who’s still left. It read: “Staying for break?

Come to Rheta’s at 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day to celebrate with all your Badger Buddies!!!” Is that real life? No way, I’ll be desperate enough to go.

Entry 7: 12:11 p.m.

Ate another Pop-Tart.

YOLO. Exhausted Reddit.

What else is there to do online?

Entry 8: 2:23 p.m.

Can’t even masturbate out of sheer boredom anymore.

This is Hell.

Entry 9: 2:45 p.m.

Logged onto “RuneScape.”

Entry 10: 3:20 p.m.

Fuck this, I’m going. I’m having Thanksgiving at Rheta’s.

Entry 11: 3:50 p.m.

Arrive at Rheta’s. Had to shower and figure out what to wear. No one else is here, but I’m still a little bit early.

Hope the food is good.

Entry 12: 4:00 p.m.

Still only one here.

Entry 13: 4:11 p.m.

I’ll give it a little more time. It’s Thanksgiving.

Things could be running late. But why are the lights off? Why is the chain-link door covering the entrance?

Entry 14: 4:25 p.m.

Just five more minutes.

Entry 15: 4:27 p.m.

Someone walked into Rheta’s. I turned around and saw a lone international student -- Asian male, age indiscernible. I try to make contact via an inviting wave.

He flees.

Entry 16: 4:28 p.m.

Contemplate masturbating. Contemplate suicide.

Entry 17: 4: 33 p.m.

I get up from the table by the dish room I’m sitting at to see what tools I have at

my disposal. Could I do it with the microwave?

Entry 18: 4:34 p.m.

I find a typed note on the chain-link door blocking entrance to Rheta’s. It reads: “Thanksgiving at Rheta’s has been canceled. The cooks have family they want to see, too!!! - Management.

11/26” I sit back down.

Entry 19: 4:45 p.m.

I throw away my used napkins. I promise I wasn’t crying. I break a few salt and pepper shakers before I leave. Those bitches.

Entry 20: 6:37 p.m.

Line up outside Hilldale Target. Only person in line.

Entry 21: 8:00 p.m.

Still only person in line as I enter the store. Is the whole world celebrating at home with their families?

Entry 22: 8:34 p.m.

I stay a little while at the store. A few weirdos wandered in. One of the homeless creationists from State Street. Is that Tunnel Bob? Didn’t he die? My Asian Chem T.A. I leave.

Entry 23: 8:39 p.m.

I already walked here. I don’t wanna walk back. Is the bus going to come soon?

Entry 24: 9:20 p.m.

Find out Route 2 doesn’t have Thanksgiving Day routes.

Entry 25: 10:26 p.m.

Arrive back at dorm. Still alone. Set up my Xbox One. Fuck Thanksgiving.

Frank Kaminksy (pictured) with the signature Toon Squad and Jordan’s drink of choice.

Another holiday spent at kids’ table This was going to be my year, my blissful Thanksgiving, but it happened again. I had to sit at the kid’s table for Thanksgiving. I am 20.

20 YEARS OLD. Do you know what the kid’s table means? It means that I am scrunched up next to a plastic Fisher Toy table perched on a too small plastic chair, with my knees up to my breasts and my younger cousins playing footsy with me under the table because they don’t understand that footsy is something you do when you are in middle school and you like a girl or guy.

After 15 minutes you realize you have to get out of this situation. You try to get a spot at the adult table by bartering with your sister who has been allowed to be at the adult table for four years now, even though she is only two years older than you. She scoffs and tells you to get back to wonderland, while taking at hit at your major.

It’s not your fault that she doesn’t believe that you can land a job with that art/theatre degree. You grab a pack of crayons and some paper and make your way back to the kid’s table determined to show all of them you can do this -- you will survive the kid’s table.

As soon as you are back in the room you see that everything has erupted into chaos. Jimmy has Dakiri in a chokehold while exclaiming he is the king of the castle. His pants happen to be off and nowhere in sight.

Meanwhile, Libby is

acting like a horse eating a hat because that is what King Jimmy wanted. Then in the far corner you have Brady crying because no one would let him be a unicorn, not even Mommy and Daddy.

You realize these kids need you more than you thought before.

The only reasonable way to fix this situation is to take control of the castle. You quick scribble a decree with your crayons and put your (“useless”) acting skills to the test.

You proclaim that dinner will be served in mere moments, and everyone must sit down for the royal feast.

You wait a beat. They all look at each other, even sobbing Brady, and then look at you with a malice you have never encountered in children before. Before you know it they tackle you to the ground and hog tie you and start drawing on your face with the crayons. Damn it, you hate living in the country where kids learn to hog tie before they learn to read.

After your older cousins walk in, they start laughing. The little ones are frightened and back off.

You try to explain that you were just playing a game, but you can see in their eyes that they know what really happened.

“Well it looks like you are right at home at the kid’s table,” one says while walking away.

Hope your thanksgiving was as good as mine.

This Day in Badgers’ History 1991 Tunnel Bob sees sunlight for the first time, realizing he has accidentally made it all the way out to the MATC “campus.”

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Puzzle by Brad Wilber ACROSS 1 Common catch off the coast of Maryland 9 Light, in a way 15 Crude alternative 16 Jewelry box item 17 Like a bout on an undercard 18 Dickens’s Miss Havisham, famously 19 ID clincher

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ASO to my roommate sleeping with literally all of our guy friends. can you please try to keep your legs closed for two seconds?? DASO to you thinking it’s not a big deal that you keep on doing this. um HELLO you’re making it awkward for everyone. you suck.

SO to the chubby kid who took his shirt off for the dance cam on Saturday. That kid can party with me anytime.

SO to taking my last college test tomorrow. As always, I’m eating some candy and watching movies to prepare. It’s been a great four and a half years Madison, so thanks.

yet...dick.

SO to the guy who came out of the unisex bathroom at the sac and said “give her time to get dressed before you go in”

HMFASO to these college painters recruiters that do their “interviews” in Grainger Cafe every day. You are annoying scammers that SO to the think you are the shit. Everyone freshman trying to fight all of us SO to the out there--don’t tonight. Take your contractors who listen to them! If they were actual tough guy act back are fighting the to the dorms. raccoons that live professionals don’t you think in the walls of HOLY SHIT SO to the Humanities they would have how dirty the song building. What an office? They “semi-charmed other secrets does probably make life” is. How did that building hold? a profit off of I never notice each of you they that. sexanddrugs SO to the convince. sexanddrugs Christmas album called “Christmas sexanddrugs SO to all of Break” coming the scrooges on my pandora. and whiners ASO to finals complaining and being sneaky little Thanks for the extra motivation, writing ASO’s. bastards. Where pandora, but I’m Here’s to you did you come not quite there getting bit by the from!?

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slang for “vagina” in a different language. DASO ASO to this to doing so on a semester. Just school computer be done please. in the library for Like now would everybody to see. be nice.

ASO to two SO to the girl ridiculous girls who apologized on the 80 today for scaring me around 4. You turds completely at the front door of the blocked the aisle Cliffdweller. I and kept everyone didn’t know any who got on after cute girls lived you from sitting down in one of the in the dweller. many empty seats at the back of the ASO to the girl bus!!! Also, to clear who showed up late to up your riveting debate, that big powerflow ole new building at the Serf Thursday night across from the and proceeded SERF is, indeed, Gordon Commons. to lay her mat a whole foot ASO to the guy away from mine. There was that comes over to so much space my room during everywhere finals week only to else!!!!You fart so much that I threw off my have to leave due to the smell! concentration.

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SO to the girl in ASO to already college who was feeling nostalgic making tornados about moving in her water bottle out of my and smacked apartment. herself in the face SO to having while twirling her the greatest bottle.. way to go, roommates champ ever! I don’t want to leave!

SO to the girl in the memorial ASO to library computer innocently lab. If someone Googling the has to tell you word for “bean” that you can’t park in a foreign your bike INSIDE language, only the library, you are to learn (via too stupid to go to accidental school here. pornographyASO to dropping viewing) that my phone in a it’s also vulgur

bucket filled with Febreeze and it being completely fried now. SO to my phone smelling great!

SO to the guy driving the segway-style vacuum at college lib at 4am. Though obnoxiously loud, you made my one night stand with Helen that much more enjoyable.

ASO to whoever designed my jeans.

The zipper is like 2 inches long and ends above my dick. How am I supposed to pee?

ASO to people in large lectures that turn around and stare at others behind them. STOP IT! IT MAKES ME REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE! ASO to my roommate who communicates with the rest of the house via facebook and our whiteboard and never has the balls to say anything to our faces. Don’t worry buddy, we all can’t wait until you move out either.

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Wurtz, women’s hoops back home against BC ACC/Big Ten event returns Thursday to Kohl Center for game with Eagles Eric Kohlbeck Women’s Basketball Writer Before Thursday’s game against Boston College, the Wisconsin women’s basketball team’s last home game will have been 18 days earlier, when it beat Northern Illinois at the Kohl Center on Nov. 17.

A road game at Alabama was followed by the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving Tournament, so now the Badgers (4-2) will finally return home to the Kohl Center on Thursday to face the Eagles (3-4) as part of the annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

The Badgers have lost two of their last three games, the losses coming against those two aforementioned SEC teams. The lone win came in the first round of the Vanderbilt Tournament against Mercer. Digging themselves in an early hole against Vanderbilt, head coach Bobbie Kelsey liked how her team battled back despite its early deficit.

“I did like the fight I saw in the kids in that Vanderbilt game,” Kelsey said. “They could have folded it up and called it a day, but they didn’t. We would have liked to have won the game obviously, but it was a different type of body language in that game as opposed to the Alabama loss. We still have work to do, but we’re going to get ready for Boston College on Thursday.”

Thursday’s game will be against yet another opponent from the power six conferences.

The Badgers are in the fourth game of a stretch where

TOURNEY, page 14 Sept. 14 during the InnTower Invitational Tournament. Wisconsin held the Horizon regular season and tournament champions to a .140 hitting percentage, forcing three Panthers into negative hitting territory.

Milwaukee’s senior middle blocker Rachel Neuberger and 2012 All-Horizon League player only had seven kills against Wisconsin early this season, but she registered seven of Milwaukee’s 10 blocks.

The Panther’s leading attacker in junior outside hitter Julie Kolinske, who averages 3.28 kills per set, managed 15 kills in four sets against the Badgers.

Milwaukee last made a NCAA tournament appearance in 2011, its 10th appearance overall, when the team was knocked out by Iowa

they will play five power six conference teams in seven games.

After Alabama, Vanderbilt and Boston College, the Badgers will play Marquette and Washington in the next week and a half. Despite the tough schedule, fifthyear senior guard Taylor Wurtz, a veteran on the team, knows this comes with the territory of the hoops season during nonconference play.

“That’s preseason, so that’s what you expect,” Wurtz said. “I’ve been here for five years, so I know what’s coming and is ahead of us. You really have to focus in and concentrate on each scouting report because each team is different.”

Wurtz, who has returned this season after a back injury forced her to miss the majority of last season, is leading the team in both points (14.7) and rebounds (9.2) per game. Her average 21 points, 10.5 rebounds and four assists during the Vanderbilt Tournament were good enough to grab her a spot on the alltournament team. Kelsey also knows Wurtz helps make the difference on her team.

“Taylor is the type of player that, when you need a basket, Taylor can get you a basket,” Kelsey said. “She can make very difficult shots, ones that you don’t see a lot. She just has that talent. “ Boston College and Wisconsin have been familiar foes in the ACC/ Big Ten Challenge as this will be the second time they’ve squared off against one another as part of the challenge’s six year history. They also played each other back in 2003.

Wisconsin lost at Boston College in 2003 but beat them in 2011 at the Kohl Center. The Eagles are led

State in the first round.

Senior libero Annemarie Hickey said there’s some comfort playing a team that Wisconsin has already beaten this year. She said there is also a sense of relief in not having to travel across the nation to an unknown gym this weekend.

“Just having our fan support here is really great,” Hickey said.

“They’re really fired up that we’re back in the Field House.”

Wisconsin will most likely face a talented North Carolina squad on Saturday if UW wins on Friday. No. 15 UNC finished the season with a 27-4 record and with three Tar Heels earning All-ACC honors.

As the only senior on the team, and with this NCAA tournament her final chance to extend her collegiate volleyball career, Hickey said this is the time to let

by senior guard Kristen Doherty who, like Wurtz, leads her team in points (14.4) and rebounds (5.4) per game.

Redshirt junior forward Michala Johnson, who paced the Badgers with 21 points against Mercer, understands that they will have to stop Boston College’s shooters, including Doherty. “[Boston College] plays a lot of zone,” Johnson said. “They have some good shooters on their team as far as what we saw on the highlights we looked at.”

The Badgers will have to do some shooting of their own against Boston College.

Going up against the zone, the Badgers will likely have to knock down their three-point shots. In its last game against Vanderbilt, UW had a season-high nine three-pointers which was just three short of the school record. Wurtz and senior guard Morgan Paige are currently first and third respectively on the team in threepoint shots made with junior Jacki Gulczynski ranking second with 10.

The Badgers’ starters can all score as each one of them is averaging double figures in points this season.

Regardless of scouting reports, tournaments or playing tough teams, the Badgers are just happy to be back at the Kohl Center. UW is 2-0 at home this season and has a 2-1 mark at home in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Wisconsin lost last year’s challenge game at Virginia Tech, 38-47. For UW, there might be a bit of revenge against the ACC on their mind.

“Yeah it’s good to be Andy Fate The Badger Herald back home -- just to be back, seeing our fans, and playing in the Kohl Fifth-year senior forward Taylor Wurtz has recovered well from her 2012 back injury well enough to lead the Center,” Wurtz said.

Badgers in points and rebounds per game as they head into their ACC/Big Ten matchup with Boston College.

everything go and have no regrets about how she approaches this weekend. But she said it’s a relief that she has the chance to play in at least one tournament during her career. “[There’s] a lot of pressure off of my shoulders,” Hickey said. “[There’s] just a lot of excitement. The first thing I thought of was, ‘When can we get in the gym? When are we going to be able to play and practice so we can take on our next opponent?’”

For Wisconsin, however, the pressure of performing is far from over. Even upperclassmen, like junior outside hitter Ellen Chapman, said they may feel the butterflies in their stomachs when they step out onto the court on Friday night.

“I think I’m going to be a little nervous,” Chapman said. “I know that our whole season

is riding on these games that we’re playing. Every point is going to mean so much more … we know if things don’t go our way, our season’s over.”

Chapman said she hasn’t even watched the annual Selection Sunday in the previous two years — she knew Wisconsin would not be one of the 64 teams announced to play in the postseason.

But this season, Chapman and the whole team watched intently to discover Wisconsin would host the first two rounds of tournament play, surprising Chapman.

She said the team reacted to witnessing its first NCAA tournament appearance in six seasons with ecstatic hugging, jumping and screaming.

“Everyone’s just been so jacked up these past couple of days,” Chapman said. “It’s really exciting.”

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Andy Fate The Badger Herald Senior linebacker Brendan Kelly and his fellow teammates might not be headed for the Rose Bowl again, but the 2013 season was nothing to scoff at.

because (in hindsight) things could be much worse.

The Badgers might not have a hot date with the Sugar Bowl like they held hopes for a week ago, but Wisconsin’s going to get their taste of the BCS, even if it’s less sweet than it once seemed.

The current collective bowl outlook has the Badgers destined for the Capital One Bowl, almost surely facing the loser of the SEC Championship between Auburn and Missouri, a pair of top 5 BCS squads at the moment, a pair of teams that ran through the toughest conference schedule in the nation with just one loss and a pair of teams that will make life very difficult for the Badgers.

So Wisconsin may have lost out on a hint of the BCS, but in the second fiddle bowl game, they’ll find a first-level opponent where a victory will quickly ease the pains of the Senior Day letdown. To be in that position is impressive in itself because things could be much worse.

Now a full year in the rearview mirror, Bret Bielema’s departure is increasingly less worthy of conversation.

And it isn’t fair to compare Wisconsin’s first Bielema-less season at 9-3 to Arkansas’ first Bielema-full season at 3-9 — all karma aside — but a year removed from Bielema

as head coach is a year removed from the six-loss debacle in 2012 of assistantsin, assistants-out.

In came a gang of new coaches and the loss number was sliced in half. New faces in a new location took new players and made progress in their new conference.

Progress; a key when the reins are passed from hand to hand, like they were between Barry Alvarez and Andersen. That progress is what Wisconsin fans should appreciate when they look back at this season.

It started with a quarterback battle in the fall.

One of those quarterbacks ended up starting at safety.

The starting kicker was asked to leave the program at season’s end. Progress has definitely been made.

Quick hindsight can be a dangerous tool, one that can drown out the impressive moments of lengthy season.

It’s pretty easy to allow one slip-up to mask all that happened during the first 13 weeks of the season; just ask Alabama.

Indeed, things could be much worse.

Sean is a senior majoring in journalism and communication arts.

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Women’s hockey defense surprising leader Meghan Eustice Women’s Hockey Writer The phrase “the best defense is a good offense” is one applied to every sporting event out there. But these past few months, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team has been proving that the opposite may hold as well. The Badgers are in the middle of an extremely successful season, something they all attribute to their tight defense.

“Coach likes to sometimes

call the defensemen the quarterbacks,” senior defenseman Kelly Jaminski said. “We kind of see how the play is developing and we have to make the play happen and generate that offense.”

At this point in the season, the quarterbacks of Wisconsin hockey have accomplished the impressive task of holding every opponent to two goals or less each game, a feat that even the No. 1 ranked Minnesota team

couldn’t achieve. In fact, Wisconsin currently leads the conference in the goalsagainst column, with an exceptionally low 16 goals, the next closest being the Golden Gophers with 23.

Furthermore, UW (122-2, 8-2-2 WCHA) has gone unbeaten its last 12 games, even against some of the conference’s top foes, like No. 3 University of North Dakota (9-3-2, 7-3-2 WCHA), who was fresh off a seasonhighlight win against the Golden Gophers. When the

two ranked competitors faced off two weekends ago, Wisconsin came away with the win Saturday night, along with the No. 2 spot in the conference standings.

Freshman goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens credits this huge victory to the disciplined defense of Wisconsin, saying everyone pitches in in the defensive zone.

“Our defense was very good [against North Dakota],” Desbiens said.

“Alex did a great job stopping goals, but the players in front of her keep the shots to the outside, take care of the rebounds, block shots and back check hard.

Overall, we did a great job defensively, and offensively we just took every chance we had and put the puck in the net.”

Continuing their hot streak, the Badgers spent the weekend after Thanksgiving up in Duluth, Minn., where they took on MinnesotaDuluth, adding a tie and a win to their record. Both games were close, with the win Saturday coming from junior forward Karley Sylvester’s lone goal. Once again, Wisconsin says the win was due to shutting the Bulldogs down with their incredible defensive play. According to Kelly Jaminski, this was something UW had been working on in the practices leading up to the

WELCOME, page 14 forward to it, especially after last weekend with the couple of losses. You get to go back out and try to get a couple of wins. It’s fun to have something to play for,” junior goaltender Landon Peterson said. “This first half is coming to an end, and I think a couple of big wins especially in the Big Ten is huge. Two wins is a big deal for us.”

Aiding UW in its preparation for the Nittany Lions (3-7-1, 0-0 Big Ten) is a not too distant memory of the first time Penn State rolled into Madison last year. Riding a momentous win against the Gophers at the Hockey City Classic, the Badgers entered their firstever series with the newlyformed Penn State hockey team, soundly winning 5-0 in game one.

But a different fate fell upon UW as it saw a 2-0 lead fall to force an overtime period, eventually losing 4-3 to close out the season at the Kohl Center.

“That was a pretty emotional killer for us last year. We ended up turning it around in the end but yeah the feelings we had after that game were pretty

UMD series.

“Preparing for UMD, we really worked a lot in practice on defensive plays, being competitive in the corners and being aggressive in general,” Jaminski said. “You can kind of tell in the way the score was that it was pretty tight both games, so I think we really came through with the practice we put in beforehand.”

She also said a good defense is a flexible one — the easier and faster a defensive unit can adapt to different situations, the more successful it will be. This is something she can say from experience, as Wisconsin has been running a nearperfect penalty kill this season, ranking first in the conference with 38 successful penalty kills out of 41, earning the team a 92.7 percent success rate playing shorthanded. The next closest is Minnesota at 90.6 percent.

An effective penalty kill might have become a pleasant surprise for UW this season, as playing short-handed is the one area of its defensive game that took a while to kick in, according to Courtney Burke, a sophomore defenseman. “[Our penalty kill] started off a little rough, but I think the Ohio [State] series really turned it around,” Burke said. “I think we almost went 100 percent on it,

and I think that gave us a lot of confidence.”

But through it all, fullstrength or penalty kill, top-ranked opponents or exhibition matchups, goaltender Alex Rigsby has lead her team to victory from between the pipes. The senior was named Defensive Player of the Week by the WCHA last week after blocking 54 of the 55 shots she faced against the tough North Dakota squad.

As if that wasn’t reason enough to celebrate, after the win against UMD this past weekend, Rigsby broke the school record for wins with 92, a record that was previously held by goaltender Jessie Vetter, who graduated in 2009. Head coach Mark Johnson discussed Rigsby’s journey as a goaltender and her road to success.

“I didn’t think anyone was going to come near [Vetter’s record],” Johnson said. “But along comes Alex, who’s gotten better every year, who’s had some adversities through injuries and has been able to battle through a lot of different things.

“The credit goes to her with her commitment, certainly she’s had some good players in front of her to help her out, but she’s gotten better every year and she’s been consistent and she’s got good work habits and we’re certainly excited for her and happy for her.”

bummer-like,” Zengerle said.

“We definitely don’t want to have that repeated.”

Penn State will debut in the B1G conference this weekend after a mediocre start to its second season as a Division I program.

Opening with a 3-3-1 record, the Nittany Lions have dropped four-straight games against then-No. 13 Massachusetts-Lowell and then-15 Union.

Returning are most of their key players, including goaltender Matthew Skoff and redshirt junior forward Taylor Holstrom, who recorded two goals against UW last season including the game-winner in overtime.

Under the direction of head coach Guy Gadowsky, Penn State finished its first Division I season with a near-. 500 record and went 3-2 against its new B1G opponents, splitting series’ with UW and Michigan State and trouncing Ohio State in a single-game meeting.

“They shoot from everywhere. They play a simple solid game and can rely on their goaltending to make saves when they need them,” Eaves said. “It will

be very similar to last year.”

Skoff and the PSU defensemen will be warding off a UW offense that averages three goalsper-game this season, led by a deep and experienced offense. Led by a strong upperclassman core of senior forwards Michel Mersch, Tyler Barnes and Zengerle and junior defenseman Jake McCabe, the veteran Badgers account for 43 percents of the team’s scores and nearly half of all assists this season.

Last Saturday, Zengerle recorded his 100th career assist for UW. He will carry the accomplishment into the weekend as momentum, looking to even translate a few of those goal-making opportunities to scores of his own, having notched just one goal so far this season.

“It was nice… I’ve got to start shooting the puck more and scoring some goals but it was cool,” Zengerle said. “It just shows how many good players have come through here in my past few years.”

The Badgers and Nittany Lions will face off at 7 p.m.

Friday and 8 p.m. Saturday at the Kohl Center.

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Badgers finish road trip at Bemidji State Undefeated weeks away from LaBahn proving UW worthy of 2nd-best ranking Christian Karcher Women’s Hockey Writer After a disappointing 12-6-2 start before the holiday break last year, the Wisconsin women’s hockey team has started out even stronger in the 2013-2014 season. The Badgers are 122-2 this season with their only losses coming from top-ranked Minnesota back in early October.

The Badgers will look to cap off their solid start to the season with a series against Bemidji State (7-7-2 WCHA 4-5-1) this Friday and Sunday.

The series comes on the back of a six-game road trip for Wisconsin in which they played three teams currently receiving votes in the national polls (Boston University, North Dakota and MinnesotaDuluth), finishing with a record of 4-0-2.

“I guess it’s certainly nice to get an opportunity to play at home again,” head coach Mark Johnson said in a press conference Monday afternoon. “It’s been a demanding and very satisfying six games on the road against great competition.”

The Badgers haven’t played at home in nearly a month and the players are looking forward to the respite from bus rides, hotel rooms and rabid WCHA fans.

“As cliché as it sounds, it’s so great to be home,” senior forward Madison Packer said. “Not just so that we can rest in our own beds and not have to travel, but to play in front of our own fans is just incredible.”

Bemidji State’s 4-5-1 conference record places them in the middle of the pack in the race for the

WCHA regular season title. The Beavers have key wins over Ohio State and Minnesota-Duluth this season. They also swept their series with Minnesota State in mid-November.

Their most recent win over Minnesota-Duluth will certainly give Bemidji some confidence coming into Madison this weekend.

Two key matchups define this game. One is between Bemdji State’s freshman goaltender Brittani Mowat against Wisconsin’s powerful offense.

Mowat has been impressive in her freshman campaign, boasting a 2.1 goals against average, including two shutouts against Lindenwood and Minnesota-Duluth.

Wisconsin is averaging three goals per game and has averaged 36 shots on the season. If Bemidji’s defense cannot control Wisconsin’s explosive offense, it could be a long night for the freshman goaltender.

The other intriguing matchup will be between Bemidji’s top scorer Hanna Moher and Wisconsin’s top scoring defense. Moher, a sophomore forward, has seven goals on the year including four in conference play. Serving up many of her opportunities is fellow sophomore Kaitlyn Tougas. Tougas leads the team with six assists on the year, half of which were direct through Moher before finding the net. The Wisconsin defense, on the other hand, has been one of the most impressive defenses in the country. They are currently allowing just one goal per game, tied for the best in the country along with Minnesota.

Unfortunately for the Badgers, they could be without star senior goaltender Alex Rigsby.

During a game where Rigsby should have been celebrating setting the all-

time record for wins at Wisconsin, she hobbled off the ice late in the second period with an undisclosed injury. Rigsby is still questionable for the Badgers’ game Friday.

However, if unable to play this weekend, the team is still confi dent in freshman backup Ann-Renée Desbiens.

Desbiens entered the game late in the second period after Rigsby went down with the injury, taking just a few warm up shots before being thrown into the game.

“She played very well and gave us an opportunity to come away with a 1-0 victory,” Johnson said.

Desbiens finished the game with a shutout and 13 saves. The performance was good enough to win Desbiens her first WCHA honor as the Rookie of the Week. In all, Desbiens has played 207 minutes this year and holds an impressive goals against average of .87. Whether Desbiens or Rigsby takes their position in front of the net this Friday, the team will be confi dent that whoever is between the pipes will play well.

“Rigsby is obviously our rock,” Packer said. “She has had an absolutely incredible career here.

However we’re confident with whoever is back there and [Desbiens] has proven herself so far this season.”

Whoever wins those two battles will likely gain the upper hand this weekend when the Badgers meet the Beavers for the first time this season. As the first half of the season comes to a close, both Wisconsin and Bemidji State will be looking to finish 2013 strong and carry that success into 2014.

“You want to finish [the first half of the season] off on a positive note,” Johnson said. “Depending on how this weekend goes, it has been a good first half up to this point.”

UW sets goals beyond first 2 hosted rounds Postseason dreams start at Field House, but path to title runs much longer on road Leah Zuckerman Volleyball Writer Sunday brought excitement for the Wisconsin volleyball team as it was chosen to host the first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament at the UW Field House this weekend.

The 13th-ranked Badgers (23-9) compete in the tournament for the first time since 2007. The Field House will host a tournament game between California (172) and North Carolina (27-4) on Friday, with the Badgers taking on Milwaukee (18-10) later on that evening.

Wisconsin is making its 17th appearance in the NCAA tournament, hosting 13 out of those 17 appearances. They have been seeded among the top 16 teams in the NCAA tournament nine times, ranking their highest in 1997 at fourth.

With a strong finish to their regular season, the Badgers tied for fourth in the final Big Ten standings at 128, making this their most conference victories since 2007 when they finished 17-3. Additionally, the Badgers finished as the conference leaders in digs per set, averaging 15.8 digs per set in league matches.

Wisconsin has also broken nearly every individual and team season record under 25-point rally scoring in 2013. Junior Ellen Chapman set overall and Big Ten-season records for kills and freshman Haleigh Nelson

set overall and Big Ten record for total blocks.

Freshman Lauren Carlini was named Big Ten Freshman of the year and also earned All-Big Ten honors this past Tuesday.

First-year head coach Kelly Sheffield has become one of the most successful first-year head coaches for Badger volleyball. When asked about his overall 2013 experience with the team, he described it as a dream come true.

“I am a really lucky coach to be able to work at a place like this university,” Sheffield said. “It’s been a real awesome experience and I feel very fortunate.”

Senior libero Annemarie Hickey gets another chance to play on her home turf this weekend and an opportunity to show how far she has led the team this year.

“This is my first time making it in all my four years. I’m actually just really motivated. We know as a team that we can go far and do big things. And you know, we are getting a lot of things from the media and other teams saying we’re not going to go far, but we have no doubt in our minds that we can do this and we can beat a lot of these teams.

We’re just really going out there with a lot of motivation and it’s really awesome.”

Everyone is getting excited for the postseason play, and Sheffield and the players alike are expecting a great turnout this weekend.

“The one thing I keep hearing from everybody is if you get to postseason then everyone shows up, that’s one thing Badger fans do,” Sheffield said.

“They support their

teams well. I’m stoked about that. You host, this place will be packed. I believe in that. You know our team feeds off good energy. We’re hoping we have unbelievable energy this weekend.”

While this may be the Badgers first appearance in six seasons, this is not Sheffield’s first goround with the NCAA tournament.

Including 2013, Sheffield has led his teams to nine NCAA tournaments, including the last eight years in a row where he led Dayton to five-straight postseason appearances and Albany to three.

With so many dreams coming true for this tight-knit team, the Badgers seem ready to chase further team goals. While making it to the tournament itself was quite the accomplishment, the Badgers don’t seem engendered toward complacency. They want to keep moving forward and focus on one opponent at a time.

Carlini hopes to leave it all on the court.

“We don’t have anything to lose. This is the first time we have been in the tournament since 2007, so let’s prove everyone wrong. No one thinks we can make it far in the tournament, and everyone doubts us.

I think we are using that as fuel and we hope to show everyone that we can do this.”

Hickey is proud and excited to have led her team this far and will stop at nothing to battle through and put up a good fight. “Bring it,” is her message to the team as they step on the court this weekend.

“We need to bring it hard to each team and be confident that we are going to win.”

Kelsey Fenton The Badger Herald Delafield native Alex Rigsby has played extremely well in goal for Wisconsin this season, but might be dealing with a nagging injury this weekend, which would open the door for freshman goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens.

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14 | The Badger Herald | Sports | Thursday, December 5, 2013 Win No. 300 Grabbed on the Road Bo Ryan won his 300th career game while at Wisconsin Wednesday night against Virginia, 48-38.

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Welcome to Big Ten hockey, UW Caroline Sage Men’s Hockey Writer A new era of hockey falls upon the Kohl Center Friday night as the No. 17 Wisconsin men’s hockey team opens the inaugural Big Ten conference at home with a matchup against hockey newcomer Penn State.

“We have something that we are excited about.

Hopefully we will get our first Big Ten win and be back home here for a while,” senior forward Mark Zengerle said.

The Badgers (4-5-1, 0-2 Big Ten) will be looking to pick up that first set of wins in the conference after falling to No. 1 Minnesota (11-2-1, 2-0 Big Ten) on the road last weekend in back-to-back games of the B1G’s inaugural series. Follow a 4-1 loss Friday -- despite taking an early 1-0 lead -- the Badgers returned to the ice Saturday only to find a heartbreaking 4-3 loss in the final seconds of regulation.

“We did more good things than poor things,” head coach Mike Eaves said. “We weren’t in our zone very much. We did a lot of good things but we got beat by our mistakes.”

Andy Fate The Badger Herald Though losses are never Junior forward Joseph LaBate and the Badgers will be looking to avenge a pair of losses to Minnesota last weekend when Penn State visits Friday night. taken lightly, especially

against the team’s biggest rival, Eaves was especially pleased with the pace his team skated at for the 120 minutes of ice time across the border. He believes that, alongside eliminating the fatal mistakes, maintaining that pace will be the key to Wisconsin victories moving forward.

“Hopefully we will be able to play at the same speed and pace that we did and execution other than those four mistakes,” Eaves said.

“If you can play with that same speed and pace that we did last weekend at Mariucci [Arena], that is top-level hockey and that is where we want to be.”

Eager to get back on the ice to avenge their losses, the Badgers will play on back-toback weekends for the first time since their opening two series’ of the season back in the middle of October.

Having to maintain focus in a peculiar week-on weekoff schedule with three byeweeks has been a challenge both players and coaches have acknowledged.

Now, with the recent losses, the Badgers are more ready than ever get back on the ice and collect a pair of wins.

“A lot of guys are looking

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Volleyball faces UWM in first tourney game UW dancing again, facing off against rival for 2nd time in successful 2013 Lee Gordon Volleyball Writer For the first time in 2,198 days, the Wisconsin volleyball team watched as its school’s name and logo flashed on the television projector on Selection Sunday as a participant in the women’s volleyball Division I NCAA tournament.

Wisconsin (23-9, 21-8 Big Ten) earned the No. 12 seed in the tournament and will host its first round match Friday night against in-state rival Milwaukee at the UW Field House. If Wisconsin were to defeat Milwaukee, it would move on to Saturday’s second-round match to face the winner of North Carolina and California.

With the Badgers making their 17th overall NCAA tournament appearance and fourth place finish in the Big Ten, head coach Kelly Sheffield said there has been an obvious sense of enthusiasm with the team since Selection Sunday. “[We’re] fired up,” Sheffield said. “[We’re] excited — it’s a new

season. It’s what you want to be a part of.

You realize that you’re doing something that the majority of the country isn’t doing.”

The Badgers finished their regular season winning four of their last five matches, including back-to-back road victories over top 20 teams in Michigan State and Michigan.

Sheffield said it’s easy for a team’s energy to dry up at the end of a grueling regular season, especially in the physically demanding Big Ten conference. But he said the team’s post-season prospects have breathed a new energy into an already determined Badger squad.

“I thought the past few weeks, for the most part, we’d been playing really well,” Sheffield said. “I think we’re getting better, which tells me we haven’t played our best volleyball.

You get a little worried when at the end of the year if you run out of gas — our kids haven’t run out of gas. Mentally, they’re fresh, they’re excited. I think we’re in a really good place.”

Wisconsin is familiar with its first-round opponent. UW defeated Milwaukee 3-1 on

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Jill Peter The Badger Herald Freshman setter Lauren Carlini, just recognized as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, will be playing in her first career NCAA Tournament game.

Appreciate Wisconsin’s 2013 for what it was Sean Zak Zak it to Ya Football is a hindsight sport, much more than any other, and it’s all too easy.

The 30 to 40 seconds (and sometimes more) that span between first and second down plug in an open mic for armchair quarterbacks everywhere. When things go wrong, especially things

that normally go right — like the Wisconsin football team thumping seemingly inferior Big Ten opponents — hindsight becomes an epidemic.

And when Wisconsin came up short against Penn State Saturday, it was a letdown that — between texts, Tweets and Facebook gripes — witnessed many people digitally shaking their heads.

Maybe redshirt sophomore quarterback Joel Stave should have stepped up in the pocket more often; offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig could have called for more run plays; someone

should have been closer to that wide open Penn State receiver, someone other than head coach Gary Andersen; Wisconsin should have beaten Penn State.

It’s naturally confusing when a 6-5 team stuns a 9-2 team on the road and even more frustrating when just one regular season loss can determine so much, but Wisconsin knew this going in. They knew a slip-up at any point would tear at the level of respect they had built throughout six-straight victories. It’s the unfortunate culture of college football, but right now it’s the beauty

of the beast.

After all, Goliath wouldn’t be a story without David.

The permanent possibility of defeat — regardless of opponent — reigns as one of the inherent features that build the brilliance of sport.

So five days removed from the 31-24 Senior Day defeat at Camp Randall, it’s a good time to use hindsight of a much wider scale. Swift-minded hindsight reared its mean face on Saturday evening, as “BCS” became a thing of memory for UW’s seniors as opposed to something in their future. It prompted a somber media room during

post-game interviews.

Players cleaned up, gathered themselves, entering and exiting the room in filing fashion, excuses and humble criticism soon bouncing off the walls and scribbled notebooks.

One of the last players to finish up with the reporters was sixth-year redshirt senior offensive linebacker Brendan Kelly. He had just lost Senior Day for an unusual second-straight time (as a fifth-year senior, Kelly lost to Ohio State in overtime in 2012). So maybe that’s why it was easier for him to move on.

Not even an hour after the disappointing loss, Kelly kept answering questions about the letdown with words about moving forward, reestablishing an identity, and beginning preparation for the impending bowl game.

Maybe it was his six years of experience that provided optimism while his teammates sulked, or maybe it was something else.

Nonetheless, Kelly realized that a Penn State loss wasn’t the end of the world for Wisconsin. He’s right,

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